20061241 Ver 1_Closeout Report_20120402

Reeds Creek Wetland Restoration Project
EEP ID 92220
CONTRACT #D05016 -3
USACE ACTION ID # Unknown
DWQ 404# Unknown
CLOSEOUT REPORT
Wetland Restoration
Project Settina & Classifications
County
Iredell
General Location
SW of Mooresville
Basin:
Catawba
Ph sio ra hic Region:
Piedmont
Ecore ion:
Central Piedmont
USGS Hydro Unit:
03050101 150010
NCDWQ Sub - basin:
03 -08 -32
Wetland Classification
Riparian
Thermal Regime:
Warm
Trout Water:
No
Monitoring Year 4
June 2010
Supplemental Planting
Dec 2010
Project Performers
Oct 2011
Source Agency:
EEP
Provider:
EBX, LLC
Designer:
Environmental
Services, Inc
Monitoring Firm
Environmental
Services, Inc
Plant remediation
Mid - Atlantic Mitigation
Property Interest Holder
EEP
Overall Project Activities and Timeline
Milestone
Month -Year
Project Instituted
July 2005
Permitted
Construction Completed
Jan 2007
As -built survey
Apr 2007
Monitoring Year -1
Nov 2007
Monitoring Year -2
Oct 2008
Monitoring Year 3
Aug 2009
Willow Thinning
2009
Monitoring Year 4
June 2010
Supplemental Planting
Dec 2010
Monitoring Year 5
Oct 2011
Closeout Submission
Apr 2012

Project Settine and Background Summary
The Reeds Creek site is a 14.66 -acre tract located southwest of Mooresville in Iredell County on U.S. Highway 21. The site is immediately adjacent to Lake Norman and is characterized by a variable
floodplain associated with Reeds Creek. The purpose of this project is to restore the hydrologic functions and native vegetation of the degraded and drained wetlands within the Reeds Creek watershed of
the Catawba River Basin (HUC 03050101). The Site consists of the Reeds Creek channel and the adjacent floodplain wetlands. These wetlands were degraded and drained because the lands were being
managed as goat pasture and contained man-made berms, spoil piles, and unnatural grade elevations, disrupting normal flow patterns and overbank flooding. This site provided an opportunity to restore
and enhance a riverine wetland zone by restoring the primary wetland functions and values associated with nutrient removal and transformation, sediment retention, floodflow attenuation, and wildlife
habitat (both aquatic and terrestrial). The existing berms and spoil piles adjacent to Reeds Creek were graded down to a more natural elevation and the other existing fill areas were removed and the
material graded to the surrounding landscape to provide topographic complexity. These areas where the topography was enhanced will create diverse habitats instead of the monotypical lake fringe
habitat that existed in these areas. Surface hydrology was reintroduced to the restoration areas via more frequent overbank flooding from Reed's Creek. Native woody vegetation was established in this
area. The Reeds Creek Wetland Restoration Site offers 5.3 riverine wetland mitigation units (WMUs).
Goals and Objectives
The goals and objectives of the Reeds Creek Wetland Restoration Site include:
• Flood retention and water quality functions;
• Restoration of natural flooding hydrology of the site;
• Restoration of native, forested wetland plant communities
Overall, the project will restore, enhance, and/or preserve approximately 14.66 acres of forested and emergent wetlands and upland buffer, 5.3 of which will be provided as WMUs. Specifically, 4.2 acres
of wetland habitat will be restored to generate 4.2 WMUs and 2.2 acres of wetland habitat will be enhanced resulting in 1.1 WMUs. The improvement of overall function for the Reed Creek channel and
the adjacent floodplain wetlands is expected..
Success Criteria
For the Reed's Creek site, a minimum of 11.75 days (5 percent of the growing season) of consecutive inundation or saturation within 12 inches of the soil surface will achieve the minimum hydrologic
success for the site. However, ideal hydrologic success for 12.5 percent of the growing season will require at least 29 consecutive days of inundation or saturation within 12 inches of the soil surface.
Vegetative success at the mitigation site will be measured by the survival rate over a five -year monitoring period. Overall survivorship of planted woody species is expected to be at least 320 stems per
acre after three years and 260 stems per acre
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MITIGATION UNIT TOTALS
Stream Mitigation Units
Restoration
Segment /Reach
Pre —
Construction
(acreage /linear
feet
Mitigation
Approach
Watershed
Acreage
As -Built Linear
Footage /Acreage
Mitigation Ratio
Mitigation Units
(SMU/WMU)
Wetland Units
WMU
--
5.3
--
WETLAND
--
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Restoration Area
--
R
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4.2
1.0
4.2
Enhancement
Area
E
--
2.2
2.0
1.1
TOTAL
5.3
MITIGATION UNIT TOTALS
Stream Mitigation Units
Riparian Wetland
Non - riparian
Total
Wetland
Riparian Buffer
Nutrient Offset
(SMU)
Units
Wetland Units
WMU
--
5.3
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5.3
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Table VIa. Stem Counts for Each Species _arranged by Plot (Dear 5)
Species
Plots - .actual Surviving Planted Stems
Coluit DIl->
Ctureut
Sinvival
A
I B Initial
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Peal 1
Year i
Shrubs
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1
11
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29
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19
17
15
17
17
6
1100
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11
32
28
26
28
36
35
Trees
Benda nior-a
3
2
10
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7
5000
Fracinus nnsrlranica
16
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11
6
6
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0
0
1
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0
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2
2
6
1
3
6
1
6700
Orlercns pagodifolia
1
0
7
7
6
1
1500
Uuarcus phellos
1
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3
3
3
1
1
3
6700
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1
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3
3
3
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219
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Owns Sp. i'ol
1
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1
0
0
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Totals
26
40
16
33
29
22
39
66
Planted Stems Total
13
12
64
50
44
37
56
25
3900
Total Per _acre without
Volunteers
520
480
78
61
55
50
110
1000
Stems Total with Volunteers
50
51
1280
1000
880
740
1120
101
Stems Per Acre with
volunteers
2000
2040
1560
1220
1100
1000
2200
4040
Table S'Ib. Stems Per Acre without Volunteers
Table LX: Percent of Groiilue Season (179 days) with groundllater continuously 1lithin 12 inches
Plot 1
Plot B
Average without
volunteers
Baseline (Jan 07)
1120
1140
12180
Monitoring Year 1 (2007)
760
1'10
1000
Monitoring Year 2 (2008)
680
1080
880
Monitoring Year 3 (2009)
720
760
740
Monitoring Year 4 (2010)
1 120
1120
1 120
Jonitoring Year S (2011)
- 20
180
5100
Table LX: Percent of Groiilue Season (179 days) with groundllater continuously 1lithin 12 inches
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Gage 1 R
Gage 2 R
Gage 3 (E)
Gage 4 (REF)
Baseline (2007)
6.7
8.9
. 8.0
19.0
Monitoring Year 1 (2007)
100
39.7
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5.6
Monitoring Year 2 (2008)
100
16.9
10.5
13.1
Monitoring Year 3 (2009)
36.3
31.6
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11,0
Monitoring Year 4 (2010)
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8.1
4;3.1
9.0
Monitoring Year 5 (2011)
511.1
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EEP Recommendation and Conclusion
Overall, the adjacent Reeds Creek stream channel has developed and stabilized after the berm
was lowered. The herbaceous vegetative cover has also developed a healthy and diverse
community. The planted trees and shrubs have done very well and are supplemented by a robust
existing buffer community which provides seed source for volunteers well suited to the current
site conditions. Ground water gages demonstrate favorable trends and jurisdictional wetland
hydrology throughout the entire site.
Additionally, a local chapter of the North Carolina Wildlife Federation, the Lake Norman
Wildlife Conservationists has taken a special interest in the Reeds Creek project. The group
worked with Boy Scouts and other local volunteers to build and install wood duck, barred owl,
blue bird, and warbler nesting boxes on the site in 2008. Two bat boxes and constructed basking
logs for the turtle population were installed in 2009. The group regularly visits the site to pick up
litter and monitor for trespassing and vandalism.
EEP recommends closure of the Reeds Creek site for 5.3 Wetland Mitigation Units.
Contingencies
No contingencies are recommended at this time.
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Pre - Construction Photos
Post - Construction Photos
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APPENDIX A - Watershed Planning Summary
The Reeds Creek Site is not located in a Local Watershed Planning area or Targeted Local
Watershed.
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APPENDIX B — Land Ownership and Protection
SITE PROTECTION INSTRUMENT
The land required for the construction, management, and stewardship of this mitigation
project consists of the following parcel.
Grantor
County
Site
Deed
Acreage
Protection
Book and
protected
Instrument
Page
Number
Mid - Atlantic
Iredell
Conservation
DB1695
14.66
Mitigation,
easement
PG1160
(deed)
LLC
http: / /wvvw.nceep.net /GIS DATA /PROPERTY /92220 ReedsCreek.pdf
LONG -TERM MANAGEMENT PLAN
Upon approval for close -out by the Interagency Review Team (IRT), the site will be
transferred to the DENR Stewardship Program, which will be responsible for periodic
inspection of the site to ensure that restrictions required in the conservation easement
are upheld.
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APPENDIX C — Jurisdictional Determinations and Permits
Permits were unavailable.
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Mitigation Project Name Reeds Creek
EEP IMS ID 92220
River Basin CATAWBA
Cataloging Unit 03050101
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Beginning Balance (feet and acres)
NCDOT Pre -EEP Debits feet and acres):
Not Applicable
EEP Debits (feet and acres):
LI A E Action
DWQ Permits
IDs
Impact Project Name
NCDOT TIP R- 2248BB/ C/ D -
2001 -1231
2001 -31321
North Charlotte Outer Loop
3.241
1.52
NCDOT TIP R -3807 - Gilead
2002 -0068
2002 -30412
Road
0.24
Foothills Solid Waste Landfill
2002 -1816
2002 -31111
Expansion
0.36
2002 -30930 /
NCDOT TIP 1 -4410A - SR
2002 -0851
2002 -30931
1245 (Centre Church Road)
0.08
2002 -1886
2003 -30255
Palisades Parkway
1
0.32
Charlotte Douglas Airport
2000 -1195
2006- 32521 -360
Parallel Runway
0.38
Catawba Dam Stability
2007 -0710
2006 -30816
Improvement
0.26
7.075
Long Creek Commercial
2008 -0245
2008 - 00395 -360
Center 1
1 09
Remaining Balance (feet and acres)
1
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0.00
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