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This chapter of the Atlas documents mitigation opportunities presented in the Little Lick Creek LWP. Mitigation opportunities were found through field investigations conducted by staff from the Center for Watershed Protection, UNRBA, City of Durham Stormwater Services (DSS), Durham City-County Planning, and Durham County Engineering. 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.

3.1

Watershed Overview

The Little Lick Creek watershed (HU 3020201050020) is approximately 22 square miles in size and located in Durham County, North Carolina. The watershed comprises subwatersheds draining to Little Lick Creek, its tributary Chunky Pipe Creek (with approximately 13 percent of the total watershed drainage area), and unnamed tributaries to Falls Lake. Little Lick Creek is the largest stream in the watershed, collecting drainage from 67 percent of the watershed before discharging into Falls Lake. 3.1.1 Land Use/Land Cover The Little Lick Creek watershed has its headwaters and nearly half of its drainage area located within Durham’s city limits. Within and surrounding the city is a mixture of low to high density residential and commercial development. The headwaters of Little Lick Creek and its major tributary, Chunky Pipe Creek, currently flow through a mostly suburban part of Durham. Data collected and developed by the Triangle J Council of Governments for regional transportation suggest that approximately 18,000 people were living in the Watershed in 2002. The same data predict that population will grow to over 25,000 by the Year 2010; to over 33,000 by the Year 2020. Land use within the watershed is principally disturbed (52 percent), particularly within the Durham city limits. Urban land covers 49 percent of the watershed with the largest single component being urban low density, at 34 percent of the watershed area. Outside of the city limits, land use is primarily wooded. The vast majority of watershed’s undisturbed land lies outside of the city limits. 3.1.2 Physiography The Little Lick Creek watershed occurs in the Piedmont level III ecoregion and the Triassic Basins level IV ecoregion. Slopes vary widely from nearly level to strongly sloping. Elevations range from approximately 426 feet in the headwaters regions to approximately 244 feet closer to Falls Lake. 3.1.3 Soils Soils in the watershed are characterized by narrow, gently sloping ridges and strongly sloping to steep side slopes. Over 65 percent of the watershed is made up of White Store soils with slopes of 2 to 25 percent on uplands. Creedmoor soils with slopes of 2 to 10 percent make up 11 percent of the watershed. Erosion is a hazard in soils with 2 percent or more slope, especially soils with a clayey subsoil like Creedmoor and White Store. The next largest soil contingent is Chewacla and Wehadkee soils at 7 percent of the watershed. These soils occur primarily in Piedmont drainages. No other soil map unit makes up more than 5 percent of the Little Lick Creek (HU: 03020201050020)

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watershed. In the watershed, 89 percent of the soils are not hydric. Slightly more than 26 percent of the watershed is composed of erosive soils (Kf greater than or equal to 0.32), primarily in undisturbed wooded land use.

3.2

Water Quality

Little Lick Creek and its tributaries have been on the state’s 303(d) list since 1998 as impaired for biological integrity. A synopsis of historical water quality data collected within the watershed follows. Water chemistry and fecal coliform data were available from the USGS, DSS, and from DWQ including data for Little Lick Creek collected in support of a TMDL for the upper Neuse. Water quality data from the USGS were available for two sampling stations located on Little Lick Creek above (SR 1815) and below (SR 1814) a Waste Water Treatment Plant (WWTP) outfall (1982 – 1995). Most physicochemical measurements and analyses from these sites fell within acceptable limits. DSS has monitored water quality at three locations since the WWTP was taken off line. Two of these stations were located at the same the sampling points for the USGS water quality data, SR 1815 and SR 1814; the third was located at Lynn Road, well upstream of the other two sites. Data through 2003 indicated that the major problems remaining in the Little Lick Creek watershed since the closure of the WWTP were nutrients (particularly phosphorus and, to a lesser extent, ammonia nitrogen), copper, and fecal coliforms. The primary concern raised by these data was high fecal coliform counts, which exceeded criteria for human health in 70 percent of the samples collected. These data suggest that sewage contamination was occurring from one or more sources, potentially including leaking sewage lines and septic fields. Fecal coliform counts were particularly high when total phosphorus, total copper, and total suspended solids also were high. The highest counts also were associated with the highest measured turbidities. Fecal coliform counts were very highly correlated with total phosphorus and total copper. These relationships suggested strongly that high fecal coliform counts are associated with high levels of sediment suspended in the water column. Results of monitoring by DWQ in 2005 indicated widespread problems with phosphorus, manganese, and dissolved oxygen throughout the Little Lick Creek watershed. Total phosphorus was high in baseflow except at a reference location on Santee Road. Manganese concentrations in baseflow averaged higher than the standard for drinking water, except at the reference location which was consistently well below the standard. Turbidity generally was not a problem across most of the watershed during this study. Lack of issues both with turbidity and copper most likely was a reflection of the low flow during this study. During baseflow, fecal coliform bacteria exceeded the reference level only once but exceeded this level at eight of eleven stations during the single stormflow event. The 2005 DWQ monitoring also showed that dissolved oxygen continues to be low throughout the watershed, particularly during the summer months. These low oxygen levels were most likely the result of low flows. Low flow conditions and low dissolved oxygen concentrations are common phenomenon in Triassic Basin streams during the summer months. Data collected at SR 1814 by DWQ during 14 sampling dates between March 2005 and August 2007 indicated high specific conductance readings, high phosphorus concentrations, and occasional low oxygen problems during the summer months. Total phosphorus was high in 75 percent of samples. These data indicate urban issues including stormwater runoff. Little Lick Creek (HU: 03020201050020)

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DSS currently monitors water quality monthly at two stations, a tributary to Little Lick Creek at Lynn Road and Little Lick Creek at SR 1815. The most recent data available indicate that fecal coliforms, phosphorus, copper, turbidity, and dissolved oxygen concentrations currently are the major problems within the Little Lick Creek watershed. Biological monitoring and habitat data for Little Lick Creek includes monitoring by DWQ and also by DSS. DWQ provided bioclassifications for streams in the Triassic Basin through 2000, but subsequently discontinued these ratings because it recognized that the composition of benthic macroinvertebrate communities was affected largely by the natural low flows and low dissolved oxygen concentrations in streams in this geologic region. Historically, DWQ sampled Little Lick Creek for benthos on eight occasions since 1985, and most recently in 2000. In 2000, Little Lick Creek received a bioclassification of “Poor”. The benthic macroinvertebrates were not evaluated again by DWQ until March 2005. DSS also has collected benthic macroinvertebrate data for two sites (Lynn Road and SR 1815) since 2001. DSS collected benthic macroinvertebrate data in Little Lick Creek during four successive summers from 2001 to 2004 at two water quality monitoring stations (Lynn Road and SR 1815). Bioclassifications were indicated as “Poor” for both sites on all four sampling dates. Data collected in 2006 at the SR 1815 station indicated that conditions for support of benthic macroinvertebrates in Little Lick Creek still were not good. Five benthic sites were sampled on April 5-6, 2005, by DWQ in the Little Lick Creek watershed. Benthic macroinvertebrate communities were depauperate at four of the five locations monitored. If bioclassifications had been assigned by DWQ, the data from the 2005 study and the supplementary data collected for a Santee Road reference site in 2006 would have resulted in either “Fair” or “Poor” ratings for the benthic macroinvertebrate communities at all sites except the Santee Road reference site. The three Little Lick Creek stations and the UT on Lynn Road support the earlier contention that Little Lick Creek was impaired for aquatic life, which led to the placement of Little Lick Creek on the 303(d) list. It is difficult to determine the relative degrees to which Triassic Basins characteristics (low flow, low dissolved oxygen in the summer, high sediment loading, generally poor instream habitat) and urban impacts (pollutants in stormwater runoff, flashiness of flow and concomitant scour during storm events, absence of good intact riparian vegetation zone) impact benthic macroinvertebrate communities at these five study sites. Habitat total scores for all five of the sites sampled by DWQ (including 2 sites sampled by DSS) were low, and the substrates at all sites were largely sand. The site with the lowest total score (SR 1814) was totally devoid of riffles, natural or manmade, and had a substrate that was 100 percent sand. The reference site off Santee Road had a substrate composed of about 65 percent sand with one small natural diabase riffle that was mostly rubble and gravel with a small amount of boulder. The differences between benthic macroinvertebrate communities in the reference UT off Santee Road (entirely rural subwatershed) and those at the other four sites (largely or entirely urban subwatersheds) suggest that urbanization is the main contributor to stress on benthic macroinvertebrates, as all five sites are completely within the Triassic Basins.

3.3

Mitigation Opportunities

The Little Lick Creek LWP identifies 48 stream, wetland, and buffer mitigation opportunities and 71 stormwater retrofit opportunities, all found by surveying over 30 miles of Little Lick Creek and its tributaries in January and March 2005. The 14 Little Lick Creek Project Sites Little Lick Creek (HU: 03020201050020)

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documented in this Atlas were selected from the Little Lick Creek LWP mitigation opportunities. The Little Lick Creek Project Sites also include opportunities at two locations – Butler Road and Holder Road – identified since the publication of the LWP. Additional information regarding the field methodology and project prioritization can be found in the Little Lick Creek Technical Memorandum #4 – Priorities for watershed restoration in Little Lick Creek [watershed] (UNRBA 2005b). The distribution of the 14 Project Sites across the watershed is depicted in Figure 3-1. Table 3-1 categorizes the Project Sites based on the mitigation opportunity present. Note that the Project Site names are retained from the Little Lick Creek LWP. In some cases, more than one type of mitigation opportunity is available at a Project Site. Table 3-1: Little Lick Creek Project Site Inventory

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X X X

X

X X X X X X X X

X X X

X

X X

X X

X X X X

Stormwater Retrofit

Nutrient Offset

Buffer Restoration

Riparian

Preservation

Enhancement

Wetland Mitigation

Restoration

Preservation

Enhancement

Project Site

Butler Road Holder Road Reach 1-15 Reach 1-2 Reach 13-2 Reach 13-3 Reach 1-7 Reach 2-14 Reach 2-2 Reach 3-1 Reach 3-3 Reach 4-3 Reach 4-5 Reach 5-10B

Restoration

Stream Mitigation

X X X X X X X X X

X X

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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 Little Lick Creek watershed. The analysis was performed in accordance to the procedure presented in the Introduction. To begin, the 14 Little Lick Project Sites were segregated into the 6 groups presented in Table 2-2. 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 3-2 depicts the functional analysis areas delineated for the Little Lick Creek Project Sites. Table 3-2: Little Lick Creek Project Sites within each Functional Analysis Area Functional Analysis Area 1 2 3 4 5 6

Project Sites Reach 13-2, Reach 13-3 Reach 5-10B, Butler Road Reach 4-3, Reach 4-5 Reach 1-15, Reach 2-2, Reach 2-14 Reach 1-2, Reach 1-7 Reach 3-1, Reach 3-3, Holder Road

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 • zoning composition • riparian buffer disturbance • extent impervious cover, watershed slope • extent of highly and moderately erodible soils • ecoregion location Tables 3-3, 3-4, and 3-5 that follow summarize the measured watershed characteristics. Of note here is that the six Little 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.

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

DURHAM

GRANVILLE

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0

1

303(d) List Stream Ambient Water Quality Fish Macrobenthos

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Table 3-3: Land Use/Land Cover Composition as a Percentage of the Functional Analysis Areas Functional Analysis Area 1 2 3 4 5 6

Agricultural Land 10 0 0 0 1 3

Urban 34 80 68 71 65 64

Barren Land 0 0 0 0 0 0

Forest Land 40 16 30 29 34 31

Wetland 16 4 1 0 0 1

Rangeland 1 0 0 0 0 1

Water 0 0 1 0 0 0

Table 3-4: Zoning Composition as a Percentage of the Functional Analysis Areas LowMedium Medium Very Low Density Density Low Density Density Residential Residential Residential Residential

Functional Analysis Area

Business

Industrial

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0

0

0

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13

0

87

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2

5

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0

73

14

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2

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9

28

36

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26

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Table 3-5: Functional Analysis Area Watershed Stressors Anthropogenic Stressors

Geomorphic Stressors

Soil Erodibility4 Functional Analysis Buffer Area Disturbance1 Impervious2 Slope3 High Moderate 1 44 3 7 3 72 2 80 14 6 0 66 3 68 12 7 0 82 4 71 8 8 3 78 5 66 12 8 0 65 6 67 9 7 0 95 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.

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. 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.

3.5

Project Site Mapping and Data Sheets

The remainder of this chapter is dedicated to the presentation of the Little Lick Creek Project Site mapping and data sheets. The mapping depicts the geographical extents of the Little Lick Creek (HU: 03020201050020)

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mitigation 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 3-11) identifies the page at which the documentation for each Little Lick Creek Project Site can be found. 3.5.1 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. 3.5.2 Project Site Maps The Little 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 3-6. Table 3-6: Little 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/)

3.5.3 Stormwater Retrofit Opportunities By number, stormwater retrofit opportunities account for the majority of the mitigation opportunities identified in the Little Lick Creek watershed. However, due to the limited scale of stormwater retrofit projects and the fact that EEP does not receive mitigation credits for 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 14 Project Sites to appear on the Project Site mapping are documented. Of the 71 total stormwater retrofit opportunities identified in the watershed, 20 meet this criterion. In these cases, the stormwater retrofit opportunities are presented on the Project Site mapping and described on the data sheets.

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The complete inventory of 71 stormwater retrofit projects is documented in Table 3-7 (page 369) and Figure 3-3 (page 3-72). Together, Table 3-7 and Figure 3-3 present the details and location of each stormwater retrofit opportunity. Each stormwater retrofit opportunity is assigned a unique Retrofit Index Number for cross-referencing between the opportunity descriptions in Table 3-7 and the opportunity locations on Figure 3-3. In some cases, multiple stormwater retrofit opportunities may be closely associated with each other. In these instances, a single opportunity description will pertain to multiple points on the figure, as with retrofits OT5-8, OT5-9, and SR-9 (Retrofit Index Number 11). 3.5.4 Volunteer and Omitted Projects Fourteen of the 48 stream, wetland, and buffer restoration opportunities noted in the Little Lick Creek LWP were selected as Project Sites for inclusion in this Atlas. An additional 10 opportunities have been classified as volunteer projects. Volunteer projects are small-scale water quality improvement 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. EEP and UNRBA classified another 12 of the Little Lick Creek watershed opportunities as omitted projects. Omitted projects are lower priority projects that do not warrant individual presentation, but were still found to be worthy of cataloging for future reference. The details and locations of the volunteer and omitted projects are presented in Table 3-8 (372) and Figure 3-4 (3-73). Each project is assigned a unique Project Index Number for crossreferencing between the project descriptions in Table 3-8 and the project locations on Figure 3-4. In the case of projects IB10-2 and IB5-6 (Project Index 2), a single description is used to collectively describe the two closely associated projects, and the project location points on Figure 3-4 share the same Project Index Number.

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PROJECT SITE INDEX Butler Road ................................................................................................................. 3-12  Holder Road ................................................................................................................ 3-16  Reach 1-15 ................................................................................................................. 3-20  Reach 1-2 ................................................................................................................... 3-24  Reach 1-7 ................................................................................................................... 3-28  Reach 13-2 ................................................................................................................. 3-32  Reach 13-3 ................................................................................................................. 3-36  Reach 2-14 ................................................................................................................. 3-40  Reach 2-2 ................................................................................................................... 3-44  Reach 3-1 ................................................................................................................... 3-48  Reach 3-3 ................................................................................................................... 3-52  Reach 4-3 ................................................................................................................... 3-56  Reach 4-5 ................................................................................................................... 3-60  Reach 5-10B ............................................................................................................... 3-64 

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50' Buffer Restoration 200' Buffer Restoration Stream

Lake Rogers

303(d) List Stream Ambient Water Quality Fish

Ellerbe Creek

Macrobenthos

Wetland Restoration Wetland Enhancement

Project Site Bounding Parcels

Wetland Preservation

Parcel Boundary

Stormwater BMP Retrofit

City Boundary

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(Acres*, Feet+, Count#)

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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 riparian buffer restoration, nutrient offset buffer restoration, and four stormwater retrofits within two systems (Systems 1 and 2). System 1 offers riparian buffer restoration opportunity (1.0 acre) proximal to Little Lick Creek and an unnamed tributary to Little Lick Creek. Nutrient offset buffer restoration opportunity (6.5 acres) exists proximal to swales draining to the unnamed tributary. System 1 also offers 4 stormwater retrofit opportunities. The stormwater retrofit opportunities involve installing bioretention cells, level spreaders, and grass filter strips at the Mineral Springs and Oak Crossing shopping centers, Oak Grove Elementary School, and behind a residential area. System 2 offers riparian buffer restoration opportunity (0.6 acre) and nutrient offset buffer restoration opportunity (1.2 acres) proximal to an unnamed tributary to Little Lick Creek. For both systems, riparian buffer restoration and nutrient offset buffer restoration are achievable through the conversion of maintained lawn to natural vegetation.

Location:

The Project Site consists of two systems located across 6 discrete areas. The riparian buffer restoration and nutrient offset buffer restoration opportunities of Systems 1 and 2 are located immediately southwest and northwest, respectively, of the Butler Road (SR 2538)-North Mineral Springs Road (SR 1815) intersection in unincorporated Durham County. Access is from Butler Road. Three of the stormwater retrofit opportunities of System 1 are located in the northwest, northeast, and southeast quadrants of the Wake Forest Highway (NC 98)-North Mineral Springs Road intersection in unincorporated Durham County, NC. The fourth stormwater retrofit opportunity is located behind the houses at the southern terminus of Glaive Drive (SR 2526) in Durham, NC.

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

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

Other:

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Watershed Stressors:

The Project Site occurs in the Functional Assessment Area 2 watershed. Anthropogenic activities have resulted in the conversion of 80 percent of the watershed to disturbed land use/land cover. Impervious land cover occurs over 14 percent of the watershed. The watershed is zoned 5 percent Business. Residential areas are zoned Low Density Residential (73 percent), Very low Density Residential (14), and Rural Residential (8 percent). Land use/land cover alterations have impacted 80 percent of the riparian buffer corridor. Watershed geomorphic and physiographic characteristics that may influence water quality include the average watershed slope (6 percent), the presence of moderately erodible soils (66 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. The stormwater retrofits will provide hydrology and water quality benefits by attenuating the peak discharge and filtering runoff from two shopping centers, an elementary school, and a residential area.

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)

Y

N

Structures Present

At the stormwater retrofit locations.

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

Culverts at Butler Road and North Mineral Springs Road.

Constraints:

Retrofits will require maintenance.

Notes:

Additional Comments:

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Little Lick Creek Watershed: Butler Road Parcel Attributes:

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Durham

0851-03-331926

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Durham

0851-03-333904

3

Durham

0851-03-239703

4

Durham

0851-03-331710

5

Durham

0851-03-332686

6

Durham

0851-03-339271

7

Durham

0851-03-239513

8

Durham

0851-03-331348

9

Durham

0851-03-239313

10

Durham

0851-03-239103

11

Durham

0851-03-330097

12

Durham

0851-03-322288

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Durham

14

Durham

Property Owner LARRABEE RICHARD D LARRABEE THELMA A LARRABEE RICHARD D LARRABEE THELMA A LARRABEE RICHARD D LARRABEE THELMA A LARRABEE RICHARD D LARRABEE THELMA A LARRABEE RICHARD D LARRABEE THELMA A GROVE PARK COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION INC LARRABEE RICHARD D LARRABEE THELMA A LARRABEE RICHARD D LARRABEE THELMA A LARRABEE RICHARD D LARRABEE THELMA A LARRABEE RICHARD D LARRABEE THELMA A LARRABEE RICHARD D LARRABEE THELMA A

Acreage3

Zoning4

0.79

R-20

1.24

R-10

0.91

R-20

0.89

R-20

0.76

R-20

7.71

PDR

0.92

R-20

2.60

R-20

0.92

R-20

1.00

R-20

0.71

R-20

2.01

OI-2

0851-03-314637

OAK CROSSING GENERAL PART DURHAM PUBLIC SCHOOLS BOARD OF EDUCATION

15.72

GC

0851-03-225652

WRI/RALEIGH LP

9.03

R-20

Parcel map identification number County parcel identification number

Little Lick Creek (HU: 03020201050020)

HUC 3020201050020

3 4

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

3-15

Little Lick Creek Watershed: Holder Road T

T

SO U

C KS

VENETIA CV

W ATER OA

SR6-3

R

WA Y

AF TO N

PL

N

CR

NS PL

G DR

GU N STO N

35°58'15"N

T

RM DR

W A LK E R

TD

L S FA

G UY

OT

C ES

NIC HO

W

K IL

LN

Y W PK

City of Durham

LL RIA ST VE

ROO CAME

TR ES C

BO B

O S SIN

CT

RE

LU LL

HO HS

W

ER AT

1

Holder Road

HOLDER RD

35°58'0"N

2

CH OA BR RD

S CHEER AV E

78°49'0"W

Stream Restoration (Priority 1) Stream Restoration (Priority 2) Stream Enhancement (Level 1) Stream Enhancement (Level 2) Stream Preservation

78°48'45"W

78°48'30"W

50' Buffer Restoration 200' Buffer Restoration Stream

Lake Rogers

303(d) List Stream Ambient Water Quality Fish

Ellerbe Creek

Macrobenthos

Wetland Restoration Wetland Enhancement

Project Site Bounding Parcels

Wetland Preservation

Parcel Boundary

Stormwater BMP Retrofit

City Boundary

Little Lick Creek Lick Creek

0

200

400 Feet

Scale: 1" = 400'

HUC: 3020201050020

Upper Neuse Project Atlas

Neuse 03020201

Little Lick Creek Watershed: Holder Road Mitigation Opportunity:

System

Type

1

RBR

HUC 3020201050020

(Acres*, Feet+, Count#)

Units

Stream Type/ Wetland Type

Drainage Area

0.4*

--

--

#

--

--

1

SR

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 riparian buffer restoration and a single stormwater retrofit. Riparian buffer restoration opportunity (0.4 acre) exists proximal to a unnamed tributary. Riparian buffer restoration is achievable through the conversion of maintained lawn to natural vegetation. The stormwater retrofit opportunity involves installing a forbay upstream of an unnamed tributary crossing at Nichols Farm Drive (no SR number).

Location:

The Project Site consists of two discrete areas. The riparian buffer restoration opportunity is located immediately south of Holder Road (SR 1911) at point 1350 feet east along Holder Road from its intersection with Broach Road (SR 1912) in unincorporated Durham County, NC. Access is from Holder Road to the north. The stormwater retrofit opportunity is located immediately south of Nichols Farm Drive at a point 2250 feet east along Nichols Farm Road from its intersection with Holder Road in Durham, NC. Access is from Nichols Farm Road to the north.

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:

Little Lick Creek (HU: 03020201050020)

3-17

Upper Neuse Project Atlas

Neuse 03020201

Little Lick Creek Watershed: Holder Road

HUC 3020201050020

Watershed Stressors:

The Project Site occurs in the Functional Assessment Area 6 watershed. Anthropogenic activities have resulted in the conversion of 67 percent of the watershed to disturbed land use/land cover. Impervious land cover occurs over 9 percent of the watershed. The watershed is zoned 3 percent Business and 1 percent Industrial. Residential areas are zoned Medium Density Residential (1 percent), Low-Medium Density Residential (4 percent), Low Density Residential (28 percent), Very Low Density Residential (27 percent), and Rural Residential (36 percent). Land use/land cover alterations have impacted 67 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 moderately erodible soils (95 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. The stormwater retrofit will provide hydrology and water quality benefits by attenuating the peak discharge and filtering runoff from a residential area.

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.

Retrofit 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

Retrofit located in SFHA.

Power lines along Holder Road.

Culvert at Holder Road.

Additional Comments:

Little Lick Creek (HU: 03020201050020)

3-18

Upper Neuse Project Atlas

Neuse 03020201

Little Lick Creek Watershed: Holder Road Parcel Attributes:

Parcel MID1

County

1

Durham

0850-02-574724

2

Durham

0850-02-662419

1 2

PIN2

Parcel map identification number County parcel identification number

Little Lick Creek (HU: 03020201050020)

HUC 3020201050020 Property Owner

Acreage3

Zoning4

D R HORTON INC TORREY

1.04

PDR

HOLDER ESTELLE P

49.28

R-20

3 4

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

3-19

Little Lick Creek Watershed: Reach 1-15 F OR

E ST

35°59'0"N

WAK E

City of Durham

1

re e

kC Lic e tl Lit

k

H WY

OT5-1

ER5-2

35°58'45"N

HURSEY ST

RD OK

OT1-20

O

SR5-7 FE

Reach 1-15

CHIP NGAIL TRL

B RN

R

CHARLIE DR

2

3 SH

SR2-1

ELL

B R O OK CT

S PR

CHUB DR

WILL OW IN G

Reach 2-14

CT

SR

YB

K

RO

CI R

OK

D

VALENCIA DR

WAYNE ST

SC O

4

WAYNE ST

78°50'15"W

S T ON

EY

78°50'0"W

Stream Restoration (Priority 1) Stream Restoration (Priority 2) Stream Enhancement (Level 1) Stream Enhancement (Level 2) Stream Preservation

C

R

TT

EE

5

78°49'45"W

50' Buffer Restoration 200' Buffer Restoration Stream

Lake Rogers

303(d) List Stream Ambient Water Quality Fish

Ellerbe Creek

Macrobenthos

Wetland Restoration Wetland Enhancement

Project Site Bounding Parcels

Wetland Preservation

Parcel Boundary

Stormwater BMP Retrofit

City Boundary

Little Lick Creek Lick Creek

0

200

400 Feet

Scale: 1" = 400'

HUC: 3020201050020

Upper Neuse Project Atlas

Neuse 03020201

Little Lick Creek Watershed: Reach 1-15 Mitigation Opportunity:

HUC 3020201050020

(Acres*, Feet+, Count#)

Units

Stream Type/ Wetland Type

Drainage Area

RBR

1.5*

--

--

1

NOB

3.1

*

--

--

1

SR

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 opportunities for riparian buffer restoration, nutrient offset buffer restoration, and four stormwater retrofits. Riparian buffer restoration (1.5 acres) and nutrient offset buffer restoration (3.1 acres) opportunities exist proximal to Little Lick Creek and an unnamed tributary to Little Lick Creek. The four stormwater retrofit opportunities involve installing bioretetion cells, shallow stormwater wetland, and/or rain gardens in a residential area. This opportunity should be pursued in conjunction with Project Site Reach 2-14.

Location:

The Project Site consists of three discrete areas located in unincorporated Durham County, NC. The riparian buffer restoration, nutrient offset buffer restoration, and one stormwater retrofit opportunity are located at the eastern terminus of Hursey Street (SR 1985). Access is from Hursey Street to the west. Three stormwater retrofit opportunities are located behind the houses along Stoney Creek Circle (no SR number). Stoney Creek Circle, itself, is located 930 feet northwest along Willow Springs Road (SR 1914) from the Willow Springs Road-South Mineral Springs Road (SR 1815) 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:

Little Lick Creek (HU: 03020201050020)

3-21

Upper Neuse Project Atlas

Neuse 03020201

Little Lick Creek Watershed: Reach 1-15

HUC 3020201050020

Watershed Stressors:

The Project Site occurs in the Functional Assessment Area 4 watershed. Anthropogenic activities have resulted in the conversion of 71 percent of the watershed to disturbed land use/land cover. Impervious land cover occurs over 8 percent of the watershed. The watershed is zoned 6 percent Business. Residential areas are zoned Medium Density Residential (22 percent), Low-Medium Density Residential (7 percent), Low Density Residential (26 percent), Very Low Density Residential (22 percent), and Rural Residential (18 percent). Land use/land cover alterations have impacted 71 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 (78 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. The stormwater retrofits will provide hydrology and water quality benefits by attenuating the peak discharge and filtering runoff from residential areas.

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.

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

Residences within the 200-foot buffer.

Additional Comments:

Little Lick Creek (HU: 03020201050020)

3-22

Upper Neuse Project Atlas

Neuse 03020201

Little Lick Creek Watershed: Reach 1-15 Parcel Attributes:

Parcel MID1

County

1

Durham

0841-19-818708

2

Durham

0841-04-818493

3

Durham

0851-03-015017

4

Durham

0841-04-905525

5

Durham

0841-04-803895

1 2

PIN2

Parcel map identification number County parcel identification number

Little Lick Creek (HU: 03020201050020)

HUC 3020201050020 Property Owner CITY OF DURHAM WHISPERING PINES MOBILE PK INC ATTN: CHARLIE W ROGERS REGINALD H ROGERS LARRY D ROGERS CAROLYN S WHISPERING PINES MOBILE PK INC ATTN: CHARLIE W WHISPERING PINES MOBILE PK INC ATTN: CHARLIE W

3 4

Acreage3

Zoning4

26.6

PDR

5.69

PDR

43.11

PDR

20.44

RM-20

29.62

PDR

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

3-23

RD

Little Lick Creek Watershed: Reach 1-2

ST C R E ST WOO D

N JO Y

L AND

ST

JU N

H OL

LLE ST

N ADAM S ST

CT

ION

R OC H E

LO W AY S T

City of Durham

35°59'15"N

S J OY

LA N D

H OW

ST

LET

T PL

SR1-11 1

5

4

6 3 7

9 8

2

WE D

Reach 1-2

GE D

A LE

AV E

10

HICK O

AD

12

AM

S

N RY G LE

S

11 13

WOO D

LN

ST

CRE ST

SS

V ICE

NE

T

TAFT ST

R 0 SE

35°59'0"N

ST

US-7 R BA

RD 78°51'30"W

Stream Restoration (Priority 1) Stream Restoration (Priority 2) Stream Enhancement (Level 1) Stream Enhancement (Level 2) Stream Preservation

78°51'15"W

78°51'0"W

50' Buffer Restoration 200' Buffer Restoration Stream

Lake Rogers

303(d) List Stream Ambient Water Quality Fish

Ellerbe Creek

Macrobenthos

Wetland Restoration Wetland Enhancement

Project Site Bounding Parcels

Wetland Preservation

Parcel Boundary

Stormwater BMP Retrofit

City Boundary

Little Lick Creek Lick Creek

0

200

400 Feet

Scale: 1" = 400'

HUC: 3020201050020

Upper Neuse Project Atlas

Neuse 03020201

Little Lick Creek Watershed: Reach 1-2 Mitigation Opportunity:

System

Type

1

SELII

HUC 3020201050020

(Acres*, Feet+, Count#)

Units

Stream Type/ Wetland Type

Drainage Area

1160+

Intermittent

0.16

#

--

--

1

SR

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 enhancement and a stormwater retrofit. Stream enhancement (level II) opportunity exists for a 1160-foot intermittent reach of a severely eroded unnamed tributary - a headcut with a 6-foot grade drop was observed. Streambank stabilitzation and possibly the installation of a grade control feature are recommended upstream and downstream of the headcut. The retrofit opportunity involves installing a rain garden at the Tru Life Worhip Ministries property.

Location:

The Project Site consists of two discrete areas located in Durham, NC. The stream enhancement opportunity is located 200 feet southeast of the Big Twig Lane (no SR number)-South Adams Street (no SR number) intersection. The stormwater retrofit opportunity is located on the Tru Life Worship Ministries property at the Holloway Street (NC 98)-North Adams Street (no SR number) 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:

Little Lick Creek (HU: 03020201050020)

3-25

Upper Neuse Project Atlas

Neuse 03020201

Little Lick Creek Watershed: Reach 1-2

HUC 3020201050020

Watershed Stressors:

The Project Site occurs in the Functional Assessment Area 5 watershed. Anthropogenic activities have resulted in the conversion of 66 percent of the watershed to disturbed land use/land cover. Impervious land cover occurs over 12 percent of the watershed. The watershed is zoned 7 percent Business and 26 percent Industrial. Residential areas are zoned Medium Density Residential (36 percent) and Low-Medium Density Residential (30 percent). Land use/land cover alterations have impacted 66 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 moderately erodible soils (65 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 stream channel erosion that contributes to turbidity and suspended sediments. Stabilizing the stream channel from further headcutting will provide habitat benefits by preventing the destruction of in-situ habitat as well as reducing suspended sediment that can bury downstream habitat features. The stormwater retrofit will provide hydrology and water quality benefits by attenuating the peak discharge and filtering runoff from a church property.

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:

Too little length.

Notes:

Y

N

Structures Present

Residences near upstream terminus.

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 Big Twin Lane.

Additional Comments:

Little Lick Creek (HU: 03020201050020)

3-26

Upper Neuse Project Atlas

Neuse 03020201

Little Lick Creek Watershed: Reach 1-2 Parcel Attributes:

Parcel MID1

County

1

Durham

0841-14-348925

2

Durham

3

1 2

PIN2

HUC 3020201050020 Property Owner

Acreage3

Zoning4

TRUE LIFE WORSHIP MINISTRIES

0.61

R-8

0841-14-239916

WORLEY IVY L WORLEY PAMELA D

0.54

R-8

Durham

0841-14-238937

HILL ODELL J

0.48

R-8

4

Durham

0841-14-246142

BRADSHAW GLORIA A

0.19

R-8

5

Durham

0841-14-245164

0.22

R-8

6

Durham

0841-14-245093

0.42

R-8

7

Durham

0841-14-235984

0.53

R-8

8

Durham

0841-14-236950

0.36

R-8

9

Durham

0841-14-237941

TODD MAURICE L JR TODD BRENDA R DURHAM COUNTY HABITAT FOR HUMANITY INC DURHAM COUNTY HABITAT FOR HUMANITY INC DURHAM COUNTY HABITAT FOR HUMANITY INC DURHAM COUNTY HABITAT FOR HUMANITY INC

0.33

R-8

10

Durham

0841-14-237706

BILLSCO

3.2

I-2

11

Durham

0841-14-333531

CARABALLO BETHSABE

0.27

R-8

12

Durham

0841-14-333486

SAUNDERS ANGELA M

0.29

R-8

13

Durham

0841-14-331415

BILLSCO

4.87

R-8

Parcel map identification number County parcel identification number

Little Lick Creek (HU: 03020201050020)

3 4

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

3-27

Little Lick Creek Watershed: Reach 1-7 S M

R OW

IA M

LN

35°58'15"N

RRY

D LV

RBE

IB

AV E ENA

CKE

CHE

City of Durham

System 1

1

2

Reach 1-7 3

System 2

5 AVE

MIDWAY

AN

6

AVE

GI ER E AV 78°51'30"W

Stream Restoration (Priority 1) Stream Restoration (Priority 2) Stream Enhancement (Level 1) Stream Enhancement (Level 2) Stream Preservation

LY NN RD

BOSWELL ST

35°58'0"N

CARTER

SP RING ST

4

78°51'15"W

50' Buffer Restoration 200' Buffer Restoration Stream

Lake Rogers

303(d) List Stream Ambient Water Quality Fish

Ellerbe Creek

Macrobenthos

Wetland Restoration Wetland Enhancement

Project Site Bounding Parcels

Wetland Preservation

Parcel Boundary

Stormwater BMP Retrofit

City Boundary

Little Lick Creek Lick Creek

0

200

400 Feet

Scale: 1" = 400'

HUC: 3020201050020

Upper Neuse Project Atlas

Neuse 03020201

Little Lick Creek Watershed: Reach 1-7 Mitigation Opportunity:

HUC 3020201050020

(Acres*, Feet+, Count#)

Units

Stream Type/ Wetland Type

Drainage Area

RBR

0.7*

--

--

1

NOB

2.9

*

--

--

2

RBR

0.3*

--

--

2

NOB

3.0

*

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

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 riparian buffer restoration and nutrient offset buffer restoration within two systems (System 1 and System 2). System 1 offers riparian buffer restoration opportunity (0.7 acre) and nutrient offset buffer restoration opportunity along the left bank (looking downstream) of a unnamed tributary . System 2 offers riparian buffer restoration opportunity (0.3 acres) and nutrient offset buffer restoration opportunity (3.3 acres) along the left bank of a unnamed tributary. For both systems, riparian buffer restoration and nutrient offset buffer restoration are achievable through the conversion of agricultural land to natural vegetation.

Location:

The Project Site consists of two systems in Durham, NC. System 1 is located immediately east of Rowena Avenue (no SR number) at a point 830 feet north along Rowena Avenue from its intersection with Carter Avenue (no SR number). Access to System 1 is from Rowena Avenue to the west. System 2 is located immediately north of Carter Avenue at a point 1400 feet east along Carter Avenue from its intersection with Angier Avenue (SR 1926). Access to System 2 is from Carter Avenue to the south.

Environmental Characteristic s:

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:

                 

Little Lick Creek (HU: 03020201050020)

3-29

Upper Neuse Project Atlas

Neuse 03020201

Little Lick Creek Watershed: Reach 1-7

HUC 3020201050020

Watershed Stressors:

The Project Site occurs in the Functional Assessment Area 5 watershed. Anthropogenic activities have resulted in the conversion of 66 percent of the watershed to disturbed land use/land cover. Impervious land cover occurs over 12 percent of the watershed. The watershed is zoned 7 percent Business and 26 percent Industrial. Residential areas are zoned Medium Density Residential (36 percent) and Low-Medium Density Residential (30 percent). Land use/land cover alterations have impacted 66 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 moderately erodible soils (65 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 & Implementatio n:

Constraints:

Additional Comments:

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) Notes:

Y

N

Structures Present

Residences within the 200-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 Rowena Avenue.

     

Little Lick Creek (HU: 03020201050020)

3-30

Upper Neuse Project Atlas

Neuse 03020201

Little Lick Creek Watershed: Reach 1-7 Parcel Attributes:

Parcel MID1

County

1

Durham

0840-06-288164

2

Durham

3

1 2

PIN2

HUC 3020201050020 Property Owner

Acreage3

Zoning4

ODOM RUSSELL ODOM ILA R

7.29

R-5

0840-05-273924

ODOM RUSSELL ODOM ILA R

0.91

R-5

Durham

0840-06-278723

ODOM RUSSELL ODOM ILA

1.78

R-5

4

Durham

0840-06-277690

ODOM RUSSELL ODOM ILA

5.02

R-5

5

Durham

0840-10-276266

ODOM RUSSELL ODOM ILA

0.45

R-5

6

Durham

0840-10-277265

ODOM RUSSELL ODOM ILA

0.45

R-5

Parcel map identification number County parcel identification number

Little Lick Creek (HU: 03020201050020)

3 4

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

3-31

Little Lick Creek Watershed: Reach 13-2

Lit tle

Lic k

Cr

eek

35°59'45"N

1

Reach 13-2 SR13-1/ SR13-1b

City of Durham S STALLING

35°59'30"N

2

RD

4

78°48'0"W

Stream Restoration (Priority 1) Stream Restoration (Priority 2) Stream Enhancement (Level 1) Stream Enhancement (Level 2) Stream Preservation

78°47'45"W

50' Buffer Restoration 200' Buffer Restoration Stream

Lake Rogers

303(d) List Stream Ambient Water Quality Fish

Ellerbe Creek

Macrobenthos

Wetland Restoration Wetland Enhancement

Project Site Bounding Parcels

Wetland Preservation

Parcel Boundary

Stormwater BMP Retrofit

City Boundary

Little Lick Creek Lick Creek

0

200

400 Feet

Scale: 1" = 400'

HUC: 3020201050020

Upper Neuse Project Atlas

Neuse 03020201

Little Lick Creek Watershed: Reach 13-2 Mitigation Opportunity:

System

Type

1

RBR

HUC 3020201050020

(Acres*, Feet+, Count#)

Units

Stream Type/ Wetland Type

Drainage Area

0.5*

--

--

--

--

*

1

NOB

14.4

1

SR

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 riparian buffer restoration, nutrient offset buffer restoration, and a stormwater retrofit. Riparian buffer restoration opportunity (0.5 acre) exists proximal to Little Lick Creek. Nutrient offset buffer restoration opportunity (14.4 acres) exists proximal to Little Lick Creek and two ponds and their associated outfall channels. Riparian buffer restoration and nutrient offset buffer restoration are achievable through the conversion of agricultural land to natural vegetation. The stormwater retrofit opportunity involves maintaining an existing farm pond as a stormwater treatment pond.

Location:

The Project Site is located 500 feet east of Stallings Road (SR 1814) at a point 250 feet south along Stallings Road from its intersection with Hadrian Drive (SR 2505) in unincorporated Durham County, NC. Access to the Project Site is from Stallings Road to the west.

Environmental Characteristic s:

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:

Little Lick Creek (HU: 03020201050020)

3-33

Upper Neuse Project Atlas

Neuse 03020201

Little Lick Creek Watershed: Reach 13-2

HUC 3020201050020

Watershed Stressors:

The Project Site occurs in the Functional Assessment Area 1 watershed. Anthropogenic activities have resulted in the conversion of 44 percent of the watershed to disturbed land use/land cover. Impervious land cover occurs over 3 percent of the watershed. No portion of the watershed is zoned Business or Industrial. Residential areas are zoned Low Density Residential (13 percent) and Rural Residential (87 percent). Land use/land cover alterations have impacted 44 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 (3 percent coverage) and moderately erodible soils (72 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. The stormwater retrofit will provide hydrology and water quality benefits by attenuating the peak discharge and filtering runoff from agricultural land.

Feasibility & Implementatio n:

Constraints:

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)

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

Retrofit will require maintenance.

Notes:

Shed within the 200-foot buffer.

Falls Lake Natural Areas Macrosite

Additional Comments:

Little Lick Creek (HU: 03020201050020)

3-34

Upper Neuse Project Atlas

Neuse 03020201

Little Lick Creek Watershed: Reach 13-2 Parcel Attributes:

Parcel MID1

County

1

Durham

0851-04-846336

2 

Durham

3

Durham

1 2

PIN2

Property Owner

Acreage3

Zoning4

CITY OF DURHAM

18.95

R-10

0851-03-965116

CHANDLER FRANCES E

54.99

R-10

0861-03-069165

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

66.01

RD

Parcel map identification number County parcel identification number

Little Lick Creek (HU: 03020201050020)

HUC 3020201050020

3 4

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

3-35

Little Lick Creek Watershed: ReachSR13-1/ 13-3 SR13-1b

City of Durham

THISTLEROCK LN

35°59'30"N

2

4

RE

RO

CK

PL

RE

DE

AR

PL

Reach 13-3

A

35°59'15"N

FI

City of Durham

I RM

G TA

E

DR

SR5-6

LL STA IN G D SR

re e k

C ick le L Litt

78°48'0"W

Stream Restoration (Priority 1) Stream Restoration (Priority 2) Stream Enhancement (Level 1) Stream Enhancement (Level 2) Stream Preservation

78°47'45"W

50' Buffer Restoration 200' Buffer Restoration Stream

Lake Rogers

303(d) List Stream Ambient Water Quality Fish

Ellerbe Creek

Macrobenthos

Wetland Restoration Wetland Enhancement

Project Site Bounding Parcels

Wetland Preservation

Parcel Boundary

Stormwater BMP Retrofit

City Boundary

Little Lick Creek Lick Creek

0

200

400 Feet

Scale: 1" = 400'

HUC: 3020201050020

Upper Neuse Project Atlas

Neuse 03020201

Little Lick Creek Watershed: Reach 13-3 Mitigation Opportunity:

System

Type

1

SELII

HUC 3020201050020

(Acres*, Feet+, Count#)

Units

Stream Type/ Wetland Type

Drainage Area

770+

Perennial

10.02

*

1

RBR

1.2

--

--

1

NOB

23.8*

--

--

#

--

--

1

SR

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 enhancement, riparian buffer restoration, nutrient offset buffer restoration, and a stormwater retrofit. Stream enhancement (level 2) opportunities exists for a 770-foot perennial reach of Little Lick Creek observed to have eroding banks. Streambank stabilization and buffer planting are recommended. Riparian buffer restoration opportunity (1.2 acres) exists along the left bank (looking downstream) of Little Lick Creek. Nutrient offset buffer restoration opportunity exists proximal to to Little Lick Creek, a pond and its associated outfall channel, and a series of swales. Riparian buffer restoration and nutrient offset buffer restoration are achievable through the conversion of agricultural land to natural vegetation. The stormwater retrofit opportunity involves maintaining an existing pond as a stormwater treatment pond.

Location:

The Project Site consists of two discrete areas. The stream enhancement, riparian buffer restoration, and nutrient offset buffer restoration opportunities are located immediately east of the Stallings Road (SR 1814)-Armitage Drive (no SR number) intersection in unincorporated Durham County, NC. Access is from Stallings Road to the west. The stormwater retrofit opportunity is located immediately south of Armitage Road at a point 350 feet along Armitage Road from its intersection with Stallings Road in Durham, NC.

Environmental Characteristic s:

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:

Little Lick Creek (HU: 03020201050020)

3-37

Upper Neuse Project Atlas

Neuse 03020201

Little Lick Creek Watershed: Reach 13-3

HUC 3020201050020

Watershed Stressors:

The Project Site occurs in the Functional Assessment Area 1 watershed. Anthropogenic activities have resulted in the conversion of 44 percent of the watershed to disturbed land use/land cover. Impervious land cover occurs over 3 percent of the watershed. No portion of the watershed is zoned Business or Industrial. Residential areas are zoned Low Density Residential (13 percent) and Rural Residential (87 percent). Land use/land cover alterations have impacted 44 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 (3 percent coverage) and moderately erodible soils (72 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. 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. The stormwater retrofit will provide hydrology and water quality benefits by attenuating the peak discharge and filtering runoff from agricultural land.

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:

Retrofit 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

Structures within the 200-foot buffer.

Falls Lake Natural Areas Macrosite

Power line corridor.

Culvert at Stallings Road.

Additional Comments:

Little Lick Creek (HU: 03020201050020)

3-38

Upper Neuse Project Atlas

Neuse 03020201

Little Lick Creek Watershed: Reach 13-3 Parcel Attributes:

Parcel MID1

County

1

Durham

0851-04-846336

2 

Durham

3 4

1 2

PIN2

Property Owner

Acreage3

Zoning4

CITY OF DURHAM

18.95

R-10

0851-03-965116

CHANDLER FRANCES E

54.99

R-10

Durham

0861-03-069165

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

66.01

RD

Durham

0861-03-055557

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

17.53

RD

Parcel map identification number County parcel identification number

Little Lick Creek (HU: 03020201050020)

HUC 3020201050020

3 4

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

3-39

Little Lick Creek Watershed: Reach 2-14

City of Durham

1

HURSEY ST

CHARLIE DR

35°58'45"N

2

OT1-20

SR5-7

Reach 1-15

TR

L

3 AI L C H I P NG

5

SR2-1

CHUB DR

ST

Reach 2-14

ON

VALENCIA DR

C

E

WAYNE ST

Y

4

WAYNE ST

RE

EK

CI

R

C

T

LAR

RIVERBARK LN

DG

TE

DR

re e k

RE

A

City of Durham

Litt le L ick C

35°58'30"N

CH

N A NTUCKETT AVE

GIBSON RD

78°50'15"W

Stream Restoration (Priority 1) Stream Restoration (Priority 2) Stream Enhancement (Level 1) Stream Enhancement (Level 2) Stream Preservation

78°50'0"W

50' Buffer Restoration 200' Buffer Restoration Stream

Lake Rogers

303(d) List Stream Ambient Water Quality Fish

Ellerbe Creek

Macrobenthos

Wetland Restoration Wetland Enhancement

Project Site Bounding Parcels

Wetland Preservation

Parcel Boundary

Stormwater BMP Retrofit

City Boundary

Little Lick Creek Lick Creek

0

200

400 Feet

Scale: 1" = 400'

HUC: 3020201050020

Upper Neuse Project Atlas

Neuse 03020201

Little Lick Creek Watershed: Reach 2-14 Mitigation Opportunity:

System

Type

1

RBR

HUC 3020201050020

(Acres*, Feet+, Count#)

Units

Stream Type/ Wetland Type

Drainage Area

1.0*

--

--

#

--

--

1

SR

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 riparian buffer restoration and a stormwater retrofit. Riparian buffer restoration opportunity (1.0 acre) exists along both banks of a reach of Little Lick Creek traversing a mobile home community. Riparian buffer restoration is achievable through the conversion of maintained lawn to natural vegetation. The stormwater retrofit opportunity involves installation of a stormwater wetland or bioretention cell within the mobile home park. In addition, existing concrete channels that convey stormwater through the residential area may be converted to grass swales with grass filter strips and routed to the retrofit structure. This opportunity should be pursued in conjunction with Project Site Reach 1-15.

Location:

The Project Site extends through a mobile home community located in Durham, NC. Access to the mobile home community is from Chipngail Trial (no SR number). Chipngail Trail intersects Lynn Road (SR 1919) 550 feet south along Lynn Road from the Lynn RoadHursey Street (SR 1985) intersection. Inside the mobile home community, access to the Project Site is available from Chub Drive (no SR number), Wayne Street (no SR number), or Valencia Drive (no SR number).

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:

Little Lick Creek (HU: 03020201050020)

3-41

Upper Neuse Project Atlas

Neuse 03020201

Little Lick Creek Watershed: Reach 2-14

HUC 3020201050020

Watershed Stressors:

The Project Site occurs in the Functional Assessment Area 4 watershed. Anthropogenic activities have resulted in the conversion of 71 percent of the watershed to disturbed land use/land cover. Impervious land cover occurs over 8 percent of the watershed. The watershed is zoned 6 percent Business. Residential areas are zoned Medium Density Residential (22 percent), Low-Medium Density Residential (7 percent), Low Density Residential (26 percent), Very Low Density Residential (22 percent), and Rural Residential (18 percent). Land use/land cover alterations have impacted 71 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 (78 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. The stormwater retrofit will provide hydrology and water quality benefits by attenuating the peak discharge and filtering runoff from a residential area.

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:

Additional Comments:

Area too small. Pursue with Reach 1-15.

Retrofit will require maintenance. Will depend on buy-in from multiple residents.

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

Residences within the 50-foot buffer.

Project Site should be pursued in conjunction with Reach 1-15 to satisfy EEP Project Site criteria.

Little Lick Creek (HU: 03020201050020)

3-42

Upper Neuse Project Atlas

Neuse 03020201

Little Lick Creek Watershed: Reach 2-14 Parcel Attributes:

Parcel MID1

1 2

PIN2

County

4

Durham

0841-04-905525

5

Durham

0841-04-803895

Parcel map identification number County parcel identification number

Little Lick Creek (HU: 03020201050020)

HUC 3020201050020 Property Owner WHISPERING PINES MOBILE PK INC ATTN: CHARLIE W WHISPERING PINES MOBILE PK INC ATTN: CHARLIE W

3 4

Acreage3

Zoning4

20.44

RM-20

29.62

PDR

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

3-43

Little Lick Creek Watershed: Reach 2-2

AL DR

RD

ST

35°58'15"N

RE

SR2-5 7

SR2-4

6

LY

N

N

FOR

City of Durham

IVY W O O D LN

KEN D A

SM IB

3

4

ick Little L

LV D

1

R LL D

IA M

Reach 2-2

5

35°58'0"N

Creek

2

AN

TD

R

W HORSESHOE RD

PL

S EA

78°50'45"W

Stream Restoration (Priority 1) Stream Restoration (Priority 2) Stream Enhancement (Level 1) Stream Enhancement (Level 2) Stream Preservation

E HORSESHOE RD

78°50'30"W

50' Buffer Restoration 200' Buffer Restoration Stream

Lake Rogers

303(d) List Stream Ambient Water Quality Fish

Ellerbe Creek

Macrobenthos

Wetland Restoration Wetland Enhancement

Project Site Bounding Parcels

Wetland Preservation

Parcel Boundary

Stormwater BMP Retrofit

City Boundary

Little Lick Creek Lick Creek

0

200

400 Feet

Scale: 1" = 400'

HUC: 3020201050020

Upper Neuse Project Atlas

Neuse 03020201

Little Lick Creek Watershed: Reach 2-2 Mitigation Opportunity:

HUC 3020201050020

(Acres*, Feet+, Count#)

Units

Stream Type/ Wetland Type

Drainage Area

RBR

2.2*

--

--

1

NOB

4.2

*

--

--

1

SR

2#

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

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 riparian buffer restoration, nutrient offset buffer restoration, and two stormwater retrofits. Riparian buffer restoration opportunity (2.2 acres) and nutrient offset buffer restoration opportunity (4.2 acres) exist along both banks of an unnamed tributary to Little Lick Creek. Riparian buffer restoration and nutrient offset buffer restoration are achievable through conversion of agricultural land to natural vegetation. The stormwater retrofit opportunities involve routing stormwater from the Amberlynn Valley townhome property to an existing stormwater treatment pond and repairing an existing stormwater pond in the Lynn Hollow subdivision.

Location:

The Project Site consists of three discrete areas. The riparian buffer restoration and nutrient offset buffer restoration opportunities are located immediately north of Pleasant Drive (SR 1815) at a point 1200 east along Pleasant Drive from its intersection with South Miami Boulevard (US 70) in unincorporated Durham County, NC. Access is from Pleasant Drive to the south. One stormwater retrofit opportunity is located at the Amberlynn Valley townhome property in Durham, NC. Access to the property is from Ivy Wood Lane (no SR number). Ivy Wood Lane itself is located 550 along Lynn Road (SR 1921) from the Lynn Road-South Miami Boulevard intersection. The second stormwater retrofit opportunit y is located at the southern terminus of Forrestral Drive (no SR number) in the Lynn Hollow subdivision in Durham, NC Access is from Forrestral Drive to the north.

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:

Little Lick Creek (HU: 03020201050020)

3-45

Upper Neuse Project Atlas

Neuse 03020201

Little Lick Creek Watershed: Reach 2-2

HUC 3020201050020

Watershed Stressors:

The Project Site occurs in the Functional Assessment Area 4 watershed. Anthropogenic activities have resulted in the conversion of 71 percent of the watershed to disturbed land use/land cover. Impervious land cover occurs over 8 percent of the watershed. The watershed is zoned 6 percent Business. Residential areas are zoned Medium Density Residential (22 percent), Low-Medium Density Residential (7 percent), Low Density Residential (26 percent), Very Low Density Residential (22 percent), and Rural Residential (18 percent). Land use/land cover alterations have impacted 71 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 (78 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. The stormwater retrofits will provide hydrology and water quality benefits by attenuating the peak discharge and filtering runoff from two residential areas.

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

Residences within the 200-foot buffer.

Additional Comments:

Little Lick Creek (HU: 03020201050020)

3-46

Upper Neuse Project Atlas

Neuse 03020201

Little Lick Creek Watershed: Reach 2-2 Parcel Attributes:

Parcel MID1

County

1

Durham

0840-02-579164

3

Durham

4

1 2

PIN2

HUC 3020201050020 Property Owner

Acreage3

Zoning4

CLAYTON WILBURN V & WIFE DOROTHY G

9.95

R-20

0840-02-674129

CLAYTON WILBURN V & WIFE DOROTHY G

1.33

R-20

Durham

0840-02-675119

CLAYTON WILBURN V & WIFE DOROTHY G

1.14

R-20

5

Durham

0840-02-677211

MYERS ERIC W & MELISSA M BARHAM

2.59

R-20

6

Durham

0840-02-663910

CLAYTON WILBURN V & WIFE DOROTHY G

0.59

R-20

6

Durham

0840-07-584171

9.48

PDR

7

Durham

0840-07-687345

3.79

PDR

Parcel map identification number County parcel identification number

Little Lick Creek (HU: 03020201050020)

WELLONS INC LYNN HOLLOW HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION INC

3 4

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

3-47

OS

PR

IN

SV

IE

GS

W

RD

LN

Little Lick Creek Watershed: Reach 3-1

City of Durham

RHILL

AY

EB

AD LM E

ST

BE L

HA

Z EL WO

OD

ST

DR D

DR

CR

LS RA

FOR

S

MI

NE

HAN

H OV E

LEAC

RO

1

FT

WA

Y

35°58'15"N

SR6-4 HOLDER RD

Reach 3-1 2 3

35°58'0"N

ALLISTER RD

RICON PL

DANBURY DR

BERNARD DR

BRISTLEWOOD DR 78°49'45"W

78°49'30"W

Stream Restoration (Priority 1) Stream Restoration (Priority 2) Stream Enhancement (Level 1) Stream Enhancement (Level 2) Stream Preservation

78°49'15"W

50' Buffer Restoration 200' Buffer Restoration Stream

Lake Rogers

303(d) List Stream Ambient Water Quality Fish

Ellerbe Creek

Macrobenthos

Wetland Restoration Wetland Enhancement

Project Site Bounding Parcels

Wetland Preservation

Parcel Boundary

Stormwater BMP Retrofit

City Boundary

Little Lick Creek Lick Creek

0

200

400 Feet

Scale: 1" = 400'

HUC: 3020201050020

Upper Neuse Project Atlas

Neuse 03020201

Little Lick Creek Watershed: Reach 3-1 Mitigation Opportunity:

HUC 3020201050020

(Acres*, Feet+, Count#)

Units

Stream Type/ Wetland Type

Drainage Area

RBR

0.8*

--

--

1

NOB

1.0

*

--

--

1

SR

1#

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

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 riparian buffer restoration, nutrient offset buffer restoration, and a stormwater retrofit. Riparian buffer restoration opportunities (0.8 acre) and nutrient offset buffer restoration opportunity (1.0 acre) exist proximal to two unnamed tributaries. Riparian buffer restoration and nutrient offset buffer restoration are achievable through the conversion of agricultural land to natural vegetation. The stormwater retrofit opportunity involves the installation of a wet pond and/or level spreader to treat stormwater from the Grove Park subdivision.

Location:

The Project Site consists of two discrete areas located on opposite sides of Holder Road (SR 1911). The riparian buffer restoration and nutrient offset buffer restoration opportunities are located immediately south of Holder Road at a point 1930 feet east along Holder Road from its intersection with South Mineral Springs Road (SR 1815) in unincorporated Durham County, NC. Access is from Holder Road to the north. The stormwater retrofit opportunity is located immediately north of Holder Road at a point 2200 feet north along Holder Road from its intersection with South Mineral Springs Road in Durham, NC. Access is from Holder Road to the south.

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:

Little Lick Creek (HU: 03020201050020)

3-49

Upper Neuse Project Atlas

Neuse 03020201

Little Lick Creek Watershed: Reach 3-1

HUC 3020201050020

Watershed Stressors:

The Project Site occurs in the Functional Assessment Area 6 watershed. Anthropogenic activities have resulted in the conversion of 67 percent of the watershed to disturbed land use/land cover. Impervious land cover occurs over 9 percent of the watershed. The watershed is zoned 3 percent Business and 1 percent Industrial. Residential areas are zoned Medium Density Residential (1 percent), Low-Medium Density Residential (4 percent), Low Density Residential (28 percent), Very Low Density Residential (27 percent), and Rural Residential (36 percent). Land use/land cover alterations have impacted 67 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 moderately erodible soils (95 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. The stormwater retrofits will provide hydrology and water quality benefits by attenuating the peak discharge and filtering runoff from a residential area.

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.

Retrofit will require maintenance.

Notes:

Y

N

Structures Present

Sheds within the 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 Holder Road.

Additional Comments:

Little Lick Creek (HU: 03020201050020)

3-50

Upper Neuse Project Atlas

Neuse 03020201

Little Lick Creek Watershed: Reach 3-1 Parcel Attributes:

Parcel MID1

1 2

PIN2

County

HUC 3020201050020 Property Owner

1

Durham

0850-01-298410

2

Durham

0850-01-281088

GROVE PARK COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION INC ELLIS TIMOTHY RAY ELLIS TERESA FARRELL

3

Durham

0850-01-273968

ELLIS TIMOTHY R ELLIS TERESA F

Parcel map identification number County parcel identification number

Little Lick Creek (HU: 03020201050020)

3 4

Acreage3

Zoning4

6.59

PDR

2.43

PDR

0.91

R-20

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

3-51

Little Lick Creek Watershed: Reach 3-3

35°58'0"N

PLEASANT DR

SM LS RA INE PRI D SR NG

1

Reach 3-3 2

City of Durham

78°50'0"W

Stream Restoration (Priority 1) Stream Restoration (Priority 2) Stream Enhancement (Level 1) Stream Enhancement (Level 2) Stream Preservation

ORSON CT

DELMAR DR

DARCY CT

DOLMAIN ST

35°57'45"N

BEALL S T

78°49'45"W

50' Buffer Restoration 200' Buffer Restoration Stream

Lake Rogers

303(d) List Stream Ambient Water Quality Fish

Ellerbe Creek

Macrobenthos

Wetland Restoration Wetland Enhancement

Project Site Bounding Parcels

Wetland Preservation

Parcel Boundary

Stormwater BMP Retrofit

City Boundary

Little Lick Creek Lick Creek

0

200

400 Feet

Scale: 1" = 400'

HUC: 3020201050020

Upper Neuse Project Atlas

Neuse 03020201

Little Lick Creek Watershed: Reach 3-3 Mitigation Opportunity:

HUC 3020201050020

System

Type

Size (acres or feet)

Stream Type/ Wetland Type

Drainage Area

1

RBR

0.3*

--

--

1

NOB

1.3

*

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

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 (0.3 acres) and nutrient offset buffer restoration (1.3 acres) opportunites through the conversion of agricultural land to natural vegetation. Riparian buffer restoration and nutrient offset buffer restoration exist along the left bank (looking downstream) of an unnamed tributary.

Location:

The Project Site is located immmediately east of South Mineral Springs Road (SR 1917) at a point 1600 feet southeast along South Mineral Springs Road from its intersection with Pleasant Drive (SR 1815) in Durham, NC. Access to the Project Site is from South Mineral Springs 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:

Little Lick Creek (HU: 03020201050020)

3-53

Upper Neuse Project Atlas

Neuse 03020201

Little Lick Creek Watershed: Reach 3-3

HUC 3020201050020

Watershed Stressors:

The Project Site occurs in the Functional Assessment Area 6 watershed. Anthropogenic activities have resulted in the conversion of 67 percent of the watershed to disturbed land use/land cover. Impervious land cover occurs over 9 percent of the watershed. The watershed is zoned 3 percent Business and 1 percent Industrial. Residential areas are zoned Medium Density Residential (1 percent), Low-Medium Density Residential (4 percent), Low Density Residential (28 percent), Very Low Density Residential (27 percent), and Rural Residential (36 percent). Land use/land cover alterations have impacted 67 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 moderately erodible soils (95 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:

Notes:

Y

N

Structures Present

Residences within the 200-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 South Mineral Springs Road.

Additional Comments:

Little Lick Creek (HU: 03020201050020)

3-54

Upper Neuse Project Atlas

Neuse 03020201

Little Lick Creek Watershed: Reach 3-3 Parcel Attributes:

Parcel MID1

1 2

PIN2

County

1

Durham

0840-02-968103

2

Durham

0850-01-056804

Parcel map identification number County parcel identification number

Little Lick Creek (HU: 03020201050020)

HUC 3020201050020 Property Owner NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT GROUP LLC NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT GROUP LLC

3 4

Acreage3

Zoning4

10.79

RD

14.62

RD

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

3-55

Little Lick Creek Watershed: Reach 4-3

IO

N

RD

36°0'0"N

JU

T NC

BELMONT DR

D O DSO N S T

System 1 1 MANSFIELD AVE

Reach 4-3 System 2 2

3 INDEPENDENCE AVE

RNE BO U

KH

ELAINE CIR

AM

P

ME L

BE C

Stream Restoration (Priority 2) Stream Enhancement (Level 1) Stream Enhancement (Level 2) Stream Preservation

WE LTON AVE

L

78°51'15"W

Stream Restoration (Priority 1)

BELMO NT DR

B CT

ST

KNO

IDLEW OOD DR

35°59'45"N

City of Durham

City of Durham

78°51'0"W

78°50'45"W

50' Buffer Restoration 200' Buffer Restoration Stream

Lake Rogers

303(d) List Stream Ambient Water Quality Fish

Ellerbe Creek

Macrobenthos

Wetland Restoration Wetland Enhancement

Project Site Bounding Parcels

Wetland Preservation

Parcel Boundary

Stormwater BMP Retrofit

City Boundary

Little Lick Creek Lick Creek

0

200

400 Feet

Scale: 1" = 400'

HUC: 3020201050020

Upper Neuse Project Atlas

Neuse 03020201

Little Lick Creek Watershed: Reach 4-3 Mitigation Opportunity:

HUC 3020201050020

(Acres*, Feet+, Count#)

Units

Stream Type/ Wetland Type

Drainage Area

RBR

0.3*

--

--

1

NOB

0.2

*

--

--

2

RBR

0.1*

--

--

2

NOB

0.7

*

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

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 riparian buffer restoration and nutrient offset buffer restoration within two systems (Systems 1 and 2). System 1 offers riparian buffer restoration opportunity (0.3 acre) and nutrient offset buffer restoration opportunity (0.2 acre) along the right bank (looking downstream) of an unnamed tributary. System 2 offers riparian buffer restoration opportunity (0.1 acre) and nutrient offset buffer restoration opportunity (0.7 acre) along the left bank of the same unnamed tributary. For both systems, riparian buffer restoration and nutrient offset buffer restoration are achievable through the conversion of maintained lawn to natural vegetation.

Location:

The Project Site consists of two discreet systems in Durham, NC. System 1 is located immediately north of Mansfield Road (no SR number) at a point 780 feet east along Mansfield Road from its intersection with Junction Road (SR 1838). Access to System 1 is from Mansfield Road to the south. System 2 is located at the western terminus of Independence Avenue (no SR number). Access to System 2 is from Independence Avenue to the east.

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:

Little Lick Creek (HU: 03020201050020)

3-57

Upper Neuse Project Atlas

Neuse 03020201

Little Lick Creek Watershed: Reach 4-3

HUC 3020201050020

Watershed Stressors:

The Project Site occurs in the Functional Assessment Area 3 watershed. Anthropogenic activities have resulted in the conversion of 68 percent of the watershed to disturbed land use/land cover. Impervious land cover occurs over 12 percent of the watershed. The watershed is zoned 2 percent Business and 2 percent Industrial. Residential areas are zoned Medium Density Residential (9 percent), Low-Medium Density Residential (28 percent), Low Density Residential (36 percent), Very Low Density Residential (21 percent), and Rural Residential (2 percent). Land use/land cover alterations have impacted 68 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 moderately erodible soils (82 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:

Area too small.

Notes:

Y

N

Structures Present

Structures within the 200-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

Culverts and Mansfield Avenue and Independence Avenue.

Additional Comments:

Little Lick Creek (HU: 03020201050020)

3-58

Upper Neuse Project Atlas

Neuse 03020201

Little Lick Creek Watershed: Reach 4-3 Parcel Attributes:

Parcel MID1

County

1

Durham

0841-06-481332

2

Durham

3

Durham

1 2

PIN2

Property Owner

Acreage3

Zoning4

SMITH INDEPENDENT BAPRIST CHURCH

2.01

R-8

0841-06-474769

MANN GORDON L JR MANN KATHERINE

0.49

R-8

0841-06-475870

MANN GORDON L JR MANN KATHERINE

0.50

R-8

Parcel map identification number County parcel identification number

Little Lick Creek (HU: 03020201050020)

HUC 3020201050020

3 4

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

3-59

Little Lick Creek Watershed: Reach 4-5

City of Durham

FERNANDO ST

PRINCESS ANNE DR

BELMO NT DR

BC T

IDLEW OOD DR

KNO

ROSS RD

NE

35°59'30"N

K IL A R Y DR

1

SR4-1

OT4-18 2

LLE ST

WOO D

CRE ST

ST

R OC H E

Reach 4-5

ATKA

CT VE RM EL CT

Stream Enhancement (Level 1) Stream Enhancement (Level 2) Stream Preservation

CHA

L ST R U MM E

Stream Restoration (Priority 2)

RLE

ST EST D CR

35°59'15"N

W OO Stream Restoration (Priority 1)

LO W AY S T

HY

DR

RD

78°51'0"W

H OL

CAT

LY NN

S TO

WN R D

JENEE LN

SAL V O N E C T

78°50'45"W

50' Buffer Restoration 200' Buffer Restoration Stream

Lake Rogers

303(d) List Stream Ambient Water Quality Fish

Ellerbe Creek

Macrobenthos

Wetland Restoration Wetland Enhancement

Project Site Bounding Parcels

Wetland Preservation

Parcel Boundary

Stormwater BMP Retrofit

City Boundary

Little Lick Creek Lick Creek

0

200

400 Feet

Scale: 1" = 400'

HUC: 3020201050020

Upper Neuse Project Atlas

Neuse 03020201

Little Lick Creek Watershed: Reach 4-5 Mitigation Opportunity:

System

Type

1

SELII

HUC 3020201050020

(Acres*, Feet+, Count#)

Units

Stream Type/ Wetland Type

Drainage Area

1400+

Perennial

0.29

#

--

--

1

SR

2

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

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 enhancement and two stormwater retrofits. Stream enhancement (level 2) opportunity exists for 1400-foot perennial reach of an unnamed tributary observed to have failing banks. Discharge from a culvert and stormwater runoff from a nearby apartment complex contributed to the stream's degraded condition. Streambank stabilization is recommended. The stormwater retrofit opportunities involve the installation of bioretention cells to treat stormwater from two appartment complexes..

Location:

The Project Site consists of two discrete areas. The stream enhancement opportunity and a stormwater retrofit opportunity are located at the southern terminus of Charlestown Road (no SR number) in Durham, NC. Access to the site is from Charlestown Road to the northeast. The stormwater retrofit opportunity is located behind the Rochelle Manor Apartments. The Rochelle Manor Apartments themselves are located 800 feet north along Rochelle Street (no SR number) from the Rochelle Street-Holloway Street (NC 98) 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:

Little Lick Creek (HU: 03020201050020)

3-61

Upper Neuse Project Atlas

Neuse 03020201

Little Lick Creek Watershed: Reach 4-5

HUC 3020201050020

Watershed Stressors:

The Project Site occurs in the Functional Assessment Area 3 watershed. Anthropogenic activities have resulted in the conversion of 68 percent of the watershed to disturbed land use/land cover. Impervious land cover occurs over 12 percent of the watershed. The watershed is zoned 2 percent Business and 2 percent Industrial. Residential areas are zoned Medium Density Residential (9 percent), Low-Medium Density Residential (28 percent), Low Density Residential (36 percent), Very Low Density Residential (21 percent), and Rural Residential (2 percent). Land use/land cover alterations have impacted 68 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 moderately erodible soils (82 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 stream channel erosion that contributes to turbidity and suspended sediments. Stabilizing the stream channel from further headcutting will provide habitat benefits by preventing the destruction of in-situ habitat as well as reducing suspended sediment that can bury downstream habitat features. The stormwater retrofits will provide hydrology and water quality benefits by attenuating the peak discharge and filtering runoff from two apartment complexes.

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)

Y

N

Structures Present

Residences proximal to the stream.

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 Ross Road.

Constraints:

Length too short.

Retrofits will require maintenance.

Notes:

Additional Comments:

Little Lick Creek (HU: 03020201050020)

3-62

Upper Neuse Project Atlas

Neuse 03020201

Little Lick Creek Watershed: Reach 4-5 Parcel Attributes:

Parcel MID1

County

1

Durham

0841-10-457679

2

Durham

0841-11-558548

1 2

PIN2

Parcel map identification number County parcel identification number

Little Lick Creek (HU: 03020201050020)

HUC 3020201050020 Property Owner

Acreage3

Zoning4

ROCHELLE MANOR

14.35

RM-12

CHARLESTOWNE DURHAM LLC

24.87

RM-12

3 4

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

3-63

Little Lick Creek Watershed: Reach 5-10B

DE

W

DR

HT D

R

M O 35°59'15"N

ST

S

CI

OO

EL

ER

ER

DR

S ENG

RI

LN

ST

H A D RIAN D R

LIG

GLAIVE DR

CA

PU L

DR

NE

N ENGELS CI R

TY

OT5-8

OT5-9

ick Cr Little L

Reach 5-10B R

1 DR

DR

IE

ON

G H CT

NG T

OU BR KI M

TR

M ILL CIR

AU

35°59'0"N

EY

A

EY

R

V

OV

ER

LO

OK

City of Durham

LL

LA N

L RY D

BAR RI

CHIVA

eek

OAK GROVE PKWY

C

R

S

O

SW

OO

D

D

R

C E DR

LE

N EW BE R

W

TRA

ND KI

W ES LYN

OO D

RY

DR

LN

78°48'45"W

Stream Restoration (Priority 1) Stream Restoration (Priority 2) Stream Enhancement (Level 1) Stream Enhancement (Level 2) Stream Preservation

78°48'30"W

50' Buffer Restoration 200' Buffer Restoration Stream

Lake Rogers

303(d) List Stream Ambient Water Quality Fish

Ellerbe Creek

Macrobenthos

Wetland Restoration Wetland Enhancement

Project Site Bounding Parcels

Wetland Preservation

Parcel Boundary

Stormwater BMP Retrofit

City Boundary

Little Lick Creek Lick Creek

0

200

400 Feet

Scale: 1" = 400'

HUC: 3020201050020

Upper Neuse Project Atlas

Neuse 03020201

Little Lick Creek Watershed: Reach 5-10B Mitigation Opportunity:

System

Type

1

RBR

HUC 3020201050020

(Acres*, Feet+, Count#)

Units

Stream Type/ Wetland Type

Drainage Area

6.9+

--

--

#

--

--

1

SR

2

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

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 the opportunities for riparian buffer restoration and two stormwater retrofits. Riparian buffer restoration opportunity (6.9 acres) exists along both banks of Little Lick Creek and an unnamed tributary to Little Lick Creek where both streams traverse a golf course fairway. It is recommended that a no-mow buffer be established along both sides of the two streams. The stormwater retrofit opportunities involve routing stormwater from the Grove Park and Greenwood subdivisions to existing golf water features for treatment.

Location:

The Project Site is located northeast of the Barrington Overlook Drive (no SR number)-Oak Grove Parkway (no SR number) intersection on the Crossing Golf Club property in Durham, NC. The golf course entrance is Oak Grove Parkway. Oak Grove Parkway itself is located off Wake Forest Highway (NC 98) at a point 2440 feet east along Wake Forest Highway from its intersection with North Mineral Springs Road (SR 1815).

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:

Little Lick Creek (HU: 03020201050020)

3-65

Upper Neuse Project Atlas

Neuse 03020201

Little Lick Creek Watershed: Reach 5-10B

HUC 3020201050020

Watershed Stressors:

The Project Site occurs in the Functional Assessment Area 2 watershed. Anthropogenic activities have resulted in the conversion of 80 percent of the watershed to disturbed land use/land cover. Impervious land cover occurs over 14 percent of the watershed. The watershed is zoned 5 percent Business. Residential areas are zoned Low Density Residential (73 percent), Very low Density Residential (14), and Rural Residential (8 percent). Land use/land cover alterations have impacted 80 percent of the riparian buffer corridor. Watershed geomorphic and physiographic characteristics that may influence water quality include the average watershed slope (6 percent), the presence of moderately erodible soils (66 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. The stormwater retrofits will provide hydrology and water quality benefits by attenuating the peak discharge and filtering runoff from two residential areas.

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)

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

Constraints:

Retrofits will require maintenance.

Notes:

Additional Comments:

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Little Lick Creek Watershed: Reach 5-10B Parcel Attributes:

Parcel MID1 1

1 2

PIN2

County

Durham

0851-04-536978

Parcel map identification number County parcel identification number

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HUC 3020201050020 Property Owner GENERAL ELECTRIC CREDIT EQUITIES INC 3 4

Acreage3

Zoning4

68.26

R-10

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

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Table 3-7: Little Lick Creek Watershed Stormwater Retrofit Opportunities Retrofit Index Number 1 2

Retrofit Name ER5-2 / OT5-1

Description Rain garden potential? Stilling basin?

MI4-1A

Potential for on-site retrofits.

3

MI4-1B

Potential for on-site retrofits.

4

OT1-18 / SR1-2

Pocket wetland with some extended detention. City suggested allow wetland to develop without creating structural changes.

5

OT1-20

No description

6

OT13-3

Potential water quality swale.

7

OT1-9 / SR1-4

Constructed wetland and drainage system in public park to treat residential area. 14 acres drains to historic pond. Could divert additional 9 acres (including 6 heavily urbanized) to current turf area.

8

OT3-5 / SR3-1

Capture runoff from building, road, fueling area with two sand filters.

9

OT4-18

Possible retrofit.

10

OT5-4

Good potential location for retrofit (bioretention, swale)

11

OT5-8 / OT5-9 / SR5-9

Use golf course water features as wet ponds to treat subdivision runoff. This will require reconfiguring some storm drains. Owner willing, and Allen McNally on the LLC Technical Team

12

OT6-9 / SR6-4

Wet pond, level spreader, plunge pool

13

OT7-1

Modify outfall to treat water quality.

14

OT7-3

Look for opportunities to reduce runoff with onlot practices or perhaps with retrofit to cul-de-sac.

15

OT8-103

16

SC5-2

Channel forced around sediment; needs to be dredged and possibly used as a large stilling basin needing frequent maintenance.

17

SC8-13

Fish barrier removal rec., not stormwater retrofit.

18

SR10-1

Capture and infiltrate or sheet flow roof leader runoff

19

SR1-1

Divert Lynn Rd drainage ditches to a constructed wetland on park property.

20

SR1-10

Rain gardens; pre-treat flows before discharging to forested buffer

21

SR1-11

Rain gardens

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SR1-3

Establish pocket wetland with extended detention, allow pond to naturalize

23

SR13-1 / SR13-1b

24

SR1-5

Retrofit dry detention basin (extended dry detention or wetland?)

Preserve farm pond currently treating runoff from stream through highly developed area. Hydrologically connect to floodplain of Little Lick Creek and tributary. Create wet pond/shallow wetland - will require grading and reconfiguring pavement

25

SR1-6

Use vegetation as visual barrier and stream buffer.

26

SR1-7

Rain gardens/bioretention or grass filter strips in parking lot.

27

SR1-8

Use level spreader and grass strip pretreatment with a bioretention cell which ties back into the storm drain system.

28

SR1-9

Rain gardens

29

SR2-1

Wetland creation; bioretention; stream buffer and upland reforestation; use of grass swale and grass filter strips. Remove concrete channels where velocities allow.

30

SR2-2

Parking lot treatment using bioretention strips. Pre-treat flows discharging via concrete chute behind building. Keep forested filter function behind building.

31

SR2-3

Rain gardens; keep grass filter strip function

32

SR2-4

If not treated by the Amberlynn Valley ponds downstream, retrofit these to tie them in.

33

SR2-4B

34

SR2-5

Enforcement to ensure that wet ponds are constructed as designed. Pond repair/maintenance and enforcement.

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Table 3-7: Little Lick Creek Watershed Stormwater Retrofit Opportunities Retrofit Index Number 35

Retrofit Name SR2-6

36

SR2-7

Rain gardens, Porous pavement

37

SR3-2

Install two sandfilters along route 70; use OGS to pretreat diesel fueling area, which is currently uncovered.

38

SR3-3

3 sand filters and pave 1/4 acre lot

Description Grass filter strip on west side of property

39

SR3-4

filter at exit point to capture parking lot and building

40

SR3-6

Remove grease from pond.

41

SR4-1

Use curb cuts to divert runoff from parking lot into bioretention cells in existing turf areas. Tie back into storm drain.

42

SR4-2

No retrofit recommended?

43

SR4-3

Use curb cuts to divert runoff from parking lot into bioretention cells in existing turf areas. Tie back into storm drain.

44

SR4-4

Add pretreatment forebay/plunge pool at outfalls. Possible tree impacts reduces aesthetics score--should this reduce feasibility score?

45

SR4-5 / OT4-7 / MI4-6

Use pre-treatment forebays at outfalls. Diabase sill on this reach, caddisflies found during fieldwork (MI 4-6)

46

SR5-1

Use flowsplitter to divert water quality flows to bioretention cell on west side of site using existing turf area. Use back strip of land as grass filter strip with stone level spreader. Also possible to use linear bioretention.

47

SR5-10

Rain gardens, porous pavement

48

SR5-2a

Biofiltration cell for bus loop area, behind row of trees. Use curb cut to divert flows.

49

SR5-2b

Excavate vegetated strips between parking rows to create bioretention.

50

SR5-3

Enhance turf area to include stone level spreader, grass filter strip and bioretention.

51

SR5-4

Buffer plantings and rain gardens

52

SR5-5

Create small shallow wetland to treat parking runoff. Plenty of head available to water quality flows out of the storm drains. Note: wetland could be amenity for folks living there.

53

SR5-6

Use existing wet pond of Durham property to treat residential runoff by diverting storm drains; allow forested wetland to treat runoff

54

SR5-7

Create shallow wetland areas at outfalls in floodplain. If possible, divert additional flows from steep channel to south. Spoke to owner. Would be willing to create additional forested buffer area. Owner may be willing (in field notes).

55

SR5-8

Add pre-treatment at outfalls if possible. Use level spreaders when possible. Preserve connection of small tributaries to the floodplain.

56

SR6-1

Evaluate existing dry pond for ext detention;

57

SR6-1B

58

SR6-2

Possible enforcement recommendation. Consider pond device at outfall if BMP was not required for this site; also 2 curb cuts have potential for bioretention

59

SR6-3

Add forebay at road crossing. Does forebay just treat water quality?

60

SR6-5

Add underground sandfilter near each exit

61

SR6-6

Available areas for retrofit limited but include NC-98 ROW and grass area behind buildings

62

SR7-1a

Reroute drainage, constructed wetland, bioretention area. Some trees would be sacrificed by BMP

63

SR7-1b

Pocket wetland and swales to capture baseball diamond runoff

64

SR7-1c

Biofiltration to treat parking lot; using existing lawn area and yard inlet

65

SR7-1d

On lot biofiltration strips in large student/bus parking lot

66

SR8-1

Preserve buffering effect of these wetlands.

grade ctrl structures in eroded fairway channel; no-mow zone along channel bank

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Table 3-7: Little Lick Creek Watershed Stormwater Retrofit Opportunities Retrofit Index Number 67

Retrofit Name SR8-2

Description Potential for conservation easements here

68

SR9-1a/ MI 9-2

Disconnect roof drains from storm drain system on this side of the building.

69

SR9-1b / MI9-2

Enhance existing swale

70

SR9-1c / MI9-2

Use level spreader and grass strip pretreatment with a bioretention cell in the existing turf area near the school entrance off Baptist Rd.

71

TR3-1 / SR3-5

Use berms to prevent large areas to sheet flow over bare soil. Provide pre-treatment before discharge to wooded area to capture sediment.

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Table 3-8: Little Lick Creek Watershed Volunteer and Omitted Projects Project Index Number

Reach ID

Project Name

Site Type

Volunteer / Omit

Description Not written in a form; whole reach is in power easement; no buffer; 300 ft

1

RCH11-1

IB11-1

Buffer

Omit

2

RCH10-4

IB10-2 / IB5-6

Buffer

Volunteer

3

RCH10-2

ER10-2

Stream

Omit

Steep headcut at the end of Suitt Rd. Bank heights 6' to 12'. Needs stabilization. Ranks 4 for severity.

4

RCH10-3

ER10-3

Stream

Omit

300' of eroding stream with 6' to 10' banks. Stream restoration may be in design - KCI survey monuments and flagging found. Possible retrofit of homeowner - 1/2 ac of impervious on 1 ac lot.

5

RCH10-3

IB5-5

Buffer

Omit

Reforestation on homeowner property.

6

RCH7-1

IB5-4

Buffer

Volunteer

7

RCH4-9

ER4-3

Stream

Omit

Severe headcut with exposed sewer line crossing below

8

RCH6-5

ER6-2

Stream

Omit

Sediment deposition in channel; some headcutting and source seems to be from a farm operation where sand is stockpiled; tractors; off of Holder Rd

9

RCH3-6

ER3-2

Stream

Volunteer

Active downcutting and widening adjacent to homeowner property. 5 for severity and good access. Pouring paint in stream.

10

RCH3-1

ER3-1

Stream

Volunteer

Bank failure with widening and downcutting. Intermittent channel in suburban area. Bank heights 6', with 65 to 90 degree banks.

11

RCH6-1

ER6-1

Stream

Omit

60 ft of erosion; 4 ft banks on ephemeral channel; actively eroding with 3/4 severity (associated with OT6-9)

12

RCH5-3

IB5-2

Buffer

Volunteer

Buffer enhancement (but note location of sanitary). Some existing buffer reforestation.

13

RCH5-3

IB5-1B

Buffer

Omit

Potential reforestation in ROW, constrained by gas easement.

14

RCH4-5

ER4-2

Stream

Omit

Headcut on steep slope associated with combined drainage from OT4-14 and OT4-15. Room in forested area for step pool or other control feature

15

RCH4-3

ER4-1

Stream

Omit

Headcut (2.5 ft drop) in forested area migrating upstream from confluence with RCH4-4; access difficult (poison ivy, too)

16

RCH1-1

IB1-1

Buffer

Volunteer

Recommend a 25' to 50' buffer entire length of reach. Invasive species (kudzu) removal. Stream paralleled by sewer ROW. Mainly residential area.

17

RCH1-13

IB1-2

Buffer

Volunteer

Reforestation needed on right bank. Constrained by residential backyards.

18

RCH2-1

ER2-1

Stream

Omit

19

RCH2-1

IB2-1

Buffer

Volunteer

300 ft possible restoration but homes 25 ft from stream; results in low restoration potential; homeowner education on invasive Japanese stilt grass.

20

RCH2-3

IB2-3

Buffer

Volunteer

150 ft of inadequate buffer due to homeowner mowing

21

RCH2-6

ER2-2

Buffer

Omit

22

RCH2-10

IB2-10

Buffer

Volunteer

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Inadequate buffer. Reforestation.

Encroachment by new residential subdivision from both clearing and moving of fill resulting in small erosion channels. This buffer should be reestablished with new planting and future grading should be watched more closely to avoid similar impacts.

Massive erosion (12-14 ft high banks)

Eroded actively downcutting banks due to change in land use; parcel that has been cleared with less than 10 ft buffer. Find out if slated for development and have slopes protected and replanted. Backyards mowed to stream; homeowner education and reforestation needed.

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GRANVILLE

Stream

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WAKE

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