20190159 Ver 1_Buffer Plan Approval Letter_20210315

ROY COOPER
Governor
DIONNE DELLI-GATTI
Secretary
S. DANIEL SMITH
Director
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
March 15, 2021
Division of Mitigation Services
Attn: Jeremiah Dow
(via electronic mail: jeremiah.dowOncdenr.gov)
Re: Strawberry Hill Riparian Buffer Mitigation Plan Approval
Dear Mr. Dow,
The Division of Water Resources (DWR) received a draft Mitigation Plan (Plan) from the Division
of Mitigation Services (DMS) for the Strawberry Hill site (Site) in 2020. Appendix A of this Plan
was the Riparian Buffer Mitigation Plan (Buffer Plan) submitted to DWR for review and approval
under 15A NCAC 02B .0295 to be used primarily as a buffer mitigation project. DMS prefers
flexibility to use this Site for either buffer mitigation or nutrient offset depending on the need,
therefore, DWR also reviewed the Buffer Plan for compliance under 15A NCAC 02B .0703. DWR
reviewed the Buffer Plan and provided comments and recommendations. DMS submitted a
revised Buffer Plan that addressed all comments and recommendations provided by DWR. The
table below summarizes the timeline of the Buffer Plan:
Project Site
DWR Project
Initial Mitigation
Revised Buffer Plan
Service Area
Name
ID 9
Plan
Received
Location/HUC
Received
Final Draft
Strawberry Hill
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August 13, 2020
January 14, 2020
Neuse 03020201
(excluding Falls
Watershed
By copy of this letter, the Final Draft of the Buffer Plan is approved. A copy of the final draft can
be found online at:
https: [/edocs.deq.nc.gov/WaterResources/DocView.aspx?id=1475329&dbid=0&repo=WaterR
esources
Please feel free to call [phone] if you have any questions regarding this
correspondence.
Sincerely,
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Katie Merritt
401 & Buffer Permitting Branch
cc: DWR File Copy (Katie Merritt & Erin Davis)
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