20120365 Ver 1_Closeout Letter from DWR_20170517

Water Resources
ENVIRONMENT -AL QUALITY
May 17, 2017
Division of Mitigation Services
Attn: Melonie Allen
1652 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1652
(via electronic mail)
Re: Loflin Dairy Buffer Mitigation Site
DMS ID #95008 —CLOSEOUT ACCEPTANCE LETTER
Dear Ms. Allen,
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MICHAEL S. REGAN
S. JAY ZIMMERMAN
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DWR Project # 2012-0365
Randolph 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 May 9, 2017, Katie Merritt and Sue Homewood
with DWR visited the subject site to assess the vegetation and overall site conditions. Representatives
from Wildlands Engineering, Inc. were also present. 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 Area
Mitigation
Mitigation Ratio
Mitigation Units
Distance from
Type
stream
Randleman Lake Watershed
Buffer
1:1
398,398 ft2 —
0-50' top of bank
Restoration
Buffer Mitigation
TOTAL
398,398 ft2
Please feel free to contact Katie Merritt at [phone] if you have any questions regarding this
correspondence.
Sincerely,
W 4t�,"
Karen Higgins, Supeivisor
401 & Buffer Permitting Branch
KAH/kym
ATTACHMENTS: Asset Map, Asset Table
cc:
DWR File Copy - Katie Merritt/Sue Homewood
State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality I Water Resources
1617 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
919 807 6300

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Figure 1 Asset and Monitoring Features Map
Loflin Dairy Buffer Mitigation Site
DMS Project No. 95008
Closeout Report
Randolph County, NC

Asset Table
Project
Applicable
Credit
Buffer Width
Buffer
Resulting
Notes
Component
Rule
Eligible
Adjustment
Mitigation
Mitigation
acre
stems per acre. The average
buffer
All buffers are 50'
Credit Ratio
Units
MY5 is 415; the average total
(sq. ft.)
R=1
(BMUs)
E=2
P(NS,U)=3
P(S,U)=3
P(NS,R)=5
P(S,R)=10
Reach A
15A NCAC
75,086
100%
1
75,086
02B.0250 and
.0252
Reach B1
15A NCAC
29,514
100%
1
29,514
02B.0250 and
.0252
Reach B2
15A NCAC
156,353
100%
1
156,353
02B.0250 and
.0252
Reach B3
15A NCAC
50,322
100%
1
50,322
02B.0250 and
.0252
Reach B4
15A NCAC
87,123
100%
1
87,123
02B.0250 and
.0252
Totals
398,398
398,398
*There was a slight difference between buffer as -built, and MY5/Closeout due to GIS asset verification.
Success Criterion
Project Component
Success Criteria per
Success Criteria Met
Approved Mitigation Plan
Riparian Buffer
320 planted stems per
Yes — 15/16 plots met planted
acre
stems per acre. The average
planted density of all plots in
MY5 is 415; the average total
stem density is 546.
Loflin Dairy Buffer Mitigation Site — Closeout Report 2017