ACQUISITION SCOPES of WORK

 

2006A Grant Cycle

Clean Water Management Trust Fund

Tabor City

February 12,2006

 

ID No.

Applicant Name

County

Score

2006A-001

Blue Ridge Rural Land Trust - Acq/ Seven Devils Otter Falls Tract, Valley Creek

Watauga

88

 

 

Amount Requested

Total Project Cost

% Match

$158,900

$515,240

69

 

Revised budget

 

Summary

 

Total acres

purchase type

ac buffer

% riparian

l.ft. buffer

$/acre

CW MTF $/l.ft. 300' buff

Steward ship Cost

% of total cost

Threat of develop.

12

fee simple

5

40

1,200

$32,000

$249

$5,000

1.2

high

 

 

Water Quality Benefits

 

Buffer acres

Linear ft. buffer

Stream name

Water sensitivity

River Basin

5

1,200

Valley Creek

B, Tr, HQW, S3 spp.

Watauga

 

 

Scope of Work

  • Standard scope for fee simple purchase of entire tract with easement held by the state

 

Conditions

  • Standard conditions for above scope of work

 

Staff Recommendation 2/12/05

Staff recommends funding the request up to $127,000 for 5 riparian acres ($114,583) plus 100% of the transaction costs ($12,000 including $2,400 for planning and grant application).

 

Committee Recommendation 2/13/05

Board Action 2/13/05

 

ID No.

Applicant Name

County

Score

2006A-002

Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy - Acq/ McCraw Tract, Worlds Edge II, Broad River

Polk

89

 

 

Amount Requested

Total Project Cost

% Match

$2,308,671

$5,920,286

61

Revised budget

 

Summary

 

Total acres

purchase type

ac buffer

% riparian

l.ft. buffer

$/acre

CW MTF $/l.ft. 300' buff

Steward ship Cost

% of total cost

Threat of develop.

301

fee simple

127

42

18,676

$19,037

$124

$0

0.0

high

 

 

Water Quality Benefits

 

Buffer acres

Linear ft. buffer

Stream name

Water sensitivity

River Basin

127

18,676

Broad River

C, Tr, SNHA(A)

Broad

 

 

Scope of Work

  • Applicant is transferring the application to the NC Division of Parks and Recreation
  • Standard scope of work for fee simple purchase for the Div. of Parks and Recreation

 

 

Conditions

  • Standard conditions for above scope of work

 

 

Staff Recommendation 2/12/05

Staff recommends funding the request up to $2,309,000

 

Committee Recommendation 2/13/05

Board Action 2/13/05

 

ID No.

Applicant Name

County

Score

2006A-003

Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy - Acq/ McElreath Tract, Seniard Creek

Henderson

88

 

 

Amount Requested

Total Project Cost

% Match

$2,308,207

$4,615,434

49

Revised budget

 

Summary

 

Total acres

purchase type

ac buffer

% riparian

l.ft. buffer

$/acre

CW MTF $/l.ft. 300' buff

Steward ship Cost

% of total cost

Threat of develop.

433

CE

303

70

66,357

$10,492

$35

$29,377

0.6

mod.
  • Match is from 50% bargain sale of CE plus $37,227 319 grant.
  • This is the #2 priority of the 2 projects by applicant.
  • The results of a phase I environmental assessment indicates that a phase II will be needed due to likelihood of contaminated soils.

 

Water Quality Benefits

 

Buffer acres

Linear ft. buffer

Stream name

Water sensitivity

River Basin

303

66,357

Seniard Creek

WSII, Tr, HQW

French Broad

 

 

Scope of Work

  • Standard scope of work for conservation easement purchase on entire tract to be held by the state
  • Buffer widths to vary from 150 – 300 ft.
  • Open field wildlife plots to be maintained
  • Working forest easement (CWMTF) on tract outside of buffers
  • Trout pond to be maintained
  • Hunt club use exclusive – no public access

 

Staff Recommendation 2/12/05

Staff recommends not funding the request at this time. Good protection afforded by the project, but conditions are well outside the CWMTF standard easement conditions. Note that CWMTF Working Forest Easement is to be used only in association with federal programs Forest Legacy and Farm and Ranchland Preservation Programs

 

Committee Recommendation 2/13/05

Board Action 2/13/05

 

ID No.

Applicant Name

County

Score

2006A-004

Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy - Acq/ Shoal Falls Farm Tract, Gash Creek

Henderson

78

 

Amount Requested

Total Project Cost

% Match

$1,023,950

$1,981,075

48

 

 

Summary

 

Total acres

purchase type

ac buffer

% riparian

l.ft. buffer

$/acre

CW MTF $/l.ft. 300' buff

Steward ship Cost

% of total cost

Threat of develop.

155

CE

96

62

17,816

$12,369

$341

$29,130

1.5

high
  • Applicant will apply for USDA Farm and Ranchland Preservation Program: if received will be applied towards the match. CWMTF grant would help to leverage FRPP funding
  • While 74% of the tract is riparian, land outside of a 50-ft. riparian area is to remain as active grazing and forest management.
  • This is the #1 priority of 2 projects by the applicant.

 

Water Quality Benefits

 

Buffer acres

Linear ft. buffer

Stream name

Water sensitivity

River Basin

96

17,816

Crab Creek

C, Tr, HQW, S1G1

French Broad

 

 

Scope of Work

  • Standard scope of work for purchase of conservation easement on 78 riparian acres (300-ft buffer zone) to be held by the State
  • Donated (match) upland easement to be held by applicant
  • On the State-held riparian easement, outside of a 50-ft zone will remain as active grazing or working forest

 

Staff Recommendation 2/12/05

Staff recommends not funding the request at this time. The project would be an ideal partnership with FRPP, with CWMTF funds towards working forest buffers or 50-ft buffers only. Encourage applicant to reapply with the budget taking into consideration FRPP coverage.

 

Committee Recommendation 2/13/05

Board Action 2/13/05