20090969 Ver 3_USACE Comments_20091220

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
WILMINGTON DISTRICT, CORPS OF ENGINEERS
69 DARLINGTON AVENUE
WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA 28403-1343
REPLY" TO
.ATTE.TIO\? OF. December 20, 2010
Regulatory Division
Action ID No. SAW-2009-01258
Mr. Kenneth R. Waldroup, PE
City of Raleigh
Public Utilities Department
One Exchange Plaza, Suite 620
Raleigh, North Carolina 27602
Dear Mr. Waldroup:
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This correspondence is in reference to the City of Raleigh Umbrella Mitigation Bank and
the first site proposed for banking inclusion, Proctor Farm. The Proctor Farm site is located
approximately 4 miles west of Zebulon in eastern Wake County, immediately south of Riley Hill
Road and north of Doc Proctor Road, Wake County, North Carolina, within the Neuse River
Basin, Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC) 03020201. The purpose of this letter is to confirm the
initial release of credits from this site into the umbrella bank.
Pursuant to the City of Raleigh Umbrella Mitigation Banking Instrument (MBI) and the
final Proctor Farm Mitigation Plan, 100 percent (100%) of Proctor Farm's total stream and
wetland preservation credits shall be available for sale immediately upon completion of all of the
following:
a. Execution of the MBI by the Sponsor, the Corps, and other agencies in the MBRT;
b. Approval of the final mitigation plan;
c. Delivery of the financial assurance described in the MBI;
d. Recordation of the preservation mechanism and submittal of the title opinion covering
the property acceptable to the Corps;
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By copy of this correspondence, we confirm that you have satisfied the above requirements
and 100 percent (100%) of the Proctor Farm preservation credits are now available for sale or
use. According to the final Proctor Farm Mitigation Plan, this corresponds to 1,657 stream
preservation credits and 5.7 wetland preservation credits.
Thank you for your time and cooperation. If you have any questions, please contact
Mr. Monte Matthews at the Raleigh Regulatory Field Office, telephone [phone],
extension 30.
Sincerely,
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Jean B. Gibby
Chief, Raleigh Regulatory
Field Office
Copies Furnished:
Mr. John Ellis
United States Fish & Wildlife Service
Raleigh Field Office
PO Box 33726
Raleigh, NC 27636-3726
Vann F. Stancil - Special Project Coordinator
NCWRC - Division of Inland Fisheries
Habitat Conservation Program
215 Jerusalem Church Road
Kenly, NC 27542
Ms. Renee Gledhill-Early
SHPO
4617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-4617
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Ms. Rebecca Fox
U. S. Environmental Protection Agency
Wetlands Section - Region IV
1307 Firefly Road
Whittier, NC 28789-8783
Mr. Eric Kulz
North Carolina Division of Water Quality (NCDWQ)
1650 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1650
Ms. Shari Bryant
North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission
PO Box 129
Sedalia, NC 27342
Mr. Robert A. Berndt, P.E.
Senior Associate
Hazen and Sawyer, P.C.
4011 WestChase Blvd., Suite 500
Raleigh, NC 27607
Mr. Justin McCorcle
Assistant District Counsel
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Wilmington District
69 Darlington Avenue
Wilmington, NC 28403