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Neu -Con Stream and Wetland Umbrella Mitigation Bank
Meadow Spring Site
INSTRUMENT MODIFICATION
Neuse River Basin
HUC 03020201
Prepared by: Resource Environmental Solutions, LLC
Bank Sponsor: EBX-Neuse I, LLC
302 Jefferson Street, Suite 110
Raleigh, NC 27605
919-209-1056
fires
May 2016

Table of Contents
IINTRODUCTION.....................................................................................................................1
1.1 Project Description........................................................................................................................1
1.2 Project Location............................................................................................................................1
1.3 Service Area..................................................................................................................................1
1.4 Identified Watershed Needs..........................................................................................................1
1.5 Purpose and Objectives.................................................................................................................2
1.6 Technical Feasibility.....................................................................................................................2
1.7 Site Ownership..............................................................................................................................2
2 QUALIFICATIONS..................................................................................................................3
2.1 Bank Sponsor................................................................................................................................3
2.2 Bank Sponsor Qualifications........................................................................................................
3
2.3 Consultant.....................................................................................................................................
4
2.4 Consultant Qualifications..............................................................................................................4
3 EXISTING CONDITIONS........................................................................................................4
3.1 Existing Jurisdictional Waters of the U.S.....................................................................................
4
3.2 Soil Survey....................................................................................................................................5
3.2.1 General Soil Characteristics.................................................................................................
5
3.2.2 Site Mapped Soil Series.........................................................................................................
5
3.3 Endangered/Threatened Species...................................................................................................
5
3.4 Vegetation and Wildlife................................................................................................................6
3.5 Cultural Resources........................................................................................................................
6
3.6 Constraints....................................................................................................................................
6
4 PROPOSED BANK CONDITIONS..........................................................................................7
4.1 Conceptual Mitigation Plan..........................................................................................................
7
4.1.1 Project Development.............................................................................................................
8
4.1.2 Stream Restoration and Enhancement..................................................................................
9
4.1.3 Monitoring..........................................................................................................................
23
5 BANK ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATION.....................................................................24
5.1 Establishment and Operation of the Bank...................................................................................
24
5.2 Proposed Credit Release Schedule..............................................................................................
24
5.2.1 Initial Allocation of Released Credits.................................................................................
26
5.2.2 Subsequent Credit Releases................................................................................................
27
5.3 Financial Assurances..................................................................................................................
27
5.4 Proposed Ownership and Long -Term Management...................................................................
27
5.5 Assurance of Water Rights.........................................................................................................
27
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List of Figures
Figure 1. Project Vicinity Map
Figure 2. USGS Topographic Map
Figure 3. Historical Aerial Photography
Figure 4. Soils Map
Figure 5. NWI Wetlands Map
Figure 6. Constraints Map
Figure 7. Conceptual Design Plan
Appendix — Landowner Authorization Form
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I INTRODUCTION
1.1 Project Description
The Meadow Spring Mitigation Site (the "Site") is located three miles north of Smithfield and contains
three parcels totaling 246 -acres in Johnston County, NC. The Site will involve the restoration and
enhancement of streams and wetland along an unnamed tributary to the Neuse River. The Site was
identified by EBX-Neuse I, LLC as having potential to help meet the compensatory mitigation
requirements for stream and wetland impacts in hydrologic unit 03020201 of the Neuse River Basin.
The conceptual design presents 8,500 linear feet of stream mitigation generating 7,706 Stream Mitigation
Units (SMU) and 20.23 acres of wetland mitigation generating 6.61 riparian Wetland Mitigation Units
(WMU). In addition to the stream restoration, the Site is proposing to provide nutrient offset mitigation
and riparian buffer mitigation through the NC Division of Water Resources (DWR) Neuse Riparian
Buffer Mitigation program. The buffer and nutrient offset mitigation will be developed through a separate
banking instrument.
1.2 Project Location
The Meadow Spring Site is located in Johnston County approximately three miles north of Smithfield,
NC (Figure 1). The GPS coordinates of the site are 35.546512°N and -78.335366 °W. To access the Site
head East on NC 70 from the Town of Wilson Mills and turn right onto Wilson Mills Road and head
south for approximately 1.5 miles.
1.3 Service Area
The Site will provide mitigation credits to offset unavoidable impacts to stream and wetland resources
within the Upper Neuse subbasin (8 -digit USGS HUC 03020201).
The Site is located within the Neuse River Basin (8 -digit USGS HUC 03020201, 14 -digit USGS
03020201100050). This proposed Site will result in significant ecological improvements including water
quality improvement, habitat restoration and a decrease in non -point source pollution from stormwater
and agricultural practices. The Site is located in the Meadow Spring Creek Watershed, a Targeted Local
Watershed (TLW). The Site supports many of the Neuse River Basin Restoration Priorities Plan (RBRP)
and Neuse Regional Watershed Plan (RWP) goals.
All waters in the Neuse River basin are Impaired on an evaluated basis in the Fish Consumption category
for mercury contamination. This is based on fish consumption advice from the NC Department of Health
and Human Services (NC DHHS). Downstream in the Neuse River, low dissolved oxygen levels are
present.
1.4 Identified Watershed Needs
The North Carolina Division of Mitigation Services (DMS) develops River Basin Restoration Priorities
(RBRP) to guide its restoration activities within each of the state's 54 cataloging units. The 2010 Neuse
River Basin RBRP identified several restoration needs for the entire Neuse River Basin, as well as for
HUC 03020201, specifically. Goals include promoting nutrient and sediment reduction in agricultural
areas by restoring and preserving streams, wetlands, and riparian buffers.
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The proposed Site is designed to help meet these goals. The project will address stressors identified in the
watershed through nutrient removal, sediment removal, runoff filtration, and improved aquatic and
terrestrial habitat. These project goals will be achieved through stream enhancement and restoration.
1.5 Purpose and Objectives
The purpose of the proposed Site is to generate compensatory mitigation credits for inclusion in the Neu -
Con Umbrella Mitigation Bank in hydrologic unit 03020201 of the Neuse River Basin.
The project goals address stressors identified in the watershed, and include the following:
• Nutrient removal,
• Sediment removal,
• Invasive species removal,
• Filtration of runoff,
• Wildlife corridor enhancement and preservation, and
• Improved aquatic and terrestrial habitat.
The project goals will be addressed through the following project objectives:
• Elimination and control of exotic invasive species,
• Restoration of riparian forested stream buffers
• Stabilization of eroding stream banks due to lack of vegetation and livestock hoof shear,
• Addition of large woody debris such as log vanes, log weirs, and root wads, and
• Restoration of appropriate pattern, dimension, and profile in stream channels.
The proposed Site will provide numerous ecological and water quality benefits within the Neuse River
Basin. These benefits are not limited to the project area, but have more far-reaching effects throughout the
Neuse River. The Site will provide improvements to water quality, hydrologic function, and habitat.
1.6 Technical Feasibility
The technical feasibility of the bank is assured due to EBX-Neuse I, LLC's extensive experience with
stream and wetland restoration and enhancement in North Carolina and throughout the Southeast.
Examples of EBX-Neuse I, LLC's success with stream restoration and enhancement include Neu -Con
Umbrella Mitigation Bank sites: the Gregory, Nahunta, and Cox II Sites. The absence of fatal flaws such
as hydrologic trespass, and the absence of threatened and endangered species and their habitats mean the
project is unlikely to be impeded by resource issues, or by objections from landowners.
1.7 Site Ownership
The land required for the construction, management, and stewardship of this mitigation project includes
portions of the parcels listed in Table 1.
Table 1.
Landowner
Pin
County
Deed Book and
Parcel
Protected
Page Number
Acreage
Acreage
Stephenson
1997 Family
169500-74-6294
Johnston
01732-0151
246.34
78.5
Limited
Partnership
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2 QUALIFICATIONS
2.1 Bank Sponsor
The Meadow Spring Mitigation Site shall be established under the terms and conditions of the Neu -Con
Umbrella Mitigation Bank made and entered into by EBX Neuse I, LLC, acting as the Bank Sponsor.
Company Name:
EBX-Neuse I, LLC
Company Address:
302 Jefferson Street, Suite 110, Raleigh, NC 27605
Contact Name:
Daniel Ingram
Telephone:
[phone]
Email:
[e-mail]
2.2 Bank Sponsor Qualifications
Resource Environmental Solutions, LLC (RES) was founded in February 2007 and grew organically from
its roots restoring Louisiana wetlands to deliver mitigation solutions across Louisiana, Texas,
Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina. In December 2014,
RES acquired industry pioneer Environmental Banc & Exchange, LLC (EBX) and EBX-Neuse I, LLC (a
partnership), expanding the RES knowledge base and geographic and technical delivery capabilities.
RES develops and supplies ecological offsets to help public and private sector clients obtain required
permits for unavoidable, project -related impacts to wetlands, streams, and habitats. RES helps clients
proactively manage risk from operations in environmentally sensitive areas by providing proactive impact
analyses, streamlining permitting processes, and limiting liability and regulatory exposure.
• RES is the premier provider of ecological offset solutions in the US
• RES founded in 2007 / EBX founded in 1997
• 110 mitigation sites permitted/in process
• Conservation easements protecting roughly 400 sites
• 32,000 restored wetland acres
• 4,000 acres of custom mitigation solutions
• 155 miles of stream restoration
• Reduced over 240 tons of nutrients
• Rehabilitated and preserved over 3,700 acres of endangered species habitats
In North Carolina, RES and its affiliated companies have won over $70 million in mitigation contracts
with North Carolina state agencies. With a regional office in Raleigh staffed with full-time professionals,
RES has the ability to carry out existing projects, as well as secure and carry out new projects and banks
in the State. A few representative projects implemented by RES are presented below.
Neu -Con Umbrella Mitigation Bank (North Carolina): One of the first approved wetland and
stream banks in North Carolina. The service area of the Bank is the entire Neuse River Basin. The
Bank was established in April 2001. Initial contract: 22,964 linear feet of stream mitigation units
(SMU) sold to North Carolina DOT based on credits produced from 3 stream restoration sites
(initiated November 2000; sold all credits in November 2000; design initiated December 2001;
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construction completed on all sites Spring 2005; monitoring completed on all sites in Fall 2009).
Additional sites added starting in 2008.
Chesapeake Wetland Mitigation Bank (City of Chesapeake, Virginia): 545 -acre wetland mitigation
bank in the Lower James Watershed in Virginia. The service territory of the Bank includes HUCs
02080206 and 02080208. The Bank was established in July 2009. The remainder of the 1,156 -acre
property will be sold to the Great Dismal Wildlife Refuge (MBI finalized Spring 2009; construction
completed Spring 2011; in the monitoring phase).
Conoconnara Swamp Site (Halifax County, North Carolina): 87.0 WMU of wetland restoration
and 5,050 SMU of stream restoration (initiated July 2005; construction completed Spring 2007;
monitoring completed Fall 2011).
2.3 Consultant
The Designer for the Site will be W.K. Dickson & Co., Inc (WK Dickson).
Company Name: W.K. Dickson & Co., Inc.
Company Address: 720 Corporate Center Drive, Raleigh, NC 27607
Contact Name: Scott Sigmon
Telephone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
2.4 Consultant Qualifications
For more than eighty years, WK Dickson has been providing engineering and consulting services
throughout the southeastem United States. WK Dickson is an innovative, diversified organization of 108
professionals serving the total planning and design needs of their clients. WK Dickson has built a
reputation of superior client satisfaction, technical competence, innovation, and integrity.
WK Dickson has over ten years of experience with regional stream and wetland mitigation programs.
They have participated in a variety of projects related to stream and wetland assessments and mitigation.
WK Dickson also has project experience with NC buffer rules, buffer mitigation, and nutrient uptake
mitigation. In total, WK Dickson has completed over 16 stream and wetland mitigation projects in North
Carolina, and is currently implementing and designing mitigation projects in North Carolina, South
Carolina, and Virginia.
3 EXISTING CONDITIONS
3.1 Existing Jurisdictional Waters of the U.S.
Detailed wetland delineation has not been performed. The Site will be delineated and approved by the
USACE during the decision phase of the project. The stream channels were classified using North
Carolina Division of Water Resources methodology.
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3.2 Soil Survey
3.2.1 General Soil Characteristics
The Site is located in the Rolling Coastal Plains Physiographic Province. Existing soil information from
the Natural Resource Conservation Service (MRCS) shows the property is located within the Wehadkee-
Bibb-Chewacla soil association. This association is on nearly level well drained to poorly drained soils
that are subject to flooding typically in flood plains and stream terraces. This soil association is located
along major streams and creeks throughout Johnston County. The largest mapped area of this soils
association is along the Neuse River south of Smithfield.
3.2.2 Site Mapped Soil Series
Site soils are mapped by the NRCS as Altavista, Augusta, Bibb, Goldsboro, Norfolk, Rains, Roanoke, and
Wagram on the low lying depressions and floodplains at the project Site (Figure 4). Augusta, Bibb,
Goldsboro Rains and Roanoke soils are generally poorly drained sandy loam to loamy soils and range
from 0 to 2 percent slopes. Altavista and Wagram are fine sandy loam and loamy sand well -drained soils
typically located on slopes ranging from 0 to 6 percent. Altavista, Augusta, Bibb, Goldsboro, Rains, and
Roanoke soils are listed on the NRCS hydric soil list as hydric or having hydric inclusions.
The surrounding upland soils are mapped as Marlboro -Cecil complex, Norfolk and Wagram. Norfolk and
Wagram soils are well drained and have moderate permeability. Norfolk and Wagram are found on slopes
ranging from 0 to 6 percent. Marlboro -Cecil complex is sandy loam soil made up of Marlboro and Cecil
soils. This soil type is well -drained and typically located on slopes ranging from 2 to 8 percent.
3.3 Endangered/Threatened Species
Plants and animals with a federal classification of endangered or threatened are protected under
provisions of Sections 7 and 9 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended. The US Fish and
Wildlife Service (USFWS) database (accessed 11 May 2016) lists four endangered species for Johnston
County, North Carolina: Red -cockaded woodpecker (Picoides borealis), Tar River spinymussel (Elliptio
steinstansana), Dwarf wedgemussel (Alasmidonta heterodon) and Michaux's sumac (Rhus michauxii).
No protected species or potential habitat for protected species was observed during preliminary site
evaluations (Table 2). The Bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) is protected under the Bald and Golden
Eagle Protection Act (BGPA) and prohibits take of bald and golden eagles. No protected species or
potential habitat for protected species was observed during preliminary site evaluations.
In addition to the USFWS database, the NC Natural Heritage Program (NHP) GIS database was consulted
to determine whether previously cataloged occurrences of protected species are mapped within one mile
of the project Site. Results from NHP indicated that there are four known occurrences within a one -mile
radius of the project area. The NHP database shows an occurrence of Kidney Sedge (Carex reniformis)
historically mapped in 1949. Also within the Neuse River the database has documented occurrences of the
Triangle floater (Alasmidonta undulata), Eastern lampmussel (Lampsilis radiate), and Roanoke slabshell
(Elliptio roanokensis) which were mapped in 2005 and 2010. Based on initial site investigations, no
impacts to federally protected species are anticipated as a result of the proposed project. The
environmental screening phase of the project will include USFWS coordination to confirm these findings.
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Table 2. Federally Protected Species in Johnston County
Common Name
Scientific name
Federal
Status
Habitat
Present
Record
Status
Vertebrate:
Bald eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
BGPA No
Current
Red -cockaded woodpecker
Picoides borealis
E No
Invertebrate:
Tar River spinymussel
Elli do steinstansana
E
No
Current
Dwarf wedgemussel
Alasmidonta heterodon
E
No
Current
Vascular Plant:
Michaux's Sumac Rhus Michauxii E No Current
E = Endangered; BGPA = Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act
3.4 Vegetation and Wildlife
Current land use around the Site is primarily pasture, forest, and row crop. There are low-density
residential lots, maintained vegetation, and two-lane roads also present in the immediate project vicinity.
Forested riparian areas have been intermittently cattle -grazed or logged over time. As a result, the mid -
story and understory strata are highly variable. These areas most closely resemble a disturbed Coastal
Plain small stream swamp and are dominated by hardwoods and loblolly pine (Pinus taeda). Canopy
species include loblolly pine, blackgum (Nyssa sylvatica), red maple (Acer rubrum), sweetgum
(Liquidambar styraciflua), and willow oak (Quercus phellos). Sub -canopy species include Chinese privet
(Ligustrum sinense), greenbriar (Smilax sp.), muscadine (Vitus rotundifolia), and spicebush (Lindera
benzoin).
Some exotics were noted, including Chinese privet, Nepalese browntop (Microstegium vimineum), and
Japanese honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica). Chinese privet is widespread and locally dense.
National Wetland Inventory (NWI) mapping depicts some wetlands in the project area (Figure 5). All
potential wetland areas in the project corridor will be delineated during the mitigation plan phase of the
project.
The Meadow Spring Site also includes approximately 1,700 linear feet of uncredited easement along the
Neuse River. This area includes a relatively undisturbed levee forest natural community.
3.5 Cultural Resources
A review of North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) GIS Web Service (accessed 11
May 2016) database revealed two state listed historic or archeological resources in the proposed project
vicinity. The two historic state listed sites are JT1017-Robert Napoleon Youngblood House and JT0880-
Nathaniel Mitchiner House both of which were listed in 1982. No impacts are anticipated from project
activities to the state historic listed sites. The environmental screening phase of the project will include
SHPO coordination to confirm these findings.
3.6 Constraints
Few potential constraints are present or proposed on the Site. A single crossing is proposed for landowner
access in an easement break. The crossing will remain a ford crossing but be improved. The Site is
located within five miles of Johnston County Airport; a General Aviation airport. The Site is not located
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on the extended runway centerline (approach) and will not interfere with any airspace exclusion zones.
RES will coordinate with Johnston County Airport Authority to ensure potential conflicts are eliminated
or minimized. A powerline easement is located approximately mid -way on the primary project reach.
RES will coordinate with pipeline representatives and regulatory staff to determine the appropriate
actions to minimize impacts to the mitigation project. The Meadow Spring mitigation reach is not a
FEMA regulated floodway. However, the lower portion of the project area is located on the Neuse River
floodplain (Figure 6). RES and the WK Dickson Project Engineer will coordinate with the Johnston
County Floodplain Administrator to determine the appropriate level of study. If required, RES will
conduct a FEMA flood study to either obtain a No -Rise Certification or CLOMR/LOMR. Construction
access is slightly constrained in some areas by existing mature hardwood vegetation. A tree survey will be
conducted to design the mitigation measures and access to minimize impacts to specimen trees.
4 PROPOSED BANK CONDITIONS
4.1 Conceptual Mitigation Plan
The Meadow Spring Site presents the opportunity to provide up to 7,706 stream mitigation units and 6.61
riparian wetland units. These will be derived from Restoration, Enhancement Level I, and Enhancement
Level II. Table 3 and Table 4 detail the mitigation types and SMU/WMUSs generated. The proposed
conceptual design plan is shown in Figure 7.
This Site proposes to utilize the non-standard buffer width credit adjustment guidance for Piedmont and
Coastal Plain streams. This guidance allows for stream credit yields to be adjusted +7 percent for buffers
75 to 100 feet wide to +20 percent for buffers over 150 feet wide. The buffer adjustment for each bank is
averaged and to determine the final adjustment for that reach. The increased stream credit yield precludes
the use of the additional buffer area for riparian buffer mitigation.
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Table 3. Proposed Stream Mitigation Summary
Reach
ID
Stream
Classification
Mitigation Type
Linear Feet
Ratio
Buffer
Multiplier
SMUs
Sl
Intermittent
Enhancement I
144
1.5 to 1
1.12
107
S2
Perennial
Restoration
1,334
1 to 1
1.12
1494
S3
Perennial
Restoration
182
1 to 1
1.00
182
S4
Intermittent
Enhancement I
275
1.5 to 1
1.12
205
S5
Perennial
Restoration
304
1 to 1
1.12
340
S6
Perennial
Restoration
1982
1 to 1
1.16
2,299
S7
Perennial
Enhancement I
1285
1.5 to 1
1.12
960
S8
Intermittent
Buffer
Enhancement
157
5 to 1
1.12
35
S9
Perennial
Enhancement II
683
2.5 to 1
1.12
306
S10
Perennial
Enhancement I
318
1.5 to 1
1.10
232
Sll
Perennial
Restoration
1,143
1 to 1
1.10
1,252
S12
Perennial
Enhancement II
693
2.5 to 1
1.06
294
8,500
Total
SMUs
7,706
Table 4. Proposed Wetland Mitigation Summary
Mitigation Type
Acres
Ratio
WMUs
Enhancement High
3.86
2 to 1
1.93
Enhancement Low
10.29
3 to 1
3.43
Preservation
6.08
5 to 1
1.25
20.23
Total WMUs
6.61
4.1.1 Project Development
Proposed mitigation for the Site involves Restoration, Enhancement Level I, Enhancement Level II, and
Buffer Enhancement/Stream Preservation. The stream system is situated on an unnamed tributary to the
Neuse River. Current stream conditions along the proposed restoration reaches demonstrate significant
habitat degradation as a result of impacts from livestock, forestry activities, ditching, and historic land
uses.
The proposed mitigation approach is based on preliminary data collected, functional considerations, and
generally accepted practices in North Carolina. Over 15 cross sections were measured across the Site to
assess the stability of the stream bed and banks. Photographs were taken at all cross sections and at
selected locations throughout the Site to record general site conditions, including vegetation, stability, and
water quality issues.
Restoration reaches will typically include a meandering single -thread stream pattern constructed to mimic
the natural planform of a low -gradient, sand/gravel bed channel. Proposed sinuosity will depend on local
reference reach conditions and hydrologic and hydraulic modeling. As a result of the restoration of
planform and dimension, periodic flooding and restored riparian buffer will provide the appropriate
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hydrology and sediment transport throughout this watershed (mitigation ratio 1:1). Removal of one small
agricultural pond is also included in the project. The restoration approach in the pond bottom will be
passive with a natural channel being allowed to form and stabilization provided as needed.
Enhancement Level I will include adjustments to the cross-sectional area of the existing channel and
floodplain; as well as installation of wood and rock structures to adjust and enhance bedform (mitigation
ratio 1.5:1). Enhancement Level 11 treatments include livestock exclusion and bank stabilization
(mitigation ratio 2.5:1). Buffer Enhancement/Stream Preservation allows high quality aquatic habitat to be
protected and enhanced through invasive species treatments and supplemental plantings in the riparian
buffer (mitigation ratio 5:1). An additional 1,700 linear feet of uncredited buffer along the Neuse River is
included in the proposed easement. Invasive species treatment will occur throughout the easement area as
needed.
4.1.2 Stream Restoration and Enhancement
Stream restoration efforts will be accomplished through analyses of geomorphic conditions and watershed
characteristics. The design approach will apply a combination of analytical and reference reach based
design methods that meet objectives commensurate with both ecological and geomorphic improvements.
Proposed treatment activities may range from minor bank grading and planting to re-establishing stable
planform and hydraulic geometry. For reaches requiring full restoration or extensive enhancement, natural
design concepts will be applied and verified through rigorous engineering analyses and modeling. The
objective of this approach is to design a geomorphically stable channel that provides habitat
improvements and ties into the existing landscape.
The Meadow Spring Site design approach will begin with a thorough study of existing conditions,
including the on-site streams and ditches, valleys, and watershed. Design parameters, including active
channel, habitat and floodplain features will be developed from analysis of suitable reference streams.
Analytical design techniques will be an important element of the project, and will be used to determine
the design discharge and to verify the design as a whole
Engineering analysis will be performed using various hydrologic and hydraulic models to verify the
reference reach -based design. A combination of methods, including HEC -HMS, Hydraflow Hydrographs,
and flood frequency analysis, will be used to calculate flows received by the channel for bankfull and
other significant storm events. A HEC -RAS model will then be used to simulate water surface elevations
of flows generated by the hydrologic analysis. The development of the HEC models is an important
component to the design; therefore, model input parameters are field verified when possible. Through this
hydrologic analysis, the design discharge (typically referenced as bankfull or dominant discharge) will be
determined. The subsequent design will be based on this calculated discharge. Design parameters
developed through the analyses of reference reach data and hydrologic and hydraulic modeling will be
confirmed using the Stable Channel Design function and/or the Sediment Transport Analysis components
within HEC -RAS.
Engineering analyses are performed concurrently with geomorphic and habitat studies. While stream
design will be verified by simulations of hydrology and fluvial processes, analogs of desirable habitat
features will be derived from reference sites and integrated into the project design. Both in -stream and
riparian habitat features will be designed. In -stream structures such as root wads, log structures, and cross
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weirs will be used throughout the project to act as grade control and for bank stabilization by dissipating
and redirecting the stream's energy. Bank stability may be further enhanced through the installation of
brush mattresses and cuttings bundles consisting of species such as black willow (Salix nigra) and silky
dogwood (Cornus amomum).
In -stream habitat is highly dependent on available cover and organic material. A quantitative habitat
assessment method will be used to measure type, location, and quantity of habitat in the reference
streams. During design, the habitat assessment results will be scaled appropriately to the design
parameters such that the quantity and placement of the habitat features along the restored channel will
mimic reference conditions. This process provides a natural channel design that addresses aquatic
function improvements in addition to stability.
Stream banks will be stabilized using a combination of grading, erosion control matting, plantings, native
material revetment techniques (i.e., bioengineering), and structure placement. The stream and adjacent
riparian areas will be protected by a minimum 50 -foot permanent conservation easement which will be
fenced to exclude livestock as needed. In most areas the riparian buffer width will exceed 100 feet on
each bank.
The individual Reach Worksheets provide detailed information for each reach and rationale for proposed
interventions.
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Project Name:
Meadow Springs Mitigation Type: Enhancement I
Reach Length: 144
Reach ID:
S1 Mitigation Ratio: 1.5: 1
Buffer Multiplier: 1.12
SMU Yield: 107
Reach Data
Hydrology:
Intermittent Bank Height: 1.5 ft.
Channel Class. Score: 23.5
Drainage Area:
33.4 Ac. Channel Width: 5.0 ft
Channel Habitat Score: 45
Measured XS Area:
5.3 ft' Bank Angle: 600
LB Buffer Width: 0-15
Regional Curve XS Area:
2.1 ft' Bed Material: Sand
RB Buffer Width: 0-15
Watershed Conditions
Impairments
IW Sediment
Wo Nutrients l;_7 Riparian Buffer
IV— Biological
Hydrological Function
FV_ Stability (0 Instream Habitat
FV Terrestrial Habitat
Conservation Areas:
No
Notes:
Notes: Kidney Sedge (Carex reniformis) historically mapped 0.6 miles away (NHP 1949) (^'400 ft
upstream of Neuse River (Alasmidonta undulata, Triangle Floater) & (Lampsilis radiata, Eastern
Lampmussel) NHP 2005) (^'400 ft upstream of Neuse River (Elliptio roanokensis, Roanoke Slabshell NHP
Rare Species:
No
2010)
Water Supply:
Yes
LWP Area: Yes
RWP Area: Yes
Reach Conditions
Percent Active Bank Erosion: 30-70 1 Percent Channel Incision: <30
On -Site Water Quality/Habitat Stressors
h/ Livestock
[% Stormwater P—i CAFO
to Maintained Vegetation
1— Tiles/Ditches
FV Row Crops WO Impervious Surfaces
IV Invasive Species
Channelization
jW Impoundment t% Debris/Trash
I— Aquatic Passage
Land Use Impacts Functional Condition
Constraints
Nutrient:
High Hydrologic] Moderate
FEMA Floodplain: No
Sediment:
High Geomorphic:l Geomorphic:Moderate
Utilities: No
Stormwater:
Moderate Physiochemical] Moderate
Crossings: No
Habitat: Low
Wetlands: No
Design Notes: Reach S1, an intermittent channel, flows in a southeasterly direction through an agricultural field. The stream has been
channelized and actively maintained,
lacks bedform features, and is oversized. The riparian buffer is
in poor condition and consists of scrubby
vegetation with widths averaging
10 to 15 feet.
Enhancement activities will include regrading the channel by widening the banks and raising the bed
such that cut and fill will be balanced. In -
stream structures, such as brush
beds will be installed to increase organic matter in the system, while also providing stability and reductions in
sediment loads. The riparian
buffers will be planted with native vegetation that will filter runoff from adjacent cultivated areas. An agricultural
BMP will be installed at the upper end of the reach to provide nutrient/sediment control and flow attenuation from the adjacent agricultural
fields.
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Project Name: Meadow Springs Mitigation Type: Restoration Reach Length: 1,334
Reach ID: S2 Mitigation Ratio: 1.0: 1 Buffer Multiplier: 1.12
SMU Yield: 1,494
Reach Data
Hydrology: Perennial Bank Height: 2.7 ft. Channel Class. Score: 31.5
Drainage Area: 51.5 Ac. Channel Width: 6.0 ft Channel Habitat Score: 41
Measured XS Area: 12.4 ft2 Bank Angle: 600 LB Buffer Width: 15-30
Regional Curve XS Area: 2.8 ft2 Bed Material: Sand/Gravel RB Buffer Width: 15-30
Watershed Conditions
Impairments
Sediment I✓ Nutrients l+v Riparian Buffer r Biological
P-0 Hydrological Function r Stability W Instream Habitat r Terrestrial Habitat
Conservation Areas: No
Notes:
Notes: Kidney Sedge (Carex reniformis) historically mapped 0.6 miles away (NHP 1949) (-400 ft
upstream of Neuse River (Alasmidonta undulata, Triangle Floater) & (Lampsilis radiata, Eastern
Lampmussel) NHP 2005) (-400 ft upstream of Neuse River (Elliptio roanokensis, Roanoke Slabshell NHP
Rare Species: No
2010)
Water Supply: Yes
LWP Area: Yes RWP Area: Yes
Reach Conditions
Percent Active Bank Erosion: 30-70 1 Percent Channel Incision: 30-70
On -Site Water Quality/Habitat Stressors
Wo Livestock I++ Stormwater 7 CAFO r Maintained Vegetation
r Tiles/Ditches r Row Crops r Impervious Surfaces r Invasive Species
W Channelization r7o Impoundment r Debris/Trash W Aquatic Passage
Land Use Impacts Functional Condition Constraints
Nutrient: High Hydrologic: Low FEMA Floodplain: No
Sediment: High Geomorphic: Low Utilities: No
Stormwater: Moderate Physiochemical: Moderate Crossings: No
Habitat: Moderate Wetlands: No
Design Notes: Reach S2 is a perennial channel that flows to the east, starting within an active cow pasture and terminating at the downstream
limits of an offline pond. The upper end of the project has been channelized, lacks bedform diversity and the banks are impacted by cattle access.
The lower end of the channel is incised and parallels the pond along the north side. There are two seeps that feed the offline pond and project
channel. One seep originates in the field just southwest of the reach, and the second seep begins at the small well house located at the top of S3.
There is little woody vegetation within the riparian buffer and widths range from 0 to 15 feet.
Restoration activities will include draining the pond and removing the associated dam. The proposed channel will be relocated back to the middle
of the valley (within pond footprint). In -stream structures such log grade controls, brush toes, and log sills will be installed for vertical and lateral
stability and to improve habitat. Buffer improvements will include livestock exclusion and revegetating with native species that will filter runoff
from adjacent agricultural fields and pasture, thereby reducing nutrient and sediment loads to the channel. The widening and restoration of the
riparian areas will also provide wildlife corridors throughout the project area.
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Project Name: Meadow Springs Mitigation Type: Restoration Reach Length: 182
Reach ID: S3 Mitigation Ratio: 1.0: 1 Buffer Multiplier: 1.00
SMU Yield: 182
Reach Data
Hydrology: Perennial Bank Height: 0.5 ft. Channel Class. Score: 31
Drainage Area: 3.0 Ac. Channel Width: 2.0 ft Channel Habitat Score: 39
Measured XS Area: 1.0 ft, Bank Angle: 450 LB Buffer Width: 0-15
Regional Curve XS Area: 0.5 ft' Bed Material: Sand/Muck RB Buffer Width: 0-15
Watershed Conditions
Impairments
W Sediment r Nutrients I✓ Riparian Buffer WO Biological
V Hydrological Function r Stability FW Instream Habitat r%_0 Terrestrial Habitat
Conservation Areas: No
Notes:
Notes: Kidney Sedge (Carex reniformis) historically mapped 0.6 miles away (NHP 1949) (-400 ft
upstream of Neuse River (Alasmidonto undulato, Triangle Floater) & (Lampsilis radiata, Eastern
Lampmussel) NHP 2005) (-400 ft upstream of Neuse River (Elliptio roonokensis, Roanoke Slabshell NHP
Rare Species: No
2010)
Water Supply: Yes
LWP Area: Yes RWP Area: Yes
Reach Conditions
Percent Active Bank Erosion: 30-70 1 Percent Channel Incision: 30-70
On -Site Water Quality/Habitat Stressors
Wo Livestock NY Stormwater W CAFO 1✓ Maintained Vegetation
1— Tiles/Ditches I— Row Crops I— Impervious Surfaces r%07 Invasive Species
W Channelization I_ Impoundment I— Debris/Trash r Aquatic Passage
Land Use Impacts Functional Condition Constraints
Nutrient: Moderate Hydrologic: Low FEMA Floodplain: No
Sediment: Moderate Geomorphic: Moderate Utilities: No
Stormwater: Low Ph siochemical: Moderate Crossings: No
Habitat: Low Wetlands: No
Design Notes: Reach S3 originates as a seep located adjacent to a small pump house just south of the upper end of the project (reach S2). Flow
from the seep is conveyed through a small channel at the upstream end and transitions to a linear wetland down to the pond located adjacent to
reach S2. The reach is impacted by backwater from the pond.
Restoration activities will include removing the small pump house and constructing a small channel that connects the seep located down to the
restored reach S2 channel. In -stream structures such log sills, brush bed, and woody debris will be installed for vertical stability and to improve
habitat. Buffer improvements will include livestock exclusion and revegetating with native species that will filter runoff from adjacent agricultural
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Project Name: Meadow Springs
Mitigation Type: Enhancement I Reach Length: 275
Reach ID: S4
Mitigation Ratio: 1.5: 1 Buffer Multiplier: 1.12
SMU Yield: 205
Reach Data
Hydrology: Intermittent
Bank Height: 0.5 ft. Channel Class. Score: 24
Drainage Area: 11.0 Ac.
Channel Width: 3.0 ft Channel Habitat Score: 50
Measured XS Area: 1.5 ft2
Bank Angle: 450 LB Buffer Width: 15-30
Regional Curve XS Area: 1.0 ft2
Bed Material: Sand/Gravel RB Buffer Width: 0-15
Watershed Conditions
Impairments
FW Sediment r Nutrients
F% Riparian Buffer FV_ Biological
F Hydrological Function r Stability
FV Instream Habitat F%O- Terrestrial Habitat
Conservation Areas: No
Notes:
Notes: Kidney Sedge (Carex reniformis) historically mapped 0.6 miles away (NHP 1949) (-400 ft
upstream of Neuse River (Alasmidonta undulata, Triangle Floater) & (Lampsilis radiata, Eastern
Lampmussel) NHP 2005) (-400 ft upstream of Neuse River (Elliptio roanokensis, Roanoke Slabshell NHP
Rare Species: No
2010)
Water Supply: Yes
LWP Area: Yes RWP Area: Yes
Reach Conditions
Percent Active Bank Erosion:
30-70 1 Percent Channel Incision: <30
On -Site Water Quality/Habitat Stressors
I++ Livestock I++ Stormwater
P" CAFO F%07 Maintained Vegetation
F_ Tiles/Ditches I Row Crops
t— Impervious Surfaces [d Invasive Species
IW Channelization [4-0 Impoundment
F Debris/Trash I— Aquatic Passage
Land Use Impacts
Functional Condition Constraints
Nutrient: High
Hydrologic: Moderate FEMA Floodplain: No
Sediment: Moderate
Geomorphic: Moderate Utilities: No
Stormwater: Low
Physiochemical: Moderate Crossings: No
Habitat: Low Wetlands: No
Design Notes: Reach S4, an intermittent channel, flows in a northerly direction through an active pasture and has been historically ditched.
Channel incision increases as the channel approaches the confluence with reach S6. The channel exhibits localized areas of vertical and lateral
instability and the streambed is comprised of gravel
and sand. The riparian buffer is in fair condition and is a mix of hardwoods, pines and
disturbed understory.
Enhancement activities will include minimal bank grading and stabilization, installation of grade control structures to increase channel bed
elevations and provide vertical stability, and livestock exclusion. Livestock fencing will follow current NRCS specifications. An agricultural BMP will
be installed at the upper end of the reach to provide nutrient/sediment control and flow attenuation from the adjacent pasture.
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Project Name: Meadow Springs Mitigation Type: Restoration Reach Length: 304
Reach ID: S5 Mitigation Ratio: 1.0 : 1 Buffer Multiplier: 1.12
SMU Yield: 340
Reach Data
Hydrology: Intermittent Bank Height: 4.0 ft. Channel Class. Score: 27
Drainage Area: 65.3 Ac. Channel Width: 6.5 ft Channel Habitat Score: 43
Measured XS Area: 19.0 ft, Bank Angle: 800 LB Buffer Width: 15-30
Regional Curve XS Area: 3.2 ft2 Bed Material: Sand/Gravel RB Buffer Width: 15-30
Watershed Conditions
Impairments
W Sediment r Nutrients F%-' Riparian Buffer r%_0 Biological
r Hydrological Function FV Stability F-0 Instream Habitat F% -O' Terrestrial Habitat
Conservation Areas: No
Notes:
Notes: Kidney Sedge (Carex reniformis) historically mapped 0.6 miles away (NHP 1949) (-400 ft
upstream of Neuse River (Alosmidonto undulato, Triangle Floater) & (Lampsilis radiata, Eastern
Lampmussel) NHP 2005) (-400 ft upstream of Neuse River (Elliptio roonokensis, Roanoke Slabshell NHP
Rare Species: No
2010)
Water Supply: Yes
LWP Area: Yes RWP Area: Yes
Reach Conditions
Percent Active Bank Erosion: 30-70 1 Percent Channel Incision: 30-70
On -Site Water Quality/Habitat Stressors
IW Livestock W Stormwater rv- CAFO W Maintained Vegetation
I— Tiles/Ditches rV_ Row Crops r Impervious Surfaces P7 Invasive Species
IW Channelization 17 Impoundment i— Debris/Trash F_ Aquatic Passage
Land Use Impacts Functional Condition Constraints
Nutrient: High Hydrologic: Low FEMA Floodplain: No
Sediment: High Geomorphic: Low Utilities: No
Stormwater: Moderate Physiochemical: Moderate Crossings: No
Habitat: Moderate Wetlands: No
Design Notes: Reach S5 is an intermittent channel that flows to the south and has a sand/gravel bed. The reach is incised, both laterally and
vertically unstable and is impacted by cattle. The riparian buffer is in poor condition and is a mix of young hardwoods, scrubby vegetation, and
privet is moderate throughout.
Restoration activities will include relocating the proposed channel back to the natural valley and reconnecting the channel to the floodplain. In -
stream structures such log sills, root wads, and brush toes will be installed for vertical stability and to improve habitat. Habitat will further be
improved through livestock exclusion. Buffer improvements will filter runoff from adjacent pastures, thereby reducing nutrient and sediment
loads to the channel. The widening and restoration of the riparian areas will also provide wildlife corridors throughout the project area.
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Project Name: Meadow Springs Mitigation Type: Restoration Reach Length: 1,982
Reach ID: S6 Mitigation Ratio: 1.0 : 1 Buffer Multiplier: 1.16
SMU Yield: 2,299
Reach Data
Hydrology: Perennial Bank Height: 3.5 ft. Channel Class. Score: 34.5
Drainage Area: 182.9 Ac. Channel Width: 9.5 ft Channel Habitat Score: 40
Measured XS Area: 27.1 ft2 Bank Angle: 700 LB Buffer Width: 15-30
Regional Curve XS Area: 6.4 ft2 Bed Material: Sand/Gravel RB Buffer Width: 15-30
Watershed Conditions
Impairments
r Sediment r Nutrients r Riparian Buffer r Biological
Hydrological Function 7 Stability r Instream Habitat r Terrestrial Habitat
Conservation Areas: No
Notes:
Notes: Kidney Sedge (Carex reniformis) historically mapped 0.6 miles away (NHP 1949) (^'400 ft
upstream of Neuse River (Alosmidonto undulata, Triangle Floater) & (Lampsilis radiata, Eastern
Lampmussel) NHP 2005) (^'400 ft upstream of Neuse River (Elliptio roonokensis, Roanoke Slabshell NHP
Rare Species: No
2010)
Water Supply: Yes
LWP Area: Yes RWP Area: Yes
Reach Conditions
Percent Active Bank Erosion: 30-70 1Percent Channel Incision: 30-70
On -Site Water Quality/Habitat Stressors
W Livestock r Stormwater r CAFO r Maintained Vegetation
r Tiles/Ditches r Row Crops r Impervious Surfaces r Invasive Species
r Channelization r Impoundment r Debris/Trash r Aquatic Passage
Land Use Impacts Functional Condition Constraints
Nutrient: High Hydrologic: Low FEMA Floodplain: No
Sediment: High Geomorphic: Low Utilities: Yes
Stormwater: Moderate Physiochemical: Moderate Crossings: Yes
Habitat: Low Wetlands: No
Design Notes: Reach S6 flows in a westerly direction along the south side of the valley from reach S3 down to the utility easement crossing. The
channel is incised, has irregular banks and exhibits little bedform diversity. Livestock have direct access to the channel, and the resulting hoof
shear has severely degraded the channel banks. The riparian buffer is in poor condition with a few mature trees located sporadically along the top
of banks.
Restoration activities will include constructing a new channel within the natural valley to the north with appropriate dimensions and pattern and
backfilling the abandoned channel. In -stream structures such as log grade controls, brush toes, and log vanes will be installed for stability and to
improve habitat. Habitat will further be improved through buffer plantings and livestock exclusion. Livestock fencing will follow current NRCS
specifications. Restoration of the channel will reduce sediment loads to downstream reaches by stabilizing eroding banks and improving
hydrologic function. Proposed buffer activities will improve riparian areas that will filter runoff from adjacent pastures, thereby reducing nutrient
and sediment loads to the channel. The widening and restoration of the riparian areas will provide wildlife corridors throughout the project area.
Aquatic habitat will also be improved through stream bed coarsening.
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Project Name: Meadow Springs
Mitigation Type: Enhancement I Reach Length: 1,285
Reach ID: S7
Mitigation Ratio: 1.5: 1 Buffer Multiplier: 1.12
SMU Yield: 960
Reach Data
Hydrology: Perennial
Bank Height: 3.0 ft. Channel Class. Score: 35
Drainage Area: 286.1 Ac.
Channel Width: 10.5 ft Channel Habitat Score: 59
Measured XS Area: 26.3 ft2
Bank Angle: 700 LB Buffer Width: >100
Regional Curve XS Area: 8.5 ft2
Bed Material: Sand RB Buffer Width: >100
Watershed Conditions
Impairments
Sediment N-0 Nutrients
IJ Riparian Buffer IW Biological
P_ Hydrological Function 97 Stability
F4 Instream Habitat FV Terrestrial Habitat
Conservation Areas: No
Notes:
Notes: Kidney Sedge (Carex reniformis) historically mapped 0.6 miles away (NHP 1949) (-400 ft
upstream of Neuse River (Alasmidonta undulata, Triangle Floater) & (Lampsilis radiata, Eastern
Lampmussel) NHP 2005) (-400 ft upstream of Neuse River (Elliptio roanokensis, Roanoke Slabshell NHP
Rare Species: No
2010)
Water Supply: Yes
LWP Area: Yes RWP Area: Yes
Reach Conditions
Percent Active Bank Erosion:
30-70 1 Percent Channel Incision: 30-70
On -Site Water Quality/Habitat Stressors
r Livestock Wo Stormwater
14 CAFO r Maintained Vegetation
I— Tiles/Ditches I— Row Crops
F Impervious Surfaces IW Invasive Species
IW Channelization IW Impoundment
I Debris/Trash F Aquatic Passage
Land Use Impacts
Functional Condition Constraints
Nutrient: Moderate
Hydrologic: Moderate FEMA Floodplain: Yes
Sediment: Moderate
Geomorphic: Moderate Utilities: Yes
Stormwater: Moderate
Physiochemical: Moderate Crossings: Yes
Habitat: Moderate Wetlands: No
Design Notes: Reach S7 is a perennial channel beginning at the eastern edge of the utility easement located in the middle of the project. The
channel is oversized and alternating bars comprised
of sand and gravel are common throughout the reach. The channel is relatively stable and
has a sinuous pattern; however, there are localized areas of bank erosion along portions of the reach. There is an existing ford crossing located
near the downstream end of the reach. The riparian
buffer averages over 100 feet wide along the entire reach and is composed of mature
hardwoods and localized areas of privet.
Enhancement activities will include bank grading and stabilization, installation of log grade control structures, single wing deflectors, engineered
debris jams, and live stakes. A 60' easement break and
upgraded ford crossing is proposed near the downstream end of the reach. Stabilization
through in stream structures and bank treatments will enhance hydrologic function and reduce sediment loads to downstream channels.
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Project Name: Meadow Springs
Mitigation Type: Buffer Enhancement
Reach Length: 157
Reach ID: S8
Mitigation Ratio: 5.0: 1
Buffer Multiplier: 1.12
SMU Yield: 35
Reach Data
Hydrology: Intermittent
Bank Height: 0.6 ft.
Channel Class. Score: 21.5
Drainage Area: 25.8 Ac.
Channel Width: 3.0 ft
Channel Habitat Score: 72
Measured XS Area: 1.8 ft2
Bank Angle: 450
LB Buffer Width: >100
Regional Curve XS Area: 1.7 ft2
Bed Material: Sand/Muck
RB Buffer Width: >100
Watershed Conditions
40 Sediment F-0 Nutrients
F Hydrological Function W Stability
Impairments
I Riparian Buffer
F Instream Habitat
IW Biological
r4_0 Terrestrial Habitat
Conservation Areas: No
Notes:
Rare Species: No
Notes: Kidney Sedge (Carex reniformis) historically mapped 0.6 miles away (NHP 1949) (-400 ft
upstream of Neuse River (Alasmidonta undulata, Triangle Floater) & (Lampsilis radiata, Eastern
Lampmussel) NHP 2005) (^'400 ft upstream of Neuse River (Elliptio roanokensis, Roanoke Slabshell NHP
2010)
Water Supply: Yes
LWP Area: Yes
RWP Area: Yes
Reach Conditions
Percent Active Bank Erosion:
<30 1 Percent Channel Incision: <30
r Livestock IW Stormwater
F Tiles/Ditches r Row Crops
I— Channelization F Impoundment
On-Site Water Quality/Habitat Stressors
W CAFO
I— Impervious Surfaces
F Debris/Trash
I— Maintained Vegetation
F470 Invasive Species
I— Aquatic Passage
Land Use Impacts
Functional Condition
Constraints
Nutrient: Moderate
Hydrologic] Moderate
FEMA Floodplain: Yes
Sediment: Moderate
Geomorphic: High
Utilities: No
Stormwater: Moderate
Physiochemical: Moderate
Crossings: No
Habitat: High
Wetlands: No
Design Notes: Reach S8 originates as a seep located in the agricultural field just outside the tree line near the downstream end of reach S7. The
reach has a sand bed and is stable with low banks and frequent access to the floodplain. The buffer is in good condition, averages over 100 feet in
width, but does have a few areas of privet.
Enhancement activities will include buffer plantings and the treatment of invasive species. Proposed buffer activities will improve riparian areas
that will filter runoff from adjacent agricultural areas thereby reducing nutrient and sediment loads to the channel.
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Project Name: Meadow Springs Mitigation Type: Enhancement II Reach Length: 683
Reach ID: S9 Mitigation Ratio: 2.5 : 1 Buffer Multiplier: 1.12
SMU Yield: 306
Reach Data
Hydrology: Perennial Bank Height: 4.0 ft. Channel Class. Score: 35
Drainage Area: 329 Ac. Channel Width: 11.0 ft Channel Habitat Score: 65
Measured XS Area: 29.7 ft2 Bank Angle: 700 LB Buffer Width: >100
Regional Curve XS Area: 9.4 ft2 Bed Material: Sand RB Buffer Width: >100
Watershed Conditions
Impairments
I-V Sediment ry Nutrients F%O- Riparian Buffer r%_0 Biological
I- Hydrological Function rV_ Stability r4_0 Instream Habitat Terrestrial Habitat
Conservation Areas: No
Notes:
Notes: Kidney Sedge (Carex reniformis) historically mapped 0.6 miles away (NHP 1949) (^'400 ft
upstream of Neuse River (Alosmidonta undulato, Triangle Floater) & (Lampsilis radiata, Eastern
Lampmussel) NHP 2005) (-400 ft upstream of Neuse River (Elliptio roonokensis, Roanoke Slabshell NHP
Rare Species: No
2010)
Water Supply: Yes
LWP Area: Yes RWP Area: Yes
Reach Conditions
Percent Active Bank Erosion: <30 1 Percent Channel Incision: <30
On -Site Water Quality/Habitat Stressors
I- Livestock P Stormwater r CAFO r Maintained Vegetation
f- Tiles/Ditches L. Row Crops I- Impervious Surfaces FV_ Invasive Species
F%O- Channelization r Impoundment I- Debris/Trash I Aquatic Passage
Land Use Impacts Functional Condition Constraints
Nutrient: Moderate Hydrologic: Moderate FEMA Floodplain: Yes
Sediment: Moderate Geomorphic: Moderate Utilities: No
Stormwater: Moderate Physiochemical: Moderate Crossin s: No
Habitat: Moderate Wetlands: Yes
Design Notes: Reach S9, a perennial channel, flows in a southerly direction from reach S7 to the confluence with reach S10. The channel is stable,
slightly oversized, and the bed is comprised primarily of sand. The riparian buffer averages over 100 feet wide along the entire reach and is
composed of mature hardwoods and localized areas of privet.
Enhancement activities will include adding a few in -stream structures to increase bedform diversity and invasive species treatment. Proposed
buffer activities will improve riparian areas that will filter runoff from adjacent agricultural areas, thereby reducing nutrient and sediment loads to
the channel.
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Project Name: Meadow Springs
Mitigation Type: Enhancement I Reach Length: 318
Reach ID: SO
Mitigation Ratio: 1.5: 1 Buffer Multiplier: 1.10
SMU Yield: 232
Reach Data
Hydrology: Intermittent
Bank Height: 1.0 ft. Channel Class. Score: 25
Drainage Area: 7.7 Ac.
Channel Width: 3.5 ft Channel Habitat Score: 63
Measured XS Area: 2.3 ft2
Bank Angle: 600 LB Buffer Width: >100
Regional Curve XS Area: 1.0 ft2
Bed Material: Sand/Muck RB Buffer Width: 50-100
Watershed Conditions
Impairments
Sediment NO— Nutrients
NO Riparian Buffer Biological
P0 Hydrological Function r Stability
FV Instream Habitat ry—1 Terrestrial Habitat
Conservation Areas: No
Notes:
Notes: Kidney Sedge (Carex reniformis ) historically mapped 0.6 miles away (NHP 1949) (-400 ft
upstream of Neuse River (Alosmidonto undulata, Triangle Floater) & (Lampsilis radiata, Eastern
Lampmussel) NHP 2005) ("'400 ft upstream of Neuse River (Elliptio roonokensis, Roanoke Slabshell NHP
Rare Species: No
2010)
Water Supply: Yes
LWP Area: Yes RWP Area: Yes
Reach Conditions
Percent Active Bank Erosion:
30-70 1 Percent Channel Incision: 30-70
On -Site Water Quality/Habitat Stressors
F_ Livestock FV_ Stormwater
� CAFO I— Maintained Vegetation
i— Tiles/Ditches F_ Row Crops
l Impervious Surfaces FV_ Invasive Species
iv Channelization !; Impoundment
I Debris/Trash I Aquatic Passage
Land Use Impacts
Functional Condition Constraints
Nutrient: Moderate
Hydrologic:1 Low FEMA Floodplain:1 Yes
Sediment: Moderate
Geomorphic: Low Utilities: No
Stormwater: Moderate
Physiochemical: Moderate Crossings: No
Habitat: Low Wetlands: Yes
Design Notes: Reach S10 originates downslope of an agricultural operation and flows to the downstream end of reach S9. The reach has a sand
bed and is stable with low banks and frequent access
to the floodplain. The channel exhibits localized areas of vertical and lateral instability and
the streambed is comprised of sand. The riparian buffer
is in fair condition and is a mix of hardwoods, pines and disturbed understory.
Enhancement activities will include minimal bank grading and stabilization, installation of grade control structures to increase channel bed
elevations and provide vertical stability. An agricultural BMP will be installed at the upper end of the reach to provide nutrient/sediment control
and flow attenuation from the agricultural operation.
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Project Name: Meadow Springs Mitigation Type: Restoration Reach Length: 1,143
Reach ID: S11 Mitigation Ratio: 1.0: 1 Buffer Multiplier: 1.10
SMU Yield: 1,252
Reach Data
Hydrology: Perennial Bank Height: 4.S ft. Channel Class. Score: 35.5
Drainage Area: 365.5 Ac. Channel Width: 11.0 ft Channel Habitat Score: 44
Measured XS Area: 36.0 ft' Bank Angle: 600 LB Buffer Width: 15-30
Regional Curve XS Area: 10.0 ft2 Bed Material: Sand/Muck RB Buffer Width: 50-100
Watershed Conditions
Impairments
IW Sediment r%_0 Nutrients WO Riparian Buffer FV Biological
FV_ Hydrological Function FV_ Stability IW Instream Habitat IW Terrestrial Habitat
Conservation Areas: No
Notes:
Rare Species: No
Notes: Kidney Sedge (Carex reniformis) historically mapped 0.6 miles away (NHP 1949) (-400 ft
upstream of Neuse River (Alosmidonto undulato, Triangle Floater) & (Lampsilis radiata, Eastern
Lampmussel) NHP 2005) (-400 ft upstream of Neuse River (Elliptio roanokensis, Roanoke Slabshell NHP
2010)
Water Supply: Yes
LWP Area: Yes RWP Area: Yes
Reach Conditions
Percent Active Bank Erosion: 30-70 1 Percent Channel Incision: >70
On-Site Water QualitV/Habitat Stressors
r Livestock IW Stormwater IW CAFO (� Maintained Vegetation
r- Tiles/Ditches F Row Crops IW Impervious Surfaces h+ Invasive Species
Channelization r Impoundment F Debris/Trash r Aquatic Passage
Land Use Impacts Functional Condition Constraints
Nutrient: Moderate Hydrologic] Low FEMA Floodplain: Yes
Sediment: Moderate Geomorphic:1 Geomorphic:Low Utilities: No
Stormwater: Moderate Ph Biochemical: Moderate Crossin s: No
Habitat: Moderate Wetlands: Yes
Design Notes: Reach S11, a perennial channel, flows to the southeast through an old beaver impoundment that appears to have been breached
during the 1990s. The channel is located along the southern side of the valley and is actively downcutting. Much of the middle and lower
portions of the channel are covered with herbaceous vegetation. The majority of the buffer located within the footprint of the old impoundment
is comprised of grasses, while the toe and side slopes of the valley are covered with mature woody vegetation.
Restoration activities will include constructing a new channel within the natural valley with appropriate dimensions and pattern and backfilling
the abandoned channel. In-stream structures such as log grade controls, brush toes, and log vanes will be installed for vertical and lateral stability
and to improve habitat. The riparian buffer will be revegetated with native species. The widening and restoration of the riparian areas will also
provide wildlife corridors throughout the project area. Aquatic habitat will also be improved through stream bed coarsening.
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Project Name: Meadow Springs
Mitigation Type: Enhancement II Reach Length: 693
Reach ID: S12
Mitigation Ratio: 2.S: 1 Buffer Multiplier: 1.06
SMU Yield: 294
Reach Data
Hydrology: Perennial
Bank Height: 4.5 ft. Channel Class. Score: 35.5
Drainage Area: 382 Ac.
Channel Width: 11.0 ft Channel Habitat Score: 68
Measured XS Area: 36.0 ft2
Bank Angle: 600 LB Buffer Width: >100
Regional Curve XS Area: 10.3 ft2
Bed Material: Sand/Muck RB Buffer Width: >100
Watershed Conditions
Impairments
7 Sediment F%O– Nutrients
IW Riparian Buffer WO' Biological
r Hydrological Function F%0_ Stability
FV Instream Habitat F%0_ Terrestrial Habitat
Conservation Areas: No
Notes:
Notes: Kidney Sedge (Carex reniformis) historically mapped 0.6 miles away (NHP 1949) (-400 ft
upstream of Neuse River (Alasmidonta undulata, Triangle Floater) & (Lampsilis radiata, Eastern
Lampmussel) NHP 2005) (^'400 ft upstream of Neuse River (Elliptio roanokensis, Roanoke Slabshell NHP
Rare Species: No
2010)
Water Supply: Yes
LWP Area: Yes RWP Area: Yes
Reach Conditions
Percent Active Bank Erosion:
<30 1 Percent Channel Incision: 30-70
On -Site Water Quality/Habitat Stressors
Livestock ry Stormwater
F1_0 CAFO l— Maintained Vegetation
I Tiles/Ditches F Row Crops
I— Impervious Surfaces W- Invasive Species
i;-07 Channelization FV_ Impoundment
F Debris/Trash I' Aquatic Passage
Land Use Impacts
Functional Condition Constraints
Nutrient: Moderate
Hydrologic: Moderate FEMA Floodplain: Yes
Sediment: Moderate
Geomorphic: Moderate Utilities: No
Stormwater: High
Physiochemical: Moderate Crossings: No
Habitat: Moderate Wetlands: Yes
Design Notes: Reach S12, a perennial channel, is the downstream most reach of the project and ends approximately 500 feet upstream of its
confluence with the Neuse River. The channel is sinuous and stable, but it does not have access to a wide floodplain as the channel has cut down
over time to the elevations of the Neuse. The lower
end of the reach is impacted by backwater from the receiving stream.
Enhancement activities will include buffer planting with native species and invasive species treatment. Enhancement along the reach will
maintain and improve buffer areas that will filter runoff from adjacent areas, thereby reducing nutrient and sediment loads to the channel.
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4.1.3 Monitoring
Stream stability and vegetation survival will be monitored across both the restoration and enhancement
areas of the site to determine the success of the stream and buffer mitigation. Stream stability will be
monitored with cross section surveys and visual assessment stream walks. Vegetation survival rates will
be monitored using vegetation plots over approximately two percent of the planted area.
4.1.3.1 As -Built Survey
An as -built survey will be conducted following construction to document channel size, condition, and
location on constructed or modified channels. The survey will include a complete profile of Thalweg,
water surface, bankfull, and top of bank to compare with future geomorphic data. Longitudinal profiles
will not be required in annual monitoring reports unless requested by the IRT.
4.1.3.2 Visual Monitoring
Visual monitoring of all mitigation areas will be conducted a minimum of twice per monitoring year by
qualified individuals. The visual assessments will include vegetation density, vigor, invasive species, and
easement encroachments. Visual assessments of stream stability will include a complete streamwalk and
structure inspection. Digital images will be taken at fixed representative locations to record each
monitoring event, as well as any noted problem areas or areas of concern. Results of visual monitoring
will be presented in a plan view exhibit with a brief description of problem areas and digital images.
4.1.3.3 Cross Sections
Permanent cross-sections will be installed at a minimum of one per 20 bankfull widths with half in pools
and half in shallows. All cross-section measurements will include bank height ratio and entrenchment
ratio. Cross-sections will be monitored annually. There should be little change in as -built cross-sections.
If changes do take place, they should be evaluated to determine if they represent movement toward a less
stable condition (for example down -cutting or erosion), or are minor changes that represent an increase in
stability (for example settling, vegetative changes, deposition along the banks, or decrease in width/depth
ratio). Bank height ratio shall not exceed 1.2, and the entrenchment ratio shall be no less than 2.2 within
restored reaches. Channel stability should be demonstrated through a minimum of two bankfull events
documented in the seven-year monitoring period.
4.1.3.4 Vegetative Success Criteria
Vegetation monitoring plots will be a minimum of 0.02 acres in size, and cover approximately two
percent of the planted area. The following data will be recorded for all trees in the plots: species, height,
planting date (or volunteer), and grid location. Monitoring will occur each year during the monitoring
period. The interim measures of vegetative success for the site will be the survival of at least 320 planted
three-year old trees per acre at the end of Year 3 and 260 five-year old trees per acre at the end of Year 5.
The final vegetative success criteria will be the survival of 210 trees per acre with an average height of 10
feet at the end of Year 7 of the monitoring period. Invasive and noxious species will be monitored and
controlled so that none become dominant or alter the desired community structure of the site. If necessary,
EBX-Neuse I will develop a species-specific control plan.
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4.1.3.5 Adaptive Management
The Mitigation Plan will include a detailed adaptive management plan that will address how potential
problems are resolved. In the event that the site, or a specific component of the site, fails to achieve the
defined success criteria, EBX-Neuse I will develop necessary adaptive management plans and/or
implement appropriate remedial actions for the site in coordination with the IRT. Remedial actions will be
designed to achieve the success criteria specified previously, and will include identification of the causes
of failure, remedial design approach, work schedule, and monitoring criteria that will take into account
physical and climatic conditions. If tree mortality affects 40 percent or greater of the canopy in a stream
or wetland restoration area, then a remedial/supplemental planting plan will be developed and
implemented for the affected area(s).
5 BANK ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATION
5.1 Establishment and Operation of the Bank
This Bank Parcel shall be established under the terms and conditions of the Neu -Con Umbrella Mitigation
Bank made and entered into by and among EBX-Neuse I, LLC, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the National Marine
Fisheries Services, the North Carolina Department of the Environment and Natural Resources, the North
Carolina Division of Water Resources, and the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission,
collectively, the Mitigation Banking Review Team.
5.2 Proposed Credit Release Schedule
All credit releases will be based on the total credit generated as reported by the as -built survey of the
Mitigation Site. The pre -construction credit release (15 percent) will be based on the credit total in the
Final Mitigation Plan. The second credit release will be based on the As -Built survey, and will adjust the
total released credits based on the actual constructed channel lengths. Under no circumstances shall any
mitigation project be debited until the necessary DA authorization has been received for its construction
or the District Engineer (DE) has otherwise provided written approval for the project in the case where no
DA authorization is required for construction of the mitigation project. The DE, in consultation with the
Interagency Review Team (IRT), will determine if performance standards have been satisfied sufficiently
to meet the requirements of the release schedule below. In cases where some performance standards have
not been met, credits may still be released depending on the specifics of the case. At the direction of the
DE, in consultation with the IRT, monitoring may be required to be extended, depending on the extent to
which the site fails to meet the specified performance standard. The release of project credits will be
subject to the criteria described in Table 5 and 6.
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Table 5. Stream Credit Release Schedule
Release
Credit Release Activity
Interim
Total Released
Milestone
Release
Site Establishment (includes all required criteria
15%
15%
1
stated above)
Baseline Monitoring Report and As -built Survey
15%
30%
2
First year monitoring report demonstrates
°
10 /0
°
40/o
3
performance standards are being met.
Second year monitoring report demonstrates
°
10 /o
50%
4
performance standards are being met.
° *
(60 /o )
Third year monitoring report demonstrates
°
10%
60%
5
performance standards are being met.
° **
(70 /o )
6
Fourth year monitoring report demonstrates
°
5 /°
65%
performance standards are being met.
(80%**)
Fifth year monitoring report demonstrates
°
10 /o
75%
7
performance standards are being met.
° *
(85 /o )
8
Sixth year monitoring report demonstrates
°
5 /°
80%
performance standards are being met.
(90%**)
Seventh year monitoring report demonstrates
90%
9
performance standards are being met, and project
10%
has received close-out approval.
(100%**)
* * 10% reserve of credits to be held back until the bankfull event performance standard has been met.
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Table 6. Wetland Credit Release Schedule
Monitoring
Interim
Total
Credit Release Activity
Year
Release
Released
Site Establishment (includes all required criteria
I
15%
15%
stated above)
2
Baseline Monitoring Report and As -built Survey
15%
30%
First year monitoring report demonstrates
3
performance standards are being met.
10%
40%
Second year monitoring report demonstrates
4
performance standards are being met.
10%
50%
Third year monitoring report demonstrates
5
performance standards are being met.
10%
60%
Fourth year monitoring report demonstrates
6*
10%
70%
performance standards are being met.
Fifth year monitoring report demonstrates
7
performance standards are being met.
10%
80%
Sixth year monitoring report demonstrates
8*
10%
90%
performance standards are being met.
Seventh year monitoring report demonstrates
9
performance standards are being met, and project
10%
100%
has received close-out approval.
*Please note that vegetation plot data may not be required with monitoring reports submitted during these
monitoring years unless otherwise stated by the Mitigation Plan or directed by the IRT.
5.2.1 Initial Allocation of Released Credits
The initial allocation of released credits, as specified in the mitigation plan can be released by the IRT
with written approval of the DE upon satisfactory completion of the following activities:
1. Approval of instrument modification by the DE, in consultation with the IRT;
2. Approval of a final Mitigation Plan;
3. Confirmation that the Bank site has been secured;
4. Delivery of executed financial assurances as specified in the Mitigation Plan;
5. Delivery of a copy of the recorded long-term protection mechanism as described in the
Mitigation Plan, as well as a title opinion covering the property acceptable to the DE; and
6. Issuance of any DA permits necessary for construction of the Bank site (if necessary).
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5.2.2 Subsequent Credit Releases
The second credit release will occur after the completion of implementation of the Mitigation Plan and
submittal of the Baseline Monitoring Report and As -built Survey. All subsequent credit releases must be
approved by the DE, in consultation with the IRT, based on a determination that required performance
standards have been achieved. As projects approach milestones associated with credit release, the Sponsor
will submit a request for credit release to the DE along with documentation substantiating achievement of
criteria required for release to occur. This documentation will be included with the annual monitoring
report.
5.3 Financial Assurances
The 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
required. Financial assurances shall be payable at the direction of the USACE to his 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.
5.4 Proposed Ownership and Long -Term Management
EBX-Neuse I, LLC, acting as the Bank Sponsor, will establish a Conservation Easement, and will
monitor the Site for a minimum of seven years. The Mitigation Plan will provide detailed information
regarding bank operation, including long term management and annual monitoring activities, for review
and approval by the Interagency Review Team (IRT). Upon approval of the Sites by the IRT, the site will
be transferred to a long-term land steward (to be determined in the Mitigation Plan). The long-term
steward shall be responsible for periodic inspection of the site to ensure that restrictions required in the
Conservation Easement or the deed restriction document(s) are upheld. Endowment funds required to
uphold easement and deed restrictions shall be negotiated prior to site transfer to the responsible party.
The Bank Sponsor will ensure that the Conservation Easement will allow for the implementation of an
initial monitoring phase, which will be developed during the design phase and conducted by the Bank
Sponsor. The Conservation Easement will allow for yearly monitoring and, if necessary, maintenance of
the Site during the initial monitoring phase. These activities will be conducted in accordance with the
terms and conditions of the Neu -Con Wetland and Stream Umbrella Mitigation Bank made and entered
into by EBX-Neuse I, LLC, USACE, and NCDWQ.
5.5 Assurance of Water Rights
Sufficient water rights exist to support the long-term sustainability of the site, as there are no "severed"
rights on the property.
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0 1,000 2,000 4,000 res
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Nason silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes
AsA
Augusta sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded
NnE
Nason silt loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes
AuA
Autryville sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes
NoA
Norfolk loamy sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes
Bb
Bibb sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded
NoB
Norfolk loamy sand, 2 to 6 percent slopes
BnA
Blanton sand, 0 to 3 percent slopes
Ra
Rains sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes
CeB
Cecil loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes
Ro
Roanoke loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded
Ch
Chewacla loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded
To
1 Tomotley sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, rarely flooded
CoB
Cowarts loamy sand, 2 to 6 percent slopes
UcB
Uchee loamy coarse sand, 2 to 6 percent slopes
GeB
Gilead sandy loam, 2 to 8 percent slopes
VrA
Varina loamy sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes
GoA
Goldsboro sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes
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Lynchburg sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes
WaB
Wagram loamy sand, 0 to 6 percent slopes
McB
Marlboro -Cecil complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes
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Wehadkee loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded
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Appendix

Exhibit C
LANDOWNER AUTHORIZATION FORM
Site: Stephenson Smithfield (Homeplace)
PROPERTY LEGAL DESCRITION:
Deed Book Pawe County
1732 151 Johnston
Parcel ID Number: 169500-74-6294 in Johnston County North Carolina as shown on Exhibit A.
Street Address: Farm on Joyner Bridge Rd., Four Oaks, NC shown on Exhibit A
Property Owner (please print): Stephenson 1997 Family Limited Partnership
The undersigned, registered property owner(s) of the above property, do hereby authorize
EBX, Neuse I, LLC, Resource Environmental Solutions ("RES"), the NC Department of
Environment and Natural Resources, and the US Army Corps of Engineers, their employees,
agents or assigns to have reasonable access to the above referenced property for the evaluation of
the property as a potential stream, wetland and/or riparian buffer mitigation project, including
conducting stream and/or wetland determinations and delineations.
Property Owners(s) Address: 2080 Wilsons Mills Rd
Smithfield, NC 27577
Property Owner Telephone Number: 919-631-1447
I/We hereby certify the abo a information to be true and accurate to the best of my/our knowledge.
/IB
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(Prerty Owner thorized Signature) (Date)