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ke: Follow-up
Subject: Re: Follow-up
Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2000 09:08:46 -0600
From: bmwirth I @mmm.com
To: "Todd St. John" <[e-mail]>
CC: "Thomas, John T JR SAW" <[e-mail]. miI>,
" john.dorney" <[e-mail]>, "cyndi.karoly" <[e-mail]>,
"beth.barnes" <[e-mail]>
`Thanks for the DWQ's response. I did want you to be aware that both the
USFWS and NCWRC requested the buffer preservation along Rocky Branch on the
Pittsboro mining site and they believe we should be given compensatory
mitigation, but they did not specify how much. I believe they were leaving
that call up to the COE and DWQ.
During the public comment period, this recommendation for a buffer
preservation on Rocky Branch is in USFWS letter of 9/27/00 on page 3 as
stated: "We recommend preserving, in perpetuity, approximately 6000 LF of
Rocky Branch and unnamed tributaries on the southern portion of the mining
site property, including a 100 ft minimum vegetated buffer one each side of
the stream". The NCWRC refers to maintaining a 100 foot buffer on each side
of perennial streams like Rocky Branch in their 8/21/00 letter.
As I understand it, the DWQ's position is a 10:1 credit for buffer
preservation on Rocky Branch on the Pittsboro mining site. If so, we will
now be waiting to hear from John Thomas of the Army Corps of Engineers on
their mitigation credit recommendation. Depending on the final credit
given, 3M will decide if this buffer preservation will continue to be part
of the mitigation plan. When 3M offered this mitigation package, we were
trying to meet each agency's wishes. However, if adequate credit is not
given, 3M may decide to eliminate this buffer preservation and provide all
the mitigation with the stream restoration on the Moncure property. Since
all the other parties highly recommend this buffer preservation, you may
want to review this further with the COE.
"Todd St. John" <[e-mail]> on 12/18/2000 07:01:11 AM
To: Belinda M. Wirth/US-Corporate/3M/US@3M-Corporate
CC: "Thomas, John T JR SAW" <[e-mail]>
"john.dorney" <[e-mail]>
"cyndi.karoly" <[e-mail]>
"beth.barnes" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: Follow-up
Belinda,
This Office will formally review your request as soon as a final mitigation
plan is developed... However, it appears you could achieve adeqaute
mitigation
from stream restoration/enhancment credit based on the preliminary report
for
the Moncure site (off site mitigation). Any on site (Pittsboro site) buffer
preservation credit will likely be at 10:1 per DENR's current internal
policy.
Other ratios can be considered, but the written information you provided
regarding the Cape Fear Shiner ( the endangered species in question) seems
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to
argue that the on site stream (Rocky Branch) is not that important to this
species even on a seasonal basin. on the other hand, you also said (if I
understood) that the WRC or US Fish and Wildlife were very interested that
the
buffers along this stream be preserved. However, I do not have any written
information (I.e. from these agencies, for instance) in our files as of yet
that would support a greater ratio than 10:1 and (as I have stated
previously)
certainly not at 2:1. Additionally, the bulk of your mitigation would
likely
have to come from means other that preservation such as the offiste (Mocure
Site) stream restoration/enhancement. In any event, once the Moncure site
is
secured and the approximate stream restoration/enhancement potentitial is
actually determined this office will be prepared to determine mitigation
credit.
In any event, please call me and we can discuss this further (919)
733-9584...
[e-mail] wrote:
> Just wanted to see if you had a chance to review the mitigation credit
> request of 2:1 for the buffer preservation on the 3M Pittsboro mining
site.
> We would appreciate your input on this, so we can proceed with finalizing
> the total mitigation plan. Also, Dan Redgate of KCI will be calling you
to
> check on any questions about the draft "Conceptual Stream Restoration
> Plan". We appreciate your input. Thanks.
> Also, I plan to send a response to DWQ on the request for weL detenti.orn
> basin worksheets and supporting documentation next week.
Todd St. John, P.E.
Environmental Engineer II
DWQ
Wetlands Unit
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