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Catherine
Attached is an updated initial credit release letter. I noticed a typo in the available credits table, so this version
should be correct.
Thanks
Kim
Kim Browning
Mitigation Project Manager, Regulatory Division I U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
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Subject: Initial Credit Release/ WLS Catawba 01 UMB - Starker Mitigation Site/ SAW-2020-01540/ Catawba
County
Catherine and Adam,
Please find attached the Initial Credit Release letter for the WLS Catawba 01 Umbrella Mitigation Bank: Starker
Mitigation Site (SAW-2020-01540). As requested, 15% credit is being released for approved restoration activities
that satisfy the initial release requirements pursuant to the Mitigation Banking Instrument. In accordance with the
plan, 1,448.51 stream mitigation units are now available for the Starker Mitigation Site. Feel free to contact me with
any questions.
This electronic copy is an official Department of the Army Notification.
Regards,
Kim
Kim Browning
Mitigation Project Manager, Regulatory Division I U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY WILMINGTON
DISTRICT, CORPS OF ENGINEERS69 DARLINGTON
AVENUE
WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA 28403-1343
January 20, 2022
Regulatory Division
Action ID No. SAW-2020-01540
Re: Initial Credit Release associated with WLS Catawba 01 Umbrella Mitigation Bank, Starker
Mitigation Project
Water & Land Solutions
Attn: Catherine Roland
7721 Six Forks Rd., Suite 130
Raleigh, NC 27615
Dear Mrs. Roland:
This correspondence is in reference to the WLS Catawba 01 Umbrella Mitigation Bank, Starker
Mitigation Site located at 3728 Rock Barn Road. The site is situated between Conover and
Claremont in Catawba County, North Carolina, and is bisected by Interstate 40 between mile
markers 133 and 135 (35.727984°N,-81.176076°W), within the Catawba watershed (HUC
03050101). The purpose of this letter is to confirm the initial release of credits for this mitigation site.
Pursuant to the Mitigation Banking Instrument (UMBI) entitled, WLS Catawba 01 Umbrella
Mitigation Banking Instrument approved September 28, 2021, 15 percent of the mitigation site's total
restoration stream credits shall be available for sale immediately upon completion of all the following:
a. Delivery of the executed financial assurance documents as described in Section IX of the
WLS Catawba 01 UMBI and Section 12, page 49 of the Starker Final Mitigation Plan,
dated August 2021 and approved September 2021.
b. Recordation of the Corps -approved site protection mechanism described in Section X of
the WLS Catawba OIUMBI and Appendix D of the Starker Final Mitigation Plan, dated
August 2021 and approved September 2021.
By copy of this correspondence, we confirm that you have satisfied the above requirements for the
initial credit release, and 1448.51 stream mitigation units (SMUs), constituting 15 percent of the
mitigation site's total restoration credits, are now available for sale. See the table below for a credit
release breakdown.
SMU Type Site Total Release % SMU Release
Restoration 9,656.73 15% 1448.51
Preservation 0 100% 0
TOTAL 9,656.73 1448.51
Thank you for your interest in restoring and protecting waters of the United States. If you have
questions regarding this letter, please contact Kim Browning, Mitigation Project Manager, Wilmington
District Regulatory at (919) 946-5107 or Kimberly.D.Browningkusace.army.mil.
Sincerely,
Todd Tugwell
Mitigation Project Manager
Regulatory Division
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