20161076 Ver 1_IRT Review Request_20200519

Strickland, Bev
From:
Wiesner, Paul
Sent:
Tuesday, May 19, 2020 5:40 PM
To:
Davis, Erin B; Kim Browning; Tugwell, Todd J CIV USARMY CESAW (US); Haupt, Mac
Cc:
David Tuch; Grant Ginn; Tsomides, Harry; Allen, Melonie; Stanfill, Jim; Baumgartner,
Tim; Danvey Walsh; Owen Carson; Chris Engle; Harmon, Beth
Subject:
IRT Review Request: 30% Credit Release -Adaptive Management Plan Summary & As -
Built Baseline Monitoring Report (MYO) - Fletcher Stream and Wetland Site- DMS#
100004- (SAW-2016-02205) (DWR#20161076) - French Broad 06010105
Attachments:
Fletcher_100004_AMP As -Built Summary_2020.pdf, Fletcher_100004_FB 05
_STR_RW_Initial Release.pdf
Kim, Erin, Mac and Todd;
Please find the summary of the completed adaptive management plan (AMP) for the Fletcher Stream and
Wetland site attached. All AMP work was completed by 2/28/2020.
Due to the additional work completed in February 2020, DMS and E.W. Solutions decided to delay Monitoring
Year 1 (MY1) reporting until 2020. Accordingly, the MY1 credit release will be requested for the entire site in
April 2021 at the next IRT credit release meeting.
This varies from our original IRT request but will allow for standard project credit releases and will hopefully
avoid confusion.
As described in the summary, E.W. Solutions is requesting a monitoring variance based on the delayed MY1
reporting. The full delivery provider collected monitoring data on a majority of the site in 2019 and are
requesting reduced monitoring in MY7 if performance standards have been met. All project assets will be
monitored for the required 7-year period. Please let me know if a separate mitigation plan addendum request
is required.
A copy of this AMP summary will be included as an attachment in the 2020 - MY1 report for documentation.
Per this email, DMS is requesting the 30% credit release for this project:
As noted, 2020 is Monitoring Year 1 for this project. The 2019 As -Built Baseline Monitoring Report, 2019
Record Drawings, and the 2020 AMP Summary and As -built are all posted on the IRT SharePoint page for your
review. These documents have also been uploaded to the DWR Laserfiche site (5/19/2020).
Attached to this email for IRT Review:
The DMS credit ledger for the 30% release.
Requested Adaptive Management Plan Summary and As -built (5/15/2020)
Project information:
Fletcher Stream and Wetland Site
DMS Project # 100004

RFP# 16-006808 — Issued 2/15/2016
Institution Date: 10/04/2016 — Full Delivery French Broad River Basin Cataloging Unit 06010105 Henderson
County, North Carolina
Mitigation Plan Project Credits:
7,253.3 SMUs (Cool)
2,758 SMUs (Cold)
8.91 WMUs (Riparian)
As-Built-MYO Project Credits:
7,253.3 SMUs (Cool)
2,758 SMUs (Cold)
8.91 WMUs (Riparian)
Mitigation Plan Lengths/Acreages:
11,673 LF
8.91 AC
As-Built-MYO Lengths/ Acreages:
11,653 LF
8.91 AC
Provider: E.W. Solutions LLC - E.W. Solutions LLC Contact: David Tuch, [e-mail] ,
828-253-6856
Designer: Stantec - Stantec Contact: Grant Ginn, [e-mail], [phone]
NCDEQ - DMS PM: Harry Tsomides, [e-mail], 828-545-7057
The FINAL 2019 As -Built Baseline Monitoring Report, 2019 Record Drawings, and the 2020 AMP Summary and
As -built can be accessed directly on the DMS SharePoint page here:
https:Hncconnect.sharepoint.com/:f:/r/sites/deq_ext/dwm_in/AsBuilt%20Report%20%20Drawing/Fletcher%
20100004?csf=1&web=1&e=AN iQua
Please let me know if you have questions or call to discuss.
Thanks
Paul Wiesner
Western Regional Supervisor
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Division of Mitigation Services
828-273-1673 Mobile
[e-mail]
Western DMS Field Office

5 Ravenscroft Drive
Suite 102
Asheville, N.C. 28801
Email correspondence to and from this address is subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law and may
be disclosed to third parties.
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From: Browning, Kimberly D CIV USARMY CESAW (US) [mailto: Kimberly. [e-mail]]
Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2019 10:35 AM
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Henderson County/SAW-2016-02205 (UNCLASSIFIED)
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Paul,
The following comments were generated during the review period the Fletcher Stream and Wetland Adaptive
Management Plan:
DWR:
The proposed corrective action states that regraded areas will be replanted using the original planting plan.
However if site conditions are wetter than originally designed or the proposed regrading will expand areas of
inundation, alternate species may need to be considered. DWR requests the final seed mix and table of
planted species and quantities be included in the summary letter noted for the 30% credit release.
USACE:
Please notify the IRT when the Adaptive Management Plan repair work is complete and provide the IRT with a
final Record Drawing (formerly referred to as As -Built). With this correspondence, the IRT approves the
attached proposal to address credit release on the site, and the request that DMS and the full delivery
provider continue on the current monitoring trajectory with 2019 as Monitoring Year 1 (MY1). The attached
memorandum describes the project credit release proposed by DMS.

Please contact the Mitigation Office if you have any questions.
Thanks
Kim
Kim Browning
Mitigation Project Manager, Regulatory Division I U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
3331 Heritage Trade Dr, Ste. 105 1 Wake Forest, NC 27587 1 919.554.4884 x60
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<[e-mail]>; Haupt, Mac <[e-mail]>; [e-mail];
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Subject: Notice of NCDMS Adaptive Management Plan Review / Fletcher Stream and Wetland/ Henderson
County/SAW-2016-02205 (UNCLASSIFIED)
CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED
The below referenced Adaptive Management Plan review has been requested by NCDMS. Per Section
332.8(o)(9) of the 2008 Mitigation Rule, this review follows the streamlined review process, which requires an
IRT review period of 15 calendar days from this email notification. Please provide any comments by 5 PM on
the 15-day comment deadline shown below. Comments provided after the 15-day comment deadline (shown
below) may not be considered.
At the conclusion of this comment period, a copy of all comments will be provided to NCDMS and the NCIRT
along with District Engineer's intent to approve or disapprove this Final As -Built and initial credit release.
Fletcher Stream and Wetland Site
DMS Project # 100004
RFP: 16-006808 - Issued 2/15/16
Institution Date: 10/4/2016 - Full Delivery French Broad River Basin Cataloging Unit 06010105 Henderson
County, North Carolina
USACE Action ID: SAW-2016-02205

DWR# 16-1076
Proposed Mitigation Plan Assets:
10,011.3 SMUs
8.91 Riparian WMUs
As -Built MYO Project Credits:
10,011.3 SMUs
8.91 Riparian WMUs
Provider: EW Solutions LLC - EW Solutions LLC Contact: David Tuch, [e-mail] , 828-
253-6856
Designer: Stantec - Stantec Contact: Grant Ginn, [e-mail], [phone]
NCDEQ - DMS PM: Harry Tsomides, [e-mail], 828-545-7057
Fletcher Str & Wtl_100004_AMP _July 2019.pdf
https:Hncconnect.sharepoint.com/sites/deq_ext/dwm_in/AsBuilt%20Report%20%20Drawing/Fletcher%2010
0004/Fletcher% 20Str%20&/ 20Wt1_100004_AMP_July%202019.pdf
Fletcher Str & Wtl_100004_CR Memo —July 2019
https:Hncconnect.sharepoint.com/sites/deq_ext/dwm_in/AsBuilt%20Report%20%20Drawing/Fletcher%2010
0004/Fletcher% 20Str%20&/ 20Wt1_100004_CR%20Memo_July%202019.pdf
15-Day Comment Start Date: July 29, 2019 15-Day Comment Deadline: August 13, 2019 45-Day Credit Release
Approval Deadline: September 13, 2019
The IRT visited the Fletcher Stream and Wetland Site on Tuesday July 23, 2019. The full delivery provider (EW
Solutions) is proposing an adaptive management plan to minimize/ alleviate hydrologic trespass. The work
will involve regrading areas of the wetland adjacent to Weston Creek and replanting those areas in the 2019
dormant season.
At the site visit, the IRT proposed a 15-day review period for the adaptive management plan. The proposed
adaptive management plan is attached for IRT review.
In addition, the IRT requested a proposal to address credit release on the site. DMS and the full delivery
provider request that the project continue on the current monitoring trajectory with 2019 as Monitoring Year
1(MY1). The attached memorandum describes the project credit release proposed by DMS.
Kim Browning
Mitigation Project Manager, Regulatory Division I U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
3331 Heritage Trade Dr, Ste. 105 1 Wake Forest, NC 27587 1 919.554.4884 x60
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Mitigation Project Name
DMS ID
River Basin
Cataloging Unit
County
Fletcher Stream and Wetland Site
100004
French Broad
06010105
Henderson
Signature of Official Approving Credit Release
USACE Action ID
DWR Permit
Date Project Instituted
Date Prepared
Stream/Wet. Service Area
2016-02205
2016-1076
10/4/2016
4/28/2020
French Broad 06010105
1 - For NCDMS, no credits are released during the first milestone
2 - For NCDMS projects, the initial credit release milestone occurs when the as -built report (baseline monitoring report) has been approved by the NCIRT and
posted to the NCDMS Portal, provided the following criteria have been met:
1) Approved of Final Mitigation Plan
2) Recordation of the preservation mechanism, as well as a title opinion acceptable to the USACE covering the property.
3) Completion of all physical and biological improvements to the mitigation site pursuant to the mitigation plan.
4) Receipt of necessary DA permit authorization or written DA approval for projects where DA permit issuance is not required.
3 - A 10% reserve of credits is to be held back until the bankfull event performance standard has been met.
Credit Release Milestone
Cool Stream Credits
Project Credits
Scheduled
Releases %
Proposed
Releases %
Proposed
Released #
Not Approved
# Releases
Approved
Credits
Anticipated
Release
Year
Actual
Release
Date
1 - Site Establishment
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
2 - Year 0 / As -Built
30.00%
30.00%
2,175.990
0.000
2,175.990
2020
4/28/2020
3 - Year 1 Monitoring
10.00%
2021
4 - Year 2 Monitoring
10.00%
2022
5 - Year 3 Monitoring
10.00%
2023
6 - Year 4 Monitoring
5.00%
2024
7 - Year 5 Monitoring
10.00%
2025
8 - Year 6 Monitoring
5.00%
2026
9 - Year 7 Monitoring
10.00%
2027
Stream Bankfull Standard
10.00%
Totals
2,175.990
Total Gross Credits
7,253.300
Total Unrealized Credits to Date
0.000
Total Released Credits to Date
2,175.990
Total Percentage Released
30.00%
Remaining Unreleased Credits
5,077.310
Credit Release Milestone
Cold Stream Credits
Project Credits
Scheduled
Releases %
Proposed
Releases %
Proposed
Released #
Not Approved
# Releases
Approved
Credits
Anticipated
Release
Year
Actual
Release
Date
1 - Site Establishment
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
2 - Year 0 / As -Built
30.00%
30.00%
827.400
0.000
827.400
2020
4/28/2020
3 - Year 1 Monitoring
10.00%
2021
4 - Year 2 Monitoring
10.00%
2022
5 - Year 3 Monitoring
10.00%
2023
6 - Year 4 Monitoring
5.00%
2024
7 - Year 5 Monitoring
10.00%
2025
8 - Year 6 Monitoring
5.00%
2026
9 - Year 7 Monitoring
10.00%
2027
Stream Bankfull Standard
10.00%
Totals
827.400
Total Gross Credits
2,758.000
Total Unrealized Credits to Date
0.000
Total Released Credits to Date
827.400
Total Percentage Released
30.00%
Remaining Unreleased Credits
1,930.600
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Mitigation Project Name
DMS ID
River Basin
Cataloging Unit
County
Fletcher Stream and Wetland Site
100004
French Broad
06010105
Henderson
USACE Action ID
DWR Permit
Date Project Instituted
Date Prepared
Stream/ Wet. Service Area
2016-02205
2016-1076
10/4/2016
4/28/2020
French Broad 06010105
Credit Release Milestone
Riparian Credits
Project Credits
Scheduled
Releases %
Proposed
Releases °/u
Proposed
Released #
Not Approved
# Releases
Approved
Credits
Anticipated
Release
Year
Actual
Release
Date
1 - Site Establishment
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
2 - Year 0 / As -Built
30.00%
30.00%
2.673
0.000
2.673
2020
4/28/2020
3 - Year 1 Monitoring
10.00%
2021
4 - Year 2 Monitoring
10.00%
2022
5 - Year 3 Monitoring
15.00%
2023
6 - Year 4 Monitoring
5.00%
2024
7 - Year 5 Monitoring
15.00%
2025
8 - Year 6 Monitoring
5.00%
2026
9 - Year 7 Monitoring
10.00%
2027
Stream Bankfull Standard
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Totals
2.673
Total Gross Credits
8.910
Total Unrealized Credits to Date
0.000
Total Released Credits to Date
2.673
Total Percentage Released
30.00%
Remaining Unreleased Credits
6.237
Notes
Contingencies (if any)
Project Quantities
Mitigation Type
Restoration Type
Physical Quantity
Cold Stream
Restoration
2,758.000
Cool Stream
Restoration
6,770.000
Cool Stream
Enhancement II
896.000
Cool Stream
Preservation
1,249.0 00
Riparian
Restoration
8.910
Stream
Stream
Restoration
Riparian
Debits
Restoration
Equivalent
Restoration
Credits
Credits
Beginning Balance (mitigation credits)
9,886.400
124.900
8.910
Released Credits
2,965.920
37.470
2.673
Unrealized Credits
0.000
0.000
0.000
DWR
DCM Permit
Owning Program
Req. Id
TIP #
Project Name
USACE Permit #
Permit #
#
NCDOT Stream &
REQ-002570
R-0619E
NC 281 Improvements
2004-30595
2005-0071
297.000
Wetland ILF Program
NCDOT Stream &
REQ-005126
B-4034
Bridge 124 on NC 151
2009-01502-311
2009-0838
439.000
Wetland ILF Program
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Mitigation Project Name
DMS ID
River Basin
Cataloging Unit
County
Fletcher Stream and Wetland Site
100004
French Broad
06010105
Henderson
USACE Action ID
DWR Permit
Date Project Instituted
Date Prepared
Stream/Wet. Service Area
2016-02205
2016-1076
10/4/2016
4/28/2020
French Broad 06010105
Statewide Stream &
REQ-005439
Asheville Airport
2010-00036
2007-1841
60.013
Wetland ILF Program
Expansion Phases 1 and 2
Roundabout Intersection -
NCDOT Stream &
REQ-005733
R-5524C
SR 3526/SR 1419/SR
2013-00633
102.530
Wetland ILF Program
1420
NCDOT Stream &
REQ 005929
R 2518A
US 19 Improvements
2007-02197-300,
2007-1134
91.400
Wetland ILF Program
2007-02197-357
NCDOT Stream &
REQ-007164
U-3301
NC 63 Improvements
2014-01633
2016-0401
224.899
Wetland ILF Program
NCDOT Stream &
REQ-007990
I-4700A & B
I-26 Improvements - NC
2013-01883
2018-1645
1,448.091
Wetland ILF Program
280 to I-40
Roundabout Intersection -
NCDOT Stream &
REQ-005733
R-5524C
SR 3526/SR 1419/SR
2013-00633
37.470
Wetland ILF Program
1420
NCDOT Stream &
REQ-002621
R-2813B
NC 146 Widening
2007-03084-311
0.380
Wetland ILF Program
NCDOT Stream &
REQ-005502
R-5207B
SR 1006 Widening
2012-00114
0.030
Wetland ILF Program
NCDOT Stream &
REQ-005712
R-5207A
SR 1006 Widening
2013-00411
0.020
Wetland ILF Program
NCDOT Stream &
REQ-005767
B-5149
Bridge 38 on SR 1574
2013-00665
0.040
Wetland ILF Program
over Clear Creek
NCDOT Stream &
REQ-006907
I-5504
I-26 at NC 191
2014-02016
2016-1157
0.020
Wetland ILF Program
Interchange
NCDOT Stream &
REQ-007163
U-3301
NC 63 Improvements
2014-01633
2016-0401
0.070
Wetland ILF Program
NCDOT Stream &
REQ-007989
I-4700A & B
I-26 Improvements - NC
2013-01883
2018-1645
1.560
Wetland ILF Program
280 to I-40
NCDOT Stream &
REQ-008221
I-4400BB
I-26 Improvements - US
2013-01883
2018-1645
0.050
Wetland ILF Program
64 to US 25 Business
NCDOT Stream &
REQ-008224
I-4400C
I-26 Improvements - US
2013-01883
2018-1645
0.413
Wetland ILF Program
25 Business to NC 280
NCDOT Stream &
REQ-004665
R-2518A
US 19 Improvements
2007-02197-300,
2007-1134
0.090
Wetland ILF Program
2007-02197-357
Total Credits Debited
2,662.993
37.470
2.673
Remaining Available balance (Released credits)
302.987
0.000
0.000
Remaining Credits (Unreleased credits)
6,920.480
87.430
6.237
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May 15, 2020
Harry Tsomides
Project Manager
NCDEQ Division of Mitigation Services
5 Ravenscroft Dr., #102
Asheville, NC 28801
Re: Adaptive Management Summary Packet
Fletcher Site Mitigation Project,
Henderson County French Broad River CU6010105
DMS Project ID No. 100004/ DEQ Contract#006997
Dear Mr. Tsomides,
Construction at the Fletcher Mitigation Site (the Site) was completed in March of 2019. Throughout the
life of the construction on the Weston Creek Reach there have been several significant rainfall events,
including two 5-inch rainfall events that resulted in major flooding at the confluence with Hoopers
Creek. The frequency of the overtopping events has been attributed to the exceptionally high rainfall
in the region during the previous 18- 24 months.
In April 2019 the adjacent property owner raised the concerns regarding floodwaters exiting the
easement and causing damage to the agricultural field between the easement and Hoopers Creek. In
response, the attached Adaptive Management Plan (AMP) was developed to address hydrologic
trespass (Attachments 1 and 2).
The initial regrading was completed November 2019. These activities include the regrading of the
floodplain along the east and west flanks of the newly restored Weston Creek to better control and
manage overbank flows (Attachment 3). The AMP grading operations were proposed in response to
deviations from the original Fletcher Mitigation design which resulted in flood flows that originated
within conservation easement exiting the site and impacting adjacent agricultural land. This grading
plan consisted of constructing a shallow Swale and low berm, running south to north along both sides
of Weston Creek, to contain and direct flood flows northward through the conservation easement. The
grading along the western side continues through the narrowing of the conservation easement to a
riprap base ditch. There, the outfall is stabilized as it flows into Weston Creek. The eastern side was
also manipulated and directs flood flows into an existing ditch which connects to Weston Creek.
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The total area disturbed by the grading operations is approximately 6.6 acres, with 5.3 acres being
within the wetland restoration area. A buffer was maintained adjacent to Weston Creek as to not
affect any of the previously installed restoration features or constructed channel. The only exception
to this is the floodplain outfall on the western side near the downstream end. The majority of the
grading closely follows the proposed AMP design. In areas where slight departure was observed, it
resulted in a more conservative grading approach with regard to mitigating flood flows affecting
adjacent properties. Regraded areas were stabilized with temporary seed mix followed by permanent
seed mix, Table 1. Repair planting and additional livestake install was finished on January 28, 2020,
Table 2. Vegetation plot and groundwater gauge re -installation was concluded on January 30, 2020.
On February 6, 2020 a storm event totaling 3.35 inches caused additional flooding to the Weston Creek
Reach via an overbank event from Hoopers Creek. The event caused minor impacts to the adjacent
agricultural area. Work was halted and a repair plan was developed to address the remaining issues
with hydrologic trespass. These repairs targeted three key areas along the Weston Creek reach. A low
swale was installed along the easement boundary near the middle of the Weston Creek reach. This
swale was designed to divert draining floodwaters within the easement and prevent trespass. The
elevation of the berm along the lower section of Weston Creek was regraded to an elevation of 2077 ft,
the preconstruction elevation. A log hedgerow was installed along the berm to buffer the impact of
high flows from Hoopers Creek. A log deflector wall was installed on the upstream bank at the mouth
of Weston Creek. All of these repair areas were seeded, live staked, and re -planted (Attachment 3).
Repairs to the Weston Creek reach, replanting, and live staking were concluded on February 28, 2020.
As a result of the need for an Adaptive Management Plan, we are revising the delivery schedule of MY1
— MY7 monitoring and closeout reports (Table 3). During October 2019 - February 2020 we collected
monitoring data for the entire Fletcher mitigation site (with the exception of groundwater gauge data
from monitoring wells in the wetland re-establishment area). We will be including this data in report
form as an addendum to the MY1 report at the end of 2020. The primary objective of this is to simplify
the monitoring and avoid having separate MY1 monitoring reports for Weston and the remainder of
the Fletcher mitigation project. It is our intention that after MY6, if all criteria are being met, we will
conclude monitoring of the Fletcher mitigation project area other than Weston Creek Reach 1A and 113
and the wetland re-establishment area. In this case, the MY7 monitoring report would consist only of
data for Weston Creek Reach 1A and 1B and the wetland re-establishment area. Tables 4 and 5
illustrate the proposed yearly monitoring schedule and components for those specific monitoring
parameters.
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Danvey Walsh
Environmental Scientist
Equinox
37 Haywood Street
Asheville, NC 28801
Office: 828-253-6856 ext. 201
Table 1.
Permanent and Temporary Seed Mix, Fletcher Mitigation Site, Weston
Reach R1 and R2
COMMON NAME
SCIENTIFIC NAME
SEEDING
DENSITY
(lbs/acre)
% MIX
PERMANENT MIX
Switchgrass
Panicum virgatum
6
15
Broom Sedge
Andropogon virginicus
6
15
Indian Grass
Sorghastrum nutans
8
20
Eastern Gamma Grass
Tripsacum dactyloides
10
25
Joe-Pye Weed
Eupatorium fistulosum
4
10
Deer tongue
Panicum clandestinum
6
15
Tota is
40
100%
TEMPORARY
PLANTING DATES
SEED TYPE
(lbs/acre)
Jan-Mayl
Wheat or Rye Grain
50
Mayl, August 15
Brown Top Millet
20
Aug15-Dec 31
Wheat or Rye Grain
50
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Table 2.
Table 3.
Planted Woody Stems, Fletcher Mitigation Site, Weston Reach R3 and R2
Common Name
Scientific Name
Amount
Blackwillow
Salix nigra
500
Boxelder
Acer negundo
400
y
Green ash
Fraxinus pennsylvanica
800
Ironwood
Carpinus caroliniana
300
~
Pawpaw
Asminia triloba
100
Sycamore
Platanus occidentalis
800
Tulip poplar
Liriodendron tulipifera
800
Winterberry
Ilex verticillata
150
Buttonbush
Cephalanthusoccidentalis
1100
Northern spicebush
Lindera benzoin
300
3
s
Silky dogwood
Cornus amomum
1200
Silky willow
Salix sericea
500
Tag alder
Alnus serrulata
500
Elderberry
ISambucus canadensis
1 300
Total 7750
Deliverable
Delivery Date
Sribmit Final lMlonitoring Report#1
November2020
Submit Final lMlonitoring Report#2
November2021
Submit Final Monitoring Report#3
November2022
Submit Final tMlonitoring Report#4
November2M
Submit Final Monitoring Report#5
November2-024
Submit Final Monitoring Report#6
November2.0 5
Submit Final Monitoring Report#7
November2-026
Project Closeout
April2027
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Table 4.
Site monitoring plan schedule summary
Calendar Year
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
2027
IL
Monitoringyear
Pre-MY1
MY1
MY2
MY3
MY4
MY5
MY6
MY7
Close Out
Weston Creek stream
no
and wetlands
monitoring
year
year
year
year4*
years
year6*
year?
(Adaptive
adaptive
Management Area)
manageme
no
entire site
monitoring if
performance
Remainder of Site
year
year
year3
year4*
years
year6*
year7
standards
have been
met
* Limited Monitoring per NCIRT 2016 Guidance; see Table 1 for further detail
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Table 5.
Updated Monitoring Plan Components
Parameter
Method
Quantity
Monitoring Year Frequency
Notes
Fletcher Reach 1 (3)
Fletcher Reach 2 (4)
Years
Riffle Cross Sections
Raccoon Reach 1 (1)
Pre-MY1, 1, 2,4 & 6
Coates Reach 1 (3)
Weston Reach 1 (3)
1, 2, 3, 5 & 7
Dimension
Fletcher Reach 1 (2)
Fletcher Reach 2 (4)
Years
Bank pins will be
Pool Cross Sections
Raccoon Reach 1 (1)
Pre-MY1, 1, 2,4 & 6
installed only in
Coates Reach 1 (2)
areas of concern
Weston Reach 1 (3)
1, 2, 3, 5 & 7
Bank pins will be
Pattern
Visual Inspection
None
Bi-annual
installed only in
areas of concern
Additional profile
measurements may
be required if
Profile
Visual Inspection
None
Bi-annual
problems are
identified during the
monitoring
period
Fletcher Reach 1 (3)
Fletcher Reach 2 (4)
Years
Substrate
Pebble Counts
Coates Reach 1 (3)
Pre-MY1, 1, 2,4 & 6
Weston Reach 1 (3)
1, 2, 3,5 & 7
Fletcher Reach 1 (1)
Fletcher Reach 2 (1)
Continuous Gauge
Raccoon Reach 1(1)
The devices will be
Coates Reach 1 (1)
inspected on a semi
Surface Water
Weston Reach 1 (1)
annual basis to
Bi-annual
Hydrology
document the
Fletcher Reach 1(1)
occurrence of
Fletcher Reach 2 (1)
bankfull events on
Crest Gauge
Coates Reach 1 (1)
the project
Weston Reach 1 (1)
Data will be
Groundwater
downloaded on a
Groundwater Gauges
Weston R1 (11)
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
monthly basis
Hydrology
during the growing
season
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Updated Monitoring Plan Components continued
Fletcher Reach 1 (6)
Fletcher Reach 2 (7)
Raccoon Reach 1 (2)
Pre-MY1, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Coates Reach 1 (4)
Vegetation
Years
Vegetation
Vegetation Plots
monitoring will
follow CVS protocol
Weston Reach 1 (7)
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7
Approximate
locations of invasive
Invasive and
and nuisance
nuisance vegetation
Visual
N/a
Semi-annual
vegetation and the
occurrence of
beaver dams will be
mapped
Locations of fence
damage, vegetation
Project boundary
Visual
N/a
Semi-annual
damage, boundary
encroachments, etc.
will be mapped.
Attachments:
1. July 29, 2019 Memorandum to Todd Tugwell
2. Adaptive Management Plan -Fletcher Mitigation Site
3. 2020-05-14Adaptive Management As -Built
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Attachment 1: July 29, 2019 Memorandum to Todd Tugwell
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ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
TIM BAUMGARTNER
Director
MEMORANDUM:
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
TO: Todd Tugwell, Chair, Interagency Review Team (IRT)
FROM: Paul Wiesner, DEQ - DMS Western Regional Supervisor
CC: David Tuch, EW Solutions
Grant Ginn, Stantec
Harry Tsomides, DMS - Project Manager
Melonie Allen, DMS — Credit Release Coordinator
Jim Stanfill, DMS — Asset Manager
Tim Baumgartner, DMS — Division Director
SUBJECT: Fletcher Stream and Wetland Site - Credit Release Schedule
DMS # 100004
USACE Action ID# SAW-2016-02205
DWR# 16-1076
Henderson County, North Carolina
DATE: July 29, 2019
On July 23, 2019, representatives from DMS, EW Solutions (Full Delivery Provider), Stantec, and the
IRT met on the project site to discuss EW Solutions' & Stantec's proposed Adaptive Management Plan
(dated July 2, 2019). The Adaptive Management Plan has been developed in order to address a
potential hydrologic trespass issue identified on the site. During the site visit, the IRT was agreeable
to the proposed repair work.
The Adaptive Management Plan notes; "After regrading is complete, six vegetation monitoring plots
and ten groundwater gauges will be re -installed and the monitoring monuments will be resurveyed.
Additionally, ground surface topography of the regraded areas will be re -surveyed. Since the proposed
Adaptive Management Plan will impact existing ground surface and vegetation, it is proposed that
impacted wetland gauge and vegetation plot monitoring be extended by one additional year. It is
proposed that all stream reaches and vegetation monitoring stations that are not affected by this effort
continue on the present monitoring schedule. "
At the site meeting, the IRT requested a proposal to address the project's Credit Release Schedule. A
copy of the asset table and asset map from the 2019 As -Built Baseline Monitoring Report are attached.
DMS and EW Solutions do not anticipate any mitigation credit changes from the proposed Adaptive
NOH CA NwD_E Q�I
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North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Mitigation Services
217 W. Jones Street 1 1652 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1652
919.707.8976

Management Plan work. Upon IRT review and approval, the proposed Adaptive Management Plan
work will commence immediately. Re -planting will be completed no later than the end of 2019.
The proposed work will impact 100% of the project's COLD stream credits (2,758 SMUs) and 100%
of the project's riparian WETLAND credits (8.91 WMUs). 100% of the project's COOL stream credits
(7,253.30 SMUs) will not be impacted by the proposed Adaptive Management work in anyway. The
COOL stream credits represent 73% of the project's total stream credits.
DMS and EW Solutions request that the project continue on the current monitoring trajectory with
Credit Release proposed as follows:
• The initial 30% credit release (Year 0/ As -Built) for the entire site (10,011.3 SMUs & 8.91
WMUs) will be requested upon completion of the proposed Adaptive Management Plan work
and submittal of a summary letter and re -surveyed ground surface topography of the regraded
areas (provided by EW Solutions). The IRT initiated the review of the final As -Built report on
June 25, 2019. DMS will hold the full 30% credit release request until the IRT has also
reviewed the completion summary letter and revised maps.
• 2019 will represent Monitoring Year 1 (MY1). A MY1 report will be completed by EW
Solutions and will include all of the information associated with the completed Adaptive
Management Plan work. DMS will provide the final MY1 report to the IRT in 2020 per the
standard credit release process.
• DMS will request the Year 1 Monitoring credit release for COOL stream credits only at the
2020 credit release meeting.
• The MY1 credit release request for all COLD stream credits and all riparian WETLAND
credits will be delayed by 1-year. This 1 year off set will continue until the IRT agrees to
release all project credits concurrently OR the site reaches Monitoring Year 8 (MY8).
• The 10% Stream Bankfull Standard will be requested upon successful completion of the
success criteria on all project streams as specified in the IRT approved mitigation plan.
If you have any questions, please contact me at any time at [phone] or email me at
paul.wiesner&ncdenr. og_v .
Sincerely,
Paul Wiesner
Western Regional Supervisor
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
Division of Mitigation Services
828-273-1673 Mobile
paul.wiesnerkncdenr. og_v
Attachment: Fletcher Stream and Wetland Asset Table and Asset Map
NORTHCAROLINAD_E Q�/
Department at Emkoomental 0w111V
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Mitigation Services
217 W. Jones Street 1 1652 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1652
919.707.8976

Table 1. Project Mitigation Assets and Components
Fletcher Mitigation Site
Project Segment
Existing
Footage or
Acrea
Mitigation
Plan Footage
or Acreage
Mitigation Category
Restoration
Level
Priority Level
Mitigation
Ratio (X:1)
Mitigation
Plan Credits*
As -Built
Centerline
Footage or
Acreage^
Comments
Fletcher Creek la
607
461
Cool
EII
NA
2.5
184.400
461
Fletcher Creek lb
498
377
Cool
R
PI
1.0
377.000
378
Fletcher Creek lc
1,791
1,540
Cool
R
PI
1.0
1,540.000
1,507
Less 51' for crossing
Fletcher Creek 2a
1,587
1,296
Cool
R
PI/ PII
1.0
1,296.000
1,290
Less 33' for utility crossing; Less than 30' buffer for 86 LF
Fletcher Creek 2b
1,586
1,470
Cool
R
PII
1.0
1,470.000
1,558
Less 33' for outlet protection and 51' and 73' for 2 crossings
Raccoon Branch la
489
489
Cool
P
NA
10.0
48.900
489
.001 ac temporary impact to Wetland
Raccoon Branch lb
461
461
Cool
P
NA
10.0
46.100
461
.006 ac temporary impact to Wetland B
Raccoon Branch lc
208
153
Cool
EII
NA
2.5
61.200
153
Less 53' for crossing; Stream length not included in wetlands
Raccoon Branch Id
354
448
Cool
R
PI
1.0
448.000
440
Pine Branch 1
380
299
Cool
P
NA
10.0
29.900
299
Coates Branch Reach la
292
282
Cool
EII
NA
2.5
112.800
282
Coates Branch Reach lb
598
606
Cool
R
PI
1.0
606.000
598
.016 ac temporary impact to Wetland D
Coates Branch Reach lc
727
708
Cool
R
PI
1.0
708.000
702
Less 44' for crossing
Coates Branch Reach Id
318
325
Cool
R
PI
1.0
325.000
321
Weston Creek In
1,645
1,954
Cold
R
PI
1.0
1,954.000
1,916
Less 29' for ROW and outlet protection
Weston Creek lb
708
804
Cold
R
PI
1.0
804.000
798
Wetland A
0.03
0.03
RNR
Enh
NC
NC
NC
0.001 ac temporary impact to Wetland A
Wetland B
0.11
0.11
RNR
Enh
NC
NC
NC
0.006 ac temporary impact to Wetland
Wetland D
0.05
0.05
RNR
Eh
NC
NC
NC
0.016 ac temporary impact to WetlandA
Wetland E
8.910
8.9
RNR
Re -Est
1.0
8.910
8.910
* Mitigation plan credits account for breaks in conservation easements and are based on design stream stationing and taken from the approved mitigation plan. Mitigation plan credits are the same as the approved mitigation plan.
^ Based on centerline calculations from the as -built survey, accounts for breaks in conservation easement and utility right-of-ways.
Project Credits
Restoration Level
Stream
Riparian Wetland
Non -Rip
Coastal
Warm
Cool
Cold
Riverine
Non-Riv
Wetland
Marsh
Restoration
6770.000
2758.000
-
Re-establishment
8.910
Rehabilitation
-
Enhancement
Enhancement I
-
Enhancement II
358.400
Creation
Preservation
124.900
-
Total Credits
7253.300
2758.000
8.910
i Project credits reflect the sum of credits outlined in the approved mitigation plan.
Fletcher Stream and Wetland Mitigation Site 13 Equinox
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Figure 2. Asset Map

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ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT PLAN
Fletcher Mitigation Site
Henderson County, NC
Project Number: 100004
Contract Number: 006997
RFP: 16-006808
French Broad River Basin
Cataloging Unit # 06010105
Prepared for:
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
Division of Mitigation Services
1652 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1652
July 2, 2019
Fletcher Mitigation Site July 2, 2019
DMS# 100004

1.0 ISSUE OF CONCERN
Construction of the Fletcher Mitigation Site (the Site) was completed in March of 2019. Prior to the
completion date, grading activities were completed on the wetland area adjacent to Weston
Creek in September of 2018. Since the completion of grading activities for the wetlands there
have been several significant rainfall events, including two 5 in rainfall events that resulted in major
flooding on the downstream receiving waters of Hooper's Creek. The frequency of the
overtopping events has been attributed to the exceptionally high rainfall in the region during the
previous twelve to eighteen months.
The total rainfall in the Fletcher area during the preceding year has been over 80 inches which is
33 inches above the average annual rainfall for 47 inches. Overbank flow has occurred as
expected for the higher rainfall events. However, on April 3, 2019 the adjacent property owner
raised the concern that flood flows were exiting the Site and flowing onto his property to a higher
degree than in the past. Specifically, floodwaters were exiting the easement at a location along
the western boundary (see Figure 1) and then flowing north along the boundary line and into field
between the easement and Hooper's Creek. He expressed concern that this additional flow was
damaging part of his fields and would result in some of the area being unusable for crop
production. This Adaptive Management Plan has been developed in order to address the issue of
this potential hydrologic trespass.
2.0 PROPOSED CORRECTIVE ACTION
The adjacent property owner requested that ditches be installed within the conservation
easement to collect the flood flows prior to entering his property. However, an internal
examination of the as -built surface was conducted to develop a better understanding of the
problem. This examination determined that deviations in the constructed surface from the design
surface have potentially contributed to this issue. Some of the deviations, while being relatively
minor and within construction tolerances, have the potential to shift a portion of the flood flows
from the east floodplain to the west floodplain. However, a significant deviation occurs on the
west floodplain which may be contributing significantly to this issue. This deviation created a linear
depression running northward which may be capturing additional flood flows and routing them
out of the easement. It is possible this linear depression is the remnant of the haul route that was
in place during the construction of the downstream end of Weston Branch and that final grading
out of the haul route never corrected any settling or shifting of the landscape along this corridor.
The proposed plan (see Figure 2) is to regrade portions of the floodplain to address this issue. This
regrading will include correcting the deviations from the original design grading plan and also will
provide for additional grading that will move flood flows northward through the easement without
exiting to the west. The flood flows will be directed to the northern boundary of the wetland area
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DMS# 100004

and then conveyed along the west side of Weston Creek. At the narrowest point the floodplain
conveyance grading will have a top width of approximately 35 ft and a depth of approximately
1 foot. This will have a capacity to carry the 10-year flood flow under fully vegetated conditions.
Over time as mature vegetation begins to shade out the herbaceous layer flow conveyance
should improve. Upstream of the easement constriction the flood conveyance area will be
expanded to improve storage and retention of flood flows. The flood conveyance grading will
need to extend to the lower end of Weston Creek in order to provide for continuation of the flood
conveyance and tie the grades into the existing stream.
The regrading effort will affect approximately 4 acres of the wetland restoration area. The change
in surface elevation will generally be less than 6 inches, with a few small areas changing up to 12
inches. No regrading will occur within 10 feet of the restored Weston Creek and all grading will be
within the tolerances allowed to maintain wetland hydrology. The area impacted by regrading
activities will be stabilized with temporary and permanent seed mix and replanted in the fall using
the specifications of the original planting plan.
3.0 PROPOSED MONITORING REVISION
After regrading is complete, six vegetation monitoring plots and ten groundwater gauges will be
re -installed and the monitoring monuments will be resurveyed. Additionally, ground surface
topography of the regraded areas will re -surveyed. Since the proposed Adaptive Management
Plan will impact existing ground surface and vegetation, it is proposed that impacted wetland
gauge and vegetation plot monitoring be extended by one additional year. It is proposed that
all stream reaches and vegetation monitoring stations that are not affected by this effort continue
on the present monitoring schedule.
Fletcher Mitigation Site
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