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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20100952 Ver 1_Closeout_DWR Site Visit Notes_20190621Mitigation Site Meeting Notes Date: June 4, 2019 Project Name: Martins Creek II Prepared By: Erin Davis, NCDWR Type of Site: NCDMS Stream and Wetland Site Meeting Type: Closeout Site Review Sponsor/Provider: Baker Engineering USACE AID: County: Cherokee* *Denotes County w/ 30 -foot Buffer NCDWR ID: 20100952 HUC and Basin: Weather: Coordinates: °N °W Attendees: DWR - Mac Haupt, Erin Davis USACE - Todd Tugwell, David Brown WRC -Andrea Leslie DMS - Paul Wiesner, Melonie Allen, Tim Baumgartner, Matthew Reid Axiom - Philip Perkins Project Review Checklist - (provide additional detail in notes section on next page) General Site Issues/Concerns: 0 Vegetation Composition or Density ❑ Inappropriate Credit Ratio Proposed Planted Stem Vigor (due to soil, browsing) ❑ JD Needed to Confirm Approach 17 Invasive/Exotic Species ❑ Continuity/Fragmentation 111 Beaver/Feral Hogs (management plan) ❑ Easement Issues (existing farm, CE, NRCS funding) ❑ Soil (manipulation, compaction, fertility) ❑ Easement Encroachments (livestock, clearing) ❑ Livestock Present/Evidence of Livestock Access ❑ Easement Marking/Signage ❑ Crossings or Utility Lines ❑ Insufficient Project Size ❑ BMPs or Alternate Approaches ❑ Adjacent Property Owner ❑ Fencing Issues or Fencing Needed ❑ T&E Species ❑ Ponds Within Project Area ❑ Section 106 (historic listing/tribal issues) Stream Issues/Concerns: ❑ Incised/Entrenched ❑ Insufficient Stream Drainage Area ❑ Headcuts Present/Forming ❑ Insufficient Hydrology (if raising channel bed) ❑ Stream Structures Failing/Piping ❑ Vegetation in Channel (stream vs wetland) ❑ Excess Sediment/Aggradation ❑ Flow Obstructions (undersized pipes, fords) ❑ Cross -Sections Missing/Indicate Problems ❑ Substrate Concerns (embeddedness, particle size) ❑ Bank Instability/Failure ❑ Live Stakes Absent/Failing ❑ Bench Rills/Erosion (constructed bench or P2 valley) ❑ Evidence of Water Quality Issues ❑ Excess Sinuosity (lack of flow) ❑ In -stream Habitat Weak/Missing ❑ Braided/Anabranch Channel ❑ Stream Buffer Width Inadequate Wetland Issues/Concerns: 0 Evidence of Excessive Hydrology ❑ Missing Gauge Data (preconstruction or monitoring) ❑ Evidence of Insufficient Hydrology ❑ Gauge Location/Placement ❑ Hydric Soil Indicators/Soil Series ❑ Gauge Maintenance ❑ Surface Roughness or Bedding ❑ Drainage Ditches/Swales Present ❑ Channel Relocation/Riparian Connectivity ❑ Field Tiles/Subsurface Drainage ❑ Hydroperiod Length or Start/Stop Date ❑ Continued Ag Use Adjacent to Wetland Page 1 of 2 Date: June 4, 2019 Project Name: Martins Creek II Notes, Sketch, Action Items, etc.: 4 beaver dams removed Dec. 2018; 2 dams removed May 2019 To date the powerline easement has not been treated/maintained by utility Invasives treated May 2019 Significantly more wetland area than proposed; designed wetland area wetter Wetland area cover - dense herbaceous growth juncus dominant; very limited tree canopy sycamore dominant Privet not treated in 2017 or 2018; observed scattered privet onsite Multiple preservation reaches dry Site wrap-up discussion - target community not met for wetland, but still good habitat; closeout with invasive treatment contingency IRT discussion - require annual invasive treatment during monitoring period; scrutinize target community in draft mit plan; if not trending towards target community during monitoring period request an adaptive management plan Credit Release/Site Closeout Information (for monitoring or closeout reviews only) Stream Credits Wetland Credits Warm Cool Cold Riparian Riverine Riparian Non-Riverine Non -Riparian Coastal Requested Approved* Result of Monitoring Report or Closeout Review Project Manager Signature Date *The updated credit ledger for the project, which includes this release, must be approved by the Project Manager. Page 2 of 2 Form Updated 03/20/2019