20150216 Ver 1_R-5206 - Nationwide Permit 14 Modification - Jackson County_20160525

Corps Submittal Cover Sheet
Please provide the following info:
1. Project Name: TIP Proiect No. R-5206 — Cope Creek Road — Modification
2. Name of Property Owner/Applicant: North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT)
3. Name of Consultant/Agent:
*Agent authorization needs to be attached.
4. Related/Previous Action ID number(s): Action ID No. SAW -2015-00451
Site Address:
5. Subdivision Name: N/A
6. City: Sylva
7. County: Jackson
8. Lat: 35.38588 N Long: -083.18127 W (Decimal Degrees Please)
9. Quadrangle Name: Sylva North
10. Waterway: UT to Blanton Branch (DWR Class: C)
11. Watershed: Little Tennessee River (HCU: 06010203)
12. Requested Action:
X Nationwide Permit # 14
General Permit #
Jurisdictional Determination Request
Pre -Application Request
The following information will be completed by Corps office:
AID:
Prepare File Folder Assign number in ORM
Authorization: Section 10 Section 404
Project Description/ Nature of Activity/ Project Purpose:
Site/Waters Name:
Keywords:
Begin Date

Transportation
May 25, 2016
Ms. Lori Beckwith, NCDOT Regulatory Project Manager
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
151 Patton Avenue, Room 208
Asheville, NC 28801-2714
PAT McCRORY
Gotrmor
NICHOLAS J. TENNYSON
Secretary
Subject: Nationwide 14 Permit Application - Modification
SR 1449 - Cope Creek Road — Paved Road Improvement from SR 1710 (East
Cope Creek Road) to US 74/23
Jackson County
TIP Project No. R-5206
Action ID No. SAW -2015-00451
DWQ Project No. 2015-0216
State Project No. 42974.1.1 (DWQ Minor Permit Fee $240)
Dear Ms. Beckwith:
The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) is proposing to widen, grade, drain
and repave a section of the subject road. This proposal entails widening and resurfacing the
northern end of SR 1449 from an existing 18 -foot paved road to a 22 -foot roadway from the
intersection of SR 1710 (East Cope Creek Road) to US 74/23, a distance of 1.17 miles. This also
will require impacting unnamed tributaries to Cope Creek and unnamed tributaries to Blanton
Branch in the Scott Creek watershed. The proposed improvements have been identified as
necessary maintenance and safety improvements. The project is currently wider construction.
Due to a plan error in the cross-sections and limited right of way, NCDOT is proposing to
modify the subject permit at Permit Site 2. The original permit application called for a 23 -foot
culvert extension and the relocation of 76 linear feet of stream (spring seep). The original plan
was just implemented in the field, which resulted in a 7-8 foot deep ditch along the new roadway
alignment (see photos). In order to correct the problem and eliminate ajunction box and 90
degree turn of the stream at the culvert outlet, NCDOT proposes to extend and re -skew the
culvert to eliminate the open ditch and better align the stream at the culvert outlet. All work will
be conducted within NCDOT right of way.
I am enclosing a revised PCN Impact Table, NCSAM Field Assessment Form, NCDWQ Stream
ID Form, revised EEP Mitigation Acceptance Letter, revised plan sheet for Permit Site 2 showing
the proposed work, photographs and a marked county map and USGS topographic map.
There will be "no effect" on threatened and endangered species associated with the modification
of Permit Site 2. No trees will be cut, which will eliminate any potential impacts to Indiana and
Northern long-eared bat summer roosting habitat.
Nothing Compares �_
State ofNoah Carolina DapartmentofTransponation I Ditision14
253 Webster Road I Syha, North Carolina 28779
Phone [phone] I Fax [phone]

Impacts to Waters of the United States
Cope Creek and Blanton Branch are shown as perennial streams on the USGS topographic map.
The unnamed tributaries at Sites 3, 4, and 5 are shown on the USGS topographic map, while the
unnamed tributaries at Site 1, 2, and 2A are not. All streams except Site 3 have well defined
channels composed of gravel and sand/silt; the channel downstream of Site 3 is overgrown with
grasses and has a deep silt bottom. The unnamed tributary at Site 1 flows into Cope Creek,
which in turn flows approximately 1.7 miles to Scott Creek. Scott Creek then flows 2.7 miles to
the Tuckasegee River, which meets the definition of a Traditional Navigable Water (TNW). The
unnamed tributaries at Sites 2, 2A, 3, 4, and 5 flow into Blanton Branch, which in turn flows into
Scott Creek about 0.15 mile downstream of Site S. Scott Creek flows 5.1 miles to the
Tuckasegee River, which meets the definition of a Traditional Navigable Water (TNW). For
these reasons, we believe these streams meet the definition of a Relatively Permanent Water
(RPW) and are under the jurisdiction of the US Army Corps of Engineers. hr order to construct
the project in accordance with current NCDOT road standards, it will be necessary to impact
waters of the United States in the Little Tennessee River Basin (IIUC 06010203). Listed below
is a summary of the proposed impacts.
Site No.
Existing Condition
Proposed Condition
Net Impacts
Station
Site 1
60'x 24" CMP
120' x 30" CMP
60'
Perched
Perched
Site IA
Free Flowing Channel
Impervious Dike & Flow
150'
Diversion
Site 2
35' x 24" CMP
58' x 36" RCP
23'
"(Delete)
w/ Junction Box
Site 2A
Free Flowing Channel
Relocated (Ditch) Stream Channel
76'
*(Delete)
76'
Site 2
35' x 24" CMP &
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�6' Free Flowing Stream.
Site 2B
Free Flowing Channel
Impervious Dike & Flow
160'
Diversion
Site 3
30'x 30" CMP
49' x 30" RCP
19'
Site 3A
Free Flowing Channel
Impervious Dike & Flow
75'
Diversion
Site 4
30' x 42" CMP
30' x 54" RCP
0'
Site 4A
Free Flowing Channel
Impervious Dike & Flow
50'
Diversion
Site 5
Free Flowing Channel
Relocated Stream Channel
277'
277'
Site 5A
Free Flowing Channel
Impervious Dike & Flow
300'
Diversion
f Needed
Vote: Revised Impacts Highlighted in B'lu�.

Total Permanent Stream Impact for Culvert Extensions 102'
Total Permanent Stream Impact for Channel Relocations 353'
Total Temporary Stream Impact for Impervious Dikes & Flow Diversions 735'
Permits Requested
NCDOT is hereby requesting authorization under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act to proceed
with the construction project outlined above. By copy of this letter, I am asking Mrs. Marla
Chambers, Western NCDOT Coordinator with the North Carolina Wildlife Resources
Commission (NCWRC), to comment directly to you concerning the 404 Nationwide Permit
request.
Also, by copy of this letter, I am requesting authorization under Section 401 of the Clean Water
Act from the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR),
Division of Water Resources (DWR). In addition, I am asking Ms. Chambers and Mr. Ben
DeWit, EI, Roadside Environmental Field Operations Engineer (NCDOT), to comment directly
to me concerning this permit request.
If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact me at [phone].
Your early review and consideration will be greatly appreciated.
Sincerely,
11)11 '- v za_z"�
Mark S. Davis
Division Environmental Supervisor
Enclosures
cc: Ms. Amy Chapman, Division of Water Resources, DENR, Raleigh
Mr. Kevin Barnett, Division of Water Resources, DENR, Asheville
Ms. Marla Chambers, Western NCDOT Coordinator, NCWRC, Albemarle
Mr. Andrew Henderson, Biologist, US Fish & Wildlife Service, Asheville
Mr. Brian Burch, PE, Division Construction Engineer, NCDOT, Sylva
Mr. Steve Williams, Division Design Construct Engineer, NCDOT, Sylva
Mr. Ben DeWit, EI, Roadside Environmental Field Operations Engineer, NCDOT

2. Wetland Impacts
If there are wetland impacts proposed on the site, then complete this question for each wetland area impacted.
2a.
2b.
2c.
2d.
2e.
2f.
Wetland impact
Type of jurisdiction
number-
Type of impact
Type of wetland
Forested
(Corps - 404, 10
Area of impact
Permanent (P) or
(if known)
DWQ - non -404, other)
(acres)
Temporary
W1 ❑ P ❑ T
N/A
N/A
❑ Yes
❑ No
❑ Corps
❑ DWQ
N/A
2g. Total wetland impacts
N/A
2h. Comments: N/A
3. Stream Impacts -
If there are perennial or intermittent stream impacts (including temporary impacts) proposed on the site, then complete this
question for all stream sites impacted.
3a.
3b.
3c.
3d.
3e.
3f.
3g.
Stream impact
Type of impact
Stream name
Perennial
Type of jurisdiction
Average
Impact
number -
(PER) or
(Corps -404, 10
stream
length
Permanent (P) or
intermittent
DWQ - non -404,
width
(linear
Temporary (T)
(INT)?
other)
(feet)
feet)
S1 M P [-IT
Culvert Extension
UT Cope Creek
® PER
® Corps
1
60
Perched
❑ INT
® DWQ
S1A []PMT
Impervious Dike &
UT Cope Creek
® PER
® Corps
1
150
Flow Diversion
❑ INT
® DWQ
S2 ®P ❑ T
Culvert Extension
UT Blanton
® PER
® Corps
1
23
Delete
Branch
❑ INT
® DWQ
Delete
S2A ® P ❑ T
Channel
UT Blanton
® PER
® Corps
1
76
Delete
Relocation (Ditch)
Branch
❑ INT
® DWQ
Delete
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—
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S26 ❑ P ®T
Impervious Dike &
UT Blanton
® PER
® Corps
1
160
Flow Diversion
Branch
❑ INT
® DWQ
S3 ®P ❑ T
Culvert Extension
UT Blanton
Branch
® PER
❑ INT
® Corps
® DWQ
1
19
SM ❑ P ®T
Impervious Dike &
UT Blanton
® PER
® Corps
1
75
Flow Diversion
Branch
❑ INT
® DWQ
S4 ®P ❑ T
Culvert
UT Blanton
® PER
® Corps
5
0
Replacement
Branch
❑ INT
® DWQ
S4A ❑ P ® T
Impervious Dike &
UT Blanton
® PER
® Corps
5
50
Flow Diversion
Branch
❑ INT
® DWQ
S5 ® P ❑ T
Channel
UT Blanton
® PER
® Corps
5
277
Relocation
Branch
❑ INT
® DWQ
Impervious Dike &
UT Blanton
PER
®Corps
S5 El ® T
Flow Diversion
Branch
El INT
® DWQ
5
300
(If Required)
3h. Revised Impacts Highlighted in BluA
Total Permanent Stream Impact for Culvert Extensions 102'
Total Permanent Stream Impacts for Channel Relocations 353'
Total Temporary Stream Impacts for Impervious Dikes and Flow Diversions
735'
3i. Comments:
We believe the channel relocation at Site 5 can be constructed by leaving the stream in the existing channel during
construction. The new channel will be constructed to the north of the old channel.
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NC SAM FIELD ASSESSMENT FORM
Accompanies User Manual Version 2
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I USACE AID #: NCDWR #: I
INSTRUCTIONS: Attach a sketch of the assessment area and photographs. Attach a copy of the USGS 7.b -minute topograpmc
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 supplementary measurements were
performed. See the NC SAM User Manual for examples of additional measurements that may be relevant.
NOTE EVIDENCE OF STRESSORS AFFECTING THE ASSESSMENT AREA (do not need to be within the assessment area).
PROJECT/SITE INFORMATION:
1. Project name (if any): R-5206
2. Date of evaluation: 5-24-16
Davis -
3. Applicant/owner name: NCDOT 4. Assessor name/organization: NCDOT
5. County: Jackson 6. Nearest named water body
7 River basin: Tuckaseegee on USGS 7.5 -minute quad: Blanton Branch
8. Site coordinates (decimal degrees, at lower end of assessment reach): 35.38588,-83.18127
STREAM INFORMATION: (depth and width can be approximations)
9. Site number (show on attached map): 2 10. Length of assessment reach evaluated (feet): 76
11. Channel depth from bed (in riffle, if present) to top of bank (feet): 3-5 []Unable to assess channel dep
12. Channel width at lop of bank (feet): 8 13. Is assessment reach a swamp steam? []Yes ❑No
14. Feature type: ®Perennial flow ❑Intermittent flow []Tidal Marsh Stream
STREAM CATEGORY INFORMATION:
15. NC SAM Zone: N Mountains (M) ❑ Piedmont (P) ❑ Inner Coastal Plain (1) ❑ Outer Coastal Plain (0)
16. Estimated geomorphic EIA \1 V J ®B�
valley shape (skip for
Tidal Marsh Stream): (more sinuous stream, flatter valley slope) (less sinuous stream, steeper valley slope)
17. Watershed size: (skip NSize 1 (< 0.1 mi) []Size 2 (0.1 to < 0.5 mit) []Size 3 (0.5 to < 5 mit) []Size 4 (>_ 5 mit)
for Tidal Marsh Stream)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
18. Were regulatory considerations evaluated? NYes ❑No If Yes, check all that apply 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)
NA 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 severely affected by a flow restriction or fill to the
point of obstructing flow or a channel choked with aquatic macrophytes or ponded water or impoundment on flood or ebb within
the assessment reach (examples: undersized or perched culverts, causeways that constrict the channel, tidal gates, debris jams,
beaver dams).
NB Not
3. Feature Pattern — assessment reach metric
NA A majority of the assessment reach has altered pattern (examples: straightening, modification above or below culvert).
❑B Not
4. Feature Longitudinal Profile — assessment reach metric
NA 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 NotA
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
NC > 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, aggradalion, 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/intedidal 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
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 'Notes/Sketch"
section.
OF 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 (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
For Size 1 or 2 streams, 01 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 macrophyles and aquatic mosses 5 „
❑F 5% oysters or other natural hard bottoms
(include liverworts, lichens, and algal mals) F E
❑G Submerged aquatic vegetation
❑B
Multiple sticks and/or leaf packs and/or emergent F
J
❑H Low -tide refugia (pools)
vegetation N
❑I Sand bottom
❑C
Multiple snags and logs (including lap trees) t ,o
❑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
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QUESTIONS ARE NOT APPLICABLE FOR TIDAL MARSH STREAMS"....
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)
t tb.
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 riffle
sections, check all that occur below the normal welted 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 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)
❑ El Beetles
❑ ❑Caddisfly larvae (T)
❑ ❑Asian clam (Corbicula)
❑ ❑Crustacean (isopod/amphipod/crayfish/shdmp)
❑ ❑Damselfly and dragonfly larvae
❑ ❑Dipterans
❑ ❑Mayfly larvae (E)
❑ ❑Megaloptera (alderfly, fishily, dobsonfly larvae)
❑ ❑Midges/mosquito larvae
❑ ❑Mosquito fish (Gambusia) or mud minnows (Umbra pygmaea)
❑ ❑Mussels/Ciams (not Corbicula)
❑ ❑Other fish
❑ ❑Salamanders/tadpoles
❑ ®Snails
❑ ❑Slonefly larvae (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: ditches, FII, 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 RS
❑A ❑A Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water z 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?
ON ON
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 ourisdictional discharges)
❑B Ponds (include wet detention basins; do not include sediment basins or dry detention basins)
❑C Obstruction passing flow during low -flow periods within the assessment area (beaver dam, leaky dam, bottom -release dam, weir)
®D Evidence of bank seepage or sweating (iron 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 streamside 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 frees)
®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 z 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 ND ❑D ❑D From 10 to < 30 feel wide
NE ❑E NE NE < 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
NC NC 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
NB NB ❑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
NC NC 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.
NC NC The total length of buffer breaks is > 50 percent.
24. Vegetative Composition —streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Evaluate the dominant vegetation within 100 feel 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.
NC NC 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 NNo Was 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 4610<67 ❑C 67 to<79 ❑D 79 to<230 ❑E a230
Notes/Sketch:

Stream Site Name R-5206
Stream Category Mbl
Draft NC SAM Stream Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 1
Rating Calculator Version 2
Dale of Assessment 5-24-16
Assessor Name/Organization Dave McHenry/Mark Davis -
NCDOT
Notes of Field Assessment Form (YIN) NO
Presence of regulatory considerations (Y/N) NO
Additional stream information/supplementary measurements included (YIN)
NC SAM feature type (perennial, intermittent, Tidal Marsh Stream) Perennial
USACE/ NCDWR
Function Class Rating Summary
All Streams Intermittent
(1) Hydrology
LOW
(2) Baseflow
MEDIUM
(2) Flood Flow
LOW
(3) Streamside Area Attenuation
LOW
(4) Floodplain Access
LOW
(4) Wooded Riparian Buffer
LOW
(4) Microtopography
NA
(3) Stream Stability
LOW
(4) Channel Stability
LOW
(4) Sediment Transport
LOW
(4) Stream Geomorphology
LOW
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NA
(2) Longitudinal Tidal Flow
NA
(2) Tidal Marsh Stream Stability
NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Channel Stability
NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Stream Geomorphology
NA
(1) Water Quality
LOW
(2) Baseflow
MEDIUM
(2) Streamside Area Vegetation
LOW
(3) Upland Pollutant Filtration
LOW
(3) Thermoregulation
LOW
(2) Indicators of Stressors
YES
(2) Aquatic Life Tolerance
OMITTED
(2) Intertidal Zone Filtration
NA
(1) Habitat
LOW
(2) In -stream Habitat
LOW
(3) Baseflow
MEDIUM
(3) Substrate
LOW
(3) Stream Stability
LOW
(3) In -stream Habitat
LOW
(2) Stream -side Habitat
LOW
(3) Stream -side Habitat
LOW
(3) Thermoregulation
LOW
(2) Tidal Marsh In -stream Habitat
NA
(3) Flow Restriction
NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Stream Stability
NA
(4) Tidal Marsh Channel Stability
NA
(4) Tidal Marsh Stream Geomorphology
NA
(3) Tidal Marsh In -stream Habitat
NA
(2) Intertidal Zone
NA
Overall
LOW

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Mitigation Services
ENVIRONMENTALOUALITY
PAT MCCRORY
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DONALD R. VAN DER VAART
May 25, 2016
RECEIVED
Mr. Mark Davis MAY 2 5 2016
NCDOT Division 14 Environmental Supervisor
North Carolina Department of Transportation
253 Webster Road '�I�I0
V
'V 14
Sylva, North Carolina 28779
Dear Mr. Davis:
Subject: Mitigation Acceptance Letter:
TIP Number R-5206, Upgrade SR 1449 (Cope Creek Road) from SR 1710 (East Cope
Creek Road) to US 74 near Sylva, Jackson County, WBS Element 42974. 1.1
Reference: USACE 404 Nationwide Permit No 14 issued April 16, 2015 (USACE Action ID 2015-
00451)
NCDWR 401 Water Quality Certification (WQC) issued March 11, 2015 (NCDWR ID
2015-0216)
The purpose of this letter is to notify you that the Division of Mitigation Services (DMS) will provide
the additional stream mitigation for the subject project. Based on the information supplied by you on May 25,
2016, the additional stream impacts are located in CU 06010203 of the Little Tennessee River Basin in the
Southern Mountains (SM) Eco -Region, and are as follows:
Table 1— Additional Impacts (feet/ acres)
Little Tennessee
06010203
Stream
Wetlands
Buffer (Sq. Ft.)
Cold
Cool
Warr
Riparian
Non-
Coastal
Zone 1
Zone 2
SM
Riparian
Marsh
(3:1)
1.5:1
Impacts (feet/acres)
62.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
'NOTE: Some of the stream impacts maybe proposed to be mitigated at a 1:1 mitigation ratio. See permit application for details.
These impacts and associated mitigation needs were not projected by the NCDOT in the 2016 impact data.
DMS is currently providing stream mitigation for the impacts associated with this project located in cataloging
unit 06010202 of the Little Tennessee River basin (Cat Creek) as required by the 404 and 401 permits issued in
April 2015 and March 2015, respectively, as shown in the below table (in mitigation credits):
Slate of Nona Carolina I EnV1ro0 oWl Qualityi hfitigatioo Senim
1652 Mail Smke Center 1 217 W. loon Street. Suite 3000 1 RalelglL NC 27609-1652
919707 8976 T

Mr. Davis
TIP R-5206
May 25, 2016
Page Two
Table 2 — Current Permitted Impacts and Associated Mitigation Requirements provided by DMS (based
on 2015 permits) and Revised Anticipated Imnacts (based on mitivatian remiesR
*Some of the additional impacts may be proposed to be mitigated at a 1:1 mitigation ratio. See permit application for details. DMS will
provide the amount of mitigation as determined by the regulatory agencies.
Currently, DMS does not have sufficient available cold stream mitigation credits in Little Tennessee
06010203 to meet current and projected mitigation needs. Per the Small Impacts Policy (Section IV, paragraph
E of the N. C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources' In -Lieu Fee Instrument dated July 28, 2010
(ILF Instrument), DMS may request to provide the mitigation in an adjacent hydrologic unit within the same
river basin, use of High Quality Preservation or implementation of BMP's as identified in a local watershed
plan. DMS proposes to utilize cold stream mitigation credits from Little Tennessee 06010202 (Cat Creek),
This mitigation acceptance letter replaces the mitigation acceptance letters issued on February 20,
2015. This impact and associated mitigation need were under projected by the NCDOT in the 2016 impact data.
DMS will commit to implement sufficient compensatory mitigation credits to offset the additional impacts
associated with this project as determined by the regulatory agencies using the delivery timeline listed in Section
F.3.c.iii of the In -Lieu Fee Instrument dated July 28, 2010.
8420.
If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Ms. Beth Harmon at 919 -707 -
Sincerely,
Jamestanf-ill
.
Credit anagement Supervisor
Cc: Ms. Lori Beckwith, USACE — Asheville Regulatory Field Office
Mr. Steve Williams, NCDOT — Division 14 Design Construction Engineer
Ms, Amy Chapman, NCDWR
Ms. Linda Fitzpatrick, NCDOT —NEU
File: R-5206 Additional
Total Permitted
Mitigation Provided by
Additional
Impact Type
Impacts
DMS per Issued
Impact (for
Revised Total
(feet /acre / sq ft)
Permits (Credits)
approval)
Impacts*
Stream
102.0
1 204.0
62.0
164.0
*Some of the additional impacts may be proposed to be mitigated at a 1:1 mitigation ratio. See permit application for details. DMS will
provide the amount of mitigation as determined by the regulatory agencies.
Currently, DMS does not have sufficient available cold stream mitigation credits in Little Tennessee
06010203 to meet current and projected mitigation needs. Per the Small Impacts Policy (Section IV, paragraph
E of the N. C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources' In -Lieu Fee Instrument dated July 28, 2010
(ILF Instrument), DMS may request to provide the mitigation in an adjacent hydrologic unit within the same
river basin, use of High Quality Preservation or implementation of BMP's as identified in a local watershed
plan. DMS proposes to utilize cold stream mitigation credits from Little Tennessee 06010202 (Cat Creek),
This mitigation acceptance letter replaces the mitigation acceptance letters issued on February 20,
2015. This impact and associated mitigation need were under projected by the NCDOT in the 2016 impact data.
DMS will commit to implement sufficient compensatory mitigation credits to offset the additional impacts
associated with this project as determined by the regulatory agencies using the delivery timeline listed in Section
F.3.c.iii of the In -Lieu Fee Instrument dated July 28, 2010.
8420.
If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Ms. Beth Harmon at 919 -707 -
Sincerely,
Jamestanf-ill
.
Credit anagement Supervisor
Cc: Ms. Lori Beckwith, USACE — Asheville Regulatory Field Office
Mr. Steve Williams, NCDOT — Division 14 Design Construction Engineer
Ms, Amy Chapman, NCDWR
Ms. Linda Fitzpatrick, NCDOT —NEU
File: R-5206 Additional