20130436 Ver 1_AsBuilt Review Comments_20130909

Merritt, Katie
From:Merritt, Katie
Sent:Monday, September 09, 2013 5:02 PM
To:'David Knowles'
Cc:jrbecker
Subject:Ballahack As Built Report Comments
Hi David,
I have reviewed the As-Built report submitted by you for the Evans Ballahack Bank Parcel in Edgecombe County. Per my
review and onsite site visit, I have the following comments for you to incorporate into a final report:
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Please add a table of contents

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Introduction & Background:

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3 paragraph: In your summary of the restoration, please provide the total amount of Tar Pamlico

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riparian buffer restoration in both acres and square feet.
please provide the total amount of the nutrient offset “riparian areas” in both acres and pounds of

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Nitrogen & Phosphorous.
please provide a statement that defines the Drainage District this mitigation site is located in.

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(Edgecombe County Drainage District #2). And, please reference the letter (which I have) that GES
received from Edgecombe Soil & Water Conservation District as I will be placing this letter in the AsBuilt
report file. This letter confirmed that there are no drainage easements or structures that would be
encumbered by the Evans Ballahack Bank.
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Plantings & Monitoring Plot Implementation:

we decided onsite to remove Plot #BLK-1 from along UT-B. We determined that it didn’t provide an

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adequate representation of the site as a whole, in part due to the fact that GES planted leftover plants in
this area. Therefore, we determined to remove Plot #BLK-1 from your As-Built report, thus providing 4
monitoring plots instead of 5, which is still compliant with the 2% monitoring plot requirement provided
in the CVS protocol.

please edit the entire As-Built (Text and Figures) to provide for this change.

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7 paragraph:

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please state that monitoring will occur anytime between Late August – October 2013

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please describe what “mechanical” means in terms of maintaining the site

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Table 3: please provide the approximate size (in acres) of the monitoring plots. (example: .0247 acres?)

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certified survey enumerating the nutrient offset acres separate from the riparian buffer acres. ( I think

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Jeff said he’s getting this, so just make sure it’s part of the final when you submit it to DWR)
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Figure 4 – Soils Map

modify the map such that the hydrology features can still be seen within the bank’s boundary

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Figure 6d - Monitoring Plot BLK-4

please remove water oak and willow oak from your vegetation data. This reflects the comments made

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in the approved BPDP.

Thanks again for assisting me out at the site last week. I really appreciate it. Please don’t hesitate to give me a call if
you have any questions regarding this correspondence.

Thanks
Katie

Katie Merritt
Nutrient Offset Banking Coordinator
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NCDENR-Division of Water Resources
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