20070834 Ver 1_USACE Correspondence_20080618 (2)

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
WILMINGTON DISTRICT, CORPS OF ENGINEERS
P.O. BOX 1890
WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA 28402-1890
June 12, 2008
IN REPLY REFER TO
Regulatory Division
Subject: Action ID No. 200121094 & 200121095, Fisher River Wetland amd Deep Creek
Wetland & Stream Mitigation Banks
Mr. Lamar Beasley
American Wetlands
2310 Ballycairne Court
Reston, Virginia 20191
Dear Mr. Beasley:
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DENM_WATER QUAU'?Y
WETLANDS AN S70RMWATER BRANCH
This correspondence is in reference to fisher River Wetland and Dexep Creek
Wetland and Stream Mitigation Banks develope y met Wetlands. Specifically,
the Deep Creek site is consists of 70.745 acres and is located on the west sidle of Dinkins
Bottom Road (SR 1570), south of US Highway 421, southwest of Yadkinvx-&, adjacent
to Deep Creek and one of its tributaries, in Yadkin County, North Carolina. The Fisher
River site is consists of 99.81 acres located on the east side of SR 1338, approximately
0.5 mile southeast of SR 1331, southeast of Blevins Store, in Bryan and Framklin
Townships, approximately 5-6 miles northwest of Dobson, in Surry County;, North
Carolina. The site is bordered to the east by Fisher River and to the south by Big Branch.
Reference is made to the Year-Five Monitoring Report dated Januarv+2008,
received in our office on February 1, 2008 and the subsequent site inspectioms conducted
by the resource agencies in April and May 2008 to review the projects and dietermine
whether the remaining available credits are releasable. Accordingly, based tupon a review
of the information provided in the monitoring reports and the site inspections, all
members of the Mitigation Banking Review Team have determined that all rrernaining
credits (40%) of the wetland and stream credits are now available since succaess criteria
have been met. Furthermore., you are hereby released from any further monitoring on
either site.
Thank you for your time and cooperation. If you have any questions, please do
not hesitate to contact me at [phone], Ext. 24.
Sincerely
Jean B. Manuele
Chief, Raleigh Regulatory
Field Office
Copies Furnished:
Ms. Rebecca Fox
United States Environmental Protection Agency
1349 Firefly Road
Whittier, North Carolina 28789
Ms. Kathy Matthews
United States Environmental Protection Agency
109 T.W. Alexander Drive
Durham, North Carolina 27711
Mail Code E143-04
Ms. Marella Buncick
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Fish and Wildlife Enhancement'
160 Zillicoa Street
Asheville, North Carolina 28801
Mr. Eric Kulz
Division of Water Quality
North Carolina Department of Environment
and Natural Resources
1650 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699
Ms Tammy Hill
Division of Water Quality
North Carolina Department of Environment
and Natural Resources
1650 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699
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