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Home My WebLink About20170887 Ver 2_AsBuilt followup_20191011Strickland, Bev From: Merritt, Katie Sent: Friday, October 11, 2019 5:12 PM To: Jason Lorch Cc: Andrea Eckardt Subject: Bethel Branch AsBuilt followup Hey Jason, I'm sorry to hear about your accident and I'm hopeful you are feeling better today. Just to follow-up from our Bethel Branch As -Built walkthrough visit please see my comments below: • No flagging of stems were observed in the two monitoring plots, and markers identifying the plot corners were not clearly observed. Therefore it was difficult to find planted stems. Per the BPDP, all stems need to be flagged in the plots with plot boundaries clearly marked. • Many bare areas were noted within the buffer restoration area of the old pond bottom. These bare areas lacked seeding, straw and trees. These areas need to be seeded, stabilized with straw and planted in trees approved in the planting plan. • Due to dense herbaceous vegetation, you and I could not successfully locate planted stems within the buffer restoration areas of the old pond bottom or along the ephemeral channel. Therefore, Wildlands need to provide 4-5 transects, of appropriate sizing and shape, that include the quantity and species of each planted tree in order for DWR to confirm these areas were planted at the density noted in the AsBuilt Report. • All cattle exclusion fencing and stream construction activities had been completed. Upon receiving documentation, included site photos, that all items above have been addressed, DWR can further evaluate the status of completion of the mitigation site earthwork and installation of plots in accordance with the approved BPDP. Thank you, Katie Katie Merritt Nutrient Offset & Buffer Banking Coordinator 401 & Buffer Permitting Unit North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Office: 919-707-3637 Work Cell: 919-500-0683 Website: http://Portal.ncdenr.org/web/wq/401bufferpermitting 512 N. Salisbury Street, Raleigh, NC 27620 1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Email correspondence to and from this address is subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties.