Alliance Headwaters_MY2 and MY3_Site Visit Notes_2022-10-21

Restoration Systems, LLC
1101 Haynes St. Suite 211
Raleigh, North Carolina
Ph: [phone]
October 21, 2022 Fx: [phone]
Lindsay Crocker
NC DEQ— Division of Mitigation Services
1652 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1652
Subject: MY2 (2021) and MY 3 (2022) IRT Site Visit
Alliance Headwaters Stream & Riparian Riverine Wetland Mitigation Site
DMS Contract #: 6832; DMS Project ID: 95017; RFP # 16-006477
USACE Action ID No. SAW-2016-00882; DWR ID No. 20160405
MY2 (2021) and MY 3 (2022) IRT Site Visit: Site Visit Notes
On October 20, 2022, Restoration Systems (RS) held an on -site meeting with regulatory agencies to discuss the MY2
(2021) monitoring data and the MY 3 (2022) interim data for the Alliance Headwaters Mitigation Site. Below is a list
of attendees and general site visit notes.
Attendees:
USAC E:
- Todd Tugwell
- Casey Haywood
NC DWR:
- Erin Davis
Restoration Systems:
- Raymond Holz
- Alex Baldwin
Division of Mitigation Services:
- Lindsay Crocker
Site Visit Notes:
- IRS will include a random vegetation transect through the UT 2 Wetland Enhancement Area during MY4
(2023).
- IRS will ensure proper easement signage/marking along all Site's agriculture boundaries. This effort will
include the southern easement boundary of the eastern tract along the gravel ag. road. This effort will
consist of treated 6-inch fence posts at all easement corners and adequate marking every 200 feet with
easement signage.
- IRS will implement an initial treatment to pines throughout the easement in Q1 2023 — paying particular
attention to pines on and along stream banks. IRS will also plant live stakes in areas where pines are removed
from the stream banks.
- Between groundwater gauges 24 and 30, IRS will install a shorter/shallower groundwater gauge to see if the
deeper gauges (24 and 30) have punctured through the restrictive soil layer.
- If 2022 photos are available that show the streams/site in a wetter condition, IRS will provide them in the
MY 3 (2022) monitoring Report.
- In the MY 3 (2022) monitoring report, IRS will provide pictures of the improved road outlets. This includes
the additional outlet constructed near groundwater gauge 19 — installed in August of 2022. The purpose of
these outlets is to allow surface hydrology to enter the Site from adjacent agricultural fields.
- IRS will perform groundwater gauge maintenance across the Site, ensuring bentonite caps are in place and
level with the surrounding ground elevation.
- IRS will review alternative approaches to monitoring stream flow and switch stream -flow gauges if
appropriate.
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