lick creek hydrologic unit 03020201050030

LICK CREEK HYDROLOGIC UNIT 03020201050030  

         

 

 

This Page Left Blank Intentionally

Upper Neuse Project Atlas

4.0

Neuse 03020201

Lick Creek

This chapter of the Atlas documents mitigation opportunities identified in the 2009 Lick Creek LWP developed by the UNRBA. The mitigation opportunities were found through field investigations conducted by staff of the Center for Watershed Protection, Upper Neuse River Basin Association, City of Durham Stormwater Services (DSS) Water Quality and Plan Review, Durham County Stormwater and Erosion Control Division, and the NC Ecosystem Enhancement Program. Details regarding the number and type of mitigation opportunities identified as well as the specifics of the functional uplift analysis performed are presented in this Chapter. The included mapping and data sheets describe the mitigation opportunities and site characteristics at each Project Site. A general discussion of the watershed’s characteristics and water quality issues follows.

4.1

Watershed Overview

The Lick Creek watershed (HU 3020201050030) is approximately 22 square miles in size and located in Durham (21 square miles) and Wake (1 square mile) Counties, North Carolina. The watershed comprises subwatersheds draining to Lick Creek, its tributary Rocky Branch, Laurel Creek, and unnamed tributaries to Falls Lake. Lick Creek is the largest of the streams, accumulating drainage from 60 percent of the watershed before discharging into Falls Lake. 4.1.1 Land Use/Land Cover Land use within the watershed is predominantly wooded: forestlands constitute 72 percent of the watershed. Disturbed land uses account for only 23 percent of the watershed with the largest component characterized as low density development, at 16 percent of the watershed area. Urban land is primarily concentrated within the Durham city limits and along roadways in the watershed (e.g. NC 98). Nine percent of the watershed area occurs within the Durham city limits, the majority of which is located in the headwaters of Lick Creek. 4.1.2 Physiography The Lick Creek watershed occurs in the Piedmont level III ecoregion and the Triassic Basins (76 percent) and the Northern Outer Piedmont (24 percent) level IV ecoregions. Slopes vary widely from nearly level to strongly sloping. Elevations range from approximately 506 feet in the headwaters regions in the southeastern portion of the watershed to approximately 244 feet surrounding to Falls Lake. 4.1.3 Soils Soils in the easternmost, Wake County portion of the watershed are characterized as gently sloping to steep, deep, and well-drained with a subsoil of firm red clay; derived mostly from gneiss and schist. The dominant soils in the Wake County portion of the watershed are Cecil (30 percent) with 2 to 10 percent slopes and Wilkes (18 percent) with 20 to 45 percent slopes. The remainder of the Northern Outer Piedmont portion of the watershed is likewise made up of gently sloping to moderately steep well-drained soils with a subsoil of firm clay dominated by Cecil, Wilkes, White Store, and some Appling. Over 90 percent of these non-Triassic Basins soils are not hydric. Twenty nine percent of the watershed is composed of erosive soils (Kf greater than or equal to 0.32), primarily in undisturbed forestlands in the Triassic Basins. The Triassic Basins soils are predominantly White Store (52 percent) with 2 to 25 percent slopes, Pinkston (14 percent) with 10 to 25 percent slopes, as well as Chewacla and Wehadkee (7 percent) along drainage ways. Lick Creek (HU: 03020201050030)

4-1

Upper Neuse Project Atlas

4.2

Neuse 03020201

Water Quality

The majority of Lick Creek (from its source to SR 1809) has been on the state’s 303(d) list since 1998 as impaired for biological integrity. The rest of Lick Creek (from SR 1809 to Falls Lake) was added in 2004. Water chemistry and fecal coliform data have been collected for Lick Creek and Rocky Branch by North Carolina State University (NCSU) and DSS. In addition, data for Lick Creek have been collected by DWQ in support of a TMDL for the upper Neuse. DSS has collected water quality data for Lick Creek at SR 1809 and for Rocky Branch at SR 1902 monthly since January 2004. The major problems at both sites included high fecal coliform counts, turbidity, and phosphorus which most likely reflect extreme flows during storm events. Extensive sediment re-suspension during stormflow also will contribute heavily to the levels of these three pollutants in the creeks. NCSU has monitored six sites on Lick Creek since January 2007. Turbidity (20 percent samples), pH (33 percent of samples), dissolved oxygen (35 percent of samples), high fecal coliform counts (24 percent of samples) along with total phosphorus (28 percent of samples), and ammonia nitrogen (16 percent of samples) were all potential problems. DWQ collected data for Lick Creek during 14 sampling dates between March 2005 and August 2007. Results indicated high specific conductance and high total phosphorus concentrations. Biological data for benthic macroinvertebrates in Lick Creek was assessed by DWQ three times since 1988. In 2000, the habitat was assessed as poor with no riffles, severe erosion, a deeply entrenched channel, no effective riparian zone, little instream habitat, and a benthic substrate composed mostly of sand. The poor conditions for benthic macroinvertebrate populations in Lick Creek may reflect to a large extent the lack of suitable habitat that is typical of Triassic Basins streams as well as upstream urbanization. Although Lick Creek is largely rural, the headwaters originate in an urban area. The poor habitat and erosion are indicators of a major stormwater runoff problem in the watershed. The DWQ has sampled benthic macroinvertebrates in Lick Creek at SR 1905 three times since 1988. On all three occasions, this site was classified as “Fair”. DSS sampled benthic macroinvertebrates in Lick Creek from 2004 – 2007 at Southview Rd at SR 1809, which is approximately one mile downstream from the DWQ benthos station with resultant bioclassifications of “Fair” by DSS for each sampling date.

4.3

Mitigation Opportunities

Mitigation opportunities in the Lick Creek watershed were found by surveying over 27 stream miles in February and March of 2007 (UNRBA 2007a). Field investigations resulted in the identification of the eight stream, wetland, and buffer mitigation opportunities and five stormwater retrofit opportunities documented in the Lick Creek Watershed Restoration Priorities memorandum prepared by UNRBA (UNRBA 2007b). The mitigation opportunities presented in the memorandum were segregated into the 15 Lick Creek Project Sites included in this Atlas: 11 Project Sites were selected from the major restoration projects presented in Appendix 1 (Major Restoration Projects) and two were selected from the volunteer projects presented in Appendix 2 (Volunteer Restoration Projects) of the memorandum. The Lick Creek Project Site tally also includes opportunities at two locations – Southview Road and Triple K Ranch – identified since the publication of the memorandum. Please note that Project Sites IB-502, IB-503, IB-504, IB-506, and IB-508 are documented as a single project within the memorandum, but are presented as individual Project Sites for the purposes of this Atlas. Lick Creek (HU: 03020201050030)

4-2

Upper Neuse Project Atlas

Neuse 03020201

Additional information regarding the field methodology and project prioritization can be found in the memorandum. The distribution of the 15 Project Sites across the watershed is depicted in Figure 4-1. Table 4-1 categorizes the Project Sites based on the mitigation opportunity present. Note that the Project Site names are retained from the above mentioned memorandum. In some cases, more than one type of mitigation opportunity is available at a Project Site. Table 4-1: Lick Creek Project Site Inventory

Lick Creek (HU: 03020201050030)

Stormwater Retrofit

Buffer Restoration

Riparian

Preservation

Enhancement

Restoration

Preservation

Wetland Mitigation

Nutrient Offset

ER-100 ER-401 IB-110 IB-120 IB-336 IB-350 IB-502 IB-503 IB-504 IB-506 IB-507 IB-508 Southview Road Triple Crown Farm Triple K Ranch

Enhancement

Project Site

Restoration

Stream Mitigation

X

X

X X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X X X X X X X X X X

X X X X

X X X

X

X

4-3

Figure 4-1: Lick Creek Watershed Project Sites

Fa

03020201030050

lls

03020201060010

k La e

03020201050010

IB-336

03020201050020 IB-506

IB-508

IB-502 IB-503 IB-350

03030002060120

Triple Crown Farm

e Cr

k

03020201050030

k Lic

Triple K Ranch

ee Cr

ek

La ure l

IB-110

IB-504

Ro ck y

IB-120

Southview Road

IB-507

Bra nc h

City of Durham

03020201065030 ER-401

ER-100

03030002060140

03020201080010

03020201080020

Project Site Lick Creek Watershed (14-Digit Hydrologic Unit) 14-Digit Hydrologic Unit Durham City Limits Stream

DURHAM

GRANVILLE

303(d) List Stream Ambient Water Quality Fish Macrobenthos

0

1

2 Miles

WAKE

Scale: 1" = 2 miles

HUC: 3020201050030

Upper Neuse Project Atlas

4.4

Neuse 03020201

Functional Uplift Analysis

A functional uplift analysis was conducted to qualitatively assess the potential hydrology, water quality, and habitat benefits provided by each Project Site identified in Lick Creek watershed. The analysis was performed in accordance to the procedure presented in the Introduction. To begin, the 15 Lick Project Sites were segregated into the 8 groups presented in Table 4-2. The watershed area encompassing each group of Project Sites was delineated so as to capture the upstream- and downstream-most Project Sites. The resulting watersheds define the functional analysis areas considered in the analysis. Figure 4-2 depicts the functional analysis areas delineated for the Lick Creek Project Sites. Table 4-2: Lick Creek Project Sites within each Functional Analysis Area Functional Analysis Area

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Project Sites

IB-336, Southview Road IB-506, IB-507, IB-508 IB-502, IB-503, IB-504 Triple Crown Farm IB-120, IB-350 IB-110 ER-100, Triple K Ranch ER-401

A suite of watershed characteristics were then quantified for each functional analysis area. The watershed characteristics chosen for the analysis provide some measure of the degree to which watershed function within the functional analysis areas may be stressed by both anthropogenic and geomorphic factors. Identifying the watershed stressors provides a context for discussing the functional benefits of the Project Sites. The watershed characteristics considered included the following: • land use composition • extent impervious cover • zoning composition • riparian buffer disturbance • watershed slope • extent of highly and moderately erodible soils • ecoregion location Tables 4-3, 4-4, and 4-5 that follow summarize the measured watershed characteristics. Of note here is that the eight Lick Creek functional analysis areas occur entirely within the Triassic Basins level IV ecoregion. Accordingly, ecoregion composition is not reported in the following watershed characteristics tables. Observations drawn from the watershed stressor characterization are included in the Watershed Stressor section on each Project Site data sheet. It is suggested that the Watershed Stressor discussion be reviewed to gain a general understanding of factors that may be deleteriously affecting the water quality of the Project Site’s functional analysis area. The discussion presented in the Functional Uplift section of the data sheets describes the functional contributions provided by the mitigation opportunities present at the Project Sites. Lick Creek (HU: 03020201050030)

4-5

Figure 4-2: Lick Creek Watershed Functional Analysis Areas

Fa

03020201030050

lls

03020201060010

k La e

03020201050010

03020201050020

1

2

03030002060120

5

4

3

e Cr

ee Cr

ek

k

Bra nc h

City of Durham

7

La ure l

k Lic

6

Ro ck y

03020201050030

03020201065030

8

03030002060140

03020201080010

03020201080020

Project Site Functional Analysis Area Lick Creek Watershed (14-Digit Hydrologic Unit) 14-Digit Hydrologic Unit Durham City Limits

DURHAM

GRANVILLE

Stream

0

1

303(d) List Stream Ambient Water Quality Fish Macrobenthos

2 Miles

WAKE

Scale: 1" = 2 miles

HUC: 3020201050030

Upper Neuse Project Atlas

Neuse 03020201

The intent is to provide insight into how the mitigation opportunities available at the Project Site may counteract the watershed stressors observed for functional analysis area. Table 4-3: Land Use/Land Cover Composition as a Percentage of the Functional Analysis Areas Functional Analysis Area 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Agricultural Land 2 0 1 22 6 5 4 2

Urban 23 29 53 30 36 16 25 15

Barren Land 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Forest Land 71 68 40 42 50 73 70 83

Wetland 3 2 6 4 8 5 0 0

Rangeland 2 0 0 1 1 3 0 0

Water 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

Table 4-4: Zoning Composition as a Percentage of the Functional Analysis Areas Functional Analysis Area

Medium Very Low Density Low Density Density Rural Residential Residential Residential Residential Conservation

Business

Industrial

1

0

0

0

0

3

97

0

2

0

0

0

0

8

92

0

3

0

0

0

0

12

88

0

4

0

0

0

0

3

97

0

5

4

0

0

23

6

67

0

6

0

0

0

66

4

31

0

7

8

23

4

8

4

52

0

8

0

0

0

0

0

100

0

Table 4-5: Functional Analysis Area Watershed Stressors Anthropogenic Stressors

Geomorphic Stressors

Soil Erodibility4 Functional Analysis Buffer Area Disturbance1 Impervious2 Slope3 High Moderate 1 13 0 10 0 81 2 29 0 10 0 94 3 39 3 9 0 90 4 29 0 6 0 82 5 16 2 7 5 76 6 22 1 8 3 86 7 25 4 10 0 94 8 6 0 12 0 43 1 Percentage of the 200-foot buffer measured as disturbed in each functional analysis area. 2 Impervious cover as a percentage of the functional analysis area. 3 Average watershed slope. 4 Highly and moderately erodible soils coverage as a percentage of the functional analysis area.

4.5

Project Site Mapping and Data Sheets

The remainder of this chapter is dedicated to the presentation of the Lick Creek Project Site mapping and data sheets. The mapping depicts the geographical extents of the mitigation Lick Creek (HU: 03020201050030)

4-7

Upper Neuse Project Atlas

Neuse 03020201

opportunities present at each Project Site. The data sheets document the details of the mitigation opportunities and the properties on which the site is located. The Project Site Index (page 4-10) identifies the page at which the documentation for each Lick Creek Project Site can be found. 4.5.1 Mitigation Opportunity Reporting Mitigation opportunities at each Project Site are presented in terms of systems, both on the Project Site map and data sheet. Systems are geographically discrete areas of mitigation opportunity. The Project Site map and data sheet indicate if multiple systems are present: individual systems are labeled on the Project Site map and mitigation opportunity units are reported by system on the data sheet. The Project Site map and data sheet should be used in concert to identify the geographic extent of mitigation opportunities and mitigation units present in each system. A more detailed discussion of these concepts is provided in section 1.6.1. Parcel information for all parcels containing mitigation opportunity at a given Project Site is provided in the Parcel Attributes table of the Project Site data sheet. Individual parcels in the Parcel Attributes table can be related back to the Project Site map using the parcel Map Identification Numbers, which appear on the Project Site map as circumscribed numbers. 4.5.2 Project Site Maps The Lick Creek Project Site maps are presented at a 1:4800 map scale (1 inch equals 400 feet). The map coordinates described along the perimeter of the map are reported in the World Geodetic System 1984 (WGS 84) geographic coordinate system. Map background datasets are listed in Table 4-6. Table 4-6: Lick Creek Map Background Datasets Dataset 2005 Durham County, NC aerial photography

Source Durham County GIS Department

Durham County, NC parcel boundaries

Durham County GIS Department

NCDWQ water quality monitoring stations

NCDWQ Watershed Assessment Team

303(d) streams

NCDWQ (http://h2o.enr.state.nc.us/tmdl/General_303d.htm)

NHD subregion 0302 streams

National Hydrography Dataset (http://nhd.usgs.gov/data.html)

Road names

Integrated Statewide Road Network (ISRN) (http://www.nconemap.com/)

4.5.3 Stormwater Retrofit Opportunities Seven stormwater retrofit opportunities were identified through field investigations of the Lick Creek watershed. Due to the limited scale of stormwater retrofit projects and the fact that EEP does not receive mitigation credits their implementation, individualized Project Site mapping and data sheets were not created for stormwater retrofit opportunities. Instead, only stormwater retrofit opportunities occurring near enough to the 15 Project Sites to appear on the Project Site mapping are documented. Five of the seven stormwater retrofit opportunities identified in the watershed meet this criterion. In these cases, the stormwater retrofit opportunities are presented on the Project Site mapping and described on the data sheets. All Lick Creek stormwater retrofit projects are documented in Table 4-7 (page 4-71) and Figure 4-3 (page 4-72). Together, Table 4-7 and Figure 4-3 present the details and location of each Lick Creek (HU: 03020201050030)

4-8

Upper Neuse Project Atlas

Neuse 03020201

stormwater retrofit opportunity. Each stormwater retrofit opportunity is assigned a unique Retrofit Index Number for cross-referencing between the opportunity descriptions in Table 4-7 and the opportunity locations on Figure 4-3. In the case of retrofits OT-102, OT-103, OT-104 (Retrofit Index Number 2), a single description is used to collectively describe the three closely associated stormwater retrofit opportunities, and the retrofit location points on Figure 4-3 share the same Retrofit Index Number. 4.5.4 Volunteer Projects Appendix 2 of the Lick Creek Watershed Restoration Priorities Memorandum documents 14 volunteer restoration projects (volunteer projects). Three of the volunteer projects were deemed substantial enough to be considered Project Sites: IB-336 and Triple Crown Farm (IB331 and IB-332). The remaining 11 are included in this Atlas as volunteer projects. Volunteer projects are small-scale projects that do not offer the mitigation units necessary to satisfy EEP’s minimum project criteria, making them unfeasible for EEP to pursue. Yet, despite their limited scale, volunteer project still offer important functional benefits. With modest sizes and minimal design requirements, these projects can often be completed by volunteers with technical assistance from local government staff or extension agents. As such, volunteer projects are often attractive projects for municipalities or citizens groups. The details and locations of the 11 volunteer projects are presented in Table 4-8 (page 4-73) and Figure 4-4 (page 4-74). Each project is assigned a unique Project Index Number for cross-referencing between the project descriptions in Table 4-8 and the project locations on Figure 4-4. In the case of projects IB-121A and IB-121B (Project Index 7), a single description is used to collectively describe the two closely associated projects, and the project location points on Figure 4-4 share the same Project Index Number.

Lick Creek (HU: 03020201050030)

4-9

Upper Neuse Project Atlas

Neuse 03020201

PROJECT SITE INDEX ER-100 ....................................................................................................................... 4-11  ER-401 ....................................................................................................................... 4-15  IB-110 ........................................................................................................................ 4-19  IB-120 ........................................................................................................................ 4-23  IB-336 ........................................................................................................................ 4-27  IB-350 ........................................................................................................................ 4-31  IB-502 ........................................................................................................................ 4-35  IB-503 ........................................................................................................................ 4-39  IB-504 ........................................................................................................................ 4-43  IB-506 ........................................................................................................................ 4-47  IB-507 ........................................................................................................................ 4-51  IB-508 ........................................................................................................................ 4-55  Southview Road .......................................................................................................... 4-59  Triple Crown Farm ....................................................................................................... 4-63  Triple K Ranch ............................................................................................................. 4-67 

Lick Creek (HU: 03020201050030)

4-10

Lick Creek Watershed: ER-100

D I SC

OV

BETA RD

Y WAY ER

35°56'15"N

VE IER A ANG

R-302

1

OT-102 OT-103

E

OT-104

HW Y70

E

E

L

L IL SV EE

ER

D

ER-100

2

PA GE

E

3

RD

35°56'0"N

4

City of Durham APP LING W

OT-100

G IN PL P A

AY

78°49'15"W

AY W

78°49'0"W

Stream Restoration (Priority 1)

50' Buffer Restoration

Stream Restoration (Priority 2)

Stream

78°48'45"W

200' Buffer Restoration

Lake Rogers

303(d) List Stream

Stream Enhancement (Level 1)

Ambient Water Quality

Stream Enhancement (Level 2)

Fish Macrobenthos

Ellerbe Creek

Stream Preservation Wetland Restoration

Project Site Bounding Parcels

Wetland Enhancement

Parcel Boundary

Wetland Preservation Stormwater BMP Retrofit

1

Parcel Map Identification Number City Boundary

Little Lick Creek Lick Creek

0

200

400 Feet

Scale: 1" = 400'

HUC: 3020201050030

Upper Neuse Project Atlas

Neuse 03020201

Lick Creek Watershed: ER-100 Mitigation Opportunity:

HUC 3020201050030

System

Type

1

NOB

(Acres*, Feet+, Count#)

Units

Stream Type/ Wetland Type

Drainage Area

8.4*

--

--

#

--

--

1

SR

5

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

Abbreviations

RWR = Riparian Wetland Restoration RWE = Riparian Wetland Enhancement RWP = Riparian Wetland Preservation SRP1 = Stream Restoration Priority 1 SRP2 = Stream Restoration Priority 2

SRP3 = Stream Restoration Priority 3 SEI = Stream Enhancement Level I SEII = Stream Enhancement Level II SP = Stream Preservation RBR = Riparian Buffer Restoration

RBE = Riparian Buffer Enhancement NOB = Nutrient Offset Buffer Restoration SR = Stormwater Retrofit BLH = Bottomland Hardwood Forest HWF = Headwater Forest

Project Description:

The Project Site offers opportunities for nutrient offset buffer restoration and five stormwater retrofits. Nutrient offset buffer restoration opportunity (8.4 acres) exists proximal to a pond. Nutrient offset buffer restoration is achievable through the conversion of maintained lawn to natural vegetation. The stormwater retrofit opportunities all involve stabilizing the stormwater pipe outlets at two different apartment complexes.

Location:

The Project Site consists of three discrete areas adjacent to Page Road (SR 1973) in Durham, NC. Four stormwater retrofit opportunities occur behind the easternmost buildings of the Triangle Pointe Gardens Appartments. The apartment complex itself is located at the Page Road-Angier Avenue (SR 1926) intersection. The nutrient offset buffer restoration opportunity is located immediately northeast of Page Road at a point 0.5 mile southeast along Page Road from its intersection with Angier Avenue. Access is from Page Road to the southwest. A single storwater retrofit opportunity is located behind the northernmost building of an apartment complex located 1400 feet northwest along Page Road from the Page Road-Lumley Road (SR 1966) intersection.

Environmental Characteristics:

Y Y W

N N A

Y Y Y

N N N

Riparian Area 303(d) List Wetland (NWI) (within or adjacent) Headwaters Drinking Water Supply Ephemeral Channel

W

L

L

S

Y Y H

N N L

Connectivity (well or loosely) Relative Impact (large or small) Erosive Soils Hydric Soils Threat of Loss (high or low)

Other:

Lick Creek (HU: 03020201050030)

4-12

Upper Neuse Project Atlas

Neuse 03020201

Lick Creek Watershed: ER-100

HUC 3020201050030

Watershed Stressors:

The Project Site occurs in the Functional Assessment Area 7 watershed. Anthropogenic activities have resulted in the conversion of 30 percent of the watershed to disturbed land use/land cover. Impervious land cover occurs over 4 percent of the watershed. The watershed is zoned 8 percent Business and 23 percent Industrial. Residential areas are zoned Medium Density Residential (4 percent), Low Density Residential (8 percent), Very Low Density Residential (4 percent) and Rural Residential (52 percent). Land use/land cover alterations have impacted 25 percent of the riparian buffer corridor. Watershed geomorphic and physiographic characteristics that may influence water quality include the average watershed slope (10 percent), the presence of moderately erodible soils (94 percent coverage), and the occurrence of 100 percent of the watershed in the Triassic Basins ecoregion.

Functional Uplift:

Reestablishing natural vegetation in the nutrient offset buffer area will provide hydrology, water quality, and habitat benefits by reducing and filtering runoff and improving terrestrial habitat. Additionally, conversion of the nutrient offset buffer area from agricultural land to natural vegetation will reduce nutrient and sediment loading at the Project Site as well as mitigate the elevated runoff and sedimentation associated with the Triassic Basins ecoregion. The stormwater retrofit will provide water quality benefits by reducing the sediment load from the eroding stormwater pipe outlets.

Feasibility & Implementation:

Notes:

Y

N

Meets EEP Criteria

G

P

Site Access (good or poor)

Y

N

G

P

PU

PR

Maintenance Required Long-term Viability (good or poor) Ownership (public or private)

Constraints:

Retrofits will require maintenance.

Notes:

Y

N

Structures Present

Y

N

Y

N

Y Y

N N

Y Y

N N

FEMA SFHA Known EO/Rare Community Utilities - Above ground - Below ground Culverts - Upstream - Downstream

Retrofits adjacent apartments.

Likely utilities in the vicinity of the retrofits.

Additional Comments:

Lick Creek (HU: 03020201050030)

4-13

Upper Neuse Project Atlas

Neuse 03020201

Lick Creek Watershed: ER-100 Parcel Attributes:

Parcel MID1

1 2

HUC 3020201050030 PIN2

County

Acreage3

Zoning4

TRIANGLE POINTE GARDENS ASSOCIATES LLC

23.20

R-20

1

Durham

0759-01-361024

2

Durham

0759-01-352038

LASSITER LINDA DIXON

1.01

RD

3

Durham

0759-03-346944

DIXON JEAN B BEASLEY MICHAEL

10.80

RM-8

4

Durham

0759-04-449810

NEW PAGE GROUP

29.17

GC

Parcel map identification number County parcel identification number

Lick Creek (HU: 03020201050030)

Property Owner

3 4

Calculated acreage (not deeded acreage) Zoning according to the county

4-14

Lick Creek Watershed: ER-401 R VI L GI RD

1

35°56'45"N

2

ER-401

3

35°56'30"N

4

78°46'0"W

Stream Restoration (Priority 1)

50' Buffer Restoration

Stream Restoration (Priority 2)

Stream

78°45'45"W

200' Buffer Restoration

Lake Rogers

303(d) List Stream

Stream Enhancement (Level 1)

Ambient Water Quality

Stream Enhancement (Level 2)

Fish Macrobenthos

Ellerbe Creek

Stream Preservation Wetland Restoration

Project Site Bounding Parcels

Wetland Enhancement

Parcel Boundary

Wetland Preservation Stormwater BMP Retrofit

1

Parcel Map Identification Number City Boundary

Little Lick Creek Lick Creek

0

200

400 Feet

Scale: 1" = 400'

HUC: 3020201050030

Upper Neuse Project Atlas

Neuse 03020201

Lick Creek Watershed: ER-401 Mitigation Opportunity:

HUC 3020201050030 (Acres*, Feet+, Count#)

Units

Stream Type/ Wetland Type

Drainage Area

SELII

300

Perennial

0.33

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

System

Type

1

Abbreviations

RWR = Riparian Wetland Restoration RWE = Riparian Wetland Enhancement RWP = Riparian Wetland Preservation SRP1 = Stream Restoration Priority 1 SRP2 = Stream Restoration Priority 2

SRP3 = Stream Restoration Priority 3 SEI = Stream Enhancement Level I SEII = Stream Enhancement Level II SP = Stream Preservation RBR = Riparian Buffer Restoration

RBE = Riparian Buffer Enhancement NOB = Nutrient Offset Buffer Restoration SR = Stormwater Retrofit BLH = Bottomland Hardwood Forest HWF = Headwater Forest

Project Description:

The Project Site offers 300 feet of stream enhancement (level II) opportunity for a severely eroded perennial reach of an unnamed tributary. The unnamed tributary is located immediately downstream of a power line corridor. Streambank stabilization, buffer planting, and stormwater detention in the power line corridor are recommended.

Location:

The Project Site is located immediately north of a powerline corridor at a point 1730 feet west along a power line corridor from Virgil Road (SR 1903) in unincorporated Durham County, NC. The power line corridor itself intersects Virgil Road at a point 1.0 mile north along Virgil Road from the Virgil Road-Carpenter Pond Road (SR 1901) intersection. Access to the Project Site is from the power line corridor.

Environmental Characteristics:

Y Y W

N N A

Y Y Y

N N N

Riparian Area 303(d) List Wetland (NWI) (within or adjacent) Headwaters Drinking Water Supply Ephemeral Channel

W

L

L

S

Y Y H

N N L

Connectivity (well or loosely) Relative Impact (large or small) Erosive Soils Hydric Soils Threat of Loss (high or low)

Other:

Lick Creek (HU: 03020201050030)

4-16

Upper Neuse Project Atlas

Neuse 03020201

Lick Creek Watershed: ER-401

HUC 3020201050030

Watershed Stressors:

The Project Site occurs in the Functional Assessment Area 8 watershed. Anthropogenic activities have resulted in the conversion of 17 percent of the watershed to disturbed land use/land cover. Impervious land cover occurs over 0 percent of the watershed. The entire watershed is zoned Rural Residential. Land use/land cover alterations have impacted 6 percent of the riparian buffer corridor. Watershed geomorphic and physiographic characteristics that may influence water quality include the average watershed slope (12 percent), the presence of moderately erodible soils (43 percent coverage), and the occurrence of 100 percent of the watershed in the Triassic Basins ecoregion.

Functional Uplift:

Stream enhancement will benefit water quality by reducing streambank erosion that contributes to turbidity and suspended sediments. Reducing streambank erosion also provides habitat benefits by reducing suspended sediment that can bury downstream habitat features.

Feasibility & Implementation:

Notes:

Y

N

Meets EEP Criteria

G

P

Site Access (good or poor)

Y

N

G

P

PU

PR

Maintenance Required Long-term Viability (good or poor) Ownership (public or private)

Constraints:

Notes:

Y

N

Structures Present

Y

N

Y

N

Y Y

N N

Y Y

N N

FEMA SFHA Known EO/Rare Community Utilities - Above ground - Below ground Culverts - Upstream - Downstream

Power line corridor immediately upstream of Project Site.

Additional Comments:

Lick Creek (HU: 03020201050030)

4-17

Upper Neuse Project Atlas

Neuse 03020201

Lick Creek Watershed: ER-401 Parcel Attributes:

HUC 3020201050030

Parcel MID1

County

1

Durham

0769-01-993871

2

Durham

3 4

1 2

PIN2

Acreage3

Zoning4

BATCHELOR ERNEST C & WIFE ANNIE B

21.68

RD

0779-01-090407

SIMME TODD L

6.48

RD

Durham

0779-01-093042

SUBSTELNY LEON R SUBSTELNY DONNA C

24.44

RD

Durham

0769-01-982763

KIM YOUNG CUE KIM JUNG AE

45.04

RD

Parcel map identification number County parcel identification number

Lick Creek (HU: 03020201050030)

Property Owner

3 4

Calculated acreage (not deeded acreage) Zoning according to the county

4-18

35°57'30"N

Lick Creek Watershed: IB-110

2 1

3

9

IB-110

35°57'15"N

4

10

Lick Creek 8

5

7 6

78°49'0"W

City of Durham

78°48'45"W

Stream Restoration (Priority 1)

50' Buffer Restoration

Stream Restoration (Priority 2)

Stream

200' Buffer Restoration

Lake Rogers

303(d) List Stream

Stream Enhancement (Level 1)

Ambient Water Quality

Stream Enhancement (Level 2)

Fish Macrobenthos

Ellerbe Creek

Stream Preservation Wetland Restoration

Project Site Bounding Parcels

Wetland Enhancement

Parcel Boundary

Wetland Preservation Stormwater BMP Retrofit

1

Parcel Map Identification Number City Boundary

Little Lick Creek Lick Creek

0

200

400 Feet

Scale: 1" = 400'

HUC: 3020201050030

Upper Neuse Project Atlas

Neuse 03020201

Lick Creek Watershed: IB-110 Mitigation Opportunity:

HUC 3020201050030 (Acres*, Feet+, Count#)

Units

Stream Type/ Wetland Type

Drainage Area

RBR

4.9*

--

--

1

NOB

2.6

*

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

System

Type

1

Abbreviations

RWR = Riparian Wetland Restoration RWE = Riparian Wetland Enhancement RWP = Riparian Wetland Preservation SRP1 = Stream Restoration Priority 1 SRP2 = Stream Restoration Priority 2

SRP3 = Stream Restoration Priority 3 SEI = Stream Enhancement Level I SEII = Stream Enhancement Level II SP = Stream Preservation RBR = Riparian Buffer Restoration

RBE = Riparian Buffer Enhancement NOB = Nutrient Offset Buffer Restoration SR = Stormwater Retrofit BLH = Bottomland Hardwood Forest HWF = Headwater Forest

Project Description:

The Project Site offers riparian buffer restoration (4.9 acres) and nutrient offset buffer restoration (2.6 acres) opportunites through the conversion of clearcut land to natural vegetation. Riparian buffer restoration and nutrient offset buffer restoration exist along both banks of Lick Creek.

Location:

The Project Site is located immediately north of the terminus of Alyea Court (no SR number) in Durham, NC. Alyea Court itself intersects Prospect Parkway (no SR number) at a point 0.7 mile northeast along Prospect Parkway of the Prospect Parkway-Sanders Avenue (no SR number) intersection. Access to the Project Site is from Alyea Court to the south. At the time of publication, lots along Alyea Court had been cleared for residential construction. Access to the Project Site will be hampered when construction is completed.

Environmental Characteristics:

Y Y W

N N A

Y Y Y

N N N

Riparian Area 303(d) List Wetland (NWI) (within or adjacent) Headwaters Drinking Water Supply Ephemeral Channel

W

L

L

S

Y Y H

N N L

Connectivity (well or loosely) Relative Impact (large or small) Erosive Soils Hydric Soils Threat of Loss (high or low)

Other:

Lick Creek (HU: 03020201050030)

4-20

Upper Neuse Project Atlas

Neuse 03020201

Lick Creek Watershed: IB-110

HUC 3020201050030

Watershed Stressors:

The Project Site occurs in the Functional Assessment Area 6 watershed. Anthropogenic activities have resulted in the conversion of 21 percent of the watershed to disturbed land use/land cover. Impervious land cover occurs over 5 percent of the watershed. No portion of the watershed is zoned Business or Industrial. Residential areas are zoned Low Density Residential (58 percent), Very Low Density Residential (11 percent), and Rural Residential (31 percent). Land use/land cover alterations have impacted 22 percent of the riparian buffer corridor. Watershed geomorphic and physiographic characteristics that may influence water quality include the average watershed slope (8 percent), the presence of highly erodible (3 percent coverage) and moderately erodible soils (86 percent coverage), and the occurrence of 100 percent of the watershed in the Triassic Basins ecoregion.

Functional Uplift:

Reestablishing natural vegetation in the riparian buffer and nutrient offset buffer areas will provide hydrology, water quality, and habitat benefits by reducing and filtering runoff and improving terrestrial habitat. Additionally, conversion of the buffer areas from clearcut land to natural vegetation will reduce nutrient and sediment loading at the Project Site as well as mitigate the elevated runoff and sedimentation associated with the Triassic Basins ecoregion.

Feasibility & Implementation:

Notes:

Y

N

Meets EEP Criteria

G

P

Site Access (good or poor)

Y

N

G

P

PU

PR

Maintenance Required Long-term Viability (good or poor) Ownership (public or private)

Constraints:

Will be hampered when cleared lots are developed.

Notes:

Y

N

Structures Present

Y

N

Y

N

Y Y

N N

Y Y

N N

FEMA SFHA Known EO/Rare Community Utilities - Above ground - Below ground Culverts - Upstream - Downstream

Power line corridor immediately downstream of Project Site.

Additional Comments:

Lick Creek (HU: 03020201050030)

4-21

Upper Neuse Project Atlas

Neuse 03020201

Lick Creek Watershed: IB-110 Parcel Attributes:

HUC 3020201050030

Parcel MID1

County

1

Durham

0850-04-720429

2

Durham

0850-04-534800

3

Durham

0850-04-525610

4

Durham

0850-04-525610

5

Durham

0850-03-425285

6

Durham

0850-03-416917

7

Durham

0850-04-521008

8

Durham

0850-04-521234

9

Durham

0850-04-426964

10

Durham

0850-04-526596

1 2

PIN2

Parcel map identification number County parcel identification number

Lick Creek (HU: 03020201050030)

Property Owner ESTATE OF CHARLES R WELLONS THE HOLDER DOLLIE WESTFIELD HOMES OF THE CAROLINAS LLC WESTFIELD HOMES OF THE CAROLINAS LLC WESTFIELD HOMES OF THE CAROLINAS LLC WESTFIELD HOMES OF THE CAROLINAS LLC WESTFIELD HOMES OF THE CAROLINAS LLC WESTFIELD HOMES OF THE CAROLINAS LLC DURHAM PUBLIC SCHOOLS WESTFIELD HOMES OF THE CAROLINAS LLC

3 4

Acreage3

Zoning4

58.01

RD

43.39

R-20

2.62

PDR

34.45

PDR

2.29

PDR

3.35

PDR

1.51

PDR

1.09

PDR

34.45

RD

3.2

PDR

Calculated acreage (not deeded acreage) Zoning according to the county

4-22

Lick Creek Watershed: IB-120 RY C ASBU T

RD

R KD DOC BAN

R OVE CON

L PA O

ST

W TH R O N

City of Durham

9

10 11

IB-350

12 ROND ELAY

T ES R D

35°58'0"N

8

DR

3 4 2 1 6

5

ANCH RD OLIVE BR

7

8

IB-120 9

35°57'45"N

re

C ck Li

ek

S HOL NIC DOC

RD

78°47'15"W

Stream Restoration (Priority 1)

50' Buffer Restoration

Stream Restoration (Priority 2)

Stream

78°47'0"W

200' Buffer Restoration

Lake Rogers

303(d) List Stream

Stream Enhancement (Level 1)

Ambient Water Quality

Stream Enhancement (Level 2)

Fish Macrobenthos

Ellerbe Creek

Stream Preservation Wetland Restoration

Project Site Bounding Parcels

Wetland Enhancement

Parcel Boundary

Wetland Preservation Stormwater BMP Retrofit

1

Parcel Map Identification Number City Boundary

Little Lick Creek Lick Creek

0

200

400 Feet

Scale: 1" = 400'

HUC: 3020201050030

Upper Neuse Project Atlas

Neuse 03020201

Lick Creek Watershed: IB-120 Mitigation Opportunity:

HUC 3020201050030 (Acres*, Feet+, Count#)

Units

Stream Type/ Wetland Type

Drainage Area

SRP1

2360+

Perennial

4.49

1

RWE

22.2

*

BLH

--

1

RWP

8.4*

BLH

--

1

RBR

2.7

*

--

--

1

NOB

9.0*

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

System

Type

1

Abbreviations

RWR = Riparian Wetland Restoration RWE = Riparian Wetland Enhancement RWP = Riparian Wetland Preservation SRP1 = Stream Restoration Priority 1 SRP2 = Stream Restoration Priority 2

SRP3 = Stream Restoration Priority 3 SEI = Stream Enhancement Level I SEII = Stream Enhancement Level II SP = Stream Preservation RBR = Riparian Buffer Restoration

RBE = Riparian Buffer Enhancement NOB = Nutrient Offset Buffer Restoration SR = Stormwater Retrofit BLH = Bottomland Hardwood Forest HWF = Headwater Forest

Project Description:

The Project Site offers opportunities for stream restoration, riparian wetland enhancement, riparian wetland preservation, riparian buffer restoration, and nutrient offset buffer restoration. Stream restoration (Priority 1) opportunity exists for a 2360-foot perennial reach of Lick Creek observed to be actively widening. Streambank stabilization and reconnecting the stream to its floodplain are recommended. Riparian wetland enhancement opportunity (22.2 acres) exists for a clearcut Bottomland Hardwood Forest wetland along the right bank (looking downstream) of Lick Creek. Planting of appropriate wetland vegetation is recommended. Riparian wetland preservation opportunity (8.4 acres) exists for a Bottomland Hardwood Forest wetland along the left bank (looking downstream) of Lick Creek. Riparian buffer restoration (2.7 acres) and nutrient offset buffer restoration (9.0 acres) exists along the left bank of Lick Creek. Riparian buffer restoration and nutrient offset buffer restoration are achievable through the conversion of clearcut land to natural vegetation.

Location:

The Project Site is located 200 feet west of Olive Branch Road (SR 1905) a point 1500 feet north along Olive Branch Road (SR 1905) from its intersection with Doc Nichols Road (SR 1908) in unincorporated Durham County, NC. Access to the Project Site is from Red Mill road to the east. Project Site IB-120 is located on the opposite side of Olive Branch Road.

Environmental Characteristics:

Y Y W

N N A

Y Y Y

N N N

Riparian Area 303(d) List Wetland (NWI) (within or adjacent) Headwaters Drinking Water Supply Ephemeral Channel

W

L

L

S

Y Y H

N N L

Connectivity (well or loosely) Relative Impact (large or small) Erosive Soils Hydric Soils Threat of Loss (high or low)

Other:

Lick Creek (HU: 03020201050030)

4-24

Upper Neuse Project Atlas

Neuse 03020201

Lick Creek Watershed: IB-120

HUC 3020201050030

Watershed Stressors:

The Project Site occurs in the Functional Assessment Area 5 watershed. Anthropogenic activities have resulted in the conversion of 42 percent of the watershed to disturbed land use/land cover. Impervious land cover occurs over 1 percent of the watershed. The watershed is zoned 4 percent Business. Residential areas are zoned Low Density Residential (23 percent), Very Low Density Residential (6 percent), and Rural Residential (67 percent). Land use/land cover alterations have impacted 16 percent of the riparian buffer corridor. Watershed geomorphic and physiographic characteristics that may influence water quality include the average watershed slope (7 percent), the presence of highly erodible (5 percent coverage) and moderately erodible soils (76 percent coverage), and the occurrence of 100 percent of the watershed in the Triassic Basins ecoregion.

Functional Uplift:

Stream restoration will provide hydrology, water quality, and habitat benefits by repairing streamfloodplain hydrologic connectivity and reducing sediment loads from an actively widening stream channel. Reestablishing natural vegetation in the riparian and nutrient offset buffer areas will provide hydrology, water quality, and habitat benefits by reducing and filtering runoff; providing organic matter to the instream environment, attenuating instream temperatures, and improving terrestrial habitat. Additionally, conversion of the buffer areas from clearcut land to natural vegetation will reduce nutrient and sediment loading at the Project Site as well as mitigate the elevated runoff and sedimentation associated with the Triassic Basins ecoregion.

Feasibility & Implementation:

Notes:

Y

N

Meets EEP Criteria

G

P

Site Access (good or poor)

Y

N

G

P

PU

PR

Maintenance Required Long-term Viability (good or poor) Ownership (public or private)

Constraints:

Compromised by upstream development.

Notes:

Y

N

Structures Present

Y

N

Y

N

Y Y

N N

Y Y

N N

FEMA SFHA Known EO/Rare Community Utilities - Above ground - Below ground Culverts - Upstream - Downstream

Lick Creek Macrosite

Additional Comments:

Lick Creek (HU: 03020201050030)

4-25

Upper Neuse Project Atlas

Neuse 03020201

Lick Creek Watershed: IB-120 Parcel Attributes:

HUC 3020201050030

Parcel MID1

County

1

Durham

0860-01-461523

2

Durham

3

1 2

PIN2

Acreage3

Zoning4

SHAW HILL 22 INVESTORS

0.51

RD

0860-01-461603

SHAW HILL 22 INVESTORS

0.52

RD

Durham

0860-01-460745

SHAW HILL 22 INVESTORS

0.65

RD

4

Durham

0860-01-366689

ANDREWS GARY D

3.43

RD

5

Durham

0860-01-364494

PETERSEN LEE M & WIFE JULIE A

0.49

RD

6

Durham

0860-01-362444

BOWEN GARY G

3.82

R-10

7

Durham

0860-01-264696

SHERRON ROAD VENTURES LLC

9

R-10

8

Durham

0860-01-162187

SHERRON ROAD VENTURES LLC

33.75

RD

9

Durham

0860-03-350795

SHAW HILL 22 INVESTORS

50.75

R-10

Parcel map identification number County parcel identification number

Lick Creek (HU: 03020201050030)

Property Owner

3 4

Calculated acreage (not deeded acreage) Zoning according to the county

4-26

35°59'45"N

Lick Creek Watershed: IB-336

BAPT

IS T R

D

SOUTHVIE W RD

1

IB-336

4

35°59'30"N

2

3

78°45'30"W

78°45'15"W

Stream Restoration (Priority 1)

50' Buffer Restoration

Stream Restoration (Priority 2)

Stream

200' Buffer Restoration

Lake Rogers

303(d) List Stream

Stream Enhancement (Level 1)

Ambient Water Quality

Stream Enhancement (Level 2)

Fish Macrobenthos

Ellerbe Creek

Stream Preservation Wetland Restoration

Project Site Bounding Parcels

Wetland Enhancement

Parcel Boundary

Wetland Preservation Stormwater BMP Retrofit

1

Parcel Map Identification Number City Boundary

Little Lick Creek Lick Creek

0

200

400 Feet

Scale: 1" = 400'

HUC: 3020201050030

Upper Neuse Project Atlas

Neuse 03020201

Lick Creek Watershed: IB-336 Mitigation Opportunity:

HUC 3020201050030

System

Type

1

RBR

(Acres*, Feet+, Count#)

Units

Stream Type/ Wetland Type

Drainage Area

1.5*

--

--

*

1

NOB

14.6

--

--

--

--

--*

--

--

--

--

*

--

--

--

--

--

--*

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

Abbreviations

RWR = Riparian Wetland Restoration RWE = Riparian Wetland Enhancement RWP = Riparian Wetland Preservation SRP1 = Stream Restoration Priority 1 SRP2 = Stream Restoration Priority 2

SRP3 = Stream Restoration Priority 3 SEI = Stream Enhancement Level I SEII = Stream Enhancement Level II SP = Stream Preservation RBR = Riparian Buffer Restoration

RBE = Riparian Buffer Enhancement NOB = Nutrient Offset Buffer Restoration SR = Stormwater Retrofit BLH = Bottomland Hardwood Forest HWF = Headwater Forest

Project Description:

The Project Site offers riparian buffer restoration (1.5 acres) and nutrient offset buffer restoration (14.6 acres) opportunites through the conversion of agricultural land to natural vegetation. Riparian buffer restoration exists along both banks of an unnamed tributary. Nutrient offset buffer restoration exists proximal to the unnamed tributary and three swales draining to the tributary.

Location:

The Project Site is located immediately southeast of the Baptist Road (SR 1807)-Southview Road (SR 1809) intersection in unincorporated Durham County, NC. Access to the Project Site is from Southview Road to the west.

Environmental Characteristics:

Y Y W

N N A

Y Y Y

N N N

Riparian Area 303(d) List Wetland (NWI) (within or adjacent) Headwaters Drinking Water Supply Ephemeral Channel

W

L

L

S

Y Y H

N N L

Connectivity (well or loosely) Relative Impact (large or small) Erosive Soils Hydric Soils Threat of Loss (high or low)

Other:

Riparian buffer restoration opportunity is associated with an intermittent stream. Nutrient offset buffer restoration opportunity is associated with ephemeral channels.

Lick Creek (HU: 03020201050030)

4-28

Upper Neuse Project Atlas

Neuse 03020201

Lick Creek Watershed: IB-336

HUC 3020201050030

Watershed Stressors:

The Project Site occurs in the Functional Assessment Area 1 watershed. Anthropogenic activities have resulted in the conversion of 26 percent of the watershed to disturbed land use/land cover. Impervious land cover occurs over 0 percent of the watershed. No portion of the watershed is zoned Business or Industrial. Residential areas are zoned Very Low Density Residential (3 percent) and Rural Residential (97 percent). Land use/land cover alterations have impacted 13 percent of the riparian buffer corridor. Watershed geomorphic and physiographic characteristics that may influence water quality include the average watershed slope (10 percent), the presence of moderately erodible soils (81 percent coverage), and the occurrence of 100 percent of the watershed in the Triassic Basins ecoregion.

Functional Uplift:

Reestablishing natural vegetation in the riparian buffer and nutrient offset buffer areas will provide hydrology, water quality, and habitat benefits by reducing and filtering runoff and improving terrestrial habitat. Additionally, conversion of the buffer areas from agricultural land to natural vegetation will reduce nutrient and sediment loading at the Project Site as well as mitigate the elevated runoff and sedimentation associated with the Triassic Basins ecoregion.

Feasibility & Implementation:

Notes:

Y

N

Meets EEP Criteria

G

P

Site Access (good or poor)

Y

N

G

P

PU

PR

Maintenance Required Long-term Viability (good or poor) Ownership (public or private)

Constraints:

Notes:

Y

N

Structures Present

Y

N

Y

N

Y Y

N N

Y Y

N N

FEMA SFHA Known EO/Rare Community Utilities - Above ground - Below ground Culverts - Upstream - Downstream

Additional Comments:

Lick Creek (HU: 03020201050030)

4-29

Upper Neuse Project Atlas

Neuse 03020201

Lick Creek Watershed: IB-336 Parcel Attributes:

HUC 3020201050030

Parcel MID1

County

1

Durham

0871-01-264925

2

Durham

0871-01-264186

1 2

PIN2

Parcel map identification number County parcel identification number

Lick Creek (HU: 03020201050030)

Property Owner

Acreage3

Zoning4

PURYEAR ANN B

15.44

RD

PURYEAR ANN B

18.91

RD

3 4

Calculated acreage (not deeded acreage) Zoning according to the county

4-30

ES

H

35°58'15"N

Lick Creek Watershed: IB-350

BOOKMAN ST

TE

R

Triple Crow

RD

WE

System 1

ATH ER D LY

T RY C

T OD C

R

ASBU

O ATW

7

6

8 9

Lick Creek

BAN

10

D OC

11

35°58'0"N

R KD

RO

L N DE

AY

IB-350

12

DR

3 4

13 2 1 OLIVE BR

5

ANCH RD

78°47'0"W

Stream Restoration (Priority 1)

50' Buffer Restoration

Stream Restoration (Priority 2)

Stream

78°46'45"W

200' Buffer Restoration

Lake Rogers

303(d) List Stream

Stream Enhancement (Level 1)

Ambient Water Quality

Stream Enhancement (Level 2)

Fish Macrobenthos

Ellerbe Creek

Stream Preservation Wetland Restoration

Project Site Bounding Parcels

Wetland Enhancement

Parcel Boundary

Wetland Preservation Stormwater BMP Retrofit

1

Parcel Map Identification Number City Boundary

Little Lick Creek Lick Creek

0

200

400 Feet

Scale: 1" = 400'

HUC: 3020201050030

Upper Neuse Project Atlas

Neuse 03020201

Lick Creek Watershed: IB-350 Mitigation Opportunity:

HUC 3020201050030 (Acres*, Feet+, Count#)

Units

Stream Type/ Wetland Type

Drainage Area

SRP1

770+

Perennial

4.53

1

RWE

*

2.3

BLH

--

1

RWP

15.6*

System

Type

1

BLH

--

*

1

RBR

0.8

--

--

1

NOB

3.5*

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

Abbreviations

RWR = Riparian Wetland Restoration RWE = Riparian Wetland Enhancement RWP = Riparian Wetland Preservation SRP1 = Stream Restoration Priority 1 SRP2 = Stream Restoration Priority 2

SRP3 = Stream Restoration Priority 3 SEI = Stream Enhancement Level I SEII = Stream Enhancement Level II SP = Stream Preservation RBR = Riparian Buffer Restoration

RBE = Riparian Buffer Enhancement NOB = Nutrient Offset Buffer Restoration SR = Stormwater Retrofit BLH = Bottomland Hardwood Forest HWF = Headwater Forest

Project Description:

The Project Site offers opportunities for stream restoration , riparian wetland enhancement, riparian wetland preservation, riparian buffer restoration, and nutrient offset buffer restoration. Stream restoration (Priority 1) opportunity exists for a 770-foot perennial reach of Lick Creek observed to be actively widening. Streambank stabilization and reconnecting the stream to its floodplain are recommended. Riparian wetland enhancement opportunity (2.3 acres) exists for a clearcut Bottomland Hardwood Forest wetland along the left bank (looking downstream) of Lick Creek. Planting of appropriate wetland species is recommended. Riparian wetland preservation opportunity (15.6 acres) exists for a Bottomland Hardwood Forest wetland associated with Lick Creek and two unnamed tributaries. Riparian buffer restoration (0.8 acre) and nutrient offset buffer restoration (3.5 acres) exists along both banks of Lick Creek. Riparian buffer and nutrient offset buffer restoration are achievable through the conversion of clearcut land and residential lawn to natural vegetation. The long-term viability of the Project Site may be compromised by the extensive development upstream.

Location:

The Project Site is located immediately east of Olive Branch Road (SR 1905) a point 1500 feet north along Olive Branch Road (SR 1905) from its intersection with Doc Nichols Road (SR 1908) in unincorporated Durham County, NC. Access to the Project Site is from Red Mill road to the west. Project Site IB-120 is located on the opposite (west) side of Olive Branch Road.

Environmental Characteristics:

Y Y W

N N A

Y Y Y

N N N

Riparian Area 303(d) List Wetland (NWI) (within or adjacent) Headwaters Drinking Water Supply Ephemeral Channel

W

L

L

S

Y Y H

N N L

Connectivity (well or loosely) Relative Impact (large or small) Erosive Soils Hydric Soils Threat of Loss (high or low)

Other:

Lick Creek (HU: 03020201050030)

4-32

Upper Neuse Project Atlas

Neuse 03020201

Lick Creek Watershed: IB-350

HUC 3020201050030

Watershed Stressors:

The Project Site occurs in the Functional Assessment Area 5 watershed. Anthropogenic activities have resulted in the conversion of 42 percent of the watershed to disturbed land use/land cover. Impervious land cover occurs over 1 percent of the watershed. The watershed is zoned 4 percent Business. Residential areas are zoned Low Density Residential (23 percent), Very Low Density Residential (6 percent), and Rural Residential (67 percent). Land use/land cover alterations have impacted 16 percent of the riparian buffer corridor. Watershed geomorphic and physiographic characteristics that may influence water quality include the average watershed slope (7 percent), the presence of highly erodible (5 percent coverage) and moderately erodible soils (76 percent coverage), and the occurrence of 100 percent of the watershed in the Triassic Basins ecoregion.

Functional Uplift:

Stream restoration will provide hydrology, water quality, and habitat benefits by repairing streamfloodplain hydrologic connectivity and reducing sediment loads from a severely eroded stream channel. Reestablishing natural vegetation in the riparian and nutrient offset buffer areas will provide hydrology, water quality, and habitat benefits by reducing and filtering runoff; providing organic matter to the instream environment, attenuating instream temperatures, and improving terrestrial habitat. Additionally, conversion of the buffer areas from clearcut land and maintained lawn to natural vegetation will reduce nutrient and sediment loading at the Project Site as well as mitigate the elevated runoff and sedimentation associated with the Triassic Basins ecoregion.

Feasibility & Implementation:

Notes:

Y

N

Meets EEP Criteria

G

P

Site Access (good or poor)

Y

N

G

P

PU

PR

Maintenance Required Long-term Viability (good or poor) Ownership (public or private)

Constraints:

Notes:

Y

N

Structures Present

Y

N

Y

N

Y Y

N N

Y Y

N N

FEMA SFHA Known EO/Rare Community Utilities - Above ground - Below ground Culverts - Upstream - Downstream

Residence within the 200-foot buffer.

Lick Creek Macrosite

Utililites likely along Olive Branch Road.

Culvert at Olive Branch Road.

Additional Comments:

Lick Creek (HU: 03020201050030)

4-33

Upper Neuse Project Atlas

Neuse 03020201

Lick Creek Watershed: IB-350 Parcel Attributes:

HUC 3020201050030

Parcel MID1

County

6

Durham

0860-01-478657

WHITE WILLIAM M WHITE KAREN G

7

Durham

0860-01-475499

8

Durham

0860-01-474400

WHITE WILLIAM M WHITE KAREN G WHITE WILLIAM MICHAEL WHITE KAREN G

9

Durham

0860-01-475165

10

Durham

11

1 2

PIN2

Property Owner

Acreage3

Zoning4

5.02

RD

2.14

RD

0.87

RD

KARTES MATTHEW KARTES KOREN

4.08

RD

0860-01-471102

KARTES MATTHEW KARTES KOREN

0.48

RD

Durham

0860-01-471064

KARTES MATTHEW KARTES KOREN

0.47

RD

12

Durham

0860-01-462915

0.47

RD

13

Durham

0860-01-467723

KARTES MATTHEW KARTES KOREN PATRICK HERBERT WILLIAM JR LEE MATTIE

16.3

RD

Parcel map identification number County parcel identification number

Lick Creek (HU: 03020201050030)

3 4

Calculated acreage (not deeded acreage) Zoning according to the county

4-34

B

A

PT

IS

T

35°59'0"N

R

D

Lick Creek Watershed: IB-502

1

IB-502 2

IB-504

City of Durham

35°58'45"N

1

IB-503

S VI

LL

AG

E

DR

2

F AL L

F WAKE

ORE ST

H WY

MP

KE

UN

KN

OW

N

RD 78°46'30"W

Stream Restoration (Priority 1)

50' Buffer Restoration

Stream Restoration (Priority 2)

Stream

78°46'15"W

200' Buffer Restoration

Lake Rogers

303(d) List Stream

Stream Enhancement (Level 1)

Ambient Water Quality

Stream Enhancement (Level 2)

Fish Macrobenthos

Ellerbe Creek

Stream Preservation Wetland Restoration

Project Site Bounding Parcels

Wetland Enhancement

Parcel Boundary

Wetland Preservation Stormwater BMP Retrofit

1

Parcel Map Identification Number City Boundary

Little Lick Creek Lick Creek

0

200

400 Feet

Scale: 1" = 400'

HUC: 3020201050030

Upper Neuse Project Atlas

Neuse 03020201

Lick Creek Watershed: IB-502 Mitigation Opportunity:

HUC 3020201050030 (Acres*, Feet+, Count#)

Units

Stream Type/ Wetland Type

Drainage Area

RBR

0.3*

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

System

Type

1

Abbreviations

RWR = Riparian Wetland Restoration RWE = Riparian Wetland Enhancement RWP = Riparian Wetland Preservation SRP1 = Stream Restoration Priority 1 SRP2 = Stream Restoration Priority 2

SRP3 = Stream Restoration Priority 3 SEI = Stream Enhancement Level I SEII = Stream Enhancement Level II SP = Stream Preservation RBR = Riparian Buffer Restoration

RBE = Riparian Buffer Enhancement NOB = Nutrient Offset Buffer Restoration SR = Stormwater Retrofit BLH = Bottomland Hardwood Forest HWF = Headwater Forest

Project Description:

The Project Site offers 0.3 acre of riparian restoration opportunity through the establishment of a 50-foot no-mow buffer along both sides of an unnamed tributary traversing a golf course fairway. This opportunity should be pursued in conjunction with Project Sites IB-503, IB-504, IB-506, IB-507, and IB-508.

Location:

Project Sites IB-502, IB-503, IB-504, IB-506, IB-507, and IB-508 are located on the Falls Village Golf Course property in Durham, NC. All Project Sites are accessible from the golf course fairways. The golf course entrance road is Falls Village Drive. Falls Village Drive is located off Wake Forest Highway (NC 98) at a point 1 mile east along Wake Forest Highway from its intersection with Sherron Road (SR 1811).

Environmental Characteristics:

Y Y W

N N A

Y Y Y

N N N

Riparian Area 303(d) List Wetland (NWI) (within or adjacent) Headwaters Drinking Water Supply Ephemeral Channel Channel Protected

W

L

L

S

Y Y H

N N L

Connectivity (well or loosely) Relative Impact (large or small) Erosive Soils Hydric Soils Threat of Loss (high or low)

Other:

Lick Creek (HU: 03020201050030)

4-36

Upper Neuse Project Atlas

Neuse 03020201

Lick Creek Watershed: IB-502

HUC 3020201050030

Watershed Stressors:

The Project Site occurs in the Functional Assessment Area 3 watershed. Anthropogenic activities have resulted in the conversion of 54 percent of the watershed to disturbed land use/land cover. Impervious land cover occurs over 1 percent of the watershed. No portion of the watershed is zoned Business or Industrial. Residential areas are zoned Very Low Density Residential (12 percent) and Rural Residential (88 percent). Land use/land cover alterations have impacted 39 percent of the riparian buffer corridor. Watershed geomorphic and physiographic characteristics that may influence water quality include the average watershed slope (9 percent), the presence of moderately erodible soils (90 percent coverage), and the occurrence of 100 percent of the watershed in the Triassic Basins ecoregion.

Functional Uplift:

Reestablishing natural vegetation in the riparian buffer area will provide hydrology, water quality, and habitat benefits by reducing and filtering runoff and improving terrestrial habitat. Additionally, conversion of the riparian buffer area from clearcut land to natural vegetation will reduce nutrient and sediment loading at the Project Site as well as mitigate the elevated runoff and sedimentation associated with the Triassic Basins ecoregion.

Feasibility & Implementation:

Notes:

Y

N

Meets EEP Criteria

G

P

Site Access (good or poor)

Y

N

G

P

PU

PR

Maintenance Required Long-term Viability (good or poor) Ownership (public or private)

Constraints:

Area too small; no trees can be planted.

Frequent mowing to maintain acceptable plant height.

Notes:

Y

N

Structures Present

Y

N

Y

N

Y Y

N N

Y Y

N N

FEMA SFHA Known EO/Rare Community Utilities - Above ground - Below ground Culverts - Upstream - Downstream

Bridge downstream of Project Site.

Additional Comments:

Lick Creek (HU: 03020201050030)

4-37

Upper Neuse Project Atlas

Neuse 03020201

Lick Creek Watershed: IB-502 Parcel Attributes:

HUC 3020201050030

Parcel MID1

County

1

Durham

0861-04-723626

2

Durham

0861-04-615634

1 2

PIN2

Parcel map identification number County parcel identification number

Lick Creek (HU: 03020201050030)

Property Owner

Acreage3

Zoning4

FALLS VILLAGE GOLF LLC

22.32

RD

FALLS VILLAGE GOLF LLC

10.71

RD

3 4

Calculated acreage (not deeded acreage) Zoning according to the county

4-38

Lick Creek Watershed: IB-503

TIS T

BAP

RD

1

IB-502

City of Durham

2

IB-504

35°58'45"N

1

SV IL L

AG

E

DR

2

IB-503

FA LL

F WAKE

KE

RD

35°58'30"N

MP

T H WY

OR E S

78°46'30"W

78°46'15"W

Stream Restoration (Priority 1)

50' Buffer Restoration

Stream Restoration (Priority 2)

Stream

200' Buffer Restoration

Lake Rogers

303(d) List Stream

Stream Enhancement (Level 1)

Ambient Water Quality

Stream Enhancement (Level 2)

Fish Macrobenthos

Ellerbe Creek

Stream Preservation Wetland Restoration

Project Site Bounding Parcels

Wetland Enhancement

Parcel Boundary

Wetland Preservation Stormwater BMP Retrofit

1

Parcel Map Identification Number City Boundary

Little Lick Creek Lick Creek

0

200

400 Feet

Scale: 1" = 400'

HUC: 3020201050030

Upper Neuse Project Atlas

Neuse 03020201

Lick Creek Watershed: IB-503 Mitigation Opportunity:

HUC 3020201050030 (Acres*, Feet+, Count#)

Units

Stream Type/ Wetland Type

Drainage Area

RBR

0.4*

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

System

Type

1

Abbreviations

RWR = Riparian Wetland Restoration RWE = Riparian Wetland Enhancement RWP = Riparian Wetland Preservation SRP1 = Stream Restoration Priority 1 SRP2 = Stream Restoration Priority 2

SRP3 = Stream Restoration Priority 3 SEI = Stream Enhancement Level I SEII = Stream Enhancement Level II SP = Stream Preservation RBR = Riparian Buffer Restoration

RBE = Riparian Buffer Enhancement NOB = Nutrient Offset Buffer Restoration SR = Stormwater Retrofit BLH = Bottomland Hardwood Forest HWF = Headwater Forest

Project Description:

The Project Site offers 0.3 acre of riparian restoration opportunity through the establishment of a 50-foot no-mow buffer along both sides of an unnamed tributary traversing a golf course fairway. This opportunity should be pursued in conjunction with Project Sites IB-502, IB-504, IB-506, IB-507, and IB-508.

Location:

Project Sites IB-502, IB-503, IB-504, IB-506, IB-507, and IB-508 are located on the Falls Village Golf Course property in Durham, NC. All Project Sites are accessible from the golf course fairways. The golf course entrance road is Falls Village Drive. Falls Village Drive is located off Wake Forest Highway (NC 98) at a point 1 mile east along Wake Forest Highway from its intersection with Sherron Road (SR 1811).

Environmental Characteristics:

Y Y W

N N A

Y Y Y

N N N

Riparian Area 303(d) List Wetland (NWI) (within or adjacent) Headwaters Drinking Water Supply Ephemeral Channel

W

L

L

S

Y Y H

N N L

Connectivity (well or loosely) Relative Impact (large or small) Erosive Soils Hydric Soils Threat of Loss (high or low)

Other:

Lick Creek (HU: 03020201050030)

4-40

Upper Neuse Project Atlas

Neuse 03020201

Lick Creek Watershed: IB-503

HUC 3020201050030

Watershed Stressors:

The Project Site occurs in the Functional Assessment Area 3 watershed. Anthropogenic activities have resulted in the conversion of 54 percent of the watershed to disturbed land use/land cover. Impervious land cover occurs over 1 percent of the watershed. No portion of the watershed is zoned Business or Industrial. Residential areas are zoned Very Low Density Residential (12 percent) and Rural Residential (88 percent). Land use/land cover alterations have impacted 39 percent of the riparian buffer corridor. Watershed geomorphic and physiographic characteristics that may influence water quality include the average watershed slope (9 percent), the presence of moderately erodible soils (90 percent coverage), and the occurrence of 100 percent of the watershed in the Triassic Basins ecoregion.

Functional Uplift:

Reestablishing natural vegetation in the riparian buffer area will provide hydrology, water quality, and habitat benefits by reducing and filtering runoff and improving terrestrial habitat. Additionally, conversion of the riparian buffer area from clearcut land to natural vegetation will reduce nutrient and sediment loading at the Project Site as well as mitigate the elevated runoff and sedimentation associated with the Triassic Basins ecoregion.

Feasibility & Implementation:

Notes:

Y

N

Meets EEP Criteria

G

P

Site Access (good or poor)

Y

N

G

P

PU

PR

Maintenance Required Long-term Viability (good or poor) Ownership (public or private)

Constraints:

Area too small; no trees can be planted.

Frequent mowing to maintain acceptable plant height.

Notes:

Y

N

Structures Present

Y

N

Y

N

Y Y

N N

Y Y

N N

FEMA SFHA Known EO/Rare Community Utilities - Above ground - Below ground Culverts - Upstream - Downstream

Bridge downstream of Project Site.

Additional Comments:

Lick Creek (HU: 03020201050030)

4-41

Upper Neuse Project Atlas

Neuse 03020201

Lick Creek Watershed: IB-503 Parcel Attributes:

HUC 3020201050030

Parcel MID1

County

1

Durham

0861-04-920247

2

Durham

0861-04-711022

1 2

PIN2

Parcel map identification number County parcel identification number

Lick Creek (HU: 03020201050030)

Property Owner

Acreage3

Zoning4

FALLS VILLAGE GOLF LLC

88.54

R-20

FALLS VILLAGE GOLF LLC

8.44

R-20

3 4

Calculated acreage (not deeded acreage) Zoning according to the county

4-42

B

A

PT I

35°59'0"N

ST

R

D

Lick Creek Watershed: IB-504

City of Durham

1

IB-502

IB-504

2

35°58'45"N

1

IB-503

2

F WAKE

78°46'15"W

Stream Restoration (Priority 1)

50' Buffer Restoration

Stream Restoration (Priority 2)

Stream

T H WY

OR E S

78°46'0"W

200' Buffer Restoration

Lake Rogers

303(d) List Stream

Stream Enhancement (Level 1)

Ambient Water Quality

Stream Enhancement (Level 2)

Fish Macrobenthos

Ellerbe Creek

Stream Preservation Wetland Restoration

Project Site Bounding Parcels

Wetland Enhancement

Parcel Boundary

Wetland Preservation Stormwater BMP Retrofit

1

Parcel Map Identification Number City Boundary

Little Lick Creek Lick Creek

0

200

400 Feet

Scale: 1" = 400'

HUC: 3020201050030

Upper Neuse Project Atlas

Neuse 03020201

Lick Creek Watershed: IB-504 Mitigation Opportunity:

HUC 3020201050030 (Acres*, Feet+, Count#)

Units

Stream Type/ Wetland Type

Drainage Area

RBR

0.9*

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

System

Type

1

Abbreviations

RWR = Riparian Wetland Restoration RWE = Riparian Wetland Enhancement RWP = Riparian Wetland Preservation SRP1 = Stream Restoration Priority 1 SRP2 = Stream Restoration Priority 2

SRP3 = Stream Restoration Priority 3 SEI = Stream Enhancement Level I SEII = Stream Enhancement Level II SP = Stream Preservation RBR = Riparian Buffer Restoration

RBE = Riparian Buffer Enhancement NOB = Nutrient Offset Buffer Restoration SR = Stormwater Retrofit BLH = Bottomland Hardwood Forest HWF = Headwater Forest

Project Description:

The Project Site offers 0.9 acre of riparian restoration opportunity through the establishment of a 50-foot no-mow buffer along one side of an unnamed tributary as it runs parallel to a golf cart path and along both sides of the same tributary as it traverses a golf course fairway. This opportunity should be pursued in conjunction with Project Sites IB-502, IB-503, IB-506, IB-507, and IB-508.

Location:

Project Sites IB-502, IB-503, IB-504, IB-506, IB-507, and IB-508 are located on the Falls Village Golf Course property in Durham, NC. All Project Sites are accessible from the golf course fairways. The golf course entrance road is Falls Village Drive. Falls Village Drive is located off Wake Forest Highway (NC 98) at a point 1 mile east along Wake Forest Highway from its intersection with Sherron Road (SR 1811).

Environmental Characteristics:

Y Y W

N N A

Y Y Y

N N N

Riparian Area 303(d) List Wetland (NWI) (within or adjacent) Headwaters Drinking Water Supply Ephemeral Channel

W

L

L

S

Y Y H

N N L

Connectivity (well or loosely) Relative Impact (large or small) Erosive Soils Hydric Soils Threat of Loss (high or low)

Other:

Lick Creek (HU: 03020201050030)

4-44

Upper Neuse Project Atlas

Neuse 03020201

Lick Creek Watershed: IB-504

HUC 3020201050030

Watershed Stressors:

The Project Site occurs in the Functional Assessment Area 3 watershed. Anthropogenic activities have resulted in the conversion of 54 percent of the watershed to disturbed land use/land cover. Impervious land cover occurs over 1 percent of the watershed. No portion of the watershed is zoned Business or Industrial. Residential areas are zoned Very Low Density Residential (12 percent) and Rural Residential (88 percent). Land use/land cover alterations have impacted 39 percent of the riparian buffer corridor. Watershed geomorphic and physiographic characteristics that may influence water quality include the average watershed slope (9 percent), the presence of moderately erodible soils (90 percent coverage), and the occurrence of 100 percent of the watershed in the Triassic Basins ecoregion.

Functional Uplift:

Reestablishing natural vegetation in the riparian buffer area will provide hydrology, water quality, and habitat benefits by reducing and filtering runoff and improving terrestrial habitat. Additionally, conversion of the riparian buffer area from clearcut land to natural vegetation will reduce nutrient and sediment loading at the Project Site as well as mitigate the elevated runoff and sedimentation associated with the Triassic Basins ecoregion.

Feasibility & Implementation:

Notes:

Y

N

Meets EEP Criteria

G

P

Site Access (good or poor)

Y

N

G

P

PU

PR

Maintenance Required Long-term Viability (good or poor) Ownership (public or private)

Constraints:

Area too small; no trees can be planted.

Frequent mowing to maintain acceptable plant height.

Notes:

Y

N

Structures Present

Cart path within 50-foot buffer.

Y

N

Y

N

Y Y

N N

Y Y

N N

FEMA SFHA Known EO/Rare Community Utilities - Above ground - Below ground Culverts - Upstream - Downstream

Culvert at cart path near downstream terminus.

Additional Comments:

Lick Creek (HU: 03020201050030)

4-45

Upper Neuse Project Atlas

Neuse 03020201

Lick Creek Watershed: IB-504 Parcel Attributes:

Parcel MID1

County

1

Durham

1 2

HUC 3020201050030 PIN2 0861-04-920247

Parcel map identification number County parcel identification number

Lick Creek (HU: 03020201050030)

Property Owner FALLS VILLAGE GOLF LLC

3 4

Acreage3

Zoning4

88.54

R-20

Calculated acreage (not deeded acreage) Zoning according to the county

4-46

BAP TIS

TR

D

35°59'15"N

Lick Creek Watershed: IB-506

1

IB-506

35°59'0"N

City of Durham

IB-508

78°46'15"W

78°46'0"W

Stream Restoration (Priority 1)

50' Buffer Restoration

Stream Restoration (Priority 2)

Stream

200' Buffer Restoration

Lake Rogers

303(d) List Stream

Stream Enhancement (Level 1)

Ambient Water Quality

Stream Enhancement (Level 2)

Fish Macrobenthos

Ellerbe Creek

Stream Preservation Wetland Restoration

Project Site Bounding Parcels

Wetland Enhancement

Parcel Boundary

Wetland Preservation Stormwater BMP Retrofit

1

Parcel Map Identification Number City Boundary

Little Lick Creek Lick Creek

0

200

400 Feet

Scale: 1" = 400'

HUC: 3020201050030

Upper Neuse Project Atlas

Neuse 03020201

Lick Creek Watershed: IB-506 Mitigation Opportunity:

HUC 3020201050030 (Acres*, Feet+, Count#)

Units

Stream Type/ Wetland Type

Drainage Area

RBR

0.3*

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

System

Type

1

Abbreviations

RWR = Riparian Wetland Restoration RWE = Riparian Wetland Enhancement RWP = Riparian Wetland Preservation SRP1 = Stream Restoration Priority 1 SRP2 = Stream Restoration Priority 2

SRP3 = Stream Restoration Priority 3 SEI = Stream Enhancement Level I SEII = Stream Enhancement Level II SP = Stream Preservation RBR = Riparian Buffer Restoration

RBE = Riparian Buffer Enhancement NOB = Nutrient Offset Buffer Restoration SR = Stormwater Retrofit BLH = Bottomland Hardwood Forest HWF = Headwater Forest

Project Description:

The Project Site offers 0.3 acre of riparian restoration opportunity through the establishment of a 50-foot no-mow buffer along both sides of an unnamed tributary traversing a golf course fairway. This opportunity should be pursued in conjunction with Project Sites IB-502, IB-503, IB-504, IB-507, and IB-508.

Location:

Project Sites IB-502, IB-503, IB-504, IB-506, IB-507, and IB-508 are located on the Falls Village Golf Course property in Durham, NC. All Project Sites are accessible from the golf course fairways. The golf course entrance road is Falls Village Drive. Falls Village Drive is located off Wake Forest Highway (NC 98) at a point 1 mile east along Wake Forest Highway from its intersection with Sherron Road (SR 1811).

Environmental Characteristics:

Y Y W

N N A

Y Y Y

N N N

Riparian Area 303(d) List Wetland (NWI) (within or adjacent) Headwaters Drinking Water Supply Ephemeral Channel

W

L

L

S

Y Y H

N N L

Connectivity (well or loosely) Relative Impact (large or small) Erosive Soils Hydric Soils Threat of Loss (high or low)

Other:

Lick Creek (HU: 03020201050030)

4-48

Upper Neuse Project Atlas

Neuse 03020201

Lick Creek Watershed: IB-506

HUC 3020201050030

Watershed Stressors:

The Project Site occurs in the Functional Assessment Area 2 watershed. Anthropogenic activities have resulted in the conversion of 29 percent of the watershed to disturbed land use/land cover. Impervious land cover occurs over 6 percent of the watershed. No portion of the watershed is zoned Business or Industrial. Residential areas are zoned Very Low Density Residential (8 percent) and Rural Residential (92 percent). Land use/land cover alterations have impacted 29 percent of the riparian buffer corridor. Watershed geomorphic and physiographic characteristics that may influence water quality include the average watershed slope (10 percent), the presence of moderately erodible soils (94 percent coverage), and the occurrence of 100 percent of the watershed in the Triassic Basins ecoregion.

Functional Uplift:

Reestablishing natural vegetation in the riparian buffer area will provide hydrology, water quality, and habitat benefits by reducing and filtering runoff and improving terrestrial habitat. Additionally, conversion of the riparian buffer area from clearcut land to natural vegetation will reduce nutrient and sediment loading at the Project Site as well as mitigate the elevated runoff and sedimentation associated with the Triassic Basins ecoregion.

Feasibility & Implementation:

Notes:

Y

N

Meets EEP Criteria

G

P

Site Access (good or poor)

Y

N

G

P

PU

PR

Maintenance Required Long-term Viability (good or poor) Ownership (public or private)

Constraints:

Area too small; no trees can be planted.

Frequent mowing to maintain acceptable plant height.

Notes:

Y

N

Structures Present

Cart path upstream of Project Site.

Y

N

Y

N

Y Y

N N

Y Y

N N

FEMA SFHA Known EO/Rare Community Utilities - Above ground - Below ground Culverts - Upstream - Downstream

Culvert at cart path.

Additional Comments:

Lick Creek (HU: 03020201050030)

4-49

Upper Neuse Project Atlas

Neuse 03020201

Lick Creek Watershed: IB-506 Parcel Attributes:

Parcel MID1

County

1

Durham

1 2

HUC 3020201050030 PIN2 0861-04-920247

Parcel map identification number County parcel identification number

Lick Creek (HU: 03020201050030)

Property Owner FALLS VILLAGE GOLF LLC

3 4

Acreage3

Zoning4

88.54

R-20

Calculated acreage (not deeded acreage) Zoning according to the county

4-50

35°59'15"N

Lick Creek Watershed: IB-507

IB-507

35°59'0"N

City of Durham

1

IB-508 78°45'45"W

Stream Restoration (Priority 1)

50' Buffer Restoration

Stream Restoration (Priority 2)

Stream

78°45'30"W

200' Buffer Restoration

Lake Rogers

303(d) List Stream

Stream Enhancement (Level 1)

Ambient Water Quality

Stream Enhancement (Level 2)

Fish Macrobenthos

Ellerbe Creek

Stream Preservation Wetland Restoration

Project Site Bounding Parcels

Wetland Enhancement

Parcel Boundary

Wetland Preservation Stormwater BMP Retrofit

1

Parcel Map Identification Number City Boundary

Little Lick Creek Lick Creek

0

200

400 Feet

Scale: 1" = 400'

HUC: 3020201050030

Upper Neuse Project Atlas

Neuse 03020201

Lick Creek Watershed: IB-507 Mitigation Opportunity:

HUC 3020201050030

System

Type

1

RWR

(Acres*, Feet+, Count#)

Units

Stream Type/ Wetland Type

Drainage Area