20141149 Ver 8_DWR Yr 2 comments_20200211

Strickland, Bev
From: Merritt, Katie
Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 2020 12:49 PM
To: Ray Holz
Subject: Rocky Top Mon. Report Review
Hey Raymond,
I have finalized my review of the Rocky Top Monitoring Report. My comments on the report are as follows:
Tupelo is counted as a planted species, but is not included on the planting list in Table 5. Explain.
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.
Bond for this site expired January 2020. No main issues are noted with the data included in the report, so
DWR will authorize a 20% bond reduction in the current bond amount for Rocky Top. However, in order to
receive bond reduction approvals in the future, DWR will require the height data be submitted in the report
for all planted stems in the plots.
Once I have received a response to Items 1 & 2 above and the bond has been secured for the next monitoring year, DWR
will issue your credit release for the site.
Thank you,
Katie
Katie Merritt
Nutrient Offset & Buffer Banking Coordinator
401 & Buffer Permitting Unit
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
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