20041612 Ver 1_Mitigation Closeout Report_20170908

Water Resources
ENVIRONMENTAL OUALITY
September 8, 2017
Division of Mitigation Services
Attn: Melonie Allen
1652 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1652
(via electronic mail)
Re: Meredell Farms Site
DMS ID #247 —CLOSEOUT ACCEPTANCE LETTER
Dear Ms. Allen,
ROY COOPER
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Scc,
S. JAY ZIMMERMAN
DWR Project # 2004-1612
Moore County
On May 23, 2016 and March 22, 2017, the Division of Water Resources (DWR) received close-out
packets 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 June 21, 2016, Katie
Merritt with DWR, visited the subject site to assess the vegetation and overall site conditions. On June
22, 2016, Ms. Merritt provided correspondence to DMS documenting issues with closing out the site. On
May 10, 2017, Ms. Merritt and Sue Homewood with DWR, revisited the site and determined that all
issues raised by Ms. Merritt had been resolved. Additionally, Ms. Homewood performed a stream
determination on UT -2. In response to Ms. Homewood's stream call on UT -2 and correspondence dated
May 25, 2017, DMS submitted a revised close-out report on August 3, 2017 for review. An asset map
and asset table are attached.
As a result of Ms. Merritt's review of the revised close-out request, the following mitigation is approved:
River Basin/Service Area
Mitigation
Type
Mitigation Ratio
Mitigation Units
Distance from
stream
Cape Fear/Randleman
Buffer
1:1
453,648 ft2
0-50' top of bank
Restoration
Buffer Mitigation
(Grandfathered for location —
site is located in 03030003)
TOTAL
453,648 ft2
Please feel free to contact Katie Merritt at [phone] if you have any questions regarding this
correspondence.
KAH/kym
Sincerely,
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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

ATTACHMENTS: Asset Map, Asset Table
cc:
File Copy - Katie Merritt
Page 212

Asset Table
Project
Applicable
Credit
Buffer Width
Buffer
Resulting
Notes:
Component
Rule
Eligible
Adjustment
Mitigation
Mitigation
All originally
the success criterion of 320
buffer
planted stems/acre; 11/12
Credit Ratio
Units
proposed
(sq. ft.)
All buffers=
e_z
(BMUs)
preservation
total stem density across all
50 feet
P (NS, u) = 3
removed due to
stems/acre respectively.
P (S, U) = 3
not meeting
P(NS,R)=5
P (S, R) = 10
location
requirement of
current rule
Ut 1
15A NCAC
174,558
None
1:1
174,558
028.0252
Ut 2
15A NCAC
114,968
None
1:1
114,968
removed Oii1f
028.0252
11,335 sq ft
M1
15A NCAC
164,122
None
1:1
164,122
028.0252
Totals
453,648
453,648
Success Criterion
Project Component
Success Criteria per
Success Criteria Met
Approved Mitigation Plan
Riparian Buffer
320 stems per acre
Yes — 9/12 plots exceeded
• 5 plots/transects
the success criterion of 320
planted stems/acre; 11/12
plots exceeded with
volunteers
Average planted density and
total stem density across all
plots is 475 and 1,753
stems/acre respectively.
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