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Good morning everyone,
I just wanted to pass along the field notes from our RES Cape Fear 02 Tobacco Road site visit. Based on my
review, it appears they adequately represented our discussions. Next step will be to provide a final
prospectus.
Best Regards,
Sam
Samantha Dailey
Regulatory Project Manager
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Regulatory Division
3331 Heritage Trade Drive, Suite 105
Wake Forest, NC 27587
[phone], Ext. 22
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Subject: [Non-DoD Source] Tobacco Road Site Visit Memo
Sam,
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Attached, please find the site visit memo for the Tobacco Road Site Visit that we had with the NCIRT on April
8. If you approve, we will finalize the Instrument Modification and accompanying materials and send over for
the IRT and Public Notice.
Thank you,
Matt Butler, PMP
Project Manager
RES I res.us <Blockedhttp://www.res.us/>
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Restoring a resilient earth for a modern world
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MEMORANDUM
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3600 Glenwood Ave., Suite 100 Raleigh, North Carolina 27612 919.209.1052 tel. [phone] fax
TO: NCIRT
FROM: Matt Butler — RES
DATE: May 6, 2021
RE: Tobacco Road IRT Site Visit Meeting Minutes
Attendees
Samantha Dailey, USACE
Erin Davis, NC DWR
Date & Time
10:30 am, April 8, 2021.
General Summary
Olivia Munzer, NC WRC Brad Breslow, RES
Matt Butler, RES Ben Carroll, RES
- Site visit was scheduled to discuss draft instrument modification submitted March 8, 2021.
- RES provided an overview of the site, land use, and project constraints.
- Main concern with the site is the total number of easement breaks. RES will speak with the landowner to work to
either reduce the total number of crossings or to bring crossings within the conservation easement and address in
mitigation plan.
- Erin Davis provided feedback that she would like to see veg plots in the enhancement areas that will have invasive
removal and planting within the understory of existing forest to assess bare root survivability and provide data to
DWR.
- IRT members agreed that the Tobacco Road Site is suitable to provide compensatory mitigation and final credit
ratios will be determined in the approved Mitigation Plan.
Reaches with no Treatment Change
Based on discussions in the field, the group agreed that the following reaches had the appropriate treatment/approach in the
Instrument Modification. RES understands that final design approaches and crediting rationale for all reaches must be fully
justified in the mitigation plan.
TR 1-A MN4-A
TR 1-B TR2
TR1-C MN5-A
TR1-D MN5-B
TR 1-E MN6-A
- TR 1-F MN6-B
- MN1-C MN7-A
- MN2-A MN7-B
- MN3

Reach Specific Comments
MN1-A
- IRT had concern about the quality of Preservation and hydrology in this reach.
- RES will remove this reach from consideration.
MN4-B
- RES will reassess the current location of MN4-B in relation to the gas easement and adjust crediting
accordingly.
MN8
- IRT had concern about the proximity of the gas easement, quality of Preservation, and hydrology in this
reach.
- RES will remove this reach from consideration.
MNI -B
- IRT mentioned that the proximity of this reach to the road and the incision further up the reach would
justify Restoration through this reach, up to the point where hydrology is lost.
- RES will change this reach to Restoration and explain within the Mitigation Plan.
- RES will design and install a BMP at the top of this reach to capture runoff and prevent erosion in the
stream.
MN2-B
- IRT agreed that this reach was incised and impacted by cattle and could be Restoration.
- RES will change this reach to Restoration and explain within the Mitigation Plan.
TR1-E
IRT had some concern about the need for Restoration on this reach. RES acknowledged that the reach is
wooded and has moderate pattern. RES discussed the incision and active erosion present through out the
reach. RES discussed the large riffle substrate compared to TR1-D as evidence of the increased in channel
forces caused by the incision.
RES will pursue Restoration on this reach to address channel incision and bank erosion.
TR2
- IRT expressed concern with parallel streams in this location.
- After reviewing the reach it was agreed that the parallel streams were appropriate.
Next Steps
- RES will make changes to Instrument Modification and send to USACE for distribution to IRT.
- USACE will begin Public Notice Process