20201150 Ver 1_VIABILITY-ASSESSMENT-REQUEST-FORM_20200709

BUFFER MITIGATI UTRIENT OFFSET
RGY COOPER
Governor SITE VIABILTV ENT REQUEST
MICHAEL S. REGAN ` , , l!'
Secretory
(Form must be complete and all ents included to process request)
LINDA CULPEPPER NUH I H CAROLINA
Director Environmentaf Qualfry
❑ BUFFER MITIGATION ❑X NUTRIENT OFFSET ❑ BOTH
Name
Raymond Holz
Company
Restoration Systems, LLC
Address
1101 Haynes Street, Suite 211, Raleigh, NC 27604
Phone
[phone]
Email
[e-mail]
Do you have the right to access the property? Attachment 1
❑ YES ❑ NO
PARCEL/SITE DETAILS
Proposed Site Name
Pungo
Address
4717 Free Union Church Rd.
City: Pinetown
Site Coordinates
35.551670,-76.781149
County: Beaufort
River Basin
Tar -Pam
8-Digit HUC: 03020104
Sub -watershed (if in
Jordan Lake or Falls)
Will this be part of a stream or wetland project/bank?
❑ YES ® NO
Has anyone from DWR or the USACE visited the site in the past 12 months? ❑ YES ❑X NO
Has a riparian buffer or stream call been performed by Division of Water Resources staff on the
subject site? ❑ YES ❑X NO
Is the project receiving any state or federal grant money? ❑ YES ❑X NO
Are there any State, Local or Federal Permits associated with the subject site? ❑ YES ❑X NO
PARCEL/SITE ATTACHMENTS (provide items 1-4 as a separate attachment, not to exceed 10 pages)
1. Detailed description of the site including existing site conditions and Aerial Site Map;
2. Include a timeline of land uses and land use changes from 1990-Present;
3. Most recent 1:24,000 scale USGS Topo Map showing the site; AND
4. Most recent published NRCS county soil survey showing site;
SEND COMPLETE REQUEST TO:
NCDWR - 401 & Buffer Permitting Branch
Attn: Katie Merritt
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
orbs email to [e-mail]

Restoration Systems' (RS) requests a viability assessment for a single tract, 470-acre parcel, in Beaufort
County, NC, for the development of a nutrient offsite bank parcel. A landowner authorization letter is
attached along with the following detailed description of the parcel, including a historical land use
analysis.
Site Description
The parcel, a +/- 470-acre tract utilized for row crop production, is located in the Pinetree Township 5.25
miles north of Bath, NC. Substantial land use alterations indicative of row crop production are shown on
the 1943 USGS 1:250000 topographic quad for Plymouth, NC. NC DOT historic Imagery from 1968,
indicates the current land use is substantively similar to that of the late 1960s. Via historical mapping, QL2
LiDAR analysis, and in -field review, current site features are the result of modification to four distinct
intermittent/perennial features that drain directly to Pungo Creek. Parcel drainage runs north to south.
Water Quality
The site is located within the Tar -Pamlico River Basin 8 and 14-digit USGS Cataloging Units 03020104-
110020 (NCDWQ subbasin number 03-03-07). Pungo Creek is mapped and listed on the North Carolina
2018 Category 5 Assessments "303(d) List" Final Report for Chlorophyll a, impacting aquatic life
(NCDWQ 2018). According to the 2018 Amended 2010 Tar -Pamlico River Basin Plan, the highest
priorities within the watershed are the reduction of agricultural inputs, restoring ditched streams, and
establishing woody vegetation along denuded banks.
Physiography
The site is within the United States Geological Survey's (USGS) Level IV Ecoregion 63b, Chesapeake -
Pamlico Lowlands and Tidal Marshes of North Carolina. Regional physiography is characterized by level
plains and broad, shallow valleys on the lowest marine terrace. The ecoregion is characterized by
seasonally wet soils, brackish, and fresh low -gradient streams with a silty or sandy substrate (Griffith et
al. 2002). Elevations within the Site range from 10-20 feet National Geodetic Vertical Datum [2013 USGS
Pinetown Quadrangle, NC 7.5-minute topographic quadrangle]. As such, the site historically supported
four independent fresh low -gradient streams and associated ephemeral features that drained the level
plain and convex depressions within the parcel.
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The site has been cleared of native forest vegetation, streams have been relocated, ditched, and
straightened, and groundwater hydrology has been lowered due to the ditching of site streams.
Documented land use alterations to the site's features, terraces, and depressional wetlands first occur on
the 1943 USGS 1:250000 topographic quad for Plymouth, NC. NC DOT historical imagery from 1968,
indicates the current land use is substantively similar to that of the late 1960s. Methodical ditching
approximately every 500 feet drains upland terraces and depressional wetlands.
A series of agricultural buildings are located on -site along the northern boundary. A single -use powerline
for the farming facilities runs the road. No other significant parcel constraints have been observed.
Land uses & Land use Timeline (Figures 7-12)
Imagery Date & Figure No. Landuse
1943 — USGS (Figure 7)
12-1968 — NC DOT (Figure 8)
03-1993 — GE Image (Figure 9)
02-1998 — GE Image (Figure 10)
12-2011— GE Image (Figure 11)
03-2019 — GE Image (Figure 12)
Modification to natural features
Agriculture —
Row Crop Production
Agriculture —
Row Crop Production
Agriculture —
Row Crop Production
Agriculture —
Row Crop Production
Agriculture —
Row Crop Production
RS—Site Viability Request, Pungo Nutrient Offset Site Page 2

List of Attached Figures
Figure 1— Site Location Map
Figure 2 — QL2 LiDAR
Figure 3 — 2019 USGS Quad (Pinetown)
Figure 4 — 1995 NRCS Soil Survey
Figure 5 — 2019 USGS Quad & 1995 NRCS Soil Survey
Figure 6 — Site Features Overview
Figure 7 —
1943 USGS Topo Quad
Figure 8 —
12-1968 NCDOT Historic Imagery
Figure 9 —
03-1993 Google Earth Imagery
Figure 10
— 02-1998 Google Earth Imagery
Figure 11—
12-2011 Google Earth Imagery
Figure 12
— 03-2019 Google Earth Imagery
References
Griffith, Glen, James Omernik, and Jeffery Comstock. 2002. Ecoregions of North Carolina, Regional Descriptions.
U.S. Geological Survey, Corvallis, Oregon.
NC DEQ. Tar Pamlico River Basin Restoration Priorities. 2018. North Carolina Department of Environment and
Natural Resources, Raleigh, North Carolina. Accessed online 06-2020,
https://files.nc.gov/ncdeq/Mitigation%20Services/Watershed Planning/Tar-Pamlico River Basin/RBRP-
Tar-Pamlico-072018-.pdf
NC DEQ. 2018 NC Category 5 Assessments "303(d) List" Final North Carolina Department of Environment and
Natural Resources, Raleigh, North Carolina. Accessed online 06-2020,
https://files.nc.gov/ncdeq/Water%20Quality/Planning/TM DL/303d/2018/2018-NC-303-d--List-Final.pdf
RS—Site Viability Request, Pungo Nutrient Offset Site Page 3

LANDOWNER AUTHORIZATION FORM
PROPERTY LEGAL DESCRITION:
Deed Book: _ 1641 Page: 00625 County: Beaufort
Parcel ID Number: GPIN - 6666-06-5494
Street Address: No Physical Address, Beaufort Co. GIS - 4717 Free Union Church Rd. Pinetown NC 27865
Site Specific Coordinates 35.551670,-76.781149
Property Owner (please print: Kevin Engel, President Engel Farms Inc.
Property Owner (please print):
The undersigned, registered property owner(s) of the above property, do hereby authorize
Raymond Holz of Restoration Systems, LLC
(Contractor/Agent/Project Manager); (Name of Contractor/Agent Firm/Agency)Z
to take all actions necessary for the evaluation of the property as a potential stream, wetland and/or
riparian buffer mitigation project, including conducting stream and/or wetland determinations and
delineations, as well as issuance and acceptance of any required permit(s) or certification(s). I
agree to allow regulatory agencies, including the NC Division of Water Resources, to visit the
property as part of these environmental reviews.
Property Owners(s) Address:
(if different from above)
7423 Cabin Hill Faun Lane
Hanover VA 23069
Property Owner Telephone Number: [phone]
Property Owner Telephone Number:
We hereby certify the above information to be true and accurate to the best of our knowledge.
(Property Owner Authorized Signature)
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(Date)
'Name of full delivery staff member (full -deliveries) or DMS project manager (design -bid -build).
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