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Meeting Minutes
Rolling Meadows Mitigation Site
Subject: NCIRT Draft Prospectus Site Meeting
Date Prepared: September 1, 2021
Meeting Date and Time: August 30, 2021 @ 10:00 am
Meeting Location: On Site (Davidson County, NC)
Attendees: USACE: Todd Tugwell, Kim Browning, Casey Haywood (NCIRT)
NCDEQ DWR: Erin Davis (NCIRT)
WLS: Kayne VanStell, Daniel Ingram, Catherine Manner
Soil Scientist: George Lankford
These meeting minutes document notes and discussion points from the North Carolina Interagency
Review Team (NCIRT) Draft Prospectus Site Meeting for the Rolling Meadows Mitigation Project (Yadkin
River Basin, CU 03040101). The proposed bank site is located in Davidson County, near Lexington,
North Carolina. The meeting began at 10:00 am with a general summary of the overall project concepts.
After the site overview, attendees toured the project site to review existing conditions and proposed
mitigation types, restoration approaches, and design concepts. In general, the project site review notes
are presented below in the order they were discussed/visited.
S100
• Group started by walking down S100. Group discussed that the culvert under the road would
remain and that the channel would be brought to the culvert elevation so it would not remain
perched.
• Todd suggested putting in a wetland gauge to see if you could later capture wetland credit in that
area. Todd also stated this needs to contemplated in the mitigation plan.
• IRT noted to consider that the site earthwork would not balance and material source was
something to be aware of.
• IRT agreed with Restoration approach on S100.
Reedy Creek Upper
Kayne, Catherine, Erin, and Casey walked up towards the powerline. The group discussed
possibility of starting the project above the power line. Casey/Erin approved of extending the
conservation easement above the powerline, which would allow the priority level 2 restoration
approach to start further upstream. Erin suggested more than a 50ft buffer if possible.
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• Daniel, Todd, Kim and George walked to W01 and verified the wetland and stream delineation.
Todd and Kim concurred with the delineation and do not think any further site visits will be
needed for the PJD.
• Todd stated that he agreed S200 should terminate in W01 as mapped and it is not appropriate to
excavate a "connection" to Reedy Creek. Todd and Kim also suggested we utilize the updated
buffer tool to claim additional stream credit in that area in lieu of the very small potential
preservation credit.
• The group met back up at the confluence of S100 and Reedy Creek Upper. There was a
discussion about how stream credit should be calculated at the confluence. Todd stated that it
should be calculated to the top of bank in this area (S100 clipped at wetted perimeter as shown
on draft figure).
• IRT agreed with Enhancement Level I on this reach transitioning into Restoration. IRT was
agreeable with the idea of extending the conservation easement above power line if WLS found it
feasible.
Reedy Creek Lower
• The group drove along the left floodplain of Reedy Creek Lower.
• George dug a soil boring in the HS01 area and group concurred with the hydric determination.
• Todd stated that WLS should include a beaver maintenance plan in the mitigation plan.
• IRT agreed with the Restoration approach for the Reedy Creek Lower reach.
• Erin suggested, if possible, to treat the area of Kudzu that extends onto the adjacent property.
• The group discussed the necessity of backfilling the existing Reedy Creek channel along the
adjacent property line and potential legal implications if the landowner retains water rights. WLS
stated their attorney would review during title search.
S101
• Group ended site visit with reach S101. Todd stated a flow gauge should be put on S101 to make
document jurisdictional flow.
• Kim stated that when WLS is designing the planting plan for the site that she would rather have
an appropriate target community and is less concerned about the vigor.
• The tie into Reedy creek was discussed and the IRT is not concerned that S100 and S101 are
running parallel to each other before they tie into Reedy Creek.
• The IRT agreed with the Restoration approach for the S101 reach.
General Comments/Summary
• Overall, the IRT members agreed the project is suitable to provide compensatory stream and
wetland mitigation.
• WLS will provide a Final Prospectus after the decision is made to extend the conservation
easement to include more of Reedy Creek Upper above the powerline or keep the current
conservation easement which ends at the powerline.
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• The IRT suggested that WLS run the updated draft buffer tool to gain credit in areas with wider
buffers. Todd stated that the project would be exempt from crossing deductions at the top and
bottom of the conservation easement as well on both sides of the powerline.
• The IRT agreed with the proposed wetland areas proposed for wetland rehabilitation and
reestablishment.
• WLS offered to reach out to WRC and USFWS at the time of the public notice to conduct a
second site visit.
The above minutes represents Water & Land Solutions' interpretation and understanding of the meeting
discussion and actions. If recipients of these minutes should find any information contained in these
minutes to be in error, incomplete, please notify the author with appropriate corrections and/or additions
within five business days to allow adequate time for correction and redistribution.
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From: Davis. Erin B
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Date: Monday, November 1, 2021 1:57:44 PM
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Hey Kim,
Attached are draft meeting minutes from our meeting on Monday (8/30) at the Rolling Meadows
Site. Let me know if you have any edits you would like me to make.
It was nice to see everyone! Have a great Labor Day weekend.
Thanks,
Catherine A. Manner
Project Manager
Water & Land Solutions
www.waterlandsolutions.com
7721 Six Forks Rd., Suite 130
Raleigh, NC 27615
Direct [phone] 1 Office [phone] 1 Email catherine(@waterlandsolutions.com