20180182 Ver 1_Mitigation Information_20220308

From:Davis, Erin B
To:Baker, Caroline D
Subject:FW: \[External\] SAW-2017-01927 Red Barn Mitigation Bank MY2 Report and Project Modification Review
Date:Friday, March 11, 2022 1:18:49 PM
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From: Kichefski, Steven L CIV USARMY CESAW (USA) \[mailto:[e-mail]\]
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Subject: \[External\] SAW-2017-01927 Red Barn Mitigation Bank MY2 Report and Project Modification
Review
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Good Afternoon IRT,
The Year 2 Monitoring Report review and credit release has been requested by EPR. Per Section
332.8(o)(9) of the 2008 Mitigation Rule, this review follows the streamlined review process, which
requires an IRT review period of 15 calendar days from this email notification. Please provide any
comments by 5 PM on the 15-day comment deadline shown below. When providing comments
please indicate if your concerns are great enough that you intend to request a site visit prior to the
Year 2 credit release. Comments provided after the 15-day comment deadline (shown below) may
not be considered. At the conclusion of this comment period, a copy of all comments will be
provided to EPR and the NCIRT along with District Engineer's intent to approve or disapprove this
Year 2 Monitoring Report credit release.

Please note, we previously had an IRT site visit to review the Red Barn draft As-Built on June 10,
2020 and the final As-Built was submitted September 18, 2020. Between the two reports, some
areas were identified as concerns to monitor, including that the project wetlands were not meeting
performance standards. After another growing season with wetland performance criteria issues, EPR
is proposing to drop wetlands from earning credit. They have submitted a modification request
addressing this which is also attached for your review/comment. The modification request has a 30-
day comment review deadline and I have noted both timelines below.

Sponsor: Ecosystem Planning & Restoration (EPR)
Name: Red Barn Mitigation Site
USACE ID: SAW-2017-02529

River Basin: Upper Yadkin Watershed; Upper Pee Dee River Basin
HUC: 03040101
County: Surry
MY2 Review:
CREDIT RELEASE: 10-percent of the total stream restoration and enhancement credits: 803.2 stream
mitigation units (no wetland credit)
15-Day Comment Start Date: March 8, 2022
15-Day Comment Deadline: March 22, 2022
Modification Review:
30-Day Comment Start Date: March 8, 2022
30-Day Comment Deadline: April 6, 2022
You can find the MY2 Report and Modification Request on RIBITs, under the Monitoring Reports, at
the link below. https://ribits.ops.usace.army.mil/ords/f?
p=107:278:11467618519579::NO::P278_BANK_ID:4775
Feel free to contact me with any questions.
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
(828)-271-7980 Ext. 4234
(828)-933-8032 cell
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