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HomeMy WebLinkAboutR2208WM_ EEDING RATES SEEDIN( TYPE S IM & FERTILIZER SEEDING PROCEDURE MULCHING MAINTENANCE SEEDING DATE L E Rye Grain 120 #/AC Rye - 3 BU/AC or Aug. 15 Aug. 15 -Dec. 30 ~ Wheat - 2 BU/AC or / Q Lime: Broadcast or drill seed uniformly and cover 1 1/2 - 2 Tons Mow the seeded area 1 Ton Agricultural to a depth of 1/4 inch to approximately 2 inches Small grain to a hieght of 2 inches ~ Spring Oats - 3 BU/AC or ~ Spring Oats - (1 1/2 BU/AC Plus Limestone or (depending on the seed mixture) except where a Straw per acre whenever the average hieght / Korean Les edeza 20 LBS AC Equivalent per Acre grain drill is used seed should be covered and Immediately after of grass reaches 4 inches D.. P ) / / Les edeza Hulled & Inoculated Feb. 1 - CC P ( ) Feb. 1 -May 1 the seedbed firmed by the use of a corrugated seeding G~' L / P Sundangrass - 30-40 LBS/AC or ~o W Fertilizer: agricultural cultipacker. Seeding implements / 5J ~o f.- Millet - 30-40 LBS/AC or 1000 LBS 10-10-10 should be used at right angles to the general / ~o ~ Sorghum Cross - 30-40 LBS/AC .~.P J~ 1 Or Equivalent Per slope to minimize erosion. / Q b° ' OOH Acre ""~t" SIN RATE PER ACRE IMU kf Q M WITHOUT TURF RE UIREMENT . - Lime: Seeding may be a hydroseeder or conventional 1 - 2 Tons Straw/AC Irrigate Repair Replace p 200 LBS Tall Fescue (KY-31) Fall Fall 2 Tons Ground methods with conventional seedings, A culti- or and restore as necessary I-- 2 LBS Ladino Au . 1 - 9 Aug. 1 - Nov. 1 Limestone or packer should be used before and after seeding. 1000 LBS Wood to firmly establish Z 8 LBS Red Clover Spring S rin Equivalent per Acre This is accomplished with aseeder-cultipacker Fibers/AC healthy growth P 9 W 1- 6 ~ or Feb. Feb. 1 -May 15 combination. or INI " Z 200 LBS Tall Fescue KY-31 MU o ( ) M Fertilizer: 43 560' Jute Mat/AC 1000 LBS 10-10-10 or Q 25 LBS Sercea Lespedeza or Equivalent Per Acre Other protective materials Na, ~ For Spring Seddings S as developed by industry ~0 ~l ~ . A ST W RATE PER 1000 SQ. FT. DNF FC ~ WITH TURF REQUIREMENT MIRIFI 140 FlLTER FRABIC ~ aTF Feb. - March A UNDER STONE _ _ _ Feb. - h (OR EQU L) o~ Tall Fescue (KY 31) 8 10 LBS Sept. - Sept. -Oct. Seeding And Mulching -Seed and mulch according to N.C. D,O.T. Standard Specifications for roads and structures and as specified herein. I- Common Bermuda - 2 LBS Spring Spring Z Hulled Seed T E C A ON C D A STA Mulchin -Mulch immediately after seeding is complete. Apply mulch at uniform w rate completely covering 50% - 75% of seeded area, Mulch required on all soils NOT TO S Z Common Bermuda - 7 LBS Fall Q Unhulled Seed Fall exceeding 25~ slope, ~ ~ ~ Tufcote (Bermuda) W Sod Plugs on 1' Centers March - March -July ~ Sprigs 7 BU/1000 sq, ft. Broadcast ~ U - 3 Bermuda _ ( ) March W Same as Tufcote March -July [n Zo is Me t do Em ald _ ~ ( ~ ) March March -July Same as Tufcote ~xy: I~ yr~ EROSION D SEDIMENT CONTROL MEASURES: ~ ~ Unless otherwise indicated all ve etation and structurd erodon and sediment 9 control practices will be constructed and molntained according to minimum ^ 1 _S standards and specifications of the N.C. D.O.T, Standard Spedfications ~ ~ t For Roads And Structures, MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES & SEQUENCE OF EROSION CONTROL MEASURES: - The following sequence of events and erosion control measures shall be incor- ' ~ ~ L. porated into the construction schedule for this project and shall apply to - - - ~ TEES FOR ROCK SILT CHECK DAM: . all construction activities within the project limits: \ ~ 6 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Rt)q( SHALL BE CLASS TRIP-RAP OR STONE I 1. Temporary construction entrance shall be located where traffic will be EROSION CONTROL (CLASS "B") ~ entering or leaving a construction site to or from a public street. ~ ANCE FROM BOTTOM OF DITCH TO H DIST Entrance shall be maintained in a condition which will prevent tracking ~ _ SIDE OF DITCH BANK. x or flowing of sediment onto public streets or existing pavement. This may require periodic top dressing with additional stone as conditions demand and repair and/or cleanout of any ~ ~ ~ T=1$' FOR CLASS IRIP-RAP. ~ ~ II T=12~ MIN. STONE FOR EROSION CONTROL measures used to trap sediment. All sediment spilled, dropped, washed or tracked onto ~ €LASS "B"). public streets must be removed immediately. ~ TO ~ PAID FOR AT THE CONTRACT UNIT PRICE 2. Tempor~y check dam is to be placed during clearing and grubbing " II EACH ROCK SILT CHECK DAM . prior to first phase of construction. 3. All storm water management facilities including erosion control stone are to be installed and made operational within 15 days of the start of clearing operations including approved sediment basins. $PN.L 8E 1' MIN. 4. The contractor shall complete drainage facilities within thirty (30) days fdlowmg the completion of rough grading at any point within the project. BELOW {E OF LOWEST BANK. 5. All unpaved areas and/or areas disturbed by construction shall be seeded. SPILLWAY- W MIN. I I~ 2 -0 MIN. 6. All disturbed areas which are not designed for paving, utility or 2 3 STREAM WIDTH structural uses shall not be exposed for longer than 15 days. Vegetative 6"-12" THICK N0.5 cover shall be established as per seeding schedule. WASHED STONE. 7. Hydroseeding may be used in place of mulching on areas other than ditch ~ - _ L = ~~f banks. 8. Periodic ~spection and required maintenance must be provided. MAINTENANCE: In general all erosion and sedimentation control measures shall be checked ~ i. after each rainfall or weekly, whichever is most frequent and should be cleaned and repaired according to the following schedule: 1, The sediment traps will be checked regularly for sediment clean out. 2, All seeded areas will be checked regularly to see that a good stand is maintained. Areas should be fertilized and reseeded as needed. 3. All temporary erosion and sediment control measures shall be disposed of within 30 days of site stabilization. NOT TO SCALE ~1~111111II111~ DATE; CARO ~~~ii < iii FEB 2, 1989 Q fr~l ~ ~ PHASE ONE ~ ~ i AbMLG SEAL c POPLAR BRANCH TOWNSHIP 15240 - NONE CURRITUCK COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA DRAWING NO. [RE DALE DESCRIPTION BY V- REVISIONS HOC~ARD/Elm A880CIATIM KED BV: DRAWN BY; FIELD RELEASE Surveyors/Planners/Engineers NO Boos CHURNLAND BLVn/Po BOZ sass/(so4)4W967o JKR RMM DATE: c ?5703 2 OF 2 - - 508-88\EROS.DWG n FILE Na.. 508_88 1133 1132 1112 ~p OI 5 r-. ; N 1131 ~ , CHANNEL FLOW CALCULATION TABLE 1 rn~r a~ wer W j~ + ' DRAINAGE FLOW OPE MANNING INING VELOCITY DEPTH OF ~ ~ SL ~/L DITCH RATE 9 (FT/SEC} FLOW (FT.) moHT ov WAY 50' TAPER 1129 1130 j N0. (CFS) ~ I e' s 4' REQUIRED FOR W LESS THAN 26' MT. I' r m• a' r ara ~ CURRITUCX 30' BRANDY ZION ~ SOUND 1 3.5 0.50 .030/GRASS 1.72 0.71 PAVEMENT seouLn~x orra, ~4 CH. 10' R/W ~1, 2 7.3 0.45 .030/GRASS 1.99 0.96 ~ ~ PER si.ore ~s ~au~o ~ ~ ~ 70 R=30' ~ , e, ~ 1125 - 3 12.3 0.35 .030/GRASS 2.08 1.23 ~ z~ 6' EXISTING ROAD 1128 ' ~ 4 3.1 0.60 .030/GRASS 1.79 0.66 i RECOMMENDED ROAD CONNECTION 5 21.3 0.33 .030/GRASS 2.32 1.52 STBC OR ABC NEW RESIDENTIAL ROAD OR RESIDENTIAL 1125 1 TYPICAL SECTION FOR 50' R/W I A TYPICAL CUL-DE-SAC RADIUS SECTION COLLECTOR ROAD AND EXISTING STATE MAINTAINED ROAD 5 STOP CONDITION 6 11.0 0.50 .030/GRASS 2.30 .09 NOT TO SCALE NOT TO SCALE NOT TO SCALE ~ 2.4 0.55 .030/GRASS 1.63 0.61 1127 8 35.6 0.20 .030/GRASS 2.18 202 LOCAl10N MAP 9 . 0 .030 GRASS 2.29 2.04 4' ~ ~ Scale: 1 =1 MILE 42.9 0 2 / /i ~ ///i~ / ~ / ~ \ ~ i\ \ Now or Former) / / _ / / / ~ y _ , ~ TRACT 5 NELLIE BARCO i r2 I ~s I LION A-A SEC Now or Formerly NOT TO SCALE ~"10~ ror ro sc~ RALPH E. BARCO ro 4 22 I e 6 2 74.44' I N6 N 6372'15" f 248297' TOTAL ~ ~ 61 28? 60 'gym 281 325 73 I ~ 1 1402 ~ 3 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ i 1 ~ P ~ \ 1 ~ • N ~ ~ w v w ~ Jy P ~ 0~' P 1`' ry v ~ 9~ ~ 6P 1 p`' x`017 t P~ P~ ~ ~ Now or For ti mercy ~ a 22 TREAD ~ " '~o ~ 21 1 5 ~ 1 t'0 1 0 ~ 1 ~p~ ~C. WELL a ti ~ ~ ~ ~P 1 ~"~i ~ 5 E 11.0 o 1 1 1 1 , 1 N 5B'41 8 m , 100.26 55' 10 0~ 300 3.0 39 • ~ ~ ~ • $ "1 • ~ i ~ ~ h 20 8.5 ~ ~ N 1 4 _ / W F m ~ 24 N ~ O ~ Q ~ p O NORTH CAROLINA ~ i 15 ~ ~ ~ TOP OF SLOPE o ; o ~ 2 2 m GRID SYSTEM ~ ~ ss. 300 0 C5 3 , 25 A = 6.7 Ac. o ~ J 4 ~,P 3 h (MERIDIAN TAKEN FROM PLAT BY = ~ ^ ~ _ ~ ~ 0 ;n Tc- 25 MIN. N1 = 0.4 25 S. ELMO WIWAMS) ~ m 19 - 1 IN R = tO MIN. ~ ~ 5 P EDGE OF WATER ~ 0~' 0 ~ • ~ ~ I,o- 4. M ~ q81 0 Q =11.0 cFS 5.9 IN/H ' i 4~ " pa '1 ~ ~V 2 ~ , . N 5, v 70 44'51' E ~ =1 ~ ~ o = 24 CFS o FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF DITCH ~ 10.45 C=0.4 1 3~ N ° A=0,4 Ac. ~ e~0 ~ S A = 0,4 Ac. P ~ .h~ ~ V 2 `n~ ~ o Te=10 MN. z C=0.4 ~ 6 oh C = 0.4 i P~ W ~ - N 6 ~ • I 5.9N - ~ • 26 TC- 1D MIN. s . ~ ~ J Tc= 10 MIN. a py ~ ~ ~ l ~i~ ~ ~ °y, Q = 3.1 cFS 18 1 ho= 5.9 Now or' Former) % ~ 0 81 ~ ~ ho= 5.9 ~ h A' y ~ CO y ry+ a o .9+34.7 BELL ~ ' is $ 35.6 cFs 9+34 ~ ~ AIT~f '0 .Z ~ 4 ~ ry 35.6 CFS ~ IEIAPARARY 1NGRFSS/Epi<ESS ~ 0 h Q ~o ~ r2 0 • _ c 3~ o c EAST~ElVT It9 r'~ Y61CA1ED NI~N ~ 2 yh saw a~ ~ a s yh Q h A 13 ~ - a ~ h 2 2 f N MtA3~ 1MR 32 J 3 ~ . ~ . ~ 0 17 • / G _ V ~ ~ =LO AC. 10. 1. ~ p81 C=0.4 0-• ~ ~0 2 PIER Q 49, 1 Tc=10 INN. ~ Op \ ~ ~ ~ DRILL HOLE i No r4 - e w R ~ . CP ~ . Q 5.6+7.3=42.9 CFS j ~ ~ IN LONG ~ Etw2~e ~ 05 (9 kp For A = .S ~c. 14 Q = 2.4+18.9 ~.2 • 6 TEMPORARY ROCK 1 ~ AR mer/ C = .4 21.3 os 10 / / 0 16 '0 1 ,~c. BdiAT RAiP CHECK DAM ~ OWN ry c ~ o , / I,o= 41 n~ , 1 _ 281 + J 1 _ _ Q ~ 2. cFS ~ ~ ~ 6, , - . a . 15 . 0 1 ~ _ 15 ~ Z 1 ' 106 1 • P.P. ~ \ 0 4e .RCP • / . / HATCHfI HATCHED AREA !S 1 1~' t J 3 2 ~ • / / oR~ o L 1 3 o LF / 1 1EAIP IEAIPORARY NRN- c 1 ~0 _ Ndw ~ \ y N 1 • / AROUND RIM-13 73 0 or F a. A =1.5 • / ' 00 VACAIEI AROUND EASEMENT TO BE OPEN AREA 1 VACAlEO WHEN SOUNDS/DE DR1VF INCLUDES WATER ACCESS AREA) j Nq orlh P.P. c ~ C =0.4 256 / 1 , / IS EX1Ei+ IS fXlENUED /N PHASE TWO. 1 + NF y ~ T~ 10 V.- ' oo ATp N ~N 1 / 1 FE6 15 ]989 FUTURE DEVQOPIIENT 4 LAN D QUALITY SECTION o ~ 11.3 Z' 39 ti P.P. ~ 85 j0o ~ ~ WALL / I WASHINGTON RE610hfAL OFFICE N • C a1. •s ' ~ ion' r 134 / ~ 38 .S RI~1 7 LEGEND Zoo 8>EL. 1 ,~H , / o F p , s ss32so' w too W 36 , 301.38' 13.5 50 50 4 o , • / ~ 1~ 6,11 1~~ ,17' EbS11NG 2BOP05£D EXISTING PROPOSED 1606 w Q60 A = 3.t AC. 0 35 , s ry _ 0 100 ,14•W C - 0.4 w 34 5 34 LOT NUMBERS BUILDINGS TC= 1 D MIN. ° ` 5 MOVE EXISTING POWER POLE 0 100 • ~ LIMITS OF DRAINAGE AREA ASPHALT PAVEMENT or Formerly H PEDESTAL ho= 5.9 IN/HR w 33 Now or Formerly AND TELEP ONE N Q = 7.3 cFS ° 100' CURRITUCK SHORE ~ o TUCK SHORES DITCH . ~ ~ CONCRETE r4 a o R. H. FERRELL, ET ERRELL ET AL 0 32 1 31 ' SWALE AND FLOW ARROW CONCRETE CURB AND GUTTER L, ~ 8 100 ~NN...~ EXTENTS OF POSSIBU: WETLANDS ~ STORM SEWER e Now or Formerly N i 00' 29 1 - - - BRUSH OR CU:AR CUT TIMBER ? DROP INLET ARCO 3 RALPH E. B 28 ~ 100 _ _ _ _ PROPERTY ONES OR ~ POWER POLE c ' SITE STATISTICS 10 80UNDARYS OF ADJOINING 100 ABBREVIATIONS PROPERLY OWNERS - E - OVERHEAD WIRES ~ I. N F5 ~ SPOT ELEVATIONS MOODS UNE ~ 14 ~ ~ ALL BUILDING SETBACK LINES SHOWN HIEREON ARE 20 A AREA Z 169 DRAINAGE DITCH NUMBER ~o- CONTOURS Ac ACRES FEET IN WIDTH UNLESS NOTED OTHERWISE. C RUN-OFF COEFFlCIENT N NTRANCE q 1~ ALL PROPOSED PAVEMENT SHOWN IS 20' W YNDTH. CE CONSTRUCTIO E ~ 1 ® CONSTRUCTION ENTRANCE 1EMPORARY ROCI( CHECK DAM CFS CUBIC FEET PER SECOND 12 + ~ CENTER LINE p4 OWNER OF RECORD: INGRESS/EGRESS ON TO GE RALPH E. BARCO CRESS AN TO GENOA COURT CONC. CONCRETE 103' NORMA S. BARCO lNQPESS/EGRESS ON To ~rI CRESS AV TO MIZZEN COURT D,I. DROP INLET NFALL INTENSITY ~ P.O. BOX 456 Ilo 10 YR. RAI GRANDY, N.C. 27939 INV. INVERT LF LINEAR FEET ~ 0 TY N ZONED "A-30'. P.P. POWER POLE PR PER IS PRESE TLY 1 Q VOLUME FLOW RATE ~ LOTS ARE DESIGNED TO CONTAIN 30.000 S.F. RCP REINFORCED CONCRETE PIPE 1 MINIMUM AREA. Tc T1ME OF CONCENTRATION TEL PED. TELEPHONE PEDESTAL 1 ALL DISTANCES SHOWN ARE IN FEET. ~~11111I I III11/1~ DATE: ~ CARD ~ii~ 1 TOTAL AREA=54.2f ACRES Q~ ~~i FEB 2, 1989 0 ESSI ~ Avg 9 ~ PHASE ONE eoGe cl iannnnrn_~e ero~c !11\L!\ lVUVI YIVLy VTLi !"\VI\L! OPEN AREA REQUIRED=2.71 ACRES SEAL POPLAR BRANCH TOWNSHIPSCAL ` OPEN AREA PROVIDED=2.74 ACRES 15240 1'=100' CURRITUCK COUNTY NEW R/W AREA=3.446 ACRES LINEAL FEET OF PROPOSED STREETS=2776 FEET F ibb SCI NEE l~, ~ REV DALE DESCRIP110N BY NORTH CAROLINA DRAMANG NO. ~'Y \ BOUNDARY SHOWN IS THE RESULT OF A CURRENT SURVEY 8). REVISIONS HO(GARDlE1 ASSOCIATES UNABLE TO MAKE 11E TO NORTH CAROLINA STATE PLANE DINATE SYSTEM. ~~~~III1111111~ 100 0 100 200 Surveyors/Planners/Engmeers CHECKED BY: DRAWN BY: FIELD RELEASE: (MONUMENTS WITHIN 2000' OF PROPERTY ARE PUBLISHED OS T). NO. Soot 09MO AM BLVD/PO OW tJ1e/~lo )4W9i7o t 2 scale feet MKR RCS/RMM DATE: Portsmouth, Virginia 23703 - OF - 508-88\DRAIN.DWC 508-88 508-88\PRM.SCR FllE NO. TYPE SEEDING R~?TES SEEC SEEDING DATE LIME & FERTILIZER SEEDING PROCEDU RE MULCHING MAINTENANCE Rye Grain 120 Rye - 3 BU/AC or Aug Aug. 15 -Dec. 30 ~ Wheat - 2 BU/AC Apr Lime: Broadcast or drill seed uniformly and cover 1 1/2 - 2 Tons Mow the seeded ores / Q / ~ Spring Oots - 3 ~ AC or 1 Ton Agricultural to a depth of 1/4 inch to approximately 2 inches Small grain to a hie ht of 2 inches ~ Spring Oats - (1 t 2 BU/AC Plus 9 Limestone or (depending on the seed mixture) except where a Straw per acre whenever the avers a hie ht ~ Korean Lespedeza)~ 0 LBS/AC E uivalent r A r g g - q pe c e grain drill is used seed should be covered and Immediately after of grass reaches 4 inches Lespedeza (Hulled Inoculated) Feb. / c`~ ~ Feb. 1 May 1 the seedbed firmed b the use of a corru ated seedin Y 9 9 ~~cQ' p w Sundangross - 30+!40 LBS/AC or Fertilizer: agricultural cultipacker. Seeding implements / 5J oP Millet - 30-40 L AC or Q` / 1000 LBS 10-10-10 should be used at right angles to the general / Pao ~ Sor hum Cross - ' -40 LBS AC 1. 0 9 / / QJ lp Or Equivalent Per slope to minimize erosion. ~ MI ~ - . ' ' NIM RATE PER ACRE Acre UM ~ WITHOUT TURF RE~AREMENT Lime: Seeding may be a hydroseeder or conventional 1 - 2 Tons Straw/AC Irrigate Repair Replace t ;i~ ° ` 0 200 LBS Tall Fes KY-31 Fall Fall 2 Tons Ground methods with conventional seedings, A culti- or and restore as necessary ~ ~ ~ ~ 2 LBS Lodino Au ~ ~ g Aug, 1 -Nov, 1 Limestone or packer should be used before and after seeding. 1000 LBS Wood to firmly establish - P~ Z 8 LBS Red Clover Sprit 6 w Spring Equivalent per Acre This is accomplished with aseeder-cultipacker Fibers/AC healthy growth MI or Feb, NIM Feb, 1 -May 15 combination. or Fertilizer: 43 560' Jute Mat/AC UM o Z 200 LBS Tall Fes (KY-31) Q 25 LBS Sercea L deza 1000 LBS 10-10-10 or N o, S ~ For Spring Seddin or Equivalent Per Acre Other protective materials Fll AR5 ~ ~ as developed by industry F S RATE PER 1000 FT. Arc roN w REG F WITH TURF REQUI NT I 1 FI I AT ~ MIRIF 40 LTER FRAB C E (OR EQUAL) UNDER STONE Feb. Feb. - March o~ Tall Fescue (KY- - B-10 LBS Sept Sept. -Oct. Seeding And Mulching -Seed and mulch according to N.C. D.O.T. Standard Specifications for roads and structures and as s ecified herein, P ~ Common Bermudo 2 LBS Sprit Spring CON I N T E C Z Hulled Seed TANDARD S U 0 EN RANC E S w Mulching -Mulch immediately after seeding is complete. Apply mulch at uniform NOT TO SCALE Common Berm d 7 BS Z ua L rate completely covering 50% - 75% of seeded area, Mulch required on all soils Unhulled Seed Fall Q Fall exceeding 25% slope, ~ Tufcote (Bermuda)- ~J Sod Plugs on 1' ers March -July S ri 7 1 Marc ~ p gs BU/ 000 ft. Broadcast ~ U - 3 Bermuda ( ) W Sam T Marc e as ufcote March -July [n Zoysia (Me et & E ald y ~ Mar March -July Same as Tufcote c V. t ry \ l I f~ M` ~ • F T,. R, P EROSION' AND SEDIMENT CONTROL MEASURES Y~ Unless otherwise indicated all ve etation and g structural erosion and sediment control practices will be constructed and maintok~ed according to minimwn stand ; and specifications of the N.C. D.O.T. Standard lications For Roa And Structures. MANAGEI+~NT STRATEGIES do SEQUENCE OF ERO SIGN CONTROL [MEASURES: _ _ The following sequence of events and erosion control m r - \L _ _ 7 _ _ _ _ _ easu es shall be incor porated into the construction schedule for this project and shall apply to ~ - - / NOTES FOR ROCK SILT CHECK DAM: all construction activities within the project limits: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ROCK SHALL BE CLASS TRIP-RAP OR STONE FOR EROSION CONTROL (CLASS "B") 1. Tempor~y construction entrance shall be located where traffic will be H=DISTANCE FROM BOTTOM OF DITCH TO entering or leaving a construction site to or from a public street. I x LOWEST SIDE OF DITCH BANK. Entrance shall be maintained in a condition which will prevent tracking T=18' FOR CLASS TRIP-RAP. or flowing of sediment onto public streets or existing pavement. This may require periodic top ~I T=12' MIN. STONE FOR EROSION CONTROL dressing with additional stone as conditions demand and repair and/or cleanout of any measures used to trap sediment. All sediment spilled, dropped, washed or tracked onto J CLASS 'B". I I ( ) public streets must be removed immediately. TO BE PAID FOR AT THE CONTRACT UNIT PRICE 2. Temporary check dam is to be placed during clearing and grubbing PER EACH ROCK SILT CHECK DAM . prior to first phase of construction. , 3. All storm water management facilities including erosion control stone are to be installed and made operational within 15 days of the start SPILLWAY SHALL BE 1' MIN. of clearing operations including approved sediment basins. BELOW LEVEL ~ LOWEST BANK. 4. The contractor shall complete drainage facilities within thirty (30) days following the completion of rough grading at any point within the project. 5. All unpaved areas and/or areas disturbed by construction shall be seeded. SPILLWAY- W MIN. '-0" MIN. ~ 6. All disturbed areas which are not designed for paving, utility or 2 3 STREAM WIDTH 2 structural uses shall not be exposed for longer than 15 days. Vegetative 6"-12" THICK N0.5 cover shall be established as per seeding schedule. WASHED STONE. 7. Hydroseeding may be used in place of mulching on areas other than ditch r = L = banks. 8. Periodic inspection and required maintenance must be provided. MAINTENANCE: ~ ~ In general all erosion and sedimentation control measures shall be checked after each rainfall or weekly, whichever is most frequent and should be leaned and repoired according to the following schedule: 1. The sediment tra s will be checked re ularl for sediment clean out. P 9 Y 2. All seeded areas wll be checked regularly to see that a good stand is maintained. Areas should be fertilized and reseeded as needed. 3. All temporary erosion and sediment control measures shall be disposed of within 30 days of site stabilization. NOT TO SCALE \\\~lll II I II!/~~~ DATE: 0\\ SRO ~~ii ~ ~~i FEB 2, 1989 0 fSsl ~ ~ 9. PNac~ nnl~ I lwr ~ SEAL SCALE: 4 _ POPLAR BRANCH TOWNSHIP 152 0 _ NONE CURRITUCK COUNTY j rrH P~~~ [0144MCM DALE DESCRIPTION BY NORTH CAROLINA DRAWING NO. REVISIONS HOGICIAMIELM A880CIATe8 ~~llllllllll~~ BY: ORAWN BY: FIELD RELEASE: Surveyors/Planners/Engineers NO 6006 4ur+o iNJ,PO BM &3M/j o4~-Mn MKR RMM DATE = 2 - ;C-1 2 OF ? s, 508-88\EROS.DWC 508-88 Fa.E NO. f - - _ -yam-- - ~ ~ • r~ - W=-- C ~ - i WIGGINS MILL RESERVOIR - - _ ~ - - ~ - _ ~ -~JS _ (TOP OF DAM ELEVATION = 91.5) u ~ ~_g 5~ L i + 98. rat ~r~ ~J'\ PERMANENT ~ ~ ~ ~ , - - ~ ,Z, 84"X60" aRCH cMP END THREAD'A' STAGING ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ - _ ~ ~ - AREA + 97.7 ~ ; ~ r pNV. 68.63) ~ STA. 29+85 + 9~~ - ~ ~ fa \ ~ ~ CONCRETE BOX WEIR g~ A + . ~ 93.5 / ~ ~ +98.9 - ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ TOP ELEV. = 92.38 ~ + g~7 i _ ~ + 93.5 j ~ - - _ ~ x 1 ~ / i i -°_w=. ~ ~ UNVEGETATED ~y~. ~ ice, r -~~-cy'~ - ~ - i j % ~ ~ i= AREA y~ ~ I a ? - 4 N ~ _ - ~ ~a~, ~ ~ o _ - _A, --9 ~ Mi ~ ~ 8 b ~ ''W + 9~.5 ~ v f}_-~_ _ _ _ i~ 16 ,ti" 41 o ~ 0 ~~=tN ~ ~ 8 - - \ - Ei } i ,.,ul € ~ ~ P 8 ,t ~ (j/ I I 91.0 ~ 91.0 I ~ ~''1~.`ti s*Po "4"i +91.7 _ 91.5 - 91.5 ~ x-r + 94.4 + 94.4 i + _ ---END THREAD B STA. 2 8~ 9i.~~ ~ .2'3..° \ 91.0 THREAD'A' STA. 28+49 o a o ' UNVEGETAITED o h +94.4 +91.7 _ ~ ' i AREA ~ ~ 91.5 - ' - 91.0 ~ +91.7 ~ +91.7 91.0 ~ 91.5 ~ OVERBANK FLOW ~ +94.4 ~ +91.7 + 92.5 EXITS CHANNEL ~ 91.5 ~ % c~ j - ~ ~ ' , rnI rM.' + 92. + 92.5 ~ SEEP , ~ s END THREAD D STA. 7 67 END THREAD CSTA. 15+09 = r THREAD'A' STA. 22+71 } THREAD'A' STA. 20+14 -START THREAD'S' - % G.~ ~ STA. 00+00 ~ ' + 92.5 r ~ ~ UNVEGETATED;' _ ~ V i ~ ~ , 1 AREA ~ ~ - ~1 ~ + 93.4 UNVEGETATED ` s ,9+°° ~ ^a ,~o ~ ~ -AREA o ~ - 91.0 / -i- jj 91.0 ~ _ - _ r FLOODPLAIN i, ~ t . f~,~ + 91.7 E C ~ ~ t ~ POOL ~ 91.5 91.5 ~ r ~oa_ ~ s ~r u i r~ nano s~ _ ~ i ~ a - ? - ~ n~:, o~ri ~ - - F / ~ F t ri ~ ~ ~ S- ,.:~N a a- r - o ~ n~ WETLANDS 1401 GR P j \ .A ~ ~ - I ~ 8 ~ t ~ ti ~ t W ~ 4 ~ _ a APR 01200 i ~ - 10 ~ . Y _ ~ r ~.e z ~ - WATER QUALITY SE ION 5,0 _ ~ i o g S ~ L___ + 94.5 0 SHA~LO CONCENTRATED ~.~SUR ACE FLOW : a - ~ , ~ . . NV U EGETATED ~ ti~~ ~ ~'n~ AREA 4w / ~~X -UNVEGETATED \ UNVEGETATED AREA, ~ , i - 'k~?' START THf~EAD D AREA s + s3.9 ~ o STA. 00 00 + 93.5 h . ~ ~ ,z~ Y r- ~ ~ ' ' DCUTS ..i _ ~ ~ I s.. ' I ~ _ UNVEGETATED i ail,, r t AREA .r , 4 ~ UNVEGETATED 1 + -s,~ ~n J ~ a~ ~a~ a~ E m - . _ . ~ AR A k _ - ~ ~ - _i i i SEEP \ ~ ~ ~ lf' _ y ~k¢ - \ ~ i - \ "~i - ' ~ UNVEGETATED - L PONDED 1 ~ i ~ ,-~P AR EA WAT ER - ~ ~ _ _ i ~i ~ ~ I II - _ ~ a _ ~ I a ~ 6 j~ ~ g I~ i ' i / SEEP _ ~ z u ~ I d 0 ~ i i T i _ ~ _ ~o N ` .'r ~ ~ t ~ i OVERBANK FLOW ~ ~ ~ i ~ .1 - / _ - _ SEEP EXITS CHANNEL ,re Y.. F > t ~ ~ ~ ti k' s , i ~ ~ i i /h° I. ~ i ~ ~ v ~ s ~ %r ~ ~ i i~ t t r~ ~ ~ k e en ~ - ~ i ~ ~ z 4 1 T 0 N U _ 0 c 4 "I ~ 1-ft Contours F, i 0 r 8 a - ~ - Exi in Stream P f rm ~ st 1 n o 5= g a o. D OVERBANK FLCW ~ - i ins Mill Mi ' i i B nda W tl at on S to ou ~ - . EXITS CHANNEL ~ gg g rY RCP - ~ _ SEEP SEEP ~ r i ~ ~ MEDIAN ~ DRAINAGE ~ ~ ~ ; r~~~ 1 200 0 200 Feet SEEP-~ - - / EP SE V _ S - ~ - i' Y6 / _ I ~~i S , ~ i S ~ START THREAD'C' ~ 9J ~ , I ~ v~ I' _ _ .I ~,a ..ICJ.. - JAMES B. HUNT JR. - . Gowmm «.swc> I JrN( WAR— STATE OF NORTH CAROLI-NA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION P.O. BOX 25201, RALEIGH, N.C. 27611-5201 November 18, 1999 Mr. Mike Bell U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Wilmington Regulatory Field Office Post Office Box 1000 Washington, North Carolina 27889-1000 DAVID MCCOY SECRETARY Re: Dismal Swamp Mitigation Site, Gates/Perquimans Counties, TIP Project R-2208WM Dear Mr. Bell: Please find enclosed the As-Built Report for the Dismal Swamp Mitigation Site located in Gates and Perquimans Counties. The Resident Engineer responsible for this phase of the project, Mr. S.L. Emory, P.E., has certified that the site was constructed according to construction plan sheets, with the exceptions noted in this As-Built Report. 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I I N G C C a Mr. V. C. Bruton, Ph.D cr Page 2 May 14, 1999 If any further information is needed, please advise. Yours very truly, S. L. Emory, P. Resident Engineer - Division One SLE/MRH Atta. P.O. Box 828, Ahoskie, NC 27910 (919) 332-4514 Fax: (919) 332-8784 yY T L . 5r u,,-o n STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION JAMES B. HUNT JR. E. NORRIS TOLSON GOVERNOR SECRETARY ; p * t May 14, 1999 Project: 6.129003T (R-2208WM) Counties. . , Gates & Perquimans ; Description: Dismal Swamp Wetland Mitigation (Site Appr9ximately 1.2 Miles East of Sandy Cross on SR 1002) Contractor: Barnhill Contracting Company 1304 US 17 South Elizabeth City, NC 27909 Accepted: October 9, 1998 Subject: , . Final Estimate Mr. V. C. Bruton, Ph.D, Asst. Manager Planning and Environmental Branch North Carolina Department of Transportation P. O. Box 25201 Raleigh, North Carolina 27611-5201 Dear Mr. Bruton: I am transmitting a set of As-Built Plans for the above project which consisted of the Mitigation Site on SR 1002 approximately 1.2 Miles East of Sandy Cross. The As-Built Plans show changes on the cross-section sheets from. station 18+50 to station 26+50 on -Yl-. This was the final phase of a purchase order contract. The date of availability was July 20, 1998. Construction started August 8, 1998 and was completed on October 9, 1998. The contract completion date was October 30, 1998. The contractual final estimate over ran the contract 15.58 percent. There were no liquidated damages assessed for this contract. t P.O. Box 828, Ahoskie, NC 27910 (919) 332-4514 Fax: (919) 332-8784 PROJECT: 6.129004T R-2209WM I F y x `a g L q ti :lAb M- N k IN 1 y V Q? N ,, CA ro ~ y ?1l 0 a ? ? k y G21 o m ? i ? o N H o m r x v iCC 1. K? a zz a?l y O k i rn N C z ro o ? b O y ? ?n b V ? ?,o O p?cm y cn O ?,) ? r C) b NN? ?? 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HUNT JR. GOVERNOR STA7Z s JAN 3 p 2ooi STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIO „r .. ' DAVID McCoy SECRETARY January 29, 2001 Mr. Mike Bell US Army Corps of Engineers Washington Regulatory Field Office P.O. Box 1000 Washington, NC 27889-1000 Dear Mr. Bell: Subject: 2000 Annual Monitoring Report for the Dismal Swamp Wetland Mitigation Site, Gates/Perquimans Counties Please find enclosed the 2000 Annual Monitoring Report for the Dismal Swamp Wetland Mitigation Site, Gates/Perquimans Counties This report details the hydrologic and vegetation monitoring activities over the past year at the sites. Per the attached e-mail from Mr. Scott McLendon, USACE Wilmington, the Department is in agreement to wait to receive written comments from the regulatory and resource agencies 30 days after receipt of the reports. A meeting to discuss any outstanding issues on a site by site basis will be scheduled for March 8, 2001 at the Transportation Building in Raleigh. If you should have any questions, please contact Mr. Randy Griffin, Natural Systems Engineer, or Mr. Phil Harris, PE, Natural Systems Engineer, at (919) 733-3141. Thank you for your continued support and cooperation. Sincerely, V. Char es Bruton, Ph.D., Assistant Branch Manager Project Development and Environmental Analysis Branch Cc: w/ attachment file MAILING ADDRESS: TELEPHONE: 919-733-3141 LOCATION: PROJECT DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS - FAX: 919-733-9794 TRANSPORTATION BUILDING 1548 MAIL SERVICE CENTER 1 SOUTH WILMINGTON STREET RALEIGH NC 27699-1548 WEBSITE. WWW.DOH.DOT.STATE.NC.US RALEIGH, NC ,. Scott McLendon, USACE (1) Kelly Williams, NCDCM (2) John Hennessy, NCDWQ (1) David Cox, NCWRC (1) Tom McCartney, USFWS (1) Ron Sechler, NMFS (1) w/o attachments Gordon Cashin, NCDOT 10- aF } ? so+AA7p A { JAN 3 0 2001 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA K DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATT 01- B. HUNT JR. ' DAVID MCCOY JAMES GOVERNOR SECRETARY January 29, 2001 Mr. Mike Bell US Army Corps of Engineers Washington Regulatory Field Office P.O. Box 1000 Washington, NC 27889-1000 Dear Mr. Bell: Subject: 2000 Annual Monitoring Report for the Dismal Swamp Wetland Mitigation Site, Gates/Perquimans Counties Please find enclosed the 2000 Annual Monitoring Report for the Dismal Swamp Wetland Mitigation Site, Gates/Perquimans Counties This report details the hydrologic and vegetation monitoring activities over the past year at the sites.. Per the attached e-mail from Mr. Scott McLendon, USACE Wilmington, the Department is in agreement to wait to receive written comments from the regulatory and resource agencies 30 days after receipt of the reports. A meeting to discuss any outstanding issues on a site by site basis will be scheduled for March 8, 2001 at the Transportation Building in Raleigh. If you should have any questions, please contact Mr. Randy Griffin, Natural Systems Engineer, or Mr. Phil Harris, PE, Natural Systems Engineer, at (919) 733-3141. Thank you for your continued support and cooperation. Sincerely, V. Char es Bruton, Ph.D., Assistant Branch Manager Project Development and Environmental Analysis Branch Cc: w/ attachment file MAILING ADDRESS: TELEPHONE: 919-733-3141 LOCATION: PROJECT DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS FAX: 919-733-9794 TRANSPORTATION BUILDING 1548 MAIL SERVICE CENTER 1 SOUTH WILMINGTON STREET RALEIGH NC 27699-1548 WESSITE. WWW. DOH. DOT. STATE. NC. US RALEIGH, NC ? 1 M JAMES B. HUNT JR. GOVERNOR y: jA% 3 0 2001 d..+SWTFa y, ww STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIO -- - - DAVID MCCOY SECRETARY January 29, 2001 Mr. Mike Bell US Army Corps of Engineers Washington Regulatory Field Office P.O. Box 1000 Washington, NC 27889-1000 Dear Mr. Bell: Subject: 2000 Annual Monitoring Report for the Dismal Swamp Wetland Mitigation Site, Gates/Perquimans Counties Please find enclosed the 2000 Annual Monitoring Report for the Dismal Swamp Wetland Mitigation Site, Gates/Perquimans Counties This report details the hydrologic and vegetation monitoring activities over the past year at the sites. Per the attached e-mail from Mr. Scott McLendon, USACE Wilmington, the Department is in agreement to wait to receive written comments from the regulatory and resource agencies 30 days after receipt of the reports. A meeting to discuss any outstanding issues on a site by site basis will be scheduled for March 8, 2001 at the Transportation Building in Raleigh. If you should have any questions, please contact Mr. Randy Griffin, Natural Systems Engineer, or Mr. Phil Harris, PE, Natural Systems Engineer, at (919) 733-3141. Thank you for your continued support and cooperation. Sincerely, V. Char es Bruton, Ph.D., Assistant Branch Manager Project Development and Environmental Analysis Branch Cc: w/ attachment file MAILING ADDRESS: TELEPHONE: 919-733-3141 LOCATION: PROJECT DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS FAX: 919-733-9794 - TRANSPORTATION BUILDING 1548 MAIL SERVICE CENTER - 1 SOUTH WILMINGTON STREET RALEIGH NC 27699-1548 WEBSITE: WWW.DOH.DOT.STATE.NC.US RALEIGH, NC A - Scott McLendon, USACE (1) Kelly Williams, NCDCM (2) John Hennessy, NCDWQ (1) David Cox, NCWRC (1) Tom McCartney, USFWS (1) Ron Sechler, NMFS (1) w/o attachments Gordon Cashin, NCDOT Subjectf Mitigation Monitoring Reports Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2001 17:10:14 -0500 From: Scott.C.McLendon@saw02.usace.army.mil To: coxdr@mail.wildlife.state.nc.us, John.Hennessy@ncmail.net, Ron.Sechler@noaa.gov, matthews.kathy@epamail.epa.gov, Tom McCartney@fws.gov CC: David.Franklin@saw02.usace.army.mil, RGFJFFIN@DOT.STATE.NC.US Greetings, As you are aware, NCDOT is in the process of sending the annual mitigation monitoring reports out to the regulatory and resource agencies. Instead of bringing our comments to a meeting with NCDOT as we have done in the past, we have elected to provide our written comments to NCDOT for their review prior to having any sort of meeting. If any outstanding issues .remain after NCDOT has had an opportunity to review our comments, we would plan to meet at the Transportation Building in Raleigh on March 8, 2001. As there is a time factor involved, we would like to provide our comments back to NCDOT within 30 days of the receipt of the reports. To that end, a response via e-mail is perfectly acceptable. Please provide your comments on these reports to the appropriate NCDOT Project Manager with a copy to me in Wilmington. If you have any questions regarding this message, I may be reached at 910-251-4725. Point of Contact at NCDOT is Randy Griffin. Thanks, Scott McLendon 1 of 1 01/18/2001 11:19 A 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 • 1? ANNUAL REPORT FOR 2000 Dismal Swamp Mitigation Site Gates / Perquimans County Project No. 6.129003T TIP No. R-2208 WM Q? Q U? Prepared By: Natural Systems Unit & Roadside Environmental Unit North Carolina Department of Transportation December 2000 - ., 1 t 1 1 r C 1 1 n L i? TABLE OF CONTENTS SUMMARY ...................................................................................................1 1.0 INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................2 1.1 Project Description ........................................................................2 1.2 Purpose ......................................................................................2 1.3 History ........................................................................................2 2.0 HYDROLOGY .......................................................................................4 2.1 Success Criteria ............................................................................4 2.2 Hydrologic Description ...................................................................4 2.3 Results of Hydrologic Monitoring ......................................................6 2.3.1 Site Data ...........................................................................6 2.3.2 Climatic Data ......................................................................8 2.4 Conclusions ..............................................................................8 3.0 VEGETATION .....................................................................................10 3.1 Success Criteria ..........................................................................10 3.2 Description of Species .................................. .............................10 3.3 Results of Vegetation Monitoring .....................................................11 3.4 Conclusions ...............................................................................13 1 4.0 OVERALL CONCLUSIONS/RECOMMENDATIONS ....................................14 I 1 n I] t 1 11 [1 1 C 1 i 1 1 1 1 1 i 1 1 1 1 1 TABLES TABLE 1 - EXPECTED SITE CONDITIONS ........................................................4 TABLE 2 - RESULTS OF HYDROLOGIC MONITORING .......................................6 TABLE 3 - VEGETATION MONITORING RESULTS ............................................11 FIGURES FIGURE 1 - SITE LOCATION MAP ...................................................................3 FIGURE 2 - WELL LOCATION MAP .................................................................5 FIGURE 3 - 2000 HYDROLOGIC MONITORING RESULTS ...................................7 FIGURE 4 - 30-70 PERCENTILE GRAPH ..........................................................9 APPENDICES APPENDIX A - DEPTH TO GROUNDWATER GRAPHS ......................................15 APPENDIX B - SITE PHOTOS .......................................................................44 APPENDIX C -VEGETATION PLANTING PLAN ...............................................47 SUMMARY ' The following report summarizes the monitoring activities that have occurred in the past year at the Dismal Swamp Mitigation Site. This site was constructed in 1996. Monitoring activities in 2000 represent the second year of monitoring. The site must demonstrate vegetation and hydrological success for a minimum of three consecutive years. ' The site is monitored with forty-eight vegetation plots, twenty-six groundwater gauges, one surface gauge and two rain gauges. ' One major change in the hydrologic monitoring process is the installation of an infinity rain gauge. These gauges were installed because in the past existing on-site rainfall gauges have proven unreliable. Data recorded by the rain gauge will be used for comparison to the daily groundwater readings. Daily rainfall recorded at an Elizabeth City rain gauge, maintained by the NC State Climate Office will be obtained for to ' produce the 30-70-percentile graph. Hydrologic monitoring indicates that almost the entire site has met success criteria during the 2000-monitoring year. Nineteen of the twenty-six monitoring gauges met the hydrologic criteria. The surface water gauge has shown appreciable surface water throughout the entire growing season. The 30-70-percentile graph indicates relatively ' normal rainfall for the 2000-growing season. Vegetation monitoring yielded a successful total average tree density of 552 trees per ' acre across the four-planted zones. Based on the monitoring results from the 2000 season, NCDOT recommends that monitoring continue. G 0 1 1 1 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Project Description The Dismal Swamp Mitigation Site is located along the Gates and Perquimans County lines (COE ID # 199401492). It is 1.2 miles east of Sandy Cross on SR 1002 (Folly Road) (Figure 1). The site encompasses approximately 612 acres of farm and forest communities. 1.2 Purpose ' In order to demonstrate success ful mitigation hydrologic and vegetative monitoring must be conducted for a minimum of three years. The following report details the results of hydrologic and vegetative monitoring during 2000 at the Dismal Swamp Mitigation Site. ' 1.3 Project History 1 Summer 1996 Jan.-Feb. 1997 February 1997 March - November 1997 July 1997 November 1997 March - November 1998 October 1998 November 1998 February 1999 March - November 1999 November 1999 March 2000 March - November 2000 October 2000 Grading Construction - Majority of Ditches Filled; Mowing; Discing Tree Planting Monitoring Wells Installed Hydrologic Monitoring (1 yr.) Stake Test Plots & Initial Vegetation Monitoring Vegetation Monitoring (1 yr.) Hydrologic Monitoring (2 yr.) Vegetation Monitoring (2 yr.) Grading Construction - Main Canal Ditch (Phase II) Tree Planting (Phase II) Hydrologic Monitoring (1 yr.) Vegetation Monitoring (Restart)(1 yr.) Herbicide Treatment Hydrologic Monitoring (2 yr.) Vegetation Monitoring (2 yr.) t t 1 11 1 1 1 1 1 1 i 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 . xi 132 w Savage} :r olly Fork:...., ! \ f . 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Upper landscape reaches and areas near perimeter canals may exhibit surface saturation/inundation for between 5% and 12.5% of the growing season based on well data. These 5%-12.5% areas are expected to support hydrophytic vegetation within organic soils of low permeability. If wetland parameters are marginal as indicated by vegetation and hydrology monitoring, consultation with COE personnel will be undertaken to determine jurisdictional extent in these transitional areas. One gauge was placed in an upland area where saturation is expected to be less than 5% of the growing season, in order to aid future delineation of true wetland area. Table 1 summarizes the wetland criteria expected for each monitoring gauge. IILI u 1 ii fl 1 Table 1 EXPECTED SITE CONDITIONS Expected Percent of the Growing Season with Saturated Conditions Monitoring Well Number 12.5% 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26 5% to 12.5% 7, 12, 27 1 0% to 5% 25 The growing season in Gates County begins March 25 and ends November 11. The dates correspond to a 50% probability that temperatures will drop to 28° F or lower after March 25 and before November 11.' The growing season is 232 days; the optimum duration for wetland hydrology is 29 consecutive days. Local climate must represent average conditions for the area in order for the hydrologic data to be considered valid. 2.2 Hydrologic Description Twenty-six groundwater-monitoring gauges, two rain gauges, and one surface water gauge were installed on site in 1997 (Figure 2). The monitoring gauges record daily readings of groundwater depth. The rain gauges were replaced in spring 2000 with infinity rain gauges. Appendix A contains a plot of the groundwater depth for each monitoring gauge. Data determined to be erroneous was omitted; therefore, some gaps appear in the plots. Soil Survey of Gates County, North Carolina, Soil Conservation Service, p.93. 4 t I 11 1 1 1 t t 1 L DISMAL SWAMP MITIGATION SITE GATES, PERQUIMANS COUNTIES ' I .W 8 R29 ?W9 ?W14 ? W18?O WI R28 -------- - ..................... W4 ?W7 ow W10? WII W12 W15? ?W16 ' ?v19? W21 ? W20 W22 i' 77 W23 24p' ? ?W2.5 ' ---------------- - - ---- - n W2 ?W27 ? GROUNDWATER MONITORING GAUGE (W) O STREAM GAUGE (S) O RAIN GAUGE (R) FIGURE 2: MONITORING GAUGE LOCATIONS 1 J 1 L pi P 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Precipitation events are included on each graph as bars. The rainfall plotted was obtained from the on-site infinity rain gauge. 2.3 Results of Hydrologic Monitoring 2.3.1 Site Data The largest number of consecutive days that the groundwater was within twelve inches of the surface was determined for each gauge. This number was converted into a percentage of the 232-day growing season. Table 2 shows the hydrologic results for the 2000-growing season. Table 2 2000 HYDROLOGIC MONITORING RESULTS \\ Monitoring Gauge < 5% ` 5% - 8% 8% -12.5%0 > 12.5% Actual % Date DS-2 ? 91.4 Mar. 25 - Oct. 22 DS-3 ? 14.2 Jul. 25 - Aug. 26 DS-4 ? 12.1 Jul. 25 - Aug. 21 DS-5 ? 21.5 Mar. 25 - May 13 DS-6 ? 21.5 Mar. 25 - May 13 DS-7 ? 5.2 Aug. 28 - Sept. 8 DS-8 ? 88.4 Mar. 25 - Oct. 15 DS-9 ? 89.2 Mar. 25 - Oct. 17 DS-10 ? 24.6 May 17 - Jul. 12 DS-11 ? 66.4 May 21 - Oct. 21 DS-12 ? 12.1 Jul. 25 - Aug. 21 DS-13 ? 8.2 Apr. 15 - May 3 DS-14 ? 12.1 Jul. 24 - Aug. 20 DS-15 ? 90.1 Mar. 25 - Oct. 19 DS-16 ? 25.9 Jul. 20 - Oct. 17 DS-17 ? 99.6 Mar. 25 - Ma 26 DS-18 ? 94.8 Mar. 25 - May 22 DS-19 ? 61.2 Mar. 25 - Aug. 13 DS-20 ? 13.4 Apr. 11 - Ma 11 DS-21 ? 90.1 Mar. 25 - Oct. 19 DS-22 ? 62.1 May 21 - Oct. 11 DS-23 ? 37.5 Jul. 16 -Oct. 10 DS-24 ? 12.5 Jul. 25 - Aug. 22 DS-25 ? 5.3 Aug. 28 - Oct. 8 DS-26 ? 12.9 Jul. 25 - Aug. 23 DS-27 ? 12.1 Jul. 25 - Aug. 21 6 F-j,l 1 I I j Ll I DISMAL SWAMP MITIGATION SITE GATES, PEROUIMANS COUNTIES SI, W2 ¦W3 ¦W4 , , ®W5 ®W6 MW7 ®W9 WIO® WII W12 , i OW14 W15M NW16 ----------- W17 W18 R28 , , , W19M W21 ® W20 W22 3 W24M NW25 ¦ W26 ®W27 ' ;------------------- ? <5% HYDROLOGY ® 5% - 8% HYDROLOGY ® 8% - 12.5% HYDROLOGY I N >12.5% HYDROLOGY FIGURE 3: 2000 HYDROLOGIC RESULTS 1 r-l 1 1 1 P Li 11 t Gauges 19 and 20 displayed several difficulties during the growing season due to dead batteries. Each time the batteries were replaced and the gauge reset. Gauge number 20 was removed and replaced during the November download. Figure 3 is a graphical representation of the 2000 hydrologic results. A blue dot indicates hydrology for greater than 12.5% of the growing season; a red dot means the gauge showed between 8% and 12.5%. A green dot indicates hydrology between 5% and 8% of the season. It is this hydrologic data which will determine the success of the 1 site. The surface water gauge has recorded appreciable surface water throughout the growing season. 2.3.2 Climatic Data Figure 4 is a comparison of 1999 and 2000 monthly rainfall to historical precipitation for the area. The two lines represent the 30th and 70th percentiles of monthly precipitation for Elizabeth City, NC. These percentiles represent monthly rainfall data collected between 1931 and 1998 from a National Climatic Data Center rain gauge. The 1999 and 2000 monthly rainfall data was provided by the State Climate Office of North Carolina at NC State University. Because of data availability, the 2000 rainfall encompasses precipitation through November 2000. The 2001 annual report will include a 30-70-percentile graph with the monthly rainfall from November and December of 2000. Rainfall for the Elizabeth City vicinity in the past two years ranges from below average to above average. 2.4 Conclusions 1 The data for the 2000-growing season indicates that nineteen of the twenty-six monitoring gauges met the success criteria. Gauges 4, 13, and 14 did not meet their expected hydrologic criteria while many of the gauges met well above expectations. Gauge number 4 registered within the success criteria for 12.1 % of the 2000-growing season and has shown significant improvement over the 1999-growing season. Gauges number 13 and 14 are located along the area where the large canal was filled in across the middle of the site. Gauge 14 has shown some improvement while gauge 13 continues to meet success criteria only around 8.2% of the growing season. It has been noted that even though gauge 13 lies near the floodplain area, no ponding is occurring at this location. The Dismal Swamp Mitigation Site made large strides in 2000 showing more favorable hydrologic trends than in 1999. The few exceptions appear to be centralized in specific areas along the outer perimeter of the site. 1 1 r 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Z a c v L d a 0 ti 0 M a can _W 0 4 L m C U N d O IX U N O Z U O d o ? O o c I o t co 0. Cc rn T cu co co O O O N ' a Q co U- C co n 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O co I,- co lA It co N O (•ui) uoije4idi3aJd L 1 1 ' 3.0 VEGETATION: DISMAL SWAMP MITIGATION SITE 3.1 Success Criteria NCDOT will monitor the site for five years. A 320 stems per acre survival criterion for planted seedlings will be used to determine success for the first three years. The required survival criterion will decrease by 10% per year after the third year of vegetation monitoring (i.e., for an expected 290 stems per acre for year 4, and 260 stems per acre for year 5). The number of plants of one species will not exceed 20% of the total number of plants of all species planted. 3.2 Description of Species The following species were planted in the Wetland Restoration Area: Zone 1: Non-riverine Swamp Forest / Atlantic White Cedar 1 (136 acres) Taxodium distichum, Bald Cypress Nyssa aquatica, Tupelo Gum Nyssa sylvatica var. biflora, Swamp Blackgum Chamaecyparis thyoides, Atlantic White Cedar Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Green Ash Quercus laurifolia, Laurel Oak Quercus falcata var. pagodaefolia, Cherrybark Oak Quercus michauxii, Swamp Chestnut Oak Quercus phellos, Willow Oak Zone 2: Coastal Fringe Sandhill Forest (12 acres) Nyssa sylvatica, Black Gum Quercus marilandica, Blackjack Oak Quercus virginiana, Live Oak Pinus palustris, Longleaf Pine Carya tomentosa, Mockernut Hichory Quercus cocinea, Scarlet Oak Quercus michauxii, Swamp Chestnut Oak Quercus laevis, Turkey Oak Zone 3: Non-riverine Swamp Forest Mineral Soil Subtype (315 acres) 10 I Fi I I 11 I I Taxodium distichum, Bald Cypress Nyssa sylvatica var. biflora, Swamp Blackgum Chamaecyparis thyoides, Atlantic White Cedar Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Green Ash Quercus laurifolia, Laurel Oak Quercus falcata var. pagodaefolia, Cherrybark Oak Quercus michauxii, Swamp Chestnut Oak Quercus phellos, Willow Oak Liriodendron tulipfera, Yellow Poplar Zone 4: Riverine Swamp Forest (34 acres) Taxodium distichum, Bald Cypress Nyssa aquatica, Tupelo Gum Nyssa sylvatica var. biflora, Swamp Blackgum Quercus lyrata, Overcup Oak Chamaecyparis thyoides, Atlantic White Cedar Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Green Ash Quercus laurifolia, Laurel Oak 3.3 Results of Vegetation Monitoring Table 3 1 1 I 6 A W w ? a e `' `7 OL F u ?e , t Y Y Y Y' a a?'i C L W 4 O Y Y a a a m d O O a o c v7 3 C1 e = w O 9 p O m ? a, a ' n 8 ? 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F O x1 .a ZONE 1 13 3 1 6 1 11 3 2 6 1 34 34 680 14 2 4 5 1 7 9 28 30 635 15 2 1 12 1 6 5 27 35 525 16 5 9 8 7 3 32 37 588 23 5 2 11 2 1 21 28 510 24 2 3 1 12 3 9 30 32 638 26 1 3 1 13 3 4 3 28 28 680 31 3 3 14 6 26 34 520 32 4 1 2 20 3 1 31 41 514 33 2 2 2 7 13 1 3 30 33 618 42 7 3 3 3 4 2 6 28 28 680 43 11 18 1 30 38 537 47 5 1 9 2 1 2 20 25 544 ZONE 1 AV ERAGE DE NSIT Y 590 11 t 1 1 1 1 1 3.3 Results of Vegetation Monitoring (Continued) ZONE 3 1 1 1 15 5 7 1 30 32 638 2 4 3 12 19 29 446 3 13 7 1 21 21 680 4 2 8 8 18 24 510 5 5 6 7 1 1 3 23 31 505 6 3 6 1 3 3 16 28 389 7 2 13 5 2 5 27 31 592 8 5 3 4 1 21 1 2 37 39 645 9 5 3 1 1 10 20 340 10 2 5 1 4 2 1 15 28 364 11 9 2 11 19 394 17 1 14 1 1 8 1 26 29 610 18 4 1 19 7 4 35 35 680 19 3 9 5 2 1 20 32 425 20 2 7 3 4 3 1 1 21 25 571 21 4 4 6 15 1 30 34 600 22 4 2 3 2 9 20 34 400 25 3 6 7 1 2 1 1 1 22 23 650 27 3 3 3 3 2 4 18 25 490 28 1 1 3 2 1 4 12 22 371 30 1 3 3 3 10 1 21 27 529 34 1 4 1 7 1 4 18 36 340 35 2 9 12 1 1 25 27 630 36 11 8 14 2 1 36 42 583 37 5 4 4 2 22 37 37 680 38 5 5 8 8 1 27 30 612 39 5 4 1 5 3 18 22 556 40 7 12 1 2 22 30 499 41 3 3 11 1 2 7 1 28 30 635 48 5 5 2 11 1 1 25 30 567 ZONE 3 AV ERAGE DE NSIT Y 531 To determine tree density, 50' x 50' plots are installed immediately following planting. The actual number of planted trees which occur within the plot are counted. This number is equated to the number within each plot, which represents 680 trees per acre (average). The survival monitoring number is compared to the planted number to obtain survival percentage. This percentage is applied to the 680 trees per acre to obtain an estimated tree per acre for the site. (Density = monitoring count / planted trees x 680) 1 12 I TOTAL AVERAGE DENSITY 552 1 1 1 I I Site Notes: Zone 1: Other species noted: broomsedge, goldenrod, volunteer pine, red maple, foxtail, giant foxtail, holly, fennel, juncus and sweetgum. Evidence of standing water in plot 43. Some deer grazing noted. Zone 2: Other species noted: broomsedge, goldenrod, volunteer pine (some pond pine) and sicklepod. Some deer grazing noted. Zone 3: Other species noted: broomsedge, red maple, volunteer pine (some pond pine) foxtail, giant foxtail, pokeberry, wild onion, switch grass, baccharis, panicum, giant cane, goldenrod, horse fennel, woolgrass, juncus, sweet gum and aster. Broomsedge is throughout zone. There was evidence of standing water in plots 2 and 3 and plot 34 was saturated. Zone 4: Other species noted: foxtail and some broomsedge. Evidence of standing water in all zone 4 plots. Few herbaceous species are in this zone. 1 LI r 3.4 Conclusions Of the 612 acres on this site, approximately 576 involve tree planting. There were 48 plots established throughout the planting areas, encompassing all plant communities. The vegetation monitoring resulted in average densities of: zone 1 of 590, zone 2 of 595, zone 3 of 531 and zone 4 of 561 trees per acre, all are well above the success criteria of 320 trees per acre. 1 13 1 1 1 I 4.0 OVERALL CONCLUSIONS/ RECOMMENDATIONS The site has shown considerable improvement in the last year in both hydrology and vegetation. Nineteen of the twenty-six wells met their expected hydrologic criteria during a year of relatively average rainfall. Vegetation Plots located in both phases of the planting show high tree survival. At this time, NCDOT proposes to continue hydrologic and vegetation monitoring of the site in 2001. 1 Ll 1 14 17 11 u t I 1 7 1 1 r APPENDIX A DEPTH TO GROUNDWATER PLOTS is 1 1 1 0 r', 1 C T fl. E cc 3 ? 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Harris, III, P.E., Manager North Carolina Department of Transportation Project Development & Environmental Analysis Office of Natural Environment 1548 Mail Service Center Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1548 RE: Dismal SwampMitigation Site, Gates and Perquimans Counties, TIP No. R-2208WM Dear Mr. Harris: This correspondence is in reference to your letter dated July 29, 2004, regarding the Dismal Swamp Mitigation site located in Gates and Perquimans Counties, North Carolina. This sit6%.is being utilized by the North Carolina Department of Transportation as compensatory mitigation for the foll?wing projects: R-2208 (A and A modification), R-2512 (A/B, A/B Modification and B modification), Rt2515A, R-2228A, R-2404B/C, R-2551, K- 4003, SR-1180, SR-1135, and SR Flat Branch. By copy of this letter, we are notifying you that no further monitoring of the site will be required since the construction and success criteria for the mitigation site has been met. Thank you for your time and cooperation. If you have any questions, please contact Nicole Thomson at 919-715-3415. S' ly, ?T an W. Klimek, P.E. JEH/njt cc: Wilmington District, US Army Corps of Engineers Mr. Bill Biddlecome, US Army Corps of Engineers, Washington Field Office Mr. Gary Jordan, USFWS Mr. Chris Militscher, USEPA Mr. Travis Wilson, WRC Mr. Garcy Ward, NCDWQ Washington Regional Office Mr. Anthony Roper, P.E., Division 1 Engineer, 113 Airport Drive, Suite 100, Edenton, NC 27932 Mr. Clay Willis, Division 1 Environmental Officer, 113 Airport Drive, Suite 100, Edenton, NC 27932 Central Files File Copy Nose Carolina Transportation Permitting Unit AturQ!!rff 1650 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1650 2321 Crabtree Boulevard, Suite 250, Raleigh, North Carolina 27604 Phone: 919-733-1786 / FAX 919-733-6893 / Internet: http://h2o.enr.state.nc.us/ncwetiands Michael F. Easley, Governor William G. Ross Jr., Secretary North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources Alan W. Klimek, P.E. Director Division of Water Quality An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer - 50% Recycled/10% Post Consumer Paper .. tia STNEo - STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION MICHAEL F. EASLEY GOVERNOR July 29, 2004 Mr. Bill Biddlecombe Washington Regulatory Field Office ACOE P.O. Box 1000 Washington, NC 27889-1000 WETLANDS 1401 GROUP AUG 0:2 2004 WATER QLL4 Tpy LYNDO TIPPET T SECRETARY Re: Dismal Swamp Mitigation Site, Gates/Perquimans Counties, State Project No. 6.129003T, TIP No. R-2208WM (see below for project nos. for site), USACE Action ID Nos. 199401492, 199400991, 199500023, 199504770, 199304571, 199400838, 199706721, 199706722, 199502334; DWQ Project Nos. 94203, 960280, 991270, 95122, 970098, 970856, 991270; CAMA Project Nos. 88-96, 124-95, 89-96, 62-97, 7-98 Dear Mr. Bill Biddlecombe, As you are aware, the Department has monitored the Dismal Swamp Mitigation Site since its construction in the summer of 1996. Monitoring was restarted in March of 1999 after phase 2 of construction work and phase 2 of tree planting. Located in Gates and Perquimans Counties, this 612-acre site is designed to provide non-riverine and riverine restoration along with some preservation. Hydrologic gauges were installed February 1997 and phase 2 tree planting occurred February 1999. NCDOT proposed to monitor the Dismal Swamp site for at least five years or until the success criteria were met; both hydrologic and vegetation monitoring were conducted each year. After each growing season, annual monitoring reports were submitted to the appropriate regulatory agencies. The following roadway projects have been debited from this site: R-2208 (A & Amod); R-2512 (AB, A/B mod, & B mod), R-2515 A, R-2228 A, R-2404 B/C, R-2551, K-4003, SR-1180, SR- 1135, SR Flat Branch. Hydrologic success criteria stipulated that the site must be inundated or saturated within 12- inches of the surface for a consecutive 12.5% of the growing season. The growing season is 232 days in New Hanover County; therefore, the criterion is a consecutive 29 days. The Annual Report for 2003 provides a summary of the hydrologic data (the percentage of the growing season that saturation was indicated) at each groundwater gauge location for the past five years of monitoring. As the summary table in the 2003 Annual Monitoring Report indicates, most of the hydrologic gauges for this site have been consistently inundated or saturated for the majority of each growing season since phase 2 of site construction. In the spring of 2002, five surface water MAILING ADDRESS: TELEPHONE: 919-715-1500 LOCATION: NC DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FAX: 919-715-1501 PARKER LINCOLN BUILDING PROJECT DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS 2728 CAPITAL BOULEVARD 1598 MAIL SERVICE CENTER WEBSITE. WWW.NCDOT.ORG RALEIGH NC RALEIGH NC 27699-1598 gauges were installed to illustrate surface water levels in the riverine area of the mitigation site. The region has experienced above to below average rainfall. A more detailed analysis of site hydrologic conditions is provided within each individual annual monitoring report. After five years of vegetation monitoring, vegetation data for 2003 shows that the site has met vegetative success criteria by yielding an average density of 463 trees per acre surviving. None of the four planting zones had a survival density that was below the 5-year requirement. Yearly monitoring data is provided within the annual monitoring reports submitted between 1998 and 2003. During the annual monitoring report meeting on April 29, 2004, NCDOT and resource agencies agreed that the Dismal Swamp Mitigation Site could be closed and that monitoring could be discontinued. A site review was held on July 27, 2004 with representatives from NCDOT, CAMA, USCOE, WRC, USFWS, and EPA. It was decided at this site review that the Dismal Swamp mitigation site could be closed and monitoring discontinued. NCDOT requests that the appropriate resource agencies provide documentation stating that no further monitoring is required and that the site is closed. If you have any questions about this project, please contact Mr. Randy Griffin at (919) 715-1425. Sincerely, Philip S. Harris III, P.E., Manager PDEA- Office of Natural Environment cc: Mr. John Hennessy, NCDWQ Ms. Nicole Thomson, NCDWQ Mr. Mike Bell, USACOE Mr. Travis Wilson, WRC Mr. Chris Militscher; EPA Mr. Gary Jordan, USFWS Ms. Lynn Mathis, CAMA Mr. Steve Sollod, CAMA Mr. Tommy Douglas, NCDOT Mr. Freddie Wescott, NCDOT Mr. Jason Elliot, NCDOT Mr. Clay Willis, NCDOT Mr. Ron Sechler, NOAA 9 µSTATpp ?d ?.auy STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION MICHAEL F. EASLEY GOVERNOR July 29, 2004 Mr. Bill Biddlecombe Washington Regulatory Field Office ACOE P.O. Box 1000 Washington, NC 27889-1000 WETLANDS/ 401 rROUP AUG 01 2004 WATER QQ'U' SECT10JV LYNDo TiPPETr SECRETARY Re: Dismal Swamp Mitigation Site, Gates/Perquimans Counties, State Project No. 6.129003T, TIP No. R-2208WM (see below for project nos. for site), USACE Action ID Nos. 199401492, 199400991, 199500023, 199504770, 199304571, 199400838, 199706721, 199706722, 199502334; DWQ Project Nos. 94203, 960280, 991270, 95122, 970098, 970856, 991270; CAMA Project Nos. 88-96, 124-95, 89-96, 62-97, 7-98 Dear Mr. Bill Biddlecombe, As you are aware, the Department has monitored the Dismal Swamp Mitigation Site since its construction in the summer of 1996: Monitoring was restarted in March of 1999 after phase 2 of construction work and phase 2 of tree planting. Located in Gates and Perquimans Counties, this 612-acre site is designed to provide non-riverine and riverine. restoration along with some preservation. Hydrologic gauges were installed February 1997 and phase 2 tree planting occurred February 1999. NCDOT proposed to monitor the Dismal Swamp site for at least five years or until the success criteria were met; both hydrologic and vegetation monitoring were conducted each year. After each growing season, annual monitoring reports were submitted to the appropriate regulatory agencies. The following roadway projects have been debited from this site: R-2208 (A & Amod); R-2512 (A/B, A/B mod, & B mod), R-2515 A, R-2228 A, R-2404 B/C, R-2551, K-4003, SR-1180, SR- 1135, SR Flat Branch. Hydrologic success criteria stipulated that the site must be inundated or saturated within 12- inches of the surface for a consecutive 12.5% of the growing season. The growing season is 232 days in New Hanover County; therefore, the criterion is a consecutive 29 days. The Annual Report for 2003 provides a summary of the hydrologic data (the percentage of the growing season that saturation was indicated) at each groundwater gauge location for the past five years of monitoring. As the summary table in the 2003 Annual Monitoring Report indicates, most of the hydrologic gauges for this site have been consistently inundated or saturated for the majority of each growing season since phase 2 of site construction. In the spring of 2002, five surface water MAILING ADDRESS: TELEPHONE: 919-715-1500 LOCATION: NC DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FAX: 919-715-1501 PARKER LINCOLN BUILDING PROJECT DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS 2728 CAPITAL BOULEVARD 1598 MAIL SERVICE CENTER WEBSITE. WWW.NCDOT.ORG RALEIGH NC RALEIGH NC 27699-1598 gauges were installed to illustrate surface water levels in the riverine area of the mitigation site. The region has experienced above to below average rainfall. A more detailed analysis of site hydrologic conditions is provided within each individual annual monitoring report. After five years of vegetation monitoring, vegetation data for 2003 shows that the site has met vegetative success criteria by yielding an average density of 463 trees per acre surviving. None of the four planting zones had a survival density that was below the 5-year requirement. Yearly monitoring data is provided within the annual monitoring reports submitted between 1998 and 2003. During the annual monitoring report meeting on April 29, 2004, NCDOT and resource agencies agreed that the Dismal Swamp Mitigation Site could be closed and that monitoring could be discontinued. A site review was held on July 27, 2004 with representatives from NCDOT, CAMA, USCOE, WRC, USFWS, and EPA. It was decided at this site review that the Dismal Swamp mitigation site could be closed and monitoring discontinued. NCDOT requests that the appropriate resource agencies provide documentation stating that no further monitoring is required and that the site is closed. If you have any questions about this project, please contact Mr. Randy Griffin at (919) 715-1425. ' Sincerely, l Philip S. Harris, III, P.E., Manager PDEA- Office of Natural Environment cc: Mr. John Hennessy, NCDWQ Ms. Nicole Thomson, NCDWQ Mr. Mike Bell, USACOE Mr. Travis Wilson, WRC Mr. Chris Militscher, EPA Mr. Gary Jordan, USFWS Ms. Lynn Mathis, CAMA Mr. Steve Sollod, CAMA Mr. Tommy Douglas, NCDOT Mr. Freddie Wescott, NCDOT Mr. Jason Elliot, NCDOT Mr. Clay Willis, NCDOT Mr. Ron Sechler, NOAA ANNUAL REPORT FOR 2001 Dismal Swamp Mitigation Site Gates / Perquimans County Project No. 6.129003T TIP No. R-2208 WM Prepared By: Natural Systems Unit & Roadside Environmental Unit North Carolina Department of Transportation December 2001 TABLE OF CONTENTS 2001 REPORT -EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .....................................................................1 1.0 INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................2 1.1 Project Description ..............................................................................................2 1.2 Purpose ............................................................................................................. ..2 1.3 Project History ................................................................................................... ..2 1.4 Debit Ledger ...................................................................................................... ..4 1.5 Permit Related Requirements ........................................................................... ..4 2.0 HYDROLOGY......... .......................................................................................... ..5 2.1 Success Criteria ................................................................................................ ..5 2.2 Hydrologic Description ...................................................................................... ..5 2.3 Results of Hydrologic Monitoring ....................................................................... ..7 2. 3.1 Site Data ...................................................................................................... ..7 2. 3.2 Climatic Data ............................................................................................... ..9 2.4 Conclusions ....................................................................................................... 10 3.0 VEGETATION: DISMAL SWAMP MITIGATION SITE ......................................... 12 3.1 Success Criteria ................................................................................................ 12 3.2 Description of Species ....................................................................................... 12 3.3 Results of Vegetation Monitoring ...................................................................... 14 3.4 Conclusions ....................................................................................................... 16 4.0 OVERALL CONCLUSIONS/ RECOMMENDATIONS .......................................... 16 TABLES Figure 1. SITE LOCATION MAP ....................................................................................3 Figure 2. GAUGE LOCATION MAP ...............................................................................6 Figure 3. 2001 HYDROLOGIC MONITORING RESULTS ..............................................8 Figure 4. DISMAL SWAMP 30-70 PERCENTILE GRAPH ...........................................11 FIGURES Table 1. DISMAL SWAMP DEBIT LEDGER .................................................................4 Table 2. EXPECTED SITE CONDITIONS .....................................................................5 Table 3. 2001 HYDROLOGIC MONITORING RESULTS ..............................................7 Table 4. VEGETATION MONITORING RESULTS ......................................................14 APPENDICES APPENDIX A. DEPTH TO GROUNDWATER GRAPHS APPENDIX B. SITE PHOTOS APPENDIX C. VEGETATIVE MONITORING PLAN 11 DISMAL SWAMP MITIGATION SITE 2001 REPORT - EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The following report summarizes the monitoring activities that have occurred in the past year at the Dismal Swamp Mitigation Site. Phase 1 of this site was constructed in 1996 and Phase 2 was constructed in 1998. Monitoring activities in 2001 represent the third year of monitoring. The site must demonstrate vegetation and hydrological success for a minimum of three years. The site is monitored with forty-eight vegetation plots, twenty six groundwater gauges, one surface gauge and two rain gauges. Data recorded by the rain gauge will be used for comparison to the daily groundwater readings. Daily rainfall recorded at a rain gauge in Elizabeth City, maintained by the NC State Climate Office, was obtained to produce the 30-70 percentile graph. Hydrologic monitoring indicates that less than half of the entire site has met success criteria during the 2001 monitoring year. Nine of the twenty-six monitoring gauges met the hydrologic criteria. The surface water gauge has shown surface water throughout the entire growing season. The 30-70 percentile graph indicates below average rainfall for the 2001 growing season. Vegetation monitoring yielded a successful total average tree density of 502 trees per acre across the four planted zones, which is well above the success criteria of 320 trees per acre. Based on the inconclusive monitoring results from the 2001 season due to below average rainfall, NCDOT recommends that monitoring continue for the 2002 season. 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Project Description The Dismal Swamp Mitigation Site is located along the Gates and Perquimans County line (COE ID # 199401492). It is 1.2 miles east of Sandycross on SR 1002 (Folly Road) (Figure 1). The site encompasses approximately 612 acres of farm and forest communities. 1.2 Purpose In order to demonstrate successful mitigation, hydrologic and vegetative monitoring must be conducted for a minimum of three years. The following report details the results of hydrologic and vegetative monitoring during 2001 at the Dismal Swamp Mitigation Site. 1.3 Project History Summer 1996 1 Grading Construction - Majority of Ditches January -February 1997 February 1997 March - November 1997 July 1997 November 1997 March - November 1998 October 1998 November 1998 February 1999 March - November 1999 November 1999 March 2000 March - November 2000 October 2000 March - November 2001 September 2001 Filled; Mowing; Discing (Phase 1) Tree Planting Monitoring Gauges Installed Hydrologic Monitoring (1 yr.) Stake Test Plots & Initial Vegetation Monitoring Vegetation Monitoring (1 yr.) Hydrologic Monitoring (2 yr.) Vegetation Monitoring (2 yr.) Grading Construction - Main Canal Ditch (Phase 2) Tree Planting (Phase 2) Hydrologic Monitoring (Restart 1 yr.) Vegetation Monitoring (Restart 1 yr.) Herbicide Treatment Hydrologic Monitoring (2 yr.) Vegetation Monitoring (2 yr.) Hydrologic Monitoring (3 yr.) Vegetation Monitoring (3 yr.) 2 Figure 1. SITE LOCATION MAP Z FcJiy.Fo:k.: r ?tYG i ?A m7 Al fury ms`s<..._,r r . , Y - l iyt ..jl F" ht? KF . t ?c1.t1Cn'J .141?IC?}'JR •t ,e WcO end Mitigation Sat `ter ? KAI?'G?':???d+??_ a -3r?f?rcrN ?-^y'"'•__l 4? ,,,r? dwd _ r Hohbsvilfe i - _ -, __r ?ti8eh l?r c?tv - c i? sign v? i, rY _ l? t " r T t 1....,._ (.71,Ow-" 1 lo tit/? '-F,Y•? v.. "id i % i'- ICa3(Yd - - ? `? R,-R § y c c S tc %a'tton Map Fs'?x 1:• ?r4itzgazi it svtl u, i 3 1.4 Debit Ledger Because of its size, Dismal Swamp Mitigation Site will provide mitigation for several highway projects. Table 1 shows the projects that this site is providing mitigation for through November 2001. Table 1. DISMAL SWAMP DEBIT LEDGER BLH Non-Riverine SPH Riverine Total Acres Total Acres at Site TIP Project Debits R-2208A 485 39.71 58 6.09 543 45.8 R-2512A&B 2.69 8.06 10.75 R-2515A 20.6 - 20.6 R-2228A - 0.88 0.88 R-2512A&B 1.93 - 1.93 R-2404B&C 52.66 4.26 56.92 R-2208A mod 14.93 - 14.93 R-2512B mod 2.39 - 2.39 R-2512A/B mod 3.89 - 3.89 R-2551 - 1.5 1.5 R-2515A Division Project Debits Unnamed project 0.46 0.34 - - 0.46 0.34 SR-1180 0.22 - 0.22 SR-1135 1.4 - 1.4 Remaining Acres at Site 343.78 37.21 380.99 1.5 Permit Related Requirements There are no additional permit special conditions pertaining to the success criteria of the site that must be met in order for the site to be deemed successful. 2.0 HYDROLOGY 2.1 Success Criteria Target hydrological characteristics include saturation or inundation within 12 inches of the surface for at least 12.5% of the growing season at lower landscape positions, during average climatic conditions. Upper landscape reaches and areas near perimeter canals may exhibit surface saturation/inundation for between 5% and 12.5% of the growing season based on gauge data. These 5%-12.5% areas are expected to support hydrophytic vegetation within organic soils of low permeability. If wetland parameters are marginal as indicated by vegetation and hydrology monitoring, consultation with COE personnel will be undertaken to determine jurisdictional extent in these transitional areas. One gauge was placed in an upland area where saturation is expected to be less than 5% of the growing season, in order to aid future delineation of true wetland area. Table 1 summarizes the wetland criteria expected for each monitoring gauge. Table 2. EXPECTED SITE CONDITIONS Expected Percent of the Growing Season with Saturated Conditions Monitoring Well Number > 12.5% 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26 5% to 12.5% 7, 12,27 0% to 5% 25 The growing season in Gates County begins March 25 and ends November 11. The dates correspond to a 50% probability that temperatures will drop to 28° F or lower after March 25 and before November 11.' The growing season is 232 days; the optimum duration for wetland hydrology is 29 consecutive days. Local climate must represent average conditions for the area in order for the hydrologic data to be considered valid. 2.2 Hydrologic Description Twenty-six groundwater monitoring gauges, two rain gauges, and one surface water gauge were installed on site in 1997 (Figure 2). The monitoring gauges record daily readings of groundwater depth. The rain gauges were replaced in spring 2000 with Infinity rain gauges. Appendix A contains a plot of the groundwater depth for each monitoring gauge. Data determined to be erroneous was omitted; therefore, some gaps appear in the plots. ' Soil Survey of Gates County. North Carolina, Soil Conservation Service, p.93. Figure 2, GAUGE LOCATION MAP Dl''7)-MAL SWAMP MITIGATION SITE GATES. PEROUIMANS COUNTIES .._---.._-- -- ' --------------------- -------------___- -, ' b;i p T 1 ®W5 I 100 12 4 1 O 1. 16 ............. .. r..._..---- RB t W 0 r22 , i 23 t W240 W 7 >,6 .-__-_----'_ - ..-_,__ ----- Is STREAM GAUGE. (S) GROUNDWATER 1,1OP 110RIN GAUGE (W) 0 RAIN GAUGE (R) FIGURE 2t MONITORING GAUGE LOCATIONS 6 Precipitation events are included on each graph 'as bars. The rainfall plotted was obtained from the on-site infinity rain gauge. 2.3 Results of Hydrologic Monitoring 2.3.1 Site Data The largest number of consecutive days that the groundwater was within twelve inches of the surface was determined for each gauge. This number was converted into a percentage of the 232 day growing season. Table 2 shows the hydrologic results for the 2001 growing season. Table 3. 2001 HYDROLOGIC MONITORING RESULTS Monitoring Gauge < 5% 5%-8% 8%-12.5% ? 12.5% Actual % Date DS-2 ? 15.5 Mar. 25 - Apr. 29 DS-3 ? 8.6 Mar. 25 -Apr. 13 DS-4 ? 4.7 Mar. 30 - Apr. 9 DS-5 ? 10.8 Mar. 25 -Apr. 18 DS-6 ? 9.9 Mar. 25 -Apr. 16 DS-7^ ? 2.6 Mar. 30 -Apr. 4 DS-8 ? 12.5 Mar. 25 - Apr. 22 DS-9 ? 12.9 Mar. 25 - Apr. 23 DS-1 0* ? 2.2 Mar. 25 - Mar. 29 DS-11 ? 15.1 Mar. 25 - Apr. 28 DS-12^ ? 3.0 Jun. 16 - Jun. 22 DS-13 ? 4.7 Mar. 30 - Apr. 9 DS-14 ? 6.0 Jun. 16 - Jun. 29 DS-15 ? 16.8 Mar. 25 - May 2 DS-16 ? 9.1 Mar. 25 -Apr. 14 DS-17 ? 18.1 Mar. 25 - May 5 DS-18 ? 17.2 Mar. 25 - Ma 3 DS-19 ? 15.9 Mar. 25 - Apr. 30 DS-20 ? 9.1 Mar. 25 - Apr. 14 DS-21 ? 12.5 Mar. 25 - Apr. 22 DS-22 ? 12.1 Mar. 25 - Apr. 21 DS-23 ? 8.6 Mar. 25 -Apr. 13 DS-24 ? 7.3 Mar. 25 -Apr. 10 DS-25** ? 2.6 Mar. 30 - Apr. 4 DS-26 ? 7.3 Mar. 25 - Apr. 7 DS-27^ ? 3.9 Mar. 30 - Apr. 7 *Gauge DS-10 only had 6 days of data collected due to continuous gauge problems. The percentage does not reflect data from the entire growing season. "Indicates a gauge with a success requirement of 0-5%. "Indicates a gauge with a success requirement of 5-12.5%. Figure 3. 2001 HYDROLOGIC MONITORING RESULTS DISMAL SWAMP MITIGATION SITE GATES. PEROUIMANS COUNTIES ..........,.»» .. ............... .4..... l I? '13 ow NW5 mwt5 S \ t ¦W9 'IOo (5% HYDROLOGY 5% - 8Z HYOROLOGY ¦ U - Q .5r HYDROLOGY >12.5'% HYDROLOGY --------------- i 0 7 t t t i t w FIGURE 3: 2001 HYDROLOGIC RESULTS 8 Several gauges experienced difficulties during the growing season due to dead batteries or a malfunctioning gauge. Gauge 1, the surface water gauge, was replaced in May after data could not be retrieved. There is a gap of data from May 2nd to May 24th due to the replacement of that gauge. Gauge 3 has a missing gap of data from July 24th to October 4th due to a gauge malfunction. Gauge 8 stopped recording in September and was replaced in October, therefore, a gap of data from September 10th to October 4th is missing for this gauge. Gauge 10 had continuous problems throughout the growing season. The gauge was replaced twice and reset twice, and the batteries replaced once, however almost no data was collected for the growing season with a gap of data from March 30th to November 11th. Due to dead batteries, there is a gap in data from October 5th to November 11th for Gauge 13. There is also a gap data from October 5th to November 11th for Gauge 22 due to dead batteries. Gauge 24 also stopped recording in September due to dead batteries, which were replaced in October. Due to battery problems, data was determined to be erroneous from August 9th to October 4th. Figure 3 is a illustration of the 2001 hydrologic results. A blue square indicates hydrology for greater than 12.5% of the growing season; a red square means the gauge showed between 8% and 12.5%. A green square indicates hydrology between 5% and 8% of the season. It is this hydrologic data which will determine the success of the site. The surface water gauge has recorded appreciable surface water throughout the growing season. Refer to Appendix A for graphed data for all 27 gauges. 2.3.2 Climatic Data Figure 4 is a comparison of 2000 and 2001 monthly rainfall to historical precipitation for the area. The two lines represent the 30th and 70th percentiles of monthly precipitation for Elizabeth City, NC. These percentiles represent monthly rainfall data collected between 1931 and 1998 from a National Climatic Data Center rain gauge. The 1998 through 2001 monthly rainfall data was provided by the State Climate Office of North Carolina at NC State University. Because of data availability, the 2001 rainfall encompasses precipitation through November 26, 2001. The 2002 annual report will include a 30-70 percentile graph with the monthly rainfall for December of 2001. Rainfall for the Elizabeth City vicinity in the past two years ranges from below average to above average. In 2001, 8 of the 11 months of data fell below the 30 - 70 percentile range with only 1 month, June, being above the range. The gauges that met the success criteria did not meet only during an above average period of rainfall. Overall, rainfall was below average for 2001. 2.4 Conclusions The data for the 2001 growing season indicates that nine of the twenty-six monitoring gauges met the success criteria for at least 12.5% of the growing season. Fifteen gauges met the success criteria for at least 8.0 % of the 2001 growing season. Gauges 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 13, 14, 16, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, and 27 did not meet their expected hydrologic criteria. Gauges 4, 7, 10, 12, 13, 14, 24, 25, 26, and 27 did not meet the success criteria for even 8.0 % of the 2001 growing season. These gauges, with the exception of gauges 13, and 14, are located on the perimeter of the site. All nine sites that met the success criteria did so in average or below average rainfall based on the 30-70 graph (Figure 4). The rainfall did not occur in one large rainfall event, but over a period of time based on the rainfall gauge data collected. The nine sites that did meet the success criteria were at a much lower percentage than the 2000 growing season data. For example, Gauge 17 met the success criteria 18.1% of the growing season, the largest percentage of all the gauges for 2001. This same gauge met the success criteria 99.6 % of the 2000 growing season. Gauge 12, which was only marginal in 2000, meeting 12.1% of the growing season, only met 3.0% of the 2001 growing season. The lack of success for this year overall can be attributed to the below average rainfall for the majority of the growing season. In the June 13, 2001 Corps of Engineers comments concerning the subject "Mitigation Monitoring Reports," the statement "it appears that the site may still be under the influence of artificial drainage" was included regarding the Dismal Swamp Mitigation Site. NCDOT reviewed the site and did not identify any areas where artificial drainage was occurring other than the perimeter ditches. These ditches remain in place in order to prevent hydrologic trespass. NCDOT will further investigate Gauges 13 and 14 to determine why those areas continue to not be successful, however, based on field observations, NCDOT does not believe it can be attributed it artificial drainage. 10 a V W W cx a M z Oct 3 CO) J cri 25 a) rL r z° v _ U r ? o ?t k C ,. f 0- 77 Q 1 ? 0) OD 1- (0 U d' Cl) N O (•ui) uoi;e;idlOOM 0 0 ti I 0 M w O 0 N is c 0 0 0 N 3.0 VEGETATION: DISMAL SWAMP MITIGATION SITE (YEAR 3 MONITORING) 3.1 Success Criteria NCDOT will monitor the site for five years. A 320 stems per acre survival criterion for planted seedlings will be used to determine success for the first three years. The required survival criterion will decrease by 10% per year after the third year of vegetation monitoring (i.e., for an expected 290 stems per acre for year 4, and 260 stems per acre for year 5). The number of plants of one species will not exceed 20% of the total number of plants of all species planted. 3.2 Description of Species The following species were planted in the Wetland Restoration Area: Zone 1: Non-riverine Swamp Forest / Atlantic White Cedar (136 acres) Taxodium distichum, Baldcypress Nyssa aquatica, Tupelo Gum Nyssa sylvatica var. biflora, Swamp Blackgum Chamaecyparis thyoides, Atlantic White Cedar Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Green Ash Quercuslaurifolia, Laurel Oak Quercus falcata var. pagodaefolia, Cherrybark Oak Quercus michauxii, Swamp Chestnut Oak Quercus phellos, Willow Oak Quercus lyrata, Overcup Oak Zone 2: Coastal Fringe Sandhill Forest (12 acres) Nyssa sylvatica, Blackgum Quercus marilandica, Blackjack Oak Quercus virginiana, Live Oak Pinus palustris, Longleaf Pine Quercus coccinea, Scarlet Oak Quercus michauxii, Swamp Chestnut Oak Quercus laevis, Turkey Oak Quercus laurifolia, Laurel Oak Quercus phellos, Willow Oak 12 Zone 3: Nan-riverine Swamp Forest Mineral Soil Subtype (315 acres) Taxodium distichum, Baldcypress Nyssa sylvatica var. biflora, Swamp Blackgum Chamaecyparis thyoides, Atlantic White Cedar Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Green Ash Quercus laurifolia, Laurel Oak Quercus falcata var. pagodaefolia, Cherrybark Oak Quercus michauxii, Swamp Chestnut Oak Quercus phellos, Willow Oak Liriodendron tulipifera, Yellow Poplar Nyssa sylvatica, Blackgum Quercus falcata, Southern Red Oak Zone 4: Riverine Swamp Forest (34 acres) Taxodium distichum, Baldcypress Nyssa aquatics, Tupelo Gum Nyssa sylvatica var. biflora, Swamp Blackgum Quercus lyrata, Overcup Oak Chamaecyparis thyoides, Atlantic White Cedar Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Green Ash Quercus laurifolia, Laurel Oak Quercus falcata var. pagodaefolia, Cherrybark Oak 13 3.3 Results of Vegetation Monitoring Table 4. VEGETATION MONITORING RESULTS o y x ` Q a .?; • ,? a t a ` y e Z m r. nor, r. r. sw W CAS ZONE 1 13 6 3 1 i t 2 3 1 27 34 540 14 1 2 8 1 6 18 30 408 15 2 1 10 1 6 5 25 35 486 16 5 4 6 1 8 4 2 30 37 551 23 5 3 10 2 20 28 486 24 3 5 1 11 4 .6 30 32 638 26 1 1 2 15 2 4 2 27 28 656 31 2 3 14 3 22 34 440 32 21 2 2 2 27 41 448 33 2 1 3 2 7 12 1 2 30 33 618 42 7 6 2 4 2 4 25 28 607 43 9 18 27 38 483 47 5 9 1 2 17 25 462 ZONE 1 AV ERAGE DE NSITY 525 14 Table 4. VEGETATION MONITORING RESULTS (Continued) 4 1 8 9 18 24 510 5 6 4 9 1 1 2 23 31 505 6 2 3 1 7 28 170 7 3 6 8 2 5 24 31 526 8 4 3 3 1 21 1 33 39 575 9 2 3 1 6 20 204 10 1 5 2 1 4 1 14 28 340 11 8 8 19 286 17 1 13 I 1 8 1 25 29 586 18 2 2 14 7 6 31 35 602 19 2 1 8 5 2 1 19 32 404 20 2 5 5 4 3 1 20 25 544 21 3 4 7 15 29 34 580 22 2 2 5 11 20 34 400 25 3 6 8 2 2 I 22 23 650 27 3 3 2 4 3 4 19 25 517 28 1 2 8 1 12 22 371 30 1 4 6 3 10 1 25 27 630 34 2 1 1 2 3 9 36 170 35 2 10 12 1 1 26 27 655 36 6 2 8 15 2 33 42 534 37 5 4 5 2 22 38 38 680 38 5 8 5 9 1 28 30 635 39 4 4 1 1 5 4 19 22 587 40 7 10 1 2 20 30 45 41 3 4 9 1 2 7 L 26 30 58 48 5 5 2 11 1 E 1 1 24 30 544 ZONE 3 AV ERAGE DENSITY 498 Site Notes: Zone 1: Other species noted: smartweed, fennel, foxtail, ragweed, goldenrod, red maple, Juncus sp., switchgrass, cattail, volunteer pine, and bermuda grass. Evidence of deer browsing. Zone 2: Other species noted: sweetgum, goldenrod, and volunteer pine. Evidence of deer browsing. Zone 3: Other species noted: volunteer pine, fennel, broomsedge, sweet gum, Carex sp., woolgrass, goldenrod, smartweed, foxtail, red maple, ragweed, various grasses, 15 I TOTAL AVERAGE DENSITY 502 Baccharis halimifolia, Panicum sp., Juncus sp., switchgrass, Aster sp., pokeberry, panic grass, bermuda grass, and grapevine. Evidence of deer browsing. Zone 4: Other species noted: switchgrass and smartweed. Evidence of deer browsing. 3.4 Conclusions Of the 612 acres on this site, approximately 576 involved tree planting. There were 48 plots established throughout the planting areas, encompassing all plant communities. The 2001 vegetation monitoring revealed average densities of 525 trees per acre for Zone 1, 538 trees per acre for Zone 2, 498 trees per acre for Zone 3, and 421 trees per acre for Zone 4. The total density average is 502 trees per acre, which is well above the success criteria of 320 trees per acre. There was heavy competition noted throughout the site, which made it difficult to locate the trees. 4.0 OVERALL CONCLUSIONS/ RECOMMENDATIONS This site has not shown success for the 2001 growing season. However, the data presented is based on below average rainfall conditions. Because of the continued improvement this site has shown in the past, NCDOT believes that the below average rainfall conditions are the reason this site is not showing hydrological success for the 2001 growing season. Vegetation Plots located in both phases of the planting show high tree survival At this time, NCDOT proposes to continue hydrologic and vegetation monitoring of the site for the 2002 growing season. 16 APPENDIX A: DEPTH TO GROUNDWATER GRAPHS ca V .a 0 c 0 r c 3 0 ,_ U) r Ch 0 yv L U) 1 Q m 3 cn E 0 0 (uI) uoljejidI38Jd N N ?- -'t ':r x i , a ? 72> r r ? =f a U a7 ? s co LO ,It co 0 0 LO-noWVO '. . LO-??O-LZ 60-??0- L L AV, . 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Department of Environment And Natural Resources Division of Water Quality 4401 Reedy Creek Road Raleigh, North Carolina 27607 Dear Ms. Bell: Subject: 1998 Annual Monitoring Report for the Dismal Swamp Mitigation Site, Perquimmans County. Please find enclosed the 1998 annual monitoring report for the Dismal Swamp Mitigation Site. In January 1999, a representative of the Planning and Environmental Branch will contact the recipients of each report in order to facilitate a discussion of the annual monitoring reports. If you have any questions prior to these discussions, please contact Phil Harris, Natural Systems Unit, at (919) 733-3141. Thank you for your continued support and cooperation. Sincerely, C? P Pkllt? V. Charles Bruton, Ph.D., Assistant Branch Manager Planning and Environmental Branch cc: Phil Harris, PE, Natural Systems Unit Head David Franklin, USACOE t ANNUAL REPORT FOR 1998 Dismal Swamp Mitigation Site Gates/ Perquimans Counties Project # 6.129003T TIP # R-2208 WM fkP?T rep ''. 1 Prepared By: Natural Systems Unit Planning and Environmental Branch North Carolina Department of Transportation December 1998 u II' 7 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.0 INTR ODUCTION ....................................................................................... 1 1.1 1.2 Project Description .......................................................................... Purpose . 1 1 1.3 Project History ..................................................................... 1 2.0 HYDROLOGY ............................................................................................ 3 2.1 2.2 Success Criteria .............................................................................. Hydrologic Description .................................................................... 3 3 2.3 Results of Hydrologic Monitoring ....................................................5 2.3.1 Site Data ................................................................... 2.3.2 Climatic Data.... . 5 9 2.4 Conclusions ........................................................................ 9 3.0 VEGETATION ......................................................................................... 11 3.1 Success Criteria ............................................................................ 11 3.2 Vegetation Description .................................................................. 11 3.3 Results of Vegetative Monitoring ................................................. 12 3.4 Conclusions ......................................................................14 4.0 OVERALL CONCLUSIONS/ RECOMMENDATIONS .............................. 15 I rI 1 fl Fl Fi r TABLES TABLE 1 - EXPECTED SITE CONDITIONS .....................................................................3 TABLE 2 -1997 HYDROLOGIC MONITORING RESULTS .........................................5 TABLE 3 - 1998 HYDROLOGIC MONITORING RESULTS .............................6 TABLE 4 - VEGETATION MONITORING RESULTS ...................................13 r-l^l lnr-c% FIGURE 1 - SITE LOCATION MAP ...................................................................................2 FIGURE 2 - WELL LOCATION MAP ................................................................................4 FIGURE 3 - 1997 HYDROLOGIC MONITORING RESULTS ..........................7 FIGURE 4 - 1998 HYDROLOGIC MONITORING RESULTS ..........................8 FIGURE 5 - 30-70 PERCENTILE GRAPH .................................................10 APPENDICES APPENDIX A - DEPTH TO GROUNDWATER PLOTS ......................................16 APPENDIX B - SITE PHOTOS ..........................................................................44 APPENDIX C - MONITORING PARTNERING MEETING MINUTES .............47 1 1 1 J 1 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Project Description The Dismal Swamp Mitigation Site is located along the Gates and Perquimans County line. It is 1.2 miles east of Sandycross on SR 1002 (Folly Road) (Figure 1). The site encompasses approximately 612 acres of farm and forest communities. 1.2 Purpose In order to demonstrate successful mitigation, hydrologic and vegetative monitoring must be conducted for a minimum of three years. The following report details the results of hydrologic and vegetative monitoring during 1998 at the Dismal Swamp Mitigation Site. Also included is a consecutive day analysis of the 1997 hydrologic data. The 1997 hydrologic consecutive day analysis is an addendum to the 1997 annual report, in which the number of cumulative days were incorrectly tallied in order to demonstrate success. 1.3 Project History Summer 1996 Jan.-Feb. 1997 February 1997 July 1997 November 1997 October 1998 November 1998 Grading Construction - Majority of Ditches Filled; Mowing; Discing Tree Planting Monitoring Wells Installed Stake Test Plots & Initial Vegetation Monitoring Vegetation Monitoring (1 yr) Vegetation Monitoring (2 yr) Grading Construction - Main Canal Ditch 1 F L 2.0 HYDROLOGY 2.1 Success Criteria In accordance with federal guidelines for wetland mitigation, target hydrological characteristics include. saturation or inundation (within 12" of surface) for at least 12.5% of the growing season at lower landscape positions during average climatic conditions. Upper landscape reaches of wetland restoration areas may exhibit surface saturation/inundation for between 5% and 12.5% of the growing season based on well data. Several wells were placed at locations where saturation is expected to be less than 5% of the growing season, in order to aid future delineation of true wetland area. Table 1 summarizes the wetland criteria expected for each monitoring well. Table 1 EXPECTED SITE CONDITIONS Expected Percent of the Growing ; Season with Saturated Conditions "t, Monitoring Well. Number ? :4%,zmIa 12.5% 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27 5% to 12.5% 3,4 0% to 5% 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 26 The growing season in Gates County begins March 25 and ends November 11. The dates correspond to a 50% probability that temperatures will drop to 28° F or lower after March 25 and before November 11.' The growing season is 232 ' days; the optimum duration for wetland hydrology is 29 consecutive days. Also local climate must represent average conditions for the area. ' 2.2 Hydrologic Description Twenty-six monitoring wells, two rain gauges, and one surface water gauge were installed on site in 1997 (Figure 2). The monitoring wells and rain gauges recorded daily readings of depth to groundwater and rainfall, respectively. ' Appendix A contains a plot of the groundwater depth for each monitoring well. Data determined to be erroneous was omitted; therefore, some gaps appear in 1 the plots. Precipitation events are included on each graph as bars. The rainfall plotted is the average of the daily rainfall recorded by the two rain gauges. Soil Survey of Gates County, North Carolina, Soil Conservation Service, p.93. 1 3 L 1 d D NW965.035.it c 2.736_03.03 N ?6J.1 35.17 732.:08.20 N 964.698.;0 E 735.092:95 x4 m p I ` W2 2.73.567.06 p m w5 W w 3 •• ® - N 964,776.36 E 2.736.242.52 N 964, 46 „ N .9 4,658.18 y 988. 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Tables 2 and 3 show the 1997 and 1998 hydrologic results, respectively. Table 2 1997 HYDROLOGIC MONITORING RESULTS Monitoring Well <5% 5%-8% 8%-12.5% > 12.5% _ ;Actual % DS-2 DS-3 3.0 DS-4 ? 0.0 DS-5 1.7 DS-6 2.0 DS-7 0.0 DS-8 ? 5.6 DS-9 4.3 DS-10 1.3 DS-11 3.0 DS-12 0.0 DS-13 0.0 DS-14 0.0 DS-15 0.0 DS-16 0.0 DS-17 ? 5.6 DS-18 0.0 DS-19 ? 9.5 DS-20 1.7 DS-21 3.4 DS-22 3.4 DS-23 DS-24 0.9 DS-25 0.0 DS-26 0.0 DS-27 0.9 5 H 1 1 1 11 Table 3 1998 HYDROLOGIC MONITORING RESULTS Monitoring Well < 5% 5%0'- 8% 8%,-12.5% > 12.5% Actual % DS-2 ? 15.1 DS-3 ? 9.5 DS-4 ? 1.7 DS-5 ? 12.1 DS-6 ? 9.9 DS-7 ? 0.4 DS-8 ? 15.5 DS-9 31.9 DS-10 ? 11.6 DS-11 13.8 DS-12 0.9 DS-13 ? 0.4 DS-14 ? 0.0 DS-15 3.0 DS-16 0.4 DS-17 31.9 DS-18 " DS-19 37.1 DS-20 9.9 DS-21 12.1 DS-22 9.9 DS-23 14.7 DS-24 3.0 DS-25 0.0 DS-26 3.0 DS-27 1.7 - Denotes wells wnicn mairuncaoneo aunng the growing season; wei? aata ?s incompiete. . The surface water gauge has recorded no appreciable surface water during the growing season. Figures 3 and 4 are graphical representations of the hydrologic monitoring results for 1997 and 1998, respectively. A blue dot indicates hydrology for greater than 12.5% of the growing season; a red dot means the well showed between 8% and 12.5%. A green dot indicates hydrology between 5% and 8% of the season. 6 r- IJ : - 5`t§ -wo h L ??: `.Re i. LI r ? A SHE y' 1.7 rx 'rra.Ji.. .7 0Ir??. ,a' i t ? 1•S 4'? I! G n t'a 1 . t?+y,}', ? ?',+ 'Volk v '7 u .pMtl1YNlPG•'°,a..r,.,rWy. 'i ? L7,?., 'k4.i rr.7: ? A r 1 t W1 i w : + 1 e yo, i J 1 ??I G?.? ? ? ? ?+ .fa •1. ?,r'?,,,ti? ?I• 1 ? fw3 ?. J rS ,,, . ?, ? ?` +` ? ,4, y, tn.' t ' ^ rµ Jff+f .? ?'?! 1 1. V; 1 x?J ?`•n `"wa'wu„ _,..?,-'r-?''???'"? ?nie;,:u_"'_"..'.1 '?'? Ay f ?.'. ?j, "? .A ;y 5.;?'? I.. ? i ?.'?.c:. ? k jj "^'.T7•'..w.?.nu„»w^r:».'a?" .:rr j ??fti '4 Y o ,L 1 `'? r 351a a{' t •f.-. .r IN. , t Figure 4- 1998 Hydrologic Monitoring Result ......... 1 f? [ I j 2.3.2 Climatic Data ' Figure 5 is a comparison of 1997 and 1998 monthly rainfall to historical precipitation for the area. The two lines represent the 30th and 70" percentiles of monthly precipitation for Elizabeth City, NC. These percentiles represent monthly rainfall data collected between 1966 and 1996 from a National Climatic Data Center rain gauge. ' The 1997 and 1998 monthly rainfall data was provided by the State Climate Office of North Carolina at NC State University. Because of data availability, the ' 1998 rainfall encompasses precipitation through August, 1998. The 1999 annual report will include a 30-70 percentile graph with the monthly rainfall from the winter of 1998. Also, data for October of 1997 was unavailable. With the exceptions of January, February, and August of 1998 and September of 1997, the past two years have produced average to below average rainfall for the Elizabeth City vicinity. ' 2.4 Conclusions The data for 1997 indicated that none of the monitoring wells met the 12.5% criteria. Wells 3 and 4, which were to register between 5% and 12.5%, failed to meet their expected hydrology. Seven of the eight wells which were expected to show hydrology less than 5% of the growing season did so. The only exception being DS-17, which was well above its expected hydrology. ' During the 1998 growing season, seven of the sixteen wells expected to meet the 12.5% criteria were successful. Of the nine wells which did not meet the 12.5% criteria, six of these wells registered saturation between a consecutive 8% and 12.5% of the growing season. The remaining four wells (DS-7, DS-24, DS- 25, and DS-27) lie along the perimeter of the mitigation site. Well 3 met its expected hydrology, falling between 5% and 12.5%, while Well 4 did not meet the required minimum requirement of 5%. Six of the eight wells expected to show less than 5% did so. Well 17, which was supposed to show less than 5%, indicated hydrology for 31.9% of the growing season. ' For the most part, the Dismal Swamp Mitigation Site made large strides in 1998 showing more favorable hydrologic trends than in 1997. The few exceptions appear to be centralized in specific areas along the outer perimeter of the site. It should be mentioned that Phase II construction of the site, which included plugging and backfilling the main ditch, was not completed until Fall 1998. It is ' for this reason that expectations are high for even better hydrologic success in 1999. ' 9 t 11 u U yytv va N E Lu Q 0 ay o O r- i 0 i Q! C O 0 c r ? ?uf cB T c cu ?c LY ti rn Q n LL c c4 FIGURE 5 30-70 PERCENTILE GRAPH o-? f S L.7 Q c V - O (-ui) u©wn!dl39Jd n u 0 3.0 VEGETATION 3.1 Success Criteria Success Criteria states that there must be a minimum of 320 trees per acre living for at least three consecutive years. A minimum of 5 character tree species must be present, with no more than 20% of any one species is also required and Loblolly Pine cannot comprise of more than 10% of the 320 trees per acre requirement. 3.2 Vegetation Description The following species were planted in the Wetland Restoration Area: Zone 1: Non-riverine Swamp Forest / Atlantic White Cedar (136 acres) Taxodium distichum, Bald Cypress Nyssa aquatica, Tupelo Gum Nyssa sylvatica var. biflora, Swamp Blackgum Chamaecyparis thyoides, Atlantic White Cedar Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Green Ash ' Quercus laurifolia, Laurel Oak Quercus falcata var. pagodaefolia, Cherrybark Oak ' Quercus michauxii, Swamp Chestnut Oak Quercus phellos, Willow Oak Zone 2: Coastal Fringe Sandhill Forest (12 acres) Nyssa sylvatica, Black Gum Quercus marilandica, Blackjack Oak ' Quercus virginiana, Live Oak Pinus palustris, Longleaf Pine Carya tomentosa, Mockernut Hichory Quercus cocinea, Scarlet Oak Quercus michauxii, Swamp Chestnut Oak Quercus laevis, Turkey Oak 11 k L C 0 H 0 i li 0 ' Zone 3: Non-riverine Swamp Forest Mineral Soil Subtype 315 c ( a res) Taxodium distichum, Bald Cypress N l i yssa sy vat ca var. biflora, Swamp Blackgum Chamaecyparis thyoides, Atlantic White Cedar F i l rax nus pennsy vanica, Green Ash ' Quercus laurifolia, Laurel Oak Quercus falcata var. pagodaefolia, Cherrybark Oak Quercus michauxii, Swamp Chestnut Oak Quercus phellos, Willow Oak ' Liriodendron tulipfera, Yellow Poplar Zone 4: Riverine Swamp Forest (34 acres) Taxodium distichum, Bald Cypress ' Nyssa aquatica, Tupelo Gum Nyssa sylvatica var. biflora, Swamp Blackgum Quercus lyrata, Overcup Oak Chamaecyparis thyoides, Atlantic White Cedar ' Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Green Ash Quercus laurifolia, Laurel Oak n 1 3.3 Results of Vegetative Monitoring Table 4 provides the final vegetation counts for 1998. 12 C 0 H L' t C Table 4 VEGETATION MONITORING RESULTS L Q 9 m O 3 " O O a v m o a ?'- m E C7 o F'- V r 3 a E m CL N w NC 10 O c `m N te m t0 O w ayi m a U) d d c O .r m N c m O m a H C a °- V w F G 1 2 1 16 1 6 4 30 32 638 2 3 9 5 12 29 29 680 3 5 7 1 6 19 21 615 4 3 11 2 8 24 24 680 7 1 10 8 3 1 5 1 1 30 31 658 8 4 3 6 1 4 19 2 39 39 680 9 1 1 7 5 3 1 18 20 612 10 4 5 1 5 4 5 4 28 28 680 11 1 1 8 3 13 19 465 12 1 1 3 2 17 24 24 680 13 3 4 3 10 5 1 26 34 520 16 5 4 5 1 9 7 6 37 37 680 17 1 14 1 4 8 1 29 29 680 18 3 3 15 7 3 4 35 35 680 19 3 6 9 1 5 3 2 1 2 32 32 680 20 2 7 4 3 3 3 1 2 25 25 680 23 6 3 1 10 3 1 24 28 583 24 2 5 12 9 3 31 31 680 25 2 6 1 8 3 1 1 1 23 23 680 26 1 1 1 2 1 13 3 2 24 28 583 27 2 3 5 6 1 2 3 2 1 25 25 680 28 3 3 3 9 1 2 1 22 22 680 29 1 2 2 3 1 9 24 255 30 2 9 5 2 2 1 4 1 1 27 27 680 31 3 4 3 4 14 6 34 34 680 34 2 3 17 1 8 31 36 586 35 10 9 1 1 5 26 27 655 36 6 6 6 2 14 1 2 37 42 599 37 5 4 4 1 20 34 34 680 38 5 8 8 5 26 30 589 39 3 3 5 5 4 20 22 618 40 4 8 13 2 1 2 30 30 680 41 3 7 10 1 1 7 1 30 30 680 42 7 1 5 3 4 6 26 28 631 48 5 7 1 11 3 27 30 612 AVERAGE D ENSITY 633 13 d H 0 I I H C J J Many of the plots contain heavy dog fennel and fox-tail. Several of the sites also contain broom sedge and golden rod. Juncus effusus is also present in many of the plots. Phase II will be implemented in the fall of 1998. Planting of the Phase II areas will take place between January, 1999 and March, 1999. Upon successful completion of planting, additional plots will be established to incorporate data for future vegetation monitoring. 1 3.4 Conclusions ' Of the 612 acres on this site, approximately 497 involve tree planting. There were 35 plots established throughout the planting areas, encompassing all plant ' communities. The second year vegetation monitoring of the Phase I planting resulted in an average density of 633 trees per acre, well above the 320 trees per acre as required by the success criteria. L C 14 r C I 4.0 OVERALL CONCLUSIONS/ RECOMMENDATIONS At this time, it is the intention to continue hydrologic and vegetation monitoring of the site in 1999. 1 15 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I LI L. 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U ? co ce) N N O O II _ 86-noN-b0 86-100-LZ 86-100-6 L 86-100- L L 86-100-£0 86-daS-SZ 86-dag-L L 86-daS-60 0 86-dag-L0 86-6ny-t,Z 86-6n`d-9 L 86-6ny-80 86-Inf-L£ j Q 86-Inf-£Z d U LO CL 86-Inf -9 L M ? N , 86-Inf-LO o D 86-unt'-6Z 86-unf-LZ 86-unf -£L 86-unf-SO 86-AeIN-8Z 86-AeUV-OZ 86-AeW-Z L 86-AeIN-t?0 86-jd`d-9Z 86-jdV-8 L 86-jdV-0 L 86-id tJ-ZO 86-1e - W 5Z o ? o U*) C) LO N N (•ui).ja;empunoj!D o; y;daa G 0 7 0 d- H u 0 H 1 APPENDIX B SITE PHOTOS F u H ? Dismal Swamp I r I I N 11 I r APPENDIX C MONITORING PARTNERING MEETING MINUTES u 0 I? 1~ ? ? 1 1 nE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION JAMES B. HUNT J R. P.O. BOX 25201, RALEIGH. N.C. 27611-5201 GOVERNOR December 4, 1998 Dr. G. Wayne Wright, Chief Regulatory Branch U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Post Office Box 1890 Wilmington, North Carolina 28402 Dear Wayne: E. NORRIS TOLSON SECRETARY Re: NCDOT/Resource Agency Partnering Meeting - Monitoring Guidelines A meeting was held on July 22, 1998 in the NCDOT Photogrammetry Conference Room in Raleigh to discuss monitoring guidelines for the 1998 Annual MonitorinL Reports. Please find attached a list of those in attendance and the meeting agenda. Following introductions, Charles Bruton described the purpose of the meeting and opened the floor to David Franklin for any opening comments. David said he looked forward to resolving any previous discrepancies in the 1997 Annual Monitoring Reports and discussing ways to better present monitoring results in this year's monitoring reports. Phil Harris moderated the meeting. ' HYDROLOGIC MONITORING NCDOT and the Corps agreed wetland mitigation sites must meet the guideline for hydrology (1987 Manual) using consecutive days and not cumulative days of the locally designated growing season. Wetland hydrology criteria in the 1987 Manual notes that a site must be seasonally inundated or saturated (within 12 inches of the surface) ' greater than 12.5 percent of the local growing season. NCDOT will re-evaluate the 1997 monitoring data to reflect consecutive days rather than cumulative days of the growing ' season. Regarding monitoring well data, David wants to see compliance is met and that the sites are working. Phil noted that NCDOT is taking a close look at recurring h I i d ' ere n cases w ntenance. ma problems associated with monitoring well installation an hydrology was failing for a particular site, NCDOT would be unable to remediate the site ' until the following year due to seasonal constraints and the necessity to collect specific ic success drolo as considered to be h t h i di I , y g w ng w a scuss n hydrographic information. I e ri u David Franklin said the 1987 Manual was the official guideline. However, he went on to suggest that the Corps would be interested to see a more detailed breakdown of the well data and would not be opposed to hydrologic success based on a longer monitoring period with less than a 12.5 % success criteria. He also mentioned well data that falls below the 12 inch threshold may also be examined as a special case. Mike Bell suggested site remediation should occur now rather than waiting until December. NCDOT, in coordination with the Corps, will identify unsuccessful sites and work together to determine how the site is failing and the best remediation techniques to implement. VEGETATION MONITORING ISSUES Due to NCDOT's demand for hardwood seedlings there is a shortage of seedlings this year and there was none available for remediation efforts. There is a minimum one year lead time for ordering seedlings. In a situation on a site where the well data is good but the vegetation is not successful the Corps stated they would review it on a site by site basis. In cases of remediation, Charles said it was almost impossible to grade and plant a site before the winter deadline. Randy Wise requested an extension of the August/September time period to obtain the vegetation monitoring data for the sites. After discussing this issue. itvla, agreed that the marsh sites would be evaluated in August and the hardwood sites could bt' evaluated as late as October and November before leaf drop. The NCDOT will send a "blanket" letter to the Corps to modify all permits to reflect the revised vegetation monitoring period. Phil mentioned that although there would be an extension of the monitoring period for vegetation, monitoring reports would continue to be completed and distributed by the end of December. Randy said they often perform random site visits throughout the year to see how vegetation is performing and would perform supplemental planting if noted early enough in the growing season. Ken Jolly asked who was responsible for downloading wells and did they look at ' vegetation. Beth Smyre said the Geotechnical Unit downloaded well data and notified her of any vegetation issues. The Corps requested that proposed remediation for ' hydrology and vegetation be included in monitoring reports. NCDOT and the Corps will coordinate any remediation measures. Randy expressed their commitment to remediate vegetation as soon as possible. n The discussion turned toward planted versus volunteer species. The Corps does not want to see volunteer species included in survival rate calculations for planted species. Randy noted the survival rate is set at 50% or higher. David wanted to make sure that the sites meet the target species requirement in stems per acre, not a percentage (except for older sites set up for percentage). David also wanted to see the distribution of species planted and volunteer. Randy said it is often difficult to identify certain species during the first two years (several oak species often look alike as saplings). Generally it is easier to differentiate the species by the third year. The Corps wanted to know if there was a way to identify the planted species at planting. However, the planting procedure is 7? 0 so labor intensive now it would make it impossible to do so. The 50 foot by 50 foot ' monitoring plots are chosen and staked in the field after planting has occurred. The Corps wants NCDOT to note the unwanted volunteer species and to identify possible remediation to make sure these species do not dominate the site. The NCDOT and the ' Corps agreed that the distribution of species is such that no species dominates more than 20 % of the distribution. Red maple and sweet gum are generally not to be planted to insure good numbers of target species. ' HYDROLOGIC SUCCESS CRITERIA The incorporation of reference systems in determining success was discussed. David concluded that if a particular site failed under the 1987 Manual guidelines, then NCDOT had the option of comparing site parameters to reference site parameters in ' determining success. The purpose of reference systems was to allow NCDOT a second option in achieving success. The determination of a reference system with its success ' criteria would need to be addressed in the mitigation plan. The use of the hydrogeomorphic system (HGM) was also discussed. The Corps is not going to use HGM as a reference system, but will probably look at it as a tool. There are no guidelines ' out yet on HGM. The use of 20-80 versus 30-70 probability graphs. as defined by WETS. wa, ' discussed. These graphs compare the specific year rain data to the historical data for the mitigation site area. The NRCS and WETS use the 30-70 probability graphs and NCDOT would like to use these as well. It was decided to use the 30-70 information and ' to go to the nearest gage station as long as the source was cited. David determined that if a site's hydrology performs at 12.5%, then hydrologic success has been achieved. If a site performs in the 5% to 12.5% range, then there is "marginal" hydrologic success. If ' this trend continues, then the entire success criteria for the site will be reviewed. The target percentage for hydrological success should be included in the permit ' and shown in the mitigation plan. The Corps will be willing to negotiate on the success of the site, but include adequate information in the permit and the mitigation plan. ' Charles Bruton suggested placing monitoring wells in the impacted wetland areas to assess and compare to mitigation areas. David wanted to insure that the best mitigation site attainable is created. David also asked that well performance be broken out in the report. ' An interim report was given on Mud Creek. It was noted that wells placed in the reference wetland and wells placed in the created wetland were an inappropriate method to determine hydrologic success because the difference in soil type, hydrology, and cover ' type. Mike Bell discussed results of a workshop he attended on monitoring wells. He ' also discussed the use of piezometers. E H 1 4 There was no further discussion and the meeting adjourned. Please advise if you have any questions regarding the meeting, minutes, or agenda. Sincerely, -??i..<?c 4 V. Charles Bruton, Ph.D. Assistant Branch Manager Planning and Environmental Branch VCB/el Attachments 1 0 July'_'-, 1998-9:30 Q Century Center in Photographic Conference Room NCDOT/Resource Agency Partnering Meeting to Discuss Monitoring Issues AGENDA Introchictions Purpose & Goals of Meeting Standardize the monitoring reports Ilvclrologic Monitoring Consecutive vs. Cumulative days Data interpretation I'egetation Monitoring Issues l'ianted vs. Voluntary plants Monitoring timetrame Success Criteria Geographical considerations Reference systems monitoring Report Presentation Text Figures to be included Tables Photographs Submittal dates 11 H n n 1 1 ??j57Nc,-J .&i a,1'1 nc ' nlA w? E - r4 ?T?G`'I Gecv i 5 1 ,. LIE- 1 ?u LLvj .., ?"? ,UCDG - P s ? T?t 'A e- v ??9y f-• n 2Fu /?RNDY y l?rFr i? Nc po T - J C9iq? 733 --19c4q Lx-3c) / (Z 40) ?9/4? q33 - 7,-,Yz/ f 30 9 73 s ?? t9? ???-844t , X 2z C4i?) ? 3"s- 7?4 ? x Cflq) 733 - Z4Zd 733-Z 7.3=? ' 1 ??? x >>Y F I n 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ANNUAL REPORT FOR 1999 Dismal Swamp Mitigation Site Gates/ Perquimans Counties Project No. 6.129003T TIP No. R-2208 WIVI tip Prepared Bar: Natural S` stems Unit & Roadside Environmental Unit North Carolina Department of Transportation December 1999 J I 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS SUMMARY ...........................................................................................1 1.0 INTRODUCTION .........................................................................2 1.1 Project Description ..........................................................................2 1.2 Purpose ..........................................................................................2 ' 1.3 Project History .....................................................................2 ' 2.0 HYDROLOGY ......................................4 2.1 Success Criteria ........................................................................... ...4 2.2 Hydrologic Description .....................................................................4 2.3 Results of Hydrologic Monitoring ....................................................6 2.3.1 Site Data ..................................................................6 2.3.2 Climatic Data ........................................................... ..9 ' 2.4 2.3.3 Hurricane Effects Conclusions .. ...................................................... .9 . .9 ' 3.0 VEGETATION ......................................... 3.1 Success Criteria ............................................................................ 11 11 3.2 Description of Species ................................................................... .11 ' 3.3 3.4 Results of Vegetation Monitoring ..............:...........::.....::...........:... Conclusions ...................................... . 12 14 4.0 OVERALL CONCLUSIONS/ RECOMMENDATIONS .............................. .15 ii 1 1 1 l_ JIB' 1 i T ? !1¦ rA TABLE 1 - EXPECTED SITE CONDITIONS ................................................4 TABLE 2 - RESULTS OF HYDROLOGIC MONITORING ..................................6 TABLE 3 - RESULTS OF HYDROLOGIC MONITORING ................................8 TABLE 4 -VEGETATION MONITORING RESULTS ........................................12 FIGURES FIGURE 1 - SITE LOCATION MAP .......................................................................3 FIGURE 2 - WELL LOCATION MAP .....................................................................5 FIGURE 3 - 1999 HYDROLOGIC MONITORING RESULTS ...........................7 FIGURE 4 - 30-70 PERCENTILE GRAPH .................................................10 APPENDICES APPENDIX A - DEPTH TO GROUNDWATER CHARTS ..............................16 APPENDIX B - SITE PHOTOS ...............................................................44 APPENDIX C - VEGETATION PLANTING PLAN .......................................47 1 L?J I SUMMARY The following report summarizes the monitoring activities that have occurred in the past ' year at the Dismal Swamp Mitigation Site. This site was constructed in 1996. Monitoring activities in 1999 represent the third year of monitoring. The site must demonstrate vegetation and hydrological success for a minimum of three consecutive ' years. The site is monitored with forty-eight vegetation plots, twenty-six groundwater wells, ' one surface gauge and two rain gauges. One major change in the hydrologic monitoring process is the use of local weather station rainfall data for the site analysis. The daily rainfall on the well data graphs is recorded at an Elizabeth City rain gauge, maintained by the NC State Climate Office. This data is being used because in the past existing on-site rainfall gauges have proven ' unreliable.. These site gauges will be replaced with more reliable equipment prior to the start of the 2000 growing season. Hydrologic monitoring indicates that almost the entire site has met success criteria during the1999 monitoring year. Twenty of the twenty-six monitoring wells met their ' expected hydrologic criteria even prior to the September hurricanes. The surface water gauge has shown appreciable surface water throughout the entire growing season. Ground and surface water levels were greatly affected during the month of September ' by Hurricanes Dennis and Floyd which drenched Elizabeth City with 6.5 and 2.34 inches of rain, respectively. A large storm on October 18 also contributed by dumping 4.92 inches of rain on the area in one day. Vegetation monitoring yielded a successful average tree density of 560 trees per acre across the four planted zones. Based on the monitoring results from the 19 99 season, NCDOT recommends that ' monitoring continue. 11 11-7 C ?I J r 0 ' 1.0 INTRODUCTION ' 1.1 Project Description ' The Dismal Swamp Mitigation Site is located along the Gates and Perquimans County line (COE ID # 199401492). It is 1.2 miles east of Sandycross on SR 1002 (Folly Road) ' (Figure 1). The site encompasses approximately 612 acres of farm and forest communities. ' 1.2 Purpose In order to demonstrate successful mitigation, hydrologic and vegetative monitoring ' must be conducted for a minimum of three years. The following report details. the results of hydrologic and vegetative monitoring during 1999 at the Dismal Swamp Mitigation Site. j 1.3 . Pro ect History Summer 1996 Grading Construction - Majority of Ditches Filled; Mowing; Discing ' Jan.-Feb. 1997 Tree Planting February 1997 Monitoring Wells Installed ' March - November 1997 Hydrologic Monitoring July 1997 Stake Test Plots & Initial Vegetation Monitoring ' November 1997 Vegetation Monitoring (1 yr) March - November 1998 Hydrologic Monitoring ' October 1998 Vegetation Monitoring (2 yr) November 1998 Grading Construction - Main Canal Ditch ' March - November 1999 Hydrologic Monitoring November 1999 Vegetation Monitoring (3 yr) ' Phase II Vegetation Monitoring (1 yr) 0 G H 1 it P I ? l j 4 fr . f 110 1997 DeLonne. Street Atlas USA _r? :,>'` •..,<' ' .Nicanor FIGURE 1 SITE LOCATION MAP r-- 2.0 HYDROLOGY 2.1 Success Criteria In accordance with federal guidelines for wetland mitigation, target hydrological characteristics include saturation or inundation (within 12" of surface) for at least 12.5% of the growing season at lower landscape positions during average climatic conditions. Upper landscape reaches of wetland restoration areas may exhibit surface saturation/inundation for between 5% and 12.5% of the growing season based on well data. Several wells were placed at locations where saturation is expected to be less than 5% of the growing season, in order to aid future delineation of true wetland area. Table 1 summarizes the wetland criteria expected for each monitoring well. Table 1 EXPECTED SITE CONDITIONS Expected Percent of the Growing Season with Saturated Conditions Monitoring Well Number 12.5% 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27 5% to 12.5% 3,4 0% to 5% 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 26 The growing season in Gates County begins March 25 and ends November 11. The dates correspond to a 50% probability that temperatures will drop to 28° F or lower after March 25 and before November 11.' The growing season is 232 days; the optimum ' duration for wetland hydrology is 29 consecutive days. Local climate must represent average conditions for the area in order for the hydrologic data to be considered valid. 2.2 Hydrologic Description Twenty-six groundwater monitoring wells, two rain gauges, and one surface water gauge were installed on site in 1997 (Figure 2). The monitoring wells record daily readings of groundwater depth. ' Appendix A contains a plot of the groundwater depth for each monitoring well. Data determined to be erroneous was omitted; therefore, some gaps appear in the plots. ' Precipitation events are included on each graph as bars. The rainfall plotted was obtained from the Elizabeth City rain gauge maintained by the State Climate Office of North Carolina. This official data is used because data from existing site rain gauges ' ' Soil Survey of Gates County, North Carolina, Soil Conservation Service, p.93. 71 L 0 ,Nt N 1365.12J,p.- a N?65.03g.Q1 c Z.Ta6•,>,03.03 N 964.735.17 • ., N 964.698.76 E 2.735.092:95 W4 Fs7 E 2.732.508.24 _ w2 • ..c 2.7?.?67.06 ' w • "" ' o W , v ? ?•r a ® w5 -• w6 • •.. w ' ; ' • ® ' d ® • . N 964.776.36 •.. . - . N 354.658.181T E 2.76.242.52 N 964.988.46 Y E 2.735.09.37 • .. ' "' E 2.736.992.36'-u Y • I ..•,. , • J4 963.812.91 .: • • N 964,113_37 e? E 2.733.071.02 E,-- 4 ? ? • Y • W 2.736.333.07 N• T64.092.66 , ? . R 9 ® • ?. 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A new rain gauge will be installed on the site prior to the start of the 2000 growing season. 2.3 Results of Hydrologic Monitoring 2.3.1 Site Data The largest number of consecutive days that the groundwater was within twelve inches of the surface was determined for each well. This number was converted into a percentage of the 232-day growing season. Table 2 shows the 1999 hydrologic results for March 25 through August 31, the months prior to Hurricanes Dennis and Floyd. Table 2 1999 HYDROLOGIC MONITORING RESULTS - Mar. 25 throuah Aua. 31 Monitoring Well < 5°yo 5% - 8% 8% - 12.5%0 > 12.5% Actual % Success Dates DS-2 ? 19.0 Mar. 25 - May 7 DS-3 ? 6.0 Mar. 25 - Apr. 7 DS-4 ? 2.6 Apr. 12 - Apr. 17 DS-5 ? 12.9 Mar. 25 - Apr. 23 DS-6 ? 29.0 Mar. 25 - Apr. 22 DS-7 ? 0 - DS-8 ? 20.3 Mar. 25 - May 10 DS-9 ? 20.3 Mar. 25 -May 10 DS-10 ? 12.9 Mar. 25 - Apr. 23 DS-11 ? 14.6 Mar. 25 - Apr. 27 DS-12 ? 0 - DS-13 ? 1.3 Mar. 26 - Mar. 28 DS-14 ? 2.1 Mar. 25 - Mar. 29 DS-15 ? 19.8 Mar. 25 - May 9 DS-16 ? 3.0 Apr. 12 -Apr. 18 DS-17 ? 27.1 Mar. 25 - May 26 DS-18 ? 25.4 Mar. 25 - May 22 DS-19 ? 26.3 Mar. 25 - May 24 DS-20 ? 12.5 Mar. 25 - Apr. 22 DS-21 ? 12.9 Mar. 25 - Apr. 23 DS-22 ? 6.5 Mar. 25 - Apr. 8 DS-23 ? 22.4 Mar. 25 - May 15 DS-24 ? 6.5 Mar. 25 - Apr. 8 DS-25 ? 0 - DS-26 ? 0 - DS-27 ? 1.3 Mar. 25 - Mar. 28 6 C C I 7 L C? 7- 1 • _ r r-C ? • ,N .. N 9b5.12r.o r •? • •• • .• Qs7 • a .. 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N 961.oiT.42 . 4j s Z.1Jf.5a8.:4 R,960.STZ.86 Aj Y ?' t ! E 2.735.678.i8? N (360.7131.73 E2.736.374.98 N °.?:oa6.? C r 2.737.1153.0 L W24 jj ` W ?N 960.25424 ® ®•,W25 W2T ,L a r I w26 E 2.735.717.32 _ I t ?' ?\ N 960.Spt s0 l7 y C\ 1 .737.592.78 .y Figure 3--1999 Hydrologic Monitoring Results 1 jl d 0 I n u C ' Figure 3 is a graphical representation of the 1999 hydrologic results, as recorded prior to the September hurricanes. A blue dot indicates hydrology for greater than 12.5% of ' the growing season; a red dot means the well showed between 8% and 12.5%. A green dot indicates hydrology between 5% and 8% of the season. It is this hydrologic data which will determine the success of the site. Groundwater levels recorded after September 1, 1999 were influenced by extreme weather conditions and should not be used to represent success. Data collected after September 1, 1999 is presented in ' Table 3. L 0 d i I Table 3 1999 HYDROLOGIC MONITORING RESULTS - Sent. 1 throuah Nov. 11 Monitoring Well < 5% 5% - 8% 8% - 12.5% > 12.5% Actual % Success Dates DS-2 ? 29.3 Sept. 5 - Nov. 11 DS-3 ? 15.1 Sept. 5 - Oct. 9 DS-4 ? 9.0 Sept. 5 - Sept. 25 DS-5 ? 17.2 Sept. 5 - Oct. 14 DS-6 ? 16.4 Sept. 5 - Oct. 12 DS-7 ? 6.9 Sept. 7 - Sept. 22- DS-8 ? 30.2 Sept. 3 - Nov. 11 DS-9 ? 29.3 Sept. 5 -Nov. 11 DS-10 ? 17.7 Sept. 4 - Oct. 14 DS-11 ? 29.3 Sept. 5 - Nov. 11 DS-12 ? 16.4 Sept. 5 - Oct. 23 DS-13 ? 8.2 Sept. 5 - Sept. 23 DS-14 ? 11.6 Sept. 4 - Sept. 30 DS-1 5** ? 34.0 Aug. 25 - Nov 11 DS-1 6** ? 23.7 Aug. 31 - Oct. 24 DS-1 7** ? 35.8 Aug. 21 - Nov. 11 DS-1 8** ? 31.5 Aug. 31 - Nov. 11 DS-19 ? 30.2 Sept. 3 - Nov. 11 DS-20 ? 16.4 Sept. 5 - Oct. 12 DS-21 ? 29.3 Sept. 5 - Nov. 11 DS-22* ? 16.8 Sept. 5 - Oct. 13 DS-23* ? 16.8 Sept. 5 - Oct. 13 DS-24 ? 8.2 Sept. 5 - Sept. 23 DS-25 ? 2.6 Oct. 18 - Oct. 23 DS-26 ? 11.2 Sept. 5 - Sept. 30 DS-27 ? 8.2 Sept. 5 - Sept. 23 - - uenotes wens wnicn ma(runctroned during the growing season; well data is incomplete. ' `**'- Denotes consecutive days beginning before the hurricanes. 0 k p I 7 L u 0 1 H NCDOT realizes that the hydrologic results in the wake of the September hurricanes will not count toward overall monitoring; however, the reaction of the site to large storms is noteworthy. The surface water gauge has recorded appreciable surface water throughout the growing season. 2.3.2 Climatic Data Figure 4 is a comparison of 1998 and 1999 monthly rainfall to historical precipitation for the area. The two lines represent the 30th and 70th percentiles of monthly precipitation for Elizabeth City, NC. These percentiles represent monthly rainfall data collected between 1931 and 1996 from a National Climatic Data Center rain gauge. The 1999 monthly rainfall data was provided by the State Climate Office of North Carolina at NC State University. Because of data availability, the 1999 rainfall encompasses precipitation through November 1999. The 2000 annual report will include a 30-70 percentile graph with the monthly rainfall from the winter of 1999. With the exceptions of January and February of 1998 and September and October of ' 1999, the past two years have produced average to below average rainfall for the Elizabeth City vicinity. ' 2.3.3 Hurricane Effects ' Hurricane Dennis and Hurricane Floyd brought increased amounts of rain to the site August 31 through September 5 and on September 16, respectively. Four groundwater wells (MW's 3,12, 16, 22) met the hydrologic criteria only under abnormal conditions due to precipitation from the hurricanes. The site exhibited increased ground water levels during the hurricanes and continued to do so until the end of the growing season. G i C 2.4 Conclusions The data for the 1999 growing season indicated that twenty of the twenty-six monitoring wells met their respective success criteria. Wells 7, 24, 25, and 27, which were to register at or above 12.5%, failed to meet their expected hydrology. Well 7 and 27 are located along the perimeter of the site. Wells 3 and 4, expected to register between 5% and 12.5%, registered 6.0% and 2.6%, respectively. Groundwater levels rose significantly during Hurricanes Dennis and Floyd. The Dismal Swamp Mitigation Site made large strides in 1999 showing more favorable hydrologic trends than in 1998. The few exceptions appear to be centralized in specific areas along the outer perimeter of the site. Hydrology was greatly affected by abnormal climatic conditions during the months of September and October and may be one reason such improvements were seen in 1999. 0 G h U N O z U Q L m 0 L d Q C ti a M CL E cc co E W a Q co o Q t r.+ O O O A cu 2 Q 0 O ch c4 w C cr, O? rn rn tp Cc Ir co w m I cz c c Ql ti FIGURE 4 30-70 PERCENTILE GRAPH m co r O LO d co c? ? O 4•e.co? ?o@?e?af??a?? ' 3.0 VEGETATION ' 3.1 Success Criteria ' Success Criteria states that there must be a minimum of 320 trees per acre living for at least three consecutive years. A minimum of 5 character tree species must be present, ' with no more than 20% of any one species is also required. Loblolly Pine cannot comprise of more than 10% of the 320 trees per acre requirement. 3.2 Description of Species The following species were planted in the Wetland Restoration Area (see planting plan ' in Appendix C): Zone 1: Non-riverine Swamp Forest / Atlantic White Cedar (136 acres) Taxodium distichum, Bald Cypress Nyssa aquatica, Tupelo Gum ' Nyssa sylvatica var. bif/ora, Swamp Blackgum Chamaecyparis thyoides, Atlantic White Cedar ' Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Green Ash Quercus laurifolia, Laurel Oak Quercus falcata var. pagodaefolia, Cherrybark Oak ' Quercus michauxii, Swamp Chestnut Oak Quercus phellos, Willow Oak Zone 2: Coastal Fringe Sandhill Forest (12 acres) Nyssa sylvatica, Black Gum Quercus marilandica, Blackjack Oak ' Quercus virginiana, Live Oak Pinus palustris, Longleaf Pine Carya tomentosa, Mockernut Hickory Quercus cocinea, Scarlet Oak Quercus michauxii, Swamp Chestnut Oak ' Quercus laevis, Turkey Oak Zone 3: Non-riverine Swamp Forest Mineral Soil Subtype (315 acres) ' Taxodium distichum, Bald Cypress Nyssa sylvatica var. biflora, Swamp Blackgum ' Chamaecyparis thyoides, Atlantic White Cedar Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Green Ash Quercus laurifolia, Laurel Oak 11 f r F C J Quercus falcata var. pagodaefolia, Cherrybark Oak Quercus michauxii, Swamp Chestnut Oak Quercus phellos, Willow Oak Liriodendron tulipfera, Yellow Poplar Zone 4: Riverine Swamp Forest (34 acres) Taxodium distichum, Bald Cypress Nyssa aquatics, Tupelo Gum Nyssa sylvatica var. bif/ora, Swamp Blackgum Quercus lyrata, Overcup Oak Chamaecyparis thyoides, Atlantic White Cedar Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Green Ash Quercus laurifolia, Laurel Oak 3.3 Results of Vegetation Monitoring (3 year) Table 4 L Q 7 E a en w 9 ? • Q w .Y ? u y C t Q C ? Y CC ? Y L L ? o G L T 7 J L ` ? - ? Y. L .. C u 1 ?.. W ^J 7 Y x `? to Y ? ? ? s a u T ? G u - o ^ Z O G u L J v " G v °° ? .a. .. a C i 7 i u G ? ? v G e to aE t p G oo C L eL u u Y °u L Y ^ Q a =? ` a 6 O t i x _ _ ZONE 1 13 4 5 2 10 5 2 1 29 34 580 A ZONE 2 AVERAGE DENSITY 12 575 680 567 I? 7 I Results of Vegetation Monitoring (3 year) (Continued) Q ? ?! ? Y R Y R bG V Y L y O Y L C W, v S ? R L R c L c J = 3 u R x u y' e V C _ S R p Y Y R O ^^a V ? V a, _e G V - O O ? L G V E - pp ZD V u W - "?'' O - L 3 _ v x G R R f r G r R n u Y = U R R a L. 6. a x ZONE 3 1 2 I 15 1 6 6 31 32 659 ZONE 3 AVERAGE DENSITY 559 ZONE 4 AVERAGE DENSITY 4701 TOTAL AVERAGE DENSITY 560 13 I 11 n fl ' To determine tree density, 50'x 50' plots are installed immediately following planting. The actual numbers of planted trees, which occur within the plot, are ' counted. This number is equated to the number within each plot, which represents 680 trees per acre (average). The survival monitoring number is compared to the planted number to obtain survival percentage. This percentage ' is applied to the 680 trees per acre to obtain an estimated tree per acre for the site. ' Density = monitoring count x 680 (trees per acre) planted trees ' Notes from Report: Many of the plots contain heavy dog fennel and foxtail. Several of the sites also contain broom sedge and golden rod. Juncus effusus is also present in many of the plots. Standing water was found in several plots. A ' few red maple, sweetgum, and volunteer pine were found on the site. Out of 48 plots only Plot 28 did not meet the success criteria due to the difficulty in finding trees in the thick 10' fennel. Phase 11 trees were planted February 1999 and thirteen additional plots were established to incorporate data for vegetation monitoring. A complete planting ' plan is provided in Appendix C. n 3.4 Conclusions Of the 612 acres on this site, approximately 576 involve tree planting. There were 48 plots established throughout the planting areas, encompassing all plant communities. The third year vegetation monitoring of the Phase I planting and the first year vegetation monitoring of Phase II resulted in an average density of 560 trees per acre, well above the 320 trees per acre as required by the success criteria. 14 n I I 4.0 OVERALL CONCLUSIONS/ RECOMMENDATIONS ' The site has shown considerable improvement in the last year in both hydrology and vegetation. Twenty. of the twenty-six wells met their expected hydrologic criteria even prior to the hurricanes in September. Transects located in both phases of the planting show high tree survival. ' At this time, it is the intention to continue hydrologic and vegetation monitoring of the site in 2000. 15 r 0 n u APPENDIX A DEPTH TO GROUNDWATER PLOTS 16 n I I CL E cv (? N v eti ? E ? 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