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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20170073 Ver 1_More Info Received - Email_20170418Burdette, Jennifer a From: Dana Lutheran <dlutheran@segi.us> Sent: Tuesday, April 18, 2017 8:50 PM To: 'Dooley, Brennan J CIV USARMY CESAD (US)' Cc: Burdette, Jennifer a Subject: RE: info request for Camp Davis Attachments: Camp Davis Industrial Park Response to USACE RFAI 4-18-17.pdf Hello, Brennan. I hope you had a nice Easter. Please find attached the response to your RFAI. As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please call me at 910.228.1841. Thanks a bunch, Dana Dana A. Lutheran Southern Environmental Group, Inc. 5315 South College Road, Suite E Wilmington, NC 28412 Office 910.452.2711 Mobile 910.228.1841 -----Original Message ----- From: Dooley, Brennan J CIV USARMY CESAD (US) [mailto:Brennan.J.Dooley@usace.army.mil] Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2017 7:24 AM To: Dana Lutheran Subject: info request for Camp Davis Hi Dana, I hope you are doing well. I just wanted to make sure you received the info request that I sent last week and make myself available if you have any questions. Regards, Brennan Dooley Regulatory Specialist U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Wilmington District (SAW) 69 Darlington Avenue 1 Wilmington, NC 28403 (910) 251-4694 "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: http://corpsmapu.usace.army.mil/cm_apex/f?p=136:4:0 Classification: UNCLASSIFIED Caveats: NONE This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus 15outkern rInvironmental Group, Inc. 531 5 5outi, College Road, Suite r_ - Wilmington, Nortk Carolina 2841 2 910.452.271 1 - Fax: 910.452.2899 - office@-egi. wwws gi- 18 April 2017 Electronic Mail [SEGi Project #06-092.011 Mr. Brennan Dooley Wilmington Regulatory Field Office US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) 69 Darlington Avenue Wilmington, NC 28403 Brenan.j .dooleykusace. army.mil Re: Response to USACE Request for Additional Information (RFAI) Camp Davis Industrial Park, Holly Ridge, Onslow County, North Carolina USACE Action ID: SAW -2013-02417 Dear Brennan, Southern Environmental Group, Inc. (SEGi) is in receipt of your 31 March 2017 request for additional information. Within this correspondence, SEGi is submitting the following response: 1. Avoidance: Please provide additional information describing why this particular site was selected for your project. The application references the presence, quantity and quality or function of wetlands and/or waters of the US, the presence of any federally -listed threatened or endangered species or their critical habitat, state listed species, or other natural or regionally important ecosystem resource factors that may be significantly impacted. Please provide information about these factors for each alternative site considered, including the preferred site. Discuss these factors in combination with the other factors listed in your application to describe why each site was not found to be a practicable alternative, and/or the least environmentally damaging alternative, and describeljustify the geographic scope used to determine potentially suitable sites. Site Selection: The subject property was purchased by the Applicant as part of a larger tract of land (see Attachment 1) in 2005, for the main purpose of expanding his Gulf Stream Steel and Supply business, which does business with the US Marine Corps, in Jacksonville, NC. The primary reasons for purchasing this property are that it was close to Jacksonville; it had access to US Highway 17; there were utilities, such as water and sewer, available; the existing building was sized adequately (i.e. 175,000 square foot warehouse space and 5,000 square foot of office space) and it was already zoned industrial. The 130 -acres of undeveloped land, where the proposed industrial park is to be situated, were an added bonus. Since purchasing the property, the Applicant has been in talks with the Jones -Onslow Economic Development (JOED), to discuss grant potentials for the proposed industrial park. JOED, provides an array of support for businesses seeking to start, expand or relocate to the eastern North Carolina. The support comes in the way of energy audit services; lighting audit services; flexibility in rate design; power quality services and loan and grant assistance. The Duke Energy Site Readiness Grant Program team has evaluated the site and is recommending support for the project. The JOED and Duke Energy have committed to help market the development, which will attract new employers and businesses to the industrial park. Alternative Site Anal: Alternative site screening criteria consisted of evaluating properties that are close to Holly Ridge, utilities, such as water and sewer, are available, access to US Highway 17, are appropriately zoned (i.e. commercial/industrial) and are similar in size. Camp Davis Industrial Park — Response to USACE RFAI F C, i The three sites that met, at the least, the location, size and access criteria, were eliminated from further review based on the property either not being on the market for sale or not having adequate utilities. Therefore, further investigation into the presence of threatened or endangered species and/or critical habitat, as well as other natural or regionally important ecosystem resource factors, were not investigated. The table below summarizes the screening process of the preferred site and the three alternative sites: Practicability Factor Alternative 1 Alternative 2 Alternative 3 Alternative 4 Category Preferred Site Available Available for Acquisition Applicant owns the Multi Listed Not Listed — Not Listed— parcel Failed screen Failed screen Logistics Sufficient Parcel Size 159 Acres Yes NA NA Appropriate Zoning or Yes — The property is Yes NA NA Able to Change zoned for this type of project Availability of Utilities Yes - ONWASA No — Failed Screen NA NA Adequate Access Yes — Access off NA Hwy 17 Technology Topography and Other Yes — NA NA NA Site Conditions for Devel- opment Cost Reasonable Acquisition Applicant owns the NA NA NA Cost property Threatened and Endangered Species and Critical Habitat: Threatened and endangered species and/or critical habitat within the project area were further analyzed by using the Natural Heritage Program database. Twenty- nine (29) species were identified within the Holly Ridge Topographic Quad. Of those twenty-nine, ten (10) were listed as a State or Federally ranked Endangered or Threatened. Habitat within the project area supported the potential for three (3) of the species to be present. Of those three (3), none were federally listed as threatened or endangered but were further evaluated due to their state ranking. The three species are as follows: 1. Crotalus admananteus — Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake 2. Lachnocaulon minus — Brown Bogbutton 3. Lechea torreyi var conjesta — Torry's Pinweed Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake — The Eastern Diamondback rattlesnake is restricted to the Lower Coastal Plain of the Southeast, from southern North Carolina to eastern Louisiana, although the stronghold of their range is in Florida and southern Georgia. This species usually inhabits dry sandy areas, palmetto or wiregrass flatwoods, pinewoods, coastal dune habitats, or hardwood hammocks. They generally avoid wet areas but sometimes live along the edges of swamps. This species is rare even in the listed habitats and move about frequently in search of prey. This site does not exhibits habitat, in which the Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake would be found. Therefore, the proposed impact development is not anticipated to have an effect on the species. Brown Bogbutton — The Brown Bogbutton is favorite habitat of Brown Bogbutton is the fluctuating shores of karsts (landscape underlain by limestone that has been eroded by dissolution, producing ridges, towers, fissures, sinkholes, and other characteristic landforms) ponds, where it may be aspect dominant along the edge of the maximum pool. On 7 April 2017, SEGi evaluated the impact areas for evidence of the species. None were found. 2 Camp Davis Industrial Park — Response to USACE RFAI F C,i Torry's Pinweed — This plant is found in the sandhills and pine flatwoods. Due to the routine mowing of the site, it is not anticipated that Torry's Pinweed would be found within the project boundaries. On 7 April 2017, SEGi evaluated the impact areas for evidence of the species. None were found. 2. Minimization: Minimization includes alternate site plans and other steps which would reduce impacts to on- site waters of the United States (WOUS). Please further describe other site plans and minimization steps considered to further minimize the impact of your project on aquatic resources. This includes information regarding alternate site configurations that were considered such as reducing the size of the associated infrastructure so that more impacts are avoided, and/or reconfiguring the location of the proposed infrastructure. Specifically, the economic, public interest, and environmental implications of each alternative site plan should be provided. The analysis should document that the wetland and surface water area to be filled is the minimum area required for the project to be practicable. The combined off-site and on-site alternatives analysis should provide information specific enough to determine if the project is the least environmentally - damaging, practicable alternative that meets the project purpose. Beyond evaluating construction alternatives, alternative site configurations, to avoid and minimize wetland impacts, were assessed during the design period. The following alternative site plans were considered: 1. Preferred site configuration: This site plan consists utilizing the majority of the available uplands, within Phases I and II, and impacting the lowest quality WOTUS and the RPW, while minimizing wetland impacts to the greatest extent practicable. This site plan configuration was determined to be the least environmentally damaging practicable alternative (LEDPA). 2. Utilization of the entire tract: While this site plan would result in greater income for the Applicant, it would consist of filling all of the WOTUS (2.74 -acre) and RPWs (4.14 -acre) within the property boundaries. This plan requires an additional 2.33 -acre of WOTUS impacts, over what is being proposed with the preferred site plan. Therefore, this alternative site configuration was not determined to be the LEDPA. 3. Utilization of all land within Phase IL This site plan would also result in greater income for the Applicant but would consist of filling an additional 1.01 -acres of WOTUS, over what is being proposed with the preferred site plan. Therefore, this alternative site configuration was not determined to be the LEDPA. 4. Utilization of all land within Phase L This site plan would also result in greater income for the Applicant but would consist of filling an additional 1.39 -acres of WOTUS, over what is being proposed with the preferred site plan. Therefore, this alternative site configuration was not determined to be the LEDPA. 3. Compensatory Mitigation: An appropriate compensatory mitigation plan is required to fully offset unavoidable impacts to WOUS in accordance with 33 CFR 332 — Compensatory Mitigation for Losses of Aquatic Resources. The application states that preservation of 2.44 acres of wetlands and 0.12 acre of RPWs / Tributaries is proposed to offset impacts to aquatic resources. As described in 33 CFR 332.3 (h), preservation may be used to provide compensatory mitigation for activities authorized by DA permits WHEN ALL of the following criteria are met. (i) The resources to be preserved provide important physical, chemical, or biological functions for the watershed; (ii) The resources to be preserved contribute significantly to the ecological sustainability of the watershed. In determining the contribution of those resources to the ecological sustainability of the watershed, the district engineer must use appropriate quantitative assessment tools, where available; (iii) Preservation is determined by the district engineer to be appropriate and practicable; (iv) The resources are under threat of destruction or adverse modifications; and (v) The preserved site will be permanently protected through an appropriate real estate or other legal instrument (e.g., easement, title transfer to state resource agency or land trust). Pleaseprovide information that shows these criteria are met for the proposed preservation. Once the final mitigation proposal is determined by the Corps to be appropriate, the mitigation plan must contain the elements described at 33 CFR 332.4(c)(2) through (c)(14). Additionally, please note the preference for purchasing mitigation bank credits to offset impacts at 33 CFR 332.3(b). If mitigation bank credit purchase is not proposed, the justification for utilizing other forms of mitigation should 3 Camp Davis Industrial Park — Response to USACE RFAI F C,i be provided. Finally, the application states that the aquatic resources to be impacted are low quality. Please provide information in the form of NCWAMINCSAM to support this conclusion. It is SEGi's understanding that mitigation is not required for tributaries determined to be manmade ditches, as these features are water conveyances that do not provide any functional value (i.e. habitat, physical or chemical processes that would improve water quality, flood storage, etc.). Therefore, mitigation is not being offered to offset the filling of these features. Upon further consideration, the Applicant has decided to withdraw the proposal to place all remaining WOTUS into preservations and submits that payment to the Northeast Cape Fear Umbrella Mitigation Bank (NECFUMB) for non -riparian wetland restoration credit, to offset the impacts to WOTUS. The waters of the US (WOTUS) wetlands, denoted on the site plan to be impacted (0.41 -acre), are not naturally occurring but rather formed as a result of the property being used to treat "greywater", which was generated by the industrial plant that has since relocated. These WOTUS provide little functional value (i.e. water quality, hydrology and/or habitat), as is demonstrated in the attached NC Wetland Assessment Method (NCWAM) form, which scores the overall functional value of the feature as LOW (see Attachment 2). The Applicant intends to offset the proposed impact to these low valued wetlands with payment to the NECFUMB, for 0.40 -acre of non -riparian wetland restoration credit, a .98 to 1 mitigation to impact ratio. While the project site is not within the NECFUMB's dedicated service area, it is within the Cape Fear River Basin and it abuts the NECFUMB service area (see Attachment 3). Therefore, the NECFUMB is the most appropriate bank for this project. Due to the low quality of the WOTUS to be impacted, the purchased credits are sufficient to offset the loss of function resulting from the proposed fill. The NECFUMB credit reservation letter has been secured (see Attachment 4). 4. A water quality certification is required for the project pursuant to Section 401(a)(1) of the Clean Water Act. A copy of the State's water quality certification should be sent to the Corps after it has been obtained A copy of the permit application has been submitted to the NC Division of Water Resources, for their review and processing. It is SEGi's hope that the information found within and attached to this correspondence is sufficient to address the USACE's request for additional information. However, should you have questions or concerns regarding the presented information, please feel free to contact me at 910.228.1841. Thank you, for your time and assistance with this project. Sincerely, Dana A. Lutheran SEGi Regulatory Specialist cc: Ms. Karen Higgins — NC DWR 401 and Buffer Unit Raleigh Mr. Robb Mairs — NC DWR 401 and Buffer Unit WiRO Enclosures: Attachment 1 — Onslow County Parcel Boundary Map Attachment 2 — NC Wetland Assessment Method Results Attachment 3 — Northeast Cape Fear Umbrella Mitigation Bank Service Area Map Camp Davis Industrial Park — Response to USACE RFAI F C,i Attachment 1 Onslow County GIS Parcel Boundary Map Camp Davis Industrial Park — Response to USACE RFAI F C, i Attachment 2 NC Wetland Assessment Method Results NC WAM Wetland Rating Sheet Accompanies User Manual Version 4.1 Rating Calculator Version 4.1 Wetland Site Name Camp Davis Industrial Park Date 5 April 2017 Wetland Type Non -Tidal Freshwater Marsh Assessor Name/Organization Dana Lutheran - SEGi Notes on Field Assessment Form (Y/N) NO Presence of regulatory considerations (Y/N) YES Wetland is intensively managed (Y/N) YES Assessment area is located within 50 feet of a natural tributary or other open water (Y/N) NO Assessment area is substantially altered by beaver (Y/N) NO Assessment area experiences overbank flooding during normal rainfall conditions (Y/N) NO Assessment area is on a coastal island (Y/N) NO Sub -function Rating Summary Function Sub -function Metrics Rating Hydrology Surface Storage and Retention Condition NA Sub -Surface Storage and Retention Condition NA Water Quality Pathogen Change Condition NA Vegetation Composition Condition HIGH Function Rating Summary Function Condition/Opportunity NA Hydrology Opportunity Presence? (Y/N) NA Particulate Change Condition NA Condition/Opportunity NA Opportunity Presence? (Y/N) NA Soluble Change Condition NA Condition/Opportunity NA Opportunity Presence? (Y/N) NA Physical Change Condition NA Condition/Opportunity NA Opportunity Presence? (Y/N) NA Pollution Change Condition NA Condition/Opportunity NA Opportunity Presence? (Y/N) NA Habitat Physical Structure Condition LOW Landscape Patch Structure Condition LOW Vegetation Composition Condition HIGH Function Rating Summary Function Metrics/Notes Rating Hydrology Condition MEDIUM Water Quality Condition LOW Condition/Opportunity LOW Opportunity Presence? (Y/N) NO Habitat Conditon LOW Overall Wetland Rating LOW NC WAM WETLAND ASSESSMENT FORM Accompanies User Manual Version 4.1 Wetland Site Name Camp Davis Industrial Park Date 5 April 2017 Wetland Type Non -Tidal Freshwater Marsh Assessor Name/Organization Dana Lutheran - SEGi Level III Ecoregion Middle Atlantic Coastal Plain Nearest Named Water Body Flat Swamp River Basin Cape Fear USGS 8 -Digit Catalogue Unit 03003005 Yes ___ No Precipitation within 48 hrs? Latitude/Longitude (deci-degrees) 34.494622, -77.563711 Evidence of stressors affecting the assessment area (may not be within the assessment area) Please circle and/or make note on last page if evidence of stressors is apparent. Consider departure from reference, if appropriate, in recent past (for instance, approximately within 10 years). Noteworthy stressors include, but are not limited to the following. • Hydrological modifications (examples: ditches, dams, beaver dams, dikes, berms, ponds, etc.) • Surface and sub -surface discharges into the wetland (examples: discharges containing obvious pollutants, presence of nearby septic tanks, underground storage tanks (USTs), hog lagoons, etc.) • Signs of vegetation stress (examples: vegetation mortality, insect damage, disease, storm damage, salt intrusion, etc.) • Habitat/plant community alteration (examples: mowing, clear -cutting, exotics, etc.) Is the assessment area intensively managed? Yes No Regulatory Considerations (select all that apply to the assessment area) F- Anadromous fish F- Federally protected species or State endangered or threatened species F_ NCDWQ riparian buffer rule in effect F_ Abuts a Primary Nursery Area (PNA) F7, Publicly owned property F_ N.C. Division of Coastal Management Area of Environmental Concern (AEC) (including buffer) F_ Abuts a stream with a NCDWQ classification of SA or supplemental classifications of HQW, ORW, or Trout F_ Designated NCNHP reference community F_ Abuts a 303(d) -listed stream or a tributary to a 303(d) -listed stream What type of natural stream is associated with the wetland, if any? (check all that apply) Blackwater Brownwater F- Tidal (if tidal, check one of the following boxes) Lunar Wind Both Is the assessment area on a coastal island? 1- Yes : No Is the assessment area's surface water storage capacity or duration substantially altered by beaver? Does the assessment area experience overbank flooding during normal rainfall conditions? ,' — Yes ,i No ,' — Yes r: No Ground Surface Condition/Vegetation Condition — assessment area condition metric Check a box in each column. Consider alteration to the ground surface (GS) in the assessment area and vegetation structure (VS) in the assessment area. Compare to reference wetland if applicable (see User Manual). If a reference is not applicable, then rate the assessment area based on evidence of an effect. GS VS A A Not severely altered B B Severely altered over a majority of the assessment area (ground surface alteration examples: vehicle tracks, excessive sedimentation, fire -plow lanes, skidder tracks, bedding, fill, soil compaction, obvious pollutants) (vegetation structure alteration examples: mechanical disturbance, herbicides, salt intrusion [where appropriate], exotic species, grazing, less diversity [if appropriate], hydrologic alteration) 2. Surface and Sub -Surface Storage Capacity and Duration — assessment area condition metric Check a box in each column. Consider surface storage capacity and duration (Surf) and sub -surface storage capacity and duration (Sub). Consider both increase and decrease in hydrology. Refer to the current NRCS lateral effect of ditching guidance for North Carolina hydric soils (see USACE Wilmington District website) for the zone of influence of ditches in hydric soils. A ditch <_ 1 foot deep is considered to affect surface water only, while a ditch > 1 foot deep is expected to affect both surface and ditch sub -surface water. Consider tidal flooding regime, if applicable. Surf Sub { A A Water storage capacity and duration are not altered. B B Water storage capacity or duration are altered, but not substantially (typically, not sufficient to change vegetation). (: C : C Water storage capacity or duration are substantially altered (typically, alteration sufficient to result in vegetation change) (examples: draining, flooding, soil compaction, filling, excessive sedimentation, underground utility lines). 3. Water Storage/Surface Relief —assessment arealwetland type condition metric (answer for non -marsh wetlands only) Check a box in each column for each group below. Select the appropriate storage for the assessment area (AA) and the wetland type (WT). AA WT 3a. ,' — A A Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water > 1 foot deep B {' B Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water 6 inches to 1 foot deep C {: C Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water 3 to 6 inches deep D {' D Depressions able to pond water < 3 inches deep 3b. (-A Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is greater than 2 feet { B Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is between 1 and 2 feet {: C Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is less than 1 foot 4. Soil Texture/Structure - assessment area condition metric Check a box from each of the three soil property groups below. Dig soil profile in the dominant assessment area landscape feature. Make soil observations within the 12 inches. Use most recent National Technical Committee for Hydric Soils guidance for regional indicators. 4a. ,: A Sandy soil ` B Loamy or clayey soils exhibiting redoximorphic features (concentrations, depletions, or rhizospheres) C Loamy or clayey soils not exhibiting redoximorphic features t D Loamy or clayey gleyed soil {� E Histosol or histic epipedon 4b. A Soil ribbon < 1 inch f" B Soil ribbon >_ 1 inch 4c. f: A No peat or muck presence {� B A peat or muck presence 5. Discharge into Wetland - opportunity metric Check a box in each column. Consider surface pollutants or discharges (Surf) and sub -surface pollutants or discharges (Sub). Examples of sub -surface discharges include presence of nearby septic tank, underground storage tank (UST), etc. Surf Sub A A Little or no evidence of pollutants or discharges entering the assessment area B B Noticeable evidence of pollutants or discharges entering the wetland and stressing, but not overwhelming the treatment capacity of the assessment area C C Noticeable evidence of pollutants or discharges (pathogen, particulate, or soluble) entering the assessment area and potentially overwhelming the treatment capacity of the wetland (water discoloration, dead vegetation, excessive sedimentation, odor) 6. Land Use -opportunity metric Check all that apply (at least one box in each column). Evaluation involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. Consider sources draining to assessment area within entire upstream watershed (WS), within 5 miles and within the watershed draining to the assessment area (5M), and within 2 miles and within the watershed draining to the assessment area (2M). Effective riparian buffers are considered to be 50 feet wide in the Coastal Plain and Piedmont ecoregions and 30 feet wide in the Blue Ridge Mountains ecoregion. WS 5M 2M F_ A r A r A >_ 10% impervious surfaces F-1 B r B r B < 10% impervious surfaces F_ C r C r C Confined animal operations (or other local, concentrated source of pollutants) F_ D r D r D >_ 20% coverage of pasture F_ E r E r E >_ 20% coverage of agricultural land (regularly plowed land) F_ F r F r F >_ 20% coverage of maintained grass/herb F_ G r G r G >_ 20% coverage of clear-cut land F_ H r H r H Little or no opportunity to improve water quality. Lack of opportunity may result from hydrologic alterations that prevent drainage or overbank flow from affecting the assessment area. Wetland Acting as Vegetated Buffer - assessment area/wetland complex condition metric 7a. Is assessment area within 50 feet of a tributary or other open water? Yes : No If Yes, continue to 7b. If No, skip to Metric 8. Wetland buffer need only be present on one side of the water body. Make buffer judgment based on the average width of the wetland. Record a note if a portion of the buffer has been removed or disturbed. 7b. How much of the first 50 feet from the bank is weltand? Descriptor E should be selected if ditches effectively bypass the buffer. f- A >_ 50 feet ( B From 30 to < 50 feet ( C From 15 to < 30 feet ( D From 5 to < 15 feet {� E < 5 feet or buffer bypassed by ditches 7c. Tributary width. If the tributary is anastomosed, combine widths of channels/braids for a total width. ,'.- <_ 15 -feet wide '` > 15 -feet wide ,'` Other open water (no tributary present) 7d. Do roots of assessment area vegetation extend into the bank of the tributary/open water? `- Yes i,-- No 7e. Is tributary or other open water sheltered or exposed? ` Sheltered - adjacent open water with width < 2500 feet and no regular boat traffic. Exposed - adjacent open water with width >_ 2500 feet or regular boat traffic. Wetland Width at the Assessment Area - wetland type/wetland complex metric (evaluate for riparian wetlands only) Check a box in each column. Select the average width for the wetland type at the assessment area (WT) and the wetland complex at the assessment areas (WC). See User Manual for WT and WC boundaries. WT WC (' A {' A >_ 100 feet C B ( B From 80 to < 100 feet C C ( C From 50 to < 80 feet (' D ( D From 40 to < 50 feet (' E r E From 30 to < 40 feet ( F { F From 15 to < 30 feet ( G G From 5 to < 15 feet . H : H < 5 feet 9. Inundation Duration — assessment area condition metric Answer for assessment area dominant landform. is A Evidence of short -duration inundation (< 7 consecutive days) ` B Evidence of saturation, without evidence of inundation C Evidence of long -duration inundation or very long -duration inundation (7 to 30 consecutive days or more) 10. Indicators of Deposition — assessment area condition metric Consider recent deposition only (no plant growth since deposition). (: A Sediment deposition is not excessive, but at approximately natural levels. (' B Sediment deposition is excessive, but not overwhelming the wetland. ( C Sediment deposition is excessive and is overwhelming the wetland. 11. Wetland Size — wetland type/wetland complex condition metric Check a box in each column. Involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. This metric evaluates three aspects of the wetland area: the size of the wetland type (WT), the size of the wetland complex (WC), and the size of the forested wetland (FW) (if applicable, see User Manual). See the User Manual for boundaries of these evaluation areas. If assessment area is clear-cut, select "K" for the FW column. WT WC FW (if applicable) C' A C A { A >_ 500 acres C B B B From 100 to < 500 acres ( C C C From 50 to < 100 acres ( D D D From 25 to < 50 acres ( E E E From 10 to < 25 acres ( F ( F ( F From 5 to < 10 acres ( G ( G ( G From 1 to < 5 acres ( H ( H ( H From 0.5 to < 1 acre ( I ( I ( I From 0.1 to < 0.5 acre ( J ( J ( J From 0.01 to < 0.1 acre (: K K K < 0.01 acre or assessment area is clear-cut 12. Wetland Intactness — wetland type condition metric (evaluate for Pocosins only) C A Pocosin is the full extent (>_ 90%) of its natural landscape size. r— B Pocosin is < 90% of the full extent of its natural landscape size. 13. Connectivity to Other Natural Areas — landscape condition metric 13a. Check appropriate box(es) (a box may be checked in each column). Involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. This evaluates whether the wetland is well connected (Well) and/or loosely connected (Loosely) to the landscape patch, the contiguous metric naturally vegetated area and open water (if appropriate). Boundaries are formed by four -lane roads, regularly maintained utility line corridors the width of a four -lane road or wider, urban landscapes, fields (pasture open and agriculture), or water > 300 feet wide. Well Loosely { A t`' A >_ 500 acres C` B B From 100 to < 500 acres (` C C From 50 to < 100 acres { D D From 10 to < 50 acres { E E < 10 acres C` F 4- F Wetland type has a poor or no connection to other natural habitats 13b. Evaluate for marshes only. C" Yes No Wetland type has a surface hydrology connection to open waters/stream or tidal wetlands. 14. Edge Effect — wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes) May involve a GIS effort with field adjustment. Estimate distance from wetland type boundary to artificial edges. Artificial edges include non -forested areas >_ 40 feet wide such as fields, development, roads, regularly maintained utility line corridors and clear -cuts. Consider the eight main points of the compass. C A No artificial edge within 150 feet in all directions C B No artificial edge within 150 feet in four (4) to seven (7) directions f: C An artificial edge occurs within 150 feet in more than four (4) directions or assessment area is clear-cut 15. Vegetative Composition — assessment area condition metric (skip for all marshes and Pine Flat) [: A Vegetation is close to reference condition in species present and their proportions. Lower strata composed of appropriate species, with exotic plants absent or sparse within the assessment area. C B Vegetation is different from reference condition in species diversity or proportions, but still largely composed of native species characteristic of the wetland type. This may include communities of weedy native species that develop after clearcutting or clearing. It also includes communities with exotics present, but not dominant, over a large portion of the expected strata. C' C Vegetation severely altered from reference in composition. Expected species are unnaturally absent (planted stands of non - characteristic species or at least one stratum inappropriately composed of a single species). Exotic species are dominant in at least one stratum. 16. Vegetative Diversity— assessment area condition metric (evaluate for Non -tidal Freshwater Marsh onl)4 A Vegetation diversity is high and is composed primarily of native species (<10% cover of exotics). B Vegetation diversity is low or has > 10% to 50% cover of exotics. C Vegetation is dominated by exotic species (>50% cover of exotics). 17. Vegetative Structure — assessment arealwetland type condition metric 17a. Is vegetation present? is Yes - No If Yes, continue to 17b. If No, skip to Metric 18. 17b. Evaluate percent coverage of assessment area vegetation for all marshes only. Skip to 17c for non -marsh wetlands. A >_ 25% coverage of vegetation B < 25% coverage of vegetation 17c. Check a box in each column for each stratum. Evaluate this portion of the metric for non -marsh wetlands. Consider structure in airspace above the assessment area (AA) and the wetland type (WT) separately. 0 C C i': C Shrub layer sparse or absent {' A A Dense herb layer {: B : B Moderate density herb layer _ { C C Herb layer sparse or absent 18. Snags — wetland type condition metric C- A Large snags (more than one) are visible (> 12 -inches DBH, or large relative to species present and landscape stability). ,': B Not A 19. Diameter Class Distribution — wetland type condition metric C A Majority of canopy trees have stems > 6 inches in diameter at breast height (DBH); many large trees (> 12 inches DBH) are present. B Majority of canopy trees have stems between 6 and 12 inches DBH, few are > 12 -inch DBH. C Majority of canopy trees are < 6 inches DBH or no trees. 20. Large Woody Debris — wetland type condition metric Include both natural debris and man -placed natural debris. C A Large logs (more than one) are visible (> 12 inches in diameter, or large relative to species present and landscape stability). (: B Not A 21. Vegetation/Open Water Dispersion — wetland typelopen water condition metric (evaluate for Non -Tidal Freshwater Marsh only) Select the figure that best describes the amount of interspersion between vegetation and open water in the growing season. Patterned areas indicate vegetated areas, while solid white areas indicate open water. =A B =C D Rr� `~ � �\ f � �, lam•-� -� /r `�'' .-, �` ,� \ 22. Hydrologic Connectivity— assessment area condition metric (evaluate for riparian wetlands only) Examples of activities that may severely alter hydrologic connectivity include intensive ditching, fill, sedimentation, channelization, diversion, man-made berms, beaver dams, and stream incision. ` A Overbank and overland flow are not severely altered in the assessment area. ` B Overbank flow is severely altered in the assessment area. r- C Overland flow is severely altered in the assessment area. C D Both overbank and overland flow are severely altered in the assessment area. Notes AA WT CL C' A = A Canopy closed, or nearly closed, with natural gaps associated with natural processes o m C` B = B Canopy present, but opened more than natural gaps U C: C C Canopy sparse or absent $ C` A = A Dense mid-story/sapling layer C` B = B Moderate density mid-story/sapling layer (: C C Mid-story/sapling layer sparse or absent C` A C- A Dense shrub layer C` B C- B Moderate density shrub layer 0 C C i': C Shrub layer sparse or absent {' A A Dense herb layer {: B : B Moderate density herb layer _ { C C Herb layer sparse or absent 18. Snags — wetland type condition metric C- A Large snags (more than one) are visible (> 12 -inches DBH, or large relative to species present and landscape stability). ,': B Not A 19. Diameter Class Distribution — wetland type condition metric C A Majority of canopy trees have stems > 6 inches in diameter at breast height (DBH); many large trees (> 12 inches DBH) are present. B Majority of canopy trees have stems between 6 and 12 inches DBH, few are > 12 -inch DBH. C Majority of canopy trees are < 6 inches DBH or no trees. 20. Large Woody Debris — wetland type condition metric Include both natural debris and man -placed natural debris. C A Large logs (more than one) are visible (> 12 inches in diameter, or large relative to species present and landscape stability). (: B Not A 21. Vegetation/Open Water Dispersion — wetland typelopen water condition metric (evaluate for Non -Tidal Freshwater Marsh only) Select the figure that best describes the amount of interspersion between vegetation and open water in the growing season. Patterned areas indicate vegetated areas, while solid white areas indicate open water. =A B =C D Rr� `~ � �\ f � �, lam•-� -� /r `�'' .-, �` ,� \ 22. Hydrologic Connectivity— assessment area condition metric (evaluate for riparian wetlands only) Examples of activities that may severely alter hydrologic connectivity include intensive ditching, fill, sedimentation, channelization, diversion, man-made berms, beaver dams, and stream incision. ` A Overbank and overland flow are not severely altered in the assessment area. ` B Overbank flow is severely altered in the assessment area. r- C Overland flow is severely altered in the assessment area. C D Both overbank and overland flow are severely altered in the assessment area. Notes Camp Davis Industrial Park — Response to USACE RFAI F C, i Attachment 3 NE Cape Fear Umbrella Mitigation Bank Service Area Map , Google ► % Camp Davis Industrial Park — Response to USACE RFAI F C, i Attachment 4 NE Cape Fear Umbrella Mitigation Bank Credit Reservation Letter NORTHEAST CAPE FEAR UMBRELLA MITIGATION BANK Agent: Land Management Group, Inc. 3805 Wrightsville Avenue, Suite 15 Wilmington, NC 28403 Credit Reservation Letter April 18, 2017 Dana Lutheran Southern Environmental Group, Inc. 5315 South College Road, Suite E Wilmington, INC 28412 Project: Camp Davis Industrial Park — Highway 17 Holly Ridge, INC Dear Dana: The Northeast Cape Fear Umbrella Mitigation Bank (Bank) is providing preliminary acceptance to supply mitigation credits for impacts to non -riparian and riparian wetlands associated with the project located at the Camp Davis Industrial Park site off of U.S. Highway 17 in Holly Ridge (Onslow County, North Carolina). Please refer to the table below depicting the type and quantity of credits requested and reserved for your project. Mitigation Type F Credits ReSE [Stream 7_ Non -Riparian Wetland Fiparian Wetland T_ I _F_ 0 0.4 0.0 The Bank will reserve the credits outlined above for a period of up to 90 days from the date of this letter. Please contact us if you need a reservation to extend beyond the 90 -day period. Requests to reserve credits beyond 90 days may require a deposit. Upon request for credit transfer, the Bank will issue an invoice in the amount of $20,568.80. Upon receipt of payment, the Bank will provide an executed Transfer of Credit Certificate for the total amount of credits invoiced and paid for. If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact me by phone at (910) 452-0001 or by email at cpreziosi@Imgroup.net. Sincerely, Northeast Cape Fear Umbrella Mitigation Bank Christian Preziosi Land Management Group, Inc. (agent) Northeast Cape Fear Umbrella Mitigation Bank c/o Land Management Group, Inc. 3805 Wrightsville Avenue, Suite 15 Wilmington, NC 28403 1 Fee Per Unit F Fee $391.00 7 $0.00 $51,422.00 7 $20,568.80 $71,273.00 $0.00 Total Fee $20,568.80 The Bank will reserve the credits outlined above for a period of up to 90 days from the date of this letter. Please contact us if you need a reservation to extend beyond the 90 -day period. Requests to reserve credits beyond 90 days may require a deposit. Upon request for credit transfer, the Bank will issue an invoice in the amount of $20,568.80. Upon receipt of payment, the Bank will provide an executed Transfer of Credit Certificate for the total amount of credits invoiced and paid for. If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact me by phone at (910) 452-0001 or by email at cpreziosi@Imgroup.net. Sincerely, Northeast Cape Fear Umbrella Mitigation Bank Christian Preziosi Land Management Group, Inc. (agent) Northeast Cape Fear Umbrella Mitigation Bank c/o Land Management Group, Inc. 3805 Wrightsville Avenue, Suite 15 Wilmington, NC 28403 1