20180063 Ver 1_SAW-2016-02357_RESFrenchBroad05UMB-CarolinaBisonSite_MY2CreditRelease_20221027

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Erin Davis
Initial Review Completed Date 10/31/2022
Mitigation Project Submittal - 10/27/2022
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Project Type: DMS • Mitigation Bank
Project Name: Carolina Bison - RES French Broad 05
Stream Umbrella Bank
County: Buncombe
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Mitigation Monitoring Report
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DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY

WILMINGTON DISTRICT, CORPS OF ENGINEERS

151 PATTON AVENUE

ROOM 208

ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA 28801-5006

March 31, 2022

Regulatory Division

Re: MY2 Credit Release of the RES French Broad Umbrella Mitigation Bank - Carolina Bison
Mitigation Site; SAW-2016-02357

Mr. Brad Breslow
Resource Environmental Solutions
3600 Glenwood Avenue, Suite 100
Raleigh, North Carolina 27612

Dear Mr. Breslow:
This correspondence is in reference to the Monitoring Year 2 (MY2) Report received via
email on November 23, 2021, submitted in support of your request for the fourth credit release
for the Carolina Bison Mitigation Site. Also please reference the NC Interagency Review Team
(NCIRT) field visit held on February 23, 2022, and subsequent meeting minutes provided by
RES via email on March 17, 2022. The Carolina Bison Mitigation Site is part of the RES French
Broad 05 Umbrella Mitigation Bank,located approximately two miles northeast of Leicester and
eight miles northwest of Asheville in Buncombe County, North Carolina. The 10.92-acre site is
adjacent to Parker Branch in the Upper French Broad Watershed of the French Broad-Holston
River Basin (06010105). The purpose of this letter is to confirm the MY2 release of credits for
this mitigation site.
Pursuant to the Mitigation Banking Instrument (UMBI) entitled, Agreement to Establish
the RES French Broad 05 Umbrella Mitigation Bank, approved May 30, 2019; and the site-
specific Carolina Bison Final Mitigation Plan dated March 2019, ten percent (10%) of the
enhancement credits shall be available for sale upon
completion of all required tasks.
By copy of this correspondence, we confirm that you have satisfied the above
requirements for the third credit release for all parcels within the bank; and 467.5
constituting 10its are now
available for sale. This release includes 9.4 in
the approved final mitigation plan.
During the NCIRT comment period and the site meeting on February 23, 2022,
comments were made by agency representatives regarding concerns noted with the MY2
conditions. These comments were noted in the March 17, 2022 minutes, distributed via email by
RES, and should be addressed in future monitoring reports. These actions include:

1. Not all MY1 IRT project concerns were updated/addressed in the MY2 report
such as fencing, rock swale sedimentation issues, the additional encroachment,
etc. It is recommended that IRT concerns and project problem areas are tracked
with their own section and carried thru the entire monitoring period for consistent
tracking from year to year. It would also be helpful if those project concerns were
noted on a project monitoring figure.
2. Continue to remove all black walnut throughout the site during the monitoring
period, including within vegetation plots.
3. Keep the IRT updated with the completion of the livestock exclusion fencing and
the movement of existing fencing that is encroaching in the easement.
4. IRT MY1 comments requested photos of rock swales and stream crossings which
were not included. Due to the adjacent land use, structures were added throughout
the project and those along PB1-A already required upgrades/repairs handle the
sedimentation received. For this reason, track the stability and sedimentation of
the swales along PB1-A throughout monitoring as mentioned in comment 1.
5. The same area along UT1 had an encroachment for the second year in a row.
Update the IRT with a better description of the nature and extent of the
encroachment. Provide pictures, what additional measures are taken to address
this issue and track in future monitoring reports/figures as mentioned in comment
1.
6. Some headcutting and a small length of parallel channel scour was noted along
the lower portion of UT1. Stabilize as needed and update with MY3 report.
7. Some aggradation was noted on UT1 XS 13 & 14, as well as low diversity in VP
6 (two species) and a BHR of 1.3 for Cross Section 4. Watch these features during
MY3. Additionally, sycamores seem plentiful onsite so please consider limiting
their quantities in potential future supplemental planting efforts.

Thank you for your time and cooperation. If you have any questions, please contact
Steve Kichefski at [phone] extension 4234.

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Asheville and Charlotte Regulatory Field Offices

Electronic Copies Furnished (via email):

Erin Davis (NCDWR) Andrea Leslie (NCWRC)
Travis Wilson (NCWRC) Byron Hamstead (USFWS)
Todd Bowers (USEPA) Todd Tugwell (USACE)
Kim Browning (USACE) Casey Haywood (USACE)
Scott Jones (USACE)