20070623 Ver 1_Mitigation Closeout Report_20130829

Little White Oak Creek Stream Restoration Project
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EEP ID # 92534
FDP CONTRACT # D06027- B
USACE ACTION ID # 2007 -02475
DWQ 404# 07 -0623
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Project Settina & Classifications
County
Polk
General Location
Mill Spring
Basin:
Broad River
Physiographic Region:
Piedmont
Ecoregion:
Southern Inner
Piedmont
USGS Hydro, Unit:
03050105
NCDWQ Sub - basin:
03 -08 -02
Thermal Regime:
Cool
Trout Water:
No
Stream Repair (R1 /R2)
Jan. 2011
Supplemental Planting
Feb. 2011
Project Performers
Dec. 2011
Source Agency:
EEP
Provider:
Mulkey, Inc.
Designer:
Mulkey, Inc.
Monitoring Firm
Mulkey, Inc.
Channel Remediation
Vaughan, Inc.
Plant remediation
Bruton Nurseries &
Landscape
Pro pert Interest Holder
I EEP
Overall Project Activities and Timeline
Milestone
Month -Year
Project Instituted
June 2006
Permitted
May 2007
Construction Completed
Nov. 2007
As -built survey
Jan. 2008
Monitoring Year -1
Dec. 2008
Monitoring Year -2
Dec. 2009
Monitoring Year -3
Dec. 2010
Stream Repair (R1 /R2)
Jan. 2011
Supplemental Planting
Feb. 2011
Monitoring Year 4
Dec. 2011
Monitoring Year 5
Dec. 2012
Supplemental Planting
Feb. 2013
Invasive Species Control
Mar. 2013
Closeout Submission
I Aug. 2013

Protect Setting and Background
The Little White Oak Creek Stream Restoration Site (LWOC) was developed in response to the NC Ecosystem Enhancement Program
( NCEEP) issuing the Full Delivery RFP No 16- DO6027 Mulkey, inc (Mulkey) was awarded the contract (1306027 -13) to provide
18,200 Stream Mitigation Units (SMU) on June 26, 2006 LWOC is located approximately 2 5 miles east/southeast of Mill Spring,
NC (Figure 1) Past land use practices have mainly included tarmmg and extensive grazing (cattle and horses) The pre - existing
conditions were comprised of eroded and incised channels which contained large quantities of silt and fecal matter During initial
surveys of the site, several dead animal carcasses were found in the channels and the adjacent floodplain As a result of these impacts
the water quality was in a severely degraded state at the site Pre - existing surveys also revealed that bank height ratios ranged from
1 5 to 6 8 and over - widened channels were widespread LWOC is comprised of six stream reaches totaling approximately 18,290 feet
of restored stream channel (excluding crossings) Analyses, design, and restoration of the stream channels at LWOC were
accomplished using Natural Stream Channel design methods (Rosgen, D L , 1994, 1996, 1998) The majority of the reaches at
LWOC were restored utilizing Priority 1 and 2 approaches (Rosgen 1997) The in- stream structures that were installed at LWOC
included rock cross vanes, j -hook rock vanes, rock vanes, constructed riffles, and root wads Stream banks were further stabilized
through the installation of coir fiber erosion control matting, temporary and permanent seeding, and the installation of native species
vegetation in the form of transplants, live stakes, and bare root seedlings The restored riparian and upland buffer areas were also
replanted with native species vegetation to emulate the Piedmont/Low Mountain Alluvial Forest Schafale and Weakley (1990) Major
grading and channel construction were completed in November 2007 Native plant materials were installed during the months of --
November and December 2007 In addition to stream restoration, seven (7) oxbow wetlands were created from portions of abandoned
stream channels One of these created wetlands also receives treated effluent from the adjacent school, where it provides further
filtration before emptying into in reach RI The as -built surveys were initiated in January 2008, immediately following the installation
of plant materials and were conducted utilizing total station equipment Mulkey established a 50 08 acre conservation easement
which is entirely fenced to prevent cattle intrusion
Goals and Obiecttves
The primary goals of LWOC were to improve water quality, to reduce bank erosion, to reestablish a floodplain along each of the
stream reaches, to improve the aquatic, botanical and terrestrial wildlife habitat and to protect the restored channels These goals will
be met through the following objectives
• Restore degraded stream reaches by using natural channel design to their appropriate dimension, pattern and profile using
reference reach parameters
• Install in- stream wood and rock structures
• Create oxbow wetlands from abandoned sections of the old channels
• Establish native plant communities throughout the conservation easement
• Establish a fenced conservation easement
Success Criteria
Success criteria for stream mitigation sites are based on guidelines established by the USACE US Environmental Protection Agency
(USEPA), NC Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC) and the NCDWQ (USAGE et al 2003) Monitoring for LWOC followed
the requirements set forth in the Full Delivery RFP 16- DO6027 and by NCEEP (2005) A brief summary of the criteria and related
success are described below
Table 3 Success Criteria
Type
Criteria
Cnteria Met
Morphological
Stable dimension, pattern, and profile
Yes
Hydrological
A minimum of two bankf ill events occurring on separate years
Yes
Vegetation
Planted vegetation survivability should be at least 260 stems per acre
Yes
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Little White Creek Asset Table
Riparian Wetland
Pre —
Total
(SMU)
Units
Restoration
Construction
Mitigation
Watershed
As -Built Linear
Mitigation Units
Segment/Reach
(acreage /linear
Approach
Acreage
Footage /Acreage
Mitigation Ratio
(SMU/WMU)"
feet
STREAM
R1
6,530
R (PI1)
2852
7,820
1.0
7,543
R1A
906
R PI /11)
67.39
1,060
1.0
1,040
R2
5,971
R (P1I)
7124
7,362
1.0
7,107
R2A
625
R P1I
345.04
336
1.0
336
R2B
1,397
R (P1 /1I)
74.05
1,534
1.0
1,474
R2D
526 f
R PI /1I
31.65
790
1.0
790
A Stream mitigation units do not include restored channel outside of easement and within crossings
MITIGATION UNIT TOTALS
Stream Mitigation Units
Riparian Wetland
Non - riparian
Total
(SMU)
Units
Wetland Units
Wetland
Riparian Buffer
Nutrient Offset
WMU
18,290
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PREPARED FOR 81EETI OF FIGURE 2 PROJECT ASSETS AND REACH SEGMENTS LEGEND PREPARED BY
LITTLE WHITE OAK CREEK STREAM RESTORATION PROJECT
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Little White Oak Creek Cross Section & Longitudinal Profile Surveys
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(Year 5) R2D Longitudinal Profile (STA 2 +84 -- 7 +79)
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Bankfull Events Table
Verification of Bankfull Events
Date of Data Collection
Date of Occurrence
Method
8/25/08 -- 8/27/08
Unknown
Crest gauges
10/13/09 -- 10/14/09
Unknown
Crest gauges
11/01/10— 11/03/10
Unknown
Crest gauges
11/14/11 — 11/15/11
Not apphcable
Visual Assessment (Wrack Lines)
1/22/2013
1/15/13— 1/18/13
Visual Assessment (Wrack Lines)
7/15/13
7/13/13
Visual Assessement (Landowner
Mulkey) 100 -Year Storm Event
Cross Section Data
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Little White Oak Creek Stream Restoration Project (EEP
Protect # 92534) Reach RI (500 Feet)
PARAMETERS
Cross Section 13
Riffle
Dimension
Bankfull Width (ft)
Hoodprone Width (it)
Bankfull Mean Depth (ft)
Bankfull Max Depth (0)
Cross Sectional Area (ft')
Width/Depth Ratio
Entrenchment Ratio
Bank Height Ratio
Base
MYI
MY2
MY3
MY4
MY5
78
78
92
76
75
73
1250
1242
1250
1250
125 0
1250
05
05
05
05
05
04
079
082
077
085
089
088
3 50
421
439
347
385
3 02
17 2
14 5
19 2
114
l44
179
16 13
l5 85
l3 54
16 56
1671
1703
loo
100
100
1 00
100
1 1 00
Monitoring Data - Dimensional Morphology Summary (Dimensional Parameters - Cross Sections)
Little White Oak Creek Stream Restoration Project (EEP Protect # 92534) Reach R2 (2047 Feet)
PARAMETERS
Cross Section I
Riffle
Cross Section 2
Pool
Cross Section 3
Pool
Cross Section 4
Rifilc
Cross Section 5
Pool
Dimension
Bankfull Width (ft)
Bas
c
MY
1
MY2
MY
3
MY4
MY5
MYO
MYI
MY2
MY3
MY4
MY
5
MYO
MYI
MY2
MY3
MY4
MY5
MYO
MYI
MY2
MY3
MY4
MY
5
MYO
MYI
MY2
MY3
MY4
MY
5
33 1
340
375
235
336
31 4
260
257
252
23 5
25 9
24 1
279
276
262
257
263
263
267
26 1
260
261
254
25 5
27 6
280
277
273
274
281
tloodprone Width (ft)
920
997
110
0
91 3
110
0
104
5
106
3
118
8
116
5
116
7
120
0
897
148
1
150
2
155
3
164
0
164
0
164
0
120
0
120
4
120
0
120
0
120
0
120
105
0
104
6
105
0
105
0
105
0
105
Bankfull Mean Depth (ft)
189
189
171
189
165
163
1 93
1 94
1 75
156
1 70
1 62
1 80
1 77
1 79
159
1 57
1 70
232
1 99
2 13
199
205
195
1 88
1 62
167
171
169
1 58
Bankfull Max Depth (ft)
295
323
395
321
344
335
320
423
348
351
349
3 13
338
349
379
396
394
421
370
325
3 74
3 53
364
3 79
370
3 11
309
322
3 31
366
Cross Sectional Area (j2)
62 6
64 I
64 2
441
555
51 1
501
497
442
367
439
39
50
487
469
408
41 3
446
1 61 9
52 1
554
518
520
497
51 9
1 454
462
468
46 1
443
Width/DepthRatio
175
180
219
125
204
193
135
132
144
151
152
149
I55
156
146
162
167
154
115
131
122
131
124
131
147
173
166
160
163
17R
Entrenchment Ratio
28
29
29
39
33
33
41
46
46
50
46
37
53
55
59
64
62
63
1 45
46
46
46
47
47
38
37
38
38
38
37
Bank Height Ratio
1 00
100
100
100
1 00
1 00
1 00
100
100
1 00
100
1 00
1 00
100
100
100
1 00
100
1 100
100
100
1 00
100
1 00
1 00
100
100
1 00
1 00
1 00
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Little White Oak Creek Stream Restoration Project (EEP Project # 92534)
Reach RZA (326 Feet)
PARAMETERS
Cross Section 6
Riffle
Dimension
Bankfull Width (ft)
Floodprone Width (ft)
Bankfull Mean Depth (ft)
Bankfull Max Depth (ft)
Cross Sectional Area (ft=)
Width/Dcpth Ratio
Entrenchment Ratio
Bank Height ht Ratio
Base
MYI
MY2
MY3
MY4
MY5
139
16 1
161
134
126
129
405
404
406
416
415
413
1 14
10
094
07
081
08
180
1 89
19
209
208
1 93
I5 8
16 2
15 1
9 39
10 2
10 3
122
159
17 1
19 2
15 6
16 1
29
251
2 52
3 1
3 29
3 21
100
too
100
1 00
1 00
100
1 ittle White Oak Creek Stream Restoration Project (FFP Project # 92534)
Reach R2B (551 Feet)
PARAMETERS
Cross Section 7
Riffle
Dimension
Bankfull Width (fl)
Floodprone Width (ft)
Bankfull Mean Depth (0)
Bankfull Max Depth (ft)
Cross Sectional Area (ft')
Width/Depth Ratio
Fntrenchment Ratio
Rank Height Ratio
Base
MYI
MY2
MY3
MY4
MY5
98
87
83
85
80
73
260
255
249
25 1
263
243
056
052
051
051
056
035
093
089
085
084
096
081
49
45
42
44
45
26
15 7
167
162
166
143
208
30
29
3 0
30
33
3 3
too
1 00
100
1 00
100
1 00
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I ittle White Oak Creek Stream Restoration Project (FEP Project # 92534)
Reach 112D (495 Feet)
PARAMETERS
Cross Secnon 8
Riffle
Dimension
Bankfull Width (ft)
Floodprone Width (ft)
Bankfull Mean Depth (fl)
Bankfidl Max Depth (ft)
Cross Sectional Area (ft=)
Width/Depth Ratio
Fntrenchment Ratio
Bank Hei ht Ratio
Base
MYI
MY2
MY3
MY4
MYS
8 8
11 7
109
11 I
110
11 6
70 0
696
700
700
700
700
0 68
057
065
059
066
054
1 02
104
1 05
1 03
1 06
1 03
6 0
7 1
6 5
7 3
63
l3 0
16 8
18 8
16 7
21 5
7 9
L26
6 4
6 3
6 3
6 0
100
100
1 00
1 00
1 00

Little White Oak Creek Vegetation Data- Plot Data
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Little White Oak Creek Vegetation Data: Stems Per Acre
Min
Avg
Max
Plots
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
II
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
Year 0
996
823
735
653
741
X950
748
763
683
694
656
705
795
615
850
868
757
518
854
1000
645
924
776
939
518
779
1000
Year 1
996
823
571
571
576
826
709
763
562
694
615
581
795
615
729
826
598
438
813
1000
484
924
776
816
438
713
1000
Year
996
823
490
367
535
744
669
643
522
694
615
581
711
615
729
702
558
438
772
1000
444
843
776
776
367
668
1000
Year
747
563
408
327
453
620
433
602
442
612
492
539
460
451
607
537
518
438
732
917
444
723
612
694
327
557
917
Ye2r4
747
519
408
327
412
620
433
602
442
612
492
498
460
451
607
496
558
478
732
917
444
723
531
776
327
553
917
Years
622
1 563
1 408
1 286
412
620
1 472
683
442
612
574
539
460
451
607
496
558
478
732
917
403
763
531
776
286
558
917
Plot Acreage
0 024
0 023
0 025
0 025
0 024
0 024
0 025
0 D25
0 025
1 0 025
1 0 024
1 0 024
1 0 024
1 0 024
1 0 025
1 0 024
1 0 025
1 0 025
1 0 025
1 0 024
1 0 025
1 0 025
1 0 025
1 0 025
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EEP Recommendation and Conclusion
The compilation of five years of monitoring data strongly suggests that LWOC has been successfully restored to a
stable stream system The dimension, pattern and profile for the project have been maintained throughout the 5 -year
monitoring period The site has experienced at least five (5) large bankfull events during the monitoring period,
which has resulted in minimal bank instability across the site This stability of the system can be attributed to the
newly constructed floodplams, functioning in-stream structures and extensive vegetation throughout the site The
native vegetation that has been installed has also met the success criteria in all monitoring plots
The functional uplift at LWOC has been significant when compared with the pre - existing conditions photos and
surveys The aquatic habit has been consistently improving, which is most evident in the number of fish and benthic
macro - invertebrates that have been collected or seen during the monitoring period The terrestrial wildlife habitat at
LWOC has also improved due to the restoration of the upland and riparian buffers Numerous animals including
foxes, whitetail deer, rabbits, raccoons, frogs salamanders, and snakes have been noted following the stream
restoration activities Protecting the conservation easement through fencing has also reduced the impacts from
constant cattle encroachment The extensive buffers at LWOC also provide a large filnatton zone foi pollutants
entering the site such as silt and fecal matter
Despite previous intrusions from cattle the newly installed barbed wire fence system is proving to be an effective
barrier to the cattle Since LWOC has met its stated goals for the monitoring period, the project is submitted for
regulatory closure
Contingencies
Thete are no contingencies proposed for Little White Oak Stream Restoration Project
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APPENDIX A — Watershed Planning
Little White Oak Creek is not located in a Targeted Local Watershed.
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APPENDIX B — Landownership and Protection
SITE PROTECTION INSTRUMENT
The land required for the construction, management, and stewardship of this mitigation
project includes a portion of the following parcels.
http: / /www.nceep.net/GIS DATA/92534 LittleWhiteOakCreek.pdf
LONG -TERM MANAGEMENT PLAN
Upon approval for close -out by the Interagency Review Team (IRT), the site will be
transferred to the DENR Stewardship Program, which will be responsible for periodic
inspection of the site to ensure that restrictions required in the conservation easement
are upheld.
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Site Protection
Deed Book &
Acreage
Grantor
County
Instrument
Page Number
protected
Jacquelyn H. Walker,
Conservation
348/1747,
widowed
Polk
Easement
364/1124
50.08
http: / /www.nceep.net/GIS DATA/92534 LittleWhiteOakCreek.pdf
LONG -TERM MANAGEMENT PLAN
Upon approval for close -out by the Interagency Review Team (IRT), the site will be
transferred to the DENR Stewardship Program, which will be responsible for periodic
inspection of the site to ensure that restrictions required in the conservation easement
are upheld.
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APPENDIX C — Jurisdictional Determinations and Permits
U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS
WILMA]GTON DISTRICT
Action ID 2007 -02475 County Polk USGS Quad Mills Slingg
GENERAL PERMIT (REGIONAL AND NATIONWIDE) VERIFICATION
Property Owner / Authorized Agent Mulkey, Inc
Address 6750 Tryon Road
Cary, North Carolina 27511
Telephone No 919 -858 -1833
Size and location of property (water body, road name /number, town, etc ) The site is located alone NC
Hwy 9 South, southeast of Mill Sprints, Polk County, North Carolina
Descnphon of projects area and activity This permit authorizes the discharge of fill for the
restoration of Little White Oak Creek South Branch little White Oak Creek, and unnamed
= tributaries. Impacts to stream channels authorized by this permit are 16578.3 linear feet.
�Apphcable Law ® Section 404 (Clean Water Act, 33 USC 1344)
❑ Section 10 (Rivers and Harbors Act, 33 USC 403)
Authorization Regional General Permit Number-
Nationwide Permit Number 2277
Your work is authorized by the above referenced permit provided it is accomplished in strict accordance
with the attached Nationwide and Special conditions, those conditions outlined in the enclosed NCWRC letter
dated May 8, 2007 your submitted plans Any violation of the attached conditions or deviation from your
submitted plans may subject the permittee to a stop work order, a restoration order and/or appropriate legal
actiop
Please reference attached special conditions
This verification is valid until the NWP is modified, reissued, or revoked All of the exrstmg NWPs are
scheduled to be modified, reissued, or revoked prior to March 18, 2012 It is incumbent upon you to remain
unformed of changes to the NWPs We will issue a public notice when the NWPs are reissued Furthermore, if you
commence or are under contract to commence this activity before the date that the relevant nationwide permit is
modified or revoked, you will have twelve (12) months from the date of the modification or revocation of the N WP
to complete the activity under the present terms and conditions of this nationwide permit [f pnor to the expraton
date identified below, the nationwide permit authorization is reissued and/or modified, this venfication will remain
valid until the expiration date identi fied below, provided it complies with all new and/or modified terms and
conditions The District Engineer may, at anytime, exercise his discretionary authority to modify, suspend, or
revoke a case specific activity s authorization under and N WP
Activities subject to Section 404 (as indicated above) may also require an individual Section 401 Water Quality
Certification You should contact the NC Division of Water Quality (telephone [phone]) to determine
Section 401 requirements
For activities occurring within the twenty coastal counues subject to regulation under the Coastal Area
Management Act (CAMA), prior to beginning work you must contact the N C Division of Coastal Management
This Department of the Army verification does not relieve the peimittee of the responsibility to obtain any other
required Federal, State or local approvaWpermtis
If there are any questions regarding this verification, any of the conditions of the Permit, or the Corps of
Engineers regulatory program, please contact Liz Hair at 828 -271- 7980 x232
Corps Regulatory Official Liz Hai Date May 15, 2007
Expiration Date of Verification May 15, 2009
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APPENDIX C — Jurisdictional Determinations and Permits
Special Conditons-
1 Waters of the United States identified by either the North Carolina Division of Marine
Fisheries (NCDMF) or the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission ( NCWRC) as
anadromous fish spawning areas are excluded during the penod between February 15 and June
30, without prior written approval from NCDMF or NCWRC and the Corps
2 Waters of the United States in the twenty -five designated trout counties of North Carolina are
excluded during the period between October 15 and April 15 without prior written approval from
the NCWRC (see Section I b 7 for a list of the twenty-five trout counties)
3 Prior to the use of any NWP in any of the following North Carolina identified waters and
contiguous wetlands, applicants must comply with Nationwide Permit General Condition 27
(PCN) The North Carolina waters and contiguous wetlands that require additional notification
requirements are
a "Outstanding Resource Water`s" (ORW) and "High Quality Waters" (HQW) (as
designated by the North Carolina Environmental Management Commission)
4 For all NWPs that allow for the use o£nprap material for bank stabilization, the followin ¢
measures shall be annlied
1 filter cloth must be placed underneath the nprap as an additional
requirement of its use in North Carolina waters
2 The placement of nprap shall be limited to the areas depicted on
submitted workplan drawings
3 The nprap material shall be clean and free from loose dirt or any pollutant
except in trace quantities that would not have an adverse environmental
effect.
4 It shall be of a size sufficient to prevent its movement from the authorized
alignment by natural forces under normal conditions
5 The riprap material shall consist of clean rock or masonry material such
as, but not limited to, granite, marl, or broken concrete
5 A waiver from the specifications in this Regional Condition may be requested in
writing The waiver will only be issued if it can be demonstrated that the impacts of complying
with this Regional condition would result in greater adverse impacts to the aquatic environment
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APPENDIX C — Jurisdictional Determinations and Permits
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Division of water Quahts
May 7, 2007
DWQ Project # 2007 -0623
Polk County
Ecosystem Enhancement Program
Department of Environment and Natural Resources
1652 Mall Semee Center
Raleigh, NC, 27699 -1652
Subject Property Little White Oak Stream Restoration Site
Ut Little White Oak Creek, Class C, 94946.1
Approval of 401 Water Quality Certification
To Whom it May Concern
You have our approval, in accordance with the attached conditions and those listed below, to conduct
mitigation activities within 16,278.3 feet of streams at the subject property, as described within your
application dated April 9, 2007 and received as complete by the N C Division of Water Quality (DWQ)
on May 3, 2007 After reviewing your application, we have decided that the impacts are covered by
General Water Quality Cemfication Number(s) 3626 (GC3626) The Certificanon(s) allows you to use
Nationwide Permlt(s) 27 when issued by the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) In addition, you
should obtain or otherwise comply with any other required federal, state or local permits before you go
ahead with your project including (but not limited to) Erosion and Sediment Control, Non - discharge, and
other applicable regulations. Also, this approval to proceed with your proposed impacts or to
conduct impacts to waters as depleted in your application shall expire upon expiration of the 404
Permit
This approval is for the purpose and design that you described in your application If you change your
project, you must notify us and you maybe required to send us anew application If the property is sold,
the new owner must be given a copy of this Certification and approval letter and is thereby responsible for
complying with all conditions If total fills for this project (now or in the future) exceed one acre of
wetland or 150 linear feet of stream, compensatory mitigation maybe required as described in 15A
NCAC 2H 0506 (h) This approval requires you to follow the conditions listed In the attached
certification
Violations of any condition herem set forth may result in revocation of this Certification and may result in
crurunal and/or civil penalties The authorization to proceed with your proposed impacts or to conduct
impacts to waters as depicted in your application and as authorized by this Certification shalt expire upon
expiration of the 404 Permit
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APPENDIX C — Jurisdictional Determinations and Permits
EEP: Little White Oak Stream Restoration Site
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May 7, 2007
If you do not accept any of the conditions of this Certi fication (associated with the approved wetland or
stream impacts), you may ask for an adjudicatory hearing. You must act within 60 days of the date that
you receive this letter. To ask for a hearing, send a written petition, which conforms to Chapter 1509 of
the North Carolina General Statutes to the Office of Administrative Hearings, 6714 Mail Service Center,
Raleigh, N.C. 27699 -67[4. This certification and its conditions are final and binding unless you ask for a
hearing.
This letter completes the review of the Division of Water Quality under Section 401 of the Clean Water
Act. If you have any questions, please telephone Cyndi Karoly or Ian McMillan in the Central Office in
Raleigh at 919 -733 -1786 or Kevin Barnett in the DWQ Asheville Regional Office at 828 - 2964500.
Sincerely,
A]- W. Klimek, P.E.
AW[Uchk
Enclosures: GC 3626
Certificate of Completion
cc: Suzanne Klimek, Ecosystem Enhancement Program
USACE Asheville Regulatory Field Office
DWQ Asheville Regional Office
DLR Asheville Regional Office
File Copy
Central Files
Wendee Smith, Mulkey, Inc., 6750 Tryon Road, Cary, NC, 27511
Filename: 20070623Little W hiteOak(Polk)401
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Mitigation Project Name Little White Oak Creek
EEP IMS ID 92534
River Basin BROAD
Cataloging Unit 03050105
APPENDIX D — Debit Ledger
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