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HomeMy WebLinkAbout19930667 All Versions_1998 Monitoring Report_19990106v,n STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION JAMES B. HUNT JR. P.O. BOX 25201, RALEIGH, N.C. 27611-5201 E. NORRIS TOLSON GOVERNOR SECRETARY January 4, 1999 Ms. Cyndi Bell N.C. Department of Environment And Natural Resources Division of Water Quality 4401 Reedy Creek Road Raleigh, North Carolina 27607 Dear Ms. Bell: 0?.? --- , J JAN 61999 Subject: 1998 Annual Monitoring Report for Bull Farm Mitigation Site, Sampson County. Please find enclosed the 1998 annual monitoring report for the Bull Farm 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, / ' V. Charles Bruton, Ph.D., Assistant Branch Manager Planning and Environmental Branch cc: Phil Harris, PE, Natural Systems Unit Head David Franklin, USACOE C 1 ? ANNUAL REPORT FOR 1998 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Bull Farm Mitigation Site Sampson Counter Project ## 6.24900T TIP ## U-508 Prepared By: Natural Systems Unit Planning and Environmental Branch North Carolina Department of Transportation December 1998 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS ' 1.0 INTRODUCTION ..................................................:........................................1 1.1 Project Description ..............................................................................1 1.2 Purpose ...............................................................................................1 1.3 Project History ........................................................................1 2.0 HYDROLOGY ..............................................................................................3 2.1 Success Criteria ............................. .3 2.2 Hydrologic Description ........................................................................3 ' 2.3 Results of Hydrologic Monitoring ...............................:.....:......:....::......5 2.3.1 Site Data .......................................... .5 2.3.2 Climatic Data ..............................................................9 ' 2.4 Conclusions ...........................................................................9 3.0 VEGETATION ..............................................................................................11 ' 3.1 Success Criteria .................................................................................11 3.2 Description of Species .......................................................................11 ' 3.3 Results of Vegetation Monitoring ..............:.:.....::.....:.....:.....:.....:......12 3.4 Conclusions ........................................ .13 4.0 OVERALL CONCLUSIONS/ RECOMMENDATIONS ..................................14 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 TABLES TABLE 1 - 1997 HYDROLOGIC MONITORING RESULTS ...........................5 TABLE 2 - 1998 HYDROLOGIC MONITORING RESULTS ...........................7 TABLE 3 - VEGETATIVE MONITORING RESULTS .........................................12 FIGURES FIGURE 1 - SITE LOCATION MAP .....................................................................2 FIGURE 2 - WELL LOCATION MAP ....................................................................4 FIGURE 3 -1997 HYDROLOGIC MONITORING RESULTS ..........................6 FIGURE 4 - 1998 HYDROLOIGIC MONITORING RESULTS .........................8 FIGURE 5 - 30-70 PERCENTILE GRAPH .................................................10 APPENDICES APPENDIX A - DEPTH TO GROUNDWATER CHARTS ...................................15 APPENDIX B - SITE PHOTOS ...........................................................................39 APPENDIX C - MONITORING PARTNERING MEETING MINUTES ...............42 1 1 L 1 1 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Project Description The Bull Farm Wetland Mitigation Site is located in Sampson County adjacent to the South River, a tributary of the Cape Fear River (Figure 1). It is accessible by SR 1208. The site encompasses approximately 425.5 acres and is designed as a mitigation site for the Cape Fear River Basin. 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 Bull Farm Mitigation Site. Also included is a consecutive day analysis of the 1997 hydrologic data. This analysis serves as an addendum to the 1997 annual report, in which cumulative days were incorrectly tallied in order to demonstrate hydrologic success. 1.3 Project History Summer 1995 Sept.-Oct. 1995 Jan.-Feb. 1996 February 1996 March 1996 October 1996 Summer 1997 October 1997 October 1998 Construction KG Shearing/Piling/Bedding/Ripping/Discing Tree Planting Monitoring Wells Installed Aerial Herbicide Treatment Vegetation Monitoring (1 yr.) Ditches Plugged and Fish Pond Excavated Vegetation Monitoring (2 yr.) Vegetation Monitoring (3 yr.) 1 1 Li 1 I? 1 1 1 ....... }Twin Oak Dismal Bay o, w,. Bull Farm Wetland Mitigation Site l'arkersbL y5? , \ 411) i i r9 7 2.0 HYDROLOGY 2.1 Success Criteria In accordance with federal guidelines for wetland mitigation, the success criteria for hydrology states that the area must be inundated or saturated (within 12" of the surface) by surface or ground water for at least 12.5% of the growing season. Areas inundated less than 5% of the growing season are always classified as non-wetlands. Areas inundated between 5% - 12.5% of the growing season can be classified as wetlands depending upon other factors, such as the presence of hydrophytic vegetation and hydric soils. The growing season in Sampson County begins March 18 and ends November ' 11. The dates correspond to a 50% probability that temperatures will drop to 28° F or lower after March 18 and before November 11.' The growing season is 237 ' days; therefore the optimum duration for wetland hydrology is 30 days. Also, local climate must represent average conditions for the area. J? 2.2 Hydrologic Description Historically, wetlands on the tract were created by a high water table and periodic flooding of the South River. A network of ditches existed to drain the farm fields. After an extensive study of the site's hydrology, it was concluded that blocking the drainage ditches would elevate the groundwater to a level that would saturate the soil stratum within the required twelve inches. It was predicted that this, in addition to surface water and runoff would be sufficient to restore wetland hydrology. Twenty groundwater monitoring wells, two rain gauges, and two reference wells were installed in 1996 (Figure 2). The reference wells were installed in areas already determined to be jurisdictional wetland. The rain gauges and monitoring wells recorded daily readings of rainfall and depth to groundwater, 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 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 Conservation Service, Soil Survey of Sampson County, North Carolina, p.79. 3 WORTH I LEGEND - APPROX CHANNEL OF SOUTH RIVEN ----- - APPROX FACII=. BOUNDARY-....---, - APPROX LOCATION:-OF MITIGATION AREA - WOOD LINE FROM' A=AI INTERPRETATION.k'-GROUND .. TRUTHIN_ G - SURVEYED- PQODL1ZNE - . _ -? - :APPROX. LOCAITON OF MONITORING WELLS Figure 2 Well Location Map Bull Farm Mitigation Site Sampson County, North Carolina 0 7 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2.3 Results of Hydrologic Monitoring 2.3.1 Site Data The maximum 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 237 day growing season. Table 1 presents the 1997 results, while Table 2 has the 1998 results. Table 1 1997 HYDROLOGIC MONITORING RESULTS Monitoring Well < 5% ; 5% - 8%0' 8% =-,12.5%0 > 12.5% Actual % MW-101 ? 10.1 MW-102 ? 2.1 MW-103 ? 1.7 MW-104 ? 25.3 MW-105 ? 57.4 MW-106 ? 14.4 MW-107 ? 25.3 MW-108 ? 20.3 MW-109 ? 24.5 MW-110 ? 5.9 MW-111 ? 9.7 MW-112 ? 1.3 MW-113 ? 6.3 MW-114 ? 4.6 MW-115 ? 44.3 MW-116 ? 9.7 MW-117 ? 20.3 MW-118 ? 3.3 MW-119 ? 0.0 MW-120 ? 4.2 MW-121 ? 3.8 MW-122 ? 16.9 "RW-1 ? 13.1 *RW-2 ? 9.7 "Note- The reference wells were placed in areas that were previously determined as jurisdictional wetland. Figure 3 is a graphical representation of the hydrologic monitoring results for 1997. A blue dot represents wetland hydrology for more than 12.5% of the season; a red dot indicates hydrology between 8% and 12.5%; a green dot represents hydrology between 5% and 8%. 5 ?I ?I 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ?p 7 II i APPROX. CHANNEL OF SOUTH RI"i:. -- - APPROx FACULTY- BOUNDARY APPROX. LOCATION:.OF MTTIG-AM APEr_ -'."-' - w00D LUKE .FRoM-AmzTb;-L--:_".-__ - ?'I'ER•pRETATION_Ec'-GBOtTNL..Ur, jr G - SURVEYED - ,APPROX. LOCATION OF M0?`'TOg?N-G --ELLS FIGURE 3 1997 HYDROLOGIC RESULTS C 0 7 J J J Table 2 1998 HYDROLOGIC MONITORING RESULTS Monitoring Well < 5% 5%-8% 8%-12.5% > 12:5% Actual % MW-101 ? 12.7 MW-102 ? 8.9 MW-103 ? 5.1 MW-104 ? 12.2 MW-105 ? 57.8 MW-106 ? 48.1 MW-107 ? 38.8 MW-108 ? 45.1 MW-109 ? 38.8 MW-110 ? 17.7 MW-111 ? 26.2 MW-112 ? 3.0 MW-113 ? 29.5 MW-114 ? 24.9 MW-115 ? 51.5 MW-116 ? 73.0 MW-117 ? 48.9 MW-118 ? 65.0 MW-119 ? 4.2 MW-120 ? 13.1 MW-121 ? 10.1 MW-122 ? 69.6 *RW-1 ? 27.4 *RW-2 ? 38.0 "Note- The reference wells were placed in areas that were previously determined as jurisdictional wetland. Figure 4 is a graphical representation of the 1998 hydrologic monitoring results. 7 1 r 1 1 1 1 ?I ?I l 1 1 1 1 1 1 i r• i I I i I i I MORIN I ?'GFNi'? -- - - APPRO? CFiANN"?, OF SOUTH RI'v?,:, -' - APPROI FACILITY BOUKDAl?:....._..._. APPRO)L LOCATION--OF 3QTIGATION AF.L._ ------ - WOOD LINE FROM aRI ?. -_ ; R-°RETATION_&-GBOIIND .. itZL I G APPROX. LOCATION OF 4fON?Tpn ;,LS FIGURE 4 1998 HYDROLOGIC RESULTS •? 101 ' 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 70th percentiles of monthly precipitation for Clinton, NC. The bars are monthly rainfall totals for ' 1997 and 1998. The historical data was collected from the National Climatic Data Center while the recent rainfall was provided by the State Climate Office of North Carolina. Because of data availability, the 1998 rainfall encompasses ' precipitation through November. The 1999 annual monitoring report will include a 30-70 percentile graph with the monthly rainfall from December 1998. ' With the exceptions of July and November, 1997 was a below average year in terms of precipitation amounts. The early months of 1998 were wetter than normal, though rainfall does drop below average levels during the summer. ' 2.4 Conclusions In 1997, 10 of twenty-two monitoring wells indicated optimum hydrologic success. One year later, seventeen of twenty-two wells indicated wetland ' hydrology for 12.5% of the growing season. The site has shown improvement in 1998 and will continue to be monitored. n 7 7 9 s a rL? u 0 d V L Z L c! 0 ti o C) M E R LL m O 07 e0 r, (0 Ln 't M N ?- O (•ui) uogu;jdiOaad U U Q O Z t U 0 I? Q. I O Q w T fQ Q N N C f0 0 0 M I 42 co 0) - C P- C) 0) r FIGURE 5 30-70 PERCENTILE GRAPH i 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. 3.2 Description of Species The following tree species were planted in the Wetland Restoration Area: Zone 1: Wet Hardwood Forest(24.9 acres) Taxodium distichum, Bald Cypress Nyssa aquatica, Tupelo Gum Nyssa sylvatica var. biflora, Black Gum Quercus lyrata, Overcup Oak Quercus michauxii, Swamp Chestnut Oak Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Green Ash Quercus phellos, Willow Oak Zone 2: Bottomland Hardwood Forest (67.7 acres) Quercus lyrata, Overcup Oak Quercus michauxii, Swamp Chestnut Oak Quercus falcata var. pagodaefolia, Cherrybark Oak Quercus phellos, Willow Oak Quercus nigra, Water Oak Nyssa sylvatica var. biflora, Black Gum Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Green Ash Zone 3: Pond Buffer (0.9 acres) Taxodium distichum, Bald Cypress Nyssa aquatica, Tupelo Gum Nyssa sylvatica var. biflora, Black Gum 11 3.3 Results of Vegetation Monitoring 0 0 Table 3 VEGETATION MONITORING RESULTS ?t O = N 2 E ea R ?. C -19 i cc c _C CL 0 " m a> a ca ? O c a w c° H k c V •a Y v ?` c a> U CL E w 3 o a L +a w w N M m V (D O it c3 N R:: o 1 2 2 8 5 7 24 50 437 2 10 1 11 7 3 32 50 582 3 19 6 11 1 5 42 50 764 4 4 16 1 12 16 49 50 892 5 2 28 1 5 20 56 56 910 6 2 22 9 12 9 54 54 910 7 5 6 12 13 2 6 2 6 52 52 910 8 2 9 7 11 19 2 2 52 52 910 9 4 3 15 5 20 47 50 855 10 17 8 5 2 3 35 50 637 11 9 9 14 6 1 2 41 50 746 12 21 6 5 16 48 50 874 13 11 4 3 1 3 12 34 50 619 14 1 3 5 8 13 30 50 546 15 9 13 9 1 12 2 46 50 837 16 5 10 4 1 8 28 50 510 17 4 8 1 2 1 1 17 50 309 18 2 3 11 10 9 1 15 51 51 910 19 10 2 3 1 3 19 50 346 20 6 8 2 4 3 6 29 50 528 AVERAGE DENSITY 702 Plots #1 and #2 contained a few briars and heavy grass growth. Plots #3 and #18 are very wet with surface water standing in the plots. Plots #10 and #13 contain some volunteer red maple and sweetgum as well as heavy broom sedge. Plots #17, #19 and #20 have a heavy infestation of reeds and briars as well as other woody competition. 12 1 3.4 Conclusions ' Of the 426 acres of this site, approximately 94 involved tree planting. There were 20 test plots established throughout the plantings areas, encompassing all plant communities. The third year vegetation monitoring revealed an average ' density to be 702 trees per acre, which is well above the minimum requirement of 320 trees per acre. ?I I C C? 13 4.0 OVERALL CONCLUSIONS/ RECOMMENDATIONS ' Continue monitoring site hydrology through the growing season (March 18 to November 11). ' The Bull Farm Mitigation Site has been monitored for vegetation for three years. Because of the success of the vegetation on the site, it is recommended that vegetation monitoring of the site be discontinued. L! L' Li 14 r u APPENDIX A 1 I? E DEPTH TO GROUNDWATER PLOTS 0 r E es LL 3 m (•ul) uope;ldlMd o U o U? C) U? C) U? 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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. NORPr.IS TOLSON SECRETARY Re: NCDOT/Resource Agency Partnering Meeting - Monitoring Guidelines A meeting was held on July 22, 1998 in the NCDOT Photogrammetrv Conference Room in Raleigh to discuss monitoring guidelines for the 1998 Annual Monitoring 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 problems associated with monitoring well installation and maintenance. In cases where 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 hydrographic information. In discussing what was considered to be hydrologic success, I e i 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 piant 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, it was agreed that the marsh sites would be evaluated in August and the hardwood sites could be ' 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. 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 L ? I so labor intensive now it would make it impossible to do so. The 50 foot by 50 foot 1 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 ' d di . scusse The incorporation of reference systems in determining success was 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 Coms is not going to use ' HGM as a reference system, but will probably look at it as a tool. There are no guidelines et on HGM out . y ' The use of 20-80 versus 30-70 probability graphs, as defined by WETS. was discussed. These graphs compare the specific year rain data to the historical data for the mitigation site area. The MRCS 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. d areas Charles Bruton suggested placing monitoring wells in the impacted wetlan 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. r -t ' There was no further discussion and the meeting adjourned. Please advise if you have any questions regarding the meeting, minutes, or agenda. Sincerely, L ? ? V. 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