20181428 Ver 2_BPDP for PN_20220912

Bank Parcel Development Package
WaUU Buffer Mitigation Project
Randleman Watershed - Cape Fear River Basin
August 2022
Prepared For:
North Carolina Division ofWater Resources
Prepared By:
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EcoMitigation Asset AdvsonLLC
6DSKirby St.
Raleigh, NC276O6

Table of Contents
1. Introduction & Location 1
1.1 Introduction 1
1.2 Location, Access & Site Constraints 1
2. Existing Conditions 2
2.1 Features 2
2.2 Historical Land Use 2
2.3 Geology & Soils 3
2.4 Existing Vegetation Communities 4
2.5 Rare, Threatened, & Endangered Species 4
2.6 Historical & Cultural Resources 5
2.7 FEMA Floodplain Compliance 5
2.8 ❑ther Environmental Conditions 5
3. Proposed Conditions (Design) 5
3.1 Site Preparation ....5
3.2 Restoration Area Approach 5
3.1 Preservation Area Approach 6
4. Monitoring & Maintenance Plan 6
4.1 Monitoring Protocol 6
4.2 Site Maintenance 7
4.3 Easement Boundary 8
5. Financial Assurances & Long Term Management 8
5.1 Financial Assurances 8
5.2 Long -Term Management 9
6. Mitigation Credits, Credit Release, & Service Area 9
6.1 Credit Generation 9
6.2 Credit Release 9
6.3 Service Area 9
7. References 9

Tables:
Table 1: Project Features 2
Table 2: NRCS Soils 3
Table 3: Rare, Threatened, & Endangered Species 4
Table 4: Tree Species 6
Table 5: Seed Mix Species 7
Table 6: Project Credit Table 10
Exhibits:
Exhibit A: Figures
Figure 1: Site Overview
Figure 2: Vicinity
Figure 3: USGS Topographical
Figure 4: Drainage Area of Ephemeral Streams
Figure 5: NRCS Soils
Figure 6: Concept
Figure 7: Monitoring Features
Figure 8: Riparian Buffer Zones
Figure 9: Service Area
Exhibit B: Site Photos including Site Photo Location Figure
Exhibit C: NCDEQ Site Viability Letter
Exhibit D: North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources — State Historic Preservation Office Letter
Exhibit E: EDR Radius Report with GeoCheck
Exhibit F: Financial Assurance Memo

The Wall 11 Buffer Mitigation Bank Parcel ("Bank", "Bank Parcel") is submitted for review under terms and
conditions of the proposed Wall II Mitigation Banking Instrument (MBI}, which was made and entered into
by EcoMAA Holdings I, LLC, acting as Bank Sponsor (Sponsor), and the North Carolina Department of
Environmental Quality (NCDEQ), Division of Water Resources (NCDWR). The Bank shall be planned and
designed according to the MBI and the Consolidated Buffer Mitigation Rule (15A NCAC 02B .0295), which
became effective on September 1, 2015.
The Bank includes the restoration or preservation of riparian areas along five unnamed tributaries in
Randolph County, NC. The sole purpose of the Bank is to provide riparian buffer mitigation credits to
mitigate for buffer impacts within the Randleman Lake Watershed, Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC) 03030003
and the NCDWR Sub -basin 03-06-08 of the Cape Fear River Basin.
1. Introduction & Location
1.1 Introduction
This Bank Parcel is proposed to provide buffer mitigation through the creation of a riparian buffer
mitigation bank. The project involves restoring riparian areas in order to reduce non -point source
contaminant discharges to downstream waters within the Cape Fear River Basin including the Randleman
Reservoir and the preservation of existing riparian areas. There is an existing conservation easement on
the first 50 feet of the riparian zone beginning at top of bank on all of the Bank's project streams (Figure
1). This existing conservation easement encompassing the riparian buffer area was recorded in 2012 as
part of a NC Division of Mitigation Services (NCDMS) Full Delivery buffer mitigation project known as "Wall
Buffer Mitigation Site" (NCDWR #2012-0949) ("Wall Phase I"). This proposed Bank Parcel builds upon this
existing mitigation site by extending the conservation easement area an additional 50 feet at minimum
on all tributaries.
This Bank Parcel was previously proposed as the "Wall Bothers Phase II Mitigation Site" (NCDWR Project
ID#: 2019-0183 V2) by a different entity and ultimately received NCDWR approval in April of 2019. It was
subsequently withdrawn and is being resubmitted now with minor alterations in project approach to
reflect current site conditions. Specifically, boundaries identifying restoration and preservation areas have
been adjusted to reflect baseline conditions. There has been no change to the proposed conservation
easement boundary. Of the 9.96 acres protected under the proposed conservation easement, 8.73 acres
are proposed for buffer restoration, 1.23 acres for buffer preservation. Utilizing current rules and
guidance for the development of buffer mitigation banks within the Randleman watershed, the project
will generate 327,102.839 buffer mitigation credits or 7.51 buffer mitigation acres.
.1..2 Location, Access & Site Constraints
The Site is approximately three miles northwest of Asheboro and 0.5 mile west of Randleman in Randolph
County, NC (Figure 2). The site is located within the 14-digit HUC 03030003010070 and the NCDWR Sub -
basin 03-06-08, which is in the Randleman Lake Watershed of the Cape Fear River Basin. For directions
and access to the site use the following address: 4477 Wall Brothers Road, Sophia, NC 27350. Geographic
coordinates for the site are 35.825348 North and -79.850901 West.
There are two existing 40-foot existing easement breaks for stream crossings provided by the original Wall
Phase l project. These breaks are maintained as part of the Wall Phase 11 mitigation site and are excluded
from buffer mitigation credit calculations. There are no other known constraints on the proposed Bank
Parcel.
Wall II Buffer Mitigation Bank 1
Cape Fear (03030003)

2, Existing Conditions
2.1 Features
The Bank includes five unnamed tributaries (Figures 1 & 3) which flow to Randleman Reservoir. The
reservoir is a regional water supply and stream buffer protection rules are in place throughout the
watershed. Photos showing current site conditions (as of February 2022) of the Bank are provided as
Exhibit B.
The classification and subjectivity calls for the Bank Parcel were approved as part of the NCDMS Full
Delivery Wall Buffer Mitigation Site (NCDWR #2012-0949), which was planted in 2012 and successfully
closed out in 2017. On October 2, 2018, NCDWR performed an onsite visit of the Bank Parcel when initially
proposed to determine viability for buffer mitigation. A letter dated October 22, 2018 sent by NCDWR
indicated all five of the Bank's stream features were viable for buffer mitigation credit generation as
defined by the Consolidated Buffer Mitigation Rule (15A NCAC 02B .0295). A Site Viability Letter for the
Bank Parcel as currently proposed was issued on March 29, 2022 (Exhibit C). There have been no changes
to the land use in the project area since the October 2018 NCDWR site visit.
Table 1. Project Features Descriptions
Feature Name
Stream Type
Subject to Buffer Rule
Buffer Credit Viable
UT1
Perennial
Yes
Yes
UT2
Perennial
Yes
Yes
UT3
Intermittent
Yes
Yes
UT3a
Ephemeral
No
Yes
UT4
Ephemeral
No
Yes
UT5
Intermittent
Yes
Yes
Buffer restoration on subject streams is proposed in accordance with the Consolidated Buffer Mitigation
Rule (15A NCAC 02B .0295 (n)). Alternative mitigation in accordance with the Consolidated Buffer
Mitigation Rule is also proposed in the form of buffer preservation along non -subject streams (15A NCAC
02B .0295 (o)(4)), buffer preservation along subject streams (15A NCAC 02B .0295 (o)(5)), and buffer
restoration along non -subject streams (15A NCAC 02B .0295(o)(7)). Specific to the latter, the entirety of
proposed credited mitigation area for ephemeral streams UT3a and UT4 are within the contributing
drainage area for both features (Figure 4).
2.2 Historical Land Use
The current land use on the property is mainly row crop agriculture. The unforested areas of the
floodplain, from Top of Bank to 50 feet landward were planted with native woody vegetation in March
2012 as part of the NCDMS Full Delivery Wall Buffer Mitigation Site (NCDWR #2012-0949). The assessment
performed for this project found the site primarily characterized by agriculture with some forested land
in riparian corridors. Low- density development exists along the roadways near the project area. During
implementation of the NCDMS Full Delivery project, a small farm pond and farm road were removed,
10.39 acres of riparian buffer were planted with native forest vegetation, and 0.9 acres of riparian buffer
were preserved.
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Cape Fear (03030003)

2.3 Geology & Soils
The Piedmont Province is characterized by gently rolling, well rounded hills with long low ridges and
elevations ranging anywhere from 300 in the east to 1,500 feet above sea level in the west. The Carolina
Slate Belt ecoregion is characterized by dissected irregular plains, some hills, linear ridges, and isolated
monadnocks; low to moderate gradient streams with mostly boulder and cobble substrates (Griffith
2002). Onsite elevations range from 750 to 708 feet at the Site outfall (National Geodetic Vertical Datum,
[NGVD]) (Randleman, North Carolina USGS 7.5-minute topographic quadrangle). Specifically, the
proposed restoration site is in the C2g geologic region within the Carolina Slate Belt. This region is
classified as intrusive, metamorphosed granite rock. Furthermore, this rock type is described as a well
foliated and megacrystic that locally contains hornblende. The soils on site are described in Table 2 and
shown in Figure 5.
Table 2. Project Soil Types and Descriptions
General Soil
Map Unit
Detailed Soil
Map Unit
Acres / % of
Easement
Soil Properties
Badin-Tarrus
complex
BaB
2-8% slope
2.83 ac.
28%
Gently sloping to steep, well drained soils that have a
loamy surface layer and a predominantly clayey
subsoil; on ridges. Moderate permeability, with no
flooding. Depth of bedrock varies based on
composition from 20 to 60 inches. Rapid surface
runoff.
BaC
8-15% slope
0.86 ac. /
g%
Gently sloping to steep, well drained soils that have a
loamy surface layer and a predominantly clayey
subsoil; on ridges and hillslopes. Moderate
permeability, with no flooding. Depth of bedrock
varies based on composition from 20 to 60 inches.
Rapid surface runoff.
Georgeville silty
clay loam
GeB2
2 — 8% slope
0.1 ac.,
0 °
Gently sloping to moderately steep, well drained soils
that have a loamy surface layer and a predominately
clayey subsoil; located on Piedmont uplands along
ridges and hillslopes. Moderate permeability, with no
flooding. Depth of bedrock is more than 60 inches.
Medium surface runoff.
GeC2
8 — 15% slope
6.17 ac. /
62%
Gently sloping to moderately steep, well drained soils
that have a loamy surface layer and a predominately
clayey subsoil; located on Piedmont uplands along
broad ridges. Moderate permeability, with no
flooding. Depth of bedrock is more than 60 inches.
Medium surface runoff.
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2.4 Existing Vegetation Communities
The area upstream of UT3a, UT4, and UT5 are currently used for row crop agriculture outside of the Wall
Phase I conservation easement. Additionally, along UT1 upstream of Wall Brothers Road, there is row crop
agriculture. Downstream of Wall Brothers Road is a field with shrubby vegetation and some mature forest.
The project area along UT2 is comprised of a combination of mature forest and row crop agriculture.
Sparse tree species in pockets within the easement include red cedar (Juniperus virginiana), red maple
(Acer rubrum), sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua), multiple oak species (Quercus spp.), black willow
(Salix nigra), hackberry (Celtis laevigata), Chinese privet (Ligustrum sinense), Japanese honeysuckle
(Lonicera japonica), blackberry (Rubus spp.), and fescue (Festuca spp.)
To create the native community composition of a Piedmont/Low Mountain Alluvial Forest, tree species
planted within the NCDMS Full Delivery Project conservation easement included: American elm (Ulmus
americana), ironwood (Carpinus caroliniana), swamp chestnut oak (Quercus michauxii), cherrybark oak
(Quercus pagoda), green ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica), pawpaw (Asimina triloba), flowering dogwood
(Cornus florida), tulip poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera), shagbark hickory (Carya ovata), and southern sugar
maple (Acer floridanum).
2.5 Rare, Threatened, & Endangered Species
The US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and the NC Natural Heritage Program (NHP) databases were
searched for federally listed threatened and endangered species in Randolph County, NC. Three federally
listed species are currently listed in Randolph County (Table 3).
Table 3. Rare, Threatened, & Endangered Species
Species
Federal
Status
Habitat
Common Name
Scientific Name
Cape Fear shiner
Notropis
mekistochalas
Endangered
Shallow, rocky shoals within main river channels.
Found in clean substrates including gravel, cobble,
and boulders. Prefers bars of water willow or other
instream vegetation.
Schweinitz's
sunflower
Helianthus
schweinitzii
Endangered
Areas of partial sun with poor soils such as thin clays
that vary from wet to dry. Generally found in open,
disturbed areas.
Atlantic Pigtoe
Fusconaia
masoni
Threatened
Dependent on clean, moderate -flowing water with
high dissolved oxygen content in creek and riverine
environments with silt -free, gravel and coarse sand
The project does not include in -stream work or work within 50 feet of the stream resulting in no effect"
determination on both the federally listed Cape Fear Shiner (Notropis mekistocholas) and Atlantic Pigtoe
(Fusconaia masoni) species. As for the Schweinitz's sunflower (Helianthus schweinitzii), there is marginally
suitable onsite habitat in the form of relic cattle pastures, agricultural cropland, early successional forests,
and streamside thickets. However, the area lacks the proper light and soil regimes needed for
establishment of the species; therefore, the project will have "no effect" on the Schweinitz's sunflower.
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2.6 Historical & Cultural Resources
The Bank Sponsor provided documents for review to the North Carolina Department of Natural & Cultural
Resources State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) to determine impacts to potential resources of
historical or cultural resources. On April 12, 2022, SHPO indicated their review determined no know
resources would be affected by the project. Correspondence from SHPO is included in Appendix D.
2.7 FEMA Floodplain Compliance
The Site is not located in a FEMA floodplain. No grading activities are proposed in the floodplain, so a
floodplain development permit will not be required. No hydraulic modeling is proposed for this project.
Miler Envirnt-n'iPnt1 Conditinn
An EDR Radius Map Report with Geocheck was ordered for the Bank Parcel through Environmental Data
Resources, Inc. on March 30, 2022. A total of six sites were reported within 0.5 miles from the project.
One of the six involved a leaking above ground storage tank (LAST) and the other five sites were clustered
and involved leaking underground storage tanks (LUST) associated with a NC Division of Transportation
project and a local gas station. The LUST incidences were all first reported in the 1990's. These incidents
are isolated in nature and will not impact the ability to implement the Bank Parcel. The Executive Summary
of the EDR report is included in the Appendix E.
3. Proposed Conditions (Design)
Developing the Bank Parcel for mitigation will require converting existing agriculture land use practices
adjacent to streams into riparian forest and preserving areas with existing riparian communities meeting
preservation requirements (Figure 6). The riparian areas will be planted with appropriate native tree
species along the project corridors. Vegetation management and herbicide applications may be needed
during the first year of tree establishment in the restoration areas to control establishment of invasive
species that could impact the planted native species. More detailed descriptions of the proposed
restoration activities follow in Sections 3.1 - 3.2. Within 30 days following completion of tree planting and
installation of monitoring plots, DWR will be notified in order to assess the condition of the site in advance
of any credit releases tied to Task 2.
3.1 Site Preparation
Approximately 90% of the Bank Parcel property is currently used for row crop production with the balance
meeting preservation standards in six separate areas along three streams- UT1, UT2, UT3 and UT4 (Figure
5). Areas slated for buffer restoration may require site preparation via select herbicide treatments to
remove undesirable underbrush and/or invasive species. When necessary, invasive species will be
removed by hand and spot treated by a licensed pesticide applicator in both the restoration and
preservation areas. Soil conditions are favorable for tree planting and no mending of soils or discing is
anticipated.
3.2 Restoration Area Approach
The revegetation plan for the entire buffer restoration area will include seeding (temporary and
permanent) in advance of the planting of bare root trees. The specific tree species composition to be
planted was selected based on the community type and review of the annual monitoring reports
submitted for the NCDMS Full Delivery Wall Buffer Mitigation Site (NCDWR #2012-0949) to identify which
species performed well. Species chosen for the planting plan are listed in Table 4.
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Cape Fear (03030003)

Table 4. Tree Species
Scientific Name
Common Name
Canopy Stratum
Wetland
status
% of
Total
Total
Stems
Asimina triloba
Pawpaw
Sub -canopy
FAC
5%
282
Betula nigra
River birch
Canopy
FACW
10%
564
Carpinus caroliniana
Ironwood
Sub -canopy
FAC
10%
564
Cornus amomum
Silky dogwood
Sub -canopy
FACW
5%
282
Diospyros virginiana
Persimmon
Canopy
FAC
7%
395
Fraxinus pennsylvanica
Greenash
Canopy
FACW
5%
282
Lindera benzoin
Spicebush
Sub -canopy
FAC
10%
564
Liriodendron tulipifera
Tulip poplar
Canopy
FACU
10%
564
Nyssa sylvatica
Black gum
Canopy
FAC
5%
282
Platanus occidentalis
Sycamore
Canopy
FACW
10%
564
Quercus michauxii
Swamp chestnut oak
Canopy
FACW
5%
282
Quercus phellos
Willow oak
Canopy
FACW
8%
451
Viburnum dentatum
Arrowwood
Sub -canopy
FAC
10%
564
Total
100%
5,640
Tree species will be mixed to insure diversity prior to planting 8' on center (approximately 680 stems per
acre) which is sufficient to meet the performance standards outlined in the Consolidated Buffer Rule (15A
NCAC 02B .0295(n)(2)(B)) of 260 hardwood trees per acre at the end of five years. No single tree species
will be greater than 50% of the established stems.
An appropriate seed mix will also be applied to provide temporary and permanent ground cover for soil
stabilization and reduction of sediment loss during rain events in areas without existing herbaceous cover.
Seeding is anticipated to occur in October or early November of 2022 following harvesting of current row
crow and in advance of tree planting. Table 5 (next page) provides a list of the anticipated species within
the seed mix which will be applied at a rate of 15 pounds per acre.
3.1 Preservation Area Approach
There will be no Bank Parcel preparation work done in the riparian areas meeting buffer preservation
criteria.
4. Monitoring & Maintenance Plan
4.1 Monitoring Protocol
Permanent vegetation monitoring plots will be installed and evaluated within the buffer restoration areas
to measure the survival of the planted trees. The plots will be randomly placed throughout the planted
riparian areas. A total of seven (7) plots will be established within the riparian areas where restoration
credit are generated (Figure 7). The size of each individual quadrant will be 100 square meters for woody
tree species.
Vegetation assessments will be conducted following the Carolina Vegetation Survey (CVS) Level 2 Protocol
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Cape Fear (03030003)

Table 5. Seed Mix Species
Scientific Name
Common Name
Wetland status
% of Total
Andropogon gerardii
Big bluestem
FAC
5%
Bidens aristosa
Tickseed
FACW
5%
Carexscoparia
Blunt broom sedge
FACW
5%
Carex vulpinoidea
Fox sedge
FACW
10%
Dichanthelium clandestinum
Deer tongue
FAC
10%
Elymus virginicus
Virginia Wild Rye
FACW
15%
Juncus effusus
Soft rush
FACW
5%
Panicum virgatum
Switchgrass
FAC
15%
Polygonum pensylvanicum
Pennsylvania smartweed
FACW
5%
Rudbeckia lacineata
Green -headed coneflower
FACW
10%
Schizachyrium scoparium
Little bluestem
FACU
5%
Sorgastrum nutans
Indiangrass
FACU
5%
Tripsacum dactylaides
Gamma grass
FAC
5%
Total
100%
for Recording Vegetation (2008). A reference photo will be taken from the southwestern corner of each
of the seven plots. Photos will be taken from all vegetation plot photo points each monitoring year and
provided in the annual reports. All planted stems will be marked with flagging tape and recorded.
Planting is scheduled for winter 2022/23. The first annual monitoring activities will commence at the end
of the first growing season, at least five months after planting has been completed and no earlier than the
fall season. Species composition, height, and survival rates will be evaluated on an annual basis by plot.
The total number of volunteer woody stems will also be documented and reported. The measures of
vegetative success for the Parcel will be the survival of at least 4 native hardwood tree species, where no
one species is greater than 50% of the established stems, and at an established density of at least 260
planted trees per acre at the end of year five. Appropriate and desirable native volunteer species may be
included to meet the performance standards with NCDWR approval.
The Sponsor shall submit the annual monitoring report to NCDWR by December 31' of each year for five
consecutive years and will follow the terms and conditions of the MBI.
4.2 Site Maintenance
If the Bank Parcel or a specific component of the Bank Parcel fails to achieve the success criteria outlined
in Section 4.1, adaptive measures will be developed and/or appropriate remedial actions will be
implemented. Site maintenance will be performed to correct any identified problems on the Bank Parcel
that have a high likelihood of affecting project success. Such items include, but are not limited to, fire,
flooding, drought, or insects that cause excess tree mortality. Any actions implemented will be designed
to achieve the success criteria and will include a work schedule and updated monitoring criteria. Any
maintenance performed will be included in the monitoring report for that year.
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Cape Fear (03030003)

Herbicide application may be necessary during the first two years in the restoration areas to prevent
establishment of invasive species that may out -compete the planted native vegetation. The only
herbicides used on the Bank Parcel will be aquatic -safe glyphosate herbicides that will be applied by a
licensed applicator in accordance with North Carolina Department of Agriculture rules and regulations.
The easement boundary will be checked annually as part of monitoring activities. Easement boundary
conditions as well as any maintenance performed will be reported in the annual monitoring reports to
NCDWR. If mowing is deemed necessary by the Sponsor during the monitoring period, the Sponsor must
receive approval from the NCDWR prior to conducting any mowing activities within Zone 1 and Zone 2
(Figure 8) of the Randleman Lake buffers to ensure that no buffer violations have occurred.
4.3 Easement Boundary
The conservation easement boundary will be identified prior to Task 2 by existing fence, marker, post,
tree -blazing, or other means as allowed by site conditions and/or conservation easement. Any boundary
markers that are disturbed, damaged, or destroyed will be repaired and/or replaced on an as needed
basis. Contact information for the conservation easement holder will be included on easement markers.
5. Financial Assurances & Long Term Management
5.1 Financial Assurances
The Sponsor shall provide financial assurance acceptable to the Division in the form of Performance Bonds
sufficient to assure completion of all mitigation work, required reporting and monitoring, and any
remedial work if required. The amounts of the assurances are driven in part by the Site meeting all four
of the requirements outlined by the Division in a memo released on 4-2-14 (See Exhibit F). This memo is
in response to the need for baseline assurance amounts to be reflective of the overall complexity and
costs associated with smaller buffer/nutrient projects as opposed to larger, more complex projects that
may requiring earthmoving, engineering, soil and erosion plans, etc.
The four requirement met by this Bank Parcel are:
• The Bank Parcel is for part of an approved private mitigation bank;
• The Bank Parcel area is less than 10 acres;
• The Bank Parcel does not require fencing; and
• The Bank Parcel does not include stream and/or wetland mitigation.
To comply with the MBI, the Sponsor will provide two separate Performance Bonds from a surety that is
rated no less than an "A-" as rated by A.M. Best for 100% of the estimated cost for implementation and
monitoring/maintenance of the project as described in the BPDP. At a minimum, the performance bond
is anticipated to be no less than $50,000 and the monitoring bond is anticipated to be no less than $57,250
based on projected costs to implement construction and monitoring, respectively. The Performance Bond
shall apply at the inception of the monitoring period for a term of one year and be renewed annually to
cover the remaining years of the monitoring period, with confirmation of renewal provided to NCDWR
with each annual monitoring report when applicable. NCDWR reserves the right to alter the credit release
schedule if monitoring reports are submitted without proof of bond renewals when applicable.
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5.2 Long -Term Management
The Parcel will remain in private ownership, protected in its entirety by an approved NCDWR long term
steward, and will be managed under the terms detailed in an approved NCDWR conservation easement.
Prior to the submission of the 4th year monitoring report, responsibility for the long term stewardship of
the Parcel will be transferred to an long term steward. The long-term steward will be responsible for
periodic inspection of the Bank Parcel to ensure that the restrictions documented in the recorded
conservation easement are upheld.
6. Mitigation Credits, Credit Release, & Service Area
r,. 1 Credit Generation
Out of the 9.96 acres protected within the conservation easement, a total of 9.01 acres are proposed for
riparian restoration and 0.95 acres for riparian preservation. Utilizing the Project Credit Template (Table
6) a total of 327,102.839 buffer mitigation credits (7.51 buffer mitigation acres) will be generated at the
Bank Parcel. Only one bank credit ledger will be required and maintained for this bank site. Riparian
Buffer Credits produced at the bank site will neither be convertible nor transferrable into nutrient offset
credits.
6.2 Credit Release
Upon submittal of the appropriate documentation by the Sponsor, and subsequent approval by NCDWR,
the mitigation credits associated with the Wall II Bank will be released as described in the MBI.
6.3 Service Area
The Bank Parcel Service Area will be the Randleman Lake watershed (Figure 9).
7. References
North Carolina Geological Survey (NCGS), 2009. Mineral Resources.
http://www.geo logv.en r.state. nc. us/M i nera I%20 resou rceslm i ne ra 1 reso u rces. htm I
North Carolina Natural Heritage Program (NHP), 2019. Natural Heritage Element Occurrence Database,
Randolph County, NC. https:I/www.ncnhp.orgidatalspecies-community-search
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), 2006. Natural Resources Conservation Service, Soil
Survey Geographic (SSURGO) database for Randolph County, North Carolina.
https://websoilsurvey.sc.egov.usda.gov/App/WebSoilSurvey.aspx
United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), 2018. Endangered Species, Threatened Species, Federal
Species of Concern and Candidate Species, Randolph County, North Carolina.
https:J/fws.govlspeci eslse a rc h
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Table 6 - Project Credit Table
Cape Fear- Randleman
Project Area
N Credit Conversion Ratio (ft'/pound)
P Credit Conversion Ratio {ft'/pound}
N/A
N/A
Credit Type
Location
Subject? (enter
NO if
ephemeral ar
ditch')
Feature Type
Mitigation Activity
Min -Max Buffer
Width Ift)
Feature Name
Total Area (ft')
Total (Creditable)
Area of Buffer
Mitigation (ft')
Initial Credit
Ratio (x:1)
%Full Credit
Final Credit
Ratio (x:1)
Convertible to
Riparian
Buffer?
Riparian Buffer
Credits
Buffer
Rural
Yes
i / P
Restoration
0-100
UT1 (50'-100')
147,774
147,774
1
100%
1.90000
Yes
147,774.000
Buffer
Rural
Yes
I / P
Restoration
101-200
1./T1
11,063
11,063
1
33%
3.03030
Yes
3,650.794
Buffer
Rural
Yes
I / P
Restoration
0-100
UT2 (50'-100')
20,372
20,372
1
100%
1.00000
Yes
20,372.000
Buffer
Rural
Yes
I / P
Restoration
101-200
11'72
544
544
1
33%
3.03030
Yes
179.520
Buffer
Rural
Yes
I / P
Restoration
0-100
UT3 (50'-100')
23,230
23,230
1
100%
1.00000
Yes
23,230.000
Buffer
Rural
Yes
I / P
Restoration
101-200
UT3
544
544
1
33%
3,03030
Yes
179.520
Buffer
Rural
No
Ephemeral
Restoration
0-100
UT3a (50'-100')
30,882
30,882
1
100%
1.00000
Yes
30,882.000
Buffer
Rural
No
Ephemeral
Restoration
101-200
UT3a
15,939
6,138
1
33%
3.03_630
Yes
2,025.542
Buffer
Rural
No
Ephemeral
Restoration
0-100
UT4 (50'-100')
32,641
32,641
1
100%
1.00000
Yes
32,641.000
Buffer
Rural
No
Ephemeral
Restoration
101-206
UT4
34,206
34,206
1
33%
3.03030
Yes
11,287.991
Buffer
Rural
Yes
I / P
Restoration
0-100
UT5 (50'-100')
49,286
49,286
1
100%
1.00000
Yes
49,286.000
Buffer
Rural
Yes
I / P
Restoration
101-206
UT5
1,528
1,528
1
33%
3.03630
Yes
504.241
Totals (ft2):
Total Buffer (ft2):
Total Nutrient Offset (ft2):
368,010
358,208
322,012.608
368,010
358,208
0
N/A
Enter Preservation Credits Below
Credit Type Location
Rural
Rural
Rural
Rural
Rural
Rural
Rural
Subject?
Feature Type Mitigation Activity
I/O
I/O
I
I
I
Ephemeral
Ephemeral
TOTAL AREA OF BUFFER MITIGATION (TABM)
Mitigation Totals
Square Feet
Credits
Restoration:
358,208
322,012.608
Enhancement:
0
0.000
Preservation:
53,415
5,094.522
Total Riparian Buffer:
411,623
327,107.129
TOTAL NUTRIENT OFFSET MITIGATION
Mitigation Totals
Square Feet
Credits
Nitrogen:
0
0.000
Nutrient Offset.
Phosphorus:
0.000
Total Ephemeral Area (ft') for Credit:
Total Eligible Ephemeral Area (ft2):
Total Eligible for Preservation (ft'):
Min -Max Buffer
Width Ift)
0-100
101-200
0-100
101-200
0-100
0-100
0-100
Feature Name
UT1 (50'-100')
UT2 (50'-100')
UT3 (50'-100')
UT3a (50'-100')
UT4 (50'-100')
Preservation Area Subtotals (ft):
115,158
105,356
105,356
25.0%
122,670
10.9%
Total (Creditable)
Total Area (sf)
Area for Buffer
Mitigation (ft)
24,616
24,616
1,227
1,227
14,118
14,118
235
235
11,729
11,729
604
604
886
886
53,415
53,415
Ephemeral Reaches as % TARM
Preservation as % TABM
Initial Credit
Ratio Oa)
10
10
10
10
10
5
5
%Full Credit
100%
33%
100%
33%
100%
100%
100%
Final Credit
Ratio (x:11
10.00000
30.30303
10.00006
30.30303
10.000013
5.00000
5.00600
Riparian
Buffer Credits
2,461.600
40.483
1,411.800
7.765
1,172.874
Wall II Buffer Mitigation Bank 10
Cape Fear (03030003)

Exhibit A: Figures
Figure 1: Site ❑verview
Figure 2: Vicinity
Figure 3: USGS Topographical
Figure 4: Drainage Area of Ephemeral Streams
Figure 5: NRCS Soils
Figure 6: Concept
Figure 7: Monitoring Features
Figure 8: Riparian Buffer Zones
Figure 9: Service Area

EcoMAA
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• .SSET ADVISORS
40' Easement Break
40' Easement Break----,y
EcoMitigation Asset Advisors
605 Kirby Street
Raleigh, NC 27606
www-ecom itigarion -com
919-819.0014
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SCALE: 1 inch = 417 ft.
DATE: 3/31/2022
STAFF: TLH
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Site Location Info:
14-digit HUC: 030300030100070
NCDWR Sub -basin: 03-06-08
Address for Directions:
4477 Wall Brothers Road
Sophia, NC 27350
i
* Wall II Buffer Mitigation Site
8-digit HUC
14-digit HUC
Sown [-_-_`i County Boundary
EcoMAA
SCOMITIGATION
-�.SSETADVISORS
EcoMitigation Asset Advisors
605 Kirby Street
Raleigh, NC 27606
www.ecornitigation.com
919-819-0014
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Property Boundary
Proposed Easement Area
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ECOMITIGATION
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605 Kirby Street
Raleigh, NC 27606
www.ecomitigation.com
619.819.0014
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Drainage Area
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Streams
EcoMAA
ECOMITIGATION
ASSET ADVISORS
EcoNtlitigation Asset Advisors
605 Kirby Street
Raleigh, NC 27606
www.ecomitigation.com
919.819.0014
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Wall II Buffer Mitigation Site Randolph County
250
500
Feet
1.000

EcoMAA
ECOMITIGATION
ASSET ADVISORS
EcoMitigation Asset Advisors
605 Kirby Street
Raleigh, NC 27606
www.ecomitigation.com
919.819.0014
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DATE: 3/31/2022
STAFF: TLH
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Wall II Buffer Mitigation Site ^ Randolph County
0 250 500
1.000
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Feet
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EcoMAA
ECOMITIGATION
ASSET ADVISORS
40' Easement Break
EcoMitigation Asset Advisors
605 Kirby Street
Raleigh, NC 27606
www.ecomitigation.com
919-819.0014
40' Easement Break
SCALE: 1 inch = 417 ft.
DATE: 313112022
STAFF: TLH
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Existing Easement
Proposed Easement
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Wall II Buffer Mitigation Site ^ Randolph County
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EcoMAA
SCOMITIGATION
• .SSET ADVISORS
40' Easement Break
40' Easement Break�y
EcoMitigation Asset Advisors
605 Kirby Street
Raleigh, NC 27606
www-ecom itigat ion -com
919-819.0014
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Ephemeral
Perennial & intermittent
Non -Project Streams
Non -Credit Generating Area
Riparian Preservation
Riparian Restoration
Proposed Easement
L_-_ j Property Boundary
Figure 7: Monitoring Features
Wail II Buffer Mitigation Site ^' Randolph County
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Zone 1: TDB - 50'
Zone 2: 51' - 100'
Zone 3: 101' - 200'
Project Streams
Non -Project Streams
Existing Easement
Proposed Easement
L_- j Property Boundary
EcoMAA
ECOMITIGATION
ASSET ADVISORS
tcoMitigation Asset Advisors
605 Kirby Street
Raleigh, NC 27606
www.ecomitigation.com
919.819.0014
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STAFF: TLH
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Wall II Buffer Mitigation Site ^ Randolph County
0 250 500
1.000
Feet
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EcoMAA
SC0MITIGATION
-)SSETADVISORS
EcoMitigation Asset Advisors
605 Kirby Street
Raleigh, NC 27606
www.ecornitigation.com
919-819-0014
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STAFF:TLH
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Cape Fear 03 Boundary (HUC: 03030003)
Figure 9: Service Area
Wall II Buffer Mitigation Site Randolph County
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20
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Exhibit 6:
Site Photos including Site Photo Location Figure

EcoMAA
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40' Easement Break
40' Easement Break----,.
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DATE: 4/13/2022
STAFF: TLH
Photo Locations
Streams
Proposed Easement
1 _ Property Boundary
Exhibit B: Photo Locations
Wall II Buffer Mitigation Site Randolph County
0 259 500
1.000
Feet
IL
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5

Note: all ground photos taken in April of 2022
DS/US- Downstream/Upstream
LB/RB- Left Bank/Right Bank
Photo 1: UT5 (DS/LB)
Photo 2: UT1 (DS/LB)

Photo 3: UT1 (US/RB)
Photo 4: UT1 (DS/RB)

Photo 5: UT4 (DS/LB)
Photo 6: UT3a (DS/RB)

Photo 7:UTl(DS/LB)
Photo8: UTJ (OS/LB)

Photo 10: Aerial taken above former farm pond. UT3a enters from bottom right, UT4 bottom left, and
UT3 exits top photo into UT1. (Taken 2/2022)

Photo 11: Aerial taken from western edge of project looking east/downstream of UT1. UT5 Enters from
south (right of photo). (Taken 4/2022)

Photo 12: Aerial taken above main tributary (UT1) where it exits property. (Taken 4/2022)

Exhibit C:
Division of Water Resources Site Viability Letter
(3/29/2022)

Qocusign Envelope ID: 2QCC88 B-F58Q-4477-8CB1-F8DOF049C21 E
ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
RICHARD E. ROCERS. JR.
Director
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
March 29, 2022
Travis Hamrick
EcoMitigation Asset Advisors (EcoMAA)
605 Kirby Street
Raleigh, NC 27606
(via electronic mail: [e-mail] )
Re: Site Viability for Buffer Mitigation & Nutrient Offset — Wall Phase II Site (originally called
"Wall Brothers II Site")
Located near 4477 Wall Brothers Rd, Sophia, NC
Randleman Lake WatershedlHUC 03030003
Randolph County
Dear Mr. Hamrick,
On February 22, 2022, Katie Merritt, with the Division of Water Resources (DWR), received a
request from EcoMitigation Asset Advisors (EcoMAA) for a site visit near the above -referenced site,
in the Randleman Lake Watershed. The request was for DWR to determine the potential for riparian
buffer mitigation within a proposed Easement Boundary, which is more accurately shown in the
attached map labeled "Exhibit 1— Project Approach" (Exhibit 1) and initialed by Ms. Merritt on
March 28, 2022. Part of this site is adjacent to an existing DMS full -delivery buffer mitigation site
known as "Wall Buffer Mitigation Site" (DWR# 2012-0949) where fifty -foot riparian buffers were
restored.
On October 2, 2018, Ms. Merritt performed an onsite mitigation determination of the subject site for
the same purpose as this request, but at the request of a different entity. DWR issued a Site Viability
for Buffer Mitigation letter for the "Wall Brothers Phase II Site" on October 22, 2018, which expired
on October 22, 2020. Ms. Merritt has reviewed the documentation provided by EcoMAA with their
request and decided that another site visit would not be necessary to issue the mitigation
determination for this site.
Ms. Merritt's evaluation of the features and their associated mitigation determination for the riparian
areas are provided in the table below. This evaluation was made from Top of Bank (TOB) and
landward 200' from each feature for buffer mitigation pursuant to 15A NCAC 02B .0295 (effective
November 1, 2015).
rnp.rown errmvcnmcnrei o.anr
Norlh Carolina t)eparlment of Environmental Qualify I Division of Water Resources
5 I 2 North Sa€isbury Street 11611 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1611
919.707.9000

fDacusign Envelope ID: 2DDC8131B-F58D-4477-8CB1-F8DOF049C21 E
Wall Phase II Site
EcoMitigation Asset Advisors
March 29, 2022
Feature
Clas_sificatioii
1Subject
Riparian Land uses
Buffer
2Nutrient
2.6Mitigation Type Determination
❑nsite
to Buffer
adjacent to Feature
Credit
Offset Viable
w/in riparian areas
Rule
f 0-2001
Viable
at 2,273
Ihs/acre
UT1
Stream
Yeti
Upstream of Wall Brothers
Rd = Row crop agriculture
fields
Downstream of Wall
Brothers Rd is fully
forested
4Yes
N/A
Non -forested fields - Restoration Site
per 15A NCAC 028 .0295 (n)
Forested Areas = Preservation Site per
15A NCAC 028 _0295 (o)(5)
t]T2
Stream
Yes
Combination of mature
forest and row crop
agriculture
'Yes
N/A
Non -forested fields - Restoration Site
per 1SA NCAC 028 .0295 (n)
Forested Areas = Preservation Site per
15A NCAC 028 _0295 (o)(5)
ITF3a
Ephemeral
No
Row crop agriculture
'Yes
N/A
Restoration Site per l SA NCAC 02B
.0295 (7)
Must meet additional requirements under
.0295 (o)(7) to be viable. for buffer
mitigation.
UF3
Stream
Yes
Row crop agriculture
Yes
N/A
Restoration Site per 15A NCAC 02B
.0295 (n)
UT4
Ephemeral
No
Row crop agriculture
'Yes
N/A
Restoration Site per 15A NCAC 02Fi
.0295 (7)
Must meet additional requirements under
.0295 (oj(7) to be viable for buffer
mitigation.
UT5
Stream
Yes
Row crop agriculture
Yes
N/A
Restoration Site per 15A NCAC 0213
.0295 (n)
'Subjectivity calls for the features were determined by DWR related to the Wall Butler Mitigation Site (DWR# 2012-0949)
2Deterninations made for this Site are determined based on the proposal provided in maps and figures submitted with the request and
assessed according to the definitions in 15A NCAC 02B .0295 (b).
'NC Division of Water Resources - Methodology and Calculations for determining Nutrient Reductions associated with Riparian Buffer
Establishment
'The area of preservation credit within a buffer mitigation site shall comprise of no more than 25 percent (25%) of the total area of buffer
mitigation per 15A NCAC 0295 (o)(5) and 15A NCAC 0295 (o)(4). Site cannot be a Preservation Only site to comply with this rule.
s The area of the mitigation site on ephemeral channels shall comprise no more than 25 percent (25%) of the total area of buffer
mitigation per 15A NCAC 02B .0295 (0)(7).
All features proposed for buffer mitigation or nutrient offset, must have a planted conservation easement established that includes the
tops of channel banks when being measured perpendicular and landward from the banks, even if no credit is viable within that riparian
area.
Determinations provided in the table above were made using a proposed easement boundary showing
proposed mitigation areas shown in Exhibit 1. The maps representing the proposal for the site are
attached to this letter and initialed by Ms. Merritt on March 29, 2022. Substantial changes to the
proposed easement boundary as well as any site constraints identified in this letter, could affect the
Site's potential to generate buffer mitigation credits.
Page 2 of 3

fDacusign Envelope ID: 2DDC8131 B-F58D-4477-8CB 1-F8DOF O49C21 E
Wall Phase II Site
EcoMitigation Asset Advisors
March 29, 2022
This letter does not constitute an approval of this Site to generate buffer and nutrient offset credits.
Pursuant to 15A NCAC 02B .0295, a mitigation proposal and a mitigation plan shall be submitted to
DWR for written approval prior to conducting any mitigation activities in riparian areas and/or
surface waters for buffer mitigation credit.
All vegetative plantings, performance criteria and other mitigation requirements for riparian
restoration, enhancement and preservation must follow the requirements in 15A NCAC 02B .0295 to
be eligible for buffer and/or nutrient offset mitigation credits.
This viability assessment will expire on March 29, 2024 or upon approval of a mitigation plan
by the DWR, whichever comes first. This letter should be provided in any nutrient offset,
buffer, stream or wetland mitigation plan for this Site.
Please contact Katie Merritt at [phone] if you have any questions regarding this
correspondence.
PW/km
Attachments: Exhibit 1 — Project Approach
cc: File Copy (Katie Merritt)
Sincerely,
LFLe
LDoedby:
Wily;
94 D916A53EF4E0...
Paul Wojoski, Supervisor
401 and Buffer Permitting Branch
Page 3 of 3

Docusign Envelope ID: 2DDC8818-F58D-477-8C81-F8D0F049C21 E
EcoMAA
ECOMIT 1GATION
ASSET AOV I S ORS
40' Easement Break
40' Easement Break----,.
UT
EcorVlitigation Asset Advisors
605 Kirby Street
Raleigh, NC 27606
www.ecomitiption.com
919-819.0014
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eal,, respomalnrld damages L. Y&taw lean ar, claim, slur may arta out bi ,he use a misuseof Th rep- It
the ids r1,ry „r d the us[+to µe[erm+w if fly µKa c. [Ho map • epmp.11* wth,ha owe. neees ms mw was
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SCALE: 1 inch = 417 ft.
DATE: 317f20 2
STAFF: TLH
Ephemeral
Streams
Non -Project Streams
Non -Credit Generating Area
Buffer Restoration
Buffer Preservation
Proposed Easement
Existing Easement
Exhibit 1: Project Approach
Wall II Mitigation Site ^' Randolph County
0 250 500
Feet
1,000
N

Exhibit D:
North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources
State Historical Preservation Office Letter
(4/12/2022)

North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources
State Historic Preservation Office
Ramona \I_ Bartos, Administrator
Governor Roy Cooper Office of Archives and History
Secretary D. Reid Wilson Deputy Secretary, Dann). Waters, Ph.D.
April 12, 2022
Travis L. Hamrick
EcoMitigation Asset Advisors
605 Kirby Street
Raleigh, NC 27606
[e-mail]
Re: Wall Buffer Mitigation, Randolf County, ER 11-1991
Dear Mr. Hamrick,
Thank you for your email of March 14, 2022, regarding the above -referenced undertaking. We have
reviewed the submittal and offer the following comments.
We have conducted a review of the project and are aware of no historic resources which would be affected
by the project. Therefore, we have no comment on the project as proposed.
The above comments are made pursuant to Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act and the
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation's Regulations for Compliance with Section 106 codified at 36
CFR Part 800.
Thank you for your cooperation and consideration. If you have questions concerning the above comment,
contact Renee Gledhill -Earley, environmental review coordinator, at 919-814-6579
or environmental.review[7.ncdcr.gov. In all future communication concerning this project, please cite the
above referenced tracking number.
Sincerely,
)ituLc‘kja7
Ramona Bartos, Deputy
1State Historic Preservation Officer
Location: 100 East Jones Street, Raleigh NC 2701 Mailing Addreaa: 4617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh NC 27699-4617 Telephone/Fax: [phone]-6898

Exhibit E:
EDR Radius Report
(3/30/2022)

Wall II Buffer Mitigation Site
4477 WALL BROTHERS RD
Sophia, NC 27350
IInquiry Number: 6919703.2s
March 30, 2022
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Executive Summary _ ES1
Overview Map 2
Detail Map 3
Map Findings Summary 4
Map Findings 8
Orphan Summary_ 20
Government Records Searched/Data Currency Tracking GR-1
GEOCHECK ADDENDUM
Physical Setting Source Addendum_ A-1
Physical Setting Source Summary A-2
Physical Setting SSURGO Soil Map _ A-5
Physical Setting Source Map A-12
Physical Setting Source Map Findings A-14
Physical Setting Source Records Searched PSGR-1
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TC6919703.2s Page 1

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
A search of available environmental records was conducted by Environmental Data Resources, Inc (EDR).
The report was designed to assist parties seeking to meet the search requirements of EPA's Standards
and Practices for All Appropriate Inquiries (40 CFR Part 312), the ASTM Standard Practice for
Environmental Site Assessments (E1527-21), the ASTM Standard Practice for Environmental Site
Assessments for Forestland or Rural Property (E 2247-16), the ASTM Standard Practice for Limited
Environmental Due Diligence: Transaction Screen Process (E 1528-14) or custom requirements developed
for the evaluation of environmental risk associated with a parcel of real estate.
TARGET PROPERTY INFORMATION
ADDRESS
4477 WALL BROTHERS RD
SOPHIA, NC 27350
COORDINATES
Latitude (North): 35.8253970 - 35" 49' 31.42"
Longitude (West): 79.8506750 - 79" 51' 2.43"
Universal Tranverse Mercator: Zone 17
UTM X (Meters): 603818.4
UTM Y (Meters): 3964992.2
Elevation: 746 ft. above sea level
USGS TOPOGRAPHIC MAP ASSOCIATED WITH TARGET PROPERTY
Target Property Map: 13840529 RANDLEMAN, NC
Version Date: 2019
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY IN THIS REPORT
Portions of Photo from: 20140705
Source: USDA
TC6919703.2s EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1

MAPPED SITES SUMMARY
Target Property Address:
4477 WALL BROTHERS RD
SOPHIA, NC 27350
Click on Map ID to see full detail.
MAP RELATIVE DIST (ft. & mi.)
ID SITE NAME ADDRESS DATABASE ACRONYMS ELEVATION DIRECTION
1 CRANFORD IRON & META 5093 US HIGHWAY 311 LAST Higher 1918, 0.363, SSE
A2 NCDOT - PARCEL 74A - HWY 311 S LUST Higher 1953, 0.370, WSW
A3 H & M GROCERY 5708 HWY 311 SOUTH LUST, UST Higher 1980, 0.375, West
A4 H & M GROCERY 5708 US HWY 311 N. IMD Higher 1980, 0.375, West
A5 H&M GROCERY 5708 US HWY 311 LUST TRUST Higher 1980, 0.375, West
A6 NCDOT PARCEL13 SOUTH HWY 311 SOUTH IMD Higher 2187, 0.414, WSW
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
TARGET PROPERTY SEARCH RESULTS
The target property was not listed in any of the databases searched by EDR.
DATABASES WITH NO MAPPED SITES
No mapped sites were found in EDR's search of available ("reasonably ascertainable ") government
records either on the target property or within the search radius around the target property for the
following databases:
STANDARD ENVIRONMENTAL RECORDS
Lists of Federal NPL (Superfund) sites
NPL National Priority List
Proposed NPL Proposed National Priority List Sites
NPL LIENS Federal Superfund Liens
Lists of Federal Delisted NPL sites
Delisted NPL National Priority List Deletions
Lists of Federal sites subject to CERCLA removals and CERCLA orders
FEDERAL FACILITY Federal Facility Site Information listing
SEMS Superfund Enterprise Management System
Lists of Federal CERCLA sites with NFRAP
SEMS-ARCHIVE Superfund Enterprise Management System Archive
Lists of Federal RCRA facilities undergoing Corrective Action
CORRACTS Corrective Action Report
Lists of Federal RCRA TSD facilities
RCRA-TSDF RCRA - Treatment, Storage and Disposal
Lists of Federal RCRA generators
RCRA-LQG RCRA - Large Quantity Generators
RCRA-SQG RCRA - Small Quantity Generators
RCRA-VSQG RCRA - Very Small Quantity Generators (Formerly Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity
Generators)
Federal institutional controls / engineering controls registries
LUCIS Land Use Control Information System
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
US ENG CONTROLS Engineering Controls Sites List
US INST CONTROLS Institutional Controls Sites List
Federal ERNS list
ERNS Emergency Response Notification System
Lists of state- and tribal (Superfund) equivalent sites
NC HSDS Hazardous Substance Disposal Site
Lists of state- and tribal hazardous waste facilities
SHWS Inactive Hazardous Sites Inventory
Lists of state and tribal landfills and solid waste disposal facilities
SWF/LF List of Solid Waste Facilities
DEBRIS Solid Waste Active Disaster Debris Sites Listing
OLI Old Landfill Inventory
LCID Land -Clearing and Inert Debris (LCID) Landfill Notifications
Lists of state and tribal leaking storage tanks
INDIAN LUST Leaking Underground Storage Tanks on Indian Land
Lists of state and tribal registered storage tanks
FEMA UST Underground Storage Tank Listing
UST Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Database
AST AST Database
INDIAN UST Underground Storage Tanks on Indian Land
State and tribal institutional control / engineering control registries
INST CONTROL No Further Action Sites With Land Use Restrictions Monitoring
Lists of state and tribal voluntary cleanup sites
INDIAN VCP Voluntary Cleanup Priority Listing
VCP Responsible Party Voluntary Action Sites
Lists of state and tribal brownfield sites
BROWNFIELDS Brownfields Projects Inventory
ADDITIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL RECORDS
Local Brownfield lists
US BROWNFIELDS A Listing of Brownfields Sites
Local Lists of Landfill / Solid Waste Disposal Sites
SWRCY Recycling Center Listing
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
HIST LF Solid Waste Facility Listing
INDIAN ODI Report on the Status of Open Dumps on Indian Lands
ODI Open Dump Inventory
DEBRIS REGION 9 Torres Martinez Reservation Illegal Dump Site Locations
IHS OPEN DUMPS Open Dumps on Indian Land
Local Lists of Hazardous waste / Contaminated Sites
US HIST CDL Delisted National Clandestine Laboratory Register
US CDL National Clandestine Laboratory Register
PFAS PFAS Contamination Site Listing
Local Land Records
LIENS 2 CERCLA Lien Information
Records of Emergency Release Reports
HMIRS Hazardous Materials Information Reporting System
SPILLS Spills Incident Listing
SPILLS 90 SPILLS 90 data from FirstSearch
SPILLS 80 SPILLS 80 data from FirstSearch
Other Ascertainable Records
RCRA NonGen / NLR RCRA - Non Generators / No Longer Regulated
FUDS Formerly Used Defense Sites
DOD Department of Defense Sites
SCRD DRYCLEANERS State Coalition for Remediation of Drycleaners Listing
US FIN ASSUR Financial Assurance Information
EPA WATCH LIST EPA WATCH LIST
2020 COR ACTION 2020 Corrective Action Program List
TSCA_ Toxic Substances Control Act
TRIS Toxic Chemical Release Inventory System
SSTS Section 7 Tracking Systems
ROD Records Of Decision
RMP Risk Management Plans
RAATS RCRA Administrative Action Tracking System
PRP Potentially Responsible Parties
PADS PCB Activity Database System
ICIS Integrated Compliance Information System
FTTS FIFRA/ TSCA Tracking System - FIFRA (Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, & Rodenticide
Act)/TSCA (Toxic Substances Control Act)
MLTS Material Licensing Tracking System
COAL ASH DOE Steam -Electric Plant Operation Data
COAL ASH EPA_ Coal Combustion Residues Surface Impoundments List
PCB TRANSFORMER PCB Transformer Registration Database
RADINFO Radiation Information Database
HIST FTTS FIFRA/TSCA Tracking System Administrative Case Listing
DOT OPS Incident and Accident Data
CONSENT Superfund (CERCLA) Consent Decrees
INDIAN RESERV Indian Reservations
FUSRAP Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program
UMTRA Uranium Mill Tailings Sites
LEAD SMELTERS Lead Smelter Sites
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
US AIRS Aerometric Information Retrieval System Facility Subsystem
US MINES Mines Master Index File
ABANDONED MINES Abandoned Mines
FINDS Facility Index System/Facility Registry System
DOCKET HWC Hazardous Waste Compliance Docket Listing
ECHO Enforcement & Compliance History Information
UXO Unexploded Ordnance Sites
FUELS PROGRAM EPA Fuels Program Registered Listing
AIRS Air Quality Permit Listing
ASBESTOS ASBESTOS
COAL ASH Coal Ash Disposal Sites
DRYCLEANERS Drycleaning Sites
Financial Assurance . Financial Assurance Information Listing
NPDES NPDES Facility Location Listing
UIC Underground Injection Wells Listing
AOP Animal Operation Permits Listing
PCSRP Petroleum -Contaminated Soil Remediation Permits
CCB Coal Ash Structural Fills (CCB) Listing
SEPT HAULERS Permitted Septage Haulers Listing
MINES MRDS Mineral Resources Data System
EDR HIGH RISK HISTORICAL RECORDS
EDR Exclusive Records
EDR MGP EDR Proprietary Manufactured Gas Plants
EDR Hist Auto . EDR Exclusive Historical Auto Stations
EDR Hist Cleaner EDR Exclusive Historical Cleaners
EDR RECOVERED GOVERNMENT ARCHIVES
Exclusive Recovered Govt. Archives
RGA HWS Recovered Government Archive State Hazardous Waste Facilities List
RGA LF Recovered Government Archive Solid Waste Facilities List
RGA LUST Recovered Government Archive Leaking Underground Storage Tank
SURROUNDING SITES: SEARCH RESULTS
Surrounding sites were identified in the following databases.
Elevations have been determined from the USGS Digital Elevation Model and should be evaluated on
a relative (not an absolute) basis. Relative elevation information between sites of close proximity
should be field verified. Sites with an elevation equal to or higher than the target property have been
differentiated below from sites with an elevation lower than the target property.
Page numbers and map identification numbers refer to the EDR Radius Map report where detailed
data on individual sites can be reviewed.
Sites listed in bold italics are in multiple databases.
Unmappable (orphan) sites are not considered in the foregoing analysis.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
STANDARD ENVIRONMENTAL RECORDS
Lists of state and tribal leaking storage tanks
LAST: A listing of leaking aboveground storage tank site locations.
A review of the LAST list, as provided by EDR, and dated 10/08/2021 has revealed that there is 1 LAST
site within approximately 0.5 miles of the target property.
Equal/Higher Elevation
Address Direction / Distance Map ID Page
CRANFORD IRON & META 5093 US HIGHWAY 311 SSE 1/4 - 1/2 (0.363 mi.) 1 8
Incident Number: 95515
Current Status: C
LUST: The Leaking Underground Storage Tank Incidents Management Database contains an inventory
of reported leaking underground storage tank incidents. The data come from the Department of Environment, &
Natural Resources' Incidents by Address.
A review of the LUST list, as provided by EDR, and dated 10/29/2021 has revealed that there are 2
LUST sites within approximately 0.5 miles of the target property.
Equal/Higher Elevation
NCDOT - PARCEL 74A -
Incident Phase: RE
Incident Number: 6946
Current Status: File Located in House
Address Direction / Distance Map ID Page
HWY 311 S
WSW 1/4 - 1/2 (0.370 mi.) A2 9
H & M GROCERY 5708 HWY 311 SOUTH W 1/4 - 1/2 (0.375 mi.) A3 11
Incident Phase: FU
Incident Number: 18890
Current Status: File Located in House
LUST TRUST: This database contains information about claims against the State Trust Funds for
reimbursements for expenses incurred while remediating Leaking USTs.
A review of the LUST TRUST list, as provided by EDR, and dated 01/03/2022 has revealed that there is
1 LUST TRUST site within approximately 0.5 miles of the target property.
Equal/Higher Elevation Address Direction / Distance Map ID Page
H&M GROCERY 5708 US HWY 311 W 1/4 - 1/2 (0.375 mi.) A5 17
Facility Id: 0-026407
Site ID: 18890
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
ADDITIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL RECORDS
Records of Emergency Release Reports
IMD: Incident Management Database.
A review of the IMD list, as provided by EDR, and dated 10/29/2021 has revealed that there are 2 IMD
sites within approximately 0.5 miles of the target property.
Equal/Higher Elevation
H & M GROCERY
Facility Id: 18890
NCDOT PARCEL13 SOUTH HWY 311 SOUTH
Facility Id: 6942
Address Direction / Distance Map ID Page
5708 US HWY 311 N. W 1/4 - 1/2 (0.375 mi.) A4 15
WSW 1/4 - 1/2 (0.414 mi.) A6 17
TC6919703.2s EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 8

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
There were no unmapped sites in this report.
TC6919703.2s EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 9

OVERVIEW MAP - 6919703.2S
Target Property
Sites at elevations higher than
or equal to the target property
Sites at elevations lower than
the target property
Manufactured Gas Plants
National Priority List Sites
Dept. Defense Sites
0
114
112
1 Mks
Indian Reservations BIA
�." Power transmission lines
l Special Flood Hazard Area (1 WO)
[] 0.20/o Annual Chance Flood Hazard
® National Wetland Inventory
State Wetlands
Hazardous Substance
Disposal Sites
This report includes Interactive Map Layers to
display and/or hide map information. The
legend includes only those icons for the
default map view.
SITE NAME: Wall II Butler Mitigation Site
ADDRESS: 4477 WALL BROTHERS RI]
Sophia NC 27350
LAT/LONG: 35.825397179.850675
CLIENT: EcoMitigation Asset Advisors
CONTACT: Travis Hamrick
INQUIRY #: 6919703.2s
DATE: March 30, 2022 11:19 am
Copyright 2022 EAR. Inc. r. 2015 TomTom Rai. 2015.

DETAIL MAP - 6919703.2S
A/ Target Property
■ Sites at elevations higher than
or equal to the target property
• Sites at elevations lower than
the target property
I. Manufactured Gas Plants
Sensitive Receptors
National Priority List Sites
Dept Defense Sites
1/16 111 1/4Ines
Indian Reservations BIA
National Wetland Inventory
State Wetlands
Hazardous Substance
Disposal Sites
This report includes Interactive Map Layers to
display and/or hide map information. The
legend includes only those icons for the
default map view.
SITE NAME: Wall II Buffer Mitigation Site
ADDRESS: 4477 WALL BROTHERS RI]
Sophia NC 27350
LAT/LONG: 35.825397179.850675
CLIENT: EcoMitigation Asset Advisors
CONTACT: Travis Hamrick
INQUIRY #: 6919703.2s
DATE: March 30, 2022 11:19 am
Copyright 2022 EAR. Inc. r. 2015 TomTom Rai. 2015.

Exhibit F:
Financial Assurances Memo
(4/2/2014)

ATA
NCDENR
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Pat McCrory John E. Skvarla, III
Governor Secretary
April 2, 2014
MEMORANDUM
TO: Approved Nutrient Offset & Riparian Buffer Mitigation Banks in NC
FROM: Katie Merritt
Nutrient Offset & Buffer Banking Coordinator — Division of Water Resources
THROUGH: Karen Higgins
401 and Buffer Permitting Unit — Division of Water Resources
Supervisor
SUBJECT: Notification of potential changes to performance bond requirements for construction
and monitoring costs of nutrient offset and riparian buffer mitigation banks in NC
On February 19, 2014, Assistant Secretary of the North Carolina (NC) Department of Environment & Natural
Resources, Mitch Gillespie, responded to a concerned citizen's letter requesting staff within the Division of Water
Resources (DWR) re-evaluate the minimum requirements of performance bonds for nutrient offset and riparian
buffer mitigation banks in NC. Currently, the requirements are a minimum of $150,000 and $100,000 for
construction and monitoring costs respectively. Staff within the 401 & Buffer Permitting Unit of the DWR,
conducted a thorough review of information received from mitigation providers and consultants and determined
that performance bonds less than the current minimum bond requirements may be accepted on a case by case
basis. Restrictions to the changes in bonding amounts are as follows:
• Applicable for riparian restoration projects conducted by approved private mitigation banks only;
• Applicable for projects 10 acres or less in size as shown on a survey;
• Applicable for projects that do not include fencing as part of the approval for mitigation;
• Not applicable for projects that include stream and/or wetland mitigation; and
• No bond shall be less than $50,000 and $25,000 for construction and monitoring costs respectively.
In accordance with the statement provided in Mr. Gillespie's response letter, the following applies:
• "Operational procedures that are not in direct compliance with existing Umbrella Mitigation Banking
Instruments (UMBI) will need to be approved prior to implementation".
Therefore, mitigation bank sponsors who would like to modify the performance bond requirements on
buffer/nutrient offset riparian restoration projects may submit a modification of their existing UMBI for review
and approval by the Director of the Division of Water Resources (DWR), prior to implementation.
Please contact Katie Merritt at 919-807-6371 or katie.merritt(aincdenr.gov for UMBI modification requests or
questions regarding this correspondence.
Division of Water Resources — 401 & Buffer Permitting Unit
1650 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1650
Location: 512 N. Salisbury St. Raleigh, North Carolina 27604
Phone: [phone] FAX: [phone]
Internet: www.ncwaterquality.org
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