20180196 Ver 1_Buffer Plan Approval letter_20190819

ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S.REGAN
Secretary
LINDA CULPEPPER
Director
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
August 19, 2019
Division of Mitigation Services
Attn: Jeff Schaffer
1652 MSC
Raleigh, NC 27699-1652
(via electronic mail: jelfschafferna,ncdenr.gov)
Re: Catfish Pond Mitigation Plan Approval
Dear Mr. Schaffer,
The Division of Water Resources (DWR) received a draft Mitigation Plan from the Division of
Mitigation Services (DMS) for the Catfish Pond site (Site) in 2019, for review and approval under 15A
NCAC 02B .0295 and 15A NCAC 02B .0240 to be used as either a buffer mitigation project or a
nutrient offset project. DWR reviewed the Mitigation Plan and provided comments and
recommendations. DMS submitted a revised Mitigation Plan that addressed all comments and
recommendations provided by DWR. The table below summarizes the timeline of the Mitigation Plan:
Project Site
DWR Project
Initial Mitigation
Revised Mitigation
Location/HUC
Name
ID #
Plan
Plan Received
Received(Final
Draft
Catfish Pond
2018-0196vl
May 8, 2019
August 14, 2019
03020201
Falls Lake WS
By copy of this letter, the subject mitigation plan is approved. A copy of the final draft can be found
online at: https://edocs.deg.ne.gov/WaterResources/O/doe/952596/Pagel.asox
Please feel free to call [phone] if you have any questions regarding this correspondence.
Sincerely, l�
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atie Merritt
401 & Buffer Permitting Branch
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cc: DWR File Copy (Katie Merritt)
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
512 North Salisbury Street 1 1617 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 2 769 9-1617