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This notice announces a Prospectus that has been submitted for the development of the Lodi Stream and Wetland Mitigation Bank pursuant to 33 CFR 332, Compensatory Mitigation for Losses of Aquatic Resources (Federal Register: April 10, 2008, effective June 9, 2008).

Public Notice No. 18-52 Nashville District Application No. LRN-2018-00860 Date: November 29, 2018; Expires: December 29, 2018

Please address comments to: Nashville District Corps of Engineers, Regulatory Division

3701 Bell Road, Nashville, TN 37214-2660 SUBJECT: This notice announces a Prospectus that has been submitted for the development of the Lodi Stream and Wetland Mitigation Bank pursuant to 33 CFR 332, Compensatory Mitigation for Losses of Aquatic Resources (Federal Register: April 10, 2008, effective June 9, 2008). BANK SPONSOR: Resource Environmental Solutions, LLC ATTN: Ken Barry – S&ME, Inc. 6515 Nightingale Lane Knoxville, TN 37909 LOCATION: The proposed mitigation bank is located on a 119-acre farm in Athens, McMinn County, Tennessee (Latitude N 35.495666, Longitude W -84.700512). The proposed mitigation bank would rehabilitate 19,464 linear feet of Possum Creek and unnamed tributaries to Possum Creek, and enhance and preserve 64.1 acres of wetlands adjacent to Possum Creek and its tributaries. PURPOSE: The Lodi Stream Mitigation Bank proposes to provide compensatory stream and wetland mitigation credits for permitted impacts within a primary service area comprised of the Hiwassee Watershed (HUC 06020002). The Bank’s proposed secondary service area includes the portions of the Middle Tennessee-Chickamauga (HUC 06020001), Watts Bar/Ft Loudoun (HUC 06010201), Ocoee (HUC 06020003), Conasauga (HUC 03150101), and Lower Little Tennessee River (HUC 06010204) watersheds within the State of Tennessee. GENERAL INFORMATION: Mitigation banks are defined as a site, or suite of sites, where aquatic resources (e.g., wetlands, streams, riparian areas) are restored, established, enhanced, and/or preserved for the purpose of providing compensatory mitigation for impacts authorized by Department of the Army (DA) permits pursuant to Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 and/or Section 404 of the Clean Water Act. In general, units of restored, established, enhanced or preserved wetlands or streams are expressed as “credits” which may subsequently be withdrawn to offset “debits” incurred at a permitted project site. In this way, a permit requirement to provide compensatory mitigation can be transferred to the mitigation bank sponsor. The operation and use of a mitigation bank are governed by an approved mitigation banking instrument (MBI). The MBI is the legal document for the establishment, operation and use of a mitigation bank. This bank is intended to be a private commercial bank. The sponsor would be responsible for the successful development of the mitigation bank including monitoring and reporting requirements. A group of federal and state regulatory and resource agency representatives known as the Interagency Review Team (IRT) would oversee the establishment and management of the bank. The IRT is chaired by the US Army Corps of Engineers, Nashville District (USACE). The primary role of the IRT is to facilitate establishment of the mitigation bank through the development of a mitigation banking instrument (MBI). The IRT will review the prospectus, instrument, and other appropriate documents and provide comments to the USACE. Approval of the use of the bank for specific projects is the decision of the USACE pursuant to Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 and/or Section 404 of the Clean Water Act and/or the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) pursuant to Section 401 of the CWA and/or applicable state of Tennessee statute(s) and regulation(s). The USACE and TDEC provide no guarantee that any particular individual or general permit would be authorized to use the bank for compensation. PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The project goals are to improve ecological functions within the ecosystem by creating a healthy and self-sustaining aquatic environment through rehabilitation of 19,464 linear feet of Possum Creek and tributaries to Possum Creek, and enhancement and preservation of 64.1 acres of wetlands adjacent to Possum Creek and its tributaries. Stream functional uplift will be provided through improvement of stream hydrology, reduction of streambank erosion, mprovement to aquatic and terrestrial habitat, and improvement to riparian stream buffers. Wetland functional uplift will be provided through restoration of wetland hydrology and improvement to aquatic habitat. The proposed stream mitigation approach involves a combination of creation of 2,331 linear feet of new stream channel, restoration of 10,175 linear feet of existing stream channel, and preservation of 6,867 linear feet of existing stream channel. The proposed wetland mitigation approach involves a combination of enhancement of 53.3 acres of wetland and preservation of 10.8 acres of wetland. Details of the mitigation plan are contained in the Lodi Mitigation Bank Prospectus dated October 2018. The plan can be viewed by emailing Ms. Peyton Abernathy at: Peyton.S.Abernathy@usace.army.mil.

HISTORIC AND CULTURAL RESOURCES: A search of the National Register returned no findings of historic properties currently listed on the National Register of Historic Places within the project area. A Phase I cultural/archaeological survey has not been conducted for the site. At this early stage in the regulatory process, no project design plans have been submitted; therefore, USACE cannot yet complete an effects determination for historic and cultural resources. The USACE invites responses to this public notice from American Indian Tribes or tribal governments; Federal, State, and local agencies; historical and archeological societies; and other parties likely to have knowledge or concerns regarding historic properties and cultural significance at or near the project area. Upon submittal of the design plans, USACE would evaluate the design plans along with any substantive comments from this public notice to determine the potential to effect historic and cultural resources in compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. If USACE determines that consultation is required, consultation with the Tennessee Historic Commission State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO), and American Indian Tribes will follow, as appropriate. ENDANGERED/THREATENED SPECIES REVIEW: A review of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) website, http://ecos.fws.gov/ipac identified the following federally-listed species that are known to occur or believed to occur in McMinn County, Tennessee:

Species Nomenclature

Federal Status

Mammals

Indiana Bat (Myotis sodalist)

Endangered

Gray Bat (Myotis grisescens)

Endangered

Northern Long-eared Bat (Myotis septentrionalis)

Threatened

Clams

Cumberland Bean (pearlymussel) (Villosa trabalis)

Endangered

Fishes

Snail Darter (Percina tanasi)

Threatened

Flowering Plants

White Fringeless Orchid (Platanthera integrilabia)

Threatened

Copy of this notice is being furnished to USFWS for their review. After receipt of any comments, the USACE will evaluate the potential effects to proposed and/or listed species and their designated critical habitat, and initiate consultation with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, if required. COMMENT PERIOD: Written statements received in this office within 30 days from the date of this notice will become part of the record and will be considered in the determination. Any response to this notice should be directed to the Nashville District Corps of Engineers, Regulatory Division, Attention: Peyton S. Abernathy at the above address or via email:Peyton.S.Abernathy@usace.army.mil. \s\ Joshua W. Frost Chief, Technical Services Branch Regulatory Division U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

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Public Notice 18-52 File No. LRN-2018-00860 Exhibit A McVEY PROPERTY BOUNDARY SCALE:

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LODI STREAM MITIGATION SERVICE McMINN COUNTY, TENNESSEE

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Drawing Path: C:\Users\jrowe\Desktop\New folder (2)\FIG3_EXISTING FEATURES MAP.mxd plotted by JRowe 10-31-2018

Public Notice 18-52 File No. LRN-2018-00860 Exhibit B LODI STREAM MITIGATION BANK EXISTING AQUATIC RESOURCES MAP LODI STREAM MITIGATION SERVICE MCMINN COUNTY, TENNESSEE

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McVEY PROPERTY BOUNDARY LODI MITIGATION SITE USFWS NWI MAP WETLAND TYPE FRESHWATER FORESTED/SHRUB WETLAND FRESHWATER POND RIVERINE

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SOILS WITHIN PROPERTY BOUNDARY: AcF - Apison-Coile complex, 25 to 60 percent slopes AsF - Apison-Sunlight complex, 25 to 60 percent slopes, very rocky BeB - Bellamy silt loam, 1 to 5 percent slopes Bm - Bloomingdale silty clay loam, occasionally flooded ** CnC2 - Coile silt loam, 5 to 12 percent slopes, eroded CnD2 - Coile silt loam, 12 to 25 percent slopes, eroded CnE3 - Coile silt loam, 5 to 35 percent slopes, gullied CtC2 - Corryton-Townley complex, 5 to 12 percent slopes, eroded Ha - Hamblen silt loam, clayey substratum, 0 to 3 percent slopes, occasionally flooded ** SuC - Sunlight-Apison complex, 5 to 12 percent slopes, very rocky SuD - Sunlight-Apison complex, 12 to 25 percent slopes, very rocky TwB2 - Townley-Coile complex, 2 to 5 percent slopes, eroded WoB - Wolftever silt loam, 1 to 5 percent slopes, occasionally flooded ** WoC - Wolftever silt loam, 5 to 12 percent slopes ** = Hydric Soils

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Public Notice 18-52 File No. LRN-2018-00860 Exhibit D

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Drawing Path: C:\Users\jrowe\Desktop\New folder (2)\FIG7_MITIGATION SITE AERIAL MAP .mxd plotted by JRowe 10-31-2018

Public Notice 18-52 File No. LRN-2018-00860 Exhibit E LODI STREAM MITIGATION BANK PROPOSED MITIGATION AERIAL MAP LODI STREAM MITIGATION SERVICE MCMINN COUNTY, TENNESSEE

Drawing Path: C:\Users\jrowe\Desktop\New folder (2)\FIG6_MITIGATION SITE TOPO MAP.mxd plotted by JRowe 10-31-2018

Public Notice 18-52 File No. LRN-2018-00860 Exhibit F LODI STREAM MITIGATION BANK PROPOSED MITIGATION TOPO MAP LODI STREAM MITIGATION SERVICE MCMINN COUNTY, TENNESSEE

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PRIMARY SERVICE AREA SECONDARY SERVICE AREA 8 DIGIT HYDROLOGIC UNIT CODE WATERSHED TENNESSEE ECOREGION ECOREGION 67 67f 67g 67h 67i

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06010201 (WATTS BAR LAKE)

06010204 (LOWER LITTLE TENNESSEE)

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(FEET) REFERENCE: GIS BASE LAYERS WERE OBTAINED FROM USDA:NRCS AND ESRI. THIS MAP IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. ALL FEATURE LOCATIONS DISPLAYED ARE APPROXIMATED. THEY ARE NOT BASED ON CIVIL SURVEY INFORMATION, UNLESS STATED OTHERWISE.

Public Notice 18-52 File No. LRN-2018-00860 Exhibit G

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LODI STREAM MITIGATION SERVICE MCMINN COUNTY, TENNESSEE

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PROJECT NUMBER:

7243-18-004

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