Meadowbranch_92351_MY5_2016

Meadowbranch Swamp Wetland Restoration
2016 Monitoring Report
Monitoring Year Five
DMS Project Number 92351
DMS Contract Number 004800
USACE Action ID#: SAW2007-0400-078 DWR Project# N/A
Submitted to: NC Department of Environmental Quality
Division of Mitigation Services
1652 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1652
Submitted: January 10, 2017

Meadowbranch Swamp Wetland Restoration
2016 Monitoring Report
Monitoring Year Five
DMS Project Number 92351
DMS Contract Number 004800
USACE Action ID#: SAW2007-0400-078 DWR Project# N/A
Prepared by: URS Corporation — North Carolina
701 Corporate Center Drive, Suite 475
Raleigh, NC 27607
Project Manager: Ron Johnson
ron.johnsongaecom.com
919-854-6210
Submitted: January 10, 2017

Table of Contents
1.0 Executive Summary/Project Abstract.......................................................................................... 1
2.0 Methodology.............................................................................................................................. 4
3.0 References.................................................................................................................................. 5
List of Tables
Table la: Project Restoration Components............................................................................................. 10
Table lb: Project Restoration Components............................................................................................11
Figure 2: Project Restoration Components...............................................................................................
Table 2: Project Activity and Reporting History.....................................................................................
12
Table 3: Project Contacts Table.............................................................................................................
13
Table 4: Project Baseline Information and Attributes.............................................................................
14
Table 5: Vegetation Condition Assessment Table..................................................................................
19
Table 6: Vegetation Plot Mitigation Success Summary Table.................................................................
22
Table 7: CVS Vegetation Metadata Table..............................................................................................23
Figure 8: Monitoring Gauge 3................................................................................................................
Table 8: CVS Stem Count Total and Planted by Plot and Species
........................................................... 24
Table 9: Stem Count Total by Random Transect Plot.............................................................................
25
Table 10: Verification of Bankfull Events..............................................................................................
27
Table 11: Wetland Hydrology Criteria Attainment.................................................................................
36
List of Figures
Figure 1: Vicinity Map and Directions.....................................................................................................
8
Figure 2: Project Restoration Components...............................................................................................
9
Figure 3: Current Condition Plan View (CCPV)....................................................................................
16
Figure 4: USGS Proximal Gauge: Lumber River at Lumberton, NC .......................................................
28
Figure 5: Meadowbranch Swamp Canal 30-70 Percentile Graph for Rainfall
in 2016, Lumberton, NC... 28
Figure6: Monitoring Gauge 1................................................................................................................
29
Figure 7: Monitoring Gauge 2................................................................................................................
29
Figure 8: Monitoring Gauge 3................................................................................................................
30
Figure9: Monitoring Gauge 4................................................................................................................
30
Figure10: Monitoring Gauge 5..............................................................................................................
31
Figure 11: Monitoring Gauge 6..............................................................................................................
31
Figure12: Monitoring Gauge 7..............................................................................................................
32
Figure13: Monitoring Gauge 8..............................................................................................................
32
Figure14: Monitoring Gauge 9..............................................................................................................
33
Figure 15: Monitoring Gauge 10 — Reference Gauge.............................................................................
33
Figure 16: Monitoring Gauge 11............................................................................................................
34
Figure 17: Monitoring Gauge 12............................................................................................................
34
Figure18: Monitoring Gauge 13............................................................................................................
35
List of Appendices
Appendix A: Project Vicinity Map and Background Tables..................................................................... 7
Appendix B: Visual Assessment Data.................................................................................................... 15
Appendix C: Vegetation Plot Data......................................................................................................... 21
AppendixD: Hydrologic Data............................................................................................................... 26
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1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY/PROJECT ABSTRACT
The goal of this project was to restore, enhance, and preserve the project area. The project
created low areas across an access road adjacent to the Meadowbranch Canal based on flood
elevations, removed a former logging road, and planted native wetland vegetation in select areas.
According to the Restoration Plan (The John R. McAdams Company, Inc., 2007) and the
Baseline Monitoring Report (EcoEngineering, 2011), the intent of this project was to return the
site to a more natural hydrologic state to accomplish the following objectives:
• Store and treat runoff from 1.8 square miles of developed land. Nearly half the land area
of Lumberton drains to the project site.
• Allow for retention and treatment of sediment, nutrients, and toxins to improve water
quality of the Lumber River, an impaired stream located approximately six miles
downstream of the project site.
• Support the goals outlined in the 2003 Lumber River Basinwide Water Quality Plan by
implementing a project within a watershed that has been identified by the NC Wetlands
Restoration Program (NCWRP) as having the greatest need.
• Assist in the improvement of water quality; the Basinwide Water Quality Plan indicates
406 miles of waters within Subbasin 03-07-51 are impaired.
• Provide a more natural flood regime and flood storage for waters in Meadowbranch
Swamp.
• Connect to surrounding wetland areas and enhance the wildlife habitat present in the
wetland.
The project site is approximately one-half mile west-northwest of Lumberton, in Robeson
County, North Carolina. The site consists of a wooded parcel owned by the Lumber River
Conservancy which encompasses approximately 55.4 acres (Figure 1). The site is located along
Carthage Road which bounds the site to the south. Located immediately adjacent to the west of
the site is a channelized water feature known as Meadowbranch Swamp Canal. There is an
access road, which is maintained by the City of Lumberton, along Meadowbranch Swamp Canal
which extends north from Carthage Road to NC 211. In addition, there was a former logging
road located within the interior of the site which began approximately 100 feet from
Meadowbranch Swamp Canal. The former logging road began at Carthage Road and extended
north, roughly paralleling Meadowbranch Swamp Canal for a distance of approximately 2,000
feet. Along the eastern edge of the former logging road was a ditch feature.
The site is located in the Inner Coastal Plain Physiographic Region of North Carolina and lies
within US Geological Survey (USGS) Hydrologic Unit Code 03040203 080010 (NCDENR,
2003), which falls within the Lumber River Basin.The NC Division of Water Resources
(NCDWR) River Subbasin for the project area is listed as the Lumber 03-07-51 (NCDENR,
2003). The current state classification (NCDENR, 2012) for Meadowbranch Swamp (Stream
Index # 14-12 aka Saddletree Swamp) from its source to the Lumber River, is C; Sw (swamp
waters). Class C waters support aquatic life, wildlife, and they can also be used for secondary
recreation and agriculture. The Sw classification is intended for waters which have low velocities
and other natural characteristics different from adjacent streams.
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The project site is almost entirely forested primarily with young hardwoods and some areas of
young pine. This is due to the fact that the site was logged approximately 15 years ago. Due to
the timing of the logging, the site is currently at a stage of succession where the vegetation is
very dense. Currently, there are a few small areas near the access road along Meadowbranch
Swamp that still have stands of relatively older growth bald cypress (Taxodium distichum) and
would be designated as Cypress -Gum Swamp (Schafale and Weakley, 1990). Other larger areas
have some young bald cypress, but are more dominated by red maple (Acer rubrum) and river
birch (Betula nigra). Aside from the few areas of Cypress -Gum Swamp on the site, the
remainder of the area is best described as a disturbed site undergoing succession to a Coastal
Plain Bottomland Hardwood forest (based on reference wetland conditions) (Schafale and
Weakley, 1990). In general, the majority of the site appears to have characteristics of a Coastal
Plain Bottomland Hardwood forest. However, some portions of the site contained large
concentrations of Chinese privet (Ligustrum sinense) which have been removed and treated.
These areas have been replanted with native vegetation.
1.1 VEGETATION
Monitoring Year 5 (MY5) field investigations took place on December 1, 2016. All three
vegetation plots are in good condition and all are meeting vegetative success criteria with a
project average of 486 stems per acre. Large numbers of volunteer stems, primarily river birch
are present in all three plots.
Two randomly selected transects were inventoried within the Chinese privet removal areas. Both
transects contained large numbers of Chinese privet and very few other species. Native species
were all larger naturally occurring trees and no planted native stems were observed. The
dominant shrub stratum in both transects was Chinese privet. There are some larger native
canopy trees in the area, but native species were observed in very small numbers in the shrub and
sapling stratum. The percentage of Chinese privet in the two random transects was 78 percent
and 88 percent, respectively. These results are presented in Table 9 of Appendix C.
The presence of Chinese privet continues to be a problem at the site, especially along the canal
access road and in the cut lines leading to the groundwater gauges between the former logging
road and the canal access road. Treatment areas are notable in that there are large patches of
stems that appear dead; however, upon closer observation, new growth is present on some of
these stems. Treatment was successful in some areas, but not all. Chinese privet is still present in
very dense patches along the canal access road in the northern portions of the site. Areas
identified as invasive areas of concern during previous monitoring years remain on the Current
Condition Plan View.
Overall, the site is in good condition, with the exception to the presence of Chinese privet. While
the Chinese privet is still present, the limits do not appear to be expanding. The northern portions
of the site continue to support the largest populations.
1.2 HYDROLOGY
The growing season is 213 days, and has been set from April 1 to October 30. Criteria
established for the site state that groundwater levels must be at or above 12 inches of the ground
surface for 10 percent of the growing season, or 21 consecutive days. Nine of the 12 groundwater
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gauges installed on-site met the hydrologic success criteria described above during the timeframe
between April 1 and October 30 of 2016 (Table 11). The reference wetland gauge also met the
wetland criteria. Gauge 5 appears to have malfunctioned early in the year and the readings were
determined to be non -reliable. Two gauges were not able to be downloaded in the fall (Gauge 4
and 13), due to damage from flooding or from vandalism. However, data for the early part of the
growing season had been obtained during the May site visit.
A rain gauge was installed on the site in October of 2006. Due to persistent problems with the
gauge, NC CRONOS data has been relied upon to provide reasonable estimates for site rainfall
totals. To date, rainfall estimates have been provided through the NC Climate Retrieval and
Observations Network of the Southeast (NC CRONOS) Lumberton station (315177), which is in
close proximity (less than 0.6 miles) to the site. Normal annual precipitation for the station is
47.9 inches. Rainfall over the past 12 months totaled 65.3 inches, indicating that the past year has
been above normal.
On-site stream gauge data and USGS stream gauge data indicate up to four bankfull events over
the past year (January 1 to November 30, 2016). A 16 day event that began on December 24 and
continued until January 9, a seven day event from February 5 to February 12, a two day event
beginning February 17 and a 14 day event associated with hurricane Matthew that began on
October 8 and continued until October 21. During hurricane Matthew water levels on portions of
the site exceeded 5 feet.
1.3 OTHER ISSUES
Hurricane Matthew moved into North Carolina on October 8, 2016 and flooded large portions of
the Coastal Plain. Lumberton and the project area were affected by heavy winds and rainfall.
Numerous tree windfalls were observed throughout the site. Visual observations of mudlines at
the site indicate that water levels on portions of the site exceeded 5 feet.
Erosion was first noted behind the matting at Roadway Cuts 1 and 2 during MYL The erosion in
these areas is still present, but has not changed since MY I. More recent erosion was noted along
the banks of Meadowbranch Canal in the vicinity of Roadway Cuts 3 and 4 during MY2. A new
area of bank erosion was noted during the annual site assessment in May of 2014. This area is
located just downstream of the stream gauge and was present during MY3 monitoring. During
the MY4 site assessment (May 2015) a washout area was observed along the bank of the canal
between stations 25+00 and 30+00, which appears to be due to water movement over the canal
access road. Bank erosion was observed behind the matting of Berm Cut 2 and Road Cut 2.
None of these areas appear to have become significantly worse during 2016.
Summary information/data related to the occurrence of items such as beaver or encroachment
and statistics related to performance of various project and monitoring elements can be found in
the tables and figures in the report appendices. Narrative background and supporting information
formerly found in these reports can be found in the Baseline Monitoring Report (formerly
Mitigation Plan) and in the Mitigation Plan (formerly Restoration Plan) documents available on
DMS's website. All raw data supporting the tables and figures in the appendices is available
from DMS upon request.
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2.0 METHODOLOGY
Three vegetation plots have been established along the former logging road within the project
site. These plots were established according to CVS-EEP Protocol for Recording Vegetation
(Lee et al., v.4.2, 2008) and are 20 meters by five meters in size. During MYI, the corners of
each plot were marked with three-foot PVC piping and flagged. The southwest corner of each
plot, or plot origin, was flagged with orange and the remaining three corners were flagged with
blue. Planted stems were flagged with white.
Version 4.2 of the CVS-EEP Protocol for Recording Vegetation was used to inventory these
plots (Level 1-2). Natural regeneration stems were recorded but not flagged. A reference
photograph was taken from the origin of each plot, facing across the plot.
Additionally, two random transects, 50 meters by two meters in size were established within the
Chinese privet areas and inventoried for stems greater than one meter high. Stem counts included
planted stems, volunteers, and invasive species (Chinese privet). Stem species and count were
recorded. No stems were flagged along the transects.
Ten automated groundwater gauges, a stream gauge, and a rainfall gauge were installed at the
site in October 2006. These gauges were installed in order to monitor the water table at the site
during the initial project investigation and design. One of the 10 gauges was placed on the west
side of Meadowbranch Swamp Canal in the reference wetland area in order to monitor reference
wetland hydrology. Following the completion of construction, three additional automated
groundwater gauges (gauges 11 through 13) were placed within the limits of the restored area of
the former logging road to measure the groundwater table. All 13 gauges were located and
marked with blue and white striped flagging. All 13 gauges are Ecotone brand water level
monitors whose data were downloaded using a handheld Meazura MEZ1000 data logger. For the
gauges where transects were used to locate them away from the former logging road or
maintenance road, pink flagging was used to mark transect lines.
The stream gauge and rainfall gauge are also Ecotone brand monitors and the data gathered by
those devices was downloaded using the same equipment stated above.
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3.0 REFERENCES
EcoEngineering. 2011. Meadowbranch Swamp Wetland Restoration Baseline Monitoring
Report. SCO# 06-06731-01, EEP ID# 92351, Robeson County. EcoEngineering, A
division of the John R. McAdams Company, Inc. Prepared for NC Ecosystem
Enhancement Program. November 14, 2011.
EEP. 2011. Procedural Guidance and Content Requirements for EEP Monitoring Reports.
Version 1.4 (11/07/11). NCDENR, NCEEP. 46pp.
Lee, Michael T., Peek, Robert K., Roberts, Steven D., Wentworth, Thomas R. 2008. CVS-EEP
Protocol for Recording Vegetation. All Levels of Plot Sampling. Version 4.2.
(http://cvs.bio.unc.edu/protocoFcvs-eep-protocol-v4.2-levl-5.pdD.
NC CRONOS. 2016. NC Climate Retrieval and Observations Network of the Southeast. State
Climate Office of North Carolina. Station 315177 — Lumberton. http://www.nc-
climate. nc su. edu/crono s.
NCDENR. 2014. 2014 Draft Category 5 Water Quality Assessments — 303(d) List.
http://portal.ncdenr.org/c/document_librar/get_file?uuid=d61 a8974-6af6-4edb-829f-
e658935e3341 &groupId=38364
NCDENR. 2012. Surface Water Classifications.
http://portal.ncdenr.org/web/wq//ps/csu/classifications.
NCDENR. 2003. 2003 Lumber River Basinwide Water Quality Plan. Division of Water Quality.
Schafale, M.P. and A.S. Weakley. 1990. Classification of The Natural Communities of North
Carolina: Third Approximation. Natural Heritage Program, Division of Parks and
Recreation, N.C. Department of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources, Raleigh,
NC. 325 pp.
The John R. McAdams Company, Inc. 2007. Meadowbranch Swamp Wetland Restoration
Restoration Plan. USGS HUC 03040203, Robeson County, North Carolina. Prepared for
NC Ecosystem Enhancement Program. June 18, 2007.
USGS. 2016. Lumber River at Lumberton, NC streamflow gauge. USGS Real -Time Water Data.
Gauge 02134170. http://waterdata.usas.aov.
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Appendices for Project Background, Condition and Performance Data
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Appendix A: Project Vicinity Map and Background Tables
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Directions to the Site:
From 1-95 South, take exit 19 for Carthage Road. Turn right
onto West Carthage Road. Just before the guardrail,
there is a pull off on the right side of the road with a metal gate.
The gate opens onto the access road for the site.
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The subject project site is an environmental restoration site of the
NCDENR Ecosystem Enhancement Program (EEP) and is
encompassed by a recorded conservation easement, but is
bordered by land under private ownership. Accessing the site may
require traversing areas near or along the easement boundary and
therefore access by the general public is not permitted. Access by
authorized personnel of state and federal agencies or their
designees/contractors involved in the development, oversight and
stewardship of the restoration site is permitted within the terms and
timeframes of their defined roles. Any intended site visitation or
activity by any person outside of these previously sanctioned roles
and activities requires prior coordination with EEP. tDl_
Prepared By:
URS Corporation - North Carolina
Prepared For:
North Carolina
Project: Meadowbranch Swamp
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Table la: Project Restoration Components
Meadowbranch Swamp Wetland Restoration
DMS Project Number 92351
Project
Existing
Restoration
Approach
Acreage
Stationing
Mitigation
Mitigation
BMP
Comments
Component
Acres
Level
Ratio
Units
Elements
Former
2'88
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Grading of Road, Removal of
2'88
50+00—
1:1
2.88
Logging Road
Ditch Feature, & Replanting
72+50
Enhancement
Improved Hydrologic
of Wetlands
39.5
E
Connections from Berm Cuts
39.5
2:1
19.75
(Hydrological)
& Road Crossings
Enhancement
Improved Hydrologic
of Wetlands
Connections from Berm Cuts
(Hydrological
4.9
E
&Road Crossings, Privet
4.93
2:1
2.47
& Vegetative)
Removal, Herbicide
Treatment, & Replanting
Enhancement
Privet Removal, Herbicide
of Wetlands
0.35
E
Treatment, & Replanting
0.352:1
0.18
(Vegetative)
Preservation
0'87
P
Preservation of Existing
0.87
10:1
0.09
(Wetlands)
Wetlands
1 = RI = Restoration; E = Enhancement; P = Preservation; Not Applicable = —
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Table lb: Project Restoration Components
Meadowbranch Swamp Wetland Restoration
DMS Project Number 92351
Restoration
Stream
Riparian Wetland (Ac)
Non -Riparian
Upland
Buffer
BMP
Level
(It)
(Ac)
(Ac)
(Ac)
Riverine Non-Riverine
Restoration di
2.88
Al
71,
Enhancement ME
39.5
(Hydrological)
Enhancement
(Hydrological
4.93
& Vegetative)
Enhancement
0.35
(Vegetative)
Preservation
(Wetlands)
0.87
48.53
Totals (Acres)
0
48.53 0
0
0
0
MU Totals
0
25.37 0
0
0
0
Not Applicable = —
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Table 2: Project Activity and Reporting History
Elapsed Time Since Grading Complete: 5 yr 9 months
Elapsed Time Since Planting Complete: 5 yr 3 months
Number of Reporting Years: 5
Meadowbranch Swamp Wetland Restoration
DMS Project Number 92351
Activity or Deliverable
Data Collection
Complete
Completion or
Delivery
Restoration Plan
Apr -07
Jun -07
Final Design — Construction Plans
Oct -10
Dec -10
Construction
N/A
Feb -11
Containerized, bare root and B&B plantings for reach/segments 1&2
N/A
Feb -11
Mitigation Plan/As-Built (Year 0 Monitoring — baseline)
Sep -11
Oct -11
Year 1 Monitoring
Nov -12
Jan -13
Year 2 Monitoring
Sep -13
Nov -13
Year 3 Monitoring
Sep -14
Oct -14
Year 4 Monitoring
Jan -16
March -16
Year 5 Monitoring
Dec -16
Jan -17
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Table 3: Project Contacts Table
Meadowbranch Swamp Wetland Restoration
DMS Project Number 92351
Designer
EcoEngineering — A Division of The John R. McAdams Co.
2905 Meridian Parkway
Durham, NC 27713
Primary project design POC
George Buchholz 919-287-4262
Construction Contractor
EQR, LLC
1405 Benson Court, Suite C
Arbutus, MD 21227
Construction contractor POC
James Walker 443-304-3314
Survey Contractor
Turner Land Surveying
PO Box 41023
Raleigh, NC 27629
Survey contractor POC
David Turner 919-623-5095
Planting Contractor
Natives, Inc.
550 East Westinghouse Boulevard
Charlotte, NC 28273
Planting contractor POC
Gregg Antemann 866-527-1177
Seeding Contractor
EQR, LLC
1405 Benson Court, Suite C
Arbutus, MD 21227
Seeding contractor POC
James Walker 443-304-3314
Seed Mix Sources
ERNST Seeds
9066 Mercer Pike
Meadville, PA 16335
800-873-3321
Nursery Stock Suppliers
NC Division of Forest Resources
1616 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699
919-733-2162
Monitoring Performers — Year 0
EcoEngineering — A Division of The John R. McAdams Co.
2905 Meridian Parkway
Durham, NC 27713
Monitoring POC
George Buchholz 919-287-4262
Monitoring Performers — Year 1
URS Corporation —North Carolina
1600 Perimeter Park Drive, Suite 400
Morrisville, NC 27560
Monitoring POC
Kathleen McKeithan 919-461-1597
Monitoring Performers — Year 2 and 3
URS Corporation —North Carolina
201 N Front Street, Suite 509
Wilmington, NC 28401
Monitoring POC
Susan Westberry 910-343-5994
Monitoring Performers — Year 4 and
URS Corporation —North Carolina
Year 5
701 Corporate Center Drive, Suite 475
Raleigh, NC 27607
Ron Johnson, 919-854-6200
Monitoring POC
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Table 4: Project Baseline Information and Attributes
Meadowbranch Swamp Wetland Restoration
DMS Project Number 92351
Project County Robeson
Physiographic Region Inner Coastal Plain
Ecoregion Southeastern Floodplains and Low Terrace
Project River Basin Lumber
USGS HUC for Project (14 digit) 03040203 080010
NCDWR Sub -basin for Project 03-07-51
Within extent of DMS Watershed Plan? N/A
WRC Hab Class (Warm, Cool, Cold) Warm
% of project easement fenced or demarcated 100%; by canal & by DMS markers
Beaver activity observed during design phase? Yes
Restoration Component Attribute Table
PROJECT SITE
Meadowbranch Canal Drainage Area
34.4 ac
Stream order
3`d
Restored length
N/A
Perennial or Intermittent
N/A
Watershed type (rural, urban, developing, etc.)
Developing
Watershed LULC Distribution
N/A
Watershed impervious cover
N/A
NCDWRAU/Index number
14-12
NCDWR classification
C; SW
303(d) listed?
No*
Upstream of a 303(d) listed segment?
No*
Reasons for 303(d) listing or stressor
N/A
Total acreage of easement
55.4
Total vegetated acreage within the easement (wetland & privet
areas)
50.61
Total planted acreage as part of the restoration (former logging road
& privet areas)
8.16
Dominant soil series and characteristics
Series
Bibb
Depth
N/A
Clay %
N/A
K
N/A
T
N/A
* The Lumber River is not listed as impaired on the 2014 Draft 303(d) list, but was listed at the time of the project inception and
construction.
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Appendix B: Visual Assessment Data
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Vegetation
Plot Origin X Y
Plot 1 -79.02905 34.64004
Plot 2 -79.02928 34.63913
Plot 3 -79.02926 34.63656
0 150 300 600
Feet
-T -
0
Legend
Project Area
• Stationing
Gauges
Groundwater Gauge - Wetland Hydrology Present
Groundwater Gauge - Wetland Hydrology Absent
Groundwater Gauge - Data Not Available
t
Rain Gauge
Stream Gauge
Vegetation Plot
Invasive Area of Concern - High Density
Invasive Area of Concern - Low Density
Privet Removal Area
Roadway Cut
© Berm Cut
a Canal Access Road
Former Logging Road
1
1
Gauge #
Gauge 1
Gauge 2
Gauge 3
Gauge 4
Gauge 5
Gauge 6
Gauge 7
Gauge 8
Gauge 9
Gauge 10 -
Reference
Gauge 11
Gauge 12
Gauge 13
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Project Number:
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Current Condition
Plan View
Project Overview
Prepared By:
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5 (2016)
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Plan View
Project Overview

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Project:
Stream Gauge -79.02776 34.64320 Meadowbranch Swamp
Rainlevel Gauge -79.02919 34.63931 Wetland Restoration
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Table 5: Vegetation Condition Assessment Table
Meadowbranch Swamp Wetland Restoration
DMS Project Number 92351
Planted Acreage
8.16 ac
Mapping
pp g
CCPV
Number of
Combined
% of
Vegetation Category
Definitions
Threshold
Depiction
Polygons
Acreage
Planted
Acreage
1. Bare Areas
Very limited cover of both woody and herbaceous
0.1 acres
N/A
0
0
0
material
2. Low Stem Density
Woody stem densities clearly below target levels based
0.1 acres
N/A
0
0
0
Areas
on 3, 4, or 5 stem count criteria
Total
0
3. Areas of Poor
Areas with woody stems of a size class that are
0.25 acres
N/A
0
0
0
Growth Rates or Vigor
obviously small given the monitoring year
Cumulative Total
0
Easement Acreage
55.4 ac
Mapping
CCPV
Number of
Combined
% of
Vegetation Category
Definitions
Threshold
Depiction
Polygons
Acreage
Planted
Acreage
4. Invasive Areas of
Areas of presence and/or re -growth of Chinese privet
1000 SF
Yellow dot
3
6.81
12.3
Concern — High Densitywith
high density
pattern
5. Invasive Areas of
Areas of presence and/or re -growth of Chinese privet
1000 SF
Purple dot
4
9.39
16.9
Concern — Low Density
with low density, or spotty growth
pattern
6. Easement
Areas or points (if too small to render as polygons at
N/A
0
0
0
Encroachment Areas
map scale)
none
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Photos taken September 25, 2014
Vegetation Monitoring Plot Photos
6 211 -SW (T) Q 34°38'24"N, 79°1'44"W t16.4ft ♦ 212ft 0 229 -SW (T) O 34°38124"N, 791143"W f98.4ft t 175ft
VP1
® 97°E (T) OO 34°38'12"N, 79°1'45"W t32.8ft ♦ 226ft
VP3
VP2
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Appendix C: Vegetation Plot Data
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Table 6: Vegetation Plot Mitigation Success Summary Table
Meadowbranch Swamp Wetland Restoration
DMS Project Number 92351
Tract Vegetation Plot ID Vegetation Survival
Threshold Met?
VP 1 Yes
Meadowbranch VP2 Yes
VP3 Yes
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Table 7: CVS Vegetation Metadata Table
Meadowbranch Swamp Wetland Restoration
DMS Project Number 92351
Report Prepared By Ron Johnson
Date Prepared 2/5/2016 10:07:27 AM
database name Meadowbranch Swamp Canal 92351 MY5 2015.mdb
database location N:\Morrisville\Jobs3\31828749 NCEEP Meadowbranch\2016 Year 5
computer name
file size 60821504
DESCRIPTION OF WORKSHEETS IN THIS DOCUMENT -----------
Metadata
Description of database file, the report worksheets, and a summary of
project(s) and project data.
Pro', planted
Each project is listed with its PLANTED stems per acre, for each year.
This excludes live stakes.
Pro', total stems
Each project is listed with its TOTAL stems per acre, for each year. This
includes live stakes, all planted stems, and all natural/volunteer stems.
Plots
List of plots surveyed with location and summary data (live stems, dead
stems, missing, etc.).
Vigor
Frequency distribution of vigor classes for stems for all plots.
Vigor bSpp
Frequency distribution of vigor classes listed by species.
Damage
List of most frequent damage classes with number of occurrences and
percent of total stems impacted by each.
Damage by Spp
Damage values tallied by type for each species.
Damage by Plot
Damage values tallied by type for each plot.
Planted Stems by Plot and Spp
A matrix of the count of PLANTED living stems of each species for
each plot; dead and missing stems are excluded.
ALL Stems by Plot and spp
A matrix of the count of total living stems of each species (planted and
natural volunteers combined) for each plot; dead and missing stems are
excluded.
PROJECT SUMMARY
Project Code
92351
project Name
Meadowbranch Swamp Wetland Restoration
Description
Restore surface flow and groundwater elevations within the site area by
removing the former logging road and modifying the canal access road.
River Basin
Lumber
length(ft)
4788
stream -to -edge width (ft)
7
area (s m)
6226.85
Required Plots (calculated)
3
Sampled Plots
3
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Table 8: CVS Stem Count Total and Planted by Plot and Species
Meadowbranch Swamp Wetland Restoration
DMS Project Number 92351
Color for Density
Exceeds requirements by 10%
Exceeds requirements, but by less than 10%
Fails to meet requirements, by less than 10%
Fails to meet requirements by more than 10%
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Current Plot Data (MY5 2016)
Annual Means
Scientific Name
Common Name
Species Type
E92351-01-0001
E92351-01-0002
E92351-01-0003
MY5 (2016)
MY4 (2015)
MY3 (2014)
MY2 (2013)
MY1 (2012)
MYO (2011)
PnoLSP-all T Pnol-S P -all T PnoLS P -all T PnoLS P -all T PnoLS P -all T PnoLS P -all T PnoLS P -all T PnoLS P -all T PnoLS P -all T
Acer rubrum
red maple
Tree
1
111
12
1
4
6
Betula nigra
river birch
Tree
7
7
47
5
5
33
5
5
65
17
17
145
17
17
173
16
16
114
16
16
91
15
15
16
16
16
16
Fraxinus pennsylvanica
green ash
Tree
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
4
6
6
6
7
7
7
8
8
12
7
7
7
5
5
5
7
7
7
Liquidambar styraciflua
sweetgum
Tree
7
35
42
28
6
15
Morella cerifera
wax myrtle
shrub
1
4
Pinus taeda
loblolly pine
Tree
1
1
5
7
19
5
1
Quercus
oak
Tree
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
Quercus laurifolia
laurel oak
Tree
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
Quercus lyrata
overcup oak
Tree
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
4
4
4
3
3
4
6
6
6
Quercus nigra
water oak
Tree
3
3
3
Quercus pagoda
cherrybark oak
Tree
1
1
1
Quercus phel I os
wi I I ow oa k
Tree
1
1
1
2
2
2
5
5
6
8
8
9
8
8
8
10
10
10
8
8
8
12
12
12
15
15
15
Sal ix nigra
blackwillow
Tree
9
9
3
3
Taxodium distichum
bald cypress
Tree
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Stem count
size (ares)
size (ACRES)
Species count
Stems per ACRE
11
11
59
10
10
40
15
151
136
36
36
235
38
38
245
39
39
147
38
38
144
42
42
51
561
56
56
1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3
0.02 0.02 0.02 0.07 0.07 0.07 0.07 0.07 0.07
5
5
7 5
5
7 4
4
8 7
7
11 7
7
11 7
7
8 7
7
12 7
7
9 9
9
9
445.2
445.2
2388 404.7
404.7
1619 607
607
5504 485.6
485.6
3170 512.6
512.6
3305 526.1
526.1
1983 512.6
512.6
1942 566.6
566.6
688 755.4
755.4
755.4
Color for Density
Exceeds requirements by 10%
Exceeds requirements, but by less than 10%
Fails to meet requirements, by less than 10%
Fails to meet requirements by more than 10%
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Table 9: Stem Count Total by Random Transect Plot
Meadowbranch Swamp Wetland Restoration
DMS Project Number 92351
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Current Plot Data 5 2016
Scientific Name
Common Name
Species Type
Random
Transect 1
Random
Transect 2
Total
Total
Acer rubrum
red maple
Tree
8
5
Quercus lauri olia
laurel oak
Tree
2
2
Li ustrum sinense
Chinese privet
Shrub/Tree
56
88
Quercus michauxii
basket oak
Tree
1
Liriodendron tulipifera
tulip tree
Tree
2
Carya specs.
hickory species
Tree
1
Fraxinus pennsylvanica
green ash
Tree
2
2
Magnolia virginiana
sweet bay
Tree
2
1
Total stem count
72
100
Invasive stem count
56
88
Native stem count
16
12
Size (ares)
1
Size (ACRES)
0.02
Species count
7
5
Native stems per acre
800
600
Percent of total stems invasive
78
88
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Appendix D: Hydrologic Data
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Table 10: Verification of Bankfull Events
Meadowbranch Swamp Wetland Restoration
DMS Project Number 92351
Date of Data
Collection
Date of Occurrence
Method
Photo # (if available)
1/15/2016
12/24/2015 to 1/8/2016
On-site data logger (Ecotone water
level gauge)
12/1/2016
2/8/2016 to 2/10/2016
On-site data logger (Ecotone water
level gauge)
12/1/2016
2/15/2016 to 2/27/2016
On-site data logger (Ecotone water
level gauge)
12/1/2016
10/4/2014 to 10/19/2016
On-site data logger (Ecotone water
level gauge)
The data logger on-site recorded four bankfull events in 2016. A multi -day event that began on December
24, 2015 and continued to January 8 2016, two small events in February, and a large event in October 2016
following hurricane Matthew. Proximal USGS gauge data supports these findings. Potential bankfull
occurrence from January 1 to November 30, 2016 was extrapolated based on USGS stream gauge
discharge data for the Lumber River at Lumberton, NC. The USGS gauge plot is shown on Figure 3. The
gauge is located less than two miles downstream from the project site and has a drainage area of 708 square
miles.
An estimate of the number of bankfull events between January 1, 2016 and November 30, 2016 was made
by comparing the stream discharges from the USGS data in cubic feet per second (cfs) against the bankfull
discharge estimated from the drainage area on the Coastal Plain Regional Curve. According to the regional
curve, a bankfull event occurs on a stream with a 708 -square mile drainage area when the discharge is
about 2,000 cfs. This discharge was exceeded four times during the past year:
• January 1 to January 9, 2016 with a peak discharge of 5,080 cfs on 1/1/2016
• February 5 to February 12, 2016 with a peak discharge of 2740 cfs on 2/9/2016
• February 17 to February 18, 2016, with a peak discharge of 2040 cfs on 2/17/2016
• October 8 to October 21, 2016, peak discharge of 12,200 cfs on 10/11/2016 (Hurricane Matthew)
Based on a comparison of the on-site data logger and the USGS gauge data it appears that a slightly more
accurate estimate of bankfull for Meadowbranch Canal is when the USGS gauge on the Lumber River is at
around 2500 cfs.
Rainfall data are presented in Figure 4.
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Figure 4: USGS Proximal Gauge: Lumber River at Lumberton, NC
USES 02134170 LUMBER RIVER AT LUMBERTON, NC
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— Discharge Period of provisional data
Period of approved data
Figure 5: Meadowbranch Swamp Canal 30-70 Percentile Graph
for Rainfall in 2016, Lumberton, NC
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Figure 6: Monitoring Gauge 1
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8
above 12" 27 days
4
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8: Monitoring Gauge 3
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above = 77 days
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Monitoring Gauge 4 - 13D4911E (Gauge Malfunctioned)
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Figure 10: Monitoring Gauge 5
Gauge did not record reliable readings in 2016
Figure 2: Monitoring Gauge 6
Monitoring Gauge 6 - 13D49A42
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Table 11: Wetland Hydrology Criteria Attainment
Meadowbranch Swamp Wetland Restoration
DMS Project Number 92351
Success Criteria Achieved/Max Consecutive Days During Growing Season
(Percentage)*
Gauge
Year 0 (2011)
Year 1 (2012)
Year 2 (2013)
Year 3 (2014)
Year 4 (2015)
Year 5 (2016)
No/0
No/13
Yes/52
Yes/35
Yes/33
Yes/23
1
(0%)
(6.1%)
(24.4%)
(16.4%)
(15.5%)
(10.8%)
Yes/50
No/11
Yes/53
No/11
No/13
Yes/27
2
(23.5%)
(5.2%)
(24.9%)
(5.2%)
(6.1%)
(12.7%)
No/0
Yes/75
Yes/132
Yes/73
Yes/83
Yes/77
3
(0%)
(35.2%)
(62.0%)
(34.3%)
(39.0%)
(36.2%)
No/8
No/0
Yes/50
No/6
No/7
4
N/A
(3.8%)
(0%)
(23.5%)
(2.8%)
(3.3%)
Yes/55
No/17
Yes/52
Yes/38
Yes/35
5
N/A
(25.8%)
(8%)
(24.4%)
(17.8%)
(16.4%)
Yes/73
No/13
Yes/53**
Yes/36**
Yes/33
Yes/28
6
(34.3%)
(6.1%)
(24.9%)
(16.9%)
(15.5%)
(13.1%)
Yes/83
No/3
Yes/105
Yes/40
Yes/54
Yes/42
7
(39%)
(1.4%)
(49.3%)
(18.8%)
(25.4%)
(19.7%)
No/13
No/16
Yes/51
Yes/38
Yes/34
Yes/48
8
(6.1%)
(7.5%)
(23.9%)
(17.8%)
(16.0%)
(22.5%)
Yes/50
No/5
Yes/46
No/13
No/12
Yes/23
9
(23.5%)
(2.3%)
(21.6%)
(6.1%)
(5.6%)
(10.8%)
Yes/21
No/7
Yes/30**
Yes/32**
Yes/42
Yes/28
10 - Ref
(9.9%)
(3.3%)
(14.1%)
(15.0%)
(19.7%)
(13.1%)
No/4
Yes/49
Yes/25
No/8
Yes/22
11
N/A
(1.9%)
(23.0%)
(11.7%)
(3.8%)
(10.3%)
No/12
Yes/27
No/7
No/13
Yes/21
12
N/A
(5.6%)
(12.7%)
(3.3%)
(6.1%)
(10%)
No/15
Yes/126
No/19
Yes/52
Yes/41
13
N/A
(7%)
(59.2%)
(8.9%)
24.4%
19.2%
Notes:
* Growing season is 213 days. Ten percent of growing season is equal to 21 days or more of consecutive readings above 12
inches.
** Gauges 6 and 10 both protrude from the ground. The elevations have been adjusted to compensate for the distance between
the calibration level and the ground surface. Gauge 6 is 5 inches above the ground, and gauge 10 is 6 inches above the ground.
Gauges meeting wetland success criteria are highlighted in blue. Those not meeting wetland success criteria are highlighted in
red.
Gauge 4 in 2016 - Gauge malfunctioned during the October flood event and data following the May 20, 2016 site visit was lost.
Gauge 5 in 2016 - Water levels were recorded as being 100+ feet and the gauge was determined to be not working.
Gauge 13 in 2016 - Gauge was vandalized following May 20, 2016 site visit however, hydrologic criteria had been met earlier in
the growing season.
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