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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20141149 Ver 8 _AsBuilt Report _20180602 BASELINE MONITORING DOCUMENT AND AS-BUILT BASELINE REPORT Rocky Top Bank Parcel DWR# 20141149 version 8 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 June 2018 Rocky Top Bank Parcel Baseline Document and Asbuilt Report Executive Summary page i Phase One Haw River WS Umbrella Bank Restoration Systems, LLC EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Restoration Systems, LLC has established the Rocky Top 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 A. The Parcel was evaluated on December 19th, 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 Restoration Systems’ Cape Fear 02 Phase One Umbrella Banking Instrument, (Rocky Top USACE Action ID SAW-2015-01710). 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 Parcel was designed in concurrence with the Rocky Top Stream and Wetland Mitigation Bank (SAW# 2015-01710). The mitigation plan for the Rocky Top 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 30 th, 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 16 and December 19, 2017. For purposes of the Rocky Top Nutrient Offset and Riparian Buffer Bank, the Parcel involved restoring riparian buffers and other riparian areas adjacent to mitigated streams in order to help reduce non-point source contaminant discharges to downstream waters in the Haw River sub-watershed of Jordan Lake. All riparian areas were assessed by DWR during an onsite visit to determine viability for buffer mitigation and nutrient offset. During the June 13, 2017 site visit, all riparian areas were confirmed to have been in pasture for cattle grazing. Approximately 5.16 acres will be protected with a permanent conservation easement. Of those 5.16 acres, 2.35 acres were restored for Jordan riparian buffer credit, 1.09 acres were restored for nutrient offset credit, and 0.94 acres were enhanced by the removal of cattle from streams and riparian areas for Jordan riparian buffer credit. In general, riparian restoration/enhancement area widths on streams extend out to a maximum of 200 feet from the top of bank with a minimum width of 20 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, and no riparian restoration areas that are less than 20 feet wide from Top of Banks can be used to generate riparian buffer 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 2.32 acres. Figure 5 shows the Credit Determination Map and Section 4.0 provides details of the mitigation determination on the Bank Parcel. Rocky Top Bank Parcel Baseline Document and Asbuilt Report Table of Contents page i 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 RIPARIAN RESTORATION AND ENHANCEMENT PLAN ....................................................... 2 2.1 Riparian Area Restoration Activities ............................................................................................ 2 2.2 Riparian Buffer Enhancement Activities ...................................................................................... 2 2.3 Marsh Treatment Area .................................................................................................................. 2 3.0 MITIGATION POTENTIAL ............................................................................................................ 2 4.0 MONITORING AND MAINTENANCE PLAN.............................................................................. 4 4.1 Monitoring Protocol ...................................................................................................................... 4 4.2 Parcel Maintenance ....................................................................................................................... 5 4.3 Long Term Management Plan ....................................................................................................... 5 4.4 Easement Boundaries and Fencing ............................................................................................... 5 5.0 FINANCIAL ASSURANCE ............................................................................................................ 5 6.0 REFERENCES ................................................................................................................................. 6 APPENDICES Appendix A. Figures Figure 1. Site Location Figure 2. Current Conditions Plan View Figure 3. Historic Conditions Plan View Figure 4. Restoration Plan Figure 5. Credit Determination Figure 6. Close-up of Restoration Buffer Width TOB-29 Feet Figure 7. Potential Conversion of Wetland Credit to Riparian Buffer Credit As-Built Survey – Sheets 1-3 Appendix B. Vegetation Data Table 2. Planted Bare Root Woody Vegetation Table 3. Total Planted Stems by Plot and Species Vegetation Plot Photographs Appendix C: NC DWR Stream Determination Appendix D: Conservation Easement Appendix E: Financial Assurances Appendix F: 15A NCAC 02B .0295 (Consolidated Buffer Mitigation Rule – Effective Date October 24, 2014) Appendix G. Delivered Credit Yield Table for Jordan Sub Watersheds Rocky Top Bank Parcel Baseline Document and Asbuilt Report page 1 Phase One Haw River WS Umbrella Bank Restoration Systems, LLC 1.0 PROJECT GOALS, BACKGROUND, AND ATTRIBUTES 1.1 Location and Setting Restoration Systems, LLC has established the Rocky Top 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 5.16 acres of land located 2600 feet northeast of the intersection of Major Hill Road and Holman Mill Road. Prior to construction, the Parcel was characterized by disturbed forest, hay fields, and livestock pasture. Forested areas of the Site were accessible to livestock resulting in a thin understory with compacted soils. Located in the South Atlantic/Gulf Region approximately 6 miles southwest of Saxapahaw and 2 miles east of Snow Camp in Alamance County (Figure 1, Appendix A), the Parcel is hydrologically situated within the USGS 14-digit HUC and Targeted Local Watershed 03030002050050 of the Cape Fear River Basin and Jordan Lake’s Haw Sub-Watershed (DWR Subbasin Number 03-06-02). The main hydrologic features include two unnamed tributaries (UT) to Reedy Branch and adjacent floodplains. Directions to the Site from Snow Camp are as follows.  Take E. Greensboro Chapel Hill Rd. east – 1.5 miles  Turn right on Holman Mill Rd. – 1.4 miles  Site is on the left.  Access Site at gate located 0.5 mile down Major Hill Rd.  Landowner permission required to access Site. o Site Coordinates: 35.886642, -79.388262 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 purpose of the Rocky Top Buffer and Nutrient Offset Bank was to restore, enhance, and preserve riparian buffers and other riparian areas adjacent to mitigated streams onsite. The riparian restoration and enhancement 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 a ccess to Parcel streams. Primary goals focused on 1) improving water quality, 2) enhancing flood attenuation and hydrology, 3) improving aquatic resources, and 4) restoring riparian habitat. Mitigation activities will provide 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. Rocky Top Bank Parcel Baseline Document and Asbuilt Report page 2 Phase One Haw River WS Umbrella Bank Restoration Systems, LLC 2.0 RIPARIAN RESTORATION AND ENHANCEMENT PLAN As this Parcel is also part of a stream and wetland mitigation bank, all riparian restoration activities occurred in concurrence with stream mitigation activities. 2.1 Riparian Area Restoration Activities Prior to mitigation activities, RS had installed fencing to remove cattle from stream-side riparian areas and streams. In general, riparian restoration/enhancement area widths on streams extend out to a maximum of 200 feet from the top of bank with a minimum width of 20 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, and no riparian restoration areas that are less than 20 feet wide from Top of Banks can be used to generate riparian buffer credit. Variations in vegetative planting occurred based on topographic locations and hydraulic conditions of the soil. Vegetative species compositions mimic reference forest data, onsite observations, and community descriptions from Classification of the Natural Communities of North Carolina (Schafale and Weakley 1990). Community associations utilized include 1) Piedmont Alluvial Forest, 2) Dry -Mesic Oak-Hickory Forest, and 3) stream-side assemblage. Deep-rooted, riparian vegetation will be planted over 5.1 acres of the Parcel. Stream-side trees include species with a high value for sediment stabilization, rapid growth rate, and the ability to withstand hydraulic forces associated with bankfull flow and overbank flood events. Stream-side trees and shrubs were planted along reconstructed stream banks and concentrated along outer bends. Planted vegetation along cleared stream banks will reestablish native/historic community patterns within the stream corridor, associated side slopes, and transition areas. Revegetating Parcel floodplains and stream banks will provide stream bank stability, give shade, reduce surface water temperatures, filter pollutants from adjacent runoff, and provide habitat for area wildlife. Planting of the Parcel was performed December 14-19, 2017. A detailed planting list is depicted in Table 2 (Appendix B), and the planting area is graphically depicted on Figure 4 (Appendix A). 2.2 Riparian Buffer Enhancement Activities Riparian buffer enhancement included permanently protecting existing riparian buffer from livestock via exclusionary fencing, cutting, clearing, filling, grading, and any similar activities that would affect the functionality of the riparian buffer. Buffer credits sought in the enhancement area, allowed pursuant to 15A NCAC 02B .0295 (o)(6), will only be used toward buffer mitigation and cannot be transferred into nutrient offset credits. The enhancement area extends a maximum of 200 feet from the top of bank with a minimum width of 20 from top of banks. 2.3 Marsh Treatment Area Two marsh treatment areas were constructed to intercept surface waters draining through agricultural areas prior to discharging into UT1 (Figures 4-5, Appendix A). The marsh treatment areas were excluded from credit calculations. 3.0 MITIGATION POTENTIAL The Rocky Top 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 begins at the most landward limit of the top of bank or the rooted herbaceous vegetation and extend s Rocky Top Bank Parcel Baseline Document and Asbuilt Report page 3 Phase One Haw River WS Umbrella Bank Restoration Systems, LLC landward a maximum distance of 200 feet where able. A maximum of 2.32 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 71 percent for nitrogen and 67 percent for phosphorus (Appendix G). Delivered credits are calculated by applying the delivery factors and the acreage of riparian restoration to the generated credits per acre stated above. Based on the asbuilt project, Jordan riparian buffer and nutrient offset (Nitrogen and Phosphorus) credits for the Rocky Top Bank Parcel are summarized in Table 1 and corresponding Figures 5-6 (Appendix A). 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 5 (Appendix A) depicts riparian areas that could potentially generate riparian buffer credit if they don't qualify to generate wetland mitigation credits, and Figure 7 (Appendix A) d epicts 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. Rocky Top Bank Parcel Baseline Document and Asbuilt Report page 4 Phase One Haw River WS Umbrella Bank Restoration Systems, LLC Table 1. Jordan Lake: Haw River Sub-Watershed Credit Determination Table 14 Digit Watershed ID: 03030002050050 Riparian Buffer Mitigation Credits *Buffer Width from TOB Credit Type Total Area Mitigation Ratio Percentage of Full Credit Mitigation Credits TOB-29 ft Restoration 152.83 ft2 (0.003 ac) 1:1 75% 114.62 ft2 (0.002 ac) TOB-100 ft 102,356.48 ft2 (2.35 ac) 1:1 100% 102,356.48 ft2 (2.35 ac) TOB-29 ft Enhancement via Cattle Exclusion (15A NCAC 02B .0295 (o)(6) 54.43 ft2 (0.001 ac) 2:1 75% 20.41 ft2 (0.0004 ac) TOB-100 ft 40,784.55 ft2 (0.94 ac) 2:1 100% 20,392.28 ft2 (0.47 ac) 101-200 ft 113.87 ft2 (0.003 ac) 2:1 33% 18.79 ft2 (0.0005 ac) Total Riparian Buffer Mitigation Credits 122,902.58 ft2 (2.82 ac) 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 1.09 2249.36 2451.80 71% 1740.78 101-200 ft Phosphorus Restoration 1.09 143.81 156.75 67% 105.02 * 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 feet. Beyond buffer credit generating areas, RS is proposing nutrient offset credits out to a maximum of 200 feet for a contiguous riparian restoration from top of bank to 200 feet where possible. 4.0 MONITORING AND MAINTENANCE PLAN 4.1 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 will 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 4-10x10 meter, permanent vegetation plots (2.8% 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 Rocky Top Bank Parcel Baseline Document and Asbuilt Report page 5 Phase One Haw River WS Umbrella Bank Restoration Systems, LLC 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. Baseline data can be found in Appendix B. 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 spe cies may be included to meet the final performance standard of 260 stems per acre upon DWR approval. 4.2 Parcel Maintenance A remedial action plan will be developed and implemented with the approval of DWR in the event that the Parcel or a specific component of the Parcel fails to achieve success criteria as outlined above. Other vegetation maintenance and repair activities may include pruning, mulching, and fertilizing. In the event that exotic invasive plant species require treatment, such species will be controlled by mechanical (physical removal with the use of a chainsaw) and/or chemical methods (aquatic approved herbicide) in accordance with North Carolina Department of Agriculture (NCDA) rules and regulations. If mowing is deemed necessary by the Sponsor for vegetation survival of planted stems during the monitoring period, the Sponsor must receive approval by the DWR prior to any mowing activities within Zone 1 and Zone 2 of the Jordan buffers to ensure that no buffer violations have been performed. Failure to receive approval prior to mowing activities within the Jordan buffer as defined in 15A NCAC 02B .0267 by the DWR, could result in Jordan buffer violations and violations of the conservation easement. If necessary, the Sponsor will develop a species-specific control plan 4.3 Long Term Management Plan A Permanent Conservation Easement will preserve all areas and prohibit all use of the property inconsistent with its use as mitigation property including any activity that would materially alte r the biological integrity of the Parcel. The North Carolina Wildlife Habitat Foundation (NCWHF) has agreed to be holder of the easement. The Sponsor will provide an endowment to the NCWHF to hold and enforce the Conservation Easement and its interests in perpetuity. The Conservation Easement was recorded on October 17, 2014 at the Alamance County courthouse in Deed Book 3371, Page 814-823. 4.4 Easement Boundaries and Fencing Easement boundaries will be identified in the field to ensure clear distinction between the Parcel and adjacent properties. Boundaries may be identified by cattle fence, marker, bollard, post, tree-blazing, or other means as allowed by site conditions and/or conservation easement. Boundary markers disturbed, damaged, or destroyed will be repaired and/or replaced on an as needed basis. 5.0 FINANCIAL ASSURANCE Per the Banking Instrument, Restoration Systems intends to forgo the release of Task 1 credits and acquisition of a Performance Bond. Upon submittal of the As-built Report, Restoration Systems will provide a Performance/Maintenance Bond, with DWR as the Obligee, and per the requirements of the Banking Instrument. The Performance Bond will be a minimum of 100k and will be renewed annually. Performance bonds for monitoring shall be renewed to cover the next years monitoring period, with confirmation of renewal provided to DWR with each annual monitoring report when applicable. DWR reserves the right to alter the credit release schedule if monitoring reports are submitted wit hout proof of bond renewals when applicable. Rocky Top Bank Parcel Baseline Document and Asbuilt Report page 6 Phase One Haw River WS Umbrella Bank Restoration Systems, LLC 6.0 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. Rocky Top Bank Parcel Baseline Document and Asbuilt Report Appendices Phase One Haw River WS Umbrella Bank Restoration Systems, LLC Appendix A. Figures Figure 1. Site Location Figure 2. Current Conditions Plan View Figure 3. Historic Conditions Plan View Figure 4. Restoration Plan Figure 5. Credit Determination Figure 6. Close-up of Restoration Buffer Width TOB-29 Feet Figure 7. Potential Conversion of Wetland Credit to Riparian Buffer Credit As-Built Survey – Sheets 1-3 Copyright:© 20 14 DeLo rme FIGURE Dra wn by : Dat e: Sca le: Pro jec t N o.: KRJ SEPT 2016 1:3500 16-017 Tit le: Pro jec t: Pre pa red fo r: Ala ma nce Co un ty, N C ROCKY TOPBANK PARCEL SITE LOCATIO NANDSERVICE AREA 1 Not es : 0 10 20 30 405Miles Legend Jor dan La ke 14 -dig it U SG S HU Cs Par cel Se rvic e A re a - Ha w R ive r S ubw at ers hed Haw R ive r S ubw at ers hed New H op e C ree k S ub wa ters he d ³ 1. Bac kground Im agery Source:DeLorme Wo rld Basem ap(20 14)^ Bank Parcel LocationUSGS 14-digit HUC03030002050050 1157 Major Hill RoadSnow Camp, NC 27349 35.886591°N, 79.387578°W 2 4 3 1 NCCGIA FIGURE Dra wn by : Dat e: Sca le: Pro jec t N o.: KRJ/CLF MA R 2018 1:900 16-017 Tit le: Pro jec t: Pre pa red for : Alamance County, NC ROCKY TO PBANKPARCEL CURRENTCONDITIONSPLAN VIEW 2 ³ Legend Ro cky Top Easemen t = 5.2 ac Stream Cha nnel (Design) CV S Plots 0 150 30075Feet U T -1 U T -2 ^_ ^_ ^_ NCCGIA FIGURE Drawn by: Date: Scale: Project No.: KRJ SEPT 2016 1:1200 16-017 Title: Project: Prepared for: Alamance County, NC ROCKY TOPBANK PARCEL HISTORICCONDITIONSPLAN VIEW 3 Notes: 0 500250Feet Legend Conservation Easement = 5.16 ac Historic Perennial Stream Alignment = 979 ft Historic Intermittent Stream Alignment = 270 ft Historic Wetlands = 0.35 ac Historic Riparian Buffer = 1.28 ac ^_NCDWR Stream Identification Forms ³ 1. Background Imagery Source:2014 aerial photographyprovided by the NC OneMapprogram (online, provided bythe NC Geographic InformationCoordination Council) UT-1 UT-2 Form 1Score: 38 Form 3Score: 27 Form 2Score: 32.5 Depicted on Soil Survey Depicted on USGS QuadUT-1 Yes NoUT-2 No No FIGURE Drawn by: Date: Scale: Project No.: KRJ SEPT 2016 1:1200 16-017 Title: Project: Prepared for: Alamance County, NC ROCKY TOPBANK PARCEL RESTORATIONPLAN 4 Notes: 0 500250Feet Legend Conservation Easement = 5.16 ac Restored Stream Channel = 0.18 ac Planting Plan = 5.1 ac Constructed BMP Footprint = 0.02 ac ³ 1. Background Imagery Source:2014 aerial photographyprovided by the NC OneMapprogram (online, provided bythe NC Geographic InformationCoordination Council) UT-1 UT-2 2 4 3 1 NCCGIA FIGURE Dra wn by : Dat e: Sca le: Pro jec t N o.: KRJ/CLF MA R 2018 1:1200 16-017 Tit le: Pro jec t: Pre pa red for : Ala ma nce Co un ty, N C ROCKY TOPBANK PARCEL CREDITDETERMINATION 5 Not es: 0 100 200 300 400 50050Feet Legend Conservation Easement = 5.16 ac Restored Stream Channel = 0.18 ac Riparian Buffer Restoration Area (T OB-29 ft ) = 0.003 ac (152.83 sq ft) Riparian Buffer Restoration Area (T OB-100 ft) = 2.35 ac (102,356.48 sq ft) Nutrient Offset Credit Area (101-200 ft) = 1.09 ac (47,626.47 sq ft) Riparian Buffer Enhancem ent via Cattle Exclusion (TOB-29 ft) = 0.001 ac (54.43 sq ft) Riparian Buffer Enhancem ent via Cattle Exclusion (TOB-100 ft) = 0.94 ac (40,784.55 sq ft) Riparian Buffer Enhancem ent via Cattle Exclusion (101-200 ft) = 0.003 ac (113.87 sq ft) Wetland M itigati on Credit Area = 0.54 ac Constructed BM P F ootprint (no credit) = 0.02 ac 50 ft from TOB 100 ft from T OB 200 ft from T OB CV S P lots ³ 1. Bac kground Im agery Source:2014 aerial photog ra phyprovided by the NC O neMapprogram (online, provided bythe NC G eographic Informa tionCoordination Council) NOTE: No riparian buffer credit is givenin areas with buffer width of less than20 ft. Additionally, no nutrient offsetcredit is given in areas with buffer widthless than 50 ft. UT-1 UT-2 NOTE ABOUT BUFFER WIDTHS:TOB-20 ft = Buffer is less than 20 ft from the TOB and therefore qualifies for nocredit.TOB-29 ft = Buffer width is contiguous from TOB, is a minimum of 20 ft fromthe 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 fromthe 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 fromthe TOB and a maximum of 200 ft from the TOB, and qualifies for 33% credit. FIGURE Drawn by: Date: Scale: Project No.: KRJ/CLF OCT 2017 1:2400 16-017 Title: Project: Prepared for: Alamance County, NC ROCKY TOPBANK PARCEL CLOSE-UP OFRESTORATIONBUFFER WIDTHTOB-29 FEET 6 Notes: 0 500 1,000250Feet Legend Conservation Easement = 5.16 ac Restored Stream Channel = 0.18 ac Riparian Buffer Restoration Area (TOB-29 ft ) = 0.003 ac (152.83 sq ft) Riparian Buffer Restoration Area (TOB-100 ft) = 2.35 ac (102,356.48 sq ft) Nutrient Offset Credit Area (101-200 ft) = 1.09 ac (47,626.47 sq ft) Riparian Buffer Enhancement via Cattle Exclusion (TOB-29 ft) = 0.001 ac (54.43 sq ft) Riparian Buffer Enhancement via Cattle Exclusion (TOB-100 ft) = 0.94 ac (40,784.55 sq ft) Riparian Buffer Enhancement via Cattle Exclusion (101-200 ft) = 0.003 ac (113.87 sq ft) Wetland Mitigation Credit Area = 0.54 ac Constructed BMP Footprint (no credit) = 0.02 ac ³ 1. Background Imagery Source:2014 aerial photographyprovided by the NC OneMapprogram (online, provided bythe NC Geographic InformationCoordination Council) Inset Scale 1:600 NOTE: No riparian buffer credit is givenin areas with buffer width of less than20 ft. Additionally, no nutrient offsetcredit is given in areas with buffer widthless than 50 ft. NOTE ABOUT BUFFER WIDTHS:TOB-20 ft = Buffer is less than 20 ft from the TOB and therefore qualifies forno credit.TOB-29 ft = Buffer width is contiguous from TOB, is a minimum of 20 ft fromthe 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 fromthe 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 fromthe TOB and a maximum of 200 ft from the TOB, and qualifies for 33% credit. 1&&*,$ ),*85( 'UDZQE\ 'DWH 6FDOH 3URMHFW1R .5-&/) 2&7   7LWOH 3URMHFW 3UHSDUHGIRU $ODPDQFH&RXQW\1& 52&.<723 %$1.3$5&(/ 327(17,$/ &219(56,21 2):(7/$1' &5(',772 5,3$5,$1%8))(5 &5(',7 7 1RWHV  )HHW /HJHQG &RQVHUYDWLRQ(DVHPHQW DF 5LSDULDQ%XIIHU5HVWRUDWLRQ 72%IW 5LSDULDQ%XIIHU(QKDQFHPHQWYLD&DWWOH([FOXVLRQ 72%IW 5HVWRUHG6WUHDP&KDQQHO DF &RQVWUXFWHG%03)RRWSULQW QRFUHGLW  DF IWIURP72% IWIURP72% IWIURP72% o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ocky Top Bank Parcel Baseline Document and Asbuilt Report Appendices Phase One Haw River WS Umbrella Bank Restoration Systems, LLC Appendix B. Vegetation Data Table 2. Planted Woody Vegetation Table 3. Total Planted Stems by Plot and Species Vegetation Plot Photographs Rocky Top Bank Parcel Baseline Document and Asbuilt Report Appendices Phase One Haw River WS Umbrella Bank Restoration Systems, LLC Table 2. Planted Bare Root Woody Vegetation Species Quantity River birch (Betula nigra) 200 Buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis) 250 Eastern redbud (Cercis canadensis) 350 Silky dogwood (Cornus amomum) 575 Green ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica) 350 Tulip poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera) 25 Sycamore (Platanus occidentalis) 550 Black gum (Nyssa sylvatica) 350 Water oak (Quercus nigra) 700 Willow oak (Quercus phellos) 650 Elderberry (Sambucus canadensis) 250 TOTAL 4250 Table 3. Planted Stems by Plot and Species Species CommonName 1 2 3 4 Betula nigra river birch 6 Carpinus caroliniana American hornbeam 1 2 1 Cornus amomum silky dogwood 6 Fraxinus pennsylvanica green ash 2 2 1 Liriodendron tulipifera tuliptree 1 2 1 Nyssa tupelo 4 1 3 1 Platanus occidentalis American sycamore 2 2 1 2 Quercus oak 2 1 1 Quercus alba white oak 1 Quercus nigra water oak 2 1 2 8 Quercus pagoda cherrybark oak 3 Quercus phellos willow oak 1 8 5 12 12 13 26 19 18 Stems per Acre 526 1053 769 729 Total Stems per Acre 769 * All stems reported are planted bare root stems, no livestakes occur within the plots. Rocky Top Bank Parcel Baseline Document and Asbuilt Report Appendices Phase One Haw River WS Umbrella Bank Restoration Systems, LLC Rocky Top Baseline Vegetation Monitoring Photographs Taken December 2017 Plot 1 Plot 4 Plot 3 Plot 2 Rocky Top Bank Parcel Baseline Document and Asbuilt Report Appendices Phase One Haw River WS Umbrella Bank Restoration Systems, LLC Appendix C: NC DWR Stream Determination Rocky Top Bank Parcel Baseline Document and Asbuilt Report Appendices Phase One Haw River WS Umbrella Bank Restoration Systems, LLC Appendix D: Conservation Easement Rocky Top Bank Parcel Baseline Document and Asbuilt Report Appendices Phase One Haw River WS Umbrella Bank Restoration Systems, LLC Appendix E: Financial Assurances PERFORMANCE BOND The Hartford, Bond, T-4 One Hartford Plaza, Hartford, Connecticut 06155 FOR MONITORING S-5025 (08-99) Bond No. TBD KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that we, Restoration Systems, LLC, as Principal, and Hartford Fire Insurance Company, licensed to do business in the State of North Carolina as Surety, are held and firmly bound unto North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ) – Division of Water Resources (DWR) (Obligee), in the penal sum of One Hundred Thousand & no/100----------------------------($100,000.00), lawful money of the United States of America, for the payment of which sum, well and truly to be made, the Principal and Surety do bind themselves, their heirs, executors, administrators, and successors and assigns, jointly and severally, firmly by these presents. THE CONDITION OF THIS OBLIGATION IS SUCH, that whereas the above bounden Principal has entered into certain agreement with the above named Obligee, effective the 25 day of October, 2017 for Rocky Top Nutrient Offset and Buffer Mitigation Bank Parcel located within the Haw River Sub-watershed of the Jordan Lake Watershed, as more fully described in said Agreement, a copy of which is attached, which Agreement is made a part hereof and incorporated herein by reference, except that nothing said therein shall alter, enlarge, expand or otherwise modify the term of the bond as set out below. NOW, THEREFORE, if Principal, its executors, administrators, successors and assigns shall promptly and faithfully perform the monitoring obligations, according to the terms, stipulations or conditions thereof, then this obligation shall become null and void, otherwise to remain in full force and effect. This bond is executed by the Surety and accepted by the Obligee. Notwithstanding the provisions of the Contract, the term of this bond shall apply from TBD and end with the approval of the Year 1 Monitoring Report by the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality but may be extended by the Surety with a Continuation Certificate for future monitoring years 2-5. However, neither nonrenewal by the Surety, nor the failure or inability of the Principal to file a replacement bond in the event of nonrenewal, shall itself constitute a loss to the Obligee recoverable under this bond or any renewal or continuation thereof. The liability of the Surety under this bond or any continuation certificates issued in connection therewith shall not be cumulative and shall in no event exceed the amount as set forth in this bond or in any additions, riders, or endorsements properly issued by the Surety as supplements thereto. Sealed with our seals and dated this day of , 2018. RESTORATION SYSTEMS, LLC ________________________________ ________________________________ Witness Principal HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY ________________________________ _____________________________________________ Witness Phoebe C. Honeycutt, Attorney-in-Fact BB&T Insurance Services 4309 Emperor Blvd., Suite 300 Agreed and acknowledged this _____ day of ___________, 2018 Durham, NC 27703 By: _______________________________________________ Obligee Rocky Top Bank Parcel Baseline Document and Asbuilt Report Appendices Phase One Haw River WS Umbrella Bank Restoration Systems, LLC Appendix F: 15A NCAC 02B .0295 (Consolidated Buffer Mitigation Rule – Effective Date October 24, 2014) 15A NCAC 02B .0295 MITIGATION PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS FOR PROTECTION AND MAINTENANCE OF RIPARIAN BUFFERS (a) PURPOSE. The purpose of this Rule is to set forth the mitigation requirements that apply to applicants listed in Subparagraphs (1) and (2) of this Paragraph and to set forth requirements for buffer mitigation providers. Buffer mitigation is required when one of the following applies: (1) The applicant has received an authorization certificate for impacts that cannot be avoided or practicably minimized pursuant to Rules .0233, .0243, .0250, .0259, .0267 or .0607 of this Subchapter; or (2) The applicant has received a variance pursuant to Rules .0233, .0243, .0250, .0259, .0267 or .0607 of this Subchapter and is required to perform mitigation as a condition of a variance approval. (b) DEFINITIONS. For the purpose of this Rule, these terms shall be defined as follows: (1) "Authority" means either the Division or a local government that has been delegated or designated pursuant to Rules .0233, .0243, .0250, .0259, .0267 or .0607 of this Subchapter to implement the riparian buffer program. (2) "Division" means the Division of Water Resources of the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources. (3) "Enhancement Site" means a riparian zone site characterized by conditions between that of a restoration site and a preservation site such that the establishment of woody stems (i.e., tree or shrub species) will maximize nutrient removal and other buffer functions. (4) "Hydrologic Area" means the Watershed Boundary Dataset (WBD), located at http://data.nconemap.com/geoportal/catalog/search/resource/details.page?uuid={16A42F31-6DC7- 4EC3-88A9-03E6B7D55653} using the eight-digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC) prepared by the United States Geological Survey. (5) "Locational Ratio" means the mitigation ratio applied to the mitigation requirements based on the location of the mitigation site relative to the impact site as set forth in Para graph (f). (6) "Monitoring period" means the length of time specified in the approved mitigation plan during which monitoring of vegetation success and other anticipated benefits to the adjacent water as listed in the authorization certification is done. (7) "Non-wasting endowment" means a fund that generates enough interest to cover the cost of the long term monitoring and maintenance. (8) "Outer Coastal Plain" means the portion of the state shown as the Middle Atlantic Coastal Plain (63) on Griffith, et al. (2002) "Ecoregions of North and South Carolina." Reston, VA, United States Geological Survey available at no cost at http://www.epa.gov/wed/pages/ecoregions/ncsc_eco.htm. (9) "Preservation Site" means riparian zone sites that are characterized by a natural forest consisting of the forest strata and diversity of species appropriate for the Omernik Level III ecoregion. (10) "Restoration Site" means riparian zone sites that are characterized by an absence of trees and by a lack of dense growth of smaller woody stems (i.e., shrubs or saplings) or sites that are characterized by scattered individual trees such that the tree canopy is less than 25 percent of the cover and by a lack of dense growth of smaller woody stems (i.e., shrubs or saplings). (11) "Riparian buffer mitigation unit" means a unit representing a credit of riparian buffer mitigation that offsets one square foot of riparian buffer impact. (12) "Riparian wetland" means a wetland that is found in one or more of the following landscape positions: (A) in a geomorphic floodplain; (B) in a natural topographic crenulation; (C) contiguous with an open water equal to or greater than 20 acres in size; or (D) subject to tidal flow regimes excluding salt/brackish marsh wetlands. (13) "Urban" means an area that is designated as an urbanized area under the most recent federal decennial census available at no cost at http://www.census.gov/ or within the corporate limits of a municipality. (14) "Zonal Ratio" means the mitigation ratio applied to impact amounts in the respective zones of the riparian buffer as set forth in Paragraph (e) of this Rule. (c) APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS, MITIGATION SITE REQUIREMENTS AND MITIGATION OPTIONS. Any applicant who seeks approval to impact riparian buffers covered under this Rule who is required by Paragraph (a) shall submit to the Division a written mitigation proposal that calculates the required area of mitigation and describes the area and location of each type of proposed mitigation. The applicant shall not impact buffers until the Division approves the mitigation plan and issues written authorization. For all options except payment of a fee under Paragraphs (j) or (k) of this Rule, the proposal shall include a commitment to provide: (1) a perpetual conservation easement or similar legal protection mechanism to ensure perpetual stewardship that protects the mitigation site's nutrient removal and other water quality functions; (2) a commitment to provide a non-wasting endowment or other financial mechanism for perpetual stewardship and protection; and (3) a commitment to provide a completion bond that is payable to the Division sufficient to ensure that land or easement purchase, construction, monitoring, and maintenance are completed. For each mitigation site, the Division shall identify functional criteria to measure the anticipated benefits of the mitigation to the adjacent water. The Division shall issue a mitigation determination that specifies the area, type, and location of mitigation and the water quality benefits to be provided by the mitigation site. The mitigation determination issued according to this Rule shall be included as an attachment to the authorization certification. The applicant may propose any of the following types of mitigation and shall provide a written demonstration of practicality that takes into account the relative cost and availability of potential options, as well as information addressing all requirements associated with the option proposed: (1) Applicant-provided riparian buffer restoration or enhancement pursuant to Paragraph (i) of this Rule; (2) Payment of a compensatory mitigation fee to a mitigation bank if buffer credits are available pursuant to Paragraph (j) of this Rule or payment of a compensatory mitigation fee to the Riparian Buffer Restoration Fund pursuant to Paragraph (k) of this Rule. Payment shall conform to the requirements of G.S. 143-214.20; (3) Donation of real property or of an interest in real property pursuant to Paragraph (l) of th is Rule; or (4) Alternative buffer mitigation options pursuant to Paragraph (m) of this Rule. (d) AREA OF IMPACT. The authority shall determine the area of impact in square feet to each zone of the proposed riparian buffer impact by adding the following: (1) The area of the footprint of the use impacting the riparian buffer; (2) The area of the boundary of any clearing and grading activities within the riparian buffer necessary to accommodate the use; and (3) The area of any ongoing maintenance corridors within the riparian buffer associated with the use. The authority shall deduct from this total the area of any wetlands that are subject to and compliant with riparian wetland mitigation requirements under 15A NCAC 02H .0506 and are located within the proposed riparian buffer impact area. (e) AREA OF MITIGATION REQUIRED ON ZONAL MITIGATION RATIOS. The authority shall determine the required area of mitigation for each zone by applying each of the following ratios to the area of impact calculated under Paragraph (d) of this Rule: Basin/Watershed Zone 1 Ratio Zone 2 Ratio Neuse River Basin (15A NCAC 02B .0233) 3:1 1.5:1 Catawba River Basin (15A NCAC 02B .0243) 2:1 1.5:1 Randleman Lake Watershed (15A NCAC 02B .0250) 3:1 1.5:1 Tar-Pamlico River Basin (15A NCAC 02B .0259) 3:1 1.5:1 Jordan Lake Watershed (15A NCAC 02B .0267) 3:1 1.5:1 Goose Creek Watershed (15A NCAC 02B .0607) 3:1A A The Goose Creek Watershed does not have a Zone 1 and Zone 2. The mitigation ratio in the Goose Creek Watershed is 3:1 for the entire buffer. (f) AREA OF MITIGATION REQUIRED ON LOCATIONAL MITIGATION RATIOS. The applicant shall use the following locational ratios as applicable based on location of the proposed mitigation site relative to that of the proposed impact site. Locational ratios shall be as follows: Location Ratio Within the 12-digit HUCA 0.75:1 Within the eight-digit HUCB 1:1 In the adjacent eight-digit HUCB,C 2:1 A Except within the Randleman Lake Watershed. Within the Randleman Lake Watershed the ratio is 1:1. B Except as provided in Paragraph (g) of this Rule. C To use mitigation in the adjacent eight-digit HUC, the applicant shall describe why buffer mitigation within the eight-digit HUC is not practical for the project. (g) GEOGRAPHIC RESTRICTIONS ON LOCATION OF MITIGATION. Mitigation shall be performed in the same river basin where the impact is located with the following additional specifications: (1) In the following cases, mitigation shall be performed in the same watershed in which the impact is located: (A) Falls Lake Watershed, as defined in Rule .0275 of this Section; (B) Goose Creek Watershed, as defined in Rule .0601 of this Subchapter; (C) Randleman Lake Water Supply Watershed, as defined in Rule .0248 of this Section; (D) Each subwatershed of the Jordan Lake watershed, as defined in Rule .0262 of this Section; and (E) Other watersheds as specified in riparian buffer protection rules adopted by the Commission. (2) Buffer mitigation for impacts within watersheds with riparian buffer rules that also have federally listed threatened or endangered aquatic species may be done within other watersheds with the same federally listed threatened or endangered aquatic species as long as the impacts are in the same river basin and same Omernik Level III ecoregion available at no cost at http://www.epa.gov/wed/pages/ecoregions/level_iii_iv.htm as the mitigation site. (h) RIPARIAN BUFFER MITIGATION UNITS. Mitigation activities shall generate riparian buffer mitigation units as follows: Mitigation Activity Square Feet of Mitigation Buffer Riparian Buffer Mitigation Units Generated Restoration 1 1 Enhancement 2 1 Preservation on Non-Subject Urban Streams 3 1 Preservation on Subject Urban Streams 3 1 Preservation on Non-Subject Rural Streams 5 1 Preservation on Subject Rural Streams 10 1 (i) RIPARIAN BUFFER RESTORATION OR ENHANCEMENT. Division staff shall make an on-site determination as to whether a potential mitigation site qualifies as a restoration or enhancement site as defined in Paragraph (b) of this Rule. Riparian buffer restoration or enhancement sites shall meet the following requirements: (1) Buffer restoration or enhancement may be proposed as follows: Urban Areas Non-Urban Areas Buffer width (ft) Proposed Percentage of Full Credit Buffer width (ft) Proposed Percentage of Full Credit Less than 20 0 % Less than 20 0 % 20-29 75 % 20-29 0 % 30-100 100 % 30-100 100 % 101-200 A 50 % A 101-200 A 50 % A A The area of the mitigation site beyond 100 linear feet from the top of bank shall comprise no more than 10 percent of the total area of mitigation. (2) The location of the restoration or enhancement shall comply with the requirements of Paragraphs (e), (f), and (g) of this Rule. In the Catawba watershed, buffer mitigation may be done along the lake shoreline as well as along intermittent and perennial stream channels throughout the watershed. (3) Diffuse flow of runoff shall be maintained in the riparian buffer. Any existing impervious cover or stormwater conveyances such as ditches, pipes, or drain tiles shall be eliminated and the flow converted to diffuse flow. If elimination of existing stormwater conveyances is not feasible, then the applicant or mitigation provider shall provide a delineation of the watershed draining to the stormwater outfall and the percentage of the total drainage treated by the riparian buffer for Division approval; the Division may reduce credit proportionally. (4) The applicant or mitigation provider shall submit to the Authority a restoration or enhancement plan for written approval by the Division. The restoration or enhancement plan shall demonstrate compliance with the requirements of Subparagraphs (1) through (3) of this Paragraph and shall contain the following in addition to the elements required in Paragraph (c) of this Rule: (A) A map of the proposed restoration or enhancement site; (B) A vegetation plan that shall include a minimum of four native hardwood tree species or four native hardwood tree and native shrub species, where no one species is greater than 50 percent of established stems, established at a density sufficient to provide 260 stems per acre at the completion of monitoring. Native volunteer species may be included to meet performance standards. The Division may approve alternative vegetation plans upon consideration of factors, including site wetness and plant availability to meet the requirements of this Part; (C) A grading plan (if applicable). The site shall be graded in a manner to ensure diffuse flow through the entire riparian buffer; (D) A schedule for implementation, including a fertilization and herbicide plan if applicable; and (E) A monitoring plan, including monitoring of vegetative success and other anticipated benefits to the adjacent water as listed in the authorization certification. (5) Within one year after the Division has approved the restoration or enhancement plan, the applicant or mitigation provider shall present documentation to the Division that the riparian buffer has been restored or enhanced unless the Division agrees in writing to a longer time period due to the necessity for a longer construction period. (6) The mitigation area shall be placed under a perpetual conservation easement or similar legal protection mechanism to provide for protection of the property's nutrient removal and other water quality functions. (7) The applicant or mitigation provider shall submit written annual reports for a period of five years after the restoration or enhancement has been conducted showing that the trees or tree and shrub species planted are meeting success criteria and that diffuse flow through the riparian buffer has been maintained. The applicant or mitigation provider shall replace trees or shrubs and restore diffuse flow if needed during that five-year period. Additional years of monitoring may be required if the objectives under Paragraph (i) have not been achieved at the end of the five-year monitoring period. (8) The mitigation provider shall provide a site specific credit/debit ledger to the Division at regular intervals once credits are established and until they are exhausted. (9) The mitigation provider shall provide a completion bond that is payable to the Division sufficient to ensure that land purchase, construction, monitoring, and maintenance are completed. A non-wasting endowment or other financial mechanism for perpetual maintenance and protection shall be provided. (j) PURCHASE OF BUFFER MITIGATION CREDITS FROM A PRIVATE OR PUBLIC MITIGATION BANK. Applicants who choose to satisfy some or all of their mitigation by purchasing mitigation credits from a private or public mitigation bank shall meet the following requirements: (1) The mitigation bank from which credits are purchased is listed on the Division's webpage (http://portal.ncdenr.org/web/wq/swp/ws/401) and has available riparian buffer credits; (2) The mitigation bank from which credits are purchased shall be located as described in Paragraphs (e), (f), and (g) of this Rule; and (3) After receiving a mitigation acceptance letter from the mitigation provider, proof of payment for the credits shall be provided to the Division prior to any activity that results in the removal or degradation of the protected riparian buffer. (k) PAYMENT TO THE RIPARIAN BUFFER RESTORATION FUND. Applicants who choose to satisfy some or all of their mitigation determination by paying a compensatory mitigation fee to the Riparian Buffer Restoration Fund shall meet the requirements of Rule .0269 of this Section. Payment made to the NC Ecosystem Enhancement Program (the Program) shall be contingent upon acceptance of the payment by the Program. The Program shall consider their financial, temporal, and technical ability to satisfy the mitigation request to determine whether they shall accept or deny the request. (l) DONATION OF PROPERTY. Applicants who choose to satisfy their mitigation determination by donating real property or an interest in real property to fully or partially offse t an approved payment into the Riparian Buffer Restoration Fund pursuant to Paragraph (k) of this Rule shall meet the following requirements: (1) The value of the property interest shall be determined by an appraisal performed in accordance with Part (l)(4)(D) of this Rule. The donation shall satisfy the mitigation determination if the appraised value of the donated property interest is equal to or greater than the required fee. If the appraised value of the donated property interest is less than the required fee calculated pursuant to Rule .0269 of this Section, the applicant shall pay the remaining balance due. (2) The donation of real property interests shall be granted in perpetuity. (3) Donation of real property interests to satisfy the full or partial payments under Paragraph (k) shall be accepted only if such property meets the following requirements: (A) The property shall be suitable for restoration or enhancement to successfully produce viable riparian buffer compensatory mitigation credits in accordance with Paragraph (i) of this Rule or the property shall be suitable for preservation to successfully produce viable riparian buffer compensatory mitigation credits in accordance with Part (m)(2)(C) of this Rule; (B) The property shall be located in an area where the Program may reasonably utilize the credits, based on historical or projected use, to offset compensatory mitigation requirements; (C) The estimated cost of restoring or enhancing and maintaining the property shall not exceed the projected mitigation credit value of the property minus land acquisition costs, except where the applicant supplies additional funds acceptable to the Program for restoration or enhancement and maintenance of the buffer; (D) The property shall not contain any building, structure, object, site, or district that is listed in the National Register of Historic Places established pursuant to Public Law 89 -665, 16 U.S.C. 470 as amended; (E) The property shall not contain any hazardous substance or solid waste such that water quality may be adversely impacted, unless the hazardous substance or solid waste can be properly remediated before the interest is transferred; (F) The property shall not contain structures or materials that present health or safety concerns to the general public. If wells, septic, water, or sewer connections exist, they shall be filled, remediated or closed at owner's expense in accordance with state and local health and safety regulations before the interest is transferred. Sewer connections in Zone 2 may be allowed for projects in accordance with Part (m)(2)(E) of this Rule; (G) The property and adjacent properties shall not have prior, current, or known future land use that may jeopardize the functions of the compensatory mitigation; (H) The property shall not have any encumbrances or conditions that are inconsistent with the requirements of this Rule or purposes of Rules .0233, .0243, .0250, .0259, .0267 or .0607 of this Subchapter; (I) Fee simple title to the property or a perpetual conservation easement on the property shall be donated to the State of North Carolina, a local government, or a qualified holder under N.C. General Statute 121-34 et seq. and 26 USC 170(h) of the Internal Revenue Code as approved by the Department and the donee; and (J) The donation shall be accompanied by a non-wasting endowment or other financial mechanism for perpetual maintenance and protection sufficient to ensure perpetual long-term monitoring and maintenance. However, when a local government has donated a perpetual conservation easement and entered into a binding intergovernmental agreement with the Program to manage and protect the property consistent with the terms of the perpetual conservation easement, that local government shall not be required to provide a non-wasting endowment. (4) At the expense of the applicant or donor, the following information shall be submitted to the Program with any proposal for donations or dedications of interest in real property: (A) Documentation that the property meets the requirements of Subparagraph (l)(3) of this Rule; (B) A US Geological Survey 1:24,000 (7.5 minute) scale topographic map, county tax map, USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service County Soil Survey Map, and county road map showing the location of the property to be donated, along with information on existing site conditions, vegetation types, presence of existing structures, and easements; (C) A current property survey performed in accordance with the procedures of the North Carolina Department of Administration, State Property Office as identified by the State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors as set forth in 21 NCAC 56 .1600. (D) A current appraisal of the value of the property performed in accordance with the procedures of the North Carolina Department of Administration, State Property Office as identified by the Appraisal Board as set forth in 21 NCAC 57A .0501; and (E) A complete attorney's report on title with a title commitment for policy in the name of the State of North Carolina in the dollar amount of the appraised value. (m) ALTERNATIVE BUFFER MITIGATION OPTIONS. Some or all of a buffer mitigation requirement may be met through any of the alternative mitigation options described in this Paragraph. Any proposal for al ternative mitigation shall meet the requirements of Paragraphs (c), (e), (f), and (g) of this Rule, the requirements set out in the named Subparagraph addressing that option, and the following requirements: (1) Any proposal for alternative mitigation shall be provided in writing to the Division and shall meet the following content and procedural requirements for approval by the Division: (A) Projects that have been constructed and are within the required monitoring period on the effective date of this Rule are eligible for use as alternative buffer mitigation. Projects that have completed monitoring and released by the Division on or before the effective date of this Rule are eligible for use as alternative buffer mitigation for a period of 10 years from the effective date of this Rule; (B) The mitigation area shall be placed under a perpetual conservation easement or similar legal protection mechanism to provide for protection of the property's nutrient removal and other water quality functions; and (C) A completion bond payable to the Division sufficient to ensure that land purchase, construction, monitoring, and maintenance are completed. (D) A non-wasting endowment or other financial mechanism for perpetual maintenance and protection shall be provided. (2) ALTERNATIVE BUFFER MITIGATION – NON-STRUCTURAL, VEGETATIVE OPTIONS (A) Coastal Headwater Stream Mitigation. Wooded buffers planted along Outer Coastal Plain headwater stream mitigation sites may be approved as riparian buffer mitigation as long as the site meets all applicable requirements of Paragraph (i) of this Rule. In addition, all success criteria including woody species, stem density, diffuse flow, and stream success criteria specified by the Division in any required written approval of the site shall be met. The area of the buffer shall be measured perpendicular to the length of the valley being restored. The area within the proposed buffer mitigation shall not also be used as wetland mitigation. The mitigation provider shall monitor the site for at least five years from the date of planting by providing annual reports for written Division approval. (B) Buffer Restoration and Enhancement on Non-Subject Streams. Restoration or enhancement of buffers may be conducted on intermittent or perennial streams that are not subject to riparian buffer rules. These streams shall be confirmed as intermittent or perennial streams by Division staff using the Division publication, Methodology for Identification of Intermittent and Perennial Streams and Their Origins (v.4.11, 2010) available at no cost at http://portal.ncdenr.org/web/wq/swp/ws/401/waterresources/streamdeterminations. The proposal shall meet all applicable requirements of Paragraph (i) of this Rule. (C) Preservation of Buffer on Non-subject streams. Preservation of buffers on intermittent or perennial streams that are not subject to riparian buffer rules may be proposed in order to permanently protect the buffer from cutting, clearing, filling, grading, and similar activities that would affect the functioning of the buffer. These streams shall be confirmed as intermittent or perennial streams by Division staff using the Division publication, Methodology for Identification of Intermittent and Perennial Streams and Their Origins (v.4.11, 2010). The preservation site shall meet the requirements of Subparagraphs (i)(1), (i)(3), (i)(6) and Parts (l)(3)(D), (E), (F), (H) and (J) of this Rule. Preservation shall be proposed only when restoration or enhancement with an area at least equal to the footprint of the buffer impact has been proposed. (D) Preservation of Buffers on Subject Streams. Buffer preservation may be proposed in order to permanently protect the buffer from cutting, clearing, filling, grading, and similar activities that would affect the functioning of the buffer beyond the protection afforded by the existing buffer rules on sites that meet the definition of a preservation site along streams, estuaries, or ponds that are subject to buffer rules. The preservation site shall meet the requirements of Subparagraphs (i)(1), (i)(3), (i)(6) and Parts (l)(3)(D), (E), (F), (H) and (J) of this Rule. Preservation shall be proposed only when restoration or enhancement of an area at least equal to the footprint of the buffer impact has been proposed. (E) Sewer easement within the buffer. If the proposed mitigation site contains a sewer easement in Zone 1, that portion of the sewer easement within Zone 1 is not suitable for buffer mitigation. If the proposed mitigation site contains a sewer easement in Zone 2, the portion of the sewer easement in Zone 2 may be suitable for buffer mitigation if: (i) the applicant or mitigation provider restores or enhances the forested buffer in Zone 1 adjacent to the sewer easement; (ii) the sewer easement is at least 30 feet wide; (iii) the sewer easement is required to be maintained in a condition that meets the vegetative requirements of the collection system permit; and (iv) diffuse flow is provided across the entire buffer width. The proposal shall meet all applicable requirements of Paragraph (i) of this Rule for restoration or enhancement. The proposal shall meet all applicable requirements of Part (m)(2)(C) of this Rule for preservation. (F) Enhancement of grazing areas adjacent to streams. Buffer credit at a 2:1 ratio shall be available for an applicant or mitigation provider who proposes permanent exclusion of grazing livestock that otherwise degrade the stream and riparian zone through trampling, grazing, or waste deposition by fencing the livestock out of the stream and its adjacent buffer. The applicant or mitigation provider shall provide an enhancement plan as set forth in Paragraph (i). The applicant or mitigation provider shall demonstrate that grazing was the predominant land use since the effective date of the applicable buffer rule. (G) Mitigation on ephemeral channels. For purposes of riparian buffer mitigation as described in this Part, an "ephemeral channel" is defined as a natural channel exhibiting discernible banks within a topographic crenulation (V-shaped contour lines) indicative of natural drainage on the 1:24,000 scale (7.5 minute) quadrangle topographic map prepared by the U.S. Geologic Survey, or as seen on digital elevation models with contours developed from the most recent available LiDAR data. Ephemeral channels only flow for a short period of time after precipitation in the immediate area and do not have periods of base flow sustained by groundwater discharge. The applicant or mitigation provider shall provide a delineation of the watershed draining to the ephemeral channel. The entire area proposed for mitigation shall be within the contributing drainage area to the ephemeral channel. The ephemeral channel shall be directly connected to an intermittent or perennial stream and contiguous with the rest of the mitigation site protected under a perpetual conservation easement. The area of the mitigation site on ephemeral channels shall comprise no more than 25 percent of the total area of mitigation. The proposal shall meet all applicable requirements of Paragraph (i) of this Rule for restoration or enhancement. The proposal shall meet all applicable requirements of Part (m)(2)(C) of this Rule for preservation. (H) Restoration and Enhancement on Ditches. For purposes of riparian buffer mitigation as described in this Part, a "ditch" is defined as a man-made channel other than a modified natural stream that was constructed for drainage purposes. To be used for mitigation, a ditch shall meet all of the following criteria: (i) be directly connected with and draining towards an intermittent or perennial stream; (ii) be contiguous with the rest of the mitigation site protected under a perpetual conservation easement; (iii) stormwater runoff from overland flow shall drain towards the ditch; (iv) be between one and three feet in depth; and (v) the entire length of the ditch shall have been in place prior to the effective date of the applicable buffer rule. The width of the restored or enhanced area shall not be less than 30 feet and shall not exceed 50 feet for crediting purposes. The applicant or mitigation provider shall provide a delineation of the watershed draining to the ditch. The watershed draining to the ditch shall be at least four times larger than the restored or enhanced area along the ditch. The perpetual conservation easement shall include the ditch and the confluence of the ditch with the intermittent or perennial stream, and provide language that prohibits future maintenance of the ditch. The proposal shall meet all applicable requirements of Paragraph (i) of this Rule for restoration or enhancement. (3) ALTERNATIVE BUFFER STORMWATER TREATMENT OPTIONS. (A) For all structural options: Riparian buffer restoration or enhancement is required with an area at least equal to the footprint of the buffer impact, and the remaining mitigation resulting from the multipliers may be met through structural options; (B) Structural measures already required by other local, state or federal rule or permit cannot be used as alternative buffer mitigation, except to the extent such measure(s) exceed the requirements of such rule or permit. Stormwater Best Management Practices (BMPs), including bioretention facilities, constructed wetlands, infiltration devices and sand filter are all potentially approvable (BMPs) for alternative buffer mitigation. Other BMPs may be approved only if they meet the nutrient removal levels outlined in Part (3)(C) of this Subparagraph. Existing or planned BMPs for a local, state, or federal rule or permit may be retrofitted or expanded to improve their nutrient removal if this level of treatment would not be required by other local, state, or federal rules. In this case, the predicted increase in nutrient removal may be counted toward alternative buffer mitigation; (C) Minimum treatment levels: Any structural BMP shall provide at least 30 percent total nitrogen and 35 percent total phosphorus removal as demonstrated by a scientific and engineering literature review as approved by the Division. The mitigation proposal shall demonstrate that the proposed alternative removes an equal or greater annual mass load of nutrients to surface waters as the buffer impact authorized in the authorization certificate or variance, following the calculation of impact and mitigation areas pursuant to Paragraphs (d), (e), and (f) of this Rule. To estimate the rate of nutrient removal of the impacted buffer, the applicant or mitigation provider shall use a method previously approved by the Division. The applicant or mitigation provider may propose an alternative method of estimating the rate of nutrient removal for consideration and review by the Division; (D) All proposed structural BMPs shall follow the Division's 2009 Stormwater Best Management Practice Design Manual available at no cost at http://portal.ncdenr.org/web/lr/bmp-manual. If a specific proposed structural BMP is not addressed in this Manual, the applicant or mitigation provider shall follow Chapter 20 in this Manual for approval; (E) All structural options are required to have Division approved operation and maintenance plans; (F) All structural options are required to have continuous and perpetual maintenance and shall follow the Division's 2009 Stormwater Best Management Practice Design Manual; (G) Upon completion of construction, the designer for the type of BMP installed shall certify that the system was inspected during construction and that the BMP was constructed in substantial conformity with plans and specifications approved by the Division; (H) Removal and replacement of structural options: If a structural option is proposed to be removed and cannot be replaced on-site, then a structural or non-structural measure of equal or better nutrient removal capacity in a location as specified by Paragraph (f) and (g) of this Rule shall be constructed as a replacement; (I) Renovation or repair of structural options: If a structural option must be renovated or repaired, it shall be renovated to provide equal or be tter nutrient removal capacity than as originally designed; (J) Structural options as well as their operation and maintenance are the responsibility of the landowner or easement holder unless the Division gives written approval for another responsible party to operate and maintain them. Structural options shall be located in recorded drainage easements for the purposes of operation and maintenance and shall have recorded access easements to the nearest public right-of-way. These easements shall be granted in favor of the party responsible for operating and maintaining the structure, with a note that operation and maintenance is the responsibility of the landowner, easement holder or other responsible party; and (K) Bonding and endowment. A completion bond payable to the Division sufficient to ensure that land purchase, construction, monitoring, and maintenance are completed and a non- wasting endowment or other financial mechanism for perpetual maintenance and protection shall be provided. (4) OTHER ALTERNATIVE BUFFER MITIGATION OPTIONS. Other riparian buffer mitigation options may be considered by the Division on a case-by-case basis after 30-day public notice through the Division's Water Quality Certification Mailing List in accordance with 15A NCAC 02H .0503 as long as the options otherwise meet the requirements of this Rule. Division staff shall present recommendations to the Environmental Management Commission for a final decision with respect to any proposal for alternative buffer mitigation options not specified in this Rule. (n) ACCOUNTING FOR BUFFER CREDIT, NUTRIENT OFFSET CREDIT AND STREAM MITIGATION CREDIT. Buffer mitigation credit, nutrient offset credit, wetland mitigation credit, and stream mitigation credit shall be accounted for in accordance with the following: (1) Buffer mitigation used for buffer mitigation credit shall not be used for nutrient offset credits; (2) Buffer mitigation or nutrient offset credit shall not be generated within wetlands that provide wetland mitigation credit required by 15A NCAC 02H .0506; and (3) Either buffer mitigation or nutrient offset credit may be generated on stream mitigation sites as long as the width of the restored or enhanced riparian buffer meets the requirements of Subparagraph (i)(1). History Note: Authority 143-214.1; 143-214.5; 143-214.7; 143-214.20; 143-215.3(a)(1); 143-215.6A; 143-215.6B; 143-215.6C; 143-215.8A; 143-215.8B; 143-282(c); 143B-282(d); S.L. 1998-221; S.L. 1999-329, s. 7.1; S.L. 2001-418, s. 4.(a); S.L. 2003-340, s. 5; S.L. 2005-190; S.L. 2006-259; S.L. 2009-337; S.L. 2009-486; S.L. 2014-95; Temporary Adoption Eff. October 24, 2014. Rocky Top Bank Parcel Baseline Document and Asbuilt Report Appendices Phase One Haw River WS Umbrella Bank Restoration Systems, LLC Appendix G. 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 Page 1 of 2 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 Jordan Water Supply Nutrient Strategy Delivered Credit Yield Table for Jordan Sub Watersheds Updated 12/20/2012 Page 2 of 2 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.