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Fish and Wildlife Associates, Inc.
25 Water Tower Lane • P.O. Box 241 • Whittier, NC 28789
Phone: [phone] • [phone] • Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail] • Web: www.fishandwildlifeassociates.com
July 20, 2007
Cyndi Karoly
Division of Water Quality
401/Wetlands Unit
1650 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1650
RE: BannerLowes Restoration Project
Streams and Wetlands
DWQ Project #03-1134/ COE #200330365
Post Construction Monitoring Report
Dear Ms. Karoly:
Enclosed is the 2006 Post Construction report on the BannerLowes Stream and Wetland
Mitigation Project for the Collett development project on US 184 in Banner Elk, NC.
Please contact me if you have any questions or comments.
Sincerely,

Barbara S. Wiggins
CC: Amanda Jones, COE
Mr. Bob Stultz
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BannerLowe Mitigation Project
UTA, UTB and Elk River Restoration
Wetland Restoration
DWQ #03-1134
USCOE Action ID No. 200330365
Post-Construction Report 2006
Prepared for submission to:
US Corps of Engineers
NC Dept of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
List of Figures ..................................................................................................................... ii
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List o Ta es ......................................................................................................................iii
PROJECT SITE ...:......................................................................................~--- -....................1
PROJECT HISTORY ..................................................................................... ..................... 4
METHODS ..................................................................................................... ..................... 4
RESULTS ....................................................................................................... ..................... 5
Existing Conditions 2004 ............................................................................... ..................... 5
Post Construction Monitoring 2005-2006 ...................................................... ..................... 6
FUTURE SAMPLING ................................................................................... ................... 10
Appendix A: Preconstructon Photographs .................................................... ...................11
Appendix B ..................................................................................................... ................... 20
Stream As Built Surveys .................................................................... ................... 21
Photographs 2005 ............................................................................... ................... 28
Appendix C ..................................................................................................... ................... 36
Vegetation Monitoring Plot Tables ................................................... ................... 37
Vegetation Monitoring Plot Photographs .......................................... ................... 39
Crass Section Graphs and Photographs October 2006 ....................... ................... 44
Longitudinal Survey Graphs 2005-2006 ............................................ ................... 51
Longitudinal Photographs October 2006 ........................................... ................... 54
Pebble Count Graphs October 2006 ................................................... ................... 59
Groundwater, Stream level and Crest Gage Graphs ........................... ................... 61
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List of Figures
Figure 1. Location of BannerLowe Stream and Wetland Restoration Site ....................... 2
Figure 2. Elk Longitudinal profile graph, Avery County, NC, 2006 ................................. 8
Figure 3. UTA Longitudinal profile graph, Avery County, NC, 2006 ............................... 8
Figure 4. UTB Longitudinal profile graph, Avery County, NC, 2006 ............................... 9
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List of Tables
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BannerLowe Mitigation Project
UTA, UTB and Elk River Restoration
' Wetland Restoration
DWQ #03-1134
USCOE Action ID No. 200330365
Post-Construction Monitorin 2006
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PROJECT SITE
' The BannerLowe Mitigation Project is located in Avery County, NC in the Town of Banner
Elk. The project is located south of Banner Elk on the west side of NC 184 (Tynecastle Road),
in the mountasn ecoregion of North Carolina (Figure 1}. The property at BannerLowes is
' composed of a total of 29.3 acres bordering Tynecastle Road. Tynecastle Road is the major
thoroughfare into the Town of Banner Elk and the primary commercial corridor. This property
has 720 feet of road frontage on Tynecastle Road. Primary access to the tract is through the
' Lowes access drive from Tynecastle Road. Secondary access is over a private road (Glove
Factory Lane) adjacent to the old Glove Factory land (south} and a private road (Stonebridge
Lane) adjacent to a Car Wash (north}. Land use in the project vicinity is commercial along
Tynecastle Road with residential homes set back from the road. The property was used for a
residential home, barn and agricultural pasture prior to construction of the commercial
buildings.
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The project is located within the Elk River watershed of the Watauga River Basin. The site lies
in US Geological Survey (USGS) Cataloging Unit 06010103 and North Carolina Division of
Water Quality (NCDWQ) sub-basin 44-02-01 of the Watauga River Basin. The mitigation
project involves three streams and two wetlands on the property. There are two unnamed
tributaries (UTA &UTB), with UTA flowing into the Elk River on the southeast side of the
property. UTB flows into the Elk river at a point downstream of the property. The Elk River
borders the property on the east side. The drainage areas involved include the Elk River at 2.95
square miles, the UTA at 4.04 square miles, and the UTB at 0.1 square miles.
The Elk River flows parallel to Tynecastle Road and bisects the property. The Elk River was
approximately six feet wide and six inches deep with a cobble, gravel, and sand substrate. The
river experiences impacts from beaver activity and floods (March 2003 and September 2044).
These impacts had resulted in bank and channel degradation of the Elk River on the property.
Preconstruction conditions can be seen in the photographs in Appendix A.
Table 1. Summary of As-built Lengths and Restoration Approaches.
Reaeh Name As-built Length (ft) Restoration Approach
Elk River 387 Restoration
UTA 536 Relocation and Restoration
UTB 1,089 Relocation and Restoration

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' For the restoration project, the lower portion of the Elk River (3871f) was stabilized and the
profile and dimension restored in the stretch (Figure 2). UTA was relocated to the south side of
' the property and restored for a length of 5361£ Another UT joins with UTA near the head of
the stream, but is not included in the mitigation project. UTA is a perennial stream and was
channelized prior to the project. See photographs of the stream before the project was
constructed in Appendix A. UTB had been channelized and all riparian vegetation removed
during the agricultural use of the property. UTB was an intermittent stream upstream of the
property and became a perennial stream downstream at the confluence with two tributaries
draining the springs west of the property. UTB was relocated and restored to a length of 1,089
lf. UTB had been channeiizeci through the pasture, flowing northward into an old pond bed
' (Appendix A).
The restoration project included two wetlands located adjacent to the Elk River on the east side
' of the river. The project restored x acres of the downstream wetland. The upstream wetland
above the bridge was located between the stormwater wetland BMP and the Elk River. It was
restored to x acres m size.
The design for the BannerLowe project involved the restoration of channel dimension, pattern,
and profile on the Elk River and two of its unnamed tributaries (UTA and UTB). After
' construction was complete, 2,012 feet of stream had been restored on the site and x acres of
wetland. This Annual Report details the results of the monitoring efforts performed during
2006 (Year 1) at the BannerLowe Site.

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Project History
February 2005 Site Mitigation Plan Completed
May 2005 Construction Begins on UTA and UTB
July 2005 Completed Construction of UTA and UTB;
preliminary live stakes, matting and seeding
October 2005 Completed Construction of Elk River; vandalism of
planted trees and shrubs on UTA and UTB noted
December 2005 Trees and shrubs planted on streams and river
January 2006 UTA repaired
Apri12006 Live stake planting on streams and river; ATV
damage to buffer on UTA noted
May 2006 Completed Construction of Wetland Cells;
Repaired structure on UTB
June 2006 Wetland areas seeded and live stakes; buffers
reseeded and planted
September 2006 Replanted vandalized or damaged/dead trees and
shrubs
November-December 2006 Additional replacement trees planted in buffers
METHODS

April-May 2007 Live stakes planted on wetland berm along river
June 2007 lst Annual Monitoring Report
Longitudinal and cross section reference sites were photographed immediately after construction
and will be documented for at least five years following construction. Photographs will be taken
at each of the vegetation plots during each growing season for at least five years following
construction. Two (2) permanent cross-sections will be installed per 1,400 linear feet of stream
restoration work, with one (1) located at a riffle cross-section and one (1) located at a pool cross-
section. There were two cross sections installed on each restored stream segment. A
longitudinal profile will be completed once during the first year after construction and then every
two years (for a total of three times over the five year monitoring period). Measurements will
include thalweg, water surface, inner berm, bankfull, and top of low bank.
Bank erosion measurements will be made at each permanent cross section. A bank erodibility
hazard index (BERT) score will also be made at each cross section. Pebble counts will be
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conducted at each permanent cross section (100 counts per cross section) and reach-wide over
twenty bankfull widths (100 counts total). Pebble counts will be conducted one year after
construction and at a two-year interval thereafter at the time the longitudinal field surveys are
performed.
Vegetative monitoring plots were established on each of the stream restoration stretches. There
were two 25'x 50' plots each established on UTA, UTB and the Elk River. Trees and shrubs are
flagged and counted each year and survival will be determined based on initial plantings. Within
these monitoring plots, herbaceous vegetation will be monitored using a one meter plot for
determining density and diversity of herbaceous vegetation. Live stakes are monitored with one
plot 50' long on both sides of the streams adjacent to the vegetative monitoring plots, with all
live stakes counted and tracked to determine survival.
' Wetlands will be monitored for success using hydrology determinations through groundwater
wells, crest gage, stream gage and rainfall data, wetland rating scores, vegetative stem counts,
herbaceous density and diversity, hydrophytic vegetation, and photographs of the two wetland
' areas through the monitoring period. These conditions will be monitored for five years or until
success criteria have been met.
' RESULTS -Listed Chronologically from Pre Construction
Pre Construction Conditions 2004
' Pre-construction observations in April 2004 of the streams UTA and UTB showed impacts from
the agricultural use of the land surrounding the two streams. Photographs of the pre-construction
' conditions can be found in Appendix A. UTA had very Little buffer and was not protected from
livestock access. UTB had some areas of natural vegetation and buffer, especially near the
wetland areas on the west side of the project. Most of UTB was heavily impacted from clearing
' and livestock access, with drastic changes in pattern and dimension as can be seen in the
photographs in Appendix A. The Elk River through the project had areas of bank erosion,
dimension impacts from beaver dams, and clearing of the buffer through mast of the length
' within the project boundaries.
The wetlands on the project had been impacted historically through fill and livestock access to
the area. All of the valley wetlands and the Elk River were heavily impacted through three
consecutive floods in September 2004. The Elk River shifted its channel to the west and much
of the wetlands closest to the river were f lied with sand and rock debris from the floods. The
' Elk River was relocated back into its original channel in October to prevent the channel erosion
and sediment load from cutting a new channel. The wetland areas adjacent to the river were
heavily impacted from sand and rack deposits and were greatly reduced in size and function.
Photographs of these conditions can be seen in Appendix A. Restoration of the wetlands and the
connection with the Elk River through the mitigation plan would restore these wetland areas.
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Post C'onstruetion 2005-2006
' Vegetation Monitoring
Longitudinal Profile and Cross Section
Bank Erosion estimates and BEHI
' Pebble Count
Wetland Restoration
' Plans showing as built conditions for the three streams and the two wetlands are included in
Appendix B. The active project construction extended over a long period of time with more than
a year in construction and planting activities for the project. As can be seen on the timetable of
' the project history, the stream restoration projects were completed at two different times in 2005.
The wetlands were not completed until May of 2006. Vegetation planting efforts were spread
out throughout and are continuing into 2007, due to seasonal planting requirements. There were
' multiple impacts to the streams and wetlands from adjacent construction activities, including
stormwater BMP construction, sediment and erosion control structures, utility installations, and
general construction impacts. Vandalism had been noted in 2005 and is still being observed
through current field surveys. All of these impacts on the projects will be discussed as it
impacted the individual monitoring components and how the impacts were repaired. Lowes
opened for business in early July 2006, ending most landscaping and associated construction
' activities.
No excessive rainfall events or floods occurred during 2005 or 2006. Rain events are
' documented under the Wetland Restoration monitoring for the site. There were high stream
level events but no bankfull events in 2005 or 2006 as recorded by the crest gage. More
discussion of the precipitation and stream levels will be covered under the stream longitudinal
' profile and the wetland restoration sections of this report.
Vegetation Monitoring
' STREAMS
Plantings on the three streams began as early as July 2005 and are still continuing into 2007.
1 There was a partial livestake planting on UTA and UTB in July 2005 along with native grass
seeding to provide an initial headstart for bank stabilization. Elk River was planted with native
seeds and Iivestakes in October of 2005. All three streams were planted with trees in December
' 2005 and with the rest of the livestakes in March/April of 2006. Some areas on the streams and
the Elk River could not be planted, due to continuing site construction, sediment control fencing,
and other limiting factors. In December 2005, a sewer line crossing disturbed a portion of UTB
t and a construction vehicle became stuck in UTA, requiring repairs on both those streams.
Several trees that had been planted along along the streams and river were observed run over,
pushed over or pulled up. Constriction on utility lines had impacted all plantings near the lower
' section of UTB on the west side.
UTA had lost all of its tree plantings on the south side of the stream in the area from the berm to
the side unnamed tributary, probably due to the ATV that was observed in May 2006 using the
area as a dnving track. The area was posted with signs and replanted m the summer of 2006.
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Initial vegetation plantings were surveyed during July 2006 for live stakes, tree plantings and
herbaceous cover in the monitoring plots (See photographs in Appendix B).
WETLANDS
Wetlands were completed in May 2006 and seeds and livestakes were planted where final
construction grade was in place. The wetland areas immediately showed signs of hydrology,
hydric soil development and immediate establishment of hydrophytic vegetation with good
growth as can be seen in the Photos in Appendix B. Both wetlands could not be planted along
the Elk River due to construction activities and the upper wetland was limited in planting on the
stormwater wetland side until after June 2006. The joint monitoring plots for the lower wetland
' and the Elk River were established and initial stem counts were made.
RESULTS
' Vegetative monitoring plot data for the streams and wetlands showed some of the above impacts
during the July survey, but not all of the impacts. The tables of the results can be seen in
Appendix B. The data shown are the initial planting data because none of the plots have been
' through a full growing season except for the live stakes on UTA and UTB. Only six monitoring
plots out of eleven were up to design planting numbers in 2006. The other five plots were still
under impacts from construction activities. The number of tree and shrub stems per acre ranged
' from 67 to 633 stemslacre. Livestake plots ranged from 1200 to 1633 stemslacre on the streams.
The wetlands monitoring plots were only partially planted in 2006 and ranged from no livestakes
in one plot to 600 stems/acre in the second plot. Herbaceous plots were established on all streams
' and wetlands in 2006 and will be surveyed in 2007 after a full year of unimpacted growth.
Preliminary surveys show that the herbaceous plots are experiencing good growth and cover in
the meter plot. New plantings and replantings of trees, shrubs and livestakes are planned for the
' winter of 2006-2007 to insure the initial counts met design criteria and will be reported in the
2007 monitoring report.
' Longitudinal Profile and Cross Section
The total length of stream channel restored on the three streams on the site was 2012 feet. This
entire length was inspected during Year 1 of the monitoring period (2006) to assess stream
' performance. Two cross sections and one longitudinal profile on each stream were surveyed and
plotted in October 2006 and are shown in Appendix B. A third cross section on Stream B (Cross
Section #1) was located in the intermittent flow section and has had no flows except for rain
runoff. This cross section will be dropped and the two downstream cross sections will be used.
Longitudinal profile graphs for each stream are shown in Figures 3-5. Based on the data
' collected, all riffles, pools, and other constructed features along the restored channel are stable
and functioning as designed. The lack of significant problem areas along the length of the
restored channel after the occurrence of at least one nver flow larger than bankfull discharge
further supports functionality of the design. It is expected that stability and in-stream habitat of
the system will only improve in the coming years as permanent vegetation becomes more
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Photographs of each stream profile and cross section are included in the Appendix B of this
report.
Bank Erosion estimates and BEHI
Bank erosion estimates were not performed in 2006, but the cross section surveys show no
change from the as-built conditions. Erosion pins will be installed in 2007 and monitored for the
remainder of the monitoring period.
BEHI observations for UTA were low to very low as the vegetation is very well established, the
channel is connected to its floodplain, and the slope is low. There is one area of higher BEHI
where the second UT confluence enters UTA. UTB has more disturbed channel where the flood
event in late 2005 washed out all channel vegetation down to rock and bedrock, but the stream
banks were recovering and were well covered with vegetation. UTB BEHI ranges from Low to
Moderate with some areas showing a High rating. The Elk River has vegetation growing along
its stream banks, but has been slow to completely cover the banks as the majority of the bank
materials were large cobble and even some boulders. This helps to maintain the stability of the
stream banks even without the vegetation growth. The Elk River BEHI ranges from Very Low
to Moderate, depending on the amount of rocks present in the bank.
Pebble Count
Pebble counts at each permanent cross section and reach-wide over twenty bankfull widths were
performed on the three restored streams and the data is shown in Appendix B. Pebble counts for
the Elk River show a very coarse gravel substrate for the river. UTA and UTB have a medium
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' gravel substrate. UTB is receiving some sediment from the upstream channel construction which
has not had any water flow other than rain runoff since construction began on the site. The
' intermittent channel has become ephemeral until the confluence with the wetland channels.
Downstream of the wetland flow the UTB is perennial.
' Wetland Restoration
Two wetland areas adjacent to the Elk River on the east side were restored. This construction
was completed in June 2006 and the wetlands have not experienced a full year after construction
yet. Preliminary groundwater data, stream height, and crest levels from August 2006 to February
2007 are shown in Appendix B. Initial data indicates that when the stream levels rise, the
groundwater gages in the two wetlands also respond with a rise in water level. Soil observations
indicate that hydric soils are already developing in both wetland areas. Hydric vegetation has
' covered both wetlands except in the deeper water areas. The upper wetland has experienced
ponding on the Lower end and adjustments are being made to lower the standing water level.
Final adjustments will be made dunng the growing season of 2007 in order to maintain
' hydrology of the wetland. All indications show that the two created wetlands are functioning as
effective wetlands and maintaining the hydrology, vegetation and hydric soil conditions of a
npanan wetland connected to the ad}scent Elk River.
FUTURE SAMPLING
Annual sampling will be performed at the BannerLowes Project site in 2007, 2008, 2009 and
2010.

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Appendix A
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Project, Banner Elk, NC, May 2005.
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34

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35

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Appendix C
Vegetation Monitoring Plot Tables
Vegetation Monitoring Plot Photographs 2006
Cross Section Graphs and Photographs October 2006
Longitudinal Survey Graphs 2005-2006
Longitudinal Photographs October 2006
Pebble Count Graphs October 2006
Groundwater, Stream level and Crest Gage Graphs
36

1

BannerLowe Vegetation Monitoring Plot Table
UTA Monitoring Plots
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Plant # # Plants # Plants # Plants # Plants
UTA Lower Monitoring Plot
Original Species Total # 19
Survival
Volunteer Species
Total trees r acre 633
UTA Upper Monitoring Plot
Original Species Total # 2
Survival
Volunteer Species
Total trees per acre 67
UTA Live Stake Plot 49
Survival
Volunteer Species
Total stems
Total stems/acre 1633
Plot
UTA Lower Herbaceous Plot established
Plot
UTA Upper Herbaceous Plot established
' BannerLowe Vegetation Monitoring Pbt Table
UTB Monitoring Plots

1
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Plant # # Plants # Plants # Plants # Plants
UTB Lower Monitoring Plot
Original Species Total # 6
Survival
Volunteer Species
Total trees per acre 200
UTB Upper Monitoring Plot
Original Species Total # 12
Survival
Volunteer Species
Total trees r acre 400
UTB Live Stake Plot 36
Survival
Volunteer Species
Total stems
Total stems/acre 1200
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UTB Lower Herbaceous Plot established
Plot
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37

ii

BannerLowe Vegetation Monitoring Plot Table
Elk River and Lower Wetland
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Plant # # Plants # Plants # Plants # Plants
Elk River Lower Monitoring Plot
Original Species Total # I S
Survival
Volunteer Species
Total trees r acre 500
Elk River Upper Monitoring Plot
Original Species Total # 2
Survival%
Volunteer Species
Total trees r acre 67
Elk River Live Stake Plot 45
Survival
Volunteer Species
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Elk River Lower Herbaceous Plot established
Plot
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BannerLowe Vegetation Monitoring Plot Table
Upper Created Wetland

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2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Plant # # Plants # Plants # Plants # Plants
Upper Wetland Upstream plot
Original Species Total # 18
Survival
Volunteer Species
Total trees r acre 600
Upper Wetland Downstream plot
Original Species Total # 0
Survival
Volunteer Species
Total trees r acre
Upper Wetland Upstream Plot
Herbaceous Plot established
Upper Wetland Downstream Plot
Herbaceous Plot established
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BannerLowes Mitigation Project, Banner Elk, NC, July 2006:
39

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41

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groundwater gages within wetland and one crest gage on river berm, BannerLowes
Mitigation Project, Banner Elk, NC, December 2006.
43

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Collected Oct. 2006
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