20141149 Ver 7_Year 2 Monitoring Report DRAFT_20191217

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YEAR 2 (2019)
MONITORING REPORT

Orphan Creek Bank Parcel
DWR# 20141149 version 7

Pursuant to:
Restoration Systems’ Phase One Haw River WS Umbrella Banking Instrument for
Riparian Buffer and Nutrient Offset Mitigation Credits

PREPARED BY:

RESTORATION SYSTEMS, LLC
1101 HAYNES STREET, SUITE 211
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA 27604

AND

AXIOM ENVIRONMENTAL, INC.
218 SNOW AVENUE
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA 27603

December 2019

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Restoration Systems, LLC has established the Orphan Creek Bank Parcel (Parcel), proposed as part of
the Restoration Systems’ Phase One Haw River WS Umbrella Banking Instrument (Banking Instrument)
signed October 25th, 2017 between Restoration Systems, and the North Carolina Division of Water
Resources (DWR). Per the Jordan Lake Water supply Nutrient Strategy, Consolidated Mitigation Rule,
and Nutrient Offset Payments (15A NCAC 02B .0267, 15A NCAC 02B .0268, 15A NCAC 02B .0295, &
15A NCAC 02B .0240), this Parcel is designed to provide riparian buffer and nutrient offset mitigation
credits for unavoidable impacts due to development within the Haw River Sub-watershed of Jordan Lake
in the Cape Fear River Basin. Supporting figures are included in Appendix B.

The Parcel was evaluated on December 16th, 2014 by Virginia Baker of DWR. Ms. Baker’s evaluation was
part of an inter-agency review, including the US Army Corps of Engineers, to determine if stream features
located within the site are applicable to provide compensatory stream mitigation under Re storation
Systems’ Cape Fear 02 Phase One Umbrella Banking Instrument, (Orphan Creek USACE Action ID SAW-
2015-01698). Riparian areas adjacent to features within the parcel providing compensatory mitigation for
stream impacts, were restored and provide riparian buffer mitigation and nutrient off-set credit.

The Parcel was planned and designed according to the Banking Instrument with DWR, 15A NCAC 02B
.0240, and the Consolidated Mitigation Rule 15A NCAC 02B .0295, which became effective on November
1, 2015. The BPDP has also been designed in concurrence with the Orphan Creek Stream and Wetland
Mitigation Bank (SAW# 2015-01698). The mitigation plan for the Orphan Creek Stream and Wetland
Mitigation Bank along with the Stream and Wetland Umbrella Mitigation Banking Instrument was
approved by the Interagency Review Team on July, 6th 2017. The Section 404 (Clean Water Act, 33 USC
1344) was granted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on June 30th, 2017, the corresponding Section 401
Water Quality Certification was granted on June 28th, 2017 and the land quality letter of approval was
granted June 20th, 2017.

Project construction and planting was completed between October 30, 2017 and December 22, 2017. For
purposes of the Orphan Creek Nutrient Offset & Buffer Bank, the Parcel involves restoring riparian buffers
and other riparian areas adjacent to mitigated streams onsite in order to help reduce non -point source
contaminant discharges to downstream waters in the Haw River s ub-watershed of Jordan Lake. All the
riparian areas were assessed by DWR during an onsite visit to determine viability for buffer mitigation and
nutrient offset. During the site visit, all riparian areas were confirmed to have been in pasture for cattle
grazing. Approximately 7.01 acres will be protected with a permanent conservation easement. Of those
7.01 acres, 4.52 acres were restored for Jordan riparian buffer credit, 0.22 acres were restored for nutrient
offset credit, and 1.74 acres were enhanced by the removal of cattle from the streams and riparian areas for
Jordan riparian buffer credit. In general, riparian restoration/enhancement area widths on streams extend
out to a maximum of 100 feet from the top of bank with a minimum width of 30 from top of banks. Riparian
buffer enhancement credits generated on this Bank Parcel are allowed pursuant to 15A NCAC 02B .0295
(o)(6) but cannot be used to generate nutrient offset credits. Additionally, no riparian restoration areas that
are less than 50 feet wide from Top of Banks can be used to generate nutrient offset credit. Therefore, the
maximum acreage of riparian restoration on this site that is able to be converted into nutrient offset credits
if needed by RS, is 4.52 acres. Figure 3 (Appendix B) shows the Credit Determination Map and Section
2.0 provides details of the mitigation determination on the Bank Parcel.

Year 1 (2018) vegetation sampling occurred October 3, 2018. Stem density across the Parcel was above
the required average density with 862 planted tree stems per acre (excluding livestakes) surviving in year
1 (2018). In addition, all plots exceeded success criteria.

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After observing the Site for the Year 1 growing season, routine vegetation management activities will be
implemented in accordance with Section 4.2 (Parcel Maintenance) of the Bank Parcel Development Plan
to facilitate continued success. These activities will include mechanical and chemical control of competing
herbaceous vegetation in targeted areas beginning early in the 2nd year (2019). In areas of intensive
treatment, a short-term nurse-crop seed mix may be planted to suppress weedy herbaceous competition.
These management activities will ensure continued survival of the planted stems as well as establishment
of natural recruits. In Year 2 (2019), approximately three random vegetation transects will be added to the
vegetation monitoring protocol for the Site to verify the overall success of the planted stems.

Restoration Systems received a Year 1 (2018) credit release from the USACE for the stream and wetland
component of the Benton Branch project on 11/13/2018.

2019 Maintenance Summary;

A single herbicide application was performed during the 2019 growing season. The target species was
Japanese Stiltgrass (Microstegium vimineum), and treatment occurred around UT-4 and UT-5. Further
detail about the herbicide application is summarized in Table 7 of Appendix C.

Orphan Creek Bank Parcel Year 1 (2018) Monitoring Report Table of Contents
Phase One Haw River WS Umbrella Bank Restoration Systems, LLC
TABLE OF CONTENTS

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ........................................................................................................................... i

1.0 PROJECT GOALS, BACKGROUND, AND ATTRIBUTES ......................................................... 1
1.1 Location and Setting .............................................................................................................. 1
1.2 Project Goals and Objectives ................................................................................................. 1

2.0 MITIGATION POTENTIAL ............................................................................................................ 2

3.0 MONITORING AND MAINTENANCE PLAN .............................................................................. 3
3.1 Monitoring Protocol ............................................................................................................... 3
3.2 Parcel Maintenance ................................................................................................................ 4

4.0 REFERENCES ................................................................................................................................. 5

APPENDICES

Appendix A. Background Tables
Table 2. Project Activity and Reporting History
Table 3. Project Contacts Table
Table 4. Project Baseline Information & Attributes

Appendix B. Figures
Figure 1. Site Location & Service Area
Figure 2. Current Conditions Plan View
Figure 3. Credit Determination
Figure 4. Potential Conversion of Wetland Credit to Riparian Buffer Credit

Appendix C. Vegetation Data
Table 5. Planted Bare Root Woody Vegetation
Table 6. Total Planted Stems by Plot and Species
Table 7. Herbicide Application Logs
Vegetation Plot Photographs

Appendix D. Delivered Credit Yield Table for Jordan Sub Watersheds

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1.0 PROJECT GOALS, BACKGROUND, AND ATTRIBUTES

1.1 Location and Setting
Restoration Systems, LLC has established the Orphan Creek Bank Parcel (Parcel), proposed as part of the
Restoration Systems’ Phase One Haw River WS Umbrella Banking Instrument (Banking Instrument) signed
October 25th, 2017 between Restoration Systems, and the North Carolina Division of Water Resources
(DWR).

The Parcel encompasses 7.01 acres of land located 2000 feet north of the intersection of Payne Road and
Salem Church Road. Prior to construction, the Site was characterized by hay fields and livestock pasture;
livestock had unrestricted access to the Site’s streams resulting in deeply incised streams and direct
nonpoint source inputs including livestock waste. A narrow riparian fringe had developed on the stream
margins composed of opportunistic species and a few mature trees. Located in the South Atlantic/Gulf
Region approximately 2 miles north of Saxapahaw, NC and 7 miles southeast of Graham, NC in eastern
Alamance County (Figure 1, Appendix B), the Parcel is hydrologically situated within the USGS 14-digit
HUC and Targeted Local Watershed 03030002050010 of the Cape Fear River Basin and Jordan Lake’s
Haw Sub-Watershed (DWR Subbasin Number 03-06-02). The main hydrologic features include four
unnamed tributaries (UT) to Meadow Creek, and adjacent floodplains.

Directions to Parcel (from Saxapahaw):
• From Church Rd. and Jordan Dr. intersection, go north on Jordan Dr. – 0.1 mile
• Jordan Dr. becomes Saxapahaw Bethlehem Church Rd. – 1.8 miles
• Turn right on Payne Rd. – 0.7 mile
• Site is on left; access site using driveway to barn and agriculture fields.
Site Coordinates: 35.978992, -79.315216

1.2 Project Goals and Objectives
According to the Final Cape Fear River Basin Restoration Priorities (NCEEP 2009), this watershed should
be targeted for restoration to protect the nutrient sensitive waters that ultimately drain into the nutrient
sensitive water supply of Jordan Lake. Overall, the purposes of the Orphan Creek Buffer and Nutrient
Offset Bank is to restore, enhance, and preserve riparian buffers and other riparian areas adjacent to
mitigated streams onsite. The riparian restoration and enhancement work will result in improved water
quality within the Parcel and the downstream watershed. The Parcel is located in a region of the state
dominated by agriculture and livestock; restoration of the riparian buffer is expected to result in immediate
water quality benefits within the vicinity of the Parcel through the removal of livestock access to Parcel
streams.

Primary goals focus on 1) improving water quality, 2) enhancing flood attenuation and hydrology, 3)
improving aquatic resources, and 4) restoring riparian habitat. Proposed mitigation activities will pro vide
floodplain connectivity, floodplain resistance, stream stability, sediment transport, surface and subsurface
storage and retention, in-stream habitat, riparian habitat and structure, thermal regulation, floodplain
biogeochemical processing, and pollutant filtration as well as remove sources of pollutants.

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2.0 MITIGATION POTENTIAL
The Orphan Creek Bank Parcel provides Jordan buffer mitigation and nutrient offset credits for
development impacts within the Haw River Sub-watershed of Jordan Lake. The width of the credit
generation area will begin at the most landward limit of the top of bank or the rooted herbaceous vegetation
and extend landward a maximum distance of 200 feet where able. A maximum of 4.52 acres of riparian
restoration on this site is able to be converted and transferred from Riparian Buffer Credits to Nutrient
Offset Credits and from Nutrient Offset Credit back to Riparian Buffer Credits upon approval and does not
include any of the acreage being mitigated to generate wetland mitigation credit.. The Sponsor must submit
a written request and receive written approval from DWR prior to any credit conversions and transfers to
the buffer and nutrient credit ledgers. All delivery factors shall be applied to nutrient offset credits prior to
requesting a conversion.

According to the nutrient reduction goals for the Haw River arm of Jordan Lake, the generated nitrogen
credits per acre in the Haw Sub-watershed for riparian restoration on agriculture land is 2249.36 pounds
and the generated phosphorus credit per acre is 143.81 pounds. The delivery factors applied to this parcel
are 74 percent for nitrogen and 68 percent for phosphorus (Appendix D). Delivered credits are calculated
by applying the delivery factors and the acreage of riparian restoration to the generated credits per acre
stated above. Proposed areas for Jordan riparian buffer and nutrient offset (Nitrogen and Phosphorus)
credits for the Orphan Creek Bank Parcel are summarized in Table 1 and the corresponding Figure 3
(Appendix B).

The Sponsor will maintain 4 credit ledgers for the Parcel under the Banking Instrument and BPDP: (1) for
buffer restoration mitigation credits in both square feet and acres, (1) for buffer enhancement mitigation
credits in square feet and acres, (1) accounting for nitrogen offset credits in pounds and acres, and (1)
accounting for phosphorus offset credits in pounds and acres.

The Sponsor may elect to use riparian areas for either buffer mitigation credit or wetland mitigation credit,
but not both. The Sponsor must submit a written request and receive written approval from DWR prior to
any credit conversions and transfers to the buffer credit ledger. As part of that request, the Sponsor must
provide DWR with a written acceptance letter from the USACE, accompanied by supporting documents,
for any wetlands that they want removed from the wetland mitigation bank. Only riparian areas that fail to
qualify to generate wetland credit may be viable for generating riparian buffer credit. Figure 3 (Appendix
B) depicts riparian areas that could potentially generate riparian buffer credit if they don't qualify to generate
wetland mitigation credits, and Figure 4 (Appendix B) depicts the potential conversion of failed wetland
mitigation credits to riparian buffer credits. Any areas proposed for buffer mitigation credit must meet the
performance standards detailed in 15A NCAC 02B .0295.

Table 1. Jordan Lake: Haw River Sub-Watershed Credit Determination Table
14 Digit Watershed ID: 03030002050010
Riparian Buffer Mitigation Units
*Buffer
Width
from TOB
Credit Type* Total Area Mitigation
Ratio
Percentage of
Full Credit Mitigation Units
TOB-100 ft Restoration 196,725.78 ft2
(4.52 ac) 1:1 100% 196,725.78 ft2
(4.52 ac)
TOB-100 ft Enhancement via Cattle Exclusion
(15A NCAC 02B .0295 (o)(6)
75,686.90 ft2
(1.74 ac) 2:1 100% 37,843.45 ft2
(0.87 ac)
Total Riparian Buffer Mitigation Units 234,660.23 ft2
(5.39 ac)

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Table 1. Jordan Lake: Haw River Sub-Watershed Credit Determination Table (Continued)
Nutrient Offset Credits
**Buffer
Width
from TOB
Credit Type Mitigation
Type
Total
Acreage
Generated
Credits per
Acre
Generated
Credits
Delivery
Factor Delivered Credits
101-200 ft Nitrogen Restoration 0.22 2,249.36 lbs/ac 494.86 74% 366.20
101-200 ft Phosphorus Restoration 0.22 143.81 lbs/ac 31.64 66% 20.88
* TOB-20 ft = Buffer is less than 20 ft from the TOB and therefore qualifies for no credit.
TOB-29 ft = Buffer width is contiguous from TOB, is a minimum of 20 ft from the TOB and a maximum of 29 ft
from the TOB, and qualifies for 75% credit.
TOB-100 ft = Buffer width is contiguous from TOB, is a minimum of 29 ft from the TOB and a maximum of 100 ft
from the TOB, and qualifies for 100% credit.
101-200’ = Buffer width is contiguous from TOB, is a minimum of 101 ft from the TOB and a maximum of 200 ft
from the TOB, and qualifies for 33% credit.
**Buffer mitigation credits are sought from top of bank to 100’. Beyond buffer credit generating areas, RS is
proposing nutrient offset credits out to a maximum of 200’ for a contiguous riparian restoration from top of bank to
200’ where possible.

3.0 MONITORING AND MAINTENANCE PLAN
3.1 Monitoring Protocol
Restoration monitoring procedures for riparian vegetation will include periodic visual inspection and annual
plant survival and species diversity survey reports. Quantitative sampling of vegetation will be performed
as outlined in the CVS Level 1-2 Protocol for Recording Vegetation, Version 4.2 (Lee et al. 2008). Photos
will be taken from all photo points each monitoring year and provided in the annual reports. All planted
stems in the plots will be marked with flagging tape and recorded. Detailed qualitative and quantitative
monitoring is proposed for vegetated riparian areas; marsh treatment areas will be visually inspected
periodically and reported qualitatively within the annual monitor report, which wil l include photographic
record of the Parcel’s assets.

Monitoring of the restoration efforts will be performed for five years or until success criteria are fulfilled.
Restoration Systems shall submit an annual monitoring report to DWR, no later than December 31st of
each year. Quantitative monitoring includes measurements of 7-10x10 meter, permanent vegetation plots
(3.6% of restoration and nutrient offset credit areas). Plots were randomly placed throughout the planted
riparian areas and are representative of credit generating areas. Sampling of vegetation will be performed
in October of each year, with the 1st monitoring data to be collected in the fall of 2018 but not within 6
months from initial planting. Monitoring data can be found in Appendix C.

During the first year, vegetation will receive a cursory, visual evaluation on a periodic basis to ascertain the
degree of overtopping of planted elements by nuisance species. Success criteria within the riparian buffer
and nutrient offset restoration areas will be based on the survival of planted species at a density of 260
stems per acre after five years of monitoring. A minimum of four native, hardwood tree and shrub species
must be present, with no one species representing greater than 50% of the stems. In addition, appropriate
volunteer stems of native hardwood tree and shrub species may be included to meet the final performance
standard of 260 stems per acre upon DWR approval.

A visual assessment of the cattle exclusion and preservation areas within the conservation easement will
also be performed each year to confirm:
• Fencing is in good condition throughout the site;

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• No cattle access within the conservation easement area;
• No encroachment has occurred;
• Diffuse flow is being maintained in the conservations easement area; and
• There has not been any cutting, clearing, filling, grading, or similar activities that would negatively
affect the functioning of the buffer.

3.2 Parcel Maintenance
After observing the Site during the Year 2 monitoring season, RS will continue to follow vegetation
management activities in accordance with Section 4.2 (Parcel Maintenance) of the Bank Parcel
Development Plan to facilitate continued success. These activities will include mechanical and chemical
control of competing herbaceous vegetation in targeted areas beginning in early 2020. In areas of intensive
treatment, a short-term nurse-crop seed mix may be planted to suppress weedy herbaceous competition.
These management activities will ensure continued survival of the plant ed stems as well as establishment
of natural recruits. In Year 2 (2019), approximately three random vegetation transects will be added to the
vegetation monitoring protocol for the Site to verify the overall success of the planted stems.

2019 Maintenance Summary;

A single herbicide application was performed during the 2019 growing season. The target species was
Japanese Stiltgrass (Microstegium vimineum), and treatment occurred around UT-4 and UT-5. Further
detail about the herbicide application is summarized in Table 7 of Appendix C.

2020 Planned Maintenance;

Multiple invasive species were identified throughout the easement including, Tall Fescue (Festuca
arundinacea) around Veg Plot 3, and Japanese Stiltgrass (Microstegium vimenium) around Veg Plots
14, 15, 21, 23, 24, and 25. Additional herbicide applications are scheduled for 2020 monitoring season.

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4.0 REFERENCES

Griffith, G.E., J.M. Omernik, J.A. Comstock, M.P. Schafale, W.H. McNab, D.R. Lenat, T.F. MacPherson,
J.B. Glover, and V.B. Shelbourne. 2002. Ecoregions of North Carolina and South Carolina. U.S.
Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.

Jordan Lake Water Supply Watershed Buffer Rules 15A NCAC 02B .0267, 15A NCAC 02B .0268, and
15A NCAC 02B .0295

Lee, M.T., R.K. Peet, S.D. Roberts, and T.R. Wentworth. 2008. CVS-EEP Protocol for Recording
Vegetation, Level 1-2 Plot Version 4.2. Ecosystem Enhancement Program, North Carolina
Department of Environment and Natural Resources.

North Carolina Division of Water Quality (NCDWQ). 2005. Cape Fear River Basinwide Water Quality
Plan. Available: http://portal.ncdenr.org/c/document_library/get_file?uuid=2eddbd59-b382-4b58-
97ed-c4049bf4e8e4&groupId=38364. North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural
Resources, Raleigh, North Carolina.

North Carolina Ecosystem Enhancement Program (NCEEP 2009). Cape Fear River Basin Restoration
Priorities 2009 (online). Available: http://portal.ncdenr.org/c/document_library/get_file?uuid=
864e82e8-725c-415e-8ed9-c72dfcb55012&groupId=60329

Schafale, M.P. and A.S. Weakley. 1990. Classification of the Natural Communities of North Carolina:
Third Approximation. North Carolina Natural Heritage Program, Division of Parks and Recreation,
N.C. Department of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources. Raleigh, North Carolina.

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Appendix A.
Background Tables

Table 2. Project Activity and Reporting History
Table 3. Project Contacts Table
Table 4. Project Baseline Information & Attributes

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Table 2: Project Activity and Reporting History
Activity / Milestone BPDP Proposed Date Actual Date
BPDP Approved NA July 7th, 2017
Parcel purchased in Fee-Simple June 2017 June 22nd, 2017
Parcel Protection via conservation easement June 2017 June 27th, 2017
Cattle exclusion / fence construction June 2017 July – August 2017
Removal of poultry houses / impervious
surfaces June/July 2017 August – October 2017
Soil preparation July through November 2017 October – December 2017
Removal of Powerline/Pole NA December 2017
Planting December 2017 December 12th, 2017
As-Built Data Collection January 2018 February 5th, 2018
Construction Completion Walkthrough NA February 1st, 2018
As-Built Report Submittal January 2018 December 2018
Year 1 (2018) Monitoring October 2018 October 3rd, 2018

Table 3: Project Contacts Table
Firm POC & Address
Bank Sponsor Restoration Systems, LLC
1101 Haynes Street, Suite 211
Raleigh, North Carolina 27604
George Howard and John Preyer
919.755.9490
Designer: Axiom Environmental, Inc. Grant Lewis; 919.215.1693
218 Snow Ave. Raleigh, NC 27603
Construction Contractor: Strader Fencing Inc
Kenneth Strader; 336.314.2935
780 Landmark Road
Willow Spring, NC 27592-7756
Planting Contractor: Carolina Silvics
Mary-Margaret McKinney 252.482.8491
908 Indian Trail Road
Edenton, NC 27932
Seeding Contractor: Land Mechanics, Inc.
Lloyd Glover; 919.422.3392
780 Landmark Road
Willow Spring, NC 27592-7756
Nursery Stock Suppliers: ArborGen 1.888.888.7158
Baseline Data Collection &
Annual Monitoring Axiom Environmental, Inc. Grant Lewis; 919.215.1693
218 Snow Ave. Raleigh, NC 27603

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Table 4: Project Baseline Information & Attributes Table
Project Information
Project Name Orphan Creek
County Alamance
Project Area (acres) 7.01
Project Coordinates (latitude and longitude) Latitude: 35°58’45.7”N , Longitude: 79°19’00.1”W
Project Watershed Summary Information
Physiographic Province Piedmont
River Basin Cape Fear
USGS Hydrologic Unit 8-digit 03030002 USGS Hydrologic Unit 14-
digit 03030002050010
DWQ Sub-basin 03-06-02
Project Drainage Area, Total Outfall (miles) 0.20 mi²
Project Drainage Area Percentage of Impervious Area < 1%
CGIA Land Use Classification Pasture and Forest Land

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Appendix B.
Figures

Figure 1. Site Location & Service Area
Figure 2. Current Conditions Plan View
Figure 3. Credit Determination
Figure 4. Potential Conversion of Wetland Credit to Riparian Buffer Credit

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Riparian Buffer Restoration Area (TOB-100 ft) = 4.52 ac (196,725.78 sq ft)
Riparian Buffer Enhancement via Cattle Exclusion (TOB-100 ft) = 1.74 ac (75,686.90 sq ft)
Wetland Mitigation Credit Area = 0.09 ac
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DWR Stream Flags - For purposes of calculating Riparian Buffer and Nutrient Offset credits, these flags represent stream termini.
NOTE: Riparian areas that fail to qualifyto generate wetland mitigation credit may beviable for generating riparian buffer credit. Anyareas proposed for buffer mitigation credit mustmeet standards detailed in 15A NCAC 02B .0295.
UT-3
NOTE ABOUT BUFFER WIDTHS:TOB-20 ft = Buffer is less than 20 ft from the TOB and therefore qualifies for no credit.TOB-29 ft = Buffer width is contiguous from TOB, is a minimum of 20 ft from the TOBand a maximum of 29 ft from the TOB, and qualifies for 75% credit.TOB-100 ft = Buffer width is contiguous from TOB, is a minimum of 29 ft from the TOBand a maximum of 100 ft from the TOB, and qualifies for 100% credit.101-200’ = Buffer width is contiguous from TOB, is a minimum of 101 ft from the TOBand a maximum of 200 ft from the TOB, and qualifies for 33% credit.
14 Digit Watershed ID: 03030002050010
Potential Conversion of Wetland Credits to Riparian Buffer Mitigation Units
*BufferWidth Credit Type Total Area Mitigation Ratio Percentage of Full Credit Mitigation Units
TOB-100 ft Restoration 0.07 ac (2949.49 sq ft) 1:1 100% 0.07 ac (2949.49 sq ft)
101-200 ft Restoration 0.001 ac (51.49 sq ft) 1:1 33% 0.0003 ac (16.99 sq ft)
TOB-100 ft Enhancement via Cattle Exclusion (15A NCAC 02B .0295 (o)(6) 0.02 ac (962.29 sq ft) 2:1 100% 0.01 ac (481.15 sq ft) Total Potential Riparian Buffer Mitigation Units 0.08 ac (3447.63 sq ft)

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Appendix C.
Vegetation Data

Table 5. Planted Woody Vegetation
Table 6. Total Planted Stems by Plot and Species
Vegetation Plot Photographs

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Table 5. Planted Bare Root Woody Vegetation
Species Quantity
River birch (Betula nigra) 650
Buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis) 250
Eastern redbud (Cercis canadensis) 350
Silky dogwood (Cornus amomum) 750
Green ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica) 1550
Tulip poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera) 225
Sycamore (Platanus occidentalis) 1500
Black gum (Nyssa sylvatica var. sylvatica) 250
Water oak (Quercus nigra) 700
Willow oak (Quercus phellos) 1000
Black willow (Salix nigra) 500
Elderberry (Sambucus canadensis) 300
TOTAL 8025

Table 7: 2019 Pesticide Application Logs
Date: Herbicide\
Surfactant: Rate/Amount: Total: Target
Species: Method: Applicator:
7/11/19
Oust® XP
(sulfometuron
methyl)

Grounded®

1.125 dry oz

.5%
17.25 fl oz
9 Gallons Michrostegium Mist
Blower
Joshua G
Merritt (NC
026-33717)

Table 6. Planted Stems by Plot and SpeciesProject Code 16017. Project Name: Orphan CreekPnoLS P-all T PnoLS P-all T PnoLS P-all T PnoLS P-all T PnoLS P-all T PnoLS P-all T PnoLS P-all T PnoLS P-all T PnoLS P-all TBetula nigra river birch Tree2 2 2 5 5 57 7 7 10 10 10Carpinus carolinianaAmerican hornbeamTree333111333777131313Cephalanthus occidentaliscommon buttonbushShrub111222333Cercis canadensiseastern redbudTree222333555333Cornus amomumsilky dogwoodShrub111888555131313222292929282828Diospyros virginianacommon persimmonTree44Fraxinus pennsylvanicagreen ashTree5510666334113337223223222236272727Liquidambar styracifluasweetgumTree11Liriodendron tulipiferatuliptreeTree2111222335555NyssatupeloTree111111222222Nyssa sylvaticablackgumTree111111777Platanus occidentalisAmerican sycamoreTree333222222121212222888292929212121QuercusoakTree222222111222777111111Quercus albawhite oakTree111Quercus nigrawater oakTree222222111555666Quercus pagodacherrybark oakTree333222444999101010Quercus phelloswillow oakTree333444222111111333222161616151515Quercus shumardiiShumard's oakTree111111111Sambucus canadensisCommon ElderberryShrub333333666UlmuselmTree11Ulmus alatawinged elmTree88UnknownShrub or Tree22220 20 25 22 22 25 21 21 22 26 26 29 26 26 34 18 18 27 16 16 17 149 149 179 168 168 1688885578888898899910555161620171717809.4809.41012890.3890.31012849.8849.8890.3105210521174105210521376728.4728.41093647.5647.5688861.4861.41035971.2971.2971.2Color for DensityExceeds requirements by 10%PnoLS = Planted excluding livestakesExceeds requirements, but by less than 10%P-all = Planted including livestakesFails to meet requirements, by less than 10%T = All planted and natural recruits including livestakesFails to meet requirements by more than 10%T includes natural recruits0.0270.1770.17110.02size (ACRES)Species countStems per ACRE10.0210.02size (ares)10.0210.0210.021500704-01-0007Annual MeansMY1 (2018) MY0 (2018)Stem countCurrent Plot Data (MY1 2018)Scientific Name Common Name Species Type1500704-01-0001 1500704-01-0002 1500704-01-0003 1500704-01-0004 1500704-01-0005 1500704-01-0006

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Orphan Creek
Baseline Vegetation Monitoring Photographs
Taken October 2018

Plot 1
Plot 4 Plot 3
Plot 2
Plot 5 Plot 6
Plot 7

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Appendix D.
Delivered Credit Yield Table for Jordan Sub Watersheds

Jordan Water Supply Nutrient Strategy
Delivered Credit Yield Table for Jordan Sub Watersheds
Updated
12/20/2012

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Attachment B

Delivered credit yields for buffer acres in Jordan small watersheds.
Watershed ID Jordan
Subwatershed
Delivery Factors TN Credit TP Credit
TN TP (lbs/30yrs) (lbs/30yrs)
03030002010010 Haw 25% 10% 562.34 14.38
03030002010020 Haw 37% 36% 832.26 51.77
03030002010030 Haw 44% 40% 989.72 57.52
03030002010040 Haw 49% 44% 1102.19 63.27
03030002010050 Haw 55% 48% 1237.15 69.03
03030002020010 Haw 15% 4% 337.40 5.75
03030002020020 Haw 22% 12% 494.86 17.26
03030002020030 Haw 48% 43% 1079.69 61.84
03030002020040 Haw 32% 33% 719.80 47.46
03030002020050 Haw 32% 32% 719.80 46.02
03030002020060 Haw 47% 42% 1057.20 60.40
03030002020070 Haw 54% 47% 1214.66 67.59
03030002030010 Haw 60% 56% 1349.62 80.53
03030002030020 Haw 44% 31% 989.72 44.58
03030002030030 Haw 25% 8% 562.34 11.50
03030002030040 Haw 42% 30% 944.73 43.14
03030002030050 Haw 64% 62% 1439.59 89.16
03030002030060 Haw 39% 19% 877.25 27.32
03030002030070 Haw 36% 18% 809.77 25.88
03030002030080 Haw 73% 64% 1642.04 92.04
03030002040010 Haw 30% 14% 674.81 20.13
03030002040020 Haw 28% 14% 629.82 20.13
03030002040030 Haw 71% 63% 1597.05 90.60
03030002040040 Haw 32% 15% 719.80 21.57
03030002040050 Haw 52% 50% 1169.67 71.90
03030002040060 Haw 54% 51% 1214.66 73.34
03030002040070 Haw 67% 60% 1507.07 86.28
03030002040080 Haw 53% 51% 1192.16 73.34
03030002040090 Haw 54% 51% 1214.66 73.34
03030002040100 Haw 75% 65% 1687.02 93.47
03030002040110 Haw 66% 60% 1484.58 86.28
03030002050010 Haw 74% 68% 1664.53 97.79
03030002050020 Haw 81% 74% 1821.98 106.42
03030002050030 Haw 42% 17% 944.73 24.45
03030002050040 Haw 80% 73% 1799.49 104.98

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Delivered Credit Yield Table for Jordan Sub Watersheds
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Watershed ID Jordan
Subwatershed
Delivery Factors TN Credit TP Credit
TN TP (lbs/30yrs) (lbs/30yrs)
03030002050050 Haw 71% 67% 1597.05 96.35
03030002050060 Haw 79% 73% 1777.00 104.98
03030002050070 Haw 78% 72% 1754.50 103.54
03030002050080 Haw 80% 73% 1799.49 104.98
03030002050090 Haw 79% 73% 1777.00 104.98
03030002050100 Haw 81% 75% 1821.98 107.85
03030002060010 Haw 81% 74% 1821.98 106.42
03030002060020 Haw 95% 97% 2136.90 139.49
03030002060030 Haw 88% 91% 1979.44 130.86
03030002060040 Haw 97% 98% 2181.88 140.93
03030002060050 Haw 92% 95% 2069.41 136.61
03030002060062 Haw 98% 99% 2204.38 142.37
03030002060070 UNH 40% 19% 867.70 27.32
03030002060080 UNH 59% 45% 1279.86 64.71
03030002060100 UNH 69% 63% 1496.79 90.60
03030002060110 UNH 61% 58% 1323.25 83.41
03030002060120 UNH 69% 63% 1496.79 90.60
03030002060140 UNH 85% 89% 1843.87 127.99
03030002060130 UNH 69% 63% 1496.79 90.60
03030002060160 LNH 85% 90% 1932.07 131.76
03030002060090* UNH 92% 94% 1995.71 135.18
03030002060090* LNH 92% 94% 2091.18 137.62
03030002060060* UNH 94% 96% 2039.10 138.05
03030002060060* LNH 94% 96% 2136.64 140.54
03030002060150* UNH 88% 91% 1908.94 130.86
03030002060150* LNH 88% 91% 2000.26 133.22
*Watershed is located in both the Upper New Hope (UNH) and Lower New Hope (LNH) Subwatersheds.