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Home My WebLink About20171157 Ver 1_Initial Credit Release SAW-2017-01570_20200522Strickland, Bev From: Browning, Kimberly D CIV USARMY CESAW (USA) <Kimberly.D.Browning@usace.army.mil> Sent: Friday, May 22, 2020 8:30 AM To: Baumgartner, Tim Cc: Tugwell, Todd J CIV USARMY CESAW (US); Haupt, Mac; Davis, Erin B; Bowers, Todd; Merritt, Katie; Byron Hamstead (byron_hamstead@fws.gov); Steve Kichefski; Brown, David W CIV USARMY CESAW (USA); Jones, M Scott (Scott) CIV USARMY CESAW (USA); McLendon, C S CIV USARMY CESAW (USA); Crumbley, Tyler A CIV USARMY CESAW (USA); Wiesner, Paul; Reid, Matthew; Jake McLean; Shawn Wilkerson Subject: [External] Notice of Initial Credit Release/ NCDMS Shake Rag Branch Mitigation Site/ SAW-2017-01570/ Madison Co. Attachments: Shake Rag Branch_100018_FB 05_STR_Initial Release signed.pdf External email. Do not click links or open attachments unless you verify. Send all suspicious email as an attachment to report.spam@nc.gov Good morning, The 15-Day Record Drawing review for the Shake Rag Branch Mitigation Site (SAW-2017-01570) ended May 21, 2020. Per Section 332.8(o)(9) of the 2008 Mitigation Rule, this review followed the streamlined review process. All comments received from the NCIRT are incorporated in this email. Please address IRT concerns in the MY1 Report. There were no objections to issuing the initial credit release. Please find attached the current signed ledger. EPA Comments, Todd Bowers: I have done an extensive overview of the Shake Rag Branch As -Built report (MYO) and at this time I have no serious concerns or comments but a few inquiries. I noted the differences in approach for the various reaches and shifts in work performed based on actual site conditions encountered and they seem mostly very minor. The planting plan was adjusted satisfactorily with the inclusion of proper species to replace those unavailable. I appreciated the statement "Supplemental plantings and volunteer plants must be present for at least two growing seasons before counting toward performance standards for monitoring years five and seven" in order to remove any ambiguity in later MY reports. As far as random veg plots are concerned, I am curious how Wildlands determines which to use between the rectangular and circular plots. I am also wondering what species was used to replace elderberry live stakes that were not planted in the riparian corridor. DWR Comments. Erin Davis: DWR appreciates the inclusion of the construction field adjustments explanations. However, DWR doesn't believe that "lack of material" is a valid justification to not install structures that were included in the approved mitigation plan design. There is the option to bring in material from an offsite source to complete construction as designed to provide in -stream habitat and bank stabilization. And while it's understood that field changes may occur once under construction, a concerted effort should be made to evaluate whether or not to disturb bank sections to install stabilization or habitat structures during the design stage, since these improvements are considered when evaluating the functional uplift in support of appropriate approaches and credit ratios. Please contact the mitigation office if you have any questions. Thanks and Happy Memorial Day, Kim Kim Browning Mitigation Project Manager, Regulatory Division I U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 3331 Heritage Trade Dr, Ste. 105 1 Wake Forest, NC 27587 1 919.554.4884 x60 BUILDING STRONG Mitigation Project Name Shake Rag Branch USACE Action ID 2017-01570 DMS ID 100018 DWR Permit 2017-1157 River Basin French Broad Date Project Instituted 5/17/2017 Cataloging Unit 06010105 Date Prepared 4/27/2020 County Madison Stream/Wet. Service Area French Broad 06010105 BROWNING.KIMBERLY. Digitally signed by BROWN I NG.KIMBERLY.DANIELLE.1527683510 DANIELLE.1527683510 Date: 2020.05.22 08:28:27 -04'00' Signature of Official Approving Credit Release 1 - For NCDMS, no credits are released during the first milestone (Site Establishment). 2 - For NCDMS projects, the initial credit release milestone occurs when the as -built report (baseline monitoring report) has been approved by the NCIRT and posted to the NCDMS Portal, provided the following criteria are met: 1) Approval of Final Mitigation Plan; 2) Recordation of the preservation mechanism, as well as a title opinion acceptable to the USACE covering the property; 3) Completion of all physical and biological improvements to the mitigation site pursuant to the mitigation plan; 4) Receipt of necessary DA permit authorization or written DA approval for projects where DA permit issuance is not required. 3 - A 10% reserve of credits is to be held back until the bankful event performance standard has been met. Credit Release Milestone Cold Stream Credits Project Credits Scheduled Releases % Proposed Releases % Proposed Released # Not Approved # Releases Approved Credits Anticipated Release Year Actual Release Date 1 - Site Establishment N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 2 - Year 0 / As -Built 30.00% 30.00% 1,996.680 0.000 1,996.680 2020 4/27/2020 3 - Year 1 Monitoring 10.00% 2021 4 - Year 2 Monitoring 10.00% 2022 5 - Year 3 Monitoring 10.00% 2023 6 - Year 4 Monitoring 5.00% 2024 7 - Year 5 Monitoring 10.00% 2025 8 - Year 6 Monitoring 5.00% 2026 9 - Year 7 Monitoring 10.00% 2027 Stream Bankfull Standard 10.00% Totals 1,996.680 Total Gross Credits 6,655.600 Total Unrealized Credits to Date 0.000 Total Released Credits to Date 1,996.680 Total Percentage Released 30.00% Remaining Unreleased Credits 4,658.920 Notes Contingencies (if any) Project Quantities Mitigation Type Restoration Type Physical Quantity Cold Stream Restoration 4,986.000 Cold Stream Enhancement I 663.000 Cold Stream Enhancement II 2,884.000 Cold Stream Preservation 740.000 Page 1 of 2 Mitigation Project Name Shake Rag Branch DMS ID 100018 River Basin French Broad Cataloging Unit 06010105 County Madison USACE Action ID DWR Permit Date Project Instituted Date Prepared Stream/Wet. Service Area 2017-01570 2017-1157 5/17/2017 4/27/2020 French Broad 06010105 Stream Stream Restoration Debits Restoration Equivalent Credits Credits Beginning Balance (mitigation credits) 6,581.600 74.000 Released Credits 0.000 0.000 Unrealized Credits 0.000 0.000 DCM Permit Owning Program Req. Id TIP # Project Name USACE Permit # DWR Permit # NC DOT Stream & Bridges 28 & 29 on Wetland ILF REQ-005374 B-4183 2011-00417 260.000 Program SR 1526 NC DOT Stream & Bridge 148 on SR Wetland ILF REQ-005490 B+4989 1325 over Lamance 2008-01334 53.000 Program Creek NC DOT Stream & SR 1344 Wetland ILF REQ-005681 Improvements - 2012-01775 83.880 Program Division 14 NC DOT Stream & Bridge 246 on SR Wetland ILF REQ-005927 B-4182 2012-01773 134.000 Program 1503 NC DOT Stream & US 19 2007-02197-300 Wetland ILF REQ-005929 R-2518A 2007-1134 1,443.600 Improvements 2007-02197-357 Program NC DOT Stream & A-0010C A Wetland ILF REQ-007237 US 19 / 23 Widening 1995-05135 1996-0470 22.200 Program 0010D Total Credits Debited 1,974.480 22.200 Remaining Available Credits (Released credits) 0.000 0.000 Remaining balances (Unreleased credits) 4,607.120 51.800 Page 2 of 2