HomeMy WebLinkAbout20210348 Ver 3_Pickle Creek Phase II_Credit Release Request Task 2_20230612ID#* 20210348 Version* 3
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Katie Merritt
Initial Review Completed Date 06/20/2023
Mitigation Project Submittal - 6/12/2023
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Stream Wetlands Buffer Nutrient Offset
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Project Contact Information
Contact Name: * Email Address:
Jamey McEachran jmceachran@res.us
Project Information
ID#: * 20210348 Version:* 3
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Project Type: DMS Mitigation Bank
Project Name: Pickle Creek Phase II Nutrient Offset Site
County: Wayne
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3600 Glenwood Avenue, Suite 100
Raleigh, NC 27612
Corporate Headquarters
6575 West Loop South, Suite 300
Houston, TX 77401
Main: 713.520.5400
6/12/2023
CREDIT RELEASE REQUEST FORM
To: NCDEQ-DWR Nutrient Offset & Buffer Banking Coordinator
From: Jamey McEachran (jmceachran@res.us, 919-623-9889)
Through: Environmental Banc & Exchange, LLC (EBX)
We formally request a credit release for the Pickle Creek Phase II Nutrient Offset Mitigation Site
(DWR #: 2021-0348 V3) for completion of Task #2: Vegetation Planting and Monitoring Device
completed per the approved credit release schedule, which is included in the Attachments with this
request. The following documents have been submitted to DWR for Task #2 and are pending
review:
1) Vegetation Planting and Monitoring Device Completed, 2) Approved Project Credit Table
(BPDP), and 3) Excel Credit Release Schedule
Credits requested for release are detailed below:
Credit Type % Release Credit Amount
(Include Units)
Notes/Comments
Generated Nitrogen Nutrient
Offset
20 2944.741
Signature:
Attachments 1) Vegetation Planting and Monitoring Device Creation Completed, 2) Approved
Project Credit Table (BPDP), and 3) Excel Credit Release Schedule
3600 Glenwood Avenue, Suite 100
Raleigh, NC 27612
Corporate Headquarters
6575 West Loop South, Suite 300
Houston, TX 77401
Main: 713.520.5400
res.us
June 12, 2023
Ms. Katie Merritt
NCDEQ – Division of Water Resources
512 N. Salisbury Street, Archdale Building 9th Floor
Raleigh, NC 27620
RE: Pickle Creek Mitigation Phase II Project (DWR #2021-0348v2): Task 2a Vegetation
Planting and Monitoring Device Completed (Initial Planting) – 20 Percent Credit Release
Ms. Merritt,
Environmental Banc & Exchange, LLC (EBX), a wholly owned subsidiary of Resource
Environmental Solutions (RES) is pleased to inform you that riparian vegetation planting and
associated monitoring devices installation have been completed at the Pickle Creek Phase II
Mitigation Project. Monitoring devices include 7 vegetation plots in the buffer mitigation areas.
Two additional vegetation plots will be installed once 3.73 acres have been treated for Miscanthus
giganteus and planted. This letter is being submitted to request a site visit with DWR as described
in the RES Pickle Creek Phase II Nutrient Offset Banking Instrument for nutrient offset credit.
To support your review and approval of the release of Task 2a credits, the following are included
with this letter:
- Short summary of activities completed as required per the approved BPDP (including
activities completed for the Pickle Creek DMS Full Delivery Project);
- Figures representing all riparian restoration, riparian enhancement, and riparian
preservation activities where applicable;
- A map showing the vegetation plot locations (including those for the Pickle Creek DMS
Full Delivery Project);
- Detailed Planting Plan information;
- Photos of the site, including examples of vegetation plots, easement markings, and the land
application hydrant removal (including those for Pickle Creek DMS Full
Delivery Project).
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Short Summary of Activities Completed:
The site was prepped in March this year by ripping, seeding and marking the DMS and Bank
Easements with signage. Trees were planted on May 16th, 2023 and As-Built site work was
conducted on May 17 and 24. During as-built set-up, eleven planted tree species were recorded,
and the plots yielded an average of 699 stems per acre (Tables 1 & 2). The total planting area for
the site was 25.89 acres. Due to dense Miscanthus giganteus, 6.63 acres of the total 25.89 acres
was not planted to allow for treatment of the crop and provide better conditions for survival of
planted bareroots. At this time, 6.86 acres within the Bank easement have been planted, and 3.73
acres within the Bank easement remain unplanted. As a result, two of the nine planned fixed
vegetation plots have not been established. Changes to the established vegetation plots are limited
to minor location changes. The remaining acreage will be planted Fall 2023 and vegetation plots
15 and 17 will be established at that time. There were no other changes to the planting plan (Table
2). The easement is marked with conservation easement signs that include the restricted activities,
and contact information attached to t-posts at approximate 100-foot intervals. Until Final approval
of the long-term steward as the State the signs list RES as a contract and will be replaced with
State signs upon their approval as a long-term steward. As part of the Restoration activities in the
DMS Pickle Creek Project, one culvert was removed from the Project Area and the area was
matted, seeded, and livestaked to ensure stability. Additionally, two hydrants and the associated
pipes were removed from the easement area. The planting and seeding activities were also
completed for the Pickle Creek DMS Full Delivery Project. An updated credit release schedule
that reflects last-minute change of planting is proposed in the Credit Release Request.
A Baseline Monitoring Report will be submitted following the completion of the As-Built Survey.
The major modifications from the approved RES Pickle Creek Phase II Nutrient Offset Banking
Instrument that was made during site construction was the need to mow and spray the Miscanthus
giganteus. Credit numbers will be rechecked with new as-built alignments and final easement
shape. If any other deviations are discovered as a result of the as-built work, they will be included
in the baseline monitoring report that will be submitted to support the release of credits associated
with Task 3. Should you require further documentation, please let us know. Finally, we anticipate
a site visit to be required for the release of Task 2 credits. We will be in touch to schedule this with
you.
Thank you,
Jamey McEachran | Project Manager
Pickle Creek Phase II Vegetation Monitoring Plot Photos
Vegetation Plot 16
Vegetation Plot 17
Vegetation Plot 18
Vegetation Plot 19
Vegetation Plot 20
Vegetation Plot 22
Vegetation Plot 21
Vegetation Plot 23
Pickle Creek Phase II Site Photos
Easement Marker
Second Removed Hydrant on J1
First Removed Hydrant on J1
Common Name Scientific Name Mit Plan % As-Built % Total Stems Planted
American sycamore Platanus occidentalis 10% 10% 549
River birch Betula nigra 10% 10% 549
Willow Oak Quercus phellos 10% 10% 549
Swamp chestnut oak Quercus michauxii 10% 10% 549
Water oak Quercus nigra 10% 10% 549
Northern red oak Quercus rubra 10% 10% 549
Shumard's oak Quercus shumardii 10% 10% 549
Overcup oak Quercus lyrata 10% 10% 549
Persimmon Diospyros virginiana 10% 10% 549
Green Ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 5% 5% 274
Buttonbush Cephalanthus occidentalis 5% 5% 274
5,488
6.86
800
Table 1. Planted Species Summary
Total
Planted Area
As-Built Stems/Acre
Plot #Planted
Stems/Acre
Volunteer
Stems/Acre
Total
Stems/Acre
Success
Criteria
Met?
Average
Planted
Stem
Height
(ft)
15 NA NA NA NA NA
16 890 0 890 Yes 1.22
17 NA NA NA NA NA
18 647 0 647 Yes 1.27
19 445 0 445 Yes 1.09
20 809 0 809 Yes 1.36
21 769 0 769 Yes 1.22
22 647 0 647 Yes 1.19
23 688 0 688 Yes 1.3
Project Avg.699 0 699 Yes 1.24
Table 2. Vegetation Plot Mitigation Success Summary
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19
22
23
18 16
15
17
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J1
D1
D2
D5
NC CGIA, Maxar
Planting and Monitoring
Devices Complete
Pickle Creek Phase II
Mitigation Project
Wayne County,
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Restoring a resilient earth for a modern world
0 300150
Feet
Legend
Easement 10.59 ac (Bank)
Easement 18.08 ac (DMS)
Mitigation Approach
Restoration,100
Restoration,200
Stream Type
Ditch
Ephemeral
Intermittent
Perennial
MY0 Veg Plots
Not Established
Established
Miscanthus
Checked by: JRM1 inch = 300 feet
Areas diffused
while ripping
Culvert Removed
Irrigation Hydrants Removed
Table 6. Pickle Creek Phase II, Project Credits
Project Area
N Credit Conversion Ratio (ft2/pound)
P Credit Conversion Ratio (ft2/pound)
Credit Type Location
Subject? (enter
NO if
ephemeral or
ditch 1)
Feature Type Mitigation Activity Min-Max Buffer
Width (ft)Feature Name Total Area (ft2)
Total (Creditable)
Area of Buffer
Mitigation (ft2)
Initial Credit
Ratio (x:1)% Full Credit Final Credit
Ratio (x:1)
Convertible to
Riparian
Buffer?
Riparian Buffer
Credits
Convertible to
Nutrient Offset?
Delivered
Nutrient
Offset: N (lbs)
Delivered
Nutrient
Offset: P (lbs)
Nutrient Offset Rural Yes I / P Restoration 0-100 J1 3,135 1 100%No —Yes 163.588 —
Nutrient Offset Rural Yes I / P Restoration 101-200 J1 220,281 1 33%No —Yes 11,494.557 —
Nutrient Offset Rural No Ephemeral Restoration 0-100 D4 925 1 100%No —Yes 48.268 —
Nutrient Offset Rural No Ephemeral Restoration 101-200 D4 40,663 1 33%No —Yes 2,121.850 —
Nutrient Offset Rural No Ditch Restoration 0-100 D2 166,317 1 100%No —Yes 8,678.643 —
Nutrient Offset Rural No Ditch Restoration 101-200 D2 12,762 1 33%No —Yes 665.938 —
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Totals (ft2):444,083 0 0.000 23,172.844 0.000
Total Buffer (ft2):0 0
Total Nutrient Offset (ft2):444,083 N/A
Total Ephemeral Area (ft2) for Credit:0 0
Total Eligible Ephemeral Area (ft2):0 #DIV/0!Ephemeral Reaches as % TABM
Enter Preservation Credits Below Total Eligible for Preservation (ft2):0 0.0%Preservation as % TABM
Credit Type Location Subject?Feature Type Mitigation Activity Min-Max Buffer
Width (ft)Feature Name Total Area (sf)
Total (Creditable)
Area for Buffer
Mitigation (ft2)
Initial Credit
Ratio (x:1)% Full Credit Final Credit
Ratio (x:1)
Riparian
Buffer Credits
Buffer —
Buffer —
Buffer —
Buffer —
Buffer —
Preservation Area Subtotals (ft2):0 0
Square Feet Credits
0 0.000
0 0.000
0 0.000
0 0.000
Square Feet Credits
Nitrogen:23,172.844
Phosphorus:0.000
Neuse 03020201 - Outside Falls Lake
19.16394
N/A
Restoration:
Enhancement:
Mitigation Totals
444,083
TOTAL AREA OF BUFFER MITIGATION (TABM)
TOTAL NUTRIENT OFFSET MITIGATION
Mitigation Totals
Nutrient Offset:
Preservation:
Total Riparian Buffer:
1. The Randleman Lake buffer rules allow some ditches to be classified as subject according to 15A NCAC 02B .0250 (5)(a).
last updated 08/03/2020
As‐Built Credits (Miscanthus Planting)8,449.141
As‐Built Credits (Initial Planting)14,723.703
As‐Built Survey Total Credits 23,172.844
Original Mit Plan Credits 23,215.900
Nutrient Offset Credit release schedule TOTAL Credits:
Credit Release # % Nitrogen NOTES
1 Instrument and BPDP Approved by DWR, Conservation Easement Recorded* and
Financial Assurance Posted 20% 4,634.569 < Uses As‐Built Survey Total Numbers
2a Mitigation Site Earthwork, Planting and Installation of Monitoring Devices
Completed (Initial Planting): 6.5 acres 20% 2,944.741
2b Secondary Planting of Pickle Creek Phase 2: 3.73 acres 20% 1,689.828
3a Monitoring Financial Assurance Posted and Approval of As-Built Report: Initial 10% 1,472.370
3b Monitoring Financial Assurance Posted and Approval of As-Built Report:
Secondary 10% 844.914
4 Monitoring Report #1: Approved by the DWR** & financial assurance renewed
(delay a year and stay on same track 10% 2,317.284
5 Monitoring Report #2: Approved by the DWR** & financial assurance renewed 10% 2,317.284
6 Monitoring Report #3: Approved by the DWR** & financial assurance renewed 10% 2,317.284
7 Item B (1) of Section X in this Instrument has been completed and approved by
DWR.5% 1,158.642
8 Monitoring Report #4: Approved by the DWR** & financial assurance renewed 5% 1,158.642
9 Monitoring Report #5: Approved by the DWR** and final site visit by DWR has
been conducted 10% 2,317.284