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Project Name Major Hill Stream & Wetland Mi�ga�on Site
DMS Project ID 100015
Full Delivery Contract # 7193
DWR Project # 2017-0921
Ins�tu�on/Contract Date 5/22/2017
Basin Cape Fear
8-digit CU 03030002
County Alamance
Applicable Buffer Rule (s) 15A NCAC 02B .0295, 15A NCAC 02B .0267 &
15A NCAC 02B .0268
Non-diffuse Flow Area Removed: Memo or
W.S. Calcula�on
N/A
Date Planted December 2018 – January 2019
Date of Supplemental Plan�ng 1/2020 & 12/2023
Protec�on Mechanism Major Hill Stream & Wetland Mi�ga�on
Property Por�olio
Plat also included as an atachment
Easement Acreage 16.66 acres
Stewards NC Stewardship Program
Encroachment & Resolu�on In September 2023, a 0.04-acre
encroachment on the Site’s south side found
by RS from an exis�ng catle fence was not
relocated to boundary corners during
construc�on. RS moved the fence to outside
the boundary and did a supplemental
plan�ng of twenty 3-gallon plants from the
approved mi�ga�on species list on 12/5/23.
Accepted for Transfer to stewardship Will be assessed for suitability for acceptance
by Stewardship prior to stream closeout.
Major Hill Stream & Wetland Mi�ga�on Site
Final Credit Release Summary
Full Delivery Site
DWR #: 2017-0921
DMS ID (CRM) # 100015
Provider: Restora�on Systems, LLC
Alamance County
Riparian Buffer Mi�ga�on Site

The Major Hill Stream & Wetland Mi�ga�on Site includes riparian buffer, stream, and wetland
assets genera�ng 402,837.118 BMUs, 3,057.600 SMUs, and 0.760 WMUs. The final year of the
riparian buffer mi�ga�on monitoring (MY5) was 2023 and the final monitoring for the stream
and wetland por�on will be in 2025. The site is expected to complete final IRT closeout in 2026.
Credit tables, maps, MY5 vegeta�on plot data, DWR Viability Leter, and Recorded Plat are
atached.

Recommenda�on:
DMS requests credit release of 402,837.118 BMUs.

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NCCGIA, NC 911 Board, Esri, HERE, Garmin, (c) OpenStreetMap contributors, and the GIS user
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Riparian Buffer Asset Map
Major Hill Mitigation Site
Alamance County, North Carolina
Axiom Environmental
218 Snow Ave
Raleigh, NC 27607
[phone]
FIGUREDwn. By:
Date:
Project:
KRJ
Nov 2023
17-009
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Easement
New Fencing Installed for Cattle Exclusion
Existing Fencing Left in Place for Cattle Exclusion
Fencing Removed/Reworked for Cattle Exclusion
Stream Asbuilt TOB-TOB
@ Marsh Treatment Area
^_Plot Origins
CVS Plots Meeting Success Criteria MY5
CVS Plots Not Meeting Success Criteria MY5
Vegetation Transects Meeting Success Criteria MY5
2020 Supplemental Planting Area
Wetland Restoration
Wetland Enhancement
Riparian Buffer Mitigation Type
TOB - 100 ft. Restoration (1:1) - 213,290 sq ft
101 ft. - 200 ft. Restoration (1:1 but 33% credit per Rule) - 40,976 sq ft
TOB - 100 ft. Enhancement (2:1 Cattle Ex. per Rule) - 341,433 sq ft
TOB - 100 ft. Preservation (Non-Subject Stream 5:1) - 25,614 sq ft
101 ft. - 200 ft. Preservation (Non-Subject Stream 5:1 and 33% Credit per Rule) - 2,814 sq ft
Non Credit Generating (Less than 20 ft.)
TOB to 50 feet
100 foot line
150 foot line
200 foot line
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NCCGIA
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Riparian Buffer Planting Map
Major Hill Mitigation Site
Alamance County, North Carolina
Axiom Environmental
218 Snow Ave
Raleigh, NC 27607
[phone]
FIGUREDwn. By:
Date:
Project:
KRJ
Feb 2019
17-009
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Easement
Stream Asbuilt TOB-TOB
Stream Side Assemblage = 1.5 ac
Piedmont/Low Mountain Alluvial Forest = 1.1 ac
Dry-Mesic Oak Hickory Forest = 5.5 ac
Marsh Treatment Wetland = 0.01 ac
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Plot Scientific Name X Y Height (cm) DBH (cm) Vigor
1 Liriodendron tulipifera 7.3 1.3 240 0.2 3
1 Carpinus caroliniana 9.2 4.1 251 0.25 2
1 Quercus 6.6 4.7 151 0.25 4
1 Fraxinus pennsylvanica 1.6 3.8 118 0.25 3
1 Fraxinus pennsylvanica 6.7 9.7 110 0.1 4
2 Quercus phellos 2.9 0.5 360 3 4
2 Carpinus caroliniana 4.8 3.4 160 0.25 4
2 Carpinus caroliniana 7.1 6.5 69 3
2 Platanus occidentalis 10.0 7.1 230 1.5 4
2 Nyssa sylvatica 4.5 8.0 0 0
2 Quercus phellos 1.6 5.9 280 2 4
2 Diospyros virginiana 7.8 2.6 165 0.5 4
2 Carpinus caroliniana 7.5 4.6 114 4
3 Carpinus caroliniana 2.4 1.4 340 2 4
3 Quercus phellos 5.3 1.4 260 1.5 4
3 Carpinus caroliniana 8.1 1.3 71 4
3 Carpinus caroliniana 6.8 2.7 110 4
3 Quercus phellos 10.0 3.0 120 0.5 4
3 Carpinus caroliniana 6.3 5.3 50 3
3 Cercis canadensis 4.2 10.0 10 4
3 Cercis canadensis 1.3 10.0 35 4
3 Diospyros virginiana 1.3 8.1 770 1.5 4
3 Quercus phellos 1.7 5.3 200 0.5 4
4 Fraxinus pennsylvanica 7.6 0.9 86 4
4 Betula nigra 7.6 3.3 61 4
4 Asimina triloba 8.3 8.2 0 0
4 Quercus nigra 6.2 8.0 60 4
4 Diospyros virginiana 2.4 7.2 131 0.1 4
5 Quercus nigra 0.3 1.0 240 2.5 4
5 Platanus occidentalis 2.8 0.1 370 5 4
5 Fraxinus pennsylvanica 2.1 3.7 265 2 4
5 Diospyros virginiana 5.1 4.3 50 4
5 Quercus nigra 5.5 1.2 100 4
5 Quercus nigra 7.5 8.0 110 4
5 Quercus nigra 0.2 6.5 225 0.25 4
5 Betula nigra 2.5 7.2 0 Missing
6 Quercus nigra 2.2 0.3 190 0.25 4
6 Carpinus caroliniana 3.0 2.7 95 3
6 Diospyros virginiana 0.9 3.4 205 1 4
6 Quercus phellos 6.5 0.8 205 1.5 4
6 Carpinus caroliniana 8.4 2.4 200 1 4
6 Quercus nigra 9.8 3.9 210 1.5 4
6 Platanus occidentalis 7.6 4.8 310 4 4
6 Fraxinus americana 9.0 7.0 380 2.5 4
6 Fraxinus americana 6.8 7.2 285 2 4
6 Fraxinus americana 4.6 8.0 290 2.5 4
6 Quercus nigra 0.5 8.1 230 0.5 4
6 Platanus occidentalis 2.2 6.7 320 2 4
Year 5 (2023) Planted Stem Height Data
Plot Scientific Name X Y Height (cm) DBH (cm) Vigor
7 Platanus occidentalis 2.6 2.5 0 Missing
7 Quercus phellos 4.8 0.9 340 2.5 4
7 Quercus phellos 5.3 3.0 390 5 4
7 Betula nigra 5.7 4.9 290 1.75 4
7 Quercus nigra 7.6 3.5 193 0.25 4
7 Quercus phellos 8.8 1.2 290 2.75 4
7 Asimina triloba 8.5 6.1 340 4.5 4
7 Quercus phellos 6.3 7.1 360 3.75 4
7 Quercus nigra 8.8 8.5 380 4.5 4
7 Quercus nigra 1.2 6.9 250 2 4
7 Quercus phellos 1.7 5.1 240 1.75 4
7 Fraxinus pennsylvanica 3.6 8.2 340 2.75 4
8 Diospyros virginiana 4.3 1.5 165 0.25 4
8 Fraxinus 4.8 3.2 150 0.25 4
8 Diospyros virginiana 1.3 4.6 160 0.25 4
8 Cercis canadensis 7.3 0.4 40 4
8 Fraxinus americana 9.9 2.9 130 0.1 4
8 Betula nigra 7.3 2.8 110 4
8 Quercus nigra 5.1 5.0 195 0.25 4
8 Carpinus caroliniana 7.5 5.7 95 4
8 Cercis canadensis 9.8 6.0 50 4
8 Quercus phellos 7.4 6.2 280 1.5 4
8 Diospyros virginiana 7.2 7.6 225 1 4
8 Quercus phellos 8.4 8.7 190 0.5 4
8 Fraxinus americana 5.0 8.5 92 4
8 Diospyros virginiana 3.0 7.1 172 0.5 4
8 Quercus phellos 1.7 9.2 151 0.25 4

Table 6. Total Stems by Plot and Species
DMS Project Code 17.009.  Project Name: Major Hill
PnoLS P‐all T PnoLS P‐all T PnoLS P‐all T PnoLS P‐all T PnoLS P‐all T PnoLS P‐all T PnoLS P‐all T PnoLS P‐all T PnoLS P‐all T PnoLS P‐all T PnoLS P‐all T PnoLS P‐all T PnoLS P‐all T PnoLS P‐all T
Acer rubrum red maple Tree 23
Asimina triloba pawpaw Tree 111 111222222222333777
Betula nigra river birch Tree 111 111111333333333444666999
Carpinus caroliniana American hornbeam Tree 111333444 222 111111111111111111111101010141414555
Cercis canadensis eastern redbud Tree 2 2 2 222444333444555888141414
Cornus amomum silky dogwood Shrub 222111
Diospyros virginiana common persimmon Tree 112111111111111 444991088888109910999555
Fraxinus ash Tree 111111111111111111111
Fraxinus americana white ash Tree 333 111444555555555555555
Fraxinus pennsylvanica green ash Tree 2 2 16 111111 111 55195512558558444333
Liquidambar styraciflua sweetgum Tree 2
Liriodendron tulipifera tuliptree Tree 1 1 1 111111111111111555
Nyssa sylvatica blackgum Tree 111222222444101010
Platanus occidentalis American sycamore Tree 1 1 1 111222 444445445555778777
Quercus oak Tree 1 1 1 111111111222333232323
Quercus nigra water oak Tree 111444333333111121212121212121212121212202020101010
Quercus phellos willow oak Tree 222333 111555334141415151515131314121212161616181818
Quercus rubra northern red oak Tree 1
Unknown Shrub or Tree 666
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202.3 202.3 768.9 283.3 283.3 323.7 404.7 404.7 404.7 161.9 161.9 161.9 283.3 283.3 283.3 485.6 485.6 485.6 445.2 445.2 445.2 566.6 566.6 607 354.1 354.1 435 364.2 364.2 414.8 364.2 364.2 404.7 379.4 379.4 399.6 521 521 551.4 652.6 652.6 652.6
Color for Density
MY4 (2022)
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PnoLS = Planted excluding livestakes
P‐all = Planting including livestakes
T = All planted and natural recruits including livestakes
T includes natural recruits
Exceeds requirements by 10%
Exceeds requirements, but by less than 10%
Fails to meet requirements, by less than 10%
Fails to meet requirements by more than 10%
Scientific Name Common Name Species Type
Stem count
size (ares)
size (ACRES)
Species count
Stems per ACRE
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17.009‐01‐0008
Annual Means
MY5 (2023)MY3 (2021) MY2 (2020) MY1 (2019) MY0 (2019)
Current Plot Data (MY5 2023)
17.009‐01‐0003 17.009‐01‐0004 17.009‐01‐0005 17.009‐01‐000617.009‐01‐0001 17.009‐01‐0002 17.009‐01‐0007
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MY5 (2023) Riparian Buffer Monitoring Report (Project No. 100015) Appendix G: page 9
Major Hill Stream and Wetland Restoration Site Restoration Systems, LLC
Alamance County, North Carolina February 2024
Table 7. Temporary Vegetation Plot Data

Species 50m x 2m Temporary Plot (Bearing)
T-1 (10⁰) T-2 (345⁰)
Carpinus caroliniana 5
Diospyros virginiana 8
Fraxinus pennsylvanica 6
Platanus occidentalis 2 1
Quercus nigra 1
Quercus pagodas 3 1
Total Stems 16 11
Total Stems/Acre 648 445