20141149 Ver 7_DWR Yr 2 comments_20200211

Strickland, Bev
From: Merritt, Katie
Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 2020 1:03 PM
To: 'Ray Holz'
Subject: Orphan Creek Mon. Report
Hey Raymond,
I have finalized my review of the Orphan Creek Monitoring Report. A link to the report you submitted is here:
https://edocs.deg.nc.gov/WaterResources/DocView.aspx?id=1052243&dbid=0&repo=WaterResources . My comments
on the report are as follows:
1. Tupelo is counted as a planted species, but is not included on the planting list in Table 5. Explain.
2. No height data is provided. This is required for all vegetation data under 0295 and is part of the Qualitative
data expected by DWR. Please provide the height data if you have it, and make sure this is included in all
future monitoring reports. If you don't have it, please justify why this data wasn't recorded.
3. The data provided in the report is from 2018. Please provide 2019 data.
4. The plot photos provided in the report are from 2018. Please provide photos that were taken when the
2019 data was collected.
5. Text within the report implies the data was collected in October 2018. Please explain.
6. Information regarding the 3 random transects that were noted in the Year 1 report to be added to the
monitoring protocol were not included in the report. Please provide a figure showing where the transects
were set up and provide the vegetation data that was collected.
7. Text on pages ii & 4 are confusing. There is reference to 2018 and 2019.
8. Bond for this site expired January 2020. No bond reduction is approved at this time.
Based on comments above, RS needs to submit a 2019 Monitoring Report for the Orphan Creek site. Please provide a
response to the items above and submit a bond renewal to cover the next monitoring year. No credits will be released at
this time.
Thank you,
Katie
Katie Merritt
Nutrient Offset & Buffer Banking Coordinator
401 & Buffer Permitting Unit
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
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