20150636 Ver 1_FW_ MR Review - Neville Farms I & II_20220225

From:
Merritt, Katie
To:
Baker. Caroline D
Subject:
FW: MR Review - Neville Farms I & II
Date:
Friday, February 25, 2022 4:12:43 PM
Sorry. Forget the #. It's in LF 2015-0636
From: Merritt, Katie
Sent: Friday, February 25, 2022 4:12 PM
To: mherrmann <[e-mail]>
Cc: Wojoski, Paul A <[e-mail]>; Baker, Caroline D <[e-mail]>
Subject: MR Review - Neville Farms I & II
Hey Mike,
I have finalized my review of the Year 5 monitoring report for the Neville Farms Phase I and
Phase 11 sites. Based on the conditions of the vegetation at the site, DWR is not going to issue a
closeout approval for these two bank sites. Vegetation data submitted with the report indicate
that Plot 7 and the area around it, may need supplemental plantings and allowed to recover
from adaptive management efforts in 2020 that killed planted trees. Of the seven plots,
vegetation data suggests that planted stems in three plots (3, 4, and 5) need additional time to
grow. Most of the stems in plots 3, 4 and 5 are still below reasonable heights at year 5. Most
of the stems in these three plots are less than 5 feet with many less than 3 feet, and is
indicative of either being recently planted, having poor growth or affected by stressors.
Substantial adaptive management efforts were performed by WINC in 2020, and therefore DWR
will issue a 5% credit release with the remaining 5% issued if an onsite visit by DWR to reassess
vegetation shows better performance in Plots 3, 4, 5 and 7. DWR will reassess onsite
conditions in early Fall 2022 to determine whether to closeout out the site for any further
monitoring.
Please submit proof of bond renewal through one more year and DWR can proceed with the
issuance of a credit release. The current bond for this site expired in early February 2022.
Thank you for your attention to this matter,
katie
Katie Merritt
Nutrient Offset & Buffer Banking Coordinator
401 & Buffer Permitting Unit
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
Work Cell: 919-500-0683
Website: https://deg.nc.gov about/divisions/water-resources water -quality permitting/401-
buffer-permitting/nutrient-offset-buffer-mitigation-program
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