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Home My WebLink About20180182 Ver 2_Initial Credit Release (SAW-2017-01927)_20200312Strickland, Bev From: Kichefski, Steven L CIV USARMY CESAW (USA) <Steven.L.Kichefski@usace.army.mil> Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2020 3:32 PM To: Cidney Jones; Kevin Tweedy Cc: Haupt, Mac; Davis, Erin B; Byron Hamstead (byron_hamstead@fws.gov); Bowers, Todd; Leslie, Andrea J; Wilson, Travis W.; Tugwell, Todd J CIV USARMY CESAW (US); Kim Browning; Gledhill-earley, Renee; Jones, M Scott (Scott) CIV USARMY CESAW (USA); Crumbley, Tyler A CIV USARMY CESAW (USA); McLendon, C S CIV USARMY CESAW (USA) Subject: [External] Red Barn Mitigation Bank Initial Credit Release (SAW-2017-01927) Attachments: SAW-2017-01927_RedBarn MitBank_InitialCred itRelease.pdf Follow Up Flag: Flag for follow up Flag Status: 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> Cidney/Kevin, Please find attached the Initial Credit Release letter for the Red Barn Mitigation Bank (SAW-2017-01927). As requested, 15% credit is being released for approved stream restoration and enhancement activities, as well as, 15% of credit released for wetland rehabilitation and creation activities that satisfy the initial release requirements pursuant to the Mitigation Banking Instrument (UMBI) entitled, "Agreement to Establish the Red Barn Mitigation Bank in the Yadkin River Basin (HUC 03040101), Surry County, North Carolina", approved December 18, 2019 and the final Red Barn Mitigation Plan dated November 2019. In accordance with plan, 1210.35 cool stream mitigation units and 0.41 wetland mitigation units are now available for the Red Barn Mitigation Site. Feel free to contact me with any questions. This electronic copy is an 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 https://urldefense.com/v3/_http://corpsmapu.usace.army.mil/cm_apex/f?p=136:4:0_;! ! HYmSToo!JZ3vKWErFfvAbdsr 7zpOH8vNUFN95uyd3_VHXccZBlwu5z6PuINXRufBUyVMkazPgjg$ to complete the survey online. DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY WILMINGTON DISTRICT, CORPS OF ENGINEERS 151 PATTON AVENUE ROOM 208 ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA 28801-5006 March 12, 2020 Regulatory Division Action ID No. SAW-2017-01927 Re: Initial credit release of the Red Barn Mitigation Bank Mr. Kevin Tweedy Ecosystem Planning & Restoration, PLLC 1150 SE Maynard Rd., Ste 140 Cary, NC 27511 Dear Mr. Tweedy: This correspondence is in reference to your January 30, 2020 request for the initial credit release for the Red Barn Mitigation Bank. The Red Barn Mitigation Bank Site is located off Ester Drive/Timeless Trail Road, south of NC 80 and approximately 0.5 miles west of Mount Airy in Surry County, North Carolina. The 25.4-acre site project entails stream restoration and enhancement, as well as, wetland rehabilitation and creation generating 8,069 cool stream mitigation units (SMU's) and 2.72 riparian wetland mitigation units (WMU's) along tributaries to Stewarts Creek, 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 Red Barn Mitigation Bank in the Yadkin River Basin (HUC 03040101), Surry County, North Carolina", approved December 18, 2019; and the site -specific Red Barn Final Mitigation Plan dated November 2019, fifteen percent (15%) of the mitigation site's total stream restoration and enhancement credits, as well as, fifteen percent (15%) of the site's wetland rehabilitation and creation 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 Appendix 9 of the Red Barn Final Mitigation Plan dated November 2019. e. Recordation of the Corps -approved site protection mechanism described in Section 1.4, page 3 and Appendix 1 of the Red Barn Final Mitigation Plan dated November 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 1,210.35 SMU's and 0.41 WMU's, constituting 15% of the mitigation site's total stream restoration and enhancement credits, as well as, 15% of the mitigation site's wetland rehabilitation and creation credits are now available for sale. Thank you for your time and cooperation. If you have any questions, please contact Steve Kichefski at (828) 271-7980 extension 4234. Sincerely, igitally signed by KICHEFSKI.STEVE DICHEFSKISTEVEN.L.138690853 for N.L.1386908539 Date: 2020.03.12 15:30:17 -04'00' 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)