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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20030512 Ver 1_Monitoring Report - Closeout_20140619CLOSEOUT REPORT Mary's Creek Stream Restoration Site EEP Project #241 USACE 404 (Action ID #SAW- 200320335) DWQ 401 Cert # 021792 Project Type: Stream Restoration Table Ia. Project Setting and Classifications Mary's Creek Stream Restoration Site County Alamance General Location Eli Whitney Basin Cape Fear Physiographic Region Central Piedmont USGS Hydro, Unit 03030002050020 NCDWQ Sub -basin 03 -06 -04 (Mary's Creek) Wetland Classification N/A Trout Water No Thermal Regime Warm Project Performers: Source Agency WRP Provider Stantec Designer Stantec Monitoring Firm(s) The Catena Group; Ward Consulting En ineers Supplemental Planting (2013) Harp Property Interest Holder EEP �3 ,V �i� R@90MEN JUN 1 9 2014 Table Ib. Project Activities and Timeline Mary's Creek Stream Restoration Site Milestone Month/Year Instituted Aril 2003 Restoration Plan Aril 2003 Permitted May 2003 Final Design (90% ) October 2005 Construction March 2006 Planting March 2006 As -Built Survey June 2006 Year 1 Monitoring March 2007 Year 2 Monitoring December 2008 Year 3 Monitoring March 2010 Year 4 Monitoring March 2011 Year 5 Monitoring March 2012 Supplemental Planting November 2013 Invasives Treatment May 2013; August 2013; continues through 2014 Beaver Management October 2011; November 2012; September 2013, December 2013 MARCH 2014 1.0 PROJECT SETTING AND BACKGROUND SUMMARY The Mary's Creek site is an NCEEP stream restoration project that drains 1.8 square mile's along a portion of two unnamed tributaries (UTs) to Mary's Creek in Alamance County, North Carolina.'The site is located approximately 12 miles (mi),south of the town of Graham and lies in the Cape Fear River Basin within North Carolina,Division of Water Quality sub -basin 03- 06 -04. Land use in the vicinity of the site consists of a mix of cattle, pasture, hay fields, and forested areas. The project is protected by a 7.1 acre (ac) permanent conservation easement. The banks of - both�reaches werte rseverely eroded and unstable with little or no riparian buffer prior to "restorations Cattlelhad unlimited access to the stream channels, and as many as 3'0 crossings were observed within the project reaches. Priority 2 stream restoration was carried out on both reaches ,resulting in restored C type chanri °A`_: Cattle were excluded from each of the newly planted riparian areas. The streambanks, flbbdflain, and the upland areas within the conservation easement were all planted with vegetation to stabilize the channel and provide shading, food, and habitat as well as a vegetated buffer to treat surrounding overland flows. In November 2013, supplemental planting with 310 one - gallon trees was conducted to address areas of low planted stem densities within the conservation easement. The,buffers as ,a whole are well vegetated and, all vegetation plots have greater than 320 stems /acre. Invasive exotics plants have also been an issue with Tree of heaven (Ailanthus altissima) and Chinese privet (Ligustrum sinense) being the dominant,species of concern. Herbicidal treatments were conducted in May 2013, August 20f3, and will continue, through the, end of 2014. Throughout the monitoring period beaver dams were constructed in, the lower portion of the main, as recently as December 2013. NCEEP has been actively managing beavers at the site since October 2011. Overall the site is stable and well vegetated. 2.0 PROJECT GOALS AND OBJECTIVES The goals and objectives, of the - restoration project are as follows: Goals: Objectives: • Improve water quality • Improve aquatic habitat with the use • Provide wildlife habitat of natural material stabilization • Reduce erosion and sedimentation structures and a riparian buffer • Reduce nutrient loading to the • Exclude cattle from the stream stream • Provide wildlife habitat through the • Enhance floodplain access and creation of a riparian zone function 3.0 SUCCESS CRITERIA AND PROJECT PERFORMANCE Explicit success criteria were not specified in the mitigation plan, but some criteria were specified in the monitoring baseline document. That document indicates stream reach success is measured based on whether the channel geomorphology stays within the natural variability of the dimensionless ratios of the reference reaches and that there is no observed channel evolution. Put.another way, this means that the channel exhibits little change or "variation that, characterizes stability. The ,stated vegetation success. criterion is 260 stems per acre at "year 5. Table 2. Success Criteria and Project Performance Ma T 's Creek Stream Restoration Site Feature Success Criteria Success is measured with minimal changes to the permanent cross - sections, demonstrating system stability. Monitoring is conducted annually for a period of five years. Other than some aggradation at the very top of the tributary, the project has exhibited stream stability. The cross sections have Stream either demonstrated little change or adjustments that indicate stability such a narrowing and deposition on banks and floodplain making natural levees and lateral berms. The one area ofaggradation occurred earlier in the projects history andohas not developed further. No bank erosion accompanied the development of this feature. The 2011 MY5 report indicated no bank erosion of concern. Average of 260 stems /acre,, as indicated by permanent vegetation, plots after 5 years of monitoring. The project vegetation plots well exceed the Vegetation criterion. There were 6 -10 native woody stems per plot, 19 site wide. Some areas subject to fescue competition were supplemented in.2013 and the site was subject to a significant infestation of Chinese privet, which was treated in 2013 and will ,be treated again in.2014. Mary's Creek Stream Restoration Closeout Report — March 2014 Tahle 3. Project Assets: Mary's Creek Stream Restoration Site Stream Reach Restoration Level Watershed Area (mil) Existing, Linear Footage* Mitigation` Linear Footage* Credit Ratio Stream Mitigation Units UT to Mary's Creek (Main Charmei) R 127 1,663 1,575 1.1 1575 UT to Mary's Creek (Tributary) R 0521 360 507 1.1 507 Totalsi 1.211 2,023 2,09'21 2,082 * Footage,exludes crossings and breaks in easement I I 1 Mary's Creek Stream Restoration Closeout Report — March 2014 2 1 3 Vegetation Plot Origins J Vegetation Plots • Stream Stations 11111111 Cross Section Pins - - -- Cross Sections Rootwads r °ss s Structures eye Current/Reoccuring Beaver Dam s` Stream (2043.54 It Restoration) Drainage Features (Relic Channel) - Wetland (within old channel) Culverted Crossing Stream Beyond Conservation Easement Dixon Property 2013 Supplemental Planting 2006 Planted 50' Buffer (4 4 ac) Conservation Easement The Mary's Creek Stream Restoration Site Date: March 2014 Figure Scale Cateno 0 50 100 Feet Group Project Asset Map ' ' b No.: Alantance County, North Carolina 4132 11 ` -. 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Nh 5., P tr; r-n fq cq =4 S en O m -0 ro 0 r:j q oi N m P., in L" S S 3 c c I 1 15 JC 04 tE E 0 0i 41 Q E t-A LA -0 �z ?2 M 0 .r- 1 .- 78 kr In 0 E M ID El 'I Ij It ti O O O ce O O O 9 1 ho Mary's Creek EP #341 Date of Data Collection Date of Occurrence Method Photo # Late 2005T -uly 2006 Late 2005/Early 2006 Visual duiine construction NIA September 18, 2008 September 7, 2008 Wrack lines _NIA July 24, 2009 _Un-.=e (June 6, 2009) Crest Gauge N/A June 15, 2010 May 17, 2010 (3 3' ram 'event) Wrack hneslCrestGauge NA August 30 2011 unknown Wrack Imes N/A Mary's Creek Stream Restoration Closeout Report — March 2014 2003 Stream Restoration Plan.Planting Plan Species List Zone 1�: St_reambank Shrubs Trees Silky dogwood (Corpus amonum) — Tag alder'(Alrtus,serrulata) — _ Virginia willow (Itea wr inica 1'6% Silky (Salk sericea) Celtis'laevigata Buttonbush (Ce halanthus occtdentahs) 16% Zone 2: Flood lain Forest Shrubs Trees Elderberry (Sambucus canadensis) River birch (Betula nt a) Red chokebe (Aroma arbutt,olia) Green,ash (Fraxinus ennsylvanica) Doghobble (Leucothoe axillartes) Americansycamore (Platanus occtdentahs) Inkberry (Ilex labra)' Willowloak `(Quercus hellos) Male -be (L onia ligustrina) Overcu oak (Quercus 1 rata) Zone 3: Upland Forest Shrubs Trees Wmterbe (Ilex verticillata ) American elm Ulmus americana Hi hbush blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum American holly (Ilex o aca Rhododendron (Rhododendron spp ) White oak (Quercus alba Beau be Calltcar a amertcana Chestnut oak, , uercus rinus Table.5. Vegetation Species Planted Mary's Creek Stream Restoration Scientific Name, Common I Name Percent by I Species Total Number 1 gallort Supplemental Planting (l, gallon containers) (January 2013) Betula mgrs River Birch 1'6% 50 Celtis'laevigata Sugar Berry 16% 50 Fraxinus pennsy &anica Green Ash 13% 40 Liriodendron tulipifera Tulip Poplar 13% 40 Nyssa btflora Swamp Black um 13% 40 Quercus palustris Pin Oak 13% 40 Quercus shumardn Shumard Oak 16% 50 Total — 100% 310 Table 6. Vegetation History: Stems /Acre Planted and Total with Volunteers Mary's Creek Stream Restoration Site Plot Number* MY -00 2006' MY -01 2007 MY -02 (2008) MY -03 (2009) MY -04 (2010) MY -05 (2011) Planted Planted _ Planted Total Planted_ Total Planted Total Planted Total VP1 _ 8541 — 7972 3642 — 2509 _ VP2 __ _ 1093 — 1133_ — 1862' — 1335 VP3 i6- 769 — 566 — 1052- 1'174 VP4 ** 728 809 323 1174 121 5787 121 2347 121 2954 VP5 * ** 1052 931 — 6801 — 5,666 — 4573 202 6495 * -Plots 1 -3 were established during MY -a2 ** - Originally Tributary Plot * ** - Onginally Main Channel Plot Y v u _i ti E A 2 v o' d` r m m r°v O N N N y d D C d m o N O ti N 0 0 m o r o m o � o N v A M a o c d o 0 0 r K1 rl rl N Q m n H of N l0 V1 H 1'11 H N ei ry n m ID l0 •'1 O A N � � O C d O O O O d r m l0 V ti N to N In N O O� > 111 O C d o 0 0 > in o m •� n '+ N W J O 0 O N cT O n o a d o 0 0 0 c 0 c d o 0 0 V 6 r N M lm � ti N O a - N i n N W � O � O C d o 0 0 00 a � o O N W � O D C d o 0 0 W C N C W CL J r d N N r r N Ul GJ d V V Q E 0<? a a a a a a a « N d' a '^ r V1 Vf Vf Vf r r V1 r r r r VI r r N F- r r � r a E C o a Z N E v E o w a E o E a Z c c o a � r v D E O w E E E m m u o o A d c D w — c v v u E `v > E n N io �o �� E E ono ° m t a B¢ a a a v v 3 i E m m 'c D n N T C T> N L T N A C G w o E m c u 'oo a E � E 0 o. m E O N m .a 'Y c ro n ,.�. v 'c a' c� E y o o V a w ,c a c io `J- '-` E E E Q Q u u 5 LL 3 J a a a a-M -' 7 7 EEP RECOMMENDATIONS AND CONCLUSIONS The stream assessment found the stream to be, generally stable, with no ,si'gnificant changes over the course of the - monitoring period., Other than one dislodged rock on the, structure at the very, bottom of the. projeci; the monitored cross - sections and in stream structures on both the main stem and tributary are all stable and bank erosion is minimal. A large'beaver dam was removed in 2011 with subsequent removals in 2012 and 2013. The primary infe "stations of invasives�have been successfully treated, with one, more contracted treatment in 2015. The stream_ has met the success criterion -of at least, two bankfull events occurring in separate years. The fifth year of monitoring found the majority of the project to be functioning as designed. EEP,recommends regulatory closure as proposed CONTINGENCIES It is recommended that this site be,closed out without contingencies Mary's Creek "Stream Restoration Closeout Report — March 2014 Pre - Construction Photos (From Restoration Plan, April 2003) V*w d Sc Sao.: %; =Ak 6006h m, Mary's Creek Stream Restoration Closeout Report — March 2014 MY05 Photos (January 2012) Main Channel Cross Section #1 Looking Downstream Main Channel Cross Section #3 Looking Downstream Tributary Channel Cross Section #1 Looking Downstream Main Channel Cross Section #2 Looking Downstream Main Channel Cross Section #4 Looking Downstream Tributary Channel Cross Section #2 Looking Downstream Mary's Creek Stream Restoration Closeout Report — March 2014 Appendix, A Watershed, Planning Summary The Mary's Creek project site is not located within a designated watershed,planning area. Mary's Creek Stream Restoration Closeout Report — March 2014 Appendix B Land' Ownership and Protection The site protection instrument forthis mitigation project includes the following document(s), available at the specified County Register of Deeds office: Project Name Grantor Name County Property Rights Deed/Page Plat /Page Total Acres Mary's Creek Sigrid N. McCain `Trust Randolph Conservation Easement 1974/313 101/57 13.26 This property will be transferred to the NCDENR Stewardship for fong °term management. Mary's Creek ^Stream Restoration Closeout Report — March 2014 Appendix C Permits Mary's Creek Stream Restoration Closeout Report — March 2014 . 1 U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS Wilmington District Action ID: 200320626 County: Alamance GENERAL PERMIT (REGIONAL AND NATIONWIDE) VERIFICATION Property Authorized Owner NC Wetlands Restoration Program Agent NA Attn: Chem Smith Address 1619 Mail Service Center Address Raleigh NC 27699 -1619 Telephone Number 336 - 733 -5208 Telephone Number Size and Location of Property (waterbodv Hiehway name /number, town etc.). The project (Mary's Creek Stream Restoration) is located east of Dixon Lamb Road, north of East Greensboro — Chapel Hill Road, in Alamance County, North Carolina. The site is located in the Cape Fear River Basin. Description of Activity: This permit authorizes stream channel excavation and relocation, the placement of fill material (stream diversion plugs), and the installation of in- stream structures (e.g., coir fiber rolls, log and rock vanes, root wads, riprap, etc.) associated with the construction of the Mary's Creek Stream Restoration Project. Impacts to existing waters of the U.S. authorized by this permit total 2,103 linear feet of stream channel. See attached special conditions. Applicable Law: X Section 404 (Clean Water Act, 33 USC 1344) only. Section 10 (River and Harbor Act of 1899) only. Authorization: Regional General Permit Number 27 Nationwide Permit Number Any violation of the conditions of the Regional General or Nationwide Permit referenced above may subject the permitter to a stop work order, a restoration order, and /or appropriate legal action. This Department of the Army Regional General Permit or Nationwide Permit verification does not relieve the permittee of the responsibility to obtain any other required Federal, State, or local approvals /permits. The permittee may need to contact appropriate State and local agencies before beginning work. If you have any questions regarding the Corps of Engineers regulatory program, please contact Todd Tuewell at telephone number (919) 876 - 8441 extension 26 Regulatory Project Manager Signature Authorization Date July 17, 2003 Expiration Date July 17, 2005 SURVEY PLATS, FIELD SKETCH, WETLAND DELINEATION FORM, ETC., MUST BE ATTACHED TO THE YELLOW (FILE) COPY OF THIS FORM, IF REQUIRED OR AVAILABLE. CF: {`� 1 1 E �.J�� ti JU! 22 2903 Mary's Creek Stream Restoration Closeout Report — March 2014 F -VJATF h. \O�� 9PG Michael F Easley dovemor 44 Cl) r William G Ross, Jr, Secretary Department of Environment and Natural Resources 0 Alan Klimek: PE ;t Division of Water Qualdy A May 20, 2003 Mr. Ron,Fer ell Wetlands Restoration Program 1619VSC Raleigh, NC'27699 -1619 Subject Stream FiestorationlEnhancement Unnamed Tnbuta'nes to Marys Creek, Alamance�County, NC DWQ #030512 Dear Mr: Ferrell: This,Office i`s'in receipt of the revlsed`plans,for the stream restoration and 3enhancement, project of approzimately:2084 feet'of unnamed tributaries to,Marys Creek in the Cape Fea- r'River Basin submitted tolthis Office on Apnl 2,4,/2003 with revisions received May 12, 2003 DWQ Staff reviewed the plans and dete' fined 'that stream restoration, and/or enhancement would be,achieved The, stream impacts associated with the project may proceedawfthout`wntten approval,from the Division. Please, be advised that seven copiesof a complete,,formal application,and a $475.00 fee is required for prolects intended'for compensatory mitigation credit (see General Certification No. 3399 „issued Maich 2003).,Any request for,mitigation credit shalk%addressedvnder,separate cover. If you haverany questions,regarding this matter, please contact Mr Tod6SLJohn at,(919) 733 -9584. Sincerely, John Wetlands Unif Supervisor cc, Mr Todd St. John, Wetlands Unit` Chem Smith, WRP Winston -Salem F egional,Office File RECEIVED. MAY 22, 2003 NC WETLANDS RESTORATION North Carolina Division of Water Quality, 401 Wetlands Certification Unit, 1650 Mal service CenGr,IRaleigh,,NC 27699 -1650 (Mailing Address) 2321 Crabtree Blvd , Raleigh, NC'27604 -2260 (Location)' Mary's Creek Stream Restoration Closeout Report— March 2014 r�I V A W E- W A I A A IWI� FBI Q Y d W N U LL c w w O z�ao N U O N E m z v _ m o 0. c D C- Ul m m?m O p1 a `m R '=w? m w Ix U N M N in O cu a� U T) n a snjoydsoyd ON *Aluo lueNlnN jeun8 u011eNesead ysiew lelse0o luawa3ueyu3 ysiew lelseoo uopewo Ils.leyy lelseoo uollejolsaa ysjew lelse00 uolle"asaM ueljedlJuON luawaoueyu3 ueliedlJuON uolleaj ueuedljuON uoRejolsoN ueliedlJuON CD O O O O O O N N O O W CD O O N N N ` ¢ E n cv m m Z U N _ m Y m N d' O N 2 co 0 Q 0- Q cu a � a� z E z a- m rn 00 _o C N O p O N V Lo W N y ¢ O O _ N a y w U m U U C (n V v m C m CO N m ?1 v E M M OI O O y _ ao m w E O Q) CD 0 O C 0 01 U V u f6 U m m UJ a� o m m w m m rn rn m Y rn rn rn 'rn o a E E m m z w m m v O N N M a N f0 N CD Q1 J 4 a� D CL W W E 0 c O cu E 0 c