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Home My WebLink About20140704 Ver 1_IRT Site Visit Notes 08032014_20140827Strickland, Bev From: Kulz, Eric Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2014 1:45 PM To: Strickland, Bev Subject: FW: Selma Mill and Buffalo Branch Pre - Prospectus (UNCLASSIFIED) Attachments: IRT Site Visit Notes 08032014.docx Bev: Please put into both 14 -0704 and 14 -0705 Thanks! - - - -- Original Message---- - From: David Godley [mailto:davidg @ebxusa.com] Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2014 4:12 PM To: Biddlecome, William J SAW; Jernigan, Emily; Kulz, Eric; Tugwell, Todd SAW Cc: Ely Perry - Forward Record; Burt Rudolph; Norton Webster; Daniel Ingram; Frasier Mullen; Aaron Speaks Subject: RE: Selma Mill and Buffalo Branch Pre - Prospectus (UNCLASSIFIED) 20 Attached are the meeting minutes from Buffalo and Selma Mill. Please forward as you see fit to the IRT members who weren't in attendance. I apologize for the delay. Regards, David David L. Godley Environmental Banc & Exchange, LLC NC Cell: 919 - 723 -8350 SC Cell: 803 - 932 -3116 Office Direct: 919 - 829 -9909 x 23 davidg @ebxusa.com; www.ebxusa.com Founded in 1997, EBX specializes in delivering turnkey solutions to our client's regulatory permit mitigation requirements through the restoration of rare, diminishing, and degraded ecosystems. The experience and expertise of EBX was built on the 90+ mitigation projects we have in our portfolio, of which over 40 are permitted as mitigation banks. Through these projects EBX has restored over 100 miles of stream and 10,000 acres of wetlands; reduced over 240 tons of nutrients; rehabilitated and preserved over 3,700 acres of endangered species habitats. Offices in: Camden, South Carolina; Raleigh & Charlotte, North Carolina; Oak Hill, West Virginia; and Baltimore, Maryland - - - -- Original Message - - - -- From: Biddlecome, William J SAW [mailto: William .J.Biddlecome @usace.army.mil] Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2014 3:11 PM To: Biddlecome, William J SAW; Jernigan, Emily; Fritz Rohde - NOAA Federal; Wilson, Travis W.; virginia.baker @ncdenr.gov; Kulz, Eric; bowers.todd @epa.gov Cc: Tugwell, Todd SAW; David Godley Subject: RE: Selma Mill and Buffalo Branch Pre - Prospectus (UNCLASSIFIED) Classification: UNCLASSIFIED Caveats: NONE No Based on the responses I got back from everyone I've selected Wednesday July 30, 2014 for the meeting day. Looks like I'll probably be the one traveling the greatest distance but I should be able to be there say by 9:30 am without a problem.. So I say lets plan on meeting at 9:30 that day. David, I'll let you decide if you want to meet first at the Buffalo Branch or Selma Mill site and I'll look for you to send out an e- mail to everyone ASAP with the meeting location (a Google map with a address we could put in a GPS) if that wouldn't be a problem. No Once David sends that out if you'll respond to everyone if you plan on attending or not will be helpful. If you can't attend please provide your comments back to everyone by July 29, 2014 so we will have those also while we meet. Thanks! :.. -.•, Tm Chief, Washington Regulatory Field Office 2407 West 5th Street Washington, North Carolina 27889 (910) 251 -4558 william .j.biddlecome @usace.army.mil We at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Regulatory Branch are committed to improving service to our customers. We would appreciate your feedback on how we are performing our duties. Our automated Customer Service Survey is located at: http://regulatory.usacesurvey.com/ Thank you for taking the time to visit this site and complete the survey. - - - -- Original Message---- - From: Biddlecome, William J SAW Sent: Friday, June 20, 2014 10:22 AM To: Jernigan, Emily; Fritz Rohde - NOAA Federal; Wilson, Travis W.; virginia.baker @ncdenr.gov; Kulz, Eric; bowers.todd @epa.gov Cc: Tugwell, Todd SAW; 'davidg @ebxusa.com' Subject: FW: Selma Mill and Buffalo Branch Pre - Prospectus (UNCLASSIFIED) Classification: UNCLASSIFIED Caveats: NONE W1 EBX is requesting a pre - prospectus site visit for the two attached sites before they propose a prospectus. I'm going to put some dates out there and see who is available and who's interested in attending a site visit. The dates are as follows: July 8,9,10,17, 22,23,24,29,30,31. Please respond back tome by June 25, 2014 with your available dates, whether you're interested in attending a site visit or not. And if not, you can just provide me with any comments you may have based on the attached documents by the July 18, 2014. Once I hear back I'll select a date that fits the most people's schedules and I'll send you a e -mail with the date, meeting location and time. Thanks! Bill Biddlecome Chief, Washington Regulatory Field Office 2407 West 5th Street Washington, North Carolina 27889 (910) 251 -4558 william .j.biddlecome @usace.army.mil We at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Regulatory Branch are committed to improving service to our customers. We would appreciate your feedback on how we are performing our duties. Our automated Customer Service Survey is located at: http://regulatory.usacesurvey.com/ Thank you for taking the time to visit this site and complete the survey. - - - -- Original Message---- - From: David Godley [mailto:davidg @ebxusa.com] Sent: Monday, June 02, 2014 3:18 PM To: Biddlecome, William J SAW Cc: Norton Webster Subject: [EXTERNAL] Selma Mill and Buffalo Branch Pre - Prospectus am Attached are the Pre - Prospectus documents for two stream mitigation sites. Hard copies should arrive tomorrow at your office but I thought you would want electronic copies also. We'll look forward to meeting on site with you and the other IRT members at your convenience. Please let us know a few days that will work for you and the other members. We both of these having two options we'll look forward to getting your feedback. Thank you, David David L. Godley Environmental Banc & Exchange, LLC NC Cell: 919 - 723 -8350 SC Cell: 803 - 932 -3116 Office Direct: 919 - 829 -9909 x 23 davidg @ebxusa.com; www.ebxusa.com <http: / /www.ebxusa.com /> Founded in 1997, EBX specializes in delivering turnkey solutions to our client's regulatory permit mitigation requirements through the restoration of rare, diminishing, and degraded ecosystems. The experience and expertise of EBX was built on the 90+ mitigation projects we have in our portfolio, of which over 40 are permitted as mitigation banks. Through these projects EBX has restored over 100 miles of stream and 10,000 acres of wetlands; reduced over 240 tons of nutrients; rehabilitated and preserved over 3,700 acres of endangered species habitats. Offices in: Camden, South Carolina; Raleigh & Charlotte, North Carolina; Oak Hill, West Virginia; and Baltimore, Maryland Classification: UNCLASSIFIED Caveats: NONE Classification: UNCLASSIFIED Caveats: NONE IRT Pre - Prospectus Site Visit Buffalo Branch Stream Mitigation Bank Neu -Con Umbrella Mitigation Bank Johnston County, NC Neuse River Basin Wednesday, July 301h 2014 Attendance: Bill Biddlecome (USACE) Todd Tugwell (USACE) Eric Kulz (NCDWR) Emily Jernigan (USFWS) Ely Perry (EBX Neuse) Burt Rudolph (EBX Neuse) David Godley (EBX Neuse) Aaron Speaks (EBX Neuse) Notes • For the Hydrologic Restoration and Enhancement on Reach Al and A2 the focus should be on functional uplift. Pre - Construction data would likely be needed to support success criteria on these reaches. There was concern with the Hydrologic Enhancement portions and how adding 30 acres of drainage area was really enhancing the already jurisdictional feature enough to justify a 1:1.5 mitigation ratio. EBX emphasized the increased drainage area will enhance the adjacent wetlands which will in -turn provide longer /sustained flow in the channel which should improve the DO and temperature in the water providing more suitable habitat for benthics and other aquatic species. Its possible EBX Neuse might recommend receiving stream credit for restoring /enhancing hydrology to wetlands /prior converted wetlands adjacent to the stream. Reach Al and A2 would need to have flow for 30 consecutive days with ordinary high water marks, stream sorting, and wrack lines. We need to answer how the upstream work enhances the downstream hydrology. • There was some concern that the head of Reach Al might not be a stream but rather a ditched Rains Flat. EBX and its consultant, WK Dickson are confident that the feature is a stream which is supported by Lidar and this topic will be revisited. • The Buffer Enhancement showed on Figure 7 on the west side of Reach Al is not currently included in the credit calculations and will not be included in the Prospectus. • There is a shallow pond south of Reach A2 and west of Howard Rd that drains into A2 that may be included in the Prospectus. There is a channelized feature north of A2 and east of Howard Rd. that may be included in the Prospectus. The IRT stated simply buffering this feature would not be an ideal mitigation solution and that the bed of this channel should be raised to provide functional uplift if it is to be included. • Why is there not a Reach B? • Reach C1 will receive a multiplier of 10% if EBX Neuse decides to buffer and protect the linear wetland feature north of Little Divine Rd. that drains into Reach C1 approximately 100 LF downstream of Hwy 96 on the left bank. Buffering this feature will greatly improve the functional uplift of Reach C1 and the receiving waters. Credit for Buffer Restoration will not be given within 50 LF of the feature as it enters Reach C1. • The IRT commented that on Reach C2 downstream /east of Howard Rd they do not currently support a mitigation credit ratio of 1:2.5 for the Enhancement II of fencing, planting and invasive control as needed. Cattle have access to the stream in this reach and it will steadily degrade over time as they access it for drinking and to cool themselves. EBX will be pursuing an alternate action plan /mitigation credit ratio to remedy this situation with the IRT and the landowner before stream conditions deteriorate. • Call all of Reach E1 Enhancement II and don't specify "Headwater" it's still a 1:2.5 mitigation ratio and shouldn't be differentiated in the credit table or on the maps. • EBX Neuse will be in discussion with NCDOT on potential culvert replacements on Howard Rd. and a culvert replacement or at least a clean out of the culverts at the intersection of Little Divine Rd and Hwy 96. The IRT recommends EBX Neuse submit a Prospectus and continue to pursue the site but revisit Reaches Al, A2, as well as the portion of C2 downstream of Howard Rd., and C3.