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Baseline MonitorinE Document & As -Built Baseline Report
SUMMIT SEEP NON - RIPARIAN WETLAND MITIGATION SITE
RFP # 16- 002835 Contract # 003244
Davidson County, North Carolina
Data Collected March 21" 2011
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NC Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Ecosystem Enhancement Program
1652 MadServiceCenter
Raleigh, NC27699 -1652
June 2011
MECEIVE®
JUN 13 2011
NC ECOSYSTEM
ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM

TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 Executive Summary
2 Project Goals, Background & Attributes
2 1 Location & Setting
2 2 Project Goals & Objectives
3 Project Structure, Restoration Type & Approach
3 1 Project Structure
3 2 Restoration Type
33 Approach
4 Project History, Contacts & Attribute Data
5 Success Criteria
5 1 Hydrologic
5 2 Vegetation
6 Monitoring Plan
a Hydrologic
b Vegetation
7 Maintenance & Contingency Plan
8 Reference
APPENDICES
Appendix A General Figures and Tables
Fig 1
Vicinity Map
Fig 2
Preconstruction Conditions Map
Table 1
Project Components and Mitigation Credits Table
Table 2
Project Activity and Reporting History Table
Table 3
Project Contact Table
Table 4
Project Baseline Information and Attributes Table
Table 5
Reference Vegetation Species
Table 6
Planted Tree Species
Appendix B Baseline Vegetation Data, CVS Output Tables
Appendix C As -Built Plan Sheets & Construction Photos
Sheet A
Title Page
Sheet B
Construction
Sheet C
Planting
Sheet D
Monitoring
Construction Photos
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4
5
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Executive Summar
This Baseline Monitoring Document & As -Built Baseline Report describes the Summit Seep
Wetland Mitigation Site (Site) and is designed specifically to assist in fulfilling North Carolina
Ecosystem Enhancement Program wetland restoration goals The Site is located in the Targeted Local
Watershed (TLW) 03040103020010, identified in the 2009 Yadkin Pee -Dee River Basin RBRP (2009
Yadkin Pee -Dee Raver Basin RBRP, NCEEP 2009) The watershed is characterized by approximately 21
percent agricultural use with approximately 12 percent of the stream length identified as unpaired for
aquatic life according to 2006 DWQ 303(d) data The Site is located upslope from an unnamed tributary to
North Potts Creek, which has been assigned Stream Index Number 12 -112, a Best Usage Classification of
C, and is Fully Supporting its intended uses (NCDWQ 2010b)
The 2009 Yadkin Pee -Dee River Basin RBRP identified stormwater runoff and other development impacts
as likely contributors to turbidity and chlorophyll violations within this TLW The Summit Seep Wetland
Mitigation Project was identified as a non - npanan wetland restoration opportunity to improve water
quality, enhance flood attenuation, and to restore wildlife habitat within the TLW The project goals aun
to address stressors identified in the TLW and include the following
• Remove nonpoint sources of pollution associated with vegetation maintenance including
a the cessation of broadcasting fertilizer, pesticides, and other agricultural chemicals into and
adjacent to Site drainage ditches, and
b providing a vegetated wetland to aid in the treatment of runoff
• Restore wetland hydro periods that satisfy wetland jurisdictional requirements and approximate
the Site's natural range and variation
• Promote floodwater attenuation by filling ditches and enhancing groundwater storage capacity
• Restore and reestablish natural community structure, habitat diversity, and functional continuity
• Enhance and protect the Site's full potential of wetland functions and values in perpetuity
Located approximately five miles southwest of Lexington, in western Davidson County, the Site is
upslope from the western edge of the North Potts Creek Floodplain The single, 6 4 acre, parcel had been
cleared of native forest vegetation, ditched and drained to remove groundwater hydrology from a spring
and hillside seep along the western edge of the Site, and was utilized as a livestock pasture Detailed soil
mapping conducted by licensed soil scientists in February 2010 indicate that 4 1 acres of the Site contain
"Class A" hydnc Armenia silt loam soils characterized by a dark gray matrix Site soils had been
impacted by land clearing, ditching, and hoof shear from livestock
In a minimally invasive approach, Site restoration included the re- introduction of hydrology and the
establishment of native regional vegetation With existing Site soil characteristics being nearly level and
slow drauung hydrology was restored by implementing low density earthen ditch plugs placed in critical
areas, followed by the filling of existing ditches This approach will restore hydrology to characteristic
levels expected with Armenia silt loam, provided by year round hydrology from a groundwater spring on
the uphill portion of the site Native vegetation was reintroduced based on a reference forest, existing site
vegetation and characteristic Low Elevation Seep vegetation as described in Schafale & Weakley's
Classification of Natural Communities of NC The distribution of planted species was not done in a
specific manner, and all species occur throughout the 6 4 acre Site The hydrology will be monitored
using five (5) Infinities Pressure Water Level Data Loggers for a period of (7) seven years Vegetation
monitoring will follow CVS protocol at six (6) vegetation monitoring plots measuring 10 meters x 10
meters, lasting for five years or until success criteria is met
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Protect Goals, Backp_round & Attributes
Location & Setting
Located in western Davidson County and within the 14 -Digit Cataloging Unit 03040103020010 the Site
is approximately five rules southwest of Lexington, NC Within the Southern Outer Piedmont
physiographic province of NC, the regional physiography is characterized by dissected irregular plains,
some low rounded hills and ridges, and low to moderate gradient streams with mostly cobble, gravel, and
sandy substrates (Griffith et al 2002) The Site is upslope from the western edge of the floodplam of an
unnamed tributary to North Potts Creek draining 35 6 acres The 6 4 acre Site sits on both sides of the
unnamed tributary The 4 1 acres of restoration and enhancement is located on the western side of the Site
between the unnamed tributary and a natural spring and hillside seep with hydnc "A soils consisting of
Armenia silt loam Elevations within the Site range from 690 -720 feet National Geodetic Vertical Datum
(USGS Lexington West, NC 7 5- minute topographic quadrangle)
Appendix A Figure 1 — Vicinity Map
Protect Goals & Objectives
The 2009 Yadkin Pee -Dee Raver Basin RBRP identified stormwater runoff and other development impacts
as likely contributors to turbidity and chlorophyll violations within this TLW The Summit Seep Wetland
Mitigation Project was identified as a non -npanan wetland restoration opportunity to improve water
quality, enhance flood attenuation, and to restore wildlife habitat within the TLW
The project goals address stressors identified in the TLW and include the following
• Remove nonpoint sources of pollution associated with vegetation maintenance including
a the cessation of broadcasting fertilizer, pesticides, and other agricultural chemicals into and
adjacent to Site drainage ditches, and
c providing a vegetated wetland to aid in the treatment of runoff
• Restore wetland hydro - periods that satisfy wetland jurisdictional requirements and approximate
the Site's natural range and variation
• Promote floodwater attenuation by filling ditches and enhancing groundwater storage capacity
• Restore and reestablish natural community structure, habitat diversity, and functional continuity
• Enhance and protect the Site's full potential of wetland functions and values in perpetuity
The project goals will be addressed through the following project objectives
• Providing 4 0 Non - npanan Wetland Mitigation Units (WMUS), as calculated in accordance with
the requirements stipulated in RFP #16- 002835, by restoring 3 91 acres and enhancing 0 18 acres
of non -npanan wetland This will be accomplished by filling ditches, removing spoil castings,
excluding livestock, redirecting hydrology from a spring across the Site, and planting with native
forest vegetation
• Protecting the Site in perpetuity with a conservation easement
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Proiect Structure, Restoration Type & Approach
Project Structure
Straddling an unnamed tributary which lies upslope from the western edge of North Potts Creek
floodplain, the 6 4 acre conservation easement catches drainage of approximately 35 6 acres of agriculture
fields Within the western portion of the easement lays 4 1 acres of existing "Class A" hydnc soils The
Armenia silt loam soils have been ditched and thus, channeling water from a hillside groundwater spring
located in the southwest corner of the site, as well as hillside seepages from the western slope After an
on -site visit from the regulatory community and NCEEP, 404 and 401 permits were required by the
USACE Regulatory Division and the NC Department of Water Quality to fill the ditches after they were
delineated as existing wetlands Then entire 6 4 acre site has been be fenced in and with gated access off
Sam Sharpe Rd and another gate on the eastern boundary of the project to facilitate the adjoining
landowner should cattle unexpectedly enter the site
Appendix A Figure 2 - Project Components
Appendix A Table 1 - Project Components and Mitigation Credits
Appendix A Table 4 —Project Baseline Information & Attributes Table
Restoration Type
The project consists of 3 91 acres of non -npanan wetland restoration and 0 18 acres of non -npanan
enhancement, for a total for 4 0 non -npanan wetland mitigation units (WMUS) Vegetation restoration
awns to mimic Schafale and Weakley's Classification of the Natural Communities of North Carolina
(1990) of a Low Elevation Seep, supplemented by reference forest and onsite observations (Table 5,
Appendix A)
Approach
The Site had previously been cleared of native forest vegetation, ditched and drained to remove
groundwater hydrology from a spring and hillside seeps along the western edge of the Site Historically
the site was predommantly utilized as pasture for livestock and hay production
The approach taken to restore the project goal of 4 0 WMUS of non riparian wetland, and re- vegetatmg
5 5 acres was to reintroduce hydrology back onto the surface from groundwater sources and to replant the
site with bare -root seedlings To do so three (3) low density earthen ditch plugs were installed at the ends
of the three main drainage ditches and a fourth was installed at the top of the ditch that was the largest
drainage of the three Next, the ditches were backfilled using existing spoil material adjacent to each
ditch Then the flow from the groundwater spring was redirected onto the site to facilitate surface re-
hydrology Finally, regionally specific, woody bare root stems were planted (Table 6, Appendix A)
Proiect History, Contact & Attribute Data
The site is located in the Targeted Local Watershed (TLW) 03040103020010 as identified in the 2009
Yadkin Pee -Dee River Basin RBRP (2009 Yadkin Pee -Dee River Basin RBRP, NCEEP 2009) Situated
on 6 4 acres, the Site is upslope from the western edge of the floodplam of an unnamed tributary to North
Potts Creek draining 35 6 acres The Site sits on both sides of the unnamed tributary and the 4 1 acres of
restoration and enhancement lie between the unnamed tributary and a natural spring and hillside seeps
with hydnc "A" soils consisting of Armenia silt loam The watershed is characterized by approximately
21 percent agricultural use with approximately 12 percent of the stream length located in this watershed
identified as impaired for aquatic life according to 2006 DWQ 303(d) data The Site is located upslope
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from an unnamed tributary to North Potts Creek wluch has been assigned Stream Index Number 12 -112
a Best Usage Classification of C, and is Fully Supporting its intended uses (NCDWQ 2010b)
Appendix A Table 2 - Project Activity & Reporting History
Appendix A Table 3 Project Contact
Appendix A Table 4 - Project Baseline Information & Attributes Table
Success Criteria
Hydrology Success Criteria
Target hydrological characteristics include saturation or inundation for 7 5 percent of the growing season
at a mimmum of 12 inches below ground level during average climatic conditions for a period of seven
(7) years During growing seasons with atypical climatic conditions, groundwater gauges in reference
wetlands may dictate threshold hydrology success criteria These areas are expected to support
hydrophyttc vegetation If wetland parameters are marginal as indicated by vegetation and/or hydrology
monitoring, the site may be modified in accordance with the Hydrologic Contingency Plan detailed in this
document
Vegetation Success Criteria
Success criteria have been established to verify that the vegetation component supports community
elements necessary for floodplam forest development Dependent upon density and growth of
"Characteristic Tree Species," criteria will follow the U S Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District
2003 Stream Mitigation Guidelines for successful vegetation In which an average density of 320 stems
per acre of Characteristic Tree Species must be surviving in the first three monitoring years
Subsequently, 290 Characteristic Tree Species per acre must be surviving in year 4 and 260 Characteristic
Tree Species per acre in year 5 Characteristic Tree Species include planted species and species identified
through inventory of a reference (relatively undisturbed) forest community used to orient the planting
plan All canopy tree species planted and identified in the reference forest will be utilized to define
"Characteristic Tree Species" as termed in the success criteria
Momtormy- Plan
The Summit Seep Non riparian Wetland Mitigation Site monitoring plan consists of a comparison
between reference and restoration areas along with evaluation of jurisdictional wetland criteria
(Environmental Laboratory 1987) Monitoring will entail analysis of two primary parameters hydrology
and vegetation Monitoring of restoration efforts will be performed for a minimum of 5 years or until
success criteria are fulfilled The detailed monitoring plan is depicted in As -Built Sheet D Appendix C
Hydrology
Measurement of wetland hydrology will be performed in accordance with traditional methods as per the
April 2003 USACE Wilmington District Stream Mitigation Guidelines Six (6) continuously recording,
surficial monitoring gauges were installed in accordance with specifications in Installing Monitoring
Wells /Piezometers in Wetlands (NCWRP 1993), five (5) site gages and one (1) reference gauge (Sheet D,
Appendix C) The fifth monitoring gauge was installed on June, 8`l' 2011 per EEP recommendations
received on May 31" 2011 Monitoring gauges were set to a depth of approximately 24 inches below the
soil surface Screened portions of each gauge were surrounded by filter fabric, buned in screened well
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sand and sealed with a bentonite cap to prevent siltation and surface flow infiltration during floods Data
will be downloaded at least every 30 days during the growing season Additionally, an electronic ram
water recording gauge was installed at the site
Hydrological sampling will be performed in restoration and reference areas during the growing season
The growing season will be based on the USACE Regional Supplement to the Corps of Engineers
Wetland Delineation Manual Atlantic and Gulf Coasts Plain Region 2010 Which states
The growing season has begun on a site in a given year when two or more
different non - evergreen vascular plant species growing in the wetland or
surrounding areas exhibit one or more of the following indicators of biological
activity
a Emergence of herbaceous plants from the ground
b Appearance of new growth from vegetative crowns (e g in graminoids
bulbs and corms)
c Coleoptile%otyledon emergence from seed
d Bud burst on woody plants (i e some green foliage is visible between
spreading bud scales)
I Emergence or elongation of leaves of woody plants
f Emergence or opening offlowers
The end of the growing season is indicated when woody deciduous species lose
their leaves and /or the last herbaceous plants cease flowering and their leaves
become dry or brown generally in the fall due to cold temperatures or reduced
moisture availability Early plant senescence due to the initiation of the summer
dry season in some areas does not necessarily indicate the end of the growing
season and alternative procedures (e g soil temperature) should be used
Vegetation
The monitoring of planted vegetation will follow the Carolina Vegetation Survey (CVS) EEP Protocol for
Recording Vegetation (Lee et al 2006) between June 1 and September 30 until the vegetation success
criteria are achieved Six, 10 by 10 -meter vegetation plots have been placed within the 4 1 acres of
restored and enhanced wetlands (Sheet D Appendix C) Vegetation will receive a visual evaluation on a
periodic basis to ascertain the degree of overtopping of planted elements by nuisance species
Maintenance and Conhmency Plans
Hydrologic Contingency
Hydrologic contingency may include soil surface modifications such as re- directing surface water from
the groundwater springs or the installation of additional ditch plugs Recommendations for contingency
to establish wetland hydrology may be implemented and monitored until Hydrology Success Criteria is
achieved
Vegetation Contingency
If vegetation success criteria are not achieved based on average density calculations from combined plots
over the entire restoration area supplemental planting may be performed with tree species approved by
regulatory agencies Supplemental planting may be performed as needed until achievement of vegetation
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success criteria
References
Environmental Laboratory 1987 Corps of Engineers Wetlands Delineation Manual Technical Report
Y 87 -1 United States Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, Mississippi
Griffith, G E, J M Omenuk, J A Comstock, M P Schafale, W H McNab D R Lenat, T F MacPherson,
J B Glover and V B Shelbourne 2002 Ecoregions of North Carolina and South Carolina
U S Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia
Lee, M T, R K Peet, S D Roberts, and T R Wentworth 2006 CVS -EEP Protocol for Recording
Vegetation Version 4 0 North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources,
Ecosystem Enhancement Program Raleigh, North Carolina
North Carolina Wetlands Restoration Program (NCWRP) 1993 Installing Monitoring
Wells/Piezometers in Wetlands (WRP Technical Note HY -IA -3 1) North Carolina Department
of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources, Raleigh, North Carolina
North Carolina Ecosystem Enhancement Program (NCEEP) 2009 Yadkin-Pee Dee River Basin
Restoration Priorities (online) Available
http / /www nceep net / services /restplans/Yadkin_Pee_ Dee_RBRP_2009_Final pdf [February 19,
2010] North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Raleigh, North
Carolina
Schafale, M P and A S Weakley 1990 Classification of the Natural Communities of North Carolina
Third Approximation North Carolina Natural Heritage Program Division of Parks and
Recreation, N C Department of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources Raleigh, North
Carolina
US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) 2010 Regional Supplement to the Corps of Engineers Wetland
Delineation Manual Atlantis and Golf Coasts Plain Regional 2010 (online) Available
http / /www usace army nul /CECW/Documents /cecwo /re AGCP regsupV2 Pd f [April, 2011 ]
USACE, Wetlands Regulatory Assistance Program
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Appendix A General Figures and Tables
Fig 1 Vicinity Map
Fig 2 Preconstruction Conditions Map
Table 1 Project Components and Mitigation Credits Table
Table 2 Project Activity and Reporting History Table
Table 3 Project Contact Table
Table 4 Project Baseline Information and Attributes Table
Table 5 Reference Vegetation Species
Table 6 Planted Tree Species

Prepared For: Prepared By: N
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Wetland Mitigation Site W E Site Location
Map
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Ld U lllel Davidson County, North Carolina 0 2,625 5,250 10,500 15,750
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Prepared For: Prepared By:
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Wetland Mitigation Site w E Component &
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I Davidson County, North Carolina 0 50 100 200 300

Table 1 Project Components and Mitigation Credits
Summit Seep Non Riparian Wetland Mitigation Site Contract # 003244
Table 2 Project Activity and Reporting History
Summit Seep Non Riparian Wetland Mitigation Site Contract # 003244
Activity or Report
Data Collection Complete
Mitigation Credits
CE Document
NA
Stream
Conservation Easement
an
Riparian
Wetland
npanan
Wetland
Buffer
Nitrogen
Nutrient Offset
Phosphorous
Nutrient Offset
Type
NA
R
RE
NA
R
RE
R
RE
tNWQI&
Totals
3 91
1 018
Protect Components
Project Component
or Reach ID
Stationing /
Location
Existing
Footage/Acre
age
Approach
(PI PII etc)
Restoration —
or Restoration
Equivalent
Restoration
Footage or
Acreage
Mitigation Ratio
Non riparian
restoration
NA
391
NA
Restoration
391
1 0
Non riparian
enhancement
NA
0 18
NA
Enhancement
0 18
0 5
Component Summation
Restoration
Level
Stream
(linear feet)
Riparian Wetland
(acres)
Non
riparian
Wetland
acres
Buffer (square
feet)
Upland (acres)
Rrvenne
Non Rrvenne
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Restoration
0
0
0
391
0
0
Enhancement
0
0
0 18
1 0
0
Enhancement 1
0
Enhancement It
0
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Creation
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0
0
0
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0
0
0
0
; '
0
High Quality
Preservation
0
0
0
0
k
% 1¢
0
Table 2 Project Activity and Reporting History
Summit Seep Non Riparian Wetland Mitigation Site Contract # 003244
Activity or Report
Data Collection Complete
Completion or Delivery
CE Document
NA
Oct 10
Conservation Easement
Apr -11
Apr 11
Mitigation Plan
NA
Nov 10
Construction
NA
Apr -11
Bai e Root Planting
NA
Apr 11
Baseline Monitoring Document
Apr 11
June 11

Table 3 Project Contact Table
Summit Seep Non Riparian Wetland Mitigation Site Contract # 003244
Firm
POC & Address
Axiom Environmental
Grant Lewis 919 215 1693
Designer
Inc
218 Snow Ave Raleigh NC 27603
Lloyd Glover 919 422 3392
Construction Contractor
Land Mechanics Inc
780 Landmark Road
Willow Spring NC 27592 7756
Worth Creech 919 334 9114
Planting Contractor
Restoration Systems LLC
1101 Haynes St Suite 211
Raleigh NC 2604
Lloyd Glover 919 422 3392
Seeding Contractor
Land Mechanics Inc
780 Landmark Road
Willow Spring NC 27592 7756
Nursery Stock Suppliers
ArborGen
1 888 888 7158
Baseline Data Collection
`glom Environmental,
Grant Lewis, 919 215 1693
Inc
218 Snow Ave Raleigh NC 27603
Vegetation Monitoring
Restoration Systems LLC
Ray Holz 919 604 9314
Wetland Monitoring
Restoration Systems LLC
Ray Holz 919 604 9314

Table 4 Project Baseline Information & Attributes Table
Summit Seep Non Riparian Wetland Mitigation Site Contract # 003244
Project Information
Project Name
Summit Seep
County
Davidson
Project Area (acres)
64
Project Coordinates (latitude and
longitude)
35 76130 80 33430
Protect Watershed Summary Information
Physiographic Province
Southern Outer Piedmont
River Basin
Yadkin
USGS Hydrologic Unit
8 digit
3040103
USGS Hydrologic Unit 14 digit
3040103020010
DWQ Sub basm
3/7/2004
Project Drainage Area Total Outfall (acres)
515
Groundwater Treated by Site (acres)
356
Project Drainage Area Percentage of
Impervious Area
< 3%
CGIA Land Use Classification
Cropland and Pasture
Wetland Summary Information
Parameters
Wetland 1
Size of Wetland (acres)
4 1
Wetland Type (non riparian riparian nvenne or
riparian non nverne )
Non riparian
Mapped Soil Series
Armenia silt loam
Drainage class
Class A
Soil Hydnc Status
Hydric
Source of Hydrology
Natural Seep
Hydrologic Impairment
Ditches
Native vegetation community
Low Elevation Seep
Percent composition of exotic mvasive
vegetation
0%
Regulatory Considerations
Regulation
Apphcable9
Resolved9
Supporting Documentation
Waters of the United States — Section 404
Yes
Yes
Yes Appendix A
Waters of the United States — Section 401
Yes
Yes
Yes Appendix A
Endangered Species Act
No
Historic Preservation Act
No
Coastal Zone Management Act [CZMA/Coastal
Area Management Act CAMA
No
FEMA Flood lain Compliance
No
Essential Fisheries Habitat
No

Table 5 Reference Vegetation Species
Summit Seep Non Riparian Wetland Mitigation Site Contract # 003244
Schafale and Weakley's
Character Vegetation
Species
Reference Forest Ecosystem & Onsite observations
Armenia silt loam (ArA) & Davidson Loam 8 25% slope (DdD DdE)
Sods
Canopy Species
Understory Species
Betula nc ra
Acer ne undo
Ascmcna triloba
Ca onus carohncana
Acer rubrum
Ce halanthus occcdentahs
Celtcs laevc ata
Celtcs occidentals
Cornus amomum
Platanus occcdentahs
Diospyros vcr cncana
Cratae us monogyna
Quercus mcchauxu
Fraxcnus pennsylvanica
Junc erus vcr cncana
Quercus pagoda
Ju lans m ra
Sambucus canadensis
uercus hellos
Lc uidambar styraciflua
Symphoricarpos orbcculatus
Ulmus americana
N ssa s lvatcca
500
980%
Pcnus taeda
500
980%
uercus alba
500
980%
uercus phellos
600
1176%
Salcx nc ra
5100
10000%
Ulmus americana
Table 6 Planted Tree Species
Summit Seep Non Riparian Wetland Mitigation Site Contract # 003244
Vegetation Association Low Elevation
See
Area 5 5 acres
SPECIES
Total Number
Planted
Percentage of Total
American Elm ( Ulmus Americana)
500
980%
Cherry Bark Oak (Quercus pagoda)
700
1373%
Commonm Pawpaw (Ascmcna trcloba)
700
1373%
American persimmon (Dyospyros vcrgcncana)
400
784%
Hackberry (Celtis occcdentahs)
600
1176%
Ironwood (Carpmus carohncana)
500
980%
River Birch ( Betula ncgra)
500
980%
Swamp Chestnut Oak (Quercus michauxu)
500
980%
Sycamore ( Platanus occcdentahs)
500
980%
Willow Oak (Quercus phellos)
600
1176%
Totals
5100
10000%

Appendix B Baseline Vegetation Data, Plot Photos
Table 7 Baseline Vegetation
Vegetation Plot Photos 1 -6

Table 7 Baseline Vegetation
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14
Asunina triloba
pawpaw
1
Betula nigra
river birch
167
Car anus carohruana
American hornbeam
5
Celtis occadentalas
common hackberry
3
Diospyros var nuana
common persimmon
1
Platanus occadentalas
Americansycamore
22
Quercus michauxn
swamp chestnut oak
5
Quercus pagoda
the bark oak
15
Quercus phellos
willow oak
1
Ulmus americana
American elm
2 17
Unknown
7
Total
11
10
h
14
6
233
1
10
6
167
3
9
5
18
3
3
1
1
11
5
22
1
10
5
2
15
6
25
1
13
6
2 17
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7
4
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Baseline Vegetation Monitoring Plot Photos
Summit Seep Non - Riparian Wetland Mitigation Site Contract # 003244 Photos Taken: 3 -21 -2011
Veg Plot i
Veg Plot 3
Veg Plot 2
Veg Plot 4
Veg Plot 5 Veg Plot 6

Appendix C As -Built Plan Sheets
Sheet A
Title Page
Sheet B
Construction
Sheet C
Planting
Sheet D
Monitoring
Construction Photos

SUMMIT SEEP
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Vicinity Map
PROJECT PLAN SHEETS
DAVIDSON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
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PROJECT DISCRIPTION:
THE SUMMIT SEEP NONRIPARIAN WETLAND RESTORATION SITE
ENCOMPASSES 6.4 ACRES INCLUDING 3.914 ACRES OF WETLAND
RESTORATION AND 0.186 ACRES OF WETLAND ENHANCEMENT WITHIN
FORMER FARM PASTURE LAND. THE SITE HAS BEEN CLEARED OF NATIVE
FOREST VEGETATION, DITCHED, AND DRAINED TO REMOVE GROUNDWATER
HYDROLOGY FROM AN EXISTING SPRING AND HILLSIDE SEEPS. THE SITE IS
LOCATED UPSLOPE FROM AN UNNAMED TRIBUTARY TO NORTH POTTS
CREEK, WHICH HAS BEEN ASSIGNED A BEST USAGE CLASSIFICATION OF C
AND IS FULLY SUPPORTING ITS INTENDED USES. THE SITE IS LOCATED
WITHIN TARGETED LOCAL WATERSHED 03040103020010.
CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES AT THE SITE WILL RE- ELEVATE THE
GROUNDWATER TABLE TO HISTORIC CONDITION THAT EXISTED PRIOR TO
DITCHING OF THE SITE. CONSTRUCTION METHODS WERE BASED PRIMARILY
UPON CARBON COPY METHOD FOR WETLAND RESTORATION, MIMICKING
REFERENCE (RELATIVELY UNDISTURBED) WETLANDS IN THE REGION. THE
PROJECT IS DESIGNED TO MAXIMIZE GROUNDWATER RECHARGE AND
WATER QUALITY BENEFITS IN THE YADKIN RIVER BASIN.
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PROJECT LOCATION:
THE SITE IS LOCATED WITH 14 -DIGIT CATALOGING UNIT LATITUDE: 35.761264
03040103020010 APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LONGITUDE: - 80.334264
LEXINGTON, IN WESTERN DAVIDSON COUNTY. (NAD 83/WGS 84)
TYPE OF WORK: WETLAND RESTORATION & ENHANCEMENT
- DITCH CLEARING
- DITCH FILLING
- SITE GRADING
- SITE PLANTING
INDEX OF SHEETS
FIRM NAME & POC
A: TITLE PAGE
WORTH CREECH - 919.334.9101
B: CONSTRUCTION
RESTORATION SYSTEMS, LCC
C: PLANTING
1101 HAYNES STREET, SUITE 211
D: MONITORING
RALEIGH, NC 27604
RESTORATION
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Raleigh, NC 27604
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TITLE
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Date: 04,25.2011
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Summit Seep Non - Riparian Wetland Mitigation Site
Contract # 003244
Vegetation Association: Low Elevation Seep
Area: 5.5 acres
SPECIES Total Number Planted
Percentage of Total
American Elm(Ulmus Americana)
500
9.80%
Cherry Bark Oak (Quercus pagoda)
700
13.73%
Commonm Pawpaw (Asimina triloba)
700
13.73%
American persimmon (Dyospyros virginiana)
400
7.84%
1-lackberry (Celtis occidentalis)
600
11.76%
Ironwood (Carpinus caroliniana)
500
9.80%
River Birch (Betula nigra)
500
9.80%
Swamp Chestnut Oak (Quercus michau)di)
500
9.80%
Sycamore (Platanus occidentalis)
500
9.80%
Willow Oak (Quercus phellos)
600
11.76%
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Sheet Title:
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Date: 06.08.2011
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Raleigh, NC 27604
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1101 Haynes Street, Suite 211
Raleigh, NC 27604
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Notes & Revisons
Project
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Non - Riparian Wetland
Restoration Site
Davidson County
North Carolina
Sheet Title:
CONSTRUCTION
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Scale: 1:1 500
Date: 06.08.2011
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Summit Seep Non - Riparian Wetland Mitigation Site Contract # 003244 Photos Taken: 4.13.2011 - 4.15.2011

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