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REPLY TO
ATTENTION OF
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
WILMINGTON DISTRICT, CORPS OF ENGINEERS
151 PATTON AVENUE
ROOM 208
ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA 28801 -5006
March 20, 2012
Regulatory Division
Action ID: SAW- 2010 -01964
Mr. Jarrod Karl
Mitigation Administrator � City of Charlotte
Storm Water Services
600 East Fourth Street
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
Dear Mr. Karl:
Please reference the Site Specific Mitigation Plan for the Robinhood/Dooley Stream
Restoration project dated December 22, 2011. This plan proposes restoration to approximately
2,902 linear feet of stream channels to be included in the City of Charlotte's Umbrella Stream
and Wetland Mitigation Bank (Bank). This plan will generate approximately 2,902 stream
mitigation units (SMUs). The proposed plans and credit ratios have been reviewed and approved
as proposed for inclusion into the Bank. We have determined that the proposed plan and credit
releases are in accordance with guidelines set forth in the Mitigation Banking Instrument (MBI)
entitled, "Agreement to Establish the City of Charlotte, Umbrella Stream and Wetland Mitigation
Bank in Mecklenburg County ", the Interagency Stream Mitigation Guidelines (April 2003) and
the recently published federal rule entitled Compensatory Mitigation for Losses of Aquatic
Resources (33 CFR Part 332). Also, on February 23, 2012 we received the real estate report for
the project as required by the MBI. The report and associated maps is acceptable and completes
the requirements of the MBI to allow the initial release of 15% of total anticipated restoration
credits (435.30 SMUs). If you have any questions, please contact me at (828) 271 -7980
extension 231.
Sincerely,
Amanda Jones
Project Manager
Asheville Regulatory Field Office
Copies Furnished:

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Mr. Eric Kulz
North Carolina Division of Water Quality
401 Oversight/Express Permitting
and Transportation Permitting Units
512 North Salisbury Street
Raleigh, North Carolina 27604
Mr. Alan Johnson
North Carolina Dept. of Environment & Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
610 E. Center Ave., Suite 301
Mooresville, North Carolina 28115
Mr. Jeffrey Garnett
Wetlands and Marine Regulatory Section
Water Protection Div.- Region IV
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
61 Forsyth Street, SW
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
Mr. Bryan Tompkins
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
160 Zillicoa Street
Asheville, North Carolina 28801
Ms. Shari Bryant
N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission
Post Office Box 129
Sedalia, North Carolina 27342 -0129