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North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Resouces
Pat McCrory
Governor
Mr. Jeffrey C. Furness
PCS Phosphate
1530 NC Highway 306 South
Aurora, NC 27806
Re: Whitehurst Creek West Prong
2013 Sampling Report
Beaufort County, NC
Dear. Mr. Furness:
Thomas A. Reeder
Director
March 10, 2014
John E. Skvarla, III
Secretary
NCDWR# 92 -0039
The Division of Water Resources (DWR) has reviewed the 2013 monitoring report dated
February 2014.
Based on the macrobenthos monitoring data presented in the report, macrobenthos taxa appear to
be consistent with swamp stream taxa common in the Coastal Plain. Species richness in the
mitigation channel has exceeded the species richness in the downstream reference channel in
both 2012 and 2013, which appears to be a result of estuarine influence in the downstream
portion of Whitehurst Creek.
Based on review of the 2012 and 2013 monitoring reports, the mitigation channel and the
reference channel have comparable macrobenthos populations, indicating that the mitigation
channel has been successfully restored to a Coastal Plain swamp stream, similar to the
downstream reference reach.
Based on the information provided, PCS Phosphate has met the performance standards for the
project, and no further monitoring is required by DWR.
DWR appreciates PCS Phosphate's cooperation and diligence in fulfilling its mitigation
requirements at this site.
401 and Buffer Permitting Unit
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Mr. Furness
Whitehurst Creek Mitigation Site
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Please feel free to contact Eric Kulz at (919) 807 -6476 if you have any questions regarding this
project or our comments.
Sincerely,
Karen Higgins, Supe i r
401 and Buffer Permitting Unit
cc: File Copy. (Eric Kulz)
Anthony Scarbraugh — DWR Washington Regional Office
Tom Steffens — USACE, Washington Regulatory Field Office
Sam Cooper — CZR Incorporated,4709 College Acres Drive, Suite 2,
Wilmington, NC 28403 -1725