20130739 Ver 1_emails on Buffer Credits_20151209

Strickland, Bev
From:Merritt, Katie
Sent:Wednesday, December 09, 2015 3:11 PM
To:'Byers, Jake'; Miguez, Kristin
Cc:Scarbraugh, Anthony; Higgins, Karen; Haupt, Mac
Subject:RE: St. Clair Field Visit
Attachments:StClair_Fig2_CurrentCond_PlanView_rev27Oct2015.pdf
Hey Jake,
Here is the figure you sent me back in October, which looks great regarding the zoning as we talked about. I apologize, I
had forgotten you and I already had that conversation Therefore, ignore my previous email that had the example
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attached (Fox Run Map). One thing I notice here, is that there is no vegetation plot in Zone C showing vegetative
success criteria. I know this is primarily for Kristin, but there will need to be another plot established in Zone C in order
for the plots to be representative of the entire buffer mitigation area where credits are being sought. Also, it appears
that UT 1 is not going to be included, which would explain some of my questions onsite along UT1.

Thanks again!
Katie

From: Merritt, Katie
Sent: Wednesday, December 09, 2015 3:02 PM
To: 'Byers, Jake' <[e-mail]>; Miguez, Kristin <[e-mail]>
Cc: Scarbraugh, Anthony <[e-mail]>; Higgins, Karen <[e-mail]>; Haupt, Mac
<[e-mail]>
Subject: RE: St. Clair Field Visit

Hey Jake,
It was also good meeting you as well. Thanks for accommodating us and being a wealth of knowledge. I will be looking
out for the new figures. DMS should have a good idea of what I’m looking for regarding the buffer credit asset
map/s. But, I have provided an example as well just in case (attached). One big thing we mentioned onsite was the
ditch feeding into the project and how that didn’t meet the diffuse flow requirement in the buffer mitigation rule 15A
NCAC 02B .0295 (l) (3). I have attached the link to the rule for you so you can see the language on diffuse flow in (l) (3)
of the Rule. http://reports.oah.state.nc.us/ncac/title%2015a%20-%20environmental%20quality/chapter%2002%20-
%20environmental%20management/subchapter%20b/15a%20ncac%2002b%20.0295.pdf . Have a great day!

Thanks Again,
Katie

From: Byers, Jake \[mailto:[e-mail]\]
Sent: Friday, December 04, 2015 1:38 PM
To: Merritt, Katie <[e-mail]>; Haupt, Mac <[e-mail]>; Scarbraugh, Anthony
<[e-mail]>; Higgins, Karen <[e-mail]>
Cc: Miguez, Kristin <[e-mail]>
Subject: St. Clair Field Visit

Good afternoon,
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I wanted to thank y’all for taking the time to meet me on the St. Clair Mitigation site yesterday. I think it was certainly
time well spent and I appreciate the buffer schooling. We will be providing an updated figured to DMS showing our
proposed Buffer Mitigation areas and the credit amounts generated soon. In the meantime, if I can answer any
questions regarding the site, please don’t hesitate to shoot me an email or give me a call. Thanks again and look
forward to talking with you soon.

-Jake

****Please note my new direct telephone number as of 11/2/15****
Jacob “Jake” Byers, PE | NC Ecosystem Services Manager | Michael Baker Engineering, Inc., a unit of Michael Baker
International
797 Haywood Road, Suite 201 | Asheville, North Carolina 28806 | \[O\] 828-412-6101 | \[M\] 919-259-4814
[e-mail] | www.mbakerintl.com

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Conservation Easement
_ Vegetation Plot: (Year 1 Density/Planted Density)
Restored Wetland Area (acreage removed from buffer totals)
As -Built Stream
Restoration: Headwater Valley
No Mitigation Credit
Buffer Zone A: 0-50 ft (228,728 ft2 or 5.3 ac, 1:1 ratio = 228,728 BMUs)
Buffer Zone B: 51-100 ft (143,084 ft2 or 3.3 ac, 1:1 ratio = 143,084 BMUs)
® Buffer Zone C: 101-200 ft (82,393 ft2 or 1.9 ac, 2:1 ratio = 41,197 BMUs)
UT 2
2,309 SMUs
Wetland Area A
A 1.1 acres
Data Collected: Dec 2014
Aerial Photo Date: 2012
NC OneMap, NC Center for Geographic Info,rmationand,Ana'lysis, NC 911 8 a dt
0 250 500 N Figure 2
BakerMichael Feet Current Condition Plan View
St. Clair Creek Site
N T E R N A T 1 0 N A L DMS Project # 95015 Beaufort County, NC