Tar-Pamlico Watershed Assessment

Proposed Water Quality Improvement Projects Improvement project types Model scenarios Targeted projects Stakeholder input

Improvement Project Types Stream restoration Wetland restoration Riparian buffers (woody & herbaceous) BMPs (stormwater wetland, bioretention, swales)

Crisp Creek Proposed Improvement Projects 24 Riparian Buffer Projects 3 Stream Restoration Projects 11 Wetland Restoration Projects

Hendricks Creek Proposed Improvement Projects 7 Riparian Buffer Projects 8 Stream Restoration Projects 3 Wetland Restoration Projects 7 BMPs

Green Mill Run – Proposed Improvement Projects 8 Riparian Buffer Projects 2 Wetland Restoration/Enhancement Projects 2 Stream Restoration/Channel Improvement Projects 7 BMPs

Cow Swamp Proposed Improvement Projects 21 Riparian Buffer Projects 6 Swale Projects 3 Stream Restoration Projects 5 Wetland Restoration Projects

Project Pollutant Removal GMRPublic≤ 3 ownersAll Projects TSS0%7%14% P7%27%51% N1%22%25% HDKPublic≤ 3 ownersAll Projects TSS2%12%77% P3%8%79% N5%12%37%

Project Pollutant Removal COWPublic≤ 3 ownersAll Projects TSS-23%73% P-23%71% N-19%55% CSPPublic≤ 3 ownersAll Projects TSS-*45% P-*57% N-*40% * Martin County parcel data was not available at time of modeling

Targeted Proposed Improvement Projects

Crisp - Project 17 Buffers & Wetland Restoration Wetland Restoration Buffers Edgecombe Martin County Line Property

Crisp Creek Project 17 Wetland Restoration Stream network is ditched Little existing woody riparian vegetation NCCREWS depicted area as potential wetland restoration Up to 88 acres of wetland restoration proposed 6,450 linear feet of woody buffer proposed Constraints: some area is under drainage district jurisdiction

Crisp Creek Project 5 Wetland Restoration 5. Wetland Restoration Existing Wetland Project 8 Project 6 Project 7

Crisp Creek Project 5 Wetland Restoration Project would expand existing wetland NCCREWS depicts area as wetland restoration potential 40 acres of wetland restoration proposed Constraints: loss of cropland

Hendricks Project 4 Stream Restoration 4. Stream Restoration Project 5. Stream Restoration Project 3. Stormwater Wetland Hilma Country Club Redevelopment Commission of Tarboro Town of Tarboro

Hendricks Creek Project 4 Stream Restoration Eroding banks, invasive and exotic riparian vegetation 3,250 linear feet of stream restoration proposed on Hendricks Creek Constraints: existing sewer line and multiple property owners

Hendricks Project 13 Stream Restoration Stream Restoration Phase I Tarboro High School (Edgecombe County Board of Education) Edgecombe County Board of Education Braswell Center (Town of Tarboro)

Hendricks Creek Project 13 Stream Restoration Eroding banks and thin riparian buffers Stream Restoration -Phase I: 1,340 linear feet Phase II: 1,800 linear feet Constraints: existing sewer line and multiple property owners

Hendricks Project 5 Stream Restoration Hilma Country Club

Hendricks Creek - Project 5 Stream Restoration Stream is slightly incised with severely eroding banks Riparian buffer is narrow with invasive species 2,290 linear feet of stream restoration proposed Project would extend previous NRCS stream restoration project at Western Boulevard Constraints: existing large trees and stormwater inputs

Green Mill Run Project 1 Bank Stability & Stream Restoration City of Greenville Green Springs Park Bank Stability & Stream Restoration 10th St Stormwater Wetlands State of NC Wahl-Coats School

Green Mill Run Project 1 Bank Stability and Stream Restoration Eroding banks, poor habitat Stormwater wetlands proposed 2,640 linear feet of stream channel improvement proposed Constraints: steep banks, artificial hardening, limited space, existing infrastructure

Green Mill Run Project 8 Riparian Buffers Project 7. Greenville Country Club (In progress)

Green Mill Run - Project 8 Riparian Buffers 1,800 linear feet of woody riparian buffers proposed Project would treat runoff from cropland before it enters the Greenville Country Club stream restoration project Constraint: loss of cropland

Green Mill Run Projects 15&16 Riparian Buffers 15. Buffers 16. Buffers

Green Mill Run Projects 15 & 16 Riparian Buffers Urbanizing quickly, needs buffer before there is no space left 6,950 linear feet of woody riparian buffers proposed Constraints: multiple property owners, current residential development activities

Cow Swamp Project 2 Stream Restoration Stream Restoration Swale

Cow Swamp - Project 2 Stream Restoration and Swales 3,010 linear feet of stream restoration proposed; 1,430 linear feet of swales proposed Stream is currently incised with practically no riparian buffer Constraint: loss of cropland

Cow Swamp Project 25 Stream Restoration 25. Stream Restoration Project 14

Cow Swamp Project 25 Stream Restoration Photo shows downstream incision in channel (near confluence with Cross Swamp) 1,850 linear feet of stream restoration proposed Constraints: loss of cropland

Cow Swamp Project 27 Wetland Restoration 26. Wetland Restoration 27. Wetland Restoration & Buffers

Cow Swamp Project 27 Wetland Restoration & Riparian Buffers 7 acres of wetland restoration proposed 4,640 linear feet of woody riparian buffers proposed Constraints: loss of cropland

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