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YEAR 1 (2018)
MONITORING REPORT

Rocky Top Bank Parcel
DWR# 20141149 version 8

Pursuant to:
Restoration Systems’ Phase One Haw River WS Umbrella Banking Instrument for
Riparian Buffer and Nutrient Offset Mitigation Credits

PREPARED BY:

RESTORATION SYSTEMS, LLC
1101 HAYNES STREET, SUITE 211
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA 27604

AND

AXIOM ENVIRONMENTAL, INC.
218 SNOW AVENUE
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA 27603

December 2018
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Restoration Systems, LLC has established the Rocky Top Bank Parcel (Parcel), proposed as part of the
Restoration Systems’ Phase One Haw River WS Umbrella Banking Instrument (Banking Instrument) signed
October 25th, 2017 between Restoration Systems, and the North Carolina Division of Water Resources
(DWR). Per the Jordan Lake Water supply Nutrient Strategy, Consolidated Mitigation Rule, and Nutrient
Offset Payments (15A NCAC 02B .0267, 15A NCAC 02B .0268, 15A NCAC 02B .0295, & 15A NCAC
02B .0240), this Parcel is designed to provide riparian buffer and nutrient offset mitigat ion credits for
unavoidable impacts due to development within the Haw River Sub-watershed of Jordan Lake in the Cape
Fear River Basin. Supporting figures are included in Appendix B.

The Parcel was evaluated on December 19th, 2014 by Virginia Baker of DWR. Ms. Baker’s evaluation was
part of an inter-agency review, including the US Army Corps of Engineers, to determine if stream features
located within the site are applicable to provide compensatory stream mitigation under Restoration
Systems’ Cape Fear 02 Phase One Umbrella Banking Instrument, (Rocky Top USACE Action ID SAW-
2015-01710). Riparian areas adjacent to features within the parcel providing compensatory mitigation for
stream impacts, were restored and provide riparian buffer mitigation and nutrient off-set credit.

The Parcel was planned and designed according to the Banking Instrument with DWR, 15A NCAC 02B
.0240, and the Consolidated Mitigation Rule 15A NCAC 02B.0295, which became effective on November
1, 2015. The Parcel was designed in concurrence with the Rocky Top Stream and Wetland Mitigation Bank
(SAW# 2015-01710). The mitigation plan for the Rocky Top Stream and Wetland Mitigation Bank along
with the Stream and Wetland Umbrella Mitigation Banking Instrument was approved by the Interagency
Review Team on July, 6th 2017. The Section 404 (Clean Water Act, 33 USC 1344) was granted by the U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers on June 30th, 2017, the corresponding Section 401 Water Quality Certification
was granted on June 28th, 2017 and the land quality letter of approval was granted June 20th, 2017.

Project construction and planting was completed between October 16 and December 19, 2017. For purposes
of the Rocky Top Nutrient Offset and Riparian Buffer Bank, the Parcel involved restoring riparian buffers
and other riparian areas adjacent to mitigated streams in order to help reduce non-point source contaminant
discharges to downstream waters in the Haw River sub-watershed of Jordan Lake. All riparian areas were
assessed by DWR during an onsite visit to determine viability for buffer mitigation and nutrient offset.
During the June 13, 2017 site visit, all riparian areas were confirmed to have been in pasture for cattle
grazing. Approximately 5.16 acres will be protected with a permanent conservation easement. Of those
5.16 acres, 2.35 acres were restored for Jordan riparian buffer credit, 1.09 acres were restored for nutrient
offset credit, and 0.94 acres were enhanced by the removal of cattle from streams and riparian areas for
Jordan riparian buffer credit. In general, riparian restoration/enhancement area widths on streams extend
out to a maximum of 200 feet from the top of bank with a minimum width of 20 from top of banks. Riparian
buffer enhancement credits generated on this Bank Parcel are allowed pursuant to 15A NCAC 02B .0295
(o)(6) but cannot be used to generate nutrient offset credits. Additionally, no riparian restoration areas that
are less than 50 feet wide from Top of Banks can be used to generate nutrient offset credit, and no riparian
restoration areas that are less than 20 feet wide from Top of Banks can be used to generate riparian buffer
credit. Therefore, the maximum acreage of riparian restoration on this site that is able to be converted into
nutrient offset credits if needed by RS, is 2.32 acres) shows the Credit Determination Map and Section 2.0
provides details of the mitigation determination on the Bank Parcel.

Year 1 (2018) vegetation sampling occurred October 15, 2018. Stem density across the Parcel was above
the required average density with 435 planted tree stems per acre (excluding livestakes) surviving in year
1 (2018). In addition, each individual plot exceeded success criteria.

After observing the Site for the Year 1 growing season, routine vegetation management activities will be
implemented in accordance with Section 4.2 (Parcel Maintenance) of the Bank Parcel Development Plan
to facilitate continued success. These activities will include mechanical and chemical control of competing
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herbaceous vegetation in targeted areas beginning early in the 2nd year (2019). In areas of intensive
treatment, a short-term nurse-crop seed mix may be planted to suppress weedy herbaceous competition.
These management activities will ensure continued survival of the planted stems as well as establi shment
of natural recruits. In Year 2 (2019), approximately three random vegetation transects will be added to the
vegetation monitoring protocol for the Site to verify the overall success of the planted stems.

Restoration Systems received a Year 1 (2018) credit release from the USACE for the stream and wetland
component of the Benton Branch project on 11/13/2018. This letter is included in the report as Appendix
E.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ........................................................................................................................... i
1.0 PROJECT GOALS, BACKGROUND, AND ATTRIBUTES ......................................................... 1
1.1 Location and Setting ..................................................................................................................... 1
1.2 Project Goals and Objectives ........................................................................................................ 1
2.0 MITIGATION POTENTIAL ............................................................................................................ 2
3.0 MONITORING AND MAINTENANCE PLAN .............................................................................. 3
3.1 Monitoring Protocol ...................................................................................................................... 3
3.2 Parcel Maintenance ....................................................................................................................... 4
4.0 REFERENCES ................................................................................................................................. 5

APPENDICES

Appendix A. Background Tables
Table 2. Project Activity and Reporting History
Table 3. Project Contacts Table
Table 4. Project Baseline Information & Attributes

Appendix B. Figures
Figure 1. Site Location & Service Area
Figure 2. Current Conditions Plan View
Figure 3. Credit Determination
Figure 4. Close-up of Restoration Buffer Width TOB-29 Feet
Figure 5. Potential Conversion of Wetland Credit to Riparian Buffer Credit

Appendix C. Vegetation Data
Table 5. Planted Bare Root Woody Vegetation
Table 6. Total Planted Stems by Plot and Species
Vegetation Plot Photographs

Appendix D. Delivered Credit Yield Table for Jordan Sub Watersheds

Appendix E. Yr. 1 (2018) USACE Credit Release Letter (11/13/2018)

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1.0 PROJECT GOALS, BACKGROUND, AND ATTRIBUTES

1.1 Location and Setting
Restoration Systems, LLC has established the Rocky Top Bank Parcel (Parcel), proposed as part of the
Restoration Systems’ Phase One Haw River WS Umbrella Banking Instrument (Banking Instrument) signed
October 25th, 2017 between Restoration Systems, and the North Carolina Division of Water Resources
(DWR).

The Parcel encompasses 5.16 acres of land located 2600 feet northeast of the intersection of Major Hill
Road and Holman Mill Road. Prior to construction, the Parcel was characterized by disturbed forest, hay
fields, and livestock pasture. Forested areas of the Site were accessible to livestock resulting in a thin
understory with compacted soils. Located in the South Atlantic/Gulf Region approximately 6 miles
southwest of Saxapahaw and 2 miles east of Snow Camp in Alamance County (Figure 1, Appendix B), the
Parcel is hydrologically situated within the USGS 14-digit HUC and Targeted Local Watershed
03030002050050 of the Cape Fear River Basin and Jordan Lake’s Haw Sub-Watershed (DWR Subbasin
Number 03-06-02). The main hydrologic features include two unnamed tributaries (UT) to Reedy Branch
and adjacent floodplains.

Directions to the Site from Snow Camp are as follows.
 Take E. Greensboro Chapel Hill Rd. east – 1.5 miles
 Turn right on Holman Mill Rd. – 1.4 miles
 Site is on the left.
 Access Site at gate located 0.5 mile down Major Hill Rd.
 Landowner permission required to access Site.
o Site Coordinates: 35.886642, -79.388262

1.2 Project Goals and Objectives
According to the Final Cape Fear River Basin Restoration Priorities (NCEEP 2009), this watershed should
be targeted for restoration to protect the nutrient sensitive waters that ultimately drain into the nutrient
sensitive water supply of Jordan Lake. Overall, the purpose of the Rocky Top Buffer and Nutrient Offset
Bank was to restore, enhance, and preserve riparian buffers and other riparian areas adjacent to mitigated
streams onsite. The riparian restoration and enhancement will result in improved water quality within the
Parcel and the downstream watershed. The Parcel is located in a region of the state dominated by agriculture
and livestock; restoration of the riparian buffer is expected to result in immediate water quality benefits
within the vicinity of the Parcel through the removal of livestock access to Parcel streams.

Primary goals focused on 1) improving water quality, 2) enhancing flood attenuation and hydrology, 3)
improving aquatic resources, and 4) restoring riparian habitat. Mitigation activities will provide floodplain
connectivity, floodplain resistance, stream stability, sediment transport, surface and subsurface storage and
retention, in-stream habitat, riparian habitat and structure, thermal regulation, floodplain biogeochemical
processing, and pollutant filtration as well as remove sources of pollutants.

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2.0 MITIGATION POTENTIAL
The Rocky Top Bank Parcel provides Jordan buffer mitigation and nutrient offset credits for development
impacts within the Haw River Sub-watershed of Jordan Lake. The width of the credit generation area begins
at the most landward limit of the top of bank or the rooted herbaceous vegetation and extends landward a
maximum distance of 200 feet where able. A maximum of 2.32 acres of riparian restoration on this site is
able to be converted and transferred from Riparian Buffer Credits to Nutrient Offset Credits and from
Nutrient Offset Credit back to Riparian Buffer Credits upon approval and does not include any of the
acreage being mitigated to generate wetland mitigation credit.. The Sponsor must submit a written request
and receive written approval from DWR prior to any credit conversions and transfers to the buffer and
nutrient credit ledgers. All delivery factors shall be applied to nutrient offset credits prior to requesting a
conversion.

According to the nutrient reduction goals for the Haw River arm of Jordan Lake, the generated nitrogen
credits per acre in the Haw Sub-watershed for riparian restoration on agriculture land is 2249.36 pounds
and the generated phosphorus credit per acre is 143.81 pounds. The delivery factors applied to this parcel
are 71 percent for nitrogen and 67 percent for phosphorus (Appendix D). Delivered credits are calculated
by applying the delivery factors and the acreage of riparian rest oration to the generated credits per acre
stated above. Based on the asbuilt project, Jordan riparian buffer and nutrient offset (Nitrogen and
Phosphorus) credits for the Rocky Top Bank Parcel are summarized in Table 1 and corresponding Figures
3-4 (Appendix B).

The Sponsor will maintain 4 credit ledgers for the Parcel under the Banking Instrument and BPDP: (1) for
buffer restoration mitigation credits in both square feet and acres, (1) for buffer enhancement mitigation
credits in square feet and acres, (1) accounting for nitrogen offset credits in pounds and acres, and (1)
accounting for phosphorus offset credits in pounds and acres.

The Sponsor may elect to use riparian areas for either buffer mitigation credit or wetland mitigation credit,
but not both. The Sponsor must submit a written request and receive written approval from DWR prior to
any credit conversions and transfers to the buffer credit ledger. As part of that request, the Sponsor must
provide DWR with a written acceptance letter from the USACE, accompanied by supporting documents,
for any wetlands that they want removed from the wetland mitigation bank. Only riparian areas that fail to
qualify to generate wetland credit may be viable for generating riparian buffer credit. Figure 3 (Appendix
B) depicts riparian areas that could potentially generate riparian buffer credit if they don't qualify to generate
wetland mitigation credits, and Figure 5 (Appendix B) depicts the potential conversion of failed wetland
mitigation credits to riparian buffer credits. Any areas proposed for buffer mitigation credit must meet the
performance standards detailed in 15A NCAC 02B .0295.

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Table 1. Jordan Lake: Haw River Sub-Watershed Credit Determination Table
14 Digit Watershed ID: 03030002050050
Riparian Buffer Mitigation Credits
*Buffer Width
from TOB Credit Type Total Area Mitigation
Ratio
Percentage of Full
Credit Mitigation Credits
TOB-29 ft
Restoration
152.83 ft2
(0.003 ac) 1:1 75% 114.62 ft2
(0.002 ac)
TOB-100 ft 102,356.48 ft2
(2.35 ac) 1:1 100% 102,356.48 ft2
(2.35 ac)
TOB-29 ft Enhancement
via Cattle
Exclusion (15A
NCAC 02B
.0295 (o)(6)
54.43 ft2
(0.001 ac) 2:1 75% 20.41 ft2
(0.0004 ac)
TOB-100 ft 40,784.55 ft2
(0.94 ac) 2:1 100% 20,392.28 ft2
(0.47 ac)
101-200 ft 113.87 ft2
(0.003 ac) 2:1 33% 18.79 ft2
(0.0005 ac)
Total Riparian Buffer Mitigation Credits 122,902.58 ft2
(2.82 ac)

Nutrient Offset Credits
**Buffer Width
from TOB
Credit
Type
Mitigation
Type
Total
Acreage
Generated
Credits per
Acre
Generated
Credits
Delivery
Factor
Delivered
Credits
101-200 ft Nitrogen Restoration 1.09 2249.36 2451.80 71% 1740.78
101-200 ft Phosphorus Restoration 1.09 143.81 156.75 67% 105.02
* TOB-20 ft = Buffer is less than 20 ft from the TOB and therefore qualifies for no credit.
TOB-29 ft = Buffer width is contiguous from TOB, is a minimum of 20 ft from the TOB and a maximum of 29 ft from the TOB,
and qualifies for 75% credit.
TOB-100 ft = Buffer width is contiguous from TOB, is a minimum of 29 ft from the TOB and a maximum of 100 ft from the TOB,
and qualifies for 100% credit.
101-200’ = Buffer width is contiguous from TOB, is a minimum of 101 ft from the TOB and a maximum of 200 ft from the TOB,
and qualifies for 33% credit.
**Buffer mitigation credits are sought from top of bank to 100 feet. Beyond buffer credit generating areas, RS is proposing nutrient
offset credits out to a maximum of 200 feet for a contiguous riparian restoration from top of bank to 200 feet where possible .

3.0 MONITORING AND MAINTENANCE PLAN
3.1 Monitoring Protocol
Restoration monitoring procedures for riparian vegetation will include periodic visual inspection and annual
plant survival and species diversity survey reports. Quantitative sampling of vegetation will be performed
as outlined in the CVS Level 1-2 Protocol for Recording Vegetation, Version 4.2 (Lee et al. 2008). Photos
will be taken from all photo points each monitoring year and provided in the annual reports. All planted
stems in the plots will be marked with flagging tape and recorded. Detailed qualitative and quantitative
monitoring is proposed for vegetated riparian areas; marsh treatment areas will be visually inspected
periodically and reported qualitatively within the annual monitor report, which will include photographi c
record of the Parcel’s assets.

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Monitoring of the restoration efforts will be performed for five years or until success criteria are fulfilled.
Restoration Systems shall submit an annual monitoring report to DWR, no later than December 31st of
each year. Quantitative monitoring includes measurements of 4-10x10 meter, permanent vegetation plots
(2.8% of restoration and nutrient offset credit areas). Plots were randomly placed throughout the planted
riparian areas and are representative of credit generating areas. Sampling of vegetation will be performed
in October of each year, with the 1st monitoring data to be collected in the fall of 2018 but not within 6
months from initial planting. Monitoring data can be found in Appendix C.

During the first year, vegetation will receive a cursory, visual evaluation on a periodic basis to ascertain the
degree of overtopping of planted elements by nuisance species. Success criteria within the riparian buffer
and nutrient offset restoration areas will be based on the survival of planted species at a density of 260
stems per acre after five years of monitoring. A minimum of four native, hardwood tree and shrub species
must be present, with no one species representing greater than 50% of the stems. In addition, appropriate
volunteer stems of native hardwood tree and shrub species may be included to meet the final performance
standard of 260 stems per acre upon DWR approval.

3.2 Parcel Maintenance
After observing the Site for the Year 1 growing season, routine vegetation management activities will be
implemented in accordance with Section 4.2 (Parcel Maintenance) of the Bank Parcel Development Plan
to facilitate continued success. These activities will include mechanical and chemical control of competing
herbaceous vegetation in targeted areas beginning early in the 2nd year (2019). In areas of intensive
treatment, a short-term nurse-crop seed mix may be planted to suppress weedy herbaceous competition.
These management activities will ensure continued survival of the planted stems as well as establishment
of natural recruits. In Year 2 (2019), approximately three random vegetation transects will be added to the
vegetation monitoring protocol for the Site to verify the overall success of the planted stems.

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4.0 REFERENCES

Griffith, G.E., J.M. Omernik, J.A. Comstock, M.P. Schafale, W.H. McNab, D.R. Lenat, T.F. MacPherson,
J.B. Glover, and V.B. Shelbourne. 2002. Ecoregions of North Carolina and South Carolina. U.S.
Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.

Jordan Lake Water Supply Watershed Buffer Rules 15A NCAC 02B .0267, 15A NCAC 02B .0268, and
15A NCAC 02B .0295

Lee, M.T., R.K. Peet, S.D. Roberts, and T.R. Wentworth. 2008. CVS-EEP Protocol for Recording
Vegetation, Level 1-2 Plot Version 4.2. Ecosystem Enhancement Program, North Carolina
Department of Environment and Natural Resources.

North Carolina Division of Water Quality (NCDWQ). 2005. Cape Fear River Basinwide Water Quality
Plan. Available: http://portal.ncdenr.org/c/document_library/get_file?uuid=2eddbd59-b382-4b58-
97ed-c4049bf4e8e4&groupId=38364. North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural
Resources, Raleigh, North Carolina.

North Carolina Ecosystem Enhancement Program (NCEEP) 2009. Cape Fear River Basin Restoration
Priorities 2009 (online). Available: http://portal.ncdenr.org/c/document_library/get_file?uuid=
864e82e8-725c-415e-8ed9-c72dfcb55012&groupId=60329

Schafale, M.P. and A.S. Weakley. 1990. Classification of the Natural Communities of North Carolina:
Third Approximation. North Carolina Natural Heritage Program, Division of Parks and Recreation,
N.C. Department of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources. Raleigh, North Carolina.

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Appendix A.
Background Tables

Table 2. Project Activity and Reporting History
Table 3. Project Contacts Table
Table 4. Project Baseline Information & Attributes

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Table 2: Project Activity and Reporting History
Activity / Milestone BPDP Proposed Date Actual Date
BPDP Approved NA November 14, 2017
Parcel Protection via conservation easement NA October 17, 2014
Easement Assignment to Land Trust NA August 17, 2017
Cattle exclusion / fence construction NA April 2015
Planting NA March 2018
As-Built Data Collection NA March 5th – 23rd, 2018
As-Built Report Submittal NA July, 2018
Year 1 (2018) Monitoring October 2018 December, 2018

Table 3: Project Contacts Table
Firm POC & Address
Bank Sponsor Restoration Systems, LLC
1101 Haynes Street, Suite 211
Raleigh, North Carolina 27604
George Howard and John Preyer
919.755.9490
Designer: Axiom Environmental, Inc. Grant Lewis; 919.215.1693
218 Snow Ave. Raleigh, NC 27603
Construction Contractor: Strader Fencing Inc
Lloyd Glover; 919.422.3392
780 Landmark Road
Willow Spring, NC 27592-7756
Planting Contractor: Carolina Silvics
Mary-Margaret McKinney 252.482.8491
908 Indian Trail Road
Edenton, NC 27932
Seeding Contractor: Land Mechanics, Inc.
Lloyd Glover; 919.422.3392
780 Landmark Road
Willow Spring, NC 27592-7756
Nursery Stock Suppliers: ArborGen 1.888.888.7158
Baseline Data Collection &
Annual Monitoring Axiom Environmental, Inc. Grant Lewis; 919.215.1693
218 Snow Ave. Raleigh, NC 27603

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Table 4: Project Baseline Information & Attributes Table
Project Information
Project Name Rocky Top
County Alamance
Project Area (acres) 5.16
Project Coordinates (latitude and longitude) Latitude: 35°53’12.1”N , Longitude: 79°23’16.1”W
Project Watershed Summary Information
Physiographic Province Piedmont
River Basin Cape Fear
USGS Hydrologic Unit 8-digit 03030002 USGS Hydrologic Unit 14-digit 03030002050050
DWQ Sub-basin 03-06-02
Project Drainage Area, Total Outfall (miles) 0.07 mi²
Project Drainage Area Percentage of Impervious Area < 1%
CGIA Land Use Classification Pasture and Forest Land

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Appendix B.
Figures

Figure 1. Site Location & Service Area
Figure 2. Current Conditions Plan View
Figure 3. Credit Determination
Figure 4. Close-up of Restoration Buffer Width TOB-29 Feet
Figure 5. Potential Conversion of Wetland Credit to Riparian Buffer Credit

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Conservation Easement = 5.16 ac
Restored Stream Channel = 0.18 ac
Riparian Buffer Restoration Area (TOB-29 ft ) = 0.003 ac (152.83 sq ft)
Riparian Buffer Restoration Area (TOB-100 ft) = 2.35 ac (102,356.48 sq ft)
Nutrient Offset Credit Area (101-200 ft) = 1.09 ac (47,626.47 sq ft)
Riparian Buffer Enhancement via Cattle Exclusion (TOB-29 ft) = 0.001 ac (54.43 sq ft)
Riparian Buffer Enhancement via Cattle Exclusion (TOB-100 ft) = 0.94 ac (40,784.55 sq ft)
Riparian Buffer Enhancement via Cattle Exclusion (101-200 ft) = 0.003 ac (113.87 sq ft)
Wetland Mitigation Credit Area = 0.54 ac
Constructed BMP Footprint (no credit) = 0.02 ac
50 ft from TOB
100 ft from TOB
200 ft from TOB
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1. Background Imagery Source:2014 aerial photographyprovided by the NC OneMapprogram (online, provided bythe NC Geographic InformationCoordination Council)
NOT E: No riparian buffer credit is givenin areas with buffer width of less than20 ft. Additionally, no nutrient offsetcredit is given in areas with buffer widthless than 50 ft.
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NOT E ABOUT BUFFER WIDT HS:T OB-20 ft = Buffer is less than 20 ft from the T OB and therefore qualifies for nocredit.T OB-29 ft = Buffer width is contiguous from T OB, is a m inim um of 20 ft fromthe T OB and a m axim um of 29 ft from the T OB, and qualifies for 75% credit.T OB-100 ft = Buffer width is contiguous from T OB, is a m inim um of 29 ft fromthe T OB and a m axim um of 100 ft from the T OB, and qualifies for 100% credit.101-200’ = Buffer width is contiguous from T OB, is a m inim um of 101 ft fromthe T OB and a m axim um of 200 ft from the T OB, and qualifies for 33% credit.
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Conservation Easement = 5.16 ac
Restored Stream Channel = 0.18 ac
Riparian Buffer Restoration Area (TOB-29 ft ) = 0.003 ac (152.83 sq ft)
Riparian Buffer Restoration Area (TOB-100 ft) = 2.35 ac (102,356.48 sq ft)
Nutrient Offset Credit Area (101-200 ft) = 1.09 ac (47,626.47 sq ft)
Riparian Buffer Enhancement via Cattle Exclusion (TOB-29 ft) = 0.001 ac (54.43 sq ft)
Riparian Buffer Enhancement via Cattle Exclusion (TOB-100 ft) = 0.94 ac (40,784.55 sq ft)
Riparian Buffer Enhancement via Cattle Exclusion (101-200 ft) = 0.003 ac (113.87 sq ft)
Wetland Mitigation Credit Area = 0.54 ac
Constructed BMP Footprint (no credit) = 0.02 ac
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1. Background Imagery Source:2014 aerial photographyprovided by the NC OneMapprogram (online, provided bythe NC Geographic InformationCoordination Council)
Inset Scale 1:600
NOTE: No riparian buffer credit is givenin areas with buffer width of less than20 ft. Additionally, no nutrient offsetcredit is given in areas with buffer widthless than 50 ft.
NOTE ABOUT BUFFER WIDTHS:TOB-20 ft = Buffer is less than 20 ft from the TOB and therefore qualifies forno credit.TOB-29 ft = Buffer width is contiguous from TOB, is a minimum of 20 ft fromthe TOB and a maximum of 29 ft from the TOB, and qualifies for 75% credit.TOB-100 ft = Buffer width is contiguous from TOB, is a minimum of 29 ft fromthe TOB and a maximum of 100 ft from the TOB, and qualifies for 100% credit.101-200’ = Buffer width is contiguous from TOB, is a minimum of 101 ft fromthe TOB and a maximum of 200 ft from the TOB, and qualifies for 33% credit.
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Appendix C.
Vegetation Data

Table 5. Planted Woody Vegetation
Table 6. Total Planted Stems by Plot and Species
Vegetation Plot Photographs

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Table 2. Planted Bare Root Woody Vegetation
Species Quantity
River birch (Betula nigra) 200
Buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis) 250
Eastern redbud (Cercis canadensis) 350
Silky dogwood (Cornus amomum) 575
Green ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica) 350
Tulip poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera) 25
Sycamore (Platanus occidentalis) 550
Black gum (Nyssa sylvatica) 350
Water oak (Quercus nigra) 700
Willow oak (Quercus phellos) 650
Elderberry (Sambucus canadensis) 250
TOTAL 4250

Table 6. Planted Stems by Plot and SpeciesCVS Project Code 1500703. Project Name: Rocky TopPnoLS P-all T PnoLS P-all T PnoLS P-all T PnoLS P-all T PnoLS P-all T PnoLS P-all TBetula nigra river birch Tree 2 2 22 2 2 6 6 6Carpinus carolinianaAmerican hornbeamTree111111444Cercis canadensiseastern redbudTree111111222Cornus amomumsilky dogwoodShrub444444666Fraxinus pennsylvanicagreen ashTree222222111555555Liquidambar styracifluasweetgumTree77Liriodendron tulipiferatuliptreeTree111222333444NyssatupeloTree222222999Platanus occidentalisAmerican sycamoreTree444334111889777QuercusoakTree444Quercus albawhite oakTree111111111Quercus nigrawater oakTree111111666888131313Quercus pagodacherrybark oakTree111111333Quercus phelloswillow oakTree22244466614141410 10 10 14 14 22 7 7 7 12 12 12 43 43 51 76 76 76666667555444121213121212404.7404.7404.7566.6566.6890.3283.3283.3283.3485.6485.6485.6435435516768.9768.9768.9Color for DensityExceeds requirements by 10%PnoLS = Planted excluding livestakesExceeds requirements, but by less than 10%P-all = Planted including livestakesFails to meet requirements, by less than 10%T = All planted and natural recruits including livestakesFails to meet requirements by more than 10%T includes natural recruitsAnnual MeansMY1 (2018) MY0 (2017)Stem countsize (ares)161Current Plot Data (MY1 2018)Scientific Name Common Name Species Type1500703-01-0001 1500703-01-0002 1500703-01-0003 1500703-01-00040.1040.10Species countStems per ACRE10.0210.02size (ACRES)0.02 0.02

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Rocky Top
Baseline Vegetation Monitoring Photographs
Taken October 2018

Plot 1
Plot 4 Plot 3
Plot 2

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Appendix D.
Delivered Credit Yield Table for Jordan Sub Watersheds

Jordan Water Supply Nutrient Strategy
Delivered Credit Yield Table for Jordan Sub Watersheds
Updated
12/20/2012

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Attachment B

Delivered credit yields for buffer acres in Jordan small watersheds.
Watershed ID Jordan
Subwatershed
Delivery Factors TN Credit TP Credit
TN TP (lbs/30yrs) (lbs/30yrs)
03030002010010 Haw 25% 10% 562.34 14.38
03030002010020 Haw 37% 36% 832.26 51.77
03030002010030 Haw 44% 40% 989.72 57.52
03030002010040 Haw 49% 44% 1102.19 63.27
03030002010050 Haw 55% 48% 1237.15 69.03
03030002020010 Haw 15% 4% 337.40 5.75
03030002020020 Haw 22% 12% 494.86 17.26
03030002020030 Haw 48% 43% 1079.69 61.84
03030002020040 Haw 32% 33% 719.80 47.46
03030002020050 Haw 32% 32% 719.80 46.02
03030002020060 Haw 47% 42% 1057.20 60.40
03030002020070 Haw 54% 47% 1214.66 67.59
03030002030010 Haw 60% 56% 1349.62 80.53
03030002030020 Haw 44% 31% 989.72 44.58
03030002030030 Haw 25% 8% 562.34 11.50
03030002030040 Haw 42% 30% 944.73 43.14
03030002030050 Haw 64% 62% 1439.59 89.16
03030002030060 Haw 39% 19% 877.25 27.32
03030002030070 Haw 36% 18% 809.77 25.88
03030002030080 Haw 73% 64% 1642.04 92.04
03030002040010 Haw 30% 14% 674.81 20.13
03030002040020 Haw 28% 14% 629.82 20.13
03030002040030 Haw 71% 63% 1597.05 90.60
03030002040040 Haw 32% 15% 719.80 21.57
03030002040050 Haw 52% 50% 1169.67 71.90
03030002040060 Haw 54% 51% 1214.66 73.34
03030002040070 Haw 67% 60% 1507.07 86.28
03030002040080 Haw 53% 51% 1192.16 73.34
03030002040090 Haw 54% 51% 1214.66 73.34
03030002040100 Haw 75% 65% 1687.02 93.47
03030002040110 Haw 66% 60% 1484.58 86.28
03030002050010 Haw 74% 68% 1664.53 97.79
03030002050020 Haw 81% 74% 1821.98 106.42
03030002050030 Haw 42% 17% 944.73 24.45
03030002050040 Haw 80% 73% 1799.49 104.98

Jordan Water Supply Nutrient Strategy
Delivered Credit Yield Table for Jordan Sub Watersheds
Updated
12/20/2012

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Watershed ID Jordan
Subwatershed
Delivery Factors TN Credit TP Credit
TN TP (lbs/30yrs) (lbs/30yrs)
03030002050050 Haw 71% 67% 1597.05 96.35
03030002050060 Haw 79% 73% 1777.00 104.98
03030002050070 Haw 78% 72% 1754.50 103.54
03030002050080 Haw 80% 73% 1799.49 104.98
03030002050090 Haw 79% 73% 1777.00 104.98
03030002050100 Haw 81% 75% 1821.98 107.85
03030002060010 Haw 81% 74% 1821.98 106.42
03030002060020 Haw 95% 97% 2136.90 139.49
03030002060030 Haw 88% 91% 1979.44 130.86
03030002060040 Haw 97% 98% 2181.88 140.93
03030002060050 Haw 92% 95% 2069.41 136.61
03030002060062 Haw 98% 99% 2204.38 142.37
03030002060070 UNH 40% 19% 867.70 27.32
03030002060080 UNH 59% 45% 1279.86 64.71
03030002060100 UNH 69% 63% 1496.79 90.60
03030002060110 UNH 61% 58% 1323.25 83.41
03030002060120 UNH 69% 63% 1496.79 90.60
03030002060140 UNH 85% 89% 1843.87 127.99
03030002060130 UNH 69% 63% 1496.79 90.60
03030002060160 LNH 85% 90% 1932.07 131.76
03030002060090* UNH 92% 94% 1995.71 135.18
03030002060090* LNH 92% 94% 2091.18 137.62
03030002060060* UNH 94% 96% 2039.10 138.05
03030002060060* LNH 94% 96% 2136.64 140.54
03030002060150* UNH 88% 91% 1908.94 130.86
03030002060150* LNH 88% 91% 2000.26 133.22
*Watershed is located in both the Upper New Hope (UNH) and Lower New Hope (LNH) Subwatersheds.

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Appendix E.
Yr. 1 (2018) USACE Credit Release Letter (11/13/2018)

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
WILMINGTON DISTRICT, CORPS OF ENGINEERS
69 DARLINGTON AVENUE
WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA 28403-1343
November 13, 2018
Regulatory Division/1200A
Action ID No. SAW-2017-00109
Re: Year 1 Monitoring Credit Release associated with Cape Fear 02 Umbrella Mitigation Bank,
Rocky Top Bank Site
Mr. Worth Creech
Restoration Systems, LLC
2202 Haynes Street, Suite 211
Raleigh, North Carolina 27604
Dear Mr. Creech:
This correspondence is in reference to the Rocky Top Bank Site, part of the Cape Fear 02
Umbrella Mitigation Bank. The 5.16-acre site is located adjacent to an unnamed tributary to
Reedy Branch in the Cape Fear watershed, Cataloging Unit (03030002), approximately 0.2 mile
north of Major Hill Road and approximately 0.25 mile east of Holman Mill Road in south central
Alamance County, North Carolina. The purpose of this letter is to confirm the Year 1 Monitoring
credit release for this mitigation site.
Pursuant to the Umbrella Mitigation Banking Instrument (UMBI) entitled “Agreement to
Establish the Cape Fear 02 Umbrella Mitigation Bank Within the State of North Carolina”,
approved by letter dated July 7, 2017; the site-specific “Final Bank Site Mitigation Plan, Cape
Fear 02 Umbrella Mitigation Bank, Developed Through Restoration and Enhancement of the
Rocky Top Bank Site” (Plan) dated May 2017; and the “Year 1 (2018) Annual Monitoring
Document Report – Cape Fear 02 Umbrella Mitigation Bank Rocky Top Bank Site” dated
October 2018, 10 percent of the mitigation site’s total stream credits shall be available for sale
provided the Year 1 monitoring report demonstrates interim performance standards are being
met.
By copy of this correspondence, we confirm that you have satisfied the above requirements
for the Year 1 Monitoring credit release. As such, 100.7 stream mitigation units (SMUs),
constituting 15% of the mitigation bank site’s total stream credits are now available for sale. To
date, 40 percent (402.8 SMUs) of the total stream credits (1007 SMUs) have been released. Our
records indicate that 302.1 SMUs associated with this mitigation site have been debited as of
November 13, 2018. Therefore, the current total amount of credits available for sale is 100.7
SMUs. Per section 9.3 of the Plan dated May 2017, potential wetland credit releases will be
withheld until the end of the Wetland Monitoring Period.
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Please be aware that the existing Long Term Maintenance and Monitoring Performance Bond
will expire on April 26, 2019. Failure to submit a new bond or an extension/renewal signed by
the surety prior to April 26, 2019 will result in the suspension of credit sales.
Thank you for your interest in restoring and protecting waters of the United States. If you
have questions regarding this letter, please contact Samantha Dailey, Raleigh Regulatory Field
Office at [e-mail] or telephone [phone], Extension 22.
Sincerely,
Jean B. Gibby
Chief, Raleigh Regulatory Field Office
Electronic Copies Furnished:
NCIRT Distribution List
Digitally signed by GIBBY.JEAN.B.1229783633
DN: c=US, o=U.S. Government, ou=DoD, ou=PKI,
ou=USA, cn=GIBBY.JEAN.B.1229783633
Date: 2018.11.13 11:36:59 -05'00'