20060939 Ver 1_Mitigation Plans_20060104

,. ,vvt
~' °~ ~~'~
~~~4
.~~•~,,.
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
o ` Pg,~,a~,..>, ,.
,- 4/psT~~~~gt(,,Y
Fi~B~~J~~
DEPART~~NT OF TRANSPORTATION
MICHAEL F. EASLEY
GOVERNOR
January 3, 2006
LYNDO TIPPETT
SECRETARY
Mr. Eric Alsmeyer - - -
Army Corps of Engineers
6508 Falls of the Neuse Rd., Suite 120
Raleigh, NC 27615-6814
SUBJECT: Stream Mitigation for the proposed widening of NC 98 (Holloway St)
from East of US 70 BYP to East of Junction Road in Durham County, Division 5, State
Project No. 8.1352401; T.I.P. No. U-4010.
Dear Mr. Alsmeyer:
NCDOT Office of Natural Environment has completed the delineation of "Waters of the United States," for
a stream and wetland for the above referenced widening project for the North Carolina Department of
Transportation (NCDOT). An unnamed tributary to Little Lick Creek, an intermittent stream, was located
on the project site and a wetland was located adjacent to and not within the project boundary. After
visiting the site with you on December 20, mitigation will not be required for the stream due to minimal
function capacity. The attached drawings: vicinity map, soil map, topological map, roadway plan sheet #4,
and wetland file drawing indicates the location of the stream and the wetland. Also, attached are the
wetland forms and stream forms. At your request, the Office of Natural Environment is providing you a
copy of this documentation for your file. If you have any questions, please contact Deanna Riffey (919)
715-1409.
Sincerely,
~~ ~ ~1
Philip Harris, III, PE.
Unit Head, Natural Environment Unit
cc: U-4010 project file
Ms. Nicole Thomson, Division of Water Quality
MAILING ADDRESS: TELEPHONE: [phone] LOCATION:
PROJECT DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS FAX: [phone]$ CAPITAL BLVD
1598 MAIL SERVICE CENTER PLB SUITE 168
fZALEICH NC 27699-1598 WEBSITE: WWW.11CClOt.Or~! RALEIGH, NC 27604

UFFICE USE UNI.I_ _ _ USA~:I: ~V1)~t
I 1
I~~~i
1. Applicant's Name
3. Date of Evaluation:
i 7 ~V (~ ;;
STREAM QUAi.:TY ASSESSMENT WORKSHEET
~C~~~
5. Name of Stream: _ ~ ~ ~ /~/~ ;~~~~~ ~~"''~,~
,.~
2. Evaluator's Name: ~~t`~ d r~yi~o~~l
4. Time of Evaluation:
6. River Basin: /.%-'~'.
7. Approximate Drainage Area: 8. Stream Order:.
9. Length of Reach Evaluated: ~0 ~~ 10. County: ~ u ~ L u w,
11. Location of reach under evaluation (include nearby roads and landmarks): ~~~-Gr f~M~ D~ 11.,~~~ % ~ .~' ~~,~a ~" 'a
,J % y' ~ ,
12. Site Coordinates (if known):-
13. Proposed Channel Work (if any):
14. Recent Weather Conditions: r ~Y~L~<L. /6h r~st7.~- '
15. Site conditions at time of visit: ~.-' .;
16. Identify any special waterway classifications known: -Section 10 -Tidal Waters -Essential Fisheries Habitat
-Trout Waters -Outstanding Resource Waters X Nutrient Sensitive Waters -Water Supply Watershed ~_(I v)
17. Is there a pond or lake located upstream of the evaluation point? YES NO If yes, estimate the water surface azea~
18. Does channel appeaz on USGS quad map? YES N~ 19. Does channel appeaz on USDA Soil Survey? YES ' NO
20. Estimated Watershed Land Use: _% Residential _% Commercial _% Industrial _% Agricultural
_% Forested _% Cleazed /Logged _% Other
21. Bankfull Width: - ~~ 22. Bank Height (from bed to top of bank):
23. Channel slope down center of stream: -Flat (0 to 2%) _Gentle (2 to 4%) -Moderate (4 to 10%) -Steep (> 10%)
24. Channel Sinuosity: Straight_Occasional Bends -Frequent Meander -Very Sinuous -Braided Channel
Instructions for completion of worksheet (located on page 2): Begin by determining the most appropriate ecoregion based on
location, terrain, vegetation, stream classification, enc. Every characteristic must be scored using the same ecoregion. Assign points to
each characteristic within the range shown for the ecoregion. Page 3 provides a brief description of how to review the characteristics
identified in the worksheet. Scores should reflect an overall assessment of the stream reach under evaluation. If a characteristic cannot
be evaluated due to site or weather conditions, enter 0 in the scoring box and provide an explanation in the comment section. Where
there are obvious changes in the character of a stream under review (e.g., the stream flows from a pasture into a forest), the stream may
be divided into smaller reaches that display more continuity, and a separate form used to evaluate each reach. The total score assigned
to a stream reach must range between 0 and 100, with a score of 100 representing a stream of the highest quality.
Total Score (from reverse): > ~ Comments:
Evaluator's Signature Date
This channel evaluation form is intended to be used only as a guide to assist landowners and environmental professionals in
gathering the data reyuired by the United States Army Corps of Engineers in order to make a preliminary assessment of
stream quality. The total score resulting from the completion of this form is subject to [)SAGE approval and dues nut imply a
particular mitigation ratio or requirement. Form subject to change -- versi<m 05/03. To ~;ommenl, please call 91~I-a7(,-SS44] r. 2(,.

STREAitii QUALITY ASSESSMENT WORI~;SHEET
" 1 hose charactenst~cs arc not assessed to coastal streams.

North Carolina Division of Water Quality -Stream Identification Form; Version 3.1
Date: , ~ % „ f'.?.
Evaluator: ' (~ '
1... ,
Total Points:
Stream is at least intermittent "l J
if ? 19 or perennial if z 30 G~
Project: ~ 1,' _ ~~/ v
Site: ~~~ ~r u~f L~~i~
~e,%~
County:
_. ,.ir~1tivii
Latitude: ~ ~~ ~? ~ ~ '' 1 /
9i . ~
Longitude: ~ ~ ~ "~ H'1~ t •
Other Spu~~~Cc~
e.g. Quad Name: 7~ ~ r
A. Geomor holo (Subtotal = I I .~
18. Continuous bed and bank Absent
p Weak
1 Moderate Strang
3
2. Sinuosity 0 2 3
3. In-channel structure: riffle-pool sequence 0 1 3
4. Soil texture or stream substrate sorting 0 ~~ 2 3
5. Active/relic floodplain l01 1 2 3
6. Depositional bars or benches l0~ 1 2 3
7. Braided channel ~ 1 2 3
8. Recent alluvial deposits ( 1 2 3
9a Natural levees i0i 1 2 3
10. Headcuts 0 1 2 ~ 3
11. Grade controls
' 0 0.5 1 ~(.5,'
12. Natural
valley or drainageway 0 0.5 1 1.5
13. Second or greater order channel on exlstino
~ USGS or NRCS map or other documented
evidence.
\I.... ......J. JIB-L-- ;--~
"No = 0 ,>
Yes = 3
•~•-.. .......... ........w u.v ..va .a+aa. . Gc VIJVUJJI VIIJ III IIIa11Ud1
R Hvrlrnlnnv lSnhtntal = i~. ~ l
14. Groundwaterflow/discharge 0~ 1 2 3
15. Water in channel and > 48 hrs since rain, or
Water in channel - d ~ or rowin season
er
1
2
3
16. Leaflitter 1.5 1 X0.5 0
17. Sediment on plants or debris i 0~ 0.5 1 1.5
18. Organic debris lines or piles (Wrack lines) 0 0. 1 1.5
19. Hydric soils (redoximorphic features) present? No = 0 ~'es = 1.5
C. Bioloav (Subtotal = ;~ 1
20 . Fibrous roots in channel 3 .. I 2 1 0
21 . Rooted plants in channel 3 ~ 2~ 1 0
~ 22. Crayfish 0 ~ 0.5 1 1 1.5
23. Bivalves ~0? 1 2 3
24. Fish ! 0' ~ 0.5 1 1.5
25. Amphibians 0 0.5 1 1.5
126, Mecrobenthos (note diversity and abundance) 0 ~ 0.5 1 1.5
127. Filamentous algae; periphyton 0~ I 1 2 3
28. Iron oxidizing bacteria/fungus.
2 -Wetland plants in streambed 0 0.5 1 1.5
FAC = 0.5; FACW = 0.75; OBi_ = 1.5 SAV = 2.0; Oth~L.O%
~•_~~~- -- -••- - • •~~~~ ~~ ~ •~~•- r~•,~~~ ~w ~~ uNmnu Nianw, Iltlll~ ~~ wcuses on one presence or aquatic or weuand plants.
Notes: (use back side of this form for additional notes.) Sketch:
,f..,. rr ` ~ ~ ..
~.
~:~

rV.
. ..

~~
~x
~~ ~ d
~~
0 0 °z ~+
°~ '~ ~
A ~ ~ c.l'I it ~I~ 11fi P ~~ly~i ~~l'~d
'k ' ~~! ~ a , ~4
1~ "I 1 X41.
0 ~ v ~
~ ,~
~", I ' ~I'6 ~ o0
-~~~ ~m
-_ o c~
mZ
II~~I n
~~ ~ ti
~w~ ..

v -~
0
-o

leh~Pr Inik' ~~•~
Fhh! ~ Z
,~ Ij o v
,Y_ m
n - _

Y
Y
1 ~
WsC
WsE
_ BYR
' 70
I
'~
'~
~~ Ur-'
n
`m
m
N
O ,c .:
~ O ``
00 ~
.r
.-i •
d
(n _
(Joins sheaf 181
~ -:'Y„-I- t' --ate Ur ._. _
~'"
~~ s
h ty ~
~~~
a
r
pC~, ~S y
W /
:rr
~"
;.Q }
J Q~ r
a.
.~
DURHAM ,'JUN TY. NORTH c;AR~
~7 t
r + ,~ r' .ti
'.r
:61 t.
".
~
.:. I
err" ' ,; , .
O "~j
I
.~"'7- s~-~ i 6
:"- .~ r . 7 ettr.
o ~ ~ yrwE'~~~ f A ~, CrC l ~
; -^-Ur ,...n.a ~, ~~

i ~ ~~ ~r
.+A~11~ ~
~w{tax '~~ ~ ~~~~~ r
,Nr ~
`4Y
~_,
w.
'~ ~
~ ~ i

r o
O ~ .
vr-. ... ~ .
r ~y
'
,..
-, . ~
~ ' ~' ~
r

j.
_

rJ
Y' Ur ~ , .
_ `
. t . •H, ~w -
r
~
`
•
Y
~, .a , ~• ~~~
, `f..
. ~~~ • ~
I ~y ~a
-
W~
~~
~46 ~
l ~
~. I'V. a' tiv 7.
'!_
~. Ae
_
.
_

.~-
~~-

:.,.
98
~

RNs y.
~_
.
~~~ ~
n ~4/ G

DATA FORM
ROUTINE WETLAND DETERMINATION
(1987 COE Wetlands Determination Manual)
Project /Site: 0-1010 Date: 1 t/04105
Applicant /Owner: NCDOT County: Durham
Investigator: Eric Adrignola State: NC

Do normal circumstances exist on the site? Yes X No Community ID:
Is the site significantly disturbed (Atypical situation)? Yes No X Transect ID:
Is the area a potential problem area? Yes No X Plot ID:
(explain on reverse if needed)
VEGETATION
Dominant Plant Scecies Stratum Indicator Dominant Plant Species Stratum Indicator
1. Juncus sp. H OBL 9.
2. Liguidambar stvracidlua C FAC+ 10.
3. Rubus sn. - H FAC 11.
4. Typha sn. H OBL 12. '
5. Salix ni~ra C OBL 13.
6. 14.
7. 15.
g, 16.
Percent of Dominant Species that are OBL, FACW, or FAC excluding FAC-). 100
Remarks:
HYDROLOGY
- Recorded Data (Describe In Remarks): Wetland Hydrology Indicators
Stream, Lake, or Tide Gauge
_ Aerial Photographs Primary Indicators: ,
Other x Inundated
_ x Saturated in Upper 12"
No Recorded Data Available _ water Marks
Drift Lines
Field Observations: _ Sediment Deposits
x Drainage Patterns in Wetlands
Depth of Surface Water: 0 (in.) Secondary Indicators:
Oxidized Roots Channels in Upper 12"
Depth to Free Water in Pit: 0 (in.) _Water-Stained Leaves
Local Soil Survey Data
Depth to Saturated Soil: 0 (in.) X FAC-Neutral Test
_ Other (Explain in Remarks)
Remarks:

SOILS
Map Unit Name
(Series and Phase): ~VsC White Store s andy loam
Drainage Class: moderately to poorly drained
Taxonomy (Subgroup): Vertic Hapludalfs Confirm Mapped Type? Yes C No
Profile Description:
Depth Matrix Colors Mottle Colors Mottle Texture, Concretions,
(inches) Horizon (Munsell Moist) (Munsell Moist) AbundancelContrast Structure, etc.
0-13 A 2.SY~/2 10.5YR 6/4 few Road till, sandy clay
Hydric Soil Indicators:
Histosol Concretions
Histic Epipedon _ High Organic Content in Surface Layer in Sandy Soils
Sulfidic Odor Organic Streaking in Sandy Soils
Aquic Moisture Regime Listed On Local Hydric Soils List
_ Reducing Conditions Listed on National Hydric Soils List
x Gleyed or Low-Chroma Colors _ Other (Explain in Remarks)
Remarks:
12"-13" soil is starting to become gleyed
WETLAND DETERMINATION
Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes x No
Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes x No
Hydric Soils Present? Yes x No
Is the Sampling Point ,
Within a Wetland? Yes x No
Remarks:

DATA FORM
ROUTINE WETLAND DETERMINATION
(1987 COE Wetlands Determination Manual)
Project /Site: U-1010 Date: 1 till.~,0:
Applicant I Owner: NCDOT County: Durham
Investigator: Eric Adri~nola State: NC

Do normal circumstances exist on the site? Yes No Community ID:
Is the site significantly disturbed (Atypical situation)? Yes No X Transect ID:
Is the area a potential problem area? Yes No X Plot ID:
(explain on reverse if needed)
VEGETATION
Dominant Plant Species Stratum Indicator Dominant Plant Species Stratum Indicator
1. Ulmus sp. C FAC 9.
2. Liquidambar stvracidlua C FAC+ 10.
3. Rubus sp. H FAC 11.
4. 12.
5. 13.
6. 14.
7. 15.
8. 16.
Percent of Dominant Species that are OBL, FACW, or FAC excluding FAC-). 100
Remarks:
HYDROLOGY
Recorded Data (Describe In Remarks): Wetland Hydrology Indicators
Stream, Lake, or Tide Gauge
Aerial Photographs Primary Indicator:
_ Other Inundated
Saturated in Upper 12"
No Recorded Data Available Water Marks
Drift Lines
Field Observations: Sediment Deposits
Drainage Patterns in Wetlands
Depth of Surface Water: NA (in.) Secondary Indicators:
Oxidized Roots Channels in Upper 12"
Depth to Free Water in Pit: NA (in.) Water-Stained Leaves
Local Soil Survey Data
Depth to Saturated Soil: NA (in.) x FAC-Neutral Test
Other (Explain in Remarks)
Remarks:

SOILS
Map Unit Name
(Series and Phase): WsC White St~~re s andv l~run
Drainage Class: moderately to poorly drained
Taxonomy (Subgroup): Vertic Haoludalfs Confirm Mapped Type? Yes r No_
Profile Description:
Depth Matrix Colors Mottle Colors Mottle Texture, Concretions,
(inches) Horizon (Munsell Moist) (Munsell Moist) AbundancelContrast Structure, etc.
0-13 A lOYR 5/3 NA NA Road fill, sandv clay
Hydric Soil Indicators:
Histosol _ Concretions
_ Histic Epipedon High Organic Content in Surface Layer in Sandy Soils
_ Sulfidic Odor Organic Streaking in Sandy Soils
Aquic Moisture Regime Listed On Local Hydric Soils List
_ Reducing Conditions Listed on National Hydric Soils List
_ Gleyed or Low-Chroma Colors Other (Explain in Remarks)
Remarks:
WETLAND DETERMINATION
Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes
Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes
Hydric Soils Present? Yes
No X -Is the Sampling Point
No X Within a Wetland? Yes No x
No X
Remarks:

-ns~-:oos ~3:as
,,oep~,~~~PFi~ii oio.o~.P,n -
N
n f4 ~ 6
,~~, ~.
o ~y ~= g~6
~~~
~~s~~~~~~~~
`a ., C
~~~~~~~~~~T~ ~1
n~~"~~ N~~ ~~ i
o ~
~~
Z
or
~~.~
1 ~ ~+- o
~g O OC i
°~~ ~° ~ ~
RRb o
J y
~~~ / ~
o, N v
\-__.._
W
s
o

_
~
r
~
~ 0
$
~
~
/ O
~ ~
°
~ ~'~~
$
`
,f ~
~

i" P
~ ~ ~~y
Z ~
S 3
n
~ ~.•
> wh ~-
~~ ~ Yew
0
} ~~
-n- ~ ~b noora m
wb ;~;
YIY OIP
I:
#I~ //
>Lg~
Wp.by~N
1~
9~5
3CC~p'~L
gr
a .~
o~
~~~ ~~
r
C
i
~ ~ ~,,~ ~
- --~-~~ 3i2 9' (UV 2 ~
~--- ~
'i~
I~
I ~ ~
-- ~_~i2 G2.62N
Q~
8SOA
~~~~~
~Ra~
N
~~uG~1{
N
/ ~ _---
~27rF
~L1 /~.
-- --_
-__ __
n I
*
~
r~
~1
~ $
NI~~
~ p ~ ~
^
_
~~
L
\
Q~~
~sX t
~~~
~~
o•ao•ja•w ~),q•
°x•90' sza~o•s2•r
~8~e ~ ---=•~co~.ozs
-oo'soz-"""-
o
l6iK li
a R
L liK • ~_ ~
1K IV/
L1 to ~ 2 ~ -.• N
7
v a ~ ~ ~~ O~y$ g~~~
a a ~ .. _~ ~~°.
' _ o~ ~ 3
e ~ a ~ _~ ~~g $~~
L O n H ALn y

r S
L
!r ~ w ~

d , is o ~--
4
~ ~
~
x
L ~ g
_ 1
_- ~~

a
Z
~ 0
„ 0
„
ti ~~ \\
~ LIfK11L N/
W
N
'
w
~

T
N r

~
i~
a
r
P m
N y
~ PI
,,°o

° R ~~
A
o ~' ~
~ I
o
y I
~~
r
~r
~ R~
~~