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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20220078 Ver 1_ePCN Application_20220106DW R mrlsloa of ware. Resources Pre -Construction Notification (PCN) Form For Nationwide Permits and Regional General Permits (along with corresponding Water Quality Certifications) December 6, 2021 Ver 4.2 Initial Review Has this project met the requirements for acceptance in to the review process?* Yes No Is this project a public transportation project?* Yes No Change only if needed. BIMS # Assigned* 20220078 Is a payment required for this project? No payment required Fee received Fee needed - send electronic notification Reviewing Office* Central Office - (919) 707-9000 Information for Initial Review 1a. Name of project: Atlantic Coast Pipeline Restoration Project 1a. Who is the Primary Contact?* Catey Lavagnino 1 b. Primary Contact Email: catherine.lavagnino@dominionenergy.com Date Submitted 1 /6/2022 Nearest Body of Water See Appendix B of the attached supplemental information. Basin Cape Fear; Tar -Pamlico Water Classification See Appendix B of the attached supplemental information. Site Coordinates Latitude: 35.20271 A. Processing Information County (or Counties) where the project is located: Cumberland Halifax Nash Is this a NCDMS Project Yes No Is this project a public transportation project?* Yes No Longitude: -78.67687 Version# * 1 What amout is owed?* $240.00 $570.00 Select Project Reviewer* Rick Trone:eads\rvtrone 1c. Primary Contact Phone:* (540)842-2466 u 1a. Type(s) of approval sought from the Corps: Section 404 Permit (wetlands, streams and waters, Clean Water Act) Section 10 Permit (navigable waters, tidal waters, Rivers and Harbors Act) Has this PCN previously been submitted?" Yes No 1 b. What type(s) of permit(s) do you wish to seek authorization? Nationwide Permit (NWP) Regional General Permit (RGP) Standard (IP) 1c. Has the NWP or GP number been verified by the Corps? Yes No Nationwide Permit (NWP) Number: 03 - Maintenance NWP Numbers (for multiple NWPS): 1d. Type(s) of approval sought from the DWR: 401 Water Quality Certification - Regular Non-404 Jurisdictional General Permit Individual 401 Water Quality Certification le. Is this notification solely for the record because written approval is not required? For the record only for DWR 401 Certification: For the record only for Corps Permit: 1f. Is this an after -the -fact permit application?' Yes No 1g. Is payment into a mitigation bank or in -lieu fee program proposed for mitigation of impacts? Yes No 1g. Is payment into a mitigation bank or in -lieu fee program proposed for mitigation of impacts? Yes No 1 It. Is the project located in any of NC's twenty coastal counties? Yes No 1j. Is the project located in a designated trout watershed? Yes No B. Applicant Information 1d. Who is applying for the permit? Owner Applicant (other than owner) le. Is there an Agent/Consultant for this project?" Yes No 2. Owner Information 2a. Name(s) on recorded deed: Atlantic Coast Pipeline, LLC 2b. Deed book and page no.: 401 Water Quality Certification - Express Riparian Buffer Authorization 2c. Contact Person: Charlotte McAfee 2d.Address Street Address 600 East Canal Street, Floor 11 North Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region Richmond VA Postal /Zip Code Country 23219 us Yes No Yes No 2e. Telephone Number: (804)771-3708 2g. Email Address: Charlotte. P.McAfee@dominionenergy.com 4. Agent/Consultant (if applicable) 4a. Name: Jason Ericson 4b. Business Name: Dominion Energy Services, Inc. 4c.Address Street Address 120 Tredegar Street Address Line 2 City Richmond Postal / Zip Code 23219 4d. Telephone Number: (804)273-3012 4f. Email Address:* Jason.P. Ericson@dominionenergy.com C. Project Information and Prior Project History 1. Project Information 1b. Subdivision name: (if appropriate) 1c. Nearest municipality / town: Not Applicable - linear project, see Appendix A - Figures 1 and 2 of the attached supplemental information. 2. Project Identification 2a. Property Identification Number: 2f. Fax Number: State / Province / Region VA Country us 4e. Fax Number: 2b. Property size: 2c. Project Address Street Address Not Applicable - linear project, see Appendix A - Figures 1 and 2 of the attached supplemental information. Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region Postal / Zip Code Country 3. Surface Waters 3a. Name of the nearest body of water to proposed project: See Appendix B of the attached supplemental information. 3b. Water Resources Classification of nearest receiving water: See Appendix B of the attached supplemental information. 3c. What river basin(s) is your project located in?* Cape Fear Tar -Pamlico 3d. Please provide the 12-digit HUC in which the project is located. See Appendices A and B of the attached supplemental information. 4. Project Description and History 4a. Describe the existing conditions on the site and the general land use in the vicinity of the project at the time of this application:* See Section C.4a of the attached supplemental information. 4b. Have Corps permits or DWR certifications been obtained for this project (including all prior phases) in the past?* Yes No Unknown 4f. List the total estimated acreage of all existing wetlands on the property: Zero (0) acres within the Project workspace requiring permitted impacts. 4g. List the total estimated linear feet of all existing streams on the property: See Appendix B of the attached supplemental information. 4h. Explain the purpose of the proposed project: * See Section C.4h of the attached supplemental information. 41. Describe the overall project in detail, including indirect impacts and the type of equipment to be used: See Section C.4i of the attached supplemental information. 5. Jurisdictional Determinations 5a. Have the wetlands or streams been delineated on the property or proposed impact areas?* Yes No Comments: See Section C.5 of the attached supplemental information. 5b. If the Corps made a jurisdictional determination, what type of determination was made? Preliminary Approved Not Verified Unknown N/A Corps AID Number: 5c. If 5a is yes, who delineated the jurisdictional areas? Name (if known): See Section C.5 of the attached supplemental information. Agency/Consultant Company: Other: 6. Future Project Plans Unknown 6a. Is this a phased project?* Yes No Are any other NWP(s), regional general permit(s), or individual permits(s) used, or intended to be used, to authorize any part of the proposed project or related activity? D. Proposed Impacts Inventory 1. Impacts Summary 1a. Where are the impacts associated with your project? (check all that apply): Wetlands Streams -tributaries Buffers Open Waters Pond Construction 3. Stream Impacts U 0 3a. Reason for impact (?l 3b.lmpact type* 3c. Type of impact* 3d. S. name* 3e. Stream Type* ?) 3f. Type of Jurisdiction* 3g. S. width* 3h. Impact length* S7 Access for restoration activities Temporary Fill UNIT to Cape Fear River Perennial Corps 12 Average (feet) 148 Qinear feet) 31. Total jurisdictional ditch impact in square feet: 0 31. Total permanent stream impacts: 0 31. Total stream and ditch impacts: 148 3j. Comments: See Appendix B of the attached supplemental information. 6. Buffer Impacts (for DWR) 31. Total temporary stream impacts: 148 6a. Project is in which protect basin(s)? Check all that apply. Nauss Catawba Goose Creek Other Tar -Pamlico Randleman Jordan Lake 6b. Impact Type 6c. Per or Temp 6d. Stream name 6e. Buffer mitigation required? 6f. Zone 1 impact 6g. Zone 2 impact Temporary disturbance T 11 Multiple No 109,217 87,357 6h. Total buffer impacts: Zone 1 Zone 2 Total Temporary impacts: 109,217.00 87,357.00 Zone 1 Zone 2 Total Permanent impacts: 0.00 0.00 Zone 1 Zone 2 Total combined buffer impacts: 109,217.00 87,357.00 6i. Comments: See Section D.1 of the attached supplemental information. E. Impact Justification and Mitigation 1. Avoidance and Minimization la. Specifically describe measures taken to avoid or minimize the proposed impacts in designing the project: See Section E.1 of the attached supplemental information. 1 b. Specifically describe measures taken to avoid or minimize the proposed impacts through construction techniques: See Section E.1 of the attached supplemental information. 2. Compensatory Mitigation for Impacts to Waters of the U.S. or Waters of the State 2a. Does the project require Compensatory Mitigation for impacts to Waters of the U.S. or Waters of the State? Yes No 2b. If this project DOES NOT require Compensatory Mitigation, explain why: See Section E.2 of the attached supplemental information. F. Stormwater Management and Diffuse Flow Plan (required by DWR) 1. Diffuse Flow Plan la. Does the project include or is it adjacent to protected riparian buffers identified within one of the NC Riparian Buffer Protection Rules? Yes No What type of SCM are you providing? Level Spreader Vegetated Conveyance (lower SHWT) Wetland Swale (higher SHWT) Other SCM that removes minimum 30 % nitrogen Proposed project will not create concentrated stormwater flow through the buffer 2. Stormwater Management Plan 2a. Is this a NCDOT project subject to compliance with NCDOT's Individual NPDES permit NCS000250? * Yes No 2b. Does this project meet the requirements for low density projects as defined in 15A NCAC 02H .1003(2)? Yes No 2c. Does this project have a stormwater management plan (SMP) reviewed and approved under a state stormwater program or state -approved local government stormwater program? Yes No N/A - project disturbs < 1 acre U 3. Stormwater Requirements 3a. Select whether a completed stormwater management plan (SMP) is included for review and approval or if calculations are provided to document the project will not cause degradation of downstream surface waters.* Stormwater Management Plan Antidegradation Calculations Comments: See Section F.2 of the attached supplemental information. G. Supplementary Information 1. Environmental Documentation la. Does the project involve an expenditure of public (federallstatellocal) funds or the use of public (federallstate) land?* Yes No 2. Violations (DWR Requirement) 2a. Is the site in violation of DWR Water Quality Certification Rules (15A NCAC 2H .0500), Isolated Wetland Rules (15A NCAC 2H .1300), or DWR Surface Water or Wetland Standards or Riparian Buffer Rules (15A NCAC 2B .0200)? * Yes No 3. Cumulative Impacts (DWR Requirement) 3a. Will this project result in additional development, which could impact nearby downstream water quality?* Yes No 3b. If you answered "no," provide a short narrative description. See Section G.3 of the attached supplemental information. 4. Sewage Disposal (DWR Requirement) 4a. Is sewage disposal required by DWR for this project?* Yes No N/A 5. Endangered Species and Designated Critical Habitat (Corps Requirement) 5a. Will this project occur in or near an area with federally protected species or habitat?* Yes No 5b. Have you checked with the USFWS concerning Endangered Species Act impacts?* Yes No 5c. If yes, indicate the USFWS Field Office you have contacted. Raleigh 5d. Is another Federal agency involved?* Yes No What Federal Agency is involved? Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 5e. Is this a DOT project located within Division's 1-8? Yes No 5f. Will you cut any trees in order to conduct the work in waters of the U.S.? Yes No 5g. Does this project involve bridge maintenance or removal? Yes No 5h. Does this project involve the construction/installation of a wind turbine(s)?* Yes No Unknown 5i. Does this project involve (1) blasting, and/or (2) other percussive activities that will be conducted by machines, such as jackhammers, mechanized pile drivers, etc.? Yes No 5j. What data sources did you use to determine whether your site would impact Endangered Species or Designated Critical Habitat? See Section G.5 of the attached supplemental information. 6. Essential Fish Habitat (Corps Requirement) 6a. Will this project occur in or near an area designated as an Essential Fish Habitat? Yes No 6b. What data sources did you use to determine whether your site would impact an Essential Fish Habitat?* See Section G.6 of the attached supplemental information. 7. Historic or Prehistoric Cultural Resources (Corps Requirement) 7a. Will this project occur in or near an area that the state, federal or tribal governments have designated as having historic or cultural preservation status?* Yes No 7b. What data sources did you use to determine whether your site would impact historic or archeological resources?* See Section G.7 of the attached supplemental information. 8. Flood Zone Designation (Corps Requirement) 8a. Will this project occur in a FEMA-designated 100-year floodplain?* Yes No 8b. If yes, explain how project meets FEMA requirements: See Section G.8 of the attached supplemental information. 8c. What source(s) did you use to make the floodplain determination?* See Section G.8 of the attached supplemental information. Miscellaneous Please use the space below to attach all required documentation or any additional information you feel is helpful for application review. Documents should be combined into one file when possible, with a Cover Letter, Table of Contents, and a Cover Sheet for each Section preferred. Click the upload button or drag and drop files here to attach document ACP North Carolina PCN_Final_1-06-2022.pdf 43.94MB File must be PDF or KMZ Comments Atlantic Coast Pipeline, LLC is seeking Nationwide Permit verification for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline Restoration Project and believes that Nationwide Permit 3 is the appropriate option, subject to review and concurrence from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Atlantic is also seeking written approval from the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, Division Water Resources for a 401 Water Quality Certification and Riparian Buffer Authorization. Please see the attached supplemental information document, which includes section numbers consistent with this form. Signature By checking the box and signing below, I certify that: • The project proponent hereby certifies that all information contained herein is true, accurate, and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief'; and • The project proponent hereby requests that the certifying authority review and take action on this CWA 401 certification request within the applicable reasonable period of time. • I have given true, accurate, and complete information on this form; • I agree that submission of this PCN form is a "transaction" subject to Chapter 66, Article 40 of the NC General Statutes (the "Uniform Electronic Transactions Act"); • I agree to conduct this transaction by electronic means pursuant to Chapter 66, Article 40 of the NC General Statutes (the "Uniform Electronic Transactions Act"); • I understand that an electronic signature has the same legal effect and can be enforced in the same way as a written signature; AND • I intend to electronically sign and submit the PCN form. Full Name: Steven Holden Signature e�t �Oldeve Date 1 /6/2022 U Atlantic Coast Pipeline ATLANTIC COAST PIPELINE RESTORATION PROJECT Nationwide Permit 3 Pre -Construction Notification — Joint Permit Application U.S. Army Corps of Engineers — Wilmington District North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Water Resources Supplemental Information Prepared by January 2022 Atlantic Coast Pipeline Restoration Project Nationwide Permit No. 3— Pre -Construction Notification — Joint Permit Application U.S. Army Corps of Engineers — Wilmington District North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality — Division of Water Resources TABLE OF CONTENTS APPLICATION SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION DESIGN.............................................I INTRODUCTION..........................................................................................................................I A. PROCESSING INFORMATION.....................................................................................2 B. APPLICANT INFORMATION.......................................................................................2 C. PROJECT INFORMATION AND PRIOR PROJECT HISTORY .............................2 1. Project Information.....................................................................................................2 2. Property Identification................................................................................................2 3. Surface Waters............................................................................................................3 4. Project Description......................................................................................................3 5. Jurisdictional Determinations...................................................................................12 6. Future Project Plans..................................................................................................13 D. PROPOSED IMPACTS INVENTORY.........................................................................13 1. Impacts Summary .....................................................................................................14 WetlandImpacts................................................................................................................14 StreamImpacts...................................................................................................................14 OpenWater Impacts..........................................................................................................14 Pondor Lake Construction................................................................................................14 Buffer Impacts (for NCDEQ)............................................................................................14 E. IMPACT JUSTIFICATION AND MITIGATION.......................................................16 1. Avoidance and Minimization....................................................................................16 2. Compensatory Mitigation for Impacts on Waters of the U.S. or Waters of the State...........................................................................................................................18 F. STORMWATER MANAGEMENT AND DIFFUSE FLOW PLAN (REQUIRED BY NCDEQ).............................................................................................18 1. Diffuse Flow Plan.....................................................................................................18 2. Stormwater Management Plan..................................................................................18 G. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.........................................................................19 1. Environmental Documentation.................................................................................19 2. Violations (NCDEQ Requirement)...........................................................................19 3. Cumulative Impacts..................................................................................................19 4. Sewage Disposal (NCDEQ Requirement)................................................................19 5. Endangered Species and Designated Critical Habitat (USACE Requirement) ........19 6. Essential Fish Habitat (USACE Requirement).........................................................21 7. Historic or Prehistoric Cultural Resources (USACE Requirement).........................21 8. Flood Zone Designation (USACE Requirement).....................................................23 H. SECTION 408 AUTHORIZATION...............................................................................23 I. REFERENCES.................................................................................................................24 Atlantic Coast Pipeline Restoration Project i Nationwide Permit No. 3, Pre -Construction Notification — Supplemental Information U.S. Army Corps of Engineers — Wilmington District & North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality — Division of Water Resources LIST OF TABLES Table 1 Workspace Requiring Restoration.....................................................................5 Table 2 Aboveground Facilities Requiring Restoration, Wilmington District...............8 Table 3 Federal, State, and Local Authorizations for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline RestorationProject...........................................................................................I I Table 4 Riparian Buffers Within ACP Restoration Project Workspace .......................15 Table 5 Federally Listed Species and Species Proposed for Federal Listing within the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers — Wilmington District..............................20 LIST OF APPENDICES Appendix A Figures Appendix B Waterbody Crossing Impact Table (Table B-1), and Table of Wetlands and Waterbodies within Project Workspace Either Avoided or No Permit Required (Table B-2) Appendix C Restoration and Rehabilitation Plan Appendix D Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure Plan Appendix E Waterbody Datasheets Appendix F Compliance with General Conditions, General Regional Conditions, and Additional Regional Conditions Tables Appendix G Plans for Unanticipated Discovery of Historic Properties or Human Remains Atlantic Coast Pipeline Restoration Project ii Nationwide Permit No. 3, Pre -Construction Notification — Supplemental Information U.S. Army Corps of Engineers — Wilmington District & North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality — Division of Water Resources ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ACP Atlantic Coast Pipeline APE Area of Potential Effects Atlantic Atlantic Coast Pipeline, LLC ATWS additional temporary workspace BGEPA Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act BIC Best In Class CY Contractor Yard DETI Dominion Energy Transmission, Inc. Dominion Energy Dominion Energy, Inc. EFH Essential Fish Habitat ESA Endangered Species Act ESC Erosion and sediment control FERC Federal Energy Regulatory Commission USFWS U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service HUC 8 8 Digit Hydrologic Unit Code MBTA Migratory Bird Treaty Act MP milepost NCDEQ North Carolina Division of Environmental Quality, Division of Water Resources NEPA National Environmental Policy Act NOAA Fisheries National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service NWP Nationwide Permit NWP 3 Nationwide Permit 3 OHV Off -highway Vehicle PCN Pre -Construction Notification PEM palustrine emergent PFO palustrine forested Plan Upland Erosion Control, Revegetation, and Maintenance Plan Procedures Wetland & Waterbody Construction & Mitigation Procedures Project Atlantic Coast Pipeline Restoration Project PSS palustrine scrub -shrub SPCC Plan Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasures Plan USACE United States Army Corps of Engineers WQC Water Quality Certification Atlantic Coast Pipeline Restoration Project iii Nationwide Permit No. 3, Pre -Construction Notification — Supplemental Information U.S. Army Corps of Engineers — Wilmington District & North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality — Division of Water Resources APPLICATION SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION DESIGN Section numbering has been incorporated into this supplemental information document to match the sections of the Pre -Construction Notification (PCN) form (Version 4.2 December 2021) for a joint permit application between the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, Division Water Resources (NCDEQ) for the proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) Restoration Project (Project). Atlantic Coast Pipeline, LLC (Atlantic) is seeking Nationwide Permit (NWP) verification and believes that NWP 3 is the appropriate option, subject to review and concurrence from USACE. The USACE Wilmington District is responsible for permitting the North Carolina portion of the Project. Atlantic is seeking written approval from the NCDEQ for a 401 Water Quality Certification (WQC) and Riparian Buffer Authorization. The following sections provide the necessary information to demonstrate that the Project will comply with the requirements for NWP 3, 401 WQC, the Riparian Buffer Authorization, and applicable NWP general and regional conditions. The Project is a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) 7(c) regulated project. INTRODUCTION Atlantic is a company formed by two major U.S. energy companies —Dominion Energy, Inc. (Dominion Energy) and Duke Energy Corporation. Atlantic obtained authorization from the FERC under Section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act to construct, own, operate, and maintain the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) in October 2017. The ACP consisted of an approximately 600- mile natural gas transmission pipeline system and associated aboveground facilities in West Virginia, Virginia, and North Carolina. Atlantic contracted with Dominion Energy Transmission, Inc. (DETI), a former subsidiary of Dominion Energy, to permit, build, and operate the ACP on behalf of Atlantic. Construction of the ACP began in January 2018 after receipt of the required regulatory approvals. Construction activities were suspended in December 2018 after a series of regulatory and permitting delays. Then in July 2020, the ACP was cancelled. Prior to suspension of construction, Atlantic had performed work on over 230 miles of the pipeline route and at numerous associated aboveground facilities (see Appendix A, Figure A-1). In most areas, this work involved only the felling of trees. In a smaller number of areas, additional work, including grading and installation of pipeline or building construction, was performed. Atlantic is preparing to complete activities required to restore previously affected areas and close out the ACP according to permit commitments and legal agreements. For clarity, the work performed prior to the cancellation of the ACP will hereafter be referred to as the ACP Construction Project and the future activities necessary to restore and close out the ACP Construction Project will hereafter be referred to as the ACP Restoration Project or Project. Approximately 91.4 miles of the ACP Restoration Project are located within the USACE Wilmington District (see Appendix A, Figure A-2). The counties within which the ACP Restoration Project is located within the USACE Wilmington District's regulatory boundaries include Cumberland, Halifax, Nash, Northampton, and Robeson, North Carolina. While Project activities will occur in the above counties, impacts requiring authorization from USACE and NCDEQ are limited to two waterbodies in Cumberland County and riparian buffers in Halifax Atlantic Coast Pipeline Restoration Project Nationwide Permit No. 3, Pre -Construction Notification — Supplemental Information U.S. Army Corps of Engineers — Wilmington District & North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality — Division of Water Resources and Nash Counties. The ACP Restoration Project footprint is limited to the workspace required to remove fallen timber, restore and revegetate disturbed areas, and access the various Project work areas. No Section 10 waters will be impacted by the ACP Restoration Project in North Carolina. Information in this supplement to the pre -construction notification (PCN) is intended to assist USACE in verifying permit coverage for impacts associated with single and complete projects along the ACP Restoration Project located within the Wilmington District within North Carolina. Impacts to Waters of the U.S. from Project activities will be associated with temporary access through or across these water resources. In these cases, Atlantic is requesting Nationwide Permit verification. Notification materials for proposed impacts to Waters of the U.S. within other U.S. Army Corps Districts will also be submitted for NWP authorization; Atlantic does not believe that any of the proposed impacts on Waters of the U.S. will require an Individual Department of the Army Permit. This document and associated appendices and tables include materials necessary for the USACE to review and evaluate the portion of the ACP Restoration Project within the Wilmington District's regulatory boundaries. The materials included conform to the requirements of Nationwide Permit general condition 32 and the regional conditions for a PCN and General Water Quality Certification in North Carolina. A. PROCESSING INFORMATION This information is included on the Application Form. B. APPLICANT INFORMATION This information is included on the Application Form. C. PROJECT INFORMATION AND PRIOR PROJECT HISTORY 1. Project Information Ia. Name of Project: Atlantic Coast Pipeline Restoration Project. lb. Subdivision Name: Not Applicable. lc. Nearest Municipality/Town: Not Applicable — linear project, see Appendix A, Figures A-1, A-2, and A-3. 2. Property Identification 2a. Property Identification Number: N/A. 2b. Property Size: Project workspace consists of 1,482 acres in North Carolina. Permit areas include two waterbodies in Cumberland County (see Appendix B, Table B-1) and riparian buffers in Halifax and Nash Counties (see Table 4). Atlantic Coast Pipeline Restoration Project 2 Nationwide Permit No. 3, Pre -Construction Notification — Supplemental Information U.S. Army Corps of Engineers — Wilmington District & North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality — Division of Water Resources 2c. Property Address: Not Applicable — linear project, see Appendix A, Figures A-1, A- 2, and A-3. 2d. Site Coordinates: Site coordinates are included on the Waterbody Impact Table see Appendix B, Table B-1. 3. Surface Waters 3a. Nearest Waterbody: Waterbodies requiring a permit include two unnamed tributaries to the Cape Fear River. Waterbody location description and classification can be found in Appendix B, Table B-1. 3b. Water Quality Classification of Nearest Receiving Water: Waterbody location description and classification can be found in Appendix B, Table B-1. 3c/3d. River basin: Eight -digit Hydrologic Unit Codes (HUC 8) watersheds have been provided in Appendix A, Figure A-2 and the Waterbody Impact table included in Appendix B, Table B-1. These codes provide the information necessary to determine the river basin within which each waterbody crossing occurs. 4. Project Description 4a. Existing Site Conditions and General Land Use: Land use types within the Project workspace in North Carolina were classified according to current land characteristics. Classifications were based on review of the U.S. Geological Survey National Gap Analysis Program Land Cover Data and recent digital aerial photography (2013) augmented by field reconnaissance (2014) along the proposed pipeline routes. Atlantic identified nine primary land use types in the ACP Project area. These consist of the following: • Agriculture — Cultivated Crop: actively cultivated cropland (e.g., wheat, grass seed, alfalfa, hay, and vegetables); • Agriculture — Pasture: uncultivated pasture lands and hay meadows; • Agriculture — Tree Plantation/Harvested Forest: managed tree plantations and harvested forests with shrub and grass/forb regeneration; • Upland Forest/Woodland: conifer dominated forests and woodlands, deciduous dominated forests and woodlands, deciduous dominated savannas and glades, floodplain/riparian forests, and mixed deciduous/coniferous forests and woodlands; • Developed — Open to Low Intensity: herbaceous areas (e.g., golf courses, road sides, parks, and air fields) and areas with a mixture of constructed materials and vegetation where impervious surfaces account for 20 to 49 percent of total cover (e.g., single-family housing units); Atlantic Coast Pipeline Restoration Project Nationwide Permit No. 3, Pre -Construction Notification — Supplemental Information U.S. Army Corps of Engineers — Wilmington District & North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality — Division of Water Resources • Developed — Medium to High Intensity: areas with impervious surfaces accounting for 50 to 100 percent of total cover, including single-family housing units, apartment complexes, row houses, and commercial/industrial areas; • Open Land: disturbed lands, grasslands, shrub lands, beach and shore lands, and cliff, canyon, and talus lands; • Wetlands: wetland areas identified by field surveys; and • Open Water: areas of open water, generally with less than 25 percent cover of vegetation or soil, including inland waters of streams, river, ponds, and lakes, and coastal and near -shore estuarine and/or marine waters. 4b. Have Corps permits or NCDEQ certifications been obtained for this project (including all prior phases) in the past? No. 4f. Existing wetland acreage: Zero (0) acres within the Project workspace requiring permitted impacts. 4g. Existing linear feet of stream: 253 Linear Feet within the Project workspace requiring permitted impacts. 4h. Project Purpose and Need: The Project purpose and need is to complete final restoration and stabilization of the ACP Construction Project workspace after cancellation of the project in July 2020. The purpose and need for NWP verification of two single and complete projects is to install or remove temporary bridging within streams to restore the Project workspace within waterbody banks, and to gain access across these water resources to complete restoration work. 4i. Project Details (Project Description and Project Facilities) Overall Project Description for ACP Restoration Project The ACP Restoration Project consists of restoration and stabilization of a pipeline right- of-way and associated aboveground facilities. Workspace for the Project will be required to remove felled trees (where necessary), to access areas along the pipeline route, and to complete final stabilization and restoration of the pipeline right-of-way and associated aboveground facilities. Workspace for restoration within the Wilmington District will occur within the previously approved workspace for the ACP Construction Project. The Project workspace along upland portions of the pipeline right-of-way will typically be 125-feet-wide in non-agricultural lands and up to 150-feet-wide in agricultural lands. In areas of steep terrain the Project workspace includes an additional 25 feet of temporary workspace. The ACP Restoration Project will affect 1,482 acres of land within the Wilmington District, including the restoration right-of-way and associated additional temporary workspace Atlantic Coast Pipeline Restoration Project 4 Nationwide Permit No. 3, Pre -Construction Notification — Supplemental Information U.S. Army Corps of Engineers — Wilmington District & North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality — Division of Water Resources (ATWS), aboveground facility sites, access roads, and contractor yards (see figure A-4). Temporary access roads for the Project will vary in length, surface type, and current condition. Proposed access roads were used or planned for use related to the ACP Construction Project and are suitable to use for the proposed restoration work without improvement. Other roads may require temporary improvements. Temporary improvements, where necessary, will include widening and/or grading, adding gravel, paving, installing or replacing culverts, or trimming overhanging vegetation or tree limbs. Widening will generally involve increasing the width of the road up to a total of 30 feet. The acreage and mileage of Project workspace within the Wilmington District is summarized by type in Table 1 below. Permit areas include two waterbodies in Cumberland County (see Appendix B, Table B-1) and riparian buffers in Halifax and Nash Counties (see Table 4). TABLE 1 Workspace Types Requiring Restoration, Wilmington District Workspace Type Acres Centerline Miles Full Restoration 783.66 46.70 Contractor Yard — Full Restoration 65.59 N/A Contractor Yard — No Restoration N/A N/A Tree Removal Only 373.89 30.81 Tree Felling and Removal 12.98 1.21 Access Areas - ROW 208.38 12.72 Access Areas - Roads 37.77 0.01 Restoration Schedule The Project description for purposes of USACE NWP authorization is to access Project locations that require restoration by temporary access across Waters of the U.S., which will result in no more than minimal individual and cumulative adverse environmental effects impacts on the aquatic environment. Subject to receipt of the required permits and regulatory approvals, Atlantic anticipates that restoration activities would commence during the 4' Quarter of 2022. Worksbace Cateizories for Restoration Workspace categories used to plan restoration activities include: Full Restoration, Contractor Yard —Full Restoration, Contractor Yard —No Restoration, Tree Removal Only, Tree Felling and Removal, and Access Areas. A description of the activities that will typically occur within each of these categories is outlined in sections below. Workspace types at permitted waterbody crossings are included in Appendix B, Table B-1 and maps illustrated in Appendix A, Figure A-4. Workspace types at riparian buffers involving Project activities are included in Table 4. Atlantic Coast Pipeline Restoration Project Nationwide Permit No. 3, Pre -Construction Notification — Supplemental Information U.S. Army Corps of Engineers — Wilmington District & North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality — Division of Water Resources Tree Removal Only Areas designated as Tree Removal Only are areas where trees were previously cut and are now lying on the ground. Limited cutting of limbs on un-felled trees and woody shrubs will be required to access these work areas and/or remove the felled trees. Previously felled trees are considered timber waste (i.e., slash, chips, etc.). Timber materials will be: windrowed along the edge of the Project workspace, chipped, stacked, and/or burned, or hauled to a pre -approved offsite disposal site according to the stipulations of tract -specific landowner agreements. Non - merchantable cut vegetation will generally either be burned (if permitted), chipped, left piled or otherwise within Project workspace in accordance with landowner/land management agency agreements, or hauled offsite to an appropriate disposal location as outlined in the Timber Removal Plan. If burning of slash piles and woody debris is deemed necessary during the Project, it will be done only after Atlantic has acquired applicable permits and approvals. Burning will be conducted in accordance with state/commonwealth and local burning requirements or permits in uplands, as described in the Fire Prevention and Suppression Plan (Section 2.9.2.4). No burning will occur in wetlands. Ash from burning will be spread across the Project workspace. Wood chips, mulch, and cut woody debris will be removed from wetlands unless approved by FERC and the USACE. Additional mitigation measures related to tree felling and vegetation clearing can be found in the Timber Removal Plan. Equipment that may be utilized in tree removal areas could include excavators, bulldozers, water trucks, and timber industry equipment, such as feller bunchers, harvesters, forwarders, knuckle -boom loaders, chippers/grinders, and stump grinders. In some cases, within the Tree Removal Only workspace, stump grinding, and grading may be required to level workspace to establish a level operating and travel surface for operating equipment. In Tree Removal Only workspace, Atlantic anticipates there will be minimal ground disturbance. Grading, if necessary, will be limited to the portions of the workspace required for truck and other heavy equipment access. Atlantic does not anticipate grading or heavy equipment traffic in other areas. As a result, the existing root systems and understory vegetation in these areas will be left intact and minimally disturbed. Atlantic expects this existing rootstock and understory vegetation to quickly revegetate the affected areas once the felled timber is removed (Bellingham, 2000; Xi and Peet, 2011). As such, Atlantic does not plan to prepare the seedbed by scraping, plowing, or raking the soils, which would harm the existing vegetation and slow natural revegetation. Moreover, Atlantic does not propose to seed these areas, except in areas with steep slopes and where there are large patches of bare soil, or where grading or other soil disturbing activities occur for access. Tree Felling and Removal Areas designated as Tree Felling and Removal workspace will require both the cutting of trees and the removal of brush from the Project workspace. There will be fewer Tree Felling and Removal areas associated with the restoration work than Tree Removal Only areas. Tree Felling and Removal areas will generally consist of short segments of the Project workspace that are Atlantic Coast Pipeline Restoration Project Nationwide Permit No. 3, Pre -Construction Notification — Supplemental Information U.S. Army Corps of Engineers — Wilmington District & North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality — Division of Water Resources associated with wetland and waterbody setbacks previously established to protect these areas ahead of restoration activities. These buffers had not previously been cleared and are narrow corridors between larger contiguous areas where tree felling previously occurred. Tree cutting or felling, if required, will be limited to the minimum necessary to move equipment between larger contiguous Project areas and will occur both within the limits of the approved Project workspace and in accordance with permitted time -of -year -restriction windows. Vegetation will generally be cut flush with the surface of the ground, leaving rootstock in place, where possible. Temporary erosion and sediment control (ESC) measures will be installed, as needed, immediately after sufficient clearing of workspace occurs to allow for installation of ESC measures. The felling of trees will occur either by hand cutting with chainsaws, or mechanized forestry equipment may be used. Procedures for removal of timber and cleaning up the workspace once trees are felled will be the same process as what was described above for Tree Removal Only workspace. Full Restoration Areas designated as Full Restoration occur where clearing, grading, and in some cases pipeline installation may have occurred. The Full Restoration workspaces consist of areas that will require final grading, replacing topsoil where it has been segregated, preparation for seeding and seeding of these areas, and installation of ESC devices for stabilization. These specific activities are described in sections below (e.g., grading, backfilling, clean-up and restoration, etc.). Restoration of these areas will follow the Project Restoration and Rehabilitation Plan (Appendix Q. Access Areas Areas designated as Access Areas consist of access roads and portions of the Project workspace that will be used primarily as a travel lane. Travel lanes along the Project workspace represent the shortest and least impactful route between other work areas where removal of felled trees, or full restoration is required. Impacts will be minimized within Access Areas to the extent practicable, although some trimming of tree limbs along access roads may be required, and some clearing of travel lanes may be required. In addition, Access Areas may also be used to store equipment, temporarily stack timber removed from the Project workspaces, and stage materials required for restoration activities. Ground disturbance in Access Areas is expected to be primarily limited to the installation of temporary rock construction entrances from public roads and the establishment of a travel lane, although minor disturbance may also occur where materials are stored within these areas. Restoration of areas Access Areas is not expected to require extensive work and will include the removal of mats, stored timber, and other materials used during restoration, and where necessary, minor grading to return ground contours to pre - disturbance conditions. Where necessary, seeding will occur as identified in restoration plans and where recommended by the Project environmental inspectors. Contractor Yard —Full Restoration and No Restoration Two contractor yards for the ACP Restoration Project are located within the Wilmington District (see Table 2). Contractor yards within the Wilmington District will require some level of restoration work, with portions of each yard that require restoration activities and other Atlantic Coast Pipeline Restoration Project 7 Nationwide Permit No. 3, Pre -Construction Notification — Supplemental Information U.S. Army Corps of Engineers — Wilmington District & North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality — Division of Water Resources portions of each yard designated for no restoration work. Atlantic will return the site as near to pre -Project conditions as practicable. Activities at these yards will include the removal of materials and trailers, as well as project -specific improvements and minor grading as necessary to restore contours and grades. Activities within contractor yards will not require NWP 3 or riparian buffer permitting. TABLE 2 Aboveground Facilities Requiring Restoration, Wilmington District Pipeline Facility County/ State Facility Type Facility Name Approximate MP Halifax County, NC CY Evelyn Timber SY 30.9 Cumberland County, NC CY Hair 1 CY 143.7 Survev and Stakin Atlantic's survey contractors will stake the limits of the Project workspace, the centerline of the previously laid pipe sections, and other temporary workspaces, as necessary. Wetland boundaries and other environmentally sensitive areas will also be marked at this time. The locations of approved access roads will be flagged and marked with signs. To prevent off -highway vehicles (OHV) from accessing the Project workspaces and access roads, Atlantic will implement measures to restrict OHV access, if necessary. This could include installation of OHV barriers (e.g., signs, fences, vegetation, or boulders) at appropriate locations along the Project workspace to present physical barriers to access and to erase visual cues signaling the presence of the pipeline corridor from the access point. At key crossing locations, such as sensitive waterbodies, site -specific OHV blocking measures will be developed in consultation with the land managing agencies and private landowners. Topsoil Seareuation Topsoil segregation is not expected to be necessary during the majority of the restoration work but may be required in areas where excavation is necessary. In areas where topsoil segregation is conducted, subsoil from trench excavations will be placed adjacent to the topsoil in a separate pile to allow for proper restoration of the soil during backfilling and restoration. Gaps will be left between the topsoil and subsoil piles to prevent stormwater runoff from backing up or flooding. Mixing of topsoil and subsoil piles will be prevented by separating them physically or with a mulch or silt fence barrier, where necessary and dictated by site conditions. In areas where the operation of heavy equipment is required and topsoil segregation is not performed, Atlantic may apply soil conditioning amendments, or other similar biotic soil media, and may install a hydraulically applied growth media system. Exposed bedrock areas may be treated with an erosion control system that is hydraulically applied and a system designed for slope stabilization and revegetation. Atlantic Coast Pipeline Restoration Project Nationwide Permit No. 3, Pre -Construction Notification — Supplemental Information U.S. Army Corps of Engineers — Wilmington District & North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality — Division of Water Resources Grading The Project workspace and access roads requiring improvements to operate equipment will be graded to provide a level work surface. More extensive grading may be required in steep side slope or vertical areas to safely accommodate equipment necessary to remove timber. In areas disturbed by grading, ESC measures will be installed, inspected, and maintained to minimize erosion in accordance with FERC's Upland Erosion Control, Revegetation, and Maintenance Plan (Plan) and Wetland and Waterbody Construction and Mitigation Procedures (Procedures) and state permits. The following are some of the specific design and project mitigation measures that may be selectively implemented during restoration, where warranted by site conditions: • targeted management and diversion of surface water around potential slip sites, including the use of ditches, berms, slope breakers, and/or grading; • mitigation of surface erosion by armoring or otherwise stabilizing surface soils using rip -rap, coir cloth, hydro seeding, mulching, and/or tracking; • targeted management of water sources where excavation will occur, including the use of trench breakers and/or added drainage piping in the trench; • targeted mitigation of seeps, springs, or other subsurface water encountered along the Project workspace using subsurface drains or other special drainage measures; • engineering of the backfill around or within steep slope areas to dry the backfill, add compaction, improve backfill soil strength, and reduce saturation; • installation of targeted structures to stabilize backfill using engineered fill and, retaining walls, Sakrete placements, key trenches, and/or shear trenches; and • reduction in surcharge on steep slope areas by reducing excess or saturated backfill Excavation Excavation will be required at a limited number of locations to expose the pipeline at road crossings where the pipeline will be abandoned in place and filled with grout, which will occur at approximately 11 road crossings in the Wilmington District. No impacts on wetlands or waterbodies are anticipated with these limited areas of excavation. Excavation will be completed using a track -mounted excavator, or other similar equipment to expose the buried pipe. Trench spoil will generally be deposited adjacent to the trench within the Project workspace. In areas where topsoil segregation is required, subsoil from trench excavations will be placed adjacent to the topsoil in a separate pile to allow for proper restoration of the soil during backfilling and restoration. Although extensive excavation is not anticipated, if soil piles are long enough to stop water flow, gaps will be left between the topsoil and subsoil piles to prevent stormwater runoff from backing up or flooding and to prevent risk of mixing. If trench dewatering is Atlantic Coast Pipeline Restoration Project Nationwide Permit No. 3, Pre -Construction Notification — Supplemental Information U.S. Army Corps of Engineers — Wilmington District & North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality — Division of Water Resources required during excavation, it will be conducted in accordance with the Plan and Procedures and applicable permits and completed in a manner that will minimize erosion and prevent silt -laden water from flowing into a wetland or waterbody. Clean -Up and Restoration Final cleanup will begin as soon as weather and site conditions permit. Final cleanup (including final grading and installation of ESC devices) will be done as required by permits, landowner requests, and as specified in the Project Restoration and Rehabilitation Plan and the Plan and Procedures. Debris will be collected and taken to an approved disposal facility. Non- hazardous restoration wastes, including wooden skids left behind, cleared vegetation, stumps, and rock, will be collected and disposed of offsite unless otherwise approved by the landowner or land management agency. Human waste will be handled and disposed of exclusively by means of portable, self-contained toilets during all restoration activities. Waste generated during restoration activities that contains (or at any time contained) oil, grease, solvents or other petroleum products falls within the scope of the oil and hazardous substances control, cleanup, and disposal procedures, in accordance with the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasures Plan (SPCC Plan), attached in Appendix D. The Project workspace will be restored as close as possible to pre -construction contours and elevations. Segregated topsoil will be spread over the surface of the workspace and permanent erosion controls will be installed. Mechanically fastened erosion control blankets, in lieu of mulch, could be installed on steep slopes to stabilize vegetation. Grades in excess of 3:1 will be stabilized with degradable blanket mulch such as jute mesh, wood excelsior, or fibers until the vegetation is established. Permanent or temporary erosion control measures will include materials such as hydro mulch, diversion ditches, water bars, check dams, and rock veneer with seeding. The material selected is dependent on the slope as well as the method chosen. Atlantic will implement Best In Class (BIC) Program design and operational measures for work in steep slopes (greater than 30 percent) to minimize or eliminate slips. Restoration of steep terrain may include: grading to the natural conditions; installation of permanent ESC devices (i.e., slope breakers) designed to reduce runoff velocity and encourage retention of soils; and the use of additional structural materials (e.g., rock or woody debris) to provide an anchor for revegetation and deposition of soil. Within the BIC Program areas, restoration will be done in accordance with the BIC Field Implementation Guide and applicable permit requirements. Revegetation measures will be implemented in accordance with the revised Project Restoration and Rehabilitation Plan and the Plan and Procedures or as directed by the appropriate land managing agency. Disturbed, non -cultivated work areas will be stabilized and seeded as soon as possible after final grading, weather and soil conditions permitting, subject to the recommended seeding dates for the seed mixes used to revegetate different areas along the Project. Seeding will stabilize the soil, improve the appearance of the area disturbed by restoration, and in some cases, restore native flora. Atlantic has proposed seed mixes based on Atlantic Coast Pipeline Restoration Project 10 Nationwide Permit No. 3, Pre -Construction Notification — Supplemental Information U.S. Army Corps of Engineers — Wilmington District & North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality — Division of Water Resources the recommendations from consultations with state and federal agencies. These seed mixes are described in more detail in the Project Restoration and Rehabilitation Plan (Appendix Q. Permits and Authorizations A summary of other applicable federal, state, and local environmental permits evaluated for the ACP Restoration Project is provided in Table 3. TABLES Federal, State, and Local Authorizations for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline Restoration Project Agency Permit/Approval/Clearance Status FEDERAL Federal Aviation Notice of Proposed Construction or No restoration activities are planned at the Administration Authorization communication tower sites. Therefore, this authorization is no longer required. Federal Communications Application for Wireless No restoration activities are planned at the Commission Telecommunications Bureau Radio communication tower sites. Therefore, this Service Authority authorization is no longer required. National Oceanic and Consultation under Section 7 of the Restoration activities are covered under the consultation Atmospheric Administration; Endangered Species Act and Section 305 completed in September 2017. National Marine Fisheries of the Magnuson -Stevens Act Service Consultation under the Marine Mammal Restoration activities are covered under the consultation Protection Act completed in July 2016. National Park Service Right -of -Way Grant and Special Use No restoration activities are planned on National Park Permit to cross the Blue Ridge Parkway Service lands. Therefore, this authorization is no longer required. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Wilmington Districts Department of the Army Permits Section Atlantic is providing the enclosed materials for this 404 of the Clean Water Act and Section 10 authorization. of the Rivers and Harbors Act Wilmington District Section 107 of the Rivers and Harbors Act No restoration activities are planned in these areas. (408 Permission) at Cape Fear River Therefore, this authorization is no longer required. Crossing U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service West Virginia, Virginia, Consultation under Section 7 of the Biological Assessment was submitted by FERC to the and North Carolina Endangered Species Act U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on November 5, 2021, Ecological Field Services initiating formal consultation. Offices Virginia Ecological Field Short -Term Eagle Incidental Take Permit No restoration activities are planned proximate to Services Office known eagle nests. Therefore, this authorization is no longer required. Advisory Council on Consultation under Section 106 of the Restoration activities are covered under the Historic Preservation NHPA programmatic agreement finalized in January 2018. NORTH CAROLINA North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ) Division of Air Quality Air Permit — Stationary Source The proposed compressor station will not be Construction and Operation Permit constructed. Therefore this authorization is no longer required. Division of Water Water Quality Certificate under Section Atlantic is providing the enclosed materials for this Resources 401 of the Clean Water Act authorization. Riparian Zone Buffer Authorization Atlantic is providing the enclosed materials for this authorization. Atlantic Coast Pipeline Restoration Project 11 Nationwide Permit No. 3, Pre -Construction Notification — Supplemental Information U.S. Army Corps of Engineers — Wilmington District & North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality — Division of Water Resources TABLES Federal, State, and Local Authorizations for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline Restoration Project Agency Permit/Approval/Clearance Status North Carolina General Permit to Discharge Stormwater A modification package will be submitted in Q4 2021. Department of Natural and under the National Pollutant Discharge Approval is anticipated in Q2 2022. Cultural Resources, Elimination System Resources; General Division of Energy, Permit to Construction a Linear Utility Mineral, and Land. Line and Associated Incidental Built -Up Area North Carolina State Consultation under Section 106 of the Restoration activities are covered under the Historic Preservation National Historic Preservation Act programmatic agreement finalized in January 2018. Office Counties Floodplain Permits Restoration activities are covered under the floodplains permits received for the construction project. a Since 1995, the GWNF in central western Virginia and the Jefferson National Forest in southwestern Virginia have been administratively combined as the single : George Washington and Jefferson National Forests, managed by a single Forest Supervisor. 5. Jurisdictional Determinations Atlantic completed wetland and waterbody field surveys to identify and delineate wetlands and waterbodies along the ACP Construction Project pipeline construction corridors, access roads, and other work areas between 2014 and 2018. In July 2021, Environmental Resources Management (ERM), on behalf of Atlantic, reviewed areas where direct impacts on wetlands and waterbodies will be required as part of restoration activities to verify/update the previously identified conditions. Surveys were completed by staff from ERM, and contracted staff from Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc. The 2021 field reviews were conducted using protocols described in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 1987 Wetlands Delineation Manual (USACE, 1987), the Regional Supplement to the Corps of Engineers Wetland Delineation Manual: Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region (Version 2.0) (USACE, 2010). Wetland boundaries were verified/updated using the routine onsite determination method described in the Regional Supplements and utilizing the National Wetland Plant List: 2020 (Federal Register, 2020) for determination of plant indicator status, and the Classification of Wetlands and Deepwater Habitats of the United States (Cowardin, 1979) to classify wetlands. According to the USACE 1987 Wetland Manual, three criteria or parameters are considered during a wetland delineation, and for a plant community to be considered a wetland it must have: a predominance of hydrophytic vegetation; indications of wetland hydrology; and the presence of hydric soils under normal circumstances (i.e., where naturally problematic conditions or disturbances are absent). Wetland determination data forms were completed at sample points within each wetland community type (i.e., Cowardin classification) making up the wetland or wetland complex, along with a minimum of one corresponding upland community sample point. Waterbodies visited during the 2021 field reviews included linear features such as streams and rivers. Field determinations of linear waterbodies were identified as any channel that possessed an "ordinary high water mark". The 2021 field reviews were conducted in accordance with the USACE Regulatory Guidance Letter No. 05-05 for Ordinary High Water Mark Identification (USACE, 2005). Atlantic Coast Pipeline Restoration Project 12 Nationwide Permit No. 3, Pre -Construction Notification — Supplemental Information U.S. Army Corps of Engineers — Wilmington District & North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality — Division of Water Resources Linear waterbodies were classified into one of three regimes according to the definitions provided by the USACE for the Nationwide Permit Program in Code of Federal Regulations 33 Part 330: Perennial Stream — "A perennial stream has flowing water year round during a typical year. The water table is located above the stream bed for most of the year. Groundwater is the primary source of water for stream flow. Runoff from rainfall is a supplemental source of water for stream flow." • Intermittent Stream — "An intermittent stream has flowing water during certain times of the year, when groundwater provides water for stream flow. During dry periods, intermittent streams may not have flowing water. Runoff from rainfall is a supplemental source of water for stream flow." • Ephemeral Stream — "An ephemeral stream has flowing water only during, and for a short duration after, precipitation events in a typical year. Ephemeral stream beds are located above the water table year round. Groundwater is not a source of water for the stream. Runoff from rainfall is the primary source of water for stream flow." Waterbody data were recorded using a project -specific datasheet developed by ERM to document hydrologic characteristics and other physical conditions needed to support the permitting effort and restoration activities. Datasheets from the 2021 field reviews for the waterbodies in Table B-1, in Appendix B, are provided in Appendix E. 6. Future Project Plans See Section C.6 of the PCN Form. D. PROPOSED IMPACTS INVENTORY The ACP Restoration Project will require a total of two single and complete projects across waters of the U.S. in North Carolina, detailed within Appendix B, Table B-1. Table B-1 provides details of waterbodies that include location information, HUC 8 codes, state special designations, tributary information, and an analysis of impacts proposed. The Project crosses a total of 4 HUC 8 watersheds across North Carolina. The HUC 8 watersheds and the impacts anticipated for wetlands and waterbodies crossed by the Project workspace are also provided Table B-1. No permanent loss to wetlands or waterbodies is anticipated for the restoration activities. Atlantic has also provided Table B-2, in Appendix B, which includes wetlands and waterbodies that occur within Project workspace, but will either be avoided or have been confirmed through consultation with USACE to not trigger permit requirements (e.g., removal of temporary mats). Atlantic Coast Pipeline Restoration Project 13 Nationwide Permit No. 3, Pre -Construction Notification — Supplemental Information U.S. Army Corps of Engineers — Wilmington District & North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality — Division of Water Resources Access Roads and Aboveground Facilities Atlantic has designed access roads to minimize impacts on waterbody and wetlands. Culverts will be installed to conform to NWP Regional Condition 3.6 Safe Passage Requirements for Culvert Placement. 1. Impacts Summary Wetland Impacts No wetland impacts are proposed for the Project. Stream Impacts Impacts on waterbodies are summarized in Appendix B, Table B-1. No Section 10 Waters will be impacted by the Project. Open Water Impacts No open water impacts are proposed for the Project. Pond or Lake Construction No pond, lake, or impoundments are proposed to be constructed as part of the Project in North Carolina. Therefore, NWP 2017-2022 condition 8, which refers to impoundment of "waters of the U.S." and NWP 2017-2022 condition 24, which refers to dam safety are not applicable to the Project. Buffer Impacts (for NCDEQ) The ACP Restoration Project will require working in riparian buffers within the Neuse and Tar -Pamlico river basins (Appendix A, Figure A-6). Waterbodies subject to the riparian buffer rules were determined in consultation with the NCDEQ during the ACP Construction Project. Activities planned within riparian buffers include those previously outlined for Full Restoration, Access Areas, Tree Removal Only, and Access Roads. Atlantic previously compensated the NCDEQ for impacts associated with over one million square feet of riparian mitigation for the ACP Construction Project. Table 4 below lists each of the regulated riparian buffers crossed by ACP Restoration Project workspace and summarizes maximum square footage of impacts. Overall impacts within riparian buffers will be significantly less than what Atlantic previously had compensated the NCDEQ. Therefore, Atlantic does not propose additional compensatory mitigation for minor riparian buffer impacts proposed for restoration activities. Atlantic Coast Pipeline Restoration Project 14 Nationwide Permit No. 3, Pre -Construction Notification - Supplemental Information U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Wilmington District & North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality - Division of Water Resources TABLE 4 Riparian Buffers Within ACP Restoration Project Workspace Impacts Planned Zone 1 Outside Zone 2 Outside Associated to Associated Wetlands Wetlands Milepost Feature ID Feature' Workspace Type Square Feet" Square Feet" 18.5 sh1g009 Avoid Full Restoration 46,666 29,284 18.5 shlb050 Avoid Full Restoration 9,742 6,715 20.0 sh1h008 Avoid Full Restoration 0 0 20.5 sh1h007 Avoid Full Restoration 7,345 4,925 22.8 sh1h016 Avoid Full Restoration 710 3,807 24.0 sh1g012 Avoid Full Restoration 3,546 2,432 Full Restoration / Access 25.0 shlb100 Avoid Areas - Right -of -Way 0 0 27.7 sh1h012 Avoid Full Restoration 0 0 29.0 shh001 Avoid Full Restoration 0 285 29.8 shla001 Avoid Full Restoration 0 80 31.2 shlo001 Avoid Full Restoration 30 999 31.2 shlo002 Avoid Full Restoration 0 1,124 33.4 shlh022 Avoid Access Areas - Roads 818 45 34.8 snag002 Avoid Full Restoration 0 1,799 40.9 snah006 Avoid Tree Removal Only 3,900 2,663 41.6 snah005 Avoid Tree Removal Only 2,204 2,609 41.7 snah004 Avoid Tree Removal Only 11 748 44.4 snabl05 Offline Tree Removal Only 0 230 44.5 snac001 Avoid Tree Removal Only 848 3,366 45.4 onac002 Offline Tree Removal Only 0 0 47.2 snah008 Avoid Tree Removal Only 6,158 4,900 49.5 snah017 Avoid Full Restoration 9,309 6,023 Tree Removal Only / Access 51.5 snag009 Avoid Areas - Right -of -Way 2,900 4,026 51.5 snag011 Offline Tree Removal Only 0 2 Tree Removal Only / Access 52.0 onag002 Offline Areas - Roads 5,200 3,111 52.0 onag004 Offline Access Areas - Roads 4,673 2,231 52.0 snab101 Offline Access Areas - Roads 1,661 1,659 53.3 snah021 Avoid Tree Removal Only 0 32 54.8 snah020 Avoid Tree Removal Only 0 0 56.3 snah024 Avoid Tree Removal Only 0 0 56.7 snah022 Avoid Tree Removal Only 0 0 57.1 snah019 Avoid Tree Removal Only 0 0 58.8 snap004 Avoid Full Restoration 3,493 4,262 TOTALS 109,217 87,357 a Waterbodies that are avoided may still have restoration activities that occur within the upland riparian buffers associated with the feature. In addition, waterbodies that are not crossed by workspace (offline features) may still have portion of their associated riparian buffers where restoration activities occur. b Riparian buffers that intersect wetlands did not require compensatory mitigation and were therefore not counted in overall riparian buffer impacts that required mitigation. Where riparian buffers fully overlap with wetlands the square footage has been zeroed out to reflect this. Wetlands are regulated otherwise by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and State. Atlantic Coast Pipeline Restoration Project 15 Nationwide Permit No. 3, Pre -Construction Notification — Supplemental Information U.S. Army Corps of Engineers — Wilmington District & North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality — Division of Water Resources E. IMPACT JUSTIFICATION AND MITIGATION 1. Avoidance and Minimization Selection of the ACP Construction Project route and design of workspace leading up to construction involved years' worth of input from agencies and landowners, FERC National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) review, and adopting alternatives, avoidance measures, and mitigation to minimize impacts. The ACP Restoration Project will work to restore workspace within the footprint of the areas impacted by the ACP Construction Project. In planning the ACP Restoration Project, Atlantic evaluated the work activities in relation to wetland and waterbody crossings within the Wilmington District to avoid and minimize impacts. Atlantic identified a number of land tracts where tree felling had occurred and landowners or land management agencies preferred the felled trees to be left in place. Atlantic determined that removing trees from many of these areas would result in more environmental impact than leaving the felled trees in place. As a result, Atlantic is proposing to avoid tree removal work in these areas. In addition, Atlantic has adjusted the workspace necessary to complete the restoration work and as a result Atlantic will avoid impacts on 136 waterbodies and 3 wetlands within the Wilmington District that would have otherwise been affected (Appendix B, Table B-2). ACP is a FERC regulated project and subject to certain procedures to avoid and minimize impacts on wetlands, streams, and other waters crossings to satisfy FERC's own NEPA requirements that also include minimization of environmental impacts. These procedures are outlined in the Plan and Procedures and are applicable to all FERC regulated pipelines. Despite Atlantic's efforts to avoid and minimize impacts, there will be some impacts that cannot be avoided. However, permanent loss impacts have all been reduced to temporary impacts that will be restored to the maximum extent practicable to pre -impact conditions after restoration activities are complete. Impacts on waterbodies by the Project in the Wilmington District will include construction of temporary waterbody crossings for equipment access that may require in -stream bridging supports. Appendix B, Table B-1 provides a detailed list of waterbodies that will be impacted by the Project within the Wilmington District. Stream crossings will be scheduled to comply with the applicable in -water work timing restrictions, unless a waiver is requested and approved by the permitting agency. Temporary equipment bridges will be installed across waterbodies in accordance with the Procedures to allow restoration equipment and personnel to cross. The bridges may include clean rock fill over culverts, timber mats supported by flumes, railcar flatbeds, flexi-float apparatuses, or other types of spans. Construction equipment will be required to use the bridges, except that the clearing and bridge installation crews will be allowed one pass through waterbodies before bridges are installed. The temporary bridges will be removed when construction and restoration activities are complete. Some grubbing or grading may be required through the riparian buffer within 25 feet of the waterbody; however, additional ESC measures will be installed to protect these waterbodies. Additionally, no grubbing will occur between November 16 and April 1 within 50 feet of any stream containing known occurrences of federally listed, proposed, or under review species. Atlantic Coast Pipeline Restoration Project 16 Nationwide Permit No. 3, Pre -Construction Notification — Supplemental Information U.S. Army Corps of Engineers — Wilmington District & North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality — Division of Water Resources ATWS will be required on both sides of waterbody crossings to stage construction equipment and store construction materials. The ATWS will be located at least 50 feet away from the water's edge at each waterbody (with the exception of site -specific modifications as requested by Atlantic and approved by the FERC and other applicable agencies). The stream banks will be restored as near as practicable to preconstruction conditions and stabilized. Stabilization measures will include seeding, installation of erosion control blankets, as appropriate. Temporary erosion controls will be installed immediately following bank restoration. Where bare soil is present (e.g., Full Restoration workspace) temporary sediment barriers will be installed and maintained around disturbed areas as outlined in the Plan and Procedures. In some cases, temporary sediment barriers will be placed across the right-of-way adjacent to waterbodies and within ATWS to minimize the potential for sediment runoff. ESC measures located across the working side of the right-of-way will be removed during the day when vehicle traffic is present, and will be replaced each night. Alternatively, drivable berms may be installed and maintained across the right-of-way in lieu of silt fences and/or straw bales, where necessary. Upon completion of restoration activities, Atlantic will install approved permanent erosion control measures at stream crossing locations to provide long-term protection of water quality according to the Plan and Procedures and all permit requirements. The waterbody crossing area will be inspected and maintained until restoration of vegetation is complete. As required in the Procedures and the SPCC Plan, hazardous materials, chemicals, lubricating oils, and fuels used during restoration work will be stored in upland areas at least 100 feet from wetlands and waterbodies. Refueling of equipment will be conducted at least 100 feet from wetlands and waterbodies, whenever possible. However, there will be certain instances where equipment refueling and lubricating may be necessary near waterbodies. The SPCC Plan addresses the handling of fuel and other materials associated with the Project. As required by the Procedures, the SPCC Plan will be available during construction on each construction spread. The impacts associated with restoration work are planned to occur in an expedient and efficient manner such that impacts on the waterbody and its banks are temporary in nature. Appendix B, Table B-1 summarizes the impacts on waterbodies by the HUC 8 watershed for the ACP in the Wilmington District. Based on the short duration and distant nature of the waterbody crossings, Atlantic anticipates that cumulative impacts will result in no more than minimal adverse environmental effects impacts on the watersheds crossed. Impacts on waterbodies due to restoration work are expected to be temporary in nature. Waterbody bed and banks will be restored to preconstruction contours after construction. See Appendix F — Tables F-1, F-2, and F-3 for a list of General, Regional, conditions for NWP 3 and how Atlantic will comply with the conditions. In addition, Atlantic will comply with the conditions of Water Quality General Certification No. 4132 as outlined in Appendix F — Table F-4. Atlantic Coast Pipeline Restoration Project 17 Nationwide Permit No. 3, Pre -Construction Notification — Supplemental Information U.S. Army Corps of Engineers — Wilmington District & North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality — Division of Water Resources 2. Compensatory Mitigation for Impacts on Waters of the U.S. or Waters of the State No permanent loss of Waters of the U.S. is planned to complete restoration activities within the Wilmington District. Atlantic previously compensated for permanent losses of wetlands and waterbodies and conversion of wetland type within the maintained right-of-way planned as part of the ACP Construction Project. Atlantic purchased adequate stream and wetland mitigation credits through the purchase of commercially available mitigation credits from an agency -approved mitigation bank. Many of these impacts did not occur. Following restoration, the workspace will not be maintained and will be allowed to follow a secondary successional trajectory toward the appropriate climax community. Given no additional loss impacts or permanent conversion impacts are proposed, no compensatory mitigation is required for restoration activities within the Wilmington District. Riparian buffer mitigation was addressed during the ACP Construction Project. No further compensatory mitigation is proposed for the ACP Restoration Project. F. STORMWATER MANAGEMENT AND DIFFUSE FLOW PLAN (REQUIRED BY NCDEQ) Atlantic has developed ESC plans that incorporate requirements in the Plan, Procedures and North Carolina -specific ESC regulations. Atlantic has coordinated with and will continue to coordinate with the NCDEQ regarding the applicability of post -Project stormwater management requirements and erosion and sediment control permitting for the Project. 1. Diffuse Flow Plan Atlantic is currently coordinating with local and state agencies in North Carolina regarding the applicability of post -construction stormwater management requirements and erosion and sediment control permitting for the Project. Diffuse flow plans, if necessary, will be submitted as part of the post -construction stormwater management permitting for the project. Atlantic applied for and received Post -Construction Storm Water Permits from NCDEQ, Nash County, Town of Nashville, and Town of Smithfield for access roads, pipe yards, and contractor yards during the ACP Construction Project, and will retain these permits as active until the ACP Restoration Project is completed. 2. Stormwater Management Plan Due to the nature of the ACP Restoration Project, the intention is to restore disturbed areas to existing condition and the post -Project hydrologic condition will be equivalent to pre - construction conditions. Atlantic will be submitting updated ESC drawings to regional NCDEQ (Raleigh and Fayetteville) staff for review. Atlantic also applied for and received Post - Construction Storm Water Permits from NCDEQ, Nash County, Town of Nashville, and Town of Smithfield for access roads, pipe yards, and contractor yards during the ACP Construction Project, and will retain these permits as active until the ACP Restoration Project is completed. Atlantic Coast Pipeline Restoration Project 18 Nationwide Permit No. 3, Pre -Construction Notification — Supplemental Information U.S. Army Corps of Engineers — Wilmington District & North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality — Division of Water Resources G. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION 1. Environmental Documentation Atlantic filed an application with FERC for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity under Section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act on September 18, 2015. A final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) was published in July 2017, and FERC issued an order dated October 13, 2017 authorizing the ACP Construction Project. FERC published a draft supplemental EIS on July 23, 2021 to assesses the potential impacts that would result from the Restoration Project. A final supplemental EIS is anticipated December 17, 2021; an order is anticipated by Q3 2022. Atlantic will perform the proposed restoration activities pursuant to the FERC order and restoration requirements. 2. Violations (NCDEQ Requirement) See Section G2 of the PCN Form. 3. Cumulative Impacts The purpose of the Project is to restore areas where work was completed as part of the ACP Construction Project. The Project will not involve additional permanent development that could affect downstream water quality. Impacts proposed for the ACP Restoration Project are temporary and each single and complete project of waters of the U.S. is summarized in Appendix B, Table B-1. In addition, Project impacts by HUC 8 watershed are also provided in Table C-1. 4. Sewage Disposal (NCDEQ Requirement) See Section G4 of the PCN Form. 5. Endangered Species and Designated Critical Habitat (USAGE Requirement) Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act requires federal agencies to verify that any actions authorized, funded, or carried out by the agencies do not jeopardize the continued existence of a federally listed threatened or endangered species, or result in the destruction or adverse modification of designated critical habitat for a federally listed species. The law is jointly administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), which is responsible for terrestrial and freshwater species, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA Fisheries), which is responsible for marine and anadromous species. As the lead federal agency for authorizing the ACP, FERC is required to coordinate with the USFWS and NOAA Fisheries to determine whether federally listed endangered or threatened species or designated critical habitat are found in the vicinity of the projects, and to evaluate the potential effects of the proposed actions on those species or critical habitat. For actions involving major construction activities with the potential to affect listed species or designated critical habitat, the FERC must report its findings to the USFWS and NOAA Fisheries in a Biological Assessment for those species that could be affected. If it is Atlantic Coast Pipeline Restoration Project 19 Nationwide Permit No. 3, Pre -Construction Notification — Supplemental Information U.S. Army Corps of Engineers — Wilmington District & North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality — Division of Water Resources determined that the proposed action is likely to adversely affect listed species or designated critical habitat, the FERC is required to initiate formal consultation with the appropriate federal agency. Table 5 provides a summary of the federally listed species that have the potential to occur on the ACP Restoration Project in the Wilmington District. This species list was compiled based on a query of the USFWS Information, Planning and Conservation project planning system that was completed in June 2021, supplemented by prior agency technical assistance letters, and agency meetings and correspondence. The probable presence of listed species was further evaluated by reviewing publicly available and requested data from state/commonwealth Natural Heritage Inventory databases, fish distribution spatial data, Natural Hydrology Dataset and National Wetlands Inventory data, topographic maps, and aerial photographs. Species -specific field surveys, wetland and waterbody delineations, karst surveys, and habitat assessments conducted within the Restoration Project areas during the ACP Construction Project were also utilized to support this PCN. TABLE 5 Atlantic Coast Pipeline Restoration Project Federally Listed Species with Potential to Occur on the ACP Restoration Project within the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers — Wilmington District Species Status a Areas of Potential Occurrence Bird Red -cockaded Woodpecker (Picoides borealis) E Cumberland, Halifax, and Nash Counties Fish Carolina madtom (Noturus furiosus) E; DCH Halifax and Nash Counties Freshwater Mussels Atlantic pigtoe (Fusconaia masoni) PT; PCH Halifax and Nash Counties Dwarf Wedgemussel (Alasmidonta heterodon) E Halifax and Nash Counties Tar River Spinymussel (Elliptio steinstansana) E Halifax and Nash Counties Green floater (Lasmigona subviridis) UR Halifax and Nash Counties Yellow Lance (Elliptio lanceolata) T; DCH Halifax and Nash Counties Invertebrate Saint Francis' Satyr (Neonympha mitchelliifrancisci) E Cumberland County Chowanoke crayfish (Orconectes virginiensis) UR Halifax County Plants American Chaffseed (Schwalba americana) E Cumberland County Michaux's Sumac (Rhus michauxii) E Cumberland and Nash Counties Pondberry (Lindera melissifolia) E Cumberland County Rough -leaved Loosestrife (Lysimachia asperulifolia) E Cumberland County Reptiles American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) T Cumberland County Amphibians Neuse River waterdog (Necturus lewisi) T; DCH Halifax and Nash Counties a Abbreviations for species federal status include: endangered (E), threatened (T), designated critical habitat (DCH), proposed threatened (PT), proposed critical habitat (PCH), and under review (UR). Atlantic has prepared and coordinated a draft Restoration Project BA with the USFWS, including regional and local offices, and FERC formally initiated consultation with the USFWS Atlantic Coast Pipeline Restoration Project 20 Nationwide Permit No. 3, Pre -Construction Notification — Supplemental Information U.S. Army Corps of Engineers — Wilmington District & North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality — Division of Water Resources on November 5, 2021. Atlantic anticipates that the consultation between FERC, as the lead federal agency, and the USFWS is scheduled to be completed and a final Biological Opinion available for the USACE record by Q3 of 2022. Migratory Bird Treaty Act and Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act Atlantic will comply with the applicable portions of both the Migratory Birds Treaty Act (MBTA) and the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act (BGEPA). Where tree clearing is required, Atlantic plans to clear the Project workspace outside of the migratory bird nesting season to reduce potential impacts on migratory birds and other sensitive species. In the event that clearing is necessary within the nesting season, Atlantic will avoid impacts on nests observed within the Project workspace in accordance with the MBTA. In the event that an active bald eagle nest is identified in the vicinity of the Project, Atlantic will adhere to the requirements of the National Bald Eagle Management guidelines to minimize potential impacts on nesting eagles. Atlantic coordinated earlier drafts for the ACP with the USFWS and submitted a Migratory Bird Plan to describe measures it has implemented or will implement to avoid and minimize potential impacts on migratory birds, including bald and golden eagles, consistent with the MBTA and BGEPA. 6. Essential Fish Habitat (USACE Requirement) Atlantic consulted with NOAA Fisheries' Southeast and Northeast Regional Offices to introduce the ACP and request technical assistance (Dominion, 2014a; Dominion, 2014b). In their reply, the Southeast Regional Office concurred with Atlantic that no Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) would be affected by the proposed ACP in North Carolina because the AP-2 mainline route does not cross or pass near EFH. In addition, the AP-3 mainline did not cross or pass near EFH in North Carolina. As the restoration work will occur within these same routes, no EFH will be affected. 7. Historic or Prehistoric Cultural Resources (USACE Requirement) The ACP Construction Project was a FERC 7c regulated project and the USACE participated in the pre -filing process as a cooperating agency. FERC, as the lead Federal agency for the project, coordinated with the North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office for the review of compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act, as well as coordinated its government -to -government consultation with federally recognized Indian Tribes. Project introduction letters were sent to 21 federally recognized Indian Tribes. As noted in Table 3, the Section 106 consultation process culminated in a Programmatic Agreement in January 2018, in which USACE was a participating agency and signatory. The ACP Restoration Project will adhere to all requirements of the Programmatic Agreement. In addition, Atlantic will implement the Project Plans for Unanticipated Discovery of Historic Properties or Human Remains while completing restoration activities (Appendix G). The area of potential effect (APE) for archaeological sites was defined horizontally as the proposed pipeline corridor and associated workspace, footprints of aboveground facility sites, and footprints of other work areas; and vertically as the maximum depth of trenching and other Atlantic Coast Pipeline Restoration Project 21 Nationwide Permit No. 3, Pre -Construction Notification — Supplemental Information U.S. Army Corps of Engineers — Wilmington District & North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality — Division of Water Resources excavations or the depth to which evidence of human occupation could be found. The APE for aboveground historic resources was defined to include the proposed pipeline corridor and associated workspace, footprints of aboveground facility sites, and footprints of other work areas. The APE for aboveground historic resources also included viewsheds to and from historic sites along or near the proposed facilities. The linear extent of the viewsheds varied by site depending on changes in topography, vegetation cover, and the presence of structures or other obstructions in sight lines to and from aboveground historic resources. Tribal Coordination FERC coordinated its government -to -government consultation with federally recognized Indian Tribes as part of the ACP Construction Project Section 106 consultation process. Letters were sent to federally recognized Indian Tribes that might have interest in the ACP Construction Project area based on historic information. The federally recognized Indian tribes that were contacted are listed below: 1. Absentee -Shawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma; 2. Catawba Indian Nation; 3. Cherokee Nation; 4. Chickahominy Tribe; 5. Delaware Nation; 6. Delaware Tribe of Indians; 7. Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians; 8. Eastern Chickahominy Tribe 9. Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma; 10. Monacan Indian Nation; 11. Nansemond Tribe 12. Pamunkey Tribe; 13. Rappahannock Tribe; 14. Seneca -Cayuga Tribe of Oklahoma; 15. Seneca Nation of Indians; 16. Shawnee Tribe; 17. Stockbridge Munsee Community; 18. Tonawanda Band of Seneca Indians of New York; 19. Tuscarora Nation of New York; 20. United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians; and 21. Upper Mattaponi Tribe. Atlantic contacted state recognized tribes in the ACP Construction Project area in Virginia and North Carolina. The following seven state recognized tribes identified by the North Carolina Commission of Indian Affairs were contacted: 1. Coharie Tribe; 2. Haliwa-Saponi Indian Tribe; 3. Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina; 4. Meherrin Indian Tribe; Atlantic Coast Pipeline Restoration Project 22 Nationwide Permit No. 3, Pre -Construction Notification — Supplemental Information U.S. Army Corps of Engineers — Wilmington District & North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality — Division of Water Resources 5. Occaneechi Band of the Saponi Nation; 6. Sappony Tribe; and 7. Waccamaw Siouan Tribe. The following state recognized tribes identified by the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Virginia Commission of Indian Affairs were contacted for the ACP Construction Project: 1. Cheroenhaka (Nottoway) Tribe; 2. Mattoponi Tribe; 3. Nottoway Tribe; and 4. Patawomeck Tribe. There are no state recognized Indian tribes in West Virginia. Atlantic sent introductory letters to the Indian tribes that included a project description and location maps, and invited each tribe to comment on the ACP Construction Project. In addition, the letters requested input from each of the tribes regarding the potential of construction activities to affect archaeological sites, burials, and traditional cultural properties of concern to each tribe. Atlantic received confirmation of delivery of all of the letters. Communication with the tribes was completed as part of the Section 106 consultation process. 8. Flood Zone Designation (USACE Requirement) The Project will cross several Federal Emergency Management Agency -designated 100- year floodplains throughout North Carolina, see Figure A-5. However, the ACP Restoration Project will not require placing permanent fill or structures within floodplains, therefore no floodplain permitting is anticipated for the Project. H. SECTION 408 AUTHORIZATION No USACE Civil Works Projects will be impacted by the ACP Restoration Project in the Wilmington District, therefore, Section 408 Authorization is not required. Atlantic Coast Pipeline Restoration Project 23 Nationwide Permit No. 3, Pre -Construction Notification — Supplemental Information U.S. Army Corps of Engineers — Wilmington District & North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality — Division of Water Resources L REFERENCES Bellingham, Peter, J. 2000. Resprouting as a life history strategy in woody plant communities. OIKOS. Vol. 82, No. 2, pp. 409-416. 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Atlantic Coast Pipeline Restoration Project 24 ATLANTIC COAST PIPELINE, LLC ATLANTIC COAST PIPELINE RESTORATION PROJECT Nationwide Permit Pre -Construction Notification U.S. Army Corps of Engineers — Wilmington District North Carolina Department of Water Quality APPENDIX A FIGURES FIGURE I PROJECT OVERVIEW MAP k Harrison ly 0 NCompressor Station 1 Randolph ',NCST-itFRUIN ighland Augusta Pocahontas ,v+� 1 i AP-1 Bath Rockbridge 1i R G I N I A Nelson Amherst Buckingham Compressor Station 2 Cumberland Prince Edward Virginia Nottoway Dinwiddie North Carolina II�,Ri1-1 P i-: L I t I rJohn Cumberl AP-4 +AP-5 ille 0 -rthampton Halifax h 50 \ AP-2 Wilson S uffol k 150 Sampson Robeson 0 20 40 Miles Atlantic O Milepost Coast 0 Compressor Station Figure A-1 PipeUne :M ACP Restoration Project IV ACP Construction Project Pipeline Centerline � Dominion ^� ACP Restoration Project Workspace Project Overview Map Energy, ERM FILE: M:\Clients\D-F\DOM\SRPP\ Ar GIS\Biological_ AssessmentYteclaim BA_2020\_BA1 2 Ovemiew_basic—d, REVISED: 11/03/2021, SCALE: 1:2,500,000 DRAWN BY. 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S t i yu 4 tOs M• A ATLANTIC COAST PIPELINE, LLC ATLANTIC COAST PIPELINE RESTORATION PROJECT Nationwide Permit Pre -Construction Notification U.S. Army Corps of Engineers — Wilmington District North Carolina Department of Water Quality APPENDIX B WATERBODY CROSSING IMPACT TABLE (TABLE B-1) WETLANDS AND WATERBODIES WITHIN PROJECT WORKSPACE EITHER AVOIDED OR NO PERMIT REQUIRED (TABLE B-2) a 3Nv z z 3°i��W ti d� " � E 3 S E e e boa„ 5 3 c b SN a yv a° �a 5 s E c e a B C tJ B oO_ A E m s E= a g a a w W visa v o ��assv�s TABLE B-2 Atlantic Coast Pipeline Restoration Project Wetlands and Waterbodies within Project Workspace Either Avoided or No Permit Required in the Wilmington District (January 2022) Project Waterbody Proposed Restoration Segment/ Regime / Activities within MP Feature ID Cowardin " Restoration Workspace Type Wetland/Waterbody `, d Latitude Longitude AP-2 0.31 wnra002e PEM Full Restoration Install and/or remove mats. 36.540960 -77.511219 0.35 snrh005 Intermittent Full Restoration No impacts proposed. 36.540620 -77.506420 0.71 wnra00le PEM Full Restoration Install and/or remove mats. 36.535335 -77.513362 0.97 wnrhOI le PEM Full Restoration Install and/or remove mats. 36.530939 -77.514919 1.10 snrh007 Intermittent Full Restoration No impacts proposed. 36.529810 -77.515660 1.25 wnrhOlOe PEM Full Restoration Install and/or remove mats. 36.527965 -77.516996 1.47 wnrh009e PEM Full Restoration Install and/or remove mats. 36.525042 -77.518543 1.65 wnrh008e PEM Full Restoration Install and/or remove mats. 36.522615 -77.519955 1.90 wnrh007e PEM Full Restoration Install and/or remove mats. 36.519590 -77.522011 1.92 snrh006 Perennial Full Restoration No impacts proposed. 36.519130 -77.522090 3.11 wnro00le PEM Full Restoration Install and/or remove mats. 36.503251 -77.526256 3.41 wnrh012e PEM Full Restoration Install and/or remove mats. 36.500682 -77.530633 3.54 wnrg00le PEM Full Restoration Install and/or remove mats. 36.498734 -77.531042 3.71 wnrg002e PEM Full Restoration Install and/or remove mats. 36.496397 -77.532102 5.17 wnrp023f PFO Full Restoration Install and/or remove mats. 36.484875 -77.549658 6.68 wnrp019e PEM Full Restoration Install and/or remove mats. 36.465422 -77.551510 8.09 wnrg005e PEM Full Restoration Install and/or remove mats. 36.444944 -77.549791 8.43 snrh010 Intermittent Access Areas - Roads No impacts proposed. 36.442030 -77.559170 8.59 wnrg006s PSS Full Restoration Install and/or remove mats. 36.437984 -77.552001 8.59 snrh009 Perennial Access Areas - Roads No impacts proposed. 36.439540 -77.558690 8.59 snrg002 Perennial Full Restoration No impacts proposed. 36.437820 -77.552010 8.92 snrg003 Intermittent Full Restoration No impacts proposed. 36.433300 -77.553850 9.68 wnrh005e PEM Full Restoration Install and/or remove mats. 36.423359 -77.558426 9.68 snrh004 Perennial Full Restoration No impacts proposed. 36.423150 -77.558270 10.22 whlh002s PSS Tree Removal Only Install and/or remove mats. 36.416468 -77.563119 10.82 whlh003s PSS Tree Removal Only Install and/or remove mats. 36.409124 -77.569018 11.51 whlc002s PSS Tree Removal Only Install and/or remove mats. 36.403431 -77.577636 11.55 shlo004 Intermittent Tree Removal Only No impacts proposed. 36.403330 -77.578560 Access Areas - Right -of -Way, Tree 11.76 whlc003e PEM Removal Only Install and/or remove mats. 36.402593 -77.582251 11.82 whlc004s PSS Tree Removal Only Install and/or remove mats. 36.402257 -77.583312 11.86 oh1c001 Open Water Tree Removal Only No impacts proposed. 36.401510 -77.583650 11.91 whlc005e PEM Tree Removal Only Install and/or remove mats. 36.401307 -77.584482 11.97 whlc006f PFO Tree Removal Only Install and/or remove mats. 36.400255 -77.584366 11.97 whlc006e PEM Tree Removal Only Install and/or remove mats. 36.400255 -77.584366 12.00 sh1c003 Intermittent Tree Removal Only No impacts proposed. 36.400140 -77.584890 12.01 shlc004i Intermittent Tree Removal Only No impacts proposed. 36.399650 -77.584690 12.50 sh1c002 Intermittent Full Restoration No impacts proposed. 36.393000 -77.585170 12.55 sh1c001 Intermittent Full Restoration No impacts proposed. 36.392520 -77.584810 12.89 wh1c00le PEM Full Restoration Install and/or remove mats. 36.388203 -77.588130 13.14 wh1g00ls PSS Full Restoration Install and/or remove mats. 36.384703 -77.589313 13.40 shlo003 Intermittent Full Restoration No impacts proposed. 36.381390 -77.591070 1 Project Segment/ MP 13.85 13.85 13.87 14.17 14.20 14.25 14.28 14.38 14.75 14.81 15.00 15.00 15.42 15.77 15.82 16.00 16.18 16.36 18.04 18.31 18.68 18.74 18.78 19.02 19.07 19.74 20.07 20.55 20.55 20.55 20.94 20.99 21.14 21.24 21.46 21.77 21.99 22.10 22.39 22.60 22.65 22.71 TABLE B-2 Atlantic Coast Pipeline Restoration Project Wetlands and Waterbodies within Project Workspace Either Avoided or No Permit Required in the Wilmington District (January 2022) Feature ID A whlf002e sh1f001 whlf003e sh1f002 whlf004s sh1f003 sh1h003 sh1h004 sh1p002 wh1p001 f wh1p002s sh1p004 wh1p004s whlf007s sh1f004 whlf008s whlf009e whlg005s whlg008e whlg009f sh1g008 whlb050e sh1g007 sh1g009 shlb050 whlhOlOs whlg020f whlh009e whlh009e sh1h008 whlh008e sh1h007 whlg012e whlg012e sh1h019 whlh032s whlh032s whlh03l s whlh030s whlb 103s whlh027e whlh027s Waterbody Regime/ Cowardin " PEM Perennial PEM Intermittent PSS Ephemeral Perennial Perennial Perennial PFO PSS Perennial PSS PSS Perennial PSS PEM PSS PEM PFO Ephemeral PEM Intermittent Perennial Perennial PSS PFO PEM PEM Perennial PEM Intermittent PEM PEM Intermittent PSS PSS PSS PSS PSS PEM PSS Restoration Workspace Type Full Restoration Full Restoration Full Restoration Full Restoration Full Restoration Full Restoration Full Restoration Full Restoration Tree Removal Only Tree Removal Only Tree Removal Only Tree Removal Only Tree Removal Only Tree Removal Only Tree Removal Only Tree Removal Only Tree Removal Only Tree Removal Only Full Restoration Full Restoration Full Restoration Full Restoration Full Restoration Full Restoration Full Restoration Full Restoration Access Areas - 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Latitude 36.377050 36.376960 36.377023 36.374930 36.374683 36.374290 36.373830 36.373730 36.370490 36.369227 36.369434 36.369350 36.367173 36.362210 36.362170 36.359269 36.356718 36.354104 36.337139 36.333302 36.328470 36.327440 36.326900 36.323990 36.323430 36.314782 36.308059 36.305632 36.305632 36.305620 36.300988 36.300360 36.298019 36.296748 36.294350 36.290832 36.288012 36.286689 36.283307 36.281223 36.279980 36.279309 Longitude -77.593699 -77.593740 -77.594132 -77.598730 -77.599327 -77.600100 -77.601200 -77.602320 -77.607010 -77.607778 -77.611549 -77.611450 -77.618332 -77.619741 -77.619720 -77.621152 -77.622152 -77.623063 -77.639879 -77.642327 -77.645160 -77.646905 -77.644480 -77.646570 -77.648770 -77.652982 -77.652016 -77.662065 -77.662065 -77.662050 -77.664952 -77.665060 -77.664354 -77.664929 -77.667450 -77.670531 -77.672876 -77.674025 -77.676913 -77.678501 -77.679678 -77.680429 TABLE B-2 Atlantic Coast Pipeline Restoration Project Wetlands and Waterbodies within Project Workspace Either Avoided or No Permit Required in the Wilmington District (January 2022) Project Waterbody Proposed Restoration Segment/ Regime / Activities within MP Feature ID A Cowardin " Restoration Workspace Type Wetland/Waterbody `" Latitude Longitude 23.19 whlh028s PSS Full Restoration Install and/or remove mats. 36.273089 -77.685090 23.27 sh1h016 Intermittent Full Restoration No impacts proposed. 36.272740 -77.685600 23.58 whlh029s PSS Full Restoration Install and/or remove mats. 36.268201 -77.689210 24.06 whlg019e PEM Full Restoration Install and/or remove mats. 36.263451 -77.693793 24.07 shla002 Intermittent Full Restoration No impacts proposed. 36.263300 -77.693900 24.49 whlg018e PEM Full Restoration Install and/or remove mats. 36.259211 -77.697883 24.51 sh1g012 Perennial Full Restoration No impacts proposed. 36.258240 -77.698670 24.86 wh1g017s PSS Full Restoration Install and/or remove mats. 36.254154 -77.702332 25.11 wh1g016s PSS Full Restoration Install and/or remove mats. 36.251375 -77.704856 25.23 whlg015s PSS Full Restoration Install and/or remove mats. 36.249828 -77.706353 25.44 whlb 100s PSS Full Restoration Install and/or remove mats. 36.247431 -77.708689 Access Areas - Right -of -Way, Full 25.49 shlb 100 Intermittent No impacts proposed. 36.246690 -77.709160 Restoration Access Areas - Right -of -Way, Full 25.50 whlb 100s PSS Install and/or remove mats. 36.246733 -77.709214 Restoration 25.69 wh1g014s PSS Full Restoration Install and/or remove mats. 36.244642 -77.711573 Access Areas - Right -of -Way, Full 25.93 whlg013s PSS Install and/or remove mats. 36.241747 -77.713860 Restoration 26.98 whlbOl4s PSS Tree Removal Only Install and/or remove mats. 36.229036 -77.723766 27.38 shlb010 Intermittent Tree Removal Only No impacts proposed. 36.224500 -77.728090 28.23 shlb012 Intermittent Full Restoration No impacts proposed. 36.215690 -77.738440 28.24 whlbOl6s PSS Full Restoration Install and/or remove mats. 36.215620 -77.738496 29.47 shlr001 Perennial Full Restoration No impacts proposed. 36.208680 -77.756410 29.47 whlbOl7s PSS Full Restoration Install and/or remove mats. 36.208664 -77.756557 29.47 whlg02le PEM Access Areas - Roads Install and/or remove mats. 36.211785 -77.757469 29.61 whlbOl8s PSS Full Restoration Install and/or remove mats. 36.207159 -77.757840 29.87 whlbOl9f PFO Full Restoration Install and/or remove mats. 36.203539 -77.759208 29.87 whlbOl9s PSS Full Restoration Install and/or remove mats. 36.203539 -77.759208 30.27 whlh020s PSS Full Restoration Install and/or remove mats. 36.197961 -77.761172 30.29 shla001 Perennial Full Restoration No impacts proposed. 36.197660 -77.761140 30.69 whlbO24s PSS Full Restoration Install and/or remove mats. 36.191991 -77.763046 30.99 whlh025s PSS Full Restoration Install and/or remove mats. 36.188153 -77.765527 31.07 shlb015 Intermittent Full Restoration No impacts proposed. 36.187430 -77.766380 31.46 whlh026s PSS Full Restoration Install and/or remove mats. 36.182595 -77.770303 31.55 shlh020 Intermittent Full Restoration No impacts proposed. 36.181470 -77.770910 31.69 shlo001 Intermittent Full Restoration No impacts proposed. 36.179820 -77.772380 31.71 whlo00ls PSS Full Restoration Install and/or remove mats. 36.179651 -77.772865 31.71 shlo002 Intermittent Full Restoration No impacts proposed. 36.179520 -77.772680 32.09 whlh02ls PSS Full Restoration Install and/or remove mats. 36.174667 -77.775258 32.52 whlh023s PSS Full Restoration Install and/or remove mats. 36.169020 -77.777778 33.22 shlb013 Intermittent Full Restoration No impacts proposed. 36.160490 -77.784430 33.33 shlb014 Intermittent Full Restoration No impacts proposed. 36.159170 -77.785510 33.82 whlgOlOe PSS Full Restoration Install and/or remove mats. 36.153016 -77.789924 34.02 sh1h022 Perennial Access Areas - Roads No impacts proposed. 36.152270 -77.795680 3 TABLE B-2 Atlantic Coast Pipeline Restoration Project Wetlands and Waterbodies within Project Workspace Either Avoided or No Permit Required in the Wilmington District (January 2022) Project Waterbody Proposed Restoration Segment/ Regime / Activities within MP Feature ID A Cowardin " Restoration Workspace Type Wetland/Waterbody `" Latitude Longitude 34.02 whlh034f PFO Access Areas - Roads Install and/or remove mats. 36.152339 -77.795908 35.27 snag003 Intermittent Full Restoration No impacts proposed. 36.134900 -77.802320 35.28 wnag00le PEM Full Restoration Install and/or remove mats. 36.134821 -77.802551 35.28 snag002 Intermittent Full Restoration No impacts proposed. 36.134840 -77.802670 35.46 wnag002e PEM Full Restoration Install and/or remove mats. 36.132703 -77.804299 35.56 snag004 Intermittent Full Restoration No impacts proposed. 36.131510 -77.805510 35.57 wnag003s PSS Full Restoration Install and/or remove mats. 36.131434 -77.805620 35.67 wnah0I7s PSS Full Restoration Install and/or remove mats. 36.130350 -77.806776 37.06 wnah015s PSS Tree Removal Only Install and/or remove mats. 36.112918 -77.819031 Full Restoration, Tree Removal 37.24 wnah014s PSS Install and/or remove mats. 36.110578 -77.820736 Only 37.48 wnah0I9s PSS Tree Removal Only Install and/or remove mats. 36.107655 -77.822911 37.55 wnah0I9s PSS Tree Removal Only Install and/or remove mats. 36.106890 -77.823695 38.26 wnah036s PSS Full Restoration Install and/or remove mats. 36.100489 -77.833159 Full Restoration, Tree Removal 38.37 wnah018s PSS Install and/or remove mats. 36.099451 -77.834964 Only 38.60 wnah006f PFO Tree Removal Only Install and/or remove mats. 36.097820 -77.838123 38.84 wnah005f PFO Tree Removal Only Install and/or remove mats. 36.094868 -77.840416 38.84 wnah005f PFO Tree Removal Only Install and/or remove mats. 36.094868 -77.840416 38.92 wnabIO2s PSS Tree Removal Only Install and/or remove mats. 36.093921 -77.841318 39.00 wnah004s PSS Tree Removal Only Install and/or remove mats. 36.092832 -77.841802 39.26 wnab101s PSS Tree Removal Only Install and/or remove mats. 36.090108 -77.844980 39.39 wnah003s PSS Tree Removal Only Install and/or remove mats. 36.088682 -77.846448 39.65 wnah002f PFO Tree Removal Only Install and/or remove mats. 36.085634 -77.849101 39.65 wnah002e PEM Tree Removal Only Install and/or remove mats. 36.085634 -77.849101 39.83 wnah00le PEM Tree Removal Only Install and/or remove mats. 36.083689 -77.851333 40.21 wnabI00s PSS Tree Removal Only Install and/or remove mats. 36.080089 -77.856310 40.22 snab100 Intermittent Tree Removal Only No impacts proposed. 36.079700 -77.855910 40.30 snah001 Intermittent Tree Removal Only No impacts proposed. 36.077730 -77.856930 40.44 wnah008s PSS Tree Removal Only Install and/or remove mats. 36.077349 -77.857688 40.62 wnah007e PEM Tree Removal Only Install and/or remove mats. 36.075418 -77.860226 41.34 snah006 Perennial Tree Removal Only No impacts proposed. 36.069010 -77.869740 41.37 wnah013s PSS Tree Removal Only Install and/or remove mats. 36.068694 -77.870226 Access Areas - Right -of -Way, Tree 41.55 wnah0I2s PSS Install and/or remove mats. 36.066442 -77.871550 Removal Only 42.07 snah005 Perennial Tree Removal Only No impacts proposed. 36.059790 -77.875890 42.07 wnahOI is PSS Tree Removal Only Install and/or remove mats. 36.059836 -77.875874 42.20 wnahOIOs PSS Tree Removal Only Install and/or remove mats. 36.058211 -77.877048 42.20 snah004 Perennial Tree Removal Only No impacts proposed. 36.058130 -77.876930 Access Areas - Right -of -Way, Tree 42.30 wnah009s PSS Install and/or remove mats. 36.056946 -77.877857 Removal Only 44.95 wnac005e PEM Tree Removal Only Install and/or remove mats. 36.030880 -77.877103 45.01 wnac005s PSS Tree Removal Only Install and/or remove mats. 36.030192 -77.877849 45.02 snac001 Perennial Tree Removal Only No impacts proposed. 36.030320 -77.877850 4 TABLE B-2 Atlantic Coast Pipeline Restoration Project Wetlands and Waterbodies within Project Workspace Either Avoided or No Permit Required in the Wilmington District (January 2022) Project Waterbody Proposed Restoration Segment/ Regime / Activities within MP Feature ID a Cowardin " Restoration Workspace Type Wetland/Waterbody `" Latitude Longitude 45.97 wnac006e PEM Tree Removal Only Install and/or remove mats. 36.022550 -77.890820 46.25 wnabl03s PSS Tree Removal Only Install and/or remove mats. 36.021995 -77.894944 47.77 wnah02Is PSS Tree Removal Only Install and/or remove mats. 36.005301 -77.909946 47.77 snah008 Perennial Tree Removal Only No impacts proposed. 36.005320 -77.910190 49.78 snah016 Perennial Tree Removal Only No impacts proposed. 35.979290 -77.914600 50.06 snah017 Perennial Full Restoration No impacts proposed. 35.975260 -77.913610 50.78 snag008_a Perennial Tree Removal Only No impacts proposed. 35.967660 -77.920670 Access Areas - Right -of -Way, Tree 52.14 snag009 Perennial No impacts proposed. 35.958130 -77.940260 Removal Only 52.25 snag010 Perennial Tree Removal Only No impacts proposed. 35.957440 -77.941400 Access Areas - Right -of -Way, Tree 52.25 wnag008f PFO Install and/or remove mats. 35.958192 -77.940629 Removal Only 52.61 wnag007f PSS Tree Removal Only Install and/or remove mats. 35.953333 -77.944988 53.71 wnagOI le PEM Access Areas - Roads Install and/or remove mats. 35.942386 -77.964554 53.94 snah021 Perennial Tree Removal Only No impacts proposed. 35.938330 -77.958870 53.95 wnah030e PEM Tree Removal Only Install and/or remove mats. 35.938204 -77.958748 54.16 wnah029s PSS Tree Removal Only Install and/or remove mats. 35.935454 -77.960312 54.57 wnah028f PFO Tree Removal Only Install and/or remove mats. 35.930647 -77.963386 54.57 wnah028s PSS Tree Removal Only Install and/or remove mats. 35.930647 -77.963386 54.57 wnah028s PSS Tree Removal Only Install and/or remove mats. 35.930647 -77.963386 55.12 wnah027s PSS Tree Removal Only Install and/or remove mats. 35.923495 -77.968344 55.14 onag003 Open Water Access Areas - Roads No impacts proposed. 35.923680 -77.969670 55.52 snah020 Perennial Tree Removal Only No impacts proposed. 35.918780 -77.972980 55.52 wnah026f PFO Tree Removal Only Install and/or remove mats. 35.918731 -77.972951 Access Areas - Right -of -Way, Tree 56.33 wnah032f PFO Install and/or remove mats. 35.911449 -77.983868 Removal Only 56.76 snah023 Perennial Access Areas - Right -of -Way No impacts proposed. 35.906010 -77.987950 56.90 snah024 Perennial Tree Removal Only No impacts proposed. 35.904080 -77.989410 57.11 wnah03Is PSS Tree Removal Only Install and/or remove mats. 35.901468 -77.991196 57.32 snah022 Perennial Tree Removal Only No impacts proposed. 35.898880 -77.992910 57.59 wnah025s PSS Tree Removal Only Install and/or remove mats. 35.895210 -77.994339 57.66 snah019 Intermittent Tree Removal Only No impacts proposed. 35.894250 -77.994580 Access Areas - Right -of -Way, Tree 58.86 wnao0I2s PSS Install and/or remove mats. 35.875993 -77.996879 Removal Only 58.86 wnao0I2s PSS Tree Removal Only Install and/or remove mats. 35.875993 -77.996879 58.86 wnao0I2s PSS Tree Removal Only Install and/or remove mats. 35.875993 -77.996879 59.45 wnap004s PSS Full Restoration Install and/or remove mats. 35.869356 -77.998458 59.45 snap004 Perennial Full Restoration No impacts proposed. 35.869310 -77.998530 59.67 snap003 Intermittent Full Restoration No impacts proposed. 35.866660 -78.000510 59.71 snap002 Intermittent Full Restoration No impacts proposed. 35.865900 -78.000750 59.72 wnap003s PSS Full Restoration Install and/or remove mats. 35.865841 -78.000842 60.39 wnao0I Is PSS Full Restoration Install and/or remove mats. 35.857817 -78.007437 61.05 wnar002s PSS Access Areas - Right -of -Way Install and/or remove mats. 35.849516 -78.013207 61.09 snao009 Ephemeral Access Areas - Right -of -Way No impacts proposed. 35.850530 -78.014960 TABLE B-2 Atlantic Coast Pipeline Restoration Project Wetlands and Waterbodies within Project Workspace Either Avoided or No Permit Required in the Wilmington District (January 2022) Project Waterbody Proposed Restoration Segment/ Regime / Activities within MP Feature ID Cowardin " Restoration Workspace Type Wetland/Waterbody `" Latitude Longitude Access Areas - Right -of -Way, Tree 61.44 wnao0IOs PSS Removal Only Install and/or remove mats. 35.845712 -78.015716 Access Areas - Right -of -Way, Tree 61.89 wnao009s PSS Install and/or remove mats. 35.838326 -78.018578 Removal Only 61.93 wnap006s PSS Tree Removal Only Install and/or remove mats. 35.838005 -78.019260 126.84 semc004 Intermittent Full Restoration No impacts proposed. 35.214500 -78.658190 126.89 wcmc006s PSS Full Restoration Install and/or remove mats. 35.214807 -78.662437 127.00 wcmc005f PFO Full Restoration Install and/or remove mats. 35.213898 -78.664201 127.19 semp007e Ephemeral Full Restoration No impacts proposed. 35.211340 -78.665550 127.24 semp007i Intermittent Full Restoration No impacts proposed. 35.211360 -78.666640 127.46 wemp006s PSS Full Restoration Install and/or remove mats. 35.208944 -78.669450 127.68 wemp007s PSS Full Restoration Install and/or remove mats. 35.206776 -78.672179 128.19 wcmp008S PSS Full Restoration Install and/or remove mats. 35.200814 -78.677459 128.21 scmp009 Perennial Full Restoration No impacts proposed. 35.200690 -78.677870 128.65 scmp010 Perennial Full Restoration No impacts proposed. 35.195190 -78.682240 128.67 wcmpOlOs PSS Full Restoration Install and/or remove mats. 35.195188 -78.682297 129.07 wcmpOI is PSS Full Restoration Install and/or remove mats. 35.192479 -78.687421 131.49 semc005 Intermittent Full Restoration No impacts proposed. 35.179100 -78.719580 131.50 wcmc007e PEM Full Restoration Install and/or remove mats. 35.179369 -78.719994 131.93 wemp005s PSS Full Restoration Install and/or remove mats. 35.175812 -78.726260 132.06 wemp004s PSS Full Restoration Install and/or remove mats. 35.174641 -78.727371 132.88 semp005 Perennial Full Restoration No impacts proposed. 35.171690 -78.741380 133.01 semb102 Ephemeral Full Restoration No impacts proposed. 35.171850 -78.743740 133.11 semp003 Intermittent Full Restoration No impacts proposed. 35.170440 -78.744710 133.15 semp004 Intermittent Full Restoration No impacts proposed. 35.170140 -78.745160 133.19 semp002 Intermittent Full Restoration No impacts proposed. 35.170460 -78.745630 133.41 wembl03s PSS Full Restoration Install and/or remove mats. 35.167388 -78.747610 133.78 wembl02s PSS Full Restoration Install and/or remove mats. 35.163284 -78.751045 134.08 scmp001 Intermittent Full Restoration No impacts proposed. 35.160800 -78.755580 134.16 semo037 Perennial Full Restoration No impacts proposed. 35.160560 -78.757540 134.55 wcm0009s PSS Full Restoration Install and/or remove mats. 35.155422 -78.759485 Access Areas - Right -of -Way, Full 134.87 semp037 Perennial No impacts proposed. 35.152830 -78.757680 Restoration 134.88 semp039 Intermittent Full Restoration No impacts proposed. 35.151380 -78.756780 135.32 semp041 Ephemeral Tree Removal Only No impacts proposed. 35.145800 -78.753560 Access Areas - Right -of -Way, Tree 135.39 wemp039e PEM Install and/or remove mats. 35.145388 -78.752271 Removal Only 135.65 semp040 Perennial Tree Removal Only No impacts proposed. 35.141880 -78.750190 135.82 wcmr009s PSS Tree Removal Only Install and/or remove mats. 35.141036 -78.747445 136.54 scmp100 Intermittent Full Restoration No impacts proposed. 35.135600 -78.736730 Access Areas - Right -of -Way, Tree 137.06 semr012 Perennial No impacts proposed. 35.130060 -78.731230 Removal Only 137.31 semr014 Perennial Tree Removal Only No impacts proposed. 35.127050 -78.729000 Access Areas - Right -of -Way, Tree 137.35 oemr004 Open Water No impacts proposed. 35.126640 -78.728210 Removal Only TABLE B-2 Atlantic Coast Pipeline Restoration Project Wetlands and Waterbodies within Project Workspace Either Avoided or No Permit Required in the Wilmington District (January 2022) Project Waterbody Proposed Restoration Segment/ Regime / Activities within MP Feature ID A Cowardin " Restoration Workspace Type Wetland/Waterbody `" Latitude Longitude 137.81 semr007 Intermittent Full Restoration No impacts proposed. 35.119970 -78.728850 142.38 wcmf00le PEM Tree Removal Only Install and/or remove mats. 35.054891 -78.735899 142.40 wcmf00le PEM Tree Removal Only Install and/or remove mats. 35.054379 -78.736507 Access Areas - Right -of -Way, Tree 142.75 wcmf005e PEM Install and/or remove mats. 35.049427 -78.735817 Removal Only Access Areas - Right -of -Way, Tree 143.06 wcmf005e PEM Removal Only Install and/or remove mats. 35.044939 -78.736972 143.08 wcmf005e PEM Tree Removal Only Install and/or remove mats. 35.044587 -78.736441 Access Areas - Right -of -Way, Tree 143.44 wcmf005e PEM Install and/or remove mats. 35.039443 -78.737003 Removal Only 143.55 oeme020 Open Water Contractor Yard - Full Restoration No impacts proposed. 35.045340 -78.824610 143.69 wcmc05le PEM Contractor Yard - Full Restoration No impacts proposed. 35.042482 -78.821957 143.82 semr005 Intermittent Tree Removal Only No impacts proposed. 35.033930 -78.737770 143.88 wemr003e PEM Tree Removal Only Install and/or remove mats. 35.033177 -78.738341 143.90 wemr003s PSS Tree Removal Only Install and/or remove mats. 35.032805 -78.737781 144.05 semr006 Ephemeral Tree Removal Only No impacts proposed. 35.030680 -78.738210 145.63 wcmf0I I PEM Tree Removal Only Install and/or remove mats. 35.008517 -78.741252 Access Areas - Right -of -Way, Tree 145.81 wcmf009s PSS Install and/or remove mats. 35.005880 -78.741033 Removal Only 146.00 wemr006s PSS Tree Removal Only Install and/or remove mats. 35.003174 -78.741207 Access Areas - Roads, Tree 146.01 wemr006e PEM Install and/or remove mats. 35.003043 -78.741941 Removal Only Access Areas - Right -of -Way, Tree 146.45 wcmf008s PSS Install and/or remove mats. 34.997657 -78.741935 Removal Only 147.03 scmf001 Intermittent Full Restoration No impacts proposed. 34.988600 -78.742160 147.79 wcmf006s PSS Access Areas - Right -of -Way Install and/or remove mats. 34.977406 -78.740440 Access Areas - Right -of -Way, Tree 148.89 semo038 Perennial No impacts proposed. 34.961240 -78.738980 Removal Only 149.04 scmo020 Intermittent Access Areas - Right -of -Way No impacts proposed. 34.959340 -78.738830 Access Areas - Right -of -Way, Tree 149.19 scmo021 Ephemeral No impacts proposed. 34.955530 -78.738440 Removal Only 149.53 scmo022 Ephemeral Access Areas - Right -of -Way No impacts proposed. 34.952200 -78.738140 149.95 wcmr005s PSS Tree Removal Only Install and/or remove mats. 34.946168 -78.737214 Access Areas - Right -of -Way, Tree 150.29 wcmo026e PEM Removal Only Install and/or remove mats. 34.941350 -78.737352 150.30 wemo026e PEM Tree Removal Only Install and/or remove mats. 34.941424 -78.738057 152.92 semp051 Ephemeral Full Restoration No impacts proposed. 34.908000 -78.760670 152.98 semp054 Ephemeral Full Restoration No impacts proposed. 34.907320 -78.760690 153.00 semp052 Perennial Full Restoration No impacts proposed. 34.907100 -78.761130 153.67 semp057 Intermittent Full Restoration No impacts proposed. 34.900650 -78.766620 155.74 semr003 Perennial Tree Removal Only No impacts proposed. 34.878520 -78.788940 155.86 wemr002f PFO Tree Removal Only Install and/or remove mats. 34.878258 -78.791156 156.03 wcmr001e PEM Tree Removal Only Install and/or remove mats. 34.878101 -78.793921 156.04 semr002 Perennial Tree Removal Only No impacts proposed. 34.877910 -78.794230 156.04 wcmr001e PEM Tree Removal Only Install and/or remove mats. 34.877596 -78.794403 156.15 scmr001 Intermittent Tree Removal Only No impacts proposed. 34.877990 -78.796160 156.32 wemp045s PSS Tree Removal Only Install and/or remove mats. 34.878857 -78.798667 %I TABLE B-2 Atlantic Coast Pipeline Restoration Project Wetlands and Waterbodies within Project Workspace Either Avoided or No Permit Required in the Wilmington District (January 2022) Project Waterbody Proposed Restoration Segment/ Regime / Activities within MP Feature ID . Cowardin " Restoration Workspace Type Wetland/Waterbody `" Latitude Longitude 156.46 wemp043s PSS Tree Removal Only Install and/or remove mats. 34.878960 -78.801021 156.50 semp048 Ephemeral Tree Removal Only No impacts proposed. 34.879280 -78.801820 156.52 wemp046s PSS Tree Removal Only Install and/or remove mats. 34.879375 -78.802088 156.86 semp045 Perennial Tree Removal Only No impacts proposed. 34.879940 -78.807960 157.06 semp046 Perennial Tree Removal Only No impacts proposed. 34.880330 -78.811590 157.06 wemp042c PEM Tree Removal Only Install and/or remove mats. 34.880551 -78.811517 157.07 wemp042c PEM Tree Removal Only Install and/or remove mats. 34.880229 -78.811631 157.48 wemo022e PEM Tree Removal Only Install and/or remove mats. 34.880757 -78.818705 157.53 wemo023s PSS Tree Removal Only Install and/or remove mats. 34.880508 -78.819476 157.75 semo025 Intermittent Tree Removal Only No impacts proposed. 34.880000 -78.823430 Access Areas - Right -of -Way, Tree 158.26 semo040 Intermittent No impacts proposed. 34.877640 -78.831510 Removal Only 158.29 semp060 Intermittent Tree Removal Only No impacts proposed. 34.877650 -78.832080 158.31 wemp052s PSS Tree Removal Only Install and/or remove mats. 34.877774 -78.832478 Access Areas - Right -of -Way, Tree 158.31 wemp052s PSS Install and/or remove mats. 34.877285 -78.832861 Removal Only Access Areas - Right -of -Way, Tree 158.42 semo036 Perennial No impacts proposed. 34.877310 -78.834100 Removal Only Tree Felling and Removal, Tree 158.45 wemo033e PEM Install and/or remove mats. 34.876953 -78.834783 Removal Only 159.67 wemo025s PSS Tree Removal Only Install and/or remove mats. 34.874383 -78.855790 159.68 wemo025s PSS Tree Removal Only Install and/or remove mats. 34.873935 -78.855842 159.71 semp059 Perennial Tree Removal Only No impacts proposed. 34.874080 -78.856450 Access Areas - Right -of -Way, Tree 160.05 wemp049s PSS Install and/or remove mats. 34.873389 -78.862197 Removal Only 160.05 wemp049s PSS Tree Removal Only Install and/or remove mats. 34.872907 -78.862223 Access Areas - Right -of -Way, Tree 160.63 wemp047c PEM Install and/or remove mats. 34.871401 -78.872368 Removal Only 160.67 wemp047c PEM Tree Removal Only Install and/or remove mats. 34.870758 -78.872603 Access Areas - Right -of -Way, Tree 160.67 wemp047c PEM Install and/or remove mats. 34.870758 -78.872603 Removal Only 162.49 wcmh002f PFO Tree Removal Only Install and/or remove mats. 34.861358 -78.901279 162.53 wcmh002s_b PSS Tree Removal Only Install and/or remove mats. 34.861871 -78.901587 Access Areas - Right -of -Way, Tree 162.98 wcmh008e PEM Install and/or remove mats. 34.861357 -78.909669 Removal Only 163.08 wcmh008e PEM Tree Removal Only Install and/or remove mats. 34.860573 -78.910936 163.95 wroo002s PSS Tree Removal Only Install and/or remove mats. 34.851374 -78.919062 164.49 wroo00ls PSS Tree Removal Only Install and/or remove mats. 34.843835 -78.925137 165.10 oroh003 Open Water Access Areas - Right -of -Way No impacts proposed. 34.838900 -78.932480 165.21 sroh0I I Intermittent Tree Removal Only No impacts proposed. 34.838730 -78.934500 165.86 wroh019s PSS Tree Removal Only Install and/or remove mats. 34.839332 -78.945912 167.06 wroc 100e PEM Access Areas - Right -of -Way No impacts proposed. 34.846417 -78.963298 167.53 srog006 Intermittent Tree Removal Only No impacts proposed. 34.849610 -78.970690 167.53 wrog008f PFO Tree Removal Only Install and/or remove mats. 34.849623 -78.970699 168.76 wrob00lf PFO Tree Removal Only Install and/or remove mats. 34.840533 -78.987594 168.99 wrob002f PFO Tree Removal Only Install and/or remove mats. 34.837637 -78.990094 TABLE B-2 Atlantic Coast Pipeline Restoration Project Wetlands and Waterbodies within Project Workspace Either Avoided or No Permit Required in the Wilmington District (January 2022) Project Waterbody Proposed Restoration Segment/ Regime / Activities within MP Feature ID A Cowardin " Restoration Workspace Type Wetland/Waterbody `" Latitude Longitude 169.36 wrof004s PSS Tree Removal Only Install and/or remove mats. 34.834605 -78.994546 169.37 wrof004e PEM Tree Removal Only Install and/or remove mats. 34.834291 -78.994937 169.40 wrof004s PSS Tree Removal Only Install and/or remove mats. 34.833966 -78.995365 169.49 srof001 Intermittent Tree Removal Only No impacts proposed. 34.833370 -78.996830 169.50 wrof003s PSS Tree Removal Only Install and/or remove mats. 34.833307 -78.996922 169.61 wrof002e PEM Tree Removal Only Install and/or remove mats. 34.832309 -78.998643 169.79 wrof00le PEM Tree Removal Only Install and/or remove mats. 34.830978 -79.001295 171.56 wroh018s PSS Tree Removal Only Install and/or remove mats. 34.810964 -79.019733 Tree Felling and Removal, Tree 172.33 wroh017s PSS Install and/or remove mats. 34.799211 -79.027302 Removal Only 173.01 wrog006s PSS Tree Removal Only Install and/or remove mats. 34.793101 -79.032815 173.61 srog005 Ephemeral Tree Removal Only No impacts proposed. 34.786990 -79.038870 174.07 wrog004s PSS Tree Removal Only Install and/or remove mats. 34.781124 -79.041999 174.65 wrog003s PSS Tree Removal Only Install and/or remove mats. 34.774909 -79.048831 174.68 srog004 Intermittent Tree Removal Only No impacts proposed. 34.774640 -79.049140 Access Areas - Right -of -Way, Tree 175.03 wrog002s PSS Install and/or remove mats. 34.770922 -79.052612 Removal Only Access Areas - Right -of -Way, Tree 175.11 sroh015 Intermittent No impacts proposed. 34.769630 -79.053820 Removal Only Access Areas - Right -of -Way, Tree 175.13 wrog002s PSS Install and/or remove mats. 34.769385 -79.054199 Removal Only 175.25 sroh013 Intermittent Access Areas - Roads No impacts proposed. 34.768900 -79.057730 175.28 srog003 Intermittent Tree Removal Only No impacts proposed. 34.767350 -79.054880 175.31 wrog00ls PSS Tree Removal Only Install and/or remove mats. 34.766881 -79.054891 175.37 sroh014 Intermittent Access Areas - Roads No impacts proposed. 34.767970 -79.060610 175.39 wrog00ls PSS Tree Removal Only Install and/or remove mats. 34.765848 -79.055705 Access Areas - Right -of -Way, Tree 175.95 wroh016s PSS Removal Only Install and/or remove mats. 34.762091 -79.062999 176.42 wroh015s PSS Tree Removal Only Install and/or remove mats. 34.761833 -79.071344 176.73 wroh014s PSS Tree Removal Only Install and/or remove mats. 34.761488 -79.076818 177.69 wroh013s_a PSS Tree Removal Only Install and/or remove mats. 34.760404 -79.093639 177.76 wroh013s PSS Tree Removal Only Install and/or remove mats. 34.760409 -79.094909 178.94 wrohOl is PSS Tree Removal Only Install and/or remove mats. 34.755810 -79.114406 179.66 wrohOlOs PSS Tree Removal Only Install and/or remove mats. 34.750893 -79.125574 Access Areas - Right -of -Way, Tree 181.97 srop002 Ephemeral No impacts proposed. 34.723170 -79.143510 Removal Only 183.99 wroh005s PSS Tree Removal Only Install and/or remove mats. 34.726052 -79.178190 184.38 sroh008 Perennial Tree Removal Only No impacts proposed. 34.727560 -79.184840 185.45 sroh002 Intermittent Access Areas - Right -of -Way No impacts proposed. 34.722500 -79.201810 185.51 sroh001 Perennial Access Areas - Right -of -Way No impacts proposed. 34.721170 -79.202520 185.81 wroh002s PSS Tree Removal Only Install and/or remove mats. 34.722199 -79.208061 AP-3 1.22 snrc002 Ephemeral Tree Felling and Removal No impacts proposed. 36.538920 -77.487300 1.43 wnrc003s PSS Tree Felling and Removal Install and/or remove mats. 36.538010 -77.483638 1.44 snrc001 Ephemeral Tree Felling and Removal No impacts proposed. 36.538490 -77.483300 9 TABLE B-2 Atlantic Coast Pipeline Restoration Project Wetlands and Waterbodies within Project Workspace Either Avoided or No Permit Required in the Wilmington District (January 2022) Project Waterbody Proposed Restoration Segment/ Regime / Activities within MP Feature ID a Cowardin b Restoration Workspace Type Wetland/Waterbody `" Latitude Longitude 1.59 wnrc002e PEM Tree Felling and Removal Install and/or remove mats. 36.537864-77.480250 2.93 wnrc007f PFO Tree Felling and Removal Install and/or remove mats. 36.533896-77.457340 3.56 snrp002 Intermittent Tree Felling and Removal No impacts proposed. 36.532330-77.446320 3.57 wnrp003f PFO Tree Felling and Removal Install and/or remove mats. 36.532355-77.446281 4.11 wnrp004f PFO Tree Felling and Removal Install and/or remove mats. 36.532369-77.436586 4.12 snrp003 Intermittent Tree Felling and Removal No impacts proposed. 36.532470-77.436370 7.55 wnrb 107f PFO Tree Felling and Removal Install and/or remove mats. 36.530650-77.378257 7.59 wnrb 107e PEM Tree Felling and Removal Install and/or remove mats. 36.531009-77.377993 Access Areas - Right -of -Way, Tree 10.56 wnrb101s PSS Install and/or remove mats. 36.536618-77.331037 Removal Only 10.75 wnrb 100s PSS Tree Felling and Removal Install and/or remove mats. 36.537424-77.327768 10.88 snrr004 Ephemeral Access Areas - Roads No impacts proposed. 36.534240-77.323700 11.23 snrr001 Intermittent Access Areas - Roads No impacts proposed. 36.538170-77.319160 a Feature ID is unique to each wetland or waterbody delineated. b Cowardin Classification, PEM = palustrine emergent wetland, PSS = palustrine scrub -shrub wetland, and PFO = palustrine forested wetland. "No impacts proposed." refers to wetlands and waterbodies within the restoration workspace where direct impacts will be avoided. d "Install and/or remove mats" refers to wetlands within the restoration workspace where activities will only include: • installing and/or removing mats, may be multiple layers; • temporary storage of mats and spoil in the wetland; • clean-up/grading after removal of mats to restore wetland contours as much as practicable; and • operation of equipment in the wetland to complete the above activities. 10 ATLANTIC COAST PIPELINE, LLC ATLANTIC COAST PIPELINE RESTORATION PROJECT Nationwide Permit Pre -Construction Notification U.S. Army Corps of Engineers — Wilmington District North Carolina Department of Water Quality APPENDIX C RESTORATION AND REHABILITATION PLAN Atlantic ATLANTIC COAST PIPELINE, LLC Coast ATLANTIC COAST PIPELINE PlpeLine Docket Nos. CP15-554-000 & CP15-554-001 and %a Dominion DOMINION ENERGY Energy TRANSMISSION, INC. SUPPLY HEADER PROJECT Docket No. CP15-555-000 Restoration and Rehabilitation Plan February 2018 Restoration and Rehabilitation Plan TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.0 INTRODUCTION..............................................................................................................1 2.0 PURPOSE...........................................................................................................................1 3.0 TRAINING.........................................................................................................................2 4.0 VEGETATION TYPES IN PROJECT AREA...............................................................3 5.0 BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES............................................................................3 5.1 Erosion Control........................................................................................................3 5.2 Soil Restoration........................................................................................................4 5.3 Soil Compaction.......................................................................................................5 5.4 Topsoil Segregation, Replacement, and Soil Conditioning.....................................5 5.5 Re-Contouring..........................................................................................................6 5.6 Steep Slope Areas....................................................................................................6 5.7 Site Preparation and Seeding...................................................................................7 5.7.1 Seedbed Preparation.....................................................................................7 5.7.2 Seeding.........................................................................................................8 5.7.3 Seeding Revegetation Units along the Pipeline Route..............................10 5.7.4 Summary of State and Federal Agencies and Subject Matter Experts Consulted...................................................................................................12 5.7.5 Seed Mix Recommendations.....................................................................14 5.7.6 Seeding Methods........................................................................................24 5.8 Seedbed Augmentation..........................................................................................25 5.8.1 Lime and Fertilizer Application.................................................................25 5.8.2 Mulching....................................................................................................25 5.9 Riparian Restoration..............................................................................................26 5.9.1 Non -forested Riparian Areas.....................................................................27 5.9.2 Forested Riparian Areas.............................................................................27 5.10 Wetland Restoration...............................................................................................27 5.11 Agricultural Areas..................................................................................................29 5.12 Exposed Bedrock...................................................................................................29 5.13 Upland Forest.........................................................................................................29 6.0 FEDERAL LANDS..........................................................................................................29 7.0 STATE LANDS................................................................................................................30 8.0 SUPPLEMENTAL PLANTING....................................................................................30 8.1 National Forest Areas............................................................................................30 8.2 Seneca State Forest................................................................................................30 8.3 Appalachian National Scenic Trail........................................................................31 8.4 Piney Mountain Area.............................................................................................31 8.5 Long -Leaf Planting in North Carolina...................................................................31 8.6 Stanley Slough Plantings.......................................................................................31 9.0 RESTORATION MONITORING AND MAINTENANCE........................................32 9.1 Monitoring.............................................................................................................32 9.2 Grazing Deferments...............................................................................................32 9.3 Permanent Rights -of -way Maintenance.................................................................32 10.0 INVASIVE PLANT SPECIES MANAGEMENT.........................................................33 11.0 ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES..............................................................................33 11.1 Environmental Inspectors......................................................................................33 Restoration and Rehabilitation Plan 11.2 Documentation.......................................................................................................35 12.0 REFERENCES.................................................................................................................36 LIST OF TABLES Table 5.7.4-1 Summary of Federal and State/Commonwealth Agencies and Subject Matter ExpertConsultations....................................................................................... 12 Table 5.7.5-1 Seed Mix P-MUDWOI: Recommended Mountain Physiographic Region Seed Mix and Application Rates for Excessively to Moderately Well Drained Sites inWest Virginia.............................................................................................. 16 Table 5.7.5-2 Seed Mix P-MUDWOI : Recommended Mountain Physiographic Region Forb Seed Mix and Application Rates for Excessively to Moderately Well Drained Sitesin West Virginia..................................................................................... 16 Table 5.7.5-3 Seed Mix P-VABCHNPOI: Recommended Mountain Physiographic Region Grass Seed Mix and Application Rates for Excessively to Moderately Well Drained Sites in Virginia................................................................................ 17 Table 5.7.5-4 Seed Mix P-VABCHNPOI: Recommended Mountain Physiographic Region Forb Seed Mix and Application Rates for Excessively to Moderately Well Drained Sites in Virginia................................................................................ 17 Table 5.7.5-5 Seed Mix P-MUMP02: Recommended Mountain Physiographic Region Grass Seed Mix and Application Rate for Somewhat Poorly to Very Poorly Drained Sitesin West Virginia..................................................................................... 18 Table 5.7.5-6 Seed Mix P-MUMP02: Recommended Mountain Physiographic Region Forb Seed Mix Application Rate for Somewhat Poorly to Very Poorly Drained Sitesin West Virginia..................................................................................... 18 Table 5.7.5-7 Seed Mix P-VABCHNP02:Recommended Mountain Physiographic Region Grass Seed Mix and Application Rates for Somewhat Poorly to Very Poorly Drained Sites in Virginia................................................................................ 19 Table 5.7.5-8 Seed Mix P-VABCHNP02: Recommended Mountain Physiographic Region Forb Mix and Application Rates for Somewhat Poorly to Very Poorly Drained Sitesin Virginia.............................................................................................. 19 Table 5.7.5-9 Seed Mix P-VACSDGSOI: Recommended Coastal Plain Physiographic Region Grass Seed Mix and Application Rates for Excessively to Moderately Well Drained Sites in Virginia........................................................................ 21 Table 5.7.5-10 Seed Mix P-VACSDGSOI: Recommended Coastal Plain Physiographic Region Forb Seed Mix and Application Rates for Excessively to Moderately Well Drained Sites in Virginia........................................................................ 21 Table 5.7.5-11 Seed Mix P-CPDWOI: Recommended Coastal Plain Physiographic Region Grass Seed Mix and Application Rates for Excessively to Moderately Well Drained Sites in North Carolina...................................................................... 22 Table 5.7.5-12 Seed Mix P-CPDWOI: Coastal Plain Physiographic Region Seed Mix for Excessively to Moderately Well Drained Sites in North Carolina ................. 22 Table 5.7.5-13 Seed Mix P-VACSDGS02: Coastal Plain Physiographic Region Seed Mix for Somewhat Poorly to Very Poorly Drained Sites in Virginia .......................... 22 11 Restoration and Rehabilitation Plan Table 5.7.5-14 Seed Mix P-VACSDGS02: Coastal Plain Physiographic Region Seed Mix for Somewhat Poorly to Very Poorly Drained Sites in Virginia .......................... 23 Table 5.7.5-15 Seed Mix P-CPDW02:Recommended Coastal Plain Physiographic Region Grass Seed Mix and Application Rates for Somewhat Poorly to Very Poorly Drained Sites in North Carolina...................................................................... 23 Table 5.7.5-16 Seed Mix P-CPDW02: Recommended Coastal Plain Physiographic Region Forb Seed Mix and Application Rates for Somewhat Poorly to Very Poorly Drained Sites in North Carolina...................................................................... 24 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 5.7.3-1 Revegetation Unit Areas Along the Pipeline Corridor ................................... 11 LIST OF APPENDICES Appendix A Recommended Seed Mix Prescriptions and Soil Amendments Appendix B Major Soil and Drainage Slope Classes Crossed by the Projects Appendix C Recommended Seed Mixes by Milepost iii Restoration and Rehabilitation Plan LIST OF ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ACP Atlantic Coast Pipeline ANST Appalachian National Scenic Trail Atlantic Atlantic Coast Pipeline, LLC ATWS Additional Temporary Work Space BFM Bonded Fiber Matrix BMP Best Management Practice COM Construction, Operations, and Maintenance DETI Dominion Energy Transmission, Inc. EI Environmental Inspector FERC Federal Energy Regulatory Commission GWNF George Washington National Forest MNF Monongahela National Forest NRCS Natural Resources Conservation Service Plan Upland Erosion Control, Revegetation, and Maintenance Plan Procedures Wetland and Waterbody Construction and Mitigation Procedures Projects Atlantic Coast Pipeline and Supply Header Projects RU Revegetation Unit SHP Supply Header Project USFS U.S. Forest Service VDEQ Virginia Department of Environmental Quality WMA Wildlife Management Area 1V Restoration and Rehabilitation Plan 1.0 INTRODUCTION Atlantic Coast Pipeline, LLC (Atlantic) — a company formed by four major energy companies — Dominion Energy Resources, Inc.; Duke Energy Corporation; Piedmont Natural Gas Co., Inc.; and Southern Company Gas — proposes to construct and operate approximately 600 miles of natural gas transmission pipelines and associated aboveground facilities in West Virginia, Virginia, and North Carolina. This Project, referred to as the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP), will deliver up to 1.5 million dekatherms per day of natural gas from supply areas in the Appalachian region to demand areas in Virginia and North Carolina. Atlantic has contracted with Dominion Energy Transmission, Inc. (DETI), a subsidiary of Dominion Resources, Inc., to construct and operate the ACP on behalf of Atlantic. In conjunction with the ACP, DETI proposes to construct and operate approximately 37.5 miles of pipeline loop and modify existing compression facilities in Pennsylvania and West Virginia. This Project, referred to as the Supply Header Project (SHP), will enable DETI to provide firm transportation service to various customers, including Atlantic. 2.0 PURPOSE This Restoration and Rehabilitation Plan was prepared for the ACP and SHP (collectively, the Projects) to address post -construction restoration and rehabilitation activities. The plan will be implemented in conjunction with the 2013 versions of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC's) Upland Erosion Control, Revegetation, and Maintenance Plan (Plan) (FERC, 2013a) and Wetland and Waterbody Construction and Mitigation Procedures (Procedures) (FERC, 2013b) as well as Atlantic's and DETI's other construction, restoration, and mitigation plans (e.g., Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasures Plan, Invasive Plant Species Management Plan, and Winter Construction Plan). In addition, where state -specific erosion and sediment control requirements are more stringent than the FERC Plan and Procedures, the more stringent requirements will be implemented. The measures described in this plan reflect generally accepted best management practices (BMP) for restoration and rehabilitation of pipeline projects. Atlantic and DETI have consulted with the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and other Federal, State/Commonwealth, and local agencies, including Federal and State/Commonwealth land managing agencies, to identify appropriate seed mixes for use during restoration. Based on discussions to date with the local NRCS offices, Federal and State/Commonwealth agencies, and subject matter experts, seed mixes have been developed and added to this plan. Seed mixes and how they were developed are described below. A more detailed description of seed mixes by region is presented in Appendix A. On most pipeline projects, the seed mixes used for rights -of -way restoration generally consist of cool season grass species that grow well in the local area. Cool season grasses typically become established quickly and form a dense mat of grass and roots that is effective in controlling soil erosion in areas that have been disturbed by pipeline construction. These grasses may also provide food and habitat for some wildlife. Restoration and Rehabilitation Plan Atlantic is planning to incorporate regionally -specific and endemic forb (flowering plant) seeds in its traditionally all -grass seed mix. The incorporation and development of native flowering plants on the pipeline rights -of -way will create, where conditions and land management practices are suitable (i.e., areas with slope less than or equal to about 15 percent), substantial acreages of pollinator habitat where this type of habitat is currently non-existent, primarily previously forested areas. Atlantic has consulted with various county offices of the NRCS, Federal land management resource specialists at the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, soil and water conservation districts, the Xerces Society, private groups, and organizations that have specific knowledge of both perennial cover grasses as well as native pollinator forb species seed mixes. Atlantic has obtained recommendations regarding species, seeding rates, mulching during planting, and maintenance mowing. Atlantic has also met and consulted with various national, State/Commonwealth, and local groups and experts on pollinators and pollination species endemic to the region that the pipeline crosses to learn which native forb seed mixes will be complimentary to the various grass seed mixes. These meetings and consultations provided information about the appropriate seeding rates and percentages of each type of seed within a specific seed mix, as well as the location each seed mix is to be used considering the various soil types, elevations, temperatures, and other growing conditions along the rights -of -way. Through consultations with regional native seed experts, particularly those working with the NRCS and the Xerces Society, Atlantic has determined that native flowering forbs grow best and reproduce most successfully when planted with native warm season grasses. Warm season grasses are slower to establish than cool season grasses, and are bunch grasses instead of mat forming. Warm season grasses and forbs do not provide soil coverage that is as dense or as effective at controlling erosion as cool season grasses. Therefore, Atlantic was advised and has elected to use native warm season grass and forb mixtures only in areas with gradual or low percent slopes. In general, in areas of the rights -of -way with slopes greater than 15 percent Atlantic will use cool season grass mixes without flowering forbs to most effectively control the potential for erosion. These areas are specified in Section 5.7.5 and in Appendix A. Atlantic is committed to use only forb species that are native to the area or region where they will be planted, to try to source seed from local growers, as available, and to avoid the introduction of non-native and potentially invasive species to the extent practicable. 3.0 TRAINING Prior to the start of construction, Atlantic and DETI will conduct environmental and safety training for Company and Contractor personnel. The training program will focus on the FERC's Plan and Procedures; other construction, restoration, and mitigation plans, including this Restoration and Rehabilitation Plan; and applicable permit conditions. In addition, Atlantic and DETI will provide large -group training sessions before each work crew commences construction with periodic follow-up training for groups of newly assigned personnel. Restoration and Rehabilitation Plan 4.0 VEGETATION TYPES IN PROJECT AREA Atlantic and DETI characterized vegetation types in the ACP Project area and SHP Project area based on review of the U.S. Geological Survey's National Gap Analysis Program Land Cover Data and recent digital aerial photography augmented by field reconnaissance (2014 through 2017). Based on these data, the proposed ACP pipeline facilities cross upland forest/woodland (268.9 miles), cultivated cropland (86.2 miles), wetlands (82.1 miles), pasture land (63.6 miles), tree plantation/harvested forest (61.1 miles), developed land (22.4 miles), open land (17.1 miles), and open water (3.3 miles). The proposed SHP pipeline facilities cross upland forest/woodland (33.0 miles), pasture land (2.2 miles), developed land (1.3 miles), cultivated cropland (0.5 mile), wetlands (0.3 mile), open water (0.2 mile), tree plantation/harvested forest (less than 0.1 mile), and open land (less than 0.1 mile). The types of upland woodland/forest crossed by the Projects include coniferous forests, deciduous forests, mixed forests, deciduous savanna and glades, and floodplain and riparian forests. 5.0 BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES Based on FERC requirements identified in the Plan and Procedures and industry -accepted practices, Atlantic and DETI have identified and developed BMPs for restoration and rehabilitation of areas disturbed by construction. These BMPs have been used to establish Atlantic's and DETI's standards for restoration and revegetation as described below. It is noted that states in which the Projects are located may in some cases have erosion and sediment control requirements that are more stringent than requirements in the FERC Plan and Procedures. Where this occurs, the more stringent requirements will be implemented as depicted on the state - specific erosion and sediment control plans. 5.1 EROSION CONTROL Atlantic and DETI anticipate that construction activities requiring the installation of temporary erosion control devices will begin with access road preparation and timber clearing in 2017, and continue through the completion of construction in late 2019. Construction of the pipelines will be followed by restoration of the rights -of -way, stabilization of the soil, and seeding (where needed). Atlantic and DETI will complete final grading and installation of permanent erosion control structures (e.g., trench breakers or permanent slope breakers) generally within 20 days after backfilling the trench (10 days in residential areas), seasonal or other weather conditions permitting. For construction activities occurring in Winter, conditions such as frozen soils or snow cover could delay successful soil compaction mitigation or seeding activities. In these conditions, Atlantic and DETI will resume clean-up and restoration efforts the following Spring. Atlantic and DETI will monitor and maintain temporary erosion controls (e.g., temporary slope breakers, sediment barriers, or mulch) until conditions allow for completion of cleanup and installation of permanent erosion control structures. Temporary erosion control measures and permanent erosion control devices to be employed during and after construction are described below. Slope Breakers — Temporary and permanent slope breakers will be installed, where required, to slow runoff velocity and direct water off the rights -of -way. Restoration and Rehabilitation Plan Temporary slope breakers, such as earthen berms, will be installed prior to the start of construction activities. Permanent slope breakers will be installed during final grading. Temporary Sediment Barriers — Temporary sediment barriers, such as belted silt retention fence, compost filter sock or a combination of barriers, will be installed at the base of slopes adjacent to road, wetland, and waterbody crossings, and in other areas where required to prevent the transport of sediment off the construction rights -of -way. Permanent Trench Breakers — Sacks of subsoil or sand, polyurethane foam, concrete, or bentonite clay installed around the pipe will remain in the trench to prevent subsurface channeling of water along the trench. Mulch — Straw (weed free), hay (weed free), erosion -control fabric, or other equivalent material will be placed on the rights -of -way, where required, to protect the soil surface from water and wind erosion and to optimize the soil moisture regime necessary for successful revegetation, especially on dry, sandy sites. During construction, the effectiveness of temporary erosion control devices will be monitored by Atlantic's and DETI's Environmental Inspectors (EIs). Where appropriate for local resource needs, the role of the EI may be filled by agricultural or horticultural monitors. The effectiveness of revegetation and permanent erosion control devices will be monitored for the life of the project by Atlantic and DETI operating personnel during the long-term operation and maintenance of the pipeline systems. 5.2 SOIL RESTORATION Successful revegetation is dependent on appropriate soil conditions and can be influenced by several factors, including soil texture, drainage class, salinity, and acidity. Soil characteristics along the pipeline routes and access roads and at contractor yards and aboveground facility sites are identified in Resource Report 7. Unless otherwise approved by a land managing agency or landowner, soil restoration will include: • removal of excavated rock that is not returned to the trench and is considered construction debris, or in some cases, some of the excavated rock will be buried in the cut that was pulled to create a level work surface; • distribution of rock on the work area that is of similar size and density to adjacent areas not disturbed by construction; • grading of the rights -of -way to restore preconstruction contours to the extent practicable; and • preparation of the soil for revegetation. M Restoration and Rehabilitation Plan 5.3 SOIL COMPACTION Soil compaction resulting from construction activities may reduce the potential for successful revegetation. Fine -textured soils with poor internal drainage that are moist or saturated during construction are the most susceptible to compaction and rutting. Atlantic and DETI will minimize impacts by implementing the mitigation measures for compaction and rutting as described in the Plan and Procedures. Atlantic and DETI will test for soil compaction: • in residential and agricultural areas (e.g., active croplands, pastures, nurseries, and orchards); • in other areas requested by the land managing agency or landowner; • in undisturbed areas adjacent to the construction workspace with the same soil type under similar moisture conditions to approximate preconstruction conditions; and • in areas identified by the EIs, who will be responsible for conducting subsoil and topsoil compaction testing and determining the need for corrective measures. Compaction impacts will be mitigated through the use of tillage equipment during restoration activities such as a paraplow or similar implement. In areas where topsoil segregation occurs, plowing with a paraplow or other deep tillage implement to alleviate subsoil compaction will be conducted before replacement of the topsoil. In rocky or heavily rooted soils, compaction may be impossible to measure and rectify without additional damage. If compaction testing is impeded by rock or roots, Atlantic and DETI may conclude that there is a suitable amount of large material in the soil to rectify potential compaction. Soil compaction will be remediated prior to re -spreading of salvaged topsoil. 5.4 TOPSOIL SEGREGATION, REPLACEMENT, AND SOIL CONDITIONING The potential mixing of topsoil or surface soil with the subsoil from construction activities could result in a loss of soil fertility. To prevent mixing of the soil horizons or incorporation of additional rock into the topsoil, topsoil segregation will be: • performed in the trenchline within non -saturated wetlands, croplands, pastures, hayfields, residential areas, and in other areas requested by the land managing agency or landowner; • conducted as described in the Plan and Procedures; • stockpiled on the rights -of -way; and • excluded from materials used for padding the pipe. Topsoil will be layered above subsoil where seeds stored in the soil will be encouraged to grow. Topsoil segregation will generally not occur in forested areas. Most forested areas are not 5 Restoration and Rehabilitation Plan conducive to topsoil segregation due to the amount of root materials present and the wider construction rights -of -way that would be required to store segregated topsoil. 5.5 RE -CONTOURING Grading will be conducted prior to construction where necessary to provide a reasonably level work surface. Upon completion of construction, Atlantic and DETI will: restore the ground surface as closely as practicable to original contours to restore natural overland water flow patterns, aquifer recharge, and drainage patterns; re -contour disturbed areas in a fashion designed to stabilize slopes, remove ruts and scars, and support successful revegetation; and restore, to original or better condition, drainage ditches, and culverts that are diverted or damaged during construction. 5.6 STEEP SLOPE AREAS Areas with steep slopes along the pipeline routes may make the establishment of vegetation more difficult due to the increased potential for stormwater runoff and erosion by water. In areas with slopes greater than 15 percent, Atlantic and DETI are planning to use seed mix prescriptions that utilize appropriate cool season grass species to quickly stabilize the disturbed areas and minimize erosion and sedimentation. Appendix B quantifies by county the major soil drainage and slope classes crossed by the Projects. Soil drainage classes were used to determine some of the grass seed types utilized in specific mixes (see Section 5.7.5). The use of fast-growing cool season grasses will help to ensure faster soil stabilization in steeper terrain because of the faster development of stable root systems, which hold the soil in place. Additionally, in areas with slopes greater than 35 percent, the rights -of -way will be restored to natural contours to the extent practicable or in accordance with requests from land managing agencies or landowners. These steep slope areas are mostly located along the route in the Appalachian region of West Virginia and western Virginia but occasionally in other areas along the entire rights -of -way. Restoration of steep terrain may include: grading to the natural conditions; installation of permanent erosion control devices (i.e., slope breakers) designed to reduce runoff velocity, divert water from the surface of the rights -of -way, and encourage retention of soils; and the use of additional structural materials (e.g., rock or woody debris) to provide an anchor for revegetation and deposition of soil. In addition to these general measures, Atlantic and DETI will develop and implement other additional site -specific measures, where warranted, to address land movement, surface erosion, backfill erosion, general soil stability when backfilling the trench, and restoring of the rights -of -way in steep slope areas. Specifically, as discussed in Resource Report 6, Atlantic and DETI are committed to employing best in class measures to protect the environment in steep M Restoration and Rehabilitation Plan slope areas. Best in class is defined as the most efficient and/or protective design or configuration with the least environmental impact providing reliable construction and operations. Also as discussed in Resource Report 6, Atlantic and DETI will implement the Slip Avoidance, Identification, Prevention, and Remediation — Policy and Procedure. Atlantic and DETI conducted geotechnical studies along the proposed pipeline routes in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and western Virginia in steep terrain areas to assess the potential for landslides and landslips to occur during construction and operation of the Projects. The following lists some of the design and construction mitigation measures that will be implemented during construction in steep slope areas: • targeted management and diversion of surface water around landslide sites, including the use of ditches, berms, slope breakers, and/or grading; • mitigation of surface erosion by armoring or otherwise stabilizing surface soils using riprap, coir cloth, hydroseeding, mulching, and/or tracking; • targeted management of water sources along the trench, including the use of trench breakers and/or added drainage piping in the trench; • targeted mitigation of seeps, springs, or other subsurface water encountered along the rights -of -way using subsurface drains or other special drainage measures; • engineering of the backfill around or within steep slope areas to dry the backfill, add compaction, improve backfill soil strength, and reduce saturation; • installation of targeted structures to stabilize backfill using engineered fill, retaining walls, sack-crete placements, key trenches, and/or shear trenches; and • reduction in surcharge on steep slope areas by reducing excess or saturated backfill. 5.7 SITE PREPARATION AND SEEDING Atlantic and DETI will complete final grading and permanent erosion control measures within 20 days after backfilling of the trench (10 days in residential areas), seasonal or other weather conditions permitting. In the event that these timeframes cannot be met or construction or restoration activities are interrupted for an extended period, mulch will be spread prior to seeding. In these cases, all slopes within 100 feet of wetlands or waterbodies will be mulched at a rate of 3 tons per acre. 5.7.1 Seedbed Preparation Proper preparation of the soil surface and seedbed is essential for rapid and healthy revegetation (Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, 1992). Successful germination of seed is enhanced by a well -prepared seedbed, the suitability of which decreases rapidly after rainfall. 7 Restoration and Rehabilitation Plan Seedbed preparation starts immediately after soil has been replaced on the rights -of -way and final grading, contouring, and de -compaction activities are complete. Seedbed preparation will be conducted immediately prior to seeding to prepare a firm seedbed conducive to proper seed placement. Seedbed preparation will also be performed to break up surface crusts and to reduce weeds that develop between the initial ground clearing and final seeding. Unless otherwise specified by land managing agencies or landowners or as needed to support the establishment of pollinator habitat, the seedbed will be prepared in disturbed areas to a depth of 3 to 4 inches using appropriate equipment (e.g., cultipacker roller) to provide a seedbed that is firm, yet rough. Atlantic and DETI will imprint exposed soils with a sheepsfoot, landfill compactor, tractor with studded tires, or land imprinter equipment. Soil imprinting, or tracking, leaves divots on the ground surface that trap moisture and seeds, creating catchments for native plant material to be spread across the seeded area (West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection, 2012). In addition, a seedbed with a rough surface is conducive to the capturing or lodging of seed when broadcasted or hydroseeded, and can reduce runoff and erosion potential. The rough seedbed surface will also retain soil moisture for seedling germination and promote faster establishment of vegetation. In compacted areas, additional measures such as chisel plowing or disking may be necessary to improve water infiltration and soil aeration, which are needed to prepare an adequate seedbed. When hydroseeding, Atlantic and DETI will scarify the soil surface prior to seeding to anchor the seed to the soil surface and encourage germination. Where residential lawns or landscaped areas are disturbed or as needed to support the establishment of pollinator habitat, more intensive ground and seedbed preparations may be required, including rock collection, grading, and soil preparation/amending. 5.7.2 Seeding Seeding will not be conducted in actively cultivated croplands unless requested by the landowner. In residential areas, lawns will be restored on a schedule established during easement negotiations with the landowner. On all other lands, Atlantic and DETI will perform seeding of permanent vegetation during the Fall of the year construction is completed, within the recommended seeding dates, and within six working days of final grading, weather and soil conditions permitting. Atlantic and DETI will prioritize seeding and other restoration work in high -elevation areas, in an attempt to avoid restoration delays due to Winter -related weather and field conditions. If seeding cannot be done within recommended Fall timeframes, appropriate temporary erosion control measures will be installed and temporary grass cover will be seeded. If temporary grass cover is used, seeding of permanent vegetation will occur at the beginning of the next recommended seeding season. In addition, as part of the restoration and rehabilitation plan to revegetate disturbed areas along the pipeline routes, Atlantic and DETI will use cool season grasses to revegetate areas with slopes greater than 15 percent. All seed will be certified weed free. The EIs will review all seed tags prior to use to ensure that the seed is properly certified. N. Restoration and Rehabilitation Plan 5.7.2.1 Pollinator Habitat Planting Atlantic, in support of a 2014 Presidential Memorandum that directs federal agencies to cooperate on the development of a national pollinator strategy, has committed to a pollinator habitat initiative where suitable along the rights -of -way. The successful establishment of pollinator habitat will require specialized soil preparation, seeding techniques, and maintenance practices. The most common causes for failed establishment when planting pollinator species are: (1) poor soil/seed contact and planting the seed more than one -quarter inch deep in the soil, and (2) competition from annual weeds, non -natives, or invasive vegetation. To prevent competition from other vegetation, Atlantic will reduce the existing seed bank in the rights -of -way. The seed bank will be reduced by clearing the existing vegetation (done during construction) and by using herbicides. Additional soil preparation is also needed to ensure seed germination. The soil surface must be relatively smooth and compact to allow shallow seeding, no more than one -quarter inch deep. Typically, planting will include the use of a nurse crop or cover crop to ensure proper soil erosion control and the survival of the pollinator plant species. Cover crops (e.g., annual oats) are also generally used in traditional rights -of -way seeding. The warm season grasses and endemic forbs used to establish pollinator habitat need to be planted in the Spring. Therefore, For Fall, Rights -of -way Restoration: Plant a cover crop and then plant the pollinator seed mix with a nurse crop in the Spring after an herbicide application. For Spring, Rights -of -way Restoration: Apply an herbicide prior to planting but after the weed seeds germinate and then plant the pollinator seed mix and a nurse crop together. For Summer, Rights -of -way Restoration: Plant a cover crop and then plant the pollinator seed mix with a nurse crop in the Spring after an herbicide application. Atlantic plans to plant the pollinator species in both the permanent and construction rights -of -way. Atlantic has proposed seed mixes based on the recommendations from consultations with State/Commonwealth and Federal agencies. These seed mixes are described in more detail below and in Appendix A. 5.7.2.2 Pollinator Habitat Maintenance Additional mowing is required in the first two years to reduce the height of the weeds and to prevent them from going to seed which will greatly reduce weed competition. Spot use of herbicides should be an option to control woody and invasive plants. Pollinator habitat experts recommend periodic prescription burning of the rights -of -way to reduce accumulated duff (i.e., dead vegetation on top of the ground) so that the pollinator species (flowers) can continue to reseed and maintain a viable population. Mowing close, at a height of four inches, and or 6 Restoration and Rehabilitation Plan thatching/raking may be viable alternatives to prescribed burning. Maintenance practices should be adapted to what is proven to be the best practices to ensure quality pollinator habitat. 5.7.3 Seeding Revegetation Units along the Pipeline Route After consultations with Federal, State/Commonwealth, local resource and land managing agencies, and subject matter experts and in order to ensure optimum seed germination and growth, the areas crossed by the Projects were divided into four Revegetation Units (RUs). One of the RUs is dependent on and defined by the steepness of the slopes crossed by the proposed pipelines. This RU can occur in site -specific locations anywhere along the pipeline corridors. The three other RUs are based on physiographic regions, and cover areas that are relatively homogenous with regards to factors such as soil type, vegetation, and climate that will affect the revegetation potential of the area. Each RU has distinct seed mix prescriptions. The four RUs include the following: • Steep to Very Steep Slope RU; • Mountain Physiographic Region RU; • Piedmont Physiographic Region RU; and • Coastal Plain Physiographic Region RU. Figure 5.7.3-1 shows the distribution of the RUs, including the areas with slopes greater than 15 percent, along the pipeline route. Seed mix descriptions specific for each RU are provided in Appendix A. 5.7.3.1 Steep to Very Steep Slope Although the Steep to Very Steep Slope RU includes areas with greater than 15 percent slope located anywhere along the Projects, most of these areas are located within the mountainous areas of the western Piedmont Physiographic RU and the Mountain Physiographic RU (see Figure 5.7.3-1). To a much lesser extent, the Steep to Very Steep Slope RU may also be found in smaller, site -specific areas along the pipeline rights -of -way where the steepness of the local terrain increases the erosion potential. The areas in this RU require appropriate seed mix prescriptions, erosion control measures, and BMPs that are able to quickly stabilize the disturbed areas to minimize erosion and sedimentation. 5.7.3.2 Mountain Physiographic Region The ACP Project area extends across the Mountain Physiographic Region RU in West Virginia and western Virginia (see Figure 5.7.3-1). In West Virginia, the RU encompasses the Western Allegheny Plateau, Central Appalachians, and Ridge and Valley ecoregions. The SHP Project area also extends across the Western Allegheny Plateau in northeastern West Virginia and southwestern Pennsylvania. In Virginia, this RU encompasses the Ridge and Valley, Blue Ridge (mountains), and the Southeastern Plains ecoregions. The soils in the Mountain Region RU generally consist of shallow soils with a loamy surface and subsoil texture. Steep slopes with shallow, stony, droughty soils are common throughout the area, and many mountainous soils have been severely eroded due to steepness. In less steep areas, the soils are deep and stable (less erodible). 10 Restoration and Rehabilitation Plan I x4. Li •.1 o IVr rl.l.. n.r D ,, o 50 MOUNTAIN/ �. r R G S N I A PFIY S IDG RAPH IC REGIOI 11 .m.� ra ul.l •^r . i� AP-1 100 .I_�r•rr ib oN, r r� 250 '�111Q APB AP-40 00 050 111 FIkYSIOGRAPHIC AP-5 D REGION 30Dd -- f D z, o nl,lr 501 r— ' AP-2 -.r:V:..•.III. I:.rl.-�.Ir� dI•.I^r. COASTAL PLAJ 1"I•. • r •-..III•: PHYS IOGRAPH IC 100 REGION 11 I .I.• I: flf r 35' ffEVlllc ID r M 10150 0 20 O MMil- P lan& +- Rou[a Slope=0-15' � Route Slope = 169i. o or Greater Dpl 1dM%= Rave ge IN lm LI nH Areas E.WW R LE- M'1Clgf0lp.RDQML9RPA1 ArcC 151q(N551$la9 �OOA_ Spi:lirlfy}a ODugL DR9 A( 11 Scarce: Fenneman and Johnson. 1946 Figure 5.7.3-1 Revegetation U nit Areas Along the Pipeline Corridor Atlantic Coast Pipeline LR fn is f'•), r ,l. I. F':I:•FD i!R:':.1: 11 -�I F 1 : -ll .l'lrl F.;AwN R, Restoration and Rehabilitation Plan 5.7.3.3 Piedmont Physiographic Region The proposed ACP Project area extends across the Piedmont Physiographic Region RU in Virginia and encompasses the Piedmont, Northern Piedmont, and Southeastern Plains ecoregions. The Piedmont ecoregion is an area of rolling landscape, gentle hills and valleys with a few isolated mountains (see Figure 5.7.3-1). The Piedmont is characterized by deep, weathered, very old eroded rock surfaces. The ecoregion primarily consists of agricultural land and managed woodlands. The temperate climate supports forests dominated by hardwood species. In general, the Piedmont and Northern Piedmont ecoregions are similar, as they are characterized by irregular plains, open valleys, and hills with stony soils that support both forested and agricultural lands. The Southeastern Plains ecoregion consists of flat plains interspersed with croplands, pastures, forests, and wetlands with primarily sandy soils. The overall climate is warm with a much longer rainy season, which contributes to a longer growing season compared to the Piedmont and Northern Piedmont ecoregions. 5.7.3.4 Coastal Plain Region The proposed ACP Project area extends across the Coastal Plain Region RU in Virginia and North Carolina (see Figure 5.7.3-1). This RU encompasses two ecoregions: the Southeastern Plains and Mid -Atlantic Coastal Plain. As described above, the Southeastern Plains region consists of flat plains interspersed with croplands, pastures, forests, and wetlands with primarily sandy soils. The Mid -Atlantic Coastal Plain ecoregion borders the Piedmont ecoregion and the Atlantic Ocean, and contains a mix of forests, agricultural lands, and wetlands. The soils crossed by the proposed ACP Project area in these ecoregions are generally well drained soils with a loamy surface and subsoil texture. 5.7.4 Summary of State and Federal Agencies and Subject Matter Experts Consulted Table 5.7.4-1 provides a list of the Federal and State/Commonwealth agencies, and subject matter experts consulted to determine the appropriate seed mix prescriptions and BMPs to revegetate areas disturbed by the construction of the ACP and SHP facilities. TABLE 5.7.4-1 Summary of Federal and State/Commonwealth Agencies and Subject Matter Expert Consultations Agency/ Contact Name Organization County Title/Role Phone Email West Virginia Greg Stone NRCS - State Office All Counties Acting State 304-284-7579 Qreg.stonena wv.usda.Qov Resource Conservationist Jeff Griffith USDA NRCS Harrison; District 304-624-9232 jeff.griffithgwv.usda.gov Lewis; Conservationist x 110 Doddridge Jack O'Connell USDA NRCS Pocahontas District 304-799-4317 iack.oconnell ckwv.usda.Qov Conservationist Barbara Sargent West Virginia Wetzel Wildlife Biologist 304-637-0245 barbara.d.sar ent ewv.gov Department of Natural Resources 12 Restoration and Rehabilitation Plan TABLE 5.7.4-1 (continued) Summary of Federal and State/Commonwealth Agencies and Subject Matter Expert Consultations Agency/ Contact Name Organization County Title/Role Phone Email Cliff Brown West Virginia Wetzel Wildlife Biologist 304-637-0245 clifford.l.brown c(e wv.Qov Department of Natural Resources Idun Guenther NRCS Pocahontas District 304-255-9225 idun.guenther@wv.usda.gov Conservationist Susan Davis NRCS Pocahontas Soil Conservationist 304-799-4317 susan.davis&wv.usda. og_v Rob Silvester West Virginia Randolph District Wildlife 304-924-6211 rob. a.silvester c(e wv.Qov Department of Biologist Natural Resources Steve Rauch West Virginia Randolph; District Wildlife 304-825-6787 steven.e.rauch@wv.gov Department of Wetzel Biologist Natural Resources Ben Collier NRCS Randolph; District 304-636-6703 wv.usda.gov ben.collier@wv.usda.gov Upshur Conservationist x 305 Jeremy Bennett NRCS Randolph; District 304-457-4516 wv.nres.gov jeremy.benneft@wv.nres.gov Upshur Conservationist Dustin Adkins NRCS Tyler; Wetzel District 304-758-2173 dustin.adkins c(e wv.usda.Qov Conservationist x 1 Katie Fitzsimmons NRCS Marshall District 304-242-0576 katie.fitzsirnmons@wv.usda.gov wv.usda.gov Conservationist x 108 Virginia Amy Ewing Virginia Department Virginia Environmental 804-367-2211 Amy.Ewing@dgi£virginia.gov of Game and Inland Counties Services Fisheries Biologist/Fish & Wildlife Information Manager Charles Ivins NRCS Augusta; District 540-248-6218 charles.ivinsnya.usda.Qov Highland Conservationist x 122 Charles Simmons NRCS Bath District 540-463-7124 charles.simmons@va.usda.gov Conservationist xlll Justin Folk NRCS/Virginia Bath Private Lands 540-248-6218 justin. folks c(eya.usda.gov Department of Game Wildlife Biologist x 108 and Inland Fisheries Davie Wade Harris NRCS Brunswick District 434-848-2145 davie.harrisnaya.usda.Qov e Conservationist x 102 David Harris NRCS Buckingham; District 434-983-4757 david.haffis@va.usda.gov Cumberland Conservationist x 101 Bryan Poovey U.S. Fish and Chesapeake; Forestry Scientist 757-986-3705 brvan pooveyna fws.Qov Wildlife Service Suffolk (City); (Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge) David Bryd U.S. Fish and Great Dismal Forestry Scientist 804-824-2412 david byrd ckfws.Qov Wildlife Service Swamp NWR Robert E. NRCS Chesapeake District 757-547-7172 robert.williams c(eya.usda.Qov Williams Conservationist x 102 Bob Glennon NRCS Eastern Virginia Private Lands 757-357-7004 robert.Qlennon c(�ya.usda.Qov Counties Biologist x 126 Anthony Howell NRCS Dinwiddie District 804-469-7297 va.usda.gov anthony.howell@va.usda.gov Conservationist x 106 Harvey Baker NRCS Greensville District 434-634-2115 harvey.baker@va.usda.gov Conservationist x 109 Jay Jeffreys Virginia Department Highland; Biologist 540-248-9360 jay.jeffreys@dgi£virginia.gov of Game and Inland Nelson Fisheries 13 Restoration and Rehabilitation Plan TABLE 5.7.4-1 (continued) Summary of Federal and State/Commonwealth Agencies and Subject Matter Expert Consultations Agency/ Contact Name Organization County Title/Role Phone Email Kory Kirkland NRCS Nelson District 540-967-0233 kory.kirkland@va.usda.gov Conservationist x III Jeffray Jones NRCS All Counties State Biologist 804-287-1691 jeffrU.iones@va.usda.gov J.B. Daniel NRCS Prince Edward Agronomist Director 434-392-4171 i.b.daniel@va.usda.gov Derek Hancock NRCS Nottoway; District 434-392-4127 derek.hancockc(eya.usda.Qov Prince Edward Conservationist x 101 Yamika Bennett NRCS Southampton District 757-653-2532 yamika.benneft@va.usda.gov Conservationist x 122 Michael A. Faulk NRCS Suffolk (City) District 757-357-7004 mike.faulk@va.usda.gov Conservationist x 114 Ryan McCormick National Park Specialist 828-348-3441 Service Coordinator J. Christopher DCR All Counties Chief Biologist 804-371-6206 Chris.Ludwig@dcr.vir ig nia.goy Ludwig Marc Puckett DGIF All Counties QMAP Coordinator 434-392-9645 Marc.Puckett c(e dei£virginia.Qov North Carolina Renessa Hardy- NRCS Cumberland District 910-484-8479 renessa.brown@nc.usda.gov nc.usda.gov Brown Conservationist Terry Best NRCS Halifax District 252-583-3481 teLry.best@nc.usda.gov Conservationist Brian Loadholt NRCS Johnston District 919-934-7156 brian.loadholt knc.usda.Qov e Conservationist Patrick Evens NRCS Nash District 252-459-4116 patrick.evansna nc.usda.Qov Conservationist x 124 Paul Boone NRCS Northampton District 252-534-2591 paul.boone cgnc.usda.Qov Conservationist Jeremy Ruston NRCS Robeson District 910-739-5478 usda.gov jeremy.roston@usda.gov Conservationist Gavin Thompson NRCS Sampson District 910-592-7963 gavin.thompson@nc.usda.gov nc.usda.gov Conservationist David Little NRCS Wilson District 252-237-2711 david.little@nc.usda.gov Conservationist Pennsylvania Chris Droste Westmoreland Westmoreland Erosion Control 724-837-5271 chris@wcdpa.com Conservation Specialist District Subject Matter Experts Mark Fiely Ernst Seeds All Counties Horticulturist 800-873-3321 hortpath cgemstseed.com Jeremy Roundstone Native All Counties Horticulturist 270-531-3034 ieremy cgroundstoneseed.com Hamlington Seed Bob Glennon NRCS /The Xerces All Counties Private Lands 757-357-7004 robert.Qlennon c(�ya.usda.Qov Society Biologist x 126 Nancy Lee The Xerces Society All Counties Pollinator 336-370-3443 nancy ckxerces.org Adamson for Invertebrate Conservation Conservation & Specialist NRCS East National Technology Support Center 5.7.5 Seed Mix Recommendations Appendix A compiles the recommended seeding mixes and amendments provided by Federal, State/Commonwealth, local resource, and land managing agencies and subject matter 14 Restoration and Rehabilitation Plan experts into seed mix prescriptions by County/City and by spread for the Projects. Seed mixes and methods for revegetation and restoration of the Federal and State/Commonwealth lands crossed by the pipelines are addressed in Sections 6 and 7. The Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries has requested that it be responsible for the reseeding of Wildlife Management Area (WMA) lands crossed in Virginia and under the jurisdiction of that agency. The recommended seed mix prescriptions for each RU are listed by pipeline and milepost in Appendix C. 5.7.5.1 Steep to Very Steep Slope Seed Mixes As described in Sections 5.7.3, the Steep to Very Steep Slope RU includes areas with high erosion potential (e.g., slopes greater than 15 percent). These areas require appropriate seed mixtures and erosion control measures that are able to quickly stabilize disturbed areas. The recommended seed mixes include the use of cool season grasses, which are identified by County in Appendix A. 5.7.5.2 Mountain Physiographic Region Seed Mixes Excessively to Moderately Well Drained Sites West Virginia The proposed Mountain Physiographic Region Seed Mix P-MUDWOI (Tables 5.7.5-1 and 5.7.5-2) was designed to be compatible with the Mountain Physiographic Region RU in areas with slopes of 15 percent or less. The mix is based on selected native grass and forb species suitable for the restoration of excessively to moderately well -drained mountainous areas in West Virginia. Virginia The proposed Mountain Physiographic Region Seed Mix P-VABCHNPOI (Tables 5.7.5-3 and 5.7.5-4) was designed to be compatible with the Mountain Physiographic Region RU in areas with slopes of 15 percent or less. The mix is based on selected native grass and forb species suitable for restoration in excessively to moderately well -drained mountainous areas in Virginia. As requested by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (VDEQ), a woody shrub seed mix (Seed Mix VDEQ1; see Table 2.2.5-1 of Appendix A) will also be added to the above recommended grasses and forb mixes in forested areas crossed by the pipeline in Virginia. Somewhat Poorly to Very Poorly Drained Sites West Virginia The proposed Mountain Physiographic Region Seed Mix P-MUDW02 (Tables 5.7.5-5 and 5.7.5-6) was designed to be compatible with the Mountain Physiographic Region RU in areas with slopes of 15 percent or less. The mix is based on selected native grasses and forb 15 Restoration and Rehabilitation Plan species suitable for restoration in somewhat poorly to very poorly -drained mountainous areas in West Virginia. Vim The proposed Mountain and Upland Seed Mix P-VABCHNP02 (Tables 5.7.5-7 and 5.7.5-8) was designed to be compatible with the Mountain Physiographic Region RU in areas with slopes of 15 percent or less. The mix is based on selected native grasses and forb species suitable for restoration in somewhat poorly to very poorly -drained mountainous areas in Virginia. TABLE 5.7.5-1 Seed Mix P-MUDWOI: Recommended Mountain Physiological Region Grass Seed Mix and Application Rates for Excessively to Moderately Well Drained Sites in West Virginia a Common Name Scientific Name Height (feet) Sun Exposure Seed Mix Rate (lbs/acre/PLS) b Little Bluestem Schizachyrium scoparium 2-4 Full Sun 0.250 Virginia Wild Rye Elymus virginicus 2-4 Full Sun 0.250 Tall Dropseed Sporobolus compositus 2-3 Full Sun 0.050 Purple Top Tridens flavus 3-5 Part Shade 0.058 Indian Grass Sorghastrum nutans 3-6 Full Sun 0.167 Switchgrass Panicum virgatum 3-7 Full Sun 0.183 Fall Panicum Panicum anceps 2-4 Part Shade 0.042 Total 1.0 Sources: Roundstone Native Seed, 2015; Glennon, 2015. a Recommended seeding application rate is 8 to 18 pounds per acre. b lbs/acre/PLS = pounds per acre of pure live seed TABLE 5.7.5-2 Seed Mix P-MUDWOI: Recommended Mountain Physiological Region Forb Seed Mix and Application Rates for Excessively to Moderately Well Drained Sites in West Virginia Common Name Scientific Name Color Bloom Period Seed Application Rate (lbs/acre/PLS) a Lance Leaved Coreopsis Coreopsis lanceolata Yellow Spring,Summer 0.385 Smooth Beardtongue Penstemon digitalis White Spring 0.146 Common Milkweed Asclepias syriaca Pink Spring, Summer 0.128 Goat's Rue Tephrosia virginiana White/Pink Spring, Summer 0.128 Partridge Pea Cassia fasciculata Yellow Summer 0.745 Slender Mountain Mint Pycnanthemum tenuifolium White Summer 0.069 Early Goldenrod Solidago juncea Yellow Summer 0.086 Bergamot Monarda fistulosa Lavender Summer 0.103 Spiked Blazing Star Liatris spicata Pink Summer 0.343 Sneezeweed Helenium autumnale Yellow Summer, Fall 0.128 Gray Goldenrod Solidago nemoralis Yellow Fall 0.086 Iron Weed Vernonia altissima Purple Summer, Fall 0.343 Tall Coreopsis Coreopsis tripteris Yellow Summer, Fall 0.051 Total 2.74 Sources: Roundstone Native Seed, 2015; Glennon, 2015. a lbs/acre/PLS = pounds per acre of pure live seed 16 Restoration and Rehabilitation Plan TABLE 5.7.5-3 Seed Mix P-VABCHNPOI: Recommended Mountain Physiographic Region Grass Seed Mix and Application Rates for Excessively to Moderately Well Drained Sites in Virginia Drilled Seeding Rate' (weight of Seeds per Common Name Scientific Name Cultivar or Germplasm pure live seed (PLS) per acre) Square Foot Little Bluestem Schizachyrium Piedmont (NC) or 8 ounces 3 scoparium Suther Germplasm (NC) Broomsedge Andropogon virginicus 8 ounces 3 Purple Top Tridens flavus North Carolina or Kentucky Ecotype 3 ounces 3 Common milkweed Asclepias syriaca 3 ounces 0.210 Total 22 ounces 9.21 Source: Glennon, 2017; Roundstone Native Seed, 2017. a If the broadcast method is more feasible, increase the perennial grasses in the mixture by 50 percent. TABLE 5.7.5-4 Seed Mix P-VABCHNPOI: Recommended Mountain Physiographic Region Forb Seed Mix and Application Rates for Excessively to Moderately Well Drained Sites in Virginia Common Name a Scientific Name Flowering Season Drilled Seeding Rate b (ounces/acre - weight of pure live seed (PLS) per acre) Seeds per Square Foot Showy Tickseed Bidens aristosa Late Summer 11 3 Pea, Partridge (A) Chamaecrista fasciculata Mid -Summer 32 3 Susan, Black-eyed (B) Rudbeckia hirta Early Summer 2 3 Bergamot, Spotted (P) Monarda punctata Summer 2 3 Bergamot, Wild (P) Monarda fistulosa Summer 2 3 Beardtongue, Eastern Penstemon laevigatus Late Spring 7 3 Smooth (P) Penstemon, Talus Slope (P) Penstemon digitalis Late Spring 5 3 Slender Mountain Mint (P) Pycnanthemum Late Summer 1 3 tenuifolium New England Aster Aster novae-angliae Late Summer 2 3 Total 64.0 ounces/acre (4.0 lbs/acre) 27 Source: Glennon, 2017; Roundstone Native Seed, 2017. a Forb types include (A) for annual flowers, (B) for biennial flowers, and (P) for perennial flowers. b If the broadcast method is more feasible, increase the perennial grasses in the mixture by 50 percent. 17 Restoration and Rehabilitation Plan TABLE 5.7.5-5 Seed Mix P-MUMP02: Recommended Mountain Physiographic Region Grass Seed Mix and Application Rate for Somewhat Poorly to Very Poorly Drained Sites in West Virginia a Common Name Scientific Name Height (feet) Sun Exposure Seed Mix Rate (lbs/acre/PLS)b Switchgrass Panicum virgatum 3-7 Full Sun 0.233 Red Top Panicum Panicum rigidulum 2-4 Full Sun 0.017 Fowl Manna Grass Glyceria striata 3-5 Part Shade 0.008 Virginia Wild Rye Elymus virginicus 2-4 Full Sun 0.217 Canada Wild Rye Elymus canadensis 2-5 Part Shade 0.167 Deer Tongue Grass Panicum clandestinum 2-4 Full Sun 0.058 Big Bluestem Andropogon gerardii 4 - 10 Full Sun 0.167 Franks Sedge Carex frankii 1-2 Part Shade 0.042 Fox Sedge Carex vulpinoidea 2-3 Part Shade 0.025 Fall Panicum Panicum anceps 2-4 Part Shade 0.067 Total — 1.0 Sources: Roundstone Native Seed, 2015; Glennon, 2015. a Recommended seeding application rate is 8 to 18 pounds per acre. b lbs/acre/PLS — pounds per acre of pure live seed TABLE 5.7.5-6 Seed Mix P-MUMP02: Recommended Mountain Physiographic Region Forb Seed Mix Application Rate for Somewhat Poorly to Very Poorly Drained Sites in West Virginia Common Name Scientific Name Color Bloom Period Seed Application Rate (lbs/acre/PLS)a Ohio Spiderwort Tradescantia ohiensis Blue Spring, Summer 0.167 Smooth Beardtongue Penstemon digitalis White Spring 0.083 Butterfly Milkweed Asclepias tuberosa Orange Spring, Summer 0.083 Blackeyed Susan Rudbeckia hirta Yellow Spring, Summer 0.134 Wild Senna Senna marilandica Yellow Summer 0.668 Hoary Mountain Mint Pycnanthemum incanum White Summer 0.033 Lupine Lupinus perennis Blue Summer 0.501 Bergamot Monarda fistulosa Lavender Summer 0.083 Boneset Eupatorium perfoliatum White Summer 0.083 Joe-Pye Weed Eupatorium fistulosum Pink Summer, Fall 0.125 Showy Tickseed Bidens aristosa Yellow Summer, Fall 0.501 Sneezeweed Helenium autumnale Yellow Summer, Fall 0.125 Rough Goldenrod Solidago rugosa Yellow Fall 0.083 Total 2.67 Sources: Roundstone Native Seed, 2015; Glennon, 2015. a lbs/acre/PLS — pounds per acre of pure live seed IN Restoration and Rehabilitation Plan TABLE 5.7.5-7 Seed Mix P-VABCHNP02: Recommended Mountain Physiographic Region Grass Seed Mix and Application Rates for Somewhat Poorly to Very Poorly Drained Sites in Virginia a Drilled Seeding Rate' (weight of pure Seeds per Common Name Scientific Name Cultivar or Germplasm live seed (PLS) per acre) Square Foot Beaked Panicum Panicum anceps SC or MD Ecotype 4 ounces 3 Redtop Panicum Panicum rigidulum NC Ecotype 3 ounces 3 Slender Rush Juncus tenuis 1 ounce 3 Total — — 8 Ounces 9 Source: Glennon, 2015; Roundstone Native Seed, 2017. a If the broadcast method is more feasible, increase the perennial grasses in the mixture by 50 percent. TABLE 5.7.5-8 Seed Mix P-VABCHNP02: Recommended Mountain Physiographic Region Forb Seed Mix and Application Rates for Somewhat Poorly to Very Poorly Drained Sites in Virginia Common Name a Scientific Name Flowering Season Drilled Seeding Rate b (ounces/acre - weight of pure live seed (PLS) per acre Seeds per Square Foot New England Aster Symphyotrichum Fall 3 3 puniceum Bergamot, Wild (P) Monarda fistulosa Summer 1 3 Ironweed, New York (P) Vernonia novaboracensis Late Summer 7 3 Rough -stemmed goldenrod Solidago rugosa Late Summer 3 3 Joe Pye Weed, Spotted (P) Eutrochium fistulosus Late Summer 2 3 Pea, Partridge (A) Chamaecrista fasciculata Mid -Summer 32 3 Rosemallow (P) Hibiscus moscheutos Summer 2 3 Showy Tickseed Bidens aristosa Late Summer 11 3 Total 61.0 ounces/ acre (3.8 lbs/acre) 24 Source: Glennon, 2017; Roundstone Native Seed, 2017. a Forb types include (A) for annual flowers, (B) for biennial flowers, and (P) for perennial flowers. b If the broadcast method is more feasible, increase the perennial grasses in the mixture by 50 percent. As requested by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (VDEQ), a woody shrub seed mix (Seed Mix VDEQ1; see Table 2.2.5-1 of Appendix A) will also be added to the above recommended grasses and forb mixes in forested areas crossed by the pipeline in Virginia. Pennsylvania In Pennsylvania, the SHP pipeline (approximately 3.9 miles) will be collocated with DETI's existing LN-25 pipeline in Westmoreland County. In general, the SHP pipeline will be constructed within and directly adjacent to the existing LN-25 pipeline rights -of -way which is seeded with cool season grasses. As presented in Appendix A, the recommended seed mixtures, rates, and amendments for the SHP were based on existing site conditions and compatibility with existing grasses, which includes the use of cool season grasses. No pollinator species specific to the area were recommended. 19 Restoration and Rehabilitation Plan 5.7.5.3 Piedmont Physiographic Region Seed Mixes Excessively to Moderately Well Drained Sites Virginia The proposed Mountain Physiographic Seed Mix P-VABC14NPOI that is described in Section 5.7.5.2 was designed to also be compatible with the Piedmont Physiographic Region RU in excessively to moderately well drained areas in Virginia. As requested by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (VDEQ), a woody shrub seed mix (Seed Mix VDEQ I; see Table 2.2.5-1 of Appendix A) will also be added to the above recommended grasses and forb mixes in forested areas crossed by the pipeline in Virginia. Somewhat Poorly to Very Poorly Drained Sites Virginia The proposed Mountain Physiographic Seed Mix P-VABCHNP02 described in Section 5.7.5.2 was designed to also be compatible with the Piedmont Physiographic Region RU in somewhat poorly to very poorly drained sites in Virginia. As requested by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (VDEQ), a woody shrub seed mix (Seed Mix VDEQ I; see Table 2.2.5-1 of Appendix A) will also be added to the above recommended grasses and forb mixes in forested areas crossed by the pipeline in Virginia. 5.7.5.4 Coastal Plain Physiographic Region Seed Mixes Excessively to Moderately Well Drained Sites Virginia The proposed Coastal Plain Seed Mix P-VACSDGSOI (Tables 5.7.5-9 and 5.7.5-10) was designed to be compatible with the Coastal Plain Physiographic Region RU in areas with slopes of 15 percent or less. The mix is based on selected native grass and forb species suitable for restoration in excessively to moderately well drained coastal areas in Virginia. As requested by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (VDEQ), a woody shrub seed mix (Seed Mix VDEQ I; see Table 2.2.5-1 of Appendix A) will also be added to the above recommended grasses and forb mixes in forested areas crossed by the pipeline in Virginia. North Carolina The proposed Coastal Plain Seed Mix P-CPDWOI (Tables 5.7.5-11 and 5.11.5-12) was designed to be compatible with the Coastal Plain Physiographic Region RU in areas with slopes of 15 percent or less and is based on selected native grass and forb species suitable for restoration in excessively to moderately well drained coastal areas in North Carolina. 20 Restoration and Rehabilitation Plan Somewhat Poorly to Very Poorly Drained Sites Vir,ainia The proposed Coastal Plain Seed Mix P-VACSDGS02 (Tables 5.7.5-13 and 5.7.5-14) was designed to be compatible with the Coastal Plain Physiographic Region RU in areas with slopes of 15 percent or less. The mix is based on selected native grass and forb species suitable for restoration in somewhat poorly to very poorly drained coastal areas in Virginia. TABLE 5.7.5-9 Seed Mix P-VACSDGSOI: Recommended Coastal Plain Physiographic Region Grass Seed Mix and Application Rates for Excessively to Moderately Well Drained Sites in Virginia Common Name Scientific Name Cultivar or Germplasm Drilled Seeding Rate' (weight of pure live seed (PLS) per acre) Seeds per Square Foot Little Bluestem Schizachyrium Piedmont (NC) or 8 ounces 3 scoparium Suther Germplasm (NC) Splitbeard Bluestem Andropogon ternarius Virginia Ecotype 8 ounces 3 Common milkweed Asclepias syriaca 3 ounces 0.21 Total 19 ounces 6.21 Source: Glennon, 2017; Roundstone Native Seed, 2017. a If the broadcast method is more feasible, increase the perennial grasses in the mixture by 50 percent. TABLE 5.7.5-10 Seed Mix P-VACSDGSOI: Recommended Coast Plain Physiographic Region Forb Seed Mix and Application Rates for Excessively to Moderately Well Drained Sites in Virginia Drilled Seeding Rate b (ounces/acre - Seeds per Common Name a Scientific Name Flowering Season weight of pure live seed (PLS) per acre) Square Foot Mountain Mint, Narrowleaf (P) Pycnanthemum Late Summer 1 3 tenuifolium Showy Tickseed Bidens aristosa Late Summer 11 3 Pea, Partridge (A) Chamaecrista Mid -Summer 32 3 fasciculata Susan, Black-eyed (B) Rudbeckia hirta Early Summer 2 3 Bergamot, Spotted (P) Monarda punctata Summer 2 3 Beardtongue, Eastern Smooth Penstemon Late Spring 7 3 (P) laevigatus Penstemon, Talus Slope (P) Penstemon digitalis Late Spring 5 3 Bergamot, Wild (P) Monarda fistulosa Summer 2 3 Total 62.0 ounces/acre (3.9 lbs/acre) 24 Source: Glennon, 2017; Roundstone Native Seed, 2017. a Forb types include (A) for annual flowers, (B) for biennial flowers, and (P) for perennial flowers. b If the broadcast method is more feasible, increase the perennial grasses in the mixture by 50 percent. 21 Restoration and Rehabilitation Plan TABLE 5.7.5-11 Seed Mix P-CPDWOI: Recommended Coastal Plain Physiographic Region Grass Seed Mix and Application Rates for Excessively to Moderately Well Drained Sites in North Carolina Common Name Scientific Name Height (feet) Sun Exposure Seed Mix Rate (lbs/acre/PLS)b Little Bluestem Schizachyrium scoparium 2-4 Full Sun 0.250 Virginia Wild Rye Elymus virginicus 2-4 Full Sun 0.250 Tall Dropseed Sporobolus compositus 2-3 Full Sun 0.050 Purple Top Tridens flavus 3-5 Part Shade 0.058 Indian Grass Sorghastrum nutans 3-6 Full Sun 0.167 Switchgrass Panicum virgatum 3-7 Full Sun 0.183 Fall Panicum Panicum anceps 2-4 Part Shade 0.042 Total 1.0 Sources: Roundstone Native Seed, 2017; Glennon, 2017. a Recommended seeding application rate is 8 to 18 pounds per acre. b lbs/acre/PLS = pounds per acre of pure live seed. TABLE 5.7.5-12 Seed Mix P-CPDWOI: Recommended Coastal Plain Physiographic Region Forb Seed Mix and Application Rates for Excessively to Moderately Well Drained Sites in North Carolina Common Name Scientific Name Color Bloom Period Seed Application Rate (lbs/acre/PLS)a Lance Leaved Coreopsis Coreopsis lanceolata Yellow Spring, Summer 0.266 Spotted Beebalm Monarda punctata Pink Spring, Summer 0.124 Common Milkweed Asclepias syriaca Pink Spring, Summer 0.107 Smooth Beardtongue Penstemon digitalis White Spring 0.107 Bergamot Monarda fistulosa Lavender Summer 0.124 Partridge Pea Cassia fasciculata Yellow Summer 0.621 Spiked Blazing Star Liatris spicata Pink Summer 0.222 Lupine Lupinus perennis Blue Summer 0.497 Early Goldenrod Solidago juncea Yellow Summer 0.160 Starry Silphium Silphium asteriscus Yellow Summer, Fall 0.178 Iron Weed Vernonia altissima Purple Summer, Fall 0.222 Sneezeweed Helenium autumnale Yellow Summer, Fall 0.124 Hairy Mountain Mint Pycnanthemum pilosum White Summer, Fall 0.089 Total 2.84 Sources: Roundstone Native Seed, 2017; Glennon, 2017. a lbs/acre/PLS = pounds per acre of pure live seed. TABLE 5.7.5-13 Seed Mix P-VACSDGS02: Recommended Coastal Plant Physiographic Region Grass Seed Mix and Application Rates for Somewhat Poorly to Very Poorly Drained Sites in Virginia Drilled Seeding Rate a (weight of pure live Seeds per Common Name Scientific Name Cultivar or Germplasm seed (PLS) per acre) Square Foot Panicum, Beaked Panicum anceps SC or MD Ecotype 4 ounces 3 Panicum, Redtop Panicum rigidulum NC Ecotype 3 ounces 3 Total 7 ounces 6 Source: Glennon, 2017; Roundstone Native Seed, 2017. a If the broadcast method is more feasible, increase the perennial grasses in the mixture by 50 percent. 22 Restoration and Rehabilitation Plan TABLE 5.7.5-14 Seed Mix P-VACSDGS02: Recommended Coastal Plant Physiographic Region Forb Seed Mix and Application Rates for Somewhat Poorly to Very Poorly Drained Sites in Virginia Drilled Seeding Rate (weight of Seeds per Common Name a Scientific Name Flowering Season bulk seed per acre) Square Foot New England Aster Aster novae-angliae Fall 3 3 Sneezeweed, Common (P) Helenium autumnale Fall 2 3 Showy Tickseed Bidens aristosa Late Summer 11 3 New York Ironweed (P) Vernonia nova boracensis Late Summer 7 3 Goldenrod, Wrinkleleaf (P) Solidago rugosa Late Summer 2 3 Joe Pye Weed, Spotted (P) Eutrochium fistulosus Late Summer 2 3 Partridge Pea (A) Chamaecrista fasciculata Mid -Summer 32 3 Rosemallow (P) Hibiscus moscheutos Summer 2 3 Narrowleaf Sunflower (P) Helianthus angustifolius Late Summer 4 3 Total 65.0 ounces/acre (4.1 lbs/acre 27 Source: Glennon, 2017; Roundstone Native Seed, 2017. a Forb types include (A) for annual flowers, (B) for biennial flowers, and (P) for perennial flowers. b If the broadcast method is more feasible, increase the perennial grasses in the mixture by 50 percent. As requested by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (VDEQ), a woody shrub seed mix (Seed Mix VDEQ1; see Table 2.2.5-1 of Appendix A) will also be added to the above recommended grasses and forb mixes in forested areas crossed by the pipeline in Virginia. North Carolina The proposed Coastal Plain Seed Mix P-CPDW02 (Tables 5.7.5-15 and 5.7.5-16) was designed to be compatible with the Coastal Plain Physiographic Region RU in areas with slopes of 15 percent or less and is based on selected native grass and forb species suitable for restoration in somewhat poorly to very poorly drained coastal areas in North Carolina. TABLE 5.7.5-15 Seed Mix P-CPDW02: Recommended Coastal Plain Physiographic Region Grass Seed Mix and Application Rates for Somewhat Poorly to Very Poorly Drained Sites in North Carolina a Common Name Scientific Name Height (feet) Sun Exposure Seed Mix Rate (lbs/acre/PLS)b Switchgrass Panicum virgatum 3-7 Full Sun 0.233 Red Top Panicum Panicum rigidulum 2-4 Full Sun 0.017 Fowl Manna Grass Glyceria striata 3-5 Part Shade 0.008 Virginia Wild Rye Elymus virginicus 2-4 Full Sun 0.217 Deer Tongue Grass Panicum clandestinum 2-4 Full Sun 0.058 Big Bluestem Andropogon gerardii 4 - 10 Full Sun 0.167 Frank's Sedge Carex frankii 1-2 Part Shade 0.042 Fox Sedge Carex vulpinoidea 2-3 Part Shade 0.025 Fall Panicum Panicum anceps 2-4 Part Shade 0.067 Total 0.83 Sources: Roundstone Native Seed, 2015; Glennon, 2015. a Recommended seeding application rate is 8 to 18 pounds per acre. b lbs/acre/PLS = pounds per acre of pure live seed 23 Restoration and Rehabilitation Plan TABLE 5.7.5-16 Seed Mix P-CPDW02: Recommended Coastal Plain Physiographic Region Forb Seed Mix and Application Rates for Somewhat Poorly to Very Poorly Drained Sites in North Carolina Common Name Scientific Name Color Bloom Period Seed Application Rate (lbs/acre/PLS)a Smooth Beardtongue Penstemon digitalis White Spring 0.169 Butterfly Milkweed Asclepias tuberosa Orange Spring, Summer 0.056 Ohio Spiderwort Tradescantia ohiensis Blue Spring, Summer 0.084 Blackeyed Susan Rudbeckia hirta Yellow Spring, Summer 0.180 Spiked Blazing Star Liatris spicata Pink Summer 0.264 Hoary Mountain Mint Pycnanthemum incanum White Summer 0.034 Early Goldenrod Solidago juncea Yellow Summer 0.113 Bergamot Monarda fistulosa Lavender Summer 0.169 Showy Tickseed Bidens aristosa Yellow Summer, Fall 0.366 Starry Silphium Silphium asteriscus Yellow Summer, Fall 0.113 Narrow -Leaved Sunflower Helianthus angustifolius Yellow Summer, Fall 0.113 Joe-Pye Weed Eupatorium fistulosum Pink Summer, Fall 0.141 Total 1.802 Sources: Roundstone Native Seed, 2015; Glennon, 2015. a lbs/acre/PLS = pounds per acre of pure live seed 5.7.6 Seeding Methods Seeding may be conducted with the use of a seed drill, a mechanical broadcast seeder, or by hydroseeding. In the absence of requirements to the contrary, the standard application method will be seeding with a seed drill equipped with a cultipacker. In rocky soils or where site conditions may limit the effectiveness of this equipment, other alternatives may be appropriate (e.g., use of a chain drag) to lightly cover seed after application, as approved by an EI. Broadcast or hydroseeding at double the recommended seeding rates may be used in lieu of drilling (see Appendix A for recommendations). Broadcast seeding will be used for areas with minimal to moderate slopes and will be performed by dry dispersal or wet broadcast seeding. Wet broadcast seeding is an effective treatment for temporary erosion control and may be used when hydroseeding late in the season or on certain site conditions where hydroseeding is not practical. To support successful seed germination, seed will be broadcast once soil compaction has been rectified and soil composition includes proper aeration and water percolation to support plant development. Where seed is broadcast, the seedbed will be restructured with a cultipacker or imprinter after seeding. Once seed is broadcast, Atlantic and DETI will rake the area lightly to encourage plant establishment and minimize the seed that migrates from the site (North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources, 2009). Hydroseeding involves the mixing of slurry (i.e., seed, water, fertilizer, tackifier, or mulch) in a truck -mounted mixing tank and ground application via a pressurized pump. Hydroseeding is the preferred method of seed dispersal on steep slopes greater than 60 percent, where site conditions require seed adherence to the disturbed soil. Prior to hydroseeding, Atlantic and DETI will scarify the seedbed to facilitate lodging and germination of seed. Tackifiers will be applied where necessary so that seed adheres to soil. Polymer binders, if selected, will be used in accordance with manufacturer's specifications to ensure proper 24 Restoration and Rehabilitation Plan compatibility with fertilizers and to avoid foaming that might otherwise result from excessive agitation. All chemical components will be mixed and administered in accordance with manufacturer and applicable agency guidelines. In addition, hydroseeding near wetlands or waterbodies will only be conducted in accordance with the FERC Plan and Procedures and other applicable agency regulations. 5.8 SEEDBED AUGMENTATION 5.8.1 Lime and Fertilizer Application Lime and fertilizer recommendations provided by the various Federal, State/Commonwealth, local and land management and subject matter experts consulted for each County/City are provided in Appendix A. Each county crossed by the Projects may have different fertilization and liming requirements based on the soil characteristics and the proposed seed mix prescriptions. In general, and in accordance with the Plan and Procedures, upland areas will have a fertilizer and pH supplement (i.e., lime) mixed in to the upper two inches of topsoil. No lime or fertilizer will be used within 100 feet of wetlands or waterbodies or within 300 feet of karst features. In upland areas without specific fertilization requirements, Atlantic and DETI will: • apply 150 pounds per acre of 10-20-20 (or similar) fertilizer; • apply phosphorus or potassium during the same installation, if required; • avoid fertilizer drift through restricted application times that exclude periods of high winds or heavy rains; and • store and mix all fertilizers in upland areas and away from karst features, so as to avoid wetlands, waterbodies, or karst features. 5.8.2 Mulching Mulching recommendations provided by the various Federal, State/Commonwealth, local and land management agencies, and subject matter experts consulted for each County/City are provided in Appendix A. Each County/City crossed by the Projects may have different mulching requirements based on the landscape characteristics, soil types, and the proposed seed mix prescriptions. In general, and in accordance with the Plan, Atlantic and DETI will apply mulch to slopes immediately after seeding to prevent erosion. In non -forested areas, mulch will be spread uniformly over a minimum of 75 percent of the surface at a rate of 2 tons per acre, or 1 ton per acre if wood chips are used, or per directions from land managing agencies or landowners. In forested areas, if the amount of mulch will likely exceed these parameters due to the shredding of non-merchandi sable forest materials cleared from the rights -of -way, Atlantic and DETI will request a variance from FERC prior to applying mulch greater than 1 ton/acre. Mulch materials will be anchored to the soil with stakes or liquid mulch tackifiers. No tackifiers will be used within 100 feet of wetlands and waterbodies or within 300 feet of karst features. 25 Restoration and Rehabilitation Plan Possible mulch materials and application techniques are described below. Salvaged wood materials, including slash and non -merchantable timber, will be retained in forested areas and placed on the rights -of -way after final grading, re - contouring, and seeding is complete. Woody debris is expected to support revegetation while preventing erosion and providing micro -habitat for various species. Native wood chip materials will be used in forested systems and will be generated from cleared materials that are chipped and stockpiled on the edge of the rights - of -way. Native wood chips are expected to aid in the successful revegetation of disturbed areas. Wood fiber hydromulch may be used in shrubby areas to augment biomass salvaged during clearing. Hydromulch is evenly distributed and absorbs water quickly, which enhances seed survival rates and discourages erosion during regeneration of shrubby species. Bonded fiber matrix (BFM), a type of hydromulch designed to control erosion on steep slopes, may also be used where appropriate. BFM slurry contains thermally processed wood fibers (approximately 80 percent), water (approximately 10 percent), and tackifiers and polymer -based binding agents that are quick to dry upon application. BFM is hydraulically applied, which allows for controlled application on steep slopes where access may be difficult. BFM will only be applied to stable slopes where final grading has been completed and water runoff has been diverted from the slope face. Once BFM has had 24 to 48 hours to cure, an erosion -resistant blanket is formed that is flexible, absorbent, and biodegradable, and that will accelerate plant growth. BFM may be used in conjunction with slope breakers and other erosion control devices on slopes longer than 70 feet. BFM application rates will depend on manufacturers specifications, based upon the slope of the disturbed areas. Straw or hay that has been certified as weed -free will be used to preserve the soil base in areas where native salvaged material is not available. In areas that are seeded by drill, Atlantic and DETI will apply one bale of clean straw or hay per 1,000 square feet. Where broadcast seeding is used, Atlantic and DETI will apply two bales of clean straw or hay per 1,000 square feet, or in accordance with requirements specified by Federal or State/Commonwealth land managing agencies. 5.9 RIPARIAN RESTORATION Following initial stream bank stabilization, Atlantic and DETI will restore the banks of waterbodies to preconstruction contours to the extent practicable. In steep -slope areas, re- grading may be required to reestablish stable contours capable of supporting preconstruction drainage patterns. Riparian areas will be revegetated with native species across the entire width of the construction corridor. Restoration of riparian areas will be designed to: 26 Restoration and Rehabilitation Plan restore stream bank integrity, including both shore crossings up to the ordinary high water mark; withstand periods of high flow without increasing erosion and downstream sedimentation; and include temporary erosion control fencing, which will remain in place until stream bank and riparian restoration is complete. Permanent bank stabilization and erosion control devices (e.g., natural structures, rock riprap, and/or large woody debris) will be installed as necessary on steep banks in accordance with permit requirements to permanently stabilize the banks and minimize sediment deposition into waterbodies. 5.9.1 Non -forested Riparian Areas All disturbed banks and riparian work areas will be seeded as soon as possible after final grading, weather and soil conditions permitting and subject to the recommended seeding dates for the area. Seeding is intended to stabilize the soil, improve the appearance of the area disturbed by construction, and restore native flora. As discussed above, Atlantic and DETI will determine appropriate seeding prescriptions based upon the vegetative community of the disturbed area, and will continue to consult with land managing agencies regarding seeding requirements for riparian areas. 5.9.2 Forested Riparian Areas Restoration of forested riparian areas will include seeding as discussed above, and may include supplemental plantings of tree seedlings and shrubs. Clearing of riparian trees in forested areas will reduce shade near streams, and may allow for an increase in local water temperature. Large woody debris, where available and appropriate habitat conditions exist, will be placed adjacent to waterbody crossings to add shade and fish habitat. On a site -specific basis and in consultation with land managing agencies or landowners, Atlantic and DETI will design riparian revegetation with the use of fast growing native trees and shrubs placed closest to the bank top to provide canopy recovery as quickly as possible to shade and overhang the waterbodies. Restoration of forested riparian areas on Federal and State/Commonwealth lands will be based upon consultations with the appropriate land managing agencies. 5.10 WETLAND RESTORATION Atlantic and DETI will employ clearing and construction techniques designed to support regeneration of existing wetland vegetation, including the following: clearing vegetation at ground level in all non -forested wetland areas outside of the trench line to leave existing root systems intact to help stabilize soils, preserve existing ground elevations, and promote revegetation through sprouting and from existing seed stocks; 27 Restoration and Rehabilitation Plan using equipment mats to prevent soil compaction and allow intact root systems to regrow; replacing the topsoil segregated from the trenchline in unsaturated wetlands to promote reestablishment of existing wetland species and preserving the vegetative propagules (i.e., seeds, tubers, rhizomes, and bulbs) within the soil, which will have the potential to germinate or sprout when the topsoil is replaced; and limiting the removal of stumps to the trench area in forested wetlands, except where safety considerations necessitate additional stump removal, as retained stumps will facilitate reestablishment of woody species by enabling re -sprouting from existing root structures. In accordance with the Procedures, sediment barriers will be installed immediately following clearing activities occurring within wetlands or adjacent upland areas along the pipeline rights -of -way. Where necessary, sediment barriers will be installed across the construction rights -of -way immediately upslope of the wetland boundary to prevent sediment flow into wetlands. Sediment barriers will be properly maintained throughout construction, reinstalled as necessary, and removed after restoration is complete and revegetation has stabilized the disturbed areas. Seeding of wetlands will be completed according to conditions of applicable permit approvals as well as site conditions (e.g., where direct seed to soil contact cannot be achieved, no seeding will occur, as in inundated wetlands). Seeding within temporarily disturbed wetlands will follow procedures and seed mixes as outlined in Section 5.7 (Site Preparation and Seeding) and Appendix B. Unless specified by landowners or land managing agencies, revegetation will be monitored annually until wetland revegetation is successful in accordance with the Procedures. Wetland revegetation will be considered successful when vegetation community characteristics are similar to the vegetation in adjacent wetland areas that were not disturbed by construction. As described in the Procedures, restored wetland vegetation will include at least 80 percent of the species targeted for restoration, and the density (i.e., percent cover) and distribution (e.g., microsites and patches) of individual plants will be similar to areas not disturbed by construction. Revegetation requirements appropriate for Federal and State/Commonwealth lands will be determined through consultation with those agencies. After revegetation, Atlantic and DETI anticipate no permanent impact on emergent wetland vegetation within the rights -of -way. Scrub -shrub and forested wetlands will not be allowed to fully reestablish within portions of the permanent rights -of -way centered over the pipeline trench lines. Atlantic and DETI will periodically remove woody species from wetlands to facilitate post -construction inspections of the permanently maintained rights -of -way. Where the pipelines cross wetlands, Atlantic and DETI will maintain a 10-foot-wide corridor centered over the pipelines in an herbaceous condition, and remove deep rooted trees within a 30-foot- wide corridor centered over the pipelines. M. Restoration and Rehabilitation Plan 5.11 AGRICULTURAL AREAS Atlantic and DETI will work with individual landowners to address restoration of active agricultural areas. Generally, agricultural areas will be replanted by the landowner or tenant, unless otherwise requested by the landowner. Anticipated impacts on and restoration of irrigation systems, drain tiles, gates, and other structures are discussed in Resource Report 8. 5.12 EXPOSED BEDROCK In areas with exposed bedrock or bedrock, Atlantic and DETI will restore the area using crushed rock rather than attempting to revegetate the area. 5.13 UPLAND FOREST Atlantic and DETI have prepared and will implement a Timber Removal Plan, which describes construction and restoration activities in areas where timber is removed. The plan also addresses compensation for loss of merchantable timber as well as elements of timber removal/sale that are unique to public lands. Elements of the plan include: • completion of a timber cruise (on public lands or as agreed to with landowners) to appraise the value of merchantable timber; • installation of flagging/fencing of timber removal limits, riparian areas, and other exclusion zones prior to timber removal operations; • identification of access and staging requirements for timber removal, including log landing locations, temporary bridges at waterbody crossings, etc.; and • identification of timber removal methods (e.g., high line yarder logging, mechanical harvesting, helicopter logging). Following construction in forested areas, seed mixes, and/or seedlings will be planted in temporary workspace areas in accordance with recommendations from the NRCS, land managing or other applicable agencies, and operators of commercial tree farms. In non - cultivated uplands, including forested areas, the permanent easement for each pipeline will be maintained in an herbaceous state. 6.0 FEDERAL LANDS The AP -I mainline will cross approximately 5.2 miles of Federal lands in the Monongahela National Forest (MNF) and approximately 15.98miles of Federal lands in the George Washington National Forest (GWNF), which are administered by the USFS. As described in Atlantic's and DETI's Resource Reports, Federal lands are managed in accordance with various management directives, including standards and guidelines for restoration and revegetation activities. Restoration activities on Federal lands will be in accordance with these standards and guidelines. Additional site -specific requirements for restoration of Federal lands are addressed in the Construction, Operations, and Maintenance Plan (COM Plan) that has been prepared for the ACP in conjunction with USFS staff. 29 Restoration and Rehabilitation Plan Atlantic has consulted with the USFS staff and other agencies to identify appropriate seed mixes and horticultural practices for use during restoration. Based on discussions with the MNF and GWNF to date, a variety of seed mixes, including native and pollinator -friendly species, and seeding techniques appropriate to the various conditions expected to be found along the pipeline route are provided in the COM Plan. The recommended seed mix prescriptions for use during restoration of disturbed USFS lands are summarized in Appendix A. In addition to USFS lands, the AP-1 mainline will also cross approximately 0.1 mile of National Park Service (NPS) lands along the Blue Ridge Parkway. Atlantic is proposing the use of the horizontal directional drill construction method to install the proposed pipeline under the Blue Ridge Parkway at this location. The horizontal directional drill method will avoid direct impacts on the parkway, including impacts on adjacent vegetation. 7.0 STATE LANDS In West Virginia, the AP-1 mainline crosses 3.7 miles of the Seneca State Forest in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, and the SHP crosses approximately 3.6 miles of the Lewis Wetzel WMA in Wetzel County, West Virginia. Seneca State Forest is managed by the WV Division of Forestry and the Lewis Wetzel WMA is managed by the West Virginia Department of Natural Resources. The AP-1 mainline crosses 1.2 miles of the James River WMA in Nelson County, Virginia, which is managed by the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries. The seed mixes, soils amendments, and application rates, including appropriate cultural practices recommended by the appropriate State/Commonwealth staff, for the Lewis Wetzel WMA and the James River WMA in Virginia are provided in Appendix A. The Department of Game and Inland Fisheries has indicated that it may want to be responsible for replanting the right-of-way on its lands. The seed mixes, lime, fertilizer, and mulch application rates recommended by the West Virginia Department of Natural Resources to be used in all newly disturbed areas in the Seneca State Forest are provided in Appendix A. 8.0 SUPPLEMENTAL PLANTING Where required, Atlantic and DETI will supplement seeding with the planting of tree seedlings or small shrubs to mitigate other impacts, such as visual impacts, or as specified in a species conservation plan. 8.1 NATIONAL FOREST AREAS See COM plan for details on restoration on the National Forests. 8.2 SENECA STATE FOREST In the Seneca State Forest, a protected species habitat is located between approximately Mileposts 79.0 and 79.1, approximately 70 feet from the edge of the rights -of -way. To mitigate the impacts of the right-of-way on the sensitive species habitat, native tree seedling will be replanted within a 200-foot-long by 50-foot-wide section of the temporary construction right-of- way. The 200-foot section of the temporary construction right-of-way will be replanted to minimize the effects of increased sunlight infiltration. M Restoration and Rehabilitation Plan 8.3 APPALACHIAN NATIONAL SCENIC TRAIL The AP-1 mainline route approaches from the north and runs roughly parallel to the Appalachian National Scenic Trail (ANST) between approximately Mileposts 152.0 and 156.0, south of Stuart's Draft and within Back Creek Valley. In this area, the pipeline construction and permanent rights -of -way would be visible along the ANST from several different lookout points, including Little Raven's Roost and Cedar Cliffs. To reduce the visibility of the pipeline rights - of -way from these locations and from the Raven's Roost Overlook located on the Blue Ridge Parkway, all portions of the temporary construction work area within this 4-mile area will be replanted with a combination of native trees and shrubs. Typically, this will include approximately 60 feet of temporary construction rights -of -way on the northwest side of the permanent rights -of -way, 15 feet of temporary construction rights -of -way on the southeast side of the permanent rights -of -way, and in some locations an additional 50 feet of the additional temporary work space (ATWS) on either or both outer sides of the temporary construction rights -of -way. 8.4 PINEY MOUNTAIN AREA To reduce the AP-1 mainline visual impacts at Piney Mountain between approximately Mileposts 158.9 and 159.4, associated with clearing the rights -of -way and as seen from the west side, particularly from the Three Ridges Overlook along the Blue Ridge Parkway, Atlantic will replant the temporary construction rights -of -way and ATWS with a combination of shrub and tree species. The 15 feet of the temporary construction areas nearest to the pipeline will be replanted with shrubs and shallow rooted small trees. The remaining areas of the temporary construction rights -of -way will be replanted with trees. The permanent rights -of -way will be seeded with herbaceous vegetation. 8.5 LONG -LEAF PLANTING IN NORTH CAROLINA Two small long -leaf pine -wire grass communities will be crossed by segment AP-2 of the ACP between approximately Mileposts 156.5 and 156.6 and between approximately mileposts 156.8 and 156.9 in North Carolina. These communities are important ecologically for a variety of reasons, and as such, Atlantic has agreed to actively replant long -leaf pine within the temporary construction rights -of -way and ATWS along the ACP route where it will be cleared for construction. 8.6 STANLEY SLOUGH PLANTINGS At Milepost 9.4 on segment AP-3, Atlantic will cross a portion of Stanley Slough and Stanley Slough II, both part of the North Carolina Division of Mitigation Services Wetland Mitigation Bank. In addition to reducing the width of the construction rights -of -way through this area, Atlantic will also plant 25 five -gallon size trees inside the disturbed construction work area on the south side of the installed pipeline. The trees will be planted on an average spacing of 8 feet x 8 feet using planting holes at least twice as wide and as deep as the tree container and backfilled with soil. 31 Restoration and Rehabilitation Plan Care of plant stock, planting procedures, select fencing, recordkeeping, monitoring/reporting, and plant replacement requirements for this planting area should be considered to be the same as described in Section 8.1 for the National Forests. 9.0 RESTORATION MONITORING AND MAINTENANCE 9.1 MONITORING The general objectives of the monitoring program will be to determine the status and effectiveness of restoration efforts and to determine locations where additional maintenance may be required. Atlantic and DETI will inspect disturbed areas after the first and second growing seasons to determine the success of revegetation. In agricultural areas, revegetation will be considered successful when the area has been revegetated and is similar to adjacent undisturbed areas of the same field. In all other non -forested areas, revegetation will be considered successful when the density and cover of non -nuisance vegetation is similar to adjacent areas that were not disturbed by construction activities. In Federal and State/Commonwealth forested areas, monitoring activities will be performed until reforestation is determined successful based on pre -defined success criteria, as determined through consultations with Federal and State/Commonwealth land managing agencies. Atlantic and DETI will continue revegetation efforts until they are successful. Restoration will be considered successful when construction debris is removed, similar vegetative cover or bedrock has been restored, the original surface elevations are restored as closely as practicable to preconstruction contours, the surface condition is similar to adjacent non -disturbed areas, and proper drainage is restored. 9.2 GRAZING DEFERMENTS Where warranted, Atlantic and DETI will work with landowners or lessees to implement grazing deferment plans (e.g., by fencing off restoration sites) to minimize impacts on emergent vegetation due to grazing. 9.3 PERMANENT RIGHTS -OF -WAY MAINTENANCE In order to maintain accessibility of the rights -of -way and to accommodate pipeline integrity surveys, vegetation within the permanent easements will be periodically mowed over the pipelines. In accordance with the Plan, in non -cultivated uplands, a 10-foot-wide herbaceous corridor may be maintained annually, as needed. In addition, trees and brush will be cleared over the entire width of the permanent rights -of -way on an as -needed basis not to exceed once every 3 years. In wetlands and riparian areas, the Procedures allow a 10-foot-wide corridor centered over pipelines to be permanently maintained in an herbaceous state. The Procedures also allow for cutting and removing trees greater than 15 feet in height within 15 feet of pipelines in wetlands. Atlantic and DETI will use mechanical mowing or cutting along their rights -of -way for normal vegetative maintenance. Atlantic and DETI will monitor the rights -of -way for infestations of invasive species that may have been created or exacerbated by construction, restoration, or maintenance activities, and will treat such infestations in consultation with 32 Restoration and Rehabilitation Plan landowners and applicable agencies in accordance with its Invasive Plant Species Management Plan. 10.0 INVASIVE PLANT SPECIES MANAGEMENT Atlantic and DETI have developed an Invasive Plan Species Management Plan, which identifies measures to be implemented to prevent and control the introduction or spread of invasive plant species during and following construction of the Projects. The plan identifies treatment measures for invasive plant species such as the application of herbicide or mechanical measures such as mowing. The plan is incorporated by reference into this Restoration and Rehabilitation Plan. As requested by FERC in the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Projects, the following protocols for herbicide application will be implemented: • Atlantic and DETI will not use aerial spraying as a means of invasive plant species control along the rights -of -way; • Atlantic and DETI will not use herbicides within 25 feet of known occurrences of federally -listed endangered or threatened plant species; • Atlantic and DEIT will not use herbicides (or pesticides) within 100 feet of a waterbody or wetland, except where allowed by State/Commonwealth or Federal agencies; • Atlantic and DETI will not use spraying of herbicides (or insecticides) within a 300-foot karst feature buffer, except where allowed by State/Commonwealth or Federal agencies. 11.0 ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 11.1 ENVIRONMENTAL INSPECTORS EIs will have the authority to stop activities that violate environmental conditions of Federal or State/Commonwealth environmental permits and landowner agreements and to order appropriate corrective action. During revegetation and restoration, the EIs will be responsible for: ensuring compliance with the requirements of the Plan and Procedures; Atlantic's and DETI's construction, restoration, and mitigation plans; conditions required by permits and other approvals; this Restoration and Rehabilitation Plan; and environmental requirements identified in landowner easement agreements; identifying, documenting, and overseeing corrective actions, as necessary, to bring an activity back into compliance; verifying that the limits of authorized construction work areas and locations of access roads are visibly marked before clearing; 33 Restoration and Rehabilitation Plan • verifying the location of restoration sites, and maintaining appropriate signage for boundaries of sensitive resource areas, waterbodies, wetlands, farm improvements (i.e., repair of fences, drain tiles, irrigation systems, or structures), or areas with special restoration requirements; • monitoring erosion and sediment control devices and soil stabilization measures in construction areas, and identifying additional needs for new controls or maintenance of existing controls; • verifying that dewatering activities are properly monitored and do not result in the deposition of sand, silt, and/or sediment into sensitive environmental resource areas, including but not limited to wetlands, waterbodies, cultural resource sites, and sensitive species habitats; • ensuring that subsoil and topsoil are tested in agricultural and residential areas to measure compaction and determine the need for corrective action; • advising the Construction Inspector when environmental conditions (such as wet or frozen soils) make it advisable to restrict or delay construction activities to avoid topsoil mixing or excessive compaction; • ensuring restoration of contours and topsoil; • verifying that soils imported for agricultural or residential use have been certified as free of invasive species and soil pests, unless otherwise approved by the landowner; • determining the need for and ensuring that erosion controls are properly installed, as necessary, to prevent sediment flow into wetlands, waterbodies, sensitive areas, and onto roads; • inspecting and ensuring the maintenance of temporary erosion control measures at least: 0 on a daily basis in areas of active construction or equipment operation; 0 on a weekly basis in areas with no construction or equipment operation; and 0 within 24 hours of each 0.5 inch of rainfall. ensuring the repair of all ineffective temporary erosion control measures within 24 hours of identification; keeping records of compliance or non-compliance with conditions of environmental regulatory permits and approvals, including activities that could result in decertification of organic farms; and identifying areas that will require special attention to ensure stabilization and restoration success. Where appropriate for local resource needs, the role of EIs may be filled by agricultural or horticultural specialists. M Restoration and Rehabilitation Plan 11.2 DOCUMENTATION In accordance with the Plan, Atlantic and DETI will maintain post -construction records of activities performed and will submit quarterly activity reports to the FERC. Reports will document any issues that arise during revegetation, including those identified by the landowner or land managing agency, and corrective actions taken for at least two years following construction. Reports will identify by milepost: • method of application, application rate, and type of fertilizer, pH modifier, seed, and mulch used; • acreage treated; • dates of backfilling and seeding; • names of landowners requesting special seeding treatment and a description of the follow-up actions; • the location of subsurface drainage repairs or improvements made during restoration; and • problem areas, such areas where vegetation did not establish or erosion occurred, and how they were addressed. 35 Restoration and Rehabilitation Plan 12.0 REFERENCES Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. 2013a. Upland Erosion Control, Revegetation, and Maintenance Plan. Available online at: http://www.ferc.gov/industries/gas/enviro/ lap npdf. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. 2013b. Wetland and Waterbody Construction and Mitigation Procedures. Available online at: http://www.ferc.gov/industries/gas/enviro/ procedures.pdf. Glennon, Robert. 2015. Personal communication with Herbert Pirela of Environmental Resources Management, Inc. Private Lands Biologist. Glennon, Robert. 2017. Personal communication with Herbert Pirela of Environmental Resources Management, Inc. Private Lands Biologist. North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources. 2009. North Carolina Erosion and Sediment Control Planning and Design Manual. Available online at: http://portal.ncdenr.org/web/Ir/576. Accessed June 2015. Roundstone Native Seed. 2015. Jeremy Hamlington, personal communication with Herbert Pirela of Environmental Resources Management, Inc. Horticulturist. Roundstone Native Seed. 2017. Jeremy Hamlington, personal communication with Herbert Pirela of Environmental Resources Management, Inc. Horticulturist. Virginia Department of Environmental Quality. 1992. Virginia Erosion and Sediment Control Handbook. Available online at: http://www.deq.vir ig nia. ov�/Programs/Water/ StormwaterManagement/Publications/ESCHandbook.aspx. Accessed June 2015 West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection, Office of Oil and Gas. 2012. West Virginia Erosion and Sediment Control Field Manual. Available online at: http://www.dep.wv. gov/oil-and-gas/Documents/Erosion%20Manual%2004.pdf. Accessed June 2015. ATLANTIC COAST PIPELINE, LLC ATLANTIC COAST PIPELINE and DOMINION TRANSMISSION, INC. SUPPLY HEADER PROJECT Restoration and Rehabilitation Plan Appendix A Recommended Seed Mix Prescriptions and Soil Amendments Atlantic ATLANTIC COAST PIPELINE, LLC Coast ATLANTIC COAST PIPELINE PlpeLine Docket Nos. CP15-554-000 & CP15-554-001 and DOMINION TRANSMISSION, INC. Domin1on SUPPLY HEADER PROJECT Energy Docket No. CP15-555-000 Recommended Seed Mix Prescriptions and Soil Amendments Prepared by ERM February 2018 Recommended Seed Mixes and Soil Amendments TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.0 INTRODUCTION..............................................................................................................1 2.0 ATLANTIC COAST PIPELINE......................................................................................1 2.1 West Virginia...........................................................................................................1 2.1.1 Harrison, Lewis, Randolph, and Upshur Counties......................................1 2.1.2 Pocahontas County.......................................................................................2 2.1.3 Federal Lands...............................................................................................4 2.1.4 State Lands.................................................................................................10 2.2 Virginia..................................................................................................................14 2.2.1 Augusta, Brunswick, Buckingham, Cumberland, Highland, Bath, Nelson, Nottoway, and Prince Edward Counties....................................................14 2.2.2 Federal Lands.............................................................................................23 2.2.3 State Lands.................................................................................................23 2.2.4 Dinwiddie, Greensville, and Southampton Counties, and Chesapeake and Suffolk Cities (Coastal Plain Region)........................................................25 2.2.5 Shrub Planting............................................................................................29 2.3 North Carolina.......................................................................................................30 2.3.1 Northampton County.................................................................................30 2.3.2 Halifax and Wilson Counties.....................................................................31 2.3.3 Nash and Johnston Counties......................................................................32 2.3.4 Sampson County ........................................................................................33 2.3.5 Cumberland County...................................................................................35 2.3.6 Robeson County.........................................................................................36 3.0 SUPPLY HEADER PROJECT......................................................................................40 3.1 West Virginia.........................................................................................................40 3.1.1 Wetzel and Tyler Counties.........................................................................40 3.1.2 State Lands.................................................................................................41 3.1.4 Recommended Native Grasses and Pollinators Seed Mixtures, Application Rates, and Non -Native Cover Crop by Physiographical Region...............44 3.2 Pennsylvania..........................................................................................................44 3.2.1 Westmoreland County...............................................................................44 4.0 REFERENCES.................................................................................................................46 A-i Recommended Seed Mixes and Soil Amendments LIST OF TABLES Table 2.1.1-1 Seed Mix WVHLRU0I Recommended Cool Season Seed Mixture ................ 1 Table 2.1.1-2 Harrison, Lewis, Randolph, and Upshur Counties, West Virginia Recommended Seeding Dates for Permanent Cover ........................................ 2 Table 2.1.1-3 Harrison, Lewis, Randolph, and Upshur Counties, West Virginia Recommended Soil Amendments and Application Rates ................................ 2 Table 2.1.2-1 Seed Mix WVPO01: Recommended Cool or Warm Seed Mixes for Pocahontas County, West Virginia................................................................... 3 Table 2.1.2-2 Recommended Lime and Fertilizer Application ............................................... 3 Table 2.1.2-3 Recommended Mulch Material Rates and Uses ............................................... 4 Table 2.1.3-1 Seed Mix FSO1: Recommended Seed Mixes for Temporary Erosion Control bySlope Class................................................................................................... 6 Table 2.1.3-2 Seed Mix FS02: Recommended Seed Mix for Permanent Erosion Control..... 7 Table 2.1.3-3 Seed Mix FS03: Recommended Seed Mix for Dry Uplands or High Elevation HabitatAreas.................................................................................................... 8 Table 2.1.3-4 Seed Mix FS04: Recommended Seed Mix for Riparian Habitat Areas............ 8 Table 2.1.3-5 Seed Mix FS05: Recommended Seed Mix for Wetland Habitat Areas a......... 9 Table 2.1.3-6 Seed Mix FS06: Recommended Seed Mix for Dry Acidic Habitat Areas ....... 9 Table 2.1.4-1 Seed Mix WVSEN: Recommended Herbaceous Seed Mix ........................... 11 Table 2.1.5-1 Seed Mix P-MUDWOI: Recommended Mountain Physiographic Region Grass Seed Mix and Application Rates for Excessively to Moderately Well Drained Sites in West Virginia....................................................................... 11 Table 2.1.5-2 Seed Mix P-MUDWO1:Recommended Mountain Physiographic Region Forb Seed Mix and Application Rates for Excessively to Moderately Well Drained Sites in West Virginia..................................................................................... 12 Table 2.1.5-3 Seed Mix P-MUMP02: Recommended Mountain Physiographic Region Grass Seed Mix and Application Rate for Somewhat Poorly to Very Poorly Drained Sites in West Virginia..................................................................................... 12 Table 2.1.5-4 Seed Mix P-MUMP02: Recommended Mountain Physiographic Region Forb Seed Mix Application Rate for Somewhat Poorly to Very Poorly Drained Sites in West Virginia..................................................................................... 13 Table 2.1.5-5 Seed Mix P-NNTC: Recommended Mountain Physiographic Region Non - Native Temporary Cover Crop Species for Steep Slope Areas in West Virginia........................................................................................................... 13 Table 2.1.5-6 Seed Mix P-NNGC: Recommended Mountain Physiographic Region Non - Native Grass Cover Mix for Steep Slope Areas in West Virginia .................. 14 Table 2.2.1-3 Recommended Soil Amendments................................................................... 14 Table 2.2.1-4 Mulch Specifications...................................................................................... 21 Table 2.2.1-1 Seed Mix VABC14NPO1:Recommended Cool Season Erosion Prevention Species and Seed Mixtures............................................................................. 15 Table 2.2.1-2 Seed Mix VABC14NP02: Recommended Cool and Warm Season Forage Species and Seed Mixtures............................................................................. 17 Table 2.2.1-5 Seed Mix P-VABC14NPOI: Recommended Mountain Physiographic Region Grass Seed Mix and Application Rates for Excessively to Moderately Well Drained Sites in Virginia................................................................................ 22 A-ii Recommended Seed Mixes and Soil Amendments Table 2.2.1-6 Seed Mix P-VABC14NPOI: Recommended Mountain Physiographic Region Forb Seed Mix and Application Rates for Excessively to Moderately Well/Well Drained Sites in Virginia............................................................... 22 Table 2.2.1-7 Seed Mix P-VABCHNP02: Recommended Mountain and Piedmont Physiographic Regions Grass Seed Mix and Application Rates for Somewhat Poorly to Very Poorly Drained Sites in Virginia ............................................ 22 Table 2.2.1-8 Seed Mix P-VABCHNP02: Recommended Mountain and Piedmont Physiographic Regions Forb Seed Mix and Application Rates Somewhat Poorly to Very Poorly Drained Sites in Virginia ............................................ 23 Table 2.2.3-1 Seed Mix VJRWMA01: Recommended Grass Seed Mix and Application Rates for Excessively to Moderately Well Drained — Partially Shade Sites... 24 Table 2.2.3-2 Seed Mix VJRWMA02: Recommended Grass Seed Mix and Application Rates for Excessively to Moderately Well Drained — Wildlife Site ............... 24 Table 2.2.3-3 Seed Mix VJRWMA03: Recommended Grass Seed Mixes and Application Rates for Steep Slopes Stabilization............................................................... 25 Table 2.2.4-1 Seed Mix VACSDGSOI: Recommended Cool and Warm Season Species, Cultivars, Seeding Rates, Seeding Dates, and Temporary Cover ................... 26 Table 2.2.4-2 Seed Mix P-VACSDGSOI: Recommended Coastal Plain Physiographic Region Grass Mixture for Excessively to Moderately Well Drained Sites In Virginia........................................................................................................... 27 Table 2.2.4-3 Seed Mix P-VACSDGSOI: Recommended Coastal Plain Physiographic Region Forb Seed Mix and Application Rates for Excessively to Moderately Well Drained Sites in Virginia........................................................................ 28 Table 2.2.4-4 Seed Mix P-VACSDGS02: Recommended Coastal Plain Physiographic Region Grass Seed Mix and Application Rates for Somewhat Poorly to Very Poorly Drained Sites in Virginia..................................................................... 28 Table 2.2.4-5 Seed Mix P-VACSDGS02: Recommended Coastal Plain Physiographic Region Forb Seed Mix Seed and Application Rate Mix for Somewhat Poorly to Very Poorly Drained Sites in Virginia........................................................ 28 Table 2.2.5-1 Seed Mix VDEQ1: Recommended Mountain Physiographic Region Shrub Seed Mix and Application Rates..................................................................... 29 Table 2.2.5-2 Seed Mix VDEQ2: Recommended Piedmont Physiographic Region Shrub Seed Mix and Application Rates..................................................................... 30 Table 2.2.5-3 Seed Mix VDEQ3: Recommended Coastal Plain Physiographic Region Shrub Seed Mix and Application Rates..................................................................... 30 Table 2.3.1-1 Seed Mix NCNO01: Recommended Cool Season Seed Mixture ................... 31 Table 2.3.1-2 Seed Mix NCNO02: Recommended Warm Season Seed Mixture ................. 31 Table 2.3.1-3 Recommended Soil Amendments................................................................... 31 Table 2.3.2-1 Seed Mix NCHWO1:Recommended Cool Season Seed Mixture ................... 32 Table 2.3.3-1 Seed Mix NCNJOI: Recommended Cool Season Grass Seed Mixture .......... 33 Table 2.3.3-2 Recommended Lime and Fertilizer Application ............................................. 33 Table 2.3.4-1 Seed Mix NCSA01: Recommended Cool Season Seed Mixture ................... 33 Table 2.3.4-2 Seed Mix NCSA02: Recommended Warm Season Seed Mixture ................. 34 Table 2.3.4-3 Recommended Lime and Fertilizer Application ............................................. 34 Table 2.3.5-1 Seed Mix NCCU01: Recommended Cool and Warm Season Seed Mixture. 35 Table 2.3.5-2 Recommended Lime and Fertilizer Application ............................................. 35 A-iii Recommended Seed Mixes and Soil Amendments Table 2.3.5-3 Recommended Mulch Material Rates and Uses ............................................. 36 Table 2.3.6-1 Seed Mix NCRO01: Recommended Warm Season Seed Mixture ................. 36 Table 2.3.6-2 Seed Mix P-NCROO1:Recommended Pollinator Seed Mixture ..................... 37 Table 2.3.7-1 Seed Mix P-CPDWO 1: Recommended Coastal Plain Physiographic Region Grass Seed Mix and Application Rates for Excessively to Moderately Well Drained Sites in North Carolina...................................................................... 37 Table 2.3.7-2 Seed Mix P-CPDWO1:Recommended Coastal Plain Physiographic Region Forb Seed Mix and Application Rates for Excessively to Moderately Well Drained Sites in North Carolina...................................................................... 38 Table 2.3.7-3 Seed Mix P-CPDW02: Recommended Coastal Plain Physiographic Region Grass Seed Mix and Application Rates for Somewhat Poorly to Very Poorly Drained Sites in North Carolina...................................................................... 38 Table 2.3.7-4 Seed Mix P-CPDW02: Recommended Coastal Plain Physiographic Region Forb Seed Mix and Application Rates for Somewhat Poorly to Very Poorly Drained Sites in North Carolina...................................................................... 39 Table 2.3.7-5 Seed Mix P-NNTC: Recommended Non-native Temporary Cover Crop Species............................................................................................................ 39 Table 2.3.7-6 Seed Mix P-NNGC: Recommended Non-native Grass Cover Mix ............... 40 Table 3.1.1-1 Seed Mix WVWE01: Recommended Cool Season Seed Mixture ................. 40 Table 3.1.1-2 Recommended Seeding Dates for Permanent Cover ...................................... 41 Table 3.1.1-3 Recommended Lime and Fertilizer Application for Permanent Seeding ....... 41 Table 3.1.1-4 Recommended Lime and Fertilizer Application for Temporary Seeding (Absent of a Soil Test).................................................................................... 41 Table 3.1.2-1 Seed Mix WVLWWMA01: Recommended Grass Seed Mixes and ApplicationRate............................................................................................. 42 Table 3.1.2-2 Recommended Lime and Fertilizer Application ............................................. 42 Table 3.1.3-1 Seed Mix WVDHOI: Recommended Cool Season Seed Mixtures ................ 43 Table 3.1.3-2 Recommended Seeding Dates for Permanent Cover ...................................... 43 Table 3.1.3-3 Recommended Lime and Fertilizer Application ............................................. 43 Table 3.2.1-1 Seed Mix PAWE01: Recommended Cool Season Seed Mixture ................... 44 Table 3.2.1-2 Soil Amendment Application Rate Equivalents ............................................. 44 Table 3.2.1-3 Recommended Mulch Type and Rates........................................................... 45 LIST OF ATTACHMENTS Attachment A Summary of Seed Mixes by County for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline and Supply Header Project A -IV Recommended Seed Mixes and Soil Amendments LIST OF ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ACP Atlantic Coast Pipeline GWNF George Washington National Forest MNF Monongahela National Forest NPS National Park Service NRCS Natural Resources Conservation Service SHP Supply Header Project USFS U.S. Forest Service VDEQ Virginia Department of Environmental Quality WMA Wildlife Management Area 1�1 ATLANTIC COAST PIPELINE — Docket Nos. CP15-554-000 & CP15-554-001 SUPPLY HEADER PROJECT — Docket No. CP15-555-000 1.0 INTRODUCTION This appendix compiles seed mix prescriptions and soil amendment recommendations provided by Federal and State/Commonwealth agencies, and subject matter experts consulted for the restoration and rehabilitation of the proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) and Supply Header Project (SHP). The recommendations are summarized by county in Attachment A and discussed below. 2.0 ATLANTIC COAST PIPELINE 2.1 WEST VIRGINIA 2.1.1 Harrison, Lewis, Randolph, and Upshur Counties The following seed mixtures and application rates, seeding dates, soil amendments recommendations, and planting recommendations are for Harrison, Lewis, Randolph, and Upshur counties in West Virginia. These recommendations are based on the collection of correspondences and discussions with Federal and State agencies, including communication with Greg Stone (Natural Resources Conservation Service [MRCS] Acting State Resource Conservationist) and Jeff Griffith (NRCS Conservationist). The tables and lists below provide the specific recommendations for these counties. No specific recommendations were made in these counties regarding tackifiers, mulching, or anchoring of mulch or seed. Recommended Seed Mixes and Application Rates TABLE 2.1.1-1 Seed Mix W VHLRU01: Recommended Cool Season Seed Mixture Seed Mixture Potentially Suitable Land Use Common Species Name' Seed Application Rate (lbs/acre/PLS)b 1 Pasture or Hay Orchardgrass 10 Ladino Clover 2 Red Clover 3 Redtop 3 2 Pasture Kentucky Bluegrass 20 Ladino Clover 2 Red Clover 3 Redtop 3 3 Pasture or Hay Orchardgrass 20 Redtop 5 Birdsfoot Trefoil 10 a Species in bold are more wildlife -friendly; species in italics are suitable for use in filter strips. b lbs/acre/PLS —pounds per acre of pure live seed A-1 Recommended Seed Mixes and Soil Amendments Recommended Seeding Dates TABLE 2.1.1-2 Harrison, Lewis, Randolph, and Upshur Counties, West Virginia Recommended Seeding Dates for Permanent Cover Seeding Dates Suitability March 1 to April 15 Best seeding period August 1 to October 1 Best seeding period December 1 to March 1 Good seeding period (dormant seeding) April 15 to August 1 High risk (moisture stress likely) October 1 to December 1 High risk (potential freeze damage to young seedlings) Recommended Soil Amendments and Application Rates TABLE 2.1.1-3 Harrison, Lewis, Randolph, and Upshur Counties, West Virginia Recommended Soil Amendments and Application Rates Soil Amendment Type Application Rate Lime 3 tons per acre Fertilizer' 400 pounds per acre a Fertilizer with a 10-20-20 ratio of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium is recommended. Planting Recommendations • Certified seed is preferred. • Use proper inoculants prior to seeding for all legumes. • Amend soil fertility and pH levels to satisfy the needs of the plant species. • For unprepared seedbeds or seeding outside the optimum timeframes: o Add 50 percent more seed to the specified application rate, particularly during the periods of April 15 — August 1, and October 1 — March 1. o Double the seed application rate and consider planting an annual small grain like wheat (2 bushels [120 pounds] per acre) to act as a nurse crop. 2.1.2 Pocahontas County The following seed mixtures, application rates, and soil amendment recommendations are for Pocahontas County, West Virginia. The recommendations are based on correspondence and discussions with Iden Gunther (NRCS Conservationist) and Susan Davis (West Virginia Department of Natural Resources). Seed Mix WVPO01 provides seeding recommendations for disturbed areas from the NRCS Critical Area Planting Standard that is commonly used with a high success rate in the County. A-2 Recommended Seed Mixes and Soil Amendments Recommended Seed Mixes and Application Rates TABLE 2.1.2-1 Seed Mix WVPO01: Recommended Cool or Warm Seed Mixes for Pocahontas County, West Virginia Seeding Application Rate Seed Mixture Species / Mixture a (lbs/acre/PLS)b Soil Drainage Preference pH Range 1 Crownvetch 10 —15 Well — Moderately Well 5.0 — 7.5 Perennial Ryegrass 20 2 KY Bluegrass 20 Well — Moderately Well 5.5 — 7.5 Redtop 3 Ladino Clover or 2 Birdsfoot Trefoil 10 3 Timothy 8 Well - Poorly 5.5 — 7.5 Birdsfoot Trefoil 8 4 Orchardgrass 10 Well — Moderately Well 5.5 — 7.5 Ladino Clover 2 Redtop 3 5 Orchardgrass 10 Well — Moderately Well 5.5 — 7.5 Ladino Clover 2 5 Birdsfoot Trefoil 10 Well — Moderately Well 5.5 — 7.5 Redtop 5 Orchardgrass 20 Source: WVDEP, 2012. a Species in bold are more wildlife -friendly; species in italics are suitable for use in filter strips. b lbs/acre/PLS — pounds per acre of pure live seed Recommended Soil Amendments and Application Rates TABLE 2.1.2-2 Recommended Lime and Fertilizer Application Lime Application Rate Fertilizer Application Rate pH of Soil a (tons/acre)' (10-20-20 or equivalent) (lbs/acre) > 6.0 2 500 5.0 to 6.0 3 < 5.0 4 Source: WVDEP, 2012. a The pH can be determined with a portable pH testing kit or by sending the soil samples to a soil testing laboratory. When four tons of lime per acre is applied it must be incorporated into the soil by disking, backblading, or tracking up and down the slope. b lbs/acre/PLS — pounds per acre of pure live seed A-3 Recommended Seed Mixes and Soil Amendments Recommended Mulch Material and Application Rates TABLE 2.1.2-3 Recommended Mulch Material Rates and Uses Material Minimum Rates Per Acre Coverage Remarks Hay or Straw 2-3 Tons (100 — 150 Bales) 75% - 90% Subject to wind blowing or washing unless tied down Wood Fiber, Pulp Fiber, Wood- 1,000 — 1,500 lbs Cover all disturbed areas Hydroseeding Cellulose, Recirculated Paper Source: WVDEP, 2012. Chemical Mulches, Soil Binders, and Tackifiers Recommendations Determine mulch -type and its appropriate application rate; A wide range of synthetic tackifiers (e.g., spray -on materials) are marketed to stabilize and protect the seeds and soil surfaces. These tackifiers are mixed with water and seed mixtures, and sprayed over the mulch and soils. They may be used alone in some cases as temporary stabilizers, or in conjunction with fiber mulch, straw or hay; and Chemical tackifiers, when used alone, do not have the capability to insulate the soil or retain soil moisture as effectively as organic mulches such wood fiber, straw, or hay. Mulch Anchoring Depending on field conditions, mulch anchoring (e.g., mechanical methods or netting) may become necessary due to environmental conditions, including heavy winds or rapid water runoff (e.g., rain or snowmelt). Mechanical Anchoring o Apply mulch and pull a mulch anchoring tool over the mulch. When a disk is used, set the disk straight and pull across the slope. Mulch material should be tucked into the soil about three inches. Mulch Netting o Follow manufacturer's recommendations when positioning and stapling mulch netting into the soil. 2.1.3 Federal Lands Monongahela National Forest — Pocahontas County Seeding Atlantic consulted with the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) and other agencies to identify appropriate seed mixes and horticultural practices for use during restoration. Based on discussions with the Monongahela National Forest (MNF) and the George Washington National Recommended Seed Mixes and Soil Amendments Forest (GWNF) to date, a variety of seed mixes are provided, including native and pollinator friendly species, and seeding techniques appropriate to the various conditions expected to be found along the pipeline route. Atlantic will perform seeding of permanent vegetation during the Fall or Spring of the year in which construction is completed, within the recommended seeding dates, and within six working days of final grading, weather and soil conditions permitting. Atlantic will prioritize seeding and other restoration work in high -elevation areas, in an attempt to avoid restoration delays due to winter -related weather and field conditions. If seeding cannot be done within optimal time frames, appropriate temporary erosion control measures will be installed and temporary grass cover will be seeded. If temporary grass cover is used, seeding of permanent vegetation will occur at the beginning of the next recommended seeding season. In the MNF and GWNF appropriate seasons for seeding can vary dramatically depending on elevation. Spring seeding can be conducted from March 15' — June I", and fall seeding can be done from August 15t' — October 15t', but neither timeframe is appropriate in its entirety at all elevations. Atlantic will consult with the USFS for the most appropriate timeframes for specific elevations and for seeding or treatments outside normal or appropriate seasons. Seed Mix Recommendations The recommended USFS guidance and application techniques, and seed mixes tailored for the MNF and GWNF for temporary and permanent erosion control and special site conditions and habitats, are provided below: Seed will be Virginia- or West Virginia- certified seed (bag tags attached; seed certification will meet each State's standards for their certified seed classification), or alternative seed sourced from approved distributors. All leguminous seed will be either be pre -inoculated from a supplier, or mixed with inoculant specified for use on that particular seed according to manufacturer's directions. Inoculants will be manually applied at double the manufacturer's rate. Inoculant will be mixed with legume seed prior to mixing with other seeds. For hydroseeding a minimum of five times the dry seeding rate of inoculant will be used. When using native seed, local ecotypes will be used as available, in the following order of preference: from within State; from mountain regions of an adjoining state; or from within 100 miles, as long as it is within the Appalachian mountain ecosystem. A minimum of 100 pounds per acre of seed will be applied when seeding for permanent erosion control, unless otherwise specified by the seed mix provider. All seeding will occur promptly after construction halts, either temporarily or permanently. Erosion control seed mixes will be sufficient to stabilize sites for A-5 Recommended Seed Mixes and Soil Amendments varying lengths of time, and seed mixes may need to vary depending on that timeframe. • Areas to be planted with species beneficial for wildlife after pipeline installation will be treated with a temporary erosion control mix during a normal seeding season. • Areas not to be treated with wildlife seed species will be treated with permanent erosion control seeding during a normal seeding season. • Seeding rates will be doubled when hydroseeding. Temporary Erosion Control Seed Mixes Table 2.1.3-1 provides a summary of seed mixtures and application rates by slope class recommended to be used in disturbed areas on National Forest Service (NFS) lands for temporary erosion control under the following conditions: • where erosion control is needed outside of normal seeding seasons; • concurrent with permanent mechanical erosion control; and • prior to permanent seeding, where such follow-up is appropriate. TABLE 2.1.3-1 Seed Mix FSOI: Recommended Seed Mixes for Temporary Erosion Control by Slope Class Seed Mix/Slope Common Species Number of Seeds Seeding Application Rate Class Name' Scientific Name (seeds/feet2) b (lbs/acre/PLS) ` 0 to 30 Percent Slope 1 Annual Rye Grass Lolium multiflorum 34.87 7.00 Cereal Rye Secale cereale 18.60 45.00 Brown Top Millet Panicum ramosum 13.77 8.00 Total 60.00 31 to 50 Percent Slope 2 Annual Rye Grass Lolium multiflorum 52.31 10.50 Cereal Rye Secale cereale 27.89 67.50 Brown Top Millet Panicum ramosum 20.66 12.00 Total 90.00 50 to > 70 Percent Slope 3 Annual Rye Grass Lolium multiflorum 78.46 15.75 Cereal Rye Secale cereale 41.84 101.25 Brown Top Millet Panicum ramosum 30.99 18.00 Total 135.00 Source: USES, 2016; Roundstone, 2017. a Temporary erosion control species. The FS also recommended German/Foxtail Millet (Seteria italic) as a temporary species. b Seeds per square feet. lbs/acre/PLS = pounds per acre of pure live seed. ME Recommended Seed Mixes and Soil Amendments Permanent Erosion Control Seed Mix Table 2.1.3-2 provides a summary of seed mixtures and application rates that are recommended to be used in disturbed areas on USFS lands for permanent erosion control under the following conditions: • only during normal seeding season in Spring and Fall; • on slopes too steep or inaccessible for planting equipment, i.e., in slopes 50 percent or greater; or • on areas planned to be left not in final grade for more than 1 year. TABLE 2.1.3-2 Seed Mix FS02: Recommended Seed Mix for Permanent Erosion Control Type Common Species Name' Scientific Name Number of Seeds (seeds/feet')' Seeding Application Rate (lbs/acre/PLS) b Non-native Creeping Red Fescue Festuca rubra 10.33 1.000 Grasses Indian Grass Sorghastrum nutans 32.14 8.000 Purple Top Tridens flavus 53.37 5.000 Upland Bentgrass Agrostis perennans 22.96 0.125 Canada Wild Rye Elymus canadensis 10.47 4.000 Deer Tongue Grass Panicum clandestinum 32.14 4.000 Virginia Wild Rye Elymus virginicum 9.18 4.000 Switchgrass Panicum virgatum 11.89 2.000 Forbs Spiked Blazing Star Liatris spicata 2.18 0.500 New England Aster Aster novae-angliae 6.89 0.250 False Sunflower Heliopsis helianthoides 3.62 1.500 Showy Ticktrefoil Desmodium canadense 2.48 1.500 Slender Lespedeza Lespedeza virginica 2.01 0.500 Slender Mountain Mint Pycnanthemum tenuifolium 17.22 0.125 Bergamot Monardafistulosa 14.35 0.500 American Senna Senna hebecarpa 0.76 1.500 Partridge Pea Cassia fasciculata 1.72 1.000 Blackeyed Susan Rudbeckia hirta 18.37 0.500 Source: USFS, 2016; Roundstone, 2017. ' Seeds per square feet. b lbs/acre/PLS = pounds per acre of pure live seed. Special Site Conditions Seed Mixes (Native Species for Wildlife Pollinators) Seed mixes FS03 — for Dry Uplands or Highlands (Table 2.1.3-3), FSO4 — for Riparian Habitat Areas (Table 2.1.3-4), FS05 — for Wetland Habitat Areas (Table 2.1.3-5), and FS06 for Dry Low pH Habitat Areas (Table 2.1.3-6) are provided below, and are to be applied as permanent vegetation in areas where drill -seeding is feasible (e.g., in areas where slopes are less than 50 percent). A-7 Recommended Seed Mixes and Soil Amendments TABLE 2.1.3-3 Seed Mix FS03: Recommended Seed Mix for Dry Uplands or High Elevation Habitat Areas a Type Common Species Name Scientific Name Number of Seeds (seeds/feet')' Seeding Application Rate (lbs/acre/PLS) ` Grasses Indian Grass Sorghastrum nutans 16.07 4.000 Switchgrass Panicum virgatum 11.89 2.000 Virginia Wild Rye Elymus virginicus 13.77 6.000 Forbs Blackeyed Susan Rudbeckia hirta 9.18 0.250 Common Milkweed Asclepias syriaca 0.28 0.250 False Sunflower Heliopsis helianthoides 1.81 0.750 Panicled Leaf Ticktrefoil Desmodium paniculatum 0.83 0.500 Partridge Pea Cassia fasciculata 0.86 0.500 Showy Ticktrefoil Desmodium canadense 0.83 0.500 Slender Mountain Mint Pycnanthemum tenuifolium 17.22 0.125 Bergamot Monarda fistulosa 7.17 0.250 Source: USES, 2016; Roundstone, 2017. a Reduce planting application rate by 5 percent for each slope class (i.e., 0 - 8, 8 -15, or 15 — 30 percent) below slope class 30 — 50 percent. "High Elevation" areas are habitat sites with elevations higher than 3,000 feet above sea mean level. b Seeds per square feet. lbs/acre/PLS — pounds per acre of pure live seed. TABLE 2.1.3-4 Seed Mix FSO4: Recommended Seed Mix for Riparian Habitat Areas a Type Common Species Name Scientific Name Number of Seeds (seeds/feel) b Seeding Application Rate (lbs/acre/PLS) ` Grasses Upland Bentgrass Agrostis perennans 11.48 0.063 Big Bluestein Andropogon gerardii 16.53 5.000 Virginia Wild Rye Elymus virginicus 11.48 5.000 Forbs Boneset Eupatorium perfoliatum 11.48 0.250 Sneezeweed Helenium autumnale 11.48 0.250 Joe-Pye Weed Eupatorium fistulosum 17.22 0.375 Wild Senna Senna mardandica 0.30 0.500 New York Ironweed Vernonia noveboracensis 0.86 0.125 Partridge Pea Cassia fasciculata 0.86 0.500 Spotted Joe-Pye Weed Eupatorium maculatum 4.02 0.125 Swamp Milkweed Asclepias incarnata 0.40 0.250 Source: USFS, 2016; Roundstone, 2017. a Reduce planting application rate by 5 percent for each slope class (i.e., 0 - 8, 8 -15, or 15 — 30 percent) below slope class 30 — 50 percent. b Seeds per square feet. lbs/acre/PLS — pounds per acre of pure live seed. ME Recommended Seed Mixes and Soil Amendments TABLE 2.1.3-5 Seed Mix FS05: Recommended Seed Mix for Wetland Habitat Areas a Number of Seeds Seeding Application Rate Type Common Species Name Scientific Name (seeds/feet2)b (lbs/acre/PLS) ` Non-native Oats d Arena sativa 14.25 32.000 Grasses Bottlebrush Grass Elymus hystrix 0.86 0.500 Nodding Sedge Carex crinita 4.13 0.250 Path Rush Juncus tennis 25.83 0.250 Red Top Panicum Panicum rigidulum 27.38 1.500 Soft Rush Juncus effusus 51.65 0.5000 Squarrose Sedge Carex squarrosa 2.30 0.250 Switchgrass Panicum virgatum 4.46 0.750 Tussock Sedge Carex stricta 10.33 0.250 Wool Grass Scirpus cyperinus 51.65 0.250 Forbs Blue False Indigo Baptisia australis 0.30 0.500 Canada Anemone Anemone canadensis 0.18 0.063 Canadian Burnet Sanguisorba canadensis 0.29 0.063 Great Blue Lobelia Lobelia siphilitica 11.48 0.063 New York Ironweed Vernonia noveboracensis 1.72 0.250 Spotted Joe-Pye Weed Eupatorium maculatum 8.03 0.250 Swamp Milkweed Asclepias incarnata 0.40 0.250 American Senna Senna hebecarpa 0.38 0.750 Source: USES, 2016; Roundstone, 2017. a Reduce planting application rate by 5 percent for each slope class (i.e., 0 - 8, 8 -15, or 15 — 30 percent) below slope class 30 — 50 percent. b Seeds per square feet. lbs/acre/PLS — pounds per acre of pure live seed. d Use Spring Oats instead of Cereal Rye as a nurse crop because it is less competitive with natives. TABLE 2.1.3-6 Seed Mix FS06: Recommended Seed Mix for Dry Acidic Habitat Areas a Type Common Species Name Scientific Name Number of Seeds (seeds/fee`) b Seeding Application Rate (lbs/acre/PLS) ` Purple Top Tridens flavus 53.37 5.000 Grasses SplitbeardBluestem Andropogonternarius 9.92 2.000 Wood Oats Chasmanthium sessiliflorum 1.95 1.000 Forbs Virginia Spiderwort Tradescantia virginiana 1.04 0.313 Common Blackberry Rubus allegheniensis 1.13 0.188 Tall Goldenrod Solidago canadensis 6.03 0.375 Indian Hemp Apocynum cannabinum 5.02 0.438 White Avens Geum canadense 4.59 0.500 Source: USES, 2016; Roundstone 2017. a Reduce planting application rate by 5 percent for each slope class (i.e., 0 - 8, 8 -15, or 15 — 30 percent) below slope class 30 — 50 percent. b Seeds per square feet. lbs/acre/PLS — pounds per acre of pure live seed. . • Recommended Seed Mixes and Soil Amendments Seeding Methods To enhance germination, the seed mixes for special site conditions will be drill -seeded. On slopes exceeding 40 percent, drill seeding is not feasible, nor are such seed mixes intended to function as erosion control. On slopes exceeding 40 percent, erosion control seed mixes will be applied by hydroseeding or broadcast seeding at double the recommended seeding rate. Seeding may be conducted with the use of a seed drill, a mechanical broadcast seeder, or by hydroseeding. In rocky soils or where site conditions may limit the effectiveness of this equipment, other alternatives may be appropriate (e.g., use of a chain drag) to lightly cover seed after application, as approved by an EI. Broadcast or hydroseeding at double the recommended seeding rates will be used in lieu of drilling in areas with slopes greater than 40 percent. Atlantic will consult with FS staff regarding seeding methods in problematic areas such as extremely rocky areas or slopes exceeding 40 percent. Broadcast seeding may also be used for areas with minimal to moderate slopes and will be performed by dry dispersal or wet broadcast seeding. Wet broadcast seeding is an effective treatment for temporary erosion control and may be used when hydroseeding late in the season or on certain site conditions where hydroseeding is not practical. To support successful seed germination, seed will be broadcast once soil compaction has been rectified and soil composition includes proper aeration and water percolation to support plant development. Where seed is broadcast, the seedbed will be restructured with a cultipacker or imprinter after seeding. Once seed is broadcast, Atlantic will rake the area lightly to encourage plant establishment and minimize the seed that migrates from the site. Some seed, for example, that of pollinator species which should not be seeded too deeply, may be broadcast on top of flexterra (or similar material), based on recommendations from seed suppliers. Hydroseeding involves the mixing of slurry (i.e., seed, water, fertilizer, tackifier, or mulch) in a truck -mounted mixing tank and ground application via a pressurized pump. Hydroseeding is the preferred method of seed dispersal on slopes greater than 50 percent or in areas inaccessible to drill or planting equipment, where site conditions require seed adherence to the soil. Prior to hydroseeding, Atlantic will scarify the seedbed to facilitate lodging and germination of seed. Tackifiers will be applied where necessary so that seed adheres to soil. Polymer binders, if selected, will be used in accordance with manufacturer's specifications to ensure proper compatibility with fertilizers and to avoid foaming that might otherwise result from excessive agitation. All chemical components will be mixed and administered in accordance with manufacturer guidelines. In addition, hydroseeding near wetlands or waterbodies will only be conducted in accordance with the FERC Plan and Procedures and other applicable FS requirements. 2.1.4 State Lands Seneca State Forest — Pocahontas County Table 2.1.4-1 provides a summary of seed mixture and application rates to be used in all newly disturbed areas in the Seneca State Forest lands. In addition, all newly disturbed areas will be limed (3 tons per acre), fertilized (400 pounds per acre of 19-19-19), and mulched (straw) as recommended by the West Virginia Department of Natural Resources. A-10 Recommended Seed Mixes and Soil Amendments TABLE 2.1.4-1 Seed Mix WVSEN: Recommended Herbaceous Seed Mix' Common Name Scientific Name Seed Mix Rate (lbs/acre/PLS)b Red Clover Trifolium pratense 3.0 Ladino White Clover Trifolium repens 5.0 Orchard Grass Dactylis glomerata 2.0 Annual Rye Grass or Wheat Lolium multii locum or Triticum aestivum 50.0 Total — 60.0 Source: WVDNR, 2017. a Add to the recommended herbaceous seed mix a wild forbs mix: Mix P-MUDWOI (see Table 2.15-2) or P-MUMP02 (see Table 2.15-4) for Mountain Physiographic Region. b lbs/acre/PLS —pounds per acre of pure live seed 2.1.5 Recommended Native Grasses and Pollinators Seed Mixtures, Application Rates, and Non -Native Cover Crop by Physiographical Region Recommended Seed Mixtures by Geographical Region (Mountain Physiographic Region) and Drainage Class The following seed mixtures are for the mountain and upland areas of West Virginia. These recommendations are based on discussions with Roundstone Native Seed and Robert Glennon, private lands biologist from the Conservation Management Institute, Virginia Tech and NRCS, and the Xerces Society. West Virginia Excessively to Moderately Well Drained Sites TABLE 2.1.5-1 Seed Mix P-MUDW01: Recommended Mountain Physiographic Region Grass Seed Mix and Application Rates for Excessively to Moderately Well Drained Sites in West Virginia Common Name Scientific Name Height (feet) Sun Exposure Seed Mix Rate (lbs/acre/PLS)b Little Bluestein Schizachyrium scoparium 2-4 Full Sun 0.250 Virginia Wild Rye Elymus virginicus 2-4 Full Sun 0.250 Tall Dropseed Sporobolus compositus 2-3 Full Sun 0.050 Purple Top Tridens flavus 3-5 Part Shade 0.058 Indian Grass Sorghastrum nutans 3-6 Full Sun 0.167 Switchgrass Panicum virgatum 3-7 Full Sun 0.183 Fall Panicum Panicum anceps 2-4 Part Shade 0.042 Total 1.0 Sources: Roundstone Native Seed, 2015; Glennon, 2015. a Recommended seeding application rate is 8 to 18 pounds per acre. b lbs/acre/PLS —pounds per acre of pure live seed A-11 Recommended Seed Mixes and Soil Amendments TABLE 2.1.5-2 Seed Mix P-MUDWOI: Recommended Mountain Physiographic Region Forb Seed Mix and Application Rates for Excessively to Moderately Well Drained Sites in West Virginia Common Name Scientific Name Color Bloom Period Seed Application Rate (lbs/acre/PLS)a Lance Leaved Coreopsis Coreopsis lanceolata Yellow Spring, Summer 0.385 Smooth Beardtongue Penstemon digitalis White Spring 0.146 Common Milkweed Asclepias syriaca Pink Spring, Summer 0.128 Goat's Rue Tephrosia virginiana White/Pink Spring, Summer 0.128 Partridge Pea Cassia fasciculata Yellow Summer 0.745 Slender Mountain Mint Pycnanthemum tenuifolium White Summer 0.069 Early Goldenrod Solidago juncea Yellow Summer 0.086 Bergamot Monarda fistulosa Lavender Summer 0.103 Spiked Blazing Star Liatris spicata Pink Summer 0.343 Sneezeweed Helenium autumnale Yellow Summer, Fall 0.128 Gray Goldenrod Solidago nemoralis Yellow Fall 0.086 Iron Weed Vernonia altissima Purple Summer, Fall 0.343 Tall Coreopsis Coreopsis tripteris Yellow Summer, Fall 0.051 Total 2.74 Sources: Roundstone Native Seed, 2015; Glennon, 2015. b lbs/acre/PLS —pounds per acre of pure live seed West Virginia Somewhat Poorly to Very Poorly Drained Sites TABLE 2.1.5-3 Seed Mix P-MUMP02: Recommended Mountain Physiographic Region Grass Seed Mix and Application Rate for Somewhat Poorly to Very Poorly Drained Sites in West Virginia Common Name Scientific Name Height (feet) Sun Exposure Seed Mix Rate (lbs/acre/PLS)b Switchgrass Panicum virgatum 3-7 Full Sun 0.233 Red Top Panicum Panicum rigidulum 2-4 Full Sun 0.017 Fowl Manna Grass Glyceria striata 3-5 Part Shade 0.008 Virginia Wild Rye Elymus virginicus 2-4 Full Sun 0.217 Canada Wild Rye Elymus canadensis 2-5 Part Shade 0.167 Deer Tongue Grass Panicum clandestinum 2-4 Full Sun 0.058 Big Bluestein Andropogon gerardii 4 - 10 Full Sun 0.167 Frank's Sedge Carex frankii 1-2 Part Shade 0.042 Fox Sedge Carex vulpinoidea 2-3 Part Shade 0.025 Fall Panicum Panicum anceps 2-4 Part Shade 0.067 Total — — — 1.0 Sources: Roundstone Native Seed, 2015; Glennon, 2015. a Recommended seeding application rate is 8 to 18 pounds per acre. b lbs/acre/PLS — pounds per acre of pure live seed A-12 Recommended Seed Mixes and Soil Amendments TABLE 2.1.5-4 Seed Mix P-MUMP02: Recommended Mountain Physiographic Region Forb Seed Mix Application Rate for Somewhat Poorly to Very Poorly Drained Sites in West Virginia Seed Application Rate Common Name Scientific Name Color Bloom Period (lbs/acre/PLS)a Ohio Spiderwort Tradescantia ohiensis Blue Spring, Summer 0.167 Smooth Beardtongue Penstemon digitalis White Spring 0.083 Butterfly Milkweed Asclepias tuberosa Orange Spring, Summer 0.083 Blackeyed Susan Rudbeckia hirta Yellow Spring, Summer 0.134 Wild Senna Senna marilandica Yellow Summer 0.668 Hoary Mountain Mint Pycnanthemum incanum White Summer 0.033 Lupine Lupinus perennis Blue Summer 0.501 Bergamot Monarda fistulosa Lavender Summer 0.083 Boneset Eupatorium perfoliatum White Summer 0.083 Joe-Pye Weed Eupatorium fistulosum Pink Summer, Fall 0.125 Showy Tickseed Bidens aristosa Yellow Summer, Fall 0.501 Sneezeweed Helenium autumnale Yellow Summer, Fall 0.125 Rough Goldenrod Solidago rugosa Yellow Fall 0.083 Total 2.67 Sources: Roundstone Native Seed, 2015; Glennon, 2015. a lbs/acre/PLS — pounds per acre of pure live seed Recommended Non -Native Temporary Cover Crop Species and Non -Native Grass Cover Mix for Inclusion with Pollinator Mixtures In areas where the erosion potential is high (e.g., steep slope areas) and/or sites that require stabilization within 30 days of disturbance, non-native temporary cover species in seed mixture P-NNTC, as shown in Table 2.1.5-5, should be used. In areas where erosion is likely to occur on steep slopes prior to the germination of native grasses and forbs, non-native grass mixture P-NNGC should be used in combination with the forb mixtures that are prescribed for non -steep slope areas within the Mountain Physiographic Region of West Virginia. Table 2.1.5-6 provides the specific non-native grass species to be included with the native forb seed mix in these areas. TABLE 2.1.5-5 Seed Mix P-NNTC: Recommended Mountain Physiographic Region Non -Native Temporary Cover Crop Species for Steep Slope Areas in West Virginia Common Name Scientific Name Height (Inches) Sun Exposure Seeding Application Rate (lbs/acre/PLS)a Seed Mix Planting Season Brown Top Millet Panicum ramosum 3 - 3.5 Full sun 5.0 Summer Spring Oats Arena sativa 2 — 2.5 Full sun 30.0 Spring and Fall Annual Rye Grass Lolium multiflorum 2 — 2.5 Part shade 6.0 Fall and Winter Total 41.0 Source: Roundstone Native Seed, 2015. lbs/acre/PLS — pounds per acre of pure live seed A-13 Recommended Seed Mixes and Soil Amendments TABLE 2.1.5-6 Seed Mix P-NNGC: Recommended Mountain Physiographic Region Non -Native Grass Cover Mix for Steep Slope Areas in West Virginia Common Name Scientific Name Height (Inches) Sun Exposure Seed Mix Rate (lbs/acre/PLS)b Fescue Festuca arundinacea 2-3 Part Shade 0.300 Timothy Phleum pratense 2-4 Part Shade 0.100 Orchard Grass Dactylis glomerata 2-3 Part Shade 0.100 Red Top Agrostis alba 2-3 Full Sun 0.020 Ladino Clover Trifolium repens 1 - 1.5 Part Shade 0.040 Annual Rye Grass Lolium multiflorum 2 - 2.5 Part Shade 0.170 Creeping Red Fescue Festuca rubra 1-2 Full Sun 0.250 Kentucky Bluegrass Poa pratensis 1-2 Full Sun 0.020 Total 1.0 Source: Roundstone Native Seed, 2015. a Recommended seeding application rate is 30 to 50 pounds per acre. b lbs/acre/PLS —pounds per acre of pure live seed 2.2 VIRGINIA 2.2.1 Augusta, Brunswick, Buckingham, Cumberland, Highland, Bath, Nelson, Nottoway, and Prince Edward Counties The following erosion control prevention, forage species seed mixtures, and recommended soil amendments are for the Mountain and Piedmont Physiographic Regions of Virginia, which include Augusta, Brunswick, Buckingham, Cumberland, Highland, Nelson, Nottoway, and Prince Edward Counties. These recommendations are based on the U.S. Department of Agriculture-NRCS Virginia Plant Establishment Guide (Jones, et. al., 2014), which was recommended by Federal and Commonwealth agency contacts, including Charles Ivins (NRCS Conservationist), Charles Simmons (NRCS Conservationist), Davie Wade Harris (NRCS Conservationist), Jeffray Jones (State Biologist), J.B. Daniel (NRCS Conservationist), and Derek Hancock (NRCS Conservationist). Recommended Grass Seed Mixtures, Species, Application Rates, and Planting Dates Seed Mix VABC14NPOI (Table 2.2.1-1) provides a cool season species list mixture for erosion prevention, while Seed Mix VABC14NP02 (Table 2.2.1-2) provides cool and warm season species mixtures for forage. 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The Mulch Specifications table (Table 2.2.1-4) provides some general guidelines when using certain mulches. TABLE 2.2.1-4 Mulch Specifications Mulch Type Suggested Cover Cereal Grain/Grass Hay 70% Ground Cover Wood Products (Wood Chips, Bark) < 2-inch thickness Gravel / Other Inorganic Materials 0.75 to 2-inch diameter / 2-inch thickness Mulch should be applied to provide adequate protection from erosion, yet allow light and moisture to penetrate into the seedbed. Typical mulching provides 70 percent cover (approximately 2,000 pounds of straw per acre) with the appropriate erosion control measure to hold the seed and straw in place during establishment, depending on slope (NRCS Code 342) (NRCS, 2011). There are several types of mulches that can be used to conserve soil moisture, promote plant growth, and reduce erosion; however, there are also mulches that can have the reverse affect. Consider potential benefit or detrimental effects of mulching to the impacted and surrounding areas. An operation and maintenance plan should clearly document: • Purpose of mulch and type; • Percent cover and/or thickness of mulch material; • Timing of application; • Site preparation; and • Method of anchoring (i.e., netting, tackifiers, etc.). Recommended Perennial Grasses and Pollinator Seed mixtures, Species, and Rates for Mountainous and Piedmont Regions The following seed mixtures are for the Mountainous and Piedmont Regions of Virginia. These recommendations are based on discussions and information provided by Robert Glennon, private lands biologist from the Conservation Management Institute, Virginia Tech and NRCS, and the Xerces Society. A-21 Recommended Seed Mixes and Soil Amendments TABLE 2.2.1-5 Seed Mix P-VABCHNPOI: Recommended Mountain and Piedmont Physiographic Regions Grass Seed Mix and Application Rates for Excessively to Moderately Well Drained Sites in Virginia Drilled Seeding Rate a (weight of pure live Seeds per Square Common Name Scientific Name Cultivar or Germplasm seed (PLS) per acre) Foot Little Bluestein Schizachyrium Piedmont (NC) or 8 ounces 3 scoparium Suther Germplasm (NC) Broomsedge Andropogon 8 ounces 3 virginicus Purple Top Tridens flavus North Carolina or Kentucky 3 ounces 3 Ecotype Common Asclepias syriaca 3 ounces 0.210 milkweed Total 22 ounces 9.210 Source: Glennon, 2017; Roundstone Native Seed, 2017. If the broadcast method is more feasible, increase the perennial grasses in the mixture by 50 percent. TABLE 2.2.1-6 Seed Mix P-VABCHNPOI: Recommended Mountain and Piedmont Physiographic Regions Forb Seed Mix and Application Rates for Excessively to Moderately Well Drained Sites in Virginia Flowering Drilled Seeding Rate n (ounces/acre - Seeds per Common Name' Scientific Name Season weight of pure live seed (PLS) per acre) Square Foot Showy Tickseed Bidens aristosa Late Summer 11 3 Pea, Partridge (A) Chamaecrista fasciculata Mid -Summer 32 3 Susan, Black-eyed (B) Rudbeckia hirta Early Summer 2 3 Bergamot, Spotted (P) Monarda punctata Summer 2 3 Bergamot, Wild (P) Monarda fistulosa Summer 2 3 Beardtongue, Eastern Smooth (P) Penstemon laevigatus Late Spring 7 3 Penstemon, Talus Slope (P) Penstemon digitalis Late Spring 5 3 Slender Mountain Mint (P) Pycnanthemum tenuifolium Late Summer 1 3 New England Aster Aster novae-angliae Late Summer 2 3 Total 64.0 ounces/acre (4.0 lbs/acre) 27 Source: Glennon, 2017; Roundstone Native Seed, 2017. Forb types include (A) for annual flowers, (B) for biennial flowers, and (P) for perennial flowers. v If the broadcast method is more feasible, increase the perennial grasses in the mixture by 50 percent. TABLE 2.2.1-7 Seed Mix P-VABCHNP02: Recommended Mountain and Piedmont Physiographic Regions Grass Seed Mix and Application Rates for Somewhat Poorly to Very Poorly Drained Sites in Virginia Drilled Seeding Rate '(weight of pure Seeds per Square Common Name Scientific Name Cultivar or Germplasm live seed (PLS) per acre) Foot Beaked Panicum Panicum anceps SC or MD Ecotype 4 ounces 3 Redtop Panicum Panicum rigidulum NC Ecotype 3 ounces 3 Slender Rush Juncus tenuis 1 ounce 3 Total 8 ounces 9 Source: Glennon, 2015; Roundstone Native Seed, 2017. a If the broadcast method is more feasible, increase the perennial grasses in the mixture by 50 percent. A-22 Recommended Seed Mixes and Soil Amendments TABLE 2.2.1-8 Seed Mix P-VABCHNP02: Recommended Mountain and Piedmont Physiographic Regions Forb Seed Mix and Application Rates Somewhat Poorly to Very Poorly Drained Sites in Virginia Common Name' Scientific Name Flowering Season Drilled Seeding Rate b (ounces/acre - weight of pure live seed (PLS) per acre Seeds per Square Foot New England Aster Symphyotrichum puniceum Fall 3 3 Bergamot, Wild (P) Monarda fistulosa Summer 1 3 Ironweed, New York (P) Vernonia novaboracensis Late Summer 7 3 Rough -stemmed goldenrod Solidago rugosa Late Summer 3 3 Joe Pye Weed, Spotted (P) Eutrochium fistulosus Late Summer 2 3 Pea, Partridge (A) Chamaecrista fasciculata Mid -Summer 32 3 Rosemallow (P) Hibiscus moscheutos Summer 2 3 Showy Tickseed Bidens aristosa Late Summer 11 3 Total 61.0 ounces/ acre (3.8 Ibs/acre) 24 Source: Glennon, 2017; Roundstone Native Seed, 2017. a Forb types include (A) for annual flowers, (B) for biennial flowers, and (P) for perennial flowers. Add New York Aster (Symphyotrichum novi-belgii) and narrow- leaf mountain mint (Pycnanthemum tenuifolium) to seed mix in coastal plain sites b If the broadcast method is more feasible, increase the perennial grasses in the mixture by 50 percent. 2.2.2 Federal Lands George Washington National Forest — Augusta, Bath, and Highland Counties Use the same recommended seed mixtures and seeding methods as indicted in Section 2.1.3 for the MNF. 2.2.3 State Lands James River Wildlife Management Area — Nelson County The following seed mixtures and application rates recommendations are for the James River WWA in Nelson County, Virginia. The recommendations are based on correspondence and discussions with Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries regional specialist staff (Amy Ewing, environmental services biologist/FWIS Manager, Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries). These seed mixes are considered suitable for planting of the ACP pipeline. The specialist staff is supportive of the use of native vegetation mixes that stabilize the corridor while providing food and cover for a variety of wildlife. A-23 Recommended Seed Mixes and Soil Amendments James River Wildlife Management Area (WMA) Excessively to Moderately Well Drained — Partially Shade Sites TABLE 2.2.3-1 Seed Mix VJRWMA01: Recommended Grass Seed Mix and Application Rates for Excessively to Moderately Well Drained — Partially Shade Sites A Common Name Scientific Name Seed Mix Rate (lbs/acre/PLS)b Autumn bentgrass Agrostis perennans 0.012 Canada Wild Rye Elymus canadensis 0.083 Virginia Wild Rye Elymus virginicus 0.208 Creeping Red Fescue Festuca rubra 0.167 Purple Top Tridens flavus 0.083 Upland Bentgrass Agrostis perennans 0.005 Little Bluestein Schizachyrium scoparium 0.208 Broomsedge Andropogon virginicus 0.033 Beaked Panicum Panicum anceps 0.167 Nimblewill Muhlenbergia schreberii 0.033 Total — 1.0 Source: Recommendations provided by the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Forest. a Recommended seeding application rate is 6.3 to 9.0 pounds per acre. b lbs/acre/PLS — pounds per acre of pure live seed James River WMA Excessively to Moderately Well Drained — Wildlife Sites TABLE 2.2.3-2 Seed Mix VJRWMA02: Recommended Grass Seed Mix and Application Rates for Excessively to Moderately Well Drained —Wildlife Sites' Common Name Scientific Name Seed Mix Rate (lbs/acre/PLS)b Big Bluestein Andropogon gerardii 0.070 Indian Grass Sorghastrum nutans 0.070 Little Bluestein Schizachyrium scoparium 0.141 Switchgrass (Blackwell) Panicum virgatum 0.070 Canada Wild Rye Elymus canadensis 0.106 Tall Dropseed Sporobolus compositus 0.070 Purple Top Tridensflavus 0.035 Plains Coreopsis Coreopsis tinctoria 0.019 Violet lespedeza Lespedeza frutescen 0.057 Blackeyed Susan Rudbeckia hirta 0.033 Virginia lespedeza Lespedeza virginica 0.077 Partridge Pea Cassia fasciculata 0.120 Browneyed Susan Rudbeckia triloba 0.025 Maximilian Sunflower Helianthus maximiliani 0.060 Roundhead Lespedeza Lespedeza capitata 0.033 New England Aster Aster novae-angliae 0.012 Total 1.0 Source: Recommendations provided by the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Forest. a Recommended seeding application rate is 6.3 to 9.0 pounds per acre. b lbs/acre/PLS —pounds per acre of pure live seed. A-24 Recommended Seed Mixes and Soil Amendments James River WMA Steep Slope Stabilization Sites TABLE 2.2.3-3 Seed Mix VJRWMA03: Recommended Grass Seed Mixes and Application Rates for Steep Slopes Stabilization — Sites Common Name Scientific Name Seed Mix Rate (lbs/acre/PLS)b Seed Mix' Creeping Red Fescue Festuca rubra 0.050 Virginia Wild Rye Elymus virginicus 0.083 Fall Panicum Panicum anceps 0.083 Side Oats Grama Bouteloua curtipendula 0.083 Big Bluestein Andropogon gerardii 0.083 Indian Grass Sorghastrum nutans 0.083 Purple Top Tridens flavus 0.033 Switchgrass Panicum virgatum 0.083 Little Bluestein Schizachyrium scoparium 0.083 Virginia lespedeza Leppedeza virginica 0.025 Lance Leaved Coreopsis Coreopsis lanceolata 0.042 Blackeyed Susan Rudbeckia hirta 0.008 Partridge Pea Cassia fasciculata 0.058 Violet lespedeza (Leppedeza frutescens 0.033 False Sunflower Heliopsis helianthoides 0.042 Showy Tickseed Bidens aristosa 0.042 Maximilian Sunflower Helianthus maximiliani 0.042 Iron Weed Vernonia altissima 0.025 Common Milkweed Asclepias syriaca 0.021 Hairy Mountain Mint Pycnanthemum pilosum 0.003 Gray Goldenrod Solidago nemoralis 0.013 Total 1.0 Common Name Seed Application Rate (lbs/acre/PLS)b Seed Mix Buckwheat` 15-20 Millet 5-7 Korean lespedeza 5-7 Perennial Ryegrass 5-8 Blackwell switchgrass 3-4 Source: Recommendations provided by the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Forest. a Recommended seeding application rate is 7.4 to 10.7 pounds per acre. b lbs/acre/PLS — pounds per acre of pure live seed. ` Buckwheat is somewhat frost sensitive and deepening on the planting date, increase the application rate Korean lespedeza to compensate and decrease or remove the application of buckwheat. 2.2.4 Dinwiddie, Greensville, and Southampton Counties, and Chesapeake and Suffolk Cities (Coastal Plain Region) The following seed mixtures, site preparation, seeding techniques, and amendments recommendations are for Dinwiddie, Greensville, Suffolk, Southampton, and Chesapeake Counties. These recommendations are based on information provided by Mr. Robert Glennon. NRCS Conservationists in these counties referred to Mr. Robert Glennon's recommendations. A-25 Recommended Seed Mixes and Soil Amendments Recommended Grass Seed Mixtures, Application Rates, and Planting Dates Seeding species, cultivars, rates, and planting dates are contained in the table below. The materials identified as "common" do not require a specific cultivar for successful establishment and performance. Nurse crops must be sown at the same time as the perennial cover species to ensure that the site will have quick cover. The temporary cover specifications are intended for use when the site will not be sown to a perennial cover immediately after construction and a temporary cover is needed until the seed can be sown during the proper seeding season. TABLE 2.2.4-1 Seed Mix VACSDGSOI: Recommended Cool and Warm Season Species, Cultivars, Seeding Rates, Seeding Dates, and Temporary Cover Species Wild rye and lespedeza Cultivars Seeding Application Rate (lbs/acre) Seeding Dates Canada wild rye (Elymus canadensis), and Virginia 60 pounds broadcast September 1 —October 31; wild rye (Elymus virginicus) February 1 —March 31 Canada wild rye and Virginia wild rye Tall Fescue + 40 pounds broadcast September 1 —October 31; Virginia lespedeza (Lespedeza virginica), + hairy February 1 —March 31 lespedeza (Lespedeza hirta) Bermudagrass and Japanese Lespedeza Bermudagrass Common 10-12 pounds broadcast; April 1 —June 10 Cheyenne II 8-10 pounds drilled Pasto Rico Ranchero Frio Japanese Lespedeza Kobe 10-12 pounds broadcast or drilled April 1 —June 10 Nurse Crops (Sow with the Perennial Seed Mixtures for Quick Cover) Oats Common 25-30 pounds broadcast; September 1 —November 15; 20-25 drilled February 1 —April 20 Rye Common 35-50 broadcast; September 1 —November 15; 25-40 drilled February 1 —April 20 Wheat Common 40-50 broadcast; September 1 —November 15; 30-40 drilled February 1 —April 20 Millet (Browntop, German, Italian, Foxtail, Proso) Common 10-15 broadcast; April 20 — August 1 7-10 drilled Temporary Crops (Sow on Areas that will not be Seeded Immediately) Oats Common 80-95 broadcast; September 1 —November 15; 65-80 drilled February 1 —April 20 Rye Common 120 broadcast; September 1 —November 15; 100 drilled February 1 —April 20 Wheat Common 120 broadcast; September 1 —November 15; 100 drilled February 1 —April 20 Millet (Browntop, German, Italian, Foxtail, Proso Common 20-30 broadcast; April 20 — August 31 15-20 drilled Note: Seeding Rates in Bulk Pounds per Acre —Non-Native Seed Must Have a minimum Germination and Purity to be Sold. Site Preparation The soils on the Coastal Plain of Virginia in Dinwiddie, Greensville, Suffolk, and Southampton counties typically have sandy topsoil but have a heavy clay subsoil close to the soil surface. The sandy topsoil must be kept separate during construction to prevent mixing with the subsoil, which will ensure easy till -ability and compaction and allow seeds to sow without A-26 Recommended Seed Mixes and Soil Amendments restriction. To ensure optimum conditions in the soil for germination and early growth for soils sown to non-native species, the species should be tested, limed, and fertilized according to the soil test recommendations. Seeding Technique Seed may be established by broadcasting on a firm seedbed and packing the seed, or by drilling the seed into a firm seedbed and packing the seed. Drilled seed of the perennial seed grass species, legumes, and annual millets should only be placed at a depth of/4 inch. The nurse crops and temporary cover species oats, rye, and wheat may be broadcast but will perform best if drilled at a one -inch depth. Mulching To ensure that the seed will remain in place through germination and growth, seedlings must be mulched. Synthetic or processed mulch must be applied and anchored according to the manufacturer's recommendations. Straw (seed stalks of small grains — usually wheat) may be used as mulch at a rate of 75 to 100 pounds per acre (1.5 to 2.5 tons per acre). The mulch must be anchored with a sprayed on product or netting applied according to the manufacturer's recommendations. It should be noted that hay must not be used as mulch, as hay typically contains weeds that would negatively impact the restoration of the area. Recommended Perennial Grasses and Pollinator Seed Mixtures, Species, and Application Rates for the Coastal Plain Region The following seed mixtures are for the Coastal Plain Region of Virginia. These recommendations are based on discussions and information provided by Robert Glennon. TABLE 2.2.4-2 Seed Mix P-VACSDGSOI: Recommended Coastal Plain Physiographic Region Grass Mixture for Excessively to Moderately Well Drained Sites In Virginia Common Name Scientific Name Cultivar or Germplasm Drilled Seeding Rate' (weight of pure live seed (PLS) per acre) Seeds per Square Foot Little Bluestem Schizachyrium scoparium Piedmont (NC) or 8 ounces 3 Suther Germplasm (NC) Splitbeard Bluestem Andropogon ternarius Virginia Ecotype 8 ounces 3 Common milkweed Asclepias syriaca 3 ounces 0.21 Total 19 ounces 6.21 Source: Glennon, 2017; Roundstone Native Seed, 2017. a If the broadcast method is more feasible, increase the perennial grasses in the mixture by 50 percent. A-27 Recommended Seed Mixes and Soil Amendments TABLE 2.2.4-3 Seed Mix P-VACSDGSOI: Recommended Coastal Plain Physiographic Region Forb Seed Mix and Application Rates for Excessively to Moderately Well Drained Sites in Virginia Common Name' Scientific Name Flowering Season Drilled Seeding Rate b (ounces/acre - weight of pure live seed (PLS) per acre) Seeds per Square Foot Mountain Mint, Narrowleaf (P) Pycnanthemum tenuifolium Late Summer 1 3 Showy Tickseed Bidens aristosa Late Summer 11 3 Pea, Partridge (A) Chamaecrista fasciculata Mid -Summer 32 3 Susan, Black-eyed (B) Rudbeckia hirta Early Summer 2 3 Bergamot, Spotted (P) Monarda punctata Summer 2 3 Beardtongue, Eastern Smooth (P) Penstemon laevigatus Late Spring 7 3 Penstemon, Talus Slope (P) Penstemon digitalis Late Spring 5 3 Bergamot, Wild (P) Monarda fistulosa Summer 2 3 Total 65.0 ounces/acre (4.4 lbs/acre) 24 Source: Glennon, 2017; Roundstone Native Seed, 2017. Forb types include (A) for annual flowers, (B) for biennial flowers, and (P) for perennial flowers. b If the broadcast method is more feasible, increase the perennial grasses in the mixture by 50 percent. TABLE 2.2.4-4 Seed Mix P-VACSDGS02: Recommended Coastal Plain Physiographic Region Grass Seed Mix and Application Rates for Somewhat Poorly to Very Poorly Drained Sites in Virginia Drilled Seeding Rate (weight of pure live Seeds per Square Common Name Scientific Name Cultivar or Germplasm seed (PLS) per acre) Foot Panicum, Beaked Panicum anceps SC or MD Ecotype 4 ounces 3 Panicum, Redtop Panicum rigidulum NC Ecotype 3 ounces 3 Total 7 ounces 6 Source: Glennon, 2017 ; Roundstone Native Seed, 2017. a If the broadcast method is more feasible, increase the perennial grasses in the mixture by 50 percent. TABLE 2.2.4-5 Seed Mix P-VACSDGS02: Recommended Coastal Plain Physiographic Region Forb Seed Mix Seed and Application Rate Mix for Somewhat Poorly to Very Poorly Drained Sites in Virginia Drilled Seeding Rate b (ounces/acre -weight of pure Seeds per Square Common Name a Scientific Name Flowering Season live seed (PLS) per acre) Foot New England Aster Aster novae-angliae Fall 3 3 Sneezeweed, Common (P) Helenium autumnale Fall 2 3 Showy Tickseed Bidens aristosa Late Summer 11 3 New York Ironweed (P) Vernonia nova boracensis Late Summer 7 3 Goldenrod, Wrinkleleaf (P) Solidago rugosa Late Summer 2 3 Joe Pye Weed, Spotted (P) Eutrochium fistulosus Late Summer 2 3 Partridge Pea (A) Chamaecrista fasciculata Mid -Summer 32 3 Rosemallow (P) Hibiscus moscheutos Summer 2 3 Narrowleaf Sunflower (P) Helianthus angustifolius Late Summer 4 3 Total 65.0 ounces/acre (4.1 27 lbs/acre Source: Glennon, 2015; Roundstone Native Seed, 2017. a Forb types include (A) for annual flowers, (B) for biennial flowers, and (P) for perennial flowers. b If the broadcast method is more feasible, increase the perennial grasses in the mixture by 50 percent. A-28 Recommended Seed Mixes and Soil Amendments 2.2.5 Shrub Planting At the request of the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (VDEQ), woody shrub seed mixes will be added to the above recommended grasses and forb mixes in forested areas crossed by the pipeline in Virginia, to promote the development of brush/shrub species as described in Section 4.1 of the Virginia ACP Stormwater Quality Compliance Methodology. The objective of introducing woody shrub species seed mixtures during restoration is to accelerate the recolonization of shrub -scrub species that is expected to occur naturally along the pipeline rights -of -way. Based on consultations with subject matter experts and commercial seed vendors, a selection of woody vegetation seed mixtures is proposed for each of the physiographic regions crossed by the pipeline in Virginia — mountain, piedmont and coastal plain. Each palette is composed of a mixture of woody shrub species commonly found in each specific region of Virginia. The proposed woody shrub species seed mixtures are presented in the Tables 2.2.5-1 to 2.2.5-3. The exact composition of woody shrub species seed applied may vary from the recommended in the tables, based on seed availability at the time of construction. The woody shrub species proposed compositions are based on applying the mixtures at a rate of one pound of pure live seed (PLS) per acre. Applying the woody shrub species at one pound PLS per acre is equivalent to 5.5 to 12.5 percent of the herbaceous seed mixture rates, aligning closely with the VDEQ recommended application off 3 to 10 percent. TABLE 2.2.5-1 Seed Mix VDEQI: Recommended Mountain Physiographic Region Shrub Seed Mix and Application Rates Wetland Indicator Seeding Rate Common Name Scientific Name Status a Percentage (%) (lbs/acre/PLS) Buttonbush Cephalanthus occidentalis OBL 2 0.020 Gray dogwood Cornus racemosa FAC 10 0.100 Witchhazel Hamamelis virginiana FACU 15 0.150 Spicebush Lindera benzoin FAC 10 0.100 Black chokeberry Photinia melanocarpa FAC 10 0.100 Chokecherry Prunus virginiana FACU 10 0.100 Staghorn sumac Rhus typhina UPL 25 0.250 Arrowwood Viburnum dentatum FAC 10 0.100 Blackhaw Viburnum prunifolium FACU 8 0.080 Total 100 1.0 Source: Glennon, 2018; Ernst Conservation Seeds, 2018. FAC — facultative (occurs in wetlands and non -wetlands); FACU — facultative upland (usually occurs in non -wetlands, but may occur in wetlands); UPL —upland (almost never occur in wetlands); OBL —obligate wetland (almost always occurs in wetlands) . A-29 Recommended Seed Mixes and Soil Amendments TABLE 2.2.5-2 Seed Mix VDEQ2: Recommended Piedmont Physiographic Region Shrub Seed Mix and Application Rates Wetland Indicator Seeding Rate Common Name Scientific Name Status a Percentage (%) (lbs/acre/PLS) Buttonbush Cephalanthus occidentalis OBL 3 0.030 Silky dogwood Cornus amomum FACW 5 0.050 Witchhazel Hamamelis virginiana FACU 15 0.150 Spicebush Lindera benzoin FAC 10 0.100 Black chokeberry Photinia melanocarpa FAC 4 0.040 Smooth sumac Rhus glabra UPL 25 0.250 Elderberry Sambucus nigra FAC 3 0.030 Arrowwood Viburnum dentatum FAC 20 0.200 Whithe rod Viburnum nudum OBL 5 0.050 Blackhaw Viburnum prunifolium FACU 10 0.100 Total 100 1.0 Source: Glennon, 2018; Ernst Conservation Seeds, 2018. a FAC — facultative (occurs in wetlands and non -wetlands); FACU — facultative upland (usually occurs in non -wetlands, but may occur in wetlands); UPL — upland (almost never occur in wetlands); OBL — obligate wetland (almost always occurs in wetlands); FACW — facultative wetland (usually occurs in wetlands, but may occur in non -wetlands). TABLE 2.2.5-3 Seed Mix VDEQ3: Recommended Coastal Plain Physiographic Region Shrub Seed Mix and Application Rates Wetland Indicator Drilled Seeding Rate Common Name Scientific Name Status a Percentage (%) (lbs/acre/PLS) Hercules' club Aralia spinosa FAC 15 0.150 Buttonbush Cephalanthus occidentalis OBL 5 0.050 Silky dogwood Cornus amomum FACW 5 0.050 Witchhazel Hamamelis virginiana FACU 8 0.080 Spicebush Lindera benzoin FACW 10 0.100 Smooth sumac Rhus glabra UPL 25 0.250 Elderberry Sambucus nigra FACW 2 0.020 Arrowwood Viburnum dentatum FAC 15 0.150 Whithe rod Viburnum nudum FACW 5 0.050 Blackhaw Viburnum prunifolium FACU 10 0.100 Total 100 1.0 Source: Glennon, 2018; Ernst Conservation Seeds, 2018. FAC — facultative (occurs in wetlands and non -wetlands); FACU — facultative upland (usually occurs in non -wetlands, but may occur in wetlands); UPL — upland (almost never occur in wetlands); OBL — obligate wetland (almost always occurs in wetlands); FACW — facultative wetland (usually occurs in wetlands, but may occur in non -wetlands). 2.3 NORTH CAROLINA 2.3.1 Northampton County The following recommendations of seed mixtures, rates, planting dates, and amendments are for Northampton County, North Carolina. The recommendation is from Paul Boone (NRCS District Conservationist). A-30 Recommended Seed Mixes and Soil Amendments Recommended Grass Seed Mixtures, Application Rates, Planting Dates, and Amendments TABLE 2.3.1-1 Seed Mix NCN001: Recommended Cool Season Seed Mixture Common Species Name' Seed Application Rate (lbs/acre/PLS)b Planting Date Spring (February - March) and Fall (September - November) Seeding Tall Fescue mixed with any of the following grains: 60 Feb - Nov Wheat 60 Oct 25 - Nov 15 Oats and Barley 60 Sept 1 - Oct 15 Rye 60 Sept 15 -Nov 1 Korean Lespedeza 20 March - May Sercia Lespedeza 20 Oct - May a Recommendations provided by the Northampton County NRCS office District Conservationist. b lbs/acre/PLS — pounds per acre of pure live seed Note: Apply small grain mulch at 2 tons/acre or check with the NRCS office for alternatives mulches. TABLE 2.3.1-2 Seed Mix NCN002: Recommended Warm Season Seed Mixture Common Species Name a Seed Application Rate (lbs/acre/PLS) Planting Date Temporary Cover Brown Top Miller 30-40 May 5 —July 5 Japanese Millet 25 May 5 — July 5 Permanent Cover Pensacola Bahia 25 March 15 —June 15 Pensacola Bahia mixed with any of the following: 20 March - May Annual Lespedeza 20 March - May Kolb Lespedeza 20 March - May Common Lespedeza 20 March - May Korean Lespedeza 20 March - May Bermuda Grass (Hulled) 8-10 April - July Bermuda Grass Hulled Bermunda (up June) 6-10 April —July Unhulled Bermuda 15-18 January - March Recommendations provided by the Northampton County NRCS office District Conservationist. TABLE 2.3.1-3 Recommended Soil Amendments Type Application Rate Lime 2 tons/acre Fertilizer 10-10-10 1,000lbs/acre 2.3.2 Halifax and Wilson Counties The following seed mixture, planting dates, and cover crop recommendations are primarily for Wilson County, but are also applicable for Halifax County. The recommendation is from David Little (NRCS District Conservationist). A-31 Recommended Seed Mixes and Soil Amendments Recommended Grass Seed Mixtures, Application Rates, Planting Dates, and Cover Crops TABLE 2.3.2-1 Seed Mix NCHW01: Recommended Cool Season Seed Mixture Common Species Name' Seed Application Rate (lbs/acre/PLS) b Planting Date Tall Fescue and White Clover 30-50 Sept 1 — Sept 30 (Coastal Plain) Cover Crop , Buckwheat 80 Late Winter -Spring Oats 180 Late Winter -Spring Rye 120-180 Late Winter -Spring Ryegrass 30-40 Late Winter -Spring Oats and Ryegrass 90 Late Winter -Spring Oats and Korean Lespedeza 20 Late Winter -Spring Browntop Miller 30-40 Summer Rye 120-180 Late Summer/Early Winter Ryegrass 30-40 Late Summer/Early Winter Oats (Before Oct 1) 120-180 Late Summer/Early Winter Barley (Before Oct 15) 120-180 Late Summer/Early Winter Wheat (After Oct 1) 120-180 Late Summer/Early Winter Rye and Ryegrass mixture 60 Rye + 20 Ryegrass Late Summer/Early Winter Little barley 75-80 Late Summer/Early Winter T—p..,y cover vegetation is desirable to minimize erosion and pollution and permanent vegetation cannot be established due to seasons of the year, and where a temporary seeding is needed to control erosion and water pollution prior to the establishment of finished grade or perennial vegetation. The temporary measures should be coordinated with the permanent erosion control measures planned, to assure economical and effective control. b lbs/acre/PLS — pounds per acre of pure live seed 2.3.3 Nash and Johnston Counties The following species and cover crop seeding application rates, planting dates, and amendments recommendations are for Nash and Johnston counties. The seed mixture recommendations are from correspondence with Patrick Evans (MRCS District Conservationist Nash County) and Brian Loaholt (NRCS District Conservationist). Seed Mix NCNJOI provides seeding specifications for conservation work. A-32 Recommended Seed Mixes and Soil Amendments Recommended Grass Seeding Species, Application Rates, Planting Dates, Cover Crops, and Amendments TABLE 2.3.3-1 Seed Mix NCNJOI: Recommended Cool Season Grass Seed Mixture Common Species Name a Seed Application Rate (lbs/acre/PLS)b Planting Date Tall Fescue 30-40 Sept 1— Sept 30 (Coastal Plain) Sorghum (Cover crop)' 60-120 Recommendations provided by the Nash County NRCS office District Conservationist. b lbs/acre/PLS — pounds per acre of pure live seed Temporary cover vegetation is desirable to minimize erosion and pollution and permanent vegetation cannot be established due to seasons of the year, and where a temporary seeding is needed to control erosion and water pollution prior to the establishment of finished grade or perennial vegetation. The temporary measures should be coordinated with the permanent erosion control measures planned, to assure economical and effective control. Notes: Mulch seeded area with small grain straw. Spread evenly over the area at the rate of 1-2 tons/acre. Apply mulch so that about 25 percent of the ground is visible. TABLE 2.3.3-2 Recommended Lime and Fertilizer Application Type Application Rate Lime 2 tons/acre Fertilizer - 10-10-10 500 - 700 lbs/acre 2.3.4 Sampson County The following recommendations for seed mixtures, rates, planting dates, and amendments are for Sampson County. The recommendations are based on correspondence with Gavin Thompson (NRCS District Conservationist) and Susan Davis (West Virginia Department of Natural Resources). Seed Mixes NCSA01 and NCSA02 are NRCS recommended cool and warm season mixtures for disturbed areas. No pollinator species specific to the County were recommended by the Conservationist. Recommended Grass Seed Mixtures, Application Rates, and Planting Dates TABLE 2.3.4-1 Seed Mix NCSA01: Recommended Cool Season Seed Mixture Common Species Name' Seeding Application Rate (lbs/acre/PLS)b Planting Date Tall Fescue or 40-50 Sept - March Bermudagrass (hull attached) 15 January - March Recommendations provided by the Sampson County NRCS office District Conservationist. Used Tall Fescue to seed wet spots along the pipeline. b lbs/acre/PLS — pounds per acre of pure live seed A-33 Recommended Seed Mixes and Soil Amendments TABLE 2.3.4-2 Seed Mix NCSA02: Recommended Warm Season Seed Mixture Common Species Name Seeding Application Rate (lbs/acre/PLS) Planting Date Bermudagrass (hull removed) 8-10 April — August Recommendations provided by the Sampson County NRCS office District Conservationist. lbs/acre/PLS — pounds per acre of pure live seed Recommended Lime and Fertilizer Application Where soils are relatively uniform and amendments can be incorporated, use appropriate lime and fertilize according to a soils test. In the absence of a soil test, use the recommended lime and fertilizers application rates in the table below. TABLE 2.3.4-3 Recommended Lime and Fertilizer Application Type Application Rate Lime (dolomite) 1-2 tons/acre Fertilizer 10-10-10 500 - 800 lbs/acre a Notes: Any seeding should also be mulched with small grain straw or equivalent at a rate of 1 to 2 tons per acre. When mulching, be sure to eave approximately 25 percent of the ground exposed to allow light to penetrate. Mulch should be anchored to prevent loss. Planting Recommendations Where conventional equipment is used for planting, seed shall be applied uniformly with cultipacker-seeders, drills, seeders or other mechanical seeders. Any equipment that will apply seed uniformly is acceptable. Seeding may be done by hand where it is not practical or feasible to use equipment. Mulching Recommendations • Mulching is essential on all sites, especially steep, erosive sites where plant establishment may be expected to be difficult. • Use of dry, unchopped, and unweathered small grain straw or hay -free -seeds (from completing plant species). Spread at the rate of 1-2 tons per acre depending upon the site and season. • Apply mulch uniformly so that about 25 percent of the ground surface is visible. • Anchor mulch immediately after placement to minimize loss by water and/or wind. A-34 Recommended Seed Mixes and Soil Amendments 2.3.5 Cumberland County The following recommended seed mixture, rates, planting dates, cover crop, and amendments are for Cumberland County. The recommendations are from correspondence with Renessa Brown (MRCS District Conservationist). No pollinator species recommendations specific to the County were provided. Recommended Seed Mixtures, Application Rates, and Planting Dates TABLE 2.3.5-1 Seed Mix NCCU01: Recommended Cool and Warm Season Seed Mixture Common Species Name' Seeding Application Rate (lbs/acre/PLS)b Planting Date Common or Hybrid Bernudagrass (hull 5-7 (drill) April 1 —May 15 (best); removed or scarified) 6-8 (broadcast) April 1 —June 7 (possible) Cover Crop ` Buckwheat 80 Late Winter -Spring Oats 180 Late Winter -Spring Rye 120-180 Late Winter -Spring Ryegrass 30-40 Late Winter -Spring Oats and Ryegrass 20 and 90 Late Winter -Spring Oats and Korean Lespedeza 20 and 90 Late Winter -Spring Browntop Miller 30-40 Summer Rye 120-180 Late Summer/Early Winter Ryegrass 30-40 Late Summer/Early Winter Oats (Before Oct 1) 180 Late Summer/Early Winter Barley (Before Oct 15) 120-180 Late Summer/Early Winter Wheat (After Oct 1) 120-180 Late Summer/Early Winter Rye and Ryegrass mixture 60 Rye + 20 Ryegrass Late Summer/Early Winter Little barley 75-80 Late Summer/Early Winter a Recommendations provided by the Cumberland County NRCS office District Conservationist. b lbs/acre/PLS — pounds per acre of pure live seed Select from the following table a quick growing grass with high seedling vigor that is suited to the area, When temporary vegetation is desirable to minimize erosion and pollution and permanent vegetation cannot be established due to seasons of the year, and where a temporary seeding is needed to control erosion and water pollution prior to the establishment of finished grade or perennial vegetation. The temporary measures should be coordinated with the permanent erosion control measures planned, to assure economical and effective control. TABLE 2.3.5-2 Recommended Lime and Fertilizer Application Planting Fertilizer Analysis Fertilizer Rate (lbs/acre) Lime Rate (lbs/acre) Perennial Grasses with or without Legumes, 10-10-10 10 lbs / 1,000 sq. ft. 46 lbs / 1,000 sq. ft. Fertilizer no incorporated Temporary Cover, Fertilizer not incorporated 10-10-10 12 — 16 lbs / 1,000 sq. ft. 92 lbs / 1,000 sq. ft. A-35 Recommended Seed Mixes and Soil Amendments TABLE 2.3.5-3 Recommended Mulch Material Rates and Uses Minimum Rates Material Per Acre Coverage Remarks Dry unchopped, unweathered 1 — 2 tons/acre 75% (25% of ground is visible) Evenly spread mulch over the area by hand or small grain straw or hay -free- blower -type spreading equipment seeds (of competing plants) burlap and pine boughs 100% Secure in place if flowing water is involved Jute matting 100% May be used in the place of mulch or sod; has the strength to withstand water flow. It is an accepted practice to sow half the seed before placing the matting. Sow the remaining half after the matting is laid. Barnyard manure and bedding 75% (25% of ground is visible) Do not apply within 50 feet of surface waters Wood fiber (excelsior) Available as mulch material to be blown on after seeding or as a matting to be stapled on steep slopes, waterways, etc. Source: WVDEP, 2012 Planting Recommendations Mulching should be specified to reduce damage from water run-off and improve moisture conditions for seedlings. Temporary vegetation can be satisfactorily established without the use of mulch. 2.3.6 Robeson County The following seed mixture, rates, and planting date recommendations are for Robeson County. The recommendation comes from Jeremy Ruston (NRCS District Conservationist). Recommended Grass Seed Mixtures TABLE 2.3.6-1 Seed Mix NCRO01: Recommended Warm Season Seed Mixture Common Species Name' Seeding Rate (lbs/acre/PLS)b Planting Date Switchgrass (Carthage or Cave -In -Rock cultivars) 1 April 1 —May 15 Little Bluestein 1.5 April 1 —May 15 Indian Grass 1 April 1 —May 15 Recommendations provided by the Roberson County NRCS office District Conservationist. b lbs/acre/PLS — pounds per acre of pure live seed A-36 Recommended Seed Mixes and Soil Amendments Recommended Pollinator Seed Mixtures TABLE 2.3.6-2 Seed Mix P-NCRO01: Recommended Pollinator Seed Mixture Seeding Application Seed Rate Common Name Scientific Name Bloom Period Sun Soil (lbs/acre/PLS)a Lanceleaf coreopsis Coreopsis lanceolata April — June Full — Shade Dry — Moist 0.3 Wrinkleleaf Solidago rugosa Late Summer Full to Partial shade Moist goldenrod Purple coneflower Echinacea purpurea April — September Full to Partial shade Dry Source: Recommendations provided by the Roberson County NRCS office District Conservationist. lbs/acre/PLS — pounds per acre of pure live seed Recommended Native Grass and Pollinator Seed Mixtures, Application Rates, and Non - Native Cover Crop by Physiographical Region (Coastal Plain) The following seed mixtures are for the Coastal Plan Region. These recommendations are from discussions with Roundstone Native Seed and Robert Glennon. Recommended Seed Mixtures by Geographical Region (Coastal Plain) and Drainage Class TABLE 2.3.7-1 Seed Mix P-CPDWOI: Recommended Coastal Plain Physiographic Region Grass Seed Mix and Application Rates for Excessively to Moderately Well Drained Sites in North Carolina a Seed Mix Rate Common Name Scientific Name Height (Inches) Sun Exposure (lbs/acre/PLS)b Little Bluestein Schizachyrium scoparium 2-4 Full Sun 0.250 Virginia Wild Rye Elymus virginicus 2-4 Full Sun 0.250 Tall Dropseed Sporobolus compositus 2-3 Full Sun 0.050 Purple Top Tridens flavus 3-5 Part Shade 0.058 Indian Grass Sorghastrum nutans 3-6 Full Sun 0.167 Switchgrass Panicum virgatum 3-7 Full Sun 0.183 Fall Panicum Panicum anceps 2-4 Part Shade 0.042 Total 1.0 Sources: Roundstone Native Seed, 2017; Glennon, 2017. a Recommended seeding application rate is 8 to 18 pounds per acre. b lbs/acre/PLS — pounds per acre of pure live seed A-37 Recommended Seed Mixes and Soil Amendments TABLE 2.3.7-2 Seed Mix P-CPDWOI: Recommended Coastal Plain Physiographic Region Forb Seed Mix and Application Rates for Excessively to Moderately Well Drained Sites in North Carolina Seed Application Rate Common Name Scientific Name Color Bloom Period (lbs/acre/PLS)b Lance Leaved Coreopsis Coreopsis lanceolata Yellow Spring, Summer 0.266 Spotted Beebalm Monarda punctata Pink Spring, Summer 0.124 Common Milkweed Asclepias syriaca Pink Spring, Summer 0.107 Smooth Beardtongue Penstemon digitalis White Spring 0.107 Bergamot Monarda fistulosa Lavender Summer 0.124 Partridge Pea Cassia fasciculata Yellow Summer 0.621 Spiked Blazing Star Liatris spicata Pink Summer 0.222 Lupine Lupinus perennis Blue Summer 0.497 Early Goldenrod Solidago juncea Yellow Summer 0.160 Starry Silphium Silphium asteriscus Yellow Summer, Fall 0.178 Iron Weed Vernonia altissima Purple Summer, Fall 0.222 Sneezeweed Helenium autumnale Yellow Summer, Fall 0.124 Hairy Mountain Mint Pycnanthemum pilosum White Summer, Fall 0.089 Total 2.84 Sources: Roundstone Native Seed, 2017; Glennon, 2017. a lbs/acre/PLS = pounds per acre of pure live seed TABLE 2.3.7-3 Seed Mix P-CPDW02: Recommended Coastal Plain Physiographic Region Grass Seed Mix and Application Rates for Somewhat Poorly to Very Poorly Drained Sites in North Carolina Common Name Scientific Name Height (Inches) Sun Exposure Seed Mix Rate (lbs/acre/PLS)b Switchgrass Panicum virgatum 3-7 Full Sun 0.233 Red Top Panicum Panicum rigidulum 2-4 Full Sun 0.017 Fowl Manna Grass Glyceria striata 3-5 Part Shade 0.008 Virginia Wild Rye Elymus virginicus 2-4 Full Sun 0.217 Deer Tongue Grass Panicum clandestinum 2-4 Full Sun 0.058 Big Bluestein Andropogon gerardii 4 - 10 Full Sun 0.167 Frank's Sedge Carex frankii 1-2 Part Shade 0.042 Fox Sedge Carex vulpinoidea 2-3 Part Shade 0.025 Fall Panicum Panicum anceps 2-4 Part Shade 0.067 Total 0.83 Sources: Roundstone Native Seed, 2017; Glennon, 2017. a Recommended seeding application rate is 8 to 18 pounds per acre. b lbs/acre/PLS = pounds per acre of pure live seed A-38 Recommended Seed Mixes and Soil Amendments TABLE 2.3.7-4 Seed Mix P-CPDW02: Recommended Coastal Plain Physiographic Region Forb Seed Mix and Application Rates for Somewhat Poorly to Very Poorly Drained Sites in North Carolina Seed Application Rate Common Name Scientific Name Color Bloom Period (lbs/acre/PLS)a Smooth Beardtongue Penstemon digitalis White Spring 0.169 Butterfly Milkweed Asclepias tuberosa Orange Spring, Summer 0.056 Ohio Spiderwort Tradescantia ohiensis Blue Spring, Summer 0.084 Blackeyed Susan Rudbeckia hirta Yellow Spring, Summer 0.180 Spiked Blazing Star Liatris spicata Pink Summer 0.264 Hoary Mountain Mint Pycnanthemum incanum White Summer 0.034 Early Goldenrod Solidago juncea Yellow Summer 0.113 Bergamot Monarda fistulosa Lavender Summer 0.169 Showy Tickseed Bidens aristosa Yellow Summer, Fall 0.366 Starry Silphium Silphium asteriscus Yellow Summer, Fall 0.113 Narrow -Leaved Helianthus angustifolius Yellow Summer, Fall 0.113 Sunflower Joe-Pye Weed Eupatorium fistulosum Pink Summer, Fall 0.141 Total 1.80 Sources: Roundstone Native Seed, 2017; Glennon, 2017. a lbs/acre/PLS — pounds per acre of pure live seed Recommended Non-native Temporary Cover Crop Species and Non-native Grass Cover Use of non-native temporary cover species (P-NNTC) on all plantings where erosion potential is high or where the site must be vegetated within 30 days is recommended. Furthermore, use the non-native grass mixes (P-NNGC) with the forb mixes where slope is steep for native species to germinate and where erosion potential is high. TABLE 2.3.7-5 Seed Mix P-NNTC: Recommended Non-native Temporary Cover Crop Species Common Name Scientific Name For Summer Use in Native Mixes Brown Top Millet Panicum ramosum For Spring and Fall Use in Native Mixes Spring Oats Arena sativa For Fall and Winter Use in Native Mixes Annual Rye Grass Lolium multiflorum Total Source: Roundstone Native Seed, 2015. a lbs/acre/PLS — pounds per acre of pure live seed Seeding Application Rate Height (Inches) Sun Exposure (lbs/acre/PLS)a 3 - 3.5 Full sun 5.0 2 — 2.5 Full sun 30.0 2 — 2.5 Part shade 6.0 41.0 A-39 Recommended Seed Mixes and Soil Amendments TABLE 2.3.7-6 Seed Mix P-NNGC: Recommended Non-native Grass Cover Mix' Common Name Scientific Name Height (Inches) Sun Exposure Seed Mix Rate (lbs/acre/PLS)b Fescue Festuca arundinacea 2-3 Part Shade 0.300 Timothy Phleum pratense 2-4 Part Shade 0.100 Orchard Grass Dactylis glomerata 2-3 Part Shade 0.100 Red Top Agrostis alba 2-3 Full Sun 0.020 Ladino Clover Trifolium repens 1 - 1.5 Part Shade 0.040 Annual Rye Grass Lolium multiflorum 2 - 2.5 Part Shade 0.170 Creeping Red Fescue Festuca rubra 1-2 Full Sun 0.250 Kentucky Bluegrass Poa pratensis 1-2 Full Sun 0.020 Total 1.0 Source: Roundstone Native Seed, 2015. a Recommended seeding application rate is 30 to 50 pounds per acre. b lbs/acre/PLS = pounds per acre of pure live seed 3.0 SUPPLY HEADER PROJECT 3.1 WEST VIRGINIA 3.1.1 Wetzel and Tyler Counties The following recommended seed mixtures, rates, and amendments are primarily for Tyler County but also include a portion of Wetzel County, West Virginia. The recommendation is from correspondence with Dustin Adkins (NRCS District Conservationist). The recommendation is for the area starting at Mile 23 (estimated portion in Tyler County) through Mockingbird Hill (Wetzel County). No pollinator species specific to the County were recommended by the Conservationist. Recommended Seed Mixtures, Application Rates, Planting Dates, and Amendments TABLE 3.1.1-1 Seed Mix WVWE01: Recommended Cool Season Seed Mixture Seed Mixture Common Species Name Seed Rate (lbs/acre/PLS)a 1 Orchard Grass 8 Ladino Clover 2 2 White Clover 2 Orchardgrass 5 Kentucky Bluegrass 5 3 Red Clover 4 Alsike Clover 2 Orchardgrass 4 a lbs/acre/PLS = pounds per acre of pure live seed am Recommended Seed Mixes and Soil Amendments TABLE 3.1.1-2 Recommended Seeding Dates for Permanent Cover Planting Dates Suitability March 1 to April 15 Best seeding periods. August 1 to October 1 December 1 to March 1 Good seeding period. Dormant seeding. April 15 to August 1 HIGH RISK —moisture stress likely. October 1 to December 1 HIGH RISK — freeze damage to young seedlings. Source: WVDEP, 2012 TABLE 3.1.1-3 Recommended Lime and Fertilizer Application for Permanent Seeding Fertilizer pH of Soil Lime (tons/ acre) (10-20-20 or equivalent) (lbs/acre) > 6.0 2 500 5.0 to 6.0 3 < 5.0 4 Recommended Lime and Fertilizer Application Lime should be applied to all permanent seedlings. Once pH is known, use the information in the above Table to determine the amount (tons) of lime to use onsite. For the best results, apply the lime and fertilizer at the time of the seedbed preparation. The recommended lime and fertilizer application for temporary seeding in the absence of a soil test is provided in the below table. TABLE 3.1.1-4 Recommended Lime and Fertilizer Application for Temporary Seeding (Absent of a Soil Test) Nitrogen (N) Phosphorus (P205) Potassium (KZO) Recommendations Species (lbs/acre) (lbs/acre) (lbs/acre) (per acre) Cool Season Grass 40 80 80 400 lbs 10-20-20 Cool Season Grass & Legume 30 60 60 300 lbs 10-20-20 Temporary Cover 40 40 40 200 lbs 19-19-19 Source: WVDEP, 2012 3.1.2 State Lands Lewis Wetzel Wildlife Management Area — Wetzel County The following seed mixtures, application rates, and soil amendments recommendations are for the Lewis Wetzel WMA in Wetzel County, West Virginia. The recommendations are based on correspondence and discussions with the West Virginia Department of Natural Resources (Steve Rauch, District Wildlife Biologist), which recommended the use of the seed mixtures and soil amendments discussed in the West Virginia Enhancing Wildlife Habitat on Oil and Gas Infrastructure booklet (West Virginia Department of Natural Resources, 2015). A-41 Recommended Seed Mixes and Soil Amendments Recommended Seed Mixtures and Application Rates The following planting recommendations are intended to enhance early successional stage habitat found along access roads and pipelines. TABLE 3.1.2-1 Seed Mix W VLW WMA01: Recommended Grass Seed Mixes and Application Rates Common Species Name Scientific Name Seeding Application Rate (lbs/acre/PLS)a Perennial, Cool Season Seed Mix b Ladino White Clover` Trifolium repens 4 Mammoth Red Clover' Trifolium pratense 5 Forage Clover Cichorium intybus 2 Winter Wheat d Triticum aestivum 50 Perennial, Cool Season, Slopes Seed Mix e Ladino White Clover' Trifolium repens 8 Red Clover' Trifolium pratense 5 Birdsfoot Trefoil` Lotus corniculatus 8 Orchardgrass Dactylis glomerata 15 Winter Wheat d Triticum aestivum 50 Source: WVDNR, 2015 a lbs/acre/PLS = pounds per acre of pure live seed b Ideal for use in areas where the landscape is generally flat and where the objective is to have vegetative cover for pollinator species and wildlife habitat for turkey/grouse broods, and forage for deer b Herbaceous legumes must be treated with the appropriate inoculant before seeding. d Autumn planting: September 1 through October 15 or substitute annual rye. Spring planting: substitute oats at the same rate between February 15 and March 15, and retain the other species as listed. e Ideal for sloped areas, as grasses are typically added to cool season mixes to provide habitat and erosion control measures. Recommended Lime and Fertilizer Application Application of soil amendments should be based on soil test recommendations. In the absence of a soil test, fertilizer and lime should be applied at the rates shown in Table 3.1.2-2. TABLE 3.1.2-2 Recommended Lime and Fertilizer Application Type Application Rate Lime 3 tons/acre Fertilizer - 10-20-20 600 lbs/acre Source: WVDNR, 2015 3.1.3 Doddridge and Harrison Counties The following recommended seed mixtures, planting dates, and amendments are for Doddridge and Harrison counties. These recommendations are based on the collection of correspondences with federal and state agencies, including Greg Stone (NRCS Acting State Resource Conservationist), Jeff Griffith (NRCS District Conservationist). No pollinator species specific to the County were recommended by the Conservationists. A-42 Recommended Seed Mixes and Soil Amendments Recommended Seed Mixtures and Application Rates TABLE 3.1.3-1 Seed Mix WVDHOI: Recommended Cool Season Seed Mixtures Seed Application Rate Seed Mixture Common Species Name' (lbs/acre/PLS)b Suitable Land Use 1 Orchardgrass 10 Pasture or Hay Ladino Clover 2 Red Clover 3 Redtop 3 2 Kentucky Bluegrass 20 Pasture Ladino Clover 2 Red Clover 3 Redtop 3 Pasture or Hay 3 Orchardgrass 20 Redtop 5 Birdsfoot Trefoil 10 a Species in bold are more wildlife -friendly; species in italics are suitable for use in filter strips. b lbs/acre/PLS — pounds per acre of pure live seed Recommended Seeding Dates for Permanent Cover and Amendments TABLE 3.1.3-2 Recommended Seeding Dates for Permanent Cover Planting Dates Suitability March 1 to April 15 Best seeding periods. August 1 to October 1 December 1 to March 1 Good seeding period. Dormant seeding. April 15 to August 1 HIGH RISK —moisture stress likely. October 1 to December 1 HIGH RISK — freeze damage to young seedlings. TABLE 3.1.3-3 Recommended Lime and Fertilizer Application Type Application Rate Lime 3 tons/acre Fertilizer - 10-20-20 400 lbs/acre Planting Recommendations • Certified seed is preferred. • All legumes should be planted with proper inoculants prior to seeding. • Soil fertility and pH level will be amended to satisfy the needs of the plant species planned. • For unprepared seedbeds or seeding outside the optimum timeframes: A-43 Recommended Seed Mixes and Soil Amendments 0 Add 50 percent more seed to the specified rate, particularly during the periods of April 15 — August 1, and October 1 — March 1. 0 Double the seeding rate and consider planning an annual small grain like wheat (2 bushels [120 pounds] per acre) to act as a nurse crop. 3.1.4 Recommended Native Grasses and Pollinators Seed Mixtures, Application Rates, and Non -Native Cover Crop by Physiographical Region Use the same recommended pollinator seed mixtures, non-native temporary cover, and non-native grass cover as indicted in Section 2.1.5 for the ACP in West Virginia. 3.2 PENNSYLVANIA 3.2.1 Westmoreland County Seed mixtures, rates, and amendments were selected based on appropriate site conditions and recommendations from Christopher Droste (Conservation District) and adapted from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Erosion and Sediment Pollution Control Program Manual. No pollinator species specific to the County were recommended by the Conservationist. Recommended Seed Mixtures and Application Rates Common Species Name Birdsfoot trefoil a, plus Tall fescue TABLE 3.2.1-1 Seed Mix PAWE01: Recommended Cool Season Seed Mixture Seeding Application Rate (lbs/acre/PLS)b Most Sites Adverse Sites 6 30 10 35 a For Birdsfoot trefoil use empire variety. For slopes > 33 percent (3H:1 V), add perennial rye at 20 lbs/acre. For planting outside March 1 - October 15, use winter oats at 90 lbs/acre and winter rye at 56 lbs/acre. v lbs/acre/PLS = pounds per acre of pure live seed Recommended Soil Amendments TABLE 3.2.1-2 Soil Amendment Application Rate Equivalents a Soil Amendment Per Acre Per 1,000 Square feet (lbs) Per 1,000 square Yard (lbs) Notes Agricultural lime 7.5 tons 300 3100 Or as per soil test; may not be required in agricultural fields 20-20-20 fertilizer 1,000 lbs 25 210 Or as per soil test; may not be required in agricultural fields a For agricultural or private lands, contractor will use rates above unless otherwise specified by landowner. . ii Recommended Seed Mixes and Soil Amendments TABLE 3.2.1-3 Recommended Mulch Type and Rates Per Acre Per 1000 Square Per 1000 Square Mulch Type (tons) Feet (lbs) Yard (lbs) Notes Straw 3 140 1240 Either wheat or oat straw, free of weeds, not chopped or finely broken Hay 3 140 1240 Timothy, mixed clover and timothy or other native forage grasses Wood Chips 4-6 185-275 1650-2500 May prevent germination of grasses and legumes Hydromulch 1 47 415 See limitations below Shredded paper hydromulch should not be used in slopes steeper than 5 percent. Wood fiber hydromulch may be applied on steeper slopes provided a tackifier is used. The application rate for any hydromulch should be 2,000 pounds per acre at a minimum. A-45 Recommended Seed Mixes and Soil Amendments 4.0 REFERENCES Ernst Conservation Seeds. 2018. Ernst Conservation Seeds Catalog 2016 — 2017. Meadville, Pennsylvania. Glennon, Robert. 2015. Personal communication with Herbert Pirela of Environmental Resources Management, Inc. Private Lands Biologist. Glennon, Robert. 2016. Personal communication with Herbert Pirela of Environmental Resources Management, Inc. Private Lands Biologist. Glennon, Robert. 2017. Personal communication with Herbert Pirela of Environmental Resources Management, Inc. Private Lands Biologist. Glennon, Robert. 2018. Personal communication with Herbert Pirela of Environmental Resources Management, Inc. Private Lands Biologist. Jones, J., Glennon, B., Lawrence, C., Faulkner, D., and C. Gordon. 2014. USDA-NRCS Virginia Plant Establishment Guide. 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SUPPLY HEADER PROJECT Restoration and Rehabilitation Plan Appendix B Major Soil Drainage and Slope Classes Crossed by the Projects APPENDIX B Atlantic Coast Pipeline and Supply Header Project Major Soil Drainage and Slope Classes Crossed by the Projects Project /State or Crossing Length (miles) Commonwealth/County Drainage Class a Total 0-15% b >16% b ATLANTIC COASTAL PIPELINE West Virginia Harrison Excessively to Moderately Well Drained 1.0 0.2 0.8 Somewhat Poorly to Very Poorly Drained 0.1 <0.1 <0.1 Total 1.1 0.3 0.8 Lewis Excessively to Moderately Well Drained 19.8 6.9 12.9 Null ni 0.1 <0.1 0.1 Total 19.9 6.9 13.0 Upshur Excessively to Moderately Well Drained 21.5 8.8 12.7 Somewhat Poorly to Very Poorly Drained 0.6 0.6 <0.1 Null 0.1 0.1 <0.1 Total 22.2 9.5 12.7 Randolph Excessively to Moderately Well Drained 28.6 12.3 16.3 Somewhat Poorly to Very Poorly Drained 0.3 0.3 0.00 Null 1.9 1.4 0.5 Total 30.8 14.0 16.8 Pocahontas Excessively to Moderately Well Drained 23.4 8.4 15.0 Somewhat Poorly to Very Poorly Drained 0.8 0.8 <0.1 Null <0.1 <0.1 0.00 Total 24.3 9.3 15.0 Virginia Highland Excessively to Moderately Well Drained 10.5 3.0 7.5 Somewhat Poorly to Very Poorly Drained 0.1 0.1 0.0 Null <0.1 <0.1 0.0 Total 10.6 3.1 7.5 Bath Excessively to Moderately Well Drained 20.4 9.6 10.8 Somewhat Poorly to Very Poorly Drained 1.2 1.2 0.00 Null <0.1 <0.1 <0.1 Total 21.6 10.8 10.8 Augusta Excessively to Moderately Well Drained 50.4 35.5 14.9 Somewhat Poorly to Very Poorly Drained 1.9 1.9 <0.1 Null 2.0 1.1 0.9 Total 54.3 38.5 15.8 Nelson Excessively to Moderately Well Drained 26.9 10.3 16.7 Somewhat Poorly to Very Poorly Drained 0.3 0.3 <0.1 Null <0.1 <0.1 0.0 Total 27.3 10.6 16.7 Buckingham Excessively to Moderately Well Drained 22.8 20.0 2.7 Somewhat Poorly to Very Poorly Drained 4.9 4.6 0.3 Null <0.1 <0.1 0.0 Total 27.7 24.7 3.0 Cumberland Excessively to Moderately Well Drained 8.5 7.8 0.7 Somewhat Poorly to Very Poorly Drained 0.5 0.5 0.0 Null <0.1 <0.1 0.0 Total 9.1 8.4 0.7 i APPENDIX B (cont'd) Atlantic Coast Pipeline and Supply Header Project Major Soil Drainage and Slope Classes Crossed by the Projects Project /State or Crossing Length (miles) Commonwealth/County Drainage Class a Total 0-15% b >16% b Prince Edward Excessively to Moderately Well Drained 5.0 4.1 0.9 Somewhat Poorly to Very Poorly Drained 0.2 0.2 <0.1 Null <0.1 <0.1 0.0 Total 5.2 4.3 0.9 Nottoway Excessively to Moderately Well Drained 21.1 19.1 2.0 Somewhat Poorly to Very Poorly Drained 2.3 2.2 0.1 Null <0.1 <0.1 0.0 Total 23.4 21.3 2.1 Dinwiddie Excessively to Moderately Well Drained 11.0 10.9 0.1 Somewhat Poorly to Very Poorly Drained 0.8 0.8 0.0 Total 11.8 11.7 0.1 Brunswick Excessively to Moderately Well Drained 21.4 21.2 0.2 Somewhat Poorly to Very Poorly Drained 1.6 1.6 <0.1 Total 23.0 22.8 0.2 Greensville Excessively to Moderately Well Drained 11.4 11.1 0.3 Somewhat Poorly to Very Poorly Drained 7.1 7.1 0.0 Null 0.1 0.1 0.0 Total 18.6 18.3 0.3 Southampton Excessively to Moderately Well Drained 16.1 16.0 <0.1 Somewhat Poorly to Very Poorly Drained 10.0 10.0 0.0 Null <0.1 <0.1 0.0 Total 26.1 26.1 <0.1 City of Suffolk Excessively to Moderately Well Drained 16.2 15.8 0.4 Somewhat Poorly to Very Poorly Drained 16.4 16.3 0.1 Null 0.6 0.6 0.0 Total 33.2 32.7 0.5 City of Chesapeake Excessively to Moderately Well Drained 0.6 0.6 0.0 Somewhat Poorly to Very Poorly Drained 9.0 9.0 0.0 Null 1.7 1.7 0.0 Total 11.3 11.3 0.0 North Carolina Northampton Excessively to Moderately Well Drained 17.8 17.6 0.2 Somewhat Poorly to Very Poorly Drained 4.2 4.2 <0.1 Null 0.1 0.1 0.0 Total 22.1 21.9 0.2 Halifax Excessively to Moderately Well Drained 16.8 16.6 0.2 Somewhat Poorly to Very Poorly Drained 7.5 7.5 <0.1 Null 0.0 0.0 0.0 Total 24.3 24.1 0.2 Nash Excessively to Moderately Well Drained 20.1 19.9 0.2 Somewhat Poorly to Very Poorly Drained 11.8 11.8 0.0 Null <0.1 <0.1 0.0 Total 31.9 31.7 0.2 Wilson Excessively to Moderately Well Drained 6.5 6.5 0.0 Somewhat Poorly to Very Poorly Drained 5.4 5.4 <0.1 Total 11.9 11.9 <0.1 i APPENDIX B (cont'd) Atlantic Coast Pipeline and Supply Header Project Major Soil Drainage and Slope Classes Crossed by the Projects Project /State or Crossing Length (miles) Commonwealth/County Drainage Class a Total 0-15% b >16% b Johnston Excessively to Moderately Well Drained 19.0 19.0 <0.1 Somewhat Poorly to Very Poorly Drained 19.1 19.1 0.0 Null <0.1 <0.1 0.0 Total 38.1 38.1 <0.1 Sampson Excessively to Moderately Well Drained 4.7 4.7 0.0 Somewhat Poorly to Very Poorly Drained 3.1 3.1 0.0 Total 7.8 7.8 0.0 Cumberland Excessively to Moderately Well Drained 16.8 16.7 0.1 Somewhat Poorly to Very Poorly Drained 22.7 22.7 0.0 Null 0.1 0.1 0.0 Total 39.6 39.5 0.1 Robeson Excessively to Moderately Well Drained 9.4 9.4 0.0 Somewhat Poorly to Very Poorly Drained 13.1 13.1 0.0 Total 22.5 22.5 0.0 TOTAL 599.7 482.1 117.6 SUPPLY HEADER PROJECT Pennsylvania Westmoreland Excessively to Moderately Well Drained 3.8 2.2 1.6 Somewhat Poorly to Very Poorly Drained 0.1 0.1 0.0 Total 3.9 2.3 1.6 West Virginia Harrison Excessively to Moderately Well Drained 0.3 0.2 0.1 Somewhat Poorly to Very Poorly Drained 0.3 0.1 0.2 Total 0.6 0.3 0.3 Doddridge Excessively to Moderately Well Drained 22.1 4.2 17.9 Null 0.1 0.1 <0.1 Total 22.2 4.3 17.9 Tyler Excessively to Moderately Well Drained 0.8 0.1 0.7 Total 0.8 0.1 0.7 Wetzel Excessively to Moderately Well Drained 10.0 1.2 8.8 Total 10.0 1.2 8.8 TOTAL 37.5 8.2 29.3 GRAND TOTAL 637.2 490.3 146.9 - Null - soil map units with no assigned drainage class. b Slope was determined using available digital elevation model raster data and running the slope analysis tool in ArcGIS: ArcMap. 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L cl U ° " ca a o a Al a a g �7pi 2 °' o •a a M M M M M M M M M U ATLANTIC COAST PIPELINE, LLC ATLANTIC COAST PIPELINE RESTORATION PROJECT Nationwide Permit Pre -Construction Notification U.S. Army Corps of Engineers — Wilmington District North Carolina Department of Water Quality APPENDIX D SPILL PREVENTION, CONTROL, AND COUNTEREMASURE PLAN Atlantic Coast Pipeline =M W-Dominion ATLANTIC COAST PIPELINE, LLC ATLANTIC COAST PIPELINE Docket Nos. and CP15-554-000 CP15-554-001 DOMINION TRANSMISSION, INC. SUPPLY HEADER PROJECT Docket No. CP15-555-000 Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure Plan Updated, Rev. I Prepared by July 18, 2016 Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure Plan TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.0 INTRODUCTION..............................................................................................................1 2.0 PURPOSE...........................................................................................................................1 3.0 TRAINING.........................................................................................................................1 4.0 ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES................................................................................2 5.0 PREVENTIVE MEASURES............................................................................................2 6.0 SPILL RESPONSE............................................................................................................7 7.0 SPILL REPORTING.........................................................................................................7 8.0 SPILL CONTAINMENT AND CLEANUP..................................................................10 9.0 CERTIFICATION BY A PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER..........................................13 10.0 CERTIFICATION BY THE CONTRACTOR.............................................................14 LIST OF TABLES Table 1 Agency Notification List. LIST OF ATTACHMENTS ........................................................................... 9 Attachment A Spill Report Form Attachment B Site -Specific Descriptions and Maps Depicting Locations of Fixed and Mobile Oil Containers and Type of Material Located within Containers (to be provided by the Contractors prior to construction) Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure Plan LIST OF ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ACP Atlantic Coast Pipeline Atlantic Atlantic Coast Pipeline, LLC DTI Dominion Transmission, Inc. EI Environmental Inspector Projects Atlantic Coast Pipeline and Supply Header Projects RQ Reportable Quantity SHP Supply Header Projects SPCC Plan Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure Plan 11 Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure Plan 1.0 INTRODUCTION Atlantic Coast Pipeline, LLC (Atlantic) — a company formed by four major energy companies — Dominion Resources, Inc.; Duke Energy Corporation; Piedmont Natural Gas Co., Inc.; and AGL Resources, Inc. — proposes to construct and operate approximately 600 miles of natural gas transmission pipelines and associated aboveground facilities in West Virginia, Virginia, and North Carolina. This Project, referred to as the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP), will deliver up to 1.5 million dekatherms per day of natural gas from supply areas in the Appalachian region to demand areas in Virginia and North Carolina. Atlantic has contracted with Dominion Transmission, Inc. (DTI), a subsidiary of Dominion Resources, Inc., to construct and operate the ACP on behalf of Atlantic. In conjunction with the ACP, DTI proposes to construct and operate approximately 37.5 miles of pipeline loop and modify existing compression facilities in Pennsylvania and West Virginia. This Project, referred to as the Supply Header Project (SHP), will enable DTI to provide firm transportation service to various customers, including Atlantic. 2.0 PURPOSE The purpose of this Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure Plan (SPCC Plan) is to identify preventive measures, such as training, equipment inspection, and refueling procedures, to reduce the likelihood of spills; and mitigation measures, such as containment and cleanup, to minimize potential impacts should a spill occur. Atlantic's and DTI's construction Contractors, I whose activities could result in a spill of fuel or other hazardous materials, will be required to adopt the following protocols for spill prevention, cleanup, and reporting during construction of the ACP and SHP. 3.0 TRAINING Prior to the start of construction, Atlantic and DTI will conduct environmental and safety training for Company and Contractor personnel. The training program will focus on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's Upland Erosion Control, Revegetation, and Maintenance Plan and Wetland and Waterbody Construction and Mitigation Procedures; other construction, restoration, and mitigation plans, including this SPCC Plan; and applicable permit conditions. In addition, Atlantic and DTI will provide large -group training sessions before each work crew commences construction with periodic follow-up training for groups of newly assigned personnel. Experienced, well -trained personnel are essential for the successful implementation of the SPCC Plan. Contractors will provide spill prevention and response training to their work crews. The training program will be designed to improve awareness of safety requirements, pollution control laws, and proper operation and maintenance of equipment. Contractors will train all employees who handle fuels and other regulated substances to prevent spills and to quickly and 1 Contractor or Contractors refer to the company or companies retained by Atlantic/DTI or another contractor to construct the proposed facilities. Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure Plan effectively contain and cleanup spills that may occur in accordance with applicable regulations and the provisions of this plan. 4.0 ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES A. Spill Coordinator — Each Contractor will appoint a Spill Coordinator who will be responsible for coordinating Contractor Work Crews for spill cleanup, conducting site investigations, and completing spill reports. The Spill Coordinator will report spills to an Environmental Inspector (EI) 2, who will initiate the spill reporting process (see Section 7.0). The Spill Coordinator will be responsible for completing a Spill Report Form (Attachment A) within 24 hours of the occurrence of a spill, regardless of the size of the spill. B. Contractor Work Crews — Contractor Work Crews will comply with this SPCC Plan and will notify the crew foreman or Spill Coordinator immediately of a spill of fuel or other hazardous material, regardless of the volume of the spill. C. Environmental Inspectors — The EIs will monitor the Contractors' compliance with the provisions of the SPCC Plan to ensure that spill resources are allocated and cleanup is accomplished in accordance with this plan and applicable regulatory requirements. The EIs will work in conjunction with Atlantic's and DTI's environmental team to promptly report spills to appropriate Federal, State/Commonwealth, and local agencies, as required, and to coordinate with these agencies regarding contacting additional parties or agencies as may be required. 5.0 PREVENTIVE MEASURES Contractors will minimize the potential for a spill during construction activities by implementing appropriate measures to prevent and contain spills. Equipment and materials will be located onsite to meet the provisions of this plan. The Contractors will comply with applicable environmental and safety laws and regulations and will ensure that a copy of this plan is available onsite to all Construction Work Crew members. All cleanup and other construction - related spill activities will be completed by the appropriate Contractors. Spill prevention measures are described below. A. Petroleum and Hazardous Liquid Storage, Refueling, and Equipment Maintenance Staging Areas and Facility Sites: Prior to construction, the Contractors will provide site -specific descriptions and maps depicting locations of fixed and mobile 2 The role and responsibilities of an EI are defined in the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's Upland Erosion Control, Revegetation, and Maintenance Plan. 2 Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure Plan hazardous material containers and the types of materials located within containers. The site -specific descriptions and maps will identify the direction, rate of flow, and total quantity of petroleum or hazardous liquid which could be discharged from containers or from major equipment failures. b. Contractors will visually inspect aboveground storage containers for leaks and spills on a regular basis and whenever containers are refilled. Contractors will maintain inspection records for every container. C. Contractors will construct secondary containment structures (e.g., temporary liners and seamless impermeable berms) around aboveground, single wall, storage containers so that liquids will be contained and collected in specified areas isolated from waterbodies in the event of a leak or spill. Double wall containers will not require secondary containment. Storage containers will not be placed in areas subject to periodic flooding and washout. d. Secondary containment structures must provide a containment volume equal to a minimum of 110 percent of the maximum storage volume of the storage container for single wall containers. Secondary containment structures must be constructed so that no outlet is provided and a spill will be contained within the containment structure. Accumulated rainwater may be removed if authorized by the EL Accumulated water with a visible sheen will be collected for proper storage, transport, and disposal. f. Contractors will remove all secondary containment structures at the conclusion of the Projects. Contractors also will be responsible for returning the storage impoundment area to its original contours and appearance upon completion of the Projects. g. Hazardous materials, including chemicals, fuels, and lubricating oils, will be stored only at designated staging areas and in appropriate service vehicles. The storage areas will be located at least 100 feet away from wetlands, waterbodies, and springs; at least 200 feet away from private water supply wells; at least 300 feet away from karst features; and at least 400 feet away from municipal water supply wells unless a larger buffer is required by regulatory agencies. h. Storage containers will display labels that identify the contents of the container and whether the contents are hazardous. Contractors will maintain and provide to Atlantic and DTI, when requested, copies of all Safety Data Sheets (formally known as Material Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure Plan Safety Data Sheets). All containers used for the storage of hazardous materials, including chemicals, fuels, and lubricating oils, will be of material and construction compatible with the material stored and the conditions of storage such as pressure and temperature. All containers will be in good condition. Contractors will conduct routine equipment maintenance, such as oil changes, in staging areas and will dispose of waste oil in an appropriate manner (e.g., the Contractors will collect the waste oil in labeled, sealed containers and transport the waste oil to a recycling facility). Contractors will correct visible leaks in storage containers as soon as possible. Leaks outside of secondary containment, regardless of volume, will be reported to the Spill Coordinator and an EI. k. Drain valves on temporary storage containers will be locked to prevent accidental or unauthorized discharges from the containers. All fuel nozzles will be equipped with functional automatic shut- off valves. In. The drivers of tank trucks will be responsible for spill prevention and the provision of secondary containment during tank truck unloading. Procedures for loading and unloading tank trucks will meet the minimum requirements established by applicable law and associated regulations. Drivers will observe and control the fueling operations at all times to prevent overfilling. Contractors will be responsible for training drivers of tank trucks to comply with these provisions. n. Prior to departure of a tank truck, all outlets of the vehicle will be closely examined by the driver for leakage and tightened, adjusted, or replaced, as necessary, to prevent liquid leakage while in transit. Contractors will be responsible for training drivers of tank trucks to comply with these provisions. 2. Right -of -Way: All machinery will arrive on the right-of-way in a clean, washed condition, maintained free of fluid leaks. b. Overnight parking of equipment, as well as refueling and servicing of construction equipment, will be restricted to upland areas at least 100 feet away from waterbodies, wetlands, and springs; at least 200 feet from private water -supply wells; at least 300 feet from karst features; and at least 400 feet from municipal water - supply wells. Where this is not practicable, and where the EI finds .19 Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure Plan in advance no reasonable alternative, the equipment will be fueled by designated personnel with specific training in refueling, spill containment, and cleanup, under the supervision of an EL Prior to refueling, appropriate steps will be taken (including deployment of secondary containment structures) to prevent spills and provide for prompt cleanup in the event of a spill. C. Fuel trucks transporting fuels to construction areas will only travel on approved access roads. d. Contractors will keep a spill kit onsite and on all equipment in case of machinery leaks or spills. If a spill kit is used, it will be replaced within 24 hours. 3. Restricted Refueling Areas will be identified in the field with flagging or signs. A site -specific plan and written approval from an EI will be required to refuel in restricted areas. a. Approval must be received from an Atlantic or DTI representative and, where necessary, appropriate regulatory permits must be obtained, prior to refueling in Restricted Refueling Areas. b. In large wetlands where no upland site is available for refueling, auxiliary fuel tanks may be mounted to equipment to minimize the need for refueling. C. Trained Contractor personnel must be available for refueling, and an EI or another trained Atlantic/DTI representative must be present. d. Equipment such as large, stationary pumps will be fitted with auxiliary tanks as appropriate. The auxiliary tanks will be placed within secondary containment which provides for a containment volume equal to a minimum of 110 percent of the volume of the auxiliary tanks. Refueling within Restricted Refueling Areas will take place in areas designated by an EL Fuel trucks with a capacity in excess of 300 gallons will not be allowed within a Restricted Refueling Area unless adequate secondary containment is provided. f. Refueling of dewatering pumps, generators, and other small, portable equipment will be performed using approved containers with a maximum volume of 5 gallons. 5 Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure Plan B. Spill Response Equipment Staging Areas and Facility Sites: a. Contractors will stock a sufficient supply of sorbent and barrier materials at construction staging areas to allow the rapid containment and recovery of a spill. Sorbent and barrier materials will also be used to contain runoff from spill areas. b. Shovels and 55 gallon drums will be kept at each individual staging area. If small quantities of soil become contaminated within the staging area, they will be collected and placed in the drums. The drums will be labelled to indicate the contents of the drum, including the spilled/recovered material. C. Large quantities of contaminated soil will be collected using heavy equipment and will be stored in drums or other suitable containers prior to disposal. The drums will be labelled to indicate the contents of the drum, including the spilled/recovered material. d. The Contractors will dispose of all contaminated soil in accordance with applicable State/Commonwealth and Federal regulations. 2. Right -of -Way Each construction crew will have adequate absorbent materials and containment booms on hand to enable the rapid and complete cleanup of spills, as well as sufficient tools and materials to stop leaks. b. Contractors must maintain spill kits containing a sufficient quantity of absorbent and barrier materials to adequately contain and recover foreseeable spills. These kits may include, but are not limited to: absorbent pads, straw bales, absorbent clay, sawdust, floor drying agents, spill containment barriers, plastic sheeting, skimmer pumps, and 55 gallon drums. The equipment will be located near fuel storage areas and other locations, as necessary, to be readily available in the event of a spill. C. All fuel equipment, and where practicable, service trucks, will carry adequate spill response materials. Spill response materials present on trucks will consist of absorbent pads, absorbent material, plastic bags, and a shovel. d. The Spill Coordinator will inform the EIs and all Contractor personnel of the location of spill control equipment and materials, and have them readily accessible while construction activities are occurring. N Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure Plan e. If a spill kit is used, it will be replaced within 24 hours. C. Concrete Coating 1. Concrete coating activities and washout activities will not be performed within 100 feet of wetlands, waterbodies, or springs, or with 300 feet of karst features unless the location is an existing industrial site designated for such use. 6.0 SPILL RESPONSE A. The first priorities after discovering a spill are to protect the safety of personnel and the public and to minimize damage to the environment. Actions to be taken immediately following a spill will include the following: 1. The safety of the situation (including the surrounding public) will be assessed. 2. Sources of ignition will be removed from the area by trained personnel if safe to do so. 3. The source of the spill will be shut off by trained personnel if safe to do so. 4. Efforts to contain the spill immediately will be initiated by trained personnel if safe to do so. 5. Cleanup activities will be initiated as soon as possible after the spill is contained using properly trained and protected personnel with adequate spill cleanup materials and equipment (see Section 8.0). 6. If necessary, an Emergency Response Contractor will be secured for large spills to further contain and clean up the spill. 7.0 SPILL REPORTING A. All spills will be reported immediately to Atlantic or DTI. Reports will include the following information (found on the Spill Report Form): 1. Date, time, and location of the spill. 2. Type of material spilled. 3. Amount of material spilled. 4. Extent of spill area. 5. Whether the material has reached or has the potential to reach a wetland, waterbody, or karst feature. 6. Status of spill containment and cleanup. 7 Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure Plan 7. Circumstances leading up to the spill. B. Atlantic's and DTI's environmental team will report the spill to the applicable regulatory agencies if the spill meets or exceeds a reportable threshold. Table 1 lists the Federal and State/Commonwealth agencies that would be contacted, as appropriate, if a spill meets or exceeds a reportable threshold. C. Federal standards for reportable quantities (RQs) of hazardous materials are listed at 40 CFR 302.4, which is incorporated into this SPCC Plan by reference. Additional requirements by State/Commonwealth are as follows: Pennsylvania: a. Liquid hazardous waste spills must be reported when equal to or exceeding the Federal RQs at 40 CFR 302.4, or 10 gallons, whichever is more stringent (25 Pa. Code § 262a.43(2)(i)). b. Solid hazardous waste spills must be reported when equal to or exceeding the Federal RQs at 40 CFR 302.4, or 500 pounds, whichever is more stringent (25 Pa. Code § 262a.43(2)(ii). c. A spill of oil, petroleum or other hazardous substance that discharges or has potential to discharge into Commonwealth waters must be reported, regardless of amount, (see 25 Pa. Code §§ 91.33, 78.66, 299.217, 299.218, § 262a.43(3)). 2. West Virginia: a. Hazardous waste spills must be reported when equal to or exceeding the Federal RQs at 40 CFR 302.4 (see e.g., W. Va. CSR § 60-3-5). b. Oil spills must be reported when "causing a film or sheen upon or discoloration of the surface of the water or adjoining shorelines or cause a sludge or emulsion to be deposited beneath the surface of the water or upon adjoining shorelines" (see CWA 111; 40 CFR 110.3(b); and, by analogy, W. Va. Legislative Rules § 31-1). c. Toxic air pollutant spills must be reported when exceeding (i) 1 pound for ethylene oxide and vinyl chloride, (ii) 10 pounds for acrylonitrile and butadiene, or (iii) 50 pounds for all others (W. Va. CSR § 45-27-10.4). 3. Virginia: a. Oil discharges to land must be reported in amounts equal to or greater than 25 gallons (or less if certain recordkeeping and clean- up requirements are not met) (Va. Code § 62.1-44.34:19). b. An oil spill that discharges or may reasonably be expected to discharge into Commonwealth waters must be reported, regardless of amount (Va. Code § 62.1-44.34:19). M. Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure Plan TABLE 1 Agency Notification List Hours of Agency Program Contact Information Operation Applicable Areas Served Federal Environmental National Response Center 800-424-8802 24-hour hotline All Areas Protection Agency Pennsylvania Department of Southwest Regional Office 412-442-4000 24-hour hotline Greene and Environmental Westmoreland Counties Protection Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Emergency 717-651-2001 24-hour hotline Entire Commonwealth Pennsylvania Response Management West Virginia Department of Emergency 24-hour Hotline 800-642-3074 24-hour hotline Entire State Environmental for Hazardous Waste Release Protection (WVDEP) WVDEP Elkview Emergency Response 304-558-5938 Monday —Friday Entire State Unit 8:00 am — 4:00 pm Virginia Department of Pollution Response Program- 540-574-7800 Monday — Friday Augusta, Highland, and Environmental Quality Valley Regional Office 8:30 am — 4:30 pm Nelson Counties (VDEQ) VDEQ Pollution Response Program- 540-562-6700 Monday — Friday Buckingham, Blue Ridge Regional Office 8:30 am — 4:30 pm Cumberland, Prince Edward, and Nottoway Counties VDEQ Pollution Response Program- 804-527-5020 Monday — Friday Dinwiddie, Brunswick, Piedmont Regional Office 8:30 am — 4:30 pm and Greensville Counties VDEQ Pollution Response Program- 757-518-2000 Monday — Friday Southampton County and Tidewater Regional Office 8:30 am — 4:30 pm Cities of Suffolk and Chesapeake VDEQ Pollution Response Program — Online form at: 24-hour online Entire Commonwealth Online Reporting System hLtp://www.deq.virginia.g reporting option ov/Proerams/PollutionRes ponsePreparedness/Polluti onReportin orm.asp Department of Virginia Emergency Response 800-468-8892 or 24-hour hotline Entire Commonwealth Emergency Team 804-674-2400 Management North Carolina Department of Division of Water Resources — 919-791-4200 Monday — Friday Halifax, Johnston, Nash, Environment and Raleigh Regional Office 8:00 am — 5:00 pm Northampton, and Wilson Natural Resources Emergency Response 800-858-0368 After hours and Counties weekends Department of Division of Water Resources — 910-433-3300 Monday — Friday Cumberland, Robeson, Environment and Fayetteville Regional Office 8:00 am — 5:00 pm and Sampson Counties Natural Resources Emergency Response 800-858-0368 After hours and weekends Z Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure Plan c. Hazardous waste spills must be reported when equal to or exceeding Federal RQs at 40 CFR 302.4 (see 9 VAC 25-880-70, generally describing applicable reporting quantities). 4. North Carolina: a. Petroleum spills into the environment must be reported when (i) 25 gallons or more, or (ii) if the petroleum causes a sheen on nearby surface water, or (iii) if the petroleum is discharged at a distance of 100 feet or less from a surface water body, or (iv) if less than 25 gallons of petroleum cannot be cleaned up within 24 hours (N.C. Gen. Statutes 143-215.85(b). b. Mineral oil (i.e., light nontoxic liquid petroleum distillate used as a coolant and insulator in electrical equipment owned by a public utility) spills must be reported when (i) exceeding 25 gallons, (ii) discharging directly to surface waters or causing a sheen on surface waters of the State, or (iii) at a distance of 100 feet or less from a surface water and containing 50 parts per million or more of polychlorinated biphenyls (N.C. Gen. Statutes 143-215.85(c)). c. Hazardous waste spills must be reported when equal to or exceeding the Federal RQs at 40 CFR 302.4 (see hLtp://portal.ncdenr.org/web/wq/home/ei). d. A spill of oil, petroleum, or other hazardous substance that discharges into State waters must be reported, regardless of amount (N.C. Gen. Statutes 143-215.85(a)). D. Contractors are responsible for assisting Atlantic and DTI with preparing follow- up written incident reports to regulatory agencies upon request. 8.0 SPILL CONTAINMENT AND CLEANUP A. Land Spill Berms will be constructed with available equipment to physically contain the spill and sorbent materials will be applied to the spill area. Traffic on contaminated soils will be prevented to the extent practicable. Some traffic on contaminated soils may be necessary to avoid impacts on adjacent or sensitive resources (e.g., wetlands). 2. Contaminated soils and vegetation will be removed and disposed of at a properly licensed waste disposal facility. 3. Waste materials from the spill will be disposed of according to applicable regulatory requirements. 4. The following information will be provided to an EI and Atlantic and DTI as available following containment and cleanup (but no later than 24 hours after transport and disposal of the contaminated waste material): 10 Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure Plan a. The amount of the spilled material that was recovered during cleanup. b. Proposed reclamation of remaining contaminated areas. C. Storage method for the contaminated waste material before transport and disposal. d. Transport and disposal documentation for the contaminated waste material. 5. If necessary, an Emergency Response Contractor will be secured for large spills to further contain and clean up the spill. B. Wetland or Waterbody Spill: The following measures will be implemented immediately to control a spill into a wetland or waterbody: For spills in standing water, floating booms, skimmer pumps, and holding tanks will be readily available and used, as appropriate, by the Contractors to recover and contain released materials on the surface of the water. 2. Berms and/or trenches will be constructed in upland areas to contain a spill before it enters a wetland or waterbody. Deployment of booms, skimmers, and sorbent materials will be utilized if the spill reaches a waterbody. The spilled product will be retrieved and the contaminated area cleaned -up in accordance with recommendations from the Spill Coordinator and applicable regulations and guidelines. 3. If necessary, an Emergency Response Contractor will be secured for large spills in wetlands or waterbodies to further contain and clean up the spill. Approvals or permits from regulatory agencies may be required to place equipment into a wetland or waterbody. Therefore, Contractors must receive written permission from Atlantic or DTI before placing equipment into a wetland or waterbody for the purpose of spill cleanup. C. Karst: In addition to the measures described above, the following procedures will be implemented in areas of karst terrain: Buffers of 300 feet around karst features (e.g., sinkholes, caves, sinking or losing streams, ponors, pinnacled bedrock, and large springs) within or adjacent to the construction right-of-way will be marked with signs and/or highly visible flagging until construction related ground disturbing activities are completed. 2. Equipment refueling will not be permitted within flagged or marked buffer areas for karst features or areas draining into karst features, except by hand -carried cans (5 gallon maximum capacity), when necessary. 11 Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure Plan 3. Equipment servicing and maintenance areas will be sited outside of flagged or marked buffer areas for karst features or areas draining into karst features. 4. Erosion and sediment controls will be implemented, as appropriate, to prevent runoff resulting from construction equipment washing operations (if applicable) to directly enter a karst feature by locating these operations outside of karst buffer areas. 5. Construction equipment, vehicles, materials, hazardous materials, chemicals, fuels, lubricating oils, and petroleum products will not be parked, stored, or serviced within 300 feet of a karst feature. 6. Equipment will be checked for leaks daily by the Contractors prior to beginning work in karst areas; and damaged or defective equipment will be removed or repaired prior to use in karst areas. 7. Atlantic or DTI will notify the National Response Center and either the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection or Virginia Department of Environmental Quality if a reportable spill impacts a karst feature (see Table 1). 12 Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure Plan 9.0 CERTIFICATION BY A PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER This SPCC Plan has been certified by a professional engineer in accordance with 40 Code of Federal Regulations 112.7 — General Requirements for Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure Plans. Professional Engineer 13 Date Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure Plan 10.0 CERTIFICATION BY THE CONTRACTOR The Contractor listed below agrees to follow the requirements of Atlantic's and DTI's Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure Plan during all work activities conducted for Atlantic or DTI. Contractor Date Responsible Official (Print Name) Title Responsible Official (Signature) 14 ATLANTIC COAST PIPELINE, LLC ATLANTIC COAST PIPELINE and DOMINION TRANSMISSION, INC. SUPPLY HEADER PROJECT Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure Plan ATTACHMENT A Spill Report Form Atlantic Coast Pipeline and Supply Header Project Spill Report Form Date of Spill: Date of Spill Discovery:_ Time of Spill: Time of Spill Discovery: Name and Title of Discoverer: Type of material spilled and manufacturer's name: Legal Description of spill location to the quarter section: Directions from nearest community: Estimated volume of spill: Weather conditions: Topography and surface conditions of spill site: Spill medium (pavement, sandy soil, water, etc.): Proximity of spill to surface waters: Did the spill reach a waterbody? If so, was a sheen present? Describe the causes and circumstances resulting in the spill: Yes No Yes No Describe the extent of observed contamination, both horizontal and vertical (i.e., spill -stained soil in a 5-foot radius to a depth of 1 inch): Describe immediate spill control and/or cleanup methods used and implementation schedule: Current status of cleanup actions: Name and Company for the following: Construction Spill Coordinator: Environmental Inspector: Person Who Reported the Environmental Inspector: Form completed by: Date: Spill Coordinator must complete this for all spills, regardless of size, and submit the form to the Environmental Inspector within 24 hours of the occurrence. ATLANTIC COAST PIPELINE, LLC ATLANTIC COAST PIPELINE and DOMINION TRANSMISSION, INC. SUPPLY HEADER PROJECT Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure Plan ATTACHMENT B Site -Specific Descriptions and Maps Depicting Locations of Fixed and Mobile Oil Containers and Type of Material Located within Containers (to be provided by the Contractors prior to construction) ATLANTIC COAST PIPELINE, LLC ATLANTIC COAST PIPELINE RESTORATION PROJECT Nationwide Permit Pre -Construction Notification U.S. Army Corps of Engineers — Wilmington District North Carolina Department of Water Quality APPENDIX E WATERBODY DATASHEETS Waterbody Data Sheet Description Project Name: Date: Waterbody Survey ID: ACP July 20, 2021 11:00 AM scmp008 State: County: USGS Waterbody Name NC Cumberland Unt to cape fear river Company: Crew Member Initials: Latitude: Longitude: ERM RI / Jp 35.202301 -78.676266 Survey Type: ❑,, Centerline ❑ Re -Route ❑ Access ❑ Facility ❑ Other (check one) Road Waterbody Type: ❑ River Z Stream ❑ Ditch ❑ Swale ❑ Canal ❑ Other (check one) Water Appearance: El No Water 0 Sheen on Clear El Turbid ❑ Surface ❑ ❑ Algal El Other (check one) Surface Scum Mats Feature Quality: ❑ High ❑ Moderate 0 Low (check one) Feature Description: ❑ Natural 0 Artificial, ❑ Manipulated (check one) Man Made Flow Regime: ❑ Ephemeral Z (check one) Intermittent ❑ Perennial ❑ Connecting Swale Sinuosity within Survey Corridor: Z Straight ❑ Meandering (check one) Description Notes: Drainage artificial from solar fields Measurements Depth of Water: 0.5 ft. N/A ❑ Unknown ❑ Water Edge to Water Edge: 2 ft. N/A OHWM Width: 0.8 ft. OHWM Indicator: Z Clear line on bank ❑ Shelving ❑ Wrested ZScouring ❑ Water staining (check all that apply) vegetation Bent, matted, or ❑ ❑ Wrack line ❑ Litter and debris Abrupt plant ❑ Soil ❑ characteristic missing vegetation community change change Dominant Substrate: ❑ Bedrock ❑ Boulder ❑ Cobble ❑ Gravel Z Sand Z Silt/Clay ❑ Organic (check all that apply) Observations Riparian Zone Present: ❑ Yes ❑ No (check one) Vegetation Layers: ❑ Trees z Saplings/Shrubs ❑ Herbs (check all that apply) Dominant Bank Vegetation (list): Red maple, tulip poplar Aquatic Habitats (ex: submerged or emerged aquatic vegetation, overhanging banks/roots, leaf packs, large submerged wood, riffles, deep pools, etc.): Overhanging vegetation Aquatic Organisms Observed (list): None Disturbances (ex: livestock access, manure in waterbody, waste discharge pipes): Timber mat above stream Observation Notes: Artificial drainage W - t 1 .! a._. i S �Ik J��/{� � er I WN i f� RI2ItAi Al i -. .� � . :�-" .., !►f..-,. 7 ,�. :tea Waterbodv Data Sheet Description Project Name: Date: Waterbody Survey ID: ACP July 14, 2021 11:00 AM semo024 State: County: USGS Waterbody Name NC Cumberland Unt to cape fear river Company: Crew Member Initials: Latitude: Longitude: ERM RI / JP 34.8799 -78.823288 Survey Type: ❑,, Centerline ❑ Re -Route ❑ Access ❑ Facility ❑ Other (check one) Road Waterbody Type: ❑ River Z Stream ❑ Ditch ❑ Swale ❑ Canal ❑ Other (check one) Water Appearance: Sheen on El No Water ❑� Clear El Turbid ❑ Surface ❑ ❑ Algal ❑ Other (check one) Surface Scum Mats Feature Quality: ❑ High Z Moderate ❑ Low (check one) Feature Description: ❑ Natural ❑ Artificial, Z Manipulated (check one) Man Made Flow Regime: ❑ Ephemeral ❑ Intermittent ✓❑ Perennial ❑ Connecting Swale (check one) Sinuosity within Survey Corridor: Z Straight ❑ Meandering (check one) Description Notes: Stream separating two farm fields. Measurements Depth of Water: 0.8 ft. N/A ❑ Unknown ❑ Water Edge to Water Edge: 2 ft. N/A OHWM Width: 1 ft. OHWM Indicator: ❑ Clear line on bank Z Shelving ❑ Wrested ❑ Scouring ❑ Water staining (check all that apply) vegetation Bent, matted, or z ❑ Wrack line ❑ Litter and debris Abrupt plant ❑ Soil ❑ characteristic missing vegetation community change change Dominant Substrate: ❑ Bedrock ❑ Boulder ❑ Cobble ❑ Gravel Z Sand ❑ Silt/Clay ❑ Organic (check all that apply) Observations Riparian Zone Present: ❑ Yes ❑� No (check one) Vegetation Layers: ❑ Trees z Saplings/Shrubs ❑� Herbs (check all that apply) Dominant Bank Vegetation (list): Sweet gum, juncus spp., fescue spp. Aquatic Habitats (ex: submerged or emerged aquatic vegetation, overhanging banks/roots, leaf packs, large submerged wood, riffles, deep pools, etc.): Minimal, overhanging vegetation Aquatic Organisms Observed (list): Frogs Disturbances (ex: livestock access, manure in waterbody, waste discharge pipes): Timber mat bridge over stream on north portion. Steel plate bridge on southern portion. Observation Notes: Timber mats observed semo024 Photo facing: S Photo facing: N semo024 Photo facing: N ATLANTIC COAST PIPELINE, LLC ATLANTIC COAST PIPELINE RESTORATION PROJECT Nationwide Permit Pre -Construction Notification U.S. Army Corps of Engineers — Wilmington District North Carolina Department of Water Quality APPENDIX F COMPLIANCE WITH GENERAL CONDITIONS, GENERAL REGIONAL CONDITIONS, AND ADDITIONAL REGIONAL CONDITIONS TABLES COMPLIANCE WITH NATIONWIDE 3 PERMIT TERMS AND CONDITIONS Compliance with the General Conditions of the Nationwide Permit Program, Regional Conditions for the Wilmington District, additional Regional Conditions for Nationwide Permit 3 for the Wilmington District, and conditions of the North Carolina Water Quality General Certification No. 4132 are summarized in Table F-1, Table F-2, Table F-3, and Table F-4 below. TABLE F-1 Atlantic Coast Pipeline Restoration Project Compliance with Nationwide Permit General Conditions in North Carolina General Conditions Compliance with Condition 1 —Navigation Atlantic will comply with General Condition 1. No restoration activity will cause more than a minimal adverse effect on navigation. 2—Aquatic Life Movements Atlantic will comply with General Condition 2 by following agency specified in -stream work windows, which collectively include measures to minimize impacts on aquatic life movements including: • Installing temporary bridges across flowing waterbodies to facilitate access for equipment; • Restoring the stream channel and banks to pre -Project contours; and • Removing equipment and materials from within the waterbody as soon as practical. Timing restrictions for work within sensitive waterbodies within North Carolina will be followed according to North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ) recommended windows. If a bottomless culvert cannot be used, then the crossing will be designed and constructed to minimize adverse effects to aquatic life movements. 3 — Spawning Areas Atlantic will comply with General Condition 3 by completing restoration work during periods of low flow where practicable, expediting in -stream activities, installing temporary equipment bridges, and completing work in perennial waterbodies with cold or warm water fisheries outside of in -stream work restriction periods required by federal and or state agencies. 4 — Migratory Bird Breeding Atlantic will comply with General Condition 4 and remain in compliance with the applicable portions of Areas the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. To comply with General Condition 4 Atlantic has developed conservation measures that would minimize impacts on migratory birds, otherwise known as the approved Migratory Bird Plan. 5 — Shellfish Beds Atlantic will comply with General Condition 5 by developing a BA evaluating the potential impacts of the ACP on federally listed mussels. Atlantic will filed the draft BA with the FERC and FERC initiated formal consultation on November 5, 2021, providing a copy of the BA to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. As the lead Federal agency for authorizing the ACP Restoration Project, FERC is required to coordinate with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service to determine whether federally listed endangered or threatened species or designated critical habitat are found in the vicinity of the Project, and to evaluate the potential effects of the proposed actions on those species or critical habitat. Atlantic anticipates that through formal consultation between FERC and USFWS the issuance of a Biological Opinion by the USFWS will occur during Q3 of 2022. Atlantic will adhere to applicable conservation measures contained in the BO. 6 — Suitable Material Atlantic will comply with General Condition 6 no unsuitable material will be utilized during restoration. Atlantic may use imported clean fill such as gravel or cobbles imported to the restoration workspace to construct access roads or temporary waterbody crossings. Temporary materials will be removed after restoration activities are complete. 7 — Water Supply Intakes Atlantic has complied with General Condition 7 by identifying potable water intakes located within three miles downstream of proposed crossing locations. None were identified within the North Carolina within three miles of the Project. 8 — Adverse Effects From Atlantic will comply with General Condition 8 by completing restoration activities in accordance with best Impoundments management practices, which includes measures to minimize the duration of in -stream activities and maintain downstream flow. All temporary bridges will be removed following restoration. No permanent impoundments are planned within Waters of the U.S. 9 — Management of Water Atlantic will comply with General Condition 9 by restoring the course, condition, and capacity of all Flows waterbody crossings to the maximum extent practicable. Atlantic will complete restoration activities in accordance with the best management practices contained in the Plan and Procedures. The specific measures are designed to minimize the duration of in -stream activities and maintain downstream flow by: completing restoration activities within the timeframes described in the Procedures, and designing and maintaining temporary equipment bridges to maintain unrestricted flow. 10 —Fills Within 100-Year Atlantic will comply with General Condition 10. No permanent fill will be placed in 100-year floodplains. Floodplains Appendix A, Figure A-5 includes maps that identify aboveground facilities in relation to FEMA floodplains. TABLE F-1 (cont'd) Atlantic Coast Pipeline Restoration Project Compliance with Nationwide Permit General Conditions General Conditions Compliance with Condition 11 — Equipment Atlantic will comply with General Condition 11 by limiting the equipment operating in wetlands and waterbodies to that necessary to safely complete restoration activities. Atlantic will utilize mats or low - ground -weight equipment if standing water or saturated soils are present and equipment would cause rutting in wetlands. 12 — Soil Erosion and Atlantic will comply with General Condition 12 by obtaining state construction stormwater permits and Sediment Controls implementing best management practices and installing ESC measures as necessary to prevent erosion within the restoration workspace. These controls will be properly maintained throughout restoration until replaced by permanent controls or revegetation has stabilized the area. 13 — Removal of Temporary Atlantic will comply with General Condition 13 by restoring surface contours to their pre-existing Fills elevation. Excess materials will be removed from wetlands and waterbodies, and disposed of in a suitable upland area. Temporary bridges and timber mats used within wetlands and waterbodies to facilitate equipment travel will be removed once restoration activities are complete. 14 — Proper Maintenance Atlantic will comply with General Condition 14 by maintaining access roads in accordance with Atlantic's safety standards and specifications. 15 — Single and Complete Atlantic will comply with General Condition 15. This pre -construction notification (PCN) includes all Project wetlands and waterbodies crossed by restoration workspace within the USACE - Wilmington District. Atlantic understands that each crossing will be considered a single and compete project under the provisions of Nationwide Permits No. 3 and all calculation of the project's impacts are provided in a manner for the USACE to review each crossing separately. 16 — Wild and Scenic Rivers Atlantic has complied with General Condition 16 because the ACP Restoration Project does not cross any federally designated Wild and Scenic Rivers. 17 — Tribal Rights The ACP Restoration Project will not impact tribal rights or resources, such as reserved water rights and treaty fishing and hunting rights or tribal lands. Atlantic has coordinated with Native American tribes historically known to occur within the project areas. 18 —Endangered Species Atlantic will comply with General Condition 18 by developing a BA evaluating the potential impacts of the ACP on federally listed species. Atlantic filed the final draft BA with the FERC and FERC provided a copy to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. As the lead Federal agency for authorizing the ACP Restoration Project, FERC is required to coordinate with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service to determine whether federally listed endangered or threatened species or designated critical habitat are found in the vicinity of the Project, and to evaluate the potential effects of the proposed actions on those species or critical habitat. Atlantic anticipates that through formal consultation between FERC and the USFWS the issuance of a Biological Opinion by the USFWS will occur during Q3 of 2022. Atlantic will adhere to applicable conservation measures contained in the BO. 19 — Migratory Bird and Bald Atlantic will comply with General Condition 19 and the relevant portions of both the MBTA and the and Golden Eagle Permits BGEPA. Atlantic will implement a project -specific Migratory Bird Plan that identifies conservation measures that will be implemented such as: Atlantic plans to clear designated portions the restoration right- of-way outside of the migratory bird nesting season to reduce potential impacts on migratory birds and other sensitive species. In the event that an active bald eagle nest is identified in the vicinity of the project, Atlantic will adhere to the requirements of the National Bald Eagle Management guidelines to minimize potential impacts on nesting eagles 20 — Historic Properties Atlantic will comply with General Condition 20, which is discussed in more detail in Section 7.2. Atlantic has completed the cultural resources investigations as a part of the FERC process for the Project. Atlantic will adhere to all requirements of the Programmatic Agreement (January 2018). 21 —Discovery of Previously Atlantic will comply with General Condition 21, discovery of previously unknown remains and artifacts by Unknown Remains and ceasing work upon discovery of such cultural materials or remains and reporting the discovery to the Artifacts FERC. Atlantic has developed Plans for Unanticipated Discovery of Historic Properties or Human Remains, which have been provided to the respective State Historic Preservation Office for review and comment. See Appendix G for the project -specific Plans for Unanticipated Discovery of Historic Properties or Human Remains. 22 — Designated Critical Atlantic has complied with General Condition 22. The ACP will not be located within a National Oceanic Resource Waters and Atmospheric Administration -designated marine sanctuary, National Estuarine Research Reserve, or National Wild and Scenic River. In addition, the ACP will not affect critical habitat for federally listed threatened and endangered species. TABLE F-1 (cont'd) Atlantic Coast Pipeline Restoration Project Compliance with Nationwide Permit General Conditions General Conditions Compliance with Condition 23 — Mitigation Atlantic will comply with General Condition 23 by mitigating temporary impacts on -site through restoration of pre-existing contours of wetlands and beds and banks of waterbodies, and revegetation of wetlands and waterbody banks. No loss impacts are proposed to complete restoration activities in the Pittsburgh District, therefore no compensatory mitigation is required. 24 — Safety of Impoundment Atlantic will comply with General Condition 24 as no permanent impoundments in Waters of the U.S. are Structures proposed for the ACP Restoration Project. 25 — Water Quality Atlantic will coordinate with the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Water Resources as necessary to acquire written Riparian Buffer Authorization, and to confirm that the compensatory mitigation for buffer impacts acquired for the ACP Construction Project will apply to the ACP Restoration Project given the significant reduction in overall impacts and scope of work In addition, Atlantic will comply with the conditions of Water Quality General Certification No. 4132. 26 — Coastal Zone Not applicable — There is no work within the Coastal Zone in North Carolina for the ACP. Management 27 — Regional and Case -By- See Tables F-2 and F-3. Case Conditions 28 —Use of Multiple Atlantic is seeking authorization under NWP 3. Table B-1 in Appendix B identifies each single and Nationwide Permits complete project location and identifies the applicable NWP for each project. Impacts are accounted for each single and complete project separately and documented on Tables B-1 and the maps included in the application. 29 — Transfer of Nationwide Atlantic will comply with General Condition 29. Although Atlantic does not intend to transfer its permit Permit Verifications verification, Atlantic will notify the USACE in accordance with the requirements of Condition 29 in the event that transfer of the permit is required. 30 —Compliance Certification Atlantic will comply with General Condition 30. Following restoration, Atlantic will submit a signed certification if required, stating that the work was completed in accordance with permit conditions. 31 —Activities Affecting Atlantic has complied with General Condition 31. The ACP Restoration Project does not require Section Structures or Works Built by 408 permissions within the Wilmington District. the United States 32 —Pre-Construction Atlantic has complied with General Condition 32 by providing a complete PCN for all wetlands and Notification waterbodies crossed by the Project. TABLE F-2 Atlantic Coast Pipeline Restoration Project Compliance with Nationwide Permit General Regional Conditions for the Wilmington District Regional Conditions Compliance with Condition 1.1 Anadromous Fish Atlantic will comply with Regional Condition 1.1 by adhering to the timing restrictions set forth by the Spawning Areas NCDMF and the NCWRC. 1.2 Trout Waters Moratorium Atlantic will comply with Regional Condition 1.2 since the project is not located in any of the 24 trout counties or EBCI trust lands. 1.3 Sturgeon Spawning Areas Atlantic will comply with Regional Condition 1.3 given there will be no in -stream work within the Roanoke, Tar, Neuse, or Cape Fear Rivers that occur along the Project route. In addition, Atlantic will file the final draft BA with the FERC and provide a copy to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and USAGE. As the lead Federal agency for authorizing the ACP Restoration Project, FERC is required to coordinate with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service to determine whether federally listed endangered or threatened species or designated critical habitat are found in the vicinity of the ACP, and to evaluate the potential effects of the proposed actions on those species or critical habitat. Atlantic understands that FERC will submit a BA to the USFWS, which we anticipate will result in the issuance of a Biological Opinion by the USFWS. Atlantic will adhere to applicable conservation measures contained in the BO. 2.1 Western NC Counties Atlantic will comply with Regional Condition 2.1 since the project is not located in any of the counties with critical habitat. 2.2 Special Designation Atlantic will comply with Regional Condition 2.2 by complying with NWP General Condition 32 and Waters submitting information for wetlands and waterbodies crossed by Project. 2.3 Coastal Area Management Atlantic will comply with Regional Condition 2.3 since the project is not located in any of the coastal area Act Areas of Environmental management counties. Concern 2.4 Barrier Islands Atlantic will comply with Regional Condition 2.4 since the project is not located on any of the barrier islands in North Carolina. 2.5 Mountain or Piedmont Atlantic will comply with Regional Condition 2.5 by complying with NWP General Condition 32 and Bogs submitting information for wetlands and waterbodies crossed by Project. 2.6 Animal Waste Facilities Atlantic will comply with Regional Condition 2.6 since the Project does not propose any animal waste facilities. 2.7 Trout Waters Atlantic will comply with Regional Condition 2.7 since the Project is not located in any of the 24 trout counties or EBCI trust land. 2.8 Western NC Waters and Atlantic will comply with Regional Condition 2.8 since the Project does not occur in any of the western Corridors North Carolina waters. 3.1 Limitation of Loss of Atlantic will comply with Regional Condition 3.1 since no permanent loss is proposed to waterbodies. Perennial Stream Bed Where temporary access road improvements are necessary, impacts have been minimized to the maximum extent practicable, and impacts will be temporary and all temporary fills will be removed once restoration activities are complete. 3.2 Mitigation for Loss of Atlantic will comply with Regional Condition 3.2 since impacts associated with restoration activities will Stream Bed be temporary and all temporary fills will be removed once restoration activities are complete. 3.3 Pre -construction Atlantic will comply with Regional Condition 3.3 given that notice for all crossings of waters of the U.S. is Notification for Loss of being provided to the Wilmington District. Streambed Exceeding 150 feet 3.4 Restriction on Use of Live Atlantic will comply with Regional Condition 3.4 by adhering to the SPCC Plan which states that all Concrete activities that involve live concrete will take place a minimum of 100-feet from wetlands and waterbodies. 3.5 Requirements for Using Atlantic will comply with Regional Condition 3.5. Although riprap is not generally planned for use, where Riprap for Bank Stabilization used for temporary access: 1. Atlantic will install filter cloth underneath the riprap; 2. Riprap will be identified on site plans prior to construction being completed; 3. Riprap will be clean and free from loose dirt or pollutant, except trace quantities that would not have adverse environmental effect, 4. Riprap will be sized to prevent movement by natural forces under normal conditions; 5. And riprap installed during restoration activities will be temporary and removed after restoration is complete. 3.6 Safe Passage Atlantic will comply with Regional Condition 3.6. Installation or replacement of culverts is not planned Requirements for Culvert during restoration activities within the Wilmington District. Placement 3.7 Notification to NCDENR Atlantic will comply with Regional Condition 3.7 since the Project is not located in shell fishing areas nor Shellfish Sanitation Section will dispose of sand at ocean beaches. 3.8 Submerged Aquatic Atlantic will comply with Regional Condition 3.8 since the Project is not located in any of the 20 coastal Vegetation counties. TABLE F-2 (cont'd) Atlantic Coast Pipeline Restoration Project Compliance with Nationwide Permit General Regional Conditions for the Wilmington District Regional Conditions Compliance with Condition 3.9 Sedimentation and Erosion Atlantic will comply with the required FERC Upland Erosion Control, Revegetation, and Maintenance Control Structures and Plan, and the Wetland and Waterbody Construction and Mitigation Procedures, as well as complying with Measures required stormwater permits that will be in place prior to restoration activities. 3.10 Restoration of Temporary Atlantic will comply with Regional Condition 3.10 by returning all temporary streambed impacts to pre - Impacts to Streambeds Project conditions and contours as soon as practicable. 3.11 Restoration of Temporary Atlantic will comply with Regional Condition 3.11 by returning all temporary stream bank impacts to pre - Impacts to Stream Banks Project conditions and contours as soon as practicable. Native seed mixes will be used to revegetate banks following restoration. 3.12 Federal Navigation Atlantic will comply with Regional Condition 3.12 since the ACP Restoration Project will not require work Channel Setbacks and Corps with Navigable Waters of the U.S. or USACE easements. Easements 3.13 Northern Long-eared Bat Atlantic will comply with Regional Condition 3.13 by developing a BA evaluating the potential impacts of —Endangered Species Act the ACP on federally listed species. Atlantic will file the final draft BA with the FERC and provide a copy Compliance to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and USACE. As the lead Federal agency for authorizing the ACP Restoration Project, FERC is required to coordinate with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service to determine whether federally listed endangered or threatened species or designated critical habitat are found in the vicinity of the ACP, and to evaluate the potential effects of the proposed actions on those species or critical habitat. Atlantic understands that FERC will submit a BA to the USFWS, which we anticipate will result in the issuance of a Biological Opinion by the USFWS. Atlantic will adhere to applicable conservation measures contained in the BO. 3.14 Work on Eastern Band of Atlantic will comply with Regional Condition 3.14 since the Project does not occur on Eastern Band of Cherokee Indian Lands Cherokee Indian Lands. TABLE F-3 Atlantic Coast Pipeline Restoration Project Compliance with Additional Regional Conditions for Nationwide Permits (NWP 3) for the Wilmington District Additional Regional Conditions — NWP 93 Compliance with Condition 4.1.1 In designated trout watersheds, a PCN is not required for Atlantic will comply with Additional Regional Condition 4.1.1 given impacts to a maximum of 75 linear feet (150 linear feet for that Atlantic is submitting a PCN and obtaining additional coverage temporary dewatering) of streams and waterbodies when conducting for single and complete crossings under NWP 3. maintenance activities. Minor deviations in an existing structure's configuration, temporary structures and temporary fills are authorized as part of the maintenance activity. In designated trout watersheds, the permittee shall submit a PCN (see Regional Condition 2.7 and General Condition 32) to the District Engineer prior to commencing the activity if; 1) impacts (other than temporary dewatering to work in dry conditions) to streams or waterbodies exceed 75 linear feet; 2) temporary impacts to streams or waterbodies associated with dewatering to work in dry conditions exceeds 150 linear feet; 3) the project will involve impacts to wetlands; 4) the project involves the replacement of a bridge or spanning structure with a culvert or nonspanning structure in waters of the United States; or 5) the activity will be constructed during the trout waters moratorium (October 15 through April 15). 4.1.2 The permittee shall submit a PCN (see NWP General Condition Atlantic will comply with Additional Regional Condition 4.1.2 given 32) to the District Engineer prior to commencing the activity if the a PCN is being submitted for maintenance activities on the Project. activity involves repair, rehabilitation or replacement of impounding hnpacts are accounted for and activities described for each single structures or parts of impounding structures or fills. and complete project separately and documented on Table B-1, in Appendix B and the maps included in the application. 4.1.3 The permittee shall submit a PCN to the District Engineer prior Atlantic will comply with Additional Regional Condition 4.1.2 given to commencing the activity if the activity will involve the discharge a PCN is being submitted for maintenance activities on the Project. of dredged or fill material into more than 1/10-acre of wetlands or hnpacts are accounted for and activities described for each single 150 linear feet of stream channel for the construction of temporary and complete project separately and documented on Table B-1 in access fills and/or temporary road crossings. The PCN must include a Appendix B and the maps included in the application. Atlantic will restoration plan that thoroughly describes how all temporary fills will also implement the required FERC Plan and Procedures, the Project be removed, how pre -project conditions will be restored, and include Restoration and Rehabilitation Plan, and permit requirements and a timetable for all restoration activities. conditions. Table F-4 Atlantic Coast Pipeline Compliance with North Carolina 401 Water Quality Certification No. 4132 401 Thresholds or Circumstances for Notification Compliance/Review of Condition a) Thresholds for notification listed below If any one of the thresholds listed below (b. j.) is met or exceeded, notification is required for written approval for a 401 Water Quality Certification from the Division of Water Resources. Based on review below, no thresholds or circumstances will be met that would require notification to the Division of Water Resources. b) Total additional permanent impact threshold greater The proposed restoration work under NWP 3 will require only temporary than 40 linear feet at an existing stream impact crossing of streams. No permanent impacts are proposed, this threshold is not location. met. c) Total temporary and permanent impacts to wetlands The proposed restoration work under NWP 3 will not involve activities that or open waters equal to or greater than 1/10' of an require permits for work in wetlands or open waters. acre. d) Complete dewatering and drawdowns to sediment The proposed restoration work under NWP 3 does not involve dewatering or layer related to pond/dam maintenance or removal. drawdowns of water; this circumstance does not apply. e) Any impact to streams from excavation or dredging The proposed restoration work under NWP 3 will not require excavation or other than excavation as preparation for NWP 19. dredging in a stream; this circumstance does not apply. f) Except for projects qualifying for NWP 3, any The proposed restoration work under NWP 3 will not impact any of the types permanent impacts to waters or wetlands adjacent to of waters listed; this threshold is not met. waters designated as ORW, HQW, SA, WS-I, WS- II, Trout, or NC or National Wild and Scenic Rivers. g) Any high -density project. The proposed restoration work under NWP 3 is not associated with a high density project, this circumstance does not apply. h) Any permanent impacts to coastal wetlands or The proposed restoration work under NWP 3 is not associated with a coastal unique wetlands. wetlands or unique wetlands based on review completed for FERC under the NEPA process for the Project; this circumstance does not apply. i) Any impact associated with a Notice of Violation or The proposed restoration work under NWP 3 is not associated with a notice of enforcement action of NC Wetland Rules, NC violation or enforcement action; this circumstance does not apply. Isolated Wetland Rules, NC Surface Water or Wetland Standards, or State Regulated Riparian Buffer Rules, with associated conditions. j) Any impacts to subject water bodies and/or state The proposed restoration work under NWP 3 will require work within a regulated riparian buffers along subject water bodies riparian buffer, this threshold is met and therefore Atlantic will require written in the Neuse, Tar -Pamlico, or Catawba River Basins, approval from the NCDEQ. Atlantic will minimize impacts in riparian buffers or in the Randleman Lake, Jordan Lake or Goose and has previously permitted and mitigated for riparian buffer impacts (See Creek Watersheds. sections C.6. and D.6. in the Supplemental Information). I.1. Dam removal projects There is no dam removal involved with the restoration work under NWP 3; this condition does not apply. L2.a.&b. North Carolina Department of Transportation, The Project is not a NCDOT project; this condition does not apply. NPDES compliance General 401 Water Quality Certification General Compliance/Review of Condition Conditions A 1. When written authorization is required, plans and Atlantic will comply with the plans outlined in the application as well as any specifications are incorporated into the authorization by conditions provided with written authorization in completing the ACP reference, any modifications require notification to Restoration Project. NCDEQ - DWR. 2. No waste, spoil, solids, or fill of any kind shall occur in The proposed restoration work under NWP 3 will not involve fill of wetlands wetlands or waters beyond authorized footprint. No or waters, only temporary impacts are proposed. Atlantic will confine removal of vegetation or other impacts shall occur to restoration work within regulated wetlands, waterbodies, and riparian buffers state regulated riparian buffers beyond the footprint of to within the limits outlined in materials provided with this application. impacts approved in Buffer Authorization or Variance or as listed as exempt activity in buffer rules. 3. Compensatory mitigation requirements The proposed restoration work under NWP 3 will not involve activities that will result in loss of wetlands or waters; this condition does not apply. 4. All activities must comply with applicable State The proposed restoration work under NWP 3 will not expand impacts riparian Regulated Riparian Buffer Rules buffers beyond what was previously permitted for the ACP Construction Project, and will significantly reduce impacts to riparian buffers. Additional details are provided in sections C.6. and D.6. in the Supplemental Information. Table F-4 (cont'd) Atlantic Coast Pipeline Compliance with North Carolina 401 Water Quality Certification No. 4132 General 401 Water Quality Certification General Compliance/Review of Condition Conditions a 5. Construction activities shall be performed and The proposed restoration work under NWP 3 will occur according to maintained in full compliance of Sediment and construction stormwater permitting requirements. Atlantic previously Pollution Control Act, utilized appropriate Best submitted and will comply with best management practices as outline on Management Practices. project construction plans. 6. Sediment and erosion control measures shall not be The proposed restoration work under NWP 3 will only place erosion and placed in wetlands or waters except within the footprint sediment control measures within the limits of ACP Restoration Project of temporary or permanent impacts authorized under workspace, and will follow measures outline within the approved erosion and the General Water Quality Certification. sediment control permits and associated drawings. 7. Erosion control matting that incorporates plastic mesh The proposed restoration work under NWP 3 will not use erosion control and/or plastic twine shall not be used along matting that will incorporate plastic mesh or plastic twine. streambanks or within wetlands. 8. An NPDES Construction Stormwater Permit is require The proposed restoration work under NWP 3 will acquire necessary NPDES for projects that disturb on or more acres of land. Construction Stormwater Permits. 9. All work in or adjacent to streams shall be conducted so The proposed restoration work under NWP 3 anticipates only limited that flowing water does not come into contact with the temporary work in flowing waters for purposes of installation of temporary disturbed area. bridging. Temporary bridging of two streams will be required and flow will be maintained. 10. If activities must occur during periods of high The proposed restoration work under NWP 3 will be short-term work that will biological activity (e.g., sea turtle nesting, fish not occur within waters where sensitive species are known to inhabit. In spawning, or bird nesting), then biological monitors additional Atlantic will maintain flows within waters crossed during the may be required. Time of year restrictions shall be Project. Atlantic will implement the Project Migratory Bird Plan for implemented vegetation clearing. Biological monitoring is not anticipated. 11. Culverts shall be designed and installed in such a The proposed restoration work under NWP 3 will not require installation of manner that original stream profiles are not altered and permanent culverts. Temporary culverts will be installed in a manner that allow for aquatic life movement during low flows. maintains the original stream profile and allows aquatic life movement, where present. 12. Bridge deck drains shall not discharge directly into the The proposed restoration work under NWP 3 will utilize temporary stream. construction mats to bridge two waterbodies. If deck drains are required, discharge will be directed so it does not directly enter the stream crossed by the bridge. 13. Application of fertilizer to establish vegetation within The proposed restoration work under NWP 3 will not require use of fertilizer; disturbed riparian areas or wetlands. this condition does not apply. 14. If concrete is used during construction. The proposed restoration work under NWP 3 will not require use of concrete; this condition does not apply. 15. All proposed and approved temporary fill and culverts The proposed restoration work under NWP 3 will restore impacts associated shall be removed and impacted areas returned to with temporary fills or temporary culverts within 60 days after the temporary natural conditions within 60 calendar days after the impact is no longer needed. temporary impact is no longer necessary. Restore original grade and cross sectional dimensions, where applicable. Restore and stabilize areas with native vegetation, 16. All proposed and approved temporary pipes/ culverts / The proposed restoration work under NWP 3 will comply with North Carolina rip -rap pads, etc. in streams should be installed based state standards for installation of pipes, culverts, or riprap at the two crossings on North Carolina state standards. that require NWP 3 authorization. 17. Rip -rap required for culvert placement, stream If rip -rap installation is required for the proposed restoration work under NWP stabilization, or restoration of temporarily disturbed 3 it will be installed according to this condition. areas. 18. Rip -rap required for stream or shoreline stabilization If rip -rap installation is required for the proposed restoration work under NWP will be properly sized to prevent movement. 3 it will be installed according to this condition. 19. Application of rip -rap groins will be completed If rip -rap groin installation is required for the proposed restoration work under according to North Carolina standards. NWP 3 it will be installed according to this condition. 20. All mechanized equipment operated near surface waters The proposed restoration work under NWP 3 will utilize mechanical should be inspected and maintained regularly to equipment. Equipment will be inspected daily for proper maintenance and prevent contamination of surface waters from fuels, potential leaks. If inadvertent release of fuel, lubricant, hydraulic fluids, or lubricants, hydraulic fluids, or other toxic materials. other materials occurs, the contractor will implement the Project SPCC Plan. Table F-4 (cont'd) Atlantic Coast Pipeline Compliance with North Carolina 401 Water Quality Certification No. 4132 General 401 Water Quality Certification General Compliance/Review of Condition Conditions a 21. Heavy equipment working in wetlands shall be placed The proposed restoration work under NWP 3 will utilized construction mats on mats or other measures shall be taken to minimize when equipment is working within wetlands. soil disturbance. 22. Reporting of any petroleum spill of 25 gallons or more, The proposed restoration work under NWP 3 will comply with this condition any spill regardless of amount that causes a sheen on and in addition implement the Project SPCC Plan. surface waters or within 100 feet of surface waters, and spills less than 25 gallons that cannot be cleaned up in 24 hours. 23. If an environmental document such as a state SEPA or FERC completed its NEPA analysis for the ACP Construction Project with federal NEPA is required, the General Certification is publication of the FEIS in July 2017. Atlantic has worked with FERC to not valid until the Categorical Exclusion, Final complete a supplemental EIS for the ACP Restoration Project, which was Environmental Assessment, or Final Environmental issued in December 2021. Impact Statement is published by the lead agency. 24. This General Certification does not relieve the applicant The proposed restoration work under NWP 3 will occur within the same of the responsibility to obtain all other federal, state, or footprint reviewed and approved for ACP Construction Project. Additional local approvals before proceeding with the project. authorizations for the restoration work will be acquired where necessary. 25. The applicant and their authorized agents shall conduct The proposed restoration work under NWP 3 is expected to comply with state all activities in a manner consistent with state water water quality standards. quality standards. 26. The permittee shall require its contractors and/or agents Atlantic will provide the General Certification document and review of NWP 3 to comply with the terms and conditions of this permit to the contractor and review it with the contractor prior to the restoration work in the construction and maintenance of this project, and proposed. shall provide each contractor a copy of this Certification. 27. When written authorization is required, a certificate of The proposed restoration work under NWP 3 will require written completion is required. authorization, therefore Atlantic will submit a certificate of completion to the NCDEQ upon completion of restoration work. 28. Additional site -specific conditions, including Atlantic will review conditions associated with NCDEQ's written approval monitoring and/or modelling may be added to the and confirm that compliance with these conditions can be achieved once written approval letter for projects proposed under this provided to Atlantic for review. Water Quality Certification. 29. If the property or project is sold or transferred, the new Atlantic does not anticipate transfer or sale of the Project. If the property or permittee shall be given a copy of this Certification. project is sold, Atlantic will provide a copy of this Certification to applicable parties should this occur. III 1-6 General Certification Administration Atlantic acknowledges there are administrative requirements that may be required by the NCDEQ upon confirmation of the General Water Quality Certification, and will coordinate as necessary with NCDEQ to complete these requirements, if necessary. a Conditions listed in the table have been abbreviated for purposes of presentation. The full Water Quality General Certification No. 4132 document, relevant to NWP 3 is viewable at the NCDEQ website here: https://deg.nc.gov/media/15321/download ATLANTIC COAST PIPELINE, LLC ATLANTIC COAST PIPELINE RESTORATION PROJECT Nationwide Permit Pre -Construction Notification U.S. Army Corps of Engineers — Wilmington District North Carolina Department of Water Quality APPENDIX G PLANS FOR UNANTICIPATED DISCOVERY OF HISTORIC PROPERTIES OR HUMAN REMAINS DURING CONSTRUCTION Atlantic st Pipeline .. ATLANTIC COAST PIPELINE, LLC ATLANTIC COAST PIPELINE Docket Nos. CP15-554-000 CP15-554-001 Plan for the Unanticipated Discovery of Historic Properties or Human Remains during Construction in North Carolina Rev. 3 Prepared by J, ERM January 9, 2018 Plan for the Unanticipated Discovery of Historic Properties or Human Remains during Construction in North Carolina TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.0 INTRODUCTION..............................................................................................................1 2.0 PURPOSE...........................................................................................................................1 3.0 TRAINING.........................................................................................................................1 4.0 UNANTICIPATED DISCOVERY OF CULTURAL MATERIALS OR HUMAN REMAINS...........................................................................................................................1 4.1 Discovery of Cultural Materials...............................................................................2 4.2 Discovery of Unmarked Burials or Human Remains..............................................3 5.0 CONTACTS FOR UNANTICIPATED DISCOVERIES...............................................6 6.0 REFERENCES.................................................................................................................10 Plan for the Unanticipated Discovery of Historic Properties or Human Remains during Construction in North Carolina LIST OF ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ACP Atlantic Coast Pipeline Atlantic Atlantic Coast Pipeline, LLC Dominion Energy Dominion Energy Transmission, Inc. EI Environmental Inspector FERC Federal Energy Regulatory Commission NCDNCR North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources NRHP National Register of Historic Places OSA Office of State Archaeology ii Plan for the Unanticipated Discovery of Historic Properties or Human Remains during Construction in North Carolina 1.0 INTRODUCTION Atlantic Coast Pipeline, LLC (Atlantic) — a company formed by four major energy companies — Dominion Energy, Inc.; Duke Energy Corporation; Piedmont Natural Gas Co., Inc.; and Southern Company Gas — proposes to construct and operate approximately 600 miles of natural gas transmission pipelines and associated aboveground facilities in West Virginia, Virginia, and North Carolina. This Project, referred to as the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP), will deliver up to 1.5 million dekatherms per day of natural gas from supply areas in the Appalachian region to demand areas in Virginia and North Carolina. Atlantic has contracted with Dominion Energy Transmission, Inc. (Dominion Energy), a subsidiary of Dominion Energy, Inc., to construct and operate the ACP on behalf of Atlantic. 2.0 PURPOSE This plan identifies procedures to be implemented in the event that previously unreported and unanticipated cultural materials or human remains are found during construction of the ACP in North Carolina. 3.0 TRAINING Prior to the start of construction, Atlantic will conduct environmental training, including instruction on the identification of cultural materials, unmarked burials, and human remains, for Company and Contractor 1 personnel. The training program will focus on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC) Upland Erosion Control, Revegetation, and Maintenance Plan and Wetland and Waterbody Construction and Mitigation Procedures; other construction, restoration, and mitigation plans, including this Plan for Unanticipated Discovery of Historic Properties or Human Remains; and applicable permit conditions. Atlantic also will provide large -group training sessions before each work crew commences construction with periodic follow-up training for groups of newly assigned personnel. 4.0 UNANTICIPATED DISCOVERY OF CULTURAL MATERIALS OR HUMAN REMAINS The following measures will be implemented if known or suspected cultural materials, unmarked burials, or human remains are discovered during construction in North Carolina: The Contractor will stop work in the area of the find (i.e., within 100 feet of the find or the outer perimeter of a group of finds) to protect the integrity of the find. 2. The Contractor will notify Atlantic's Environmental Inspector (EI) 2 of the find. The Contractor will not restart work in the area of the find until approved by the EI. Contractor or Contractors refer to the company or companies retained by Atlantic or another contractorto construct the proposed facilities. 2 The role and responsibilities of an El are defined in the FERC's Upland Erosion Control, Revegetation, and Maintenance Plan. Plan for the Unanticipated Discovery of Historic Properties or Human Remains during Construction in North Carolina 3. The EI will notify Atlantic's Environmental Project Consultant, who will coordinate with the Archaeological Consultant to conduct a preliminary assessment of the find. 4. Following the investigation, the Archaeological Consultant will notify Atlantic's Environmental Project Consultant by telephone regarding the preliminary assessment of the find. 5. Atlantic Environmental Project Consultant will notify the FERC and North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources (NCDNCR), which serves as the State Historic Preservation Office, by telephone regarding the preliminary evaluation of the find. 6. Atlantic's Environmental Project Consultant will notify federally recognized tribes 3 (the Delaware Nation and the Catawba Indian Nation) and state recognized tribes (Coharie Tribe, Haliwa-Saponi Indian Tribe, Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, Meherrin Indian Tribe, Occaneechi Band of the Saponi Nation, Sappony Tribe, and Waccamaw Siouan Tribe) of the find. 7. If the materials found are cultural materials (e.g., artifacts or archaeological features), the procedures in Section 4.1 will be implemented. If the materials found are human remains, the procedures identified in Section 4.2 will be implemented. 4.1 Discovery of Cultural Materials 1. The EI will flag or fence off the site (including the area within 100 feet of the find or the outer perimeter of a group of finds). 2. Atlantic's Environmental Project Consultant will direct the Archaeological Consultant to begin an assessment of the significance of the find and the potential effect of construction on the site. 3. The Archaeological Consultant will begin to assess and document the find within 2 days of its discovery. Methods will be consistent with the North Carolina Office of State Archaeology (OSA) guidelines. The purpose of the assessment will be to determine if the find is a site eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). 4. If the Archaeological Consultant determines the find is not eligible for listing in the NRHP, and the FERC and NCDNCR concur, the Archaeological Consultant will notify Atlantic's Environmental Project Consultant that construction may proceed in the vicinity of the find without additional action. The Archaeological 3 In a letter to the FERC dated December 1, 2014, the Delaware Nation asked to be notified in the event of an unanticipated discovery of archaeological sites during construction. In a letter to Atlantic dated August 25,2016, the Catawba Indian Nation asked to be notified in the event of an unanticipated discovery of archaeological sites during construction. None ofthe other federally recognized Tubes consulted for the ACP asked to be notified in the event of an unanticipated find. 2 Plan for the Unanticipated Discovery of Historic Properties or Human Remains during Construction in North Carolina Consultant will prepare a brief report on the find for submittal to the FERC and NCDNCR within 7 days of the discovery. All finds will be recorded with the OSA according to OSA guidelines. If the Archaeological Consultant determines that the find may be eligible for listing in the NRHP, and the FERC and NCDNCR concur, then the following additional steps will be implemented. 6. Atlantic's Environmental Project Consultant will notify other parties of the find as directed by the NCDNCR and FERC. 7. If the find is determined to be eligible for listing in the NRHP and continuing construction may damage more of the site, Atlantic's Environmental Project Consultant will request recommendations from the FERC, NCDNCR, and other parties recommended by the FERC and NCDNCR regarding measures for site treatment. These measures may include: i) A variance request to re-route around the site, ii) Formal archaeological evaluation of the site; iii) Site visits by the FERC, NCDNCR and other parties; iv) Preparation of a mitigation plan by Atlantic for approval by the FERC and NCDNCR; v) Implementation of the mitigation plan; and vi) Approval to resume construction following completion of the fieldwork component of the mitigation plan. 8. If, upon further analysis by the Archaeological Consultant, the find is determined to not be eligible for listing in the NRHP, Atlantic's Environmental Project Consultant will consult with the FERC, NCDNCR, and other appropriate parties, and will request approval to resume construction subject, as warranted, to further mitigation required by the FERC. 9. After FERC, in consultation with NCDNCR and other appropriate parties, finds that starting work will have no adverse effect on any sites eligible for listing in the NRHP, Atlantic's Environmental Project Consultant will notify the El who will grant clearance to the Contractor to start work. 4.2 Discovery of Unmarked Burials or Human Remains If unmarked human burial or skeletal remains are encountered during construction activities, Atlantic will comply with applicable provisions of North Carolina's 3 Plan for the Unanticipated Discovery of Historic Properties or Human Remains during Construction in North Carolina "Unmarked Human Burial and Human Skeletal Remains Protection Act" (North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 70, Article 3). 2. Atlantic's Environmental Project Consultant will direct the EI to flag or fence off the site (including the area within 100 feet of the find or the outer perimeter of a group of finds), and will notify the County sheriff, who will notify the County medical examiner as required by North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 70, Article 3. Atlantic's Environmental Project Consultant will notify the FERC of the find. 4. If the County medical examiner determines that the remains are not modern or do not reflect a crime scene, and/or if they otherwise relinquish their jurisdiction over the remains, the County medical examiner will notify the state's Chief Medical Examiner, who in turn will notify the State Archaeologist of the discovery and the findings of the County medical examiner. The State Archaeologist will take charge of the remains. The State Archaeologist will have 48 hours to make arrangements with the landowner for the protection or removal of the burial or remains. 6. If the remains are removed, the State Archaeologist will coordinate the excavation by a professional archaeologist. The professional archaeologist will report his/her opinion on the characteristics of the remains to the State Archaeologist within two days after the removal. 7. Atlantic's Environmental Project Consultant will consult appropriate parties (e.g., the State Archaeologist, the NCDNCR, the Executive Director of the North Carolina Commission of Indian Affairs, the Delaware Nation, the Catawba Indian Nation, other federally recognized Indian tribes, state recognized Indian tribes, and/or the landowner) as directed by the FERC regarding additional steps to be followed. If it is determined that the remains are Native American, a reasonable effort will be made to identify, locate, and notify the appropriate Tribe. 9. If it is determined the remains are not Native American, the State Archaeologist will attempt to determine the identity or next of kin of the deceased. If no next of kin are identified the remains will be transferred to the State Archaeologist and permanently curated. 10. The measures to protect the remains and associated artifacts will remain in effect until they have been fully evaluated, appropriate treatment of the discovery (if applicable) has been completed, and Atlantic has received written notice from the FERC to proceed with construction at the discovery site. M Plan for the Unanticipated Discovery of Historic Properties or Human Remains during Construction in North Carolina 11. Atlantic's Environmental Project Consultant will notify the EI who will grant clearance to the Contractor to resume work in the vicinity of the find. 5 Plan for the Unanticipated Discovery of Historic Properties or Human Remains during Construction in North Carolina 5.0 CONTACTS FOR UNANTICIPATED DISCOVERIES ATLANTIC CONTACTS: Lead Environmental Inspector (Spread 8): Name: Mike Edlin Cell: (217) 722-4445 Email: medlin(a,ensiteusa.com Lead Environmental Inspector (Spread 10): Name: Joe Kienzle Cell: (715) 816-4313 Email: jkienzle@ensiteusa.com Atlantic Environmental Project Consultant: Name: Spencer Trichell Phone: (804) 273-3472 Cell: (804) 263-5980 E-mail: spencer.trichell(@dominionenergy.com Archaeological Consultant: Name: William Stanyard Company: ERM Phone: (678) 781-1372 Cell: (404) 317-0543 E-mail: bill.stanyardgerm.com FEDERAL CONTACTS: FERC Project Archaeologist: Name: Ellen Armbruster Phone: 202-502-8330 Email: ell en. armbruster(2ferc.gov STATE CONTACTS: NCDNCR/State Historic Preservation Office: Name: Kevin Cherry Phone: (919) 807-7280 E-mail: kevin.cherry@NCDCR.gov North Carolina State Archaeologist Name: John Mintz Phone: (919) 807-6555 Email: john.mintz@ncdcr.gov C$I Plan for the Unanticipated Discovery of Historic Properties or Human Remains during Construction in North Carolina TRIBAL CONTACTS: Federally Recognized Tribes: Catawba Indian Nation Name: Wenonah Haire Phone: (803)328-2427 E-mail: wenonahh(c�r�cccrafts.com Delaware Nation, Cultural Preservation Office Name: Nekole Alligood Phone: (405) 247-2448 E-mail: nalligoodkdelawarenation.com State Recognized Tribes: North Carolina Commission of Indian Affairs Name: Greg Richardson, Executive Director Phone: (919)807-4440 E-mail: greg.richardsongdoa.nc.gov Coharie Tribe Name: Greg Jacobs, Executive Director Phone: (910) 564-6909 E-mail: greg_iacobs53&yahoo.com Haliwa-Saponi Indian Tribe Name: Dr. Brucie O. Richardson, Chief Phone: (252)586-4017 E-mail: infoahaliwa-saboni.com Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina Name: Harvey Godwin, Tribal Chair Phone: (910) 521-7861 E-mail: hizodwinalumbeetribe.com Meherrin Indian Tribe Name: Wayne Brown, Chief/Tribal Administrator Phone: (252)209-0934 E-mail: chi efbrownmeherringyahoo.com Occaneechi Band of the Saponi Nation Name: W.A. "Tony" Hayes, Tribal Chair Phone: (336) 421-1317 E-mail: obsntribeggmail.com 7 Plan for the Unanticipated Discovery of Historic Properties or Human Remains during Construction in North Carolina Sappony Tribe Name: Dante Desiderio, Executive Director Phone: (434) 585-3352, (202) 631-2002 E-mail: sappony2msn.com Waccamaw Siouan Tribe Name: Lacy Wayne Freeman, Chief Phone: (910) 665-8778 E-mail: siouan(cr�,aol.com LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT CONTACTS: Cumberland County Sheriff: Name: Enni s Wright Phone: (910) 677-5410 Address: 131 Dick St, Fayetteville, NC 28301 Halifax County Sheriff: Name: Wes Tripp Phone: (252) 583-8201 Address: 355 Ferrell Ln, Halifax, NC 27839 Johnston County Sheriff: Name: Steve Bizzell Phone: (919) 989-5010 Address: 120 S 3rd St, Smithfield, NC 27577 Nash County Sheriff: Name: Keith Stone Phone: (252) 459-1556 Address: 222 West Washington Street, Nashville, NC 27856 Northampton County Sheriff: Name: Jack Smith Phone: (252) 534-2611 Address: 105 W Jefferson St, Jackson, NC 27845 Robeson County Sheriff: Name: Kenneth Sealey Phone: (910) 671-3100 Address: 120 Legend Road, Lumberton, NC 28358 Plan for the Unanticipated Discovery of Historic Properties or Human Remains during Construction in North Carolina Sampson County Sheriff: Name: Jimmy Thornton Phone: (910) 592-4141 Address: 112 Fontana St, Clinton, NC 28328 Wilson County Sheriff: Name: Calvin Woodard Jr. Phone: (252) 237-2118 Address: 100 Green Street East, Wilson, NC 27893 6t Plan for the Unanticipated Discovery of Historic Properties or Human Remains during Construction in North Carolina 6.0 REFERENCES State of North Carolina. Unmarked Human Burial and Human Skeletal Remains Projection Act, North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 70, Article 3. Available online at: bq: //www.ncga. state.nc.us/EnactedLe gi sl ati on/Statutes/PDF/ByArti cl e/Chapter_70/Arti cle_3.pdf. Accessed February 2015. 10