20131262 Ver 1_Year 2 Comments_20160426

Water Resources
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
May 3, 2016
To: Tim Baumgartner
NCDMS
From: Katie Merritt
NCDWR
Re: Year 2 Monitoring Report Review Comments (Revised)
Pepperwood Riparian Buffer Restoration Site
Wake County
DMS Project ID: 95713
DWR #13-1262
PAT MCCRORY
Governor
DONALD R. VAN DER VAART
Secretary
S. JAY ZIMMERMAN
Director
The Division of Water Resources received the Year 2 Monitoring Report for the above -referenced
site submitted February 2016 by Division of Mitigation Services (DMS).
Vegetation success criteria for this site is an average density of 320 stems per acre of planted species
surviving after five monitoring years. Vegetation data was collected in July 2015. As noted in
previous correspondence with DMS in May 2014, `DWR does not support vegetation sampling until
late August at the earliest". As indicated in the Report, overall the site has met site -wide average
success criteria for Year 2. However, some problem areas were noted. Vegetation Plot 4 did not
meet success criteria and Plot 13 has an overabundance of sweet gums (70 stems).
In closing, it should be noted that if the density of sweetgums in vegetation Plot 13 is representative
of other areas within the project site, and it is determined that sweetgums have or will negatively
impact the growth and vigor of the planted stems, it may necessitate development of a contingency
plan when DWR performs the site closeout visit.
Please feel free to contact me at 919-807-6371 if you have any questions regarding this project or our
comments.
Cc via email: Jeff Schaffer, DMS
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