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FINAL
PRESERVATION PROJECT AND
BASELINE DOCUMENTATION REPORT

WAXHAW CREEK
UNION COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
DMS Project No. 92692

Catawba River Basin
Cataloging Unit 03050103

Prepared for:

North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Mitigation Services
217 West Jones Street, Suite 3000A
Raleigh, North Carolina 27603

Prepared by:

Axiom Environmental, Inc.
218 Snow Avenue
Raleigh, NC 27603

June 2015
Waxhaw Creek Preservation Project
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The Waxhaw Creek Preservation Project (Site) is located in southern Union County,
approximately 10 miles south of Waxhaw. The Site contains headwater streams and riparian
wetlands draining to Waxhaw Creek, which is currently affected by numerous stressors including
agricultural, wastewater, and stormwater runoff as well as point and nonpoint sources of pollution
making preservation of Site streams, wetlands, and riparian areas vital to maintaining water quality
and habitat within the watershed.

This preservation report has been written in conformance with the requirements of the following:
Federal rule for compensatory mitigation project sites as described in the Federal Register Title 33
Navigation and Navigable Waters Volume 3 Chapter 2 Section § 332.8 paragraphs (c)(2) through
(c)(14) and 332.3(h); and NCDENR Division of Mitigation Services (formerly the Ecosystem
Enhancement Program) In-Lieu Fee Instrument signed and dated July 28, 2010.

Site Description

Project Name and EEP
Project Number Waxhaw Creek - Project #92692
County Union
General Location 10 miles south of Waxhaw North Carolina
Basin Catawba
Physiographic Region Southern Outer Piedmont
USGS Hydro Unit 03050103
NCDWQ Sub-basin 03-08-38
Watershed Planning
Information Within TLW 03050103030030, No LWP
Preservation Mechanism Conservation Easement
Conservation Values
• Protection of water quality in the Waxhaw Creek stream
system, one of the most biologically important aquatic systems
in the Catawba River Basin.
• Permanent preservation of headwater streams and wetlands in a
Site, which contains NC Natural Heritage Program (NCNHP)
documented occurrences of the eastern creekshell (Villosa
delumbis), Carolina darter (Etheostoma collis), and Piedmont
Levee Forest (Typic Subtype) natural community.
• Permanent preservation of a Site, which contains portions of the
Waxhaw Creek Floodplain and CTB/Waxhaw Creek Aquatic
Habitat NCNHP Natural Areas.
• Protection of potential habitat for the federally endangered
Carolina heel-splitter (Lasmigonia decorata), which is
documented by NCNHP to occur within one mile of the Site in
Waxhaw Creek. The Site is located in the only HU in the
Catawba Basin that supports a population of the Carolina heel-
splitter (one of only six populations in the world).
Deed Recordation Date November 6, 2009
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Mitigation Assets
Warm
Stream
Riparian
Wetland
Non-riparian
Wetland
Riparian
Buffer
Total Credit Linear Footage/Area 372.79 lf 0.013 acres -- 238,014.91 sq ft
Total Mitigation Units 75 SMUs 0.003 WMUs -- 22,185 BMUs

Conservation values for this Site include the following.

• Protection of water quality in the Waxhaw Creek stream system, one of the most
biologically important aquatic systems in the Catawba River Basin.
• Permanent preservation of headwater streams and wetlands in a Site, which contains NC
Natural Heritage Program (NCNHP) documented occurrences of the eastern creekshell
(Villosa delumbis), Carolina darter (Etheostoma collis), and Piedmont Levee Forest (Typic
Subtype) natural community.
• Permanent preservation of a Site, which contains portions of the Waxhaw Creek Floodplain
and CTB/Waxhaw Creek Aquatic Habitat NCNHP Natural Areas.
• Protection of potential habitat for the federally endangered Carolina heel-splitter
(Lasmigonia decorata), which is documented by NCNHP to occur within one mile of the
Site in Waxhaw Creek. The Site is located in the only HU in the Catawba Basin that
supports a population of the Carolina heel-splitter (one of only six populations in the
world).

The conservation easement deed was recorded on November 6, 2009, and is included in Appendix
B.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................................................. i
1.0 PRESERVATION PROJECT GOALS AND OBJECTIVES ................................................. 1
2.0 SITE DESCRIPTION .............................................................................................................. 1
2.1 General Description ............................................................................................................. 1
2.2 Directions ............................................................................................................................. 2
3.0 SITE SELECTION .................................................................................................................. 2
4.0 BASELINE INFORMATION ................................................................................................. 3
4.1 Physical Features ................................................................................................................. 3
4.2 Plant and Wildlife Communities .......................................................................................... 3
4.3 Jurisdictional Streams .......................................................................................................... 3
4.4 Jurisdictional Wetlands ........................................................................................................ 3
5.0 SITE PROTECTION INSTRUMENT .................................................................................... 4
5.1 Encumbrances ...................................................................................................................... 4
6.0 DETERMINATION OF CREDITS ......................................................................................... 4
7.0 LONG-TERM MANAGEMENT PLAN ................................................................................. 5
8.0 FINANCIAL ASSURANCES ................................................................................................. 6
9.0 REFERENCES ........................................................................................................................ 6

APPENDICES

Appendix A. Figures and Photographs
Figure 1. Site Protection Instrument
Figure 2. Vicinity Map
Figure 3. Site Watershed Map
Figure 4. Site Mitigation Asset Map
Site Photographs
Appendix B. Site Protection Instruments
Appendix C. Stream Forms
Appendix D. Wetland Forms
Appendix E. NCNHP letter

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1.0 PRESERVATION PROJECT GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

The Waxhaw Creek Preservation Project (Site) is located in the 03050103 Cataloging Unit (CU),
in the Catawba River Basin. The Site addresses several issues/stressors identified within the
watershed in the Catawba River Basin Restoration Priorities (NCEEP 2007) and Catawba River
Basinwide Water Quality Plan (NCDWQ 2010) including the following.

• Agricultural Runoff
• Wastewater and Stormwater Runoff
• Point and Nonpoint Source Pollution
• Impervious Surface

The Waxhaw Creek Preservation Project addresses watershed stressors/issues with the following
goals.

• Protection of water quality in the Waxhaw Creek stream system, one of the most
biologically important aquatic systems in the Catawba River Basin, by preserving
headwater streams and wetlands within the Site in a permanent conservation easement
(NCDWQ 2010).
• Permanent preservation of headwater streams and wetlands in a stream system affected by
agricultural, wastewater, and stormwater runoff, as well as point and nonpoint sources of
pollution (NCEEP 2007).
• Permanent preservation of headwater streams and wetlands in a stream system that faces
development pressures from the Charlotte Metro area (NCEEP 2007)
• Permanent preservation of headwater streams and wetlands in a Site, which contains NC
Natural Heritage Program (NCNHP) documented occurrences of the eastern creekshell
(Villosa delumbis), Carolina darter (Etheostoma collis), and Piedmont Levee Forest (Typic
Subtype) natural community (NCNHP letter, Appendix E).
• Permanent preservation of a Site, which contains portions of the Waxhaw Creek Floodplain
and CTB/Waxhaw Creek Aquatic Habitat NCNHP Natural Areas (NCNHP letter,
Appendix E).
• Protection of potential habitat for the federally endangered Carolina heel-splitter
(Lasmigonia decorata), which is documented by NCNHP to occur within one mile of the
Site in Waxhaw Creek (NCNHP letter, Appendix E). In addition, the Site will preserve
forested buffers, reduce siltation/pollution, and improve water quality, which is critical to
the survival of the Carolina heel-splitter. The Site is located in the only HU in the Catawba
Basin that supports a population of the Carolina heel-splitter (one of only six populations
in the world) (NCEEP 2007).

2.0 SITE DESCRIPTION
2.1 General Description
The North Carolina Division of Mitigation Services (DMS, formerly the Ecosystem Enhancement
Program) has established the Waxhaw Creek Preservation Project located off Maggie Robinson
Road (SR-1103) in southern Union County. The Site is located in one parcel, owned by Charles
C. Davis (PIN-05-186001C), within 14-digit Cataloging Unit 03050103030030 (sub-basin 03-08-
38) of the Catawba River Basin. The Site is protected by a conservation easement deed recorded
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in Deed Book 5239 Pages 620-626. Current land use at the Site is comprised of an early
successional mixed hardwood forest. Land use adjacent to the Site consists primarily of
agricultural land and managed forest. The conservation easement boundary is well-marked.
2.2 Directions
Directions to the Site from Raleigh (Figure 2, Appendix A):
• Travel south on US-1 to NC-73 for approximately 60 miles,
• Turn right on NC-73 south for 19 miles to I-73 south,
• Follow I-73 south for 19 miles to US-74,
• Continue to US-74 for 57 miles towards Monroe, NC,
• After approximately 57 miles turn left onto Franklin St in Monroe,
• After 0.3 miles turn left onto East Sunset Street,
• After 2 miles turn right onto Griffith Road,
• Immediately turn left onto S Bragg then left onto Lancaster Ave,
• Travel southeast on Lancaster Ave for 14.2 miles,
• After 14.2 miles bear right onto Tirzah Church Road,
• After 3.8 miles turn right onto Maggie Robinson Road,
• Travel north on Maggie Robinson for 1.6 miles; the site will be on the right.
• Site Latitude, Longitude 34.83687, -80.79171 (NAD83/WGS84)

3.0 SITE SELECTION

The Site contains unnamed tributaries and riparian wetlands in the Waxhaw Creek stream system,
which is currently affected by numerous stressors including agricultural, wastewater, and
stormwater runoff as well as point and nonpoint sources of pollution

Conservation Values
• Protection of water quality in the Waxhaw Creek stream system, one of the most
biologically important aquatic systems in the Catawba River Basin.
• Permanent preservation of headwater streams and wetlands in a Site, which contains NC
Natural Heritage Program (NCNHP) documented occurrences of the eastern creekshell
(Villosa delumbis), Carolina darter (Etheostoma collis), and Piedmont Levee Forest (Typic
Subtype) natural community.
• Permanent preservation of a Site, which contains portions of the Waxhaw Creek Floodplain
and CTB/Waxhaw Creek Aquatic Habitat NCNHP Natural Areas.
• Protection of potential habitat for the federally endangered Carolina heel-splitter
(Lasmigonia decorata), which is documented by NCNHP to occur within one mile of the
Site in Waxhaw Creek. The Site is located in the only HU in the Catawba Basin that
supports a population of the Carolina heel-splitter (one of only six populations in the
world).

Threats of Adverse Modification
Adjacent silvicultural and agricultural land uses threaten Site streams and wetlands; therefore,
preservation of the Site is critical to maintaining water quality and habitat in the Waxhaw Creek
stream system.

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4.0 BASELINE INFORMATION
4.1 Physical Features
The Site lies within the Southern Outer Piedmont ecoregion in the Piedmont physiographic region
of North Carolina. Topography within the ecoregion is generally comprised of dissected irregular
plains, some low rounded hills and ridges, and low to moderate gradient streams with mostly
cobble substrate. Topography within the Site is moderate with elevations averaging 490 feet above
sea level.
4.2 Plant and Wildlife Communities
The natural communities dominating the Site are early successional Piedmont Bottomland Forest
(High Subtype) and Dry-Mesic Oak Hickory Forest (Piedmont Subtype). The vegetation consists
of a mix of mature trees and young saplings. Dominant canopy species include sweetgum
(Liquidambar styraciflua), tulip poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera), American elm (Ulmus
americana), water oak (Quercus nigra), green ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica), and red maple (Acer
rubrum). The understory is dominated by ironwood (Carpinus caroliniana), highbush blueberry
(Vaccinium corymbosum), sourwood (Oxydendrum arboreum), eastern red cedar (Juniperus
virginiana), blackberry (Rubus sp.), common greenbrier (Smilax rotundifolia), Christmas fern
(Polystichum acrostichoides), false nettle (Bohmeria cylindrica), and ebony spleenwort
(Asplenium platyneuron). Chinese privet (Ligustrum sinense) and Japanese honeysuckle
(Lonicera japonica) was observed and is particularly dense throughout the Site.
4.3 Jurisdictional Streams
Watershed Summary
The Site provides water quality function to a 33.56-square mile (21,480-acre) watershed at the Site
outfall (Figure 3, Appendix A). The Site drainage area is primarily composed of agricultural and
forested land with low-density residential properties scattered throughout.

Reach Summary
The Site contains one 372.79-linear foot jurisdictional intermittent stream reach; the table below
gives reach information. The stream drains to a reach of Waxhaw Creek listed as Class-C Waters
by the North Carolina Division of Water Resources (NCDWR 2013).

All stream reaches within the Site are stable. No areas of concern were observed.

Jurisdictional Stream Characteristics

Type Depicted on
USGS
Depicted on
NRCS Soil
Map
Drainage Area
(acres)
USACE
Form
Score
Length
(linear Feet)
UT-1 Intermittent Yes Yes 298 36 372.79
Total 372.79
4.4 Jurisdictional Wetlands
The Site contains four jurisdictional wetland systems, which total 0.013 acres; the table below
gives information for each system.

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Jurisdictional Wetland Characteristics
Type (Riparian, non-
Riparian, etc.)
Description
(Floodplain depression,
seepage slope, etc.)
Acreage
Wetland 1 Riparian Non-riverine Bottomland Hardwood
Forest 0.0031
Wetland 2 Riparian Non-riverine Bottomland Hardwood
Forest 0.0031
Wetland 3 Riparian Non-riverine Bottomland Hardwood
Forest 0.0041
Wetland 4 Riparian Non-riverine Bottomland Hardwood
Forest 0.0024
Total 0.013

5.0 SITE PROTECTION INSTRUMENT

The land required for stewardship of this mitigation project includes portions of the following
parcel. A copy of the recorded deed is included in Appendix B.

Parcel Landowner PIN County
Site
Protection
Instrument
Deed Book
and Page
Number
Date Deed
Signed
Acreage
protected
Davis
Parcel
Charles C.
Davis 05186001C Union Conservation
Easement
Bk 5239 Pg
620-626
November
6, 2009 8.36 acres

All site protection instruments require 60-day advance notification to the Corps and the State prior
to any action to void, amend, or modify the document. No such action shall take place unless
approved by the State.
5.1 Encumbrances
No encumbrances were observed on the Site.

6.0 DETERMINATION OF CREDITS

Field delineations with Global Positioning Systems were conducted in June 2015 to map
jurisdictional areas (Figure 4, Appendix A; Stream Dataforms, Appendix C; Wetland Dataforms,
Appendix D). The following tables summarize Site stream reaches and mitigation assets.

All credits will be released upon IRT approval. The project service area will be in compliance
with the EEP In-Lieu Fee Instrument.

Waxhaw Creek, Union County, Catawba River Basin, 03050103 Cataloging Unit
EEP Project Number 92692
Mitigation Credits
Warm Stream Riparian Wetland Non-riparian
Wetland
Riparian
Buffer
Nitrogen
Nutrient
Offset
Phosphorous
Nutrient
Offset
Type R RE R RE R RE
Totals NA 75 NA 0.003 NA -- 22,185 NA NA
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*The area of mitigation beyond 100 feet from the TOB may comprise no more than 10 percent of the total mitigation area.

7.0 LONG-TERM MANAGEMENT PLAN

Upon approval for close-out by the Interagency Review Team (IRT), the Site will be transferred
to the NCDENR Division of Natural Resource Planning and Conservation’s Stewardship Program.
This party shall be responsible for periodic inspection of the Site to ensure that restrictions required
in the conservation easement or the deed restriction document(s) are upheld. The NCDENR is
currently evaluating the endowment model. Until the evaluation is complete and any changes
resulting from the model are implemented, the long-term management of this project will be
funded annually.

Stream Mitigation Unit
Component Summation
Preservation
components
Warm Stream
(linear feet)
Buffer <50 feet from
one or both TOB
(5:1)
Buffer 50-100 feet
from both TOB
(5:1)
Buffer >100 feet from
both TOB
(5:1)
Total Stream by Reach
UT-1 34.96 100.74 237.09 372.79
Total
(linear feet) 34.96 100.74 237.09 372.79
Total SMUs 6.99 20.15 47.42 75 SMUs
Wetland Mitigation Unit
Component Summation
Preservation
components
Riparian Riverine Wetlands
Mitigation Ratio
(5:1)
Riparian Non-riverine Wetlands
Mitigation Ratio
(5:1)
Wetland 1 -- 0.003
Wetland 2 -- 0.003
Wetland 3 -- 0.004
Wetland 4 -- 0.003
Total
(acreage) -- 0.013
Total WMUs -- 0.003
Riparian Buffer Mitigation Unit
Component Summation
Preservation components Mitigation Ratio Buffer
(square feet)
Buffer Receiving
Credit (square feet)
Rural Non-Subject Streams with 30-100 foot Buffer from TOB 5:1 -- --
Rural Non-Subject Streams with 100-200 foot Buffer from TOB 10:1 -- --
Rural Subject Streams with 30-100 foot Buffer from TOB 10:1 205,688.28 205,688.28
Rural Subject Streams with 100-200 foot Buffer from TOB 20:1 117,578.03* 32,326.63
Total (square feet) 323,266.31 238,014.91
Total Buffer Mitigation Units 22,185
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8.0 FINANCIAL ASSURANCES

Pursuant to Section IV H and Appendix III of the Division of Mitigation Services (formerly the
Ecosystem Enhancement Program) In-Lieu Fee Instrument dated July 28, 2010, the North Carolina
Department of Environment and Natural Resources has provided the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers Wilmington District with a formal commitment to fund projects to satisfy mitigation
requirements assumed by DMS. This commitment provides financial assurance for all mitigation
projects implemented by the program.

9.0 REFERENCES

Griffith, G.E., J.M. Omernik, J.A. Comstock, M.P. Schafale, W.H. McNab, D.R. Lenat, T.F.
MacPherson, J.B. Glover, and V.B. Shelbourne. 2002. Ecoregions of North Carolina and South
Carolina. U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA.

NC Division of Water Quality (2010), Catawba River Basinwide Water Quality Plan. Department
of Environment and Natural Resources, NC Division of Mitigation Services, Raleigh, NC.

NC Division of Water Resources (2013), Catawba River Basin Surface Water Classifications,
online (June 10, 2015). http://portal.ncdenr.org/web/wq/ps/csu/classifications. Department of
Environment and Natural Resources, NC Division of Water Resources, Raleigh, NC.

NC Division of Mitigation Services (formerly Ecosystem Enhancement Program) (2007), Catawba
River Basin Restoration Priorities. Department of Environment and Natural Resources, NC
Division of Mitigation Services, Raleigh, NC.

Schafale, M.P. and Weakley, A. S. (1990), Classification of the Natural Communities of North
Carolina, Third Approximation, NC Natural Heritage Program, Raleigh, NC.

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APPENDIX A
FIGURES AND PHOTOGRAPHS

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Photo 1. Waxhaw Creek, facing upstream

Photo 2. Wetland 1

Photo 3. Upper portion of UT-1, facing
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Photo 4. UT-1, facing downstream

Photo 5. Lower portion of UT-1, facing
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Photo 6. Easement marker at Waxhaw Creek

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Photo 7. Easement marker at Waxhaw Creek

Photo 8. Wetland 2, facing north

Photo 9. Waxhaw Creek, facing downstream

Photo 10. Bank erosion on Waxhaw Creek

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APPENDIX B
SITE PROTECTION INSTRUMENTS

Recorded Conservation Easement Deed

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REGISTER OF DEEDS
FILED Nov 06, 2009
AT 12:03 pm
BOOK 05239
START PAGE 0620
END PAGE 0626
INSTRUMENT # 35146
EXCISE TAX $159.00
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NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL WARRANTY DEED
Excise Tax: $159.00
Parcel Identifier No. 05-186-OOIC Verified by
110
Mail/Box to:
County on the day of , 20_
This instrument was prepared by: Dana C. Hall
Brief description for the Index: 8.36 acres Ma igg e Robinson Road
THIS DEED made this 5th of November , 2009, by and between
GRANTOR
CHARLES C. DAVIS (unmarried)
GRANTEE
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
c/o State Property Office
1321 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1321
Enter in appropriate block for each party: name, address, and, if appropriate, character of entity, e.g. corporation or partnership.
The designation Grantor and Grantee as used herein shall include said parties, their heirs, successors, and assigns, and shall include
singular, plural, masculine, feminine or neuter as required by context.
WITNESSETH, that the Grantor, for a valuable consideration paid by the Grantee, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, has and
by these presents does grant, bargain, sell and convey unto the Grantee in fee simple, all that certain lot or parcel of land situated in the
City of Township, Union County, North Carolina and more particularly
described as follows:
See Exhibit "A" attached hereto and made part hereof.
The property hereinabove described was acquired by Grantor by instrument recorded in Book 487 page 480
A map showing the above described property is recorded in Plat Cabinet L file 60
(00054464.DOC)NC Bar Association Form No. 3 © 1976, Revised © 1977, 2002
Printed by Agreement with the NC Bar Association - 1981

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062 TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the aforesaid lot or parcel of land and all privileges and appurtenances thereto belonging to the Grantee in
fee simple.
And the Grantor covenants with the Grantee, that Grantor is seized of the premises in fee simple, has the right to convey the same in fee
simple, that title is marketable and free and clear of all encumbrances, and that Grantor will warrant and defend the title against the
lawful claims of all persons whomsoever, other than the following exceptions:
1. Taxes for the current and subsequent years and enforceable easements and restrictions of record.
2. See attached Exhibit "B" for Deed Restrictions.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Grantor has duly executed the foregoing as of the day and year first ab� written.
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I, 01al7ga.re 8�. , a Notary Public for said County and State, do hereby certify that
CHARLES C. DAVIS, either being personally known to me or proven by satisfactory evidence (said
evidence being driver's license), personally appeared before me this day, and acknowledged the
voluntary due execution of the foregoing instrument by him for the purposes stated therein. Witness my
hand and notary seal, this 5th day of November, 2009.
My Commission Expires: 11-11-01
State of North Carolina, County of
Notary lic
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I, a Notary Public of the County and State aforesaid, certify that
either being personally known to me or proven by satisfactory
evidence (said evidence being ), personally appeared before me this
day and acknowledged that _he is the of , a North
Carolina or corporation/limited liability company/general partnership/limited
partnership (strike through the inapplicable), and that _he, as , being
authorized to do so, voluntarily executed the foregoing instrument on behalf of the corporation for the
purposes stated therein. Witness my hand and Notarial stamp or seal, this day of
.2007.
My Commission Expires:
Notary Public
(Printed Name of Notary Public)
State of North Carolina - County of
I, the undersigned Notary Public of the County and State aforesaid, certify that
Witness my hand and Notarial stamp or seal, this day of
My Commission Expires:
Notary Public
20
The foregoing Certificate(s) of is/are certified to be
correct. This instrument and this certificate are duly registered at the date and time and in the Book and Page shown on the first page hereof.
Register of Deeds for County
By: Deputy/Assistant - Register of Deeds
{00054464.DOC}NC Bar Association Form No. 3 © 1976, Revised © 1977, 2002
Printed by Agreement with the NC Bar Association - 1981

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Exhibit A
Metes and bounds description of North Carolina Ecosystem Enhancement Conservation
easement on property of Charles C. Davis in Jackson Township, Union County County,
North Carolina.
Beginning at a new 45 Rebar with NCEEP Cap stamped 41, in the margin of the right of
way of Maggie Robinson Road, S.R. # 1103, said point being S 55°44' 51" W -
14615.80' From NCGS Monument "NC 18 B" with Sate plane co-ordinates of N
4008652.5960, E 1474537.0920. From Said point of beginning the following courses
and distances, N 06°44'06'W - 155.01' with the right of way of Maggie Robinson Road
to a new # 5 Rebar and NCEEP cap Stamped 42; Thence N 73°59'41"E - 164.35' to a
new #5 rebar and NCEEP cap stamped #3; Thence N 19°24'20" W 144.38' to a new #5
rebar with a NCEEP cap stamped #4; Thence N 79'55'11 " E - 300.72' to a new #5 rebar
and NCEEP cap Stamped #6, (passing a #5 Rebar and Cap @ station 1+70.38' stamped
#5); Thence N 04°30'05" E - 412.95' to anew #5 rebar and NCEEP cap stamped #8, in
the line of Charles C. Davis and Harry K. Aosoyagi, (passing over a new #5 rebar and
cap stamped #7 @ Station 2+05.71); Thence with the line of Aoyagi, S 86°34'36"E -
683.62' to a point in the center of Waxhaw Creek, Passing new #5 rebar and cap @
station 1+29.48', stamped # 9, and station 3+05.20 stamped #10, and station 4+98.87
stamped #11, and an existing rebar @ station 6+40.15, said existing iron pipe is set back
43.47' from said point in the center of Waxhaw Creek. Thence with the center of
Waxhaw Creek the following courses and distances:
S 2001 1' 19"W - 22.46'
S 30000'57"W -
44.76'
S 40055'34"W -
45.28'
S 34°21' 15"W -
49.08'
S 17004'1 8"W -
47.18'
S 60037'22" W
- 26.41'
N 78053'26"W
- 29.71'
S 840 38'44" W
- 90.65'
S 76050'34" W
- 47.23'
S 64013'22" W
- 56.75'
S 60°10'50" W
- 40.41'
S 59028'07" W
- 33.07'
S 35052'26"W -
20.66'
S 36030'08" W
- 32.44'
S 17006'52"W -
3 8.31'
S 05017'44" W
- 29.73'
S 14012'34" W
- 44.00'
S 00°47'38: W
- 26.02'
S 13°11'26"W -
45.81'
S 24018'07"W -
47.63'
S 15006'28"E -
51.57'
S 59°23'01"W-90.77'

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N 34028'48"W
— 61.97'
N 69°59'41"W
— 61.08'
N 74018'33"W
— 19.23'
S 57°21'32"W —
24.55'
S 24040'1 O"W —
19.59'
S 17028'58"E —
45.52'
S 11048'47"E - 48.03'
S 19042'02"W —
42.02'
S 81054'22"W —132.49'
N 69°31' 16"W
— 40.10'
N 57057'34"W
— 57.18'
S 880 01'00"W
— 31.93'
S 50° 24'54"W
— 28.31'
S 39040'14" W
— 32.34'
S 260 45'49" W
— 32.94'
S 11 026'56"E —
41.91'
S 5201 V2 1 " W
— 24.58'
N 70001'06"W
— 74.08'
N 85018'1 9"W
— 55.86
To a point in the right of way of Maggie Robinson Road; Thence with the right of way
line of Maggie Robinson Road N 06044'06"W — 28.53' to the place and point of
Beginning, containing 8.36 Acres More or less.
Conservation Easement surveyed by Landmark Surveying, Inc entitled "Final Plat,
Conservation Easement for North Carolina Ecosystem Enhancement Program, Project
Name: Waxhaw Creek Wetland, SPO File No.: 090-ZH, NCEEP Project No.: 92692,
Property of Charles C. Davis" dated 08/06/2009 and recorded in the Union County, North
Carolina Register of Deeds at Plat Cabinet L, File 60.
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EXHIBIT B
DEED RESTRICTIONS
Waxhaw Creek Wetland
EEP Project No. 92692, Property of Charles C. Davis
The State of North Carolina has received funding from the N.C. Ecosystem Enhancement
Program for acquisition of the Property as conveyed and described in this Deed. In
consideration of this funding and the restoration project for the Waxhaw Creek Wetland,
the State and related State Agencies recognize the following reserved uses and restricted
activities over the Property, hereinafter identified as the ("Restricted Area"). The
Restricted Area is specifically identified as an area totaling 8.36 acres as shown on the plat
of survey entitled "FINAL PLAT, Conservation Easement For North Carolina
Ecosystem Enhancement Program, Project Name: Waxhaw Creek Wetland SPO
File No. 090-ZH, , NC EEP Project No. 92692, Property of Charles C. Davis." Dated
08/06/09 by Douglas R. Yarbrough, PLS Number 3395 and recorded in the Union
County Register of Deeds at Plat Book L, Page 60.
The Restricted Area as defined is subject to the restrictions as recited below and will be
forever conserved and managed in a manner that will improve and protect the quality of
the waters of the Waxhaw Creek Wetland and otherwise promote the public purposes
authorized under the provisions of N.C. General Statute § 143-214.8.
The purposes of these Deed Restrictions are to maintain, restore, enhance, create and
preserve wetland and/or riparian resources within the Restricted Area that contribute to
the protection and improvement of water quality, flood prevention, fisheries, aquatic
habitat, wildlife habitat, and recreational opportunities; to maintain permanently the
Restricted Area in its natural condition, consistent with these purposes; and to prevent
any use of the Restricted Area that will significantly impair or interfere with these
purposes. To achieve these purposes, the following conditions and restrictions are set
forth:
RESERVED USES AND RESTRICTED ACTIVITES
A. Motorized Vehicles. Usage of motorized vehicles in the Restricted Area
is prohibited, except as they are used exclusively for management, maintenance, or
stewardship purposes, and on existing trails, paths or roads for the purposes recited
above.
B. Vegetative Cutting. Except as related to the removal of non-native
plants, diseased or damaged trees, and vegetation that obstructs destabilizes or renders
unsafe the Restricted Area to persons or natural habitat, all cutting, removal, mowing,
harming, or destruction of any trees and vegetation in the Restricted Area is prohibited.
C. Industrial, Agricultural, Residential and Commercial Uses. All are
prohibited in the Restricted Area.

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D. New Construction. There shall be no building, facility, mobile home,
antenna, utility pole, tower, or other structure constructed or placed in the Restricted
Area.
E. Roads and Trails. There shall be no new construction of roads, trails,
walkways, or paving in the Easement Area. Existing roads or trails located in the
Easement Area may be maintained in order to minimize runoff, sedimentation and for
access to the interior of the Property for management, maintenance, stewardship
purposes, or undeveloped recreational and educational uses of the Restricted Area.
Existing roads, trails or paths may be maintained with loose gravel or permanent
vegetation to stabilize or cover the surfaces.
F. Signs. No signs shall be permitted in the Restricted Area except
interpretive signs describing restoration activities and the conservation values of the
Restricted Area, signs identifying the owner of the Property, signs giving directions, or
signs prescribing rules and regulations for the use of the Restricted Area may be allowed.
G. Dumping or Storing. Dumping or storage of soil, trash, ashes, garbage,
waste, abandoned vehicles, appliances or machinery, or other material in the Restricted
Area is prohibited.
H. Grading, Mineral Use, Excavation, Dredging. Unless related to
approved restoration activities, there shall be no grading, filling, excavation, dredging,
mining, or drilling within the Restricted Area.
I. Water Quality and Drainage Patterns. Unless related to approved
restoration activities, there shall be no diking, draining, dredging, channeling, filling,
leveling, pumping, impounding or diverting, causing, allowing or permitting the
diversion of surface or underground water in the Restricted Area. No altering or
tampering with water control structures or devices, or disruption or alteration of the
restored, enhanced, or created drainage patterns. Any use of pesticide or biocides is
prohibited. In the event of an emergency interruption or shortage of all other water
sources, water from within the Restricted Area may temporarily be used for good cause
shown as needed for the survival of livestock and agricultural production.
J. Subdivision and Conveyance. No further subdivision, partitioning, or
dividing of the Restricted Area is allowed.
K. Disturbance of Natural Features. Any change, disturbance, alteration or
impairment of the natural features of the Restricted Area or any intentional introduction
of non-native plants, trees and/or animal species is prohibited.
L. Restoration Activities Are Permitted. Includes but not limited to
planting of trees, shrubs and herbaceous vegetation, installation of monitoring wells,
utilization of heavy equipment to grade, fill, and prepare the soil, modification of the
hydrology of the site, and installation of natural and manmade materials as needed to

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direct in -stream, above ground, and subterraneous water flow according to a restoration
plan as provided, contracted, or managed by the N.C. Ecosystem Enhancement Program.
M. Permission to vary from the above restrictions may be granted for good
cause shown, provided that any such request is consistent with the purposes of these
Deed Restrictions. Permission and approval to vary must be obtained in writing from the
N.C. Ecosystem Enhancement Program, whose mailing address is 1652 Mail Services
Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1652.

Waxhaw Creek Preservation Project
DMS ID 92692 Appendices

APPENDIX C
STREAM FORMS

IAT 1 4,5 Akl�-#�-(
F
NC Division of ''Water Quality -Methodology for Identification of Intermittent and
Perennial Streams and Their Origins v. 4.11
SIC ©WQ Stream Identification Form Version 4.11
Daae: (� 1 �
Project/Site: 11"o
Latitude: 1,,-/- 1 5
Evaluator: r� y`>
County: I�PrQrf
Longitude:( 7�ji3C
Total Points:
l
Stream Dete n (circle one)
other do" iaJy (
Stream is at least intermittent -S
Ittitermitte Perennial
e.g. Quad Name:
it � 19 or erennial if 3d' if
72
3
A. Geomorphology Subtotal = )
Absent
Weak
Moderate
Strong
1a Continuity of channel bed and bank
0
1
2
i 3
2. Sinuosity of channel along thalweg
0
1
72
3
3. In -channel structure; ex. riffle -pool, step -pool,
ripple -pool sequence
7)
1
2
3
4. Particle size of stream substrate
102
1
2
3
5. Activelrelict floodplain
0
1
1
3
6. Depositional bars or benches
0
1
1
3
7. Recent alluvial deposits
0
1
2
3
8. Headcuts
0`h
1
2
3
9. Grade control
0
0.5.
1
1.5
10. Natural valley
0
0.5
1
1.5
11. Second or greater order channel
No = 0
Yes = 3
Sketch:
e artificial ditches are not rated; see discussions in manual
B. Hvdroloav fSubtotai = ?
12. Presence of Basefiow1
1
2 3
13. Iron oxidizing bacteria
0
1
2 _ 3
14. Leaf litter
17,.
1
0.5 0
15. Sediment on plants or debris
0
0.5
1 1.5
16. Organic debris lines or piles
0
1 0.5
1 5
17. Sail -based evidence of high water table?
0
No = 0
Yes = 3
C. Bioloav (Subtotal =
18. Fibrous roots in streambed
2
i
0
19. Rooted upland plants in streambed
2
1
0
20. Macrobenthos (note diversity and abundance)
0
1
2
3
21. Aquatic Mollusks
0
1
2
3
22. Fish
0
0.5
1
1.5
23. Crayfish
0
0.5
1
1.5
24. Amphibians
0.5
1
1.5
25. Algae
EE00t
0.5
1
1.5
26. Wetland plants in streambed
FACW = 0-75,
©BL = 1.5 Other = 0
.perennial streamspay also be identified using other methods. See p. 35 of manual.
Notes: ' t c
x
i
Sketch:
41

UT—O(
l " I a 1111 r Site l oidic:lte !!n ma tAied maal! I
tiTl' F k11 Q .1ITV"
IM-1
\SSE SSME NT 1N (D} KSME'.ErsT
Provide the rollowim, inf oriumion for the stream reach tinder assessment: ,
1. applicant's nrantr
2. 1 5.Ilu•aors atalne
3. ladle CII evaluation: C9 ' --
4. 1line (a1 evaluation --
5. ` Omt: +s1 sirean f,+� T_ D1
G. River ba:,itt
--
`. Approvtmatc dratlnaut: arca. 4
N. Sircmn orderC% _
G- I cnwih of reach c5alualcd i C7� --
Ill. iL olint: QW, �,••
11. Site coordinales (if kno%%itI pTi:io it, Ir.1iii.ai .lcercc>
— -
12. tiIlbdivlsioll uuInc lIt* "111 1
I;ltlIt It IV ,r5 a.In"2312, 3 1-tL 6 _
I.ongillule"cx-.,„!*r,lI I-
414:111ud 101,1rr,ul a OICIMMI :Lf i!_MACI I! l lata„ `theel I hilm t Aerial) 11holoXil5 I)ll' 0111cr
13. 1 oc.aliJillof reach under evaluation (little ncarba, roads
d landmarks and attach Inap identit4ine sircarn(s) locution).
14. Propo d channel 15ork I if anti t
15. kccelll51t"aatlwtcasnditurrls
16. title ;:Ondiluans .at Mile t!l visit -
1'. Idemi15 ianv special 1L.Ita r51iaY clan-sif ca1tion” known
SCLIlon 111 Tidal 1Aaim 1"5iflatlal Fisheries l"Iabilat
Irout 1Laters nkfnau Resource Waters.
Nulrlent Sensitive Waters Suppll, Watershed (ITV'I
�Ouisi _W'aatet
IR. k there a pond or hake located talistrcaam of the evaluai wit Point" 11 -Se.. cstilalate ale 5latca uutace MCA. 1, Oq qC-6
I tl. Doe,, channcl appear on 1 SCIS cluaad lit 1p" KO NO
21I. Doc, channel oppear tan I "M 1 'sotl Sul-vci 'vr)
21. 1 stimatcd a%aler,hed land Usti Residcntial
"., ('onlinerclal Indo5ii l.Il ,. A!:I ICIIIItiral
Forestcd
_�_ °,! Cleared Logged °�, t hher (- — I
72. Itanklull 5lidth - -23
Bank, height I From tied to till ofhaarlk I I -
24. ( hannel L11OPC/1155111 Center o1 stream X—I lot 10 to "!u1
Cientie (_ to 4"101 Moderate (-t it) IW,,I slcer I I'Ya'"vI
25. Channel iinuosily Stral2hi — Occasional mends TI-rcquenl meander `I t* sinuous linoded ch'anlrel
I'nstrnetrnns for counpletinall of "nrt.shect f located on page 2)..: begin fn determining [lie roost ajpproprmll: ecc,ac itut h'I'vA ",11
lotanactn lerram, %eectalton. sireaaw kkrI sltliatimt. etc. Vvcrti characteristic must be scored tasmLi the 4arm eeorePion. As-swn l,mnt'�
lit each eharalcterislie wittlitl the rana_''e. ;hown IOr [lie erne gion Page 7 provide,, at. hrtct detacrlptlon cif hod % to rc%lcvN 111e
characWrisites identified In the worksheet ;Scorns should relleci an overall assessment of the stream reach under ev illlalwo II .1
charactcristat cannisl he cvatluntc(l due to stic or weather CondlllonG, enter ti in the worink bm ,and pnsvide an :\slla n-ilion 1n the•
%mliaa5:nt scclion, Where there are obviattas changes in the character ol'r straarn tinder rcOcll (ell.. the %Irm) flours 1-1-0 11-1 3 P.1,1111C
into a barest). the mi-eim Ina\ he dl.ided into smaller reaches Hiatt dls{slav Inore ConiinuitV and :a separate Iorm used to claluatc v -it a
Ic.sch The total ,cure assigned to .s ;(rc<ma rrcaell Ictus ranLtc 110>,1e01 Il and 101), with ,t score all 11111 rerresvituns!, a m-uam lit Ow
highest ,luallia}
I'rrlal Scr rr (fr lit rctrr.rl; C(arnnrrnts: r f -Ci�
I..i,^ G 4 Mlfi L� �P -I rd V_, 1f11Tr— —
I 1 aalulatur's Signal ire-- — ---- [late C9 _()p _ b F
This channel evaha:at llrl term iti t1Tnr+ctcd' In be used Only as a };tiirle to :twist laradu►wners acrd 4'11511"tilllllla ilial prole,li111:1I, 111
j!aalhering the daala required h) the Umtrd Slates Arm,) Corp,t of Eny;inuerr it) melts a prelimmat% aasse timew of sIltmo
slualll5. The ttitatl sciorr resultirl' front the tounplelion of this Form is suhiect In USA F. approval and dues not i ipk .1
p arlirl-11:ar Inilit!ation rutin cit• requirement. Form Nuhlccl to ch.ln e - 5ersiori 111 W, I!5 ( tsmoaent, rle.i,c :,ill 919-876-844 1

01- w
STREAM QUALITY ASSESSMENT WORKS"EET
' I h"c characteristics are not assessed in coastal strcaains
EC"(ll�k:(
ICEN POINT
IL%NC E
#
CHARACTERISTICS
SCORE
Coastal
Piedmont
Mountain
Presence or nitre ! persistent poral% in stream —
—
(no now or saturation U: strong I'low Inas potnt. i
Evidence of past human alteration
-
0-6
0 _ i
0 _
(extensive alteration U, no alteration max ptuini%)
+ Riparian zone
0-6
0-4
41-
4 (no huEler (l; conttz,ri�iaas. %%ide buffer imix point,l
-
4 Evidence of nutrient car chemical discbae-Lies
tl i
-
()
(extensive discharges - 0, no dischargc- inax points)
5 Groundwater discharge
rt. ;
0-4
0-4
(no discharge - 'p: sprin es. seeps. weilacnds. ctc. rift\ points)
_
Presence of adjacent floodplain
,
(no tlondptain = n: extensive floodplain max points)
-
' fln<adplain access
0-5
(}
iEntrenchment
(dceply entrenched U: frequent flooding rntix points)
8
Presence of adjacent wetlands
0-G
U -a
t)_,
{nowetlao& (I—:large adjacent \\etlands max plaint,}
�)
Channel sinuosity
()-4
tl-
(extensive channcliraiion 0: naturil meander maa\ points)10
Sediment input
/
(extetistvc deposition 0: little or no sediment - max poems t
I I
Sire & diversit% or channel Iced substrate
,
!)
(} ;
(f'atte, hurnrrecttc+ue (l: large, diverse sire. lnax points)
—1
-
I:
l r idenec urchanncl invisiwri ur as ideniol),
p_i
(}-4
fi-
(deepk inctscd - 0, st:alsle 'tied . (wanks - max point--,)
l3
(l -i
Presence of major hank railures
0-5
tl-�
[severe crosion tl: no erasion. stably bmiks - max poinisl
Root depth and densit% on h ink%
14
(no visible roots 0, dense roots thruugliout max poritsI
_
C7
15
Impact by agriculture, livestoa-, or timber production
11 5
- 0 - 4
t) -
isril, tantial impact II_ no cwidence niax pratnl4r
Presence of riffle-pooliripple-pool comple\cs
tl-i
ll-f�
�•
Ib
(}-5
(no rrtllCs ripples or pools t); %kell-developed mals l*ointo
17
- linbital complexity
0-6
tt - 6
0 - 0
(littic or no habitat !t: Irequent. varied habitats = inaa\ points)
(
- -Canopy co% eragv over stresinbed
[i - 1
0 -
(tiro slladlaig 1etiC1:ll1011 {l: conlannott5 canopy - max points)
iii
Substrate a tieddedness
o - 4
ly
NA'
(LICClIk cnll)L"kldcd - 0: loose structure inax,)
— --
--
Presence of stream invertebrates Isee page 4}
20(1-4
t)
info v� idence - 0, tonin ni, numerous types - max paints}
y
Presence of arnphahians
MO L!%idence 0. coninion, numerous types - ria\ points)
Q - 4
o- -t
Presence of fish
tY - 4
(no evidence: - U; common. numerous t►pr:s - max points)
Evidence of wildlife use o !i 0 ; t1 �
(no evidence - U: abundant evidence - rnav points) -- —,--- _-
--
Total Points Possible 100 100 100
`
TOTAL SCORE (also enter on first pry,ve)
4�
' I h"c characteristics are not assessed in coastal strcaains

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L-"14; kt' ". ( f-1
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GE�„�ft
Latitude: .
-
Evaluator: �e- rh
County: U'/ 6.,/
Longitude: 7Fgd o
Total Points:
Stream Determination (circle one)
Other VC,
Stream is at least intermittent
it>_ 19 or perennial if? 30*
Ephemeral 'Intermittent rano I
e.g. Quad Name:
1. 1
A C9Pnrnnrnhnlnnv eSuhtntal = is I Absent Weak Moderate Stronq
1a Continuity of channel bed and bank
01
1
2
ly
2. Sinuosity of channel along thalweg
0
1
;'
3
3. In -channel structure: ex. riffle -pool, step -pool,
sequence
0
16. Organic debris lines or piles
2
3
-ripple-pool
4. Particle size of stream substrate
❑
No = 0 Yes = 3
2
3
5. Activelrelict floodplain
0
1
2
24. Amphibians 0
6. Depositional bars or benches
0
1
'2
3
7. Recent alluvial deposits
0
1
2))
B. Headcuts
�d)
1
2
3
9. Grade control
0
0.5
1
1.
10. Natural valley
0
0.5
1
11. Second or greater order channel
No = 0
es =
"artificial ditches are not rated: see discussions in manual
R I-ivrirnlnnv fRishtntA = 'l 1
12. Presence of Baseflow
0
1 2 3
13. Iron oxidizing bacteria
19. Rooted upland plants in streambed
1 2 3
-
14. Leaf litter
(CP
1 0.5 ❑
15. Sediment on plants or debris
0
0.5 1-5
16. Organic debris lines or piles
0
0.5 1 .5
17. Soil -based evidence of high water table?
22, Fish 0
No = 0 Yes = 3
r'. Rininnv lfii ihtrstal = 7 1
18. Fibrous roots in streambed
2
1
0
19. Rooted upland plants in streambed
2
1
0
20. Macrobenthos (note diversity and abundance) 0
2
3
21. Aquatic Mollusks 0
2
3
22, Fish 0
0,5
1.5
23. Crayfish
0.5
1
1.5
24. Amphibians 0
0.5
(D
1.5
25. Algae
0.5
1
1.5
26. Wetland plants in streambed
FACW = 0.75. OBL = 1.5 Ot -
`perennial streams may also be identified using other methods. See p. 35 of manual.
Notes:
Sketch:

( rc;ll-
I y•11_'I All):: C31A Q r Site wY a` (indicate ,it .ail;aclicd nmv)
STREAM QUAG1T'll
_.
Provide the follniiiin' infra°tnattaon for tlar.treant reach under ssscsSrnent: �F ,
I.:tpphc:,ns's n.intc r— P I Uvaluator"s nwile: �!-' \1 �t�IR � p} Q �
3_ fate ofe'`:tlil.mmi. 99 -. � t1 5 4. lime of evaltla riow — f
5. wq,w L'-'e�r jf - +6. River h:asin aI
1pp'romi-tlate drainage arca: +at I �_. N. `+treanl order Ut VU 116 (,a
t1. I .n_"tll of reach cialumcd (ICU r-- [!1. C'awun[� !/lL -tO v
11. Site comdlmaic,; ill kno+ %t11 pr�:Icr In ticcin,:al ,Scpve� l«. 'siihdi'L kion ntami:I[l ,1111 r
—2 �r— erns iusLlc iw r _„ ��t,bl I r i/ - OL q 0
+tcth,tt} l,tijm+u Jetentimud Acliclel 1 ttpL, 1tiC`el u. irltlu I-Ocl,,ol 1 I'a'lun, [,I UI 1.1 w 11her -- -- - --
13, 1 t4L,1i0rl tat reach ur[dei ee aluatwii (meats nearby roads ,and lanafnr tri,; aridattach Map identity ins. struitintst locus ow
ft45. �t✓ �0cu J -r -a s--4?K4 of iAAt,rrff e
ld. Proposed channel woo (if any):
6-/0 -A -e-
15. Receni Ikcatlhcrconditions: _ - �'w9 ' Ct+.. -_- b� LigU-,J -
In. Site Londnions:at imic ofvisit: 7-Y 4u wtr
". ldent0r ,Ong s$iecla! �ti;atcr~,vat classiEil:itit,n� I,u1,u II �+ecliurl I!l t idai lA :tiers i ,scliti:tl I i�ltcrlc,, ! IJ1+II,u
_ i rout 11,iiCT" I )ulst.andhi_' Resource \X atcr� Nutrient Sensitive %aters 11.ater Suppl% 11 .tivrsl4ed I I-11 ,
i %. Is Ihere a pored or lake located tipsare am of the evaluai ion point 01.NO I1') es, estnrl�ltc tllr w tica �urt'.Occ sls;t
110. 1h1c�, channel appear on t'S+G'S quad mal;' NO j 20. DOCS L111111110 appear Jon1 ISD1� tie,+l y,m it:v � No
21. 1-,imiated watlershed lse
aid u- �Cf`,O at�t Residential 0 "i' C Crohn CrOul f 0 tto Ir1J'LIS111J1 "'ILIICt1lltlrill
1-oresLed 10 11., Cleared 1.oggged _"'n I lthei i 4
". tianlslull width ` a 23 Barb, helf;ln tt'rotil hed w tope of bane.)
;j. C immicl-dope d(mn centei Irl stream I LII III it' `",.i A (11:l,IIc Id it, 4' 111) A'1L1dcimt, (4 111 10".1 Steel, { 10"01
25. Channel nnel .triuo IIIN ` trawlil i )LCLISlenlal bends I retlucril meander Ver\ •'1n111t11* Ilr.ltdcd ell,11111:l
tiisiructions fm completion or ►"rnrkshect (located on page 2): Begin hi delertili,1111-L the ;11-4 .tffrttparrstlE hwwd +III
It,t::aiwn teri,tnl, 1e:*et;.mon. %ircltm etc i veru LhalraaeteristiL nitist he scored tisinL (lie .same ecoregion_ 1^+'+1'_L'[i Hemi.,
iii eaLh Jutracturisllc m1hin [lie rants 410%%n for aIle "01-eh11111 Page 3 provides it hrwl description cwt him to r,:w%s• lite
charaCIICT[slic4 identiliCd in the ivark,hvci Scores should reflect an overall assessnieni ol- the stream ie;ich under csahialion It a
eh,4r00eri.4i4 c.111[101 he cv.aluJied duc it-) one or +veatther conditions, enter 0 in the ScotinL box and provide an c\ppanai[on in the
5:e+44 wt:w wciion 11'here There arc ohN ions chantzes In the character of a tilrearn under TCI, lee {I.",Q.. the streani flows Croon .I 11:,•,lur.
iwv Li tore•s[ 1, the Nucani maN Ile LI111LIcd 11110 Sna.11lea reach" th,tl dlsplal miry I.:on 1rtaalt'. anti j sieparale I-orm wwd its c%aln,llc Lach
re.ich [lie lotai 3 +rL° .ts.l_nceP io .t stream reach aitist range het1L'celi U antl iN, e%Illy ,I score of 100 repro w:ntint.; .1 ,JI '.1111 t+l [ht
hii!he>;t qualit%. 1� i
1-111.11 ~core lfrnni rc%erset: 7 Comment-.: C���a'�Sf�''� _ ��?�[�?-j
F %aluaIor, % SigilaIatry Milt, iS► ` �` ��� �
This Channel c',:lluaation form is Intended to Ire used onh as as guide to a%SiSI taodiMiii-rs altrf III
gathering the dat.r required hi the l'nitcd States Arnie Corps of rng'ilI1CL"r-+ 111 IIlal,e 11 pirclinainaa r► asses.tnL nt 111 "OkAlll
IIualt[.%. fSIL• [otal %swore reiultiuL! from thu completiarn of lhi% form is subject to I'SA( 1; appsnItal and does not irulali .1
particular rnill�,)iattori raii11 ,Ir retli6rement. I orrtl %iihicll it, 11131144: - , cr'+It',II. 11h 01, 1,) t. oIJ1111etII. please ia111)1 1-11

�,>Ac-w Creev-
STREAM QUALITY ASSESSMENT WORKSHEET
FOTAL SCORF: (also eater on first page)
) hese diaracterislics are not asw.ssed in coastal streams
71 1
CHARACTERISTICS
SCORE
SCORECoastal
- --
0-5
Piedmont
Mountain
��
-
- Presence of flow persistent pools n stream
I � I itt li
0-4
it_:
Ina )low or saturation 0. strum Ilam mix points)
-
-
Evidence of past human alteration
0-6
{) - 5
0 5
(extensive alteration - 0: no alteration max points)
-
0 G -
--0 - 4
0 -5
j Riparian zone - - -
(no buffer 0.- contiguous, wide buffer - trum points)
3
Evidence of nutrient or chemical discharges
0- 5
0 - 4
0 - 4
(extensive discharges - 0: no dischargers max points)
-
; C ruundwater discharge
0-
()-4
0 - 4
Ino diseharer (); sprint. secp�, \\'ctlaixls, etr. max points)
Presence of adjacent floodplain
a
- - - -
f) -a
0-4
n -_i
(no tlnodplain = 0. extensive floodplain rn.ix polnis)
Entrenchment I floodplain—ac—cess
(P - a
0-2
(de=eply entrenched t); rretluent lloodinynt;tx points)
- -
-
S Presence of adjacent wetlands
-t
Il -
'
(no wetlands 0. large ad-jacent wetlands - max points)
-
—`
O
Channel sinuosity
(extep5lVe ChannCllfati(yn {S: liatilrtll meander =max plaints)
—'-
0-
-
0- a
_—
0- 4
l0 Sediment input
(e.tensive dcposition, 0: little or no sediment - max pointsi
+ 7 Sire & diversity of channel lied substrate
11
NAI
0-4
l) -;
(tine, home -mous 0; lar --,t:. diverse sizes - max points}
Evidence of channel incision or widening
0 - 5
t) - a
n -
(deeply incised - 0. stable lied & banks - ma% polni,P
-
- --
- Presence of major bank failures -
17
(srvere erosion W. no erosion. stable banks = inw, pomis
- --
- --
Root depth and densit% on banks
- -
(n1) y isible root" 0AUJIse I'UlltS III roughout 111,1N plllrllti
2 Impact h\ agriculture, liv'estoclk. or timber production
l� - dl -5
Ir -.I
11--
I,abstantlal impact (I, no evidence - max poinls)
0-6
Presence of rifle-pool/ripple-pool complexes
tl, t)-3
()-5
(no rllrles`ripples or pools (S: \►ell -developed - max points)
Habitat complexity
0-6
0-6
0- 6
Cf
(little or lit, babit.n (S, frequent, varied liabtiais -max pomis)
f l Cunopr coverage over streninbcd
91 -
0 - 4;
0- 5
N (nu shading ve ctation {1: continuous canopy = max p(,llus)
--� Substrate embeddedness s
11 - 4
-
d
NA'"
IP - -1
(deeply embedded = I!- loo,,e 'structure - max)
I Presence of stream in'erichrates (see page a)
no e\ Idence - 0, i'Ltntmon, numerous t\ pcs max points)-
0-4
- —
Presence (if amphibian!4
V a
(no e\ idence tl: L:Lllttitloit. nttnlcri�lls I\'pes m:l\ points}
III
0 - 4
r� Presence of fish
t) -4
0 - -4
(nu e%Idetice - 0: e(,mmon• numerous types _max points)
Evidence of wildlife use
0-6
-
o _
(nil L'\'1r.it nCt 0, At)hili{:1171 l'\ ldc'licc 111.1\ IloUl!, }
--
-l,.sisll f°ilio E\ Possible-
100
11111
FOTAL SCORF: (also eater on first page)
) hese diaracterislics are not asw.ssed in coastal streams
71 1

Waxhaw Creek Preservation Project
DMS ID 92692 Appendices

APPENDIX D
WETLAND FORMS

WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM - Eastern Mountains and Piedmont Region
ProjectJSite: k)U U. 6d"1 �� CityfCounty:wtt� G rV d ( P Sampling Date:
Applicant/Owner - State: Sampling Point:
Investigator(s): N"_ +� *� 'lam #- to -'4 Section, Township, Range- -)+tt "t �Y^" , $uc --, r"
Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc.): l¢ Local relief (concave, convex, none): F(7L-ILaVe- slope (�Q)
Subregion (LRR or MLRA): L-F&P ft 41130 Lat; ( I Long: . T Datum:
Soil Map Unit Name: ( " � NWI classification:
Are climatic) hydrologic conditions an the site typical fo this time of year? Yes r' No (If no, explain in Remarks.)
Are Vegetation Soil ❑, or Hydrology significantly disturbed? Are "Normal Circumstances" present? Yes No
Are Vegetation Soil ❑, or Hydrology ❑naturally Problematic? (lf needed. explain any answers in Remarks.)
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS - Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc.
Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes No F-1
is the Sampled Area
Hydric Soil Present? Yes �❑ Na within a wetland? Yes = No
Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes No ❑
Remarks:
HYDROLOGY
Wetland Hydrology Indicators:
5econdary Indicators (minimum of two required)
Primary Indicators (minimum of one is required:
check all that appal
1Z Surface Soil Cracks (136)
© Surface Water (Al)
❑ True Aquatic Plants (614)
[ZJ Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (138)
❑ High Water Table (A2)
❑ Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (Cl)
lu Drainage Patterns (610)
[� Saturation (A3)
❑ Oxidized Rhizospheres on Living Roots (0)
❑ Moss Trim Lines (B16)
Water Marks (131)
© Presence of Reduced Iron (C4)
❑ Dry -Season Water Table (C2)
Sediment Deposits (132)
❑ Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soiis (CO
❑ Crayfish Burrows (C8)
Drift Deposits (93)
❑ Thin Muck Surface (C7)
❑ Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9)
Mat or Crust (B4)
❑ Other (Explain in Remarks)
❑ Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1)
�Algal
] Iron Deposits (B5)
* Geomorphic Position (D2)
❑ Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (137)
Shallow Aquitard (D3)
Water -Stained Leaves (139)
[IR] Microtopographic Relief (D4)
Aquatic Fauna (913)
[.] FAC•Neutral Test (D5)
Field Observations:
Surface Water Present? Yes= No
Q Depth (inches):
Water Table Present? Yes= NoDepth
(inches):
Saturation Present? Yes = No=
Depth (inches): _¢
Wetland
Hydrology Present? Yes No ,i
(includes capillary fringe)
Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well. aerial photos, previous inspections), if available:
Remarks:
US Army Corps of Engineers Eastern Mountains and Piedmont - Version 2.0

VEGETATION (Five Strata) — Use scientific names of plants.
Tree_ SLratum (Plot size: ]
1.
50% of total cover:
Sapling Stratum (Plot size: ]
1.
2.
�y.
3.
4.
50% of total cover:
Sampling Point: —> I.fck
Absolute Dominant Indicator I Dominance Test worksheet:
% Cover Species? at ' Number of Dominant Species
That Are 013L, FACW, or FAC: (A)
= Total Cover
20% of total cover;
-
= Total Cover
20% of total cover:
Shrub Stratum (Plot size: 1
1. E�k
2.
3. -
4.
5 ---
I = Total Cover
50% of total cover: 20% of total covor:��
Herb Stratum (Plot size:: } (la r
1. ,Oehk,tr r i C 'tf i I,J t f c1- f } R V
7
9.
10.
lt.
50% of total cover:
Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size: S
1.
4.
f = Total Cover
20% of total cover.
= Total Cover
54% of total cover: 20% of total cover -
Remarks: (Include photo numbers here or on a separate sheet.)
Total Number of Dominant
Species Across All Strata: (B)
Percent of Dominant Species
That Are DBL, FACW, or FAC: (A16)
Prevalence Index worksheet:
Total % Cover of:
Muitinly by:
OBL species
x i =
FACW species
x 2 =
FAC species
x 3 =
FACU species
x 4 =
UPL species
x 5 =
Column Totals: 1
(A)
Prevalence Index = BIA = 0' S-
Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
❑ 1 - Rapid Test for Hydrophylic Vegetation
❑ 2 - Dominance Test is X501%
3 - Prevalence Index is 53.0'
,❑ 4 - Morphological Adaptations' (Provide supporting
data in Remarks or on a separate sheet)
❑ Problematic Flydrophytic Vegetation' (Explain)
'Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must
be present, unless disturbed or problematic.
Definitions of Five Vegetation strata:
Tree - Woody plants. excluding woody vines,
approximately 24 ft (6 m) or more in height and 3 in.
(7.6 cm) or larger in diameter at breast height (DBH)
Sapling - Woody plants, excluding woody vines,
approximately 20 ft (6 m) or more in height and less
than 3 in. (7.6 cm) DBH.
Shrub - Woody plants, excluding woody vines,
approximately 3 to 20 ft (1 to 6 m) in height -
Herb - All herbaceous (non -woody) plants. including
herbaceous vines, regardless of size, and woody
plants, except woody vines, less than approximately 3
ft (1 m) in height.
Woody vine - All woody vines, regardless of height.
Hydrophytic
Vegetation
Present? Yes Ej No=
US Army Corps or Engineers Eastern Mountains and Piedmont - Version 2.0

SOIL
Sampling Point;
Profile Description (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators.)
Depth Matrix Redox Features __
6nchesl Color [moist) % Color (moist) % —Type'Lrac' Texture Remarks
tot r
'Tvoe: C=Concentration. D=Depletion. RM=Reduced Matrix. MS=Masked Sand Grains. Location: PL=Pore Lininq. M=Matrix.
H dric Soil Indicators:
Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils':
_ Histosol (Al)
❑ Dark Surface (S7)
❑ 2 cm Muck (A10) (MLRA 147)
❑ Histic Epipedon (A2)
❑ Polyvalue Below Surface (S8) (MLRA 147, 148)
❑ Coast Prairie Redox (A16)
❑ Black Histic (A3)
® Thin Dark Surface (S9) (MLRA 147, 148)
(MLRA 147, 148)
© Hydrogen Sulfide (A4)
❑ Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2)
® Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19)
❑ Stratified Layers (A5)
Depleted Matrix (173)
(MLRA 136, 147)
❑ 2 cm Muck (A10) (LRR N)
Redox Dark Surface (F6)
❑ Very Shallow Dark Surface (TF12)
❑ Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11)
❑ Depleted Dark Surface (F7)
❑ Other (Explain in Remarks)
❑ 'l hick Dark Surface (Al2)
❑ Redox Depressions (F8)
❑ Sandy Mucky Mineral (51) (LRR N,
❑ Iron -Manganese Masses (1712) (LRR N,
MLRA 147, 148)
MLRA 136)
❑ Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4)
❑ Umbric Surface (F13) (MLRA 136, 122)
'lndicators of hydrophytic vegetation and
[� Sandy Redox (S5)
❑ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 148)
wetland hydrology must be present.
[] Stripped Matrix (56)
Red Parent Material (F21) (MLRA 127, 147)
unless disturbed or problematic.
Restrictive Layer (if observed):
Type:
Depth (inches): T
Remarks.
kL�/A#I
00ij CM 14.j kill, 4w1110+V (Ff5 4 . $ I I iLk 1.0 Q_
CkAO/ rr.jr71(��C< a+7 ' A -
Hydric Soil Present? Yes ❑ No
"((0,44 1pr4tht4 su,47C
US Army Corps of Engineers Eastern Mountains and Piedmont - Version 2.0

I
WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FARM -Eastern Mountains and Piedmont Region
Pro)ectlSile 1V5 y �;t N/ � r' cltylcounty: dt -,io,v Sampirng Date i
Applicant/Ownet t'w-t �F stale A✓L Sampling Point
Invesligator(s). .X iettm Section. Township, Range: (L12=4
Landform (hillslope, terrace. elc.): ort Local relief (concave, convex, none): r, O/ L14 of Slope [9c y: Z -7 -
Subregion (LRR or MLRA Z ae 39– 1 � x`5'11 Long,. f 19, _7'j J 4 a- Dawm
Soil Map unit Name P ¢ IOt rw^d NWl cfassirication:
Are climatic r hydrologic conditions the site typical for this urns of year? Nes No (If no, explain in Remarks.)
Are Vegetation IV , Soil /ty , or Hydrology _�e I significantly disturbed? Are "Normal Circumstances" present? Yes %/ No
Are Vegelation-A/L Soil If , or Hydrology + y naturally probiemaW? (lt needed. explain any answers in Remarks.)
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS - Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc.
Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes No_ . Is the Sampled Arca
Hydric Soil P(esent? Yes No within a Wetland? Yes No —tom
Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes No
Remarks
HYDROLOGY
Wetland Hydrology Indicators:
Secondary Indicators (mmirnum of two reguired)
Primary Indicators fminimum of one is.repuired; check
all that apply)
Surface Soil Cracks (86)
surface Water (A1) —
True Aquatic Plants (B 14)
Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (138)
High Water Tabke (A2) —
Hydrogen Sulfide Oft (Cl)
_ Drainage Pattems (1310)
Saturation (A3) _
Oxidized Rhizospheras on Living Roots (C3)
_ Moss Trim Lines (1315)
1( Water Marks (81) —
Presence of Reduced Iran (C4)
__,_ Dry -Season Water Table (C2)
,K Sediment Deposits (1321 _
Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (Cfiy
_ Crayfish Burrows (C8)
_ Drill Deposits (133) _
Thn Muck Surface. (C7)
_ Saturation Visible on Amal Imagery (C9)
Algal Mat or Crust (B4) _
Other (Explain in Remarks)
_ Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1)
Iron Deposits (135)
j1L Geomorphic Position (D2)
Inundation Visible on Awiai Imagery (87)
Shallow Aquitard (03)
Water -Stained Leaves (89)
Microtopographic Relief (04)
Aquatic Fauns (1313)
FAC -Neutral Test tD5)
Field Observations-.
Surface Wdler Piese nt? Yes No
Depth (inches):
Water Table Present'O Yes No 'f
Depth (inches).
r,
Saturation Present? Yes No
Depth (inches)
Wetland
Hydrology Present? Yes ` No
includes to illar fringe)
Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well. aerial photos, previous inspections), d available.
Remarks
U5 Army Carp% of Engineers Eastern Mlountain%and Piedmont - Version 2 0

VEGETATION (Five Strata) — Use scientific names of plants. Sampling Point: :L 1�3 +
Woody Vine 5tra um (Phil size; j
2.
3
4.
5,
- Total Cover
50% of total cover 20% of total cover.
photo numbers here or on a separate sheet.)
Hydrophytic
Vegetation
Present? Yes No
U5 Army Corp,, of Engineers Easlet n Mountains and Piedmont - Version 2.0
Absolute Doninant Indicator
Dominance Test worksheet:
TfM
Stratum [Plot site: 1
% Cover Species? Status
0 ^I
Number of Dominant Species
1
That Are OBL, FACW. or FAC (A)
-+�
Total ec Number of Dominant
Species Across All Strata: (B)
3 )`f �
4
Percent of Dominant Species
S
That Are 0BL, FACW, or FAC: (Alta)
6.
'ty - Total Cover
Prevalence Index worksheet:
50% total
1!�
20� d total
Total % Covur oL Multtoly by
of cover:
cover.:—.LL
013L species x I =
Sapling Stratum (Plot size, I
FACW species x 2 =
I
-
FAC species x 3 -
2
FACU species x 4 =
3
UPL species x 5 =
4
Column Tolals: (A) (6)
5
Prevalence Index = BfA =
6
—
- Total Cover
Hydrophytic Vegetation indicators:
50% of total cover:
20"11 of total cover.
I - Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
Shrub Stratum (Plot size: 1
Y
2 - Dominance Testis >50%
1.
k ►�+ as •15 -
--
_ 3 - Prevalence Index is s3.0'
_ 4 - Morphological Adaptations' (Prnvide supporting
2 fle4%"�' �(.k/
data in Remarks or on a separate. sheet)
3
Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation' (Explain)
4.
5
'lndreators of hydric soil and weiland hydrology must
6
be present, unless dislurbed or problornatic
Total Cove,
Definitions of Five Vegetation Strata:
50`#k of total cover:
20% of total cover
Tree - Woody pilots, excluding woody vines.
Herb 5[ alum (Plat size: )
approximately 20 it (6 m) or more in height and 3 in
1
0,Y0
n; y
(7.6 cm) or larger in diameler at bre;ist height (D811)
2 w j 1
Sapling - Woody plants, excluding woody vines,
3
Y,+ + 7ta
i g
approximately 20 It (6 m) or more in height and less
than 3 in. (7 6 cm) DBH.
Shrub - Woody plants, excluding woody vines.
approximately 3 to 20 It (1 to 6 m) in height.
Herb - All herbaceous (non -woody) plants, including
herbaceous vines, regardless of size, and woody
plants, except woody vines, less than approximately :s
4
5
6.
T
B.
9
It (1 m) In height
10
Woody vine - All woody vines, regardiess of height
1 I
= Total Cover
50% of total cover:
20% of total cover:
Woody Vine 5tra um (Phil size; j
2.
3
4.
5,
- Total Cover
50% of total cover 20% of total cover.
photo numbers here or on a separate sheet.)
Hydrophytic
Vegetation
Present? Yes No
U5 Army Corp,, of Engineers Easlet n Mountains and Piedmont - Version 2.0

SOIL Sampling Paint:
Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators.)
Depth 14aufx
Redox Features
(inches) Color firnrst k
Color (mor5t) `X T'y LacesT�u� Remark%
'type. C. Concentration. D=De letion, RM=Reduced Matrix, MS=Masked Sand Grains. 'Location; PL -Pure are Linin , M MilIr x
Hydric Soil Indicators:
Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils $:
F iistosol (Al)
— Dark Surface (57)
— 2 cm Muck (A10) (MLRA 147)
_ Histic Epipedon (A2)
— Polyvalue Below Surface (S8) (MLRA 147, 148)
— Coast Prairie Redox (A16)
Buck Histic (A3)
_ Thin Dark Surface (S9) (MLRA 147, 148)
(MLRA 147, 148)
_ Hydrogen Sulfide (A4)
Loamy GI eyed Main x (F 21
— Piedmont F Ioodplain Soils (F19)
Stratified layers (A5)
—_
Depleted Matrix (f3)
(MLRA 136. 147)
2 cm Mucic (A10) (LRR N)
— Redox Dark Surface lr 6I
— Very Shallow Dark Surface (TF12)
Depleted Below Dark Surface (A1 1)
— Depleted Dark Surface (F 1)
` Other (Explain in Remarks)
l nick Dark Surface (At 2)
— Redox Depressions (F E)
Sandy Mucky Mineral (51) (LRR N.
_ Iron•Manganese Masses (F 12) (LRR N,
MLRA 147, 148)
MLRA 136)
_ Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4)
— Umhric Surface (F 13) (MLRA 136, 122)
'Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and
Sandy Redox (55)
— Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 148)
wetland hydrology must be present.
_ Stripped Matrix (56)
—Red Parent Material (F 71) (MLRA 127. 147)
unless dlStUrbed or problematic
Restrictive Layer (if observed):
Type
Depth (inches).
Hydric Soil Present? Yes No
Remarks.
US Army Corps of Engineers Eastern Mountains and Piedmont - Version 2it

Waxhaw Creek Preservation Project
DMS ID 92692 Appendices

APPENDIX E
NCNHP LETTER

NCNHDE-290
May 18, 2015
Phillip Perkinson
Axiom Environmental Inc.
218 Snow Avenue
Raleigh, NC 27612
[e-mail]
RE: Waxhaw Creek
Dear Phillip Perkinson:
The North Carolina Natural Heritage Program (NCNHP) appreciates the opportunity to provide information
about natural heritage resources from our database that have been compiled for the project referenced
above.
A query of the NCNHP database indicates that there are records for rare species, important natural
communities, natural areas, or conservation/managed areas within the proposed project boundary submitted
with your request for information. These results are presented in the attached ‘Documented Occurrences’
table and map.
Also attached is a table summarizing rare species and natural communities that have been documented
within a one-mile radius of the project boundary. The proximity of these records suggests that these natural
heritage elements may potentially be present in the project area if suitable habitat exists and is included for
reference. In the event that rare species are found within the project area, please contact the NCNHP so that
we may update our records. Tables of natural areas and conservation/managed area within a one-mile
radius, if any, are also included in this report.
Please note that natural heritage element data are maintained for the purposes of conservation planning,
project review, and scientific research, and are not intended for use as the primary criteria for regulatory
decisions. Information provided by the NCNHP database may not be published without prior written
notification to the NCNHP, and the NCNHP must be credited as an information source in these publications.
Maps of NC Natural Heritage Program data may not be redistributed without permission from the NCNHP.
Also please note that the NC Natural Heritage Program may follow this letter with additional correspondence
if a Dedicated Nature Preserve (DNP), Registered Heritage Area (RHA), or an occurrence of a Federally-
listed species is documented within or near the project area.
Thank you for your inquiry. If you have questions regarding the information provided in this letter or need
additional assistance, please contact Allison Schwarz Weakley at [e-mail] or
919.707.8629.
Sincerely,
NC Natural Heritage Program
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Natural Heritage Element Occurrences, Natural Areas, and Managed Areas Intersecting the Project Area
Waxhaw Creek
May 18, 2015
NCNHDE-290
Element Occurrences Documented Within Project Area
Taxonomic
Group
EO ID Scientific Name Common Name Last
Observation
Date
Element
Occurrence
Status
Accuracy Federal
Status
State
Status
Global
Rank
State
Rank
Freshwater
Bivalve
29553 Villosa delumbis Eastern Creekshell 2011-06-08 Current 3-Medium ---Significantly
Rare
G4 S3
Freshwater Fish 13689 Etheostoma collis Carolina Darter 2007-04-23 Current 3-Medium Species of
Concern
Special
Concern
G3 S3
Natural
Community
31137 Piedmont Levee Forest
(Typic Subtype)
---2011-06-14 Current 2-High ------G3G4 S3S4
Natural Areas Documented Within Project Area
Site Name Representational Rating Collective Rating
Waxhaw Creek Floodplain R2 (Very High)C5 (General)
CTB/Waxhaw Creek Aquatic Habitat n/a (Not Applicable)C4 (Moderate)
Managed Areas Documented Within Project Area*
Managed Area Name Owner Owner Type
NC Ecosystem Enhancement Program Easement NC DENR, Ecosystem Enhancement Program State
*NOTE: If the proposed project intersects with a conservation/managed area, please contact the landowner directly for additional information. If the project intersects with a Dedicated Nature Preserve (DNP), Registered Natural
Heritage Area (RHA), or Federally-listed species, NCNHP staff may provide additional correspondence regarding the project.
Definitions and an explanation of status designations and codes can be found at https://ncnhde.natureserve.org/content/help. Data query generated on May 18, 2015; source: NCNHP, Q2 April 2015. Please resubmit your
information request if more than one year elapses before project initiation as new information is continually added to the NCNHP database.
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Natural Heritage Element Occurrences, Natural Areas, and Managed Areas Within a One-mile Radius of the Project Area
Waxhaw Creek
May 18, 2015
NCNHDE-290
Element Occurrences Documented Within a One-mile Radius of the Project Area
Taxonomic
Group
EO ID Scientific Name Common Name Last
Observation
Date
Element
Occurrence
Status
Accuracy Federal
Status
State
Status
Global
Rank
State
Rank
Freshwater
Bivalve
29553 Villosa delumbis Eastern Creekshell 2011-06-08 Current 3-Medium ---Significantly
Rare
G4 S3
Freshwater Fish 13689 Etheostoma collis Carolina Darter 2007-04-23 Current 3-Medium Species of
Concern
Special
Concern
G3 S3
Natural
Community
30093 Mesic Mixed Hardwood
Forest (Piedmont
Subtype)
---2010-10-01 Current 2-High ------G3G4 S4
Natural
Community
30096 Piedmont Alluvial Forest ---2010-10-01 Current 2-High ------G4 S4
Natural
Community
31137 Piedmont Levee Forest
(Typic Subtype)
---2011-06-14 Current 2-High ------G3G4 S3S4
Natural Areas Documented Within a One-mile Radius of the Project Area
Site Name Representational Rating Collective Rating
Andrew Jackson Ridges R3 (High)C4 (Moderate)
Waxhaw Creek Floodplain R2 (Very High)C5 (General)
CTB/Waxhaw Creek Aquatic Habitat n/a (Not Applicable)C4 (Moderate)
Managed Areas Documented Within a One-mile Radius of the Project Area
Managed Area Name Owner Owner Type
NC Ecosystem Enhancement Program Easement NC DENR, Ecosystem Enhancement Program State
Definitions and an explanation of status designations and codes can be found at https://ncnhde.natureserve.org/content/help. Data query generated on May 18, 2015; source: NCNHP, Q2 April 2015. Please resubmit your
information request if more than one year elapses before project initiation as new information is continually added to the NCNHP database.
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