C26 Site Mitigation Plan_DRAFT_REV5-09-07-2023

THE MIDDLE NEUSE STREAM AND
WETLAND UMBRELLA MITIGATION BANK
Craven 26 Site Mitigation Plan – DRAFT (Rev. 5)
Middle Neuse River Basin – HUC 03020202
Craven County, North Carolina
USACE ACTION ID NUMBER:
SAW-2017-02019
SPONSOR:PREPARED BY:
Weyerhaeuser NR Company
Attn: Doug Hughes
406 Cole Road
Hattiesburg, MS 39402
601 341 6054
Kimley-Horn
Attn: Tara Allden and Jason Claudio-Diaz
200 South Tryon Street, Suite 200
Charlotte, NC 28202
704 319 7699
Coggin Asset Management, LLC
Attn: Daniel S. Coggin
P.O. Box 476
Amory, MS 38821
662 825 0058
This mitigation plan has been written in conformance with the requirements of the following:
Federal rule for compensatory mitigation project sites as described in the Federal Register Title 33 Navigation and Navigable
Waters Volume 3, Chapter 2, Section § 332.8 paragraphs (c)(2) through (c) (14).
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1.1 Project Description ......................................................................................................... 5
1.2 Site Selection ................................................................................................................. 6
1.3 Mitigation Site Location, Size, and Service Area ............................................................. 6
1.4 Ownership ...................................................................................................................... 7
2.1 Watershed Environmental Concerns and Mitigation Needs ............................................. 8
2.2 Goals and Objectives...................................................................................................... 8
2.3 Assurance of Sufficient Water Rights, Control of Minerals, and Access ........................... 9
2.4 Site Protection ................................................................................................................ 9
3.1 Existing Watershed Conditions ..................................................................................... 10
3.2 Existing Site Conditions ................................................................................................ 10
3.3 Endangered/Threatened Species .................................................................................. 12
3.4 Cultural Resources ....................................................................................................... 14
3.5 Regulated Floodplains .................................................................................................. 14
3.6 Existing Site Constraints ............................................................................................... 14
5.1 Reference Site and Design Parameters ........................................................................ 17
5.2 Mitigation Work Plan ..................................................................................................... 20
6.1 Stream Mitigation Credit Calculations ........................................................................... 26
6.2 Wetland Mitigation Credit Calculations .......................................................................... 27
8.1 Stream Monitoring Requirements .................................................................................. 28
8.2 Wetland Monitoring Requirements ................................................................................ 29
8.3 Performance Standards ................................................................................................ 30
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8.4 Adaptive Management Plan .......................................................................................... 31
8.5 Post-Construction Documentation ................................................................................. 33
8.6 Long-Term Management Plan ...................................................................................... 33
8.7 Financial Assurances.................................................................................................... 34
TABLES
Table 1 – Proposed Stream Mitigation Summary ........................................................................5
Table 2 – Proposed Wetland Mitigation Summary ......................................................................6
Table 3 - Watershed Overview .................................................................................................10
Table 4 –Existing Wetlands .....................................................................................................12
Table 5 –Craven County Protected Species.............................................................................13
Table 6 –Stream Mitigation Work Plan .....................................................................................15
Table 7 – Distribution of Intermittent and Perennial Origin Contributing Drainage Area (acre) ..19
Table 8 – Stream Mitigation Approach Summary ......................................................................20
Table 9 – Wetland Mitigation Approach Summary ....................................................................22
Table 10 – Proposed Buffer Widths ..........................................................................................24
Table 11 – Zone 1 Planting Summary .......................................................................................25
Table 12 – Zone 2 Riparian Buffer and Wetland Planting Summary .........................................25
Table 13 -Zone 3 Planting Summary .......................................................................................26
Table 14 -Zone 4 Planting Summary .......................................................................................26
Table 15 -Proposed Stream Mitigation Credits .........................................................................27
Table 16 – Proposed Wetland Mitigation Credits ......................................................................27
Table 17 – Credit Release Schedule – Streams .......................................................................28
Table 18 – Credit Release Schedule – Wetlands ......................................................................28
Table 19 – Vegetative Monitoring Plots.....................................................................................29
Table 20 – Wetland Hydrology Performance Standards ...........................................................31
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APPENDICES
Appendix A – Figures
Appendix B – Photo Pages
Appendix C – Geomorphic Cross-Sections
Appendix D – Geomorphology
Appendix E – Buffer Credit Calculations
Appendix F – Mitigation Plan Sheets
Appendix G – NCSAM Forms
Appendix H – Wetland and Stream Data Forms
Appendix I – Conservation Easement Documents
Appendix J – Performance Bond
FIGURES
Figure 1 – Service Area Map
Figure 2 – Vicinity Map
Figure 3 – USGS Topographic Map
Figure 4 – Historic Aerials
Figure 5 – NRCS Soil Survey
Figure 6 – Hydric Soils Map
Figure 7 – Watershed Map
Figure 8 – Existing Conditions
Figure 9 – LiDAR Elevations
Figure 10 – Proposed Mitigation Plan
Figure 11 – Monitoring Plan
Figure 12 – Additional Stream Buffer Credit
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PROJECT INTRODUCTION
1.1 PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The Craven 26 Mitigation Site (“C26 Site” or “Site”) is an initial site in the Middle Neuse Stream and Wetland
Umbrella Mitigation Bank (the “Middle Neuse UMB” or “Bank”). The Site is identified as having potential to help meet
the compensatory mitigation requirement for permitted stream and freshwater wetland impacts in Hydrologic Unit
Code (HUC) 03020202 of the Neuse River Basin (Figure 1 – Service Area Map). The Site was selected based on its
ability to provide improvements to aquatic resources within the Middle Neuse 8-digit HUC through a combination of
stream and headwater restoration as described further within this Mitigation Plan.
The Site is in Craven County (Figure 1 – Service Area Map )and consists of two (2) unnamed tributaries to Bachelor
Creek. The Site’s headwater systems and stream channels will be restored using a holistic approach that seeks to
restore or enhance the stream valley and riparian wetlands adjacent to the stream channels. Unnamed tributary 2 is
tributary to UT1, which joins Bachelor Creek approximately 3,000 feet from the edge of the Site.
On-site streams were historically impacted by extensive ditching and currently have diminished functionality within all
five functional categories identified in the stream functional pyramid (Harman, Starr, Tweedy, Clemmon, Suggs,
Miller. 2012). Based on these areas of impacted functionality and potential for functional uplift, this mitigation plan has
been developed identifying the proposed mitigation activities and associated credit generation shown in Table 1 and
Table 2.
The Site will be protected in perpetuity by a conservation easement totaling 144.1 acres. The Conservation Easement
document will be in the form described in Section X of the Middle Neuse Umbrella Mitigation Banking Instrument
(“UMBI”).
Table 1 – Proposed Stream Mitigation Summary
Reach Mitigation Approach Existing Length (ft.)Proposed Length (ft.)Credit Ratio Credits
UT1 – R2 Restoration 1,297 1,269 1:1 1,269
UT1 – R3 Restoration 2,567 2,858 1:1 2,858
UT2 – R1a Enhancement 266 266 1.5:1 177
UT2 – R1b Restoration 1,225 1,414 1:1 1,414
UT2 – R2 Restoration 1,314 1,485 1:1 1,485
Total stream lengths and sub-total Credits 6,669 7,292 7,203
BUFFER ADJUSTMENT TO STREAM CREDITS (SEE “WILMINGTON DISTRICT STREAM BUFFER CREDIT
CALCULATOR” WORKSHEETS IN Appendix E – Buffer Credit Calculations )1440.67
TOTAL STREAM CREDITS 8,644
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Table 2 – Proposed Wetland Mitigation Summary
Approach (Acres)
Mitigation
Unit Restoration Enhancement Credit Ratio Total Wetland
Credits Total Acres
WA-1 0.4 0.0 1:1 0.4 0.4
WA-2 3.1 0.0 1:1 3.1 3.1
WA-3 2.5 0.0 1:1 2.5 2.5
WA-4 0.0 4.6 3:1 1.5 4.6
WA-5 0.0 0.5 3:1 0.2 0.5
WA-6 0.0 18.1 3:1 6.0 18.1
Total 6.0 23.2 13.7 29.2
1.2 SITE SELECTION
As part of the Middle Neuse UMB, the C26 Site is proposed to provide compensatory mitigation for
permitted impacts within the Middle Neuse Watershed (HUC 03020202). The larger Neuse River Basin
has been a focal point for water quality concerns for almost three decades due to sediment disturbances
in upstream rural development as well as nutrient loading from upstream agricultural land use.
Development within this basin is predicted to increase – especially with the proposed Kinston Bypass
construction, which will likely increase development around the proposed interchanges. As such, the C26
Site aims to provide protection and the potential for significant water quality and aquatic habitat
improvements in this sensitive region through the restoring and conserving of aquatic resources in the
Middle Neuse. The C26 Site was identified as a strong candidate for mitigation based on its potential for
uplift as well as the following criteria as originally documented in the prospectus phase:
·Access—Potential sites must have permanent, deeded access.
·Proximity to Impacts—Potential sites must be within the 8-digit HUC in which impacts are
anticipated to occur.
·Watershed Impact—Restoring, enhancing, and protecting a potential site must contribute to the
overall improvement of the watershed in which it is found.
·Restoration Potential—Potential sites must have a combination of wetland and stream
restoration, enhancement, and/or preservation. Sites with historical alterations, such as
silviculture, will generally be given priority for development.
·Habitat Connectivity—Potential sites must contribute to creating larger, contiguous conservation
properties to help support habitat diversity, quality, and stability.
·Sufficient Water Rights/Resources—Potential sites must have sufficient water rights/resources to
sustain restored, enhanced, and/or protected wetlands and streams.
·Mineral Rights—The Bank Sponsor must own/control the surface mineral rights, including gravel,
sand, salt, and coal.
1.3 MITIGATION SITE LOCATION, SIZE, AND SERVICE AREA
The C26 Site is in Craven County, North Carolina, at 35.1231° North, -77.2187° East (Figure 1 – Service Area
Map). The Site is approximately 10 miles west of New Bern and may be accessed from Farrow Road off
Tuscarora Rhems Road, approximately 2.5 miles south of U.S. Highway 70.
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The Site is in the Headwaters Bachelor Creek sub-basin of the Middle Neuse River Basin (HUC
030202020605) and the Middle Atlantic Coastal Plain Ecoregion. The Site sits in the Department of Water
Resources (“DWR”) Sub-basin 03-04-08. HUC 03020202 is situated downstream of both HUC
03020201, which contain Raleigh and Durham, and HUC 03020203, which includes Smithfield,
Goldsboro, Farmville and other heavily agricultural areas. The local Headwaters Bachelor Creek sub-
basin is predominantly timber production with some agriculture, and very little existing commercial,
industrial, or residential development.
The C26 Site, as a mitigation site under the framework of the Middle Neuse UMB, is proposed to produce
credits that will be used to offset permitted impacts to aquatic resources within the Bank’s service area.
The service area associated with the C26 Site is defined as the United States Geological Survey
(“USGS”) 8-digit HUC within which the Site is located – the Middle Neuse 02 HUC (HUC 03020202)
(Figure 1 – Service Area Map).
1.4 OWNERSHIP
BANK OWNER, SPONSOR, AND LONG-TERM STEWARD
Weyerhaeuser NR Company
Contact: Doug Hughes
Address: 406 Cole Road
Hattiesburg, MS 39402
Phone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
As the landowner, Weyerhaeuser NR Company will provide access to the property for establishment
(including granting the conservation easement), operation, management of the Site, and long-term
management of the property within the framework of the Middle Neuse UMBI. The owner will retain all
rights and responsibilities of ownership subject to the terms of the conservation easement (included as
Appendix I – Conservation Easement Documents), which shall be placed on the property prior to the first release
of mitigation credits.
As the Bank Sponsor, Weyerhaeuser NR Company maintains the rights to permit, develop, maintain, and
operate the Middle Neuse Bank and its associated sites, including The Craven 26 Mitigation Site, in
accordance with the terms of the Middle Neuse UMBI and this Mitigation Plan and subject to the terms
and conditions of the conservation easement that will be established over the property.
Weyerhaeuser NR Company will be responsible for maintenance of the Site’s aquatic resources as
described in the Long-Term Management Plan, in Section 8.6 of this document. Long-term maintenance
responsibilities will begin at the end of the Site’s monitoring phase has been completed and will continue
in perpetuity.
CONSERVATION EASEMENT HOLDER
The Conservation Easement will be held by Unique Places To Save
(https://www.uniqueplacestosave.org), a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit conservation organization located in Chapel
Hill, North Carolina. Founded in 2014, Unique Places To Save was founded to “move beyond barriers to
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address unmet needs in the fields of natural and cultural heritage, farming, community, and technology.”
Unique Places To Save is an entrepreneurial nonprofit organization that invests in, and enhances the
places that make communities unique. To date, the organization holds fifteen (15) conservation
easements.
A copy of the Conservation Easement document is included as Appendix I – Conservation Easement Documents .
WATERSHED APPROACH
2.1 WATERSHED ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS AND MITIGATION NEEDS
The Middle Neuse River Basin (HUC 03020202) has been significantly impacted by agricultural land
uses, extensive ditching, and lack of riparian buffer. Development within this basin is predicted to
increase, especially with construction of the Kinston Bypass. This bypass will increase mobility in the area
and spur development around proposed interchanges, likely creating additional impacts to the area. The
Middle Neuse River Basin (HUC 03020202) consists of 1,008 square miles with more than 340 miles of
stream and is primed for significant local growth. Among the five counties that make up the watershed
(Beaufort, Craven, Lenoir, Pitt, and Wayne Counties), Pitt County is forecasted to grow the most rapidly
with 5.8% by 2030**. The C26 Site represents a valuable opportunity to restore natural streams and
headwater systems to offer long-term protection to essential habitat and aquatic resources as growth and
development comes to the area.
The Site’s goals and objectives described below are consistent in addressing the major stressors
identified in the 2010 Neuse River Basin Restoration Priorities (“RBRP”) document produced by the North
Carolina Department of Mitigation Services (“NCDMS”).
**https://www.osbm.nc.gov/media/2247/download?attachment (accessed April 7, 2022).
2.2 GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
WATERSHED SCALE GOALS
The Neuse RBRP 2010 document produced by the NCDMS spells out the Middle Neuse Basin
restoration and protection goals. Applicable goals stated are as follows:
·Promote nutrient and sediment reduction in agricultural areas by restoring and preserving
wetlands, streams, and riparian buffers.
·Continue targeted implementation of projects under the Nutrient Offset and Buffer programs, as
well as focusing Department of Transportation (“DOT”)-sponsored restoration in areas where they
will provide the ecosystem’s most functional improvement.
Mitigation proposed as part of the C26 Site addresses these specific RBRP goals. A significant length of
stream mitigation, wetland mitigation, and riparian corridor enhancement and preservation will improve
water quality within the Middle Neuse Basin. Additionally, these projects are being implemented now to
offset future impacts that could occur as part of the Kinston Bypass construction and future development
that may occur because of the roadway improvements.
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SITE-SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES
·Fill ditches that currently are draining headwater valley systems and reestablish the historic
headwater valley system to accomplish the following:
o Restore hydrology to the headwater valley systems to enhance and restore wetland systems
within the headwaters.
o Restore original headwater stream systems to provide more frequent flooding of the adjacent
headwater wetlands and valleys.
o Supplement existing trees and roots in headwater systems with appropriate vegetation to
encourage stabilized flow paths through restored headwater systems.
o Restore native riparian buffers.
o Restore native wetland vegetation.
o Establish and/or protect a minimum 50-foot-wide vegetated buffer to each side of the
headwater reaches.
o Protect additional area, outside the required 50 feet along restored headwater systems, to
protect enhanced, restored and preserved wetlands.
·Restore intermittent and perennial streams with a Priority 1 restoration approach to:
o Reestablish the restored channels to the center of their valley and restore appropriate
pattern, dimension, and profile and reconnect the channel’s frequent flood flows with the
adjacent floodplain as a result.
o As part of elevating the streams through a Priority 1 approach, enhance and restore adjacent
riparian wetland hydrology. This also will address the cross-sectional dimensions of the
channels to return them to a stream hydraulically connected to their floodplain versus their
current ditched and disconnected/incised state.
o Restore profile and habitat diversity by reestablishing riffle and pool sequences (i.e., habitat
transitions) throughout the restored stream systems to provide depth variability.
o Establish a 150-foot-wide vegetated buffer to each side of the stream restoration reaches.
·Where possible, preserve channel reaches to provide a contiguous riparian corridor throughout
the site to allow connectivity between the two (2) tributaries.
·Reestablish natural overland flow patterns within the adjacent buffers and riparian wetlands by
removing silviculture planting rows and disrupting the drainage effect of ditches within the buffer.
·Restore natural topography in the floodplains, including minor depression and mounds that will
promote diversity of hydrologic conditions and habitats.
·Restore or enhance site wetland hydrology by promoting storage of surface water, increasing
surface ponding and infiltration, discouraging drainage, and imposing a higher water table across
the floodplain and wetlands.
2.3 ASSURANCE OF SUFFICIENT WATER RIGHTS, CONTROL OF
MINERALS, AND ACCESS
Sufficient water rights exist to support the long-term sustainability of the Site. There are no "severed"
rights on the property.
2.4 SITE PROTECTION
In accordance with Section X (Site Protection) found in the Middle Neuse UMBI, the Bank Sponsor,
Weyerhaeuser NR Company, plans to protect the site by applying a conservation easement. A copy of
the Conservation Easement document is included as Appendix I – Conservation Easement Documents.
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SITE BASELINE
3.1 EXISTING WATERSHED CONDITIONS
There are two (2) tributaries proposed for mitigation as part of the C26 Site (UT1 and UT2,). Silviculture is
the primary land use within the watersheds of all two (2) tributaries. Watershed summary information and
watersheds for each separate system are provided in the table below and a map showing watersheds is
included as Figure 7 – Watershed.
Table 3 - Watershed Overview
Level IV Ecoregion 63e Mid-Atlantic
Flatwoods
River Basin Neuse
USGS 8-digit Hydrologic Unit 03020202
USGS 12-digit Hydrologic Unit 030202020605
DWR Sub-Basin 03-04-08
Project Watersheds
UT1 – Reach 2 US 104 Ac
UT1 – Reach 2 DS 800 Ac
UT1 Reach 3 DS 970 Ac
UT2 – Reach 1 US 164 Ac
UT2 – Reach 2 US 229 Ac
These watersheds sit within the Carolina Flatwoods Ecoregion (Level IV), which occur in the nearly level
coastal plain with frequently high-water tables and large areas of poorly drained soil. While the watershed
currently is occupied by significant commercial loblolly pine plantations, the large areas of loamy, organic
soils historically were home to significant biological diversity compared to the Mid-Atlantic Flatwood region
to the north. Restoring and preserving headwater systems is especially valuable to the health and water
quality of the watershed because of its shallow topography.
3.2 EXISTING SITE CONDITIONS
SURFACE WATER CLASSIFICATION
The tributaries on site contribute to Bachelor Creek downstream, a Class C water with additional
designations of nutrient sensitive (“NSW”) and swamp (“Sw”). Bachelor Creek is a tributary to The Gut.
While Bachelor Creek is currently supporting its use classification, the Neuse River estuary is impaired at
the confluence of The Gut and the Neuse River.
SITE SOILS
The on-site soils are derived from deposits on marine terraces within the coastal plain. These soils were
deposited between the Pliocene and Pleistocene epochs, where ocean levels were high enough to form
flat terraces across the coast of North America and deposit marine sands, silts, and clays. The on-site
soils are described by site section and soil type below. The soils that occur on-site are presented in Figure
5 – NRCS Soil and hydric soils are shown in Figure 6 – Hydric Soils. The soils further described below occur in
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areas planned for wetland restoration and enhancement. Restoration areas currently do not meet wetland
hydrology parameters due to past ditching and stream incision. Enhancement areas have impaired
hydrology and/or predominantly pine plantation.
Leaf Silt Loam
Leaf Silt Loam (“La”) soils predominantly exist on terraces that form on broad interstream divides and
consist of clayey marine deposits. The profile is made up of 0 to 6 inches of silt loam, a depth from 6 to 67
inches of clay, and a final depth from 67 to 80 inches of clay loam (end of profile). This soil type is poorly
drained and trends with a 0-2% slope. It has a hydric rating of 90. Leaf soil occurs on-site in the lower
portion of the WA-4.
Lenoir Silt Loam
Lenoir silt loam (“Le”) soils are poorly drained and form on marine terraces and in broad interstream
divides. The soil has a hydric rating of 8, with a water table between 1 and 3 feet below the surface and
significantly varying hydraulic conductivity. The soil profile consists of a layer down to 8 inches
predominantly of loam, followed by a layer down to 63 inches of clay. The final layer is from 63 to 80
inches below the surface consisting of sandy clay. It has a hydric rating of 8. This soil occurs in a small
area of WA-4.
Lynchburg Fine Sandy Loam
Lynchburg Fine Sandy Loam (“Ly”) soils form from loamy marine deposits and has a soil profile made up
on fine sandy loam from 0-9 inches, medium sandy loam 9-14 inches, a medium sandy clay loam from 14
to 65 inches, and clay from 65-80 inches (end of profile). The water table fluctuates from 6 to 18 inches
below the water surface and has a hydric rating of 10. WA-5 (enhancement) occurs within this soil type.
Rains Fine Sandy Loam
Rains Fine Sandy Loam (“Ra”) soils are very hydric and are made up of Loamy marine deposits formed
on marine terraces along the Coastal Plain. The soil profile consists of fine sandy loam in depths from 0-
16 inches and sandy clay loam from 16-80 inches (end of profile). The soil profile is poorly drained but
with high hydraulic conductivity. The water table fluctuates between 0 and 12 inches of the soil surface.
The Rains soil has a hydric rating of 92. WA-1 (restoration), WA-2 (restoration), WA-3 (restoration), and
WA-6 (enhancement) are located within Rains soils.
BASELINE STREAM CONDITIONS
Descriptions of each existing reach condition are outlined below.Figure 7 – Watershed provides watershed
acreages for each reach and Table 1 provides existing lengths. Additionally, representative photos are
included in Appendix B – Photo Pages.Figure 8 shows existing Site conditions.
UT1
Historically UT1 was a shallow meandering E-type stream channel that meandered through its valley.
Currently, due to the incised and ditched nature of the channel, it is disconnected from its historic
floodplain, lacks natural meander pattern, and lacks bedform diversity. UT1 has been extensively ditched
and has bank height ratios between 4.0 and 7.0. Cross sections of the existing reaches are included in
Appendix C – Geomorphic Cross-Sections of this report. None of the reaches of UT1 have access to their
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floodplain except during larger flood events such as 10-year floods. The extreme level of entrenchment
through the UT1 reaches results in flood flows larger than the channel forming flow being contained within
the channel, resulting in increased lateral shear stress and increased vertical shear stress. The lateral
shear causes active erosion, and the vertical shear stress is causing excessive bed scour and lack of
appropriate permanent riffle-pool features. Due largely in part to this extreme level of incision, the NC
SAM score for UT1 is Low.
UT2
Historically UT2 started as a headwater system and transitioned to a shallow meandering E-type stream
channel that meandered through its valley. Currently, due to the incised and ditched nature of the
channel, it is disconnected from its historic floodplain and lacks natural meander pattern. UT2 has an NC
SAM rating of Low due to its incised state and because it has been straightened and ditched in the past.
The channel lacks appropriate bedform diversity and only has a narrow buffer of about 20 feet wide to
either side of the channel. Berms and spoil piles also exist adjacent to the channel along both banks,
preventing access to the adjacent floodplain. A cross section of the existing channel is included in Appendix
C – Geomorphic Cross-Sections, an NC SAM form is included in Appendix G – NCSAM Forms, and photos can be
found in Appendix B – Photo Pages.
BASELINE WETLAND CONDITIONS
All areas within the Craven 26 Site boundary have been field reviewed and existing wetlands have been
delineated. A Delineation Concurrence has been received. Data forms are included in Appendix H – Wetland
and Stream Data Forms. While large portions of riparian areas along all tributaries have hydric soils and,
historically, have been headwater and riparian wetlands, many of these areas are non-jurisdictional due
to the extensive ditching and incised stream channels that exist on-site. The table below provides an
overview of wetland resources on the Site.Figure 6 – Hydric Soils shows existing hydric soils and Figure 8 –
Existing Conditions shows the jurisdictional areas as delineated adjacent to the two (2) tributaries. The
presence of wetlands on each of these systems is dependent on headwater system hydrology and some
are more dependent on floodplain connectivity and overland flow for hydrology. Most of these systems
have been impacted through ditching the headwater systems as well as ditching and extreme incision
along the downstream intermittent and perennial stream systems.
Table 4 –Existing Wetlands
Wetland Area Wetland Type Wetland Acreage
W1 Riparian Wetland 4.8 Ac
W2 Riparian Wetland 0.7 Ac
W3 Riparian Wetland 19.3 Ac
Total 24.8 Ac
3.3 ENDANGERED/THREATENED SPECIES
Table 5 includes a full list of state and federally listed species known to occur in Craven County. Current
Site conditions do not provide suitable habitat for the listed species. Also, none of the listed species have
been observed during on-site reconnaissance. The restoration of the Site’s streams and wetlands,
however, may result in potentially suitable aquatic and forest habitat for the species noted.
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Table 5 – Craven County Protected Species
(NC Natural Heritage Program, https://www.ncnhp.org/data/species-community-search, updated January 20, 2022, accessed April 13, 2022.)
Taxonomic
Group Scientific Name Common Name State
Status
Federal
Status Habitat
Suitable
Habitat
On-site
Amphibian Necturus lewisi Neuse River
Waterdog SC T rivers and large streams in Neuse and Tar
drainages (endemic to North Carolina)No
Bird Egretta caerulea Little Blue Heron SC
forests or thickets on maritime islands,
rarely in swamps or at ponds [breeding
evidence only]
No
Bird Haliaeetus
leucocephalus Bald Eagle T BGPA
mature forests near large bodies of water
(nesting); rivers, lakes, and sounds
(foraging) [breeding evidence only]
No
Bird Peucaea aestivalis Bachman's
Sparrow SC open longleaf pine forests, old fields
[breeding evidence only]No
Bird
Picoides borealis
(syn. Dryobates
borealis)
Red-cockaded
Woodpecker E E mature open pine forests, mainly in
longleaf pine [breeding evidence only]No
Bird Setophaga virens
waynei
Wayne's Black-
throated Green
Warbler
E
nonriverine wetland forests, especially
where white cedar or cypress are mixed
with hardwoods [breeding evidence only]
No
Bird Sternula antillarum Least Tern SC beaches, sand flats, open dunes, gravel
rooftops [breeding evidence only]No
Freshwater
Bivalve
Elliptio roanokensis
(syn. Elliptio
judithae)
Roanoke Slabshell SC
Roanoke, Tar, Neuse, White Oak, Cape
Fear, Lumber, and Yadkin-Pee Dee
drainages
No
Freshwater
Fish
Acipenser oxyrinchus
oxyrinchus Atlantic Sturgeon E E coastal waters, estuaries, large rivers No
Freshwater
Fish Notropis bifrenatus Bridle Shiner E streams in lower Neuse and Chowan
drainages Potential
Mammal Canis rufus Red Wolf T E, XN swamps, pocosins, extensive forests No
Mammal Condylura cristata
pop. 1
Star-nosed Mole -
Coastal Plain
population
SC moist meadows, bogs, swamps,
bottomlands Potential
Mammal Corynorhinus
rafinesquii macrotis
Eastern Big-eared
Bat SC roosts in hollow trees, old buildings, and
beneath bridges, usually near water No
Mammal Myotis austroriparius Southeastern Bat SC roosts in buildings, hollow trees; forages
near water; mainly in the Coastal Plain No
Mammal Myotis
septentrionalis
Northern Long-
eared Bat T T
roosts in hollow trees and buildings
(warmer months), in caves and mines
(winter); mainly in the mountains
No
Reptile Alligator
mississippiensis American Alligator T T(S/A)fresh to slightly brackish lakes, ponds,
rivers, and marshes No
Reptile Crotalus adamanteus
Eastern
Diamondback
Rattlesnake
E pine flatwoods, savannas, pine-oak
sandhills No
Reptile Crotalus horridus Timber
Rattlesnake SC wetland forests in the Coastal Plain;
rocky, upland forests elsewhere No
Reptile
Seminatrix pygaea
paludis (syn. Liodytes
pygaea paludis)
Carolina Swamp
Snake SC in lush vegetation of ponds, ditches, or
sluggish streams No
Vascular
Plant Agalinis virgata Branched Gerardia T savannas and depression pond shores No
Vascular
Plant
Asplenium
heteroresiliens
Carolina
Spleenwort E coquina limestone outcrops No
Vascular
Plant
Dichanthelium
spretum
Eaton's Witch
Grass E wet sands and peats of bogs, savannas,
meadows, and shores No
Vascular
Plant Dionaea muscipula Venus Flytrap T savannas, seepage bogs, pocosin edges No
Vascular
Plant Eriocaulon parkeri Estuary Pipewort T natural lakes No
Vascular
Plant Ludwigia ravenii Raven's Seedbox E savannas, swamps, marshes, wet open
places No
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Vascular
Plant
Ludwigia
sphaerocarpa
Globe-fruit
Seedbox E bogs, pools, and lake shores No
Vascular
Plant
Lysimachia
asperulifolia
Rough-leaf
Loosestrife E E pocosin/savanna ecotones, pocosins No
Vascular
Plant
Mononeuria
paludicola (syn.
Minuartia godfreyi)
Godfrey's
Sandwort E tidal freshwater marshes No
Vascular
Plant Paspalum dissectum Mudbank Crown
Grass E mudflats, other open wet areas No
Vascular
Plant Platanthera integra Yellow Fringeless
Orchid T savannas No
Vascular
Plant Platanthera nivea Snowy Orchid E wet savannas No
Vascular
Plant Ponthieva racemosa Shadow-witch T blackwater forests and swamps,
especially over marl No
Vascular
Plant
Sagittaria
weatherbiana
Grassleaf
Arrowhead E fresh to slightly brackish marshes,
streams, swamps, and pond margins No
Vascular
Plant Scirpus lineatus Drooping Bulrush T low rich woods over marl No
Vascular
Plant Solidago verna Spring-flowering
Goldenrod T mesic to moist pinelands, pocosin
ecotones No
Vascular
Plant Solidago villosicarpa Coastal Goldenrod T edges and openings in maritime upland
forests No
Vascular
Plant Tridens chapmanii Chapman's Redtop T dry pine and oak woods, sandy roadsides No
3.4 CULTURAL RESOURCES
A search of the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources – State Historic Preservation Office
(“SHPO”) GIS Web Service (http://gis.ncdcr.gov/hpoweb/, accessed January 3, 2019) showed no known
significant historic or archeological resources on-site or immediately adjacent to the Site. No impacts to
such resources if they do occur are anticipated.
3.5 REGULATED FLOODPLAINS
The Site is located in an Area of Minimal Flood Hazard (Zone X – FIRM panel 372055200J). No Federal
Emergency Management Agency (“FEMA”) coordination is required to work in this area.
3.6 EXISTING SITE CONSTRAINTS
There are no known constraints that aren’t being addressed through design. The only known design
constraints are as follows:
·Tie-in to the upstream and downstream existing channels as they flow onto the property and
then as they flow off of the property.
o UT1 – Reach 2 – Reach 2 initiates at the culvert crossing the unnamed road where
Priority 1 restoration begins. The culvert at the downstream end that separates Reach 2
and Reach 3 will be removed and replaced at the proposed elevation of the Priority 1
restoration.
o UT1 – Reach 1a initiates at a culvert crossing and will be enhanced until the stream
reaches a point where priority 1 restoration can begin (UT1 – Reach 1b).
o UT1 – Reach 3 – The channel begins on the downstream end of the raised culvert
crossing the unnamed road. As the channel leaves the site the profile will be transitioned
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from a Priority 1 restoration to a Priority 2 restoration in order for the stream invert to
meet grade with the existing stream invert as it flows off site.
FUNCTIONAL UPLIFT POTENTIAL
Based on data and observations collected from the watershed analysis, site visits, and reference material,
Table 6 was produced to outline potential uplift and a work plan associated with the uplift of each design
consideration. These parameters, and their associated design considerations, have been developed to fit
under the framework of the Harman Stream Functions Pyramid. Maximum practical uplift potential for
each functional level, including stream hydrology, hydraulics, geomorphology, physical chemistry, and
biology, were scrutinized based on the existing conditions and limitations associated with adjacent land
use, watershed condition, and landscape variables. The content of this Mitigation Plan was guided by
these observed functional uplift areas to best serve the project and improve overall site conditions.
Table 6 –Stream Mitigation Work Plan
Parameter Design Consideration Work Plan (if not functioning or functioning at-risk)
Hydrologic Function
Surface Flow and
Watershed Contribution
Overland Flow
Restore multi-zone hardwood and vegetative buffer to slow overland
flow and reduce sedimentation. Identify areas of concentrated flow
such as lateral ditches that enter the proposed conservation
easement and fill these ditches and locations of concentrated flow.
Also, implement floodplain depressional areas to dissipate energy
and slow water entering the conservation easement.
Vegetative Buffer
Hydraulic Function
Floodplain Connectivity
Bank Height Ratios
(BHR)
Restore natural bankfull dimensions and reestablish hydrologic
access to the floodplain by raising existing channel bottoms or
designing new channel with appropriate base width and bankfull
dimensions based on regional curves and reference reach data. The
primary approach throughout all reaches is to reconnect the channel
to its historic floodplain by filling in ditches through headwater
systems and implementing Priority 1 restoration where feasible.
Floodplains and adjacent wetlands will be restored to promote the
storage and infiltration of surface water.
Entrenchment Ratio
(ER)
Dimensionless Rating
Curve
Flow Dynamics
Bankfull Velocity Reduce channel erosion and stabilize sediment transport within the
channel by selecting bankfull dimensions and channel
geomorphology to optimize stream power and velocity and minimize
negative impacts from excess shear stress. Changes to the
dimensions of the channels will include construction of a channel
with appropriate bank height ratios (1.0) and appropriate bedform
diversity to dissipate energy across the floodplain and channel.
Bankfull Shear Stress
Bankfull Stream Power
Groundwater/Surface
Water Exchange
Meander Width Ratios
Reestablish channel pattern and profile, removing existing ditches
that drain surrounding groundwater areas. Raised groundwater
conditions along the stream banks restores hyporheic zones and
allows for groundwater and surface water exchange. Floodplains and
adjacent wetlands will be restored to promote the storage and
infiltration of surface water. Priority 1 combined with decreasing
floodplain drainage will restore a higher water table across the site.
Bedform diversity
Geomorphic Function
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Large Woody Debris
Transport and Storage
Large woody debris
compared to reference
Reestablish hardwood buffer along riparian zone to provide shade,
detritus, and large and small woody debris to supplement habitat
provided by in-stream structures in the channel and buffer area.
Channel Evolution
Rosgen Stream Channel
Succession Scenarios
(2010)Design new channel with intentional P-P spacing, radius of curvature,
riffle slopes, and bankfull dimensions to regulate channel type and
development.Simon Channel
Evolution Model Stages
(1989)
Bank Migration/
Lateral Stability
Meander Width Ratios Design channels with appropriate width-to-depth ratios and
meander widths, as well as radius of curvature, to prevent unnatural
bank erosion and excess sedimentation. Plant stabilizing vegetation
and live stakes on the banks to reduce bank recession and
sedimentation.
Bank Erosion Hazard
Index (BEHI)
Width-to-Depth Ratios
Riparian Vegetation Vegetative Buffer
Varying widths of vegetative buffers will provide valuable hydrologic
and hydraulic benefits to the overbank and transitional areas of the
stream reaches and headwater systems, including stabilization,
energy dissipation, and natural habitat.
Bed-form Diversity
Percent Riffle Provide mechanism for channel bedform revitalization through
appropriate channel profile and dimensions that will subsequently
alter sediment deposition, transport, and channel stability.
Introducing proper pool-to-pool spacing and riffle/ripple grades will
support deposition of sediment and establishment of stable natural
channel bed material. Additionally, wood structures such as log
vanes, log cross vanes, brush and roll riffles, and toe wood will be
used to provide immediate bedform diversity creating habitat
transitions like references
Pool-to-Pool Spacing
Depth Variability
Bed Material
Characterization
Bed Material
Composition Relative to
Reference
Physicochemical Function
Water Quality Vegetative Buffer and
Bank Stability
Establish vegetative buffer to decrease sediment erosion from
riparian areas and from incoming surface flow from outside of the
conservation easement. The buffer also will reduce runoff velocities
which will decrease the potential for channel bank erosion.
Regrading and planting channel banks (where applicable) will reduce
the potential for bank erosion and further reduce sediment loading.
Water Temperature Establish Riparian
Buffer
Establish riparian buffer along headwater systems, as well as
ephemeral, intermittent, and perennial streams within the
conservation easement. Narrowing low flow when channel is
overwide will further reduce temperature.
Nutrients
In-Stream Riffle
Structures
Reestablish appropriate channel dimensions and pool-to-pool
spacing to restore groundwater to surface water exchange in the
channel banks and revitalize hyporheic zones where micro bacteria
breakdown and consume complex nutrients from fertilizers, like
nitrates into atmospheric Nitrogen.
Profile and Bankfull
Dimensions
Biological Function
Aquatic organism
communities
Aquatic Habitat Revitalize riparian buffer conditions, install instream structures for
stability and habitat (brush and roll rifles, brush toe, log vanes, and
log cross vanes), and raise channel bed to reconnect flow to the
floodplain and enhance hyporheic activity. The installation of riffle
structures provides areas for aquatic habitat, as well as areas for
turbulence that oxygenates water.
Wetland Habitat
Groundwater and
Surface Water
Connectivity
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MITIGATION PLAN
5.1 REFERENCE SITE AND DESIGN PARAMETERS
Design of the proposed restoration and headwater restoration reaches within the C26 Site were based on
multiple considerations and sources of design parameters. The following were used for the stream and
wetland design:
·Four (4) reference stream sites located within the Carolina Flatwoods level-IV ecoregion.
·Relic channels and wetland systems at the Beaufort 56 Site.
·Multiple coastal plain regional curves and accompanying data.
·Current U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (“USACE”) and NCDMS guidelines/design parameters.
Searches were conducted upstream/downstream of the Site and into surrounding watersheds to find
suitable references that contained similarities to the Site streams including level IV physiographic
ecoregion, watershed, valley slope, and morphology. No reference reaches were identified immediately
upstream or downstream of the Site or in the surrounding watershed. Four (4) reference reaches from
multiple reference databases (NCDOT and Sweet/Geratz) were selected outside of the watershed but
within the Carolina Flatwoods level-IV physiographic ecoregion. The reference reaches were selected to
represent the probable configurations for the proposed streams. The data shown in Table 7 helped to
provide a basis for evaluating the project site and determining the stream systems that may have been
present historically and/or how they may have been influenced by changes within the watershed. A
description of each reference reach is included below. Geomorphic parameters for these reference
reaches are summarized in Appendix D – Geomorphology.
Reference streams provide geomorphic parameters of a stable system, which can be used to inform
design of stable channels of similar stream types in similar landscapes and watersheds.While reference
reach data can be a useful aid in designing channel dimension, pattern, and profile, there are limitations
in smaller stream systems. The flow patterns and channel formation for most reference reach quality
streams is often controlled by slope, watersheds, groundwater inputs, and larger trees and/or other deep-
rooted vegetation. Some meander geometry parameters, such as radius of curvature, are particularly
affected by vegetation control. Pattern ratios observed in reference reaches may not be applicable or are
often adjusted in the design criteria to create designs that are less likely to erode immediately after
construction before the permanent vegetation is established.
REFERENCE STREAM REACHES
Beaverdam Branch
The Beaverdam Branch reference reach is located approximately 1,000 ft downstream of SR 1119
outside Trenton, North Carolina in Jones County. Beaverdam Branch is classified as a Rosgen E5 stream
type. The stream flows through a wide wooded swamp floodplain with a valley slope of 0.1%-0.4% and
sinuosity of 1.9. Most of floodplain would be considered wetland with numerous seeps and side
tributaries. The 3.0 square mile watershed is mostly agricultural (70.4% cultivated) with the remainder
being bottomland forest/hardwood swamps, shrublands, mixed upland hardwoods, and some single-
family residences.
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Black Branch
Black Branch is in Craven County just north-west of New Bern off SR 1101, within Croatan National
Forest. This site was classified as a blackwater E stream type and has a watershed of 1.2 square miles.
The reach has a valley slope of 0.6% and channel slope of 0.4% giving it a sinuosity of 1.7. The stream
maintains an entrenchment ratio of 15-25. The watershed of the reference reach lies almost entirely
within the National Forest boundaries made up of predominantly silviculture southern yellow pine with
some bottomland forest, mixed upland hardwoods, and mixed shrubland.
Tributary to Town Creek
The unnamed tributary (UT) to Town Creek is located north of SR 1413 (Town Creek Rd NE) near
Belville, North Carolina in Brunswick County. The stream was classified as a blackwater E stream type
with a watershed of 0.6 square miles. This reach flows through a semi mature bottomland forest and has
an average valley slope of 0.72% and an average channel slope of 0.35%. The channel has a width-to-
depth ratio of 8.9, an entrenchment ratio of over 20, and a sinuosity of 2.0. The watershed for this
reference reach is mostly used for cultivated silviculture with some forested land and shrubland.
Tributary to Hunters Creek
The UT to Hunters Creek is in Jones County, south of Great Lake Road, Croatan National Forest. The
watershed is 0.7 square miles and the land use within the watershed is comprised of cultivated
silviculture, semi mature-mature bottomland forest/hardwood swamps, shrublands, and mixed upland
hardwoods. The UT to Hunters Creek reference site was classified as a C6 stream type with a sinuosity of
1.5. The channel has a width to depth ratio of 19 and an entrenchment ratio of 16. The reach has a valley
slope of 0.4% while the channel slope is 0.2%.
HYBRID ECOREGION-SPECIFIC REGIONAL CURVE
The published Rural NC Coastal Plain regional curve (Doll, et al., 2003) along with an additional NC
Coastal Plain regional curve (Sweet and Geratz, 2003) was used to check hydraulic geometry based on
watershed using regional relationships. A hybrid level IV ecoregion-specific curve was developed for the
Carolina Flatwoods ecoregion using data from the two published regional curves and supplementary data
from Kimley-Horn’s internal reference reach database. Analytical review of applicable streams from
multiple stream reference databases and developing a hybrid regional curve, provided the most pertinent
background information to determine the appropriate design parameters given the existing conditions and
overall site functional uplift potential. Additionally, reference parameters from Kimley-Horn’s internal
database based on successful past projects were consulted and analyzed.Appendix D – Geomorphology
illustrates the NC Coastal Plain curves along with other data used for these analyses.
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Table 7 –Distribution of Intermittent and Perennial Origin Contributing Drainage Area (acre)
Carolina Slate
Belt-A
Carolina Slate
Belt-B
Eastern Blue
Ridge Foothills
Northern Outer
Piedmont
Rolling Coastal
Plain Triassic Basin
int per int per int per int per int per int per
Min 0.20 0.72 0.05 2.04 0.23 0.24 1.55 2.54 0.16 7.16 0.10 0.13
10%1.47 7.53 0.77 2.39 2.17 1.02 1.80 4.07 7.52 10.76 1.24 1.89
25%2.85 11.58 4.89 9.52 3.72 2.91 4.48 10.05 11.15 28.82 1.95 3.27
50%7.36 15.99 23.80 37.50 4.60 4.98 8.82 16.18 25.67 84.00 3.70 6.85
Mean 11.20 23.74 50.86 60.85 5.16 5.27 12.72 20.52 40.66 95.59 5.11 10.40
75%14.47 35.40 69.96 68.16 6.34 7.04 15.06 27.11 55.15 122.00 7.16 15.79
90%27.39 43.33 142.41 187.26 8.16 9.81 22.99 41.31 101.33 217.34 11.87 27.80
Max 74.63 107.00 322.27 328.28 14.60 15.85 115.95 64.81 173.65 343.66 16.51 32.49
(Russell, 2008)
REFERENCE SITE WETLANDS
Wetland enhancement and restoration will be based on restoring native wetland vegetation and improving
hydraulic connectivity with the adjacent stream channel. Additionally, raising the stream channel inverts will
raise the adjacent groundwater elevation, thus improving wetland hydrology. The existing wetlands on-site
are primarily impacted by silviculture and from extensive ditching through the middle of the valley, which
has drained the systems. The relic hydric soils and valley features are already in place. The system uplift
will be based on the headwater channel and Priority 1 channel design which will raise the groundwater
table. Any wetland enhancement or restoration that results from the stream restoration work will be
monitored and tracked. Reference wetland systems (preservation area of system B of the Beaufort 56 site)
in similar landscape positions (i.e., headwater or riparian) and mapped soils will provide design and
monitoring success criteria for hydrology and vegetative community reference (see Figure 6 – Hydric Soils for
hydric soils and Figure 11 – Monitoring Plan for proposed monitoring locations).
DESIGN PARAMETER DEVELOPMENT
Design parameters were first based on the existing valley shape and slope, on-site relic stream systems,
the reference stream dimensionless parameters, and finally checked and confirmed using multiple
regional curves for North Carolina’s Coastal Plain region.Appendix D – Geomorphology outlines these
developed parameters.
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5.2 MITIGATION WORK PLAN
STREAM MITIGATION WORK PLAN
A summary of the mitigation approach and lengths for each reach is provided in the table below.
Table 8 – Stream Mitigation Approach Summary
Reach Mitigation Approach Existing Length (ft.)Proposed Length (ft.)
UT1 – R2 Restoration 1,297 1,269
UT1 – R3 Restoration 2,567 2,858
UT2 – R1a Enhancement 266 266
UT2 – R1b Restoration 1,225 1,414
UT2 – R2 Restoration 1,314 1,485
Overall Stream Channel Mitigation Approach Description
The two (2) tributaries within the C26 Site have historically been extensively ditched, which has altered
the wetland and stream systems that used to be located within valley of UT1. The overall approach to
restoration of the two (2) streams is to reverse the damage created through ditching. More detailed and
reach-specific approaches are outlined below for restoration and headwater restoration reaches, but the
overall goal of the approaches is to reconnect the channel flow with its adjacent riparian floodplain and
wetlands and restore native vegetation communities to restore lost functions of the system.
The design process began with a thorough analysis of existing and historic conditions and functions
within the catchment area for each reach and analysis of hydrologic, hydraulic, and geomorphic functional
impairments within each reach, wetland, and floodplain. From this data, reference systems (e.g., streams,
headwaters, wetlands, and riparian buffers) were selected that represented a stable, healthy system that
manages the same or similar baseline conditions. Through a comparison of existing conditions and relic
performance, as well as historic conditions, major areas of concern and potential uplift were identified.
The concerns include, but are not limited to, bank instability, disconnection from the natural floodplain due
to significant ditching, incision, over-widening of existing channels, and wetland and floodplain drainage.
Site analysis also identified a significant loss of in-stream and riparian wetland habitat (including sources
of shade, woody detritus, and large woody debris for future habitat development).
These issues will be addressed with a watershed-based approach on the headwater system. For systems
that are intermittent or perennial, a Priority 1 approach will be used to continue a reconnection of the
stream hydrology to the adjacent floodplain through the valley; thus, raising the water table. This is a
valley restoration approach that will benefit adjacent wetland areas and the channel instead of only
providing uplift to the channel itself. In addition to raising the invert of the channel to its historic elevation,
the channel will be returned to its original location in the valley, along the lower elevation portions of its
valley and appropriate pattern and bedform diversity (profile) will be restored.
Stream Enhancement Approach Description
UT2 – Reach 1a, is the only enhancement reach proposed as part of the Site. The enhancement
approach aims to provide uplift to existing conditions by modifying existing banks, buffer conditions, and
altering drainage hydrology. Enhancement Level 1 stream system improvements include the following:
·Improving stability at the existing culvert outfall.
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·Laying back the banks to a stable slope.
·Removing berms and spoil piles adjacent to the existing channel to improve overbank flooding
frequency.
·Uplift to the profile of the system through the addition of bedform diversity and grade control
structures.
·Establishing a 100-foot-wide riparian buffer along both sides of the channel and converting
existing vegetation from young pine to a hardwood buffer.
·Locations of concentrated flow from surrounding land uses will be addressed through the
installation of vernal pools or pocket wetlands to slow the water down as it enters the riparian
buffer.
·Re-establish natural overland flow patterns within the adjacent buffers by removing berms,
planted rows, etc. and by disrupting drainage effect of ditches and berms from the buffer
Stream Restoration Approach Description
Priority 1 Restoration activities aim to reconnect flow to the floodplain during bankfull events and provide
stable, natural bankfull dimensions, pattern, and profile. These goals are accomplished by filling the
existing ditched, incised, and eroding channel and redirecting flow into a newly constructed natural
channel that has been sized and aligned based on the following:
·Relic stream location.
·Valley topography/centerline location.
·Consideration of dimensionless ratios from reference reach conditions.
·Regional curve data.
The following specific improvements are incorporated into the restoration reaches on the Site:
·Dimension—The channel will be reconnected to its historic valley and floodplain by raising the
stream back up from its incised/ditched condition and the channel will have an appropriate
bankfull depth. This will restore the groundwater depths in areas directly adjacent to the channel
and will allow for more frequent floodplain access for storm flows.
·Pattern—The channel will be returned to its historic location within its valley as opposed to its
current straight/ditched location. Within the confines and boundary of its historic valley center, the
channel’s pattern will be returned based on on-site relic channel patterns, reference reach
dimensionless ratios, and regional curve data.
·Profile—With a restored dimension and pattern, the profile also will be designed to incorporate
bedform diversity with well-defined pools and shallow riffle reaches. In-stream structures will be
installed to provide scour for pools and initial grade control until the new riparian vegetation has
time to establish the root system necessary to hold the restored system in place. In addition,
woody structures—such as the proposed brush and roll riffles and toe-wood—will provide
immediate habitat and stabilization for the newly constructed channel.
·Riparian Buffer—Beyond restoring the natural channel, the stream restoration approach also
reestablishes a native riparian buffer protected with a permanent conservation easement that
provides uplift to site hydrology, channel stability, and availability of natural habitat.
·Flow Patterns—Within the adjacent buffers, natural overland flow patterns will be reestablished
by removing berms, planted rows, etc. and disrupting the drainage effect of ditches within the
buffer.
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·Natural Topography—Natural topography in the floodplains, including minor depression and
mounds that promote diversity of hydrologic conditions and habitats, will be restored.
·Site Hydrology—Site hydrology will be restored or enhanced by promoting surface water storage,
increasing surface ponding and infiltration, decreasing drainage capacity, and imposing a higher
water table across the floodplain and wetlands.
Mitigation Approach for Individual Reaches
Mitigation approaches for each reach within the C26 Site have been outlined below.Table 8 provides an
overview of the suggested mitigation activities that will be employed to achieve the targeted objectives
within each reach.
UT1 – Reaches 2, and 3, and UT2 – Reach 1b
Priority 1 Restoration – Mitigation activities include raising and re-meandering the channel with
appropriate dimensions to reconnect hydrology with the floodplain and restore/enhance riparian wetlands
adjacent to the stream. Within the channel, in-stream structures will be installed, including log vanes, log
cross vanes, toe wood, and brush and roll riffles to protect restored banks, maintain channel grade in
riffles, and enhance natural habitat within the restored profile. A 150 ft. buffer will be added on both sides
of the stream valley.
UT2 – Reach 1a
Enhancement – Mitigation activities include grading back stream banks and installing in-stream
structures, including log vanes, log cross vanes, toe wood, and brush and roll riffles to protect restored
banks, maintain channel grade in riffles, and enhance natural habitat within the restored profile. A 100 ft
buffer will be re-established and protected on both sides of the restored stream. This reach is
enhancement only because the culvert at Clarks Road cannot be raised and therefore the channel bed
must match existing at that point to not cause hydraulic trespass onto the upstream, offsite properties.
WETLAND MITIGATION WORK PLAN
Through restoration of the headwater stream systems and Priority 1 restoration of the downstream
systems, riparian and headwater wetlands will be restored, enhanced and preserved on-site. Based on
topography/LIDAR and presence of hydric soils, there are wetlands that are anticipated to be restored
and enhanced through filling of the ditches and restoration of the headwater systems (hydrology and
vegetation). These areas will be monitored after restoration to determine the extent of restoration
achieved. A summary of the mitigation approach and areas for each system is provided in the table
below.
Table 9 – Wetland Mitigation Approach Summary
Mitigation Approach Mitigation Area (ac.)Ratio Mitigation Credits
Enhancement 23.2 3:1 7.7
Restoration 6.0 1:1 6.0
TOTAL 29.2 13.7
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Wetland Restoration and Enhancement Approach Description
Wetland restoration and enhancement activities aim to restore and uplift site hydrology, surface and
subsurface hydrologic connectivity, vegetation diversity/density/composition/vigor, and to provide
improvements that benefit downstream waters. On-site wetland hydrology will be restored in topographic
draws and adjacent to streams by reconnecting floodplains and plugging lateral ditches and by converting
vegetation from commercial pine plantation to bottomland hardwood forest species. These new plantings
will provide flow velocity control, soil stability, habitat, and additional ecosystem functions that will provide
essential, permanent habitat for local fauna in areas where commercial pine plantations make habitat
variable and less diverse. Proposed wetland mitigation areas are shown in Figure 10 – Proposed Mitigation.
Included below is a list of the proposed activities to be completed to accomplish wetland
restoration/enhancement on the Site. Activities to restore these wetland systems include:
·Clear areas of commercial pine.
·Fill any lateral ditches that currently drain the wetland restoration areas to the primary ditch.
·Remove berms and spoil piles that exist along ditches.
·Remove planting beds within the wetland restoration areas (as applicable) because they
adversely affect drainage.
·Disk (if required) the disturbed areas prior to planting.
·Re-establish native wetland vegetation within areas currently in pine production and within
disturbed areas.
·Monitor wetland mitigation areas for invasive species and treat as necessary to comply with the
success criteria outlined in this document.
The rationale for each wetland restoration and enhancement unit is provided below:
· WA-1 (0.4 AC) This wetland restoration area is comprised of hydric soil Ra, elevations under
37.0', is within a mixed hardwood and pine canopy, and is adjacent to headwater restoration.
Restoration of headwater area will limit lateral drainage, consequently restoring wetland
hydrology. Supplemental planting will occur where pine is more dominant than existing
hardwoods.
· WA-2 (3.1 AC) Wetland restoration area is comprised of hydric soil Ra, elevations under 37.75', is
within a mixed hardwood and pine canopy. Adjacent road removal and stream restoration will
reconnect the area to the floodplain. Supplemental planting will occur where pine is more
dominant than existing hardwoods.
· WA-3 (2.5 AC) Wetland restoration area is comprised of hydric soil Ra, elevations under 37.75', is
within a mixed hardwood and pine canopy. Adjacent road removal and stream restoration will
reconnect the area to the floodplain. Supplemental planting will occur where pine is more
dominant than existing hardwoods.
· WA-4 (4.6 AC) Wetland enhancement area is comprised of existing wetland, within a cleared
field, mixed hardwood and pine canopy, and within a topographic draw that drains to UT1, Reach
3. Enhancement of the area will limit lateral drainage, consequently enhancing wetland hydrology.
Supplemental planting will occur where pine is more dominant than existing hardwoods. Cleared
areas will be prepped and planted.
· WA-5 (0.5 AC) Wetland enhancement area is comprised of existing wetland, within a cleared
field, and is adjacent to priority 1 restoration. Priority 1 restoration will limit lateral drainage,
consequently enhancing wetland hydrology. Cleared fields will be prepped and planted.
· WA-6 (18.1 AC) – Wetland enhancement area is comprised of existing wetland, within a mixed
hardwood and pine canopy, and within a topographic draw that drains to UT2. Enhancement of
the area will limit lateral drainage, consequently enhancing wetland hydrology. The road that
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separates this wetland from UT2 is being removed, which will re-establish floodplain connection.
Supplemental planting will occur where pine is more dominant than existing hardwoods. Cleared
areas will be prepped and planted.
VEGETATION AND PLANTING PLAN
Planting within the Conservation Easement has been separated into four (4) zones to reflect differences
in purpose and location, as well as differences in vegetation. Zone 1 is located along the stream bank and
serves to provide bank stability and in-stream habitat along the channel. Zone 2 makes up the riparian
buffer of each reach and the wetlands within the buffer, providing a wide range of benefits including
physicochemical and hydrological uplift to the channel as well as overbank habitat and erosion
prevention. Zone 3 includes planting for upland areas that are currently planted in pine. Zone 4 is
supplemental planting for existing hardwood areas. Buffer widths for either side of each reach are
provided in Table 10. The plant species proposed for the zones were selected based on reference
vegetative conditions and various resources providing guidance on healthy North Carolina Coastal Plain
small stream swamp communities. Planting ratios were identified based on relevant guidance to restore
natural bottomland hardwood conditions that were impacted historically by land use and site
manipulations. Tree seedlings will be planted at a density of 450 stems per acre.
Areas within the easement that are not identified as providing mitigation credits will be planted with native
tree species following Site construction. Species planted will be a mix of upland and wetland species
appropriate to the area. Post-constructed vegetation communities will resemble those found in unaltered
Coastal Plain Small Stream Swamp and Bottomland Hardwood communities. Riparian and Wetland zone
vegetation will consist of planted hardwoods, specifically native members of the Quercus and Nyssa
genera, as well as water tolerant species such as American Sycamore (Platanus occidentalis) and
Swamp Cyrilla (Cyrilla racemiflora) that thrive in the semi-acidic conditions found within the mitigation site.
Due to the differences in hydrologic purpose and ecological benefit, different planting profiles are
proposed for headwater and stream mitigation areas. Typical planting sections are provided in the project
plan set,Appendix F – Mitigation Plan Sheets.
Table 10 – Proposed Buffer Widths
Reach Proposed Length Left Buffer width (ft)Right Buffer width (ft)
UT1 – R2 1,269 150 150
UT1 – R3 2,858 150 150
UT2 – R1a 266 150 150
UT2 – R1b 1,414 150 150
UT2 – R2 1,485 150 150
Zone 1 – Stream Bank
Channel stability and geomorphology are dependent in large part on the health and strength of stream bank
vegetation. As such, live stakes selected for Zone 1 have been identified for their rapid growth rate and
high success rates in channel bank conditions. Long term, stream bank vegetative conditions will evolve
through natural secondary succession, eventually transitioning to shade tolerant hardwoods like the riparian
buffer conditions. Understory areas will be inhabited by silky dogwood (Cornus amomum), silky willow (Salix
sericea), elderberry (Sambucus), buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis), black willow (Salix nigra), and
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tag alder (Alnus serrulata), which are rapidly growing, highly successful species that enhance bank stability.
The table below provides Zone 1 species for live stake planting within these buffer areas.
Table 11 – Zone 1 Planting Summary
Stream Bank Live Stake Planting
Common Name Scientific Name Wetland Indicator Status
Silky Dogwood (Cornus amomum)FACW
Silky Willow (Salix sericea)OBL
Elderberry (Sambucus)FACW
Buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis)OBL
Black Willow (Salix nigra)OBL
Tag Alder (Alnus serrulata)OBL
Zone 2 – Riparian Buffer and Wetland
Riparian wetland conditions suffer in absence of a stable vegetative stream buffer.Table 10 outlines
proposed buffer widths along either side of each reach.Table 12 provides the planting list for riparian buffer
and wetland areas. The wetland delineation for each site is shown in Figure 8 – Existing Conditions.
Table 12 –Zone 2 Planting Summary
Upland Zone Planting
Common Name Scientific Name Wetland Indicator Status Percent Planted
Cherrybark Oak (Quercus pagoda)FACW 10%
American Sycamore (Platanus occidentalis)FACW 20%
Willow Oak (Quercus phellos)FACW 10%
Swamp Chestnut Oak (Quercus michauxii)FACW 10%
Blackgum (Nyssa sylvatica)FAC 15%
Swamp Tupelo (Nyssa biflora)OBL 10%
Water Oak (Quercus nigra)FAC 15%
Swamp Cyrilla (Cyrilla racemiflora)FACW 10%
Zone 3 – Upland
Intact upland habitats protect water quality and provide critical habitat for wildlife as well, providing a
location of refuge for species seeking shelter. Upland planting areas will host FAC and FACU hardwoods
native to existing Coastal Plain small stream swamp communities. Table 13 below provides Zone 3
species for planting within upland areas.
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Table 13 -Zone 3 Planting Summary
Upland Zone Planting
Common Name Scientific Name Wetland Indicator
Status Percent Planted
Loblolly Pine (Pinus taeda)FAC 10%
Sweet Gum (Liquidambar
styraciflua)FAC 20%
Water Oak (Quercus nigra)FAC 20%
Tulip Poplar (Liriodendron
tulipifera)FACU 20%
Blackgum (Nyssa sylvatica)FAC 20%
American Hornbeam (Carpinus
caroliniana)FAC 10%
Zone 4 – Supplemental
The supplemental zone will aid the existing hardwood communities within the project area. The plant
community in this zone will be dominated by common upland hardwoods within Coastal Plain small
stream swamps with wetland indicator statuses of FAC or FACU. Table 13 provides Zone 4 species for
planting within the supplemental area.
Table 14 -Zone 4 Planting Summary
Supplemental Zone Planting
Common Name Scientific Name Wetland Indicator
Status Percent Planted
Loblolly Pine (Pinus taeda)FAC 20%
Sweet Gum (Liquidambar
styraciflua)FAC 25%
Tulip Poplar (Liriodendron
tulipifera)FACU 30%
American Hornbeam (Carpinus
caroliniana)FAC 25%
DETERMINATION OF CREDITS
6.1 STREAM MITIGATION CREDIT CALCULATIONS
Proposed stream mitigation ratios and credits are included in the table below. These credits are based on
the lengths and approaches as included in the draft Mitigation Plan Sheets. These numbers are subject to
change based on the final design plan drawings that will be produced for construction and based on the
actual constructed project and as-built survey.
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Table 15 -Proposed Stream Mitigation Credits
Reach Mitigation Approach Existing Length (ft.)Proposed Length (ft.)Credit Ratio Credits
UT1 – R2 Restoration 1,297 1,269 1:1 1,269
UT1 – R3 Restoration 2,567 2,858 1:1 2,858
UT2 – R1a Enhancement 266 266 1.5:1 177
UT2 – R1b Restoration 1,225 1,414 1:1 1,414
UT2 – R2 Restoration 1,314 1,485 1:1 1,485
Total stream lengths and sub-total Credits 6,669 7,128 7,039
BUFFER ADJUSTMENT TO STREAM CREDITS (SEE “WILMINGTON DISTRICT STREAM BUFFER CREDIT
CALCULATOR” WORKSHEETS IN Appendix E – Buffer Credit Calculations )1,440.67
TOTAL STREAM CREDITS 8,644
6.2 WETLAND MITIGATION CREDIT CALCULATIONS
Proposed wetland mitigation ratios and credits are included in the table below. These credits are based
on the delineated areas and restoration approaches as included in the draft Mitigation Plan Sheets
(included as Appendix F – Mitigation Plan Sheets). These values are subject to change based on the final
design plan drawings that will be produced for construction and based on the actual constructed project
and as-built survey.
Table 16 – Proposed Wetland Mitigation Credits
Approach (Acres)
Mitigation
Unit Restoration Enhancement Credit Ratio
Total
Wetland
Credits
Total Acres
WA-1 0.4 0.0 1:1 0.4 0.4
WA-2 3.1 0.0 1:1 3.1 3.1
WA-3 2.5 0.0 1:1 2.5 2.5
WA-4 0.0 4.6 3:1 1.5 4.6
WA-5 0.0 0.5 3:1 0.2 0.5
WA-6 0.0 18.1 3:1 6.0 18.1
Total 6.0 23.2 13.7 29.2
CREDIT RELEASE SCHEDULE
Mitigation credits shall be released and added to the mitigation site ledger in accordance with the
milestones and percentages shown in Table and Table below.
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Table 17 –Credit Release Schedule – Streams
Credit Release Schedule and Milestones for Streams
Credit Release
Milestone Release Activity Interim
Release
Total
Released
1 Site Establishment 15%15%
2 Completion of all initial physical and biological improvements made pursuant to the Mitigation
Plan 15%30%
3 Year 1 monitoring report demonstrates that channels are stable and interim performance
standards have been met 10%40%
4 Year 2 monitoring report demonstrates that channels are stable and interim performance
standards have been met 10%50%
5 Year 3 monitoring report demonstrates that channels are stable and interim performance
standards have been met 10%60%
6 Year 4 monitoring report demonstrates that channels are stable and interim performance
standards have been met 5%65%
7 Year 5 monitoring report demonstrates that channels are stable and interim performance
standards have been met 10%75%
8 Year 6 monitoring report demonstrates that channels are stable and interim performance
standards have been met 5%80%
9 Year 7 monitoring report demonstrates that channels are stable and performance standards
have been met 10%90%*
*NOTE: 10% reserve credits will be held back until the bankfull event performance standard has been met.
Table 18 –Credit Release Schedule – Wetlands
Credit Release Schedule and Milestones for Forested Wetland
Credit Release
Milestone Release Activity Interim
Release
Total
Released
1 Site Establishment 15%15%
2 Completion of all initial physical and biological improvements made pursuant to the Mitigation
Plan 15%30%
3 Year 1 monitoring report demonstrates that interim performance standards have been met 10%40%
4 Year 2 monitoring report demonstrates that interim performance standards have been met 10%50%
5 Year 3 monitoring report demonstrates that interim performance standards have been met 15%65%
6 Year 4 monitoring report demonstrates that interim performance standards have been met 5%70%
7 Year 5 monitoring report demonstrates that interim performance standards have been met 15%85%
8 Year 6 monitoring report demonstrates that interim performance standards have been met 5%90%
9 Year 7 monitoring report demonstrates that performance standards have been met 10%100%
MONITORING PLAN
The Site will be monitored based on the performance standards and monitoring requirements provided
below. Annual monitoring reports will be provided using the IRT monitoring template for the duration of
the 7-year monitoring window. The proposed monitoring plan layout is outlined in Figure 11 – Monitoring Plan .
8.1 STREAM MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
VEGETATIVE MONITORING
Vegetative monitoring will be conducted per the October 24, 2016 “Wilmington District Stream and
Wetland Compensatory Mitigation Update” (“NCIRT guidance”) with the exception that the sites are
relatively small, and the sponsor will increase the percent monitored to obtain an accurate measurement
of survival, species variability, and trees per acre. Five (5) percent of the total planted portion of the site
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will be monitored with vegetation plots. The NCIRT guidance states that this area requirement can be
adjusted on a case-by-case basis for these types of sites. A combination of fixed (50%) and random
(50%) 0.05 acre plots will cover five (5) percent of the planted area on-site. Planted area acreage was
determined based on anticipated supplemental planting to expand existing hardwood areas and replace
absent buffers. Tree seedlings will be planted at a density of 450 stems per acre. Planted acreages and
monitoring plot counts are provided in the table below. Locations are shown in Figure 11 – Monitoring Plan.
Invasive species will be monitored visually during field visits to ensure that no species threatens the
growth of the planted and native community vegetation. The native community vegetation may include the
presence of some pine species so long as the vegetative performance standards are met as described in
Section 8.3. The areas within the conservation easement that are not generating mitigation credit will also
be planted with native tree species where pine has been cleared. These areas will be monitored but will
not be included in the success criteria.
Table 19 – Vegetative Monitoring Plots
Planted
Area
Number of Tree Seedlings
to be Planted
Vegetative Monitoring Plots
Permanent Random
70 ac
(required)31,500 35 35
74.1 ac
(upland)33,345 6 0
STREAM CHANNEL STABILITY AND STREAM HYDROLOGY MONITORING
Channel stability and hydrology monitoring will be conducted, per the 2016 guidance. The Bank Sponsor
will place two (2) cross sections (1 riffle and 1 pool) per 1,000 feet of stream. Crest gauges will be
installed to monitor channel hydrology and will be capable of monitoring frequency and duration of
overbank events.
VISUAL MONITORING
Monitoring will be conducted with a walkthrough of the entire project area, looking to identify areas of low
stem density, poor plant vigor, reported in the annual monitoring report, where-in recommended courses
of action shall be identified where necessary. Any areas of concern will be reevaluated on all subsequent
visual assessments. Monitoring in preservation areas will be conducted only for ensuring no activities are
occurring that are in violation of the restrictions prolonged inundation, native and exotic invasive species,
beaver activity, herbivory, encroachments, indicators of livestock access, or other areas of concern.
Results of both monitoring walkthroughs each year will be included in the preservation mechanism.
8.2 WETLAND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
MONITORING HYDROLOGY AND REPORTING HYDROLOGIC DATA
The wetland enhancement proposed as part of the mitigation activities within the Site will be based on
improvements in vegetation within existing wetland areas within the proposed conservation easement.
Therefore, while some hydrologic improvements may result from the headwater and stream restoration
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activities on-site, no credit is being claimed for this hydrologic improvement in areas identified as wetland
enhancement. Wetland restoration areas will meet wetland hydrology criteria.
Groundwater monitoring gages will be installed to document that wetland hydrology is being maintained.
Monitoring of areas of restoration will be conducted per the 2016 guidance. Installation of groundwater
equipment will be in accordance with techniques and standards described in the USACE Technical
Standard for Water Table Monitoring of Potential Wetland Sites. Wells will be installed in wetland
restoration mitigation areas, and the location of these wells is shown in Figure 11 – Monitoring Plan.
Hydrologic success of wetlands will be determined based on published guidance (IRT 2016) or through
comparison to measured reference condition. Well data will be collected continuously for hydrology
measurement within the wetland restoration and enhancement areas as shown in Figure 11 – Monitoring Plan.
8.3 PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
VEGETATION PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
Success will be identified based on interim stem density criteria provided in the 2016 NCIRT guidance:
·Survival of at least 320 stems per acre at the end of year 3, 260 stems per acre by the end of
year 5, and 210 stems per acre at the end of year 7.
·Per IRT guidance, coastal plain projects must maintain vegetation that averages seven (7) feet in
height at year 5 and ten (10) feet in height at year 7.
·No one species may comprise more than 50% of the total composition within any plot.
STREAM CHANNEL STABILITY AND STREAM HYDROLOGY PERFORMANCE
STANDARDS
Stream Channel Flow
All perennial channels shall receive sufficient flow throughout the monitoring period to maintain an
ordinary high-water mark. Surface flow within intermittent tributaries must be documented to occur every
year for at least thirty (30) consecutive days during the prescribed monitoring period, per the 2016 NCIRT
guidance. Perennial streams must have continuous surface flow. See the “Headwater Stream Flow
Performance Standards” section that follows for headwater stream performance standards.
Channel Stability
Bank Height Ratios and Entrenchment Ratios shall meet minimum/maximum requirements as provided in
the 2016 NCIRT guidance, and not differ by more than 10% from baseline conditions. Bank Height Ratios
shall not exceed 1.2. Entrenchment Ratios shall not be less than 2.2.
Bankfull Events
The project shall remain stable during four (4) separate bankfull events occurring in separate years during
monitoring years 1 through 7.
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WETLAND PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
Wetland Hydrologic Performance Criteria
All areas of wetland restoration must be monitored to determine whether the restored areas meet the
established percent saturation/hydroperiod thresholds as described in the “Wilmington District Stream
and Wetland Compensatory Mitigation Update, North Carolina Interagency Review Team” dated October
24, 2016. The areas of proposed wetland restoration adjacent to the project reaches contain Rains fine
sandy loam, which requires a 10-12%,wetland saturation range per “Table 1 – Wetland Saturation
Threshold Table” of the above referenced document. Site specific performance criteria for this Site will be
10%. Wetland hydrology will be measured each year with the percentage of saturation based on
continuous days within the growing season. WETS data for New Bern was used to determine the growing
season of March 23 through November 16 (238 days).1 Because the Site has been significantly disturbed
through decades of timber production, it is appropriate to have a lower expected saturation period during
the first two years following Site implementation.
Site wetland hydrology performance standards are shown in the table below.
Table 20 – Wetland Hydrology Performance Standards
Target Saturation %# of Consecutive Days
Soil Series Years 1-2 Years 3-7 Years 1-2 Years 3-7
Rains fine sandy
loam (Ra)10%10%24 24
Leaf silt loam (La)10%10%24 24
Lenoir silt loam
(Le)10%10%24 24
8.4 ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT PLAN
An integral part of a successful compensatory mitigation project is early detection of problems during
implementation, determining the cause(s) of those problems, and attempting to correct those problems
so that the compensatory mitigation project achieves its objectives and ecological performance
standards. Interim performance standards are crucial to ensuring compensatory mitigation performance
follows a trajectory to attain final compensatory mitigation success.
In the event the Site or a specific component of the Site fails to achieve the necessary performance
standards as specified in Section 8.3, the sponsor shall notify the members of the IRT and work with the
IRT to develop contingency plans and remedial actions. Large scale corrective measures may require
an Adaptive Management Plan. Large scale corrective measures may include, but are not limited to, re-
grading part of the mitigation site, replanting more than twenty (20) percent of the site to improve
composition or species diversity, or the addition of stabilization structures.
The Adaptive Management Plan review will follow Section 332.8(o)(9) of the 2008 Mitigation Rule, part
of the streamlined review process, which requires an IRT review period of 15 calendar days.
Once the Adaptive Management plan is prepared, the sponsor will:
·Notify the USACE as required by the Nationwide Permit 27 general conditions.
1 http://agacis.rcc-acis.org/?fips=37049, April 11, 2022.
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·Notify NCDWR if necessary for 401 conditions.
·Revise performance standards, maintenance requirements, and monitoring requirements
as necessary.
·Obtain other permits as necessary.
·Submit the Adaptive Management Plan for IRT review and approval.
·Implement the Adaptive Management Plan.
·Provide the IRT a Record Drawing/As-Built of corrective actions. The Final
Mitigation Plan should include:
·Identify responsible parties who will identify problems.
·Potential problems that may arise during the monitoring period, particularly if performance
standards are not met.
·Potential causes of those problems.
·Identify a process for determining measures to correct deficiencies in compensatory mitigation
projects, such as site modifications, design changes, revisions to maintenance requirements,
and revisions to monitoring requirements
(see 33 CFR § 332.7(c)(3))
Listed below are identified project risks and uncertainties that have been evaluated in the development
of design plans for the Site, along with methods that have been/will be used to address these concerns.
Methods to address may be presented as adaptive management.
1.Land use development:There is potential for increased land development around the site in
the future that could lead to additional runoff and changes to watershed hydrology.
·Methods to Address:The project area has seen little development in recent years and it is
unlikely that development will threaten the Site in the foreseeable future. Restoration of the
Site to reconnect streams to their floodplains will reduce the likelihood of future degradation
from watershed changes, as increased flows will spread over a wider floodplain. Grade
control (in the form of constructed in-stream structures and natural bedrock outcrops) will
decrease the chances of future channel incision.
2.Easement Encroachment:Any encroachment to the conservation easement. (Including road
widening, culvert maintenance, utility easements, etc.)
·Methods to Address:To ensure that there are no encroachment issues within the
easement boundary, the Sponsor will clearly mark the easement boundary with appropriate
signage. The Sponsor will also work in conjunction with the conservation easement holder
to routinely monitor the Site for encroachment issues. Any encroachments that do occur will
be remedied by the Sponsor to address any damage and provide any other corrections
required by the IRT.
3.Drought and Floods:There is potential for extreme climatic conditions during the monitoring
period of the project.
·Methods to Address:The Sponsor will apply adaptive management techniques as
necessary to meet the site performance criteria. Such adaptive management may include
replanting, channel damage repair, irrigation, or other methods. If adaptive management
activities are significant, additional monitoring may be required by the IRT.
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4.Beavers:While there was no evidence of recent beaver activity during recent assessments,
there is potential for beavers to colonize the site during the monitoring period of the project.
·Methods to Address: If beaver colonization does occur, the Sponsor will take steps to
trap and remove beaver if they colonize the Site during the monitoring period.
5.Hydrologic Trespass:Since the Sponsor owns the lands surrounding the Site, the potential
for hydrologic trespass is not likely.
·Methods to Address:The project has been designed and will be constructed utilizing
methodologies which will greatly reduce the potential of hydrologic trespass outside of the
conservation easement boundary. Based off this information, the possibility of hydrologic
trespass is extremely unlikely and is not expected to be an issue.
6.Invasive/Nuisance Species:No significant number of invasive/nuisance vegetation currently exist
in the conservation easement area. However, there is the potential for such species to have a
negative impact of the restored vegetation within the easement area.
·Methods to Address:The sponsor will be diligent is monitoring for any invasive
vegetation and if any is found, will visually assess, photograph, and map the areas
affected. These areas will be treated by mechanical or chemical methods, so that the
invasive species are no more than five (5) percent of the easement acreage, and zero
tolerance for kudzu. Any vegetation requiring herbicide application will be performed in
accordance with the NC Department of Agriculture rules and regulations.
8.5 POST-CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTATION
An as-built survey will be conducted following construction to document channel condition and provide
baseline data for comparison to future monitoring reports. Information included in the as-built will be in
accordance with USACE guidance and has been identified in the monitoring requirements and
performance standards sections. A redline comparison of as-built to approved mitigation plan design
sheets will also be included and will indicate field deviations and changes to plant species or quantities.
Soil boring information will also be provided near the wetland gauge locations per the 2016 NCIRT
Guidance.
Monitoring reports will be provided to the Wilmington District USACE for review no later than April 1st of
the year following the monitoring activity.
8.6 LONG-TERM MANAGEMENT PLAN
Land use and property boundaries along with this proposed mitigation plan were designed to minimize
long-term management conflicts. As a result, the potential for hydrologic and boundary conflicts have
been minimized. The Sponsor has identified Unique Places to Save (a 501 (c)(3) entity) as the grantee of
the conservation easement deed. The recorded Conservation Easement deed will ensure the protection
of the project in perpetuity. The site-protection instrument is provided in Appendix I – Conservation Easement
Documents.
The overall purpose of the Site is to establish a self-sustaining, natural ecological resource. Proposed
restoration and enhancement activities should not require maintenance beyond the proposed monitoring
period to provide aquatic resource functions in perpetuity. The Bank Sponsor will serve as long-term
manager of the Site. Because Weyerhaeuser has been the landowner and established a practice of
managing the land over many decades, it is appropriate that Weyerhaeuser continues in this role, subject
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to the restrictions of the Conservation Easement. Weyerhaeuser maintains the human and capital
resources to accomplish this role.
OWNERSHIP OF THE MITIGATION SITE
It is anticipated that Weyerhaeuser will remain the owner of the Site. The Site will be protected by a
conservation easement held by Unique Places to Save.
IDENTIFICATION OF LONG-TERM MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES
No long-term management activities are proposed except those that are related to the general
maintenance of the Site. These general activities will include removal of significant woody impediments
(such as downed trees) to road passage, maintenance of access roads and gates, and periodic visual
inspections to identify the same.
LONG-TERM MAINTENANCE AND PROTECTION ACCOUNT
Since no long-term management activities are proposed for this Site, a long-term maintenance and
protection account is not being established for the Site.
8.7 FINANCIAL ASSURANCES
In accordance to Section IX (Financial Assurances) found in the Middle Neuse UMBI, the Bank Sponsor
shall provide financial assurances in the form of a Performance Bond to the IRT sufficient to assure
completion of all mitigation work, required reporting and monitoring, and any remedial work that may be
required. Financial assurances shall be payable at the direction of the USACE to its designee or to a
standby trust. Financial assurances structured to provide funds to the USACE in the event of default by
the Bank Sponsor are not acceptable. A financial assurance must be in the form that ensures that the
USACE receives notification at least 120 days in advance of any termination or revocation.
The amount of the Performance Bond shall be based on costs to implement the Site through monitoring
and any remedial work that may be required. The Performance Bond shall be in place prior to the first
credit release. The costs that are detailed in the table below include the construction and monitoring costs
for the Site.
Table 21 – Estimated Amount Required for Performance Bond
Activity Cost
Site Prep Mechanical Shear (within wetland and riparian buffers)$22,140.97
Site Prep Mechanical Rake (within wetland and riparian buffers)$14,760.16
Site Prep Chemical Application (If needed within wetland and riparian buffers)$12,546.79
Site Prep Prescribed Burn (if needed within wetland and riparian buffers)$11,069.76
Planting Labor and Seedlings (wetland and riparian buffers)$37,797.43
Stream Construction Work (in-stream and riparian buffer work)$802,120.00
As-built Report $50,000.00
Annual Monitoring $349,999.99
Total Estimated Amount of Performance Bond $1,300,435.10
The USACE will review the as-built and annual monitoring reports to evaluate the success of the
hydrological and ecological restoration. Success will be evaluated based on the Site’s adherence to
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performance standards specified in Section 8.3. As performance standards are met, the Bank Sponsor
will request a reduction in the amount of the performance bond based on the reduction schedule provided
below. The reduction schedule assumes that the Site will meet all performance standards on an annual
basis.
Table 22 – Performance Bond Reduction Schedule
Year Activity Reduction
Amount (%)
Reduction
Amount ($)Bond Amount
1 Establishment of Performance Bond N/A N/A $ 1,300,435.10
2 USACE approval of As-Built Report 69.24%$ 900,435.11 $ 399,999.99
3 USACE approval of Year 1 Monitoring 4.39%$ 57,142.86 $ 342,857.14
4 USACE approval of Year 2 Monitoring 4.39%$ 57,142.86 $ 285,714.28
5 USACE approval of Year 3 Monitoring 4.39%$ 57,142.86 $ 228,571.43
6 USACE approval of Year 4 Monitoring 4.39%$ 57,142.86 $ 171,428.57
7 USACE approval of Year 5 Monitoring 4.39%$ 57,142.86 $ 114,285.71
8 USACE approval of Year 6 Monitoring 4.39%$ 57,142.86 $ 57,142.86
9 USACE approval of Year 7 Monitoring 4.39%$ 57,142.86 $ -
Total 100%$1,300,435.10
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Appendix A
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Craven 26Figure 3USGS Topographic MapMiddle Neuse Stream and Wetland Umbrella Mitigation Bank
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UT2 - Reach 2 (1,485 LF) Proposed priority 1restoration and establishment of buffer150' to each side of the channel.Credit ratio = 1:1
UT1 - Reach 2 (1,269 LF) Proposed priority 1restoration and establishment of buffer150' to each side of the channel.Credit ratio = 1:1
UT1 - Reach 3 (2,858 LF) Proposed priority 1restoration and establishment of buffer150' to each side of the channel.Credit ratio = 1:1
Conservation Easement: 144.1 Ac
WA-1 (0.4 AC) Wetland restorationarea is at an elevation less than 37.0'and is adjacent to stream restoration,which will provide overbanks flow torestore wetland hydrology. Supplemental planting will occur where pine is more dominant than existing hardwoods.Credit ratio = 1:1
WA-2 (3.1 AC) Wetland restorationarea is at an elevation less than 37.75' and is adjacent to stream enhancement and restoration, which will restorewetland hydrology. Supplemental plantingwill occur where pine is more dominant than existing hardwoods.Credit ratio = 1:1
WA-3 (2.5 AC) Wetland restorationarea is at an elevation less than 37.5'and is adjacent to stream restoration,which will provide overbanks flow to restorewetland hydrology. Supplemental plantingwill occur where pine is more dominant than existing hardwoods.Credit ratio = 1:1
WA-4 (4.6 AC) Wetland enhancementarea is adjacent to stream restoration,which will enhance existing wetland hydrology. Supplemental planting will occur where pine is more dominant than existing hardwoods.Credit ratio = 3:1
WA-5 (0.5 AC) Wetland enhancementarea is adjacent to priority 1 restoration,whcih will limit lateral drainage,enhancing wetland hydrology. Cleared fields will be prepped and planted.Credit ratio = 3:1
WA-6 (18.1 AC) Wetland enhancementarea is adjacent to and upslope of streamenhancement and restoration. Supplemental planting will occur where pine is more dominant than existing hardwoods. Credit ratio = 3:1
Construct ditch plug.
UT2 - Reach 1b (1,414 LF) Proposed priority 1restoration and establishment of buffer 150' to each side of channel.Credit ratio = 1:1
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Appendix B
Photo Pages

KHA Job No.:
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Remarks:Representatitve soil profile at W2-Up (05/30/2019)Remarks Representative vegetation community at W2-Up (07/31/2018)
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Geomorphology
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2 Drainage Area (square miles)
3 Bankfull Width (Wbkf)11.6 19.8 8.1 14.9 7.0 13.2
4 Bankfull Mean Depth (dbkf)1.2 1.7 1.0 1.5 0.9 1.3
5 Width/Depth Ratio (Wbkf/dbkf)9.7 11.6 8.1 9.9 7.8 10.2 8.5 10.9 10.6
6 Bankfull Cross-Sectional Area (Abkf)17.1 28.8 10.1 21.7 7.4 11.9
7 Bankfull Mean Velocity, ft/s (Vbkf)0.6 1.0 0.8 1.3
8 Bankfull Discharge, cfs (Qbkf)16.9 18.4
9 Bankfull Maximum Depth (dmax)2.1 2.8 1.4 2.6 1.7 2.1
10 Max dmax/dbkf ratio 1.6 1.8 1.4 1.7 1.6 1.9 1.6 1.7 1.8
11 Low Bank Height to Max Bankfull dbkf ratio 1.2 1.5 1.2 1.4 1.5
12 Width of Flood Prone Area (Wfpa)164.6 216.3 200.0 225.0 175.0 180.0
13 Entrenchment Ratio (Wfpa/Wbkf)10.4 34.5 13.4 27.8 13.3 25.7 12.4 20.2 29.3
14 Meander Length (Lm)92.0 125.0
15 Ratio of Meander Length to Bankfull Width (Lm/Wbkf)4.9 6.7 4.9 6.2 6.7
16 Radius of Curvature (Rc)30.0 40.0
17 Ratio of Radius of Curvature to Bankfull Width (Rc/Wbkf)1.6 2.1 1.6 1.8 2.1
18 Belt Width (Wblt)49.0 105.0
19 Belt Width Ratio (Wblt/Wbkf)2.6 5.6 2.6 3.5 5.6
20 Sinuosity (k) (Stream Length / Valley Length) 1.70 2.10 1.60 1.70 1.7 1.8 1.9
21 Valley Slope (Svalley) (ft/ft)0.0007 0.0044 0.0017 0.0048
22 Average Stream Slope (Savg) = (Svalley/k)0.0004 0.0021 0.0011 0.0028
23 Riffle Slope (Sriff)
24 Ratio of Riffle Slope to Avg. Slope (Sriffle/Savg)
25 Pool Slope (Spool)
26 Ratio of Pool Slope to Avg. Slope (Spool/Savg)
27 Maximum Pool Depth (Dpool)2.9 4.1 1.3 3.1 2.2 3.0
28 Ratio of Pool Depth to Bkf Depth (Dpool/dbkf)0.9 1.5 1.0 2.2 2.0 2.7 1.3 2.0 2.1
29 Pool Width (Wpool)13.4 18.1 9.2 17.0 9.7 12.5
30 Ratio of Pool Width to Bankfull Width (Wpool/Wbkf)0.8 1.3 1.0 1.3 1.1 1.4 1.0 1.1 1.3
31 Pool Area (Apool)20.3 34.8 8.8 30.5 10.4 15.8
32 Ratio of Pool Area to Bankfull Area (Apool/Abkf)0.8 1.3 0.8 1.5 1.1 1.7 0.9 1.2 1.5
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2 Drainage Area (square miles)1.85 2.75 0.17
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4 Bankfull Mean Depth (dbkf)1.9 ----
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8 Bankfull Discharge, cfs (Qbkf)------
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11 Low Bank Height to Max Bankfull dbkf ratio 1.9 1.2 1.4 1.5 1.0 1.0 1.0 --1.2 1.4 1.5 1.0 1.0 1.0 --1.2 1.4 1.5 1.0 1.0 1.0
12 Width of Flood Prone Area (Wfpa)9.5 182.4 298.1 432.6 180.0 540.0 --209.4 342.4 496.8 200.0 600.0 --95.6 156.2 226.7 80.0 240.0
13 Entrenchment Ratio (Wfpa/Wbkf)1.4 12.4 20.2 29.3 10.0 30.0 --12.4 20.2 29.3 10.0 30.0 --12.4 20.2 29.3 10.0 30.0
14 Meander Length (Lm)--72.3 91.9 98.8 73.7 94.4 103.2 --83.0 105.6 113.5 100.0 140.0 140.0 --37.9 48.2 51.8 40.0 56.0 56.0
15 Ratio of Meander Length to Bankfull Width (Lm/Wbkf)--4.9 6.2 6.7 5.0 6.4 7.0 --4.9 6.2 6.7 5.0 7.0 7.0 --4.9 6.2 6.7 5.0 7.0 7.0
16 Radius of Curvature (Rc)--23.6 27.0 31.0 23.6 30.2 36.9 --27.1 31.1 35.6 32.0 41.0 50.0 --12.4 14.2 16.2 12.8 16.4 20.0
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18 Belt Width (Wblt)--38.3 52.1 82.6 36.9 44.2 82.6 --44.0 59.8 94.8 42.3 60.0 93.2 --20.1 27.3 43.3 19.3 24.0 42.5
19 Belt Width Ratio (Wblt/Wbkf)--2.6 3.5 5.6 2.5 3.0 5.6 --2.6 3.5 5.6 2.5 3.0 5.5 --2.6 3.5 5.6 2.5 3.0 5.5
20 Sinuosity (k) (Stream Length / Valley Length)1.05 1.65 1.77 1.90 1.05 1.65 1.77 1.90 1.05 1.65 1.77 1.90
21 Valley Slope (Svalley) (ft/ft)0.0023 0.0023 0.0023
22 Average Stream Slope (Savg) = (Svalley/k)0.0022 0.0022 0.0022
22 Riffle Length (Lriffle)--18.2 23.9 25.3 20.3 20.0 #NUM!
23 Riffle Length to Bankfull Width (Lriffle/Wbkf)--1.2 1.6 1.7 1.4 1.4 #NUM!
23 Riffle Slope (Sriff)--0.0028 0.0073 --0.0021 0.0056 --0.0021 0.0056
24 Ratio of Riffle Slope to Avg. Slope (Sriffle/Savg)--1.5 4.0 --1.5 4.0 --1.5 4.0
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25 Pool Length to Bankfull Width (Lpool/Wbkf)--1.8 2.6 4.7 1.6 2.6 #NUM!
25 Pool Slope (Spool)--0.0000 0.0002 --0.0000 0.0001 --0.0000 0.0001
26 Ratio of Pool Slope to Avg. Slope (Spool/Savg)--0.0 0.1 --0.0 0.1 --0.0 0.1
26 Maximum Pool Depth (Dpool)--1.7 2.5 2.7 --1.9 2.9 3.1 --0.9 1.3 1.4
27 Ratio of Pool Depth to Bkf Depth (Dpool/dbkf)--1.3 2.0 2.1 --1.3 2.0 2.1 --1.3 2.0 2.1
27 Pool Width (Wpool)--14.3 16.0 19.7 --16.4 18.4 22.6 --7.5 8.4 10.3
28 Ratio of Pool Width to Bankfull Width (Wpool/Wbkf)--1.0 1.1 1.3 --1.0 1.1 1.3 --1.0 1.1 1.3
28 Pool Area (Apool)--16.7 22.3 27.9 --22.2 29.6 37.0 --4.5 6.0 7.5
29 Ratio of Pool Area to Bankfull Area (Apool/Abkf)--0.9 1.2 1.5 --0.9 1.2 1.5 --0.9 1.2 1.5
29 Pool to Pool Spacing (p - p)--44.2 103.2 --60.0 140.0 --24.0 56.0
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Appendix E
Buffer Credit Calculations

Site Name:
USACE Action ID:
NCDWR Project Number:
Sponsor:
County:Craven
Minimum Required Buffer Width1:50
Mitigation Type Mitigation Ratio
Multiplier2
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Length3 Baseline Stream Credit
Restoration (1:1)1 7026 7026.00
Enhancement I (1.5:1)1.5 266 177.33
Enhancement II (2.5:1)2.5
Preservation (5:1)5
Other (7.5:1)7.5
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Totals 7292.00 7203.33
Buffer Zones less than 15 feet >15 to 20 feet >20 to 25 feet >25 to 30 feet >30 to 35 feet >35 to 40 feet >40 to 45 feet >45 to 50 feet >50 to 75 feet >75 to 100 feet >100 to 125 feet >125 to 150 feet
Max Possible Buffer (square feet)4 218760 72920 72920 72920 72920 72920 72920 72920 364600 364600 364600 364600
Ideal Buffer (square feet)5 216586.1482 71244.26254 70392.70256 69465.87204 68849.61378 68315.89356 67851.60571 67411.0759 330865.0313 324163.0878 319505.4779 315684.9193
Actual Buffer (square feet)6 216586.1482 71244.26254 70392.70256 69465.87204 68849.61378 68315.89356 67851.60571 67411.0759 330865.0313 324163.0878 319505.4779 315684.9193
Zone Multiplier 50%10%10%10%5%5%5%5%7%5%4%4%
Buffer Credit Equivalent 3601.67 720.33 720.33 720.33 360.17 360.17 360.17 360.17 504.23 360.17 288.13 288.13
Percent of Ideal Buffer 100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%
Credit Adjustment 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 504.23 360.17 288.13 288.13
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7203.33 0.00 1440.67 1440.67 8644.00
Wilmington District Stream Buffer Credit Calculator
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Weyerhauser NR Company
4This amount is the maximum buffer area possible based on the linear footage of stream length if channel were perfectly straight with full buffer width. This number is not used in calculations, but is provided as a reference.
Buffer Width Zone (feet from Ordinary High Water Mark)
6Square feet in each buffer zone, as measured by GIS, excluding non-forested areas, all other credit type (e.g., wetland, nutrient offset, buffer), easement exceptions, open water, areas failing to meet the vegetation performance standard, etc. Additional credit is given to 150 feet in buffer width, so areas within the easement that
are more than 150 feet from creditable streams should not be included in this measurement. Non-creditable stream reaches within the easement should be removed prior to calculating this area wtih GIS.
5Maximum potential size (in square feet) of each buffer zone measured around all creditable stream reaches, calculated using GIS, including areas outside of the easement. The inner zone (0-15') should be measured from the top of the OHWM or the edge of the average stream width if OHWM is not known. Non-creditable stream
reaches within the easement should be removed prior to calculating this area wtih GIS.
2Use the Custom Ratio fields to enter non-standard ratios, which are equal to the number of feet in the feet-to-credit mitigation ratio (e.g., for a perservation ratio of 8 feet to 1 credit, the multiplier would be 8).
1Minimum standard buffer width measured from the top of bank (50 feet in piedmont and coastal plain counties or 30 feet in mountain counties)
3Equal to the number of feet of stream in each Mitigation Type. If stream reaches are not creditable, they should be excluded from this measurement, even if they fall within the easement.
43 The Middle Neuse Stream and Wetland Umbrella Mitigation Bank │ Craven 26 Site Mitigation Plan – DRAFT
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Appendix F
Mitigation Plan Sheets

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OWNER:
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WEYERHAEUSER NR COMPANY
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SURVEY:
BASE MAPPING PROVIDED BY:
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METADATA CONTACT:
NC FLOODPLAIN MAPPING PROGRAM
4105 REEDY CREEK DRIVE
RALEIGH, NC 27607
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ENGINEER:
CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA 28202
200 SOUTH TRYON STREET, SUITE 200
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The Middle Neuse Stream and Wetland Umbrella Mitigation Bank │ Craven 26 Site Mitigation Plan – DRAFT
September 2023│
44

Appendix G
NCSAM Forms

Notes of Field Assessment Form (Y/N)
Presence of regulatory considerations (Y/N)
Additional stream information/supplementary measurements included (Y/N)
NC SAM feature type (perennial, intermittent, Tidal Marsh Stream)
(4) Floodplain Access
(4) Wooded Riparian Buffer
(4) Microtopography
(3) Stream Stability
(4) Channel Stability
(4) Sediment Transport
(4) Stream Geomorphology
(2) Stream/Intertidal Zone Interaction
(2) Longitudinal Tidal Flow
(2) Tidal Marsh Stream Stability
(3) Tidal Marsh Stream Geomorphology
(1) Water Quality
(2) Baseflow
(2) Streamside Area Vegetation
(3) Upland Pollutant Filtration
(3) Thermoregulation
(2) Indicators of Stressors
(2) Aquatic Life Tolerance
(2) Intertidal Zone Filtration
(1) Habitat
(2) In-stream Habitat
(3) Baseflow
(3) Substrate
(3) Stream Stability
(3) In-stream Habitat
(2) Stream-side Habitat
(3) Stream-side Habitat
(3) Thermoregulation
(2) Tidal Marsh In-stream Habitat
(3) Flow Restriction
(3) Tidal Marsh Stream Stability
(4) Tidal Marsh Stream Geomorphology
(3) Tidal Marsh In-stream Habitat
(2) Intertidal Zone Habitat
Overall
NC SAM Stream Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 2.1
LOW
LOW
USACE/
All Streams
NCDWR
Intermittent
NA
NA
(2) Flood Flow
J. Hartshorn/Kimley-Horn
June 14, 2017
YES
YES
YES
Perennial
(2) Baseflow
Stream Category Assessor Name/Organization
LOW
Ia3
Stream Site Name Weyerhaeuser - C26 - UT1 Date of Evaluation
LOW
(4) Tidal Marsh Channel Stability
LOW
LOW
NA
NA
LOW
NA
HIGH
(3) Tidal Marsh Channel Stability
(3) Streamside Area Attenuation
Function Class Rating Summary
(1) Hydrology
NA
LOW
HIGH
LOW
LOW
NA
YES
LOW
NA
NA
NA
NA
LOW
HIGH
LOW
LOW
LOW
MEDIUM
LOW
LOW
LOW
NA
NA
LOW
LOW
LOW
LOW
LOW
Notes of Field Assessment Form (Y/N)
Presence of regulatory considerations (Y/N)
Additional stream information/supplementary measurements included (Y/N)
NC SAM feature type (perennial, intermittent, Tidal Marsh Stream)
(4) Floodplain Access
(4) Wooded Riparian Buffer
(4) Microtopography
(3) Stream Stability
(4) Channel Stability
(4) Sediment Transport
(4) Stream Geomorphology
(2) Stream/Intertidal Zone Interaction
(2) Longitudinal Tidal Flow
(2) Tidal Marsh Stream Stability
(3) Tidal Marsh Stream Geomorphology
(1) Water Quality
(2) Baseflow
(2) Streamside Area Vegetation
(3) Upland Pollutant Filtration
(3) Thermoregulation
(2) Indicators of Stressors
(2) Aquatic Life Tolerance
(2) Intertidal Zone Filtration
(1) Habitat
(2) In-stream Habitat
(3) Baseflow
(3) Substrate
(3) Stream Stability
(3) In-stream Habitat
(2) Stream-side Habitat
(3) Stream-side Habitat
(3) Thermoregulation
(2) Tidal Marsh In-stream Habitat
(3) Flow Restriction
(3) Tidal Marsh Stream Stability
(4) Tidal Marsh Stream Geomorphology
(3) Tidal Marsh In-stream Habitat
(2) Intertidal Zone Habitat
Overall
NC SAM Stream Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 2.1
LOW
LOW
USACE/
All Streams
NCDWR
Intermittent
NA
NA
(2) Flood Flow
J. Hartshorn/Kimley-Horn
June 14, 2017
YES
YES
YES
Perennial
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Stream Category Assessor Name/Organization
LOW
Ia3
Stream Site Name Weyerhaeuser - C26 - UT2 Date of Evaluation
LOW
(4) Tidal Marsh Channel Stability
LOW
LOW
NA
NA
LOW
NA
HIGH
(3) Tidal Marsh Channel Stability
(3) Streamside Area Attenuation
Function Class Rating Summary
(1) Hydrology
NA
LOW
HIGH
LOW
LOW
NA
YES
LOW
NA
NA
NA
NA
LOW
HIGH
LOW
LOW
LOW
MEDIUM
LOW
LOW
LOW
NA
NA
LOW
LOW
LOW
LOW
LOW
Notes of Field Assessment Form (Y/N)
Presence of regulatory considerations (Y/N)
Additional stream information/supplementary measurements included (Y/N)
NC SAM feature type (perennial, intermittent, Tidal Marsh Stream)
(4) Floodplain Access
(4) Wooded Riparian Buffer
(4) Microtopography
(3) Stream Stability
(4) Channel Stability
(4) Sediment Transport
(4) Stream Geomorphology
(2) Stream/Intertidal Zone Interaction
(2) Longitudinal Tidal Flow
(2) Tidal Marsh Stream Stability
(3) Tidal Marsh Stream Geomorphology
(1) Water Quality
(2) Baseflow
(2) Streamside Area Vegetation
(3) Upland Pollutant Filtration
(3) Thermoregulation
(2) Indicators of Stressors
(2) Aquatic Life Tolerance
(2) Intertidal Zone Filtration
(1) Habitat
(2) In-stream Habitat
(3) Baseflow
(3) Substrate
(3) Stream Stability
(3) In-stream Habitat
(2) Stream-side Habitat
(3) Stream-side Habitat
(3) Thermoregulation
(2) Tidal Marsh In-stream Habitat
(3) Flow Restriction
(3) Tidal Marsh Stream Stability
(4) Tidal Marsh Stream Geomorphology
(3) Tidal Marsh In-stream Habitat
(2) Intertidal Zone Habitat
Overall LOW
LOW
MEDIUM
LOW
LOW
LOW
LOW
HIGH
LOW
LOW
LOW
MEDIUM
LOW
LOW
LOW
MEDIUM
MEDIUM
NA
NA
LOW
LOW
LOW
LOW
LOW
NA
NA
NA
NA
LOW
YES
NA
NA
LOW
LOW
NA
NA
NA
LOW
(3) Tidal Marsh Channel Stability
(3) Streamside Area Attenuation
Function Class Rating Summary
(1) Hydrology
LOW
LOW
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
LOW
LOW
MEDIUM
LOW
LOW
LOW
LOW
NA
YES
NA
NA
LOW
Stream Site Name
LOW
NA
Weyerhaeuser - C26 - UT3 & UT3A Date of Evaluation
LOW
(4) Tidal Marsh Channel Stability
NA
NA
LOW
LOW
LOW
LOW
LOW
MEDIUM
NA
NA
LOW
NA
LOW
NC SAM Stream Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 2.1
LOW
LOW
USACE/
All Streams
NCDWR
Intermittent
NA
NA
(2) Flood Flow
J. Hartshorn/Kimley-Horn
June 14, 2017
YES
YES
NO
Intermittent
LOW
LOW
LOW
LOW
(2) Baseflow
Stream Category Assessor Name/Organization
LOW
Ia2
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│September 2023

Appendix H
Wetland and Stream Data Forms

Date:Project/Site:Latitude:
Evaluator:County:Longitude:
Total Points:26
Stream is at least intermittent
if ≥ 19 or perennial if ≥ 30
A. Geomorphology Subtotal = Absent Weak Strong Score
0 1 3 3
0 1 3 0
0 1 3 1
0 1 3 2
0 1 3 2
0 1 3 1
0 1 3 1
0 1 3 0
0 0.5 1.5 0.5
0 0.5 1.5 0.5
0
a artificial ditches are not rated; see discussions in manual
B. Hydrology Subtotal = 9
0 1 3 3
0 1 3 0
1.5 1 0 1
0 0.5 1.5 1
0 0.5 1.5 1
3
C. Biology Subtotal = 6
3 2 0 2
3 2 0 3
0 1 3 0
0 1 3 0
0 0.5 1.5 0
0 0.5 1.5 0
0 0.5 1.5 1
0 0.5 1.5 0
0
*perennial streams may also be identified using other methods. See p. 35 of manual.
Notes: BKFW 7'
BKFD 1'
Recent rain/active rain WW 7'
Scored without hydrology still intermittent WD 1'
Straight Substrate sand
Clarity slightly turbid
Flow moderate
26. Wetland plants in streambed FACW = 0.75; OBL = 1.5; Other = 0
23. Crayfish 1
24. Amphibians 1
25. Algae 1
20. Macrobenthos (note diversity and abundance)2
21. Aquatic Mollusks 2
22. Fish 1
19. Rooted upland plants in streambed 1
14. Leaf litter 0.5
15. Sediment on plants or debris 1
16. Organic debris lines or piles 1
17. Soil-based evidence of high water table?No = 0 Yes = 3
18. Fibrous roots in streambed 1
13. Iron oxidizing bacteria 2
8. Headcuts 2
9. Grade control 1
10. Natural valley 1
11. Second or greater order channel No = 0 Yes = 3
12. Presence of Baseflow 2
5. Active/relic floodplain 2
6. Depositional bars or benches 2
7. Recent alluvial deposits 2
2. Sinuosity of channel along thalweg 2
3. In-channel structure: ex. riffle-pool, step-pool, ripple-pool sequence 2
4. Particle size of stream substrate 2
1a. Continuity of channel bed and bank 2
North Carolina Division of Water Quality - Stream Identification Form, Version 4.11
8/23/2018 Craven 26 UT-1 35.123448
Jason Hartshorn, Mackenzie
Richards Craven -77.223672
Stream Determination (circle one)
Ephemeral Intermittent Perennial
Other
e.g. Quad Name:Jasper
11 Moderate
Date:Project/Site:Latitude:
Evaluator:County:Longitude:
Total Points:30.5
Stream is at least intermittent
if ≥ 19 or perennial if ≥ 30
A. Geomorphology Subtotal = Absent Weak Strong Score
0 1 3 3
0 1 3 1
0 1 3 2
0 1 3 2
0 1 3 1
0 1 3 1
0 1 3 1
0 1 3 0
0 0.5 1.5 0
0 0.5 1.5 1
3
a artificial ditches are not rated; see discussions in manual
B. Hydrology Subtotal = 9.5
0 1 3 3
0 1 3 0
1.5 1 0 1.5
0 0.5 1.5 0.5
0 0.5 1.5 1.5
3
C. Biology Subtotal = 6
3 2 0 3
3 2 0 3
0 1 3 0
0 1 3 0
0 0.5 1.5 0
0 0.5 1.5 0
0 0.5 1.5 0
0 0.5 1.5 0
0
*perennial streams may also be identified using other methods. See p. 35 of manual.
Notes: BKFW 10'
BKFD 2'
S1 is a slightly larger perennial channel than UT1.WW 8'
Slower flow coming out at wetland forest.WD 1'
Substrate silt/sand
Clarity turbid
Flow moderate
1a. Continuity of channel bed and bank 2
North Carolina Division of Water Quality - Stream Identification Form, Version 4.11
7/31/2018 Craven 26 S-1 35.122312
Jason Hartshorn, Mackenzie
Richards Craven -77.216443
Stream Determination (circle one)
Ephemeral Intermittent Perennial
Other
e.g. Quad Name:Jasper
15 Moderate
2. Sinuosity of channel along thalweg 2
3. In-channel structure: ex. riffle-pool, step-pool, ripple-pool sequence 2
4. Particle size of stream substrate 2
5. Active/relic floodplain 2
6. Depositional bars or benches 2
7. Recent alluvial deposits 2
13. Iron oxidizing bacteria 2
8. Headcuts 2
9. Grade control 1
10. Natural valley 1
11. Second or greater order channel No = 0 Yes = 3
12. Presence of Baseflow 2
19. Rooted upland plants in streambed 1
14. Leaf litter 0.5
15. Sediment on plants or debris 1
16. Organic debris lines or piles 1
17. Soil-based evidence of high water table?No = 0 Yes = 3
18. Fibrous roots in streambed 1
20. Macrobenthos (note diversity and abundance)2
21. Aquatic Mollusks 2
22. Fish 1
26. Wetland plants in streambed FACW = 0.75; OBL = 1.5; Other = 0
23. Crayfish 1
24. Amphibians 1
25. Algae 1
Project/Site:
Applicant/Owner:State:Sampling Point:
Investigator(s):
Subregion (LRR or MLRA):Lat:Long:
Soil Map Unit Name:
X
Are Vegetation , Soil , or Hydrology Yes X No
Are Vegetation , Soil , or Hydrology
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS – Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc.
X No
No X X
No X
Yes X
Yes X
Yes X No X
Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (B7)
Saturation (A3)
Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (B8)
Are “Normal Circumstances” present?
Wetland Hydrology Present?
Surface Water (A1)
High Water Table (A2)
Yes
Hydrophytic Vegetation Present?
Hydric Soil Present?
Yes
Secondary Indicators (minimum of two required)Wetland Hydrology Indicators:
(If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.)
No
Surface Water Present?
Wetland Hydrology Present?
Moss Trim Lines (B16)
Dry-Season Water Table (C2)
Crayfish Burrows (C8)
Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9)
Geomorphic Position (D2)
Shallow Aquitard (D3)
FAC-Neutral Test (D5)
Sphagnum Moss (D8) (LRR T, U)
Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (C1)
Oxidized Rhizospheres on Living Roots (C3)
Presence of Reduced Iron (C4)
Drift Deposits (B3)
Algal Mat or Crust (B4)
Sediment Deposits (B2)
Saturation Present?
Water-Stained Leaves (B9)
Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6)
Thin Muck Surface (C7)
Other (Explain in Remarks)Iron Deposits (B5)
Datum:
Surface Soil Cracks (B6)
Drainage Patterns (B10)
Aquatic Fauna (B13)
Marl Deposits (B15) (LRR U)
Yes
Remarks:
Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available:
Field Observations:
Water Table Present?No
No
Depth (inches):
Depth (inches):
Depth (inches):
No
(includes capillary fringe)
Ly - Lynchburg fine sandy loam
35.123583
No hydrology indicators observed.
7/31/18
-77.221793
No
N/A
Taken 15' further and 3' higher than W2-UP. The Antecedent Precipitation Tool produced an outcome of wetter than normal conditions.
HYDROLOGY
NAD-83
Is the Sampled Area
within a Wetland?Yes
(If no, explain in Remarks.)
significantly disturbed?
naturally problematic?
hillslope
Yes
LRR T, MLRA 153A
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA SHEET – Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region
See ERDC/EL TR-07-24; the proponent agency is CECW-CO-R
OMB Control #: 0710-xxxx, Exp: Pending
Requirement Control Symbol EXEMPT:
(Authority: AR 335-15, paragraph 5-2a)
NWI classification:
Water Marks (B1)
Sampling Date:Craven
NCWeyerhauser NR Company
Craven 26 City/County:
Slope (%):
N/A
W1,2,3-UP
none
Section, Township, Range:Willie S., Jason H., Kenzie R.
Primary Indicators (minimum of one is required; check all that apply)
Are climatic / hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year?
3%Local relief (concave, convex, none):Landform (hillside, terrace, etc.):
Yes
Remarks:
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Sampling Point:
(Plot size:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.(A/B)
7.
8.
x 1 =
50% of total cover:20% of total cover:x 2 =
Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size:x 3 =
1.x 4 =
2.x 5 =
3.Column Totals:(B)
4.
5.
6.
7.X
8.
50% of total cover:20% of total cover:
Herb Stratum (Plot size:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
50% of total cover:20% of total cover:
Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
50% of total cover:20% of total cover:X
3 - Prevalence Index is ≤3.01
1Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must be
present, unless disturbed or problematic.
Woody Vine – All woody vines greater than 3.28 ft in
height.
0
=Total Cover
50
30
10
1
25
3
=Total Cover
Remarks: (If observed, list morphological adaptations below.)
Hydrophytic
Vegetation
Present?Yes No
30
10
Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
Sapling/Shrub – Woody plants, excluding vines, less
than 3 in. DBH and greater than 3.28 ft (1 m) tall.
Yes
FAC
Herb – All herbaceous (non-woody) plants, regardless
of size, and woody plants less than 3.28 ft tall.
=Total Cover
Definitions of Four Vegetation Strata:
Tree – Woody plants, excluding vines, 3 in. (7.6 cm) or
more in diameter at breast height (DBH), regardless of
height.
Yes
Absolute
% Cover
)30
40
Rubus arvensis
Ambrosia artemisiifolia
W1,2,3-UP
2
3
FACU species
Total Number of Dominant
Species Across All Strata:
Dominance Test worksheet:
Number of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC:
(B)
Indicator
Status
VEGETATION (Four Strata)– Use scientific names of plants.
OBL species
FACW species
FAC species
66.7%
(A)
0
205
0
55
0
0
(A)
Prevalence Index = B/A =
Multiply by:
0
3.73
UPL species
)
=Total Cover
1 - Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation1 (Explain)
FACU
2 - Dominance Test is >50%
Percent of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC:
Total % Cover of:
Prevalence Index worksheet:
15
40
45
Dominant
Species?
Smilax rotundifolia FAC
160
)
N/A
Tree Stratum
N/A
30 )
5
5 Yes
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Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) (LRR O, S)
Reduced Vertic (F18) (MLRA 150A, 150B)
Depth (inches):X
Iron-Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR O, P, T)
Barrier Islands 1 cm Muck (S12)
(MLRA 153B, 153D)
Depleted Dark Surface (F7)
Delta Ochric (F17) (MLRA 151)
Dark Surface (S7) (LRR P, S, T, U)
Polyvalue Below Surface (S8)
Restrictive Layer (if observed):
Type:
(outside MLRA 150A, 150B)
Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (LRR P, T)
Very Shallow Dark Surface (F22)
Anomalous Bright Floodplain Soils (F20)
3Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and
Hydric Soil Present?
(MLRA 149A, 153C, 153D)
Marl (F10) (LRR U)
Depleted Ochric (F11) (MLRA 151)
(MLRA 153B)
Red Parent Material (F21)
Redox Depressions (F8)
Umbric Surface (F13) (LRR P, T, U)
Thick Dark Surface (A12)
Histosol (A1)
Barrier Islands Low Chroma Matrix (TS7)
Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11)
C
Thin Dark Surface (S9) (LRR S, T, U)
Histic Epipedon (A2)
%
Matrix
Color (moist)Type1
Redox FeaturesDepth
Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2)
15
Loc2 Texture Remarks%
M
(inches)Color (moist)
10YR 5/1 85
10YR 5/8
8-14
14-18 10YR 6/1
0-8 100
7.5YR 4/6
10
10YR 2/1
SOIL Sampling Point:
Hydric Soil Indicators: (Applicable to all LRRs, unless otherwise noted.)Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils3:
1Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, MS=Masked Sand Grains.2Location: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix.
1 cm Muck (A9) (LRR O)
2 cm Muck (A10) (LRR S)
Reduced Vertic (F18)
NoYes
Hydrogen Sulfide (A4)
Stratified Layers (A5)
Organic Bodies (A6) (LRR P, T, U)
5 cm Mucky Mineral (A7) (LRR P, T, U)
Muck Presence (A8) (LRR U)
1 cm Muck (A9) (LRR P, T)
W1,2,3-UP
Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators.)
90
(LRR S, T, U)
(MLRA 138, 152A in FL, 154)
Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 149A)
(outside MLRA 138, 152A in FL, 154)
(MLRA 153B, 153D)
Other (Explain in Remarks)
Anomalous Bright Floodplain Soils (F20)
Very Shallow Dark Surface (F22) wetland hydrology must be present,
unless disturbed or problematic.
Redox Dark Surface (F6)
Loamy Mucky Mineral (F1) (LRR O)
Depleted Matrix (F3)
(outside MLRA 150A)
Coast Prairie Redox (A16)Black Histic (A3)
Sandy Redox (S5)
Stripped Matrix (S6)
Remarks:
Coast Prairie Redox (A16) (MLRA 150A)
Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4)
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loam
loam
loam
Project/Site:
Applicant/Owner:State:Sampling Point:
Investigator(s):
Subregion (LRR or MLRA):Lat:Long:
Soil Map Unit Name:
X
Are Vegetation X , Soil X , or Hydrology Yes No X
Are Vegetation , Soil , or Hydrology
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS – Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc.
X No
X No X
X No
X
X X
X
X
X X
X
X X
X
X
Yes X
Yes X
Yes X X No
Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (B7)
Saturation (A3)
Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (B8)
Are “Normal Circumstances” present?
Wetland Hydrology Present?
Surface Water (A1)
High Water Table (A2)
Yes
Hydrophytic Vegetation Present?
Hydric Soil Present?
Yes
Secondary Indicators (minimum of two required)Wetland Hydrology Indicators:
(If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.)
No
Surface Water Present?
Wetland Hydrology Present?
Moss Trim Lines (B16)
Dry-Season Water Table (C2)
Crayfish Burrows (C8)
Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9)
Geomorphic Position (D2)
Shallow Aquitard (D3)
FAC-Neutral Test (D5)
Sphagnum Moss (D8) (LRR T, U)
Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (C1)
Oxidized Rhizospheres on Living Roots (C3)
Presence of Reduced Iron (C4)
Drift Deposits (B3)
Algal Mat or Crust (B4)
Sediment Deposits (B2)
Saturation Present?
Water-Stained Leaves (B9)
Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6)
Thin Muck Surface (C7)
Other (Explain in Remarks)Iron Deposits (B5)
Datum:
Surface Soil Cracks (B6)
Drainage Patterns (B10)
Aquatic Fauna (B13)
Marl Deposits (B15) (LRR U)
Yes
Remarks:
Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available:
Field Observations:
Water Table Present?No
No
Depth (inches):
Depth (inches):
Depth (inches):
No
(includes capillary fringe)
0
0
0
Ly - Lynchburg fine sandy loam
35.124119
Soils saturated at surface, flowing water due to recent rain but algal mats topographically bounded in plantation throughout.
7/31/18
-77.222545
No
N/A
W1 is a low lying swale draining towards S1 and impounding along the relic floodplain. The Antecedent Precipitation Tool produced an outcome of
wetter than normal conditions.
HYDROLOGY
NAD-83
Is the Sampled Area
within a Wetland?Yes
(If no, explain in Remarks.)
significantly disturbed?
naturally problematic?
swale
Yes
LRR T, MLRA 153A
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA SHEET – Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region
See ERDC/EL TR-07-24; the proponent agency is CECW-CO-R
OMB Control #: 0710-xxxx, Exp: Pending
Requirement Control Symbol EXEMPT:
(Authority: AR 335-15, paragraph 5-2a)
NWI classification:
Water Marks (B1)
Sampling Date:Craven
NCWeyerhauser NR Company
Craven 26 City/County:
Slope (%):
PFO1/4A
W1/W3-WET
concave
Section, Township, Range:Jason Harthorn
Primary Indicators (minimum of one is required; check all that apply)
Are climatic / hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year?
0-2%Local relief (concave, convex, none):Landform (hillside, terrace, etc.):
Yes
Remarks:
ENG FORM 6116-2-SG, JUL 2018 Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain – Version 2.0
Sampling Point:
(Plot size:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.(A/B)
7.
8.
x 1 =
50% of total cover:20% of total cover:x 2 =
Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size:x 3 =
1.x 4 =
2.x 5 =
3.Column Totals:(B)
4.
5.
6.
7.X
8.X
50% of total cover:20% of total cover:
Herb Stratum (Plot size:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
50% of total cover:20% of total cover:
Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
50% of total cover:20% of total cover:X
3 - Prevalence Index is ≤3.01
1Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must be
present, unless disturbed or problematic.
Woody Vine – All woody vines greater than 3.28 ft in
height.
5
=Total Cover
80
30
16
1
40
3
=Total Cover
Remarks: (If observed, list morphological adaptations below.)
Hydrophytic
Vegetation
Present?
Pine plantation, recently planted.
Yes No
5
30
3
5
5
Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
1
Sapling/Shrub – Woody plants, excluding vines, less
than 3 in. DBH and greater than 3.28 ft (1 m) tall.
No
OBL
Herb – All herbaceous (non-woody) plants, regardless
of size, and woody plants less than 3.28 ft tall.
FACU
=Total Cover
Definitions of Four Vegetation Strata:
Tree – Woody plants, excluding vines, 3 in. (7.6 cm) or
more in diameter at breast height (DBH), regardless of
height.
No
Yes
Absolute
% Cover
)30
10
Saururus cernuus
60
Eupatorium capillifolium
Ambrosia artemisiifolia
No
W1/W3-WET
3
3
FACU species
Total Number of Dominant
Species Across All Strata:
Dominance Test worksheet:
Number of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC:
(B)
Indicator
Status
VEGETATION (Four Strata)– Use scientific names of plants.
OBL species
FACW species
FAC species
100.0%
(A)
0
Yes FAC
215
0
90
5
60
(A)
Prevalence Index = B/A =
5
Multiply by:
120
2.39
UPL species
)
=Total Cover
1 - Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation1 (Explain)
FACU
2 - Dominance Test is >50%
Percent of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC:
Total % Cover of:
Prevalence Index worksheet:
10
15
30
Dominant
Species?
Smilax rotundifolia FAC
60
)
Pinus taeda
Tree Stratum
N/A
Andropogon glomeratus FACW
30 )
5
5 Yes
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Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) (LRR O, S)
Reduced Vertic (F18) (MLRA 150A, 150B)
Depth (inches):
Iron-Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR O, P, T)
Barrier Islands 1 cm Muck (S12)
(MLRA 153B, 153D)
Depleted Dark Surface (F7)
Delta Ochric (F17) (MLRA 151)
Dark Surface (S7) (LRR P, S, T, U)
Polyvalue Below Surface (S8)
Restrictive Layer (if observed):
Type:
(outside MLRA 150A, 150B)
Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (LRR P, T)
Very Shallow Dark Surface (F22)
Anomalous Bright Floodplain Soils (F20)
3Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and
Hydric Soil Present?
(MLRA 149A, 153C, 153D)
Marl (F10) (LRR U)
Depleted Ochric (F11) (MLRA 151)
(MLRA 153B)
Red Parent Material (F21)
Redox Depressions (F8)
Umbric Surface (F13) (LRR P, T, U)
Thick Dark Surface (A12)
Histosol (A1)
Barrier Islands Low Chroma Matrix (TS7)
Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11)
Thin Dark Surface (S9) (LRR S, T, U)
Histic Epipedon (A2)
%
Matrix
7.5YR 5/8
8-16
Color (moist)Type1
D
Redox FeaturesDepth
Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2)
10YR 6/1
Loc2
M
Texture Remarks
Prominent redox concentrations
%(inches)Color (moist)
10YR 3/1
20
C
100
7.5YR 3/4
2-4
4-8 10YR 3/1
0-2 100
30
10YR 2/2
C5
M2.5Y 4/1
M
75
SOIL Sampling Point:
Hydric Soil Indicators: (Applicable to all LRRs, unless otherwise noted.)Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils3:
1Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, MS=Masked Sand Grains.2Location: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix.
1 cm Muck (A9) (LRR O)
2 cm Muck (A10) (LRR S)
Reduced Vertic (F18)
NoYes
Hydrogen Sulfide (A4)
Stratified Layers (A5)
Organic Bodies (A6) (LRR P, T, U)
5 cm Mucky Mineral (A7) (LRR P, T, U)
Muck Presence (A8) (LRR U)
1 cm Muck (A9) (LRR P, T)
W1/W3-WET
Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators.)
70
Soils turned for pine plantation. Water surface throughout W1.
(LRR S, T, U)
(MLRA 138, 152A in FL, 154)
Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 149A)
(outside MLRA 138, 152A in FL, 154)
(MLRA 153B, 153D)
Other (Explain in Remarks)
Anomalous Bright Floodplain Soils (F20)
Very Shallow Dark Surface (F22) wetland hydrology must be present,
unless disturbed or problematic.
Redox Dark Surface (F6)
Loamy Mucky Mineral (F1) (LRR O)
Depleted Matrix (F3)
(outside MLRA 150A)
Coast Prairie Redox (A16)Black Histic (A3)
Sandy Redox (S5)
Stripped Matrix (S6)
Remarks:
Coast Prairie Redox (A16) (MLRA 150A)
Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4)
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X
clay loam
clay loam
clay
sandy loam
sandy loam
Project/Site:
Applicant/Owner:State:Sampling Point:
Investigator(s):
Subregion (LRR or MLRA):Lat:Long:
Soil Map Unit Name:
X
Are Vegetation , Soil , or Hydrology Yes X No
Are Vegetation , Soil , or Hydrology
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS – Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc.
X No
No X X
No X
Yes X
Yes X
Yes X No X
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA SHEET – Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region
See ERDC/EL TR-07-24; the proponent agency is CECW-CO-R
OMB Control #: 0710-xxxx, Exp: Pending
Requirement Control Symbol EXEMPT:
(Authority: AR 335-15, paragraph 5-2a)
NWI classification:
Water Marks (B1)
Sampling Date:Craven
NCWeyerhauser NR Company
Craven 26 City/County:
Slope (%):
N/A
W2-UP
Convex
Section, Township, Range:Jason Hartshorn, Willie Sullivan
Primary Indicators (minimum of one is required; check all that apply)
Are climatic / hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year?
<1%Local relief (concave, convex, none):Landform (hillside, terrace, etc.):
Yes
Remarks:
Ly - Lynchburg fine sandy loam
35.120985
No hydrologic indicators observed.
5/30/19
-77.219792
No
N/A
Antecedent Precipitation Tool produced an output of drier than normal conditions for 5/30/2019. W2-UP is within a narrow spoil area remaining from
road construction and is the topographic break from W2-WET. W2-UP is approximately 2' higher in elevation from W2 bottom.
HYDROLOGY
NAD-83
Is the Sampled Area
within a Wetland?Yes
(If no, explain in Remarks.)
significantly disturbed?
naturally problematic?
Spoil from road
Yes
LRR T, MLRA 153A Datum:
Surface Soil Cracks (B6)
Drainage Patterns (B10)
Aquatic Fauna (B13)
Marl Deposits (B15) (LRR U)
Yes
Remarks:
Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available:
Field Observations:
Water Table Present?No
No
Depth (inches):
Depth (inches):
Depth (inches):
No
(includes capillary fringe)
Surface Water Present?
Wetland Hydrology Present?
Moss Trim Lines (B16)
Dry-Season Water Table (C2)
Crayfish Burrows (C8)
Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9)
Geomorphic Position (D2)
Shallow Aquitard (D3)
FAC-Neutral Test (D5)
Sphagnum Moss (D8) (LRR T, U)
Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (C1)
Oxidized Rhizospheres on Living Roots (C3)
Presence of Reduced Iron (C4)
Drift Deposits (B3)
Algal Mat or Crust (B4)
Sediment Deposits (B2)
Saturation Present?
Water-Stained Leaves (B9)
Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6)
Thin Muck Surface (C7)
Other (Explain in Remarks)Iron Deposits (B5)
Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (B7)
Saturation (A3)
Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (B8)
Are “Normal Circumstances” present?
Wetland Hydrology Present?
Surface Water (A1)
High Water Table (A2)
Yes
Hydrophytic Vegetation Present?
Hydric Soil Present?
Yes
Secondary Indicators (minimum of two required)Wetland Hydrology Indicators:
(If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.)
No
ENG FORM 6116-2-SG, JUL 2018 Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain – Version 2.0
Sampling Point:
(Plot size:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.(A/B)
7.
8.
x 1 =
50% of total cover:20% of total cover:x 2 =
Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size:x 3 =
1.x 4 =
2.x 5 =
3.Column Totals:(B)
4.
5.
6.
7.X
8.
50% of total cover:20% of total cover:
Herb Stratum (Plot size:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
50% of total cover:20% of total cover:
Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
50% of total cover:20% of total cover:X
Clethra alnifolia FACW
30 )
10
10 YesSmilax rotundifolia FAC
40
)
Quercus stellata
Liquidambar styraciflua
Tree Stratum
Pinus taeda
Acer rubrum
Liquidambar styraciflua
Quercus imbricaria
Percent of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC:
Total % Cover of:
Prevalence Index worksheet:
125
10
375
Dominant
Species?
495
10
160
0
15
(A)
Prevalence Index = B/A =
95
10
Multiply by:
30
3.09
UPL species
)
=Total Cover
1 - Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation1 (Explain)
FACW
2 - Dominance Test is >50%
10
FAC
Yes
Yes
FAC
FAC
50
Yes
Yes
19
FAC
FAC
W2-UP
8
10
FACU species
Total Number of Dominant
Species Across All Strata:
Dominance Test worksheet:
Number of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC:
Yes
(B)No FAC
Indicator
Status
30
VEGETATION (Four Strata)– Use scientific names of plants.
OBL species
FACW species
FAC species
80.0%
(A)
10
Pteridium aquilinum
5
Arundinaria gigantea
Absolute
% Cover
30
Yes
)30
10
25
Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
6
Sapling/Shrub – Woody plants, excluding vines, less
than 3 in. DBH and greater than 3.28 ft (1 m) tall.
Yes
FACU
Herb – All herbaceous (non-woody) plants, regardless
of size, and woody plants less than 3.28 ft tall.
=Total Cover
Definitions of Four Vegetation Strata:
Tree – Woody plants, excluding vines, 3 in. (7.6 cm) or
more in diameter at breast height (DBH), regardless of
height.
Yes
Yes
48
UPL
30
15
30
10
5
2
13
5
=Total Cover
Remarks: (If observed, list morphological adaptations below.)
Hydrophytic
Vegetation
Present?Yes No
3 - Prevalence Index is ≤3.01
1Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must be
present, unless disturbed or problematic.
Woody Vine – All woody vines greater than 3.28 ft in
height.
0
=Total Cover
10
25
30
Acer rubrum
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Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) (LRR O, S)
Reduced Vertic (F18) (MLRA 150A, 150B)
Depth (inches):X
Soils modified in past but neutralized (large pines present on spoil pile). No soil indicators met due to bright upper surface.
(LRR S, T, U)
(MLRA 138, 152A in FL, 154)
Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 149A)
(outside MLRA 138, 152A in FL, 154)
(MLRA 153B, 153D)
Other (Explain in Remarks)
Anomalous Bright Floodplain Soils (F20)
Very Shallow Dark Surface (F22) wetland hydrology must be present,
unless disturbed or problematic.
Redox Dark Surface (F6)
Loamy Mucky Mineral (F1) (LRR O)
Depleted Matrix (F3)
(outside MLRA 150A)
Coast Prairie Redox (A16)Black Histic (A3)
Sandy Redox (S5)
Stripped Matrix (S6)
Remarks:
Coast Prairie Redox (A16) (MLRA 150A)
Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4)
SOIL Sampling Point:
Hydric Soil Indicators: (Applicable to all LRRs, unless otherwise noted.)Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils3:
1Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, MS=Masked Sand Grains.2Location: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix.
1 cm Muck (A9) (LRR O)
2 cm Muck (A10) (LRR S)
Reduced Vertic (F18)
NoYes
Hydrogen Sulfide (A4)
Stratified Layers (A5)
Organic Bodies (A6) (LRR P, T, U)
5 cm Mucky Mineral (A7) (LRR P, T, U)
Muck Presence (A8) (LRR U)
1 cm Muck (A9) (LRR P, T)
W2-UP
Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators.)
(inches)Color (moist)
2.5Y 6/2 7510-24
0-10 100
10YR 8/2
2.5Y 5/4
25
Loc2 Texture Remarks%
M
Histosol (A1)
Barrier Islands Low Chroma Matrix (TS7)
Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11)
C
Thin Dark Surface (S9) (LRR S, T, U)
Histic Epipedon (A2)
%
Matrix
Color (moist)Type1
Redox FeaturesDepth
Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2)
Restrictive Layer (if observed):
Type:
(outside MLRA 150A, 150B)
Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (LRR P, T)
Very Shallow Dark Surface (F22)
Anomalous Bright Floodplain Soils (F20)
3Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and
Hydric Soil Present?
(MLRA 149A, 153C, 153D)
Marl (F10) (LRR U)
Depleted Ochric (F11) (MLRA 151)
(MLRA 153B)
Red Parent Material (F21)
Redox Depressions (F8)
Umbric Surface (F13) (LRR P, T, U)
Thick Dark Surface (A12)
Iron-Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR O, P, T)
Barrier Islands 1 cm Muck (S12)
(MLRA 153B, 153D)
Depleted Dark Surface (F7)
Delta Ochric (F17) (MLRA 151)
Dark Surface (S7) (LRR P, S, T, U)
Polyvalue Below Surface (S8)
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loamy sand
sandy clay
Project/Site:
Applicant/Owner:State:Sampling Point:
Investigator(s):
Subregion (LRR or MLRA):Lat:Long:
Soil Map Unit Name:
X
Are Vegetation , Soil , or Hydrology Yes X No
Are Vegetation , Soil , or Hydrology
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS – Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc.
X No
X No X
X No
X
X X
X
X
X X
Yes X
Yes X
Yes X X No
Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (B7)
Saturation (A3)
Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (B8)
Are “Normal Circumstances” present?
Wetland Hydrology Present?
Surface Water (A1)
High Water Table (A2)
Yes
Hydrophytic Vegetation Present?
Hydric Soil Present?
Yes
Secondary Indicators (minimum of two required)Wetland Hydrology Indicators:
(If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.)
No
Surface Water Present?
Wetland Hydrology Present?
Moss Trim Lines (B16)
Dry-Season Water Table (C2)
Crayfish Burrows (C8)
Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9)
Geomorphic Position (D2)
Shallow Aquitard (D3)
FAC-Neutral Test (D5)
Sphagnum Moss (D8) (LRR T, U)
Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (C1)
Oxidized Rhizospheres on Living Roots (C3)
Presence of Reduced Iron (C4)
Drift Deposits (B3)
Algal Mat or Crust (B4)
Sediment Deposits (B2)
Saturation Present?
Water-Stained Leaves (B9)
Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6)
Thin Muck Surface (C7)
Other (Explain in Remarks)Iron Deposits (B5)
Datum:
Surface Soil Cracks (B6)
Drainage Patterns (B10)
Aquatic Fauna (B13)
Marl Deposits (B15) (LRR U)
Yes
Remarks:
Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available:
Field Observations:
Water Table Present?No
No
Depth (inches):
Depth (inches):
Depth (inches):
No
(includes capillary fringe)
3
0
0
Water driven by groundwater and surrounding upland. Recent rainfall.
7/31/18
No
N/A
W2 is a linear headwater depression. The Antecedent Precipitation Tool produced an outcome of wetter than normal conditions.
HYDROLOGY
NAD-83
Is the Sampled Area
within a Wetland?Yes
(If no, explain in Remarks.)
significantly disturbed?
naturally problematic?
headwater depression
Yes
LRR T, MLRA 153A
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA SHEET – Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region
See ERDC/EL TR-07-24; the proponent agency is CECW-CO-R
OMB Control #: 0710-xxxx, Exp: Pending
Requirement Control Symbol EXEMPT:
(Authority: AR 335-15, paragraph 5-2a)
NWI classification:
Water Marks (B1)
Sampling Date:Craven
NCWeyerhauser NR Company
Craven 26 City/County:
Slope (%):
W2-WET
concave
Section, Township, Range:Willie S.
Primary Indicators (minimum of one is required; check all that apply)
Are climatic / hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year?
1-2%Local relief (concave, convex, none):Landform (hillside, terrace, etc.):
Yes
Remarks:
ENG FORM 6116-2-SG, JUL 2018 Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain – Version 2.0
Sampling Point:
(Plot size:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.(A/B)
7.
8.
x 1 =
50% of total cover:20% of total cover:x 2 =
Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size:x 3 =
1.x 4 =
2.x 5 =
3.Column Totals:(B)
4.
5.
6.
7.X
8.X
50% of total cover:20% of total cover:
Herb Stratum (Plot size:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
50% of total cover:20% of total cover:
Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
50% of total cover:20% of total cover:X
3 - Prevalence Index is ≤3.01
1Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must be
present, unless disturbed or problematic.
Woody Vine – All woody vines greater than 3.28 ft in
height.
30
=Total Cover
90
30
18
1
45
3
=Total Cover
Remarks: (If observed, list morphological adaptations below.)
Hydrophytic
Vegetation
Present?Yes No
FACU
10
20
10
30
10
Andropogon glomeratus
Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
Sapling/Shrub – Woody plants, excluding vines, less
than 3 in. DBH and greater than 3.28 ft (1 m) tall.
Yes
OBL
Herb – All herbaceous (non-woody) plants, regardless
of size, and woody plants less than 3.28 ft tall.
FACW
OBL
=Total Cover
Definitions of Four Vegetation Strata:
Tree – Woody plants, excluding vines, 3 in. (7.6 cm) or
more in diameter at breast height (DBH), regardless of
height.
No
No
No
Yes
Absolute
% Cover
)30
20
Eupatorium capillifolium
Juncus
20
Polygonum spp.
Carex spp.
Yes
W2-WET
4
4
FACU species
Total Number of Dominant
Species Across All Strata:
Dominance Test worksheet:
Number of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC:
(B)
Indicator
Status
VEGETATION (Four Strata)– Use scientific names of plants.
OBL species
FACW species
FAC species
100.0%
(A)
0
225
0
95
30
10
(A)
Prevalence Index = B/A =
Multiply by:
20
2.37
UPL species
)
=Total Cover
1 - Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation1 (Explain)
FAC
2 - Dominance Test is >50%
Percent of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC:
Total % Cover of:
Prevalence Index worksheet:
45
10
135
Dominant
Species?
Solanum erianthum FAC
40
)
N/A
Tree Stratum
N/A
Panicum virgatum FAC
30 )
5
5 Yes
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Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) (LRR O, S)
Reduced Vertic (F18) (MLRA 150A, 150B)
Depth (inches):
Iron-Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR O, P, T)
Barrier Islands 1 cm Muck (S12)
(MLRA 153B, 153D)
Depleted Dark Surface (F7)
Delta Ochric (F17) (MLRA 151)
Dark Surface (S7) (LRR P, S, T, U)
Polyvalue Below Surface (S8)
Restrictive Layer (if observed):
Type:
(outside MLRA 150A, 150B)
Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (LRR P, T)
Very Shallow Dark Surface (F22)
Anomalous Bright Floodplain Soils (F20)
3Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and
Hydric Soil Present?
(MLRA 149A, 153C, 153D)
Marl (F10) (LRR U)
Depleted Ochric (F11) (MLRA 151)
(MLRA 153B)
Red Parent Material (F21)
Redox Depressions (F8)
Umbric Surface (F13) (LRR P, T, U)
Thick Dark Surface (A12)
Histosol (A1)
Barrier Islands Low Chroma Matrix (TS7)
Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11)
Thin Dark Surface (S9) (LRR S, T, U)
Histic Epipedon (A2)
%
Matrix
7.5YR 3/4
Color (moist)Type1
Redox FeaturesDepth
Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2)
Loc2 Texture Remarks%(inches)Color (moist)
10YR 3/1 100
10YR 3/6
6-10
10-18
0-6 1090
15
10YR 3/1
SOIL Sampling Point:
Hydric Soil Indicators: (Applicable to all LRRs, unless otherwise noted.)Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils3:
1Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, MS=Masked Sand Grains.2Location: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix.
1 cm Muck (A9) (LRR O)
2 cm Muck (A10) (LRR S)
Reduced Vertic (F18)
NoYes
Hydrogen Sulfide (A4)
Stratified Layers (A5)
Organic Bodies (A6) (LRR P, T, U)
5 cm Mucky Mineral (A7) (LRR P, T, U)
Muck Presence (A8) (LRR U)
1 cm Muck (A9) (LRR P, T)
W2-WET
Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators.)
85
(LRR S, T, U)
(MLRA 138, 152A in FL, 154)
Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 149A)
(outside MLRA 138, 152A in FL, 154)
(MLRA 153B, 153D)
Other (Explain in Remarks)
Anomalous Bright Floodplain Soils (F20)
Very Shallow Dark Surface (F22) wetland hydrology must be present,
unless disturbed or problematic.
Redox Dark Surface (F6)
Loamy Mucky Mineral (F1) (LRR O)
Depleted Matrix (F3)
(outside MLRA 150A)
Coast Prairie Redox (A16)Black Histic (A3)
Sandy Redox (S5)
Stripped Matrix (S6)
Remarks:
Coast Prairie Redox (A16) (MLRA 150A)
Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4)
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clay loam
loamy clay
clayGley 1 5/N
X
Project/Site:
Applicant/Owner:State:Sampling Point:
Investigator(s):
Subregion (LRR or MLRA):Lat:Long:
Soil Map Unit Name:
X
Are Vegetation , Soil , or Hydrology Yes X No
Are Vegetation , Soil , or Hydrology
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS – Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc.
X No
X No X
X No
X
X
X
X X
X X
X
X
X
X X
Yes X
Yes X
Yes X X No
Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (B7)
Saturation (A3)
Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (B8)
Are “Normal Circumstances” present?
Wetland Hydrology Present?
Surface Water (A1)
High Water Table (A2)
Yes
Hydrophytic Vegetation Present?
Hydric Soil Present?
Yes
Secondary Indicators (minimum of two required)Wetland Hydrology Indicators:
(If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.)
No
Surface Water Present?
Wetland Hydrology Present?
Moss Trim Lines (B16)
Dry-Season Water Table (C2)
Crayfish Burrows (C8)
Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9)
Geomorphic Position (D2)
Shallow Aquitard (D3)
FAC-Neutral Test (D5)
Sphagnum Moss (D8) (LRR T, U)
Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (C1)
Oxidized Rhizospheres on Living Roots (C3)
Presence of Reduced Iron (C4)
Drift Deposits (B3)
Algal Mat or Crust (B4)
Sediment Deposits (B2)
Saturation Present?
Water-Stained Leaves (B9)
Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6)
Thin Muck Surface (C7)
Other (Explain in Remarks)Iron Deposits (B5)
Datum:
Surface Soil Cracks (B6)
Drainage Patterns (B10)
Aquatic Fauna (B13)
Marl Deposits (B15) (LRR U)
Yes
Remarks:
Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available:
Field Observations:
Water Table Present?No
No
Depth (inches):
Depth (inches):
Depth (inches):
No
(includes capillary fringe)
Ly - Lynchburg fine sandy loam
35.121074
W2 is currently dry but evidence of seasonal inundation was observed. Living trees are elevated with root balls exposed and small fibrous roots visible
along drainages. No saturation or water table in 36".
5/30/19
-77.219869
No
N/A
W2 is a linear headwater wetland in a pine plantation. Drains to a culvert at Weyerhauser road then flows to larger stream system. Antecedent
Precipitation Tool produced an output of drier than normal conditions.
HYDROLOGY
NAD-83
Is the Sampled Area
within a Wetland?Yes
(If no, explain in Remarks.)
significantly disturbed?
naturally problematic?
Headwater drainage/bottomland
Yes
LRR T, MLRA 153A
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA SHEET – Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region
See ERDC/EL TR-07-24; the proponent agency is CECW-CO-R
OMB Control #: 0710-xxxx, Exp: Pending
Requirement Control Symbol EXEMPT:
(Authority: AR 335-15, paragraph 5-2a)
NWI classification:
Water Marks (B1)
Sampling Date:Craven
NCWeyerhauser NR Company
Craven 26 City/County:
Slope (%):
N/A
W2-WET
Concave
Section, Township, Range:Jason Hartshorn, Willie Sullivan
Primary Indicators (minimum of one is required; check all that apply)
Are climatic / hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year?
<1%Local relief (concave, convex, none):Landform (hillside, terrace, etc.):
Yes
Remarks:
ENG FORM 6116-2-SG, JUL 2018 Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain – Version 2.0
Sampling Point:
(Plot size:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.(A/B)
7.
8.
x 1 =
50% of total cover:20% of total cover:x 2 =
Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size:x 3 =
1.x 4 =
2.x 5 =
3.Column Totals:(B)
4.
5.
6.
7.X
8.X
50% of total cover:20% of total cover:
Herb Stratum (Plot size:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
50% of total cover:20% of total cover:
Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
50% of total cover:20% of total cover:X
3 - Prevalence Index is ≤3.01
1Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must be
present, unless disturbed or problematic.
Woody Vine – All woody vines greater than 3.28 ft in
height.
0
=Total Cover
10
30
30
Morella cerifera
6
2
15
5
=Total Cover
Remarks: (If observed, list morphological adaptations below.)
Hydrophytic
Vegetation
Present?
Within pine plantation but wetland not timbered/planted in rotation (or was too wet to support pines).
Yes No
FACW
40
10
FACW
30
25
50
10
Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
10
Sapling/Shrub – Woody plants, excluding vines, less
than 3 in. DBH and greater than 3.28 ft (1 m) tall.
Yes
Herb – All herbaceous (non-woody) plants, regardless
of size, and woody plants less than 3.28 ft tall.
=Total Cover
Definitions of Four Vegetation Strata:
Tree – Woody plants, excluding vines, 3 in. (7.6 cm) or
more in diameter at breast height (DBH), regardless of
height.
Yes
Yes
Absolute
% Cover
20
Yes
)30
10
10
NoMagnolia virginiana
10
Carex spp.
10
Arundinaria gigantea
W2-WET
8
10
FACU species
Total Number of Dominant
Species Across All Strata:
Dominance Test worksheet:
Number of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC:
No
(B)No FACW
Indicator
Status
30
VEGETATION (Four Strata)– Use scientific names of plants.
OBL species
FACW species
FAC species
80.0%
(A)
10
FAC
Yes
Yes
FAC
FAC
0
Yes
Yes
16
FACW
FAC
375
0
150
0
75
(A)
Prevalence Index = B/A =
80
30
Multiply by:
150
2.50
UPL species
)
=Total Cover
1 - Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation1 (Explain)
FACW
2 - Dominance Test is >50%
Percent of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC:
Total % Cover of:
Prevalence Index worksheet:
75
0
225
Dominant
Species?
Smilax rotundifolia FAC
0
)
Clethra alnifolia
Cyrilla racemiflora
Tree Stratum
Acer rubrum
Pinus taeda
Nyssa sylvatica
Quercus phellos
Sphagnum spp.
30 )
5
10
Smilax laurifolia
5
FACW
Yes
Yes
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X
Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) (LRR O, S)
Reduced Vertic (F18) (MLRA 150A, 150B)
Depth (inches):
Iron-Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR O, P, T)
Barrier Islands 1 cm Muck (S12)
(MLRA 153B, 153D)
Depleted Dark Surface (F7)
Delta Ochric (F17) (MLRA 151)
Dark Surface (S7) (LRR P, S, T, U)
Polyvalue Below Surface (S8)
Restrictive Layer (if observed):
Type:
(outside MLRA 150A, 150B)
Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (LRR P, T)
Very Shallow Dark Surface (F22)
Anomalous Bright Floodplain Soils (F20)
3Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and
Hydric Soil Present?
(MLRA 149A, 153C, 153D)
Marl (F10) (LRR U)
Depleted Ochric (F11) (MLRA 151)
(MLRA 153B)
Red Parent Material (F21)
Redox Depressions (F8)
Umbric Surface (F13) (LRR P, T, U)
Thick Dark Surface (A12)
Histosol (A1)
Barrier Islands Low Chroma Matrix (TS7)
Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11)
C
Thin Dark Surface (S9) (LRR S, T, U)
Histic Epipedon (A2)
%
Matrix
10YR 4/6
Color (moist)Type1
Redox FeaturesDepth
Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2)
PL
5
Loc2
M
Texture Remarks
C
%
PL
(inches)Color (moist)
10YR 2/1
C
95
10YR 6/8
6-28
28-36 10YR 5/1
0-6 595
10YR 4/6
20
10YR 3/1
SOIL Sampling Point:
Hydric Soil Indicators: (Applicable to all LRRs, unless otherwise noted.)Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils3:
1Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, MS=Masked Sand Grains.2Location: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix.
1 cm Muck (A9) (LRR O)
2 cm Muck (A10) (LRR S)
Reduced Vertic (F18)
NoYes
Hydrogen Sulfide (A4)
Stratified Layers (A5)
Organic Bodies (A6) (LRR P, T, U)
5 cm Mucky Mineral (A7) (LRR P, T, U)
Muck Presence (A8) (LRR U)
1 cm Muck (A9) (LRR P, T)
W2-WET
Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators.)
80
No saturation or water table in the upper 36". Soils dry at time of observation but location likely ponds to 6" or more in the wet season.
(LRR S, T, U)
(MLRA 138, 152A in FL, 154)
Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 149A)
(outside MLRA 138, 152A in FL, 154)
(MLRA 153B, 153D)
Other (Explain in Remarks)
Anomalous Bright Floodplain Soils (F20)
Very Shallow Dark Surface (F22) wetland hydrology must be present,
unless disturbed or problematic.
Redox Dark Surface (F6)
Loamy Mucky Mineral (F1) (LRR O)
Depleted Matrix (F3)
(outside MLRA 150A)
Coast Prairie Redox (A16)Black Histic (A3)
Sandy Redox (S5)
Stripped Matrix (S6)
Remarks:
Coast Prairie Redox (A16) (MLRA 150A)
Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4)
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X
loam
loamy clay
clay
Project/Site:
Applicant/Owner:State:Sampling Point:
Investigator(s):
Subregion (LRR or MLRA):Lat:Long:
Soil Map Unit Name:
X
Are Vegetation , Soil , or Hydrology Yes X No
Are Vegetation , Soil , or Hydrology
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS – Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc.
X No
No X X
No X
Yes X
Yes X
Yes X No X
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA SHEET – Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region
See ERDC/EL TR-07-24; the proponent agency is CECW-CO-R
OMB Control #: 0710-xxxx, Exp: Pending
Requirement Control Symbol EXEMPT:
(Authority: AR 335-15, paragraph 5-2a)
NWI classification:
Water Marks (B1)
Sampling Date:Craven
NCWeyerhauser NR Company
Craven 26 City/County:
Slope (%):
N/A
W3-UP
none
Section, Township, Range:Willie Sullivan, SRH
Primary Indicators (minimum of one is required; check all that apply)
Are climatic / hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year?
0-1%Local relief (concave, convex, none):Landform (hillside, terrace, etc.):
Yes
Remarks:
Ra - Rains fine sandy loam
35.135949
No hydrology indicators observed.
5/29/19
-77.232618
No
N/A
W3-UP taken 30' from and 1' higher. The Antecedent Precipitation Tool produced an output of drier than normal conditions.
HYDROLOGY
NAD-83
Is the Sampled Area
within a Wetland?Yes
(If no, explain in Remarks.)
significantly disturbed?
naturally problematic?
slight hillslope
Yes
LRR T, MLRA 153A Datum:
Surface Soil Cracks (B6)
Drainage Patterns (B10)
Aquatic Fauna (B13)
Marl Deposits (B15) (LRR U)
Yes
Remarks:
Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available:
Field Observations:
Water Table Present?No
No
Depth (inches):
Depth (inches):
Depth (inches):
No
(includes capillary fringe)
Surface Water Present?
Wetland Hydrology Present?
Moss Trim Lines (B16)
Dry-Season Water Table (C2)
Crayfish Burrows (C8)
Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9)
Geomorphic Position (D2)
Shallow Aquitard (D3)
FAC-Neutral Test (D5)
Sphagnum Moss (D8) (LRR T, U)
Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (C1)
Oxidized Rhizospheres on Living Roots (C3)
Presence of Reduced Iron (C4)
Drift Deposits (B3)
Algal Mat or Crust (B4)
Sediment Deposits (B2)
Saturation Present?
Water-Stained Leaves (B9)
Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6)
Thin Muck Surface (C7)
Other (Explain in Remarks)Iron Deposits (B5)
Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (B7)
Saturation (A3)
Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (B8)
Are “Normal Circumstances” present?
Wetland Hydrology Present?
Surface Water (A1)
High Water Table (A2)
Yes
Hydrophytic Vegetation Present?
Hydric Soil Present?
Yes
Secondary Indicators (minimum of two required)Wetland Hydrology Indicators:
(If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.)
No
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Sampling Point:
(Plot size:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.(A/B)
7.
8.
x 1 =
50% of total cover:20% of total cover:x 2 =
Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size:x 3 =
1.x 4 =
2.x 5 =
3.Column Totals:(B)
4.
5.
6.
7.X
8.
50% of total cover:20% of total cover:
Herb Stratum (Plot size:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
50% of total cover:20% of total cover:
Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
50% of total cover:20% of total cover:X
30 )
60
)
Rubus allegheniensis
Morella cerifera
Tree Stratum
Acer rubrum
Percent of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC:
Total % Cover of:
Prevalence Index worksheet:
65
15
195
Dominant
Species?
365
10
120
0
30
(A)
Prevalence Index = B/A =
35
10
Multiply by:
60
3.04
UPL species
)
=Total Cover
1 - Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation1 (Explain)
FACW
2 - Dominance Test is >50%
10
10
FAC
Liquidambar styraciflua
Yes FAC
50
Yes
Yes
7
FAC
W3-UP
5
7
FACU species
Total Number of Dominant
Species Across All Strata:
Dominance Test worksheet:
Number of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC:
(B)
Indicator
Status
35
VEGETATION (Four Strata)– Use scientific names of plants.
OBL species
FACW species
FAC species
71.4%
(A)
30
Eupatorium capillifolium
Andropogon glomeratus
Absolute
% Cover
Yes
)30
10
Yes
Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
8
Sapling/Shrub – Woody plants, excluding vines, less
than 3 in. DBH and greater than 3.28 ft (1 m) tall.
Yes
FACU
Herb – All herbaceous (non-woody) plants, regardless
of size, and woody plants less than 3.28 ft tall.
=Total Cover
Definitions of Four Vegetation Strata:
Tree – Woody plants, excluding vines, 3 in. (7.6 cm) or
more in diameter at breast height (DBH), regardless of
height.
Yes
18
UPL
30
20
40
15
FAC
923
=Total Cover
Remarks: (If observed, list morphological adaptations below.)
Hydrophytic
Vegetation
Present?Yes No
3 - Prevalence Index is ≤3.01
1Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must be
present, unless disturbed or problematic.
Woody Vine – All woody vines greater than 3.28 ft in
height.
0
=Total Cover
45
30
Pinus taeda
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Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) (LRR O, S)
Reduced Vertic (F18) (MLRA 150A, 150B)
Depth (inches):X
(LRR S, T, U)
(MLRA 138, 152A in FL, 154)
Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 149A)
(outside MLRA 138, 152A in FL, 154)
(MLRA 153B, 153D)
Other (Explain in Remarks)
Anomalous Bright Floodplain Soils (F20)
Very Shallow Dark Surface (F22) wetland hydrology must be present,
unless disturbed or problematic.
Redox Dark Surface (F6)
Loamy Mucky Mineral (F1) (LRR O)
Depleted Matrix (F3)
(outside MLRA 150A)
Coast Prairie Redox (A16)Black Histic (A3)
Sandy Redox (S5)
Stripped Matrix (S6)
Remarks:
Coast Prairie Redox (A16) (MLRA 150A)
Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4)
SOIL Sampling Point:
Hydric Soil Indicators: (Applicable to all LRRs, unless otherwise noted.)Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils3:
1Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, MS=Masked Sand Grains.2Location: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix.
1 cm Muck (A9) (LRR O)
2 cm Muck (A10) (LRR S)
Reduced Vertic (F18)
NoYes
Hydrogen Sulfide (A4)
Stratified Layers (A5)
Organic Bodies (A6) (LRR P, T, U)
5 cm Mucky Mineral (A7) (LRR P, T, U)
Muck Presence (A8) (LRR U)
1 cm Muck (A9) (LRR P, T)
W3-UP
Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators.)
(inches)Color (moist)
10YR 4/1 9516-24
0-16 100
10YR 5/6
10YR 2/1
5
Loc2 Texture Remarks%
M
Histosol (A1)
Barrier Islands Low Chroma Matrix (TS7)
Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11)
C
Thin Dark Surface (S9) (LRR S, T, U)
Histic Epipedon (A2)
%
Matrix
Color (moist)Type1
Redox FeaturesDepth
Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2)
Restrictive Layer (if observed):
Type:
(outside MLRA 150A, 150B)
Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (LRR P, T)
Very Shallow Dark Surface (F22)
Anomalous Bright Floodplain Soils (F20)
3Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and
Hydric Soil Present?
(MLRA 149A, 153C, 153D)
Marl (F10) (LRR U)
Depleted Ochric (F11) (MLRA 151)
(MLRA 153B)
Red Parent Material (F21)
Redox Depressions (F8)
Umbric Surface (F13) (LRR P, T, U)
Thick Dark Surface (A12)
Iron-Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR O, P, T)
Barrier Islands 1 cm Muck (S12)
(MLRA 153B, 153D)
Depleted Dark Surface (F7)
Delta Ochric (F17) (MLRA 151)
Dark Surface (S7) (LRR P, S, T, U)
Polyvalue Below Surface (S8)
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sandy loam
sandy loam
Project/Site:
Applicant/Owner:State:Sampling Point:
Investigator(s):
Subregion (LRR or MLRA):Lat:Long:
Soil Map Unit Name:
X
Are Vegetation , Soil , or Hydrology Yes X No
Are Vegetation , Soil , or Hydrology
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS – Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc.
X No
X No X
X No
X
X
X
X
X
X
X X
Yes X
Yes X
Yes X X No
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA SHEET – Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region
See ERDC/EL TR-07-24; the proponent agency is CECW-CO-R
OMB Control #: 0710-xxxx, Exp: Pending
Requirement Control Symbol EXEMPT:
(Authority: AR 335-15, paragraph 5-2a)
NWI classification:
Water Marks (B1)
Sampling Date:Craven
NCWeyerhauser NR Company
Craven 26 City/County:
Slope (%):
N/A
W3-WET
concave
Section, Township, Range:Willie Sullivan, Jason Hartshorn
Primary Indicators (minimum of one is required; check all that apply)
Are climatic / hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year?
0-1%Local relief (concave, convex, none):Landform (hillside, terrace, etc.):
Yes
Remarks:
Ra - Rains fine sandy loam
35.136053
W2 was mostly dry at the time of observation. Appears to pond water to 2' deep.
5/29/19
-77.23261
No
N/A
W3 is a linear headwater wetland draining through a timber plantation. The Antecedent Precipitation Tool produced an outcome of drier than normal
conditions.
HYDROLOGY
NAD-83
Is the Sampled Area
within a Wetland?Yes
(If no, explain in Remarks.)
significantly disturbed?
naturally problematic?
linear wetland/headwater
Yes
LRR T, MLRA 153A Datum:
Surface Soil Cracks (B6)
Drainage Patterns (B10)
Aquatic Fauna (B13)
Marl Deposits (B15) (LRR U)
Yes
Remarks:
Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available:
Field Observations:
Water Table Present?No
No
Depth (inches):
Depth (inches):
Depth (inches):
No
(includes capillary fringe)
Surface Water Present?
Wetland Hydrology Present?
Moss Trim Lines (B16)
Dry-Season Water Table (C2)
Crayfish Burrows (C8)
Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9)
Geomorphic Position (D2)
Shallow Aquitard (D3)
FAC-Neutral Test (D5)
Sphagnum Moss (D8) (LRR T, U)
Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (C1)
Oxidized Rhizospheres on Living Roots (C3)
Presence of Reduced Iron (C4)
Drift Deposits (B3)
Algal Mat or Crust (B4)
Sediment Deposits (B2)
Saturation Present?
Water-Stained Leaves (B9)
Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6)
Thin Muck Surface (C7)
Other (Explain in Remarks)Iron Deposits (B5)
Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (B7)
Saturation (A3)
Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (B8)
Are “Normal Circumstances” present?
Wetland Hydrology Present?
Surface Water (A1)
High Water Table (A2)
Yes
Hydrophytic Vegetation Present?
Hydric Soil Present?
Yes
Secondary Indicators (minimum of two required)Wetland Hydrology Indicators:
(If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.)
No
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Sampling Point:
(Plot size:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.(A/B)
7.
8.
x 1 =
50% of total cover:20% of total cover:x 2 =
Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size:x 3 =
1.x 4 =
2.x 5 =
3.Column Totals:(B)
4.
5.
6.
7.X
8.X
50% of total cover:20% of total cover:
Herb Stratum (Plot size:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
50% of total cover:20% of total cover:
Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
50% of total cover:20% of total cover:X
Arundinaria gigantea FACW
30 )
5
5 YesSmilax rotundifolia FAC
0
)
Morella cerifera
Tree Stratum
Pinus taeda
Percent of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC:
Total % Cover of:
Prevalence Index worksheet:
55
0
165
Dominant
Species?
295
0
120
0
65
(A)
Prevalence Index = B/A =
30
15
Multiply by:
130
2.46
UPL species
)
=Total Cover
1 - Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation1 (Explain)
2 - Dominance Test is >50%
FAC
Yes FAC
0
Yes
6
FAC
W3-WET
5
6
FACU species
Total Number of Dominant
Species Across All Strata:
Dominance Test worksheet:
Number of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC:
(B)
Indicator
Status
30
VEGETATION (Four Strata)– Use scientific names of plants.
OBL species
FACW species
FAC species
83.3%
(A)
20
Andropogon glomeratus
15
Carex spp.
Absolute
% Cover
Yes
)30
5
Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
4
Sapling/Shrub – Woody plants, excluding vines, less
than 3 in. DBH and greater than 3.28 ft (1 m) tall.
Yes
FACW
Herb – All herbaceous (non-woody) plants, regardless
of size, and woody plants less than 3.28 ft tall.
=Total Cover
Definitions of Four Vegetation Strata:
Tree – Woody plants, excluding vines, 3 in. (7.6 cm) or
more in diameter at breast height (DBH), regardless of
height.
Yes
No
15
30
10
20
50
17
1
43
3
=Total Cover
Remarks: (If observed, list morphological adaptations below.)
Hydrophytic
Vegetation
Present?Yes No
3 - Prevalence Index is ≤3.01
1Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must be
present, unless disturbed or problematic.
Woody Vine – All woody vines greater than 3.28 ft in
height.
0
=Total Cover
85
30
Ilex opaca
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Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) (LRR O, S)
Reduced Vertic (F18) (MLRA 150A, 150B)
Depth (inches):
(LRR S, T, U)
(MLRA 138, 152A in FL, 154)
Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 149A)
(outside MLRA 138, 152A in FL, 154)
(MLRA 153B, 153D)
Other (Explain in Remarks)
Anomalous Bright Floodplain Soils (F20)
Very Shallow Dark Surface (F22) wetland hydrology must be present,
unless disturbed or problematic.
Redox Dark Surface (F6)
Loamy Mucky Mineral (F1) (LRR O)
Depleted Matrix (F3)
(outside MLRA 150A)
Coast Prairie Redox (A16)Black Histic (A3)
Sandy Redox (S5)
Stripped Matrix (S6)
Remarks:
Coast Prairie Redox (A16) (MLRA 150A)
Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4)
SOIL Sampling Point:
Hydric Soil Indicators: (Applicable to all LRRs, unless otherwise noted.)Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils3:
1Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, MS=Masked Sand Grains.2Location: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix.
1 cm Muck (A9) (LRR O)
2 cm Muck (A10) (LRR S)
Reduced Vertic (F18)
NoYes
Hydrogen Sulfide (A4)
Stratified Layers (A5)
Organic Bodies (A6) (LRR P, T, U)
5 cm Mucky Mineral (A7) (LRR P, T, U)
Muck Presence (A8) (LRR U)
1 cm Muck (A9) (LRR P, T)
W3-WET
Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators.)
(inches)Color (moist)
10YR 5/1 704-16
0-4 100
10YR 6/8
10YR 2/1
30
Loc2 Texture Remarks%
M
Histosol (A1)
Barrier Islands Low Chroma Matrix (TS7)
Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11)
C
Thin Dark Surface (S9) (LRR S, T, U)
Histic Epipedon (A2)
%
Matrix
Color (moist)Type1
Redox FeaturesDepth
Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2)
concentrations increase with depth
Restrictive Layer (if observed):
Type:
(outside MLRA 150A, 150B)
Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (LRR P, T)
Very Shallow Dark Surface (F22)
Anomalous Bright Floodplain Soils (F20)
3Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and
Hydric Soil Present?
(MLRA 149A, 153C, 153D)
Marl (F10) (LRR U)
Depleted Ochric (F11) (MLRA 151)
(MLRA 153B)
Red Parent Material (F21)
Redox Depressions (F8)
Umbric Surface (F13) (LRR P, T, U)
Thick Dark Surface (A12)
Iron-Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR O, P, T)
Barrier Islands 1 cm Muck (S12)
(MLRA 153B, 153D)
Depleted Dark Surface (F7)
Delta Ochric (F17) (MLRA 151)
Dark Surface (S7) (LRR P, S, T, U)
Polyvalue Below Surface (S8)
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sandy loam
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Appendix I
Conservation Easement Documents

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RECORDING REQUESTED BY
AND WHEN RECORDED MAIL TO:
SPACE ABOVE THIS LINE FOR RECORDER’S
USE
PERMANENT CONSERVATION
EASEMENT

THIS CONSERVATION EASEMENT (“Conservation Easement”) made this day
_____ of _______________, 2020 by Weyerhaeuser NR Company and between
(“Grantor”) and Unique Places To Save (“Grantee”).

The designation Grantor and Grantee as used herein shall include said parties, their
heirs, successors and assigns, and shall include singular, plural, masculine, feminine or
neuter as required by context.

RECITALS

WHEREAS, Grantor owns in fee simple certain real property situated, lying and
being in Craven County, North Carolina, more particularly described in Exhibit A attached
hereto and incorporated herein (the “Property”);

WHEREAS, Grantee is a charitable, not-for-profit or educational corporation,
association, or trust qualified under § 501 (c)(3) and § 170 (h) of the Internal Revenue
Code, and N.C. Gen. Stat. § 121-34 et seq., the purposes or powers of which include one
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or more of the purposes (a) – (d) listed below;

(a) retaining or protecting natural, scenic, or open-space aspects of real
property;
(b) ensuring the availability of real property for recreational, educational, or
open-space use;
(c) protecting natural resources;
(d) maintaining or enhancing air or water quality.

WHEREAS, Grantor and Grantee recognize the conservation, scenic, natural, or
aesthetic value of the property in its natural state, which includes the following natural
communities: non-riparian wetlands, riparian wetlands, perennial and intermittent streams
and riparian buffers. The purpose of this Conservation Easement is to maintain streams,
wetlands and riparian resources and other natural values of approximately 174.5 acres,
more or less, and being more particularly described in Exhibit B attached hereto and
incorporated fully herein by reference (the “Conservation Easement Area”), and prevent
the use or development of the Conservation Easement Area for any purpos e or in any
manner that would conflict with the maintenance of its natural condition.

WHEREAS, the restoration, enhancement and preservation of the Conservation
Easement Area is a condition of the approval of the Mitigation Banking Instrument (MBI)
and Mitigation Plan for the Middle Neuse Umbrella Mitigation Bank, Department of the
Army (DA) Action ID Number SAW-2017-02019, entitled “Agreement to Establish the
Middle Neuse Umbrella Mitigation Bank in the Neuse River Basin within the State of North
Carolina”, entered into by and between Weyerhaeuser NR Company acting as the Bank
Sponsor and the Wilmington District Corps of Engineers (Corps), in consultation with the
North Carolina Interagency Review Team (IRT). The Craven 26 Mitigation Site has been
approved by the Corps for use as a mitigation bank to compensate for unavoidable
stream and wetland impacts authorized by DA permits.

WHEREAS, Grantor and Grantee agree that third -party rights of enforcement shall
be held by the North Carolina Division of Water Resources (NCDWR) and the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District (“Third -Parties,” to include any successor
agencies), and may be exercised through the appropriate enforcement agencies of the
United States and the State of North Carolina, and that these rights are in addition to, and
do not limit, the rights of enforcement under the NCDWR Project ID # _______________
and Department of the Army instrument number SAW-2019-00254 (“Mitigation Banking
Instrument”), or any permit or certification issued by the Third-Parties.

NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the covenants and representations
contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and legal
sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, Grantor hereby unconditionally and
irrevocably grants and conveys unto Grantee, its heirs, successors and assigns, forever
and in perpetuity a Conservation Easement of the nature and character and to the extent
hereinafter set forth, over the Conservation Easement Area described on Exhibit B,
together with the right to preserve and protect the conservation values thereof, as follows:

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ARTICLE I.
DURATION OF EASEMENT

This Conservation Easement shall be perpetual. This Conservatio n Easement is an
easement in gross, runs with the land and is enforceable by Grantee against Grantor,
Grantor’s personal representatives, heirs, successors and assigns, lessees, agents and
licensees.

ARTICLE II.
PROHIBITED AND RESTRICTED ACTIVITIES

Any activity on, or use of, the Conservation Easement Area inconsistent with the
purpose of this Conservation Easement is prohibited. The Conservation Easement Area
shall be preserved in its natural condition and restricted from any development that would
impair or interfere with the conservation values of the Conservation Easement Area.

Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the following activities and uses are
expressly prohibited, restricted or reserved as indicated hereunder:

A. Disturbance of Natural Features. Any change disturbance, alteration or
impairment of the natural features of the Conservation Easement Area or any introduction
of non-native plants and/or animal species is prohibited.

B. Construction. There shall be no constructing or placing of any building, mobile
home, asphalt or concrete pavement, billboard or other advertising display, antenna, utility
pole, tower, conduit, line, pier, landing, dock or any other temporary or permanent structure
or facility on or above the Conservation Easement Area.

C. Industrial, Commercial and Residential Use. Industrial, residential and/or
commercial activities, including any rights of passage for such purposes are prohibited.

D. Agricultural, Grazing and Horticultural Use. Agricultural, grazing, animal
husbandry, and horticultural use of the Conservation Easement Area are prohibited.

E. Vegetation. There shall be no removal, burning, destruction, harming, cutting or
mowing of trees, shrubs, or other vegetation in the Conservation Easement Are a except as
provided in the Mitigation Plan. Mowing of invasive and herbaceous vegetation for
purposes of enhancing planted or volunteer trees and shrubs approved in the Mitigation
Plan is allowable once a year for no more than five consecutive years from the date on
page 1 of this Conservation Easement, except where mowing will negatively impact
vegetation or disturb soils. Mowing activities shall only be performed by Weyerhaeuser NR
Company and shall not violate any part of Item L of Article II.

F. Roads and Trails. There shall be no construction of roads, trails or walkways on
the Conservation Easement Area; nor enlargement or modification to existing roads, trails
or walkways.

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G. Signage. No signs shall be permitted on or over the Conservation Easement
Area, except the posting of no trespassing signs, signs identifying the conservation values
of the Conservation Easement Area, signs giving directions or proscribing rules and
regulations for the use of the Conservation Easement Area and/or signs identi fying the
Grantor as owner of the Conservation Easement Area.

H. Dumping or Storage. Dumping or storage of soil, trash, ashes, garbage, waste,
abandoned vehicles, appliances, machinery or hazardous substances, or toxic or
hazardous waste, or any placement of underground or aboveground storage tanks or other
materials on the Conservation Easement Area is prohibited.

I. Excavation, Dredging or Mineral Use. There shall be no grading, filling,
excavation, dredging, mining or drilling; no removal of topsoil, sand, gravel, rock, peat,
minerals or other materials, and no change in the topography of the land in any manner on
the Conservation Easement Area, except to restore natural topography or drainage
patterns. For purposes of restoring and enhancing streams and wetlands within the
Conservation Easement Area, Weyerhaeuser NR Company is allowed to perform grading,
filling, and excavation associated with stream a nd wetland restoration and enhancement
activities as described in the Mitigation Plan and authorized by Department of the Army
Nationwide Permit 27.

J. Water Quality and Drainage Pattern. There shall be no diking, draining,
dredging, channeling, filling, leveling, pumping, impounding or related activities, or altering
or tampering with water control structures or devices, or disruption or alteration of the
restored, enhanced, or created drainage patterns. In addition, diverting or causing or
permitting the diversion of surface or underground water into, within or out of the easement
area by any means, removal of wetlands, polluting or discharging into waters, springs,
seeps, or wetlands, or use of pesticide or biocides is prohibited.

K. Development Rights. No development rights that have been encumbered or
extinguished by this Conservation Easement shall be transferred pursuant to a transferable
development rights scheme or cluster development arrangement or otherwise.

[Not required, but may be added if Grantor and Grantee agree:]
L. Subdivision. The Grantor and Grantee agree that the Conservation Ease ment
Area currently consists of _______________ within _______________ separate parcels.
The Grantor may not further subdivide the Conservation Easement Area, except with the
prior written consent of the Grantee. If Grantor elects to further subdivide any portion of the
Conservation Easement Area, Grantor must provide the Gr antee the name, address, and
telephone number of new owner(s) of all property within the Conservation Easement Area,
if different from Grantor. No subdivision of the Conservation Easement Area shall limit the
right of ingress and egress over and across the Property for the purposes set forth
herein. Further, in the event of any subdivision of the Property (whether inside or outside of
the Conservation Easement Area) provision shall be made to preserve not only Grantee’s
perpetual rights of access to the Conservation Easement Area, as defined herein, but also
Grantee’s right of perpetual access to any conservation easements on properties adjacent
to the Property which form a part of or are included in the Mitigation Plan. Creation of a
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condominium or any de facto division of the Conservation Easement Area is prohibited. Lot
line adjustments or lot consolidation without the prior written consent of the Grantee is
prohibited. The Grantor may convey undivided interests in the real property underlying the
Conservation Easement Area. The Grantor shall notify the Grantee immediately of the
name, address, and telephone number of any grantee of an undivided interest in any
property within the Conservation Easement Area.

M. Vehicles. The operation of mechanized vehicles, including, but not limited to,
motorcycles, dirt bikes, all-terrain vehicles, cars and trucks is prohibited other than for
temporary or occasional access by the Weyerhaeuser NR Company, the Grantee, its
employees and agents, successors, assigns, NCDWR, and the Corps for purposes of
constructing, maintaining and monitoring the restoration, enhancement and
preservation of streams, wetlands and riparian areas within the Conservation
Easement Area. The use of mechanized vehicles for monitoring purposes is limited to
only existing roads and trails as shown in the approved in the mitigation plan .

N. Other Prohibitions. Any other use of, or activity on, the Conservation Easement
Area which is or may become inconsistent with the purpose s of this grant, the preservation
of the Conservation Easement Area substantially in its natural condition, or the protection of
its environmental systems, is prohibited.

ARTICLE III.
GRANTOR’S RESEVERED RIGHTS

The Grantor expressly reserves for himself, his personal representatives, heirs,
successors or assigns, the right to continue the use of the Conservation Easement Area for
all purposes not inconsistent with this Conservation Easement, including, but not limited to,
the right to quiet enjoyment of the Conservation Easement Area, the rights of ingress and
egress, the right to hunt, fish, and hike on the Conservation Easement Area, the right to
sell, transfer, gift or otherwise convey the Conservation Easement Area, in whole or in part,
provided such sale, transfer or gift conveyance is subject to the terms of, and shall
specifically reference, this Conservation Easement.

Notwithstanding the foregoing Restrictions, Grantor reserves for Grantor, its
successors and assigns, including Weyerhaeuser NR Company acting as the Bank
Sponsor, the right to construct and perform activities related to the restoration,
enhancement, and preservation of streams, wetlands and riparian areas within the
Conservation Easement Area in accordance with the approved Craven 26 Mitigation Plan,
and the Mitigation Banking Instrument described in the Recitals of this Conservation
Easement.

Notwithstanding the foregoing Restrictions, Grantor reserves for Grantor, its
successors and assigns, the following rights in the are as labeled as “Internal Crossing” on
the plat [insert plat name and recorded plat book page number] in the Conservation
Easement Area: vehicular access, livestock access, irrigation piping and piping of livestock
waste. All Internal Crossings that allow livestock access will be bounded by fencing and will
be over a culvert.
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ARTICLE IV.
GRANTEE’S RIGHTS

The Grantee or its authorized representatives, successors and assigns, and the
Corps, shall have the right to enter the Property and Conservation Easement A rea at all
reasonable times for the purpose of inspecting the Conservation Easement Area to
determine if the Grantor, or his personal representatives, heirs, successors, or assigns, is
complying with the terms, conditions, restrictions, and purposes of thi s Conservation
Easement. The Grantee, Weyerhaeuser NR Company, and its authorized representatives,
successors and assigns, and the Corps shall also have the right to enter and go upon the
Conservation Easement Area for purposes of making scientific or educ ational observations
and studies, and taking samples. The easement rights granted herein do not include public
access rights.

ARTICLE V.
ENFORCEMENT AND REMEDIES

A. To accomplish the purposes of this Easement, Grantee, the Corps, and
NCDWR are allowed to prevent any activity on or use of the Conservation Easement Area
that is inconsistent with the purposes of this Easement and to require the restoration of
such areas or features of the Conservation Easement Area that may be damaged by such
activity or use. Upon any breach of the terms of this Conservation Easement by Grantor
that comes to the attention of the Grantee, the Grantee shall notify the Grantor in writing of
such breach. The Grantor shall have 30 days after receipt of such notice to cor rect the
conditions constituting such breach. If the breach remains uncured after 30 days, the
Grantee may enforce this Conservation Easement by appropriate legal proceedings
including damages, injunctive and other relief. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Grantee
reserves the immediate right, without notice, to obtain a temporary restraining order,
injunctive or other appropriate relief if the breach of the terms of this Conservation
Easement is or would irreversibly or otherwise materially impair the benefits to be derived
from this Conservation Easement. The Grantor and Grantee acknowledge that under such
circumstances damage to the Grantee would be irreparable and remedies at law will be
inadequate. The rights and remedies of the Grantee provided hereunder shall be in addition
to, and not in lieu of, all other rights and remedies available to Grantee in connection with
this Conservation Easement. The costs of a breach, correction or restoration, including the
Grantee’s expenses, court costs, and attorne ys’ fees, shall be paid by Grantor, provided
Grantor is determined to be responsible for the breach. The Corps and the NCDWR shall
have the same rights and privileges as the said Grantee to enforce the terms and
conditions of this Conservation easement.

B. No failure on the part of the Grantee to enforce any covenant or provision
hereof shall discharge or invalidate such covenant or any other covenant, condition, or
provision hereof or affect the right to Grantee to enforce the same in the event of a
subsequent breach or default.

C. Nothing contained in this Conservation Easement shall be construed to entitle
Grantee to bring any action against Grantor for any injury or change in the Conservation
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Easement Area resulting from causes beyond the Grantor’s control, including, without
limitation, fire, flood, storm, war, acts of God or third parties, except Grantor’s lessees or
invitees; or from any prudent action taken in good faith by Grantor under emergency
conditions to prevent, abate, or mitigate significant inju ry to life, damage to property or
harm to the Conservation Easement Area resulting from such causes.

ARTICLE VI.
MISCELLANEOUS

A. Warranty. Grantor warrants, covenants and represents that it owns the Property
in fee simple, and that Grantor either owns all interests in the Property which may be
impaired by the granting of this Conservation Easement or that there are no outstanding
mortgages, tax liens, encumbrances, or other interests in the Property which have not been
expressly subordinated to this Conservation Easement. Grantor further warrants that
Grantee shall have the use of and enjoy all the benefits derived from and arising out of thi s
Conservation Easement, and that Grantor will warrant and defend title to the Property
against the claims of all persons.

B. Subsequent Transfers. The Grantor agrees to incorporate the terms of this
Conservation Easement in any deed or other legal instrumen t that transfers any interest in
all or a portion of the Conservation Easement Area. The Grantor agrees to provide written
notice of such transfer at least sixty (60) days prior to the date of the transfer. The Grantor
and Grantee agree that the terms of this Conservation Easement shall survive any merger
of the fee and easement interests in the Conservation Easement Area or any portion
thereof and shall not be amended, modified or terminated without the prior written consent
and approval of the Corps.

C. Assignment. The parties recognize and agree that the benefits of this
Conservation Easement are in gross and assignable provided, however that the Grantee
hereby covenants and agrees, that in the event it transfers or assigns this Conservation
Easement, the organization receiving the interest will be a qualified holder pursuant to 33
CFR 332.7 (a)(1), N.C. Gen. Stat. § 121-34 et seq. and § 501 (c)(3) and § 170 (h) of the
Internal Revenue Code, and the Grantee further covenants and agrees that the terms of
the transfer or assignment will be such that the transferee or assignee will be required to
continue in perpetuity the conservation purposes described in this document.

D. Entire Agreement and Severability. The Mitigation Banking Instrument: MBI
with corresponding Mitigation Plan, and this Conservation Easement sets forth the entire
agreement of the parties with respect to the Conservation Easement and supersedes all
prior discussions, negotiations, understandings or agreements relating to the Conservation
Easement. If any provision is found to be void or unenforceable by a court of competent
jurisdiction, the remainder shall continue in full force and effect.

E. Obligations of Ownership. Grantor is responsible for any real estate taxes,
assessments, fees, or charges levied upon the Property. Grantor shall keep the Property
free of any liens or other encumbrances for obligations incurred by Grantor, except those
incurred after the date hereof, which are expressly subject and subordinate to the
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Conservation Easement. Grantee shall not be responsible for any costs or liability of any
kind related to the ownership, operation, insurance, upkeep, or maintenance of the
Property, except as expressly provided herein. Nothing herein shall relieve the Grantor of
the obligation to comply with federal, state or local laws, regulations and permits that may
apply to the exercise of the Reserved Rights.

F. Long-Term Management. Grantor is responsible for all long-term management
activities associated with fencing. These activities include the maintenance and/or
replacement of fence structures to ensure the aquatic resource functions within the
boundaries of the Protected Property are sustained.

G. Extinguishment. In the event that changed conditions render impossible the
continued use of the Conservation Easement Area for the conservation purposes, this
Conservation Easement may only be extinguished, in whole or in part, by judicial
proceeding.

H. Eminent Domain. Whenever all or part of the Conservation Easement Area is
taken in the exercise of eminent domain so as to substantially abrogate the Restrictions
imposed by this Conservation Easement, Grantor and Grantee shall join in appropriate
actions at the time of such taking to recover the full value of the taking, and all incidental
and direct damages due to the taking.

I. Proceeds. This Conservation Easement constitutes a real property interest
immediately vested in Grantee. In the event that all or a portion of the Conservation
Easement Area is sold, exchanged, or involuntarily converted following an extinguishment
or the exercise of eminent domain, Grantee shall be entitled to the fair market value of this
Conservation Easement as determined at the time of the extinguishment or condemnation.

J. Notification. Any notice, request for approval, or other communication required
under this Conservation Easement shall be sent by registered or certified mail, postage
prepaid, to the following addresses (or such address as may be hereafter specified by
notice pursuant to this paragraph):

To Grantor:
Weyerhaeuser NR Company
Attn: Doug Hughes
406 Cole Road
Hattiesburg, MS 39402

To Grantee:
Unique Places To Save
Attn: Michael Scisco
P.O. Box 1183
Chapel Hill, NC 27514-1183

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To Sponsor:
Weyerhaeuser NR Company
Attn: Doug Hughes
406 Cole Road
Hattiesburg, MS 39402

To the Corps:
US Army Corps of Engineers Wilmington District, Regulatory Division
69 Darlington Avenue
Wilmington, NC 28403

K. Failure of Grantee. If at any time Grantee is unable or fails to enforce this
Conservation Easement, or if Grantee ceases to be a qualified grantee, and if within a
reasonable period of time after the occurrence of one of these events Grantee fails to make
an assignment pursuant to this Conservation Easement, then the Grantee’s interest shall
become vested in another qualified grantee in accordance wi th an appropriate proceeding
in a court of competent jurisdiction.

L. Amendment. This Conservation Easement may be amended, but only in a
writing signed by all parties hereto, and provided such amendment does not affect the
qualification of this Conservation Easement or the status of the Grantee under any
applicable laws, and is consistent with the conservation purposes of this grant.

M. Present Condition of the Conservation Easement Area. The wetlands, scenic,
resource, environmental, and other natural char acteristics of the Conservation Easement
Area, and its current use and state of improvement, are described in Section _____ of the
Mitigation Plan, prepared by Grantor and acknowledged by the Grantor and Grantee to be
complete and accurate as of the date hereof. Both Grantor and Grantee have copies of this
report. It will be used by the parties to assure that any future changes in the use of the
Conservation Easement Area will be consistent with the terms of this Conservation
Easement. However, this report is not intended to preclude the use of other evidence to
establish the present condition of the Conservation Easement Area if there is a controversy
over its use.

TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the said rights and easements perpetually unto Grantee
for the aforesaid purposes.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, the Grantor has hereunto set his hand and seal, the
day and year first above written.

[Signatures of the Grantor and Grantee in appropriate form]
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│September 2023

Appendix J
Performance Bond

Maintenance and Monitoring
Performance Bond

Bond No. Penal Sum: $1,300,435.10

Know All Men By These Presents,

That we, Weyerhaeuser Company of 220 Occidental Avenue S Seattle, WA 98104-3120
(hereinafter called the Principal), as Principal, and Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of
America with an office at One Tower Square Hartford, CT 06183, a corporation duly
organized under the laws of the State of CT (hereinafter called the “Surety”), as Surety, are held
and firmly bound unto the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District, (hereinafter
called the “USACE”) and the Unique Places to Save with a mailing address of P.O. Box 1183
Chapel Hill, NC 27514-1183 , (hereinafter called the “Obligee”), up to the maximum penal sum
of ONE MILLION THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED AND THIRTY-
FIVE DOLLARS AND TEN CENTS ($1,300,435.10) (hereinafter called the “Maximum Penal
Sum”), for the payment of which we, the Principal and the Surety, bind ourselves, our heirs,
executors, administrators, successors and assigns, jointly and severally, firmly by these presents.

WHEREAS, the Principal has entered into the Middle Neuse Stream and Wetland Umbrella
Mitigation Banking Instrument (hereinafter called the “MBI”) with the USACE, dated the
__________day of_____________, _____________which includes the Final Mitigation Plan for
the Craven 26 Mitigation Site (the “FMP”) to ensure that aquatic resources within the
boundaries of the mitigation site will be restored, enhanced and protected.

WHEREAS, the principal promised to deliver to the USACE and the Obligee a Bond substantially
in the form hereto upon completion and compliance with construction and other criteria of the
UMBI, FMP, and permits.

NOW, THEREFORE, THE CONDITION OF THIS OBLIGATION IS SUCH that this Bond will
not be released in whole or in part until the Principal receives written verification from the
USACE that the conditions for release in the FMP have been fully met. If the above bounden
Principal shall meet the final performance standards as defined in the FMP, then this obligation
shall be null and void; otherwise it shall remain in full force and effect. This bond is subject to
the following conditions:
1) This bond shall remain in full force and effect for a period of nine (9) years. The
Maximum Penal Sum of this bond may be reduced by the USACE, by these scheduled amounts:

Year Reduction Revised Penal Sum
1 $0 $1,300,435.10
2 $900,435.11 $399,999.99
3 $57,142.86 $342,857.14
4 $57,142.86 $285,714.28
5 $57,142.86 $228,571.43
6 $57,142.86 $171,428.57
7 $57,142.86 $114,285.71
8 $57,142.86 $57,142.86
9 $57,142.86 $0.00
Total $1,300,435.10

2) USACE shall issue a full and final release of this Bond when the construction activities are
complete and/or seven year monitoring period is complete; all monitoring reports have been
submitted and have been approved by the USACE; and the success criteria identified in the
FMP have been achieved and approved by the USACE. This Bond shall not be released in
whole until the Principal receives written verification from the USACE that all the conditions for
release have been satisfied.

3) If any payment under this Bond, as set forth in subsection 4 (b) below, is made, then the
outstanding penal sum of the Bond shall be reduced by the corresponding amount of such
payment. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the aggregate liability of
the Surety is limited to the Maximum Penal Sum stated above, regardless of the number or
amount of claims brought against this bond and regardless of the number of years this bond
remains in effect. The USACE shall issue a full and final release of this Bond and any and all of
Surety’s obligations hereunder when Surety has tendered payment in whole, or in parts equal to
the aggregate sum, of the Maximum Penal Sum of this Bond.

4) The Surety’s obligation under this Bond shall arise after the USACE has notified the
Principal of their failure to abide by, or cure default conditions related to, the terms and
conditions of the FMP. Upon notice of the Principal’s default under the FMP, the Surety, in its
sole discretion and notwithstanding any of the provisions of the above, shall remedy the
Principal’s default by taking action under 4) a) or 4) b) below. In the event that the Surety either
fails to respond to USACE’s notice of default within thirty (30) business days of receipt of said
notice, or fails to honor Surety’s commitments under this bond to the full satisfaction of the
USACE, then Surety shall remedy such default in accordance with subsection 4) c) below:

a) Remedy the default of the Principal to the full satisfaction of the USACE by a reasonable date
determined by the USACE; or
b) Immediately tender to the Obligee, that portion of the Maximum Penal Sum that the
Obligee determines, in their discretion, is due and owing and necessary to remedy the
default. If payment is tendered to the Obligee under this subsection, the Obligee shall
immediately become a Surety or Sureties to this Bond, or

c) In the event that the Surety fails to respond within thirty (30) business days to the
USACE’s notice of default, or to honor commitments to the full satisfaction of the
USACE under paragraph a) or b) of this section within a reasonable time to be

determined by the USACE, the remaining portion of the Maximum Penal Sum may, at
the election of the Obligee, immediately become due and owing and paid to the Obligee.
The Obligee under this paragraph shall immediately become a Surety or Sureties under
this bond for the remaining term of the bond.

5) Surety shall have no obligation to the Principal, USACE, the Obligee, or any other person
or entity for any loss suffered by the Principal, USACE, the Obligee, or any other person or
entity by reason of acts or omissions which are or could be covered by the Principal’s
general liability insurance, products liability insurance, completed operations insurance or any
other insurance. Under no circumstance shall the USACE be responsible to arbitrate any
insurance claims made, declined or disputed under this Bond.

6) The Surety hereby waives notification of amendments to the UMBI, permits, applicable
laws, statutes, rules, and regulations, and agrees that no such amendment shall in any way
alleviate its obligation on this Bond.

NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING CONTAINED IN THE AGREEMENT TO THE

CONTRARY, THE LIABILITY OF THE PRINCIPAL AND SURETY UNDER THIS BOND IS
LIMITED TO THE TERM BEGINNING THE DAY OF , 20___, AND
ENDING THE DAY OF , 20___. AND
ANY EXTENSIONS OR RENEWALS OF THE REFERENCED AGREEMENT SHALL BE
COVERED UNDER THIS BOND ONLY WHEN CONSENTED TO IN WRITING BY THE
SURETY. IT IS FURTHER AGREED THAT THE REFUSAL BY THE SURETY TO EXTEND
THE TERM OF THIS BOND SHALL NOT CONSTITUTE A DEFAULT BY THE
PRINCIPAL, AND SHALL NOT GIVE RISE TO A CLAIM OR DEMAND AGAINST THE
SURETY UNDER THIS BOND.

In accordance with 33 C.F.R. § 332.3(n)(5), the Surety shall provide the USACE and the Obligee
written notification at least 120 days in advance of termination, revocation, or modification of
this Bond.

No right of action shall accrue on this bond to or for the use of any person or corporation other
than the USACE or the Obligee named herein, or their successors or assigns.
The above-bounden parties have executed this instrument under their several seals, dated this
day of , 2024, the name and corporate seal of each corporate party being
affixed and these presents duly signed by its undersigned representative, pursuant to authority of
its governing body.

Principal: Weyerhaeuser NR Company

By:
Doug Hughes, Mitigation Banking
Manager

Surety: Travelers Causality and Surety
Company of America

By:
Attorney-in-Fact

Obligee: Unique Places to Save

By:
Director or Acting Director