20190866 Ver 1_Field Meeting Notes_20190724

Mitigation Site Meeting Notes
Date: July 24, 2019
Project Name: Huntsman
Prepared By: Erin Davis, NCDWR
Type of Site: NCDMS Stream Site
Meeting Type: Technical Site Review
Sponsor/Provider: Wildlands Engineering
USACE AID:
County: Wilkes* *Denotes County w/ 30 -foot Buffer
NCDWR ID: 20190866
HUC and Basin: Yadkin - 03040102
Weather:
Coordinates: °NT °W
Attendees:
USACE - Todd Tugwell, Kim Browning WEI - Shawn Wilkerson, Christine Blackwelder, Daniel Johnson
DWR - Mac Haupt, Erin Davis
WRC - Andrea Leslie
DMS - Paul Wiesner, Matthew Reid, Periann Russell, Kristen
Ullman
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
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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)
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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: July 24, 2019 Project Name: Huntsman
Notes, Sketch, Action Items, etc.:
Adjacent property ditch put restrictive easement fencing 10' each side to keep cattle out;
NLHC - over wide, incised, no buffer, heavy sediment, invasives;
UT2- restoration- ditch with veg in channel, raising - flow question, currently flowing, relocating to more center valley with
wetlands likely developing around (no credit), significant cattle impacts;
Old Bus trib - question JD - will determine treatment & credit, raising may loss flow, major sediment source, cattle use upslope,
stabilization critical; Recommend using buffer tool since wider areas proposed;
Riffle & trapper tribs - incised, invasives, past cattle impacts, multi -drainages, seep source - wetland veg present, restoration vs
E2, value in capturing seeps,
UT1 top reach - very narrow down cut channel, flowing, lower E2 needs work - sediment source, cattle bank impacts, ok with
2.5:1 for reach;
Barn Branch - capture wetland instead of BMP creation, recommend extending easement around wallow/wetland extent;
DOT ROW concern from dam to road - large grated catch basin to culvert;
Pond 1- cattle use will continue outside easement, potentially in pond basin/wetland area?
Mac questioned how stream will be designed to connect all ponds - slope & alignment concerns
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