2015-00710 Selma Mill Year 5 Monitoring Credit Release

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
WILMINGTON DISTRICT, CORPS OF ENGINEERS
69 DARLINGTON AVENUE
WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA28403-1343
November 17, 2022
Regulatory Division
Action ID No. SAW-2015-00710
Re: Year 5 Monitoring Report Review and Credit Release associated with Neu -Con
Umbrella Mitigation Bank, Selma Mill Stream Mitigation Site
Mr. Ryan Medric
EBX-Neuse I, LLC
3600 Glenwood Avenue, Suite 100
Raleigh, North Carolina 27612
Dear Mr. Medric:
This correspondence is in reference to the Neu -Con Umbrella Mitigation Bank, Selma
Mill Stream Mitigation Site located in eastern North Carolina. The site includes unnamed
tributaries that flow to the Neuse River in the Upper Neuse Cataloging Unit (03020201)
and is located north of the intersection of W. Chestnut Street and NC Highway 96, north
of Selma, in Johnston County, North Carolina. The purpose of this letter is to transmit
comments provided by the NC Interagency Review Team (NCIRT) during the review of
the monitoring report (see attached) and to confirm the Year 5 credit release for this
mitigation site.
Pursuant to the site's Umbrella Mitigation Banking Instrument and the site -specific
Mitigation Plan, the following mitigation credits shall be available for sale provided the
annual monitoring report demonstrates interim performance standards are being met:
• 10% of the total enhancement and/or restoration Stream Mitigation Units
(SMUs) associated with year 5 annual monitoring (730.5 Warm Water SMUs)
Based on a review of the data provided for the stream restoration on the site, we
confirm that you have satisfied the above requirements, and 365.25 SMUs are now
available for sale. To date, 6209.25 SMUs (85 percent of the total restoration credits)
have been released for sale.
Please review the comments provided by the NCIRT during their review of the
monitoring report. While it is not necessary to provide a response to specific comments

at this time, please be sure to address the issues raised in future monitoring report
submittals.
Thank you for your interest in restoring and protecting waters of the United States. If
you have questions regarding this letter, please contact me at
todd.tugwell(o)usace.army.mil or telephone [phone].
Sincerely,
for Todd Tugwell
Mitigation Project Manager
Regulatory Division
Electronic Copies Furnished:
NCIRT Distribution List

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
WILMINGTON DISTRICT, CORPS OF ENGINEERS
69 DARLINGTON AVENUE
WILMINGTON. NORTH CAROLINA28403-1343
CESAW-RG/Dailey November 17, 2022
MEMORANDUM FOR RECORD
SUBJECT: Action ID # SAW-2015-00710, NCIRT Review Comments on the Neu -Con
Umbrella Mitigation Bank, Selma Mill Stream Mitigation Site Year 5 Monitoring Report
Erin Davis, NCDWR:
1. Mowing encroachments this late into the monitoring period is a bit concerning.
We appreciate that scalloping is being identified and addressed in a timely
manner. We would encourage ongoing communication with the landowner to
circumvent this as a perpetual issue for the long-term steward.
2. Please note that the requested conservation easement modification is still
pending IRT approval.
3. DWR understands that future pine management is proposed to be limited to
areas of high risk of vegetative performance standard failure. We assume that
high risk areas will be identified through visual monitoring in addition to veg plot
surveys. DWR also requests that pine establishment along stream banks be
included as high risk areas requiring treatment.
4. Cross section 7 appears to continue to aggrade. Any thoughts on why?
Samantha Dailey
Chief, Charlotte Field Office
Regulatory Division