The URL can be used to link to this page

Home My WebLink About20081816 Ver 1_Closeout Report_20120501t` MOCASSIN CREEK EEP ID # 256 USACE ACTION ID # 200520167 CLOSEOUT REPORT STREAM PRESERVATION, WETLAND PRESERVATION Prolect Setting & Classifications County Wake and Franklin General Location Zebulon Basin: Neuse Ph sio ra hic Region: Piedmont Ecore ion: Central Piedmont USGS Hydro Unit: 03020203 NCDWQ Sub - basin: 03 -04 -07 Wetland Classification Emergent fresh water Thermal Regime: Warm Trout Water: No Beaver removal 2009 Beaver removal 2010 Project Performers 2011 Source Agency: EEP Provider: n/a Designer: Ward, Contentnea Monitoring Firm RK&K Channel Remediation n/a Plant remediation n/a Property Interest Holder I EEP in fee Overall Protect Activities and Timeline Milestone Month -Year Project Instituted 2005 Permitted May 2005 Construction Completed March 2006 As -built survey May 2006 Monitoring Year -1 Dec 2006 Beaver removal 2007 Monitoring Year -2 Feb 2008 Beaver removal 2008 Beaver removal 2009 Beaver removal 2010 Beaver removal 2011 Monitoring Year 3 Aug 2011 Beaver removal 2012 Closeout Submission May 2012 Project Settine and Backeround Summary The project site consists of approximately 65 acres of jurisdictional wetlands consisting of bottomland swamp hardwoods in various stages of succession, freshwater marsh, and pine plantation. In 2005, 0.42 acres of wetlands on site were restored and 5.3 acres of wetlands were enhanced. A total of 6,300 native trees were planted on site as apart of construction. Monitoring on this site has been inconsistent and 2010 CVS plots indicated that no planted stems survived at 5 years. Wetland gauge data was not collected sufficiently enough to warranty enhancement or restoration credit. No stream restorations areas where culverts were removed ( -3001f total) were monitored for success. Approximately 65 acres of wetlands within the easement boundary are preserved. There are three named streams, Moccasin Creek, Wolf Creek, and Beaverdam Creek at this site. Beaverdam Creek is the southern property boundary. Moccasin Creek and Wolf Creek flow south to Beaverdam Creek. All creeks are well connected to their respective floodplains, are sand bed perennial streams and show very little incision. The overall length within the project site is approximately 1,576 linear feet. Goals and Objectives The mitigation goals and objectives of this project are to ensure that functioning wetlands, natural channel configurations in the five stream sections, and buffers along the streams have been established and maintained through preservation efforts. The goals and objectives of this project are as follows: 1. Preservation of 65.14 acres of existing wetlands. 2. Stream preservation of 1,576.3 If of Mocaasin and Wolf Creeks 3. Protect and enhance the existing natural wildlife corridor between the natural areas located in and around the Site, and between the ecological resources of Mocaasin Creek, Beaverdam Creek and Wolf Creek. Page 2 of 11 Above the confluence of Mocassin Creek and Wolf Creek at Beaverdam Creek MITIGATION UNIT TOTALS Stream Mitigation Units Riparian Wetland Pre — Total (SMU) Units Restoration Construction Mitigation Watershed As -Built Linear Mitigation Units Segment/Reach (acreage /linear Approach Acreage Footage /Acreage Mitigation Ratio (SMU/WMU) 0 feet STREAM Mocassin Creek P *20.4 795.5 5.0 159.10 Wolf Creek P 20.4 780.8 5.0 156.16 WETLAND Areal 65.14 P 20.4 65.14 5.0 13.028 Above the confluence of Mocassin Creek and Wolf Creek at Beaverdam Creek MITIGATION UNIT TOTALS Stream Mitigation Units Riparian Wetland Non - riparian Total (SMU) Units Wetland Units Wetland Riparian Buffer Nutrient Offset WMU 315.26 13.028 0 13.028 0 0 Page 3 of 11 Page 4 of 11 W ApD g r" W nA NaE HrC HrB2 HrC2 GeB2 GeC2 ChA i r Page 5 of 1 I EEP Recommendation and Conclusion EEP recommends closing out Mocassin Creek as a preservation -only site given that it is an established Jurisdictional Wetland and supports 3 perennial streams with good floodplain connectivity. Contineencies The boundary is under contract to be marked (combination of tree painting and post installation). Page 6 of I I Post - Construction Photos Page 7 of I I APPENDIX A - Watershed Planning Summary The Mocassin Creek project is located in HUC 03020203010010, the Moccasin Creek watershed that was originally designated as a Targeted Local Watershed (TLW) in the 2010 Neuse RBRP (NCEEP, 2010). The watershed is approximately one -half forested with nearly 40% agriculture occupying the remainder of the land area Over one - quarter of the streams are unbuffered. The 2010 RBRP recommends buffer restoration projects to improve water quality conditions and habitat improvement or protection projects that benefit rare species here. The Mocassin Creek project restores a significant amount of riparian buffer and wetland and a small amount of stream pattern that helps reduce flow energy, thereby reducing impacts of runoff to the watershed. EEP has no additional projects in this TLW. According to the 2009 Neuse River Basinwide Water Ouality Plan (NCDWQ, 2009), the segment of Mocassin Creek on which the project is situated is listed as impaired due to dissolved oxygen standard exceedances at the ambient water quality sampling station approximately nine miles downstream. The benthic community assessment performed approximately one mile upstream from the ambient water quality station indicated in both 2000 and 2005 (i.e., during the same period) a bioclassification of "good- fair" suggesting the stream there is impacted but technically, not impaired. In the benthic assessment in 2010 at the same site, the community indicates a "good- fair" bioclassification, suggesting a somewhat stable biological condition for upstream reaches. This project restores buffer function for the length of the restoration components and reduces nutrient and sediment inputs via increased infiltration. The substantial wetland preservation component contributes to habitat provision and protection for amphibian and bird species. These functional improvements are beneficial to the benthic community and support the TLW goals. Neuse 03020203 EEP Project Close -outs: Mocassin Creek rMHal&1 N%W Macomb CFO* - pre)�lE�R68) ova , WAKE ,gHH8T0 VA-W" - Ho. r!Y,S 'mp Legend r l I" Cr kLWP - _f Project Types • EEP Tier I 4 319 ~� 0 CWMTF Counties 8491t Cus M Q It HUS Maim W E —Major HyEropraphy j M-1cipalitles - EEP LWP 0 2 4 8 Miles w<.o� - - EEP TLW t i r HCB. Pyril 2012. References: North Carolina Division of Water Quality, Neuse River Basinwide Water Quality Plan. 2009. Online at: Neuse Basinwide 2009. North Carolina Ecosystem Enhancement Program. Neuse River Basin Restoration Priorities, 2010. Online at: Neuse RBRP 2010. Page 8 of 11 APPENDIX B — Land Ownership and Protection SITE PROTECTION INSTRUMENT The land required for the construction, management, and stewardship of this mitigation project includes the following parcels. Covenants & restrictions were recorded in both Wake and Franklin Counties since the parcel is located in both counties. hup: / /www.nceeo.net/GIS DATA/PROPERTY /256 MocassinCreek.ndf 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. Page 9 of 11 Site Protection Deed Book & Acreage Grantor County Instrument Page Number protected The Davis Consulting Group, Franklin Warranty Deed 1406/104 82.54 Inc. et al The State of North Carolina Wake Covenants & 13951/805 Restrictions The State of North Carolina Franklin Covenants & 1775/322 Restrictions hup: / /www.nceeo.net/GIS DATA/PROPERTY /256 MocassinCreek.ndf 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. Page 9 of 11 APPENDIX C — Jurisdictional Determinations and Permits U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS WILMINGTON DISTRICT Action 1D: 200520167 County: Franklin and Wake GENERAL PERMIT (REGIONAL AND NATIONWIDE) VERIFICATION Property Owner: NC Ecosystem Enhancement Program Atrn: Wyatt Brown Mailing Address: 1652 Mail Service Center Raleigh, North Carolina 27699 Telephone No,: (919) 715 -1616 Authorized Agent: Mailing Address: Telephone No.: Locadon of property (road namelnumber, town, etc.): Moccasin Creek Mitigation Site; east of NC 39, north of NC 97; northeast of Zebulon, North Carolina Site Coordinates: 35.844 °N 78.269 •W USGS Quad: Zebulan Waterway: Moccasin sad Beaverdam Creeks and UT's River Basin: Neese HUC: 03020201 Description of projects area and activity (see page 2 for a summary of authorized impacts): Moccasin Creek Mitigation Site; Dischane, of fill material for wetland and stream mitigation, as shown to the plans and drawings received on April 7, 2005, and clarificationicorrection by e-mail from Becky L. Ward, P.E., dated April 18, 2005. Applicable Law: Section 404 (Clean Water Act, 33 USC 1344) 9 Section 10 (Rivers and Harbors Act, 33 USC 403) Authorization: Nationwide or Regional General Permit Number(s): 27 Your work is aotbocized by the above roft:roncod permit provided it is accomplished in strict accordance with the attaetxd conditions and your submitted plans. Any violation ofthe attached conditions or deviation from your submitted plans may subject the perminae, to a stop work order, a restoration order and/or appropriate legal action. This verification will remain valid until the expiration data identified below unless the nationwide authorization is modi8od. suspended or revoked Ii; prior to the expiration data identified below, the nationwide permit authorimdoa is reissued and/or modified, this verification will remain valid until the expiration date identified below, provided it complies with all requirements of the modified nationwide pemtit. If the nationwide parmit authorization expires or is suspended, revoked, or is modified, ouch that the activity would no longer comply with the terms and conditions of the nationwide permit, activities which have commeoeed (i.e., are trader construction) or are wader contract to commence in reliance upon the nationwide permit, will remain authorized provided the activity is completed within twelvo months of the date of the nationwide permit's expiration. modification or revocation, unless disorctionary authority has been exercised on a ease -by -caw: basis to modify, suspend or revoke the authorization. Activities subject to Section 404 (as indicated above) may also requite on individual Section 401 Water Quality Certification. You should contact the NC Division of Water Quality (telephone (919) 733 -1786) to dotorotine Section 401 requirements_ This Department of the Amry verification does not relieve the pemtinee of the responsibility to obtain any other required Federal, Sate or local approvals/permits. If ,hero are any questions regarding this Verification, any of the conditions of the Permit, or the Corps of Engineers rcgularory program please contact Eric Alam ^eyer at td 0hone (919) 976 -11441, ext 23. Corps Regulatory Official_��. Date: 05/1912005 Verification Expiration Date: 03/I8/2007 Copy Furnished: Page 10 of I I Mitigation Project Name Mocassin Creek EEP IMS ID 256 River Basin NEUSE 0 Cataloging Unit 03020203 An 1-H r.—Hit Rafi— 1 1 1 1 1 9 5 1 11.1 1.1 11 9.1 F 1 1 1 A l 9 1 ri 1 1 1 '3.1 T1 F 1 1 1 3'1 n,, 1 1'1 1'1 Beginning Balance (feet and acres) 0.00 0.00 0.00 1,576.30 0.001 0.00 0.00 65.14 z ae O Y 0.00 = o n C L z° 0.00 E au C A z° w 0.00 C ° a C N z° ` a 0.00 n A° �L° C t t C L C C M A o m E A° a. �_ �v �m zp W m 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 C �r z_ z i 0.00 0.00 2 ° » L d z z 0.00 0.00 NCDOT Pre -EEP Debits feet and acres): Not Applicable EEP Debits feet and acres): DWQ Permits USACE Action IDs Impact Project Name 2006 -0104 2006 -10532 NCDOT TIP 8-4319 - Replace Bridge 21 on NC 222 0.30 2005 -1764 2000 -20569 NCDOT TIP U -3823 - SR 1158 (Airport Boulevard) Widening 4,451 1 N/A 2006-41550-140 NCDOT TIP B-4127 - Replace Bridge 43 on SR 1438 1.40 Remaining Balance (feet and acres) 1 1 11,576.301 59.00