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LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL
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1111155 Red Run Boulevard. Suite 130 Owings Nlills, MD 21117 410-356-5159 - PII 410-356-5822 -- FAX
909 C'apabilit? Drive, Suite 3100 Raleigh, NC 27,606 919-829-9909 - PH 919-829-9913 - FAX
TO: Eric Kulz
NC Division of Water Quality
Central Office
ATTN:
DATE: 12/17/2008
RE: EBX Hargett Response
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Environmental Banc & Exchange
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10055 Red Run Boulevard
Suite 130
Owings Mills, MD 21117
p 410.356.5159

Ms. Cyndi B. Karoly p 888.781.7075
f 410.356.5822
Program Manager
401 Oversight and Express Review Program 0 Drive
Suite
North Carolina Department of Environment Raleigh, NC 27606
and Natural Resources p 919.829.9909
Division of Water Quality f 919.829.9913
1650 Mail Service Center 604 Greene Street
Raleigh, NC 27699-1650 suds 100
Camden, SC 29020
p 803.427.7877
Re: Hargett Buffer Mitigation Site f 410.356.5822
Year 5 Annual Monitoring Report DWQ Response
www.ebxusa.com
Lenoir and Jones Counties
DWQ #08-1539
Dear Ms. Karoly:
In response to your letter dated October 15, 2008, Environmental Banc & Exchange is
planning our adaptive management activity for the Hargett Buffer Mitigation Site. Our
comments are as follows:
• Your letter refers to the site being in the fourth year of monitoring, but we have
completed our final fifth year of monitoring.
• We have spoken with Eric Kulz regarding the 320 trees per acre at maturity.
Vegetation plot H2 does not meet the 320 trees per acre and we will be planting 5-
year-old containerized trees. We will meet the vegetative success criteria for the
entire site after the supplemental planting.
• Survival data for each species in the vegetation monitoring plots was provided.
The information is provided in the report (Table 2.2008 Vegetation Monitoring
Plot Species Composition). Tables 2 when used in conjunction with Table 1 -
Tree Species Planted in 2004 provides the data requested. If this is not a
sufficient format for this data, we can provide a new Table.
Please let us know if you have any further questions or comments.
Sincerely,
Norton Webster
Project Manager
cc: Guy Pearce-NCEEP
Thom Rinker
Ely Perry