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Attachment 2 CENTER FOR !d atEZSN,ES PROTECTION Memorandum Date: September 16, 2013 To: Forrest Westall, UNRBA From: Alix Matos, Cardno ENTRIX and Dr. Neely Law, Center for Watershed Protection RE: Revised Draft Scope for the UNRBA Nutrient Project 6 4�0� Card" ENTRIX Shaping the Future Cardno ENTRIX and the Center for Watershed Protection were asked by the UNRBA to develop a draft scope of work for the UNRBA Nutrient Project. The UNRBA will use this as a basis for discussions regarding scope of work and budget. This memorandum provides a draft scope for the two tasks associated with the RFQ released by the UNRBA for a Nutrient Credit Study and Credit Tool Development Project. This draft scope also includes a third task which was identified at a meeting held in Hillsborough, NC on July 29th, 2013 attended by members of the UNRBA and staff at NCDWR, the Center for Watershed Protection, and Cardno ENTRIX. The level of effort associated with this third task was modified following responses to the initial draft scope provided by you in an email dated August 91h, 2013. This scope of work has been revised several times based on discussions and reviews with the Executive Director. Verbal and written comments from members of the UNRBA have also been considered in these revisions. Table 1 provides draft descriptions of the work, hours, and budget associated with these three tasks. Hours and budget are provided at the subtask level to provide information for planning and review of the appropriate tasks that are needed to complete the products and work required under the RFQ. Green line items generally indicate documentation while gray line items indicate meetings, conference calls, or webinars. This scope includes the following assumptions: The screening process will reduce the number of nutrient reducing measures from 55 to between 20 and 25 measures. The final number of measures developed for this project will depend on discussions with UNRBA and NCDWR regarding development of additional supporting documentation for some measures. In other words, if additional documentation is requested for certain measures, this effort will reduce the number of BMPs that are included in the project. • Variations in credits based on design parameters will be based on available data • Based on the meeting held in Raleigh, NC on August 28th, 2013 (attended by members of the UNRBA and staff at NCDWR, the Center for Watershed Protection, and Cardno ENTRIX), the development of an accounting tool for these measures may evolve depending on the outcome of additional meetings and discussions and the results of the screening analysis. o Task 2 will be divided into one standard task (2.1) and two optional tasks (2.2 and 2.3). The budget associated with Task 2.1 will be increased to allow for a more formal review and selection process for the calculation tool. This budget