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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20171156 Ver 1_HorneCrk_100026_MY3_2022_20221205ID#* 20171156 Version* 1 Select Reviewer: Erin Davis Initial Review Completed Date 12/06/2022 Mitigation Project Submittal - 12/5/2022 Is this a Prospectus, Technical Proposal or a New Site?* O Yes O No Type of Mitigation Project:* Stream Wetlands Buffer Nutrient Offset (Select all that apply) Project Contact Information Contact Name:* Email Address:* Matthew Reid matthew.reid@ncdenr.gov Project Information ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 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Signature Print Name: * Matthew Reid Signature: Monitoring Report FINALVERSION Horne Creek TributariesMitigation Project Monitoring Year 3 Calendar Year of Data Collection: 2022 NCDEQ DMS Project Identification # 100026 NCDEQ DMS Contract # 7181 YadkinRiver Basin (Cataloging Unit 03040101) USACE Action ID Number: SAW-2017-01510 NCDEQ DWR Project # 2017-1156 SurryCounty, NC Contracted Under RFP # 16-006993, Date of Issue: August 16, 2016 Data Collection Period: July - October 2022 Submission Date: November2022 Prepared for: North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Division of Mitigation Services 1652 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1652 Prepared by: th November 30, 2022 .# $¤¯ ±³¬¤­³ ®¥ %­µ¨±®­¬¤­³ « 1´ «¨³¸ $¨µ¨²¨®­ ®¥ -¨³¨¦ ³¨®­ 3¤±µ¨¢¤² !³³­Ȁ - ³³§¤¶ 2¤¨£Ǿ 0±®©¤¢³ - ­ ¦¤± ΑΏΘΏ 5ȁ3ȁ ΖΏ (¨¦§¶ ¸ SwannanoaǾ .# ΑΗ778 2%Ȁ 7,3 2¤²¯®­²¤² ³® .#$%1 $-3 2¤µ¨¤¶ #®¬¬¤­³² ¥®± 4 ²ª Θ 3´¡¬¨³³ «Ǿ -®­¨³®±¨­¦ 9¤ ± Β 2¤¯®±³ ¥®± ³§¤ (®±­¤ #±¤¤ª 4±¨¡´³ ±¨¤² -¨³¨¦ ³¨®­ 0±®©¤¢³Ǿ $-3 &´««-$¤«¨µ¤±¸ 0±®©¤¢³ )$ ͰΐΏΏΏΑΕǾ #®­³± ¢³ ͰΖΐΗΐǾ 9 £ª¨­ 2¨µ¤± " ²¨­Ǿ # ³ «®¦¨­¦ 5­¨³ ΏΒΏΓΏΐΏΐǾ 3´±±¸ #®´­³¸Ǿ .# Dear Mr. Reid: Water & Land Solutions, LLC (WLS) is pleased to present the Final MonitoringYear 3 Report for the Horne Creek Tributaries Mitigation Project to the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ) Division of Mitigation Services (DMS). Per the DMS review comments, WLS has updated the Monitoring Year 3 Report and associated deliverables accordingly. The electronic deliverables are organized under the following folder structure as required under the digital submission requirements: 1.Report PDF 2.Support Files 1_ Background Tables 2_Visual 3_Veg Data 4_Geomorphology 5_Hydro 6_Other Data We are providing our written responses to DMS’ review comments on the Draft Monitoring Year 3 Report below. Each of the DMS review comments is copied below in bold text, followed by the appropriate response from WLS in regular text: 0«¤ ²¤ ¤­²´±¤ ³§¤ -®­¨³®±¨­¦ 0§ ²¤ 0¤±¥®±¬ ­¢¤ "®­£ § ² ¡¤¤­ ´¯£ ³¤£  ­£  ¯¯±®µ¤£ ¡¸ +±¨²³¨¤ #®±²®­ ¡¤¥®±¤ ¨­µ®¨¢¨­¦ ¥®± 4 ²ª Θȁ Response:WLSwill ensure that the Monitoring Phase Performance Bond has been updated and approved prior to invoicing for Task 9. )­  ­ ¤¥¥®±³ ³® ¨£¤­³¨¥¸  ­£ ±¤²®«µ¤ ¯±®¯¤±³¸ ¨²²´¤² ¤ ±«¸ £´±¨­¦ ³§¤ ¬®­¨³®±¨­¦ ¯¤±¨®£Ǿ ¯«¤ ²¤ µ¤±¨¥¸ ³§ ³ ³§¤ ¢®­²¤±µ ³¨®­ ¤ ²¤¬¤­³ ¡®´­£ ±¸ § ² ¡¤¤­ ¶ «ª¤£Ǿ ¬ ±ª¨­¦  ­£ ²¨¦­ ¦¤ ¨² ´¯ ³® ²¯¤¢Ǿ ¥¤­¢¨­¦ ¨² ¨­³ ¢³Ǿ  ­£ ­® ¤­¢±® ¢§¬¤­³² § µ¤ ¡¤¤­ ¨£¤­³¨¥¨¤£ȁ Response:Theeasement boundary has been walked, fencing is intact, and no encroachments have been identified. Easement signage is up to spec and WLS will continue to monitor for encroachments on a quarterly basis. 4¨³«¤ 0 ¦¤Ȁ 0«¤ ²¤  ££ Ȩ$ ³¤ ®¥ )²²´¤Ȁ !´¦´²³ ΐΕǾ ΑΏΐΕȩ ¥®««®¶¨­¦ ³§¤ 2&0Ͱȁ Response:The title page is updated as requested. 0«¤ ²¤ ¨­¢«´£¤ ³§¤ ##06 ®µ¤±µ¨¤¶ ²§¤¤³ Ȩ¥¨¦´±¤ ΐ ¨­ ¯±¤µ¨®´² ±¤¯®±³²ȩ ¨­ ¥¨­ « ²´¡¬¨³³ «ȁ Response:TheCCPV overview sheet has been added to the final monitoring report. 2¤¢®¬¬¤­£ £®¶­«® £¨­¦ ¥«®¶ ¦ ´¦¤ Α ¯±¨®± ³® ¢±¤£¨³ ±¤«¤ ²¤ ¬¤¤³¨­¦  ­£ § µ¨­¦ £ ³   µ ¨« ¡«¤ ¥®± £¨²¢´²²¨®­ȁ Response:WLS will downloadflow gauge 2 and have data available for discussion prior to credit release meeting. 4 ¡«¤ Ε Ȁ 0«¤ ²¤ µ¤±¨¥¸ £ ³  ¥®± 0«®³ ­´¬¡¤± Ζȁ .® µ®«´­³¤¤±² ¶¤±¤ ¨­£¨¢ ³¤£ ¨­ 4 ¡«¤ Ε ¥®± ³§¨² ¯«®³ǿ §®¶¤µ¤±Ǿ 4 ¡«¤ Ε  ²§®¶² ΐΑΐ µ®«´­³¤¤±²ȝ ¢±¤ȁ Response:Table 6a incorrectly showed 121 volunteers/acre. As indicated in Table 6, there were no volunteers in Plot 7 during MY3 and the typo has been corrected in the final monitoring report. 3¤¢³¨®­ ΐȁΐ  ­£ ΒȁΒȀ 2¤¢®¬¬¤­£ ¨­¢«´£¨­¦ ȏ¶§¤­ µ®«´­³¤¤± ²¯¤¢¨¤²  ±¤ ¨­¢«´£¤£Ȑ ¶§¤­ £¨²¢´²²¨­¦ ¤¨¦§³ ®¥ ³¤­ µ¤¦¤³ ³¨®­ ¯«®³² ¬¤¤³¨­¦ ²´¢¢¤²² criteria.Response:WLShas updated the language in the final monitoring report to include “when volunteer species are included” when discussing vegetation plot success criteria. 4 ¡«¤ ΑȀ 0«¤ ²¤  ££ ȏ)­µ ²¨µ¤ 3¯¤¢¨¤² 4±¤ ³¬¤­³Ȑ  ­£ ³§¤ £ ³¤² ¨³ ®¢¢´±±¤£ ³® ³§¤ ³ ¡«¤ȁ 0«¤ ²¤  «²® ¬®µ¤ ³§¤ ¡®³³®¬ ³¶® ¤­³±¨¤² ³® ³§¤¨± ¢§±®­®«®¦¨¢ « ¯®²¨³¨®­ ¨­ ³§¤ ³ ¡«¤ȁ Response:Invasive species treatment was added to Table 2. The stream survey and vegetation survey were moved to chronological order. 4§ ­ª ¸®´ ¥®± ¨­¢«´£¨­¦ ´¯£ ³¤£ ¯¨¢³´±¤ ®¥ 30!Δȁ 0«¤ ²¤ ¯±®µ¨£¤ ´¯£ ³¤  ­£ ¯§®³®² ®­¢¤ ³§¤  ±¤  ¨² ±¤¯ ¨±¤£ ¨­ -9Γ ±¤¯®±³ȁ Response:WLSwill continue to provide updates and photos of SPA5 in the MY4 report %«¤¢³±®­¨¢ $¤«¨µ¤± ¡«¤Ȁ 0«¤ ²¤ ²´¡¬¨³ £¨¦¨³ « ¥¨«¤ ¶¨³§ ²³±¤ ¬ ¦ ´¦¤ ¥«®¶ ¦± ¯§²ȁ Response:Hydrology graphs are provided in the Hydro folder. 0«¤ ²¤ ²´¡¬¨³ µ¤¦¤³ ³¨®­ §¤¨¦§³ £ ³ ȁ Response:Averagevegetationheight by plot is provided in Table 6a. Please contact me if you have any questions or comments. Sincerely, 7 ³¤± lj , ­£ 3®«´³¨®­²Ǿ ,,# Emily Dunnigan Water & Land Solutions, LLC 7721 Six Forks Road, Suite 130 Raleigh, NC 27615 Office Phone: (919) 614-5111 Mobile Phone: (269) 908-6306 Email: emily@waterlandsolutions.com TableofContents 1 Project Summary ................................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Project Location and Description .................................................................................................. 1 1.2 Project Goals and Objectives ........................................................................................................ 1 1.3 Project Success Criteria ................................................................................................................. 2 1.3.1 Streams ................................................................................................................................. 2 1.3.2 Vegetation ............................................................................................................................. 3 1.3.3 Visual Assessment ................................................................................................................. 3 2 Project Mitigation Components ............................................................................................................ 4 2.1 Project Components ..................................................................................................................... 4 3 Monitoring Year 3 Assessment and Results .......................................................................................... 4 3.1 Morphological Assessment ........................................................................................................... 4 3.1.1 Stream Horizontal Pattern & Longitudinal Profile ................................................................ 4 3.1.2 Stream Horizontal Dimension ............................................................................................... 5 3.2 Stream Hydrology ......................................................................................................................... 6 3.2.1 Stream Flow .......................................................................................................................... 6 3.2.2 Bankfull Events ...................................................................................................................... 6 3.3 Vegetation ..................................................................................................................................... 6 3.4 Macrobenthic Sampling ................................................................................................................ 7 4 Methods ................................................................................................................................................ 7 LIST OF APPENDICES Appendix A Background Tables Table 1 Project Mitigation Components Table 2 Project Activity and Reporting History Table 3 Project Contacts Table 4 Project Information and Attributes Appendix B Visual Assessment Data Figure 1 Current Condition Plan View (CCPV) Table 5 Visual Stream Morphology Stability Assessment Table 5a Vegetation Condition Assessment Photos Stream Photo Points (Cross-Sections, Culvert Crossings, EII Reaches) Vegetation Plot Photographs Random Vegetation Plot Photographs Potential Problem Areas Appendix C Vegetation Plot Data Table 6 Planted and Total Stem Counts Table 6a Vegetation Plot Mitigation Success Summary Table 6b Red-line Planting List Table 6c Random Vegetation Plot Data Appendix D Stream Measurement and Geomorphology Data Figure 2 MY3 Cross-Sections Table 7a Baseline Stream Data Summary Table 7b Cross-section Morphology Data Table 7c Stream Reach Morphology Data Appendix E Hydrologic Data Table 8 Verification of Bankfull Events Figure 3 Surface Flow Data Figure 4 Flow and Crest Gauge Installation Diagrams Figure 5 Rainfall Data Appendix F Macrobenthic Data Table 9 Biotic Index Data and Scores Benthic Field Data Sheets Photos Biotic Sampling Photographs 1ProjectSummary 1.1ProjectLocationandDescription The HorneCreek Tributaries Mitigation Project (“Project”)is a North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ), Division of Mitigation Services (DMS) full-delivery mitigation project contracted with Water & Land Solutions, LLC (WLS) in response to RFP 16-006993.The Project constructionand plantingwas completedin April 2020. The Project was built as documented in the approved mitigation plan and record drawings. The Project provides warm stream mitigation credits in the Yadkin River Basin (Cataloging Unit 03040101). The Project is located in Surry County approximately seven miles southwest of the Town of Pilot Mountain (36.282582°, -80.509153°). The Projectrestored, enhanced, and permanentlyprotectedseven stream reaches (R1, R2, R3, R4, R4a, R4b, and R5) and their riparian buffers, totaling approximately 5,428linearfeet of streamchannel. The Project provides significant ecological improvements and functional uplift through stream and aquatic habitat restoration and through decreasing nutrient and sediment loads within the watershed.The mitigation planprovides adetailed project summary and Table 1provides a summary of project assets. Monitoring Year 3 (MY3) activities occurred fromJulythruOctober 2022. This report presents the data for MY3. The Project meets the MY3 success criteria for stream horizontal and vertical stability, streambed condition and stability. Flow gauges 1 and 3 (FG-1, FG-3) did meet the flow requirement, and Flow gauge 2 (FG-2)on R2 did not meet the 30-day flow requirement. Eightof the ten vegetation plots are meeting interim success criteriawhen volunteer species are included. Based on these results, the Project is on trajectory to meet interim and final success criteria. For more information on thechronology of the project history and activity, refer to AppendixA, Table 2. Relevant project contact information is presentedin the appendicesin Table 3 and project background information is presented in Table 4. 1.2ProjectGoalsandObjectives The Project is on track tomeetthe goals and objectives described in the HorneCreek TributariesFinal Approved Mitigation Plan and will address general restoration goals and opportunities outlined in the North Carolina Division of Mitigation Services (DMS) Upper Yadkin River Basin Restoration Priority Plan (RBRP) (DEQ 2009). More specifically, watershed goals and management strategies described in the Upper Yadkin Local Watershed Plan (LWP) will be met by: •Reducing sediment, soil erosion, turbidity, and nutrient inputs such as fecal coliform bacteria, nitrogen, and phosphorus to the Horne CreekWatershed. •Restoring, enhancing, and protecting headwater streams, wetlands, riparian buffers,and aquatic habitat functions. •Improving riparian corridor management and targeting restoration of impacted streams and riparian buffer areas. •Promoting agronomic farm management techniques and implementing agricultural BMPs and water quality features such as livestock exclusion fencing, alternative watering systems, and nutrient managementdevices. To accomplish these project-specific goals, the following objectives will be measured to document overall project success: MY3 FINALHorne Creek Tributaries DMS Project ID #100026 1 Provide a floodplain connection to the incised Project stream reaches by lowering bank height ratios (BHRs) to less than 1.2, thereby promoting more natural or overbank flood flows, Improve bedform diversity by increasing scour pool spacing and depth variability, Increase native species riparian buffer and vegetation density/composition along streambank and floodplain areas that meet requirements of a minimum 30-foot-wide and 210 stems/acre after the monitoring period, Improve aquatic habitat and fish species diversity and migration through the addition of in-stream cover and native woody debris, Site protection through an 11.87-acre conservation easement in excess of 30 feet from the top of the restored streambanks, that will protect all streams, wetlands and aquatic resources in perpetuity. 1.3ProjectSuccessCriteria The success criteria for the Project follows the approved performance standards and monitoring protocols from thefinal approved mitigation plan; which wasdeveloped in compliance with the USACE October 2016 Guidance, USACE Stream Mitigation Guidelines (April 2003 and October 2005), and 2008 Compensatory Mitigation Final Rule. Cross-section and vegetation plot data will be collected in Years 0, 1, 2, 3, 5, and 7. Stream hydrology data and visual monitoring will be reported annually. Specific success criteria components and evaluation methods are described below. 1.3.1Streams Stream Hydrology:Four separate bankfull or over bank events must be documented within the seven- year monitoring period and the stream hydrology monitoring will continue until four bankfull events have been documented in separate years. Stream hydrology monitoring will be accomplished with pressure transducers installed in pools and correlating sensor depth to top of bank elevation(Figure 4). Recorded water depth above the top of bank elevation will document a bankfull event. Stream Profiles, Vertical Stability, and Floodplain Access: Stream profiles, as a measure of vertical stability and floodplain access will be evaluated by looking at Bank Height Ratios (BHR). In addition, observed bedforms should be consistent with those observed for channels of the design stream type(s). The BHR shall not exceed 1.2 along the restored Project stream reaches. This standard only applies to restored reaches of the channel where BHRs were corrected through design and construction. Vertical stabilitywill be evaluated with visual assessment, cross-sections and, if directed by the IRT, longitudinal profile. Stream Horizontal Stability:Cross-sections will be used to evaluate horizontal stream stabilityon restored streams. There should be little change expected fromas-built restoration cross-sections. If measurable changes do occur, they should be evaluated to determine if the changes represent a movement toward a more unstable condition (e.g., downcutting, erosion) or a movement towards increased stability (e.g., settling, vegetation establishment, deposition along the streambanks, 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. MY3 FINALHorne Creek Tributaries DMS Project ID #100026 2 StreambedMaterial Condition and Stability:Pebble counts or streambed material samples will not be collected per the DMS Pebble Count Data Requirements memo sent on October 19, 2021. The IRT reserves the right to request pebble count data/particle distributions if deemed necessary during the monitoring period. Jurisdictional Stream Flow:Monitoring of stream flow will be conducted to demonstrate that the restored stream systems classified as intermittent exhibit surface flow for a minimum of 30 consecutive days throughout some portion of the year during a year with normal or below normal rainfall conditions. Stream flowmonitoring will be accomplished with pressure transducers installed in pools and correlating sensor depth to the downstream top of riffle elevation(diagram in Appendix E). If the pool water depth is at or above the top of riffle elevation,then the channel will be assumed to have surface flow. 1.3.2Vegetation Vegetation monitoring will occur in the fall each required monitoring year, typically prior to leaf drop. Plots will be monitored in years 1, 2, 3, 5, and 7. Vegetative success for the Project during the intermediate monitoring years will be based on the survival of at least 320, three-year-old trees per acre at the end of Year 3 of the monitoring period; and at least 260, five-year-old, trees per acre that must average sixfeet in height at the end of Year 5 of the monitoring period. The final vegetative restoration success criteria will be achieving a density of no less than 210, seven-year-old stems per acre that must average eightfeet in height in Year 7 of monitoring. Volunteer specieson the approved planting list thatmeet success criteria standardswill be counted towards success criteria. 1.3.3Visual Assessment WLS will conduct visual assessments in support of mitigation performance monitoring. Visual assessments of all stream reaches will be conducted twice per monitoring year with at least five months in between each site visit for each of the seven years of monitoring. Photographs will be used to visually document system performance and any areas of concern related to streambank and bed stability, condition of in- stream structures, channel migration, active headcuts, live stake mortality, invasive plant species or animal browsing, easement boundary encroachments, cattle exclusion fence damage, and general streambed conditions. Permanent photo points will be locatedatcross-sections, culvert crossings, and Enhancement II reaches. MY3 FINALHorne Creek Tributaries DMS Project ID #100026 3 2ProjectMitigationComponents 2.1ProjectComponents The Projectmitigation componentsincludea combination of Stream RestorationandEnhancement activities, as summarized in the table below. Table 1. Mitigation PlanStream Mitigation Credits (SMCs) ExistingRestoredCreditable ProposedApproach ProjectFootageFootage,Footage,Restoration MitigationMitigation ReachPriority Component orAcreage,AcreageLevelRatio (X:1)Credits StationingLevel Acreageor SFor SF 10+00 – R11,39723+401,3201,320RPI/PII11,320 10+17 – R228613+13296296RPII1296 11+80 – R37512+557676RPII176 13+13 – R41,19125+191,1671,167RPI/PII11,167 10+98 – R4a12411+545757EII-2.523 11+55– R4a-12+65111111RPI1111 10+72 – R4b8910+992727EII-2.511 10+99 – R4b-12+24125125RPI1125 25+19 – R52,51948+12 2,2492,249RPI12,249 Totals 5,6815,4285,4285,378 Credit Loss in Required Buffer-300 Credit Gain for Additional Buffer325 Net Change in Credit from Buffers+25 Total Credits per Buffer Calculator5,403 Total Adjusted SMCs5,389 3MonitoringYear3AssessmentandResults The dates of Year 3 monitoring activities are detailed in Appendix A, Table 2. All Year 3 monitoring data is presented in this report and in the appendices. The Project is on track for meeting stream interim success criteria.The flow gauge located on upper R2 did not meet the 30-day flow requirement. Eightof the ten vegetation plots are meeting interim success criteria. All monitoring device locations are depicted on the CCPV (Figure 1). 3.1MorphologicalAssessment 3.1.1 Stream Horizontal Pattern & Longitudinal Profile Visual assessment and cross-section surveys wereutilized for assessment of MY3 horizontal and vertical stream stability. The visual assessments for each stream reach concluded that the MY3 stream channel MY3 FINALHorne Creek Tributaries DMS Project ID #100026 4 pattern and longitudinal profiles, and in-stream structure location/function, still closely match the profile design parameters and MY0/baseline conditions (Appendix D). The MY3 planform geometry and dimensions fall within acceptable ranges of the design parameters for all restored reaches.Minor channel adjustments in riffle slopes, pool depths and pattern were observed based on natural sediment migration and stream bank vegetation establishmentbutdid not present a stability concern or indicate a need for remedial action. During the fall visual assessment for MY1, WLS staff noted sevenpotential problem areasoutside the channel. One additionalin-channel problem area was noted during MY2.Problem areas 1-4, 6, and 7from MY2have all been stabilized and are no longer considered problem areas. Theremainingareas are noted on the CCPV (Figures 1a-1c) and photos can be found in Appendix B and the E-Data Submission included with this report.No additional problem areas were identified during MY3. SPA5- On R5, in the left floodplain area: minor deposition and erosion is occurring adjacent to station 32+60as a result of erosion outside of the easement. o MY2 Action: During August 2021, WLS installed straw balesand coir logsoutside of the easementto slow and spread the flow of watercomingoffthe farm field, planted livestakesin the easement, and re-seeded. The installation of coir logs/straw bales in the farm field and increased vegetation cover reduced erosion in this areabut did not permanently arrest the erosion. No depositionor erosion is impactingthe R5 channel. o MY3 Action: No action was taken during MY3.During MY4, the area outside the easement will be repaired by grading the slope drainage feature, applying temporary and permanent seeding, and installing a permanent erosion control liner. All proposed work will take place outside the conservation easement. SPA8- On R4, just below two log vanes fromapproximate station 20+75 to21+75, an area of the stream has dropped elevation and has some eroding banks. Coarse riffle substrate is still present, the log vanes directly upstream are stable and functional, and the culvert immediately downstream is holding grade. Supplemental cross-section data was collected froma riffle inthis area and the data islocated inAppendix D. No remedial action is required at this time,and this area willcontinue to be monitoredcloselyin MY4. 3.1.2 Stream Horizontal Dimension The MY3 channel dimensions generally match thedesign parametersand are within acceptable andstable ranges of tolerance. Dataforthe16cross-sections (eight riffle and eight pool) can be found in Appendix D. It is expected over timethat some pools may accumulate finesediment and organic matter, however, this is notan indicator ofchannel instability. Maximum riffle depths are also expected tofluctuate throughout the monitoring period as the channels adjust to the new flow regime. Of the eight riffle cross- sections, fourexperiencedminor changes in bankheight ratio (BHR)from MY0 to MY3. Two of the eight riffle cross-sections (XS-10 and XS-12) have decreased BHRs fromMY2, but still have BHRs above 1.2. One riffle cross-section, XS-15on R5, experienced minor aggradation due to sediment migration and thick herbaceous vegetation occurring during MY3. The cross-section isstable and shows minimal change from MY1. Threeriffle cross sections, XS-10, XS-12, and XS-14 on R5, experienced degradation. XS-10and XS- 12 on R5, experienced degradation due to bed material entrainment from the riffles during MY2 storm events. Both riffles adjusted to be shorter and migrated slightly downstream, resulting in apparent degradation. R5 is stable above and belowboth cross-sections. XS-10 and XS-12 were re-surveyed in MY3 FINALHorne Creek Tributaries DMS Project ID #100026 5 Spring 2022during visual assessmentsfor MY3 and the cross-section data showed no major changes from MY2. XS-14 is stable and shows minimal changes from MY1. Visual surveys indicate the areas affected through aggradation and degradation are functioning and stable.WLS will closely monitor any changes to all streamreachesduring MY4. 3.2StreamHydrology 3.2.1Stream Flow Twoflow gauges (FG-1 and FG-3), installed in May 2020 on R1 and R4 respectively, documentedthat the stream exhibited surface flow for a minimum of 30 consecutive days throughout the monitoring year (Appendix E). One additional flow gauge (FG-2)was installed during MY1 furtherupstream on Reach R2 thth on September 18, 2020, in response to IRT comments received duringthe September 15, 2020, site visit. FG-2 did not meet the 30-day flow requirement,recording a maximum flow duration of 10 days. FG- 2 data for the remainder of 2022 will be provided in the MY4 reportAdditionally, to determine if rainfall amounts are normal for the given year, precipitation data was obtained fromPilotMountain Weather Station (CBTN7), approximately fivemiles north of the site.Rainfall was above normal for 2022(Appendix E). Flow Gauge Data Flow Flow Longest Period of Total Days of Total Days Longest Period of Gauge Gauge Consecutive FlowCumulative of No FlowConsecutive No Flow NameLocationFlow 279days FG-1 R1279days0 days0 days 1/1/2022–10/6/2022 10days FG-2 R272days207 days36 days 2/23/2022 – 3/4/2022 141days FG-3 R4273days6 days2 days 5/19/2022 – 10/6/2022 3.2.2Bankfull Events During MY3, bankfull events were recorded onbothpressure transducerandcrest gauges. CG-1 (R1) recorded tenevents with a maximum event of 1.00’ above bankfull. CG-2 (R5) recorded fiveevents with a maximumevent of 1.16’ above bankfull. Additionally, the cork crest gauge located adjacent to CG-1 on R1 recorded onebankfull event. The associateddata and photographs arelocated in Appendix E. 3.3Vegetation Monitoring of the10 permanent vegetation plots was completed during September and October 2022. Vegetation data can be found in Appendix C with the associated photos located in Appendix B. The MY3 average density is 417stems per acre, which exceeds the interim measure ofvegetativesuccess of at least 320 stems per acre at the end of the third monitoring year.Twoof the ten plots arebelow the interim success criteria due to prolonged saturation and thick herbaceous cover. Plot 6 istwostems below interim success criteriabut is meeting the final success criteria. A random vegetation plot was surveyed adjacent to Plot 6and met the interim success criteria with 324 stems/acre. Plot 9, located on R5, had 162 stems/acre. Many black willow stems(22)were found inPlot 9, only two were included in the total stem count.A random vegetation plot was surveyed adjacent to plot 9 and met the interim success criteria with 364 stems/acre. An areaon R5was noted during an IRT site visit to have low stemdensity. A random MY3 FINALHorne Creek Tributaries DMS Project ID #100026 6 vegetation plot was surveyed in this area and met interim success criteria with 405 stems/acre. No remedial action is proposed at this time.Random vegetation plots will be surveyed again in MY5.The permanentvegetation plots had 162to567 stems per acre, including appropriate volunteers. Volunteer persimmon (Diospyros virginiana), tulip poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera), and black willow (Salix nigra) werenoted in MY3, and moreare expected to establish in upcoming years.These volunteer speciesare on the approved mitigation plan planting listand are counted towards success criteria, with no one tree species being counted more than 50 percent. Plots 2, 5,and 10 did not meet interim success criteria with planted stems, buttheseplots do meet criteria with the addition of volunteer stems. Volunteer black willow is doing well in these areas.Plots 6 and 9are in the old channel areaand as a resulthave prolonged saturationand dense herbaceous vegetation. Visual assessment of vegetation outside of the monitoring plots indicates that the herbaceous vegetation is becoming well established throughout the project. A small cluster(belowthemapping threshold)of princess tree (Paulownia tomentosa) is located on the right side slope of R4 and is actively being cut-stump treatedwith herbicide.Nootherareas of significant invasive plant species were observed during monitoring year 3. The site will be monitored closely, and any invasive plant species will be treated as needed. Small populations of narrow-leaved cattail (Typha latifolia) are present in some saturated floodplain areas;however,none were observedcausing issues withinthe channels. Invasive Species Treatment Table Monitoring YearSpeciesDateTreatment Princess Tree4/6/2022Rodeo cut-stump MY3 Princess Tree1/23/2022 Rodeo cut-stump 3.4MacrobenthicSampling th Two macrobenthic sampling locations were surveyed prior to restoration activities on June 5, 2018, on R1 and R5. R1had a biotic index score of 6.53and R5had a score of 4.99. Two macrobenthic sampling th locations were surveyed in MY3 on May 10, 2022, on R1and R5. R1had a biotic index score of 8.24and R5had a score of 5.65. Benthic data and photographs are located in Appendix F. 4Methods Stream cross-section monitoring was conducted using a Topcon Total Station. Survey data wasimported into Microsoft Excel® for data processing and analysis. The stage recorders include an automatic pressure transducer (HOBO Water Level (13 ft) Logger) set in PVC piping in the channel. The elevation of the bed and top of bank at each stage recorder location was recorded to be able to document presence of water in the channel and out of bank events. Visual observations (i.e. wrack or debris lines)and traditional cork crest gaugeswill also be used to document out of bank events. Vegetation success is being monitored at a total of 10permanent vegetation 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 and volunteer species. Data are processed using the CVS data entry tool. In the field, the four corners of each plot were permanently MY3 FINALHorne Creek Tributaries DMS Project ID #100026 7 marked with PVC at the origin and rebarat the other corners. Tree species and height will be recorded for each planted stemand photos of each plot are to be taken from the origin each monitoring year. Benthic macroinvertebrate (BMI) sampling usedmethods and procedures defined by DWR’s Standard Operating Procedures for the Collection and Analysis of Benthic Macroinvertebrates(NCDWR, 2016) to determine a Biotic Index (BI) valueand a bioclassification rating. Sampling was conducted during MY3 and will be conducted again in MY7. MY3 FINALHorne Creek Tributaries DMS Project ID #100026 8 Appendix A: Background Tables Table 1: Project Mitigation Components Table 2: Project Activity and Reporting History Table 3: Project Contacts Table 4: Project Information and Attributes Full Channel Restoration, Planted Buffer, Exclusion of Livestock, Permanent Conservation EasementFull Channel Restoration, Planted Buffer, Permanent Conservation EasementFull Channel Restoration, Planted Buffer, Permanent Conservation EasementFull Channel Restoration, Planted Buffer, Permanent Conservation EasementSupplemental Planting of Buffer, Livestock Exclusion, Permananent EasementFull Channel Restoration, Planted Buffer, Permanent Conservation EasementSupplemental Planting of Buffer, Livestock Exclusion, Permananent EasementFull Channel Restoration, Planted Buffer, Permanent Conservation EasementFull Channel Restoration, Planted Buffer, Permanent Conservation Easement. 735727 289105123 1,1812,270 As-Built Components and Non-RipCoastal WetlandMarsh Assets PI2.50000PI1.00000PI2.50000PI1.00000 PI1.00000 PII1.00000PII1.00000 PI/PII1.00000 Mitigation 0.0000.0000.000 RRRRRR RiverineNon-Riv 100026) (ID NANANA 300325 5,4035,389 5,378 76Warm57WarmEII27WarmEII 111Warm125Warm Tributaries StreamRiparian Wetland OverallCredits Creek 33.600 -- orFootage orMitigationRestorationPriorityMitigationFootage or 7589 Summary 286296Warm124 5344.000 1,1911,167Warm2,5192,249Warm WarmCoolCold 5377.600 ExistingMitigation FootagePlan Horne Assets 1. SMCs SMC SMC Overall Credits Table R11,3971,320WarmRPI/PII1.000001,342R2R3R4R5 R4AR4AR4BR4B LossGain Category SMUAdjusted Wetland Wetland Project SegmentAcreageAcreageCategoryLevelLevelRatio (X:1)AcreageComments Restoration Level Totals Project RestorationRe-establishmentRehabilitationEnhancementEnhancement IEnhancement IICreationPreservation AssetStreamRPNRBufferBufferBufferTotalTotal Table 2. Project Activity and Reporting History Horne Creek Tributaries Mitigation Project #100026 Elapsed Time Since grading complete:2 year 6 months Elapsed Time Since planting complete:2 year 6 months 1 Number of reporting Years: 3 Data Collection Completion or Activity or DeliverableCompleteDelivery Institution DateN/A05/22/17 404 permit dateN/A01/15/20 Mitigation PlanN/A07/29/19 Final Design – Construction PlansN/A07/29/19 ConstructionN/A04/30/20 Containerized, bare root and B&B plantings for reach/segments 1&2N/A04/30/20 As-built (Year 0 Monitoring – baseline) Vegetation Monitoring5/6/2020N/A Stream Survey5/8/2020N/A As-built (Year 0 Monitoring – baseline) Report5/20/20207/1/2020 Year 1 Monitoring Stream Survey11/5/2020N/A Vegetation Monitoring11/10/2020N/A Year 1 Monitoring Report11/10/202011/20/2020 Year 2 Monitoring Encroachment PlantingN/A2/4/2021 Livestake Planting and MaintenanceN/AFebruary 2021 Vegetation Monitoring10/27/2021N/A Stream Survey10/27/2021N/A Year 2 Monitoring Report10/27/202112/23/2021 Year 3 Monitoring Invasive Species TreatmentN/A4/6/2022 Stream Survey8/3/2022N/A Vegetation Monitoring10/6/2022N/A Invasive Species TreatmentN/A11/23/2022 Year 3 Monitoring Report10/6/202211/30/2022 Year 4 Monitoring Vegetation Monitoring Stream Survey Year 4 Monitoring Report Year 5 Monitoring Vegetation Monitoring Stream Survey Year 5 Monitorig Report Year 6 Monitoring Vegetation Monitoring Stream Survey Year 6 Monitoring Report Year 7 Monitoring/ Close Out Vegetation Monitoring Stream Survey Year 7 Monitoring Report Table 3. Project Contacts Horne Creek Tributaries Mitigation Project #100026 Water & Land Solutions, LLC Designer 7721 Six Forks Rd, Ste. 130, Raleigh, NC 27615 Primary project design POCChristopher Tomsic - (828) 493-3287 North State Environmental, Inc. Construction Contractor 2889 Lowery Street, Winston-Salem, NC 27101 Construction contractor POCAndrew Roten - (336) 406-9078 Ascension Land Surveying Survey Contractor 116 Williams Road, Mocksville, NC 27028 Survey contractor POCChristopher Cole - (704) 579-7197 Ripple EcoSolutions, LLC Planting Contractor 215 Moonridge Rd, Chapel Hill, NC 27516 Planting contractor POCGeorge Morris - (919) 818-3984 North State Environmental, Inc. Seeding Contractor 2889 Lowery Street, Winston-Salem, NC 27101 Contractor point of contactAndrew Roten - (336) 406-9078 Green Resource Seed Mix Sources (336) 588-6363 Native Forest Nursery Nursery Stock Suppliers (Bare Roots) (704) 483-3397 Mellow Marsh Farm Nursery Stock Suppliers (Bare Roots/plugs) (919) 742-1200 Foggy Mountain Nursery Nursery Stock Suppliers (Live Stakes) (336) 384-5323 Water & Land Solutions, LLC Monitoring Performers 7721 Six Forks Rd, Ste. 130, Raleigh, NC 27615 Stream Monitoring POCEmily Dunnigan - (269) 908-6306 Vegetation Monitoring POCEmily Dunnigan - (269) 908-6306 Wetland Monitoring POCN/A; Emily Dunnigan - (269) 908-6306 C4 N/A IV/V 2,249 Reach 5 C, WS-IV unconfined B4c/G4c (incised) I C B4 G5 152N/A Reach 4B unconfined 2 and 0.003166 and 0.26 I C B4 168N/A Reach 4A unconfined 29 and 0.05 B4c (incised) N/A IV/V 1,167 Reach 4 B4/C4b C, WS-IV C III 76 N/A B4a Reach 3 W IntermittentPerennialPerennial/IntermittentPerennial/IntermittentPerennial 29 and 0.0583 and 0.13 E6b (incised)B4 (incised) mod confinedunconfined 03040101110070 Supporting Docs? PCNPCNCategoricalExclusionCategoricalExclusionN/AN/ACategoricalExclusion Reach Summary Information III B4 10.2 Surry296N/A 11.87 Yadkin N, -80.5032100 Reach 2 03-07-02 Piedmont C, WS-IV YesYesYesYesN/AN/AN/A Horne Creek Tributaries 36.2851950 C B4 N/A III/IV 1,320 Reach 1 PerennialIntermittent 38 and 0.0641 and 0.06 mod confinedmod confined E5b/F5b (incised)G4 (incised) USGS Hydrologic Unit 14-digit 0.06 (R1) and 0.26 (R5)<1%2.01.03, 2.01.01, 3.02 (46% pasture/hay, 24% row crop, 16% mixed forest)YesYesYesYesNoNoNo 03040101 Regulatory Considerations Project Watershed Summary Information Table 4. Project Background Information ParametersParametersApplicable?Resolved? Project NameCountyProject Area (acres) Project Coordinates (latitude and longitude)Planted Acreage (Acres of Woody Stems Planted)Physiographic ProvinceRiver BasinUSGS Hydrologic Unit 8-digitDWR Sub-basinProject Drainage Area (Acres and Square Miles)Project Drainage Area Percentage of Impervious Area CGIA Land Use ClassificationValley confinement (Confined, moderately confined, unconfined)Drainage area (Acres and Square Miles)Perennial, Intermittent, EphemeralNCDWR Water Quality ClassificationStream Classification (existing)Stream Classification (proposed)Evolutionary trend (Simon)Water of the United States - Section 404Water of the United States - Section 401Endangered Species ActHistoric Preservation ActCoastal Zone Management Act (CZMA or CAMA)FEMA Floodplain Compliance Length of reach (linear feet)FEMA classificationEssential Fisheries Habitat Appendix B: Visual Assessment Data Figure 1: Current Condition Plan View (CCPV) Table 5: Visual Stream Morphology Stability Assessment Table 5: Vegetation Condition Assessment Stream Photo Points (Cross-Sections, Culvert Crossings, EII Reaches) Vegetation Plot Photographs Random Vegetation Plot Photographs Potential Problem Area Photographs !> !> " ) ") " ) ") ") " ) ± ") XW !. ") ± 100% Woody StabilizingVegetation Adjusted % for 0 Woody Stabilizing Vegetation Footage with 0 Woody Stabilizing Vegetation Number with 100%100% Intended % Stable, Performing as 0 Footage Unstable Amount of 00100%00100%00100%00100%00100%00100% 0 Unstable Segments Number of Totals 2 in As-built Total Number 222100% Stable, Number Intended Performing as exceed 15%. include undercuts that are modest, appear sustainable and are 1.6 Rootwads/logs providing some cover at base-flow. providing habitat.Bank slumping, calving, or collapseStructures physically intact with no dislodged boulders or logs.7979100%Grade control structures exhibiting maintenance of grade across the sill. 3939100%Structures lacking any substantial flow underneath sills or arms.3939100%Bank erosion within the structures extent of influence does not MetricBank lacking vegetative cover resulting simply from poor growth and/or scour anderosionBanks undercut/overhanging to the extent that mass wasting appears likely.Does NOT(See guidance for this table in EEP monitoring guidance document) Pool forming structures maintaining ~ Max Pool Depth : Mean Bankfull Depth ratio > Visual Stream Morphology Stability AssessmentHorne Creek Tributaries Mitigation Project (DMS ID #100026)R11,342 ChannelSub-Category1. Scoured/Eroding2. Undercut3. Mass Wasting1. Overall Integrity2. Grade Control2a. Piping3. Bank Protection4. Habitat Table 5Project:Reach ID:Assessed Length:Date of Survey4/6/2022 and 10/6/2022 Major Channel Category1. Bank *2. Engineered Structures 100% Woody StabilizingVegetation Adjusted % for 0 Woody Stabilizing Vegetation Footage with 0 Woody Stabilizing Vegetation Number with 100% #DIV/0! Intended % Stable, Performing as 0 Footage Unstable Amount of 00100%00100%00100%00100%00100%00100% 0 Unstable Segments Number of Totals 0 in As-built Total Number 000#DIV/0! Stable, Number Intended Performing as exceed 15%. include undercuts that are modest, appear sustainable and are 1.6 Rootwads/logs providing some cover at base-flow. providing habitat.Bank slumping, calving, or collapseStructures physically intact with no dislodged boulders or logs.2222100%Grade control structures exhibiting maintenance of grade across the sill. 1212100%Structures lacking any substantial flow underneath sills or arms.1212100%Bank erosion within the structures extent of influence does not MetricBank lacking vegetative cover resulting simply from poor growth and/or scour anderosionBanks undercut/overhanging to the extent that mass wasting appears likely.Does NOT(See guidance for this table in EEP monitoring guidance document) Pool forming structures maintaining ~ Max Pool Depth : Mean Bankfull Depth ratio > Visual Stream Morphology Stability AssessmentHorne Creek Tributaries Mitigation Project (DMS ID #100026)R2289 ChannelSub-Category1. Scoured/Eroding2. Undercut3. Mass Wasting1. Overall Integrity2. Grade Control2a. Piping3. Bank Protection4. Habitat Table 5Project:Reach ID:Assessed Length:Date of Survey4/6/2022 and 10/6/2022 Major Channel Category1. Bank *2. Engineered Structures 100% Woody StabilizingVegetation Adjusted % for 0 Woody Stabilizing Vegetation Footage with 0 Woody Stabilizing Vegetation Number with 100% #DIV/0! Intended % Stable, Performing as 0 Footage Unstable Amount of 00100%00100%00100%00100%00100%00100% 0 Unstable Segments Number of Totals 0 in As-built Total Number 000#DIV/0! Stable, Number Intended Performing as exceed 15%. include undercuts that are modest, appear sustainable and are 1.6 Rootwads/logs providing some cover at base-flow. providing habitat.Bank slumping, calving, or collapseStructures physically intact with no dislodged boulders or logs.88100%Grade control structures exhibiting maintenance of grade across the sill. 44100%Structures lacking any substantial flow underneath sills or arms.44100%Bank erosion within the structures extent of influence does not MetricBank lacking vegetative cover resulting simply from poor growth and/or scour anderosionBanks undercut/overhanging to the extent that mass wasting appears likely.Does NOT(See guidance for this table in EEP monitoring guidance document) Pool forming structures maintaining ~ Max Pool Depth : Mean Bankfull Depth ratio > Visual Stream Morphology Stability AssessmentHorne Creek Tributaries Mitigation Project (DMS ID #100026)R373 ChannelSub-Category1. Scoured/Eroding2. Undercut3. Mass Wasting1. Overall Integrity2. Grade Control2a. Piping3. Bank Protection4. Habitat Table 5Project:Reach ID:Assessed Length:Date of Survey4/6/2022 and 10/6/2022 Major Channel Category1. Bank *2. Engineered Structures 96% Woody Stabilizing Vegetation Adjusted % for 0 Woody StabilizingVegetation Footage with 0 Woody Stabilizing Vegetation Number with 96% 100% Intended % Stable, Performing as 91 Footage Unstable Amount of 00100%00100%00100%00100%19196%0096% 1 Unstable Segments Number of Totals 14 in As-built Total Number 141414100% Stable, Number Intended Performing as exceed 15%. include undercuts that are modest, appear sustainable and are 1.6 Rootwads/logs providing some cover at base-flow. providing habitat.Bank slumping, calving, or collapseStructures physically intact with no dislodged boulders or logs.5252100%Grade control structures exhibiting maintenance of grade across the sill. 212295%Structures lacking any substantial flow underneath sills or arms.2525100%Bank erosion within the structures extent of influence does not MetricBank lacking vegetative cover resulting simply from poor growth and/or scour anderosionBanks undercut/overhanging to the extent that mass wasting appears likely.Does NOT(See guidance for this table in EEP monitoring guidance document) Pool forming structures maintaining ~ Max Pool Depth : Mean Bankfull Depth ratio > Visual Stream Morphology Stability AssessmentHorne Creek Tributaries Mitigation Project (DMS ID #100026)R41,181 ChannelSub-Category1. Scoured/Eroding2. Undercut3. Mass Wasting1. Overall Integrity2. Grade Control2a. Piping3. Bank Protection4. Habitat Table 5Project:Reach ID:Assessed Length:Date of Survey4/6/2022 and 10/6/2022 Major Channel Category1. Bank *2. Engineered Structures 100% Woody StabilizingVegetation Adjusted % for 0 Woody Stabilizing Vegetation Footage with 0 Woody Stabilizing Vegetation Number with 100% #DIV/0! Intended % Stable, Performing as 0 Footage Unstable Amount of 00100%00100%00100%00100%00100%00100% 0 Unstable Segments Number of Totals 0 in As-built Total Number 000#DIV/0! Stable, Number Intended Performing as exceed 15%. include undercuts that are modest, appear sustainable and are 1.6 Rootwads/logs providing some cover at base-flow. providing habitat.Bank slumping, calving, or collapseStructures physically intact with no dislodged boulders or logs.55100%Grade control structures exhibiting maintenance of grade across the sill. 11100%Structures lacking any substantial flow underneath sills or arms.11100%Bank erosion within the structures extent of influence does not MetricBank lacking vegetative cover resulting simply from poor growth and/or scour anderosionBanks undercut/overhanging to the extent that mass wasting appears likely.Does NOT(See guidance for this table in EEP monitoring guidance document) Pool forming structures maintaining ~ Max Pool Depth : Mean Bankfull Depth ratio > Visual Stream Morphology Stability AssessmentHorne Creek Tributaries Mitigation Project (DMS ID #100026)R4a162 ChannelSub-Category1. Scoured/Eroding2. Undercut3. Mass Wasting1. Overall Integrity2. Grade Control2a. Piping3. Bank Protection4. Habitat Table 5Project:Reach ID:Assessed Length:Date of Survey4/6/2022 and 10/6/2022 Major Channel Category1. Bank *2. Engineered Structures 100% Woody StabilizingVegetation Adjusted % for 0 Woody Stabilizing Vegetation Footage with 0 Woody Stabilizing Vegetation Number with 100% #DIV/0! Intended % Stable, Performing as 0 Footage Unstable Amount of 00100%00100%00100%00100%00100%00100% 0 Unstable Segments Number of Totals 0 in As-built Total Number 000#DIV/0! Stable, Number Intended Performing as exceed 15%. include undercuts that are modest, appear sustainable and are 1.6 Rootwads/logs providing some cover at base-flow. providing habitat.Bank slumping, calving, or collapseStructures physically intact with no dislodged boulders or logs.1010100%Grade control structures exhibiting maintenance of grade across the sill. 44100%Structures lacking any substantial flow underneath sills or arms.44100%Bank erosion within the structures extent of influence does not MetricBank lacking vegetative cover resulting simply from poor growth and/or scour anderosionBanks undercut/overhanging to the extent that mass wasting appears likely.Does NOT(See guidance for this table in EEP monitoring guidance document) Pool forming structures maintaining ~ Max Pool Depth : Mean Bankfull Depth ratio > Visual Stream Morphology Stability AssessmentHorne Creek Tributaries Mitigation Project (DMS ID #100026)R4b150 ChannelSub-Category1. Scoured/Eroding2. Undercut3. Mass Wasting1. Overall Integrity2. Grade Control2a. Piping3. Bank Protection4. Habitat Table 5Project:Reach ID:Assessed Length:Date of Survey4/6/2022 and 10/6/2022 Major Channel Category1. Bank *2. Engineered Structures 100% Woody Stabilizing Vegetation Adjusted % for 0 Woody StabilizingVegetation Footage with 0 Woody Stabilizing Vegetation Number with 100%100% Intended % Stable, Performing as 0 Footage Unstable Amount of 00100%00100%00100%00100%00100%00100% 0 Unstable Segments Number of Totals 26 in As-built Total Number 262626100% Stable, Number Intended Performing as exceed 15%. include undercuts that are modest, appear sustainable and are 1.6 Rootwads/logs providing some cover at base-flow. providing habitat.Bank slumping, calving, or collapseStructures physically intact with no dislodged boulders or logs.8181100%Grade control structures exhibiting maintenance of grade across the sill. 2828100%Structures lacking any substantial flow underneath sills or arms.3232100%Bank erosion within the structures extent of influence does not MetricBank lacking vegetative cover resulting simply from poor growth and/or scour anderosionBanks undercut/overhanging to the extent that mass wasting appears likely.Does NOT(See guidance for this table in EEP monitoring guidance document) Pool forming structures maintaining ~ Max Pool Depth : Mean Bankfull Depth ratio > Visual Stream Morphology Stability AssessmentHorne Creek Tributaries Mitigation Project (DMS ID #100026)R52,270 ChannelSub-Category1. Scoured/Eroding2. Undercut3. Mass Wasting1. Overall Integrity2. Grade Control2a. Piping3. Bank Protection4. Habitat Table 5Project:Reach ID:Assessed Length:Date of Survey4/6/2022 and 10/6/2022 Major Channel Category1. Bank *2. Engineered Structures 0.0% 0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0% AcreageAcreage % of Planted % of Easement 0.00 0.000.000.000.000.000.00 AcreageAcreage CombinedCombined 00000 PolygonsPolygons Number of Number of Total line Color CCPVCCPV DepictionDepiction light green Pattern and Transparent Green dotted Cumulative Total none 1 acreSolid light blue0 1000 SForange hatched0 MappingMapping 0.1 acres Threshold Threshold Date of Survey: 4/6/2021 and 10/6/2022 Vegetation Condition AssessmentHorne Creek Tributaries Mitigation Project (DMS ID #100026)10.211.9 DefinitionsVery limited cover of both woody and herbaceous material.Woody stem densities clearly below target levels based on MY3, 4, or 5 stem count criteria.Areas with woody stems of a size class that are obviously small given the monitoring year.0.25 acresDefinitionsAreas or points (if too small to render as polygons at map scale).Areas or points (if too small to render as polygons at map scale). 3 4 : 2 : 1 Table 5Project:Planted AcreageEasement Acreage 1.Bare Areas4. 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Vegetation Monitoring Plot Data Table 6: Planted and Total Stem Counts Table 6a: Vegetation Plot Mitigation Success Summary Table 6b: Red-line Planting List Table 6c: Random Vegetation Plot Data (2020) allT 10 0.25 (2020)MY0 allTPnoLSP 10 0.25 Means 11 Annual (2021)MY1 allTPnoLSP 10 0.25 222444444 MY2 32 33 (2022) allTPnoLSP 10 0.25 33377710101013131333333344412121233833699121212122222222234442221111116663334448881515159911131313181818292929777999121212121212111333777777 MY3 121212121212151515444 7 0010 1 allTPnoLSP 01 0.02 111555555101010181818222555444555101010111888999999777111555555101010555 006 22 0009 1 allTPnoLSP 01 0.02 2 0008006 1 allTPnoLSP 01 0.02 222 222 0007006 1 allTPnoLSP 01 0.02 222111111333333111 006 0006 1 allTPnoLSP 2022) 01 0.02 222333111222111131313131313141414141414111 (MY3 2 Data Plot 0005006 1 allTPnoLSP 01 0.02 Current 111222111111 0004006 1 allTPnoLSP 01 0.02 444333111111 0003006 1 allTPnoLSP 01 0.02 111222111111111 006 42 0002 1 allTPnoLSP 01 0.02 111111 111222222111222333111 31 0001006 1 allTPnoLSP 01 0.02 1112221111111111114443333338812771313131314141466866611111188102224661381811249595111138138142172172172557668888666445444666445112556151517161618161616161616 006 3243244862832835265265265265675675672432433242432432434454454453243244058181971243243526328328502384384449558558575696696696 PnoLSP ACRE Typecountcount (ares) (ACRES) per size Stem size Species TreeTreeTreeTreeTreeTreeTree Stems 10% oakTree NameSpecies 10% 10% hornbeamTreehazelnutShrubwitchhazelTreesycamoreTreebasswoodTree spicebushShrubred persimmonTree than Counts redbudTree than than ash oak alderShrub willowTree birch maple less more less Stem by redhazelpawpawriverblackgumwhitenorthernblackAmerican by by 10% Total but by and y NameCommon tulipiferatuliptreerequirements,requirements virginianaAmerican virginianacommon Planted Densit carolinianaAmerican occidentalisAmerican pennsylvanicagreen albarubra requirementsrequirements, triloba americanaAmericanbenzoinnorthern meetmeet nigra Creek 6: canadensiseastern sylvatica serrulata for Scientific rubrum nigra toto americana Table Horne AcerAlnusAsiminaBetulaCarpinusCercisCorylusDiospyrosFraxinusHamamelisLinderaLiriodendronNyssaPlatanusQuercusQuercusSalixTilia Color ExceedsExceedsFailsFails Table6a:VegetationPlotMitigationSuccessSummaryTable HorneCreekTributaries Average Success PlantedVolunteers/TotalStem Plot#Criteria Stems/AcreAcreStems/AcreHeight Met (ft) 132440364Yes5.8 2283243526Yes2.3 35260526Yes2.1 45670567Yes3.4 524381324Yes3.2 62430243No3.6 74450445Yes4.9 832481405Yes1.9 98181162No5.3 10243243486Yes3.0 Project 32876.9405Yes3.6 Average *Noonespeciesaccountsformorethan50%ofthetotalspeciesinasingleplot. **Plots2,5,and10meetinterimsuccesscriteriawhenvolunteerblackwillow,persimmon,andtulip poplarareincludedinplotdata.Thesespeciesareinapprovedmitigationplanspecies. ***TotalStems/Acreonlyincludesspeciesfromapprovedmitigationplan Table6b:HorneCreekTributariesRedlinePlantingList PercentMitigation PlantedPlanPercent CommonNameSpeciesStems Greenash2503.4%3.0% Fraxinuspensylvanica Riverbirch Betulanigra 5006.7%7.0% Basswood5006.7%7.0% Tiliaamericana Blackgum Nyssasylvatica 4506.0%6.0% Americansycamore5006.7%7.0% Platanusoccidentalis Tulippoplar Liriodendrontulipifera 5006.7%7.0% Northernredoak2503.4%3.0% Quercusrubra Whiteoak Quercusalba 4506.0%6.0% Persimmon5006.7%7.0% Diospyrosvirginiana Commonserviceberry Amelanchierarborea 00.0%5.0% Umbrellamagnolia00.0%6.0% Magnoliatripetala Redbud4005.4%0.0% Cerciscanadensis Americanhornbeam4506.0%6.0% Carpinuscaroliniana Witchhazel Hamamelisvirginiana 4506.0%6.0% Pawpaw90012.1%6.0% Asiminatriloba Spicebush Linderabenzoin 4506.0%6.0% Tagalder4506.0%6.0% Alnusserrulata Hazelnut Corylusamericana 4506.0%6.0% TotalPlanted7,450100.0% *changesfrommitigationplaninred RiparianBufferLiveStakePlantingsΑStreambanks (ProposedЋ͸Ќ͸Spacing@MeanderBendsandЏ͸Б͸Spacing@RiffleSections) Sambucuscanadensis Elderberry20%FACW Salixsericea SilkyWillow30%OBL Salixnigra BlackWillow10%OBL Cornusamomum SilkyDogwood40%FACW Table6c:RandomVegetationPlotData RandomVegPlot3 RandomVegPlot1 Location UpperR1,alongleftFPLocationLowerR4,leftFP SpeciesHeight(ft)SpeciesHeight(ft) Sycamore3.4Redbud2.4 GreenAsh5.4TulipPoplar2.2 Sycamore0.7TulipPoplar0.7 BlackWillow3.9BlackGum1.3 BlackWillow5.4Basswood2.5 RiverBirch5.6Ironwood2.2 RiverBirch8.2TulipPoplar2.5 TagAlder7.6Witchhazel1.2 TotalStems8TotalStems8 Stems/Acre324Stems/Acre324 RandomVegPlot2RandomVegPlot4 LocationUpperR4,nearVP5LocationR5leftFP,nearVP9 SpeciesHeight(ft)SpeciesHeight(ft) TulipPoplar0.6RiverBirch3.7 Persimmon1Sycamore2.9 TagAlder6.4GreenAsh4 TulipPoplar0.9Sycamore4.1 TagAlder3Persimmon1.4 3.2 BlackWillow6.6RiverBirch Sycamore2.1TagAlder3.4 TulipPoplar1.3TagAlder5.8 BlackGum2.8TulipPoplar2.9 WhiteOak1TotalStems9 TotalStems10Stems/Acre364 Stems/Acre405 Appendix D: Stream Measurement and Geomorphology Data Figure 2: MY3 Cross-Sections Table 7a: Baseline Stream Data Summary Table 7b: Cross-section Morphology Data Table 7c: Stream Reach Morphology Data Floodprone Area Bankfull Elevation Width (feet) MY3 XS-1 Pool, STA 12+85 MY2 MY1 Baseline MY0 0510152025303540 948947946945944943942941 Elevation (feet) 7 MY3 3of Solutions Year Land and Monitoring Water Floodprone Area Looking Downstream Bankfull Elevation Width (feet) MY3 XS-2 Riffle, STA 13+32 t MY2 1.21.23.9 1.00 0.0% 942.7942.7 MY1 Horne Creek Tributaries Mitigation Projec100026R1XS-2K. Obermiller, C. Durham ) Baseline MY0 o ) ) Project 0510152025303540 Mitigation 947946945944943942941 Elevation (feet) Tributaries #100026 Project NameProject IDReach IDCross Section IDField CrewDimension Data Summary: MY3 2022Bankfull Elevation (ftLow Bank Height Elevation (ftBankfull Max Depth (ft)Low Bank Height (ft)Bank Height Ratio Bankfull X-section Area (ft²% Change Bank Height Rati 2022 Creek Project HorneDMSAugust 7 of MY3 3 Solutions Year Land and Monitoring Water Floodprone Area Looking Downstream Bankfull Elevation Width (feet) MY3 XS-3 Pool, STA 20+35 t MY2 1.91.99.6 1.03 3.0% 920.6920.7 MY1 Horne Creek Tributaries Mitigation Projec100026R1XS-3E. Dunnigan, C. Durham ) Baseline MY0 o ) ) Project 0510152025303540 Mitigation 924923922921920919918 Elevation (feet) Tributaries #100026 Project NameProject IDReach IDCross Section IDField CrewDimension Data Summary: MY3 2022Bankfull Elevation (ftLow Bank Height Elevation (ftBankfull Max Depth (ft)Low Bank Height (ft)Bank Height Ratio Bankfull X-section Area (ft²% Change Bank Height Rati 2022 Creek Project HorneDMSAugust 7 of MY3 3 Solutions Year Land and Monitoring Water Floodprone Area Looking Downstream Bankfull Elevation Width (feet) MY3 XS-4 Riffle, STA 20+47 t MY2 1.01.02.6 1.02 2.0% 920.3920.4 MY1 Horne Creek Tributaries Mitigation Projec100026R1XS-4K. Obermiller, C. Durham ) Baseline MY0 o ) ) Project 0510152025303540 Mitigation 925924923922921920919 Elevation (feet) Tributaries #100026 Project NameProject IDReach IDCross Section IDField CrewDimension Data Summary: MY3 2022Bankfull Elevation (ftLow Bank Height Elevation (ftBankfull Max Depth (ft)Low Bank Height (ft)Bank Height Ratio Bankfull X-section Area (ft²% Change Bank Height Rati 2022 Creek Project HorneDMSAugust 7 of MY3 3 Solutions Year Land and Monitoring Water Floodprone Area Looking Downstream Bankfull Elevation Width (feet) MY3 XS-5 Riffle, STA 13+84 t MY2 0.90.93.7 1.05 5.0% 981.4981.4 MY1 Horne Creek Tributaries Mitigation Projec100026R4XS-5K. Obermiller, E. Dunnigan ) Baseline MY0 o ) ) Project 0510152025303540 Mitigation 985984983982981980979 Elevation (feet) Tributaries #100026 Project NameProject IDReach IDCross Section IDField CrewDimension Data Summary: MY3 2022Bankfull Elevation (ftLow Bank Height Elevation (ftBankfull Max Depth (ft)Low Bank Height (ft)Bank Height Ratio Bankfull X-section Area (ft²% Change Bank Height Rati 2022 Creek Project HorneDMSAugust 7 of MY3 3 Solutions Year Land and Monitoring Water Floodprone Area Looking Downstream Bankfull Elevation Width (feet) MY3 XS-6 Pool, STA 14+28 MY2 2.11.9 0.9011.6 980.3980.1 10.0% MY1 Horne Creek Tributaries Mitigation Project100026R4XS-6K. Obermiller, C. Durham Baseline MY0 Project 0510152025303540 Mitigation 983982981980979978977 Elevation (feet) Tributaries #100026 Project NameProject IDReach IDCross Section IDField CrewBankfull Elevation (ft)Low Bank Height Elevation (ft)Bankfull Max Depth (ft)Low Bank Height (ft)Bank Height Ratio Bankfull X-section Area (ft²)% Change Bank Height Ratio Dimension Data Summary: MY3 2022 2022 Creek Project HorneDMSAugust 7 of MY3 3 Solutions Year Land and Monitoring Water Floodprone Area Looking Downstream Bankfull Elevation Width (feet) MY3 XS-7 Pool, STA 19+50 t MY2 2.22.3 1.0312.4 3.0% 966.5966.6 MY1 Horne Creek Tributaries Mitigation Projec100026R4XS-7K. Obermiller, E. Dunnigan ) Baseline MY0 o ) ) Project 0510152025303540 Mitigation 969968967966965964963 Elevation (feet) Tributaries #100026 Project NameProject IDReach IDCross Section IDField CrewDimension Data Summary: MY3 2022Bankfull Elevation (ftLow Bank Height Elevation (ftBankfull Max Depth (ft)Low Bank Height (ft)Bank Height Ratio Bankfull X-section Area (ft²% Change Bank Height Rati 2022 Creek Project HorneDMSAugust 7 of MY3 3 Solutions Year Land and Monitoring Water Floodprone Area Looking Downstream Bankfull Elevation Width (feet) MY3 XS-8 Riffle, STA 19+75 t MY2 0.90.85.1 0.91 9.0% 966.1966.0 MY1 Horne Creek Tributaries Mitigation Projec100026R4XS-8K. Obermiller, E.Dunnigan ) Baseline MY0 o ) ) Project 0510152025303540 Mitigation 969968967966965964963 Elevation (feet) Tributaries #100026 Project NameProject IDReach IDCross Section IDField CrewDimension Data Summary: MY3 2022Bankfull Elevation (ftLow Bank Height Elevation (ftBankfull Max Depth (ft)Low Bank Height (ft)Bank Height Ratio Bankfull X-section Area (ft²% Change Bank Height Rati 2022 Creek Project HorneDMSAugust 7 of MY3 3 Solutions Year Land and Monitoring Water Floodprone Area Looking Downstream Bankfull Elevation Width (feet) MY3 XS-9 Pool, STA 25+18 t MY2 1.81.4 0.8116.8 952.6952.1 22.0% MY1 Horne Creek Tributaries Mitigation Projec100026R5XS-9K. Obermiller, E. Dunnigan ) Baseline MY0 o ) ) Project 0510152025303540 Mitigation 955954953952951950949 Elevation (feet) Tributaries #100026 Project NameProject IDReach IDCross Section IDField CrewDimension Data Summary: MY3 2022Bankfull Elevation (ftLow Bank Height Elevation (ftBankfull Max Depth (ft)Low Bank Height (ft)Bank Height Ratio Bankfull X-section Area (ft²% Change Bank Height Rati 2022 Creek Project HorneDMSAugust 7 of MY3 3 Solutions Year Land and Monitoring Water Floodprone Area Looking Downstream Bankfull Elevation Width (feet) MY3 XS-10 Riffle, STA 25+45 MY2 1.52.06.9 1.26 950.7951.1 26.0% MY1 Horne Creek Tributaries Mitigation Project100026R5XS-10K. Obermiller, E. Dunnigan Baseline MY0 Project 0510152025303540 Mitigation 955954953952951950949 Elevation (feet) Tributaries #100026 Project NameProject IDReach IDCross Section IDField CrewBankfull Elevation (ft)Low Bank Height Elevation (ft)Bankfull Max Depth (ft)Low Bank Height (ft)Bank Height Ratio Bankfull X-section Area (ft²)% Change Bank Height Ratio Dimension Data Summary: MY3 2022 2022 Creek Project HorneDMSAugust 7 of MY3 3 Solutions Year Land and Monitoring Water Floodprone Area Looking Downstream Bankfull Elevation Width (feet) MY3 XS-11 Pool, STA 32+70 MY2 2.21.8 0.8423.6 937.3936.9 16.0% MY1 Horne Creek Tributaries Mitigation Project100026R5XS-11E. Dunnigan, C. Durham Baseline MY0 Project 0510152025303540 Mitigation 939938937936935934933 Elevation (feet) Tributaries #100026 Project NameProject IDReach IDCross Section IDField CrewBankfull Elevation (ft)Low Bank Height Elevation (ft)Bankfull Max Depth (ft)Low Bank Height (ft)Bank Height Ratio Bankfull X-section Area (ft²)% Change Bank Height Ratio Dimension Data Summary: MY3 2022 2022 Creek Project HorneDMSAugust 7 of MY3 3 Solutions Year Land and Monitoring Water Floodprone Area Looking Downstream Bankfull Elevation Width (feet) MY3 XS-12 Riffle, STA 32+88 t MY2 1.31.74.5 1.31 935.9936.3 31.0% MY1 Horne Creek Tributaries Mitigation Projec100026R5XS-12K. Obermiller, C. Durham ) Baseline MY0 o ) ) Project 0510152025303540 Mitigation 939938937936935934933 Elevation (feet) Tributaries #100026 Project NameProject IDReach IDCross Section IDField CrewDimension Data Summary: MY3 2022Bankfull Elevation (ftLow Bank Height Elevation (ftBankfull Max Depth (ft)Low Bank Height (ft)Bank Height Ratio Bankfull X-section Area (ft²% Change Bank Height Rati 2022 Creek Project HorneDMSAugust 7 of MY3 3 Solutions Year Land and Monitoring Water Floodprone Area Looking Downstream Bankfull Elevation Width (feet) MY3 XS-13 Pool, STA 38+48 t MY2 2.42.3 0.9716.4 3.0% 924.6924.5 MY1 Horne Creek Tributaries Mitigation Projec100026R5XS-13E. Dunnigan, C. Durham ) Baseline MY0 ) o ) Project 0510152025303540 Mitigation 927926925924923922921 Elevation (feet) Tributaries #100026 Project NameProject IDReach IDCross Section IDField CrewDimension Data Summary: MY3 2022Bankfull Elevation (ftLow Bank Height Elevation (ftBankfull Max Depth (ft)Low Bank Height (ft)Bank Height Ratio *Bankfull X-section Area (ft²% Change Bank Height Rati*Due to a calculation error MY0 bankfull was corrected from 19.9 to 16.4 2022 Creek Project HorneDMSAugust 7 of MY3 3 Solutions Year Land and Monitoring Water Floodprone Area Looking Downstream Bankfull Elevation Width (feet) MY3 XS-14 Riffle, STA 38+75 t MY2 1.31.58.4 1.14 924.0924.1 14.0% MY1 Horne Creek Tributaries Mitigation Projec100026R5XS-14E. Dunnigan, C. Durham ) Baseline MY0 o ) ) Project 0510152025303540 Mitigation 927926925924923922921 Elevation (feet) Tributaries #100026 Project NameProject IDReach IDCross Section IDField CrewDimension Data Summary: MY3 2022Bankfull Elevation (ftLow Bank Height Elevation (ftBankfull Max Depth (ft)Low Bank Height (ft)Bank Height Ratio Bankfull X-section Area (ft²% Change Bank Height Rati 2022 Creek Project HorneDMSAugust 7 of MY3 3 Solutions Year Land and Monitoring Water Floodprone Area Looking Downstream Bankfull Elevation Width (feet) MY3 XS-15 Riffle, STA 44+19 t MY2 1.00.87.7 0.79 914.7914.5 21.0% MY1 Horne Creek Tributaries Mitigation Projec100026R5XS-15E. Dunnigan, C. Durham ) Baseline MY0 o ) ) Project 0510152025303540 Mitigation 918917916915914913912 Elevation (feet) Tributaries #100026 Project NameProject IDReach IDCross Section IDField CrewDimension Data Summary: MY3 2022Bankfull Elevation (ftLow Bank Height Elevation (ftBankfull Max Depth (ft)Low Bank Height (ft)Bank Height Ratio Bankfull X-section Area (ft²% Change Bank Height Rati 2022 Creek Project HorneDMSAugust 7 of MY3 3 Solutions Year Land and Monitoring Water Floodprone Area Looking Downstream Bankfull Elevation Width (feet) MY3 XS-16 Pool, STA 44+66 MY2 2.62.3 0.8727.1 914.1913.8 13.0% MY1 Horne Creek Tributaries Mitigation Project100026R5XS-16E. Dunnigan, C. Durham Baseline MY0 Project 0510152025303540 Mitigation 916915914913912911910 Elevation (feet) Tributaries #100026 Project NameProject IDReach IDCross Section IDField CrewBankfull Elevation (ft)Low Bank Height Elevation (ft)Bankfull Max Depth (ft)Low Bank Height (ft)Bank Height Ratio Bankfull X-section Area (ft²)% Change Bank Height Ratio Dimension Data Summary: MY3 2022 2022 Creek Project HorneDMSAugust 7 of MY3 3 Solutions Year Land and Monitoring Water Looking Downstream Floodprone Area Width (feet) Bankfull Elevation SPA-8 (Riffle), STA 21+15 t MY3 1.42.1 *4.9 1.45 961.9962.5 MY2 Horne Creek Tributaries Mitigation Projec100026R4SPA-8K. Obermiller, E. Dunnigan ) ) ) Project 0510152025 Mitigation 964963962961960959 Elevation (feet) Tributaries #100026 Project NameProject IDReach IDCross Section IDField CrewDimension Data Summary: MY3 2022Bankfull Elevation (ftLow Bank Height Elevation (ftBankfull Max Depth (ft)Low Bank Height (ft)Bank Height Ratio Bankfull X-section Area (ft²*SPA-8 Bankfull area was estimated off design parameters for constructed rock riffles on R4 2022 Creek Project HorneDMSAugust Pattern and Profile data will not data, dimensional data or profile typically be collected unless visual data indicate significant deviations baseline conditions Pattern and Profile data will not typically be profile data indicate significant deviations from collected unless visual data, dimensional data or Pattern and Profile data will not data, dimensional data or profile typically be collected unless visual data indicate significant deviations Pattern and Profile data will not typically be collected unless visual indicate significant deviations from data, dimensional data or profile data Appendix E: Hydrologic Data Table 8a and 8b: Verification of Bankfull Events Figure 3: Surface Flow Events Figure 4: Flow and Crest Gauge Installation Diagrams Figure 5: Rainfall Data Table8A:VerificationofBankfullEventsR1 HorneCreekTributariesMitigationProject Measurement Dateofabovebankfull DateofCollectionOccurrenceMethodPhotos(feet) MonitoringYear 9/15/20208/21/2020PressureTransducerNo0.18 11/5/20209/17/2020PressureTransducerNo0.18 11/5/202010/11/2020PressureTransducerNo0.28 MY1 11/5/202010/29/2020PressureTransducerNo0.11 8/12/2020UnknownCorkGaugeYes0.20 11/5/2020UnknownCorkGaugeYes0.35 10/26/20211/1/2021PressureTransducerNo0.03 10/26/20211/28/2021PressureTransducerNo0.02 10/26/20212/13/2021PressureTransducerNo0.02 10/26/20212/15/2021PressureTransducerNo0.36 10/26/20212/18/2021PressureTransducerNo0.06 10/26/20213/19/2021PressureTransducerNo0.14 MY2 10/26/20213/25/2021PressureTransducerNo0.02 10/26/20213/26/2021PressureTransducerNo0.08 4/30/2021UnknownCorkGaugeYes0.35 10/26/20217/2/2021PressureTransducerNo0.71 10/26/20218/7/2021PressureTransducerNo0.51 10/26/20218/16/2021PressureTransducerNo0.009 10/26/2021UnknownCorkGaugeYes1.3 1/11/20221/3/2022PressureTransducerNo0.06 4/7/20222/24/2022PressureTransducerNo0.059 4/7/20223/23/2022PressureTransducerNo0.45 4/7/20224/6/2022CorkGaugeYes0.35 8/3/20225/2/2022PressureTransducerNo0.07 MY3 8/3/20225/26/2022PressureTransducerNo0.10 8/3/20225/27/2022PressureTransducerNo1.00 8/3/20227/9/2022PressureTransducerNo0.26 ansducerNo0.34 10/6/20228/6/2022PressureTr 10/6/20228/22/2022PressureTransducerNo0.26 10/6/20229/5/2022PressureTransducerNo0.32 Table8B:VerificationofBankfullEventsR5 HorneCreekTributariesMitigationProject Measurement Dateofabovebankfull DateofCollectionOccurrenceMethodPhotos(feet) MonitoringYear 6/17/20205/20/2020PressureTransducerNo0.10 MY1 6/17/20205/24/2020PressureTransducerNo0.96 10/26/20212/15/2021PressureTransducerNo0.55 10/26/20217/2/2021PressureTransducerNo0.88 10/26/20218/16/2021PressureTransducerNo0.47 10/26/20218/18/2021PressureTransducerNo0.61 MY2 9/2/2021UnknownCorkGaugeYes1 10/26/20219/21/2021PressureTransducerNo1.67 10/26/20219/22/2021PressureTransducerNo0.16 10/27/2021UnknownCrestGaugeYes1.4 4/7/20223/23/2022PressureTransducerNo0.233 8/3/20225/27/2022PressureTransducerNo1.16 MY3 8/3/20227/9/2022PressureTransducerNo0.269 10/6/20228/22/2022PressureTransducerNo0.1 10/6/20229/5/2022PressureTransducerNo0.203 Figure3:SurfaceFlowData HorneCreekTributariesMitigationProject HorneCreekFG1(R1) MaximumDaysofConsecutiveFlow 22.5 279days(1/1/202210/6/2022) 10/6/2022 EndofMY3Data 1.75 2 1.5 1.25 (feet)1.5 (inches) 1 Depth Rainfall 1 0.75 Stream Daily 0.5 0.5 0.25 00 1/1/20224/9/20225/7/20226/4/20227/2/2022 1/15/20221/29/20222/12/20222/26/20223/12/20223/26/20224/23/20225/21/20226/18/20227/16/20227/30/20228/13/20228/27/20229/10/20229/24/202210/8/202211/5/202212/3/2022 10/22/202211/19/202212/17/202212/31/2022 RainfallPoolDepthRiffleDepth 279daysofCumulativeFlow0daysofNoFlow HorneCreekFG2(R2) MaximumDaysofConsecutiveFlow 22.5 10days(2/23/20223/4/2022) 10/6/2022 EndofMY3Data 1.75 2 1.5 1.25 1.5 (feet) (inches) 1 Depth Rainfall 1 0.75 Stream Daily 0.5 0.5 0.25 00 1/1/20224/9/20225/7/20226/4/20227/2/2022 1/15/20221/29/20222/12/20222/26/20223/12/20223/26/20224/23/20225/21/20226/18/20227/16/20227/30/20228/13/20228/27/20229/10/20229/24/202210/8/202211/5/202212/3/2022 10/22/202211/19/202212/17/202212/31/2022 RainfallPoolDepthRiffleDepth 72daysofCumulativeFlow207daysofNoFlow HorneCreekFG3(R3) MaximumDaysofConsecutiveFlow 12.5 141days(5/19/202210/6/2022) 10/6/2022 EndofMY3Data 0.82 (feet)0.61.5 (inches) Depth Rainfall 0.41 Stream Daily 0.20.5 00 1/1/20224/9/20225/7/20226/4/20227/2/2022 1/15/20221/29/20222/12/20222/26/20223/12/20223/26/20224/23/20225/21/20226/18/20227/16/20227/30/20228/13/20228/27/20229/10/20229/24/202210/8/202211/5/202212/3/2022 10/22/202211/19/202212/17/202212/31/2022 RainfallPoolDepthRiffleDepth 273daysofCumulativeFlow6daysofNoFlow HorneCreekCrestGaugeCG1(R1) 2.52.5 10/6/2022 EndofMY3Data 22 (feet) 1.51.5 (inches) Depth Max 11 Rainfall Daily Stream 0.50.5 00 1/1/20224/9/20225/7/20226/4/20227/2/2022 1/15/20221/29/20222/12/20222/26/20223/12/20223/26/20224/23/20225/21/20226/18/20227/16/20227/30/20228/13/20228/27/20229/10/20229/24/202210/8/202211/5/202212/3/2022 10/22/202211/19/202212/17/202212/31/2022 RainfallStreamDepthBankfullDepth HorneCreekCG2(R5) 2.52.5 10/6/2022 EndofMY3Data 22 (feet) 1.51.5 (inches) Depth Max Rainfall 11 Daily Stream 0.50.5 00 1/1/20224/9/20225/7/20226/4/20227/2/2022 1/15/20221/29/20222/12/20222/26/20223/12/20223/26/20224/23/20225/21/20226/18/20227/16/20227/30/20228/13/20228/27/20229/10/20229/24/202210/8/202211/5/202212/3/2022 10/22/202211/19/202212/17/202212/31/2022 RainfallStreamDepthBankfullDepth 4.98 = F L O ELEVATIONOF DOWN W STREAM RIFFLE = RRRRRR IIII FFFFF FFFFFFF LLLL EEEEE SENSOR BASEFLOW RRRRRRR IIII FFFFF FFFFFF LLLLLL EEEEEE ELEVATION=0 PPPPPOOOOOOOOOOOOO LLLLLL 0.68 4.84 = F L O ELEVATIONOF DOWN W STREAM RIFFLE = RRRRRR IIII FFFFF FFFFFFF LLLL EEEEE SENSOR BASEFLOW RRRRRRR IIII FFFFF FFFFFF LLLLLL EEEEEE ELEVATION=0 PPPPPOOOOOOOOOOOOO LLLLLL 22 1.00 0 5.9 = F L O ELEVATIONOF DOWN W STREAM RIFFLE = RRRRRR IIII FFFFF FFFFFFF LLLL EEEEESENSOR BASEFLOW RRRRRRR IIII FFFFF FFFFFF LLLLLL EEEEEE ELEVATION=0 PPPPPOOOOOOOOOOOOO LLLLLL 34 0.39 L L U F 0 = K = N A B ELEVATION R =SENSOR EE C R UU S D S S E N R A P R T E CROSS SECTIONAL VIEW OF STREAM G U A G K R O C L L U F 0 = K = N A B ELEVATION R =SENSOR EE C R UU S D S S E N R A P R T E CROSS SECTIONAL VIEW OF STREAM G U A G K R O C Figure 5: Monthly Rainfall Data Horne Creek Tributaries Mitigation Project MY3 2022 MonthlyRainfall 8.00 7.00 6.00 5.00 4.00 (inches) Total 3.00 Rainfall 2.00 1.00 0.00 ObservedMonthlyRainfall30thPercentile*70thPercentile* *30thand70thpercentiledatacollectedfromweatherstationCoop315890MountAiry,NC **IncompleteMonth Month30thPercentile*70thPercentile*ObservedMonthlyRainfall Oct212.154.290.30 Nov212.224.111.60 Dec212.514.540.86 Jan222.604.553.60 Feb222.103.834.96 Mar223.035.033.83 Apr222.764.782.79 May223.305.615.94 Jun222.805.374.23 Jul223.515.814.64 Aug222.595.127.05 Sep222.635.323.61 Oct222.154.292.29 Nov222.224.11** Dec222.514.54** Appendix F: Macrobenthic Data Table 9: Biotic Index Data and Scores Benthic Field Data Sheets Biotic Sampling Photographs Table9:BioticIndexDataandScores PreConstruction2018MY32022 Taxa/BioticIndexValueR1R5Taxa/BioticIndexValueR1R5Taxa/BioticIndexValueR1R5 EPHEMEROPTERAFamilyPsephenidaeEPHEMEROPTERA FamilyBaetidaePsephenusherricki(2.3)FamilyBaetidae Baetisflavistriga(6.8)FamilyPtilodactylidaeBaetisintercalaris(5.0) Baetispluto(3.4)Anchytarsusbicolor(2.4)Baetispluto(3.4) CAR Diphetorhageni(1.1)RODONATAFamilyEphemeridae FamilyCaenidaeFamilyAeshnidaeEphemeraspp(2.0) Caenisspp(6.8)Boyeriavinosa(5.6)FamilyHeptageniidae R FamilyEphemerellidaeFamilyCalopterygidaeMaccaffertiummodestum(5.7) C Telagonopsisdeficiens(2.6)Calopteryxspp(7.5)RStenacroncarolina(1.3) FamilyHeptageniidaeFamilyCordulegasteridaeFamilyLeptophlebiidae Leucrocutaspp(2.0)Cordulegasterspp(5.7)Paraleptophlebiaspp(1.2) R Maccaffertiummodestum(5.7)FamilyGomphidaePLECOPTERA A FamilyLeptophlebiidaeGomphusspp(5.9)FamilyPerlidae Habrophlebiavibrans(0.3)Stylogomphusalbistylus(5.0)Amphinemoura(3.8) R HabrophleboidessppOLIGOCHAETAEccopturaxanthenes(4.7) C Paraleptophlebiaspp(1.2)FamilyLumbriculidae(7.0)TRICHOPTERA AR PLECOPTERA FamilyNaidaeFamilyHydropsychidae FamilyPerlidaeNaisspp(8.7)Cheumatopsychespp(6.6) R Agnetinaflavescens(1.1)Pristinaspp(7.7)Diplectronamodesta(2.3) RR Eccopturaxanthenes(4.7)Slavinaappendiculata(8.4)Hydropsychebetteni(7.9) CC Isoperlaholochlora(1.2)MEGALOPTERAFamilyLimnephilidae TRICHOPTERAFamilyCorydalidaeNeophylaxatlanta(1.6) FamilyGlossosomatidaeNigroniafasciatus(6.1)Pycnopsychespp(2.5) R Glossomaspp(1.4) CRUSTACEAMISCDIPTERA FamilyHydropsychidaeFamilyAsellidaeFamilyCeratopogonidae Cheumatopsychespp(6.6)Caecidoteaspp(8.4)Atrichopogonspp AR Diplectronamodesta(2.3)CMOLLUSCAFamilySimuliidae Hydropsychebetteni(7.9)RCFamilyAncylidaeSimuliumspp(4.9)R FamilyLimnephilidaeFerrissiaspp(6.6)DIPTERA;CHIRONOMIDAE Neophylaxatlanta(1.6)RFamilyPleuroceridaeCorynoneuraspp(5.7) FamilyOdontoceridaeElimiaspp(2.7)CCricotopusbicintus(C/Osp1)(8.7)R Psilotretaspp(0.5)ROTHERTAXAOrthocladiuscarlatus:C/Osp54(4.4) FamilyPhilopotamidaeFamilyPlanariidaeParakieferiellaspp(4.8)R Chimarraspp(3.3)ADugesiatigrina(7.1)Parametriocnemusspp(3.9)R FamilyRhyacophilidaeThienemaniellaspp(6.4) R Rhyacophilacarolina(0.4)R TotalTaxaRichness1538 Thienemannimyiagroup(8.4) MISCDIPTERA EPTTaxaRichness115 Tribelosjacundum(5.7) FamilyCulicidae EPTAbundance161 COLEOPTERA Aedesspp BioticIndex FamilyDryopidae R 6.534.99 Anopheles(8.6)R Key Helichusspp(4.1) CulexsppFamilyDytiscidae R=Rare,C=Common,A=Abundant R FamilyDixidaeIlybiusspp Dixaspp(2.5)RCNeoporusspp(7.0) FamilySimuliidaeFamilyElmidae Simuliumspp(4.9)ARMacronychusglabratus(4.7) FamilyTabanidaeFamilyHaliplidae Chrysops(6.7)Peltodytesspp(8.4) FamilyTipulidaeFamilyHydrophilidae Dicranotaspp(0)RHydrochusspp Hexatomaspp(3.5)Laccobiusspp(6.5) Tipulaspp(7.5)RATropisternusblachleyi(9.3)R DIPTERA;CHIRONOMIDAETropisternuscollaris(9.3) Chironomusspp(9.3)AFamilyNoteridae Corynoneuraspp(5.7)Hydrocanthusspp Cricotopusbicintus(C/Osp1)(8.7)FamilyPtilodactylidae Eukieferiellaclaripennis(6.2)RAnchytarsusbicolor(2.4) LimnophyessppRODONATA Micropsectrapolita(2.4)CFamilyAeshnidae Microtendipespedellus(3.9)Boyeriavinosa(5.6) Nilotanypusfimbratus(4.9)FamilyCalopterygidae Parametriocnemuslundbecki(3.7)Calopteryxspp(7.5)RR Phaenopscetraobediensgp(6.6)FamilyCoenagrionidae Polypedilumaviceps(3.6)RRArgiaspp(8.3)C Polypedilumfallax(6.5)Enallagmasp(8.5)R Polypedilumflavum(5.7)RFamilyGomphidae Polypedilumillinoense(8.7)RGomphusspp(5.9) PolypedilumtritumProgomphusobscurus(8.2) Psectrotanypusdyari(10)FamilyLibellulidae Rheocricotpusglabricolis(4.7)RPachydiplaxlongipenis(9.6) Rheotanytarsusspp(6.5)RFamilyMacromiidae Stictochironomusdevinctus(5.4)Macromiaspp(6.2) Tanytarsusacifer/buckleyi(6.6)ROLIGOCHAETA Thienemaniellaspp(6.4)FamilyLumbriculidae(7.0) Thienemannimyiagroup(8.4)RCFamilyNaidae Tveteniabavaricagp(Esp1)(3.6)Pristinellaspp(7.7) Zavrelimyiaspp(6.1)RCRUSTACEA COLEOPTERAFamilyCambaridae FamilyDryopidaeimmaturecrayfish(7.5)RR Helichusspp(4.1)RMOLLUSCA FamilyDytiscidaeFamilyPleuroceridae Neoporusspp(5.0)Elimiaspp(2.7)R PlatambussppFamilyCorbiculidae ProdaticussppRCorbiculafluminea(6.6) FamilyElmidaeOTHERTAXA Stenelmisspp(5.6)CFamilyCorixidae FamilyHydrophilidaeSigaraspp(8.7) CymbiodytasppFamilyHydrachnidae R Torrenticolaspp(5.5) TotalTaxaRichness512 EPTTaxaRichness03 EPTAbundance07 BioticIndex 8.245.65 03)03) (MY(MY UpstreamUpstream R1,R5, 03)03) (MY(MY DownstreamDownstream R1,R1,