20220606 Ver 1_NWP 42_Exhibits for the Mount Airy Greenway Project_PCN_20220420

Table of Contents
Mount Airy Greenway – Surry County
PCN 404 Permit Application - Attachments

Table of Contents………………………………………………………1
Corps Submittal Cover Sheet…………………………………………..2
Agent Authorization Letter…………………………………………….3
Cover Letter.…………………………………………………………...4
Vicinity Map…………………………………………………………...9
Topo Map……………………………………………………………..10
Project Study Area Aerial View………………………………………11
PJD Package…………………………………………………………..12
Permit Drawings and Photos………………………………………….62
Plan Sheets……………………………………………………………69
SHPO No Comment Letter…………………………………………..105
Properties Owners List/Easements…………………………………..106
No Rise Certification………………………………………………...107
USFWS Comment Letter……………………………………………112
Corps Submittal Cover Sheet

Please provide the following info:

1. Project Name: _City of Mount Airy – Granite City Greenway Extension Project
2. Name of Property Owner/Applicant: City of Mount Airy
3. Name of Consultant/Agent: __Mark S. Davis, Environmental Specialist, Vaughn and Melton
*Agent authorization needs to be attached.
4. Related/Previous Action ID number(s):_ SAW-2014-01609_______________________________
5. Site Address: _N/A
6. Subdivision Name: __N/A__________________________________________________________
7. City: ____Mount Airy ________________________________________________
8. County: __Surry ______________________________________________________________
9. Lat: _ 36.50946ON Long: -80.59319OW (Approx. Project Center)
10. Quadrangle Name: ___Mount Airy North __________________________________________
11. Waterways: UT’s to Ararat River (DWR Class: C)
12. Watershed: _Yadkin Pee-Dee River Basin (HUC 03040101)
13. Requested Action:
_X_ Nationwide Permit # _42_
___ General Permit # _____
___ Jurisdictional Determination Request
___ Pre-Application Request
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The following information will be completed by Corps office:

AID: ______________________________

_____ Prepare File Folder _____ Assign number in ORM _______________ Begin Date

Authorization: ____ Section 10 ____ Section 404

Project Description/ Nature of Activity/ Project Purpose:
________________________________________________________________________________________
Site/Waters Name: ________________________________________________________________________
Keywords: ______________________________________________________________________________

April 18, 2022

Ms. Brandee Boggs, Section 404 Regulatory Project Specialist
U. S. Army Corps of Engineers
151 Patton Avenue, Room 208
Asheville, NC 28801-2714

Ms. Sue Homewood, Section 401 Regulatory Specialist
NCDEQ - Division of Water Resources
450 Hanes Mill Road, Suite 300
Winston Salem, NC 27105

Subject: Section 404/401 Permit Application
City of Mount Airy – Greenway Trail Extension Project along the Ararat River
From Riverside Park to Riverside Drive (NC 104) South of Old Springs Road
Surry County, North Carolina

Dear Ms. Boggs and Ms. Homewood:

The City of Mount Airy proposes to construct a new 10-foot-wide paved greenway trail from Riverside
Park to Riverside Drive (NC 104) just south of Old Springs Road. The purpose of the project is to extend
the Granite City Greenway and provide a safe ADA compliant greenway trail for cyclists and pedestrians
along the Ararat River. The length of the project is approximately 1.29 miles. The greenway will be
installed by “easements” obtained from the various property owners along the route. The project corridor
is approximately 50-feet wide and follows along an existing sewer line right of way.

This project will also require a Section 408 Permit from the Civil Works Division of the US Army Corps
of Engineers associated with potential impacts to the floodplain levee system along the Ararat River. The
proposed trail will cross over the Quality Mills Levee (System ID No.: 6105005002) wall/berm, north of
Riverside Park and proceed in an easterly direction along the top of the levee wall/berm to the abandoned
railroad tracks and proceeds cross country along an existing sewer line, turning north under the NCDOT
bridge on Linville Road, and proceeds along the floodplain along the Ararat River below the
Riverside/Linville Levee (System ID No.: 6105005001) berm and then turns in a northwesterly direction
to the end of the project near Riverside Drive.

I am enclosing an Agent Authorization Letter, PCN permit application, Preliminary Jurisdictional
Determination (PJD) Package, cultural resource review (SHPO) form, property owners/easement list, plan
sheets and permit drawings showing the proposed work, a USGS quad map, photographs, and other
supporting project information.

Threatened and Endangered Species

The US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) ECOS-IPaC website lists 3 species with federal status for
Surry County (dated March 3, 2022) that are known from current records or were known to occur in the
county historically. There are no “critical habitats” in or near the PSA. A review of the North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program (NCNHP) database, dated March 3, 2021, indicates there are no records for
rare species in or within a one-mile radius of the PSA. No threatened or endangered species were
observed during the site visit conducted by Jan Gay, LSS, CNRP, on December 7, 2021.

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Table 1. Threatened and Endangered Species Listed for Surry County.
Scientific Name Common Name Federal
Status
Habitat
Present
Biological
Conclusion
Clemmys muhlenbergii Bog turtle T(S/A) No Not Required**
Myotis grisescens Gray bat E No No Effect
Myotis septentrionalis Northern long-eared bat T Yes
May Affect [exempt from
official Biological
Conclusion based on
compliance with 4(d) Rule]
E = Endangered
T = Threatened
S/A = Similarity of Appearance
H = Historic Record
MANLAA May Affect, Not Likely to Adversely Affect
** A biological conclusion is not required for species with federal status code T(S/A).

Bog turtle (Threatened S/A)
USFWS optimal survey window: April 1-October 1 (visual surveys); April 1-June 15
(Optimal for breeding/nesting); May 1-June 30 (trapping surveys)

Habitat Description: The bog turtle is threatened due to similarity of appearance (S/A) to the protected
northern bog turtle. This species requires open, groundwater supplied, graminoid dominated wetlands
along riparian corridors or on seepage slopes, which are typically designated as Mountain bogs, but are
technically poor, moderate, or rich fens that may be associated with wet pastures and old drainage ditches
that have saturated muddy substrates with open canopy. These habitats often support sphagnum moss and
may contain carnivorous plants (sundews and pitcher plants) and rare orchids.

Biological Conclusion: Not Required
Species listed as threatened due to similarity of appearance (S/A) do not require Section 7 consultation
with the USFWS. There is one small riparian wetland (floodplain pool) in the PSA; however, these
habitats are small and do not provide adequate habitat for the bog turtle.

Gray bat
USFWS Recommended Survey Window: May 15-August 15 (summer); January 15- February 15
(winter)

Habitat Description: Gray bats roost in caves year around. Most winter caves are deep and vertical; all
provide large volume below the lowest entrance and act as cold air traps. A variety of cave types are used
during spring and fall transient periods. In summer, maternity colonies prefer caves that act as warm air
traps with restricted rooms or doomed ceiling that can trap the combined body heat of thousands of
clustered individuals. Gray bats generally do not roost in trees; however, they have been found in
buildings and under bridges.

Biological Conclusion: No Effect
A review of the NCNHP database conducted on March 3, 2021, indicates there are no records of gray bat
in or within a 1-mile radius of the PSA. No buildings or structures will be impacted by the project. No
caves or mines are present in or near the PSA. Based on the lack of potential roosting structures and lack
of caves or mines in the PSA, this project should have no effect upon gray bat.

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Northern long-eared bat
USFWS Recommended Survey Window: June 1-August 15

Habitat Description: In North Carolina, the Northern long-eared bat (NLEB) occurs in the mountains,
with scattered records in the Piedmont and coastal plain. In western North Carolina, NLEB spend winter
hibernating in caves and mines. Since this species is not known to be a long-distance migrant, and caves
and subterranean mines do not occur in eastern North Carolina, it is uncertain whether or where NLEB
hibernate in eastern North Carolina. During the summer, NLEB roost singly or in colonies underneath
bark, in cavities, or in crevices of both live and dead trees (typically ≥3 inches dbh). Males and non-
reproductive females may also roost in cooler places, like caves and mines. This bat also been found,
rarely, roosting in structures like barns and sheds, under eaves of buildings, behind window shutters, in
bridges, and in bat houses. Foraging occurs on forested hillsides and ridges, and occasionally over forest
clearings, over water, and along tree-lined corridors. Mature forests may be an important habitat type for
foraging.

Biological Conclusion: May Affect, Not Likely to Adversely Affect [exempt from official Biological
Conclusion based on compliance with the Final 4(d) Rule.]
Summer habitat for the Northern long-eared bat including roosting, foraging, and commuting areas, is
present within the PSA. Some minor tree removal is anticipated for this project; however, it would be
consistent with the exemption from incidental take for NLEB as outlined in the Final 4(d) Rule. In
addition, the nearest watershed (Red HUC) with known NLEB maternity trees and/or hibernation sites
lies approximately 75 miles west of the PSA in the Elk River watershed of Avery County. No caves or
mines are present in or near the PSA. It is recommended that any tree clearing activities be conducted
outside the pup rearing season (June 1 to July 31) and/or active season (April 1 to October 31) to reduce
the chance of impacting unidentified maternity roosts. In addition, a review of the NCNHP database
conducted on March 3, 2022, indicated no known occurrences of this species in or within 1.0 mile of the
PSA.

Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act

The Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) was delisted in August 2007 and is protected by the Bald and
Golden Eagle Protection Act (BGPA), which prohibits take of bald and golden eagles and provides a
statutory definition of “take” that includes “disturb”. Habitat for Bald eagle primarily consist of mature
forest in proximity to large bodies of open water for foraging. Large dominant trees are utilized for
nesting sites typically within 1.0 mile of open water.

Biological Conclusion: No Effect
A desktop-GIS assessment of the PSA, indicates no suitable foraging habitat for Bald Eagle in or within
1.0 mile of the PSA. No water bodies large enough or sufficiently open to be considered potential feeding
sources were identified. In addition, a review of the NCNHP database conducted on March 3, 2022,
indicated no known occurrences of this species in or within 1.0 mile of the PSA.

Impacts to Waters of the United States

Water resources in the PSA are part of the Yadkin Pee-Dee River Basin [U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
Hydrologic Unit 03040101]. There are three jurisdictional streams identified in the PSA, which are all
unnamed tributaries to the Ararat River. Stream SA is classified as an “intermittent” stream below a
culvert north of Riverside Park. Stream SB is an “intermittent” stream controlled by a sluice gate valve
associated with the floodplain levee (Riverside/Linville Roads Levee – System ID No. 6105005001)

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Enclosures

cc: Ms. Sheri Montalvo, Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ, Raleigh
Mr. Byron Hamstead, Biologist, US Fish & Wildlife Service, Asheville
Ms. Andrea Leslie, Biologist, NC Wildlife Resources Commission, Marion
Mr. Randy A. Boyd, PE, Principal, Scenic Consulting Group, Wilmington
Mr. Mark E. Cooney, Senior Project Manager, Scenic Consulting Group, Wilmington
Mr. Brett Abernathy, PE, PLS, Project Manager, Vaughn & Melton, Winston-Salem
Mr. Stan Farmer, City Manager, City of Mount Airy
Mr. Darren Lewis, Assistant City Manager, City of Mount Airy

Mount Airy Greenway Project
From Riverside Park to Riverside Drive (NC 104)
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Preliminary Jurisdictional Determination Request

City of Mount Airy – Extension of Granite City Greenway
From Riverside Park to Riverside Drive (NC 104) just south of Old Springs Road
Surry County, NC

Prepared By:

Vaughn & Melton Consulting Engineers, Inc.
40 Colonial Square
Sylva, NC 28779
[phone]

Date: January 2022

Prepared for:

City of Mount Airy
300 South Main Street
PO Box 70
Mount Airy, NC 27030
[phone]
Contact: Darren Lewis, Acting City Manager

Jurisdictional Determination Request
Version: May 2017 Page 1

This form is intended for use by anyone requesting a jurisdictional determination (JD) from the
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District (Corps). Please include all supporting
information, as described within each category, with your request. You may submit your request
via mail, electronic mail, or facsimile. Requests should be sent to the appropriate project
manager of the county in which the property is located. A current list of project managers by
assigned counties can be found on-line at:
http://www.saw.usace.army.mil/Missions/RegulatoryPermitProgram/Contact/CountyLocator.aspx,
by calling 910-251-4633, or by contacting any of the field offices listed below. Once your
request is received you will be contacted by a Corps project manager.

ASHEVILLE & CHARLOTTE REGULATORY
FIELD OFFICES
US Army Corps of Engineers
151 Patton Avenue, Room 208
Asheville, North Carolina 28801-5006
General Number: [phone]
Fax Number: [phone]

RALEIGH REGULATORY FIELD OFFICE
US Army Corps of Engineers
3331 Heritage Trade Drive, Suite 105
Wake Forest, North Carolina 27587
General Number: [phone]
Fax Number: [phone]
WASHINGTON REGULATORY FIELD OFFICE
US Army Corps of Engineers
2407 West Fifth Street
Washington, North Carolina 27889
General Number: [phone]
Fax Number: [phone]

WILMINGTON REGULATORY FIELD OFFICE
US Army Corps of Engineers
69 Darlington Avenue
Wilmington, North Carolina 28403
General Number: 910-251-4633
Fax Number: [phone]

INSTRUCTIONS:
All requestors must complete Parts A, B, C, D, E, F and G.
NOTE TO CONSULTANTS AND AGENCIES: If you are requesting a JD on behalf of a
paying client or your agency, please note the specific submittal requirements in Part H.
NOTE ON PART D – PROPERTY OWNER AUTHORIZATION: Please be aware that
all JD requests must include the current property owner authorization for the Corps to
proceed with the determination, which may include inspection of the property when
necessary. This form must be signed by the current property owner(s) or the owner(s)
authorized agent to be considered a complete request.
NOTE ON PART D - NCDOT REQUESTS: Property owner authorization/notification for
JD requests associated with North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT)
projects will be conducted according to the current NCDOT/USACE protocols.
NOTE TO USDA PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS: A Corps approved or preliminary JD
may not be valid for the wetland conservation provisions of the Food Security Act of
1985. If you or your tenant are USDA Program participants, or anticipate participation in
USDA programs, you should also request a certified wetland determination from the local
office of the Natural Resources Conservation Service, prior to starting work.
Jurisdictional Determination Request
Version: May 2017 Page 2
A. PARCEL INFORMATION
Street Address: _______________________________________________
City, State: _______________________________________________
County:
Parcel Index Number(s) (PIN):
B. REQUESTOR INFORMATION
Name:
Mailing Address:
_________________________________________
Telephone Number: _________________________________________
Electronic Mail Address: ________________________________________
Select one:
I am the current property owner.
I am an Authorized Agent or Environmental Consultant1
Interested Buyer or Under Contract to Purchase
Other, please explain. ________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
C. PROPERTY OWNER INFORMATION2
Name:
Mailing Address:
Telephone Number:
Electronic Mail Address:
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
1 Must provide completed Agent Authorization Form/Letter.
2 Documentation of ownership also needs to be provided with request (copy of Deed, County GIS/Parcel/Tax Record).
Jurisdictional Determination Request
Version: May 2017 Page 4

F. JURISDICTIONAL DETERMINATION (JD) TYPE (Select One)

I am requesting that the Corps provide a preliminary JD for the property identified herein.

A Preliminary Jurisdictional Determination (PJD) provides an indication that there may
be “waters of the United States” or “navigable waters of the United States”on a property.
PJDs are sufficient as the basis for permit decisions. For the purposes of permitting, all
waters and wetlands on the property will be treated as if they are jurisdictional “waters of
the United States”. PJDs cannot be appealed (33 C.F.R. 331.2); however, a PJD is
“preliminary” in the sense that an approved JD can be requested at any time. PJDs do
not expire.

I am requesting that the Corps provide an approved JD for the property identified herein.

An Approved Jurisdictional Determination (AJD) is a determination that
jurisdictional “waters of the United States” or “navigable waters of the United
States” are either present or absent on a site. An approved JD identifies the limits of
waters on a site determined to be jurisdictional under the Clean Water Act and/or
Rivers and Harbors Act. Approved JDs are sufficient as the basis for permit
decisions. AJDs are appealable (33 C.F.R. 331.2). The results of the AJD will be
posted on the Corps website. A landowner, permit applicant, or other “affected
party” (33 C.F.R. 331.2) who receives an AJD may rely upon the AJD for five years
(subject to certain limited exceptions explained in Regulatory Guidance Letter 05-
02).

I am unclear as to which JD I would like to request and require additional information
to inform my decision.

G. ALL REQUESTS

Map of Property or Project Area. This Map must clearly depict the boundaries of the
review area.

Size of Property or Review Area acres.

The property boundary (or review area boundary) is clearly physically marked on the site.

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H. REQUESTS FROM CONSULTANTS

Project Coordinates (Decimal Degrees): Latitude: ______________________
Longitude: ______________________

A legible delineation map depicting the aquatic resources and the property/review area.
Delineation maps must be no larger than 11x17 and should contain the following: (Corps
signature of submitted survey plats will occur after the submitted delineation map has been
reviewed and approved).6
 North Arrow
 Graphical Scale
 Boundary of Review Area
 Date
 Location of data points for each Wetland Determination Data Form or tributary
assessment reach.
For Approved Jurisdictional Determinations:
 Jurisdictional wetland features should be labeled as Wetland Waters of the US, 404
wetlands, etc. Please include the acreage of these features.
 Jurisdictional non-wetland features (i.e. tidal/navigable waters, tributaries,
impoundments) should be labeled as Non-Wetland Waters of the US, stream, tributary,
open water, relatively permanent water, pond, etc. Please include the acreage or linear
length of each of these features as appropriate.
 Isolated waters, waters that lack a significant nexus to navigable waters, or non-
jurisdictional upland features should be identified as Non-Jurisdictional. Please
include a justification in the label regarding why the feature is non-jurisdictional (i.e.
“Isolated”, “No Significant Nexus”, or “Upland Feature”). Please include the acreage
or linear length of these features as appropriate.
For Preliminary Jurisdictional Determinations:
 Wetland and non-wetland features should not be identified as Jurisdictional, 404,
Waters of the United States, or anything that implies jurisdiction. These features can be
identified as Potential Waters of the United States, Potential Non-wetland Waters of
the United States, wetland, stream, open water, etc. Please include the acreage and
linear length of these features as appropriate.

Completed Wetland Determination Data Forms for appropriate region
(at least one wetland and one upland form needs to be completed for each wetland type)

____________________________________________________________________________
6 Please refer to the guidance document titled “Survey Standards for Jurisdictional Determinations” to ensure that the
supplied map meets the necessary mapping standards. http://www.saw.usace.army.mil/Missions/Regulatory-Permit-
Program/Jurisdiction/
Jurisdictional Determination Request
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Completed appropriate Jurisdictional Determination form
• PJDs, please complete a Preliminary Jurisdictional Determination Form7 and include the
Aquatic Resource Table
• AJDs, please complete an Approved Jurisdictional Determination Form8

Vicinity Map

Aerial Photograph

USGS Topographic Map

Soil Survey Map

Other Maps, as appropriate (e.g. National Wetland Inventory Map, Proposed Site
Plan, previous delineation maps, LIDAR maps, FEMA floodplain maps)

Landscape Photos (if taken)

NCSAM and/or NCWAM Assessment Forms and Rating Sheets

NC Division of Water Resources Stream Identification Forms

Other Assessment Forms

_____________________________________________________________________________
7 www.saw.usace.army.mil/Portals/59/docs/regulatory/regdocs/JD/RGL_08-02_App_A_Prelim_JD_Form_fillable.pdf
8 Please see http://www.saw.usace.army.mil/Missions/Regulatory-Permit-Program/Jurisdiction/

Principal Purpose: The information that you provide will be used in evaluating your request to determine
whether there are any aquatic resources within the project area subject to federal jurisdiction under the regulatory authorities referenced above. Routine Uses: This information may be shared with the Department of Justice and other federal, state, and local
government agencies, and the public, and may be made available as part of a public notice as required by federal law. Your name and property location where federal jurisdiction is to be determined will be included in the
approved jurisdictional determination (AJD), which will be made available to the public on the District's website
and on the Headquarters USAGE website.
Disclosure: Submission of requested information is voluntary; however, if information is not provided, the
request for an AJD cannot be evaluated nor can an AJD be issued.
Appendix 2 - PRELIMINARY JURISDICTIONAL DETERMINATION (PJD) FORM
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
A.REPORT COMPLETION DATE FOR PJD:
B.NAME AND ADDRESS OF PERSON REQUESTING PJD:
C.DISTRICT OFFICE, FILE NAME, AND NUMBER:
D.PROJECT LOCATION(S) AND BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
(USE THE TABLE BELOW TO DOCUMENT MULTIPLE AQUATIC RESOURCES AND/OR
AQUATIC RESOURCES AT DIFFERENT SITES)
State: County/parish/borough: City:
Center coordinates of site (lat/long in degree decimal format):
Lat.: Long.:
Universal Transverse Mercator:
Name of nearest waterbody:
E.REVIEW PERFORMED FOR SITE EVALUATION (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY):
Office (Desk) Determination. Date:
Field Determination. Date(s):
TABLE OF AQUATIC RESOURCES IN REVIEW AREA WHICH “MAY BE” SUBJECT TO REGULATORY
JURISDICTION.
Site
number
Latitude
(decimal
degrees)
Longitude
(decimal
degrees)
Estimated amount
of aquatic resource
in review area
(acreage and linear
feet, if applicable)
Type of aquatic
resource (i.e., wetland
vs. non-wetland
waters)
Geographic authority
to which the aquatic
resource “may be”
subject (i.e., Section
404 or Section 10/404)
1) The Corps of Engineers believes that there may be jurisdictional aquatic resources in
the review area, and the requestor of this PJD is hereby advised of his or her option
to request and obtain an approved JD (AJD) for that review area based on an
informed decision after having discussed the various types of JDs and their
characteristics and circumstances when they may be appropriate.
2)In any circumstance where a permit applicant obtains an individual permit, or a
Nationwide General Permit (NWP) or other general permit verification requiring “pre-
construction notification” (PCN), or requests verification for a non-reporting NWP or
other general permit, and the permit applicant has not requested an AJD for the
activity, the permit applicant is hereby made aware that: (1) the permit applicant has
elected to seek a permit authorization based on a PJD, which does not make an
official determination of jurisdictional aquatic resources; (2) the applicant has the
option to request an AJD before accepting the terms and conditions of the permit
authorization, and that basing a permit authorization on an AJD could possibly result
in less compensatory mitigation being required or different special conditions; (3) the
applicant has the right to request an individual permit rather than accepting the terms
and conditions of the NWP or other general permit authorization; (4) the applicant can
accept a permit authorization and thereby agree to comply with all the terms and
conditions of that permit, including whatever mitigation requirements the Corps has
determined to be necessary; (5) undertaking any activity in reliance upon the subject
permit authorization without requesting an AJD constitutes the applicant’s acceptance
of the use of the PJD; (6) accepting a permit authorization (e.g., signing a proffered
individual permit) or undertaking any activity in reliance on any form of Corps permit
authorization based on a PJD constitutes agreement that all aquatic resources in the
review area affected in any way by that activity will be treated as jurisdictional, and
waives any challenge to such jurisdiction in any administrative or judicial compliance
or enforcement action, or in any administrative appeal or in any Federal court; and (7)
whether the applicant elects to use either an AJD or a PJD, the JD will be processed
as soon as practicable. Further, an AJD, a proffered individual permit (and all terms
and conditions contained therein), or individual permit denial can be administratively
appealed pursuant to 33 C.F.R. Part 331. If, during an administrative appeal, it
becomes appropriate to make an official determination whether geographic
jurisdiction exists over aquatic resources in the review area, or to provide an official
delineation of jurisdictional aquatic resources in the review area, the Corps will
provide an AJD to accomplish that result, as soon as is practicable. This PJD finds
that there “may be” waters of the U.S. and/or that there “may be” navigable waters of
the U.S. on the subject review area, and identifies all aquatic features in the review
area that could be affected by the proposed activity, based on the following
information:
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103RIVERSIDE DR.N. MAIN ST.E. PINE ST.
W. PINE ST.
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Consulting Engineers
NAD 83 / NA 20111318-F PATTON AVENUE
cCopyright 2017 Vaughn & Melton, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Asheville
828 253 2796
Kennesaw, GA
770 627 3590
Lexington, KY
859 264 0281
Raleigh, NCCharlotte, NC
704 657 0488 919 977 9455
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THIS MAP DOES NOT CONFORM TO G.S. 47-30,
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ENVIRONMENTAL FEATURES MAP
NORTH CAROLINA
SURRY COUNTY
89
104
103RIVERSIDE DR.N. MAIN ST.E. PINE ST.
W. PINE ST.
N. RENFRO ST.S. RENFRO ST.E. INDEPENDENCE BLVD.US 52 BUS.SITE*
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LINVILLE RD.
E. PINE ST.
W. PINE ST.
N. RENFRO ST.S. RENFRO ST.E. INDEPENDENCE BLVD.
NORTH CAROLINA
SURRY COUNTY
0 50 100 200
ARARAT RIVER
MT. AIRY, NC
MT. AIRY GREENWAY
SHEET 3
ENVIRONMENTAL FEATURES MAP
SITE
PCSt
a.64+11.67PTSta.61+75.58
PCSta.60+55.90
PTSta.58+24.35
PCSta.57+52.48
PCSta.62+83.20
PTSta.63+14.50
PROPOSED GREENWAY
280 FT.
SC
113 FT.
SB
USACE AID #:NCDWR #:
PROJECT / SITE INFORMATION:
1. Project name (if any):2. Date of evaluation:
3. Applicant/owner name:
5. County:6. Nearest named water body
7. River Basin: on USGS 7.5-minute quad:
8. Site coordinates (decimal degrees, at lower end of assessment reach):
STREAM INFORMATION: (depth and width can be approximations)
9. Site number (show on attached map):10. Length of assessment reach evaluated (feet):
11. Channel depth from bed (in riffle, if present) to top of bank (feet):Unable to assess channel depth.
12. Channel width at top of bank (feet):13. Is assessment reach a swamp stream?Yes No
14. Feature type:Perennial flow Intermittent flow Tidal Marsh Stream
STREAM RATING INFORMATION:
15. NC SAM Zone:Mountains (M)Piedmont (P)Inner Coastal Plain (I)Outer Coastal Plain (O)
16. Estimated geomorphic
valley shape (skip for a b
Tidal Marsh Stream):(more sinuous stream, flatter valley slope)(less sinuous stream, steeper valley slope)
17. Watershed size: (skip Size 1 (< 0.1 mi2)Size 2 (0.1 to < 0.5 mi2)Size 3 (0.5 to < 5 mi2)Size 4 (≥ 5 mi2)
for Tidal Marsh Stream)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
18. Were regulatory considerations evaluated?Yes No If Yes, check all that appy to the assessment area.
Section 10 water Classified Trout Waters Water Supply Watershed (I II III IV V)
Essential Fish Habitat Primary Nursery Area High Quality Waters/Outstanding Resource Waters
Publicly owned property NCDWR riparian buffer rule in effect Nutrient Sensitive Waters
Anadromous fish 303(d) List CAMA Area of Environmental Concern (AEC)
Documented presence of a federal and/or state listed protected species within the assessment area.
List species:
Designated Critical Habitat (list species):
19. Are additional stream information/supplementary measurements included in "Notes/Sketch" section or attached?Yes No
1.Channel Water – assessment reach metric (skip for Size 1 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
A Water throughout assessment reach.
B No flow, water in pools only.
C No water in assessment reach.
2.Evidence of Flow Restriction – assessment reach metric
A At least 10% of assessment reach in-stream habitat or riffle-pool sequence is adversely affected by a flow restriction or fill to the
point of obstructing flow or a channel choked with aquatic macrophytes or ponded water or impounded on flood or ebb within
the assessment reach (examples: undersized or perched culverts, causeways that constrict the channel, tidal gates).
B Not A
3.Feature Pattern – assessment reach metric
A A majority of the assessment reach has altered pattern (examples: straightening, modification above or below culvert).
B Not A.
4.Feature Longitudinal Profile – assessment reach metric
A Majority of assessment reach has a substantially altered stream profile (examples: channel down-cutting, existing damming,
over widening, active aggradation, dredging, and excavation where appropriate channel profile has not reformed from any of
these disturbances).
B Not A
5.Signs of Active Instability – assessment reach metric
Consider only current instability, not past events from which the stream has currently recovered. Examples of instability include
active bank failure, active channel down-cutting (head-cut), active widening, and artificial hardening (such as concrete, gabion, rip-rap).
A < 10% of channel unstable
B 10 to 25% of channel unstable
C > 25% of channel unstable
6.Streamside Area Interaction – streamside area metric
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB).
LB RB
A A Little or no evidence of conditions that adversely affect reference interaction
B B Moderate evidence of conditions (examples: berms, levees, down-cutting, aggradation, dredging) that adversely affect
reference interaction (examples: limited streamside area access, disruption of flood flows through streamside area,
leaky or intermittent bulkheads, causeways with floodplain constriction, minor ditching [including mosquito ditching])
C C Extensive evidence of conditions that adversely affect reference interaction (little to no floodplain/intertidal zone access
[examples: causeways with floodplain and channel constriction, bulkheads, retaining walls, fill, stream incision,
disruption of flood flows through streamside area] or too much floodplain/intertidal zone access [examples:
impoundments, intensive mosquito ditching]) or floodplain/intertidal zone unnaturally absent or assessment reach is a
man-made feature on an interstream divide
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SA 50
City of Mount Airy 4. Assessor name/organization:J. Gay, V&M
Surry
Yadkin-PeeDee Ararat River
property, identify and number all reaches on the attached map, and include a separate form for each reach.See the NC SAM User
Manual for detailed descriptions and explanations of requested information. Record in the "Notes/Sketch" section if any supplementary
NOTE EVIDENCE OF STRESSORS AFFECTING THE ASSESSMENT AREA (do not need to be within the assessment area).
measurements were performed. See the NC SAM User Manual for examples of additional measurements that may be relevant.
NC SAM FIELD ASSESSMENT FORM
Accompanies User Manual Version 2
Rating Calculator Version 2
INSTRUCTIONS:Attach a sketch of the assessment area and photographs.Attach a copy of the USGS 7.5-minute topographic
quadrangle, and circle the location of the stream reach under evaluation.If multiple stream reaches will be evaluated on the same
.5
5
7.Water Quality Stressors – assessment reach/intertidal zone metric
Check all that apply.
A Discolored water in stream or intertidal zone (milky white, blue, unnatural water discoloration, oil sheen, stream foam)
B Excessive sedimentation (burying of stream features or intertidal zone)
C Noticeable evidence of pollutant discharges entering the assessment reach and causing a water quality problem
D Odor (not including natural sulfide odors)
E Current published or collected data indicating degraded water quality in the assessment reach. Cite source in the "Notes/Sketch"
section.
F Livestock with access to stream or intertidal zone
G Excessive algae in stream or intertidal zone
H Degraded marsh vegetation in the intertidal zone (removal, burning, regular mowing, destruction, etc.)
I Other:(explain in "Notes/Sketch" section)
J Little to no stressors
8.Recent Weather – watershed metric
For Size 1 or 2 streams, D1 drought or higher is considered a drought; for Size 3 or 4 streams, D2 drought or higher is considered a
drought.
A Drought conditions and no rainfall or rainfall not exceeding 1 inch within the last 48 hours
B Drought conditions and rainfall exceeding 1 inch within the last 48 hours
C No drought conditions
9 Large or Dangerous Stream – assessment reach metric
Yes No Is stream is too large or dangerous to assess? If Yes, skip to Metric 13 (Streamside Area Ground Surface Condition).
10.Natural In-stream Habitat Types – assessment reach metric
10a.Yes No Degraded in-stream habitat over majority of the assessment reach (examples of stressors include excessive
sedimentation, mining, excavation, in-stream hardening [for example, rip-rap], recent dredging, and snagging)
(evaluate for size 4 Coastal Plain streams only, then skip to Metric 12)
10b.Check all that occur (occurs if > 5% coverage of assessment reach) (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams)
A Multiple aquatic macrophytes and aquatic mosses F 5% oysters or other natural hard bottoms
(include liverworts, lichens, and algal mats)G Submerged aquatic vegetation
B Multiple sticks and/or leaf packs and/or emergent H Low-tide refugia (pools)
vegetation I Sand bottom
C Multiple snags and logs (including lap trees)J 5% vertical bank along the marsh
D 5% undercut banks and/or root mats and/or roots K Little or no habitat
in banks extend to the normal wetted perimeter
E Little or no habitat
11.Bedform and Substrate – assessment reach metric (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
11a.Yes No Is assessment reach in a natural sand-bed stream? (skip for Coastal Plain streams)
11b.Bedform evaluated. Check the appropriate box(es).
A Riffle-run section (evaluate 11c)
B Pool-glide section (evaluate 11d)
C Natural bedform absent (skip to Metric 12, Aquatic Life)
11c.In riffles sections, check all that occur below the normal wetted perimeter of the assessment reach – whether or not submerged.
Check at least one box in each row (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain Streams and Tidal Marsh Streams). Not Present (NP) =
absent, Rare (R) = present but ≤ 10%, Common (C) = > 10-40%, Abundant (A) = > 40-70%, Predominant (P) = > 70%. Cumulative
percentages should not exceed 100% for each assessment reach.
NP R C A P
Bedrock/saprolite
Boulder (256 – 4096 mm)
Cobble (64 – 256 mm)
Gravel (2 – 64 mm)
Sand (.062 – 2 mm)
Silt/clay (< 0.062 mm)
Detritus
Artificial (rip-rap, concrete, etc.)
11d.Yes No Are pools filled with sediment? (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
12.Aquatic Life – assessment reach metric (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
12a.Yes No Was an in-stream aquatic life assessment performed as described in the User Manual?
If No, select one of the following reasons and skip to Metric 13. No Water Other:
12b.Yes No Are aquatic organisms present in the assessment reach (look in riffles, pools, then snags)? If Yes, check
all that apply. If No, skip to Metric 13.
1 >1 Numbers over columns refer to “individuals” for size 1 and 2 streams and “taxa” for size 3 and 4 streams.
Adult frogs
Aquatic reptiles
Aquatic macrophytes and aquatic mosses (include liverworts, lichens, and algal mats)
Beetles (including water pennies)
Caddisfly larvae (Trichoptera [T])
Asian clam (Corbicula )
Crustacean (isopod/amphipod/crayfish/shrimp)
Damselfly and dragonfly larvae
Dipterans (true flies)
Mayfly larvae (Ephemeroptera [E])
Megaloptera (alderfly, fishfly, dobsonfly larvae)
Midges/mosquito larvae
Mosquito fish (Gambusia ) or mud minnows (Umbra pygmaea)
*********************************REMAINING QUESTIONS ARE NOT APPLICABLE FOR TIDAL MARSH STREAMS****************************Check for TidalMarsh Streamsonly
Mussels/Clams (not Corbicula )
Other fish
Salamanders/tadpoles
Snails
Stonefly larvae (Plecoptera [P])
Tipulid larvae
Worms/leeches
13.Streamside Area Ground Surface Condition – streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams and B valley types)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB). Consider storage capacity with regard to both overbank flow and
upland runoff.
LB RB
A A Little or no alteration to water storage capacity over a majority of the streamside area
B B Moderate alteration to water storage capacity over a majority of the streamside area
C C Severe alteration to water storage capacity over a majority of the streamside area (examples include: ditches, fill,
soil, compaction, livestock disturbance, buildings, man-made levees, drainage pipes)
14.Streamside Area Water Storage – streamside area metric (skip for Size 1 streams, Tidal Marsh Streams, and B valley types)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB) of the streamside area.
LB RB
A A Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water ≥ 6 inches deep
B B Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water 3 to 6 inches deep
C C Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water < 3 inches deep
15.Wetland Presence – streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB). Do not consider wetlands outside of the streamside area or within the
normal wetted perimeter of assessment reach.
LB RB
Y Y Are wetlands present in the streamside area?
N N
16.Baseflow Contributors – assessment reach metric (skip for size 4 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all contributors within the assessment reach or within view of and draining to the assessment reach.
A Streams and/or springs (jurisdictional discharges)
B Ponds (include wet detention basins; do not include sediment basins or dry detention basins)
C Obstruction that passes some flow during low-flow periods within assessment area (beaver dam, bottom-release dam)
D Evidence of bank seepage or sweating (iron oxidizing bacteria in water indicates seepage)
E Stream bed or bank soil reduced (dig through deposited sediment if present)
F None of the above
17.Baseflow Detractors – assessment area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all that apply.
A Evidence of substantial water withdrawals from the assessment reach (includes areas excavated for pump installation)
B Obstruction not passing flow during low flow periods affecting the assessment reach (ex: watertight dam, sediment deposit)
C Urban stream (≥ 24% impervious surface for watershed)
D Evidence that the stream-side area has been modified resulting in accelerated drainage into the assessment reach
E Assessment reach relocated to valley edge
F None of the above
18.Shading – assessment reach metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider aspect. Consider “leaf-on” condition.
A Stream shading is appropriate for stream category (may include gaps associated with natural processes)
B Degraded (example: scattered trees)
C Stream shading is gone or largely absent
19.Buffer Width – streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider “vegetated buffer” and “wooded buffer” separately for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB) starting at the top
of bank out to the first break.
Vegetated Wooded
LB RB LB RB
A A A A ≥ 100-feet wide or extends to the edge of the watershed
B B B B From 50 to < 100-feet wide
C C C C From 30 to < 50-feet wide
D D D D From 10 to < 30-feet wide
E E E E < 10-feet wide or no trees
20.Buffer Structure – streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB) for Metric 19 ("Vegetated" Buffer Width).
LB RB
A A Mature forest
B B Non-mature woody vegetation or modified vegetation structure
C C Herbaceous vegetation with or without a strip of trees < 10 feet wide
D D Maintained shrubs
E E Little or no vegetation
21.Buffer Stressors – streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all appropriate boxes for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB). Indicate if listed stressor abuts stream (Abuts), does not abut but
is within 30 feet of stream (< 30 feet), or is between 30 to 50 feet of stream (30-50 feet).
If none of the following stressors occurs on either bank, check here and skip to Metric 22:
Abuts < 30 feet 30-50 feet
LB RB LB RB LB RB
A A A A A A Row crops
B B B B B B Maintained turf
C C C C C C Pasture (no livestock)/commercial horticulture
D D D D D D Pasture (active livestock use)
22.Stem Density – streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB) for Metric 19 ("Wooded" Buffer Width).
LB RB
A A Medium to high stem density
B B Low stem density
C C No wooded riparian buffer or predominantly herbaceous species or bare ground
23.Continuity of Vegetated Buffer – streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider whether vegetated buffer is continuous along stream (parallel). Breaks are areas lacking vegetation > 10-feet wide.
LB RB
A A The total length of buffer breaks is < 25 percent.
B B The total length of buffer breaks is between 25 and 50 percent.
C C The total length of buffer breaks is > 50 percent.
24.Vegetative Composition – First 100 feet of streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Evaluate the dominant vegetation within 100 feet of each bank or to the edge of the watershed (whichever comes first) as it contributes
to assessment reach habitat.
LB RB
A A Vegetation is close to undisturbed in species present and their proportions. Lower strata composed of native
species, with non-native invasive species absent or sparse.
B B Vegetation indicates disturbance in terms of species diversity or proportions, but is still largely composed of native
species. This may include communities of weedy native species that develop after clear-cutting or clearing or
communities with non-native invasive species present, but not dominant, over a large portion of the expected strata or
communities missing understory but retaining canopy trees.
C C Vegetation is severely disturbed in terms of species diversity or proportions. Mature canopy is absent or communities
with non-native invasive species dominant over a large portion of expected strata or communities composed of planted
stands of non-characteristic species or communities inappropriately composed of a single species or no vegetation.
25.Conductivity – assessment reach metric (skip for all Coastal Plain streams)
25a.Yes No Was a conductivity measurement recorded?
If No, select one of the following reasons. No Water Other:
25b.Check the box corresponding to the conductivity measurement (units of microsiemens per centimeter).
A <46 B 46 to < 67 C 67 to < 79 D 79 to < 230 E ≥ 230
Notes/Sketch:
Notes of Field Assessment Form (Y/N)
Presence of regulatory considerations (Y/N)
Additional stream information/supplementary measurements included (Y/N)
NC SAM feature type (perennial, intermittent, Tidal Marsh Stream)
(4) Floodplain Access
(4) Wooded Riparian Buffer
(4) Microtopography
(3) Stream Stability
(4) Channel Stability
(4) Sediment Transport
(4) Stream Geomorphology
(2) Stream/Intertidal Zone Interaction
(2) Longitudinal Tidal Flow
(2) Tidal Marsh Stream Stability
(3) Tidal Marsh Stream Geomorphology
(1) Water Quality
(2) Baseflow
(2) Streamside Area Vegetation
(3) Upland Pollutant Filtration
(3) Thermoregulation
(2) Indicators of Stressors
(2) Aquatic Life Tolerance
(2) Intertidal Zone Filtration
(1) Habitat
(2) In-stream Habitat
(3) Baseflow
(3) Substrate
(3) Stream Stability
(3) In-stream Habitat
(2) Stream-side Habitat
(3) Stream-side Habitat
(3) Thermoregulation
(2) Tidal Marsh In-stream Habitat
(3) Flow Restriction
(3) Tidal Marsh Stream Stability
(4) Tidal Marsh Stream Geomorphology
(3) Tidal Marsh In-stream Habitat
(2) Intertidal Zone Habitat
Overall MEDIUM
LOW
MEDIUM
LOW
LOW
LOW
LOW
HIGH
LOW
LOW
MEDIUM
HIGH
MEDIUM
HIGH
LOW
HIGH
MEDIUM
NA
NA
LOW
NA
MEDIUM
HIGH
LOW
NA
NA
NA
NA
MEDIUM
NO
NA
NA
LOW
HIGH
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
MEDIUM
HIGH
MEDIUM
MEDIUM
HIGH
MEDIUM
NA
NA
HIGH
NA
(4) Tidal Marsh Channel Stability
NA
MEDIUM
(3) Tidal Marsh Channel Stability
(3) Streamside Area Attenuation
Function Class Rating Summary
(1) Hydrology
LOW
LOW
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
HIGH
HIGH
HIGH
MEDIUM
MEDIUM
MEDIUM
MEDIUM
NA
NO
NA
NA
NA
(2) Flood Flow
J. Gay, V&M
7 December 2021
NO
NO
YES
Intermittent
NA
MEDIUM
HIGH
HIGH
(2) Baseflow
Stream Category Assessor Name/Organization
LOW
LOW
Mb2
Stream Site Name
LOW
NA
Mt Airy Greenway Date of Evaluation
LOW
HIGH
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HIGH
LOW
USACE/
All Streams
NCDWR
Intermittent
Date
Assessor Name/Organization
Nearest Named Water Body
USGS 8-Digit Catalogue Unit
Yes No
Evidence of stressors affecting the assessment area (may not be within the assessment area)
Please circle and/or make note on last page if evidence of stressors is apparent. Consider departure from reference, if
appropriate, in recent past (for instance, approximately within 10 years). Noteworthy stressors include, but are not limited
to the following.
•
•
•
•
Is the assessment area intensively managed?Yes No
Regulatory Considerations (select all that apply to the assessment area)
Anadromous fish
Federally protected species or State endangered or threatened species
NCDWQ riparian buffer rule in effect
Abuts a Primary Nursery Area (PNA)
Publicly owned property
N.C. Division of Coastal Management Area of Environmental Concern (AEC) (including buffer)
Abuts a stream with a NCDWQ classification of SA or supplemental classifications of HQW, ORW, or Trout
Designated NCNHP reference community
Abuts a 303(d)-listed stream or a tributary to a 303(d)-listed stream
What type of natural stream is associated with the wetland, if any? (check all that apply)
Blackwater
Brownwater
Tidal (if tidal, check one of the following boxes)Lu Lunar Wind Both
Is the assessment area on a coastal island?Yes No
Is the assessment area's surface water storage capacity or duration substantially altered by beaver?Yes No
Does the assessment area experience overbank flooding during normal rainfall conditions?Yes No
1.Ground Surface Condition/Vegetation Condition – assessment area condition metric
Check a box in each column. Consider alteration to the ground surface (GS) in the assessment area and vegetation structure
(VS) in the assessment area. Compare to reference wetland if applicable (see User Manual). If a reference is not applicable,
then rate the assessment area based on evidence of an effect.
GS
A A Not severely altered
B B Severely altered over a majority of the assessment area (ground surface alteration examples: vehicle tracks, excessive
sedimentation, fire-plow lanes, skidder tracks, bedding, fill, soil compaction, obvious pollutants) (vegetation structure
alteration examples: mechanical disturbance, herbicides, salt intrusion [where appropriate], exotic species, grazing,
less diversity [if appropriate], hydrologic alteration)
2.Surface and Sub-Surface Storage Capacity and Duration – assessment area condition metric
Check a box in each column. Consider surface storage capacity and duration (Surf) and sub-surface storage capacity and
duration (Sub). Consider both increase and decrease in hydrology. Refer to the current NRCS lateral effect of ditching guidance for
North Carolina hydric soils (see USACE Wilmington District website) for the zone of influence of ditches in hydric soils. A ditch
≤ 1 foot deep is considered to affect surface water only, while a ditch > 1 foot deep is expected to affect both surface and ditch
sub-surface water. Consider tidal flooding regime, if applicable.
Surf
A A Water storage capacity and duration are not altered.
B B Water storage capacity or duration are altered, but not substantially (typically, not sufficient to change vegetation).
C C Water storage capacity or duration are substantially altered (typically, alteration sufficient to result in vegetation
change) (examples: draining, flooding, soil compaction, filling, excessive sedimentation, underground utility lines).
3.Water Storage/Surface Relief – assessment area/wetland type condition metric (answer for non-marsh wetlands only)
Check a box in each column for each group below. Select the appropriate storage for the assessment area (AA) and the wetland
type (WT).
AA WT
3a.A A Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water > 1 foot deep
B B Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water 6 inches to 1 foot deep
C C Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water 3 to 6 inches deep
D D Depressions able to pond water < 3 inches deep
3b.A Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is greater than 2 feet
B Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is between 1 and 2 feet
C Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is less than 1 foot
4.Soil Texture/Structure – assessment area condition metric
Check a box from each of the three soil property groups below. Dig soil profile in the dominant assessment area landscape
feature. Make soil observations within the 12 inches. Use most recent National Technical Committee for Hydric Soils guidance for
regional indicators.
4a.A Sandy soil
B Loamy or clayey soils exhibiting redoximorphic features (concentrations, depletions, or rhizospheres)
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Hydrological modifications (examples: ditches, dams, beaver dams, dikes, berms, ponds, etc.)
Latitude/Longitude (deci-degrees)
Habitat/plant community alteration (examples: mowing, clear-cutting, exotics, etc.)
Surface and sub-surface discharges into the wetland (examples: discharges containing obvious pollutants, presence of nearby
Sub
VS
septic tanks, underground storage tanks (USTs), hog lagoons, etc.)
Precipitation within 48 hrs?
Signs of vegetation stress (examples: vegetation mortality, insect damage, disease, storm damage, salt intrusion, etc.)
C Loamy or clayey soils not exhibiting redoximorphic features
D Loamy or clayey gleyed soil
E Histosol or histic epipedon
4b.A Soil ribbon < 1 inch
B Soil ribbon ≥ 1 inch
4c.A No peat or muck presence
B A peat or muck presence
5.Discharge into Wetland – opportunity metric
Check a box in each column. Consider surface pollutants or discharges (Surf) and sub-surface pollutants or discharges (Sub).
Examples of sub-surface discharges include presence of nearby septic tank, underground storage tank (UST), etc.
Surf Sub
A A Little or no evidence of pollutants or discharges entering the assessment area
B B Noticeable evidence of pollutants or discharges entering the wetland and stressing, but not overwhelming the
treatment capacity of the assessment area
C C Noticeable evidence of pollutants or discharges (pathogen, particulate, or soluble) entering the assessment area and
potentially overwhelming the treatment capacity of the wetland (water discoloration, dead vegetation, excessive
sedimentation, odor)
6.Land Use – opportunity metric
Check all that apply (at least one box in each column). Evaluation involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. Consider sources
draining to assessment area within entire upstream watershed (WS), within 5 miles and within the watershed draining to the
assessment area (5M), and within 2 miles and within the watershed draining to the assessment area (2M). Effective riparian buffers
are considered to be 50 feet wide in the Coastal Plain and Piedmont ecoregions and 30 feet wide in the Blue Ridge Mountains ecoregion.
WS 5M 2M
A A A ≥ 10% impervious surfaces
B B B < 10% impervious surfaces
C C C Confined animal operations (or other local, concentrated source of pollutants)
D D D ≥ 20% coverage of pasture
E E E ≥ 20% coverage of agricultural land (regularly plowed land)
F F F ≥ 20% coverage of maintained grass/herb
G G G ≥ 20% coverage of clear-cut land
H H H Little or no opportunity to improve water quality. Lack of opportunity may result from hydrologic alterations
that prevent drainage or overbank flow from affecting the assessment area.
7.Wetland Acting as Vegetated Buffer – assessment area/wetland complex condition metric
7a.Is assessment area within 50 feet of a tributary or other open water?
Yes No If Yes, continue to 7b. If No, skip to Metric 8.
Wetland buffer need only be present on one side of the water body. Make buffer judgment based on the average width of the wetland.
Record a note if a portion of the buffer has been removed or disturbed.
7b.How much of the first 50 feet from the bank is weltand? Descriptor E should be selected if ditches effectively bypass the buffer.
A ≥ 50 feet
B From 30 to < 50 feet
C From 15 to < 30 feet
D From 5 to < 15 feet
E < 5 feet or buffer bypassed by ditches
7c.Tributary width. If the tributary is anastomosed, combine widths of channels/braids for a total width.
≤ 15-feet wide > 15-feet wide Other open water (no tributary present)
7d.Do roots of assessment area vegetation extend into the bank of the tributary/open water?
Yes No
7e.Is tributary or other open water sheltered or exposed?
Sheltered – adjacent open water with width < 2500 feet and no regular boat traffic.
Exposed – adjacent open water with width ≥ 2500 feet or regular boat traffic.
8.Wetland Width at the Assessment Area – wetland type/wetland complex metric (evaluate for riparian wetlands only)
Check a box in each column. Select the average width for the wetland type at the assessment area (WT)
and the wetland complex at the assessment areas (WC). See User Manual for WT and WC boundaries.
WT WC
A A ≥ 100 feet
B B From 80 to < 100 feet
C C From 50 to < 80 feet
D D From 40 to < 50 feet
E E From 30 to < 40 feet
F F From 15 to < 30 feet
G G From 5 to < 15 feet
H H < 5 feet
9.Inundation Duration – assessment area condition metric
Answer for assessment area dominant landform.
A Evidence of short-duration inundation (< 7 consecutive days)
B Evidence of saturation, without evidence of inundation
C Evidence of long-duration inundation or very long-duration inundation (7 to 30 consecutive days or more)
10.Indicators of Deposition – assessment area condition metric
Consider recent deposition only (no plant growth since deposition).
A Sediment deposition is not excessive, but at approximately natural levels.
B Sediment deposition is excessive, but not overwhelming the wetland.
C Sediment deposition is excessive and is overwhelming the wetland.
11.Wetland Size – wetland type/wetland complex condition metric
Check a box in each column. Involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. This metric evaluates three aspects of the wetland area: the
size of the wetland type (WT), the size of the wetland complex (WC), and the size of the forested wetland (FW) (if applicable, see User
Manual). See the User Manual for boundaries of these evaluation areas. If assessment area is clear-cut, select “K” for the FW column.
WT FW (if applicable)
A A A ≥ 500 acres
WC
B B B From 100 to < 500 acres
C C C From 50 to < 100 acres
D D D From 25 to < 50 acres
E E E From 10 to < 25 acres
F F F From 5 to < 10 acres
G G G From 1 to < 5 acres
H H H From 0.5 to < 1 acre
I I I From 0.1 to < 0.5 acre
J J J From 0.01 to < 0.1 acre
K K K < 0.01 acre or assessment area is clear-cut
12.Wetland Intactness – wetland type condition metric (evaluate for Pocosins only)
A Pocosin is the full extent (≥ 90%) of its natural landscape size.
B Pocosin is < 90% of the full extent of its natural landscape size.
13.Connectivity to Other Natural Areas – landscape condition metric
13a.Check appropriate box(es) (a box may be checked in each column). Involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. This
evaluates whether the wetland is well connected (Well) and/or loosely connected (Loosely) to the landscape patch, the contiguous
metric naturally vegetated area and open water (if appropriate). Boundaries are formed by four-lane roads, regularly maintained utility
line corridors the width of a four-lane road or wider, urban landscapes, fields (pasture open and agriculture), or water > 300 feet wide.
A A ≥ 500 acres
B B From 100 to < 500 acres
C C From 50 to < 100 acres
D D From 10 to < 50 acres
E E < 10 acres
F F Wetland type has a poor or no connection to other natural habitats
13b.Evaluate for marshes only.
Yes No Wetland type has a surface hydrology connection to open waters/stream or tidal wetlands.
14.Edge Effect – wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes)
May involve a GIS effort with field adjustment. Estimate distance from wetland type boundary to artificial edges. Artificial edges include
non-forested areas ≥ 40 feet wide such as fields, development, roads, regularly maintained utility line corridors and clear-cuts.
Consider the eight main points of the compass.
A No artificial edge within 150 feet in all directions
B No artificial edge within 150 feet in four (4) to seven (7) directions
C An artificial edge occurs within 150 feet in more than four (4) directions or assessment area is clear-cut
15. Vegetative Composition – assessment area condition metric (skip for all marshes and Pine Flat)
A Vegetation is close to reference condition in species present and their proportions. Lower strata composed of appropriate
species, with exotic plants absent or sparse within the assessment area.
B Vegetation is different from reference condition in species diversity or proportions, but still largely composed of native species
characteristic of the wetland type. This may include communities of weedy native species that develop after clearcutting or
clearing. It also includes communities with exotics present, but not dominant, over a large portion of the expected strata.
C Vegetation severely altered from reference in composition. Expected species are unnaturally absent (planted stands of non-
characteristic species or at least one stratum inappropriately composed of a single species). Exotic species are dominant in
at least one stratum.
16.Vegetative Diversity – assessment area condition metric (evaluate for Non-tidal Freshwater Marsh only)
A Vegetation diversity is high and is composed primarily of native species (<10% cover of exotics).
B Vegetation diversity is low or has > 10% to 50% cover of exotics.
C Vegetation is dominated by exotic species (>50% cover of exotics).
17.Vegetative Structure – assessment area/wetland type condition metric
17a.Is vegetation present?
Yes No If Yes, continue to 17b. If No, skip to Metric 18.
17b.Evaluate percent coverage of assessment area vegetation for all marshes only. Skip to 17c for non-marsh wetlands.
A ≥ 25% coverage of vegetation
B < 25% coverage of vegetation
17c.Check a box in each column for each stratum. Evaluate this portion of the metric for non-marsh wetlands. Consider structure
in airspace above the assessment area (AA) and the wetland type (WT) separately.
A A Canopy closed, or nearly closed, with natural gaps associated with natural processes
B B Canopy present, but opened more than natural gaps
C C Canopy sparse or absent
A A Dense mid-story/sapling layer
B B Moderate density mid-story/sapling layer
C C Mid-story/sapling layer sparse or absent
A A Dense shrub layer
B B Moderate density shrub layer
C C Shrub layer sparse or absent
A A Dense herb layer
B B Moderate density herb layer
C C Herb layer sparse or absent
18.Snags – wetland type condition metric
A Large snags (more than one) are visible (> 12-inches DBH, or large relative to species present and landscape stability).
B Not A
19.Diameter Class Distribution – wetland type condition metric
A Majority of canopy trees have stems > 6 inches in diameter at breast height (DBH); many large trees (> 12 inches DBH) are
present.
B Majority of canopy trees have stems between 6 and 12 inches DBH, few are > 12-inch DBH.CanopyMid-StoryShrubHerbWell
AA WT
Loosely
C Majority of canopy trees are < 6 inches DBH or no trees.
20.Large Woody Debris – wetland type condition metric
Include both natural debris and man-placed natural debris.
A Large logs (more than one) are visible (> 12 inches in diameter, or large relative to species present and landscape stability).
B Not A
21.Vegetation/Open Water Dispersion – wetland type/open water condition metric (evaluate for Non-Tidal Freshwater
Marsh only)
Select the figure that best describes the amount of interspersion between vegetation and open water in the growing season. Patterned
areas indicate vegetated areas, while solid white areas indicate open water.
A B C D
22.Hydrologic Connectivity – assessment area condition metric (evaluate for riparian wetlands only)
Examples of activities that may severely alter hydrologic connectivity include intensive
ditching, fill, sedimentation, channelization, diversion, man-made berms, beaver dams, and stream incision.
A Overbank and overland flow are not severely altered in the assessment area.
B Overbank flow is severely altered in the assessment area.
C Overland flow is severely altered in the assessment area.
D Both overbank and overland flow are severely altered in the assessment area.
Notes
Notes on Field Assessment Form (Y/N)
Presence of regulatory considerations (Y/N)
Wetland is intensively managed (Y/N)
Assessment area is located within 50 feet of a natural tributary or other open water (Y/N)
Assessment area is substantially altered by beaver (Y/N)
Assessment area experiences overbank flooding during normal rainfall conditions (Y/N)
Assessment area is on a coastal island (Y/N)
Sub-function Rating Summary
Function Sub-function Metrics
Hydrology Surface Storage and Retention Condition
Sub-Surface Storage and Retention Condition
Water Quality Pathogen Change Condition
Condition/Opportunity
Opportunity Presence? (Y/N)
Particulate Change Condition
Condition/Opportunity
Opportunity Presence? (Y/N)
Soluble Change Condition
Condition/Opportunity
Opportunity Presence? (Y/N)
Physical Change Condition
Condition/Opportunity
Opportunity Presence? (Y/N)
Pollution Change Condition
Condition/Opportunity
Opportunity Presence? (Y/N)
Habitat Physical Structure Condition
Landscape Patch Structure Condition
Vegetation Composition Condition
Function Rating Summary
Function Metrics/Notes
Hydrology Condition
Water Quality Condition
Condition/Opportunity
Opportunity Presence? (Y/N)
Habitat Conditon
Overall Wetland Rating
MEDIUM
NO
NO
YES
NO
NO
NA
NA
NA
NO
HIGH
HIGH
HIGH
NO
LOW
NA
LOW
MEDIUM
Rating
HIGH
NC WAM Wetland Rating Sheet
Wetland Type
Wetland Site Name WA
J.Gay/V&MFloodplain Pool
Date
Assessor Name/Organization
7 December 2021
Accompanies User Manual Version 4.1
NA
NA
NO
MEDIUM
MEDIUM
YES
Rating Calculator Version 4.1
HIGH
NO
HIGH
HIGH
HIGH
Rating
HIGH
NA
NO
USACE AID #:NCDWR #:
PROJECT / SITE INFORMATION:
1. Project name (if any):2. Date of evaluation:
3. Applicant/owner name:
5. County:6. Nearest named water body
7. River Basin: on USGS 7.5-minute quad:
8. Site coordinates (decimal degrees, at lower end of assessment reach):
STREAM INFORMATION: (depth and width can be approximations)
9. Site number (show on attached map):10. Length of assessment reach evaluated (feet):
11. Channel depth from bed (in riffle, if present) to top of bank (feet):Unable to assess channel depth.
12. Channel width at top of bank (feet):13. Is assessment reach a swamp stream?Yes No
14. Feature type:Perennial flow Intermittent flow Tidal Marsh Stream
STREAM RATING INFORMATION:
15. NC SAM Zone:Mountains (M)Piedmont (P)Inner Coastal Plain (I)Outer Coastal Plain (O)
16. Estimated geomorphic
valley shape (skip for a b
Tidal Marsh Stream):(more sinuous stream, flatter valley slope)(less sinuous stream, steeper valley slope)
17. Watershed size: (skip Size 1 (< 0.1 mi2)Size 2 (0.1 to < 0.5 mi2)Size 3 (0.5 to < 5 mi2)Size 4 (≥ 5 mi2)
for Tidal Marsh Stream)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
18. Were regulatory considerations evaluated?Yes No If Yes, check all that appy to the assessment area.
Section 10 water Classified Trout Waters Water Supply Watershed (I II III IV V)
Essential Fish Habitat Primary Nursery Area High Quality Waters/Outstanding Resource Waters
Publicly owned property NCDWR riparian buffer rule in effect Nutrient Sensitive Waters
Anadromous fish 303(d) List CAMA Area of Environmental Concern (AEC)
Documented presence of a federal and/or state listed protected species within the assessment area.
List species:
Designated Critical Habitat (list species):
19. Are additional stream information/supplementary measurements included in "Notes/Sketch" section or attached?Yes No
1.Channel Water – assessment reach metric (skip for Size 1 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
A Water throughout assessment reach.
B No flow, water in pools only.
C No water in assessment reach.
2.Evidence of Flow Restriction – assessment reach metric
A At least 10% of assessment reach in-stream habitat or riffle-pool sequence is adversely affected by a flow restriction or fill to the
point of obstructing flow or a channel choked with aquatic macrophytes or ponded water or impounded on flood or ebb within
the assessment reach (examples: undersized or perched culverts, causeways that constrict the channel, tidal gates).
B Not A
3.Feature Pattern – assessment reach metric
A A majority of the assessment reach has altered pattern (examples: straightening, modification above or below culvert).
B Not A.
4.Feature Longitudinal Profile – assessment reach metric
A Majority of assessment reach has a substantially altered stream profile (examples: channel down-cutting, existing damming,
over widening, active aggradation, dredging, and excavation where appropriate channel profile has not reformed from any of
these disturbances).
B Not A
5.Signs of Active Instability – assessment reach metric
Consider only current instability, not past events from which the stream has currently recovered. Examples of instability include
active bank failure, active channel down-cutting (head-cut), active widening, and artificial hardening (such as concrete, gabion, rip-rap).
A < 10% of channel unstable
B 10 to 25% of channel unstable
C > 25% of channel unstable
6.Streamside Area Interaction – streamside area metric
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB).
LB RB
A A Little or no evidence of conditions that adversely affect reference interaction
B B Moderate evidence of conditions (examples: berms, levees, down-cutting, aggradation, dredging) that adversely affect
reference interaction (examples: limited streamside area access, disruption of flood flows through streamside area,
leaky or intermittent bulkheads, causeways with floodplain constriction, minor ditching [including mosquito ditching])
C C Extensive evidence of conditions that adversely affect reference interaction (little to no floodplain/intertidal zone access
[examples: causeways with floodplain and channel constriction, bulkheads, retaining walls, fill, stream incision,
disruption of flood flows through streamside area] or too much floodplain/intertidal zone access [examples:
impoundments, intensive mosquito ditching]) or floodplain/intertidal zone unnaturally absent or assessment reach is a
man-made feature on an interstream divide
Mt Airy Greenway 7 December 2021
36.5130/-80.5912
SB 50
City of Mount Airy 4. Assessor name/organization:J. Gay, V&M
Surry
Yadkin-PeeDee Ararat River
property, identify and number all reaches on the attached map, and include a separate form for each reach.See the NC SAM User
Manual for detailed descriptions and explanations of requested information. Record in the "Notes/Sketch" section if any supplementary
NOTE EVIDENCE OF STRESSORS AFFECTING THE ASSESSMENT AREA (do not need to be within the assessment area).
measurements were performed. See the NC SAM User Manual for examples of additional measurements that may be relevant.
NC SAM FIELD ASSESSMENT FORM
Accompanies User Manual Version 2
Rating Calculator Version 2
INSTRUCTIONS:Attach a sketch of the assessment area and photographs.Attach a copy of the USGS 7.5-minute topographic
quadrangle, and circle the location of the stream reach under evaluation.If multiple stream reaches will be evaluated on the same
.5
5
7.Water Quality Stressors – assessment reach/intertidal zone metric
Check all that apply.
A Discolored water in stream or intertidal zone (milky white, blue, unnatural water discoloration, oil sheen, stream foam)
B Excessive sedimentation (burying of stream features or intertidal zone)
C Noticeable evidence of pollutant discharges entering the assessment reach and causing a water quality problem
D Odor (not including natural sulfide odors)
E Current published or collected data indicating degraded water quality in the assessment reach. Cite source in the "Notes/Sketch"
section.
F Livestock with access to stream or intertidal zone
G Excessive algae in stream or intertidal zone
H Degraded marsh vegetation in the intertidal zone (removal, burning, regular mowing, destruction, etc.)
I Other:(explain in "Notes/Sketch" section)
J Little to no stressors
8.Recent Weather – watershed metric
For Size 1 or 2 streams, D1 drought or higher is considered a drought; for Size 3 or 4 streams, D2 drought or higher is considered a
drought.
A Drought conditions and no rainfall or rainfall not exceeding 1 inch within the last 48 hours
B Drought conditions and rainfall exceeding 1 inch within the last 48 hours
C No drought conditions
9 Large or Dangerous Stream – assessment reach metric
Yes No Is stream is too large or dangerous to assess? If Yes, skip to Metric 13 (Streamside Area Ground Surface Condition).
10.Natural In-stream Habitat Types – assessment reach metric
10a.Yes No Degraded in-stream habitat over majority of the assessment reach (examples of stressors include excessive
sedimentation, mining, excavation, in-stream hardening [for example, rip-rap], recent dredging, and snagging)
(evaluate for size 4 Coastal Plain streams only, then skip to Metric 12)
10b.Check all that occur (occurs if > 5% coverage of assessment reach) (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams)
A Multiple aquatic macrophytes and aquatic mosses F 5% oysters or other natural hard bottoms
(include liverworts, lichens, and algal mats)G Submerged aquatic vegetation
B Multiple sticks and/or leaf packs and/or emergent H Low-tide refugia (pools)
vegetation I Sand bottom
C Multiple snags and logs (including lap trees)J 5% vertical bank along the marsh
D 5% undercut banks and/or root mats and/or roots K Little or no habitat
in banks extend to the normal wetted perimeter
E Little or no habitat
11.Bedform and Substrate – assessment reach metric (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
11a.Yes No Is assessment reach in a natural sand-bed stream? (skip for Coastal Plain streams)
11b.Bedform evaluated. Check the appropriate box(es).
A Riffle-run section (evaluate 11c)
B Pool-glide section (evaluate 11d)
C Natural bedform absent (skip to Metric 12, Aquatic Life)
11c.In riffles sections, check all that occur below the normal wetted perimeter of the assessment reach – whether or not submerged.
Check at least one box in each row (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain Streams and Tidal Marsh Streams). Not Present (NP) =
absent, Rare (R) = present but ≤ 10%, Common (C) = > 10-40%, Abundant (A) = > 40-70%, Predominant (P) = > 70%. Cumulative
percentages should not exceed 100% for each assessment reach.
NP R C A P
Bedrock/saprolite
Boulder (256 – 4096 mm)
Cobble (64 – 256 mm)
Gravel (2 – 64 mm)
Sand (.062 – 2 mm)
Silt/clay (< 0.062 mm)
Detritus
Artificial (rip-rap, concrete, etc.)
11d.Yes No Are pools filled with sediment? (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
12.Aquatic Life – assessment reach metric (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
12a.Yes No Was an in-stream aquatic life assessment performed as described in the User Manual?
If No, select one of the following reasons and skip to Metric 13. No Water Other:
12b.Yes No Are aquatic organisms present in the assessment reach (look in riffles, pools, then snags)? If Yes, check
all that apply. If No, skip to Metric 13.
1 >1 Numbers over columns refer to “individuals” for size 1 and 2 streams and “taxa” for size 3 and 4 streams.
Adult frogs
Aquatic reptiles
Aquatic macrophytes and aquatic mosses (include liverworts, lichens, and algal mats)
Beetles (including water pennies)
Caddisfly larvae (Trichoptera [T])
Asian clam (Corbicula )
Crustacean (isopod/amphipod/crayfish/shrimp)
Damselfly and dragonfly larvae
Dipterans (true flies)
Mayfly larvae (Ephemeroptera [E])
Megaloptera (alderfly, fishfly, dobsonfly larvae)
Midges/mosquito larvae
Mosquito fish (Gambusia ) or mud minnows (Umbra pygmaea)
*********************************REMAINING QUESTIONS ARE NOT APPLICABLE FOR TIDAL MARSH STREAMS****************************Check for TidalMarsh Streamsonly
Mussels/Clams (not Corbicula )
Other fish
Salamanders/tadpoles
Snails
Stonefly larvae (Plecoptera [P])
Tipulid larvae
Worms/leeches
13.Streamside Area Ground Surface Condition – streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams and B valley types)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB). Consider storage capacity with regard to both overbank flow and
upland runoff.
LB RB
A A Little or no alteration to water storage capacity over a majority of the streamside area
B B Moderate alteration to water storage capacity over a majority of the streamside area
C C Severe alteration to water storage capacity over a majority of the streamside area (examples include: ditches, fill,
soil, compaction, livestock disturbance, buildings, man-made levees, drainage pipes)
14.Streamside Area Water Storage – streamside area metric (skip for Size 1 streams, Tidal Marsh Streams, and B valley types)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB) of the streamside area.
LB RB
A A Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water ≥ 6 inches deep
B B Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water 3 to 6 inches deep
C C Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water < 3 inches deep
15.Wetland Presence – streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB). Do not consider wetlands outside of the streamside area or within the
normal wetted perimeter of assessment reach.
LB RB
Y Y Are wetlands present in the streamside area?
N N
16.Baseflow Contributors – assessment reach metric (skip for size 4 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all contributors within the assessment reach or within view of and draining to the assessment reach.
A Streams and/or springs (jurisdictional discharges)
B Ponds (include wet detention basins; do not include sediment basins or dry detention basins)
C Obstruction that passes some flow during low-flow periods within assessment area (beaver dam, bottom-release dam)
D Evidence of bank seepage or sweating (iron oxidizing bacteria in water indicates seepage)
E Stream bed or bank soil reduced (dig through deposited sediment if present)
F None of the above
17.Baseflow Detractors – assessment area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all that apply.
A Evidence of substantial water withdrawals from the assessment reach (includes areas excavated for pump installation)
B Obstruction not passing flow during low flow periods affecting the assessment reach (ex: watertight dam, sediment deposit)
C Urban stream (≥ 24% impervious surface for watershed)
D Evidence that the stream-side area has been modified resulting in accelerated drainage into the assessment reach
E Assessment reach relocated to valley edge
F None of the above
18.Shading – assessment reach metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider aspect. Consider “leaf-on” condition.
A Stream shading is appropriate for stream category (may include gaps associated with natural processes)
B Degraded (example: scattered trees)
C Stream shading is gone or largely absent
19.Buffer Width – streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider “vegetated buffer” and “wooded buffer” separately for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB) starting at the top
of bank out to the first break.
Vegetated Wooded
LB RB LB RB
A A A A ≥ 100-feet wide or extends to the edge of the watershed
B B B B From 50 to < 100-feet wide
C C C C From 30 to < 50-feet wide
D D D D From 10 to < 30-feet wide
E E E E < 10-feet wide or no trees
20.Buffer Structure – streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB) for Metric 19 ("Vegetated" Buffer Width).
LB RB
A A Mature forest
B B Non-mature woody vegetation or modified vegetation structure
C C Herbaceous vegetation with or without a strip of trees < 10 feet wide
D D Maintained shrubs
E E Little or no vegetation
21.Buffer Stressors – streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all appropriate boxes for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB). Indicate if listed stressor abuts stream (Abuts), does not abut but
is within 30 feet of stream (< 30 feet), or is between 30 to 50 feet of stream (30-50 feet).
If none of the following stressors occurs on either bank, check here and skip to Metric 22:
Abuts < 30 feet 30-50 feet
LB RB LB RB LB RB
A A A A A A Row crops
B B B B B B Maintained turf
C C C C C C Pasture (no livestock)/commercial horticulture
D D D D D D Pasture (active livestock use)
22.Stem Density – streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB) for Metric 19 ("Wooded" Buffer Width).
LB RB
A A Medium to high stem density
B B Low stem density
C C No wooded riparian buffer or predominantly herbaceous species or bare ground
23.Continuity of Vegetated Buffer – streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider whether vegetated buffer is continuous along stream (parallel). Breaks are areas lacking vegetation > 10-feet wide.
LB RB
A A The total length of buffer breaks is < 25 percent.
B B The total length of buffer breaks is between 25 and 50 percent.
C C The total length of buffer breaks is > 50 percent.
24.Vegetative Composition – First 100 feet of streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Evaluate the dominant vegetation within 100 feet of each bank or to the edge of the watershed (whichever comes first) as it contributes
to assessment reach habitat.
LB RB
A A Vegetation is close to undisturbed in species present and their proportions. Lower strata composed of native
species, with non-native invasive species absent or sparse.
B B Vegetation indicates disturbance in terms of species diversity or proportions, but is still largely composed of native
species. This may include communities of weedy native species that develop after clear-cutting or clearing or
communities with non-native invasive species present, but not dominant, over a large portion of the expected strata or
communities missing understory but retaining canopy trees.
C C Vegetation is severely disturbed in terms of species diversity or proportions. Mature canopy is absent or communities
with non-native invasive species dominant over a large portion of expected strata or communities composed of planted
stands of non-characteristic species or communities inappropriately composed of a single species or no vegetation.
25.Conductivity – assessment reach metric (skip for all Coastal Plain streams)
25a.Yes No Was a conductivity measurement recorded?
If No, select one of the following reasons. No Water Other:
25b.Check the box corresponding to the conductivity measurement (units of microsiemens per centimeter).
A <46 B 46 to < 67 C 67 to < 79 D 79 to < 230 E ≥ 230
Notes/Sketch:
Notes of Field Assessment Form (Y/N)
Presence of regulatory considerations (Y/N)
Additional stream information/supplementary measurements included (Y/N)
NC SAM feature type (perennial, intermittent, Tidal Marsh Stream)
(4) Floodplain Access
(4) Wooded Riparian Buffer
(4) Microtopography
(3) Stream Stability
(4) Channel Stability
(4) Sediment Transport
(4) Stream Geomorphology
(2) Stream/Intertidal Zone Interaction
(2) Longitudinal Tidal Flow
(2) Tidal Marsh Stream Stability
(3) Tidal Marsh Stream Geomorphology
(1) Water Quality
(2) Baseflow
(2) Streamside Area Vegetation
(3) Upland Pollutant Filtration
(3) Thermoregulation
(2) Indicators of Stressors
(2) Aquatic Life Tolerance
(2) Intertidal Zone Filtration
(1) Habitat
(2) In-stream Habitat
(3) Baseflow
(3) Substrate
(3) Stream Stability
(3) In-stream Habitat
(2) Stream-side Habitat
(3) Stream-side Habitat
(3) Thermoregulation
(2) Tidal Marsh In-stream Habitat
(3) Flow Restriction
(3) Tidal Marsh Stream Stability
(4) Tidal Marsh Stream Geomorphology
(3) Tidal Marsh In-stream Habitat
(2) Intertidal Zone Habitat
Overall MEDIUM
LOW
MEDIUM
LOW
LOW
LOW
LOW
HIGH
LOW
LOW
LOW
HIGH
MEDIUM
HIGH
LOW
HIGH
MEDIUM
NA
NA
LOW
NA
MEDIUM
HIGH
LOW
NA
NA
NA
NA
LOW
NO
NA
NA
LOW
MEDIUM
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
MEDIUM
HIGH
LOW
MEDIUM
MEDIUM
MEDIUM
NA
NA
HIGH
NA
(4) Tidal Marsh Channel Stability
NA
MEDIUM
(3) Tidal Marsh Channel Stability
(3) Streamside Area Attenuation
Function Class Rating Summary
(1) Hydrology
LOW
LOW
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
MEDIUM
MEDIUM
HIGH
MEDIUM
MEDIUM
LOW
MEDIUM
NA
NO
NA
NA
NA
(2) Flood Flow
J. Gay, V&M
7 December 2021
NO
NO
YES
Intermittent
NA
MEDIUM
HIGH
HIGH
(2) Baseflow
Stream Category Assessor Name/Organization
LOW
LOW
Mb1
Stream Site Name
LOW
NA
Mt Airy Greenway Date of Evaluation
LOW
MEDIUM
Draft NC SAM Stream Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 1
Rating Calculator Version 1
HIGH
LOW
USACE/
All Streams
NCDWR
Intermittent
USACE AID #:NCDWR #:
PROJECT / SITE INFORMATION:
1. Project name (if any):2. Date of evaluation:
3. Applicant/owner name:
5. County:6. Nearest named water body
7. River Basin: on USGS 7.5-minute quad:
8. Site coordinates (decimal degrees, at lower end of assessment reach):
STREAM INFORMATION: (depth and width can be approximations)
9. Site number (show on attached map):10. Length of assessment reach evaluated (feet):
11. Channel depth from bed (in riffle, if present) to top of bank (feet):Unable to assess channel depth.
12. Channel width at top of bank (feet):13. Is assessment reach a swamp stream?Yes No
14. Feature type:Perennial flow Intermittent flow Tidal Marsh Stream
STREAM RATING INFORMATION:
15. NC SAM Zone:Mountains (M)Piedmont (P)Inner Coastal Plain (I)Outer Coastal Plain (O)
16. Estimated geomorphic
valley shape (skip for a b
Tidal Marsh Stream):(more sinuous stream, flatter valley slope)(less sinuous stream, steeper valley slope)
17. Watershed size: (skip Size 1 (< 0.1 mi2)Size 2 (0.1 to < 0.5 mi2)Size 3 (0.5 to < 5 mi2)Size 4 (≥ 5 mi2)
for Tidal Marsh Stream)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
18. Were regulatory considerations evaluated?Yes No If Yes, check all that appy to the assessment area.
Section 10 water Classified Trout Waters Water Supply Watershed (I II III IV V)
Essential Fish Habitat Primary Nursery Area High Quality Waters/Outstanding Resource Waters
Publicly owned property NCDWR riparian buffer rule in effect Nutrient Sensitive Waters
Anadromous fish 303(d) List CAMA Area of Environmental Concern (AEC)
Documented presence of a federal and/or state listed protected species within the assessment area.
List species:
Designated Critical Habitat (list species):
19. Are additional stream information/supplementary measurements included in "Notes/Sketch" section or attached?Yes No
1.Channel Water – assessment reach metric (skip for Size 1 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
A Water throughout assessment reach.
B No flow, water in pools only.
C No water in assessment reach.
2.Evidence of Flow Restriction – assessment reach metric
A At least 10% of assessment reach in-stream habitat or riffle-pool sequence is adversely affected by a flow restriction or fill to the
point of obstructing flow or a channel choked with aquatic macrophytes or ponded water or impounded on flood or ebb within
the assessment reach (examples: undersized or perched culverts, causeways that constrict the channel, tidal gates).
B Not A
3.Feature Pattern – assessment reach metric
A A majority of the assessment reach has altered pattern (examples: straightening, modification above or below culvert).
B Not A.
4.Feature Longitudinal Profile – assessment reach metric
A Majority of assessment reach has a substantially altered stream profile (examples: channel down-cutting, existing damming,
over widening, active aggradation, dredging, and excavation where appropriate channel profile has not reformed from any of
these disturbances).
B Not A
5.Signs of Active Instability – assessment reach metric
Consider only current instability, not past events from which the stream has currently recovered. Examples of instability include
active bank failure, active channel down-cutting (head-cut), active widening, and artificial hardening (such as concrete, gabion, rip-rap).
A < 10% of channel unstable
B 10 to 25% of channel unstable
C > 25% of channel unstable
6.Streamside Area Interaction – streamside area metric
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB).
LB RB
A A Little or no evidence of conditions that adversely affect reference interaction
B B Moderate evidence of conditions (examples: berms, levees, down-cutting, aggradation, dredging) that adversely affect
reference interaction (examples: limited streamside area access, disruption of flood flows through streamside area,
leaky or intermittent bulkheads, causeways with floodplain constriction, minor ditching [including mosquito ditching])
C C Extensive evidence of conditions that adversely affect reference interaction (little to no floodplain/intertidal zone access
[examples: causeways with floodplain and channel constriction, bulkheads, retaining walls, fill, stream incision,
disruption of flood flows through streamside area] or too much floodplain/intertidal zone access [examples:
impoundments, intensive mosquito ditching]) or floodplain/intertidal zone unnaturally absent or assessment reach is a
man-made feature on an interstream divide
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INSTRUCTIONS:Attach a sketch of the assessment area and photographs.Attach a copy of the USGS 7.5-minute topographic
quadrangle, and circle the location of the stream reach under evaluation.If multiple stream reaches will be evaluated on the same
property, identify and number all reaches on the attached map, and include a separate form for each reach.See the NC SAM User
Manual for detailed descriptions and explanations of requested information. Record in the "Notes/Sketch" section if any supplementary
NOTE EVIDENCE OF STRESSORS AFFECTING THE ASSESSMENT AREA (do not need to be within the assessment area).
measurements were performed. See the NC SAM User Manual for examples of additional measurements that may be relevant.
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7.Water Quality Stressors – assessment reach/intertidal zone metric
Check all that apply.
A Discolored water in stream or intertidal zone (milky white, blue, unnatural water discoloration, oil sheen, stream foam)
B Excessive sedimentation (burying of stream features or intertidal zone)
C Noticeable evidence of pollutant discharges entering the assessment reach and causing a water quality problem
D Odor (not including natural sulfide odors)
E Current published or collected data indicating degraded water quality in the assessment reach. Cite source in the "Notes/Sketch"
section.
F Livestock with access to stream or intertidal zone
G Excessive algae in stream or intertidal zone
H Degraded marsh vegetation in the intertidal zone (removal, burning, regular mowing, destruction, etc.)
I Other:(explain in "Notes/Sketch" section)
J Little to no stressors
8.Recent Weather – watershed metric
For Size 1 or 2 streams, D1 drought or higher is considered a drought; for Size 3 or 4 streams, D2 drought or higher is considered a
drought.
A Drought conditions and no rainfall or rainfall not exceeding 1 inch within the last 48 hours
B Drought conditions and rainfall exceeding 1 inch within the last 48 hours
C No drought conditions
9 Large or Dangerous Stream – assessment reach metric
Yes No Is stream is too large or dangerous to assess? If Yes, skip to Metric 13 (Streamside Area Ground Surface Condition).
10.Natural In-stream Habitat Types – assessment reach metric
10a.Yes No Degraded in-stream habitat over majority of the assessment reach (examples of stressors include excessive
sedimentation, mining, excavation, in-stream hardening [for example, rip-rap], recent dredging, and snagging)
(evaluate for size 4 Coastal Plain streams only, then skip to Metric 12)
10b.Check all that occur (occurs if > 5% coverage of assessment reach) (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams)
A Multiple aquatic macrophytes and aquatic mosses F 5% oysters or other natural hard bottoms
(include liverworts, lichens, and algal mats)G Submerged aquatic vegetation
B Multiple sticks and/or leaf packs and/or emergent H Low-tide refugia (pools)
vegetation I Sand bottom
C Multiple snags and logs (including lap trees)J 5% vertical bank along the marsh
D 5% undercut banks and/or root mats and/or roots K Little or no habitat
in banks extend to the normal wetted perimeter
E Little or no habitat
11.Bedform and Substrate – assessment reach metric (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
11a.Yes No Is assessment reach in a natural sand-bed stream? (skip for Coastal Plain streams)
11b.Bedform evaluated. Check the appropriate box(es).
A Riffle-run section (evaluate 11c)
B Pool-glide section (evaluate 11d)
C Natural bedform absent (skip to Metric 12, Aquatic Life)
11c.In riffles sections, check all that occur below the normal wetted perimeter of the assessment reach – whether or not submerged.
Check at least one box in each row (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain Streams and Tidal Marsh Streams). Not Present (NP) =
absent, Rare (R) = present but ≤ 10%, Common (C) = > 10-40%, Abundant (A) = > 40-70%, Predominant (P) = > 70%. Cumulative
percentages should not exceed 100% for each assessment reach.
NP R C A P
Bedrock/saprolite
Boulder (256 – 4096 mm)
Cobble (64 – 256 mm)
Gravel (2 – 64 mm)
Sand (.062 – 2 mm)
Silt/clay (< 0.062 mm)
Detritus
Artificial (rip-rap, concrete, etc.)
11d.Yes No Are pools filled with sediment? (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
12.Aquatic Life – assessment reach metric (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
12a.Yes No Was an in-stream aquatic life assessment performed as described in the User Manual?
If No, select one of the following reasons and skip to Metric 13. No Water Other:
12b.Yes No Are aquatic organisms present in the assessment reach (look in riffles, pools, then snags)? If Yes, check
all that apply. If No, skip to Metric 13.
1 >1 Numbers over columns refer to “individuals” for size 1 and 2 streams and “taxa” for size 3 and 4 streams.
Adult frogs
Aquatic reptiles
Aquatic macrophytes and aquatic mosses (include liverworts, lichens, and algal mats)
Beetles (including water pennies)
Caddisfly larvae (Trichoptera [T])
Asian clam (Corbicula )
Crustacean (isopod/amphipod/crayfish/shrimp)
Damselfly and dragonfly larvae
Dipterans (true flies)
Mayfly larvae (Ephemeroptera [E])
Megaloptera (alderfly, fishfly, dobsonfly larvae)
Midges/mosquito larvae
Mosquito fish (Gambusia ) or mud minnows (Umbra pygmaea)
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Mussels/Clams (not Corbicula )
Other fish
Salamanders/tadpoles
Snails
Stonefly larvae (Plecoptera [P])
Tipulid larvae
Worms/leeches
13.Streamside Area Ground Surface Condition – streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams and B valley types)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB). Consider storage capacity with regard to both overbank flow and
upland runoff.
LB RB
A A Little or no alteration to water storage capacity over a majority of the streamside area
B B Moderate alteration to water storage capacity over a majority of the streamside area
C C Severe alteration to water storage capacity over a majority of the streamside area (examples include: ditches, fill,
soil, compaction, livestock disturbance, buildings, man-made levees, drainage pipes)
14.Streamside Area Water Storage – streamside area metric (skip for Size 1 streams, Tidal Marsh Streams, and B valley types)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB) of the streamside area.
LB RB
A A Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water ≥ 6 inches deep
B B Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water 3 to 6 inches deep
C C Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water < 3 inches deep
15.Wetland Presence – streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB). Do not consider wetlands outside of the streamside area or within the
normal wetted perimeter of assessment reach.
LB RB
Y Y Are wetlands present in the streamside area?
N N
16.Baseflow Contributors – assessment reach metric (skip for size 4 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all contributors within the assessment reach or within view of and draining to the assessment reach.
A Streams and/or springs (jurisdictional discharges)
B Ponds (include wet detention basins; do not include sediment basins or dry detention basins)
C Obstruction that passes some flow during low-flow periods within assessment area (beaver dam, bottom-release dam)
D Evidence of bank seepage or sweating (iron oxidizing bacteria in water indicates seepage)
E Stream bed or bank soil reduced (dig through deposited sediment if present)
F None of the above
17.Baseflow Detractors – assessment area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all that apply.
A Evidence of substantial water withdrawals from the assessment reach (includes areas excavated for pump installation)
B Obstruction not passing flow during low flow periods affecting the assessment reach (ex: watertight dam, sediment deposit)
C Urban stream (≥ 24% impervious surface for watershed)
D Evidence that the stream-side area has been modified resulting in accelerated drainage into the assessment reach
E Assessment reach relocated to valley edge
F None of the above
18.Shading – assessment reach metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider aspect. Consider “leaf-on” condition.
A Stream shading is appropriate for stream category (may include gaps associated with natural processes)
B Degraded (example: scattered trees)
C Stream shading is gone or largely absent
19.Buffer Width – streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider “vegetated buffer” and “wooded buffer” separately for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB) starting at the top
of bank out to the first break.
Vegetated Wooded
LB RB LB RB
A A A A ≥ 100-feet wide or extends to the edge of the watershed
B B B B From 50 to < 100-feet wide
C C C C From 30 to < 50-feet wide
D D D D From 10 to < 30-feet wide
E E E E < 10-feet wide or no trees
20.Buffer Structure – streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB) for Metric 19 ("Vegetated" Buffer Width).
LB RB
A A Mature forest
B B Non-mature woody vegetation or modified vegetation structure
C C Herbaceous vegetation with or without a strip of trees < 10 feet wide
D D Maintained shrubs
E E Little or no vegetation
21.Buffer Stressors – streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all appropriate boxes for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB). Indicate if listed stressor abuts stream (Abuts), does not abut but
is within 30 feet of stream (< 30 feet), or is between 30 to 50 feet of stream (30-50 feet).
If none of the following stressors occurs on either bank, check here and skip to Metric 22:
Abuts < 30 feet 30-50 feet
LB RB LB RB LB RB
A A A A A A Row crops
B B B B B B Maintained turf
C C C C C C Pasture (no livestock)/commercial horticulture
D D D D D D Pasture (active livestock use)
22.Stem Density – streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB) for Metric 19 ("Wooded" Buffer Width).
LB RB
A A Medium to high stem density
B B Low stem density
C C No wooded riparian buffer or predominantly herbaceous species or bare ground
23.Continuity of Vegetated Buffer – streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider whether vegetated buffer is continuous along stream (parallel). Breaks are areas lacking vegetation > 10-feet wide.
LB RB
A A The total length of buffer breaks is < 25 percent.
B B The total length of buffer breaks is between 25 and 50 percent.
C C The total length of buffer breaks is > 50 percent.
24.Vegetative Composition – First 100 feet of streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Evaluate the dominant vegetation within 100 feet of each bank or to the edge of the watershed (whichever comes first) as it contributes
to assessment reach habitat.
LB RB
A A Vegetation is close to undisturbed in species present and their proportions. Lower strata composed of native
species, with non-native invasive species absent or sparse.
B B Vegetation indicates disturbance in terms of species diversity or proportions, but is still largely composed of native
species. This may include communities of weedy native species that develop after clear-cutting or clearing or
communities with non-native invasive species present, but not dominant, over a large portion of the expected strata or
communities missing understory but retaining canopy trees.
C C Vegetation is severely disturbed in terms of species diversity or proportions. Mature canopy is absent or communities
with non-native invasive species dominant over a large portion of expected strata or communities composed of planted
stands of non-characteristic species or communities inappropriately composed of a single species or no vegetation.
25.Conductivity – assessment reach metric (skip for all Coastal Plain streams)
25a.Yes No Was a conductivity measurement recorded?
If No, select one of the following reasons. No Water Other:
25b.Check the box corresponding to the conductivity measurement (units of microsiemens per centimeter).
A <46 B 46 to < 67 C 67 to < 79 D 79 to < 230 E ≥ 230
Notes/Sketch:
Notes of Field Assessment Form (Y/N)
Presence of regulatory considerations (Y/N)
Additional stream information/supplementary measurements included (Y/N)
NC SAM feature type (perennial, intermittent, Tidal Marsh Stream)
(4) Floodplain Access
(4) Wooded Riparian Buffer
(4) Microtopography
(3) Stream Stability
(4) Channel Stability
(4) Sediment Transport
(4) Stream Geomorphology
(2) Stream/Intertidal Zone Interaction
(2) Longitudinal Tidal Flow
(2) Tidal Marsh Stream Stability
(3) Tidal Marsh Stream Geomorphology
(1) Water Quality
(2) Baseflow
(2) Streamside Area Vegetation
(3) Upland Pollutant Filtration
(3) Thermoregulation
(2) Indicators of Stressors
(2) Aquatic Life Tolerance
(2) Intertidal Zone Filtration
(1) Habitat
(2) In-stream Habitat
(3) Baseflow
(3) Substrate
(3) Stream Stability
(3) In-stream Habitat
(2) Stream-side Habitat
(3) Stream-side Habitat
(3) Thermoregulation
(2) Tidal Marsh In-stream Habitat
(3) Flow Restriction
(3) Tidal Marsh Stream Stability
(4) Tidal Marsh Stream Geomorphology
(3) Tidal Marsh In-stream Habitat
(2) Intertidal Zone Habitat
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City of Mount Airy
Greenway Project Extension – Surry County – Jurisdictional Features Photos

SA – UT to Ararat River – Looking down at Culvert

SA – UT to Ararat River – Looking Downstream from Culvert
City of Mount Airy
Greenway Project Extension – Surry County – Jurisdictional Features Photos

SB – UT to Ararat River – Looking Upstream toward Sluice Gate at Levee

SB – UT to Ararat River – Looking Downstream from Sluice Gate
City of Mount Airy
Greenway Project Extension – Surry County – Jurisdictional Features Photos

SC – UT to Ararat River – Looking Upstream

SC – UT to Ararat River – Looking Downstream at Confluence of Ararat River
City of Mount Airy
Greenway Project Extension – Surry County – Jurisdictional Features Photos

WA – Floodplain Pool/Depression – Wetland

City of Mount Airy
Greenway Project Extension – Surry County – Permit Site Photos

Permit Site 1 – Culvert – UT to Ararat River

Permit Site 2 – Wetland Fill on Northwest Corner of Wetland

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Soils classified as PT, OH, OL, GP, SW, GM, GC, GW, or SP.b.
3 inches, or frozen material
Soils containing more than 5% organic matter, debris, stones larger than a.
shall not be limited to:
Unsuitable soils considered for fill that do not comply with the requirements above, but

30 percent fines (passing the No. 200 sieve).
maximum PI of 25, and maximum liquid limit of 60. Fill should contain a minimum of
SM, ML, MH, CL, and CH. Soils shall have a minimum plasticity index (PI) of 10, a
90 percent laboratory maximum density. Satisfactory soils for fill may also include SC,
similar. Fill should be built in layers not more than 8 inches and compacted to at least
indicate silty sand (SM) and elastic silt (ML). Therefore, soils used for fill should be
embankment. Previous geotechnical information gathered within the levee system
The fill to be used for the culvert extensions should be similar to the levee
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PTSta.16+51.17
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PTSta.17+59.45PTSta.13+73.99 PCSta.19+64.35PCSta.21+10.59PTSta.19+69.58PTSta.21+27.70PCSta.22+36.79PTSta.22+58.07PCSta.26+36.49P
TSt
a.
2
6
+
4
1.
2
0
P
CSt
a.
2
6
+
6
0
.
8
9
PTSta.26+68.43CULVERT
EXISTING
BOT. INV.EL = 1011.96'
TOP S.EL = 1015.46'
PROP. DI
INV.EL = 1014.54'
PROP. 18" CMP
INV.EL = 1016.56'
PROP. 18" CMP
GEOTEXTILE = 7 SY
RR CLASS B = 2 TON
INV.EL = 1013.15'
PROP. 18" CMP
GEOTEXTILE = 5 SY
RR CLASS B = 1 TON
INV.EL = 1011.50'
PROP. 15" CMP
GEOTEXTILE = 7 SY
RR CLASS B = 2 TON
INV.EL = 1010.53'
PROP. 18" CMP
02
0201
00
01TYP.
1
5'+0010' MUP10' MUP10' MUP
-PATH- POT Sta. 10+05.00
BEGIN GREENWAY CONSTRUCTION
F
F
F
F
F
INV=20.32'
INV=1006.49'
TOP=1016.63'
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ASTM-D1140: Determining the Amount of Material Finer than 75-µm (No. 200) Sieve in
ASTM C136/C136M-14: Sieve Analysis of Fine and Coarse Aggregates
ASTM-D4318: Liquid Limit, Plastic Limit, and Plasticity Index of Soils
ASTM D2487: Unified Soil Classification System

References:

Soils classified as PT, OH, OL, GP, SW, GM, GC, GW, or SP.b.
3 inches, or frozen material
Soils containing more than 5% organic matter, debris, stones larger than a.
shall not be limited to:
Unsuitable soils considered for fill that do not comply with the requirements above, but

30 percent fines (passing the No. 200 sieve).
maximum PI of 25, and maximum liquid limit of 60. Fill should contain a minimum of
SM, ML, MH, CL, and CH. Soils shall have a minimum plasticity index (PI) of 10, a
90 percent laboratory maximum density. Satisfactory soils for fill may also include SC,
similar. Fill should be built in layers not more than 8 inches and compacted to at least
indicate silty sand (SM) and elastic silt (ML). Therefore, soils used for fill should be
embankment. Previous geotechnical information gathered within the levee system
The fill to be used for the culvert extensions should be similar to the levee
Notes:
RAILROAD COMPANTY, INC.
PIEDMONT & ATLANTIC
PIN: 503005071669602
REDOAK DEVELOPMENT LLC
3
PIN: 503005086362
MTA PROPERTIES LLC
4
PIN: 503005185533
MTA PROPERTIES LLC
5
PIN: 503011573036
GRANITE CORP
NORTH CAROLINA
1130
PCSta.31+78.93P
TSta.3
2
+
1
3.9
9 35PCSta.37+04.61PTSta.37+26.6440-PATH- CURVE DATA
PI Sta 31+96.75
D
L = 35.05'
T = 17.81'
R = 80.00'
PI Sta 37+15.67
D
L = 22.03'
T = 11.06'
R = 100.00'
-PATH-
-PATH-
PLAN SECTION
ABUTMENT
TIMBER
LINK FENCE
6' CHAIN
PROPOSED
FENCE
PROPOSED
TRACK
RAILROAD
TRACK
RAILROAD
ABUTMENT
TIMBER
GATE
PROPOSED
SIGN
PROPOSED
PROPOSED FENCE AND GATE
DETAIL A
GATE
PROPOSED
FENCE AND GATE
FOR PROPOSED
SEE DETAIL A
EXAMPLE
SIGN
0
2
0
2
0
0
+
5
0
0
1
0
1
TYP.15'
10' MUP
10' MUP
10' MUP
INLET ELEV. = 1017.5'
24" CMP EXTENSION
0.92' ADJUSTMENT REQUIRED
SANITARY SEWER MH -
5724
1007
.86
5725
1013
.41
INV=1013.91'
INV=1014.68'
TOP=1020.31'
TOP=1020.70'1010101010101010101010101010
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ASTM-D1140: Determining the Amount of Material Finer than 75-µm (No. 200) Sieve in
ASTM C136/C136M-14: Sieve Analysis of Fine and Coarse Aggregates
ASTM-D4318: Liquid Limit, Plastic Limit, and Plasticity Index of Soils
ASTM D2487: Unified Soil Classification System

References:

Soils classified as PT, OH, OL, GP, SW, GM, GC, GW, or SP.b.
3 inches, or frozen material
Soils containing more than 5% organic matter, debris, stones larger than a.
shall not be limited to:
Unsuitable soils considered for fill that do not comply with the requirements above, but

30 percent fines (passing the No. 200 sieve).
maximum PI of 25, and maximum liquid limit of 60. Fill should contain a minimum of
SM, ML, MH, CL, and CH. Soils shall have a minimum plasticity index (PI) of 10, a
90 percent laboratory maximum density. Satisfactory soils for fill may also include SC,
similar. Fill should be built in layers not more than 8 inches and compacted to at least
indicate silty sand (SM) and elastic silt (ML). Therefore, soils used for fill should be
embankment. Previous geotechnical information gathered within the levee system
The fill to be used for the culvert extensions should be similar to the levee
Notes:
PIN: 503005185533
MTA PROPERTIES LLC
5
PIN: 503005185533
MTA PROPERTIES LLC
5
PIN: 503005195169
RENFRO CORPORATION
6
PIN: 503011573036
GRANITE CORP
NORTH CAROLINA
11
0.097 AC.
4,210 SQ. FT.
WA
40
PCSta.44+03.15 45PTSt
a
.45+21.02PCSt
a
.46+02.91PTSta.46+92.87PCSta.47+46.26PTSta.47+95.05
PCSta.48+25.44
PTSta.49+02.5550
PCSt
a.50+75.56PTSta.51+01.36-PATH- CURVE DATA
PI Sta 44+70.01
D
L = 117.87'
T = 66.86'
R = 100.00'
PI Sta 46+51.19
D
L = 89.96'
T = 48.28'
R = 100.00'
PI Sta 47+71.15
D
L = 48.79'
T = 24.89'
R = 100.00'
PI Sta 48+64.48
D
L = 77.10'
T = 39.04'
R = 200.00'
PI Sta 50+88.53
D
L = 25.80'
T = 12.97'
R = 100.00'
-P
AT
H-
-PATH-
-PATH-
POTSta.13+20.00 POTSta.13+20.00-BRIDGE_LT--BRIDGE_RT-POTSta.10+00.00
POTSta.10+00.00
POTSta.13+16.83
INV.EL = 1016.68'
-PIPE 1- STA. 12+32.08
BEGIN PROP. 18" CMP
INV.EL = 1016.86'
-PIPE 1- STA. 12+13.64
END EXIST. 10" CMP
P
I
S
ta
.12+13
.61-PIPE_1-INV.EL = 1017.63'
-PIPE 1- STA. 10+82.13
BEGIN EXIST. 10" CMP POTSt a .1 0 +00 .00
PI St a .10 +72 .8 5
10' MUP
10
' MUP
10' MUP
GEOTEXTILE = 7 SY
RR CLASS B = 2 TON
INV.EL = 1016.08'
-PIPE 1- STA. 12+91.71
END PROP. 18" CMP
TOP=1023.77'10101
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EE

SH
EET
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A
T
C
H
L
IN
E
-PA
TH
-
S
TA
.
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ASTM D698: Laboratory Compaction Characteristics of Soil Using Standard Effort
Soils by Washing
ASTM-D1140: Determining the Amount of Material Finer than 75-µm (No. 200) Sieve in
ASTM C136/C136M-14: Sieve Analysis of Fine and Coarse Aggregates
ASTM-D4318: Liquid Limit, Plastic Limit, and Plasticity Index of Soils
ASTM D2487: Unified Soil Classification System

References:

Soils classified as PT, OH, OL, GP, SW, GM, GC, GW, or SP.b.
3 inches, or frozen material
Soils containing more than 5% organic matter, debris, stones larger than a.
shall not be limited to:
Unsuitable soils considered for fill that do not comply with the requirements above, but

30 percent fines (passing the No. 200 sieve).
maximum PI of 25, and maximum liquid limit of 60. Fill should contain a minimum of
SM, ML, MH, CL, and CH. Soils shall have a minimum plasticity index (PI) of 10, a
90 percent laboratory maximum density. Satisfactory soils for fill may also include SC,
similar. Fill should be built in layers not more than 8 inches and compacted to at least
indicate silty sand (SM) and elastic silt (ML). Therefore, soils used for fill should be
embankment. Previous geotechnical information gathered within the levee system
The fill to be used for the culvert extensions should be similar to the levee
Notes:
PIN: 503005195169
RENFRO CORPORATION
6
PIN: 503005195783
BRAY E D III
7
PIN: 503103201014
SURRY COUNTY
8
PIN: 503117203717
MNG PROPERTIES LLC
9L = 16.91'R = 100.00'113 FT.
SB
280 FT.
SC
PCSta.54+58.13PTSta.54+92.6055PCSta.57+25.86PTSta.57+97.7360PCSta.60+29.27P
TSta.6
1
+4
8.9
6
P
CSta.6
2
+5
6.5
8
-PATH- CURVE DATA
PI Sta 54+75.54
D
L = 34.47'
T = 17.41'
R = 100.00'
PI Sta 57+62.19
D
L = 71.88'
T = 36.33'
R = 200.00'
PI Sta 60+90.97
D
L = 119.69'
T = 61.70'
R = 200.00'
-PATH--PATH--PATH-
INV.EL = 1015.51'
-PIPE 2- STA. 10+28.73
BEGIN EXIST. 10" CMP
POTSt
a.10+00.00-PIPE_2-INV.EL = 1015.13'
-PIPE 2- STA. 11+80.15
END EXIST. 10" CMP
INV.EL = 1014.94'
-PIPE 2- STA. 12+10.70
BEGIN PROP. 18" CMP
PI St
a.12+09.91PI St
a.11+80.15PI
Sta.12
+76.57
POTSta.12+95.1510'
M
UP10' MUP 10' MUPGEOTEXTILE = 7 SY
RR CLASS B = 2 TON
INV.EL = 1014.51'
-PIPE 2- STA. 12+76.57
END PROP. 18" CMP
PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE DETAIL
SPAN TBD
STEEL STRUSS
PREFABRICATED
TIMBER DECK
GROUND
EXISTING
DUE TO STREAM FLOW (TYP.)
TIE DOWN FOR UPLIFT
DUE TO STREAM FLOW (TYP.)
TIE DOWN FOR UPLIFT
P
CSta.6
4
+79.1965P
T
S
ta.65+
15
.55
PI Sta 64+98.22
D
L = 36.36'
T = 19.02'
R = 50.00'
-PATH- POT STA. 62+95.00
BEGIN BRIDGE
-PATH- POT STA. 63+45.00
END BRIDGE
LINE
SEWER
SANITARY
NO ADJUSTMENTS REQUIRED
SANITARY SEWER MH -TOP=1027
.09'101510151015
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ASTM-D1140: Determining the Amount of Material Finer than 75-µm (No. 200) Sieve in
ASTM C136/C136M-14: Sieve Analysis of Fine and Coarse Aggregates
ASTM-D4318: Liquid Limit, Plastic Limit, and Plasticity Index of Soils
ASTM D2487: Unified Soil Classification System

References:

Soils classified as PT, OH, OL, GP, SW, GM, GC, GW, or SP.b.
3 inches, or frozen material
Soils containing more than 5% organic matter, debris, stones larger than a.
shall not be limited to:
Unsuitable soils considered for fill that do not comply with the requirements above, but

30 percent fines (passing the No. 200 sieve).
maximum PI of 25, and maximum liquid limit of 60. Fill should contain a minimum of
SM, ML, MH, CL, and CH. Soils shall have a minimum plasticity index (PI) of 10, a
90 percent laboratory maximum density. Satisfactory soils for fill may also include SC,
similar. Fill should be built in layers not more than 8 inches and compacted to at least
indicate silty sand (SM) and elastic silt (ML). Therefore, soils used for fill should be
embankment. Previous geotechnical information gathered within the levee system
The fill to be used for the culvert extensions should be similar to the levee
Notes:
PIN: 503117200717
RIVERSIDE ASSOCIATES CONDOS
10
PIN: 503117203717
MNG PROPERTIES LLC
9
PIN: 503117203717
MNG PROPERTIES LLC
9
PIN: 503103116380
BTLA V LLCPOTSta.78+33.94-PATH- CURVE DATA
PI Sta 11+26.12
D
L = 14.64'
T = 8.98'
R = 10.00'
PI Sta 10+14.94
D
L = 14.64'
T = 8.98'
R = 10.00'
-SW_PKG- CURVE DATA
PI Sta 67+90.85
D
L = 16.91'
T = 8.47'
R = 100.00'
PI Sta 69+26.19
L = 91.83'
T = 49.44'
R = 100.00'
D
PI Sta 70+96.58
D
L = 100.59'
T = 51.38'
R = 200.00'
-PATH-
-PATH-
PTSta.11+31.78
POTSta.11+53.87
-SW_PKG-PTSta.10+20.59PCSta.11+17.14PCSta.10+05.96
-SW_PKG- POT Sta. 10+00.00
-PATH- POT Sta. 77+12.13 =
BOT. INV.EL = 1033.83'
TOP S.EL = 1035.83'
PROP. DI
BOT. INV.EL = 1040.23'
TOP S.EL = 1042.23'
PROP. DI
BOT. INV.EL = 1040.99'
TOP S.EL = 1042.99'
PROP. DI2:12:1
D
( Not to Scale)
STANDARD 'V' DITCH
FROM STA. 75+39 TO STA. 76+10
Min. D=1 Ft.
DETAIL 1
Ground
Natural
Ground
Natural
GEOTEXTILE = 5 SY
RR CLASS B = 1 TON
INV.EL = 1033.57'
PROP. 15" CMP
GEOTEXTILE = 5 SY
RR CLASS B = 1 TON
INV.EL = 1039.83'
PROP. 15" CMP
GEOTEXTILE = 7 SY
RR CLASS B = 2 TON
INV.EL = 1040.55'
PROP. 15" CMP
FOR DITCH DETAIL
SEE DETAIL 1
10' MUP
10' MUP
PARKING
DEDICATED TO TRAIL
10 PARKING SPACES
-SW_PKG- POT Sta. 11+45.00
END SIDEWALK CONNECTION
-PATH- POT Sta. 77+30.00
END GREENWAY CONSTRUCTION
PCSt
a.67+31.09P
TSt
a.
6
7
+
4
7
.
9
9
P
CSt
a.
6
8
+
2
5
.
4
6
PTSta.69+17.28PCSta.69+93.9170PTSta.70+94.5075B
A
B
A
-SW_PKG- POT STA. 10+31.39
BEGIN WALL
-SW_PKG- POT STA. 11+31.62
END WALL10301030103510351035
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10451045104510451045104510501050105010501050105010501
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5
0
1050
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UNLESS ALL SIGNATURES COMPLETED
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1,010
1,020
1,030
1,040
28 28
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1,030
1,020
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1,020
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1,040
1,030
1,020
1,010
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-PATH-
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9
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8
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EL = 1,026.67'
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1,008
1,012
1,016
1,020
1,024
1,028
1,032
1,036
(-)0.2120%1,031.731,031.351,028.731,028.35STA. 48+26.93
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PROPOSED
EX. BRIDGE LOW CHORD (LT)
EX. BRIDGE DECK (LT)
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1,000
1,004
1,008
1,012
1,016
1,020
1,024
1,028
1,032
1,036
1,028.841,028.43(-)0.2194%1,031.841,031.43-PATH-
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North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources
State Historic Preservation Office
Ramona M. Bartos, Administrator
Governor Roy Cooper Office of Archives and History
Secretary D. Reid Wilson Deputy Secretary, Darin J. Waters, Ph.D.
Location: 109 East Jones Street, Raleigh NC 27601 Mailing Address: 4617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh NC 27699-4617 Telephone/Fax: [phone]-6599
January 19, 2022
Lisa M. Feller [e-mail]
Vaughn & Melton Consulting Engineers, Inc.
1318 F. Patton Avenue
Asheville, NC 28806
Re: Construct greenway from Riverside Park to Riverside Drive along Ararat River, Mount Airy, Surry
County, ER 21-3227
Dear Ms. Feller:
Thank you for your letter of December 14, 2021, regarding the above-referenced undertaking. We
apologize for the delay and any inconvenience this may have caused. We have reviewed the submittal and
offer the following comments.
We have conducted a review of the project and are aware of no historic resources which would be affected
by the project. Therefore, we have no comment on the project as proposed.
The above comments are made pursuant to Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act and the
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation’s Regulations for Compliance with Section 106 codified at 36
CFR Part 800.
Thank you for your cooperation and consideration. If you have questions concerning the above comment,
contact Renee Gledhill-Earley, environmental review coordinator, at 919-814-6579
or [e-mail]. In all future communication concerning this project, please cite the
above referenced tracking number.
Sincerely,
Ramona Bartos, Deputy
State Historic Preservation Officer
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Flood Study Model Narrative

City of Mount Airy – Extension of Granite City Greenway
From Riverside Park to Riverside Drive (NC 104) just south of Old Springs Road
Surry County, NC

Prepared By:

Vaughn & Melton Consulting Engineers, Inc.
40 Colonial Square
Sylva, NC 28779
[phone]

Date: April 2022

Prepared for:

City of Mount Airy
300 South Main Street
PO Box 70
Mount Airy, NC 27030
[phone]
Contact: Darren Lewis, Acting City Manager

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Contents
Project Description ......................................................................................................................... 3
Flood Study Data ............................................................................................................................. 3
Coordinate System Information ................................................................................................. 3
NCFMP Information .................................................................................................................... 3
Duplicate Pre-Preliminary Model ............................................................................................... 4
Revised Model............................................................................................................................. 4
Results and Conclusions .................................................................................................................. 4
“NO-RISE” CERTIFICATION .............................................................................................................. 5

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Surry County Mount Airy Greenway
Ararat River
Panels 5020, 5030, 5031 April 15, 2022
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Project Description
The City of Mount Airy proposes to construct a new 10-wide paved greenway trail from Riverside
Park to Riverside Drive (NC 104) just south of Old Springs Road. The purpose of the project is to
extend the Granite City Greenway and provide a safe ADA compliant greenway trail for cyclists
and pedestrians along the Ararat River. The length of the project is 1.32 miles. The greenway will
be installed by “easements” obtained from the various property owners along the route. The
project corridor is 50-feet wide.
A pre-preliminary flood study provided by the NCFMP was used as the basis of the modeling along
the Ararat River. Model stations 147354 to 152790 are affected by the proposed trail. The trail
will cross one studied tributary of the Ararat River (Tributary 8). However, the crossing is located
at a point downstream of the study and base flood elevations are determined by backwater from
the Ararat River.
Flood Study Data
Coordinate System Information
All georeferencing for NCFMP data and generated models are set to North Carolina State Plane
coordinates (“North Carolina Coordinate System”, Zone 3200, NAD83, NAVD88).
NCFMP Information
The effective FIRM Panels for the project area are 3711502000K, 3711503000K, and
3711503100K, all dated May 18, 2016.
NCFMP has provided a pre-preliminary flood study for the Ararat Rivet. This study serves as the
“effective model” for the purposes of determining compliance with no-impact/no-rise
requirements.
The details of the provided model are as follows.
North Carolina Floodplain Mapping Program
Surry County, NC Flood Insurance Study

Stream Name: Ararat River
Study Type: Detailed Study
Study Contractor: ESP Associates, Inc.
Contract Number: 286-0000-30 ESP
Delivery Order: 21

Vertical Datum: NAVD88
Hydraulic analyses were performed using HEC-RAS, version 5.0.3, applying steady state hydraulic modeling techniques
to develop flood profiles for the standard existing condition multiple profile events, and the 1% regulatory floodway.

This HEC-RAS model contains one (1) plan, one steady flow file, and one universal geometry file ("LiDAR, Survey
Structures_Channel") to model the six (6) profiles.

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Surry County Mount Airy Greenway
Ararat River
Panels 5020, 5030, 5031 April 15, 2022
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Duplicate Pre-Preliminary Model
The provided pre-preliminary model was reran in the current version of HEC-RAS (6.2.0) to create
the duplicate pre-preliminary model. There were no changes to the results of the pre-preliminary
model.
No changes are required to this model for it to be used for the existing project. Therefore, the
Duplicate Effective Model also servers as the Corrected Effective and Existing Conditions Models.
Revised Model
The station/elevation data and Manning’s data in the duplicate model was updated to create a
revised model.
The station/elevation data was updated for sections 147354, 147691, 147881, 148118, 148351,
148746, 149041, 149282, 149559, 149609, 149687, 149984, 150295, 150728, 151177, 151369,
151518, 151851, 152226, 152585, and 152790 using data obtained from a proposed terrain
model.
The Manning’s data for each of the above sections was adjusted to represent the proposed
ground cover at the trail location.
No other changes to the model were made.
Results and Conclusions
The proposed work will cause no increases to the base flood elevations in the pre-preliminary
model. Thus, it qualifies for a “no-rise” certification.
The proposed work will cause decreases of up to 0.27 feet in the base flood elevations in the pre-
preliminary model. Thus, the pre-preliminary model should be updated to reflect the work
presented.

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Surry County Mount Airy Greenway
Ararat River
Panels 5020, 5030, 5031 April 15, 2022
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“NO-RISE” CERTIFICATION

This document is to certify that I am a duly qualified engineer licensed to practice in the State of
North Carolina. It is to further certify that the attached technical data support the fact that
proposed Mount Airy Greenway will result as no rise in the base flood elevations on the Ararat
River for any cross sections in the pre-preliminary flood study for Surry County and the City of
Mount Airy prepared by ESP Associates under contract number 286-0000-30 ESP, dated
November 14, 2018.

Bradley S. Ridnour, PE
Project Engineer
Vaughn & Melton Consulting Engineers, Inc.
40 Colonial Square, Sylva, NC 28779

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4/15/2022
From:Hamstead, Byron A
To:Lisa M. Feller
Subject:Re: [EXTERNAL] Mount Airy Greenway Project Start of Study Scoping Request
Date:Thursday, January 13, 2022 12:30:35 PM
Hey Lisa,
Thanks for your coordination. Based on the information provided in your December 14, 2021
correspondence, we offer the following comments for the project referenced above regarding potential
impacts to federally listed species subject to consultation under section 7 of the Endangered Species Act:
Northern long-eared bat (Myotis septentrionalis): According to Service records, suitable summer roosting
habitat may be present in the action area (50CFR 402.02) for the federally threatened northern long-eared bat
. However, the final 4(d) rule, (effective as of February 16, 2016) exempts incidental take of northern long-
eared bat associated with activities that occur greater than 0.25 miles from a known hibernation site, and
greater than 150 feet from a known, occupied maternity roost during the pup season (June 1 – July 31). Based
on the information provided, the project would occur at a location where any incidental take that may result
from associated activities is exempt under the 4(d) rule for this species. Although not required, we encourage
the Applicant to avoid any associated tree clearing activities during this animal’s active season from April 15 –
October 15.
Schweinitz's sunflower (Helianthus schweinitzii): This plant is not subject to section 7 consultation at this
location. The information provided indicates that the proposed action is outside of the area of influence (AOI)
for this species and botanical surveys are not required to inform a prudent effect determination from the
action agency. With that said, if suitable habitat for this species does occur within the action area, we
encourage the Applicant to conduct targeted botanical surveys during the optimal survey window (Survey
Windows for Listed Plants in NC).
Gray bat (Myotis grisescens): This animal roosts in caves and/or manmade cave-like structures (e.g. bridges,
culverts, abandoned buildings, dams, etc.) year round. We request that the action area be evaluated for the
presence of caves and/or cave-like features that may serve as roosting habitat to inform a prudent effect
determination from the action agency. This animal also forages and commutes along forested riparian
habitats adjacent to medium and large rivers like the Ararat River. However, the proposed greenway
alignment along the west side of the Ararat River appears to be primarily unforested based on aerial imagery.
If the proposed action requires disturbance to suitable forage and commuting habitats for this animal, we
encourage the Applicant to avoid disturbances during this animal's active season (March 15 - November 15). If
suitable hibernacula, roost, forage, and commuting habitats for this bat do not occur within the action are, we
would not object to a "no effect" determination from the appropriate action agency.
Based on the information provided, we believe that suitable habitats are not present onsite for any other
federally protected species. In accordance with the Act, it is the responsibility of the appropriate federal action
agency or its designated representative to review its activities or programs and to identify any such activities
or programs that may affect endangered or threatened species or their habitats. If it is determined that the
proposed activity may adversely affect any species federally listed as endangered or threatened, formal
consultation with this office must be initiated. Our concurrence with determinations of “no effect” from
action agencies is not required.
We offer the following recommendations for your client's consideration:
Erosion and Sediment Control
Measures to control sediment and erosion should be installed before any ground disturbing activities occur.
Grading and backfilling should be minimized, and existing native vegetation should be retained (if possible) to
maintain riparian cover for fish and wildlife. Disturbed areas should be revegetated with native vegetation as
soon as the project is completed. Ground disturbance should be limited to what will be stabilized quickly,
preferably by the end of the workday. Natural fiber matting (coir) should be used for erosion control as
synthetic netting can trap animals and persist in the environment beyond its intended purpose.
Thanks again for your coordination. Please let me know if you have any questions.
Regards,
Byron
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Byron Hamstead
(he/him/his)
Fish and Wildlife Biologist
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Asheville Ecological Services Field Office
160 Zillicoa Street
Asheville, North Carolina, 28801
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Please see the attached information regarding the Mount Airy Greenway project in Surry County.
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Lisa Feller

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