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FINAL
ANNUAL MONITORING REPORT
UT TO HAW BECKOM RESTORATION SITE
ALAMANCE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
(DMS Project No. 92694, Contract No. 004545)

Monitoring Year 5 of 5 (2015)

Submitted to:
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
Division of Mitigation Services
Raleigh, North Carolina

November 2015
FINAL
ANNUAL MONITORING REPORT
UT TO HAW BECKOM RESTORATION SITE
ALAMANCE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
(DMS Project No. 92694, Contract No. 004545)

Monitoring Year 5 of 5 (2015)

Submitted to:
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
Division of Mitigation Services
Raleigh, North Carolina

Prepared by:
Axiom Environmental, Inc.
218 Snow Ave.
Raleigh, North Carolina 27603

Design Firm:
Axiom Environmental, Inc.
218 Snow Ave.
Raleigh, North Carolina 27603

November 2015

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Table of Contents

1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................................................................................... 1
2.0 METHODOLOGY ................................................................................................................................ 3
2.1 Stream Assessment ............................................................................................................................ 3
2.2 Vegetation Assessment ...................................................................................................................... 3
3.0 REFERENCES ...................................................................................................................................... 4

List of Figures

Figure 1. Vicinity Map ............................................................................................................... Appendix A
Figure 2. Current Conditions Plan View ..................................................................................... Appendix B

List of Tables

Table 1. Project Components and Mitigation Credits ................................................................ Appendix A
Table 2. Project Activity and Reporting History ....................................................................... Appendix A
Table 3. Project Contacts Table ................................................................................................. Appendix A
Table 4. Project Baseline Information and Attributes ................................................................ Appendix A
Table 5. Vegetation Condition Assessment Table ...................................................................... Appendix B
Table 6. Vegetation Plot Criteria Attainment ............................................................................. Appendix C
Table 7. CVS Vegetation Plot Metadata ..................................................................................... Appendix C
Table 8. Total and Planted Stems by Plot and Species ............................................................... Appendix C
Table 9. Verification of Bankfull Events ................................................................................... Appendix E

Appendices

APPENDIX A. PROJECT VICINITY MAP AND BACKGROUND TABLES
Figure 1. Vicinity Map
Table 1. Project Components and Mitigation Credits
Table 2. Project Activity and Reporting History
Table 3. Project Contacts Table
Table 4. Project Baseline Information and Attributes
APPENDIX B. VISUAL ASSESSMENT DATA
Figure 2. Current Conditions Plan View
Table 5. Vegetation Condition Assessment Table
Vegetation Monitoring Plot Photos
APPENDIX C. VEGETATION PLOT DATA
Table 6. Vegetation Plot Criteria Attainment
Table 7. CVS Vegetation Plot Metadata
Table 8. Total and Planted Stems by Plot and Species
APPENDIX D. STREAM DATA
Fixed-Station Photos
APPENDIX E. HYDROLOGY DATA
Table 9. Verification of Bankfull Data
APPENDIX F. ADDITIONAL SITE DATA
Restoration Plan Figure 3. USGS Topographic Map (with drainage area)
Restoration Plan Figure 4. Existing Conditions (with soils)
Preconstruction Photographs

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1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality- Division of Mitigation Services (DMS) has
completed stream and wetland enhancement and preservation at the UT to Haw Beckom Restoration Site
(hereafter referred to as the “Site”) to assist in fulfilling stream and wetland mitigation goals in the area.
The Site is located approximately 4 miles north of Burlington, in Alamance County, North Carolina. This
portion of Alamance County is located within Cape Fear River Basin Hydrologic Unit and Targeted Local
Watershed 03030002030010. This report (compiled based on DMS’s Procedural Guidance and Content
Requirements for DMS Monitoring Reports Version 1.3 dated 1/15/10) summarizes data for year 5 (2015)
monitoring.

Site drainage features provide water quality function to an approximately 385-acre (0.6-square mile)
watershed. The Site is located within a NCDMS Targeted Local Watershed; in addition, this Site was
identified for preservation as part of Site 15 (Travis & Tickle 15.2) in the 2008 NCDMS Little Alamance
and Travis and Tickle Creek Local Watershed Plan (pages 72-73). Site streams drain to a section of the
Haw River, which was included on North Carolina’s 2010 final 303(d) list for impaired
ecological/biological integrity of benthic communities.

Prior to construction, Site land use consisted of cleared pasture for livestock grazing and disturbed forest.
Site streams were characterized by eroding stream banks and a riparian buffer dominated by active
livestock pasture and disturbed forest.

The primary goals of this mitigation project were obtained through removal of livestock from streams,
buffers, and wetlands; reforestation of pasture land with native species; and installation of forded
crossings to safely move animals and equipment across the Site. The goals of this project focused on
improving water quality, enhancing flood attenuation, and restoring aquatic and riparian habitat and
include the following.

• Reducing nonpoint sources of pollution by 1) fencing livestock from stream channels, buffers,
and wetlands; 2) ceasing the application of agricultural herbicides, pesticides, and fertilizers; and
3) providing a vegetative buffer adjacent to streams and wetlands to treat surface runoff prior to
entering Site streams and ultimately the Haw River.
• Reducing sedimentation/siltation within onsite and downstream receiving waters by a) reducing
bank erosion associated with livestock hoof shear on Site streams, b) filtering surface runoff and
reducing particulate matter deposition into tributaries, and c) providing a forested vegetative
buffer adjacent to Site streams and wetlands.
• Promoting floodwater attenuation and improving stream stability by revegetating Site floodplains
to reduce floodwater velocities through increased frictional resistance on floodwaters crossing
Site floodplains.
• Providing increased habitat for aquatic wildlife by 1) increasing organic matter, carbon export,
and woody debris in the stream corridor and 2) restoring shade to Site open waters.
• Providing wildlife habitat including a minimum of a 50-foot forested riparian corridor from the
top of each stream bank within a region of the state increasingly dissected by
residential/agricultural land use.
• Protecting a Site identified in the 2008 Piedmont Triad Council of Government Little Alamance,
Travis, and Tickle Creek Watersheds Restoration Plan (PTCG 2008) for preservation due to its
location within a remote, rural area with increasing development pressure and appeal to
developers.

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This project was constructed between December 23, 2010 and January 6, 2011. All stream channels have
a minimum of a 50-foot wide riparian buffer from the top of each stream bank, which was verified in the
field on January 22, 2011. The project consisted of enhancement (level II) of 2200 linear feet of stream
and enhancement of 1.75 acres of riparian wetlands by removing livestock and reforesting with native
species. The project includes preservation of 1465 linear feet of perennial stream and 0.05 acre of
riparian wetlands. Site activities provide 1173 Stream Mitigation Units and 0.89 riparian riverine
Wetland Mitigation Units. The Site will be protected by a permanent conservation easement held by the
State of North Carolina.

Success criteria for stream enhancement will include 1) success of riparian vegetation, 2) bank stability,
and 3) documentation of two bankfull channel events. One bankfull event was documented to date during
year 5 monitoring (2015) for a total of seven documented bankfull events with at least one event
documented to occur in each monitoring year.

Vegetation success criteria dictate that an average density of 320 stems per acre must be surviving in the
first three monitoring years. Subsequently, 290 stems per acre must be surviving in year 4 and 260 stems
per acre in year 5. Stem counts will be based on an average of the evaluated vegetation plots. Based on
the number of stems counted, average densities were measured at 639 planted stems per acre (excluding
livestakes) surviving in year 5 (2015). The dominant species identified at the Site were planted stems of
swamp chestnut oak (Quercus michauxii), American sycamore (Platanus occidentalis) and American elm
(Ulmus americana). In addition, each individual vegetation plot met success criteria when counting
planted stems alone.

Stems of Chinese privet (Ligustrum sinense) and several small patches of Japanese honeysuckle
(Lonicera japonica) are scattered throughout the Site, mainly in the downstream portion of the Site
around mature vegetation. This areas are minimal and pose no threat to the success of planted stems or
site performance.

In 2011 herbaceous grasses within the Site, primarily tearthumb (Polygonum sagittatum) and rushes
(Juncus spp.) in wetter areas and fescue (Festuca sp.) in drier areas, were vigorous and overtopping many
of the smaller planted trees. As a result some of the smaller trees died due to grasses and some of the
larger trees died over the summer of 2011 from dry, hot conditions. The Site was replanted as part of the
planting warranty on November 1, 2011 including 369 bare root seedlings planted in Swamp Forest areas
and 28 bare root seedlings planted in floodplain areas of the Site. Planted species and number of stems of
each are as follows.

Swamp Forest (bare root trees)
45 swamp chestnut oak (Quercus michauxii)
135 sycamore (Platanus occidentalis)
99 American elm (Ulmus americana)
90 willow oak (Quercus phellos)
TOTAL 369 trees

Floodplain (bare root trees)
13 sycamore (Platanus occidentalis)
10 American elm (Ulmus americana)
5 silky dogwood (Cornus amomum)
TOTAL 28 trees

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Planted stems throughout the site, including bare roots planted in 2011 are vigorous. A small area in the
upstream portion of the site previously reported as having low stem densities due to ponding by beavers
has become vegetated with native hardwood species. Many of the planted stems in this area were stunted
due to competition with herbaceous species after removal of beaver, currently these trees are vigorous and
should continue to thrive unless beaver activity resumes.

Success criteria for wetland enhancement will include success of riparian vegetation. Wetland
enhancement areas are jurisdictional; therefore, hydrology is not being monitored.

No signs of beaver activity were observed on the Site during monitoring year 5 (2015). One large, well-
established dam is located just upstream of the Site, but no dams currently exist on the Site. APHIS
personnel are providing beaver management and will continue to trap at the Site as necessary. The beaver
dam location is depicted on Figure 2 (Appendix B).

Summary information and data related to the occurrence of items such as beaver or encroachment and
statistics related to performance of various project and monitoring elements can be found in tables and
figures within this report’s appendices. Narrative background and supporting information formerly found
in these reports can be found in the mitigation and restoration plan documents available on DMS’s
website. All raw data supporting the tables and figures in the appendices is available from DMS upon
request.

2.0 METHODOLOGY
2.1 Stream Assessment
Annual stream monitoring will include vegetation survival (Section 2.2 Vegetation Assessment) and a
photographic record of post-construction conditions. Photographs of the enhancement (level II) reach
will be taken each monitoring year. In addition, visual assessments of the stream will be conducted by
walking the length of stream and bankfull flow events will be documented during the monitoring period.

2.2 Vegetation Assessment
Five vegetation plots were established and marked after construction with four foot metal U-bar post
demarking the corners with a ten foot, three-quarter inch PVC at the origin. The plots are 10 meters
square and are located randomly within the Site. These plots were surveyed in September 2015 for the
year 5 (2015) monitoring season using the CVS-DMS Protocol for Recording Vegetation, Version 4.2
(Lee et al. 2008) (http://cvs.bio.unc.edu/methods.htm); results are included in Appendix C. The
taxonomic standard for vegetation used for this document was Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic
States (Weakley 2012).
Ponded area June 2015 Ponded area September 2015

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3.0 REFERENCES

Lee, M.T., R.K. Peet, S.D. Roberts, and T.R. Wentworth. 2008. CVS-DMS Protocol for Recording
Vegetation. Version 4.2. North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources,
Division of Mitigation Services. Raleigh, North Carolina.

North Carolina Division of Mitigation Services (NCDMS). 2009. Cape Fear River Basin Restoration
Priorities (online). Available: http://portal.ncdenr.org/c/document_library/get_file?uuid=
864e82e8-725c-415e-8ed9-c72dfcb55012&groupId=60329 [June 2010]. North Carolina
Department of Environmental Quality, Raleigh, North Carolina.

North Carolina Division of Water Quality (NCDWQ). 2010. Final North Carolina Water Quality
Assessment and Impaired Waters List (2010 Integrated 5-303(d) Report) (online). Available:
http://portal.ncdenr.org/c/document_library/get_file?uuid=7820714e-d00c-4ef0-85d0-
047a097e9c43&groupId=38364 [January 13, 2011]. North Carolina Department of
Environmental Quality, Raleigh, North Carolina.

North Carolina Wetland Functional Assessment Team (NCWFAT). 2008. N.C. Wetland Assessment
Method (NCWAM) User Manual. North Carolina Wetland Functional Assessment Team,
Raleigh, North Carolina

Piedmont Triad Council of Government (PTCG). 2008. Little Alamance, Travis, & Tickle Creek
Watersheds Restoration Plan. Available: http://www.ptrc.org/modules/showdocument.aspx?
documentid=1487 [Jan 2011]. Piedmont Triad Council of Government, Greensboro, North
Carolina.

Schafale, M.P. and A.S. Weakley. 1990. Classification of the Natural Communities of North Carolina:
Third Approximation. North Carolina Natural Heritage Program, Division of Parks and
Recreation, North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality. Raleigh, North Carolina.

United States Army Corps of Engineers, United States Environmental Protection Agency, North Carolina
Wildlife Resources Commission, North Carolina Division of Water Quality (USACE et al.).
2003. Stream Mitigation Guidelines.

United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA). 1990. Mitigation Site Type Classification
(MiST). USEPA Workshop, August 13-15, 1989. EPA Region IV and Hardwood Research
Cooperative, NCSU, Raleigh, North Carolina.

United States Geological Survey (USGS). 1974. Hydrologic Unit Map - 1974. State of North Carolina.

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Weakley, Alan S. 2012. Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Available online at:
http://www.herbarium.unc.edu/WeakleysFlora.pdf [September 28, 2012]. University of North
Carolina Herbarium, North Carolina Botanical Garden, University of North Carolina, Chapel
Hill, North Carolina.

Weather Underground. 2015. Station at Burlington, North Carolina. (online). Available:
http://www.wunderground.com/history/airport/KBUY/2015/9/25/CustomHistory.html
[September 25, 2015]. Weather Underground.

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APPENDIX A
PROJECT VICINITY MAP AND BACKGROUND TABLES
Figure 1. Vicinity Map
Table 1. Project Components and Mitigation Credits
Table 2. Project Activity and Reporting History
Table 3. Project Contacts Table
Table 4. Project Baseline Information and Attributes

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Table 1. Project Components and Mitigation Credits
UT to Haw (Beckom) Site, DMS Project No. 92694
Mitigation Credits
Stream Riparian Wetland
Non-Riparian
Wetland Buffer
Nitrogen
Offset
Phosphorus Nutrient
Offset
Type R RE R RE -- -- -- --
Totals -- 1173 SMUs -- 0.89 WMUs -- -- -- --
Project Components
Project Restoration Restoration
Component/ Reach
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Mitigation
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Main Channel
-- 1550 -- Enhancement (Level II)/ 1550 2.5:1
-- 635 -- Preservation 635 5:1
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-- 15 -- Enhancement (Level II) 15 2.5:1
-- 665 -- Preservation 665 5:1
UT2 -- 635 -- Enhancement (Level II) 635 2.5:1
UT3 -- 165 -- Preservation 165 5:1
Wetland 1 -- 1.15 -- Enhancement 1.15 2:1
Wetland 2 -- 0.25 -- Enhancement 0.25 2:1
Wetland 3 -- 0.05 -- Enhancement 0.05 2:1
Wetland 4 -- 0.15 -- Enhancement 0.15 2:1
Wetland 5 -- 0.05 -- Enhancement 0.05 2:1
Wetland 6 -- 0.10 -- Enhancement 0.10 2:1
Wetland 7 -- 0.01 -- Preservation 0.01 5:1
Wetland 8 -- 0.04 -- Preservation 0.04 5:1
Component Summation
Restoration Level Stream (linear footage)
Riverine Riparian Wetland
(acreage) Planted Riparian Buffer (acreage)
Enhancement (Level II) 2200 -- --
Enhancement -- 1.75 --
Preservation 1465 0.05 --
Totals 3665 1.8 5.1
Mitigation Units 1173 SMUs 0.89 WMUs --

Table 2. Project Activity and Reporting History
UT to Haw (Beckom) Site, DMS Project No. 92694
Activity or Report
Data Collection
Complete
Completion or
Delivery
Mitigation Plan March 2010 March 2010
Soil Amendments, Site Planting, & Baseline Monitoring Document January 2011 January 2011
Year 1 (2011) Annual Monitoring September 2011 October 2011
Year 2 (2012) Annual Monitoring June 2012 August 2012
Year 3 (2013) Annual Monitoring July 2013 September 2013
Year 4 (2014) Annual Monitoring September 2014 October 2014
Year 5 (2015) Annual Monitoring September 2015 November 2015

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Table 3. Project Contacts Table
UT to Haw (Beckom) Site, DMS Project No. 92694
Designer
Axiom Environmental
218 Snow Ave
Raleigh, NC 27603
Grant Lewis (919-215-1693)
Planting and Soil Amendment Contractor
Riverworks Inc.
PO Box 31768
Raleigh NC 27622
George Morris (919-459-9043)

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Table 4. Project Baseline Information and Attributes
UT to Haw (Beckom) Site, DMS Project No. 92694
Project Information
Project name UT to Haw Beckom
County Alamance
Project Area 10 acres
Project Coordinates 36.1503°N, -79.4644°W
Project Watershed Summary Information
Physiographic Province Southern Outer Piedmont
River Basin Cape Fear
USGS Hydrologic Unit 8-digit 03030002 USGS Hydrologic Unit 14-digit 03030002030010
DWQ Sub-Basin 03-06-02
Project Drainage Area 385 acres
Project Drainage Area Percentage Impervious Surface <5
CGIA Land Use Classification Managed Herbaceous Cover, Hardwood Swamps
Reach Summary Information
Parameters Main Channel UT 1 UT 2 UT 3
Length of reach (linear feet) 2185 680 635 165
Valley classification VIII VIII VIII VIII
Drainage area (acres) 150 75 50 30
NCDWQ stream identification score 42 51 60 68
NCDWQ Water Quality Classification WS-V
Morphological Description (stream type) - - - -
Evolutionary trend - - - -
Underlying mapped soils Local Alluvial Land
Drainage class Poorly drained
Soil Hydric status Hydric
Slope .009 feet .005 feet .025 feet .024 feet
FEMA classification - - -
Percent composition of exotic invasive vegetation <5 <5 <5 <5
Wetland Summary Information
Parameters Wetland 1 Wetland 2 Wetland 3 Wetland 4 Wetland 5 Wetland 6 Wetland 7 Wetland 8
Size of Wetland (acres) 1.15 acres 0.25 acres 0.05 acres 0.15 acres 0.05 acres 0.10 acres 0.01 acres 0.04 acres
Wetland Type Riparian
Drainage class Poorly Drained
Soil Hydric Status Hydric
Source of Hydrology Overbank and over-land flow
Native Vegetation Community Piedmont/Mountain Swamp Forest P/M BHF* P/M BHF*
Percent composition of exotic invasive vegetation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Regulatory Considerations
Regulation Applicable Resolved? Supporting Document
Waters of the United States – Section 404 No
Waters of the United States – Section 401 No
Endangered Species Act No
Historic Preservation Act No
Coastal Management Zone Act (CZMA)/ Coastal Area Management Act (CAMA) No
FEMA Floodplain Compliance No
Essential Fisheries Habitat No
*Piedmont/Mountain Bottomland Hardwood Forest (Schafale and Weakley)

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APPENDIX B
VISUAL ASSESSMENT DATA
Figure 2. Current Conditions Plan View
Table 5. Vegetation Condition Assessment Table
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DMS Project Number 92694 November 2015
Alamance County, North Carolina Appendices
UT Haw (Beckom) Year 5 - 2015
Vegetation Monitoring Photographs
Taken September 2015

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Plot 5
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UT Haw Beckom (final) Axiom Environmental, Inc. Monitoring Year 5 of 5 (2015)
DMS Project Number 92694 November 2015
Alamance County, North Carolina Appendices

APPENDIX C
VEGETATION PLOT DATA
Table 6. Vegetation Plot Criteria Attainment
Table 7. CVS Vegetation Plot Metadata
Table 8. Total Planted and Natural Recruit Stems by Plot and Species

UT Haw Beckom (final) Axiom Environmental, Inc. Monitoring Year 5 of 5 (2015)
DMS Project Number 92694 November 2015
Alamance County, North Carolina Appendices
Table 6. Vegetation Plot Criteria Attainment
UT to Haw (Beckom) Site, DMS Project No. 92694
Vegetation Plot ID Vegetation Survival Threshold Met? Tract Mean
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UT Haw Beckom (final) Axiom Environmental, Inc. Monitoring Year 5 of 5 (2015)
DMS Project Number 92694 November 2015
Alamance County, North Carolina Appendices

APPENDIX D
STREAM DATA
Fixed-Station Photos

UT Haw Beckom (final) Axiom Environmental, Inc. Monitoring Year 5 of 5 (2015)
DMS Project Number 92694 November 2015
Alamance County, North Carolina Appendices
UT Haw (Beckom) Year 5 - 2015
Fixed-Station Photos
Taken September 2015

Photo Point 5

Photo Point 4
Photo Point 1
Photo Point 3
Photo Point 2

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DMS Project Number 92694 November 2015
Alamance County, North Carolina Appendices

APPENDIX E
HYDROLOGY DATA
Table 9. Verification of Bankfull Events

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DMS Project Number 92694 November 2015
Alamance County, North Carolina Appendices
Table 9. Verification of Bankfull Events
UT to Haw (Beckom) Site, DMS Project No. 92694
Date of Data
Collection Date of Occurrence Method Photo (if
available)
September 30, 2011 June 28, 2011 Total of 2.83 inches* of rain reported to fall over 2 days (June
27-28, 2011) --
September 30, 2011 September 24, 2011
Total of 3.61 inches* of rain reported to fall over 4 days
(September 21-24, 2011) with an additional 0.85 inches* of
rain the following 3 days (Sept 25-27, 2011)
--
July 18, 2012 July 11, 2012 Total of 4.84 inches* of rain reported to fall over 3 days (July
9-11, 2012) --
July 11, 2013 June 31, 2013
Visual observations of overbank event including wrack lines
and sediment deposition resulting from 14 days (June 25- July
8) of heavy rainfall totaling 6.27 inches.
1-2
August 13, 2014 September 1, 2013 Total of 2.56 inches* of rain reported to fall on September 1,
2014 --
August 13, 2014 May 15, 2014 Total of 2.74 inches* of rain reported to fall on May 15, 2014 --
September 25, 2015 July 19, 2015 Total of 2.50 inches* of rain reported to fall on July 19, 2015 --
* Reported at KBUY Weather Station in Burlington.

Bankfull Event Photos 1 and 2
showing wrack lines resulting from an
overbank event

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DMS Project Number 92694 November 2015
Alamance County, North Carolina Appendices

APPENDIX F
ADDITIONAL SITE DATA
Restoration Plan Figure 3. USGS Topographic Map (with drainage area)
Restoration Plan Figure 4. Existing Conditions (with soils)
Preconstruction Photographs

TOPOGRAPHY AND DRAINAGE AREAUT TO HAW (BECKOM) SITE (DMS# 92694)Alamance County, North Carolina
Axiom Environmental, Inc.218 Snow AvenueRaleigh, NC 27603(919) 215-1693
FIGUREDwn. By:
Date:
Project:3WGL
1-8-10
09-025
Legend
Easement = 10 acres
Drainage Area = 0.6 sq. mi.0 550 1,100 1,650 2,200275Feet
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EXISTING CONDITIONSUT TO HAW (BECKOM) SITE (DMS# 92694)Alamance County, North Carolina
Axiom Environmental, Inc.218 Snow AvenueRaleigh, NC 27603(919) 215-1693
FIGUREDwn. By:
Date:
Project:4WGL
1-8-10
09-025
Legend
Easement = 10 acres
Perennial Streams = 3665 ft
Jurisdictional Wetlands = 1.8 ac
Soil Boundary
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EeD2 Enon Non Ultic Hapludalfs
HcC2 Helena Non Aquic Hapludults
Lc Local Alluvial land Class A Fluventic Haplaquepts/ Typic Haplaquents VcC2 Vance Non Typic Hapludalfs
WbD/WbC2 Wilks Non Typic Hapludalfs

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UT to Haw (Beckom) Site
Preconstruction Photographs
Taken January 2010