20220550 Ver 1_Running Dog Mit Plan-DWR review_20230112

Baker, Caroline D
From: Merritt, Katie
Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2023 1:52 PM
To: Baker, Caroline D
Subject: FW: Running Dog Mit Plan-DWR review
Please file the attached doc and email thread below.
Thank you so much
From: Merritt, Katie
Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2023 1:46 PM
To: Xu, Lin <[e-mail]>
Cc: Dow, Jeremiah J <[e-mail]>
Subject: Running Dog Mit Plan-DWR review
Hey Lin,
Pursuant to Titles 15A NCAC 02B .0295 and 15A NCAC 02B .0703 (e), a provider shall submit a project plan
proposal to the Division for review and approval that includes specific elements of the project. On August 15,
2022, the Division of Mitigation Services (DMS) submitted a Mitigation Plan (Plan) for the Running Dog Site, to
the Division, for review and approval. According to the initial review by DWR staff of the subject Plan, some
elements were either not provided, not explained thoroughly, not accurate or lacking in sufficient
information.
In an effort to be as efficient as possible at providing comments to DMS during this busy time, I have provided
my comments in a different format. Attached are the comments & edits provided within the actual PDF of a
condensed Buffer Plan (without Appendices) as well as a comment summary.
Until DWR receives an updated Plan addressing all comments and edits provided in the attached 1) comment
summary and 2) PDF version of the document itself, DWR cannot finalize the review of the Plan or issue an
approval of the Plan.
When DMS is ready to submit their final project Plan, please include a summary of all DMS' responses to the
DWR comments acknowledging how DMS addressed the comments. Please upload the final Plan using our
Mitigation Project Information Upload Form through this link:
https://edocs.deg.nc.gov/Forms/Mitigation Information Upload . Please note the DWR ID#2022-0550
(version 1) on all electronic submissions for this project.
Thank you for your patience during this time and if you have any difficulty reading though the comments or
edits please let me know.
Katie Merritt
Katie Merritt

Nutrient Offset & Buffer Banking Coordinator
401 & Buffer Permitting Unit
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
Work Cell: 919-500-0683
Website: https://deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/water-resources/water-quality_permitting/40l-buffer-
permitti ng/nutrient-offset-buffer-mitigation-program
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