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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20160981 Ver 2_Year 1 Monitoring Report_20200121ID#* 20160981 Version* 2 Select Reviewer:* Mac Haupt Initial Review Completed Date 01/21/2020 Mitigation Project Submittal - 1/21/2020 Is this a Prospectus, Technical Proposal or a New Site?* O Yes a No Type of Mitigation Project:* rJ Stream r Wetlands [Buffer ❑ Nutrient Offset (Select all that apply) Project Contact Information Contact Name:* Jamey McEachran Project Information .................................................................................................................................................................. ID#:* 20160981 Existing IDY Project Type: r DMS r Mitigation Bank Project Name: Uale County: Johnston Document Information Email Address:* jmceachran@res.us Version: *2 Existing Version Mitigation Document Type:* Mitigation Monitoring Report File Upload: Uz7le MY1 Report.pdf 7.81 MB Rease upload only one PDFcf the conplete file that needs to be subrritted... Signature Print Name:* Ryan Medric Signature:* pres January 21, 2020 Samantha Dailey U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Regulatory Division 3331 Heritage Trade Drive, Suite 105 Wake Forest, NC 27587 RE: Uzzle Year 1 Monitoring Report (SAW-2016-01973) Ms. Dailey, 302 Jefferson St. Suite 110 Raleigh, NC 27605 Corporate Headquarters 6575 West Loop South, Suite 300 Bellaire, TX 77401 Main: 713.520.5400 Please find attached the Uzzle Year 1 Monitoring Report. In Year 1, all four fixed vegetation plots met the 320 stems per acre success criteria. Five bankfull events were recorded on the stage recorder on LP1. Groundwater Well 1 recorded a one percent hydroperiod and Groundwater Well 2 recorded a 23 percent hydroperiod. RES expects the groundwater data to improve in following years when a full water/growing seasons data is reported. There were a few pockets of Chinese privet re -sprouts observed which will continue to be treated as necessary throughout the monitoring period. RES is requesting a 10% stream credit release (287.60 SMUs) for the completion of the Year 1 monitoring report. Please see enclosed the credit release timeline and an updated credit ledger. Thank you, Ryan Medric I Ecologist UZZLE STREAM MITIGATION SITE JOHNSTON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA SA W-2016-01973 YEAR I MONITORING REPORT Provided by: fires Bank Sponsor: EBX-Neuse I, LLC, An entity of Resource Environmental Solutions 302 Jefferson Street, Suite 110 Raleigh, NC 27605 919-209-1056 January 2020 Table of Contents 1.0 Project Summary ................................................. 1.1 Project Location and Description .......... 1.2 Project Goals and Objectives ................ 1.3 Pro_ject Success Criteria ......................... Stream Success Criteria ............................... Vegetation Success Criteria ......................... 1.4 Project Components .............................. 1.5 Stream Design/Approach ...................... 1.6 Construction and As -Built Conditions.. 1.7 Year 1 Monitoring Performance (MY1) Vegetation.................................................... Stream Geomorphology ............................... StreamHydrology ........................................ Wetland Hydrology ...................................... 2.0 Methods.............................................................. 3.0 References........................................................... Appendix A: Background Tables Table 1: Project Mitigation Assets and Components Table 2: Project Activity and Reporting History Table 3: Project Contacts Table Table 4: Project Background Information Table Figure 1: Site Location Map Appendix B: Visual Assessment Data Figure 2: Current Conditions Plan View Vegetation Plot Photos Monitoring Device Photos Appendix C: Vegetation Plot Data Table 5: Planted Species Summary Table 6: Vegetation Plot Mitigation Success Summary Table 7. Stem Count Total and Planted by Plot Species Appendix D: Stream Measurement and Geomorphology Data Table 8. Baseline Stream Data Summary Table 9. Cross Section Morphology Data Table Cross -Section Plots ADUendix E: HvdroloLyv Data Table 10. 2019 Rainfall Summary Table 11. Documentation of Geomorphically Significant Flow Events Table 12. 2019 Max Hydroperiod Table 13. Summary of Groundwater Monitoring Results MY1 Groundwater Hydrographs 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 Uzzle 1 Year 1 Monitoring Report Stream Mitigation Site January 2020 1.0 Proiect Summary 1.1 Project Location and Description The Uzzle Stream Mitigation Site (the Site), a component of the Neu -Con Stream and Wetland Umbrella Mitigation Bank, is located in Johnston County, North Carolina, approximately six miles southeast of Clayton. Water quality stressors currently affecting the Site include livestock production, agricultural production, and improper flow dynamics due to impervious surface runoff. The Site presents 5,897 linear feet of stream restoration and enhancement generating 2,876 Stream Mitigation Units (SMU) along Little Poplar Creek and two unnamed tributaries. The Site is located in the Neuse River Basin within Cataloging Unit 03020201, TLW 03020201100040, part of the Neuse Regional Watershed Planning (RWP) area, and the Wake -Johnston Collaborative Local Watershed Plan (WJCLWP). As part of the RWP and WJCLWP, the Site is located in a sub -watershed identified as High Priority for stream corridor restoration due to current surrounding land use, hydrologic impairment due to stormwater runoff, and projected impact from highway development. Originally, consisting of pasture land and wooded areas, the Site's total easement area is 27.3 acres within the overall drainage area of 1,312 acres. Grazing livestock historically had access to all stream reaches within the Site and the lack of riparian buffer vegetation, deep-rooted vegetation, and unstable channel characteristics contributed to the degradation of stream banks throughout the Site. Prior to restoration work, erosion and aggradation were especially prominent at the upstream end of the Site where Little Poplar Creek enters via a culvert under HWY US-70. The stream design approach for the Site was to combine the analog method of natural channel design with analytical methods to evaluate stream flows and hydraulic performance of the channel and floodplain. The analog method involves the use of a reference reach, or "template" stream adjacent to, nearby, or previously in the same location as the design reach. The template parameters of the analog reach are replicated to create the features of the design reach. The analog approach is useful when watershed and boundary conditions are similar between the design and analog reaches. Hydraulic geometry was developed using analytical methods to identify the design discharge. The Site will be monitored on a regular basis throughout the seven-year post -construction monitoring period, or until performance standards are met. Upon approval for closeout by the Interagency Review Team (IRT), the Site will be transferred to the North Carolina Wildlife Habitat Foundation (NCWHF). The NCWHF will be responsible for periodic inspection of the Site to ensure that restrictions required in the Conservation Easement or the deed restriction document(s) are upheld. Endowment funds required to uphold easement and deed restrictions will be negotiated prior to site transfer to the responsible party. This site is co -located with a DWR Riparian Buffer Bank. The width of the riparian restoration and enhancement areas where buffer or nutrient offset credits are generated will begin at the most landward limit of the top of bank and extend landward to a distance of at least 50 feet perpendicular to the streams, then again 151-200 feet from the top of bank. There will be no overlapping buffer crediting areas with stream crediting areas between 51-150 feet from the top of bank. 1.2 Project Goals and Objectives Through the comprehensive analysis of the Site's maximum functional uplift using the Stream Functions Pyramid Framework, specific attainable goals and objectives will be realized by the Site. These goals Uzzle 2 Year I Monitoring Report Stream Mitigation Site January 2020 address the excess nutrient input, streambank erosion, and sedimentation that were identified as major watershed stressors in the 2010 Neuse RBRP.. The Site goals are: • Improve water transport from watershed to the channel in a non -erosive manner in a stable channel; • Improve water quality within the restored channel reach and downstream water sources by reducing sediment and nutrient loads, and increasing dissolved oxygen levels; • Improve flood flow attenuation on -site and downstream by allowing for overbank flows and connection to the active floodplain; and • Improve ecological processes by reducing water temperature, improving terrestrial and aquatic habitat, and restoring a native plant community. The Site objectives to address the goals are: • Design and construct stable stream channels with appropriate pattern, dimension, and profile based on reference reach conditions; • Permanently exclude livestock from stream channels and their associated buffers; • Add in -stream structures and bank stabilization measures to protect restored and enhanced streams; • Reduce bank height ratios and increase entrenchment ratios to reference reach conditions; • Maintain and improve forested riparian buffers to at least 50 feet on both sides of the channel along all reaches with a coastal plain hardwood riparian community; • Treat exotic invasive species; and • Establish a permanent conservation easement on the Site. Limitations to achieving these watershed goals arise by remaining constrained to our Site boundaries. While we are restoring the habitat and streams to stable and effective conditions that achieve our goals within the Site parcels, we are unable to influence the effect of poor riparian buffers and livestock impact in other areas within the watershed. However, through this Site's connectivity with other projects in the watershed and responsible stewardship of current restoration projects, overall watershed functionality and health will improve to meet the RBRP goals. 1.3 Project Success Criteria The Site follows the USACE 2003 Stream Mitigation Guidelines and the "Wilmington District Stream and Wetland Compensatory Mitigation Update" dated October 24, 2016. Cross section and vegetation plot data will be collected in Years 0, 1, 2, 3, 5, and 7. Stream and wetland hydrology data and visual monitoring will be reported annually. Stream Success Criteria Four bankfull flow events must be documented within the seven-year monitoring period. The bankfull events must occur in separate years. Otherwise, the stream monitoring will continue until four bankfull events have been documented in separate years. There should be little change in as -built cross -sections. If changes do take place, they should be evaluated to determine if they represent a movement toward a less stable condition (for example down -cutting or erosion), or are minor changes that represent an increase in stability (for example settling, vegetative changes, deposition along the banks, or decrease in width/depth ratio). Cross sections shall be classified using the Rosgen stream classification method, and all monitored cross -sections should fall within the quantitative parameters defined for channels of the design stream type. Bank height ratio shall not exceed Uzzle 3 Year I Monitoring Report Stream Mitigation Site January 2020 1.2, and the entrenchment ratio shall be no less than 2.2 within restored reaches. Channel stability should be demonstrated through a minimum of four bankfull events documented in the seven-year monitoring period. Digital images will be used to subjectively evaluate channel aggradation or degradation, bank erosion, success of riparian vegetation, and effectiveness of erosion control measures. Longitudinal images should not indicate the absence of developing bars within the channel or an excessive increase in channel depth. Lateral images should not indicate excessive erosion or continuing degradation of the banks over time. A series of images over time should indicate successional maturation of riparian vegetation. Vegetation Success Criteria Specific and measurable success criteria for plant density within the riparian buffers on the Site will follow IRT Guidance. Vegetation monitoring plots will be a minimum of 0.02 acres in size, and cover a minimum of two percent of the planted area and there will be a minimum of four plots. Vegetation monitoring will occur between July 1st and leaf drop. The interim measures of vegetative success for the site will be the survival of at least 320 planted three-year old trees per acre at the end of Year 3, 260 five-year old trees at the end of Year 5 that are at least 7 feet tall, and the final vegetative success criteria will be 210 trees per acre with an average height of 10 feet at the end of Year 7. Height measurement success criteria do not apply to the understory trees or shrubs. Volunteer trees will be counted, identified to species, and included in the yearly monitoring reports, but will not be counted towards the success criteria of total planted stems. Additionally, no species may account for over 50 percent of total stems at a given plot. 1.4 Project Components The Site is comprised of two easement sections, separated by a newly built ford crossing along Little Poplar Creek. The stream reaches include Little Poplar Creek (LP1, LP2, LP4, LP5, and LP7) and two unnamed tributaries (LP3 and LP6), split into seven reaches by treatment type and location. The stream mitigation components are summarized below. Mitigation credits presented below are based upon the Approved Mitigation Plan. The Project is co -located with a DWR Riparian Buffer Bank. The width of the riparian enhancement areas where buffer credits are generated begin at the most landward limit of the top of bank and extend landward to a distance of at least 50 feet perpendicular to the streams and from 151 — 200 feet. The buffer from 50 — 150 feet is used to generate credit using the non-standard buffer credit calculation. Therefore, there is no overlap of buffer crediting areas and stream crediting areas. Uzzle 4 Year 1 Monitoring Report Stream Mitigation Site January 2020 Mitigation Plan Credits Pre- Design Mitigation Stationing Mitigation Base Reach Construction Length Type (Design) Ratio SMUs Length (LF) (LF) LPl Restoration 1+24 to 07+53 766 629 1:1 629 LP2 Enhancement II 07+53 to 23+72 1,619 1,619 1 : 2.5 648 LP3 Enhancement II 0+50 to 1+92 142 142 1 : 2.5 57 LP4 Enhancement II 23+72 to 29+31 559 559 1 : 2.5 223 LP5 Enhancement II 29+31 to 36+45 714 714 1 : 2.5 286 LP5 Enhancement II 37+06 to 52+50 1,544 1,544 1 : 2.5 618 LP6 Enhancement II 0+22 to 4+00 378 378 1 : 2.5 155 LP7 Enhancement II 52+50 to 55+62 312 312 1 : 2.5 128 Totals 6,034 5,897 2,736 Credit Loss in Required Buffer -150 Credit Gain for Additional Buffer 289 Total Adjusted SMUs 2,876 *SMUs are adjusted in accordance with Section XI(C)- "Procedures to Calculate Credits for Non-standard Buffer Widths", published in the October 2016 Wilmington District Stream and Wetland Compensatory Mitigation Update. A detailed description of the methodology and calculations is described in the Mitigation Plan. 1.5 .S'tream Design/Approach Stream restoration and enhancement efforts along the tributaries at the Uzzle Stream Mitigation Site were accomplished through analyses of geomorphic conditions and watershed characteristics. The design approach applied a combination of analytical and reference reach -based design methods that meet objectives commensurate with both ecological and geomorphic improvements. For Reach LP1, natural design concepts were applied and verified through rigorous engineering analyses and modeling. The objective of this approach is to build a geomorphically stable channel that provides habitat improvements and ties into the existing landscape. The Uzzle Stream Mitigation Site has been broken into the following reaches: Reach LP1 (Priority I Restoration) Reach beginning downstream of US HWY 70 at the northern project limits flowing south to Reach LP2. Wooded active pasture was located adjacent to the reach. Priority I Restoration was performed along Reach LP1 to address channel degradation and bank erosion caused by cattle access and high energy storm flows from the upstream culvert. The design approach included meandering the channel within the natural valley, aligning the channel with the upstream culvert, backfilling the existing stream, reconnecting the channel to its floodplain, and excluding livestock from the stream. A minimum 50-foot buffer was established and planted with native riparian vegetation. Woody debris and grade control structures were installed along the bed to improve in -stream habitat and stability. The watershed that drains to the upper end of the project is approximately 1,124 acres, and land use is primarily agricultural. The drainage area at the downstream end of the reach is 1,174 acres. Uzzle 5 Year I Monitoring Report Stream Mitigation Site January 2020 Reaches LP2, LP3, LP4, LP5, LP6, and LP7 (Enhancement H) Treatment of these reaches included treatment of invasive vegetation, debris removal, pocketed areas of supplemental planting, and livestock exclusion. A minimum 50-foot buffer was established along the reach and was planted with native riparian vegetation where existing vegetation was non-native or limited density. The drainage area at the downstream end of the reaches is 1,312 acres. A rock ford crossing was constructed at the crossing in the middle of Reach LP5. Both Reaches LP5 and LP6 right bank have less than 50 feet buffers, but they run parallel to a 50 feet utility easement corridor that is fully vegetated maintained herbaceous cover with some foot paths. 1.6 Construction and As Built Conditions Stream construction and planting was completed in May 2019. The Uzzle Mitigation Site was built to design plans and guidelines. Project credits are based on design centerline, but as -built stream lengths are shown on Table 1. The as -built survey was included in the Baseline Monitoring Report and includes a redlined version. 1.7 Year I Monitoring Performance (MYI) The Uzzle Year 1 Monitoring (MY1) activities were performed in December 2019. All Year 1 Monitoring data is present below and in the appendices. The Site is on track to meeting vegetation and stream interim success criteria. Ve etg ation Monitoring of the four permanent vegetation plots was completed during December 2019. Vegetation data are in Appendix C, associated photos are in Appendix B, and plot locations are in Appendix B. MYI monitoring data indicates that all plots are exceeding the interim success criteria of 320 planted stems per acre. Planted stem densities ranged from 688 to 971 planted stems per acre with a mean of 789 planted stems per acre across the permanent plots. A total of 15 species were documented within the plots. Volunteer species were noted in one plot, with an average of 40 species per acre. The average stem height in the vegetation plots was 1.6 feet. Visual assessment of vegetation outside of the monitoring plots indicates that the herbaceous vegetation is becoming well established throughout the project. There are a few pockets of Chinese privet that are re - sprouting in the downstream section of the easement. RES will continue to administer treatments, as necessary, throughout the monitoring period. Stream Geomorphology Geomorphology data for MY1 was collected during December 2019. Summary tables and cross section plots are in Appendix D. Overall the baseline cross sections and profile on the restoration reach relatively match the design. The cross sections on the Enhancement II reaches were included to monitor the changes in dimension post cattle exclusion and riparian planting. This year's conditions show that shear stress and velocities have been reduced for all restoration/enhancement reaches. All reaches were designed as very coarse sand bed channels and remain classified as very coarse sand bed channels post -construction. Visual assessment of the stream channel was performed to document signs of instability, such as eroding banks, structural instability, or excessive sedimentation. The channel is transporting sediment as designed and will continue to be monitored for aggradation and degradation. Uzzle 6 Year I Monitoring Report Stream Mitigation Site January 2020 Stream Hydrology The stage recorder on LP1 recorded five bankfull events in MY1. The highest event was 1.21 feet above the top of bank and occurred in July 2019. There has been at least one bankfull event in on year of monitoring. The gauge location can be found on Figure 2, a photo is in Appendix B, and the hydrology data is in Appendix E. Wetland Hydrology Two groundwater wells were installed in June 2019 to monitor wetland hydrology in the existing wetland on site. Groundwater Well 1 recorded a 1% hydroperiod and Groundwater Well 2 recorded a 23% hydroperiod. RES expects the hydroperiods to increase in future monitoring years when early growing season data is included. Groundwater well locations can be found on Figure 2 and the data is in Appendix E. 2.0 Methods Stream monitoring was conducted using a Topcon GTS-312 Total Station. Three-dimensional coordinates associated with cross-section data were collected in the field (NAD83 State Plane feet FIPS 3200). Morphological data were collected at eight cross -sections. Survey data were imported into CAD, ArcGIS®, and Microsoft Excel® for data processing and analysis. The stage recorder includes an automatic pressure transducer flow gauge. The flow gauge was installed within the channel and will record water depth at an hourly interval. A surveyed elevation was recorded at the bed and top of bank at the stage recorder elevation to detect bankfull events. Vegetation success is being monitored at four permanent monitoring plots. Vegetation plot monitoring follows the CVS-EEP Level 2 Protocol for Recording Vegetation, version 4.2 (Lee et al. 2008) and includes analysis of species composition and density of planted species. Data are processed using the CVS data entry tool. In the field, the four corners of each plot were permanently marked with PVC at the origin and metal conduit at the other corners. Photos of each plot are to be taken from the origin each monitoring year. Wetland hydrology is monitored to document maintenance of jurisdictional groundwater levels in the stream restoration area (as requested by NCIRT). This is accomplished with two automatic pressure transducer gauges (located in groundwater wells) that record daily groundwater levels. One automatic pressure transducer is installed above ground for use as a barometric reference. Gauges are downloaded quarterly and wetland hydroperiods are calculated during the growing season. Gauge installation followed current regulatory guidance. Visual observations of primary and secondary wetland hydrology indicators are also recorded during quarterly site visits. Uzzle 7 Year I Monitoring Report Stream Mitigation Site January 2020 3.0 References Environmental Laboratory. 1987. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Wetlands Delineation Manual, Technical Report Y-87-1. U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, Mississippi. Harman, W., R. Starr, M. Carter, K. Tweedy, M. Clemmons, K. Suggs, C. Miller. 2012. A Function - Based Framework for Stream Assessment and Restoration Projects. US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds, Washington, DC EPA 843-K-12-006. Lee Michael T., Peet Robert K., Roberts Steven D., and Wentworth Thomas R., 2008. CVS-EEP Protocol for Recording Vegetation Level. Version 4.2 Peet, R.K., Wentworth, T.S., and White, P.S. (1998), A flexible, multipurpose method for recording vegetation composition and structure. Castanea 63:262-274 Resource Environmental Solutions (2018). Uzzle Stream Mitigation Site Final Mitigation Plan. Rosgen, D. (1996), Applied River Morphology, 2nd edition, Wildland Hydrology, Pagosa Springs, CO. Schafale, M.P. 2012. Classification of the Natural Communities of North Carolina, Third Approximation. North Carolina Natural Heritage Program, Division of Parks and Recreation, NCDENR, Raleigh, NC. US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), 2003. April 2003 NC Stream Mitigation Guidelines. USACE. 2010. Regional Supplement to the Corps of Engineers Wetland Delineation Manual: Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region (Version 2.0), ed. J. S. Wakeley, R. W. Lichvar, and C. V. Noble. ERDC/EL TR-10-20. Vicksburg, MS: U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center. USACE. 2016. Wilmington District Stream and Wetland Compensatory Mitigation Update. Uzzle 8 Year 1 Monitoring Report Stream Mitigation Site January 2020 Appendix A Background Tables Table 1. Uzzle - Mitigation Assets and Components Existing Mitigation Footage Plan Mitigation As -Built or Footage or Mitigation Restoration Priority Mitigation Plan Footage or Project Segment Acreage Acreage Category Level Level Ratio (X:1) Credits Acreage Comments Full Channel Restoration, Planted Buffer, Exclusion of Livestock, Permanent LP1 766 629 Warm R 1 1.00000 629.00000 629 Conservation Easement Exclusion of Livestock, Permanent Conservation Easement, Supplemental LP2 1619 1619 Warm Ell NA 2.50000 647.60000 1619 Planting Exclusion of Livestock, Permanent Conservation Easement, Supplemental LP3 142 142 Warm Ell NA 2.50000 56.80000 142 Planting Exclusion of Livestock, Permanent Conservation Easement, Supplemental LP4 559 559 Warm Ell NA 2.50000 223.60000 559 Planting Exclusion of Livestock, Permanent Conservation Easement, Supplemental LP5 714 Warm Ell NA 2.50000 285.60000 714 Planting Exclusion of Livestock, Permanent Conservation Easement, Supplemental LP5 1544 Warm Ell NA 2.50000 617.60000 1544 Planting J78 Exclusion of Livestock, Permanent Conservation Easement, Supplemental LP6 378 Warm Ell NA 2.50000 151.20000 378 Planting Exclusion of Livestock, Permanent Conservation Easement, Supplemental LP7 312 Warm Ell NA 1 2.50000 124.80000 312 Planting Project Credits Restoration Level Stream Riparian Wetland Non -Rip Wetland Coastal Marsh Warm Cool Cold Riverine Non-Riv Restoration 629.000 Re-establishment Rehabilitation Enhancement Enhancement I Enhancement II 2107.200 Creation Preservation Total 2736.200 Credit Loss in Buffer -150 Credit ain in Buffer 289 Totaljus e s 2876 Table 2. Project Activity and Reporting History Uzzle Mitigation Site Elapsed Time Since grading complete: 7 months Elapsed Time Since planting complete: 7 months Number of reporting Years : Activity or Deliverable Data Collection Complete Completion or Delivery Restoration Plan NA Dec-18 Final Design — Construction Plans NA Apr-19 Stream Construction NA May-19 Containerized, bare root and B&B plantings for reach/segments 1 &2 NA May-19 As -built (Year 0 Monitoring — baseline) May-19 Jul-19 Year 1 Monitoring Dec-19 Dec-19 Year 2 Monitoring Year 3 Monitoring Year 4 Monitoring Year 5 Monitoring Year 6 Monitoring Year 7 Monitoring = The number of reports or data points produced excluding the baseline Table 3. Project Contacts Table Uzzle Mitigation Site Designer WK Dickson and Co., Inc. / 720 Corporate Center Dr., Raleigh, NC 27607 Primary project design POC David Perry Construction Contractor KBS Earthwork Inc. / 5616 Coble Church Rd., Julian, NC 27283 Construction contractor POC Kory Strader (336) 362-0289 Survey Contractor Matrix East, PLLC / 906 N. Queen St., Suite A, Kinston, NC 28501 Survey contractor POC Chris Paderick, PLS Planting Contractor H&J Forestry Planting contractor POC Matt Hitch Seeding Contractor KBS Earthwork Inc. / 5616 Coble Church Rd., Julian, NC 27283 Contractor point of contact Kory Strader (336) 362-0289 Seed Mix Sources Green Resource (336) 855-6363 Nursery Stock Suppliers Arborgen (845) 851-4129 Monitoring Performers RES / 302 Jefferson Street, Suite 110, Raleigh, NC 27605 Stream Monitoring POC Ryan Medric (919) 741-6268 Vegetation Monitoring POC Ryan Medric (919) 741-6268 Table 4. Project Background Information Project Name Uzzle County Johnston Project Area (acres) 27.3 Project Coordinates (latitude and longitude) Latitude: 35.4754 N Longitude:-78.3117 W Planted Acreage (Acres of Woody Stems Planted) 3.6 Project Watershed Summary Information Physiographic Province Coastal Plain River Basin Neuse USGS Hydrologic Unit 8-digit 03020201 USGS Hydrologic Unit 14-digit 03020201100040 DWR Sub -basin 03-04-02 Project Drainage Area (Acres and Square Miles) 1,312 ac (2.05 sqmi) Project Drainage Area Percentage of Impervious Area 6% CGIA Land Use Classification Forest (49%) Agriculture (28%) Residential/Urban (16%) Reach Summary Information Parameters LP1 LP2 LP3 LP4 LP5 LP6 LP7 Length of reach (linear feet) 629 1619 142 559 2258 378 312 Valley confinement (Confined, moderately confined, unconfined) --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Drainage area (Acres and Square Miles) 1124 1174 23 1202 1296 42 1312 Perennial, Intermittent, Ephemeral P P I P P I P NCDWR Water Quality Classification --- --- --- --- Stream Classification (existing) E5 E5 G5 C5 E5 G5 C5 Stream Classification (proposed) E5 -- Evolutionary trend (Simon) FEMA classification AE AE AE AE AE AE AE Regulatory Considerations Parameters Applicable? Resolved? Supporting Docs? Water of the United States - Section 404 Yes Yes SAW-2016- 01973 Water of the United States - Section 401 Yes Yes DWR # 16- 0981 Endangered Species Act Yes Yes USFWS (Corr. Letter) Historic Preservation Act Yes Yes SHPO (Corr. Letter) Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA or CAMA) No N/A N/A FEMA Floodplain Compliance Yes Yes No -Rise Cert Essential Fisheries Habitat No N/A N/A ISadj'c Rd s �µ® r �t Ryb Legend Gor,l Conservation Easement w r �s Sources: Esri, HERE, Garmin, USGS, Intermap, INCREMENT P, NRCan, Esri Japan, METI, Esri China (Hong Kong), Esri Korea, Esri (Thailand), NGCC, �4 OpenStreetMap contributors, and the GIS User Community N Date: 6/25/2019 Figure 1 - Site Location Map w e Drawn by: RTM 49W 0 500 Uzzle Stream Mitigation Site s 1,000 Checked by: BPB rLmsJohnston County, North Carolina 1 inch = 1,000 feet Feet Appendix B Visual Assessment Data Uzzle MY1 Vegetation Monitoring Plot Photos Vegetation Plot 1 Vegetation Plot 3 Vegetation Plot 2 Vegetation Plot 4 Uzzle Monitoring Device Photo Stage Recorder (LP I) Appendix C Vegetation Plot Data Table 5. Planted Species Summary Common Name Scientific Name Total Stems Planted Water Oak Quercus ni ra 1,800 Swamp Chestnut Oak Quercus michauxii 1,100 Sycamore Platanus occidentalis 900 Bald Cypress Taxodium distichum 800 Willow Oak Quercus phellos 700 Blackgum Nyssa sylvatica 700 Green Ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 600 Silky Dogwood Cornus amomum 600 River Birch Betula ni ra 500 Overcup Oak Quercus lyrata 400 Tulitree Driodendron tuli i era 400 Flowering Dogwood Cornus orida 400 Buttonbush Cephalanthus occidentalis 300 Persimmon Diospyros vir iniana 300 American Hazelnut Corylus americana 300 Total 9,800 Planted Area* 4.83 As -built Planted Stems/Acre 2,029 * Includes 1.3 acres of supplemental planting Table 6. Vegetation Plot Mitigation Success Summary Success Average Planted Volunteer Total Plot # Criteria Stem Height Stems/Acre Stems/Acre Stems/Acre Met? (ft) 1 728 0 728 Yes 1.5 2 971 0 971 Yes 1.6 3 688 0 688 Yes 1.7 4 769 162 931 Yes 1.7 Project Avg 789 40 830 Yes 1.6 Table 7. Stem Count Total and Planted by Plot Species Uzzle Current Plot Data (MY1 2019) Annual Means Scientific Name Common Name Species Type 05302019-01-0001 05302019-01-0002 05302019-01-0003 05302019-01-0004 MYl (2019) MYO (2019) PnoLS P-all T PnoLS P-all T PnoLS P-all T PnoLS P-all T PnoLS P-all T PnoLS P-all T Betula nigra river birch Tree 2 2 2 5 5 5 1 1 1 8 8 8 10 10 10 Cephalanthus occidentalis common buttonbush Shrub 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 Cornus amomum silky dogwood Shrub 2 2 2 4 4 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 8 8 5 5 5 Cornus florida flowering dogwood Tree 1 1 1 Diospyros virginiana common persimmon Tree 1 1 1 1 1 11 2 2 2 Fraxinus pennsylvanica green ash Tree 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 7 7 7 6 6 6 Liquidambar styraciflua sweetgum Tree 1 1 Liriodendron tulipifera tuliptree Tree 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 3 4 4 7 8 8 8 Nyssa sylvatica blackgum Tree 2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 13 13 13 Platanus occidentalis American sycamore Tree 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 7 7 7 12 12 12 18 18 18 Quercus oak Tree 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 35 35 35 Quercus lyrata overcup oak Tree 1 1 1 1 1 11 2 2 2 1 1 1 Quercus michauxii swamp chestnut oak Tree 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 6 6 6 1 1 1 Quercus nigra water oak Tree 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 Quercus phellos willow oak Tree 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 4 4 4 8 8 8 Taxodium distichum bald cypress Tree 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 16 16 16 16 16 16 Stem count size (ares) size (ACRES) Species count Stems per ACREI 18 18 18 24 24 24 17 17 17 19 19 23 78 78 82 127 127 127 1 1 1 1 4 4 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.10 0.10 10 10 101 91 91 91 111 111 11 81 81 101 141 141 151 15 15 15 7281 7281 7281 9711 9711 9711 6881 6881 6XXI 7691 7691 9311 7891 7891 8301 1285 12851 1285 Appendix D Stream Measurement and Geomorphology Data Table 8. Baseline Stream Data Summary Uzzle Mitigation Site - Reach LP1 Parameter Gauge Regional Curve Pre -Existing Condition* Reference Reach(es) Data Design Monitoring Baseline Dimension and Substrate - Shallow Only LL UL Eq. Min Mean Med Max SD n Min Mean Med Max SD n Min Med Max Min Mean Med Max SD n Bankfull Width (ft) --- --- --- --- --- 7.6 --- --- --- 10.8 --- --- 12.2 --- --- --- 12.2 --- 12.0 12.3 --- 12.5 --- 2 Floodprone Width (ft) --- --- 150.0 --- --- --- >50 --- --- >50 --- --- --- 150.0 --- >50 --- --- >50 --- 2 Bankfull Mean Depth (ft) --- --- -- --- 1.6 --- --- 1.3 --- --- 1.4 --- --- --- 1.3 --- 0.9 1.0 --- 1.1 --- 2 'Bankfull Max Depth ft --- --- 2.1 --- --- --- 1.8 --- --- 2.0 --- --- --- 1.6 --- 1.4 1.5 --- 1.6 --- 2 Bankfull Cross Sectional Area ftZ -- -- --- 1 12.4 1 --- 14.7 15.8 15.5 --- 11.7 1 12.7 1 13.7 2 Width/Depth Ratio 4.6 7.9 9.4 9.6 10.6 12.0 13.4 2 Entrenchment Ratio 19.7 >2.2 >2.2 12.3 >4 >4.3 2 'Bank Height Rati 1.1 --- --- --- 1.0 --- --- 1.1 --- --- --- 1.0 ---1 1.0 1 --- I --- 1 1.0 2 Profile Shallow Length (ft) 5 --- --- 18 --- --- 5 --- --- 23 --- --- --- --- --- 10.9 33.2 32.1 67.8 16.3 9 Shallow Slope (ft/ft) --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 0.0001 0.0097 0.0042 0.0314 0.0121 9 Pool Length (ft) 20 --- --- 45 --- --- 11.6 --- --- 45.6 --- --- --- --- --- 10.0 23.1 20.0 40.0 8.8 11 Pool Max depth (ft) --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- -- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Pool Spacing (ft) 35 --- --- 56 --- --- 37.2 --- --- 55.7 --- --- --- --- --- 27.0 64.7 60.5 102.0 22.4 11 Pattern Channel Beltwidth (ft) 4 --- --- 16 --- --- 9 --- --- 57 --- --- 17 --- 63 17 --- --- 63 --- --- Radius of Curvature (ft) 18 --- --- 37 --- --- 10 --- --- 28 --- --- 20 --- 45 20 --- --- 45 --- Rc:Bankfull width (ft/ft) 2.4 --- --- 4.9 --- --- 0.9 --- --- 2.6 --- --- 1.6 --- 3.7 1.6 --- --- 3.7 --- --- Meander Wavelength (ft) 56 --- -- 100 --- --- 49 --- --- 170 --- --- 51 --- 131 51 --- --- 131 --- --- Meander Width Ratio 0.5 --- --- 2 --- --- 1.6 --- 5.3 --- --- 1.4 --- 5.2 1.4 --- --- 5.2 --- --- Transport parameters Reach Shear Stress (competency) Ib/f2 --- --- Max part size (mm) mobilized at bankfull -- Stream Power (transport capacity) W/mZ Additional Reach Parameters Rosgen Classification E5 E4/5 E5 Bankfull Velocity (fps) --- --- Bankfull Discharge (cfs) --- --- Valley length (ft) 560 842 560 --- Channel Thalweg length (ft) 852 995 691 --- Sinuosity (ft) 1.52 1.18 1.23 Water Surface Slope (Channel) (ft/ft) -- 0.29 --- --- Channel slope (ft/ft) 0.0055 0.003 0.0039 --- 3 Bankfull Flood lain Area acres --- --- --- --- 4% of Reach with Eroding Bank --- --- Channel Stability or Habitat Metric Biological or Othe Shaded cells indicate that these will typically not be filled in. * -Reach was split into 4 segments for the purpose of pre-existing data collection. 1 - The distributions for these parameters can include information from both the cross-section measurements and the longitudinal profile. 2 -For projects with a proximal USGS gauge in -line with the project reach (added bankfull verification -rue). 3. Utilizing XS measurement data produce an estimate of the bankfull floodplain area in acres, which should be the area from the top of bank to the toe of the terrace riser/slope. 4 -Proportion of reach exhibiting banks that are eroding based on the visual survey for comparison to monitoring data; 5. Of value/needed only if the n exceeds 3 Table 9. Monitoring Data - Cross Section Morphology Data Table Project Name (Uzzle) Cross Section 1 (Pool - LP1) Cross Section 2 (Riffle - LP1) Cross Section 3 (Riffle - LP1) Cross Section 4 (Pool - LP1) Cross Section 5 (Riffle - Reach 2 - Ell) Base MY1 MY2 MY3 MY5 MY7 MY+ Base MY1 MY2 MY3 MY5 MY7 MY+ Base MY1 MY2 MY3 MY5 MY7 MY+ Base MY1 MY2 MY3 MY5 MY7 MY+ Base MY1 MY2 MY3 MY5 MY7 MY+ Bank -full Elevation (ft) - Based on AB-Bankfull Area --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 232.3 232.2 231.0 230.9 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- No Morphological Parameters were determined fo the Enhancement II reaches Bank Height Ratio --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Thalweg Elevation 230.1 230.2 1 1 230.9 230.81 1 229.4 229.31 1 1 227.4 227.7 Low TOB Elevation Low TOB Max Depth ft 232.E 2.5 232.6 2.3 232.3 1.4 232.2 1.4 231.0 1.6 231.0 1.7 230.2 2.9 230.2 2.5 Low TOB Cross Sectional Area(ft) 19.1 19.4 11.7 11.2 13.7 14.8 18.5 16.6 Floodprone Width --- --- --- --- --- --- --- >50 >50 >50 >50 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Bank -full W dth --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 12.5 13.1 12.0 12.1 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Entrenchment Ratio --- --- --- --- --- --- --- >4.0 >3.8 >4.3 >4.2 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Cross Section 6 (Riffle - LP5 - Ell) Cross Section 7 (Riffle - LP5 - Ell) Cross Section 8 (Run - LP7 - Ell) Base MY1 MY2 MY3 MY5 MY7 MY+ Base MY1 MY2 MY3 MY5 MY7 MY+ Base MY1 MY2 MY3 MY5 MY7 MY+ Bank -full Elevation (ft) - Based on AB-Bankfull Area No Morphological Parameters were determined fo the Enhancement II reaches No Morphological Parameters were determined for the Enhancement II reaches No Morphological Parameters were determined for the Enhancement II reaches Bank Height Ratio Thalweg Elevation Low TOB Elevation Low TOB Max Depth ft Low TOB Cross Sectional Area ft2 Floodprone Width' Bank -full Width' Entrenchment Ratio' - Uses the as -built cross sectional area as the basis for adjusting each subsequent years bank -full elevation - Uses the current years low top of bank as the basis for adjusting each subsequent years bankfull elevation Note: The smaller the channel the closer the survey measurements are to their limit of reliable detection, therefore inter -annual variation in morphological measurement (as a percentage) is by default magnified as channel size decereases. Some of the variability above is the result of this factor and some is due to the large amount of depositional sediments observed. Upstream Downstream 235 Uzzle - Reach LP1 - Cross Section 1 - Pool - Restoration 234 233 � c ° 232 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — a� w 231 230 229 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 Distance (ft) MYO-2019 MY1-2019 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 — — — Low TOB 3X Vertical Exaggeration Cross Section 1 (Pool) Base MY1 MY2 MY3 MY5 MY7 MY+ Banktull Elevation (ft) - Based on AB-Banktull Are --- --- Bank Height Ratio --- --- Thalweg Elevation 230.1 230.2 Low TOB Elevation 232.6 232.6 Low TOB Max Depth (ft) 2.5 2.3 Low TOB Cross Sectional Area (ft) 19.1 19.4 Floodprone Width --- --- Bankfull Width --- Entrenchment Ratio --- --- Upstream Downstream Uzzle - Reach LP1 - Cross Section 2 - Riffle - Restoration 235 234 233 c ° 232 > a� w 231 230 229 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 Distance (ft) MYO-2019 MY1-2019 — — — Low TOB — Bankfull 3X Vertical Exaggeration Cross Section 2 (Riffle) Base MYl MY2 MY3 MY5 MY7 MY+ Bankfull Elevation (ft) - Based on AB-Bankfull Area 232.31 232.2 Bank Height Ratio 1.0 1.0 T halweg Elevation 230.9 230.8 Low T OB Elevation 232.3 232.2 Low T OB Max Depth (ft) 1.4 1.4 LowTOB Cross Sectional Area (ft2) 11.7 11.2 Floodprone Width >50 >50 Bankfull Width 12.5 13.1 Entrenchment Ratio >4.0 >3.8 Upstream Downstream Uzzle - Reach LP1 - Cross Section 3 - Riffle - Restoration 234 233 232 c ° 231 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — a� w 230 229 228 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 Distance (ft) MYO-2019 MY1-2019 — — - Low TOB — Bankfull 3X Vertical Exaggeration Cross Section 3 Riffle) Base MYl MY2 MY3 MY5 MY7 MY+ Bankfull Elevation (ft) - Based on AB-Bankfull Area 231.00 230.9 Bank Height Ratio 1.0 1.1 T halweg Elevation 229.4 229.3 Low T OB Elevation 231.0 231.0 Low T OB Max Depth (ft) 1.6 1.7 Low TOB Cross Sectional Area (ft2) 13.7 14.8 Floodprone Width >50 >50 Bankfull Width 12.0 12.1 Entrenchment Ratio >4.3 >4.2 Upstream Downstream 233 Uzzle - Reach LP1 - Cross Section 4 - Pool - Restoration 232 231 1 ° 230 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — a� w 229 228 227 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 51 54 57 60 63 Distance (ft) MYO-2019 MY1-2019 — — — Low TOB 3X Vertical Exaggeration Cross Section 4 Pool Base MYl MY2 MY3 MY5 MY7 MY+ Bankfull Elevation (ft) - Based on AB-Bankfull Area --- --- Bank Height Ratio --- --- T halweg Elevation 227.4 227.7 Low T OB Elevation 230.2 230.2 Low T OB Max Depth (ft) 2.9 2.5 Low TOB Cross Sectional Area (ft') 18.5 16.6 Floodprone Width --- --- Bankfull Width --- Entrenchment Ratio --- --- Upstream Downstream Uzzle - Reach LP2 - Cross Section 5 - Riffle - Enhancement II 230 229 228 c g 227 -qqm OWN > a� 000- w 226 225 224 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 Distance (ft) MYO-2019 MY1-2019 3X Vertical Exaggeration Cross Section 5 Riffle Base I MYl r MY2 I MY3 I MYS I MY7 MY+ Bankfull Elevation (ft) - Based on AB-Bankfull Area No Morphological Parameters were determined forthe Enhancement 11 reaches Bank Height Ratio T halweg Elevation Low T OB Elevation Low TOB Max Depth (ft) Low TOB Cross Sectional Area (ft2) Floodprone Width Bankfull Width Entrenchment Ratio Upstream Downstream 225 Uzzle - Reach LP5 - Cross Section 6 - Riffle - Enhancement II 224 223 222 c 0 221 w 220 219 218 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 Distance (ft) MYO-2019-MY 1-2019 3X Vertical Exaggeration Cross Section 6 Riffle) Base I MYl MY2 I MY3 I MY5 MY7 I MY+ Bankfull Elevation (ft) - Based on AB-Bankfull Area No Morphological Parameters were determined for the Enhancement 11reaches Bank Height Ratio T halweg Elevation Low T OB Elevation Low TOB Max Depth (ft) Low T OB Cross Sectional Area (ft') Floodprone it Bankfull Width Entrenchment Ratio Upstream Downstream Uzzle - Reach LP5 - Cross Section 7 - Riffle - Enhancement II 219 218 217 c ° 216 a� w 215 214 213 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 Distance (ft) MYO-2019 MY1-2019 3X Vertical Exaggeration Cross Section 7 Ritlle Base MYl MY2 I MY3 I MYS I MY7 I MY+ Bankfull Elevation (ft) - Based on AB-Bankfull Area No Morphological Parameters were determined for the Enhancement 11 reaches Bank Height Ratio T halweg Elevation Low TOB Elevation Low T OB Max Depth (ft) Low TOB Cross Sectional Area (ft2) Floodprone Width Bankfull Width Entrenchment Ratio Upstream Downstream 215 Uzzle - Reach LP7 - Cross Section 8- Run - Enhancement II 214 213 c ° 212 w 211 210 209 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 Distance (ft) MYO-2019 MY1-2019 3X Vertical Exaggeration Cross Section 8 Run Base I MYl I MY2 I MY3 I MY5 MY7 I MY+ Bankfull Elevation (ft) - Based on AB-Bankfull Area No Morphological Parameters were determined for the Enhancement 11 reaches Bank Height Ratio T halweg Elevation Low T OB Elevation Low T OB Max Depth (ft) Low T OB Cross Sectional Area (ft') Floodprone Width Bankfull Width Entrenchment Ratio Appendix E Hydrology Data Table 10. 2019 Rainfall Summary Month Average Normal Limits Clayton Station Precipitation 30 Percent 70 Percent January 4.24 3.24 4.93 4.74 February 3.64 2.51 4.34 5.11 March 4.57 3.44 5.33 3.84 April 3.24 1.99 3.92 8.47 May 4.17 2.91 4.96 0.92 June 4.14 2.70 4.97 6.08 July 5.43 3.48 6.53 6.35 August 4.58 3.05 5.49 2.23 September 4.54 2.26 5.55 2.94 October 3.16 1.89 3.81 5.18 November 2.95 1.86 3.55 3.56 December 3.05 2.02 3.65 0.80 Total 47.71 31.35 57.03 50.22 Table 11. Documentation of Geomorphically Significant Flow Events Number of Bankfull Maximum Bankfull Date of Maximum Bankfull Year Events Height (ft) Event Stage Recorder LPI MY120191 1 5 1.21 7/23/2019 'Installed on 31-May Table 12. 2019 Max Hydroperiod (Growing Season 18-Mar through 6-Nov, 233 days) Consecutive Cumulative Well ID Occurrences Hydroperiod Hydroperiod Da s Y Days Y (%) (%) GW11 2 1 15 6 15 GW21 53 1 23 105 1 45 8 I Groundwater wells installed on 4-June Table 13. Summary of Groundwater Monitoring Results Uzzle Well ID H droeriod (%) Year 1 2019 Year 2 2020 Year 3 2021 Year 4 2022 Year 5 2023 Year 6 2024 Year 7 2025 GW1 1 GW2 23 MY1 2019 Uzzle GW1 10 6.0 Grow ng Season 0 5.0 N d 4.0 -10 o v d �i 3.0 p -20 W L W ++ � •Q •L 2.0 a -30 0 ,L^ V 1.0 -40 0.0 -50 J F M A M J J A S O N D Months Clayton Daily Rainfall GW1