20150636 Ver 1_Final Revised BPDP-Review_20160601

Strickland, Bev
From:mherrmann <[e-mail]>
Sent:Wednesday, June 01, 2016 10:19 PM
To:Merritt, Katie
Subject:RE: BPDP Phased
Attachments:NevilleBPDP_Phased_20160601.docx; Submission4_Attachments.pdf
The revised BPDP is attached. I accepted your edits. I did need to revise Table 5.1 which summarizes the project costs
based on the changes that were made.

Thanks for your help with the adjustments.

Mike Herrmann
1630 Weatherford Circle
Raleigh, NC 27604
(p) 919-559-6264
[e-mail]
www.watershedinvestmentsnc.net

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From: Merritt, Katie \[mailto:[e-mail]\]
Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2016 4:00 PM
To: mherrmann
Subject: RE: BPDP Phased

Mike,
Please see my comments/edits to the revised BPDP based on our phone conversation today. The other attachments are
what you sent me with your Draft Revised Phased BPDP on May 10, 2016.

If you have no further questions or edits to the revisions, please “accept all” changes and submit a .pdf to me for public
notice. I will request a hard copy of the complete BPDP at a later date.

Thank you,
Katie

From: mherrmann \[mailto:[e-mail]\]
Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2016 10:51 PM
To: Merritt, Katie <[e-mail]>
Subject: RE: BPDP Phased

Hi Katie,

Attached is the phased BPDP. I’ve directly addressed your comments within your email below.

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Thank you for your review.

Mike Herrmann
1630 Weatherford Circle
Raleigh, NC 27604
(p) 919-559-6264
[e-mail]
www.watershedinvestmentsnc.net

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From: Merritt, Katie \[mailto:[e-mail]\]
Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2016 12:03 PM
To: mherrmann
Subject: BPDP Phased

Hey Mike,
I have finalized my review of the Neville Farms Revised BPDP, received on April 1, 2016. You submitted a revised BPDP
for the Neville Farm Mitigation Bank showing the project in two separate phases. I have the following edits to the
document you sent on April 1.

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Section 1 .0 Introduction – Please add a paragraph before the introduction, that gives the historical process of

the Neville Farm BPDP that has been approved. Primarily noting when the first BPDP draft was submitted to
DWR (August 18, 2015), when it was placed on public notice (September 17 2015), and when you received the
approval letter (January 29, 2016). And then, acknowledging that this BPDP is being submitted as a Revised
BPDP to the one approved on January 29, 2016 only to allow for phasing of the project. Given the changes to
the BPDP this makes sense. I added an introductory paragraph. By my records, however, the BPDP was
posted for comment January 13, 2016.

Section 3.2 –

Your suggested planting density doesn’t match up with the number of planted stems you say you are
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going to plant. You show 436 stems/acre. However, if your site is only 6.3 acres and you plan to buy
2,500 stems, this comes to a planting density of 396 stems/acre, right? About 1.2 acres of the
easement are preservation and 5.1 acres of restoration. The 2500 plants are more than we’ll need to
meet the minimum planned stem density of 436/ac. We’re ordering a little extra in case its
needed. I’ve changed the ‘old’ introductory sentence to the plan to say “As described in this plan, the
Neville Farms Site (Site) presents approximately 5.1 acres and 1.2 acres of riparian restoration and
preservation, respectively, for a total of 6.3 acres of permanent conservation easements in Orange
County, North Carolina.”
You told me you were going to change to planting schedule from what is provided here. Therefore,
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please make that known in this section. Completed
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Section 3.3 – Correct the first and second sentences to read as follows: A narrow fringe of mature trees exists

throughout the Site along portions within the Neville Creek riparian buffer. The riparian buffer, as defined in 15A
NCAC .0267, extends a maximum… Completed
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Section 3.4 – states that “Larger Shrubs” may be treated and sprayed. Do you mean shrubs that are

invasive? Otherwise, we do not want native shrubs to be treated and sprayed. Corrected to show that we are
targeting invasive shrubs with any spray treatment.

Section 5.0 – BB&T wanted to recommend some language in this section, please coordinate with them and send

me their recommendation for review and approval. This section has been revised to show the bonding needs
based on the plan changes.
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
Table 5.2 and 5.4 – Why is there a 100 stem difference between this BPDP and the one we approved? I

overestimated more than needed in the prior BPDP and adjusted this one downward accordingly.
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Figure 6-A – Add the text “PHASE I” onto the map itself and in the Title of the figure. Text has been added

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Figure 6-B - Add the text “PHASE II” onto the map itself and in the Title of the figure. Text has been added

Please edit the document as requested above and resubmit the BPDP via .pdf to expedite the process. No hard copy is
needed. (See Attachments.)
Thank you,
Katie

Katie Merritt

Nutrient Offset & Buffer Banking Coordinator
401 & Buffer Permitting Unit

North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality

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