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Home My WebLink About20110187 Ver 1_Year 2 Monitoring Report_20130212w w , � I, 0I 87 YEAR 2 (2012) ANNUAL WETLAND MONITORING REPORT SUMMIT SEEP NON - RIPARIAN WETLAND MITIGATION SITE RFP # 16- 002835 Contract # 003244 NC EEP Project ID # 94646 Davidson County, North Carolina Data Collected March 3, 2012 — October 24, 2012 PREPARED FOR: r~ �'"'R loll ' It rROaRwr� NC Department of Environment & Natural Resources Ecosystem Enhancement Program Raleigh, North Carolina ��CSU V !.5 &NR- 12d 2013 ATER (J UALITY ? PREPARED BY: Restoration Systems, LLC 1101 Haynes Street, Suite 211 Raleigh, NC 27604 December 2012 �n� Table of Contents Part I Executive Summaiyy / Project Abstract 1 1 Project Goals & Objectives ........... 1 2 Background Summary __________________ 1 3 Vegetation Assessment_____ ___________ 1 3 1 Vegetation Success Criteria___ 1 32 Vegetative Problem Areas_____ 1 33 Vegetative Contingency Plan- 14 Wetland Assessment 1 4 1 Wetland Success Criteria 1 4 2 Wetland Contingency Plan___ 1 4 3 Wetland Problem Areas 15 Supporting Data_________________________ _ Part II Methods 2 1 Hydrology -- -----_----_---------------- 2 2 Vegetation----------------------------- - - - - -- Part III Conclusions 3 1 Hydrology___ _ 32 Vegetation__ -_- Part IV References_ Appendix A General Figures and Tables Figure 1 Vicinity Map & Directions Table 1 Project Components and Mitigation Credits Table 2 Project Activity and Reporting History Table 3 Project Contacts Table 4 Project Baseline Information and Attributes Appendix B Visual Assessment Data Figure 2 Current Condition Plan View (CCPV) Table 5 Vegetation Condition Assessment Appendix C Vegetation Plot Data Table 6 Vegetation Plot Criteria Attainment Table 7 CVS Vegetation Plot Metadata Table 8 Planted & Total Stems /Acre Counts Vegetation Monitoring Photographs 1 ----------------------- - - - - -- - - ----------- - - - - -2 --------------------------- - - - - -- __-__- 2 --- - - - - -- ------------ - - - - -- ------- - - - - -2 --------- - - - - -- - - - - - -- _ _-------- - - - - --- ------ - - - - -- -- -- -- - ---------------- - - - - -2 -------------------------------------------- - - - - -- 3 ---- - - - - -- ----------------------------- - - - - -- - - -3 ------------------------------ - - - - -- --- - - - - -- - - -3 Appendix D Hydrology Data Table 9 Wetland Gauge Attainment Data Figure 3 Summit Seep 30 -70 Percentile Graph for Rainfall - 2011 2012 Groundwater Gauge Graphs Summit Seep Non - Riparian Wetland Mitigation Site Year 2 (2012) Annual Monitoring Document December 2012 3 3 - -- ---------------------- 4 -----------------------------4 5 pg Part 1: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY / PROJECT ABSTRACT 1.1 Project Goals & Objectives The 2009 Yadkin Pee -Dee Raver Basin Restoration Priorities document (NCEEP 2009) identified stormwater runoff and other development impacts as likely contributors to turbidity and chlorophyll violations within the Sites Targeted Local Watershed (TLW) - 14 -Digit Cataloging Unit 03040103020010 The Summit Seep Wetland Mitigation Project (hereby referred to as "Site ") was identified as a non - riparian 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 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 The project goals will be addressed through the following project objectives • Providing 4 0 Non - ripanan Wetland Mitigation Units (WMU's), as calculated in accordance with the requirements stipulated in RFP #16- 002835, by restoring 3 91 acres and enhancing 0 18 acres of non - riparian 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 1.2 Background Summary Located in western Davidson County and within the 14 -Digit Cataloging Unit 03040103020010, the Site is approximately five miles southwest of Lexington, NC (Figure 1, Appendix A) 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 wetland restoration and enhancement area is located upslope along the western edge of an unnamed tributary's floodplain The project drains 35 6 acres and ultimately connects to North Potts Creek The 6 4 acre Site sits on both sides of the unnamed tributary, of which 4 1 acres have been restored The North Carolina Ecosystem Enhancement Program currently holds the conservation easement for the Site, the property is owned by Hillcrest Acres, LLC 1.3 Vegetation Assessment After planting was completed, six sample vegetation plots (10 -meter by 10- meter) were installed and measured within the Site as per guidelines established in CVS -EEP Protocol for Recording Vegetation, Version 4 0 (Lee et al 2006) Vegetation plots are permanently monumented with 5 -foot metal garden posts at each corner In each sample plot, vegetation parameters to be monitored include species composition and species density Visual observations of the percent cover of shrub and herbaceous species will also be documented by photograph Vegetation plot information can be found in Appendix C Year 2 (2012) stem count measurements indicate an average of 600 planted stems per acre across the Site In addition, each individual plot met success criteria Summit Seep Non- Ripanan Wetland Mitigation Site pg 1 Year 2 (2012) Annual Monitoring Document December 2012 1.3.1 Vegetation Success Criteria Characteristic Tree Species include woody tree and shrub species planted at the Site, observed within a reference forest, or outlined for the appropriate plant community in Schafale and Weakley (1990) An average density of 320 stems per acre of Characteristic Tree Species must be surviving in the first three monitoring years Subsequently, 260 Characteristic Tree Species per acre must be surviving by the end of year 5 and 210 Characteristic Tree Species per acre by the end of year 7 The Interagency Review Team (IRT) may allow counting of acceptable volunteer species toward the 210 -tree per acre density upon review and evaluation of the annual monitoring data No single volunteer species (most notably red maple, loblolly pine, and sweet gum) will comprise more than 20 percent of the total composition at years 3, 5, or 7 If this occurs, remedial procedures /protocols outlined in the contingency plan will be implemented During years 3, 5, and 7, no single volunteer species, comprising over 20 percent of the total composition, may be more than twice the height of the planted trees If this occurs, remedial procedures outlined in the contingency plan will be implemented If, within the first 3 years, any species exhibits greater than 50 percent mortality, the species will either be replanted or an acceptable replacement species will be planted in its place as specified in the contingency plan 1.3.2 Vegetative Problem Areas The Year 1 (2011) Annual Monitoring Report indicated problems with Chinese privet (Ligustrum smense) and Arthraxon hispidus Invasive species treatments for Chinese Privet (Arthraxon hispidus is not an invasive species) were conducted in the spring of 2012 and will continue throughout the 7 year monitoring period Treatment of Chinese privet was very effective and no occurrences of Chinese privet were noted during 2012 monitoring This species will be watched during future monitoring visits No vegetation problem areas were identified within the Bank during Year 2 (2012) Monitoring 1.3.3 Vegetative Contingency Plan 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 will be performed as needed until achievement of vegetation success criteria 1.4 Wetland Assessment Initially four groundwater monitoring gauges were installed at the Site After the completion of the Baseline Monitoring Report, an additional monitoring gauge was installed Figure 2, Appendix B The additional gauge was installed on June 8, 2011 Hydrological sampling was conducted throughout the growing season at intervals no greater than thirty days, and was done so to satisfy the determination of jurisdictional hydrology success within the Site (USEPA 1990) In addition, rainfall data will be used for comparison of groundwater conditions with extended drought conditions Graphs of groundwater hydrology and precipitation from an onsite rain gauge, supplemented with data from a nearby weather station, are included in Appendix D 1.4.1 Wetland Success Criteria Target hydrological characteristics include saturation or inundation for 7 5 percent of the growing season, which during average climatic conditions is from March 28 — November 3, 220 days (2002 NRCS WETS Data) Restored / enhanced wetland areas are expected to support hydrophytic vegetation, if wetland Summit Seep Non- Ripanan Wetland Mitigation Site pg 2 Year 2 (2012) Annual Monitoring Document December 2012 parameters are marginal as indicated by vegetation and/or hydrology monitoring, a jurisdictional determination will be performed Based on the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Regional Supplement (USACE 2010), the growing season begins when biological indicators of plant growth (bud burst, emergence of herbs from the ground, or elongation of leaves, etc ) has occurred, and/or the soil temperature indicates microbial activity (soil temperature of 50 -55 degrees at a depth of 12 inches from the soil surface) For the purpose of this Year 2 (2012) Annual Monitonng Report, a growing season initiation of March 1, 2012 is being used to compare with the standard Natural Resource Conservation Service (MRCS) published growing season dates Future monitoring data collection (documentation of bud burst and soil temperature) will be used to verify the initiation of the growing season 1.4.2 Wetland Contingency Plan Hydrologic contingency may include floodplain surface modifications such as construction of ephemeral pools, deep ripping of the soil profile, and installation of berms to retard surface water flows Recommendations for contingency to establish wetland hydrology may be implemented and monitored until hydrology success criteria are achieved 1.4.3 Wetland Problem Areas Groundwater gauge 5 did not meet hydrology success criteria during the 2012 monitoring year The gauge is located near the wetland restoration boundary, immediately adjacent to an existing wetland depression This depression may be affecting groundwater in this portion of the Site Continued monitoring may be required to determine if wetland hydrology will develop in this portion of the Site 1.5 Supporting Data 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 (formerly Mitigation Plan) and in the Mitigation Plan (formerly the Restoration Plan) documents available on NC Ecosystem Enhancement Program (NCEEP) website All raw data supporting the tables and figures in the appendices is available from NCEEP upon request Part 2: METHODS 2.1 Hydrology Measurement of wetland hydrology was performed in accordance with traditional methods as per the April 2003 USACE Wilmington District Stream Mitigation Guidelines Five continuously recording, surficial monitoring gauges were installed in accordance with specifications in Installing Monitoring Wells /Piezometers in Wetlands (NCWRP 1993) The fifth monitoring gauge was installed on June, 8 2011 per NCEEP 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, buried in screened well 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 rain water recording gauge was installed at the Site 2.2 Vegetation The monitoring of planted vegetation precisely followed the Carolina Vegetation Survey (CVS) NCEEP Protocol for Recording Vegetation (Lee et al 2006) Six, 10 by 10 -meter vegetation plots have been placed within the 4 1 acres of restored / enhanced wetlands (Figure 2, Appendix B) Vegetation received a visual evaluation at least once every thirty days and CVS data collection took place on October 1, 2012 Summit Seep Non- Ripanan Wetland Mitigation Site pg 3 Year 2 (2012) Annual Monitoring Document December 2012 Part 3: CONCLUSIONS 3.1 Hydrology Two of the monitored gauges within restoration areas were inundated / saturated within 12 Inches of the surface for greater than 7 5 percent of the growing season (16 days), which extends from March 28 to November 3 (220 days) Gauge 3 missed hydrology success criteria by one day (6 8 percent of the growing season), if the NRCS established growing season is used However, the true growing season should be based on biological activity in the soil, measured by soil temperature (50 -55 degrees at a depth of 12 inches from the soil surface) and bud burst, which is consistently early to late February in the Piedmont of North Carolina If the growing season is presumed to extend from March 1 to November 3 (248 days) then four of five monitoring gauges exceed success criteria, as depicted in the following table Summary of Groundwater Gauge Results '• This gauge was installed in early June 2011 therefore data from the beginning of the growing season is not available Based on the data form other gauges, it is likely that this gauge would have met criteria Observations made during the 2012 growing season indicated that the original ditch plug and ditch running along the southern portion of the Site have settled below anticipated levels This settling has allowed water from the spring to follow historic ditch paths instead of being dispersed throughout the Site as planned This has resulted in unsatisfactory inundation of the Site in the area of Gauge 5, as shown in the data Restoration Systems has prepared a remedial action plan to correct the elevation of the ditch plug, ultimately restoring groundwater levels throughout the Site It is anticipated that our remedial action will increase groundwater saturation for gauges 1, 3, and 5 3.2 Vegetation Vegetation sampling across the Site was above the required average density with 600 planted stems per acre surviving In addition, each individual plot was above success criteria It should be noted that there were variations in species documented between Year 1 (2011) and Year 2 (2012) Multiple plants appear to have been misidentified during Year 1 (2011) monitoring The species were corrected during Year 2 (2012) monitoring, resulting in differences in species identified within each vegetation monitoring plot Summit Seep Non- Ripanan Wetland Mitigation Site pg 4 Year 2 (2012) Annual Monitoring Document December 2012 Success Criteria Achieved / Max Consecutive Days During Growing Season (Percentage) Gauge Year 2 (2012) Year 2 (2012) Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 1 (2011) March 28 Growing March 1 Growing (2013) (2014) (2015) Season Start Season Start I Yes / 37 days Yes / 16 days Yes / 40 days (16 81 percent) (7 3 percent) (16 1 percent) 2 Yes / 73 days Yes / 92 days Yes / 118 days (33 18 percent) (41 8 percent) (47 6 percent) 3 Yes / 23 days No / 15 days Yes / 40 days (10 45 percent) (6 8 percent) (16 1 percent) 4 Yes / 67 days Yes / 81 days Yes/ 115 days (30 45 percent) (36 8 percent) (46 4 percent) 5 NA ** / 4 days No / 8 days No / 8 days (1 8 percent) (3 6 percent) (3 2 percent) '• This gauge was installed in early June 2011 therefore data from the beginning of the growing season is not available Based on the data form other gauges, it is likely that this gauge would have met criteria Observations made during the 2012 growing season indicated that the original ditch plug and ditch running along the southern portion of the Site have settled below anticipated levels This settling has allowed water from the spring to follow historic ditch paths instead of being dispersed throughout the Site as planned This has resulted in unsatisfactory inundation of the Site in the area of Gauge 5, as shown in the data Restoration Systems has prepared a remedial action plan to correct the elevation of the ditch plug, ultimately restoring groundwater levels throughout the Site It is anticipated that our remedial action will increase groundwater saturation for gauges 1, 3, and 5 3.2 Vegetation Vegetation sampling across the Site was above the required average density with 600 planted stems per acre surviving In addition, each individual plot was above success criteria It should be noted that there were variations in species documented between Year 1 (2011) and Year 2 (2012) Multiple plants appear to have been misidentified during Year 1 (2011) monitoring The species were corrected during Year 2 (2012) monitoring, resulting in differences in species identified within each vegetation monitoring plot Summit Seep Non- Ripanan Wetland Mitigation Site pg 4 Year 2 (2012) Annual Monitoring Document December 2012 Summary of Planted Vegetation Plot Results Plot Planted Stems / Acre Counting Towards Success Criteria Year 1 (2011) Year 2 (2012) Year 3 (2013) Year 5 (2015) Year 7 (2017) 1 404 445 2 485 526 3 687 648 4 526 526 5 1133 1052 " 6 607 405 Average of All Plots (1 -6) 640 600 Part 4: REFERENCES Griffith, G E, J M Omemik, J A Comstock, M P Schafale, W H McNab, D R Lenat, T F MacPherson, J B Glover, and V B Shelboume 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 / Yadkm — Pee _ Dee_ RBRP_2009_Final pdf [February 19, 2010] North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Raleigh, North Carolina North Carolina Ecosystem Enhancement Program (NCEEP) 2011 Procedural Guidance and Content Requirements for EEP Monitoring Reports (online) Available http / /portal ncdenr org /c/ document _library/get_file�p_1_id= 1169848 &folderld = 2288101 &name =DLFE -39268 pdf [November 07, 2011 ] North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Raleigh, North Carolina Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) 2002 WETS Data Davidson County, Lexington NC — 4970 (online) Available http //www wcc nres usda gov /ftpref /support/climate /wetlands /nc/37057 txt [October 2012] 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 Summit Seep Non - Ripanan Wetland Mitigation Site pg 5 Year 2 (2012) Annual Monitoring Document December 2012 United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), United States Environmental Protection Agency ( USEPA), North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC), Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), and North Carolina Division of Water Quality (NCDWQ) 2003 Stream Mitigation Guidelines State of North Carolina U S Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) 2010 Interim Regional Supplement to the Corps of Engineers Wetland Delineation Manual Eastern Mountains and Piedmont Region (Version 2 0) U S Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Environmental Laboratory, Vicksburg, MS ERDC /EL TR -10 -9 163 pp United States Environmental Protection Agency ( USEPA) 1990 Mitigation Site Type Classification (MIST) USEPA Workshop, August 13 -15, 1989 USEPA Region IV and Hardwood Research Cooperative, NCSU, Raleigh, North Carolina Summit Seep Non- Rtpanan Wetland Mitigation Site pg 6 Year 2 (2012) Annual Monitoring Document December 2012 a, Appendix A: General Figures and Tables Figure 1 Vicinity Map & Directions Table I Project Components and Mitigation Credits Table 2 Project Activity and Reporting History Table 3 Project Contacts Table 4 Project Baseline Information and Attributes Summit Seep Non- Ripanan Wetland Mitigation Site Year 2 (2012) Annual Monitoring Document December 2012 Appendix A Dwn. by. FIGURE VICINITY MAP & DIRECTIONS KRJ Axiom Environmental SUMMIT SEEP NON - RIPARIAN WETLAND D.te. y� 218 Snow Ave Raleigh, NC 27603 MITIGATION SITE Sept 2012 1 - Davidson County, North Carolina Project ronmental, In_. 10 -001 Axiom Envi Table 1. Project Components and Mitigation Credits Summit Seep Non - Riparian Wetland Mitigation Site Contract # 003244 Summit Seep Non - Ripanan Wetland Mitigation Site Appendix A Year 2 (2012) Annual Monitoring Document December 2012 Mitigation Credits Stream Riparian Wetland Non - riparian Wetland Buffer Nitrogen Nutrient Offset Phosphorous Nutrient Offset Type R RE R RE R RE Totals 3 91 0 8 Project 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 3 91 NA Restoration 3 91 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) Rivcnne Non- Rivenne Restoration 0 0 0 1 3 91 0 0 Enhancement 0 0 018 0 0 Enhancement 1 0 Enhancement II 0 Creation 0 0 0 Preservation 0 0 0 0 0 High Quality Preservation 0 0 0 0 0 Summit Seep Non - Ripanan Wetland Mitigation Site Appendix A Year 2 (2012) Annual Monitoring Document December 2012 Table 2: Project Activity and Reporting History Elapsed Time Since Grading Complete 1 Year and 7 Months Elapsed Time Since Planting Complete 1 Year and 7 Months Number of Reporting Years 2 Years Summit Seep Non - Riparian Wetland Mitigation Site Contract # 003244 Activity or Report Data Collection Complete Completion or Delivery CE Document NA Oct -2010 Conservation Easement Apr -2011 Apr -2011 Mitigation Plan NA Nov -2010 Construction NA Apr -2011 Bare Root Planting NA Apr -2011 Baseline Monitoring Document Apr -2011 June -2011 Year 1 2011 Monitoring Sep-201 I Nov -2011 Year 2 2012 Monitoring Oct -2012 Nov -2012 Table 3: Project Contacts Summit Seep Non - Ripanan Wetland Mitigation Site Contract # 003244 Firm POC & Address Designer: Axiom Environmental, Grant Lewis, 919 215 1693 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 Planting Contractor: Restoration Systems, LLC Worth Creech, 919 334 9114 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 Axiom Environmental, Grant Lewis, 919 215 1693 Inc 218 Snow Ave Raleigh, NC 27603 Restoration Systems, LLC Ray Holz, 919 604 9314 and Vegetation Monitoring. and Axiom Grant Lewis, 919 215 1693 Environmental, Inc 218 Snow Ave Raleigh, NC 27603 Restoration Systems, LLC Ray Holz, 919 604 9314 and Wetland Monitoring. and Axiom Grant Lewis, 919 215 1693 Environmental, Inc 218 Snow Ave Raleigh, NC 27603 Summit Seep Non- Ripanan Wetland Mitigation Site Appendix A Year 2 (2012) Annual Monitoring Document December 2012 Table 4: Project Baseline Information & Attributes Summit Seep Non - Ripanan Wetland Mitigation Site Contract # 003244 Project Information Protect Name Summit Seep County Davidson Project Area (acres) 64 Project Coordinates (latitude and longitude) 35 76130, 80 33430 Project 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 -basin 3/7/2004 Project Drainage Area, Total Outfall (acres) 51 5 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 riverine or riparian non riverme ) 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 invasive vegetation 0% Regulatory Considerations Regulation Applicable? Resolved? 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 Floodplain Compliance No Essential Fisheries Habitat No Summit Seep Non- Ripanan Wetland Mitigation Site Appendix A Year 2 (2012) Annual Monitoring Document December 2012 Appendix B: Visual Assessment Data Figure 2 Current Condition Plan View (CCPV) Table 5 Vegetation Condition Assessment Summit Seep Non- Ripanan Weiland Mitigation Site Appendix B Year 2 (2012) Annual Monitoring Document December 2012 9— RESTORATION SYSTEMS, LLC I SCALE:1 inch = 125 feet 1101 HAYNES ST, SUITE 211 DATE: Decernber2012 FIGURE 2: RALEIGH, NC755.9 CURRENT CONDITION ASSESSMENT PHONE: 919.755.9490 EEP Project ID: 94646 FAX: 919.755.9492 ma in apan, eWdal, onou;, sewmmarewppW m, immwrrr.ty.rtsr>aa,Sy.rains,UC�aa* OVERALL SITE FIGURE SHOWING CURRENT I AERIAL SOURCE: ESRI, i-cubed, USDA FSA, asdams nepo sbip• fa dmappra or a.bory noon any ds, a mac roay awe ad d ea: ma o, m d ms USGS, AEX, GeoE a Getma fn Aero nd, & map. n b ma sole mp —bilry d ma oar„ titan iro d me don on mb map a cmpalbie with the —'a CONDITIONS AND YEAR ONE (2011) Y pp 9 9 needs. 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COORDINATE SYSTEM: NAD 1983 SPNC FT Table 5: Vegetation Condition Assessment Summit Seen Non- Ripartan Wetland Mitigation Site Contract # 003244 Planted Acreage - 6 9 acres Entire Easement Mapped CCPV Number of % of planted Vegetation Category Acreage Symbol Polygons Acreage Areas of Concern No areas of vegetation concern observed at the Site NA NA NA 0% during 2012 monitoring Exotic Invasive Species Scattered Chinese privet in the easement However, Chinese privet is not NA NA NA <1% expected to present problems during the immediate monitoring period Summit Seep Non- Ripanan Wetland Mitigation Site Appendix B Year 2 (2012) Annual Monitoring Document December 2012 Appendix C: Vegetation Plot Data Table 6 Vegetation Plot Criteria Attainment Table 7 CVS Vegetation Plot Metadata Table 8 Planted & Total Stem Counts Vegetation Plot Photos Summit Seep Non - Riparian Wetland Mitigation Site Appendix C Year 2 (2012) Annual Monitoring Document December 2012 W Table 6: Vegetation Plot Criteria Attainment Summit Seep Non - Riparian Wetland Mitigation Site Contract # 003244 Plot Planted Stems / Acre Counting Towards Success Criteria Year 1 (2011) Year 2 (2012) Year 3 (2013) Year 5 (2015) Year 7 (2017) 1 404 445 computer name SPARE Me size 2 485 526 Description of database file, the report worksheets, and a Metadata 3 687 648 Prol, planted each year This excludes live stakes 4 526 526 natural /volunteer stems 5 1133 1052 Vigor Frequency distribution of vigor classes for stems for all plots Vigor by Slip 6 607 405 Damage occurrences and percent of total stems impacted by each Damage by Slip Average of All Plots (1 -6) 640 600 Planted Stems by Plot and Slip A matrix of the count of PLANTED living stems of each Table 7. CVS Vegetation Plot Metadata Summit Seen Non - Riparian Wetland Mitigation Site Contract # 003244 Report Prepared By: Phillip Perkmson Date Prepared 10/6/2012 15 12 database name cvs- eep- entrytool -v2 2 7 mdb S \Projects \Projects (Existing) \Summit Seep \Task 7- database location Monitoring computer name SPARE Me size 37326848 DESCRIPTION OF WORKSHEETS IN THIS DOCUMENT --------- Description of database file, the report worksheets, and a Metadata summary of project(s) and project data Each project is listed with its PLANTED stems per acre, for Prol, planted each year This excludes live stakes Each project is listed with its TOTAL stems per acre, for each Proj, total stems year This includes live stakes, all planted stems, and all natural /volunteer stems List of plots surveyed with location and summary data (live Plots stems, dead stems, missing, etc ) Vigor Frequency distribution of vigor classes for stems for all plots Vigor by Slip Frequency distribution of vigor classes listed by species List of most frequent damage classes with number of Damage occurrences and percent of total stems impacted by each Damage by Slip Damage values tallied by type for each species Damage by Plot Damage values tallied by type for each plot Planted Stems by Plot and Slip A matrix of the count of PLANTED living stems of each species for each plot, dead and missing stems are excluded A matrix of the count of total living stems of each species ALL Stems by Plot and spp (planted and natural volunteers combined) for each plot, dead and missing stems are excluded Summit Seep Non - Riparian Wetland Mitigation Site Year 2 (2012) Annual Monitoring Document December 2012 Appendix C Table 7. CVS Vegetation Plot Metadata Continued Summit Seep Non- Rinanan Wetland Mitigation Site Contract # 003244 PROJECT SUMMARY---------- - - - - -- Project Code Summit project Name Summit See Description Non -Ri anan Wetland Mitigation Site River Basin Yadkin -Pee Dee areas m 16,592 Required Plots calculated 6 Sampled Plots 6 Summit Seep Non- Ripanan Wetland Mitigation Site Appendix C Year 2 (2012) Annual Monitoring Document December 2012 Table 8 Planted and Total Stems /Acre Counts Project Name Summit Seep Non - Riparian Mitigation Site Current Plot Data (MY2 2012) Annual Means Scientific Name Common Name Species Type Summit RS -0001 Summit Rs 002 Summit- RS-0003 Summit -RS -0004 Summit RS -0005 Summit -RS -0006 MY2 (2012) MY3 (2011) MYO (2011) Pnol. P -all T PnoLS P -all 7 PnoLS P -all IT PnoLS Pall T PnoLS P -all IT JPnoLS P -all IT PnoLS P -all T PnoLS P -all T PnoLS P -all T Asimma triloba pawpaw Tree 11 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 1 1 1 4 4 4 9 9 9 14 14 1 Betula nigra river birch Tree 4 4 4 1 21 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 30 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 SO Car mus carobmana American hornbeam Tree 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 6 6 19 19 19 9 9 9 Celus laewgata sugarberry Tree 1 1 1 1 1 1 Celus occidentalis common hackberry Tree 3 3 3 Corpus dogwood Shrub or Tree 1 1 1 1 1 1 Diosp ros wrgmiana common persimmon Tree 2 2 x_�,281 1 12 3 3 x:25 v,V,6 5 5 -'13 SO 10 SAUQ 9 91, 28 11 111 11 Fraxmus pennsylvamca green ash Tree .h 2 1 1 2 Gleditsia triacanthos hone locust Tree 1 Jumperus mrgimana eastern redcedar Tree ,5 Li wdambarstyraaflua sweetgum Tree _17 28 4 ,,L„6 J66 -,13 Pmus taeda loblolly pine Tree k 1 ,� s,3 "_14 Platanus occidentalis American sycamore Tree 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6 14 14 14 11 11 31 10 10 10 Quercus michauxn swamp chestnut oak Tree 2 2 2 5 5 5 2 2 2 3 3 3 12 12 12 15 15 15 15 15 15 Quercus pagoda cherrybark oak Tree 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 7 7 7 13 13 13 Quercus phellos willow oak Tree 2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 Sambucus canadensis Common Elderberry Shrub 2 2 2 2 2 2 Ulmus amencana JAmerican elm Tree 3 1 1 21 3 3 16 1 1 3 13 13 20 18 18 ,c 53 8 8 8 8 8 8 Unknown Shrub or Tree 1 1 1 Stem count size (ores) size (ACRES) Species coun Stems per ACRE it 11 60 131 131 73 161 161 42 13 13 35 26 261 45 10 10 16 891 891 271 95 95 133 101 101 101 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 6 6 002 002 002 0 02 002 0 02 015 015 0 15 5 5 9 6 6 8 8 8 8 7 7 10 8 8 9 4 4 5 13 13 15 9 9 12 11 11 11 (44512 445 2 2428 (52611 526 1 2954i[647151 647 5 1700 [52611 52611 1416 F1052 1052 1821 [40417 404 7 647 5 (`60OT3 60031 1828 [64078 640 8 897 1 [68312 681 2 681 2 t.oior Tor vensny Exceeds requvements by SO% Exceeds requve ents, but y less than 10% Fads to meet requvements, by less than 10% ad t i e Lit by more than SO% Summit Seep 2012 (Year 2) Vegetation Monitoring Photographs Taken October 2012 Plot 3 Summit Seep Non - Riparian Wetland Mitigation Site Appendix C Year 2 (2012) Annual Monitoring Document December 2012 Appendix D: Hydrology Data Table 9 Wetland Gauge Attainment Data Figure 4 Summit Seep 30 -70 Percentile Graph for Rainfall - 2012 2012 Groundwater Gauge Graphs Summit Seep Non- Ripanan Wetland Mitigation Site Appendix D Year 2 (2012) Annual Monitoring Document December 2012 Table 9: Ground Gauge Attainment Data Summit Seep Non - Riparian Wetland Mitigation Site Contract # 003244 ** This gauge was installed in early June 2011; therefore, data from the beginning of the growing season is not available. Based on the data form other gauges, it is likely that this gauge would have met criteria. Figure 3: Summit Seep 30 -70 Percentile Graph for Rainfall in 2012 Data from WETS Station: LEXINGTON, NC4970 and Onsite Rain Gauge 6 2011 Rainfall 2012 Rainfall 5 30th Percentile a� �4 U q 03 E Q `2 a x 1 0 ell Summit Seep Non - Riparian Wetland Mitigation Site Appendix D Year 2 (2012) Annual Monitoring Document December 2012 Success Criteria Achieved / Max Consecutive Days During Growing Season (Percentage) Gauge Year 2 (2012) Year 2 (2012) Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 1 (2011) March 28 Growing March 1 Growing (2013) (2014) (2015) Season Start Season Start 1 Yes / 37 days Yes / 16 days Yes / 40 days (16.81 percent) (7.3 percent) (16.1 percent) 2 Yes / 73 days Yes / 92 days Yes/ 118 days (33.18 percent) (41.8 percent) (47.6 percent) 3 Yes / 23 days No / 15 days Yes / 40 days (10.45 percent) (6.8 percent) (16.1 percent) 4 Yes / 67 days Yes / 81 days Yes/ 115 days (30.45 percent) (36.8 percent) (46.4 percent) 5 NA ** / 4 days No / 8 days Yes / 8 days (1.8 percent) (3.6 percent) (3.2 percent) ** This gauge was installed in early June 2011; therefore, data from the beginning of the growing season is not available. Based on the data form other gauges, it is likely that this gauge would have met criteria. Figure 3: Summit Seep 30 -70 Percentile Graph for Rainfall in 2012 Data from WETS Station: LEXINGTON, NC4970 and Onsite Rain Gauge 6 2011 Rainfall 2012 Rainfall 5 30th Percentile a� �4 U q 03 E Q `2 a x 1 0 ell Summit Seep Non - Riparian Wetland Mitigation Site Appendix D Year 2 (2012) Annual Monitoring Document December 2012 Summit Seep Groundwater Gauge 1 Year 2 (2012 Data) 12 10 8 6 4 2 1.8 1.6 Begin Growing Season End Growing Season March 28 Nov 3 0 1.4 S -2 e -4 6 1.2 J 8 -12 1.0 Q — v -14 P 0.8 -18 -20 A °C -22 0.6 -24 -26 -28 0.4 -30 -32 -34 0.2 -36 -38 -40 0.0 W W A A A l!1 l!1 V7 01 01 Ol V V V 00 00 00 l0 W l0 F+ N N N \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ O O O r N W l0 F+ N lD F+ N 00 N N 00 N N V \ N N 01 N N \ \ \ \ O O \ lD t0 \ l0 l0 \ 00 00 \ 00 00 \ V V \ Q1 Q1 D1 F+ N V1 \ \ r \ \ r \ \ r \ \ r \ \ �-+ \ \ F+ \ \ \ N N N N N N N N N N N N F+ N F+ N N \ \ N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N F+ N N N N Summit Seep Groundwater Gauge 2 Year 2 (2012 Data) 12 1.8 10 - Begin Growing Season End Growing Season 8 6 March 28 Nov 3 1.6 4 2 1.4 0 c _ c -2 1.2 N -4 6 e d 8 92 days o' M 3 1.0 E Q -10 c 12 14 08 c Q °C -16 -18 0.6 -20 -22 ION 0.4 -24 -26 -28 0.2 -30 -32 Ll -34 0.0 W W A A A In V7 U'7 01 0/ 01 V V V 00 00 00 l0 l0 \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ O O O N N W l0 N N 10 F+ N 00 N N 00 N N V F+ N 01 N N \ \ \ \ \ \ N \ \ N \ \ �\-' \ \ �\-' \ \ N \ \ f\-' \ \ \ p1 Q1 \ N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N 1L 10 8 6 4 2 0 -2 E -4 -6 > -8 -10 d -12 M -14 -16 c 18 c -20 -22 -24 -26 -28 -30 -32 -34 -36 -38 -40 -42 -44 -46 Begin Growing Season March 28 W W A N W lD \ \ N F+ H N N N Summit Seep Groundwater Gauge 3 Year 2 (2012 Data) End Growing Season Nov 3 1.8 1.6 1.4 c 1.2 .N C 3 0 1.0 E 4 0.8 -S z 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.0 N N l0 lD l0 \ N lD N lD 00 \ F+ 00 N 00 00 \ N 00 N 00 V \ N V N V 01 \ N 01 N 01 \ 01 \ N \ N \ V7 \ \ N N r N \ N \ N N \ N \ N r+ N \ N \ N �+ N \ N \ N r N \ N \ N \ N rn \ rn \ \ N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N Summit Seep Groundwater Gauge 4 Year 2 (2012 Data) 12 - 1.8 10 8 Begin Growing Season End Growing Season 6 March 28 Nov 3 1.6 4 2 p A A 1.4 c -2 ,. 4 1.2 _6 ar J 8 « � 3 '0 _12 s 81 Days 1.0 a — v -14 OW M 0.8 M -18 -20 -22 0.6 -24 -26 -28 0.4 -30 -32 -34 0.2 -36 -38 -40 0.0 W W A A A \ \ \ \ \ l/i In \ \ U'1 Ol 01 Ol V V V 00 00 00 \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ tD lD l0 \ \ \ o O O r N W l0 W N O O \ l0 l0 t0 N \ (p N 00 00 N CO 00 N V N N lD \ 00 00 \ 00 Co \ V V p1 N N \ \ \ Q1 Q1 N \ \ N l!1 \ \ r \ \ N N N N r+ \ N \ r \ \ r \ \ N \ \ N N N N N N F+ N N N N N N N N - N \ \ \ N F+ N N \ N N N N \ \ N N N N N Summit Seep Groundwater Gauge 5 Year 2 (2012 Data) 12 10 g 6 4 2 End Growing Season Nov 3 1.8 1.6 Begin Growing Season March 28 0 1.4 -2 -4 8 Days 5 _ 8 1 2 N a, 10 I .o g�g Q 3 -14 -16 18 ° OF 0.8 c -20 m °C -22 -24 0.6 -26 -28 -30 0.4 -32 -34 -36 0.2 -38 -40 -42 -44 W W A A A Vt V7 to 0) m 0� V V V 00 00 \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ N w lD N N W N N 00 N N 00 N N V N O O \ l0 l0 \ tD l0 \ 00 00 \ 00 00 \ V 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 00 \ N V N N 0.0 tD lD lO r N N r \ \ \ O O O !-+ Q1 N N \ \ \ \ \ 01 01 01 N N tJi N N N N \ \ N N N N N N N N N (ui) s;unowd pe;uiem 0o tD a N o oo 1p a N o 1-4 1-4 1-4 1-1 .-i o 0 0 0 0 11/1/12 10/22/12 m too > 10/12/12 0 Z o 10/2/12 c 9/22/12 w 9/12/12 9/2/12 00. 007 8/23/12 8/13/12 bD D 8/3/12 7/24/12 3 A 7/14/12 p 7/4/12 O N N 6/24/12 C. t. 6/14/12 6/4/12 5/25/12 5/15/12 5/5/12 4/25/12 4/15/12 c 0 afOi 4/5/12 10 r' 3 v 3/26/12 o 6 > 3/16/12 S tw m 3/6/12 2/25/12 N O w tD�NON -1 T op NV tD w Na w w 0 qtD 000 1- r-1 '-I 1i r- N N N N N M M M M M (ui) Cana ja;empunag (ui) s;unowd lle;uiea 00 tD c} N O 00 lD V N O -4 e-1 r+ O O O O O 11/1/12 C 10/22/12 m v � 10/12/12 O Z o 10/2/12 l7 9/22/12 U-1 9/12/12 9/2/12 8/23/12 N 8/13/12 � OA I 8/3/12 Cl 7/24/12 3 Q 7/14/12 V N O O ow 7/4/12 O N 6/24/12 C� 6/14/12 6/4/12 O 5/25/12 5/15/12 > 5/5/12 �o v -1 4/25/12 00 4/15/12 0 m Ln 4/5/12 C L o 3/26/12 F 3/16/12 F v m 3/6/12 2/25/12 N O w tD ' N O N E tD w O N T tD w O N a w w O N [f N N N M fr1 M (ui) Jana3 jajempunojg i SIMON model � A Now I 1 Begin Growing Season End Growing Season ■ -��IA �� MEN ONE wi� r� 11 9111111111111 ■ �.'I�1l�, I■ 1� �111�l��■ ■ ■ �� Vw+�� WEN ROMMININ ■ WIDAIMMIll 0 MIMMILAW.'1l Wil' Ir1M,lW■ 1 ■MIII 111 1111 _ ■ ��t �1i� 1 I V �� 1� l� ■ �i■ ■J111411111111111 ■ !INIIIIII No _!�� ■ �■ 1 ■I I ■ ■�� ■I1�1� I�f�■ ■I ■o" !1 ■ m IN l■ 111 IRl'pR lm19ill1■ ■ Fm ■I��I 1.8 1.6 1.4 c 1.2 N C 0 1.0 E a w 0.s 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.0 (ui)s;unowype;uiem x O V ri o 00 0 7 ry O 11/1/12 0 10/22/12 a Ln m 10/12/12 on o Z 10/2/12 o C7 9/22/12 w 9/12/12 9/2/12 17 8/23/12 tn 8/13/12 GA 8/3/12 ^� 7/24/12 3 A 7/14/12 p 7/4/12 sue. 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