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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20140422 Ver 1_Hudson_95361_MY7_2022_20230110ID#* 20140422 Select Reviewer: Ryan Hamilton Initial Review Completed Date 01/18/2023 Mitigation Project Submittal - 1/10/2023 Version* 1 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:* Jeremiah Dow Project Information ID#:* 20140422 Existing ID# Project Type: • DMS Mitigation Bank Project Name: Hudson Property EEP # 95361 County: Beaufort Document Information O Yes O No Email Address:* jeremiah.dow@ncdenr.gov Version:* 1 Existing Version Mitigation Document Type:* Mitigation Monitoring Report File Upload: Hudson _95361_MY7_2022.pdf 15.43MB Please upload only one PDF of the complete file that needs to be submitted... Signature Print Name:* Jeremiah Dow Signature: * Year 7 Monitoring Report Hudson Property Beaufort County, North Carolina Tar-PamlicoRiver Basin (USGS 03020104) DMS Project ID#: 95361 DMS Contract #: 004638 USACE Action ID#SAW-2012-01394 Submitted: December2022 Submittedto/Prepared for: NC Department ofEnvironmentandNatural Resources Division of Mitigation Services 1652 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1652 Prepared by: ALBEMARLERESTORATIONS, LLC P.O. Box 176 Fairfield, NC 27826 Tel(252) 333-0249Fax (252)926-9983 %¢®³®­¤Ǿ ,,#ȁ ΓΐΏȁΓΑΏȁΑΕΏΏȨ0ȩ ΓΐΏȁΓΑΏȁΕΘΗΒȨ&ȩ December 22, 2022 Mr. Jeremiah Dow North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality 217 West Jones Street 1601 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699 RE:Draft Year 7 Monitoring Report for Hudson Property(DMS#: 95361)(Ecotone #1269) Mr. Dow, th Ecotone, LLC. has addressed the comments made onDecember 7, 2022byDMSforthe above referenced project.The following is a point-by-point response addressing those comments. 1. Ecotone Response:Title has been changed. 2. industrystandard language such as - Ecotone Response: -. 3.Section 9 indicates that XS10 was moved 1 foot downstream. A cross section in the original location should still be completed, and the data/graph provided as normal. Any new, additional cross sections should be included as a separate graph (not overlain with years 0 6) with an explanation of what information is intended to be conveyed with the new data. Ecotone Response:Addressed in Section 9. Vegetation limited the ability to get laser level shots directly at the cross section. 4.On the CCPV, please show flow stations that malfunctioned as a different color or graphic and add to the legend. Ecotone Response:Thewells are now color-coded to match their status. 5.Please indicate on the photo log heading the date or dates all photos were taken. Ecotone Response:The date the photos were taken has been added to the Photo Log. 6.In Table 11a, please verify the morphology data, specifically for XS6. The XS graph shows aggradation, and the max depth has decreased from 0.86 at AB to 0.60 in MY7, yet the LTOB cross sectional area is shown to have increased since MY0. Please verify or correct. &/2%34 (),, ΐΑΘ )­£´²³±¸ , ­¤ &®±¤²³ (¨««Ǿ -$ ΑΐΏΔΏ ¶¶¶ȁ¤¢®³®­¤¨­¢ȁ¢®¬ \[Hudson Property Stream Restoration\] \[12/22/22\] Page 2 of 3 Ecotone Response: A rev survey overlay file. This slightly decreased LTOB Cross Sectional Area, though they are still higher than previous years. This is likely because aggradation has increased channel width. An arrow indicating the Year 7 LTOB has been added to the cross section 6 chart. 7. Some flow gauges show hydrology that dipped below the thalweg and yet was counted toward consecutive days of flow (Figure 5 for example). Recommend recalculating consecutive days of flow for MY7, and all prior years if possible, and Ecotone Response: Consecutive days meeting flow was recounted for monitoring year 7 and adjusted on the graphs, as well as in Table 13. Comment Revisited 1/6/2023: Consecutive days meeting flow was also recalculated for all 10 wells from monitoring years 1-6. All the changes listed above can be seen in the updated Table 13. 8. Vegetation data is missing from submission. The summary table has been submitted but no data sheets/database or excel data tables were submitted. This project is subject to height requirement as well and no summary or data was submitted. Ecotone Response: Field data sheet has been added with the summary table. Data was recorded on the summary table from MY5 (2020). 9. The cross-section submission is missing graphs in many cases. Ecotone Response: The cross section excel file has been updated to show the correct cross section for MY7. 10. The Stream visual assessment table for reach 3 indicates 20 feet of scoured and eroded banks per the table, the submission was missing the required shapefile. This location needs to be indicated on the CCPV as well. If the area has been revegetated and/or repaired, or has not shown further signs of instability, please discuss briefly in Section 9. Ecotone Response: The shapefile has been added to the CCPV as a yellow line, as per the CCPV depiction for eroding banks. Thank you for your consideration of this application. We appreciate your assistance with our project thus far, and we look forward to working with you to complete the review process. Feel free to contact us at 410-420-2600. Sincerely, Wesley Rhoades \[Hudson Property Stream Restoration\] \[12/22/22\] Page 3 of 3 Environmental Technician Ecotone LLC cc. Ed Temple, Albemarle Restorations, LLC Table of Contents Contents 1.0 PROJECT SUMMARY ............................................................................................1 2.0 PROJECT GOALS & OBJECTIVES .......................................................................1 3.0 PROJECT SUCCESS CRITERIA ............................................................................1 3.1 Stream Restoration Performance Standards ................................................................... 1 3.2 Stream Channel Restoration Stability Performance Standards ....................................... 2 3.3 Planted Vegetation Performance Standards ................................................................... 2 4.0 SITE CONDITIONS & DESCRIPTION..................................................................2 5.0 MITIGATION COMPONENTS ..............................................................................2 6.0 DESIGN APPROACH..............................................................................................3 7.0 CONSTRUCTION & PLANTING TIMELINE .......................................................3 8.0 PLAN DEVIATIONS ...............................................................................................3 9.0 PROJECT PERFORMANCE ...................................................................................3 10.0 METHODS AND REFERENCES .........................................................................4 APPENDIX A: PROJECT BACKGROUND TABLES ................................................6 APPENDIX B: VISUAL ASSESSMENT DATA ........................................................14 APPENDIX C: MY 7 VEGETATION PLOT DATA (2022) ......................................42 APPENDIX D: MY 7 STREAM MEASUREMENT & GEOMORPHOLOGY .........46 APPENDIX E: YEAR 7 HYDROLOGIC DATA ........................................................68 APPENDIX F: WATERSHED PLANNING SUMMARY PRODUCED BY EEP .80 APPENDIX G: LAND OWNERSHIP & PROTECTION PRODUCED BY EEP...81 APPENDIX H: JURISDICTIONAL DETERMINATIONS 404/01 PERMITS AND OTHER RELATED CORRESPONDENCE ................................................................82 APPENDIX I: PROJECT DEBIT LEDGER PRODUCED BY EEP ........................84 Tables and Figures Figure 1: Vicinity Map........................................................................................................5 Figure 2: Topography Figure - USGS Topo Map .............................................................10 Figure 3: Soils ...................................................................................................................12 Figure 4: Hudson Stream Restoration Project Year 7: Monthly Rainfall Data with Percentiles .........................................................................................................................72 Figure 5: Monitoring Well 3 Reach 4 ............................................................................75 Figure 6: Monitoring Well 4 Confluence Reaches 1 & 4 ..............................................76 Figure 7: Monitoring Well 5 Reach 1 ............................................................................77 Figure 8: Monitoring Well 8 Reach 5 ............................................................................78 Figure 9: Monitoring Well 9 Reach 5 ............................................................................79 Table 1: Project Components and Mitigation Credits .........................................................7 Table 2: Project Activity and Reporting History ................................................................8 Table 3: Project Contacts ....................................................................................................8 Table 4: Project Information ...............................................................................................9 Table 5: Visual Stream Morphology Stability Assessment (Reaches 1-4) .......................19 Table 6: Vegetation Condition Assessment ......................................................................23 Table 7: Vegetation Plot Counts and Densities (MY 7 2022) (Plots 1-9) ........................43 Table 8: Monitoring Year 7 - Bank Pin Data ....................................................................58 Table 10: Baseline Stream Data Summary (Reaches 1- 4)59 Table 11a: Monitoring Data - Dimensional Morphology Summary (Dimensional Parameters Cross Sections).63 Table 11b: Monitoring Data - Stream Reach Data Summary (Reach 1-4)....64 Table 9: Verification of Bankfull Events...69 Table 12: Verification of Baseflow71 Table 13: Hudson Stream Restoration Project Year 7: Days Meeting Minimum Flow Requirements.74 1.0 PROJECT SUMMARY The Hudson Property stream restoration project is 13.49 acres located within a larger 106-acre property owned by Justin Hill. It is located in Beaufort County, NC and the Tar-Pamlico River Basin (USGS 03020104). Mitigation components include five stream reaches totalling 2,891 linear feet contained within a Conservation Easement. Construction was completed in 2015 and planting completed in 2016. The first of seven monitoring years was initiated in 2016. Year7 monitoring was completed October 4-6, 2022. 2.0 PROJECT GOALS AND OBJECTIVES The project goals of the Hudson Property stream restoration project per the approved mitigation plan are as follows: Improve and sustain hydrologic connectivity/interaction and storm flow/flood attenuation. Reduce nutrient and sediment stressors to the reach and receiving watershed. Provide uplift in water quality functions. Improve aquatic and terrestrial habitats (complexity, quality). Improve and maintain riparian buffer habitat. The project goals will be addressed through the following project objectives: Implement a sustainable, referencebased, rehabilitation of the reach dimension, pattern, and profile to provide needed capacity and competency. Support the removal of barriers to anadromous fish movement and to help improve nursery and spawning habitats. Strategically install stream structures and plantings designed to maintain vertical and lateral stability and improve habitat diversity/complexity. Provide a sustainable and functional bankfull floodplain feature. Enhance and maintain hydrologic connection between stream and adjacent floodplain/riparian corridors. Utilize the additional width of the multi-thread channels to provide natural filters for sediment and nutrients and diffuse flow from upstream runoff. Install, augment, and maintain an appropriate riparian buffer with sufficient density and robustness to support native forest succession. Encourage water quality enhancement through riparian forest planting and woody material installation, and increased floodplain interaction/overbank flooding. Restore the existing ditched streams to single and multithread headwater systems with forested riparian buffers. Provide ecologically sound construction techniques that will require minimal grading and disturbance. 3.0 PROJECT SUCCESS CRITERIA 3.1 Stream Restoration Performance Standards Single Thread Channels (Reaches 1 4) and Multi-Thread Channel (Reach 5): Groundwater monitoring wells are installed in and near the thalweg of all five reaches. The wells are equipped with continuousreading gauges capable of documenting sustained flow. Per the approved Mitigation Plan, each reach must exhibit water flow for at least 30 consecutive days during years with normal rainfall (demonstrating at least Hudson Stream Restoration Project Year 7 Monitoring Report December 2022 DMS Project # 95361 1 intermittent stream status). All restored channels shall receive sufficient flow through the monitoring period to maintain an Ordinary High-Water Mark (OHWM). Field indicators of flow events include a natural line impressed on the bank; shelving; changes in soil characteristics; destruction of terrestrial vegetation; presence of litter and debris; wracking; vegetation matted down, bent, or absent; sediment sorting; leaf litter disturbed or washed away; scour; deposition; bed and bank formation; water staining; or change in plant community. In addition, two overbank flows shall be documented for each reach during the monitoring period using continuously monitored pressure transducers and crest gauges. All collected data and field indicators of water flow shall be documented in each monitoring report. Seven flow monitoring stations are located on Reaches 1 4, three are located on Reach 5. 3.2 Stream Channel Restoration Stability Performance Standards Headwater System (Reach 5): All stream areas shall remain stable with no areas of excessive erosion such as evidence of bank sloughing or actively eroding banks due to the exceedance in critical bank height and lack of deep-rooted stream bank vegetation. Single Thread Channels (Reaches 1 4): 1. Bank Height Ratio (BHR) shall not exceed 1.2 within restored reaches of the stream channel. 2. Entrenchment Ratio (ER) shall be no less than 2.2 within restored reaches of the stream channel. 3. The stream project shall remain stable and all other performance standards shall be met through two separate bankfull events, occurring in separate years, during the 7-year post construction monitoring period. 4. Three bank pin arrays and 11 cross sections are located on Reaches 1 4. 3.3 Planted Vegetation Performance Standards 1. At least 320 three-year-old planted stems/acre must be present after year three. At year five, density must be no less than 260 five- planted stems/acre. At year 7, density must be no less than 210 seven- planted stems/acre. 2. If this performance standard is met by year 5 and stem density is trending toward success (i.e., no less than 260 five- stems/acre) monitoring of vegetation on the site may be terminated provided written approval is provided by the USACE in consultation with the North Carolina Interagency Review Team (NCIRT). 3. Thirteen vegetation plot samples are located within the project area. 4.0 SITE CONDITIONS AND DESCRIPTION Much of the site has been used for crop production, primarily corn, soybeans, and wheat. As a result of the lowering of local water tables, and in some cases the complete elimination of ground and surface water interaction, the degradation of water quality and downstream anadromous fish spawning/nursery habitat has occurred. Hydric soils are present on site, meaning that the pre- existing site conditions were appropriate for raising the water table and re-establishing normal base flow conditions (See Figure 1 -Vicinity Map). 5.0 MITIGATION COMPONENTS Mitigation components are limited to five reaches: Reach 1: 833 lf; Reach 2: 532 lf; Reach 3: 445 lf; Reach 4: 437 lf; Reach 5: 644 lf, for a total restored stream footage of 2,891 lf (Table 1). Hudson Stream Restoration Project Year 7 Monitoring Report December 2022 DMS Project # 95361 2 6.0 DESIGN APPROACH A natural design approach was used to restore channel sinuosity and flow of headwater streams, which existed prior to channelization. Grading was designed to decrease sediment load and erosion rate while allowing for floodplain connectivity and storage for overland flow. Banks were graded down to distribute flow velocity and the banks and riparian buffers were planted to stabilize the channel and create habitat. A combination of Priority 1 and Priority II restoration types were used. Where the proposed channels tied into the existing, non-restored channels, Priority II restoration was used. 7.0 CONSTRUCTION AND PLANTING TIMELINE Construction commenced in December 2014, with the installation of recommended erosion control practices, and was completed in May 2015. Planting was officially concluded in early January 2016. (Table 2 Project History Table) 8.0 PLAN DEVIATIONS There were no significant deviations between construction plans and the As-built conditions. 9.0 PROJECT PERFORMANCE The Hudson stream restoration project is currently meeting functional goals and objectives. Annual monitoring took place in October and revealed the presence of bankfull events, floodplain connectivity, and lateral and vertical stability. In-stream structures were observed to be functioning as intended with minimal scouring of the bed or banks. Bankfull events were observed for Years 1 through Year 7. The site is meeting the bankfull standard for success. The entire length of the project is currently exhibiting fully vegetated banks with both herbaceous and woody plants. Overall, woody plantings within the riparian buffer are meeting project goals. Some dieback of planted stems occurred in previous years, but reintroduction of other woody vegetation has been noted in all monitoring plots. Tree heights range from 4-20 feet, with an approximate average of 12 feet (2022 data). Stream gauges indicated base flow and bankfull events at 5 out of 10 locations. Baseflow and bankfull events could not be confirmed at Wells 1,2,6,7 due to the battery being dead, leading to the data being unreadable. Well 10 could also not be evaluated because the well cap and logger were disturbed; the base stationalso malfunctioned during the monitoring effort, preventing download of the annual data. Although the loggers were not functioning, ordinary high-water marks were present at wells 1,2,6,7, and 10. Areas around Well 1 showed vegetation matted down and water staining (Current Condition Photo Log: Photo 14). The area at well 2 showed vegetation matted down and leaf litter disturbance (Photo 15). The area at well 6 showed matted vegetation and change in vegetation (Photo 23). The areas around well 7 showed vegetation matted down, water stains, and leaf litter disturbance (Photo 19). Well 10 was in standing water on the multi-thread reach 5, see Appendix EWell Data Logger Status for the photograph. Base flow and bankfull events are assumed to have occurred based on conditions seen during monitoring and information from adjacent wells. During MY 7, bank pins could not be located due to dense vegetative growth; erosion is therefore assumed to be minimal given the vegetative stability of the reaches. Bank pins also be found in MY 5. Aggradation was noted on Reaches 2 and 3 in MY 5, though slightly less than in MY 3; both reaches remain stable, and no changes were seen from MY 5 to MY 7. In MY 7 stream cross sections are meeting objectives in 11 out of 11 locations. Cross section 10 on reach one was pulled a foot downstream of previous years due to excessive vegetation at the original cross section, leading to inability to properly obtain laser readings. The cross section was able to be pulled a foot downstream of the original, hence explaining the change in the cross-sectional Hudson Stream Restoration Project Year 7 Monitoring Report December 2022 DMS Project # 95361 3 profile on page 53, although still functioning properly. The original cross section location visually represented profiles from previous years. Previous corrective measures included regrading Reach 5 to raise the stream invert to create a wider multi-thread channel. This was identified during a field meeting with NC Division of Mitigation Services and the USACE in June 2017 and completed in October 2017. A field meeting with NC Division of Mitigation Services and the USACE in April 2018, identified two monitoring wells that required repair; repair was completed. Year 1 Monitoring identified some areas where woody survivability was low; these areas were spot planted in December 2017. In Year 3, Vegetation Plot 6, and other small areas on Reach 1 and 2, appeared to have slightlylow woody survivability. These areas were spot planted in October 2019, though the areas were smaller than 0.1 acres and were not included in the CCPV. Also, approximately 20 feet of minor bank scour was present on Reach 3, starting at cross-section 2 and moving downstream on the left bank. There are no signs of further instability. No additional corrective measures are necessary. 10.0 METHODS AND REFERENCES Monitoring methodology did not differ from the approved Mitigation Plan. Cross-section dimensions were collected using standard survey methods. Vegetation assessment was done according to the Level 2 protocol specified by the Carolina Vegetation Survey. Hydrology monitoring wells were installed per ERDC TN-WRAP-00- Wells/Piezometers in We dated 2000. Groundwater levels were recorded using the U20- 001-01 water level data loggers manufactured by Onset Computer. The loggers were installed in ions. Vegetation plot data for 2022 was recorded in the field on the previous years and DensitiesIf the counts differed from those on the previous years chart, the new count was penciled in. A scanned sheet is provided in Appendix X that shows MY5 counts, with the new counts from MY7 penciled in. 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Project Information and Attributes Figure 2: Topography Figure USGS Topo Map Figure 3: Soils Hudson Stream Restoration Project Year 7 Monitoring Report December 2022 DMS Project # 95361 6 Table 1: Project Components and Mitigation Credits Table 1: Project Components and Mitigation Credits Hudson Property, Beaufort County EEP Project Number: 95361 Mitigation Credits Stream Riparian wetland Buffer Nitrogen Phosphorous wetland Nutrient Nutrient Offset Offset Type R RE R RE R RE Totals 2,891 Project Components Project Existing Approach Restoration Restoration Mitigation Stationing/Location Component Footage/Acreage (PI, PII etc.) or Footage or Ratio or Reach ID Restoration Acreage Equivalent Reach 1 766 LF PI 833 LF 1:1 Reach 2 516 LF PI/PII 532 LF 1:1 Reach 3 611 LF PI/PII 445 LF 1:1 Reach 4 503 LF PI/PII 437 LF 1:1 Reach 5 689 LF PI 644 LF 1:1 Total 3,085 LF 2,891 LF Component Summation Stream Riparian Wetland Buffer Upland Restoration Level (linear feet) (acres) Wetland (acres) (square feet) (acres) Riverine riverine Restoration 2,891 LF Enhancement Enhancement I Enhancement II Creation Preservation BMP Elements Element Location Purpose/Function Notes FB Adjacent to stream Buffer 100 feet on either side of stream centerline Hudson Stream Restoration Project Year 7 Monitoring Report December 2022 DMS Project # 95361 7 Table 2: Project Activity and Reporting History Table 2: Project Activity and Reporting History Hudson Property- EEP Project Number 95361 Activity, Deliverable, or Milestone Data Collection Complete Actual Completion or Delivery Project Institution N/A June 2012 Mitigation Plan July 2014 Oct 2014 Permits Issued March 2013 May 2014 Final Design Construction March 2013 May 2014 Construction N/A May 2015 Containerized, Bare Root, and B&B Planting N/A January 2016 Baseline Monitoring Document (Year 0 - Baseline) January 2016 August 2016 Year 1 Monitoring September 2016 Final: January 2017 Year 2 Monitoring November 2017 Final: January 2018 Year 3 Monitoring October 2018 Final: March 2019 Year 4 Monitoring October 2019 Final: January 2020 Year 5 Monitoring October 2020 Final: December 2020 Year 6 Monitoring October 2021 Final: February 2022 Year 7 Monitoring October 2022 Final: November 2022 Table 3: Project Contacts Table 3: Project Contacts Hudson Property- EEP Project Number: 95361 Primary Project Design POC Ecotone, LLC. Scott McGill (410) 420-2600 129 Industry Lane, Forest Hill, MD 21050 Construction Contractor POC Riverside Excavation, Inc. Car Baynor (252) 943-8633 Survey Contractor POC True Line Surveying Curk Lane (919) 359-0427 Planting and Seeding Contractor Carolina Silvics, Inc. POC Mary Margaret McKinney (252) 482-8491 908 Indian Trail Road, Edenton, NC 27932 Seed Mix Sources Ernst Conservation Seeds, LLP, Meadville, PA Nursery Stock Suppliers Carolina Silvics, Inc. Monitoring Performers Ecotone, LLC. Stream and Vegetation POC Scott McGill (410) 420-2600 129 Industry Lane, Forest Hill, MD 21050 Hudson Stream Restoration Project Year 7 Monitoring Report December 2022 DMS Project # 95361 8 Table 4: Project Information Table 4: Project information Hudson Property- EEP Project Number: 95361 Project name HUDSON PROPERTY County BEAUFORT Project Area (ac) 13.4 AC Project Coordinates (Lat and Long) W / N 4.1 Project Watershed Summary Information Physiographic province INNER COASTAL PLAIN River basin RIVER BASIN USGS Hydrologic 03020104 USGS Hydrologic 03020104010010 digit DWQ sin CHOCOWINITY CREEK HORSE BRANCH Project Drainage Area (acres) 190.86 Project Drainage Area Percentage of 1.2 % (2.24 acres) Impervious Area CGIA Land Use Classification 2.01.01.07 Annual Row Crop Rotation 4.2 Reach Summary Information Parameters Reach 1 Reach 2 Reach 3 Reach 4 Reach5 Length of reach (linear feet) 766 516 611 503 689 Valley classification VIII VIII VIII VIII VIII Drainage area (acres) 40.51 74.63 35.21 150.35 190.86 NCDWR stream identification score 20.75 20.75 20.75 20.75 28 NCDWR Water Quality Classification C;NSW C;NSW C;NSW C;NSW C;NSW Morphological Description (stream type) Evolutionary trend Early (CEM) Early (CEM) Early (CEM) Early (CEM)Early(CEM) GoA & CrB CrB & Ly CrB & Ly CrB CrB & Me Underlying mapped soils MW Drainage class MW & SP MW & SP MW MW & P Soil Hydric status Hydric Hydric Slope (ft/ft) 0.009 0.006 0.008 0.004 0.003 FEMA classification N/A N/A N/A N/A AE/X Native vegetation community Pasture/Crop Pasture/Crop Pasture/Crop Pasture/Crop Pasture/Crop Percent composition of exotic invasive N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A vegetation 4.3 Regulatory Considerations Supporting Regulation Applicable? Resolved? Documents YES Supporting Documents Waters of the United States Section 404 YES YES SAW-2012-01394 Waters of the United States Section 401 YES YES NA Endangered Species Act NO YES NA Historic Preservation Act NO Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA)/ YES NO NA Coastal Area Management Act (CAMA) YES NA FEMA Floodplain Compliance NO Essential Fisheries Habitat NO YES NA Hudson Stream Restoration Project Year 7 Monitoring Report December 2022 DMS Project # 95361 9 Figure 2: Topography Figure - USGS Topo Map Hudson Stream Restoration Project Year 7 Monitoring Report December 2022 DMS Project # 95361 10 Figure 3: Soils Hudson Stream Restoration Project Year 7 Monitoring Report December 2022 DMS Project # 95361 12 Ly GoA Legend Project Limits Parcel Boundary CsC2 Soils GoA GoA Me CrB GoA Ly Ly GoA CrB GoA Mapped Soils Legend SymbolSeriesHydric CrB Cravenfine sandy CrBNo loam, 1-4% slopes GoA Goldsboro fine GoANo sandy loam , 0-2% slopes Le Lynching fine sandy LyNo loam Muchalee loam, Me Yes CrA frequently flooded 05001,000 Feet GoA ± 1 inch = 500 feet SCALE: ALBEMARLE RESTORATIONS, LLC EXHIBIT C HUDSON PROPERTY WETLAND RESTORATION, EEP# 004638 STREAM RESTORATION, TAR-PAMLICO RIVER BASIN NRCS SOIL SURVEY & WILDLIFE HABITAT CREATION CHOCOWINITY CREEK TLW (HUC: 03020104010010) APPENDIX B: VISUAL ASSESSMENT DATA Current Condition Plan View Table 5. Visual Stream Morphology Stability Assessment (Reach 1-4) Table 6. Vegetation Condition Assessment Table Pre-Construction Photo Log Current Condition Photo Log Hudson Stream Restoration Project Year 7 Monitoring Report December 2022 DMS Project # 95361 14 4) - (Reaches 1 ssessment logy Stability A ho : Visual Stream Morp 5 t le por Re Tab toring Moni 7 ar 1 Ye t ject # 9536 toration Projec MS Pro es D 2022 Stream R ber em Hudson Dec19 t por Re toring Moni 7 ar 1 Ye t ject # 9536 toration Projec MS Pro es D 2022 Stream R ber em Hudson Dec20 t por Re toring Moni 7 ar 1 Ye t ject # 9536 toration Projec MS Pro es D 2022 Stream R ber em Hudson Dec21 t por Re toring Moni 7 ar 1 Ye t ject # 9536 toration Projec MS Pro es D 2022 Stream R ber em Hudson Dec22 ssment : Vegetation Condition Asse 6 ble Ta t por Re toring Moni 7 ar 1 Ye t ject # 9536 toration Projec MS Pro es D 2022 Stream R ber em Hudson Dec23 Pre-Construction Site Conditions (Photos from 2011) Photo 1: High flow drift lines after storm on proposed Reach 3. Photo 2: Facing upstream confined flow path causing erosion from existing crop field. Hudson Stream Restoration Project Year 7 Monitoring Report December 2022 DMS Project # 95361 24 Photo 3: Reach 1. Photo 4: Culvert at the end of reach 4. Hudson Stream Restoration Project Year 7 Monitoring Report December 2022 DMS Project # 95361 25 Photo 5: Facing upstream at the end of proposed Reach 1 and 4 confluence. Photo 6: Facing upstream towards existing forest stand at proposed Reach 1. Hudson Stream Restoration Project Year 7 Monitoring Report December 2022 DMS Project # 95361 26 Photo 7: Facing downstream showing stream bank soil profile. Photo 8: Horse Branch floodplain downstream of Reach 5. Hudson Stream Restoration Project Year 7 Monitoring Report December 2022 DMS Project # 95361 27 Photo 9: Facing upstream at upstream limits of proposed Reach 1. Hudson Stream Restoration Project Year 7 Monitoring Report December 2022 DMS Project # 95361 28 Hudson Current Condition (MY 7) Photo Log th Photos Taken on October 5, 2022 Photo 1: Culvert at the top of reach 1. Photo 2: Clear Cutting at the top of reach 1, outside of project boundary. Hudson Stream Restoration Project Year 7 Monitoring Report December 2022 DMS Project # 95361 29 Photo 3: Veg plot #1. Photo 4: Veg plot #3. Hudson Stream Restoration Project Year 7 Monitoring Report December 2022 DMS Project # 95361 30 Photo 5: Veg plot #4. Photo 6: Veg plot #5. Hudson Stream Restoration Project Year 7 Monitoring Report December 2022 DMS Project # 95361 31 Photo 7: Veg plot #6. Photo 8: Veg plot #8. Hudson Stream Restoration Project Year 7 Monitoring Report December 2022 DMS Project # 95361 32 Photo 9: Veg plot #9. Photo 10: Veg plot #10. Hudson Stream Restoration Project Year 7 Monitoring Report December 2022 DMS Project # 95361 33 Photo 11: Veg plot #11. Photo 12: Veg plot #12. Hudson Stream Restoration Project Year 7 Monitoring Report December 2022 DMS Project # 95361 34 Photo 13: Veg plot #13. Photo 14: Cross section #1. Hudson Stream Restoration Project Year 7 Monitoring Report December 2022 DMS Project # 95361 35 Photo 15: Cross section #2. Photo 16: Cross section #3. Hudson Stream Restoration Project Year 7 Monitoring Report December 2022 DMS Project # 95361 36 Photo 17: Cross section #4 Photo 18: Cross section #5. Hudson Stream Restoration Project Year 7 Monitoring Report December 2022 DMS Project # 95361 37 Photo 19: Cross section #6. Photo 20: Cross section #7. Hudson Stream Restoration Project Year 7 Monitoring Report December 2022 DMS Project # 95361 38 Photo 21: Cross section #8. Photo 22: Cross section #9. Hudson Stream Restoration Project Year 7 Monitoring Report December 2022 DMS Project # 95361 39 Photo 23: Cross section #10. Photo 24: Cross section #11. Hudson Stream Restoration Project Year 7 Monitoring Report December 2022 DMS Project # 95361 40 Photo 25: End of reach 5 (multi-thread channel) looking upstream. Hudson Stream Restoration Project Year 7 Monitoring Report December 2022 DMS Project # 95361 41 APPENDIX C: MY 7 VEGETATION PLOT DATA (2022) Table 7: Vegetation Plot Counts and Densities Scanned Field Data Sheet Hudson Stream Restoration Project Year 7 Monitoring Report December 2022 DMS Project # 95361 42 9) - ) (Plots 1 t por Re Vegetation Plot Counts and Densities (MY 7 2022 : 7toring Moni Table 7 ar 1 Ye t ject # 9536 toration Projec MS Pro es D 2022 Stream R ber em Hudson Dec43 ns) 13 & Annual Mea - 10 Plots ( ) 2 2 20 7 (MY Continued t por Densities Re and s toring Moni 7 ar 1 Ye on Plot Count t ati ject # 9536 Veget toration Projec MS Pro es D 2022 Stream R ber em Hudson Dec44 APPENDIX D: MY 7 STREAM MEASUREMENT AND GEOMORPHOLOGY Cross Sections with Annual Overlays (XS 1-11) Table 8: Bank Pin Data Table 10a. Baseline Stream Data Summary (Reach 1-4) Table 11a. Monitoring Data Dimensional Morphology Summary Table 11b. 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Not expected to be an t por Re ater spreading in w to toring e u d Moni 7 ar 1 Ye Reach 2 t in. a for l the addition of the channel getting wider and shall p ject # 9536 is low e flood toration Projec MS Pro th es D ratio 2022 Stream R ber in the future. With enchment em Entrissuewetlands along Hudson Dec65 t por Re toring Moni 7 ar 1 Ye t ject # 9536 toration Projec MS Pro es D 2022 Stream R ber em Hudson Dec66 t por Re toring Moni 7 ar 1 Ye t ject # 9536 toration Projec MS Pro es D 2022 Stream R ber em Hudson Dec67 APPENDIX E: YEAR 7 HYDROLOGIC DATA Table 9: Verification of Bankfull Events Table 12: Verification of Baseflow Figure 4: Monthly Rainfall Data with Percentiles Table 13: Cumulative Days Table Well Data Logger Status Figures 5-9: Stream Surface Water Hydrology (Well 1-9) Hudson Stream Restoration Project Year 7 Monitoring Report December 2022 DMS Project # 95361 68 Table 9: Verification of Bankfull Events Greater Date of Dates of Occurrence Method than Qbkf Observation Stage? Reach 1 (Well 5, 6) Well 5 Only: 1/3-1/6/2022, 1/9-1/23/2022, 1/26-2/19/2022, 2/21-3/2/2022, 3/9- 10/4/2022 Data loggerY 3/19/2022, 3/24-3/27/2022, 4/5-4/8/2022, 6/12/2022, 7/9/2022, 10/27-10/28/20, 11/1-11/8/20, 11/12-11/30/20, 12/1-12/6/20, 12/8/20-1/13/21, 10/28/2021 1/17-1/21/21, 1/23-1/31/21, 2/4-3/3/21, 3/5-4/5/21, 4/10/21, 6/4/21, 6/7 & 8/21, Data loggerY 6/10 & 11/21, 6/22-6/29/21 10/28/2020 Various, including: 11/11-12/22/19, 1/4-4/26/20 ,5/20-6/24, 9/15-9/21 Data loggerY 10/23/19 Various, including: 11/11/18-4/6/19, 6/7-6/15/19 Data loggerY Various, including: 12/8-4/6/18, 5/05-5/10, 5/30-6/6, 6/14, 7/24-8/8, 8/22-8/26, 10/5/18 Data loggerY 9/13-9/20 Various, including: 9/29/2016-10/17/2016, 10/21-10/24, 7/16-7/17, 8/11, 8/13- 11/17/17 Data loggerY 8/14, 9/6- 9/8/2017 9/29/16 2/7-2/13/16, 3/7-3/9/16 Data loggerY Reach 2 (Well 7) 10/4/2022 NA (Data Unreadable) Data loggerNA 10/27/20-5/9/21, 5/12-5/15/21, 5/29-7/17/21, 7/19-7/23/21, 7/27-8/30/21, 10/28/2021 Data loggerY 9/3/21, 10/23-10/25/21 10/28/20 Various, including: 11/24/19-6/23/20, 9/18-10/28 Data loggerY Various, including: 10/5/18-5/5/19, 6/7-7/2, 7/12-7/25, 8/16-8/24, 9/6-9/14, 10/23/19 Data loggerY 10/22 10/5/18 1/7-1/16/18, 1/25-2/23, 2/27, 3/24-3/27, 3/21, 4/9-4/15, 8/2-8/5, 9/13-9/20 Data loggerY 9/29/2016-10/16/2016, 10/25, 12/18-12/28, 12/30-1/3, 1/5-1/19, 1/30-1/31, 2/1- 11/17/17 2/6, 2/20-2/21, 3/3-3/6, 3/19-3/27, 3/29-3/30, 4/1-4/3, 4/13, 4/18-4/20, 4/28-Data loggerY 4/30, 5/30/2017 9/29/16 1/29-2/1/16, 2/2-2/8/16 Data loggerY Reach 3 (Well 1, 2) 10/4/2022 NA (Data Unreadable) Data loggerNA Various, including: 10/27-12/6/20, 12/8/20-1/14/21, 1/17-1/31/21, 2/3-4/10/21, 4/13-4/14/21, 4/19-4/24/21, 4/26-4/28/21, 5/1/21, 5/12-5/13/21, 5/29-6/11/21, 10/25/21 Data loggerY 6/18/21, 6/20/21, 6/22-7/1/21, 7/5-7/16/21, 7/19/21, 7/22-7/23/21, 7/27/- 7/29/21, 8/2-8/19/21, 8/24-8/29/21 10/28/20 Various, including between 12/14/19-3/10/20 Data loggerY Various, including: 11/4/18, 11/11-11/15, 12/24-12/28, 12/30-12/31, 1/7/19, 10/23/19 Data loggerY 1/15-1/23, 1/31-2/02. 3/13, 3/19-21, 3/27-3/28 10/5/18 12/27/2017, 1/1/18, 1/6, 1/16, 1/25-2/5, 3/27, 9/13-9/18 Data loggerY 11/17/17 9/29/2016-11/3/2017 Data loggerY 9/29/16 2/5-6/16, 2/18/16, 5/29/16, 6/7/16 Data loggerY Reach 4 (Well 3) 1/3-1/5/2022, 1/9-1/10/2022, 1/12-1/13/2022, 1/16/2022, 2/7/2022, 2/17/2022, 10/4/2022 3/9/2022, 3/12/2022, 4/7/2022, 5/23-5/24/2022, 6/3/2022, 6/8/2022, 6/12/2022, Data loggerY 7/9/2022, 7/31/2022, 8/22-8/24/2022, 8/27-9/15/2022, 9/17-10/4/2022 Hudson Stream Restoration Project Year 7 Monitoring Report December 2022 DMS Project # 95361 69 10/31-11/2/2020, 11/4-11/9/2020, 11/12-11/15/2020, 11/18-11/21/2020, 11/24- 11/26/2020, 12/3/2021, 12/13-12/16/2020, 12/18-12/20/2020, 12/22- 12/24/2020, 12/27/2020-1/3/2021, 1/10-1/12/2021, 1/24/2021, 1/26/2021, 10/25/21 1/28/2021, 1/28-1/31/2021, 2/8-2/22/2021, 2/25-2/28/2021, 3/2/2021, 3/7- Data loggerY 3/12/2021, 3/16 &17/2021, 3/19-3/22/2021, 3/30-4/4/2021, 4/10/2021, 5/29/2021, 6/2-6/4/2021, 6/7/021, 6/10/2021, 6/25-6/27/2021, 6/29/2021, 08/1/2021, 8/3, 4, 6 & 7/2021, 8/15 & 18/2021 10/28/20 Various, including between 12/7-12/22/19, 1/8-1/22/20, 2/6-2/24 Data loggerY Various, including: 10/17-10/26/18, 11/4, 11/9, 11/11-11/23, 12/5-12/16, 12/25- 10/23/19 Data loggerY 1/2/19, 1/21-2/4, 2/8-2/11, 2-16-3/14, 3-19-3/21, 3/25-3/31, 4/1-4/7, 9/6/18 10/5/18 11/9, 11/17-11/22/17, 3/24-4/24/18, 5/22-6/10, 9/11-9/19 Data loggerY 9/29/2016-10/2, 10/6-10/12, 10/14-10/16, 10/25-10/29, 11/1-11/2, 11/5-11/8, 11/12, 12/4-12/5, 12/9-12/28, 12/30-1/3, 1/6-1/17, 2/2-2/6, 2/10-2/11, 2/21, 3/2- 11/17/17 Data loggerY 3/31, 4/2-4/3, 4/9-4/20, 4/24-4/26, 4/29-4/30, 5/5, 5/25, 5/30, 6/21, 6/24-6/25, 7/5, 7/18, 8/13-8/14, 9/9-9/11/2017 9/29/16 2/4/16, 2/18/16, 5/3/16, 6/7/16 Data loggerY Reach 1&4 Confluence (Well 4) 12/30/2021-1/3/2022, 4/8/2022, 5/17-5/18/2022, 5/23-5/31/2022, 6/4-6/6/2022, 10/4/2022 6/8-6/17/2022, 7/9-7/17/2022, 7/31-8/2/2022, 8/12-8/14/2022, 8/22-8/24/2022, Data logger Y 9/11-9/13/2022, 9/30-10/3/2022 10/31-11/9/20, 11/12-11/29/20, 12/2-12/4/20, 12/10-12/20/20, 12/22/20-1/4/21, 1/6-1/7/21, 1/9-1/13-21, 1/18-1/20/21, 1/23-1/31/21, 2/4/21, 2/6-2/28/21, 3/2- 10/25/21 3/3-21, 3/6-3/23/21, 3/25/2021, 3/29-4/4/21, 4/10/21, 6/3-6/4/21, 6/7-Data loggerY 6/10/2021, 6/12/21, 6/25-6/29/21, 7/11/21, 8/3-8/4/2021, 8/7-8/8/21, 8/15/21, 8/18/21 10/28/20 Various, including between 12/19-12/22/19, 1/8-1/23/20, 2/14-2/24, 3/7-3/23 Data loggerY Various, including: 10/18/18, 11/3, 11/8, 11/11-11/18, 11/21-11/23, 12/5-12/15, 10/23/19 Data loggerY 12/24-12/31, 1/31/19-2/2, 2/18-2/27, 3/6-3/14, 4/1-4/5, 6/10, 7/12, 9/5 11/13, 11/17, 12/12, 12/26, 12/31/17, 1/10/18, 2/13-2/15, 3/24-3/26, 4/22, 5/31, 10/5/18 Data loggerY 6/1, 7/24, 7/29, 8/8, 9/12, 9/16 10/7-10/9/16, 12/19-12/20/16, 1/2/16, 1/7-1/10/17, 1/13-1/14/17, 3/5/17, 3/23- 11/17/17 Data loggerY 3/24/17, 4/24-4/25/17, 5/5/17, 5/23/17, 5/25/17, 6/24/17, 9/6/17 9/29/16 2/4/16, 2/18/16, 5/3/16, 6/7/16 Data loggerY Hudson Stream Restoration Project Year 7 Monitoring Report December 2022 DMS Project # 95361 70 Table 12: Verification of Baseflow Table 12: Verification of Baseflow 30 Consecutive Days Minimum Flow Requirement Well (Reach) Dates of Occurrence Met? Notes 1 (Reach 3) NA NA Data Unreadable 2 (Reach 3) NA NA Data Unreadable 3 (Reach 4) Various Y On-site data logger 4 (Confluence Reach 1 & Reach 4) Various Y On-site data logger 5 (Reach 1) Various Y On-site data logger 6 (Reach 1) NA NA Data Unreadable 7 (Reach 2) NA NA Data Unreadable 8 (Reach 5) Various Y On-site data logger 9 (Reach 5) Various Y On-site data logger 10 (Reach 5) NA NA Data Unreadable Hudson Stream Restoration Project Year 7 Monitoring Report December 2022 DMS Project # 95361 71 onitoring well 10, on the each 5. R Logger dislodged at m thread channel - Photo 1: multi us Logger Stat n y Data b See string ts. r Well dislodged iremen e logge u t q ell was situated i por and th Re he w . T a rology re toring data. ut t hyd out data. 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