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Good Afternoon IRT,
The Year 1 Monitoring Report review and credit release has been requested by RES for French Broad
05 UMBI Puncheon Fork Mitigation Site (SAW- 2018-00094). Per Section 332.8(o)(9) of the 2008
Mitigation Rule, this review follows the streamlined review process, which requires an IRT review
period of 15 calendar days from this email notification. Please provide any comments by 5 PM on
the 15-day comment deadline shown below. When providing comments please indicate if your
concerns are great enough that you intend to request a site visit prior to the Year 1 credit release.
Comments provided after the 15-day comment deadline (shown below) may not be considered. At
the conclusion of this comment period, a copy of all comments will be provided to RES and the
NCIRT along with District Engineer's intent to approve or disapprove this Year 1 Monitoring Report
credit release.
I have forwarded their credit request email (below) which includes their current ledger submittals,
the credit release letter, however there is a copy in RIBITS as well.
Feel free to contact me with any questions.
Site Summary:
Sponsor: RES
Name: RES French Broad 05 UMB —Puncheon Fork Site
USACE ID: SAW-2018-00094
River Basin: Upper French Broad Watershed; French Broad -Holston River Basin

HUC: 06010105
County: Madison
CREDIT RELEASE:
10-percent of the total stream restoration and enhancement credits: 283.5 stream mitigation units
and 0.098 wetland mitigation units
15-Day Comment Start Date: February 10, 2022
15-Day Comment Deadline: February 24, 2022
You can find the MY1 Report, Ledgers and Cover Letter combined in one document on RIBITs at the
link below. https://ribits.ops.usace.army.mil/ords/f?
p=107:278:17310413012510::NO:RP.278:P278 BANK ID:4910
Regards,
Steve Kichefski
Regulatory Project Manager
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Wilmington District, Asheville Field Office
151 Patton Avenue, Suite 208
Asheville, NC 28801
(828)-271-7980 Ext. 4234
(828)-933-8032 cell
The Wilmington District is committed to providing the highest level of support to the public. To help
us ensure we continue to do so, please complete the Customer Satisfaction Survey located at our
website at https://regulatory.ops.usace.army.mil/customer-service-survey1 to complete the survey
online.
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Steve,
Attached is the Puncheon Fork Year 1 Report including a cover letter, stream/wetland ledgers, and credit release
schedule. I also uploaded the report to RIBITS and the DWR portal.
Please let me know if we need to mail you a hardcopy.

Thanks,
Ryan Medric
Project Manager
RES I res.us
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January 27, 2022
Steve Kichefski
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Regulatory Division
151 Patton Ave. Room 208
Asheville, NC 28801-5006
Subject: French Broad 05 UMBI Puncheon Fork (SAW- 2018-00094) MY1 Report Submittal
Mr. Kichefski:
360o Glenwood Avenue, Suite ioo
Raleigh, NC 27612
Corporate Headquarters
6575 West Loop South, Suite 300
Bellaire, TX 77401
Main: 718.520.5400
On behalf of Resource Environmental Solutions (RES), I am pleased to submit the French Broad 05 UMBI Puncheon Fork
MY1 Report. Monitoring for this project was completed in December 2021.
In Year 1, all fixed vegetation plots and one of the two random vegetation plots met the 320 stems per acre success criteria.
Planted stem densities ranged from 243 to 567 with a mean of 411 stems per acre. The average stem height was 1.8 feet.
section plots were stable when compared to as -built conditions. One of the three stage recorders (SR JN6-A) recorded
bankfull events in Year 1.
Below are IRT comments included in the As -Built credit release letter on September 30, 2021 and RES' responses:
1. The IRT expressed concerns regarding the concrete culvert installation on J134 not meeting District conditions. Provide a
plan for resolving this issue.
RES is still working on a plan for resolving this issue and will continue to coordinate with the IRT on it.
2. This fall RES has committed to completing the postage of easement signage, invasive treatments and removing trash and
overflow drainage pipes from the easement area.
This work is planned to be completed in early 2022.
3. The IRT noted some isolated areas of bank erosion and RES committed to installing additional livestaking and monitor
these areas closely for further instability.
These areas will receive additional livestakes this dormant season.
4. The IRT expressed concern for several log sills and bank erosion on J135-C and RES has committed to repairing the areas.
Track resolution of this issue in future monitoring reports.
RES will repair two log sills and one area of bank erosion in early 2022 and will document the repairs in the Year 2 report.
5. Only a portion of the approved planting plan were initially planted for the As- Built project. RES has committed to
additional planting this dormant season. Several species were discussed on -site that could and should not be included with
this round of planting. If any substitutions are needed, they should follow the onsite discussion and be coordinated with the
I RT.
Planting of the remaining approved species is contracted and scheduled for this dormant season.
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Upon approval of this as -built report, RES is requesting a 10% stream credit release (283.555). Additionally, RES is requesting
a 10% wetland credit release (0.098 WMUs) for the completion of the MY1 report. Please see enclosed the credit release
timeline and updated credit ledgers.
Thank you for all of your time and consideration and we look forward to continuing to work with you all as this Project
progresses. Please contact me at [phone] or [e-mail] if you have any questions or require any additional
information.
Thank you,
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Ryan Medric, Project Manager
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YEAR I MONITORING REPORT
PUNCHEON FORK
MITIGATION SITE
MADISON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
USACE Action ID: SAW-2018-00094 I DWR Project # 18-0067
RES FRENCH BROAD 05 UMBRELLA MITIGATION BANK
Provided by:
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Bank Sponsor: Environmental Banc & Exchange, LLC
3600 Glenwood Avenue, Suite 100
Raleigh, NC 27612
919-209-1055
January 2022

Table of Contents
1.0 Project Summary..................................................................................................................................... 1
1.1
Project Location and Description.............................................................................................. 1
1.2
Project Goals and Objectives.................................................................................................... 1
1.3
Project Success Criteria............................................................................................................. 2
Stream Restoration Success Criteria................................................................................................ 2
VegetationSuccess Criteria............................................................................................................. 2
1.4
Project Components.................................................................................................................. 3
1.5
Stream and Wetland Design/Approach..................................................................................... 3
1.6
Construction and As -Built Conditions...................................................................................... 7
1.7
MY 1 Monitoring Performance (MY 1)...................................................................................... 7
Vegetation........................................................................................................................................ 7
StreamGeomorphology................................................................................................................... 7
StreamHydrology............................................................................................................................ 8
2.0 Methods.................................................................................................................................................. 8
3.0 References............................................................................................................................................... 8
Appendix A: Background Tables
Table 1. Project Mitigation Components
Table 2. Project Activity and Reporting History
Table 3. Project Contacts Table
Table 4. Project Background Information Table
Figure 1. Site Location Map
Appendix B: Visual Assessment Data
Figure 2. Current Conditions Plan View
Vegetation Plot Photos
Monitoring Device Photos
Crossing Photos
Appendix C: Vegetation Plot Data
Table 5. Planted Species Summary
Table 6. Vegetation Plot Mitigation Success Summary
Table 7. Stem Count Total and Planted by Plot Species
Appendix D: Stream Measurement and Geomorphology Data
Table 8. Baseline Stream Data Summary
Table 9. Cross Section Morphology Data Table
Cross Section Overlay Plots
Appendix E: Hydrology Data
Table 10. Rainfall Summary
Table 11. Documentation of Geomorphically Significant Flow Events
Appendix F: Site Visit Minutes

1.0 Proiect Summary
L I Project Location and Description
The Puncheon Fork Mitigation Project (Project) (SAW-2018-00094), a project within the RES French
Broad 05 Umbrella Mitigation Bank, is located within a rural watershed in Madison County, North Carolina
approximately five miles northwest of Swiss, NC. The Project lies within the French Broad River Basin,
and United States Geological Survey (USGS) 12-digit hydrologic unit code (HUC) 060101051001. The
Project is being designed to help meet compensatory mitigation requirements for stream and wetland
impacts in the HUC 06010105. The Project is in the Southern Crystalline Ridges and Mountains of the Blue
Ridge ecoregion.
The Project area is comprised of a 13.15-acre easement involving Puncheon Fork and three of its unnamed
tributaries as well as a segment of Hampton Creek, which all drain into Upper Big Laurel Creek and,
eventually, the French Broad River. The Project is accessible from Puncheon Fork Road. The GPS
coordinates of the site are 35.960276°N,-82.533400°W.
The streams and wetlands proposed for restoration and enhancement have been significantly impacted by
long-term agricultural practices, specifically livestock husbandry, which has contributed to degraded stream
channels and the lack of riparian wetland and buffer vegetation throughout the Project. Proposed
improvements to the Project will help meet the river basin needs expressed in the 2009 DMS French Broad
River Basin Restoration Priorities (RBRP) Report as well as ecological improvements to the riparian
corridor within the easement.
1.2 Project Goals and Objectives
Through the comprehensive analysis of the Project's maximum functional uplift using a Function Based
Framework, specific, attainable goals and objectives will be realized by the Puncheon Fork Mitigation
Project. These goals clearly address the degraded water quality and nutrient input from farming that were
identified as major watershed stressors in the 2009 French Broad RBRP.
The project goals are:
• Reduce sediment inputs into streams;
• Reduce nutrient and fecal coliform inputs into streams;
• Improve aquatic and terrestrial habitat, including trout habitat;
• Improve floodplam connectivity;
• Restore and enhance appropriate riparian plant communities;
• Enhance ecological structure and function of existing wetlands.
The project goals will be addressed through the following project objectives:
• Design and reconstruct stream channels that will convey bankfull flows while maintaining stable
dimension, profile, and planform based on modeling, watershed conditions, and reference reach
conditions;
• Permanently exclude livestock from stream channels, their associated buffers, and wetlands by
installing approximately 11,960 linear feet of livestock exclusion fencing;
• Add in -stream structures and bank stabilization measures to protect restored and enhanced streams;
• Install habitat features such as brush toes, woody materials, boulder clusters, and pools of varying
depths to restored and enhanced streams;
• Create step -pool sequences and scour pools that will promote trout habitation in designated Trout
Waters;
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• Grade banks to promote development of gravels bars, serving as potential spawning habitat for
trout
• Reduce bank height ratios and increase entrenchment ratios in restored streams;
• Increase forested riparian buffers to at least 30 feet on both sides of the channel along the Project
reaches, including existing wetlands, with a forested plant community;
• Treat exotic invasive plant species;
Establish a permanent conservation easement on the site that will prevent future land use changes.
1.3 Project Success Criteria
The success criteria for the Project will follow the 2016 USACE Wilmington District Stream and Wetland
Compensatory Mitigation Update, the Puncheon Fork Final Mitigation Plan and subsequent agency
guidance. Specific success criteria components are presented below.
Stream Restoration Success Criteria
Four bankfull flow events must be documented within the seven-year monitoring period. The bankfull
events must occur in separate years. Otherwise, the stream monitoring will continue until four bankfull
events have been documented in separate years.
Stream reaches will be monitored to document intermittent or seasonal surface flow. This will be
accomplished through direct observation and the use of stream gauge transducers with data loggers (stage
recorder). Reaches must demonstrate a minimum of 30 consecutive days of flow. Three stage recorders will
be installed on Reaches J132-A, J134-13 and J136-A.
There should be little change in as -built cross sections. If changes do take place, they should be evaluated
to determine if they represent a movement toward a less stable condition (for example down -cutting or
erosion) or are minor changes that represent an increase in stability (for example settling, vegetative
changes, deposition along the banks, or decrease in width/depth ratio). Cross sections shall be classified
using the Rosgen stream classification method, and all monitored cross sections should fall within the
quantitative parameters defined for channels of the design stream type. Bank height ratio shall not exceed
1.2, and the entrenchment ratio shall be above 2.2 within restored riffle cross sections. Channel stability
should be demonstrated through a minimum of four bankfull events documented in the seven-year
monitoring period.
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
not 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 the banks over time. A
series of images over time should indicate successional maturation of riparian vegetation. Cross section,
vegetation plot, and stage recorder locations will be used as permanent digital image stations.
Vegetation Success Criteria
Specific and measurable success criteria for plant density within the riparian buffers on the Project follow
IRT Guidance. The interim measures of vegetative success for the Project are the survival of at least 320
planted three-year old trees per acre at the end of Year 3, 260 trees per acre with an average height of six
feet at the end of Year 5, and the final vegetative success criteria is 210 trees per acre with an average height
of eight feet at the end of Year 7. Volunteer trees are counted, identified to species, and included in the
yearly monitoring reports, but are not included in the success criteria of total planted stems until they are
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present in the plot for greater than two seasons. Moreover, any single species can only account for up to 50
percent of the required number of stems within any vegetation plot. Any stems in excess of 50 percent will
be shown in the monitoring table but will not be used to demonstrate success.
1.4 Project Components
Through stream restoration, enhancement, and preservation, the Project presents 5,599 LF of stream,
generating 2,835.550 Cold Stream Mitigation Units (SMU). Additionally, the Project presents 1.993 acres
of wetlands, generating 0.977 Wetland Mitigation Units (WMU).
Stream Mitigation
Mitigation Approach
Linear Feet
Ratio
Cold SMU
Restoration
423
1:1
423.000
Enhancement I
2,022
1.5:1
1,348.000
Enhancement II
2,057
2.5:1
822.800
Enhancement II
671
4:1
167.750
Enhancement III
370
5:1
74.000
Total
5,543
2,835.550
Wetland Mitigation
Mitigation Approach
Area
Ratio
WMU
Enhancement
1.993
2:1
0.875
Enhancement
0.251
2.5:1
0.102
Total
1.993
0.977
1.5 ,Vtream and Wetland Design/Approach
The detailed treatment plan and design approach is as follows:
Reach JBI
An Enhancement Level II approach was used for this reach to address areas of bed instability, limited
bedform diversity and buffer impacts. Enhancement activities included:
• Installation of boulder clusters to promote instream habitat diversity,
• Removal and offsite disposal of a 30" culvert crossing near station 03+25
• Installation of a log step -pool structure at the culvert removal site,
• Knick-point stabilization with a log sill and brush toe near station 04+50,
• Knick-point stabilization with a log sill and brush toe near station 05+90,
• Knick-point stabilization with a log sill and brush toe near station 06+45,
• Knick-point stabilization with a log sill and brush toe near station 06+52,
• Bed Stabilization with riffle grade control near station 07+15,
• Livestock exclusion, and
• Planting riparian vegetation.
Reach JB2-A
A priority I restoration approach was used for this reach to address floodplain encroachment and buffer
impacts. Restoration activities included:
• Grading a new single thread channel in the existing floodplain,
• Re -aligning the channel to move it away from Hoot and Holler Lane,
• Removal and offsite disposal of a 36 x 60" culvert crossing near station 02+75
• Installing log and rock structures to provide grade control and habitat,
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• Establishing a mix of riffle -pool and step -pool sequence throughout the reach,
• Filling the existing channel,
• Livestock exclusion, and
• Planting riparian vegetation.
Reach JB2-B
An Enhancement Level II approach was used for this reach to address areas of bank instability and buffer
impacts. Enhancement activities included:
• Installation of log vane at station 04+35
• Removal and offsite disposal of a 36 x 60" culvert crossing near station 05+75
• Installation of riffle grade control at proposed culvert removal,
• Installation of log sill and brush toe at station 05+75,
• Grading both channel banks to a 2.5:1 slope from station 5+30 to 6+20,
• Livestock exclusion,
• Removal of utilities from the stream corridor, and
• Planting riparian vegetation.
Reach JB3-A
An Enhancement Level II approach was used for this reach to address areas of bank instability, limited
bedform diversity, and buffer impacts. Enhancement activities included:
• Installation of boulder clusters to promote instream habitat diversity,
• Re -grading and stabilization of existing ford crossing near station 7+00,
• Grading right channel bank to a 2.5:1 slope from station 6+50 to 7+10,
• Grading right channel bank to a 2.5:1 slope from station 8+60 to 9+10,
• Livestock exclusion, and
• Planting riparian vegetation.
Reach JB3-B
An Enhancement Level I approach was used for this reach to address areas of bank instability, limited
bedform diversity and buffer impacts. Enhancement activities included:
• Installation of boulder clusters to promote instream habitat diversity,
• Headcut stabilization with a rock step pool near station 11+00,
• Debris removal near station 12+60,
• Installation of brush toe along left bank from station 12+50 to 12+95,
• Grading left channel bank to a 2.5:1 slope from station 12+50 to 12+95,
• Livestock exclusion, and
• Planting riparian vegetation.
Reach JB4-A
An Enhancement Level II approach was used for this reach to address areas of slope instability and buffer
impacts. Enhancement activities included:
• Slope stabilization in the left overbank from station 00+50 to 03+50,
• Removal and disposal of existing 15" pipe offsite,
• Bed and bank stabilization with a log sill and brush toe near station 05+15,
• Left bank stabilization near station 6+00,
• Livestock exclusion, and
• Planting riparian vegetation.
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Reach JB4-B
An inline restoration approach was used for this reach to address channel instability and buffer impacts.
Restoration activities included:
• Grading a new single thread channel in the existing valley,
• Valley stabilization along the left bank,
• Right bank stabilization at a groundwater seep near station 7+00,
• Installing log and rock structures to provide grade control and habitat,
• Establishing a mix of riffle -pool and step -pool sequence throughout the reach,
• Removal and offsite disposal of a 24" culvert crossing near station 08+75
• Installation of a new 48" culvert and re -grading and stabilizing the roadway near station 08+75,
• Livestock exclusion, and
• Planting riparian vegetation.
Reach JB4-C
An Enhancement Level I approach was used for this reach to address areas of channel instability and
buffer impacts. Enhancement activities included:
• Removal and offsite disposal of a 24" culvert crossing near station 08+75
• Installation of a new 48" culvert and re -grading and stabilizing the roadway near station 08+75,
• Installation of a riffle grade control and step pool at the outlet of the proposed 48" culvert,
• Installation of a riffle grade control near station 10+25,
• Grading both channel banks to a 2.5:1 slope from station 11+20 to 12+25,
• Grading left channel bank to a 2.5:1 slope from station 12+75 to 13+90,
• Livestock exclusion, and
• Planting riparian vegetation.
Reach JB5-A
An Enhancement Level II approach was used for this reach to address areas of bank instability, lack of
bedform diversity, and buffer impacts. Enhancement activities included:
• Installation of boulder clusters to promote instream habitat diversity,
• Re -grading and stabilization of existing ford crossing near station 14+50,
• Livestock exclusion,
• Removal of utilities from the stream corridor, and
• Planting riparian vegetation.
Reach JB5-B
An Enhancement Level III approach was used for this reach to address buffer impacts. Enhancement
activities included:
Livestock exclusion,
Removal of utilities from the stream corridor, and
Planting riparian vegetation.
Reach JB5-C
An Enhancement Level I approach was used for this reach to address areas of channel instability, limited
bedform diversity, and buffer impacts. Enhancement activities included:
• Installation of boulder clusters to promote instream habitat diversity,
• Grading left channel bank to a 2.5:1 slope from station 24+40 to 25+15,
• Install a log sill at grade near station 24+63,
• Install brush toe along left channel bank from station 24+63 to 25+18,
• Grading left channel bank to a 2.5:1 slope from station 26+50 to 27+30,
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• Install a log sill at grade near station 26+80,
• Install brush toe along left channel bank from station 26+80 to 27+17,
• Grading left channel bank to a 3:1 slope from station 30+25 to 30+75,
• Install a log sill at grade near station 30+59,
• Install brush toe along right channel bank from station 30+59 to 30+68,
• Removal of utilities from the stream corridor,
• Livestock exclusion, and
• Planting riparian vegetation.
Reach JB6-A
An Enhancement Level I approach was used for this reach to address areas of bank instability, limited
bedform diversity and buffer impacts. Enhancement activities included:
• Installation of boulder clusters to promote instream habitat diversity,
• Install a log sill and brush toe at grade near station 2+25,
• Install brush toe along left channel bank from station 2+48 to 3+15,
• Grading left channel bank to a 3:1 slope from station 2+65 to 4+20,
• Install a log sill and brush toe at grade near station 5+16,
• Grading left channel bank to a 3:1 slope from station 5+30 to 5+75,
• Grading point bar to a 5:1 slope from station 04+30 to 05+00,
• Install stone toe from station 07+30 to 07+60,
• Line upstream face of crossing with class II riprap,
• Livestock exclusion, and
• Riparian planting.
Reach JB6-B
An Enhancement Level II approach was used for this reach to address bank instability, limited bedform
diversity and buffer impacts. Enhancement activities included:
• Installation of boulder clusters to promote instream habitat diversity,
• Livestock exclusion, and
• Riparian planting.
Reach JB7
An Enhancement Level II approach was used for this reach to address bank instability and buffer impacts.
Enhancement activities included:
Livestock exclusion, and
Riparian planting.
Wetland Enhancement Approach
All jurisdictional wetlands within the Project boundary (WA -WV) were enhanced, primarily through tree
planting and cattle exclusion. Approximately 11,960 feet of fencing ensures that cattle will no longer have
access to these wetlands, and a diverse mix of native trees appropriate for the community type was planted.
However, some small wetland areas ()VH, WI, WJ, WL, WM, ", WO) were credited at a lower ratio (2.5
to 1) due to the fact that they only received supplemental plantings and may not be monitored directly for
detailed vegetation data. In addition, some wetlands also benefit from improved hydrology as a byproduct
of stream restoration and enhancement activities; however, hydrology is not monitored, nor is their success
dependent on it. Finally, all wetlands within the Project are protected from future land use conversion by
an established permanent conservation easement.
Puncheon Fork 6 Year 1 Monitoring Report
Mitigation Site January 2022

1.6 Construction and As Built Conditions
Stream construction and planting was completed in April 2021. The Puncheon Fork Site was built to design
plans and guidelines with no major changes. The record drawings are included in Appendix E.
Minor monitoring device location changes were made during as -built installation; however, the quantities
remained as proposed in the Final Mitigation Plan. Planting plan changes are outlined in Appendix C. Of
the 15 species proposed, five were planted on April 15, 2021, and two were planted on May 3, 2021.
Additionally, a small percentage of green ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica) was planted. The remaining eight
species proposed were not planted due to commercial availability. However, RES plans to obtain as many
of the remaining species as possible and supplemental plant them this coming dormant season.
1.7 MYI Monitoring Performance (MYI)
The Puncheon Fork baseline monitoring activities were performed on December 6, 2021. All MY1
monitoring data is present below and in the appendices. The Project is on track to meeting vegetation,
stream, and wetland interim success criteria.
Ve etg ation
Monitoring of four fixed vegetation plots and two random vegetation plots was completed on December 6,
2021. Vegetation data are in Appendix C, associated photos are in Appendix B, and plot locations are in
Appendix B. MY1 monitoring data indicates that all fixed plots and Random Plot 1 are exceeding the
interim success criteria of 320 planted stems per acre. Random Plot 2 did not meet interim success criteria
with 243 planted stems per acre. Planted stem densities ranged from 243 to 567 planted stems per acre with
a mean of 411 planted stems per acre across all plots. A total of 10 species were documented within the
plots. Volunteer species were not noted at MY monitoring but are expected to establish in upcoming years.
The average stem height in the plots was 1.8 feet. The area in and around Random Plot 2 will be planted
when RES plants the remaining tree species in 2022.
Visual assessment of vegetation outside of the monitoring plots indicates that the herbaceous vegetation is
becoming well established throughout the project.
As outlined in the As -Built Site Visit Minutes in Appendix F, RES is planning on planting 3,000 additional
bareroot trees across the site. The goal of the planting is to include the species that were unavailable during
initial planting as well as to plant the forested areas that were not planted during initial planting.
Additionally, during the site visit, the site lacked easement signage, had minor invasives present, and had
some trash debris in the easement. RES will also complete this work in early 2022.
Stream Geomorphology
A total of 12 cross sections were collected for MY was conducted on December 6, 2021. Summary tables
and cross section plots are in Appendix D. Overall the cross sections and profile relatively match the
baseline conditions. The reaches were designed as a gravel bed channels and remain classified as a gravel
bed channels post -construction.
Visual assessment of the stream channel was performed to document signs of instability, such as eroding
banks, structural instability, or excessive sedimentation. The channel is transporting sediment as designed
and will continue to be monitored for aggradation and degradation.
Puncheon Fork 7 Year 1 Monitoring Report
Mitigation Site January 2022

As outlined in the As -Built Site Visit Minutes in Appendix F, there were a number of stream problem areas
that required addressing. Two log sills and one bank on J135-C were identified for repair. The log sills and
the bank will be repaired in MY2. The location of the repairs is on Figure 2. A couple of other minor areas
of bank erosion were noted during this site visit and they will be livestaked this dormant season.
Additionally, the IRT expressed concerns with the laminar flow in the culver on J134. RES is working with
the IRT on potential solutions for this issue and updates will be included in subsequent monitoring reports.
Stream Hydrology
Three stage recorders were downloaded on December 6, 2021, to document bankfull events. The stage
recorders are located on J132-A, J134-13, and J136-A. Only J136-A had a recorded bankfull in MY I. Out of
the two bankfull events recorded for this gauge, the maximum was 0.22 feet on August 17, 2021. The gauge
locations can be found on Figure 2 and data is in Appendix E.
2.0 Methods
Stream cross section monitoring was conducted using a Topcon GTS-312 Total Station. Three-dimensional
coordinates associated with cross-section data were collected in the field (NAD83 State Plane feet FIPS
3200). Morphological data were collected at 12 cross -sections. Survey data were imported into CAD,
ArcGIS®, and Microsoft Excel® for data processing and analysis. The stage recorders include an automatic
pressure transducer placed in PVC casing in a pool. The elevation of the bed and top of bank at each stage
recorder are used to detect bankfull events.
Vegetation success is being monitored at four fixed monitoring plots and two random monitoring plots.
Vegetation plot 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 species. Data are
processed using the CVS data entry tool. In the field, the four corners of each plot were permanently marked
with PVC at the origin and metal conduit at the other corners. Photos of each plot are to be taken from the
origin each monitoring year. The random plot is to be collected in locations where there are no permanent
vegetation plots. Random plot will most likely be collected in the form of 100 square meter belt transects
with variable dimensions. Tree species and height will be recorded for each planted stem and the transects
will be mapped and new locations will be monitored in subsequent years.
3.0 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. Shelburne. (2002). Ecoregions of North Carolina and South Carolina,
(color Poster with map, descriptive text, summary tables, and photographs): Reston, Virginia,
U.S. Geological Survey (map scale 1:1,500,000).
Lee Michael T., Peet Robert K., Roberts Steven D., and Wentworth Thomas R., 2008. CVS-EEP Protocol
for Recording Vegetation Level. Version 4.2
Resource Environmental Solutions (2020). Puncheon Fork Final Mitigation Plan.
Schafale, M.P. 2012. Guide to the Natural Communities of North Carolina, Fourth Approximation. North
Carolina Natural Heritage Program, Division of Parks and Recreation, NCDENR, Raleigh, NC.
USACE. (2016). Wilmington District Stream and Wetland Compensatory Mitigation Update. NC:
Interagency Review Team (IRT).
Puncheon Fork 8 Year 1 Monitoring Report
Mitigation Site January 2022

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Table 2. Project Activity and Reporting History
Puncheon Fork Mitigation Site
Elapsed Time Since grading complete: 9 months
Elapsed Time Since planting complete: 9 months
Number of reporting Years
Activity or Deliverable
Data Collection
Complete
Completion or
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Mitigation Plan
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Final Design — Construction Plans
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Apr-21
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As -built (Year 0 Monitoring — baseline)
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Jul-21
Year 1 Monitoring
Dec-21
Jan-22
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Year 3 Monitoring
Year 4 Monitoring
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Year 6 Monitoring
Year 7 Monitoring
= The number of reports or data points produced excluding the baseline

Table 3. Project Contacts Table
Puncheon Fork Mitigation Site
Designer
RES / 3600 Glenwood Avenue, Suite 100, Raleigh, North
Carolina 27612.
Primary project design POC
Ben Carroll
Construction Contractor
KBS Earthwork Inc. / 5616 Coble Church Rd., Julian, NC
27283
Construction contractor POC
Kory Strader
Survey Contractor
Kee Mapping & Surveying / 88 Central Ave., Asheville, NC
28801
Survey contractor POC
Nick Haase
Planting Contractor
H&J Forestry
Planting contractor POC
Matt Hitch
Monitoring Performers
RES / 3600 Glenwood Avenue, Suite 100, Raleigh, North
Carolina 27612.
Monitoring POC
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Table 4. Project Background Information
Project Name
Puncheon Fork
County
Madison
Project Area (acres)
13.15
Project Coordinates (latitude and longitude)
Latitude: 35.96027 N Longitude:-82.533400 W
Planted Acreage (Acres of Woody Stems Planted)
6.75
Project Watershed Summary Information
Physiographic Province
Southern Crystalline Ridges and Mountains
River Basin
French Broad
USGS Hydrologic Unit 8-digit
6010105
USGS Hydrologic Unit 14-digit
0610105130010
DWR Sub -basin
04-03-04
Project Drainage Area (Acres and Square Miles)
1,240 ac (1.94 mil)
Project Drainage Area Percentage of Impervious Area
<1.1%
Reach Summary Information
Parameters
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302
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112
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Appendix C. Vegetation Assessment Data
Table 5. Planted Species Summary
Common Name
Scientific Name
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Mit Plan %
As -Built % (2021)
As -Built % Zone 1
As -Built % Zone 2
Total Stems Planted
Zone 1
Zone 2
2022
2022
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5,320
Planted Area
6.75
As -built Planted Stems/Acre
788
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These species were planted on 5/3/2021
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Plot #
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Stems/Acre
Stems/Acre
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Hydrology Data

Table 12. Rainfall Summary MY1 2021
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2.89
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2.78
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2.84
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3.33
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Table 13. Documentation of Geomorphically Significant Flow Events
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Date of Maximum Bankfull Event
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8/17/2021

Appendix F
Site Visit Minutes

M E M O R A N D U M
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3600 Glenwood Ave., Suite 100 Raleigh, North Carolina 27612 1919.209.1052 tel. [phone] fax
TO: NC IRT
FROM: Ryan Medric — RES
Ben Carroll — RES
Patrick Korn — RES
DATE: September 24, 2021 (discussion held on September 21, 2021)
RE: Summary of As -Built Site Visit for Puncheon Fork Mitigation Site, Madison County, NC
SAW-2018-00094
DWR *2018-0067
Attendees
Todd Tugwell, USACE
Erin Davis, NCDWR
Casey Haywood, USACE
Date & Time
September 21, 2021 @ 1:30 p.m.
Project Summary
Steve Kichefski, USACE
Andrea Leslie, NCWRC
Ben Carroll, RES
Ryan Medric, RES
Patrick Korn, RES
Construction, planting, and as -built set-up of the Puncheon Fork Mitigation Site, within the RES French Broad 05
UMBI, are now complete. As constructed, the Puncheon Fork Mitigation Site provides 2,835.550 cold stream
mitigation units (SMUs) and 0.977 wetland mitigation units (WMUs).
Site Visit Discussion
o The site was lacking easement signage. RES explained that this was due to the delay in permanent fence
installation which has since been completed. RES will install easement signage as well as remove trash
and treat multiflora rose across the site this fall.
o The IRT expressed concerns with the laminar flow in the concrete culvert on JB4. RES is exploring options
to provide habitat inside of the culvert; however, there are safety considerations due to confined spaces
that limit our options and exclude us from physically entering the culvert.
o Multiple pipes were found within the easement. The white PVC pipes on JB4 is an overflow pipe from the
cow waterer. This pipe will be trimmed so it is no longer in the easement. The white PVC pipes on JB3 are
an overflow pipe and a water pipe from across the street that feeds the cow waterer. The landowner
installed these before the fencing was complete and understands that no maintenance is to be done on
the pipes within the easement and, if needed, he will need to reinstall the pipes outside of the easement.
Additionally, the black corrugated pipes found in the easement are buried trash and will be removed this
fall.

o Two log sills and one bank on J135-C were identified for repair. The log sills will be repaired per the
provided detail. The bank will be repaired by removing the debrisjam that caused the erosion, rebuilding
the bank with rock and dirt, then matting and livestaking.
o A few areas of bank erosion that were identified will be livestaked and monitored closely for future repair
needs.
o RES updated the planting map (attached) and planting species table (below) to include the proposed
planting for this dormant season (2022). All of the planting areas on the map will be planted again with
3,000 bareroot trees but at a lower density (320 stems per acre). The goal is to acquire all of the proposed
species; however, RES is limited to commercial availability.
Common Name
Scientific Name
Mit Plan %
Mit Plan %As
As -Built % (2021)
-Built %Zone 1
As -Built %Zone 2
Total Stems Planted
Zone 1
Zone 2
2022
2022
Northern Red Oak'
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950
White Oak'
Quercus alba
15
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18
0
0
950
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Quercus montana
10
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0
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750
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650
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0
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650
American Hornbeam2
Carpinus caroliniana
10
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0
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560
Northern Catalpa 2
Catalpa speciosa
10
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0
0
560
Green Ash'
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0
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0
0
250
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0
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0
0
20
0
Yellow Poplar'
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10
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0
15
0
0
River Birch
Betula nigra
0
15
0
0
0
0
Eastern Hemlock
Tsuga canadensis
10
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0
0
0
0
Sugar Ma le'
Acer saccharum
10
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0
15
0
0
American Basswood'
Tilia americana
10
0
0
15
0
0
Hazel Alder'
Alnus serrulata
0
10
0
0
30
0
Black Cherry'
Primus serotina
0
0
0
10
0
0
American witchhazel'
Hamamelis virginiana
0
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0
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0
0
American Beech'
Fagus grandifolia
0
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0
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0
0
Black Willow'
Sahx nigra
0
0
0
0
Sugarberry'
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10
0
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20
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Total
5,320
Planted Area
6.75
As -built Planted Stems/Acre
788
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2These species were planted on 5/3/2021
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