20130436 Ver 1_Year 4 Monitoring Report comments_20161215

Strickland, Bev
From:Merritt, Katie
Sent:Thursday, December 15, 2016 1:49 PM
To:Becker email
Cc:'David Knowles'
Subject:Ballahack Monitoring Report comments
Hey Jeff,
I have finalized my initial review of the Ballahack Mitigation Bank’s Year 4 Annual Monitoring Report. If I can recall, I
remember having a phone conversation with you on November 14 regarding GES’s need to provide supplemental
plantings on the Ballahack site. You had asked about species selection and noted that the nurseries had slim pickings. I
had mentioned in our conversation, that if GES felt the need to provide supplemental plantings on the Ballahack bank,
and they wanted to choose different species due to the slim varieties available, that GES would need to provide the
supplemental planting plan in with their Monitoring Report for approval. The Monitoring Report does not mention that
GES is performing supplemental planting or that it is even necessary. Has GES decided not to provide supplemental
plantings at the Ballahack Bank?

Please let me know so I know how to proceed with the final review of this monitoring report.

Thank you,
Katie

Katie Merritt

Nutrient Offset & Buffer Banking Coordinator
401 & Buffer Permitting Unit

North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality

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