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NCDEN
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Resources
Pat McCrory
Governor
Mr. Thomas L. Rinker
Environmental Banc & Exchange, LLC
909 Capability Drive, Suite 3100
Raleigh, NC 27606
Water Quality Programs
Thomas A. Reeder
Director
October 28, 2013
John E, Skvarla, III
Secretary
DWR Project #: 2011 -0720 v3
Granville County
Re: Upper Neuse River Basin Umbrella Mitigation Banking Instrument (UMBI)
Ezell Bank Parcel Mitigation Credit Changes
Dear Mr. Rinker:
On August 9, 2013, the Division of Water Resources (DWR) issued a memo to the North Carolina
Ecosystem Enhancement Program (NCEEP) titled "DWR responses to the EEP document "Reforms
needed immediately in the regulation of riparian buffer mitigation". On October 10, 2013, DWR
received a letter from Environmental Banc & Exchange, LLC, requesting approval to convert
approximately 5.88 acres of nutrient offset credits to riparian buffer mitigation credits in the Ezell
Mitigation Bank,
On October 23, 2013, DWR received a signed and sealed survey of the subject site showing the new areas
of nutrient offset and riparian buffer mitigation. A comparison of the mitigation provided in the As -Built
survey with the revised survey signed on September 25, 2013 is provided in the table below:
Mitigation Type
As -Built
Survey
As -Built
Mitigation Credits
Revised Survey
dated 9 -25 -13
Revised Mitigation
Credits
Nutrient Offset
17.37 acres
39,505.09 lb-N;
11.67 acres
26,526.14 lb -N;
(Nitrogen (N) &
2,544.43 lb -P
1,708.49 lb-P
Phosphorous (P))
Neuse Riparian
7.54 acres
328,337 ft
13.42 acres
584,358 ft
Buffer
As of the date of this letter, DWR has released 55% of the total nutrient offset and riparian buffer
mitigation credits to EBX as provided in the As -Built Survey. Therefore, by copy of this correspondence
DWR approves the following:
401 and Buffer Permitting Unit
1650 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699 -1650
Location: 512 N. Salisbury St, Raleigh, North Carolina 27604
Phone: [phone] FAX: 919 - 807 -6494
Internet: www.ncwaterquality.org
An Equal Opportunity 1 Affirmative Action Employer

EBX
October 28, 2013
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• Convert 7,138.42 lbs -N (3.14 acres) to 1.36,778.4 ft2 (3.14 acres) -
o show this transfer /transaction as a Debit of 7,138.42 Ibs on the Nitrogen Ledger and a
Credit of 136,778.4 ft2 on the Buffer Ledger
• Debit 459.79 lbs -P (3.14 acres) from the Phosphorous Ledger
• DWR releases an additional 4,033.15 ft2 of Neuse riparian buffer credits to the Ezell Bank
o show this transaction as a Credit Release /Credit on the Buffer Ledger
The table below shows the remaining credit balances that should be shown on the credit ledgers after
receiving this correspondence.
Ledger
Total Credit Balances
Nitrogen
14,589.38lbs -N
Phosphorous
939.67lbs -P
Buffer
321,396.9 ft
Please note that nutrient offset credits generated at this site must be used for impacts in HUC
03020201 of the Neuse River Basin which includes only the Lower Falls Watershed as defined in
15A NCAC 02B.0276 and provided in 15A NCAC 02B.0282. Additionally, the riparian buffer
credits must be used for impacts in the Neuse River Basin according to guidelines in 15A NCAC
02B .0242.
Please send revised credit ledgers to Katie Merritt after receiving this correspondence. Feel free to call
Ms. Merritt at (919) 807 -6371 if you have any further questions.
Sincerely,
Karen Higgins - , Supervis r
401 and Buffer Permitting Unit
KAH /km
cc:File Copy (Katie Merritt)
Cara Conder - Environmental Banc & Exchange, LLC (via electronic mail)