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UPPER FRENCH BROAD UMBRELLA
MITIGATION BANK
Henderson County, NC
French Broad River Basin
HUC 06010105
LEWIS CREEK
RESTORATION PROJECT
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Greg Jennings
56 Central Avenue Suite 102
Asheville, NC 28805
Phone: [phone]
December 30, 2019
Clement Riddle
32 Clayton Street
Asheville, NC 28801
828-698-9800

Executive Summary
The Sponsor proposes to develop the Upper French Broad Umbrella Mitigation Bank ("Bank").
The Sponsor was developed for the sole purpose of holding mitigation banks. The Bank will
include multiple sites ("Bank Sites") including the site described herein referred to as Lewis Creek.
Lewis Creek is located in Henderson County, (Figure 1). The purpose of the Bank is to provide
stream mitigation credits to compensate for impacts to Waters of the United States and/or State
Waters within the service area, Hydrologic Unit 06010105 (Upper French Broad), as depicted in
Figure 2. Figure 3 depicts the United States Geological Survey (USGS) 1:24k Quadrangle
Topographical Map of the site.
The streams on the site have been channelized and likely relocated and impacted by adjacent row
cropping and buffer removal. Restoration, enhancement and preservation on this site will be
performed on nearly 2,142 LF of existing streams and will include approximately 2,571 LF of
restoration. The Site will generate a total of 2,571 Cold Stream Credits. The Bank will also include
the establishment and protection of forested riparian buffers totaling approximately 4.39 acres.
The Bank will provide numerous ecological benefits within the Upper French Broad River Basin.
The Project goals and objectives are designed to provide functional improvements to the basin
through site -specific improvements and watershed -scale benefits. These goals include 1) Reduce
sources of sediment and pollution, 2) Restore aquatic habitat. and 3) Permanently protect the
stream corridor from development.
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Contents
ExecutiveSummary........................................................................................................................................................ i
1.0 Mitigation Bank Introduction and Objectives..........................................................................................................1
1.1 Introduction........................................................................................................................................................1
1.2 Bank Location......................................................................................................................................................1
1.3 Overall Goals and Objectives...............................................................................................................................1
1.3.1 Goals and corresponding objectives for the Lewis Creek Restoration Site.................................................1
1.4 Qualifications of Bank Sponsor...........................................................................................................................2
2.0 Establishment and Operation of Mitigation Bank...................................................................................................2
2.1 Ownership Agreements.......................................................................................................................................2
2.2 Landowner Information......................................................................................................................................2
2.3 Proposed Service Area........................................................................................................................................3
2.4 Need and Feasibility of Mitigation Bank.............................................................................................................3
2.4.1 Need....................................................................................................................................................3
2.4.2 Technical Feasibility............................................................................................................................3
3.0 Ecological Suitability of the Bank Sites....................................................................................................................3
3.1 Bank Site Characterization —Lewis Creek............................................................................................................3
3.1.1 Existing Aquatic Resources..................................................................................................................3
3.1.2 Soils and Geology...............................................................................................................................4
3.1.3 Existing Vegetation.............................................................................................................................5
3.1.4 Threatened and Endangered Species..................................................................................................5
3.1.5 Cultural Resources / Conservation Lands / Natural Heritage Areas....................................................5
3.1.6 FEMA Floodplain Compliance..............................................................................................................5
3.1.7 Water Rights........................................................................................................................................6
4.0 Mitigation Work Plan........................................................................................................................................6
5.0 Determination of Mitigation Credits.......................................................................................................................6
6.0 Credit Release Schedule..........................................................................................................................................7
6.1 Initial Allocation of Released Credits...................................................................................................................7
6.2 Subsequent Credit Releases................................................................................................................................8
7.0 Monitoring, Maintenance and Long -Term Sustainability........................................................................................8
7.1 Adaptive Management.................................................................................................................................8
7.2 Long Term Management Provisions.............................................................................................................9
8.0 References........................................................................................................................................................9
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1.0 Mitigation Bank Introduction and Objectives
1.1 Introduction
The Sponsor proposes to develop the Upper French Broad Umbrella Mitigation Bank ("Bank"). The
Sponsor was developed for the sole purpose of holding mitigation banks. The Bank will include multiple
sites ("Bank Sites") including the site described herein referred to as Lewis Creek. The streams on the site
have been channelized and likely relocated and impacted by adjacent row cropping and buffer removal.
Restoration, on this site will be performed on nearly 2,142 LF of existing streams and will include
approximately 2,765 LF of restoration. The Site will generate a total of 2,765 LF Cold Stream Credits. The
Bank will also include the establishment and protection of forested riparian buffers totaling approximately
4.39 acres.
1.2 Bank Location
The Lewis Creek Restoration Site is located near Edneyville as shown on Figure 1 at coordinates 3 5.3 83403
N,-82.357262 W. The Site includes a portion of the Lewis Creek, and two unnamed tributaries located in
HUC 06010105030040, (NCDWR Subbasin 04-03-02). The site is located in the Mud Creek Watershed.
Figure 3 depicts the United States Geological Survey (USGS) 1:24k Quadrangle Topographical Map of the
site.
Directions to the Bank Sites are provided below:
To get to the Lewis Creek Mitigation Site from Hendersonville, take US Highway 64 East for 5.8 miles
after crossing 126. Turn right on to Ida Rogers Dr. and the site will be on the left, with parking available at
the Edneyville Community Center.
1.3 Overall Goals and Objectives
The Bank will provide numerous ecological benefits within the Upper French Broad River Basin. The
Project goals and objectives are designed to provide functional improvements to the basin through site -
specific improvements and watershed -scale benefits. Project goals are desired project outcomes and
objectives are activities that will result in the accomplishment of goals. The project goals and related
objectives match the goals set forth in the French Broad River Basin Priorities (DEQ 2009) which include:
• Implement wetland and stream restoration project that reduce sources of sediment and nutrients by
restoring riparian buffer vegetation, stabilizing banks, excluding livestock, and restoring natural
geomorphology, especially in headwater streams.
• Restore and protect habitat for priority fish, mussel, snail, and crayfish species in the basin
• Cooperate with land trusts and resource agencies to help leverage federal and state grant funding
for watershed restoration and conservation efforts.
• Protect high quality habitats, especially those prioritized by the Natural Heritage Program as
Significant Natural Heritage Areas.
1.3.1 Goals and corresponding objectives for the Lewis Creek Restoration Site
Goal 1: Reduce sources of sediment and pollution.
• Objective 1: Improve natural geomorphic equilibrium of stream channels by:
o Reconstructing or modifying unstable channels to achieve appropriate hydraulic and
geomorphic functioning using reference -based equilibrium dimensions;
o Adding natural bank protection and in -stream structures to direct the flow of water, and;
o Restoring floodplain connectivity.
• Objective 2: Restore and enhance native floodplain vegetation by converting mowed grassy
fields to forested riparian buffers to slow and treat non -point source storm water runoff.
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Goal 2: Restore aquatic habitat.
• Objective 3: Improve in -stream habitat by designing for increased bedform diversity and
incorporating habitat features (such as woody brush toe, cover logs, constructed riffles with
varied substrate sizes and woody materials, varied depths of pools and other refugia) in the
design of channels proposed for restoration and enhancement.
Goal 3: Permanently protect the stream corridor from development
• Objective 4: Establish a Conservation Easement, which will preserve the stream channel and
forested riparian buffers to extend 30-feet from the top of each bank, to be held in perpetuity.
1.4 Qualifications of Bank Sponsor
The Sponsor was developed for the sole purpose of holding mitigation banks. The Sponsor is a
multidisciplinary professional consulting and engineering group that brings together the expertise necessary
to create outstanding ecological restoration projects in a timely and cost-effective manner. To execute
stream and wetland mitigation projects, the Bank assembles a team of project specific subcontractors to
perform surveying, construction services, and planting. Each of these subcontractors has substantial
experience in stream, wetland, and buffer restoration in North Carolina and a substantial full-time
professional staff presence in North Carolina. For this project, the Sponsor will serve as the Authorized
Agent.
32 Clayton Street
Asheville, NC 28801
Phone: [phone]
Attn: Clement Riddle and Greg Jennings
Email: clement(&cwenv.com and greg_(c jenningsenv.com
2.0 Establishment and Operation of Mitigation Bank
2.1 Ownership Agreements
The Sponsor will have option agreements with each of the landowners to record conservation easements on
all land proposed as Bank Sites. Upon completion of the review process for the Bank Prospectus, the
Sponsor will submit detailed Mitigation Plans and an umbrella mitigation banking instrument (UMBI) for
the Bank Sites. The UMBI will provide detailed information regarding bank operation including the long-
term management of the Bank Sites. Once the final Mitigation Plans are approved and the accompanying
instrument executed by members of the Interagency Review Team (IRT), the Sponsor will record
conservation easements on the Bank Sites.
2.2 Landowner Information
The landowner names, parcel identification number(s), deed book numbers, page numbers, parcel acreage
and address associated with each parcel involved in the Bank is included in Table 1.
Table 1. Participating Landowners
Landowner
PIN(s)
County
Deed Book
Address
Parcel
Conservation
and Page
Assessed
Easement
Number
Acreage
Acreage
County of
0601000987
Henderson
1256/383
15 Ida
12.1
4.3
Henderson
Rogers Dr
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2.3 Proposed Service Area
The Bank will be established to provide mitigation to compensate for impacts to Waters of the United States
and/or State Waters within the service area depicted in Figure 2. This service area shall include the French
Broad 05 (Hydrologic Unit 06010105), including the Cities of Asheville, Black Mountain, Brevard,
Hendersonville, Marshall, Swannanoa, and Weaverville; and the counties of Buncombe, Henderson,
Madison, and Transylvania.
2.4 Need and Feasibility of Mitigation Bank
2.4.1 Need
The basin -wide need for projects to restore and protect water quality and habitat are described in the
NCDQW French Broad River Basin Restoration Priorities (2009). Major stressors in the basin that have
significantly impacted biological communities include: excess fecal coliform bacteria, nutrient
enrichment, habitat fragmentation and habitat degradation from development, urbanization and
agriculture, which are sources of toxic point and non -point pollution, sedimentation, streambed scour
and erosion.
2.4.2 Technical Feasibility
The technical feasibility of establishing a successful mitigation bank at the Lewis Creek Restoration
Site is supported by Jennings Environmental Inc. extensive experience with stream and wetland
restoration and enhancement in the southeast regional mountains and piedmont. C1earWater
Environmental is an established leader for expertise in Appalachian stream and wetland mitigation
services, including mitigation banking and monitoring of restoration sites. Preliminary investigations
have been undertaken to ensure the technical feasibility of the proposed mitigation bank. Impediments
to the feasibility of the project, such as hydrologic trespass, historic/cultural resources, or protected
species, are unlikely to come up as objections by community stakeholders.
3.0 Ecological Suitability of the Bank Sites
The Bank includes one site within the French Broad 05, Lewis Creek (Figure 2). The Lewis Creek
Restoration Site includes Lewis Creek and two unnamed tributaries to Lewis Creek. Ecological evaluation
of the site will include an assessment of stream geomorphology, including a field survey of cross -sections
on representative reaches proposed for restoration, and an assessment of the functional value of aquatic
resources using NC SAM. This data will be included in Appendix A and Appendix C.
3.1 Bank Site Characterization —Lewis Creek
The Lewis Creek Restoration Site is located in the Town of Edneyville in Henderson County, North
Carolina. The 12.1-acre Site is in a community park, with mowed fields and walking paths. The land
surrounding the project is primarily agricultural, residential and forested. Aerial photographs show that over
the last approximately 10 years, this site has been used as a community park. Prior to this the site has been
farmed for hay and row crops. Lewis Creek lacks a forested buffer and has impacts from historic clearing
and row crop farming in the project area. The stream is channelized and incised with lack of floodplain
access and eroding stream banks. The existing conditions of each of the project streams will be described
in Section 3.1.1. Riparian vegetation will be described in Section 3.1.3.
3.1.1 Existing Aquatic Resources
Existing aquatic resources on the site includes three stream features (Figure 4). Lewis Creek enters the
site from the southeast and flows northwest. UT 1 to Lewis Creek enters the site from the east and flows
west/northwest until its confluence with Lewis Creek. UT2 to Lewis Creek enters the site from the east
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and flows west/northwest until its confluence with Lewis Creek. Table 2 will outline the existing
conditions for each stream channel, with a brief description of each stream following. Figure 5 displays
the site's watersheds. Geomorphic data collected on site will be included in Appendix A. Photos of the
site will be included in Appendix B. NCSAM forms are included in Appendix C. Historical aerial
photographs will be in Appendix D.
Table 2. Existing Conditions of Project Streams, Lewis Creek Mitigation Site
Stream
Existing
Drainage
Stream
Stream
Existing
Reach
Length
Area
Determination
Classification
Condition
ft
s mi
Impair ent
Lewis
21142
4.65
Perennial
C, Tr
Channelized,
Creek
sedimentation,
deforested
buffer
UT2 to
N/A*
0.23
Perennial
C, Tr
deforested
Lewis
buffer
Creek
UT2 to
N/A*
0.17
Perennial
C, Tr
deforested
Lewis
buffer
Creek
*Lewis Creek forms the project parcel boundary at it's existing location, and
the tributaries to the Lewis Creek are outside the project boundary. Following
restoration, the unnamed tributaries will be extended to a new confluence at
the valley center.
3.1.2 Soils and Geology
The Lewis Creek site is in the Inner Piedmont Chauga lithotectonic belt which consists of intrusive
Henderson Gneiss (£hg). The underlying geology of the Site is mapped as Cambrian (524 million years
in age) monzonitic to granodioritic, inequigranular (NCGS, 1985). The predominant floodplain soils
on site are described in Table 3 below and depicted in Figure 6.
Table 3. Underlying Soils, Lewis Creek Restoration Site
Soil Type
Description
This component is on flood plains, valleys. The parent material consists
of loamy alluvium. Depth to a root restrictive layer, is 44 to 72 inches.
Codorus loam
This soil is occasionally flooded. It is not ponded. A seasonal zone of
water saturation is at 21 inches during January, February, March, April,
May, December. This soil does not meet h dric criteria.
This component is on ridges on hillslopes on intermountain hills. The
parent material consists of residuum weathered from amphibolite. The
natural drainage class is well drained. Water movement in the most
Hayesville loam
restrictive layer is moderately low. Available water to a depth of 60
inches (or restricted depth) is high. This soil is not flooded. It is not
ponded. Organic matter content in the surface horizon is about 2
percent. This soil does not meet h dric criteria.
Source: USDA Web Soil Survey/Henderson County Soil Survey
https://websoilsurvey.sc.egov.usda.gov/
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3.1.3 Existing Vegetation
Managed mowed grasses on left bank of Lewis Creek. Sparse tree cover on right bank of Lewis
Creek.
3.1.4 Threatened and Endangered Species
The Sponsor utilized the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) database to search for federally listed
threatened and endangered plant and animal species in Henderson County, NC. Six animal species and
six vascular plants currently federally listed in Henderson County (Table 4). The Sponsor will conduct
a pedestrian survey and review of the Site for protected species as part of the Mitigation Plan
development and will coordinate with USFWS as necessary based on that review, per Section 7 of the
Endangered Species Act.
Table 4. Federally Listed Threatened and Endangered Species in Henderson County, NC
Common Name
Scientific Name
Federal Status
Bog Turtle
Glyptemys muhlenber ii
Threatened S/A
Carolina northern flying squirrel
Glaucom s sabrinus coloratus
Endangered
Gray bat
M otis risescens
Endangered
Northern long eared bat
M otis se tentrionalis
Threatened
Appalachian elktoe
Alasmidonta ravenelia
Endangered
Rusty -patched bumblebee
Bombus affinis
Endangered
Bunched arrowhead
Sa ittaria asciculata
Endangered
Mountain sweet pitcherplant
Sarracenia rubra ss Jonesii
Endangered
Small whorled pogonia
Isotria medeoloides
Threatened
Swamp pink
Helonias bullata
Threatened
White fringeless orchid
Platanthera inte rilabia
Threatened
White irisette
Sis rinchium dichotomum
Endangered
Source: https://www;fws.gov/raleigh/species/cntylist/henderson.html
(S/A): threatened due to similarity of appearance
3.1.5 Cultural Resources / Conservation Lands /Natural Heritage Areas
CEC reviewed the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) mapping utility (HPOWEB). The Site is
located approximately 2.5 miles to the northeast of the Otto King House (HPO Side ID: HN1910). This
House and estate are on the National Register of Historic Places. Appropriate cultural resource agencies
will be contacted for their review and comment prior to any land disturbing activity.
Natural Heritage Program (NHP) Natural Areas and Managed Areas are documented within a one -mile
radius of the project area. The site is adjacent to NHP Natural Area "Lewis Creek Floodplain" R4/C5
(moderate/general rating). NHP Managed Areas include: Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy
Easement, Henderson County Open Space, and a NC Division of Mitigation Services Easement (DMS
ID 733), consisting of a stream restoration project on Lewis Creek completed in 2011 with 1,750 LF of
Priority Level 2 stream restoration. See Figure I for locations of nearby NC Natural Heritage Program
Natural Areas, and NC Natural Heritage Program Managed Areas.
3.1.6 FEMA Floodplain Compliance
There is a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) regulated floodplain on the Lewis Creek
and the unnamed tributaries, (Figure 7). The Sponsor will acquire a Floodplain Development Permit
with Henderson County to ensure that applicable regulations are followed and will prepare a Letter of
Map Revision (LOMR).
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3.1.7 Water Rights
There are no surface water withdrawals related to the site. There are no known water rights issues at
the site.
4.0 Mitigation Work Plan
The Bank includes a stream restoration approach to generate mitigation credit. Activities have been selected
to provide the highest degree of ecological uplift to the system. Figure 8 provides an overview of proposed
mitigation activities on the sites.
5.0 Determination of Mitigation Credits
Use of credits from a Bank to offset stream, riparian wetland, and riparian buffer impacts authorized by
federal permits or state water quality certifications must be in compliance with the Clean Water Act, Section
404(b)(1) guidelines and other applicable state and federal legislation, regulations, and policies. Prior to
the release of credits, the following requirements will be met: IRT approval of the final Mitigation Plan and
execution of the banking instrument, recording of the conservation easement, and establishment of
appropriate financial assurances. A summary of the proposed credits is included in Table 5. A proposed
credit release schedule is provided in Table 6 following the current IRT Mitigation Banking Instrument
Template.
Table 5. Summary of Proposed Credits, Lewis Creek Restoration Site
Feature
Existing
Len th (LF)
Proposed
Length (LF)
Restoration
Action
Credit
ratio
Proposed
Credits
Lewis Creek
2,142
2,284
Restoration
1:1
2,284
Unnamed Tributary (UT I)
NSA*
167
Restoration
1:1
167
Unnamed Tributary UT2
119
Restoration
1:1
119
Total
2,142
2,570
2,570
*Lewis Creek forms the project parcel boundary at it's existing location, and the tributaries to the Lewis
Creek are outside the project boundary. Following restoration, the unnamed tributaries will be extended
to a new confluence at the valley center.
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6.0 Credit Release Schedule
All credit releases will be based on the total credit generated as reported by the as -built surveys of the Site.
Under no circumstances shall any mitigation bank be debited until the necessary Department of Army (DA)
authorization has been received for its construction or the District Engineer (DE) has otherwise provided
wr7itten approval for the project in the case where no DA authorization is required for construction of the
mitigation project. The DE, in consultation with the IRT, will determine if performance standards have
been satisfied sufficiently to meet the requirements of the release schedules below. In cases where some
performance standards have not been met, credits may still be released depending on the specifics of the
case. Monitoring may be required to restart or be extended, depending on the extent to which the site fails
to meet the specified performance standard. The release of project credits will be in compliance with the
October 24, 2016 Wilmington District Stream and Wetland Compensatory Mitigation Update Guidance
Document. The proposed credit release schedule is shown in Table 6.
Table 6. Proposed Credit Release Schedule, Lewis Creek Mitigation Site
Release Milestone
Credit Release Action
Incremental Release
Percentage of Total
1
Site Establishment
15%
15%
2
Completion of construction and
15%
30%
planting activities
3
Year 1
10%
40%
Monitoring Report*
4
Year 2
10%
50%
Monitoring Report*
60%**
5
Year 3
10%
60%
Monitoring Report*
70%**
6
Year 4
5%
65%
Monitoring Report*
75%**
7
Year 5
10%
75%
Monitoring Report*
85%**
8
Year 6
5%
80%
Monitoring Report*
90%**
9
Year 7
10%
90%
Monitoring Report*
100%**
*Monitoring report demonstrates performance standards are met.
"Reserve Credit of 10% withheld until documentation of the bankfull hydrologic performance standard is
met.
6.1 Initial Allocation of Released Credits
The initial allocation of released credits is defined as Bank Establishment in the October 24, 2016
Wilmington District Stream and Wetland Compensatory Mitigation Update Guidance Document. The
initial allocation can be released without prior written approval of the DE upon satisfactory completion
of the following activities:
1. Execution of the UMBI by the Sponsor and the USACE.
2. Approval of the Final Mitigation Plan.
3. The mitigation bank site must be secured.
4. Recording of the conservation easement, as well as delivery of a title opinion that is
acceptable to the USACE.
5. Delivery of the financial assurances described in the Mitigation Plan.
6. 404 permit verification for construction of the site, if required.
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6.2 Subsequent Credit Releases
All subsequent credit releases must be approved by the DE, in consultation with the IRT, based on a
determination that required performance standards have been achieved. For stream projects, a reserve of
10% of a site's total stream credits shall be released after the bankfull hydrologic performance standard has
been met, provided the channel is stable and all other performance standards are met. In the event that the
bankfull hydrologic standard is not met during the monitoring period, release of these reserve credits shall
be at the discretion of the IRT. As the bank approaches milestones associated with the credit release, the
Sponsor will request credit release from the DE along with documentation of verified attainment of the
success criteria required for release to occur. This documentation will be included with the annual
monitoring reports.
7.0 Monitoring, Maintenance and Long -Term Sustainability
Monitoring of the Site shall be conducted throughout the post -construction monitoring period until
performance standards are met. Annual monitoring of assets will be performed in addition to semi-annual
site inspections (Table 7). These site inspections may identify site components and features that require
routine maintenance. Routine maintenance will be conducted to rectify identified deficiencies and may
include the activities listed in Table 7.
Table 7. Monitoring Activities and Potential Maintenance Actions, Lewis Creek Restoration Site
Monitoring ctivity
Frequency
Inspection Target
Proposed Maintenance
Vegetation Monitoring
Annual
Noxious Invasive
Species
Invasive plant management
using selective application of
Vegetation Monitoring
Plots.
Annual
herbicides
Photographic
Semi -Annual
Woody Stem
Supplemental plantings with
documentation.
Density/Vigor
appropriate woody species,
Site walk
fertilization, soil
amendments
Geomorphic
Stream Channel Stability
Stream bank stabilization or
Monitoring
Annual
repairs
Stream Substrate
Replacement or repairs to
Cross -Section surveys
Annual
Pebble Counts
conditions
constructed riffles
Visual Assessment
Easement Encroachment
Additional si na e, fencing
In -channel conditions
Replacement or repair to in -
Photographic
Annual
documentation
Semi-annual
stream structures or stream
Site walk
banks.
Floodplain conditions
Reseeding, stream bank
repairs,
7.1 Adaptive Management
Project maintenance would be performed as described above. If, during annual monitoring it is
determined the site's ability to achieve site performance standards is jeopardized, the applicant would
notify the Corps and DWR of the need to develop an Adaptive Management Plan. Once the Adaptive
Management Plan is prepared and finalized the applicant would:
1. Notify the Corps and DWR.
2. Revise performance standards, maintenance requirements, and monitoring requirements as
necessary and/or required by the Corps and DWR.
3. Obtain other permits as necessary.
4. Implement the Adaptive Management Plan.
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Provide the Corps and DWR with documentation of corrective action. This report would depict
the extent and nature of the work performed.
7.2 Long Term Management Provisions
The Sponsor will institute a Long -Term Management Plan responsible for assessing the condition of the
mitigation site and implementing maintenance provisions to maintain performance of the site. The proposed
conservation easement will help to ensure that only IRT-allowable activities take place. This easement will
be transferred to an IRT-approved non-profit organization once monitoring success criteria have been
achieved.
To monitor the project's continued success, a Long -Term Management Plan will be implemented following
the seven-year monitoring period. All components of the Bank will be inspected annually or less frequently
as needed to ensure that the Bank Sites remain stable in perpetuity. Sources of instability or other
deficiencies will be addressed. Invasive species will be managed annually or less frequently as needed to
ensure the long-term survivability of the planned native vegetation community. All reporting will be
documented and kept on file for future reference.
8.0 References
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ). 2009. French Broad River Basin
Restoration Priorities. Accessed from:
https:Hfiles.nc.gov/ncdeq/Mitigation%20Services/Watershed_Planning/French_Broad_River_Bas
in/French Broad RBRP_15july09.pdf
North Carolina Geological Survey (NCGS), 1985. Geologic map of North Carolina 1:500,000 scale.
Compiled by Philip M. Brown at el. Raleigh, NC, NCGS.
North Carolina Interagency Review Team (IRT), 2012. Use of Preservation as Compensatory Mitigation
in North Carolina. Raleigh, NC.
United States Department of Agriculture — Natural Resources Conservation Service (USDA-NRCS),
2007 and 2017. Soil Survey of Henderson County, NC.
https://www.nres.usda.gov/wps/portal/nres/surveylist/soils/survey/state/?stateld=NC
United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) and US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE),
2008. 33 CFR Parts 325 and 332 and 40 CFR Part 230, Compensatory Mitigation for Losses of
Aquatic Resources; Final Rule. Washington, DC.
United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), 2017. Endangered Species, Threatened Species,
Federal Species of Concern and Candidate Species, Henderson County, NC.
https://www.fws.gov/raleigh/species/cntylist/surry.htrnl
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APPENDIX A: Geomorphic Assessment

APPENDIX B: Site Photographs

APPENDIX C: NC WAM and NC SAM

APPENDIX D: Historical Aerial Imagery