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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 Selma Mill 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 • EBX Neuse presented the BMP opportunity on Reach Al and explained that in order for it to be a feasible solution it would need to receive higher than a 1:1 mitigation ratio. The IRT after some deliberation recommends applying a multiplier to the channel downstream of the BMP as well as the portion of the stream that will flow through the BMP. The BMP will be designed in a manner that will allow base flow to function as it normally would but higher flows will be captured and allow the first flush to be filtered through settling in the BMP. • The IRT has asked EBX Neuse to run some scenarios on what will be needed to make the BMP feasible and present this information to the IRT. • If the BMP is not feasible EBX will pursue traditional stream restoration on Reach Al. • The IRT mentioned the EPA may have some concern with an inline BMP and we may lose stream credits for any sheet flow that may occur in the BMP during baseflow. There was also concern that we might have a stream loss as a result of the project's BMP and that could affect the NW27. • The IRT wants EBX Neuse to provide the city of Selma with an Endowment for maintenance of the BMP. Maintenance needs to be defined as well as the success criteria and design standards of the BMP. What size event will be captured? The IRT mentioned they may want to see maintenance include removing sediment that forms bankfull benches which might build up during storm events and if not removed would decrease the effectiveness of the BMP. • It was recommended that the BMP and the remainder of the Project be protected with separate easements. • It was mentioned that EBX Neuse might consider installing a fore bay at the head of Reach Al. • If the BMP isn't feasible EBX Neuse would consider installing trash rack /Vortech System at the intersection of W Chestnut St. and N Sumner St. The City of Selma would clean out these BMP's and they would be located upstream of the conservation easement. • The BMP would require water quality monitoring. EBX Neuse was recommending Total Nitrogen and Phosphorous. Eric Kulz mentioned we should consider TSS. The monitoring should be conducted with an ISCO type monitoring device that will capture peak flows during storm events. NSCU Water Quality Group may be contacted for help with this. • During the site visit cloudy /milky water was observed in the base flow upstream of Reach B5 and was traced to its origin coming from a storm water pipe under Hwy 96/N Sumner St in the vicinity of the school. • Reach B4 is going to be changed from Enhancement I to Restoration. • Assuming the Coats property can be obtained Reach B1 will change from Enhancement I to Restoration, Reach B2 will change from Enhancement II to Restoration, and Reach Cl will change from Enhancement I to Restoration. • The pond upstream of Reach Cl will also be removed and the hydrology from the pond will be routed into Reach C1. • Approximately 30 feet of stream on Reach Cl and Reach B1 will be removed due to a power line crossing. • Drain tile(s) are located on Reach B3. • Some potential for wetland credits were observed. EBX would like to propose that the release schedule for the credits generated from the BMP and the BMP's multiplier be revised so that these credits are released in the first 3 -4 credit releases. The IRT recommends EBX Neuse submit a Prospectus and continue to pursue the site.