20190495 Ver 1_Mitigation Site Visit_20190417

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Site Information
Date: *
4/17/2019
Project Name:*
Cowford
Prepared By:*
Mac Haupt
Type of Site: *
NCDMS Stream and Wetland Site
Meeting Type:*
Technical Site Review
Sponsor/Provider:
* NCDMS Stream and Wetland Site
USACE AID:
County:* Onslow
NCDWR ID: 20190495
HUC and Basin:* White Oak - 03020301 NCDWR Version
Weather:
Coordinates:
Attendees
Degrees North Degrees West
USACE - Todd Tugwell
DWR - Mac Haupt, Erin Davis
RES - Frasier, Jeremy, David
DMS - Jeff Shaffer, Lindsey, Jeremiah
George Langford
Project Review Checklist
(provide additional detail in notes section on next

General Site Issues/Concerns:
Stream Issues/Concerns:
Wetland Issues/Concerns:
Vegetation Composition or
Density
Planted Stem Vigor (due to
soil, browsing)
Invasive/Exotic Species
Beaver/Feral Hogs
(management plan)
Soil (manipulation,
compaction, fertility)
Livestock Present/Evidence
of Livestock Access
Crossings or Utility Lines
B M Ps or Alternate
Approaches
_, Fencing Issues or Fencing
Needed
Ponds Within Project Area
Incised/Entrenched
Headcuts Present/Forming
Stream Structures
Failing/Piping
Excess
Sediment/Aggradation
Cross -Sections
Missing/Indicate Problems
Bank Instability/Failure
Bench Rills/Erosion
(constructed bench or P2
valley)
Excess Sinuosity (lack of
flow)
Braided/Anabranch Channel
Evidence of Excessive
Hydrology
L Evidence of Insufficient
Hydrology
Hydric Soil Indicators/Soil
Series
Surface Roughness or
Bedding
Channel
Relocation/Riparian
Connectivity
Hydroperiod Length or
Start/Stop Date
Inappropriate Credit Ratio
Proposed
JD Needed to Confirm
Approach
Continuity/Fragmentation
Easement Issues (existing
farm, CE, NRCS funding)
Easement Encroachments
(livestock, clearing)
Easement Marking/Signage
Insufficient Project Size
Adjacent Property Owner
T&E Species
Section 106 (historic
listing/tribal issues)
Insufficient Stream Drainage
Area
Insufficient Hydrology (if
raising channel bed)
Vegetation in Channel
(stream vs wetland)
Flow Obstructions
(undersized pipes, fords)
Substrate Concerns
(embeddedness, particle
size)
Live Stakes Absent/Failing
Evidence of Water Quality
Issues
In -stream Habitat
Weak/Missing
Stream Buffer Width
Inadequate
Missing Gauge Data
(preconstruction or
monitoring)
Gauge Location/Placement
Gauge Maintenance
Drainage Ditches/Swales
Present
Field Tiles/Subsurface
Drainage
Continued Ag Use Adjacent
to Wetland

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Notes and Sketches, etc
Current wildlife easement on part of site expires this year- September 2019
Easement plants - some exotic, discuss with WRC about clearing/select removal
Discussion on proposed crossing, needed on site this site? Yes. Adjust to limit fragmentation.
Drain tile - concern about future ditching outside easement due to wetness if draintile disrupted, extend easement
area/include buffer around wetland
HWV at top? Three ditches drain to the top. Watershed size and flat slope consideration.
Future land use - row crop, no irrigation, organic fertilizers
Possibly raise ditches at top, current high point within project channel, top ditches appear stagnant (algae)
Survey field and find drainage paths
Discussion following walk-through- biggest concern is top end slope and establishing HWV flow, also easement
extension/ wetland buffer
Credit Release/Site Closeout Information
(For monitoring or closeout review only)
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Stream Credits
Requested
Approved*
Wetland Credits
Warm Cool Cold
Riparian Riverine Riparian Non-Riverine Non -Riparian Coastal
Requested
Approved*
*The updated credit ledger for the project, which includes this release, must be approved by the Project Manager.
Result of Monitoring Report or Closeout
............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Credit Release Not Approved
Signature*
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Date 4/17/2019