20120748 Ver 1_Closeout_DWR Site Visit Notes_20190617

Mitigation Site Meeting Notes
Date: June 5, 2019
Project Name: Junes Branch
Prepared By: Erin Davis, NCDWR
Type of Site: Bank Stream Site
Meeting Type: Closeout Site Review
Sponsor/Provider: RES
USACE AID: 2012-01101
County: Jackson* *Denotes County w/ 30 -foot Buffer
NCDWR ID: 20120748
HUC and Basin:
Weather: Sunny
Coordinates: ON °W
Attendees:
DWR - Mac Haupt, Erin Davis
USACE - Todd Tugwell, David Brown
DMS - Paul Wiesner, Melonie Allen
RES - Brad Breslow, Brian Hockett, Aaron Speaks, Ryan Medric
Project Review Checklist - (provide additional detail in notes section on next page)
General Site Issues/Concerns:
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Vegetation Composition or Density
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Inappropriate Credit Ratio Proposed
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Planted Stem Vigor (due to soil, browsing)
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JD Needed to Confirm Approach
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Invasive/Exotic Species
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Continuity/Fragmentation
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Beaver/Feral Hogs (management plan)
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Easement Issues (existing farm, CE, NRCS funding)
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Soil (manipulation, compaction, fertility)
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Easement Encroachments (livestock, clearing)
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Livestock Present/Evidence of Livestock Access
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Easement Marking/Signage
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Crossings or Utility Lines
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Insufficient Project Size
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BMPs or Alternate Approaches
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Adjacent Property Owner
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Fencing Issues or Fencing Needed
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T&E Species
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Ponds Within Project Area
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Section 106 (historic listing/tribal issues)
Stream Issues/Concerns:
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Incised/Entrenched
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Insufficient Stream Drainage Area
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Headcuts Present/Forming
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Insufficient Hydrology (if raising channel bed)
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Stream Structures Failing/Piping
IM
Vegetation in Channel (stream vs wetland)
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Excess Sediment/Aggradation
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Flow Obstructions (undersized pipes, fords)
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Cross -Sections Missing/Indicate Problems
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Substrate Concerns (embeddedness, particle size)
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Bank Instability/Failure
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Live Stakes Absent/Failing
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Bench Rills/Erosion (constructed bench or P2 valley)
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Evidence of Water Quality Issues
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Excess Sinuosity (lack of flow)
IM
In -stream Habitat Weak/Missing
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Braided/Anabranch Channel
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Stream Buffer Width Inadequate
Wetland Issues/Concerns:
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Evidence of Excessive Hydrology
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Missing Gauge Data (preconstruction or monitoring)
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Evidence of Insufficient Hydrology
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Gauge Location/Placement
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Hydric Soil Indicators/Soil Series
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Gauge Maintenance
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Surface Roughness or Bedding
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Drainage Ditches/Swales Present
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Channel Relocation/Riparian Connectivity
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Field Tiles/Subsurface Drainage
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Hydroperiod Length or Start/Stop Date
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Continued Ag Use Adjacent to Wetland
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Date: June 5, 2019 Project Name: Junes Branch
Notes, Sketch, Action Items, etc.:
Higdon Branch - treated cattail and juncus in spring 2019; container plantings also installed; strong flow observed; defined banks;
in -stream structures visible
Doris Branch - treated cattail and juncus; area weed-wacked; iron bacteria present; flow observed; top of branch appears to be
wetland until willow line (flagged); more channelized at XS 14; below XS 13 slope increases; 1 structure visible near confluence; in
general lacks bedform; 2018 site visit comments - trending wetland, no channel manipulation, possibly ratio change to 2:1
Junes Branch & Bumgarner - good flow; channel shaded; successful in -stream structures; surrounded by wetlands (extending
outside easement
Site wrap-up discussion - reducing credit for Doris Branch: considering either 2:1 entire branch or no credit for —100' wetland and
1.5:1 remaining branch segment
IRT discussion - general monitoring concern of small tribs. (with small drainage area & low slope); possibly request more cross
sections and pebble counts for future sites
Credit Release/Site Closeout Information (for monitoring or closeout reviews only)
Stream Credits
Wetland Credits
Warm Cool Cold
Riparian Riverine Riparian Non-Riverine Non -Riparian Coastal
Requested
Approved*
Result of Monitoring Report or Closeout Review
Project Manager Signature
Date
*The updated credit ledger for the project, which includes this release, must be approved by the Project Manager.
Page 2 of 2 Form Updated 03/20/2019