20181272 Ver 1_RE Notice of Initial Credit Release_20200911

Strickland, Bev
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Subject: RE: [External] Notice of Initial Credit Release/ NCDMS Greenbrier Stream Restoration
Site/ SAW-2018-01755/ Yadkin Co.
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Hi Kim,
1. The alignment change was above Wetland B (see attached map included with the permit/PJD) and only
shifted the upper approximately 40' of UT1A-1 slightly north.
2. We know the species planted on the site per the vegetation plans (species, densities, percentage of each
species). When the sites are planted, hundreds of bare -root stems that essentially look like sticks are mixed
by hand into sacks so that workers can grab a stem out of the sack, use a dibble bar to open a hole in the
ground and plant a bare root, take a couple step and repeat. Identifying which species a tree/shrub is when
they essentially look like sticks poking out of the ground can be very difficult and inaccurate which is why we
decided to wait until MY1 to identify the species accurately.
Please let me know if you have any more questions.
Thanks,
-Jake
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Subject: RE: [External] Notice of Initial Credit Release/ NCDMS Greenbrier Stream Restoration Site/ SAW-2018-
01755/ Yadkin Co.
Thanks for the response, Jake. I do have two questions:
1. Will you please verify that the new alignment did not impact the existing wetlands that were around UT1A-
1?
2. Since this is the as -built, shouldn't you know which species of trees are in each plot since they were just
planted?
Thanks
Kim
Kim Browning
Mitigation Project Manager, Regulatory Division I U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
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Restoration Site/ SAW-2018-01755/ Yadkin Co.
Good morning,
Please see the responses below to Erin's questions. Please let me know if you need any additional
information.
DWR Comments, Erin Davis:
Given the realignment change for UT1A-1, was the proposed vegetative swale feature also constructed in a
new location?

The original proposed alignment was incorrect due to survey error. The original alignment did not connect to
the low valley point and hydrology source. The realignment was needed to connect to the the existing swale
and source of hydrology above UT1A-1. This existing swale impounds some water and is vegetated and
buffered by woody vegetation. It was determined during construction that clearing the woody vegetation to
grade and plant herbaceous vegetation would create less functional improvement than leaving this feature as
is.
Since the vegetative survey was completed in May (growing season), why weren't the stem species identified
in the veg plots table?
Very young bare -root tree species are quite difficult to identify, regardless if they are beginning to bud and
leaf out. Making guesses of species of individual stems during MYO when it is unclear, can create unnecessary
work and confusion during subsequent monitoring reports by having to change and update tables and counts
possibly leading to inaccuracies. All trees will be accurately identified by species during monitoring efforts this
fall.
Thanks,
-Jake
Jake Byers, PE
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Jake, Erin and Kevin;
Can you all respond to Erin's questions from the review? Please CC all with your responses
Thanks
Paul Wiesner
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North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
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Good afternoon,

The 15-Day Record Drawing review for the Greenbrier Stream Restoration Site (SAW-2018-01755) ended May
30, 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 via
email response. There were no objections to issuing the initial credit release. Please find attached the current
signed ledger.
DWR Comments, Erin Davis:
Given the realignment change for UT1A-1, was the proposed vegetative swale feature also constructed in a
new location?
Since the vegetative survey was completed in May (growing season), why weren't the stem species identified
in the veg plots table?
Thanks much,
Kim
Kim Browning
Mitigation Project Manager, Regulatory Division I U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

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