20170887 Ver 2_BPDP Approval Letter_20181227

ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
LINDA CULPEPPER
interim Director
Shawn Wilkerson
Wildlands Holdings IV, LLC
1430 South Mint St, Suite 104
Charlotte, NC 28203
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
December 27, 2018
Re: Bethel Branch BPDP Approval
Dear Mr. Wilkerson,
The Division of Water Resources (DWR) received a draft Bank Parcel Development Package
(BPDP) for the Bethel Branch Mitigation Site (Site) in 2018, for review and approval under the
terms and conditions of the Cane Creek Nutrient Offset and Buffer Umbrella Mitigation Banking
Instrument for Riparian Buffer Mitigation and Nutrient Offsets (UMBI). The UMBI was made and
entered into by Wildlands IV, LLC (WIV) acting as the Bank Sponsor, and the DWR. Katie Merritt,
with DWR, reviewed the BPDP document and provided comments and recommendations. DWR
received a revised BPDP that addressed all comments and recommendations provided by Ms.
Merritt. The table below summarizes the timeline of the BPDP:
Project Site
DWR Project
Initial BPDP
Revised BPDP
Public Notice
Name
ID #
Received
Received
Date
Final Draft
Bethel Branch
2017-0887
August 17, 2018
November 29, 2018
December 6, 2018
BPDP
v2
The closing date for the public notice was December 21, 2018. DWR received no comments
regarding the subject BPDP document. This document is approved. A hard copy of the BPDP
placed on public notice is required for our files as soon as possible.
According to the credit release schedule outlined in your UMBI, the following items are
required prior to receiving your first credit release of twenty percent (20%):
• Recorded Conservation Easement approved by DWR
• Financial Assurance documents if applicable
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North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
512 North Salisbury Street 1 1611 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1611
919.707.9000

Bethel Branch
December 27, 2018
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Please feel free to call Katie Merritt at [phone] if you have any questions regarding this
correspondence.
Sincerely,
Karen Higgins, Supervisor
401 & Buffer Permitting Unit
KAH/km
cc: File Copy (Katie Merritt)
Andrea Eckardt - Wildlands (via electronic mail)