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Home My WebLink About20180786 Ver 1_Year 1 Monitoring Report_2021_20211222ID#* 20180786 Select Reviewer: Erin Davis Initial Review Completed Date 12/22/2021 Mitigation Project Submittal - 12/22/2021 Version* 1 Is this a Prospectus, Technical Proposal or a New Site?* Type of Mitigation Project:* Stream Wetlands Buffer Nutrient Offset (Select all that apply) Project Contact Information Contact Name:* Jeremiah Dow Project Information ID#:* 20180786 Existing ID# Project Type: • DMS Mitigation Bank Project Name: Sandy Branch Mitigation Site County: Chatham Document Information O Yes O No Email Address:* jeremiah.dow@ncdenr.gov Version:* 1 Existing Version Mitigation Document Type:* Mitigation Monitoring Report File Upload: SandyBranch_100060_MY1_2021.pdf 10AMB Please upload only one PDF of the complete file that needs to be submitted... Signature Print Name:* Jeremiah Dow Signature: * MONITORING YEAR 1 ANNUAL REPORT FINAL December 2021 Chatham County, NC Cape Fear River Basin HUC 03030003 DMS Project No. 100060 NCDEQ Contract No. 7527 USACE Action ID No. SAW-2018-01167 NCDWR Project No. 2018-0786 Data Collection Period: May -November 2021 DMS RFP No. 16-007331 PREPARED FOR: Kc INC Department of Environmental Quality Division of Mitigation Services 1652 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1652 It zo'.-�Ov W1LDLANllS December 19, 2021 Jeremiah Dow N.C. Division of Mitigation Services 1652 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1652 RE: Monitoring Year 1 Report Sandy Branch Mitigation Site, DMS ID# 100060 Cape Fear River Basin — CU# 03030003 Chatham County, North Carolina Contract No. 7527 Dear Mr. Dow, We have reviewed the comments on the Monitoring Year 1 Report for the above referenced project dated December 15, 2021 and have revised the report based on these comments. The revised documents are submitted with this letter. Below are responses to each of your comments. For your convenience, the comments are reprinted with our response in italics. MY1 Report —Stream Mitigation 1. The soil temperature figure should be included in the report and if budburst photos are available these should also be included in the report and digital submittal. The soil temperature figure was added to Appendix D and included in the digital submittal. No budburst photos are available. 2. A figure should be included in the report illustrating a time series for the crest gauge data and indicating the occurrence of the bankfull events listed in Table 10. Please also collate these raw data and submit them as a single workbook with the figure included. A figure illustrating a time series for the crest gauge data and indicating the occurrence of bankfull events was added to Appendix D and included in the digital submittal. If you have any questions, please contact me by phone (919) 851-9986, or by email (jlorch@wild landseng.com). Sincerely, Jason Lorch, Monitoring Coordinator Wildlands Engineering, Inc. (P) 919.851.9986 • 312 West Millbrook Road, Suite 225 • Raleigh, NC 27609 SANDY BRANCH MITIGATION SITE Monitoring Year 1 Annual Report TABLE OF CONTENTS Section 1: PROJECT OVERVIEW.......................................................................................................1-1 1.1 Project Quantities and Credits...................................................................................................1-1 1.2 Project Goals and Objectives.....................................................................................................1-2 1.3 Project Attributes.......................................................................................................................1-3 Section 2: Monitoring Year 1 Data Assessment...............................................................................2-1 2.1 Vegetative Assessment..............................................................................................................2-1 2.2 Vegetation Areas of Concern.....................................................................................................2-1 2.3 Stream Assessment....................................................................................................................2-1 2.4 Stream Areas of Concern...........................................................................................................2-1 2.5 Hydrology Assessment...............................................................................................................2-1 2.6 Wetland Assessment..................................................................................................................2-1 2.7 Adaptive Management Plan......................................................................................................2-1 2.8 Monitoring Year 1 Summary......................................................................................................2-2 Section3: METHODOLOGY.............................................................................................................3-1 Section 4: REFERENCES...................................................................................................................4-1 TABLES Table 1. Project Mitigation Quantities and Credits...................................................................................1-1 Table 2: Goals, Performance Criteria, and Functional Improvements......................................................1-2 Table3. Project Attributes........................................................................................................................1-4 FIGURES Figure 1 Current Condition Plan View APPENDICES Appendix A Visual Assessment Data Table 4 Visual Stream Morphology Stability Assessment Table Table 5 Vegetation Condition Assessment Table Stream and Culvert Crossing Photographs Vegetation Plot Photographs Groundwater Well Photographs Appendix B Vegetation Plot Data Table 6 Vegetation Performance Standards Summary Table Table 7a Fixed Plots: Planted and Total Stem Counts Table 7b Random Plots: Planted and Total Stem Counts Appendix C Stream Geomorphology Data Cross -Section Plots Table 8 Baseline Stream Data Summary Table 9 Morphology and Hydraulic Summary (Dimensional Parameters - Cross -Section) Reachwide Pebble Count Plots Sandy Branch Mitigation Site Monitoring Year 1 Annual Report - Final Appendix D Hydrology Data Table 10 Bankfull Events Table 11 Rainfall Summary Recorded Bankfull Events Table 12 Groundwater Gauge Summary Groundwater Gauge Plots Soil Temperature Probe Plots Appendix E Project Timeline and Contact Info Table 13 Project Activity and Reporting History Table 14 Project Contact Table Appendix F Additional Documentation As -Built IRT Comments Sandy Branch Mitigation Site Monitoring Year 1 Annual Report - Final Section 1: PROJECT OVERVIEW The Sandy Branch Mitigation Site (Site) is located in Chatham County, approximately seven miles southeast of Siler City, NC in the Cape Fear River Basin 8-Digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC) 03030003. The Site involves re-establishing a stream and wetland complex utilizing stream restoration, wetland re- establishment, and wetland rehabilitation approaches. The Site is located within the DIMS Targeted Local Watershed (TLW) for the Cape Fear River Basin HUC 03030003070050 (Bear Creek TLW) and the NC DWR Subbasin 03-06-12. The Sandy Branch Mitigation Site is one of the projects identified in the Upper Rocky River Local Watershed Plan (Table 3-1 in the report identifies it as Site No. 5) as a priority for stream and wetland restoration. The Site was selected by DIMS to provide stream and wetland credits in the Cape Fear River Basin 03030003 (Cape Fear 03). 1.1 Project Quantities and Credits A conservation easement was recorded on 18.10 acres and was fenced prior to construction (Figure 1). Mitigation work within the Site included 3,286 linear feet of perennial stream channel restoration and 8.540 acres of wetland re-establishment and rehabilitation. The project is expected to provide 3,286.000 stream credits and 7.267 wetland credits at closeout. Table 1. Project Mitigation Quantities and Credits ComponentsProject Mitigation Plan As -Built Mitigation Restoration Mitigation Project Segment Credits Comments Footage/Acreage Footage/Acreage Category Level Ratio (X:1) Stream Full Channel Restoration, 861 849 Warm R 1 861.000 Planted Buffer, Sandy Branch Fencing Out R1 Livestock 110 104 Warm R 1 110.000 Full Channel Sandy Branch Restoration, 1,929 1,919 Warm R 1 1,929.000 R2 Planted Buffer, Fencing Out UT1 131 125 Warm R 1 131.000 Livestock UT2 255 254 Warm R 1 255.000 Total: 3,286.000 Wetland Re-establishment N/A 4.721 Riparian R 1.000 4.721 Rehabilitation 3.819 3.819 Riparian RE 1.500 2.546 Total: 7.267 Sandy Branch Mitigation Site Monitoring Year 1 Annual Report - Final 1-1 Restoration Level Project Credits Stream - Warm Riparian Wetland - Riverine Restoration 3,286.000 Re-establishment 4.721 Rehabilitation 2.546 Totals 3,826.000 7.267 1.2 Project Goals and Objectives The project is intended to provide numerous ecological benefits within the Cape Fear River Basin. While benefits such as habitat improvement and geomorphic stability are limited to the Site, reduced nutrient and sediment loading have farther reaching effects. Table 2 below describes expected outcomes to water quality and ecological processes associated with the project goals and objectives. These goals were established and completed with careful consideration of goals and objectives described in the River Basin Restoration Priorities and to meet the DMS mitigation needs while maximizing the ecological and water quality uplift within the watershed. Table 2: Goals, Performance Criteria, and Functional Improvements Likely Functional Goal Objective/ Treatment Performance Criteria Measurement Monitoring Results Uplift Reconstruct stream Entrenchment ratios channels that will remaining above 2.2 Reduce sediment Cross-section maintain stable and bank height ratios inputs from bank monitoring will be Improve the pattern and profile remaining below 1.2, erosion. Contribute assessed during MY11 stability of considering hydrologic coarser material in No deviations from to protection of or MY2 MY3 MY5 and stream and sediment inputs riffles and finer design. channels to the system, improvement to, a material in pools, and MY7 and visual Nutrient -Sensitive inspections will be landscape setting, and progression towards Water. assessed annually. the watershed stability shown in visual conditions. inspections. Reconnect Reconstruct stream Reduce shear stress channels with channels with on channels, hydrate Four bankfull events in Crest gauges and/or Several bankfull events floodplains and appropriate bankfull adjacent wetland separate years within pressure transducers were recorded during riparian dimensions and depth areas, and filter monitoring period. recording flow MY1. wetlands relative to the existing pollutants from elevations. floodplain. overbank flows. Install habitat features such as constructed Improve riffles, lunker logs, and Improve aquatic There is no required instream brush toe into restored communities in performance standard for N/A N/A habitat streams. Add woody project streams. this metric. material to channel beds. Construct pools of varying depth. Sandy Branch Mitigation Site Monitoring Year 1 Annual Report - Final 1-2 Likely Functional Goal Objective/ Treatment Performance Criteria Measurement Monitoring Results Uplift Re-establish and Improve terrestrial Free groundwater surface 12 groundwater gauges 9 out of 12 groundwater Restore rehabilitate riparian habitat. Contribute to within 12 inches of the equipped with pressure gauges had groundwater wetland wetlands by raising protection of, or ground surface for 10% transducers are located within 12 inches of the hydrology, soils, and plant stream beds and improvement to, a (27 days) of the growing in representative ground surface for 10.0% planting native wetland Nutrient -Sensitive season under normal wetland areas and (27 days) of the growing communities species. Water. precipitation conditions. monitored annually. season consecutively. Reduce/control sediment inputs, Survival rate of 320 stems reduce/ manage per acre at MY3, 260 planted stems per acre at One hundred square nutrient inputs, MY5, and 210 stems per meter vegetation plots Restore and provide canopy to All 13 vegetation plots enhance native Plant native tree species shade streams and acre at MY7. Planted are placed on 2% of the have a planted stem floodplain in riparian zones where reduce thermal stems must average at planted area of the Site density greater than 320 vegetation currently insufficient. loadings, contribute to least seven feet in height and monitored during stems per acre. protection of, or in each plot at the end of MY1, MY2, MY3, MY5, MY5 and 10 feet in height and MY7. improvement to, a in each plot by the end of Nutrient -Sensitive Water. MY7. Permanently Prevent development Visually inspect the and agricultural uses protect the Establish conservation that would damage Prevent easement perimeter of the Site to No easement project site easements and fence the the Site or reduce the encroachment. ensure no easement encroachments. from harmful Site. benefits of the encroachment is uses project. occurring. 1.3 Project Attributes The Site is located on a single parcel bounded by Elmer Moore Road on the northern edge and other agricultural parcels to the east, south, and west. Prior to restoration the Site was an active livestock operation characterized by extensively grazed pasture, minimal riparian vegetation, and project streams functioning as the primary water source for livestock. The streams and riparian buffers onsite were in the same approximate configurations since before 1965, according to aerial photographs. In general, the area maintained its rural, agricultural character for more than 50 years with only minor changes in land use and land cover. Table 3 below and Table 8 in Appendix C present additional information on pre - restoration conditions. Sandy Branch Mitigation Site Monitoring Year 1 Annual Report - Final 1-3 Table 3. Project Attributes Project Name Sandy Branch Mitigation Site County Chatham Project Area (acres) 18.10 Project Coordinates (latitude and longitude decimal) 35°38'35"N 79°23'14"W Physiographic Province Piedmont River Basin Cape Fear USGS Hydrologic Unit 8-digit 3030003 DWR Sub -basin 03-06-12 Project Drainage Area (acres) 463 Project Drainage Area Percentage of Impervious Area 2% Land Use Classification 49% Cultivated Crops/Hay, 36% Forested, 13% Developed, 2% Other • • JIL Parameters Sandy Branch R1 Sandy Branch R2 UT1 UT2 Pre -project length (feet) 964 1,931 102 257 Post -project length (feet) 953 1,919 125 254 Valley confinement (Confined, moderately confined, unconfined) Unconfined Drainage area (acres) 323 388-463 35 73 Perennial, Intermittent, Ephemeral Perennial NCDWR Water Quality Classification C, NSW Dominant Stream Classification (existing) E4/F4 F4 E4/F4 F4 Dominant Stream Classification (proposed) C4 Dominant Evolutionary Classification (Simon) if applicable Wetland Summary Parameters Stage III: Degradation Information Re-establishment Rehabilitation Pre -project area (acres) N/A 3.819 Post -project area (acres) 4.721 3.819 Wetland Type (non -riparian, riparian) Riparian Riparian Mapped Soil Series CmB - Cid-Lignum complex, 2-6% slopes Soil Hydric Status Regulatory Predominatly Non-Hydric Considerations Applicable? Resolved? Supporting Docs? Waters of the United States - Section 404 Yes Yes USACE Nationwide Permit No. 27 and DWQ 401 Water Quality Certification No. 4134. Waters of the United States Section 401 Yes Yes Endangered Species Act Yes Yes Categorical Exclusion in Mitigation Plan (Wildlands, 2019) Historic Preservation Act Yes Yes Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA or CAMA) N/A Essential Fisheries Habitat N/A Sandy Branch Mitigation Site Monitoring Year 1 Annual Report - Final 1-4 Section 2: Monitoring Year 1 Data Assessment Annual monitoring and site visits were conducted during MY1 to assess the condition of the project. The vegetation and stream success criteria for the Site follow the approved success criteria presented in the Mitigation Plan (Wildlands, 2019). Performance criteria for vegetation, stream, and hydrologic assessment are located in Section 1.2 Table 2: Goals, Performance Criteria, and Functional Improvements. 2.1 Vegetative Assessment The MY1 vegetative survey was completed in August 2021. Vegetation monitoring resulted in a stem density range of 445 to 769 planted stems per acre which is well above the interim requirement of 320 stems per acre required at MY3. Average stem density was 598 planted stems per acre. All 13 vegetation plots met the interim success criteria and are on track to meet the final success criteria required for MY7. Refer to Appendix A for Vegetation Plot Photographs and the Vegetation Condition Assessment Table and Appendix B for Vegetation Plot Data. 2.2 Vegetation Areas of Concern No vegetative areas of concern were identified during MY1. 2.3 Stream Assessment Morphological surveys for MY1 were conducted in May 2021. All streams within the Site are stable and functioning as designed. All 8 cross -sections at the Site show little to no change in the bankfull area and width -to -depth ratio, and bank height ratios are less than 1.2. Substrate measurements indicate the maintenance of coarser materials in the riffle reaches and finer particles in the pools. Refer to Appendix A for the Visual Stream Morphology Stability Assessment Table and Stream Photographs. Refer to Appendix C for Stream Geomorphology Data. 2.4 Stream Areas of Concern No Stream areas of concern were identified during MY1. 2.5 Hydrology Assessment At the end of MY7, four or more bankfull events must have occurred in separate years within the restoration reaches. Sandy Branch had multiple bankfull events in MY1 resulting in partial attainment of the stream hydrology assessment criteria. Refer to Appendix D for hydrologic data. 2.6 Wetland Assessment The performance criteria for wetland hydrology is groundwater within 12 inches of the ground surface for 10.0% (27 days) of the growing season consecutively. The estimated growing season is March 15t_ November 17t". These dates were determined using the NRCS WETS tables, soil temperature data from the on -site soil temperature probe, and bud burst observations of Salix nigra on February 23, 2021. Of the twelve groundwater monitoring wells on the Site, 9 wells met the success criteria during MY1. The nine wells that met were all well above the success criteria of 27 days, all meeting with 37-62 days consecutively. Wells 2 and 6 missed with a hydroperiod of 7.6% (20 days) and Groundwater Well 3 missed with a hydroperiod of 7.3% (19 days). After construction of the stream channel it is anticipated that the groundwater table will take some time to recharge. Refer to Figure 1 for the groundwater gauge locations and Appendix D for groundwater hydrology data and plots. 2.7 Adaptive Management Plan No adaptive management plans are needed at this time. Sandy Branch Mitigation Site Monitoring Year 1 Annual Report - Final 2-1 2.8 Monitoring Year 1 Summary All vegetation plots are on track to exceed the MY3 interim requirement of 320 planted stems per acre. Vegetative cover has become well established and planted tree species are showing positive trends in both density and vigor. Herbaceous growth is flourishing across the site and is providing effective ground coverage to filter incoming runoff and nutrients. All project streams are stable and functioning as designed. The nine groundwater gauges that met were well above the success criteria and showed groundwater within the upper twelve inches for 14.1 to 23.7% (37-62 days) of the growing season consecutively. Summary information and data related to the performance of various project and monitoring elements can be found in the tables and figures in the report appendices. All raw data supporting the tables and figures in the appendices are available from DIMS upon request. Sandy Branch Mitigation Site Monitoring Year 1 Annual Report - Final 2-2 Section 3: METHODOLOGY Geomorphic data was collected following the standards outlined in The Stream Channel Reference Site: An Illustrated Guide to Field Techniques (Harrelson et al., 1994) and in Stream Restoration: A Natural Channel Design Handbook (Doll et al., 2003). All Integrated Current Condition Mapping was recorded using a Trimble handheld GPS with sub -meter accuracy and processed using Pathfinder and ArcGIS. Crest gauges and pressure transducers were installed in riffle cross -sections and monitored throughout the year. Hydrologic monitoring instrument installation and monitoring methods are in accordance with the United States Army Corps of Engineers standards (USACE, 2003). Vegetation monitoring protocols followed the Carolina Vegetation Survey-EEP Level 2 Protocol (Lee et al., 2008). Sandy Branch Mitigation Site 460 Monitoring Year 1 Annual Report - Final 3-1 Section 4: REFERENCES Lee, Michael T., Peet, Robert K., Steven D., Wentworth, Thomas R. 2006. CVS-EEP Protocol for Recording Vegetation Version 4.0. http://www.nceep.net/business/monitoring/veg/datasheets.htm. North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Mitigation Services (DIMS). 2017. Annual Monitoring Report Format, Data Requirements, and Content Guidance June 2017. Accessed at: https://deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/mitigation-services/dms-vendors/rfp-forms-templates North Carolina Ecosystem Enhancement Program (EEP), 2009. Cape Fear River Basin Restoration Priorities. https://files.nc.gov/ncdeq/Mitigation/20Services/Watershed_Planning/Cape_Fear_River_Basin/RB RP%20CapeFear%202009%20Revised%20032013.pdf North Carolina Geological Survey (NCGS), 1985. Geologic map of North Carolina 1:500,000 scale. Compiled by Philip M. Brown at el. Raleigh, NC, NCGS. https://ncdenr.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapSeries/i ndex. htm I?appid=a8281cbd24b84239b29cd2ca798d4 a10 North Carolina Interagency Review Team. 2016. Wilmington District Stream and Wetland Compensatory Mitigation Update. Accessed at: https://saw-reg.usace.army.mil/PN/2016/Wilmington-District- M itigation-Update.pdf Rosgen, D. L. 1994. A classification of natural rivers. Catena 22:169-199. Rosgen, D.L. 1996. Applied River Morphology. Pagosa Springs, CO: Wildland Hydrology Books. United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). 2003. Stream Mitigation Guidelines. USACE, NCDENR- DWQ, USEPA, NCWRC. Wildlands Engineering, Inc. (2019). Sandy Branch Mitigation Project Mitigation Plan. DIMS, Raleigh, NC. Sandy Branch Mitigation Site Monitoring Year 1 Annual Report - Final 4-1 WILDLANDS ENGINEERING AAA Conservation Easement R Wetland Re-establishment m9 ��01 �\ - Wetland Rehabilitation Structures fll�� O\\ Vegetation Plot Condition - MY1 Criteria Met - Fixed III Gp�\\ Q Criteria Met - Random 3 kpo` = VA Fencing ti 4�, II Stream Restoration G9(1 As -built Top of Bank \\\ ' — Cross -Sections Reach Break ® Gpp ko Crest Gauge o 0 Photo Points + Soil Temperature Probe �•�113+00 t� OC) @M9 III a + Barotroll Groundwater Gauge Condition - MY1 MD Criteria Met II i11�+o0 ♦ Criteria Not Met �z1+oo� +R X oxo 41a 1 A119 x0 c l Gmo� r 14 Figure 1 - Current Condition Plan View Sandy Branch Mitigation Site 150 300 Feet DMS Project No. 100060 1 1 I Monitoring Year 1- 2021 Chatham County, NC APPENDIX A. Visual Assessment Data Table 4. Visual Stream Morphology Stability Assessment Table Sandy Branch Mitigation Site DMS Project No. 100060 Monitoring Year 1- 2021 Sandv Branch Reach 1 Number Total Amount of Major Channel Category Metric Performing Number in Unstable as Intended As -Built Footage Assessed Stream Length % Stable, Performing as Intended 953 Assessed Bank Length 1,906 Surface Scour/ Bank lacking vegetative cover resulting simply from Bare Bank poor growth and/or surface scour. 0 100% Bank toe eroding to the extent that bank failure Bank Toe Erosion appears likely. Does NOT include undercuts that are 0 100% modest, appear sustainable and are providing habitat. Fluvial and geotechnical - rotational, slumping, Bank Failure 0 100% calving, or collapse. Totals: 0 100% Grade control structures exhibiting maintenance of Grade Control 13 13 100% grade across the sill. Structure Bank erosion within the structures extent of Bank Protection 8 8 0% influence does not exceed 15%. Sandv Branch Reach 2 Number Total Amount of Major Channel Category Metric Stable, Number in Unstable Performing As -Built Footage as Intended Assessed Stream Length % Stable, Performing as Intended 1,919 Assessed Bank Length 3,838 Surface Scour/ Bank lacking vegetative cover resulting simply from Bare Bank poor growth and/or surface scour. 0 100% Bank toe eroding to the extent that bank failure Bank Toe Erosion appears likely. Does NOT include undercuts that are 0 100% modest, appear sustainable and are providing habitat. Fluvial and geotechnical - rotational, slumping, Bank Failure 0 100% calving, or collapse. Totals: 0 100% Grade control structures exhibiting maintenance of Grade Control 24 24 100% grade across the sill. Structure Bank erosion within the structures extent of Bank Protection 14 14 100% influence does not exceed 15%. Table 4. Visual Stream Morphology Stability Assessment Table Sandy Branch Mitigation Site DMS Project No. 100060 Monitoring Year 1- 2021 UTl Metric TotJ FootageNumber Stable, I Amount of Major Channel Category Performing as N um ber in Unstable Intended As-B.ilt Assessed Stream Length % Stable, Performing as 125 Assessed Bank Length 250 Surface Scour/ Bank lacking vegetative cover resulting simply from Bare Bank poor growth and/or surface scour. 0 100% Bank toe eroding to the extent that bank failure appears likely. Does NOT include undercuts that are Bank Toe Erosion modest, appear sustainable and are providing 0 100% habitat. Fluvial and geotechnical - rotational, slumping, Bank Failure 0 100% calving, or collapse. Totals: 0 100% Grade control structures exhibiting maintenance of Grade Control 4 4 100% grade across the sill. Structure Bank erosion within the structures extent of Bank Protection 2 2 100% influence does not exceed 15%. UT2 Number Stable, Amount of Major Channel Category Metric Performing as TotJ I N um beirti. Unstable Intended As-Bu Footage Assessed Stream Length % Stable, Performing as Intended 254 Assessed Bank Length 508 Surface Scour/ Bank lacking vegetative cover resulting simply from Bare Bank poor growth and/or surface scour. 0 100% Bank toe eroding to the extent that bank failure Bank appears likely. Does NOT include undercuts that are Toe Erosion 0 100% modest, appear sustainable and are providing habitat. Fluvial and geotechnical - rotational, slumping, Bank Failure 0 100% calving, or collapse. Totals: 0 100% Grade control structures exhibiting maintenance of Grade Control 6 6 100% grade across the sill. Structure Bank erosion within the structures extent of Bank Protection 1 1 100% influence does not exceed 15%. Table 5. Vegetation Condition Assessment Table Sandy Branch Mitigation Site DMS Project No. 100060 Monitoring Year 1- 2021 Planted Acreage 15.87 [getation Category Mapping Definitions Combined % of Planted Bare Areas Very limited cover of both woody and herbaceous material. 0.10 0 0% Low Stem Density Woody stem densities clearly below target levels based on current MY stem count 0.10 0 0% Areas criteria. Total 0 0% Areas of Poor Growth Planted areas where average height is not meeting current MY Performance Standard. 0.10 0 0% Rates Cumulative Total 0.0 0% Easement Acreage Vegetation Category 20.72 Definitions Invasives may occur outside of planted areas and within the easement and will therefore be calculated against the total easement acreage. Include species with the Invasive Areas of potential to directly outcompete native, young, woody stems in the short-term or 0.10 0 0% Concern community structure for existing communities. Invasive species included in summation above should be identified in report summary. Encroachment may be point, line, or polygon. Encroachment to be mapped consists of Easement any violation of restrictions specified in the conservation easement. Common 0 Encroachments Noted Encroachment Areas encroachments are mowing, cattle access, vehicular access. Encroachment has no none / 0 ac threshold value as will need to be addressed regardless of impact area. STREAM AND CULVERT CROSSING PHOTOGRAPHS PHOTO POINT 4 Sandy Branch R1— upstream (512012021) PHOTO POINT 4 Sandy Branch R1— downstream (512012021) PHOTO POINT 5 Sandy Branch R1— upstream (512012021) 1 PHOTO POINT 5 Sandy Branch R1— downstream (512012021) 1 PHOTO POINT 6 UT1— upstream (512012021) PHOTO POINT 6 UT1— downstream (512012021) PHOTO POINT 7 Sandy Branch R2 — upstream (512012021) 1 PHOTO POINT 7 Sandy Branch R2 — downstream (512012021) 1 PHOTO POINT 8 Sandy Branch R2 — upstream (512012021) PHOTO POINT 9 Sandy Branch R2 — upstream (512012021) PHOTO POINT 8 Sandy Branch R2 — downstream (512012021) PHOTO POINT 9 Sandy Branch R2 — downstream (512012021) PHOTO POINT 11 Sandy Branch R2 — upstream (512012021) 1 PHOTO POINT 11 Sandy Branch R2 — downstream (512012021) 1 PHOTO POINT 12 Sandy Branch R2 — upstream (512012021) 1 PHOTO POINT 12 Sandy Branch R2 — downstream (512012021) 1 PHOTO POINT 13 Sandy Branch R2 — upstream (512012021) 1 PHOTO POINT 13 Sandy Branch R2 — downstream (512012021) 1 PHOTO POINT 14 Sandy Branch R2 — upstream (512012021) 1 PHOTO POINT 14 Sandy Branch R2 — downstream (512012021) 1 _ 71. - t'K� n ,. _ 3. � � •R� Yam` e x"57 FF Plow�F� .� d �( '✓ ,_ err �. VEGETATION PLOT PHOTOGRAPHS FIXED VEG PLOT 1 (0810612021) 1 FIXED VEG PLOT 2 (0810612021) 1 1 FIXED VEG PLOT 3 (0810612021) 1 FIXED VEG PLOT 4 (0810612021) 1 FIXED VEG PLOT 5 (0810612021) 1 FIXED VEG PLOT 6 (0810612021) FIXED VEG PLOT 7 (0810612021) 1 FIXED VEG PLOT 8 (0810612021) 1 FIXED VEG PLOT 9 (0810612021) 1 FIXED VEG PLOT 10 (0810612021) 1 ®c RANDOM VEG PLOT 11 (0810612021) 1 RANDOM VEG PLOT 12 (0810612021) RANDOM VEG PLOT 13 (0810612021) GROUNDWATER WELL PHOTOGRAPHS GROUNDWATER WELL 1 (1111912021) GROUNDWATER WELL 2 (1111912021) GROUNDWATER WELL 3 (1111912021) I GROUNDWATER WELL 4 (1111912021) GROUNDWATER WELL 5 (1111912021) GROUNDWATER WELL 6 (1111912021) 1 GROUNDWATER WELL (1111912021) GROUNDWATER WELL (1111912021) GROUNDWATER WELL 8 (1111912021) GROUNDWATER WELL 10 (1111912021) GROUNDWATER WELL 12 (1111912021) APPENDIX B. 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Ln N l0 .... l0 Ln — M Ln bA c-I N M Ln l0 r� 00 41 O c�-I cN-I (9 Z 00 M c 5L m 0 c-I �O N c-I N O N n c-I 41 N O N M C O f0 v N OA C .3 O (ui) uoi;e;idiaaad O m oo 0 Ln -Zt m N O I v TZOZ/LT/TT uoseas sulmoJg Jo pu3 noN v a t 0 s 0 IPO m I I I das � � _Q U d b0 C I I I Ony 0 T 0 o b bA it 3 16 N Inj a) O i M 3 i I o 0 I N 3 } O bA O unr s o U }' M 0 16 Cp m C ; C m o v N AeW U 1 I � � V I I AV ti u N N C 0 V I I pp p L7 X E O aew I TZOZ/T/£ uoseas SuianoIg 10;ie;s I qaj 4 .Q v a I .> 0 I uer O O O ON O O O O (ui) 19n93 aa;eM (ui) uoi;e;idiaaad O m oo 0 Ln -Zt m N O I v TZOZ/LT/TT uoseas SuianoIg 10 pu3 noN v a t 0 s 0 m IPO I I I das y o _Q U d b0 C I I I 2ny 0 T 0 o N W bA C7 o Inr m i N I m 3 m N R C } bA o I O I (f •i unr s � U •� m C I m C � T � C 16 f0 N I AeW y co > I u 1 I 7 N C o I add N X f0 E :x � W O N � C7 aew I TZOZ/T/£ uoseas sulmojg Jo;je;s I qaj 0 � � v a I I .> 0 I uer O O O O O O O O (ui) 19n93 aa;eM (ui) uoi;e;idiaaad 0 m oo 0 Ln -Zt m N 0 I v TZOZ/LT/TT uoseas SuianoIg 10 pu3 InoN � a t I 0 -6 0 IPO I In I I I dos — y o _Q U d b0 C I I I 2ny 0 T 0 o M G1 bA 3 mN I I Ind v � N � I �n 3 16 m C } I O bA C7 II` I unf O U }' M 0 I16 Cp ca C N I C C 16 o N � I AeW .0/ U T co > I 1 I 7 N C o x I add m u � E v � m � � 0 aew I TZOZ/T/£ uoseas SuianoIg 10;ie;s I qaj 0 .Q v a I .T 0 I I I uer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (ui) 19n93 aa;eM (ui) uoi;e;idiaaad 0 m oo 0 Ln -Zt m N 0 I v TZOZ/LT/TT u0seas SUIMOIg 10 pu3 noN v a t 0 0 IPO In I I I dos � o _Q U d b0 C I I I Ony O T 0 o b ao 3 V N Inr u � I � m L I N O 'a 16 � 3 } O I C7 unr I C C ma C N T I � C 16 - �n U 1 I � v >_ I I ady � V N Fj u N C O V I pp p L7 X E i---, c aew I TZOZ/T/£ u0seas SUIMOIg 10;ie;s I qaj 0 0 � v a I .> 0 I uer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 l00 (ui) 19n93 aa;eM (ui) uoi;e;idiaaad 0 m 00 r, 0 Ln -Zt m N 0 I v TZOZ/LT/TT uoseas sulmo]g Io pu3 InoN � a t I 0 0 0 PO I I das — y o Q U d bn I 2ny 0 T 0 o U1 f T W bA � � 3 mN Inf i N � m 3 O V i 16 3 } X to I N 0 baLn 0 n O •� I unf s 0 C 16 0 CC ca C ; T I � C m I �_ N �eW U 1 I I AV n u a, I m 0 aeW I TZOZ/T/£ uoseas SuianoIg 10 lie;s I qaj 0 � v a I .> 0 I uef 0 0 0 0 O O 0 0 (ui) lanai aa;e/" (ui) uoi;e;idi:)aad 0 m oo 0 Ln -Zt m N 0 v I TZOZ//Vil uoseas SuianoID 10 pu3 noN v a t 0 s 0 I PO m I I das y Q U d bn I I IOny 0 T 0 o �o ft ar ao 3 16 N � O Inj v L (y 16 a• -I m 3 L -0 M — R r } 7 O � O C7 •� unr I s0 m I I CO m C N T C a>i C 16 � N � I AeW y U co N I 1 I N C o x add u � E v bn 0 N 0 0 aew I TZOZ/T/£ uoseas SuianoIg 1o;,e;s I qaj 0 � v a 0 I uef 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (ui) 19n93 aa;eM (ui) uoi;e;idiaaad 0 m oo 0 Ln -Zt m N 0 v TZOZ/LT/TT uoseas sulmoJg Jo pu3 InoN � a t I 0 � s 0 IPO m I I dos � o Q U d bn C 2ny 0 T 0 o n ar ao 3 m N Inj a) O u i � N � M a4 3 M C } I 3 O bA O C7 unf s o U +' C C M Cp m N T I � (A AeW U I , I � T N � V I I>_ AV u N N C o U I I pp p L7 X E c-I aew I TZOZ/T/£ uoseas SuianoIg 10;ie;s I qaj 0 � v a I .T 0 I uer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (ui) 19n93 aa;eM (ui) uoi;e;idiaaad 0 m oo r, 0 m -Zt m N 0 I N TZOZ/LT/TT u0seas SUIMOID 10 pu3 noN v a t 0 s 0 I PO m I I I dos — y o _Q U d '0 I I O T 0 Ony o 0 ft w as 3 N O I Inr a)L � N � L 0 O 16 0 3 } O bA-411 O (7 S unf I U }' M 0 16 p a a m N �eW v U I , I � N N u V I I>_ ady 00 u N N C O V I I to p L7 X E N aew I TZOZ/T/£ u0seas SUIMOIg 10;ie;s I qaj 0 0 .Q v a I 0 I uer 0 0 0 0 0 O 0 0 (ui) 19n93 aa;eM (ui) uoi;e;idiaaad 0 m oo 0 Ln -Zt m N 0 I v TZOZ/LT/TT uoseas sulmoJg Jo pu3 noN v U a t 0 r" s 0 IPO m I I I dos � o _Q U d � I I O T 0 }I I ' Ony o Qi ft w as 3 a• I Inr (7 p i N 16 a• -I m 3 y -0 M — O N C } 7 O � O •� unr I s 0 C C 16 QC I I m C ; � J C m 0 v N �eW U I N N >_ 0 V I I ady m � N a)b0 C O U I I N L7 X E c-I aeW I TZOZ/T/£ uoseas SUIMOIg 1o;ie;s qaj 0 .y v a ,I I 0 I uer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 l00 (ui) 19n93 aa;eM (ui) uoi;e;idiaaad 0 m oo 0 Ln -Zt m N 0 I v TZOZ/LT/TT uoseas SuianoIg 10 pu3 InoN v a t 0 s 0 IlaO m I� I I dos o _Q U bn C lill` I I O T 0 I 2ny o 0 ar ao m N Inr C7 0 I i N � 3 m aI i — 0 � N � } 3 bA o I unr O s +0. C 0 m I > C y N I AeW �— U I I � N 0 V II AV o ti � N I N C o V I I to L7 X E n aew I TZOZ/T/£ uoseas SuianoIg 10;ie;s E I qaj o � v a 0 I uer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (ui) 19n93 aa;eM (ui) uoi;e;idi:)aad 0 m oo 0 Ln -Zt m N 0 TZOZ/LT/TT I v uoseaS SUI.M019 Io pu3 v noN U a t I 0 � s 0 IPO m I� I I dos � sZ U bD � I I T 0 I Ony o ft b 3 Inf C7 p u L N ' M 3 L O n M C 3 } O O ba C7 unf I s o M o ma v T � I C N AUA � u 1 I T 1I V I AV ti ti N N � I C O U I I bn � X E o aew TZOZ/T/£ I uoseaS SUI.M019 10;Ie;s 0 I qaj .sZ v a I .T 0 I 0 0 0 0 O 0 0 l00 (ui) 19n91 aa;eM (ui) uoi;e;idiaaad 0 m oo 0 Ln -Zt m N 0 I v TZOZ/LT/TT uoseas sulmoJg Jo pu3 noN v U a t 0 s 0 IPO m I I I dos y 0 _Q U bn � I I T 0 2ny o N bba 0 N Inf i N W � m a 4 3 y 16 — O r 7 C ba O C7 '� unf s o I ` +, m Q ma I _ v T C m v U I � N N I I>_ ady N � V 0 F I N O V !1J r E I 0 � X C C iee c-I aew I TZOZ/T/£ uoseas SUIMOIg 1o;ie;s qaj 0 0 .y v a �I o I uef 0 0 O 0 0 0 0 l00 (ui) 19n93 aa;eM O a �? G1 N C O Oi O l0 a o 0 4J bA O -i 43 O i t z G1 U *' Q u cu ro m O � T d _0 N r {A N 0 FE i a a, i 7 m i Gl CQ G w O N G1 L s c i m a C m N O (n 00 O O n � (j) ain}eaadwal I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 1 APPENDIX E. Project Timeline and Contact Info Table 13. Project Activity and Reporting History Sandy Branch Mitigation Site DMS Project No. 100060 Monitoring Year 1- 2021 or Deliverable Project Instituted Data Collection Complete September 2017 Task Completion or DeliverableActivity Submission September 2017 Mitigation Plan Approved December 2019 December 2019 Construction (Grading) Completed September 2020 September 2020 Planting Completed January 2021 January 2021 As -Built Survey Completed September 2020 September 2020 Baseline Monitoring Document (Year 0) Stream Survey September 2020 April 2021 Vegetation Survey January 2021 Year 1 Monitoring Stream Survey May 2021 December 2021 Vegetation Survey August 2021 Year 2 Monitoring Stream Survey 2022 December 2022 Vegetation Survey 2022 Year 3 Monitoring Stream Survey 2023 December 2023 Vegetation Survey 2023 Year 4 Monitoring December 2024 Year 5 Monitoring Stream Survey 2025 December 2025 Vegetation Survey 2025 Year 6 Monitoring December 2026 Year 7 Monitoring Stream Survey 2027 December 2027 Vegetation Survey 2027 Table 14. Project Contact Table Sandy Branch Mitigation Site DMS Project No. 100060 Monitoring Year 1- 2021 Wildlands Engineering, Inc. Designer 312 West Millbrook Road, Suite 225 Greg Turner, PE Raleigh, NC 27609 919.851.9986 Construction Contractor Main Stream Earthwork, Inc. 631 Camp Dan Valley Rd. Monitoring Performers Wildlands Engineering, Inc. Jason Lorch Monitoring, POC 919.851.9986 APPENDIX F. Additional Documentation kt� WILDLANDS ENGINEERING November 29, 2021 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Regulatory Division Raleigh Field Office 3331 Heritage Trade Drive, Suite 105 Wake Forest, NC 27587 Attention: Kim Browning Subject: As -Built Report and Plans Sandy Branch Mitigation Project, Chatham County Cape Fear River Basin HUC 0303003 USACE Action ID No. SAW-2018-01167/DWR No. 2018-0786 Dear Ms. Browning, We have reviewed the North Carolina Interagency Review Team's (IRT) comments on the As -Built Report for the Sandy Branch Mitigation Site. We will make necessary revisions in future monitoring documents. Below are responses to each of the IRT's comments in your letter dated May 17, 2021. Your original comments are provided below followed by our responses in bold italics. USACE Comments, Casey Haywood: 1. Section 4.3: Please annotate in this section the plan to fence in the easement. Future reports will include text mentioning that the conservation easement was fenced. 2. The AB drone footage was helpful and appreciated. 3. Please mark location of the photo points to include crossings and culverts. Photos of the culvert crossing will be included in future monitoring reports. USEPA Comments, Todd Bowers: 1. In Table 1, fencing is missing from the site objectives to meet the goal of permanently protecting the site from harmful uses. Fencing has been added to the list of site objectives in Table 1. 2. Section 2.3 Whenever percentages of a growing season are referenced it is important to clearly state the actual number of consecutive days required to meet the hydrology standard threshold. The number of consecutive days required to meet the hydrology standard threshold have been added whenever the percentages of a growing season are referenced. 3. Section 4.3: Fencing could be addressed again here to align with site boundary marking. Fencing has been addressed in future reports to align with site boundary marking. 4. Table 6b: Total area for the 3 random plots should be 3 ares instead of 2. The Total area for the 3 random plots will be changed from 3 ares instead of 2 in the Monitoring Year 1 Report. 5. Planting Tables on Page 85 should list the wetland indicator status for each listed species. Planting Tables in future as -built plan sets will include the wetland indicator status for each listed species. 6. Planting Plan on Page 85: 1 recommend superimposing the fixed veg plot locations on this map to illustrate that all planting zones are being monitored adequately. Figure 3 does a decent job at this so perhaps it is redundant. Fixed vegetation plot locations are typically shown on Figure 3. On future planting plan maps we will consider showing vegetation plots depending on the scale of the map. 7. General: I am very pleased with all the relevant photos in the document illustrating the structures, groundwater wells, cross sections and vegetation plots. The added bonus of the handheld video presented is great too as I watched it before reading the report. This allowed me to anticipate some aspects of the site (such as the lack of boulder sills) that were answered in detail by the as -built report and red -line changes from the final mitigation plan. The only request I would have with photos would be to cover the culverts in detail. Photos of the culverts will be included in future monitoring reports. DWR Comments, Erin Davis: 1. Many of the monitoring well and plot stations shifted slightly from the mitigation plan monitoring figure, which is expected to a degree. But four of wetland wells appear to have moved from being within a re- establishment area towards or within a rehabilitation area (GWG 7, 8, 10, 12). Particularly looking at GWG 7 (which was originally proposed square within a non-hydric re-establishment area) and GWG 8, will stationed well data adequately represent functional uplift and performance standards for the re- establishment credit areas as described in the approved mitigation plan? Monitoring wells 10 and 12 were placed as close as possible to the stations proposed in the mitigation plan and are representative of intended wetland areas. Avenza mapping service was used to determine the location of the wetland zones and assist in the placement of the monitoring wells. The accuracy of the mapping service played part in the slight shift of the groundwater well placement. Monitoring wells 7 and 8 also shifted slightly in the field to avoid placement in microtopographic high or low spots. The chosen locations for wells 7 and 8 are representative of the functional uplift and performance standards in the re-establishment zones but can be moved if deemed necessary. 2. Please confirm there were no changes from the approved mitigation plan planted species and percentages (an updated/redline as -built planting table was not included). No changes were made from the approved mitigation plan planted species and percentages. If you have any questions, please contact me by phone (919) 851-9986, or by email (jlorch@wildlandseng.com). Sincerely, Jason Lorch, Monitoring Coordinator