20050634 Ver 1_DWR Closeout Ltr_buffer assets_20170427

Water Resources
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
April 27, 2017
Division of Mitigation Services
Attn: Melonie Allen
1652 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1652
(via electronic mail)
Re: Paschal Golf Course (Richland Creek)
DMS ID #276 —CLOSEOUT ACCEPTANCE LETTER
Dear Ms. Allen,
ROY COOPER
MICHAEL S. REGAN
serrera,
S. JAY ZIMMERMAN
Directs-
DWR Project # 2005-0634
Wake County
On March 22, 2017, the Division of Water Resources (DWR) received a close-out packet from you on
behalf of the Division of Mitigation Services (DMS) requesting approval to close-out the subject site from
monitoring and maintenance of the riparian areas. On April 26, 2017, Katie Merritt with DWR visited the
subject site to assess the vegetation and overall site conditions. An asset map is attached.
As a result of Ms. Merritt's review of the close-out request, the following mitigation is approved:
River Basin/Service
Mitigation Type
Mitigation Ratio
Mitigation Units
Distance from
Area
stream
Neuse
Buffer Restoration
1:1
60,961 ft2 —
0-50' top of bank
03020201
Buffer Mitigation
TOTAL
60,961 ft'
Please feel free to contact Katie Merritt at [phone] if you have any questions regarding this
correspondence.
KAH/kym
ATTACHMENTS: Asset Map, Asset Table
cc:
File Copy - Katie Merritt
Sincerely,
Karen Higgins, Supervisor
401 & Buffer Permitting Branch
State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality I Water Resources
1617 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
919 807 6300

Asset Map:

Asset Table:
Table la. Project Components
Paschal Golf Course (Richland Creek) / Project No. 276
Project
Existing
Restoration
Stream (if)
JAnear Footage
Buffer (Ac) BMP
NEtigation
Mtigation
Bmp
Component or
Feet/Acres
Leel
Approach
or Square Feet *
Stationing
Ratio
Credits
Elements
Comment
Reach ID
HQ Preservation
0 0
Totals (Feet/Acres)
2,919
0 0 0
1.399 0
NW Totals 1
2,766
0 0 0
1.399 0
In -stream structures. including offset rock cross
Richland Creek
N/A
R
P2
2.919
10+00 - 39+80
1:1
2766
vanes, riffle grade controls, and rock sills, were
used to stabilize restored channel. Planted a
riparian buffer.
Buffer
R
1
1 60,961
1:1
60.961
1
jBufferwas planted with native vegetation.
*Linear footage does not include the stream length that runs under a golf cart bridge through an easement exception. Square feet ofbuffer are limited to the areas ofthe buffer
that meet the regulatory criteria for buffer restoration credit. See Figure 2 for the locations ofthe creditable buffer.
'Thc credits have been reduced to account for areas where the stream flows through vegetation management zones within the easement. These management areas are depicted
on Figure 2. They include a utility right of way and a play over area for the golfcourse. Under the utility right of way the buffer will be allowed to grow to a height of 12'. Due to
this restriction the 309 mitigation credits that would be generated by the stream in the right ofway is reduced by 25% to 231 stream credits. The vegetation in the play over area
will be trimmed to a few feet high. Due to this restriction, the 151 mitigation credits that would be generated by the stream in the play over area are reduced by 50% to 76 stream
credits. There is 2,459lfofstream that does not have any reductions and will generate 2,459 credits.
Table lb. Component Summations
Paschal Golf Course Richland Creek / Project No. 276
Restoration Le-vrel
Stream (if)
Riparian Wetland (Ac) Non-Ri r (Ac) Upland (Ac)
Buffer (Ac) BMP
Riverine Non-Riwrine
Restoration
2,919
1.399
Enhancement
EnhancementI
Enhancement 11
Creation
Preservation
HQ Preservation
0 0
Totals (Feet/Acres)
2,919
0 0 0
1.399 0
NW Totals 1
2,766
0 0 0
1.399 0