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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20131087 Ver 1_Year 7 Monitoring Report_2021_20220106ID#* 20131087 Select Reviewer: Erin Davis Initial Review Completed Date 01/06/2022 Mitigation Project Submittal - 1/6/2022 Version* 1 Is this a Prospectus, Technical Proposal or a New Site?* Type of Mitigation Project:* Stream Wetlands Buffer Nutrient Offset (Select all that apply) Project Contact Information Contact Name:* Paul Wiesner Project Information ID#:* 20131087 Existing ID# Project Type: DMS Mitigation Bank Project Name: Poplin Ridge Site County: Union Document Information O Yes O No Email Address:* paul.wiesner@ncdenr.gov Version:* 1 Existing Version Mitigation Document Type:* Mitigation Monitoring Report File Upload: Poplin Ridge _95359_MY7_2021.pdf 13.21MB Please upload only one PDF of the complete file that needs to be submitted... Signature Print Name:* Paul Wiesner Signature: * Annual Monitoring Report Monitoring Year 7 of 7 FINAL Poplin Ridge Stream Restoration Project NCDMS Contract No.: 004672 NCDMS Project No.: 95359 USACE Permit Action ID: SAW-2012-01079 DWR Project No.: 13-1087 Union County, NC Data Collected: June and October 2021 Date Submitted: December 2021 Submitted to: North Carolina Division of Mitigation Services NCDEQ-DMS, 1652 Mail Service Center Raleigh NC 27699-1652 fires December 21, 2021 Paul Wiesner NC DEQ Division of Mitigation Services 5 Ravenscroft Drive, Suite 102 Asheville, NC 28801 360o Glenwood Avenue, Suite ioo Raleigh, NC 27612 Corporate Headquarters 6575 West Loop South, Suite 300 Bellaire, TX 77401 Main: 718.520.5400 RE: Poplin Ridge Stream Restoration Site: MY7 Monitoring Report (NCDMS ID 95359) Listed below are comments provided by DMS on November 5, 2021 regarding the Poplin Ridge Stream Restoration Site: Year 7 Monitoring Report and RES' responses. On October 28, 2021, the Division of Mitigation Services (DMS) received the DRAFT Monitoring Year 7/ closeout report for the Poplin Ridge Stream Restoration Project from Resource Environmental Solutions, LLC (RES). The report establishes the year 7 monitoring and proposed closeout conditions at the site. Anticipated mitigation on the site includes 3,697 linear feet of stream Restoration; 3,305 linear feet of stream Enhancement (Level 1); 953 linear feet of stream Enhancement (Level 11); and 1,192 linear feet of stream Preservation for a total of 6,107.866 Stream Mitigation Units (SMUs) (R) and 238.400 Stream Mitigation Units (SMUs) (RE). The following are our comments on the DRAFT report: Section 1.4.1 Vegetation: RES should also inspect and complete invasive treatment along reach UT1-13 as invasives (mainly Chinese Privet) were noted along this reach during a 9/30/2021 DMS site visit. RES completed invasive treatments in this area but will also complete follow up treatments prior to closeout. This has been added to Section 1.4.1. Section 1.4.1 Vegetation: The report notes; "In December 2020, RES inspected the entire easement boundary and replaced all missing easement signage." During a 9/30/21 site visit, DMS observed multiple t-posts were either missing or knocked down and other areas where the signage was less than the current standard of every 200 ft. As requested in the 10/19/21 email from DMS, RES will need to walk around the entire conservation easement boundary and ensure that each corner is marked and witnessed as required. A PLS should be utilized if any easement corners are identified as missing or damaged. This effort will need to be completed prior to DEQ stewardship acceptance and project closeout. Please update the report text accordingly. This section has been updated. Section 1.4.1 Vegetation: The report notes; "There was one easement encroachment observed along UT7-2 that will be repaired this winter." Based on a review of the CCPV maps and a preliminary review of the site on 9/30/21, there are potentially three (3) areas of encroachment along UT1-2. The entire conservation easement should be evaluated to confirm that no additional areas of encroachment or scalloping remain. In all areas where farming practices have encroached into the conservation easement through scalloping, the project would benefit from the addition of 10 ft. conduit poles and additional marking. Please review and update the report text accordingly. The report text should also indicate how the project encroachment will be resolved so it does not continue (landowner meetings, additional signage, additional plantings, 10-foot conduit poles, etc.). Please also show the encroachment areas on the CCPV map and map legend so it is clear they are encroachment areas in MY7. This section and the CCPV has been updated. Section 1.4.1 Vegetation: "Planted stem densities among the plots ranged from 243 to 890 planted stems per acre with o mean of stems per acre across all plots." Please review and include the mean. Done. Section 1.4.2 Stream Geomorphology: "RES will continue to monitor these areas during future visits to assess the stability of the channel and the need for any repair." "Bank pin array data will continue to be collected and analyzed in future monitoring years to monitor bank erosion trends." Please review and revise these statements as 2021 is the final year of monitoring and RES is proposing project closure in 2022. Done. Section 1.4.3 Stream Hydrology: This section reports a significant number of bankfull events over the monitoring term. Does RES consider this a project issue or future concern? Please consider and briefly discuss in the report text. RES does not believe this is a project issue. The streams were designed to allow for frequent floodplain access and despite the significant number of bankfull events the streams have remained stable. This has been added to the report. Section 1.4.3 Stream Hydrology: The report text notes stream flow results on UT2-A. Please show this flow gauge on the applicable CCPV map (Figure 2-6). This should also be updated in the MY7 digital support files (shapefiles). Done. Table 5: Please include the date that the project was visually assessed at the top of the table. This was an IRT request at the 2021 credit release meeting. The Visual Stream Morphology Stability Assessment reports that 100% of the project is stable and performing as intended. Please review and confirm that this is correct or minor areas are beneath the mapping threshold. This has been a previous IRT question on projects reporting 100% at MY7/ project closeout. Confirmed. Table 6: Please include the date that the project was visually assessed at the top of the table. This was an IRT request at the 2021 credit release meeting. Once the comments above are reviewed, please update the invasive areas of concern and encroachment areas of concern. The encroachment areas of concern is currently reported at 0% which does not appear correct based on the DMS 9/30/21 site visit and CCPV maps provided. Please update as necessary. Done. MY7 2021 Project Station Photos: Please provide dates for all project photos. If exact dates cannot be provided, please include the month and year for each photo. Please also QA/QC the photos and captions. As an example, the photos provided in the draft MY7 report for Stations 4, 5, 6, and 7 are the identical photos provided in the MY6 (2020) report. Photo station 10 is the same as Veg plot 1 and no stream is visually evident. Please review and update accordingly. Dates have provided for the photos. Photo stations that were missed in 2021 have photos from 2020 in their place. Photo station 10 is installed looking at the buffer area near VP1 not at the stream. Appendix C: Please include the Poplin Ridge Closeout Vegetation Table in the revised report. Please QA/QC the table to confirm it is consistent with Table 7, Table 9 and previous monitoring years for the project. Done. Cross Section #30: The cross section shows approx. bankfull below or at the bottom of the stream bed. Please review and confirm that cross section #30 is correct. This was a typo and has been corrected in the report. Table 15: This table is labeled 2020 rainfall summary. Please provide the 2021 (MY7) Rainfall Summary and confirm that the MY7 rainfall data provided is accurate. This was 2021 rainfall data. The table was mislabeled in the report. This has been corrected. Appendix E — Flow Gauge Graph: DMS recommends showing the start and end points of the 139 days of consecutive flow reported. Done. Digital Support File Comments: • The flow gauge located at UT2-A does not appear in the CCPV. Please display this feature. The flow gauge has been added to the CCPV. • Please review the cross section data included throughout the report. There are instances where data between the report and the submitted excel workbooks are conflicting and where the data are not consistent across report tables. For example, cross section 28 has a reported BHR of 1.1, but in the BHR workbook the calculated value is 0.3. Done. • Additionally, in the BHR workbook the bankfull elevation that achieves the MYO cross sectional area for cross section 28 was calculated before excluding points outside of the main channel. The points outside of the main channel were also not excluded for cross section 4, and this may occur elsewhere. Note that failing to exclude these points will affect multiple parameters (e.g. BHR, cross sectional area, etc.), so please review and ensure these points are excluded for both the BHR and JOB workbooks. Done. • Also note that when comparing the cross section 28 figure and table to Table 1la, it appears that the cross sectional areas are inconsistent. This may be caused by a mix up of data between cross sections 28 and 29. Please review and QA/QC all cross sections to confirm that they are reported accurately in the revised report. Done. Prepared by: Ores 3600 Glenwood Avenue, Suite 100 Raleigh, North Carolina 27612 Contents 1.0 Project Summary............................................................................................................................... 3 1.1. Goals and Objectives.................................................................................................................... 3 1.2. Success Criteria............................................................................................................................. 3 1.3. Project Setting and Background.................................................................................................... 4 1.4. Project Performance...................................................................................................................... 5 2.0 Methods.............................................................................................................................................7 3.0 References.........................................................................................................................................7 Poplin Ridge Stream Restoration Project 1 RES NCDMS Project No. 95359 Annual Monitoring Report Monitoring Year 7 of 7 December 2021 Appendices Appendix A. General Tables and Figures Table 1. Project Components and Mitigation Credits Table 2. Project Activity and Reporting History Table 3. Project Contacts Table 4. Project Information Figure 1. Vicinity Map Appendix B. Visual Assessment Data Figures 2. Current Conditions Plan View Maps Table 5. Visual Stream Morphology Stability Assessment Table 6. Vegetation Condition Assessment 2021 Photo Station Photos Appendix C. Vegetation Plot Data Table 7. Vegetation Plot Mitigation Success Summary Table 8. CVS Vegetation Metadata Table 9. Total Planted Stem Counts Stems Per Plot Across All Years Vegetation Plot Photos Appendix D. Stream Geomorphology Data Table 10. Baseline Stream Data Summary Table 11. Dimensional Morphology Summary Cross Section Plots Table 12. Pebble Count Data Summary Charts 1-11. MY7 Stream Reach Substrate Composition Charts Table 13. Poplin Ridge Bank Pin Array Summary Appendix E. Hydrology Data Table 14. Verification of Bankfull Events and Stream Flow Events Table 15. 2021 Rainfall Summary MY7 2021 Poplin Ridge UT2-A Flow Chart Appendix F. Poplin Ridge 2020 Monitoring Adaptive Management 2020 Poplin Ridge Adaptive Management Work Completed Memo Poplin Ridge MY5 2019 IRT Credit Release Site Visit Memo Poplin Ridge Stream Restoration Project 2 RES NCDMS Project No. 95359 Annual Monitoring Report Monitoring Year 7 of 7 December 2021 1.0 PROJECT SUMMARY 1.1. Goals and Objectives The project goals address stressors identified in the TLW, and include the following: • Nutrient removal, • Sediment removal, • Reducing runoff from animal operations, Filtration of runoff, and • Improved aquatic and terrestrial habitat. The project goals will be addressed through the following project objectives: • Establishing riparian buffer areas adjacent to CAFOs. • Converting active farm fields to forested buffers, • Stabilization of eroding stream banks, • Reduction in streambank slope, • Restoration of riparian buffer bottomland hardwood habitats, and • Construction of in -stream structures designed to improve bedform diversity and trap detritus. 1.2. Success Criteria The success criteria for the Poplin Ridge Stream Restoration Site follows accepted and approved success criteria presented in the USACE Stream Mitigation Guidelines and subsequent NCDMS and agency guidance. Specific success criteria components are presented below. 1.2.1. Stream Restoration Bankfull Events - Two bankfull flow events must be documented within the seven-year monitoring period. The two bankfull events must occur in separate years. Otherwise, stream monitoring will continue until two bankfull events have been documented in separate years. Bankfull events will be documented using crest gauges, auto -logging crest gauges, photographs, and visual assessments for evidence of debris wrack lines. Cross -Sections - There should be little change in as -built cross-section. If changes do take place, they should be evaluated to determine if they represent a movement toward a less stable condition, or minor changes that represent an increase in stability. Bank Pin Arrays - Bank pin arrays will be used as a supplemental method to monitor erosion on selected meander bends. Bank pin exposure will be recorded at each monitoring event. Digital Image Stations- Digital images will be used to subjectively evaluate channel aggradation or degradation, bank erosion, success of riparian vegetation, and effectiveness of erosion control measures. Longitudinal images should indicate the absence of developing bars within the channel or an excessive increase in channel depth. Lateral images should not indicate excessive erosion or continuing degradation of banks over time. A series of images over time should indicate successional maturation of riparian vegetation. Poplin Ridge Stream Restoration Project 3 RES NCDMS Project No. 95359 Annual Monitoring Report Monitoring Year 7 of 7 December 2021 1.2.2.Vegetation Interim measures of vegetative success for the site will be the survival of at least 320 three -year -old trees per acre at the end of Year 3 and 260 five-year old trees per acre at the end of Year-5. The final vegetative success criteria will be the survival of 210 trees per acre at the end of Year 7. 1.3. Project Setting and Background The Poplin Ridge Stream Restoration Site (Site) encompasses approximately 27.17 acres, of which 4.69 acres are wooded and the remaining 22.48 acres are agricultural fields and pastures. The western and eastern systems, UT1 and UT2 respectively, consist of unnamed tributaries to the East Fork of Stewarts Creek. UT1 is divided into seven reaches and UT2 is divided into five reaches. The Site is located within the Yadkin River Watershed (NCDWR sub basin 03-07-14 and I UC 03040105070050) in Union County, North Carolina, approximately six miles north of Monroe. The Site is located within the Stewarts Creek Watershed, a NCDMS targeted local watershed. Following 2016 monitoring the NCIRT requested a review of the differential between the Approved Mitigation Plan and Baseline Monitoring Report. The table below details the discrepancies by reach. The primary cause of increased baseline SMUs is survey methodology (thalweg vs. centerline). The Mitigation Plan lengths were based on centerline. Also, UT24 had a large decrease in SMUs due to loss of land control. RES has reverted back to the Mitigation Plan (Proposed) SMUs. Proposed Length M igation Reach MtigationType ProposedSMUs BaselineSM[Js (LF)* Ratio UT1-1 Preservation 572 5:1 114 114 UT1-1 Enhancement I 566 1.5:1 377 377 UT1-2 P1 Restoration 1,171 1:1 1,171 1,178 UT1-3 PI Restoration 901 1:1 901 893 UT1-4 Enhancement I 1,210 1.5:1 807 815 UT1-A Enhancement I 217 1.5:1 145 144 UT1-13 Preservation 620 5:1 124 124 UT1-13 Enhancement I 455 1.5:1 303 303 UT1-C Enhancement I 857 1.5:1 571 586 UT2-1 Enhancement 11 490 2.5:1 196 196 UT2-2 P1 Restoration 847 1:1 847 847 UT2-3 P1 Restoration 521 1.5:1 347 347 UT2-4* P1 Restoration 257 1:1 257 257 UT2-A Enhancement 11 463 2.5:1 185 184 Total 9,147 6,346 6,365 *Reach was shortened due to loss of land control. **The contracted amount of credits for this Site was 6,944 SMUs On July 11, 2018, the IRT, DMS, and RES had a site visit to discuss credit release at Poplin Ridge. It was determined that credits from UT2-1, UT2-2, and UT2-A associated with the drained pond bottom would be withheld (812.2 SMUs). Additionally, it was requested that RES submits a Remedial Action Plan to address the issues in the drained pond bottom and that a flow gauge is to be installed on UT2-A to document at least intermittent flow. RES repaired this reach in September 2019 and added the flow gauge to UT2-A. NCIRT, NCDMS, and RES, had a site visit to review the pond bottom repairs in June 2020. Flow, bed and bank, and riffle/pool sequences were observed throughout the pond repair reach. NCIRT did not note any issue Poplin Ridge Stream Restoration Project 4 RES NCDMS Project No. 95359 Annual Monitoring Report Monitoring Year 7 of 7 December 2021 with releasing MY6 credits. The adaptive management work and site visit are further detailed in Appendix F. 1.4. Project Performance Monitoring Year 7 (MY7) data was collected throughout 2021 with the final field visit in October. Year 7 monitoring activities included visual assessment of all reaches and the surrounding casement,17 permanent photo stations, 13 permanent vegetation monitoring plots, four pond bottom repair cross sections, and one pond bottom repair random vegetation plot. The Site has met all stream and vegetation success criteria and is recommended for closeout. Summary information and data related to the occurrence of items such as beaver activity or easement 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 the Mitigation Plan) and in the Mitigation Plan (formerly the Restoration Plan) documents available on NCDMS' website (https:Hdeq.nc.gov/about/divisions/mitigation-services/dms-projects). All raw data supporting the tables and figures in the appendices is available from NCDMS upon request. 1.4.1.Vegetation Visual assessment of the site indicates that herbaceous vegetation has become well established on -site. The invasive species treatments were performed in October and November 2020 and then again in November 2021. Treatments focused in the resprouting areas along UT1-I, UT1-B, and UT2-1. Follow up treatments will be performed prior to closeout. In September 2021, DMS visited the site and observed multiple damaged easement markers and three areas of encroachment. The areas of encroachment are minor along UT1-2 and shown on Figure 2. The larger of the three areas was repaired in November 2021 with t-posts and horse tape and the other two areas will be repaired the same way before closeout. RES replanted the MY6 low stem density area in the pond bottom in January 2021. The replanting consisted of six-foot willow poles and silky dogwood livestakes. Encroachment and invasive treatment areas are included in Table 6 and Figure 2 for reference during the closeout site visit. Monitoring of 13 permanent vegetation plots and 1 random vegetation plot was completed in October 2021. Summary tables and photographs associated with MY7 monitoring can be found in Appendix C. MY7 monitoring data indicates that all vegetation monitoring plots met the MY7 interim success criteria of 210 planted stems per acre. Planted stem densities among the plots ranged from 243 to 890 planted stems per acre with a mean of 584 stems per acre across all plots. When volunteer stems are included, densities ranged between 364 and 890 total stems per acre with a mean of 624 stems per acre across all plots. A total of 17 plant species were documented within the monitoring plots. The average planted stem height in plots was 14.2 feet. The data from the random vegetation plot in the pond bottom repair area showed 445 stems per acre with an average planted stem height of 8.8 feet. This plot only documented black willows, however, other species observed in the pond bottom included: cottonwood, willow oak, sycamore, water oak, and river birch. 1.4.2. Stream Geomorphology Visual assessment of the stream channel was performed in order to document signs of instability, such as eroding banks, structural instability, or excessive sedimentation. Small areas of bank scour, bed aggradation, and bed degradation were reported as problem areas in previous years but are no longer problem areas in MY7. Poplin Ridge Stream Restoration Project 5 RES NCDMS Project No. 95359 Annual Monitoring Report Monitoring Year 7 of 7 December 2021 Geomorphic data for MY7 was collected during June 2021. Cross-section plots and summary tables related to stream morphology are located in Appendix D. Geomorphic data collection for XS 3-29 was not performed in MY6 per the approved Mitigation Plan. The MY7 stream morphology data indicate that, in general, the stream is stable. A few small changes were noted in the cross-section dimensions; however, these are relatively minor and do not exceed expected adjustments in channel form. Starting in MYS, baseline cross sectional area was used to determine bankfull for riffle dimensions. No riffle cross sections documented a BHR over 1.2. Bank pin arrays indicate that no erosion occurred during MY7. Substrate monitoring was performed during MY7. Pebble count D50 fell into the coarse gravel range for UT1-I, medium gravel for UT1-2, medium gravel for UT1-3, medium gravel for UT1-4, very fine gravel for UT1-A, coarse gravel for UT1-B, coarse gravel for UT1-C, very fine sand for UT2-3, medium gravel for UT2-A, and coarse gravel for UT24. Overall, documented shifts in stream morphology for the repair reach show that a defined channel is continuing to form and maintain. The project has met success criteria regarding stable dimension as well as substrate and sediment transport. 1.4.3.Stream Hydrology Since project completion in April 2015, 23 bankfull events have been recorded on UT1-2, 66 on UT1-4, and 56 on UT2-3. MY7 bankfull events were identified by transducer gauge readings. RES does not believe the significant number of bankfull events is a project issue. The streams were designed to allow for frequent floodplain access and the streams have remained stable throughout the seven years of monitoring. Stream hydrology issues were identified and discussed with the NCIRT during a site visit in July 2018. RES installed a flow gauge downstream of XS-3 on UT2-A in January 2019. The flow gauge recorded 139 consecutive days of flow and 142 total days of flow in MY7. 1.4.4.Adaptive Management During a site visit with NCIRT and NCDMS at the Poplin Ridge Site in July 2018, several problem areas were identified. Per the request of NCIRT, RES provided an Adaptive Management Plan to the IRT August 2019. The work proposed in the Adaptive Management Plan was completed in September 2019. The construction was completed as designed. The pond bottom was planted in April 2020 and January 2021. Additionally, RES installed the flow gauge discussed in the Adaptive Management Plan, in January 2019. In response to problem areas identified in the Poplin Ridge Stream Restoration Site Year 5 Monitoring Report and the 2019 Adaptive Management Plan, RES completed adaptive management work in fall 2019 and spring 2020. In September 2019, RES regraded and installed structures on UT2-2 through the pond bottom (including the lower portion of UT2-A) and replanted the pond bottom and other low stem density areas in April 2020. RES also installed monitoring devices in the pond bottom. The devices include Cross Sections 30 and 31 and two random vegetation plots. The cross sections and random plot in the pond bottom monitored since MY5 and were measured again during MY7 monitoring. The results are attached. Poplin Ridge Stream Restoration Project 6 RES NCDMS Project No. 95359 Annual Monitoring Report Monitoring Year 7 of 7 December 2021 2.0 METHODS Visual assessment of the project was performed at the beginning and end of the monitoring year. Permanent photo station photos were also collected during the morphologic and vegetation data collection events. Additionally, photos were taken of vegetation or stream problem areas not revealed in the permanent photo station images. Geomorphic measurements (MYO, MY I, MY2, MY3, MY5, MY7) were taken during low flow conditions using a Topcon GTS-312 Total Station. Three-dimensional coordinates associated with each cross-section data were collected in the field and geo-referenced (NAD83 State Plane feet FIPS 3200). Morphological data was limited to 29 cross -sections. Survey data were imported into CAD, ArcGIS, and Excel for data processing and analysis. Channel substrate was characterized using a Wolman Pebble Count as outlined in Harrelson et al. (1994) and processed using Microsoft Excel. Vegetation success is being monitored at 13 permanent monitoring plots. Vegetation monitoring follows the CVS-EEP Level 2 Protocol for Recording Vegetation, version 4.2 (Lee et al. 2008) and includes analysis of species composition and density of planted specimens. Data is processed using the CVS data entry tool. In the field, the four corners of each plot were permanently marked with rebar and photos of each plot are taken from the origin each monitoring year. Precipitation data was collected using an Onset HOBO Data Logging Rain Gauge. Bankfull events were documented with manual crest gauges, which were installed within each of the following reaches - UT1-2, UT1-4, and UT2-3. Crest gauge data was downloaded during quarterly site visits. The flow gauge is a pressure transducer located in a pool. Flow data is calculated by detecting pool water elevations greater than the elevation of the downstream riffle. 3.0 REFERENCES Environmental Banc & Exchange. 2014. Poplin Ridge Stream Restoration Project Final Mitigation Plan. North Carolina Ecosystems Enhancement Program, Raleigh. Lee, M.T., R.K. Peet, S.D. Roberts, and T.R. Wentworth. 2008. CVS-EEP Protocol for Recording Vegetation. Version 4.2. http://cvs.bio.unc.edu/methods.htm; accessed November 2008. Rosgen, D. 1996. Applied River Morphology. Wildland Hydrology. Pagosa Springs, Colorado. Poplin Ridge Stream Restoration Project 7 RES NCDMS Project No. 95359 Annual Monitoring Report Monitoring Year 7 of 7 December 2021 Poplin Ridge Stream Restoration Project 8 RES NCDMS Project No. 95359 Annual Monitoring Report Monitoring Year 7 of 7 2021 Appendix A General Tables and Figures 00 Q G p w z o p 0 p C � O Q baCi z 5 z on z s w° 0 z 0 � y � w O O i.i w w Q d Q Q w o ti U � = W W w � a o u � 3 - a � a � Q 'z o w ro m N a + + + M ro IZ b � � C F C w' O C 0. q � w w Table 2. Project Activity and Reporting History Poplin Ridge Stream Restoration Project Activity or Report Data Collection Complete Completion or Deliver Mitigation Plan NA Jul-14 Final Design — Construction Plans NA Oct-14 Construction Completed Apr-15 Apr-15 Site Planting Completed Apr-15 Apr-15 Baseline Monitoring Document (Year 0 Monitoring — baseline) Apr-15 Jul-15 Year 1 Monitoring Dec-15 Jan-16 Year 2 Monitoring Sep-16 Oct-16 Invasive Species Treatment NA Aug-17 Year 3 Monitoring Stream: Sep-17 Nov-17 Vegetation: Sep-17 Invasive Species Treatment and Supplemental Planting NA Feb-18 Invasive Species Treatment NA June-18 Invasive Species Treatment NA Aug-18 Year 4 Monitoring Vegetation: Sep-18 Feb-19 Beaver Dam Removal NA Sept-19 Stream Adaptive Management (UT2-2 Pond Bottom) NA Sept-19 Year 5 Monitoring Stream: June/July-19 Jan-20 Vegetation: Aug-19 Supplemental Planting NA Apr-20 Invasive Species Treatment NA Oct-20 Invasive Species Treatment NA Nov-20 Year 6 Monitoring Vegetation: Nov-20 Dec-20 Invasive Species Treatment NA Dec-20 Pond Supplemental Planting NA Jan-21 Invasive Species Treatment and Encroachment Repair NA Dec-21 Year 7 Monitoring Stream: June-21 Oct-21 Vegetation: Oct-21 Invasive Species Treatment and Encroachment Repair I NA Jan-22 Table 3. Project Contacts Table Poplin Ridge Stream Restoration Project Designer WK Dickson and Co., Inc. 720 Corporate Center Drive Raleigh, NC 27607 (919) 782-0495 Frasier Mullen, PE Construction Contractor Wright Contracting PO Box 545 Siler City, NC 27344 (919)663-0810 Joseph Wright Planting Contractor Resource Environmental Solutions, LLC 3600 Glenwood Avenue, Suite 100 Raleigh, NC 27612 (919) 209-1061 David Godley Seeding Contractor Wright Contracting PO Box 545 Siler City, NC 27344 (919)663-0810 Joseph Wright Seed Mix Sources Green Resource Nursery Stock Suppliers Arbogen, NC Forestry Services Nursery Full Delivery Provider Resource Environmental Solutions, LLC 3600 Glenwood Avenue, Suite 100 Raleigh, NC 27612 Project Manager: Brad Breslow Monitoring Performers (MYO) Resource Environmental Solutions, LLC 3600 Glenwood Avenue, Suite 100 Raleigh, NC 27612 (919) 209-1061 Project Manager: Brian Hockett, PLS Monitoring Performers (MYl-MY2) Equinox 2015-2016 37 Haywwod Street, Suite 100 Asheville, NC 28801 Project Manager: Drew Alderman (828) 253-6856 Monitoring Performers (MY3+) Resource Environmental Solutions, LLC 2017+ 3600 Glenwood Avenue, Suite 100 Raleigh, NC 27612 (919) 741-6268 Project Manager: Ryan Medric Table 4. Project Information Poplin Ridge Stream Restoration Project Project Name Poplin Ridge Stream Restoration Project County Union Project Area (acres) 27.17 Project Coordinates (latitude and longitude) UTl: 35° 03' 15.97" N 80° 34' 21.64" W UT2: 35° 03' 17.99" N 80° 33' 46.77" W Project Watershed Summary Information Physiographic Province Piedmont River Basin Yadkin USGS Hydrologic Unit 8-digit 3040105 USGS Hydrologic Unit 14-digit 03040105070050 DWQ Sub -basin 03-07-14 Project Drainage Area (acres) UTl: 1.14 square miles (728 acres) UT2: 1.35 square miles (861 acres) Project Drainage Area Percentage of Impervious Area UTl : 8% UT2:5% CGIA Land Use Classification developed (open space, low density, med. density, high density), cultivated crops, pasture/hay, deciduous forest, evergreen forest Reach Summary Information Parameters UTI-RI UTI-R2 UTI-R3 UTI-R4 UTI-A UTI-B Length of reach (linear feet) 1,138 1,178 893 1,223 216 1,075 Valley Classification VIII VIII VIII VIII VIII VIII Drainage area (acres) 136 248 384 728 88 120 NCDWQ stream identification score 35 22.5 30 31 35 35 NCDWQ Water Quality Classification WS-III WS-III WS-III WS-III WS-III WS-III Morphological Description (stream type) E4 I E4 E4 E4 E4/C4 Evolutionary trend Stage I Stage II Stage II Stage I Stage IQII Underlying mapped soils CmB CmB, TbB2 CmB, TbB2CmB CmB Drainage class mod. well mo . we well mo . we well mod. well mod. well Soil Hydric status Not Hydre Not Hydric Not HydreNotHydre JHydric Nothydric Slope 0.48% 0.70% 0.40% 1.20% 1.80% FEMA classification N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Native vegetation community mixe hardwood forest, cultivated cultivated cultivated cultivated cultivated mixe hardwood forest, cultivated Percent composition of exotic invasive vegetation 10% 0% 0% 0% 5% 15% Table 4 Cont'd. Project Information Poplin Ridge Stream Restoration Project Reach Summary Information Parameters UTI-C UT2-RI U12-R2 UT2-R3 U12-R4 U12-A Length of reach (linear feet) 880 490 847 521 257 461 Valley Classification VIII VIII VIII VIII VIII VIII Drainage area (acres) 250 631 726 792 861 49 NCDWQ stream identification score 35 33.5 33.5 22.5 33.5 33.5 NCDWQ Water Quality Classification WS-III WS-III WS-III WS-III WS-III WS-III Morphological Description (stream type) E4 I C4c N/A E4 E4 C4 Evolutionary trend Stage IV Stage VI N/A Stage II Stage II Stage IV Underlying mapped soils TbB2 ChA ChA ChA, BaB ChA ChA, CmA Drainage class well somewhat poorly somewhat poorly somewhat poorly; well somewhat poorly somew t poorly; mod. well Soil Hydric status Not Hydre Partially Hydric Partially Hydric Partially Hydric Partially Hydric Not Hydric Slope 0.80% 0.27% 0.10% 0.57% 0.31% 1.30% FEMA classification N/A Zone AE Zone AE Zone AE Zone AE N/A Native vegetation community cultivated woody cover, cultivated cultivated cultivated cultivated cultivated Percent composition of exotic invasive vegetation 0% 20% 0% 0% 0% 0% Regulatory Considerations Regulation Applicable? Resolved? Supporting Documentatio Waters of the United States - Section 404 Yes Yes SAW-2012-01079 Waters of the United States - Section 401 Yes Yes DWR# 13-1087 Endangered Species Act Yes Yes USFWS (Con. Letter) Historic Preservation Act Yes Yes SIIPO (Con. Letter) Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA)/Coastal Area Management Act (CAMA) No N/A N/A FEMA Floodplain Compliance Yes Yes EEP Floodplain Requirements Checklist Essential Fisheries Habitat No N/A N/A Drying Directions: To access the site from the city of Monroc, travel west on West Roosevelt Boulevard, then _.- turn north onto Seems( Shorlsut Road. 'Ib access U11, ✓' travel 3-6 miles on Secrest Shortcut Road, then turn right onto a gravel farm road and drive approximately 0-6 miles. To access UT2, trm-el north on Sccrest Shortcut Road for 2.8 miles, then turn right onto Roanoke Church Road. After 0.8 miles, turn left onto a grave] farm road. This private road will spit just past the pond on the ]eft- At the split stay to the loll and novel approximately PAX) feel In aeocss the do%vnstrevn end of UT2. 'I be ;ubjec:t project silo is an environmental restoration title of the NCDMS and cneompasscd by a recorded utnsenatien cawement, but is Itx)rdenal bv land with pnvatc ownership. Acccesing the site may require traversing areas near or along the easement bounday and therefore access to the general public is not perrrmitted- 0 Poplin Ridge Stream Mitigation Sites UT9 UT2 str� 1` Chore>> SO c.,l..... �nstno r� i 74 '�. Roads Mitigation Sites Water Bodies Mon t-oe ", Figure t H Poplin Ridge Mitigation Site 1'. pres ProJect Vicinity Map '� ;. e s Miles Appendix B Visual Assessment Data V% 71 W, , to, d .Q O o ur m E in .. n —— a o N NaN o w o °� EO E o c o z lL N ,O N O i W W O N .. .. .. .� - I� U II O N a N ti N N 0 6I N N O Y O r LL a�i I o .w E C7 � m ° d 3 w a a ur o ur L L o o m o 0 a" o m bc w2 a uv o u g 0 0 7 o x m o E) o o n 0 U �tnLfT_ wC) w w a� n iIra o n l n !�ad5 ani,senu1 0 U z E� ]ƒ ) r � Ef! ~ m 7§& )7 \�2§!e©® E~ : e \:° C) �~ 2 °§ > ��®®\)k) z, -_ 0 }()a/�444® �%% ,: ! , :a� {E / -`\})ƒ\* ::E)wE)o 0 co ƒj \ azJzj\jjj}))3))ƒ/ ) aF1 . |se■$I ■ III � : �� � �� , E�� ^ : - m Ul ) 7 \ � 2 §EV e a) C> z, E~ �~ ,: , 2 LL �%% ®®\)k) }()a44® �` II :: � 4;;/77�� �\ § b:>77§7m§!®»( 2� u azJz§a=§§:z3ozJ:w ^®; ^~ ) n■■ § .Illlleee+I ° �A E� ]ƒ ) r � m 7§& E E V ^ E~ e \0 C) �~ > z, -_ 0 ��®®\)k) }()a/�444® ,: �-2 . . , gay {® /-`\,, 2w :: ® 4;;/77�� ƒj \ azJzjC) w0- )\))ƒ/ ` rl . ||eee$I EA !� �f� r�s F � _ e m en c R d en c �s N•a � d d 0 o z o 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 a0i o 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 a bA 7 O O o 0 0 0 0 0 w vi U C Z C a W 0 L L M M M M M z � Y m m m m m Y 0 ro 01 m Y N bbbo r O2 R 'O won 0. o W p v Q. v v on �' o f c`tli ou Y o ro v o > 2 z a > y x B Al L Y V� = i1i py W 12 H O O fV O M U 7 fV M fV N M 7 Y 'O W fV M � en c R en c �s N•a � d d d 0 o z a bA w R � c,Q o�aro C.i ^' ,� � �� o •3 N N N N N m m m m m v `� S] Al a1 N O Q ti 'd bbo F 0 m A bo bo b 0 o o ro v o Al L O fV M U 7 fV M fV N M 7 Y 'O W fV M � en c 0 d d d en c �s N•a � 0 o z O� a0i o 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 a bA 7 O O o 0 0 0 0 0 w m m m m m 'O o ro v o L fV M 0 U 7 fV M fV N M 7 Y 'O W fV M � L' O en c R en c 0 z ° a bA 7 O O o 0 0 0 0 0 w C� C H w = o ° N `'� ro0 � G' � m '� O U •� �bll � N � '.� N m 'O Ey a1 z bA y o 'O 0. o W p v Q. v v on �' o f won c`tli ou Y o ro v o > z a > y x B Al a Q L Y V� = i1i py W 12 H O O fV O M U 7 fV M fV N M 7 Y 'O W fV M � L' O en c R en c 0 z a bA 7 O O o 0 0 0 0 0 w � U R a+ � o � � � '� � o y v � '•• Y � °' v 'O 0. o W p v Q. v v on �' o f won c`tli ou Y o ro v o > z a > y x B L Y V� = i1i py W H O O fV O M U 7 fV M fV N M 7 Y 'O W fV M � en c R en c 0 z a bA w L I-y U 41 Ra E-I po tl 5� A ti O N U y N b�A A' N o ro v o Al L fV M O U 7 fV M fV N M 7 Y 'O W fV M � en c R en c 0 z R� a0i o 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 a bA 7 O O o 0 0 0 0 0 w � U F � �3 0. ti N F qq 0 m � o ro v o L O fV M U 7 fV M fV N M 7 Y 'O W fV M � L' O en c R en c 0 z o 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 a0i o 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 a bA 7 O O o 0 0 0 0 0 w 4 w N � H Chi y F v, Al .ro v o m ti ou o O m p F,ro a� ;� ,b 'O o ro v o > z a > y x B Al L Y V� = i1i py W 12 H O O fV O M U 7 fV M fV N M 7 Y 'O W fV M � en c R d d d en c �s N•a � 0 o z a bA w 4 ' N N � H C. +' ��• s E c � o +j `� � � � � N N N N N z lo 'O o ro v o > z a > y x B Al L Y V� = i1i py W 12 H O O O fV M U 7 fV M fV N M 7 Y 'O W fV M � en c R d d d en c �s N•a � 0 o z a bA w L m m m m m H s E c z 'O o ro v o > z a > y x B L Y V� = i1i py W H O O O fV M U 7 fV M fV N M 7 Y 'O W fV M � L' O en c R d d d en c �s N•a � 0 o z o 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 a bA w 41 L H o A U WE3 'r N 0 'O 0. o W p v Q. v v on d o F won c`tli ou Y o ro v o > z a > y x B Al r L Y V� = i1i py W 12 H O O fV O M U 7 fV M fV N M 7 Y 'O W fV M � en c R en c 0 z a bA w L I-y Y Y r� U Y z R C 41 N I� ry ro 0 m o ro v o 0 won q c`tli ou Y L O fV M U 7 fV M fV N M 7 Y 'O W fV M � °�'� � o ce o 0 0 0 o ce �n o0 w w Fti Fti ti p � � A O H � F 'cn CC � 0 r.+ U � bA bA y0y � CL CL U � N O O a O Ey O U T ct ct CC CC U o U CC ate+ U ate+ ° .. W 14 N Monitoring Year 7 — 2021 Photo Station Photos Project Reach UT1-1 — Permanent Photo Station 1 Station 8+53 — Looking Upstream — 6/3/2021 Project Reach UT1-2 — Permanent Photo Station 2 Station 14+58 — Looking Upstream — 6/3/2021 w Project Reach UT1-A - Permanent Photo Station 7 Station 2+00 — Looking Downstream — 6/2/2021 Project Reach UT1-B — Permanent Photo Station 8 Station 9+86 — Looking Downstream h yy]7e r �v Oil t A� 4 Rw`� i ( ;�.e E 1 !t! jr 1 � %4p; fib f.«.y �L �: nR c AF i Qa r -A r.� Project Reach UT2-2 — Permanent Photo Station 13 Station 7+59 — Looking Upstream — 6/3/2021 _(r- Project Reach UT2-3 — Permanent Photo Station 14 Station 13+83 — Looking Downstream — 6/3/2021 Project Reach UT24 — Permanent Photo Station 15 Station 20+39 — Looking Downstream — 6/3/2021 Project Reach UT2-A — Permanent Photo Station 16 Station 1+22 — Looking Downstream — 6/3/2021 Project Reach UT2-A — Permanent Photo Station 17 Station 2+62 — Looking Downstream — 6/3/2021 Appendix C Vegetation Plot Data Table 7. MY7 Vegetation Plot Criteria Attainment Plot # Planted Stems/Acre Volunteer Stems/Acre Total Stems/Acre Criteria Met? Average ve rage Planted Stem Height (ft) 1 445 162 607 Yes 21.5 2 364 81 445 Yes 14.6 3 648 0 648 Yes 17.2 4 890 0 890 Yes 17.3 5 890 0 890 Yes 12.6 6 728 81 809 Yes 12.3 7 688 0 688 Yes 17.9 8 688 0 688 Yes 9.8 9 445 81 526 Yes 7.5 10 243 121 364 Yes 7.4 11 607 40 648 Yes 10.1 12 405 0 405 Yes 21.4 13 688 0 688 Yes 14.3 R1 445 0 445 Yes 8.8 Project Avg 584 40 624 Yes 14 Table 8. CVS Vegetation Plot Metadata Poplin Ridge Stream Restoration Site Report Prepared By Ran Medric Date Prepared 11/13/2020 0:00 database name Poplin Ride 95359 2020 MY6 CVS Ve etation.mdb database location computer name file size DESCRIPTION OF WORKSHEETS IN THIS DOCUMENT------------ Metadata Descriptionof database file, the report worksheets, and a summary of project(s) and project data. Pro', planted Each project is listed with its PLANTED stems per acre, for each year. This excludes live stakes. Pro', 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 bSpp 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 lot; dead and missing stems are excluded. 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CD Cl) � Q O Cl) Cl) 0 O I Cl) -ID u M U r � U fA I N 16 I I N o Ln o v I _ N x r N N 00 I s LO d � 72 72 Od w o W ch a a a I O o0 N 0000 N r- N I N r N r N ONO N p m F (11) uoilenal3 t # \ r ~ --° z= / e) uu \ / �\ \ 6 \} ƒ - Cl C, INC y---- Cl t \ \ �\ 6 \ z \ INC @\NC, N \z 0 � \ z maQ3%g=a-3 j} / //}%J/)%3\ 0 # / r \ z\zC,C= \ 0 e ) \ ~ \ ( [ \ { + C ® Chart 2. Poplin Ridge UT1-1 - Substrate Composition 90% sa°r 70% 50°% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% Mimi Silt/Clay Chart 3. 8M 70% 60% 50% 4C% 3C% 20% 10% 0% r 11. kIIII 1.1.1 Sand Gravel Cobble Boulder ■ MY1 ■ MY2 ■ MY3 ■ MY5 ■ MY7 Poplin Ridge UT1-1A - Substrate Composition Silt/ Clay 1. 1 MiLl Sand Gravel ■M1, __. Cobble Boulder ■ MY1 ■ MY2 ■ MY3 ■ MY5 ■ MY7 Bedrock Bedrock Chart 4. 1001 90°l 80°/O 70°l 50°l 50°l 40°l 30°l 20°l 10°l 0% 120% 100 YO 80°l 50°l 40°l 20°l 0YO Poplin Ridge UT1-2 - Substrate Composition Silt/Clay - = - Gravel Cobble Boulder Bedrock ■ MY1 ■ MY2 ■ MY3 ■ MY5 ■ MY7 Poplin Ridge UT1-B - Substrate Composition 11M 11111 -_.-1 Silt/Clay Sand Gravel Cobble Boulder 0 MY1 0 MY2 0 MY3 0 MY5 0 MY7 Bedrock Chart 6. Poplin Ridge UT1-3 - Substrate Composition 1 D0l 90°l 8D°l 7 0 %, 60°l 5 D% 40°l 30°l 2 0 %, 1 D°l 0% ■ � Silt/Clay Chart 7. 100% 90°l 80°/0 7D°l 60% 50°l 4D°l 30°l 20% 10°l 0% Silt/Clay ■■■ ■ _ Sand Gravel -■A■■ -- — Cobble Boulder Bedrock ■ MY1 ■ MY2 ■ MY3 ■ MY5 ■ MY7 Poplin Ridge UT1-C - Substrate Composition Sand Gravel Cobble Boulder Bedrock ■ MY1 ■ MY2 ■ MY3 ■ MY5 ■ MY7 Chart 8. 9 D°l 8ar/O 70°l 60% 50% 40% 30% 20°l 10°l O% Chart 9. 1 CAD 9 D°l 80°l 7Q°l 6 D°l 50°l 4 D°l 30°l 2 D°l 1M/0 D% Poplin Ridge UT1-4 -Substrate Composition III 11M.1 Silt/Clay Sand Gravel JM— Cobble Boulder ■ MY1 ■ MY2 ■ MY3 ■ MY5 ■ MY7 Poplin Ridge UT2-A - Substrate Composition Gravel Cobble Boulder I MY2 ■ MY3 ■ MY5 ■ MY7 Bedrock Bedrock Chart 10. 120% 1001 8 MIS Poplin Ridge UT2-3 - Substrate Composition 6 D % 40°l 20°l c Silt/Clay Chart 11. 6090 5090 4C 3090 2090 1030 0% Sand Gravel Cobble Boulder ■ MY1 ■ MY2 ■ MY3 ■ MY5 ■ MY7 Poplin Ridge UT2-4 - Substrate Composition Silt/Clay Bedrock 1. 1116 Sand Gravel Cobble Boulder Bedrock 0 MY1 0 MY2 0 MY3 0 MY5 0 MY7 Table 13. Poplin Ridge Bank Pin Array Summary Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 5 Year 7 Bank Pin Location Position Readinff (mm) Reading (mm) Readinff (mm) Readinff (mm) Readinff (mm) Reach UT2-2 Upper 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Middle 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Lower 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Reach UT2-3 Upper 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Middle 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Lower 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Reach UTl-2 Upper 0.0 44.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 Middle 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Lower 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Reach UTl-3 Upper 44.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Middle 92.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Lower 31.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Reach UTl-C Upper 0.0 35.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 Middle 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Lower 139.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 ReachUTl-4 Upper 0.0 31.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 Middle 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Lower 108.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Appendix E Hydrology Data Table 14. Verification of Bankfull Events and Stream Flow Events Year Number of Bankfull Events Maximum Bankfull Height (ft) CG1 UT1-2 MY1 1 0.50 MY2 0 N/A MY3 4 0.49 MY4 1 0.95 MY5 0 N/A MY6 13 2.22 MY7 4 0.46 CG2 UT 1-4 MY 1 2 2.00 MY2 5 0.80 MY3 4 2.60 MY4 14 4.86 MY5 4 1.65 MY6 22 4.59 MY7 15 2.59 CG3 UT2-3 MY1 2 4.30 MY2 5 2.00 MY3 3 2.83 MY4 6 3.70 MY5 13 1.98 MY6 16 5.17 MY7 11 1.04 Year Consecutive now Days Total now Days Number of now Events Consecutive now Day Date Range FG UT2-A MY5 93 155 6 --- MY6 135 307 3 --- MY7 139 142 2 1/1/2021 - 5/19/2021 Table 15.2021 Rainfall Summary Month Irverage Normal Limits Monroe Station Precipitation 30 Percent 70 Percent January 4.07 2.74 4.87 3.87 February 3.49 2.39 4.17 4.59 March 4.45 3.10 5.29 2.23 April 3.07 1.82 3.72 0.62 May 3.47 2.22 4.18 1.77 June 4.57 2.91 5.50 4.84 July 4.50 2.90 5.42 2.33 August 4.71 2.78 5.18 3.39 September 4.24 2.02 5.18 2.09 October 3.81 2.00 4.57 0.41 November 3.33 1.90 4.05 --- December 3.85 2.56 4.62 --- Total 47.56 29.34 56.75 26.14 Above Normal Limits Below Normal Limits (ul) Ile;uleb a m N o rn ro r co u� v m N � o � I N O � I ' I I � O N O I I I ' ' I N � � _ N O � � N O I I I I I � I I I I I I I I I � ^, W � I I I I N � � I ' ' N O - 1� I _ Q N I N o N I I I fA N 0 N � ' N I O N G � O 0 I a cm I _ C o 0 N � I � ti I M C I I I ' � N O I ' I I I I I I � N � N N O � I I I I I I I I O \ O N O � I I I I I I I I ' ' N O O N (11) y;daa aa;eM Appendix F Poplin Ridge 2020 Monitoring Adaptive Management fires April 15, 2020 Paul Wiesner NCDEQ — DMS 5 Ravenscroft Drive Asheville, NC 28801 3600 Glenwood Avenue, Suite 100 Raleigh, NC 27612 Corporate Headquarters 6575 West Loop South, Suite 300 Bellaire, TX 77401 Main: 713.520.5400 RE: Poplin Ridge Stream Restoration Site — 2020 Monitoring Adaptive Management Work Completed Mr. Wiesner, In response to problem areas identified in the Poplin Ridge Stream Restoration Site Year 5 Monitoring Report and the 2019 Adaptive Management Plan, RES completed adaptive management work in fall 2019 and spring 2020. The work included regrading and installing structures on UT2-2 through the pond bottom (including the lower portion of UT2-A) and replanting the pond bottom and other low stem density areas. RES also installed monitoring devices in the pond bottom. The devices include Cross Sections 30 and 31 and a random vegetation plot. The cross section data was included in the MY5 report and will be surveyed again in MY6 and MY7. The random vegetation plot was measured right after planting in April 2020 and results are attached. The random plot will also be measured again during MY6 and MY7 monitoring. More information about the adaptive management work is detailed below: Stream Work on UT2-2 and Lower UT2-A Dates: August and September 2019 Method: Dimension/Profile Grading and Structure Installation as proposed in the 2019 Adaptive Management Plan. Installed structures are shown on the attached map. Reach Length: +/- 500 linear feet Constructed riffle looking upstream Newly replaced log sill at the top of the reach (Area 1 from AMP) looking upstream Lower UT2-A in the pond bottom looking upstream UT2-2 Bank Livestakin Date: April 6, 2020 Reach Length: +/- 500 linear feet # of Livestakes: 800 Species: Black willow, Buttonbush, and Cottonwood Livestakes on UT2-2 looking upstream c UT2-2 Container Tree Plantina and Floodalain Livestakin Date: April 6, 2020 Planting Area: +/- 0.50 acres Stems/Acre: 1,060 # of Container Trees: 30 Species: Water Oak and Willow Oak # of Livestakes: 500 Species: Black willow, Buttonbush, and Cottonwood Random Vegetation Plot looking downstream Low Stem Densitv Area Container Tree Plantina in and around VP9 and VP10 Date: April 6, 2020 Method: Planted container trees in areas shown as low stem density areas in MY5 vegetation plot data. Planting Area: +/- 0.25 acres Stems/Acre: 280 # of Container Trees: 70 Species: Water Oak and Willow Oak A map displaying the locations of the items mentioned above and the random plot data is attached. Thank you, Ryan Medric I Ecologist C C E E C .1 a N a O N a w N (6 N N _ o w a N £ - Q o c 7777 ON o w T. YO f/1 f/1 C� N N E E J a E E N 02 0 D� Z 2 E 0 3D�� m U _ Q N G > �- _ N O C C 0 _ O O O- t0 m M C N N O- p a L L la O O !6 O p N 0 N� � .0 p Q O O_ `m m a p �, d O M M O C C () n v (n (� m W W N m L a_co(� LL d H H m a a Q o O> 1, I I I I I I I ?adg anisenui 0 0 April 2020 Random Vegetation Plot Random Plot 1 # Common Name Height (cm) 1 Cottonwood 36 2 Cottonwood 25 3 Cottonwood 37 4 Cottonwood 35 5 Cottonwood 32 6 Black Willow 60 7 Cottonwood 58 8 Black Willow 28 9 Black Willow 66 10 Water Oak 128 11 Cottonwood 22 12 Cottonwood 30 13 Cottonwood 40 14 Black Willow 69 15 Black Willow 66 16 Black Willow 60 17 Black Willow 38 18 Cottonwood 35 19 Buttonbush 38 20 Buttonbush 35 21 Willow Oak 150 22 Black Willow 38 23 Buttonbush 66 24 Willow Oak 162 25 Black Willow 65 26 Cottonwood 40 27 Cottonwood 23 28 Willow Oak 174 Stems/Acre 1133 Average Height (cm) 59 Average Height (ft) 1.9 Plot Size (m) 25 x 4 M E M O R A N D U M 3600 Glenwood Avenue, Suite 100 TO: Paul Wiesner - DMS FROM: Ryan Medric - RES DATE: 6/11/2020 fires Raleigh, North Carolina 27612 919.209.1052 tel. 919.829.9913 fax RE: Poplin Ridge MY5 (2019) IRT Credit Release Site Visit Attendees: IRT: Mac Haupt (NCDWR), Erin Davis (NCDWR) DMS: Paul Wiesner RES: Brad Breslow, Ryan Medric Site Visit Date: June 3, 2020 The IRT, DMS, and RES conducted a site visit at the Poplin Ridge Stream Restoration Site to discuss the Monitoring Year 5 (2019) credit release. The main topics of discussion were the pond reach repair and supplemental plantings that were completed in October 2019 and April 2020 respectively. Details are bulleted below: Flow, bed and bank, and riffle/pool sequences were observed throughout the pond reach repair section (including Reach UT2-A). The IRT noted a small head cut forming in the middle of the reach and commented that they would have liked to see more sills installed. RES will observe this area and will report any issues in the MY6 (2020) report. Live stakes were observed sprouting along the banks and in the floodplain as well as the presence of the container trees that were planted. The IRT, however, felt that the area was not planted sufficiently. RES replied that the pond was planted at a stem density of 1,060 stems per acre and it was hard to see most of the livestakes due to the herbaceous layer being matted down from a recent storm. RES will conduct a random vegetation transect in the pond bottom this fall (as proposed in the Adaptive Management Plan) and will plant more three -gallon container trees next winter if necessary. RES will also take photos of this pond reach repair area at the end of the 2020 growing season and will include the photos and a synopsis of the repair and vegetation in the MY6 (2020) report. The IRT observed aquatic vegetation growing in the riffles of UT2-2 and UT2-3; however, in - stream vegetation was not to a level where it was accumulating sediment or impeding flow. The IRT did not feel it was necessary for RES to treat in -stream vegetation on the reach unless it becomes more prevalent over the course of this growing season. RES and DMS believe that the in - stream vegetation observed will shade out over time. The IRT reminded RES to make sure the easement is properly marked due to a few small areas of easement scalloping and missing/damaged signage observed during the site visit. RES agreed to repair any easement scalloping/encroachment and agreed to ensure all required easement marking and signage are updated and present by the end of MY6. DMS agreed to conduct a site visit to confirm this work is complete before any payment is made for MY6 (2020) monitoring. - Privet treatment was observed to be successful along UT2-1. Privet treatments will be administered throughout the remainder of the monitoring period within the conservation easement. - The full IRT was not able to attend the meeting, however, DWR staff did not note any issue with releasing the 2019 project credit as proposed by DMS. DWR staff indicated that they would send their site visit notes to the USACE IRT chair for review.