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HomeMy WebLinkAboutDuke Energy Progress - Hope MIlls Rockfish Road Substation - Hope Mills Binder Hope Mills Rockfish Road 230kV Substation Cumberland County, NC Prepared for: Prepared by: ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC. 4901 Trademark Drive Raleigh, North Carolina 27610 January 2017 Environmental Services, Inc.   Table of Contents 1.0 PROJECT DESCRIPTION & UNDERSTANDING ............................................................. 1  2.0 METHODOLOGIES ................................................................................................................ 1  3.0 PHYSICAL RESOURCES ....................................................................................................... 1  3.1 Topography ............................................................................................................................. 1  3.2 Soils ......................................................................................................................................... 1  3.3 Water Resources ...................................................................................................................... 2  4.0 JURISDICTIONAL ISSUES .................................................................................................... 2  4.1 Clean Water Act Waters of the U.S. ........................................................................................ 2  4.1.1 Wetland Data ................................................................................................................... 2  4.1.2 Stream/Surface Water, and Tributary Data ..................................................................... 2  4.2 Clean Water Act Permits ......................................................................................................... 2  4.3 Coastal Area Management Act ................................................................................................ 3  4.4 Construction Moratoria ........................................................................................................... 3  4.5 N.C. River Basin Buffer Rules ................................................................................................ 3  4.6 Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act ............................................................................... 3  4.7 Endangered Species Act Protected Species ............................................................................. 3  4.8 Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act .................................................................................... 6  4.9 Federal Species of Concern ..................................................................................................... 7  4.10     State Protected Species ............................................................................................................ 7  5.0 CULTURAL/ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESOURCES ............................................................. 9  6.0 SUMMARY ................................................................................................................................ 9  Appendices Appendix A  Figures Environmental Services, Inc. 1  Hope Mills Rockfish Road 230kV Sub Hope Mills Rockfish Road 230kV Substation Cumberland County, NC January 2017 1.0 PROJECT DESCRIPTION & UNDERSTANDING Duke Energy is proposing new work at the Hope Mills Rockfish Road 230kV Substation in Cumberland County, North Carolina. The project study area comprises ten acres surrounding an existing substation. The study area data was provided by Duke Energy. The study area is depicted on both a current U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) map (Figure 1), soil survey (Figure 2) and a recent aerial photograph (Figure 3) in Appendix A. Environmental Services, Inc., (ESI) was tasked by Duke to provide the following services for the Hope Mills Rockfish Road Substation project:  Jurisdictional wetland, stream, and surface water delineation,  GPS data collection for any delineated wetlands or streams,  Preliminary protected species habitat assessments for federally Endangered and Threatened species,  Preliminary cultural resources assessment, and  Report and graphics preparation. 2.0 METHODOLOGIES Prior to the initiation of field efforts, available sources were reviewed, including the applicable U.S. Geological Survey 7.5-minute topographic quadrangle of Hope Mills, NC (NGS/ESRI 2011), and U.S. Department of Agriculture Soil Survey for Cumberland County (USDA 1990). Additionally, records kept by the North Carolina Natural Heritage Program (NCNHP) concerning any known occurrences of state and federally Threatened or Endangered species were reviewed (NCNHP 2016). Field work was conducted by ESI staff in January 2017. 3.0 PHYSICAL RESOURCES The study area is located in the Cretaceous physiographic province of North Carolina. Specifically, the study area is located in the Black Creek Formation (NCDENR 1985). 3.1 Topography Topography in the study area is mostly flat. Elevations range from a high of approximately 183 feet above mean sea level (MSL) down to approximately 174 feet above MSL. 3.2 Soils The general soil association occurring in the study area is the Lakeland-Candor-Blaney association. These soils are nearly level to strong sloping, excessively drained to well drained soils which are sandy throughout or have loamy subsoil that may be brittle. Environmental Services, Inc. 2  Hope Mills Rockfish Road 230kV Sub 3.3 Water Resources The study area is located within the Cape Fear River basin; (USGS hydrologic unit 03030004) (NCCGIA 2001). A Best Usage Classification (BUC) is assigned to waters of North Carolina based on the existing or contemplated best usage of various bodies of water. No waters occur in the study area. No Primary Nursery Areas (PNAs) are within the project study area. No Outstanding Resource Waters (ORWs) are within the project study area (NCDMF 2011). There are no Anadromous Fish Spawning Areas (AFSA) as classified by the North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries within the project study area (NCDMF 2007). No essential fish habitat is present in the study area. 4.0 JURISDICTIONAL ISSUES 4.1 Clean Water Act Waters of the U.S. Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (CWA) requires regulation of discharges into “Waters of the United States”. Although the principal administrative agency of the CWA is the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has major responsibility for implementation, permitting, and enforcement of provisions of the Act. The USACE regulatory program is defined in 33 CFR 320-330. Water bodies such as rivers, lakes, and streams are subject to jurisdictional consideration under the Section 404 program. However, by regulation, wetlands are also considered “Waters of the United States”. According to the Regional Supplement to the USACE Wetland Delineation Manual for the Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region (USACE 2010), areas must exhibit three distinct characteristics to be considered jurisdictional wetlands: 1) prevalence of hydrophytic (water tolerant) plants; 2) presence of hydric soils; and 3) sufficient wetland hydrology indicators within 12 inches of the ground surface. When present, intermittent and perennial stream channels are also considered Waters of the United States under Sections 404 and 401 of the CWA. Presence of an ordinary high water mark (OHWM) and a continuous bed and bank define streams and tributaries to waters of the U.S. under current USACE guidance. Perennial and intermittent streams are considered relatively permanent waters (RPWs) and are defined by hydrologic regime. Tributaries can be natural or man-made (ditches), but they must possess an OHWM to be considered by USACE. Often these tributaries may contain an OHWM, but receive a low NCDWR score suggesting an ephemeral flow regime and little to no aquatic function. 4.1.1 Wetland Data No wetlands were identified within the study area. 4.1.2 Stream/Surface Water, and Tributary Data No streams were identified within the study area. 4.2 Clean Water Act Permits Dredge and fill activities in “Waters of the United States” must be authorized by USACE as a regulated discharge pursuant to Section 404 of the CWA and also by NCDWR pursuant to Section 401 of the Environmental Services, Inc. 3  Hope Mills Rockfish Road 230kV Sub CWA. Activities authorized by the USACE are subject to further water quality requirements per Section 401 of the CWA. In North Carolina, the NCDWR administers the Section 401 Water Quality Certification process, which also must include plans on how the applicant proposes to manage storm water. There should be no Clean Water Act permits necessary for this project due to the absence of streams and wetlands. 4.3 Coastal Area Management Act North Carolina Division of Coastal Management (NCDCM) regulates certain wetlands and water bodies in the twenty coastal counties of North Carolina under the Coastal Area Management Act (CAMA). Areas subject to CAMA are identified as Areas of Environmental Concern (AECs). Cumberland County is not considered a coastal county by NCDCM. 4.4 Construction Moratoria No in-water construction moratoria should apply to this project. 4.5 N.C. River Basin Buffer Rules The study area is located in the Cape Fear River basin. No buffer rules apply to the study area. 4.6 Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act requires authorization from the USACE for the excavation of material, alteration, obstruction, or construction of any structure in or over any “navigable water” of the United States (33 U.S.C 410 et seq.). “Navigable water” is defined as waters that are subject to the ebb and flow of the tide shoreward to the mean high water mark and/or waters that are presently used, have been used in the past, or are susceptible for use to transport interstate or foreign commerce (33 CFR part 329). The study area is not subject to Section 10 regulations. 4.7 Endangered Species Act Protected Species Species with the federal classifications of Endangered (E), Threatened (T) or Proposed (P) are protected under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) lists seven (7) species for Cumberland County as of December 26, 2012. NCNHP data updated in October 2016 was reviewed to determine if any of these species have been documented inside of or within 0.5 mile of the study area. Table 1. Federal listed species for Cumberland County, NC. Common Name Scientific Name Federal Status a Potential Habitat Present (Y/N) Biological Conclusion American alligator Alligator mississippiensis T (S/A) N Not Required Red-cockaded woodpecker Picoides borealis E N No Effect Saint Francis' satyr butterfly Neonympha mitchellii francisci E N No Effect Environmental Services, Inc. 4  Hope Mills Rockfish Road 230kV Sub Table 1. Continued Common Name Scientific Name Federal Status a Potential Habitat Present (Y/N) Biological Conclusion American chaffseed Schwalbea americana E Y Unresolved Michaux's sumac Rhus michauxii E Y Unresolved Pondberry Lindera melissifolia E N No Effect Rough-leaved loosestrife Lysimachia asperulaefolia E N No Effect a E – Endangered, T – Threatened, T (S/A) – Threatened due to Similarity of Appearance American alligator - In North Carolina, alligators have been recorded in nearly every coastal county, and many inland counties to the fall line. The alligator is found in rivers, streams, canals, lakes, swamps, and coastal marshes. Adult animals are highly tolerant of salt water, but the young are apparently more sensitive, with salinities greater than 5 parts per thousand considered harmful. The American alligator remains on the protected species list due to its similarity in appearance to the endangered American crocodile (USFWS 2016a). Habitat Present: No Potential habitat for the American alligator does not exist within the study area do to the lack of large water bodies. NCNHP data from October 2016 indicates no occurrences of the American alligator within 0.5 mile of the study area BIOLOGICAL CONCLUSION: Not Required Red-cockaded woodpecker – The red-cockaded woodpecker (RCW) typically occupies open, mature stands of southern pines, particularly longleaf pine (Pinus palustris), for foraging and nesting/roosting habitat. The RCW excavates cavities for nesting and roosting in living pine trees, aged 60 years or older, which are contiguous with pine stands at least 30 years of age to provide foraging habitat. The foraging range of the RCW is normally no more than 0.5 miles (USFWS 2016b). Habitat Present: No Potential nesting and foraging habitat for RCW does not occur within the study area. The wooded areas within and surrounding the study area are predominately mixed hardwood-pine but do not contain the mature pines needed for nesting and foraging activities. NCNHP data from October 2016 indicates no occurrences of the RCW within 0.5 mile of the study area. BIOLOGICAL CONCLUSION: No Effect Saint Francis' satyr butterfly - The Saint Francis' satyr butterfly is only known from the Sandhills of North Carolina, although its historic range may have been much larger. This butterfly is known to inhabit wide, wet meadows dominated by sedges and other wetland graminoids. These wetlands are often relics of beaver activity and are boggy areas that are acidic and ephemeral. These sites must be Environmental Services, Inc. 5  Hope Mills Rockfish Road 230kV Sub continually maintained to persist as open areas. The larval host of the Saint Francis' satyr is thought to be grasses, sedges and rushes (USFW 2010). Habitat Present: No Potential habitat for the Saint Francis' satyr butterfly is not present within the study area. The open areas do not have the hydrology or the vegetation to be considered suitable for habitat. NCNHP data from October 2016 indicates no occurrences of the Saint Francis’ satyr butterfly within 0.5 mile of the study area. BIOLOGICAL CONCLUSION: No Effect American chaffseed – American chaffseed generally occurs in habitats described as open, moist to dryish Mesic Pine Flatwoods and longleaf pine flatlands, Pine Savannas, Pine/Scrub Oak Sandhills, Sandhill Seeps, and other open grass/sedge-dominated communities. This herb also occurs in the ecotonal areas between peaty wetlands and xeric sandy soils and on the upper ecotones of, or sites close to streamhead pocosins. The species prefers sandy peat or sandy loam, acidic, seasonally moist to dry soils in sunny or partly sunny areas subject to frequent fires in the growing season. The plant is dependent on factors such as fire, mowing, or fluctuating water tables to maintain its required open to partly-open habitat. Most extant occurrences, and all of the most vigorous occurrences, are in areas subject to frequent fire. This species is also known to occur on road cuts and power line rights-of-way that experience frequent mowing or clearing. Soil series that it is found on include Blaney, Candor, Gilead, Lakeland and Vaucluse (USFWS 1995a). Habitat Present: Yes Potential habitat for the American chaffseed is present within the study area based on existing vegetation and the presence of Candor soils, however the lack of fire likely precludes the area from being optimal habitat. USFW requires that the surveys for this species be conducted in May to August. NCNHP data from October 2016 indicates no occurrences of the American chaffseed within 0.5 mile of the study area. BIOLOGICAL CONCLUSION: Unresolved Michaux’s sumac – Michaux's sumac, endemic to the inner Coastal Plain and lower Piedmont, grows in sandy or rocky, open, upland woods on acidic or circumneutral, well-drained sands or sandy loam soils with low cation exchange capacities. The species is also found on sandy or submesic loamy swales and depressions in the fall line Sandhills region as well as in openings along the rim of Carolina bays; maintained railroad, roadside, power line, and utility rights-of-way; areas where forest canopies have been opened up by blowdowns and/or storm damage; small wildlife food plots; abandoned building sites; under sparse to moderately dense pine or pine/hardwood canopies; and in and along edges of other artificially maintained clearings undergoing natural succession. In the central Piedmont, it occurs on clayey soils derived from mafic rocks. The plant is shade intolerant and, therefore, grows best where disturbance maintains it open habitat (USFWS 1993a). Habitat Present: Yes Potential habit for Michaux’s sumac does exist within the study area. The well drained sandy soils and maintained edge habitat are well suited for Michaux’s sumac USFWS requires that surveys for this species be conducted from May-October. ESI recommends that these surveys Environmental Services, Inc. 6  Hope Mills Rockfish Road 230kV Sub occur during the proper survey window. NCNHP data from October 2016 indicates no documented occurrences of Michaux’s sumac within 0.5 mile of the study area. BIOLOGICAL CONCLUSION: Unresolved Pondberry - Pondberry occurs in seasonally flooded wetlands, sandy sinks, pond margins, and swampy depressions. This deciduous, aromatic shrub occurs in bottomland hardwood forests with perched water tables along inland area of the southeastern United States. In the Coastal Plain of the Carolinas, the species occurs at the margins of limestone sinks and ponds and in undrained, shallow depressions of longleaf pine and pond pine forests. Known occurrences in North Carolina occur in the Small Depression Pocosin natural community, grow in soils with sandy sediments and high water table, contain high peat content in the subsurface, and include a prevalence of shrubs due to historically frequent or intense fires. It generally grows in somewhat shaded areas, but can tolerant full sun (USFWS 1993b). Habitat Present: No Potential habitat for Pondberry does not occur within the study area. The study area lacks the Small Depression Pocosin natural community and soils with a high water table and peat content. NCNHP data from October 2016 indicates no occurrences of pondberry within 0.5 mile of the study area. BIOLOGICAL CONCLUSION: No Effect Rough-leaved loosestrife – Rough-leaved loosestrife, endemic to the Coastal Plain and Sandhills of North and South Carolina, generally occurs in the ecotones or edges between longleaf pine uplands and pond pine pocosins in dense shrub and vine growth on moist to seasonally saturated sands and on shallow organic soils overlaying sand (spodosolic soils). Occurrences are found in such disturbed habitats as roadside depressions, maintained power and utility line rights-of-way, firebreaks, and trails. The species prefers full sunlight, is shade intolerant, and requires areas of disturbance (e.g., clearing, mowing, periodic burning) where the overstory is minimal. It can, however, persist vegetatively for many years in overgrown, fire-suppressed areas. Blaney, Gilead, Johnston, Kalmia, Leon, Mandarin, Murville, Torhunta, and Vaucluse are some of the soil series that the plant occurs on (USFWS 1995). Habitat Present: No Potential habitat for rough-leaved loosestrife does not occur within the study area. There are no wetlands within the stud area. NCNHP data from October 2016 indicates no occurrences of the rough-leaved loosestrife within 0.5 mile of the study area. BIOLOGICAL CONCLUSION: No Effect 4.8 Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act Bald eagles typically feed on fish but may also consume birds and small mammals. In the Carolinas, nesting season extends from December through May (Potter et al. 1980). Bald eagles typically nest in tall, living trees in a conspicuous location near water and forage over large bodies of water with adjacent trees available for perching (Hamel 1992). The bald eagle was officially delisted and removed from the federal Endangered Species List on August 9, 2007, but they are still protected under the BGPA and the MBTA. The National Bald Eagle Management Guidelines (Guidelines) (USFWS 2007) prohibit disturbance to a bald eagle. The Guidelines define disturb as “to agitate or bother a bald or golden eagle to a degree that causes, or is Environmental Services, Inc. 7  Hope Mills Rockfish Road 230kV Sub likely to cause, based on the best scientific information available: 1) injury to an eagle; 2) a decrease in its productivity, by substantially interfering with normal breeding, feeding, or sheltering behavior; or 3) nest abandonment, by substantially interfering with normal breeding, feeding, or sheltering behavior.” The definition also covers impacts that result from human-caused alterations initiated around a previously used nest site during a time when eagles are not present, if, upon the eagles return, such alterations agitate or bother an eagle to a degree that injures an eagle or interferes with normal breeding, feeding, or sheltering behavior (USFWS 2007). Under the current Guidelines, USFWS recommends the following measures for roads, trails, canals, power lines, and other linear utilities. If the eagle nest can be seen from the project site and there is no similar activity within 660 feet, then USFWS recommends that the project: 1) maintain a buffer of at least 660 feet between your activities and the nest; 2) maintain any established landscape buffers; and 3) if possible, create additional landscape buffers to screen the new activity from the nest. If these recommendations cannot be adopted for the project, then coordination is recommended with the local USFWS office. ESI did not identify any evidence of bald eagle activity while working in the study area. A review of NHP records (October 2016 data) indicates no documented occurrences of bald eagle within 0.5 mile of the study area. 4.9 Federal Species of Concern The March 9, 2015 USFWS list for Cumberland County also includes a category of species designated as "Federal Species of Concern" (FSC). Federal species of concern are not afforded federal protection under the Endangered Species Act and are not subject to any of its provisions, including Section 7, until they are formally Proposed (P) or listed as Threatened (T) or Endangered (E). However, the status of these species is subject to change, and so should be included for consideration. FSC are defined as species that are under consideration for listing for which there is insufficient information to support listing. The presence of potential habitat is based on the following NCNHP documents: List of Rare Plant Species of North Carolina (NCNHP 2014a) and List of Rare Animal Species of North Carolina (NCNHP 2014b). Twenty-nine (29) FSC species are listed for Cumberland County (Table 2). Potential habitat is present for six (6) of these species based on a preliminary assessment using the NCNHP habitat descriptions and the results of the onsite evaluation. We can make no definitive survey recommendations since the FSC designation does not require any regulatory consultation. However, if Duke determines that they would like to survey for any of these species, then ESI can provide a study plan for that effort. NCNHP documents one occurrence of spring-flowering goldenrod within 0.5 mile southeast of the study area. 4.10 State Protected Species Some species that are listed as FSC by USFWS also receive limited state protection. Those species that are listed as both FSC and as North Carolina state-listed Endangered (E), Threatened (T), and Special Concern (SC) are identified in Table 2. These species receive limited protection under the North Carolina Endangered Species Act (G.S. 113-331 et seq.) and the North Carolina Plant Protection Act of 1979 (G.S. 106-202.12 et seq.). Environmental Services, Inc. 8  Hope Mills Rockfish Road 230kV Sub Table 2 indicates that there are nineteen (19) species that are listed as FSC in addition to having a state designation of T, E, or SC. The study area may provide potential habitat for four (4) state protected species. Table 2. Federal Species of Concern for Cumberland County, NC Common Name Scientific Name Habitat Present (Y/N) N.C. Statusa NCNHP 0.5-Mile Occurrence American eel Anguilla rostrate N -- No Bachman’s sparrow Aimophila aestivalis N SC No Black-throated green warbler Dendrocia virens waynei N -- No Broadtail madtom Noturus sp. cf. leptacanthis N SC No Carolina gopher frog Rana capito capito N SC No Northern pine snake Pituophis melanoleucus melanoleucus Y SC No Sandhills chub Semotilus lumbee N SC No Southern hognose snake Heterodon simus Y SC No Atlantic pigtoe Fusconaia masoni N E No Yellow lampmussel Lampsilis cariosa N E No Awned meadowbeauty Rhexia aristosa N SC No Bog oatgrass Danthonia epilis N -- No Bog spicebush Lindera subcoriacea N -- No Boykin’s lobelia Lobelia boykinii N E No Carolina grass-of- parnassus Parnassia caroliniana N T No Cutbert’s turtlehead Chelone cuthbertii N SC-V No False coco Pteroglossaspis ecristata Y -- No Georgia lead-plant Amorpha georgiana var. georgiana N -- No Loose watermilfoil Myriophyllum laxum N E No Pickering’s dawnflower Stylisma pickeringii var. pickeringii Y SC-V No Pondspice Litsea aestivalis N SC-V No Roughleaf yellow- eyed grass Xyris scabrifolia N SC-V No Sandhills bog lily Lilium pyrophilum N E No Sandhills milk-vetch Astragalus michauxii Y SC-V No Small-leaved meadow-rue Thalictrum macrostylum N -- No Spring-flowering goldenrod Solidago verna N -- No Venus’ fly-trap Dionaea muscipula N SC-V No Environmental Services, Inc. 9  Hope Mills Rockfish Road 230kV Sub   Table 2. Continued Common Name Scientific Name Habitat Present (Y/N) N.C. Statusa NCNHP 0.5-Mile Occurrence Well’s sandhill pixie- moss Pyxidanthera barbulata var. brevifolia N -- No Savanna campylopus Campylopus carolinae Y -- No   a T=Threatened, E=Endangered; SC=Special Concern; SC-V=Special Concern-Vulnerable 5.0 CULTURAL/ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESOURCES Research conducted by ESI at the North Carolina Office of State Archaeology (OSA) on 11 January 2017 revealed that no previously recorded archaeological sites are located directly within or immediately adjacent to the proposed project area. Research conducted by ESI at the Survey and National Register Branch of the North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) on 11 January 2017 revealed that no previously recorded historic properties listed in, eligible, or potentially eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places are located directly within the proposed project area. 6.0 SUMMARY No streams or wetlands were identified within the study area. No issues concerning cultural and archaeological resources. Surveys for Michaux’s Sumac and American chaffseed should occur in May to resolve their biological conclusion. Environmental Services, Inc. 10  Hope Mills Rockfish Road 230kV Sub References Hamel, P.B. 1992. Land Manager's Guide to the Birds of the South. The Nature Conservancy, Southeastern Region, Chapel Hill, NC. 437 pp. National Geographic Society/ESRI. 2011. I-cubed seamless USGS quadrangle (Hope Mills, NC). National Marine Fisheries Service. 1998. Recovery Plan for the Shortnose Sturgeon (Acipenser brevirostrum). Prepared by the Shortnose Sturgeon Recovery Team for the National Marine Fisheries Service, Silver Spring, Maryland. 104 pages. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Fisheries, Office of Protected Resources. 2016. Atlantic sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus oxyrinchus). Http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/species/fish/atlanticsturgeon.htm (Accessed September 2016). N.C. Center for Geographic Information and Analysis. 2001. State of North Carolina Hydrologic Unit Map. N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources. 1985. Geologic Map of North Carolina. N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries. 2007. Anadromous Fish Spawning Areas, Cape Fear River Area, Map 4. http://portal.ncdenr.org/web/mf/ (Accessed September 2016). N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries. 2011. Fishery Nursery Areas. http://portal.ncdenr.org/web/mf/ (Accessed September 2016). N.C. Division of Water Resources. 2013. NC Water Quality Classifications by NC River Basin. http://portal.ncdenr.org/web/wq/ps/csu/classifications (Accessed September 2016). N. C. Natural Heritage Program. 2014a. List of Rare Plant Species of North Carolina 2014. North Carolina Natural Heritage Program. 138 pp. N. C. Natural Heritage Program. 2014b. List of Rare Animal Species of North Carolina 2014. North Carolina Natural Heritage Program. 172 pp. N. C. Natural Heritage Program. 2016. July 2016 NHP Element Occurrences. Raleigh, NC. (Accessed September 2016). Potter, E.F., J.F. Parnell, and R.P. Teulings 1980. Birds of the Carolinas. The University of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill, NC. 408 pp. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. 2010. Regional Supplement to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Wetland Delineation Manual: Atlantic Gulf Coastal Plain Region (Version 2.0). U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Vicksburg, MS. 158 pp. U.S. Department of Agriculture. 1990. Soil Survey of Cumberland County, North Carolina. 138 pp. plus maps. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 1995. Rough-leaved Loosestrife Recovery Plan. Atlanta, GA. 32 pp. Environmental Services, Inc. 11  Hope Mills Rockfish Road 230kV Sub U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 2007. National Bald Eagle Management Guidelines U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 2015. T&E species listed for Cumberland County. http://www.fws.gov/raleigh/species/cntylist/nc_counties.html (Accessed January 2017). U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 2016b. Red-cockaded Woodpecker (Picoides borealis). http://www.fws.gov/rcwrecovery/rcw.html (Accessed January 2017). U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 1996. Saint Francis' Satyr Recovery Plan. Atlanta, Georgia. 27 pp. Environmental Services, Inc.   Hope Mills Rockfish Road 230 kV Substation Appendix A Figures                             Br o wn M ain GolfviewColonialOld PlankGolfviewElli s J a c k s o n C am denHope Mill s Cam denOld PlankH o p eMills H o p e M i l ls M c Kin n o n F ar m Path: P:\GeoGra\Projects\2015\010\69\G IS\Fig_proj_loc.mxd Date: 1/18/2017 10:58:17 AM E ER15010.69 Jan 2017 KT/JH Figure: Project: Date: Drwn/Chkd: 1 4901 Trademark DriveRaleigh, North Carolina 27610(919) 212-1760(919) 212-1707 FAX www.environm entalservicesinc.com Project L ocatio nHope Mills Rockfish Road 230kV SubstationCumberland County, North Carolina Source: 2011 National Geographic Society/ESR I, i-cubed seamlessUSGS quadrangles (Hope Mills, NC); Project Study Area acquired fromCumberland County Parcel Data.0 20001000 Feet ENV IRONM ENTA LSERVICES, INC. Project Study Area Disclaimer: The information depicted on this figure is for informational purposes only and was notprepared for, and is not suitable for legal or engineering purposes. This information presented is notfor regulatory review and is intended for use only by a Professional Land Surveyor prior to regulatoryreview. Locations and extents are approximate.Cape Fear Basin JTVaD CaB BaD St LbB AuA Path: P:\GeoGra\Projects\2015\010\69\GIS\Fig_soils.mxd Date: 1/11/2017 10:19:09 AM E ER15010.69 Jan 2017 KT/JH Figure: Project: Date: Drwn/Chkd: 2 4901 Trademark DriveRaleigh, North Carolina 27610(919) 212-1760(919) 212-1707 FAX www.environmentalservicesinc.com NRCS Soil SurveyHope Mills Rockfish Road 230kV SubstationCumberland County, North Carolina Source: ESRI World Imagery provided by USDA FSA, NAIP 2014;NRCS Digital Soil Survey of Cumberland County, 2009; Project StudyArea acquired from Cumberland County Parcel Data.0 500250 Feet ENVIRONMENTALSERVICES, INC. Project Study Area NRCS Soil Boundary Disclaimer: The information depicted on this figure is for informational purposes only and was notprepared for, and is not suitable for legal or engineering purposes. This information presented is notfor regulatory review and is intended for use only by a Professional Land Surveyor prior to regulatoryreview. Locations and extents are approximate. CaBLbB Soil Mapping Units Candor sand, 1-8% slopesLakeland-Urban land complex, 1-8% slopes Singing Pine Poetry Poetry Hunting RidgeState Path: P:\GeoGra\Projects\2015\010\69\G IS\Fig_juris.m xd Date: 1/18/2017 11:00:43 AM E ER15010.69 Jan 2017 KT/JH Figure: Project: Date: Drwn/Chkd: 3 4901 Trademark DriveRaleigh, North Carolina 27610(919) 212-1760(919) 212-1707 FAX www.environm entalservicesinc.com Potential FeaturesHope Mills Rockfish Road 230kV SubstationCumberland County, North Carolina Source: ESRI World Imagery provided by USDA FSA, NAIP 2014;Project Study Area acquired from Cumberland County Parcel Data. 0 200100 Feet Note: Vegetation removal or alteration of soils orhydrology after initial site evaluation can affectjurisdictional status and may require re-evaluationof wetland boundaries. ENV IRONM ENTA LSERVICES, INC. Project Study Area Disclaimer: The information depicted on this figure is for informational purposes only and was notprepared for, and is not suitable for legal or engineering purposes. This information presented is notfor regulatory review and is intended for use only by a Professional Land Surveyor prior to regulatoryreview. Locations and extents are approximate.Cape Fear Basin *No features were located.