20200397 Ver 1_More Information Received_20200421

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Impact Maps 4_16_20.pdf 3.08MB
59Y-0017 F2 Purpose and Need.pdf 185.44KB
Holt Impact Table.pdf 191.49KB
59Y-0017 F5 Copy of NC WAM Rating
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Hey Alex,

I have reviewed the PCN and plans for the above referenced project, and I have a few
comments/questions that need to be addressed prior to proceeding with review and issuance of the
permit verification.

1) It appears that the PCN table of impacts does not match the submitted impact maps. One example is
Impact #7 (Temporary Stream Impact – Sewer Installation) is not listed on the PCN. Additionally, the
impact numbers from the Plans should match the PCN table. For example, Impact #1 on the impact
maps is listed as Impact W3 on the PCN. Please update the PCN and Plans accordingly. Please find the
updated impact maps and tables attached to the resubmittal.

2) On the PCN and plans, itemize stream/wetland impacts into separate parts: permanent impacts due
to the culvert, permanent (no functional loss – if installed per regional condition 4.1.6) impacts due to
rip rap, and temporary impacts due to dewatering or construction. For example, Impact#1 could be
broken out into three different impacts. Impact #1 could be permanent wetland impacts for installation
of the culvert, Impact #2 could be permanent (no functional Loss) wetland impacts for the below
dissipator pad, Impact #3 could be for the temporary wetland impacts for construction activities. Please
update the PCN and Plans Accordingly. Please find the updated impact maps and tables attached to the
resubmittal.

3) It appears as though the impacts for the riprap dissipation pads for the two crossings are not being
addressed on the PCN table or Impact Plans. Dissipator pads when installed per regional condition 4.1.6
are considered a permanent (no functional loss) impact. Additionally, the plans show riprap only below
the culvert at both crossings, however, the cross section sheet depicts riprap above and below the
culvert. Please update the PCN and Plans accordingly. Please find the updated impact maps with revised
rip rap labeling. This rip rap will be installed per regional condition 4.1.6.

4) A Purpose and Need attachment is referenced in the ePCN, however, I did not receive it. Please
submit Purpose and Need attachment when submitting additional information. Purpose and Need
attachment should address existing conditions, purpose of the project, project details, details about
proposed activities and construction techniques and avoidance and minimization. Please find included
Purpose and Need.

5) Please update the proposed compensatory mitigation plan to include details such as proposed
mitigation ratios. A 2:1 mitigation ratio is typical unless evidence of low function is provided (NCWAM
form). For example, during our pre-application meeting we talked about the possibility of the of the
wetland impacts in the drained pond being calculated at a lesser ratio. Please update the PCN
accordingly. The drained pond exhibits relatively low function as reflected in the included NCWAM form
and a mitigation ratio of 1:1 is appropriate.

6) Based on the submitted application the proposed activities will result in 105 linear feet of permanent
(with loss) stream channel impacts; and therefore stream mitigation is not required. Based on Regional
Condition 3.2, mitigation is typically required when functional loss of stream channel impacts are
greater than 150 linear feet. Please update the PCN accordingly. It is understood that the impact to S1 of
105 linear feet will not require mitigation.

7) Please provide a brief description of the habitat in the impact areas in order to verify that potentially
suitable habitat for federally listed species on IPaC is not present. We provide these habitat descriptions
to USFWS for their concurrence. The iPaC results include three species of interest, Atlantic Pigtoe
(Fusconaia masoni), Red-Cockaded Woodpecker (Picoides borealis), and Michaux’s Sumac (Rhus
michauxii). The Atlantic Pigtoe inhabits higher quality streams and is not anticipated to utilize the
wetlands on the Holt site. The impact to S1 occurs in a breached dam that was not flowing a year ago.
Additionally, the stream flows out of a drained pond with heavy dense sediment that would not support
the life history of the Atlantic Pigtoe. Similarly, the impact at S2 occurs in a reach that flows directly
downstream from the pond site and does not appear to provide adequate habitat for the mussel. The
Red-Cockaded Woodpecker inhabits old growth stands of longleaf pine. There are no stands of
appropriate habitat in the assessment area so the RCW is not expected to be present or adversely
affected by the project. With regard to Michaux’s Sumac, a portion of the site includes maintained
agricultural land and lawns, which are potential habitat for this species. A pedestrian survey of the areas
with potential habitat did not result in any observation of Michaux’s Sumac; therefore, the project is
unlikely to adversely affect the plant.

8) Additional information may be required when evaluating responses to the remarks above.

Please let me know if you have any questions/comments.

Lyle Phillips
Regulatory Specialist
US Army Corps of Engineers
CE-SAW-RG-R
3331 Heritage Trade Drive, Suite 105
Wake Forest, North Carolina 27587
Phone: [phone], Ext. 25.
Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

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Courtyards on Holt 
Buffer and Stream Impacts Purpose and Need / Avoidance and Minimization Statement 
Holt Road and Catlette Street 
Apex, North Carolina 
F&R Project No. 59Y‐0017

PURPOSE AND NEED 

Epcon Communities is in the process of developing a single‐family residential subdivision on 
historically agricultural property along Holt Road in Apex, NC. The demand for housing in the 
area is high and this project will add to the number of housing units available. This Purpose and 
Need statement provides general project information and a list of the design aspects utilized to 
reduce and eliminate wetland and stream impacts to the maximum extent practicable. 
The project site is located along the west side of Holt Road, directly across from the intersection 
with Howell Road in the Town of Apex, Wake County, North Carolina. The Holt Assemblage 
consists of six contiguous parcels totaling 29.27 acres in size, as well as an off‐site proposed 
sewer  easement  extending  to  the  west  of  the  project  site.  The  Assemblage  is  currently 
improved  with  five  one‐story,  single  family  residential  housing  structures,  which  will  be 
removed prior to development. 
The proposed project is considered a major residential subdivision and thus certain program 
elements are required by the local jurisdiction (i.e., the Town of Apex). These requirements 
include stormwater management systems and structures, ingress and egress requirements for 
the subdivision, water and sewer utilities, and other amenity requirements associated with the 
development of a major subdivision.  
A wetland and stream delineation for the Holt site was field‐approved by the US Army Corps of 
Engineers (USACE) on August 14, 2018 (SAW‐2018‐01551) and a Riparian Buffer Determination 
was issued on August 3, 2018 by the Town of Apex (Apex 18‐006). The Town of Apex has been 
delegated authority from the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to 
review  and  approve  riparian  stream  buffer  calls.  The  delineation  efforts  resulted  in  the 
identification  of  three  wetlands,  two  streams,  and  one  pond  within  the  assessment  area. 
Additionally, a further Riparian Buffer Determination was issued by the Town of Apex (Apex 19‐
002) on November 19, 2019, which included  the adjacent property to the east of the Holt site 
(i.e., Grimley Property). That authorization included a determination for the upper reaches of 
the main stream feature that flows through the project site. Features identified during each of 

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F&R Project Number: 59Y‐0017    March 14, 2020 
the USACE field‐approvals and Town of Apex Riparian Buffer Determinations are shown on the 
attached project plans and Impact Maps.  
Additionally, an off‐site sewer easement is proposed in order to tie the proposed subdivision 
into the existing sewer infrastructure. This easement extends to the west of the project site 
approximately 1,700 feet, running along the south side of an unnamed perennial stream to 
Twin Creek Road, then west within Roosedall Court before going north and crossing a perennial 
stream and terminating at an existing manhole. One small wetland (approximately 1,600 SF in 
total  size)  will  be  impacted  by  this  easement  in  addition  to  buffer  impacts  and  temporary 
impacts associated with the stream crossing. The additional features being impacted by this 
proposed easement were not field reviewed by James Lastinger as part of the approval from 
August 14, 2018; however, during a pre‐application meeting with USACE Project Manager Lyle 
Phillips, it was indicated that a field visit would not be necessary and the open cut crossing of 
the stream is to be classified as a temporary impact. 

AVOIDANCE AND MINIMIZATION 

In order to comply with specific requirements of the Town of Apex, the subdivision is designed 
with  two  ingress/egress  routes  connecting  the  site  to  public  roads,  as  required  by  local 
regulations.  Because  of  this,  a  crossing  that  impacts  the  former  on‐site  pond  area  is 
unavoidable. The proposed Phillips Branch Street will provide the northern entrance from Holt 
Road is aligned along the existing dam in order to create the least amount of impacts to the 
pond area as possible. A number of steps were taken during the planning stages of this project 
in an effort to substantially reduce and, in some cases, eliminate wetland, stream, and riparian 
buffer impacts to the maximum extent practicable. Some of the specific measures taken to 
avoid and minimize impacts to the former pond area and other identified wetland and stream 
features and buffers on the project site and adjacent areas are documented below: 
 A horizontal curve in Phillips Branch Street has been introduced in an effort to move the 
street alignment as far onto the existing dam structure as possible  and  out  of  the 
drained  pond  area,  thereby  reducing  wetland  impacts  to  the  maximum  extent 
practicable within the former pond. 
 Utilities are located within the Phillips Branch Street at wetland and stream crossing 
locations in an effort to limit environmental impacts in those areas. 

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F&R Project Number: 59Y‐0017    March 14, 2020 
 A headwall has been extended along the east side of the Phillips Branch Street within 
the footprint of the former pond area in order to reduce the width of the roadway 
support system, thereby reducing impacts. 
 All utilities along Catlette Street are being kept in the R/W to avoid the wetland area in 
the SW corner of the property. 
 Headwalls  and/or  retaining  walls  have  been  added  to  the  Catlette  Street  wetland 
crossing in order to reduce the wetland impacts associated with this crossing to the 
maximum extent allowed per local regulations. 
 Catlette Street near Holt Road is being moved to the south from its current location in 
an effort to reduce impacts to the stream buffer at that location. 
 The outlet pipes from SCM 1, 2 and 3 have been pulled back to the edge of the former 
pond  area  as  much  as  possible  while  maintaining  flow  to  minimize  any  impacts  to 
wetlands that may remain in these areas. 
 SCM 1: the storm outlet was pulled back approximately 100’ to daylight at the edge of 
the former pond. This structure has also been redesigned to eliminate slopes into the 
pond area and existing wetland areas. 
 SCM 2: only impact is extension of the outlet pipe to the channel due to elevation 
constraints. 
 SCM 3: no wetland impacts associated with the riser outlet of pond grading. 
 Sanitary sewer near Lot 23 has been moved south out of the footprint of the former 
pond area to minimize impacts of the sewer installation and future maintenance within 
wetland areas. 
 Storm routing has been shifted north to the edge of Lot 66 to minimize impacts to the 
former pond area at this location. 
 Sewer easement widths are established by the Town of Apex based upon sewer depth. 
Sewer routing has been kept as shallow as possible within wetland crossing areas to 
reduce maintained easement widths and impacts. 
 The sewer access for the adjacent property to the east, shown just north of SCM #2, is 
proposed as directional drill to eliminate the impacts to the wetland, stream, and buffer 
in this location. 
The  planning  measures  listed  above  have  been  taken  to  effectively  reduce  the  amount  of 
wetland and stream impacts to the greatest extent practicable.  These efforts include realigning 
the roadways in the subdivision, changing the location and size of utilities, providing for low 

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maintenance  sleeved  sewer  piping  and  smaller  maintained  easements,  and  proposing 
headwalls to reduce fill slopes into environmental features. Additionally, the proposed wetland 
impact areas are generally lower quality systems. It is important to look at the overall plan for 
the subdivision and note that almost all the lots for the neighborhood are positioned so that 
they are away from the sensitive environmental features. Impacts to wetlands, streams, and 
buffers are almost exclusively related to the installation of roadways and utilities. The bulk of 
the impacts are concentrated at the road crossing, where impacts have been reduced as much 
as possible while still constructing a road that meets design criteria. It is our opinion that these 
efforts satisfy the requirement to avoid wetland and stream impacts where possible and reduce 
impacts where necessary to the maximum extent practicable. 
Sincerely, 

Alex D. Aycrigg, MS, PWS 
Wetland Scientist  
FROEHLING & ROBERTSON, INC. 

2a. Site #2a1. Reason 2b. Impact Type 2c. Type of W 2d. W. name 2e. Forested
1-A culvert perm Non-tidal FW Marsh Wetland 1 no
1-B headwall temp Non-tidal FW Marsh Wetland 1 no
1-C headwall temp Non-tidal FW Marsh Wetland 1 no
1-D rip rap perm Non-tidal FW Marsh Wetland 1 no
2-A utility temp Non-tidal FW Marsh Wetland 1 no
2-B headwall temp Non-tidal FW Marsh Wetland 1 no
2-C roadway perm Non-tidal FW Marsh Wetland 1 no
2-D roadway perm Non-tidal FW Marsh Wetland 1 no
2-E rip rap perm Non-tidal FW Marsh Wetland 1 no
3-A SCM perm Non-tidal FW Marsh Wetland 1 no
4-A Utility perm Non-tidal FW Marsh Wetland 1 no
4-B rip rap perm Non-tidal FW Marsh Wetland 1 no
5-A Utility perm Non-tidal FW Marsh Wetland 1 no
5-B rip rap perm Non-tidal FW Marsh Wetland 1 no
6-A utility perm Non-tidal FW Marsh Wetland 2 no
Stream Impact #Temp or Perm Type of Impact Stream Name Per or Int Jurisdiction
S1 perm culvert n/a Int Corps
S2 temp Utility n/a Per Corps
2f. Jurisdiction 2g. Impact Area
Corps 0.032
Corps 0.002
Corps 0.002
Corps 0.001
Corps 0.002
Corps 0.0046
Corps 0.1199
Corps 0.0284
Corps 0.0013
Corps 0.0486
Corps 0.0068
Corps 0.0014
Corps 0.001
Corps 0.001
Corps 0.018
0.27
Avg Width Impact Length
2'105'
4'267'
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170903A
THE COURTYARDS ON HOLT
HOLT ROAD
WHITE OAK TOWNSHIP
APEX, NORTH CAROLINA 27523
OWNER
EPCON COMMUNITIES
JASON COFFEE
119 WESTON PARKWAY
CARY, NC 27519
CIVL ENGINEER/LAND PLANNER
PEAK ENGINEERING & DESIGN, PLLC
JEFF ROACH, P.E.
1125 APEX PEAKWAY
APEX, NC 27502
[phone]
ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANT
FROEHLING & ROBERTSON, INC.
ELIAS RUHL & ALEX AYCRIGG
310 HUBER STREET
RALEIGH, NC 27603
[phone]
SURVEYOR
ADVANCED CIVIL DESIGN, INC.
JAMES WHITACRE
51 KILMAYNE DRIVE SUITE 105
CARY, NC 27511
[phone]
SITE DATA
Existing Land Area:28.839 ac.
Proposed Land Area:28.839 ac.
Existing Zoning:PUD-CZ
Existing Use:Single Family and Vacant
Proposed Use:Single Family
Existing Jurisdiction:Town of Apex
Drainage Basin:Beaver Creek Basin,
Cape Fear River Basin
Secondary Watershed
Protection Overlay District
FEMA Firm panel 3720074300J (May 2, 2006)
1125 Apex Peakway | Apex, NC 27502
ph: 919.439.0100 fax: [phone]
www.PeakEngineering.com
JR
THE COURTYARDS ON HOLT
HOLT ROAD
WHITE OAK TOWNSHIP
APEX, NORTH CAROLINA 27523
WAKE County Pin:
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0743-22-5750 1.79ac
0743-23-4100 20.244ac
0743-33-0590 2.009ac
0743-23-7810 1.497ac
0743-23-6975 1.578ac
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N/F DELORIS GIBSON
PIN: 0743-123-2647
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WAYNE RIDDLE
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PIN: 0743-22-8288
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ZONING: PUD-CZ
N/F KENNETH & JUDY FERSCH
PIN: 0743-32-4426
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N/F SHAOHUA & BIYING HUANG
PIN: 0743-33-4069
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N/F SIVA & VEENA PALAKODETY
PIN: 0743-33-6607
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N/F DANIEL O'BRIEN & ANN COCHRAN
PIN: 0743-33-4884
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N/F ROSA JACKYRA
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TWIN CREEK RD.SR 302850' PUBLIC R/WMATTHEW JONES & APRIL WHELAN
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JOANN WARDENSKY
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JAMES & ANNETTE TAYLOR
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ANTHONY & ANITA PEASE
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JESSE R & KAREN R NEWSOME
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ELIAS RUHL & ALEX AYCRIGG
310 HUBERT STREET, RALEIGH, NC 27603
[phone]
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3720074300J dated May 2, 2006
Survey By:
ADVANCED CIVIL DESIGN, INC.
JAMES WHITACRE
51 KILMAYNE DRIVE SUITE 105, CARY, NC 27511
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Date
Assessor Name/Organization
Nearest Named Water Body
USGS 8-Digit Catalogue Unit
Yes No
Evidence of stressors affecting the assessment area (may not be within the assessment area)
Please circle and/or make note on last page if evidence of stressors is apparent. Consider departure from reference, if
appropriate, in recent past (for instance, approximately within 10 years). Noteworthy stressors include, but are not limited
to the following.
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Is the assessment area intensively managed?Yes No
Regulatory Considerations (select all that apply to the assessment area)
Anadromous fish
Federally protected species or State endangered or threatened species
NCDWQ riparian buffer rule in effect
Abuts a Primary Nursery Area (PNA)
Publicly owned property
N.C. Division of Coastal Management Area of Environmental Concern (AEC) (including buffer)
Abuts a stream with a NCDWQ classification of SA or supplemental classifications of HQW, ORW, or Trout
Designated NCNHP reference community
Abuts a 303(d)-listed stream or a tributary to a 303(d)-listed stream
What type of natural stream is associated with the wetland, if any? (check all that apply)
Blackwater
Brownwater
Tidal (if tidal, check one of the following boxes)Lunar Lunar Wind Both
Is the assessment area on a coastal island?Yes No
Is the assessment area's surface water storage capacity or duration substantially altered by beaver?Yes No
Does the assessment area experience overbank flooding during normal rainfall conditions?Yes No
1.Ground Surface Condition/Vegetation Condition – assessment area condition metric
Check a box in each column. Consider alteration to the ground surface (GS) in the assessment area and vegetation structure
(VS) in the assessment area. Compare to reference wetland if applicable (see User Manual). If a reference is not applicable,
then rate the assessment area based on evidence of an effect.
GS
A A Not severely altered
B B Severely altered over a majority of the assessment area (ground surface alteration examples: vehicle tracks, excessive
sedimentation, fire-plow lanes, skidder tracks, bedding, fill, soil compaction, obvious pollutants) (vegetation structure
alteration examples: mechanical disturbance, herbicides, salt intrusion [where appropriate], exotic species, grazing,
less diversity [if appropriate], hydrologic alteration)
2.Surface and Sub-Surface Storage Capacity and Duration – assessment area condition metric
Check a box in each column. Consider surface storage capacity and duration (Surf) and sub-surface storage capacity and
duration (Sub). Consider both increase and decrease in hydrology. Refer to the current NRCS lateral effect of ditching guidance for
North Carolina hydric soils (see USACE Wilmington District website) for the zone of influence of ditches in hydric soils. A ditch
≤ 1 foot deep is considered to affect surface water only, while a ditch > 1 foot deep is expected to affect both surface and ditch
sub-surface water. Consider tidal flooding regime, if applicable.
Surf
A A Water storage capacity and duration are not altered.
B B Water storage capacity or duration are altered, but not substantially (typically, not sufficient to change vegetation).
C C Water storage capacity or duration are substantially altered (typically, alteration sufficient to result in vegetation
change) (examples: draining, flooding, soil compaction, filling, excessive sedimentation, underground utility lines).
3.Water Storage/Surface Relief – assessment area/wetland type condition metric (answer for non-marsh wetlands only)
Check a box in each column for each group below. Select the appropriate storage for the assessment area (AA) and the wetland
type (WT).
AA WT
3a.A A Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water > 1 foot deep
B B Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water 6 inches to 1 foot deep
C C Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water 3 to 6 inches deep
D D Depressions able to pond water < 3 inches deep
3b.A Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is greater than 2 feet
B Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is between 1 and 2 feet
C Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is less than 1 foot
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NC WAM WETLAND ASSESSMENT FORM
Accompanies User Manual Version 4.1
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3/10/20Wetland Site Name
Wetland Type
Courtyards @ Holt
Rating Calculator Version 4.1
Hydrological modifications (examples: ditches, dams, beaver dams, dikes, berms, ponds, etc.)
Latitude/Longitude (deci-degrees)
Habitat/plant community alteration (examples: mowing, clear-cutting, exotics, etc.)
Surface and sub-surface discharges into the wetland (examples: discharges containing obvious pollutants, presence of nearby
Sub
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septic tanks, underground storage tanks (USTs), hog lagoons, etc.)
Precipitation within 48 hrs?
Signs of vegetation stress (examples: vegetation mortality, insect damage, disease, storm damage, salt intrusion, etc.)
Piedmont
Tidal Freshwater Marsh
Neuse
4.Soil Texture/Structure – assessment area condition metric
Check a box from each of the three soil property groups below. Dig soil profile in the dominant assessment area landscape
feature. Make soil observations within the 12 inches. Use most recent National Technical Committee for Hydric Soils guidance for
regional indicators.
4a.A Sandy soil
B Loamy or clayey soils exhibiting redoximorphic features (concentrations, depletions, or rhizospheres)
C Loamy or clayey soils not exhibiting redoximorphic features
D Loamy or clayey gleyed soil
E Histosol or histic epipedon
4b.A Soil ribbon < 1 inch
B Soil ribbon ≥ 1 inch
4c.A No peat or muck presence
B A peat or muck presence
5.Discharge into Wetland – opportunity metric
Check a box in each column. Consider surface pollutants or discharges (Surf) and sub-surface pollutants or discharges (Sub).
Examples of sub-surface discharges include presence of nearby septic tank, underground storage tank (UST), etc.
Surf Sub
A A Little or no evidence of pollutants or discharges entering the assessment area
B B Noticeable evidence of pollutants or discharges entering the wetland and stressing, but not overwhelming the
treatment capacity of the assessment area
C C Noticeable evidence of pollutants or discharges (pathogen, particulate, or soluble) entering the assessment area and
potentially overwhelming the treatment capacity of the wetland (water discoloration, dead vegetation, excessive
sedimentation, odor)
6.Land Use – opportunity metric
Check all that apply (at least one box in each column). Evaluation involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. Consider sources
draining to assessment area within entire upstream watershed (WS), within 5 miles and within the watershed draining to the
assessment area (5M), and within 2 miles and within the watershed draining to the assessment area (2M). Effective riparian buffers
are considered to be 50 feet wide in the Coastal Plain and Piedmont ecoregions and 30 feet wide in the Blue Ridge Mountains ecoregion.
WS 5M 2M
A A A ≥ 10% impervious surfaces
B B B < 10% impervious surfaces
C C C Confined animal operations (or other local, concentrated source of pollutants)
D D D ≥ 20% coverage of pasture
E E E ≥ 20% coverage of agricultural land (regularly plowed land)
F F F ≥ 20% coverage of maintained grass/herb
G G G ≥ 20% coverage of clear-cut land
H H H Little or no opportunity to improve water quality. Lack of opportunity may result from hydrologic alterations
that prevent drainage or overbank flow from affecting the assessment area.
7.Wetland Acting as Vegetated Buffer – assessment area/wetland complex condition metric
7a.Is assessment area within 50 feet of a tributary or other open water?
Yes No If Yes, continue to 7b. If No, skip to Metric 8.
Wetland buffer need only be present on one side of the water body. Make buffer judgment based on the average width of the wetland.
Record a note if a portion of the buffer has been removed or disturbed.
7b.How much of the first 50 feet from the bank is weltand? Descriptor E should be selected if ditches effectively bypass the buffer.
A ≥ 50 feet
B From 30 to < 50 feet
C From 15 to < 30 feet
D From 5 to < 15 feet
E < 5 feet or buffer bypassed by ditches
7c.Tributary width. If the tributary is anastomosed, combine widths of channels/braids for a total width.
≤ 15-feet wide > 15-feet wide Other open water (no tributary present)
7d.Do roots of assessment area vegetation extend into the bank of the tributary/open water?
Yes No
7e.Is tributary or other open water sheltered or exposed?
Sheltered – adjacent open water with width < 2500 feet and no regular boat traffic.
Exposed – adjacent open water with width ≥ 2500 feet or regular boat traffic.
8.Wetland Width at the Assessment Area – wetland type/wetland complex metric (evaluate for riparian wetlands only)
Check a box in each column. Select the average width for the wetland type at the assessment area (WT)
and the wetland complex at the assessment areas (WC). See User Manual for WT and WC boundaries.
WT WC
A A ≥ 100 feet
B B From 80 to < 100 feet
C C From 50 to < 80 feet
D D From 40 to < 50 feet
E E From 30 to < 40 feet
F F From 15 to < 30 feet
G G From 5 to < 15 feet
H H < 5 feet
9.Inundation Duration – assessment area condition metric
Answer for assessment area dominant landform.
A Evidence of short-duration inundation (< 7 consecutive days)
B Evidence of saturation, without evidence of inundation
C Evidence of long-duration inundation or very long-duration inundation (7 to 30 consecutive days or more)
10.Indicators of Deposition – assessment area condition metric
Consider recent deposition only (no plant growth since deposition).
A Sediment deposition is not excessive, but at approximately natural levels.
B Sediment deposition is excessive, but not overwhelming the wetland.
C Sediment deposition is excessive and is overwhelming the wetland.
11.Wetland Size – wetland type/wetland complex condition metric
Check a box in each column. Involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. This metric evaluates three aspects of the wetland area: the
size of the wetland type (WT), the size of the wetland complex (WC), and the size of the forested wetland (FW) (if applicable, see User
Manual). See the User Manual for boundaries of these evaluation areas. If assessment area is clear-cut, select “K” for the FW column.
WT FW (if applicable)
A A A ≥ 500 acres
B B B From 100 to < 500 acres
C C C From 50 to < 100 acres
D D D From 25 to < 50 acres
E E E From 10 to < 25 acres
F F F From 5 to < 10 acres
G G G From 1 to < 5 acres
H H H From 0.5 to < 1 acre
I I I From 0.1 to < 0.5 acre
J J J From 0.01 to < 0.1 acre
K K K < 0.01 acre or assessment area is clear-cut
12.Wetland Intactness – wetland type condition metric (evaluate for Pocosins only)
A Pocosin is the full extent (≥ 90%) of its natural landscape size.
B Pocosin is < 90% of the full extent of its natural landscape size.
13.Connectivity to Other Natural Areas – landscape condition metric
13a.Check appropriate box(es) (a box may be checked in each column). Involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. This
evaluates whether the wetland is well connected (Well) and/or loosely connected (Loosely) to the landscape patch, the contiguous
metric naturally vegetated area and open water (if appropriate). Boundaries are formed by four-lane roads, regularly maintained utility
line corridors the width of a four-lane road or wider, urban landscapes, fields (pasture open and agriculture), or water > 300 feet wide.
A A ≥ 500 acres
B B From 100 to < 500 acres
C C From 50 to < 100 acres
D D From 10 to < 50 acres
E E < 10 acres
F F Wetland type has a poor or no connection to other natural habitats
13b.Evaluate for marshes only.
Yes No Wetland type has a surface hydrology connection to open waters/stream or tidal wetlands.
14.Edge Effect – wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes)
May involve a GIS effort with field adjustment. Estimate distance from wetland type boundary to artificial edges. Artificial edges include
non-forested areas ≥ 40 feet wide such as fields, development, roads, regularly maintained utility line corridors and clear-cuts.
Consider the eight main points of the compass.
A No artificial edge within 150 feet in all directions
B No artificial edge within 150 feet in four (4) to seven (7) directions
C An artificial edge occurs within 150 feet in more than four (4) directions or assessment area is clear-cut
15. Vegetative Composition – assessment area condition metric (skip for all marshes and Pine Flat)
A Vegetation is close to reference condition in species present and their proportions. Lower strata composed of appropriate
species, with exotic plants absent or sparse within the assessment area.
B Vegetation is different from reference condition in species diversity or proportions, but still largely composed of native species
characteristic of the wetland type. This may include communities of weedy native species that develop after clearcutting or
clearing. It also includes communities with exotics present, but not dominant, over a large portion of the expected strata.
C Vegetation severely altered from reference in composition. Expected species are unnaturally absent (planted stands of non-
characteristic species or at least one stratum inappropriately composed of a single species). Exotic species are dominant in
at least one stratum.
16.Vegetative Diversity – assessment area condition metric (evaluate for Non-tidal Freshwater Marsh only)
A Vegetation diversity is high and is composed primarily of native species (<10% cover of exotics).
B Vegetation diversity is low or has > 10% to 50% cover of exotics.
C Vegetation is dominated by exotic species (>50% cover of exotics).
Well
WC
Loosely
17.Vegetative Structure – assessment area/wetland type condition metric
17a.Is vegetation present?
Yes No If Yes, continue to 17b. If No, skip to Metric 18.
17b.Evaluate percent coverage of assessment area vegetation for all marshes only. Skip to 17c for non-marsh wetlands.
A ≥ 25% coverage of vegetation
B < 25% coverage of vegetation
17c.Check a box in each column for each stratum. Evaluate this portion of the metric for non-marsh wetlands. Consider structure
in airspace above the assessment area (AA) and the wetland type (WT) separately.
A A Canopy closed, or nearly closed, with natural gaps associated with natural processes
B B Canopy present, but opened more than natural gaps
C C Canopy sparse or absent
A A Dense mid-story/sapling layer
B B Moderate density mid-story/sapling layer
C C Mid-story/sapling layer sparse or absent
A A Dense shrub layer
B B Moderate density shrub layer
C C Shrub layer sparse or absent
A A Dense herb layer
B B Moderate density herb layer
C C Herb layer sparse or absent
18.Snags – wetland type condition metric
A Large snags (more than one) are visible (> 12-inches DBH, or large relative to species present and landscape stability).
B Not A
19.Diameter Class Distribution – wetland type condition metric
A Majority of canopy trees have stems > 6 inches in diameter at breast height (DBH); many large trees (> 12 inches DBH) are
present.
B Majority of canopy trees have stems between 6 and 12 inches DBH, few are > 12-inch DBH.
C Majority of canopy trees are < 6 inches DBH or no trees.
20.Large Woody Debris – wetland type condition metric
Include both natural debris and man-placed natural debris.
A Large logs (more than one) are visible (> 12 inches in diameter, or large relative to species present and landscape stability).
B Not A
21.Vegetation/Open Water Dispersion – wetland type/open water condition metric (evaluate for Non-Tidal Freshwater
Marsh only)
Select the figure that best describes the amount of interspersion between vegetation and open water in the growing season. Patterned
areas indicate vegetated areas, while solid white areas indicate open water.
A B C D
22.Hydrologic Connectivity – assessment area condition metric (evaluate for riparian wetlands only)
Examples of activities that may severely alter hydrologic connectivity include intensive
ditching, fill, sedimentation, channelization, diversion, man-made berms, beaver dams, and stream incision.
A Overbank and overland flow are not severely altered in the assessment area.
B Overbank flow is severely altered in the assessment area.
C Overland flow is severely altered in the assessment area.
D Both overbank and overland flow are severely altered in the assessment area.CanopyMid-StoryShrubHerbAA WT
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