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NCDENR
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
Beverly Eaves Perdue Charles Wakild, P. E.
Governor Director
February 8, 2013
Mill Run Development Group II, LLC
Mr. Chip Little
335 N. Queen Street
Kinston, NC 28501
Re: Cutter Creek Plantation - Mussel Run Headwater Restoration
Stream and Neuse Riparian Buffer Restoration Project
Year 5 Qualitative Monitoring Report and Site Closeout
Greene County
DWQ #07 -0156 V4
Dear. Mr. Little:
Dee Freeman
Secretary
On October 2, 2012, Anthony Scarbraugh and Amy Adams with the Division of Water Quality
(DWQ) visited the above - referenced site with William Wescott and Emily Greer with US Army
Corps of Engineers, Christian Preziosi, Kim Williams and Corey Novak of Land Management
Group and Chip Little and Glenn Keefe with Mill Run Development Group for the purpose of
evaluating buffer areas on the site. At the conclusion of the on -site meeting in October 2012,
the DWQ staff determined the southern reach originating at Ormandsville Road to the
confluence of the stream to the west does not meet the criteria of Intermittent and Perennial
Streams and Their Origins (V.4.11, 2010). Therefore, the mitigation credit associated with the
reach will not be available for Neuse River Riparian Buffer Credit. DWQ requested an on -site
inventory be completed to determine the Neuse River Riparian Buffer Credit. On October 12,
2012, DWQ received the requested information and determined that 102,000 square feet of
Zone 1 and 68,000 square feet of Zone 2 was the credit available.
The replanted areas appeared satisfactory during our site meeting, and the originally - planted
areas were very dense and woody vegetation was robust and diverse. A closed canopy has
formed over most of the stream, and deep- rooted woody vegetation appears to be providing
good bank stabilization.
Quantitative monitoring of the riparian buffer areas appeared to be meeting performance
standards and therefore no further vegetation monitoring is required and the buffer mitigation
project is considered closed out.
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Mill Run Development Group II, LLC
Mr. Chip Little
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Thank you for your efforts and cooperation which have resulted in a successful riparian buffer
mitigation project. Please feel free to contact Anthony Scarbraugh at (252) 948 -3924 or me if
you have any questions regarding this project or our comments.
Sincerely,
Amy Ada_, Regional Supervisor
Surface Water Protection Section
Washington Regional Office
cc: William Wescott, Corps of Engineers Washington Regulatory Field Office
DEMLR, WaRO
DWQ Webscape Unit
Kim Williams — LMG Inc., PO Box 2522, Wilmington, NC 28402
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Location: 512 N. Salisbury St. Raleigh, North Carolina 27604
Phone: 919 - 807 -63001 FAX: [phone]
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