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HomeMy WebLinkAboutR-2828 Bank letters_Selma Mill_Selma Mill Task 2 Credit Release 101118DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY WILMINGTON DISTRICT, CORPS OF ENGINEERS 69 DARLINGTON AVENUE WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA 28403-1343 October 11, 2018 REPLY TO ATTENTION OF: Regulatory Division/1200A Action ID No. SAW-2015-00710 Re: Second Credit Release (As -Built Implementation) associated with Neu -Con Umbrella Mitigation Bank, Selma Mill Stream Mitigation Site Mr. Brad Breslow Resource Environmental Solutions, LLC 302 Jefferson Street, Suite 110 Raleigh, North Carolina 27605 Dear Mr. Breslow: This correspondence is in reference to the Neu -Con Umbrella Mitigation Bank, Selma Mill Stream Mitigation Site. The site includes unnamed tributaries that flow to the Neuse River in the Upper Neuse Cataloging Unit (03020201) and is located north of the intersection of W. Chestnut Street and NC Highway 96, north of Selma, in Johnston County, North Carolina. The purpose of this letter is to confirm the second release of credits (As -Built Implementation) for this mitigation site. Pursuant to the Umbrella Mitigation Banking Instrument (UMBI) entitled, Neu -Con Umbrella Wetland Mitigation and Stream Restoration Bank, approved April 2, 2001, and amended on April 10, 2009; the site -specific Selma Mill Final Mitigation Plan dated August 2016 and approved October 2016; and the Selma Mill Baseline Monitoring Document and As -Built Report dated June 2018, 15 percent of the mitigation site's total stream restoration and enhancement credits shall be available for sale immediately upon completion of all of the following: a. Successful completion of all stream restoration and enhancement activities (As -Built Construction) as described in the Plan, dated August 2016; b. Successful completion of all planting activities as described in the Plan, dated August 2016; and c. Successful completion of easement fencing suitable for livestock exclusion as outlined in the Plan, dated August 2016. By copy of this correspondence, we confirm that you have satisfied the above requirements for the second release of credits (As -Built Implementation). As such, 1095.75 stream mitigation units (SMUs), constituting 15 percent of the mitigation bank site's total stream credits are now available for sale. To date, 30 percent (2191.5 SMUs) of the total stream restoration and enhancement credits (7305 SMUs) have been released. Our records indicate that 1095.1 SMUs associated with this mitigation site have been debited as of October 11, 2018. Therefore, the current total amount of credits available for sale is 1096.4 SMUs. Please note that you must submit the financial assurance for monitoring in the form of a bond, letter of credit, or casualty insurance by January 26, 2019. Failure to comply may lead to a suspension in credit sales. Thank you for your interest in restoring and protecting waters of the United States. If you have questions regarding this letter, please contact Samantha Dailey, Raleigh Regulatory Field Office at Samantha.J.Dailey(is usace.army.mil or telephone (919) 554-4884, Extension 22 Sincerely, Digitally signed by GIBDN: c=JEA o=U.S29783633 DN: c=US, o=U.S. Government, ou=DoD, ou=PK1, ou=USA, cn=Gl BBY.J EAN.B.1229783633 Date: 2018.10.11 14:0859-04'00' Jean B. Gibby Chief, Raleigh Regulatory Field Office Regulatory Division Electronic Copies Furnished: NCIRT Distribution List