20161200 Ver 1_Field Notes_20190815

Mitigation Site Meeting Notes
Date: August 15, 2019
Project Name: Millstone Creek
Prepared By: Erin Davis, NCDWR
Type of Site: NCDMS Stream and Wetland Site
Meeting Type: Preliminary Site Review
Sponsor/Provider:
USACE AID:
County: Randolph *Denotes County w/ 30 -foot Buffer
NCDWR ID: 20161200
HUC and Basin: Cape Fear - 03030003
Weather:
Coordinates: °N °W
Attendees:
NCSU - Barbara Doll, John Page,
DMS - Melonie Allen, Joe Famularo, Periann Russell, Casey
DWR - Mac Haupt, Erin Davis
WRC - Travis Wilson
USACE - Todd Tugwell
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: August 15, 2019 Project Name: Millstone Creek
Notes, Sketch, Action Items, etc.:
2012 project review - design & build
- NCSU Monitoring started 2014
- Jan 2016 effective fencing installed
- Pre -construction data 2014-2017
High nitrate site; Flow reduction between years make it difficult to tie changes to cattle exclusion, concentration didn't change,
load changed due to flow; Weir at bottom of reaches, auto samples flow separation (base & storm); High concentration in
groundwater wells too; Watersheds —20 acres, similar land use, tributaries completely within easement; regenerative storm
water conveyance paired study; RSCs proposed;
Funding - DMS pre -monitoring, design, construction funded; EEG $39k post monitoring grant, monitoring cannot be tied to
additional credits, needs to be further discussed;
request records of adjacent farming application pre and post;
Invasives - privet, tree of heaven;
2016 guidance will be applied;
Construction impacts accounted for in year one monitoring since construction is phased?
Proposed pools for stormwater storage in floodplain/buffer - Travis requests less than 3' deep for habitat;
Concerns about flow in RSCS reaches - risk of losing jurisdiction due to lack of flow post -construction, significant headcut at top
and large amount of fill proposed;
Existing wetland area - condition appears good/fair (observed areas of saturation and inundation, native herbs and trees/shrubs,
few invasives), area appear larger than plan map, request updated delineation and JD, recommend limiting disturbance;
Reach B outlet design update to not overlap wetland area;
Stream shown on plan figures below wetland is actually ditch, recommend confirming in JD and changing legend item on plan;
Restoration 1:1 credit being asked for all Enhancement I reaches with justification of all pre -construction monitoring, IRT must
discuss, reaches design are all EI but there is value in data collected (it aided in appropriate design approach selection) and
fencing years ahead of construction, possible compromise of 1.25:1;
Revegetation plan needs to be included in mit plan (more details needed);
Wrap-up - IRT to send prelim comments, NCSU/DMS to submit revised draft mit plan following updated JD, crediting needs to be
discussed
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.
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