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DEPARTMENT QIE TIt NSPORTATION
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GOVERNOR P.O. 80x25201,:AALEICH, N.C.; 27621-5201 SOMITARY
December 3,1997
MEMORANDUM TO: Scott McLendon; USACOE - Wilmington
Cyndi BeH, DENR, DWQ ;
Chailes Jones, DENR, DCM
Howard Hall, USI±WS
David Cox, NCWRC
Ron Sechler, NW, S
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FROM: Robin M_ Little, NCDOT t7.
SUBJECT: Field Review of Wetland Mitigation Site, White Oak'River Basin,.
I would like to invite you to attend- the Field Review of the wetland mitigation site proposed as
compensation for the impacts associated with R-2105, as well as future impacts in the White Oak
Basin. The site is located in, Jones; County, near; Kuhns, N.jC. Preliminary feasibility studies
have been completed and a full review of the site will be ptovided.
The field review has been scheduled to begin owsite at 10:-30 a.m. on December 12,`.1997.
Directions are as. fellows; take US 70 Bast to Kinston, turn;south onto NC 58. Follow NC 58
through Maysville, approximately 7 to 8 miles from Maysville to a left onto SR 1100. The site
entrance is immediately on the lei,' Please see. the attached site maps for directions..to the site.
Please contact me at (919) 733-7$44 ext. 279 if you have any questions,
Cc: Cbarles Bruton
Dave Schiller
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CLAYHILL FARMS FEASIBILITY STUDY
Langley and McDonald, PC.
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CLAYHILL FARMS SITE
Owner: Clayhill Farms (Larry Jones) and Mrs. Earl Jones (grandmother of Larry Jones)
County: Jones
Drainage Basin: White Oak River
Size: 355 Acres (both parcels must be purchased)
Proximity to Environmental Resources: Bordered to west, north, and east by the Croatan National
Forest
Stream Restoration Opportunities: 3,850 linear feet of Billy's Branch, a tributary to Hunters Creek
Wetland Compensation Opportunities:
Wetland Restoration Wetland Preservation
Wet Flats Swamp Forest Wet Flats
Parcel JO-6
Parcel JO-7 74.1
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3.2 47.6
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Total Acres Provided
Typical Mitigation Ratio 112.2
2:1 3.2
2:1 72.1
10:1
Potential Impacts Mitigated 56.1 1.6 7.2
SWAMP 95 Estimated Impacts 43.5 56.1 43.5
Wet flats mitigation provided would be wet pine tlatwoods and non-riverme wet hardwood
forest. Swamp forest mitigation provided would be coastal plain bottomland hardwood forest,
Possible Residual Non-Wetlands:
JO-6: 52.2 ac mesic pine flatwoods and 5.6 ac agricultural fields on Onslow (non-hydric) soils
JO-7: 85.2 ac mesic pine flatwoods and 24.5 ac agricultural fields on Onslow (non-hydric) soils
PC Cropland Status: All fields determined by NRCS 7/19/90
Hydric Soils: Torhunta fine sandy loam, Pantego loam, Muckalee loam (all mineral)
Non-Hydric Soils w/ Hydric Inclusions: Onslow fine sandy loam, Marvyn loamy sand (both mineral)
Protected and Rare Species:
• Federally Endangered red-cockaded woodpecker (Picoides borealis) recorded on the
southeastern corner of property JO-7 (a cavity tree was observed in 1975) and within one
mile southeast of the properties (two active colonies were observed on Forest Service Road
144 in 1992)
• Federal Species of Concern and State Endangered Carolina goldenrod (Solidago pulchra)
recorded approximately one mile northwest of the properties
• State Significantly Rare shadow-witch (Ponthevia racemosa) and State Candidate species
drooping bulrush (Scirpus lineatus) approximately 1.0 miles southwest (downstream) of the
properties
• State Significantly Rare black bear (Ursus americanus) scat and paw prints observed
numerous places on site, owner has observed eight bears
Significant Natural Areas:
• Contiguous to the Significant Natural Heritage Area (SNHA) Croatan National Forest
Megasite
• Approximately 1.0 miles northeast (upstream) of the SNHA Hunters Creek Upland Forest.
(contains four high quality natural areas: dry mesic oak/hickory forest, mesic mixed
hardwoods, tidal cypress-gum swamp, and coastal plain small stream swamp)
Hydrologic Restoration Methods:
Billy's Branch: May require raising the stream bed. The current bankfull depth (elevation at
which this stream should flood) is currently two to four feet lower than the original
flood plain of the stream. Dredge spoil from the original dredging of the stream still
remains adjacent to the stream (along the edge of the field).
Vegetated Wetlands: Install water control structures (WCS) on
the 10 field ditches prior to their confluence with Billy's Branch
the southern, western, and northern perimeter ditches at select locations
Recommended Plantings:
Nonriverine wet hardwood forest: water oak (Quercus nigra), willow oak (Q. phellos), swamp
chestnut oak (Q. michauxii), laurel oak (Q. laurifolia), yellow-poplar (Liriodendron
tulipifera), swamp blackgum (Nyssa sylvatica var. biflora) and American elm (Ulmus
americana)
Wet pine flatwoods: longleaf pine (Pinus palustris)
Ultimate Dispensation Options: USFS as addition to Croatan National Forest
Interagency Review of Pasquotank River Basin Potential Wetland Mitigation Sites
August 27 & 28,1997
Potential Acreage of Each Community Type Mitigated at Each Site and Comparison to SWAMP 95 Estimates
Impacts Mitigated * % o f Mitigation Need ed**
Site BLH Pocosin Riverine Bottomland Riverine
Swamp Hardwood Pocosin Swamp
Hollis (T-23 & T-24) 244.3 0 16.6 125 0 18
Futch `Alligator" Site 280 0 0 143 0 0
Meiggs Site 61 78 0 31 67 0
Dowdy Site .0 89 0 0 76 0
Davenport Site 40.5 478.6 0 21 409 0
Total 625.8 645.6 16.6 320% 552% 18%
* Restoration, Enhancement and Preservation acreages available, divided by the appropriate ratio (2:1, 4:1 and 10:1 respectively)
** NCDOT SWAMP 95 wetland impact estimates for R-2544, 2545 and 2548 are as follows: BLH 196.0 acres, Pocosin 117.0 acres,
Riverine Swamp 93.3. acres

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JAMES B. HUNT JR. DIVISION OF HIGHWAYS GARLAND B. GARRETT JR.
GOVERNOR P.O. BOX 25201, RALEIGH, N.C. 27611-5201 SECRETARY
July 25, 1997
Memo to: Ms. Cyndi Bell, USACE
Mr. Mike Bell, NCDWQ
Mr. David Cox, NCWRC
Mr. Eric Galamb, NCDWQ
Mr. Bob Kerr, L&M
Ms. Lynn Mathis, NCDCM
Mr. Kevin Moody, USFWS
Mr. Terry Moore, NCDCM
Mr. Ron Sechler, NMFS
Mr. Randy Turner, NCDOT
Ms. Sara Winslow, NCDMF
From David Schiller ?cr--
Subject: Inspection of Potential Mitigation Sites in Pasquotank Basin
The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) requests your presence on
August 27-28, 1997 to examine potential wetland mitigation sites in the Pasquotank River Basin.
The purpose of the tour is to acquaint you with five sites that have been identified as having the
potential for providing compensatory mitigation to offset unavoidable impacts to wetlands
resulting from improvements to US 64 from Plymouth to Columbia (R2544, R-2545, and R-
2548). All mitigation sites are located south of the Albemarle Sound. s? jo -? 43
We will meet at the NCDOT Visitors Center in Columbia at 1 p.m. on.X4jun-2-7- The
Center is located on the east side of the Scuppernong River, on the right (south) side of US 64
when traveling east. Maps showing location of the Center and the sites is attached. We plan to
inspect two sites that afternoon and the remaining three the next day, hopefully finishing by the
middle of the afternoon. Please arrange your own accommodations for the night of the 27th.
The Plymouth Inn (919-793-5006) on US 64 in Plymouth is located on the east side of town.
You may be aware of other accommodations.
I look forward to seeing you in Columbia. If you have any questions, please contact me at
[e-mail] or 733-7844, Extension 280.
Attachments
cc: Dr. V. C. Bruton
Mr. Richard Brewer, P.E..
Ms. Missy Dickens, P.E.
Mr. Bill Kinlaw
Mr. G. D. Pipkin, P.E.
Dr. D. C. Robinson, P.E.
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Owner: Douglas Davenport
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County: Tyrrell
Drainage Basin: Pasquotank River
Size: 1,355 Acres
Proximity to Environmental Resources: Bordered to east, south, southwest, and north by Pocosin
Lakes NWR; 2.5 miles east of Phelps Lake/Pettigrew State Park
Wetland Compensation Opportunities:
Restoration: 831 ac (excluding WRP lands) - Pond pine woodland/peatland Atlantic white-
cedar forest (organic soil)
76 ac - Nonriverine wet hardwood forest (mineral soil)
Enhancement: 194 ac - Pond pine woodland (organic soil)
Preservation: 146 ac - Pond pine woodland/high pocosin (organic soil)
25 ac - Nonriverine wet hardwood forest (mineral soil)
PC Cropland Status: All fields certified by NRCS 1/27/97
Organic Soils: Belhaven muck, Ponzer muck, Pungo muck
Mineral Soils: Hyde loam
Protected or Candidate Species: No known occurrences on or within one mile of site; evidence of
black bear observed (State Significantly Rare)
Hydrologic Restoration Methods: Install water control structures (WCS) on the following ditches
4 WCS on perimeter/collector ditches
Seagoing Road Canal (southern property boundary)- block at western outfall.
Western Road Canal (bisects property) - block immediately prior to the abutting Harry
Spruill farm.
Black Snake Canal (eastern property boundary) - block at northern outfall.
Main Collector for Wooded Parcel (northernmost land) - block at southern outfall
19 WCS on field ditches
Recommended Plantings:
Pond pine woodlands/Atlantic white-cedar forest: pond pine (Pinus serotina), Atlantic white-
cedar (Chamaecyparis thyoides), bald cypress (Taxodium distichum), swamp blackgum
(Nyssa sylvatica var. biflora), yellow-poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera), loblolly bay
(Gordonia lasianthus), sweet bay (Magnolia virginiana), red bay (Persea borbonia),
inkberry (Ilex glabra): shiny leaf fetterbush (Lyonia lucida): maleberry (Lyonia
ligustrina), and gallberry (Ilex coriacea).
Nonriverine wet hardwood forest: swamp chestnut oak (Quercus michauxii), laurel oak Q.
laurifolia), cherrybark oak (Q. falcata var. pagodafolia), yellow-poplar (Liriodendron
tulipifera), swamp blackgum (Nyssa sylvatica var. Mora) and American elm (Ulmus
americana)
Constraints:
1) Agency confirmation of enhancement status for 194 acre scrub/shrub area
2) Perpetual easement over 83 acre WRP area; agency confirmation of ability/inability to use
for wetland compensation
3) Spruill drainage "rights" for Western Canal
4) Pocosin Lakes NWR ownership/ Davenport easement of Western Road
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Ultimate Dispensation Options: USFWS as addition to Pocosin Lakes NWR
Agency Discussion:
1) Enhancement status of 194 acre scrub/shrub area
2) Use of WRP acreage for mitigation (83 acres)
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MEIGGS SITE
Owner: Raymond Meiggs
County: Washington
Drainage Basin: Pasquotank River
Size: 278 Acres
Proximity to Environmental Resources: Bordered to east by outparcel of Pocosin Lakes NWR
Wetland Compensation Opportunities:
Restoration: 122 ac - Nonriverine swamp forest (organic soil)
156 ac - Pond pine woodland/ peatland Atlantic white-cedar forest (mucky
mineral soil)
Enhancement: None
Preservation: None
PC Cropland Status: All fields certified by NRCS 7/24/97
Organic Soils: Belhaven muck
Mineral Soils: Pettigrew muck, Roper muck
Protected or Candidate Species: No known occurrences on or within one mile of site; Messrs. Allen
(farm operators) indicated that a red wolf (Canis rufus), listed as an experimental species by the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, resided in a wind-row on the eastern end of the property during
the spring of 1996 and had one litter of pups there. He has also observed black bear (Ursus
americanus, State Significantly Rare) and bobcat (Felis rufus floridanus) on site. L&M
personnel observed signs of black bear on adjacent NWR.
Hydrologic Restoration Methods: Block A Canal immediately upstream of the outfalls from the
Allen farm; three additional water control structures will be needed to block two field ditches
and a collector ditch.
Recommended Plantings:
Nonriverine swamp forest: equal proportions of bald cypress (Taxodium distichum), Atlantic
white-cedar (Chamaecyparis thyoides), and pond pine (Pinus serotina); with
supplemented with pond cypress (Taxodium distichum var. ascendens), swamp
blackgum (Nyssa sylvatica var. biflora), yellow-poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera) and
bays
Pond pine woodland/ peatland Atlantic white-cedar forest: primarily Atlantic white-cedar and
pond pine; supplemented with bald cypress, loblolly bay (Gordonia lasianthus), red bay
(Persea borbonia), sweet bay (Magnolia virginiana), swamp tupelo and pond cypress
Constraints:
1) Maintaining drainage of the occupied dwelling in the outparcel on the west side of the
property
2) Maintaining drainage of the Allen farm
Ultimate Dispensation Options: USFWS as addition to Pocosin Lake NWR
Agency Discussion:
1) Peatland swamp forest acceptable as "riverine swamp" compensation, "pocosin" or "BLH"
2) If BLH, is ratio less than 2:1

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HOLLIS PROPERTIES
Owner: William A. Hollis (T-23) & Pauline Hollis (T-24)
County: Tyrrell
Drainage Basin: Pasquotank River
Size: 797 Acres (T-23: 297, T-24: 360)
Proximity to Environmental Resources: Abuts the Little Alligator River; 3.6 miles west of the
Alligator River; 6.3 miles west of the Alligator River NWR (3.6 miles excluding open water).
Wetland Compensation Opportunities:
Restoration: 463 ac - Coastal plain BLH forest, blackwater subtype (mineral soil)
Enhancement: None
Preservation: 128 ac - Coastal plain BLH forest, blackwater subtype (mineral soil)
166 ac - Riverine cypress-gum swamp, blackwater subtype (organic soil)
PC Cropland Status: Need certification
Organic Soils: Dorovan muck
Mineral Soils: Tomotley fine sandy loam, Perquimans loam, Weeksville silt loam
Protected or Candidate Species: Known occurrence of the State Candidate estuary pipewort 0.25
miles from T-24; Four black bear (State Sig. Rare) observed on properties by L&M personnel;
Hollis indicated observing American alligator on SR 1209; red-cockaded woodpecker and bald
eagle documented as occurring on quadrangle; known occurrences within 0.25 miles of T-24 of
the riverbank quillwort, seven-angled pipewort, and winged seedbox (State Sig. Rare)
Hydrologic Restoration Methods: The following ditches should be blocked:
6 collector ditches prior to their confluence with the main canal system, excluding the collector
ditch on the west side of T-23
58 field ditches
Recommended Plantings:
laurel oak (Quercus laurifolia), willow oak (Q. phellos), swamp chestnut oak (Q. michauxii),
water oak (Q. nigra), and swamp blackgum (Nyssa sylvatica var. biflora). [Atlantic white-cedar
(Chamaecyparis thyoides) and bald cypress (Taxodium distichum) in areas which are lower and
flood seasonally]
Constraints:
1) Certification of PC/NW status of agricultural fields by NRCS
2) Maintaining adjacent owners' use of the canal system or re-routing their drainage
3) Closing the hog operation and six holding lagoons located on T-24
4) Insuring the northern property line of T-24 does not include the home and farm buildings
thought to be an out-parcel
5) Maintaining the drainage of the outparcel
6) Removal of the RECs determined to be on the property by the Transaction Screen Process
a) 500 gallon above ground storage tanks (AST) on T-24 near hog pens
b) Materials in two dumping areas
c) Containerized materials (typically of small volumes)
7) Testing and possible remediation of a soil stained area in the vicinity of the diesel engine
pumps, beneath the two 55 gallon drums on T-24 and beneath the dump on T-24
Ultimate Dispensation Options: USFWS as addition to Alligator River NWR
Agency Discussion:
1) Riverine wetland habitat restoration opportunities
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FUTCH "ALLIGATOR" SITE
Owner: James M. Futch, III
County: Tyrrell
Drainage Basin: Pasquotank River
Size: 585 Acres
Proximity to Environmental Resources: Adjacent to the Natural Heritage Program Priority Area
Alligator Creek-Second Creek Swamp Forest; 4.5 miles west of Alligator River; 7.3 miles west
of Alligator River NWR (4.5 miles excluding open water); 7.0 miles east of Scuppernong River;
12.5 miles east of Pocosin Lakes NWR.
Wetland Compensation Opportunities:
Restoration: 528 ac - Nonriverine wet hardwood forest (mineral soil)
22 ac - Nonriverine swamp forest (organic soil)
Enhancement: 10 ac - Nonriverine wet hardwood forest (mineral soil)
Preservation: 25 ac - Nonriverine swamp forest (organic soil)
PC Cropland Status: Need certification of commodity fields; NRCS certified 18.5 acres of the 35
acres of moist soil fields and pine shelterwood stands as NW in 3/96 and 6/96.
Organic Soils: Belhaven muck, Ponzer muck, Pungo muck
Mineral Soils: Tomotley fine sandy loam, Portsmouth loam, Hyde loam
Protected or Candidate Species: No known occurrences on or within one mile of site
Hydrologic Restoration Methods: Remove all or portions of all impoundment dikes, farm fields
dikes and perimeter dikes. Block outfalls prior to their discharge to ditch along US 64
Recommended Plantings:
Nonriverine wet hardwood forest: laurel oak (Quercus laurifolia), willow oak (Q. phellos),
swamp chestnut oak Q. michauxii), water oak (Q. nigra), swamp blackgum (Nyssa
sylvatica var. biflora), bald cypress (Taxodium distichum) and yellow-poplar
(Liriodendron tulipifera).
Nonriverine swamp forest: bald cypress, Atlantic white-cedar (Chamaecyparis thyoides),
swamp blackgum, pond pine (Pinus serotina), pond cypress (Taxodium distichum var.
ascendens) and green ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica).
Constraints:
1) Certification of PC/NW status of agricultural fields, "moist soil fields", and pine
shelterwood stands by NRCS
2) Regulatory agency approval of restoration credit for the moist soil fields and enhancement
credit for the pine shelterwood stands
3) Resolution with the regulatory agencies whether the impoundments should be maintained
on the property in perpetuity (and thus earthwork needs)
4) Removal of the RECs determined to be on the property by the Transaction Screen Process
a) Two above ground storage tanks (ASTs)
b) Containerized materials
c) Batteries
d) One gas cylinder
6) Maintaining the drainage of the two wooded parcels along U.S. 64
7) Resolution of the ownership of the canal along U.S. Highway 64
Ultimate Dispensation Options: The Nature Conservancy. Unlikely that USFWS would purchase
due to distance from refuges and small size.

Agency Discussion:
1) Restoration credit for the moist soil fields and enhancement credit for the pine shelterwood
stands
2) Whether or not the impoundments should be maintained on the property in perpetuity (and
thus earthwork needs)
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Langley and McDonald, P.C.
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DOWDY SITE
Owner: Gary J. Dowdy, Jr.
County: Hyde
Drainage Basin: Tar River/ Pamlico Sound
Size: 178 Acres
Proximity to Environmental Resources: Bordered to east, southwest, west and north by Pocosin
Lakes NWR; 0.5 miles east of Pungo Lake
Wetland Compensation Opportunities:
Restoration: 178 ac - Pond pine woodland/ high pocosin/ low pocosin (organic soil)
Enhancement: None
Preservation: None
PC Cropland Status: Need certification (pending, per Mr. Dowdy)
Organic Soils: Pungo muck
Mineral Soils: None
Protected or Candidate Species: No known occurrences on or within one mile of site; peregrine
falcon (LE) and bald eagle (LT) documented for quadrangle
Hydrologic Restoration Methods: Fill culverts at the southern end of each field ditch and remove
berm along the southern and eastern sides of the site. Block Allen Canal once plantings have
been established.
Recommended Plantings: shiny leaf fetterbush (Lyonia lucida), ti-ti (Cyrilla racemiflora), inkberry,
zenobia (Zenobia pulverulenta), pond pine (Pinus serotina), loblolly bay (Gordonia lasianthus),
Atlantic white-cedar (Chamaecyparis thyoides), sweet bay (Magnolia virginiana), red bay
(Persea borbonia), maleberry (Lyonia ligustrina), gallberry (Ilex coriacea), and sweet
pepperbush (Clethra alniflora), bald cypress (Taxodium distichum), and green ash (Fraxinus
pennsylvanica)
Constraints:
1) Certification of PC/NW status by NRCS
2) Resolution of the location of property lines and easements in the perimeter ditches
3) Resolution of the USFWS easement over the western perimeter road
4) Removal of the RECs determined to be on the property by the Transaction Screen Process:
a) one above ground storage tank (AST)
b) three 55-gallon drums
c) several empty containers.
Ultimate Dispensation Options: USFWS as addition to Pocosin Lake NWR
FIGURE 1
VICINITY MAP
NCDOT PASQUOTANK RIVER BASIN MITdGATION
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SCARE 1:700,000 (at center)

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NATIONAL WETLANDS INVENTORY Langley and McDonald, PC.
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