20111108 Ver 1_FINAL Close Out Report_20170407

SLIVER MOON NON -RIPARIAN WETLAND MITIGATION SITE
CRAVEN COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
DMS PROJECT ID: 95017
Contract # 003985
SAW -2012-00096
DWQ 401# 3689
IN THE NEUSE RIVER BASIN
CATALOGING UNIT 03020202
CLOSEOUT REPORT: Non -Riparian Wetland

Project Setting & Classifications
Meeting XY Coordinates:
35.204817, -77.360605 (NAD 83/WGS 84)
County
Craven
General Location
Dover, NC
Basin:
Neuse
Physiographic Region:
Carolina Flatwoods
Ecoregion:
Middle Atlantic Coastal Plain
USGS Hydro Unit:
03020202
NCDWQ Sub -basin:
03-04-08
Wetland Classification
Non -Riparian
Monitoring Year -2
12/2013
Project Performers
12/2014
Source Agency:
NC DMS
Provider:
Restoration System, LLC.
Designer:
Restoration Systems, LLC
with consulting by Axiom
Environmental, Inc.
Monitoring Firm
Axiom Environmental, Inc.
Plant remediation
Carolina Silvics
Approved for transfer to
Stewardship
Stewards
Project Activities and Timeline
Milestone
Month -Year
Project Instituted
6/2011
Permitted
3/2012
Construction Completed
3/2012
As -built survey
6/2012
Monitoring Year -1
12/2012
Replanting Encroachment
12/2012-1/2013
Monitoring Year -2
12/2013
Monitoring Year 3
12/2014
Replanting Encroachment
12/2014-1/2015
Monitoring Year 4
12/2015
Optional Planting*
3/2016
Monitoring Year 5
12/2016
Closeout Submission
4/2017
*Although not required to meet success criteria, RS
added additional trees along the western boundary
of the project in March of 2016 to address planted
stem mortality due to wet conditions.
Three hundred, 3 -gallon bald cypress trees were
planted. Stems were added to vegetation plot 3 and
5. Planted species appear vigorous during Year 5
(2016) monitoring.
These areas were visited by the IRT in April of 2016.
Drone Video — December 1, 2016: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSzGAZmbOR4&t=4s

Prosect Setting and Background Summary
The Site is located approximately 4 miles east of Dover in western Craven County (Figures 1 and 2) and
within the Targeted Local Watershed 03020202080010 of the Neuse River Basin (8 -digit HUC 03020202).
The Site encompasses approximately 17.1 acres of land currently used for row crop production. Within
the Site, 17.1 acres of non -riparian hydric soils have been cleared and ditched. A total of 14 non -riparian
wetland mitigation units (WMUs) are being offered.
The Site is contained within one parcel owned by Mr. H.L. Mitchell. Located within an interstream flat
north of Core Creek, which has been assigned a Best Usage Classification of C; NSW, Sw and is considered
biologically impaired. Adjacent to the rim of a Carolina bay the Site has been cleared of native forest
vegetation, ditched to remove groundwater hydrology, and was formerly utilized for row crop production.
Based on preliminary analyses, the primary goals of this non -riparian wetland restoration project focus on
improving water quality, enhancing flood attenuation, and restoring wildlife habitat and will be
accomplished by the following:
1. Remove nonpoint sources of pollution associated with vegetation maintenance including a) the
cessation of broadcasting fertilizer, pesticides, and other agricultural chemicals into and adjacent
to Site drainage ditches and b) providing a vegetated wetland to aid in the treatment of runoff.
2. Restore wetland hydroperiods that satisfy wetland jurisdictional requirements and approximate
the Site's natural range of variation.
3. Promote floodwater attenuation by filling ditches and enhancing groundwater storage capacity.
4. Restore and reestablish natural community structure, habitat diversity, and functional continuity.
5. Enhance and protect the Site's full potential of wetland functions and values in perpetuity
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Goals and Objectives:
The EEP develops River Basin Restoration Priorities (RBRP) to guide its restoration activities within each of the state's 54
cataloging units. RBRPs delineate specific watershed that exhibit both the need and opportunity for wetland, stream and
riparian buffer restoration. These watersheds are called Targeted Local watersheds (TLWs) and receive priority for EEP
planning and restoration project funds. The 2002 Neuse River Basin RBRP identified 03020202080010 as a Targeted Local
Watershed (Online: http://www.nceep.net/services/restplans/FINAL%20RBRP%2ONeuse%2020110523.pdf). The
Watershed is characterized by 67.3% Forest / Wetland (Final Neuse River Basinwide Water Quality Plan, 2009). Located
within an interstream flat north of Core Creek, Stream Index Number 27-90, has been assigned a Best Usage Classification
of C; NSW, Sw (NCDWQ 2010a) .
According to the Final Neuse River Basinwide Water Quality Plan (NCDWQ 2009), the upper portion of Core Creek
watershed has a severe bioclassification due to biological impairment. The periodic toxic inputs from agricultural activities,
inadequate macro -invertebrate habitat due to channelization and lack for hydrologic flow are listed as the mostly likely
stressors to the Core Creek system. The Sliver Moon Non -Riparian Wetland Mitigation Project was identified as a non -
riparian wetland opportunity to improve water quality, flood attenuation and non -riparian habitat within the TLW.
Project Objectives
Project goals include the following:
Improving Water Quality
o Removing non -point sources of pollution associated with agricultural activities, including a) eliminating
the application of fertilizer, pesticides, and other agricultural materials into ditches that flow to adjacent
streams and wetlands and b) providing a vegetated wetland to aid in the treatment of pollutants such as
sediment and/or agricultural pollutants from the adjacent landscape.
o Reducing sedimentation onsite and in adjacent ditches by a) reducing ditch erosion associated with tillage
and b) planting a diverse woody vegetative to reduce runoff.
• Enhancing Flood Attenuation
o Promoting floodwater attenuation by a) removing ditches to reduce the amount of runoff that occurs
during high precipitation; b) restoring wetland hydroperiods that satisfy wetland jurisdictional
requirements and approximate the Site's natural range of variation; c) restoring non -riparian wetlands,
resulting in increased storage capacity during precipitation events within the Site; d) revegetating the Site
to reduce sheet flow off the Site.
• Restoring Non -riparian Habitat
o Restore and reestablish natural community structure, habitat diversity, and functional continuity.
• Enhance and protect the Site's full potential of wetland functions and values in perpetuity.
Project objectives include the following:
• Providing 14 non -riparian WMUs, as calculated in accordance with the requirements stipulated in RFP #16-
003571. This will be accomplished by restoring 14 acres of non -riparian wetland by eliminating row crop
production, filling agricultural ditches, restoring historic water table elevations, redirecting ditches located near
the Site to avoid possible draw -down, and planting the Site with native non -riparian forest vegetation.
• Protecting the Site in perpetuity with a conservation easement.
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Success Criterion:
Success Criteria
Measured Parameter
Criteria Met
Hydrology Success Criteria
Saturation or inundation for 7.5 percent of
Yes
Wetland Offset
the growing season
RE R
RE
An average density of 320 stems per acre
Totals
of living, planted stems must be surviving
Vegetation Success Criteria
in the first three monitoring years.
Yes
Project
Subsequently, 260 living, planted stems
per acre must be surviving in year 5.
Asset Table:
Table 1. Project Components and Mitigation Credits
Sliver Moon Non -Riparian Wetland Mitigation Site, Craven County, DMS Project ID: 95017
Mitigation Credits
Non- Nitrogen
Phosphorous
Riparian
Stream
riparian Nutrient
Buffer Nutrient Offset
Wetland
Wetland Offset
Type R
RE R
RE
R
Totals
14
kME
Project Components
Project
Restoration
Component
Existing
Approach
—or
Restoration
Stationing/Locati
Footage or
-or-Reach
Footage/Acres
(PI,PII
Restoration
Mitigation Ratio
ID
on
ge
etc.)
Equivalent
Acreage
Non -
riparian
NA
17.01
NA
Restoration
14
1:1
restoration
Component Summation
Non -
Restoration
Stream
Riparian
riparian
Buffer
Wetland
Wetland
(square
Upland (acres)
Level
(linear feet)
(acres)
(acres)
feet)
Non -
Riveri
Rived
ne
ne
Restoration
0
0
0
14
0
0
Enhancement
0
0
0
0
0
Enhancement
0
1
Enhancement
11
0
Creation
0
0
0
Preservation
0
0
0
0
0
High Quality
0
0
00
0
Preservation
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Hydrology Data: Wetland Gauge Data
Gauges 4 & 5 were placed outside of the areas generating WMUs
Purposely Left Blank
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Success Criteria Achieved/Max Consecutive Days During Growing Season (Percentage)
Gauge
Year 1 (2012)*
Year 2 (2013)**
Year 3 (2014)
Year 4 (2015)
Year 5 (2016)
March 18 Growing
February 7 Growing
March 18 Growing
March 18 Growing
March 18 Growing
Season Start
Season Start
Season Start
Season Start
Season Start
Yes/25 days
Yes/43 days
Yes/51 Days
Yes/19 Days
Yes/28 Days
1
(10.3 percent)
(15.3 percent)
(21 percent)
(7.8 percent)
(11.6 percent)
Yes/117 days
Yes/96 days
Yes/127 Days
Yes/59 Days
Yes/106 Days
2
(48.3 percent)
(34.2 percent)
(52 percent)
(24 percent)
(43.8 percent)
Yes/117 days
Yes/95 days
Yes/ 56 Days
Yes/76 Days
Yes/106 Days
3
(48.3 percent)
(33.8 percent)
(23 percent)
31percent)
43.8percent)
4*
No/13 days
Yes/29 days
Yes/20 Days
Yes/18 Days
Yes/28 Days
(5.4 percent)
(10.3 percent)
(8.3 percent)
(7.5 percent)
(11.6 percent)
5*
Yes/76 days
Yes/92 days
Yes/54 Days
Yes/72 Days
Yes/86 Days
(31.4 percent)
(32.7 percent)
(22 percent)
(29 percent)
(35.5 percent)
Yes/24 days
Yes/43 days
Yes/28 Days
Yes/42 Days
Yes/29 Days
6
(9.9 percent)
(15.3 percent)
(11.6 percent)
(17 percent)
(12 percent)
Yes/40 Days
Yes/93 days
Yes/53 Days
Yes/46 Days
Yes/71 Days
7
(16.5 percent)
(33.1 percent)
(22 percent)
(19 percent)
(29.3 percent)
Yes/97 days
Yes/93 days
Yes/55 Days
Yes/45 Days
Yes/74 Days
8
(40.1 percent)
(33.1 percent)
(23 percent)
(18 percent)
(30.6 percent)
Yes/42 days
Yes/67 days
Yes/57 Days
Yes/56 Days
Yes/242 Days
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(17.4 percent)
(23.8 percent)
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Yes/102 days
Yes/91 days
Yes/ 57 Days
Yes/47 Days
Yes/106 Days
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(42.1 percent)
(32.4 percent)
(24 percent)
(19 percent)
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Gauges 4 & 5 were placed outside of the areas generating WMUs
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Vegetation Data:
Success criteria are dependent upon the density and growth of living, planted stems throughout the planted areas of the Site, all of
which is characterized as Non-riverine Wet Hardwood Flat (Schafale and Weakley 1990). The presence of desirable volunteer
species will be considered by the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and Interagency Review Team (IRT) in making a
determination whether the Site has successfully met the stated goals and objectives. An average density of 320 stems per acre of
living, planted stems must be surviving in the first three monitoring years. Subsequently, 260 living, planted stems -per -acre must be
surviving in Year 5.
-There were two incidents of encroachments that consisted of the tenant farmers mowing into the replanted vegetation in 2012 and
2014. The tenants were informed of reported easement boundaries and no further issues have occurred following the replanting of
the affected areas. The 2016 replant was not due to encroachment, but rather due to site conditions and ensuring species diversity.
Planted Tree Species
Area: 17.1 acres planted
Vegetation Association: A nonriverine wet hardwood forest
Canopy Species
Understory Species
Black Gum (Nyssa sylvatica)
Plot
Cherry Bark Oak (Quercus pagoda)
Planted Stems/Acre Counting Towards Success Criteria
Laurel Oak (Quercus laurifolia)
Wax Myrtle (Morella cerifera)
Year 1 (2012)
Year 2 (2013)
Year 3 (2014)
Year 4 (2015)
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Year 5 (2016)
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486
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647
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3
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364
364
364
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4
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5
324
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202
121
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6
567
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324
324
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769
769
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324
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546
511
480
506
Planted Tree Species
Area: 17.1 acres planted
Vegetation Association: A nonriverine wet hardwood forest
Canopy Species
Understory Species
Black Gum (Nyssa sylvatica)
Swamp Red Bay (Persea palustris)
Cherry Bark Oak (Quercus pagoda)
Sweet bay Magnolia (Magnolia virginiana)
Laurel Oak (Quercus laurifolia)
Wax Myrtle (Morella cerifera)
Swamp Chestnut Oak (Quercus michauxii)
-
Yellow poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera)
-
Willow Oak (Quercus phellos)
-
Water Oak (Quercus nigra)
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DMS Recommendation and Conclusion
Restoration System has meet and exceeded vegetation and hydrology criteria for the past five years throughout the easement.
Encroachment issues with tenants of the bordering agricultural fields have been addressed and no evidence of encroachment has
occurred since areas were more distinctly marked and replanted during the winter of 2014/2015. Because these issues have been
resolved we believe the project site should be closed -out with the 14 WMU assets outlined in the above table approved.
Contingencies
NONE
Purposely Left Blank
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Pre -Construction Photos 2010/2011:
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Post Construction / Planting Photos: 2012
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Year 5: 2016
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Year 6: 2017
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Appendix A: Property Ownership Information & Verification of Protection Mechanism
The site protection instrument for this mitigation project includes the following document(s), available at the specified
County Register of Deeds office, and is linked to the property portfolio at:
http://ncdenr.s3.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/Mitigation Services/Document Management Library/Property/Property
Portfolio/95017 SliverMoonNon-RiparianWetlandMitiRationSite PD 2012.pdf
Total project conservation acres 17.08
Long-term stewardship of this property is managed by the NC DEQ Stewardship Program.
Recordation
Project Name
County Grantor Name
Property Rights
Info
Sliver Moon Non -Riparian Wetland Mitigation Craven Restoration Systems, DB 3065, P 305 Conservation
Site LLC Easement
Long-term stewardship of this property is managed by the NC DEQ Stewardship Program.

Appendix B: Permits & Jurisdictional DeterminatiA4j* AA
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North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
Beverly Eaves Perdue Charles Wakild, P. E. Dee Freeman
Governor Director Secretary
March 13, 2012
NCEEP
Mr. Wyatt Brown
2728 Capital Blvd. Suite 1H 103
Raleigh, NC 27604
DWQ Express Project # 11-1108
Craven County
Subject Property: Sliver Moon Wetland Mitigation Site
Neuse River Basin, Core Creek (NEU 08, 27-90; NSW, C, Sw)
Approval of 401 Water Quality Certification with Additional Conditions, Express Review
Dear Mr. Brown:
You have our approval, in accordance with the attached conditions and those listed below, to
place fill within or otherwise impact 0.21 acres of 404 wetlands for the purpose of conversion
agriculture field into 14 acre wetland mitigation site as described within your application dated
February 16, 2012 and received by the N.C. Division of Water Quality (DWQ) on March 12,
2012. After reviewing your application, the proposed impacts are covered by General Water
Quality Certification Number(s) 3689 (GC3689). The Certification(s) allows you to use
Nationwide Permit(s) 27 when issued by the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). In
addition, you should obtain or otherwise comply with any other required federal, state or local
permits before you go ahead with your project including (but not limited to) Erosion and
Sediment Control, Non -discharge regulations. Also, this approval to proceed with your
proposed impacts or to conduct impacts to waters as depicted in your application shall
expire upon expiration of the 404 or CAMA Permit.
This approval is for the purpose and design that you described in your application. If you change
your project, you must notify us and you may be required to send us a new application. If the
property is sold, the new owner must be given a copy of this Certification and approval letter and
is thereby responsible for complying with all conditions. If total fills for this project (now or in
the future) exceed one acre of wetland or 150 linear feet of stream, compensatory mitigation may
be required as described in 15A NCAC 2H.0506 (h). This approval requires you to follow the
conditions listed in the attached certification and any additional conditions list rlti911 IF-
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The Additional Conditions of the Certification are: MAR 1 9 2012
North Carolina Division of Water Quality Internet: www riewaterquality org E"CEMENT PROGRAM
943 Washington Square Mall Phone: [phone]
Washington, NC 27889 FAX [phone] NorthCarolina
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Appendix B: Permits & Jurisdictional Determinations
1. Impacts Approved
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The following impacts are hereby approved as long as all of the other specific and general
conditions of this Certification (or Isolated Wetland Permit) are met. No other impacts are
approved including incidental impacts:
2. Erosion & Sediment Control Practices
Erosion and sediment control practices must be in full compliance with all specifications
governing the proper design, installation and operation and maintenance of such Best
Management Practices in order to protect surface waters standards:
a. The erosion and sediment control measures for the project must be designed,
installed, operated, and maintained in accordance with the most recent version of the
North Carolina Sediment and Erosion Control Planning and Design 111anual.
b. The design, installation, operation, and maintenance of the sediment and erosion
control measures must be such that they equal, or exceed, the requirements specified
in the most recent version of the North Carolina Sediment and Erosion Control
Manual. The devices shall be maintained on all construction sites, borrow sites, and
waste pile (spoil) projects, including contractor -owned or leased borrow pits
associated with the project.
c. For borrow pit sites, the erosion and sediment control measures must be designed,
installed, operated, and maintained in accordance with the most recent version of the
Xorth Carolina Surface ?Dining Manual.
d. The reclamation measures and implementation must comply with the reclamation in
accordance with the requirements of the Sedimentation Pollution Control Act and the
Mining Act of 1971.
e. If the project occurs in waters or watersheds classified as Primary Nursery Areas
(PNAs), Trout Jr), SA, WS -I, WS -II, High Quality (HQW), or Outstanding
Resource (ORW) waters, then the sediment and erosion control requirements
contained within Design Standards in Sensitive IT atersheds (15A NCAC 04B .0124)
supersede all other sediment and erosion control requirements.
3. No Waste, Spoil, Solids, or Fill of Any Kind
No waste, spoil, solids, or fill of any kind shall occur in wetlands, waters, or riparian areas
beyond the footprint of the impacts depicted in the Pre -Construction Notification and
authorized by this written approval, including incidental impacts. All construction activities,
including the design, installation, operation, and maintenance of sediment and erosion control
Amount Approved (Units)
Plan Location or Reference
Stream
(feet)
404/CAMA Wetlands
0.21 (acres) fill
Figure C:Mitigation Plan
Waters
(acres)
Buffers
(square ft.)
2. Erosion & Sediment Control Practices
Erosion and sediment control practices must be in full compliance with all specifications
governing the proper design, installation and operation and maintenance of such Best
Management Practices in order to protect surface waters standards:
a. The erosion and sediment control measures for the project must be designed,
installed, operated, and maintained in accordance with the most recent version of the
North Carolina Sediment and Erosion Control Planning and Design 111anual.
b. The design, installation, operation, and maintenance of the sediment and erosion
control measures must be such that they equal, or exceed, the requirements specified
in the most recent version of the North Carolina Sediment and Erosion Control
Manual. The devices shall be maintained on all construction sites, borrow sites, and
waste pile (spoil) projects, including contractor -owned or leased borrow pits
associated with the project.
c. For borrow pit sites, the erosion and sediment control measures must be designed,
installed, operated, and maintained in accordance with the most recent version of the
Xorth Carolina Surface ?Dining Manual.
d. The reclamation measures and implementation must comply with the reclamation in
accordance with the requirements of the Sedimentation Pollution Control Act and the
Mining Act of 1971.
e. If the project occurs in waters or watersheds classified as Primary Nursery Areas
(PNAs), Trout Jr), SA, WS -I, WS -II, High Quality (HQW), or Outstanding
Resource (ORW) waters, then the sediment and erosion control requirements
contained within Design Standards in Sensitive IT atersheds (15A NCAC 04B .0124)
supersede all other sediment and erosion control requirements.
3. No Waste, Spoil, Solids, or Fill of Any Kind
No waste, spoil, solids, or fill of any kind shall occur in wetlands, waters, or riparian areas
beyond the footprint of the impacts depicted in the Pre -Construction Notification and
authorized by this written approval, including incidental impacts. All construction activities,
including the design, installation, operation, and maintenance of sediment and erosion control

Appendix B: Permits & Jurisdictional Determinations
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Best Management Practices, shall be performed so that no violations of state water quality
standards, statutes, or rules occur.
4. No Sediment & Erosion Control Measures w/n Wetlands or Waters
Sediment and erosion control measures shall not be placed in wetlands or waters without prior
approval by DWQ. If placement of sediment and erosion control devices in wetlands and
waters is unavoidable, then design and placement of temporary erosion control measures shall
not be conducted in a manner that may result in dis-equilibrium of wetlands or stream beds or
banks, adjacent to or upstream and downstream of the above structures. All devices shall be
removed and the natural grade restored within two (2) months of the date that the Division of
Land Resources has released the project.
5. If concrete is used during the construction, then a dry work area should be maintained to
prevent direct contact prevent direct contact between curing concrete and stream water.
Water that inadvertently contacts uncured concrete should not be discharged to surface
waters due to the potential for elevated pH and possible aquatic life/fish kills.
6. Work in the Dry
All work in or adjacent to stream waters shall be conducted in a dry work area. Approved
best management practices from the most current version of the NC Sediment and Erosion
Control Manual, or the NC DOT Construction and Maintenance Activities Manual, such as
sandbags, rock berms, cofferdams, and other diversion structures shall be used to minimize
excavation in flowing water.
7. Certificate of Completion
Upon completion of all work approved within the 401 Water Quality Certification or
applicable Buffer Rules, and any subsequent modifications, the applicant is required to return
the attached certificate of completion to the 401 Oversight/Express Review Permitting Unit,
North Carolina Division of Water Quality, 1650 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC, 27699-
1650.
8. The applicant/permittee and their authorized agents shall conduct all activities in a manner
consistent with State water quality standards (including any requirements resulting from
compliance with §303(d) of the Clean Water Act), and any other appropriate requirements of
State and Federal Law. If the Division determines that such standards or laws are not being
met, including failure to sustain a designated or achieved use, or that State or Federal law is
being violated, or that further conditions are necessary to assure compliance, then the
Division may reevaluate and modify this General Water Quality Certification.
9. Monitoring of Project
Monitoring requirements are to be conducted in accordance to Mitigation Plan (Final Draft)
dated December 2011 and submitted to this Office for review on March 12, 2012. On pages

Appendix B: Permits & Jurisdictional Determinations
U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS
WILMINGTON DISTRICT
Action ID: SAW -2012-00096 County: Craven USGS Quad: Cove City
GENERAL PERMIT (REGIONAL AND NATIONWIDE) VERIFICATION
Owner/Applicant: North Carolina Ecosystem Enhancement Program
Attn: Mr. Wyatt Brown
Address: 1652 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1652 Telephone No.: [phone]
Authorized Agent: Restoration Systems, LLC
Attn: Mr. Worth Creech
Address: 1101 Haynes Street, Suite 211
Raleigh, NC 27604 Telephone No.: [phone]
Size and location of property (waterbody, road name/number, town, etc.): The project (Sliver Moon Wetland
Restoration Site) is located west of Daisy Lane, 0.5 mile north of Old US Hwy 70, in Craven County, NC.
Site Coordinates: 35.2048 °N -77.3606 °W Waterway: Core Creek River Basin: Neuse
Description of project area and activity: This permit authorizes excavation, mechanized land clearing, and the
placement of fill material associated with the construction of Sliver Moon Wetland Restoration Project.
Authorized impacts to waters of the U.S. are identified on the table on page 2 of this authorization.
Applicable Law: ® Section 404 (Clean Water Act, 33 USC 1344)
❑ Section 10 (Rivers and Harbors Act, 33 USC 403)
Authorization: Nationwide or Regional General Permit Number(s): 27
SEE ATTACHED NATIONWIDE CONDITIONS AND SPECIAL CONDITIONS ON PAGE 2 OF THIS FORM
Your work is authorized by the above referenced permit provided it is accomplished in strict accordance with the attached
conditions and your submitted application and attached information dated February 16, 2012. Any violation of the attached
conditions or deviation from your submitted plans may subject the permittee to a stop work order, a restoration order and/or
appropriate legal action.
• This verification is valid until the NWP is modified, reissued, or revoked. All of the existing NWPs are scheduled to be modified,
reissued, or revoked prior to March 18, 2012. It is incumbent upon you to remain informed of changes to the NWPs. We will
issue a public notice when the NWPs are reissued. Furthermore, if you commence or are under contract to commence this activity
before the date that the relevant nationwide permit is modified or revoked, you will have twelve (12) months from the date of the
modification or revocation of the NWP to complete the activity under the present terms and conditions of this nationwide permit.
• Activities subject to Section 404 (as indicated above) may also require an individual Section 401 Water Quality Certification.
You should contact the NC Division of Water Quality (telephone [phone]) to determine Section 401 requirements.
• For activities occurring within the twenty coastal counties subject to regulation under the Coastal Area Management Act
(CAMA), prior to beginning work you must contact the N.C. Division of Coastal Management.
• This Department of the Army verification does not relieve the permittee of the responsibility to obtain any other required Federal,
State or local approvals/permits.
• If there are any questions regarding this verification, any of the conditions of the Permit, or the Corps of Engineers regulatory
program, please contact Todd Tugwell at telephone [phone].
Digitally signed by TUGWELL.TODD.JASON.1048429293
Corps Regulatory Official: Date: 2012.02.27 09:14:16 -05'00'
Date: February 27, 2012 Expiration Date of Nationwide Permit Verification: March 18, 2012
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Appendix B: Permits & Jurisdictional Determinations
Summary of Authorized Im acts and Re uired Miti ation
Oen Water (ac)
Wetland (ac) Unim ortant Steam (If)
; Important Stream (If)
NWP / GP #
Temporary Permanent Temporary Permanent Temporary Permanent
Temporary
Permanent
27 0 0
0.21 1 0 0 0
0
0
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i Impact Totals 0 0
0.21 0 0 0
0
0
Total Loss of Waters of the U.S. (ac)
0 Total Loss of Waters of the U.S. (If)
0
Re uired Wetland Mitigation (ac) 1 0
Required Stream Mitigation (if)
0
Additional Remarks and/or Special Permit Conditions:
The following special conditions apply:
1. This Nationwide Permit verification does not imply approval of the suitability of this property for compensatory
wetland mitigation for any particular project. The use of any portion of this site as compensatory mitigation for a
particular project will be determined during our public interest review and 404 (b) (1) Guidelines analysis during
the permit review process for that project.
Copy Furnished:
The Wilmington District is committed to providing the highest level of support to the public. To help us ensure we
continue to do so, please complete the Customer Satisfaction Survey located at our website at
http://re ug latory.usacesurvey.com/ to complete the survey online.
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Appendix B: Permits & Jurisdictional Determinations
Determination of Jurisdiction
A. ® Based on preliminary information, there appear to be waters of the US including wetlands within the above
described project area. This preliminary determination is not an appealable action under the Regulatory Program
Administrative Appeal Process (Reference 33 CFR Part 331).
B. ❑ There are Navigable Waters of the United States within the above described project area subject to the permit
requirements of Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act and Section 404 of the Clean Water Act. Unless there
is a change in the law or our published regulations, this determination may be relied upon for a period not to
exceed five years from the date of this notification.
C. ❑ There are waters of the US and/or wetlands within the above described project area subject to the permit
requirements of Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (CWA)(33 USC § 1344). Unless there is a change in the law
or our published regulations, this determination may be relied upon for a period not to exceed five years from the
date of this notification.
D. ❑ The jurisdictional areas within the above described project area have been identified under a previous action.
Please reference the jurisdictional determination issued on (Action ID: ).
Basis of Jurisdictional Determination: Wetlands within this project abut and drain directly to Core Creek, a
Relatively Permanent Water, which in turn drains to the Neuse River, a Traditionally Navigable Waterway.
E. Attention USDA Program Participants: This delineation/determination has been conducted to identify the limits of
Corps' Clean Water Act jurisdiction for the particular site identified in this request. The delineation/determination
may not be valid for the wetland conservation provisions of the Food Security Act of 1985. If you or your tenant are
USDA Program participants, or anticipate participation in USDA programs, you should request a certified wetland
determination from the local office of the Natural Resources Conservation Service, prior to starting work.
F. Appeals Information (This information applies only to approved jurisdictional determinations as indicated in
B and C above): This correspondence constitutes an approved jurisdictional determination for the above described
site. If you object to this determination, you may request an administrative appeal under Corps regulations at 33 CFR
Part 331. Enclosed you will find a Notification of Appeal Process (NAP) fact sheet and request for appeal (RFA)
form. If you request to appeal this determination you must submit a completed RFA form to the following address:
US Army Corps of Engineers
South Atlantic Division
Attn: Jason Steele, Review Officer
60 Forsyth Street SW, Room 10M15
Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8801
Phone: [phone]
In order for an RFA to be accepted by the Corps, the Corps must determine that it is complete; that it meets the criteria for
appeal under 33 CFR part 331.5, and that it has been received by the Division Office within 60 days of the date of the
NAP. Should you decide to submit an RFA form, it must be received at the above address by . it is not necessary
to submit an RFA form to the District Office if you do not object to the determination in this correspondence.
�---, � Digitally signed by
TUGWELL.TODD.JASON.1048429293
Corps Regulatory Official: Date: 2012.02.27 09:13:58 -05'00'
Date: February 27, 2012 Expiration Date of Jurisdictional Determination: February 27, 2017
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Appendix B: Permits & Jurisdictional Determinations
WILMINGTON DISTRICT
POST -CONSTRUCTION COMPLIANCE FORM
Action ID Number: SAW -2012-00096 County: Craven
Permittee: North Carolina Ecosystem Enhancement Program Attn: Mr. Wyatt Brown
Date Permit Issued: February 27, 2012
Project Manager: Todd Tugwell
Upon completion of the activity authorized by this permit and any mitigation required by the permit,
sign this certification and return it to the address of the Regulatory Field Office indicated below:
❑ Asheville Regulatory Field Office
US Army Corps of Engineers
151 Patton Avenue, Room 208
Asheville, North Carolina 28801-5006
❑ Raleigh Regulatory Field Office
US Army Corps of Engineers
3331 Heritage Trade Drive, Suite 105
Wake Forest, North Carolina 27587
Z Washington Regulatory Field Office
US Army Corps of Engineers
2407 West Fifth Street
Washington, NC 27889
❑ Wilmington Regulatory Field Office
US Army Corps of Engineers
69 Darlington Avenue
Wilmington, NC 28403
Please note that your permitted activity is subject to a compliance inspection by a U. S. Army Corps of
Engineers representative. If you fail to comply with this permit you are subject to permit suspension,
modification, or revocation.
I hereby certify that the work authorized by the above referenced permit has been completed in
accordance with the terms and condition of the said permit, and required mitigation was completed in
accordance with the permit conditions.
Signature of Permittee
Date

Appendix B: Permits & Jurisdictional Determinations
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20 through 21, Monitoring Requirements, annual monitoring data is to be reported using EEP
monitoring template. Upon close out of the Sliver Moon wetland Mitigation site the long
term stewardship of the site is to be transferred to EEP and they shall be responsible for
periodic inspections of site.
Violations of any condition herein set forth may result in revocation of this Certification and may
result in criminal and/or civil penalties. The authorization to proceed with your proposed
impacts or to conduct impacts to waters as depicted in your application and as authorized by this
Certification shall expire upon expiration of the 404 or LAMA Permit.
If you do not accept any of the conditions of this Certification (associated with the approved
wetland or stream impacts), you may ask for an adjudicatory hearing. You must act within 60
days of the date that you receive this letter. To ask for a hearing, send a written petition, which
conforms to Chapter 150B of the North Carolina General Statutes to the Office of Administrative
Hearings, 6714 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, N.C. 27699-6714. This certification and its
conditions are final and binding unless you ask for a hearing.
This letter completes the review of the Division of Water Quality under Section 401 of the Clean
Water Act 15A NCAC 02H..0500. If you have any questions, please telephone Roberto Scheller
of the Washington Regional Office at 252-948-3940 or Ian McMillan of the 401
Oversight/Express Unit at 919-807-6364
Enclosures: Certificate of Completion
GC 3689
cc: Worth Creech, Restoration Systems, LLC
Corps of Engineers Washington Regulatory Field Office
DWQ 401 Oversight/Express Unit
DLR. WaRO
File copy
Filename: 11-1108

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Sliver Moon
DMS ID
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