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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20201937 Ver 2_Year 1 Monitoring Report_20221226 (2)ID#* 20201937 Select Reviewer: Katie Merritt Initial Review Completed Date 01/09/2023 Mitigation Project Submittal - 12/26/2022 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 Contact Name:* Barrett Jenkins Project Information ID#:* 20201937 Existing ID# Project Type: DMS • Mitigation Bank Project Name: Bells Bridge Mitigation Site County: Halifax Document Information O Yes O No Email Address:* bienkins@restorationsystems.com Version:* 2 Existing Version Mitigation Document Type:* Mitigation Monitoring Report File Upload: Bells Bridge_MY1_.pdf 9.96MB Please upload only one PDF of the complete file that needs to be submitted... Signature Print Name:* Barrett Jenkins Signature: * Restoration Systems, LLC 1101 Haynes St. Suite 211 Raleigh, North Carolina Ph: (919) 755-9490 Fx: (919) 755-9492 12/26/2022 CREDIT RELEASE REQUEST FORM To: NCDEQ-DWR Nutrient Offset & Buffer Banking Coordinator From: Barrett Jenkins, bjenkins(a),restorationsystems.com, 512.230.0424 Through: RESTORATION SYSTEMS, LLC We formally request a credit release for the Bells Bridge Nutrient Offset Site (2020-1937v3) for completion of Task 4 per the approved credit release schedule, which is included in the Attachments with this request. Supplemental planting summaries are expected to be submitted Jan/ Feb 2023. The following documents have been submitted to DWR for Task 4: Bells Bridge Monitoring Report Year 1 (2022). Credits requested for release are detailed below: Credit Type % Release Credit Amount include Units Notes/Comments Buffer Restoration Buffer Preservation Buffer Enhancement Generated Nitrogen Nutrient Offset 10% 8,133.79 lbs MY Report Delivered Nitrogen Nutrient Offset Jordan sites only) Generated Phosphorus Nutrient Offset 10% 523.88 lbs MY1 Report Delivered Phosphorus Nutrient Offset Jordan sites only Signature: Attachments: 1) Approved Project Credit Table from AsBuilt, 2) Approved Credit Release Schedule. IZ /� \( 33 33 a \/§aa as a go \\M )!; \ � kyy Q | -�- _ - _lo o v )) % f ! lo !§§lw ) ƒ�2 ) \ as a (\aa \�� ) )) )) ) �ci )3; £3»»»» § o § § (; -F. �2§Ev ;o _ # § M, o �o�l2�$] t ; LL VIII. CREDIT RELEASE SCHEDULE FOR EACH BANK PARCEL A. Upon submittal of all appropriate documentation by the Sponsor, and subsequent approval by DWR, it is agreed that Nutrient Offset Credits associated with each Bank Parcel will become available to sell to a third parry in accordance with the Credit Release Schedule in Table 3.0. Table 3.0 - Credit Release Schedule for Nutrient Offset Credits % Credit Task Project Milestone Available for Sale I Instrument and BPDP Approved by DWR, Conservation Easement 20 Recorded*, Financial Assurance Posted All Riparian Earthwork, Planting and Installation of Monitoring Devices 2 Completed, Easement Boundaries are marked, and all applicable permits 20 obtained. A site visit by DWR is required for this task. 3 Monitoring Financial Assurance Posted and Approval of As -Built Report 10 4 Monitoring Report #1: Approved by the DWR** & financial assurance 10 renewed 5 Monitoring Report #2: Approved by the DWR** & financial assurance 10 renewed 6 Monitoring Report #3: Approved by the DWR** & financial assurance 10 renewed 7 Item B (1) of Section X in this Instrument has been completed and approved 5 by DWR. No remaining credits will be released until the conservation easement has been assigned to an approved land trust or stewardship 8 Monitoring Report #4: Approved by the DWR** & financial assurance 5 renewed 9 Monitoring Report #5: Approved by the DWR** and final site visit by DWR 10 has been conducted Total 100% For specification, please see Section V in this Instrument * * DWR Approval provided upon a determination that the site is meeting success criteria contained within the approved BPDP B. DWR may modify the credit release schedule based on the information submitted or the order in which required information is received. DWR will notify the Sponsor of any modification to the credit release schedule. C. Any major deviations to the Bank Parcels that were not authorized in writing by DWR prior to implementation may affect the amount of nutrient offset credits that will be generated by the Bank Parcels. Monitoring Year 1 Monitoring Report BELLS BRIDGE NUTRIENT OFFSET BANK PARCEL DWR Project # 2020-1664 V2 Tar -Pamlico River Basin In Agreement with: The Roseneath Banking Instrument for Nutrient Offset Credits Pursuant to the Tar -Pamlico Nutrient Management Strategy December 2022 Prepared By: Restoration Systems, LLC 1101 Haynes St. Suite 211 Raleigh, NC 27604 Phone: 919-755-9490 Fax: 919-755-9492 Bells Bridge Nutrient Offset and Bank Parcel DWR Project # 2020-1664 V2 Monitoring Year 1 Monitoring Report Table of Contents 1.0 Introduction..................................................................................................................................... 1 2.0 Parcel Location................................................................................................................................. 1 2.1 Parcel Background..................................................................................................................... 1 2.2 Parcel Objectives.......................................................................................................................1 3.0 Restoration Activities....................................................................................................................... 1 3.1 Riparian Area Restoration Activities......................................................................................... 1 3.2 Parcel Protection....................................................................................................................... 1 4.0 Mitigation Potential......................................................................................................................... 2 5.0 Monitoring Protocol & Success Criteria........................................................................................... 2 5.1 Monitoring Protocol.................................................................................................................. 2 5.2 Parcel Maintenance.................................................................................................................. 2 5.3 Long Term Management Plan................................................................................................... 3 6.0 Financial Assurance.......................................................................................................................... 3 7.0 References.......................................................................................................................................3 Appendix A: General Figures and Tables Figure 1 - Parcel Location / Service Area Figure 2 - Current Conditions Plan View Table 1 - Project Components and Mitigation Credits Table 2 - Project Activity and Reporting History Table 3 - Project Contact Table 4 - Project Baseline Information and Attributes Appendix B: Baseline Vegetation Data, CVS Output Tables Table 5 — Total and Planted Stems Summary Table by Plot and Species Table 6 —Temporary Transects Vegetation Plot Photos 1 - 29 Bells Bridge Nutrient Offset Bank Parcel pg. i MY1 Monitoring Report — December 2022 1.0 Introduction Restoration Systems (Sponsor) is pleased to provide the North Carolina Division of Water Resources (NC DWR) this Year 1 Monitoring Report for the Bells Bridge Bank Parcel (Parcel). As agreed upon in the Roseneath Nutrient Offset Umbrella Banking Instrument (UBI) and Bells Bridge Bank Parcel Development Package (BPDP), made and entered into on November 29, 2021 by Restoration Systems, LLC, acting as Bank Sponsor (Sponsor), and the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ), Division of Water Resources (DWR). This document details the riparian area restoration activities, monitoring efforts, and the final mitigation potential of the Parcel. Measuring 45.37 acres, the Parcel is designed to provide mitigation credits for unavoidable impacts due to development within the Tar -Pamlico River Basin. NCDWR representatives conducted an onsite determination for parcel applicability and suitability of Site Features on December 2, 2020. A Site Viability letter for Buffer & Nutrient Offset was provided by the Division on December 22, 2020 and February 16, 2021. Restoration Systems (RS) was granted a Conservation Easement by the Boyette and White families on February 2022. The final conservation easement was recorded at the Halifax County Register of Deeds on April 26th, 2022; Book No. Book No. 2697, Page 158 - 171 and Page 172-190 and the related survey was recorded at Book 2022 page 4-5 in January of 2022. IRS began preparation for restoration of the riparian buffer and planted the Parcel in February of 2022. Riparian buffer restoration activities included ripping/bedding of the parcel with a narrow set plow, bare - root planting, and broadcast application of a permanent seed mix. On April 6, 2022, Axiom Environmental installed twenty-nine (29) Carolina Vegetation Survey (CVS) monitoring plots and collected as -built data. Year 1 monitoring data was collected by Axiom Environmental in October 2022 (Appendix B). 2.0 Parcel Location The Parcel is located between Scotland Neck and Hobgood, approximately 1.5 miles east of the town of Roseneath in Halifax County, NC. The Parcel is within the Tar -Pamlico River Basin 14-digit USGS Cataloging Unit 03020102070030 of the Middle Atlantic Coastal Plain (North Carolina Division of Water Quality [NCDWQ] Sub -basin Number 03-03-04) (Figure 1, Appendix A). Parcel Location: (36.059133°,-77.421170°) Directions to Parcel from Raleigh: - Get on 1-440 E from Capital Blvd (2.4 mi) - Take exit 14 and continue on US-64 E (50.9 mi) - Take exit 470 for NC-97 E and turn right onto NC-97 E (10.0 mi) - Turn right onto W Logsboro Rd (3.5 mi) - Turn left onto NC-33 W (1.6 mi) - Turn right onto NC-97 E (5.1 mi) - Turn left onto US-258 N (4.1 mi) - Turn right onto Bells Bridges Rd and destination is on the left (1.5 mi) - Latitude, Longitude: 36.059133°,-77.421170' Bells Bridge Farm Nutrient Offset Bank Parcel Page 1 MY1 Monitoring Report — December 2022 2.1 Parcel Background The Parcel encompasses 45.37 acres of land over one tract of forested and open historical agricultural fields. Prior to Parcel development, land use is described as agricultural row crop production including cotton, corn, and peanuts. The landowners regularly applied fertilizers and herbicides to the fields. Streams and ditches on the parcel had no existing riparian buffer. Site Features are devoid of woody vegetation outside of forested areas due to historic and agricultural practices. The Parcel is comprised of one tract with hydrological features that drain to Deep Creek, a tributary of the Tar River. There were no existing structures in the project area. There was a soil path along feature Ea and Eb that was removed during restoration activities. 2.2 Parcel Obiectives The primary goals associated with the restoration of riparian areas within the Bank Parcel focused on providing ecological and water quality enhancements to the Tar -Pamlico River Basin by restoring the riparian area to create a functional riparian corridor. Goals were accomplished as outlined in the following table. Goal Objective Nutrient input will be decreased by filtering runoff from the agricultural fields through restored native buffer zones. The off - Decrease nutrient levels site nutrient input will also be absorbed on -site by filtering flood flows through restored floodplain areas, where flood flows can disperse through native vegetation. Sediment from off -site sources will be captured by deposition Decrease sediment input on restored floodplain areas where native vegetation will slow overland flow velocities. Decrease water temperature and Planted riparian trees will shade the streams as they mature increase dissolved oxygen reducing thermal pollution. concentrations Create appropriate terrestrial Riparian areas adjacent to ditches and streams will be restored habitat by planting native vegetation. Permanently protect the project A conservation easement will be recorded on the Parcel. Parcel from harmful uses Bells Bridge Nutrient Offset Bank Parcel Page 2 MY1 Monitoring Report — December 2022 3.0 Restoration Activities Riparian area restoration involved planting appropriate native tree species along the 200-foot-wide riparian corridor of streams and hydrologically connected ditches at a density of approximately 680 stems per acre on 8ft x 8ft spacing. Vegetation management and herbicide applications may be needed over the first few years of tree establishment in the riparian restoration areas to prevent encroachment of undesirable species that may out -compete the planted native vegetation. Tree species planted across the riparian areas of the Parcel included those listed in Table B. Stems were mixed prior to planting to ensure diversity of bare roots across the planted area. A seed mix including the species listed in Table C were applied to provide temporary and permanent ground cover for soil stabilization and reduction of sediment loss during rain events in areas without existing herbaceous cover. Planting took place on March 2, 2022. Table A — Restoration Plan Activities Restoration Plan Activity Phase Specific Actions Within the Site' s proposed conservation easements: - Treatment of Bermuda and fescue grass species within active pasture areas (see Herbaceous Treatment note above). - Site -wide discing of agricultural and pasture areas ahead of planting — discing Riparian occurred parallel to the Site Features, promoting floodwater attenuation by Restoration increasing frictional resistance of floodwaters crossing Parcel floodplains. - Establishment of a native herbaceous community via site -specific seed mix (see Planting List — Table C) - Establishment of a native hardwood forest via the planting of bare -root saplings from the top of bank out a maximum of 2QB' along Parcel Features —Planting List —Table B 3.1 Riparian Area Restoration Activities Restoration of the riparian area allows for recolonization and expansion of characteristic species across the landscape. The riparian areas were restored according to the Consolidated Buffer Mitigation Rule 15A NCAC 02B .0295. The planting plan for the riparian restoration area included planting 24,800 native bare -root hardwood saplings across 45.37 acres at a Parcel density of +/- 600 stems per acre and live stakes for stream bank stabilization where necessary. The planted species composition is intentionally diverse and while based on these communities, also accounted for local observations and nursery availability. All species were selected based on their ability for sediment stabilization, rapid growth rate, the ability to withstand hydraulic forces associated with flood events, suitability to specific soil types, and Parcel conditions. Tree species were mixed thoroughly before planting to provide a diverse and random plant across the Site. Planting density is set to ensure sufficient diversity and density of planted stems outlined in Rule 15A NCAC 02B.0295 of 260 trees per acre at the end of five years. No one tree species will be greater than 50% of the established stems. The bare root planting list is provided in Table C followed by the permanent seed mix in Table D. Baseline data was collected in April 2022 by Axiom Environmental and derived an average planted stem density of 466 stems per acre. Year 1 monitoring data was collected in October 2022 and found an average planted stem density of 425 stems per acre. Bells Bridge Nutrient Offset Bank Parcel Page 3 MY1 Report — December 2022 Table B — Planting List Common Name Scientific Name Tree/Shrub* Number of Stems Species % of Total River birch Betula nigra Tree 2,500 10% Eastern Redbud Cercis canadensis Shrub 1,200 5% Persimmon Diospyros virginiana Tree 2,500 10% Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica Tree 1,200 5% Yellow poplar Liriodendron tulipifera Tree 2,500 10% Mulberry Morus rubra Tree 2,500 10% Black gum Nyssa sylvatica Tree 1,200 5% Sycamore Platanus occidentalis Tree 1,200 5% Oak (White) Quercus alba Tree 2,500 10% Oak (Swamp chestnut) Quercus michauxii Tree 2,500 10% Oak (Water) Quercus nigra Tree 2,500 10% American elm Ulmus amen .cana Tree 2,500 10% Total 12 Species 24,800 100% Table C — Permanent Seed Common Name Amount(in Common Name Amount(in Common Yarrow 1.50 Perennial Gaillardia (Blanketflower) 2.50 Winter Bentgrass, 2.50 Narrowleaf Sunflower 2.00 Blue False Indigo 0.50 Oxeye Sunflower 2.50 Plains Coreopsis 2.50 Wild Bergamot 0.50 Lanceleaf Coreopsis 2.50 Deertongue, Tioga 2.50 Cosmos 2.50 Clasping Coneflower 0.50 Rocket Larkspur 1.50 Blackeyed Susan 2.50 Showy Ticktrefoil 2.50 Purpletop 12.50 Purple Coneflower 2.50 Blue Vervain 1.00 Virginia Wildrye,'Madison' 5.00 Total (pounds) 100.00 3.2 Parcel Protection Restoration Systems (RS) was granted a Conservation Easement by the Boyette and White families on February 2022. The final conservation easement was recorded at the Halifax County Register of Deeds on April 261h, 2022; Book No. Book No. 2697, Page 158 - 171 and Page 172-190 and the related survey was recorded at Book 2022 page 4-5 in January of 2022 (Appendix D). Survey corners were marked with T-post and conservation easement signs. Bells Bridge Nutrient Offset Bank Parcel Page 6 MY1 Monitoring Report — December 2022 4.0 Mitigation Potential Of the Parcel's 45.37 acres protected under the conservation easement, 1,559,603 square feet are anticipated provide Nutrient Offset Credits equivalent to 81,337.867 pounds of nitrogen offset credit and 5,238.787 pounds of phosphorous offset credit. Riparian area restoration, measured from the top of bank on Parcel streams and ditches, will include at least 50' from the tops of banks and will extend outward a maximum of 200' from tops of banks and will generate Nutrient Offset Credits that are not transferable to Riparian Buffer Credit per the approved UBI. Nitrogen and Phosphorous offset credits will be generated from the project and shown on separate ledgers. 5.0 Monitoring Protocol & Success Criteria 5.1 Monitoring Protocol Restoration monitoring procedures for vegetation at each Phase will monitor plant survival and species diversity. Quantitative sampling will include twenty-nine (29) permanent 10 x 10-meter vegetation plots as outlined in the CVS Level 1-2 Protocol for Recording Vegetation, Version 4.2 (Lee et al. 2008) and will occur no earlier than Fall of each year (Figure 2, Appendix A). Vegetation plot placement will adequately represent riparian buffer credit and nutrient offset credit areas. A reference photo will be taken from the origin point of each plot. All planted stems in the plots will be marked with flagging tape and recorded. Data collected will include species, height, planting type (planted stem and/or volunteer). Total and planted stem density by plot and species will be reported during monitoring years 0-5 (Table 5, Appendix B). Individual and average stem height data will be reported during monitoring years 3-5. Monitoring of the restoration efforts will be performed for five years or until success criteria are fulfilled. Restoration Systems shall submit to NCDWR annual monitoring reports no later than December 31st of each year. Each report will document the success of the vegetation and any maintenance, supplemental planting, or encroachment within the easement areas. Success criteria within the buffer will be based on the survival of planted species at a density of 260 stems per acre after five years of monitoring. Year 1 (2022) monitoring occurred during October 2022. The monitoring efforts resulted in an average of 425 plant stems/acre across the Site. Twenty-six out of the 29 individual plots met success criteria (Appendix B). Additionally, at the request of DWR, three temporary transects were conducted in areas observed to have low stem densities, this data is depicted in Table-6 (Appendix B), locations of the transects are depicted on the Figure 2 (Appendix A). Average density for the temporary transects was 229 planted stems/acre. Trees throughout the site were generally vigorous, some areas of dense herbaceous vegetation had lower stem densities. 5.2 Parcel Maintenance If the Parcel or a specific component of the Parcel fails to achieve the success criteria outlined in Section 5.1, adaptive measures will be developed and/ or appropriate remedial actions will be implemented. Site maintenance will be performed to correct any identified problems on the Parcel that have a high likelihood of affecting the project success. Such items include, but are not limited to, fire, flooding, drought, or insects that cause excess tree mortality. Any actions implemented will be designed to achieve the success criteria and will include a work schedule and updated monitoring criteria. Any parcel maintenance performed will be included in the monitoring report for that year. A rigorous herbicide schedule may need to be implemented in the first few years of tree establishment in the restoration areas to prevent the establishment of invasive species that may out -compete the planted native vegetation. The only herbicides used on the Parcel will be aquatic approved herbicides that will be applied in accordance with North Carolina Department of Agriculture rules and regulations. The easement boundary will be checked annually as part of monitoring activities. Easement boundary conditions and any maintenance performed will be reported in the annual monitoring reports to DWR. If Bells Bridge Nutrient Offset Bank Parcel Page 6 MY1 Monitoring Report — December 2022 mowing is deemed necessary by the Sponsor during the monitoring period, the Sponsor must receive approval from DWR prior to conducting any mowing within Tar -Pamlico Buffer Zones 1 and 2 to ensure that no buffer violations have occurred. One area of easement encroachment was observed during Year 1 (2022). The adjacent landowner plowed a small area within the easement boundary. IRS will replant and install additional easement signage in the area and are currently working with the landowner to ensure that the encroachment will not continue. 5.3 Long Term Management Plan The conservation easement will preserve all areas and prohibit all use of the property inconsistent with its use as a nutrient offset and riparian buffer mitigation property, including any activity that would materially alter the biological integrity of the Site/ Parcel. IRS will transfer or assign the conservation easement and its interests in perpetuity to a qualified holder under NC General Statute ("GS") 121- 34 et seq. and 170(h) of the Internal Revenue Code in accordance with the Roseneath Banking Instrument prior to Task 8 credit release. The holder shall be a land trust or stewardship program that is accredited by the Land Trust Accreditation Commission and/ or has been approved by DWR. A land trust must be certified under 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Restoration Systems has entered into an agreement with the NC Wildlife Habitat Foundation to hold the easement at a future date. 6.0 Financial Assurance IRS secured all financial assurances according to the approved UBI. No bond shall be less than $150,000 to cover costs of construction and no less than $100,000 initially, to cover monitoring expenses. Performance bonds for monitoring shall be renewed at least annually to cover the next years monitoring period, with confirmation of renewal provided to DWR with each annual monitoring report when applicable. DWR reserves the right to alter the credit release schedule if monitoring reports are submitted without proof of bond renewals when applicable. 7.0 References Consolidated Buffer Mitigation Rule - 15A NCAC 02B .0295 (Published November 17, 2014) Lee, M.T., R.K. Peet, S.D. Roberts, and T.R. Wentworth. 2008. CVS-EEP Protocol for Recording Vegetation. Version 4.2. North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Ecosystem Enhancement Program. Raleigh, North Carolina. Schafale, M. P. and Weakley, 2012. A Classification of the Natural Communities of North Carolina, Fourth Approximation. US Department of Agriculture (USDA), 2021. Web Soil Survey (online). Available: https://websoiIsurvey.sc.egov.usda.gov/App/HomePage.htm [Accessed June 18, 2021]. US Fish and Wildlife Service, 2021. Endangered Species, Threatened Species, and Candidate Species, Wake County, North Carolina (online). Available: https://www.fws.gov/raleigh/species/cntylist/wake.html (Accessed July 18, 2021). Bells Bridge Nutrient Offset Bank Parcel Page 6 MY1 Monitoring Report — December 2022 Appendix A: General Figures and Tables Figure 1 - Parcel Location / Service Area Figure 2 - Current Conditions Plan View Table 1 - Project Components and Mitigation Credits Table 2 - Project Activity and Reporting History Table 3 - Project Contact Table 4 - Project Baseline Information and Attributes Bells Bridge Nutrient Offset Bank Parcel Appendix A: General Figures and Tables MY1 Monitoring Report — December 2022 w W o-om OOR 7a`w L Oy N K (C OQU> 1- Lu W z ui ON Z > LL U oOv mc LLV Y r(D LU W0 OW 1.2 Q O Za 0 JyK a cs Zm a> WW DQ oO O s WFe Z LL Q ' r NO m Z S d N N O z _ rj cl N$ l e'rP C \TW IG 1C7 _ � T 1l � iP O M1u Sln aGOil 5.2 C s\ Q N N N $ M n - /- / l / I J r n 11 v o° ms d4,,ys c z �K''. ig / c - O C p H c � s Z J 1 U C I N U) /r 0 i o - c UaU po m° =a�tF d U uW U am , o 2U) o do fn j �aWp U a D tiEain E 1 dZd _ a �c a c � c AIRC O Y NJ OF _ z IZ )�4o6 j /� »J \\ « \( 33 33 a § \/§aa as a Q )2\ go uM )!; kkk _ ]/co 0 �}w (( ££ lo _ o _v )) % f ! lo !§§ ) ƒ�2 ) )k% aso a \\aa \�N ) )) )) ) \ // // / / ci )!) § o o q »- � 7= %\_:__§\ } § (; )2 �22W.2Z0 _ #§!§)\9 �tb$ ] §2�§�76 § o Table 2. Project Activity and Reporting History Activity / Milestone BPDP Proposed Date Actual Date BPDP Approved NA November 29, 2021 Parcel Protection NA April 26, 2022 Planting February, 2022 February, 2022 As -built Data Collection March, 2022 April 6-7, 2022 Construction Completion Walkthrough NA July 6, 2022 As -built Report Submittal NA September, 2022 MY1 Data Collection NA October 2022 MY1 Report Submittal December 2022 December 2022 Year 2-5 Monitoring December 2023 — 2026 On schedule Table 3: Project Contact Firm POC & Address 1101 Haynes Street, Suite 211 Full Delivery Provider Restoration Systems, LLC Raleigh, North Carolina 27604 George Howard and John Preyer 919.755.9490 Raymond Holz: 919.755.9490 Designer/Permitting: Restoration Systems, LLC 1101 Haynes Street, Suite 211 Raleigh, North Carolina 27604 Josh Merritt: 919.755.9490 Planting Contractor: Restoration Systems, LLC 1101 Haynes Street, Suite 211 Raleigh, North Carolina 27604 Matthew Harrell: 919.755.9490 Seeding Contractor: Restoration Systems, LLC 1101 Haynes Street, Suite 211 Raleigh, North Carolina 27604 Nursery Stock Suppliers: ArborGen 1.888.888.7158 Grant Lewis; 919.215.1693 Baseline Data Collection Axiom Environmental, Inc. 218 Snow Ave. Raleigh, NC 27603 Grant Lewis; 919.215.1693 Vegetation Monitoring: Axiom Environmental, Inc. 218 Snow Ave. Raleigh, NC 27603 Table 4: Project Baseline Information & Attributes Project Information Project Name Bells Bridge County Halifax Project Area (acres) 45.37 Project Coordinates (latitude and longitude) 36.0733289N,-77.4538969W (NAD83/WGS84) Project Watershed Summary Information Physiographic Province Inner Coastal Plain River Basin Tar -Pamlico USGS Hydrologic Unit 8-digit 03020102 USGS Hydrologic Unit14-digit 03020102070030 DWR Sub -basin 03-03-04 Project Drainage Area, Total Outfall (acres) 313 Project Drainage Area Percentage of Impervious Area < 5% Bells Bridge Nutrient Offset Bank Parcel Appendix A: General Figures and Tables MY1 Monitoring Report — December 2022 Appendix B: Baseline Vegetation Data, CVS Output Tables Table 5 - Baseline Vegetation Table 6—Temporary Vegetation Transects Vegetation Plot Photos 1-29 Bells Bridge Nutrient Offset Bank Parcel Appendix B: Baseline Vegetation Data, CVS Output Table MY1 Monitoring Report — December 2022 � 11111111111111 � � 11 I�1111�111111111��11 ��111111111111�1��11 ��11111111111111���1 INNER o _ E 0 E E E E - E E v o 0 � 11111111111111 � � 11 I � 11111111111111 � � 11 I�1111�111111111��11 � 11111111111111 � � 11 I � 11111111111111 � � 11 I��1111111111111��1� ��1111111111�111��1� O 0 E E E E - E E v o 0 o= Y oM a� Y oM _ o� 0 o= 0 0 0 o� 0 o= 0 cL 0 0 _ o� 0 o= 0 0 0 olo� 0 o= 0 O 0 o" _ Y� _o o�= _ a� o V � O H O O O O O C O H O O O O O C O H O O O To 7716 O O ~ C O H O O O O O C 717 O 0 E E E E E E v o 0 Table 6. 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