20220451 Ver 1_Mitigation Site Visit_20220418

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Subject: FW: [External] RE: Beaver Tail/ RES Catawba 02/03/ Lincoln County
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Subject: [External] RE: Beaver Tail/ RES Catawba 02/03/ Lincoln County
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Good morning all,
I hope everyone had a great Easter weekend. Please see the attached memo from the Beaver Tail
IRT visit. Please let me know if you have any questions or comments.
Best Regards,
Patrick
Patrick R. Korn, PWS
Project Manager
RES I res.us
M: 252.347.3224
Restoring a resilient earth for a modern world

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Subject: [EXTERNAL] RE: Beaver Tail/ RES Catawba 02/03/ Lincoln County
Hi All,
This is to confirm that the Beaver Tail site visit scheduled for tomorrow, March 23, has been
RESCHEDULED to April 6 at 11:00 am.
Thanks
Kim
Kim (Browning) Isenhour
Mitigation Project Manager, Regulatory Division I U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 1919.946.5107
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Subject: Beaver Tail/ RES Catawba 02/03/ Lincoln County
The site visit for Beaver Tail is scheduled for March 23 at 11:00. Meeting location is: 35.502544,
-81.320775 on the north side of Lutz Dairy Farm Rd. in a grassy pull off.
Attached is a georeferenced map and the draft prospectus. Please note that this UMBI proposes a
combined service area for the Catawba 02 & 03 watersheds. This will be set up in RIBITS shortly.
Comments will be due April 15, 2022.

I will be the bank manager for this site, should you have any questions or comments.
Happy St. Patty's Day,
Kim
Kim Browning (soon to be Isenhour)
Mitigation Project Manager, Regulatory Division I U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 1919.946.5107

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MEMORANDUM
360o Glenwood Avenue, Suite ioo
Raleigh, NC 27612
Corporate Headquarters
6575 West Loop South, Suite 300
Bellaire, TX'77401
Main: 713.520.5400
TO: NCIRT
FROM: Patrick Korn — RES
DATE: April 18, 2022
RE: SAW-2022-00657 — Beaver Tail UMBI Catawba ESA, Lincoln County, Prospectus Site Visit
Attendees
Kim Browning - USACE
George Lankford — George K Lankford, LLC
Patrick Korn — RES
Casey Haywood — USACE
Grayson Sanner — RES
Brad Breslow — RES
Erin Davis — NCDWR
Ben Carroll — RES
Date & Time
1000 April 6, 2022
General Summary
- Site visit was scheduled to discuss draft prospectus submitted March 1, 2022.
- RES provided an overview of the site, land use, and project constraints.
- RES will include a proposed stream alignment in addition to the current alignment in the final prospectus.
- RES will include on -site roads, ditches, and flow paths to the existing conditions figure.
- IRT was concerned with surrounding land use, specifically what will be happening in the future immediately adjacent to the
easement, and what is done with the livestock waste from the adjacent farming facilities. RES will address this concern in the
MBI.
- IRT noted that encroachment has become a larger issue across sites as of late and suggested utilizing horse tape or planting
larger trees along the easement boundary to assist in easement identification. RES will take this into account and mark the
easement boundary so that it is sufficiently visible.
- IRT mentioned that the Ashville USFWS Field Office does not typically respond to public notices. RES will send a separate
scoping letter to the Asheville Field Office to address potential endangered species habitat on site, specifically the bog turtle,
sea color shiner, and Schweinitz's sunflower.
- IRT suggested that the easement immediately south of Lutz Dairy Farm Rd. be expanded to the east to the top of the incline
west of the cattle pens. RES will explore gaining additional easement in this area and will include it in the MBI if it is feasible.
If it is not possible, RES will explore implementing a BMP to protect against run-off from adjacent livestock pens.
- IRT suggested bringing the crossing into the easement so that it will be protected. RES will consider this and address it in the
MBI.
- IRT was concerned that the privet abutting the outside of the easement creating a hard to manage privet source in the future.
RES will work with adjacent landowners to explore treating the privet abutting the easement.
- IRT expressed concern that the soils left after grade adjustment will be lacking necessary nutrients for healthy riparian buffer
growth. RES will utilize appropriate soil amendments informed by a soils test when grade is reached.
- IRT suggested establishing hydrology performance standards for the creation wetlands. RES will reference George K Lankford,
LLC's recommendations in the final soil report, that will be completed for inclusion in the NMI, and suggest appropriate
performance standards.
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- IRT suggested establishing a soil performance standard to document trending towards hydric soils. RES will reference George
K Lankford, LLC's recommendations in the final soil report, that will be completed for inclusion in the MBI, and suggest
appropriate performance standards.
- Wetland WB will be modified to creation from re-establishment, pending George K Lankford, LLC's final soil report.
- Gauges to monitor ground water will be installed in all wetland creation and enhancement areas.
- A vegetation inventory of WC will be conducted to provide justification for ecological uplift via planting.
- The ditch south of wetland WC will be evaluated for jurisdiction with the USACE.
- The forest road east of wetland WB and north of wetland WD will be tilled and planted.
- Use of a pollinator seed mix will be considered throughout the site to promote monarch butterfly habitat.
- IRT did not suggest any reach treatment changes.
Next Steps
- RES will engage George K Lankford, LLC to complete a hydric soils report to inform wetland treatments.
- RES will make changes to Prospectus and send to USACE for distribution to IRT.
- USACE will begin Public Notice Process