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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20191261 Ver 2_Year 0 Monitoring Report_red_20200612ID#* 20191261 Version* 2 Select Reviewer:* Katie Merritt Initial Review Completed Date 06/12/2020 Mitigation Project Submittal - 6/12/2020 Is this a Prospectus, Technical Proposal or a New Site?* r Yes r No Type of Mitigation Project:* r Stream r Wetlands W Buffer V Nutrient Offset (Select all that apply) Project Contact Information Contact Name:* Ted Griffith Project Information ................................................................................... ID#:* 20191261 Existing IDY Project Type: Project Name: County: Email Address:* ted@ecoterra.com Version: *2 Existing Version r DMS r Mitigation Bank Kittrell Hill Nutrient Offset and Buffer Mitigation Bank Pitt Document Information Mitigation Document Type:* Mitigation As -Built Plans File Upload: Kittrell Hill Baseline Monitoring Report _MY- 4.83MB 0_red.pdf Rease upload only one RDF of the conplete file that needs to be subnitted... Signature Print Name:* Ted Griffith Signature:* Baseline Monitoring Report KITTRELL HILL NUTRIENT OFFSET and BUFFER MITIGATION BANK Pitt County, NC DWR Project #: 2019-1261 Prepared for: tNORTH CAROLINA . Envtronmentat Quality NC Department of Environmental Quality Division of Water Resources Nutrient Offset and Buffer Mitigation Program 1652 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1652 June 2020 BASELINE MONITORING REPORT KITTRELL HILL NUTRIENT OFFSET and BUFFER MITIGATION BANK Pitt County, NC DWR Project #: 2019-1261 Neuse River Basin RUC 03020203 Prepared For: NORTH CAROLINA Environmental QuaUty NC Department of Environmental Quality Division of Water Resources Nutrient Offset and Buffer Mitigation Program 1652 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1652 Prepared By: %ow. ecolerra. 1117 Peachtree Walk NE, Suite 126 Atlanta, GA 30309 404.840.2697 Contributing Staff Ted Griffith, Principal in Charge Scott Frederick, Construction and Baseline Michael Bienenson, Quality Assurance Lead Monitoring Lead, SWE Jamey O'Shaughnessey, Quality Assurance and Heather Smith, QA/QC, VHB Construction Oversight TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.0 Mitigation Project Summary.................................................................................................. I 1.1 Project Goals..........................................................................................................................1 1.2 Existing Conditions and Parcel Viability.............................................................................. 2 2.0 Determination of Credits........................................................................................................ 3 3.0 Baseline Summary................................................................................................................... 3 3.1 Site Preparation......................................................................................................................3 3.2 Riparian Area Restoration Activities.....................................................................................3 4.0 Annual Monitoring and Performance Criteria.................................................................... 4 4.1 Vegetation..............................................................................................................................4 4.2 Photo Reference Stations....................................................................................................... 5 4.3 Visual Assessments............................................................................................................... 5 4.4 Annual Reporting Performance Criteria................................................................................ 5 4.5 Maintenance and Contingency Plans..................................................................................... 5 5.0 References................................................................................................................................. 5 APPENDICES Appendix 1 Figures and Tables Figure 1: Vicinity Map Figure 2: Project Component/Asset Map Figure 3: Monitoring Plan View Table 1: Buffer Project Attributes Table 2: Buffer Project Areas and Assets Appendix 2 DWR Correspondence NCDWR Site Viability for Buffer Mitigation and Nutrient Offset Letter (Date: December 17, 2019) NCDWR On -Site Determination for Applicability to the Neuse Buffer Rules (Date: December 17, 2019) Appendix 3 As -Built Survey Appendix 4 Site Photographs Appendix 5 Vegetation Plot Data Table 3: Planted and Total Stem Counts Vegetation Plot Photographs `0� Kittrell Hill Nutrient Offset and Riparian Buffer Mitigation Bank Baseline Monitoring Report � � DWR Project #. 2019-1261Q ec7 erra, Page i May 2020 1.0 Mitigation Project Summary The Kittrell Hill Nutrient Offset and Riparian Buffer Mitigation Bank (Bank) is a riparian area restoration project located approximately 1.8 miles northeast of the Town of Farmville off Kittrell Hill Road, north of HWY 264 in Pitt County, NC (Appendix 1: Figure 1). The Bank Parcel Development Package (BPDP) was approved under the Kittrell Hill Mitigation Banking Instrument (MBI) between the North Carolina Division of Water Resources (NCDWR) and EcoTerra, the Bank Sponsor. The Bank is approximately 18.6 acres (810,216 ft2) of a total 80 ac tract situated along a tributary of Oldwoman Branch, a direct tributary to Little Contentnea Creek. The Bank Parcel is located in a targeted local watershed (TLW) within the Neuse River basin hydrologic unit code (HUC) 03020203070030 and NCDWR Subasin 03-02-02. The BPDP was approved for riparian buffer and nutrient offset credit in the service area designated by Neuse River Basin HUC 03020203. According to the as-buit survey and most recent DWR Buffer Mitgation Calculation Tool V.2 (Updated 1/17/20), the Bank Parcel is expected to generate 363,817 ft2 riparain buffer credits (RBC) as well as 21,147.061 lbs nitrogen nutrient offset credits (NOC). The Bank Parcel is located in the headwaters of an unnamed tributary that flows into Little Contentnea Creek, approximately one and half miles downstream of the project terminus. The Kittrell Hill Nutrient Offset and Riparian Buffer Mitgation Bank will help to reduce future sediment and nutrient loading into the unnamed tributary and i. r° A0 `' ` ` y downstream Little Contentnea Creek. It will also improve terrestrial habitats along this stream by establishing a riparian corridor and allowing the land to undergo natural succession to forested community types. The area surrounding the stream is primarily agricultural fields. The project will ultimately restore forested riparian buffers and adjacent riparian areas to a maximum of approximately 200 feet from the tops of banks of streams and ditches and will remove rotating crops and fertilizer inputs. The restored Neuse River riparian buffer and surrounding riparian areas will filter runoff from the surrounding farm fields and provide shading to improve stream temperatures and aquatic habitat. Invasive vegetation will be treated as needed within the project area to promote native vegetation. 1.1 Project Goals According to the N.C. Division of Mitigation Services' (DMS) Neuse River Basin Restoration Priorities (RBRP) document, amended 2018, the project will support the identified goals for the TLW, as well as the overall HUC. As stated in the RBRP, restoration of riparian buffers and adjacent riaprian areas to address agricultural runoff is a high priority for this 14-digit TLW HUC. `,i Kittrell Hill Nutrient Offset and Riparian Buffer Mitigation Bank Baseline Monitoring Report ec fte ra. DWR Project #: 2019-126lv2 Page 1 May 2020 The major goals of the proposed riparian area restoration project are to address agricultural runoff, including nutrients and sediment, protect the project in perpetuity, and restore terrestrial habitat. The detailed goals and objectives are: Reduce Nutrient Levels — Nutrient inputs will be decreased by filtering runoff and sequestering nutrients dispersed from stormwater flows from agricultural fields. These nutrients will be absorbed through the 200 ft wide riparian area restored with native woody vegetation. This goal is supported by both the TLW and RBRP for reducing nutrient inputs to the Neuse River Basin. Reduce Sediment Levels — Sediment inputs will be decreased by filtering runoff and attenuating flood flows from agricultural fields through 200 ft wide riparian area restored with native woody vegetation. This goal is supported by both the TLW and RBRP for reducing sediment inputs to the Neuse River Basin. Project Protection in Perpetuity — Implement a project in a TLW and record a conservation easement. This goal is supported by the RBRP to protect aquatic habitat and surface waters. Restore Terrestrial Habitat — Riparian areas will be restored with native vegation and invasive vegetation will be managed. This goal is supported by the RBRP. 1.2 Existing Site Conditions The riparian area restoration project contains approximately 18.3 acres of agricultural fields along two unnamed tributaries of Oldwoman branch and ultimately Little Contentnea Creek (hereinafter referred to as UT1 and UT2, and also referred to as 19-1261A and 19-1261B respectively by the NCDWR Stream/Buffer Determination) to a functioning riparian corridor. Both UT1 and UT2 are characterized as ditches further upstream before draining into intermittent stream reaches (Figrue 2). The restored parcel is surrounded by fields currently in rotating row crops and early successional herbaceous and woody vegetation in the near stream region, and designated as agricultural use. Historical aerials denote that land use, including the configuration of both channels on the project Parcel, has been consistent since 1950. UT1 enters the project Parcel from the headwaters of a small flatwood drainage area, then joins UT2 before going under Kittrell Hill Road and flowing into Oldwoman Branch. NCDWR staff visited the project Parcel on November 19, 2019 to determine subjectivity of on - site resources to the Neuse River buffer rules and their suitability for nutrient offset and riparian buffer mitigation per 15A NCAC 02B .0240 and the Consolidated Buffer Mitigation Rule (15A NCAC 02B 0.0295), respectively. The unnamed tributaries were determined suitable for nutrient offset and riparian buffer mitigation in the Neuse River Basin. The NCDWR stream/buffer determination and site viability letter dated November 26, 2019 is located in Appendix 2. `,i Kittrell Hill Nutrient Offset and Riparian Buffer Mitigation Bank Baseline Monitoring Report ec fte ra. DWR Project #: 2019-126lv2 Page 2 May 2020 2.0 Determination of Credits Riparian area restoration was accomplished in accordance with the Consolidated Buffer Mitigation Rule (15A NCAC 02B .0295) including the alternative mitigation option of restoration activities along suitable ditches (15A NCAC 02B .0295(o)(8)). Credits proposed were in accordance with the stream determination and site viability assessment: a.) NCDWR Site Viability for Buffer Mitigation and Nutrient Offset Letter (Date: December 17, 2019) b.) NCDWR On -Site Determination for Applicability to the Neuse Buffer Rules (Date: December 17, 2019) All areas within 200 ft of the top of bank of subject streams and suitable ditches as measured from the top of bank landward, are devoted to generating a type of mitigation credit. The Kittrell Hill Parcel will generate a total of 363,817 ft2 of Neuse Riparian Buffer credits. Additionally, it will generate 405,261 ft2 (21,147.061 lbs-Nitrogen) of nutrient offset credits. Credit reductions occur at both UT and UT2 ditch reaches according to the Diffuse Flow Memo (NCDEQ, August 19, 2008). Mitigation credits generated are found in Table 2 and Figure 2 in Appendix 1 and are based upon the most recent DWR Buffer Mitigation Calculation Tool v 2 (Updated 1/17/20) and as -built survey (Appendix 3). Differences in total credits generated from the original BPDP are due to improved accuracies with the as -built survey. 3.0 Baseline Summary The project construction was completed in late March and early April 2020, following mitigation plan approval. Eco Terra and supporting team members successfully planted and restored the proposed areas dedicated for riparian buffer and adjacent riparian area restoration with high quality native trees and shrubs. 3.1 Site Preparation Areas of concern noted from the site viability for buffer mitigation and nutrient offset field visit (DWR Letter: 12/17/19) were addressed to stabilize banks where culverts were removed as well as manage erosion present before and potentially following construction. Culverts were removed and the vicinity soils graded to promote sheet flow through the buffer. Temporary and permanent seed mix was installed in any disturbed soil areas following debris removal and planted with native trees to secure sediment from entering surface waters. Temporary and permanent seed mixtures planted included Foxtail millet (Setaria italica) and Indiangrass (Sorgastrum nutans), switchgrass (Panicum virgatum), and big bluestem (Andropogon gerardii), respectively as noted in the BPDP. No invasive species were noted for herbicide treatment prior to construction. No disking or tilling was necessary to prepare the site or remove any historic plow pan in the soil. 3.2 Riparian Area Restoration Activities Restoration of the riparian areas involved planting bare root one to two -year -old trees and shrubs in designated planting zones based on soil wetness and in accordance with the mitigation plan. A combination of machine and manual planting techniques were used depending on site conditions. CCOlCi i C7. Kittrell Hill Nutrient Offset and Riparian Buffer Mitigation Bank Baseline Monitoring Report DWR Project #: 2019-126lv2 Page 3 May 2020 Construction and planting of the Kittrell Hill mitigation site occurred between March 30t' and April 1", 2020, in accordance with the approved Bank Parcel Development Package and Mitigation Banking Instrument (DWR Letter: 3/26/2020). The entire area proposed for restoration and development of riparian buffer and nutrient offset credits was planted with native trees and shrubs. Differences in stem density and quantities occurred relative to the proposed planting list in the mitigation plan due to plant availability at the time as well as the late timing of the planting. Additional trees were planted to ensure success through the initial first growing season establishment period considering potential early season dry weather, and herbaceous competition. Trees planted included 4,000 laurel oak (Quercus laurifolia), 3,750 willow oak (Quercus phellos), 3,750 water oak (Quercus nigra), 500 green ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica), and 2,500 silky dogwood (Cornus amomum). Total site tree density achieved was between 700-800 trees/ac and sometimes higher to ensure survival during the first growing season. Approximately 14,500 stems (821 stems/ac) were planted within the riparian areas designated for restoration. In accordance with 15A NCAC 02B .0295, a sufficient density of stems was planted to achieve 260 trees/ac at the end of a minimum five-year project monitoring period whereby no one tree species planted was greater than 50% of the planted stems, and a minimum of four native hardwood tree and native shrub species were planted. In total, five (5) species were selected and planted in specific areas depending on soil type, landscape position, soil wetness, community type, and reference forest stands nearby. Initial vegetation management post planting included specific preemergent herbicide band application over planted trees for herbaceous competition that may compete with planted stems, conducted by a North Carolina licensed applicator. 4.0 Annual Monitoring and Performance Criteria The Mitigation Program Requirements for Protection and Maintenance of Riparian Buffers (15A NCAC 02B .0295) set forth specific performance criteria for the successful development and close-out of the Kittrell Hill Nutrient Offset and Riparian Buffer Mitigation Bank. Performance criteria monitoring includes standardized vegetation plot establishment and annual monitoring for planted stems including individual plot photo documentation, overall site photo documentation, biannual visual assessments for project status and easement integrity including herbaceous and/or invasive species competition, stem mortality, stand health, incidental damage from agricultural equipment, and stem loss or damage from natural causes such as fire, disease, or animal predation. Figure 3 (Appendix 1) illustrates the location of the project easement, permanent vegetation plots/photo points, as well as overall site photo points. 4.1 Vegetation Seventeen (17) permanent vegetation plots were established according to the most recent Carolina Vegetation Survey (CVS) protocol within the restored buffer area. Representative vegetation plots were established at a minimum density of 2% of the planted area. Specifically, vegetation monitoring was obtained for all plots according to Level 1-2 protocols from the CVS-EEP Protocol for Recording Vegetation V4.2 (2008) manual. Baseline, or monitoring year zero (MYO) vegetation stem data is included in Appendix 5, Table 3. CCOlCi I C7. Kittrell Hill Nutrient Offset and Riparian Buffer Mitigation Bank Baseline Monitoring Report DWR Project #: 2019-126lv2 Page 4 May 2020 4.2 Photo Reference Stations Individual plot photos taken at the southwest corner (origin) of each plot are included in this baseline monitoring report. Additional Parcel reference photos (N=17) were taken at designated points along the conservation easement boundary providing an overall view of the project success (Appendix 1: Figure 3). All photo points were located by survey and georeferenced for map production to provide a consistent means for photo replication annually and in the event a plot or photo location must be reestablished during the monitoirng period. Photo orientation (direction and bearing) were recorded as well as approximate vertical position for consistency in photo logging. 4.3 Visual Assessments Additional observations were made of site conditions and vegetation conditions outside of monitoring plots. This biannual effort will be made in order to appropriately monitor changing site conditions and address any issues to ensure Bank success and performance criteria are met after the monitoring period. Any site problems will be noted and discussed in the annual reports and monitored biannually to ensure performance criteria are met following any remedial action. 4.4 Annual Reporting Performance Criteria All monitoring reports, including this baseline report, will be compiled and submitted to NCDWR annually in accordance with the Mitigation Banking Instrument. Annual monitoring will occur for a minum of five years or until performance criteria are met. 4.5 Maintenance and Contingency Plans Any site observations identified through vegetation plots or visual assessments, whereby the performance criteria is not met, will be noted and discussed in the annual reports and addressed with a contingency plan as necessary. NCDWR will be notified, and if necessary, collaborate with Eco Terra to develop a contingency plan with remedial action steps to correct the performance criteria deficiency. Any contingency plan and remedial actions will occur within an agreed timeframe and monitoring adjusted accordingly, if necessary. Site problem areas will be monitored biannually to ensure performance criteria are met following any remedial action. 5.0 References 15 NCAC 02B .0295 Mitigation Program Requirements for Protection and Maintenance of Riparian Buffers. 2015. Lee, Michael T. Peet, Robert K., Steven D. Wentworth, Thomas R. 2008. CVS-EEP Protocol for Recording Vegetation Version 4.2. http://cvs.bio.unc.edu/protocol/cvs-eep-protocol-v4.2-levl- 2.pdf Natural Resources Conservation Service (MRCS). Web Soil Survey of Pitt County. http://websoilsurvey.nres.usda.gov/app/HomePage.htm North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality. Division of Mitigation Services (NCDMS). 2018. Neuse River Basin Restoration Priorities. `,i Kittrell Hill Nutrient Offset and Riparian Buffer Mitigation Bank Baseline Monitoring Report ec fte ra. DWR Project #: 2019-1261 Page 5 May 2020 APPENDIX 1 FIGURES AND TABLES N P G Sr4NraNS�uR4 Ro BANNa rN Kittrell Hill Mitigation Site l�rfAr'_ �l - f Directions: From Raleigh Follow US-64 East Bypass to exit 470 for tlantic Avenue Turn right onto NC-97 East/Atlantic Avenue nd follow for 1.3 miles Turn right onto NC-97 East and follow for 4.6 Iles Turn right onto a dirt road after passing Bacon Tower Lane ecotarra Q�f �,S Lis Source: USGS Farmville Quadrangle 2019 Figure 1Vicinity Map Kittrell Hill Nutrient Offset and Riparian Buffer Mitigation Bank Neuse River Basin (HUC 03020203) Pitt County, NC 0 0.25 N Ei Miles 0.5 250 125 0 250 Feet Legend r opoppPPO Property Boundary Riparian Buffer Restoration (0-50') UT 1 Ditch i UT 1 Stream Nutrient Offset (51-200') UT 1 Ditch - UT 1 Ditch Riparian Buffer Restoration (0-100') UT 1 Stream UT 2 Stream i Nutrient Offset (101-200') UT 1 Stream Unbuffered Ditch Credit Removal Riparian Buffer Restoration (0-100') UT 2 Stream Conservation Easement 18.3 acres Nutrient Offset (101-200') UT 2 Stream Figure 2 Project Component/Asset Map Kittrell Hill Nutrient Offset & Riparian Buffer Mitigation Bank N Baseline Monitoring Report (MY 0) Neuse 03020203 Pitt County, North Carolina eco terry:,= May 2020 2016 NC OneMap Aerial Note- Vegetation Plot photos are from the origin of the vegetation plot. The origin is located in the southwest corner of each plot. 1 ♦tl\ 300 150 0 Feet 4 /Pp 300� 4P Legend Vegetation Plot (N=17) Conservation Easement 18.3 acres + Photo Points i Unbuffered Ditch Credit Removal Property Boundary Riparian Buffer Restoration (0-50') UT 1 Ditch - UT 1 (Stream) Nutrient Offset (51-200') UT 1 Ditch UT 1 (Ditch) UT 2 (Stream) 1Pp 13 P1 Origin Latitude/Longitude (Decimal Degrees) Plot Number Y Coordinate X Coordinate 1 35.61278051 -77.54167172 2 35.61293295 -77.54228007 3 35.61236395 -77.54309817 4 35.61171611 -77.54356579 5 35.61138423 -77.54453178 6 35.61059089 -77.54476964 7 35.61044404 -77.54526965 8 35.61082033 -77.54556637 9 35.61129253 -77.54545579 10 35.6120444 -77.54535981 11 35.61278604 -77.54495721 12 35.61249992 -77.54498904 13 35.61252301 -77.54466279 14 35.61215726 -77.54454754 15 35.61258453 -77.54343206 16 35.61307725 -77.54321039 17 35.61342085 -77.54254375 Riparian Buffer Restoration (0-100') UT 1 Stream Nutrient Offset (101-200') UT 1 Stream Riparian Buffer Restoration (0-100') UT 2 Stream Nutrient Offset (101-200') UT 2 Stream Figure 3 Monitoring Plan View Map Kittrell Hill Nutrient Offset & Riparian Buffer Mitigation Bank Baseline Monitoring Report (MY 0) N Neuse 03020203 Pitt County, North Carolina eco terry:._ May 2020 2016 NC OneMap Aerial A IA Table 1: Buffer Project Attribute Kittrell Hill Nutrient Offset and Riparian Buffer Mitigation Bank DWR Project #: 2019-1261 Monitoring Year 0 — 2020 Project Name M • d Rip. MitigationBank I Hydrologic Unit Code 1 1 1 1 IRiver Basin Geographic Location (decimal degrees 35.611142,1 ��rotection Instrument (B Types of Credits Nutrient Offset and Riparian Total Credits (BMU) . . ' : 1 . . • Mitigation Plan (BPDP) Date December 2019 IInitial Planting Date March -April 2020 (Baseline Report Date 2020 YI Report Date December 2020 Y2 Report Date December 21 MY3 Report Date December 2022 ort Date December 2023 1MY5 Report Date December 2024 IClose out Report Date/Visit ■ December 1 Table 2: Buffer Project Components and Assets Kittrell Hill Nutrient Offset and Riparian Buffer Mitigation Bank DWR Project #: 2019-1261 Monitoring Year 0 — 2020 Kittrell Hill Nutrient Offset and Riparian Buffer Mitigation Bank, NCDWR Project#: 2019-1261v2, Project Mitigation Credits: 363,817 ft2 (RBC) and 21,147.061 Ibs N (NOC) Neuse 03020203 Project Area N Credit Conversion Ratio (ft2/pound) P Credit Conversion Ratio (ft2lpound 19.16394 N/A Credit Type Location Subject? (enter NO if a hemeral or P ditch') Feature Type Mitigation Activity Min -Max Buffer Width (ft) Feature Name Total Area (ft2) Total (Creditable) Area of Buffer Mitigation (ft�) Initial Credit Ratio (x:l) %Full Credit Final Credit Ratio (x:l) Convertible to Riparian Buffer? Riparian Buffer Credits Convertible to Nutrient Offset? Delivered Nutrient Offset: N (Ibs) Delivered Nutrient Offset: P (Ibs) Buffer Rural No Ditch Restoration 0-50 UT1 37,245 37,245 1 100% 1.00000 Yes 37,245.000 No — — Buffer Rural Yes I / P Restoration 0-100 UT1 236,463 236,463 1 100% 1.00000 Yes 236,463.000 No — — Nutrient Offset Rural Yes I / P Restoration 101-200 UT1 212,770 1 33% N/A — Yes 11,102.623 — Buffer Rural Yes I / P Restoration 0-100 UT2 90,109 90,109 1 100% 1.00000 Yes 90,109.000 No — — Nutrient Offset Rural Yes I / P Restoration 101-200 UT2 71,724 1 33% N/A — Yes 3,742.654 — Nutrient Offset Rural No Ditch Restoration UT1 (51-200) 1 120,767 1 No — Yes 6,301.783 — Totals:1 769,078 363,817 Enter Preservation Credits Below Flipihlr fnr Preservatinn tf,21. 121,272 Total Mitigation Min -Max Creditable (Creditable) Initial Credit Final Credit Riparian Credit Type Location Subject? Feature Type Buffer Width Feature Name Total Area (sf) Area for Buffer % Full Credit Activity Ratio (x:l) Ratio (x:l) Buffer Credits Mitigation (ft) Buffer Preservation — Preservation Area Subtotal (ftl 0 Preservation as %Total Area of Buffer Mitigation: O.O% Ephemeral Reaches as %Total Area of Buffer Mitigation: O.O% 1. The Randleman Lake buffer rules allow some ditches to be classified as subject according to 15A NCAC 02B .0250 (5)(a). TOTAL AREA OF BUFFER MITIGATION (TABM) Mitigation Totals Square Feet Credits Restoration: 363,817 363,817.000 Enhancement: o 0.000 Preservation: O 0.000 Total Riparian Buffer: 363,817 363,817.000 TOTAL NUTRIENT OFFSET MITIGATION Mitigation Totals I Square Feet Credits Nutrient Offset: Nitrogen: 405,261 21,147.061 Phosphorus: 1 0.000 APPENDIX 2 DWR CORRESPONDENCE ROY COOPER Governor MICHAEL S. REGAN Secretary LINDA CULPEPPER Director Mr. George E. Moore 958 Quail Run Quay Virginia Beach, VA 23452 NORTH CAROLINA Environmental Quality November 26, 2019 DWR #19-1261 PITT County Subject: On -Site Determination for Applicability to Neuse Riparian Buffer Rules (15A NCAC 02B .0233) Subject Property/ Project Name: Kittrell Hill Address/Location: —0.38 Miles N of Intersection of Kittrell Hill Rd and Stantonsburg Rd, Farmville Stream(s) Evaluated: Unnamed Tributaries to Oldwoman Branch Determination Date: 11/19/19 and 11/21/19 Staff: Anthony Scarbraugh/Chris Pullinger Determination Type: Buffer: Stream: ® Neuse (15A NCAC 02B .0233) ❑ Intermittent/Perennial Determination ❑ Tar -Pamlico (15A NCAC 02B .0259) ❑ Catawba (15A NCAC 02B .0243) ❑ Jordan (15A NCAC 02B .0267) (governmental and/or interjurisdictional projects) ❑ Randleman (15A NCAC 02B .0250) ❑ Goose Creek (15A NCAC 02B .0605-.0608) Stream E/I/P* Not Subject Start@ Stop@ Soil USGS Subject Survey Topo 19-1261 A E (Ditch) X Flag: 19-1261 A Flag: 19-1261 X X Begin A E/I 19-1261 A I X Flag: 19-1261 A Flag: 19-1261 X X E/I A End 19-1261 B E (Ditch) X Flag: 19-1261 B Flag: 19-1261 X X Begin B E/I 19-1261 B I X Flag: 19-1261 B Flag: 19-1261 X X E/I B End *E/I/P/NSP = Ephemeral/Intermittent/Perennial/No Stream Present The Division of Water Resources has determined that the streams listed above and included on the attached map have been located on the most recent published NRCS Soil Survey of PITT County, North Carolina and/or the most recent copy of the USGS Topographic map at a 1:24,000 scale and evaluated for applicability to the NEUSE River Riparian Buffer Rules. Each stream that is checked "Not Subject" has been North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality 4 Division of Water Resources cr�-_D E Washington Regional Office 1 943 Washington Square Mali I Washington. North Carolina 27889 NOR� i"' Q C'N D"p .M"' �ro^^ W ore l r 252.946.6481 PITT County Page 2 of 2 determined to not be at least intermittent or not present on the property. Streams that are checked "Subject" have been located on the property and possess characteristics that qualify them to be at least intermittent streams. There may be other streams or features located on the property that do not appear on the maps referenced above but may be considered jurisdictional according to the US Army Corps of Engineers and subject to the Clean Water Act. This on -site determination shall expire five (5) years from the date of this letter. Landowners or affected parties that dispute a determination made by the DWR may request a determination by the Director. An appeal request must be made within sixty (60) calendar days of date of this letter to the Director in writing. If sending via US Postal Service: c/o Mac Haupt DWR — 401 & Buffer Permitting Unit 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 If sending via delivery service (UPS, FedEx, etc.): clo Mac Haupt DWR — 401 & Buffer Permitting Unit 512 N. Salisbury Street Raleigh, NC 27604 This determination is final and binding as detailed above, unless an appeal is requested within sixty (60) days. This determination only addresses the applicability to the buffer rules and does not approve any activity within the buffers. The project may require a Section 404/401 Permit for the proposed activity. Any inquiries regarding applicability to the Clean Water Act should be directed to the US Army Corps of Engineers Washington Regulatory Field Office at (252) 251-4619. If you have questions regarding this determination, please feel free to contact Anthony Scarbraugh at (252) 948-3924. Sincerely, vm—� " David May, Regional Supervisor Water Quality Regional Operations Section Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ cc: Scott J. Frederick, Soil, Water, and Environment Group, PLLC (via email) Emily Thompson, US Army Corps of Engineers Washington Regulatory Office (via email) LASERFICHE Flag 19-1261 B Begin too Flag: 19- 261 B Ell ■ Flag:19-1261 A End•,tim Google Earth Flag: 19-1261 A Ell 14' 19-1261 B End 1`Flag: 19-1261 A Begin i /-\' IW 1000 ft Kittrell Hill Buffer and Nutrient Offset Mitigation Site 2019 USGS Topogrpahic Map Scale 1:24K for Farmville, NC AM l �Q W Nome [?�ecilne En�ianmenlei � Managemernt Commis EkAmr Date eaawewea �_ � l l 6 r r L� RA Ed% y lid YM S7A- R D ON5 B tJ -1 �, o Qm Fogg ""A 9g-9m9 Am � r r� .0 194L Q [tea m 4A wsm a Dm 0 m CU .m Legend q Flag:19-1261 .. Not Subject *%- Subject yA =8 L 3 !� h l�l �J • O Kittrell Hill Buffer and Nutrient Offset Mitigation Site -` 1974 NRCS Soil Surveyof Pitt Count Sheet No. 39 y � IN. r � � N rA `. EXA 1 Wnagemwt!< Commiiw� . 9 ° M ��. -VA 9e. EBB NrS Ra 2. 13 d Legend Flag:19-1261 r Not Subject I .'. Subject 0 Ma • ON Fla LY B Ly WCI NrB ExA Ay r NrR ' t R a A L! NrB.ma ROY COOPER Governor MICHAEL 5, REGAN Secretary UNDA CULPEPPER Drrerror Ted Griffith EcoTerra Partners 1117 Peachtree Walk NE, Suite 126 Atlanta, GA 30309 (via electronic mail: t!�dLec?ecoterra.corn) NORTH CAROLINA Envfron In en raI Quality December 17, 2019 Re: Site Viability for Buffer Mitigation & Nutrient Offset — Kittrell Hill Site 0.38 Miles N of Intersection of Kittrell Hill Rd and Stantonsburg Rd, Farmville Neuse 03020203 Dear Mr. Griffith, On September 25, 2019, Katie Merritt, with the Division of Water Resources (DWR), received a request from you on behalf of EcoTerra Partners (EcoTerra) for a site visit near the above -referenced site in the Neuse River Basin within the 8-digit Hydrologic Unit Code 03020203. The site visit was to deternune the potential for riparian buffer mitigation and nutrient offset within a proposed Easement Boundary, which is more accurately shown in the attached map labeled "Figure 4-Propsed Project Map" prepared by EcoTerra. On November 11, 2019, Ms. Merritt performed a site assessment of the subject site. Staff with EcoTerra were also present. Ms. Merritt's evaluation of the features onsite and their associated mitigation determination for the riparian areas are provided in the table below. This evaluation was made from Top of Sank (TOB) and landward 200' from each feature for buffer mitigation pursuant to I 5A NCAC 02B .0295 (effective November 1, 2015) and for nutrient offset credits pursuant to 15A NCAC 02B .0240. y Noll Carolina Department of Envlronmenrat Quality i Division of Water Resources J 512 North Sal isbur y Street 1 1617 Mail Service Centrr I Ralrlgh. North Carollna 27fi94-1617 Kittrell Hill Site EcoTerra Partners December 17, 2019 Feature Classification t ub-ect Riparian Land uses Buffer 'Nutriela Mitigation T11-C Det&rmination r Arian areas onsite � aJacent to Feature Credi Offset Buffer 0� 200] Viable Viable Sue Rl Ditch No Non -forested agricultural Ycs Yes Restoration Site per 15A NCAC 0 2 B upstream fields .0295 (o)(8) III Stream Yes Non -forested agricultural Yes YLS Restoration Site per 15A NCAC 02B downstream Fields .0295 (n) Erosional rills and unstable 'Buffer Mitigation Note — Assessment banks were present along concludes the ditch meets 15A NCAC the reach 02B .0295 (o)(8) (A, B, C, D & E). More information is required to be provided Galvanized pipes were in a mitigation plan for complete observed influencing assessment. See rule. surface drainage Minor bank stabilization and grading needed where flank stability is compromised and where eroxional rills ii►rdgullies are absented Pipes freed io be removed R2 Ditch Ncp Non-farested agricultural No Yes Restoration Site per 15A NCAC 02B upstream fields .0295 (o)(8) Ditch depth is >T R2 Stream Yes Non -forested agricultural Yes Yes Restoration Site per 15A NCAC 02 B downstream fields .0295 (n) Erosional rills and unstable Minor batik stabilization and graeiirig hanks were present along ►seeded where bank srabildy is the reach compromised and inhere erosional rills andgrrllies are obsenvel Galvanized pipes were observed influencing Pipes need io be removed. surface drainage A,B,C,D Lateral No Non -forested agricultural No No not hydrologically connected to streams ditches fields 'Subjectivity calls for the features were determined by DWR in correspondence dated November 262019 using the 114 000 scale quadrangle topographic map prepared by USGS and the most recent printed version of the soil survey map prepared by the MRCS . ' NC Division af'Waler Resources - Aferhoduingv and Calculations for detennining Nsirrienr Reducuons associated with Riparian Ewer Establishment Maps that are attached to this letter were prepared by EcoTerra & DWR and initialed by Ms. Merritt on December 17, 2019. This letter does not constitute an approval of this site to generate mitigation credits. Pursuant to 15A NCAC 02B .0295, a mitigation proposal and a mitigation plan shall be submitted to DWR for written approval prior to conducting any mitigation activities in riparian areas and/or surface waters for buffer mitigation credit, Pursuant to 15A NCAC 02B .0240, a proposal regarding a proposed nutrient Page 2 of 3 Kittreil Hill site EcoTerra Partners December 17, 2019 load -reducing measure for nutrient offset credit shall be submitted to DWR for approval prior to any mitigation activities in riparian areas and/or surface waters. All vegetative plantings, performance criteria and other mitigation requirements for riparian restoration, enhancement and preservation must follow the requirements in 1 SA NCAC 02B .0295 to be eligible for buffer and/or nutrient offset mitigation credits. For any areas depicted as not being viable for nutrient offset credit above, one could propose a different measure, along with supporting calculations and sufficient detail to support estimates of load reduction, for review by the DWR to determine viability for nutrient offset in accordance with 15A NCAC 02B .0240. This viability assessment will expire on December 17, 2021 or upon the submittal of an As -Built Report to the DWR, whichever comes first. This letter should be provided in any nutrient offset, buffer, stream or wetland mitigation plans for this Site Please contact Katie Merritt at (919) 707-3637 if you have any questions regarding this correspondence. Sincerely, Mac Haupt, Acting Supervisor 401 and Buffer Permitting Branch MHAy►n Attachments: Figure 4. DWR Stream Determination map cc: File Copy (Katie Merritt) Scott Frederick — Soil, Water & Environment Group (via electronic mail) Page 3 of 3 Figure 4 - Proposed Project Map and Property ' JTB '+ i� R1-UTOWB `o r r' Legend 1 Streams 2 ft Contours rStream Buffers (200 ft) 3i ie _eft Parcels Kittrell Hill Nutrient and Buffer Mitigation Bank Subject Stream and Proposed Buffers N Pin 4638412480 Feet 0 75 150 Soo Feet Pitt County, NC Aerial, Contour from INC Onemap eco terra Parcels from Pitt Co GIS 4 Irk.� r APPENDIX 3 AS -BUILT SURVEY VICINITY SKETCH NOT TO SCALE TR0�' V:N 4— m m F SITE Z � �Q �O STANTONSBURG RD LEGEND BOUNDARY TOP OF STREAM BANK — — — CONSERVATION EASE. ................... SOIL PATH CE = CONSERVATION EASEMENT SF = SQUARE FEET AC = ACRES PA = PLANTED AREA NCA = NON—CREDIT AREA TCA = TOTAL CREDIT AREA NOTES: t- ALL DISTANCES ARE HORIZONTAL GROUND IN US SURVEY FEET. 2- METHOD OF COMPUTATION: AREA IS CALCULATED WITH CAD SOFTWARE METHODS. 3- BOUNDARY SURVEY PERFORMED WITHOUT THE BENEFIT OF A TITLE REPORT. THERE ARE NO KNOWN CHANGES IN RIGHT OF WAY & THERE MAYBE EASEMENTS AND ENCUMBRANCES, EITHER RECORDED OR UNRECORDED, NOT SHOWN HEREON. 4-THE PURPOSE OF THIS PLAT IS TO SHOW THE AS -BUILT AREAS FOR RIPARIAN BUFFER CREDITS WITHIN THE CONSERVATION EASEMENT. THIS PLAT IS NOT A BOUNDARY SURVEY. THE LAND PARCELS AND THEIR BOUNDARIES AFECTED BY THIS CONSERVATION EASEMENT ARE NOT CHANGED BY THIS PLAT. 5- REFERENCE CONSERVATION EASEMENT PLAT RECORDED AT PITT COUNTY REGISTER OF DEEDS Unbuffered Ditch Credit Removol =7881 SF/0.1809 AC UT 1 Riporion Buffer 0-100'=236463 SF/5.4284 AC UT 1 (Ditch) Riporion Buffer 0-50' =37245 SF/0.8550 AC UT 2 Riporion Buffer 0-100' =90109 SF/ 2.0686 AC UT 1 (Ditch) Nutrient Offset 51-200'=120767 SF/2.7724 AC UT 2 Nutrient Offset 101-200' =71724 SF/1.6465 AC =UT 1 Nutrient Offset 101-200'=212770 SF/4.8845 AC (PA) 776954 SF/17.8364 AC - (NCA) 7881 SF/0.1809 AC =(TCA) 769073 SF/17.6555 AC TOTAL CE AREA (INCLUDING STREAM) = 798326 SF/18.3271 AC I, TIMOTHY P. MURRAY, AS DULY REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR IN THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, CERTIFY THAT THIS BUFFER MAP WAS DRAWN UNDER MY SUPERVISION, IS AN ACCURATE AND COMPLETE REPRESENTATION OF WHAT WAS CONSTRUCTED FIELD, THAT THE EASEMENT BOUNDARY IS BASED ON PLAT CABIN PAGE 16 RECORDED IN EDGECOMBE COUNTY REGISTER OF DEED OFFICE, AND THAT THE BUFFER AREAS SHOWN ARE CALCULATED AS -BUILT CONDITIONS EXCEPT WHERE OTHERWISE NOTED HERE INT WITNESS MY ORIGINAL SIGNATURE, REGISTRATION NUMBER, AND EAL P THIS Xth DAY OF May, 2020. Timothy P. Murray, PLS - A EST SURVEYINGI Professional Land Surveying / License C-3903 P.O. Box 91041 Raleigh North Carolina 27075 14INEW 919.219.4278 infdWerrestrialSunreyingzorn T A :WT 3 aALV It R i p�Y ; ''UNSIGNED ��V, ONLY °S�INA9�LAT FL9R8kE R�bING, OR C .�E�JANCE N /F MOZINGO, GARLAND W DS 3673 PG 409 PIN: 4638223047 PID: 13402 THIS MAP IS NOT FOR RECORDATION, SALES OR CONVEYANCES AND DOES NOT COMPLY WITH G.S. 47-30 MAPPING REQUIREMENTS, 1 GON�� O��GN 200 I, CE AREA 798326 SF 18.327 ACRES N /F MATTHEWS, GLORIA JEAN CHASE PIN: 4638318946 PID: 15212 0 N/F MATTHEWS, GLORIA JEAN CHASE PIN: 4637393782 PID: 15211 AS -BUILT SURVEY KITTRELL HILL NUTRIENT OFFSET AND BUFFER MITIGATION BANK PREPARED FOR ECO TERRA PARTNERS, OWNER: GEORGE E MOORE III ARTHUR TOWNSHIP, PITT COUNTY, NC SURVEY: 5/12/2020 SCALE:1 "= 200' 0 100 200 400 BAR GRAPH 1 inch = 200fi. 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