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The Middle Neuse Stream
and Wetland Umbrella
Mitigation Bank
SPONSORED BY:
Weyerhaeuser NR Company
SUBMITTED TO:
Interagency Review Team
PREPARED BY:
AND
Prospectus
HUC 03020202
NOVEMBER 2017
Mitigation Plan - DRAFT
SEPTEMBER 2018
Craven 30 Site Mitigation Plan - DRAFT
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THE MIDDLE NEUSE STREAM AND
WETLAND UMBRELLA MITIGATION BANK
Craven 30 Site Mitigation Plan – DRAFT
Middle Neuse River Basin – HUC 03020202
Craven County, North Carolina
USACE ACTION ID NUMBER:
SAW-2017-02019

Sponsor:
Weyerhaeuser NR Company
Attn: Doug Hughes
406 Cole Road
Hattiesburg, MS 39402
601 341 6054

PREPARED BY:

Attn: Daren Pait, P.E., CFM
200 South Tryon Street, Suite 200
Charlotte, NC 28202
704 319 7699
Coggin Asset Management, LLC
Attn: Daniel S. Coggin
P.O. Box 476
Amory, MS 38821
662 825 0058
This mitigation plan has been written in conformance with the requirements of the following:
Federal rule for compensatory mitigation project sites as described in the Federal Register Title 33 Navigation and Navigable
Waters Volume 3, Chapter 2, Section § 332.8 paragraphs (c)(2) through (c) (14).
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Project Introduction .......................................................................................................................................... 5
1.1 Project Description ............................................................................................................................ 5
1.2 Site Selection..................................................................................................................................... 6
1.3 Mitigation Site Location, Size, and Service Area ............................................................................... 7
1.4 Ownership ......................................................................................................................................... 7
Watershed Approach ....................................................................................................................................... 9
2.1 Watershed environmental concerns and mitigation needs ................................................................ 9
2.2 Goals and Objectives ........................................................................................................................ 9
2.3 Assurance of Sufficient Water Rights, Control of Minerals, and Access .......................................... 10
2.4 Site Protection ................................................................................................................................. 10
Site Baseline .................................................................................................................................................. 11
3.1 Existing Watershed Conditions ........................................................................................................ 11
3.2 Existing Site Conditions ................................................................................................................... 11
Functional Uplift Potential .............................................................................................................................. 15
Mitigation Plan ............................................................................................................................................... 17
5.1 Reference Site and Design Parameters .......................................................................................... 17
5.2 Mitigation Work Plan ........................................................................................................................ 19
Determination Of Credits ............................................................................................................................... 25
6.1 Stream Mitigation Credit Calculations .............................................................................................. 25
Credit Release Schedule ............................................................................................................................... 26
Monitoring Plan .............................................................................................................................................. 27
8.1 Stream Monitoring Requirements .................................................................................................... 27
8.2 Performance Standards ................................................................................................................... 28
8.3 Early Closure Provision ................................................................................................................... 29
8.4 Adaptive Management Plan............................................................................................................. 29
8.5 Post-Construction Documentation ................................................................................................... 29
8.6 Long-Term Management Plan ......................................................................................................... 29
8.7 Financial Assurances ...................................................................................................................... 29
References .................................................................................................................................................... 31
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TABLES
Table 1 – Stream Mitigation Summary ........................................................................................................................... 6
Table 2 – Watershed Overview .................................................................................................................................... 11
Table 3 – Existing Wetlands ......................................................................................................................................... 14
Table 4 – Stream Mitigation Work Plan ........................................................................................................................ 15
Table 5 – Distribution of Intermittent and Perennial Origin Contributing Drainage Area (acre) .................................... 19
Table 6 – Stream Mitigation Approach Summary ......................................................................................................... 19
Table 7 – Proposed Buffer Widths ............................................................................................................................... 23
Table 8 – Zone 1 planting summary ............................................................................................................................. 24
Table 9 – Zone 2 Riparian Upland Planting Summary ................................................................................................. 24
Table 10 – Zone 3 Riparian Wetland Planting Summary ............................................................................................. 24
Table 11 – Proposed Stream Mitigation Credits ........................................................................................................... 25
Table 12 – Credit Release Schedule – Streams .......................................................................................................... 26
Table 13 – Credit Release Schedule – Wetlands ........................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.
Table 14 – Vegetative Monitoring Plots ........................................................................................................................ 27
Table 15 – Estimated Amount Required for Performance Bond .................................................................................. 30
Table 16 – Performance Bond Reduction Schedule. ................................................................................................... 30

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APPENDICES
Appendix A – Figures
Appendix B – Photo Pages
Appendix C – Geomorphic Cross-Sections
Appendix D – Geomorphology
Appendix E – Buffer Credit Calculations
Appendix F – Mitigation Plan Sheets
Appendix G – NCSAM Forms
Appendix H – Wetland and Stream Data Forms
Appendix I – Conservation Easement Documents
Appendix J – Performance Bond

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PROJECT INTRODUCTION
1.1 PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The Craven 30 Mitigation Site (the “C30 Site” or “Site”) is in Craven County, NC and consists of four
separate tributaries that include headwater stream restoration, stream restoration, and wetland
enhancement. The on-site headwater systems and stream channels will be restored using a holistic
approach that seeks to restore or enhance the valley and riparian wetlands adjacent to the stream
channels. This site is proposed to be included in the Middle Neuse Stream and Wetland Umbrella
Mitigation Bank (the “Middle Neuse UMBI”). The Site is identified as having potential to help meet the
compensatory mitigation requirement for stream and freshwater wetland impacts in Hydrologic Unit Code
(HUC) 03020202 of the Neuse River Basin. It was selected based on the site’s ability to provide
improvements to aquatic resources within the Middle Neuse 8-digit HUC through a combination of
restoration, enhancement, and preservation.
All mitigation areas within the site will be protected in perpetuity by a conservation easement as described
in the Middle Neuse UMBI. The proposed conservation easement of 60.6 acres includes the stream
systems, riparian buffer, and riparian wetlands. Most of the on-site streams were historically impacted by
extensive ditching and currently have diminished functionality within any or all five of the functional
categories identified in the stream functional pyramid (Harman, Starr, Tweedy, Clemmon, Suggs, Miller.
2012). Based on these areas of impacted functionality and potential for functional uplift, this mitigation
plan has been produced identifying 9,404 linear feet of headwater and stream. Tables 1 and 2 (on the
following page) summarize the mitigation activities and credit generation for the C30 Site.

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Table 1 – Stream Mitigation Summary
Site Reach Mitigation
Approach
Begin
Station
End
Station
Existing
Length
(ft.)
Proposed Length
(ft.) or Valley
Length (ft.)
Credit
Ratio SMUs
Craven
30
UT1 - R1 Restoration 0+88 14+70 1,178 1,382 1:1 1,382
UT1 - R2 Restoration 14+70 35+78 2,058 2,108 1:1 2,108
UT1 - R3 Restoration 36+28 54+54 1,633 1,826 1:1 1,826
UT2 Restoration 109+15 122+22 1,091 1,307 1:1 1,307
UT3 Headwater
Restoration 209+87 224+81 1,540 1,494 1:1 1,494
UT4 Headwater
Restoration 300+00 312+87 1,167 1,287 1:1 1,287
Total stream lengths and sub-total SMU’s 8,667 9,404 9,404
BUFFER ADJUSTMENT TO STREAM CREDITS (SEE “WILMINGTON DISTRICT STREAM BUFFER CREDIT
CALCULATOR” WORKSHEETS IN APPENDIX E) 1,199
TOTAL STREAM CREDITS (SMU’s) 10,603
1.2 SITE SELECTION
As part of the Middle Neuse UMBI, the C30 Site is proposed to provide compensatory mitigation for
permitted impacts within the Middle Neuse Watershed (HUC 03020202). The larger Neuse River Basin
has been a focal point for water quality concerns for almost three decades due to sediment disturbances
in upstream rural development as well as nutrient loading from upstream agricultural land use.
Development within this basin is predicted to increase—especially with the proposed Kinston Bypass
construction, which will likely increase development around the proposed interchanges. As such, the C30
Site aims to provide protection and the potential for significant water quality and aquatic habitat
improvements in this sensitive region through restoring and conserving aquatic resources in the Middle
Neuse. The C30 Site was identified as a strong candidate for mitigation based on its potential for uplift as
well as the following criteria as originally documented in the prospectus phase:
· Access—Potential sites must have permanent, deeded access.
· Proximity to Impacts—Potential sites must be within the 8-digit HUC in which impacts are
anticipated to occur.
· Watershed Impact—Restoring, enhancing, and protecting a potential site must contribute to the
overall improvement of the watershed in which it is found.
· Restoration Potential—Potential sites must have a combination of wetland and stream
restoration, enhancement, and/or preservation. Sites with historical alterations, such as
silviculture, will generally be given priority for development.
· Habitat Connectivity—Potential sites must contribute to creating larger, contiguous conservation
properties to help support habitat diversity, quality, and stability.
· Sufficient Water Rights/Resources—Potential sites must have sufficient water rights/resources to
sustain restored, enhanced, and/or protected wetlands and streams.
· Mineral Rights—The Bank Sponsor must own/control the surface mineral rights, including gravel,
sand, salt, and coal.
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1.3 MITIGATION SITE LOCATION, SIZE, AND SERVICE ARE A
The Craven 30 Mitigation site is in Craven County, North Carolina, at 35.1114° North, -77.1986° East
(see Figure 1). The Site is approximately 9 miles west of New Bern near the intersection of Tuscarora
Rhems Road and Clarks Road. The Site may be accessed via pine plantation access roads off Tuscarora
Rhems Road at 35.1089° North, -77.2009° East, approximately 3 miles South of US Highway 70. The
Site has a conservation easement of 60.6-acres and includes the restoration of approximately 9,404-
linear feet of headwater, intermittent and perennial stream systems.
The Site is in the Headwaters Bachelor Creek sub-basin of the Middle Neuse River Basin (HUC
030202020605) and the Middle Atlantic Coastal Plain Ecoregion. The Site sits in the Department of Water
Resources (DWR) Sub-basin 03-04-08. HUC 03020202 is situated downstream of both HUC 03020201,
which includes Raleigh and Durham, and HUC 03020203, which includes Smithfield, Goldsboro,
Farmville and other heavily agricultural areas. The local Headwaters Bachelor Creek sub-basin is
predominantly timber production with some agriculture, and very little existing commercial, industrial, or
residential development.
The C30 Site, as a mitigation site under the framework of the Middle Neuse Umbrella Mitigation Bank
(“Bank”), is proposed to produce credits that will be used to offset permitted impacts to aquatic resources
within the Bank’s service area. The service area associated with the C30 Site is defined as the United
States Geological Survey (USGS) 8-digit HUC within which the Site is located - the Middle Neuse 02 HUC
(HUC 03020202).
1.4 OWNERSHIP
BANK OWNER, SPONSOR, AND LONG-TERM STEWARD
Weyerhaeuser NR Company
Contact: Doug Hughes
Address: 406 Cole Road
Hattiesburg, MS 39402
Phone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
As the landowner, Weyerhaeuser NR Company will provide access to the property for establishment
(including granting the conservation easement), operation, management of the Site, and long-term
management of the property within the framework of the Middle Neuse UMBI. The owner will retain all
rights and responsibilities of ownership subject to the terms of the conservation easement (included as
Appendix I), which shall be placed on the property prior to the first release of mitigation credits.
As the Bank Sponsor, Weyerhaeuser NR Company maintains the rights to permit, develop, maintain, and
operate the Middle Neuse Bank and its associated sites, including The C30 Site, in accordance with the
terms of the Middle Neuse UMBI and this Mitigation Plan, and subject to the terms and conditions of the
conservation easement that will be established over the property.
As the long-term steward, Weyerhaeuser NR Company will be responsible for maintenance of the Site’s
aquatic resources as described in the Long-Term Management Plan, in Section 8.7 of this document.
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Long-term stewardship responsibilities will begin at the end of the Site’s operational phase (after all
credits are released and sold) and continue in perpetuity.
CONSERVATION EASEMENT HOLDER
The conservation easement will be held by the Unique Places to Save, a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit
conservation organization located in North Carolina. A copy of the conservation easement document is
included as Appendix I.

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WATERSHED APPROACH
2.1 WATERSHED ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS AND MITIGATION NEEDS
The Middle Neuse River Basin (HUC 03020202) has been significantly impacted by agricultural land
uses, extensive ditching, and lack of riparian buffer. Development within this basin is predicted to
increase, especially with construction of the Kinston Bypass. This bypass will increase mobility in the area
and spur development around proposed interchanges, likely creating additional impacts to the area. The
Middle Neuse River Basin (HUC 03020202) consists of 1,008 square miles with more than 340 miles of
stream and is primed for significant local growth. Between the five counties that make up the watershed
(Beaufort, Craven, Lenoir, Pitt, and Wayne Counties), Pitt County is forecasted to grow by 5.8% by 2020,
and Wayne County is expected to grow by 4.1%**. Overall, the Middle Neuse Watershed is expected to
see 4.1% growth by 2020. The C30 Site represents a valuable opportunity to restore natural streams and
headwater systems to offer long-term protection to essential habitat and aquatic resources as growth and
development comes to the area.
This site’s goals and objectives described below are consistent in addressing the major stressors
identified in the 2010 Neuse River Basin Restoration Priorities (RBRP) document produced by the North
Carolina Department of Mitigation Services (NCDMS).
**https://files.nc.gov/ncosbm/demog/countygrowth_2020.html
2.2 GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
WATERSHED SCALE GOALS
The Neuse RBRP 2010 document produced by the NCDMS spells out the Middle Neuse Basin
restoration and protection goals. Applicable goals stated are as follows:
· Promote nutrient and sediment reduction in agricultural areas by restoring and preserving
wetlands, streams, and riparian buffers.
· Continue targeted implementation of projects under the Nutrient Offset and Buffer programs, as
well as focusing Department of Transportation (DOT)-sponsored restoration in areas where they
will provide the ecosystem’s most functional improvement.
Mitigation proposed as part of the C30 Site addresses these specific RBRP goals. A significant length of
stream mitigation, wetland mitigation, and riparian corridor enhancement and preservation will improve
water quality within the Middle Neuse basin. Additionally, these projects are being implemented now to
offset future impacts that could occur as part of the Kinston Bypass construction and future development
that may occur because of the roadway improvements.
SITE-SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES
· Fill ditches that currently are draining headwater valley systems and reestablish the historic
headwater valley system to accomplish the following:
o Restore hydrology to the headwater valley system to enhance and restore wetland systems
within the headwaters (adjacent to UT5)
o Restore original headwater stream system to provide more frequent flooding of the adjacent
headwater wetlands and valley
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o Supplement existing trees and roots in headwater systems with appropriate vegetation to
encourage stabilized flow paths through restored headwater systems
o Restore native riparian buffers
o Restore native wetland vegetation
· Restore intermittent and perennial streams with a Priority 1 restoration approach to:
o Reestablish the restored channel to the center of its valley and restore appropriate pattern,
dimension, and profile and reconnect the channel’s frequent flood flows with the adjacent
floodplain as a result
o As part of elevating the stream through a Priority 1 approach, enhance and restore adjacent
riparian wetland hydrology. This also will address the cross-sectional dimensions of the
channel to return it to a stream hydraulically connected to its floodplain versus its current
ditched and disconnected/incised state.
o Restore profile and habitat diversity by reestablishing riffle and pool sequences (i.e., habitat
transitions) throughout the restored stream systems to provide depth variability.
o Establish a 150-foot-wide vegetated buffer to each site of the stream restoration and
enhancement reaches.
o Establish and/or protect a minimum 50-foot-wide vegetated buffer to each side of the
headwater reaches.
o Provide additional buffer, outside the required 50 feet along restored headwater systems, to
protect enhanced, restored and preserved wetlands.
· Where possible, preserve channel reaches to provide a contiguous riparian corridor throughout
the site to allow connectivity between all three tributaries.
· Reestablish natural overland flow patterns within the adjacent buffers by removing silviculture
planting rows and disrupting the drainage effect of ditches within the buffer.
· Restore natural topography in the floodplains, including minor depression and mounds that will
promote diversity of hydrologic conditions and habitats.
· Restore or enhance site wetland hydrology by promoting storage of surface water, increasing
surface ponding and infiltration, discouraging drainage, and imposing a higher water table across
the floodplain and wetlands.
2.3 ASSURANCE OF SUFFICIENT WATER RIGHTS, CONTROL OF
MINERALS, AND ACCESS
Sufficient water rights exist to support the long-term sustainability of the Site. There are no "severed"
rights on the property.
2.4 SITE PROTECTION
In accordance with Section X (Site Protection) found in the Middle Neuse UMBI, the Bank Sponsor,
Weyerhaeuser NR Company, plans to protect the site by applying a conservation easement. A copy of
the conservation easement document is included as Appendix I.

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SITE BASELINE
3.1 EXISTING WATERSHED CONDITIONS
There are five tributaries proposed for mitigation as part of the C30 Site (UT1 through UT5). The
watersheds for UT2, UT3, UT4 and UT5 originate on-site or on Weyerhaeuser property. The watershed
for UT1 originates southeast of the site across Clarks Road, and is also contained within Weyerhaeuser
property. Silviculture is the primary land use within the watersheds of all five tributaries. Watershed
summary information and drainage areas for each separate system are provided in the table below and a
map showing drainage areas is included as Figure 6.
Table 2 – Watershed Overview
Level IV Ecoregion 63e Mid-Atlantic Flatwoods
River Basin Neuse
USGS 8-digit Hydrologic Unit 03020202
USGS 12-digit Hydrologic Unit 030202020605
DWR Sub-Basin 03-04-08
Project Drainage Area
UT1 – Reach 1 320 Ac
UT1 – Reach 2 557 Ac
UT1 – Reach 3 802 Ac
UT2 178 Ac
UT3 46 Ac
UT4 38 Ac
These watersheds sit within the Carolina Flatwoods Ecoregion (Level IV), which occur in the nearly level
coastal plain with frequently high-water tables and large areas of poorly drained soil. While the
watersheds currently are occupied by significant plantations of loblolly pine forests, the large areas of
loamy, organic soils historically were home to significant biological diversity compared to the Mid-Atlantic
Flatwood region to the north. Restoring and preserving headwater systems is especially valuable to the
health and water quality of the watershed because of its shallow topography.
3.2 EXISTING SITE CONDITIONS
SURFACE WATER CLASSIFICATION
The tributaries on site contribute to Bachelor Creek downstream, a Class C water with additional
designations of nutrient sensitive (NSW) and swamp (Sw). Bachelor Creek is a tributary to The Gut. While
Bachelor Creek is currently supporting its use classification, the Neuse River estuary is impaired at the
confluence of The Gut and the Neuse River.
SITE SOILS
The on-site soils are derived from deposits on marine terraces within the coastal plain. These soils were
deposited between the Pliocene and Pleistocene epochs, where ocean levels were high enough to form
flat terraces across the coast of North America and deposit marine sands, silts, and clays. The on-site
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soils are described by site section and soil type below. The soils that occur on-site are presented in
Figure 4 and hydric soils are shown in Figure 5.
Craven 30 Soils
Craven Silt Loam
Craven Silt Loam is a soil formed from clayey marine deposits on the flats of ancient marine terraces
along the coastal plain. Craven Silt Loam has a low hydric rating of 6 and a water table ranging between
2 and 3 feet below the surface of the surface. The soil profile consists of a fine sandy loam layer from the
ground surface to a depth of 9 inches, followed by a clay layer to a depth of 54 inches and a sandy loam
layer down to the 80-inch soil core bottom.
Leaf Silt Loam
Leaf Silt Loam (La) soils predominantly exist on terraces that form on broad interstream divides and
consist of clayey marine deposits. The profile is made up of 0 to 6 inches of silt loam, a depth from 6 to 67
inches of clay, and a final depth from 67 to 80 inches of clay loam (end of profile). This soil type is poorly
drained and trends with a 0-2% slope. It has a hydric rating of 90. Leaf soil occurs on-site in the lower
portion of the Pollard Swamp reach.
Lenoir Silt Loam
Lenoir silt loam soils are poorly drained and form on marine terraces and in broad interstream divides.
The soil has a very low hydric rating, with a water table between 1 and 3 feet below the surface and
significantly varying hydraulic conductivity. The soil profile consists of a layer down to 8 inches
predominantly of loam, followed by a layer down to 63 inches of clay. The final layer is from 63 to 80
inches below the surface consisting of sandy clay.
Masontown Mucky Fine Sandy Loam
Masontown Mucky Sandy Loam forms in large flood plains from sandy and loamy alluvium. The soils are
very poorly drained but has a high hydraulic conductivity throughout the typical profile. The typical profile
consists of a top 20 inches of mucky fine sandy loam, followed by 40 inches (20 inches deep to 60 inches
deep) of fine sandy loam, and finally sand down to the 80-inch mark. This soil is hydric, with a rating of
70.
BASELINE STREAM CONDITIONS
Descriptions of each existing reach condition are outlined below. Figure 6 provides drainage area
acreages for each reach and Table 1 provides existing lengths. Additionally, representative photos are
included in Appendix B.
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UT1
All three reaches of UT1 have been extensively ditched and have bank height ratios between 4.0 and 7.5.
Cross sections of the existing reaches are included in Appendix C of this report. All three reaches of UT1
have no access to their floodplain except during larger flood events such as 10-year flood events.
Because these systems are so entrenched flood flows larger than the channel forming flow are contained
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within the ditched system and result in increased lateral shear stress, causing erosion, and resulting in
vertical shear stress which causes excessive bed scour and therefore a lack of permanent riffle pool
sequence features. Due largely in part to this extreme level of incision the North Carolina Stream
Assessment Method (NC SAM) score for all three reaches is Low. NC SAM forms from on-site
assessments are included in Appendix G. Historically UT1 was a shallow meandering E-type stream
channel that meandered through its valley. Currently, due to the incised and ditched nature of the
channel, it is disconnected from its historic floodplain, lacks natural meander pattern and lacks bedform
diversity.
UT2
Historically, UT2 was a headwater system that has been altered by silviculture activities. The entire
historic valley bottom centerline has been ditched, disconnecting the historic headwater system from its
adjacent floodplain and wetland system. Additionally, lateral ditches and planting rows exist adjacent to
the ditched channel and its floodplain, further detaching the channel from its floodplain and lowering
groundwater in the valley bottom. Due to these extensive ditching activities and the resulting
disconnection of the channel from its valley the North Carolina Stream Assessment Method (NC SAM)
score for this reach is Low.
UT3
UT3 has been extensively ditched and has bank height ratios between 3.5 at the upper end to 8.0 in the
more incised sections. Cross sections of the existing channel are included in Appendix C of this report.
For its entire length, UT3 has no access to its floodplain during bankfull events. Much larger and less
frequent flood flow events such as 10-year and 25-year events are required before the channel flows
access the adjacent floodplain. Because these systems are so entrenched flood flows larger than the
channel forming flow are contained within the ditched system and result in increased lateral shear stress,
causing erosion, and resulting in vertical shear stress which causes excessive bed scour and therefore a
lack of permanent riffle pool sequence features. Due largely in part to this extreme level of incision the NC
SAM score for all three reaches is Low. Historically UT3 was a shallow meandering E-type stream
channel that meandered through its valley. Currently, due to the incised and ditched nature of the
channel, it is disconnected from its historic floodplain, lacks natural meander pattern and lacks bedform
diversity.
UT4
Historically, UT4 was a headwater system that has been altered by silviculture activities. The entire
historic valley bottom centerline has been ditched, disconnecting the historic headwater system from its
adjacent floodplain and wetland system. Additionally, lateral planting rows exist adjacent to the ditched
channel and its floodplain, further detaching the channel from its floodplain and lowering groundwater in
the valley bottom. Due to these extensive ditching activities and the resulting disconnection of the channel
from its valley the NC SAM score for this reach is Low.
BASELINE WETLAND CONDITIONS
All areas within the Craven 30 site boundaries have been field reviewed and existing wetlands have been
delineated. Data forms are included in Appendix H. While large portions of riparian areas along all three
tributaries have hydric soils and, historically, have been headwater and riparian wetlands, many of these
areas are non-jurisdictional due to the extensive ditching and incised stream channels that exist on-site.
The table below provides an overview of wetland resources on the Site. Figure 5 shows existing hydric
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soils and Figure 7 shows the jurisdictional areas as delineated adjacent to UT1-Reach 3 and UT5. The
presence of wetlands on each of these systems is dependent on headwater system hydrology and on
floodplain connectivity and overland flow. Most of these systems have been impacted through ditching the
headwater systems as well as ditching and extreme incision along the adjacent perennial stream
systems.
Table 3 – Existing Wetlands
Site Wetland Area Wetland Type Wetland
Acreage
Craven
30
W1 Riparian Wetland 3.5 Ac
W2 Riparian Wetland 0.6 Ac

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FUNCTIONAL UPLIFT POTENTIAL
Based on data and observations collected from the watershed analysis, site visits, and reference material,
Table 5 was produced to outline potential uplift and a work plan associated with the uplift of each design
consideration. These parameters, and their associated design considerations, have been developed to fit
under the framework of the Harman Stream Functions Pyramid. Maximum practical uplift potential for
each functional level, including stream hydrology, hydraulics, geomorphology, physical chemistry, and
biology, were scrutinized based on the existing conditions and limitations associated with adjacent land
use, watershed condition, and landscape variables. The content of this mitigation plan was guided by
these observed functional uplift areas to best serve the project and improve overall site conditions.
Table 4 – Stream Mitigation Work Plan
Parameter Design Consideration Work Plan (if not functioning or functioning at-risk)
Hydrologic Function
Surface Flow and
Watershed Contribution
Overland Flow
Restore multi-zone hardwood and vegetative buffer to slow overland
flow and reduce sedimentation. Identify areas of concentrated flow
such as lateral ditches that enter the proposed conservation
easement and fill these ditches and locations of concentrated flow.
Also, implement vernal pool or pocket wetlands to dissipate energy
and slow water entering the conservation easement.
Vegetative Buffer
Hydraulic Function
Floodplain Connectivity
Bank Height Ratios
(BHR)
Restore natural bankfull dimensions and reestablish hydrologic
access to the floodplain by raising existing channel bottoms or
designing new channel with appropriate base width and bankfull
dimensions based on regional curves and reference reach data. The
primary approach throughout all reaches is to reconnect the channel
to its historic floodplain by filling in ditches through headwater
systems and implementing Priority 1 restoration where feasible.
Floodplains and adjacent wetlands will be restored to promote the
storage and infiltration of surface water.
Entrenchment Ratio
(ER)
Dimensionless Rating
Curve
Flow Dynamics
Bankfull Velocity Reduce channel erosion and stabilize sediment transport within the
channel by selecting bankfull dimensions and channel
geomorphology to optimize stream power and velocity, and
minimize negative impacts from excess shear stress. Changes to the
dimensions of the channels will include construction of a channel
with appropriate bank height ratios (1.0) and appropriate bedform
diversity to dissipate energy across the floodplain and channel.
Bankfull Shear Stress
Bankfull Stream Power
Groundwater/Surface
Water Exchange
Meander Width Ratios
Reestablish channel pattern and profile, removing existing ditches
that drain surrounding groundwater areas. Raised groundwater
conditions along the stream banks restores hyporheic zones and
allows for groundwater and surface water exchange. Floodplains and
adjacent wetlands will be restored to promote the storage and
infiltration of surface water. Priority 1 combined with decreasing
floodplain drainage will restore a higher water table across the site.
Bedform diversity
Geomorphic Function
Large Woody Debris
Transport and Storage
Large woody debris
compared to reference
Reestablish hardwood buffer along riparian zone to provide shade,
detritus, and large and small woody debris to supplement habitat
provided by in-stream structures in the channel and buffer area.
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Channel Evolution
Rosgen Stream Channel
Succession Scenarios
(2010) Design new channel with intentional P-P spacing, radius of curvature,
riffle slopes, and bankfull dimensions to regulate channel type and
development. Simon Channel
Evolution Model Stages
(1989)
Bank Migration/
Lateral Stability
Meander Width Ratios Design channels with appropriate width-to-depth ratios and
meander widths, as well as radius of curvature, to prevent unnatural
bank erosion and excess sedimentation. Plant stabilizing vegetation
and live stakes on the banks to reduce bank recession and
sedimentation.
Bank Erosion Hazard
Index (BEHI)
Width-to-Depth Ratios
Riparian Vegetation Vegetative Buffer
Varying widths of vegetative buffers will provide valuable hydrologic
and hydraulic benefits to the overbank and transitional areas of the
stream reaches and headwater systems, including stabilization,
energy dissipation, and natural habitat.
Bed-form Diversity
Percent Riffle Provide mechanism for channel bedform revitalization through
appropriate channel profile and dimensions that will subsequently
alter sediment deposition, transport, and channel stability.
Introducing proper pool-to-pool spacing and riffle/ripple grades will
support deposition of sediment and establishment of stable natural
channel bed material. Additionally, wood structures such as log
vanes, log cross vanes, brush and roll riffles, and toe wood will be
used to provide immediate bedform diversity creating habitat
transitions like references
Pool-to-Pool Spacing
Depth Variability
Bed Material
Characterization
Bed Material
Composition Relative to
Reference
Physicochemical Function
Water Quality Vegetative Buffer and
Bank Stability
Establish vegetative buffer to decrease sediment erosion from
overbank areas and from incoming surface flow from outside of the
conservation easement. The buffer also will reduce runoff velocities,
decreasing potential to erode channel banks. Regrading and planting
channel banks (where applicable) will reduce the potential for bank
erosion and further reduce sediment loading.
Water Temperature Establish Riparian
Buffer
Establish riparian buffer along headwater systems, as well as
ephemeral, intermittent, and perennial streams within the
conservation easement. Narrowing low flow when channel is
overwide will further reduce temperature.
Nutrients
In-Stream Riffle
Structures
Reestablish appropriate channel dimensions and pool-to-pool
spacing to restore groundwater to surface water exchange in the
channel banks and revitalize hyporheic zones where micro bacteria
breakdown and consume complex nutrients from fertilizers, like
nitrates into atmospheric Nitrogen.
Profile and Bankfull
Dimensions
Biological Function
Aquatic organism
communities
Aquatic Habitat Revitalize riparian buffer conditions, install instream structures for
stability and habitat (brush and roll rifles, brush toe, log vanes, and
log cross vanes), and raise channel bed to reconnect flow to the
floodplain and enhance hyporheic activity. The installation of riffle
structures provides areas for aquatic habitat, as well as areas for
turbulence that oxygenates water.
Wetland Habitat
Groundwater and
Surface Water
Connectivity

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MITIGATION PLAN
5.1 REFERENCE SITE AND DESIGN PARAMETERS
Design of the proposed restoration reaches within the C30 Site were based on multiple considerations
and sources of design parameters. The following were used for the stream design:
· Four reference stream sites located within the Carolina Flatwoods level-IV ecoregion
· Relic channels and wetland systems at the Beaufort 56 Site (56B, UT1-Reach 5)
· Multiple coastal plain regional curves and accompanying data
· Current USACE and NCDMS guidelines/design parameters
Searches were conducted upstream/downstream of the Site and into surrounding watersheds to find
suitable references that contained similarities to the Site streams including level IV physiographic
ecoregion, drainage area, valley slope, and morphology. No reference reaches were identified
immediately upstream or downstream of the site or in the surrounding watershed. Four reference reaches
from multiple reference databases (NCDOT and Sweet/Geratz) were selected outside of the watershed
but within the Carolina Flatwoods level-IV physiographic eco-region. The reference reaches were
selected to represent the probable configurations for the proposed streams. The data shown in Table 6
helped to provide a basis for evaluating the project site and determining the stream systems that may
have been present historically and/or how they may have been influenced by changes within the
watershed. A description of each reference reach is included below. Geomorphic parameters for these
reference reaches are summarized in Appendix D.
Reference streams provide geomorphic parameters of a stable system, which can be used to inform
design of stable channels of similar stream types in similar landscapes and watersheds. While reference
reach data can be a useful aid in designing channel dimension, pattern, and profile, there are limitations
in smaller stream systems. The flow patterns and channel formation for most reference reach quality
streams is often controlled by slope, drainage areas, groundwater inputs and larger trees and/or other
deep-rooted vegetation. Some meander geometry parameters, such as radius of curvature, are
particularly affected by vegetation control. Pattern ratios observed in reference reaches may not be
applicable or are often adjusted in the design criteria to create designs that are less likely to erode
immediately after construction, before the permanent vegetation is established.
REFERENCE STREAM REACHES
Beaverdam Branch
The Beaverdam Branch reference reach is located approximately 1,000 ft downstream of SR 1119
outside Trenton, NC in Jones county. Beaverdam Branch is classified as a Rosgen E5 stream type. The
stream flows through a wide wooded swamp floodplain with a valley slope of 0.1%-0.4% and sinuosity of
1.9. Most of floodplain would be considered wetland with numerous seeps and side tributaries. The 3.0
square mile watershed is mostly agricultural (70.4% cultivated) with the remainder being bottomland
forest/hardwood swamps, shrublands, mixed upland hardwoods, and some single-family residences.
Black Branch
Black Branch is in Craven county just north-west of New Bern off SR 1101, within Croatan National
Forest. This site was classified as a blackwater E stream type and has a drainage area of 1.2 square
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miles. The reach has a valley slope of 0.6% and channel slope of 0.4% giving it a sinuosity of 1.7. The
stream maintains an entrenchment ratio of 15-25. The watershed of the reference reach lies almost
entirely within the National Forest boundaries made up of predominantly silviculture southern yellow pine
with some bottomland forest, mixed upland hardwoods, and mixed shrubland.
Tributary to Town Creek
The unnamed tributary (UT) to Town Creek is located north of SR 1413 (Town Creek Rd NE) near
Belville, NC in Brunswick county. The stream was classified as a blackwater E stream type with a
drainage area of 0.6 square miles. This reach flows through a semi mature bottomland forest and has an
average valley slope of 3.5% and an average channel slope of 0.35%. The channel has a width-to-depth
ratio of 8.9, an entrenchment ratio of over 20, and a sinuosity of 2.0. The watershed for this reference
reach is mostly used for cultivated silviculture with some forested land and shrubland.
Tributary to Hunters Creek
The UT to Hunters Creek is in Jones county, south of Great Lake Road, Croatan National Forest. The
drainage area is 0.7 square miles and the land use within the drainage area is comprised of cultivated
silviculture, semi mature-mature bottomland forest/hardwood swamps, shrublands, and mixed upland
hardwoods. The UT to Hunters Creek reference site was classified as a C6 stream type with a sinuosity of
1.5. The channel has a width to depth ratio of 19 and an entrenchment ratio of 16. The reach has a valley
slope of 0.4% while the channel slope is 0.2%.
HYBRID ECOREGION-SPECIFIC REGIONAL CURVE
The published Rural NC Coastal Plain regional curve (Doll, et al., 2003) along with an additional NC
Coastal Plain regional curve (Sweet and Geratz, 2003) was used to check hydraulic geometry based on
drainage area using regional relationships. A hybrid level IV ecoregion-specific curve was developed for
the Carolina Flatwoods ecoregion using data from the two published regional curves and supplementary
data from Kimley-Horn’s internal reference reach database. Analytical review of applicable streams from
multiple stream reference databases and developing a hybrid regional curve, provided the most pertinent
background information to determine the appropriate design parameters given the existing conditions and
overall site functional uplift potential. Additionally, reference parameters from Kimley-Horn’s internal
database based on successful past projects were consulted and analyzed. Appendix D illustrates the NC
Coastal Plain curves along with other data used for these analyses.
HEADWATER REFERENCE
In addition to design criteria reference data (mentioned above), design and placement of the headwater
restoration reach systems required consideration of the valley slope, contributing drainage area, ground
water inputs, curvature, soils, precipitation and Ecoregion. Research provided in “Mapping Headwater
Streams: Intermittent and Perennial Headwater Stream Model Development and Spatial Application” by
Russell (2008) shows that contributing drainage area is the usually the dominating factor in predicting
intermittent and perennial stream points of origin. For the Coastal Plain it was found that the mean
contributing drainage area at the point of origin of intermittent streams is about 40 acres. For perennial
streams that value is about 100 acres.

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Table 5 – Distribution of Intermittent and Perennial Origin Contributing Drainage Area (acre)
Carolina Slate
Belt-A
Carolina Slate
Belt-B
Eastern Blue
Ridge Foothills
Northern Outer
Piedmont
Rolling Coastal
Plain Triassic Basin
Int per int per int per int per int per int per
Min 0.20 3.5 0.05 2.04 0.23 1.2 1.55 2.54 0.16 7.16 0.10 0.13
10% 1.47 7.53 0.77 2.39 2.17 1.02 1.80 4.07 7.52 10.76 1.24 1.89
25% 2.85 11.58 4.89 9.52 3.72 2.91 4.48 10.05 11.15 28.82 1.95 3.27
50% 7.36 15.99 23.80 37.50 4.60 4.98 8.82 16.18 25.67 84.00 3.70 6.85
Mean 11.20 23.74 50.86 60.85 5.16 5.27 12.72 20.52 40.66 95.59 5.11 10.40
75% 14.47 35.40 69.96 68.16 6.34 7.04 15.06 27.11 55.15 122.00 7.16 15.79
90% 27.39 43.33 144.11 187.26 8.16 9.81 22.99 41.31 101.33 217.34 11.87 27.80
Max 74.63 107.00 322.27 328.28 14.60 15.85 115.95 64.81 173.65 343.66 16.51 34.19
(Russell, 2008)
DESIGN PARAMETER DEVELOPMENT
Design parameters were first based on the existing valley shape and slope, on-site relic stream systems,
LiDAR signatures of the relic center of valley, reference stream dimensionless parameters, and finally
checked and confirmed using multiple regional curves for North Carolina’s Coastal Plain region. Appendix
D outlines these developed parameters.
5.2 MITIGATION WORK PLAN
STREAM MITIGATION WORK PLAN
The C30 Site is contained within a proposed 60.6-acre conservation easement. The site contains
approximately 2,781 linear feet of headwater restoration (UT3 and UT4) and 6,623 linear feet of Priority 1
restoration (UT1 - Reaches 1 through 3 and UT2).
A summary of the mitigation approach and lengths for each reach is provided in the table below.
Table 6 – Stream Mitigation Approach Summary
Site Reach Mitigation Approach Existing Length (ft.) Proposed Length (ft.)
Craven 30
UT1 - R1 Restoration 1,178 1,382
UT1 - R2 Restoration 2,058 2,108
UT1 – R3 Restoration 1,633 1,826
UT2 Restoration 1,091 1,307
UT3 Headwater Restoration 1,540 1,494
UT4 Headwater Restoration 1,167 1,287

Overall Stream Channel Mitigation Approach Description
All five tributaries within the C30 Site historically have been extensively ditched, which has altered the
wetland and stream systems that used to be located within the headwater valley of UT2, UT4 and UT5
and riparian areas within the valley of UT1. The overall approach to restoration of all the on-site reaches
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is to reverse the damage created through ditching by filling the existing ditches and restoring the stream
channels to their historic elevation within their historic floodplain. There will be transition reaches as the
channel is brought up to the Priority 1 approach along the upstream and downstream ends of UT1 and
UT3. More detailed and reach-specific approaches are outlined below for restoration reaches, but the
overall goal of the approach is to reconnect the channel flow with its adjacent riparian floodplain and
wetlands and re-establish native vegetation communities to restore lost functions of the system.
The design process began with a thorough analysis of existing and historic conditions and functions
within the catchment area for each reach and analysis of hydrologic, hydraulic, and geomorphic functional
impairments within each reach, wetland, and floodplain. From this data, reference systems (e.g., streams,
headwaters, wetlands, and riparian buffers) were selected that represented a stable, healthy system that
manages the same or similar baseline conditions. Through a comparison of existing conditions and relic
performance, as well as historic conditions, major areas of concern and potential uplift were identified.
The concerns include, but are not limited to, bank instability, disconnection from the natural floodplain due
to significant ditching, incision, over-widening of existing channels, and wetland and floodplain drainage.
Site analysis also identified a significant loss of in-stream and riparian wetland habitat (including sources
of shade, woody detritus, and large woody debris for future habitat development).
These issues will be addressed with a watershed-based approach on the headwater system. Starting at
the upstream extent of the headwater reach, we will fill in the ditches within the valley reaches that show
potential for headwater system restoration. For systems that are intermittent or perennial, and with
drainage areas over 100 acres, a Priority 1 approach will be used (UT1) to continue a reconnection of the
stream hydrology to the adjacent floodplain through the valley; thus, raising the water table. This is a
valley restoration approach that will benefit adjacent wetland areas and the channel instead of only
providing uplift to the channel itself. In addition to raising the invert of the channel to its historic elevation,
the channel will be returned to its original location in the valley, along the lower elevation portions of its
valley and appropriate pattern and bedform diversity (profile) will be restored.
Headwater Restoration Approach Description
The Craven 30 Mitigation Site includes 2,781 linear feet of headwater restoration. The on-site headwater
system has been ditched to accelerate drainage, damaging the hydrological and ecological functions of
these systems. When functioning properly, with gradual progression from linear wetland systems to
channelized stream-wetland system, headwaters offer a vital ecological resource and mitigate against
nonpoint source pollution from the contributing watershed, as well as critical habitat for aquatic and
terrestrial species. Species diversity and frequency will benefit from enhanced habitat in the headwater
restoration and buffer areas along the entire C30 Site. As such, special focus has been given to addressing
major deficiencies in on-site headwater resources and the transitions from upland to headwater and
headwater to stream-wetland-floodplain.
Mitigation activities for UT3 and UT4 will consist of a headwater restoration approach and will aim to
remove ditching and enhance riparian/wetland vegetation for a buffering mechanism. These
improvements will also aim to provide stabilized flow pathways for overland flow that will reduce sediment
contributions from off-site runoff and dissipate energy from potential sources of concentrated flow. W here
relevant, new planted vegetation will be selected based on its uplift potential for stability and erosion
reduction, as well as its functional value as wetland wildlife habitat. Headwater restoration is proposed to
begin on each reach where the cumulative drainage area becomes 40 acres. Research has documented
that 40 acres is the average watershed size in the coastal plain region that can support the formation of
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an intermittent channel. (Russell, 2008) The headwater restoration will continue until the watershed size
reaches 100 acres, at which point restoration work will transition to traditional priority I stream restoration.
In general, the headwater restoration approach applied to the reaches listed above will include the
following:
· Fill the existing ditch (use adjacent spoil piles from original ditching activity).
· Fill lateral ditches that tie-in to the existing centerline ditch (using adjacent spoil pile material).
· Ensure appropriate organic topsoil exists (site investigations confirmed plenty of organic topsoil
material on-site).
· Rip and disc the freshly placed soil and areas of construction to ensure soil is not compacted.
· Reestablish natural overland flow patterns within the adjacent buffers by removing berms and
planted rows and disrupting the drainage effect of ditches within the buffer.
· Restore natural topography in the wetland-floodplain, including minor depression and small
mounds that promote diversity of hydrologic conditions and habitats.
· Restore or enhance site hydrology by promoting surface water storage, increasing surface
ponding and infiltration, decreasing drainage capacity, and imposing a higher water table across
the valley.
· Plant appropriate headwater system woody and herbaceous vegetation.
· Install woody debris structures to provide immediate stabilization to the freshly filled portions of
the ditch footprint (e.g., log sills or brush mattresses).
· Install coir fiber matting (as necessary) in some locations where concentrated flow is anticipated.
· Plant native vegetation within all restored areas as the contractor works their way out of the
headwater restoration area and down to the lower stream restoration reaches

Stream Restoration Approach Description
Priority 1 restoration is proposed for UT1 - Reaches 1, 2 and 3 and for UT2. Restoration activities aim to
reconnect flow to the floodplain during bankfull events and provide stable, natural bankfull dimensions,
pattern, and profile. These goals are accomplished by filling the existing ditched, incised, and eroding
channel and redirecting flow into a newly constructed natural channel that has been sized and aligned
based on the following:
· Relic stream location
· Valley topography/centerline location
· Consideration of dimensionless ratios from reference reach conditions
· Regional curve data
The following specific improvements are incorporated into the restoration reaches on the Site:
· Dimension—The channel will be reconnected to its historic valley and floodplain by raising the
stream back up from its incised/ditched condition and the channel will have an appropriate
bankfull depth. This will restore the groundwater depths in areas directly adjacent to the channel
and will allow for more frequent floodplain access for storm flows.
· Pattern—The channel will be returned to its historic location within its valley as opposed to its
current straight/ditched location. Within the confines and boundary of its historic valley center, the
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channel’s pattern will be returned based on on-site relic channel patterns, reference reach
dimensionless ratios, and regional curve data.
· Profile—With a restored dimension and pattern, the profile also will be designed to incorporate
bedform diversity with well-defined pools and shallow riffle reaches. In-stream structures will be
installed to provide scour for pools and initial grade control until the new riparian vegetation has
time to establish the root system necessary to hold the restored system in place. In addition,
woody structures—such as the proposed brush and roll riffles and toe-wood—will provide
immediate habitat and stabilization for the newly constructed channel.
· Riparian Buffer—Beyond restoring the natural channel, the stream restoration approach also
reestablishes a native riparian buffer protected with a permanent conservation easement that
provides uplift to site hydrology, channel stability, and availability of natural habitat.
· Flow Patterns—Within the adjacent buffers, Natural overland flow patterns will be reestablished
by removing berms, planted rows, etc. and disrupting the drainage effect of ditches within the
buffer.
· Natural Topography—Natural topography in the floodplains, including minor depression and
mounds that promote diversity of hydrologic conditions and habitats, will be restored.
· Site Hydrology—Site hydrology will be restored or enhanced by promoting surface water storage,
increasing surface ponding and infiltration, decreasing drainage capacity, and imposing a higher
water table across the floodplain and wetlands.
Mitigation Approach for Individual Reaches
Mitigation approaches for each reach on the C30 Site have been outlined below. Table 7 provides an
overview of the suggested mitigation activities that will be implemented to achieve the targeted objectives
within each reach.
Craven 30
UT1 – Reaches 1, 2 and 3
Priority 1 Restoration – Mitigation activities include raising and re-meandering the channel with
appropriate dimensions to reconnect hydrology with the floodplain and restore/enhance riparian wetlands
adjacent to the stream. Within the channel, in-stream structures will be installed, including log vanes, log
cross vanes, toe wood, and brush and roll riffles to protect restored banks, maintain channel grade in
riffles, and enhance natural habitat within the restored profile. A 150 ft buffer will be re-established and
protected on both sides of the restored stream.
UT2
Priority 1 Restoration – Mitigation activities include raising and re-meandering the channel with
appropriate dimensions to reconnect hydrology with the floodplain and restore/enhance riparian wetlands
adjacent to the stream. Within the channel, in-stream structures will be installed, including log vanes, log
cross vanes, toe wood, and brush and roll riffles to protect restored banks, maintain channel grade in
riffles, and enhance natural habitat within the restored profile. A 150 ft buffer will be re-established and
protected on both sides of the restored stream.
UT3
Headwater Restoration – Mitigation activities will aim to restore headwater stream-wetland-floodplain
system functionality by filling in the existing ditched channel and restoring appropriate grade, hydrology,
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and vegetative communities. Any existing buffer hardwoods will be preserved and will continue to provide
a stabilized flow path for restored stream and riparian wetlands, and a 100 ft buffer will be added to each
side of the valley centerline to protect the restored system and regulate incoming surface flow from
outside the conservation easement.
UT4
Headwater Restoration – Mitigation activities will aim to restore headwater stream-wetland-floodplain
system functionality by filling in the existing ditched channel and restoring appropriate grade, hydrology,
and vegetative communities. Any existing buffer hardwoods will be preserved and will continue to provide
a stabilized flow path for restored stream and riparian wetlands, and a 100 ft buffer will be added to each
side of the valley centerline to protect the restored system and regulate incoming surface flow from
outside the conservation easement.
VEGETATION AND PLANTING PLAN
Planting within the conservation easement has been separated into three zones to reflect differences in
purpose and location, as well as differences in vegetation. Zone 1 is located along the stream bank and
serves to provide bank stability and in-stream habitat along the channel. Zone 2 makes up the upland
riparian buffer of each reach, providing a wide range of benefits including physicochemical and
hydrological uplift to the channel as well as overbank habitat and erosion prevention. Zone 3 includes
wetland plantings within the riparian buffer. Buffer widths for either side of each reach are provided in
Table 9. The plant species proposed for Zones 1 and 3 were selected based on reference vegetative
conditions and various resources providing guidance on healthy North Carolina Coastal Plain bottomland
hardwood communities. Planting ratios were identified based on relevant guidance to restore natural
bottomland hardwood conditions that were impacted historically by land use and site manipulations. Tree
seedlings will be planted at a density of 500 stems per acre. There is a total of 54 acres to be planted at
this Site, which will require 27,000 seedlings.
Due to the differences in hydrologic purpose and ecological benefit, different planting profiles are
proposed for Headwater and stream mitigation areas. Typical planting sections are provided in the project
plan set, Appendix F, sheet 25.
Table 7 – Proposed Buffer Widths
Site Reach Proposed
Length
Left Buffer
width (ft)
Right Buffer
width (ft)
Craven 30
UT1 - R1 1,382 150 150
UT1 - R2 2,108 150 150
UT1 - R3 1,826 150 150
UT2 1,307 150 150
UT3 1,494 100 100
UT4 1,287 100 100

Zone 1 – Stream Bank
Channel stability and geomorphology are dependent in large part on the health and strength of stream bank
vegetation. As such, live stakes selected for Zone 1 have been identified for their rapid growth rate and
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high success rates in channel bank conditions. Long term, stream bank vegetative conditions will evolve
through natural secondary succession, eventually transitioning to shade tolerant hardwoods like the riparian
buffer conditions. The table below provides Zone 1 species for live stake planting within these buffer areas.
Table 8 – Zone 1 planting summary
Stream Bank Live Stake Planting
Common Name Scientific Name Wetland Indicator
Status
Silky Dogwood (Cornus amomum) FACW
Black Willow (Salix nigra) OBL
Cottonwood (Populus deltoides) FACW
Buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis) OBL
Zones 2 and 3 – Riparian Upland and Riparian Wetland
Riparian wetland conditions suffer in absence of a stable vegetative stream buffer. Table 9 outlines
proposed buffer widths along either side of each reach. Tables 11 and 12 provide Zone 2 and 3 species
for planting within these buffer areas. Based on wetland conditions, different vegetation has been
identified. The wetland delineation for each site is shown in Figure 7.
Table 9 – Zone 2 Riparian Upland Planting Summary
Upland Zone Planting
Common Name Scientific Name Wetland Indicator
Status Percent Planted
Cherrybark Oak (Quercus pagoda) FACW 20%
American Sycamore (Platanus
occidentalis) FACW 20%
Green Ash (Fraxinus
pennsylvanica) FACW 20%
Willow Oak (Quercus phellos) FACW 20%
Blackgum (Nyssa sylvatica) FAC 20%
Table 10 – Zone 3 Riparian Wetland Planting Summary
Wetland Zone Planting
Common Name Scientific Name Wetland Indicator
Status
Percent
Planted
Bald Cypress (Taxodium distichum) OBL 18%
Swamp Tupelo (Nyssa biflora) OBL 16%
Water Tupelo (Nyssa aquatic) OBL 16%
Cherrybark Oak (Quercus pagoda) FACW 18%
American Sycamore (Platanus occidentalis) FACW 16%
Green Ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica) FACW 16%
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DETERMINATION OF CREDITS
6.1 STREAM MITIGATION CREDIT CALCULATIONS
Proposed stream mitigation ratios and credits are included in the table below. These credits are based on
the lengths and approaches as included in the draft Mitigation Plan Sheets as of September 6th, 2018.
These numbers are subject to change based on the final design plan drawings that will be produced for
construction and based on the actual constructed project and as-built survey.
Table 11 – Proposed Stream Mitigation Credits
System Reach Mitigation
Approach
Existing
Length (ft.)
Proposed
Length (ft.) Stream Credit Ratio SMU’s
C30
UT1 - R1 Restoration 1,178 1,382 1:1 1,382
UT1 - R2 Restoration 2,058 2,108 1:1 2,108
UT1 - R3 Restoration 1,633 1,826 1:1 1,826
UT2 Restoration 1,091 1,307 1:1 1,307
UT3 Headwater
Restoration 1,540 1,494 1:1 1,494
UT4 Headwater
Restoration 1,167 1,287 1:1 1,287
Total stream lengths and sub-total SMU’s 9,404
Buffer Adjustment to Stream Credits (see “WILMINGTON DISTRICT STREAM BUFFER CREDIT
CALCULATOR” worksheets in Appendix E) 1,199
TOTAL STREAM CREDITS (SMU’s) 10,603

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CREDIT RELEASE SCHEDULE
The credit release schedules shown in the tables below for stream and wetland milestones have been
produced in accordance with guidance provided by the Wilmington USACE:
Table 12 – Credit Release Schedule – Streams
Credit Release Schedule and Milestones for Streams
Credit Release
Milestone Release Activity Interim
Release
Total
Released
1 Site Establishment 15% 15%
2 Completion of all initial physical and biological improvements made
pursuant to the Mitigation Plan 15% 30%
3 Year 1 monitoring report demonstrates that channels are stable and
interim performance standards have been met 10% 40%
4 Year 2 monitoring report demonstrates that channels are stable and
interim performance standards have been met 10% 50%
5 Year 3 monitoring report demonstrates that channels are stable and
interim performance standards have been met 10% 60%
6 Year 4 monitoring report demonstrates that channels are stable and
interim performance standards have been met 5% 65%
7 Year 5 monitoring report demonstrates that channels are stable and
interim performance standards have been met 10% 75%
8 Year 6 monitoring report demonstrates that channels are stable and
interim performance standards have been met 5% 80%
9 Year 7 monitoring report demonstrates that channels are stable and
performance standards have been met 10% 90%
NOTE: 10% reserve credits will be held back until the bankfull event performance standard has been met.

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MONITORING PLAN
The Site will be monitored based on the performance standards and monitoring requirements provided
below. Annual monitoring reports will be provided using the IRT monitoring template for the duration of
the 7-year monitoring window. The proposed monitoring plan layout is outlined in Figure 10.
8.1 STREAM MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
Vegetative Monitoring
Vegetative monitoring will be conducted per the October 24, 2016 “Wilmington District Stream and
Wetland Compensatory Mitigation Update” (“NCIRT guidance”) with the exception that the site is a
relatively large uniform site with uniform planting conditions throughout the site and therefore 5% of the
total planted portion of the site will be monitored with vegetation plots. The NCIRT guidance states that
this area requirement can be adjusted on a case by case basis for these types of sites. A combination of
fixed (50%) and random (50%) 0.05 Ac plots will cover 5% of the planted area on site. Planted area
acreage was determined based on anticipated supplemental planting to expand existing hardwood areas
and replace absent buffers. Planted acreages and monitoring plot counts are provided in the table below.
Locations are shown in Figure 10.
Table 13 – Vegetative Monitoring Plots
Site Planted
Area
Number of Tree Seedlings
to be Planted
Vegetative Monitoring Plots
Permanent Random
Craven 30 54 Ac 27,000 27 27
Headwater Stream Monitoring
Headwater monitoring will be conducted every year for 7 years. Surface flow will be documented using
gauges or photo(s) (i.e. time lapse/game cameras) and will be monitored in accordance with the 2016
guidance.
Stream Channel Stability and Stream Hydrology Monitoring
Channel stability and hydrology monitoring will be conducted, per the 2016 guidance. The bank sponsor
will place two cross sections (1 riffle and 1 pool) per 1,000 feet of stream. Crest gauges will be installed to
monitor channel hydrology and will be capable of monitoring frequency and duration of overbank events.
Visual Monitoring
Monitoring will be conducted with a walkthrough of the entire project area, looking to identify areas of low
stem density, poor plant vigor, prolonged inundation, native and exotic invasive species, beaver activity,
herbivory, encroachments, indicators of livestock access, or other areas of concern. Results of both
monitoring walkthroughs each year will be reported in the annual monitoring report, where-in
recommended courses of action shall be identified where necessary. Any areas of concern will be
reevaluated on all subsequent visual assessments. Monitoring in preservation areas will be conducted
only for ensuring no activities are occurring that are in violation of the restrictions included in the
preservation mechanism.
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8.2 PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
VEGETATION PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
Success will be identified based on interim stem density criteria provided in the 2016 NCIRT guidance:
· Survival of at least 320 stems per acre at the end of year 3, 260 stems per acre by the end of
year 5, and 210 stems per acre at the end of year 7.
· Per IRT guidance, coastal plain projects must maintain vegetation that averages 7 feet in height
at year 5 and 10 feet in height at year seven.
· No one species may comprise more than 50% of the total composition within any plot at year 3, 5,
or 7.
STREAM CHANNEL STABILITY AND STREAM HYDROLOGY PERFO RMANCE
STANDARDS
Stream Channel Flow
All channels shall receive sufficient flow throughout the monitoring period to maintain an ordinary high-
water mark. Continuous surface flow within tributaries must be documented to occur every year for at
least 30 consecutive days during the prescribed monitoring period, per the 2016 NCIRT guidance.
Channel Stability
Bank Height Ratios and Entrenchment Ratios shall meet minimum/maximum requirements as provided in
the 2016 NCIRT guidance, and not differ by more than 10% from baseline conditions. Bank Height Ratios
shall not exceed 1.2. Entrenchment Ratios shall not be less than 2.2.
Bankfull Events
The project shall remain stable during 4 separate bankfull events occurring in separate years during
monitoring years 1 through 7.
Headwater Stream Flow Performance Standards
Success will be based on the standards outlined in the 2016 NCIRT guidance for Headwater Stream
Performance Standards with the exception that continuous surface water flow must be documented to
occur every year for at least 30 consecutive days for monitoring years 4 through 7. The extensive ditch
drainage system that will be filled during restoration activities will require a large amount of material to be
moved and placed in the existing ditches. To reduce disturbance within the headwater system existing
spoil material from on-site will be used to fill the ditches and some small portions of the ditches will be
graded to act as vernal pools. It will take a few seasons for an appropriate number of fines to wash into
the system naturally to fill the voids of the newly placed material therefore sealing it up. During years 1
through 3 these fines will work their way into the system and return baseflow to the flow path of the
headwater valley system. Visual identification of natural channel formation indicators will be performed in
accordance with the schedule provided in the 2016 NCIRT monitoring guidance will.
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8.3 EARLY CLOSURE PROVISION
If at year 5 the Site has demonstrated through monitoring that mitigation activities have been successful
without concerns identified, the Sponsor may propose to terminate monitoring of the Site and forego
monitoring requirements of year 6 and 7.
8.4 ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT PLAN
In the event the mitigation site or a specific component of the mitigation site fails to achieve the necessary
performance standards as specified in the mitigation plan, the sponsor shall notify the members of the
IRT and work with the IRT to develop contingency plans and remedial actions.
8.5 POST-CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTATION
An as-built survey will be conducted following construction to document channel condition and provide
baseline data for comparison to future monitoring reports. Information included in the as-built will be in
accordance with USACE guidance and has been identified in the monitoring requirements and
performance standards sections.
Monitoring reports will be provided to the Wilmington District USACE for review no later than April 1st of
the year following the monitoring activity.
8.6 LONG-TERM MANAGEMENT PLAN
Land use and property boundaries along with the proposed mitigation plan were designed to minimize
long-term management conflicts. As a result, the potential for hydrologic and boundary conflicts have
been minimized. The Sponsor has identified Unique Places to Save (a 501 (c)(3) entity) as the grantee of
the conservation easement deed. The Bank Sponsor will serve as long-term steward of the site. The
recorded conservation easement deed will ensure the protection of the project in perpetuity. The site-
protection instrument is provided in Appendix I.
8.7 FINANCIAL ASSURANCES
In accordance to Section IX (Financial Assurances) found in the Middle Neuse UMBI, the Bank Sponsor
shall provide financial assurances in the form of a Performance Bond to the IRT sufficient to assure
completion of all mitigation work, required reporting and monitoring, and any remedial work required.
Financial assurances shall be payable at the direction of the USACE to its designee or to a standby trust.
Financial assurances structured to provide funds to the USACE in the event of default by the Bank
Sponsor are not acceptable. A financial assurance must be in the form that ensures that the USACE
receives notification at least 120 days in advance of any termination or revocation.
The amount of the Performance Bond shall be based on costs to implement the Site through monitoring.
The Performance Bond shall be in place prior to the first credit release. Since the Bank Sponsor is
developing six other mitigation sites simultaneously with this Site, the Bank Sponsor is proposing the use
of one Performance Bond to cover all seven mitigation sites. Thus, the costs that are detailed in the table
below include the construction and monitoring costs for all seven mitigation sites.

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Table 14 – Estimated Amount Required for Performance Bond
Activity Cost
Site Prep Mechanical Rip $5,854.73
Site Prep Disking (to remove any remaining planting beds) $8,131.57
Site Prep Chemical Application (If needed) $5,529.47
Site Prep Prescribed Burn (if needed) $2,276.84
Planting Labor and Seedlings (bottomland hardwood restoration and
enhancement areas)
$76,255.00
Stream Construction Work (in-stream and riparian buffer work) $2,948,651.06
As-built Report $133,440.00
Annual Monitoring $1,232,323.43
Total Estimated Amount of Performance Bond $4,412,460.6
The USACE will review the as-built and annual monitoring reports to evaluate the success of the
ecological restoration. Success will be evaluated based on the Site’s adherence to performance
standards specified in Section 8.3. As performance standards are met, the Bank Sponsor will request a
reduction in the amount of the performance bond based on the reduction schedule provided in below. The
reduction schedule assumes that all seven sites will meet all performance standards on an annual basis.
Table 15 – Performance Bond Reduction Schedule.
Activity Reduction Amount (%) Reduction Amount ($) Bond Amount
Establishment of Performance Bond N/A N/A $4,412,460.6
USACE approval of As-Built Report 65% $2,868,100.37 $1,544,361.74
USACE approval of Year 1 Monitoring 5% $220,623.11 $1,323,738.63
USACE approval of Year 2 Monitoring 5% $220,623.11 $1,103,115.53

USACE approval of Year 3 Monitoring 5% $220,623.11 $882,494.12
USACE approval of Year 4 Monitoring 5% $220,623.11 $661,869.32
USACE approval of Year 5 Monitoring 5% $220,623.11 $441,246.21
USACE approval of Year 6 Monitoring 5% $220,623.11 $220,623.11
USACE approval of Year 7 Monitoring 5% $220,623.11 $0.00
Total 100% $4,412,460.6
A copy of the proposed Performance Bond is attached as Appendix J.

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UT2 Drainage AreaUpstream: 178 Acres
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UT 3 (1,494 LF) Proposed Headwater restoration. Fill existing ditched system and supplement existing vegetation withtrees, shrubs, and herbaceous plantings. Establish buffer that is 100' to each side the centerline.
UT 1 - Reach 1 (1,382 LF) Proposed Priority 1 stream restoration. Proposed buffer will extend 150' from both sides of the restored channel.
UT 4 (1,287 LF) Proposed Headwater restoration. Fill existing ditched system and supplement existing vegetation withtrees, shrubs, and herbaceous plantings. Establish buffer that is 100' to each side the centerline.
Conservation Easement: 60.6 Acres
UT 1 - Reach 2 (2,108 LF) Proposed Priority 1 stream restoration. Proposed buffer will extend 150' from both sides of the restored channel.
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Appendix B
Photo Pages

Photo 2 – Craven 30 – UT1 – Reach 1
Photo 3 – Craven 30 – UT1 – Reach 2 Photo 4 – Craven 30 – UT1 – Reach 2
Photo 1 – Craven 30 – UT1 – Reach 1

Photo 5 – Craven 30 – UT1 – Reach 3 Photo 6 – Craven 30 – UT2
Photo 7 – Craven 30 – UT2 Photo 8 – Craven 30 – UT3

Photo 9 – Craven 30 – UT4

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Appendix C
Geomorphic Cross-Sections

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Appendix D
Geomorphology
Min Max Min Max Min Max Min Max Min Avg Max
1 Stream Type (Rosgen)
2 Drainage Area (square miles)
3 Bankfull Width (Wbkf)11.6 19.8 8.1 14.9 7.0 13.2
4 Bankfull Mean Depth (dbkf)1.2 1.7 1.0 1.5 0.9 1.3
5 Width/Depth Ratio (Wbkf/dbkf)9.7 11.6 8.1 9.9 7.8 10.2 8.5 10.9 10.6
6 Bankfull Cross-Sectional Area (Abkf)17.1 28.8 10.1 21.7 7.4 11.9
7 Bankfull Mean Velocity, ft/s (Vbkf)0.6 1.0 0.8 1.3
8 Bankfull Discharge, cfs (Qbkf)16.9 18.4
9 Bankfull Maximum Depth (dmax)2.1 2.8 1.4 2.6 1.7 2.1
10 Max dmax/dbkf ratio 1.6 1.8 1.4 1.7 1.6 1.9 1.6 1.7 1.8
11 Low Bank Height to Max Bankfull dbkf ratio 1.2 1.5 1.2 1.4 1.5
12 Width of Flood Prone Area (Wfpa)164.6 216.3 200.0 225.0 175.0 180.0
13 Entrenchment Ratio (Wfpa/Wbkf)10.4 34.5 13.4 27.8 13.3 25.7 12.4 20.2 29.3
14 Meander Length (Lm)92.0 125.0
15 Ratio of Meander Length to Bankfull Width (Lm/Wbkf)4.9 6.7 4.9 6.2 6.7
16 Radius of Curvature (Rc)30.0 40.0
17 Ratio of Radius of Curvature to Bankfull Width (Rc/Wbkf)1.6 2.1 1.6 1.8 2.1
18 Belt Width (Wblt)49.0 105.0
19 Belt Width Ratio (Wblt/Wbkf)2.6 5.6 2.6 3.5 5.6
20 Sinuosity (k) (Stream Length / Valley Length) 1.70 2.10 1.60 1.70 1.7 1.8 1.9
21 Valley Slope (Svalley) (ft/ft)0.0007 0.0044 0.0017 0.0048
22 Average Stream Slope (Savg) = (Svalley/k)0.0004 0.0021 0.0011 0.0028
23 Riffle Slope (Sriff)
24 Ratio of Riffle Slope to Avg. Slope (Sriffle/Savg)
25 Pool Slope (Spool)
26 Ratio of Pool Slope to Avg. Slope (Spool/Savg)
27 Maximum Pool Depth (Dpool)2.9 4.1 1.3 3.1 2.2 3.0
28 Ratio of Pool Depth to Bkf Depth (Dpool/dbkf)0.9 1.5 1.0 2.2 2.0 2.7 1.3 2.0 2.1
29 Pool Width (Wpool)13.4 18.1 9.2 17.0 9.7 12.5
30 Ratio of Pool Width to Bankfull Width (Wpool/Wbkf)0.8 1.3 1.0 1.3 1.1 1.4 1.0 1.1 1.3
31 Pool Area (Apool)20.3 34.8 8.8 30.5 10.4 15.8
32 Ratio of Pool Area to Bankfull Area (Apool/Abkf)0.8 1.3 0.8 1.5 1.1 1.7 0.9 1.2 1.5
33 Pool to Pool Spacing (p - p)
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Branch Black Branch Tributary to
Town CreekVARIABLES
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Tributary to
Hunters Averaged Ratios
NC Coastal Plain Regional Curve - Dolly = 14.25x0.66R² = 0.88NC Coastal Plain Regional Curve - Sweet/Geratzy = 9.43x0.74R² = 0.96Hybrid Carolina Flatwoods Regional Curvey = 12.004x0.7118R² = 0.9411010010000.1110100Bankfull Area (ft2)Drainage Area (square miles)Craven 30 Site Design Bankfull Area PlotNC Coastal Plain Regional Curve - DollNC Coastal Plain Regional Curve - Sweet/GeratzHybrid Carolina Flatwoods Regional CurveHybrid Carolina Flatwoods DataExisting ConditionsReference ReachesDesign Values
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1 Stream Type (Rosgen)
2 Drainage Area (square miles)
3 Bankfull Width (Wbkf)
4 Bankfull Mean Depth (dbkf)
5 Width/Depth Ratio (Wbkf/dbkf)8.5 10.9 10.6 8.5 10.9 10.6 8.5 10.9 10.6 8.5 10.9 10.6
6 Bankfull Cross-Sectional Area (Abkf)
7 Bankfull Mean Velocity, ft/s (Vbkf)
8 Bankfull Discharge, cfs (Qbkf)
9 Bankfull Maximum Depth (dmax)1.2 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.9 2.0 0.8 0.9 0.9
10 Max dmax/dbkf ratio 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.6 1.7 1.8
11 Low Bank Height to Max Bankfull dbkf ratio 1.2 1.4 1.5 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.5 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.5 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.5 1.0 1.0 1.0
12 Width of Flood Prone Area (Wfpa)115.8 189.3 274.7 125.0 250.0 375.0 140.4 229.6 333.1 160.0 320.0 480.0 159.3 260.4 377.8 180.0 360.0 540.0 77.0 125.9 182.7 68.0 136.0 204.0
13 Entrenchment Ratio (Wfpa/Wbkf)12.4 20.2 29.3 10.0 20.0 30.0 12.4 20.2 29.3 10.0 20.0 30.0 12.4 20.2 29.3 10.0 20.0 30.0 12.4 20.2 29.3 10.0 20.0 30.0
14 Meander Length (Lm)45.9 58.4 62.7 62.5 88.0 87.5 55.6 70.8 76.1 80.0 112.0 112.0 63.1 80.3 86.3 90.0 126.0 126.0 30.5 38.8 41.7 34.0 47.6 47.6
15 Ratio of Meander Length to Bankfull Width (Lm/Wbkf)4.9 6.2 6.7 5.0 7.0 7.0 4.9 6.2 6.7 5.0 7.0 7.0 4.9 6.2 6.7 5.0 7.0 7.0 4.9 6.2 6.7 5.0 7.0 7.0
16 Radius of Curvature (Rc)15.0 17.2 19.7 20.0 23.0 26.3 18.2 20.8 23.8 25.6 30.0 33.6 20.6 23.6 27.1 28.8 33.0 37.8 10.0 11.4 13.1 10.9 12.0 14.3
17 Ratio of Radius of Curvature to Bankfull Width (Rc/Wbkf)1.6 1.8 2.1 1.6 1.8 2.1 1.6 1.8 2.1 1.6 1.9 2.1 1.6 1.8 2.1 1.6 1.8 2.1 1.6 1.8 2.1 1.6 1.8 2.1
18 Belt Width (Wblt)24.3 33.1 52.4 31.3 35.0 68.8 29.5 40.1 63.6 40.0 45.0 88.0 33.5 45.5 72.1 45.0 52.0 99.0 16.2 22.0 34.9 17.0 19.0 37.4
19 Belt Width Ratio (Wblt/Wbkf)2.6 3.5 5.6 2.5 2.8 5.5 2.6 3.5 5.6 2.5 2.8 5.5 2.6 3.5 5.6 2.5 2.9 5.5 2.6 3.5 5.6 2.5 2.8 5.5
20 Sinuosity (k) (Stream Length / Valley Length)1.65 1.77 1.90 1.65 1.77 1.90 1.65 1.77 1.90 1.65 1.77 1.90
21 Valley Slope (Svalley) (ft/ft)
22 Average Stream Slope (Savg) = (Svalley/k)
23 Riffle Slope (Sriff)0.0018 0.0033 0.0048 0.0042 0.0077 0.0112 0.0021 0.0039 0.0057 0.0015 0.0028 0.0040
24 Ratio of Riffle Slope to Avg. Slope (Sriffle/Savg)1.5 2.8 4.0 1.5 2.8 4.0 1.5 2.8 4.0 1.5 2.8 4.0
25 Pool Slope (Spool)0.0000 0.0001 0.0001 0.0000 0.0001 0.0003 0.0000 0.0001 0.0001 0.0000 0.0001 0.0001
26 Ratio of Pool Slope to Avg. Slope (Spool/Savg)0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1
27 Maximum Pool Depth (Dpool)1.0 1.6 1.7 1.3 1.9 2.1 1.4 2.2 2.4 0.7 1.0 1.1
28 Ratio of Pool Depth to Bkf Depth (Dpool/dbkf)1.3 2.0 2.1 1.3 2.0 2.1 1.3 2.0 2.1 1.3 2.0 2.1
29 Pool Width (Wpool)9.1 10.2 12.5 11.0 12.3 15.1 12.5 14.0 17.2 6.0 6.8 8.3
30 Ratio of Pool Width to Bankfull Width (Wpool/Wbkf)1.0 1.1 1.3 1.0 1.1 1.3 1.0 1.1 1.3 1.0 1.1 1.3
31 Pool Area (Apool)6.6 8.8 11.0 9.8 13.1 16.4 12.7 16.9 21.2 2.9 3.8 4.8
32 Ratio of Pool Area to Bankfull Area (Apool/Abkf)0.9 1.2 1.5 0.9 1.2 1.5 0.9 1.2 1.5 0.9 1.2 1.5
33 Pool to Pool Spacing (p - p)37.5 62.5 87.5 48.0 80.0 112.0 54.0 90.0 126.0 20.4 34.0 47.6
34 Ratio of Pool to Pool Spacing to Bankfull Width (p-p/Wbkf)3.0 5.0 7.0 3.0 5.0 7.0 3.0 5.0 7.0 3.0 5.0 7.0
--1.1
--4.2
--1.2
--26.2
--4.2
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----
--1.0
--2.0
--7.5
0.0010 --0.0010
--0.0010
----
----
1.08 1.29
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--1.3 1.2
--4.1 4.1
--0.8
--1.5
--6.2 6.8
--0.5 0.5
--13.1
--3.2 3.5
UT2
Existing Regional Curve &
Reference Reaches Design
--E E
0.16 0.16 0.16
Craven County, North Carolina
VARIABLES
(All units are in Feet)Regional Curve &
Reference Reaches Design Existing Regional Curve &
Reference Reaches Design
--E E
0.50 0.50 0.50 0.87 0.87 0.87 1.25
--E E E E
Craven 30 SITE MORPHOLOGICAL DATA
The Middle Neuse Stream and Wetland Umbrella Mitigation Bank
UT1 - Reach 1 UT1 - Reach 2 UT1 - Reach 3
Existing Regional Curve &
Reference Reaches Design Existing
E
1.25 1.25
--9.4 12.5 9.2 11.4 16.0 --12.9
--15.7 8.7 17.1 --16.5
18.0
--0.8 0.8 1.1 1.0 0.9 --1.1 1.1
--14.1 19.7
--1.2 0.9 --1.1 0.8 --
--7.4 9.9 9.8 10.9 15.0
1.6
15.0
--1.3 1.8 1.5 --1.8
1.1 0.8
--8.5 8.5 --12.0 12.0 --15.0
--1.8 --
--58.8 --
--1.6 1.7 1.6 --
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--6.4 --
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1.00 1.14 1.06 1.15 1.06 1.16
0.0014 --0.0014 0.0016 --0.0016 0.0015 --0.0015
0.0014 --0.0012 0.0015 --0.0028 0.0014 --0.0014
------------
------------
------------
------------
--2.0 --2.0 --2.0
--1.6 --1.9 --2.2
--1.1 --1.1 --1.1
--13.8 --17.6 --19.8
--1.2 --1.2 --1.2
--11.9 --18.0 --23.6
--4.2 --4.2 --4.2
--39.3 --47.7 --54.1
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Appendix E
Buffer Credit Calculations

Site Name:
USACE Action ID:
NCDWR Project Number:
Sponsor:
County:Craven
Minimum Required Buffer Width1:50
Mitigation Type Mitigation Ratio
Multiplier2
Creditable Stream
Length3 Baseline Stream Credit
Restoration (1:1)1 6623 6623.00
Enhancement I (1.5:1)1.5
Enhancement II (2.5:1)2.5
Preservation (5:1)5
Other (7.5:1)7.5
Other (10:1)10
Custom Ratio 1
Custom Ratio 2
Custom Ratio 3
Custom Ratio 4
Custom Ratio 5
Totals 6623.00 6623.00
Buffer Zones less than 15 feet >15 to 20 feet >20 to 25 feet >25 to 30 feet >30 to 35 feet >35 to 40 feet >40 to 45 feet >45 to 50 feet >50 to 75 feet >75 to 100 feet >100 to 125 feet >125 to 150 feet
Max Possible Buffer (square feet)4 198690 66230 66230 66230 66230 66230 66230 66230 331150 331150 331150 331150
Ideal Buffer (square feet)5 197014.00 65025.00 64641.00 64254.00 63865.00 62508.00 63198.00 62931.00 311534.00 309120.00 309417.00 310763.00
Actual Buffer (square feet)6 196514.00 64699.00 64231.00 63694.00 63080.00 62466.00 61822.00 61281.00 299527.00 291080.00 285434.00 280703.00
Zone Multiplier 50%10%10%10%5%5%5%5%7%5%4%4%
Buffer Credit Equivalent 3311.50 662.30 662.30 662.30 331.15 331.15 331.15 331.15 463.61 331.15 264.92 264.92
Percent of Ideal Buffer 100%99%99%99%99%100%98%97%96%94%92%90%
Credit Adjustment -8.40 -3.32 -4.20 -5.77 -4.07 -0.22 -7.21 -8.68 445.74 311.82 244.39 239.29
Total Baseline Credit Credit Loss in Required
Buffer
Credit Gain for
Additional Buffer
Net Change in
Credit from Buffers Total Credit
6623.00 -41.88 1241.25 1199.36 7822.36
Wilmington District Stream Buffer Credit Calculator
Craven 30
SAW-2017-02019
Weyerhauser NR Company
4This amount is the maximum buffer area possible based on the linear footage of stream length if channel were perfectly straight with full buffer width. This number is not used in calculations, but is provided as a reference.
Buffer Width Zone (feet from Ordinary High Water Mark)
6Square feet in each buffer zone, as measured by GIS, excluding non-forested areas, all other credit type (e.g., wetland, nutrient offset, buffer), easement exceptions, open water, areas failing to meet the vegetation performance standard, etc. Additional credit is given to 150 feet in buffer width, so areas within the easement that are
more than 150 feet from creditable streams should not be included in this measurement. Non-creditable stream reaches within the easement should be removed prior to calculating this area wtih GIS.
5Maximum potential size (in square feet) of each buffer zone measured around all creditable stream reaches, calculated using GIS, including areas outside of the easement. The inner zone (0-15') should be measured from the top of the OHWM or the edge of the average stream width if OHWM is not known. Non-creditable stream
reaches within the easement should be removed prior to calculating this area wtih GIS.
2Use the Custom Ratio fields to enter non-standard ratios, which are equal to the number of feet in the feet-to-credit mitigation ratio (e.g., for a perservation ratio of 8 feet to 1 credit, the multiplier would be 8).
1Minimum standard buffer width measured from the top of bank (50 feet in piedmont and coastal plain counties or 30 feet in mountain counties)
3Equal to the number of feet of stream in each Mitigation Type. If stream reaches are not creditable, they should be excluded from this measurement, even if they fall within the easement.
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Appendix F
Mitigation Plan Sheets

CRAVEN 30
STREAM AND WETLAND
MITIGATION BANK
PREPARED FOR
COVER SHEET01 WEYERHAEUSER NR COMPANYCRAVEN COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINAVICINITY MAPNORTHENGINEER:CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA 28202200 SOUTH TRYON STREET, SUITE 200KIMLEY-HORN AND ASSOCIATES, INC. [phone]DAREN PAIT, P.E., CFMOWNER:HATTIESBURG, MS 39402406 COLE ROADWEYERHAEUSER NR COMPANY(601) 341-6054DOUG HUGHESSURVEY:BASE MAPPING PROVIDED BY:2014 QL2 LIDARMETADATA CONTACT:PRELIMINARY - NOT FOR CONSTRUCTIONNC FLOODPLAIN MAPPING PROGRAM4105 REEDY CREEK DRIVERALEIGH, NC 27607(919) 715-5711CRAVEN 30DRAFT MITIGATION PLANSforSheet List IndexSheetNumberSheet Title
GENERAL NOTES02CRAVEN 30STREAM AND WETLANDMITIGATION BANKPREPARED FOR
PROPOSED PLAN LEGENDPROPOSED PROFILE LEGENDEXISTING PLAN LEGEND1035+00LEGEND AND
SYMBOLS03CRAVEN 30
STREAM AND WETLAND
MITIGATION BANK
PREPARED FOR
RIFFLERIFFLERIFFLEMEANDERINGPOOLMEANDERINGPOOLSTRAIGHTPOOLTYPICAL PLAN AND
PROFILE04CRAVEN 30
STREAM AND WETLAND
MITIGATION BANK
PREPARED FOR
TYPICAL SECTIONS05CRAVEN 30
STREAM AND WETLAND
MITIGATION BANK
PREPARED FOR
SHEET 07SHEET 08SHEET 09SHEET 10SHEET 11SHEET 12SHEET 13SHEET 14SHEET 16SHEET 17SHEET 15UT1 - REACH 1UT1 - REACH 2UT1 - REACH 3UT2UT3UT4
OVERALL PLAN AND
KEY SHEET06 NORTHCRAVEN 30
STREAM AND WETLAND
MITIGATION BANK
PREPARED FOR
UT1 - REACH 1UT1 - REACH 1MATCH
L
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1
0
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0
SEE SHE
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0
8 0+000+501+001+502+002+503+003+504+004+505+005+506+006+507+007+508+008+509+009+5010+00PLAN AND PROFILE
UT1 - REACH 107 NORTHCRAVEN 30
STREAM AND WETLAND
MITIGATION BANK
PREPARED FOR
UT1 - REACH 1UT1 - REACH 2UT2
(SEE SHEET 13)
MATCH LINE STA 10+00SEE SHEET 07
MATC
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2
0
+
0
0
SEE S
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0
9 10+0010+5011+0011+5012+0012+5013+0013+5014+0014+5015+0015+5016+0016+5017+0017+5018+0018+5019+0019+5020+00PLAN AND PROFILE
UT1 - REACH 1&208 NORTHCRAVEN 30
STREAM AND WETLAND
MITIGATION BANK
PREPARED FOR
UT
3
(SEE
SHEE
T

1
5
)UT1 - REACH 2MATCH LINE STA 20+00SEE SHEET 08
MATCH LINE STA 30+00
SEE SHEET 10 20+0020+5021+0021+5022+0022+5023+0023+5024+0024+5025+0025+5026+0026+5027+0027+5028+0028+5029+0029+5030+00PLAN AND PROFILE
UT1 - REACH 209 NORTHCRAVEN 30
STREAM AND WETLAND
MITIGATION BANK
PREPARED FOR
UT1 - REACH 2UT1 - REACH 3UT4(SEE SHEET 17)UT1 - REACH
2
MATCH LINE STA 30+00SEE SHEET 09
MATCH L
INE
STA
40+00SEE SHEET
1130+0030+5031+0031+5032+0032+5033+0033+5034+0034+5035+0035+5036+0036+5037+0037+5038+0038+5039+0039+5040+00PLAN AND PROFILE
UT1 - REACH 2&310 NORTHCRAVEN 30
STREAM AND WETLAND
MITIGATION BANK
PREPARED FOR
UT1 - REACH 3MATCH LINE STA 40+00SEE SHEET 10
MATCH LINE ST
A

5
0
+
0
0
SEE SHEET 12 40+0040+5041+0041+5042+0042+5043+0043+5044+0044+5045+0045+5046+0046+5047+0047+5048+0048+5049+0049+5050+00PLAN AND PROFILE
UT1 - REACH 311 NORTHCRAVEN 30
STREAM AND WETLAND
MITIGATION BANK
PREPARED FOR
UT1 - REACH 3MATCH LINE STA 50+00SEE SHEET 1150+0050+5051+0051+5052+0052+5053+0053+5054+0054+5055+00PLAN AND PROFILE
UT1 - REACH 312 NORTHCRAVEN 30
STREAM AND WETLAND
MITIGATION BANK
PREPARED FOR
UT2UT1 - REACH 1UT1 - REACH 2109+00109+50110+00110+50111+00111+50112+00112+50113+00113+50114+00114+50115+00115+50116+00116+50117+00117+50118+00118+50119+00119+50120+00120+50121+00121+50122+00122+50PLAN AND PROFILE
UT213 NORTHCRAVEN 30
STREAM AND WETLAND
MITIGATION BANK
PREPARED FOR
UT3MA
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2
2
0
+
0
0
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1
5 209+50210+00210+50211+00211+50212+00212+50213+00213+50214+00214+50215+00215+50216+00216+50217+00217+50218+00218+50219+00219+50220+00PLAN AND PROFILE
UT314 NORT
H
CRAVEN 30
STREAM AND WETLAND
MITIGATION BANK
PREPARED FOR
UT1 - REACH 2UT3MATCH LINE STA 220+00SEE SHEET 14220+00220+50221+00221+50222+00222+50223+00223+50224+00224+50225+00PLAN AND PROFILE
UT315 NORTHCRAVEN 30
STREAM AND WETLAND
MITIGATION BANK
PREPARED FOR
UT4MATCH LINE STA 310+00
SEE SHEET 17 299+50300+00300+50301+00301+50302+00302+50303+00303+50304+00304+50305+00305+50306+00306+50307+00307+50308+00308+50309+00309+50310+00PLAN AND PROFILE
UT416 NORTHCRAVEN 30
STREAM AND WETLAND
MITIGATION BANK
PREPARED FOR
UT4UT
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+
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0
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UT417 NORTHCRAVEN 30
STREAM AND WETLAND
MITIGATION BANK
PREPARED FOR
Not to ScaleBRUSH AND ROLL RIFFLE1STREAM DETAILS18CRAVEN 30
STREAM AND WETLAND
MITIGATION BANK
PREPARED FOR
Not to ScaleLOG SILL3Not to ScaleLOG VANE2STREAM DETAILS19CRAVEN 30
STREAM AND WETLAND
MITIGATION BANK
PREPARED FOR
Not to ScaleLOG CROSS VANE4Not to ScaleBRUSH TOE PROTECTION5STREAM DETAILS20CRAVEN 30
STREAM AND WETLAND
MITIGATION BANK
PREPARED FOR
Not to ScaleCHANNEL BLOCK6STREAM DETAILS21CRAVEN 30
STREAM AND WETLAND
MITIGATION BANK
PREPARED FOR
Not to ScaleINSTALLATION GUIDE FOR EROSION CONTROL MATTING7Not to ScaleTEMPORARY SILT FENCE8EROSION CONTROL
DETAILS22CRAVEN 30
STREAM AND WETLAND
MITIGATION BANK
PREPARED FOR
Not to ScaleEXAMPLE OF PUMP-AROUND OPERATION9EROSION CONTROL
DETAILS23CRAVEN 30
STREAM AND WETLAND
MITIGATION BANK
PREPARED FOR
VEGETATION NOTES
AND DETAILS24CRAVEN 30
STREAM AND WETLAND
MITIGATION BANK
PREPARED FOR
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│ September 2018

Appendix G
NCSAM Forms

Notes of Field Assessment Form (Y/N)
Presence of regulatory considerations (Y/N)
Additional stream information/supplementary measurements included (Y/N)
NC SAM feature type (perennial, intermittent, Tidal Marsh Stream)
(4) Floodplain Access
(4) Wooded Riparian Buffer
(4) Microtopography
(3) Stream Stability
(4) Channel Stability
(4) Sediment Transport
(4) Stream Geomorphology
(2) Stream/Intertidal Zone Interaction
(2) Longitudinal Tidal Flow
(2) Tidal Marsh Stream Stability
(3) Tidal Marsh Stream Geomorphology
(1) Water Quality
(2) Baseflow
(2) Streamside Area Vegetation
(3) Upland Pollutant Filtration
(3) Thermoregulation
(2) Indicators of Stressors
(2) Aquatic Life Tolerance
(2) Intertidal Zone Filtration
(1) Habitat
(2) In-stream Habitat
(3) Baseflow
(3) Substrate
(3) Stream Stability
(3) In-stream Habitat
(2) Stream-side Habitat
(3) Stream-side Habitat
(3) Thermoregulation
(2) Tidal Marsh In-stream Habitat
(3) Flow Restriction
(3) Tidal Marsh Stream Stability
(4) Tidal Marsh Stream Geomorphology
(3) Tidal Marsh In-stream Habitat
(2) Intertidal Zone Habitat
Overall LOW
LOW
HIGH
LOW
LOW
MEDIUM
MEDIUM
NA
NA
HIGH
LOW
LOW
LOW
MEDIUM
NA
NA
NA
NA
MEDIUM
HIGH
(3) Tidal Marsh Channel Stability
(3) Streamside Area Attenuation
Function Class Rating Summary
(1) Hydrology
NA
LOW
HIGH
HIGH
MEDIUM
NA
YES
LOW
Stream Site Name Weyerhaeuser - C30 - UT1 Date of Evaluation
LOW
(4) Tidal Marsh Channel Stability
LOW
LOW
NA
NA
LOW
NA
HIGH
NC SAM Stream Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 2.1
LOW
LOW
USACE/
All Streams
NCDWR
Intermittent
NA
NA
(2) Flood Flow
J. Hartshorn/Kimley-Horn
June 14, 2017
YES
YES
YES
Perennial
(2) Baseflow
Stream Category Assessor Name/Organization
LOW
Ia3
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Appendix H
Wetland and Stream Data Forms

North Carolina Division of Water Quality - Stream Identification Form, Version 4.11
Date:l'�'/S7
Rq
Project/Site: C� 30
Latitude:
Evaluator: WvS
County: vii
Longitude:
Total Points:
0
1
/h
Stream Determination ne
ther
Stream is at least intermittent V1
Ephemeral Intermittt Perennial
.g. Quad Name:
if z19 or perennial if >_ 30
3
3
A. Geomorphology Subtotal =
aninciai ancnes are not
Absent
I Weak
Moderate
Strong
Score
1a. Continuity of channel bed and bank
0
1
2
3
2
2. Sinuosity of channel along thalweg
0
1
2
3
3
3. In -channel structure: ex. riffle -pool, step -pool, ripple
pool sequence
�%'
1
2
3
Sediment on plants or debris
4. Particle size of stream substrate
0
Q
2
3
16.
5. Active/relic floodplain
0
1
2
3
1.5
6. Depositional bars or benches
0
No = 0
2
3
1.5
7. Recent alluvial deposits
0
2
3
1
8. Headcuts
1
2
3
*perennial streams may also be identified using other methods. See p. 35 of manual.
9. Grade control
01
1.5
10. Natural valley
0
5
1
1.5
11. Second or greater order channel
No = 0
Yes = 3
ra[ea; see Discussions in manual
B. Hydrology Subtotal =
12.
Presence of Baseflow
0
1
2
3
19.
13.
Iron oxidizing bacteria
2
1
2
3
20. Macrobenthos (note diversity and abundance)
14.
Leaf litter
2
3
0.5
0
1
15.
Sediment on plants or debris
0
0.5
Q
1.5
1
16.
Organic debris lines or piles
0
0.5
1
1.5
1.5
17.
Soil -based evidence of high water table?
No = 0
es = 3
C 0
C. Biology Subtotal = f )
18. Fibrous roots in streambed
3
2
1
0
19.
Rooted upland plants in streambed
2
1
0
20. Macrobenthos (note diversity and abundance)
0
2
3
21. Aquatic Mollusks
CD
1
2
3
22. Fish
0
0.5
1
1.5
23. Crayfish
0
0.51
1.5
24. Amphibians
0
0.5
C 0
1.5
25. Algae
0
0.5
1
1.5
26. Wetland plants in streambed
FACW = 0.7 OBL = 1.5' Other = 0
*perennial streams may also be identified using other methods. See p. 35 of manual.
Notes:
4::'T�374 J'IC .b��x
WD:
Substrate: 457,'M/1*. J
Clarity: ct..-,_.
Flow:

North Carolina Division of Water Quality - Stream Identification Form, Version 4.11
Date:04r�,7
Project/Site: ���^�3O
Latitude:
Evaluator: wTs
County: M7,
Longitude:
Total Points:
0
1
IN
Stream Deter n ircle one)
Other
Stream is at least intermittent
Ephemera Intermitte Perennial
e.g. Quad Name:
if >_ 19 or perennial if >- 30
3
A. Geomorphology ubtotal =
artificial dit
Absent
Weak
Moderate
Strong
Score
1a. Continuity of channel bed and bank
0
1
2
3
2. Sinuosity of channel along thalweg
0
1
2
3
3. In -channel structure: ex. riffle -pool, step -pool, ripple
pool sequence
�\
0)
1
2
3
4. Particle size of stream substrate
0
1
2
3
5. Active/relic floodplain
0
-
2
3
6. Depositional bars or benches
0
M57
2
3
7. Recent alluvial deposits
0
1 0.5
2
3
8. Headcuts
0
2
3
9. Grade control
0
0.
1
1.5
10. Natural valle
0
.5
1
1.5
11. Second or rester order channel
o = 0
Yes = 3
ches are not rated; see discussions in manual
B. Hydrology Subtotal = 9
12. Presence of Baseflow
0
1
2
3
WD: i
13. Iron oxidizing bacteria
0
1
2
3
14. Leaf litter
1.5
CD
0.5
0
15. Sediment on plants or debris
0
0.5
2
1.5
16. Organic debris lines or piles
0
0.5
1
1.5
17. Soil -based evidence of high water table?
No = 0
-
1
C. Biology Subtotal =
18. Fibrous roots in streambed
3
BKFD:
1
0
WD: i
19. Rooted upland plants in streambed
Substrate: 5.4 5.,.,
2
1
0
20. Macrobenthos (note diversity and abundance)
0
2
3
21. Aquatic Mollusks
1
2
3
22. Fish
0
0.5
1.5
23. Crayfish
0
0.
1
1.5
24. Amphibians
0
M57
1
1.5
25. Algae
Co
1 0.5
1 1
5
I. and plants in streambed
FACW = 0.75; OBL = 1. they = 0
`perennial streams may also be identified using other methods. See p. 35 of manual.
Z d, ams , IZ4 . y -/'s< lA�wz) V. (e�3 S.
BKFW:
BKFD:
,3
ww: z
WD: i
Substrate: 5.4 5.,.,
Clarity:
�� r

North Carolina Division of Water Quality - Stream Identification Form, Version 4.11
Date: b �� 7�
Project/Site:
Latitude:
Evaluator: �,2u f ��
County: toltr3
Longitude:
Total Points:
Stream Deter circle one)
Other
Stream is at least intermittent
EphemertIntermltte Perennial
e.g. Quad Name:
if> 19 or perennial if 2! 30
0
47,5
A.GeomorphologySubtotal= ld• 5
-artificial ditches are not rated; see discussions
Absent
Weak
Moderate
Strong
Score
1a. Continuity of channel bed and bank
0
1
2
3
3
2. Sinuosity of channel along thalweg
0
47,5
2
3
0
3. In -channel structure: ex. riffle -pool, step -pool, ripple
pool se uence
0
0
2
3
1.5
4. Particle size of stream substrate
0
1
lines or piles
3
0.5
5. Active/relic floodplain
0
C1
2
3
es 773
6. Depositional bars or benches
0
24. Amphibians
2
3
1
7. Recent alluvial deposits
0
CD
2•
3
1
8.
Headcuts
26. Wetland plants in streambed
FACW = 0.75; BL = 1.5; Other= 0
2
3
9. Grade control0
0.
1
1.5
10. Natural valley
1
1.5
11. Second or greater order channel
o =
Yes = 3
in manual
B. Hydrology Subtotal = 9.
12. Presence of Baseflow
0
1
2
3
13.
Iron oxidizing bacteria
1
2
3
14. Leaf litter
1
0.5
0
15. Sediment on plants or debris
0
0.5
2
1.5
16.
Organic debris
lines or piles
0
0.5
1.5
1.5
23. Crayfish
17. Soil -based evidence of high water table?
No = 0
es 773
1.5
C. Biology Subtotal =
18. Fibrous roots in streambed
m
2
1
0
19.
Rooted upland plants in stream bed
2
1
0
20. Macrobenthos (note diversity and abundance}
1
2
3
21. Aquatic Mollusks
1
2
3
22. Fish
0.5
1
1.5
23. Crayfish
0.5
1
1.5
24. Amphibians
0.5
1
1.5
25. Algae
5
1
1.5
26. Wetland plants in streambed
FACW = 0.75; BL = 1.5; Other= 0
'perennial streams may also be identified using other methods. See p. 35 of manual.
Notes:
BKFW: /O'
BKFD: a2 '
Substrate: S ��
Clarity: C/c
Flow: S! ,-."

North Carolina Division of Water Quality - Stream Identification Form, Version 4.11
Date:
/ F
Project/Site: 3(7
Latitude:
Evaluator:
(�Tl
County:
LIT `f
Longitude:
Total Points:
3
2. Sinuosity of channel along thalweg
0
1
S
Stream Determination
(c'
Other
Stream is at least
intermittent
Ephemeral Intermitte
Perennial)e.g.
Quad Name:
if >_ 19 or perennial if> 30
0
1
1
A. Geomorphology Subtotal = / �, S
ai uncial mrcnes are not racea; see aiscuss ions in
Absent
Weak
Moderate
Strong
I Score
1a. Continuity of channel bed and bank
0
1
2
3
2. Sinuosity of channel along thalweg
0
1
0.5
0
3. In -channel structure: ex. riffle -pool, step -pool, ripple
poolsequence
0
0.5
2
3
4. Particle size of stream substrate
0
1
1
3
5. Active/relic floodplain
0
1
1
3
6. Depositional bars or benches
0
1
2
3
7. Recent alluvial deposits
002
1 0.51
2
3
8. Headcuts
OLD
1
2
3
9. Grade control
0
COID
1
1.5
10. Natural valley
0
0.5
cl
1.5
11. Second or greater order channel
No = 0
Ye
manual
B. Hydrology Subtotal = �, S
12. Presence of Baseflow
0
1
2
3
13. Iron oxidizing bacteria
1
2
3
14. Leaf litter
1.5
1
0.5
0
15. Sediment on plants or debris
0
0.5
2
1.5
16. Organic debris lines or piles
0
0.5
1
.5
17. Soil -based evidence of high water table?
No = 0
Yes = 3
1
C. Biology Subtotal = � S
18. Fibrous roots in streambed
3
2
1
0
19. Rooted upland plants in streambed
2
1
0
20. Macrobenthos (note diversity and abundance)
1
2
3
21. Aquatic Mollusks
1
2
3
22. Fish
0.5
1
1.5
23. Crayfish
0.5
1
1.5
24. Amphibians
0.5
1
1.5
25. Algae
0
1 0.51
1 1.5
26. Wetland plants in streambed
FACW = 0.75; BL = 1. Other = 0 G,
*perennial streams may also be identified using other methods. See p. 35 of manual.
Notes:
BKFW: fj �
BKFD: 2 '
Cu�c. WW: 3 y
WD: / '
Substrate:
Clarity: Cl,,
Flow: Sl w
Ck,

�WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM - Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region Q
Project/Sile: �Y� co✓ CiWCounty: Cm'�V Sampling Date: U 1�
Applicant/Owner: Ic Vr+�"v State: h.) �.J Sampling Point: 1.1 'I
Investlgator(s): [ITIS rc Section, Township, Range: Li
g 7
Landform (hillslope, tertace, e1cJ: G f. W111 'S l6nf� Local relief (concave, convex, none): Kill Slope
Subregion (LRR or MLRA): Let: Long: Datum:
Soil Map Unit Name: NWI classification:
Are climatic! hydrolo is conditions on the site Typical for this time of year? Yes = Nl (If no, explain in Remarks.)
Are Vegetation Soil or Hydrologyjl.significantly disturbed? Are "Normal Circumstances" present? Yes No�
Are Vegetation Soil11 or Hydrolo9YR naturally problematic? (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.)
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS - Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc.
Hydrophylic Vegetation Present? Yes No Is the Sampled Area
Hydric Soil Present? Yes No within a Wetland? YesNo LfJ
Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes No
Remarks: _ ` ■ _ � n �i � n � a - n �/ _ 1
i( 70 I
HYDROLOGY
Wetland Hydrology Indicators: Secondary Indicators (minimum of two recuiredt
Prr iary Indicators minimum of one is re uired check all that apply) Surface Soil Cracks (B6)
Surface Water (At) Aquatic Fauna (B13) Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (B8)
High Water Table (A2) Marl Deposits (B15) (LRR U) Drainage Patterns (B10)
Saturation (A3) Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (Cl) Moss Trim Lines (B16)
Water Marks (B1) Oxidized Rhizospheres along Living Roots (C3) Dry -Season Water Table (C2)
Sediment Deposits (B2) Presence of Reduced Iron (C4) Crayfish Burrows (C8)
Drift Deposits (B3) Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6) Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9)
,Algal Mat or Crust (B4) Thin Muck Surface (C7) Geomorphic Position (D2)
Iron Deposits (85) Other (Explain in Remarks) Shallow Aquitard (D3) I
Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (87) FAC -Neutral Test (135)
Water -Stained Leaves (B9) Sphagnum moss (D8) (LRR T, U)
Field Observations:
Surface Water Present? Yes No Depth (inches):
Water Table Present? Yes No Depth (inches):
Saturation Present? Yes No _ Depth (inches): Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes.[] No I • �..t
includes capillary fringe)
Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available:
Remarks:
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US Army Corps of Engineers Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region — Version 2.0

VEGETATION (Four Strata) - Use scientific names of plants.
Sampling Point:
Tree Stratum (Plot size:
1, b (
7
>�` )
(.
Absolute Dominant
%Cover Species?
�_
Indicator
Stt�tuA'' aatus
Dominance Test worksheet•
Nberof Dominant Species
um
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: (A)
Total Number of Dominent
2. fi / Un--
3.
Species Across All Strata: _� (B)
4.
Percent of Dominant cies
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAG: 00 (A/B)
5.
6.
Prevalence Index worksheet:
7.
Total %Cover of: Multiply bv:
8.
OBL species x 1 =
FACW species x2=
FAC species x3=
FACU species x4=
UPL species x5=
Column Totals: (A) (B)
- Total Cover
50% of total cover. 3S� 20% of total cover: 14010
Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size: ?i0� ) w
1A k 1 �U
2 tom, T�
._-_LL��_
3.
4.
Prevalence Index = BA=
5.
Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
B.
_ 1 - Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
7.
2 - Dominance Test is >50%
8.
3 - Prevalence Index is <_3.0'
_ Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation' (Explain)
35 °%= Total Cover
50% of total cover: 20% of total cover: �10/0
Herb Stratum (Plot size:
1. M>/K
2.
?ia )'Indicators
(�n�
Q f „t Oi y j'g,
y
_
C)gL
W
of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must
be present, unless disturbed or problematic.
Definitions of Four Vegetation Strata:
3.
utl A
N
Ftj)CV
Tree - Woody plants, excluding vines, 3 in. (7.6 cm) or
more in diameter at breast height (DBH), regardless of
height.
,(0
4. (n ..1 � .lio6zfx (Q
cC ,
5
6.
Sapling/Shrub -Woody plants, excluding vines, less
7
than 3 in. DBH and greater than 3.28 ft (1 m) tall.
8.
Herb -AII herbaceous (non -woody) plants, regardless
g
of size, and woody plants less than 3.28 ft tall.
10.
Woody vine -AII woody vines greater than 3.28 ft in
11.
height.
12.
An i = Total Cover
50%of total cover:
4b% 20% of total cover:
IVIO
Woody Vine Stratum {Plot size:
1. V%
y
PikC
2.�-
3.
4.
5.
Hydrophytic
Vegetation
2Q=Total Cover
50%oftotalcover:
�we.20%of total cover.
<�0
Present? Yes ME
Remarks: (If observed,
list morphological adaptations below).
US Army Corps of Engineers Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plein Region -Version 2.0

SOIL
Sampling Point:
Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of Indicatorsj
Depth Matrix Redox Features
(inches) Color moist) Color Imast % TypElLoc'Texture Remarks
-1Z Sy lv�v w� G�
N ,S 1Qo 2 � uua TIBC s
US Army Corps of Engineers -
Atlantic and
'Ty e: C=Concentration, D=De letion, RM=Reduced Matrix, MS=Masked Sand Grains.
'Location: PL=Pare Lining, M=Matrix.
Hydric
Soil Indicators: (Applicable to all LRRs,
Histosol (Al)
Histic Eplpedon (A2)
Black Histic (A3)
Hydrogen Sulfide (A4)
Stratified Layers (A5)
Organic Bodies (A6) (LRR P, T, U)
5 cm Mucky Mineral (A7) (LRR P, T, U)
Muck Presence (A8) (LRR U)
1 cm Muck (A9) (LRR P, T)
Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11)
Thick Dark Surface (Al2)
Coast Prairie Redox (A16) (MLRA 150A)
Sandy Mucky Mineral (Si) (LRR O, S)
Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4)
Sandy Redox (S5)
Stripped Matrix (S6)
Dark Surface (S7) (LRR P, S, T, U)
unless otherwise noted.) Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils:
Polyvalue Below Surface (S8) (LRR S, T, U) 1 cm Muck (A9) (LRR O)
Thin Dark Surface (S9) (LRR S, T, U) 2 em Muck (A10) (LRR S)
Loamy Mucky Mineral (F1) (LRR O) Reduced Verfic (1718) (outside MLRA 150A,B)
Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2) Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (LRR P, S, T)
Depleted Matrix (F3) Anomalous Bright Loamy Soils (F20)
Redox Dank Surface (F6) (MLRA 15311)
Depleted Dark Surface (F7) Red Parent Material (TF2)
Redox Depressions (F8) Very Shallow Dark Surface (TF12)
Mad (F10) (LRR U) Other (Explain In Remarks)
Depleted Ochric IN 1) (MLRA 151)
Iron -Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR O, P, T) 'Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and
Umbric Surface (F13) (LRR P, T, U) wetland hydrology must be present,
Della Ochdc (F17) (MLRA 151) unless disturbed or problematic.
Reduced Verflc (F18) (MLRA 15OA, 150B)
Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 149A) -
Anomalous Bright Loemy Soils (1720) (MLRA 149A, 153C, 153D)
Restrictive Layer (if observed):
Type:
Depth (inches):
Hydric Soil Present? Yesg No14
Remarks:
Gulf Coastal Plain Region —Version 2.0

' _ WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM -Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region I
PmjectlSite: (' V AMQAn 0 City/County: C.�yty) Sampling Date: o
Applicant/Owner: JS,as' State: MC . Sampling Point:
Investigator(s):—war, I I L.ela� � � Section, Township, Range: co
Landform (hillsiope, terrace, etc.): HT'ItfSs.. (';1`Pq Local relief (concave, convex, none): vLDLtQ. SlopeIt
Subregion (LRR or MLRA): Lat: Long: Datum:
Soil Map Unit Name: NWI classification:
Are climatic / hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? Yes = No = (If no, explain in Remarks.)
Are Vegetation Soil or Hydrology significantly disturbed? Are "Normal Circumstances" present? Yes = No=
Are VegetationL.J Soil or HydrologYFI naturally problematic? (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.)
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS - Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc.
Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes XJ No Is the Sampled Area
Hydric Soil Present? Yes No
Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes No.4 within a Wetland? Yes No
Remarks: 1
W �offA
I S C"Jw �OI T f`O I/� � CS CA ked Irv`
If -0 fes. S'hw /- . !w PI'S-
HYDROLOGY
ace Water (A1)
i Water Table (A2)
iration (A3)
er Marks (131)
iment Deposits (62)
Deposits (B3)
J Mat or Crust (84)
Deposits (B5)
dation Visible on Aerial Imagery (B7)
er-Stained Leaves (B9)
PQ
Aquatic Fauna (B13)
Marl Deposits IS 15) (LRR u)
Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (C1) -
Oxidized Rhizospheres along Living Roots (C3)
Presence of Reduced Iron (C4)
Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (CB)
Thin Muck Surface (C7)
Other (Explain in Remarks)
Surface Soil Cracks (BB)
Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (BB)
Drainage Patterns (1310)
Moss Trim Lines (BIB)
DrySeason Water Table (C2)
Crayfish Burrows (CB)
Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9)
(Geomorphic Position (02)
Shallow Aquitard (D3)
FAC -Neutral Test (D5)
Sphagnum moss (D5) (LRR T, U)
Surface Water Present? Yes No Depth (inches):
Water Table Present? Yes = IN Depth (inches): ! tUr
Saturation Present? Yes No tt Depth (inches): UV Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes I No[]
Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge,
�V� V 6CAVL� f LaocQ �<
US Army Corps of Engineers Allangc and Gulf Coastal Plain Region — Vers(on 2.0

VEGETATION (Four Strata) — Use scientific names of plants.
Sampling Point:
Tree Stratum (Plot siz�j �i li1 )
1. O l
US Army Corps of Engineers Atlantic and
Absolute
%C ve
Dominant
Species?
Indicator
Status
�p,Qn(� .
Dominance Test worksheet:
Number of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: (A)
Total Number of Dominant
Species Across Al Strata: (B)
2. �3
,�p.t
3. L
4.
Percent of Dominant Species c�
�/
5.
0
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 7J", (A/B)
6.
7.
Prevalence Index worksheet:
Total % Cover of: Multiply bv:
8
OBL species x 1 =
Total Cover
50% of total
cover. ill 20% of
total cover:
a
W/
FACW species x2=
Se lin /S rub Stratum (Plot size: 301 )
•—^11
��Z.J-
FAC species x3=
FACU species x 4 =
UPL species X5=
2� 1
3
Column Totals: (A) (B)
Prevalence Index = B/A=
5.
Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
6.
_ 1 - Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
?.
2- Dominance Test is>50%
8.
V 3 - Prevalence Index is <_3.0'
50% of total
I
Herb Stratum (Plot sizeD )
1. 1 r ;Lot /�.i Arai I
�a = Total Cover
cover: iS"/a 20% of total cover: of
Y .. b(j
_ Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation' (Explain)
'Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must
be present, unless disturbed or problematic.
2, r it."A
iv�
Ili
Definitions of Four Vegetation Strata:
Tree –Woody plants, excluding vines, 3 in. (7.6 cm) or
more in diameter at breast height (DBH), regardless of
3. ® acQtp, r
A
4. w h �0
5.
height.
6.
Sapling/Shrub — Woody plants, excluding vines, less
7.
than 3 in. DBH and greater than 3.28 ft (1 m) tall.
Herb —All herbaceous (non -woody) plants, regardless
6.
g,
of size, and woody plants less than 3.28 ft tall.
Woody vine —AII woody vines greater than 3.28 ft in
10.
11.
height.
12.
Total Cover
50% of total
cover: ?K6h 20% of
total cover:
100/0
Woody Ulne Stratum (Plot size:
,
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hydrophytic
Vegetation
IS"ie =Total Cover
50% of total
cover: ria 20%of
total cover:
3d/
Present? Yes No
Remarks: (If observed, list morphological adaptations below).
Gulf Coastal Plein Region —Version 2.0

SOIL
Samplina Point:
Profile Description: (Describe to the depth
US Army
needed to document the Indicator or confirm the absence of Indicators.)
Depth Matrix
orches Color moi t %
!O 1
Redox Features
Color moist / Type, LOC2
,o Y fl� �jfi (J�l
Texture Remarks
C /yin
y�-20 R
oncentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced
Indicators: (Applicable to all LRRs;
Matrix, MS=Masked Sand Grains.
unless otherwise noted.)
'Location: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix.
Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils':
l (Al)
plpedon (A2)
istic (A3)
en Sulide (A4)
d Layers (A5)
Bodies (AB) (LRR P, T, U)
r
-Mucky
Polyvalue Below Surface (S8) (LRR S, T, U)
Thin Dark Surface (S9) (LRR S, T, U)
Loamy Mucky Mineral (Fi) (LRR O)
Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2)
Depleted Matrix (F3)
Redox Dark Surface iF6)
1 cm Muck (A9) (LRR O)
2 cm Muck (A10) (LRR S)
Reduced Vertic (F18) (outside MLRA 150A, B)
Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (LRR P, S, T)
Anomalous Bright Loamy Soils (1720)
(MCRA 1538)
5 cm Mineral (A7) (LRR P, T, U)
Muck Presence (A8) (LRR U)
1 cm Muck (A9) (LRR P, T)
Depleted Below Dark Surface (All)
Thick Dark Surface (Al2)
Coast Prairie Redox (A16) (MLRA 150A)
Sandy Mucky Mineral (S7) (LRR O, S)
Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4)
Depleted Dark Surface (F7)
Redox Depressions (F8)
Mad (F10) (LRR U).,
Depleted Ochric(F11),(MLRA151')-
Iron -Manganese Massep (F12) (LRRO; P, T)
Umbric Surface (F13) (LRR P,T, U).
Delta Ochric (F17) (MLRA 151)
Reduced Vertic (F18) (MLRA 150A, 1506)
Red Parent Material (TF2)
Very Shallow Dark Surface (TF1 2)
Other (Explain in Remarks)
3indicatas'of hydrophytic vegetation and
wetland,Fydrology must be present,
unless disturbed or problematic.
Sandy Redox (35)
Piedmont Floodpleln Soils (F19) (MLRA 149A)
Stripped Matrix (S6)
Anomalous Bright Loamy Soils (F20) (MLRA 149A, 153C, 153D)
Dark Surface (87) (LRR P, S2 Tp U)
Restrictive Layer (If observed):
Type:
Depth (inches):
Remarks:
/
A_ FHydricol[ Present? Yes No=
a
tie
I'
w
Corps of Engineers Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region —Version 2.0

41 The Middle Neuse Stream and Wetland Umbrella Mitigation Bank │ Craven 30 Site Mitigation Plan – DRAFT
│ September 2018

Appendix I
Conservation Easement Documents

RECORDING REQUESTED BY
AND WHEN RECORDED MAIL TO:

SPACE ABOVE THIS LINE FOR RECORDER’S USE

PERMANENT CONSERVATION EASEMENT

THIS CONSERVATION EASEMENT (“Conservation Easement”) made this
day of , 201_ by and between ,
(“Grantor”) and _________________ (“Grantee”).

The designation Grantor and Grantee as used herein shall include said parties,
their heirs, successors and assigns, and shall include singular, plural, masculine,
feminine or neuter as required by context.

RECITALS

WHEREAS, Grantor owns in fee simple certain real property situated, lying and
being in ___________ County, North Carolina, more particularly described in Exhibit A
attached hereto and incorporated herein (the “Property”);

WHEREAS, Grantee is a charitable, not-for-profit or educational corporation,
association, or trust qualified under § 501 (c)(3) and § 170 (h) of the Internal Revenue
Code, the purposes or powers of which include one or more of the purposes (a) – (d)
listed below;

(a) retaining or protecting natural, scenic, or open-space aspects of real
property;
(b) ensuring the availability of real property for recreational, educational,
or open-space use;
(c) protecting natural resources;
(d) maintaining or enhancing air or water quality.

WHEREAS, Grantor and Grantee recognize the conservation, scenic, natural, or
aesthetic value of the property in its natural state, which includes the following
natural communities: add or delete as appropriate: wetlands, streams and riparian
buffers. The purpose of this Conservation Easement is to maintain streams, wetlands
and riparian resources and other natural values of approximately ___acres, more or
less, and being more particularly described in Exhibit B attached hereto and
incorporated fully herein by reference (the “Conservation Easement Area”), and
prevent the use or development of the Conservation Easement Area for any purpose
or in any manner that would conflict with the maintenance of its natural condition.
WHEREAS, the restoration, enhancement and preservation of the Conservation
Easement Area is a condition of the approval of the Mitigation Banking Instrument
(MBI) and Mitigation Plan for the ___________ Mitigation Bank, Department of the
Army (DA) Action ID Number SAW-_____________, entitled “Agreement to Establish
the ____________ Mitigation Bank in the _________ River Basin within the State of
North Carolina”, entered into by and between ___________ acting as the Bank Sponsor
and the Wilmington District Corps of Engineers (Corps), in consultation with the North
Carolina Interagency Review Team (IRT). The __________ Mitigation Site has been
approved by the Corps for use as a mitigation bank to compensate for unavoidable
stream and wetland impacts authorized by DA permits.

WHEREAS, Grantor and Grantee agree that third-party rights of enforcement
shall be held by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District (“Third-Party,” to
include any successor agencies), and may be exercised through the appropriate
enforcement agencies of the United States, and that these rights are in addition to, and
do not limit, the rights of enforcement under the Department of the Army instrument
number SAW- _____________ (“Mitigation Banking Instrument”), or any permit or
certification issued by the Third-Party.

NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the covenants and
representations contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and legal sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, Grantor hereby
unconditionally and irrevocably grants and conveys unto Grantee, its heirs, successors
and assigns, forever and in perpetuity a Conservation Easement of the nature and
character and to the extent hereinafter set forth, over the Conservation Easement Area
described on Exhibit B, together with the right to preserve and protect the conservation
values thereof, as follows:

ARTICLE I.
DURATIONOF EASEMENT

This Conservation Easement shall be perpetual. This Conservation Easement is
an easement in gross, runs with the land and is enforceable by Grantee against Grantor,
Grantor’s personal representatives, heirs, successors and assigns, lessees, agents and
licensees.

ARTICLE II.
PROHIBITED AND RESTRICTED ACTIVITIES

Any activity on, or use of, the Conservation Easement Area inconsistent with
the purpose of this Conservation Easement is prohibited. The Conservation
Easement Area shall be preserved in its natural condition and restricted from any
development that would impair or interfere with the conservation values of the
Conservation Easement Area.

Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the following activities and
uses are expressly prohibited, restricted or reserved as indicated hereunder:

A. Disturbance of Natural Features. Any change disturbance, alteration or
impairment of the natural features of the Conservation Easement Area or any
introduction of non-native plants and/or animal species is prohibited.

B. Construction. There shall be no constructing or placing of any building,
mobile home, asphalt or concrete pavement, billboard or other advertising
display, antenna, utility pole, tower, conduit, line, pier, landing, dock or any other
temporary or permanent structure or facility on or above the Conservation
Easement Area.

C. Industrial, Commercial and Residential Use. Industrial, residential and/or
commercial activities, including any rights of passage for such purposes are
prohibited.

D. Agricultural, Grazing and Horticultural Use. Agricultural, grazing, animal
husbandry, and horticultural use of the Conservation Easement Area are prohibited.

E. Vegetation. There shall be no removal, burning, destruction, harming,
cutting or mowing of trees, shrubs, or other vegetation in the Conservation Easement
Area except as provided in the Mitigation Plan. Mowing of invasive and herbaceous
vegetation for purposes of enhancing planted or volunteer trees and shrubs approved
in the Mitigation Plan is allowable once a year for no more than five consecutive years
from the date on page 1 of this Conservation Easement, except where mowing will
negatively impact vegetation or disturb soils. Mowing activities shall only be performed
by ___________ and shall not violate any part of Item L of Article II.

F. Roads and Trails. There shall be no construction of roads, trails or walkways
on the Conservation Easement Area; nor enlargement or modification to existing
roads, trails or walkways.

G. Signage. No signs shall be permitted on or over the Conservation Easement
Area, except the posting of no trespassing signs, signs identifying the conservation
values of the Conservation Easement Area, signs giving directions or proscribing rules
and regulations for the use of the Conservation Easement Area and/or signs identifying
the Grantor as owner of the Conservation Easement Area.

H. Dumping or Storage. Dumping or storage of soil, trash, ashes, garbage,
waste, abandoned vehicles, appliances, machinery or hazardous substances, or toxic or
hazardous waste, or any placement of underground or aboveground storage tanks or
other materials on the Conservation Easement Area is prohibited.

I. Excavation, Dredging or Mineral Use. There shall be no grading, filling,
excavation, dredging, mining or drilling; no removal of topsoil, sand, gravel, rock, peat,
minerals or other materials, and no change in the topography of the land in any
manner on the Conservation Easement Area, except to restore natural topography or
drainage patterns. For purposes of restoring and enhancing streams and wetlands
within the Conservation Easement Area, ___________is allowed to perform grading,
filling, and excavation associated with stream and wetland restoration and
enhancement activities as described in the Mitigation Plan and authorized by
Department of the Army Nationwide Permit 27.

J. Water Quality and Drainage Pattern. There shall be no diking, draining,
dredging, channeling, filling, leveling, pumping, impounding or related activities, or
altering or tampering with water control structures or devices, or disruption or
alteration of the restored, enhanced, or created drainage patterns. In addition,
diverting or causing or permitting the diversion of surface or underground water into,
within or out of the easement area by any means, removal of wetlands, polluting or
discharging into waters, springs, seeps, or wetlands, or use of pesticide or biocides is
prohibited.

K. Development Rights. No development rights that have been encumbered
or extinguished by this Conservation Easement shall be transferred pursuant to a
transferable development rights scheme or cluster development arrangement or
otherwise.

L. Vehicles. The operation of mechanized vehicles, including, but not limited to,
motorcycles, dirt bikes, all-terrain vehicles, cars and trucks is prohibited other than for
temporary or occasional access by the Enter Sponsor Name, the Grantee, its
employees and agents, successors, assigns, and the Corps for purposes of
constructing, maintaining and monitoring the restoration, enhancement and
preservation of streams, wetlands and riparian areas within the Conservation
Easement Area..

M. Other Prohibitions. Any other use of, or activity on, the Conservation
Easement Area which is or may become inconsistent with the purposes of this grant,
the preservation of the Conservation Easement Area substantially in its natural
condition, or the protection of its environmental systems, is prohibited.

ARTICLE III
GRANTOR’S RESEVERED RIGHTS

The Grantor expressly reserves for himself, his personal representatives, heirs,
successors or assigns, the right to continue the use of the Conservation Easement Area
for all purposes not inconsistent with this Conservation Easement, including, but not
limited to, the right to quiet enjoyment of the Conservation Easement Area, the rights
of ingress and egress, the right to hunt, fish, and hike on the Conservation Easement
Area, the right to sell, transfer, gift or otherwise convey the Conservation Easement
Area, in whole or in part, provided such sale, transfer or gift conveyance is subject to
the terms of, and shall specifically reference, this Conservation Easement.

Notwithstanding the foregoing Restrictions, Grantor reserves for Grantor, its
successors and assigns, including __________ acting as the Bank Sponsor, the right to
construct and perform activities related to the restoration, enhancement, and
preservation of streams, wetlands and riparian areas within the Conservation
Easement Area in accordance with the approved ___________ Mitigation Plan, and the
Mitigation Banking Instrument described in the Recitals of this Conservation
Easement.

ARTICLE IV.
GRANTEE’S RIGHTS

The Grantee or its authorized representatives, successors and assigns, and the
Corps, shall have the right to enter the Property and Conservation Easement Area at all
reasonable times for the purpose of inspecting the Conservation Easement Area to
determine if the Grantor, or his personal representatives, heirs, successors, or assigns,
is complying with the terms, conditions, restrictions, and purposes of this Conservation
Easement. The Grantee, Enter Sponsor Name, and its authorized representatives,
successors and assigns, and the Corps shall also have the right to enter and go upon the
Conservation Easement Area for purposes of making scientific or educational
observations and studies, and taking samples. The easement rights granted herein do
not include public access rights.

ARTICLE V
ENFORCEMENT AND REMEDIES

A. To accomplish the purposes of this Easement, Grantee, and the Corps are
allowed to prevent any activity on or use of the Conservation Easement Area that is
inconsistent with the purposes of this Easement and to require the restoration of such
areas or features of the Conservation Easement Area that may be damaged by such
activity or use. Upon any breach of the terms of this Conservation Easement by
Grantor that comes to the attention of the Grantee, the Grantee shall notify the
Grantor in writing of such breach. The Grantor shall have 30 days after receipt of such
notice to correct the conditions constituting such breach. If the breach remains
uncured after 30 days, the Grantee may enforce this Conservation Easement by
appropriate legal proceedings including damages, injunctive and other relief.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Grantee reserves the immediate right, without
notice, to obtain a temporary restraining order, injunctive or other appropriate relief if
the breach of the terms of this Conservation Easement is or would irreversibly or
otherwise materially impair the benefits to be derived from this Conservation
Easement. The Grantor and Grantee acknowledge that under such circumstances
damage to the Grantee would be irreparable and remedies at law will be inadequate.
The rights and remedies of the Grantee provided hereunder shall be in addition to,
and not in lieu of, all other rights and remedies available to Grantee in connection
with this Conservation Easement. The costs of a breach, correction or restoration,
including the Grantee’s expenses, court costs, and attorneys’ fees, shall be paid by
Grantor, provided Grantor is determined to be responsible for the breach. The Corps
shall have the same rights and privileges as the said Grantee to enforce the terms and
conditions of this Conservation easement.

B. No failure on the part of the Grantee to enforce any covenant or provision
hereof shall discharge or invalidate such covenant or any other covenant, condition,
or provision hereof or affect the right to Grantee to enforce the same in the event of
a subsequent breach or default.

C. Nothing contained in this Conservation Easement shall be construed to
entitle Grantee to bring any action against Grantor for any injury or change in the
Conservation Easement Area resulting from causes beyond the Grantor’s control,
including, without limitation, fire, flood, storm, war, acts of God or third parties, except
Grantor’s lessees or invitees; or from any prudent action taken in good faith by Grantor
under emergency conditions to prevent, abate, or mitigate significant injury to life,
damage to property or harm to the Conservation Easement Area resulting from such
causes.

ARTICLE VI
MISCELLANEOUS

A. Warranty. Grantor warrants, covenants and represents that it owns the
Property in fee simple, and that Grantor either owns all interests in the Property which
may be impaired by the granting of this Conservation Easement or that there are no
outstanding mortgages, tax liens, encumbrances, or other interests in the Property
which have not been expressly subordinated to this Conservation Easement. Grantor
further warrants that Grantee shall have the use of and enjoy all the benefits derived
from and arising out of this Conservation Easement, and that Grantor will warrant and
defend title to the Property against the claims of all persons.

B. Subsequent Transfers. The Grantor agrees to incorporate the terms of this
Conservation Easement in any deed or other legal instrument that transfers any
interest in all or a portion of the Conservation Easement Area. The Grantor agrees to
provide written notice of such transfer at least sixty (60) days prior to the date of the
transfer. The Grantor and Grantee agree that the terms of this Conservation Easement
shall survive any merger of the fee and easement interests in the Conservation
Easement Area or any portion thereof and shall not be amended, modified or
terminated without the prior written consent and approval of the Corps.

C. Assignment. The parties recognize and agree that the benefits of this
Conservation Easement are in gross and assignable provided, however that the
Grantee hereby covenants and agrees, that in the event it transfers or assigns this
Conservation Easement, the organization receiving the interest will be a qualified
holder pursuant to 33 CFR 332.7 (a)(1), N.C. Gen. Stat. § 121-34 et seq. and § 501 (c)(3)
and § 170 (h) of the Internal Revenue Code, and the Grantee further covenants and
agrees that the terms of the transfer or assignment will be such that the transferee or
assignee will be required to continue in perpetuity the conservation purposes
described in this document.

D. Entire Agreement and Severability. The Mitigation Banking Instrument: MBI
with corresponding Mitigation Plan, and this Conservation Easement sets forth the
entire agreement of the parties with respect to the Conservation Easement and
supersedes all prior discussions, negotiations, understandings or agreements relating to
the Conservation Easement. If any provision is found to be void or unenforceable by a
court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder shall continue in full force and effect.

E. Obligations of Ownership. Grantor is responsible for any real estate taxes,
assessments, fees, or charges levied upon the Property. Grantor shall keep the Property
free of any liens or other encumbrances for obligations incurred by Grantor, except
those incurred after the date hereof, which are expressly subject and subordinate to the
Conservation Easement. Grantee shall not be responsible for any costs or liability of any
kind related to the ownership, operation, insurance, upkeep, or maintenance of the
Property, except as expressly provided herein. Nothing herein shall relieve the Grantor
of the obligation to comply with federal, state or local laws, regulations and permits
that may apply to the exercise of the Reserved Rights.

F. Long-Term Management. If livestock operations will be maintained on the
property, Grantor is responsible for all long-term management activities associated
with fencing to ensure livestock do not have access to the Protected Property. These
activities include the maintenance and/or replacement of fence structures, as deemed
necessary by the Grantee, to ensure the aquatic resource functions within the
boundaries of the Protected Property are sustained.

G. Extinguishment. In the event that changed conditions render impossible the
continued use of the Conservation Easement Area for the conservation purposes, this
Conservation Easement may only be extinguished, in whole or in part, by judicial
proceeding.

H. Eminent Domain. Whenever all or part of the Conservation Easement Area
is taken in the exercise of eminent domain so as to substantially abrogate the
Restrictions imposed by this Conservation Easement, Grantor and Grantee shall join in
appropriate actions at the time of such taking to recover the full value of the taking,
and all incidental and direct damages due to the taking.

I. Proceeds. This Conservation Easement constitutes a real property interest
immediately vested in Grantee. In the event that all or a portion of the Conservation
Easement Area is sold, exchanged, or involuntarily converted following an
extinguishment or the exercise of eminent domain, Grantee shall be entitled to the fair
market value of this Conservation Easement as determined at the time of the
extinguishment or condemnation.

J. Notification. Any notice, request for approval, or other communication
required under this Conservation Easement shall be sent by registered or certified mail,
postage prepaid, to the following addresses (or such address as may be hereafter
specified by notice pursuant to this paragraph):

To Grantor:
[Name, address and fax number]

To Grantee:
[Name, address and fax number]

To Sponsor:

To the Corps:
US Army Corps of Engineers
Wilmington District Regulatory Division
69 Darlington Avenue
Wilmington, NC 28403

K. Failure of Grantee. If at any time Grantee is unable or fails to enforce this
Conservation Easement, or if Grantee ceases to be a qualified grantee, and if within a
reasonable period of time after the occurrence of one of these events Grantee fails to
make an assignment pursuant to this Conservation Easement, then the Grantee’s
interest shall become vested in another qualified grantee in accordance with an
appropriate proceeding in a court of competent jurisdiction.

L. Amendment. This Conservation Easement may be amended, but only in
a writing signed by all parties hereto, and provided such amendment does not
affect the qualification of this Conservation Easement or the status of the Grantee
under any applicable laws, and is consistent with the conservation purposes of this
grant.

M. Present Condition of the Conservation Easement Area. The wetlands, scenic,
resource, environmental, and other natural characteristics of the Conservation
Easement Area, and its current use and state of improvement, are described in Section
____ of the Mitigation Plan, prepared by Grantor and acknowledged by the Grantor
and Grantee to be complete and accurate as of the date hereof. Both Grantor and
Grantee have copies of this report. It will be used by the parties to assure that any
future changes in the use of the Conservation Easement Area will be consistent with
the terms of this Conservation Easement. However, this report is not intended to
preclude the use of other evidence to establish the present condition of the
Conservation Easement Area if there is a controversy over its use.

TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the said rights and easements perpetually unto Grantee for
the aforesaid purposes.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, the Grantor has hereunto set his hand and seal, the day
and year first above written.

[Signatures of the Grantor and Grantee in appropriate form]
The Middle Neuse Stream and Wetland Umbrella Mitigation Bank │ Craven 30 Site Mitigation Plan – DRAFT
September 2018 │
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Appendix J
Performance Bond

Maintenance and Monitoring
Performance Bond
Bond No. Penal Sum: $
Know All Men By These Presents,
That we, [name] of [address] (hereinafter called the Principal), as Principal, and [bonding
company] with an office at [address], a corporation duly organized under the laws of the State of
[state] (hereinafter called the “Surety”), as Surety, are held and firmly bound unto the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District, (hereinafter called the “USACE”) and the [name
and address of party that will receive the funds in the event of default], (hereinafter called
the “Obligee”), up to the maximum penal sum of [amount] Dollars ($ amount) (hereinafter
called the “Maximum Penal Sum”), for the payment of which we, the Principal and the Surety,
bind ourselves, our heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns, jointly and severally,
firmly by these presents.
WHEREAS, the Principal has entered into the Middle Neuse Stream and Wetland Umbrella
Mitigation Banking Instrument (hereinafter called the “MBI”) with the USACE, dated the
_______ day of __________, ___________, which includes the Final Mitigation Plan for the
[name of mitigation site] (the “FMP”) to ensure that aquatic resources within the boundaries of
the mitigation site will be [enter appropriate activities (ex. restored, enhanced, monitored).]
WHEREAS, the principal promised to deliver to the USACE and the Obligee a Bond substantially
in the form hereto upon completion and compliance with construction and other criteria of the
UMBI, FMP, and permits.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CONDITION OF THIS OBLIGATION IS SUCH that this Bond will
not be released in whole or in part until the Principal receives written verification from the
USACE that the conditions for release in the FMP have been fully met. If the above bounden
Principal shall meet the final performance standards as defined in the FMP, then this obligation
shall be null and void; otherwise it shall remain in full force and effect. This bond is subject to
the following conditions:
1) This bond shall remain in full force and effect for a period of [number] years. [If the bond
will be reduced on an annual basis, include the following statement and fill in the columns
below.] The Maximum Penal Sum of this bond may be reduced by the USACE, by these
scheduled amounts:
Year Reduction Revised Penal Sum
1 $ $
2 $ $
3 $$
4 $ $
5 $$
6 $$
7 $ $
2)USACE shall issue a full and final release of this Bond when the [enter event. Ex:
construction activities are complete and/or seven year monitoring period is complete; all
monitoring reports have been submitted and have been approved by the USACE; and the
success criteria identified in the FMP have been achieved and approved by the USACE.]
This Bond shall not be released in whole until the Principal receives written verification from the
USACE that all the conditions for release have been satisfied.
3)If any payment under this Bond, as set forth in subsection 4 (b) below, is made, then the
outstanding penal sum of the Bond shall be reduced by the corresponding amount of such
payment. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the aggregate liability of
the Surety is limited to the Maximum Penal Sum stated above, regardless of the number or
amount of claims brought against this bond and regardless of the number of years this bond
remains in effect. The USACE shall issue a full and final release of this Bond and any and all of
Surety’s obligations hereunder when Surety has tendered payment in whole, or in parts equal to
the aggregate sum, of the Maximum Penal Sum of this Bond.
4)The Surety’s obligation under this Bond shall arise after the USACE has notified the
Principal of their failure to abide by, or cure default conditions related to, the terms and
conditions of the FMP. Upon notice of the Principal’s default under the FMP, the Surety, in its
sole discretion and notwithstanding any of the provisions of the above, shall remedy the
Principal’s default by taking action under 4) a) or 4) b) below. In the event that the Surety either
fails to respond to USACE’s notice of default within thirty (30) business days of receipt of said
notice, or fails to honor Surety’s commitments under this bond to the full satisfaction of the
USACE, then Surety shall remedy such default in accordance with subsection 4) c) below:
a) Remedy the default of the Principal to the full satisfaction of the USACE by a
reasonable date determined by the USACE; or
b)Immediately tender to the Obligee, that portion of the Maximum Penal Sum that the
Obligee determines, in their discretion, is due and owing and necessary to remedy the
default. If payment is tendered to the Obligee under this subsection, the Obligee shall
immediately become a Surety or Sureties to this Bond, or
c)In the event that the Surety fails to respond within thirty (30) business days to the
USACE’s notice of default, or to honor commitments to the full satisfaction of the
USACE under paragraph a) or b) of this section within a reasonable time to be
determined by the USACE, the remaining portion of the Maximum Penal Sum may, at
the election of the Obligee, immediately become due and owing and paid to the Obligee.
The Obligee under this paragraph shall immediately become a Surety or Sureties under
this bond for the remaining term of the bond.
5) Surety shall have no obligation to the Principal, USACE, the Obligee, or any other person
or entity for any loss suffered by the Principal, USACE, the Obligee, or any other person or
entity by reason of acts or omissions which are or could be covered by the Principal’s
general liability insurance, products liability insurance, completed operations insurance or any
other insurance. Under no c ircumstance shall the USACE be responsible to arbitrate any
insurance claims made, declined or disputed under this Bond.
6)The Surety hereby waives notification of amendments to the UMBI, permits, applicable
laws, statutes, rules, and regulations, and agrees that no such amendment shall in any way
alleviate its obligation on this Bond.
NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING CONTAINED IN THE AGREEMENT TO THE
CONTRARY, THE LIABILITY OF THE PRINCIPAL AND SURETY UNDER THIS BOND IS
LIMITED TO THE TERM BEGINNING THE DAY OF , 20 , AND
ENDING THE DAY OF , 20 . AND
ANY EXTENSIONS OR RENEWALS OF THE REFERENCED AGREEMENT SHALL BE
COVERED UNDER THIS BOND ONLY WHEN CONSENTED TO IN WRITING BY THE
SURETY. IT IS FURTHER AGREED THAT THE REFUSAL BY THE SURETY TO EXTEND
THE TERM OF THIS BOND SHALL NOT CONSTITUTE A DEFAULT BY THE
PRINCIPAL, AND SHALL NOT GIVE RISE TO A CLAIM OR DEMAND AGAINST THE
SURETY UNDER THIS BOND.
In accordance with 33 C.F.R. § 332.3(n)(5), the Surety shall provide the USACE and the Obligee
written notification at least 120 days in advance of termination, revocation, or modification of
this Bond.
No right of action shall accrue on this bond to or for the use of any person or corporation other
than the USACE or the Obligee named herein, or their successors or assigns.
The above-bounden parties have executed this instrument under their several seals, dated this
____ day of ______________, 2016, the name and corporate seal of each corporate party being
affixed and these presents duly signed by its undersigned representative, pursuant to authority of
its governing body.
Principal: Weyerhaeuser NR Company
By:
[enter name and title]
Surety: [bond company]
By:
Attorney-in-Fact
Obligee: [name of person to receive
funds]
By:
Director or Acting Director