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Home My WebLink About20200047 Ver 2_BanishedBull_2022_MY2_V1_20221017ID#* 20200047 Select Reviewer: Katie Merritt Initial Review Completed Date 10/18/2022 Mitigation Project Submittal - 10/17/2022 Version* 2 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 O Yes O No Email Address:* Contact Name:* mherrmann@watershed investment Michael Herrmann snc.net Project Information ID#:* 20200047 Version:* 1 Existing ID# Existing Version Project Type: DMS • Mitigation Bank Project Name: Banished Bull Buffer Mitigation and Nutrient Offset Site County: Orange Document Information Mitigation Document Type:* Mitigation Monitoring Report File Upload: BanishedBull_2022_MY2_V1.pdf 10.42MB Please upload only one PDF of the complete file that needs to be submitted... Signature Print Name:* Michael Herrmann Signature: * October 17, 2022 Katie Merritt Nutrient Offset & Buffer Banking Coordinator NCDENR-Division of Water Resources 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 CREDIT RELEASE REQUEST FORM From: Michael Herrmann, Manager, Watershed Investments NC, LLC Email: mike@watershednc.net, Phone: 919-559-6264 We formally request a credit release for the Banished Bull Mitigation Bank Parcel (DWR #2020- 0047) for completion of Task #5 per the approved credit release schedule, which is included in the Attachments with this request. The following documents have been submitted to DWR for Task #5 and are pending review: Monitoring Year 2 Report, Bank Mitigation Credit Calculation Table, Credit Release Table. Credits requested for release are detailed below: Credit Type% ReleaseCredit Notes/Comments Amount (include Units) Buffer Restoration1021,290.10 Buffer Preservation Buffer Enhancement Generated Nitrogen Nutrient 10742.979 Offset Delivered Nitrogen Nutrient Offset (Jordan sites only) Generated Nitrogen Nutrient 1047.854 Offset Delivered Phosphorus Nutrient Offset (Jordan sites only) Sincerely, Mike Herrmann 1630 Weatherford Circle, Raleigh NC 27604 | Tel : 919-533-9195 | www.watershedinvestmentsnc.net Banished Bull Mitigation Banking Intrument Credit Release Table ——————————————— 80.56029.865 634.974448.671 Nutrient 1,194.070 Delivered Offset: P (lbs) ——————————————— N (lbs) 463.686 9,858.6551,250.7876,966.106 Delivered 18,539.234 Nutrient Offset: YesYesYesYes Convertible to Nutrient Offset? ———————————————— — Credits 23,970.000 188,931.000 212,901.000 Riparian Buffer ————— NoNo YesYes Buffer? Riparian Riparian Buffer Credits Convertible to 1.000001.000003.03030 3.03030 Ratio (x:1) Ratio (x:1) Final Credit Final Credit 33% 33% 100%100%100%100% % Full Credit% Full Credit 111 1 1010 Ratio (x:1)Ratio (x:1) Initial Credit Initial Credit Ephemeral Reaches as % TABMPreservation as % TABM )) 22 00 0 N/A 0.0% 8,886 11.3% 23,970 23,970 188,931133,498 355,285212,901 Area of Buffer Mitigation (ftMitigation (ft Area for Buffer Total (Creditable) Total (Creditable) ) 2 00 0 8,886 23,970 23,97053,22570,967 188,931133,498 355,285212,901142,384 Total Area (sf) Total Area (ft ):):): 222 Table ) for Credit: Totals (ft2): 2 MainstemMainstem Total Buffer (ft2): Feature NameFeature Name UT to MainstemUT to Mainstem Credit Total Nutrient Offset (ft2): /pound) /pound) 2 2 Preservation Area Subtotals (ft 0-1000-1000-1000-100 101-200 Total Eligible Ephemeral Area (ft 101-200 Total Eligible for Preservation (ft Width (ft)Width (ft) Total Ephemeral Area (ft Min-Max Buffer Min-Max Buffer Project RestorationRestorationRestorationRestoration As-Built Mitigation ActivityMitigation Activity Project AreaN Credit Conversion Ratio (ftP Credit Conversion Ratio (ft I / P I / PI / P Bank 0.0000.000 CreditsCredits 478.536 7,429.793 Ephemeral EphemeralEphemeral 212,901.000212,901.000 Feature TypeFeature Type ) 1 00 No No YesYesYesYes NO if ditch 212,901212,901142,384 Subject? Square FeetSquare Feet ephemeral or Subject? (enter Mitigation 19.16394 297.54099 Nitrogen: RuralRuralRuralRuralRural Rural Bull LocationLocation Phosphorus: Neuse 03020201 - Upper Falls Lake TOTAL NUTRIENT OFFSET MITIGATION Restoration: Preservation: TOTAL AREA OF BUFFER MITIGATION (TABM) Enhancement: Mitigation TotalsMitigation Totals Total Riparian Buffer: BufferBufferBufferBufferBufferBufferBuffer Credit TypeCredit Type Banished Nutrient OffsetNutrient Offset Nutrient Offset: Table 1. Banished Bull, NC DWR ID# 2020-0047, Project Credits Enter Preservation Credits Below 1. The Randleman Lake buffer rules allow some ditches to be classified as subject according to 15A NCAC 02B .0250 (5)(a).last updated 08/03/2020 YEAR 2 (2022) MONITORING REPORT Banished Bull Buffer and Nutrient Offset Bank Parcel EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Banished Bull Year 2 (2022) Annual Monitoring Report Watershed Investments NC Table of Contents Appendices Banished Bull Year 2 (2022) Annual Monitoring Report Watershed Investments NC 1.0 P ROJECT M ONITORING AND P ERFORMANCE STANDARDS 1.1 Project Monitoring Plan CVS Level 1-2 Protocol for Recording Vegetation, Version 4.2 1.2 Success Criteria 2.0 M ITIGATION P OTENTIAL Њ Banished Bull Year 2 (2022) Annual Monitoring ReportWatershed Investments NC 3.0 S ITE M AINTENANCE (Sorghum halepense). 4.0 R EFERENCES Ћ Banished Bull Year 2 (2022) Annual Monitoring ReportWatershed Investments NC APPENDIX A FIGURES AND TABLES GENERAL Appendices Banished Bull Year 1 (2021) Annual Monitoring Report Watershed Investments NC 5T ——————————————— 80.56029.865 634.974448.671 Nutrient 1,194.070 Delivered Offset: P (lbs) ——————————————— N (lbs) 463.686 9,858.6551,250.7876,966.106 Delivered 18,539.234 Nutrient Offset: YesYesYesYes Convertible to Nutrient Offset? ———————————————— — Credits 23,970.000 188,931.000 212,901.000 Riparian Buffer ————— NoNo YesYes Buffer? Riparian Riparian Buffer Credits Convertible to 1.000001.000003.03030 3.03030 Ratio (x:1) Ratio (x:1) Final Credit Final Credit 33% 33% 100%100%100%100% % Full Credit% Full Credit 111 1 1010 Ratio (x:1)Ratio (x:1) Initial Credit Initial Credit Ephemeral Reaches as % TABMPreservation as % TABM )) 22 00 0 N/A 0.0% 8,886 11.3% 23,970 23,970 188,931133,498 355,285212,901 Area of Buffer Mitigation (ftMitigation (ft Area for Buffer Total (Creditable) Total (Creditable) ) 2 00 0 8,886 23,970 23,97053,22570,967 188,931133,498 355,285212,901142,384 Total Area (sf) Total Area (ft ):):): 222 ) for Credit: Totals (ft2): 2 MainstemMainstem Total Buffer (ft2): Feature NameFeature Name UT to MainstemUT to Mainstem Total Nutrient Offset (ft2): /pound) /pound) 2 2 Preservation Area Subtotals (ft 0-1000-1000-1000-100 101-200 Total Eligible Ephemeral Area (ft 101-200 Total Eligible for Preservation (ft Width (ft)Width (ft) Total Ephemeral Area (ft Min-Max Buffer Min-Max Buffer RestorationRestorationRestorationRestoration Mitigation ActivityMitigation Activity Project AreaN Credit Conversion Ratio (ftP Credit Conversion Ratio (ft I / P I / PI / P 0.0000.000 CreditsCredits 478.536 7,429.793 Ephemeral EphemeralEphemeral 212,901.000212,901.000 Feature TypeFeature Type ) 1 00 No No YesYesYesYes NO if ditch 212,901212,901142,384 Subject? Square FeetSquare Feet ephemeral or Subject? (enter 19.16394 297.54099 Nitrogen: RuralRuralRuralRuralRural Rural LocationLocation Phosphorus: Neuse 03020201 - Upper Falls Lake TOTAL NUTRIENT OFFSET MITIGATION Restoration: Preservation: TOTAL AREA OF BUFFER MITIGATION (TABM) Enhancement: Mitigation TotalsMitigation Totals Total Riparian Buffer: BufferBufferBufferBufferBufferBufferBuffer he Randleman Lake buffer rules allow some ditches to be classified as subject according to 15A NCAC 02B .0250 (5)(a). Credit TypeCredit Type T Nutrient OffsetNutrient Offset st updated 08/03/2020 Nutrient Offset: Table 1. Banished Bull, NC DWR ID# 2020-0047, Project Credits Enter Preservation Credits Below 1.la Table 2. Project Activity and Reporting History Completion or Activity or Report Data Collection Delivery Appendices Banished Bull Year 2 (2022) Annual Monitoring Report Watershed Investments NC Table 3. Project Contacts Table Site Prep and Planting Contractor Surveying Conservation Easement Preparation Banking Documents and Reports Preparation Nursery/Seedling Supplier Monitoring Services Table 4. Project Baseline Information & Attributes Table Project Information Project Watershed Summary Information Appendices Banished Bull Year 2 (2022) Annual Monitoring Report Watershed Investments NC APPENDIX B VEGETATION DATA Appendices Banished Bull Year 2 (2022) Annual Monitoring Report Watershed Investments NC Table 5. Planting List Piedmont Alluvial Forest 8.72 Acreage Planted Total Stems Species Planted Betula nigra (Celtis occidentalis) (Diospyros virginiana) Liriodendron tulipifera (Nyssa sylvatica) Platanus occidentalis (Quercus Alba) Quercus michauxii (Quercus falcata) (Quercus phellos) TOTAL6150 Table 6. 2022 Riparian Buffer Vegetation Totals 1 Riparian Buffer Stems Plot # Success Criteria Met? (per acre) Project Avg 384.5Yes 1 Appendices Banished Bull Year 2 (2022) Annual Monitoring Report Watershed Investments NC Table 6A. 2022 Temporary Vegetation Plot Data Species T-1T-2T-3T-4T-5T-6T-7T-8T-9T-10 Betula nigra Celtis occidentalis Diospyros virginiana Liriodendron tulipifera Platanus occidentalis Quercus spp. Quercus alba Quercus michauxii Total Number of Stems 1310991110981012 Stems/Acre 526405364364445405364324405486 Average Height (ft) 3.2'3.2'3.5'4.2'4.94.5'4.43.8'4.1'3.9' Appendices Banished Bull Year 2 (2022) Annual Monitoring Report Watershed Investments NC (2021)8 allT 0.20 111 Means 8 (2021)MY0 allTPnoLSP 0.20 111 MY1 Annual ) 8 allTPnoLSP 0.20 111333151515333999181818666151515343434777888111111 MY2 0008 1 01 allTPnoLSP 0.02 222444555444333666999222 000721004 44333151515111111101010 1 01 allTPnoLSP 0.02 1114333222666666333111 21004 0006 1 01 allTPnoLSP 0.02 ) 000521004 01 1 allTPnoLSP 202 0.02 555222222222151515202020282828333222111111131313161616161616111111222111 (MY2 Data Plot 000421004 1 01 allTPnoLSP 0.02 Current 111111111111 000321004 01 1 allTPnoLSP 0.02 444222 000221004 1 01 allTPnoLSP 0.02 111111111222222 000121004 1 01 allTPnoLSP 0.02 222111111111111111333222111111111111111888555888101010131313666131313131313767676103103103142142142777555333777666333777666101010111111111111 21004 323.7323.7323.7202.3202.3202.3323.7323.7323.7404.7404.7404.7526.1526.1526.1242.8242.8242.8526.1526.1526.1526.1526.1526.1384.5384.5384.5521521521718.3718.3718.3 PnoLSP ACRE Typecount(ares)count (ACRES) Bull per size Stem size Species TreeTreeTreeTreeTreeTree Stems Banished oakTree oakTree NameSpecies Name: sycamoreTree red hackberryTreepersimmonTree oakTree chestnut oak oak Project birch riverblackgumoakwhiteovercupwillownorthern NameCommon tulipiferatuliptree virginianacommon occidentalisAmerican albalyratamichauxiiswampphellosrubra nigra sylvatica Scientific occidentaliscommon BetulaCeltisDiospyrosLiriodendronNyssaPlatanusQuercusQuercusQuercusQuercusQuercusQuercus TABLE 8. CVS DATA SUMMARYTABLE 8. CVS DATA SUMMARY (continued) PlotSpeciesX coordinateY coordinateHeightDBHPlotSpeciesX coordinatYe coordinateHeightDBH PlotSpeciesX coordinatYe coordinateHeightDBH PlotSpeciesX coordinateY coordinateHeightDBH PlotSpeciesX coordinateY coordinateHeightDBH PlotSpeciesX coordinatYe coordinateHeightDBH PlotSpeciesX coordinateY coordinateHeightDBH PlotSpeciesX coordinateY coordinateHeightDBH BanishedBull MY2(2022)VegetationMonitoringPhotographs(202) Plot2 Plot1 Plot3Plot4 BanishedBull MY2(2022)VegetationMonitoringPhotographs(September2022) Plot5Plot6 Plot7Plot8 APPENDIX C SITE MAINTENANCE Appendices Banished Bull Year 2 (2022) Annual Monitoring Report Watershed Investments NC Schley site - Supplemental planting 22 Plant Mix - 8' OC - 680 stems per acre Scientific nameCommon name Needed Betula nigraRiver Birch 200 Celtis occidentalisHackberry 200 Diospyros virginianaPersimmon 200 Liriodendron tulipiferaTulip poplar 200 Nyssa sylvaticaBlack gum 100 Platanus occidentalisSycamore 200 Quercus albaWhite oak 100 Quercus michauxiiSwamp Chestnut oak 200 Quercus falcataSouthern red oak 100 Quercus phellosWillow oak 200 1700 Appendix D. Banished Bull Adaptive Management Plan 10/17/22 DWR #2020-0047 Site Overview and History This Adaptive Management Plan is provided to address concerns over year 2 monitoring of planted stem success at the Banished Bull Mitigation Bank Parcel (Site). Watershed Investments NC (WINC), the sponsor, originally planted the site in December 2020. The site encompasses 8.72 acres of land along an unnamed tributary to the South Fork of the Little River and ultimately into Falls Lake (See Figure 1 for a map of the site). Year 2 (2022) monitoring data was collected on September 22, 2022 by Axiom Environmental (See Year 2 Monitoring Report). Results showed that two of the eight fixed monitoring areas, (plots 2 and 6), had planted stem counts that averaged 202 and 243 stems per acre, below project success criteria of 260 planted stems. As a result, adaptive management activities are planned around these monitoring areas in the winter of (2022/2023). Overall, average planted stem density for all plots at the site was 384/acre. Stressors observed at the site include deer browse, competition from herbaceous species, and mortality attributed to drought conditions over the 2022 summer. Adpative Management Plan The following adaptive management activities are proposed to boost low planted stem counts in portions of the project area. Herbaceous competition has been observed from Johnson grass (Sorghum halepense). An initial herbicide application of this invasive plant was conducted on 7/27/22 by Ripple EcoSolutions. Follow-up treatment will be conducted as needed to prevent its re-establishment using chemicals labeled safe for use in riparian zones and applied at rates labeled for treatment of fescue. Precautions will be taken to avoid collateral damage to desirable vegetation (both planted and volunteer). Pesticide application will be conducted by a licensed application specialist and logs will be available upon request. To increase planted stem density, a total of approximately 300 one-gallon trees will be planted during the winter of 2022-2023. The container plants will have a more mature root system that will better enable them to overcome herbivory. Areas in and around plots 2 and 6 will be the focus replanting with supplemental planting density of 150 plants per acre. Figure 1 identifies the planting area to be targeted. A mix of native hardwood species will be planted at 16 x 16 foot spacing to yield 150 plants/acre to fill in areas with low planted stem growth or stunted growth. This density when combined with existing successful plants, should meet the criteria for site success defined in the site’s Mitigation Banking Instrument. Planting will occur in the Fall/Winter of 2022/2023 and observed over the remainder of the monitoring period. Table 1 lists the species being considered for the site however species availability may result in the substitution of other regionally appropriate native species. Table 1. Proposed one-gallon tree species (Note: Species availability may result in the substitution of regionally appropriate native species.) Species Common Name Liriodendron tulipifera Tulip Poplar Diospyros virginiana Persimmon Acer rubrum Red Maple Platanus occidentalis Sycamore Betula nigra River Birch