20131262 Ver 1_Year 3 Monitoring Rprt Comments_20170310

Water Resources
ENVIRONMENTAL QUAUTY
March 10, 2017
To: Tim Baumgartner
NCDMS
From: Katie Merritt
NCDWR
Through: Karen Higgins
401 & Buffer Permitting Branch
Re: Year 3 Monitoring Report Review Comments
Pepperwood Riparian Buffer Restoration Site
Wake County
DMS Project ID: 95713
DWR #13-1262
ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
S. JAY ZIMMERMAN
Director
The Division of Water Resources received the Year 3 Monitoring Report for the above -referenced
site submitted January 2017 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 October 2016. Overall, site
conditions appear good and vegetation data results show stem densities higher than the required
320 stems/acre. Additionally, no encroachment within the easement boundaries was noted in the
report.
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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