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Neu -Con Stream and Wetland Umbrella Mitigation Bank
Polecat 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
ME
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........................................................................................................5
3.1 Existing Jurisdictional Waters of the U.S.....................................................................................
5
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....................................................................................................................................
7
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..........................................................................................................................
26
5 BANK ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATION.....................................................................27
5.1 Establishment and Operation of the Bank...................................................................................
27
5.2 Proposed Credit Release Schedule..............................................................................................
27
5.2.1 Initial Allocation of Released Credits.................................................................................
28
5.2.2 Subsequent Credit Releases................................................................................................
29
5.3 Financial Assurances..................................................................................................................
29
5.4 Proposed Ownership and Long -Term Management...................................................................
29
5.5 Assurance of Water Rights.........................................................................................................
29
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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 Forms
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I INTRODUCTION
1.1 Project Description
The Polecat Mitigation Site (the "Site") is located two miles southeast of Smithfield and contains eight
parcels totaling 42 -acres in Johnston County, NC. The Site will involve the restoration and enhancement
of unnamed tributaries to Polecat Creek and Polecat Creek proper. The Site was identified by EBX-Neuse
I, LLC as having potential to help meet the compensatory mitigation requirements for stream impacts in
hydrologic unit 03020201 of the Neuse River Basin.
The conceptual design presents 12,195 linear feet of stream mitigation generating 9,563 Stream
Mitigation Units (SMU). 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 Polecat Site is located in Johnston County approximately two miles southeast of Smithfield, NC
(Figure 1). The GPS coordinates of the site are 35.476199°N and -78.312849°W. To access the site from
the town of Smithfield, head south on Mallard Road 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
03020201140010). 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 Polecat 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.
The Site's watershed is primarily rural with Interstate 95 occupying the western portion of the watershed.
The project parcels have been in agricultural use for several decades (Figure 3). Water quality stressors
currently affecting the Site include livestock access, row crop production, and impervious surface. There
are no current conservation easements or options that conflict with the proposed mitigation bank.
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
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HUC 03020201, specifically. Goals include promoting nutrient and sediment reduction in agricultural
areas by restoring and preserving streams, wetlands, and riparian buffers.
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.
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Table 1.
Landowner
Pin or Tax
County
Deed Book &
Parcel
Protected
Telephone:
Parcel ID
Email:
Page Number
Acreage
Acreage
Lawrence Coor
260300 -20 -
and Clyda Coor
1780
Johnston
1982-727
32.06
5.35
James Nelson
260300 -10 -
Mitchell and
3295;
Brenda C.
260200-39-
39.97;
Mitchell
2410
Johnston
1533-481;
51.79
15.32
Rebecca
4217681;
5.37;
Kuszmaul, Craig
4217644;
24.26;
Kuszmaul et al.
4217676
Johnston
19.68
13.83
Marvin Hill and
260200 -57 -
Mark Earl Hill
6726
Johnston
4232-919
37.2
3.71
Mohammed
260200-78-
Farhad Purmul
0311
Johnston
8.32
3.68
2 QUALIFICATIONS
2.1 Bank Sponsor
The Polecat 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
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• 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;
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 Sites will be W.K. Dickson & Co., Inc (WK Dickson).
Company Name:
Company Address:
Contact Name:
Telephone:
Email:
2.4 Consultant Qualifications
W.K. Dickson & Co., Inc.
720 Corporate Center Drive, Raleigh, NC 27607
Scott Sigmon
[phone]
[e-mail]
For more than eighty years, WK Dickson has been providing engineering and consulting services
throughout the southeastern 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.
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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.
Carolina Division of Water Quality methodology,
3.2 Soil Survey
3.2.1 General Soil Characteristics
The stream channels were classified using North
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 Rains -
Goldsboro -Lynchburg soil association. This association is found on nearly level and gently sloping well
drained to poorly drained soils on uplands of the coastal plain region. This soil association is located on
broad level interstream areas that are relatively undissected by streams (Figure 4).
3.2.2 Site Mapped Soil Series
Site soils are mapped by the NRCS as Bibb, Cowarts, Goldsboro, Lynchburg, Toisnot, and Norfolk on the
low lying depressions and floodplains at the proposed project. Bibb, Goldsboro, Lynchburg, and Toisnot
soils are generally poorly drained sandy loam to loamy soils and range from 0 to 2 percent slopes.
Cowarts and Norfolk soils are typically loamy sands and are well -drained located on 0 to 6 percent slopes.
Bibb, Goldsboro, Lynchburg, and Toisnot soils are listed on the NRCS hydric soil list as hydric or having
hydric inclusions.
The surrounding upland soils are mapped as Cowarts, Gilead, and Norfolk. These soil types are typically
moderately well to well drained soils. Both Cowarts and Norfolk soils are loamy sands and are found on
slopes ranging from 2 to 6 percent. Gilead is a sandy loam soil and is generally mapped in locations
ranging from 2 to 8 percent slopes.
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.
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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 is one known occurrence west of the Site within
a one -mile radius of the project area. The NHP database documented a terrestrial habitat of Red -cockaded
woodpecker historically mapped in 1999. 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.
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 and lack a well-developed understory and
shrub strata. 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 red cedar (Juniperus virginaiana) and American holly
(Ilex opaca).
Some exotics were noted, including Chinese privet (Ligustrum sinense), Nepalese browntop
(Microstegium vimineum), and Japanese honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica). Chinese privet and Nepalese
browntop are widespread and locally dense.
National Wetland Inventory (NWI) mapping depicts wetlands in the project area (Figure 5). During the
initial evaluation, riparian wetlands were identified but are not prevalent. All potential wetland areas in
the project corridor will be delineated during the mitigation plan phase of the project.
3.5 Cultural Resources
A review of North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) GIS Web Service (accessed 11
May 2016) database did not reveal any listed or potentially eligible historic or archeological resources in
the proposed project area. The environmental screening phase of the project will include SHPO
coordination to confirm these findings.
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3.6 Constraints
Several potential constraints are present or proposed on the Site. Up to four proposed crossings will be
constructed for landowner access in easement breaks. The crossings will utilize appropriate sized culverts
and floodplain culverts (if needed) and be fenced and gated to prevent livestock access to stream channels
in pasture areas. The Site is not located within five miles of an air transport facility (airport). The project
crosses Yelverton Grove Road (NCDOT) and EBX-Neuse I, LLC is proposing to utilize the existing
culvert and elevation. A 30 -foot powerline easement is located across the channel parallel to Yelverton
Grove Road. The proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) is currently shown crossing the upstream -most
project reach at an oblique angle. The pipeline route is still in preliminary planning and no easements or
landowner negotiations have occurred. RES will coordinate with ACP staff to ensure the Final Mitigation
Plan and construction plans adequately address the proposed pipeline. The ultimate site design will
minimize ACP impacts and protect the functional uplift of the mitigation project. Polecat Creek within the
project area is mapped as a FEMA 100 -year floodplain (Figure 6). RES and WK Dickson Project
Engineer will conduct a FEMA flood study to either obtain a No -Rise Certification or CLOMR/LOMR
from the Johnston County floodplain administrator. 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 Polecat Site presents the opportunity to provide up to 9,563 stream mitigation units. These will be
derived from Restoration, Enhancement Level I, Enhancement Level II, and Buffer Enhancement/Stream
Preservation. Table 3 details the mitigation types and SMUs 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 Mitigation Summary
Reach
ID
Stream
Classification
Mitigation Type
Linear
Feet
Ratio
Buffer
Multiplier
SMUs
HLl
Intermittent
Enhancement I
698
1.5 to 1
1.12
521
HL2
Intermittent
Enhancement I
265
1.5 to 1
1.12
198
PC1A
Perennial
Buffer Enhancement
411
5 to 1
1.18
97
PC1B
Perennial
Buffer Enhancement
991
5 to 1
1.12
222
PC2
Perennial
Restoration
277
1 to 1
1.12
311
PC3
Perennial
Enhancement I
461
1.5 to 1
1.06
326
MIl
Perennial
Restoration
2,448
1 to 1
1.12
2,742
K20
Intermittent
Enhancement II
501
2.5 to 1
1.12
224
K21
Perennial
Buffer Enhancement
1,061
5 to 1
1.10
232
K22
Perennial
Restoration
721
1 to 1
1.00
721
K23 - A
Intermittent
Enhancement I
371
1.5 to 1
1.00
248
K23 - B
Intermittent
Enhancement I
321
1.5 to 1
1.00
214
K24
Perennial
Restoration
1,973
1 to 1
1.07
2,111
K25 - A
Intermittent
Enhancement II
481
2.5 to 1
1.12
216
K25 - B
Intermittent
Enhancement 1
478
1.5 to 1
1.12
357
K26
Perennial
Restoration
735
1 to 1
1.12
824
12,195
Total SMUs
9,563
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
Polecat Creek. Current stream conditions along the proposed restoration reaches demonstrate significant
habitat degradation as a result of impacts from livestock, row crop production, and historic land uses.
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The proposed mitigation approach is based on preliminary data collected, functional considerations, and
generally accepted practices in North Carolina. Over 20 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
hydrology and sediment transport throughout this watershed (mitigation ratio l:1).
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 Il 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). 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 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
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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, rock vanes, and cross
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 the rationale for
proposed interventions.
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Project Name: Polecat Mitigation Type: Enhancement I Reach Length: 698
Reach ID: HL1 Mitigation Ratio: 1.5 : 1 Buffer Multiplier: 1.12
SMU Yield: 521
Reach Data
Hydrology: Intermittent Bank Height: 3.0 ft. Channel Class. Score: 19
Drainage Area: 42.7 Ac. Channel Width: 4.0 ft. Channel Habitat Score: 19
Measured XS Area: 10.5 ft2 Bank Angle: 800 LB Buffer Width: 0-15
Regional Curve XS Area: 2.4 ft2 Bed Material: Sand/Gravel RB Buffer Width: 0-15
Watershed Conditions
Impairments
FV Sediment FW Nutrients NO Riparian Buffer rv- Biological
F%70 Hydrological Function F% Stability FV_ Instream Habitat F%O- Terrestrial Habitat
Conservation Areas: No
Notes:
Notes: 0.5 miles away from Red -Cockaded Woodpecker habitat (Pecoides borealis) (NHP
Rare Species: No
1999)
Water Supply: No
LWP Area: Yes RWP Area: No
Reach Conditions
Percent Active Bank Erosion: 30-70 1 Percent Channel Incision: >70
On -Site Water Quality/Habitat Stressors
1- Livestock F-0 Stormwater 1- CAFO F%0_ Maintained Vegetation
F_ Tiles/Ditches FV Row Crops 1- Impervious Surfaces F%0_ Invasive Species
ry Channelization I- Impoundment r Debris/Trash F_ Aquatic Passage
Land Use Impacts Functional Condition Constraints
Nutrient: High Hydrologic: Low FEMA Floodplain:1 No
Sediment: High Geomorphic: Low Utilities: No
Stormwater: Moderate Physiochemical: Moderate Crossin s: No
Habitat: Low Wetlands: No
Design Notes: Reach HL1, an intermittent channel, flows in a southerly direction through an agricultural field and has been historically ditched.
The channel has vertical banks, is oversized/entrenched, and the streambed is comprised of gravel, sand, and muck. The riparian buffer is in
poor condition and is comprised of row crops up to top of bank.
Enhancement activities will include regrading the channel by widening the banks and raising the bed such that cut and fill will be balanced. In -
channel 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. The
improvement and protection of the riparian areas will also provide wildlife corridors throughout the project area. 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: Polecat
Mitigation Type: Enhancement I Reach Length: 265
Reach ID: HL2
Mitigation Ratio: 1.5 :1 Buffer Multiplier: 1.12
SMU Yield: 198
Reach Data
Hydrology: Intermittent
Bank Height: 3.0 ft. Channel Class. Score: 19
Drainage Area: 48.6 Ac.
Channel Width: 4.0 ft. Channel Habitat Score: 53
Measured XS Area: 10.5 ft2
Bank Angle: 800 LB Buffer Width: 50-100
Regional Curve XS Area: 2.6 ft2
Bed Material: Sand/Gravel RB Buffer Width: >100
Watershed Conditions
Impairments
(%O Sediment F%70 Nutrients
F Riparian Buffer F%70 Biological
F%07 Hydrological Function I+► Stability
Wo Instream Habitat r4_0 Terrestrial Habitat
Conservation Areas: No
Notes:
Notes: 0.5 miles away from Red -Cockaded Woodpecker habitat (Pecoides borealis) (NHP
Rare Species: No
1999)
Water Supply: No
LWP Area: Yes RWP Area: No
Reach Conditions
Percent Active Bank Erosion:
<30 Percent Channel Incision: <30
On -Site Water Quality/Habitat Stressors
F Livestock I; Stormwater
r CAFO l++ Maintained Vegetation
IJ Tiles/Ditches � Row Crops
i✓ Impervious Surfaces � Invasive Species
td Channelization F Impoundment
IV Debris/Trash F Aquatic Passage
Land Use Impacts
Functional Condition Constraints
Nutrient: High
Hydrologic: Low FEMA Floodplain: Yes
Sediment: High
Geomorphic: Low Utilities: No
Stormwater: Moderate
Physiochemical: Moderate Crossings: No
Habitat: Low Wetlands: No
Design Notes: Reach HL2 is an intermittent channel that flows in a southerly direction from Reach HL1 down to the confluence with PC1. The
reach begins to flatten shortly after the channel enters the wooded buffer/floodplain along PCI. Due to the change in gradient, the channel
lacks well-defined bed and bank features as sediment
from the eroding ditch and agricultural fields have filled the channel and deposited within
the PC -1 floodplain.
Enhancement activities will include regrading the channel by removing the sediment deposits. In -channel structures, such as log sills and brush
beds will be installed to increase organic matter in the system, while also providing stability and reductions in sediment loads.
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Polecat Mitigation Site INSTRUMENT MODIFICATION
Neu -Con Umbrella Bank 12 May 2016

Project Name: Polecat
Mitigation Type: Buffer Enhancement Reach Length: 411
Reach ID: PC1A
Mitigation Ratio: 5.0 : 1 Buffer Multiplier: 1.18
SMU Yield: 97
Reach Data
Hydrology: Perennial
Bank Height: 4.0 ft. Channel Class. Score: 36.75
Drainage Area: 2,158 Ac.
Channel Width: 8.0 ft. Channel Habitat Score: 73
Measured XS Area: 28.0 ft2
Bank Angle: 800 LB Buffer Width: >100
Regional Curve XS Area: 32.4 ft2
Bed Material: Sand/Muck RB Buffer Width: >100
Watershed Conditions
Impairments
� Sediment FV_ Nutrients
W Riparian Buffer F%_0 Biological
W Hydrological Function F_ Stability
I- Instream Habitat F%_0 Terrestrial Habitat
Conservation Areas: No
Notes:
Notes: 0.5 miles away from Red -Cockaded Woodpecker habitat (Pecoides borealis) (NHP
Rare Species: No
1999)
Water Supply: No
LWP Area: Yes RWP Area: No
Reach Conditions
Percent Active Bank Erosion:
<30 1 Percent Channel Incision: <30
On -Site Water Quality/Habitat Stressors
I— Livestock r Stormwater
I— CAFO I— Maintained Vegetation
F_ Tiles/Ditches ry Row Crops
I Impervious Surfaces I+► Invasive Species
I— Channelization FY -1 Impoundment
I— Debris/Trash F_ Aquatic Passage
Land Use Impacts
Functional Condition Constraints
Nutrient: Low
Hydrologic: Moderate FEMA Floodplain: Yes
Sediment: Moderate
Geomorphic: Moderate Utilities: No
Stormwater: Low
Physiochemical: High Crossings. No
Habitat: Moderate Wetlands: Yes
Design Notes: Reach PC1A, a segment of Polecat Branch, flows to the southwest near the downstream end of the project. The channel is stable
and has a sand bed. The reach exhibits a stream/swamp system due to past beaver activity. The buffer consists of hardwoods and is in good
condition.
Enhancement activities will include buffer plantings and invasive species treatment. Proposed buffer activities will improve riparian areas that will
filter runoff from adjacent pastures, thereby reducing nutrient and sediment loads to the channel. The maintaining and protection of the riparian
areas will also provide wildlife corridors throughout the ro'ect area.
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Neu -Con Umbrella Bank 13 May 2016

Project Name: Polecat
Mitigation Type: Buffer Enhancement Reach Length: 991
Reach ID: PC113
Mitigation Ratio: 5.0 : 1 Buffer Multiplier: 1.12
SMU Yield: 222
Reach Data
Hydrology: Perennial
Bank Height: 4.0 ft. Channel Class. Score: 36.75
Drainage Area: 2,158 Ac.
Channel Width: 8.0 ft. Channel Habitat Score: 73
Measured XS Area: 28.0 ftz
Bank Angle: 800 LB Buffer Width: >100
Regional Curve XS Area: 32.4 ft2
Bed Material: Sand/Muck RB Buffer Width: >100
Watershed Conditions
Impairments
F% Sediment F%0 Nutrients
(d Riparian Buffer IV Biological
FV Hydrological Function r Stability
r Instream Habitat Iv Terrestrial Habitat
Conservation Areas: No
Notes:
Notes: 0.5 miles away from Red -Cockaded Woodpecker habitat (Pecoides borealis) (NHP
Rare Species: No
1999)
Water Supply: No
LWP Area: Yes RWP Area: No
Reach Conditions
Percent Active Bank Erosion:
<30 1 Percent Channel Incision: <30
On -Site Water Quality/Habitat Stressors
I— Livestock I— Stormwater
I— CAFO F_ Maintained Vegetation
I— Tiles/Ditches Ir Row Crops
I— Impervious Surfaces I+► Invasive Species
Channelization I✓ Impoundment
Debris/Trash I— Aquatic Passage
Land Use Impacts
Functional Condition Constraints
Nutrient: Low
Hydrologic: Moderate FEMA Floodplain: Yes
Sediment: Moderate
Geomorphic: Moderate Utilities: No
Stormwater: Low
Physiochemical: High Crossings: No
Habitat: Moderate Wetlands: Yes
Design Notes: Reach PC113, a segment of Polecat Branch, flows to the southwest near the downstream end of the project. The channel is stable
and has a sand bed. The reach exhibits a stream/swamp system due to past beaver activity. The buffer consists of hardwoods and is in good
condition.
Enhancement activities will include buffer plantings and invasive species treatment. Proposed buffer activities will improve riparian areas that will
filter runoff from adjacent pastures, thereby reducing nutrient and sediment loads to the channel. The maintainance and protection of the
riparian areas will also provide wildlife corridors throughout the promect area.
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Polecat Mitigation Site INSTRUMENT MODIFICATION
Neu -Con Umbrella Bank 14 May 2016

Project Name: Polecat Mitigation Type: Restoration Reach Length: 277
Reach ID: PC2 Mitigation Ratio: 1.0: 1 Buffer Multiplier: 1.12
SMU Yield: 311
Reach Data
Hydrology: Perennial Bank Height: 2.3 ft. Channel Class. Score: 39
Drainage Area: 3,153 Ac. Channel Width: 10.0 ft. Channel Habitat Score: 33
Measured XS Area: 18.4 ft2 Bank Angle: 700 LB Buffer Width: 0-15
Regional Curve XS Area: 41.6 ftz Bed Material: Sand/Gravel RB Buffer Width: 0-15
Watershed Conditions
Impairments
Sediment r Nutrients ry Riparian Buffer W Biological
Iv Hydrological Function r Stability I—V Instream Habitat Fr Terrestrial Habitat
Conservation Areas: No Notes:
Notes: 0.5 miles away from Red-Cockaded Woodpecker habitat (Pecoides borealis) (NHP
Rare Species: No 1999)
Water Supply: No LWP Area: Yes RWP Area: No
Reach Conditions
Percent Active Bank Erosion: >70 1 Percent Channel Incision: 30-70
On-Site Water Quality/Habitat Stressors
rv— Livestock FV_ Stormwater r CAFO [4-0 Maintained Vegetation
F Tiles/Ditches r Row Crops r Impervious Surfaces r Invasive Species
IW Channelization r4_0 Impoundment r Debris/Trash r Aquatic Passage
Land Use Impacts Functional Condition Constraints
Nutrient: High Hydrologic] Moderate FEMA Floodplain: Yes
Sediment: High Geomorphic: Low Utilities: No
Stormwater: Moderate Ph siochemical: Moderate Crossings: Yes
Habitat: Low Wetlands: No
Design Notes: Reach PC2, a segment of Polecat Branch between reaches PC16 and PC3, flows to the southwest and has a sand/gravel bed. The
reach is both laterally and vertically unstable and has been channelized. The channel has little to no forested buffer, livestock have direct access
to the channel and the resulting hoof shear has severely degraded the channel banks. A ford crossing is located at the downstream end of the
reach.
Restoration activities will include constructing a new channel with appropriate dimensions and pattern such that the floodplain is regularly
inundated. In-stream structures such as log grade controls and woody debris will be installed for vertical stability and to improve habitat.
Habitat will further be improved through buffer plantings and livestock exclusion. Livestock fencing will follow current NRCS specifications. The
existing ford crossing will be upgraded to allow access between pastures and parcel boundaries while also excluding livestock from stream
channels. 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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Polecat Mitigation Site INSTRUMENT MODIFICATION
Neu -Con Umbrella Bank 15 May 2016

Project Name: Polecat Mitigation Type: Enhancement I Reach Length: 461
Reach ID: PC3 Mitigation Ratio: 1.5: 1 Buffer Multiplier: 1.06
SMU Yield: 326
Reach Data
Hydrology: Perennial Bank Height: 2.5 ft. Channel Class. Score: 39
Drainage Area: 3,165 Ac. Channel Width: 10.0 ft. Channel Habitat Score: 53
Measured XS Area: 21.5 ft2 Bank Angle: 600 LB Buffer Width: 15-30
Regional Curve XS Area: 41.7 ft2 Bed Material: Sand/Gravel RB Buffer Width: 0-15
Watershed Conditions
Impairments
Sediment r%_0 Nutrients IV- Riparian Buffer rv-" Biological
F% Hydrological Function I++ Stability FV Instream Habitat ry-o Terrestrial Habitat
Conservation Areas: No
Notes:
Notes: 0.5 miles away from Red -Cockaded Woodpecker habitat (Pecoides borealis) (NHP
Rare Species: No
1999)
Water Supply: No
LWP Area: Yes RWP Area: No
Reach Conditions
Percent Active Bank Erosion: 30-70 1 Percent Channel Incision: 30-70
On -Site Water Quality/Habitat Stressors
I+� Livestock I✓ Stormwater r CAFO i Maintained Vegetation
I- Tiles/Ditches I- Row Crops r Impervious Surfaces 9Invasive Species
lV Channelization [-%o Impoundment I Debris/Trash I Aquatic Passage
Land Use Impacts Functional Condition Constraints
Nutrient: High Hydrologic: Moderate FEMA Floodplain: Yes
Sediment: High Geomorphic: Moderate Utilities: No
Stormwater: Moderate Physiochemical: Moderate Crossings: Yes
Habitat: Low Wetlands: No
Design Notes: Reach PC3, a segment of Polecat Branch, is located at the downstream end of the project. The banks are irregularly shaped
throughout due to hoof shear and cattle access. The riparian buffer is in poor condition as the majority of the buffer is comprised of pasture
grasses; however, there are some mature hardwoods along the tops of banks.
Enhancement activities will include minimal bank grading and stabilization, installation of grade control structures to improve bedform diversity
and provide vertical stability, and livestock exclusion. Livestock fencing will follow current NRCS specifications. Stabilization through in -stream
structures and bank treatments will enhance hydrologic function and reduce sediment loads to downstream channels. Additionally, 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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Neu -Con Umbrella Bank 16 May 2016

Project Name: Polecat Mitigation Type: Restoration Reach Length: 2,448
Reach ID: M11 Mitigation Ratio: 1.0: 1 Buffer Multiplier: 1.12
SMU Yield: 2,742
Reach Data
Hydrology: Perennial Bank Height: 4.0 ft. Channel Class. Score: 38
Drainage Area: 893 Ac. Channel Width: 11.0 ft. Channel Habitat Score: 22
Measured XS Area: 30.0 ft2 Bank Angle: 700 LB Buffer Width: 0-15
Regional Curve XS Area: 18.1 ft2 Bed Material: Sand/Gravel RB Buffer Width: 0-15
Watershed Conditions
Impairments
Sediment r Nutrients W Riparian Buffer Biological
Fwo Hydrological Function W Stability 1✓ Instream Habitat Terrestrial Habitat
Conservation Areas: No
Notes:
Notes: 0.5 miles away from Red -Cockaded Woodpecker habitat (Pecoides borealis) (NHP
Rare Species: No
1999)
Water Supply: No
LWP Area: Yes RWP Area: No
Reach Conditions
Percent Active Bank Erosion: >70 1 Percent Channel Incision: >70
On -Site Water Quality/Habitat Stressors
V Livestock W Stormwater I— CAFO r4 Maintained Vegetation
r— Tiles/Ditches Row Crops 1— Impervious Surfaces rv— Invasive Species
Channelization Impoundment F Debris/Trash r Aquatic Passage
Land Use Impacts Functional Condition Constraints
Nutrient: High Hydrologic: Low FEMA Floodplain: No
Sediment: High Geomorphic: Moderate Utilities: No
Stormwater: Moderate Physiochemical: Moderate Crossings: Yes
Habitat: Low Wetlands: No
Design Notes: Reach M11, a tributary to Polecat Branch, flows in a westerly direction and has a sand/gravel bed. The reach is both laterally and
vertically unstable and has been historically channelized. The channel has no buffer, livestock have direct access to the channel, and the
resulting hoof shear has severely degraded the channel banks.
Restoration activities will include constructing a new channel 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. A 120' easement
break and associated culvert crossing will be provided near the middle of the reach. 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: Polecat
Mitigation Type: Enhancement II
Reach Length: 501
Reach ID: K20
Mitigation Ratio: 2.5 :1
Buffer Multiplier: 1.12
SMU Yield: 224
Reach Data
Hydrology: Intermittent
Bank Height: 2.0 ft.
Channel Class. Score: 21
Drainage Area: 9.5 Ac.
Channel Width: 4.0 ft.
Channel Habitat Score: 54
Measured XS Area: 6.0 ft2
Bank Angle: 700
LB Buffer Width: 50-100
Regional Curve XS Area: 1.0 ft2
Bed Material: Sand
RB Buffer Width: 50-100
Watershed Conditions
Impairments
N-0 Sediment I Nutrients
170 Riparian Buffer
IW Biological
F Hydrological Function F Stability
F7 Instream Habitat
ry Terrestrial Habitat
Conservation Areas: No
Notes:
Notes: 0.5 miles away from Red-Cockaded Woodpecker habitat (Pecoides borealis) (NHP
Rare Species: No
1999)
Water Supply: No
LWP Area: Yes
RWP Area: No
Reach Conditions
Percent Active Bank Erosion:
30-70 1 Percent Channel Incision: <30
On-Site Water Quality/Habitat Stressors
r Livestock I++ Stormwater
I— CAFO
I— Maintained Vegetation
r Tiles/Ditches r%_0 Row Crops
I— Impervious Surfaces
NOW Invasive Species
Channelization r Impoundment
F Debris/Trash
F Aquatic Passage
Land Use Impacts
Functional Condition
Constraints
Nutrient: Moderate
Hydrologic: Moderate
FEMA Floodplain: No
Sediment: Moderate
Geomorphic: Moderate
Utilities: Yes
Stormwater: Moderate
Physiochemical: Moderate
Crossings. No
Habitat: Moderate
Wetlands: No
Design Notes: Reach K20 is an intermittent channel beginning downstream of Hill Road and flowing to the northwest to its confluence with
reach K21. The streambed is comprised of sand and lacks bedform diversity. The riparian buffer is in
fair condition consisting of a mix of
hardwoods, scrubby vegetation, and areas of privet. The channel has been historically ditched and
maintained and is slightly oversized.
Enhancement/stabilization activities will include minor bank grading, adding a few in-stream structures
to increase bedform diversity, and
invasive species treatment. Stabilization through minor bank grading and buffer plantings will enhance
hydrologic function and reduce sediment
loads to downstream channels.
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Neu -Con Umbrella Bank 18 May 2016

Project Name: Polecat
Mitigation Type: Buffer Enhancement
Reach Length: 1,061
Reach ID: K21
Mitigation Ratio: 5.0: 1
Buffer Multiplier: 1.10
SMU Yield: 232
Reach Data
Hydrology: Perennial
Bank Height: 2.0 ft.
Channel Class. Score: 37
Drainage Area: 503 Ac.
Channel Width: 8.0 ft.
Channel Habitat Score: 75
Measured XS Area: 12.0 ft2
Bank Angle: 700
LB Buffer Width: 50-100
Regional Curve XS Area: 12.4 ft2
Bed Material: Sand/Gravel
RB Buffer Width: 50-100
Watershed Conditions
Impairments
Sediment ry-1 Nutrients
W Riparian Buffer
I—V Biological
I*► Hydrological Function F_ Stability
F Instream Habitat
IV Terrestrial Habitat
Conservation Areas: No
Notes:
Rare Species: No
Notes: 0.5 miles away from Red -Cockaded Woodpecker habitat (Pecoides borealis) (NHP 1999)
Water Supply: No
LWP Area: Yes
RWP Area: No
Reach Conditions
Percent Active Bank Erosion:
<30 1 Percent Channel Incision: <30
On -Site Water quality/Habitat Stressors
Livestock FV_ Stormwater
I— CAFO
I Maintained Vegetation
I— Tiles/Ditches [V_ Row Crops
I— Impervious Surfaces
l_v" Invasive Species
li Channelization I— Impoundment
I Debris/Trash
Aquatic Passage
Land Use Impacts
Functional Condition
Constraints
Nutrient: Moderate
Hydrologic: Moderate
FEMA Floodplain: No
Sediment: Moderate
Geomorphic: Moderate
Utilities: Yes
Stormwater: Moderate
Physiochemical: Moderate
Crossings. No
Habitat: Moderate
Wetlands: No
Design Notes: Reach K21 is a perennial channel beginning at the upstream limit of the project and flows in a westerly direction. The reach is
stable, has a sand/pea gravel bed, and has a mature, well vegetated buffer. The channel has low bank
heights and the floodplain is frequently
accessed.
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 cultivated areas, thereby reducing
nutrient and sediment loads to the
channel.
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Neu -Con Umbrella Bank 19 May 2016

Project Name: Polecat
Mitigation Type: Restoration Reach Length: 721
Reach ID: K22
Mitigation Ratio: 1.0: 1 Buffer Multiplier: 1.00
SMU Yield: 721
Reach Data
Hydrology: Perennial
Bank Height: 2.5 ft. Channel Class. Score: 38
Drainage Area: 630 Ac.
Channel Width: 10.0 ft. Channel Habitat Score: 48
Measured XS Area: 17.5 ft2
Bank Angle: 700 LB Buffer Width: >100
Regional Curve XS Area: 14.4 ft'
Bed Material: Clay RB Buffer Width: 50-100
Watershed Conditions
Impairments
l70 Sediment (o Nutrients
W Riparian Buffer IW Biological
W Hydrological Function r Stability
17 Instream Habitat FV_ Terrestrial Habitat
Conservation Areas: No
Notes:
Notes: 0.5 miles away from Red -Cockaded Woodpecker habitat (Pecoides borealis) (NHP
Rare Species: No
1999)
Water Supply: No
LWP Area: Yes RWP Area: No
Reach Conditions
Percent Active Bank Erosion:
>70 1 Percent Channel Incision: >70
On -Site Water Quality/Habitat Stressors
F Livestock Wo Stormwater
r— CAFO Maintained Vegetation
I Tiles/Ditches i— Row Crops
r Impervious Surfaces Invasive Species
W Channelization F_ Impoundment
I— Debris/Trash Aquatic Passage
Land Use Impacts
Functional Condition Constraints
Nutrient: High
Hydrologic: Moderate FEMA Floodplain: No
Sediment: Moderate
Geomorphic: Low Utilities: No
Stormwater: Moderate
Physiochemical: Moderate Crossings: No
Habitat: Low Wetlands: No
Design Notes: Reach K22 flows to the west from reach K21 down to the confluence with K23B. The reach is slightly incised with a clay bed, has
bare, eroding banks, and has been historically channelized along a portion of the reach. The channel has a wooded buffer with a mix of mature
and young trees and some localized areas of privet.
Restoration activities will include constructing a new channel with appropriate dimensions and pattern such that the floodplain is regularly
inundated. In -stream structures such log grade controls, brush toes, and log sills will be installed for vertical stability and to improve habitat.
Buffer improvements will filter runoff from adjacent agricultural fields, 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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Neu -Con Umbrella Bank 20 May 2016

Project Name: Polecat Mitigation Type: Enhancement I Reach Length: 321
Reach ID: K23B Mitigation Ratio: 1.5 :1 Buffer Multiplier: 1.00
SMU Yield: 214
Reach Data
Hydrology: Intermittent Bank Height: 4.0 ft. Channel Class. Score: 23.5
Drainage Area: 68.9 Ac. Channel Width: 10.0 ft. Channel Habitat Score: 42
Measured XS Area: 24.0 ftZ Bank Angle: 600 LB Buffer Width: >100
Regional Curve XS Area: 3.3 ftz Bed Material: Sand RB Buffer Width: >100
Watershed Conditions
Impairments
Id Sediment W Nutrients N-0 Riparian Buffer r%07 Biological
Ir Hydrological Function W Stability iV Instream Habitat F4_0 Terrestrial Habitat
Conservation Areas: No
Notes:
Notes: 0.5 miles away from Red -Cockaded Woodpecker habitat (Pecoides borealis) (NHP
Rare Species: No
1999)
Water Supply: No
LWP Area: Yes RWP Area: No
Reach Conditions
Percent Active Bank Erosion: 30-70 1 Percent Channel Incision: >70
On -Site Water Quality/Habitat Stressors
I— Livestock [V_ Stormwater I— CAFO F_ Maintained Vegetation
r Tiles/Ditches r Row Crops F_ Impervious Surfaces I�W Invasive Species
W Channelization I— Impoundment Ii Debris/Trash I— Aquatic Passage
Land Use Impacts Functional Condition Constraints
Nutrient: Moderate Hydrologic: Low FEMA Floodplain: No
Sediment: Moderate Geomorphic: Low Utilities: No
Stormwater: Low Physiochemical: Moderate Crossings: No
Habitat: Low Wetlands: No
Design Notes: Reach K23B, an intermittent channel, flows in a northerly direction through a timber stand of tulip poplar and has been
historically ditched and maintained. The channel is greatly oversized/entrenched, and the streambed is comprised primarily of sand. The
riparian buffer is in fair condition; however, there is little to no woody vegetation within 10-15 feet of the channel.
Enhancement activities will include regrading the channel by widening the banks and raising the bed such that cut and fill will be balanced. In -
channel structures, such as brush beds and compressed fiber grade controls will be installed to increase organic matter in the system, while also
providing stability and reductions in sediment loads. The existing timber stand will be thinned and replanted with native vegetation to provide
a more diverse buffer. 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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Polecat Mitigation Site INSTRUMENT MODIFICATION
Neu -Con Umbrella Bank 21 May 2016

Project Name: Polecat Mitigation Type: Restoration Reach Length: 1,973
Reach ID: K24 Mitigation Ratio: 1.0: 1 Buffer Multiplier: 1.07
SMU Yield: 2,111
Reach Data
Hydrology: Perennial Bank Height: 5.0 ft. Channel Class. Score: 38
Drainage Area: 798 Ac. Channel Width: 20.0 ft. Channel Habitat Score: 51
Measured XS Area: 60.0 ft2 Bank Angle: 600 LB Buffer Width: 50-100
Regional Curve XS Area: 16.8 ft2 Bed Material: Sand/Gravel RB Buffer Width: 30-50
Watershed Conditions
Impairments
r Sediment r%_0 Nutrients FV Riparian Buffer WO Biological
F%07 Hydrological Function r Stability I-V Instream Habitat P Terrestrial Habitat
Conservation Areas: No
Notes:
Notes: 0.5 miles away from Red -Cockaded Woodpecker habitat (Pecoides borealis) (NHP
Rare Species: No
1999)
Water Supply: No
LWP Area: Yes RWP Area: No
Reach Conditions
Percent Active Bank Erosion: 30-70 1 Percent Channel Incision: >70
On -Site Water Quality/Habitat Stressors
li Livestock W Stormwater I CAFO lv Maintained Vegetation
I Tiles/Ditches io Row Crops I Impervious Surfaces I++ Invasive Species
FV Channelization FV_ Impoundment (0 Debris/Trash I-+ Aquatic Passage
Land Use Impacts Functional Condition Constraints
Nutrient: High Hydrologic: Moderate FEMA Floodplain: No
Sediment: High Geomorphic: Low Utilities: Yes
Stormwater: Moderate Physiochemical: Moderate Crossings: Yes
Habitat: Low Wetlands: No
Design Notes: Reach K24 flows to the west from the confluence with K23B to Yelverton Grove Road. The reach is slightly incised and over
widened, has a gravel/sand bed, and has been historically channelized. There are two small ponds located adjacent to the left bank of the
channel. The one at the upstream end will be removed/filled, while the downstream pond will remain intact within the proposed easement.
The channel has a wooded buffer along the left bank, while the buffer along the right bank varies in width from 0 to 50 feet.
Restoration activities will include constructing a new channel with appropriate dimensions and pattern such that the floodplain is regularly
inundated. In -stream structures such as log grade controls, brush toes, and log sills will be installed for vertical stability and to improve habitat.
A 30' easement break and associated culvert crossing will be provided near the upstream end of the reach. Buffer improvements will filter
runoff from adjacent agricultural fields, thereby reducing nutrient and sediment loads to the channel. The widening and restoration of the
riparian areas will also enhance wildlife corridors throughout the project area.
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Project Name: Polecat
Mitigation Type: Enhancement II Reach Length: 481
Reach ID: K25A
Mitigation Ratio: 2.5 :1 Buffer Multiplier: 1.12
SMU Yield: 216
Reach Data
Hydrology: Intermittent
Bank Height: 4.0 ft. Channel Class. Score: 19
Drainage Area: 38.7 Ac.
Channel Width: 6.0 ft. Channel Habitat Score: 9
Measured XS Area: 16.0 ft2
Bank Angle: 700 LB Buffer Width: 0-15
Regional Curve XS Area: 2.3 ftz
Bed Material: Sand/Muck RB Buffer Width: 0-15
Watershed Conditions
Impairments
Id Sediment IV Nutrients
IV Riparian Buffer I7 Biological
Hydrological Function IW Stability
ry Instream Habitat IW Terrestrial Habitat
Conservation Areas: No
Notes:
Notes: 0.5 miles away from Red -Cockaded Woodpecker habitat (Pecoides borealis) (NHP
Rare Species: No
1999)
Water Supply: No
LWP Area: Yes RWP Area: No
Reach Conditions
Percent Active Bank Erosion:
>70 1 Percent Channel Incision: >70
On -Site Water Quality/Habitat Stressors
r Livestock [—%o Stormwater
I— CAFO Id Maintained Vegetation
I— Tiles/Ditches (d Row Crops
i— Impervious Surfaces Id Invasive Species
F%_0 Channelization 1— Impoundment
[` Debris/Trash i— Aquatic Passage
Land Use Impacts
Functional Condition Constraints
Nutrient: High
Hydrologic: Low FEMA Floodplain: No
Sediment: High
Geomorphic: Low Utilities: No
Stormwater: Moderate
Physiochemical: Low Crossings: Yes
Habitat: Low Wetlands: No
Design Notes: Reach K25A, an intermittent channel, flows to the southwest to its confluence with reach K24. The channel has been historically
ditched and maintained and is significantly oversized.
The streambed is comprised of sand and muck, and the riparian buffer is in poor condition
having row crops present up to top of bank. There is a 36" culvert crossing located at the downstream edge of the agricultural field.
Enhancement activities will include regrading the channel by widening the banks and raising the bed such that cut and fill will be balanced. In -
channel structures, such as brush beds and compressed fiber grade controls will be installed to increase organic matter in the system, while also
providing stability and reductions in sediment loads. 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: Polecat
Mitigation Type: Enhancement I Reach Length: 478
Reach ID: K25B
Mitigation Ratio: 1.5 :1 Buffer Multiplier: 1.12
SMU Yield: 357
Reach Data
Hydrology: Intermittent
Bank Height: 4.0 ft. Channel Class. Score: 19
Drainage Area: 38.7 Ac.
Channel Width: 6.0 ft. Channel Habitat Score: 9
Measured XS Area: 16.0 ft2
Bank Angle: 700 LB Buffer Width: 0-15
Regional Curve XS Area: 2.3 ft2
Bed Material: Sand/Muck RB Buffer Width: 0-15
Watershed Conditions
Impairments
F% Sediment I Nutrients
I++ Riparian Buffer 1W Biological
FV_ Hydrological Function 17 Stability
F7 Instream Habitat W Terrestrial Habitat
Conservation Areas: No
Notes:
Notes: 0.5 miles away from Red -Cockaded Woodpecker habitat (Pecoides borealis) (NHP
Rare Species: No
1999)
Water Supply: No
LWP Area: Yes RWP Area: No
Reach Conditions
Percent Active Bank Erosion:
>70 1 Percent Channel Incision: >70
On -Site Water Quality/Habitat Stressors
r Livestock I Stormwater
I— CAFO r%_0 Maintained Vegetation
r Tiles/Ditches W Row Crops
I— Impervious Surfaces W Invasive Species
W Channelization r Impoundment
F 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: Low Crossings: Yes
Habitat: Low Wetlands: No
Design Notes: Reach K25, an intermittent channel, flows to the southwest to its confluence with reach K24. The channel has been historically
ditched and maintained and is significantly oversized.
The streambed is comprised of sand and muck, and the riparian buffer is in poor condition
having row crops present up to top of bank. There is a 36" culvert crossing located at the downstream edge of the agricultural field.
Enhancement activities will include regrading the channel by widening the banks and raising the bed such that cut and fill will be balanced. In -
channel structures, such as brush beds and compressed fiber grade controls will be installed to increase organic matter in the system, while also
providing stability and reductions in sediment loads. 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: Polecat Mitigation Type: Restoration Reach Length: 735
Reach ID: K26 Mitigation Ratio: 1.0: 1 Buffer Multiplier: 1.12
SMU Yield: 824
Reach Data
Hydrology: Perennial Bank Height: 4.5 ft. Channel Class. Score: 38
Drainage Area: 885 Ac. Channel Width: 14.0 ft. Channel Habitat Score: 51
Measured XS Area: 47.3 ft' Bank Angle: 700 LB Buffer Width: 50-100
Regional Curve XS Area: 18.0 ft' Bed Material: Sand/Gravel RB Buffer Width: 30-50
Watershed Conditions
Impairments
Sediment W Nutrients (✓ Riparian Buffer W Biological
I✓ Hydrological Function W Stability iW Instream Habitat W Terrestrial Habitat
Conservation Areas: No
Notes:
Notes: 0.5 miles away from Red-Cockaded Woodpecker habitat Pecoides borealis NHP
Rare Species: No
1999)
Water Supply: No
LWP Area: Yes RWP Area: No
Reach Conditions
Percent Active Bank Erosion: 30-70 1 Percent Channel Incision: 30-70
On-Site Water Quality/Habitat Stressors
W Livestock IW Stormwater I— CAFO F%_0 Maintained Vegetation
F Tiles/Ditches 11V Row Crops FV Impervious Surfaces IW Invasive Species
W Channelization I— Impoundment IW Debris/Trash WO Aquatic Passage
Land Use Impacts Functional Condition Constraints
Nutrient: Moderate Hydrologic: Low FEMA Floodplain: No
Sediment: Moderate Geomorphic: Low Utilities: No
Stormwater: High Physiochemical: Moderate Crossings: No
Habitat: Low Wetlands: No
Design Notes: Reach K26, a perennial stream with a gravel bed, flows to the west from Yelverton Grove Road to the reach break with M11. The
reach has vertical and eroding banks, and the degree of incision/entrenchment increases through the middle and downstream portions of the
reach. The channel has a poor buffer along the upper end where there is little woody vegetation and maintained lawns along the right bank.
While the buffer along lower end is forested, the width averages less than 40 feet along the right bank.
Priority II restoration is proposed along the upper end due to elevation constraints at the Yelverton Grove Road culvert. Priority I restoration is
proposed along the middle and downstream portions of the reach. Restoration activities will include constructing a new channel that has
appropriate dimensions and pattern within the natural valley to the south such that the floodplain is regularly inundated. In-stream structures
such as log grade controls, brush toes, and log sills will be installed for vertical stability and to improve habitat. Habitat will further be improved
through buffer plantings. Buffer improvements will filter runoff from adjacent agricultural fields and maintained lawns, thereby reducing
nutrient and sediment loads to the channel. The widening and restoration of the riparian areas will also enhance wildlife corridors throughout
the project area.
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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, bankfall, 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 4.
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Table 4. 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
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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.
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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Appendix

Exhibit C
LANDOWNER AUTHORIZATION FORM
Site: Hill Site
PROPERTY LEGAL DESCRITION:
Deed Book
4232
hm County
919 Johnston
Parcel ID Number: 15L.1 101-7 in Johnston County North Carolina as shoxvn on Exhibit A
Street Address: Farm YcIverton Grove Rd., Smithfield NC shown en Exhibit A
Property Owner (please print): Marvin Earl Hill and Mark Earl Hill.
The undersigned, registered property owner(s) of above property, do hereby authorize
EB X, Neuse 1, LLC, Resource Environmental Solutions ("RES"), the N C 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 potential stream, wetland and/or riparian huffier mitigation project, including
rGntlacting stream and/or w-efland determinations and delineatiorts.
Property Owners(s) Addrem: 2697 Yelverton Grove Rd.
Sm i t hri eld, NC: 27577
Property Owner Telephone Number: 919-610-7522
1AVc hereby certify the above info rma 1i on to he true and accurate to the best of my/our knowledge.
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ft a aw shed I WWI A, Johnston C(it rit3 I'l C1.
SI recil Address; 2! TI YeIIverion Gviu) e Rc., Smfiihf, eld , N C.
111raptial y Owners (please prix 1):
Rebucitia Ku,,izmaul
Darl enc.1ciries
Stuart Daughtcry
Ann THMS1
Glenn Daughtury
I be unieirsignud, registete6 prof ert3 oIN ner(s] c I 11he abuse I raperly, d10 hetieb3 autEari2e
EIBIX, Nctu e 1, IRiC, Rkis aux(ei Eriv.7rcitur et tat 5lolutior ai "RES"], tU e r C Uqpirtw er I of
Enviror ment a d NEilurai] Resciiiu rues, arid 1 h US Army Curtis (if Erigir eers, it eir emp'o3 ties,
agants: (it wisiign! Joi have rai able:iiieciess 10 the at alwe referunuedl Elrcip(irty f(r the vVifilifitaii of
Ihe projlerty as ai polf retia stream, mielibitid aridAir rip aiCain buffeit miiiiguitian project, it cludfng
ci(irduictir gi stream aind/or live Iland delertifirtailicins an6 delinealicnis.
Properly Owrieirs(i, Address: Stuart Daughtery, (CS II orntcin Street, Chuylur, N C 383,1118.
Propcirly Owi er Iellephcinei I\ uml er: 9110,3(15-f 71114
NN a harabM certify thei aE cive information toe Ie liruic ariid accurailic loi the best of cuir knawledgic.
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Property Ov ners 4please print]:
Mbei Kuszmull
INtifine Jones
Stuart Dgiughter3
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Tht urukrsitped, registered property4awatr0i cif Weabome property, de here ty authorize
EBX, Neuse L LLC; Resource Envirvirunental So.! utiow ("RES"I, the N C Ddpslirtwer t of
Environment and Nate nd Resources and the L Army CcIrV ofFmori their cusp' eyees,
ag catsl ar assigns to have reasonable seem to the above refureneW property for the avahuttk n of
the property aE iii potertia strearal miedwW au6cr ripariar buffer ruttiptiar prcjectl isc udkg
candui o rear an(L or wetland deterni itiat ow and de.Uni
Props rt3 Owwi Wvi) Address: Swart DaugW ry, 60! Th4rwior Street, Cis", NC 28328.
Property Owns r Telephone Number. 910-30541774
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StmetAdduess: 2598Ychurtal" C -rade Rd., Smjtllfield N C.
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Glenn Daugl I e ii 3l
The undersigircid, veg' sl arch Prot e0Y om er(Is) oif Oc above propeily, dcii he; -63 VUthOr!2Ie
EB�X, Net sc 1, LILIC, Resaurce Free ironruertai 5kilutior i ("RES", tI- eii NC DeF airlmient, of
Evivirioimeril ard TkIIaturali Hesiouirces, and thc US A rtry Corps of Engineers, lVeir en'PI03ce-'11,
aflents or assigl, tci tavc Teasori oicc�is ju Ihci above rciference6 propcirtm for IhL tvatuaili(In of
thea properly as a F ateintiO111 sllrkOlyr, Weflvvid andhir rijIari,-iri buffer millipation project, iYciciding
ccividuatingstrimir ciridjor,velhirii dc(em�ii-,121tionsaiiddEiilirioali(irls-
ProptiriN Cmirimrs(s) Address: Stuart I)aughterj, (CIS `11hcirnIcin Strecit, Clayton, NC 282V
Propett.) OwncrTIe!c[lhcirie h tilubtr: q10-310&161 14
Wei terct y ctiflif) Ili e aberve inftirmation tote h cie and accu rale 111 Ilea best cit) aur knciiAledge.
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481 JIchuston, NC
Parcel ID Numbcin: '360300-10-'-29f and .'J(0200-3NI--24]0 1'ri I'lohnsicirii Courilyl Ncirit Carolina as
shciwin cin F xhibit A
Stinucl Addrciss: Farm oil 114W YcIvurton Grove Rd., Smithficild NC shcwn cin I �iihil it A
Bropcirty Ownuin 1l111easc prir 11,': Joimes Nelson Wch(ill, and wifti Erunda C Mitchell.
The undersigned, rugisturud propurty awrier(s' of the abciNe prop(irty, do heveby aul h(wize
HEINI, Ncusu 1, ILC, Resouricc Envirctuyentall Sciluticiris ("RES"), the NC Ucipartnicntcif
Environmcril and NzOural Resources, and iffic US Ammy Corps cill Engiuciers, their cimp]cycics,
agents or assigns lei have ineasonablcii oiciccim to the above rcilerenucid pucipciriM kv 111cii civalualion cif
the prcpc rit] as oi pot(iintial sil rciaim, wcI land and/cm riipatiian E ufkir mNigation project, including
cciriducling stine.-iim and/cr wcitland dctermlnail ions and duliviciations.
Fropunity Ownemslls' Adduss: 12213 Old Sandurs Rd.
SmithfielA, NC 27577
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111ropetty Owner Tulciphunci Numbers: N/ 34�—
IT" ci hurut y ccimifilly the Acii-ve informaticir to be Iruci and accurate to It c bcsl cif myAciur Lnowledga.
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(Fropurty Owncim Authorized Sigjrizilurej (Dates)
J ropcirty Owner Authorized Sipniume' (Datu',

Exhibit C
LANDOWNER AUTHORIZATION FORM
Site: Polecat (Coor)
PROPERTY LEGAL DESCRITION:
Deed Book Page County
1982 727 Johnston
Parcel ID Number: 15 -L -11-044-B in Johnston County North Carolina as shown on Exhibit A.
Street Address: 1390 Mallard Rd., Smithfield, NC shown on Exhibit A'
Property Owner (please print): Lawrence Coor and Clyda Coor
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: 101 Lou Drive
Goldsboro, NC 27530
Property Owner Telephone Number: 919-252-8312
I/We hereby certify the above ii)formation to be true and accurate to the best of my/our knowledge.
By.
By.
F W ' r
(Property Owner Authorized Signature)
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(Date)

Exhibit C
LANDOWNER AUTHORIZATION FORM
Site: Polecat Site
PROPERTY LEGAL DFSCRITION:
Deed Book Paee County
04545 0402 Johnston
Parcel ID Number: 260200-78-0311 in Johnston County Nonh Carolina as shown on Exhibit A.
Street Address: Rill Farm Rd., Smithfield NC shown on Exhibit A.
Property Owner (Please print: Mohammed Forbad Purmul
The undersigned, registered property owners) of the above property, do hereby authorize
EBX, Neuse 1, LLC, Resource Environmental Solutions I"RE$"), the NC Department of
Environment and Natural Resources, and the US Army Corp of Engineers, their employees,
agents or assigns to have reasonable access to the above referenced properly for the evaluation of
the property as a potential stream, wedand and/or riparian buffer mitigation Project, including
conducting stream and/or wetland determinations and delineations.
Property Owners(s) Address: 106 Muirlield Lane
Clavlon, �N��C n2275227�7 /
Property Owner Telephone Number: 7>�-7651
Me hereby certify the above info r6lion to be true and accurate to the but of mytour knowledge.
By:
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Owner All nzed Srgnatnml (Date)