20080229 Ver 2_Mitigation Site Visit_20100603

NCDENR
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natura
Beverly Eaves Perdue
Governor
Monte Matthews
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
3331 Heritage Trade Drive, Suite 105
Wake Forest, NC 27587
Division of Water Quality
Coleen H. Sullins
Director
June 3, 2010
Re: Forrest Creek Mitigation Bank, Chatham, NC
DWQ Project # 08-0229
Site Visit Comments
Dear Mr. Matthews:
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This is in response to the site for the Forrest Creek Mitigation Bank site visit on April 9, 2010. According
to maps provided to this office, the bank proposes to add two stream reaches which includes Preservation
and Enhancement II on one stream (UT 1) and Enhancement I on the other (UT 2). Based on the April 9,
2010 site visit, our comments are as follows:
• UT 1 - Proposed Enhancement II: If fencing is installed to keep the cows out of the stream and
riparian buffer and riparian buffer areas with sparse vegetation are planted, we believe that UT 1 is
a viable candidate for Enhancement II.
• UT 1 - Proposed Preservation: We believe that the section of UT 1 proposed for Preservation
should have a buffer of equal distance of atleast 2x the required buffer on either side of the
stream. Therefore, we do not believe this is a viable candidate for Preservation but may have
potential for Enhancement II if additional buffer was planted on the south side of the stream.
• UT 2 - Proposed Enhancement I: We believe that more could be done to UT2 to stabilize the
stream channel in order for it to be considered Enhancment I.
DWQ believes that these headwater streams are especially important and protecting them would further
enhance the downstream water quality.
We appreciate the opportunity to comment on the proposal of the additional stream reaches. If the bank
and initial project move forward, we look forward to reviewing a more detailed mitigation banking
instrument. Please feel free to contact Lauren Witherspoon at [phone] if you have any questions
regarding this letter or the project.
Sincerely,
Lauren Witherspoon
Surface Water Protection Section
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