20130436 Ver 1_BPDP MEMO_20130221

Ms. Katie Merritt
Nutrient Offset Coordinator
1650 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699 -1650
Re: Evans Ballahack Draft BPDP
Dear Ms. Merritt,
February 20, 2013
Greene Environmental Services, LLC (GES) of Snow Hill, NC is submitting this Bank Parcel
Development Package for a new riparian buffer / nutrient offset mitigation bank in
Edgecombe County, NC. The Evans Ballahack Bank Parcel is located in the Tar River Basin
(HUC: 03020103). The project is ten acres in area and approximately 5000 linear feet
along and unnamed tributary to Ballahack Creek. Ballahack Creek is a channelized and
severely impaired tributary to Conetoe Creek which flows into the Tar River near the Pitt
County township of Falkland, NC.
The mitigation project will entail the conversion of row crop agricultural land into a
hardwood forest community comprised of tree species appropriate to the region, soils and
topographic position of the site. The site will be placed under permanent conservation
easement and should successfully reduce soil erosion and nutrient input into the adjacent
tributary and ultimately contribute to improved water quality in the adjacent waterways
and the Tar River Basin.
The seasonal window for successful planting typically ends by mid - March. Consequently,
we are asking for special consideration. We request that we may begin the planting
process following DWQ's preliminary approval of the draft BPDP (prior to going on public
notice). This will allow GES time to contract a professional tree planting service and ensure
that this project has the greatest potential to meet the intended environmental goals of the
Tar Pamlico watershed rules. We understand that if your office grants approval for GES to
begin planting this will not constitute a final approval of the BPDP.
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact us.

David Knowles
Jeff Becker
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