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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20190800 Ver 1_AsBuilt Report_2020_20200601ID#* 20190800 Version* 1 Select Reviewer:* Katie Merritt Initial Review Completed Date 06/01/2020 Mitigation Project Submittal - 6/1/2020 Is this a Prospectus, Technical Proposal or a New Site?* O Yes a No Type of Mitigation Project:* r Stream r Wetlands rJ Buffer r Nutrient Offset (Select all that apply) Project Contact Information Contact Name:* LINDSAY CROCKER Project Information .................................................................................................................................................................. ID#:* 20190800 Existing IDI Project Type: r DMS r Mitigation Bank Project Name: Boseman County: Edgecombe Document Information Email Address:* lindsay.crocker@ncdenr.gov Version: * 1 Existing Version Mitigation Document Type:* Mitigation As -Built Plans File Upload: Boseman_100119_AB_2020.pdf 5.32MB Rease upload only one PDF of the complete file that needs to be subrritted... Signature Print Name:* LINDSAY CROCKER Signature:* Baseline Monitoring Report BOSEMAN BUFFER MITIGATION SITE Edgecombe County, NC NCDEQ Contract No. 7872 DMS ID No. 100119 DWR Project No. 2019-0800 RFP No. 16-007711 Prepared for: Mitigation Services ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY NC Department of Environmental Quality Division of Mitigation Services 1652 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1652 May 9''', 2020 ROY COOPER Governor 7,a MICHAEL REGAN Secretary Mitigation Services ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY May 28, 2020 Sent via email to: scott@ecoterra.com and ted@ecoterra.com Scott Frederick EcoTerra Subject: DMS Comments on the Draft Baseline/As-Built Report Boseman, Project ID #100119, DMS Contract #0007872 Scott, After receiving the draft Baseline Report on 5/18 and conducting a site visit 5/28/2020, DMS observed that the site was planted as described and all monitoring devices and easement boundary markers meet contractual requirements and satisfy the Mitigation Plan approved by DWR. DMS offers the following comments on the baseline report: 1. Page 2, remove second bullet about requirements of In -Lieu Fee Instrument as this is N/A to this report. 2. Page 2 contributing staff, correct typo for landowner title 3. Page 4, 15Y paragraph- if you intend to put the credits in the text of the report, ensure they are shown as credits (riparian buffer mitigation units- BMU), not in an area (SF). 4. As discussed in the field, please add/clarify in the report details planned in the mitigation plan and if/how they were carried out in the baseline report / baseline conditions section: a. Planting Zones b. Installation of temporary and permanent seed mix c. Pre-emergent/post spray planting 5. Remove N and P columns in the asset table or zero out those columns per DWR previous comments. 1. Provide CVS datafile with resubmission Thanks for your work, Lindsay Crocker, DMS State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality I Mitigation Services 1652 Mail Service Center 1217 W. Jones Street, Suite 3000 I Raleigh, NC 27609-1652 919 707 8976 T BASELINE MONITORING REPORT BOSEMAN BUFFER MITIGATION SITE Edgecombe County, NC NCDEQ Contract No. 7872 DMS ID No. 100119 Tar -Pamlico River Basin RUC 03020101 Prepared For: NC Department of Environmental Quality Division of Mitigation Services 1652 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1652 Prepared By: %10 ecolerra.. 1117 Peachtree Walk NE, Suite 126 Atlanta, GA 30309 404.840.2697 This Baseline Monitoring Plan has been written in conformance with the requirements of the following: • 15A NCAC 02B.0295 Mitigation Program Requirements for Protection and Maintenance of Riparian Buffers. These documents govern DMS operations and procedures for the delivery of compensatory mitigation. Contributing Staff Ted Griffith, Principal in Charge Ryan Perry, Landowner Laison Michael Bienenson, Quality Assurance Lead Scott Frederick, Construction and Baseline Jamey O'Shaughnessey, Quality Assurance and Monitoring Lead, SWE Construction Oversight Heather Smith, QA/QC, VHB TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.0 Mitigation Project Summary..................................................................................................1 1.1 Project Goals..........................................................................................................................1 1.2 Existing Conditions and Parcel Viability............................................................................... 2 2.0 Determination of Credits........................................................................................................ 2 3.0 Baseline Summary................................................................................................................... 3 3.1 Site Preparation......................................................................................................................3 3.2 Riparian Area Restoration Activities.....................................................................................3 4.0 Annual Monitoring and Performance Criteria.................................................................... 4 4.1 Vegetation..............................................................................................................................4 4.2 Photo Reference Stations.......................................................................................................4 4.3 Visual Assessments............................................................................................................... 5 4.4 Annual Reporting Performance Criteria................................................................................ 5 4.5 Maintenance and Contingency Plans..................................................................................... 5 5.0 References.................................................................................................................................5 APPENDICES Appendix 1 Figures and Tables Figure 1: Vicinity Map Figure 2: Project Component/Asset Map Figure 3: Monitoring Plan View Table 1: Buffer Project Attributes Table 2: Buffer Project Areas and Assets Appendix 2 DWR Correspondence NCDWR Site Viability for Buffer Mitigation and Nutrient Offset Letter (Date: July 17, 2019) NCDWR On -Site Determination for Applicability to the Tar -Pamlico Buffer Rules (Date: June 14, 2019) Appendix 3 As -Built Survey Appendix 4 Site Photographs Appendix 5 Vegetation Plot Data Table 3: Planted and Total Stem Counts Vegetation Plot Photographs `,0 Boseman Buffer Mitigation Site Baseline Monitoring Report ec fte ra, DMS ID No. 100119 Page i May 2020 1.0 Mitigation Project Summary The Boseman Buffer Mitigation Site (Site) is a riparian buffer and adjacent riparian areas restoration project located approximately 2.5 miles southeast of the Town of Rocky Mount in Edgecombe County, NC (Appendix 1: Figure 1). The Site is approximately 14.91 acres (649,889 ft2) of a total 276 ac tract situated along two unnamed tributaries to the Tar River (Appendix 1: Figure 2). The project is located in a targeted local watershed (TLW) within the Tar -Pamlico River basin hydrologic unit code (HUC) 03020101120030 and Subasin 03-03-02. The unnamed tributaries flow into the Tar River approximately one and half miles downstream of the project. According to the as -built survey and most recent DWR Buffer Mitigation Calculation Tool V.2 (Updated 1/17/20), the Site is expected to generate 617,518.702 riparian buffer credits. The Boseman Buffer Mitgation Site will help to reduce future sediment and nutrient loading into the unnamed tributaries and downstream Tar River. It will also improve terrestrial habitats along this stream by establishing a riparian corridor and allowing the land to convert to forested communities. The surrounding area is primarily agricultural fields. The . r. project restored forested riparian buffers and adjacent riparian areas to a maximum of approximately 115 feet from the top of bank of the streams and removed rotating crops and fertilizer inputs. The restored Tar -Pamlico riparian buffer and adjacent riparian areas will filter runoff from the surrounding farm fields and provide shading to improve stream temperatures and aquatic habitat. Invasive vegetation will be treated as needed within the project area to promote native vegetation. 1.1 Project Goals According to the N.C. Division of Mitigation Services' (DMS) 2010 Tar -Pamlico River Basin Restoration Priorities (RBRP) document, amended 2018, the project will support the identified goals for the TLW, as well as the overall HUC. As stated in the RBRP, restoration of riparian buffers and adjacent riparian areas to address agricultural runoff is a high priority for this 14-digit TLW HUC. The major goals of the proposed buffer restoration project are to address agricultural runoff, including nutrients and sediment, protect the project site in perpetuity, and restore terrestrial habitat. The detailed goals and objectives are: `,i Boseman Buffer Mitigation Site Baseline Monitoring Report ec fte ra. DMS ID No. 100119 Page 1 May 2020 Reduce Nutrient Levels — Nutrient inputs will be decreased by filtering runoff and sequestering nutrients dispersed from stormwater flows from agricultural fields. These nutrients will be absorbed through the 30-115 ft wide riparian buffer and adjacent riparian areas restored with native woody vegetation. This goal is supported by both the TLW and RBRP for reducing nutrient inputs to the Tar -Pamlico River Basin. Reduce Sediment Levels — Sediment inputs will be decreased by filtering runoff and attenuating flood flows from agricultural fields through 30-115 ft wide riparian buffer and adjacent riparian areas restored with native woody vegetation. This goal is supported by both the TLW and RBRP for reducing sediment inputs to the Tar -Pamlico River Basin. Project Protection in Perpetuity — Implement a project in a TLW and record a conservation easement. This goal is supported by the RBRP to protect aquatic habitat and surface waters. Restore Terrestrial Habitat — Riparian buffer and adjacent riparian areas will be restored with native vegation and invasive vegetation will be managed. This goal is supported by the RBRP and is a DMS Programmatic Goal (NCGS 143-214.10). 1.2 Existing Site Conditions The buffer restoration project contains approximately 14.9 acres of agricultural fields along two unnamed tributaries (hereinafter referred to as UT 1, and UT 2). The fields have historically been in rotating row crops and early successional herbaceous vegetation since at least 1955 as noted on historical aerial photographs. The property owner also states the land has been in agricultural use including row crops for at least 75 yrs. UT 1 enters the project site along the western property boundary and flows in an eastward direction. UT 1 meets the definition of at least intermittent per the NCDWR On -Site Determination for Applicability to the Tar -Pamlico Buffer Rules Letter dated July 9, 2019 (Appendix 1). UT 2 originates within the property boundary as an ephemeral channel (Reach 2a) and transitions to an intermittent channel (Reach 2b) prior to it's confluence with UT 1. There is a third tributary with a stream origin point within the property boundary and flows in an eastward direction to the confluence with UT1. This tributary is at least intermittent per the Buffer Letter, but is not being used to produce riparian buffer credit for this project. NCDWR visited the Site on June 14, 2019 to determine subjectivity of on -site resources to the Tar -Pamlico buffer rules and their suitability for riparian buffer mitigation per the Consolidated Buffer Mitigation Rule (15A NCAC 02B .0295). The two unnamed tributaries and land use within the project boundary were found suitable for riparian buffer mitigation in the Tar -Pamlico River Basin. The resulting NCDWR letters are included in Appendix 2. 2.0 Determination of Credits Riparian buffer and adjacent riparian area restoration was accomplished in accordance with the Consolidated Buffer Mitigation Rule (15A NCAC 02B .0295) including the alternative `,i Boseman Buffer Mitigation Site Baseline Monitoring Report ec fte ra. DMS ID No. 100119 Page 2 May 2020 mitigation option of restoration activities along ephemeral streams. Restoration was accomplished specifically by: Buffer Restoraiton on Ephemeral Channels (15A NCAC 02B .0295(o)(7)): a.) NCDWR conducted an on -site stream determination of subject streams and ephemeral channels on the property b.) Ephemeral channels are directly connected to intermittent or perennial stream channels c.) Total mitigation area of ephemeral channels is less than 25% of the total buffer mitigation area (Table 2, Appendix 1). All areas within 115 ft of the top of bank of subject streams as measured from the top of bank landward, will be devoted to generating riparian buffer mitigation credits. Total mitigation area on ephemeral channels is 12.7% of total buffer mitigation area. Mitigaiton credits generated are found in Table 2 and Figure 2 in Appendix 1 and are based upon the most recent DWR Buffer Mitigation Calculation Tool v 2 (Updated 1/17/20) and as -built survey (Appendix 3). 3.0 Baseline Summary The project construction was completed in early March 2020, following mitigation plan approval. Eco Terra and supporting team members successfully planted and restored the proposed areas dedicated for riparian buffer and adjacent riparian area restoration with high quality native trees and shrubs. 3.1 Site Preparation All requests to prepare the site per the NCDWR Site Viability for Buffer Mitigation and Nutrient Offset Letter (Date: July 17, 2019) were addressed. A telephone pole and steel girder used as a bridge for the center -pivot wheel on the agricultural field were removed. One small pipe noted in the initial site visit, providing drainage from upslope and under a farm access road outside of the project, was examined and confirmed that diffuse flow toward the conservation easement was occurring through an existing rip rap dissipater, also located outside the conservation easement. Temporary and permanent seed mix was installed in any disturbed soil areas following debris removal and planted with native trees to secure sediment from entering surface waters. Temporary and permanent seed mixtures planted included Foxtail millet (Setaria italica) and Indiangrass (Sorgastrum nutans), switchgrass (Panicum virgatum), and big bluestem (Andropogon gerardii), respectively. No invasive species were noted for herbicide treatment prior to construction. No disking or tilling was necessary to prepare the site or remove any historic plow pan in the soil. 3.2 Riparian Area Restoration Activities Restoration of the riparian areas involved planting bare root one to two -year -old trees and shrubs in designated planting zones based on soil wetness and in accordance with the mitigation plan. In addition, five to six -year -old trees were planted at representatively selected areas designated for plots to aid in identifying plot locations. These trees are not included in any individual plot tree count. However, they are an overall beneficial component of stem diversity and age -class in the CCOlCi I C7. Boseman Buffer Mitigation Site Baseline Monitoring Report DMS ID No. 100119 Page 3 May 2020 restored forest ecology and serve as important components in restored habitat, nutrient sequestration, leaf litter for trapping sediment, and soil health. A combination of machine and manual planting techniques were used depending on site conditions. Older trees were planted by a combination of hand and machine. Species planted within the riparian areas included: overcup oak (Quercus laurifolia) 2,500 stems, laurel oak (Quercus lyrata) 1,000 stems, water oak (Quercus nigra) 3,000 stems, willow oak (Quercus phellos) 3,000 stems, green ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica) 500 stems, silky dogwood (Cornus amomum) 1,000 stems, button bush (Cephalanthus occidentalis) 500 stems, and swamp blackgum (Nyssa sylvatica var. biflora) 300 stems. Approximately 12,300 stems (825 stems/ac) were planted within the riparian areas designated for restoration. Differences in stem density and quantities occurred relative to the proposed planting list in the mitigation plan due to plant availability at the time. In accordance with 15A NCAC 02B .0295, a sufficient density of stems was planted to achieve 260 trees/ac at the end of a minimum five-year project monitoring period whereby no one tree species planted was greater than 50% of the planted stems, and a minimum of four native hardwood tree and native shrub species were planted. In total, eight species were selected and planted in specific areas depending on soil type, landscape position, soil wetness, community type, and reference forest stands nearby. Initial vegetation management post planting included specific preemergent herbicide band application over planted trees for herbaceous competition that may compete with planted stems, conducted by a North Carolina licensed applicator. 4.0 Annual Monitoring and Performance Criteria The Mitigation Program Requirements for Protection and Maintenance of Riparian Buffers (15A NCAC 02B .0295) and RFP 16-007711 set forth specific performance criteria for the successful development and close-out of the Boseman Buffer Mitigation Site. Performance criteria monitoring includes standardized vegetation plot establishment and annual monitoring for planted stems including individual plot photo documentation, overall site photo documentation, biannual visual assessments for project status and easement integrity including herbaceous and/or invasive species competition, stem mortality, stand health, incidental damage from agricultural equipment, and stem loss or damage from natural causes such as fire, disease, or animal predation. Figure 3 (Appendix 1) illustrates the location of project easement, permanent vegetation plots/photo points, as well as overall site photo points. 4.1 Vegetation Twelve permanent vegetation plots were established according to the most recent Carolina Vegetation Survey (CVS) protocol within the restored buffer area. Representative vegetation plots were established at a minimum density of 2% of the planted area. Specifically, vegetation monitoring was obtained for all plots according to Level 1-2 protocols from the CVS-EEP Protocol for Recording Vegetation V4.2 (2008) manual. Baseline, or monitoring year zero (MYO) vegetation stem data is included in Appendix 5, Table 3. 4.2 Photo Reference Stations Individual plot photos taken at the southwest corner (origin) of each plot are included in this baseline monitoring report. Additional Site reference photos were taken at designated points along the conservation easement boundary providing an overall view of the project success CCOlCi I C7. Boseman Buffer Mitigation Site Baseline Monitoring Report DMS ID No. 100119 Page 4 May 2020 (Appendix 1: Figure 3). All photo points were located by survey and georeferenced for map production to provide a consistent means for photo replication annually and in the event a plot or photo location must be reestablished during the monitoirng period. Photo orientation (direction and bearing) were recorded as well as approximate vertical position for consistency in photo logging. 4.3 Visual Assessments Additional observations were made of site conditions and vegetation conditions outside of monitoring plots. This biannual effort will be made in order to appropriately monitor changing site conditions and address any issues to ensure Site success and performance criteria are met after the monitoring period. Any Site problems will be noted and discussed in the annual reports and monitored biannually to ensure performance criteria are met following any remedial action. 4.4 Annual Reporting Performance Criteria All monitoring reports, including this baseline report, will be compiled and submitted to DMS annually in accordance with the Riparian Buffer and Nutrient Offset Buffer Baseline and Annual Monitoring Report Template Ver. 2.0 (May 2017). Annual monitoring will occur for a minum of five years or until performance criteria are met. 4.5 Maintenance and Contingency Plans Any Site observations identified through vegetation plots or visual assessments, whereby the performance criteria is not met, will be noted and discussed in the annual reports and addressed with a contingency plan as necessary. DMS/NCDWR will be notified, and if necessary, collaborate with Eco Terra to develop a contingency plan with remedial action steps to correct the performance criteria deficiency. Any contingency plan and remedial actions will occur within an agreed timeframe and monitoring adjusted accordingly, if necessary. Site problem areas will be monitored biannually to ensure performance criteria are met following any remedial action. 5.0 References 15 NCAC 02B .0295 Mitigation Program Requirements for Protection and Maintenance of Riparian Buffers. 2015. Lee, Michael T. Peet, Robert K., Steven D. Wentworth, Thomas R. 2008. CVS-EEP Protocol for Recording Vegetation Version 4.2. http://cvs.bio.unc.edu/protocol/cvs-eep-protocol-v4.2-levl- 2.pdf Natural Resources Conservation Service (MRCS). Web Soil Survey of Edgecombe County. http://websoilsurvey.nres.usda.gov/app/HomePage.htm North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality. Division of Mitigation Services (NCDMS). 2017. Riparian Buffer and Nutrient Offset Buffer Baseline and Annual Monitoring Report Template Version 2.0. North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality. Division of Mitigation Services (NCDMS). 2018. Tar -Pamlico River Basin Restoration Priorities. `,i Boseman Buffer Mitigation Site Baseline Monitoring Report ec fte ra. DMS ID No. 100119 Page 5 May 2020 APPENDIX 1 FIGURES AND TABLES Ij El IR D- Old TcRN P CU 11 J. IL -.7 :97' % ICI Legend 17 F 7? i�,s %Jf� \ Parcel Boundary Conservation Easement 14.9 acres % 7 Y Vicinity Map Boseman Buffer Mitigation Site Baseline Monitoring Report (MY 0) N 0 Tar -Pamlico 03020101 1,200 600 0 1,200 to 00 Edgecombe County, North Carolina Figure eco terra: V May 2020 Feet 2013 Hartsease USGS Quadrangle ecolerra �r I _y AdL am'"ON i f iG Project Component/Asset Map Boseman Buffer Mitigation Site Baseline Monitoring Report (MYO) Tar -Pamlico 03020101 Edgecombe County, North Carolina May 2020 2017 Aerial from NCOneMap F l Legend Buffer Restoration (0-100') LIT 1 Buffer Restoration (101-200') LIT 1 Buffer Restoration (0-100') LIT 2 Reach 2a (Ephemeral) Buffer Restoration (101-200') LIT 2 Reach 2a (Ephemeral) Buffer Restoration (0-100') LIT 2 Reach 2b - Buffer Restoration (101-200') LIT 2 Reach 2b LIT 1 (At Least Intermittent) LIT 2 Reach 2a (Ephemeral) LIT 2 Reach 2b (At Least Intermittent) A 52 N 200 100 0 200 Feet Figure 2 Legend ■ Vegetation Plot (N=12) Buffer Restoration (0-100') UT 1 4 Photo Points Buffer Restoration (101-200') UT 1 FConservation Easement 14.9 acres Buffer Restoration (0-100') UT 2 Reach 2a (Ephemeral) UT 1 (At Least Intermittent) Buffer Restoration (101-200') UT 2 Reach 2a (Ephemeral) UT 2 Reach 2a (Ephemeral) Buffer Restoration (0-100') UT 2 Reach 2b UT 2 Reach 2b (At Least Intermittent) ■ Buffer Restoration (101-200') UT 2 Reach 2b r *P %#A.0 ecolerra vhb Origin Latitude/Longitude (Decimal Degrees) Plot Number Y Coordinate X Coordinate 1 35.96294899 - 77.70073591 2 35.96341822 -77.70147906 3 35.96396443 - 77.70243013 4 35.964284 - 77.70433461 5 35.96448024 - 77.70544498 6 35.96394198 - 77.70670793 7 35.96322236 -77.7070397 8 35.96440173 - 77.70664643 9 35.96480553 -77.70528385 10 35.96433174 - 77.70271205 11 35.96408549 - 77.70191544 12 35.9635377 - 77.70111746 Note- Vegetation Plot photos are from the origin of the vegetation plot. The origin is located in the southwest corner of each plot. � i l +77 M1' Monitoring Plan View Map Boseman Buffer Mitigation Site Baseline Monitoring Report (MYO) N Tar -Pamlico 03020101 200 100 0 200 Edgecombe County, North Carolina May 2020 Feet 2017 Aerial from NCOneMap Figure 3 Table 1: Buffer Project Attributes Boseman Buffer Mitigation Site DMS ID No. 100119 DWR Project No. 2019-0800 Monitoring Year 0 — 2020 Project Name Boseman Buffer Mitigation Site I Hydrologic Unit Code 1 1 1 1 River Basin IGeographic Location (decimal degrees) 72 35.96451,1 • • Site Protection Instrument (BK, PG) 1 • BMU) 617,518.702 yp�es of Credits � .Riparian Mitigation Plan Date . 2020 Flnitial Planting Date Baseline Report Date 1 1 Report Date November 2�1 1 IMY2 Report Date November 2021 IMY3 Report Date November 2022 �MY 4 Report Date November 2023 IMY 5 Report Date November 2024 IClose out Report Date/Visit 1 Table 2: Buffer Project Components and Assets Boseman Buffer Mitigation Site DIMS ID No. 100119 DWR Project No. 2019-0800 Monitoring Year 0 — 2020 BOSEMAN BUFFER MITIGATION SITE, PROJECT NO. 2019-0800, 617,518.702 CREDITS Tar -Pamlico 03020101 Project Area N Credit Conversion Ratio (ft'/pound) P Credit Conversion Ratio (ft'/pound) 19.16394 297.54099 Credit Type Location Subject? (enter NO if ephemeral or ditch') Feature Te Type Mitigation Activity Mitig Min-Max Buffer Width (it) Feature Name Total Area (ft') Total (Creditable) Area of Buffer Mitigation (ft') Initial Credit Ratio (x:1) %Full Credit Final Credit Ratio (x:1) Convertible to Riparian Buffer? Riparian Buffer Credits Convertible to Nutrient Offset? Delivered Nutrient Offset: N (Ibs) Delivered Nutrient Offset: P (Ibs) Buffer Rural Yes I/P Restoration 0-100 UT1 484,072 484,072 1 100% 1.00000 Yes 484,072.000 N/A 0.000 0.000 Buffer Rural Yes I/P Restoration 101-200 UT1 6,496 6,496 1 33% 3.03030 Yes 2,143.682 N/A 0.000 0.000 Buffer Rural No Ephemeral Restoration 1 0-100 UT2 (Reach 2a) 78,631 78,631 1 100% 1.00000 Yes 78,631.000 1 N/A 0.000 0.000 Buffer Rural No Ephemeral Restoration 101-200 UT2 (Reach 2a) 82 82 1 33% 3.03030 Yes 27.060 N/A 0.000 0.000 Buffer Rural Yes / P Restoration 0-100 UT2 (Reach 2b) 52,641 52,641 1 100% 1.00000 Yes 52,641.000 N/A 0.000 0.000 Buffer Rural Yes I/P Restoration 101-200 UT2(Reach 2b) 12 12 1 33% 3.03030 Yes 3.960 N/A 0.000 0.000 Totals: 621,934 621,934 Enter Preservation Credits Below Elieible for Preservation ift'j: 207,311 Total (Creditable) Credit Type Location Subject? Feature Type Mitigation Activity Min -Max Buffer Feature Name Total Area (sf) Area for Buffer Initial Credit %Full Credit Final Credit Riparian Buffer Width (it) Ratio (x:1) Ratio (x:1) Credits Mitigation (ft) Buffer Preservation — Preservation Area Subtotal (ft'): 0 Preservation as %Total Area of Buffer Mitigation: 0.0% Ephemeral Reaches as %Total Area of Buffer Mitigation: 1. The Randleman Lake buffer rules allow some ditches to be classified as subject according to 15A NCAC 02B.0250 (5)(a). last updated 01/17/2020 TOTAL AREA OF BUFFER MITIGATION (TABM) Mitigation Totals Square Feet Restoration: 621,934 617,518.702 Enhancement: 0 0.000 Preservation: 0 0.000 Total Riparian Buffer: 621,934 617,518.702 TOTAL NUTRIENT OFFSET MITIGATION Mitigation Totals I Square Feet Credits Nutrient Offset: Nitrogen: 0 0.000 Phosphorus: 0.000 APPENDIX 2 DWR CORRESPONDENCE Roy COOPER Governor MICHAEL S, REGAIN 5errelary LINDA CULPEPPER p"reItor Eca Terra Partners, LLC Attention: Ted Griffith 1117 Peachtree Walk NE, Suite 126 Atlanta, GA 30309 NORTH CAROLINA Environmental Quality July 9, 2019 DWR Project # 2019-0800 V2 Edgecombe County Subject: On -Site Determination for Applicability to the Tar -Pamlico Buffer Rules (15A NCAC 02B .0259) Project Name: Baseman Buffer Mitigation Site Parcel ID Number: 388038633500; PIN 3880-38-6335 Address/ Location: 7488 NC 97, Battleboro, NC 27809, Edgecombe County Lat. 35.963791, Long.-77.703655 Stream(s) Evaluated: Unnamed Tributaries to Tar River, Classified as C; NSW Determination Date: 6/14/2019 Staff DWR, Shelton Sullivan Dear Mr. Griffith, On June 14, 2019, Shelton Sullivan of the Division of Water Resources (DWR) Central Office conducted an on -site review of features located on the subject property at the request of Ted Griffith of Eco Terra Partners, LLC. The purpose of the inspection was to determine the presence or absence of streams on the site and their ephemeral / intermittent/ perennial (E/l/P) characteristics and transition points and the applicability of the Tar -Pamlico Riparian Area Protection Rules (15A NCAC 02B .0259) within the proposed project easement. The enclosed maps depict the Features evaluated and this information is also summarized in the table below, Streams that are "Subject" are shown on the most recently published MRCS Soil Survey of Edgecombe County and/or the most recent copy of the USGS Topographic (at 1:24,000 scale) maps, have been located on the ground at the site, and possess characteristics that qualify them to beat least intermittent streams. Features that are "Not Subject" are not depicted on the required maps, not present on the property, or have been determined to not be at least intermittent. aE T6n6u�..,ni vu.nr North Cam{Ina Oepattrnenr of Environmental Quality I division of Water Resources 512 North 5alisbui y 5treel 1 407 Map service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27649-loll ".707.9000 DWR #20190800 V2 Boseman Buffer Mitigation Site Edgecombe County Page 2 of 3 Please note that there may be other streams or features located on the property beyond the proposed project easement that may be subject to the Tar -Pamlico Riparian Area Protection Rules, considered jurisdictional according to the US Army Corps of Engineers, and subject to the Clean Water Act. See the following table for the features rated during the DWR site visit: Feature 1D Feature Type *E/1'P Subject to Start @ Stop @ Depicted or) Depicted on Other Buffer Rules Soil Survey USGS To o Labeled as R1 on aerial map Continues "I" at provided, at downstream R1 Stream least Yes northwestern to the eastern Yes Yes project project bioundary boundary Labeled as R2A Continues to on aerial map the flagged "g" provided, the point H28 R2A Stream No southwestern to rn where the Yes Yes project stream boundary becomes intermittent Labeled RZB on Continues 11213 Stream 1 at Yes aerial map downstream yes Yes least provided to confluence with RI Stream Labeled R3 on (not in the aerial map Continues R3 current "1" at Yes provided; Begins downstream yes Yes proposed least an the eastern to confluence project side of the main with 111 boundspath * E: Ephemeral, 1: Intermittent P: Perennial This on -site determination shall expire five (5) years from the date of this letter. Landowners or affected parties that dispute a determination made by the DWR may request a determination by the Director. An appeal request must be made within sixty (60) calendar days of the date of this letter to the Director in writing. If sending via U.S. Postal Service: DWR- 401 & Buffer Permitting Branch c/o Karen Higgins 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 if sending via delivery service [UPS, Fed Ex, etc.] DWR- 401 & Buffer Permitting Branch c/o Karen Higgins 512 N Salisbury St Raleigh, NC 27604 This determination is final and binding as detailed above, unless an appeal is requested within sixty (60) calendar days. DWR #20190800 V2 Baseman Buffer Mitigation Site Edgecombe County Page 3 of 3 This letter only addresses the stream features on the subject property and within the proposed easement and the applicability of the buffer rules and does not approve any activity within buffers or within waters of the state. If you have any additional questions or require additional information, please call Shelton Sullivan at (919) 707-3636. This determination is subject to review as provided in Articles 3 & 4 of G.S. 150B. Sincerely, c Karen Higgins, Supervisor 401 & Buffer Permitting Branch Enclosures. Photographs with Description; Site Map, Soil Survey, USGS Topo cc: Joel Boseman, P.D, Box 550, Battleboro, NC 27809 Joel Boseman via email bosemariforms ahoo.com Ted Griffith, Eco Terra Partners, LLC via email ted@ecoterra.com 401 & Buffer Permitting Branch files Filename: 20190800V2_eoseman_Edgecombe 5treamCalls.docx r O Q} E E O o° a d c 4. W N aD ( c LLi co o U c p c Qy o Lo L •4+ 0 a. wU J _r 0 �n U- a 0 0 N e� d = N .O NooV O cvo� w �MZG() C2p TNZ U L 0 c o . � IL 0 W E I- G o N M W d � r� IL t Nk r , r n. ►T1'i■ ■ a" i rw 0 ROY COOPER Governor MICRAEL S. REGAN Secretory LINDA CULPEPPER airretor Ted Griffith Eco Terra Partners, LLC 1117 Peachtree Walk NE, Suite 126 Atlanta, GA 30309 (via electronic mail: Tedt&EcoTerra.com) NORTH CAROLINA Environmental Quality July 17, 2019 D WR# 2019-0800 Edgecombe County Re: Site Viability for Buffer Mitigation & Nutrient Offset — Boseman Site Located near 8019-7621, NC 97, Battleboro, NC Tar -Pamlico 03020I01 Dear Mr. Griffith, On June 7.2019, Katie Merritt, with the Division of Water Resources (DWR), received a request from Eco Terra Partners, LLC (ETP) for an onsite mitigation determination near the above - referenced site (Site). The Site is located within the Tar -Pamlico River Basin in the 8-digit Hydrologic Unit Code 03020101. The Site is being proposed as part of full -delivery nutrient offset and riparian buffer mitigation project for the Division of Mitigation Services (RFP #16-007711). Staff from the Division of Mitigation Services were also present onsite. At your request, Ms. Merritt performed an onsite assessment of riparian land uses adjacent to streams and channels onsite, which are shown on the attached map labeled "Figure 1B-Existing Conditions". Ms. Merritt's evaluation of the features onsite and their associated mitigation determination for the riparian areas are provided in the table below. This evaluation was made from Top of Bank (TOB) and landward 200' from each feature for buffer mitigation pursuant to 15A NCAC 02B .0295 (effective November 1, 2015) and for nutrient offset credits pursuant to 15A NCAC 02B .0240. Feature Cla5Sification ISublet t Riparian Land uses Buffer ?Nutrient sMitwgation Tyke Deterniination wlin riparian areas onsite ter adjacent to Feature Credit Offset Buffer (0 2DU') Viable Viable Rule Rl Stream Yes Non -forested row crop fields 'Yes Yes (non- Non -forested areas - Restoration with areas forested forested ag Site per 15A NCAC 02B .0295 (n) downstream @ confluence W fields only) R3 Forested Areas - Preservation Site per 15A NCAC 02B .0295 (o)[5) Drain tiles shall be removed to restore diffised flow R2A Ephemeral No Non -forested row crop fields °Yes Yes Restoration Site per 15A NCAC 02B .0295 (o)(7) Norlh Carollna Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources 512 North Salisbury Street 1 107 Mail Service Center I Ralriylr, Nurtrr Caruilna �7h99 lhl'T 919,707-9000 Boseman Site Eco Terra July 17, 2019 Feature Cla5silication 'Subiect Riparian Land use Buffer Zlllutrient sMitigation Type Determination UQ offset w1in riparian areas opsite adjacent to Feature Credit Buffer 0[ 200') VViiabl YOM Bilk R213 Stream Yes Non -forested row crop fields Yes Yes Restoration Site per 15A NCAC 02B .0295 (n) R-3 Stream Yes Non -forested row crop fields Yes Yes Restoration Site per 15A NCAC 0213 .0295 (n) Subjectivity calls for the features were determined by DWR in correspondence dated July 9, 2019 using the 1:24,000 scale quadrangle topographic map prepared by USGS and the most recent printed version of the soil survey map prepared by the NRCS . NC Division of Writer Resources - Methodolopv and Calculations for determining Nutrient Reductions associated wit% Riparian Bi&r Establishment Inc area of preservation credit within a buffer mitigation site shall comprise of no more than 25 percent (25%) of the total area of buffer mitigation per I SA NCAC 0295 (o)(5) and 15A NCAC 0295 (o)(4). Site cannot be a Preservation Only site to comply with this rule. ;The area of the mitigation site on ephemeral channels shall comprise no more than 25 percent (25%) of'the total area of buffer mitigation per 15A NCAC 02B .0295 (o)(7). 'All features proposed for buffer mitigation or nutrient offset, must have a conservation easemcnt established that includes the tops of channel banks when being measured perpendicular and landward from the banks, even when no credit is viable within the 50' riparian butler. The maps attached to this letter were prepared by ETP and were initiated by Ms. Merritt on July 17. 2019. This letter does not constitute an approval of this site to generate mitigation credits. Pursuant to 15A NCAC 02B .0295, a mitigation proposal and a mitigation plan shall be submitted to DWR for written approval prior to conducting any mitigation activities in riparian areas and/or surface waters for buffer mitigation credit. Pursuant to 15A NCAC 02B .0240, a proposal regarding a proposed nutrient load -reducing measure for nutrient offset credit shall be submitted to DWR for approval prior to any mitigation activities in riparian areas and/or surface waters. All vegetative plantings, performance criteria and other mitigation requirements for riparian restoration, enhancement and preservation must fallow the requirements in 15A NCAC 02B .0295 to be eligible for buffer and/or nutrient offset mitigation credits. For any areas depicted as not being viable for nutrient offset credit above, one could propose a different measure, along with supporting calculations and sufficient detail to support estimates of load reduction, for review by the DWR to determine viability for nutrient offset in accordance with 15A NCAC 02B .0240. Page 2 of 3 Boseman Site Bco 'terra July 17, 2019 This viability assessment will expire on July 17, 2021 or upon the submittal of an As -Built Report to the DWR, whichever comes first. This letter should be provided in all stream and wetland, buffer and/or nutrient offset mitigation plans for this Site. Sincerely, 7 r 4 Karen Higgins, Supervisor 401 and Buffer Permitting Branch KAH/km Attachments: Figure 1 B-Existing Conditions Map/Stream Determination cc: File Copy (Katie Merritt) Jeff Schaffer- DMS ( via electronic mail) Page 3 of 3 APPENDIX 3 AS -BUILT SURVEY VICINITY SKETCH NOT TO SCALE LINE TYPE LEGEND BOUNDARY TOP OF STREAM BANK CONSERVATION EASE. EXISTING EASE. 0 00 0D a 0 QI z "n oU �a- c� U Z } F- W a- 0 a THIS MAP IS NOT FOR RECORDATION, SALES OR CONVEYANCES AND DOES NOT COMPLY WITH G.S. 47-30 MAPPING REQUIREMENTS, NOTES: 1- ALL DISTANCES ARE HORIZONTAL GROUND IN US SURVEY FEET. 2- METHOD OF COMPUTATION: AREA IS CALCULATED WITH CAD SOFTWARE METHODS. 3- BOUNDARY SURVEY PERFORMED WITHOUT THE BENEFIT OF A TITLE REPORT. THERE ARE NO KNOWN CHANGES IN RIGHT OF WAY & THERE MAY BE EASEMENTS AND ENCUMBRANCES, EITHER RECORDED OR UNRECORDED, NOT SHOWN HEREON. 4-THE PURPOSE OF THIS PLAT IS TO SHOW THE AS -BUILT AREAS FOR RIPARIAN BUFFER CREDITS WITHIN THE CONSERVATION EASEMENT. THIS PLAT IS NOT A BOUNDARY SURVEY. THE LAND PARCELS AND THEIR BOUNDARIES AFECFED BY THIS CONSERVATION EASEMENT ARE NOT CHANGED BY THIS PLAT. 5- REFERENCE CONSERVATION EASEMENT PLAT RECORDED IN PC 13 PG 16 AT EDGECOMBE COUNTY REGISTER OF DEEDS, 1 TERRESTRIAL SURVEYING PC Professional Land Surveying License C-3903 P.O. Box 91041 Raleigh North Carolina 27675 'i 919.219.4218 info@TerrestrialSUrvevina.com 101'-200' Credit Area UT 2 Reach 2a INSET 1 1 "= 40' I, TIMOTHY P. MURRAY, AS DULY REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR IN THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, CERTIFY THAT THIS 101'-200' Credit Area UT 2 Reach 2b INSET 2 1 "=20' BUFFER MAP WAS DRAWN UNDER MY SUPERVISION, IS AN ACCURATE C'4RQ� AND COMPLETE REPRESENTATION OF WHAT WAS CONSTRUCTED IN THE FIELD, THAT THE EASEMENT BOUNDARY IS BASED PLAT CABINET 13 ' E SS/Q •; y9 ON =OQ; OF .; ti9•: PAGE 16 RECORDED IN EDGECOMBE COUNTY REGISTER OF DEEDS OFFICE, AND THAT THE BUFFER AREAS SHOWN ARE CALCULATED FROM = QQ� , AS -BUILT CONDITIONS EXCEPT WHERE OTHERWISE NOTED HEREON, _ L-4833= WITNESS MY ORIGINAL SIGNATURE, REGISTRATION NUMBER, AND SEAL 0-• - THIS 30th DAY OF APRIL, 2020. SUR4 . �0, . -� /1 y P., Timothy P. Murray, PLS L-4833 = 0'-100' Credit Area UT 1 = 484072 SF/11.1127 AC = 101'-200' Credit Area UT 1 = 6496 SF/0.1491 AC = 0'-100' Credit Area UT 2 Reach 2a = 78631 SF/1.8051 AC = 101'-200' Credit Area UT 2 Reach 2a = 82 SF/0.0019 AC = 0'-100' Credit Area UT 2 Reach 2b = 52641 SF/1.2084 AC = 101'-200' Credit Area UT 2 Reach 2b = 12 SF/0.0003 AC PLANTED AREA= 621933 SF/ 14.2776 AC TOTAL CE AREA (INCLUDING STREAM)= 649889 SF/ 14.9194 AC UT 1 = AT LEAST INTERMITTENT UT 2 Reach 2a = EPHEMERAL UT 2 Reach 2b = AT LEAST INTERMITTENT BANK AS -BUILT SURVEY BOSEMAN BUFFER MITIGATION SITE DMS # 100119 PREPARED FOR ECO TERRA PARTNERS, LLC TAR—PAMLICO RIVER BASIN HUC 03020101 NO, 7 TOWNSHIP, EDGECOMBE COUNTY, NC DATE: 4/15/2020 SCALE: 1 "=200' 200 i 100 200 400 800 BAR GRAPH 1 inch = 200ft. BOSEMAN—NC-97—W—ASBUILT.DWG APPENDIX 4 SITE PHOTOGRAPHS Q WNE (i) 35°57'45"N, 77°42.1"W t19ft A 64ft See N157:36r NW N NE E 300 330 0 30 60 90 I I I I I I I I I• I• I•! I• I! I I• I I j* .. ,�•'� P-3. - . 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