20060413 Ver 1_Year 3 Comment Response to DWR_20170412

Strickland, Bev
From:
Miguez, Kristin
Sent:
Wednesday, April 12, 2017 2:05 PM
To:
Merritt, Katie
Cc:
Schaffer, Jeff
Subject:
RE: Stallings -Mon. Report review
Attachments:
StaIIings(G)_357_MY3Res ponseToDWRComments_2017.pdf
Katie,
Please see the attached memo for DMS's responses to your comments on the Stallings Year 3 monitoring report. I can
be reached at the number below if you have any questions or require additional information.
Thanks,
Kristin Miguez, Project Manager
NCDEQ Division of Mitigation Services
910-796-7475 office
919-218-1017 mobile
httos://dea.nc.aov/about/divisions/mitiaation-services
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From: Merritt, Katie
Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2017 1:23 PM
To: Baumgartner, Tim <[e-mail]>
Cc: Miguez, Kristin <[e-mail]>
Subject: Stallings -Mon. Report review
Hey Ti m,
Please see your copy of the memo documenting DWR review of the Stallings Site monitoring report submitted by DMS
with buffer and/or nutrient offset assets. Not all reports that have been submitted by DMS have been reviewed. As
those reviews are completed, I will send correspondence to you.
Thank you,
Katie
Katie Merritt
Nutrient Offset & Buffer Banking Coordinator
401 & Buffer Permitting Unit
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
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Mitigation Services
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
April 12, 2017
To: Katie Merritt
NCDWR
From: Kristin Miguez
NCDMS
Re: Stallings Riparian Buffer Restoration Site
NCDWR Year # Comment Response
Jones County
DMS ID 357, DWR #06-0413
ROY COOPER
Thank you for your review and comments in response to the Year 3 monitoring report that was
submitted. DMS has reviewed your comments and offers the following responses to your comments:
DWR:
� wtC9.Lit--.1 suecel crt4'ria four thus site, as spvcitied 1n the miligoijim plan. is an avieagc4 rjcnsity i0f
320 P.1a3tted na ivc hardwood trm prr acrc at the elld -Df r%lv vcars of monitoring- Itt May 2016,
DWR su ;cstcd that a replanting plan should he corLsidered for this site, howcvcr, no supplernemal.
planting efforts waist, inolod to have occurred in 2016 and none are bein.g propcised by DMS a-1 thus
time. 4regetatito data was col lected in Novcmber 2016_ Act -or -ding to the data eoileutI-di 60'°F�a of the
Penn& tM t cR tation plots f8i led to inect success cti tax a, Whca considerii39 planted and volunteer
Irec stems. WI— of the permanent vcSetation plots would have a density of ai least .320 trees pet` aerc,
Data proyided suggcsts That succe&; ur1icria 1s net being aehievW throughout the &ite_
Response: DMS originally planned to have the site replanted during the 2016/2017 dormant
season, however there were issues with getting desired stock following Hurricane Matthew and
getting the site planted ahead of the growing season. We are extending the contract with our
planting contractor and the site is set to receive supplemental planting following Monitoring Year
4 during the 2017/2018 dormant season. The site will be replanted to an average density of 400
stems per acre using larger stock.
DWR:
T£)blc 1 within Appendix A of the report has difteren I allowable credit amounts than what was
approved in the As -]grill R rt an October 9, 2014. Please c�rt�tt iht� rr,h7c, or prow°Jl�� an
explanation for why the credit amou°nis havc changed.
Response: The assets were refined between Monitoring Year 1 and Monitoring Year 2 as part of
an asset verification process related to the then temporary, and later adopted, Consolidated
Buffer Mitigation Rules. We evaluated the buffer assets located up to 50' from the channel, 51' to
100' from the channel, and 101' to 200' from the channel. This resulted in an increase of buffer
assets from 1,376,496 ft2to 1,377,325 ft2, representing a negligible increase of 829 ft2. This is a
more accurate representation of the project's assets, and still reflects an estimated 31.6 acres of
riparian buffer restoration.
State ofNorth Carolina I Environmental Quality I Mitigation Services
1652 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, NC 27699-1652 1 217 W. Jones Street, Suite 3000
919 707 8976 T

DW R:
Mowing was observed and noted aloe ditch banks adjacent to Webb Farm Rd aced 1k y°se I- ork R 41
(pimmmably lhym NCDT). Areas within a 3kfCDOT Dight nf Way that are currently Sera ting
mitigation credil. need to be reg o-, a,,I fFum the proiect's, mitigation credit. totals.
Response: DMS will investigate the mowing activities to determine if they are within credit areas,
and adjust accordingly if needed.
Please let me know if you have any questions or need additional information. I can be reached by
phone at 910-796-7475 or via email at [e-mail].
Sincerely,
I
Kristin Miguez
Project Manager
NCDEQ Division of Mitigation Services
1652 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1652