20141149 Ver 9_Credit Release Task 4_20200408

April 8, 2020

DWR Project #: 2014-1149v9
George Howard Alamance County
Restoration Systems, LLC
1101 Haynes Street, Suite 211
Raleigh, NC 27604

Re: RS Haw River Subwatershed – Phase 1 Neuse Buffer & Nutrient Offset Umbrella
Mitigation Banking Instrument (UMBI)
Benton Branch Bank Parcel Credit Release – Task 4

Dear Mr. Howard:

On December 17, 2019, the Division of Water Resources (DWR) received a Year 2 Monitoring
Report for the subject site from Restoration Systems, LLC (RS). Overall, site conditions appear to
look good and vegetation data results show stem densities higher than the required 260 stems/acre
throughout most of the site. However, 20% of the vegetation plots failed to meet performance
standards. RS took additional transects around the site in February 2020, and determined it would be
necessary to replant some areas where low stem density is a concern. While DWR isn’t requiring a
replant at this time, DWR supports the decision made by RS to replant those areas now rather than
wait. No encroachment within the easement boundaries was observed.

On March 23, 2020, DWR received a performance bond (#22BSBHT4273) in the amount of $80,000
issued to RS from Hartford Fire Insurance Company, to cover monitoring and maintenance at the
subject site. The term of this bond applies beginning March 18, 2020 and ending with the approval
of the Year 3 Monitoring Report by DWR. Future credit releases will be dependent on both the
renewal of this performance bond and the annual monitoring reports.

In accordance with the UMBI and BPDP, signed on October 25, 2017 and approved on January 22,
2018 respectively, the following Project Milestones have been met and the corresponding credits
shall be released:

Task/Milestones Credit

4) Monitoring Report #2: Approved by the DWR 10%

RS has satisfied the above requirements for the above-referenced tract. Therefore, 10% of your
Jordan Lake riparian buffer Restoration credits (0.10 x 455,056.93 ft2 = 45,505.69 ft2) and 10% of
your Jordan Lake riparian buffer Enhancement and Preservation credits (0.10 x 225,763.44 ft2 =
22,576.34 ft2) are now released.

Benton Branch Site
Restoration Systems
April 8, 2020

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Additionally, 10% of your generated nitrogen (N) offset credits (0.10 x 179.95 = 17.10 lb-N) and
10% of your generated phosphorus (P) credits (0.10 x 11.5 = 1.15 lb-P) are now released.
Generated credits are credits that have not been applied to the appropriate delivery factor.

The delivery factors applied to this bank due to its location in the 14-digit HUC 03030002050050 are
25% for nitrogen and 8% for phosphorous. Therefore, the total amounts of delivered nutrient offset
credits for this site are 44.99 lb-N and 0.92 lb-P. By copy of this correspondence, 10% of your
delivered nitrogen offset credits (0.10 x 44.99 lb-N = 4.50 lb-N) and 10% of your delivered
phosphorus credits (0.10 x 0.92 = 0.09 lb-P) are now available for sale.

Please note that only the delivered nutrient offset credits can be sold from this bank and used
for impacts in the Haw River Arm of Jordan Lake within the Cape Fear River Basin.
Additionally, riparian buffer credits can only be used to offset impacts located in the Haw
River Sub Watershed of Jordan Lake according to 15A NCAC 02B .0295, which became
effective on November 1, 2015.

Please feel free to call [phone] if you have any questions regarding this correspondence.

Sincerely,

Katie Merritt
401 & Buffer Permitting Branch

cc:File Copy (Katie Merritt)
Tiffani Bylow – RS (via electronic Mail)