20180180 Ver 2_MR Review of Final

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Hey Cara,
Merritt, Katie
Cara Conder
Baker. Caroline D
RE: [External] RE: Hollowell MR Review
Friday, April 1, 2022 11:27:48 AM
Thank you for your responses to DWR comments provided for the year 2 Monitoring Report review
for Hollowell (DWR ID# 2018-0180v2). I. By copy of this correspondence the Year 2 Monitoring
Report is approved. Please provide confirmation of bond renewal through next year's monitoring
period. Once I receive your bond renewal, I can proceed issuing the credit release for this task.
Also, it is acceptable to provide the vigor report that CVS provides each year for monitoring data in
lieu of WLS manually inputting the vigor into data sheets.
Lastly, DWR authorizes a 20% reduction off the current bond amount of $80,000 for bond #
SUR2002426.
Thank you for your patience,
Katie
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Hi Katie,
Please find attached a memo with documentation from WLS addressing the Hollowell MY2 report
comments. If you need anything else, please let us know.
Thanks,
Ca ra

CARA CONDER
SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER
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Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2022 3:50 PM
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Cc: Baker, Caroline D <[e-mail]>; Davis, Erin B <[e-mail]>
Subject: Hollowell MR Review
Hey Cara,
DWR has reviewed the Year 2 Monitoring Report for the Hollowell Buffer/Nutrient Offset site
(DWR ID#2018-0180v2). Comments on the report are provided as follows:
1) All CVS data sheets in the report show "last year's data". No current data for 2021
is provided (see attached data sheet for Plot 16 as an example). No dates showing
the date the data was collected is shown on the form either.
Action Required: Provide current vegetative data for monitoring year 2 collected in
2021.
2) Vigor data is supposed to be included in the reports but was not provided in the
Year 2 report (see Plot 16 data sheet attached). Include vigor in all future
monitoring report data
3) 3 encroachments were documented and added up to 0.61 acres in size (see two figures
attached). However, only one encroachment of 0.05 acres was located in areas
generating buffer/nutrient offset credits (see maps attached to this email). As part of
the noted adaptive management plan in the report, WLS indicated that replanting will
occur in all encroachment areas and easement boundaries will be better marked.
Action Required:
a) Provide a timeline when WLS will be replanting the encroachment area and marking
the boundaries
b) Indicate how the easement will be marked since the original markers did not
adequately denote the CE boundary
c) Commit to documenting the completion of adaptive management via photo
documentation
4) WLS indicated they had contacted the landowner about the encroachments.
Action required: DWR needs written documentation confirming that WLS notified the
landowner of the encroachment in writing. Email or written letter will suffice for this
comment.

Please provide a response to the comments above, and include all required documentation
requested. Once DWR receives a response to comments, DWR can proceed issuing a credit
release for this task. Considering only 0.05 acres of the encroachment were in buffer or
nutrient offset credit generating areas, DWR will issue a partial (7.5%) credit release for this
task with the remainder 2.5% released upon documentation of completion of items in the
adaptive management plan.
Thank you for your patience,
katie
Katie Merritt
Nutrient Offset & Buffer Banking Coordinator
401 & Buffer Permitting Unit
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
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