19980574 Ver 1_Complete File_20010201

Michael F. Easley
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\?`J QG Governor
0) William G. Ross, Jr., Secretary
> Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Kerr T. Stevens
Division of Water Quality
January 26, 2001
Mr. William Nethery
TRC
3772 Pleasantdale Rd. Suite 200
Atlanta, GA 30340-4214
Dear Mr. Nethery:
We have received the revisions for the Mitigation Plan for Wetland and Stream Impacts
associated with the proposed Yadkinville reservoir and supporting documentation by facsimile. The
revisions reflect some of our concerns regarding a water budget and the use of a reference wetland
ecosystem, which we discussed during our site visit on October 16, 2000.
Section 3.1.2 (Hydrology) notes a 7Q10 flow of 42 gallons per day, and a 7Q2 flow of 97 gallons
per day:' It is hot clear if -these values represent flow that will be contributed by the small first order stream
we observed during the latter part of our site visit. In addition, it is not clear how these values were
derived. I agree that lowering the soil surface may provide conditions favorable to increasing the
retention period.
Only areas that are inundated or saturated by surface or groundwater to the soil surface for
12.5% of the growing seasons will be considered as meeting the wetland hydrology criterion, unless
water level fluctuations can be explained by measuring similar patterns in an approved reference wetland.
The growing season for Statesville, NC (the closest site for which I can find data) is 197 days, and begins
on (or about) April 11 and ends October 25. Thus, wetland hydrology must be present for 24 consecutive
days within these dates for each year of a five year monitoring period.
The vegetation section of your plan is very good. The vegetation monitoring section of your plan
must be followed. An "as built" report must be submitted 60 days after all grading, and planting have
been completed. This report should provide details on grading and planting. Annual monitoring reports
are required and should describe the observed water levels and establishment success of planted
vegetation. Three copies of all reports need to be forwarded by March 1, describing conditions observed
during the previous year ending December 31. I recommend that photographs be taken at permanent
points depicting the changes observed over the monitoring period.
Again, I want to express our concerns with augmenting the wetland with water from the reservoir
except during drought conditions. One concern is that the mitigation plan purports that sufficient water
will be present to support a wetland. If water from the reservoir is not used to augment natural sources of
water, with the mitigation area support a wetland? For instance, water from the reservoir is used to
augment natural sources of water. Will future demands for water from the reservoir provide compelling
reasons to change the proposal to provide water for the wetland? If so, how will this loss of water change
the wetland ecosystem? Also, can this release be guaranteed? If so, how? Finally, drought conditions
have not been defined. Will drought conditions be determined by the reservoir operators, or the US
Weather Bureau?
Cordially,
Steven rr? er
cc: Jennifer Frye, WSRO
Ron Ferrell, W RP
John Thomas, COE
T40ENR
Customer Service Division of Water Quality 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
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Customer-Focused Solutions
February 8, 2001
FEB ! 3 2001
Mr. Steve Kroeger
NCDENR Wetlands/401 Unit
1621 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27669-9959
Re: Concerns About the Mitigation Plan for the Proposed Yadkinville Reservoir,
Yadkinville, North Carolina.
Dear Mr. Kroeger:
Please allow this to serve as a response to your letter to me of January 26, 2001 concerning this
project. Mr. Brian Cox of Engineering Services has assisted me in gathering information for this
response.
As concerns the 7Q10 and 30Q2 flows, the enclosed information explains the points in the
drainages at which these values were calculated. The information was calculated from stream
flow data provided in the U. S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 2403, Low Flow
Characteristics of Streams in North Carolina. Stream data for Ellison Creek near Lewisville was
used because its drainage area was closest to that of our site. The South Deep Creek station at
Shacktown is closer to the site but has a much larger drainage area. The larger drainage area
would have provided larger flows but may misrepresent the conditions at the site. The proposed
site will receive flow from three (3) drainage areas as shown in the enclosed information.
In order to document that wetland hydrology is present for 24 consecutive days each year for five
years, the Town will measure groundwater levels in the monitoring wells every other day starting
April 10. When 24 consecutive days of saturation to within 10 inches of the surface have been
documented, monitoring will continue on a weekly basis until the end of October. Should
drought conditions appear to interfere with a consecutive period of saturation, water from the
reservoir will be used to saturate the site for the remainder of the required 24-day period.
Monitoring will be cut back to once per month outside of the growing season.
Our wetland monitoring program will begin upon post implementation inspection. As-built
conditions of the created wetland will be reflected in the intial monitoring. Photographs will be
employed as suggested in your letter. Annual monitoring will begin at the end of the first
growing season. Again, the annual monitoring reports will address the details you have suggested
in addition to other details and general observations at the created wetland.
In response to your concern about augmentation of the hydrology with water from the reservoir,
we offer the following. The design of withdrawal and the holding capacity of the reservoir well
exceed the projected demand from customers in the service area. The demand is not expected to
reach capacity for at least 20 years, long after minor necessary adjustments to the berm or
wetland surface will have been made. By this time, the wetland should be well established and no
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further augmentation should be needed. The intended potential release of water from the
reservoir to the wetland can be guaranteed for at least fifteen years to ensure establishment of the
wetland. The proposed berm is intended to maintain wetland hydrology on site into perpetuity.
We have intended the word "drought" to mean extended periods of low flow due to the
prolonged absence of rainfall in the area. To determine drought, however, we will rely on the
groundwater well monitoring. Should rainfall be below normal during the growing season, it will
not be considered drought until the monitoring wells indicate that the soils are not saturated
within 10 inches of the surface for 7 consecutive days. Natural dry periods are expected,
particularly in the latter portions of the growing season, and the objective of the mitigation plan
is to achieve the required consecutive saturation within the first half of the growing season. Thus,
droughts will be of particular concern during the first half of the growing season.
In additions to the concerns mentioned in your letter, I will remind you that our stream mitigation
plan should be adequate based on the internal memo that states the proper stream mitigation
ratios to use. According to the internal memo, removing cattle and planting woody vegetation in
the riparian corridor will require a 4:1 ratio of mitigation. We have upwards of 400 feet of stream
impact and intend to enhance approximately 2000 feet of stream corridor, 50 feet wide, on one
side of the stream. Woody vegetation has not been severely disturbed on both sides of the
streams and only one side of the subject streams are available for planting.
Thanks for your continued attention to this project. If you have questions or comments, please
call me or Steve Glickauf at [phone]
Sincerely,
a
William R. Nethery
Senior Environmental Scientist
enclosure: soil boring data, hydrologist correspondence
cc: Brian Cox
TRC
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the, dependent and the explanatory variable. How-
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hydrologic areas or groups of similar hydrologic
areas, use: of the well-yield factor did not substan-
tially improve the equations- Also, mean annual
runoff' resulted in distinct improvements only in the
western Piedmont and mountains hydrologic area
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annual runoff together as explanatory variables were
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ranks of low-flow characteristics, indicated that the
closely ranked Raleigh Belt hydrologic area (HA5)
and the Charlotte Belt and Milton Belt hydrologic
scree (KA9) could be combined f w pulses of
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(RA3). Tests indicated that a few combinations of
the rlerllaining hydrologic areas were justifiiable for
regression purposes, but the large percentage stand-
ard error of estimates of regression for Use combi-
nations were unacceptable, Therefore, these combi-
nadons were not used in this report. Despite some
statistical homogeneity, such hydrologic areas wain-
min separate identities in table 2 for one or more of
the following reasons; (1) physical separation, (2)
lack of statistical homogeneity in one or more low-
flow characteristics, and (3) clearly different topo-
graphic, geologic, or climatic characteristics.
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hills hydrologic area (HA3) and the combined
Raleigh Belt (RA5) and the Charlotte Belt and Mil-
ton Belt hydrologic areas (HA9) are listed in table
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OF WAT, ?- , Michael F. Easley, Governor
William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
C. North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources .
> Gregory J. Thorpe, Ph.D.
O c Acting Director
Division of Water Quality
November 14, 2001
Yadkin County
DWQ Project # 980574
COE# 199820858
APPROVAL of 401 Water Quality Certification and ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS
Honorable Hubert Gregory, Mayor
Town of Yadkinville
Post Office Box 816
Yadkinville
Dear Mr. Gregory:
You have our approval, in accordance with the attached conditions and those listed below, to place fill material in 2.3 acres of
wetlands and 455 linear feet of streams for the purpose of constructing a raw water reservoir for the Town of Yadkinville on a tributary
of South Deep Creek as described in your application dated June 19, 1998. After reviewing your application, we have decided that this
fill is covered by General Water Quality Certification Number 2671. This certification allows you to use Nationwide Permit Number 26
when the Corps of Engineers issues it. In addition, you should get any other federal, state or local permits before you go ahead with
your project including (but not limited to) Sediment and Erosion Control, Coastal Stormwater, Non-Discharge and Water Supply Water
shed regulations. This approval will expire when the accompanying 404 or CAMA permit expires unless otherwise specified in
the General Certification. This certification replaces one issued to you on May 15, 2001.
This approval is only valid for the purpose and design that you described in your application except as modified below. If you
change your project, you must notify us and you may be required to send us a new application. If the property is sold, the new owner
must be given a copy of this Certification and approval letter-and is thereby responsible for complying with all conditions. If total
wetland fills for this project (now or in the future) exceed one acre, compensatory mitigation may be required as described in 15A
NCAC 2H .0506 (h) (6) and (7). For this approval to be valid, you must follow the conditions listed in the attached certification and any
additional conditions listed below.
1. Compensatory wetland mitigation shall be done according to the plan dated November 27, 2000 entitled "Mitigation Plan for
Wetland and Stream Impacts -Proposed Yadkinville Reservoir" submitted by TRC as well as follow up information submitted by
TRC on January 4, 2001 and February 8, 2001.
2. Upon completion of the project, the applicant shall complete and return the enclosed "Certification of Completion Form" to
notify DWQ that all the work included in the 401 Certification has been completed. The responsible party shall complete the
attached form and return it to the 401/Wetlands Unit of the Division of Water Quality.
If you do not accept any of the conditions of this certification, you may ask for an adjudicatory hearing. You must act within 60 ;
days of the date that you receive this letter.* To ask for a hearing, send a written petition, which conforms to Chapter.1506 of the North
Carolina General Statutes to the Office of Administrative Hearings, P.O. Box 27447, Raleigh, N.C. 27611-7447. -This certification and
its conditions are final and binding unless you ask for a hearing.
This letter completes the review of the Division of Water Quality under Section 401 of the Clean Water Act. If you have any
questions, please telephone John Domey at 919-733-9646.
Wetlands/401 Unit 1650 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1650 Ph: [phone] Fax: [phone] Customer Service
1 800 623-7748
I Sincerely,
711 J. Thorpe, Ph.D
Attachment
cc: Corps of Engineers Raleigh Field Office
Winston-Salem DWQ Regional Office
File copy
Central Files
Kevin Martin, Soil and Enviormental Consultants
Brian Cox, Engineering Services, PO Box 1849; Gamer, NC 27529

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Customer-Focused Solutions
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Mr. Steve Kroeger
NCDENR Wetlands/401 Unit
1621 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27669-9959
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FEB 1 3 2001
Re: Concerns About the Mitigation Plan for the Proposed Yadkinville Reservoir,
Yadkinville, North Carolina.
Dear Mr. Kroeger:
Please allow this to serve as a response to your letter to me of January 26, 2001 concerning this
project. Mr. Brian Cox of Engineering Services has assisted me in gathering information for this
response.
As concerns the 7Q10 and 30Q2 flows, the enclosed information explains the points in the
drainages at which these values were calculated. The information was calculated from stream
flow data provided in the U. S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 2403, Low Flow
Characteristics of Streams in North Carolina. Stream data for Ellison Creek near Lewisville was
used because its drainage area was closest to that of our site. The South Deep Creek station at
Shacktown is closer to the site but has a much larger drainage area. The larger drainage area
would have provided larger flows but may misrepresent the conditions at the site. The proposed
site will receive flow from three (3) drainage areas as shown in the enclosed information.
In order to document that wetland hydrology is present for 24 consecutive days each year for five
years, the Town will measure groundwater levels in the monitoring wells every other day starting
April 10. When 24 consecutive days of saturation to within 10 inches of the surface have been
documented, monitoring will continue on a weekly basis until the end of October. Should
drought conditions appear to interfere with a consecutive period of saturation, water from the
reservoir will be used to saturate the site for the remainder of the required 24-day period.
Monitoring will be cut back to once per month outside of the growing season.
Our wetland monitoring program will -begin upon -post implementation -inspection. -As-built
conditions of the created wetland will be reflected in the intial monitoring. Photographs will be
employed as suggested in your letter. Annual monitoring will begin at the end of the first
growing season. Again, the annual monitoring reports will address the details you have suggested
in addition to other details and general observations at the created wetland.
In response to your concern about augmentation of the hydrology with water from the reservoir,
we offer the following. The design of withdrawal and the holding capacity of the reservoir well
exceed the projected demand from customers in the service area. The demand is not expected to
reach capacity for at least 20 years, long after minor necessary adjustments to the berm or
wetland surface will have been made. By this time, the wetland should be well established and no
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further augmentation should be needed. The intended potential release of water from the
reservoir to the wetland can be guaranteed for at least fifteen years to ensure establishment of the
wetland. The proposed berm is intended to maintain wetland hydrology on site into perpetuity.
We have intended the word "drought" to mean extended periods of low flow due to the
prolonged absence of rainfall in the area. To determine drought, however, we will rely on the
groundwater well monitoring. Should rainfall be below normal during the growing season, it will
not be considered drought until the monitoring wells indicate that the soils are not saturated
within 10 inches of the surface for 7 consecutive days. Natural dry periods are expected,
particularly in the latter portions of the growing season, and the objective of the mitigation plan
is to achieve the required consecutive saturation within the first half of the growing season. Thus,
droughts will be of particular concern during the first half of the growing season.
In additions to the concerns mentioned in your letter, I will remind you that our stream mitigation
plan should be adequate based on the internal memo that states the proper stream mitigation
ratios to use. According to the internal memo, removing cattle and planting woody vegetation in
the riparian corridor will require a 4:1 ratio of mitigation. We have upwards of 400 feet of stream
impact and intend to enhance approximately 2000 feet of stream corridor, 50 feet wide, on one
side of the stream. Woody vegetation has not been severely disturbed on bot sides of the
streams and only one side of the subject streams are available for planting.
Thanks for your continued attention to this project. If you have questions or co ents, please
call me or Steve Glickauf at [phone]
Sincerely,
It?
William R. Nethery
Senior Environmental Scientist
enclosure: soil boring data, hydrologist correspondence
cc: Brian Cox
TRC
Customer-Focused Solutions
Michael F. Easley
Governor
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Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Kerr T. Stevens
Division of Water Quality
No t? ?vwda? '?, 2001
Yadkin County
DWQ Project # 980574
COE# 199820858
APPROVAL of 401 Water Quality Certification and ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS
Honorable Hubert Gregory, Mayor Town of Yadkinville
Post Office Box 816
Yadkinville, NC 27055-0816 I A M?Ja
Dear Mr. Gregory: l 1? ` (J
You have our approval, in accordance with the attached nditrns n d those listed
below, to place fill material in 2.3 acres of wetlands and 455 lin ar feet of streams for the
purpose of constructing a raw water reservoir for the Town of Y dkinville on a tributary of
South Deep Creek as described in your application dated June 9, 1998. After reviewing
your application, we have decided that this fill is covered b General Water Quality
Certification Number 2671. This certification allows you to use Nati wide Permit Number 26
when the Corps of Engineers issues it. In addition, you should get a y other federal, state or
local permits before you go ahead with your project including (but of limited to) Sediment
and Erosion Control, Coastal Stormwater, Non-Discharge and Wa er Supply Water shed
regulations. This approval will expire when the accompanying 404 or CAMA permit
expires unless otherwise specified in the General Certification.
This approval is only valid for the purpose and design that you described in your
application except as modified below. If you change your project, you must notify us and you
may be required to send us a new application. If the property is sold, the new owner must be
given a copy of this Certification and approval letter and is thereby responsible for complying
with all conditions. If total wetland fills for this project (now or in the future) exceed one acre,
compensatory mitigation may be required as described in 15A NCAC 2H .0506 (h) (6) and
(7). For this approval to be valid, you must follow the conditions listed in the attached
certification and any additional conditions listed below.
1. Compensatory wetland mitigation shall be done according to the plan dated November 27,
2000 entitled "Mitigation Plan for Wetland `and Stream Impacts-Proposed Yadkinville
Reservoir" _ submitted by TRC as well as follow up information submitted by TRC on
_ January 4,2001 -and February 2001_ _
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The ap icant shall submit a detailed stream restoratio nd enhan ment plan or the
1200 t of stye s along tributary w the pr os dam outh p reek.
Thi pl shall a ubmi d t DWQ r ou writte appro I wi n thr a on s e
e of this e _ catio . Thi pla shall i u location d des ons of al anne
in-stre evice d bank ilization a ortsand must also address the possibility of
restoring natural pattem, dimension and profile of the tributary below the proposed dam. ,
Upon completion of the project, the applicant shall, complete and return the enclosed .
"Certification of Completion Form" to notify DWQ that all the work included in the 401
Certification has been completed. The responsible party shall complete the attached form
and return it to the 401NVetiands Unit of the Division of Water Quality.
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fDivision of Water Quality 1650 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1650
Wetlands/401 Unit: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
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Governor_
` rx William G. Ross, Secretary
Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Kerr T. Stevens
Division of Water Quality
If you do not accept any of the conditions of this certification, you may ask for an
adjudicatory hearing. You must act within 60 days of the date that you receive this letter.
To ask- for a hearing, send _a written petition, which conforms to Chapter 150B of the North
Carol na'General Statutes to the Office of Administrative Hearings, P.O. Box 27447,
Raleigh, N.C. 27611-7447. This certification and its. conditions are final and binding unless
you ask for a hearing.y
This letter completes the review of the Division of Water Quality under Section 401 of
the Clean Water Act. If you have any questions, please telephone John Domey at 919-733-
9646.
Attachment
cc: Corps of Engineers Raleigh Field Office
Winston-Salem DWQ Regional Office
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Michael F. Easley _
Governor '

> William G. Ross, Secretary
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Kerr T. Stevens
Division of Water Quality
May 15, 2001
Yadkin County
DWQ Project # 980574
COE# 199820858
APPROVAL of 401 Water Quality Certification and ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS
Honorable Hubert Gregory, Mayor
Town of Yadkinville
Post Office Box 816
Yadkinville, NC 27055-0816
Dear Mr. Gregory:
You have our approval, in accordance with the attached conditions and those listed
below, to place fill material in 2.3 acres of wetlands and 455 linear feet of streams for the
purpose of constructing a raw water reservoir for the Town of Yadkinville on a tributary of
South Deep Creek as described in your application dated June 19, 1998. After reviewing
your application, we have decided that this fill is covered by General Water Quality
Certification Number 2671. This certification allows you to use Nationwide Permit Number 26
when the Corps of Engineers issues it. In addition, you should get any other federal, state or
local permits before you go ahead with your project including (but not limited to) Sediment
and Erosion Control, Coastal Stormwater, Non-Discharge and Water Supply Water shed
regulations. This approval will expire when the accompanying 404 or CAMA permit
expires unless otherwise specified in the General Certification.
This approval is only valid for the purpose and design that you described in your
application except as modified below. If you change your project, you must notify us and you
may be required to send us a new application. If the property is sold, the new owner must be
given a copy of this Certification and approval letter and is thereby responsible for complying
with all conditions. If total wetland fills for this project (now or in the future) exceed one acre,
compensatory mitigation may be required as described in 15A NCAC 2H .0506 (h) (6) and
(7). For this approval to be valid, you must follow the conditions listed in the attached
certification and any additional conditions listed below.
1. Compensatory wetland mitigation shall be done according to the plan dated November 27,
2000 entitled "Mitigation Plan for Wetland and Stream Impacts-Proposed Yadkinville
Reservoir" submitted by TRC as well as follow up information submitted by TRC on
January 4, 2001 and February_8, 2001. _ _ _ - - _ _ - -
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2. The applicant shall submit a detailed stream restoration and enhancement plan for the
1200 feet of streams along the tributary below the proposed dam and South Deep Creek.
This plan shall be submitted to DWQ for our written approval within three (3) months of the
date of this Certification. This plan shall include locations and descriptions of all planned
in-stream devices and bank stabilization efforts and must also address the possibility of
restoring natural pattern, dimension and profile of the tributary below the proposed dam.
3. Upon completion of the project, the applicant shall complete and return the enclosed
Certification of Completion Form" to notify DWQ that all the work included in the 401
Certification has been completed. The responsible party shall complete the attached form
and return it to the 401/Wetlands Unit of the Division of Water Quality.
Division of Water Quality 1650 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1650
Wetlands/401 Unit: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
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Michael F. Easley
V ! h,? Governor
William G. Ross, Secretary
> s Department of Environment and Natural Resources
v J Kerr T. Stevens
Division of Water Quality
If you do not accept any of the conditions of this certification, you may ask for an
adjudicatory hearing. You must act within 60 days of the date that you receive this letter.
To ask-for a hearing, send a written petition, which conforms to Chapter 150B of the North
Carolina"General Statutes to the Office of Administrative Hearings, P.O. Box 27447,
Raleigh, N.C: 27611-7447. This certification and its_ conditions are final and binding unless
you ask for a hearing.,
This letter completes the review of the Division of Water Quality under Section 401 of
the Clean Water Act. If you have any questions, please telephone John Domey at 919-733-
9646.
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Attachment
cc: Corps of Engineers Kaleigh Field Office
Winston-Salem DWQ Regional Office
File copy
Central Files
Todd St. John
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Division of Water Quality 1650 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1650
Wetlands/401 Unit: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
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October 18, 2601
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Mr. John R. Dorney`
orT 200 Wetlands Unit
Parkview Building ` r
2321 Crabtree Blvd.
Raleigh, NC 27604 -
RE: Town of Yadkiriville, Wetlands Mitigation
DWC,? No. 989574'
COE No. 199820858
Engine e ing Services Project No. 98033-CA
Deaf Mr. D,ornev:
The Town of Yadkinville` would like to request: that the 455 linear feet -of
stream`mitigation required for''the Yadkinvlle Reservoir Project be\completed
by way of pa_ymznt to the North Carolina Wetland Restoration Program. Per
your, response letter .dated' October 2, 2001„ you ask that the Town provide a
,onseivation, easement for the west' bank of the,aributary.' The property
owners on the, west .side -of the tributary are unwilling t9 work with the Town
and therefore it 'appears the Town will not be-able to obtain a conservation
easement. Pleas; look into the Town's ability to utilize the WRP and provide
us .with any information possible. .The Town would like to know if you
approve and will except this for the mitigation
If you hive any questions, please do not hesitate to call me at [phone].
?ince?e?y,
=ENGINEERING SERVICES, P.A.
Brian G. Cox, P. E:
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Mr. Hubert Gregory, Mayor, Town-of Yadkin'ville
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North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
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> Acting Director
p Division of Water Quality
Brian Thomas
TRC
3772 Pleasantdale Road
Suite 200
Atlanta, GA 30340-4214
Dear Mr. Thomas:
October 2, 2001
RE: Stream mitigation plan - Yadkinville Reservoir project
DW Q # 98-0574
Yadkin County
Thank you for your response dated August 6, 2001 to my letter of July 19, 2001. 1 apologize for the tardiness of
this response. I thought I had called you earlier to discuss but apparently had not. Your response on items 2 and 3 are
acceptable. However your response to items 1 and 4 is incomplete. You are proposing to conduct stream enhancement
on only one side of the channel. An approval for stream enhancement on only one side of the channel would be
unprecedented but could be done if we were assured that the other side of the stream would remain undisturbed. Your
statement that the terrain on the west bank is "steep" and therefore would likely remain undisturbed is not definitive. As I
noted in my earlier letter, you should investigate conservation easements or other mechanisms to protect the west side of
the creek. These measures would also then address the feasibility of in-stream measures to improve aquatic life habitat.
Please call me at 919-733-9646 if you have any questions.
Cc: Jennifer Frye, DWQ Winston-Salem Reg
File copy
Central files
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August 6, 2001

Mr. John Dorney
Division of Water Quality
1650 Mall Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1650
RE: Comments to Stream Mitigation Plan, Yadkinville Reservoir Project
DWQ #: 980574, COE #199820858
Yadkin County
Dear Mr. Dorney:
We are in receipt of your comments on the above referenced project addressed to Brian Cox with
Engineering Services, P.A., and dated July 19, 2001. In your letter, you identified four questions
that you would like addressed as part of your review of the stream mitigation plan for the
Yadkinville reservoir project. I wanted to take this opportunity to respond to those comments,
and seek your input regarding the steps we believe will appropriately address them. The
responses below are numbered to correspond with the questions from your July 19th letter.
1. The question was raised regarding cattle access to the tributary from the west side. The
west side of the tributary is privately owned, and it is unlikely that permission can be
obtained to control that bank of the tributary to enforce a cattle exclusion. However, the
terrain on the west bank is steep, and is an inappropriate topographic environment for
cattle. Given the nature of the terrain, we do not believe that a cattle exclusion on the
west bank will be necessary.
2. We will revise the mitigation plan to include monitoring for stream bank stability in the
enhanced channel, as suggested.
3. We will revise the mitigation plan and include an approximate schedule for tree and
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shrub planting, working toward a planting date of fall 2001/winter 2002, as suggested.
4. You have asked us to consider the feasibility of in-stream mitigation measures. While it
is possible that such measures may be feasible, it was our understanding that the 5:1 ratio
for stream enhancement would satisfy, the mitigation requirements for this project. We
would appreciate your input regarding this point, since it is unclear if such measures are
now being required.
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3772 Pleasantdale Road, Suite 200 • Atlanta, Georgia 30340-4214
Telephone [phone] • Fax [phone]
If you could contact me when you have a moment, I would appreciate the opportunity to discuss
the plan with you so we can move forward as needed. I can be reached via telephone at (770)
270-1192, fax at [phone], or via email at [e-mail].
Thank you for your assistance.
Sincerely,
Brian W. Thomas, Ph.D.
Operations Manager
cc: Brian Cox, Engineering Services, P.A.
TRC
Customer-Focused Solutions
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Michael F. Easley
Governor
William G. Ross, Jr. Secretary
Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Kerr T. Stevens
Division of Water Quality
July 19, 2001
Mr. Brian Cox
Engineering Services, Inc.
518 Village Court
P.O. Box 1849
Garner, NC 27529
Dear Mr. Cox;
RE: Stream mitigation plan
Yadkinville reservoir project
DWQ # 980574, COE # 199820858
Yadkin County
have reviewed the plans for stream restoration for this project in your report dated April 4, 2001 (cover letter
dated May 29, 2001). The following questions will need to be addressed before DWQ can approve this plan as adequate
compensatory mitigation for stream impacts from the reservoir.
1. My understanding is that stream enhancement work is planned only on one side of the tributary to South
Deep Creek. This enhancement consists of cattle exclusion and tree planting. The work on this channel will
be of little value if cattle are eventually allowed on the other side (west side) of the tributary.. Please
investigate possible mechanisms such as conservation easements or other mechanisms to assure us.that
cattle will not be allowed in the tributary in the future from the west side of the creek.
2. In addition to monitoring tree survival, you will need to propose monitoring for streambank stability-in the
enhanced channel. We suggest installation of bank pins as well as an annual evaluation of bank stability in
order to demonstrate the effect of this work.
3. Tree and shrub planting should be done in the fall of 2001 or winter of 2002 unless circumstances:beyond the
applicant's control intervene. Please provide an approximate schedule for planting.
4. Apparently no in-stream measures planned to enhance the in-stream habitat of this tributarylo.ther. than the
rock check dam installed to divert some flow into the wetland mitigation area. Please evaluate the feasibility
of in-stream measures such as cross veins, J-hooks and construction of a bankful bench in order to improve
in-stream aquatic habitat.
In general, the stream mitigation plan is approvable once the above-mentioned items are adequately addressed.
Please call me at 919-733-9646 if you have any questions.
Cc: Jennifer Frye, Winston-Salem DWQ Reg
Steve Kroeger
,,Rte copy
Central files
Raleigh Field Office Corps of Engineers
NC Ef#t
Customer Service
1 800 623-7748
PnDorney
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Michael F. Ea:
Goven;
William G. Ross, Jr. Secreta
Department of Environment and Natural Resource
Kerr T. Stevens
Division of Water Quality
July 19, 2001
Mr. Brian Cox
Engineering Services, Inc.
518 Village Court
P.O. Box 1849
Garner, NC 27529
Dear Mr. Cox;
RE: Stream mitigation plan
Yadkinville reservoir project
DWO # 980574, COE # 199820858
Yadkin County
I have reviewed the plans for stream restoration for this project in your report dated April 4, 2001 (cover letter
dated May 29, 2001). The following questions will need to be addressed before DWO can approve this plan as adequate
compensatory mitigation for stream impacts from the reservoir.
1. My understanding is that stream enhancement work is planned only on one side of the tributary to South
Deep Creek. This enhancement consists of cattle exclusion and tree planting. The work on this channel will
be of little value if cattle are eventually allowed on the other side (west side) of the tributary.: Please
investigate possible mechanisms such as conservation easements or other mechanisms to assure:.us.that
cattle will not be allowed in the tributary in the future from the west side of the creek. -
2. In addition to monitoring tree survival, you will need to propose monitoring for streambank stability -in the
enhanced channel. We suggest installation of bank pins as well as an annual evaluation of bank stability in
order to demonstrate the effect of this work.
3. Tree and shrub planting should be done in the fall of 2001 or winter of 2002 unless circumstances :beyond the
applicant's control intervene. Please provide an approximate schedule for planting.
4. Apparently no in-stream measures planned to enhance the in-stream habitat of this tributary-other than the
rock check dam installed to divert some flow into the wetland mitigation area. Please evaluate thefeasibility
of in-stream measures such as cross veins, J-hooks and construction of a bankful bench in order to improve
in-stream aquatic habitat.
In general, the stream mitigation plan is approvable once the above-mentioned items are adequately addressed.
Please call me at 919-733-9646 if you have any questions.
Cc:
Jennifer Frye, Winston-Salem DWO Reg
Steve Kroeger
File copy
Central files
Raleigh Field Office Corps of Engineers
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Customer Service
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Division of Water Quality 1650 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1650 [phone]
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Michael F_ Easley ,
Qvvemor -
William 0. Ross, Secretary
Department of Enviranment and Natural Resources
Kerr T. Stevens
(Xvision orwater Quality
May 15, 2001
Yadkin County
DWQ Project # 950574
COE# 199820858
APPROVAL of 401 Water Quality Certification and ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS
Honorable Hubert Gregory, mayor
Town of Yadkinville
Post Office Box 816
Yadkinville, NC 27055-0816
bear Mr. Gregory:
You hove our approval, in accordance with the attached conditions and those listed
below, tO place fill material in 2.3 acres of wetlands and 455 linear feet of streams for the
purpose of constructing a raw water raServoir for the Town of Yadkinville on a tributary of
South Deep Creek as described in your application dated June 19, 1998. After reviewing
your application, we have decided that this fill is covered by General Water Quality
Certification Number 2671. This certification allows you to use Nationwide Permit Number 26
when the Corps of Engineers issues it. In addition, you should get any other federal, state or
local permits before you go ahead with your project including (but not limited to) Sediment
and Erosion Control, Coastal Stormwater, Non-Discharge and Water Supply Water shed
regulations, This approval will expire when the accompanying 404 or LAMA permit
expires unless otherwise specified in the General Certification-
This approval is only valid for the purpose and design that you described in your
application except 25 modified below. if you change your project, you must notify us and you
may be required to send us a new application. It the property is sold, the new owner must he
given a copy of this Certification and approval letter and is thereby responsible for complying
with all conditions- If total wetland fills for this project (now or in the future) exceed one acre,
compensatory mitigation may be required as described in 15A NCAC 21-1 .0506 (h) (e) and
(7). For this approval to be valid, you must follow the conditions listed in the attached
certification and any additional conditions listed below.
1. Compensatory wetland mitigation shall be done according to the pion dated November 27,
2000 entitled "Mitigation Plan for Weiland and Strearn Impacts-Proposed Yadkinville
Reservoir" submitted by TRC as well as follow up information submitted by TRC on
January4, 2001 and February 8, ?00j:.
.2_ The applicant shall submit a detailed stream restoration and enhancement plan for the
1200 feet of streams along the tributary below the proposed dam and South Deep Creek.
This plan shall be submitted to pWQ for our written approval within three (3) months of the
date of this Certification. This plan shall include locations and descriptions of all planned
in-stream devices and bank stabilization efforts and must also address the possibility of
restoring natural pattern, dimension and profile of the tributary below the proposed dam.
3. Upon completion of the project, the applicant shall complete and return the enclosed
"Certification of Completion Form" to notify pWQ that all the work included in the 401
Certification has been Completed. The responsible party shall complete the attached form
and return it to the 407/Wetland5 Unit of the Division of Water Quality_
AWA
Nff ENR
Division of Water cuaiity 1650 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1850
wetlandsl4ot unk: (919) 733.17$8
Fax: [phone]
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%16 Michael F, Easley
Govamor -
Wiil(a•n G. Ross. Secrot?ry
Department of Environment and Natural Resources
w-? Kerr T. Stevens
Division ofwQterQuaiity
If you do not accept any of the conditions of this certificatlon, YOU may ask for an
adjudicatory hearing. You must act within 60 days of tho date that you receive this letter.
To ask for a heating, send a Written Petition, Which Conforms to Chapter 1506 of the North
Carolina General Statutes to the Office of Administrative Hearings, P.O. eox 27447,
Raleigh, N.C. 27611-7447. This certification and its conditions are final and binding unless
you ask for a hearing.
This letter completes the review of the Divislon of Water Quality under Section 40'1 of
the Clean Water Act- If you have any questions, please telephone John Domey at 919-733-
9646-
Attachment
cc: Corps of Engineers Raleigh Field Office
Winston-Salem DWO Regional Office
File Copy
Central Files
Todd St. John

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DivlSlon of Water Quality 1650 Mail Service Center Raleigh, HC 27699.165o
Wetlands/401 Unit: (G1S,) 733-1700
Fax: [phone]
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's3 Michael F. Easley
Governor
J-5; ? William G. Ross, Secretary
-? Department of Environment and Natural Resources
r3 Kerr T. Stevens
Division of Water Quality
May 15, 2001
Yadkin County
DWQ Project # 980574
COE# 199820858
APPROVAL of 401 Water Quality Certification and ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS
Honorable Hubert Gregory, Mayor
Town of Yadkinville
Post Office Box 816
Yadkinville, NC 27055-0816
Dear Mr. Gregory:
You have our approval, in accordance with the attached conditions and those listed
below, to place fill material in 2.3 acres of wetlands and 455 linear feet of streams for the
purpose of constructing a raw water reservoir for the Town of Yadkinville on a tributary of
South Deep Creek as described in your application dated June 19, 1998. After reviewing
your application, we have decided that this fill is covered by General Water Quality
Certification Number 2671. This certification allows you to use Nationwide Permit Number 26
when the Corps of Engineers issues it. In addition, you should get any other federal, state or
local permits before you go ahead with your project including (but not limited to) Sediment
and Erosion Control, Coastal Stormwater, Non-Discharge and Water Supply Water shed
regulations. This approval will expire when the accompanying 404 or CAMA permit
expires unless otherwise specified in the General Certification.
This approval is only valid for the purpose and design that you described in your
application except as modified below. If you change your project, you must notify us and you
may be required to send us a new application. If the property is sold, the new owner must be
given a copy of this Certification and approval letter and is thereby responsible for complying
with all conditions. If total wetland fills for this project (now or in the future) exceed one acre,
compensatory mitigation may be required as described in 15A NCAC 2H .0506 (h) (6) and
(7). For this approval to be valid, you must follow the conditions listed in the attached
certification and any additional conditions listed below.
1. Compensatory wetland mitigation shall be done according to the plan dated November 27,
2000 entitled "Mitigation Plan for Wetland and Stream Impacts-Proposed Yadkinville
Reservoir" submitted by TRC as well as follow up information submitted by TRC on
January 4, 2001 and February 8,_2001.
2. The applicant shall submit a detailed stream restoration and enhancement plan for the
1200 feet of streams along the tributary below the proposed dam and South Deep Creek.
This plan shall be submitted to DWQ for our written approval within three (3) months of the
date of this Certification. This plan shall include locations and descriptions of all planned
in-stream devices and bank stabilization efforts and must also address the possibility of
restoring natural pattern, dimension and profile of the tributary below the proposed dam.
3. Upon completion of the project, the applicant shall complete and return the enclosed
"Certification of Completion Form" to notify DWQ that all the work included in the 401
Certification has been completed. The responsible party shall complete the attached form
and return it to the 401/Wetlands Unit of the Division of Water Quality.
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N DEM
Division of Water Quality 1650 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1650
Wetlands/401 Unit: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

Michael F. Easley
Governor -
William G. Ross
Secretary
d v' 3? ;4 ,
Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Kerr T. Stevens
Division of Water Quality
If you do not accept any of the conditions of this certification, you may ask for an
adjudicatory hearing. You must act within 60 days of the date that you receive this letter.
To ask for a hearing, send a written petition, which conforms to Chapter 150B of the North
Carolina General Statutes to the Office of Administrative Hearings, P.O. Box 27447,
Raleigh, N.C. 27611-7447. This certification and its conditions are final and binding unless
you ask for a hearing.
This letter completes the review of the Division of Water Quality under Section 401 of
the Clean Water Act. If you have any questions, please telephone John Dorney at 919-733-
9646.
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MITIGATION PLAN FOR WETLAND AND STREAM IMPACTS
PROPOSED YADKINVILLE RESERVOIR
YADKIN COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
Submitted to:
Engineering Services, Inc.
518 Village Court
Garner, North Carolina 27529
Submitted by:
TRC GARROW ASSOCIATES, INC.
3772 Pleasantdale Road, Suite 200
Atlanta, Georgia 30340-4214
Project # 24590
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Field Investigation and Report Preparation by:
William R. Nethery, Senior Environmental Scientist
OCTOBER 4, 2000
CONTENTS
1.0 Introduction
2.0 Impact Area
2.1 Impacted Wetlands
2.2 Impacted Stream
3.0 Mitigation Area
3.1 Wetland Mitigation Area
3.1.1 Soils
3.1.2 Hydrology
3.1.3 Vegetation
3.2 Stream Mitigation Area
4.0 Maintenance and Monitoring
4.1 Created Wetland Monitoring
4.2 Riparian Zone Restoration Monitoring
5.0 Anticipated Results
APPENDICES
Appendix 1. Figures
Appendix 2. Resume of Principle Scientist
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Mitigation Plan for Wetland and Stream Impacts
From the Proposed Yadkinville Reservoir, Yadkin County, North Carolina
1.0 INTRODUCTION
The Town of Yadkinville proposes to build an approximately 40-acre reservoir south of
South Deep Creek and east of U.S. Hwy 601 (Figure 1, Appendix 1). Several wetlands
will be impacted by this project, and wetland impacts were previously authorized by the
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (COE) under Nationwide Permit 26 for impacts to
wetlands above headwaters, pending Water Quality Certification by the North Carolina
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (NCDENR). Mitigation of wetland
and stream impacts was required by both agencies. The Town had negotiated purchase of
the property for the reservoir prior to Nationwide Permit 26 authorization, but has been
involved in negotiations to purchase adjacent property for wetlands mitigation since that
time.
This mitigation plan is designed to satisfy the conditional mitigation requirement for
authorization of this project under a Nationwide Permit 26 and state Water Quality
Certification. Based on previous conversations with Mr. John Dorney of NCDENR, the
plan is based on readily identifiable site characteristics currently present in the mitigation
area. Since normal average water table levels are not available for the site, field indicators
of hydrology visible in the soil were used to estimate the need for hydrologic
manipulation. The basic goals of the plan are to establish wetland hydrology, soils, and
vegetation in the proposed mitigation area, to provide a buffer to protect the created
wetland, and to restore woody vegetation along riparian zones previously disturbed by
cattle. The current plan is based on discussions with the COE and NCDENR. This plan
will be implemented only after receiving written approval by both agencies.
2.0 IMPACT AREA
Not more than 3.0 acres of wetlands and approximately 455 feet of stream will be
impacted by the proposed reservoir project. A portion of the wetlands impacts (2.7 acres)
and the stream impacts will involve permanent fill during construction of the dam.
Approximately 0.3 acres of wetlands will be inundated by the reservoir pool (Figure; 2)
2.1 Impacted Wetlands wi
The impacted wetlands are disturbed forested wetlands, the largest of which is functioning
as a shrub-scrub wetland. Past disturbances include timbering and cattle grazing. The
wetlands in the project area are associated with drainage features and contain permanently
and semi-permanently saturated soils. The soils in these wetlands are sandy loams and
loams that contain oxidized sediments on top in some instances, but are fully reduced (low
chroma) within the top 14 inches in the majority of the wetland. Remnant tree species in
the shrub-scrub wetland include scattered red maple (Acer rubrum) and sweetgum
(Liquidambar styraciflua), with tree saplings, soft rush (Juncus effusus), elderberry
(Sambucus canadensis), hedge hyssop (Gratiola sp.), sedges (Carex sp. and Cyperus sp.),
and Japanese honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica) dominating the shrub and ground layers
(Figure 3). Smaller, forested wetlands, disturbed mainly by cattle, contain red maple and
scattered black willow (Salix nigra) and green ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica) in the canopy
with tree saplings, soft rush, elderberry, hedge hyssop, sedges, and Japanese honeysuckle
in the understory (Figure 4 and Figure 5). Duck potato and rice cutgrass are present in a
wet depression in one of these wetlands.
2.2 Impacted Stream
The impacted stream is an unnamed tributary to South Deep Creek. The stream is
approximately 8 feet wide, with 2-4 foot high banks, which have been disturbed by cattle
and timber harvesting in the proposed dam location (Figure 6). The stream bottom
contains cobble, gravel, and sand, with silt in some places. Water quality appeared to be
medium to high in the project area. Small minnows and sunfish and frogs were observed
in the aquatic habitat in the project area.
3.0 MITIGATION AREA
The mitigation area is in an alluvial floodplain bordered by an unnamed tributary and
South Deep Creek, immediately downstream of the proposed reservoir location (see
Figure 2). The soils and hydrology of the area are typical of Piedmont alluvial areas, with
A ?C \ '7 an upper layer of well- wineMom sower restrictive layer of silts, and below that
a layer o sari y ma eria with pressure. Currently, the vegetation is planted
\1 pasture grasses (Figure 7). The proposed wetland mitigation site is approximately 8.5-9.0
acres in size, and will include 8.0 acres of wetland creation and a fringe (0.5-1.0 acre) of
transition zone and upland buffer (Figure 8). An additional strip, 50 feet wide and 1200
feet long, comprises the stream mitigation area.
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There will be three basic planting zones in the wetland mitigation area: a wet zone, a
narrow transition zone, and a narrow upland buffer zone. The wet zone is intended to
become a jurisdictional wetland, but the other areas will be planted in trees in part to
protect the created wetland and in part to diversify the created habitat. FT
3.1.1 Soils
There are no surface hydric soils currently present in the proposed mitigation area. Hydric
soil indicators below the surface include mottling in silt layers beneath a well-drained
sand layer several feet deep. To manipulate the soil surface in the project area, the top12
inches of existing topsoil will be stockpiled, 1-2 feet of the well-drained sand layer will be
removed, and the stockpiled topsoil will be replaced. Wetland topsoil will be retrieved
from the proposed reservoir and dam site and placed on the surface in the mitigation area
as well.
To create microhabitats and provide additional carbon to the site, woody debris from the
reservoir construction site will be scattered throughout the mitigation area. Woody debris
to be scattered will consist mainly of treetops and small-diameter stems (less than 8
inches). Additionally, small scours and hummocks will be created in several locations by
dipping one edge of a bulldozer blade several inches into the topsoil while the bulldozer is
turning. Scours and hummocks will generally be less than 1 foot deep (or high,
respectively), so as not to disrupt the overall hydrology of the created wetland.
Microhabitats will be created to resemble microhabitats in typical natural wetland forests
(or a chosen reference wetland) near the project area.
3.1.2 Hydrology
Currently there are no wetland hydrology indicators in the proposed mitigation area.
Current average water to le levels are at least 4 feet below the sur ace based on soil
indicators observed during installation of four piezometers in the mitigation area. To
saturate the surface of the mitigation area, the surface will be lowered 1-2 feet and a low
berm will be constructed (Figure 9) to plug existing drainage ditches and impound water
to the desired water table level. The berm will be constructed with clayey material
retrieved from the reservoir site. A narrow trench (2 feet wide) will be dug to the top of
restrictive deposits and filled with clayey material to prevent lateral flow of water under
6 ` the berm. The berm will be 5 feet wide at the base (existing ground surface),
approximately 2 feet on top and up to 2.5 feet tall (Figure 9 contains the typical cross
section of this berm).
The primary source of hydrology will be runoff and lateral groundwater flow from the
small drainage areas that feed into the floodplain area from the south (see Figure 6). While
this watershed is relatively small, the water table will be rai d from current levels simply
by plugging the existing drainage ditches. These drainage ditches indicate previously
wetter conditions in the mitigation area. Hydrology will be augmented with flow from the
reservoir to the extent practicable, except in drought conditions. The anticipated flow from
the smal watershed has not been calculate , owever, water will be pumped into the
reservoir at variable rates and water can be let into the mitigation area variably as needed
to saturate the mitigation area. Once vegetation on the site is established,
evapotranspiration will become a more prevalent factor in the water budget, however, it is
not anticipated that evapotranspiration will prevent wetland hydrology from being present
for more than 5 percent of the growing season.
Water levels will range from 6 inches below the surface at farthest points from the berm,
up to 12 inches above the surface immediately adjacent to the berm. The created wetland;:
will be dry during certain portions of the year. The design will allow saturation to wit. i '
10 inches of the surface during at least 5 per cent of the growing season in the eti 'FT
mitigation area. Water levels will be controlled during excessive precipitation to avoid
uprooting or mortality by inundation above the tops of planted trees.
3.1.3 Vegetation
To achieve our mitigation objective, the vegetation will be converted from a pasture to a
forested wetland. Following excavation, the entire planting area will be prepared by
replacing stockpiled topsoil and wetland topsoil to restore soil surfaces to the desired
grade. Soil will be loosened and each individual planting site will be prepared as
necessary. Plants will be installed with a dibble bar or shovel, depending on soil
conditions. An area approximately 3 feet in radius around the planting locus will be
cultivated (if necessary) and top-dressed with bark or plastic mulch to discourage weedy
competition.
In each zone, canopy tree species and understory woody species will be planted in
mixture. No herbaceous wetland species will be planted, but herbaceous species will be
allowed to invade the site naturally. All planted woody material will be at least one
growing season old and packed in 4 to 6 inch open bottom flats.
Canopy species will be planted at roughly 10'X10' spacing, or approximately 440 trees
per acre. Understory species will be interplanted at roughly 20'x20' spacing, or
approximately 220 trees per acre. A total of approximately 3,100 canopy trees and 1,550
understory trees/shrubs will be planted.
The wet zone will be planted with hydric tree and shrub species, while ground layer
vegetation will be allowed to develop naturally. The preferred canopy species to plant in
these areas is swamp tupelo (Nyssa biflora), swamp white oak (Quercus michauxii), and
overcup oak (Quercus lyrata), pending nursery availability. Preferred understory species
to plant in the wet zone include smooth alder (Alnus serrulata), swamp possumhaw
(Viburnum nudum), sweetbay magnolia (Magnolia virginiana), Virginia willow (Itea
virginica), and winterberry (Ilex decidua).
In the transition zone along the edges of the wetland, a moist but relatively well-drained
strip will be created. The preferred tree species to plant in these areas are willow oak
(Quercus phellos), cherrybark oak (Quercus pagodafolia), and persimmon (Diospyros
virginiana), pending nursery availability. Preferred understory species in the transition
zone include blueberry (Vaccineum corymbosum), spicebush (Lindera benzoin), and
pawpaw (Asimina triloba).
In the upland buffer, willow oaks and blackgum (Nyssa sylvatica) will be planted to
produce some mast as well as to create a protective buffer. Preferred understory species in
the upland buffer include blueberry (Vaccineum sp), flowering dogwood (Cornus
florida), and eastern redcedar (Juniperus virginianus).
Available nursery stock will be used in this mitigation effort and substitutions will only be
used if approved by the COE and NCDENR. If the preferred species are not readily
available, TRC Garrow Associates, Inc. (TRC), will work with a qualified nursery to
contract grow the seedlings required for this mitigation. All planted seedlings will be
individually protected by commercially available plastic tree covers, whi ar e
to prevent herbivory, particularly by beaver.
3.2 Stream Mitigation Area
To mitigate for stream impacts, riparian zone restoration will be achieved along 1200 feet
of the unnamed stream below the reservoir and along South Deep Creek (see Figure 2).
Cattle grazing has degraded these riparian zones in the past. To restore these zones, cattle
will be excluded and a 50' wide riparian zone will be planted with appropriate woody
vegetation. The stream riparian zones will be planted with mesic tree and shrub species
similar to the transition zone around the created wetland and at similar densities. The
preferred tree species to plant in the riparian zones are hackberry (Celtis sp.), willow oak
(Quercus phellos), cherrybark oak (Quercus pagodafolia), and persimmon (Diospyros
virginiana), pending nursery availability. Preferred understory species in the riparian
zone include blueberry (Vaccineum corymbosum), spicebush (Lindera benzoin), and
pawpaw (Asimina triloba), pending nursery availability.
4.0 MAINTENANCE AND MONITORING
The mitigation area will be wholly owned in Fee Simple by the City of Yadkinville. A
restrictive covenant will be put in place by the city's legal counsel to ensure protection
into perpetuity from major disturbance or development. The city of Yadkinville will be
responsible for maintenance and protection of the mitigation area. Vehicular access will
be strictly limited to city maintenance vehicles and other authorized access. Public access
will be limited, but the area may be used as a teaching device at sometime in the future.
The City of Yadkinville will also be responsible for maintenance of the berm. The berms
will be kept clear of trees and burrowing animals that could undermine the integrity of the
berm. The berm will be inspected quarterly to ensure that any damage or leaks are
detected and promptly repaired.
4.1 Created Wetland Monitoring
Hydrology levels will be monitored for five years with simple, shallow monitoring wells
made of 4" PVC pipe. Two monitoring wells will be placed in the upper reaches of the
wetland creation area, where the driest conditions are likely to be. Two additional wells
will be placed in the middle of the wetland area and at the lower reach of the wetland area,
where wetter conditions are expected. The 4 monitoring wells will be monitored weekly
during April, May, and June to determine whether wetland hydrology is present for at
least 5 per cent of the growing season. Assuming that rainfall is near normal or only
slightly below normal for the year, appropriate changes will be made to raise the water
table in the mitigation area as needed. Changes in the mitigation area will be
implemented after obtaining approval from the Corps, unless there is a breach of the berm
that constitutes an emergency.
Planted vegetation will be monitored visually in the middle of each growing season (May-
June) for the first three growing seasons to determine the effects of competing volunteer
vegetation. Volunteer vegetation will be controlled as necessary to reduce competition for
planted material. Vegetation controls will include only hand cutting, pulling, and digging.

Herbicides will not be used due to the proximity to aquatic habitat in South Deep Creek
adjacent to the mitigation site.
Planted vegetation and soils will be monitored annually near the end of each growing
season (July-September) for five years to determine success of the mitigation effort. A
systematic sampling scheme will likely be used to provide an overall sampling of
approximately 10 percent of the created wetland area. Vegetation will be sampled in 1/10-
acre plots spaced every 200-220 feet along transects 200-220 feet apart. Plot centers will
be marked with wooden lathes and flagging for subsequent location. All planted trees
within a 37 ft. radius of each plot center will be examined for survival and growth. Height
and root-collar diameter of all surviving trees within each plot will be measured to
monitor growth. In addition to data collection, photographs will be taken annually from
permanent locations (plot centers) to document changes in vegetation.
In addition to vegetation sampling, one or two soil pits will be dug at each sample location
to determine changes in soils and hydrology. Additional soil pits will be dug as required
\ to adequately represent soil changes over the entire mitigation area. It is assumed that if
\`?' ?1( wetland hydrology is present, wetland soils will develop. Wetland soils should be firmly
established within the first three years after implementation.
If needed, a revised systematic sampling strategy will be presented to the COE and
NCDENR for approval during the first growing season after implementation of the plan.
Each year, TRC will prepare a detailed report of monitoring results, including written
descriptions and photographs of the overall site and specific data for each sample plot.
These reports will be submitted to interested agencies, including COE and NCDENR for
their review no later than March 1 of the year following each monitoring.
Should mortality of planted trees reduce survival to below 85 per cent by the end of the
second growing season, trees will be replanted to bring survival rates back to at least 85
percent for the third growing season. Survival rates will be reviewed annually with COE
and NCDENR to determine if replanting is necessary based on characteristics of natural
wetlands near the mitigation site or a chosen reference wetland.
4.2 Riparian Zone Restoration Monitoring
The riparian zone will be monitored for recovery from cattle grazing damage and the
planted vegetation in the riparian zone restoration area will be monitored for survival and
growth, as in the wetland monitoring methods described above.
5.0 ANTICIPATED RESULTS
In the first five years after implementation, it is anticipated that annual and perennial
volunteer vegetation will compete vigorously with planted woody material. With
appropriate volunteer vegetation control, planted woody material should top all
herbaceous and shrubby volunteer species after three years and the mitigation site should
look like a young forest after five years. At that time, canopy species should be between 5,
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and 10 feet tall. It is anticipated that between 250 and 300 canopy trees per acre should
survive to the age of five years.
After 15-20 years, canopy structure should begin to develop. Approximately 150-200
trees per acre could survive by age 20 and are expected to be 20-30 feet tall at that age.
Understory species should reach full height by age 20 (5-15 feet), with some understory
species continuing to grow taller. Understory density will vary within the mitigation area
based on survival rates. It is anticipated that 100-200 understory stems per acre will
survive to age 20.
By age 50, a functional wetland forest should be present in the mitigation area. The
canopy will be comprised of planted trees and volunteers that were allowed to grow, with
some open patches. The understory will be comprised of planted woody material and
volunteer woody and herbaceous understory plants. Small snags will be present by age
50. No large snags will be present at age 50 unless beavers invade the site and girdle
larger trees. Ideally, approximately 100-150 planted canopy trees per acre will survive to
age 50.

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APPENDIXI RESUME OF PRINCIPLE SCIENTIST

WILLIAM R. NETHERY
EDUCATION
M.S., Forestry (Ecology), North Carolina State University, 1991
B.S., Forestry (Biology), North Carolina State University, 1987
Specialized Training and Certification
Qualified Consultant for Environmentally Sensitive Property, State of Georgia
Native Grasses for the Southeast U.S., North Carolina Arboretum, 1997
Coastal Plain Wetland Delineation, University of Georgia, 1995
Shigo on Trees Workshop, 1995
Groundwater and Associated Environmental Concerns Seminar, 1992
Ninth Annual Forest Biology Symposium, 1990
P.C. SAS Basics Training Course, SAS Institute, 1989
Symposium on Barrier Island Ecology of the Atlantic Coast, 1989
Project Learning Tree Facilitator's Training, 1987
TECHNICAL SPECIALTIES
Mr. Nethery has 7+ years of experience encompassing:
• Wetlands Science
• Protected Species
• Environmental Impact Assessment
• Regulatory Permitting and Compliance
• Urban Forestry
• Hazardous Waste Assessment
REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE
Mr. Nethery is Senior Environmental Scientist for TRC Garrow Associates Inc. He has experience in
planning, conducting, and managing ecological environmental studies, including wetlands delineations,
protected species surveys, mitigation planning and monitoring, and other environmental studies. He has
served as Scientist on numerous studies for over three years and Senior Scientist/Project Manager for at
least three additional years.
Wetlands Science
King George County Landfill Mitigation Design and Implementation, King George, Virginia. Serving
as Senior Environmental Scientist in planning, design and implementation of 5-acre wetland mitigation
site in previously pastured drainage within landfill property. The project purpose is to mitigate for 4.6
acres of wetland impacts during construction and operation of the new King George County Landfill.
The mitigation area will be converted to a forested wetland by installing checkdams, grading, and
planting wetland tree species. The site will be monitored annually.
Niagara Mohawk Natural Gas Pipeline Connector Project, Albany, New York. Serving as Senior
Environmental Scientist on 2.7 mile pipeline project, including associated access roads and work spaces.
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Numerous wetlands were delineated in the project corridor and report is in progress. Results of
environmental surveys will be submitted to the New York Department of Environmental Conservation
for review.
Destin Pipeline Project, Southern Mississippi. Served as subconsulting field crew leader, wetlands
specialist (and protected species scientist) on a 135-pipeline from the Gulf of Mexico to a compressor
station south of Meridian, Mississippi. Numerous wetlands, including salt marsh, wet pine flatwoods,
cypress-gum swamps, maple-bay forests, and disturbed wetlands were delineated along the pipeline
corridor.
Wetlands Delineation and Protected Species Surveys, Birmingham Landfill Expansions, Jefferson
County, Alabama. Served as Senior Scientist for wetlands delineations and protected species surveys at
two landfill expansion sites outside of Birmingham, Alabama. Small amounts of wetlands or waters of
the United States were located at both sites. American ginseng, a protected plant species, was located in
the buffer zone at one landfill site.
Protected Species and Wetlands Delineation and Mitigation Plan, Barnesville Reservoir, Georgia.
Served as Senior Scientist for protected species survey and wetlands delineation for a reservoir
expansion. Identified potential protected plant habitat in slope forests and floodplain forests in the
project area. Eighteen acres of wetlands to be impacted required mitigation. Conducted follow-up
protected plant surveys and wrote mitigation concept and detailed mitigation plan, which were accepted
by the Corps of Engineers.
Maplewood Landfill Mitigation Monitoring, Amelia, Virginia. Serving as Senior Environmental
Scientist in ongoing mitigation plan, including monitoring plots in 7-acre created wetland. Vegetation,
soils, and hydrology are recorded for each plot in addition to general observations in the created wetland.
Results are reported to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as specified in the Mitigation Plan (Garrow &
Associates and USA Waste, Inc.).
Landfill Expansion Wetlands and Protected Species Surveys, Wayne County, North Carolina. Served
as Senior Environmental Scientist for wetlands and protected species surveys in this project area. Most
wetlands were in the undisturbed buffer zones, but several narrow drainages in the impact area contained
jurisdictional wetlands. Project qualified for a Nationwide Permit based on our delineation of wetlands.
Protected Species
Effingham County Industrial Park, Protected Species Survey and Relocation, Georgia. Served as
Project Manager and Senior Scientist. Conducted initial protected species survey of partially developed
industrial park, finding active burrows of the gopher tortoise (state protected), which potentially harbor
indigo snake (federally protected). Hired indigo snake expert (Mr. Ed Wester) to scope burrows and rule
out presence of indigo snake. Worked with gopher tortoise specialists (Dr. David Rostal, Georgia
Southern University) to relocate 10 gopher tortoises from the project area to a state Wildlife
Management Area in Burke County Georgia.
ETNG-SONAT Natural Gas Pipeline, Wetlands and Protected Species Surveys, Catoosa County,
Georgia. Served as Senior Environmental Scientist for wetlands delineation and protected species
survey of an 8-mile pipeline corridor. Conducted additional surveys for protected aquatic species (with
subconsultant specialists) and one protected plant. Several state protected fish species and one federally
protected plant species were discovered in the project area, necessitating reroutes and mitigation
planning. Project was put on hold pending FERC rulings.
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Environmental Impact Assessment
Medical Training Facility EA, Fort Gordon, Georgia. Served as Technical Advisor/Editor and
Wetlands and Protected Species Scientist under contract to Hydrovision Inc., which received a work
order for an EA but had no experience with NEPA. The proposed training facility would have minimal
impacts, but the documentation had to be coordinated and reviewed and a site visit was conducted to
confirm reports of earlier surveys in the project area. Assisted with writing, editing, and responding to
reviewer comments.
Catawba River Raw Water Intake and Pump Station EA, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina.
Served as Senior Environmental Scientist to Metcalf & Eddy for the Mecklenburg County Utilities
Department. Conducted background research for primary, secondary, and cumulative impacts, authored
EA, and responded to agency comments. FONSI was written based on our EA.
Environmental Compliance and Miscellaneous Studies
ECAMP- Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina. Served as Project Scientist in
Environmental Compliance Agreement survey on the base. Investigated facilities for compliance with
chemical storage, waste disposal, and solid waste rules, erosion control regulations, wetlands, protected
species, and water quality planning and monitoring requirements.
Sedimentation and Erosion Control Violation Investigation-B&G Lumber Co., Yadkin County, North
Carolina. Served as forester and regulatory/technical advisor to a lumber company that had been cited
for a violation of the Sedimentation and Erosion Control Act. Client had not installed appropriate
erosion control measures and left standing timber so that current landowners could develop property,
causing logging company to lose exemption from the Act. Recommended installing all ordinary harvest
site erosion control measures and removing remaining timber (and replanting) to ensure that site
remained in forestry.
Biological Inventory for Proposed North Chattahoochee River Nature Park, Fulton County, Georgia.
Served as Senior Environmental Scientist for an inventory along the Chattahoochee River adjacent to the
Fulton Industrial Park. Mapped ecological communities, and associated hydrology and soils
information, disturbance, scenic value, and recreation and educational values in a GIS coverage of
ecological community polygons. Industrial isolation, previous disturbance and development, severe
pollution problems, and unstable substrates in the project area presented excessively difficult problems in
using this site as a nature park.
Urban Forestry
Tree Inventory and Management Plan. A street tree inventory and management plan was prepared for
the Historic District at Fort Benning, Georgia, as part of the Historic Preservation Plan (by Garrow &
Associates, Inc.) for Fort Benning. Served as Urban Forester and Project Manager with Mr. Dudley
Hartel (Information Systems, Inc.) as Consulting Urban Forester. This inventory and plan involved
recording pertinent data for some 4,000 street trees in the Historic District that were suffering from
neglect and poor management. Numerous removals of poor quality or hazardous trees were
recommended, along with a strict planting and maintenance regime to lead toward a sustainable urban
forest in the Historic District that is in keeping with general planning principles espoused by early
planners at Fort Benning.
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Phase I Hazardous Waste Assessments
Wastewater Treatment Plant Expansion, Salisbury, North Carolina. Served as Environmental Scientist
on Phase I Audit (as part of state-level EA) for an expansion of the existing treatment facility into a
regional facility. Investigated reports of barrels and other potential toxic waste at the project area.
Fire Department Renovations, Durham, North Carolina. Served as Environmental Scientist on Phase I
Audit of one firehouse in Durham. Verified LUST (petroleum) and recommended corrective action
before conducting transactions on the property.
Red Roof Inns, Atlanta, Georgia. Served as Environmental Scientist on Phase I Audit of one Red Roof
Inn in Atlanta. Verified no environmental concerns on the property.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Society of Wetlands Scientists (SWS), since 1995
PUBLICATIONS
Master's Thesis: Effects of gibberellic acid and kinetin on coastal-source wax myrtle (Myrica cerifera)
seed germination. North Carolina State University, Raleigh.
Nethery, William R., and L. Jervis, 1990. Effects of Canopy Transmission of PAR Light on
Cypripedium acaule in Schenck Forest. NCSU Forest Biology Research Center, Raleigh.
WORK HISTORY
Senior Environmental Scientist
TRC Garrow Associates Inc.
1997 present
Senior Environmental Scientist
Garrow & Associates, Inc.
1993-1997
Senior Wetlands Scientist
Robert J. Goldstein & Associates, Inc., Raleigh
1990
Graduate Teaching Assistant and Research Technician
Forestry Department, NCSU, Raleigh
1988-1990
Research Technician
Clemson University, U.S. Forest Service Research Lab, Charleston, South Carolina
1986
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Governor
William G. Ross,Jr.Secretary
Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Kerr T. Stevens
Division of Water Quality
Division of Water Quality
Department of Environmental and Natural Resources
Wetlands/401 Unit
Location: 2321 Crabtree Boulevard, Suite 250 Raleigh, NC 27604-2260
Mailing Address: 1650 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1650
Contact Information: General 919-733-1786 Fax: [phone]
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Compan Date:
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Dear Mr. Dorney:
Per your conversation with Steven Glickauf of TRC Darrow- Associates, -I have -
enclosed one-(l) copy of?he-Town of Yadkinville Stream Mitigation Phil for
the, 455 linear feet ` of impacted stream. by the 'reservoir: This plan was -
submitted to Jennifer Frye and Steve Kroeger on Apnl,l 1, 2001.
The plan was developed around the guidelines 'outlined in the Division of
Water ;Quality Policies on Stream Mitigation Options. The plan outlines the ;
goal of enhancing .2000 linear feet of stream bank,.which meets the policy's
=ratio of. to l . If required, the `site is also able to meet "the policy"s ratio of 5?
to 1 for vegetative planting only.,,
Please review the submittal: If you have any, questions, please do not hesitate
to call me at, [phone] or Steven Glickau.f at (770) 270-119?.
Sincerely,
ENGINEERING-SERVICES, P.A.?
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STREAM MITIGATION PLAN
FOR THE
PROPOSED YADKINVILLE RESERVOIR
YADKIN COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
Submitted to:
Engineering Services, Inc.
518 Village Court
Garner, North Carolina 27529
Submitted by:
TRC GARRow Assomns, INC.
3772 Pleasantdale Road, Suite 200
Atlanta, Georgia 30340-4214
Project # 24590
Field Investigation and Report Preparation by:
William R. Nethery, Senior Environmental Scientist
Steve Glickauf, Senior environmental Scientist
APRIL 4, 2001

CONTENTS
YADKIN COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
1.0 Introduction
2.0 Impact Area
2.1 Impacted Stream
3.0 Mitigation Area
3.1 Stream Mitigation Area
3.1.1 Vegetation
4.0 Maintenance and Monitoring
4.1 Riparian Zone Restoration Monitoring
5.0 Anticipated Results
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Mitigation Plan for Stream Impacts
From the Proposed Yadkinville Reservoir, Yadkin County, North Carolina
1 1.0 INTRODUCTION
The Town of Yadkinville proposes to build an approximately 40-acre reservoir south of
' South Deep Creek and east of U.S. Hwy 601 (Figure 1, Appendix 1). Several wetlands
will be impacted by this project. Wetland impacts were previously authorized by the U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers (COE) under Nationwide Permit 26 for impacts to wetlands
' above headwaters, pending Water Quality Certification by the North Carolina Department
of Environment and Natural Resources (NCDENR). Mitigation of wetland and stream
impacts was required by both agencies. The Town had negotiated purchase of the property
for the reservoir prior to Nationwide Permit 26 authorization, but has been involved in
negotiations to purchase adjacent property for wetlands mitigation since that time.
This mitigation plan is designed to satisfy the conditional mitigation requirement for
authorization of this project under a Nationwide Permit 26 and state Water Quality
Certification. Based on previous conversations with Mr. John Dorney of NCDENR, the
plan is based on readily identifiable site characteristics currently present in the mitigation
area. The1 basic goals of the plan are to restore woody vegetation along riparian zones
previously disturbed by cattle. The current plan is based on discussions with the COE and
' NCDENR. This plan will be implemented only after receiving written approval by both
agencies.
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2.0 IMPACT AREA
Not more than 3.0 acres of wetlands and approximately 455 feet of stream will be
impacted by the proposed reservoir project. A portion of the wetlands impacts (2.7 acres)
and the stream impacts will involve permanent fill during construction of the dam.
Approximately 0.3 acres of wetlands will be inundated by the reservoir pool.
2.1 Impacted Stream
The impacted stream is an unnamed tributary to South ;Deep Creek (see Figure 2). The
stream is approximately 8 feet wide, with 2-4 foot high banks,-:which have been disturbed
by cattle and timber harvesting in the proposed dam location. The stream bottom contains
cobble, gravel, and sand, with silt in some places. Water quality appeared to be medium to
high in the project area. Small minnows, sunfish, and frogs were observed in the aquatic
habitat in the project area.

3.0 MITIGATION AREA
The mitigation area is in an alluvial floodplain bordered by an unnamed tributary and
South Deep Creek, immediately downstream of the proposed reservoir location (see
' Figure 3). The soils and hydrology of much of the mitigation area are typical of Piedmont
alluvial areas, with an upper layer of well-drained sandy soil, a lower restrictive layer of
silts, and below that a layer of sandy material with some artesian pressure. A small
' wetland along the toe of slope in the northeastern portion of the mitigation area was
previously drained by ditching. Currently, the vegetation is planted pasture grasses. The
' proposed stream mitigation site is approximately 50 feet wide and 2000 feet long.
3.1 Stream Mitigation Area
To mitigate for stream impacts, riparian zone restoration will be achieved along 2000 feet dn-L
' of the unnamed stream below the reservoir and along South Deep Creek (see Figure 3).,
Cattle grazing has degraded these riparian zones in the past. To restore these zones, cattle
will be excluded and a 50' wide riparian zone will be planted with appropriate woody
' vegetation. Cattle will be excluded from the riparian corridor utilizing a fence.
3.1.1 Vegetation ((4?
To achieve our mitigation objective, the vegetation will be converted from a pasture to a
forested riparian zone. Plants will be installed with a dibble bar or shovel, depending on
soil conditions. An area approximately 3 feet in radius around the planting locus will be
cultivated (if necessary) and top-dressed with bark or plastic mulch to discourage weedy
competition.
Canopy tree species and understory woody species will be planted in mixture. No
herbaceous species will be planted, but herbaceous species will be allowed to invade the
site naturally. All planted woody material will be at least one growing season old and
packed in 4 to 6 inch open bottom flats.
' Canopy species will be planted at roughly 10'X10' spacing, or approximately 440 trees ^?yv
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approximately 220 trees per acre. Approximately 1,010 canopy trees and 505 understory'`' •?;
trees/shrubs will be planted.
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transition zone around the created wetland and at similar densities. The preferred tree
species to plant in the riparian zones are hackberry (Celtis sp.), willow oak (Quercus
phellos), cherrybark oak (Quercus pagodafolia), and persimmon (Diospyros virginiana),
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triloba), pending nursery availability.
Available nursery stock will be used in this mitigation effort and substitutions will only be
used if approved by the COE and NCDENR. If the preferred species are not readily
available, TRC Garrow Associates, Inc. (TRC), will work with a qualified nursery to
contract grow the seedlings required for this mitigation. All planted seedlings will be
individually protected by commercially available plastic tree covers, which are designed to
prevent herbivory, particularly by beaver.
4.0 MAINTENANCE AND MONITORING
The mitigation area will be wholly owned in Fee Simple by the City of Yadkinville. A
restrictive covenant will be put in place by the city's legal counsel to ensure protection
into perpetuity from major disturbance or development. The city of Yadkinville will be
responsible for maintenance and protection of the mitigation area. Vehicular access will
be strictly limited to city maintenance vehicles and other authorized access. Public access
will be limited, but the area may be used as a teaching device at some time in the future.
4.1 Riparian Zone Restoration Monitoring
The riparian zone will be visually monitored for recovery from cattle grazing damage.
Planted vegetation will be monitored annually near the end of each growing season (July-
September) for five years to determine success of the mitigation effort. A systematic
sampling scheme will likely be used to provide an overall sampling of approximately 10
percent of the stream mitigation area. Vegetation will be sampled in 1/10-acre plots
spaced every 200-220 feet along transects 200-220 feet apart. Plot centers will be marked
with wooden lathes and flagging for subsequent location. All planted trees within a 37 ft.
radius of each plot center will be examined for survival and growth. Height and root-collar
diameter of all surviving trees within each plot will be measured to monitor growth. In
addition to data collection, photographs will be taken annually from permanent locations
(plot centers) to document changes in vegetation.
If needed, a revised systematic sampling strategy will be presented to the COE and
NCDENR for approval during the first growing season after implementation of the plan.
Each year, TRC will prepare a detailed report of monitoring results, including written
descriptions and photographs of the overall site and specific data for each sample plot.
These reports will be submitted with the wetland mitigation monitoring report, to
interested agencies, including COE and NCDENR for their review no later than March 1
of the year following each monitoring.
Should mortality of planted trees reduce survival to below 85 percent by the end of the
second growing season, trees will be replanted to bring survival rates back to at least 85
percent for the third growing season. Survival rates will be reviewed annually with COE
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and NCDENR to determine if replanting is necessary based on characteristics of natural
riparian corridors near the mitigation site or a chosen reference riparian corridor.
5.0 ANTICIPATED RESULTS
In the first five years after implementation, it is anticipated that annual and perennial
volunteer vegetation will compete vigoroue=, meted woody material. With
appropriate volunteer vegetation control, Hft ody material should top all
herbaceous and shrubby volunteer species aft s and the mitigation site should
look like a young forest after five years. At thopy species should be between 5
and 10 feet tall. It is anticipated that between 350 and 375 canopy trees per acre should
survive to the age of five years.
After 15-20 years, canopy structure should begin to develop. Approximately 200-250
trees per acre could survive by age 20 and are expected to be 20-30 feet tall at that age.
Understory species should reach full height by age 20 (5-15 feet), with some understory
species continuing to grow taller. Understory density will vary within the mitigation area
based on survival rates. It is anticipated that 100-200 understory stems per acre will
survive to age 20.
By age 50, a functional riparian corridor should be present in the mitigation area. The
canopy will be comprised of planted trees and volunteers that were allowed to grow, with
some open patches. The understory will be comprised of planted woody material and
volunteer woody and herbaceous understory plants. Ideally, approximately 100-150
planted canopy trees per acre will survive to age 50.
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RESUME OF PRINCIPLE SCIENTISTS
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STEVE GLICKAUF
M.S., Forest Ecology, Southern Illinois University, 1998
B.S., Natural Resources Ecosystem Assessment, North Carolina State University, 1995
Specialized Training and Certification
Georgia Wetland Vegetation and Soils, (Taught by Dr. Muhlenbrock, Professor Emeritus Southern
Illinois University and Dr. Jerry West, University of Georgia), 1998
Wetland Training Institute's Introductory Wetland Delineation Course, 1999
State of Georgia's Worksite Erosion Control Supervisor Course, 2000
TECIINICAL SPECIALTIES
Mr. Glickauf has over three years of experience encompassing:
• Wetlands Science
• Protected Species
• Environmental Impact Assessment
• Regulatory Permitting and Compliance
r REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE
Mr. Glickauf is a Senior Environmental Scientist and Program Manager for TRC Garrow Associates, Inc.
He has experience in planning, conducting, and managing ecological environmental studies, including
wetlands delineations, protected species surveys, mitigation planning and monitoring, and other
environmental studies.
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Autry Mill Road Water Main Project, Wetlands Delineation and Protected Species Surveys, Fulton
County, Georgia. Serving as Senior Environmental Scientist on environmental surveys for a proposed
water main largely along existing road rights-of-way. No protected species issues were identified. One
wetland and associated waters of the United States were delineated.
Whooping Creek Reservoir Project, Wetlands Delineation and Protected Species Surveys, Carroll
County, Georgia. Serving as Senior Environmental Scientist on 470-acre proposed reservoir project.
Delineated several wetlands in the project area and documented ecological communities. Will assist with
permitting and mitigation design.
Milledgeville 24"Water Main Project, Wetlands Delineation and Protected Species Surveys,
Milledgeville, Georgia. Serving as Senior Environmental Scientist on environmental surveys for a
proposed water main in the Oconee River floodplain. One small wetland and several waters of the United
States were delineated. Potential habitat for one protected fish species, robust redhorse, was identified.

Veterans Hospital Sewer Line, Wetlands Delineation and Protected Species Surveys, Fulton County,
Georgia. Serving as Senior Environmental Scientist on environmental surveys for a proposed sewer line
in Fulton County, Georgia. No jurisdictional wetlands were identified. Several waters of the United
' States were delineated. No protected species issues were identified.
Fairburn Warehouse Expansion, Wetlands Delineation, Protected Species Surveys, U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers Permit Application, Wetland and Stream Mitigation, Fulton County, Georgia. Serving as
Senior Environmental Scientist on environmental surveys for a proposed warehouse expansion in the city
of Fairburn, Georgia. One jurisdictional wetland was identified, and two waters of the U.S. were
identified. No protected species issues were identified. Currently in the process of designing, writing
and implementing wetland and stream mitigation plan. Currently in the process of writing the Individual
Permit application for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers permit.
' Protected Species
Stone Mountain Children's Animal Farm Attraction, Protected Species Survey, Stone Mountain,
Georgia. Serving as Senior Environmental Scientist on threatened and endangered species survey for the
proposed Animal Farm Attraction in Stone Mountain State Park. Potential habitat for Georgia aster and
Indian olive was identified, and follow-up investigations recommended.
Stone Mountain Children's Play Barn Attraction, Wetlands Delineation and Protected Species Survey,
Stone Mountain, Georgia. Serving as Senior Environmental Scientist on wetland delineation and
threatened and endangered species survey for the proposed Play Barn Attraction in Stone Mountain State
Park. No jurisdictional wetland or waters of the U.S. were identified. Potential habitat for Georgia aster
and Indian olive was identified.
Stone Mountain Crossroads Development, Wetlands Delineation and Protected Species Survey, Stone
Mountain, Georgia. Serving as Senior Environmental Scientist on wetland delineation and threatened
and endangered species survey for the proposed Crossroads Development in Stone Mountain State Park.
No jurisdictional wetland or waters of the U.S. were identified. No protected species issues were
identified.
Ethanol Plant, Wetlands Delineation and Protected Species Surveys, Martin County, North Carolina.
Serving as Senior Environmental Scientist on environmental surveys for a proposed ethanol plant located
in Martin County, North Carolina. Two small jurisdictional wetlands were identified. No waters of the
' U.S. were delineated. No protected species issues were identified.
Phase I Hazardous Waste Assessments
' Tip-Top Chicken Plant Site, Gwinnett County, Georgia. Served as Senior Environmental Scientist on
Phase I Environmental Assessment (ASTM Standards) of a lumber yard (former chicken plant) on behalf
of a building materials holding company. Identified a lack of followup reporting to the State of Georgia
as required by an approved corrective action plan for a previously removed leaking underground storage
tank.
' Other Experience
Mr. Glickauf spent two years with the Georgia Department of Transportation as an ecologist. Projects
' with GADOT have included:
Road Widenings Surveys and Reports
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Bridge Replacements/Enhancement Surveys and Reports
Interchange Reconstructions Surveys and Reports
Maintenance Project Surveys and Reports
Passing Lanes Surveys and Reports
Wetland Restoration (including Microstation design of project)
Wetland Restoration Monitoring
T/E Surveys (including: Indigo Snake/Gopher Tortoise Burrow scopes)
Consultant Contract Management
Surveys with GADOT include: wetland delineation, stream survey, t/e survey, and invasive exotic
species. Mr. Glickauf also has presented his survey findings at a number of Preliminary Alternative
Review (PAR) meetings with the regulatory agencies, and has met with the Mitigation Banking Review
Team (MBRT) to present the largest wetland restoration project that the GADOT currently owns.
Waycross Bypass, Wetlands Delineation and Protected Species Survey, Clinch/Ware Counties,
Georgia. Served as senior ecologist for environmental studies for the approximate 10 mile long bypass
around the city of Waycross. Several wetlands were identified, no water of the U.S. were identified. No
protected species issues were identified.
Pendergrass Bypass, Wetlands Delineation and Protected Species Survey, Jackson County, Georgia.
Served as senior ecologist for environmental studies for the bypass around the city of Pendergrass. The
majority of the project was on new location. Several jurisdictional wetlands and waters of the U.S. were
identified. No protected species were identified. Approximately 800 feet of stream restoration was
designed in order to obtain the Individual Permit.
U.S. 17 Widening/Relocation, Wetlands Delineation and Protected Species Survey, Franklin/Stephens
Counties, Georgia Served as senior ecologist for environmental studies for the widening/relocation of
15 miles of U.S. 17 in Franklin/Stephens Counties. The majority of the project area was along new
location. Several jurisdictional wetlands and waters of the U.S. were identified. No protected species
were identified within the project limits.
WORK HISTORY
Program Manager
TRC Garrow Associates, Inc.
Winter 2001 to Present
Senior Environmental Scientist
TRC Garrow Associates Inc.
Fall 2000-Winter 2001
Senior Environmental Scientist
Georgia Department of Transportation
Office of Environment and Location
Late Summer 1998-Late Summer 2000

EDUCATION

WILLIAM R. NETHERY
M.S., Forestry (Ecology), North Carolina State University, 1991
B.S., Forestry (Biology), North Carolina State University, 1987
Specialized Training and Certification
Qualified Consultant for Environmentally Sensitive Property, State of Georgia
Native Grasses for the Southeast U.S., North Carolina Arboretum, 1997
Coastal Plain Wetland Delineation, University of Georgia, 1995
Shigo on Trees Workshop, 1995
Groundwater and Associated Environmental Concerns Seminar, 1992
Ninth Annual Forest Biology Symposium, 1990
P.C. SAS Basics Training Course, SAS Institute, 1989
Symposium on Barrier Island Ecology of the Atlantic Coast, 1989
TECfINICAL SPECIALTIES
Mr. Nethery has over seven years of experience encompassing:
• Wetlands Science
• Protected Species
• Environmental Impact Assessment
• Regulatory Permitting and Compliance
• Urban Forestry
• Hazardous Waste Assessment
REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE
Mr. Nethery is Senior Environmental Scientist for TRC Garrow Associates Inc. He has experience in
planning, conducting, and managing ecological environmental studies, including wetlands delineations,
protected species surveys, mitigation planning and monitoring, and other environmental studies. He has
served as Scientist on numerous studies for over three years and Senior Scientist/Project Manager for
over four additional years.

Wetlands Science
King George County Landfill Mitigation Design and Implementation, King George, Virginia. Serving
as Senior Environmental Scientist in planning, design and implementation of 5-acre wetland mitigation
site in previously pastured drainage within landfill property. The project purpose is to mitigate for
4.6 acres of wetland impacts during construction of the landfill. The mitigation area will be converted to
a forested wetland by grading and planting wetland tree species, and the site will be monitored annually.
Niagara Mohawk Natural Gas Pipeline Connector Project, Albany, New York. Serving as Senior
Environmental Scientist on 2.7-mile pipeline project, including associated access roads and work spaces.

Numerous wetlands were delineated in the project corridor, and report is in progress. Results of
environmental surveys will be submitted to the New York Department of Environmental Conservation
for review.
Destin Pipeline Project, Southern Mississippi. Served as subconsulting field crew leader, wetlands
specialist, and protected species scientist on a 135-pipeline from the Gulf of Mexico to a compressor
station' south of Meridian, Mississippi. Numerous wetlands, including salt marsh, wet pine flatwoods,
cypress-gum swamps, maple-bay forests, and disturbed wetlands, were delineated along the pipeline
corridor.
Wetlands Delineation and Protected Species Surveys, Birmingham Landfill Expansions, Jefferson
County, Alabama. Served as Senior Scientist for wetlands delineations and protected species surveys at
two landfill expansion sites outside of Birmingham, Alabama. Small amounts of wetlands or waters of
the United States were located at both sites. American ginseng, a protected plant species, was located in
the buffer zone at one landfill site.
Protected Species and Wetlands Delineation and Mitigation Plan, Barnesville Reservoir, Georgia.
Served as Senior Scientist for protected species survey and wetlands delineation for a reservoir
expansion. Identified potential protected plant habitat in slope forests and floodplain forests in the
project area. Eighteen acres of wetlands to be impacted required mitigation. Conducted follow-up
protected plant surveys and wrote mitigation concept and detailed mitigation plan, which were accepted
by the Corps of Engineers.
' Maplewood Landfill Mitigation Monitoring, Amelia, Virginia. Serving as Senior Environmental
Scientist in ongoing mitigation plan, including monitoring plots in 7-acre created wetland. Vegetation,
soils, and hydrology are recorded for each plot in addition to general observations in the created wetland.
Results are reported to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as specified in the Mitigation Plan (Garrow &
Associates and USA Waste, Inc.).
Yadkinville Reservoir Wetlands Delineation, Protected Species Survey, and Mitigation Plan. Serving
' as Senior Scientist for protected species survey, and wetlands delineation, and mitigation planning for a
storage reservoir project. Three acres of wetlands and several hundred feet of stream to be impacted
required mitigation. Wrote mitigation concept and detailed mitigation plan, which are currently under
negotiation with North Carolina DENR.
Landfill Expansion Wetlands and Protected Species Surveys, Wayne County, North Carolina. Served
as Senior Environmental Scientist for wetlands and protected species surveys in this project area. Most
wetlands were in the undisturbed buffer zones, but several narrow drainages in the impact area contained
jurisdictional wetlands. Project qualified for a Nationwide Permit based on our delineation of wetlands.
Protected Species
Effingham County Industrial Park, Protected Species Survey and Relocation, Georgia. Served as
' Project Manager and Senior Scientist. Conducted initial protected species survey of partially developed
industrial park, finding active burrows of the gopher tortoise (state protected), which potentially harbor
indigo snake (federally protected). Supervised subconsultant to scope burrows and rule out presence of
indigo snake. Supervised removal of 10 gopher tortoises (with additional subconsultant expertise) from
the project area to a state Wildlife Management Area in Burke County Georgia.

' ETNG-SONAT Natural Gas Pipeline, Wetlands and Protected Species Surveys, Catoosa County,
Georgia. Served as Senior Environmental Scientist for wetlands delineation and protected species
survey of an 8-mile pipeline corridor. Conducted additional surveys for protected aquatic species (with
' subconsultant specialists) and one protected plant. Several state protected fish species and one federally
protected plant species were discovered in the project area, necessitating reroutes and mitigation
planning. Project was put on hold pending FERC rulings.
' Environmental Impact Assessment
' Medical Training Facility EA, Fort Gordon, Georgia. Served as Technical Advisor/Editor and
Wetlands and Protected Species Scientist under contract to Hydrovision Inc., which received a work
order for an EA but had no experience with NEPA. The proposed training facility would have minimal
' impacts, but the documentation had to be coordinated and reviewed and a site visit was conducted to
confirm reports of earlier surveys in the project area. Assisted with writing, editing, and responding to
reviewer comments.
' Catawba River Raw Water Intake and Pump Station EA, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina.
Served as Senior Environmental Scientist to Metcalf & Eddy for the Mecklenburg County Utilities
Department. Conducted background research for primary, secondary, and cumulative impacts, authored
EA, and responded to agency comments. FONSI was written based on our EA.
Biological Inventoryfor Proposed North Chattahoochee River Nature Park, Fulton County, Georgia.
' Served as Senior Environmental Scientist for an inventory along the Chattahoochee River adjacent to the
Fulton Industrial Park. Mapped ecological communities, and associated hydrology and soils information,
disturbance, scenic value, and recreation and educational values in a GIS coverage of ecological
community polygons. Industrial isolation, previous disturbance and development, severe pollution
problems, and unstable substrates in the project area presented excessively difficult problems in using
this site as a nature park.
Urban Forestry
Tree Inventory and Management Plan. A street tree inventory and management plan was prepared for
the Historic District at Fort Benning, Georgia, as part of the Historic Preservation Plan (by Garrow &
Associates, Inc.) for Fort Benning. Served as Urban Forester and Project Manager with Mr. Dudley
Hartel (Information Systems, Inc.) as Consulting Urban Forester. This inventory and plan involved
' recording pertinent data for some 4,000 street trees in the Historic District that were suffering from
neglect and poor management. Numerous removals of poor quality or hazardous trees were
recommended, along with a strict planting and maintenance regime to lead toward a sustainable urban
' forest in the Historic District that is in keeping with general planning principles espoused by early
planners at Fort Benning.
Phase I Hazardous Waste Assessments
Red Roof Inns Phase I Environmental Site Assessment, Atlanta, Georgia. Served as Environmental
Scientist on Phase I Audit (ASTM Phase I Standards) of one Red Roof Inn in Atlanta. Verified that there
were no environmental concerns on the property.
Level 3 Fiber Optic Line, Fort Yargo State Park, Barrow County, Georgia. Phase I Environmental Site
Assessment required by Georgia Department of Natural Resources (Real Estate Department) to authorize
fiber optic line construction easement through three state parks. No contamination was identified in
project corridor.

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PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Society of Wetlands Scientists (SWS), since 1995
PUBLICATIONS
Master's Thesis: Effects of gibberellic acid and kinetin on coastal-source wax myrtle (Myrica cerifera)
seed germination. North Carolina State University, Raleigh.
Nethery, William R., and L. Jervis, 1990. Effects of Canopy Transmission of PAR Light on
Cypripedium acaule in Schenck Forest. NCSU Forest Biology Research Center, Raleigh.
WORK HISTORY
Senior Environmental Scientist
TRC Garrow Associates Inc.
1997 present
Senior Environmental Scientist
Garrow & Associates, Inc.
1993-1997
Senior Wetlands Scientist
Robert J. Goldstein & Associates, Inc., Raleigh
1990
Graduate Teaching Assistant and Research Technician
Forestry Department, NCSU, Raleigh
1988-1990
Research Technician
Clemson University, U.S. Forest Service Research Lab, Charleston, South Carolina
1986

U.S. Army Corps of ]Engineers
Raleigh Regulatory Field Office
6508 Falls of the Neuse Road
suite 120
Raleigh, forth Carolina 27615
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
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GENERAL PERMIT (REGIONAL AND NATIONWIDE) VERIFICATION
Property Owner/Agent raw of Vadkinv'll c/b Mr. 'Fly} ert Gregory
Address Post Office Box 916_'YadkinviIle, North-Carolina 2705.5-0816
Telephone No. _(336).,671,8232
Size and Location of project (waterway, road name/number, town, etc.) JQwn of Yadkir?ville
t rooosed raw water storage regm!Qir site locatecLoff-of Old Staged adjacent to unnam ,d
tributaries of South D Cree1_r__ near Yadklrtv1ll , in. Yadkin County, Nort mlina.
Description of Activity
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Section 10 (River and Hubor Act of 1899) only.
- Section 404 and Section 10.
-N-WP 26 Nationwide Permit Number.
Any violation of the conditions of the Regional General or Nationwide Permit referenced above
may subject the permittee to a stop work order, a restoration order, and/or appropriate legal
action.
'T'his Department of the Army Regional General/Nationwide Permit verification does not relieve
the undersigned permittee of the responsibility to obtain any other required Federal, State, or
local approvals/permits. The permittee may need to contact appropriate State and local agencies
before beginning work.
Regulatory Project Manager
Date October 5,_Y 9_9_
SURVEY PLATS, FIELD SKETCH, WETLAND DELINEATION FORM, ETC., MUST BE
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County, North Carolina.
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Summary: On June 10, 1998, Z conducted site inspections at the
site of the Town ofYadkinville's proposed raw water storage reservoir site located off of
Old Stage Road., adjacent to unnamed tributaries of South Deep Creek, near Yadkinville, in
Yadkin County, North Carolina. Also in attendance at the meeting was
David Dickenson of Engineering servicea(engineering consultant
for the eite)and Mr. Hubert Gregory (the mayor of Yadkinville).
The meeting began in the town offices of Ya.dkinville, where the
project's scope, need and purpose was presented and discussed.
This meeting was followed by a field visit to the site of the
proposed raw water reservoir. The purpose of thin meeting was to
inspect delineations conducted by William R. Nothery of TRC
Garrow .Associates (environmental consultant for the site) of
water and wetlands subject to Department of the Army Permit;
authority. The flagged limits were confirmed.
The site was a active pasture with wooded but disturbed drainage-
ways (disturbed and degraded by cattle)supporting above
headwaters jurisdictional streams. These streams drained to a
logged bottomland hardwood site. This logged area was growing
back up in hardwood stump sprouts and mostly obligate herbaceous
wetland vegetation.. This logged area was adjacent to South Deep
Creek.
Site plans showed proposed impacts of 2.3 acres including 955
linear feet of stream habitat :impacts. Technically, the project
could be authorized under a NWP 26. However, such an
authorization will require appropriate mitigation. It was
point&d out that practical mitigation appears to be on site with
wetland mitigation in the logged bottomland hardwood area and
stream work on South Deep Creek.
Mr. Dickenson agreed to review these potential mitigation areas
for development of a mitigation plan with the intention of
authorizing the project: under N'WP 26.
John Thomas
Date: June 11, 1998
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MITIGATION Of WETLAND AND STREAM IMPACTS
PP,OPOSED RAW WATER RESERVOIR
TOWN OF YADKIN-VILLE
July .2,1995
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Placement of rill whbin a slrearn along, 45.5 linear f'ee'l of the stfe= bed. Mitiga66ia
propoaod for this project will involve- the re,.Aoration of adjacent wetlands ?ich. YAW- sot
be disturbed by this project. The wetlands that will be restored are of low qualify, and
show evidence of having been logged in the past.
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Subject: [Fwd: yadkinville]
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2001 14:11:49 -0400
From: Steven Kroeger <[e-mail]>
To: John Dorney <[e-mail]>
Sorry to inundate you with Yadkinville stuff, but Jennifer and
restoration issue was not noticed last year when I received _
(nor still can) find the project file to check corresponde e.
feeling some pressure T stream
nds Mitigation Plan" and could not f' d
Subject: Re: yadkinville
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 200/ee 0
From: Jennifer Frye <jcmail.net>
Organization: NC DENR WatTo: Steven Kroeger @ncmail.net>
I take that b - t e E d r equire stream and wetland mitigation. The NWP 2
issuedl0/5/98 requir 6. cres and 1200 linear feet. According to a conversat on
that I had wi h Jo Thom on 3/12, he said that the mitigation for them has b n
satisfied... I, not sure hat all they required...
Steven Kroeger wrote:
> Thanks, I forgot all the titles, and mayor's name. The letter is now on Jo 's
> chair. Did the COE require stream mitigation? (if so, then the COE can revi w the
> plan???)
> Also, I never got the letter you faxed.
> Thanks again.
> Steve
> Jennifer Frye wrote:

>?
> > Steve,
> > Boy! that was fast -
> > Just a few word changes...I sure hope Dorney signs it.
> >
> > Steven Kroeger wrote:
> > J' C2
> > > Edit away ... (see attachment)
> > > 4 ;??A
> > > Thanks
> > > ----
for calling me on this one. I hope it gets resolved soon.
> > > yadkinville.doc
p,
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> > Jennifer Serafin Frye
> > Division of Water Quality
> > NC Department of Environment and Natural Resources
> > Winston-Salem Regional office
> > Winston-Salem, NC 27107
> > Voice: 336-771-4608 ext. 275 Fax: [phone]
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Jennifer Serafin Frye
Division of Water Quality
NC Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Winston-Salem Regional Office
Winston-Salem, NC 27107
Voice: 336-771-4608 ext. 275 Fax: [phone]
Steve Kroeger <[e-mail]>
NC Division of Water Quality
Wetlands Unit
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Subject: [Fwd: yadkinville]
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Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2001 14:11:49 -0400
From: Steven Kroeger <[e-mail]> W?
To: John Dorney <[e-mail]>
Sorry to inundate you with Yadkinville stuff, but Jennifer and I are feeling ome pressure. Th
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restoration issue was not noticed last year when I received a 'Wetlands Mitigation Plan" a c n (nor still can) find the project file to check correspondence.
I WP
Subject: Re: yadkinviHe
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2001 14:12:44 -0400 <
From: Jennifer Frye <[e-mail]>?
Organization: NC DENR Water Quality
To: Steven Kroeger <[e-mail]>
I take that back - the COE did require stream and wetland mitigation. The NWP 6
issuedl0/5/98 requires 6.3 acres and 1200 linear feet. According to a conversation
that I had with John Thomas on 3/12, he said that the mitigation for them has been
satisfied... I'm not sure what all they required...
Steven Kroeger wrote:
> Thanks, I forgot all the titles, and mayor's name.
> chair. Did the COE require stream mitigation? (if
> plan???)
> Also, I never got the letter you faxed.
> Thanks again.
> Steve
> Jennifer Frye wrote.
The letter is now on John's
so, then the COE can review the
> > Steve,
> > Boy! that was fast -
> > Just a few word changes...I sure hope Dorney signs it.
> > Steven Kroeger wrote:
> > > Edit away ... (see attachment)
> > > Thanks for calling me on this one.
I hope it gets resolved soon.
> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > > Name: yadkinville.doc
> > > yadkinville.doc Type: Winword File (applicationlmsword)
> > > Encoding: base64
> > > Download Status: Not downloaded with message
> > Jennifer Serafin Frye
> > Division of Water Quality
> > NC Department of Environment and Natural Resources
> > Winston-Salem Regional Office
> > Winston-Salem, NC 27107
> > Voice: 336-771-4608 ext. 275 Fax: [phone]
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Jennifer Serafin Frye
Division of Water Quality
NC Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Winston-Salem Regional Office
Winston-Salem, NC 27107
Voice: 336-771-4608 ext. 275 Fax: [phone]
Steve Kroeger <[e-mail]>
NC Division of Water Quality
Wetlands Unit
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Yadkinville reservoir (urgent)
Subject: Yadkinville reservoir (urgent)
Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2001 15:46:48 -0400
From: Steven Kroeger <[e-mail]>
To: John Dorney <[e-mail]>
John --
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Jennifer Frye and I met with the mayor of the Town of Y/kine e c y manager, and the
environmental consultants regarding stream restoration ft Currently, the proposal for stream
restoration is not satisfactory. The basic proposal is for ng and cattle exclusion, but these
will not be sufficient for theincised tributary for which rng is proposed. During our visit the
mayor and city manager expressed concern over the delae 401 certification. Apparently the
city has experienced critical water shortages and is concre droughts before the reservoir is
constructed will cause major problems.
We were told in the field about your visiting the sit in 1998 and indicating that the wetland mitigation
proposed would probably work but a plan was n ded. Since then the city purchased the area for wetland
mitigation and has submitted an acceptable pl However, during that site visit (1998) it seems there was
no discussion of stream restoration -- altho a stream mitigation plan was clearly indicated in your
August 18, 1998 letter to the mayor (Hu r Gregory).
Problems with this project and iss es associated with compensatory (wetland and stream) mitigation arise
from:
• The consultantsJ,,. m7ge arly not up to speed regarding stream restoration issues -- particularly those
require a,that ve een established since the orginal 1998 application was submitted.
• !Y Q (we) have los he project file -- and I have been able to reconstruct a portion of the file from
m enals in WS
• The or compensatory mitigation plan was labeled as a "Wetlands Mitigation Plan" and I
reviewed it according (i.e. only focusing on the technical merits of wetland restoration). Thus, I
failed to recognize the requirement for stream restoration.
Todd was to accompany me in the field with Jennifer on Wednesday, but had to attend the Water Quality
Committee meeting instead. Thus, his knowledge of the issues is only from conversations with Jennifer
and myself.
I have had discussions with a variety of people regarding a requirement for stream restoration resulting
from dam impacts. Still this issue, in my mind, is unresolved.

Sorry for the lengthly update. However, the city officials are genuinely concerned about when the 401
certification will be issued. (I will be out Mon, Tues and Weds. this next week. The materials I have are
in a file on my desk.)
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Re: Stream Mitigation -- Yadkinville
Subject: Re: Stream Mitigation -- Yadkinville
Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2001 14:53:02 -0500
From: Jennifer Frye <[e-mail]>
Organization: NC DENR Water Quality
To: Steve Kroeger <[e-mail]>
CC: Todd St John <[e-mail]>
Hey Steve,
Todd and I spoke briefly about their stream mitigation plan. In order to
approve the stream mitigation plan, we need the following:
1. Site Map - (we/I need to make a site visit to determine if the
area even needs enhancing)
2. Conceptual plans that show what exactly they propose to do
(mechanisms for cattle exclusion, vegetation planting specifics - species,
density, etc., any bank stabilization or in-stream structures). If what
they propose is strictly veg. planting plus livestock exclusion- they are
looking at a mitigation ratio of 4:1. (Veg. only is 5:1) So, if the site
is an appropriate enhancement site and they can get 2000 feet, it would
appear that they have met the 4:1 ratio.
3. Monitoring plan - They need to monitor tree survival and submit
annual reports for ??? number of years. S vio" I
Todd, if "'?
you think of anything else.... feel free to add...
Steve, if you would like for me to generate the letter, let me know.
I will be out Monday, in the field Tues. but back in the office on
Wednesday. Then I am out again Thurs. and Fri.
Thanks,
Jen
Steve Kroeger wrote:
> Jen --
> Some progress ...
> I guess the remaining issues about the Yadkinville project pertain to
> stream restoration. John had me ask Todd, and Todd needs to know if the
> stream restoration plan is acceptable to you. My understanding is that
> there may be an additional 275 ft. (in addition to the 2000 ft.
> proposed) of enhancement needed. Also, a planting plan and a
> conservation easement on the easement area. (I am next to clueless on
> the stream issues.)
> I will be away Wed. through Fri. (back on Monday.) Could you discuss
> any questions with Todd. Afterwards we can mail the consultant a letter
> asking for whatever is needed, and then perhaps John can issue the 401.
> Thanks a lot!!!
> Steve
Jennifer Serafin Frye
Division of Water Quality
NC Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Winston-Salem Regional Office
Winston-Salem, NC 27107
Voice: 336-771-4608 ext. 275 Fax: [phone]
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O?O? WA T ?9QG Michael F. Easley
Governor
co r William G. Ross, Jr., Secretary
Department of Environment and Natural Resources
O Kerr T. Stevens, Director
Division of Water Quality
March 20, 2001
Mr. Steve Glickauf
TRC
3772 Pleasantdale Rd.; Suite 200
Atlanta, GA 30340-4214
Brian Cox
Engineering Services, Inc.
518 Village Court
PO Box 1849
Garner NC 27529
Subject: Stream Restoration for the proposed Yadkinville Reservoir
Dear Messers. Glickauf and Cox:
One remaining issue that needs to be addressed for the proposed Yadkinville reservoir is stream
mitigation. According to the letter sent to Honorable Hubert Gregory, Mayor, on August 18, 1998, the 401
Water Quality Certification will require 455 linear feet of stream restoration. This can be completed in
accordance with the Division of Water Quality's May 10, 2000 flexible stream mitigation policy
(http://h2o.enr.state.nc.us/ncwetlands/Strmmito.htm). We believe that the most prudent and efficient way
to resolve this issue is to have staff from our Regional or Central Office visit the site to determine exactly
what stream mitigation is possible at your site. After a site visit is completed we will need the following
items:
1. Site Map -The map should show both the impacted stream and area proposed for restoration
and enhancement.
2. Conceptual plans that show what exactly what is proposed. Items may include a description for
the mechanisms for cattle exclusion, vegetation planting specifics that include species and
planting density, and any bank stabilization or in-stream structures. Applicable mitigation ratios
depend on what is proposed and these can be addressed during a site visit.
3. Monitoring plan - A vegetation monitoring plan is needed. This plan should address how tree
survival will be addressed and remedial actions if survival will not achieve the success criterion
of 320 trees/acre after five years. Annual monitoring reports are required and can be submitted
as a separate section of the wetland mitigation monitoring reports.
Jennifer Frye of the Winston-Salem Regional Office (336.771.4600), and Todd St. John
- - - - - - - -(919.733.9584) -of our Central Office will serve as the points of contact regarding stream restoration.- -- -
Please contact either of these individuals if you have questions.
Cordially, .
Steven Kroeger
cc: Herman Caulder, Town of Yadkinville
Jennifer Frye, WSRO
Todd St. John, Wetlands/401 Unit
File Copy
North Carolina Division of Water Quality; Wetlands/401 Unit
1650 Mail Service Center; Raleigh, NC 27699-1650
2321 Crabtree Blvd., Raleigh, NC 27604-2260
Telephone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]
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State of North Carolina
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James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor
Wayne McDevitt, Secretary
A. Preston Howard, Jr., P.E., Director
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NORTH CAROLINA OEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENT AND N,QTURAL RESOURCES
August 18, 1998 _.,., .._
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Honorable Hubert Gregory, Mayor
Town of Yadkinville
Po Box 816
Yadkinville, NC 2'71755-0816
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Dear N dr, Gregory:
The nivision of Water Quality has reviewed your plates for the discharge of fill material into 2.53 acres of
wetlands located at U5 601. Gospel way Church Road and Old Stage Road in Yadkin County for constmetion of a raw
water intake reservoir for the Town of Yadldnvillc. U mess modifications of the proposal are made as described below.
we will have to move toward denial of your 401 Certification as required by 15A NCAC 2H.0507(e) and will place this
project on hold as incomplete until we receive this additional information. Until we receive additional information, we
are requesting (by copy of this letter) that the U,S. Army Corps of Engineers place your project on administrative hold-
This -0roject will require compensatory mitigation as described in 15A NCAC 2H .0506(h). Your mitigation
proposal is insufficient because there is no evidence that the 1:1 requirement (2.53 acres) of restoration or creation of
wetlands (rather than enhancement or preservation) will be met Also a detailed mitigation plan was not included.
The attached guidelines will assist you in preparing that plan. Also a stream mitigation plan will be needed for the
length of stream to be buried under the dam.
Please respond within two weeks of the date of this letter by sending a copy of this information to me and ono
copy to Mr. Ron Linville Winston-Salem Regional Office at 585 Waughtown Street Winsron-Salem 1qC 27107. If we
do riot hear from you in two weeks, we will assume that you no longer want to pursue this project and we will consider
the project as withdrawn. I can be reached at 914-733-1786 if you have any questions.
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property Owner/Agent Yadkinville C/o ML lidfd Gre90Tv
Address wM?t nc Box 916 rTadkim_yille North Carolina 27011-I$ -
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includes o1i i
Mitigation Creek site.
-2C Section 404 (Clean Water Act, 33 USC 1344) only.
Section 10 (Raver and Harbor Act of 1899) only.
Section 404 and Section. 10.
NW? _ Nationwide Permit Number.
Any violation of the conditions of the regional General or Nationwide Permit referenced above
may subject the permittee to a stop work order, a restoration order, and/or appropriate legal
action.
This Department of the Army Regional General/Nationwide Permit verification does not relieve
the undersigned permittee of the responsibility to obtain any other required Federal, State, or
local approvals/permits. The vermittee may need to contact appropriate State and local agencies
before beginning work.
Regulatory Project Manager
bate
SURVEY PLATS, FIELD SKETCH, WETLAND DELINEATION FORM, ETC., MUST BE
ATTACHED TO THE FILE COPY OF TIUS FOAM, IF REQUIRED OR AVAILABLE.
03/02/2001 10:11 3367714630
FROM;, ENGINEERING SERVICES
DIV OF WATER QUALITY PAGE 04
nr .? --
FAX NA.s 9196627320
AM I PACTS
MITIGATION OF WETLAND N ST RESERVOIR
PROPOSED RAW
TOWN OF YA.DKINVILLE
Juty Z, 1998
There ace a total of 2.3 acres impacted by this -graject. Of that total, 0.22 acres involve the
X135 linear eet of the stream bed. Mitigation
lacement of fill within a stream 11C)4
P
proposed for this project will involve xb6 restora ' : n of adjacent wetlands which w1 not
be disturbed by this project. The wetlands flint will be restored are of low quality, and
show evidence of having been loggcd in the past.
Restoration Cif thc5c wetlands will involve replanting native species of plants, including red
maple, black willow, and green ash trees clang with native sedges. In addition t planting
of the twetland.
these areas, any man made ditches will be removed to restore the integrity
An existing 1.8 acre wetland will remain below the dam, undisturbed by the construction
work except for the mitigation efforts. An additional 4.5 acres of land suitable far
mitigation lies on either side of the existing wetland, bounded by South Deep Creek. This
brings the total wetland area to be mitigated to 6.3 acres.
In addition to the wetland mitigation, some stream reclamation will be done on the batiks
of South Deep Creek along the length of The dam. Existing vegetation will be surveyed,
and the stream bank will be replanted with similar vegetation to the wetland areas
described. In addition, the stream banks will be inspected for signs of erosion, and the
banks will be made stable using art appropriate combination of native vegetation,
geotextile matting, and rip rap. To the extent possible, stabilization measures used will be
selected to Oiow the stream banks to appear natural. The total length of South Deep
Creels that will be mitigated is 1200 linear feet. The wetland mitigation work and strew
mitigation work will be done in combination, such that a naturalized wetland area exists
between the base of the constructed dam and the creek itself Once vegetation has becorne
established, native species of waterfowl and aWmal life will be able to use. the wetland area
for nesting sites, forage, and cover.
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DIV OF WATER QUALITY PAGE 05
FAX No.$ 91966273z6 --
June 19, 1998
Mr. John Thomas
U. S, :army Carps of Engineers
Raleigh Regulatory Field Office
6508 Falls of the Neuse Road
Suite 120
Ralerigl NC 27515
OF F'_ IC? l,Ut'Y
RE, Proposed Raw Water Storage Reservoir
Town of Yadkinville
Engin,=ring Services Proj= No. 97105
Dear Mr. Thomas:
Attached are two (2) copies of the application fomn for Nationwide Permit 26 _
to allow the construction of a 40 acre raw water storage reservoir in
Yadlcinville. North Carolina. This reservoir is intended tb serve as a raw water
storage facility to supplement the water supply for the Town of Y'adkinville
and outlying areas. The need for this reservoir has been documented, and the
Envirc=ental Assessment has been posted to the State Clearinghouse for "
review. This review should be complete the first week of 3uly. To date, no
comments have been received, and a. copy, of the Environrn=tal Assessment
was given to you during our site visit on June 10, .1998.
The proposed reservoir is located off of South Deep Creek, but will use South
Deep Cr=k as a water supply. A second 'smaller stream tuts through the
reservoir site, as shown can the attached plan. South Deep Creek has been rated
as low quality aqunfic habitat, with 1io unusual or entlaugered species: The
smaller stream has a very low flow, and was not revealed to have any -unique
properties during the biological assessment. The land proposed to be ii=dated
is being used as pasture land, v4th soil types typical of Yadkin County. Some
small and lour quality wetland areas will be'filled or inundated as part of this
project. Some wetland mitigation work-can be performed on the low quality
wetlands just downslope of the dam, since the wetlands that exist are degraded
by' logging or other disturbance. As part of this project, these wetlands *can be
replanted artd restored to provide wildlife habitat and water filtering capacity.
The extent of this work is shown on the attac.hed_plan. It is my understandixig " .
that this project will fall under the guidelines of Nationwide Permit 26. We are
hoping to be under construction by December of this, year. We would be happy
to provide any additional information you may require in your review. Please
contact our office if you have questions or comments at any time.
03102/2001 16:11 3367714630 DIV OF WATER QUALITY PAGE 06
FROM: ENGINEERING SERUICES F99 NO.= 9196627320 ..
Some 19. 1998 Page 2
\Lr. John Tholnas
SCVe„ (7) copies of-this application along vAth supporting materials have been
tent to John DQrnev KT the \C-DEN7R for his rey7ew, :additional copies can be
supplied on request. We very much appreciate Four assistance in this matter,
and we look forward to hearing from you.
Sincerely.
P.A.-
. A.
ENG.INEEPIT'•Cr SERVICES,
G?
David Dickenson, P.A.
enr,"
cc: John Domey, Wetimids 401 Unit, DENS wlenc (7) .
Honorable Hubert Gregory. Mayor, Town of Yadkinville, v Picric (1)
Herman Caulder, Manager, Town of Yadkinville, wlenc (1)
' Senjasnin Harding, Attorney, Town of Yadkinville, wlent (1)
03/02/2001 10:11 3367714630 DIV OF WATER QUALITY PAGE 07
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SPECIFIC LOCATION (IXCI.E3l'3.F ROAD
Nul-MSRS, laNDMA. a ETC.): between U.S. Highway 601, old Stage Road,
and Gospel Way Church Road.
6. IMPACTED OR NEP+MST STPZM/RIVER: South Deep Crock
R?:V-8A BASIN! --- Yadkin _
7a. IS RROJECT LOCATED NEAR WATER CLASSIFIED AS TROUT, TIDAL s,ALTWATER
($A) , HIGH QUALITY WATERS (HQW) I OUTSTANDING RESOURCE WATERS (QRW), WAMEU
SUPPLY (WS-1 QR WS-IZ) ? YLS [ } NO ExI IF YEs, EXPZrAll+'i: _ •-
7b _ IS THE VR0=0T LOCATED WITiaN A Wofk= CAROLINA DIV-TOXON OF COASTAI, -
MANAGEMENT AREA OF =MRO N7TAL CONCERN (AEC) ? YEs ( ) No, IX]
7a. IF THE PR04MUT IS LOCATED WITH119 A COASTAL COUNTY (SEE PAGE 7 XOR
LISA' OF COSTAL COUNTIES),, WtL*4T IS THE LAi p USE rLAN (LUP) DESIQNATIgN?
NSA -
Sa. 1MVZ ANY SECTION 904 PERWITS SEEN PREVIOUSLY REQUESTED FOR USE ON
Th-TS PROPERTY? ICES t j NO [X] Zr YES, PROVIDE ACTZON I_D. bwmBER OF
PREVXOt7S 'PERMIT AND ANY ADDITIONAL INEOPSATXON (INCLUDE PHOTOCOPY OF 401
CERTIFICATION) : _ -
Sb. ARB ADDITIONAL PERMIT =QUESTS EXPEC'T`ED MR THIS PROPERTY IN THE
1VTURE? YES [ ] No (XI Ir YEs, DESCRIBE ANTXCIPATED WORK:
9a. EsT=ijATED TOTAL NUMBER of ACRES IN ', RAc*j or LAND: 100
9b. ESTIMATED TOTAL NWBgR 0 ACRES OF WVVM WbS LOCATED ON PRL7=tt SITE,
£m'd 9'04 10 t GGGT•SST-90
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03/02/2001 10:11 3367714630 DIV OF WATER QUALITY PAGE 09
10a, NUMBER OF ACRES OF WETLANDS IMPACTED RY THE PROPOSED PROJECT BY,
TILLZNGr 1.79 ? EXGA.vAT'LoN: N/A -
rLOODING: 0.524 OTHER., N/A
I)PATNACE: N/A TOTAL AC=3 TO $E F14PAC;2!= 2.53 AC
(includes 0.22 Acres Stream Fill and Inundation, 455' Linear' Feet of
Stream Fill)
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* t A,' SPSHED DRAIN2VG TO THE POND? 450 Acres
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13. PURPQSh' OZ' PROPOSED WOM: To provide a raw>water storage reservoir
to serve the residents of.Yadkinville and the surrounding County.

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Steve Kroeger
From: "Steve Kroeger" <[e-mail]>
To: "Nethery, Bill" <[e-mail]>
Cc: "Jennifer Frye" <Jennifer. Frye@ ncmail.net>
Sent: Monday, January 08, 2001 12:08 PM
Subject: Re: Yadkinville Mitigation Plan
Bill --
I faxed Jennifer's comments to you. She, and perhaps some staff in Raleigh, will handle comments regarding any
stream issues.
--Steve
----- Original Message -----
From: Nethery, Bill
To: 'Steve Kroeger'
Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2001 3:56 PM
Subject: RE: Yadkinville Mitigation Plan
Hay thanks for getting back to me. The deal with the extra water coming from the reservoir is just extra water
that is available and can be used. I was concerned about not having the water from the impacted drainage
available, but that will be shunted around the reservoir for water quality concerns, so most of the water from that
drainage will be available to our wetland.
I need to get back with the engineer to make sure I stated the flows properly (gallons per day vs. gallons per
hour or minute) and yes, these are anticipated low flows. I need to remind you that this setup will work like a
pond, i.e. it will fill up over time and the water will be retained. So we are depending on residence time of
saturation, not the amount of water. If we are held to the standard of 24 days of saturation, that is what we'll
shoot for. Natural wetlands are not "wetlands" all the time, some of them are wetlands very little of the time (24
days out of 365, less than that during droughts). That language is a little vague, but I'll be glad to ask the
engineer to get data to demonstrate how many days the place will be saturated, if that's what you're asking for.
I'll be looking for Jennifer's comments on the fax and talk directly to her.
Thanks a bunch, I'll talk to you tomorrow, I'm a little hoarse today.
Bill
-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Kroeger [mailto:[e-mail]]
Sent: Thursday, January 04, 20013:30 PM
To: Bill Nethery
Cc: Jennifer Frye; John Dorney
Subject: Yadkinville Mitigation Plan
Bill --
I have not yet spoken with Jennifer about her comments on this project. We share the concern about
the proportion of water from natural (runoff and groundwater) sources and water originating from the
reservoir to support a wetland. It is not clear whether the quantity of water derived from natural sources
is sufficient to support a wetland: 1) all the time, 2) some of the time, or 3) very little of the time.
Obviously there is not enough water to support a wetland all the time, otherwise you would not suggest
using water from the reservoir. We still have concerns about using water from the reservoir.
1/8/01

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The revisions in the mitigation plan provide 7Q10 and 30Q2 flows of 42 and 97 gallons per day. I
recognize that these values represent average low flows for different time periods, but these seem
particularly low (and they are even expressed in gallons per day).
I used the NRCS soil survey manual for Davie County, and found that 12.5% of the growing season (in
Statesville) is about 24 days. That means wetland hydrology needs to be present for 24 consecutive
days between mid April and late October. The question is -- can you achieve this? (The exact number of
days may vary little from 24 once we determine the growing season at the site.) If yes, then a convincing
argument needs to be stated, supported with some reasonable data.
Jennifer expressed some concerns with stream mitigation; it may be best to discuss these concerns
directly with her, since she is far more knowledgeable about that issue.
--Steve
Steven Kroeger
NC Division of Water Quality - Wetlands Unit
1621 Mail Service Center
(4401 Reedy Creek Rd.)
Raleigh, NC 27699-1621
Telephone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
1/8/01
Page 1 of 2
Steve Kroeger
From: "Jennifer Frye" <[e-mail]>
To: "Steve Kroeger" <[e-mail]>
Cc: "John Dorney" <john.dorney @ ncmail. net>
Sent: Friday, December 22, 2000 9:39 AM
Subject: Re: Yadkinville mitigation plan
Hey Steve,
Sorry that it has taken me so long to get back to you. I apologize.
1. Hydrology: I still say that this is going to be the big hurdle and I am not convinced that the
runoff and lateral groundwater flow will provide the "primary source of hydrology", as he
states. I know that they put in a few groundwater monitoring wells, but no data has been
supplied. I think that a groundwater, surface water model needs to be run on this site to
determine if they are going to get as much "natural" water input as they think they are.
Furthermore, their back-up of using flow from the resevoir may be reasonable, but since it
involves the human element, they really need to focus and expand on their Operations and
Maintenance/Monitoring plans. Maybe some training will be needed for the Yadkinville
personnel.
2. Stream mitigation area: this sounds more like enhancement that restoration .... ratio is
much higher for enhancement, so we need to find out if this is enough and/or applicable. Also,
a conservation easement is required= such a mechanism was not mentioned. 50 feet wide
riparian zone - is this just on one side of the stream or both? If the 50' includes both sides
(25/bank) that may not be enough to create a sufficient riparin buffer. How will cattle be
excluded? What is the planting density, schedule, monitoring for this site? Any stream bank
stabilization involved? No site designs have been included.
3. Reference Wetland - I have not seen this. It may be worthwhile to go take a look. It
sounds like this is a beaver dam environment?
4. Soils: Have they dug enough test pits to ensure that the confining silt layer is consistant?
Peidmont soils can dramatically and abrubtly change and it would be disasterous if they had
one small area that did not have confining layer - there goes the hydrology!
Let me know if you have any questions -
Talk to you later and Happy Holidays!
Jen
Steve Kroeger wrote:
Hi Jennifer ... Bill sent the revised wetland mitigation plan to us, and I have not read it thoroughly
yet. One thing [did notice was the statements about wetland hydrology to be present for 5% of the
growing season. I am afraid I misspoke regarding this, and wetland hydrology needs to be present
for 12.5% of the growing season. I confused the hydrologic criterion for wetland delineation (5%)
with the need for a longer period for any projects with compensatory mitigation. I will work up a draft
response and get it to you soon. However, any thoughts or comments before then would be
appreciated. Thanks, Steve Steven Kroeger
NC Division of Water Quality - Wetlands Unit
1621 Mail Service Center
(4401 Reedy Creek Rd.)
Raleigh, NC 27699-1621 Telephone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
12/22/00
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Jennifer Serafin Frye
Division of Water Quality
NC Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Winston-Salem Regional Office
Winston-Salem, NC 27107
Voice: 336-771-4608 ext. 275 Fax: [phone]
12/22/00
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Customer-Focused Solutions
December 1, 2000
Mr. Steve Kroeger
NCDENR Wetlands/401 Unit
1621 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27669-9959
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Re: Revised Mitigation Plan for the Proposed Yadkinville Reservoir, Yadkinville,
North Carolina.
Dear Mr. Kroeger:
Enclosed please find one copy of the revised mitigation plan. I decided that black and white
photographs would suffice for this revision. The revisions of note include the anticipated flow from the
two drainages into the mitigation area and a description of the reference wetland. I was not able to find
the optimal reference forested wetland, but found a shrub-scrub/young forested wetland that actually has
hydrology similar to what we are trying to create. Also, I was informed by the Mayor of Yadkinville
that a much larger reservoir is going to be built on South Deep Creek upstream of our site that would
regulate flow on South Deep Creek. He believes that this dam will preclude many of the flood events
that would allow us to capture water from South Deep Creek. I'm actually trying to expand the toe of
slope wetland that used to be present on site that probably was driven by seepage and lateral flow`from
adjacent uplands as opposed to floodwaters.
Thank you for your attention to this project. Please call me or email me when you have had a chance to
review the revised plan. I have also forwarded a copy to Jennifer Frye for her review.
Sincerely,
William R. Nethery
Senior Environmental Scientist
enclosure: revised mitigation plan
we?`?nG? by ?d?,°? 1; ? 10

3772 Pleasantdale Road, Suite 200 • Atlanta, Georgia 30340-4214
Telephone [phone] • Fax [phone]

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Customer-Focused Solutions
October 4, 2000
Mr. Steve Kroeger
NCDENR Wetlands/401 Unit
1621 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27669-9959
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Re: Draft Detailed Mitigation Plan for the Proposed Yadkinville Reservoir, Yadkinville,
North Carolina.
Dear Mr. Kroeger:
Enclosed please find two copies of the revised draft mitigation plan. The final will have color graphics
and figures will be more finalized. Please note that Figure 6 is missing from the report because I do not
have a photograph of the impacted stream in the proposed dam location. I will obtain that photograph
during our upcoming site visit. I will call you next week to confirm our October 16, 2000 site visit.
Thank you for your attention to this project. Please call me or email me if you have questions or need
more information before the meeting.
Sincerely,
William R. Nethery
Senior Environmental Scientist
enclosure: draft mitigation plan
3772 Pleasantdale Road, Suite 200 • Atlanta, Georgia 3 03 40-42 1 4
Telephone [phone] • Fax [phone]
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Steve Kroeger
From: "Jennifer.Frye" <[e-mail]>
To: "Steve Kroeger" <[e-mail]>
Cc: "John Dorney <[e-mail]>
Sent: Friday, December 22, 2000 9:39 AM
Subject: Re: Yadkinville mitigation plan
Hey Steve,
Sorry that it has taken me so long to get back to you. I apologize.
1. Hydrology: I still say that this is going to be the big hurdle and I am not convinced that the
runoff and lateral groundwater flow will provide the "primary source of hydrology", as he
states. I know that they put in a few groundwater monitoring wells, but no data has been
supplied. I think that a groundwater, surface water model needs to be run on this site to
determine if they are going to get as much "natural" water input as they think they are.
Furthermore, their back-up of using flow from the resevoir may be reasonable, but since it
involves the human element, they really need to focus and expand on their Operations and
Maintenance/Monitoring plans. Maybe some training will be needed for the Yadkinville
personnel.
2. Stream mitigation area: this sounds more like enhancement that restoration .... ratio is
much higher for enhancement, so we need to find out if this is enough and/or applicable. Also,
a conservation easement is required - such a mechanism was not mentioned. 50 feet wide
riparian zone - is this just on one side of the stream or both? If the 50' includes both sides
(25/bank) that may not be enough to create a sufficient riparin buffer. How will cattle be
excluded? What is the planting density, schedule, monitoring for this site? Any stream bank
stabilization involved? No site designs have been included.
3. -Reference Wetland - I have not seen this. It may be worthwhile to go take a look. It
sounds like this is a beaver dam environment?
4. Soils: Have they dug enough test pits to ensure that the confining silt layer is consistant?
Peidmont soils can dramatically and abrubtly change and it would be disasterous if they had
one small area that did not have confining layer - there goes the hydrology!
Let me know if you have any questions -
Talk to you later and Happy Holidays!
Jen
Steve Kroeger wrote:
Hi Jennifer ... Bill sent the revised wetland mitigation plan to us, and I have not read it thoroughly
yet. One thing I did notice was the statements about wetland hydrology to be present for 5% of the
growing season. I am afraid I misspoke regarding this, and wetland hydrology needs to be present
for 12.5% of the growing season. I confused the hydrologic criterion for wetland delineation (5%)
with the need for a longer period for any projects with compensatory mitigation. I will work up a draft
response and get it to you soon. However, any thoughts or comments before then would be
appreciated. Thanks, Steve Steven Kroeger
NC Division of Water Quality - Wetlands Unit
1621 Mail Service Center
(4401 Reedy Creek Rd.)
Raleigh, NC 27699-1621
Fax: [phone]
Telephone: [phone]
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State of North Carolina
Department of Environment
and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor
Bill Holman, Secretary
Kerr T. Stevens, Director
Mr. Brian Cox
Engineering Services, PA
518 Village Court
PO Box 1849
Garner, NC 27529
Dear Mr. Cox:
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NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
August 15, 2000
We have received your wetland mitigation plan for the Town of Yadkinville (DWQ
Project No. 980574). The plan addresses the major items (vegetation, soils, hydrology)
we review in compensatory wetland mitigation plans, however before your plan can be
approved, additional details are needed as outlined below.
Overall the plan could be improved by providing a brief description of the project
requiring compensatory mitigation. Personnel reviewing the mitigation plan may not be
the same as those who reviewed the application for the Section 404 permit and the
Section 401 water quality certification. The mitigation plan must provide the exact size
(acres) of impacted wetland since the area of a created (or restored) wetland is based
on the amount of wetlands impacted. Thus, both the area of impacted wetlands and the
area proposed for wetland creation are necessary. Mitigation credit cannot be provided
for project areas that do not develop into jurisdictional wetlands.
Soils
The addition of woody debris to the created wetland may be beneficial provided
the debris is scattered and in quantities representative of the types of debris found in
natural forested ecosystems. It is assumed that after removal of the well-drained sand
layer that a sufficient depth of topsoil (12 inches) will be replaced.
Wetlands/401 Unit
1621 Mail Service Center Raleigh NC 27669-1621
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Hydrology
Water levels will have to be monitored at a frequency sufficient to show that soils
are saturated at the soil surface for 5% of the growing season. Monitoring twice a
month may not provide sufficient data to prove that a wetland hydroperiod has been
established. Therefore more frequent monitoring will be needed especially early in the
growing season. The primary source of water is not identified, although the secondary
sources augmenting the water table are (page 2 of your plan). A water budget will need
to be provided.
Credits received for wetland creation depend on the area in which a wetland
hydroperiod and appropriate vegetation have been established. Piezometers are
normally used to determine hydraulic gradients and not the elevation of the water table.
Information on how piezometers or water table elevation monitoring devices are
constructed and installed should be provided. In addition, the number and placement of
these devices needs to be addressed. Guidance on the construction and installation of
piezometers and monitoring wells is available from the US Corps of Engineers (WRP
Technical Note HY-1 A-3.1; August 1993:
http://www.wes.army.mil/el/wrtc/wrp/tnotes/tnotes.html).
Vegetation
Vegetation should be monitored to determine the transplanting success and
subsequent growth (health and vigor) of transplanted trees. Is the wetland you are
planning to create comparable to other riparian wetlands in the area? How sample plots
are established needs to be addressed. Permanent plots are acceptable, provided the
location of plots captures the various hydrological gradients being created. Inundation
of the site may need to be controlled to prevent flooding of the young (one year old)
seedlings. Quantitative sampling will be needed to insure that mortality rates do not
jeopardize the establishment of 320 living trees per acre after five years. Permanent
points should be established from which annual photographs can be taken providing a
photographic documentation of vegetation development. The use of herbicides to
control weedy vegetation is not recommended since the area will be wet and adjacent to
South Deep Creek.
Reference Wetland
Your plan does not mention the use of a reference wetland. The purpose of the
reference wetland is to establish a foundation and range of variability for the
characteristics and functions of the proposed wetland. Your reference wetland should
be similar to the type you wish to create, located within the same geographical area, and
its functions and characteristics assessed and monitored.
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Annual Reporting
Annual monitoring of vegetation and hydrology is required for five years. Two
copies annual reports summarizing the results need to be provided to this office
(Wetlands Units; NC Division of Water Quality; 1621 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC
27669-1621) by March 1 of each year.
Please contact me if you have any questions. My telephone number is [phone]
and my email address is: [e-mail]
Thank you,
Sincerely,
Steve Kroeger
cc: Project file - DWQ 980574
Jennifer Frye, WSRO
Mac Haupt, W RP
John Dorney, DWQ
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TOWN OF "DKINVILLE
WETLANDS MITIGATION PLAN
APRIL, 2000
ENGINEERING SERVICES, P.A.
518 VILLAGE COURT
P.O. BOX 1849
GARNER, NC 27529
[phone]

Mitigation Plan for the Proposed Yadkinville Reservoir Wetland Impacts
Introduction
This mitigation plan is designed to satisfy the conditional mitigation requirement for
authorization of this project under a Nationwide Permit 26 for impacts to wetlands above
headwaters. Based on previous conversations with Mr. John Dorney of the North Carolina
Department of Natural Resources, the plan is based on readily identifiable site characteristics
currently present in the mitigation area. Since normal average water table levels are not available
for the site, field indicators of hydrology visible in the soil will be used to estimate the need for
hydrologic manipulation. The basic goals of the plan will be to establish wetland hydrology,
soils, and vegetation in the proposed mitigation area and to provide a buffer to protect the created
wetland. The current plan is based on discussions with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the
North Carolina Department of Natural Resources. This plan will be implemented only after
receiving written approval by both agencies.
The mitigation area is in an alluvial floodplain bordered by an unnamed tributary and South Deep
Creek, immediately downstream of the proposed reservoir location (Figure 1). The soils and
hydrology of the area are typical of Piedmont alluvial areas, with an upper layer of well-drained
sandy soil, a lower restrictive layer of silts, and below that a layer of sandy material with some
artesian pressure. Currently, the vegetation is planted pasture grasses (Figure 2). The proposed
mitigation site is approximately 8 acres in size, and will include 7 acres of wetland creation and a
fringe (1 acre) of transition zone and upland buffer (See attached site plan, Figure 3).
There will be three basic planting zones in the mitigation area: a wet zone, a transition zone, and
an upland buffer zone. The wet zone is intended to become a jurisdictional wetland, but the
other areas will be considered as-part of the mitigation credit and will be important to the success
of the created wetland.
Soils
There is no surface hydric soils currently present in the proposed mitigation area. Hydric soil
indicators below the surface include mottling in silt layers beneath a well-drained sand layer
several feet deep. To manipulate the soil surface in the project area, 6-12 inches of existing
topsoil will be stockpiled, 34 feet of the well-drained sand layer will be removed, and the
stockpiled topsoil will be replaced. Wetland topsoil will be retrieved from the proposed reservoir
and dam site and placed on the surface in the mitigation area as well. To create microhabitats
and provide additional carbon to the site, woody debris from the reservoir construction site will
be scattered throughout the mitigation area. Additionally, small scours and hummocks will be
created in several locations by dipping one edge of a bulldozer blade several inches into the
topsoil while the bulldozer is turning.
Hydrology
Currently there are no wetland hydrology indicators in the proposed mitigation area. Current
average water table levels are at least 4 feet below the surface based on soil indicators observed
during installation of four piezometers in the mitigation area. To saturate the surface of the
mitigation area, the surface will be lowered several feet and a low berm will be constructed to
impound water to the desired water table level.
The berm will be constructed with clayey material retrieved from the reservoir site. A narrow
trench (2 feet wide) will be dug to the top of restrictive deposits and filled with clayey material to
prevent lateral flow of water under the berm. The berm will be 5 feet wide at the base (existing
ground surface), approximately 2 feet on top and up to 2.5 feet tall, (See Figure 4).
Water levels will range from 6 inches below the surface at farthest points from the berm up to 12
inches above the surface immediately adjacent to the berm. The created wetland will be dry
during certain portions of the year. The design will allow saturation to within 10 inches of the
surface during a majority of the growing season in the entire mitigation area. Water tables will
be augmented with artesian pressure observed under piezometer 43 and flow from the reservoir
to the extent practicable.
Vegetation:
To achieve our mitigation objective, the vegetation will be converted from a pasture to a forested
wetland. Following excavation, the entire planting area will be prepared by replacing stockpiled
topsoil and wetland topsoil to restore soil surfaces to the desired grade. Soil will be loosened and
each individual planting site will be prepared as necessary. Plants will be installed with a dibble
bar or shovel, depending on soil conditions. An area approximately 3 feet in radius around the
planting locus will be cultivated (if necessary) and top-dressed with bark or plastic mulch to
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In each zone, canopy tree species and understory woody species will be planted in mixture. No
herbaceous wetland species will be planted, but herbaceous species will be allowed to invade the
site naturally. All planted woody material will be at least one growing season old and packed in
4 to 6 inch open bottom flats.
Canopy species will be planted at roughly 10'X10' spacing, or approximately 440 trees per acre.
Understory species will be interplanted at roughly 20'x20' spacing, or approximately 220 trees
per acre. A total of approximately 3,100 canopy trees and 1,550 understory trees/shrubs will be
planted.
The wet zone will be planted with hydric tree and shrub species, while ground layer vegetation
will be allowed to develop naturally. The preferred canopy species to plant in these areas is
swamp tupelo (Nyssa biflora), swamp white oak (Quercus michauxii), and overcup oak (Quercus
lyrata), pending nursery availability. Preferred understory species to plant in the wet zone
include smooth alder (Alnus serrulata), swamp possumhaw (Viburnum nudum), sweetbay

magnolia (Magnolia virginiana), Virginia willow (Itea virginica), and winterberry (Ilex
decidua).
In the transition zone along the edges of the wetland, a moist but relatively well drained strip will
be created. The preferred tree species to plant in these areas are willow oak (Quercus phellos),
cherrybark oak (Quercus pagodafolia), and persimmon (Diospyros virginiana), pending nursery
availability. Preferred understory species in the transition zone include blueberry (Yaccineum
corymbosum), spicebush (Lindera benzoin), and pawpaw (Asimina triloba).
In the upland buffer, willow oaks and blackgum (Nyssa sylvatica) will be planted to produce
some mast as well as to create a protective buffer. Preferred understory species in the upland
buffer include blueberry (Vaccineum sp), flowering dogwood (Corpus florida), and eastern
redcedar (Juniperus virginianus).
Available nursery stock will be used in this mitigation effort and substitutions will only be used
if approved by the Corps of Engineers. If the preferred species are not readily available, TRC
Garrow Associates, Inc. (TRC), will work with a qualified nursery to contract grow the seedlings
required for this mitigation. All planted seedlings will be individually protected by commercially
available plastic tree covers, which are designed to prevent herbivory, particularly by beaver.
Maintenance and Monitoring
The city of Yadkinville will be responsible for maintenance and protection of the mitigation area.
Vehicular access will be strictly limited to city maintenance vehicles and other authorized access.
Public access will be limited, but the area may be used as a teaching device at some time in the
future.
The berms will be kept clear of trees and burrowing animals that could undermine the integrity of
the berm. The berm will be inspected quarterly to ensure that any damage or leaks are detected
and promptly repaired. The City of Yadkinville will be responsible for maintenance of the berm.
Hydrology levels will be monitored with piezometers bi-monthly to determine whether
hydrological manipulations are successful. If wetland hydrology is not established during the
first growing season after implementation, steps will be taken to rectify the situation. Changes in
the mitigation area will be implemented after obtaining approval from the Corps, unless there is a
breach of the berm that constitutes an emergency.
Planted vegetation will be monitored visually in the middle of each growing season to determine
the effects of competing volunteer vegetation. Volunteer vegetation will be controlled as
necessary to reduce competition for planted material. Vegetation controls will include hand
cutting, pulling, and herbicides. Planted vegetation, soils, and hydrology will be monitored
annually for five years to determine success of the mitigation effort. A sampling strategy will be
presented to the COE for approval during the first growing season after implementation of the
plan. It is likely that 1-2 plots per acre will be sampled. Vegetation plot size is likely to be 0.10
acres or less. In addition to bi-monthly piezometer readings, one or two soil pits will be dug at
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each sample location to determine changes in soils and hydrology. TRC will prepare a detailed
report of monitoring results, including written descriptions and photographs of the overall site
and specific data for each sample plot. These reports will be submitted to interested agencies for
their review.
The mitigation area will be wholly owned in Fee Simple by the City of Yadkinville. A restrictive
covenant will be put in place by the city's legal counsel to ensure protection into perpetuity from
major disturbance or development.
Anticipated Results
In the first five years after implementation, it is anticipated that annual and perennial volunteer
vegetation will compete vigorously with planted woody material. With appropriate volunteer
vegetation control, planted woody material should top all herbaceous and shrubby volunteer
species after three years and the mitigation site should look like a young forest after five years.
At that time, canopy species should be between 5 and 10 feet tall. It is anticipated that between
250 and 300 canopy trees per acre should survive to the age of five years.
After 15-20 years, canopy structure should begin to develop. Approximately 150-200 trees per
acre could survive by age 20 and are expected to be 20-30 feet tall at that age. Understory
species should reach full height by age 20 (5-15 feet), with some understory species continuing
to grow taller. Understory density will vary within the mitigation area based on survival rates. It
is anticipated that 100-200 understory stems per acre will survive to age 20.
By age 50, a functional wetland forest should be present in the mitigation area. The canopy will
be comprised of planted trees and volunteers that were allowed to grow, with some open patches.
The understory will be comprised of planted woody material and volunteer woody and
herbaceous understory plants. Small snags will be present by age 50. No large snags will be
present at age 50 unless b2avers invade the site and girdle larger trees. Ideally, approximately
100-150 planted canopy trees per acre will survive to age 50.
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t TOWN OF "DKINVILLE MAY :t. 0 2000
WETLANDS MITIGATION PLAN
APRIL, 2000
ENGINEERING SERVICES, P.A.
518 VILLAGE COURT
P.O. BOX 1849
GARNER, NC 27529
[phone]
Mitigation Plan for the Proposed Yadkinville Reservoir Wetland Impacts
Introduction
This mitigation plan is designed to satisfy the conditional mitigation requirement for
authorization of this project under a Nationwide Permit 26 for impacts to wetlands above
headwaters. Based on previous conversations with Mr. John Dorney of the North Carolina
Department of Natural Resources, the plan is based on readily identifiable site characteristics
currently present in the mitigation area. Since normal average water table levels are not available
for the site, field indicators of hydrology visible in the soil will be used to estimate the need for
hydrologic manipulation. The basic goals of the plan will be to establish wetland hydrology,
soils, and vegetation in the proposed mitigation area and to provide a buffer to protect the created
wetland. The current plan is based on discussions with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the
North Carolina Department of Natural Resources. This plan will be implemented only after
receiving written approval by both agencies.
The mitigation area is in an alluvial floodplain bordered by an unnamed tributary and South Deep
Creek, immediately downstream of the proposed reservoir location (Figure 1). The soils and
hydrology of the area are typical of Piedmont alluvial areas, with an upper layer of well-drained
sandy soil, a lower restrictive layer of silts, and below that a layer of sandy material with some
artesian pressure. Currently, the vegetation is planted pasture grasses (Figure 2). The proposed
mitigation site is approximately 8 acres in size, and will include 7 acres of wetland creation and a
fringe (1 acre) of transition zone and upland buffer (See attached site plan, Figure 3).
There will be three basic planting zones in the mitigation area: a wet zone, a transition zone, and
an upland buffer zone. The wet zone is intended to become a jurisdictional wetland, but the
other areas will be considered as part of the mitigation credit and will be important to the success
of the created wetland.
Soils
There is no surface hydric soils currently present in the proposed mitigation area. Hydric soil
indicators below the surface include mottling in silt layers beneath a well-drained sand layer
several feet deep. To manipulate the soil surface in the project area, 6-12 inches of existing
topsoil will be stockpiled, 3-4 feet of the well-drained sand layer will be removed, and the
stockpiled topsoil will be replaced. Wetland topsoil will be retrieved from the proposed reservoir
and dam site and placed on the surface in the mitigation area as well. To create microhabitats
and provide additional carbon to the site, woody debris from the reservoir construction site will
be scattered throughout the mitigation area. Additionally, small scours and hummocks will be
created in several locations by dipping one edge of a bulldozer blade several inches into the
topsoil while the bulldozer is turning.
Hydrology
Currently there are no wetland hydrology indicators in the proposed mitigation area. Current
average water table levels are at least 4 feet below the surface based on soil indicators observed
during installation of four piezometers in the mitigation area. To saturate the surface of the
mitigation area, the surface will be lowered several feet and a low berm will be constructed to
impound water to the desired water table level.
The berm will be constructed with clayey material retrieved from the reservoir site. A narrow
trench (2 feet wide) will be dug to the top of restrictive deposits and filled with clayey material to
prevent lateral flow of water under the berm. The berm will be 5 feet wide at the base (existing
ground surface), approximately 2 feet on top and up to 2.5 feet tall, (See Figure 4).
Water levels will range from 6 inches below the surface at farthest points from the berm up to 12
inches above the surface immediately adjacent to the berm. The created wetland will be dry
during certain portions of the year. The design will allow saturation to within 10 inches of the
surface during a majority of the growing season in the entire mitigation area. Water tables will
be augmented with artesian pressure observed under piezometer #3 and flow from the reservoir
to the extent practicable.
Vegetation:
To achieve our mitigation objective, the vegetation will be converted from a pasture to a forested
wetland. Following excavation, the entire planting area will be prepared by replacing stockpiled
topsoil and wetland topsoil to restore soil surfaces to the desired grade. Soil will be loosened and
each individual planting site will be prepared as necessary. Plants will be installed with a dibble
bar or shovel, depending on soil conditions. An area approximately 3 feet in radius around the
planting locus will be cultivated (if necessary) and top-dressed with bark or plastic mulch to
discourage weedy competition.
In each zone, canopy tree species and understory woody species will be planted in mixture. No
herbaceous wetland species will be planted, but herbaceous species will be allowed to invade the
site naturally. All planted woody material will be at least one growing season old and packed in
4 to 6 inch open bottom flats.
Canopy species will be planted at roughly 10'X10' spacing, or approximately 440 trees per acre.
Understory species will be interplanted at roughly 20'x20' spacing, or approximately 220 trees
per acre. A total of approximately 3,100 canopy trees and 1,550 understory trees/shrubs will be
planted.
The wet zone will be planted with hydric tree and shrub species, while ground layer vegetation
will be allowed to develop naturally. The preferred canopy species to plant in these areas is
swamp tupelo (Nyssa biflora), swamp white oak (Quercus michauxii), and overcup oak (Quercus
lyrata), pending nursery availability. Preferred understory species to plant in the wet zone
include smooth alder (Alnus serrulata), swamp possumhaw (Viburnum nudum), sweetbay
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magnolia (Magnolia virginiana), Virginia willow (Itea virginica), and winterberry (Ilex
decidua).
In the transition zone along the edges of the wetland, a moist but relatively well drained strip will
be created. The preferred tree species to plant in these areas are willow oak (Quercus phellos),
cherrybark oak (Quercus pagodafolia), and persimmon (Diospyros virginiana), pending nursery
availability. Preferred understory species in the transition zone include blueberry (Vaccineum
corymbosum), spicebush (Lindera benzoin), and pawpaw (Asimina triloba).
In the upland buffer, willow oaks and blackgum (Nyssa sylvatica) will be planted to produce
some mast as well as to create a protective buffer. Preferred understory species in the upland
buffer include blueberry (Vaccineum sp), flowering dogwood (Corpus florida), and eastern
redcedar (Juniperus virginianus).
Available nursery stock will be used in this mitigation effort and substitutions will only be used
if approved by the Corps of Engineers. If the preferred species are not readily available, TRC
Garrow Associates, Inc. (TRC), will work with a qualified nursery to contract grow the seedlings
required for this mitigation. All planted seedlings will be individually protected by commercially
available plastic tree covers, which are designed to prevent herbivory, particularly by beaver.
Maintenance and Monitoring
The city of Yadkinville will be responsible for maintenance and protection of the mitigation area.
Vehicular access will be strictly limited to city maintenance vehicles and other authorized access.
Public access will be limited, but the area may be used as a teaching device at some time in the
future.
The berms will be kept clear of trees and burrowing animals that could undermine the integrity of
the berm. The berm will be inspected quarterly to ensure that any damage or leaks are detected
and promptly repaired. The City of Yadkinville will be responsible for maintenance of the berm.
Hydrology levels will be monitored with piezometers bi-monthly to determine whether
hydrological manipulations are successful. If wetland hydrology is not established during the
first growing season after implementation, steps will be taken to rectify the situation. Changes in
the mitigation area will be implemented after obtaining approval from the Corps, unless there is a
breach of the berm that constitutes an emergency.
Planted vegetation will be monitored visually in the middle of each growing season to determine
the effects of competing volunteer vegetation. Volunteer vegetation will be controlled as
necessary to reduce competition for planted material. Vegetation controls will include hand
cutting, pulling, and herbicides. Planted vegetation, soils, and hydrology will be monitored
annually for five years to determine success of the mitigation effort. A sampling strategy will be
presented to the COE for approval during the first growing season after implementation of the
plan. It is likely that 1-2 plots per acre will be sampled. Vegetation plot size is likely to be 0.10
acres or less. In addition to bi-monthly piezometer readings, one or two soil pits will be dug at
3
each sample location to determine changes in soils and hydrology. TRC will prepare a detailed
report of monitoring results, including written descriptions and photographs of the overall site
and specific data for each sample plot. These reports will be submitted to interested agencies for
their review.
The mitigation area will be wholly owned in Fee Simple by the City of Yadkinville. A restrictive
covenant will be put in place by the city's legal counsel to ensure protection into perpetuity from
major disturbance or development.
Anticipated Results
In the first five years after implementation, it is anticipated that annual and perennial volunteer
vegetation will compete vigorously with planted woody material. With appropriate volunteer
vegetation control, planted woody material should top all herbaceous and shrubby volunteer
species after three years and the mitigation site should look like a young forest after five years.
At that time, canopy species should be between 5 and 10 feet tall. It is anticipated that between
250 and 300 canopy trees per acre should survive to the age of five years.
After 15-20 years, canopy structure should begin to develop. Approximately 150-200 trees per
acre could survive by age 20 and are expected to be 20-30 feet tall at that age. Understory
species should reach full height by age 20 (5-15 feet), with some understory species continuing
to grow taller. Understory density will vary within the mitigation area based on survival rates. It
is anticipated that 100-200 understory stems per acre will survive to age 20.
By age 50, a functional wetland forest should be present in the mitigation area. The canopy will
be comprised of planted trees and volunteers that were allowed to grow, with some open patches.
The understory will be comprised of planted woody material and volunteer woody and
herbaceous understory plants. Small snags will be present by age 50. No large snags will be
present at age 50 unless beavers invade the site and girdle larger trees. Ideally, approximately
100-150 planted canopy trees per acre will survive to age 50.
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State of North Carolina
Department of Environment
and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor
Bill Holman, Secretary
Kerr T. Stevens, Director
Mr. Brian Cox
Engineering Services, PA
518 Village Court
PO Box 1849
Garner, NC 27529
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NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF
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August 7, 2000
We have received your wetland mitigation plan for the Town of Yadkinville
(DWQ Project No. 980574). The plan addresses the major items (vegetation, soils,
hydrology) we review in compensatory wetland mitigation plan(?s, however before you
plan can be approved additional details are needed.?,4r44" -P wipes .
Overall the plan could be improved by providing a brief description of the project
requiring compensatory mitigation. Personnel reviewing the mitigation plan may not be
the same as those who reviewed the application for the Section 404 permit and the
Section 401 water quality certification. The mitigation plan must provide the exact size
(acres) of impacted wetland since the area of created or restored wetland is based on the
amount of wetlands impacted. Thus both the area of impacted wetlands and the area
proposed for wetland creation are necessary. Mitigation credit p ob ded for project
areas that do not develop into jurisdictional wetlands.
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Wetlands/401 Unit
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seedlings. Quantitative sampling will be needed to insure that mortality rates do not
jeopardize the establishment of 320 living trees per acre after five years. Permanent
points should be established from which annual photographs can be taken providing a
photographic documentation of vegetation development. The use of herbicides to control
weedy vegetation is not recommended since the area will be wet and adjacent to South
Deep Creek.
Annual Reporting
Annual monitoring of vegetation and hydrology is required for five years. Two (,elll
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Please contact me if you have any questions: My telephone number is [phone]
and my email address is: [e-mail]
Thank you,
Sincerely,
Steve Kroeger
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Steve Kroeger
From: "Jennifer Frye" <[e-mail]>
To: "Steve Kroeger" <[e-mail]>
Sent: Monday, July 31, 2000 3:03 PM
Subject: Re: Yadkinville mitigation plan
Steve,
Finally, I got around to looking at this plan .... and I completely agree with you, it lacks a lot of
detail. My comments are this:
1. It needs to be clearly stated whether this is restoration or creation or a combination. The
need to state the amount of impact authorized, the ratio (s) used (1:1, 1.5:1), and the
amount created/restored.
2. Credit is only given for jurisdictional wetlands - not the "transitional zone", if it does not
develop to be jurisdictional.
3. Are they using a reference wetland? There is no mention of this. Have they looked into
any historical data? Air photos from the NRCS, pre-pasture data?
4. Their maps do not show any detail - i.e. the "zones" proposed, the location of plantings,
monitoring sites, etc.
5. Cross-sections of the proposed wetland to illustrate topographic (and the anticipated
hydrological) changes would be helpful.
6. They need to expand on the hydrology. Are they hoping for some overbank flooding of
S. Deep Creek? Rainfall? The 2, 30" rcp from the tributary? Water table action? How are
they going to control any potential erosive forces near the outlet of the pipes? Any sheet
flow designed?
No water budget was supplied.
7. Monitoring could be done using the same methods used to delineate a wetland (a
baseline, with multiple transects, etc.).
8. Recommend against the use of herbicides.
9. This will probably be addressed in their sediment and erosion control plan (reviewed by
Land Quality) but I'll mention it anyway: The removed well-drained sand layer should be
placed in high ground - away from jurisdictional waters.
10. They should submit a schedule of the mitigation activities, which include the methods,
materials and equipment used.
Thanks, Jen
Steve Kroeger wrote:
I know you are both busy, I looked at the plan, which I forwarded to you and offer the following
brief review (attached). Please add to this or comment on it. Basically I feel the plan lacks
details. Thanks. Steven Kroeger
NC DWQ - Wetlands Unit
1621 Mail Service Center
(4401 Reedy Creek Rd.)
Raleigh, NC 27699-1621 [phone]
8/4/00
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ATTN: Mr .? Sohn R..Dorney a 3 r
518 VILLAGE COURT
1621 Mail Service ?Center ,
P.O. Box 1849 Raleigh, NC 27699-1621
GARNER,.:NC 27529
RE:' Town of YaMdnville, Wetlands Mitigation
DWQ'No.980574 ?
TELEPHONE:
919.6 Engineering-Services Project No. 98033-CA
62.,7272
FAX: Dear, 1VIr. Dorney
919.662.7320
Enclosed are -three (3) copies-the Town of Yadkinville, Wetlands Mitigation
' Plan. ' The Town has purchased the property shown on the plan for he
wetlands mitigation. The delay of the submittal was due to the, property
purchase and design specifics. The site is located in the area that you and the
Town visited on Septemberr28,? 1998.
Please revie*v the submittal. If youhave,any questions, please,do not Hesitate
to call.
Sincerely,,',
ENGINEERING SERVICES, P.A.
Brian G. Cox, P. E. W
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Wetlands/401 Unit
July 6, 2000
Memorandum
To: Jennifer Frye; WSRO,
Mac Haupt; WRP
From: Steve Kroeger
Subject: Review of wetland mitigation plan for Town of Yadkinville
Enclosed is a copy of a wetland mitigation plan for the Town of Yadkinville. Please provide any
comments you may have to me by July 28, 2000. If you have any questions please contact me,
my telephone number is [phone], and email address is: [e-mail]
North Carolina Division of Water Quality; Wetlands/401 Unit
1621 Mail Service Center; 4401 Reedy Creek Rd., Raleigh, NC 27699-1621
Telephone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]
hftp://h2o.enr.state.nc.us/NDbranch/wetiand/
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TOWN OF VADKINVILLL
WETLANDS MITIGATION PLAN
APRIL, 2000

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Mitigation Plan for the Proposed Yadh.inville Reservoir Wetland Impacts
Introduction
This mitigation plan is designed to satisfy the conditional mtigation requirement for
authorization of this project under a Nationwide Permit 26 for impacts to wetlands above
headwaters. Based on previous conversations with Nir. John Dorney of the North Carolina
Department of Natural Resources, the plan is based on readily identifiable site characteristics
currently present in the mitigation area. Since normal average water table levels are not available
for the site, field indicators of hydrology visible in the soil will be used to estimate the need for
hydrologic manipulation. The basic goals of the plan will be to establish wetland hydrology,
soils, and vegetation in the proposed mitigation area and to provide a buffer to protect the created
wetland. The current plan is based on discussions with the li_S. Army Corps of Engineers and the
North Carolina Department of Natural Resources. This plan will be implemented only after
receiving written approval by both agencies. _
The mitigation area is in an alluvial floodplain bordered by an unnamed tributary and South Deep
Creek, immediately downstream of the proposed reservoir location (Figure 1). The soils and
hydrology of the area are typical of Piedmont alluvial areas, with an upper layer of well-drained
sandy soil, a lower restrictive layer of silts, and below that a layer of sandy material with some
artesian pressure. Currently, the vegetation is planted pasture grasses (Figure 2). The proposed
mitigation site is approximately 8 acres in size, and will include 7 acres of wetland creation and a
fringe (1 acre) of transition zone and upland buffer (See attached site plan, Figure 3).
There will be three basic planting zones in the mitigation area: a wet zone, a transition zone, and
an upland buffer zone. The wet zone is intended to become a jurisdictional wetland, but the
other areas will be considaw-d apart of the mitigation credit and will be important to the success
of the created wetland.
Soils
There is no surface hydric soils currently present in the proposed mitigation area. Hydric soil
indicators below the surface include mottling in silt layers beneath a well-drained sand laver
several feet deep. To manipulate the soil surface in the project area, 6-12 inches of existing
topsoil will be stockpiled, 3-4 feet of the well-drained sand layer will be removed, and the
stockpiled topsoil will be replaced. Wetland topsoil will be retrieved from the proposed reservoir
and dam site and placed on the surface in the mitigation area as well. To create microhabitats
and provide additional carbon to the site, woody debris from the reservoir construction site will
be scattered throughout the mitigation area. Additionally, small scours and hummocks will be
created in several locations by dipping one edge of a bulldozer blade several inches into the
topsoil while the bulldozer is turning.
Hydroloa
Currently there are no wetland hydrology indicators in the proposed mitigation area. Cu enc
average water table levels are at least 4 feet below the surface based on soli indicators observed
during installation of four piezometers in the mitigation area. To saturate the surface of the
mitigation area, the surface will be lowered several feet and a low berrn will be constructed to
impound water to the desired water table level.
T'ne berm will be constructed with clayey material retrieved from the resenti oil site. A narrow
trench (2 feet wide) will be dug to the top of restrictive deposits and filled with clayey material to
prevent lateral flow of water under the berm. The berm will be 5 feet wide at the base (existing
ground surface), approximately 2 feet on top and up to 2.5 feet tall, (See Figure 4).
Water levels will range from 5 inches below the surface at farthest points from the berm up to 12
inches above the surface immediately adjacent to the berm. The created wetland will be dry
during certain portions of the year. The design will allow saturation to within 10 inches of the
So?i`e surface during a majority of the growing season in the entire mitigation area. Water tables will
4??s be augmented with artesian pressure observed under piezompter `3 and flow from tfie reservoir
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To achieve our mitigation objective, the vegetation will be converted from a pasture to a forested
wetland. Following excavation, the entire planting area will be prepared by replacing stockpiled
topsoil and wetland topsoil to restore soil surfaces to the desired grade. Soil will be loosened and
each individual planting site will be prepared as necessary. Plants will be installed with a dibble
bar or shovel, depending on soil conditions. An area approximately 3 feet in radius around the
planting locus will be cultivated (if necessary) and top-dressed with bark or plastic mulch to
discourage weedy competili n.
In each zone, canopy tree species and understory woody- species will be planted in mixture. No
herbaceous wetland species will be planted, but herbaceous species will be allowed to invade the
site naturally. All planted woody material will be at least one growing season old and packed in
4 to 6 inch open bottom flats.
Canopy species will be planted at roughly 10'X10' spacing, or approximately 440 trees per acre.
understory species will be interplanted at roughly 20'x20' spacing, or approximately 220 trees
per acre. A total of approximately 3,100 canopy trees and 1,550 understory trees/shrubs will be
planted.
The wet zone will be planted with hydric tree and shrub species, while ground layer vegetation
will be allowed to develop naturally. The preferred canopy species to plant in these areas is
swamp tupelo (_?Vyssa biflora), swamp white oak (Ouercus michauxii), and overcup oak (Ouercus
lyrata), pending nursery availability. Preferred understory species to plant in the wet zone
include smooth alder (A1nus serrulota), swamp possumhaw• (Viburnum nudum), sweetbay

magnolia (1,favnolia L'irginiana), ' lrgi a w1llow (Irea ?-irPinica). a :d winrerOerrv (17'e,
decidua).
In the transition zone along the edges of the wetland, a moist but relatively well drained strip will
be created. The preferred tree species to plant in these areas are wZllow oak (Ouerczis pnellos),
cherrybark oak (Ouercus paJodafolia), and persimmon (Diospyros ;irginiana), pending nurVry
availability. Preferred understorv species in the transition zone include blueberry' (Vaccinoum
corymoosum), spicebush (Lindera benroin), and pawpaw (4simira rrilooa).
In the upland buffer, willow' oaks and black-1-urn ('v ssa sylvatica) will be planted to produce
some mast as well as to create a protective buffer. Preferred understory species in the upland
buffer include blueberry (Vaccineum sp.), flowering dogwood (Corpus florida), and eastern
redcedar (Juniperus virginianus).
Available nursery stock'Will be used in this mitigation effort and substitutions will only be used
if approved by the Corps of Engineers. If the preferred species are not readily available, TRC
Garrow Associates, Inc. (TRC),'ill work with a.qua?ified nursery to contract grow the seedlings
required for this mitigation. All planted seedlings will be individually protected by commercially
available plastic tree covers, which are designed to prevent herbivory, particularly by beaver.
Maintenance and Menitering
The city of Yadkinville will be responsible for maintenance and protection of the mitigation area.
Vehicular access will be strictly limited to city maintenance vehicles and other authorized access.
Public access will be limited, but the area may be used as a teaching device at some time in the
future.
The berms will be kept clear of trees and burrowing animals that could undermine the integrity of
the berm. The berm will lie inspected quarterly to ensure that any damage or leaks are detected
and promptly repaired. The City of Yadldnville will be responsible for maintenance of the berm.
Hydrology levels 'ill be monitored with plezometers bi-monthly to determine whether
hydrological manipulations are successful. If wetland hydrology is not established during the
first growing season after implementation, steps will be taken to rectify the situation. Changes in
the mitigation area will be implemented after obtaining approval from the Corps, unless there is a
breach of the berm that constitutes an emer6ency.
Planted vegetation will be monitored visually in the middle of each growing season to determine
1 the effects of competing volunteer vegetation. Volunteer vegetation will be controlled as
c necessary to reduce com etition for planted material. Vegetation controls will include hand
cutting, pulling,. and herbicides. Planted vegetation, soils, and hydrology will be monitored
annually for five years to ermine success of the mitigation effort. A sampling strategy will be
presented to the COE for approval during the first growing season after implementation of the
plan. It is likely that 1-2 plots per acre '4111 be sampled. Vegetation plot size is lik=ely to be 0.10
acres or less. In addition to bi-mont'ily piezometer readings, one or two soil pits will be dug at
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each sa_-nple location to determine chan?es i_r, soils and hydrology. TRC will prepare a detailed
report of monitoring resul s. including xn` en, descriptions and photographs of the overall site
and specific data for each sample plot. These repo ?s «111 be submitted to interested agencies for
their review.
The mitigation area will be wholly owned in Fee Simple by the City- of Yadkinville. A restrictive
covenant will be put in place by the ciry's legal counsel to ensure protection into perpetuity- on
major disturbance or development.
An- icipated Results
In the first five years after implementation, it is anticipated that annual and perennsal volunteer
vegetation will compete vigorously with planted woody material. With appropriate vrolunteer
vegetation control, planted woody material should top all herbaceous and shrubby volunteer
species after three years and the mitigation site should look like a young forest after five years.
At that time, canopy species should be between 5 and 10 feet tall. It is anticipated that between
250 and-300 canopy trees per acre should surviye,to.?he age of five years.
After 15-20 years, canopy structure should begin to develop. Approximately 150-200 trees per
acre could survive by age 20 and are expected to be 20-30 feet tall at that age. Under. ory
species should reach full height by age 20 (5-15 feet), with some understory species continuing
to grow taller. Understory density will vary within the mitigation area based on survival rates. It
is anticipated that 100-200 understory stems per acre will survive to age 20.
By age 50, a functional wetland forest should be present in the mitigation area. The canopy will
be comprised of planted trees and volunteers that were allowed to grow, with some open patches.
The understory will be comprised of planted woody material and volunteer woody and
herbaceous understory plants. Small snags will be present by age 50. No large snags will be
present at age 50 unless -bravery invade the site and girdle larger trees. Ideally, approximately
100-150 planted canopy trees per acre will survive to age 50.
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August 31, 1998

Mr. John Dorney
Environmental Sciences Branch
Division of Water Quality
4401 Reedy Creek Road
Raleigh, NC 27626-0535
RE: Proposed Raw Water Storage Reservoir
Town of Yadkinville
Engineering Services Project No. 98033
Dear Mr. Dorney:
Our office as well as the Town of Yadkinville is in receipt of your later dated
August 18, 1998. Your letter states that a reply must be received within two
weeks of the date of the letter. Even though virtually all of that time expired
before we had an opportunity to see your letter, we have every intention of
insuring that your requests for additional information will be met on schedule.
The Town of Yadkinville has no intention of withdrawing this project. The
needs for this--project have been well documented in materials sent to your
office previously, and nothing has occurred to change the Town's position in
this matter.
With regard to the question of mitigation requirements, I offer the following:
1. Information regarding mitigation was sent both to your regional office at
their request and to-the Corps of Engineers. The mitigation plan as outlined
was based on the requirements and suggestions of the Corps of Engineers
representative - John Thomas.. The mitigation plan as proposed includes the
-restoration of a 1.8 acre existing jurisdictional wetland located below the
proposed dam site which will not be disturbed by construction. It also
includes 4.5 acres of land that is not currently wetlands which .is- also
located downslope of the dam. This brings the total mitigation area to 6.3
acres. The total area disturbed by construction is 2.3 acres. This brings the
ratio of mitigation area to disturbed area to 2.74:1, which is significantly
higher than the 1:1 requirement stated in your letter. Materials regarding
the mitigation plan and the wetlands involved are attached. These materials
are exactly as requested by Jenny Rankin of the Winston-Salem Regional "
Office, which has already reviewed and approved the project as proposed -
based on her site visit.
2. An onsite meeting between you or your representative and representatives
of our office and the Town of Yadkinville has been scheduled for Monday,
September 28, 1998 at 11:00 AM in the Town Hall. Following that initial
meeting, we will be make a visit to the site and have an environmental
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Mr. John Dorney August 31, 1998 Page 2
scientist there to answer any specific questions you have about the.,
wetlands or the mitigation work proposed.
3. A more detailed plan of the dam area and mitigation area is also attached
for- your use. This plan shows the areas that have been identified as
jurisdictional wetlands, and those that are not. The delineation has already
been reviewed onsite by John Thomas of the Corps of Engineers, but you
are welcome to review them once more.
Additional information needed other than that presented in the package will be
made available upon request. The Town of Yadkinville has every intention of
abiding by Division of Water Quality regulations in this matter. If you have
questions or need information prior to our meeting on September 28, 1998,
please do not hesitate to call.
Sincerely, %-
ENGINEERING SERVICES, P.A.
David Dickenson, P.E..
cc: Honorable Hubert Gregory, Mayor, Town of Yadkinville, w/out enc
Benjamin Harding, Attorney, Town of Yadkinville, w/enc
Ron Linville, Winston-Salem Regional Office, DWQ, w/enc _
John Thomas, US Army Corps of Engineers, Raleigh Office, w/out enc

MITIGATION OF WETLAND IND STREAM IMPACTS
PROPOSED RAW WATER RESERVOIR
TOWN OF YADIGNVILLE
July 2, 1998
There are a total of 2.3 acres impacted by this project. Of that total, 0.22 acres involve the
placement of fill within a stream along 455 linear feet of the stream bed. 'Mitigation
proposed for this project will involve the restoration of adjacent wetlands which will not
be disturbed by this project. The wetlands that will be restored are of low quality, and
show evidence of having been logged in the past.
Restoration of these wetlands will involve replanting native species of plants, including red
maple, black willow, and green ash trees along with native sedges. In addition to planting
these areas, any man made ditches will be removed to restore the integrity of the wetland.
An existing 1.8 acre wetland will remain below the dam, undisturbed by the construction
work except for the mitigation efforts. An additional 4.5 acres of land suitable for
mitigation lies on either side of the existing wetland, bounded by South Deep Creek. This
brings the total wetland area to be mitigated to 6.3 acres.
In addition to the wetland mitigation, some stream reclamation will be done on the banks
of South Deep Creek along the length of the dam. Existing vegetation will be surveyed,
and the stream bank will be replanted with similar vegetation to the wetland areas
described. In addition, the stream banks will be inspected for signs of erosion, and the
banks will be made stable using an appropriate combination of native vegetation,
geotextile matting, and rip rap. To the extent possible, stabilization measures used will be
selected to allow the stream banks to appear natural. The total length of South Deep
Creek that will be mitigated is 1200 linear feet. The wetland mitigation work and stream
mitigation work will be done in combination, such that a naturalized wetland area exists
between the base of the constructed dam and the creek itself. Once vegetation has become
established, native species of waterfowl and animal life will be able to use the wetland area
for nesting sites, forage, and cover.
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reservoir site, as shown on the second -'srialler zz but ;^riII use South
as low q attached sire runs through the -
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has a very low al or endan rated
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seven (7) copies of tl?s appl;cation along su-cco-ins ma-mials have been
Beni to Joizn Dorney _t t':e \C-DEAR for =is Additional copies can be
supplied on r-,Quest. %V1- %'ery much appreciate your assistance in this iilai?er,
and we look for wa.-d to nearing tom you. -
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Sincerely, ° '
ENGDNTEER _NG SERVICES, P.A.
David Dickenson, P.A.
Inc: cc: John Dorney, Wetlands 401 Unit, DE N-?, w/enc (7)
Honorable Hubert Gregory, _'Mayor, Town ofYadk,-inville, w/enc (1)
Herman Caulder, Manager, Town of Yad tiin-ville, w•/enc (1) ,
`Benjamin Harding, Attorney, Tow;-i of YadkinviEe, w/enc (1) --
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NC 27055-0
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Hubert Gregory,
Mayor [phone]
P•0. Box 816, Yadkinville, NC 27055-0816
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Construction of an Earthen Darn -co establish -in Orr J m T sir
Reservoir will inundate one small stream within the watershed-for a
portion of its length.
13• ?U-DOSE OF pRopOSED WOZK' To provide a raw water storage reservoir
to serve the residents of.Yadkinville and the surrounding County.
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selected L0 miniTZe 'mpactS LO wetlands. Reservoir i s located
of= of South Deec Creek, and w-11 be bui1L primarily on upland areas.
Wetlands to be impacted a_e smal_' ;
. iso-azed, and of poor quality.
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ju...c:_::0na? wetlands de!4- -L.10-11 70-, -'
_O'?e?-- Or Yadkin--file Ya n- ?' -
7 d;'n C0-u : -, .`o-:? '_-71s
G-P_ll-:r^e1y JO acres just west or Gospel o,'a`i• Ch:.-^.-?. Ro^-, i 1??0 _j•? ot nor t' or Old
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I IL o. =w ")l 7-1 1
rils
-°_0,:. 5 ecologic-;31 co-nn-n•tmt._nS e /absence
-_eCles or Lnelr Z-0-tats, and IOca:°_? _ -1
ac -? :-__ e areas a_ad waters of
Sates ;-i and ad ace_r- L0 tl?e - --
j •• D'roje ?r00 _ Zeco-lendar?ons are
Con e iiIII? irmpac- O DO-I?nllcl O ?C ?? _7°•CzS jurisdictional
'-=!?nG=, an d wafers o Uni ed Jaen. Cons: ?-- On Of ? ??aCs LO Drotected
S??C:eS we - -ids is required under ?lOr:fl Ca701: a's L
Policy CL
Ra a-, -- -protected svec'eS include species ?roteCeCi 'C; - 'a :e ede-a1 law- l
?" ,, aswel
a? ---=:e 5?eCles haf, a1_L_r10u0 l not 1e?a11 -protect°d, 'D Of Co-
to 1tstlrij aj2=1C?eS
e= ? - e-S 0f ule SCien?f'C CO ?lt1T?I` Le-ally y -?=0.ected ??ecies L-lclude aI1 malls
as =ndal -e--ed, i n_ ea.ened Special ? Co_;c`-, o= - b• h n
_ _xn_ted by - e
_o' `0; ill d I i Resources Co-L-nlSSIOn (NC`?VR - y
71.:7»d C), is :eQ --1dan Cere d
- , Or S-peclal Concern by Lne Norrn Caro" a Derma- ?ni o AQi1CUlluze
and -olaIlls al i and a_--na1S listed as _n CI?nj='eQ 0= ! ;rea-e-ed Dy -one CJ-S.
= iS and IrVE ilife Se -
r 4 is S I989, I990a, 199u?). ! =re species inI clude Candida es
DY 7M -0r -e e, l;stmo, ' rWS and ` ose listed as C-dida-e - ; y IIy
J 0- ?? ?_j 11C?TZ 11 1??1-e
=ae \Orrn Carolizna Naiil_al erlt3,e P--o a--n (NC_-N- ___or_s t0 acco=1 odate
rare SpeC:es zoirnd on a =rojecc area are ericoura.?ea Tut nOC reGu?Ted; Such e10rts
help Pre e •e a ' - r
4 rare species etOre it 3ecolnes Cr'tlCally -.pr and legally
WE ers O f _"ta United S t a e5 are Proteciedl t.L der Sect:'o n C14 02 file Cle?-1 Water A &L.
Waters Of u-le United States are discrete c-:almels Or areas 'slat hold L-m-pounded or
-water for Part or all or' _Tle year, .C1uc:i-- such fe ;lures as l?ICS, ponds,
C7 - rivers, ?erel-ulial and inieri'"enr S reamms, and, Lia Soii?e cases, diiches. ?,Vaiejs of
=."?e United States a
_ ....}so i-tc1 _ud? ?vetl Wilds, w"lici't are defiled by -f-he ?e U.S. ?.?riy Cor;?s
of i.31a?1-leers (COE-) and 'lie U_S. EZlv1rO:LTI1 'al Protection Agency as `'ilOS? a:°3S
_ent_
tread are
?nundat,.d or Saturated 'Dy Surace or ground water at a Gueric and
duraOn sL1ilGent LO suDlloIi, and that under -L-10=al c_ ;l- y
cu-nist rides do support, a
pre v a le=lCe 02 vegeta-tion1 _tj -pic ---Ily ad3?ted iOr 1'_'e ?-t saturated soil CDndltlDnS??
(?r'.' _=o..:''ntal La?Oratory ??87?• 1
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Additio
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>=- -==on 7Lr:: _?^ -n ai - -
on _ 1rn s? cles lue ._L:c,::o?., .
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---e and protected species
l-5,
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s conpii_ed fr a
,° 0_ 4;0`.-Ces, imc1'T4C__'
:on a_1.lases. Conant and

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•= ; 991), D nc-n and Foote (1970, : e: a1d 9.3 7r,
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-r -==?o` ?- • 909), `?ale and Bu
rr (1991)
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?e;- (1993)
Kral (1983)
a
d FN'S
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s), Scorn
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(109
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2?. field Su. vev'
_i O' nil- -0rOject a1=a
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7r ., as °_=Or-ted AD=1I 11 7
30, 997, by 4V illiar_i R. Kern-2 v Sen, _ _ j
L 01 e 1 ` l SCle-l1,
e ._ L.
__,is valuated and a de-e- - -n r a
.-i- ==ion .gas - ac; e o: the potential or each
_. On the sIte LD 5'I7 ?01 t ~Le al'?.d r rO
eae=a_1 . Ct'd
Y ? L s_-:) Cles as swell as state
ir'ca?=1'y re and state and -,e -a1
r-. - Ca_r:Qlaate sceci s. ?-'i L?lD?rla Le ' , i•
'. =ea_rc:.ed t_ orou,,hly Dr r)rotecced species. N'D 1 _ -
ats or ' l =Fecal sa_'n?I?-i? ? Lniss
n - =0r D
--j ' 171 C1s, -•ia?-za1 L'?j, Or sa-!-I Brea-i s 'Dr fish) ?+V
j . d =or ?-tese studies.
eId -??u-IodolDgy =Dr fine v;,, lands re = -e d
CO_ _issar t roL]oywe uhe COTS' c
ee%; '/Ele-lards eiirea-ior 2v_f_,zru.,:z! '-nv? -,_-=? Taborato_y 1987) r
(= _on1. 1:t 1 and
'quen guidance Depa_rimment
or the _Arnn1y 1992). A-? assessment or the iI7'ree
"aCo ry weland Criie__ -'a eC
^?, ? v?etatlon, sOIJ, and 1ti'i_rOIOgy, was ?eiDrII2ed for
j -isdiCtiDnal w'e-Lland areas, and ojs°i vzT ons o wetland critezia
:mahout fi=ne Project area were noted. =?- '
nailon rro-1 i_he Soil Conservat7on Service (SCS 1991). Soil color was
-,;-red with Mum-sell (1992), and plant in d c
i =,?? ? ? ? a t o r status verified with -? Reed
T?
. ro die locaiiorL; of W-nd arm=- ' ;-a-_
_ -_s and hao_, t, were drawn on h Id
d,u ino" the inVest?c-aiiOn, and red-.-e taive 7"tOLOjZdulits were taken.
nd Boundaries were 1lacgaed in fine Meld adequately =or survey-ina by
,eerimc- Services.

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• cad aDOti'e i`tea-T -tea i` . D t;e i';-•:1 etei,_ The
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_ t o/? onJ the De. .r .,
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C• -fie Site (T 1966) Gospel C t _C_ 1 1 On 1e ??'esteTn
-_-= S in the ,J_o;-, ?a _ S0; V
J'cC ass ( ? ?O. d iic le easte_-!
D 7- -?" jeS CO lt2i'l Ce-;t -' OOrjY dTai ?ed 1962) 1ndiC2'ie ?' a •
sr? cv;- -- =?:e, s2nd 1Qa-„ i 1'-??'i?I
- ?I nard?'ood -e y s. ?c` Soils, s?- Ile
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1- 4V'OOd :o:eS -0. I:1 JOi I° T-?? •? '? a=`, nile
. iJ Ca_TrlDas?d
Mures ilt?, aT? severel . r7 t 1 ?
si_ ?;riQ ire ?ro y disc T : r 171 ? s
i O-'4?31S and O
D V 2: a and od
j_c?roei
?oriion or' ?.p Jn
, COniaT fed :? ?D7endiX ?? 1e : C't
- Desciption pr 'CoIo..;cal Corn
-?,Lie?IC =hard wood Sro s 171 and adjacer, _
o AcT?;,c s:, 1'Tes;c 'e ??udv area:
J7 a -ar Q 1'. a _a
? 1e aD •00a i Or?_r Z sill;
-cteQ ?'? rt I-e 7 SClerl ?r0ni la_c? JO's?C3=ice '' ?i? ed AIii'Jial
.WiC P2?.es p `J C)= ?CO?Q-TC?I
coni2i,ed co`i no j- coriM ,
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n - 'an t a ?d an' I 7es
e :ma SPeC-es in
y?do -On ° i-le :)-
Ojec
, r area corltaT a 1
'co: _I-z=-'r :eday?tL`d1?s_T?? s'?t I'a?:Lre cam--l,`,•L ?,
;vas -'e t 17"t` Y. llZls Cpu
o'zY '? -lal s,ec;, f •• native `??uni Ly
rved _n ?, :_rlort (?; e
s oose J
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c0
-'ed ?eslc =-?'a_dwo d ?'`y'
flood?lai ;-? ?? a ° ='orest cow-n?-liy oc
se-ve ?-TZ,' w s_?-t J3i? ., C?:? aiOllc Cui-
y di d - Or -ine o o ?T si e
?'? cover. COrLSJiS O sca j ed by ur1?eI "12-vesL-r1 Oya_?d d ?j7°JeC: area. T h is
acl? (tl?ure ,) ne -<, ?iTr T- Tne -eZIn-a ant
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ou?ality appears to be meth' ='l i0 ilij`: _71 'D 0ject area. sma11 fish
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area. ! 1ls p1a1-lt 15 11:11057 Vls'ble d=ing s'LTP-ler i4'ilen is is 0100-1i,'1j. -T-How-ever, ;tie
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-; a' i? T =ederlly prote&ed small-
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obser ?-i-e din Zile vro;ect area. No stye or Federally Dr0tected -olant or arLmal svedes
_ 1 1
-?••-ere observed i_-l=tile project area.

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J - ?I'ade -o-,,v G2 Oii3 a d
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allo;ti' inu_?da_ion, ---id water-5 =;-;d leaves.
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?-i_a__:ed pe-e-M-Mal sire--n L-I "rie Wes=er=? SeC?iD 0i t1le site and Lin several
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oa cO1TLilLlnity is distu-I ed by catle onl j' in Zile Central
\? sae or ederaliv Droteced plan' t De :?
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:crested. wetlands 3ncL ?
5?1'1iD-SC:L.b wetland.
r'v'a ?r5 Q -,I,°_ L r11Le States, LZCluding 3 D2rer11'lial j rea-1 and j?V2I31 lnteritlii?ent
- -5 2a Ch_:n eis, also Occur in -"'he D10ject cr?3. We r2COl_ 1 act ;end -'a idL, i lII1D3
LD
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But o Zi zIi natL._ Or Lit 7rOJ-L, !L would De IIL1CUlt LD
O1a and ?igat is on ii"uS siie. if =a-voidable L'nD3CiS to juriSdiC-10nal
e:_3rtd5 and w'aLerS of " Me United States a.2 less u tae, tl- ; e ac-es and L average .low
- an to 1_laln?Q 2re'Ll?`31 iDUZary o Souti-1 DeeD C- el., is less 7M D CuDIC eeL Per
= _ cQ, ^ is Drojer'. -13v aL1= or 3 N 1 1 _ -
uu a-iOrt41 ?O "Or w'21a-1dS 3bOVe
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Z)e s-ibL?iiied to ?i-le U.S. ??leers,
COrDS o- n , alon- with rzis
11 ' ound
redo-, legally surveyed 4?;e=a-ld b cries (=-1d 4vaLe_s or t_=1e United States azd
L_- Le _=to5t? Currient site plans, to VeP?v vve land bo,_mdaries and proposed wetland
'', pacts LTl irt2 PrD)ect area and to verliv the eL7gibilitv o? u'115 D70}ect for. 3
1
3 0=1vide PaLilli. -he C01,7 will require d0cum, n23iIOn u"13i no uD12Ild
al-'--?a i'ves are ava?1Zbie and that, unavolIIable ,-1D3CIS to wetlands a-ld wafers have
been ?L=1i11zed to -'e ex e,?lt OraC-c-cable. i= is iiigHly likely at Mitigation will be
rec-, ;r ;4 or wetland =1-pacts Iorl u 1 IF
1 L11S DsO?eC . 0 CL L..ae? not
=_i Lis ?1 je -+ quality f
?? Ont':ide Pe-!it 5, an ':dlvidual Pe=:- :.i_ l De _eQLir°II.

i

04/2612001 13:02 3367714630 DIV OF WATER QUALITY PAGE 02
State of North Caroli.,,,.
Department of Environment
and Natural Resources
Division of Waiter Quality
James B. Hunt, .Jr,, Govemor
Wayne McDevitt, Secretary
A. Preston Howard, Jr., P.E., Director
CERTIFIED MAIL
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
Honorable Hubert Oregory, Mayor
Town of Yadkinville
PO Box 816
Yacildnville, NC 27055-0816
Dear Mr. Gregory,
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The Division of Water Quality has reviewed your plans for the discharge of fill material into 2,53 accts of
wetlands located at US 601, Gospel way Church Road and Old Stage Road in Yadkin County for construction of a raw
water intako reservoir fQr the Town of Yadkinville. Unless modifications of the proposal are made as described below,
we will have to move toward denial of your 401 Certification as regetired by 15A NCAC 2H .0507(0) and will place this
project on hold as incomplete until we receive this additional information. Until we receive additional information, we
are requesting (by copy of this lctter) that the U.S, Army Corps of FIngine ers place your project on administrative hold.
This project will require compensatory mitigation as described in 1SA NCAC 2H .0506(h)_ Your mitigation
proposal is insufficient because there is no evidence that the 1A requirement (2,53 acres) of restoration or creation of
wetlands Other than enhancement or preservation) will bo met. Also a detailed mitigation plan was not included.
The attached guidelines will assist you in preparing that plan, Also a stream mitigation plan will be needed for the
length of stream to be buried under the dam.
Please respond within two weeks of the date of this letter by seeding a copy of this information to me and one
copy to Mr. Ron Linville Winston-Salem Regional Office at 585 Waughtown Street Winston-Salem NC 27107. If we
do not hetrr from you in two weeks, we will Assume that you no longer want to pursue this project and we will consider
the project as withdrawn. I can be reached at 919-733-178$ if you have any question-
cc: Winston-Salem DWQ Regional Office
Wilmington Office Corps of Frlginccrs
Ccntral Files
John Dorncy
Raleigh Pield Qfice Corps of Bnsine crs
David Dickerson; Engineering Services
11 .,
NC
NORTH CAF70LlNq PRA?Frrrv
ENVIRONMENT AND N Si
J0;- om y
War Quality Ccrtificati pro am
98f1574.nty
Division of Water Quality • Non-Discharge Branch
4401 Reedy Creels Rd., Raleigh, NC 27626-0535 • Telephone [phone] • FAX.[phone]
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State of North Caroli,
Department of Environment
and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor
Wayne McDevitt, Secretary
A. Preston Howard, Jr., P.E., Director
NCDENR
NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
October 6, 1998
Honorable Hubert Gregory, Mayor
Town of Yadkinville
PO Box 816
Yadkinville, NC 27055-0816
Dear Mr. Gregory:
Re: Mitigation options
Town of Yadkinville
DWQ # 980574
Yadkin County
5 1 5 2001

HNF,
r T 1998
In response to our meeting and site visit on September 28, 1998, I believe that the Town
of Yadkinville has at least three options to meet DWQ's requirement of 1:1 restoration or
creation of wetlands as described in 15A NCAC 2H .0506(h). These options are listed below in
no particular order.
I. Redelineate the proposed mitigation site- The proposed mitigation site clearly
has some upland inclusions. A more thorough delineation may identify
sufficient non-jurisdictional area to provide the 1:1 acreage requirement.
II. Payment to NC Wetland Restoration Program- Payment of $24,000 per acre to
the N.C. Wetlands Restoration Program. This payment would be for 2.75 acres of
mitigation. This amount could be reduced by the amount of an on-site
restoration or creation as outlined in option I above.
III. Additional mitigation site- The floodplain pasture sites we visited would be
appropriate. restoration or creation sites to provide the required mitigation.
I believe that construction of weirs in the channel could be used to divert
water from the channel into the floodplain to create wetlands. Tree planting
will be needed as well as monitoring for five years.
Please review these options and inform us with respect to your choice. Once
DWQ is assured that the 1:1 requirement for restoration/creation can be met, we are prepared to
issue the 401 Certification for this project.
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oad Raleigh, North Carolina 27607
Wetlands/401 Unit Creek R
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cc: Raleigh Field Office Corps of Engineers
Central Files
Winston-Salem DWQ Regional Office
Dave Dickerson; Engineering Services
William Nethery; TRC Garrow Associates
Project name IO"`?' of yactk''??'lte ,cservoit' Nearest road acs'Pe 1, V'a±i Cotnrc? R
County yadK-"`'? Wetland area acres Wetland width fee:
?axlki? Date I'?=aaus?- 3; 199
Name
Wetland type (select one)*
Ul Bottomland hardwood forest ? Pine savanna C3 Bog forest
? Headwater forest L3 Freshwater marsh ? Bog/fen
El Swamp forest ? Estuarine fringe forest El Seep
? Wet flat El Ephemeral wetland El Other
? Pocosin ? Carolina Bay
-The rating system cannot be applied to salt or brackish marshes or stream channels
weight
n
IN
Water storage _

x 4.00

etland Scc ,
bilization
t
li
e
h x 4.00
lr;1 a
s
n
ore
Bank/S

T Pollutant removal
x 5.00
.
' Wildlife habitat 2 • x 2.00 =
' Aquatic life value 2 x 4.00 = ; >:::#>l`: %
Ill Recreation/Education x 1.00 = ?><.............
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,

Add 1 point if in sensitive watershed
*

pstream, ups lope, or rac:.;s
2 mile
and > 10% nonpoint disturbance within I/

`JIEMi RANDUM Kc c-c',i
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TO: John Dorney Regional Contact: Jenny Rankin
Non-Discharge Branch WQ Supervisor: Larry Coble
Date: 'S - ?F_ 5 ,?
SUBJECT: WETLAND STAFF REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Facility Name Town of Yadl.inville County Yadkin
Project Number 98 0574 County2
Recvd FCa6/23/98 Region Winston-Salem
Received Recvd By RegionProject te reatment Plant Expansion and Reservoir
Certificates Stream
Permit Wetland Wetland Wetland Stream Class Acres Feet
Type Type Impact Score Index Prim. Supp. Basin Req. Req.
?? O O ?-? WSIII CA ?TF_-7.7` }y•
Mitigation Wetland
MitigationType Type Acres Feet
Is Mitigation required? p Y p N
Did you request more info? p Y p N
Is Wetland Rating Sheet Attached? p Y p N
Have Project Changes/Conditions Been Discussed With Applicant? O Y p. N
Comments: Recommendation: p Issue p Issue/Cond p Deny
Wetland #1 and #2 are small and have been disturbed by cattle The stream through wetland #2
and #3 is perennial and has fish in it The stream through wetland #1 is intermittant and has no fish
in it. Mitigation should be required for the 455 LF of stream impact and also for the 2.53 arses of
wetland impact The project appears to be designed to reduce imp acts to the wetlands as much
as possible The mitigation proposal was attached with the application
cc: Regional Office Page Number 1
Central Office

1 ?. n
Project name ???« ?'? "r \.6(l l' o1t r i le p es v?? r r Nearest road C??o:l ??: i'h? rcti hoc(
County \ cGkd Ica Wetland area acres Wetland width fee.
%
Name of evaluator Date r}'li_`-` < t?9
Wetland type (select one)*
J? Bottomland hardwood forest ? Pine savanna ? Bog forest
El Headwater forest ? Freshwater marsh ? Bog/fen
? Swamp forest ? Estuarine fringe forest ? Seep
? Wet flat ? Ephemeral wetland ? Other
? Pocosin ? Carolina Bay
y:
*The rating system cannot be applied to salt or brackish marshes or stream channels
r„ ?„r x
rr
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weight riirrrriiriiirrrrrrrrr,rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr ,
Water storage x 4.00
Wetland Scc e
Q Bank/Shoreline stabilization ? x 4.00

Pollutant removal x 5.00
' Wildlife habitat x 2.00 = .
' Aquatic life value x 4.00 =
M
?r Recreation/Education x 1.00 =
<;
.
;

Add 1 point if in sensitive watershed and > 10% nonpoint disturbance within 1 /2 mile upstream, upslope, or rad:.:s ,
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Project name 10-01" OP W16 LM i Le 2c Le rvc i r" Nearest
County VWetland area acres
Name of evaluator`
road Go , el WaV Ciioroi
o weight
% r Water storage x 4.00
%
Bank/Shoreline stabilization
x 4.00 WetlandScc-e
T
Pollutant removal

x 5.00

Wildlife habitat x 2.00
Aquatic life value x .00
Recreation/Education x 1.00
* Add 1 point if in sensitive watershed and > 10% nonpoint disturbance within 112 mile upstream, upslope, or rad:.:s

Wetland width fee:
PAGE 02 WINSTON-SALEM JOURNAL Thursday, April 2, 1998
¦ Yadkinville gets Clean Water grant
YADE NVILLE - The Clean Water Management
Trust Fund has awarded Yadkinville a grant of up to
$980,000 to pay for a buffer around a proposed reser-
voir and its surrounding streams, an official said .
yes-
terday.
The grant was part of $192 million that the fund's
board of trustees awarded this week to 14 water-
quality projects throughout North Carolina. j
Town officials will use the money to buy property for
a conservation easement around the proposed 30-acre
reservoir near South Deep Creek, said Bern Schumak,
a field representative for the fund. The easement would !
limit development within 300 feet of the reservoir to
protect the water from pollution, Schumak said.
Plans call for the reservoir to hold up to 450 million
gallons of water, said Abner Braddy, an environmental
technician for the N.C. Division of Water Quality. It
would provide drinking water for Yadkinville and
would help control flooding. .
The project will cost about $3 million. The reservoir
could provide 5 million to 6 million gallons of water a
day, Mayor Hubert Gregory said. Town officials hope
to begin construction in September.
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PROTECTED SPECIES SURVEY AND WETLANDS DELINEATION
FOR THE PROPOSED YADKINVILLE RESERVOIR,
YADKIN COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

Submitted to:
Engineering Services, P.A.
P.O. Box 1&?9
Garner, North Carolina 27529
Submitted by:
TRC GARRow AssocIATES INC.
3772 Pleasantdale Road, Suite 200
Atlanta, Georgia 30340-4214
Project # 97-33-15-2277
Field Investigation and Report Preparation by:
William R. Nethery
Senior Environmental Scientist
9
May 15,1997
It
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
A protected species survey and wetland delineation were conducted in April 1997
for the proposed Yadkinville Reservoir northeast of the intersection of Old Bridge
Road and U.S. Highway 601, southeast of Yadkinville in Yadkin County, North
Carolina. The project property, approximately 30 acres in size, contains five
ecological communities: Pasture, Disturbed Mesic Hardwood Forest, Mesic
Hardwood Forest, Disturbed Alluvial Forest, and Aquatic Habitat.
Records of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the North Carolina Natural
Heritage Program indicate no known occurrences of state or federally protected plant
or animal species in Yadkin County. The project area contains habitat for one rare
(legally unprotected) plant known from Yadkin County, purple coneflower, which
was not observed in the project area. An unnamed perennial streambed and
adjacent forested. slopes were searched for the state and federally protected small-
whorled pogonia (not listed for the county), but none was found. No state or
federally protected plant or animal species were observed in the project area. We do
not recommend return surveys for any state or federally protected plant or animal
species.
Three jurisdictional wetlands and waters of the United States occur in the project
area. We recommend that impacts to jurisdictional wetlands be avoided to the
extent practicable. However, it is obviously difficult to avoid jurisdictional waters
and wetlands when planning water supply projects. Unavoidable impacts to these
wetlands may qualify for Nationwide Permit 26 for impacts to wetlands above
headwaters if the average flow in the unnamed perennial stream is less than 5 cubic
feet per second and the total area of wetland impact does not exceed 3 acres. A
request should be submitted to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to verify wetland
boundaries and proposed wetland impacts in the project area and to verify the
eligibility of this project for a Nationwide Permit. The Corps will require a
demonstration that there are no upland alternatives before authorizing the project,
and mitigation will likely be required. If the project does not qualify for a
Nationwide Permit, an Individual Permit under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act
will be required.

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CONTENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
1.0. IN'T'RODUCTION
2.0. MATERIALS AND METHODS
2.1. Literature Review and Records Search
2.2. Field Survey
3.0. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
3.1. General Project Area Description
3.2. Description of Ecological Communities
3.3. Protected Species Assessment
3.4. jurisdictional Wetlands Assessment
4.0. SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
5.0. REFERENCES
APPENDIX 1. Figures
APPENDIX 2. Scientific Names of Common Plant and Animal Species
APPENDIX 3. COE Data Sheets
APPENDIX 4. Resume of Project Scientist

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PROTECTED SPECIES SURVEY AND WETLANDS DELINEATION
FOR THE PROPOSED YADKINVILLE RESERVOIR,
YADKIN COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
1.0. INTRODUCTION
TRC Garrow Associates, Inc., has performed a protected species survey and a
jurisdictional wetlands delineation for the proposed Yadkinville Reservoir,
southeast of Yadkinville in Yadkin County, North Carolina. The project property is
approximately 30 acres just west of Gospel Way Church Road, 3,500 feet north of Old
Stage Road, and 3,000 feet east of U.S. Highway 601 (Figure 1, Appendix 1). This
report describes ecological communities, determines the presence/ absence of
protected species or their habitats, and locates jurisdictional wetlands and waters of
the United States in and adjacent to the project property. Recommendations are
made concerning impacts to potential protected species habitats, jurisdictional
wetlands, and waters of the United States. Consideration of impacts to protected
species and wetlands is required under North Carolina's Environmental Policy Act
(SEPA).
Rare and protected species include species protected by state and federal laws, as well
as rare species that, although not legally protected, are of concern to listing agencies
and members of the scientific community. Legally protected species include animals
listed as Endangered, Threatened, Special Concern, or Extirpated by the North
Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC); plants listed as Endangered,
Threatened, or Special Concern by the North Carolina Department of Agriculture
(NCDA); and plants and animals listed as Endangered or Threatened by the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS 1989, 1990a, 1990b). Rare species include Candidates
for federal listing by FWS and those listed as Candidates or as Significantly Rare by
the North Carolina Natural Heritage Program (NCNHP). Efforts to accommodate
rare species found on a project area are encouraged but not required; such efforts
help preserve a rare species before it becomes critically imperiled and legally
protected.
Waters of the United States are protected under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act.
Waters of the United States are discrete channels or areas that hold impounded or
running water for part or all of the year, including such features as lakes, ponds,
rivers, perennial and intermittent streams, and, in some cases, ditches. Waters of
the United States also include wetlands, which are defined by the U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers (COE) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as "those areas
that are inundated or saturated by surface or ground water at a frequency and
duration sufficient to support, and that under normal circumstances do support, a
prevalefice of vegetation typically adapted for life in saturated soil conditions"
(Environmental Laboratory 1987).
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2.0. MATERIALS AND METHODS
2.1. Literature Review and Records Search
A literature and map review was performed for the study area, consisting of an
examination of soil survey maps (Curie 1962), the U.S. Geological Survey
topographic map (USGS 1966), a National Wetlands Inventory (NWI) map (FWS
1994a), and aerial photography provided by Engineering Services. Lists of protected
plant and animal species potentially occurring on the project area and their habitat
requirements were obtained from NCNHP (1997) and FWS (1997). Additional
information on plant and animal species identification, rare and protected species
identification, species distribution, and habitat requirements was compiled from a
number of sources, including field guides and distribution atlases: Conant and
Collins (1991), Duncan and Foote (1975), Fernald (1987), Godfrey and Wooten (1979,
1981), Martof et al. (1989), Page and Burr (1991), Radford et al. (1968), Scott (1988),
Weakley (1993), Kral (1983), and FWS (1994b).
2.2. Field Survey
A pedestrian reconnaissance of the entire project area was performed April 16-17
and April 30, 1997, by William R. Nethery, Senior Environmental Scientist.
Habitats were evaluated and a determination was made of the potential for each
habitat on the site to support state and federally protected species as well as state
Significantly Rare and state and federal Candidate species. Appropriate habitats
were searched thoroughly for protected species. No special sampling (e.g., mist
netting for bats or birds, mammal trapping, or sampling streams for fish) was
performed for these studies.
The field methodology for the wetlands reconnaissance followed the Corps of
Engineers Wetlands Delineation Manual (Environmental Laboratory 1987) and
subsequent guidance (Department of the Army 1992). An assessment of the three
mandatory wetland criteria, vegetation, soils, and hydrology, was performed for
potential jurisdictional wetland areas, and observations of wetland criteria
throughout the project area were noted. Hydric soils were confirmed with
information from the Soil Conservation Service (SCS 1991). Soil color was
determined with Munsell (1992), and plant indicator status was verified with Reed
(1988). The approximate locations of wetland areas and habitats were drawn on field
maps during the investigation, and representative photographs were taken.
Wetland boundaries were flagged in the field adequately for surveying by
Engineering Services.
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3.0. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
3.1. General Project Area Description
The project area is in the upper Piedmont region of western North Carolina. The
geology of the project area includes Charlotte Belt biotite gneiss and schist with
small masses of granite and mica schist (N.C. Geological Survey 1985). The
proposed project area is of moderately steep relief with elevations that range from
approximately 800 above mean sea level along the perennial stream on the western
boundary to approximately 900 feet near Gospel Way Church Road in the eastern
portion of the site (USGS 1966). Soil survey maps (Curie 1962) indicate that
floodplains in the project area contain poorly drained, mixed alluvial soils, while
slopes and ridges contain Cecil fine, sandy loams. The project area is composed
mainly of pasture, with hardwood forests in some drainages and floodplains and on
steep slopes. Hardwood forests are severely disturbed in a portion of the project
area. Figures illustrating the project property are contained in Appendix 1.
3.2. Description of Ecological Communities
Five ecological communities exist in and adjacent to the study area: Pasture,
Disturbed Mesic Hardwood Forest, Mesic Hardwood Forest, Disturbed Alluvial
Forest, and Aquatic Habitat. The approximate boundaries of ecological communities
are depicted in Figure 2. Scientific names of common plant and animal species in
the project area are contained in Appendix 2.
A large portion of the project area contains a Pasture community. This community
is strictly dominated by planted fescue, with very little native vegetation (Figure 3).
Meadowlark was the only animal species observed in this community.
The Disturbed Mesic Hardwood Forest community occurs along cut-over slopes
above the floodplain in the western part of _the proposed project area. This
community is severely disturbed by timber harvesting and cattle. The remnant
canopy cover consists of scattered white oak, pignut hickory, red maple, tulip poplar,
and black cherry (Figure 4). The understory consists of saplings of the mature
canopy layer as well as flowering dogwood and American holly. The ground layer
includes Christmas fern, violets, and thickets of Japanese honeysuckle or blackberry.
Animals observed in this community include cardinal, bluejay, brown thrasher,
American crow, chickadee, mourning dove, ruby-crowned kinglet, white-throated
sparrow, and yellow-rumped warbler.
The Mesic Hardwood Forest community is present in the central drainage and on
steep slopes in the western section of the proposed project area. In the central
drainage, the canopy includes tulip poplar, red maple, sweetgum, and pignut
hi:xobj Figure 5). The understory and ground layers are disturbed by cattle and
contain red maple, musclewood, Christmas fern, Japanese honeysuckle, Solomon's
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seal, foam flower, may apple, and violet. On relatively undisturbed steep slopes in
the western section this community is dominated by American beech, tulip poplar,
northern red oak, and red maple, with a diverse understory suggestive of the Basic
Mesic Hardwood Forest community. However, these soils are not mapped as basic
or circumneutral. The shrub and sapling layer includes umbrella magnolia,
flowering dogwood, and red maple, with mountain laurel, musclewood, and
spicebush nearer to streams. The diverse ground layer includes Christmas fern,
liverleaf, foam flower, Solomon's seal, perfoliate bellw•ort, bloodroot, and false
ginger, with Indian cucumber root, Jack-in-the-pulpit, foam flower, and scattered
Catesbe's trillium on lower slopes and near the stream. Animal species observed in
this community include cardinal, American robin, rufous-sided towhee, white-
throated sparrow, and tufted titmouse.
The Disturbed Alluvial Forest community is present in the floodplain in the
northwestern portion of the project area. It is severely disturbed by timber
harvesting and cattle. The remnant canopy cover is made up of scattered red maple,
sweetgum, tulip poplar, and sycamore (Figure 6). The residual understory includes
saplings of tree species, thickets of blackberry and Japanese honeysuckle, and soft
rush and sedges in wetter areas. Animals observed in this community include
white-tailed deer, raccoon, brown thrasher, cardinal, mourning dove, Carolina
wren, red-winged blackbird, white-throated sparrow, and eastern cottontail rabbit.
The Aquatic community includes an unnamed perennial tributary to South Deep
Creek. This stream is approximately 8 feet wide with 2-4 foot high vegetated banks
(Figure 7). The stream bottom contains cobble, gravel, and sand with silt in some
places. Water quality appears to be medium to high in the project area. Small fish
and frogs were observed in the Aquatic community in the project area.
3.3. Protected Species Assessment
Protected species occurrence lists from NCNHP -(1997) and FWS (1997) indicate that .
no state or federally protected animal species and no state or federally protected
plant species are known from Yadkin County. Two state Significantly Rare (legally
unprotected) plants, purple coneflower and granite flatsedge, are known from
Yadkin County. Marginal habitat is present in the Mesic Hardwood Forest
community for purple coneflower, but no specimens were observed in the project
area. This plant is most visible during summer when it is blooming. However, we
will not recommend a return survey for this rare plant since it is not legally
protected. The Mesic Hardwood Forest community near the main stream channel
in the western portion of the site is suitable for the federally protected small-
whorled pogonia (not known from Yadkin County), but no specimens were
observed in the project area. No state or federally protected plant or animal species
were observed in the project area.
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3.4. Jurisdictional Wetlands Assessment
Soil survey maps (Curie 1962) indicate a poorly drained soil, mixed alluvial land, in
the floodplain in the western section of the project area. However, this soil type
does not appear on the national hydric soils list. The National Wetland Inventory
map (FWS 1994a) does not indicate wetlands in the proposed project area. One
disturbed, palustrine shrub-scrub wetland and two small palustrine forested
wetlands are present in the project area. Detailed information about each wetland is
recorded on COE data sheets in Appendix 3. Also, waters of the United States exist
in the project area in perennial and intermittent stream channels. Approximate
locations of wetlands and waters of the United States are shown in Figure 8.
Wetland 1 is the palustrine shrub-scrub wetland in the floodplain of the unnamed
tributary of South Deep Creek in the northwesterr. part of the project area. The
wetland vegetation includes scattered red maple and sweetgum, with tree saplings,
soft rush, elderberry, hedge hyssop, sedges, and Japanese honeysuckle dominating
the shrub and ground layers (see Figure 6). Hydric soil characteristics in this
palustrine shrub-scrub wetland include low chroma matrices and poor internal
drainage, partly from compaction by cattle. Wetland hydrology indicators in the
palustrme forested wetland include saturation, poor drainage from compaction, and
water-stained leaves.
Wetland 2 and Wetland 3 are palustrine forested wetlands. The wetland vegetation
in Wetland 2 includes red maple with scattered black willow and green ash in the
canopy. Tree saplings, inusclewood, elderberry, hedge hyssop, sedges, soft rush, and
Japanese honeysuckle dominate the shrub and ground layers (Figure 9). Wetland 3
contains scattered red maple, with red maple saplings, spicebush, elderberry, sedges,
jewelweed, hedge hyssop, duck potato, and rice cutgrass in the understory and
ground vegetation (Figure 10). Hydric soil characteristics in both Wetland 2 and
Wetland 3 include low chroma matrices, hydric moisture regime, and sulfidic odor.
Wetland hydrology indicators in the palustrine forested wetland include saturation,
shallow inundation, and water-stained leaves.
Waters of the United States, also under jurisdiction of the COE, occur in the
unnamed perennial stream in the western section of the site and in several
intermittent drainages to the main stream channel. The perennial stream is 10 feet
wide (bank-to-bank) with a cobble, gravel, sand, and silt bottom. This will be the
primary source of water into the proposed reservoir (see Figure 7). The intermittent
stream channels are 1-4 feet wide, with gravel sand and silt bottoms (Figure 11).
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4.0. SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
A protected species survey and wetlands delineation were conducted in the
proposed Yadkinville Reservoir project area. The project property consists of
approximately 30 acres northeast of the intersection of Old Stage Road and U.S.
Highway 601, southeast of Yadkinville in Yadkin County, North Carolina. This
survey addresses protected species and wetlands concerns in support of an
Environmental Assessment under the State Environmental Policy Act.
The project area contains five ecological communities: Pasture, Disturbed Mesic
Hardwood Forest, Mesic Hardwood Forest, Disturbed Alluvial Forest, and Aquatic
Habitat. The Pasture is dominated by planted fescue, and disturbed communities
were disturbed both by timber harvesting and cattle. The relatively undisturbed
Mesic Hardwood Forest community is disturbed by cattle only in the central
drainage.
No state or federally protected plant or animal species are known from Yadkin
County. Habitat is present in the project area for one state Significantly Rare (legally
unprotected) plant species, but no specimens were observed. No state or federally
protected plants or animals were observed in or adjacent to the proposed project
area. We do not recommend further investigations for state or federally protected
species in the project area.
Three areas of jurisdictional wetlands occur in the proposed project area, two small
palustrine forested wetlands and a disturbed, palustrine shrub-scrub wetland.
Waters of the United States, including a perennial stream and several intermittent
stream channels, also occur in the project area. We recommend avoiding impacts to
the jurisdictional wetlands and waters of the United States in the project property to
the extent practicable. But given the nature of the project, it would be difficult to
avoid wetlands and waters on this site. If unavoidable impacts to jurisdictional
wetlands and waters of the United States are less than three acres and if average flow
in the unnamed perennial tributary of South Deep Creek is less than 5 cubic feet per
second, this project may qualify for a Nationwide Permit 26 for wetlands above
headwaters.
A request should be submitted to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, along with this
report, legally surveyed wetland boundaries (and waters of the United States), and
the most current site plans, to verify wetland boundaries and proposed wetland
impacts in the project area and to verify the eligibility of this project for a
Nationwide Permit. The COE will require documentation that no upland
alternatives are available and that unavoidable impacts to wetlands and waters have
been minimized to the extent practicable. It is highly likely that mitigation will be
required for wetland impacts from this project. If this project does not qualify for
Nationwide Permit 26, an Individual Permit will be required.
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In addition to submitting a request to the COE, the total anticipated impacts to the
different ecological communities should be estimated based on our ecological
communities map, and stream impacts and wetland impacts should be calculated
based on the wetlands survey. The estimates of these proposed impacts should be
included in the state Environmental Assessment to expedite the issuance of a
FONSI from the State of North Carolina.

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5.0. REFERENCES
Conant, Roger, and Joseph T. Collins. 1991. A field guide to reptiles and amphibians, eastern
and central North America. The Peterson Field Guide Series. Houghton Mifflin, Boston.
Curle, Lawrence D. 1962. Soil survey of Yadkin County, North Carolina. U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service, Washington, D.C.
Department of the Army. 1992. Clarification and interpretation of the 1987 manual.
Memorandum from A. E. Williams, Major General, Directorate of Civil Works, U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers, Washington, D.C.
Duncan, W. H., and L. E. Foote. 1975. Wildflowers of the southeastern United States.
University of Georgia Press, Athens.
Environmental Laboratory. 1987. Corps of Engineers wetlands delineation manual. Technical
Report Y-87-1. U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, Mississippi.
Fernald, Lyndon Merritt. 1987. Gray's manual of botany, 8th (centennial) ed.-illustrated: A
handbook of the flowering plants and ferns of the central and northeastern United States and
adjacent Canada. Dioscorides Press, Portland, Oregon.
Godfrey, R. K., and J. W. Wooten. 1979. Aquatic and wetland plants of southeastern United
States. Vol. 1, Monocotyledons. The University of Georgia Press, Athens.
Godfrey, R. K., and J. W. Wooten. 1981. Aquatic and wetland plants of southeastern United
States. Vol. 2, Dicotyledons. The University of Georgia Press, Athens.
Kral, Robert. 1983. A report on some Rare, Threatened, or Endangered forest-related vascular
plants of the South. Vol. 1, Isoetaceae through Euphorbiaceae. USDA Forest Service, Atla.-ita.
lviartof, Bernard S., William M. Palmer, Joseph R. Bailey, and Julian Harrison III. 1989.
Amphibians and reptiles of the Carolinas and Vi bginia. University of North Carolina Press,
Chapel Hill.
Munsell Color. 1992. Munsell soil color charts. MacBeth Division, Kollmorgen Instruments
Corporation, Baltimore.
North Carolina Geologic Survey. 1985. Geologic map of North Carolina. North Carolina
Geologic Survey, Raleigh.
North Carolina Natural Heritage Program. 1997. Rare elements known to occur in Yadkin
County, N.C. Natural Heritage Program element occurrence list. NCNHP, Raleigh.
Page, Lawrence M., and Brooks M. Burr. 1991. Field guide to freshwater fishes, north of
Mexico. The Peterson Field Guide Series. Houghton Mifflin, Boston.
Radford; A. E., H. E. Ahles, and C. R. Bell. 1968. Manual of the vascular flora of the
Carolinas. University of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill.
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Reed, P. B., Jr. 1988. National list of plant species that occur in wetlands: Southeast (Region
2). U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, Research and Development,
Washington, D.C. Biological Report 88 (26.2).
Scott, S. L., editor. 1988. Field guide to the birds of North America. 2nd ed. National
Geographic Society, Washington, D.C.
Soil Conservation Service (SCS). 1991. Hydric soils of the United States. In cooperation with
the National Technical Committee for Hydric Soils. U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Washington, D.C.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS). 1989. 50 CFR Part 17: Endangered and threatened
wildlife and plants; animal notice of review. U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 1990a. 50 CFR Part 17: Endangered and threatened wildlife
and plants; review of plant taxa for listing as endangered or threatened species; notice of
review. Washington, D.C.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 1990b. 50 CFR Part 17.11 and 17.12: Endangered and
threatened wildlife and plants. U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 1994a. National Wetlands Inventory draft map, Falling Creek,
North Carolina, quadrangle, 7.5 minute series. U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington,
D.C.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 1994b. Endangered and thueatened species of the southeastern
United States. Notebook and update to.Region 4. U.S. Department of the Interior,
Washington, D.C.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 1997. Listed species in Yadkin County. Asheville Field Office,
Asheville, North Carolina.
U.S. Geological Survey. 1966. Lone Hickory, North Carolina, quadrangle, 7.5 minute series.
U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C.
Weakley, Alan S. 1993. Natural Heritage Program list of the rare plant species of North
Carolina. NCNHP, Raleigh.
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APPENDIX 1. FIGURES
1. Location of Project Area.
2. Ecological Communities.
3. Pasture.
4. Disturbed Mesic Hardwood Forest.
5. Mesic Hardwood Forest in Central Drainage.
6. Disturbed Alluvial Forest.
7. Aquatic Habitat-Perennial Stream.
8. Jurisdictional Wetlands and Waters of the United States.
9. Wetland 2.
10. Wetland 3.
11. Intermittent Stream-Waters of the United States.
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APPENDIX 2.
SCIENTIFIC NAMES OF COMMON PLANT AND ANIMAL SPECIES
Common Name Scientific Nam e
Plant species
American holly flex opaca
Blackberry Rubus sp.
Black cherry Prunus serotina
Bloodroot Sanquinaria canadensis
Catesbe's trillium Trillium catesbeii
Christmas fern Polystichum acrostichoides
False ginger Hexastylis sp. (probably virginiana)
Fescue Festuca sp.
Flowering dogwood Cornus florida
Foam flower Tiarella cordifolia
Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica
Indian cucumber root Medeola virginiana
Jack-in-the-pulpit Arisaema triphyllum
Japanese honeysuckle Lonicera japonica
Liverleaf Hepatica americana
May apple Podophyllum peltatum
Mountain laurel Kalmia augustifolia
Musclewood Carpinus caroliniana
Northern red oak Quercus rubra
Perfoliate bellwort Uvularia perfoliata
Pignut hickory Carya glabra
Red maple Acer rubrum
Solomon's seal Polygonatum biflorum
Spicebush Lindera benzoin
Sweetgum Liquidambar styraciflua
Sycamore Platanus occidentalis
Tulip poplar Liriodendron tulipifera
Umbrella magnolia Magnolia tripetala
Violets Viola sp.
White oak Quercus alba
Animal species
American crow Corvus brachyrhynchos
American robin Turdus migratorius
Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis
Carolina wren Thryothorus ludovicianus
Chickadee
Eastern cottontail rabbit
Mourning dove
Raccoon
Red-jvinged blackbird
Ruby-crowned kinglet
Rufous-sided towhee
Tufted titmouse
White-tailed deer
White-throated sparrow
Yellow-rumped warbler
Pares carolinensis
Sylvilagus floridantts
Zenaida macrottra
Procyon lotor
Agelaius phoenicius
Regulus calendula
Pipilo erythropthalmtts
Parus bicolor
Odocoiletts virginianus
Zonotrichia albicolis
Dendroica coronata
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DATA FORM
ROUTINE'NETLAND DETERMINATION
(1987 COE Wetlands Delineation Manual)
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applicant/Owner: G ' County: y
Investigator: , M State:
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(excluding FAC-). ?Q
Remarks: HYDROLOGY

_ Recorded Data (Describe in Remarks):
_ Stream, Lake, or Tide Gauge
_ Aerie! Photographs
_ Other
-No Recorded Data Available
Field Observations:
Depth of Surface Water:
Nl.&- (in.)
Depth to Free Water in Pit:
Depth to Saturated Soil:
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tin.)
Wetland Hydrology Indicators:
Primary Indicators:
_ Inundated
_ Saturated in Upper 12 Inches
_ Water Marks
_ Drift Lines
_ Sediment Deposits
_ Drainage Patterns in Wetlands
Secondary Indicators (2 or more required): •
_ Oxidized Root Channels in Upper 12 Inches
_ Water-Stained Loaves
_ Local Soil Survey Data
_ FAC-Neutral Test
_ Other (Explain in Remarks)
Remarks:
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ROUTINE VV LAND DETERMINATION
(1987 COE Wetlands Delineation Manual)
Project/Site: i4z Date: y-16-87
Applicant/Owner: County: ITIO f
Investigator: IJ. x f"}?2hcdi i t; C_ State:
Do Normal Circumstances exist an the site? No Community ID:
Y
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ID:
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Field Observations:
Depth of Surface Water:
Depth to Free Water in Pit:
(in.)
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Depth to Saturated Soil:
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Wetland Hydrology Indicators:
Primary Indicators:
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_ Water Marks
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Sediment Deposits
_rainage Patterns in Wetiands
Secondary Indicators (2 or more required):
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:::water-Stained Leaves
-Local Soil Survey Data
_ FAC-Neutral Test
_ Other (Explain in Remarks)
Remarks: AV?
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DATA FORM
ROUTINE WETLAND DETERMINATION
(1987 COE Wetlands Delineation Manual)
roject/Site: ?'?? Date:
Applicant/Owner: Cr>?i ?C p, County: Y ?-r1
Investigator: ?(3"4e L State: NL
Do Normal Circumstances exist on the site? Yes No Community ID:
Is the site significantly disturbed (Atypical Situation)? Yes No Transect ID:
Is the area a potential Problem Area? Yes No Plot ID: k/et/a?d3
(If needed, explain on reverse.)
VEGETATION
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Remarks: -
HYDROLOGY
_ Recorded Data (Describe in Remarks):
-Stream, Lake, or Tide Gauge
Ae-;el Photographs
_ Other
No Recorded Data Available
Field Observations:
Depth of Surface Water:
Depth to Free Water in Pit:
Depth to Saturated Soil:
_(in.)
(in.)
Wetland Hydrology Indicators:
Primary Indicators:
_ Inu, ated
aturated in Upper 12 Inches
-Water Marks
_ Drift Lines
ediment Deposits
Drainage Patterns in Wetlands
Secondary Indicators (2 or more required): •
• ___,,0Scidized Root Channels in Upper 12 Inches
mater-Stained Leaves
Local Soil Survey Dcta
_ FAC-Neutral Test
_ Other (Explain in Remarks)
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DATA FORM
ROUTINE'NETLAND DETERMINATION
(1987 COE Wetlands Delineation Manual)
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Applicant/Owner: --c;t4 o-f Y'r,Lti'rv; l -, ?Nq.tYleG r'
Investigator: 5 Ne kaA74A.- -rA/ ?A AdA,,1 4-
Do Normal Circumstances exist on the site? No
Is the site significantly disturbed (Atypical Situation)? Yes 99
Is the area a potential Problem Area? Yes 65,
(if needed, explain on reverse.)
Date: y 30 _ 97
County:
State:
Community ID:
Transect ID:
Plot ID: UAIZ2 3
VEGETATION
Dominant Plant soccias Stratum Indicator
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Remarks: HYDROLOGY

_ Recorded Data (Describe in Remarks):
-Stream, Lake, or Tide Gauge
_ Aenfa! Photographs
_ Other
- No Recorded Data Available
Field Observations:
Depth of Surface Water: o? (in.)
Depth to Free Water in Pit:
Depth to Saturated Soil: (in.)
Remarks: See fa?? 1 rt wQV,0vl;?
Wetland Hydrology Indicators:
Primary Indicators:
,-I'nun'dated
7-s-aturated in Upper 12 Inches
Water Marks
_ -_ Drift Lines
_ Sediment Deposits
---V'r-ainage Patterns in Wetlands
Secondary Indicators (2 or more required): •
_,,:-Oxidized Root Channels in Upper 12 Inches
_4,Water-Stained Leaves
_ Local Soil Survey Data
_ FAC-Neutral Test
_ Other (Explain in Remarks)
?/0 If a i n a?as r ns?' tom 01 Q d?`aGe iT'
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WILLIAM R. NETHERY
EDUCATION
M.S., Forestry (Ecology), North Carolina State University, 1991
B.S., Forestry (Biology), North Carolina State University, 1957
Specialized Training and Certification
Seminar on Native Grasses for the Southeast U.S., North Carolina Arboretum, 1997
Coastal Plain Wetland Delineation, University of Georgia, 1995
Shigo on Trees Workshop, 1995
Groundwater and Associated Environmental Concerns Seminar, 1992
Ninth Annual Forest Biology Symposium, 1990
P.C. SAS Basics Training Course, SAS Institute, 1989
Symposium on Barrier Island Ecology of the Atlantic Coast, 1989
Project Learning Tree Facilitator's Training, 1987
Qualified Consultant for Environmentally Sensitive Property
Member-Society of Wetland Scientists
TECHNICAL SPECIALTIES
Mr. Nethery has 6+ years of experience encompassing:
• Wetlands Science
• Protected Species
• Environmental Impact Assessment
• Environmental Compliance
• Urban Forestry
• Hazardous Waste Assessment
REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE
Mr. Nethery is Senior Environmental Scientist for TRC Garrow Associates Inc. He has
experience in planning, conducting, and managing ecological environmental studies,
including wetlands delineations, protected species surveys, mitigation planning and
monitoring, and other environmental studies. He has served as Scientist on numerous
studies for over three years and Senior Scientist/ Project Manager for at least three
additional years.
Wetlands Science
Protected Species and Wetlands Delineation and Mitigation Plan, Barnesville Reservoir,
Georgia. Served as Senior Scientist for protected species survey and wetlands delineation
for a reservoir expansion. Identified potential protected plant habitat in slope forests and
floodplain forests in the project area. Eighteen acres of wetlands to be impacted required
mitigation. Conducted followup protected plant surveys and wrote mitigation concept and
detailed mitigation plan, which were accepted by the Corps of Engineers.
W. Nethery Page 1

Maplewood Landfill Mitigation Monitoring, Amelia, Virginia. Serving as Senior
Environmental Scientist in ongoing mitigation plan, including monitoring plots in 7-acre
created wetland. Vegetation, soils, and hydrology are recorded for each plot in addition to
general observations in the created wetland. Results are reported to the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers as specified in the Mitigation Plan (Garrow & associates and USA Waste, Inc.).
Landfill Expansion Wetlands and Protected Species Surveys, Wayne County, North
Carolina. Served as Senior Environmental Scientist for wetlands and protected species
surveys in this project area. Most wetlands were in the undisturbed buffer zones, but
several narrow drainages in the impact area contained jurisdictional wetlands. Project
qualified for a Nationwide Permit based on our delineation of wetlands.
Protected Species
Effingham County Industrial Park, Protected Species Survey and Relocation, Georgia.
Served as Project Manager and Senior Scientist. Conducted initial protected species survey
of partially developed industrial park; finding active burrows of the gopher tortoise (state
protected), which potentially harbor indigo snake (federally protected). Hired indigo snake
expert (Mr. Ed Wester) to scope burrows and rule out presence of indigo snake. Worked
with gopher tortoise specialists (Dr. David Rostal, Georgia Southern University) to relocate
10 gopher tortoises from the project area to a state Wildlife Management Area in Burke
County Georgia.
ETNG-SONAT Natural Gas Pipeline, Wetlands and Protected Species Surveys, Catoosa
County, Georgia. Served as Senior Environmental Scientist for wetlands delineation and
protected species survey of an 8-mile pipeline corridor. Conducted additional surveys for
protected aquatic species (with subconsultant specialists) and one protected plant. Several
state protected fish species and one federally protected plant species were discovered in the
project area, necessitating reroutes and mitigation planning. Project was put on hold
pending FERC rulings.
Environmental Impact Assessment
Medical Training Facility EA, Fort Gordon, Georgia. Served as Technical Advisor/Editor
and Wetlands and Protected Species Scientist under contract to Hydrovision Inc., which
received a work order for an EA but had no experience with NEPA. The proposed training
facility would have minimal impacts, but the documentation had to be coordinated and
reviewed and a site visit was conducted to confirm reports of earlier surveys in the project
area. Assisted with writing, editing, and responding to reviewer comments.
Catawba River Raw Water Intake and Pump Station EA, Mecklenburg County, North
Carolina. Served as Senior Environmental Scientist to Metcalf & Eddy for the Mecklenburg
County Utilities Department. Conducted background research for primary, secondary, and
cumulative impacts, authored EA, and responded to agency comments. FONSI was written
based on our EA.
William R. Nethery Page 2
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Environmental Compliance and Miscellaneous Studies
EC.-LWP- Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina. Served as Project Scientist in
Environmental Compliance Agreement survey on the base. Investigated facilities for
compliance with chemical storage, waste disposal, and solid waste rules, erosion control
regulations, wetlands, protected species, and water quality planning and monitoring
requirements.
Sedimentation and Erosion Control Violation Investigation-B&G Lumber Co., Yadkin
County, North Carolina. Served as forester and regulatory/ technical advisor to a lumber
company that had been cited for a violation of the Sedimentation and Erosion Control Act.
Client had not installed appropriate erosion control measures and left standing timber so
that current landowners could develop property, causing logging company to lose
exemption from the Act. Recommended installing all ordinary harvest site erosion control
measures and removing remaining timber (and replanting) to ensure that site remained in
forestry.
Biological Inventory for Proposed North Chattahoochee River Nature Park, Fulton County,
Georgia. Served as Senior Environmental Scientist for an inventory along the
Chattahoochee River adjacent to the Fulton Industrial Park. Mapped ecological
communities, and associated hydrology and soils information, disturbance, scenic value,
and recreation and educational values in a GIS coverage of ecological community polygons.
Industrial isolation, previous disturbance and development, severe pollution problems,
and unstable substrates in the project area presented excessively difficult problems in using
this site as a nature park.
Urban Forestry
Tree Inventory and Management Plan. A street tree inventory and management plan was
prepared for the Historic District at Fort Benning, Georgia, as part of the Historic
Preservation Plan (by Garrow & Associates, Inc.) for Fort Benning. Served as Urban Forester
and Project Manager with Mr. Dudley Hartel (Information Systems, Inc.) as Consulting
Urban Forester. This inventory and plan involved recording pertinent data for some 4,000
street trees in the Historic District that were suffering from neglect and poor management.
Numerous removals of poor quality or hazardous trees were recommended, along with a
strict planting and maintenance regime to lead toward a sustainable urban forest in the
Historic District that is in keeping with general planning principles espoused by early
planners at Fort Benning.
Phase I Hazardous Waste Assessments
Wastewater Treatment Plant Expansion, Salisbury, North Carolina. Served as
Environmental Scientist on Phase I Audit (as part of state-level EA) for an expansion of the
existing treatment facility into a regional facility. Investigated reports of barrels and other
potential toxic waste at the project area.
Fire Department Renovations, Durham, North Carolina. Served as Environmental
ScJentist on Phase I Audit of one firehouse in Durham. Verified LUST (petioieum) and
recommended corrective action before conducting transactions on the property.
W. Nethery Page 3
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PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Society of Wetlands Scientists (SWS), since 1977
PUBLICATIONS
Master's Thesis: Effects of gibberellic acid and kinetin on coastal-source wax myrtle (Myrica
cerifera) seed germination. North Carolina State University, Raleigh.
Nethery, William R., and L. Jervis, 1990. Effects of Canopy Transmission of PAR Light on
Cypripeditini acaule in Schenck Forest. NCSU Forest Biology Research Center, Raleigh.
WORK HISTORY
Senior Environmental Scientist
TRC Garrow Associates Inc.
1997-present
Senior Environmental Scientist
Garrow & Associates, Inc.
1993-1997
Senior Wetlands Scientist
Robert J. Goldstein & Associates, Inc., Raleigh
1990-1993
Graduate Teaching Assistant and Research Technician
Forestry Department, NCSU, Raleigh
1988--1990
Research Technician
Clemson University, U.S. Forest Service Research Lab, Charleston, South Carolina
1986
William R. Nethery Page 4
U.S. ARMY CORPS OF
ENGINEE?02AW,,,,,
WILMINGTON DISTRICT
Action ID. 199820858 County Yadkin
GENERAL PERMIT (REGIONAL AND NATIONWIDE) VERIFICATION
Property Owner/Agent Town of Yadkinville c/o Mr. Hubert Gregory
Address Post Office Box 816. Yadkinville North Carolina 27055-0816
Telephone No. [phone]
Size and Location of project (waterway, road name/number, town, etc.) Town of Yadkinville
proposed raw water storage reservoir site located off of Old Stage Road, adjacent to unnamed
tributaries of South Deep Creek, near Yadkinville, in Yadkin County, North Carolina
Description of Activity
Proposed raw water storage reservoir on an unnamed above headwaters tributary of South Deep
Creek resulting in approximately 2.3 acre of impacts including 455 linear feet of aquatic
habitat stream impact to the jurisdictional waters of the referenced tributary The project
includes on site mitigation of 6.3 acres of wetland mitigation and 1200 linear feet of stream
mitigation on the South Deep Creek adjacent to the project site
X Section 404 (Clean Water Act, 33 USC 1344) only.
Section 10 (River and Harbor Act of 1899) only. ?-- '
Section 404 and Section 10. l
NWT 26 Nationwide Permit Number.
Any violation of the conditions of the Regional General or Nationwide Permit referenced above
may subject the permittee to a stop work order, a restoration order, and/or appropriate legal
action.
This Department of the Army Regional General/Nationwide Permit verification does not relieve
the undersigned permittee of the responsibility to obtain any other required Federal, State, or
local approvals/permits. The permittee may need to contact appropriate State and local agencies
before beginning work. 9
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Date October 5, 1998 Expiration

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PROTECTED SPECIES SURVEY AND WETLANDS DELINEATION
FOR THE PROPOSED YADKINVILLE RESERVOIR,
YADKIN COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
Submitted to:
Engineering Services, P.A.
P.O. Box 1849
Garner, North Carolina 2729
Submitted by:
TRC GARROW ASSOCIATF:;i INC.
N 1 3772 Pleasantdale Road, Suite 200
Atlanta, Georgia 30340-4214
Project # 97-33-15-2277
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Field Investigation and Report Preparation by:
William R. Nethery
Senior Environmental Scientist

May 15,1997
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
A protected species survey and wetland delineation were conducted in April 1997
for the proposed Yadkinville Reservoir northeast of the intersection of Old Bridge
Road and U.S. Highway 601, southeast of Yadkinville in Yadkin County, North
Carolina. The project property, approximately 30 acres in size, contains five
ecological communities: Pasture, Disturbed Mesic Hardwood Forest, Mesic
Hardwood Forest, Disturbed Alluvial Forest, and Aquatic Habitat.
Records of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the North Carolina Natural
Heritage Program indicate no known occurrences of state or federally protected plant
or animal species in Yadkin County. The project area contains habitat for one rare
(legally unprotected) plant known from Yadkin County, purple coneflower, which
was not observed in the project area. An unnamed perennial streambed and
adjacent forested. slopes were searched for the state and federally protected small-
whorled pogonia (not listed for the county), but none was found. No state or
federally protected plant or animal species were observed in the project area. We do
not recommend return surveys for any state or federally protected plant or animal
species.
Three jurisdictional wetlands and waters of the United States occur in the project
area. We recommend that impacts to jurisdictional wetlands be avoided to the
extent practicable. However, it is obviously difficult to avoid jurisdictional waters
and wetlands when planning water supply projects. Unavoidable impacts to these
wetlands may qualify for Nationwide Permit 26 for impacts to wetlands above
headwaters if the average flow in the unnamed perennial stream is less than 5 cubic
feet per second and the total area of wetland impact does not exceed 3 acres. A
request should be submitted to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to verify wetland
boundaries and proposed wetland impacts in the project area and to verify the
eligibility of this project for a Nationwide Permit. The Corps will require a
demonstration that there are no upland alternatives before authorizing the project,
and mitigation will likely be required. If the project does not qualify for a
Nationwide Permit, an Individual Permit under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act
will be required.

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CONTENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ii
1.0. INTRODUCTION 1
2.0. MATERIALS AND METHODS 2
2.1. Literature Review and Records Search 2
2.2. Field Survey 2
3.0. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION 3
3.1. General Project Area Description 3
3.2. Description of Ecological Communities 3
3.3. Protected Species Assessment 4
3.4. Jurisdictional Wetlands Assessment 5
4.0. SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS 6
5.0. REFERENCES
APPENDIX 1. Figures
APPENDIX 2. Scientific Names of Common Plant and Animal Species
APPENDIX 3. COE Data Sheets
APPENDIX 4. Resume of Project Scientist

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PROTECTED SPECIES SURVEY AND WETLANDS DELINEATION
FOR THE PROPOSED YADKINVILLE RESERVOIR,
YADKIN COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
1.0. INTRODUCTION
TRC Garrow Associates, Inc., has performed a protected species survey and a
jurisdictional wetlands delineation for the proposed Yadkinville Reservoir,
southeast of Yadkinville in Yadkin County, North Carolina. The project property is
approximately 30 acres just west of Gospel Way Church Road, 3,500 feet north of Old
Stage Road, and 3,000 feet east of U.S. Highway 601 (Figure 1, Appendix 1). This
report describes ecological communities, determines the presence/ absence of
protected species or their habitats, and locates jurisdictional wetlands and waters of
the United States in and adjacent to the project property. Recommendations are
made concerning impacts to potential protected species habitats, jurisdictional
wetlands, and waters of the United States. Consideration of impacts to protected
species and wetlands is required under North Carolina's Environmental Policy Act
(SEPA).
Rare and protected species include species protected by state and federal laws, as well
as rare species that, although not legally protected, are of concern to listing agencies
and members of the scientific community. Legally protected species include animals
listed as Endangered, Threatened, Special Concern, or Extirpated by the North
Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC); plants listed as Endangered,
Threatened, or Special Concern by the North Carolina Department of Agriculture
(NCDA); and plants and animals listed as Endangered or Threatened by the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS 1989, 1990a, 1990b). Rare species include Candidates
for federal listing by FWS and those listed as Candidates or as Significantly Rare by
the North Carolina Natural Heritage Program (NCNHP). Efforts to accommodate
rare species found on a project area are encouraged but not required; such efforts
help preserve a rare species before it becomes critically imperiled and legally
protected.
Waters of the United States are protected under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act.
Waters of the United States are discrete channels or areas that hold impounded or
running water for part or all of the year, including such features as lakes, ponds,
rivers, perennial and intermittent streams, and, in some cases, ditches. Waters of
the United States also include wetlands, which are defined by the U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers (COE) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as "those areas
that are inundated or saturated by surface or ground water at a frequency and
duration sufficient to support, and that under normal circumstances do support, a
prevalence of vegetation typically adapted for life in saturated soil conditions"
(Environmental Laboratory 1987).
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2.0. MATERIALS AND METHODS
2.1. Literature Review and Records Search
A literature and map review was performed for the study area, consisting of an
examination of soil survey maps (Curle 1962), the U.S. Geological Survey
topographic map (USGS 1966), a National Wetlands Inventory (NWI) map (FWS
1994a), and aerial photography provided by Engineering Services. Lists of protected
plant and animal species potentially occurring on the project area and their habitat
requirements were obtained from NCNHP (1997) and FWS (1997). Additional
information on plant and animal species identification, rare and protected species
identification, species distribution, and habitat requirements was compiled from a
number of sources, including field guides and distribution atlases: Conant and
Collins (1991), Duncan and Foote (1975), Fernald (1987), Godfrey and Wooten (1979,
1981), Martof et al. (1989), Page and Burr (1991), Radford et al. (1968), Scott (1988),
Weakley (1993), Kral (1983), and FWS (1994b).
2.2. Field Survey
A pedestrian reconnaissance of the entire project area was performed April 16-17
and April 30, 1997, by William R. Nethery, Senior Environmental Scientist.
Habitats were evaluated and a determination was made of the potential for each
habitat on the site to support state and federally protected species as well as state
Significantly Rare and state and federal Candidate species. Appropriate habitats
were searched thoroughly for protected species. No special sampling (e.g., mist
netting for bats or birds, mammal trapping, or sampling streams for fish) was
performed for these studies.
The field methodology for the wetlands reconnaissance followed the Corps of
Engineers Wetlands Delineation Manual (Environmental Laboratory 1987) and
subsequent guidance (Department of the Army 1992). An assessment of the three
mandatory wetland criteria, vegetation, soils, and hydrology, was performed for
potential jurisdictional wetland areas, and observations of wetland criteria
throughout the project area were noted. Hydric soils were confirmed with
information from the Soil Conservation Service (SCS 1991). Soil color was
determined with Munsell (1992), and plant indicator status was verified with Reed
(1988). The approximate locations of wetland areas and habitats were drawn on field
maps during the investigation, and representative photographs were taken.
Wetland boundaries were flagged in the field adequately for surveying by
Engineering Services.
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3.0. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
3.1. General Project Area Description
The project area is in the upper Piedmont region of western North Carolina. The
geology of the project area includes Charlotte Belt biotite gneiss and schist with
small masses of granite and mica schist (N.C. Geological Survey 1985). The
proposed project area is of moderately steep relief with elevations that range from
approximately 800 above mean sea level along the perennial stream on the western
boundary to approximately 900 feet near Gospel Way Church Road in the eastern
portion of the site (USGS 1966). Soil survey maps (Curie 1962) indicate that
floodplains in the project area contain poorly drained, mixed alluvial soils, while
slopes and ridges contain Cecil fine, sandy loams. The project area is composed
mainly of pasture, with hardwood forests in some drainages and floodplains and on
steep slopes. Hardwood forests are severely disturbed in a portion of the project
area. Figures illustrating the project property are contained in Appendix 1.
3.2. Description of Ecological Communities
Five ecological communities exist in and adjacent to the study area: Pasture,
Disturbed Mesic Hardwood Forest, Mesic Hardwood Forest, Disturb.ed Alluvial
Forest, and Aquatic Habitat. The approximate boundaries of ecological communities
are depicted in Figure 2. Scientific names of common plant and animal species in
the project area are contained in Appendix 2.
A large portion of the project area contains a Pasture community. This community
is strictly dominated by planted fescue, with very little native vegetation (Figure 3).
Meadowlark was the only animal species observed in this community.
The Disturbed Mesic Hardwood Forest community occurs along cut-over slopes
above the floodplain in the western part of _the proposed project area. This
community is severely disturbed by timber harvesting and cattle. The remnant
canopy cover consists of scattered white oak, pignut hickory, red maple, tulip poplar,
and black cherry (Figure 4). The understory consists of saplings of the mature
canopy layer as well as flowering dogwood and American holly. The ground layer
includes Christmas fern, violets, and thickets of Japanese honeysuckle or blackberry.
Animals observed in this community include cardinal, bluejay, brown thrasher,
American crow, chickadee, mourning dove, ruby-crowned kinglet, white-throated
sparrow, and yellow-rumped warbler.
The Mesic Hardwood Forest community is present in the central drainage and on
steep slopes in the western section of the proposed project area. In the central
drainage, the canopy includes tulip poplar, red maple, sweetgum, and pignut
hickory (Figure 5). The understory and ground layeis are disturbed by cattle and
contain red maple, musclewood, Christmas fern, Japanese honeysuckle, Solomon's
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seal, foam flower, may apple, and violet. On relatively undisturbed steep slopes in
the western section this community is dominated by American beech, tulip poplar,
northern red oak, and red maple, with a diverse understory suggestive of the Basic
Mesic Hardwood Forest community. However, these soils are not mapped as basic
or circumneutral. The shrub and sapling layer includes umbrella magnolia,
flowering dogwood, and red maple, with mountain laurel, musclewood, and
spicebush nearer to streams. The diverse ground layer includes Christmas fern,
liverleaf, foam flower, Solomon's seal, perfoliate bellwort, bloodroot, and false
ginger, with Indian cucumber root, Jack-in-the-pulpit, foam flower, and scattered
Catesbe's trillium on lower slopes and near the stream. Animal species observed in
this community include cardinal, American robin, rufous-sided towhee, white-
throated sparrow, and tufted titmouse.
The Disturbed Alluvial Forest community is present in the floodplain in the
northwestern portion of the project area. It is severely disturbed by timber
harvesting and cattle. The remnant canopy cover is made up of scattered red maple,
sweetgum, tulip poplar, and sycamore (Figure 6). The residual understory includes
saplings of tree species, thickets of blackberry and Japanese honeysuckle, and soft
rush and sedges in wetter areas. Animals observed in this community include
white-tailed deer, raccoon, brown thrasher, cardinal, mourning dove, Carolina
wren, red-winged blackbird, white-throated sparrow, and eastern cottontail rabbit.
The Aquatic community includes an unnamed perennial tributary-to South Deep
Creek. This stream is approximately 8 feet wide with 2-4 foot high vegetated banks
(Figure 7). The stream bottom contains cobble, gravel, and sand with silt in some
places. Water quality appears to be medium to high in the project area. Small fish
and frogs were observed in the Aquatic community in the project area.
3.3. Protected Species Assessment
Protected species occurrence lists from NCNHP -(1997) and FWS (1997) indicate that.
no state or federally protected animal species and no state or federally protected
plant species are known from Yadkin County. Two state Significantly Rare (legally
unprotected) plants, purple coneflower and granite flatsedge, are known from
Yadkin County. Marginal habitat is present in the Mesic Hardwood Forest
community for purple coneflower, but no specimens were observed in the project
area. This plant is most visible during summer when it is blooming. However, we
will not recommend a return survey for this rare plant since it is not legally.
protected. The Mesic Hardwood Forest community near the main stream channel
in the western portion of the site is suitable for the federally protected small-
whorled pogonia (not known from Yadkin County), but no specimens were
observed in the project area. No state or federally protected plant or animal species
were observed in the project area.
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3.4. Jurisdictional Wetlands Assessment
Soil survey maps (Curie 1962) indicate a poorly drained soil, mixed alluvial land, in
the floodplain in the western section of the project area. However, this soil type
does not appear on the national hydric soils list. The National Wetland Inventory
map (FWS 1994a) does not indicate wetlands in the proposed project area. One
disturbed, palustrine shrub-scrub wetland and two small palustrine forested
wetlands are present in the project area. Detailed information about each wetland is
recorded on COE data sheets in Appendix 3. Also, waters of the United States exist
in the project area in perennial and intermittent stream channels. Approximate
locations of wetlands and waters of the United States are shown in Figure 8.
Wetland 1 is the palustrine shrub-scrub wetland in the floodplain of the unnamed
tributary of South Deep Creek in the northwestern part of the project area. The
wetland vegetation includes scattered red maple and sweet,-,um, with tree saplings,
soft rush, elderberry, hedge hyssop, sedges, and Japanese honeysuckle dominating
the shrub and ground layers (see Figure 6). Hydric soil characteristics in this
palustrine shrub-scrub wetland include low chroma matrices and poor internal
drainage, partly from compaction by cattle. Wetland hydrology indicators in the
palustrine forested wetland include saturation, poor drainage from compaction, and
water-stained leaves.
Wetland 2 and Wetland 3 are palustrine forested wetlands. The wetland vegetation
in Wetland 2 includes red maple with scattered black willow and green ash in the
canopy. Tree saplings, musclewood, elderberry, hedge hyssop, sedges, soft rush, and
Japanese honeysuckle dominate the shrub and ground layers (Figure 9). Wetland 3
contains scattered red maple, with red maple saplings, spicebush, elderberry, sedges,
jewelweed, hedge hyssop, duck potato, and rice cutgrass in the understory and
ground vegetation (Figure 10). Hydric soil characteristics in both Wetland 2 and
Wetland 3 include low chroma matrices, hydric moisture regime, and sulfidic odor.
Wetland hydrology indicators in the palustrine forested wetland include saturation,
shallow inundation, and water-stained leaves.
Waters of the United States, also under jurisdiction of the COE, occur in the
unnamed perennial stream in the western section of the site and in several
intermittent drainages to the main stream channel. The perennial stream is 10 feet
wide (bank-to-bank) with a cobble, gravel, sand, and silt bottom. This will be the
primary source of water into the proposed reservoir (see Figure 7). The intermittent
stream channels are 1-4 feet wide, with gravel sand and silt bottoms (Figure 11).
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4.0. SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
A protected species survey and wetlands delineation were conducted in the
proposed Yadkinville Reservoir project area. The project property consists of
approximately 30 acres northeast of the intersection of Old Stage Road and U.S.
Highway 601, southeast of Yadkinville in Yadkin County, North Carolina. This
survey addresses protected species and wetlands concerns in support of an
Environmental Assessment under the State Environmental Policy Act.
The project area contains five ecological communities: Pasture, Disturbed Mesic
Hardwood Forest, Mesic Hardwood Forest, Disturbed Alluvial Forest, and Aquatic
Habitat. The Pasture is dominated by planted fescue, and disturbed communities
were disturbed both by timber harvesting and cattle. The relatively undisturbed
Mesic Hardwood Forest community is disturbed by cattle only in the central
drainage.
No state or federally protected plant or animal species are known from Yadkin
County. Habitat is present in the project area for one state Significantly Rare (legally
unprotected) plant species, but no specimens were observed. No state or federally
protected plants or animals were observed in or adjacent to the proposed project
area. We do not recommend further investigations for state or federally protected
species in the project area.
Three areas of jurisdictional wetlands occur in the proposed project area, two small
palustrine forested wetlands and a disturbed, palustrine shrub-scrub wetland.
Waters of the United States, including a perennial stream and several intermittent
stream channels, also occur in the project area. We recommend avoiding impacts to
the jurisdictional wetlands and waters of the United States in the project property to
the extent practicable. But given the nature of the project, it would be difficult to
avoid wetlands and waters on this site. If unavoidable impacts to jurisdictional
wetlands and waters of the United States are less than three acres and if average flow
in the unnamed perennial tributary of South Deep Creek is less than 5 cubic feet per
second, this project may qualify for a Nationwide Permit 26 for wetlands above
headwaters.
A request should be submitted to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, along with this
report, legally surveyed wetland boundaries (and waters of the United States), and
the most current site plans, to verify wetland boundaries and proposed wetland
impacts in the project area and to verify the eligibility of this project for a
Nationwide Permit. The COE will require documentation that no upland
alternatives are available and that unavoidable impacts to wetlands and waters have
been minimized to the extent practicable. It is highly likely that mitigation will be
required for wetland impacts from this project. If this project does not qualify for
Nationwide Per-mit '761 an Individual Permit will be required.
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In addition to submitting a request to the COE, the total anticipated impacts to the
different ecological communities should be estimated based on our ecological
communities map, and stream impacts and wetland impacts should be calculated
based on the wetlands survey. The estimates of these proposed impacts should be
included in the state Environmental Assessment to expedite the issuance of a
FONSI from the State of North Carolina.
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5.0. REFERENCES
Conant, Roger, and Joseph T. Collins. 1991. A field guide to reptiles and amphibians, eastern
and central North America. The Peterson Field Guide Series. Houghton Mifflin, Boston.
Cur':e, Lawrence D. 1962. Soil survey of Yadkin County, North Carolina. U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service, Washington, D.C.
Department of the Army. 1992. Clarification and interpretation of the 1987 manual.
Memorandum from A. E. Williams, Major General, Directorate of Civil Works, U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers, Washington, D.C.
Duncan, W. H., and L. E. Foote. 1975. Wildflowers of the southeastern United States.
University of Georgia Press, Athens.
Environmental Laboratory. 1987. Corps of Engineers wetlands delineation manual. Technical
Report Y-87-1. U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, Mississippi.
Fernald, Lyndon Merritt. 1987. Gray's manual of botany, 8th (centennial) ed.-illustrated: A
handbook of the flowering plants and ferns of the central and northeastern United States and
adjacent Canada. Dioscorides Press, Portland, Oregon.
Godfrey, R. K., and J. W. Wooten. 1979. Aquatic and wetland plants of southeastern United
States. Vol. 1, Monocotyledons. The University of Georgia Press, Athens.
Godfrey, R. K., and J. W. Wooten. 1981. Aquatic and wetland plants of southeastern United
States. Vol. 2, Dicotyledons. The University of Georgia Press, Athens.
Kral, Robert. 1983. A report on some Rare, Threatened, or Endangered forest-related vascular
plants of the South. Vol. 1, Isoetaceae through Euphorbiaceae. USDA Forest Service, Atlanta.
Martof, Bernard S., William M. Palmer, Joseph R. Bailey, and Julian Harrison III. 1989.
Amphibians and reptiles of the Carolinas and Vi aginia. University of North Carolina Press,
Chapel Hill.
Munsell Color. 1992. Munsell soil color charts. MacBeth Division, Kollmorgen Instruments
Corporation, Baltimore.
North Carolina Geologic Survey. 1985. Geologic map of North Carolina. North Carolina
Geologic Survey, Raleigh.
North Carolina Natural Heritage Program. 1997. Rare elements known to occur in Yadkin
County, N.C. Natural Heritage Program element occurrence list. NCNHP, Raleigh.
Page, Lawrence M., and Brooks M. Bun. 1991. Field guide to freshwater fishes, north of
Mexico. The Peterson Field Guide Series. Houghton Mifflin, Boston.
Radford'A. E., H. E. Ahles, and C. R. Bell. 1968. Manual of the vascular flora of the
Carolinas. University of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill.
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Reed, P. B., Jr. 1988. National list of plant species that occur in wetlands: Southeast (Region
2). U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, Research and Development,
Washington, D.C. Biological Report 88 (26-2).
Scott, S. L., editor. 1988. Field guide to the birds of North America. 2nd ed. National
Geographic Society, Washington, D.C.
Soil Conservation Service (SCS). 1991. Hydric soils of the United States. In cooperation with
the National Technical Committee for Hydric Soils. U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Washington, D.C.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS). 1989. 50 CFR Part 17: Endangered and threatened
wildlife and plants; animal notice of review. U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 1990a. 50 CFR Part 17: Endangered and threatened wildlife
and plants; review of plant taxa for listing as endangered or threatened species; notice of
review. Washington, D.C.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 1990b. 50 CFR Part 17.11 and 17.12: Endangered and
threatened wildlife and plants. U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 1994a. National Wetlands Inventory draft map, Falling Creek,
North Carolina, quadrangle, 7.5 minute series. U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington,
D.C.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 1994b. Endangered and threatened species of the southeastern
United States. Notebook and update to Region 4. U.S. Department of the Interior,
Washington, D.C.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 1997. Listed species in Yadkin County. Asheville Field Office,
Asheville, North Carolina.
U.S. Geological Survey. 1966. Lone Hickory, North Carolina, quadrangle, 7.5 minute series.
U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C.
Weakley, Alan S. 1993. Natural Heritage Program list of the rare plant species of North
Carolina. NCNHP, Raleigh.
APPENDIX 1. FIGURES
1. Location of Project Area.
2. Ecological Communities.
3. Pasture.
4. Disturbed Mesic Hardwood Forest.
5. Mesic Hardwood Forest in Central Drainage.
6. Disturbed Alluvial Forest.
7. Aquatic Habitat-Perennial Stream.
S. jurisdictional Wetlands and Waters of the United States.
9. Wetland 2.
10. Wetland 3.
11. Intermittent Stream-Waters of the United States.
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APPENDIX 2.
SCIENTIFIC NAMES OF COMMON PLANT AND ANIMAL SPECIES
Common Name Scientific Name
Plant species
American holly Ilex opaca
Blackberry Rubus sp.
Black cherry Prunus serotina
Bloodroot Sanquinaria canadensis
Catesbe's trillium Trillium catesbeii
Christmas fern Polystichum acrostichoides
False ginger Hexastylis sp. (probably virginiana)
Fescue Festuca sp.
Flowering dogwood Cornus florida
Foam flower Tiarella cordifolia
Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica
Indian cucumber root Medeola virginiana
Jack-in-the-pulpit Arisaema triphyllum
Japanese honeysuckle Lonicera japonica
Liverleaf Hepatica americana
May apple Podophyllum peltatum
Mountain laurel Kalmia augustifolia
Musclewood Carpinus caroliniana
Northern red oak Quercus rubra
Perfoliate bellwort Uvularia perfoliata
Pignut hickory Ca-rya glabra
Red maple Acer rubrum
Solomon's seal Polygonatum biflorum
Spicebush Lindera benzoin
Sweetgum Liquidambar styraciflua
Sycamore Platanus occidentalis
Tulip poplar Liriodendron tulipifera
Umbrella magnolia Magnolia tripetala
Violets Viola sp.
White oak Quercus alba
Animal species
American crow Corvus brachyrhynchos
American robin Turdus migratorius
Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis
Carolina wren Thryothorus ludovicianus
Chickadee
Eastern cottontail rabbit
Mourning dove
Raccoon
Red-winged blackbird
Ruby-crowned kinglet
Rufous-sided towhee
Tufted titmouse
White-tailed deer
White-throated sparrow
Yellow-rumped warbler
Paris carolinensis
Sylvilagus florldanis
Zenaida macroira
Procyon lotor
Agelaius phoeniciis
Regulus calendula
Pipilo erythropthalmzcs
Parus bicolor
Odocoileics virginianus
Zonotriclhia albicolis
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DATA FORM
ROUTINE `;:- LAND DETERMINATION
(1987 COE Wetlands Delineation Manual)
?roject/Slt?: Date:- -Q /
ApplicanT!0wner: G f y County: y
Investigator: , iV State:
4 Do Normal Circumstances exist on the site?
Is the site si
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Is the area a potential Problem Area? Yes if+o Plot ID: L )
(If needed, explain on reverse.) N
VEGETATION
Dominant P!ant Species Stratum
? J Indicator -
WK Dominant Plant Sor.cits Stratum Indicator
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Percent of Dominant Species that are OSL, FACW or FAC

(excluding FAC-). ?O
Remarks: ?ti,(_ , , ,, _ b?_ ?, ?'6yL?/t?? -• --
HYDROLOGY
_ Recorded Data (Describe in Remarks):
_ Stream, Lake, or Tide Gauge
_ Ae^a; Photographs
_ Other
No Recorded Data Available
Field Observations:
Depth of Surface Water:
N4,&- (in.)
Depth to Free Water in Pit:
Depth to Saturated Soil:
/4,0, (in.)
(in.)
Wetland Hydrology Indicators:
Primary Indicators:
_ Inundated
_ Saturated in Upper 12 Inches
_ Water Marks
_ Drift Lines
_ Sediment Deposits
_ Drainage Patterns in Wetlands
Secondary Indicators (2 or more required): •
_ Oxidized Root Channels in Upper 12 Inches
_ Water-Stained Leaves
_ Local Soil Survey Data
_ FAC-Neutral Test
_ Other (Explain in Remarks)
Remarks: G?
W ?.C.?
DATA FORM
ROUTINE tiVc LAND DETERMINATION
(1987 COE Wetlands Delineation 1,12nual)
reject/Site: icL n ??ho Date:
Applicant/Owner: / u s? y County: yaa?/cry?
Investigator: State: I?G
Do Norm, al Circumstances exist on the site? No Community ID:
Is the site significantly disturbed (Atypical Situation)? Yes Transect ID:
Is the area a potential Problem Area? Yes Plot ID: We+lo_,1cL I
(If needed, explain on reverse.)
VEGETATION
Cominant Plant So-ties Stratum Indicator Dominant Plant Sonci-s Stratum Indicator
1 Ct 5, _7_: 5 /- 9.
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4
(excluding FAC-). 6
Remarks:
V
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HYDROLOGY
_ Recorded Data (Describe in Remarks):
_ Stream, Lake, or Tide Gauge
_'e^al Photographs
_ other
_ No Recorded Data Available /y1_&r1)V
F=ield Observations:
Depth of Surface Water:
Depth to Free Water in Pit:
Un.)
:> (in.)
Depth to Saturated Soil:
) rZ (in.)
Wetland Hydrology Indicators:
Primary Indicators:
Inundated
::eaturated in Upper 12 Inches
-Water Marks
_ Drift Lines
_ Sed' . ent Deposits
rainage Patterns in Wetlands
Secondary Indicators (2 or more required):
_?Cxidized Root Channels in Upper 12 Inches
::water-Stained Leaves
Local Soil Survey Data
FAC-Neutral Test
_ Other (Explain in Remarks)
Remarks: C"C/
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DATA FORM
ROUTINE WETLAND DETERMINATION
(1987 COE Wetlands Delineation Manual)
Project/Site: y Date:
Applicant/Owner:
County: y'
investigator: X13,1/ State: VC-
DO Normal Circumstances exist on the site? Yes No Community ID:
Is the site significantly disturbed (Atypical Situation)? Yes No Transect ID:
Is the area a potential Problem Area? Yes No Plot ID: k/e114 ,-.14-
(If needed, explain on reverse.)
VEGETATION
Dominant Plant Soecies Stratum Indicator Dominant Plant Soecies St-arum Indicator

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Percent of Dominant Species that are OSL, FACW or FAC
(excluding FAC-).
Remarks: -
HYDROLOGY
_ Recorded Data (Describe in Remarks):
Stream, Lake, or Tide Gauge
Aerial Photographs
_ Other
_ No Recorded Data Available
Field Observations:
Depth of Surface Water:
Depth to Free Water in Pit:
Depth to Saturated Soil:
(in.)
3 (in.)
(in.)
Wetland Hydrology Indicators:
Primary Indicators:
_ Inu. ated
aturated in Upper 12 Inches
-Water Marks
_ Drift Lines
ediment Deposits
Drainage Patterns in Wetlands
Secondary Indicators (2 or more required): .
• __,ZScidizad Root Channels in Upper 12 Inches
meter-Stained Leaves
_ Local Soil Survey Data
_ FAC-Neutral Test
_ Other (Explain in Remarks)
Remarks: `? Vt41.
DATA FORM
ROUTINE WE LAND DETERiY11NAT1ON
(1987 COE Wetlands Delineation Manual)
"ro;ect/Site: ya??1'n 1/ ; Isle ?h Date: y 3,0 - 97
7Applicant(Owner: _ C+X 0-f Yadf>'t'rv;l .?nc?r'i,ig Se N County: 1-(? h
Investigator: 61 Net C e t ?S State:
Do Normal Circumstances exist on the site? No Community ID:
Is the site significantly disturbed (Atypical Situation)? Yes V Transect ID:
Is the area a potential Problem Area? Yes LI!FcP Plot ID: 1,jAI?2?3
(If needed, explain on reverse.)
V E G ETAT10 N
'Dominant Plant Soecies Stratum Indicator Dominant Plant Soncies St•atum I IdiC3tor

z. L. 10.

12.
5. ?1 tea 1 , o a S-fV_7 13.
6. 14.

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Percent of Dominant Species that are OBL, FACW or FAC
(excluding FAC•).
1 ri V
Remarks: 4a?
HYDROLOGY
_ Recorded Data (Describe in Remarks):
Stream, Lake, or Tide Gauge
_ Ae.ial Photographs
_ Other
_ No Recorded Data Available
Feld Observations:
Depth of Surface Water:
7
Depth to Free Water in Pit:
depth to Saturated Soil:
On.)
fln.)
(in.)
Wetland Hydrology Indicators:
Primary Indicators:
/Inundated
7'S'aturated in Upper 12 Inches
-Water Marks
_ Drift Lines
Sediment Deposits
_-0-rainage Patterns in Wetlands
Secondary Indicators (2 or more required):
Oxidized Root Channels in Upper 12 inches
__,,Water-Stained Leaves
-Local Soil Survey Data
FAC-Neutral Test
_ Other (Explain in Remarks)
Remarks: SeefQ i r
J jt, I n Y1,1rooc? - //00 Flar r it TI to'e 01 adU ,Qcevf_
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WILLIAM R. NETHERY
EDUCATION
NI.S., Forestry (Ecology), North Carolina State University, 1991
B.S., Forestry (Biology), North Carolina State University, 1987
Specialized Training and Certification
Seminar on Native Grasses for the Southeast U.S., North Carolina Arboretum, 1997
Coastal Plain Wetland Delineation, University of Georgia, 1998
Shigo on Trees Workshop, 1995
Groundwater and Associated Environmental Concerns Seminar, 1992
Ninth Annual Forest Biology Symposium, 1990
P.C. SAS Basics Training Course, SAS Institute, 1989
Symposium on Barrier Island Ecology of the Atlantic Coast, 1989
Project Learning Tree Facilitator's Training, 1987
Qualified Consultant for Environmentally Sensitive Property
Member-Society of Wetland Scientists
TECHNICAL SPECIALTIES
Mr. Nethery has 6+ years of experience encompassing:
• Wetlands Science
• Protected Species
• Environmental Impact Assessment
• Environmental Compliance
• Urban Forestry
• Hazardous Waste Assessment
REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE
Mr. Nethery is Senior Environmental Scientist for TRC Garrow Associates Inc. He has
experience in planning, conducting, and managing ecological environmental studies,
including wetlands delineations, protected species surveys, mitigation planning and
monitoring, and other environmental studies. He has served as Scientist on numerous
studies for over three years and Senior Scientist/Project Manager for at least three
additional years.
Wetlands Science
Protected Species and Wetlands Delineation and Mitigation Plan, Barnesville Reservoir,
Georgia. Served as Senior Scientist for protected species survey and wetlands delineation
for a reservoir expansion. Identified potential protected plant habitat in slope forests and
floodplain forests in the project area. Eighteen acres of wetlands to be impacted required
mitigation. Conducted followup protected plant surveys and wrote mitigation concept and
detailed mitigation plan, which were accepted by the Corps of Engineers.
W. Nethery Page 1
Maplewood Landfill !Mitigation Monitoring, Amelia, Virginia. Serving as Senior
Environmental Scientist in ongoing mitigation plan, including monitoring plots in 7-acre
created wetland. Vegetation, soils, and hydrology are recorded for each plot in addition to
general obsen•ations in the created wetland. Results are reported to the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers as specified in the Mitigation Plan (Garrow & Associates and USA Waste, Inc.).
Landfill Expansion Wetlands and Protected Species Surveys, Wayne County, North
Carolina. Served as Senior Environmental Scientist for wetlands and protected species
surveys in this project area. Most wetlands were in the undisturbed buffer zones, but
several narrow drainages in the impact area contained jurisdictional wetlands. Project
qualified for a Nationwide Permit based on our delineation of wetlands.
Protected Species
Effingham County Industrial Park, Protected Species Survey and Relocation, Georgia.
Served as Project Manager and Senior Scientist. Conducted initial protected species survey
of partially developed industrial park, finding active burrows of the gopher tortoise (state
protected), which potentially harbor indigo snake (federally protected). Hired indigo snake
expert (Mr. Ed Wester) to scope burrows and rule out presence of indigo snake. Worked
with gopher tortoise specialists (Dr. David Rostal, Georgia Southern University) to relocate
10 gopher tortoises from the project area to a state Wildlife Management Area in Burke
County Georgia.
ETNG-SONAT Natural Gas Pipeline, Wetlands and Protected Species Surveys, Catoosa
County, Georgia. Served as Senior Environmental Scientist for wetlands delineation and
protected species survey of an 8-mile pipeline corridor. Conducted additional surveys for
protected aquatic species (with subconsultant specialists) and one protected plant. Several
state protected fish species and one federally protected plant species were discovered in the
project area, necessitating reroutes and mitigation planning. Project was put on hold
pending FERC rulings.
Environmental Impact Assessment
Medical Training Facility EA, Fort Gordon, Georgia. Served as Technical Advisor/Editor
and Wetlands and Protected Species Scientist under contract to Hydrovision Inc., which
received a work order for an EA but had no experience with INEPA. The proposed training
facility would have minimal impacts, but the documentation had to be coordinated and
reviewed and a site visit was conducted to confirm reports of earlier surveys in the project
area. Assisted with writing, editing, and responding to reviewer comments.
Catawba River Raw Water Intake and Pump Station EA, Mecklenburg County, North
Carolina. Served as Senior Environmental Scientist to Metcalf & Eddy for the Mecklenburg
County Utilities Department. Conducted background research for primary, secondary, and
cumulative impacts, authored EA, and responded to agency comments. FONSI was written
based on our EA.
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William R. Nethery Page 2
Environmental Compliance and Miscellaneous Studies
ECAMP- Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina. Served as Project Scientist in
Environmental Compliance Agreement survey on the base. Investigated facilities for
compliance with chemical storage, waste disposal, and solid waste rules, erosion control
regulations, wetlands, protected species, and water quality planning and monitoring
requirements.
Sedimentation and Erosion Control Violation Investigation-B&G Lumber Co., Yadkin
County, North Carolina. Served as forester and regulatory/ technical advisor to a lumber
company that had been cited for a violation of the Sedimentation and Erosion Control Act.
Client had not installed appropriate erosion control measures and left standing timber so
that current landowners could develop property, causing logging company to lose
exemption from the Act. Recommended installing all ordinary harvest site erosion control
measures and removing remaining timber (and replanting) to ensure that site remained in
forestry.
Biological Inventory for Proposed North Chattahoochee River Nature Park, Fulton County,
Georgia. Served as Senior Environmental Scientist for an inventory along the
Chattahoochee River adjacent to the Fulton Industrial Park. Mapped ecological
communities, and associated hydrology and soils information, disturbance, scenic value,
and recreation and educational values in a GIS coverage of ecological community polygons.
Industrial isolation, previous disturbance and development, severe pollution problems,
and unstable substrates in the project area presented e.-cessively difficult problems in using
this site as a nature park.
Urban Forestry
Tree Inventory and Management Plan. A street tree inventory and management plan was
prepared for the Historic District at Fort Benning, Georgia, as part of the Historic
Preservation Plan (by Garrow & Associates, Inc.) for Fort Benning. Served as Urban Forester
and Project Manager with Mr. Dudley Hartel (Information Systems, Inc.) as Consulting
Urban Forester. This inventory and plan involved recording pertinent data for some 4,000
street trees in the Historic District that were suffering from neglect and poor management.
Numerous removals of poor quality or hazardous trees were recommended, along with a
strict planting and maintenance regime to lead toward a sustainable urban forest in the
Historic District that is in keeping with general planning principles espoused by early
planners at Fort Benning.
Phase I Hazardous Waste Assessments
Wastewater Treatment Plant Expansion, Salisbury, North Carolina. Served as
Environmental Scientist on Phase I Audit (as part of state-level EA) for an expansion of the
existing treatment facility into a regional facility. Investigated reports of barrels and other
potential toxic waste at the project area.
Fire Department Renovations, Durham, North Carolina. Served as Environmental
Scientist on Phase I Audit of one firehouse in Durham. '.'erified LUST (petroleum) and
recommended corrective action before conducting transactions on the property.
W. Nethery Page 3
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Society of Wetlands Scientists (SWS), since 1977
PUBLICATIONS
Master's Thesis: Effects of gibberellic acid and kinetin on coastal-source wax myrtle (Myrica
cerifera) seed germination. North Carolina State University, Raleigh.
Nethery, William R., and L. Jervis, 1990. Effects of Canopy Transmission of PAR Light on
Cypripediiinz acaaile in Schenck Forest. NCSU Forest Biology Research Center, Raleigh.
jVORK HISTORY
Senior Environmental Scientist
TRC Garrow Associates Inc.
1997-present
Senior Environmental Scientist
Garrow & Associates, Inc.
199:x1997
Senior Wetlands Scientist
Robert J. Goldstein & Associates, Inc., Raleigh
1990-1993
Graduate Teaching Assistant and Research Technician
Forestry Department, NCSU, Raleigh
19SS-1990
Research Technician
Clemson University, U.S
1956
Forest Service Research Lab, Charleston, South Carolina
William R. Nethery Page 4

'A COMMITMENT TO
EXCELLENCE"
August 31, 1998 `
'Mr. John Domey
"Environmental Sciences Branch
Divisi?on,ofWater Quality
440L Reedy Creek Road
Raleigh, NC 27626-0535

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RE: Proposed Raw Water Storage Reservoir
Town of Yadkinville
Engineering Services, Project No.`98033
Dear Mr. Dorney:
Our office as well as the Town of Yadkinville is in receipt of your later dated
August 18, 1998. Your letter states that a reply must be received within two
weeks of the date of they letter. Even though virtually all_ of that time expired
before we had an opportunity to see your, letter,, we have every intention `of
insuring that your requests for additional information will be met on schedule.
TheL Town of Yadkinville has no intention -of withdrawing this project. The
needs for this-project have been well documented in materials sent,to your
office previously; and nothing `has occur red to 'change the Town's' position in '
this matter:
With regard'to the question of mitigation requirements;, I offer the following:
1. Information regarding mitigation was sent both to your, regional office at
their request and to the Corps of Engineers. The mitigation plan as outlined
was based on?the requirementsand suggestions'of the Corps of Engineers
representative - John Thomas., The' mitigation, plan as proposed includes the
restoration of a-1.8'Acre existing jurisdictional wetland located below the
\
- proposed v dain site ? which will note be disturbed by construction. It also "
includes' 4.5 'acres of land `that' is not currently wetlands which, is- -also
located downslope ,of the dam' This brings the total mitigation area to 6.3/
acres. The total area disturbed by construction is 2.3 acres. This brings the
ratio of mitigation area to disturbed area to 2.74:1, which is significantly
higher than the l : l requirement stated in' your 9letter. ? Materials regarding
the mitigatiofi? plan and the wetlands involved are attached' These materials
are, exactly as requested,,by Jenny Rankin of the Winston-Salem' Regional -
Office', which has already reviewed andapproved,theproJ'ecfaspropp osed,
based on her site visit.
2; An onsite meeting between you or your representative and representatives
of our office,and the Town of Yadkinville has been scheduled for Monday,
September 28; 1998 at 11:00 AM in the Towne Hall. Following that initial
meeting, we will be make a visit to' the site and have an environmental
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Mr. John Dorney August 31, '1998 - Page 2'
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scientist there !to answer 'any specific questions you have -about the-
wetlands mitigation work proposed..
1. A more detailed plan of the dam area and mitigat'on",,
rea is so attached
a fog your use., This' plan shows the areas that have been identified as
n jurisdictional weJlands?? and those that'are not'. The delineation has already .
J ,.been reviewed onsite by John Thomas of the Corps of Engineers, but,;you 11 are welcome; to review them once more.
\, Additional information needed other than that presented in the pacjage wi 1-be
made available upon request. The 'F?own of 76dkinville has every intention of -
v abiding by Division of Water Quality-regulat on it - this"matter., If you have
questions or need information prior to
dour meeting on September 28, 1\9,98,
please do not hesitate to?-dall.
?Sincerply;
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ENGINEERING SERVICES, P.A.
cc: Honorable ITubert Gregory, Mayor, Town of Yadkinv?ille; w/out enc
Benj amin Harding, Attorney; Town of Yadkinvillo, w/enc ,
--Ron Linville, Winston;41em. Regional?Offic?ez DVVQ? w/ena. _
John Thomas, U.S Army Corps ofEngineerS, Raleigh OfI•ice\w/out enc
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MITIGATION OF WETLAND AND STREAM IMPACTS
PROPOSED RAW WATER RESERVOIR
TOWN OF YADKINVILLE
July 2, 1998
There are a total of 2.3 acres impacted by this project. Of that total, 0.22 acres involve the
placement of fill within a stream along 455 linear feet of the stream bed. Mitigation
proposed for this project will involve the restoration of adjacent wetlands which will not
be disturbed by this project. The wetlands that will be restored are of low quality, and
show evidence of having been logged in the past.
Restoration of these wetlands will involve replanting native species of plants, including red
maple, black willow, and green ash trees along with native sedges. In addition to planting
these areas, any man made ditches will be removed to restore the integrity of the wetland.
An existing 1.8 acre wetland will remain below the dam, undisturbed by the construction
work except for the mitigation efforts. An additional 4.5 acres of land suitable for
mitigation lies on either side of the existing wetland, bounded by South Deep Creek. This
brings the total wetland area to be mitigated to 6.3 acres.
In addition to the wetland mitigation, some stream reclamation will be done on the banks
of South Deep Creek along the length of the dam. Existing vegetation will be surveyed,
and the stream bank will be replanted with similar vegetation to the wetland areas
described. In addition, the stream banks will be inspected for signs of erosion, and the
banks will be made stable using an appropriate combination of native vegetation,
geotextile matting, and rip rap. To the extent possible, stabilization measures used will be
selected to allow the stream banks to appear natural. The total length of South Deep
Creek that will be mitigated is 1200 linear feet. The wetland mitigation work and stream
mitigation work will be done in combination, such that a naturalized wetland area exists
between the base of the constructed dam and the creek itself. Once vegetation has become
established, native species of waterfowl and animal life will be able to use the wetland area
for nesting sites, forage, and cover.
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June 19, 1998
Orr "U "Hy
NIr. John Thomas
U. S. Army Corps of Engineers
Raleigh Regulatory Field Office
6508 Falls of the Meuse Road
Suite 120
Raleigh, NC 27615
COMMITMENTTO
RE: Proposed Raw Water Storage Reservoir
Town of Yadkinville
Engineering Services Project No. 97105 --
Dear NIr. Thomas:
Attached are two (2) copies of the application form for Nationwide Permit 26
to allow the construction of a 40 acre raw water storage reservoir in
Yadkinville, North Carolina. This reservoir is intended tb serve as -a raw water
storage facility to supplement the water supply for the Town of Yadkinville _
_and outlying areas. The need for this reservoir has been documented, and the
Environmental Assessment has been posted to the State Clearinghouse for
review. This review should be' complete the.first week of July. To date, m
comments have been received, and a copy-of the Environmental Assessment
was given to you during our site visit on June 10, • 1998. _
The proposed reservoir is located off of South Deep. Creek, but will use South
Deep- Creek as -a water--supply. A second `smaller stream nuns through the
reservoir site, as shown on the attached plan. South Deep Creek has been rated
as low quality aquatic habitat, with no unusual or endangered species. The _
smaller stream has 'a very low flow, and was not. revealed to have any-unique
properties during the biological assessment. The land proposed to be inundated
-is being used as pasture land, with soil types typical of Yadkin County. Some
small and low quality wetland areas will be -filled or inundated as part
of this
project. Some wetland mitigation work_ -can be-performed on the low quality
wetlands just.downslope of the dam, since the wetlands that exist are degraded
by-lo
gging or other disturbance. As part of this project, these-wetlands -can be
replanted and restored to provide wildlife habitat and water filtering capacity. ~
The extent of this work is shown on "the attached-plan. It is my understanding. =
that this project will fall under the guidelines of Nationwide Permit 26. - Lye are
hoping to be under construction by December of this year. We would be happy
to provide any additional information you may require in your review. Please -
contact our office if you have questions or comments at any time..
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Mr. John Thomas June 19, 1993 Page 2
Seven (7) copies of this application along with supporting materials have been
sent to John Dorney at the '-C-DE!'R for his review. Additional copies can be
supplied on request. We very much appreciate your assistance in this matter,
and we look forward to hearing from you. -
P-
Sincerely, ?•• ICY- - CUE?tGINEEItT\G SERVICES, P:A. r1F
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C??G
David Dickenson, P.A.
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cc: John Dorney, Wetlands 401 Unit, DEN-R, w/enc (7) -
Honorable Hubert Gregory, Mayor, Town of Yadkinville, w/enc (1) _
Herman Caulder, Manager, Town of Yadkinville, w/enc (1) .
Benjamin Harding, Attorney, Town of Yadkinville, w/enc (1)
DEM ID:
CORPS AC'TICN -TD:
KATIONWIDE ?ERMIXT R?QUESTED (PROVIDE iATioNwZDZ, PER III- #) : '16
PRE--CONSTRUCTION NOTIFICATION A'pLICATION
FOR NATIONWIDE PERMITS THAT R.QL-IRE:
1) W0TSF=CAT20H TO = coRpS OF EKOIN£gRS
2) A-V"=CAT2OW FOR SECT2ON 402 =MTZ- =CATION _
3) COOe11DINATION W-TTS = Rc 1)2v2SIaN OF COASTAL, -+-,
?A&Ei?h i
S"Kn T' 0332GStML AND (Z) Copy OF THIS COMPI.XTED FOR" TO TOTE A?i?RO?'s^?ATs.
FI£ID OF`CE OF TEE COsZPS OF £IvGIN£E (S££ AGENCY ADDRESSES SH=T}. SEVEN
(7) COPIES SHOULD B£SENT?TO TiiE N.C. DIVZ5ION OF ENVIRONMENTAL I-LA ?IAGEEME-'- T
(SEE AGENCY ADDRESSES SHEET) SE PR.ZNT.
I- OGNM-' S m-umz: Town of Yadkinville
2 - X- ZING ADDRBZS : P. 0. B o x 816
SUBDIVISION NP.ME: N/A
CITY: Yadkinville -NC
STATE: ZIP CODE: 27055-0816
PROJECT LOCATION ADDRESS, INCLUDING 5UBDIVISION NAME (IF D2FgE.-RrNT FROM
ffU- I.LING ADDRESS ABOVE) : between Gospel Way Church Road, Old Stage
Road, and U.S. Highway 601' '
3- TELEPHONE NUMBER (HOKE)
(WORM) ; [phone]
?. IF ApPLIC.3$LE: d3GF='S NAME OR RESPONSIBLE CORPORATE' OFFICIAL r
PHONE NUMBER : , ADD_'SS ,
Hubert Gregory, Mayor [phone]
P.O. Box 816, Yadkinville, NC 27055-0816
5 - LOCATION OF WORE (PROVIDE A MAP, PR= FERABLY A COPY OF USGS TOPOGRAPHIC
-M i OR AERIAL. PE0TOGRAP$Y WITH SCALE)
COUNTY: Yadkin _ -=-
NEAREST TOWN OR CITY: Yadkinville
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Ze'd 9t+:it 86611ST19e
i?n? 1•
SPECIFIC LOCATION (INCLUDE ROAD
:v'LT?1E£RS, L..NDfV-?.RCS, ETC.) ; between U.S. Highway 601, Old Stage Road,
and Gospel Way Church road.
° !HPACTErD OR NFAREST STRE.;?/RIVER: South Deep Creek
RIVER BASIN: Yadkin
7a. IS FROJ ,CT LOCATED NEAR WATER CMASSIFIED AS TROUT, TIDAL SALTWATER
(SA), HIGR QUALITY WATERS (HQW), OUTSTAWDISO RESOURCE WATERS (ORW), WATER
SUPPLY (WS-?' OR WS-IT)? YES C ] NO 1X] IF YES EXPT
7b. IS THE PROJECT LOCATED WITHIN A NORTH C2UROZINA DIVISION OF COASTAL,
-?7AS NT AREA OF ENVIRONMENTAZ CONCERN (AEC) ? YES [ ] NO• Ix
J
7c. IF THE PROJECT IS LOCATED WITHIN A COAST-11L COUNTY (SEE PAGE 7 FOR
TIIST O COASTAL COUNTIES), WHAT IS THE LAND VSE FLAN (ZUP) DESIGNATIQN?
N/A
Sa • RAVE ANY SECTION 404 PERMITS BEEN FREVIOUSI,Y REQUESTED FOR USE ON
TsiIS PROPERTY? YES
J
PR=OIIS 'PERMIT AND ANY ADDITIONAL INVOYRMA TION (INCLUDE IPHOTOCOPYD? 01£
CERTIFICATION) :
Sb- ARE ADDITIONAL PERMIT RLQU£STS EXPECTED FOR THIS PROPERTY IN THE
SIT"'? YES I 1 NO [X1 IF YES, DESCRZBE ANTICIPATED WORK:
9a . ESTIMATED TOTAL NUMBER OF ACRES IN TRACT OF LAND - 100
?
9n. ESTIMATED TOTAL, NUMBER OF ACMES OF WETZIANDS LOCATED ON PROJECT SITE:
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103. NII:4BER OF ACRES 0: ivr,TLA:?IIIS IkSPACTED By THE PROPOS5D PROJECT BY:
FILLING: 1.79 EXCA VA ^ION: N/A
z lOODZNG : 0.524 _
N/A
OTHER:
DRA.IW_4 Gz : N/A TOTAL ACRES To $z IMPACTED: 2.53 AC
(includes 0.22 Acres Stream Fill and Inundation, 455' Linear Feet of
Stream Fill)
lOn . (1) STRE.3M CF-RXNEI, TO BE T DACTED BY TiIE PO _
ELOCAZ'r,D, -PROVIDE DISTANCE BOTH .8Z FORE AWD AFTER AZOGAT1'D,M) CT (rF
LENGTE BEFORE: N/A FT AFTER:
• FT
WIDT-n BEFORr, (basest on no=al high water contours) :
FT
WIDTP3 AFTER: DEPTH BEFORZ-. --
FT AFT ^ r'7 : _ FT
(2) STREAM CiiAA717EZ, ZilPACTS WILL RESULT FRO?2
• (C1nZCif AI:1T TR T fiPPLY )
OPEN C--ANNE L RELOC.AZION;
PLACENF.NT O F PIPE IN C?1Aiv'N£S, : -
CHPiNNE2, EXC.AV.ATION: ??-
CONSTRUCTION OF A DAN/FLOODItgG: -
0T_'R
11. IF CONSTRUCTION OF A POND IS PROPOSED, Wr-MT IS THE SIZE OF TZSE
* WATERSHED DRAINING To T33£ POND? 4 5 0 Acres
WHAT IS THE EXPECTED FOND SURFACE AREA? 40 Acres
12. DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED WORK INCLUDING DISCOSSION OF TYPE Ot
?1ECr;?NICA?, EQUIPMENT TO 3E USED (ATTACH PLANS: 8 1/2^ X 11^ D$AAWINGS
ONLY):
Construction of an Earthen Dam to establi? off s trea"n 'r
Reservoir will inundate one small stream within the watershed-for a
portion of its length.
13. PURPOSE OF PROPOSED WOE- To provide a raw water storage reservoir
to serve the residents of.Yadkinville and the surrounding County.
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la . STATE, REASONS WHY IT IS BELISVD THAT THIS ACTIVITY MIIST BE C?R?E11
OUT IN W ETA (INCLUDE ANY ? I- SL'iR S T
Ii'3?':aCTS) The 1 cation of both the DamandOR servoirWhavAND
een
selected to minimize impacts to wetlands. Reservoir is located
off of South Deep Creek, and will be built. primarily on upland areas.
Wetlands to be impacted are small, isolated, and of poor quality.

15- YOII `A-RE REQUZFkZD TO CONTACT THE U.S. r'ISH AND WILDLIFE
(USE-WS) AND/OR--NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE SERVICE
ADDRESSES SHEET }` }-REGARDING T13z PRESENCE OF ANY (NX.tZ) (SEE, AGENCY _ %'?C
PROPOSED FOR IrISTING 'ENDANGERED OR
OR TEREAT£NED SPECIES OR CR?TIC_, HABITAT
IN THE PERMIT AREA TE?AT•-MAYZBE-AFFECTED BY THE PROPOSED PROJECT. DATE
CONTACTED: ..
FROM THESE AGENCIES.) (ATTACi? RESPONSES
N/A
1z. YOII Ap`E- DUI E T.d3,-T.. ?3E STATE ;i-TSTOR:E RFs.ERUA -ZoN--oZE'
(SHPO) (SEE AGENCY ADDRESSES S?iFET -?tEC ZcER ,j?
`r
ZIRDING TE PRESENCE. OF R ISTORIC
PROPERTIES-1tr-TI- PERMIT AREA ' Hmmi iDzY BE AFFECT
PROJECT. DATE CONTACTED: - ED BY THE `PROPDSED
N/A
17. DOES THE PROJECT INVOLVE AN EXPENDITURE OF PIIBLIC FUNDS, OR THE USE OF
PUBLIC (STATE) LAND?
YES jj NO • I ] (IF XO-,- GO TO 18)
a. IF YES, DOES THE PROJECr REQUIRE
DOCUMENT i?R=PPRATION OF AN £NVIRONi?NTAI PURSUANT TO THE REQUI TITS
POLI OF THE NORTH CAROLINA ENvER0Ni?1ENTAL
CY -ACT-? YES k] NO I ]

b- IF YES, HAS THE DOCUMENT $££N REVIZWED THROUGH THE NORTii CAROLINA
.DEPAaTMENT OF ADiKIi?7ISiii?TION STATE CLEARINGHOUSE?
YES Oc NO [ ]
IF AtrSW£R TO 179 IS YES, THEN SUBMIT APP OPRTAiE DOCUMENTATION'
OC --
STATE CLEARINGHOUSE, TO DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MWAGEMENT REGARDING
THE NORTH CAROLINA ENVIROM.,Fj L POLICY ACT_
QUESTIONS REGARDING THE STATE cL£ARINGi?
DIRECTED TO OUSE REVIEW PROCESS SHOULD BE.
i2S . CHRYS BAGGETT, DIRECTOR STATE CLEARINGHOASE, NORTH
CAROLINAy PEP_riRTMENT OF .A-D?ISTRAT_ION, 115 WEST JONES STREET, RAT£IGH,
NO?tTii CA_720T.INA 27503-80031 TELEPHONE (519) 733-,E359.
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1'6-19-1998 3:01AM FROM TOWN OF YADKINVILLE 1 910 679 61S1 P.6
FROM, ENGINEERING SERVICES FAX N9.: 9196627320 86-19-98 033S0P P.06
IS , TM FOLLOWING i.TG S SHWIM BE I13CZ1)?D£D WITH THIS AP?LICATZav :rr
PROPOSED ACTIVITY IN-VO?,VES THE DISC?L;.RGE tai EXCAVATED OR F=L XA ERII2L
INTO WETLANDS:
a. WETLAND DELINEATION MAP SHOWING ALL WETI ANDS, STfiEAAIS, LAMS
AND PONT.IF$ ON .HE FR01?ERTY (FOP. NATIONWIDE $£RM2T PtVMBZRS 14, 3.8, 21, 28,
29, AND 3e) _ aLL ST;.jrz l2S (=jgTEVtaTTr.NT AND ?ERt"£NT) ON THE PROVZaTX
HUSs BE SfHL 4-M ON THE IAF . Mp SCjrES 5gC)DI,D = 1 1vCH EQUALS 50 se MET OR I
INCH EQUAzS 139 ££ET OR THEIR EQi7IVi,:,ENT.
t - l t* AVAII-ABLE REPR£SF11T
AT3`VE PHDTUGA"H OF ti4ETDS fi0 13E
2_' iPA?T£IJ SY PRCjr=.
O. IF 01;LIXF.ATION wAS SF.i rop-4FID 8Y -i CONSULTANT, xemmmrz. AI.Y, DATA
Sii£ETS RELRvAN3T TO THE Px xcEi+zNT OF THE DELT_NE&:r'ZDN LYN3E.
d- ATTACH A CC3PY or THE: STORKWATER HAVAGEM=T PIS3i3 I RE
° WHAT IS LAND USE OF SURRO;NDimr, PROPERTY? PaS*ure Uanap.
Vacant woodland
f. IF APPLICABLE, itiw IS PROPOSED UETHOD Or sewaG£ I3ISY£7??,? .?!
N/A
$- SIGNED AND DATIM AGF.&-z Ax}TRoRZZATjON IAETTER, XF APF=CABLE.
QT _ TLAL3DS OR WATERS OF =0 1;I. S. k9ff NOT BE IMPACTED PR2XOR TO:
33 YSSuAN= OP A SECTION 404 CORPS OF ENMNEERS PEST,
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PROTECTED SP ECIES SURVEY AND S. ,ETLANDS D LINE_', T ION
FOR THE PROPOSED YADKINTVILL RESERVOIR,
YADKIN COUNTY, -NORTI-i CAROLINA
1.0. INTRODUCTION
TRC Garrow Associates, Inc., has performed a protected species survey and a
jurisdictional wetlands delineation for the proposed Yadkinville Reservoir,
southeast of Yadkinville in Yadkin County, North Carolina. The project property is
approximately 30 acres just west of Gospel tiVay Church Road, 3,500 feet north of Old
Stage Road, and 3,000 feet east of U.S. Highway o01 (Figure 1, Appendix 1). This
report describes ecological communities, determines the presence /absence of
protected species or their habitats, and locates jurisdictional wetlands and waters of
the United States in and adjacent to the project Proper y. Recommendations are
made concerning impacts to potential protected species habitats, jurisdictional
wetlands, and waters of the United States. Consideration of impacts to protected
species and wetlands is required under North Carolina's Environmental Policy Act
(SEPA).
Rare axZd protected species include species protected by state and federal laws, as well
as rare species that, although not legally protected, are of concern to Iistis-hg agencies
and members of the scientific community. Legally protected species include animals
listed as Endangered, Threatened, Special Concern, or Extirpated by the North
Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC); plants listed as Endangered,
Threatened, or Special Concern by the North Carolina Department of Agriculture
(NCDA); and plants and animals listed as Endangered or Threatened by the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS 1989, 1990a, 1990b). Rare species include Candidates
for federal listing by FWS and those listed as Candidates or as Significantly Rare by
the North Carolina Natural Heritage Program (NCNI-T). Efforts to accommodate
rare species found on a project area are encouraged but not required; such efforts
help preserve a rare species before it becomes critically imperiled and legally
protected.
Waters of the United States are protected under Section ^Os of the Clean Water Act.
Waters of the United States are discrete channels or areas that hold impounded or
running water for part or all of the year, including such features as lakes, ponds,
rivers, perennial and intermittent streams, and, in some cases, ditches. Waters of
The United States also include wetlands, which are defi Zed by the U.S. army Corps
of Engineers (COE) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as "those areas
that are inundated or saturated by surface or ground water at a frequency and
duration sufficient to support, and that under normal circumstances do support, a
prevalence of vegetation typically adapted for life in saturated soil conditions"
(Environmental Laboratory 1987).
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2.0.'MATERIALS AND -,77 1 i :ODD
2.1. Literature Revi"e-w and Records Search
A literature and mar) review was performed ror the study area, conslstino' of an
exa„ination of soil sur-vey maps (Cur'_e IQ-)), the U.S. Geological Survey
topographic map (USGS 1900), a National Wetlands inventory (NWI) map (FWS
I99''and aerial photon aphy provided by Engineering Services. Lists of protected
plant and animal species potentially occurring on the project area and their habitat
requirements were obtained from NCNHP (1997) andFWS (1997). Additional
information on plant and animal species identification, rare and protected species
identification, species distribution, and habitat requirements was compiled from a
number of sources, including field guides and distribu on atlases: Conant and
Collins (1991), Duncan and Foote (1970, Fernald (1987), God Bey and Wooten (1979,
1981), Martof et al. (1989), Page and Burr (1991), Radford et al. (1968), Scott (1988),
Weakley (1993), Kral (1983), and FWS (1994-b).
2.2. Field Survey
A pedestrian reconnaissance of the entire project area ,-, as performed April 10-17
and April 30, 1997, by William R. Nethery, Senior Environmental Scientist.
Habitats were evaluated and a determination was made of the potential for each
habitat on the site to support state and federally protected species as well as state
Significantly Rare and state and federal Candidate species. Appropriate habitats
were searched thoroughly for protected species. No special samplLng (e.g., mist
ne tinC7 for bats or birds, mammal trapping, or sampling streams for fish) was
performed for these studies.
The field methodology for the wetlands reconnaissance followed the Corps of
£n?ineers Wetlands Delineation Manual (Environmental Laboratory 1987) and
subsequent guidance (Department of the Army 1992). An assessment of the three
mandatory wetland criteria, vegetation, soils, and hydrology, was performed for
potential jurisdictional ^-etland areas, and observations of wetland criteria
throughout the project area were noted. Hydric soils were confirmed with
information from the Soil Conservation Service (SCS 1991). Soil color was
determined with Munsell (1992), and plant indicator status was verified with Reed
(1988). The approximate locations of wetland areas and habitats were drawn on field
maps during the investigation, and representative photographs were taken.
Wetland boundaries were flagged in the field adequately for surveying by
Engineering Services.

3.0. RrSULTS AND DISCUSSION
3.1. General Project Area Description
'he prOJ, L area is in the upper Piedmont region of ?vestern North Carolina. The
geOiO.J or the project area includes Charlotte Belt blotite gneiss and schist .Yith
small masses of granite and mica schist (N.C. Geological Survey 1950. The
proposed project area is of moderately steep relief with elevations that range from
approximately 800 above mean sea level along the perennial stream on the western
boundary to approximately 900 feet near Gospel Way Church Road in the eastern
portion of the site (USGS 1956). Soil survey maps (Carle 1962) indicate that
oodplains in the project area contain poorly drained, mixed alluvial soils, while
slopes and ridges contain Cecil fine, sandy loarns. The project area is composed
rr.ainl'y of pasture, with hardwood forests in some drainages and floodp_lains and on
steep slopes. Hardwood forests are severely disturbed in a portion of the project
area. Figures illustrating the project property are contained in Appendix 1.
3?. Description of Ecological Communities
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T'ive ecological communities exist in and adjacent to the study area: Pasture,
Disturbed Nfesic Hardwood Forest, Mesic Hardv,'ooi Forest, Disturbed Alluvial
Forest, and Aquatic Habitat. The approximate botuidaries of ecological communities
are depic':ed in Figure 2. Scientific names of common plant and animal species in
the project area are contained in AppendixI
A largo portion of the project area contains a Pasture community. This community
is strictly dominated by plantedsescue, with very little native vegetation (Figure 3).
Meadowlark was the only animal species observed in this corrimunity.
The Disturbed Mesic Hardwood Forest community occurs along cut-over slopes
above the flood-plain in the western part of _the proposed project area. This
coln_nunity is severely disturbed by timber harvesting and cattle. The remnant
canopy cover consists of scattered white oak, pignut hickory, red maple, tulip poplar,
and black cherry (Figure ^_). The understory consists of saplings of the mature
canopy layer as well as flowering dogwood and American holly. The around layer
includes Christmas fern, violets, and thickets of Japanese honeysuckle or blackberry.
Anima's observed in this community include cardinal, bluejay, brown thrasher,
American crow, chickadee, moun-dna dove, ruby-crowned kinglet, white-throated
sparrow, and yellow-rumped warbler.
The Mesic Hardwood Forest community is present :n the central drainage and on
steep dopes in the western section of the proposed project area. In the central
drainage, the canopy, includes tulip poplar, red maple, sweetgum, and pignut
hickory (Figure S). The ur:o.erstory and around layers are disturbed by cattle and
contain red maple, musclewood, Christmas fern, Japanese honeysuckle, Solomon's

_eal, -0;=M flower' may aDOle, and vi0let. OP. relai_ve!L' O'.c- rbed
?. seep slopes in
:^e :Western section -1 is Community is d0ininated -'
n?. been, tulip poplar,
tOrt::e red oak, and red maple, ith a diverse unaer_:Qrgges 'e Oi
i'.'? `1 t,L e
Basic
`ies:- .._rdZ?OOd Forest COmmu i`.t'. Q:t'e%'e' T es2 -o:_s ,re not - a"op_ ed as bask
or c .cu-rneuiral. 1 he s''nruo nd saDlin? 1=, ?- um' -e lla macnolia,
J clues o.?
: dog.?-ood, and red maple, ,with mountain ._?.rel, .-nusclewood, and
sp cebush nearer to streams. 7-- diverse ground 'aver nc'ude
s Christmas fern,
liverle main flower, solo-n-10 1i
a n's seal, perfoliate be,%-ort, bloodroot, and false
?imger, ?Vith Indian cucumber root, jack-in-the-pulp::, fQarn flotti-er, and scattered
Ca e_be's trillium on lower slopes and near the strearn. Animal species observed in
cornlnunity include cardinai, American robin, rufous-sided towhee, white-
:nroated sparrow, and tufted titmouse.
The Disturbed Alluvial Forest community is present :he flood-plain in the
north?,estern portion of the project area. it :1.5 setierely disturbed by timber
harvesting and cattle. Tile remnant canopy cover is made up of scattered red maple,
sweetgum, tulip poplar, and sycamore (Figure o). The residual understory includes
sapli-igs of tree species, thickets of blackberry and Japanese 'oneysuckle, and soft
ush and sedges in wetter areas. Animals observed Ln this community include
,viite-tailed deer, raccoon, brown thrasher, cardinal, mourning dove, Carolina
?tiren, red-tiv;-iged blackbird, white-throated sparrow, Erid eastern Co«ontail rabbit.
The Aguatic Community includes an unnamed perennial tributary to South Deep
Creek. This stream is approximately 3 feet wide with 2--'- foot high vegetated banks
(Figure i). The stream bottom contains coDDle, gravel, and sand with silt in some
places. Water quality appears to be medium to high Li the project area. Small fish
and frogs were observed in the Aquatic community izi the project area.
3.3. Protected Species Assessment
Protected species occurrence lists from NCNHP-(191117) and FWS (1997) indicate that .
no state or federally proL- . 'ed
animal sped es and no state or federally protected
plait species are knotivn from Yadkin County. Two state Sias iificantly Rare (legally
unprotected) plants, purple coneflower and o arLte f atsedge, are -known from
Yadkin County. Marginal habitat is present in the Mesic Hardwood Forest
com-nuriity for purple coneflower, but no specimens were observed in the project
area. This plant is most visible during summer when it is blooming. However, we
will not recommend a return survey for this rare plant since it is not legally
protected. The Mesic Hardwood Forest corLTnunity near the main stream channel
in the western portion of the site is suitable for the federally protected small-
whorled pogonia (not known from Yadkin County), but no specimens were
obse?--'-d in the project area. No state or federally protected plant or animal species
s,; ere observed in the project area.

3.4. Jurisdictional Wetlands Assessment
..Oi"?-e?• t
i sttr rr.apS (Cur'? 1962) t r' lic a -e a poorly Gaire: soil, :nix and
ed alluvial i , in
t!-le floou?!a: . in the -v.,estern' section Of the 7r0);-` area. ?O<<ever, this soil type
does no. ppear on the national 'nydrlc soils list. l e \ationai Vetland Inventory
-nap 1991---) does not indicate wetlands in the oro.osed project area. One
I = 1
disturbed, palustrine shrub-scrub wetland and tc,.•o small palustrine forested
wetlands are present in the project area. Detailed information about each wetland is
reco:'ded on COE data sheets in Appendix 3. Also, ?va:ers of t,'te United States exist
in the project area in perennial and intermittent stream channels. Approximate
locations of wetlands and waters of the United States are sho«'n in Figure S.
Wetland 1 is the palustrine shrub-scrub wetland 7.x-1 the floodplain of the unnamed
tribUtarti' of South Deep Creek in the northwestern part or file Dloject area. The
,Wetland vegetation includes scattered red made and sweetgus-n, with tree savlincs
soft rush, elderberry, hedge hyssop, sedges, and Japanese honeysuckle dominating
the shrub and ground layers (see Figure o). Hydric soil c aracteristics in this
palustrine shrub-scrub wetland include low chroma matrices and poor internal
drainage, partly from compaction by cattle. Wetland hydrology indicators in the
palustrine forested o;etland include saturation, poor drainage from compaction, and
water-stained leaves.
Wetland 2 and Wetland 3 are palustriLne forested wetlands. The wetland vegetation
iln Wetland 2 includes red maple with scattered black willow and green ash in the
canopy. Tree saplings, musclewood, elderberry, hedge hyssop, sedges, soft rush, and
Japanese honeysuckle dominate the shrub and ground layers (Figure 9). Wetland 3
contains scattered red maple, -with red maple saplings, spicebush, elderberry, sedges,
je«velweed, hedge hyssop, duck potato, and rice cut,-pass in tl-le understory and
ground vegetation (Figure 10). Hydric soil characteristics in both Wetland 2 and
Wetland 3 include low chroma matrices, hyd c moisture regil-ne, and sulfidic odor.
Wetland hydrology indicators in the palustrine forested wetland include saturation,
shallow inundation, and water-stained leaves.
Waters of the United States, also under jurisdiction of the COE, occur in the
unnamed perennial stream in the western section of the site and in several
intermit-Lent drainages to the main stream channel. The perennial stream is 10 feet
wide (bank-to-bank) with a cobble, gravel, sand, and silt bottom. This will be the
primary source of water into the proposed reservoir (see Figure 7). The intermittent
stream channels are 1-4 feet wide, with gravel sand and silt bottoms (Figure 11).

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^4.0. SUtiI-NIARY AND RECOM-NMEND_,.!IOtiS
crc:=,-ed species survey and wetlands delineation -,-ere conducted in the
crocose:i Yadkinville Reservoir project area. The croject property COI1Slsts of
accroxirnateiy 30 acres northeast of the intersection of Old Stale Road and U.S.
h:Vav 601, southeast Of Yadkinville in Yad L-1 County, North Carolina. This
survey addresses protected species and wetlands concerns in support of an
Environmental Assessnnent under the State Environmental Policy Act.
The project area contains five ecological communities: Pasture, Disturbed iViesic
Hard :rood Forest, Mesic Hardwood Forest, Disturbed Alluvial Forest, and Aquatic
Habitat. The Pasture is dominated by planted fescue, and disturbed communities
?Vere dis arbed both by timber harvesting and cattle. The relatively undisturbed
1lesic Hardwood Forest community is disturbed by cattle only L-1 the central
dr aina je.
No state or federally protected plant or animal species are knowvn from Yadkin
County. i-iabitat is present in the project area for one state Sig tificantly Rare (legally
ui protected) plant species, but no specimens were observed. No state or federally
protected plants or animals were observed in or adjacent to the proposed project
area. iVe do not recommend further ilnvestigations I )r state or federally protected
species lit the project area.
1 aree areas of jurisdictional wetlands occur in the proposed project area, two small
palustrine forested wetlands and a disturbed, palustrine shrub-scrub wetland.
Waters of the United States, including a perennial stream and several intermittent
stream channels, also occur in the project area. We recommend avoiding impacts to
the jurisdictional wetlands and waters of the United States in the project property to
the extent practicable. But given the nature of the project, it would be difficult to
avoid wetlands and waters on this site. If unavoidable il-npacts to jurisdictional
-;etlarids and waters of the United States are less Than three acres and if average flow
in the unnamed perennial tributary of Soup Deep Creek is less than S cubic feet per
second, this project nay qualLry for a Nationwide Permit 26 for wetlands above
headwaters.
A request should be submitted to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, along with this
report, legally surveyed wetland boundaries (and waters of the United States), and
the most current site plans, to verify wetland boundaries and proposed wetland
impacts in the project area and to verify the eligibility of this project for a
Nationwide Permit. -the COE will require documentation that no upland
alternatives are available and that unavoidable impact; to wetlands and waters have
been i;l nimized to the extent practicable. It is highly likely that mitigation will be
required for wetland impacts from this project. If this project does not quality for
Nationwide Permit 26, an L:dividual Pe=44 will be required.
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1 adQiteO? to submlttin? a reCj?12?t tO L:^•.2 C0` ne i0 a! __.:c;-ted irripa '
1 Cis to t
di' 2i2n ecological c0unli?25 should b? 2?ti C2Q 0aZ2d Oil our eCOlOc1Ca1
CO ^._Tiurlltles map, and strea;n l n-jacts a_'d .Wetland -l acts 5-.OUId be calculated
-a -d on the vtietlands survey. ! 1 e estir_^,a-es 0 :h:es2 Dr0?0:ed aCiS should be
im. ,D
included 1n the state. Envlronmen:-l Asse»r=.2 1i tO e x"02 :::2 :r12 issuance of o a
FONS1 _rom the State or forth Carolina.
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State of North Carolina
Department of Environment
and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor
Wayne McDevitt, Secretary
A. Preston Howard, Jr., P.E., Director
NC ENR
NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
August 18, 1998
DWQ Project # 980574
Yadkin County
CERTIFIED MAIL
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
Honorable Hubert Gregory, Mayor
Town of Yadkinville
PO Box 816
Yadkinville, NC 27055-0816
Dear Mr. Gregory:
The Division of Water Quality has reviewed your plans for the discharge of fill material into 2.53 acres of
wetlands located at US 601, Gospel way Church Road and Old Stage Road in Yadkin County for construction of a raw
water intake reservoir for the Town of Yadkinville. Unless modifications of the proposal are made as described below,
we will have to move toward denial of your 401 Certification as required by 15A NCAC 2H .0507(e) and will place this
project on hold as incomplete until we receive this additional information. Until we receive additional information, we
are requesting (by copy of this letter) that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers place your project on administrative hold.
This project will require compensatory mitigation as described in 15A NCAC 2H .0506(h). Your mitigation
proposal is insufficient because there is no evidence that the 1:1 requirement (2.53 acres) of restoration or creation of
wetlands (rather than enhancement or preservation) will be met. Also a detailed mitigation plan was not included.
The attached guidelines will assist you in preparing that plan. Also a stream mitigation plan will be needed for the
length of stream to be buried under the dam.
Please respond within two weeks of the date of this letter by sending a copy of this information to me and one
copy to Mr. Ron Linville Winston-Salem Regional Office at 585 Waughtown Street Winston-Salem NC 27107: If we
do not hear from you in two weeks, we will assume that you no longer want to pursue this project and we will consider
the project as withdrawn. I can be reached at 919-733-1786 if you have any questions.
Si re ,
Joh . Domey
Wat r Quality Certificatio Pro ram
cc: Winston-Salem DWQ Regional Office
Wilmington Office Corps of Engineers K
Central Files
John Domey
Raleigh Field Office Corps of Engineers
David Dickerson; Engineering Services
980574.nty
Division of Water Quality • Non-Discharge Branch
4401 Reedy Creek Rd., Raleigh, NC 27626-0535 • Telephone [phone] • FAX [phone]
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MEMORANDUM
TO: John Dorney Regional Contact: Jenny Rankin
Non-Discharge Branch WO Supervisor: I arry Cable
Date:
SUBJECT: WETLAND STAFF REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Facility Name Town of Yadkinville
Project Number 98 0574
Recvd From APP
Received Date 6/23/98 Recvd By Region
Project Type Water Treatment Plant Expansion and Reservoir
County Yadkin
County2
Region Winston-Salem
Certificates Stream
Permit Wetland Wetland Wetland Stream Class Acres Feet
Type Type Impact Score Index Prim. Supp. Basin Req. Req.
26 BLH O Y O N F 12-84-2-(4. wsIII CA 030704 2.53 455.00
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Mitigation Wetland
MitigationType Type Acres Feet
Is Mitigation required? O Y ON
Did you request more info? O Y 0 N
Is Wetland Rating Sheet Attached? OQ Y O N
Have Project Changes/Conditions Been Discussed With Applicant? O Y * N
Comments: Recommendation: O Issue O Issue/Cond O Deny
Wetland #1 and #2 are small and have been disturbed by cattle. The stream through wetland #2 and
#3 is perennial and has fish an f+ The stream through wetland #1 is intermittant and has no fish in it.
Mitigation should he required for the 455 LF of stream impact and also for the 2.53 acres of wetland
jmpac+ The project appears to be designed to reduce impacts to the wetlands as much as
possmble The mitigation proposal was attached with the application.
cc: Regional Office Page Number 1
Central Office
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MEMORANDUM
TO: John Dorney Regional Contact: Jenny Rankin
Non-Discharge Branch WQ Supervisor: Larry Coble f,,:-
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Date:
SUBJECT: WETLAND STAFF REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Facility Name Town of Yadhinville County Yadkin
Project Number 98 0574 County2
Recvd From APP Region Winston-Salem
Received Date 6/23/98 Recvd By Region
Project Type Water Treatment Plant Expansion and Reservoir
Certificates Stream
Permit Wetland Wetland, Wetland ` Stream Class Acres Feet
Type Type Impact Score Index Prim. Supp. Basin Req. Req.

Mitigation Wetland
MitigationType Type Acres Feet
I F_ F_ F_
Is Mitigation required? p Y p N
Did you request more info? p Y p N
Is Wetland Rating Sheet Attached? pp Y p N
Have Project Changes/Conditions Been Discussed With Applicant? p Y p N
Comments:
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Recommendation: p Issue p Issue/Cond p Deny
cc: -06'g& -0W Page Number 1
Central Office

Project name is-gin of yciclk i??Uil?? SerLC? t' Nearest road Gaspe i .tic . O
County ya?? Wetland area acres Wetland width feE
Date
Name of evaluator
Wetland type (select one)*
? Bottomland hardwood forest
? Headwater forest
? Swamp forest
? Wet flat
? Pocosin
? Pine savanna
? Freshwater marsh
? Estuarine fringe forest
? Ephemeral wetland
? Carolina Bay
? Bog forest
? Bog/fen
? Seep
? Other
*The rating system cannot be applied to salt or brackish marshes or stream channels 5
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Water storage g
x 4.00
Wetland Sr-,
. ? Bank/Shoreline stabilization ? x 4.00 = ..
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Pollutant removal x 5.00 = '^
Wildlife habitat x 2.00

Aquatic life value x 4.00
Recreation/Education x 1.00
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'` Add 1 point if in sensitive watershed and > 10% nonpoint disturbance within 1 /2 mile upstream, upslope, or raf.s ,

Project name !owo LE
County yaci iu >1 Wetland area
Name of evaluator P?D-n !?-; i1
Nearest road Gozcel
Wetland type (select one)*
1T Bottomland hardwood forest ? Pine savanna ? Bog forest
? Headwater forest ? Freshwater marsh ? Bog/fen
? Swamp forest ? Estuarine fringe forest ? Seep
? Wet flat ? Ephemeral wetland ? Other
? Pocosin ? Carolina Bay
*The rating system cannot be applied to salt or brackish marshes or stream channels
' wei
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Water storage g
x 4.00
Wetland Scc ,
Bank/Shoreline stabilization x 4.00
*
' Pollutant removal L
x 5.00
Wildlife habitat I x 2.00
% Aquatic life value 3 x 4.00
Recreation/Education C-I x 1.00
?L ++ * Add 1 point if in sensitive watershed and > 10% nonpoint disturbance within 1 /2 mile upstream, upslope, or rae _s ,

acres Wetland width fee:
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Project name d 'yacl'k; r,) S I`
Nearest road lac, -,oe!
County ' rv,,? ?__Vn Wetland area acres Wetland width fee_
Name of evaluator EQ{` f=? rn Date
Wetland type (select one)*
U?Bottomland hardwood forest ? Pine savanna ? Boo forest
? Headwater forest ? Freshwater marsh ? Boa/fen
? Swamp forest ? Estuarine fringe forest ? Seep
? Wet flat ? Ephemeral wetland ? Other
? Pocosin ? Carolina Bay
*The rating system cannot be applied to salt or brackish marshes or stream channels
weight
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Water storage

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x 4.00 '

Pollutant removal x 5.00 - e Egg
Wildlife habitat 2.00 F
Aquatic life value 4.00
INI Recreation/Education x 1.0Q ::>::> ......
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FROM: ENGINEERING SERVICES
FAX NO.:. 9196627320
North Carolina
Department of Administration
James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor
'?`Ms. Faith Abbott
N.C. Department of E4v. & Nat. Res
Division of Environmental Health
Public Water Supply Section
Parker-Lincoln Building
Raleigh, NC 27626
July 9, 1998
: Dear Ms. Abbott:
07-14-98 12:13P P.02
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Katie G. Dorsett, Secretary
Re: SCH File # 98-E-4300-0713; Extvironmental Assessment/Finding drNo Significant Impact Town
of Yadkinville Water Treatment Plant Expansion & Reservoir
The above referenced environ mental impact information has been reviewed through the State
Clearinghouse under the previsions of the North Carolina EnAr6rimental Policy Act.
Attached to this letter are comments made by agencies i:n-the..course of this review. Because of the
nature of the comments, it has been detenained that no fiuther State Clearinghouse review action on
your pout is needed for coMpliance with the North Carolina. Environmental Policy Act. The attached
comments should be taken into consideration in project development.
Best regards.
Sincerely,,
Mrs. Chrys Daggett, Director
N. C. State Clearinghouse
Attachments
cc: Region I
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116 West Jones Streit Raleigh, North Carolina 27603-8003 Telephon? 919-733-7232
An Mptrr C4V0rWRY / A26rmedve AWOO Fia0CY-
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FROM: ENGINEERING SERVICES FAX NO.: 9196627320 07-14-98 12:13P P.01
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F N G I N E F. R I N G
S E R V I C E S. P A
C. David Dickenson, P.E.
518 Village Court
P.O. Box 1849
Garner, NC 27529
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email:
dickenswAlmindsp ring. com
FACINIMILE TRANSMISSION SHEET
Date: Fax No..-_.I
To:
RE: "IADK I t1\ 1 LU C E'SF RY Llt ?-
Project No.: C1 -11 b' Pages in Transmittal '2--
(including this street)
World Wide Web: http://www.citysearch.com/rdu/cngser
Remarks:
COP--/ O- CLEAR I0!?,NevS--- APPIP NAA _ \ z A"rC ACNE,.
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Signed' ? _1
David Dickenson, P.E.
PRE-DISCHARGE-NOTIFICATION FCN
TO: National Marine Fisheries Service
Pivers Island, NC FAX [phone]
US Fish & Wildlife service
Raleigh, NC FAX [phone]
State Historic rreservatian Office
Raleigh, NC FAX [phone]
NC Division of Water Quality
Raleigh, NC rAX (91.9)733-9959
NC Wildlife Resources Commission
Cxeedmoor, NC FAX [phone]
1. ACTION TD: 199820858
2. APPLICANT: Town of Yadkinville
3. DATE OF TRANSMITTAL: 7/13/98
4. RESPONSE DEADLINE(5 days from transmittal): 7/17/98
5. COMMENT DEADLINE(10 days from response deadline): 7/27/98
6. SEND COMMENTS TO: RALEIGH REGULATORY FIELD OFFICE
RALEIGH, NC
ATTN: John Thomas
FAX [phone]
We are also forwarding the attached PCN to the Fish and Wildlife
Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service for review and
comment concerning any likely affect to any threatened or
endangered species or their critical habitat wiviin those
agencies jurisdiction.
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GARNER;•NC 27.52);
RE: Proposed Raw .Water Storage Reservoir
Town of Yadkinville. .
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TtLl:I'IICINE: ,
Etlgineering.'Services Project No
97105
919.662.7272.
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Fnx. Dear Mr.'Thomas:
919.662.7320
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'.A;.ttached:a a two (2) ;copies of the application form-for Nationwide' Permit 26'.
to'allow the constriction of a-40 acre raw. water' storage reservoir' in
. ,
YadkirMlle, North" Carolina. This reservoir is intended. to serve as••a: raw water • ' • '`
storage .facility to, supplement the water. supply 'for the ..Town -of Yadl ville"
` and outlying areas. The need for this reservoir-has been documented, and the
•Environtinental Assessment 'has been posted..;to the 'State Cleannghouse:"for
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review. This r.dview .should be complete the first week.`of 'July,. To date; no
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comments have been received; and a copy, of . the. Environmental 'Assessmp.pt , f' •
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r' wad given ta'.yau during ,our site'visit 'on j'une.10, •,199s.• ,

7h6'.-proposed reservoir is located off of South beep;Creek; but will use. south
Deep' Creek as a water. supply: ,, A' second `smaller 'stream xuns'through :the'
I^ , . reservoir site, as shown on the attached plan. Soutli. Deep Creek has been sated. ,. ,
as, I4w• quality aquatic 'habitat, ,with no unusual or endangere.'d ,spocics:'` Tlic
r • smaller stream has a very low flow; , acid w$s not. revealed to have any;unique
properties, during the bi6logical assesgment. The land proposed to be inundated , ,
is,lbemng used- as -pasture land, with soil types.typical of•Y?dkix4 County..Some,

I' small and loiv quality wetland .areas wdU be'filled or.'inundated' as part of this ? : .
can be
erformed
on the
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•?, . wetlands just dotivnslope of the dain; since- the v; etlands that exist are degraded
by-logging or, other disturbance. As part.qf this project, these ?wetlands••cast be "
` replanted 'and restored to provide wildlife habitat and water, filtering, capacity. .

Thy extent of this work is shown on the. attached. plan. It is my understandin'g' ..'.., '' `
A& this project will fall. under the guidelines of Nationwide' )hermit 2ta: We are r .
hoping to'be'under canstrucition by Decexnber of this year. We would be happy '
to provide any additional information you may. require in. your review.. Please,
contact.our office if you have questans or carnments at shy time.
..

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NATzONWXDE PEfWXT REQLJESTE.0 (PROVIDE Waj0NW,*.b PyRM?T #} : (o
-'E-E-CON'STRTYCTION Iq0T1F1CAT:r0jq AppLICATION
FOR MTIONWIDE PZRMITS THkT REQUIRE:
i) mTIFz IOm w TU CORPS o ZNGINEM
2) APMICRTIOR rust =cTYO2t -401 crmT;'=CATj0N _
S) COWWIMT-Topt W'.ITE TM WC DXV't"o" OF iCbftagAL MWAUMENT
S2Mn TH2 1*=GXX,? 4 JUM (.11 CQPY O]' THIS CUMPLE `
-0"1ELD 0mG8 OF T= CORPS or Eria=jzERS (SEE ADEN AD 'rO VX5 SU=T). SEE
(7) COPIES SKO"D BE SENT TO THE 14_C, D3:VX5joN
a? ?ss?A??S?
(SEE AGENCY ADDRESSES SH T) . pi??r? zsti,TT,
].. OMMRS NAME- Town of YadkinvillO
MAILING ADDABSa: P.O. Box 816
SuBDxvisioN Nm'z: NIA
CITYs Yadkinville STAxB: fqc
ZIP CODE: 27055-0816
PROaCT ZT2C?bt AWDRBSS, INCY,tTD?NG OO'?DI'IT2; ION iQAME (??' x+??'FB
MAZLxNG ADDRESS ABOVE) : between G060el Wa Church Read, RENT RE k'RtJM
Old Stage
Road. and U. S. E•Iighway 601r
-3 . TB3B-0NE NMBER (140ME)
• (wQRZC) ; [phone]
4, Zr PRONE NUMBER! • s'rG 1T'S NAB OR E2ES€ON-91BLE CORPORATE' opTTrIAM, ADDRESS,
i?1aM8ER
Hubert Gregory, Mayor [phone]
P.O. Box 816, Yadkinville, NC 27055-0816
S- LOATToN of 10WORK TO ($RQ' I7?; A MAP,
MAP OR A PREFERABLY A COPY OF t7SG,S TOFOGpt.ApHjC
ERzAI, P?iO'POGRA.p WITH SCALE) ;
CODNTy.- • Yadkin ,.. -
MMXMST 11OWN OR CITY: Yadkinvil,le
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`-- "FECIFIC LQCATxoN (INCLUDE ROAD
NUMBERS, LANDMAMS, ETC.): between U.S: Highway 601, Old Stage Road,
and Gospel Way Church Road.
6. 2MF4CTED OR NRARZST STRZM/RX'VER: South Deep Greek
RIVER BASXN-. Yadkin
?a. TS pRgJ'ECx LOCATED 9T7' %R WATER CZASSIFIED A$ TROUT, T3;WZ SALTWATER
($A), HroR QUALITY WATERS (HOW), QVT9TA9DZNG RE310URCE NAT4RS (ORW), WATSR
St?f'1'S,Y (RS?2 OR WS-IZ) ? YES [) NO ix] IF YES, EXp r:
7b- X5 THE PROJECT LOCA'TED WYTHIN A NORTH ChROZINA DIVX$j0jT OF COA3,XAL .
. MANAGFC i?ir ARF-A OF DMIRONKENM C:pNCERN (AEC)? YES ( } go, GX] `
70. 1F THE PROJECT XS ZCCATED W=TH.ZN A COASTAI COUNTY (SEE PgGE 7 ?QR
I?ZSI' OF Cf?ASTAY, carjitTZES), WHAT IS THE LAND USE PLAN MUP) DESIG A-TIPS?
N/A
80'. HAVE My SECTION 404 PERMITS
TRIS BEEN PREVXOOSLY REQUESTED FOR LTSZ QN
PROFERTY? YES [ J ?TC1 [X] IF YES, PROVIDE ACTION I_D. tTMWER Qr
PR,Ei 70TJO 'PERMIT .AND M ADDITZONAZ INFORMATION
CERTI rIMTion ) (INCLUDE P?iCyTOC[fPY of dOI
sb _
FUT ARE ADDITION=
URE? YES Z ] No pF,R=T REQUEST'S EXPECTED FoR_ TR-Ts PROPERTY Xx THM '
(Xj 17 YES, DEsGRIHE ANTXCXpATED WORX:
Ji.
9a. ESTIMATED TMAL NUMBER CF IiCRES IN TRACT OF IMD: 100
9b. ESTIMATED TOTAL uwtia OF ACRES OF WETLANDs LQCA' ZD 4N P9ta = BYTE:

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x?3• NUMBED OF ACRES OF WETLANDS xMPACTED BY Ii{E E'ROPOSF,D F#t0JECT $Y:
rXLLING: 1.79
FzooDI1vG: 0.524
DABINAGE: N/A
EXCAVATION.,
,
OTHRA: N/A
TOTAL ACRES TO $E PACZ'itri: 2.53 AC
includes 0.22 Acres Stream Fill and Inundation, 455' Lineax- Feet of
Stream Fill)
rob. (1) STJtS CHMNEL TO 13E IMPACTED By T14E PRCSr?osraL+ L'RO.TECT (??'
? ?OCAT£pr -PR4V'.I.DE DXSTARCE BOTH .BEFORE AND AZTE.R AeLOCATx'om
IZNGTH N/A AFTER:
FT
1=0TH BEFORE (based on n g=al high water contours) : _
wIb'Zl APTER
AV- Cg DDFTj! HE FORE :
12 aArrm: ,
(2) STREAN CHAD EL IM,PAe- S WILL RESIII,T FR^M t CHECK. ALL THAT AppzX)
OPEN CHARNEL LOCATION': _ .` pLACF=NT of PIPE IN CHMULL:
oMWMM XXCAV ATION .-
CONSTRUCTION? OF A DAM/r,abia'jNO: -
OTHER;
11. IF CQNSTRVCTION of h FOND 15 PROPOSED. WH&T IS WE SIZU
* WATERSHEto DRAINING TO THE POND? 420" Acres OF Tft
WHAT zS THE EXPECTED POSD SORFACN AREA? 40 Acres
12. DESCRIPTION OF pRO$OSED WORK INCLUDING DIZC10SSTON oE- TxPE OF
MECHANICAL EQUTL'MNT TO BE USED (ATTACK FLANS: 8 t/2^ X 1.1n DRAWINGS
ONLY) :
Construction of an Earthen nAm
aservOi.r will inundate one small stream within the watershPA.f^,.
portion of its length.
13. PORvosz of PaoposED wom., TO provide a raw:..water storage rescrvoix
to serve the residents nf.Yadkinvilie and the surrounding County.
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14. STATE REASONS WHY IT zS PF.LUVED THAT TH25 AcTIVITy MUST BE CARRIET}
OUT IN WETLANDs, (II CLETDE ,AN'A' MEASaRES ''AI{EN TO MINIMIZE WETLAND?
IMPACTS) : h ation of both the Dam and Reservoir have been
selected to minimize impacts to wetlands. Reservoir is located
Off of South Deep Creek, and will be built primarily on upland areas.
Wetlands to be impacted are small, isolated, and of poor quality.
W
1S • YOU *ARE REQUIRE,') To CONTAOT 'THE U.61 rX011 AND WILDT IrE SERVICE
{us +rs ANA?C)A,,W-TC AL MARUS FYS!44MES stRvTcF, (Nmps) (BEE AG tcx: /?? "_ .•
ADDRESSES SHEIrT) REWIRDING THE P]t£SENCE OF ANY FED$}tA,LLY LISTED OR
PROPOSEn POO LZSTU;NG`END,Cs ERLD aR VIREATENED SIPECIES Op, CIkITICAL HASYTAT
IN THE PERMIT AREA TEAI'••MR?-1RF-AFP=TED BY THE PROPOSED PROJECT. DATE
CONTACTED: ?..••• ..
FROX THESE', AGENCIES.) {ATTACH RESPONSES
N/A "
16, YOU ARE iEiZ txD '4-CflNTHL • T13E STATE iiz,STQRYC d: f?l
(SHPO) (SEE AGENCY AD SSES_SH$$T?._.RE ING TjfE •PRXA1EVCE-OF BFI TORIC
$ROPEI??IESr•x3'T`'J°$ ERj, xT AREA 'WHICH MAY $E AFFECTED BY THE`PR0rO3ED
PROJECT- DATE CONTACTED:
NIA
17. DOES THE PROJECT x2,iV'OM AN EKPEi1DITtIRE of PUBLIC WN03, oR THE USE OF
PUBZaC (STATE) JMD?
YES (3? No 1 {Xr 3NO, Go TO 18)
a , IF YES, DOES THE PROJECT REQUIRE PMpARATION of aN ENv7A0b M WT-&1L
DOCCWEN'T PU SUANT To THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA ENVlttot =AL
POLICY .ACTT
YES ki NQ j ]
b. IF YZS, HAS THE DOCUMENT SEEN R aZWED TgROUGR THZ NORTH CAROLINA
,DEPAR!'MENT Off' ADMZ]9ISTRATX0N STATE CLEARINGHOUSE?
YES p?J NC1 j
IF ANSWER To 17b IS YES. THEN SUBMIT APPROPRIATE DDCCIMENTA$xON FRaM THE .?,:.
STATE CLEARMOHOUZZ TO DIVISION Or ENVXRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT REGARDING
COMPLIANCE WITH THE NORTH CAROLINA ENvxRONMEwxjjt P01,1CY ACT.
QVMTIONS REGA=XNG -THE STATE CLEARINGHOUSE
DIRECTED REVIEW *PROCESS Sf1oUl,D pE .
TO Ms. CHRIS BAGGETT, DIRECTOR STATE CLEARZNGECiJSE, NORTH
CAROLINA D7dPARTXENT Off' ADMZNTSTRATI6A. 116 WEST .70925 STREET, RA2.£xi;H,
NOR71-H CA16LINA 27603-80D3, T"E$HONE (915). 7$3-6569.
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"ROPOSED ACTIVY'rY INVOLVES THE DISC14ARGE OZ CAvA a0 pg
IATa 'N'ETI+ANDS: tmL$ i'plz,=$ra
+z • 1AiRTZaND DELI TUBA-rraN NAP s9cWrsre 3:IL W T;,AND$ ? TREAMS , Lt+iEP ^a
AND P'ONDO ON THE PROeERTY (rOP- NA' X<XMZDE PERMIT M1 ERS 19
lp 81- ? ).41,4 Ili,
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2?• A-4b ZTRF MS (SISTEh=TTWT AM PERtdWMm) ot4 THE 1 PftrRTY
-=-2 BE SHOW ON 9"ME tQw, tvw 13dmw BJKCXJID BE I INCH EQ13AI,S 50 NT= OR 1
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14RACT£D AY vRt?jr=.
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0nEETS RE. LVANT TO THE P ip OF THE DEZ1NEATIOH LINE.
- ATTACK A GGPY CIr TKE STOWW;LTZRt t'p1AGfAjZft LaXa d I$ ?
?- 'F7MT IS t"ri USE OF SDRFlm7A m[b1G PRORMIRMX7 Pasture rmna - "
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C]1rlNER 1 SfAG?sT ' S SIGNA?T??-(?9GE iT°$ s:EsvATt3RE VALID OULV
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FROM: ENOTNEERLHG SERVICES F" NO.: %064273_520 q7•-P}ZrIA: tL01A. P_a?.
MITIGATIONOFF-WETLAIND AP-4D STREAM IMPACTS
PROPOSED' RAW WATER ???ERVOIR
"OWN, OF YADKINVILLE
July 2, 1998
'There are a total of 2.3 acres impacted by this project. Of that total, 0.22 acres involve- the
plactl mert- of -fill whbin. a stream ajong. 4:55 linear feet of - the s[rearn bed. "14i(Jigi:I bi!
proposed for this project will involve: the restoration -of adjacent weflands wlaiA -wlii 1, not.
:be &stu rbed -by this project.- The wetlands that. MI.] -be rc orcd are of low quality, and
show evidence of having; been I ell in the past.
ftestotaticln cri''thest; weCiads ~i1'l klrv011v replatitig ritve:sj5ecies'ftax?f,°ih'cufiiixt9;rl
ample, black vwitIi? r, clad: grwa . ash heft ,along with. aa&e : -ges, Tix
these. -areas,, any man:mAde ditcheti ,Ai.h be removed to, r1?.dooe the .intWity of the wetland.
A-a existin*r. 't..S. acre.: wedartd..'u U. rvmain;,be1Qw thew dava,--uudstkbtd by. the cattsttu 6av_
w&rk, except for the untagation offorts. n ar aitiotzal %?:? aores of land sWiabte J&
itirg alion Qs oa ? lbizv si& of ;t'l z cxistI1g 4vCi?+?rh?, b??sc -n--W -?+ ?'s?itri-h V
'V.^?s .??^?i?: ?h35
hjs qg-4:tltc wt.4f wedaind arc.a to h%e.miti mitigated r4 6.1 nKT1%*.-
•in addition to -ilia wetland-mitig.ritiUt1, 'some str'eatirreolarr nfion will be done an the, banks
Vii' bussti' i3et a i_feeic ainh$ thei ient to of-irrie' dam, Existie ; ;tau ri' uvtit" ? .' 'vcytts;
-aztd the vule6ta N u4_- %vi'23 :.W, ' avep%l rated : u.4-flT sin,0--.r' m . et on to ehe kvct?z? ?r???
opt 4x?.''??W k:;-r?xli;' ho .irkpj, L? ?'x?r: %iin'k
..hanks- 'm tie m ldP stable, U= g an appropriate.. cawibi*a ban zff . native v eMialt.
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NATIONWIDE PERMIT REQUESTED (PROVIDE NATIONWIDE PERMXT 2.(o
PRE--CONSTRUCTION NOTIFICAT DT ? ; ON
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FOR NATIONWIDE PERMITS THAT REQUIRE: _. --_--=.• ._
I) NOTIF=CATION To = CORPS OF tNGINEE JUN 2 3 nn.8
2) APPLICATION FOR SECTION 401 CERTIFI TI
3) COORDINATION WITH THE KC DIVZSXON OF CO1l4+ -,Irru-sN-K-
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HD T14z ORIGINAL AND (Z) COPY OF THIS COMPLETED FORM TO THE AP OPI2 PMATE
FIELD OFFICE OF THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS (SEE AGENCY ADDRESSES SHEET). SEVEN
(7) COPIES SHOULD BE SENT TO THE N.C. DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL 34ANAGEMENT
(SEE AGENCY ADDRESSES SHEET). PLEASE PRINT.
1. OWNERS NAME; Town of Yadkinville
2. MAILING ADDRESS : P.O. Box 816
SUBDIVISION NAME: N/A
CITY: Yadkinville NC
STATE: ZIP CODE: 27055-0816
PROJECT LOCATION ADDRESS, INCLUDING SUBDIVISION NAME (IF DIFFERENT FROM
HAILING ADDRESS ABOVE): between Gospel Way Church Road, Old Stage
Road, and U.S. Highway 601'
3. TELEPHONE NUMBER (HOME) :
• (WORK): [phone]
4. IF APPLICABLE: AGENT'S NAME OR RESPONSIBLE CORPORATE•OFFICIAL, ADDRESS,
PHONE NUMBER:
Hubert Gregory, Mayor [phone]
• if
P.O. Box 816, Yadkinville, NC 27055-0816
5. LOCATION OF WORK (PROVIDE A MAP, PREFERABLY A COPY OF USGS TOPOGRAPHIC
MAP OR AERIAL.PH0TOGRABHy WITH SCALE):
COUNTY: `Yadkin
NEAREST TOWN OR CITY: Yadkinville
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SPECIFIC LOCATION (INCLUDE ROAD
NUMBERS, LANDMARKS, ETC.): between U.S. Highway 601, Old Stage Road,
and Gospel Way Church Road.
o. IMPACTED OR NEAREST STREAM/RIVER; Sout h Deep Creek
RIVER BASIN: Yadkin
7a• IS PROJECT LOCATED NEAR WATER CLASSIFIED AS TROUT, TIDAL, SALTWATER
(SA), HIGH QUALITY WATERS (HQW), OUTSTANDING RESOURCE WATERS (ORW), WATER
SUPPLY (WS-I OR WS-II)? YES [ ] NO jX] IF YES, EXPL3iIN: -
7b. IS THE PROJECT LOCATED WITHIN A NORTH CAROLINA DIVISION OF COASTAL
MANAGEMENT AREA OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN (AEC) ? YES [ ] NO° [X]
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7c. IF THE PROJECT IS LOCATED WITHIN A COASTILL COUNTY (SEE PAGE 7 1PR
LIST OF COASTAL COUNTIES), WHAT IS THE LAND USE PLAN (ZUP) DESIGNATION?
N/A
Sa. HAVE ANY SECTION 404 PERMITS BEEN PREVIOUSLY REQUESTED FOR USE ON
THIS PROPERTY? YES [ ] NO [X] IF YES, PROVIDE ACTION I.D. NUMBER OF
PREVIOUS 'PERMIT AND ANY ADDITIONAL, INFORMATION (INCLUDE PHOTOCOPY OF 401
CERTIFICATION) :
Bb. ARE ADDITIONAL PERMIT REQUESTS EXPECTED FOR THIS PROPERTY IN THE
FUTURE? YES [ ] NO [X] IF YES, DESCRIBE ANTICIPATED WORK:
ga. ESTIMATED TOTAL NUMBER OF ACRES IN TRACT OF LAND: 100
9b. ESTIMATED TOTAL, NUMBER OF ACRES OF WETLANDS LOCATED ON PROJECT SITE:
7
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10a. NUMBER OF ACRES OF WETLANDS IMPACTED BY THE PROPOSED PROJECT BY:
FILLING: 1.79
FLOODING: 0.524
DRAINAGE: N/A
EXCAVATION: N/A
OTHER: N/A
TOTAL ACRES TO BE IMPACTED: 2.53 AC
(includes 0.22 Acres Stream Fill and Inundation, 455' Linear- Feet of
Stream Fill)
10b. (1) STREAM CHANNEL TO BE IMPACTED BY THE PROPOSED PROJECT
RELOCATED, PROVIDE DISTANCE BOTH EEFORE AND AFTER RELOCAT-roN)
LENGTH BEFORE: N/A FT AFTER:
WIDTH BEFORE (based on normal high hater contours) :
FT
WIDTH AFTER:
AVERAGE DEPT14 BEFORE: FT AFTER:
_ FT
(2) ST AM CH EL Ti1PACTS WILL RESULT FROM: (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)
OVEN CHANNEL RELOCATION: PLACEMENT OF PIPE IN CHANNEL:
CHUMEL EXCAVATION: CONSTRUCTION OF A DAM/FLOODING: -
OTHER:
11. IF CONSTRUCTION OF A POND IS PROPOSED,
* WATERSHED DRAINING TO THE POND? WHAT IS THE SIZE OF THE
450 Acres
WHAT IS THE EXPECTED POND SURFACE AREA? 40 Acres
12. DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED WORK INCLUDING DISCUSSION OF TYPE OF
MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT TO BE USED (ATTACH PLANS: 8 1/2^ X 11^ DRAWINGS
ONLY) :
Construction of an Earthen Dam to establish off s
Reservoir will inundate one small stream within the watershed-for a
portion of its length.
13. PURPOSE OF PROPOSED WORK; To provide a raw,water storage reservoir
to serve the residents of.Yadkinville and the surrounding County.
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14. STATE REASONS WHY IT IS BELIEVED THAT THIS ACTIVITY MUST BE CARRIED
OUT IN WETLANDS. (INCLUDE ANY MEASURES TAKEN TO MINZMIzE WETLAND
IMPACTS): The cation of both the Dam and Reservoir have been
selected to minimize impacts to wetlands. Reservoir is located
off of South Deep Creek, and will be built primarily on upland areas.
Wetlands to be impacted are small, isolated, and of poor quality.
1S. YOU`ARE REQUIRED TO CONTACT THE U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
(USFWS) ANDjOR..,NAT20NAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE (NMFS) (SEE AGENCY iIc
ADDRESSES SHEETj_REGARDING THE PRESENCE OF ANY FEDERALLY LISTED OR }
PROPOSED FOR LISTING-ENWGERED OR THREATENED SPECIES OR CRITICAL HABITAT
IN THE PERMIT AREA THAT•-1all-BE,AFFECTED BY THE PROPOSED PROJECT. DATE
CONTACTED: ••
FROM THESE AGENCIES.,) (ATTACH RESPONSES
N/A_ _
16. YOU AREEQU$RED'fipp?'JTACT THE STATE HISTORIC
(SHPOj (SEE SERVATI?Z?T?'FZCER ?/?O?
AGENCX ADDRE_S.S?S_SHEET?-tEGAR172NG THE PRESENCE. OF HISTORIC
PROPERTIES.r.-IN--TH PERMIT A"A WHICH MAY BE AFFECTED BY THE -PROPOSED PROJECT. DATE CONTACTED:- a
N/A
17. DOES THE PROJECT INVOLVE AN EXPENDITURE OF PUBLIC FUNDS,OR THE USE OF
PUBLIC (STATE) LAND?
YES jI NO ' ( ] (IF NO, GO TO .18)
3. IF YES, DOES THE PROJECT REQUIRE PREPARATION OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL
DOCUMENT PURSUANT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA ENVIRONMENTAL
POLICY ACT?
YES 0 NO I7
b- IF YES, HAS THE DOCUMENT BEEN REVIEWED THROUGH THE NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT Or ADMINISTRATION STATE CLEARINGHOUSE?
YES DJ NO j
IF ANSWER TO 17b IS YES, THE14 SUBMIT APPROPRIATE DOCUMENTATION FROM THE
STATE CLEARINGHOUSE TO DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT REGARDING
COMPLIANCE WITH THE NORTH CAROLINA ENVIRONMENTAL, POLICY ACT.
QUESTIONS REGARDING -THE STATE CLEARINGHOUSE REVIEW PROCESS SHOULD BE.
DIRECTED TO MS. CHRYS BAGGETT, DIRECTOR STATE CLEARINGHOUSE, NORTH
CAROLINA-DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION, 116 WEST JONES STREET, RALEIGH,
NORTH CAROLINA 27503-8003, TEZ,EPHONE (919)_733-6369.
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18 , THE FOLLOWING ITEMS SHOULD BE INCLDOED WITH Ttils APPLICATXON IF
PROPOSED ACTIVITY INVOLVES THE DISCHARGE OF EXCAVATED OR rXIZ, MATERIAL
INTO WETLANDS
a. WETLAND DELINEATION MAP SHOWING ALL WETI.ANDst STREAMS, LAt 5
AND POOPS ON THE PROEIERTY (FOR, RATIONWIDE PERMIT NUf?MZps 14, IS, 21, 26,
29. ARID 30). ALL STREAMS (IizTERMITTZNT AND PERMANENT) ON THE PRO]PMTY
HUST BE SHOCrILd ON THE MaP. MA$ S3CALE$ SHOULD to 1 INCH EQUALS S0 Fr= On 1
INCH EQUALS 109 MET OR TREZA EQUIVALENT.
b. It' AVAILABLE,' 9EPRESENTATIVE PROTO(;RABH OF WET7, LDS TO BE
TMR'A•OT£D $Y PROJECT.
0. IF 13ELIMEATION IWAS PrF4r0RNZ0 BY A CONSULTANT, INCL'nDE ALL DATA
5H£ETS 1i1E RV7ANT TO THE PI.ACEMMT OF THE DELINEATION L3_NE.
d- ATTACH A COPY 01:' THE STOR KWATZR HMAGEMENT PlLaN Ir REpVj jd.
e. WHAT I5 LAND USE OF SURROUNDING PROPERTY? Pasture Lan
vacant woodland
f. IF APPLICABLE, WH&T IS PROPOSED USSHOD 01' sSWaGE DX;5POfaL? -??
N/A
q: SIGWED AND DATM AGWT A17TRt>R3;ZAT3:oN IPETTE,R, XF APPLICABLE.
KC TE' NE TI-po 7S OR 'RATERS Or THE U.S. 14AY NOT BE IMPACTED • PAXOR TO :
I) ISSUAKCZ OF A SECTION 404 C:[1"S OF ENGINEERS PEST,
2) EYTAER THE ISSMNACE OR WAZVER OF A 401 DIVISION OF
ENVIMM- NTbL. HANAGE TT (WATER QUAZTTY) CEAT1FIC.ATX0N, AND
3) (IN THE TAEb-XY Co"Z&L CQUN != C=X) , A LETTER kROM THE
NORTH CAROLINA DI VISION OF COASTAL AGEMENT STATING THE 7 UDS,09 D
+' =IVXTY IS CONSISTENT VMTH THE= WORTH CARDLYNA CO"TAL 3414*%AG=Wt$T
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518 VILLAGE COURT
P.O. Box 1849
GARNER. NC 27529
TELEPHONE:
919.662.7272
FAX:
919.662.7320
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Mr. John Thomas
U. S. Army Corps of Engineers [ (? [ UV [
Raleigh Regulatory Field Office
6508 Falls-of the Neuse Road [JUN Z 19J$
Suite 120
Raleigh, NC 27615
WETI ,.4u.
_ IRE: Proposed Raw Water Storage Reservoir
Town of Yadkinville
Engineering Services Project No. 97105
Dear. V&. Thomas:
Attached. are two (2) copies of the application form for Nationwide Permit 26
to allow the construction of a 40 acre raw. water storage _ reservoir in
Yadkinville, North Carolina. This reservoir is intended to serve as'a raw water
storage facility to supplement the water supply for the. Town of Yidkinville
and outlying areas. The need for this reservoir has been documented, and the
Environmental Assessment has been posted to the State Clearinghouse' for
-review. This review, should be complete the first week of July.. To date;! no .
comments have been received, and a copy--of the Environmental Assessment
was given to you during our site visit on June 10, ,1 998.
The, proposed reservoir is located off of South Deep,, Creek, but will use-South
Deep? Creek as -a water supply. A' second 'smaller 'stream runs through the
reservoir .site, as shown on the attached plan. South Deep Creek has been rated
as low quality aquatic habitat, .with no unusual or endangered species ``The
smaller stream has a very low, flow, and was not- revealed to have any_unique
properties during the biological assessment. The land proposed to be inundated
is,being used as pasture land, with soil types typical of Yadkin County. Some -
small and low quality wetland areas will be filled or inndated`as part
of this
project. Some wetland mitigation work-;can be performed, on the'low quality,.
,
wetlands just' downslope of the dam, since the wetlands that exist are degraded
by"logging or. other disturbance. As part of this project, these-wetlands can be
replanted and restored to provide wildlife habitat and water filtering capacity:
The extent of this work is shown on. the. attached-plan. It is my understanding
that this project will-fall under the guidelines of Nationwide Permit 26., We are
hoping to' be under construction by December of this year. We would be happy' "
to provide any additional information you may require in your review. Please
contact
-.,our office if you have questions or comments of any time.
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NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
July 6,1998
Mayor Hubert Gregory
Town of Yadkinville
PO Box 816
Yadkinville, NC 27055-0816
Dear Mr. Gregory:
Director
Re: -401 Water Quality Certification
Town of Yadkinville raw water intake
Yadkin County
DWQ Y 980574
Orr June 23, 1998, you wrote to the Division of Water Quality (DWQ) requesting a 401 Water Quality
Certification for your project to fill 2.53 acres of wetlands for construction of a raw water intake storage
facility for the Town of Yadkinville in Yadkin County. We believe that this project will require review by
the State Clearinghouse under the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA). DWQ cannot issue the 401
Certification until the project has received a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) or Record of
Decision (ROD) from the State Clearinghouse in accordance with NCAC 15A: 01C.0402. Therefore, I
must hereby place this project on indefinite hold until the State Clearinghouse has issued the FONSI or
ROD. However we will continue to review the project and make you aware of any concerns. We
recommend that you notify us that the NEPA/SEPA process is complete so we can reactivate the project. In
addition, by copy of this letter, I am also notifying the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that this project
should be placed on hold. Please contact Ms. Mary Kiesau at 919-733-5083 ext. 567 for information
regarding the SEPA application process. Also if wetland impact exceed one acre (as indicated on the
application from) compensatory mitigation will be required.
If you believe-that this decision is in error, please call me at 919-733-1786 to discuss the matter.
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cc: Raleigh DWQ Regional Office
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Wilmington District Office
Central Files
Mary Kiesau
Raleigh Field Office US Army Corps of Engineers
David Dickerson, Engineering Services
980574.nocert
Wetlands/401 Unit 4401 Reedy Creek Road Raleigh, North Carolina 27607
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RE:' . 'd'own of Yadkinville, Wetlands Mitigation
DWQ; No. 980574
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Engineering-Services Project No. 98033-CA
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Dear; Mr. ?Dorney:
Please review the attached letter from Brian Thomas of. TRC Garrow
Associates. The-letter respond's to your comment letter dated"July 19,'2001.'
We need a?resp'onse fromyour office-on items, number one and four as stated
in the ' response letter from TRC Garrow. We have revised the stream
mitigation plan to reflect-the changes "you, requested in items number-tw6 and
three. If we have not received a response from your office by September
2001; the final revised stream .;mitigation pian;wil'l be sent your office based on
the TRC Garrow response letter.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call me at/[phone]
or Brian Thomas at- (770) 270-1,192.
Sincerely; -
ENGINEERING SERNTICES, P.A.
Brian G. Cox, P. E.
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August 6, 2001
Mr. John Domey
Division of Water Quality
1650 Mall Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1650
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AUG 1 3 2001
ENGINEERING SERVICES, PA
RE: Comments to Stream Mitigation Plan, Yadkinville Reservoir Project
DWQ #: 980574, COE #199820858
Yadkin County
Dear Mr. Domey:
We are in receipt of your comments on the above referenced project addressed to Brian Cox with
Engineering Services, P.A., and dated July 19, 2001. In your letter, you identified four questions
that you would like addressed as part of your review of the stream mitigation plan for the
Yadkinville reservoir project. I wanted to take this opportunity to respond to those comments,
and seek your input regarding the steps we believe will appropriately address them. The
responses below are numbered to correspond with the questions from your July 19th letter.
The question was raised regarding cattle access to the tributary from the west side. The
west side of the tributary is privately owned, and it is unlikely that permission can be
obtained to control that bank of the tributary to enforce a cattle exclusion. However, the
terrain on the west bank is steep, and is an inappropriate topographic environment for
cattle. Given the nature of the terrain, we do not believe that a cattle exclusion on the
west bank will be necessary.
2. We will revise the mitigation plan to include monitoring for stream bank stability in the
enhanced channel, as suggested.
3. We will revise the mitigation plan and include an approximate schedule for tree and
shrub planting, working toward a planting date of fall 2001/winter 2002, as suggested.
4. You have asked us to consider the feasibility of in-stream mitigation measures. While it
is possible that such measures may be feasible, it was our understanding that the 5:1 ratio
for stream enhancement would satisfy the mitigation requirements for this project. We
would appreciate your input regarding this point, since it is unclear if such measures are
now being required.
3772 Pleasontdole Road, Suite 200 • Atlanta, Georgia 30340-4214
Telephone [phone] • Fax [phone]
If you could contact me when you have a moment, I would appreciate the opportunity to discuss
the plan with you so we can move forward as needed. I can be reached via telephone at (770)
270-1192, fax at [phone], or via email at [e-mail].
Thank you for your assistance.
Sincerely,
Brian W. Thomas, Ph.D.
Operations Manager
cc: Brian Cox, Engineering Services, P.A.
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