[External] Notice of MY5 Credit Release Approval / WEI Cane Creek UMB - South Fork / SAW-2016-02364 / Chatham County

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Good afternoon Jeff,

This correspondence is in reference to the monitoring report and credit release request submitted for the Wildlands Cane Creek Umbrella Mitigation Bank, South Fork Mitigation Site, Action
ID SAW-2016-02364. The purpose of this letter is to transmit comments provided by the NC Interagency Review Team (NCIRT) during the review of the monitoring report and to confirm the
annual credit release. The review of the annual monitoring report followed procedures outlined in Section 332.8(o)(9) of the Mitigation Rule. The comments listed below were provided
by the NCIRT during this process. While it is not necessary to provide a response to specific comments at this time, please be sure to address the issues raised in future monitoring
report submittals.

Andrew Friedman-Herring, NCDWR

1. Please include the previous year’s IRT comments with written responses to each monitoring report.
2. The report does a good job proactively describing issues and proposing solutions.
3. The vegetation data problem areas and supplemental planting are noted.
4. The flow data looks good, and the stream repair areas are noted.

Erin Davis, USACE

1. Are the cattle trespassing at both internal crossings? Please provide an update on observations, preventative measures, and/or landowner discussion on this in the MY6
report. The long-term steward should be made aware of this if it is a recurring issue.

2. Table 2 lists the stream survey being completed in April for MY5 and in March for MY2. Completing the survey this early in the monitoring year may not be representative
or accurately capture changes in conditions annually. To minimize these concerns, we recommend surveying no earlier than May moving forward.

3. Table 8a current plot data and annual means headers reference MY4, which should be corrected to MY5.

4. Table 10 shows bank pin exposure on SF4A Reach 2. Was any scour or bank erosion observed during MY5 inspections? Please provide an update on conditions in the MY6 report.

5. The winter photos were helpful for this review in providing good visibility of the stream channels.

6. Please include CCPV location callouts and photos of all piping structure repairs in the MY6 report.

Based on our review of the monitoring report and the results of the NCIRT review, we confirm that you have satisfied requirements included in the approved banking instrument and mitigation
plan for this site. Accordingly, with this correspondence we confirm the release of credits as shown on the table below and on the attached credit release schedule. The District leger
on the Regulatory In-lieu Fee and Bank Information Tracking System has also been updated to reflect this transaction.

Release Activity

Monitoring Year 5

Date of Release

3/21/2024

Credit Classification

Stream Credits

Wetland Credits

Warm Water

Cool Water

Cold Water

Riparian Riverine

Riparian
Non-Riverine

Non-Riparian

Coastal

Current Credit Release Request

431.800

-

-

-

-

-

-

Approved Credit Release

431.800

-

-

-

-

-

-

Credits Not Released (if any)

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

Total Credits Released to Date

3,670.300

-

-

-

-

-

-

Thank you for your interest in restoring and protecting waters of the United States. Please note that this electronic copy is an official Department of Army notification regarding this
transaction. If you have questions regarding this email, please contact me by email at [e-mail] or telephone [phone].

Todd Tugwell

Chief, Mitigation Branch

Regulatory Division

Wilmington District, USACE

[phone]

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ave satisfied requirements included in the approved banking instrument and mitigation plan for this site. Accordingly, with this correspondence we confirm the release of credits as
shown on the table below and on the attached credit release schedule. The District leger on the Regulatory In-lieu Fee and Bank Information Tracking System has also been updated to
reflect this transaction.

Release Activity

Monitoring Year 5

Date of Release

3/21/2024

Credit Classification

Stream Credits

Wetland Credits

Warm Water

Cool Water

Cold Water

Riparian Riverine

Riparian
Non-Riverine

Non-Riparian

Coastal

Current Credit Release Request

493.900

-

-

-

-

-

-

Approved Credit Release

493.900

-

-

-

-

-

-

Credits Not Released (if any)

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

Total Credits Released to Date

4,306.150

-

-

-

-

-

-

Thank you for your interest in restoring and protecting waters of the United States. Please note that this electronic copy is an official Department of Army notification regarding this
transaction. If you have questions regarding this email, please contact me by email at [e-mail] or telephone [phone].

Todd Tugwell

Chief, Mitigation Branch

Regulatory Division

Wilmington District, USACE

[phone]

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[e-mail]>; Bowers, Todd <[e-mail]>; Hamstead, Byron <[e-mail]>; Polizzi, Maria <[e-mail]>; Merritt, Katie <[e-mail]>;
Friedman-Herring, Andrew <[e-mail]>; Wilson, Travis W. <[e-mail]>; Munzer, Olivia <[e-mail]>; Dave McHenry <david.mchenry@ncwildlife.
org>
Cc: Catherine Roland <[e-mail]>; [e-mail]
Subject: Notice of Year 1 Monitoring Report Review/ WLS Catawba 01 UMB - Starker/ SAW-2020-01540/ Catawba County

Good morning IRT,

The below referenced bank Sponsor has submitted an Annual Monitoring Report for NCIRT review and is requesting a release of credits. The Annual Monitoring Report has been posted to
the RIBITS Cyber Repository.

This review will follow the process outlined for Credit Release Approval in the 2008 Mitigation Rule (Section 332.8(o)(9)), which requires an IRT review period of 15 calendar days from
the date listed in this email notification. Please provide any comments by 5 PM on the comment deadline shown below. Comments provided after the 15-day comment deadline may not be
considered. Within 30 days of the conclusion of the IRT review period (comment deadline), a copy of all comments will be provided to the bank Sponsor and the IRT along with District
Engineer's intent to approve or disapprove this credit release.

15-Day Comment Start Date: January 9, 2024

15-Day Comment Deadline: January 24, 2024

45-Day Credit Release Approval Deadline: February 23, 2024

NOTE: Deadlines will be extended if an on-site meeting is requested, and comments will be due 15-days following the site visit.

Project Information:

Sponsor: Water & Land Solutions, LLC

Bank Name: WLS Catawba 01 Umbrella Mitigation Bank

Site Name: Starker Mitigation Site

USACE ID: SAW-2020-01540

River Basin: Catawba

HUC: 03050101

County: Catawba

Sponsor POC: Catherine Roland, [e-mail] <mailto:[e-mail]>

USACE PM: Steve Kichefski, [e-mail] <mailto:[e-mail]>

USACE Mit Specialist: Erin Davis, [e-mail] <mailto:[e-mail]>

Credit Release Activities: Year 1 Annual Monitoring

Credit Release Requested: 10% of the total warm water stream credits = 965.67

RIBITS Cyber Repository Link: https://ribits.ops.usace.army.mil/ords/f?p=107:278:174265996168:

correspondence we confirm the release of credits as shown on the table below and on the a?ached credit release
schedule. The District leger on the Regulatory In-lieu Fee and Bank Informa?on Tracking System has also been updated
to reflect this transac?on.

Release Activity Monitoring Year 5 Date of Release 3/21/2024
Stream Credits Wetland Credits
Riparian
Credit Classification
Warm Cool Cold Riparian Non-
Non-Coastal
Water Water Water Riverine Riparian
Riverine
- - - -
Current Credit Release Request 431.800 - -
- - - - -
Approved Credit Release 431.800 -
- - - - -
Credits Not Released (if any) 0 -
- - - - -
Total Credits Released to Date 3,670.300 -

Thank you for your interest in restoring and protec?ng waters of the United States. Please note that this electronic copy
is an official Department of Army no?fica?on regarding this transac?on. If you have ques?ons regarding this email,
please contact me by email at [e-mail] or telephone [phone].

Todd Tugwell
Chief, Mitigation Branch
Regulatory Division
Wilmington District, USACE
[phone]

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