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From: Browning, Kimberly D CIV USARMY CESAW (USA)
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To: Smith, Heather; Ted Griffith; Ryan Perry; Scott Frederick
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(USA); Davis, Erin B; Wilson, Travis W.; Munzer, Olivia; Bowers, Todd; Hamstead, Byron
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Subject: [External] Notice of Initial Evaluation Letter/ Three Creeks Farm Mitigation Bank/
Davidson Co./ SAW-2019-02341
Attachments: Prospectus Comment Memo -Three Creeks Farm Mitigation
Bank_SAW-2019-02341.pdf, Initial Evaluation_ Three Creeks Farm Mitigation
Bank_SAW-2019-02341.pdf, ER_20-1120.pdf
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Good afternoon,
I hope this finds you well. Please find attached the Initial Evaluation Letter for the Three Creeks Farm Mitigation Bank
(SAW-2019-02341) and all comments generated during the public notice period. You may proceed with developing the
draft mitigation plan. Please contact the District mitigation office or the bank manager, Steve Kichefski, if you have
questions.
Thanks
Kim
Kim Browning
Mitigation Project Manager, Regulatory Division I U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
WILMINGTON DISTRICT, CORPS OF ENGINEERS
69 DARLINGTON AVENUE
WILMINGTON. NORTH CAROLINA 28403-1343
REPLY TO
ATTENTION OF:
CESAW-RG/Browning
October 19, 2020
SUBJECT: NCIRT Review of the Three Creeks Farm Mitigation Bank Prospectus & IRT Site Visit;
SAW-2019-02341
PURPOSE: The comments listed below were received during 30-day comment period in accordance
with Section 332.8(g) of the 2008 Mitigation Rule in response to the Public Notice for Three Creeks
Farm Mitigation Bank.
Eco Terra Partners, LLC
Attn: Ted Griffith
1117 Peachtree Walk NE, Suite 126
Atlanta, GA 30309
30-Day Comment Deadline: June 17, 2020
USACE Comments, Kim Browning:
1. Please try to reduce the number of crossings and move some of the proposed crossings to
the upper ends of the reaches to reduce project fragmentation.
2. UT2: Some concern that flow may be lost if you raise the channel.
3. UT1 RI: Some question regarding the ability to raise the channel enough with
approximately 2 sgmi drainage at the confluence and 6-8 ft banks.
4. With the large sediment load entering the system and the large watershed, this project
presents a lot of risk.
a. Concern over lack of bedform diversity with the bed being filled by sediment. A
performance standard for bedform diversity should be included in the draft plan.
b. It may be difficult to get structures to remain stable due to sand bed.
c. Include an estimate for repairs in the monitoring calculation.
5. We'd like to see the inclusion of the linear wetlands that run parallel to UT1 R2, if possible.
6. There was discussion to include a setback from the DOT right-of-way to anticipate future
road/bridge repairs and prevent easement encroachment.
WRC Comments, Olivia Munzer:
1. The inclusion of more adjacent wetlands and fewer crossings is preferable.
DWR Comments, Erin Davis:
1. Regarding the large tree preservation vs. removal, in my notes for UT1 Reach 1 1 had the
following: Trees along channel will be used as in -stream structures and habitat, but requested
large trees in buffer area to remain (not just cut to allow sun for replanting). I don't remember
many large trees actually providing bank stability along this reach.

2. Note that the use of culvert/pipes at crossings is not a requirement, but an IRT preference
based on mitigation site reviews.
3. It was discussed at multiple points that with the drainage area size and sediment loading there
is risk involved with this project. Sediment transport modeling will be critical.
Sincerely,
Digitally signed by
BROWN INGXIMBERLY• BROWNING.KIMBERLY.DANIELLE.1
DANIELLE.1527683510 527683510
Date: 2020.10.19 13:03:50-04'00'
Kim Browning
Mitigation Project Manager

North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources
State Historic Preservation Office
Ramona M. Bartos, Administrator
Governor Roy Cooper
Secretary Susi H. Hamilton
June 19, 2020
Nancy Wallace
Bryan Roden -Reynolds, WPIT
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Wilmington District
Charlotte Regulatory Field Office
8430 University Executive Park Drive
Charlotte, NC 28262
Office of Archives and History
Deputy Secretary Kevin Cherry
Nancy.Wallacegusace. army.mil
Bryan.K.RodenReynoldskusace.army.mil
Re: Stream restoration and mitigation banks, four unnamed tributaries and Little Brushy Fork, Yadkin
River Basin, Davidson County, ER 20-1120
Dear Ms. Wallace and Mr. Roden -Reynolds:
Thank you for your email of May 15, 2020, concerning the above project.
We have conducted a review of the project and are aware of no historic resources which would be affected by
the project. Therefore, we have no comment on the project as proposed.
The above comments are made pursuant to Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act and the
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation's Regulations for Compliance with Section 106 codified at 36 CFR
Part 800.
Thank you for your cooperation and consideration. If you have questions concerning the above comment,
contact Renee Gledhill -Earley, environmental review coordinator, at 919-814-6579 or
environmental.reviewgncdcr.gov. In all future communication concerning this project, please cite the above
referenced tracking number.
Sincerely,
�)14auLtc
amona Bartos, Deputy
State Historic Preservation Officer
Location: 109 East Jones Street, Raleigh NC 27601 Mailing Address: 4617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh NC 27699-4617 Telephone/Fax: [phone]-6599

\I� DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
WILMINGTON DISTRICT, CORPS OF ENGINEERS
69 DARLINGTON AVENUE
- WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA 28403-1343
REPLY TO
ATTENTION OF:
October 19, 2020
Re: NCIRT Review and USACE Approval of the Three Creeks Farm Mitigation Bank Prospectus;
SAW-2019-02341
Eco terra Partners, LLC
Attn: Ted Griffith
1117 Peachtree Walk NE, Suite 126
Atlanta, GA 30309
Dear Mr. Griffith:
This letter is regarding your prospectus document for the proposed Three Creeks Farm
Mitigation Bank dated April 2020. The proposal consists of the establishment and operation of a 32-
acre private commercial stream and wetland mitigation bank, located on Norman Shoaf Road,
approximately four miles south of Winston Salem in Davidson County, North Carolina. (Latitude
35.967501 °, Longitude-80.194067°)
The Corps determined the Prospectus was complete and issued a public notice (PN # SAW-
2019-02341) on May 15, 2020. The purpose of this notice was to solicit the views of interested State
and Federal agencies and other parties either interested in or affected by the proposed work.
Attached are comments received in response to the public notice from the North Carolina Department
of Natural and Cultural Resources.
The Corps has considered the comments received from members of the Interagency Review
Team (IRT) and information that was discussed during an IRT site review on January 27, 2020. We
have determined that the proposed mitigation bank appears to have the potential to restore and
enhance aquatic resources and provide compensatory mitigation credits within the 8-digit Hydrologic
Unit Code (HUC) 03040103 of the Yadkin River Basin. Therefore, the bank sponsor may proceed
with preparation of a draft Mitigation Banking Instrument (MBI).
Please address and provide a response to the attached comments with your draft MBI
submittal. We appreciate your interest in restoring and protecting waters of the United States. If you
have any questions about the path forward for the proposed mitigation bank, please do not hesitate to
contact me at 919-413-6392.
Sincerely,
Digitally signed by
BROWNING•KIMBERLY• BROWN INGXlMBERLY.DANIELLE.
DAN I ELLE.1 527683510 1527683510
Date: 2020.10.19 1 1:41:17-04'00'
Kim Browning
Mitigation Project Manager
(fo2 Steven Kichefski, Bank PM