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Home My WebLink About20171291 Ver 1_USACE Correspondence_20200219Strickland, Bev From: Kichefski, Steven L CIV USARMY CESAW (USA) <Steven.L.Kichefski@usace.army.mil> Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2020 5:13 PM To: Kasey Carrere; Bradley Breslow Cc: Haupt, Mac; Davis, Erin B; Byron Hamstead (byron_hamstead@fws.gov); Bowers, Todd; Leslie, Andrea J; Wilson, Travis W.; Gledhill-earley, Renee; Tugwell, Todd J CIV USARMY CESAW (US); Kim Browning; Jones, M Scott (Scott) CIV USARMY CESAW (USA); Crumbley, Tyler A CIV USARMY CESAW (USA); McLendon, C S CIV USARMY CESAW (USA) Subject: [External] RES Yadkin 01 Umbrella Mitigation Bank Initial Credit Release for the Gideon Mitigation Site (SAW-2017-01462) Attachments: SAW-2017-01462_RESYadkin01 UMB-Gideon_InitialCreditRelease_19February2020.pdf Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Flagged CAUTION: External email. Do not click links or open attachments unless you verify. Send all suspicious email as an attachment to report.spam@nc.gov<maiIto: report.spam@nc.gov> Kasey/Brad, Please find attached the Initial Credit Release letters for the RES Yadkin 01 Umbrella Mitigation Bank: Gideon Mitigation Site (SAW-2017-01462). ). As requested, 15% credit is being released for approved restoration and enhancement activities, as well as, 100% of credit released for preservation activities that satisfy the initial release requirements pursuant to the Mitigation Banking Instrument (UMBI) entitled, Agreement to Establish the RES Yadkin 01 Umbrella Mitigation Bank, signed by USACE on November 25, 2019, and the Gideon Final Mitigation Plan, dated August 2019 and approved on December 4, 2019. In accordance with the plan, 487.49 stream mitigation units (SMU's) are now available for the Gideon Mitigation Site. Feel free to contact me with any questions. This electronic copy is your official Department of the Army Notification. Regards, Steve Kichefski Regulatory Project Manager U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Wilmington District, Asheville Field Office 151 Patton Avenue, Suite 208 Asheville, NC 28801 (828)-271-7980 Ext. 4234 The Wilmington District is committed to providing the highest level of support to the public. To help us ensure we continue to do so, please complete the Customer Satisfaction Survey located at our website at http://corpsmapu.usace.army.mil/cm_apex/f?p=136:4:0 to complete the survey online. DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY WILMINGTON DISTRICT, CORPS OF ENGINEERS 151 PATTON AVENUE ROOM 208 ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA 28801-5006 February 19, 2020 Regulatory Division Action ID No. SAW-2017-01462 Re: Initial Credit Release of the RES Yadkin 01 Umbrella Mitigation Banking Instrument Gideon Mitigation Site Mr. Brad Breslow Resource Environmental Solutions 302 Jefferson Street, Suite 110 Raleigh, North Carolina 27605 Dear Mr. Breslow: This correspondence is in reference to your January 21, 2020 request for the initial credit release for the Gideon Mitigation Site, part of the RES Yadkin 01 Umbrella Mitigation Bank. The site is located east of the terminus of Ed Nixon Road, approximately ten miles north of Elkin and seven miles west of Dobson in Surry County, North Carolina. The 11.22-acre project proposes to restore 2,283 linear feet (LF), enhance 1,991 LF and preserve 508 LF of existing stream, generating 2,962.067 cool Stream Mitigation Units (SMU) along Mill Creek and two unnamed tributaries in the Upper Yadkin Watershed of the Upper Pee Dee River Basin (03040101). The purpose of this letter is to confirm the initial release of credits for this mitigation site. Pursuant to the Mitigation Banking Instrument (UMBI) entitled, Agreement to Establish the RES Yadkin 01 Umbrella Mitigation Bank, approved December 4, 2019; and the site -specific Gideon Final Mitigation Plan dated August 2019, fifteen percent (15%) of the mitigation site's total restoration and enhancement credits and one hundred percent (100%) of the site's preservation credit shall be available for sale immediately upon completion of all the following: a. Execution of the MBI by the Sponsor, the Corps, and other agencies eligible for membership in the IRT who chose to execute the agreement. b. Approval of the Final Mitigation Plan. c. The mitigation site must be secured. d. Delivery of the executed financial assurance documents as described in Section IX of the UMBI and Section 13, page 45 of the Gideon Final Mitigation Plan, dated August 2019 and approved December 4, 2019. e. Recordation of the Corps -approved site protection mechanism described in Section X of the UMBI, and Appendix C of the Gideon Final Mitigation Plan, dated August 2019 and approved December 4, 2019, including a title opinion covering the property. f. Issuance of the 404-permit authorization for site construction. By copy of this correspondence, we confirm that you have satisfied the above requirements for initial release for all parcels within the bank; and 487.49 SMU's constituting 15% of the mitigation site's total restoration and enhancement credits, as well as, 100% of site preservation credits are now available for sale. Gideon Initial Credit Release SMU Type Site Total Release % Current SMU Release Restoration/Enhancement 2,911.267 15% 436.690 Preservation 50.800 100% 50.800 Total 2962.067 487.490 Thank you for your time and cooperation. If you have any questions, please contact Steve Kichefski at (828) 271-7980 extension 4234. Sincerely, KICHEFSKI.STEVEN.L.1 Digitally signed by for KICHEFSKI.STEVEN.L.1386908539 386908539 Date: 2020.02.19 17:05:17-05'00' Scott Jones, Chief Asheville and Charlotte Regulatory Field Offices Electronic Copies Furnished: Mac Haupt (NCDWR) Erin Davis (NCDWR) Andrea Leslie (NCWRC) Byron Hamstead (USFWS) Todd Bowers (USEPA) Renee Gledhill -Earley (NCSHPO) Todd Tugwell (USACE) Kim Browning (USACE) Scott Jones (USACE)