Swiftie Mitigation Bank
North Carolina
Watershed
HUC 03020101
Pre-Construction
Swiftie is a mitigation bank located in the Inner Coastal Plain ecoregion within the Tar-Pamlico Watershed (HUC 03020101). The Bank is to provide stream, riparian wetland, non-riparian wetland, buffer, phosphorus, and nutrient load reduction credits (“Nutrient Offset Credits”) for development (both existing and proposed), or to offset NPDES permitted wastewater nutrient sources requiring mitigation or offset. The Swiftie final mitigation plan and NOBI was submitted in February 2024 for the approval of the USACE District Engineers (USACE) – Wilmington District, which is subject to the approval of the USACE district Engineers (DE) in consultation with the North Carolina Inter-Agency Review Team (IRT) and the North Carolina Environmental Quality – Division of Water Resources (DWR). The Bank will produce a total of 4,313.26 stream credits, 15.17 riparian wetland credits, 21.51 non-riparian wetland 59,504.21 pounds of nitrogen, 3,832.54 pounds of phosphorus and 303,546.73 square feet of riparian buffer credits.
During Construction
Primary Service Area: Tar-Pamlico
County and State: Edgecombe County, NC
Credit Types Available: Stream, Wetland, Buffer, Nitrogen, Phosphorus
Project Goals
- Promote nutrient and sediment reduction in agricultural areas by restoring and preserving wetlands, streams, and riparian buffers.
- Continue targeted implementation of projects under the Nutrient Offset and Buffer programs, as well as focusing NC Department of Transportation (NCDOT) sponsored restoration in areas where they will provide the most functional improvement to the ecosystem.
- Protect, augment, and connect Natural Heritage Areas and other conservation lands.
