20170110 Ver 2_Task 4 Release partial_20190131

ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
LINDA CULPEPPER
Director
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
January 31, 2019
DWR Project #: 2017-0110v2
Wayne County
Ms. Tiffani Bylow
Restoration Systems, LLC
1101 Haynes St., Suite 211
Raleigh, NC 27607
Re: Weaver Farm Mitigation Banking Instrument (MBI)
Weaver Farm Nutrient Offset & Buffer Mitigation Bank
Credit Release— Task 4 partial
Dear Ms. Bylow:
On December 6, 2018, the Division of Water Resources (DWR) received a Year 1 Monitoring Report
from Restoration Systems, LLC (RS) for the Weaver Farm Mitigation Site. The report indicated
substantial impacts to the trees associated with severe and prolonged flooding from Hurricane
Florence. Therefore, RS included a remedial action plan acknowledging the necessity to replant
a large portion of the site. In correspondence on January 7, 2019, Katie Merritt, with DWR,
expressed concern with the proposal to plant Acer rubrum and Taxodium distichum. Based on
comments provided by Ms. Merritt, RS decided to remove Taxodium distichum from the planting
plan and provided a reasonable justification that would warrant the use of Acer rubrum in the areas
that were impacted. By copy of this correspondence, DWR approves the revised remedial action
plan provided by RS. Due to the magnitude of remedial actions necessary on the site, a partial
credit release is being issued. When RS has confirmed in writing that all remedial actions are
complete and has provided Ms. Merritt with photo documentation of the completion of all work,
the remaining 2.5% for completion of task 4 will be issued.
On January 28, 2019, DWR received a continuation certificate for performance bond
(#22BSBHT4261) in the amount of $100,000 issued to RS from The Hartford Fire Insurance Company
to cover monitoring and maintenance at the subject site. The term of this bond applies through the
approval by DWR of the Year 2 Monitoring Report and therefore, is required to be renewed upon
notification of that approval. Future credit releases will be dependent on both the renewal of this
performance bond and the annual monitoring reports.
In accordance with the MBI, signed on July 7, 2017, the following Project Milestones have been
partially met, and the corresponding credits shall be released:
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
512 North Salisbury Street 1 1617 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
919.707.9000

Task/Milestones
Weaver Farm Site
Restoration Systems, LLC
January 30, 2019
Credit
4) Monitoring Report #1: Approved by the DWR & financial 7.5%
assurance renewed (partial)
By copy of this correspondence, DWR confirms that you have partially satisfied the above
requirements for the above -referenced tract and 7.5% of your Neuse riparian buffer Restoration
credits (0.075 x 267,894 ftZ = 26,789.420,092.05 ftZ) and 7.5% of your Nitrogen nutrient offset
credits (0.075 x 34,913.58 Ib -N = 2,618.52 Ib -N) are now available for sale.
Please note that nutrient offset credits generated at this site must be used for impacts in HUC
03020201 of the Neuse River Basin excluding the Falls Lake Watershed pursuant to 15A NCAC
02B .0240. Additionally, the riparian buffer credits must be used for impacts in the Neuse River
Basin according to guidelines in the Consolidated Buffer Mitigation Rule, 15A NCAC 02B.0295,
which became effective on November 1, 2015. Additionally, riparian buffer Preservation credits
cannot be converted into nutrient offset credits.
Please feel free to call Katie Merritt at [phone] if you have any questions regarding this
correspondence.
Sincerely,
VWl
Karen Higgins, Supervisor
401 & Buffer Permitting Branch
KAHAm
cc:File Copy (Katie Merritt)
Raymond Holz— Restoration Systems (via electronic mail)
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