HomeMy WebLinkAboutRevised Monitoring Report Year 2Aulander Holloman Solar Site
Wetland Restoration Project
Monitoring Report -Year Two
NC Highway 11 South & Joe Holloman Road
Aulander, North Carolina
H&H Job No. SEO.003
March 2, 2020
(Resubmitted on March 20, 2020)
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Aulander Holloman Solar Site
Wetland Restoration Project
Monitoring Report — Year Two
NC Highway 11 S. & Joe Holloman Road
Aulander, North Carolina
H&H Job No. SEO-003
Table of Contents
1.0 Introduction............................................................................................................................ 1
2.0 Background Information....................................................................................................... 1
3.0 Wetland Restoration Activities............................................................................................. 2
4.0 Wetland Monitoring Activities............................................................................................. 3
4.1 Baseline Monitoring Event (April 2018)............................................................................. 4
4.2 Year One Monitoring Event (September 2018)................................................................... 4
4.3 Year Two Monitoring Event (February 2020)..................................................................... 5
List of Tables
Table 1 Test Plot Location Coordinates
Table 2 Planted Stem Count - Baseline (Year 0) to Year Two
Table 3 Height and Diamater of Planted Stems — Baseline (Year 0) to Year Two
List of Figures
Figure 1 Site Location Map
Figure 2 Wetland Restoration Area Map
Figure 3 Monitoring Plot Location Map
List of Appendices
Appendix A NOV and Recommendation for Enforcement Letter
Appendix B Aulander Holloman Wetland Restoration Plan
Appendix C SE 1 Development Plans
Appendix D Wetland Monitoring Photographs
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Aulander Holloman Solar Site
Wetland Restoration Project
Monitoring Report — Year Two
NC Highway 11 S. and Joe Holloman Road
Aulander, North Carolina
H&H Job No. SEO-003
1.0 Introduction
On behalf of SunEnergy 1, LLC (SE 1) and Price Solar, LLC, Hart & Hickman, PC (H&H) has
completed Year Two wetland restoration monitoring activities in the "panhandle" portion of the
Aulander Holloman Solar Project located south of the intersection of NC Highway 11 South and
Joe Holloman Road (SR 1109) in Aulander, Hertford County, North Carolina (see Figure 1).
Specifically, SE1 and Price Solar, LLC retained H&H to monitor five (5) test plots established
within the panhandle (also referred to as the "Wetland Restoration Area" or WRA for the
purpose of wetland restoration activities) as a condition of a Notice of Violation (NOV) issued
by the NC Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Division of Water Resources (DWR)
Water Quality Regional Operations Section dated April 25, 2017 (see Appendix A). Background
information regarding the NOV and a summary of the wetland restoration monitoring activities
is presented in the following sections of this letter report.
2.0 Background Information
As noted above, DEQ DWR issued a NOV to SE1 and Price Solar, LLC for the Aulander
Holloman Solar project (NOV-2017-PC-0184) and specifically alleges violations that occurred to
approximately 7.95 acres of wetlands within the panhandle (see Figure 2). The NOV alleges that
trees were removed and grubbed, and wetland areas were filled with earthen fill and woody
debris that resulted in unauthorized impacts of approximately 7.95 acres of wetland. Prior to
vegetative grubbing activities, the panhandle area was characterized by a loblolly pine (Pinus
taeda) plantation. Other species sparsely scattered within the under -story of the panhandle area
included red maple (Acer rubrum), sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua), elderberry (Sambucus
canadensis), arrowwood viburnum (Viburnum dentatum), wax myrtle (Morella cerifera), soft
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rush (Juncus effusus), broomsedge (Andropogon virginicus), and Japanese honeysuckle
(Lonicera japonica).
In October and November 2016, unauthorized impacts occurred in the panhandle area. Only
limited vegetation remained within this area following the land grubbing activities. As a
condition of the NOV, a Wetland Restoration Plan (WRP) dated March 2018 (revised in June
2018) was prepared by H&H and their subcontractor Axiom Environmental to address planting
requirements dictated by the NOV. A copy of the US Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) and
DWR approved WRP is provided in Appendix B.
3.0 Wetland Restoration Activities
The proposed development of a solar farm on the Aulander Holloman Solar Site has required
establishing vegetation management areas underneath existing and proposed utility lines within
the panhandle. Of the 7.95 acres of unauthorized wetland impacts, 0.25-acre is being permitted
for impact during development of an access road and mono -pole installation. Of the 7.70 acres,
approximately 2.807 acres of impaired wetlands within the panhandle area would be subject to
vegetation management under the proposed development plan for the Aulander Holloman Solar
project and would not be subject to wetland restoration due to the managed nature of these areas.
The WRP addressed replanting and restoration of the remaining 4.893 acres of wetlands not
subject to vegetation management or mitigation as a result of permitting for future development.
The SE1 development plans for the Aulander Holloman Solar project are provided in Appendix
C.
The WRP reported that bare -root seedlings would be planted in the 4.893 acres of wetlands at a
density of approximately 550 stems per acre (Appendix B). The WRP also included
broadcasting herbaceous wetland seed mix throughout the approximately 7.70-acre Restoration
Area. The WRP requires the planting of 2,000 Green ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica) saplings,
300 Cherry -bark oak (Quercus pagoda) saplings, and 300 Willow oak (Quercus phellos)
saplings to be planted within the 4.893 acres of wetlands not subject to vegetation management.
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In late March 2018, SE1 oversaw the planting of bare root seedlings in accordance with the
WRP. SE1 also oversaw the distribution of herbaceous wetland seed mix in late May 2018
primarily in accordance with the WRP. Because the panhandle area was densely vegetated at
this time due to natural establishment, SE1 spread approximately 60 pounds of herbaceous
wetland seed mix within the WRA.
4.0 Wetland Monitoring Activities
To determine the success of the planted mitigation areas, H&H established five (5) vegetation
monitoring test plots (10 x 10 meters) at locations representative of the WRA and at a density
that statistically represented the total restoration acreage (Figure 3). Test plot corners were
demarked with 4-foot galvanized steel poles to ensure consistent observations during future
monitoring events and their locations were documented using a global positioning system (GPS)
unit with sub -meter accuracy. GPS coordinates for the test plot corner posts are summarized in
Table 1.
H&H is evaluating the average density of native hardwood wetland species in the test plots to
determine if the WRA meets success criterion. The five (5) vegetation monitoring test plots
(Test Plots 1-5) provide approximately 2.5% coverage of the planted WRA. Vegetation data was
collected in general accordance with the Carolina Vegetation Survey (CVS) and the North
Carolina Ecosystem Enhancement Program (EEP) protocol for Recording Vegetation, Version
4.2 (Lee et al. 2008).
In accordance with the NOV, the WRA will be monitored annually for three years or until the
success criteria are achieved. During the monitoring events completed to date, H&H has
prepared annual monitoring reports for submittal to DWR. The monitoring reports include a
summary of collected data, analyses, and photographs to determine if the test plots (representing
the planted WRA) meet the success criteria of at least 260 native hardwood wetland species
stems per acre after three years as set forth in the NOV. Summaries of our findings and
recommendations from the Baseline (Year 0), Year One, and the Year Two test plot monitoring
events are summarized in the following sections of this report.
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4.1 Baseline (Year 0) Monitoring Event (April 2018)
On April 11, 2018, H&H conducted baseline monitoring activities in the WRA of the Aulander
Holloman Solar Site. The primary purpose was to determine the pattern of installation of plant
material with respect to species, spacing, and density, and to monitor the survival and growth of
those installed plants. No stems observed within the test plots appeared to be damaged and the
vigor of the recently planted stems was determined to be in good condition. Data collected
during the vegetation baseline monitoring of the five monitoring test plots including planted stem
count and stem height and diameter are summarized in Tables 2 and 3, respectively. Data
indicates that an average of 312 stems per acre were planted in the restoration area, which
exceeds the NOV requirement of 260 stems per acre. Photographs taken of the five test plots
during the Baseline (Year 0) monitoring event are included in Appendix D.
Recommendations: Continue monitoring the test plots in the WRA in accordance with the DWR
and Corps approved WRP.
4.2 Year One Monitoring Event (September 2018)
On September 11, 2018, H&H conducted Year One monitoring activities in the WRA of the
Aulander Holloman Solar Site. The primary purpose was to compare the survival success and
growth of the planted saplings with the data collected during the Baseline (Year 0) monitoring
event. Saplings observed within Test Plots 1-5 during the Year One monitoring event appeared
to continue to grow under current conditions. Data collected during the Year One monitoring
indicates that an average of 328 stems per acre existed within the restoration area, which exceeds
the NOV requirement of 260 stems per acre (see Tables 2 and 3). Photographs taken of the five
test plots during the Year One monitoring event are included in Appendix D.
Recommendations: Continue monitoring the Test Plots 1-5 in the WRA in accordance with the
DWR and Corps approved WRP.
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4.3 Year Two Monitoring Event (February 2020)
On February 12, 2020, H&H conducted Year Two monitoring activities in the WRA of the
Aulander Holloman Solar Site. The primary purpose was to compare the survival success and
growth of the planted saplings with the data collected during the Baseline (Year 0) and Year One
monitoring events. Between the Year One and Year Two monitoring events, it appears that
mowing activities by an SE1 contractor inadvertently occurred within the southern portion of the
WRA (see Figure 3). The vegetation within Test Plots 3, 4, and 5 were reduced to approximately
three to four inches in height. The vegetation in Test Plots 1 and 2 was left undisturbed and the
saplings identified in these test plots appeared to be in good condition and continue to grow
under current conditions. Due to the recent mowing activities, H&H was unable to identify
individual saplings within the three mowed test plots (Test Plots 3, 4, and 5). However, plant
material within the mowed area was not grubbed and sapling roots appeared to remain in place
below the ground surface, and it is likely that the saplings planted within these test plots will
likely regenerate after the 2020 growing season.
Data collected during the Year Two monitoring of the two undisturbed monitoring test plots
(Test Plots 1 and 2) including planted stem count and stem height and diameter are summarized
in Tables 2 and 3, respectively. Data from the two undisturbed test plots indicate that an average
of 240 stems per acre existed within the restoration area, which does not exceed the NOV
requirement of 260 stems per acre. However, because saplings were unable to be identified and
counted in the mowed test plots, this average is not representative of the restoration area as a
whole and should be reevaluated after the 2020 growing season. Photographs taken of the five
vegetation monitoring test plots taken during the Year Two monitoring event are included in
Appendix D.
Similar to observations made during the Baseline (Year 0) and Year One monitoring events, the
volunteer species wool grass (Scirpus cyperinus), lobolly pine (Pinus taeda) saplings, red maple
(Acer rubrum) saplings, and rush (Juncus spp.) were identified within the WRA.
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Recommendations: Because the saplings in Test Plots 3, 4, and 5 were unable to be identified
and counted due to the inadvertent mowing activities, H&H recommends conducting an
additional monitoring event in September 2020 after the growing season has past to determine if
the saplings have regenerated. The sapling roots were not grubbed and appeared remain in place
below the ground surface, and it is likely that the saplings will demonstrate regrowth and
regeneration during the upcoming growing season. Based on the results of the September 2020
monitoring event, additional planting may be required to supplement the restoration effort and
ensure that the success criterion is met. We look forward to receiving your feedback and
recommendations to the Year Two Monitoring Report prior to making a decision on the path
forward for successful restoration activities in the WRA.
To facilitate H&H's recommended response activities to the inadvertent mowing activities, H&H
has prepared this Action Plan as a proactive measure to ensure that mowing (or other potential
disturbance activities) do not occur within the WRA in the future. The Action Plan details
activities that SE1 can adopt at the Site (and other projects as needed) to increase the potential
for successful restoration of wetlands in the WRA.
Thank you for the opportunity to assist you with this project. Please contact us if you have
questions or require additional information.
Sincerely,
Hart, Hickman, PC
Matt Ingalls
Sr. Project Manager
Attachments
Dan McCauley
Staff Environmental Scientist
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Plot Corner Locations
Aulander Holloman Solar
Wetland Restoration
NC Highway 11 S and Joe Holloman Road
Aulander, , NC
H&H Job No.: SEO-003
TEST PLOT ID
NORTHEAST PLOT CORNER COORDINATES
SOUTHEAST PLOT CORNER COORDINATES
SOUTHWEST PLOT CORNER COORDINATES
NORTHWEST PLOT CORNER COORDINATES
TEST PLOT 1
LATITUDE: 36.254487
LONGITUDE:
-77.078003
LATITUDE: 36.254409 LONGITUDE:
-77.077910
LATITUDE: 36.254366 LONGITUDE:
-77.078014
LATITUDE: 36.254438 LONGITUDE:
-77.078098
TEST PLOT 2
LATITUDE: 36.253467
LONGITUDE:
-77.077941
LATITUDE: 36.253402 LONGITUDE:
-77.077872
LATITUDE: 36.253353 LONGITUDE:
-77.077959
LATITUDE: 36.253430 LONGITUDE:
-77.078036
TEST PLOT 3
LATITUDE: 36.252208
LONGITUDE:
-77.076430
LATITUDE: 36.252118 LONGITUDE:
-77.076377
LATITUDE: 36.252088 LONGITUDE:
-77.076488
LATITUDE: 36.252165 LONGITUDE:
-77.076533
TEST PLOT 4
LATITUDE: 36.251061
LONGITUDE:
-77.076394
LATITUDE: 36.250977 LONGITUDE:
-77.076310
LATITUDE: 36.250934 LONGITUDE:
-77.076413
LATITUDE: 36.251005 LONGITUDE:
-77.076498
TEST PLOT 5
LATITUDE: 36.250929
LONGITUDE:
-77.075721
LATITUDE: 36.250884 LONGITUDE:
-77.075644
LATITUDE: 36.250821 LONGITUDE:
-77.075724
LATITUDE: 36.250886 LONGITUDE:
-77.075793
Table 2 (Page 1 of 2)
Planted Stem Count
Aulander Holloman Solar Site
Aulander, NC
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Baseline (Year 0) to Year 2
Scientific Name
Common Name
Type
Plot 1
Plot 2
Plot 3
Baseline (Year 0)
Year 1
Year 2
Baseline (Year 0)
Year 1
Year 2
Baseline (Year 0)
Year 1
Year 2
P
T
P
T
P
T
P
T
P
T
P
T
P
T
P
T
P
T
Fraxinus pennsylvanica
Green Ash
Tree
4
4
4
7
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
?
Quercus pagoda
Cherry -bark Oak
Tree
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
3
2
?
Quercus phellos
Willow Oak
Tree
2
2
2
0
2
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
1
3
?
Plot area (acres)
Species count
Stem count
Stems per acres
0.025
0.025
0.025
0.025
0.025
0.025
0.025
0.025
0.025
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
?
8
8
1 8
9
8
6
8
8
8
7
8
6
9
9
9
9
9
?
1 320
320
320
360
320
240
320
320
320
280
320
240
360
360
360
360
360
?
Notes:
P = Planted
T = Total
Greyed cells represent mowed plots. Planted saplings in Plots 3, 4, and 5 could not be evaluated due to mowing activities.
Baseline (Year 0) Monitoring Event Conducted by H&H on April 11, 2018
Year 1 Monitoring Event Conducted by H&H on September 11, 2018
Year 2 Monitoring Event Conducted by H&H on February 12, 2020
Table 2 (Page 2 of 2)
Planted Stem Count
Aulander Holloman Solar Site
Aulander, NC
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Baseline (Year 0) to Year 2
Scientific Name
Common Name
Type
Plot 4
Plot 5
Current Mean
Baseline (Year 0)
Year 1
Year 2
Baseline (Year 0)
Year 1
Year 2
P
T
P
T
P
T
P
T
P
T
P
T
P
T
Fraxinus pennsylvanica
Green Ash
Tree
2
2
2
3
2
?
6
6
6
7
6
?
4.5
4
Quercus pagoda
Cherry -bark Oak
Tree
1
1
1
1
1
?
2
2
2
2
2
?
2
1.5
Quercus phellos
Willow Oak
Tree
2
2
2
1
2
?
1
1
1
2
1
?
1.5
0.5
Plot area (acres)
Species count
Stem count
Stems per acres
0.025
0.025
0.025
0.025
0.025
0.025
3
3
3
3
3
?
3
3
3
3
3
?
3
2.5
5
5
5
5
5
?
9
9
9
11
9
?
8
6
200
200
200
200
200
?
360
360
360
440
360
?
320
240
Notes:
P = Planted
T = Total
Greyed cells represent mowed plots. Planted saplings in Plots 3, 4, and 5 could not be evaluated due to mowing activities.
Baseline (Year 0) Monitoring Event Conducted by H&H on April 11, 2018
Year 1 Monitoring Event Conducted by H&H on September 11, 2018
Year 2 Monitoring Event Conducted by H&H on February 12, 2020
Table 3 (Page 1 of 2)
Height and Diameter of Planted Stems
Aulander Holloman Solar Site
Wetland Restoration Project
Aulander, NC
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Baseline (Year 0) to Year 2
Plot 1
Plot 2
Plot 3
Scientific Name
Common Name
Type
Baseline
Year 1
Year 2
Baseline
Year 1
Year 2
Baseline
Year 1
Year 2
Hei ht in
ddh mm
Height in
ddh mm
Height in
ddh mm
Height in
ddh mm
Height in
ddh mm
Height in
ddh mm
Height(in)_ddh
mm
Height in
ddh mm
Height in
ddh mm
27
2
27
2
33
2
24
2
24
2
29
2
22
2
22
2
24
2
24
2
36
2
26
2
26
2
31
2
22
2
22
2
Fraxinus
Green Ash
Tree
26
2
26
2
32
2
27
2
27
2
30
2
24
2
24
2
pennsylvanica
26
2
26
2
33
2
22
2
22
2
33
2
25
2
25
2
?
?
24
2
25
2
25
2
22
2
25
2
26
2
18
2
18
2
28
2
18
2
18
2
28
2
19
2
19
2
Quercus pagoda
Cherry -bark Oak
Tree
20
2
20
2
25
2
18
2
16
2
16
2
16
2
16
2
17
2
17
2
25
2
15
2
15
2
Quercus phellos
Willow Oak
Tree
17
2
16
2
15
2
Notes:
ddh = diameter at one decimeter height above the ground surface (measured in mm)
mm=millimeter
Greyed cells represent mowed plots. Planted saplings in Plots 3, 4, and 5 could not be evaluated due to mowing activities.
Baseline (Year 0) Monitoring Event Conducted by H&H on April 11, 2018
Year 1 Monitoring Event Conducted by H&H on September 11, 2018
Year 2 Monitoring Event Conducted by H&H on February 12, 2020
Table 3 (Page 2 of 2)
Height and Diameter of Planted Stems
Aulander Holloman Solar Site
Wetland Restoration Project
Aulander, NC
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Baseline (Year 0) to Year 2
Plot 4
Plot 5
Scientific Name
Common Name
Type
Baseline
Year 1
Year 2
Baseline Year 1
Year 2
Height in
ddh mm
Height in
ddh mm
Height in
ddh mm
Height(in)_ddh
mm
Height in
ddh mm
Height in
ddh mm
23
2
23
2
23
2
23
2
24
2
24
2
23
2
23
2
Fraxinus
Green Ash
Tree
22
2
25
2
25
2
pennsylvanica
?
?
21
2
21
2
?
?
27
2
27
2
25
2
25
2
23
2
17
2
17
2
17
2
17
2
Quercus pagoda
Cherry -bark Oak
Tree
?
?
18
2
18
2
15
2
15
2
14
2
15
2
Quercus phellos
Willow Oak
Tree
15
2
?
?
14
2
Notes:
ddh = diameter at one decimeter height above the ground surface (measured in mm)
mm=millimeter
Greyed cells represent mowed plots. Planted saplings in Plots 3, 4, and 5 could not be evaluated due to mowing activities.
Baseline (Year 0) Monitoring Event Conducted by H&H on April 11, 2018
Year 1 Monitoring Event Conducted by H&H on September 11, 2018
Year 2 Monitoring Event Conducted by H&H on February 12, 2020
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Bare Root Planting Area = 4.893 acres
Herbaceous Wetland Seed Mix = 7.95 acres
Vegetation Managment Areas/Utility Lines = 2.807 acres
Aulander Holloman Solar Project Area = --1080 acres
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Area (acres)
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Fox sedge (Carer-Ipinoidea)
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8
Riverbank wildq, (Elym.s ripari )
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Soft rush (J..— ff.., NC Ewtype)
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Smooth pamcgmss (Paniwm dicb—iflor.m)
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Redmp panicgrass (Panic.. r,gid.1..)
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Pennsylvania sm ..d (Polygon.. pansy/vani-.)
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WETLAND AREA ID APPROXIMATE AREA
JURISDICTIONAL WETLAND AREA 4.82 ACRES
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TITLE MONITORING PLOT LOCATIONS
PROJECT AULANDER HOLLOMAN SOLAR SITE
WETLAND RESTORATION PROJECT
AULANDER, NORTH CAROLINA
14 2923 South Tryon Street, Ste. 100
hart "ti hickman Charlotte, North Carolina 28203
w 704-586-0007 (p) 704-586-0373 (f)
SMARTER ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS License # C-1269 / #C-245 Geology
DATE: 2/17/20 REVISION NO. 0
JOB NO. SEO-003 FIGURE NO. 3
Appendix A
NOV and Recommendation for Enforcement Letter
14
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SMARTER ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS
Water Resources
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
April 25, 2017
CERTIFIED MAIL #7016 0750 00010901 7136
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
SunEnergy 1, LLC and Price Solar, LLC
Attention: Kenny Habul
192 Raceway Drive
Mooresville, NC 28117
Subject: NOTICE OF VIOLATION and RECOMMENDATION FOR ENFORCEMENT
NOV-2017-PC-0184
Aulander Holloman Solar
Hertford County
Dear Mr. Habul:
ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Seererury
S. JAY ZIMMERMAN
Direcior
On February 16, 2017, Anthony Scarbraugh, Robert Tankard, and Chris Pullinger from the Washington
Regional Office and Shelton Sullivan from the Central Office of the Division of Water Resources (DWR)
along with Kyle Barnes and Krysta Stygar of the US Army Corps of Engineers (US ACE) conducted a site
inspection of the site known as Aulander Holloman Solar, located off NC 11 South and Joe Holloman Road,
near Aulander, Hertford County NC. On April 18, 2017, a follow up inspection was conducted by Messrs.
Scarbraugh and Barnes. During the inspection, DWR and US ACE staff met with Lindsey Hesch, Kelly Hoyt,
Joel Sossamon, and David Harris with SunEnergy 1, LLC to discuss the site condition.
During the site inspections, the group observed that the trees had been removed, evidence of grading,
grubbing and filled with earthen fill and woody debris. The review of files from the USACE revealed that
approximately 6.5 acres of wetlands have been impacted from the above described activity.
As a result of the site inspections and file review, the following violations, detailed below, are noted:
(1) Failure to Secure a 401 Water Quality Certification
(2) Wetland Standard Violation
1) Failure to Secure 401 Water Quality Certification (Title 15A NCAC 02H .0500)
The impacts to the wetlands require permits from both the Army Corps of Engineers and the Division of
Water Resources. DWR site visits and file review confirmed that impacts occurred without a 404 Permit
from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. A file review indicates that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (COE)
has not authorized use of a 404 Permit for this activity nor has notification been provided to the COE for
this activity. The file review confirmed that the Division of Water Resources has not issued 401 Water
Quality Certification for the subject site. A 401 Water Quality Certification is required prior to the above -
mentioned impacts pursuant to 15A NCAC 02H .0500.
State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality I Water Resources
943 Washington Square Mall, Washington, North Carolina 27889
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Quality Certification for the subject site. A 401 Water Quality Certification is required prior to the above -
mentioned impacts pursuant to 15A NCAC 02H .0500.
2) Wetland Standard Violation (15A NCAC 02B .0231)
The grading, grubbing and clearing of jurisdictional wetlands represents violations of 15A NCAC 02B .0231
(b) (1) Liquids, fill or other solids or dissolved gases may not be present in amounts which may cause
adverse impacts on existing wetland uses; (5) Hydrological conditions necessary to support the biological
and physical characteristics naturally present in wetlands shall be protected to prevent adverse impacts
on: (C) The chemical, nutrient and dissolved oxygen regime of the wetland; (D) The movement of aquatic
fauna; (F) Water levels or elevations.
Requested Response
This Office requests that you respond to this letter in writing within 30 calendar days of receipt of this
Notice. Your response should be sent to this Office at the letterhead address. Your response should
address the following:
1. Within 30 calendar days of receipt of this Notice, please provide a plan of action with specific time
frames and dates to accomplish the below items.
2. Please explain when construction (clearing, grading, grinding the woody debris) began at the site
and how these impacts occurred.
3. Please clearly explain why appropriate 401 Water Quality Certification and a 404 Permit were not
secured.
4. Please provide documentation (including a detailed site map/survey) depicting all jurisdictional water
features (e.g. streams, wetlands and/or waters) on the site. This documentation should describe and
quantify the impacts to those jurisdictional features, and should include plans to avoid further
unauthorized impacts on the site.
5. Please submit a Restoration Plan to this Office for review and approval. You are encouraged to secure
a consultant to assist you with your plan development and with obtaining any permit, certification,
and/ or authorization necessary to achieve compliance. This plan should include the following:
a.) Permit Application —if you wish for any impacts to remain in place, you must contact the U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers (USACOE) for information on the type(s) of permit required.
Depending on the type of permits USACOE requires, application for a 401 Water Quality
Certification to DWR will also be required.
b.) Wetland Restoration Plan (Wetland _impacts) — The restoration plan must detail how the
unauthorized impacts to wetlands that cannot be permitted will be removed and how the
wetlands will be restored. This information must be clearly depicted on a map that you
provide as a part of this response. This map should also indicate all of the wetlands locations
on the tract as well as the wetland areas that have been impacted.
Satisfactory wetland restoration requires the replanting of at least 2 native hardwood wetland
species and the maintenance of a stem density/survivorship of at least 260 trees per acre at
Aulander Holloman Solar
Hertford County
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the end of 3 years. This plan will also require an herbaceous wetland seed mix for all wetlands
that are disturbed.
c.) Please indicate in your response a schedule with dates detailing when the restoration will be
accomplished. This schedule should include a three-year monitoring plan to ensure that the
wetlands and stream are restored, It is the expectation of this office that the restoration
will be completed by December 1, 2017.
6. Finally, you should include in your response an explanation of how you propose to prevent these
problems from reoccurring on this project and on future projects.
****You are encouraged to secure a consultant to assist you with your plan development, permit,
certification, and authorization necessary to achieve compliance. ****
Thank you for your attention to this matter. DWR requires that the violations, as detailed above, be
abated immediately and properly resolved. This Office is considering a recommendation for civil penalty
assessment to the Director of the Division of Water Resources and/or an injunction request to the
Attorney General's Office regarding the ongoing violations on your site.
Pursuant to G.S. 143-215.6A, the above mentioned violations and any future violations are subject to a
civil penalty assessment of up to a maximum of $25,000.00 per day for each violation. Pursuant to G.S.
143-215.6C, DWR can request injunctive relief through the courts to obtain compliance on the site. Your
above -mentioned response to this correspondence will be considered in any further process that may
occur.
This Office appreciates your attention to this matter and efforts to resolve the above noted concerns.
Should you have any questions regarding these matters, please contact Anthony Scarbraugh at (252) 948-
3924 or myself at (252) 948-3921.
Sincerely,
Robert Tankard, Assistant Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Division of Water Resources, NCDENR
cc: Samir Dumpor —DELMR WaRO (via e-mail)
Shelton Sullivan — 401 & Buffer Permitting Branch
Kyle Barnes — US ACOE- Washington Office (via e-mail)
Kelly Hoyt, Sun Energy 1, LLC (via email: kelly.hoyt@sunenergvl.com)
Lindsey Hesch, SunEnergy 1, LLC (via email: lindsey.hesch@sunenergyl.com)
Matt Ingalls, Hart & Hickman (via email: mingalls@harthickman.com)
Jerry Settle, North Carolina Power (via email: Jerry.Settle@dom.com)
WaRO Files
Appendix B
Aulander Holloman Wetland Restoration Plan
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Wetland Restoration Plan
Aulander Wetland Restoration Area
NC Highway 11 South and Joe Holloman Road
Hertford County, North Carolina
NOV-2017-PC-0184
PREPARED FOR:
SUNENERGYI, LLC & PRICE SOLAR, LLC
192 RACEWAY DRIVE
MOORESVILLE, NC 28117
PREPARED BY:
hart hickman
2923 S. TRYON STREET, SUITE 100
CHARLOTTE, NC 28203
June 2018
Table of Contents
1.0
Introduction............................................................................................................................ 1
1.1 Site Location................................................................................................................ 1
1.2 Site Overview & Historic Conditions......................................................................... 1
2.0
Existing Conditions................................................................................................................ 2
2.1 Physiography............................................................................................................... 2
2.2 Water Quality.............................................................................................................. 2
2.3 Soils............................................................................................................................. 3
2.4 Vegetation & Hydrology............................................................................................. 3
2.5 Jurisdictional Areas..................................................................................................... 3
3.0
Wetland Restoration Plan...................................................................................................... 3
3.1 Planting Plan................................................................................................................ 4
3.2 Permanent Seeding with Herbaceous Wetland Seed Mix ........................................... 4
4.0
Vegetation Monitoring & Success Criteria............................................................................ 5
5.0
Preservation in Perpetuity...................................................................................................... 6
6.0
References..............................................................................................................................7
Tables
Table 1. Aulander Wetland Restoration Area Soils....................................................................... 3
Table2. Planting List..................................................................................................................... 4
Table 3. Herbaceous Wetland Seed Mix........................................................................................ 5
Table 4. Vegetation Monitoring Summary.................................................................................... 5
Appendices
Appendix A. Figures
Figure 1. Site Location
Figure 2. USGS Topographic Map
Figure 3. Pre- and Post -Harvest Aerials
Figure 4. Existing Conditions
Figure 5. Restoration Plan
Appendix B. Photographs
Wetland Photographs (May 2017)
Appendix C. NOV Info
Notice of Violation and Recommendation for Enforcement Letter
Response to Notice of Violation Letter
Appendix D. Control Plan
Sun Energy Control Plan
Appendix E. Wetland Impact and Service Road Exhibit
Appendix F. Preliminary Survey Plat
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AULANDER WETLAND RESTORATION AREA
WETLAND RESTORATION PLAN
NOV-2017-PC-0184
1,0 Introduction
SunEnergyl, LLC (Sun Energy) and Price Solar, LLC retained Hart & Hickman, PC to develop
this wetland restoration plan in response to Notice of Violation (NOV) issued by the NC
Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Division of Water Resources (DWR) Water Quality
Regional Operations Sections dated April 25, 2017. The NOV was issued for the Aulander
Holloman Solar project (N2017-PC-0184). The NOV specifically alleges violations that occurred
within approximately 7.95 acres of wetland within the Aulander Wetland Restoration Area, located
southeast of the existing Dominion Energy substations and west of Joe Holloman Road (SR 1109)
(Figure 1, Appendix A).
The approximately 1080-acre Aulander Holloman Solar project, including the 16.2-acre Aulander
Wetland Restoration Area, consists of undeveloped land most recently harvested for timber. Trees
were removed and the area was cleared and grubbed resulting in impacts to 7.95 acres of wetland.
This document outlines a plan to restore the impacted wetlands. This plan summarizes conditions
prior to clearing and grubbing, current conditions, and proposed actions to restore the impacted
wetlands. Supporting figures are included in Appendix A.
1.1 Site Location
The Aulander Wetland Restoration Area is located 0.25 mile south of the intersection of NC 11
South and Joe Holloman Road just over 2 miles northeast of Aulander in southern Hertford
County, North Carolina (Figures 1-2, Appendix A).
Directions to Site from Aulander:
• Travel northeast on NC-11 Business for — 2.5 miles.
• Turn left on NC-11 Sand travel — 0.4 mile.
• Turn right onto Joe Holloman Road (SR 1109) and travel —0.5 mile.
• The Aulander Wetland Restoration Area is accessed from Joe Holloman Road (SR 1109)
near the southeast corner of the Aulander Wetland Restoration Area.
• Coordinates near Access: 36.2504,-77.0746
1.2 Site Overview & Historic Conditions
The Aulander Wetland Restoration Area contains approximately 7.95 acres of impacted wetland
(Figures 3-4, Appendix A). Prior to timber harvesting activities, the area was characterized by a
loblolly pine (Pious taeda) plantation. Other species sparsely scattered within the understory
included red maple (Acer rubrum), sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua), elderberry (Sambucus
canadensis), arrowwood viburnum (Viburnum dentatum), wax myrtle (Morella cerifera), soft rush
(Juncus effusus), broomsedge (Andropogon virginicus), and Japanese honeysuckle (Lonicera
japonica).
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Timber harvesting activities occurred as follows.
October 1-8, 2016: Trees were hand cut and grappled with a feller buncher, then
transported with a skidder to a trailer deck located in an upland area. Large trees were
delimbed and placed on a trailer for transport; smaller trees and limbs were chipped
and hauled offsite.
October 9-November 21, 2016: Harvesting activities were delayed due to equipment issues
and a 12.3-inch rain event on October 9-10, 2016.
November 22-29, 2016: Tree stumps and wooden debris were ground. Large and small
diameter stumps were ground to the existing ground surface or below. Vegetation from
the woody vine, herb, and sapling/shrub stratum was removed with the exception of
tree stumps that remained in place. Large quantities of mulch produced by grinding
were deposited in the immediate area where it was produced and spread evenly
throughout the area.
These timber harvesting activities resulted in mechanical grubbing, disturbance of soil, and
placement of fill material within jurisdictional wetland areas. The timber harvesting activities
have been recognized to have been performed outside of accepted practices. Since the occurrence
of the wetland impacting timber harvesting activities, which took place in October and November
of 2017, Sun Energy has prepared a Control Plan to address their timber harvesting and vegetation
management practices. The purpose of the Control Plan is to address how future impacts to
streams and wetlands on this and future Sun Energy sites can be avoided through various control
measures. A copy of the Control Plan is included as Appendix D.
2,0 Existing Conditions
2.1 Physiography
The Aulander Wetland Restoration Area is located within the Mid -Atlantic Flatwoods portion of
the Middle Atlantic Coastal Plain Ecoregion of North Carolina. Regional physiography is
characterized by flat plains on lightly dissected marine terraces and swamps with low gradient
sandy and silty bottomed streams (Griffith et al. 2002). Elevations are relatively level averaging
between 65-66 feet National Geodetic Vertical Datum (NGVD) (USGS Union and Aulander,
North Carolina 7.5-minute topographic quadrangles). Surrounding land use consists primarily of
managed timber, agriculture land, solar farms, and power substations.
2.2 Water Quality
The Aulander Wetland Restoration Area occurs within USGS 14-digit HUC and Targeted Local
Watershed 03010203050011 of the Chowan River Basin (Subbasin Number 03-01-01). Panhandle
Area wetlands drain to an Unnamed Tributary to Turkey Creek (Stream Index 25-14-1-3), which
is not listed on the DWR final 2014 or draft 2016 303(d) lists (NCDWR 2014, NCDWR 2016).
Turkey Creek has been assigned a Best Usage Classification of C; NSW (NCDWR 2013).
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Based on web soil survey mapping (MRCS 2017), the Aulander Wetland Restoration Area is
comprised of four soil series as follows (Figure 4, Appendix A).
Table 1. Aulander Wetland Restoration Area Soils
Map Unit
Map Unit Name
Hydric
Description
Symbol
Classification
Status
Craven fine sandy loam
Non-
This series consists of moderately well -drained found on
CrA
(Aquic Hapludults)
hydric
0-1 percent slopes. The depth to the water table is
generally about 24-36 inches.
Exum very fine sandy loam
Non-
This series consists of moderately well -drained found on
ExA
(Aquic Paleudults)
hydric
0-2 percent slopes. The depth to the water table is
generally about 24-36 inches.
Leaf loam
This series consists of poorly -drained soils found on 0-2
LF
(Typic Albaquults)
Hydric
percent slopes on flats on broad interstream divides. The
depth to the water table is generally about 0-12 inches.
This series consists of somewhat poorly -drained soils
Ln
Lenoir loam
Hydric
found on 0-2 percent slopes on flats on broad interstream
(Aeric Paleaquults)
divides. The depth to the water table is generally about
12-30 inches.
2.4 Vegetation & Hydrology
The Aulander Wetland Restoration Area was clear-cut in 2016 as described above. During a May
2017 site visit small clusters of unidentified emergent grass were beginning to establish naturally
and were the only live vegetation observed. In February 2018, significant vegetative growth within
the herbaceous stratum was observed. The herbaceous stratum was the only live vegetation
observed and was relatively homogenous with the dominant species identified as woolgrass
(Scirpus cyperinus), an obligate wetland species. In addition, all identifiable species within the
test plot had an indicator status of obligate or facultative. The absolute vegetative cover for the
herbaceous stratum was less than 5% in May 2017, and increased to greater than 90% in February
2018 (80% obligate wetland species). Within the impacted wetland areas, surface water typically
ranges from 0-6 inches, and the water table is generally within 8 inches of the soil surface.
2.5 Jurisdictional Areas
Jurisdictional area delineations were updated within the Aulander Holloman Solar project area, at
the request of the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), by Hart & Hickman staff between July -
November 2017. The flagged jurisdictional area locations were reviewed and approved by the
USACE during multiple site visits during 2016-2017. An updated Preliminary Jurisdictional
Determination package was subsequently submitted to USACE representative Kyle Barnes on
December 21, 2017.
3.0 Wetland Restoration Plan
Approximately 7.95 acres of impacted wetland within the Aulander Wetland Restoration Area are
intended to be restored as depicted in Figure 5 (Appendix A). The restoration plan consists of
planting with native, hardwood tree species and application of an herbaceous wetland seed mix to
impacted wetland areas as discussed below. No site preparation is proposed at this time as all
mulch was distributed relatively evenly at the time grinding of tree stumps and remaining debris
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occurred. The thickness of existing mulch ranges from approximately 1-6 inches in depth and
averages 3 inches across the Aulander Wetland Restoration Area.
3.1 Planting Plan
Proposed development of the Aulander Holloman Solar project will require vegetation
management areas to be established underneath existing and proposed utility lines within the
Aulander Wetland Restoration Area. Approximately 2.807 acres of wetlands within the Aulander
Wetland Restoration Area would be subject to vegetation management under the proposed
development plan and approximately 4.893 acres of wetlands within the Aulander Wetland
Restoration Area would not be subject to vegetation management, which includes approximately
0.25 acre of permanent wetland impact associated with roadway and monopole installation as
permitted under Section 404/401 permit (see the Wetland Impact and Service Road Exhibit EX-
02A prepared by Sun Energy dated February 2015 in Appendix E). Bare -root seedlings will be
planted in the 4.893 acres of wetlands not subject to vegetation management within the Aulander
Wetland Restoration Area in early 2018, prior to the requested April 13, 2018 extension at a density
of approximately 550 stems per acre as follows
Table 2. Planting List
Area (acres)
4.893
Species
# planted
% of total
Green ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica)
2000
77
Cherry -bark oak (Quercus pagoda)
300
11.5
Willow oak (Quercus phellos)
300
11.5
TOTAL
2600
100
Bare -root plants will be planted in holes made by a mattock, dibble, or planting bar in a vertical
position with the root collar approximately 0.5 inches below the soil surface. The planting trench
or hole shall be of sufficient width and depth to permit roots to spread out and down without J-
rooting. After planting, the soil shall be tamped around the tree firmly to eliminate air pockets.
3.2 Permanent Seedinz with Herbaceous Wetland Seed Mix
Approximately 60 pounds of native wetland seed mix will be spread throughout all impacted
wetland areas. In addition, native wetland seed mix will be broadcast as necessary to fill in areas
where vegetation does not establish.
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Appendix C
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EXISTING
CONDITIONS
Permanent Wetland
Impacts
Total Stream Impacts
Wetland Area
Approx.
Wetland Area
Impact #
Permanent
Impact Size
Wetland
Notes
Impact #
Permanent
Impact Size
Temporary
Impact Size
Stream
Channel
Stream Status
Notes
WAA
19.3 ac.
12
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WAE
Access road
3
28 LF
333 SQFT
SCD
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Crossing for access road
WAB
5.4 ac.
13
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WAE
Monopole location
11
28 LF
299 SQFT
SCG
Perennial
Crossing for access road
WAC
85.2 ac.
14
0.088ac
WAE
Existing poles and trenching
Total
56 LF
632 SQFT
WAD
32.4 ac.
15
0.140ac
WAE
Access road
NOTE:
EROSION & SEDIMENT CONTROL
MEASURES TO BE INSTALLED AND
MAINTAINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH PERMIT
WAE
21.6 ac.
16
0.0011 ac
WAE
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WAF
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Total
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WAG
3.2 ac.
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WAH
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2 SCB 30 FT
4 WAC 30 FT
5 SCD 30 FT
6 SCF 30 FT
7 WAC 30 FT
8 SCG 30 FT
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Photograph 1: Wetland restoration area as viewed from the southeast.
Photograph 2: Representative vegetation identified in wetland restoration area.
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Photograph 5: Monitoring Area 2 as viewed from the northeast.
Photograph 6: Monitoring Area 3 as viewed from the southwest.
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Photograph 1: Monitoring Area 4 as viewed from the southeast.
Photograph 2: Monitoring Area 5 as viewed from the northeast.
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Photograph 3: Soils sampled within the restoration area.
Photograph 4: Representative photo of a planted Cherry -bark Oak (Quercus pagoda) sapling.
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Photograph 5: Representative photo of a planted Green Ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica) sapling.
Photograph 6: Representative photo of a planted Willow Oak (Quercus phellos) sapling.
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Photograph 1: Monitoring Area 1 as viewed from the east.
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Photograph 3: Monitoring Area 3 as viewed from the east.
Photograph 4: Monitoring Area 4 as viewed from the southeast.
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Photograph 8: Representative photo of a planted Willow Oak (Quercus phellos) sapling.
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