Raleigh Farm Easement Modification Overview

Baker, Caroline D
From: Merritt, Katie
Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2023 11:08 AM
To: Baker, Caroline D
Subject: FW: [External] NOTICE of delayed AsBuilt and Year 1 Monitoring submittal RE: As -Built
Walk Field Notes - Raleigh Farm A
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From: Merritt, Katie
Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2023 11:06 AM
To: Barrett Jenkins <[e-mail]>
Cc: Hamilton, Ryan <[e-mail]>; Ray Holz <[e-mail]>
Subject: RE: [External] NOTICE of delayed AsBuilt and Year 1 Monitoring submittal RE: As -Built Walk Field Notes - Raleigh
Farm A
Hey Barrett,
At first glance, I do not see any issues with the proposed easement boundary changes.
thanks
katie
From: Barrett Jenkins <[e-mail]>
Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2023 10:05 AM
To: Merritt, Katie <[e-mail]>
Cc: Hamilton, Ryan <[e-mail]>; Ray Holz <[e-mail]>
Subject: RE: [External] NOTICE of delayed AsBuilt and Year 1 Monitoring submittal RE: As -Built Walk Field Notes - Raleigh
Farm A
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Katie and Ryan,
I've continued to meet with Raleigh Water concerning the conservation easement at Raleigh Farm. New leadership
there has requested we remove Easement Areas 8,9,12, and 13 (page 3 attached) from the project as these sections are
primarily preservation and run along active roads where future infrastructure may need to be installed. Removal of
these areas will make Raleigh Water leadership more comfortable that if additional infrastructure is required for the
farm there will be room to install it through this area without conflicting with the required permanent conservation
easement on the nutrient offset project. Additionally they have requested the no credit maintenance ROW for the
earthen inline dam on Phase A be extended northward for ease of access if maintenance is required in the future.
Please review these changes and let me know if they are acceptable. If so I will notify the City and pursue finalizing the
conservation easement.

The full site was monitored in 2022 and I will adapt the report accordingly once you have considered the proposed
changes to the CE boundary. Additionally we recently completed a supplemental planting effort in low density areas
that will be summarized in the report.
Thanks,
Barrett Jenkins
Restoration Systems (a Davey Company!)
From: Merritt, Katie <[e-mail]>
Sent: Thursday, December 08, 2022 11:43 AM
To: Barrett Jenkins<[e-mail]>
Cc: Hamilton, Ryan <[e-mail]>; Ray Holz <[e-mail]>
Subject: RE: [External] NOTICE of delayed AsBuilt and Year 1 Monitoring submittal RE: As -Built Walk Field Notes - Raleigh
Farm A
That is fine, thank you for letting me know.
From: Barrett Jenkins<[e-mail]>
Sent: Thursday, December 8, 2022 11:06 AM
To: Merritt, Katie <[e-mail]>
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Subject: [External] NOTICE of delayed AsBuilt and Year 1 Monitoring submittal RE: As -Built Walk Field Notes - Raleigh
Farm A
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Katie,
Restoration Systems would like to formally request permission to submit the Raleigh Farm A and BCAsBuilt and Year 1
Monitoring reports by the end of January 2023. As noted below the monitoring report is required to be submitted at
the end of this calendar year. However due to continued discussions with Raleigh Water's new leadership around the
implementation of this project Restoration Systems is requesting a one month extension.
Please advise is this is acceptable.
Thanks,
Barrett
From: Merritt, Katie <[e-mail]>
Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2022 5:59 PM
To: Barrett Jenkins<[e-mail]>
Cc: Hamilton, Ryan <[e-mail]>
Subject: As -Built Walk Field Notes - Raleigh Farm A
Hey Barrett,
DWR staff, Katie Merritt and Ryan Hamilton, performed the As -Built Walk for the Raleigh Farm A site on July 19,
2022, which is a requirement prior to the issuance of a credit release for Task 2. During the site visit, staff observed
problem areas consisting of encroachments, low vigor and low density. The Attached map shows areas of concern.

In summary, DWR observed that fescue was too high in most areas to adequately observe planted stems. Also
noted, was that there were no conservation easement placards installed along the easement boundaries. Lastly, it
was noted that all monitoring plots required to be installed were located on the site; However, planted density within
the plots was lacking and in many plots was less than 260 stems/acre.
Actions required as a result of the As -Built Walk:
1. Areas denoted in the attached map as Yellow highlight -
Perform sufficient transects (at least 1 transect for every other plot, and twice the size of existing plots)
running both parallel and perpendicular to features and provide the Planted Stem Density data for each
transect to DWR in the As -Built Report. If it is determined to be necessary, RS may have to submit an
Adaptive Management Plan with the Year 1 Monitoring Report.
2. RS is to install easement placards along the entire easement boundary and provide photo documentation of
completion with the submittal of the As -Built Report.
3. RS is to provide an Adaptive Management Plan with the Year 1 Monitoring Report describing how RS intends
to resolve the encroachments and what efforts they will take to prevent future encroachments on the
site. The AMP must also include a commitment to provide written notification to all Landowners/Tenants of
the encroachments, the location of the intended easement boundaries and a list of restricted activities
within those easement boundaries.
4. DWR has not received documentation from RS that a conservation easement has been recorded. This is a
requirement of the approved UMBI for Task 1 of the Credit Release Schedule. No credits will be released
until the conservation easement has been recorded.
If RS anticipates submitting the Year 1 Monitoring Report beyond December 31, 2022, as is required in the
approved UMBI, then RS needs to provide notice to DWR. Thank you for your attention to the matter and for your
continued patience,
Thanks,
Katie
Katie Merritt
Nutrient Offset & Buffer Banking Coordinator
401 & Buffer Permitting Unit
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
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