20081143 Ver 1_Year 7 credit release letter_20171128

Regulatory Division
Action ID No. SAW -2007-01188
Ms. Tiffani Bylow
Restoration Systems, LLC
1101 Haynes Street, Suite 211
Raleigh, North Carolina 27604
Dear Ms. Bylow:
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DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY NC Department of
WILMINGTON DISTRICT, CORPS OF ENGINEERS Environmental Quality
69 DARLINGTON AVENUE
WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA 28403-1343 Received
DEC 01 2017
November 28, 2017
Winston-Salem
Regional Office
This correspondence is in reference to the Cripple Creek Stream and Wetland Mitigation
Bank you are developing located east of Roney -Lineberry Road, north of Woodbrooke Drive,
south of Deep Creek Church Road and west of North Fonville Road, in northeast Alamance
County, North Carolina, within the Cape Fear River Basin, Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)
03030002. The purpose of this letter is to confirm the release of credits from this Bank upon
completion of Task 9 (7th Year Monitoring) and Task 10 (Full Site Success and Transfer of CE
to long term holder), as described in General Provision 19, of the Mitigation Banking Instrument
(MBI) for this project.
Pursuant to the Mitigation Banking Instrument (MBI) entitled, Cripple Creek Stream and
Wetland Mitigation Bank, dated December 1, 2009, 10 percent (10%) of the Bank's wetland
restoration credits and 15 percent (15%) of the Bank's stream restoration credits shall be
available for sale immediately upon completion of all of the following:
a. Submission of the 7th year monitoring report (Closeout Report).
b. Sponsor documents acceptable survival and growth of planted vegetation, as described
in under the success criteria in the monitoring section of the mitigation plan.
c. Sponsor will transfer the Conservation Easement to a long term holder prior to the final
release of credits.
Acceptable wetland hydrology as described under the success criteria in the monitoring
section of the mitigation plan was monitored during years 1-5 and was determined to be
successful.
The Year 7 Annual Monitoring Report for the Cripple Creek Mitigation Bank was submitted
on October 19, 2017, and a site inspection of the Bank was conducted on November 7, 2017. The

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report and site inspection revealed that, overall, the planted vegetation plots did meet the
established success criteria. As such, the vegetative success criteria have been achieved.
Documentation regarding the Conservation Easement transfer to Piedmont Land Conservancy,
the long term holder was received on November 10, 2017.
By copy of this correspondence, we confirm that you have satisfied the above requirements
and 673.05 linear feet of stream mitigation credits (SMCs) constituting 15% of the total stream
credits, are now available for sale. Additionally, 0.691 riparian wetland mitigation credits
(rWMCs) and 0.145 non -riparian wetland mitigation credits (nrWMCs) constituting 10% of the
Bank's wetland restoration credits are now available for sale. To date, 100 percent of the total
stream credits (4487.0 SMCs) have been released and 100% of the total wetland credits (6.91
rWMCs and 1.45 nrWMCs) have been released. Our records indicate that 3813.95 SMCs, 6.206
rWMCs and 1.148 nrWMCs have been debited from the Bank. Therefore, the current total
amount of credits available is 673.05 SMCs, 0.704 rWMCs and 0.302 nrWMCs. Please confirm
all of these totals on your mitigation bank ledger.
Thank you for your time and cooperation. If you have any questions, please contact either
me at [phone], ext. 24 or Mr. Andrew Williams, telephone [phone], ext. 26.
DISTRIBUTION:
Mr. Todd Allen Bowers
Wetlands & Streams Regulatory Section
NC Regulatory & Surface Coal Mining
61 Forsyth Street, SW
Atlanta, GA 30303-8960
Mr. Tony Able
Wetlands and Streams Regulatory Section
US EPA — Region 4
Sam Nunn Building
61 Forsyth Street, SW
Atlanta Georgia 30303-8960
Sincerely,
Jean B. Gibby
Chief, Raleigh Regulatory
Field Office

Mr. Pete Benjamin
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Fish and Wildlife Enhancement
Post Office Box 33726
Raleigh North Carolina 27636-3726
Mr. Kenneth Riley, Ph.D.
Habitat Conservation Division
National Marine Fisheries Service Southeast Region
101 Pivers Island Road
Beaufort, North Carolina 28516-9722
Ms. Sue Homewood
NC DENR Winston-Salem Regional Office
Division of Water Resources - Water Quality Programs
450 W. Hanes Mill Rd, Suite 300
Winston.SalemNC 27105
Mr. Travis W. Wilson
Eastern Region Highway Project Coordinator
Habitat Conservation Program
NC Wildlife Resources Commission
1718 Hwy 56 West
Creedmoor, NC 27522
Mr. Todd Tugwell
Regulatory Project Manager
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
3331 Heritage Trade Drive, Suite 105
Wake Forest, North Carolina 27587