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Soil MPI Notes Color Renox 30-35% 45mpi Too depths allowed in Regs. Red/Green

>50 inches to rock/ investigation complete Renox > 75mpi >50 inches to rock / no special Red 35-50% investigation Garmon/ >75mpi 28-36 inches to rock. Steep slope Red Culleoka Investigate drip use.

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Classification

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SOIL DESCRIPTION

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SOIL DESCRIPTION

Physiography

Relief Drainage

Gr. water

Slope IC~ - 15 ~ Molslllre

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SOIL DESCRIPTION

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Additional notes

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Soil MPI

Garmon/ 45 mpi Renox 10-15%

Garmon/ > 75mpi Culleoka 10-20% Newbern > 75mpi

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Color Red/Green

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SOIL DESCRIPTION

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Physiography

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NATURAL RESOURet:S CONSERVAnON SERVICE-

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SOIL DESCRIPTlON

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Soil MPI Notes Color

Garmon/ ->75mpi 28-31 inches to rock restricts use for most Red

Hawthorne systems. Otherwise a 45 mpi rate

10-15%

Newbern >75mpi <20 inches to rock renders these soils Red

10-15% unf avorable

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Obey River Campground Utility As-Built

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY

NASHVILLE DISTRICT, CORPS OF ENGINEERS

110 9TH AVENUE SOUTH, ROOM A-405

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE 37203-3863

Project Planning Branch

Mr. Daniel Elrod U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Tennessee Ecological Field Office 446 Neal Street Cookeville, TN 38501

Dear Mr. Elrod:

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Nashville District (USACE) is proposing to install septic facilities at Obey River Campground in Pickett County, Tennessee to replace an existing sand filter system which is currently failing. Center coordinates for the project are 36.527745, -85.173477 (NAD 83). The project would require the installation of 420’ of four-inch PVC pipe, a septic tank and septic lateral field lines in an upland, wooded hillside (approximately 30% gradient). The septic field is approximately 2.12 acres in size and is located in the far western portion of the campground, up-gradient of existing campsites. A project vicinity map is included with this letter as Figure 1. To facilitate construction of the septic facilities, the applicant proposes to perform extensive tree removal within the septic field. The action area for the project is identified as the footprint of the construction site as shown in Figure 2 of this letter.

A review of the action area on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) IPAC website indicated that the Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis), northern long-eared bat (Myotis septentrionalis), and gray bat (Myotis grisescens) have the potential to occur within the proposed project vicinity. In fact, the action area for the project is located within an area designated as “Swarming 2” habitat for northern long-eared bat.

A site inspection on May 21, 2021 by Travis Wiley, USACE Biologist revealed 12 trees within and in the vicinity of the project footprint that have characteristics that Indiana and northern long-eared bats may utilize as summer roost habitat.

Characteristics of suitable habitat trees, including snags, are those greater than 3 inches diameter breast height (dbh) with exfoliating bark, cracks, crevices and cavities.

In order to capture the overall tree communities, a quantitative listing of all trees over 3 inches dbh was recorded in five plots, 30’ in diameter throughout the proposed septic field, with the center of the plots approximately 100’ feet apart as shown in Figure 2.

Photographs of the plots are shown in Figures 3-7 and plot results are listed in Table 1 of this letter. Tree communities are primarily comprised of sugar maple (Acer saccharum), American beech (Fagus grandifolia), hickory (Carya) species and American elm (Ulmus americana) with common understory plants being seedlings of the same species. In addition to the plots, the entire septic field was inspected for presence of potential summer roosting habitat trees. The location of trees determined to be suitable habitat are shown in Figure 8. Photographs of the suitable habitat trees are attached as Figures 9-21 and recorded with species, diameter, GPS coordinates and rationale for habitat suitability. USACE proposes to remove five (5) of the 13 trees that were determined to be marginal habitat, along with other trees in the action area between November 15, 2021 and March 31, 2022. Eight (8) trees within and in the vicinity of the septic field, determined to be higher quality suitable habitat, would be avoided during construction of the septic facilities.

After considering the presence of twelve suitable habitat at the project site, avoidance of eight of the potential summer roosting habitat trees and the timeframe of tree clearing within the action area, USACE has determined the project “may affect but is not likely to adversely affect” the Indiana bat and northern long-eared bat. Per this letter, the Corps requests concurrence with these determinations from USFWS.

The May 21, 2021 USACE inspection of the project action area indicated there were no caves, sinkholes or portals were found on the proposed construction site that would be suitable habitat for the gray bat. Therefore, USACE has determined the project would have “no effect” on the gray bat.

Should you have any questions regarding the enclosed documents please contact Mr. Travis A. Wiley at 615-736-7857 or by email at travis.a.wiley@usace.army.mil.

Sincerely, Craig D. Carrington Acting Chief, Project Planning Branch

Enclosures mailto:travis.a.wiley@usace.army.mil

Figure 1. Project Vicinity Map

Figure 2. Tree Survey Plots Within the Action Area (yellow line)

Figure 3. Tree Survey, Plot 1

Figure 4. Tree Survey, Plot 2

Figure 5. Tree Survey, Plot 3

Figure 6. Tree Survey, Plot 4

Figure 7. Tree Survey, Plot 5

Table 1. Survey plot results

Plot 1

Plot 2

Plot 3

Plot 4

Plot 5

Species

DBH

(in.) Species DBH Species DBH Species DBH Species DBH

Beech 3 Beech 3 Beech 5 Beech 13 Sugar Maple 14

Beech 12 Beech 34 Beech 27 Beech 6 Sugar Maple 10

Sugar Maple 14 Slippery

Elm 3 Beech 32 Pignut Hickory 13 Green

Ash 26

Sugar Maple 13 Sugar

Maple 3 Sugar Maple 7 American

Elm 13 Sugar Maple 12 Sugar

Maple 8 American Elm 3

Figure 8. Location of Suitable Habitat Trees Within the Action Area

Figure 9. Tree 1; 22” Carya glabra with Exfoliating Bark; High Quality Habitat; Would Not Be Cut

Figure 10. Tree 2; 19” Carya glabra with Exfoliating Bark; High Quality Habitat; Would Not Be Cut

Figure 11. Tree 3; 8” Acer saccharum with Loose Bark; Marginal Habitat Proposed to be Cut

Figure 12. Tree 4; 4” Acer saccharum; Marginal Habitat; Proposed to be Cut

Figure 13. Tree 5; 27” Carya glabra with Exfoliating Bark; High Quality Habitat; Would Not Be Cut

Figure 14. Tree 6; 15” Carya glabra with Exfoliating Bark; High Quality Habitat; Would Not Be Cut

Figure 15. Tree 7; 27” Fagus grandifolia Snag with Cavities; Marginal Habitat; Proposed to be Cut

Figure 16. Tree 8; 30” Fagus grandifolia Snag with Cavities; Marginal Habitat; Proposed to be Cut

Figure 17. Tree 9; 30” Fagus grandifolia Snag with Multiple Cavities; High Quality Habitat; Would Not be Cut

Figure 18. Tree 10; 25” Carya glabra with Exfoliating Bark; High Quality Habitat; Would Not Be Cut

Figure 19. Tree 11; 16” Acer saccharum; Marginal Habitat; Proposed to be Cut

Figure 20. Tree 12; 28” Carya glabra with Exfoliating Bark; High Quality Habitat; Would Not Be Cut

Figure 21. Tree 13; 26” Carya glabra with Exfoliating Bark; High Quality Habitat; Would Not Be Cut