DM CF02 UMBI_Dutch Farms Mitigation Site_ Approval Letter SAW-2021-01071

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
WILMINGTON DISTRICT, CORPS OF ENGINEERS
69 DARLINGTON AVENUE
WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA 28403-1343
Regulatory Division
Action ID No. SAW-2021-01071
December 16, 2022
Re: NCIRT Review and USACE Approval of the DM Cape Fear 02 Umbrella Mitigation
Banking Instrument / Dutch Farms Mitigation Project/ Guilford County
Mr. T.J. Mascia
Davey Resource Group, Inc.
9207 Cragmont Dr.
Henrico, VA 23229
Dear Mr. Mascia:
This letter is to inform you that the Wilmington District, Corps of Engineers (Corps) has
reviewed and approved the Davey Mitigation Cape Fear 02 Umbrella Mitigation Banking
Instrument (UMBI) and Dutch Farms Mitigation Project Final Mitigation Plan, dated November
2022. In addition, the Corps has issued a Nationwide Permit 27 (NWP 27) verification letter
authorizing work in waters of the United States associated with restoration of aquatic resources on
the mitigation bank site. As bank sponsor you are required to comply with the approved Cape
Fear 02 UMBI and Dutch Farms Mitigation Project Final Mitigation Plan, the terms and conditions
of your NWP 27 verification letter, and the Corps' regulations regarding compensatory mitigation
(33 CFR 332).
The bank sponsor accepts all risk, liability, and responsibility for the success of all mitigation
activities associated with the approved mitigation bank site. In accordance with the Dutch Farms
Mitigation Project Final Mitigation Plan, the bank sponsor must prepare and submit annual
monitoring reports to document whether the stream (5,784.5 linear feet) and wetland (2.62 acres)
restoration on the project site meets the necessary interim and final performance standards. When
credits are debited from the mitigation site, the bank sponsor must provide the Corps with signed
Mitigation Responsibility Transfer Form identifying the purchaser of the credits, the project
name, the permit number, and the number and type of credits to be debited, along with an
updated credit ledger. When all 5,402.1 stream mitigation units (SMUs)] and 2.19 wetland
mitigation units (WMUs) credits have been debited, no more credits may be sold from this
mitigation site.
The next phase in the establishment of the DM Cape Fear 02 UMBI, Dutch Farms Mitigation
Project, includes recording the conservation easement to protect the mitigation site, marking the
boundary of the site with permanent signs, and executing the necessary financial assurances.
Once the conservation easement has been recorded and this office is in receipt of the required
executed financial assurance documents, the Corps will be in a position to approve an initial
credit release for fifteen percent (15%) of the total stream restoration mitigation credits.

We look forward to working with you to ensure the Dutch Farms Mitigation Project complies
with the requirements of the approved UMBI and site -specific mitigation plan. In all future
correspondence concerning this matter, please refer to our file number, SAW-2021-01071. If you
have any questions regarding this letter, the mitigation plan review process, or the requirements
of the Mitigation Rule, please contact Ms. Casey Haywood by email at
Casey.M.Haywood(cr�,usace.army.mil.
Sincerely,
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Todd Tugwell
Chief, Mitigation Branch
Regulatory Division
Enclosures
Electronic Copies Furnished:
NCIRT Distribution List
Brad Breslow, Davey Resource Group, Inc.
Ben Furr, Davey Resource Group, Inc.