20160847 Ver 2_As-built site visit minutes_20200807

Strickland, Bev
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Subject: [External] Cloud and Banner as -built site visit minutes
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Good morning,
Thank you for attending our as -built site visit last week on August 31 for the Cloud and Banner mitigation site in
the RES Cape Fear 02 UMBI. I have attached the meeting minutes for your review, comment, or otherwise
approval. Please let us know if you have any feedback.
Thank you,
Katie Webber, LPSS, CPSS
Project Manager
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MEMORANDUM pres
3600 Glenwood Ave., Suite 100 Raleigh, North Carolina 27612 919.209.1052 tel. [phone] fax
TO: NCIRT
FROM: Katie Webber - RES
Brad Breslow - RES
DATE: August 7, 2020 (discussion held on July 31, 2020)
RE: Summary of as -built virtual site visit for Cloud and Banner Mitigation Project,
Alamance County, NC
SAW-2016-02451
DWR #2016-0847
Attendees
Sam Dailey, USACE
Todd Tugwell, USACE
Casey Haywood, USACE
Erin Davis, NCDENR
Date & Time
July 31, 2020 @ 1:00 pm.
Travis Wilson, NC Wildlife
Todd Bowers, USEPA
Megan Engel, RES
Katie Webber, RES
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Project Summary
Brad Breslow, RES
Ryan Medric, RES
Ben Carroll, RES
Construction and as -built set-up of the Cloud and Banner Mitigation Project, within the RES Cape Fear 02 UMBI, are
now complete. As constructed, the Cloud and Banner Mitigation Project will provide 4,238 stream mitigation units
(SMUs) and 8.20 wetland mitigation units (WMUs).
Site Visit Discussion
General topics discussed with the IRT include sediment in the channels and floodplain, species planted, changes to
UT2-C, and various details for clarification or to be added in the MY1 report.
Sediment:
Sam Dailey asked about sediment in the channels, especially on the main floodplain of Back Creek
and below the culvert of UT2.
Erin Davis asked about sediment and variability of pattern on UT4 as well.
o Ben Carroll expects the channels to transport more sediment as vegetation starts to develop.
As the banks and floodplain vegetate and roughen, sediment from Back Creek will be reduced
and channel velocities and transport capacity will increase for the smaller tributaries. Where
the over -widened channel (offsite upstream of UT2) comes on -site, sediment is deposited
because of the change in velocities and size.
Species planted:
Erin Davis and Travis Wilson asked why red mulberry and southern crabapple were planted on -site
but were not in the mitigation plan.
o The species planted were Malus angusifolia and Morus rubra.

o Incidental change due to sourcing issues this spring; each species makes up —8% of the trees
planted
IRT asked that reasoning for these changes be included in the as -built and that they be carefully
considered especially when species are not typically included in the native tree species stocks for
mitigation sites (such as mulberry and crabapple).
In the future significant changes to the planting plan should be discussed with the IRT in advance of
planting.
RES will continue to monitor these species.
Project design changes:
UT2-C was changed from design due to the adjacent landowner backing out of a land agreement.
o Erin Davis would like us to alert IRT earlier in process if something like this happens again
in the future.
o Todd Tugwell identified that a modification request letter is needed for a scenario like this.
■ One was submitted on 7/24/2020.
- A culvert was added to the top of UT2
o RES obtained permit modifications for impacts to Waters of the US to accommodate this
change.
o This is outside the easement and does not impact credits.
Miscellaneous:
- Todd Bowers requested we add the name of the UMBI to project documents
- Erin Davis asked if flow gauges were not there during the mitigation plan
o Ryan Medric addressed that the stream gauges were revised to ensure flow gauges were on
intermittent reaches and stage recorders were on restoration reaches greater than 1,000 LF
- The site has great pollinator species establishing and we have observed aquatic life including fish
and tadpoles, etc., in the restoration reaches this spring.
- Wetland plugs are about 150' in length.
- Beavers were on -site before construction but have been removed and re -occurrence will be
managed.
- Groundwater wells were installed in 2017 and the 2019 data will be included in the MY1 report.
- On future projects, Casey Haywood recommends more wells along the wetland fringes, and Todd
Tugwell recommends transects of wells across large wetland systems.
- Maps should show non -crediting reaches in a consistent color.
- A reference to Enhancement Level 1 will be removed from future documents.
- A label will be added to UT5.
- A justification for the change in planted species will be added to future reports.
Regarding the StoryMap:
- The IRT appreciated the StoryMap and found the drone footage to be excellent.
- The IRT liked seeing the ditch plugs, easement signage, pollinator, and wetland photos.
- Interactive photo viewer is awesome.
- Consider adding other features like abandoned channels and etc.
- An inlay map with a moving tracker showing approximate location would be useful.
- Adding stream stationing either on the ground or digitally to the drone footage would be helpful to
know what we are looking at.
- Double check photo references in the narrative to make sure they reference the right location.
Next steps:
- The report is in its 15-day review period and credits will be released after that.
- The IRT would like to make a site visit in the fall timeframe.