20100691 Ver 1_DWR Mon Rprt Comments 2013_20140220

NCDENR
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Resources
Pat McCrory Thomas A. Reeder
Governor Director
February 20, 2014
To: Jeff Schaffer
NCEEP
From: Katie Merritt
NCDWR
Re: Year 4 Monitoring Report Review Comments
Heath Riparian Buffer Mitigation Site
Craven County
EEP # 002280
DWR #10 -0691
John E. Skvarla, III
Secretary
On January 21, 2014, the Division of Water Resources (DWR) received the Year 4 Monitoring Report for
the above - referenced site, dated November 2013.
A review of the report showed that the entire site was meeting success criteria for planted stems.
According to the report, this site will generate 59.45 acres of Riparian Buffer Mitigation Units. However,
according to previous correspondence from DWR, only nutrient offset credits are approved to be
generated since there are no buffered streams onsite. On February 20, 2014, a request for the subject
site's ledger information was submitted to Kelly Williams with EEP. On February 20, 2014, Jeff Schaffer
confirmed that EEP's IMS project database shows that this project will provide 59.45 acres (2,589,642 sq.
ft.) of Nutrient Offset only.
Please feel free to contact me at (919) 807 -6371 if you have any questions regarding this correspondence.
Cc: File Copy (Katie Merritt)
Tim Baumgartner (EEP)
401 and Buffer Permitting Unit
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