20210306 Ver 1_Determination Request_20210124

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mandatory questions are answered.
Project Name:* Thunder Swamp Mitigation Project - Fully Delivery Site
Is this a transportation project?* f Yes r No
Is this request for a mitigation site? * r Yes r No
What type of request is this?* V Buffer V IP Stream Determination
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Owner Information
Name on the Recorded Deed:* Danny Gray Jackson and wife, Margaret Jernigan Jackson
Responsible Party: Environmental Banc & Exchange, LLC, a RES company
(for LLC, Corporations, businness, agency, etc.)
Telephone Number: Work: 984-275-3483 Cell: 410-279-
57415741279-54
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Attach agent authorization letter:* Jackson Property (Thunder Swamp) -
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determination letter?* r Email
Name of Agent:* Katie Webber
Company Name:* Environmental Banc & Exchange,
LLC, a RES entity
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Project Information
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Nearest Highway/Street:* NC 55
Nearest Town:* Mount Olive
Nearest Named Stream:* Thunder Swamp
River Basin:* Neuse
County:*
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Latitude: 35.205
Longitude:-78.095

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By digitally signing below, I certify that:
• I have given true, accurate, and complete information on this form;
• I agree that submission of this form is a "transaction" subject to Chapter 66, Article 40 of the NC General Statutes (the
"Uniform Electronic Transactions Act")
• I agree to conduct this transaction by electronic means pursuant to Chapter 66, Article 40 of the NC General Statutes
(the "Uniform Electronic Transactions Act');
• I understand that an electronic signature has the same legal effect and can be enforced in the same way as a written
signature; AND
• I intend to electronically sign and submit the "Determination Request' form."
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I LAND OWNER INFORMATION
(1 a Names on Recorded Deed
Danny Gray Jackson and wife, Margaret Jernigan Jackson
lb Mailing Address
301 Jones Turner Rd., Mount Olive, NC 28365
lc Telephone Number
Work: 984-275-3483 Cell: 410-279-5741 Katie Webber, RES
ld Email
kwebber res.us Katie Webber, RES
2 DMS BUFFER MITIGATION MAIN PROJECT
2.1 Project Description
The Thunder Swamp Mitigation Project (Project) is a full delivery project contracted by the NC Division
of Mitigation Services (DMS) to deliver riparian buffer mitigation credits and is located in Wayne County,
approximately one and a half miles west of Mount Olive, NC off of NC Highway 55 (Figure 1). The Project
consists of one parcel proposed with approximately 16.7 acres of conservation easement. The Project has a
total drainage area of 3,523 acres, at its most downstream point, and is located within a rural area (Figures
2a & 2b). The land use within and surrounding the project area is currently comprised of row crop
production and mature hardwood forest (Figure 3a) and has remained as such since at least 1950 (Figure
5).
Water quality stressors currently affecting the Project include heavily manipulated/relocated and
maintained streams, active row crop production, and lack of riparian buffers. Field evaluations conducted
by RES determined all watercourse features associated with the Project to be either perennial or intermittent
streams or ditches. Riparian buffer restoration and preservation is proposed to improve water quality,
hydrology, and habitat and protect these features in perpetuity.
The Project will involve riparian buffer restoration of two tributaries that drain to Thunder Swamp (DJl
and DJ2) along with riparian buffer preservation along the already forested Thunder Swamp. DJl is the
eastern tributary stream within the Project and drains southwest directly into the Thunder Swamp
floodplain. There is also a ditch (Ditch C) that enters the stream from the west. DJ2 is the western tributary
stream within the Project and drains southwest directly into Thunder Swamp. Above this stream is an
excavated ditch feature (Ditch D), while another ditch (Ditch A) enters DJ2 from the east). The
aforementioned ditches will not generate riparian buffer mitigation credit as part of the full delivery DMS
Project but will be pursued for nutrient offset credit as part of a separate mitigation bank project (Thunder
Swamp Phase 2). The bank project will be discussed later in Section 4.
2.2 Project Location
The Project is in the Mount Olive area in Wayne County, NC (Figure 1). To access the Project from the
town of Mount Olive, travel southwest on NC Highway 55 for approximately one and a half miles, and the
destination will be on the left. The latitude and longitude of the Project is 35.205°N and-78.095°W.
2.3 Service Area
This Project will provide mitigation credits to offset unavoidable impacts to buffer resources within the
Neuse River Basin (8-digit USGS HUC 03020201, 14-digit HUC 03020201170030) (Figure 1).
Thunder Swamp Mitigation Project (Phase 1 and 2)
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3 EXISTING CONDITIONS
3.1 Existing Buffer Conditions
The two tributaries of Thunder Swamp (DJ1 and DJ2) are modified natural stream streams that have been
heavily manipulated/relocated and maintained over time (Figures 3a, 5, & 6). Currently, portions of each
stream tributary (DJ1 and DJ2) lack a riparian buffer, and the same goes for the associated ditch features
(Figure 3a). In areas where the is no riparian buffer, row crop production extends to the edge of those
features. DJ1 has no riparian buffer, barring a few mature trees along the bank at the upstream extent. Some
understory native and invasive species are also present in this area around the base of the trees. Generally,
the stream banks of DJ1 contain tall, herbaceous vegetation and little to no woody vegetation. The current
crop in production is soybean. At the base of DJl where the reach enters the Thunder Swamp floodplain,
there is a small area of black willow (Salix nigra) trees before the riparian area becomes sufficiently
buffered through mature forest. As for DJ2, the left bank abuts crop fields and the riparian buffer condition
is absent and mostly devoid of trees; however, there is a small stand of trees off the right bank that contains
mature hardwoods and some Chinese privet (Ligustrum sinense). Generally, stream banks contain weedy,
herbaceous vegetation and little to no woody vegetation, and the current crop within the fields is soybean.
As the reach enters the Thunder Swamp floodplain, the riparian area becomes sufficiently buffered through
mature forest. Likewise, Thunder Swamp itself has a forested buffer throughout the Project area.
3.2 Vegetation and Wildlife
The Project is primary characterized by cropland, with mature swamp forest in the floodplain of Thunder
Swamp. Currently, within the agricultural area of the Project, the vegetative cover is primarily comprised
of fields of soybean crops with small, disturbed areas of trees that are reminiscent of mixed-mesic hardwood
forest (Coastal Plain subtype). The tree species that do exist in these areas include sweet gum (Liquidambar
styraciflua), red maple (Acer r ubrum), water oak (Quercus nigra), willow oak (Quercus phellos), tulip
poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera), and sassafras (Sassafras albidum). Invasive species were noted in these
areas and include mostly Chinese privet, some Chinaberry (Melia azedarach), and limited kudzu (Pueraria
montana).
Within the forested Thunder Swamp floodplain, the natural community has likely been disturbed by cyclical
beaver activity, as the community does not appear to be a climax forest, and it is not evident through aerial
imagery that the area has been cleared or logged in at least many decades. With that said, the community
type resembles a disturbed Coastal Plain small stream swamp and includes trees and saplings such as red
maple, water oak, willow oak, black willow (Salix nigra), and silky dogwood, while the shrub stratum was
dominated by Chinese privet. The herbaceous layer includes Pennsylvania smartweed (Polygonum
pennsylvanicum), Nepalese browntop (Microstegium vimineum), tearthumb (Polygonum sagittatum), false
nettle (Boehmeria cylindrica), and swamp rosemallow (Hibiscus grandiflorus). As noted in this species list,
invasive species include Chinese privet and Nepalese browntop, with Chinese privet being dense in
localized areas.
3.3 Constraints
There are a no significant constraints to the Project. Thunder Swamp does contain a FEMA Regulated
Floodway and Zone AE; however, there is no earthwork proposed in these areas as part of the Project.
Therefore, no FEMA permitting will be required for this project as currently designed. No hydrologic
Thunder Swamp Mitigation Project (Phase 1 and 2)
Neuse 01 DMS Full Delivery Buffer Site
And Neuse 01 Nutrient Bank 2
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trespass will be permitted to adjacent properties upstream or downstream of the Project. The proposed
mitigation site is located within five miles of one air transport facilities. The Mount Olive Municipal Airport
is a city owned and operated airport and is located approximately three and a half miles east northeast of
the Project. The proposed Project will not affect the operations of these airports. There are currently no
existing crossings on any Project features, nor are any proposed. A tree survey will be conducted to help in
determination of species to be planted.
3.4 Project Development
Buffer mitigation efforts along the Project features will be accomplished through the planting,
establishment, and protection of a hardwood forest community. The result will be a riparian habitat that
functions to limit nutrient and sediment inputs from the surrounding land.
Thunder Swamp Mitigation Project (Phase 1 and 2)
Neuse 01 DMS Full Delivery Buffer Site
And Neuse 01 Nutrient Bank 3
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4 NUTRIENT BANK ADD -ON
4.1 Thunder Swamp Mitigation Project Phase 2
In conjunction with the DMS Thunder Swamp Mitigation Project, RES is proposing a nutrient offset
mitigation bank that will also service the Neuse 01 watershed. The project will be named Thunder Swamp
Mitigation Project Phase 2 ("Phase 2"). Phase 2 will be contained within the same parcel as the DMS project
and will incorporate wider buffers on the Project streams and several additional features that were not
suitable for the buffer mitigation project (Figures 3b and 6). Specifically, Phase 2 will widen the planted
riparian area along stream features of the DMS project (both DJ1 and DJ2), and it will plant and protect
riparian areas along three ditch features (Ditch B, Ditch C, and Ditch D).
Ditch B
Ditch B is a man-made channel dug to promote drainage for row crop production. This elongated ditch
flows southwest into Thunder Swamp. Generally, the ditch banks contain tall, herbaceous vegetation and
little to no woody vegetation. The current crop in production is soybean. The southern end of the reach
enters the Thunder Swamp floodplain and the riparian area becomes sufficiently buffered through mature
forest.
Ditch C
Ditch C is a man-made channel dug to promote drainage for crop production and drains directly into stream
reach DJL The ditch banks contain herbaceous vegetation and little to no woody vegetation. The current
crop in production is soybean.
Ditch D
Ditch D is an upstream extension of stream reach DJ2 where the channel modification of DJ2 was extended
upslope to promote further drainage of the fields for crop production. The ditch banks contain herbaceous
vegetation and little to no woody vegetation. The current crop in production is soybean.
Thunder Swamp Mitigation Project (Phase 1 and 2)
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LANDOWNER AUTHORIZATION FORM
PROPERTY LEGAL DESCRITION:
Deed Boob: 3373 Page: 242 County: Wayne
Parcel ID Number: 2563908684
Street Address: W NC Hwy 55, Mount Olive, NC 28365
Property Owner (please print): Danny Gray Jackson and wife, Margaret Jernigan Jackson
Property Buyer (please print): Environmental Banc & Exchange, LLC
The undersigned, Authorized Signatory and Buyer ("Property Buyer") of the above property,
pursuant to the terms of that Offer to Purchase and Contract dated June 2, 2020 by and between
the Property Owner and Property Buyer, does hereby authorize
Environmental Banc & Exchange, LLC, the NC Department of Environmental Quality, and the US
Army Corps of Engineers, their employees, agents or assigns to have reasonable access to the above
referenced property 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).
Property Owners(s) Address: 301 Jones Turner Rd
(if different from above) Mount Olive, NC 28365
Property Buyer Telephone Number:
I/We hereby certify the above information to be true and accurate to the best of my/our knowledge.
1/12/2021
(Property Buyer Authorized Signature) (Date)

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