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Home My WebLink About20180665 Ver 1_AlexanderFarm_100048_MY3_2022_20230112ID#* 20180665 Version* 1 Select Reviewer: Ryan Hamilton Initial Review Completed Date 01/23/2023 Mitigation Project Submittal - 1/12/2023 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:* Harry Tsomides harry.tsomides@ncdenr.gov Project Information .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. ID#:* 20180665 Version:* 1 Existing ID# Existing Version Project Type: • DMS Mitigation Bank Project Name: Alexander Farm Mitigation STREAM Site County: Alexander Document Information Mitigation Document Type:* Mitigation Monitoring Report File Upload: AlexanderFarm_100048_MY3_2022.pdf 48.65MB Please upload only one PDF of the complete file that needs to be submitted... Signature Print Name:* Harry Tsomides Signature: * /y ta"m;� ALEXANDERFARMMITIGATIONSITE MONITORINGYEAR3 AlexanderCounty,NC DEQContractNo.7416 ANNUALREPORT DMSProjectNo.100048 USACEActionIDNo.SAW201800451 NCDEQDWRCertificationNo.180665 Final RFP#:16007277 CatawbaRiverBasin HUC03050101 DataCollectionPeriod:January2022ΑNovember2022 FinalSubmissionDate:January2023 PREPAREDFOR: NCDepartmentofEnvironmentalQuality DivisionofMitigationServices 1652MailServiceCenter Raleigh,NC276991652 PREPAREDBY: WildlandsEngineering,Inc. 1430SouthMintStreet,Suite104 Charlotte,NC28203 Phone:704.332.7754 Fax:704.332.3306 January09,2023 Mr.HarryTsomides ProjectManager NCDEQΑDivisionofMitigationServices 2090U.S.70Highway Swannanoa,NC287788211 RE:FinalYear3MonitoringReportReview AlexanderFarmMitigationSite,AlexanderCounty YadkinRiverCU03040101 DMSProjectIDNo.100022/DEQContract#007186 DearMr.Tsomides: WildlandsEngineering,Inc.(Wildlands)hasreviewedtheDivisionofMitigationServices(DMS)comments fromtheDraftYear3MonitoringReportfortheAlexanderFarmMitigationSite.Thereportandassociated digitalfileshavebeenupdatedtoreflectthosecomments.TheFinalMY3Reportisincluded.5a{͸ commentsarelistedbelowin bold.źƌķƌğƓķƭ͸responsesto5a{͸commentsarenotedin italics. DMSappreciatesthethoroughfollowupfromtheMay2022IRTsitemeetinginaddressingand discussingthevariousitemsobserved,andactionstakenthisyear(fencerepair,plantings,invasives treatmentsandhandrepairs). źƌķƌğƓķƭ͸response:Thankyou! 5a{͸comment:WEInotestheareaofconcernonUT1Reach1Awhereapproximately200linearfeet (LF)ofstreamlackedsufficientbaseflowandindicatesthatasitevisitonNovember2ndshowed adequatesurfaceflow.Wildlandsindicatesthattheareawillbecloselymonitoredmovingforward;will thisbeviavisualmonitoring?DuringtheMay9,2022IRTmeeting,thevalueofaddingagamecamera inthatsectionwasdiscussed.PleaseindicatehowWEIplanstodocumentandreportthisareamoving forward. źƌķƌğƓķƭ͸response:Visualmonitoringwastobeconducteduntilrepairswerefinishedtoafewpipinglog sillswithoutenoughfilterfabric.Nowthatrepairsarecompletedandfunctioningappropriately,Wildlands planstoinstallagamecamerainearly2023tocontinuemonitoringtheareaforissuesresultingin insufficientbaseflow.AdditionaltexthasbeenaddedtoSection1.4.5forclarity. 5a{͸comment:DuringtheMay9,2022IRTmeeting,thevalueofwinterphotoswasdiscussed,as oftentimesthephotopointsdonotadequatelyshowlocalizedstreammorphology(e.g.,UT1Reach2, otherareascoveredbyherbaceousvegetationduringgrowingseason).DoesWEIplantoinclude winterphotosinsomeorallsections? źƌķƌğƓķƭ͸response:Duetothenumberofsitesbeingmonitored,sometimeswinterphotosarenot feasible;however,Wildlandswilltryourbesttoeithertakewinterphotosfortheprojectphotopointsor ifleafouthasoccurred,clearand/orpullvegetationoutofthewayforabetterviewofthechannel/area ofintent. 5a{͸comment:Thevisualassessmenttablesindicate100%performanceacrossthesiteforallvisual monitoringmetrics;canWEIconfirmthisisthecaseforMY3?Ifnot,thenpleaseupdatethesetables accordingly. WildlandsEngineering,Inc.phone7043327754fax70433233061430S.MintStreet,#104Charlotte,NC28203 źƌķƌğƓķƭ͸response:ExceptforonelunkerlogonUT1Reach4B,allchannelintegrityissuesdocumented inMY1andMY2eitherselfmitigatedand/orwererepairedpriortothesubmittaloftheMY3report.The overallintegritymetricinTable4dhasbeenupdatedtoreflectthestablebutdislodgedlunkerlogat Station151+10. 5a{͸comment:Asareminder,monitoringprovidersareresponsibleforcheckingtheeasement integrityacrosstheprojectsiteforencroachments,missingmarkers,adequatesignage,fencebreaks, etc.Pleaseconfirmthatthesitewasfullycheckedandwhattheresultsare. th źƌķƌğƓķƭ͸response:OnSeptember20,Wildlandsassessedtheeasementperimeteracrosstheproject site.MinorfencedamageasaresultofafallentreewasdiscoveredalongtheUT1Reach1Aandwas nd repairedonNovember22.Allothersignageandfencingwerefoundtobeinsufficientcondition.No easementviolationswerediscoveredoneithervisit.AbriefdiscussionwasaddedinSection1.4.2. DigitalSupportFileComments: 5a{͸comment:Pleasesubmitthequantitiesandcreditstable(missing). źƌķƌğƓķƭ͸response:QuantitiesandcreditstableareincludedSupportFilesfolderinthedigital submittal. Asrequested,WildlandshasincludedtwohardcopiesoftheFinalAlexanderFarmMitigationYear3 MonitoringReportwithacopyofourcommentresponseletterinsertedaftertheƩĻƦƚƩƷ͸ƭcoverpage.In addition,aUSBdrivewiththefullfinalelectroniccopyofthereport,ourresponseletter,andallthe electronicsupportfileshasbeenincluded.Pleaseletmeknowifyouhaveanyquestions. Sincerely, KristiSuggs SeniorEnvironmentalScientist ksuggs@wildlandseng.com WildlandsEngineering,Inc.phone7043327754fax70433233061430S.MintStreet,#104Charlotte,NC28203 EXECUTIVESUMMARY WildlandsEngineering,Inc.(Wildlands)implementedafulldeliverystreammitigationprojectatthe AlexanderFarmMitigationSite(Site)fortheNorthCarolinaDepartmentofEnvironmentalQuality (DEQ)DivisionofMitigationServices(DMS).Theprojectrestored,enhanced,andpreservedatotalof 6,722linearfeet(LF)ofperennialstreaminAlexanderCounty, NC.TheSiteislocatedwithintheDMS targetedlocalwatershed(TWL)fortheCatawbaRiverBasinHUC03050101andtheNCDivisionof WaterResources(DWR)Subbasin030832.Theprojectisproviding4,258.100streammitigation units(SMUs)fortheCatawbaRiverBasinHydrologicUnitCode(HUC)03050101130010(Catawba 01). The{źƷĻ͸ƭimmediatedrainageareaaswellasthesurroundingwatershedhasalonghistoryof agriculturalactivity.StreamandwetlandfunctionalstressorsfortheSitewererelatedtoboth historicandcurrentlandusepractices.MajorstreamstressorsfortheSiteincludedchannelincision andwidening,alackofstabilizingriparianvegetation,alackofbedformdiversityandaquatic habitat,andagriculturalrelatedimpactssuchaschannelmanipulationorstraighteningand concentratedrunoffinputsfromagriculturalfields.Theeffectsofthesestressorsresultedin channelinstability,lossoffloodplainconnection,degradedwaterquality,andthelossofboth aquaticandriparianhabitatthroughoutthe{źƷĻ͸ƭwatershedwhencomparedtoreference conditions.TheprojectapproachfortheSitefocusedonevaluatingthe{źƷĻ͸ƭexistingfunctional conditionandevaluatingitspotentialforrecoveryandneedforintervention. TheprojectgoalsdefinedintheMitigationPlan(Wildlands,2019)wereestablishedwithcareful considerationof2009UpperCatawbaRiverBasinRestorationPriorities(RBRP)goalsand objectivestoaddressstressorsidentifiedinthewatershedthroughtheimplementationofstream restorationandenhancementactivitiesandwetlandreestablishmentandrehabilitationactivities, aswellasriparianbufferrevegetation.Theestablishedprojectgoalsinclude: Improvestreamchannelstability, Reconnectchannelswithhistoricfloodplains, Improveinstreamhabitat, Reducesedimentandnutrientinputsfromadjacentfarmfields, Restoreandenhancenativefloodplainandwetlandvegetation, Excludelivestock,and Permanentlyprotecttheprojectsitefromharmfuluses. TheSiteconstructionandasbuiltsurveyswerecompletedAprilMay2020.Plantingandbaseline vegetationdatacollectionoccurredinApril2020.FencinginstallationwascompletedinJuly2020.MY3 assessmentsandSitevisitswerecompletedbetweenJanuaryandNovember2022toassessthe conditionsoftheproject. Overall,theSiteisontracktomeettherequiredstream,hydrology,andvegetativesuccesscriteriafor MY3.TheaverageplantedstemdensityfortheSiteinMY3is391stemsperacre,andthemajorityofthe permanentandmobilevegplotsarecurrentlyexceedingrequirementsof320plantedstemsperacre. AreasoflooselypopulatedChineseprivet(Ligustrumsinese)weredocumentedwithintheexisting woodedareasalongUT1Reach1AandtheupstreamportionofUT1Reach1BinMY2.Theseareaswere treatedinMY3andarenolongerconsideredasareasofconcern.Afewisolated,maturestemsof princesstree(Paulowniatomentosa)andtreeofheaven(Ailanthusaltissima)werealsonotedwithinthe easementinMY2.TheyhavealsobeentreatedandarenolongerconsideredasaconcerninMY3. Geomorphicsurveysindicatethatcrosssectionbankfulldimensionscloselymatchthebaseline monitoringwithsomeminoradjustments,andstreamsarefunctioningasintended.InMY3,one bankfulleventwasdocumentedonUT1Reach4A.DuringtheMY3visualassessments,approximately AlexanderFarmMitigationSite ii MonitoringYear3AnnualReportFinal 200LFofstreamonUT1Reach1AwasnotedaslackingsufficientstreamflowfromMayOctober2022. Withinthissectionofthereach,threepipinglogsillswererepaired,andfilterfabricwasaddedinlate 2022.Sufficientstreamflowreturnedtotheareainthefallof2022and continuestoflowthroughout theentirereach.Allareas,throughouttheproject,aredoingwellandtrendingtowardssuccess.No easementviolationsandonlyoneareaoffencedamagewerenotedduringMY3.Thefencewas repairedinNovember2022.Wildlandswillcontinuetomonitortheseareasthroughoutthesevenyear monitoringperiodtobenefittheecologicalhealthoftheSite. AlexanderFarmMitigationSite iii MonitoringYear3AnnualReportFinal ALEXANDERFARMMITIGATIONSITE MonitoringYear3AnnualReport TABLEOFCONTENTS Section1:PROJECTOVERVIEW.......................................................................................................11 Section2:METHODOLOGY.............................................................................................................21 Section3:REFERENCES...................................................................................................................31 TABLES Table1:ProjectQuantitiesandCreditsͶͶͶͶͶͶͶͶͶͶͶͶͶͶͶͶͶͶͶͶͶͶͶͶͶͶͶͶͶͶͶЊ1 Table1.1:CreditSummaryğĬƌĻͶͶͶͶͶͶͶͶͶͶͶͶͶͶͶͶͶͶͶͶͶͶͶͶͶͶͶͶͶͶͶͶ͵͵ͶͶͶЊ2 Table2:Goals,PerformanceCriteria,andFunctionalLƒƦƩƚǝĻƒĻƓƷƭͶͶͶͶͶͶͶͶͶͶͶͶ͵͵Ͷ͵Њ3 Table3:Project!ƷƷƩźĬǒƷĻƭͶͶͶͶͶͶͶͶͶͶͶͶͶͶͶͶͶͶͶͶͶͶͶͶͶͶͶͶͶͶͶͶͶͶͶͶͶͶ͵Њ5 FIGURES Figure1CurrentConditionPlanView(Key) Figures1a1cCurrentConditionPlanView APPENDICES AppendixAVisualAssessmentData Table4adVisualStreamMorphologyStabilityAssessmentTable Table5VegetationConditionAssessmentTable StreamPhotographs VegetationPlotPhotographs RepairedMY2AreasofConcernPhotographs AppendixBVegetationPlotData Table6VegetationPlotCriteriaAttainment AlexanderFarmMitigationSite iv MonitoringYear3AnnualReportFinal APPENDICESCont. Table7CVSPermanentVegetationPlotMetadata Table8abPlantedandTotalStemCounts AppendixCStreamGeomorphologyData Table9BaselineStreamDataSummary Table10MorphologyandHydraulicSummary(DimensionalParametersΑCrossSection) Table11adMonitoringDataΑStreamReachDataSummary CrossSectionPlots AppendixDHydrologyData Table12VerificationofBankfullEvents RecordedBankfullEvents GroundwaterGagePlots MonthlyRainfallData EmailCorrespondenceΑUSGSStation354616081085145RAINGAGE GroundwaterGagePhotographs AppendixEProjectTimelineandContactInformation Table13ProjectActivityandReportingHistory Table14ProjectContactTable AppendixFAdditionalDocumentation MeetingMinutes:AlexanderFarmMY3IRTCreditReleaseSiteWalk LISTOFACRONYMS CurrentConditionPlanView(CCPV) DepartmentofEnvironmentalQuality(DEQ) DivisionofMitigationServices(DMS) DivisionofWaterResources(DWR) HydrologicUnitCode(HUC) InteragencyReviewTeam(IRT) MonitoringYear(MY) NationalResourceConservationService(NRCS) StreamMitigationUnit(SMU) TargetedLocalWatershed(TLW) UnitedStatesArmyCorpsofEngineers(USACE) UnnamedTributary(UT) CatawbaRiverBasinRestorationPriorities(RBRP) AlexanderFarmMitigationSite v MonitoringYear3AnnualReportFinal Section1: PROJECTOVERVIEW 1.1 ProjectQuantitiesandCredits TheAlexanderFarmMitigationSite(Site)islocatedinAlexanderCountyapproximately6mileswestof Statesvilleand15milesnortheastofHickory(Figure1).TheSiteislocatedwithintheElkShoalsCreek targetedlocalwatershed(TLW)HydrologicUnitCode(HUC)03050101130010andisbeingsubmittedfor mitigationcreditintheUpperCatawbaRiverBasin03050101.LocatedintheNorthernInnerPiedmont beltwithinthePiedmontphysiographicprovince(NCGS,1985),theprojectwatershedisdominatedby agriculturalandforestedland. TheSitecontainstwounnamedtributaries,UT1andUT1A,andeighteenriparianwetlands; however,nocreditisbeingsoughtforprojectwetlands.ForthisprojectUT1wasbrokenintosix reaches(Reach1A,Reach1B,Reach2,Reach3,Reach4A,andReach4B).TheprojectSiteis bisectedbyElkShoalsChurchLoopRoadbetweenReach2andReach3. ThefinalmitigationplanwassubmittedandacceptedbyDMSinJuneof2019andtheIRTinOctoberof 2019.ConstructionactivitieswerecompletedinApril2020byBakerGrading&LandscapingInc.Turner MappingandSurveyingcompletedtheasbuiltsurveyinMay2020.Plantingwascompletedfollowing constructioninApril2020byBrutonNaturalSystems,Inc.Aconservationeasementhasbeenrecorded andisinplaceon21.7acres.Theprojectisproviding4,258.100streammitigationunits(SMUs)forthe CatawbaRiverBasinHydrologicUnitCode(HUC)03050101130010(Catawba01).PleaserefertoTable1 andTable1.1forprojectcreditsbystreamandthecreditsummarytablerespectively.Annual monitoringwillbeconductedforsevenyearswithcloseoutanticipatedtocommencein2027giventhe successcriteriaaremet. Table1:ProjectQuantitiesandCredits ProjectComponents Mitigation ProjectAsBuiltRestorationMitigationProject PlanNotes/Comments 1 AreaFootageLevelRatio(X:1)Credit Footage Fullchannelrestorationwith UT1plantedbuffer.Livestock 770770.000R2.000385.000 Reach1Aexcluded,andinvasive speciestreated. Fullchannelrestorationwith UT1plantedbuffer.Livestock 969957.000R2.000478.500 Reach1Bexcluded,andinvasive speciestreated. Channelstabilizationwith UT1plantedbuffer.Livestock 12601,253.000Ell2.000626.500 Reach2excluded,andinvasive speciestreated. UT1 718701.000P10.00070.100Invasivespeciestreated. Reach3 AlexanderFarmMitigationSite MonitoringYear3AnnualReportFinal11 Table1:ProjectQuantitiesandCredits ProjectComponents Mitigation ProjectAsBuiltRestorationMitigationProject PlanNotes/Comments 1 AreaFootageLevelRatio(X:1)Credit Footage Channelstablized. Floodplainbenchcutto reconnectchannelwith UT1floodplainandtransition 252252.000R2.500100.800 Reach4ApreservationreachtoPriority 1restoration.Plantedbuffer, livestockexclusion,and invasivespeciestreated. Fullchannelrestorationwith UT1plantedbuffer.Livestock 920920.000R1.000920.000 Reach4Aexcluded,andinvasive speciestreated. Fullchannelrestorationwith UT1plantedbuffer.Livestock 16661,666.000R1.0001,666.000 Reach4Bexcluded,andinvasive speciestreated. Channelreconnectedwith floodplain.Livestock UT1A203203.000Ell0.000 excluded,invasivespecies treated,andplantedbuffer. Steppoolconveyance systemimplementedtotreat BMP262262.000N/AN/Apasturestormwaterrunoff. Livestockexcluded,and invasivespeciestreated. Notes: 1.NodirectcreditforBMPorUT1A. 2.Internalculvertcrossingandexternalbreakexcludedfromstationinglisted. Table1.1:CreditSummaryTable ProjectCredits StreamRiparianWetland RestorationNonRiparianCoastal LevelWetlandMarsh WarmCoolColdRiverineNonRiv Restoration3,556.300N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A Re N/AN/AN/AN/A establishment RehabilitationN/AN/AN/AN/A EnhancementN/AN/AN/AN/A EnhancementIN/AN/A EnhancementII630.000N/AN/A Preservation71.800N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A Totals4,258.100N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A AlexanderFarmMitigationSite MonitoringYear3AnnualReportFinal12 1.2 ProjectGoalsandObjectives TheSiteisprovidingnumerousecologicalbenefitswithintheUpperCatawbaBasin.Theprojectgoals wereestablishedwithcarefulconsiderationtoaddressstressorsthatwereidentifiedinthe2009Upper CatawbaRiverBasinRestorationPriorities(RBRP)report.Theprojecthasimprovedstreamfunctions throughstreamrestorationandtheconversionofmaintainedagriculturalfieldsintoriparianbuffer withintheUpperCatawbaRiverBasin,whilecreatingafunctionalripariancorridorattheSite. ThefollowingprojectspecificgoalsandobjectivesoutlinedintheMitigationPlan(Wildlands,2019) include: Table2:Goals,PerformanceCriteria,andFunctionalImprovements Cumulative Objective/LikelyFunctionalPerformance GoalMeasurementMonitoring TreatmentUpliftCriteria Results Allcross BHRremainbelow14Crosssections sectionshavea ConstructstreamReducesediment1.2overthewillbeassessed BHR<1.2. ImprovethechannelsthatwillinputsfrombankmonitoringperiodduringMY1,MY2, Channelsare stabilityofmaintainstableerosion.ReducewithvisualMY3,MY5,and stableandhave streamcrosssections,shearstressonassessmentsMY7andvisual maintainedthe channels.patterns,andprofileschannelshowinginspectionswill constructed overtime.boundary.progressiontowardsbeassessed riffleandpool stability.annually. sequence. Crestgage1on 2automatedcrestUT1Reach1A gagesweredidnotmeet Reconstructstream installedoncriteriathis ReconnectchannelswithAllowmoreFourbankfullevents restorationyear;However, channelswithdesignedbankfullfrequentfloodinseparateyears reaches.TheCrestgage2on historicdimensionsandflowstodispersewithinthe7year automatedgagesUT1Reach4A floodplains.depthbasedononthefloodplain.monitoringperiod. willrecordflowdidmeet referencereachdata. elevationsandcriteriawith durations.onebankfull event. Reducesediment inputsfrombank15ofthe18 Nine(9) erosionandvegetation permanentand RestoreandPlantnativetreeandrunoff.Increaseplotshavea Survivalrateof320nine(9)mobile enhanceunderstoryspeciesinnutrientcyclingplantedstem stemsperacreatonehundred nativeriparianzonesandandstorageindensitygreater MY3,260plantedsquaremeter floodplain,plantnativeshrubfloodplain.than320stems stemsperacreatvegetationplots streambank,andherbaceousProvideriparianperacre.The MY5,and210stemsaremonitored andwetlandspeciesonhabitat.Addaoverallplanted peracreatMY7.duringMY1,MY2, vegetation.streambanks.sourceofLWDstemsperacre MY3,MY5,and andorganicforMY3come MY7. materialtooutto391. stream. AlexanderFarmMitigationSite MonitoringYear3AnnualReportFinal13 Table2:Goals,PerformanceCriteria,andFunctionalImprovements Cumulative Objective/LikelyFunctionalPerformance GoalMeasurementMonitoring TreatmentUpliftCriteria Results Increaseand Installhabitat diversifyavailable featuressuchas habitatsfor constructedriffles, macroinvertebrat coverlogs,andbrushThereisnorequired Improvees,fish,and toesintoperformanceVisual instreamamphibiansN/A restored/enhancedstandardforthisassessment. habitat.leadingto streams.Addwoodymetric. colonizationand materialstochannel increasein beds.Constructpools biodiversityover ofvaryingdepth. time. Reduce Installstormwater agriculturaland ReduceBMPsinareasof sedimentinputs sedimentandconcentrated totheproject,Thereisnorequired fecalcoliformagriculturalrunoffto whichwillreduceperformance andnutrientdiffuseandprovideN/AN/A likelihoodofstandardforthis inputfromvegetatedinfiltration accumulatedfinesmetric. adjacentfarmforrunoffbeforeit andexcessive fields.entersthestream algalbloomsfrom channel. nutrients. ProtectSitefrom Visuallyinspect Permanently encroachmenton Establishtheperimeterof protectthetheriparian conservationPreventeasementtheSitetoensureNoeasement projectSitecorridorand easementsontheencroachment.noeasementencroachments. fromharmfuldirectimpactto Site.encroachmentis uses.streamsand occurring. wetlands. Installlivestock Visuallymonitor fencingandwateringReduced ExcludeThereisnorequiredfencedportionsof systemsasneededtoagriculturalrunoffNocattle livestockperformancethesitetoensure excludelivestockandcattleobservedin fromstreamstandardforthisnocattleare fromstreamtramplingineasement. channels.metric.enteringthe channelsandriparianstreams. easement. areas. 1.3 ProjectAttributes Priortoconstructionactivities,thestreamsthroughouttheSitewereinvariousstagesofimpairment relatedtothecurrentandhistoricalagriculturaluses.UT1Reaches1and2wereseverelyimpactedby cattle.Onbothreachesbedformdiversityandhabitatwasverypoor,primarilyduetosedimentation andincision.UT1Reach3waswoodedandthemajorityofthereachconsistedoflow,stablestream bankswithafewscourpocketslocatednearATVcrossings.UT1Reach4wasextensivelyeroded, incised,anddisconnectedfromitshistoricfloodplain. TheoverallSitetopographyconsistsofagraduallyslopedvalleyrunningthroughthecenterofthe project.UpstreamofElkShoalsChurchLoopRoad,theSiteischaracterizedbyamoderateslope. UT1Reach1originateswithintheSitelimitsataspringheadandflowsdownslopethrougha AlexanderFarmMitigationSite MonitoringYear3AnnualReportFinal14 moderatelyconfinedvalleysurroundedbyopenpasture.Approximately600feetdownstreamof theheadwaters,thevalleywidensandcontinuesdownstreamasabroadgentlyslopingfloodplain toElkShoalsChurchLoopRoad.Downstreamoftheroadcrossing,UT1continuesflowingsouth withinabroadgentlyslopingfloodplaintoitsconfluencewith UT1Afromtheleftfloodplain,where itoriginatesasawetlandseep.Attheconfluence,UT1AandjoinsUT1andcontinuessouthtoits confluencewithtoElkShoalsCreekwithinabroadalluvialfloodplain.Thesitedrains approximately256acresofruralland. AmapoftheSitewith projectcomponentsillustratedisprovidedinFigures1Α1c. Table3:ProjectAttributes ProjectInformation ProjectName AlexanderFarmMitigationSite County AlexanderCounty ProjectArea 35°48'42.36"N 21.7 ProjectCoordinates (acres)81°7'14.46"W Planted 17.5 Acreage ProjectWatershedSummaryInformation Physiographic Piedmont RiverBasin CatawbaRiver Province USGS USGSHydrologic Hydrologic 30501013050101130010 Unit14digit Unit8digit ProjectWatershedSummaryInformation Forest(20%),Cultivated(73%), DWRSub2011NLCDLandUse 030832Grassland(1%),Shrubland(1%),Urban basinClassification (5%),OpenWater(0%) ProjectProjectDrainage Drainage UT1256,UT1A7.4 AreaPercentageof 1.00% Area(acres)ImperviousArea ReachSummaryInformation UT1ReachUT1UT1Reach4A UT1Reach3UT1A Parameters 1Aand1BReach2and4B Lengthofreach(linearfeet)Post 1,7271,2537012,838203 Restoration Valleyconfinement(Confined,Moderately ConfinedUnconfinedUnconfinedUnconfined moderatelyconfined,unconfined)Confined Drainagearea(acres)711171412567 Perennial(P),Intermittent(I), PPPPI Ephemeral(E) NCDWRWaterQualityClassificationWSIV MorphologicalDescription(stream B4B4N/AC4c/G4cN/A type)PreRestoration MorphologicalDescription(stream B4B4N/AC4N/A type)PostRestoration Evolutionarytrend(Simon'sModel) IIIVI/IIIVIII PreRestoration FEMAclassificationN/AN/AN/AZoneAEN/A AlexanderFarmMitigationSite MonitoringYear3AnnualReportFinal15 Table3:ProjectAttributes RegulatoryConsiderations RegulationApplicable?Resolved?SupportingDocumentation WatersoftheUnitedStates YesYesUSACEActionID#SAW201800451 Section404 WatersoftheUnitedStates YesYesDWR#180665 Section401 DivisionofLandQuality(ErosionNPDESConstructionStormwater YesYes andSedimentControl)GeneralPermitNCG010000 CategoricalExclusionDocumentin EndangeredSpeciesActYesYes MitigationPlan CategoricalExclusionDocumentin HistoricPreservationActYesYes MitigationPlan CoastalZoneManagementAct (CZMA)/CoastalAreaManagementNoN/AN/A Act(CAMA) AlexanderCountyFloodplain FEMAFloodplainComplianceYesYes DevelopmentPermit#012019 EssentialFisheriesHabitatNoN/AN/A 1.4 MonitoringYear3DataAssessment AnnualmonitoringforMY3wasconductedbetweenJanuaryandNovember2022toassessthe conditionoftheproject.Thestream,vegetation,andhydrologicsuccesscriteriafortheSitefollowsthe approvedsuccesscriteriapresentedintheAlexanderFarmMitigationPlan(Wildlands,2019). 1.4.1 VegetationAssessment Vegetationplotmonitoringisbeingconductedinpostconstructionmonitoringyears1,2,3,5,and7. Permanentplotsaremonitoredinaccordancewiththeguidelinesandproceduresdevelopedbythe CarolinaVegetationSurveyEEPLevel2Protocol(Leeetal.,2008)andthe2016USACEStreamand WetlandMitigationGuidancetoassessthevegetationsuccess.Atotalof9permanentvegetationplots wereestablishedwithintheprojecteasementareausingeithera10meterby10metersquareplotora 5meterby20meterrectangularplot.Inaddition,9mobileandsupplementalvegetationplotswere relocatedinMY3throughouttheplantedconservationeasement.Toevaluatetherandomvegetation performancefortheSite,mobileplotswillcontinuetobereestablishedindifferentrandomlocationsin monitoringyears5and7.Mobilevegetationplotassessmentswilldocumentstems,species,andheight 2 using100metercircular,square,orrectangularplots.Thefinalvegetativeperformancestandardwill bethesurvivalof210plantedstemsperacreintheplantedriparianareasattheendoftherequired sevenyearmonitoringperiod.TheinterimmeasureofvegetativesuccessfortheSitewillbethesurvival ofatleast320plantedstemsperacreattheendofMY3andatleast260stemsperacreattheendof MY5. TheMY3vegetationsurveywascompletedinAugust2022,resultinginatotalaverageplanteddensity of391stemsperacreforallmonitoredpermanent(VPs)andmobilevegetationplots(MPs).TheSite had7outof9permanentvegetationplotsindividuallyexceededtheinterimMY3requirementof320 plantedstemsperacre,withdensitiesrangingfrom324to567plantedstemsperacre.Thetwo permanentplotsthatdidnotmeettheMY3plantedstemdensityrequirementswereVP7andVP9with anaverageof243and283,respectively.However,theseplotsareontracktomeettheMY5andMY7 vegetativesuccesscriteriawiththehelpofadditionalvolunteersbeingaddedintheupcomingyears. InMY3aftertheIRTwalkinMay2022,itwasdecidedthatWildlandsaddonemoreadditionalmobile plot(MP9)toshowthesuccessofasemibareareathatwasnotedduringthesitevisit.Currently,8out AlexanderFarmMitigationSite MonitoringYear3AnnualReportFinal16 of9mobilesplotsindividuallyexceededtheinterimMY3requirementof320plantedstemsperacre, withdensitiesrangingfrom364to486plantedstemsperacre.Mobileplot7didnotmeettheMY3 requirementswithanaveragestemdensityof202stemsperacre.Allreplantedareasareshowing successandarethriving.Wildlandswillconductanextrayearofmonitoringforthesupplementally plantedareasoutlinedintheAMPduringMY6(Wildlands,2021).Ifthedatacollectedintheseareas suggestthatvegetativeperformanceisnotonatrajectoryforsuccess,anadditionalyearofmonitoring maybe requiredinMY8. Inboththepermanentandmobilevegetationplots,themajorityofthesurvivingstemsappeartobe thrivingwithavigorof3orgreaterandhaveanoverallstemheightaveragingat4.5feet.Pleasereferto Section1.4.2forthediscussionoftheMY3vegetativeareasofconcern.AppendixAforvegetationplot photographs,AppendixBforvegetationdatatables,andAppendixFformeetingminutesfromthe AlexanderFarmMY3IRTCreditReleaseSiteWalk. 1.4.2 VegetationAreasofConcern Ingeneral,theSitehasrespondedwelltosupplementalplantingandvegetationisestablishing throughouttheeasement.CurrentlytherearenovegetativeareasofconcerninMY3. VegetativeCover Overall,herbaceousgroundcoveriswellestablishedthroughouttheSiteandstabilizingthesoil.In2022, observationsduringSitevisitsinMY3identifiedthatamajorityoftheareasoutlinedintheAMPfrom theMY2report(Wildlands,2021)forsupplementalplantingaredoingverywellwithhighsurvivalrates. ThetwoareasofconcernthatwerenotedinMY2,locatedalongtheleftfloodplainofUT1Reach4B fromStation152+00157+10and163+75166+66,aretrendingtowardssuccessandthenewly plantedstemsarestartingtothriveinthewetterconditions.Formoreinformationrefertothe MonitoringYear2report(Wildlands,2021). InvasiveSpecies InthebeginningofFebruary2022,WildlandscontractedouttheEcoforesterstotreattheareasnotedin theMY2visualassessmentswhichhadindicatedapproximately0.40acresoflooselypopulatedChinese privet(Ligustrumsinese)withinsomeoftheexistingwoodedareasalongUT1Reach1Aandthe upstreamportionofUT1Reach1B.Inaddition,duringJune2022,Ecoforesterstreatedafewisolated, maturestemsofprincesstree(Paulowniatomentosa)andcompletedasitewideapplicationofsmall distinctareasofinstreamvegetation.Aswell,duringthistimethetreeofheaven(Ailanthusaltissima) andthecattails(Typhalatifolia)thatwerealsonotedwithintheeasementhavebeentreatedby Wildlands.AsoftheMY3visualassessmentwalk,alloftheareasofChineseprivet,princesstree,and treeofheaventhathadbeentreatedhavenotyetshownsignsofregrowth.Wildlandsdidnotconduct anyringspraysthisyearasthefescueareaswithintheeasementwerenotaffectingthesurvivalofthe bareroots.Wildlandswillcontinuetomonitortheseareasforresproutsthroughoutthesevenyear monitoringperiod. ConservationEasement th OnSeptember20,Wildlandsassessedtheentireeasementperimeteracrosstheprojectsite.Minor fencedamageasaresultofafallentreewasdiscoveredalongtheUT1Reach1Aandwasrepairedon nd November22.Allothersignageandfencingwerefoundtobeinsufficientcondition.Noeasement violationswerediscovered. AlexanderFarmMitigationSite MonitoringYear3AnnualReportFinal17 1.4.3 StreamAssessment Rifflecrosssectionsontherestorationreachesshouldbestableandshowlittlechangeinbankfullarea, maximumdepthratio,andwidthtodepthratio.Allrifflecrosssectionsshouldfallwithinthe parametersdefinedforthedesignatedstreamtype.Ifanychangesdooccur,thesechangeswill be evaluatedtoassesswhetherthestreamchannelisshowingsignsofinstability.Indicatorsofinstability includeaverticallyincisingthalwegand/orerodingchannelbanks.Remedialactionwouldnotbetaken ifchannelchangesindicateamovementtowardstability. MorphologicalsurveysforMY3wereconductedinMay2022.Crosssectionsurveyresultsindicatethat channeldimensionsarestableandfunctioningasdesignedonallrestorationreacheswithminimal adjustments.Minorchangesoccurringwithinsomecrosssectionsarenormalforadynamicsystemand areexamplesofhowachanneladjuststomaintainstabilityfromnaturalprocesses.Bankheightratios (BHR)atsurveyedcrosssectionswereatornear1.0forall.Thesechangescanbeattributedtothe establishmentofvegetationalongthetopsofbanks,pointbardevelopment,andinstreambench development.Theseminorchangesdonotindicatechannelinstability.Thefactthatcrosssectionshave incurredonlyminoradjustmentsshowsthatthesystemisfunctioningasdesigned.Itisabletomove sedimentthroughthesystemandaccessitsfloodplaintherebynegatingaggradationaland degradationalstressorssuchasaninfluxofsedimenttothesystemandhigherdischargesandincreased velocities. PleaserefertoCCPVFigures1Α1c,AppendixAforthevisualstabilityassessmenttablesandstream photographs,andAppendixCforthemorphologicaltablesandplots. 1.4.4 StreamHydrologyAssessment Twoautomatedpressuretransducerswereinstalledtodocumentstreamhydrologythroughoutthe sevenyearmonitoringperiod.Henceforth,thesedevicesarereferredtoasͻĭƩĻƭƷgagesΛ/DΜͼforthose recordingbankfullevents.Attheendofthesevenyearmonitoringperiod,fourormorebankfullflow eventsmusthaveoccurredinseparateyears.InMY3,onebankfulleventwasdocumentedatcrestgage 2(CG2)onUT1Reach4A. Overthepast3monitoringyears,theSitehasusedthedailyprecipitationdatafromtheclosestUnited StatesGeologicalSurvey(USGS)rainfallgage354616081085145,locatedatOxfordRSNRinClaremont, NC.WhenretrievingtherainfalldatainearlyNovember,itwasnotedthatthestationdidnotinclude anyprecipitationdataaftertheendofSeptember2022.AsdirectedontheUSGSwebsite(SouthAtlantic WSC,2022),WildlandsemailedtheNationalGroundwaterNetworksCoordinator,JasonFine,aboutthe statusoftherainfallstation.Mr.Finerespondednotingthatthisstationhasbeendecommissioneddue tothelackoffundingandtherearenoplanstoreinstateit(Fine,2022).Wildlandsplanstolocateand usedatafromanothernearbyrainfallgagestationfortheMY4andsubsequentmonitoringreports. PleaserefertoAppendixDforhydrologysummarydata,gageplots,monthlyrainfalltotalsfor2022,and emailcorrespondencewithUSGS. 1.4.5 StreamAreasofConcernandManagementActivity AllstreamsontheSite,includingthethreeareasofconcernthatwererecordedinMY1,areremaining stable.Streambankvegetationhasbecomeestablished,andtheseareasarenolongeranissue.During theMY2visualstreamassessmentapproximately110LFofaggradationfromstation138+75to139+85 wasnotedonUT1Reach4A.InMY3onJune17,2022,alargetreethatwasimpedingflowinthissection ofthestreamwascutdown,allowingfornormalstreamflowstoreturn;thereby,flushingthesediment throughthesystem.Thisareaisnolongerofconcern. AlexanderFarmMitigationSite MonitoringYear3AnnualReportFinal18 InearlyMay2022,priortotheIRTCreditReleaseSiteWalk,Wildlandsdocumentedthelackofsufficient baseflowonapproximately200linearfeet(LF)ofUT1Reach1A.Becausethisarea,noranyotherareaof theprojecthadexperiencedbaseflowissuesinthepast,Wildlandsdiscussedtheanomalywith theIRT duringtheonsitemeeting.Intheshortterm,Wildlandsdecidedtovisuallymonitorthesectionof stream,thebaseflowupstreamanddownstreamofthearea,thefunctionalityofboundinggrade control,andthehydrologicconditionswithintheimmediatefloodplainandcontributingdrainagearea. Basedonthisapproach andshallowbaseflowreturningtotherifflesandpoolswithinthisareaofthe reach,inearlySeptemberof2022,Wildlandsbelievedthatstructurepiping,notedinMY2,wasallowing thth streamflowtomovesubsurface.Therefore,betweenOctober10andDecember16beforeanyother additionalmonitoringmeasureswereimplemented,Wildlandsrepairedthreepipinglogsillswithinthe areaandreplacedthefilterfabric.Sincethesemeasureswereimplementedsurfaceflowhasincreased tosufficientlevelsthroughoutthereach.PreviouslypipingstructuresalongUT1Reach1Aarenolonger ofconcern.Wildlandsplanstoinstallagamecameratomonitortheareamovingforward. PertherequestoftheIRTduringtheƦƩƚƆĻĭƷ͸ƭMY2CreditReleaseSiteWalk,Wildlandsadded3photo pointsacrosstheSite.Photopoint21wasaddedtomonitoradislodgedbutcurrentlystablelunkerlog andbankatstation151+10onUT1Reach4B.Photopoint22wasaddedtomonitorthelinearwetland areaonUT1Reach4Bduringthewintermonths.Photopoint23wasaddedtoUT1Reach2inorderto helpmonitorthisareaandcatchanyerosionorincisionthatmayoccurinthefuture.Wildlandsalso planstoinstalladditionallivestakesneartheupperextentofUT1Reach1Ainthewinterof2022/2023. PleaserefertoCCPVFigures1Α1candAppendixAforstreamstabilitytables,addedphotopoints,and photographsofrepairedMY2areasofconcern,andAppendixFforthemeetingminutesfromthe AlexanderFarmIRTCreditReleaseSiteWalk.Wildlandswillcontinuetomonitortheseareasand remedialactionswillbeimplementediftheseareasthreatenthestabilityoftheproject. 1.4.6 WetlandAssessment Duringbaselinemonitoring,twoInsituLevelTROLL®100pressuretransducers,herebyreferencedas groundwatermonitoringgages(GWGs),wereinstalledwithinexistingwetlandswherePriority1 restorationwasconducted.Thiswasdonesolelytoverifythecontinuationofhydrologicwetland functionsduringthegrowingseason,sincenowetlandcreditsarebeingsoughtforthisprojectandno performancecriteriahavebeenestablished. AllGWGsaredownloadedonaquarterlybasisandmaintainedasneeded.Calibrationwascompletedby manuallymeasuringwaterlevelsonallgageswhichconfirmedthedownloadeddata.TheNRCSClimate AnalysisforWetlandsTables(WETS)doesnotlistadefinedgrowingseasonforAlexanderCountydueto insufficientdata;therefore,thenearestWETSStationisStatesville2NNE(USDA,2020)inIredellCounty whichisapproximately13.5milesfromtheprojectsitewasused.Thegrowingseasonbasedondata compiledfromthisWETSStation(1980Α2020)isfromApril4throughNovember2undertypical precipitationconditions.TheSitedoesnotcontainarainfallgage;therefore,thedailyprecipitationdata wascollectedfromclosestUSGSgage,354616081085145,locatedatOxfordRSNRinClaremont,NC. Duetothedecommissioningofthisraingage(Fine,2022),aspreviouslydiscussedinSection1.4.4, rainfalldatawasonlyavailablethroughtheendofSeptember2022.Therefore,rainfalldatawillbe obtainedfromanothernearbyrainfallgagestationfortheMY4andsubsequentmonitoringreports. PleaserefertoAppendixDforemailcorrespondencewithUSGS. ResultsfrombothGWGs,duringMY3,showthatriparianwetlandsmaintainedfreegroundwaterwithin 12inchesofthegroundsurfacefor30consecutivedaysor14.1%ofthegrowingseasonforGWG1and theentiregrowingseason,213consecutivedays,forGWG2. AlexanderFarmMitigationSite MonitoringYear3AnnualReportFinal19 PleaserefertoFigures1Α1cforthegroundwatergagelocationsandtoAppendixDforthegroundwater gagephotographs,groundwaterhydrologydata,andplots. 1.5 MonitoringYear3Summary Overall,theSiteisperformingwell.TheaverageplantedstemdensityfortheSiteis391stemsperacre andthemajorityofplotsarecurrentlyexceedingtheMY3requirementsandareontracktomeetthe MY5requirementof260stemsperacre.Aspreviouslymentioned,vegetativesuccessrateshavegreatly improvedthroughoutthewholeSiteinMY3.AsofFebruary2022,allareasnotedinMY2ofloosely populatedChineseprivetalongUT1Reach1AandtheupstreamportionofUT1Reach1Bhavebeen treatedalongwithafewisolated,maturestemsofprincesstreeandtreeofheaven.Thesetreatedareas aretrendingtowardsuccess;however,Wildlandswillcontinuetomonitorthemandspottreatwhere necessary.DuringtheeasementassessmentonSeptember20,2022,noeasementviolationswere documented.Alleasementsignagewasfoundtobeingoodcondition,andonlyoneareaoffence damage,duetoafallentree,wasnoted.ThefencewasrepairedonNovember22,2022. Geomorphicsurveys,conductedinMay2022,indicatethatcrosssectionbankfulldimensionsclosely matchbaselinemonitoringwithsomeminoradjustments,andthestreamsarefunctioningasintended. However,itwasalsonotedinearlyMay2022thatapproximately200LFofstreamalongUT1Reach1A waslackingbaseflow.Withinthissectionofthereach,threepipinglogsillswererepairedandfilter fabricwasadded.Sufficientstreamflowreturnedinthefallof2022andcontinuestoflowthroughout theentirereach.Agamecameralwillbeinstalledtomonitorstreamflowinthisareamovingforward. WildlandswillcontinuetomonitortheSite,andadditionaladaptivemaintenancewillbeimplemented, asnecessary,throughoutthesevenyearmonitoringperiodtobenefittheecologicalhealthoftheSite. AlexanderFarmMitigationSite MonitoringYear3AnnualReportFinal110 Section2: METHODOLOGY GeomorphicdatawerecollectedfollowingthestandardsoutlinedinTheStreamChannelReferenceSite: AnIllustratedGuidetoFieldTechniques(Harrelsonetal.,1994)andintheStreamRestoration:ANatural ChannelDesignHandbook(Dolletal.,2003).AllIntegratedCurrentConditionMappingwasrecorded usingaTrimblehandheldGPSwithsubmeteraccuracyandprocessedusingPathfinderandArcGIS. Crestgagesandgroundwatergagesaremonitoredquarterly.Hydrologicinstrumentinstallationsarein accordancewiththeUnitedStatesArmyCorpsofEngineers(USACE,2005)standardsandmonitoring withtheLw͸ƭStreamandWetlandMitigationUpdate(2016).Vegetationmonitoringprotocolsfollowed theCarolinaVegetationSurveyEEPLevel2Protocol(Leeetal.,2008). AlexanderFarmMitigationSite MonitoringYear3AnnualReportFinal21 Section3: REFERENCES Doll,B.A.,Grabow,G.L.,Hall,K.A.,Halley,J.,Harman,W.A.,Jennings,G.D.,andWise,D.E.2003. StreamRestorationANaturalChannelDesignHandbook. 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Visual Assessment Data Woody Stabilizing Vegetation Adjust % for Woody Stabilizing Vegetation Footage with Woody Stabilizing Vegetation Number with Intended % Stable, Performing as Footage Unstable Amount of 00100%00100%00100%00100%00100%00100% Unstable Segments Number of Totals in As-Built Total Number 66100%66100% 4747100%3939100%3939100%4747100%4747100% Stable, Number Intended Performing as 1.6 s Aggradation00100%Degradation00100%Texture/Substrate3737100%Depth Sufficient3737100%Length Appropriate3737100%Thalweg centering at upstream of meander bend (Run)Thalweg centering at downstream of meander bend (Glide)Bank lacking vegetative cover resulting simply from poor growth and/or scour and erosionBanks undercut/overhanging to the extent that mass wasting appears likely. Does NOT include undercuts that are modest, appear sustainable and are providing habitat.Bank slumping, calving, or collapse00100%00100%Structures physically intact with no dislodged boulders or logs.Grade control structures exhibiting maintenance of grade across the sillStructures lacking any substantial flow underneath sills or arms.Bank erosion within the structures extent of influence does not exceed 15%. Pool forming structures maintaining ~Max Pool Depth : Bankfull Depth Rootwads/logs providing some cover at baseflow. 1 Channel Sub-CategoryMetric 1. Vertical Stability (Riffle and Run units)2. Riffle Condition3. Pool Condition4. Thalweg Position1. Scoured/Eroded2. Undercut3. Mass Wasting1. Overall Integrity2. Grade Control2a. Piping3. Bank Protection4. Habitat Category Major Channel Pool condition includes both types of pools: step pools and meander pool Table 4a. Visual Stream Morphology Stability Assessment TableReach: UT1 Reach 1AAssessed Length:770 Alexander Farm Mitigation SiteDMS Project No. 100048 Monitoring Year 3 - 2022Date of visual assessment: November 10, 20221. Bed2. Bank3. Engineered Structures 1 Woody Stabilizing Vegetation Adjust % for Woody Stabilizing Vegetation Footage with Woody Stabilizing Vegetation Number with Intended % Stable, Performing as Footage Unstable Amount of 00100%00100%00100%00100%00100%00100% Unstable Segments Number of Totals in As-Built Total Number 66100%66100% 5252100%4242100%4242100%5252100%5252100% Stable, Number Intended Performing as 1.6 s Aggradation00100%Degradation00100%Texture/Substrate4343100%Depth Sufficient4040100%Length Appropriate4040100%Thalweg centering at upstream of meander bend (Run)Thalweg centering at downstream of meander bend (Glide)Bank lacking vegetative cover resulting simply from poor growth and/or scour and erosionBanks undercut/overhanging to the extent that mass wasting appears likely. Does NOT include undercuts that are modest, appear sustainable and are providing habitat.Bank slumping, calving, or collapse00100%00100%Structures physically intact with no dislodged boulders or logs.Grade control structures exhibiting maintenance of grade across the sillStructures lacking any substantial flow underneath sills or arms.Bank erosion within the structures extent of influence does not exceed 15%. Pool forming structures maintaining ~Max Pool Depth : Bankfull Depth Rootwads/logs providing some cover at baseflow. 1 Channel Sub-CategoryMetric 1. Vertical Stability (Riffle and Run units)2. Riffle Condition3. Pool Condition4. Thalweg Position1. Scoured/Eroded2. Undercut3. Mass Wasting1. Overall Integrity2. Grade Control2a. Piping3. Bank Protection4. Habitat Category Major Channel Pool condition includes both types of pools: step pools and meander pool Table 4b. Visual Stream Morphology Stability Assessment TableReach: UT1 Reach 1BAssessed Length:957 Alexander Farm Mitigation SiteDMS Project No. 100048 Monitoring Year 3 - 2022Date of visual assessment: September 20, 20221. Bed2. Bank3. Engineered Structures 1 Woody Stabilizing Vegetation Adjust % for Woody Stabilizing Vegetation Footage with Woody Stabilizing Vegetation Number with Intended % Stable, Performing as Footage Unstable Amount of 00100%00100%00100%00100%00100%00100% Unstable Segments Number of Totals in As-Built Total Number 1616100%1616100%3030100%1818100%1818100%3030100%3030100% Stable, Number Intended Performing as 1.6 Grade control structures exhibiting maintenance of grade across the sillStructures lacking any substantial flow underneath sills or arms.Bank erosion within the structures extent of influence does not exceed 15%. Pool forming structures maintaining ~Max Pool Depth : Bankfull Depth Rootwads/logs providing some cover at baseflow. Aggradation00100%Degradation00100%Texture/Substrate1717100%Depth Sufficient1717100%Length Appropriate1717100%Thalweg centering at upstream of meander bend (Run)Thalweg centering at downstream of meander bend (Glide)Bank lacking vegetative cover resulting simply from poor growth and/or scour and erosionBanks undercut/overhanging to the extent that mass wasting appears likely. Does NOT include undercuts that are modest, appear sustainable and are providing habitat.Bank slumping, calving, or collapse00100%00100%Structures physically intact with no dislodged boulders or logs. Channel Sub-CategoryMetric 1. Vertical Stability (Riffle and Run units)3. Meander Pool Condition4. Thalweg Position2a. Piping3. Bank Protection4. Habitat 2. Riffle Condition1. Scoured/Eroded2. Undercut3. Mass Wasting1. Overall Integrity2. Grade Control Category Major Channel Table 4c. Visual Stream Morphology Stability Assessment TableReach: UT1 Reach 4AAssessed Length:1,172 Alexander Farm Mitigation SiteDMS Project No. 100048 Monitoring Year 3 - 2022Date of visual assessment: September 20, 2022 1. Bed2. Bank3. Engineered Structures for % Woody Stabilizing Vegetation Adjust with Woody Stabilizing Vegetation Footage with Woody Stabilizing Vegetation Number as Stable, Intended % Performing of Footage Unstable Amount of 00100%00100%00100%00100%00100%00100% Unstable Segments Number Totals Built Number As in Total as 2121100%2121100%333497%2222100%2222100%3434100%3434100% Stable, Number Intended Performing at 1.6 of likely. flow are sill scour are no the of cover resulting to the that exceed and Depth with collapse00100%00100% appears and/or some exhibiting not structures maintaining cover or across substantial logs. upstreamdownstream intact Table the or does arms. Bankfull atat undercutsany : growth wasting or sustainable grade calving, providing (Run)(Glide) structures of within structures vegetative poor sills mass Depth physicallylacking include boulders habitat. bendbendinfluence centeringcentering appear Appropriate2121100% fromthatof Sufficient2121100% control undercut/overhanging Pool NOT lackingslumping,erosion Assessment forming erosion Aggradation00100%Degradation00100%Texture/Substrate2222100%DepthLengthThalwegmeanderThalwegmeanderBanksimplyandBanksextentDoesmodest,providingBankStructuresdislodgedGrademaintenanceStructuresundernea thBankPool~MaxRootwads/logsbaseflow. extent15%. 2022 Stability 20, units) CategoryMetric Pool Position Run Sub Stability Integrity Control Condition Wasting Protection and MorphologySeptember Site Piping VerticalRiffleMeanderThalwegScoured/ErodedUndercutMassOverallGradeBankHabitat Channel 1.(Riffle2.3.Condition4.1.2.3.1.2.2a.3.4. 4B 2022 Stream 3 100048 Mitigation assessment: Reach No. Year Visual Farm Length:1,666 Channel UT1 visual 4d. Category of Project Major BedBankEngineered TableReach:Assessed AlexanderDMS MonitoringDate 1.2.3.Structures AcreageAcreage % of Planted % of Easement AcreageAcreage Combined Combined 00.00.0%00.00.0% PolygonsPolygons Number of Number of Total 0.100.000.0%0.100.00.0% Mapping Mapping Threshold (SF) Cumulative Total Threshold (acres) Very limited cover of both woody and herbaceous material0.100.000.0%Woody stem densities clearly below target levels based on MY3, 5, or 7 stem count criteria.Areas with woody stems of a size class that are obviously small given the monitoring year.Areas or points (if too small to render as polygons at map scale).100000.000.0%Areas or points (if too small to render as polygons at map scale).none00.000.0% Vegetation CategoryDefinitionsVegetation CategoryDefinitions Table 5. Vegetation Condition Assessment Table Alexander Farm Mitigation SiteDMS Project No. 100048 Monitoring Year 3 - 2022Date of visual assessment: September 20, 2022Planted Acreage17.5Bare AreasLow Stem Density AreasAreas of Poor Growth Rates or VigorEasement Acreage21.7Invasive Areas of ConcernEasement Encroachment Areas Stream Photographs Monitoring Year 3 PP1 Α ǝźĻǞ ǒƦƭƷƩĻğƒΓЊ wĻğĭŷ Њ! ΛЉЍΉЉЎΉЋЉЋЋΜ PP1 Α ǝźĻǞ ķƚǞƓƭƷƩĻğƒΓЊ wĻğĭŷ Њ! ΛЉЍΉЉЎΉЋЉЋЋΜ PP2 Α ǝźĻǞ ǒƦƭƷƩĻğƒΓЊ wĻğĭŷ Њ! ΛЉЍΉЉЎΉЋЉЋЋΜ PP2 Α ǝźĻǞ ķƚǞƓƭƷƩĻğƒΓЊ wĻğĭŷ Њ! ΛЉЍΉЉЎΉЋЉЋЋΜ PP3 Α ǝźĻǞ ǒƦƭƷƩĻğƒΓЊ wĻğĭŷ Њ! ΛЉЍΉЉЎΉЋЉЋЋΜ PP3 Α ǝźĻǞ ķƚǞƓƭƷƩĻğƒΓЊ wĻğĭŷ Њ! ΛЉЍΉЉЎΉЋЉЋЋΜ PP4 Α view upstream- UT1 Reach 1B (04/05/2022) PP4 Α ǝźĻǞ ķƚǞƓƭƷƩĻğƒΓ Њ wĻğĭŷ Њ. ΛЉЍΉЉЎΉЋЉЋЋΜ PP5 Α view upstream- UT1 Reach 1B (04/05/2022) PP5 Α ǝźĻǞ ķƚǞƓƭƷƩĻğƒΓЊ wĻğĭŷ Њ. ΛЉЍΉЉЎΉЋЉЋЋΜ PP6 Ώ ǝźĻǞ ǒƦƭƷƩĻğƒΓЊ wĻğĭŷ Њ. ΛЉЍΉЉЎΉЋЉЋЋΜ PP6 Α ǝźĻǞ ķƚǞƓƭƷƩĻğƒΓЊ wĻğĭŷ Њ. ΛЉЍΉЉЎΉЋЉЋЋΜ PP6A- view upƭƷƩĻğƒΓЊ wĻğĭŷ Њ. ΛЉЍΉЉЎΉЋЉЋЋΜ PP6A Α ǝźĻǞ ķƚǞƓƭƷƩĻğƒΓЊ wĻğĭŷ Њ. ΛЉЍΉЉЎΉЋЉЋЋΜ PP6B Ώ ǝźĻǞ ǒƦƭƷƩĻğƒΓЊ wĻğĭŷ Ћ ΛЉЍΉЉЎΉЋЉЋЋΜ PP6B Α ǝźĻǞ ķƚǞƓƭƷƩĻğƒΓЊ wĻğĭŷ Ћ ΛЉЍΉЉЎΉЋЉЋЋΜ PP7 Α ǝźĻǞ ǒƦƭƷƩĻğƒΓЊ wĻğĭŷ Ћ ΛЉЍΉЉЎΉЋЉЋЋΜ PP7 Α view downstream-UT1 Reach 2 (04/05/2022) PP8 Α ǝźĻǞ ǒƦƭƷƩĻğƒΓЊ wĻğĭŷ Ћ ΛЉЍΉЉЎΉЋЉЋЋΜ PP8 Α ǝźĻǞ ķƚǞƓƭƷƩĻğƒΓЊ wĻğĭŷ Ћ ΛЉЍΉЉЎΉЋЉЋЋΜ PP9 Α ǝźĻǞ ǒƦƭƷƩĻğƒΓЊ wĻğĭŷ Ћ ΛЉЍΉЉЎΉЋЉЋЋΜ PP9 Α ǝźĻǞ ķƚǞƓƭƷƩĻğƒΓЊ wĻğĭŷ Ћ ΛЉЍΉЉЎΉЋЉЋЋΜ PP9A Α ǝźĻǞ ǒƦƭƷƩĻğƒΓЊ wĻğĭŷ Ћ ΛЉЍΉЉЎΉЋЉЋЋΜ PP9A Α ǝźĻǞ ķƚǞƓƭƷƩĻğƒΓЊ wĻğĭŷ Ћ ΛЉЍΉЉЎΉЋЉЋЋΜ PP9B Α ǝźĻǞ ǒƦƭƷƩĻğƒΓЊ wĻğĭŷ Ќ ΛЉЍΉЉЎΉЋЉЋЋΜ PP9B Α ǝźĻǞ ķƚǞƓƭƷƩĻğƒΓЊ wĻğĭŷ Ќ ΛЉЍΉЉЎΉЋЉЋЋΜ PP10 Α ǝźĻǞ ǒƦƭƷƩĻğƒΓЊ wĻğĭŷ Ќ ΛЉЍΉЉЎΉЋЉЋЋΜ PP10 Α ǝźĻǞ ķƚǞƓƭƷƩĻğƒΓЊ wĻğĭŷ Ќ ΛЉЍΉЉЎΉЋЉЋЋΜ PP11 Α ǝźĻǞ ǒƦƭƷƩĻğƒΓЊ wĻğĭŷ Ѝ! (04/05/2022) PP11 Α ǝźĻǞ ķƚǞƓƭƷƩĻğƒΓЊ wĻğĭŷ Ѝ! ΛЉЍΉЉЎΉЋЉЋЋΜ PP12 Α ǝźĻǞ ǒƦƭƷƩĻğƒΓ Њ wĻğĭŷ Ѝ! ΛЉЍΉЉЎΉЋЉЋЋΜ PP12 Α ǝźĻǞ ķƚǞƓƭƷƩĻğƒΓЊ wĻğĭŷ Ѝ! ΛЉЍΉЉЎΉЋЉЋЋΜ PP13 Α ǝźĻǞ ǒƦƭƷƩĻğƒΓЊ wĻğĭŷ Ѝ! ΛЉЍΉЉЎΉЋЉЋЋΜ PP13 Α ǝźĻǞ ķƚǞƓƭƷƩĻğƒΓ Њ wĻğĭŷ Ѝ! ΛЉЍΉЉЎΉЋЉЋЋΜ PP14 Α ǝźĻǞ ǒƦƭƷƩĻğƒΓ Њ wĻğĭŷ Ѝ! ΛЉЍΉЉЎΉЋЉЋЋΜ PP14 Α ǝźĻǞ ķƚǞƓƭƷƩĻğƒΓ Њ wĻğĭŷ Ѝ! ΛЉЍΉЉЎΉЋЉЋЋΜ PP15 Α ǝźĻǞ ǒƦƭƷƩĻğƒΓ Њ wĻğĭŷ Ѝ. ΛЉЍΉЉЎΉЋЉЋЋΜ PP15 Α ǝźĻǞ ķƚǞƓƭƷƩĻğƒΓ Њ wĻğĭŷ Ѝ. ΛЉЍΉЉЎΉЋЉЋЋΜ PP16 Α ǝźĻǞ ǒƦƭƷƩĻğƒΓ Њ wĻğĭŷ Ѝ. ΛЉЍΉЉЎΉЋЉЋЋΜ PP16 Α ǝźĻǞ ķƚǞƓƭƷƩĻğƒΓ Њ wĻğĭŷ Ѝ. ΛЉЍΉЉЎΉЋЉЋЋΜ PP17 Α ǝźĻǞ ǒƦƭƷƩĻğƒΓ Њ wĻğĭŷ Ѝ. ΛЉЍΉЉЎΉЋЉЋЋΜ PP17 Α ǝźĻǞ ķƚǞƓƭƷƩĻğƒΓ Њ wĻğĭŷ Ѝ. ΛЉЍΉЉЎΉЋЉЋЋΜ PP18 Α ǝźĻǞ ǒƦƭƷƩĻğƒΓ Њ wĻğĭŷ Ѝ. ΛЉЍΉЉЎΉЋЉЋЋΜ PP18 Α ǝźĻǞ ķƚǞƓƭƷƩĻğƒΓ Њ wĻğĭŷ Ѝ. ΛЉЍΉЉЎΉЋЉЋЋΜ PP19 Α ǝźĻǞ ǒƦƭƷƩĻğƒΓ Њ wĻğĭŷ Ѝ. ΛЉЍΉЉЎΉЋЉЋЋΜ PP19 Α ǝźĻǞ ķƚǞƓƭƷƩĻğƒΓ Њ wĻğĭŷ Ѝ. ΛЉЍΉЉЎΉЋЉЋЋΜ PP20 Α ǝźĻǞ ǒƦƭƷƩĻğƒΓ Њ! ΛЉЍΉЉЎΉЋЉЋЋΜ PP20 Α ǝźĻǞ ķƚǞƓƭƷƩĻğƒΓ Њ! ΛЉЍΉЉЎΉЋЉЋЋΜ PP21 Α ǝźĻǞ ǒƦƭƷƩĻğƒΓ T1 Reach 4B (09/20/2022) PP22 Α view NW Α Linear Wetland (08/15/2022) PP22 Α view SE Α Linear Wetland (08/15/2022) PP23 Α ǝźĻǞ ǒƦƭƷƩĻğƒΓ Њ wĻğĭŷ Ћ ΛЊЊΉЊЉΉЋЉЋЋΜ PP23 Α ǝźĻǞ ķƚǞƓƭƷƩĻğƒΓ Њ wĻğĭŷ Ћ ΛЊЊΉЊЉΉЋЉЋЋΜ VegetationPlotPhotographs MonitoringYear3 PermanentVegetationPlot1(8/15/2022)PermanentVegetationPlot2(8/15/2022) PermanentVegetationPlot3(8/15/2022)PermanentVegetationPlot4(8/15/2022) PermanentVegetationPlot5(8/15/2022)PermanentVegetationPlot6(8/15/2022) PermanentVegetationPlot7(8/15/2022)PermanentVegetationPlot8(8/15/2022) PermanentVegetationPlot9(8/15/2022)MobileVegetationPlot1(8/15/2022) MobileVegetationPlot2(8/15/2022)MobileVegetationPlot3(8/15/2022) MobileVegetationPlot4(8/15/2022)MobileVegetationPlot5(8/15/2022) MobileVegetationPlot6(8/15/2022)MobileVegetationPlot7(8/15/2022) MobileVegetationPlot8(8/15/22) Repaired MY2 Areas of Concern Photographs Monitoring Year 3 UT1 R4A (STA 139+00-139+75) Α view downstream of UT1 R4A (STA 139+00-139+75) Α view downstream of channel aggredational area reported in MY2 (09/20/2022) after the sediment was flushed out of the system in MY3 (09/20/2022) UT1 R1A Structure Piping (STA 104+00) Α view upstream UT1 R1A Structure Repaired (STA 104+00) Α view upstream (09/20/2022) (11/10/2022) UT1 R1A Structure Piping (STA 104+05) Α view upstream UT1 R1A Structure Repaired (STA 104+05) Α view upstream (09/20/2022) (11/10/2022) APPENDIX B. Vegetation Plot Data 83% 78%89% Tract Mean (MY3 - 2022) YYYYYYYYYYYYYYY NNN 123456789123456789 Mobile Vegetation PlotMY3 Success Criteria Met (Y/N) Permanent Vegetation PlotMY3 Success Criteria Met (Y/N) Table 6. Vegetation Plot Criteria Attainment Alexander Farm Mitigation SiteDMS Project No. 100048 Monitoring Year 3 - 2022 t issing stems are excluded.st of Hickory. d stems, and all natural/volunteer stems. 5 4 Freddy Ortega8/19/2022 9:1cvs-eep-entrytool-v2.5.0_AlexanderFarms_MY2.mdb\\\\192.168.3.7\\projects\\ActiveProjects\\005-02169 Alexander Farm\\Monitoring\\Monitoring Year 3 (2022)\\Vegetation AssessmenFREDDY7562854Description of database file, the report worksheets, and a summary of project(s) and project data.Each project is listed with its PLANTED stems per acre, for each year. This excludes supplemental planting from 2021. Each project is listed with its TOTAL stems per acre, for each year. This includes supplemental planting from 2021, all planteList of plots surveyed with location and summary data (live stems, dead stems, missing, etc.).Frequency distribution of vigor classes for stems for all plots.Frequency distribution of vigor classes listed by species.List of most frequent damage classes with number of occurrences and percent of total stems impacted by each.Damage values tallied by type for each species.Damage values tallied by type for each plot.A matrix of the count of PLANTED living stems of each species for each plot; dead and missing stems are excluded.A matrix of the count of total living stems of each species (planted and natural volunteers combined) for each plot; dead and m100048Alexander Farm Mitigation SiteThe Alexander Farm Mitigation Site (Site) is in Alexander County approximately 6 miles west of Statesville and 15 miles northea18 Table 7. CVS Permanent Vegetation Plot Metadata Alexander Farm Mitigation SiteDMS Project No. 100048 Monitoring Year 3 - 2022Report Prepared ByDate PreparedDatabase NameDatabase LocationComputer NameFile SizeDESCRIPTION OF WORKSHEETS IN THIS DOCUMENT------------MetadataProj, plantedProj, total stemsPlotsVigorVigor by SppDamageDamage by SppDamage by PlotPlanted Stems by Plot and SppALL Stems by Plot and sppPROJECT SUMMARY-------------------------------------Project CodeProject NameDescriptionSampled Plots APPENDIX C. Stream Geomorphology Data ------------------ C4 1.0 0.401.15 1,666 0.01300.0085 128.0/256.0 SC/SC/0.7/75.9/ ------------------ C4 1.0 0.291.23 1,172 0.01300.0088 0.81.01.01.1 128.0/256.0 11.612.911.412.510.612.011.912.611.315.810.313.159.471.055.669.1 SC/0.3/1.7/76.7/ 1% --------------- 25 B4 As-Built/Baseline 7.90.95.53.21.0 957 N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A 11.465.30.110.96 0.0375 UT1 R1BUT1 R4B 128.0/512.0 SC/0.2/2.0/86.5/ --------- 23 B4 6.60.40.92.73.51.0 770 N/AN/AN/A 16.349.61.02 0.03700.03700.0370 156.8/256.0 0.2/0.8/7.7/102.0/ ------------------ 0.93.9 12.011.313.01.11 0.0093 ------------------ 32 C4 0.90.7 11.510.113.00.290.401.11 1,172 0.01300.0093 UT1 R4A 1% Design ------------------ 8.04.34.53.50 9691,666 N/AN/AN/A 0.11 ------------------------------ B4B4C4122040 6.50.50.53.04.1 770 N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A 14.015.00.050.051.03 0.03700.03700.01300.03620.0362 UT1 R1AUT1 R1BUT1 R4BUT1 R1AUT1 R4A 0.91.41.11.61.82.61.92.80.92.11.22.41.92.81.83.9 0.0090.0520.0180.0490.0020.0240.0020.0260.0060.0520.0020.0630.0010.0370.0040.021 --------- 1.2 N/AG4c 40.1 the floodplain. n --------------------- 2.1N/A 0.290.401.131.131.03 0.01300.0130 0.00800.0080 0.3/0.5/0.9/33.7/45.0/90.0 UT1 R4AUT1 R4B 3.09.11.01.11.42.21.42.22.25.02.25.05.35.56.06.6 1% --------- B4C4c 1.21.0 N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A 0.0370 Pre-Restoration Conditio 8.512.08.014.16.67.2 1,9012,825 ---------------23.0--------- B4 1.21.0 N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A N/AN/A 0.050.111.141.14 0.03700.03400.0340 0.4/0.7/1.3/23.6/42.0/90.0 UT1 R1AUT1 R1B 7979245481091411182558266064687583 8.512.0 4.04.44.04.48.68.810.110.3 MinMaxMinMaxMinMaxMinMaxMinMaxMinMaxMinMaxMinMaxMinMaxMinMaxMinMaxMinMax 13.622.613.622.617.722.617.722.6 N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A ) 131 1 )3 2 (ft) (mm) Profile 50 Pattern Sinuosity D /dip/disp ParameterGage 95 /D 84 Pool Length (ft) Riffle Length Pool Spacing (ft)82482411197.033.08.040.026.081.028.084.07.849.97.849.728.097.547.2115.3 Pool Volume (ftMax Q-Mannings /D Riffle Slope (ft/ft) Bank Height Ratio 5.96.45.96.41.02.12.02.11.01.11.01.11.01.11.01.1Valley Slope (ft/ft) Bankfull Width (ft)5.87.25.87.26.09.18.28.6 Rc/Bankfull Width 4.57.13.37.62.03.02.03.02.03.02.03.0 Width/Depth Ratio 50 Drainage Area (SM) Pool Max Depth (ft) Meander Length (ft)58.0201.058.0201.058.0161.060.0168.058.0161.060.0168.0 Entrenchment RatioRosgen Classification Ri%/Ru%/P%/G%/S% /D Meander Width Ratio1.510.91.111.52.08.02.08.02.08.02.08.0 Bankfull Velocity (fps)5.55.85.55.83.43.83.94.0 Floodprone Width (ft) Channel Beltwidth (ft)9.099.09.099.023.092.024.096.023.092.024.096.0 35 Bankfull Discharge (cfs)31.054.6Q-NFF regression (2-yr) Bankfull Max Depth (ft)0.80.90.80.91.92.02.02.10.60.70.60.81.11.31.11.41.31.41.31.6Radius of Curvature (ft)27.065.027.065.023.035.024.036.023.035.024.036.0 Bankfull Mean Depth (ft)0.60.70.60.71.01.4 /D SC%/Sa%/G%/C%/B%/Be% 16 Channel Thalweg Length (ft) D Bankfull/Channel Slope (ft/ft) Q-USGS extrapolation (1.2-yr) Additional Reach Parameters Stream Power (Capacity) W/m Dimension and Substrate - Riffle Bankfull Cross-sectional Area (ft Reach Shear Stress (Competency) lb/ft Max part size (mm) mobilized at bankfull Watershed Impervious Cover Estimate (%) Substrate, Bed and Transport Parameters Table 9. Baseline Stream Data Summary Alexander Farm Mitigation SiteDMS Project No. 100048 Monitoring Year 3 - 2022 1. Pattern data is not applicable for A-type and B-type channels2. ER for the baseline/monitoring parameters are based on the width of the cross-section, in lieu of assuming the width across SC: Silt/Clay <0.062 mm diameter particles(---): Data was not providedN/A: Not Applicable ion parameters were calculated based on the current low bank height. to reflect that correction. lain. p nt of the BHR Monitoring Parameter document provided by the NCIRT and NCDMS (9/2018). The remainder of the cross-section dimens pth for MY1, and all parameters except max depth for MY2. The correction was made in MY3, and the data listed has been revised the width across the flood g MY3MY4MY5MY6MY7BaseMY1MY2MY3MY4MY5MY6MY7 4 MY2 4 UT1 R4A Cross-Section 5 (Pool)UT1 R4A Cross-Section 6 (Riffle)UT1 R4A Cross-Section 7 (Pool)UT1 R4A Cross-Section 8 (Riffle) UT1 R4B Cross Section 9 (Riffle)UT1 R4B Cross Section 10 (Pool)UT1 R4B Cross-Section 11 (Pool)UT1 R4B Cross-Section 12 (Riffle) UT1 R1A Cross-Section 1 (Riffle)UT1 R1A Cross-Section 2 (Pool)UT1 R1B Cross-Section 3 (Pool)UT1 R1B Cross-Section 4 (Riffle) UT1 R4B Cross Section 13 (Pool)UT1 R4B Cross Section 14 (Riffle) MY1 4 ----68.066.566.366.4----64.262.662.662.6----5.34.95.15.0----5.54.94.44.8----75.274.073.773.9----6.65.96.65.6----1.01.00.91.0 2.72.82.72.58.28.58.16.811.78.47.76.25.52.83.05.43.53.23.93.0--------3.22.93.42.86.66.35.45.6--------6.06.15.86.01.00.91.01.0--------1.00.90.91.0 23.321.522.219.9--------25.218.821.325.512.98.68.99.510.68.49.49.415.714.210.811.112.011.612.312.482.580.980.880.9--------74.774.674.574.611.99.011.311.932.726.528.128.121.017.717.617.912.510.211.211 .723.418.522.320.012.611.310.012.2 BaseMY1MY2MY3MY4MY5MY6MY7BaseMY1MY2MY3MY4MY5MY6MY7BaseMY1MY2MY3MY4MY5MY6MY7BaseMY1MY2MY3MY4MY5MY6MY7BaseMY1MY2MY3MY4MY5MY6MY7BaseMY1MY2MY3MY4MY5MY6MY7BaseMY1MY2MY3MY4MY5MY6MY7BaseMY1MY2MY3MY4MY5MY6MY 7 976.6976.6976.6976.6976.2976.3976.3976.2945.7945.5945.5945.5945.3945.6945.6945.6891.5891.6891.7891.7891.8892.0892.0892.0885.5885.6885.4885.4885.1885.4885.4885.4879.8880.2880.1880.1879.5879.7879.9880. 0875.5875.4875.4875.4875.1875.4875.3875.3873.5873.7873.7873.7873.2873.6873.4873.4 Base )))) 123123123123 2222 arameters is based on the width of the cross-section, in lieu of assumin p g Bankfull Width (ft)6.66.65.66.77.08.07.87.58.37.17.76.77.96.46.39.2Bankfull Width (ft)8.97.88.18.612.913.513.013.216.216.213.512.111.612.714.112.9Bankfull Width (ft)12.512.814.914.413.315.018.318.913 .210.911.410.612.512.312.812.5Bankfull Width (ft)17.516.819.718.011.412.611.213.2 Bankfull ElevationBankfull ElevationBankfull ElevationBankfull Elevation Low Bank Elevation976.6976.6976.6976.6976.2976.3976.3976.2945.7945.5945.5945.5945.3945.2945.3945.6Low Bank Elevation891.5891.6891.7891.7891.8891.9891.9891.9885.5885.6885.4885.4885.1885.4885.4885.4Low Bank Elevation879.8880.0880.1880.1879.5879.7879.9880.0875.5875.4875.4875.4875.1875.3875.2875.3Low Bank Elevation873.5873.7873.7873.7873.2873.5873.2873.4 Floodprone Width (ft)Floodprone Width (ft)Floodprone Width (ft)Floodprone Width (ft) Bankfull Max Depth (ft)0.90.90.90.81.92.01.91.52.11.91.71.70.90.80.81.1Bankfull Max Depth (ft)2.12.02.01.91.31.21.41.42.32.32.22.11.41.51.61.6Bankfull Max Depth (ft)1.31.31.41.53.73.53.73.63.02.72.82 .91.61.51.51.6Bankfull Max Depth (ft)2.92.73.13.11.51.61.61.7 Bankfull Mean Depth (ft)0.40.40.50.41.21.11.00.91.41.21.00.90.70.40.50.6Bankfull Mean Depth (ft)1.41.11.11.10.80.60.70.71.00.90.80.91.00.90.91.0Bankfull Mean Depth (ft)1.00.70.80.82.51.81.51.51.61.61 .51.71.00.80.90.9Bankfull Mean Depth (ft)1.31.11.11.11.10.90.90.9 Bankfull Bank Height Ratio1.01.01.01.0--------1.00.70.71.0Bankfull Bank Height Ratio----1.00.90.90.9----1.01.01.01.0Bankfull Bank Height RatioBankfull Bank Height Ratio Bankfull Width/Depth Ratio16.315.611.917.56.07.67.58.45.96.17.77.311.414.613.515.6Bankfull Width/Depth Ratio6.27.17.47.915.821.518.118.716.718.516.813.111.313.916.313.5Bankfull Width/Depth Ratio13.118.219.617.35.48.512.012.78.36.87.46.212.514.814.613.3Bankfull Width/Depth Ratio13.115.217.316.210.313.912.414.2 Bankfull Entrenchment RatioBankfull Entrenchment RatioBankfull Entrenchment RatioBankfull Entrenchment Ratio Bankfull Cross-Sectional Area (ftBankfull Cross-Sectional Area (ftBankfull Cross-Sectional Area (ftBankfull Cross-Sectional Area (ft MY1-MY7 Bank Height Ratio is calculated based on the As-built (MY0) cross-sectional area as described in the Standard MeasuremeFloodprone width is calculated from the width of cross-section but valley width may extend further. ER for the baseline/monitorinAn error was made when processing cross-section 13's data on all parameters for Baseline, all parameters except mean and max de Table 10. Morphology and Hydraulic Summary (Dimensional Parameters - Cross-Section) Alexander Farm Mitigation SiteDMS Project No. 100048 Monitoring Year 3 - 2022Dimension and SubstrateDimension and SubstrateDimension and SubstrateBaseMY1MY2MY3MY4MY5MY6MY7BaseMY1MY2MY3MY4MY5MY6MY7Bas eMY1MY2MY3MY4MY5MY6MY7BaseMY1MY2MY3MY4MY5MY6MY7Dimension and Substrate 1234 ion parameters were ------ MY6MY7 --------- 1.0 nt of the BHR Monitoring Parameter document provided by the NCIRT and NCDMS (9/2018). The remainder of the cross-section dimens 1.0 180.0 1.5/10.3/16.8/103.6/151.8/ 222220 6.65.66.70.40.50.40.90.90.82.82.72.53.23.93.01.0 15.611.917.5 256.0 0.2/0.9/19.6/77.0/119.7/ 11111 ------------ 23 B4 1% 6.60.40.92.73.51.0 770 16.349.6 0.051.02 N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A 256.0 0.03700.0370 MinMaxMinMaxMinMaxMinMaxMinMaxMinMaxMinMaxMinMax As-Built/BaselineMY1MY2MY3MY4MY5 0.2/0.8/7.7/102.0/156.8/ )) 2 2 23 100 /D (mm) 95 50 /DSinuosity D 84 /D 50 Pool Length (ft) Riffle Length (ft) Pool Spacing (ft)7.849.9 Pool Volume (ft Riffle Slope (ft/ft)0.0060.052/D Bank Height Ratio 2 Valley Slope (ft/ft) Bankfull Width (ft) Width/Depth Ratio 35 Drainage Area (SM) Pool Max Depth (ft)0.92.1 Entrenchment Ratio Meander Length (ft) Rosgen Classification Ri%/Ru%/P%/G%/S% /D Meander Width RatioBankfull Velocity (fps) Floodprone Width (ft) Channel Beltwidth (ft) 16 Bankfull Discharge (cfs) Bankfull Max Depth (ft)Radius of Curvature (ft) Rc/Bankfull Width (ft/ft) Bankfull Mean Depth (ft)D SC%/Sa%/G%/C%/B%/Be% Channel Thalweg Length (ft) Bankfull/Channel Slope (ft/ft) Stream Power (Capacity) W/m Parameter Bankfull Cross-sectional Area (ft Reach Shear Stress (Competency) lb/ft Max part size (mm) mobilized at bankfull Watershed Impervious Cover Estimate (%) Pattern data is not applicable for A-type and B-type channelsMY1-MY7 Bank Height Ratio is calculated based on the As-built (MY0) cross-sectional area as described in the Standard Measureme Table 11a. Monitoring Data - Stream Reach Data Summary Alexander Farm Mitigation SiteDMS Project No. 100048 Monitoring Year 3 - 2022UT1 R1ADimension and Substrate - RifflePatternAdditional Reach Parameters ProfileSubstrate, Bed and Transport Parameters 12 calculated based on the current low bank height.SC: Silt/Clay <0.062 mm diameter particles(---): Data was not providedN/A: Not Applicable ion parameters --------- --- --- nt of the BHR Monitoring Parameter document provided by the NCIRT and NCDMS (9/2018). The remainder of the cross-section dimens 2126 6.39.20.50.60.81.13.05.43.42.80.71.0 13.515.6 MY2MY3MY4MY5MY6MY7 180.0 0.1/4.7/13.3/95.4/135.5/ 19 6.40.40.82.82.9 0.7 14.6 /128.0 0.5/0.9/18.6/57.2/105.0 0 ------------ 25B4 7.90.70.95.53.21.0 957 N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A 11.465.30.110.96 512.0 0.03700.0375 MinMaxMinMaxMinMaxMinMaxMinMaxMinMaxMinMaxMinMax As-Built/BaselineMY1 SC/0.2/2.0/86.5/128.0/ )) 2 2 23 100 /D (mm) 95 50 Sinuosity /D D 84 /D 50 Pool Length (ft) Riffle Length (ft) Pool Spacing (ft)7.849.7 Pool Volume (ft 1 Riffle Slope (ft/ft)0.0020.063/D Bank Height Ratio Valley Slope (ft/ft) Bankfull Width (ft) 35 Width/Depth Ratio Drainage Area (SM) Pool Max Depth (ft)1.22.4 Entrenchment Ratio Meander Length (ft) Rosgen Classification Ri%/Ru%/P%/G%/S% /D Bankfull Velocity (fps) Meander Width Ratio Floodprone Width (ft) Channel Beltwidth (ft) 16 Bankfull Discharge (cfs) Bankfull Max Depth (ft)Radius of Curvature (ft) Rc/Bankfull Width (ft/ft) D Bankfull Mean Depth (ft) SC%/Sa%/G%/C%/B%/Be% Channel Thalweg Length (ft) Bankfull/Channel Slope (ft/ft) Parameter Stream Power (Capacity) W/m Bankfull Cross-sectional Area (ft Reach Shear Stress (Competency) lb/ft Max part size (mm) mobilized at bankfull Watershed Impervious Cover Estimate (%) MY1-MY7 Bank Height Ratio is calculated based on the As-built (MY0) cross-sectional area as described in the Standard Measureme Table 11b. Monitoring Data - Stream Reach Data Summary Alexander Farm Mitigation SiteDMS Project No. 100048 Monitoring Year 3 - 2022UT1 R1BDimension and Substrate - RiffleProfilePatternSubstrate, Bed and Transport ParametersAdditional Reach Parameters 1 were calculated based on the current low bank height.SC: Silt/Clay <0.062 mm diameter particles(---): Data was not providedN/A: Not Applicable ion parameters --- --- ------ --- nt of the BHR Monitoring Parameter document provided by the NCIRT and NCDMS (9/2018). The remainder of the cross-section dimens 256.0 0.1/8.0/13.3/100.0/155.5/ 4.9 256.0 SC/0.3/1.0/93.2/146.7/ --- --------- C4 1% 1.0 0.291.23 1,172 256.0 0.01300.0088 1.92.8 MinMaxMinMaxMinMaxMinMaxMinMaxMinMaxMinMaxMinMax 10.612.08.411.69.412.39.412.459.471.028.097.5 0.0010.037 As-Built/BaselineMY1MY2MY3MY4MY5MY6MY7 SC/0.3/1.7/76.7/128.0/ )) 2 2 23 100 /D (mm) 95 50 Sinuosity /D D 84 /D 50 Pool Length (ft) Riffle Length (ft)Pool Spacing (ft) Pool Volume (ft 1 Riffle Slope (ft/ft)/D Bank Height Ratio0.91.00.91.00.91.0 Valley Slope (ft/ft) Bankfull Width (ft)11.612.912.713.513.014.112.913.2 Width/Depth Ratio11.315.813.921.516.318.113.518.7 35 Drainage Area (SM) Pool Max Depth (ft) Entrenchment Ratio5.35.54.45.14.85.0 Meander Length (ft)58.0161.0 Rosgen Classification Ri%/Ru%/P%/G%/S% /D Meander Width Ratio2.08.0Bankfull Velocity (fps) Floodprone Width (ft)6468636763666366 Channel Beltwidth (ft)23.092.0 16 Bankfull Discharge (cfs) Bankfull Max Depth (ft)1.31.41.21.51.41.61.41.6Radius of Curvature (ft)23.035.0 Rc/Bankfull Width (ft/ft)2.03.0 D Bankfull Mean Depth (ft)0.81.00.60.90.70.90.71.0 SC%/Sa%/G%/C%/B%/Be% Channel Thalweg Length (ft) Bankfull/Channel Slope (ft/ft) Parameter Stream Power (Capacity) W/m Bankfull Cross-sectional Area (ft Reach Shear Stress (Competency) lb/ft Max part size (mm) mobilized at bankfull Watershed Impervious Cover Estimate (%) MY1-MY7 Bank Height Ratio is calculated based on the As-built (MY0) cross-sectional area as described in the Standard Measureme Table 11c. Monitoring Data - Stream Reach Data Summary Alexander Farm Mitigation SiteDMS Project No. 100048 Monitoring Year 3 - 2022UT1 R4ADimension and Substrate - RiffleSubstrate, Bed and Transport ParametersAdditional Reach Parameters 1 were calculated based on the current low bank height.SC: Silt/Clay <0.062 mm diameter particles(---): Data was not providedN/A: Not Applicable ProfilePattern ion MY7 --------- ------ 1.0 nt of the BHR Monitoring Parameter document provided by the NCIRT and NCDMS (9/2018). The remainder of the cross-section dimens 256.0 SC/0.7/5.6/90.0/139.4/ 256.0 SC/0.2/0.9/67.5/87.9/ 0.021 ------------ C4 1% 1.0 0.401.15 1,666 256.0 0.0130 0.0085 1.83.9 MinMaxMinMaxMinMaxMinMaxMinMaxMinMaxMinMaxMinMax 47.2115.3 11.912.69.011.310.011.311.712.255.669.1 0.004 As-Built/BaselineMY1MY2MY3MY4MY5MY6 SC/SC/0.7/75.9/128.0/ )) 2 2 23 100 /D (mm) 95 50 Sinuosity /D D 84 /D 50 Pool Length (ft) Riffle Length (ft) Pool Spacing (ft) Pool Volume (ft 1 Riffle Slope (ft/ft)/D Bank Height Ratio0.91.00.91.0 Valley Slope (ft/ft) Bankfull Width (ft)11.412.512.312.811.214.912.514.4 35 Width/Depth Ratio10.313.113.918.212.419.613.317.3 Drainage Area (SM) Pool Max Depth (ft) Entrenchment Ratio6.06.65.96.35.46.65.66.0 Meander Length (ft)60.0168.0 Rosgen Classification Ri%/Ru%/P%/G%/S% /D Bankfull Velocity (fps) Meander Width Ratio2.08.0 Floodprone Width (ft)7583748174817481 Channel Beltwidth (ft)24.096.0 16 Bankfull Discharge (cfs) Bankfull Max Depth (ft)1.31.61.31.61.41.61.51.7Radius of Curvature (ft)24.036.0 Rc/Bankfull Width (ft/ft)2.03.0 D Bankfull Mean Depth (ft)1.01.10.70.90.80.90.80.9 SC%/Sa%/G%/C%/B%/Be% Channel Thalweg Length (ft) Bankfull/Channel Slope (ft/ft) Parameter Stream Power (Capacity) W/m Bankfull Cross-sectional Area (ft Reach Shear Stress (Competency) lb/ft Max part size (mm) mobilized at bankfull Watershed Impervious Cover Estimate (%) MY1-MY7 Bank Height Ratio is calculated based on the As-built (MY0) cross-sectional area as described in the Standard Measureme Table 11d. Monitoring Data - Stream Reach Data Summary Alexander Farm Mitigation SiteDMS Project No. 100048 Monitoring Year 3 - 2022UT1 R4BDimension and Substrate - RiffleProfilePatternSubstrate, Bed and Transport ParametersAdditional Reach Parameters 1 parameters were calculated based on the current low bank height.SC: Silt/Clay <0.062 mm diameter particles(---): Data was not providedN/A: Not Applicable MY3 (05/2022) MY2 (07/2021)Floodprone Area Width (ft) 103+29 Riffle MY1 (12/2020)Bankfull (Based on MY0 Area) 0102030 MY0 (05/2020)Bankfull 979977975 Elevation (ft) Bankfull MY3 (05/2022) Width (ft) MY2 (07/2021) 103+37 Pool MY1 (12/2020) MY0 (05/2020) 0102030 980978976974 Elevation (ft) Bankfull MY3 (05/2022) Width (ft) MY2 (07/2021) 110+52 Pool MY1 (12/2020) MY0 (05/2020) 0102030 949947945943 Elevation (ft) MY3 (05/2022) MY2 (07/2021)Floodprone Area Width (ft) 110+67 Riffle MY1 (12/2020)Bankfull (Based on MY0 Area) 0102030 MY0 (05/2020)Bankfull 948946944 Elevation (ft) Bankfull MY3 (05/2022) Width (ft) MY2 (07/2021) 142+68 Pool MY1 (12/2020) MY0 (05/2020) 1020304050 894892890888 Elevation (ft) MY3 (05/2022) MY2 (07/2021)Floodprone Area Width (ft) 142+88 Riffle MY1 (12/2020)Bankfull (Based on MY0 Area) 2030405060 MY0 (05/2020)Bankfull 894892890 Elevation (ft) Bankfull MY3 (05/2022) Width (ft) MY2 (07/2021) 149+02 Pool MY1 (12/2020) MY0 (05/2020) 2030405060 888886884882 Elevation (ft) MY3 (05/2022) MY2 (07/2021)Floodprone Area Width (ft) 149+38 Riffle MY1 (12/2020)Bankfull (Based on MY0 Area) 102030405060 MY0 (05/2020)Bankfull 887885883 Elevation (ft) MY3 (05/2022) MY2 (07/2021)Floodprone Area Width (ft) 155+48 Riffle MY1 (12/2020)Bankfull (Based on MY0 Area) 20304050607080 MY0 (05/2020)Bankfull 882880878 Elevation (ft) Bankfull MY3 (05/2022) Width (ft) MY2 (07/2021) 155+85 Pool MY1 (12/2020) MY0 (05/2020) 203040506070 882880878876874 Elevation (ft) Bankfull MY3 (05/2022) Width (ft) MY2 (07/2021) 160+04 Pool MY1 (12/2020) MY0 (05/2020) 203040506070 878876874872 Elevation (ft) MY3 (05/2022) MY2 (07/2021)Floodprone Area Width (ft) 160+50 Riffle MY1 (12/2020)Bankfull (Based on MY0 Area) 102030405060 MY0 (05/2020)Bankfull 877875873 Elevation (ft) Bankfull MY3 (05/2022) Width (ft) MY2 (07/2021) 163+27 Pool MY1 (12/2020) MY0 (05/2020) 102030405060 876874872870 Elevation (ft) MY3 (05/2022) MY2 (07/2021)Floodprone Area Width (ft) 163+60 Riffle MY1 (12/2020)Bankfull (Based on MY0 Area) 2030405060 MY0 (05/2020)Bankfull 875873871 Elevation (ft) APPENDIX D. Hydrology Data Table 12. Verification of Bankfull Events Alexander Farm Mitigation Site DMS Project No. 100048 Monitoring Year 3 - 2022 ReachDate of OccurrenceDate of Data Collection Gage NameMYMethod 11/12/202011/12/2020 CG1MY1Crest Gage UT1 - 1A------ CG1MY2Crest Gage ------ CG1MY3Crest Gage UT1 - 4A5/23/20225/23/2022 CG2MY3Crest Gage Rainfall (in) 4.03.53.02.52.01.51.00.50.0 Dec Nov Oct Sep Bankfull Aug Thalweg Jul Water Level Jun Monitoring Year 3 -2022 UT1 Reach 1A -Crest Gage #1 Rainfall May Apr Mar Feb Jan 979978977976975974973 Elevation (ft) Recorded Bankfull Events Alexander Farm Mitigation SiteDMS Project No. 100048 Monitoring Year 3 - 2022 Rainfall (in) 4.03.53.02.52.01.51.00.50.0 Dec Nov Oct Sep Bankfull Aug Thalweg Jul Water Level Jun Monitoring Year 3 -2022 UT1 Reach 4A -Crest Gage #2 Rainfall May Apr Mar Feb Jan 894893892891890889888 Elevation (ft) Recorded Bankfull Events Alexander Farm Mitigation SiteDMS Project No. 100048 Monitoring Year 3 - 2022 Rainfall (in) 6.05.04.03.02.01.00.0 Dec 11/2/2022 End of Growing Season Nov Oct Sep Manual Water Level Measurement Aug Jul Criteria Level Jun Monitoring Year 3 -2022 Alexander Farm Groundwater Gage #1 Gage #1 May 30 days Rainfall Apr 4/4/2022 Start of Growing Season Mar Feb Jan 0 2010 -10-20-30-40-50-60 Water Level (in) Rainfall (in) 6.05.04.03.02.01.00.0 Dec 11/2/2022 End of Growing Season Nov Oct Sep Manual Water Level Measurment Aug Jul Criteria Level 213 days Jun Monitoring Year 3 -2022 Gage #2 Alexander Farm Groundwater Gage #2 May Rainfall Apr 4/4/2022 Start of Growing Season Mar Feb Jan 0 2010 -10-20-30-40-50-60 Water Level (in) 22 22Dec Percentile 70th 22Nov 22Oct 2022 in Percentile 30th 22Sep Rainfall for Graph 22Aug NC Date Percentile 22Jul 70 CLAREMONT, NR 30 RS 22Jun Farm OXFORD AT Alexander 22May RAINGAGE 22Apr 354616081085145 22Mar USGS 22Feb Jan 9876543210 10 (in)Precipitation USGSCorrespondence From:Fine, Jason M To:Brandon Romeo Subject:RE: \[EXTERNAL\] USGS 354616081085145 RAINGAGE AT OXFORD RS NR CLAREMONT, NC Date:Tuesday, November 8, 2022 2:42:15 PM Brandon, That raingage has been discontinued because the funding was not renewed. There are no plans to bring the site back online. Thank you, Jason Jason M. Fine | U.S. Geological Survey National Groundwater Networks Cordinator Hydrologic Networks Branch 3916 Sunset Ridge Road | Raleigh, NC 27607 office: 919-571-4034 | cell: 919-818-6969 | fax: 919-571-4041 jmfine@usgs.gov National Groundwater Monitoring Network USGS Climate Response Network From: Brandon Romeo <bromeo@wildlandseng.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 8, 2022 2:37 PM To: Fine, Jason M <jmfine@usgs.gov> Subject: \[EXTERNAL\] USGS 354616081085145 RAINGAGE AT OXFORD RS NR CLAREMONT, NC This email has been received from outside of DOI - Use caution before clicking on links, opening attachments, or responding. Hey Jason, I just wanted to email you regarding the USGS 354616081085145 RAINGAGE AT OXFORD RS NR CLAREMONT, NC. Will the daily precipitation data for this rain gage continue to be updated on the new website starting in 2023 or is this gage completely offline now? If the latter is true (gage is indefinitely offline) can you point me to a rain gage close to this one that will continue to function and update the daily precipitation data? Thanks for the help, Brandon Romeo | Environmental Scientist O: 704.332.7754 x129 M: 917.747.6086 Wildlands Engineering, Inc. 1430 S. Mint St, Suite 104 Charlotte, NC 28203 GroundwaterGagePhotographs MonitoringYear3 GroundwaterGage1(02/18/2022)GroundwaterGage2(02/18/2022) APPENDIX E. Project Timeline and Contact Information Table 13. Project Activity and Reporting History Alexander Farm Mitigation Site DMS Project No. 100048 Monitoring Year 3 - 2022 Activity or ReportData Collection CompleteCompletion or Delivery 404 PermitOctober 2019November 2019 Mitigation Plan March 2018 - October 2019October 2019 Final Design - Construction PlansSeptember 2019September 2019 Construction December 2019 - April 2020April 2020 1 April 2020April 2020 Temporary S&E mix applied to entire project area 1 April 2020April 2020 Permanent seed mix applied to reach/segments Bare root and live stake plantings for reach/segmentsApril 2020April 2020 Stream SurveyApril - May 2020 Baseline Monitoring (Year 0)September 2020 Collected - April 2020 Vegetation Survey Verified - June 2020 Invasive treatmentMay - August 2020 Year 1 MonitoringStream SurveyDecember 2020December 2020 Vegetation SurveyOctober 2020 Supplemental PlantingsMarch 2021 Live Stake InstallMarch 2021 Soil Amendments & SeedingJune 2021 Year 2 MonitoringDecember 2021 Invasive treatmentJuly 2021 Stream SurveyJuly 2021 Vegetation SurveyNovember 2021 Supplemental PlantingsFeburary 2022 Invasive treatmentFeburary 2022 Stream SurveyMay 2022 November 2022 Year 3 MonitoringInvasive treatmentJune 2022 AOC RepairJune 2022 Vegetation SurveyAugust 2022 AOC RepairNovember 2022 Stream Survey Year 4 Monitoring Vegetation Survey Stream Survey Year 5 Monitoring Vegetation Survey Stream Survey Year 6 Monitoring Vegetation Survey Stream Survey Year 7 Monitoring Vegetation Survey 1 Seed and mulch is added as each section of construction is completed. Table 14. Project Contact Table Alexander Farm Mitigation Site DMS Project No. 100048 Monitoring Year 3 - 2022 DesignersWildlands Engineering, Inc. Aaron Earley, PE, CFM1430 South Mint Street, Suite 104 Charlotte, NC 28203 704.332.7754 Construction Contractors Baker Grading & Landscaping, Inc 970 Bat Cave Road Old Fort, NC 28762 Planting ContractorBruton Natural Systems, Inc. PO Box 1197 Fremont, NC 27830 Baker Grading & Landscaping, Inc. 970 Bat Cave Road Seeding Contractor Old Fort, NC 28762 Baker Grading & Landscaping, Inc. Seed Mix Sources Nursery Stock Suppliers Bare Roots Bruton Natural Systems, Inc. Live Stakes Wetland Plants Inc. Herbaceous Plugs Monitoring PerformersWildlands Engineering, Inc. Kristi Suggs Monitoring, POC (704) 332.7754 x.110 APPENDIX F. Additional Documentation MEETING NOTES MEETING: MY IRT Credit Release Site Walk ALEXANDER FARM Mitigation Site Catawba 03050101; Alexander County, NC DEQ Contract No. 7416 DMS Project No. 100048 Wildlands Project No. 005-02169 DATE: Monday, May 9, 2022 LOCATION: Elk Shoals Church Loop Stony Point, NC Attendees Kim (Browning) Isenhour, USACE Harry Tsomides, DMS Aaron Earley, Wildlands Casey Haywood, USACE Paul Wiesner, DMS Erin Davis, NCDWR Sam Kirk, Wildlands Olivia Munzer, NCWRC Brandon Romeo, Wildlands Meeting Notes The meeting began at 12:30 pm. Aaron presented an overview of the site conditions and issues noted in the AMP, MY1, and MY2 reports. From there, the group walked upstream to the headwaters of UT1, retraced steps and reviewed UT1, UT1A and the BMP downstream of the road. The meeting concluded at 3:00 PM. 1.Opening Remarks Aaron noted that portions of this site had been replanted twice as part of the AMP and that a 200 LF section of dry channel on UT1 Reach 1A was observed last week for the first time. Kim asked if we thought fescue in the easement affected bare root survival. Sam replied that the fescue areas within the easement did not line up the low stem counts. The majority of fescue within the easement occurs near the culvert crossing between UT1 Reach 1B and 2. These areas have been ring sprayed and will continue to be monitored and treated. Kim asked if this site contained ground water gages in wetlands to monitor functionality. Brandon replied that two gages were installed in delineated wetlands and Aaron clarified that they were not tie to success criteria. 2.Specific Items of Discussion Upstream of road o Kim asked why UT1 Reach 2 was not proposed for restoration given the erosion and incision. Aaron and Paul acknowledged that the reach was borderline, but E2 was chosen since erosion and ALEXANDER FARM Mitigation Site – IRT Meeting Notes incision were sporadic. No additional work was done during construction because most of the reach flowed through a large wetland which was not permitted for impacts under the NWP 27. Wildlands will monitor the at-risk areas with additional phot points. o Casey asked if the failing veg plot near station 114+00 was replanted. Sam confirmed that it was. o Kim noticed some bare areas along the right fenceline and suggested that Wildlands keep eyes on them. o Casey and Erin asked about the presence of algae in the stream and expressed concern about in- stream vegetation. Wildlands replied that algae was most likely due to long, slow pool sections and the lack of shade. Once live stakes grow tall enough to shade the channel, the presence of algae could decrease. Wildlands plans on treating in-stream vegetation in June. o Kim asked if the design called for wider pool sections that were observed in the field because that was not apparent in the monitoring reports. Wildlands responded that pools were designed to be 30% wider than riffles. Winter photos will be included in subsequent monitoring reports, so the channel dimension is more visible (this will be done site-wide when the channel is not visible). o Olivia asked if the wetland near station 111+60 RT ever dried up. Sam and Brandon confirmed that they have never seen it dry. o Kim suggested that a transect be added near station 109+00 to monitor veg since it seemed bare. Wildlands confirmed a transect would be added. o Casey requested that any repairs on piping structures (both identified in MY2 report and new instances) be discussed in the subsequent monitoring repot. o The IRT asked Wildlands about the path forward for the 200 LF of dry channel on UT1 Reach 1A (station 103+50 – 105+50). Wildlands responded that they will discuss this section internally to develop an approach to determine the cause(s) of absence of baseflow. The approach could include additional flow gages or groundwater wells and taking a closer look at the bounding grade control structures functionality. Kim suggested installing a game camera in the dry section to visually monitor flow conditions. Wildlands agreed. o Kim suggested installing additional live stakes near the upper extents of UT1 Reach 1A where sedimentation has occurred. Wildlands agreed. Downstream of road o Aaron pointed out that while the preservation reach does have some eroded banks and incision, it has not changed significantly since pre-project conditions. Kim agreed with preservation to avoid impacting the mature wooded buffer. o Casey asked if aggradation at the beginning or UT1 Reach 4A coincided with the fallen tree. Wildlands confirmed that was the case and suspected that aggradation would lessen once tree was removed. Aaron noted that the channel width had not changed through the aggradation section. o Erin asked if the area near station 142+50 was replanted. Sam confirmed. Kim said that in general, all replanted areas (especially within wetlands) need mobile plots or transects. Brandon confirmed that 5 mobile plots have been added since baseline and transects will be added where needed. Wildlands Engineering, Inc. page 2 ALEXANDER FARM Mitigation Site MY3 Credit Release IRT Site Walk ALEXANDER FARM Mitigation Site – IRT Meeting Notes o Kim asked if additional monitoring years were added due to replanting. Aaron replied that per the AMP, Wildlands will conduct an extra year of vegetation monitoring in MY6. If the data doesn’t suggest that vegetation performance towards success, and additional year of monitoring may be required in MY8. o Kim suggested adding a photo point to monitor failed lunker log at UT1 station 151+10 since the bank appears to be stable. Wildlands agreed. o Kim asked about the condition of the linear wetland at the downstream end of the project. Wildlands explained that it delineated as a wetland and drains pasture runoff. It was not impacted during construction. Kim suggested that a winter photo point be added to the linear wetland feature. Wildlands agreed. 3.Closing Remarks Kim remarked that there were several invasives, including cattail and paulownia, that need to be treated. Wildlands confirmed that some invasives have already been treated this year and additional invasives will be treated in the upcoming months. Kim and Paul requested that the linear footage and % of total length of the dry section of channel be included in the minutes. The dry section is approximately 200 LF and constitutes approximately 4.7% of the stream credits. The dry section is noted on the attached figure. Wildlands plans on discussing an approach internally. The IRT agreed to release the MY2 (2021) credits as proposed. These meeting minutes were prepared by Aaron Earley and reviewed by Sam Kirk and Brandon Romeo on May 19, 2022, and represent the authors’ interpretation of events. Please report and discrepancies or corrections within 5 business days of receipt of these minutes. Wildlands Engineering, Inc. page 3 ALEXANDER FARM Mitigation Site MY3 Credit Release IRT Site Walk EszTfdujpopg Diboofm