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I. Title, Sheet
2. Grading and Erosion Contrr6l Specificati.ion5
3. Planting Specifications
4. General Layout and Acce55
5. Wetland Planting Plan
G. Streambarik Grading and Erosion Control Plan
7. Streamt?ank Planting Plan
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A. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
GENERAL INTENTION
Contractor slug wmpletelyfimdsb labor and comedah and perform wok necessary in order to custom and stabilize the
slmm and sediment oudall locations to prvawvatian grade ndestablish a specified vegetative cover crop as required
by Specifiwtims and Plans. Contractor shall further be required to provide Best Management Practices (BMPs)to
control sesmmr.ionand erosienduring mention restoraturnprocess at required by Specirptionsand Plana.
Wsits s the site by bidders maybe made only by appointment with the Project Manager, An open pre-bid conference is
scheduled at thesiua Friday. January 10. 2003 at I pm.
The olfiaraf Spangler Environmental Inc., umv'vommemd consultants. will moder certain technical services during
commmudon Such seavws may be considered advisory to the Owner and shall not be construed as expressing or
implyinga contractual an ofthe Owner without affirroations by the Owner.
SPECIFICATIONS AND PLANS FOR CONTRACTOR
I. AFTER AWARD OF CONTRACT, three (3) sets of5pecifications and Plans will be famished oudioingke
workwbepoformdforaUphassoftheprojm. Additional sasofdnwmgsmayberequestedbythe
Comnctor m,heComnctoi s eperne.
SITE ACCESS
I. Maintain free and unobstructed access to fiu'Ihy emergency services and for fire. police and other emergency
response forces in accordance with NFPA 241.
2. MeasofEgres: Do cot block paths from exits tomads. Minimize disruptions and coordinate with Pniject
Manager.
3. EgressRouterfor Comuction Workers: Maintain fiecand unobstructed egress. Ispeetdaily. Reponfindings
adcommivcadom weekly to Project Manages
4. FireEminguithen: Provide and maintain exongushm inconsuuctioo areas and temporary storage mass in
accordance with 29 CFR 1926, NFPA 241 and NFPA 10.
5. Flammable and Combustible Liquids: Store, disperse and use liquids in accordance with 29 CPR 1926, NFPA
241 and NFPA 30.
OPERATIONS AND STORAGE AREAS
I. The Contractor shall confine all operations (including song, ofmserials) on premires in areas wshorized or
approved by the Project Manager. The Contractor shall save and hold hamdess the CBmL Owner, or Project
Manager, and their agents from liability ofany mum occasioned by the Contra-'s performance.
2. The Contractor shall, under regulations prescribed by the Project Manager, use only established roadways, or use
temporary roadways constructed by the Consnctor when and as authorized by the Project Manager. When
materials are transported in prownuing the work, veltids shall not be loaded beyond the loading capacity
recommended by the manufacturer ofthe vehicle or prescribed by any Federal, Stare, or local law or regulation
3. Working space and space available for storing materials shall be as determined by the Pmjmt Manager.
4. Execute work in such a manners to interfere as little ar possible with work being done by others. Keep roads
clearofwwtntaion matdals, debris, railing construction equipment and vehicles at all rimes.
a. Do not more materials and equipment in other than assigned anew.
b. Provide unobstructed access to arum required to remdn open.
,. Do not disturb the day-today operations ofthe Osma.
ALTERATIONS
I. Vial Survey: Before my work is started, the Contractor shall make a thorough visual survev with the Project
Manager arms in which alterations occur, and areas that are amiopmed routes ofa.as. The Contractor and
Project Manager shall note and agree on any dim-pancies between plans and exiuim conditions on site and
shall derignaw areas for working space. materials storage and rooms ofacces to areas within the site where
dteratiom occur and which have been agreed upon by Contractor and Project Manager.
1 Protection: Provide the following protective measures:
a. Temporary protection against damage for portions ofexistimg grounds where work is to be done,
materials handled and equipment moved and/or renewed.
b. Dampen debris to keep down dust and provide temporary construcuon panitionsm existing suaures
where directed by the Project Manager.
PROTECTION OF EXISTING VEGETATION. STRUCTURES, EQUIPMENT, UTILITIES, AND IMPROVEMENTS
I. The Contractor shall preserve and protect all stucturm equipment, and vegetation (rah as trees, shrubs and
grass) on or adjacent to the work she, which went to be removed and which do not unreasonably interfere with
the work required under this contract. The Contractor shall only remove timer when specifically authorized to do
so, and shall avoid damaging vegetation that will remain in place, Ifanylimbsorbranchsoftrcesmbrokm
during contract perfgmun., or by the careless operationofequipmenl or by the workmen, the Contractor shall
trim those limbs or branches with a clean err and paint the wt with a tree-puning compound as directed by the
Project Manager.
2. Refer to"Permiu and Repmsibiliries' which is included in GENERAL CONDITIONS. A National Pollutant
Discharge Elimination System(NPDES) permit is not required for this project. However, the selected Contractor
shill furnish all information and cenifiwaomthat are required by the Project Manager to comply with the
USACE Individual Pmnt process and permit requirements.
PHYSICAL DATA
I. The Owner. Client, or Project Manage doe not guarantee that other materials will not be encountered nor
proportions, conditions or character ofmaterlals will not vary from those indicated by Specificirwits and Plan,.
1_d1::1UTOFWORK
1. The Contractor shall lay out the work essblishd on the Specifications and Plans and shill be responsible for an
mr memento in connectionwith the layout. The Contractor shall furnish, at the Contractor's own expense, all
makes, templates, platforms, equipment, mols,materials. and labor required to lay not any pan ofthe work, The
Contractor shall be responsible for executing the work to the lines and Snide thin may be established or
indicated by the Project Manager. The Contractor shall also be responsible for maintaining and preserving all
rakes and other marks established by the Project Manager until authorized to remove them Ifsudmaksare
destroyed by the Contractor or through theCormactor's negligence before their removal is authorized the
Project Manager may replace them and deduct the expense ofthe replacement from any amounts due or to
become der to the Contractor,
2. Contractor may be requimd to furnish to the pmject Manager omifiws from a regiaacd professional land surveyor
or registered professional engineer that the following wok is complete in every respect as required by cuntmct
Specifications and Plans.
3. Whenever changes from comma Specifications and Plans we made in line or grading requiring certificates. record
such changes on a reproducible drawing hearing the registered lad surveyor or registered civil engineer seal, and
forward these drawings upon completion ofthe wok to Project Manager.
USE OF ROADWAYS
For hauling, use only established wads on the property and when authorized by the Project Manager, such temporary
roads that are necessary in the pew rmance ofthe connect work.
IJT ITY CONNECTIONS
The Contractor shall be responsible for furnishing all temporary utility connections nocessrvunless otherwise agreed to
with the Project Manager.
B. GENERAL CONSTRUCTION GUIDELINES
1. Excavation
2. Rough Grading
3. In-Smwm Installation
4. Final Grading
5. Seed, Coir and Live Stake Installation
C. EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL
1. Sol disturbance shall be conducted in such n manner as in minimize erosion. Soil stabilization measure shall
consider the time of year, she conditions and use of temporary or permanent mosmes.
2. Sediment ward features shall be constructed prior to the commeocement ofmoontouing.
3. Temporary soil stabilization shall be applied to disturbed areas immediately after final grading. A temporary cover
crop shall become established within fnineen days after final grading. Permanent stabilization shall be installed
immediately after temporary wil stabilization.
4. All storm sewer facilities that are or will be functioning during construction shall be protected, filtered or otherwise
treated to remove sediment.
5. All temporary sediment and erosion control measure shall be removed within 30-days after final site stabilization is
achieved or after the temporary measures arc no longer needed. Trapped sediment and other disturbed areas shall be
permanently stabilized.
6. All temporary and permanent erosion control measures mum be maintained and repaired as needed. The general
contractor chap be responsible for inspection and repair during comtmction. The owner will b mspomible if erosion
control is required after the contractor has completed the project.
7. The erosion .enrol measures indicated on the plans are the minimal requirements. Additional measures may be
required by the Project Manager or governing agency.
8. Overflow styes shall be protected by the use ofeosion control blankets.
9. Comuuction and erosion control sequencing mown is general in nature and may
vary depending on weather conditions andlor phasing ofeunstmaton.
10. Temporary and permanent seeding dull be in accordance with the schedule
providd on the plans.
IL Conswction and erosion control requmcing:
Rebate trees
b. Instill floc logs
c. Conduct control bum
d. Insult Is, fence
luull J-Hooks, cross vans and channel constrictors
f Begin recontouring and seeding
g Install Coir material and live rakes
h Spread mulch
12. All inlet, uucmrs,pipe. Swale and roads shall be kept clan and free fdirt and silt.
13. Stockpiles shall have a berm or silt leence around she circumferen-e to control sib. Stockpiles in place longer than two
weeks shall he w ded.
14. Additional soil erosion control measures shall be implemented during the course ofermstuction as required.
15. Maintain soil erosion control devices through the duration of the projm.
16. The Contractor shill follow standards and recommendations in accordance with the NC Sedimentation Comm[
Commission Emsion and Sediment Control Planning and Design Manual, 1993. All conmuaion will comply with the
requirements set forth in the NC EPA's new constuction site aaivitia National Pollutant Discharge Elimination
Synem (NP DES) sans ware permit.
17. The purpose of this plan is to minimize and worm] she wed erosion and resultant sedimentation tbar we mimed to the
development ofthe site. Although moss ofthe measures am temporary in nature, they all target the long-range control
of erasion ad wdinemaion in dowvutmaro rues. The specific components of this plan we directed towards public
are improvements. All ares used by the contractor's operations we subject to the provisions of this plan. This
includes both active wt/fill zone s well as stockpiles and staging area.
18. Disturbed arcs and areas used for morage ofmaterials that are exposed to precipitation my be imported for evidence
of. or the potential for pollutants entering the drainage system. Erosion and sediment control measures identified in
the plan shall be inspected to insure that they are operating correctly, Discharge locations shall be inspected to
ascertain whether erosion contra measures; are effective in preventing significant impacts to receiving wears.
Locations where vehicles enter or exit the site may be impend for offaire sediment tracking.
19. Pumps may be used as bypass devices during cominuction of the flxshhoard structure. However, water will not be
divined from the sloe.
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20. All arms disturbed by grading shall be wdd with a lean ayou-c-p ar specified
21. No vehicular traffic will be allowed on any golfcourse mrfor path.
D. RECONTOURING
DESCRIPTION
This section spmfie eudmwk including ewvatign 60 and backfill. Unsuitable materials such as clods of clay and
stoma larger than 2 inches end organic materials including silts too oat to be stable shall be removed during final
grading.
SITE PREPARATION
I. Clearing within the limits of earthwork operations as desdbed or designated by the Project Manager includes the
removal of tmes shrubs, debris and any other obstructions. Some small trees and shrubs identified by the Projm
Manager for removal will be removed with the root ball mums and stockpiled for replanting
2. Remove sumps and roots larger than 3 inches in diameter. Undisturbed stumps, mots up to 3 feet in diameter and
non-perishable solid objects, which will be a minimum of 3 fen below subgrde or finished embankment may
retain.
EXCAVATION
Short, brace, or dope to its angle of mpow banks ofacavation over 5 fen deep to protect worksimn franks. structures.
and utilities.
Operate pumping equipment u required to keep excantions and subgradaf ofwatradundistmhd until approval
of pmnanmu wok has to be received from the Project Manager.
Blaming shall not be pmnird.
Excavations shall be performed s shown by these by Specifications and Plans. Remove wbgrade materials that are
determined by the Project Manager as unwitable and replace with acceptable material. When unwiublematedal is
encountered and removed, the contract price and time will be adjured in accordance with the General Con item as
applicable. Adjustments will be based on yardage in at sections only.
Materials thin can be removed by hand or with a I cubic yard or less capacity power awvator (Bobwt shovel backhce,
Grade-All and similar power excavators) or replaced by than same without drilling or blaming may include boulders
detached stones, rut wads, and other in-stream obsuniom.
BACKFILLING
Do our fill or beckfill until all foreign materials haw been removed from the excavation. Use excavated materials or
borrow for fill and backfill as applicable. Do nor use unsuitable excavad materials
Place material in horizontal layers not exceeding eight (8) inches in loose depth and then compacted, Do out place
material on surfaces that we muddy, frozen or contain from.
SLOPE STABILIZATION
Immediatelyafter final grading, had rake recromouted slopes in preparation for planting.
Drill or fad broadcast recontourd doper with the sad mixture shown by these Specifiwions and Plans
Inmdl ceir material from nap ofbank to we ofdope and crimp with lives makes as shown by these Specifications and
Plans
Install boulders ranging in size from 6 inches to 2 fen in diameter as we ofslope as shown by these Specifications and
Plans
E. J-HGOK INSTALLATION
DESCRIPTION
Bwldm ranging in size from I to 3 fen in diameter will be utilized to conmuct sixJ-Nooks as shown by these
Spaifiwtwns and Pum.
INSTALLATION
Immediately after rewntouring and seeding install war material at the middle ofthe header rocks on the upstream side
ofthe bank.
Diga trench below the bed for fonter rocks and place fill on upstream side between the fomser rock and weambank.
Stan at bnkfull sod place footer roes firs and comiwewith stmesure following angle and slope as shown by these
specifiewians and plans.
Use 6" to 12" boulders to fill gaps on upstream side of boulders.
Instal five stakes between boulders form we ofreeun cured dope to midbmk as shown by these Specifications and
Plans.
Materials that can be removed by had or with a I cubic yard or less capacity power excavator (Bobcat shovel, bakhoe,,
Grade-All and similar power awvators) or replaced by the same without drilling or blasting may include boulders
detached stones, root wads, and other in-stream obstructions.
F. CHANNEL CONSTRICTOR INSTALLATION
DESCRIPTION
Boulders ranging in sin up to 2 feet in diameter will be utilized to construct two channel constrictors as shown by thaw
Specifiwtims and Plans. No rock offers than 6 inches in diameter will be used.
INSTALLATION
Immediately after reconrouring and seeding, immallcoir mmedal at the middle ofthe header rocks on the upstream side
ofthe bank.
Dig a trench below the bed for fester rocks and plea fill on upstream side between the lower rock and sreamhmk.
Sun at baakfull and place footer rocks fitm and cumiae with structure following angle and slope as shown by there
specifications and plans
UseG' w 12" boulders to fill gaps on upstream side ofbwlders.
Install live sakes between bouldm form we of tecomard slope to midbank as shown by these Specifications and
Plans.
Materials that .n be removed by lad ce with a I cubic yard or less capacity power awvator (Bobcat shovel, beckhoe,
GadoAll and similar power awrmors) or replaced by the same with-drilling or blasting may include bouldiss
detached stones, mot wads. and other in-stream obstructions
G. CROSSVANE INSTALLATION
DESCRIPTION
Boulders ranging in size from 6" to 4' in diameter will be mifired to construct them eroswaner as shown by these
Specifications and Plans. Boulder tuEing in size from 6" to 12" will be utilized to stabilize dopes adjacent W
recomoured dope as shown by these Specifications and Plans.
INSTALLATION
I. Immediately afteraomoudng and seeding, euWl cob material at the middle ofthe header rocks on the
upstream side ofthe bank and extend downstream to the depth of the bottom toms rock and them
upstream to a minimum of 10'.
2. Dig a trench below the bed for footer rocks and place fill on upstream side ofvate Nn between thesrm
and strambank.
3. Stmt at bankfull and place fomer rocks first set then header rocks.
4. Continue with structure following angle and slope m shown by these spoeifiwtiona and plan.
5. Use 6" to I2" boulders; to fill gaps on upstream side ofboulders.
6. After all music has been placed. fill in the upamam side of the structure with wed to the elevation at the
top of the header rocks..
7. (mull live sake between boulders form we ofrcwmoured slope to Mdbank as shown by thlle
Specifications ..it Plans.
8. Materials than cam be removed by hard or with a l cubic yard or less capacity power exwrator(Bolicat,
shoved, backhoe, GndeAll and similar powerawntom) or replaced by the same without drilling or
Muting may include boukles detached stones, rata wads, and who innresm obstructions.
H. FLASHBOARD RISER INSTALLATION
DESCRIPTION
One prefabricated, 36" comtgad meth Rashbowd rise, six Bashhoards, two sections of 36" corrugated shat metal and
a S" corrugated metal pipe (CMBP) will be utilized to cestmet one water control structure as shown by these
Specifications and Plans.
INSTALLATION
I. Snake straw bales in place at we of slope aroud invm in a cross vane configuration
Place silt fence adjacent to inside of straw bale and remove existing bricks along invert of weir.
3 Dig a trench to the dimensions shown in cro-ion and profile with a slight downward pitch
4. Dig a trench in the location perpendicular to the mar of the Dashboard riser and parallel to the weir ata
depth level with the new invert and length wfticiem to withstand hydrastmic pressure
5 Install Bahboard riser and bolt or weld corrugated shat meth to rear ofmuaure
6 Backfill withexawtd materials and compact.
7. Install all six Bashboasds
8. Remove maw bale and ills fin.
LI LIVESTAKING
DESCRIPTION
Live stakes arc cur and partially stripped portions ofliving, -herbaceous plant material that form a root mass shortly
aloe plantme The portions or "cuttings" are long enough to be tamped into the ground as living plant material that will
grow into mature shrubs capable ofholding wil in place under erosive conditions.
EFFECTIVENESS
Curinas that become established its slwhs are very effective at stabilising wil. However, they offer little value in terms
of soil stability when they are initially installed and should be used in combination with a cover crop whenever possible
Live making is an effxtive technique when construction time is limited and an inexpensive, simple method is sufficient.
The tunings also function as pins to hold core material in place after installation and contribute to the formation of
excellent riparian habitat over time.
CONSTRUCTION GUIDELINES
I. The cuttings must be alive, with side branches removed and taken from species that quickly regenerate
their root systems. The butt ends should be cleanly cm at an angle for easy intention into the wil.
Cuttings should be kept fresh and moist and installed on the sine day they we harvested and prepared for
planting.
-. Tamp the mttingsinto the grand at right angles to the slope. Cutting should be stuck into the ground in
approximmelygO'AOrfour-fdlhsofthehtenmh. The wil should then be packed firmly around the base
ofthe stake. Any cuttings that split during installation should be replaced.
3 The density ofthe installation depends on the specific sins conditions, ranging from two (2) to four (4)
tunings per square meter. The stakes should be placed in random fashion to avoid gullies from foaming
and to produce a more natural effect.
1.2 JOINT PLANTING
DESCRIPTION
This technique utilizes live sakes in between previously placed cobbles. It is intended to immase the
effectiveness of a conventional erosion control by forting a living root mass and water filtration system in the
material base on which the cobbles have been placed. This technique can be used with conventional erosion
control where cobbles are specified and will enhance riparian habitat development. It also provider immediate
protection for high torrent, map gradient mram smems and assins in dissipating some ofthe energy along
stwalllhank.
CONSTRUCTION-GUI DELINES
I. Work must occur in the dormant season of the live plant material that is specified for installation.
-. The cuttings most be alive with side branches removed and taken from specie that quickly regenerate their
root systems. The butt ends should be cleanly sus a an angle for easy insertion into the wil. Cuttings
should be kept fresh and moist and installed on the came day they are harvested and prepared for planting,
3. Tamp the cuttings into the grad at fight angles to the slope. Cutting should be stuck into the ground to
approximmely 80% or farfifthsof their length. The wil should then be packed fiamly around the ban of
the nuke. Any wrongs that split during installation should be replaced.
4. The densityoffhe installation depends on the specific site conditions, ranging from two(2) to four (4)
cuttings per square meet. The stake should be placed in random fashion to avoid gullies from f ing
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and to produce a more natural effect
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PUNTING SPECIFICATIONS
SOIL PREPARATION
I. Prior to seeding, the Project Manager shat check the quality and compaction oftepmil(04"deprh)and subsoil (6-
12"depth)
2. At the time orsading, soils shall not have a measured companiunofgmw than five pounds per square inch
based on Land and cox petetromarer readings, unless otherwise stated in these Spe6fiwions and Plans. If 10% or
more ofthe penatromaa readings are greeserthan five pounds per square inch the contractor shall disc, renovate or
chisel plow said area as needed w reduce compaction.
3. The Project Manger shall recheck the soil compaction as described above after tillage. Repeat treatment until 90%
or move of thepmarometer readings are less than five pounds per square inch.
After sell preparation is complete, the contractor shall clan-up remaining materials, debris, trash asc
5. The contractor shall repair any damages caused during completion ofthe work.
EXECLMON
1. The time frame for seeding shall be late fall or winter (Nov -Feb); a grain drill or hand broadcast seeding
technique shall be employed mine the mesic pteirie seed mix listed below.
2. Drill seeding shall be conducted parallel towntoun with a rangeland 4ype grain drip or tin-till plainer.
3. Under saturated wil conditions. mechudal broadcast seeding or hand broadcast shall be employed. Broadax
seeded areas shall be rolled, dragged or rskd parallel to contours within 24 hours, or as soon as site conditions
allow.
4. Immediately after seeding, crimp I" meth coconut fiber will (wir material) on slopes greater than or equal to 3:1
(three fect horizontal to one font venial),
5. install five sakes at tx of slope in a random pattern and between previously placed cobbles as described below.
6. After sad and live stake installation is complete, contractor shall clean-up remaining materials, debris, trash, etc.
7. The connector shall repair any damages caused during completion of the work.
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SPANGLER
ENVIRONMENTAL, INC.
Land Planning • Permitting • Environmental Consulting • Construction Management • Expert Testimony
June 16, 2003
Ms. Amanda Mueller
NCDENR-DWQ, 401/ Wetlands Certification Unit
1650 Mail Service Center JUN 1. 8 2003
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1650
RE: Eagle Ridge Golf Community
Monitoring
Dear Ms. Mueller,
Please reference the May 29, 2003 letter from your office to Mark Vosberg of our firm. Also, please be
advised that Mr. Vosberg is no longer with our company-please direct all future correspondence to my
attention.
Thank you for taking the time to discuss the contents of the DWQ letter with me on June 4, 2003. The
following points clarify, respond to, or discuss the points in the DWQ letter, and are in keeping with our
telephone discussion. I trust that I am accurate in my recollection of our discussion-however, if not,
please correspond back to me and we will go from there.
4utc
La. As-built design drawings are not contemplated to be prepared. The conceptual designs prepared by?
Spangler Environmental, Inc. that were forwarded to your office for review last year, and in response to
the failure of the systems in the field as noted by Todd St. John previously, were implemented and are
intact as prescribed. They are in accordance with the permit issued by the Corps and the conditional 401
by the State. We intended for our first Quarterly Monitoring Report to function as a description of the
existing condition of the mitigation area and the stream relocation area. eeti-mcrrf? 0vr)4,kr;n
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Lb. Non-treatment sites are not part of the scope of the permitted mitigation or stream relocation. As rnen+ si ? rs
Non-treated sites are not relevant to the issue at hand, no schedule for visiting them is necessary.
2.a. Controlled burning is not feasible, and was abandoned as a means to control invasive seed material.
Per the specifications in the plans, selective herbicide application was used, and was coupled with t/
draining the pond and hand cutting/stump removal in the mitigation area. With the exception of some
willow stumps that remained, this appears to have been an effective substitution to the burn.
2.b. Vegetation survey dates will be pursuant to the conditions in the Corps permit and the 401
Certification (annually), or more frequently as recommended in the monitoring reports (bi-
'1L "
monthly).As discussed by telephone, specific calendar days are not feasible to identify at this time. As 6
stated in the documents, vegetation will be sampled on transects from upland to open water. No
additional sampling plans are proposed. need rr? s tie transects ?ua4t?at spacfnJ "51-
2.c. Because of the constructed topography in the vicinity of the created wetland mitigation area, the
impoundment of the intermittent stream to create the mitigation area, and its proximity to the lake at the
golf course, piezometers will continue to be used for monitoring hydrologic conditions. Shallow
224 Fayetteville Street Mall, Suite 400 P. 0. Box 387 Raleigh, N.C. 27602 tel [phone] fax [phone]
3961-B Market Street Wilmington, N.C. 28403 tel[phone] fax [phone]-SPANGLER spangler-sei.com
June 16, 2003
Ms. Amanda Mueller
Page 2 of 2 Vj?,4q\
monitoring wells will be placed in the future within the upper reaches of the mitigation area in non-
inundated areas.
2.d. Should supplemental plantings be necessary, they will include species as identified in the planting
plans.
2.e. Specific calendar days are not feasible to identify at this time. Annual delineations will be 0?'-
performed pursuant to the approved mitigation plans.
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3.a. Specific calendar days are not feasible to identify at this time. We are aware of the purpose of tie&. SK,s Ie
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annual walk-through, which in this case is more comprehensive than the vegetation evaluations identified as
in the DWQ letter. Annual assessment will be for the purpose of insuring complete stabilization of the
mitigation stream segments, as stated in the Permit, Certification, and subsequent documents, and
therefore an evaluation of "health and appearance", etc., of only vegetation is not proposed.
4.a. While we disagree that a controlled, prescribed burn for the purpose identified "will kill all planted k/
species requiring a complete re-planting", the point is moot since the Town Fire Marshall will not issue a
permit for this purpose in this location. ?< <t
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4.b. All requested information is included in the construction plans and the monitoring reports. We plan
to include qualitative and quantitative information as to these items in future monitoring reports.
4.c. Photographs are for ease of reference only, however concentrating documentation on the marginal
areas of the wetland creation area is more important to document success than concentrating on
impounded areas where the hydrology criterion is met by definition.
4.d. No changes to the submitted plans were made. All construction was according to the plans
submitted to your office.
In summary, we look forward to our next submission of monitoring data, at this time scheduled for the
month of July 2003.
Sincerely,
Spangler Environmental, Inc.
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James A. Spangler, II
President
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May 29, 2003
Michael F. Easley, Governor
William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Alan W. Klimek, P.E., Director
Division of Water Quality
RECEIVED JUN _ 4 2003
Mr. Mark Vosberg
Spangler Environmental, Inc.
224 Fayetteville Street Mall, Suite 400
P.O. Box 387
Raleigh, NC 27602
Re: Comments on Eagle Ridge Golf Community "1St Quarterly Management and
Monitoring Report
Dear Mr. Vosberg:
DWQ received your letter dated May 20, 2003 on May 21, 2003, along with the attached copy of
the USACE permit #199920576 dated February 7, 2000 and the "Compensatory Mitigation Plan:
Eagle Ridge Development and Golf Course." There are several monitoring requirements in these
two documents. Criteria that are not being successfully addressed in the "1St Quarterly
Management and Monitoring Report" include:
1. General Mitigation Monitoring:
a. "An as-built report will be produced at the terminus of the mitigation
construction ... for the wetland creation and for the stream restoration."
Concern: The Wetlands1401 Unit has not received an as-built reportfor the wetland
creation or stream restoration areas. The as-built plans should depict sample plots,
individual plant species utilized including numbers of individuals, location of
monitoring wells, and final project elevations.
b. "Bimonthly site visits will take place over the first two years and extend to quarterly
visits over the final three years."
Concern: Here are no dates listed for non-treatment site visits in the "Final
Mitigation Management Schedule and Status Report. "
2. Emergent Wetland Mitigation:
a. "Prohibited activities within the mitigation area specifically include, but are not
limited to...removal, damage, or other alteration of any vegetation... except as may be
authorized by the mitigation plans"
Concern: The "Final Mitigation Management Schedule and Status Report"
describes applying for a variance for control burn, "per HOA reps request. " Control
burn should only be used for controlling invasive species. Selective use of herbicides
and other treatments is already scheduled for April 1 - Oct. 31, 2003.
b. "The permittee will monitor the site in August or September of each year, and
document mortality and stress within the mitigation site. The permittee will '141
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1650 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1650 (Mailing Address)
2321 Crabtree Blvd., Raleigh, NC 27604-2260 (Location)
[phone] (phone), 919-733-6893 (fax), (http://h2o.enr.state.nc.us/ncwetiands
monitoring until the sample plots demonstrate 85 % aerial coverage, by the target
species or species acceptable to the Corps of Engineers, for five consecutive years."
Also, "The tertiary goal is the establishment of hydrophytic vegetation, where success
will be set as an 85% cover over the mitigation area by FAC-OBL
vegetation... Qualitative assessments of vegetation gradation from upland to open
water as well as quantitative assessment of floral diversity, density and aerial cover
will be determined at each site visit for both the wetland creation site."
Concern: Vegetation survey dates are not listed in the "Final Mitigation
Management Schedule and Status Report. " A sampling plan must be proposed (e.g.
permanent quadrats, random quadrats, transects, etc.) to measure species presence,
density, and percent cover of native and invasive species. The wetland indicator
status of each species should be noted to meet the 85% cover by "FAC-OBL"
criteria.
c. "The permittee will monitor site hydrology through the use of monitoring wells on
the wetland mitigation site ...and must document attainment of the site's hydrology
success criteria (inundation or saturation within the upper 12 inches of the soil for a
minimum of 12.5 % of the growing season every year of normal precipitation)."
Concern: Shallow monitoring wells are better "to investigate when a free water
surface is within the top foot or two of the soil. " Piezometers (which are currently
being used) assess ground-water discharge and recharge, direction and rate of water
flow, and water flow in different strata when used in clusters or nests (WRP
Technical Note HY-IA-3.1 Installing Monitoring Wells/Piezometers in Wetlands).
Shallow monitoring wells should be used and sufficiently monitored during the
growing season to determine if the success criteria of 12.5% of the growing season is
met. Single values for two of eight piezometers are insufficient data for determining
hydrologic success.
d. Typha latifolia will consist of volunteers only.
Concern: All reports and plans state that Typha lati olia will be volunteers only.
Ensure that all supplemental plantings only include species from the proposed
planting list.
e. "Additionally, an annual wetland delineation will be undertaken at the wetland
creation site,"
Concern: The "Final Mitigation Management Schedule and Status Report" does not
show scheduled times for the annual wetland delineation.
3. Stream Mitigation:
a. "The permittee shall visually monitor the vegetative plantings on all mitigation
stream banks to assess and insure complete stabilization of the mitigation stream
segments."
Also, "[T]he establishment of a forested riparian buffer adjacent to the renewed
channel is an attainable goal which can be quantified on an annual basis with growth
and cover measurements as well as qualified with visual evidence of streambank
stabilization."

Concern: Vegetation survey dates are not listed in the "Final Mitigation
Management Schedule and Status Report. " Annual site walk throughs should be done
to make general observations, search for problem areas, and assess the general
health and appearance of planted vegetation. A sampling plan should be proposed
(e.g. permanent quadrats, random quadrats, transects, etc.) to measure species
presence, density, growth, and percent cover of native and invasive species.
4. Other Concerns:
a. Control burns are proposed for wetland and riparian buffer areas between Nov. 1-
Dec. 31, 2003. These burns are proposed within one year of installation of live stakes
and planting of vegetation. This burn will kill all planted species requiring a
complete re-planting. A correct application of herbicides should sufficiently control
invasive species.
b. Post construction dimension, pattern, profile, and material information is needed for
the restored stream.
c. The photographs should have a greater representation of the wetland creation areas
being used for mitigation credits, and less of the mesic and wet-mesic areas which
were designed to consist of FAC and FACU species.
d. Riprap, step pools, and other construction changes were placed on site without prior
approval from the DWQ office.
The goal of these revisions is to help establish and maintain viable wetland and stream areas.
Please provide a response to these issues and revised reports/plans by July 1, 2003. If you have
any questions or need further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact Amanda Mueller at
[phone].
Cc: DWQ Raleigh Regional Office
Raleigh Field Office, Corps of Engineers
Central Files
File Copy
Sincerely Yours,
Land Planning • Permitting • Environmental Consulting . Construction Management • Expert Testimony
June 16, 2003
Ms. Amanda Mueller i' kla_:f
NCDENR-DWQ, 401/ Wetlands Certification Unit
1650 Mail Service Center JUN Y 8 2003
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1650
RE: Eagle Ridge Golf Community
Monitoring
Dear Ms. Mueller,
Please reference the May 29, 2003 letter from your office to Mark Vosberg of our firm. Also, please be
advised that Mr. Vosberg is no longer with our company-please direct all future correspondence to my
attention.
Thank you for taking the time to discuss the contents of the DWQ letter with me on June 4, 2003. The
following points clarify, respond to, or discuss the points in the DWQ letter, and are in keeping with our
telephone discussion. I trust that I am accurate in my recollection of our discussion-however, if not,
please correspond back to me and we will go from there.
l.a. As-built design drawings are not contemplated to be prepared. The conceptual designs prepared by ?
Spangler Environmental, Inc. that were forwarded to your office for review last year, and in response to
the failure of the systems in the field as noted by Todd St. John previously, were implemented and are
intact as prescribed. They are in accordance with the permit issued by the Corps and the conditional 401
by the State. We intended for our first Quarterly Monitoring Report to function as a description of the
existing condition of the mitigation area and the stream relocation area. ?n i-reAfsnenf-emcrri 3o?,
.7 vos fS, 1w? n( rflet
I .b. Non-treatment sites are not part of the scope of the permitted mitigation or stream relocation. As men t- 5: ?s
Non-treated sites are not relevant to the issue at hand, no schedule for visiting them is necessary.
2.a. Controlled burning is not feasible, and was abandoned as a means to control invasive seed material.
Per the specifications in the plans, selective herbicide application was used, and was coupled with r/
draining the pond and hand cutting/stump removal in the mitigation area. With the exception of some
willow stumps that remained, this appears to have been an effective substitution to the burn.
2.b. Vegetation survey dates will be pursuant to the conditions in the Corps permit and the 401
Certification (annually), or more frequently as recommended in the monitoring reports (bi-
monthly).As discussed by telephone, specific calendar days are not feasible to identify at this time. As
stated in the documents, vegetation will be sampled on transects from upland to open water. No
additional sampling plans are proposed. reed .? -fr' nse(.+s J gaacl ui- spAcl'n? a s?z?
2.c. Because of the constructed topography in the vicinity of the created wetland mitigation area, the
impoundment of the intermittent stream to create the mitigation area, and its proximity to the lake at the
golf course, piezometers will continue to be used for monitoring hydrologic conditions. Shallow
224 Fayetteville Street Mall, Suite 400 P. 0. Box 387 Raleigh, N.C. 27602 tel [phone] fax [phone]
3961-B Market Street Wilmington, N.C. 28403 tel [phone] fax [phone]-SPANGLER spangler-sei.com
June 16, 2003
Ms. Amanda Mueller
Page 2 of 2
monitoring wells will be placed in the future within the upper reaches of the mitigation area in non-
inundated areas.
2.d. Should supplemental plantings be necessary, they will include species as identified in the planting
plans.
2.e. Specific calendar days are not feasible to identify at this time. Annual delineations will be Oil ?
performed pursuant to the approved mitigation plans.
3.a. Specific calendar days are not feasible to identify at this time. We are aware of the purpose of oee, 6s
annual walk-through, which in this case is more comprehensive than the vegetation evaluations identified #ss
in the DWQ letter. Annual assessment will be for the purpose of insuring complete stabilization of the
mitigation stream segments, as stated in the Permit, Certification, and subsequent documents, and
therefore an evaluation of "health and appearance", etc., of only vegetation is not proposed.
4.a. While we disagree that a controlled, prescribed burn for the purpose identified "will kill all planted V
species requiring a complete re-planting", the point is moot since the Town Fire Marshall will not issue a
permit for this purpose in this location. ? ?4, See i-t
4.b. All requested information is included in the construction plans and the monitoring reports. We plan
to include qualitative and quantitative information as to these items in future monitoring reports.
4.c. Photographs are for ease of reference only, however concentrating documentation on the marginal
areas of the wetland creation area is more important to document success than concentrating on
impounded areas where the hydrology criterion is met by definition.
4.d. No changes to the submitted plans were made. All construction was according to the plans
submitted to your office.
In summary, we look forward to our next submission of monitoring data, at this time scheduled for the
month of July 2003.
Sincerely,
Spangler Environmental, Inc.
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James A. Spangler, II
President
CC: Kem Ard, Wakefield
Attachment
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William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Alan W. Klimek, P.E., Director
Division of Water Quality
May 29, 2003
RECEIVED JUN w 4 2003
Mr. Mark Vosberg
Spangler Environmental, Inc.
224 Fayetteville Street Mall, Suite 400
P.O. Box 387
Raleigh, NC 27602
Re: Comments on Eagle Ridge Golf Community " ls` Quarterly Management and
Monitoring Report
Dear Mr. Vosberg:
DWQ received your letter dated May 20, 2003 on May 21, 2003, along with the attached copy of
the USACE permit #199920576 dated February 7, 2000 and the "Compensatory Mitigation Plan:
Eagle Ridge Development and Golf Course." There are several monitoring requirements in these
two documents. Criteria that are not being successfully addressed in the "ls` Quarterly
Management and Monitoring Report" include:
General Mitigation Monitoring:
a. "An as-built report will be produced at the terminus of the mitigation
construction... for the wetland creation and for the stream restoration."
Concern: The Wetlands1401 Unit has not received an as-built report for the wetland
creation or stream restoration areas. The as-built plans should depict sample plots,
individual plant species utilized including numbers of individuals, location of
monitoring wells, and final project elevations.
b. "Bimonthly site visits will take place over the first two years and extend to quarterly
visits over the final three years."
Concern: There are no dates listed for non-treatment site visits in the "Final
Mitigation Management Schedule and Status Report."
2. Emergent Wetland Mitigation:
a. "Prohibited activities within the mitigation area specifically include, but are not
limited to...removal, damage, or other alteration of any vegetation... except as may be
authorized by the mitigation plans"
Concern: The "Final Mitigation Management Schedule and Status Report"
describes applying for a variance for control burn, "per HOA reps request. " Control
burn should only be used for controlling invasive species. Selective use of herbicides
and other treatments is already scheduled forApril 1- Oct. 31, 2003.
b. "The permittee will monitor the site in August or September of each year, and
document mortality and stress within the mitigation site. The permittee will continu
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species or species acceptable to the Corps of Engineers, for five consecutive years."
Also, "The tertiary goal is the establishment of hydrophytic vegetation, where, success
will beset as an 85% cover over the mitigation area by FAC-OBL
vegetation... Qualitative assessments of vegetation gradation from upland to open
water as well as quantitative assessment of floral diversity, density and aerial cover
will be determined at each site visit for both the wetland creation site."
Concern: Vegetation survey dates are not listed in the "Final Mitigation
Management Schedule and Status Report. " A sampling plan must be proposed (e.g.
permanent quadrats, random quadrats, transects, etc.) to measure species presence,
density, and percent cover of native and invasive species. The wetland indicator
status of each species should be noted to meet the 85% cover by "FAC-OBL"
criteria.
c. "The permittee will monitor site hydrology through the use of monitoring wells on
the wetland mitigation site ...and must document attainment of the site's hydrology
success criteria (inundation or saturation within the. upper 12 inches of the soil for a
minimum of 12.5 % of the growing season every year of normal precipitation)."
Concern: Shallow monitoring wells are better "to investigate when a free water
surface is within the top foot or two of the soil. " Piezometers (which are currently
being used) assess ground-water discharge and recharge, direction and rate of water
flow, and water flow in different strata when used in clusters or nests (WRP
Technical Note HY-I4-3..1 Installing Monitoring Wells/Piezometers in Wetlands).
Shallow monitoring wells should be used and sufficiently monitored during the
growing season to determine if the success criteria of 12.5% of the growing season is
met. Single values for two of eight piezometers are insufficient data for determining
hydrologic success.
d. Typha latifolia will consist of volunteers only.
Concern: All reports and plans state that Typha latifolia will be volunteers only.
Ensure that all supplemental plantings only include species from the proposed
planting list.
e. "Additionally, an annual wetland delineation will be undertaken at the wetland
creation site,"
Concern: The "Final Mitigation Management Schedule and Status Report" does not
show scheduled times for the annual wetland delineation.
3. Stream Mitigation:
a. "The permittee shall visually monitor the vegetative plantings on all mitigation
stream banks to assess and insure complete stabilization of the mitigation stream
segments."
Also, "[T]he establishment of a forested riparian buffer adjacent to the renewed
channel is an attainable goal which can be quantified on an annual basis with growth
and cover measurements as well as qualified with visual evidence of streambank
stabilization."

Concern: Vegetation survey dates are not listed in the "Final Mitigation
Management Schedule and Status Report. " Annual site walk throughs should be done
to make general observations, search for problem areas, and assess the general
health and appearance of planted vegetation. A sampling plan should be proposed
(e.g. permanent quadrats, random quadrats, transects, etc.) to measure species
presence, density, growth, and percent cover of native and invasive species.
4. Other Concerns:
a. Control burns are proposed for wetland and riparian buffer areas between Nov. 1-
Dec. 31, 2003. These burns are proposed within one year of installation of live stakes
and planting of vegetation. This burn will kill all planted species requiring a
complete re-planting. A correct application of herbicides should sufficiently control
invasive species.
b. Post construction dimension, pattern, profile, and -material information is needed for. .
the restored stream.
c. The photographs should have a greater representation of the wetland creation areas
being used for mitigation credits, and less of the mesic and wet-mesic areas which
were designed to consist of FAC and FACU species. .
d. Riprap, step pools, and other construction changes were placed on site without prior
approval from the DWQ officer
The goal of these revisions is to help establish and maintain viable wetland and stream areas.
Please provide a response to these issues and revised reports/plans by July 1, 2003. If you have
any questions or need further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact Amanda Mueller at
[phone].
Cc: DWQ Raleigh Regional Office
Raleigh Field Office, Corps of Engineers
Central Files
File Copy
Sincerely Yours,
SPANGLER
ENVIRONMENTAL, INC.
Land Planning • Permitting • Environmental Consulting • Construction Management • Expert Testimony
June 16, 2003
Ms. Amanda Mueller a k4 , I
NCDENR-DWQ, 401/ Wetlands Certification Unit
1650 Mail Service Center JUN 1 8 2003
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1650
RE: Eagle Ridge Golf Community
Monitoring

Dear Ms. Mueller,
Please reference the May 29, 2003 letter from your office to Mark Vosberg of our firm. Also, please be
advised that Mr. Vosberg is no longer with our company-please direct all future correspondence to my
attention.
Thank you for taking the time to discuss the contents of the DWQ letter with me on June 4, 2003. The
following points clarify, respond to, or discuss the points in the DWQ letter, and are in keeping with our
telephone discussion. I trust that I am accurate in my recollection of our discussion however, if not,
please correspond back to me and we will go from there.
l.a. As-built design drawings are not contemplated to be prepared. The conceptual designs prepared by
Spangler Environmental, Inc. that were forwarded to your office for review last year, and in response to
the failure of the systems in the field as noted by Todd St. John previously, were implemented and are
intact as prescribed. They are in accordance with the permit issued by the Corps and the conditional 401
by the State. We intended for our first Quarterly Monitoring Report to function as a description of the
existing condition of the mitigation area and the stream relocation area. eA menF ov Lori
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Lb. Non-treatment sites are not part of the scope of the permitted mitigation or stream relocation. As men-t- 51'
Non-treated sites are not relevant to the issue at hand, no schedule for visiting them is necessary.
2.a. Controlled burning is not feasible, and was abandoned as a means to control invasive seed material.
Per the specifications in the plans, selective herbicide application was used, and was coupled with t/
draining the pond and hand cutting/stump removal in the mitigation area. With the exception of some
willow stumps that remained, this appears to have been an effective substitution to the burn.
2.b. Vegetation survey dates will be pursuant to the conditions in the Corps permit and the 401
Certification (annually), or more frequently as recommended in the monitoring reports (bi-
monthly). As discussed by telephone, specific calendar days are not feasible to identify at this time. As
stated in the documents, vegetation will be sampled on transects from upland to open water. No
additional sampling plans are proposed. nerd -1-0 k%k tr4nse&s 4 ?vadrA - sparrni ?s`r?
2.c. Because of the constructed topography in the vicinity of the created wetland mitigation area, the
impoundment of the intermittent stream to create the mitigation area, and its proximity to the lake at the
golf course, piezometers will continue to be used for monitoring hydrologic conditions. Shallow
. 224 Fayetteville Street Mall, Suite 400 P. 0. Box 387 Raleigh, N.C. 27602 tel [phone] fax [phone]
3961-B Market Street Wilmington, N.C. 28403 tel[phone] fax[phone]-SPANGLER Spangler-sei.com
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June 16, 2003
Ms. Amanda Mueller
Page 2 of 2
monitoring wells will be placed in the future within the upper reaches of the mitigation area in non-
inundated areas.
2.d. Should supplemental plantings be necessary, they will include species as identified in the planting
plans.
2.e. Specific calendar days are not feasible to identify at this time. Annual delineations will be O? 7
performed pursuant to the approved mitigation plans.
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3.a. Specific calendar days are not feasible to identify at this time. We are aware of the purpose of ?Je?ss ?L?
annual walk-through, which in this case is more comprehensive than the vegetation evaluations identified
in the DWQ letter. Annual assessment will be for the purpose of insuring complete stabilization of the
mitigation stream segments, as stated in the Permit, Certification, and subsequent documents, and
therefore an evaluation of "health and appearance", etc., of only vegetation is not proposed.
4.a. While we disagree that a controlled, prescribed burn for the purpose identified "will kill all planted
species requiring a complete re-planting", the point is moot since the Town Fire Marshall will not issue a
permit for this purpose in this location. ?k
4.b. All requested information is included in the construction plans and the monitoring reports. We plan
to include qualitative and quantitative information as to these items in future monitoring reports.
4.c. Photographs are for ease of reference only, however concentrating documentation on the marginal
areas of the wetland creation area is more important to document success than concentrating on
impounded areas where the hydrology criterion is met by definition.
4.d. No changes to the submitted plans were made. All construction was according to the plans
submitted to your office.
In summary, we look forward to our next submission of monitoring data, at this time scheduled for the
month of July 2003.
Sincerely,
Spangler Environmental, Inc.
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James A. Spangler, II
President
CC: Kern Ard, Wakefield
Attachment

SPAN LER
ENVIRONMENTAL, INC.
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May 29, 2003
Michael F. Easley, Governor
William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Alan W. Klimek, P.E., Director
Division of Water Quality
RECEIVED JUN w 4 2003
Mr. Mark Vosberg
Spangler Environmental, Inc.
224 Fayetteville Street Mall, Suite 400
P.O. Box 387
Raleigh, NC 27602
Re: Comments on Eagle Ridge Golf Community "1St Quarterly Management and
Monitoring Report
Dear Mr. Vosberg:
DWQ received your letter dated May 20, 2003 on May 21, 2003, along with the attached copy of
the USACE permit #199920576 dated February 7, 2000 and the "Compensatory Mitigation Plan:
Eagle Ridge Development and Golf Course." There are several monitoring requirements in these
two documents. Criteria that are not being successfully addressed in the "0 Quarterly
Management and Monitoring Report" include:
1. General Mitigation Monitoring:
a. "An as-built report will be produced at the terminus of the mitigation
construction ... for the wetland creation and for the stream restoration."
Concern: The Wetlands1401 Unit has not received an as-built report for the wetland
creation or stream restoration areas. The as-built plans should depict sample plots,
individual plant species utilized including numbers of individuals, location of
monitoring wells, and final project elevations.
b. "Bimonthly site visits will take place over the first two years and extend to quarterly
visits over the final three years."
Concern: There are no dates listed for non-treatment site visits in the "Final
Mitigation Management Schedule and Status Report. "
2. Emergent Wetland Mitigation:
a. "Prohibited activities within the mitigation area specifically include, but are not
limited to...removal, damage, or other alteration of any vegetation... except as may be
authorized by the mitigation plans"
Concern: The "Final Mitigation Management Schedule and Status Report"
describes applying for a variance for control burn, "per HOA reps request. " Control
burn should only be used for controlling invasive species. Selective use of herbicides
and other treatments is already scheduled for April 1- Oct. 31, 2003.
b. "The permittee will monitor the site in August or September of each year, and
document mortality and stress within the mitigation site. The permittee will continue
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N. C. Division of Water Quality, 401 Wetlands Certification Unit,
1650 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1650 (Mailing Address)
2321 Crabtree Blvd., Raleigh, NC 27604-2260 (Location)
1Q1Q1 71'3_17JQR Inhnncl QiQ-7RR-RRQR If iX1 Ihftn-//h9n-P.nr-GtatP_nf:.nSlncWetlandc
monitoring until the sample plots demonstrate 85 % aerial coverage, by the target
species or species acceptable to the Corps of Engineers, for five consecutive years."
Also, "The tertiary goal is the establishment of hydrophytic vegetation, where success
will be set as an 85% cover over the mitigation area by FAC-OBL
vegetation... Qualitative assessments of vegetation gradation from upland to open
water as well as quantitative assessment of floral diversity, density and aerial cover
will be determined at each site visit for both the wetland creation site."
Concern: Vegetation survey dates are not listed in the "Final Mitigation
Management Schedule and Status Report. " A sampling plan must be proposed (e.g.
permanent quadrats, random quadrats, transects, etc.) to measure species presence,
density, and percent cover of native and invasive species. The wetland indicator
status of each species should be noted to meet the 85% cover by "FAC-OBL"
criteria.
c. "The permittee will monitor site hydrology through the use of monitoring wells on
the wetland mitigation site... and must document attainment of the site's hydrology
success criteria (inundation or saturation within the upper 12 inches of the soil for a
minimum of 12.5 % of the growing season every year of normal precipitation)."
Concern: Shallow monitoring wells are better "to investigate when a free water
surface is within the top foot or two of the soil. " Piezometers (which are currently
being used) assess ground-water discharge and recharge, direction and rate of water
flow, and water flow in different strata when used in clusters or nests (WRP
Technical Note HY-I4-3.,1 Installing Monitoring Wells/Piezometers in Wetlands).
Shallow monitoring wells should be used and sufficiently monitored during the
growing season to determine if the success criteria of 12.5% of the growing season is
met. Single values for two of eight piezometers are insufficient data for determining
hydrologic success.
d. Typha latifolia will consist of volunteers only.
Concern: All reports and plans state that Typha latifolia will be volunteers only.
Ensure that all supplemental plantings only include species from the proposed
planting list.
e. "Additionally, an annual wetland delineation will be undertaken at the wetland
creation site,"
Concern: The "Final Mitigation Management Schedule and Status Report" does not
show scheduled times for the annual wetland delineation.
3. Stream Mitigation:
a. "The permittee shall visually monitor the vegetative plantings on all mitigation
stream banks to assess and insure complete stabilization of the mitigation stream
segments."
Also, "[T]he establishment of a forested riparian buffer adjacent to the renewed
channel is an attainable goal which can be quantified on an annual basis with growth
and cover measurements as well as qualified with visual evidence of streambank
stabilization."

Concern: Vegetation survey dates are not listed in the "Final Mitigation
Management Schedule and Status Report. " Annual site walk throughs should be done
to make general observations, search for problem areas, and assess the general
health and appearance of planted vegetation. A sampling plan should be proposed
(e.g. permanent quadrats, random quadrats, transects, etc.) to measure species
presence, density, growth, and percent cover of native and invasive species.
4. Other Concerns:
a. Control burns are proposed for wetland and riparian buffer areas between Nov. 1-
Dec. 31, 2003. These burns are proposed within one year of installation of live stakes
and planting of vegetation. This burn will kill all planted species requiring a
complete re-planting. A correct application of herbicides should sufficiently control
invasive species.
b. Post construction dimension, pattern, profile, and.material information is needed for: .
the restored stream.
c. The photographs should have a greater representation of the wetland creation areas
being used for mitigation credits, and less of the mesic and wet-mesic areas which
were designed to consist of FAC and FACU species. .
d. Riprap, step pools, and other construction changes were placed on site without prior
approval from the DWQ office.
The goal of these revisions is to help establish and maintain viable wetland and stream areas.
Please provide a response to these issues and revised reports/plans by July 1, 2003. If you have
any questions or need further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact Amanda Mueller at
[phone].
Cc: DWQ Raleigh Regional Office
Raleigh Field Office, Corps of Engineers
Central Files
File Copy
Sincerely Yours,
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SPANGLER
ENVIRONMENTAL, INC.
Ex ertTestimony
Land Planning • Permitting • Environmental Consulting
April 28, 2003
Mr. Eric Alsmeyer
US Army Corps of Engineers
6508 Falls of Neuse Road, Suite 120
Raleigh, NC 27615
Construction Management • p
WMNDS/401 GROUP
APR 2 9 2003
WATM OUA
Re: 1" Quarterly Management and Monitoring Report
Eagle Ridge Golf Community; USACE Action ID #199920576,
NC DENR Division of Water Quality Project # 960722
SEI Project #9905022
Dear Mr. Alsmeyer:
Pursuant to US Array Corps of Engineers Action ID #199910576, please find the enclosed
management and monitoring report, dated April 22, 2003.
As we discussed in our September 30, 2002 correspondence, this report contains a more detailed
quantitative assessment such as piezometer readings for estimating the area of saturation within
the wetland creation area, average channel width to depth ratios in the stream relocation area and
a ranking of the relocated stream utilizing the NCDWQ Stream Classification Form. Starting in
mid-July of this year, our three remaining quarterly reports will also include percent areal
coverage of native species throughout the mitigation areas.
If you have any questions regarding this report or our final mitigation management schedule,
please call.
Sincerely,
Spangler En n ental, Inc.
Mark Vosberg
Project Leader
Encl.
CC: Mr. John Myers/Wakefield Development Company
Mr. John Dorney/NC DENR Division of Water Quality
224 Fayetteville Street Mall, Suite 400 P. 0. Box 387 Raleigh, N.C. 27602 tel [phone] fax [phone]
3961-B Market Street Wilmington, N.C. 28403 tel [phone] fax [phone]-SPANGLER spangler-sei.com

SPANGLER ENVIRONMENTAL, INC.
Management and Monitoring Report - Short Form
Date: April 22, 2003 SEI Project No. 9905022
Client Name: Wakefield Development Company USACE Action ID. 199920576
Project Name: Eagle Ridge Golf Community DEN1Z'L`Y`'? ?? :" 060722
Copies To: Eric Alsmeyer; John Myers; and John Dorney
1. General Ecological Condition: The restoration of a freshwater marsh in the wetland creation area, and the restoration of the
streambank in the stream relocation area appear to be proceeding in a predictable, linear fashion, i.e. the eradication of non-native
and/or invasive species from the wetland creation area has eliminated interspecific competition between trees and shrubs and
increased the areal coverage of herbaceous species (Photos 1 - 3); and recontouring, cobbling and the installation of in-stream
structures have reduced or eliminated down cutting and bank scouring in the stream relocation area's middle reach (Photo 5 - 6).
2. Hydrologic Observations: The flashboard riser in the wetland creation area appears to be holding water at elevation 290' as
designed (Photo 4); an increase in width to depth ratio from an average of 3.875:1 to an average of 6.776:1, and the installation of
cobbles and in-stream structures appear to have decreased velocity and bank scouring throughout most of the stream relocation area's
upper and middle reach (Photo 5 - 6).
Wetland: Creation Area (2.16-Acre) t
Surface Water Elevation Ground Water Elevation
Staff au a readings: Piezometer readings:
1.K I .q( ?;
2._ 2•
3. 3.
Stream Relocation Area (2.53-Acre)
Geomorphologic Features
Primary (0 - 3 points) Secondary (0 - 1.5 points
Pool & Riffle Sequence Head Cut
USDA Texture Grade Control Point
Natural Levees r Natural Drainage Way
1
Sinuosity
Active Floodplain
Braided Channel 4 -
Alluvium Deposits
Bankf ill Bench
Bed & Bank
>2"" Order Stream
Hydrologic Features
Primary (0 - 3 points)_ Secondary (0 -1.5 o' is
Groundwater Leaf Litter
Sediment Deposits
Wrack Lines
Water In Channel
(and >48 since rain)
Water In Channel
(during dry season
or growing season)
Hydric Soils
Biologic Features
Primary (0 - 3 points) Secondary 0 -1.5 oints
Fibrous Roots Fish
Rooted Plants Amphibians
Periphyton Aquatic Turtles
Bivalves Crayfish
Macrobenthos
Iron Oxidizing Bacteria
Filamentous Algae
Wetland Plants in S.B.
Primary Subtotal Secondary Subtotal-4,4, Total
3. Planted Vegetation Condition:
Submergent (0.13 ac)
Good
Fair
Poor
N/A
Emergent (0.20 ac.)
Good
Fair
Poor
N/A
Wet Mesic (0.17 ac.)
Good
Fair
Poor
N/A
Mesic (1.44 ac.) Riparian Buffer Area (0.32 ac.)
Good _ Good
Fair Fair
Poor Poor
N/A N/A
4. Specific Management Actions:
SEI staff will draw-down the wetland to stimulate recruitment of Cattail (Typha spp), Soft Rush (Juncus effuses) and Woolgrass
(Scirpus cyperinus); and Southernscapes, Inc staff will selectively herbicide Japanese Honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica), Blackberry
(Rubus argutus) and Black Willow (Salix nigra) resprouts in the wetland creation area, as shown by the attached final mitigation
management schedule.
This management and monitoring report - short form was produced by Spangler Environmental, Inc. to: a) provide our clients and the Army Corp of Engineers with
an accurate and timely response to Section 404 permit requirements and/or special conditions; and b) to minimize the time and paperwork involved with periodic
reporting requirements.
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Photo 1. Mesic, wet mesic and emergent zones in wetland creation area viewing north; note
piezometer 1 (left foreground)
Photo 2. Mesic zone in wetland creation area dominated by L. japonica and R. argutus, viewing
southeast
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l'lwku 3. Nlesic, wet mesic and emergent zones in wetland creation area viewing north; uutL:
mesic prairie demonstration plot (foreground), surface saturation in wet mesic zone and
emergent zone dominated by J. effzrses
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Photo 4. Forebay dam and flashboard riser in wetland creation area viewing northeast; note water
level at elevation 289' and zone of saturation at elevation 290'
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Photo 5. Riparian buffer in upper reach of stream relocation area containing mesic and wct-meslC
zones viewing north; note sediment deposit just above cobbles
Photo 6. Riparian buffer in middle reach of stream relocation area viewing north; note
placement of rootwads just below bankfulI bench
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--EAGLE RIDGE GOLF COMMUNITY
Final Mitigation Management Schedule and Status Report
Wetland Creation Area (2.96-Ac.)
Time Frame Co. Description St;
March 31, 200;
Revised April 22, 200,
Sept. 1, 2002 -Dec. 31, SEI Write annual management ad rsororing deports. 002 reportsent 913/02;
2003 a
Oct. 1 - Nov 1, 2002 I SEI Install piezometers; coordinate topographic survey Piezos installed 10/18/02; tops
Nov. 1 - Nov. 15, 2002
Oct. 1 - Dec. 31, 2002
Jan. 1 - Jan. A2003-
1 Feb. 1 - Feb 28, 2003
Mar. 1 - Mar. 31, 2003
Apr. 1 - Oct. 31, 2003
;May 31 - June 1, 2003
Nov. 1 - Dec. 31, 2003
surveys complete 11/8102
ioScapes Herbicide invasive herbaceous species, cut treat andlor - Completed 1122/02
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mow herb non-native species?rer?ove invasive.tfrees and

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shrubs .- _
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SEI Write planting specifications and coordinate bids; Plan set completed 12/21/02;
coordinate design and installation of a flashboard structure; contract awarded to
set invert at top of weir Si iv ii uck,
SEI Control bu'fn riparian buffer?a?ea, disc buffer a:arrd;p ant
variance denied
Control NO
Shamrock specified seed mix;instal[ sstti?plogs and raise, water level to by Garner Fire Chief planting
=nvir, Inc. new design HWL (290') reallocated to streambattk
area during contract
SEI Draw-down wetland area to new design LWL (288'); plant '); pl
ant
Water level/se eed bank mgmt
specified emergent vegetation in appropriate zones to be conducted inleu of
planting; FBS installed 2/14/0:
(see attached memo)
SEI Install stoptogs and raise water levels io new design HWL FIBS retrofitted 3/14/03; as-
(290'); supplemental plantwet--mesic;area per HOA reps built survey conducted 3/27/0:
request -
ioScapes Selectively herbicide invasive herbaceous species;
remedial cut, treat and remove invasive trees and shrubs
SEI Draw-down wetland -area to design LWL 881)
SEI Apply for variance from Garner Fire Dept per _HOA reps
request; control burn wetland and riparian buffer area;
supplemental plant as needed
Stream Relocation-Area 2.53,Acre
Time Frame I Co. Description
Sept. 1 - Dec. 31, 2003
Oct. 1 - Nov. 30, 2002
Nov. 1 - Nov. 15, 2002
SEI
SEI
SoScape
Dec. 1 -Dec. 31, 2002 Shamrock
Envir, Inc.
To be completed
To,b completed
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To be completed

Write bi-monthly, many_qen Lt and monit rinc .r orts> :. 2002 report sent 9/3/02
Produce contract drawings, write planting specifications rs ork completed 1/3/03; final
and coordinate bids p ecs and plans due 12/11/02
Herbicide invas ie herblcbous specie , cut, treat Aa/or
mow herb non-native species; remove inv vt t and
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Recontour slopes and install instream structures as
specified; install cobbles and live stakes at toe of slope as
specified; plant mesic prairie mix as specified
ompl d 2112/02
Recontouring, instream
structure, cobbling and
planting/koir installation
completed 2/9/03; live stakes
installed 3/12/03; container-
grown, bare root and grass
plugs installed 3/28/03

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t ?Apr. 1 - Oct. 31, 2003 SoScapes
Nov. 1 - Dec. 31 2003 TBD
antrol burn rip 'n- Tb r.area;:disi,.. r r v .buffJ- ` Controlledburn resch dul
area and plant specified seed mix for,Dec!02; buffer planting
reallocated to `erosion control
installation during contract
m s negosiation s
Selectively herbicide invasive herbaceous species; To be completed
remedial cut, treat and remove invasive trees and shrubs
Controi bum wetland and riparian buffer area; , To be completed
supplemental plant as needed
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SPANG LEIS
ENVIRONMENTAL, INC.
Land Planning • Permitting • Environmental Consulting • Construction Management • Expert Testimony
May 20, 2003 W4
Ms. Amanda Mueller
NC DENR - Division of Water Quality r
2321 Crabtree Blvd., Suite 250 e ?'
Raleigh, NC 27604
RE: Eagle Ridge Golf Course Community Mitigation Areas L? ?0
SEI Project No. 9905022
Dear Ms Muller:
Pursuant to your request, please find the enclosed documentation in support of our restoration efforts at
Eagle Ridge Golf Course Community. The original construction was not successful. We performed the
re-construction of both the stream and wetland area earlier this year.
You will note that our September 3, 2002 monitoring report showed a deficiency in the wetland
community-type that was intended for the mitigation. It now appears that a freshwater marsh will
develop under a modified hydrologic regime and the completion of site-specific management activities,
pursuant to the original intent of the mitigation effort. Similarly, the erosion due to down cutting and
bank scour in the restored stream relocation that was prevalent when Todd St. John, et. al. last visited the
site in early 2002, does not now appear to be a contributing factor to downstream sedimentation or
turbidity. The stream banks have remained intact, and our plants installed on the banks are in excess of
the density necessary for Neuse Buffer mitigation compliance - even though this site was grandfathered
from the Neuse Rules.
In summary, it now appears the onsite restoration of a marsh and stream will proceed in a predictable,
linear fashion, despite the short time frame for construction and compliance.
Please call if you have any questions or concerns.
Sincerely,
Spangler Environmental, Inc.
Vosberg
Project Environmental Scientist
Encl.
CC: Mr. Kem Ard/Wakefield Development Company
Mr. Eric Alsmeyer/US Army Corps of Engineers
224 Fayetteville Street Mall, Suite 400 P. 0. Box 387 Raleigh, N.C. 27602 tel [phone] fax [phone]
3961-B Market Street Wilmington, N.C. 28403 tel[phone] fax [phone]-SPANGLER spangler-sei.com
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Compensatory Mitigation Plan
Eagle Ridge Development and Golf Course
Prepared By: Spangler Environmental Consultants, Inc.
Prepared For: Sandler at Old Stage Road L.L.C.
Introduction
The Eagle Ridge Development and Golf Course lies within the Swift Creek watershed,
south of the Town of Garner in Wake County, North Carolina. The 534 acre property is
south of Swift Creek and is bound on the east and west by Old Stage Road and the
Norfolk Southern Railroad, respectively. The property can be found on the Garner
1),-1ranale man (T TSGS 1:24.00() --ale) and Wake County Soil Survey sheet #85.
The development of the residential areas and golf course will result in an impact to 0.42
acres of wetlands and 1115 linear feet of stream which will require mitigation. These
numbers represent the final impact figures after all practicable avoidance and
minimization activities were exhausted on the site. This document represents a plan for
the satisfying the compensatory mitigation requirements for L11c _"6-
Wetland Creation and Preservation
A total of 0.63 acres of wetlands will be created on-site (see attached conceptual plan).
The wetlands slated for fill are found in an abandoned stream channel adjacent to the
Norfolk Southern Railroad. These palustrine emergent wetlands will be replaced in-kind
at a mitigation ratio of 1.5:1. The mitigation wetlands will be created at the eastern
headwaters of the proposed lake that will be at the center of the development.
Construction will be concurrent with the construction of the dam for the lake.
An additional 4.2 acres of wetlands will be preservea on the ,w11L ?.';ek floodplain. This
land is currently under ownership by Sandler. However, the majority of the Swift Creek
floodplain area will be deeded to the Town of Garner and the preserved wetlands will be
placed in a conservation easement and granted to the North Carolina Wetland Restoration
Program. Though the preservation aspect of the Eagle Ridge mitigation will not be in-
kind, the preserved palustrine forested wetlands occur more infrequently in the Piedmont
than freshwater marsh, and it is typically considered a beneficial out-of-kind mitigation
option. These wetlands will be preserved at a mitigation ratio of 10:1, giving a
cumulative mitigation ratio of 11.5 acres of wetlands created or protected to every 1 acre
of wetland impacted by site development.
Stream Restoration and Enhancement
A total of 1050 feet of stream restoration will be undertaken on-site (see attached, revised
plan). Currently a stretch of perennial stream adjacent to Norfolk Southern Railroad is
channelized, incised, and unstable. This stream will be re-routed through the floodplain
to restore the natural sinuosity and slope. The banks will be stabilized and a forested
riparian area will be restored along both banks.
An additional 500 feet of stream enhancement will occur up- and downstream of the
restored stream. Due to constraints in designing the on-site golf course in proximity to
the restored stream, forested riparian zones cannot be restored along these areas.
However, the
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restoration work will be identical to that outlined ab
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In total, 1,550 linear feet of work will take place to improve Ule 1LU1%,uv1ia1 11"L . -- --
straightened stream on the site. At a mitigation ratio of 1:1 for the restoration and .5:1 for
the enhancement, 1250 linear feet of compensatory mitigation could be fulfilled on site.
Any balance of the mitigation quantities would be satisfied with payment to the North
Carolina Riparian Restoration Fund.
Target Endpoints for Mitigation Areas
Wetland Mitigation
The primary goal is to replace wetlands on the Eagle Ridge landscape above the air,
that was impacted due to site development (0.63 to 0.42). The goal is to replace these
wetlands in-kind (freshwater marsh), but to do so in a landscape position where they will
have greater functional ability, and thus greater value to society. Lying at the headwaters
of the lake and fed by streams that run through the developed property, the functional
goals of these created wetlands are to provide water quality treatment, sediment retention,
and increased fish and wildlife habitat. The attainment of these goals is based on the
development of a healthy marsh ecosystem that is dominated by hydrophytic veaPtnt;nn.
This goal is measurable through annual wetland delineations to determine the extent of
created jurisdictional area.
Stream Mitigation
The primary goal in undertaking stream improvements on the Eagle Ridge site is to
renew a natural sinuosity and stabilized channel structure to the straightened stretch of
stream. This channelized area has under cut its banks in a number of places, leading to
stream bank slumping and increased sediment transport downstream. These conditions
have begun to migrate in an upstream direction. Without intervention, the stream incision
will continue to spread upstream through the tributary system while increased
sedimentation will continue downstream. In order to accomplish this restoration goal, the
geomorphology of the present channel must be adjusted and a healthy riparian zone will
have to be established around the new channel.
A natural geomorphologic stream structure will stabilize the banks and equalize the
sediment supply. This will prevent continued upstream migration of the stream incision.
It will also increase the number of habitat niches that are available within the stream by
recreated a riffle-pool sequence. Rusgen stream classification (Level I, II) was carried
out on-site, above and below the degraded area, to determine the necessary
geomorphologic characteristics of the restored area. The stream will need to portray 134-
B5 characteristics. The slope should be very close to 0.02, sinuosity (stream
length/valley length) should be close to 1.35, entrenchment ratio (width of the floodprone
area at an elevation twice the maximum bankfull width/bankfull depth) should be
approximately 1.6, and width/depth ratio (bankfull width/ mean bankfull depth) shouia be
approximately 16. The substrate should be dominated by gravel and sand with lesser
amounts of boulders, cobble, and silt. Pool to pool spacing should be four bankfull
channel widths. The goals of the geomorphologic renewal are both measurable and
attainable, and the success of the endeavor can be quantifea on an amiuai uaai?).
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immediate stream bank area, intercept stream-bound pollutants, provide for temperature
regulation, eventually become a source of large woody debris within the stream. and
increase wildlife habitat. Though any area that is disturbed during the site construction
process will need to progress through typical successional stages, the establishment of a
forested riparian buffer adjacent to the renewed channel is an attainable goal which can u'.?
quantified on an annual basis with growth and cover measurements as well as qualified
with visual evidence of streambank stabilization.
Mitigation Vegetation
Wetlands
The vegetation in the created wetlands will closely mimic that from the impacted area.
The semipermanent source of water over much of the mitigation site will necessitate
hardy freshwater marsh species such Juncus effusis, Cyperus strigosis, Eleocharis spp.,
Carex spp., Typha latifolia (volunteer only), and Salix nigra. The seeds will be mixed,
broadcast planted, and disk :d into the soil. This will allow the hydrophytic vegetation to
arade into zones based on the water levels over the creation site.
Streams
The streambanks will initially be stabilized with willow planting, though alder volunteers
will likely establish in the primary successional stages. The riparian zone will be planted
with typical bottomland hardwood species such as Quercus nigra, michauxii, and phellos,
Betula nigra, Cephalanthus occidentalis, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Ulmus americana,
Carpinus caroliniana, Acer rubrum (volunteer only), and Liquidambar styraciflua
(volunteer only). Where it is practicable, the construction and access for the channel
renewal will completely avoid the existing forested vegetation. The combination of
avoidance and seed plantings will accelerate the establishment of the forested vegetation
in the riparian zone. Broadcast planting with a seed mix of the above species followed by
disking of the soil will put the tree species in contact with nutrients and uncompacted
earth.
Mitigation Soils
Wetlands
The soils in the wetland creation areas are mapped as Wedowee sandy loams in the Wakc
County Soil Survey map #85. These soils are described as having low organic matter,
moderate permeability and shrink-swell potential, a meatum water capacity, uni beill,
aeidis In girder to establish vegetation at these sites, the pH will have to be raised and
fertilizer added. On a substrate such as this, it is possible that a low diversity community
will establish primarily. However, the continual addition of organic matter through plant
decay as well as nutrient and sediment trapping by the vegetation should foster a gradual
increase in diversity over time. Additionally, the flooding of these soils and consequent
,, .+nr rn?iacic {XI;11 oln- f1,P rate of r1PPn,nnosition, further building organic matter.
Streams
The soils in the stream restoration area are mapped primarily as Wehadkee and Bibb silty
and sandy loams. These are frequently flooding but short flooding duration soils.
Surface runoff is slow but infiltration is fair to good. The stream throughout this
floodplain is situated within a well-dettnect channel, though there is ample evidence that
its course has meandered across the floodplain. This is, in part, a result of the
Wehadkee/Bibb soil makeup. The establishment and preservation of a forested buffer
around the majority of this restoration area should temper the meandering of the stream.
It also precludes the need for very aggressive stabilization of the streambank to prevent it
from meandering and infringing on any on-site development.
Mitigation Hydrology
Wetlands
Because the wetland creation area is found at the headwaters of a lake, hydrology
information for the lake is sufficient for the determination of wetland hydrology
conditions. The normal pool elevation of the lake will be 288 feet. Inputs into the lake
will equal outputs through the outlet structure through the dam. The top of the dam will
be 296 feet, a water level that could only be attained under a very large storm with wind
and waves from the south to north.
The lakeward edge of the creation site will be at elevation of 286 feet, behind a 2 foot
berm along the lakeshore. This berm will be stabilized with geotextile fabric to guard
against short term erosion and allow for longer-term vegetation stabilization. From the
inlet to the creation area to the lakeshore, the slope will not be greater than I%, and the
side slopes of the creation area will not be steeper than 10:1. Such gradients should lead
to the inundation/saturation of the entire creation area at least semipermanently. Flow
on structures will be placed at the inlets to the creation area to deter an incised
channel from forming. The water table in the wetland will only drop below 288 ft.
elevation if the tributaries feeding the creation area go dry. The incidence of this will be
less when the site is developed and the quantity of impervious surface increases.
The length to width ratio of this area is roughly 10:1. This will increase residence time
an? _:_ .eas i,_ .nitial for "short-circuiting" within the creation unit while slowing
runoff flows into the lake. HEC-HMS modeling was conducted for the various sub-
basins entering the lake. Total volume per hour was computed at .86, 1.16, 1.3 9, and
1.6? ac.-ft./hr. ?. rr. - , 75 5n ,a 1 no \'PA, ?- n sto,.,-, -
respectively, at the junction of the streams within the lake immediately downstream of
the creation site. With a wetland creation area of 0.63 acres at an average depth of 1.5
feet, the resulting volume is .95 acre-feet. Therefore, discharge would be held within the
wetland unit during a 10 year, 24 hour storm event, but spill out of this area in larger
events.
With these considerations, it is likely the mitigation area will be permanently flooded to
an elevation is at 288 feet, and saturated at elevations higher than this due to the
associated ground water table, throughout the winter months and during spring high
water. The maximum depth in any portion of inundation in the wetland will be 2 feet
adjacent to the berm. Throughout the summer and into the fall, the creation area will be
intermittently pulsed with water due to precipitation events. This runoff will fill the
creation area to an elevation of 288 feet before spilling into the lake. During these low
water periods, portions of the wetland will have extended inundation/saturation due to the
berm at the lakeward edge holding water within the creation area.
Streams
Upstream of the restoration area, the stream channel is somewhat incised. Though this
incision is not structurally dangerous to the stream bank, it does limit the flooding of the
banks. The restored stream will not be designed with this degree of incision, but rather
toward a natural state that floods its banks during larger precipitation events. Such flood
flows will enter the riparian buffer that is established along the stream's banks. Such
flooding will allow the stream to dissipate energy and erosive power before flowing off-
site and help to establish flooding tolerant species typical of bottomland hardwood forests
within the riparian buffer.
Mitigation Monitoring
At both the wetland and stream mitigation sites, a five year moniter-ifig Plan will he,
implemented Rimont'k1- cite visits will take place over the first two years and extend to
quarterly visits over the final three years. An "as-built" report will be produced at the
terminus of the mitigation construction, and a annual monitoring report will be produced
for the wetland creation and for the stream restoration.
Additionally, gal wetland delineation will be undertaken at the wetland creation
site, anu sunsequcIILly 3uhmiLtea *>,e Corps. At e en of f the five
year monitoring cycle, a decision will be made by the Corps as to rc. _
from further monitoring or continuing for an additional period in the manner of the
previous three years.
Wetland Creation Goals
The primary goal in the wetland creation area is to establish wetland hydrology.
-' Piezometers will be installed within the creation area to monitor water table levels. The
wetland gradients have been designed to provide saturated ground water conditions on the
creation area side slopes. The quantification of the goal is to maintain a water table
height within 12 inches of the surface for at least two weeks of the growing season over
the entire mitigation area. This will be measured by placing 5 piezometers in cross
section through the wetland and an additional 3 piezometers around the upper edge of the
wetland. If this is not attained by year 2, the berm on the downslope edge may be
elevated.
The secondary goal is to determine the creation/absence of hydric soil indicators as
defined by the NRCS Regional Indicators of Hydric Soils. The Regional Indicators will
be employed because the offer a more tested approach to delineating between wetland
fringe characteristics and mid-wetland characteristics within the soil profile. If the

creation site begins to show indicators of hydric soil formation along the cross sectional
hydrologic monitoring area and in the vicinity of the other piezometers, it will be
assumed that the water table is high enough to produce reduced soil conditions
throughout the site. Site analysis for these hydric soil indicators will be conducted during
each site visit.
The tertiary goal is the establishment of hydrophytic vegetation, where success will be set
as an 85% cover over the mitigation area by FAC-OBL vegetation by the end of the five
year monitoring period. At an appropriate planting time during year 3, any.. H . -'I'-
less than 30% cover will be re-disked and planted again with seeds of plant species that
are dominant adjacent to the bare area. Qualitative assessments of vegetation gradation
from upland to open water as well as quantitative assessment of floral diversity, density
and aereal cover will be determined at each site visit for both the wetland creation site.
A statement of maintenance needs will be produced following each site visit and
forwarded to the party responsible for the success of the mitigation activities. It is
responsibility of this party to complete the required maintenance.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
WILMINGTON DISTRICT, CORPS OF ENGINEERS
P.O. BOX 1890
WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA 28402-1890
February 7, 2000
IN REPLY REFER TO
Regulatory Division
Action ID. 199920576
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WETLODS1401 GRO
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Mr. Kennenth W. Bailey, Jr.
Environmental Director
Sandler at Old Stage, LC
448 Viking Drive, Suite 225
Virginia Beach, Virginia 23452
Dear. :vir. Bailey:

MAY 2 1 2003
,,'VATER QUALITY SECT/ON
In accordance with your written request of February 26, 1999, and the ensuing administrat
record, enclosed is a Department of the Army (DA) permit to authorize the discharge of fill
material into waters of the United States, consisting of 0.42 acre of wetlands and 3,7
of streams which are tributary to Swift Creek, for completion of construction of the Eagle Ric
rPCidential and golf course development. Specifically, the proiect is located west of Old Stage
Koaa, to (Darner, Wake County, North arolina.
If any change in the authorized work is required because of unforeseen or altered condition
or for any other reason, the plans revised to show the change must be sent promptly to this ofi
Such action is necessary, as revised plans must be reviewed and the permit modified.
Carefully read your permit. The general and special conditions are important. Your failure
comply with these conditions could result in a violation of Federal law. Certain significant
general conditions require that:
a. You must complete construction before December 31, 2003.
b. You must notify this office in advance as to when you intend to commence and
complete work.
c. You must allow representatives from this office to make periodic visits to your
worksite as deemed necessary to assure compliance with permit plans and conditions.

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Should you have any questions, please contact Mr. Eric Alsmeyer at my Raleigh Regulatory
Field Office, telephone [phone], extension 23.
Sincerely,
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James W. DeLony
Colonel, U.S. Army
District Engineer
Enclosures
Copy urni
Chief, Source Data Unit Mr. William L. Cox, Chief
NOAA/National Ocean Service Wetlands Protection Section - Region IV
ATTN: Sharon Tear N/CS261 Water Management Division
1315 East-west Hwy., Rm 7316 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Silver Spring, MD 20910-3282 61 Forsyth Street
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
Copies Furnished with special conditions Qett
and plans: Mr. Doug Hugb
Division of Coastal Management
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service North Carolina Department of
Fish and Wildlife Enhancement Environment and natural Resources
Post Giiice Box 33726 1638 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27636-3726 Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1638
Mr. Larry Hardy
National Marine Fisheries Service
Pivers Island
Beaufort, North Carolina 28516
RECEIV
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY PERMIT F E B 0 3 200
Permittee SANDLER AT OLD STAGE AECiULAT.
Permit No. 199920576
Issuing Office CESAW-RG-R
NOTE: The term "you" and its derivatives, as used in this permit, means the permittee or any future transferee. The teri
office" refers to the appropriate district or division office of the Corps of Engineers having jurisdiction over the pe,
t; or the appropriate ouicial of that office acting under the authority of the commanding officer.
You are authorized to perform work in accordance with the terms and conditions specified below.
Project Description: Discharge of fill material into waters of the United States, consisting of 0.4,'
of wetlands and 3,761 linear feet of streams which are tributary to swift Creek, for completi
construction of the Eagle hinge residentiai and- you cuulbe aevelopment. Specifically, the pro,
located in Wake County, North Carolina.
?? ojcct Location: West of Old Stage Road, in Garner, Wake County, North Carolina.
,eneral Conditions:
The time limit for completing the work authorized ends on December 31, 2003 If you find that you need mor.
.:omplete the authorized activity, submit your request for a time extension to this office for consideration at least one n:
tore the above date is reached.
*;,.;t„ nv,thnri7ed hV this permit in rood condition and in conformance with the terms
._iitions of this permit. You are not relieved of tnts requiremem a YOU aun11uu1, Lne permitted activity, aiuiu-6,i yu,
.:, a good faith transfer to a third party in compliance with General Condition 4 below. Should you wish to cease to maintain
authorized activity or should you desire to abandon it without a good faith transfer, you must obtain a modification of this
-nit from this office, which may require restoration of the area.
if you discover any previously unknown historic or archeological remains while accomplishing the activity authorized by
permit, you must immediately notify this office of what you have found. We will initiate the Federal and state coordination
aired to determine if the remains warrant a recovery effort or if the site is eligible for listing in the National Register of
:uric Places.
FOI(N? i i ?> Lvov bo t uliluiv Or 3L? 82 i:) OBSOLETE. (33 CFR 325 (Appendix A))

4. If you sell the property associated with this permit, you must obtain the signature of the new owner in the space provided
and forward a copy of the permit to this office to validate the transfer of this authorization.
5. If a conditioned water quality certification has been issued for your project, you must comply with the conditions specified
in the certification as special conditions to this permit. For your convenience, a copy of the certification is attached if it
contains such conditions.
6. You must allow represer catives from this office to inspect the authorized activity at any time der,med necessary to ensure
that it is being or has been accomplished in accordance with the terms and conditions of your permit,
Special Conditions:
SEE ATTACHED SPECIAL CONDITIONS
1. Congressional Authorities: You have been authorized to undertake the activity described above pursuant to:
( ) Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C. 403).
( X ) Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. 1344).
) Section 101.0f the Marine Protection, Research and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 15 :3).
2. Limits of this authorization.
a. This permit does not obviate the need to obtain other Federal, state, or local authorizations required by law.
b. This permit does not grant any property rights or exclusive privileges.
c. This permit does not authorize any injury to the property or rights of others.
a - d. This permit does not authorize interference with any existing or proposed Federal project.
3. Limits of Federal Liability. In issuing this permit, the Federal Government does not assume any liability for the following:
a. Damages to the permitted project or uses thereof as a result of other permitted or unpermitted activities or from natural
causes.
b. Damages to the permitted project or uses thereof as a result of current or future activities undertaken by or on behalf
of the United States in the public interest.
c. Damages to persons, property, or to other permitted or unpermitted activities or structures caused by the activity
authorized by this permit.
d. Design or construction deficiencies associated with the permitted work.
e. Damage claims associated with any future modification, suspension, or revocation of this permit.
4. Reliance on Applicant's Data: The determination of this office that issuance of this permit is not contrary to the
interest was made in reliance on the information you provided.
5. Reevaluation of Permit Decision. This office may reevaluate its decision on this permit at any time the circum.
warrant. Circumstances that could require a reevaluation include, but are not limited to, the following:
a. You fail to comply with the terms and conditions of this permit.
b. The information provided by you in support of your permit application proves to have been false, incomplete, or
inaccurate (See 4 above).
c. Significant new information surfaces which this office did not consider in reaching the original public interest deci.
Such a reevaluation may result in a determination that it is appropriate to use the suspension, modification, and revc
procedures contained in 33 CFR 325.7 or enforcement procedures such as those contained in 33 CFR 326.4 and 326.
referenced enforcement procedures provide for the issuance of an administrative order requiring you to comply with the
and conditions of your permit and for the initiation of legal action where appropriate. You will be required to pay f,
corrective measures ordered by this office, and if you fail to comply with such directive, this office may in certain situ
----h ac rhnse specified in 33 CFR 209.170) accomplish the corrective measures by contract or otherwise and bill you
6. Extensions. General condition 1 establishes a time limit for the completion of the activity authorized by this permit, t
rPmilrin0 either a prompt completion of the authorized activity or a reevaluation of the public it
ae;:ision, the Corps will normally give favorable consideration to a request for an extension of this time limit.
signature below, as permittee, indicates that you accept and agree to comply with the terms and conditions of this per
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r FFRMIANDLER AT OLD STAGE L.L.P.
(DATE)
1 niYaermit becomes effective when the Federal official, designated to act for the Secretary of the Army, has signed belu
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STRICT ENGINEER) JA S . DeLONY, COLONEL (DATE)
n the structures or work authorized by this permit are still in existence at the time the property is transferred, the terms and
.;itions of this permit will continue to be binding on the new owner(s) of the property. To validate the transfer of this permit
the associated liabilities associated with compliance with its terms and conditions, have the transferee sign and date below.
-ANSFEREE)
(DATE)
-U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1986 - 717-425
SPECIAL CONDITIONS (Action ID 199920576, Sandler at Old Stage, LLQ
a. All work authorized by this permit must be conducted in strict compliance with the
attached plans, which are a part of this permit.
b. The permittee shall mitigate for unavoic
project as described below (construction a 0.63
arr^? of wooded wetland, planting and pr set rvati(
around an on-site lake, planting temporan y impai
impacts to wetlands and streams for the
emergent wetland, preservation of 4.2
a 3_font wi?15 acre) ve etated buffer
trPam?ianks.i1:470 linear feet of stream
restoration, 5.524 lineal feet of stream enhancement, and 11S
through the North Carolina Wetland Restoration Program).
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EMERGENT WETLAND MITIGATION
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c. The permittee shall implement compensatory wetland mitigation at the 0.63 acre
emergent wetland site in the Eagle Ridge development, as described in the mitigation plan
entitled Compensatory Mitigation Plart, Eagle Ridge Develok-Ment and Golf Course" dated May 7CP
26, 1999, as modified by the letter from Spangler Environmental, Inc., dated June 25, 1999.
nce.
ese ocumen s are mcorpo
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d. Construction may not commence within jurisdictional waters of the United States,
including wetlands, until the permittee has provided a boundary survey of the 0.63 acre emergent
wetland site property to the District Engineer. The permittee shall provide the District Engineer a
copy of the document evidencing title and survey for the property.
acre emerge
e. All site preparation activities and v lantings at the 0.63
wetland si by March 15, 20 n as ui t' p an, w ich c
ocation of sample plots, planted species, location of monitoring wells, final project elev
problems encountered/resolved, and photogra h nil he subm itted to the District Engii
within 60 days of mitigation site completion.
f. The permittee and subsequent property owners shall rpaiatain the 0.63 acre emergent
wetland site property in its natural condition, as altered by work by the mitigation plan, in
perpetuity. Prohibited activities within the mitigation areas specifically include, but are not
limited to: the construction or placement of roads, walkways, buildings, signs, or structures of
any kind (i.e., billboards, interior fences, etc.); filling, grading, excavation, levelin or an other
earth movin iimily-m acti 'tom that may alter t e rainag?s on t e prooerty the cuttinu
mowing- destmco , e e or other alteration ^f any yPUPtatinn; disposal or storage
of any debris, trash, garbage, or other waste material; except as may be authorized by the
mitigation plans or subsequent modifications which are approved by the Corps of Engineers. In
addition, the permittee and subsequent property owners shall take no action, whether on or off
the mitigation property, which will adversely impact the wetlands on the mitigation property.

C:epnatantnus occ:uCnLau:, ?LU1i111tUii uu?wuuu?u/, • ,ll, AJ JVII llltLltl ?• ,,..../, .••-??- ?-
(Elderberry), Ilex decidua (Deciduous Holly), or other species that are specifically approved by
the Wilmington District, Corps of Engineers, for these areas.
ONSITE STREAM MITIGATION
t. The permittee shall mitigate for unavoidable impacts to stream channel associated with
this project by providing 1,470 linear feet of restored stream, and 00 linea* feet of a ed
stream ,onsite, as described in the mitigation plan entitled "Compensatory Mitigation Plan, Eagle
Ridge Development and Golf Course" dated May 26, 1999, as modified by the letter from
Spangler Environmental, Inc., dated June 25, 1999. The oermittee will complere construction
and vegetative planting of the stream mitigaiton by March 5.,001.
U. The ermittee vegetative lantin al mitigation stream
banks to assess a_^? ?n slug x^1 Cte stabilization of the mitigation stream segments. This
monitoring shall include adequate visual monitoring of planted vegetation quarterly for a
minimum of one year after final lanting, and appropriate remedial actions (e.g., replanting,
streambanl radin etc.. within any monitoring year, bank stabilization is not accepta e
/"Ietermined by the Corps of Engineers, and remedial action required by the Corps of Engineers is
rerformed, the one year monitoring of the affected portions of the stream will begin again. The
permittee will coordinate stream mitigation activities with the Corps of Engineers, Raleigh
Regulatory Field Office Project Manager, and will report verbally on the status of the stream '
mitigation within thirty days of the quarterly monitoring. The permittee will submit a_ briea,?
written renrh rAT1fPCP.ntatlve h hs within 90 days after the monitoringyear is
ompleted.
NCWRP STREAM MITIGATION
V. The permittee shall also mitigate for unavoidable impacts to stream channel associated
with this project by payment to the North Carolina Wetlands Restoration Program (NCWRP) for
1191inear feet of wa.rr?--water stream mitigation within Cataloging Unit 03020201 of the Neuse
aver Constn:ction ,v!tnin streams on the permitted project shall begin only after the
permittee has made full payment to the NCWRP, and the NCWRP has made written
confirmation to the District Engineer, that it agrees to accept responsibility for the mitigation
work required, pursuant to Paragraph IV.D. of the Memorandum of Understanding between the
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources and the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, Wilmington District, dated November 4, 1998.
OTHER CONDITIONS
w. Appropriate sediment and erosion control practices shall be utilized which equal or
exceed those outlined in the most recent version of either the "North Carolina Sediment and
Erosion Control Planning and Design Manual" or the North Carolina Surface Mining Manual'
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mitigation area specifically include, but are not limited to, the construction or placement of roads,
walkways, buildings, signs, or structures of any kind (i.e., billbo-,-? s, interior fences, etc.); fillinLy.
grading, excavation, leveling, or any other earth moving activity or activity that may alter the
drainage patterns on the property; the cutting, mowing, destruction, removal, damage or other
alteration of any vegetation; disposal or storage of any debris, trash, garbage, or other waste
material; except as may be authorized by the mitigation plans or subsequent modifications which
are approved by the Corps of Engineers. In addition, the grantee shall take no action, whether on
or off the mitigation property, which will adversely impact the wetlands on the mitigation
property. The deed shall include language stating that the restrictions are intended to preserve
the nronerty as comnensatory mitigation for a permit issued by the Corps of Engineers, Action ID
199920576, and shall be enforceable by the United States of America.
n. The permittee shall submit the proposed deed to the Corps of Engineers for approval
within 30 davs of issuance of the permit.
o. The permittee shall not impact wetlands on the site prior to completing a survey of the
4.2-acre wetland preservation site and recording the approved deed. The permittee shall execute
and record the deed in the Wake County Register of Deeu- of the date of this
permit.
VEGETATED BUFFER MITIGATION
p. The permittee shall mitigate for stream impacts by planting and preservingot
wide 0.15 acrel vegetated buffer around the on-site lake to be constructed, as described in the
letter from Spangler Environmental, Inc., dated June 25, 1999.
q. The mitigation construction required for the lake buffer shall be accomplished
concurrently with the authorized work to provide for planting of the mitigation sites by March
15, 2001.
r. An "as built" plan, which describes the completed mitigation construction of the
vegetated buffer, including variations from the original plan, individual plant species utilized
including numbers of individuals, final project elevations and photographs, shall be submitted to
the District Engineer within 60 days of the date of completion of mitigation site planting.
TEMPORARY STREAM IMPACT MITIGATION
s. The permittee shall minimize the temporary impacts to 722 linear feet of stream, due
to utility line crossings and temporary access roads, by planting temporarily impacted
streambanks, upon completion of construction in these areas, with a combination of

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control practices shall be utilized to prevent exceedances of the appropriate turbidity
quality standard (50 NTUs in all fresh water streams and rivers not designated as trout waters;
and 25 NTUs in all lakes and reservoirs).
x. After the North Carolina Division of Land Resources has released the project, the
permittee shall remove all sediment and erosion control measures placed in wetlands or waters,
and restore natural grades in those areas.
y. Measures shall be taken to prevent live or fresh concrete from coming into contact
with waters of the state until the concrete has hardened.
z. The permittee shall comply with the conditions specified in the water quality
certification, No. 3425, issued by the North Carolina Division of Water Quality on September 21,
1999 (Copy attached).
aa. The permittee shall establish a 25-foot-wide vegetative buffer on the northern edge of
lots 381 throuLyh 388 (at t' .. " '__`..t. I--t and Owensboro Court) to prevent an adverse
effect on the Edenwood properly to the north, which is listed on the National Register of histun,.
Places. The oermittee will protect the buffer by establishing a restrictive covenant on each of the lots
381 through 388, which will p,,,iibit the cutting, mowing, destruction, removal, damage or other
alteration of any live vegetation within the buffer, except as required to prevent the spread of
vegetative diseases, or for safety reasons.
bb. If the permittee discovers any previously unknown histo.'- or archeological remains
while accomplishing the authorized work, he will immediately notify the Wilmington District
Engineer who will initiate the required State/Federal coordination.
cc. No excavated or fill material will be placed at any time in waters or wetlands outside the
permitted construction areas, nor will it be placed in any location or in any manner so as to impair
surface water flow into or out of any wetland area.
dd. The permittee will maintain the authorized work in good condition and in conformanc';
with the terms and conditions of this permit. The permittee is not relieved of this requirement if he
abandons the permitted activity without transferring it to a third party.
ee. All fill material will be clean and free of any pollutants except in trace quantities. Metal
products, organic materials, or unsightly debris will not be used.
ff. This Department of the Army permit does not obviate the need to obtain other Federal,
State, or local authorizations required by law.
gg. This permit does not grant any property rights or exclusive privileges.

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hh. In issuing this permit, the Federal Government does not assume any liability for:
1. Damages to the permitted project or uses thereof as a result of other permitted or
unpermitted activities or from natural causes.
2. Damages to the permitted project or uses thereof as a result of current or future Federal
activities initiated on behalf of the general public.
3. Damages to other permitted or unpermitted activities or structures caused by the
authorized activity.
4. Design and construction deficiencies associated with the permitted work.
or revocation
Damage claims
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g. Any sale, lease or other conveyance of the 0.63 acre emergent wetland site property
shall include restrictions on the use of the property as described in these conditions, which
conditions shall be enforced by the permittee-
h. The permittee shall record this permit, including a survey of the 0.63 acre of the
mitigation property, in the Wake County Register of Deeds in such a manner that it appears in the
chain of title for the mitigations property.
i. The pen-nittee will mc- - *! a 61Ue in August or September of each year, and document
mc.tality and stress within the mitigation site. The permittee will continue monitoring nn*iT the
sample plots demonstrate 85% aerial coverage, by the target species or species acceptable to the
Corps of Engineers, for five consecutive years. V for any monitoring year, vegetation survival is
not favorable, as determined by the Corps of Engineers, any remedial action required by the
Corps of Engineers will be performed, the site will be replanted, and the five-year monitoring
period will begin again with ye-?r one.
j. The permittee will monitor site hydrology through the use of monitoring wells on the
wetland mitigation site. Hydrologic monitoring will occur during each growing seasc
him. v outthe entire vegetative monitoring period (minimum of five years), and must document
attainment of the site's hydrology success criteria (inundation ;: siuulLawn wlUlin th, iigoer 12
inches of the soil for a minimum of 12.517a of the growing season every year of normal
precipitation). ''WETS tables will be utilized to determine normal precipitation years,
k, The permittee will submit yearly mitigation monitoring reports within 60 calendar
days of each assessment period until all success criteria is met (minimum of five years following
final site manipulation). These reports will include, at a minirnurn, vegetative cover, well and
rainfall data, photographs; and problcros/resolution, and will be provided to both the Corps and
the North Carolina Division of Water Quality.
PRESERVED WETLAND MMGATION
1. The permittee shall mitigate for unavoidable impacts to wetland ; _,P iw,,A'ated with this
project with 4.2 acres of wetland preservation at the Swift Creels floodplain site, as described in
the mitigation plan entitled "Compensatory Mitigation Plan, Eagle Ridge Development and Golf
Course" dated May 26, 1999.
m. The permittee shall convey the preservation mitigation property to the Town of
Garner within 90 days of issuance of this permit, subject to the following restrictions, which shall
appear on the deed as perpetual restrictions that run with the land:
The subsequent property owners shall maintain the 4.2 acres of wetland preservation at the Swift
Creek floodplain site in its natural condition, in perpetuity. Prohibited activities within the
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mitigation area specifically include, but are not limited to, the construction or placement of roads,
ctures kind (i.e., billboards, interior fences, etc.); filling,
walkways, buildings, signs, or stru
grading, excavation, leveling, or any other earth moving activity or activity that,--, zr the..
drainage patterns on the property; the cutt=ing, mowing, destruction, removal, damage or other
alteration of any vegetation; disposal or storage of any debris, trash, garbage, or other waste
material; except as may be authorized by the mitigation plazas or subsequent ;modifications which
are approved by the Corps of Engineers. In addition, the grantee shall take no action, whether on
or off the mitigation property, which will adversely impact the wetlands on the mitigation .
property. The deed shall include language stating that the restrictions are intended to preserve
the property as compensatory mitigation for a permit issued by the Corps of Engineers, Action ID
109970576 j3-A shall be onfor^-able by the United 0*,tes of America.
n. The permittee shall submit the proposed deed to the Corps of Engineers for approval
within 30 days of issuance of the permit.
o. The permittee shall not impact wetlands on the site prior to completing a survey of the
4_L-acre wetland preservation site and recording the appmt A dom. The peTmittee shall execute
and record the deed in the Wake County Register of Deeds within 90 days of the date of this
pez-rrlit.
VEGEr" & .1 n.?vmvn A"'rTC-ATION
p_ The permittee shall mitigate for stream impacts by planting and preserving a 3-iao:
wide (0.15 acre) vegetated buffer around the on-site lake to be constructed, as described in the
letter from Spangler Environmental, Inc., dated dune 25, 1999.
q. The mitigation construction required for the lake buffer shall be accomplished
concurrently with the authorized work to provide for planting of the mitigation sites by Mareb
15, 2001.
r. An "as built" plan, which describes the completed mitigation construction of the
vegetated buffer, including variations from the original plan, individual plant species utilized
including numbers of individuals, final project elevations and photographs, shall be submitted to
the District Engineer within 60 days of the date of completion of mitigation site planting.
IMPACT MiTTGATIO?V
s. The perrnittee shall minimize the temporary impacts to 722 linear feet of stream, due
to utility line crossings and temporary access roads, by Planting temporarily impacted
streambanks, upon completion of construction in these areas, with a combination of

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Michael F. Easley, Governor
William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Alan W. Klimek, P.E., Director
Division of Water Quality
May 29, 2003
Mr. Mark Vosberg
Spangler Environmental, Inc.
224 Fayetteville Street Mall, Suite 400
P.O. Box 387
Raleigh, NC 27602
FILE COPY
Re: Comments on Eagle Ridge Golf Community "1St Quarterly Management and
Monitoring Report
Dear Mr. Vosberg:
DWQ received your letter dated May 20, 2003 on May 21, 2003, along with the attached copy of
the USACE permit #199920576 dated February 7, 2000 and the "Compensatory Mitigation Plan:
Eagle Ridge Development and Golf Course." There are several monitoring requirements in these
two documents. Criteria that are not being successfully addressed in the "1St Quarterly
Management and Monitoring Report" include:
1. General Mitigation Monitoring:
a. "An as-built report will be produced at the terminus of the mitigation
construction ... for the wetland creation and for the stream restoration."
Concern: The Wetlands/401 Unit has not received an as-built reportfor the wetland
creation or stream restoration areas. The as-built plans should depict sample plots,
individual plant species utilized including numbers of individuals, location of
monitoring wells, and final project elevations.
b. "Bimonthly site visits will take place over the first two years and extend to quarterly
visits over the final three years."
Concern: There are no dates listed for non-treatment site visits in the "Final
Mitigation Management Schedule and Status Report. "
2. Emergent Wetland Mitigation:
a. "Prohibited activities within the mitigation area specifically include, but are not
limited to...removal, damage, or other alteration of any vegetation... except as may be
authorized by the mitigation plans"
Concern: The "Final Mitigation Management Schedule and Status Report"
describes applying for a variance for control burn, "per HOA reps request." Control
burn should only be used for controlling invasive species. Selective use of herbicides
and other treatments is already scheduled for April 1- Oct. 31, 2003.
b. "The permittee will monitor the site in August or September of each year, and
document mortality and stress within the mitigation site. The permittee will continu
N. C. Division of Water Quality, 401 Wetlands Certification Unit,
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monitoring until the sample plots demonstrate 85 % aerial coverage, by the target
species or species acceptable to the Corps of Engineers, for five consecutive years."
Also, "The tertiary goal is the establishment of hydrophytic vegetation, where success
will beset as an 85% cover over the mitigation area by FAC-OBL
,yegetion ..Qual4a eve assessments of vegetation gradation from upland to open
water as wel 4s qqai ptative assessment of floral diversity, density and aerial cover
will be deter in"e"d of each site visit for both the wetland creation site."
Concern: Vegetation survey dates are not listed in the "Final Mitigation
Management Schedule and Status Report." A sampling plan must be proposed (e.g.
permanent quadrats, random quadrats, transects, etc.) to measure species presence,
density, and percent cover of native and invasive species. The wetland indicator
status of each species should be noted. to meet the 85% cover by "FAC-OBL"
criteria.
c. "The permittee will monitor site hydrology through the use of monitoring wells on
the wetland mitigation site ...and must document attainment of the site's hydrology
success criteria (inundation or saturation within the upper 12 inches of the soil for a
minimum o 12.5 % of the growing season every year of normal precipitation)."
Concern: Shallow monitoring wells are better "to investigate when a free water
surface is within the top foot or two of the soil. " Piezometers (which are currently
being used) assess ground-water discharge and recharge, direction and rate of water
flow, and water flow in different strata when used in clusters or nests (WRP
Technical Note HY IA-3..1 Installing Monitoring Wells/Piezometers in Wetlands).
Shallow monitoring wells should be used and sufficiently monitored during the
growing season to determine if the success criteria of 12.5% of the growing season is
met. Single values for two of eight piezometers are insufficient data for determining
hydrologic success.
d. Typha latifolia will consist of volunteers only.
Concern: All reports and plans state that Typha latifolia will be volunteers only.
Ensure that all supplemental plantings only include species from the proposed
planting list.
e. "Additionally, an annual wetland delineation will be undertaken at the wetland
creation site,"
Concern: The "Final Mitigation Management Schedule and Status Report" does not
show scheduled times for the annual wetland delineation.
3. Stream Mitigation:
a. "The permittee shall visually monitor the vegetative plantings on all mitigation
stream banks to assess and insure complete stabilization of the mitigation stream
segments."
Also, "[T]he establishment of a forested riparian buffer adjacent to the renewed
channel is an attainable goal which can be quantified on an annual basis with growth
and cover measurements as well as qualified with visual evidence of.streambank
stabilization."
Concern: Vegetation survey dates are not listed in the "Final Mitigation
Management Schedule and Status Report. " Annual site walk throughs should be done
to make general observations, search for problem areas, and assess the general
health and appearance of planted vegetation. A sampling plan should be proposed
(e.g. permanent quadrats, random quadrats, transects, etc.) to measure species
presence, density, growth, and percent cover of native and invasive species.
4. Other Concerns:
a. Control burns are proposed for wetland and riparian buffer areas between Nov. 1-
Dec. 31, 2003. These burns are proposed within one year of installation of live stakes
and planting of vegetation. This burn will kill all planted species requiring a
complete re-planting. A correct application of herbicides should sufficiently control
invasive species.
b. Post construction dimension, pattern, profile, and material information is needed for
the restored stream.
c. The photographs should have a greater representation of the wetland creation areas
being used for mitigation credits, and less of the mesic and wet-mesic areas which
were designed to consist of FAC and FACU species. .
d. Riprap, step pools, and other construction changes were placed on site without prior
approval from the DWQ office.
The goal of these revisions is to help establish and maintain viable wetland and stream areas.
Please provide a response to these issues and revised reports/plans by July 1, 2003. If you have
any questions or need further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact Amanda Mueller at
[phone].
Cc: DWQ Raleigh Regional Office
Raleigh Field Office, Corps of Engineers
Central Files
File Copy
Sincerely Yours,
COMMUNICATION NOTE
June 2, 2003
TO: John Dorney and File Copy
FROM: Amanda Mueller OIL

RE: Conversation with Mark Vosberg concerning Eagle Ridge Golf Community
At approximately 11:10 am I received a phone call from Mark Vosberg concerning Eagle Ridge
Golf Community. He identified himself and stated that he had worked on a project (i.e. Eagle
Ridge Golf Community) that I was reviewing. He asked if I could give him some feedback
about his project. At that time Mr. Vosberg did not state that he was calling on behalf of
Spangler Environmental Inc., nor did he state that he no longer worked for them.
I got the letter and began to summarize the comments written in the letter addressed to him at
Spangler Environmental Inc. I informed him of the need for an as-built report, monitoring dates,
and the potential compliance issue of not having pre-approval for cobble and step-pools in the
restored stream. After reading a couple of the comments from the letter to Mr. Vosberg, I
mentioned to him that when I called the office the previous week that the secretary told me, "he
does not work in this office any more." Mr. Vosberg informed me that he no longer worked for
Spangler Environmental Inc. as of May 28, 2003. At that time, I confirmed with Mr. Vosberg
that the reason for his call was to get general comment on his work, and not the specific
comments related to Spangler Environmental Inc. work with the Eagle Ridge Golf Community.
The rest of the conversation with Mr. Vosberg entailed general comments about restoration
projects (i.e. utilizing control burns after the planting of live stakes, using shallow monitoring
wells instead of piezometers to assess hydrology, providing more than one number to assess soil
saturation for the proper duration, ensuring thoroughness of reports, providing as-built reports
and post construction stream data). Mr. Vosberg did not probe for specifics about the project,
just about his general work.. After I made a few comments, he did not seem interested in
receiving further feedback. He seemed content to be finished with the conversation
During our conversation Mr. Vosberg asked if we needed assistance with our restoration work. I
informed him that I was not responsible for hiring in the office and that he would need to contact
John Dorney concerning hiring needs. He also asked my background and I informed him that I
had a master degree in wetland science.
Finally, when I informed him of needing to provide more than one number from hydrologic
monitoring data in order to determine saturation for 12.5% of the growing season, he made an
"un-official [statement] because he no longer worked for Spangler." He mentioned that with the
restoration projects (in general?) they were under strict budget so some things could not be
completed for budgetary reasons. There was not sufficient money to purchase monitoring
gauges or monitor bi-weekly.