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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20201664_Credit Release Task 3,4_20230720DocuSign Envelope ID: 07BD45D7-F8B9-4963-BE5A-A75CA45FF23C ROY COOPER Governor ELIZABETH S. BISER Secretary RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR. Director NORTH CAROLINA Environmental Quality July 20, 2023 Barrett Jenkins DWR ID# 2020-1664v2 Restoration Systems, LLC Halifax County 1101 Haynes Street, Suite 211 Raleigh, NC 27605 (via electronic mail: bienkinsgrestorationsystems.com) Re: Roseneath Umbrella Nutrient Offset Banking Instrument (NOBI) Bells Bridge Bank Parcel Credit Release — Tasks 3 & 4 Dear Mr. Jenkins: On September 20, 2022, the Division of Water Resources (DWR) received an As -Built Report from Restoration Systems, LLC (RS) for the Bells Bridge Bank Parcel site. DWR provided comments to RS that were addressed in the revised As -Built Report submitted by RS to DWR on May 8, 2023. According to the As -Built survey and corresponding project credits table submitted with the As -Built Report, there are slight adjustments in the total amounts of Nutrient Offset credits as compared to the approved Bank Parcel Development Package. The subject site has generated 1,559,040 ft2 (81,308.489 lbs-nitrogen and 5,236.895 lbs-phosphorus) of nutrient offset credits. On December 26, 2022, the Division of Water Resources (DWR) received a Year 1 Monitoring Report from RS for the site. DWR approved the report on May 24, 2023. DWR received a performance bond (#107688087) issued to RS from Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of America, in the amount of $100,000, to cover monitoring and maintenance at the subject site. The term of this bond ended with the approval of the Year 1 Monitoring Report by DWR. DWR received a new performance bond (K4173002A) issued to RS from Federal Insurance Company, in the amount of $80,000. This bond replaces the previous performance bond (107688087) referenced above. The term of this bond ends with the approval of the Year 2 Monitoring Report by DWR. Future credit releases will be dependent on both the renewal of this performance bond and the annual monitoring reports. In accordance with the NOBI, signed on November 29, 2021, the following Project Milestones have been met and the corresponding credits shall be released: North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources 512 North Salisbury Street 1 1611 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1611 NORTH CARCLINA 919.707.9000 DocuSign Envelope ID: 07BD45D7-F8B9-4963-BE5A-A75CA45FF23C Bells Bridge Site Restoration Systems, LLC July 20, 2023 Task/Milestones Credit 3) Monitoring Financial Assurance Posted and Approval of 10% As -Built Report 4) Monitoring Report #1 approved by the DWR & financial assurance renewed 10% TOTAL 20% By copy of this correspondence, DWR confirms that you have satisfied the above requirements for the above -referenced tract and the following credits are released to sell: • 20% of the Nitrogen nutrient offset credits (0.20 x 81,308.489 lb-N = 16,261.698 lb-N) minus 11.751 lbs-N yields 16,249.947 lbs-N • 20% of the Phosphorus nutrient offset credits (0.20 x 5,236.895 lb-P = 1,047.379 lb-P) minus 0.757 lbs-P yields 1,046.6221bs-P Please note that nutrient offset credits generated at this site must be used for impacts in HUC 03020102 of the Tar -Pamlico River Basin pursuant to 15A NCAC 02B .0703, which became effective on April 1, 2020. Please feel free to contact Katie Merritt at katie.merritt(c-r�,deq.nc.gov if you have any questions regarding this correspondence. Sincerely, Docu/Signed by: Sft pu aln t' Gass 755ABFOCD80B428... Stephanie Goss, Supervisor 401 & Buffer Permitting Branch cc:File Copy (Blake Hartshorn) Caitlyn Parker (Davey/RS) — via electronic mail Page 2 of 2