Caraway Bluff PlanApproval.docx

ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. B1SER
Secretary
RICHARI) E. ROGERS, JR.
Director
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
December 16, 2022
Division of Mitigation Services
Attn: Lin Xu/Jeremiah Dow
(via electronic mail: lin.xugncdenr.gov , jeremiah.dowgncdenr.gov )
Re: Caraway Bluff Riparian Buffer Mitigation Plan Approval
Dear Sirs,
The Division of Water Resources (DWR) received a draft Mitigation Plan (Plan) from the Division of
Mitigation Services (DMS) for the Caraway Bluff site (Site) in 2022. The Plan was submitted to DWR
for review and approval under 15A NCAC 02B .0295 to be used primarily as a buffer mitigation project
and also under 15A NCAC 02B .0703 in order to have the flexibility to convert riparian buffer credits
to nutrient offset credits if needed. DWR reviewed the Plan and provided comments and
recommendations. DMS submitted a revised Plan that addressed all comments and recommendations
provided by DWR. The table below summarizes the timeline of the Plan:
Project Site
DWR Project
Initial Mitigation
Revised Buffer
Location/HUC
Name
ID 4
Plan
Plan Received
(Service Area)
Received
Final Draft
Caraway Bluff
2014-0820v5
May 17, 2022
October 6, 2022
Neuse River Basin
03020201 (Not in
Falls WS
By copy of this letter, the Final Draft of the Plan is approved. A copy of the final draft can be found
online at:
https: I ledocs.deg.nc.gov/WaterResources/DocView.aspx?id=2527238&dbid=0&repo=WaterResources
Please feel free to call [phone] if you have any questions regarding this correspondence.
Sincerely,
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Katie Merritt
401 & Buffer Permitting Branch
cc: DWR File Copy
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
512 North Salisbury Street 1 1611 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1611
NOR1H CAROL Na 919.707.9000