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Buffalo Flats Restoration Site
Monitoring Report MY01
EEP Project # 94647
EEP Contract # 003273
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Construction Completed: October 2011 i+
Data Collection: October 2012
Submitted: January 2013 RECEIVE
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Monitoring and Design Firm
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Fax: [phone]
Project Manager: Adam Spiller
Email: adam.spiller @kci.com
Project No: 20100798
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Table of Contents
1.0
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY / PROJECT ABSTRACT .................................... ..............................1
1.1
Vegetation Success Criteria ........................................................................... ..............................1
1.1
Hydrology Success Criteria ............................................................................ ..............................2
1.3
Soil Success Criteria ....................................................................................... ............................... 2
2.0
METHODOLOGY .............................................................................................. ..............................3
3.0
REFERENCES .................................................................................................... ..............................3
Appendix A — Project Vicinity Map and Background Tables
Figure 1 Project Site Vicinity Map 5
Figure 2 Project Site Mitigation Plan View 6
Table 1 — Project Components 7
Table 2 — Project Activity and Reporting History ...... .... 8
Table 3 — Project Contacts 8
Table 4 — Project Attributes 9
Appendix B — Visual Assessment Data
Figure 3 Current Condition Plan View ... 1 I
Table 5 — Vegetation Condition Assessment 12
Photo Point Photos 13
Vegetation Plot Photos 17
Appendix C — Vegetation Plot Data
Table 6 — Vegetation Plot Criteria Attainment 25
Table 7 — CVS Vegetation Plot Metadata ... 26
Table 8 — CVS Stem Count Total and Planted by Plot and Species 27
Appendix D — Hydrologic Data
30 -70 Percentile Graph 30
Precipitation and Water Level Plots ................ .. ............................... ................ 31
Table 9 — Wetland Hydrology Criteria Attainment 41
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1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY / PROJECT ABSTRACT
The Buffalo Flats Restoration Site (BFRS) is a full - delivery project that was developed for the North
Carolina Ecosystem Enhancement Program (EEP) Construction was completed in October 2011 The
site is within the 03040105 Watershed Cataloging Unit (8 -digit HUC) and the Local Watershed Unit (14-
digit HUC) 03040105020050 In the North Carolina Ecosystem Enhancement Program's (EEP) most
recent publication of excluded and Targeted Local Watersheds /Hydrologic Units, the 03040105020050
14 -digit HUC has been identified as a Targeted Local Watershed
The project goals and objectives are listed below
Project Goals
• Create diverse bottomland hardwood and low elevation seep communities that are integrated into
the Dutch Buffalo Creek Corridor
• Buffer nutrient and sediment impacts to Dutch Buffalo Creek from adjacent grazing practices
Project Objectives
• Fill field ditches and ponds to slow the removal of hydrology from the site
• Redevelop wetland microtopography to capture surface hydrology and slow subsurface drainage
• Plant the mitigation area with species native to bottomland riparian forest and low elevation seep
communities
• Install livestock exclusion fencing
The project site, which is protected by a 20 2 -acre permanent conservation easement held by the State of
North Carolina, is situated in Cabarrus County in the Southern Outer Piedmont ecoregion of the Piedmont
physiographic province The site is located on a single parcel located off of Gold Hill Road approximately
six miles northeast of Concord, North Carolina
The BFRS provided mitigation for wetland impacts within Hydrologic Unit 03040105 by restoring,
preserving, and creating 20 2 acres of wetland, generating 116 riparian wetland mitigation units
(WMU's) and 3 4 non - riparian WMU's
The BFRS will be monitored to determine if the project is on -track to meeting jurisdictional wetland
status In the restoration areas, the wetland site will be deemed successful once hydrology is established
and vegetation success cntena are met In the creation area, success will be achieved if wetland hydrology
and vegetation are present along with indicators of hydric soils
1.1 Vegetation Success Criteria
The wetland mitigation is comprised of four areas that combine preservation, creation, and restoration
The site will be monitored for at least seven years or until the success criteria are achieved The success
criteria for the planted species in mitigation areas will be based on survival and growth The site will
demonstrate the re- establishment of targeted vegetative communities based on survival and growth of
planted species and volunteer colonization, with an average stem density of 320 stems /acre after three
years, 288 stems /acre after four years, 260 stems /acre after five years, and 210 stems /acre after 7 years
To determine the success of the planted mitigation area, thirteen permanent vegetation monitoring plots
(10 by 10 meters) have been established in the wetland restoration and creation areas at a density that
statistically represents the total mitigation acreage Three of these plots are located in Wetland Area 1,
nine of these plots are located in Wetland Area 2, and one plot is located in Wetland Area 3 The average
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density of these plots will determine whether the site meets the success criterion Non - target species must
not constitute more than 20% of the woody vegetation based on permanent monitoring plots
The first -year vegetation monitoring was based on the Level 2 CVS -EEP vegetation monitoring protocol
The site's average density for this monitoring period was 473 planted stems /acre Ten of the thirteen plots
had greater than 320 planted stems /acre Including volunteers, the site averaged 719 total stems /acre
1.2 Hydrology Success Criteria
Due to the inherent variability in the sites features and its geomorphic position, it is unlikely that the
project will homogeneously exhibit common hydrologic conditions across the site, making a single
hydrologic performance criterion unrepresentative of the sites performance As such, the gauge data will
be evaluated as a spatial average with each gauge representing the area half the distance to adjacent
gauges or wetland type boundaries The spatial average by wetland type will be the calculated value for
comparison with the performance standard for credit validation Gauges not achieving a minimum of 5%
saturation will be considered non - attaining even if the spatial average exceeds the credit validation
performance standard (5% for non - npanan and 10% for riparian)
The water table of the restored wetlands must be within 12" of the soils surface continuously for at least
5% (12 days) in the non - riparian wetland area (3 4 acres) and 10% (23 days) in the riparian wetland area
(11.6 acres), (50% probability of reoccurrence) of the growing season during normal weather conditions
A "normal" year is based on NRCS climatological data for Cabarrus County, and using the 30th to 70th
percentile thresholds as the range of normal, as documented in the USACE Technical Report "Accessing
and Using Meteorological Data to Evaluate Wetland Hydrology" (Sprecher, 2000) The growing season
for Cabamis County extends from March 23 to November I 1 for a total of 233 days (NRCS 1995)
Beginning in Monitoring Year 2, KCI will also monitor soil temperature with an automatic recording
gauge to determine if the 233 day growing season is accurate for the site
The daily rainfall data was obtained from a local weather station in Kannapolis, NC, provided by the NC
State Climate Office For the 2012 -year, the month of May experienced an above average rainfall, while
July and August experienced average rainfall. The months of January, February, March, April, July,
September, October, and November recorded below average rainfall for the site Overall, the area
experienced a below average rainfall during the 2012 growing season. The particularly low rainfall in the
first four months of the year has a significant effect on wetland hydrology. During typical years, it is the
normal rainfall during this part of the year that provides the wetland hydrology for these wetlands during
the early spring
During the site's first growing season, four of the seven wells in the riparian areas met the success
criterion of having saturated soil conditions occurring within 12 inches of the ground surface for a
minimum continuous period of 10% (23 days) of the 233 day growing season (March 10 to November 28)
during average climatic conditions One of the three wells in the non - riparian areas met the success
criterion of 5% (12 days) of the growing season Overall, wetland hydrology was achieved at five of the
ten groundwater monitoring gauges in the riparian and non - npanan restoration areas
1.3 Soil Success Criteria
Beginning in Monitoring Year 2, the 12 acre wetland creation area will be monitored to document the
development of redoximorphic features in the soil by evidence of two or more indicators i e changes in
chroma, organic matter content, oxidized root channels, concretions, mottles and other indications that the
soil is subject to low oxygen conditions etc within the seven -year monitoring period Two permanent
monitoring plots will be established and soil profiles will be monitored yearly for development of
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redoximorphic conditions by a licensed soil scientist Profiles will be compared from year to year and
changes will be documented in the yearly monitoring reports
Summary information/data related to the occurrence of items such as beaver or encroachment and
statistics related to performance of various project and monitoring elements can be found in the tables and
figures in the report appendices. Narrative background and supporting information formerly found in
these reports can be found in the Baseline Monitoring Report and in the Mitigation Plan (formerly the
Restoration Plan) documents available on the EEPs website All raw data supporting the tables and
figures in the appendices are available from EEP upon request
2.0 METHODOLOGY
The CVS -EEP protocol, Level 2 (http• / /cvs bio unc edu/methods htm) was used to collect vegetation data
from the site The vegetation monitoring was completed on October 10, 2012
3.0 REFERENCES
Lee, M T, R K Peet, S D Roberts, and T R Wentworth 2006 CVS -EEP Protocol for Recording Vegetation,
Version 4 0 (http / /cvs.bio unc edu/methods htm)
USACE 2003. Stream Mitigation Guidelines USACE, NCDENR -DWQ, USEPA, NCWRC.
Sprecher, S W and Warne, A G 2000 "Accessing and Using Meteorological Data to Evaluate Wetland
Hydrology," ERDC/EL TR- WRAP- 00 -01, US Army Engineer Research and Development Center,
Vicksburg, MS
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Appendix A
Project Vicinity Map and Background Tables
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Table 1. Project Components
Project Number and Name: 94647 - Buffalo Flats Restoration Site
Mitigation
Credits
Riparian
Non-
Nitrogen
Phosphorous
Stream
Wetland
riparian
Buffer
Nutrient
Offset set
Nutrient O
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Offset
Type
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112
12
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Credits
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112
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34
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-
-
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TOTAL
116
34
CREDITS
Pro ect Components
Protect
Existing
Restoration
Restoration
Component
Stationing/
/
Approach
-or-
Footage
Mitigation
-or-
Location
A
Acreage
Acreage
(PI, PII etc.)
Restoration
or Acreage
Ratio
Reach ID
Equivalent
Southeastern
Wetland Area 1
corner of
3 4 acres
-
Restoration
3 4 acres
1 1
project
North to south
Wetland Area 2
throughout the
112 acres
-
Restoration
112 acres
1 1
center of
ro ect
West - central
Wetland Area 3
portion of the
12 acres
-
Creation
12 acres
3 1
project
Component Summation
Restoration
Stream
Riparian Wetland
Non - riparian
Buffer
(square
Upland
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(linear feet)
(acres)
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112 acres
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Enhancement
Enhancement
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Preservation
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Table 2. Protect Activity & Reporting History
Project Number and Name: 94647 - Buffalo Flats Restoration Site
Elapsed Time Since Grading Complete: 1 yr 2 months
Elapsed Time Since Planting Complete: 10 months
Number of Reporting Years: 1
Activity or Report
Data Collection
Complete
Actual Completion
or Delivery
Mitigation Plan
Dec 10
Final Design - Construction Plans
Raleigh, NC 27609
Dec 10
Construction
, .
Oct 11
Planting
Fax [phone]
Feb 12
Baseline Monitoring/Report
Feb/March 12
July 12
Year 1 Monitoring
Oct 12
Dec12
Table 3. Project Contacts
Project Number and Name: 94647 - Buffalo Flats Restoration Site
Design Firm
KCI Associates of North Carolina, PC
Landmark Center II, Suite 220
4601 Six Forks Rd
Raleigh, NC 27609
Contact Mr Tim Morris
Phone [phone]
Fax [phone]
KCI Environmental Technologies and
Construction Contractor
Construction, Inc
Landmark Center 11, Suite 220
4601 Six Forks Rd
Raleigh, NC 27609
Contact Mr Tim Morris
Phone [phone]
Fax [phone]
Planting Contractor
Bruton Nurseries and Landscapes
PO Box 1197
Freemont, NC 27830
Contact Mr Charlie Bruton
Phone [phone]
Monitoring Performers
MY00 -MY01
KCI Associates of North Carolina, PC
Landmark Center II, Suite 220
4601 Six Forks Rd
Raleigh, NC 27609
Contact Mr Adam Spiller
Phone [phone]
Fax [phone]
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Table 4. Project Attribute Table
Project Number and Name: 94647 — Buffalo Flats Restoration Site
County
Cabarrus County
Project Area (acres)
20 20 acres
Project Coordinates (lat. and long.)
35 456988 N, -80 496325 W
Project Watershed Summary Information
Physiographic Province
Piedmont
River Basin
Yadkin -Pee Dee
USGS Hydrologic Unit 8 -digit
03040105
USGS Hydrologic Unit 14 -digit
03040105020050
DWQ Sub -basin
03 -07 -12
Project Drainage Area (acres)
106 acres
Project Drainage Area Percentage
of Impervious Area
1%
CGIA Land Use Classification
3 6% Cultivated, 54 1% Managed Herbaceous Cover, 32 5% Mixed Upland
Hardwoods, 5 2% Southern Yellow Pine, and 4 6% Water Bodies
Wetland Summary Information
Parameters
Wetland Area 1
Wetland Area 2
Wetland Area 3
Size of Wetland (acres)
3 4 acres
112 acres
12 acres
Wetland Type (non -npanan, npanan
nvenne or riparian non - nvenne)
Non -npanan
Riparian non - nvenne
Riparian non - nvenne
Mapped Soil Senes
Chewacla
(Wehadkee and Armenia by
detailed soil investigation)
Chewacla
(Wehadkee and Armenia by
detailed soil investigation)
Chewacla
Drainage class
Poorly drained
Poorly drained
Somewhat poorly
drained
Soil Hydnc Status
Drained Hydnc
Drained Hydnc
Non hyd is
Source of Hydrology
Hillside seepage
Surface /Overbank Flow
Surface /Overbank Flow
Hydrologic Impairment
Ditching and Pasture
Ditching and Pasture
Ditching and Pasture
Native vegetation community
Pasture
Pasture
Pasture
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Appendix B
Visual Assessment Data
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Table 5. Vegetation Condition Assessment
Project Number and Name: 94647 — Buffalo Flats Restoration Site
Planted Acrea a 15.8 Easement Acreage 20.2
Numberof
Combined
Vegetation Category
Definitions
Mapping Threshold
CCPV Depiction
Polygons
Acreage
% of Planted Acreage
Very limited cover of both woody and
1 Bare Areas
0 1 acres
Pattern and Color
0
000
000/0
herbaceous material.
Woody stem densities clearly below
Not Depicted,
2 Low Stem Density
target levels based on MY3, 4, or 5
0 1 acres
Covers Most of
0
000
00%
A reas
stem count criteria
Restoration Area
Total
0
000
000/0
Areas with woody stems of a size
3. Areas of Poor
class that are obviously small given the
0 25 acres
Pattern and Color
0
000
00%
Growth Rates or Vigor
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Cumulative Totall
0
1 000
1 00%
4. Invasive Areas of
Areas or points (if too small to render
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Pattern and Color
0
000
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Concern
polygons at map scale)
5. Easement
Areas or points (if too small to render
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as polygons at map scale)
none
Pattern and Color
0
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Photo Point 1: View looking west, from the southeastern Photo Point 1: View looking west, from the southeastern
Photo Point 2: View looking north, from the southeastern
corner of the project site. 3/1/2012— Baseline
Photo Point 3: View looking south, from the eastern
easement boundary. 3/1/2012— Baseline
Photo Point 2: View looking north, from the southeastern
corner of the project site. 10/10/2012 — MY01
Photo Point 3: View looking south, from the eastern
easement boundary. 10/10/2012 — MY01
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Photo Point 4: View looking west, from the eastern
easement boundary. 3/1/2012— Baseline
Photo Point 4: View looking west, from the eastern
easement boundary. 10/10/2012 — MY01
Photo Point 5: View looking north, from the eastern
easement boundary. 3/1/2012— Baseline
Photo Point 5: View looking north, from the eastern
easement boundary. 10/ 10/2012 — MY01
Photo Point 6: View looking southwest, from the eastern
easement boundary. 3/1/2012— Baseline
Photo Point 6: View looking southwest, from the eastern
easement boundary. 10/10/2012 — MY01
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Photo Point 7: View looking northwest, from the eastern
Photo Point 8: View looking southwest, from the eastern
easement boundary. 3/1/2012— Baseline
Photo Point 9: View looking west, from the eastern
easement boundary. 3/1/2012— Baseline
Photo Point 7: View looking northwest, from the eastern
easement boundary. 10/10/2012 — MY01
Photo Point 8: View looking southwest, from the eastern
easement boundary. 10/10/2012 — MY01
Photo Point 9: View looking west, from the eastern
easement boundary. 10/10/2012 — MY01
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Photo Point 10: View looking north, from the eastern
easement boundary. 3/1/2012— Baseline
Photo Point 11: View looking south, from the north
eastern corner of the project site. 3/1/2012— Baseline
Photo Point 10: View looking north, from the eastern
easement boundary. 10/10/2012 — MY01
Photo Point 11: View looking south, from the north
eastern corner of the project site. 10/10/2012 — MY01
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Vegetation Plot Photos
Vegetation Plot 1: 10/10/12 — MY -01
Vegetation Plot 2: 10/10/12 — MY -01
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Vegetation Plot 3: 10/10/12 — MY -01
Vegetation Plot 4: 10/10/12 — MY -01
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Vegetation Plot 5: 10/10/12 — MY -01
Vegetation Plot 6: 10/10/12 — MY -01
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Vegetation Plot 7: 10/10/12 — MY -01
Vegetation Plot 8: 10/10/12 — MY -01
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Vegetation Plot 9: 10/10/12 — MY -01
Vegetation Plot 10: 10/10/12 — MY -01
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Vegetation Plot 11: 10/10/12 — MY -01
Vegetation Plot 12: 10/10/12 — MY -01
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Vegetation Plot 13: 10/10/12 — MY -01
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Appendix C
Vegetation Plot Data
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Table 6. Vegetation Plot Criteria Attainment
Project Number and Name: 94647 - Buffalo Flats Restoration Site
Vegetation Plot ID
Vegetation Survival Threshold
Met? (320 planted stems /acre)
Monitoring Year 01
Planted Stem Density
(stems/acre)
Monitoring Year 01
Total Stem Density
(stems /acre)
1
Yes
809
809
2
No
202
283
3
Yes
324
931
4
Yes
526
526
5
Yes
526
769
6
No
283
283
7
No
283
647
8
Yes
607
647
9
Yes
607
850
10
Yes
567
567
11
Yes
486
607
12
Yes
486
1,255
13
Yes
445
1,174
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Table 7. CVS Vegetation Plot Metadata
Project Number and Name: 94647 - Buffalo Flats Restoration Site
Report Prepared By
April Helms
Date Prepared
11/20/2012 15 49
database name
KCI- 2012 -A.mdb
database location
M\2007\12071067 2007 EEP OPEN END \Veg_database
computer name
11 2- CV76KF1
file size
159768832
DESCRIPTION OF WORKSHEETS
IN THIS DOCUMENT-- -
Metadata
Description of database file, the report worksheets, and a summary of project(s)
and project data
Prof, planted
Each project is listed with its PLANTED stems per acre, for each year This excludes
live stakes
Prof, total stems
Each project is listed with its TOTAL stems per acre, for each year This includes
live stakes all planted stems and all natural volunteer stems
Plots
List of plots surveyed with location and summary data (live stems, dead stems,
missing, etc
Vigor
Frequency distribution of vigor classes for stems for all plots
Vigor by Spp
Frequency distribution of vigor classes listed by species
Damage
List of most frequent damage classes with number of occurrences and percent of
total stems impacted by each
Damage by Spp
Damage values tallied by type for each species
Damage by Plot
Damage values tallied by type for each plot
Planted Stems by Plot and Spp
A matrix of the count of PLANTED living stems of each species for each plot, dead
and missing stems are excluded
ALL Stems by Plot and spp
A matrix of the count of total living stems of each species (planted and natural
volunteers combined ) for each plot, dead and missing stems are excluded
PROJECT SUMMARY
Pro ect Code
94647
project Name
Buffalo Flats Restoration Site
Description
Wetland Restoration Site
River Basin
Yadkin River Basin
Sampled Plots
13
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Table 8. CVS Stem Count Total and Planted by Plot and Species
Project Number and Name: 94647 - Buffalo Flats Restoration Site
Current Plot Data (MY1 -2012)
Scientific Name
Common Name
Species
Type
E94647 -EEP -1
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E94647 -EE P -3
E94647 -EEP -4
E94647 -EEP -5
E94647 -EEP -6
E94647 -EEP -7
E94647 -EEP -8
PnoLS
P -all
T
PnoLS
P -all
T
PnoLS
P -all
T
POOLS
Pall
T
PnoLS
P -all
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PnoLS
P -all
T
PnoLS
P -all
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POOLS
P -all
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Acer ne undo
boxelder
Tree
2
4
1
1
Acer rubrum
red maple
Tree
1
3
Betula nt ra
river birch
Tree
1
1
1
3
3
3
1
1
1
6
6
6
Diospyros vtr tntana
common persimmon
Tree
1
Fraxtnus pennsylvanica
green ash
Tree
2
Lt utdambar styractflua
sweet um
Tree
3
1
1
Ltrtodendron tult tfera
tull tree
Tree
2
2
2
N ssa a uattca
water tupelo
Tree
2
2
2
1 1
1
1
Platanus occidentals
Americansycamore
Tree
2
2
1 2
1
1
7
1
1
1
I
1 4
Po ulus deltotdes
eastern cottonwood
Tree
2
uercus
oak
Tree
I
1
1
ercus laurt olta
laurel oak
Tree
7
7
7
1
1
1
2
2
2
uercusl rata
overcup oak
Tree
I
1
1
1
uercus pagoda
Cher bark oak
Tree
7
7
7
1 3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
4
1 4
4
1 3
3
3
2
2
2
4
4
4
uercus alustrts
In oak
Tree
4
4
4
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
uercus hellos
willowoak
Tree
1
1
1
1
1
1
8
8
8
6
6
6
1
1
1
3
3
3
Unknown
1
1
1
1
1
1
Stem count
size (ares)
size (ACRES)
Species count
Stems per ACRE
20
20
20
5
5
7
8
8
23
13
13
13
13
13
19
7
7
7
7
7
1 16
15
15
16
I
1
1
1
1
1
I
1
002
002
002
002
002
002
002
002
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
9
5
5
5
4
4
7
4
4
4
5
5
9
5
5
809
809
809
202
202
283
324
324
931
526
526
526
526
526
769
283
283
283
283
283
647
607
607
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Table 8. CVS Stem Count Total and Planted by Plot and Species Cont.
Project Number and Name: 94647 - Buffalo Flats Restoration Site
Current Plot Data (MY1 -2012)
Annual
Means
Scientific Name
Common Name
Species
TVp a
E94647 -EEP
-8
E94647
-EEP
-9
E94647
- EEP
-10
E94647 - EE
P -11
E94647
- EEP
-12
E94647 - EEP -13
MYl
2012
MYO 2012
PnoLS
P -all
T
PnoLS
P -ail
T
PnoLS
P -all
T
PnoLS
P -all
T
PnoLS
P -all
T
PnoLS
P -all
T
PnoLS
P -all
T
PnoLS
P -all
T
Acer ne undo
boxelder
Tree
1
I
4
3
16
Acei ruby um
red maple
Tree
1
5
Betula ni ra
river birch
Tree
6
6
6
3
3
3
3
3
3
9
9
9
1
1
1
27
27
27
47
47
47
Diospyros virjziniana
common persimmon
Tree
1
1
1
4
Fraxinus pennsylvanic6
green ash
Tree
1
1
1 10
14
Li uidambar styractflue
sweet um
Tree
2
7
Lirtodendron tuli i era
tuli tree
Tree
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
4
N ssa a uatica
water tupelo
Tree
1
1
1
4
4
4
1
1
1
2
2
2
5
5
5
16
16
16
6
6
6
Platanus occidentaks
American sycamore
Tree
1
2
12
4
3
3
33
Po ulus deltoides
eastern cottonwood
Tree
2
uercus
oak
Tree
1
1
1
3
3
3
uercus lauri olia
laurel oak
Tree
10
10
10
19
19
19
uercus l rata
overcup oak
Tree
1
1
1
1
1
1
uercus pagoda
cherrybark oak
Tree
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
1
1
2
1
1
1
42
42
43
24
24
24
uercus palustris
pin oak
Tree
I
I
1
1
8
8
8
uercus phellos
willow oak
Tree
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
29
29
29
14
14
14
Unknown
9
9
9
11
11
11
124
124
124
Stem count
size (ares)
size (ACRES)
Species count
Stems per ACRE
15
15
16
15
15
21
14
14
14
12
12
15
12
12
1 31
11
11
29
152
152
231
237
237
237
1
1
1
1
1
1
13
13
002
002
002
002
002
002
032
032
5
5
6
4
4
9
5
5
5
5
5
7
3
3
7
4
4
8
11
11
17
7
7
7
607
607
647
607
607
850
567
567
567
486
486
607
486
486
1255
445
445
1174
473
473
1 719
738
17381
738
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Appendix D
Hydrologic Data
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EEP Project # 94647 29 2012 -MY01

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2012 Monthly Rainfall
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3
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Hydrograph
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3
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Buffalo Flats Restoration Site
Hydrograph
Wetland Gauge 3 - Riparian (23 Days Minimum)
657
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w
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655
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34 Days
face
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3
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660
6595
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Buffalo Flats Restoration Site
Hydrograph
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r and Surfa
Begin Growmg Season
March 23, 2012 End Growing Season
November 11, 2012
6 Days
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Date
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3
25
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Buffalo Flats Restoration Site
Hydrograph
Wetland Gauge 5 - Riparian (23 Days Minimum)
656
655
c 654
a
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L
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652
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Begin Growing Season November 11, 2012
March 23, 2012
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3
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Buffalo Flats Restoration Site
Hydrograph
Wetland Gauge 6 - Riparian- Creation (23 Days Minimum)
656
655
w
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652
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N N N N
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N
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652
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Date
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3
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Buffalo Restoration Site
Hydrograph
Wetland Gauge 7 Riaarian- Creation (23 Days Minimum)
Ground Surfac
egm Growing Season End Growing Season
ch 23, 2012 November 11, 2012
I Days
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H
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3
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659
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Buffalo Flats Restoration Site
Hydrograph
Wetland Gauze 8 - Riparian (23 Days Minimum)
655
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March 23, 2012 November 11, 2012
Ground Surfa e
N
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Date
Groundwater Depth — Ground Surface 12 Inches Below Ground Surface Sensor Depth — Rainfall
3
25
2
91
15
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0

Buffalo Flats Restoration Site
Hydrograph
Wetland Gauge 9 - Riparian (23 Days Minimum)
G -Y3R
658
657
w
c 656
R
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a 655
3
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0
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653
652
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March 23, 2012
November 11, 2012
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N N N N N
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Date
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3
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ij
15
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Buffalo Flats Restoration Site
Hydrograph
Wetland Gauge 10 - Nonriparian (12 Days Minimum)
662
661
660
659
c
658
0
R
657
L
3 656
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7
L 655
654
653
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November 11, 2012
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May, 23 2012 rP1
00
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N N
N N N N
N N N N
N N N N N N N N N
N
N N N N N N N N N
Date
Groundwater Depth — Ground Surface 12 Inches Below Ground Surface Sensor Depth Rainfall
3
25
2
15
7
v
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05
0

Table 9. Wetland Hydrology Criteria Attainment Table
Project Number and Name: 94647 - Buffalo Flats Restoration Site
Success Criteria Achieved / Max Consecutive Days During Growing Season (Percentage)
Wetlan"d!Arealsrr °
„ ; +s .,
Non - Riparian Gauges
Success Criteria
MY -02
MY-03
MY-04
MY-05
2012
2012
(12 Days) (5 %)
Yes /23
Well 1
(97%)
No /6
Well 4
(24%)
Well 10
No /0
(Installed 2012
0%
�May
>y�23,
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E� 4� AF "1+ 1 _F ”' .��a 'lJ Y —'� I'�'
Riparian Gauges
Success Criteria
MY -02
MY -03
MY -04
MY-05
2012
2012
(23 Days) (10 %)
No /20
Well 2
(86%)
Yes /134
Well 3
(5730%)
Yes /28
Well 5
(1180%)
No /19
Well 8
79%
Yes /23
Well 9
(100%)
WetlandrAreaK3
Riparian Gauges
Success Criteria
MY -01
MY -02
MY-03
MY 04
MY -05
2012
(23 Days) (10 %)
Yes /25
Well 6 (Creation Area)
(107%)
No /18
Well 7 (Creation Area)
75%
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