Moccasin MY2 Review

Baker, Caroline D
From:
Hartshorn, Blake
Sent:
Friday, April 21, 2023 9:17 AM
To:
Baker, Caroline D
Cc:
Merritt, Katie
Subject:
FW: Moccasin MY2 Review
Good morning Caroline,
Could you file this email thread in LF for Moccasin MY2? The DWR project # is 2019-0239v2.
Thank you and I hope you are settling in to your new position!
From: Hartshorn, Blake
Sent: Thursday, April 20, 2023 3:24 PM
To: [e-mail]
Cc: Merritt, Katie <[e-mail]>
Subject: Moccasin MY2 Review
Good afternoon Jason,
DWR has reviewed the Year 2 Monitoring Report for the Moccasin Creek Mitigation Site and have the following
comments:
1. Vigor Data is missing for the vegetation plots. Please make sure vigor data is included in future monitoring
reports. It is acceptable to include the average vigor per plot rather than the vigor for each stem.
2. When comparing the vegetation data from year 1 to year 2, there are many stems that exhibit much shorter
height data that the previous year. Are there any factors that could be contributing to the shorter heights?
None were mentioned in the report.
3. An encroachment with a disturbance area of .12 acres was noted in Section 2.4 along UT1 along with
adaptive management actions. While DWR appreciates the quick action taken by the Sponsor to address
and remediate the encroachment, there were no supportive figures, photos, or letters proving these actions
were taken.
a. Please provide pictures of the encroachment area, showing the newly planted trees (use bright
flagging on stems so they can be identified in the photos).
b. Depict the location of the encroachment in either Figure 3 or 4.
c. Include a table of the planted tree species used to plant the encroachment area
d. Please provide the correspondence that was sent to the Town of Pine Level on December 91", 2022
as DWR needs to be notified on any encroachment issues.
Thank you for your attention to these comments. Please provide an adequate response to all items above along with
supporting documents where required. Considering the response provided is adequate to address the comment/s
above, this monitoring report will be approved. Confirmation of bond renewal through next year's monitoring will be
required prior to the issuance of a credit release if that has not already been provided.
Thank you,

Blake Hartshorn (he/him)
Mitigation Specialist, Division of Water Resources
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
Office: [phone]
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