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NCDENR
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
Beverly Eaves Perdue Coleen H. Sullins
Governor Director
January 10, 2011
Dee Freeman
Secretary
NCDWQ# 92-0039
Mr. Jeffrey C. Furness
PCS Phosphate
1530 NC Highway 306 South
Aurora, NC 27806
Re: Whitehurst Creek West Prong
2009 Annual Mitigation Channel Report
Beaufort County, NC .
Dear. Mr. Furness:
The Division of Water Quality (DWQ) has reviewed the 2009 monitoring report (March 2010)
and the Whitehurst Creek Summary Data Report (August 2010).
Based on the macrobenthos monitoring data presented in the reports, macrobenthos taxa
indicative of lentic (standing or ponded water) conditions appear to be prevalent in the mitigation
channel. There is no indication that the channel is trending toward improved stream function.
Therefore, it does not appear that this site represents suitable compensatory stream mitigation,
which was the project goal.
One option for. satisfying your stream mitigation requirements include more frequent beaver
control and continued macrobenthos monitoring. An increase in taxa characteristic of lotic
(flowing) conditions would demonstrate that stream function is present.
Other options include development and implementation of an alternative stream mitigation site,
or purchase. of compensatory mitigation credits from an approved stream mitigation bank, or, if
no banks are present within appropriate HUC, purchase of credits from the N.C. Ecosystem
Enhancement Program.
Program Development Unit
1650 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1650
Phone: [phone] FAX: [phone]
Internet: http://h2o.enr.state.nc.us/ncwetlands/
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Mr. Furness
Whitehurst Creek West Prong
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Please feel free to contact me [phone] if you have any questions regarding this project or
our comments.
Sincerely,
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David Leckson - USACE Washington Regulatory Field Office
Amy Adams, DWQ Washington Regional Office