| SCOPES
of WORK MARCH 2005
This
document provides background and board action on grant requests
before the Clean Water Management Trust Fund Board of Trustees
at its March
2005 meeting including staff recommendations, board
committee recommendations and any previous actions taken
by the board when available. Grant approvals made at the
August meeting are tentative;final votes will likely be
taken later in the year.
2005A
CYCLE – RESTORATION / STORMWATER APPLICATIONS
Raleigh , NC, March 13, 2005
Deferred
Applications
2004B-404 – Valle Crucis
Park, Inc.’s Watauga River Park Greenway Restoration
2004A-701 – Cape Fear
RC&D’s Soccerplex at Flemington Landfill
New Restoration/Stormwater
Projects Applications
2005A-401
– NCSU Cooperative Extension’s Watauga River Restoration
2005A-402 – Pilot View
RC&D’s Shoals Restoration on Ararat River
2005A-701 – City of
Kinston’s Catfish Branch Stormwater Project
2005A-702 – Mecklenburg
County’s McDowell Creek Stormwater Project in Mountain Island
Lake Watershed
2005A-703 – NC Coastal
Federation’s Old Hammocks Beach Ferry Terminal Stormwater
Project
New
Restoration/Stormwater Planning Applications
2005A-802
– Environmental Education Fund’s Statewide Stormwater Education
Plan
2005A-805 – National
Committee for New River’s Boone Creek Greenway and Restoration
Plan
2005A-807 – Robeson
County’s COMtech’s Stormwater Management Plan
2005A-810 – Upper Cullasja
Watershed Association’s Watershed Restoration Plan
2005A-811 – Watershed
Association of the Tuckasegee River’s Savannah Creek Watershed
Action
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DEFERRED
APPLICATIONS
2004B-404
Valley Crucis Park, Inc. - Rest./ Watauga Park Greenway
Restoration, Watauga County, Mountains
Summary
Valley Crucis
Park, Inc. requests $38,380 (no match) for an effort to
repair 300 feet of streambank in the Watauga River basin.
Slope failure is occurring, with likelihood of a tremendous
amount of sediment that will fall into the stream. Design
and permitting costs are $11,500; construction and related
costs are $24,480, and erosion index monitoring cost is
$2,400. Permitting agencies are already involved in the
project. This small project does not require monitoring.
Water
Quality Benefits
- Prevent imminent
delivery of sediment to
Scope
of Work
- Design completed
- Repair 300
linear feet of sloughing stream banks, including channel
structures,
Conditions
- Applicant
must acquire all necessary permits
Budget
Notes
- Budget as
described in the application
Staff
Recommendations 8/8/04
Staff recommends
funding the requested amount up to $36,000. The applicant
does not need to conduct monitoring.
Committee
Recommendation 8/8/04
Motion by Beane,
2nd by Vaughan, Motion by Vaughan, 2nd by Beane, to accept
staff recommendation to favorably act on project and make
it eligible later this year for further review and funding
up to $36,000. Motion carries.
Staff
Recommendation 11/15/04
Staff recommends
deferring as scope and funding needs will change due to
storm events
Staff
Recommendation 3/13/05
Applicant has
requested $106,250 of a $110,150 effort to accomplish the
repairs to the site. The loss of sediment that was to be
prevented occurred after the hurricane season. The new score
is 81. Staff recommends funding the revised request up to
$107,000
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2004A-701 Cape Fear RC&D
– Storm. / Flemington Landfill, New Hanover County, Coastal
Plain Region
Summary
The Cape Fear
RC&D is requesting a revised amount of $833,060 of a
$3,299,560 (51% match) to reclaim the Flemington Landfill
site for a soccer complex between the Cape Fear and Northeast
Cape Fear Rivers. This is a Brownfields project, with appropriate
fill and topsoil brought in to cap the 65-acre site. This
will prevent further infiltration of rainwater into the
landfill, greatly decreasing flow through the landfill and
out to surface waters and wetlands. Ultimately, the site
will accommodate 15 soccer fields and parking for 850 vehicles.
CWMTF funds will be used for the site cap and constructed
wetlands to treat stormwater runoff from the facility (not
outflow from the landfill). Extensive groundwater monitoring
will be done through the Brownfields portion of the project.
Rare and endangered species have been documented: Shortnose
Sturgeon and the Rare Skipper (wetland insect).
Water
Quality Benefits
- Potentially
eliminate contaminated groundwater from entering the Cape
Fear River (C, Sw). Nature of contaminants unknown.
- Rare and
endangered species documented; Primary Fish Nursery Area
Scope
of Work
- Cap the 65-acre
Flemington landfill
- Construct
7 stormwater wetlands
Budget
Notes
- Match as
described in the supplemental budget
Staff
Recommendation 3/14/04
Staff recommends
funding the request up to $834,000. Due to the potential
contamination / liability issues, staff suggests some alternative
to establishment of a permanent easement, such as requiring
deed restrictions.
Committee
Recommendation 3/14/04
Motion by Vaughan
to accept staff recommendation and to favorably act on project
and make it eligible later this year for further review
and funding up to $834,000. Motion did not receive a second
and failed. Motion by Hester, 2nd by McMillan, not to fund.
Motion carries.
Board
Decision 3/15/04
McMillan addressed
Board and asked Board to reconsider the water quality merits
of the project and appropriateness of CWMTF being involved.
Motion by McMillan, 2nd by L. Smith, to defer and ask staff
to bring additional information back to the Board. Motion
carries.
Staff
Recommendation 3/13/05
A withdrawal
is anticipated from the applicant. Staff recommends accepting
the withdrawal.
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NEW APPLICATIONS
2005A-401 NCSU Cooperative
Extension – Watauga River Restoration, Cove Creek and Elk
River, Watauga, Avery Counties, Mountain Region
Requested:
$561,000
Total: $602,000
Match: 7%
Summary
The NCSU Watauga
County Cooperative Extension seeks to restore 4,000 linear
feet of the Watauga River (1,800 l.ft.), Cove Creek (1,300
l.ft.) and the Elk River (900 l.ft.) in the Watauga River
Basin. The applicant estimates a reduction in total sediment
delivery to surface waters of 230 Tons per year (Watauga
River @ 80 T/yr; Cove Creek @ 60 T/yr; Elk River @ 90 T/yr.).
The project represents a cost to CWMTF of $151 per linear
foot, and $2,617 per Ton of sediment delivery reduced. The
watershed is described as rural, with a 20% growth in population
over the next 15 years. All of the sites have willing landowners,
with the Cove Creek segment having three landowners. All
sites will have a minimum 50 ft. (both sides) permanent
easement, and will use natural channel design. Monitoring
is estimated at $5,000 (1% of total project cost). However,
the Elk River site will not need monitoring (less than 1,000
linear feet). The sites complement a number of acquisition
and restoration projects undertaken in these watersheds
Water
Quality Benefits
- Reduce sediment
delivery to surface waters by 230 Tons per year by restoring
4,000 linear feet of streambank along the Watauga and
Elk Rivers and Cove Creek (C, B, Tr, HQW, S1G3 spp., Regionally
Significant Aquatic Habitat)
Scope
of Work
- Restore 4,000
linear feet of stream
- 1,800
l.ft. Watauga River
- 1,300
l.ft. Cove Creek
- 900 l.ft.
Elk River
Conditions
- Conservation
easements to be permanent
- Applicant
must acquire all necessary permits prior to construction
- Monitor easements
in perpetuity
- Monitoring
and conservation easements to conform to CWMTF standard
Budget
Notes
- Match as
described in the supplemental budget
Staff
Recommendation 3/13/05
Staff recommends
funding the request up to $561,000
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2005A-402 Pilot View RC&D,
Inc. - Shoals Restoration Project, Ararat River, Surry County,
Piedmont Region
Requested:
$502,500
Total: $905,500
Match: 45%
Summary
Pilot View RC&D,
Inc. seeks to restore and enhance a total of 4,830 linear
feet of an unnamed tributary to the Ararat River in the
Yadkin River Basin (3,600 l.ft. restoration; 1,230 l.ft.
enhancement). The project will protect 77 acres with a new
purchase plus an existing 11 acres, with a donated 50 to
100-foot riparian conservation easement to the Surry Soil
& Water Conservation District or the state, and a maximum
of 10% impervious surface on upland areas. The applicant
currently has a contract to purchase the additional 77 acres
with county assistance. They are seeking matching funds
to help with the cost and are trying to secure greenway
funding as well. The three reaches are in headwater streams,
and are less than three miles upstream of a segment of the
Yadkin River containing the Brook Floater mussel, a Federal
species of concern (S1G3). The easement is valued at $350,000
(matching resources), and the restoration will cost $115
per linear foot. The project represents a cost of $770 per
Ton of sediment reduced from delivery to surface waters.
The watershed is stable with no development likely in the
immediate area.
Water
Quality Benefits
- Reduce delivery
of 720 Tons per year of sediment to tributaries of the
Ararat River (WSIV, Tr, S1G3 spp.)
Scope
of Work
- Restore and
enhance 4,830 linear feet of stream
- Place 50
to 300-foot riparian area under a permanent conservation
easement to the state of North Carolina or the Surry Soil
& Water Conservation District
Conditions
- Applicant
will provide final closing and CE documentation prior
beginning project
- Conservation
easements to be permanent, and to conform to the CWMTF
model
- Applicant
must acquire all necessary permits
- Monitor easements
in perpetuity
- Monitoring
to conform to CWMTF standard
- No more than
10% impervious surfaces allowed in the upland areas of
the tract
Budget
Notes
- Match as
described in the application
Staff
Recommendation 3/13/05
Staff recommends
funding the request up to $488,000, reducing the applicant’s
administrative costs to $25,000 (from $41,000).
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2005A-701 Kinston, City of - Catfish
Branch Drainage and Stormwater Project, Lenoir County, Coastal
Plain Region
Requested:
$370,773
Total: $463,773
Match: 20%
Summary
The City of
Kinston seeks to address stormwater and restoration needs
along 6,150 linear feet of a ditch and tributary in the
Neuse River Basin. The project would install a series of
dry retention ponds leading to Catfish Branch, and stabilizing
the incised and eroding ditch/Branch banks. The applicant
was awarded a CWMTF grant to create the design and acquire
permits, which has been done. The permanent easements along
a golf course would be 50 feet, while the other side is
residential, with a 25-foot permanent easement. The project
drains 206 acres, 80 acres (39%) of which is impermeable,
and represents a cost of $75 per linear foot stabilized,
or $4.83 per cubic foot volume of stormwater treated ($2,251
per acre drainage area). The area is an urban/suburban stable
watershed.
Water
Quality Benefits
- Reduce delivery
of stormwater pollutants (85% TSS; 30-50% N & P) and
sediment to Catfish Branch (C, NSW, S2 spp.).
Scope
of Work
- Install dry
retention ponds
- Stabilize
6,150 linear feet of streambank
Conditions
- Permanent
conservation easements must be 50 ft. wide along golf
course and 25 ft. wide, measured from the center of the
ditch, along residential banks
- Conservation
easements to be permanent, and to be held by the City
of Kinston
Monitor easements in perpetuity
- Stormwater
monitoring to conform to CWMTF standard and in accordance
with DWQ guidance
Budget
Notes
- Match as
described in the application
Staff
Recommendation 3/13/05
Staff recommends
funding the application up to $371,000
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2005A-702 Mecklenburg County
- Mt. Island Lake Initiative, Caldwell Station Creek, Piedmont
Region
Requested:
$638,032
Total: $2,154,480 (revised amount)
Match: 70%
Summary
Mecklenburg
County seeks to address stormwater contamination to Mountain
Island Lake in the Catawba River Basin. The project will
drain to Caldwell Station Creek, a tributary to McDowell
Creek, just upstream from CWMTF-funded 2003A-705, within
the town of Huntersville. The project will install 72 stormwater
BMPs. Twelve bioretention BMPs and 2 off-line stormwater
wetlands would be funded by CWMTF and other BMP’s funded
by partners. The area is urbanized, and still developing.
Huntersville is within the Mecklenburg County Stormwater
Utility area, and has adopted ordinances requiring all new
development to implement stormwater BMPs and required buffers.
The drainage area is 196 acres, 84 acres (43%) of which
is impervious surface. The project costs are $10,992 per
acre of drainage, and represent a cost of $7.77 per ft3
volume of stormwater treatment.
Water
Quality Benefits
- Reduce stormwater
pollutants delivered to Caldwell Station Creek (WS IV,
urban 303(d))
Scope
of Work
- Install 12
bioretention structures
- Construct
2 stormwater wetlands (off-line)
Conditions
- Applicant
must acquire all necessary permits
- Monitoring
to be done in accordance with DWQ guidance. Monitoring
on each structure is not required
- CE’s would
be obtained in the two large wetland areas. BMP’s installed
in parking lots and other small areas will have a Deed
Restriction or similar between Mecklenburg County and
the landowner that allows no net increase in stormwater
volume and contaminants.
Budget
Notes
- Match as
described in the application
- Staff did
not include as match $1,000,000 from stream restoration
work, as this was not included in the applicant’s budget
template or project description (if included, score would
be 111)
Staff
Recommendation 3/13/05
Staff recommends
funding the request up to $639,000
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2005A-703 NC Coastal Federation
- Old Hammocks Beach Ferry Terminal, ICW, Onslow County,
Coastal Plain Region
Requested:
$ 195,841
Total: $ 281,741
Match: 30%
Summary
The NC Coastal
Federation is seeking to reduce parking lot stormwater runoff
in the White Oak River Basin. The project would install
pervious pavement, bioretention areas, swales and rediversion
of rooftop runoff at Hammocks Beach State Park’s Ferry Terminal
parking lot. The 5.9-acre site now has 1.6 acres (27%) of
impervious surface, and would reduce impervious surfaces
by 40% (down to 0.6 acres). Stormwater currently runs off
into the Intracoastal Waterway. Matching resources include
funding from State Parks & Recreation and NC DOT. The
project represents a cost of $0.57 per ft3 volume of stormwater
and $47,753 per acre of drainage area. Reductions are expected
to be 70-80% of suspended solids; 30-65% phosphorus; 50%
nitrogen and 90% of fecal coliforms.
Water
Quality Benefits
- Reduce stormwater
contamination of Intracoastal Waterway (SA, ORW, 303(d)).
Scope
of Work
- Remove approximately
1 acre of impervious pavement; replace with pervious material
- Construct
swale and bioretention
- Establish
vegetated areas
- Relocate
Kayak/boat launch
Conditions
- Applicant
must acquire all necessary permits
- Monitoring
is not required on this site
Budget
Notes
- Match as
described in the application
Staff
Recommendation 3/13/05
Staff recommends
funding the request up to $155,000. Staff eliminated the
monitoring costs ($45,212) as unnecessary. However, a before-and-after
fecal coliform monitoring study would be valuable, and staff
estimated $4,000 for that, $2,000 of which is provided for
monitoring by Hammocks Beach.
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PLANNING APPLICATIONS
2005A-802
Environmental Education Fund - Statewide Stormwater Education
Program
Summary
The applicant
has withdrawn the application with the intention of refining
the implementation aspect of their efforts in a new application
Staff
Recommendation 3/13/05
Staff recommends
accepting the withdrawal
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2005A-805 National Committee
for the New River - Boone Creek Greenway and Restoration
Plan, Watauga County, Piedmont Region
Requested:
$30,000
Total: $54,000
Match: 44%
Summary
The National
Committee for the New River is seeking to develop a plan
for stream enhancement, stormwater BMP implementation, and
greenways into a revitalization effort. The effort has support
from private landowners, businesses, Appalachian State University
and the City of Boone. The project area drains to the State
Significant South Fork New River Aquatic Habitat, containing
protected aquatic species. Additionally, the City is planning
to establish a stormwater utility.
Water
Quality Benefits
- Will lead
to appropriately prioritized restoration and protection
projects on Boone Creek (C, Tr, headwater)
Scope
of Work
- Develop a
plan addressing stormwater, stream enhancement and greenway
needs
Budget
Notes
- Match as
described in the application
Staff
Recommendation 3/13/05
Staff recommends
funding the request up to $30,000
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2005A-807 Robeson County
- COMtech Management Systems, Raft Swamp and Agricultural
Lands, Coastal Plain Region
Requested:
$238,000
Total: $303,000
Match: 21%
Summary
Robeson County
seeks to develop a stormwater BMP plan for a business, educational,
training/industrial site in the Lumber River Basin. This
is a 620-acre tract that will be developed, but planning
for site-specific stormwater management is reportedly beyond
the ability of the organization involved: Carolina Commerce
and Technology Center, Inc. (COMtech). COMtech is a partnership
of UNC Pembroke, Robeson Community College, Robeson County
Schools and the Lumber River Electric Membership Cooperative,
and is organized as a 501(C)(3) non-profit. The project
would include topographic surveying, planning for locations
of BMPs, drainageways, $48,000 for salaries, mapping and
GIS expenses ($75,000).
Water
Quality Benefits
Scope
of Work
- Survey the
620 acres
- Produce GIS
mapping of site
- Develop stormwater
BMP locations and designs
Conditions
- Provide a
commitment to implement the plan once developed
Budget
Notes
- Match as
described in the supplemental budget
Staff
Recommendation 3/13/05
Staff recommends
funding the request up to $75,000 for mapping and GIS. Maps
of the streams, drainageways, and wetlands should by consistent
with the standards set by the "Implementation Plan
to Improve the Mapping and Digital Representation of Surface
Waters in North Carolina" adopted by the Geographic
Coordinating Council in January 2005 and should be available
to the public via NC One Map. Staff encourages COMtech to
develop and implement a plan for its campus that demonstrates
innovative practices to prevent, reduce, collect and treat
stormwater pollution and to involve students and faculty
in long term monitoring and study of water quality on the
campus and in the nearby Lumber River and Raft Swamp.
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2005A-810 Upper Cullasaja Watershed Association - Watershed
Protection Plan, Macon County, Mountain Region
Requested:
$ 99,727 (revised)
Total: $ 215,886
Match: 54%
Summary
The Upper Callasaja
Watershed Association is seeking to develop a watershed
protection plan in the Little Tennessee River Basin. The
plan will identify and prioritize lands for restoration,
landowners willing to participate, BMPs needed, and outreach
needs. $58,500 of the budget is for personnel. The streams
are in a targeted area, with protected aquatic species.
The DWQ WARP project specifically recommends that stormwater
issues be addressed in the Mill Creek watershed.
Water
Quality Benefits
- Potential
for identifying and prioritizing restoration and stormwater
targets in the Upper Callasaja and Mill Creek (WSII, Tr,
S2G3 spp.))
Scope
of Work
- Develop plan
for watershed assessment to address stream restoration
and stormwater management
Budget
Notes
- Match as
described in the supplemental budget
Staff
Recommendation 3/13/05
Staff recommends
funding the request up to $40,000.
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2005A-811 Watershed Association
of the Tuckasegee River - Savannah Creek Watershed Action
Plan, Jackson County, Mountain Region
Requested:
$ 39,600
Total: $ 60,100
Match: 34%
Summary
The Watershed
Association of the Tuckasegee River seeks to develop a watershed
action plan for the Greens Creek subbasin, and to conduct
water sampling to help identify and prioritize restoration
needs, in the Little Tennessee River Basin. Greens Creek
and Savannah Creek drain to the Tuckasegee, which contains
a host of protected and endangered aquatic species, and
is a Nationally Significant Aquatic Habitat.
Water
Quality Benefits
- Greens Creek
(C, Tr, S1G1)
Scope
of Work
- Develop a
Greens Creek Watershed Action Plan
- Conduct water
quality sampling for turbidity
Budget
Notes
- Match as
described in the application
Staff
Recommendation 3/13/05
Staff recommends
funding the application up to $40,000
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