20171292 Ver 1_Mitigation Evaluation_20211217

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
WILMINGTON DISTRICT, CORPS OF ENGINEERS
151 PATTON AVENUE
ROOM 208
ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA 28801-5006
December 17, 2021
Regulatory Division
Action ID No. SAW-2017-01465
Re: MY1 credit release of the RES Yadkin 01 Umbrella Mitigation Banking Instrument and
Compass Point Mitigation Site
Mr. Brad Breslow
Resource Environmental Solutions
3600 Glenwood Avenue, Suite 100
Raleigh, North Carolina 27612
Dear Mr. Breslow:
This correspondence is in reference to the Monitoring Year 1 (MY1) Report dated
September 2021, submitted in support of your request for the third credit release for the Compass
Point Mitigation Site. The Compass point Mitigation Site is part of the RES Yadkin 01 Umbrella
Mitigation Bank, located west of Pulliam Road, approximately 4.5 miles northeast of Booneville,
in Yadkin County, North Carolina. The purpose of this letter is to confirm the third (MY1)
release of credits for this mitigation site.
Pursuant to the Mitigation Banking Instrument (UMBI) entitled, Agreement to Establish
the RES Yadkin 01 Umbrella Mitigation Bank, approved December 4, 2019; and the site -specific
Compass Point Final Mitigation Plan dated August 2019, ten percent (10%) of the mitigation
site's total restoration and enhancement credits shall be available for sale immediately upon
completion of the required tasks pursuant to the Mitigation Plan.
By copy of this correspondence, we confirm that you have satisfied the above
requirements for the MY credit release for all parcels within the bank; and 415.5 SMU's
constituting 10% of the mitigation site's total restoration and enhancement credits are now
available for sale. Including this credit release, 1,662 SMU's have now been released for the
Compass Point Mitigation Site which totals, 40% of the 4,155 total credits approved for release,
as detailed in the approved final mitigation plan and revised in the As -Built Report.
The NCIRT provided the following comment in response to the MY report review.
Please address and track continued progress of these issues in MY2. These include:
1. Please list species installed as part of supplemental planting efforts. This was done for

Twiman, but not Scout or Compass Point. 1. What species were planted in the
January 2021 supplemental planting? Thank you for including areas that were
supplementally planted on the CCPV.
2. All three projects had some veg plots with only 2 or 3 species present. Since this is
only MY1, please consider species diversity when potentially supplemental planting
in these areas.
3. Cross -Section 11 MY1 data was not included in Appendix D. Please update in MY2
report.
4. Continue to monitor and report about the channel incision shown in Cross Section 12
and 13. Were any other signs of channel or structure instability present?
5. Continue to update the IRT regarding efforts to remove black walnut stems from the
site throughout monitoring.
6. Continue to monitor and report the conditions, particularly the presence/depth of
substrate within the culverts and the culvert stability.
Thank you for your time and cooperation. If you have any questions, please contact
Steve Kichefski at [phone] extension 4234 or (828)-933-8032 (mobile).
Sincerely,
for
Scott Jones, Chief
Asheville and Charlotte Regulatory Field Offices
Electronic Copies Furnished (via email):
Erin Davis (NCDWR)
Olivia Munzer (NCWRC)
Travis Wilson (NCWRC)
Byron Hamstead (USFWS)
Todd Bowers (USEPA)
Renee Gledhill -Earley (NCSHPO)
Todd Tugwell (USACE)
Kim Browning (USACE)
Casey Haywood (USACE)
Scott Jones (USACE)

From: Davis, Erin B
To: Baker, Caroline D
Subject: FW: [External] RES Yadkin 01 Umbrella Mitigation Bank MY1 Credit Release for the Compass Point Mitigation Site
(SAW-2017-01465)
Date: Tuesday, December 21, 2021 11:05:34 AM
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Subject: [External] RES Yadkin 01 Umbrella Mitigation Bank MY Credit Release for the Compass Point
Mitigation Site (SAW-2017-01465)
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Brad/Jamey,
Please find attached the MY Credit Release letter for the RES Yadkin 01 Umbrella Mitigation Bank: Compass
Point Mitigation Site (SAW-2017-01465). As requested, 10% credit is being released for satisfying the third release
requirements pursuant to the Mitigation Banking Instrument (UMBI) entitled, Agreement to Establish the RES
Yadkin 01 Umbrella Mitigation Bank, signed by USACE on November 25, 2019, and the Compass Point Final
Mitigation Plan, dated August 2019. In accordance with the plan as adjusted by the As -Built Baseline Report, 415.5
stream mitigation units are now available for the Compass Point Mitigation Site. Feel free to contact me with any
questions.
This electronic copy is your official Department of the Army Notification.
Regards,
Steve Kichefski
Regulatory Project Manager
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Wilmington District, Asheville Field Office
151 Patton Avenue, Suite 208
Asheville, NC 28801
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