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MITIGATION PLAN
REVISED DRAFT for IRT Review
June 30, 2020
HONEY MILL MITIGATION SITE
Surry County, NC
NCDEQ Contract No. 7619
DMS ID No. 100083
Yadkin River Basin
HUC 03040101
USACE Action ID No. SAW-2018-01789
NC DWR No. 20181271
RFP #: 16-00746 (Issued 12/7/2017)
PREPARED FOR:
NC Department of Environmental Quality
Division of Mitigation Services
1652 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1652

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WILDLANDS
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Wildlands Engineering, Inc.
1430 South Mint Street, Suite 104
Charlotte, NC 28203
Phone: [phone]
This mitigation Plan 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).
• NCDEQ Division of Mitigation Services In -Lieu Fee Instrument signed and dated July 28, 2010.
These documents govern DIMS operations and procedures for the delivery of compensatory
mitigation.
Contributing Staff:
Aaron Earley, PE, CFM Project Manager Christine Blackwelder, Stream Design
Shawn Wilkerson, Principal in Charge Jesse Kelley, Construction Documents
Ian Eckardt, PWS, Wetland Delineations Emily Reinicker, PE, CFM, Lead Quality Assurance
Ella Wickliff, Project Scientist

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WILDLANDS
E N G I N E E R I N G
June 25, 2020
Mr. Kelly Phillips
NC DEQ Division of Mitigation Services
610 East Center Avenue, Suite 301
Mooresville, NC 28115
Subject: Mitigation Plan Report and Construction Plans
Honey Mill Mitigation Site, Surry County
Yadkin River Basin HUC 03040101
DMS Project ID #100083
Dear Mr. Phillips:
Thank you for your May 29, 2020 comment letter for the Honey Mill Mitigation Site draft mitigation
report and plans. We have made the necessary revisions to the draft documents and we are submitting
revised versions of the documents along with this letter. Below we provide your comments followed by
our responses in bold italics.
MITIGATION REPORT TEXT
1. Cover Page: The DWR # for the project is 20181271. Please include the DWR # on the cover page
and in the report as necessary. Please also include the RFP issuance date on the cover page
(12/7/2017) along with the RFP #.
a. The DWR # and the RFP issuance date are now provided on the cover page.
2. General: Please add this statement to Section 1.0 — Introduction. This will document previous
discussions between DMS and the NCIRT. "The Honey Mill Mitigation Site was instituted via NCDEQ-
DMS RFP # 16-007406. As approved by the NCIRT, all projects contracted under the 16-007406 RFP
have a cool or warm service type. Penalties will not be assessed for using these project mitigation
credits to satisfy cool or warm requirements."
a. This statement has been added to Section 1.0.
3. General/ Section 5.0 Regulatory Considerations / Appendix 2: The final USACE approved
Preliminary Jurisdictional Determination (PJD) and approved map/s should be included in the
revised mitigation plan. Please be sure to update all figures and report text if the USACE requires
changes prior to issuing the final PJD. At a minimum, WEI will need to include an email from the
USACE project manager approving/ confirming the wetland map boundaries before the plan is
revised and sent to the NC IRT for review.
a. Wildlands submitted the pJD on 51112020 and met with Steve Kichefski on 611012020
onsite. Revisions based on the site visit included the addition of a buried stream feature
(UT28), expansion of Wetlands M, and the addition of a small wetland on UT3. These
updates are reflected throughout the Mitigation Report, Figures, and Plan Set. Wildlands
Wildlands Engineering, Inc. • phone [phone] • fax [phone] • 1430 S. Mint Street, # 104 • Charlotte, NC 28203

submitted revisions to USACE on 0611812020. We expect and can provide the approved
pJD with the final IRT submittal.
4. General / Section 3.3 Existing Vegetation/ 7.8 Vegetation and Planting Plan: If Fescue is present,
how will it be treated during and post construction so it does not potentially out compete species in
the proposed planting plan?
a. A note about treating fescue before construction is now included in Section 7.8. We do not
anticipate treating fescue post -construction and therefore did not include it in the
Appendix 7 management plan. The post -construction invasive species plan does indicate
that if an unlisted species threatens the survival of planted vegetation, DMS will be
notified and a treatment plan will be presented for approval. Should fescue become an
issue post -construction, Wildlands will address it using this process.
5. Section 3.1.1 Physiography, Topography, Geology and Soils: Thank you for incorporating the
information presented in this section as it describes site conditions as related to construction.
a. Thank you.
6. Section 5.1 Biological and Cultural Resources & Appendix 5: The full Categorical Exclusion (CE)
document is not necessary in the Appendix. The signed CE checklist form and 3 page summary
document are sufficient for documentation; please remove the additional supporting
documentation. DMS can provide the full document upon request. As requested by the USACE in the
past; in the revised mitigation plan and when submitting the PCN, please include an estimate of the
number of trees, or acres, to be cleared for the NLEB 4(d) Rule.
a. Appendix Snow includes just the signed CE checklist and the 3-page summary, and Section
5.1 has been revised accordingly. Section 5.1 now states the acres of trees to be cleared as
part of construction.
7. Section 7.9 Utilities, Stream Crossings, and Site Access: This section indicates ford and culvert
crossings will be internal to the easement and will be fenced or gated. Please indicate the allowable
uses within these crossings. Will livestock only be allowed to cross during a coordinated drive
between pastures or will ford crossings become allowed watering sources for the cattle in the event
the watering systems planned for installation by the landowner are not installed. In the report text,
WEI should also note that maintenance of crossings will be the responsibility of the landowner once
the project is closed by the regulatory agencies (IRT) and transferred to NCDEQ stewardship.
a. The allowable uses within the crossings are now included under "Crossing Type' in Table
15. The statement regarding the responsibility for crossing maintenance is now included
in Section 7.9.
8. Section 8.0 Performance Standards: "If all performance criteria have been successfully met and at
least four bankfull events have occurred during separate years, Wildlands may propose to terminate
stream and/or vegetation monitoring after five years with written approval from the USACE and
North Carolina Interagency Review Team (IRT)." Please remove this statement for the report text.
This has been an IRT request on recent DMS/ WEI mitigation projects.
a. This statement has been removed.
9. Please include the hydrology performance standard for flow duration for intermittent streams.
a. The 2016 Wilmington District guidance requires flow duration monitoring for restoration
or enhancement activities that alter the bankfull geometry of intermittent streams. The

short lengths of intermittent stream on UT2 (15 LF) and UT5 (105 LF) will be enhanced
through cattle exclusion and supplemental planting only. Since no work is proposed
within the bankfull channel on these reaches, flow duration monitoring was excluded from
the performance standards. A note was added to Section 7.6 is make clear that spot bank
treatments on enhancement H reaches are on perennial streams.
TABLES
10. Table 17 Monitoring Components: Consider installing stream hydrology monitors in intermittent
streams or small channels where flow duration could be of concern.
a. Due to the proposed treatments for intermittent project streams, we did not include flow
duration monitoring in the performance standards. Please also see our response to
Question 9, above.
11. Table 20: Per a recent IRT request, please include a column in the project components section of the
table to show the proposed mitigation credit for each project component reach. In the project
components section, please break out the existing footages for each reach.
a. The Proposed Credit column and the total footages are provided in Table 20.
APPENDICES
12. Appendix 1— Historical Aerial Photos: Consider updating the red parent tract outline to the proposed
conservation easement outline. No outline is provided for the 1966 photo.
a. This has been completed.
PRELIMINARY PLAN SET
13. Cross -Sections: Please include representative floodplain geometries for the cross -sections. The
sections currently terminate at bankfull which does not provide indication of the valley form.
a. This has been completed
DIGITAL SUPPORT FILES
14. Please include the features that represent the zero credit stream segments occupying the internal
crossings (i.e. Venable Creek Reach 2 to 3, Venable Creek Reach 4, UT2 Reach 2).
a. This has been completed.
Please contact me at 704-332-7754 extension 100 if you have any questions.
Thank you,
Shawn Wilkerson
President

TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.0
Introduction.............................................................................................................................. 1
2.0
Watershed Approach and Site Selection....................................................................................
1
3.0
Baseline and Existing Conditions...............................................................................................
2
3.1 Landscape Characteristics............................................................................................................
2
3.2 Land Use/Land Cover....................................................................................................................4
3.3 Existing Vegetation.......................................................................................................................
4
3.4 Project Resources.........................................................................................................................
5
4.0
Functional Uplift Potential........................................................................................................
9
4.1 Hydrology......................................................................................................................................9
4.2 Hydraulics.....................................................................................................................................
9
4.3 Channel Geomorphology..............................................................................................................9
4.4 Physicochemical............................................................................................................................9
4.5 Biology........................................................................................................................................
10
4.6 Overall Functional Uplift Potential.............................................................................................
10
4.7 Site Constraints to Functional Uplift...........................................................................................
10
5.0
Regulatory Considerations......................................................................................................
11
5.1 Biological and Cultural Resources...............................................................................................
11
5.2 FEMA Floodplain Compliance and Hydrologic Trespass.............................................................
11
5.3 401/404......................................................................................................................................11
6.0
Mitigation Site Goals and Objectives.......................................................................................
12
7.0
Design Approach and Mitigation Work Plan............................................................................
13
7.1 Design Approach Overview........................................................................................................
13
7.2 Reference Streams......................................................................................................................
13
7.3 Design Discharge Analysis...........................................................................................................
15
7.4 Design Channel Morphological Parameters...............................................................................17
7.5 Sediment Transport Analysis......................................................................................................
19
7.6 Project Implementation..............................................................................................................21
7.7 Onsite Best Management Practices............................................................................................22
7.8 Vegetation and Planting Plan.....................................................................................................
22
7.9 Utilities, Stream Crossings, and Site Access...............................................................................
23
7.10 Project Risk and Uncertainties....................................................................................................
23
8.0
Performance Standards...........................................................................................................
24
8.1 Stream Morphological Parameters and Channel Stability.........................................................
24
8.2 Hydrology....................................................................................................................................24
8.3 Vegetation..................................................................................................................................
25
8.4 Other Parameters.......................................................................................................................25
9.0
Monitoring Plan......................................................................................................................
25
9.1 Monitoring Components............................................................................................................
26
10.0 Long -Term Management Plan.................................................................................................
29
11.0 Adaptive Management Plan....................................................................................................30
12.0 Determination of Credits.........................................................................................................
30
13.0 References..............................................................................................................................
32
TABLES
Table 1: Project Attribute Table Part 1.........................................................................................................1
Table 2: Project Attribute Table Part 2.........................................................................................................2
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Table 3: Project Soil Types and Descriptions................................................................................................3
Table 4: Project Attribute Table Part 3.........................................................................................................8
Table 5: Project Attribute Table Part 4.......................................................................................................11
Table 6: Mitigation Goals and Objectives...................................................................................................12
Table 7: Stream Reference Data Used in Development of Design Parameters..........................................13
Table 8: Summary of Design Discharge Analysis for Restoration Reaches.................................................16
Table 9: Summary of Morphological Parameters for Venable Creek.........................................................17
Table 10: Summary of Morphological Parameters for UT1 and UT3..........................................................18
Table 11: Summary of Morphological Parameters for UT2........................................................................18
Table 12: Summary of Morphological Parameters for UT2........................................................................
19
Table 13: Results of Competence Analysis.................................................................................................20
Table 14: Crossings Summary.....................................................................................................................23
Table15: Monitoring Plan...........................................................................................................................26
Table 16: Monitoring Components.............................................................................................................27
Table 17: Monitoring Components.............................................................................................................28
Table 18: Long-term Management Plan.....................................................................................................29
Table 19: Project Asset Table......................................................................................................................31
Figure 1
Vicinity Map
Figure 2
Site Map
Figure 3
Watershed Map
Figure 4
USGS Topographic Map
Figure 5
Soils Map
Figure 6
Reference Reach Vicinity Map
Figure 7
Design Discharge Analysis
Figure 8
Concept Design Map
Figure 9
Monitoring Components Map
APPENDICES
Appendix 1
Historic Aerial Photos
Appendix 2
Preliminary Jurisdictional Determination
Appendix 3
DWR, NCSAM, and NCWAM Identification Forms
Appendix 4
Supplementary Design Information
Appendix 5
Categorical Exclusion and Resource Agency Correspondence
Appendix 6
NCIRT Communications
Appendix 7
Invasive Species Treatment Plan
Appendix 8
Site Protection Instrument
Appendix 9
Maintenance Plan
Appendix 10
Financial Assurance
Appendix 11
Credit Release Schedule
Appendix 12
Preliminary Plans
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1.0 Introduction
The Honey Mill Mitigation Site (Site) is in Surry County approximately 5 miles south of Mount Airy and 7
miles northeast of Dobson (Figure 1). Venable Creek, a tributary to the Ararat River, and its associated
tributaries will be restored and enhanced as part of this project. The Ararat River drains to the Yadkin
River. The Yadkin -Pee Dee river basin covers an area of 7,200 square miles and many waters within the
basin have been given a rating of impaired. The site is located within the Rutledge, Stoney and Flat Shoal
Creek — Ararat River targeted local watershed Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC) 03040101110020 and is
proposed for mitigation credit in the Upper Yadkin Catalog Unit 03040101 (Yadkin 01).
Seven unnamed tributaries (UT's) to Venable Creek (UT1, UT2, UT2A, UT3, UT4 UT5, and UT6) flow
through the Site, as depicted in Figure 2. The Site streams are in various stages of impairment related to
the current and historical agricultural land uses. The project proposes to restore, enhance, and preserve
8,901 existing linear feet of streams. The work proposed on the Site will provide 4,830.290 cool stream
credits and will be protected in perpetuity by a 20.2-acre conservation easement as outlined in the Site
Protection Instrument (Appendix 8).
The Site was instituted via the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Division of
Mitigation Services (NCDEQ DMS) RFP # 16-007406. As approved by the North Carolina Interagency
Review Team (NCIRT), all projects contracted under RFP # 16-007406 have a cool or warm service type.
Penalties will not be assessed for using these project mitigation credits to satisfy cool or warm
requirements
Table 1: Project Attribute Table Part 1
Project Information
Project Name
Honey Mill Mitigation Site
County
Surry
Project Area (acres)
20.2
Project Coordinates (latitude and longitude)
36' 25' 38.06"N 80° 36' 43.19"W
Planted Acreage (acres of woody stems planted)
5 acres (full planting) plus
supplemental planting
2.0 Watershed Approach and Site Selection
The Site was selected based on its potential to support the objectives and goals of multiple conservation
and watershed planning documents, outlined below.
• The 2009 Upper Yadkin River Basin Restoration Priorities (RBRP) states that a portion of the
middle Ararat River in this watershed is impaired by turbidity and habitat degradation (DWQ,
2008) and links the impairment to degraded riparian buffers and unstable streambanks.
Watershed goals outlined in the RBRP include restoration of water quality and aquatic habitat in
impaired streams and implementation of agricultural BMPs in order to limit sediment, nutrients,
and fecal coliform inputs to streams from active farming operations.
• The 2015 North Carolina Wildlife Resource Communion's (NCWRC) Wildlife Action Plan (WAP)
notes that streams in the Yadkin River basin are impacted by excessive sedimentation and
changes in hydrology and geomorphology due to development, agriculture, and instream
mining. Water quality is also degraded due to excessive nutrient inputs from agriculture and
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other wastewater discharges. The WAP discusses the importance of habitat conservation and
restoration to address current problems affecting species and habitats.
The proposed project will exclude livestock, create stable stream banks, convert pasture to forest, and
implement BMPs to filter agricultural runoff. These actions will address stressors identified in the RBRP
and the WAP by reducing fecal, nutrient, and sediment inputs to project streams, and ultimately to the
Ararat River, and will reconnect instream and terrestrial habitats on the Site to upstream and
downstream resources. Approximately 20.2-acres of land will be placed under permanent conservation
easement to protect the Site in perpetuity.
3.0 Baseline and Existing Conditions
The Site watershed (Table 2 and Figure 3) is in the northern portion of the Yadkin 01. It is situated in
rural Surry County south of Mount Airy and northeast of Dobson, NC. The following sections describe
the existing conditions of the Site, watershed, and watershed processes, including disturbance and
response.
Table 2: Project Attribute Table Part 2
Project Information
Physiographic Province
Piedmont
Ecoregion
Northern Inner Piedmont
River Basin
Yadkin River
USGS HUC (8 digit, 14 digit)
03040101, 03040101110020
NCDWR Sub -basin
03-07-03
Project Drainage Area (acres)
705
Project Drainage Area Percentage of Impervious Area
0.8%
2011 NLCD Land Use Classification
Forest
65%
Agricultural
21%
Developed
9%
Shrub/Scrub
5%
3.1 Landscape Characteristics
3.1.1 Physiography, Topography, Geology, and Soils
The Site is located in the Tugaloo terrane of the Piedmont physiographic province (NCGS, 2018). The
Piedmont Province is characterized by rolling, well rounded hills and long low ridges, with elevations
ranging from 300 to 1500 feet above sea level. The Site topography, as indicated on the Mount Airy
South, NC USGS 7.5 minute topographic quadrangle, shows a gradually sloped valley running through
the center of the Site (Figure 3). The Tugaloo terrane is composed of metamorphosed sedimentary and
volcanic rocks deposited on rifted continental and younger oceanic crust. The underlying geology of the
Site is mapped as Late Proterozoic to Cambrian (500 to 900 million years in age) banded gneiss (CZbb).
The unit is described as interlayered with calc-silicate rock, metaconglomerate, amphibolite, sillimanite-
mica schist, and granitic rock. Instances of exposed bedrock along project channels are mapped on
Figure 2. Bedrock depth observed in areas proposed for stream restoration were several feet deeper
than the proposed design and therefore are not expected to interfere with construction. In some areas,
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the bedrock has been incorporated into the design. Venable Creek Reach 4 is bedrock controlled and
thus vertically stable.
The proposed project is mapped by the Web Soil Survey for Surry County. Project area soils are
described below in Table 3. Figure 5 provides a soil map of the Site.
Table 3: Project Soil Types and Descriptions
Soil Name
Description
BbC- Braddock
This series consists of very deep well drained soils on stream terraces, fans, and fan remnants.
fine sandy
Available water capacity is moderate to high and shrink -swell potential is moderate. The
loam
profile consists of a brown fine sandy loam surface layer and a yellowish red clay subsoil layer.
This series consists of very deep well drained soils typically found on floodplains. Available
CsA — Colvard
water capacity is high for Colvard class soils and moderately high for Suches class soils. Shrink -
and Suches
swell potential is low. The surface layer consists of dark yellowish brown fine sandy loam
soils
(Colvard) and brown loam (Suches). The subsoil consists of brown clay loam to dark yellowish -
brown loam.
This series consist of moderately deep to very deep soils that are somewhat excessively
drained to well drained soils located on ridges and low hills. Shrink -swell potential is low and
DeF —
available water capacity is very low (Devotion and Bannertown) and moderate or high
Devotion-
(Rhodhiss). Devotion series consists of a dark yellowish brown gravelly fine sandy loam surface
Rhodhiss-
layer and a brown gravelly fine sandy loam subsoil layer. Rhodhiss consists of a partially
Bannertown
decomposed leaf litter and root mat with brown gravelly fine sandy loam surface layer and a
complex
brown loam to red loam subsoil layer. Bannertown consists of a dark brown gravelly fine sandy
loam surface layer and a brown gravelly fine sandy loam to light yellowish brown gravelly fine
sandy loam subsoil layer.
This series consists of moderately deep to very deep well drained soils typically found on
interfluves, crests, side slopes, head slopes, and nose slopes. Shrink -swell potential is low and
WfC2 —
available water capacity is very low or low (Woolwine), moderate or high (Fairview), low or
Woolwine-
moderate (Westfield). Woolwine consists of a strong brown gravelly loam surface layer and a
Fairview-
yellowish red clay to red gravelly clay subsoils layer. Fairview consists of a dark brown gravelly
Westfield
fine sandy loam surface layer, brown fine sandy loam subsurface layer, and a yellowish red
complex
sandy clay loam to red clay loam subsoil layer. Westfield consists of a dark brown gravelly fine
sandy loam surface layer, brown fine sandy loam subsurface layer, and a yellowish red clay
loam to red gravelly sandy clay loam subsoil layer.
WoD/WoE —
Woolwine-
This series consists of moderately deep to very deep well drained soils on ridges and low hills.
Fairview-
Shrink -swell potential is low and available water capacity is very low or low (Woolwine),
Westfield
moderate or high (Fairview), low or moderate (Westfield). Same soil profile as WfC2.
complex
Source: Soil Survey of Surry County, North Carolina, USDA-NRCS,
https://websoiIsurvey.sc.egov.usda.gov/App/WebSoiISurveV.aspx
3.1.2 Watershed
The project begins at the intersection of Little Mountain Church Road and Venable Creek. The
watersheds for UT3, UT4, and UT6 are roughly bound by Venable Farm Road to the west. All of the reach
watersheds are encompassed by Venable Creek watershed, which extends south past Little Mountain
Church Road. The Site is typically defined by forested and agricultural land use with sporadic
development of rural homes. Wildlands conducted a watershed survey on March 31, 2020, to verify land
uses observed in recent aerial photography and to gain an understanding of the various sources of
sediment to Site streams.
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Venable Creek's watershed is predominantly wooded in the headwaters, with one pasture present just
upstream of Little Mountain Church Road. Venable Creek's banks are eroded within the pasture, which
provides a fine sediment source to the project. UT1's watershed is predominantly forested on the
hillslopes while the more gently sloped areas are in row crop production. UT1 is impounded
downstream of the row crops, and this impoundment likely functions as a sediment sink for the
watershed. Downstream of the impoundments, UT1 and its tributary flow through forest and pasture.
Eroded sediments from stream banks are a minor sediment source to UT1. UT3, UT4, and UT6 all have
eroded rills from nearby pastures contributing fine sediments at the inception point of the streams.
Finally, an eroding farm road which enters the Venable Creek floodplain between UT4 and UT6 is a fine
sediment source to Venable Creek.
3.2 Land Use/Land Cover
Land use and land cover, both past and present, were investigated throughout the Site and its
watershed using historical aerials from 1950-2014 and through the March 31, 2020, watershed
reconnaissance survey. Future land use potential was examined by reviewing the Surry County zoning
boundaries and the Surry County Land Use Plan 2040 (Surry County Planning Board, 2019).
A review of historic aerials from 1950 to 2014 shows that onsite streams have existed in their
approximate location for over 60 years, and that the agricultural management of the land has remained
consistent as well. Historic aerial photos are provided for review in Appendix 1.
The Surry County Land Use Plan indicates that no population growth is anticipated in the county over
the next two decades. The land within the watershed is zoned rural and remains rural in the future land
use maps.
3.3 Existing Vegetation
UT1 and Venable Creek Reach 1 consist of narrow rows of woody vegetation including tag alder (Alnus
serrulata) and white pine (Pinus strobus). The herbaceous pasture area is dominated by grasses (Festuca
spp., Pemmosetum spp.), blackberry (Rubus allegheniensis), wood nettle (Solanum viarum), and
multiflora rose (Rosa multiflora). At the beginning of Venable Creek Reach 2, the area becomes more
forested with the canopy species including sycamore (Platanus occidentalis), American beech (Fagus
grandifolia), red maple (Acer rubrum), swamp chestnut oak (Quercus michauxii), red oak (Quercus
rubra), and white oak (Quercus alba). In addition, mountain laurel (Kalmia latifolia) is found along the
right bank steep bluff slopes. Throughout this reach, areas of Chinese privet (Ligustrum sinense), and
multiflora rose were observed along both banks.
UT2 and UT2A's vegetation consists of mature canopy dominated by American beech, red maple,
ironwood (Carpinus caroliniana), red oak, and white oak. UT2A and UT2 are located within a forested
pasture where cattle have access. UT3's buffer consists of American holly (Ilex opaca), Virginia pine
(Pinus virginiana), persimmon (Diospyros virgiana), and black walnut (Juglans nigra). Multiflora rose and
Chinese privet are common along the stream banks in the understory throughout the tributary. UT4 is
located within a forested pasture and includes American beech, red oak, and American holly with
Chinese privet along the stream banks. UT5's vegetation consists of a mature forest dominated by
American holly, ironwood, black walnut, swamp chestnut oak, red oak, and white oak with Christmas
fern (Polystichum acrostichoides) as groundcover. UT6's buffer consists of American holly, American
beech, black walnut, and invasive species including Chinese privet, multiflora rose, and Tree of heaven
(Ailanthus altissima).
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3.4 Project Resources
Wildlands investigated on -site jurisdictional waters of the United States (US) within the proposed
project area. Potential jurisdictional areas were delineated using the US Army Corps of Engineers
(USACE) Routine On -Site Determination Method. This method is defined by the 1987 Corps of Engineers
Wetlands Delineation Manual and the subsequent Eastern Mountain and Piedmont Regional
Supplement. Streams were classified using North Carolina Department of Water Resources (NCDWR)
Classification Forms. Jurisdictional waters of the US were surveyed for inclusion on plans and figures.
NCDWR stream identification forms are in Appendix 3. Tables 4 and 5 provide a summary of water
resources within the project. Existing conditions and cross section locations are illustrated in Figure 2.
Reach specific cross sections and geomorphic summaries are provided in Appendix 4.
Venable Creek
Venable Creek Reach 1 enters the Site from a 42" culvert under Little Mountain Church Road.
Immediately downstream of the culvert, Venable Creek Reach 1 flows through the center of the
moderately confined valley and has low but eroding banks due to cattle impacts. This reach is 100 LF
long, and Reach 2 begins upstream of the UT1 confluence where Venable Creek starts to incise and the
valley widens. Reach 2 has eroded down to bedrock and is laterally unstable with eroding stream banks.
Reach 3 begins immediately after Venable Creek flows under an overhead power line. Reach 3 flows
along the left valley wall despite a wide, alluvial right floodplain and exhibits widespread bank erosion
and sections of incision. An eroding dirt farm road along the top of the steep left bank contributes
sediment to Venable Creek. Downstream of the UT2 confluence, the left floodplain widens and the right
floodplain narrows. Cattle have access to the stream from the right side, causing low, trampled banks.
Venable Creek Reaches 1, 2, and 3 are characterized by a single row of trees along the top of banks with
pasture beyond, several instances of exposed and undercut roots, and extensive cattle impacts. These
reaches have minimal pattern and may have been
straightened to maximize farm fields in the past.
Venable Creek Reach 4 begins downstream of the UT3
confluence. Reach 4's valley is narrow and the stream
flows against the hillside on the right side of the valley
for most of the reach. The entire stream corridor is
wooded, except for an open pasture in the left floodplain
near the confluence with UT6. For approximately 600
feet downstream of UT3, the left top of bank is fenced,
and the right floodplain is a steep hillside. There is a trail
on the right hillside that is used to move cattle between
pastures and cattle do not access the stream here. Cattle
impacts are more frequent downstream of this 600-foot
long section of Reach 4 and include several in -stream
wallow areas. Although the bed is fairly stable due to
numerous bedrock outcrops and cobble substrate, one or
both banks are eroded or scoured along most of the
reach. Reach 4 has more sinuosity than the upstream
reaches of Venable Creek and has developed point bars
on several meander bends. The valley pinches several
times throughout the reach, including at the old mill near
the downstream end of the project.
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Cross section surveys were conducted on Venable Creek Reaches 2 and 3. Reach 2 is most like an
incised, straightened E4 with a bank height ratio of 1.6 and Reach 3 is most like an incised, straightened
E/C4 with a bank height ratio of 1.3 to 1.6.
UT1
UT1 flows into the Site from a 6-ft X 7-ft concrete box culvert under Siloam Road. UT1 flows for
approximately 180 feet before connecting to Venable Creek. The valley is wide and flat and consists of
scrub brush and herbaceous vegetation. Cattle have full access to UT1 and have trampled the left bank
for most of the reach. The reach is relatively straight and lacks bedform diversity. Bed material consists
of a cobble and large gravel mixture.
A cross sectional survey of UT1 classified the channel as an incised E4b with a bank height ratio of 1.4.
UT2 and UT2A
UT2 Reach 1 originates as an intermittent stream at a
headcut and flows through a confined, wooded valley over
a series of steps and cobble riffles. UT2 transitions to a
perennial channel after 15 LF. UT2A is a perennial channel
that originates offsite and, similar to UT2 Reach 1, flows
through a confined, wooded valley over steps and cobble
riffles. Areas of bank erosion and scour are present on
both streams where the channel flows along the hillside.
There is minimal cattle impact on these steeper reaches.
UT2 Reach 1's valley widens and flattens and a wetland
has formed in the right floodplain as UT2 Reach 1
approaches the UT2A confluence.
UT2 Reach 2 begins at the UT2A confluence. Cattle impacts are extensive on Reach 2. Trampling has
diverted stream flow away from the relic UT2 stream channel. A channel has formed to the north of the
relic channel and flows along the base of an old barn. Historic aerials support the location of the
observed relic channel. The existing channel has trampled, eroding banks. There is no bedform diversity
and bed substrate consists of mud. Near the confluence with Venable Creek, the defined channel
disappears and splays out into a soft, muddy depression. Reach 2's buffer is primarily herbaceous; no
woody species are present. A cross sectional survey of UT2 Reach 2 classified the channel as a low
sinuosity M.
UT2B
UT2B originates upstream of the project area within a confined valley. UT2B becomes perennial within
the confined valley. Where UT2B enters the floodplain of Venable Creek, it transitions underground.
UT2B is visible within a few sinkholes in the Venable Creek
floodplain.
UT3
UT3 Reach 1 begins at two hillside seeps on the western
side of the Site that is also a cattle wallow area. Channel
definition strengthens downstream of the wallow area.
Cattle impact has caused erosion along the left bank for
the majority of the reach but the stream bed is stabilized
by multiple bedrock outcrops and cobble substrate. UT3 is
relatively straight until it reaches the pasture adjacent to
Venable Creek which marks the transition from Reach 1 to
Reach 2. Reach 2 flows north along the woodline until the
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confluence with Venable Creek. The buffer consists of sparse trees and scrubby vegetation. The right
buffer along this lower section consists of a single row of trees. A cross sectional survey of UT3 Reach 2
classified the channel as an incised, low sinuosity E4b with a bank height ratio of 1.5.
UT4
Similar to UT3, UT4 begins as a seep within a cattle wallow area and flows through a confined wooded
valley. Cattle impact along the entire UT4 reach is substantial, both within the channel and in the left
floodplain. Degradation has resulted in several isolated areas of incision along UT4, but the stream is no
longer incising and is vertically stable. The eroding banks and cattle paths to the creek are contributing a
large volume of sediment to UT4 and Venable Creek.
UT5
UT5 is an intermittent channel that originates upstream of the easement within a narrow, wooded
valley. The stream transitions to perennial 105 LF into the easement. Bed degradation has led to incision
along the entire upstream section of the stream channel, but the stream is not eroded. As the channel
reaches the flatter Venable Creek floodplain, it flows into a cattle wallow area. Cattle impact has
diverted water away from the natural channel to form a new flow path. The relic channel is still intact
and connects to Venable Creek. The bed material consists of a mixture of cobble and large gravel.
UT6
UT6 Reach 1 begins as a perennial channel at a hillside seep
adjacent to a pasture on the northwestern side of the Site. The
stream start is within a 100-foot wide powerline easement.
The buffer is thick with brush and there are isolated sections of
bank erosion and incision around bedrock knickpoints. UT6
Reach 2 begins just upstream of where a cattle crossing has
diverted the flow away from the natural channel. Baseflow
now follows the eroding cattle path, splays out into the
floodplain of Venable Creek, and eventually flows into Venable
Creek through a ditch. A cross sectional survey of the now
abandoned UT6 Reach 2 classified the channel as an A4.
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Table 4: Project Attribute Table Part 3
Valley
Stream
Confinement
NCDWR
Classification'
Reach
Drainage
Perennial,
Evolutionary
Parameter
Length
(confined,
Area
Intermittent
Water
Trend
FEMA
(If)
moderately
(acres)
(Int)
Quality
Ex.
Prop.
(Simon) '
confined,
Class.
unconfined)
Venable Creek
183
N/A
N/A
N/A
Reach 1
Moderately
confined
Venable Creek
Reach 2
3823
519
Perennial
E4
B4
III
Venable Creek
Unconfined
599
E/C4
C4
IV
Reach 3
Venable Creek
Confined
705
N/A
N/A
N/A
Reach 4
Class C
None
UT1
179
Unconfined
334
Perennial
E4b
C4b
III
UT2 Reach 1
1154
Confined
21
Int.(15 LF)
Perennial
N/A
N/A
N/A
UT2 Reach 2
Unconfined
43
C4b
B4
IV->V
UT2A
889
Confined
21
Perennial
N/A
N/A
N/A
UT213
34
Unconfined
9
Perennial
N/A
N/A
N/A
UT3 Reach 1
1236
Confined
15
Perennial
N/A
N/A
N/A
Confined to
UT3 Reach 2
18
E4b
Cob
III
Unconfined
UT4
446
Confined
9
Perennial
N/A
N/A
N/A
UT5
552
Confined
12
Int.(105 LF)
N/A
N/A
N/A
Pernnial
UT6 Reach 1
588
Confined
8
Perennial
N/A
N/A
N/A
UT6 Reach 2
10
A4
A4
III
1. The Rosgen classification system (Rosgen, 1994) and Simon Channel Evolution Model (Simon, 1989) is for natural streams.
These channels have been heavily manipulated by man and therefore may not fit the classification category or channel
evolution as described by these models. Results of the classification and model are provided for illustrative purposes only.
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4.0 Functional Uplift Potential
The potential for functional uplift is qualitatively described in this section using terminology from the
Stream Functions Pyramid (Harman, 2012). The Stream Functions Pyramid describes a hierarchy of five
stream functions, each of which supports the functions above it on the pyramid (and sometimes
reinforces those below it). The five functions in order from bottom to top are hydrology, hydraulics,
geomorphology, physicochemical, and biology. Neither the Stream Functions Pyramid nor the
Quantification Tool are proposed to determine success of the mitigation site.
4.1 Hydrology
The Site is maintained as grazed pasture and woods, and portions of the Site watersheds have been
managed for row crops and pasture. These alterations in land cover typically result in reductions in
rainfall interception and evapotranspiration which lead to increases in runoff and water yield (Dunne
and Leopold, 1978) when compared to forests. The primary result of these changes is an increase in
both peak flows and base flows. Increases in water yield usually change over time if vegetation is
allowed to regrow, but these watersheds have had relatively consistent land use since 1950.
The Site watersheds has a low percentage of contributing impervious area and low potential for urban
growth. Watershed land use directly adjacent to the stream will be shifted from agriculture to forest as
part of the project. Additionally, four points of concentrated agricultural input will be treated with
BMPs, resulting in a lift to hydrologic function of Site streams after development of the project.
4.2 Hydraulics
Site streams slated for restoration are hydraulically impaired due to lack of consistent floodplain
connection, apart from UT2 Reach 2. The streams are affected by incision with bank height ratios
ranging from 1.3 to 2.6. Reconnecting the streams to a floodplain using Priority 1 and Priority 2
restoration will provide the in -stream relief needed to improve the hydraulic function of the Site
streams. Bankfull and greater flow velocities and channel shear stresses will be reduced. UT2 Reach 2's
flow is currently spread into multiple cattle path channels due to intensive cattle activity. Cattle will be
excluded from this area, the valley topography will be restored, and UT2 Reach 2 will be reconstructed
with depth and plan form appropriate for the restored valley.
4.3 Channel Geomorphology
The past incision and on -going bank erosion related to livestock access place most Site streams slated
for restoration in Stages III and IV of the Simon Channel Evolution Model. Approximately 60% of the Site
stream banks slated for restoration are actively eroding, and cattle access 100% of those streams. The
bedform diversity is moderate, with pool to pool spacing ratio ranging from 1.9 to 11.6, and the
streambed is estimated to consist of 50% riffles. Overall, the existing geomorphologic function on these
streams ranges from moderate in areas where bedform diversity has formed despite incision and direct
cattle access, to very poor in direct cattle wallow areas.
There is opportunity to improve the geomorphologic function on the Site. Incision and bank erosion will
be corrected. Active headcuts will be stabilized with step structures. Large woody debris (LWD) will be
added to the system through construction of instream structures and bank revetments. A riparian buffer
will be planted, resulting in improved long-term geomorphic function of the Site streams.
4.4 Physicochemical
No water quality sampling has been conducted on Site streams and there are no water quality
monitoring stations within the watershed; however, the 2009 Upper Yadkin RBRP turbidity as an issue
and has a goal of restoring impaired stream's water quality by limiting sediment, nutrients, and fecal
coliform inputs.
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All Site streams are accessed by cattle which are a direct source for fecal coliform to the streams. Bank
erosion and pasture runoff contributes sediment and nutrients to the streams. As a result of these
persistent and on -going threats, there is great potential to improve the physicochemical functioning of
the Site streams and their watershed through execution of the project. Beyond the proposed stream
activities, BMPs will be installed at four points of concentrated agricultural input to reduce nutrients and
sediment which may runoff from the adjacent pastures. A riparian buffer will be established and the
pasture within the conservation easement will be taken out of production, thus reducing nutrient -laden
runoff and erosion of nutrient -rich bank sediments.
Water will flow over instream structures that will provide aeration. Trees will be planted in the riparian
zone to eventually shade and cool stream flow and help reduce and filter runoff. The stream will be
reconnected to its floodplain and adjacent riparian wetlands to provide storage and treatment of
overbank flows. Streambank erosion will be reduced to nearly eliminate a source of sediment and
nutrients. However, the potential improvements to physicochemical functioning on Site streams will not
happen immediately and some aspects will not occur until a mature canopy is established. Therefore,
physicochemical improvements will not be explicitly monitored for success, although visual observations
should show that the improvements are in place and functioning.
4.5 Biology
There are no available biological data for the Site; however, the habitat conditions on the Site vary from
poor in areas that are actively incising and heavily accessed by cattle to good in the upper enhancement
reaches that exhibit more stable bedforms and are less frequently accessed by cattle. The wooded
portions of the riparian buffers provide some permanent habitat, but the pastures in the floodplain of
the project provide little habitat value for terrestrial species.
There is opportunity to improve the instream and riparian habitat. UT2 Reach 2 will be restored to a
single thread channel with a diverse bedform. Instream structures with a variety of rock and woody
materials, pools of varying depths, and woody bank revetments will be added to the Site streams to
increase instream habitat diversity, and a wide riparian buffer that will shade the stream and improve
terrestrial habitat will be planted. Additionally, wetlands that were identified with good potential for
bog turtles will have supplemental herbaceous species planting and protected. Although the biological
response of the project will not be explicitly monitored, improvements in biologic activity of the Site will
likely be noted during visual assessments of the project.
4.6 Overall Functional Uplift Potential
Overall, the Site has good functional uplift potential, including slight improvements in watershed
hydrology, the improvements in stream hydraulics that will be seen throughout the Site with the stream
restoration and BMP installations, and improvements in geomorphology that will come with restoring
streams that are suited to the valley types throughout the Site. Physicochemical and biological
improvements will result from the project as well.
4.7 Site Constraints to Functional Uplift
There are no known Site constraints that will affect the functional uplift of the project. The valley width
on the Site will allow for the development of appropriate pattern and dimensions to restore stable,
functioning streams and wetlands. The degree to which the physicochemical and biology functions can
improve on the Site is limited by the watershed conditions beyond the project limits, upstream water
quality, and the presence of source communities upstream and downstream of the Site.
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5.0 Regulatory Considerations
Table 5, below, is a summary of regulatory considerations for the Site. These considerations are
expanded upon in Sections 5.1-5.3.
Table 5: Project Attribute Table Part 4
Regulatory Considerations
Parameters
Applicable?
Resolved?
Supporting Docs?
Water of the United States - Section 404
Yes
No
PCN1
Water of the United States - Section 401
Yes
No
PCN1
Endangered Species Act
Yes
Yes
Appendix 5
Historic Preservation Act
Yes
Yes
Appendix 5
Coastal Zone Management Act
No
N/A
N/A
FEMA Floodplain Compliance
No
N/A
N/A
Essential Fisheries Habitat
No
N/A
N/A
1. PJD submitted to USACE on 5/1/2020 and 6/18/20. See Appendix 2 for email correspondence with USACE. PCN to be
provided to NCIRT with Final Mitigation Plan.
5.1 Biological and Cultural Resources
A Categorical Exclusion for the Site was approved on November 2, 2018. This document included
investigation into the presence of threatened and endangered species on Site protected under The
Endangered Species Act of 1973, as well as any historical resources protected under The National
Historic Preservation Act of 1966. The biological conclusion for the Site, per the Categorical Exclusion
research and response by US Fish and Wildlife Service, is that "any incidental take that may results from
the associated activities [from the project] is exempt under the 4(d) rule." The conclusion for cultural
resources per the Categorical Exclusion research and response by the State Historic Preservation Office
is that there are no historic resources that would be affected by this project. The signed Categorical
Exclusion checklist and summary are provided in Appendix 5. A complete copy of the Categorical
Exclusion document, including additional information and regulatory communications, is available upon
request.
5.2 FEMA Floodplain Compliance and Hydrologic Trespass
The Site is represented on the Surry County Flood Insurance Rate Map Panel 5927, with an effective
date of August 18, 2009. The entire Site is outside of a Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) regulatory
floodplain. Surry County does not require a floodplain development permit for projects outside of the
SFHA.
The proposed design associated with the Site has limited or no risk of potential hydrologic trespass since
the project encompasses predominantly steep, zero order or first order streams. Venable Creek and UT1
are the only streams with risk for backwater effects. Venable Creek Reach 1 is enhancement II with no
instream work proposed, and the first 200 feet of Reach 2 is enhancement I at grade, reducing the risk
of offsite backwater effects. UT1 is a Priority 2 restoration for its length, which increases floodplain
capacity with limited backwater potential.
5.3 401/404
Some wetlands within the floodplain adjacent to the existing streams will be partially impacted during
realignment of the stream channel. Wetlands on the Site that are within the conservation easement and
outside of the limits of disturbance will be flagged with safety fence during construction to prevent
unintended impacts. This will be denoted in the final construction plans. The Pre -Construction
Notification, including this data, will be submitted to the NCIRT with the Final Mitigation Plan.
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6.0 Mitigation Site Goals and Objectives
The major goals of the proposed stream mitigation project are to provide ecological and water quality
enhancements to the Yadkin River Basin while creating a functional riparian corridor at the site level.
Project goals are desired project outcomes and are verifiable through measurement and/or visual
assessment. Objectives are activities that will result in the accomplishment of goals. The project will be
monitored after construction to evaluate performance as described in Sections 8 and 9 of this report.
The project goals and related objectives are described in Table 6.
Table 6: Mitigation Goals and Objectives
Goal
Objective
CU-Wide and RBRP Objectives
Function
Supported
Supported
Install livestock fencing on all or portions
Reduce nutrient, sediment, and
Hydraulic,
Exclude livestock
of the Site and/or permanently remove
fecal coliform inputs; Protect
Geomorphology,
from stream
livestock from all or portions of the Site to
restored aquatic habitat;
physicochemical,
channels.
exclude livestock from stream channels
Implement agricultural BMPs
Biology
and riparian areas.
(permanent livestock exclusion).
Reconstruct stream channels slated for
Improve the
restoration with stable dimensions and
Hydraulic,
stability of stream
appropriate depth relative to the existing
Reduce sediment and nutrient
Geomorphology,
channels.
floodplain. Add bank revetments and in-
inputs; restore aquatic habitat.
Physicochemical,
stream structures to protect restored/
Biology
enhanced streams.
Install habitat features such as
Improve instream
constructed steps, cover logs, and brush
Restore degraded aquatic
Geomorphology,
habitat.
toes on restored reaches. Add woody
habitat.
Biology
materials to channel beds. Construct pools
of varying depth.
Convert active cattle pasture to forested
Hydrology,
Restore and
riparian buffers along all Site streams,
Hydraulic,
enhance native
which will slow and treat runoff from
Reduce nutrient, sediment, and
Geomorphology,
floodplain
adjacent pasture before entering streams.
fecal coliform inputs.
Physicochemical,
vegetation.
Protect and enhance existing forested
Biology
riparian buffers. Treat invasive species.
Protect aquatic habitat; Protect
Hydrology
Permanently
water supply waters; Reduce
(local),
protect the project
Establish a conservation easement on the
nutrient, sediment, and fecal
Hydraulic,
site from harmful
Site. Exclude livestock from Site streams.
coliform inputs; Implement
Geomorphology,
uses.
agricultural BMPs (permanent
Physicochemical,
livestock exclusion).
Biology
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7.0 Design Approach and Mitigation Work Plan
7.1 Design Approach Overview
The design approach for this Site was developed to meet the goals and objectives described in Section 6
which were formulated based on the potential for uplift described in Section 4. The design is also
intended to provide the expected outcomes in Section 6, though these are not tied to performance
criteria. The project streams proposed for restoration on the Site will be reconnected with an active
floodplain and the channels will be reconstructed with stable dimension, pattern, and profile that will
transport the water and sediment delivered to the system. Cattle will be excluded from the riparian
zone and the entire project area will be protected in perpetuity by a conservation easement.
The design approach for this Site utilized a combination of analog and analytical approaches for stream
restoration, and also relies on empirical data and prior experiences and observations. Reference reaches
were identified to serve as the basis for design parameters. Channels were sized based on design
discharge hydrologic analysis which uses a combination of empirical and analytical data as described
within this report. Designs were then verified and/or modified based on sediment transport analysis.
Wetland hydrology was assessed with groundwater gages and modeled to predict hydrologic outcomes
based on the proposed post -project conditions. These design approaches have been used on many
successful Mountain and Piedmont restoration projects and is appropriate for the goals and objectives
for this Site.
7.2 Reference Streams
Reference streams provide geomorphic parameters of a stable system, which can be used to inform
design of stable channels of similar stream types in similar landscapes and watersheds. Eight reference
reaches were identified for this Site and used to support the design of streams (Figure 6). These
reference reaches were chosen because of their similarities to the Site streams including drainage area,
valley slope, morphology, and bed material. Due to the variety of slopes and project stream types
present on the Site, the distribution of reference reaches is wide, throughout North Carolina's foothills
and western Piedmont. Geomorphic parameters for these reference reaches are summarized in
Appendix 4. The references to be used for the specific streams are shown in Table 7. A description of
each reference reach is included below.
Table 7: Stream Reference Data Used in Development of Design Parameters
Design Stream
Venable Creek
UT1
UT2
UT3
UT6
Reach
2
3
2
2
2
Reference Stream
Stream Type
B4
C4
C4b
B4
C4b
A4
Ironwood Tributary
A5a+
x
Timber Tributary
B4
x
x
x
UT to South Fork Fishing Creek
135a
x
Riverbend Park
C4
x
x
x
UT to Gap Branch
B4a/A4
x
Agony Acres UT1 Reach 3
B4
x
x
UT to Rocky Creek
E4b
x
x
x
x
Box Creek
C4
x
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7.2.1 Critcher Brothers Reference Streams
The following streams are in Wilkes County at Wildlands' Critcher Brothers Mitigation Site. The
landscape of this project is similar to the Site and supports a variety of stream types from B streams to
high sloped Aa+ step pool channels.
Ironwood Tributary Reference Reach
Ironwood Tributary reference reach is geomorphically described as a steep (11.4%) step -like system and
classifies as an A5a+ channel. It has a drainage area of 0.03 square miles and is surrounded by heavy
canopy coverage. It has a channel sinuosity of 1.19 which is considerably high for high gradient systems.
Several long gravel/cobble riffles were observed that cascaded into pools over root mass, woody debris,
or a boulder step at the tail of riffle.
Timber Tributary Reference Reach
Timber Tributary Reference Reach is a 200 ft B4 channel with a drainage area of approximately 0.04
square miles. The stream meanders through a confined valley surrounded by mature trees. The channel
has a moderate slope of 3.2%, and a channel sinuosity of 1.12. This system supports varied habitats
including woody debris, rock riffles and meander pools.
UT to SF Fishing Creek Reference Reach
UT to SF Fishing Creek reference reach is a small, steep (8.2%) 135a channel. It has a drainage area of
approximately 0.02 square miles. UT to SF Fishing Creek is surrounded by a forested land cover and is
located at the downstream -most end of the project site. The bedform consists of bedrock slides and
boulder step -pool cascades located at the tail of riffle features. The channel is confined so the banks are
relatively high but host a variety of mature vegetation.
7.2.2 Riverbend Park
Riverbend Park is located in Catawba County, NC and receives drainage from a predominantly forested
watershed. The surveyed portion of the reach has a slope of 1.3% with a moderate sinuosity and quality
bedform. This reach has a drainage area of 0.1 square miles and is classified as a Rosgen C4 stream. The
reach had an entrenchment ratio of 1.6, width to depth ratio of 11.8, and a bank height ratio of 1.2.
7.2.3 UT to Gap Branch
UT to Gap Branch is located in the Box Creek Wilderness near Union Mills, NC. This stream flows
through a confined valley with an alluvial bottom. The overall stream slope is 6.8% and the width to
depth ratio is 10.1. The entrenchment ratio is 3.4, and the reach classifies as a slightly entrenched 134a.
7.2.4 Agony Acres UT1 Reach 3
Reach 3 of UT1 on the Agony Acres Mitigation Site in Guilford County was selected as a reference reach
due to its similarity in slope and drainage area to the restoration reaches on the project. UT1— Reach 3
has a drainage area of 0.3 square miles and classified as an B4 stream type.
7.2.5 UT to Rocky Creek
The UT to Rocky Creek reference site is in central Montgomery County within the Uwharrie National
Forest. The drainage area is 1.10 square miles and the land use within the drainage area is a semi -
mature forest. The UT to Rocky Creek Reference site was classified as an E4b stream type with a low
sinuosity (1.1). The channel has a width to depth ratio of 9.1 and an entrenchment ratio of 6. The reach
has a valley slope of 2.6% while the channel slope is 2.4%. The bed material d5o for the reach is 22.6
mm. Due to the low sinuosity, no pattern data were collected.
7.2.6 Box Creek
The Box Creek reference reach site is in Rutherford County and has a drainage area of 2.13 square miles.
The entire watershed is forested and the reference reach site is located approximately a quarter mile
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upstream from a large pond. The reach is characterized by short riffles, deep pools, and long shallow
runs. This moderately sinuous reach (1.3) classifies as a C4 channel and has a high width/depth ratio of
19.1. This reach reported a bank height ratio of 1.5 but banks were typically stable due to a large extent
of woody vegetation lining each bank, especially along the outer bends of a few tight meanders. In -
stream habitat structures included undercut banks, woody debris, and coarse substrate from which fish
have built several gravel piles for nesting.
7.3 Design Discharge Analysis
Multiple methods were used to develop bankfull discharge estimates for each of the project restoration
reaches. These are discussed below. Figure 7 shows the relationship of the data to the design discharge
estimates.
7.3.1 Regional Curve Data
Discharge was estimated using the published NC Mountain Curve (Figure 7) as well as the updated curve
for rural Piedmont and Mountain streams, shown as the Alan Walker Curve.
7.3.2 Regional Flood Frequency Analysis
A regional flood frequency analysis was performed by using 26 USGS gages in the North Carolina
Piedmont including five gages with drainage areas smaller than 1 square mile. The Hosking and Walls
(1995) homogeneity test was performed using statistical software R° to identify the most appropriate
gages for use in the analysis. Flood frequency regression curves were developed to calculate discharges
for ungaged streams in the North Carolina Piedmont for the 1.2-year and 1.5-year recurrence intervals.
7.3.3 Site Specific Reference Reach Curve
Eight reference reaches were identified for this project. Each reference reach was surveyed to develop
information for analyzing drainage area -discharge relationships as well as development of design
parameters. Stable cross -sectional dimensions and channel slopes were used to compute a bankfull
discharge with the Manning's equation for each reference reach. The resulting discharge values were
plotted with drainage area on Figure 7 (Reference Reach Curve) and compared the other discharge
estimation methods.
7.3.4 Maximum Discharge (Manning's Equation)
A riffle cross-section was surveyed on each design reach on the Site. Due to the existing impairments
throughout Site streams, bankfull indicators were weak and not considered reliable for estimating a
bankfull discharge. Instead, Manning's equation was used to calculate a discharge associated with the
top of banks for all project streams. Stream slope was calculated from the surveyed channel slope, and
roughness was estimated using guidelines from Chow (1959). This corresponding discharge was plotted
on Figure 7 (Qmax — Existing Site Streams) and considered as an upper limit for potential bankfull
discharge values throughout the Site except for UT2 Reach 2. UT2 Reach 2's flow is split due to cattle
trampling and the bankfull cross section surveyed only carrys a portion of the watershed flow.
7.3.5 Wildlands Regional USGS Rural Calculator
Wildlands developed a regional flood frequency analysis tool that tailored the USGS 2009 publication
Magnitude and Frequency of Rural Floods in the Southeastern United States, through 2006 to the
Piedmont of North Carolina. Of the 103 stations referenced in the publication, 23 were used in the
development of the tool. To fill gaps in data, five additional stations were added by Wildlands to
represent streams with drainage areas less than one square mile. The Hosking and Wallis homogeneity
test was performed in R© to identify the most appropriate gages based on homogeneity (Hosking and
Wallis, 1993). The gages used were:
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• USGS 02096740 — Gun Branch near Alamance, NC (DA = 4.06 mi')
• USGS 02096846 — Cane Creek near Yadkin Grove, NC (DA = 7.54 mil)
• USGS 02097010 — Robeson Creek near Pittsboro, NC (DA = 1.71 mil)
• USGS 02101030 — Falls Creek near Bennett, NC (DA = 3.43 mil)
• USGS 0210166029 — Rocky River at SR1300 near Crutchfield Crossroads, NC (DA = 7.42 mil)
The data from these 28 gage stations were used to develop flood frequency curves for the 1.2-year and
1.5-year recurrence interval discharges. These relationships can be used to estimate discharge of those
recurrence intervals for ungaged streams in the same hydrologic region and were solved for each
project reach's discharge with the drainage area as the input. The discharge estimates are shown on
Figure 7 as the Regional Flood Frequency storms.
7.3.6 Design Discharge Analysis Summary
The design discharge analysis began with a review of the Site streams' maximum discharges. These
points were outside the scatter of all other curves and datasets for all streams except UT2 Reach 2 and
were thus removed from consideration due to the unstable nature of the cross -sections. UT2 Reach 2's
existing cross section does not receive all of the watershed flow due to multiple flowpaths through
cattle trampled areas, so the maximum discharge is low. Review of the regional curve, the reference
reach curve, and the 1.2-year and 1.5-year flood frequency relationships revealed that the NC Mountain
Curve slope and intercept are similar to that of the reference reach curve, while the Alan Walker Curve
intercept is similar to the 1.2-year predictions. These curves were then used to set the upper and lower
boundaries, respectively, for the selected Site design discharges. Design discharges for were selected
within the scatter of the reference reach curve and between the 1.2-year and 1.5-year predictions for all
streams except UT2 Reach 2. UT2 Reach 2 exists a steep valley and flows through a wetland developed
within the alluvial fan sediments. UT2 Reach 2's design discharge was intentionally set lower, in line with
the 1.2-year prediction, to promote frequent stream-floodplain interaction and further development of
the stream -wetland complex.
The design discharge selections support the design goal of reducing instream stress by promoting
frequent dispersal and infiltration of flood flows onto floodplains while maintaining small channel
constructability. Table 8 gives a summary of the discharge analysis, while Figure 7 illustrates the design
discharge data.
Table 8: Summary of Design Discharge Analysis for Restoration Reaches
Venable Creek
UT1
UT2
Reach 2
UT3
Reach 2
UT6
Reach 2
Reach 2
Reach 3
DA (acres)
519
599
334
43
18
10
DA (sq. mi.)
0.81
0.94
0.52
0.07
0.03
0.02
NC Mountain Regional Curve (cfs)
86
98
61
13
7
4
Alan Walker Curve (cfs)
47
54
33
7
3
2
Wildlands Regional
USGS Flood Frequency
Analysis (cfs)
1.2-year
67
76
48
11
6
4
1.5-year
95
107
69
16
8
5
Site Specific Reference Reach Curve
69
75
55
19
12
9
Max Q from Manning's Eq. from XS
survey (cfs)
247
256
125
4
51
79
Final Design Q (cfs)
75
83
52
10
6
4
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7.4 Design Channel Morphological Parameters
Reference reaches were a primary source of information to develop the pattern and profile design
parameters for the streams. Ranges of pattern parameters were developed within the reference reach
parameter ranges with some exceptions based on best professional judgement and knowledge from
previous projects. For example, for meandering C designs, radius of curvature ratio is kept above 1.8 on
all reaches and meander width ratio is kept above a 2.4. Meandering designs have pool widths to be 1.2
to 1.5 times the width of riffles to provide adequate point bars and riffle pool transition zones.
Wildlands has found these minimum ratios to support stable geometry. Designer experience was used
for pool design as well. Pool depths were designed to be a minimum of 3 times deeper than riffles to
provide habitat variation. Cross-section parameters such as area, depth, and width were designed based
on the design discharge and stable bank slopes. In some cases, the width to depth ratio was increased
beyond reference parameters as dictated by prior project experience to provide stable bank slopes prior
to the development of a fully vegetated streambank. Key morphological parameters for the Site are
listed in Tables 9-12. Complete morphological tables for existing, reference, and proposed conditions are
in Appendix 4.
Table 9: Summary of Morphological Parameters for Venable Creek
Venable Creek Reach 2
Venable Creek Reach 3
References
References
Parameter
Existing
Proposed
Existing
Proposed
Agony
UT to
Riverbend
UT to
Box
Acres UT1
Rocky
Rocky
Park
Creek
Reach 3
Creek
Creek
Contributing Drainage Area
(acres)
519
96
672
519
599
166
672
1363
599
Channel/Reach Classification
E4
134
E4b
134
E/C4
C4
E4b
C4
C4
Design Discharge Width (ft)
10.6
11.1
12.2
15.0
10.5 -
10.6
12.2
23.5
15.6
10.8
Design Discharge Depth (ft)
1.5
0.7
1.3
1.1
1.6-0.9
1.3
1.2
1.1
Design Discharge Area (ft2)
15.6
7.4
16.3
16.4
16.9-
9.5
16.3
28.9
17.3
18.1
Design Discharge Velocity
(ft/s)
4.8
4.9
5.5
4.6
4.9
3.5
5.5
3.3
4.8
Design Discharge (cfs)
75
37
85
75
83
33
85
95
83
Water Surface Slope (ft/ft)
0.0190
0.0490
0.0200
0.0230
0.0136
0.0130
0.02
0.0084
0.0140
Sinuosity
1.08
1.04
1.10
1.08
1.14
-
1.10
1.33
1.29
Width/Depth Ratio
7.2
16.6
9.1
13.8
6 9
11.8
9.1
19.1
14.1
Bank Height Ratio
1.6
1.0
1.0
1.0-1.1
1 6
1.2
1.0
1.5
1.0-1.1
Entrenchment Ratio
4.3
2.3
6.0
2.0+
8.6
1.6
6.0
3.3
2.2+
10.5
Reachwide d50 (mm)
40.6
50.6
22.6
13.3
22.6
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Table 10: Summary of Morphological Parameters for UT1 and UT3
Parameter
Existing
References
Proposed
UT1
UT3
Reach 2
Timber
Tributary
Riverbend
Park
UT to Rocky
Creek
UT1
UT3
Reach 2
Contributing Drainage Area
(acres)
334
18
26
166
672
334
18
Channel/Reach Classification
E4b
E4b
B4
C4
E4b
C4b
B4
Design Discharge Width (ft)
8.7
4.2
8.9
10.6
12.2
11.5
4.9
Design Discharge Depth (ft)
1.1
0.9
0.5
0.9
1.3
0.97
0.4
Design Discharge Area (ft2)
9.8
3.8
4.6
9.5
16.3
11.1
1.9
Design Discharge Velocity
(ft/s)
5.3
1.6
3.7
3.5
5.5
4.7
3.1
Design Discharge (cfs)
52
6
17
33
85
52
6
Water Surface Slope (ft/ft)
0.0212
0.0369
0.0334
0.0130
0.0200
0.0210
0.0340
Sinuosity
1.04
1.47
1.12
-
1.10
1.14
1.02
Width/Depth Ratio
7.6
4.7
17.0
11.8
9.1
11.8
12.3
Bank Height Ratio
1.4
1.5
1.0
1.2
1.0
1.0-1.1
1.0-1.1
Entrenchment Ratio
7.9
6.4
1.5
1.6
6.0
2.2+
2.0+
Reachwide d50 (mm)
9.5
3.1
6.5
22.6
9.5
j 3.1
Table 11: Summary of Morphological Parameters for UT2
Parameter
Existing
References
Proposed
UT2
Reach 2
Timber
Tributary
Agony Acres
UT1 Reach 3
UT2
Reach 2
Contributing Drainage Area
(acres)
43
26
96
43
Channel/Reach Classification
C4b
B4
B4
B4
Design Discharge Width (ft)
4.0
8.9
11.1
5.6
Design Discharge Depth (ft)
0.3
0.5
0.7
0.5
Design Discharge Area (ft2)
1.2
4.6
7.4
2.6
Design Discharge Velocity (ft/s)
8.1
3.7
4.9
3.9
Design Discharge (cfs)
10
17
37
10
Water Surface Slope (ft/ft)
0.0352
0.0334
0.0490
0.0380
Sinuosity
1.18
1.12
1.04
1.02
Width/Depth Ratio
12.7
17
16.6
12.1
Bank Height Ratio
1.0
1
1.0
1.0-1.1
Entrenchment Ratio
2.7
1.5
2.3
2.0+
Reachwide d50 (mm)
24.1
6.5
50.6
24.1
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Table 12: Summary of Morphological Parameters for UT2
Parameter
Existing
References
Proposed
UT6
Reach 2
Ironwood
Tributary
UT to South
Fork Fishing
Creek
UT to Gap
Branch
UT6
Reach 2
Contributing Drainage Area
(acres)
10
19
13
26
10
Channel/Reach Classification
A4
A5a+
B5a
B4a/A4
A4
Design Discharge Width (ft)
2.1
5.0
4.1
6.2
3.7
Design Discharge Depth (ft)
0.8
0.6
0.4
0.6
0.3
Design Discharge Area (ft2)
1.6
2.7
1.8
3.8
1.2
Design Discharge Velocity (ft/s)
2.5
4.9
4.1
5.0
3.3
Design Discharge (cfs)
4
13
8
18.7
4
Water Surface Slope (ft/ft)
0.0870
0.1139
0.0815
0.0680
0.0822
Sinuosity
1.01
1.19
-
-
1.00
Width/Depth Ratio
2.7
9.1
9.3
10.1
11.2
Bank Height Ratio
2.6
1.3
1.0
1.0
1.0-1.1
Entrenchment Ratio
3.7
2.1
1.7
3.4
1.4+
Reachwide d50 (mm)
8.5
0.9
1.2
19.0
8.5
7.5 Sediment Transport Analysis
As discussed in Section 4.1, the UT1 and Venable Creek watersheds deliver some sediment to the onsite
streams, but the majority of sediment observed in the project streams originates through onsite erosion
and cattle access. The project stream and valley restoration will address the major sediment sources
within the watershed by protecting stream banks, removing cattle from the system, and reducing
channel shear stress. Buffers will be converted from pastures to planted native woody tree and shrub
species. The restored buffer will provide filtration for overland flow from remaining upland agricultural
fields. Additionally, four BMPs will be constructed to treat points of concentrated agricultural runoff.
The existing Site streams are not capacity limited, and the project should reduce sediment supply;
therefore, the focus of sediment transport analysis for design was to verify that the designed channels
will be stable over time and have the competence to pass the sediment that continues to be delivered
by the watershed.
7.5.1 Competence Analysis
Competence analyses were performed during design for each of the restoration reaches by comparing
shear stress associated with the design bankfull discharge, proposed channel dimensions, and proposed
channel slopes with the size distribution of the existing bed load. The analysis utilized standard
equations based on a methodology using the Shields (1936) curve and Andrews (1984) equation
described by Rosgen (2001). Channel slope and design dimensions were varied as possible until the
resulting design verified that the stream reach could move the bed load supplied to the stream. Each
stream reach design follows the natural fall of the valley, and design stream slopes can vary widely over
a design reach. For this reason, the lowest design slope was used in the competence analysis to ensure
that the sediment delivered by the watershed would pass through the lowest sloped reach. The results
of the analysis are shown in Table 13.
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Table 13: Results of Competence Analysis
Venable Creek
UT1
UT2
UT3
UT6
Reach 2
Reach 3
Reach 2
Reach 2
Reach 2
Dbkf (ft)
1.09
1.11
0.97
0.46
0.40
0.33
Minumum Schan (ft/ft)
0.0230
0.0070
0.0210
0.0320
0.0260
0.0820
Bankfull Shear Stress, t (lb/sq ft)
1.51
0.47
1.21
0.89
0.62
1.63
Dmax Bar/Subpavement (mm)
170
78
64
93
56
52
Dcrit (ft)
1.2
1.1
0.24
0.24
0.16
0.05
Scrit (ft/ft)
0.0171
0.0069
0.0051
0.01638
0.0105
0.0114
Movable particle size (mm)
Shield's/Rosgen
120/206
36/87
95/175
69/139
47/107
130/218
Predicted Shear Stress to move
Dmax Shield's/Rosgen
2.11/1.16
1.00/0.40
0.83/0.31
1.18/0.51
0.73/0.26
0.68/0.23
The initial competence analysis was based on the size material naturally found in the stream to mimic
potential bed load. The results were used to inform further design of the reach. Due to the steeper
nature of UT1, UT2, UT3, and UT6, the streams are often capable of moving particle sizes far greater
than that supplied by the watershed. By reviewing competence using the lowest design slope, often
where the stream enters the Venable Creek floodplain, the design was iterated to have enough slope so
as to continue to move sediment through the system without excessive aggradation. On Venable Creek,
the Andrew's equation for gravel bed transport suggests that the design is close to equilibrium with the
watershed sediment supply. The Shield's equation suggests that the stream design may not be
competent to pass the largest particle supplied by the watershed, while Rosgen's equation suggests that
it is competent to move the watershed supply. Shield's equation was based on data collected from
homogenous size distributions in flumes while Rosgen's equation was based on data collected from
heterogenous size distribution in natural streams. Rosgen's data set is more similar to the Site streams
and suggests that the Venable Creek design is more than competent to pass the sediment generated
from the watershed.
The excess shear throughout most of the Site streams influenced the design of rock and wood step
structures to provide grade control and increase roughness within the channel. Riffles with larger
materials, such as chunky riffles, were also integrated into the design as grade control. The proposed D50
and Dioo for the constructed riffles on all stream reaches will be sized so that the reconstructed channels
will not produce enough shear stress to entrain the largest particles in these structures. This will ensure
a stable pavement while allowing for bed load material to be active within the system.
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7.6 Project Implementation
Currently, the streams throughout the Site are extensively impacted by grazing. The primary stressors to
Site streams are livestock trampling and fecal coliform inputs, lack of stabilizing stream bank and
riparian vegetation, active erosion, and incision.
Wildlands' approach to improving the streams on the Site includes a multi -tiered approach including
enhancement I and 11, and Priority 1 restoration with Priority 2 restoration limited to confluences and
transition zones. The efforts will extend up to the stream origin on UT2, UT3, UT4, and UT6, and far into
the headwaters of UT2A and UT5, representing a holistic, watershed scale restoration of much of the
Site.
Venable Creek Reaches 1 and 4, UT2 Reach 1, UT2A, UT3 Reach 1, UT4, UT5, and UT6 Reach 1 are
relatively stable geomorphically, but historic and ongoing cattle access to the streams has resulted in
areas of trampled stream banks, erosion, and spot areas of poor riparian buffers. These reaches are
slated for enhancement level 11, which will include correcting isolated areas of bank erosion on perennial
reaches.
Enhancement I is proposed for Venable Creek Reach 2. The profile will be adjusted within the existing
stream banks, and areas of bank erosion will be corrected. This reach serves as a transition between the
enhancement II length of Venable Creek Reach 1 to full restoration proposed on Venable Creek Reach 3.
Restoration practices are proposed on the remainder of the Site where persistent, systemic incision and
erosion cannot be addressed through spot treatment. Enhancement I efforts on Venable Creek Reach 2
allow for Venable Creek Reach 3 to connect directly to the historic floodplain using Priority 1 restoration
with a short, transitional length of Priority 2 restoration. Priority 1 restoration will continue to the
downstream reach extents, where a transitional length of Priority 2 restoration will be required to tie
the stream into the existing channel. UT213 will be garded to tie into the new location of Venable Creek
Reach 3.
UT1 will also be brought up to the historic floodplain beginning at the Siloam Road culvert, allowing for
an immediate transition to Priority 1 restoration. A short length of Priority 2 restoration ties UT1 into
Venable Creek Reach 2.
Restoration of UT2 Reach 2 begins at the confluence of UT2 and UT2A. As the valley widens, a critical
farm road along the left valley toe pinches the floodplain. This farm road will remain just outside of the
easement. To compensate for this pinch point, the right valley wall will be graded to widen UT2's
floodplain. Cattle trampling through this valley will be corrected and UT2 Reach 2 will be restored to a
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single thread channel. UT2 Reach 2 will drop into Venable Creek over a structure, eliminating the need
for a transitional section of Priority 2 restoration.
UT3 Reach 2 will be brought up onto the historic floodplain beginning at a bedrock knickpoint, allowing
for immediate transition to Priority 1 restoration. Priority 1 restoration will continue downstream to UT3
Reach 2's confluence with Venable Creek.
UT6 Reach 2 will be routed back to its original valley. Valley walls will be graded to stable slopes and
stable step -pool bedform will be constructed.
Along each restoration and enhancement reach, cattle will be excluded and open areas of the buffer will
be planted.
This proposed work will not only improve Site streams, but will restore the habitat fragmentation
caused by the current agricultural land use practices. Restoration of riparian buffers will connect the
entire watershed to the existing forested areas upstream of UT2 and UT5 and downstream on Venable
Creek to provide an uninterrupted riparian corridor. A concept plan for the Site is provided in Figure 8.
7.7 Onsite Best Management Practices
Eroding, ephemeral features and actively grazed cattle pasture
upstream of the origination of UT3, UT4, and UT6 concentrate
the pasture drainage to the stream channels. Cattle wallow
areas adjacent to Venable Creek are discrete sources for
sediment and fecal matter. Stormwater BMPs will be established
upstream of jurisdictional features within the conservation
easement to capture and treat the runoff from these areas. The
BMPs will be planted with appropriate native species to
encourage nutrient uptake, settling, and treatment. BMPs are
expected to capture sediment after construction and fill in over
time, transitioning to a vegetative filter feature. BMPs will not
be monitored or maintained.
7.8 Vegetation and Planting Plan
Non -forested areas within the conservation easement will be planted, which includes additional buffer
areas beyond the minimum requirement of 30 feet from top of bank. Riparian buffers will be planted
with early successional native vegetation chosen to develop a forested riparian zone. The specific
species composition was selected based on the community type, observation of occurrence of species in
riparian buffers adjacent to the Site, and best professional judgement on species establishment and
anticipated Site conditions in the early years following project implementation. Species chosen for the
planting plan are listed on Sheet 3.0 of the Draft Plans located in Appendix 12.
The riparian buffer and wetland areas will be planted with bare root seedlings. In addition, the stream
banks will be planted with live stakes and the channel toe will be planted with herbaceous species.
Permanent herbaceous seed will be spread on streambanks, floodplain areas, and disturbed areas
within the project easement. Bare root and live stake planting will take place during the dormant
season.
Some of the existing invasive species along restoration and enhancement reaches, including fescue
(Festuca spp.), will be treated with herbicide preconstruction, while invasives within active construction
corridors will be mechanically removed during construction. The extent of invasive species coverage wil
be monitored, mapped, and controlled as necessary throughout the required monitoring period as
discussed in Appendix 7.
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7.9 Utilities, Stream Crossings, and Site Access
Table 14 summarizes the proposed crossings on the Site. All crossings are included in the easement and
are existing utility or stream crossings. Ford or culvert crossings will be fenced with 5-strand barbed wire
or charged high -tensile wire and gated. The culvert pipes will be buried 6 to 12 inches to allow for a
natural stream bed through the crossing, promoting fish passage and aquatic habitat continuity. The
maintenance of the crossings will be the responsibility of the landowner once the project is closed by
the NCIRT and transferred to NCDEQ stewardship.
There are two overhead utility easements which overlap the project easement; one on Venable Creek
shown in Table 14 and one at the upstream end of UT6. UT6 originates within the utility easement. The
conservation easement extends to UT6's origin but no credit is proposed within the utility easement.
The landowner plans to install cattle watering systems post -project at several locations as part of the
project implementation. The easement area can be accessed for construction, monitoring, and long-
term stewardship from Little Mountain Church Road and Siloam Road.
Table 14: Crossings Summary
Within Conservation
Reach
Crossing Location (STA)
Crossing Type
Easement?
Utility only/no stream bed
Venable Creek
102+99
Yes
crossing or livestock access
Gated and fenced ford —
Venable Creek
132+75
livestock access only during
Yes
coordinated crossing events
Fenced culvert — no
UT2
308+72
livestock access to stream
Yes
7.10 Project Risk and Uncertainties
In general, this project is low risk. There is low risk of hydraulic trespass from the project due to the
current and designed slopes of the project channels. The farmers are on the land daily and will be able
to repair damaged fences and/or remove stray livestock from the easement quickly.
The rural agricultural zoning of the watershed protects it from potential urban development, however
there is always risk of logging on large tracts of forested land such as those within the Venable Creek
and UT1 watersheds. Logging of these watersheds could increase peak flows and sediment to these
streams. UT1's watershed contains several impoundments which may function to control fine sediment
runoff and peak flows should logging occur.
Valley slope transitions, such as where the Site tributaries enter the broad Venable Creek floodplain, can
naturally function as aggradational areas. Sediment transport has been analyzed for restoration reaches
through valley transitions and the streams are expected to be competent to move the existing bedload
over time. Existing fine sediment sources, including streambank erosion and farm runoff, will be reduced
through stream bank repair and BMP installation, reducing the risk of aggradation due to capacity. If
unforeseen land use changes increase fine sediment loads beyond current levels, there is a risk of
aggradation at the valley slope breaks. This risk may be offset by additional vegetation on floodplains or
off-line sediment sink BMPs.
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8.0 Performance Standards
The stream performance standards for the project have been developed based on guidance presented
in the DIMS Stream and Wetland Mitigation Plan Template and Guidance (June 2017) and the October
2016 NCIRT Mitigation Monitoring Guidance. Annual monitoring and semi-annual site visits will be
conducted to assess the condition of the finished project. Specific performance standard components
are proposed for stream morphology, stream hydrology, and riparian vegetation. Performance criteria
will be evaluated throughout the seven-year post -construction monitoring period. An outline of the
performance criteria components follows.
8.1 Stream Morphological Parameters and Channel Stability
8.1.1 Dimension
Riffle cross sections on the restoration reaches should be stable and should show little change in
bankfull area, bank height ratio, and width -to -depth ratio. Per NCIRT guidance (2016), bank height ratios
shall not exceed 1.2 and entrenchment ratios shall be at least 1.4 for restored B channels and 2.2 for
restored C channels to be considered stable. Riffle cross sections should fall within the parameters
defined for channels of the appropriate stream type. If any changes do occur, these changes will be
evaluated to assess whether the stream channel is showing signs of instability. Changes in the channel
that indicate a movement toward stability or enhanced habitat include a decrease in the width -to -depth
ratio in meandering channels or an increase in pool depth. Remedial action would not be taken if
channel changes indicate a movement toward stability.
8.1.2 Pattern and Profile
Visual assessments and photo documentation should indicate that streams are remaining stable and do
not indicate a trend toward vertical or lateral instability. Signs of instability may include bank scour,
bank migration, and bed incision.
8.1.3 Substrate
Restoration reaches should show a progression towards or the maintenance of coarser materials in the
riffle features and smaller particles in the pool features. However, natural variations in pool and riffle
substrate is expected as a result of sediment transport processes in steeper sloped channels. A reach -
wide pebble count will be performed in each restoration reach each monitoring year for classification
purposes. A wetted pebble count will be performed during the baseline survey at surveyed riffles to
characterize the pavement. Riffles may fine over the course of monitoring due to the stabilization of
contributing watershed sediment sources.
8.2 Hydrology
Stream hydrologic monitoring will be conducted on stream reaches that utilize restoration and/or
enhancement level I approaches where in -stream work conducted alters channel dimensions below the
bankfull elevation. Automated pressure transducers will be used to bankfull events and are referred to
as crest gages (CG) in text and tables.
The occurrence of bankfull events will be documented throughout the monitoring period. Four bankfull
flow events, occurring in separate years, must be documented within the seven-year monitoring period.
Automated crest gages will be set to record bankfull events every three hours and will be installed
within the stream's surveyed riffle cross section. The device will be checked quarterly to determine if a
bankfull event has occurred. Evidence of bankfull events, such as the occurrence of debris lines and
sediment deposition, will be documented with photos when possible.
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8.3 Vegetation
The final vegetative performance standard will be the survival of 210 planted stems per acre in the
planted riparian and wetland areas at the end of the required seven-year monitoring period. The interim
measure of vegetative success for the Site will be the survival of at least 320 planted stems per acre at
the end of monitoring year three (MY3) and at least 260 stems per acre at the end of MY5. Also, trees
must average six feet in height at the end of the fifth monitoring year, and eight feet in height at the end
of the seventh monitoring year. The extent of invasive species coverage will be monitored and
controlled as necessary throughout the required monitoring period.
Vegetation monitoring quadrants will be installed across the Site to measure the survival of the planted
trees with the riparian and wetland areas. The number of monitoring quadrants required, and frequency
of monitoring will be based on the DMS monitoring guidance documents. Vegetation monitoring will
occur between July 1 and leaf drop and will follow the CVS-EEP Protocol for Recording Vegetation (2008)
or another DMS approved protocol.
8.4 Other Parameters
8.4.1 Photo Documentation
Photographs should illustrate the Site's vegetation and morphological stability on an annual basis. Cross
section photos should demonstrate no excessive erosion or degradation of the banks. Longitudinal
photos should indicate the absence of persistent mid -channel bars within the channel or vertical
incision. Grade control structures should remain stable. Deposition of sediment on the bank side of vane
arms is preferable. Maintenance of scour pools on the channel side of vane arms is expected.
8.4.2 Visual Assessments
Visual assessments should support the specific performance standards for each metric as described
above.
9.0 Monitoring Plan
The Site monitoring plan has been developed to ensure that the required performance standards are
met and project goals and objectives are achieved. Annual monitoring data will be reported using the
DMS Annual Monitoring Reporting Template (June 2017). The monitoring report shall provide project
data chronology that will facilitate an understanding of project status and trends, ease population of
DMS databases for analysis and research purposes, and assist in close-out decision making.
Using the DMS Baseline Monitoring Report Template (June 2017), a baseline monitoring document and
as -built record drawings of the project will be developed following the planting completion and
monitoring installation on the restored site. Monitoring reports will be prepared in the fall of each
monitoring year and submitted to DMS by November 30. Complete monitoring reports will be prepared
in the fall of monitoring year one, two, three, five, and seven and submitted to DMS. In monitoring years
four and six, a brief summary of the site conditions along with photos, current condition plan view
(CCPV) map, and applicable hydrology data will be prepared and submitted to DMS. The closeout
monitoring period will extend seven years beyond completion of construction or until performance
standards have been met. The closeout report will follow the DMS Closeout Report Template Version
2.2 (January 2016).
Table 15, below, describes how the monitoring plan is set up to verify that project goals and objectives
have been achieved.
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Table 15: Monitoring Plan
Goal
Objective
Performance Standards
Monitoring Metric
Fence conservation easement
Exclude livestock
Install livestock fencing as needed to
to exclude livestock or
from stream
exclude livestock from stream
remove livestock from
Visual assessment.
channels and
channels and riparian areas.
adjacent land. Install fenced
wetlands.
and gated crossings as
needed.
In open areas planted with
bare roots; Survival of 210
Convert active cattle pasture to
planted stems per acre at
Permanent and
Restore and
forested riparian buffers along all Site
IVY7. Interim survival of at
mobile 100 square
enhance native
streams. Protect and enhance existing
least 320 planted stems at
meter vegetation
floodplain
forested riparian buffers. Treat
IVY3 and at least 260 planted
plots within planted
vegetation.
invasive species.
stems per acre at IVYS. No
open riparian areas.
success criteria is associated
with shaded area planting.
Reconstruct stream channels slated for
Stream pattern and profile
must remain stable. Bank
restoration with stable dimensions and
height ratios stay below 1.2.
Cross-section
Improve the
appropriate depth relative to the
monitoring, visual
Visual assessments showing
stability of stream
existing floodplain. Add bank
progression towards stability.
assessment,
channels.
revetments and in -stream structures
reachwide pebble
to protect restored/ enhanced
Reachwide pebble count
counts.
shows riffles are coarser than
streams.
pools.
Install habitat features such as
constructed steps, cover logs, and
Improve instream
brush toes on restored reaches. Add
There is no required
performance standard for this
Visual assessment
habitat.
woody materials to channel beds.
Construct pools of varying depth.
metric.
Remove man-made impoundment.
Install agricultural BlVPs in areas of
Treat
concentrated agricultural runoff to
There is no required
concentrated
treat runoff before it enters the stream
performance standard for this
Visual assessment.
agricultural runoff
channel.
metric.
Permanently
protect the
Establish a conservation easement on
Record and close conservation
project site from
the Site. Exclude livestock from Site
easement prior to
Visual assessment
harmful uses.
streams.
implementation.
9.1 Monitoring Components
Project monitoring components are listed in more detail in Tables 16 and 17. Approximate locations of
the proposed vegetation plots and cross section locations are illustrated in Figure 9.
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Table 16: Monitoring Components
Quantity/Length by Reach
Parameter
Monitoring Feature
Frequency
Notes
VC
VC
VC
VC
UT2
UT2
Reach 1
Reach 2
Reach 3
Reach 4
UT1
Reach 1
Reach 2
Riffle Cross -sections
N/A
1
3
N/A
1
N/A
1
Dimension
Year 1, 2, 3, 5, and 7
1
Pool Cross -sections
N/A
0
2
N/A
1
N/A
0
Pattern
Pattern
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Profile
Longitudinal Profile
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
2
Substrate
Reach wide (RW) Pebble Count
N/A
1 RW
1 RW
N/A
1 RW
N/A
1 RW
Year 1, 2, 3, 5, and 7
3
Hydrology
Crest Gage (CG) and/or
N/A
1 CG
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Semi -Annual
4
Transducer (SG)
CVS Level 2/Mobile Plots
8
Vegetation
(Permanent/Mobile)
(5/3)
Year 1, 2, 3, 5, and 7
5
Visual
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Semi -Annual
Assessment
Exotic and
nuisance
Semi -Annual
6
vegetation
Project Boundary
Semi -Annual
7
Reference
Photographs
15
Annual
Photos
1. Cross -sections will be permanently marked with rebar to establish location. Surveys will include points measured at all breaks in slope, including top of bank, bankfull, edge of
water, and thalweg.
2. Pattern and profile will be assessed visually during semi-annual site visits. Longitudinal profile will be collected during as -built baseline monitoring survey only, unless
observations indicate widespread lack of vertical stability (greater than 10% of reach is affected) and profile survey is warranted in additional years to monitor adjustments or
survey repair work.
3. Riffle 100-count substrate sampling will be collected during the baseline monitoring only. Substrate assessments in subsequent monitoring years will consist of reachwide
substrate monitoring.
4. Crest gages and/or stream gages will be monitored using automated pressure transducers. Transducers will set to record bank full events at least twice a day and stream flow at
least every 3 hours and will be inspected quarterly or semi-annually. Evidence of bankfull and stream flow events will be documented with a photo when possible.
5. Both mobile and permanent vegetation plots will be utilized to evaluate the vegetation performance for the open areas planted. 2% of the open planted acreage will be
monitored with permanent and mobile plots. Permanent vegetation monitoring plot assessments will follow CVS Level 2 protocols. Mobile vegetation monitoring plot
assessments will document number of planted stems and species using a circular or 100 m2 square/rectangular plot. Planted shaded areas will be visually assessed.
6. Locations of exotic and nuisance vegetation will be mapped
7. Locations of vegetation damage, boundary encroachments, etc. will be mapped.
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Table 17: Monitoring Components
Quantity/Length by Reach
Parameter
Monitoring Feature
Frequency
Notes
UT3
UT3
UT6
UT6
Reach 1
Reach 2
UT4
UT5
Reach 1
Reach 2
Riffle Cross -sections
N/A
1
N/A
N/A
N/A
1
Dimension
Year 1, 2, 3, 5, and 7
1
Pool Cross -sections
N/A
0
N/A
N/A
N/A
0
Pattern
Pattern
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Profile
Longitudinal Profile
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
2
Substrate
Reach wide (RW) pebble count
N/A
1 RW
N/A
N/A
N/A
1 RW
Year 1, 2, 3, 5, and 7
3
Stream
Crest Gage (CG) and/or
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Semi- Annual
4
Hydrology
Transducer (SG)
CVS Level 2/Mobile Plots
6
Vegetation
(Permanent/Mobile)
(4/2)
Year 1, 2, 3, 5, and 7
5
Visual
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Semi- Annual
Assessment
Exotic and
nuisance
Semi- Annual
6
vegetation
Project Boundary
Semi- Annual
7
Reference Photos
Photographs
9
Annual
1. Cross -sections will be permanently marked with rebar to establish location. Surveys will include points measured at all breaks in slope, including top of bank, bankfull, edge of water,
and thalweg.
2. Pattern and profile will be assessed visually during semi-annual site visits. Longitudinal profile will be collected during as -built baseline monitoring survey only, unless observations
indicate widespread lack of vertical stability (greater than 10% of reach is affected) and profile survey is warranted in additional years to monitor adjustments or survey repair work.
3. Riffle 100-count substrate sampling will be collected during the baseline monitoring only. Substrate assessments in subsequent monitoring years will consist of reachwide substrate
monitoring.
4. Crest gages and/or stream gages will be monitored using automated pressure transducers. Transducers will set to record bank full events at least twice a day and stream flow at least
every 3 hours and will be inspected quarterly or semi-annually. Evidence of bankfull and stream flow events will be documented with a photo when possible.
5. Both mobile and permanent vegetation plots will be utilized to evaluate the vegetation performance for the open areas planted. 2% of the open planted acreage will be monitored
with permanent and mobile plots. Permanent vegetation monitoring plot assessments will follow CVS Level 2 protocols. Mobile vegetation monitoring plot assessments will document
number of planted stems and species using a circular or 100 m2 square/rectangular plot. Planted shaded areas will be visually assessed.
6. Locations of exotic and nuisance vegetation will be mapped
7. Locations of vegetation damage, boundary encroachments, etc. will be mapped.
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10.0 Long -Term Management Plan
The Site will be transferred to the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ)
Stewardship Program. This party shall serve as conservation easement holder and long-term steward for
the property and will conduct periodic inspection of the Site to ensure that restrictions required in the
conservation easement are upheld. Funding will be supplied by the responsible party on a yearly basis
until such time an endowment is established. The NCDEQ Stewardship Program is developing an
endowment system within the non -reverting, interest -bearing Conservation Lands Conservation Fund
Account. The use of funds from the Endowment Account will be governed by North Carolina General
Statue GS 113A-232(d)(3). Interest gained by the endowment fund may be used for the purpose of
stewardship, monitoring, stewardship administration, and land transaction costs, if applicable.
The Stewardship Program will periodically install signage as needed to identify boundary markings as
needed. Any livestock or associated fencing or permanent crossings will be the responsibility the owner
of the underlying fee to maintain.
The Site Protection Instrument can be found in Appendix 8.
Table 18: Long-term Management Plan
Long -Term Management Activity
Long -Term Manager Responsibility
Landowner Responsibility
The landowner shall report
damaged or missing signs to the
long-term manager, as well as
Signage will be installed and
The long-term steward will be
contact the long-term manager if
maintained along the Site
responsible for inspecting the Site
a boundary needs to be marked,
boundary to denote the area
boundary and for maintaining or
or clarification is needed
protected by the recorded
replacing signage to ensure that the
regarding a boundary location. If
conservation easement area is clearly
land use changes in future and
conservation easement.
marked.
fencing is required to protect the
easement, the landowner is
responsible for installing
appropriate approved fencing.
The long-term manager will be
responsible for conducting annual
inspections and for undertaking
The Site will be protected in its
actions that are reasonably calculated
The landowner shall contact the
entirety and managed under the
to swiftly correct the conditions
long-term manager if clarification
terms outlined in the recorded
constituting a breach. The USACE, and
is needed regarding the
their authorized agents, shall have the
restrictions associated with the
conservation easement.
right to enter and inspect the Site and
recorded conservation easement.
to take actions necessary to verify
compliance with the conservation
easement.
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11.0 Adaptive Management Plan
Upon completion of Site construction, Wildlands will implement the post -construction monitoring
defined in Sections 8 and 9. Project maintenance will be performed during the monitoring years to
address minor issues as necessary (Appendix 9). If, during annual monitoring it is determined the Site's
ability to achieve Site performance standards is jeopardized, Wildlands will notify the members of the
NCIRT and work with the NCIRT to develop contingency plans and remedial actions.
12.0 Determination of Credits
Mitigation credits presented in Table 19 are projections based upon the proposed design. The Site is
submitted for mitigation credit in the Yadkin 03040101. The credit ratios proposed for the Site have
been developed in consultation with the NCIRT as summarized in technical memorandum dated
September 25, 2018. This correspondence is included in Appendix 6.
1. The requested stream restoration credit ratio is 1:1 for mitigation activities that include
reconstruction of stable channels and restoring floodplain connection.
2. Venable Creek Reach 2 is proposed for enhancement I credit at a 1.5:1 ratio.
3. Enhancement II is proposed at different ratios throughout the Site to reflect different stressors
and levels of proposed treatment.
Venable Creek Reach 1 is proposed at 2.5:1 credit to reflect a combination of frequent
cattle access, degraded buffers, and areas of erosion that require repair. Venable Creek
Reach 4, while minimally impacted by cattle, is also proposed at 2.5:1 to account for
more extensive bank repair and bench grading.
b. UT3 Reach 1, UT4, UT5, and UT6 Reach 1 are proposed at 3:1 credit to reflect cattle
exclusion and spot erosion repair.
c. UT2 Reach 1 and UT2A are proposed at 4:1 credit to acknowledge that, while cattle
currently graze the understory here and will be excluded, their impact is minimal and
there is an existing forested canopy.
4. No credit is sought for the BMPs or for work required to extend UT213 to meet the new location
of Venable Creek Reach 3.
Buffers proposed throughout the Site meet the minimum required 30-foot standard width for Mountain
streams, and in most cases, far exceed it. The credit release schedule is provided in Appendix 11.
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Table 19: Project Asset Table
Project Components
Project Component or
Reach ID
Existing
Footage/
Acreage
Restoration
Footage/ a
Acreage
Mitigation
Category
Restoration
Level
Priority
Level
Mitigation
Ratio
Proposed
Credit
Venable Creek Reach 1
3,823
90.960
Cool
Ell
N/A
2.5
36.384
Venable Creek Reach 2
208.330
El
P3, P4
1.5
138.887
Venable Creek Reach 3
1,650.417
R
P1
1
1,650.417
Venable Creek Reach 4
1,985.530
Ell
P3, P4
2.5
794.212
UT1
179
260.330
Cool
R
P2
1
260.330
UT2 Reach 1
1,154
741.850
Cool
Ell
N/A
4
185.463
UT2 Reach 2
350.470
R
P1
1
350.470
UT2A
889
893.070
Cool
Ell
N/A
4
223.268
UT213
34
71.180
Cool
N/A
N/A
0
0.000
UT3 Reach 1
1,236
785.400
Cool
Ell
N/A
3
261.800
UT3 Reach 2
314.380
R
P1/P2
1
314.380
UT4
446
448.020
Cool
Ell
N/A
3
149.340
UT5
552
522.460
Cool
Ell
N/A
3
174.153
UT6 Reach 1
588
213.710
Cool
Ell
N/A
3
71.237
UT6 Reach 2
219.950
R
P1
1
219.950
Total Stream LF
8,901
8,756.057
Project Credits
Restoration Level
StreaM2
Riparian Wetland
Non -Rip
Wetland
Warm
Cool
Cold
Riverine
Non-Riv
Restoration
2,795.547
Re-establishment
Rehabilitation
Enhancement
Enhancement 1
138.887
Enhancement 11
1,895.856
Creation
Preservation
Totals
4,830.290
Notes:
1. Crossing lengths have been removed from credited stream footage.
2. No direct credit for BMPs.
3. UT6 originates within an overhead powerline easement. The conservation easement extends up to UT6's origin under the
powerline, but proposed crediting does not begin until the stream exits the overhead easement.
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APPENDIX 2 —Preliminary Jurisdictional Determination

U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS
WILMINGTON DISTRICT
Action Id. SAW-2018-01789 County: Surry U.S.G.S. Quad: NC- Mount Airy South
NOTIFICATION OF JURISDICTIONAL DETERMINATION
Requestor: Wildlands Engineering, Inc.
Kristi Sues
Address: 1430 S Mint Street, Suite 104
Charlotte, NC 28203
Telephone Number: 704-332-7754
E-mail: ksuggs(&wildlandseng.com
Size (acres) 40.1 Nearest Town Mount Airy
Nearest Waterway Ararat River River Basin Upper Pee Dee
USGS HUC 03040101 Coordinates Latitude: 36.429939
Longitude:-80.610504
Location description: Northeast of intersection of Siloam Rd. & Little Mountain Church Rd, Mount Airy, North Carolina
Indicate Which of the Following Apply:
A. Preliminary Determination
® There appear to be waters, including wetlands on the above described project area/property, that may be subject to Section 404
of the Clean Water Act (CWA)(33 USC § 1344) and/or Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act (RHA) (33 USC § 403). The
waters, including wetlands have been delineated, and the delineation has been verified by the Corps to be sufficiently accurate
and reliable. The approximate boundaries of these waters are shown on the enclosed revised delineation map submitted via email
on 6/18/2020. Therefore this preliminary jurisdiction determination may be used in the permit evaluation process, including
determining compensatory mitigation. For purposes of computation of impacts, compensatory mitigation requirements, and other
resource protection measures, a permit decision made on the basis of a preliminary JD will treat all waters and wetlands that
would be affected in any way by the permitted activity on the site as if they are jurisdictional waters of the U.S. This preliminary
determination is not an appealable action under the Regulatory Program Administrative Appeal Process (Reference 33 CFR Part
331). However, you may request an approved JD, which is an appealable action, by contacting the Corps district for further
instruction.
❑ There appear to be waters, including wetlands on the above described project area/property, that may be subject to Section 404
of the Clean Water Act (CWA)(33 USC § 1344) and/or Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act (RHA) (33 USC § 403).
However, since the waters, including wetlands have not been properly delineated, this preliminary jurisdiction determination
may not be used in the permit evaluation process. Without a verified wetland delineation, this preliminary determination is
merely an effective presumption of CWA/RHA jurisdiction over all of the waters, including wetlands at the project area, which
is not sufficiently accurate and reliable to support an enforceable permit decision. We recommend that you have the waters,
including wetlands on your project area/property delineated. As the Corps may not be able to accomplish this wetland
delineation in a timely manner, you may wish to obtain a consultant to conduct a delineation that can be verified by the Corps.
B. Approved Determination
❑ There are Navigable Waters of the United States within the above described project area/property subject to the permit
requirements of Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act (RHA) (33 USC § 403) and Section 404 of the Clean Water Act
(CWA)(33 USC § 1344). Unless there is a change in law or our published regulations, this determination may be relied upon for
a period not to exceed five years from the date of this notification.
❑ There are waters, including wetlandson the above described project area/property subject to the permit requirements of Section
404 of the Clean Water Act (CWA) (33 USC § 1344). Unless there is a change in the law or our published regulations, this
determination may be relied upon for a period not to exceed five years from the date of this notification.
❑ We recommend you have the waters, including wetlands on your project area/property delineated. As the Corps may not be
able to accomplish this wetland delineation in a timely manner, you may wish to obtain a consultant to conduct a delineation that
can be verified by the Corps.
❑ The waters, including wetlands on your project area/property have been delineated and the delineation has been verified by
the Corps. The approximate boundaries of these waters are shown on the enclosed delineation map dated DATE. We strongly
suggest you have this delineation surveyed. Upon completion, this survey should be reviewed and verified by the Corps. Once

SAW-2018-01789
verified, this survey will provide an accurate depiction of all areas subject to CWA jurisdiction on your property which, provided
there is no change in the law or our published regulations, may be relied upon for a period not to exceed five years.
❑ The waters, including wetlands have been delineated and surveyed and are accurately depicted on the plat signed by the
Corps Regulatory Official identified below onDATE. Unless there is a change in the law or our published regulations, this
determination may be relied upon for a period not to exceed five years from the date of this notification.
❑ There are no waters of the U.S., to include wetlands, present on the above described project area/property which are subject to the
permit requirements of Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (33 USC 1344). Unless there is a change in the law or our published
regulations, this determination may be relied upon for a period not to exceed five years from the date of this notification.
❑ The property is located in one of the 20 Coastal Counties subject to regulation under the Coastal Area Management Act (LAMA).
You should contact the Division of Coastal Management in Morehead City, NC, at [phone] to determine their
requirements.
Placement of dredged or fill material within waters of the US, including wetlands, without a Department of the Army permit may
constitute a violation of Section 301 of the Clean Water Act (33 USC § 1311). Placement of dredged or fill material, construction or
placement of structures, or work within navigable waters of the United States without a Department of the Army permit may
constitute a violation of Sections 9 and/or 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act (33 USC § 401 and/or 403). If you have any questions
regarding this determination and/or the Corps regulatory program, please contact Steve Kichefski at 828-271-7980 ext. 4234 or
steven.l.kichefski(a)usace.armv.mil.
C. Basis For Determination: Basis For Determination: See the Preliminary jurisdictional determination
form dated 07/16/2020.
D. Remarks: None.
E. Attention USDA Program Participants
This delineation/determination has been conducted to identify the limits of Corps' Clean Water Act jurisdiction for the particular site
identified in this request. The delineation/determination may not be valid for the wetland conservation provisions of the Food Security
Act of 1985. If you or your tenant are USDA Program participants, or anticipate participation in USDA programs, you should request
a certified wetland determination from the local office of the Natural Resources Conservation Service, prior to starting work.
F. Appeals Information (This information applies only to approved jurisdictional determinations as indicated in B.
above)
This correspondence constitutes an approved jurisdictional determination for the above described site. If you object to this
determination, you may request an administrative appeal under Corps regulations at 33 CFR Part 331. Enclosed you will find a
Notification of Appeal Process (NAP) fact sheet and request for appeal (RFA) form. If you request to appeal this determination you
must submit a completed RFA form to the following address:
US Army Corps of Engineers
South Atlantic Division
Attn: Phillip Shannin, Review Officer
60 Forsyth Street SW, Room IOM15
Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8801
In order for an RFA to be accepted by the Corps, the Corps must determine that it is complete, that it meets the criteria for appeal
under 33 CFR part 331.5, and that it has been received by the Division Office within GO days of the date of the NAP. Should you
decide to submit an RFA form, it must be received at the above address by Not applicable.
**It is not necessary to submit an RFA form to the Division Off1(� 77m.
bject to the determination in this correspondence.**
7�,Corps Regulatory Official: _
Date of JD: 07/16/2020 Expiration Date of JD: Not applicable

SAW-2018-01789
The Wilmington District is committed to providing the highest level of support to the public. To help us ensure we
continue to do so, please complete the Customer Satisfaction Survey located at
http: //corpsmapu.usace .anny.mil/cm_apex/f?p=13 6:4: 0
Copy furnished:
Property Owner: Mary Lou Venable
Address: 140 Esses Lane
Mt. Airy, NC 27030
Telephone Number: 336-469-9116
Property Owner: LuAnn Venable Browne
Address: 929 Siloam Road
Mt. Airy, NC 27030-7875
Telephone Number: 336-710-1313

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NOTIFICATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE APPEAL OPTIONS AND PROCESS AND
REQUEST FOR APPEAL
A licant: Wildlands Engineering, Inc., Kristi Su s File Number: SAW-2018-01789 Date: 07/16/2020
Attached is:
See Section below
INITIAL PROFFERED PERMIT (Standard Permit or Letter of permission)
A
PROFFERED PERMIT (Standard Permit or Letter of permission)
B
PERMIT DENIAL
C
APPROVED JURISDICTIONAL DETERMINATION
D
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PRELIMINARY JURISDICTIONAL DETERMINATION
E
SECTION I - The following identifies your rights and options regarding an administrative appeal of the above decision.
Additional information may be found at or http://www.usace.army.mil/Missions/CivilWorks/Re ug latoiyProgramandPermits.aspx
or the Corps regulations at 33 CFR Part 331.
A: INITIAL PROFFERED PERMIT: You may accept or object to the permit.
• ACCEPT: If you received a Standard Permit, you may sign the permit document and return it to the district engineer for final
authorization. If you received a Letter of Permission (LOP), you may accept the LOP and your work is authorized. Your
signature on the Standard Permit or acceptance of the LOP means that you accept the permit in its entirety, and waive all
rights to appeal the permit, including its terms and conditions, and approved jurisdictional determinations associated with the
permit.
• OBJECT: If you object to the permit (Standard or LOP) because of certain terms and conditions therein, you may request
that the permit be modified accordingly. You must complete Section II of this form and return the form to the district
engineer. Your objections must be received by the district engineer within 60 days of the date of this notice, or you will
forfeit your right to appeal the permit in the future. Upon receipt of your letter, the district engineer will evaluate your
objections and may: (a) modify the permit to address all of your concerns, (b) modify the permit to address some of your
objections, or (c) not modify the permit having determined that the permit should be issued as previously written. After
evaluating your objections, the district engineer will send you a proffered permit for your reconsideration, as indicated in
Section B below.
B: PROFFERED PERMIT: You may accept or appeal the permit
• ACCEPT: If you received a Standard Permit, you may sign the permit document and return it to the district engineer for final
authorization. If you received a Letter of Permission (LOP), you may accept the LOP and your work is authorized. Your
signature on the Standard Permit or acceptance of the LOP means that you accept the permit in its entirety, and waive all
rights to appeal the permit, including its terms and conditions, and approved jurisdictional determinations associated with the
permit.
• APPEAL: If you choose to decline the proffered permit (Standard or LOP) because of certain terms and conditions therein,
you may appeal the declined permit under the Corps of Engineers Administrative Appeal Process by completing Section II of
this form and sending the form to the division engineer. This form must be received by the division engineer within 60 days
of the date of this notice.
C: PERMIT DENIAL: You may appeal the denial of a permit under the Corps of Engineers Administrative Appeal Process by
completing Section II of this form and sending the form to the division engineer. This form must be received by the division
engineer within 60 days of the date of this notice.
D: APPROVED JURISDICTIONAL DETERMINATION: You may accept or appeal the approved JD or provide new
information.
• ACCEPT: You do not need to notify the Corps to accept an approved JD. Failure to notify the Corps within 60 days of the
date of this notice, means that you accept the approved JD in its entirety, and waive all rights to appeal the approved JD.
• APPEAL: If you disagree with the approved JD, you may appeal the approved JD under the Corps of Engineers
Administrative Appeal Process by completing Section II of this form and sending the form to the district engineer. This form
must be received by the division engineer within 60 days of the date of this notice.

E: PRELIMINARY JURISDICTIONAL DETERMINATION: You do not need to respond to the Corps regarding the
preliminary JD. The Preliminary JD is not appealable. If you wish, you may request an approved JD (which may be appealed),
by contacting the Corps district for further instruction. Also you may provide new information for further consideration by the
Corps to reevaluate the JD.
II - REQUEST FOR APP L or OBJECTIONS TO AN INITIAL PROFFERED PERMIT
REASONS FOR APPEAL OR OBJECTIONS: (Describe your reasons for appealing the decision or your objections to an initial
proffered permit in clear concise statements. You may attach additional information to this form to clarify where your reasons or
objections are addressed in the administrative record.)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: The appeal is limited to a review of the administrative record, the Corps memorandum for the
record of the appeal conference or meeting, and any supplemental information that the review officer has determined is needed to
clarify the administrative record. Neither the appellant nor the Corps may add new information or analyses to the record.
However, you may provide additional information to clarify the location of information that is already in the administrative
record.
POINT OF CONTACT FOR QUESTIONS OR INFORMATION:
If you have questions regarding this decision and/or the
If you only have questions regarding the appeal process you may
appeal process you may contact:
also contact:
District Engineer, Wilmington Regulatory Division
Mr. Phillip Shannin, Administrative Appeal Review Officer
Attn: Steve Kichefski
CESAD-PDO
Asheville Regulatory Office
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, South Atlantic Division
U.S Army Corps of Engineers
60 Forsyth Street, Room 1OM15
151 Patton Avenue, Room 208
Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8801
Asheville, North Carolina 28801
Phone: [phone]
RIGHT OF ENTRY: Your signature below grants the right of entry to Corps of Engineers personnel, and any government
consultants, to conduct investigations of the project site during the course of the appeal process. You will be provided a 15-day
notice of any site investigation, and will have the opportum to participate in all site investi ations.
Date:
Telephone number:
Signature of appellant or agent.
For appeals on Initial Proffered Permits send this form to:
District Engineer, Wilmington Regulatory Division, Attn: Steve Kichefski, 69 Darlington Avenue, Wilmington, North Carolina
28403
For Permit denials, Proffered Permits and Approved Jurisdictional Determinations send this form to:
Division Engineer, Commander, U.S. Army Engineer Division, South Atlantic, Attn: Mr. Phillip Shannin, Administrative
Appeal Officer, CESAD-PDO, 60 Forsyth Street, Room 1OM15, Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8801
Phone: [phone]

PRELIMINARY JURISDICTIONAL DETERMINATION (PJD) FORM
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
A. REPORT COMPLETION DATE FOR PJD: 6/15/2020
B. NAME AND ADDRESS OF PERSON REQUESTING PJD: Wildlands Engineering, Inc., Kristi Suggs, 1430 S.
Mint Street, #104, Charlotte, NC 28203
C. DISTRICT OFFICE, FILE NAME, AND NUMBER: Wilmington District, Honey Mill Mitigation Site, SAW-
2018-01789
D. PROJECT LOCATION(S) AND BACKGROUND INFORMATION: Northeast of intersection of Siloam Rd. &
Little Mountain Church Rd, Mount Airy, North Carolina (no address assigned)
(USE THE TABLE BELOW TO DOCUMENT MULTIPLE AQUATIC RESOURCES AND/OR
AQUATIC RESOURCES AT DIFFERENT SITES)
State: North Carolina County: Surry City: Ararat
Center coordinates of site (lat/long in degree decimal format): Latitude: 34.429939 Longitude:-80.610504
Universal Transverse Mercator: UTM 17
Name of nearest waterbody: Ararat River
E. REVIEW PERFORMED FOR SITE EVALUATION (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY):
❑ Office (Desk) Determination. Date:
® Field Determination. Date(s): 9/4/19- 9/5/19, 9/14/19, 2/27/20, and 6/8/2020
TABLE OF AQUATIC RESOURCES INREVIEW AREA WHICH "MAY BE" SUBJECT TO REGULATORY
JURISDICTION.
Estimated amount
Geographic authority
of aquatic
Type of aquatic
to which the aquatic
Latitude
Longitude
Site Number
(decimal
(decimal
resources in review
resources (i.e.,
resource "may be"
area (acreage and
wetland vs. non-
subject (i.e., Section
degrees)
degrees)
linear feet, if
wetland waters)
404 or Section
applicable
10/404)
Non -wetland
1.) Venable Creek
36.425879
-80.613589
3,834 LF
Section 404
waters
Non -wetland
2.) UT1
36.426044
-80.613817
179 LF
Section 404
waters
Non -wetland
3.) UT2 (Intermittent)
36.426881
-80.608853
16 LF
Section 404
waters
Non -wetland
4.) UT2 (Perennial)
36.426990
-80.608943
1,154 LF
Section 404
waters
Non -wetland
5.) UT2A
36.426248
-80.609019
889 LF
Section 404
waters
Non -wetland
6.) UT26
36.428882
-80.609401
664 LF
Section 404
waters
Non -wetland
7.) UT3
36.429889
-80.614057
1,236 LF
Section 404
waters
Non -wetland
8.) UT4
36.430599
-80.611440
446 LF
Section 404
waters
Non -wetland
9.) UT5 (Intermittent)
36.430541
-80.607658
377 LF
Section 404
waters
Non -wetland
10.) UT5 (Perennial)
36.430603
-80.607719
447 LF
Section 404
waters
Non -wetland
11.) UT5 Relic
36.431264
-80.608222
82 LF
Section 404
waters

Site Number
Latitude
(decimal
degrees)
Longitude
(decimal
degrees)
Estimated amount
of aquatic
resources in review
area (acreage and
linear feet, if
applicable
Type of aquatic
resources (i.e.,
wetland vs. non-
wetland waters)
Geographic authority
to which the aquatic
resource "may be"
subject (i.e., Section
404 or Section
10/404)
12.) UT6
36.433433
-80.608325
588 LF
Non -wetland
waters
Section 404
13.) UT6 Relic
36.432644
-80.607187
80 LF
Non -wetland
waters
Section 404
12.) Wetland A
35.426942
-80.612880
0.018 AC
Wetland waters
Section 404
13.) Wetland B
36.427306
-80.612717
0.048 AC
Wetland waters
Section 404
14.) Wetland C
36.428046
-80.611172
0.346 AC
Wetland waters
Section 404
15.) Wetland D
36.427050
-80.609040
0.067 AC
Wetland waters
Section 404
16.) Wetland E
36.426181
-80.608940
0.007 AC
Wetland waters
Section 404
17.) Wetland F
36.426281
-80.609024
0.013 AC
Wetland waters
Section 404
18.) Wetland G
36.426357
-80.609314
0.004 AC
Wetland waters
Section 404
19.) Wetland H
36.426479
-80.609337
0.008 AC
Wetland waters
Section 404
20.) Wetland 1
36.426849
-80.609749
0.005 AC
Wetland waters
Section 404
21.) Wetland J
36.427269
-80.610497
0.015 AC
Wetland waters
Section 404
22.) Wetland K
36.429045
-80.611301
0.374 AC
Wetland waters
Section 404
23.) Wetland L
36.429256
-80.611588
0.003 AC
Wetland waters
Section 404
24.) Wetland M
36.429073
-80.611946
0.004 AC
Wetland waters
Section 404
25.) Wetland N
36.429230
-80.612564
0.001 AC
Wetland waters
Section 404
26.) Wetland O
36.429285
-80.612746
0.022 AC
Wetland waters
Section 404
27.) Wetland P
36.429317
-80.613007
0.007 AC
Wetland waters
Section 404
28.) Wetland Q
36.429539
-80.613510
0.001 AC
Wetland waters
Section 404

Estimated amount
Geographic authority
of aquatic
Type of aquatic
to which the aquatic
Latitude
Longitude
Site Number
(decimal
(decimal
resources in review
resources (i.e.,
resource "may be"
area (acreage and
wetland vs. non-
subject (i.e., Section
degrees)
degrees)
linear feet, if
wetland waters)
404 or Section
applicable
10/404)
29.) Wetland R
36.429623
-80.613594
0.005 AC
Wetland waters
Section 404
30.) Wetland S
36.429745
-80.613899
0.004 AC
Wetland waters
Section 404
31.) Wetland T
36.429924
-80.614006
0.026 AC
Wetland waters
Section 404
32.) Wetland U
36.429974
-80.614128
0.013 AC
Wetland waters
Section 404
33.) Wetland V
36.430099
-80.614204
0.005 AC
Wetland waters
Section 404
34.) Wetland W
36.430595
-80.611343
0.012 AC
Wetland waters
Section 404
35.) Wetland X
36.430542
-80.611153
0.003 AC
Wetland waters
Section 404
36.) Wetland Y
36.433434
-80.608192
0.002 AC
Wetland waters
Section 404
37.) Wetland Z
36.433403
-80.608109
0.001 AC
Wetland waters
Section 404
38.) Wetland AA
36.433101
-80.607728
0.005 AC
Wetland waters
Section 404
39.) Wetland BB
36.429240
-80.612340
0.005 AC
Wetland waters
Section 404
1) The Corps of Engineers believes that there may be jurisdictional aquatic resources in the review
area, and the requestor of this PJD is hereby advised of his or her option to request and obtain an
approved JD (AJD) for that review area based on an informed decision after having discussed the
various types of JDs and their characteristics and circumstances when they may be appropriate.
2) In any circumstance where a permit applicant obtains an individual permit, or a Nationwide General
Permit (NWP) or other general permit verification requiring "pre- construction notification" (PCN), or
requests verification for a non -reporting NWP or other general permit, and the permit applicant has
not requested an AJD for the activity, the permit applicant is hereby made aware that: (1) the permit
applicant has elected to seek a permit authorization based on a PJD, which does not make an official
determination of jurisdictional aquatic resources; (2) the applicant has the option to request an AJD
before accepting the terms and conditions of the permit authorization, and that basing a permit
authorization on an AJD could possibly result in less compensatory mitigation being required or
different special conditions; (3) the applicant has the right to request an individual permit rather than
accepting the terms and conditions of the NWP or other general permit authorization; (4) the applicant
can accept a permit authorization and thereby agree to comply with all the terms and conditions of that
permit, including whatever mitigation requirements the Corps has determined to be necessary; (5)
undertaking any activity in reliance upon the subject permit authorization without requesting an AJD
constitutes the applicant's acceptance of the use of the PJD; (6) accepting a permit authorization (e.g.,
signing a proffered individual permit) or undertaking any activity in reliance on any form of Corps
permit authorization based on a PJD constitutes agreement that all aquatic resources in the review area

affected in any way by that activity will be treated as jurisdictional, and waives any challenge to such
jurisdiction in any administrative or judicial compliance or enforcement action, or in any
administrative appeal or in any Federal court; and (7) whether the applicant elects to use either an AJD
or a PJD, the JD will be processed as soon as practicable. Further, an AJD, a proffered individual
permit (and all terms and conditions contained therein), or individual permit denial can be
administratively appealed pursuant to 33 C.F.R. Part 331. If, during an administrative appeal, it
becomes appropriate to make an official determination whether geographic jurisdiction exists over
aquatic resources in the review area, or to provide an official delineation of jurisdictional aquatic
resources in the review area, the Corps will provide an AJD to accomplish that result, as soon as is
practicable. This PJD finds that there "may be" waters of the U.S. and/or that there "may be"
navigable waters of the U.S. on the subject review area, and identifies all aquatic features inthe
review area that could be affected by the proposed activity, based on the following information:

SUPPORTING DATA. Data reviewed for PJD (check all that apply)
Checked items should be included in subject file. Appropriately reference sources below where
indicated for all checked items:
® Maps, plans, plots or plat submitted by or on behalf of the PJD requestor:
Map: GIS figures including Vicinity, USGS 'Topographic, Delineation, & Soils
® Data sheets prepared/submitted by or on behalf of the PJD requestor.
❑ Office concurs with data sheets/delineation report.
❑ Office does not concur with data sheets/delineation report. Rationale:
❑ Data sheets prepared by the Corps:
❑ Corps navigable waters' study:
❑ U.S. Geological Survey Hydrologic Atlas:
❑ USGS NHD data,
❑ USGS 8 and 12 digit HUC maps.
® U.S. Geological Survey map(s). Citescale & quad name: 1:24,000 Scale Mount Airy South quadrangle
® Natural Resources Conservation Service Soil Survey. Citation: NRCS Web Soils Survey Website
National wetlands inventory map(s). Cite name: USFWS National Wetlands Inventory Online Mapper)
❑ State/local wetland inventory map(s):
❑ FEMA/FIRM maps:
❑ 100-year Floodplain Elevation is: (National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929)
®Photographs: ®Aerial (Name & Date): 2018 aerial on GIS figures with submittal,
or ®Other (Name & Date): Representative site photos with submittal.
❑ Previous determination(s). File no. and date of response letter:
❑ Other information (please specify):
.IMPORTANT NOTE: The information recorded on this form has not necessarily been
verified by the Corps and should not be relied upon for later jurisdictional determinations.
Kc�
6/I5/2420
Signature and date of Regul tory Signature and date of person requesting PJD
staff member completing PJD (REQUIRED, unless obtaining the signature is
D/ t' fl:� c impracticable) €
t Districts may establish timeframes For requester to return sighed PJD forms. If the requester does not respond within the
established titne frame, the district may presume concurrence and no additional follow up is necessary prior to finalizing an
action.

APPENDIX 3 — DWR, NCSAM, and NCWAM Identification Forms

9
NC DWQ Stream Identification Form Version 4.11
Date:
Project/Site: � , r
Latitude:41
Evaluator: Ilk i l
County t� .,
Longitude --
..,
Total Points:
Stream is at least intermittent
Stream Determination (circv-pne
Other
if 2: 19 or perennial if>_ 30- '
Ephemeral Intermittent Perennial /
e.g. Quad Name:
A. Geomorphology Subtotal
Absent
Weak
Moderate
Strong
1a. Continuity of channel bed and bank
0
1
2
C-3-_)
2. Sinuosity of channel along thalweg
0
"j_ _
2
3
3. In -channel structure: ex. riffle -pool, step -pool,
ripple -pool sequence
0
1
2
3 "`
4. Particle size of stream substrate
0
1
2
.,3.'�
5. Active/relict floodplain
0
1
(.._2.
3
6. Depositional bars or benches
0
2
3
7. Recent alluvial deposits
0
1
._2
3
8. Headcuts
'0
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.,
a artificial ditches are not rated; see discussions in manual
B. Hydrology Subtotal = ;- `F )
12. Presence of Baseflow
0
1
2
31
13. Iron oxidizing bacteria
0
Cad
2
3
14. Leaf litter
-f
1
0.5
0
15. Sediment on plants or debris
0
0.5
C 1_>
1.5
16. Organic debris lines or piles
0
0.5
771_"
1 1.5
17. Soil -based evidence of high water table?
No = 0
('Yes
C. Biology (Subtotal = _)
18. Fibrous roots in streambed
C,3%
2
1
0
19, Rooted upland plants in streambed
C3
2
1
0
20. Macrobenthos (note diversity and abundance)
0
1
3
21. Aquatic Mollusks
0
1
2 _
3
22. Fish
b ',
0.5
1
1.5
23. Crayfish'`0
>
0.5
1
1.5
24. Amphibians
C ,
0.5
1
1.5
25. Algae
C0- *
0.5
1
1.5
26, Wetland plants in streambed
FACW = 0.75; OBL = 1.5. Other
'perennial streams may also be identified using other methods. See p. 35 of manual.
Notes:
Sketch: 1
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INC DAY Stream I(fell tificittion horn'; 'Version 4.11
Date: �'` %
Project/Site:r f�
Latitude
Evaluator �1 ,' -
Count `
y
Longitude
g r
Total Points:
Stream is at least intermittent E.- " 8 �
Stream Determination (cir .te_.o.nee
-- Vewio"Uk
Other
dl
if > 19 or perennial if >_ 30" b "
Ephemeral Intermittent (.`perennial
e. Quad Name. 9
9
A. Geomorphology (Subtotal = '/ `= _ )
1' Continuity of channel bed and bank
Absent_
0
Weak
1
Moderate
2
Strong
-'3 f
2. Sinuosity of channel along thalweg
0
f 117
2
3
3. In -channel structure: ex, riffle -pool, step -pool,
ri le- ool sequence
0
1
2
r 3.-�
4. Particle size of stream substrate
0
1
2
5. Active/relict floodplain
0
3
6. Depositional bars or benches
0
1
Z- `
3
7. Recent alluvial deposits
0
1
{""
3
8. Headcuts �s _
0
!_ 1_
2
3
9. Grade control
0
0.5
1
1�5
10. Natural valley
0
0.5
1
11. Second or greater order channel
No = 0
r''Yes =23 2 J
artmciai ditches are not rated; see discussions in manual
B. Hvdrologv (Subtotal = 1 '7 - )
12. Presence of Baseflow
0
1
2
13. Iron oxidizing bacteria , ti
0
1
2
3
14. Leaf litter
1.5
0.5
0
15. Sediment on plants or debris
0
0.5
1.5
16. Organic debris lines or piles
0
0.5
1
1.5
17. Soil -based evidence of high water table?
No = 0
Yes =,e
L. t5lology (6ul7total = 1 t �? )
18, Fibrous roots in streambed
7�
2
1
0
19. Rooted upland plants in streambed
c"`�.3
2
1
0
20. Macrobenthos (note diversity and abundance)
0
1
2
3
21. Aquatic Mollusks
0
1
C
3
22. Fish
0
0.5
�1_ -
1.5
23. Crayfish
. 0-=`
0.5
1
1.5
24. Amphibians
0
0.5 %
1
1.5
25. Algae
<
0.5
1
1.5
26. Wetland plants in streambed
FACW = 0.75; OBL = 1.5 %_Other = 0_._.
`perennial streams may also be identified using other methods. See p. 35 of manual.
Notes:
Sketch:
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NC DWQ Stream Identification Forth Version 4.11
Date:
Project/Site:
,; �(mt
Latitude: 2� s
�._a,-t
Evaluator: A,
Count ,
Lon etude _ d
Total Points: �-
Stream is at least intermittent -_ c?
Stream Determination circle one
( )
Other 11
if >_ 19 or perennial if z 30' l
Ephemeral Intermittent rsrennia "
rtt �.„
e.g. Quad Name:
A. Geomorphology (Subtotal = t ,L .)
Absent
Weak
Moderate
Strong
1 ",Continuity of channel bed and bank
0
1
C.2
3
2. Sinuosity of channel along thalweg
0
07
2
3
3. In -channel structure: ex. riffle -pool, step -pool,
ripple -pool sequence
0
1
C?�)
3
4. Particle size of stream substrate
0
1
r` 2
3
5. Active/relict floodplain
0-
'
2
3
6. Depositional bars or benches
0
<' 1�
2
3
7. Recent alluvial deposits
0
1
4 2
3
8. Headcuts
0
1
a,.
-
3
9. Grade control
0
0.5��
1.5
10. Natural valley
0
0.5
11. Second or greater order channel
�""fo = O,nn
Yes = 3
a ificial ditches are not rated; see discussions in manual
B. Hydrology Subtotal = (" , - )
12. Presence of Baseflow
0
1
3
13. Iron oxidizing bacteria
0
1
2,
3
14. Leaf litter
15. Sediment on plants or debris
1.5
0
r
M0.5'=
0.5
1
0
1.5
16. Organic debris lines or piles
0
0.5
1, '
1.5
17. Soil -based evidence of high water table?
No = 0
Yes"= 3,
C. Biology (Subtotal = )
18. Fibrous roots in streambed
3
2
1
0
19. Rooted upland plants in streambed
3'
2
1
0
20. Macrobenthos (note diversity and abundance)
0
1
2
21. Aquatic Mollusks
0
1
2
(_T~
22. Fish:"
0.5
1
1.5
23. Crayfish
(0.
0.5
1
1.5
24. Amphibians
0
0.5
1.5
25. Algae
0 `
0.5
1 1
1.5
26. Wetland plants in streambed
FACW = 0.75; OBL = 1.5 Other ='0;)
'perennial streams may also be identified using other methods. See p. 35 of manual.
Notes:
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NC DWO Stream Identification Form Version 4.11
Date:
Project/Site: ((�; 4 (
Latitude: ( I e
Evaluator: (ra
County:
Longitude:
Total Points:
Stream is at least intermittent
Stream rcle one)
De9;9
Ephemera Perennial
Other UT,1 w�
ifz 1gor erennialif�30"
e.g. Quad Name:
A. Geomorphology Subtotal =
Absent
Weak
Moderate
Strong
1a• Continuity of channel bed and bank
0
1
2
3
2. Sinuosity of channel along thalweg
0
1
2
3
3. In -channel structure: ex. riffle -pool, step -pool,
ripple -pool sequence
0
, ,
(_ 1
2
3
4. Particle size of stream substrate
0
1
2
3
5. Active/relict floodplain
0
1
2
3
6. Depositional bars or benches
1
2
3
7. Recent alluvial deposits
1
2
3
8. Headcuts
1
2
3
9. Grade control
0
0.5
1
10. Natural valley
0
r 0.5
1
0.5
11. Second or greater order channel
No = 0
Yes = 3
- artnticiai aitcnes are not ratea; see aiscussions in manual
B. Hvdrologv (Subtotal = , 5)
12. Presence of Baseflow
0
1
2
3
13. Iron oxidizing bacteria
0
CD
2
3
14. Leaf litter
1.5)
1
0.5
0
15. Sediment on plants or debris
0.5
1
1.5
16. Organic debris lines or piles
0.5
1
1.5
17. Soil -based evidence of high water table?
No = 0
es = 3
U. 1:310I0w (Subtotal = 0 )
18. Fibrous roots in streambed
2
1
0
19. Rooted upland plants in streambed
13
2
1
0
20. Macrobenthos (note diversity and abundance)
r
1
2
3
21. Aquatic Mollusks
54
CO)
1
2
3
22. Fish
0.5
1
1.5
23. Crayfish
0
0.5
1
1.5
24. Amphibians
0.5
1
1.5
25. Algae
{ 0
0.5
1
1.5
26. Wetland plants in streambed
4`
FACW = 0.75; OBL = 1.5
ther = 0
*perennial streams may also be identified using other methods. See p. 35 of manual
Notes: t (
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Sketch:

NC DWQ Stream Identification Form Version 4.11
Date: P LJ,r
Project/Site: ,"
Latitude:
Evaluator: u<�r �'
-
County:
Longitude: €.
� - IC?
Total Points:
�.f � ��
Stream Determination (cir e
r
Other U� �
Stream is at least intermittent _ _K
if >_ 19 or perennial if >_ 30'
Ephemeral Intermitten rennin
P
e. Quad Name:
9
A. Geomorphology (Subtotal = i )
Absent
Weak
Moderate
Strong
,a* Continuity of channel bed and bank .� _
0
1
2 `'
3
2. Sinuosity of channel along thalweg
0
1 ''
2
3
3. In -channel structure: ex. riffle -pool, step -pool,
ripple -pool sequence
0
1
2
3
4. Particle size of stream substrate
0
1
2
3
5. Active/relict floodplain
0
.,
2
3
6. Depositional bars or benches
0
1
2
3
7. Recent alluvial deposits
'0
1
2
3
8. Headcuts
0
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
r No = 0
Yes = 3
artificial ditches are not rated; see discussions in manual
B. Hydrology:, (Subtotal = �i�). )
12. Presence of Baseflow
0
1
2
3
13. Iron oxidizing bacteria
0
1
3
14. Leaf litter
( 1.5
1
0.6
0
15. Sediment on plants or debris
0.
1
1.6
16. Organic debris lines or piles
0
0.5 ,
1
1.5
17. Soil -based evidence of high water table?
No = 0�
I Yes = 3
C. Biology (Subtotal =
e
18. Fibrous roots in streambed
2
1
0
19. Rooted upland plants in streambed
(20
2
F1
0
20. Macrobenthos (note diversity and abundance)
0
1
2
21. Aquatic Mollusks
0
1
2
3
22. Fish
b,
0.5
1
1.5
23. Crayfish
�0
0.5
1,
1.5
24. Amphibians
0.5
tti
1.5
25. Algae
0
_ , t3:
1
1.5
26. Wetland plants in streambed _
FACW = 0.75;
BL = 1.5 Other = 0
*perennial streams may also be identified using other methods. See p 35 of manual. ­'----""p" "'
Notes: �.
Sketch:

NC Division of Water Quality -Methodology for Identification of Intermittent and
Perennial Streams and Their Origins v. 4.11
NC DWQ Stream Identification Form Version 4.11
Date: - _ Project/Site: y- Latitude:o
i
Evaluator: °+, County: s L{ Longitude:
Total Points: Stream Determination1circ Other 1
Stream is at least intermittent '_, v
if>_ 19 oroerennial if> 30* �� Ephemeral intermittent erennlal e.g. Quad Name:
A. Geomorphology Subtotal = )
Absent
Weak
Moderate
Strong
la. Continuity of channel bed and bank
0
1
2
3
2. Sinuosity of channel along thalweg
0
1
2
3
3. In -channel structure: ex. riffle -pool, step -pool,
ripple -pool sequence
0
-
2
3
4. Particle size of stream substrate
0
1
3
5. Active/relict floodplain
0
1
2
3
6. Depositional bars or benches
0
1
2
3
7. Recent alluvial deposits
0
1
2
3
8. Headcuts
0
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
artificial ditches are not rated; see discussions in manual
R l4wrimInnv Mi thtntni = I (-`,) 1
12. Presence of Baseflow
0
1
2
3
13. Iron oxidizing bacteria
0
1
7
3
14. Leaf litter
1 55
1
0.5
0
15. Sediment on plants or debris
0
0.5
1
1.5
16. Organic debris lines or piles
0
0.5
1
1.5
17. Soil -based evidence of high water table?
No = 0
Yes = 3
r' Rinlnnv rQ11htntol = I i . `^ 1
18. Fibrous roots in streambed
ti 3
2
1
0
19. Rooted upland plants in streambed
3
2
1
0
20. Macrobenthos (note diversity and abundance)
1
2
3
21. Aquatic Mollusks
6'
1
2
3
22. Fish
0'
0.5
1
1.5
23. Crayfish
0
0.5
1
1.5
124. Amphibians
`0
0.5
1
1.5
25. Algae
s
0.5
1.5
26. Wetland plants in streambed
FACW = 0.75 OBL = 1.5
ther = 0
*perennial streams may also be identified using other methods. See
p. 35 of manual.
Notes: r. ry : =s }
r
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t
Sketch:
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NC Division of Water Quality -Methodology for Identification of Intermittent and
Perennial Streams and Their Origins v. 4.11
NC DWO Stream Identification Form Version 4.11
Date: i o Project/Site:`i Latitude: :. t�
r
Evaluator: County: R Longitude: _ f
Total Points: Stream Determination circle one) Other
Stream is at least intermittent Ephemeral Intermitten erennia e.g. Quad Name:
if >_ 19 or perennial if >_ 30'
A. Geomorphology (Subtotal
1a. Continuity of channel bed and bank
2. Sinuosity of channel along thalweg
3. In -channel structure: ex. riffle -pool, step -pool,
ripple -pool sequence
4. Particle size of stream substrate
5. Active/relict floodplain
6. Depositional bars or benches
7. Recent alluvial deposits
8. Headcuts
9. Grade control
10. Natural valley
11. Second or greater order channel
a artificial ditches are not rated; see discussions in manual
R I-Ivrlrnlnnv (G thtntal = q 1
Absent
Weak
Moderate
Strong
0
CL
3
0
9
2
3
0
1
3
0
1
2
3
0
1
2
3
0
1
2
3
0"'
2
3
0
1
3
0
0.5
1
(J-5-
0
0.5
1
1.
No=O
Yes
12. Presence of Baseflow
0
1
2
3
13. Iron oxidizing bacteria
0
1
2
3
14. Leaf litter
1.5
1
0
15. Sediment on plants or debris
0
0.5
1.5
16. Organic debris lines or piles
0
0.5 w
1
1.5
17. Soil -based evidence of high water table?
No = 0
r_ Rinlnnv (Ruhtntal = tt ) 1
18. Fibrous roots in streambed
3
2
1
0
19. Rooted upland plants in streambed
3
2
1
0
20. Macrobenthos (note diversity and abundance)
0
1
ID3
! 21. Aquatic Mollusks
0
1�
2
3
22. Fish
'0 ;
0.5
1
1.5
23. Crayfish
0,';k
0.5
1
1.5
24. Amphibians
0
0.5
5
1.5
25. Algae
0 ��
27
0.5
�1
1.5
26. Wetland plants in streambed
FACW = 0.75; OBL = 1.5 Other = 0
'perennial streams may also be identified using other methods. See p. 35 of manual.
Notes:
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NC DXVi) Strt-nm f.'.,.-_ v. t > >
Date:
1ect/Site t
Pro� �'.C..
Latitude:
Evaluator: V�� C_ .' .;•.r
County: ,r-
Longitude:
Total Points:
-
Stream is at least intermittent �` 1
t
if > 19 or perennial if >_ 30" i t %
Stream Determination (circle one)
Ephemeral Intermitten Perennials
P
Other
e. Quad Name
.
g,
-ADsent
0
WeakModerate_
Strong
-
13Continuity of channel bed and bank
1
2
2. Sinuosity of channel along thalweg
0
-1
2
3. In -channel structure: ex. riffle -pool, step -pool,
3
ripple -pool se uence
0>
3
4. Particle size of stream substrate
0
1
2
5. Active/relict flood lain
p _
0
- -,
<�.1--
2
3
6. Depositional bars or benches
/�"'>
1
2
3
7. Recent alluvial deposits
1
2
3
8. Headcuts
0
1
�2 -
3
9. Grade control
0
0.5
C37?
1.5
10. Natural valley
0 _ 0.5
1 -
11. Second or greater order channel
3,
C1 m t o__=.0 "
Yes = 3
rtifir in ri it, hoc
B_ Hvdrnlnnv (�,irhtntat = C"
12. Presence of Baseflow
0
1
3
13, Iron oxidizing bacteria
0
2
3
14. Leaf litter
1.5
<_1� -
0.5
0
15, Sediment on plants or debris
0
1
1 5
16. Organic debris lines or piles
17. Soil -based evidence of high water table?
0 0.5
No = 0
1 ._ 1.5
18. Fibrous roots in streambed
..3--'
2
1
0
19. Rooted upland plants in streambed
20, Macrobenthos (note diversity and abundance)
0
1
2 i
3
21. Aquatic Mollusks
0
1
2!
r3"
22. Fish
0.5
1
LS�
23. Crayfish"
,T. a
0.5
1
1.5
24. Amphibians
0
7.,5
1
1.5
25. Algae
= "0�-
0.5
1
1.5
26. Wetland plants in streambed
FACW = 0.75; OBL = 1.5 'Other,=-0'
'perennial streams may also be identified using other methods. See
p. 35 of manual.
Notes: �,� �,� �,- i t. Y
. , t .ems,
F
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A. Geomorphology (Subtotal = II )
Absent
Weak
Moderate
Strong
1 a. Continuity of channel bed and bank 5,,
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0
1
1
3
Sinuosity of channel along thalweg
1
2
3
3. In -channel structure: ex. riffle -pool, step -pool,
ripple -pool sequence
0
1
(2
3
4. Particle size of stream substrate
0
1
2
3)
5.Active/relict floodplain� !��
1
2
3
6. Depositional bars or benches
0
1
2
3
7. Recent alluvial deposits
0
1
2
3
8. Headcuts
0
1
2
3
9. Grade control
0
0.5
1
1.5
10. Natural valley
0
0.5
1
CE2
11. Second or greater order channel
No = 0
Yes = 3
artificial ditches are not rated; see discussions in manual
B. Hydrology (Subtotal = _('-)
12. Presence of Baseflow we-V 4") ""A
0
1
3
13. Iron oxidizing bacteria
1
2
3
14. Leaf litter
1.5
1
0.5
0
15. Sediment on plants or debris
0
0.5
1
1.5
16. Organic debris lines or piles
0.5
1
1.5
17. Soil -based evidence of high water table?
No = 0
Yes = 3
C. Biology Subtotal = 1
18. Fibrous roots in streambed
3
2
1
0
19. Rooted upland plants in streambed
2
1
0
20. Macrobenthos (note diversity and abundance) I r,;JA C
0
1
2
3
21. Aquatic Mollusks 10
0
1
2
3
22. Fish
0.5
1
.5
23. Crayfish
0.5
1
1.5
24. Amphibians s.r�e.,x;
0
0.5
1
1.5
25. Algae
0
0.5
1
1.5
26. Wetland plants in streambed
FACW = 0.75; OBL = 1.5 Other = 0
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Total Points: 2
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A. Geomorphology (Subtotal = !: )
Absent
Weak
Moderate
Strong
,a, Continuity of channel bed and bank
0
1
2
3
2. Sinuosity of channel along thalweg
0
1
2
3
3. In -channel structure: ex. riffle -pool, step -pool,
ripple -pool sequence
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4. Particle size of stream substrate
0
1
2
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5. Active/relict floodplain
0
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2
6. Depositional bars or benches
1
2
3
7. Recent alluvial deposits
1
2
3
8. Headcuts
_0"
1 "'D
2
3
9. Grade control
0---'
0.5
1
1.5
10. Natural valley
0
0.5
1
11. Second or greater order channel
No = 0
Yes = 3
a artificial ditches are not rated; see discussions in manual
B. Hydrology (Subtotal = "- S _>
12. Presence of Baseflow
0
1
2
3
13. Iron oxidizing bacteria
6.
1
2
3
14. Leaf litter
1.5�
1
0.5
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15. Sediment on plants or debris
0
0.5
1
1.5
s 16. Organic debris lines or pile
0 .
a 0,5 '
1
1.5
17. Soil -based evidence of high water table?
No, = 0
Yes = 3
C. Biology (Subtotal = )
18. Fibrous roots in streambed
3
1
0
19. Rooted upland plants in streambed
3
2
1
0
20. Macrobenthos (note diversity and abundance)
w6
1
2
3
21. Aquatic Mollusks
0
1
2
3
22. Fish
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0.5
1
1.5
23. Crayfish
0'
0.5
1
1.5
24. Amphibians
0.5
1
1.5
25. Algae
0
0.5
1
1.5
26. Wetland plants in streambed
FACW = 0.75; OBL
= 1.5('Other = 0
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0
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6. Depositional bars or benches
0
1
2
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0
2
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8. Headcuts
0
1
3
9. Grade control
0
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0
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12. Presence of Baseflow
0
12
3
13. Iron oxidizing bacteria
0
1
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14. Leaf litter
1.5
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0.5
0
15. Sediment on plants or debris
0
1
1.5
16. Organic debris lines or piles
0
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18. Fibrous roots in streambed
2
1
0
19. Rooted upland plants in streambed
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2
1
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20. Macrobenthos (note diversity and abundance)
0
1
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22. Fish
0
0.5
1
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23. Crayfish
0
0.5
1
1.5
24. Amphibians
0
0.5
1
1.5
25. Algae
0
0.5
1
1.5
26. Wetland plants in streambed
FACW = 0.75; OBL = 1.5,'Other
'perennial streams may also be identified using other methods.
See p. 35 of manual.
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Latitude
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A. Geomorphology(Subtotal = fJ )
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Weak
Moderate
Strong
1" Continuity of channel bed and bank
0
1
2
3.
2. Sinuosity of channel along thalweg
0
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2
3
3. In -channel structure: ex. riffle -pool, step -pool,
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2
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2
3
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2
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2
3
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2
3
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12
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9. Grade control
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1
1.5
10. Natural valley
0
0.5
1.5
11. Second or greater order channel
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Yes = 3
artificial ditches are not rated; see discussions in manual
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12. Presence of Baseflow
0
1
13. Iron oxidizing bacteria
0
1
2
?
14. Leaf litter
1.5
1
30
0
15. Sediment on plants or debris
0
w�-_0.5'
1
1.5
16. Organic debris lines or piles
0
1.5
17. Soil -based evidence of high water table?
No = 0
Yes = 3
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18. Fibrous roots in streambed"3
.
2
1
0
19. Rooted upland plants in streambed
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2 •
1
0
20. Macrobenthos (note diversity and abundance)
0
2
3
21. Aquatic Mollusks
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1
2
3
22. Fish
1
0.5
1
1.5
23. Crayfish
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0.5
1
1.5
24. Amphibians
0
0.5
1,
1.5
25. Algae
0* ''
0.5
1
1.5
26. Wetland plants in streambed
FACW = 0.75; OBL
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11. Second or greater order cha n naa
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12. Presence of Baseflow
0
1
2
13. Iron Gxidizing bacteria
_ 1
2
3
1 4. Leaf litter
15. 8 Pd im unt o n pl a n ks or dabdis
16. Organi c do kris 11 nes or piles
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1
1
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0
10. Rooted upland plants in strewn Wd
2
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20. Macrohanthos (note dlversi:ty and abundanoe)
0
1
3
21. Aquatic Mollusks
1
2
0
22. Fish
20- Crayfish
0.:5
1
1
1-5
1.5
0-5
24_ Arnphibfans
0-5
1
1,6
5. AIg a e
0.5
FACW = 0-7 ;
1 1,5
OBL = IX Ether0
6- Wotland plants in strearnbed
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NC SAM FIELD ASSESSMENT RESULTS
user rvianuai version d.,i
USACE AID #: NCDWR #:
INSTRUCTIONS: Attach a sketch of the assessment area and photographs. Attach a copy of the USGS 7.5-minute topographic quadrangle,
and circle the location of the stream reach under evaluation. If multiple stream reaches will be evaluated on the same property, identify and
number all reaches on the attached map, and include a separate form for each reach. See the NC SAM User Manual for detailed descriptions
and explanations of requested information. Record in the "Notes/Sketch" section if 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): Honey Mill
2. Date of evaluation: 09/04/2019
3. Applicant/owner name: NCDMS 4. Assessor name/organization: H. Reed/ Wildlands Eng.
5. County: Surry 6. Nearest named water body
7. River basin: Yadkin on USGS 7.5-minute quad: Ararat River
8. Site coordinates (decimal degrees, at lower end of assessment reach): 36.42603,-80.613574
STREAM INFORMATION: (depth and width can be approximations)
9. Site number (show on attached map): VC R1 10. Length of assessment reach evaluated (feet): 100
11. Channel depth from bed (in riffle, if present) to top of bank (feet): 1 -2' ❑Unable to assess channel depth.
12. Channel width at top of bank (feet): 4 - 6' 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: ❑ Mountains (M) ® Piedmont (P) ❑ Inner Coastal Plain (1) ❑ Outer Coastal Plain (0)
16. Estimated geomorphic ❑A ®B
valley shape (skip for
Tidal Marsh Stream): (more sinuous stream, flatter valley slope) (less sinuous stream, steeper valley slope)
17. Watershed size: (skip ❑Size 1 (< 0.1 mi2) ®Size 2 (0.1 to < 0.5 mil) ❑Size 3 (0.5 to < 5 mil) ❑Size 4 (>_ 5 mil)
for Tidal Marsh Stream)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
18. Were regulatory considerations evaluated? ®Yes ❑No If Yes, check all that apply to the assessment area.
❑Section 10 water ❑Classified Trout Waters ®Water Supply Watershed (❑l ❑II ❑III ®IV ❑V)
❑Essential Fish Habitat ❑Primary Nursery Area ❑ High Quality Waters/Outstanding Resource Waters
❑Publicly owned property ❑NCDWR Riparian buffer rule in effect ❑Nutrient Sensitive Waters
❑Anadromous fish ❑303(d) List ❑CAMA Area of Environmental Concern (AEC)
❑Documented presence of a federal and/or state listed protected species within the assessment area.
List species:
❑Designated Critical Habitat (list species)
19. Are additional stream information/supplementary measurements included in "Notes/Sketch" section or attached? ❑Yes ®No
1. Channel Water— assessment reach metric (skip for Size 1 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
®A Water throughout assessment reach.
❑B No flow, water in pools only.
❑C No water in assessment reach.
2. Evidence of Flow Restriction — assessment reach metric
❑A At least 10% of assessment reach in -stream habitat or riffle -pool sequence is 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).
®B Not A
3. Feature Pattern — assessment reach metric
❑A A majority of the assessment reach has altered pattern (examples: straightening, modification above or below culvert).
®B Not
4. Feature Longitudinal Profile — assessment reach metric
❑A Majority of assessment reach has a substantially altered stream profile (examples: channel down -cutting, existing damming, over
widening, active aggradation, dredging, and excavation where appropriate channel profile has not reformed from any of these
disturbances).
®B Not A
5. Signs of Active Instability — assessment reach metric
Consider only current instability, not past events from which the stream has currently recovered. Examples of instability include
active bank failure, active channel down -cutting (head -cut), active widening, and artificial hardening (such as concrete, gabion, rip -rap).
❑A < 10% of channel unstable
❑B 10 to 25% of channel unstable
®C > 25% of channel unstable

6. Streamside Area Interaction — streamside area metric
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB).
LB RB
®A ®A
Little or no evidence of conditions that adversely affect reference interaction
❑B ❑B
Moderate evidence of conditions (examples: berms, levees, down -cutting, aggradation, dredging) that adversely affect
reference interaction (examples: limited streamside area access, disruption of flood flows through streamside area, leaky
or intermittent bulkheads, causeways with floodplain constriction, minor ditching [including mosquito ditching])
❑C ❑C
Extensive evidence of conditions that adversely affect reference interaction (little to no floodplain/intertidal zone access
[examples: causeways with floodplain and channel constriction, bulkheads, retaining walls, fill, stream incision, disruption
of flood flows through streamside area] or too much floodplain/intertidal zone access [examples: impoundments, intensive
mosquito ditching]) or floodplain/intertidal zone unnaturally absent or assessment reach is a man-made feature on an
interstream divide
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.
®F Livestock with access to stream or intertidal zone
❑G Excessive algae in stream or intertidal zone
❑H Degraded marsh vegetation in the intertidal zone (removal, burning, regular mowing, destruction, etc)
❑I Other: (explain in "Notes/Sketch" section)
❑J Little to no stressors
8. Recent Weather — watershed metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
For Size 1 or 2 streams, D1 drought or higher is considered a drought; for Size 3 or 4 streams, D2 drought or higher is considered a drought.
❑A Drought conditions and no rainfall or rainfall not exceeding 1 inch within the last 48 hours
❑B Drought conditions and rainfall exceeding 1 inch within the last 48 hours
®C No drought conditions
9. Large or Dangerous Stream — assessment reach metric
❑Yes ®No Is stream is too large or dangerous to assess? If Yes, skip to Metric 13 (Streamside Area Ground Surface Condition).
10. Natural In -stream Habitat Types — assessment reach metric
10a. ❑Yes ❑No Degraded in -stream habitat over majority of the assessment reach (examples of stressors include excessive
sedimentation, mining, excavation, in -stream hardening [for example, rip -rap], recent dredging, and snagging)
(evaluate for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams only, then skip to Metric 12)
10b. Check all that occur (occurs if > 5% coverage of assessment reach) (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams)
❑A Multiple aquatic macrophytes and aquatic mosses F, W ❑F 5% oysters or other natural hard bottoms
(include liverworts, lichens, and algal mats) F E ❑G Submerged aquatic vegetation
®B Multiple sticks and/or leaf packs and/or emergent o Y ❑H Low -tide refugia (pools)
vegetation Y rC ❑I Sand bottom
❑C Multiple snags and logs (including lap trees) r ❑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
*********************************REMAINING 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)
11 a. ❑Yes ®No Is assessment reach in a natural sand -bed stream? (skip for Coastal Plain streams)
11 b. 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)
11 c. In riffle sections, check all that occur below the normal wetted perimeter of the assessment reach — whether or not submerged. Check
at least one box in each row (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams). Not Present (NP) = absent, Rare
(R) = present but < 10%, Common (C) _ > 10-40%, Abundant (A) _ > 40-70%, Predominant (P) _ > 70%. Cumulative percentages
should not exceed 100% for each assessment reach.
NP R C A P
® ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Bedrock/saprolite
❑ ® ❑ ❑ ❑ Boulder (256 — 4096 mm)
❑ ❑ ® ❑ ❑ Cobble (64 — 256 mm)
❑ ❑ ❑ ® ❑ Gravel (2 — 64 mm)
❑ ❑ ® ❑ ❑ Sand (.062 — 2 mm)
❑ ® ❑ ❑ ❑ Silt/clay (< 0.062 mm)
❑ ® ❑ ❑ ❑ Detritus
® ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Artificial (rip -rap, concrete, etc.)
11d. ❑Yes ®No Are pools filled with sediment? (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)

12
Aquatic Life — assessment reach metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
12a. ®Yes ❑No Was an in -stream aquatic life assessment performed as described in the User Manual?
If No, select one of the following reasons and skip to Metric 13. ❑No Water ❑Other:
12b. ®Yes ❑No Are aquatic organisms present in the assessment reach (look in riffles, pools, then snags)? If Yes, check all that
apply. If No, skip to Metric 13.
1 >1 Numbers over columns refer to "individuals" for Size 1 and 2 streams and "taxa" for Size 3 and 4 streams.
® ❑Adult frogs
❑ ❑Aquatic reptiles
❑ ❑Aquatic macrophytes and aquatic mosses (include liverworts, lichens, and algal mats)
❑ ®Beetles
❑ ®Caddisfly larvae (T)
❑ ❑Asian clam (Corbicula)
❑ ®Crustacean (isopod/amphipod/crayfish/shrimp)
❑ ❑Damselfly and dragonfly larvae
❑ ❑Dipterans
❑ ❑Mayfly larvae (E)
❑ ❑Megaloptera (alderfly, fishfly, dobsonfly larvae)
❑ ❑Midges/mosquito larvae
❑ ❑Mosquito fish (Gambusia) or mud minnows (Umbra pygmaea)
❑ ❑Mussels/Clams (not Corbicula)
❑ ®Other fish
❑ ❑ Sala manders/tad poles
® ❑Snails
❑ ®Stonefly 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, fill, soil compaction,
livestock disturbance, buildings, man-made levees, drainage pipes)
14. Streamside Area Water Storage — streamside area metric (skip for Size 1 streams, Tidal Marsh Streams, and B valley types)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB) of the streamside area.
LB RB
❑A ❑A Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water >_ 6 inches deep
❑B ❑B Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water 3 to 6 inches deep
❑C ❑C Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water < 3 inches deep
15. Wetland Presence — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB). Do not consider wetlands outside of the streamside area or within the normal
wetted perimeter of assessment reach.
LB RB
❑Y ❑Y Are wetlands present in the streamside area?
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 (jurisdictional 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 trees)
❑C Stream shading is gone or largely absent

19. Buffer Width — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider "vegetated buffer" and "wooded buffer" separately for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB) starting at the top of bank out
to the first break.
Vegetated Wooded
LB RB LB RB
®A ®A ❑A ❑A >_ 100 feet wide or extends to the edge of the watershed
❑B ❑B ❑B ❑B From 50 to < 100 feet wide
❑C ❑C ®C ❑C From 30 to < 50 feet wide
❑D ❑D ❑D ❑D From 10 to < 30 feet wide
❑E ❑E ❑E ®E < 10 feet wide or no trees
20. Buffer Structure — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB) for Metric 19 ("Vegetated" Buffer Width).
LB RB
❑A ❑A Mature forest
❑B ❑B Non -mature woody vegetation or modified vegetation structure
®C ®C Herbaceous vegetation with or without a strip of trees < 10 feet wide
❑D ❑D Maintained shrubs
❑E ❑E Little or no vegetation
21. Buffer Stressors — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all appropriate boxes for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB). Indicate if listed stressor abuts stream (Abuts), does not abut but is
within 30 feet of stream (< 30 feet), or is between 30 to 50 feet of stream (30-50 feet).
If none of the following stressors occurs on either bank, check here and skip to Metric 22: ❑
Abuts < 30 feet 30-50 feet
LB RB LB RB LB RB
❑A ❑A ❑A ❑A ❑A ❑A Row crops
❑B ❑B ❑B ❑B ❑B ❑B Maintained turf
❑C ❑C ❑C ❑C ❑C ❑C Pasture (no livestock)/commercial horticulture
®D ®D ®D ®D ®D ®D Pasture (active livestock use)
22. Stem Density — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB) for Metric 19 ("Wooded" Buffer Width).
LB RB
❑A ❑A Medium to high stem density
®B ®B Low stem density
❑C ❑C No wooded riparian buffer or predominantly herbaceous species or bare ground
23. Continuity of Vegetated Buffer — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider whether vegetated buffer is continuous along stream (parallel). Breaks are areas lacking vegetation > 10 feet wide.
LB RB
®A ®A The total length of buffer breaks is < 25 percent.
❑B ❑B The total length of buffer breaks is between 25 and 50 percent.
❑C ❑C The total length of buffer breaks is > 50 percent.
24. Vegetative Composition — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Evaluate the dominant vegetation within 100 feet of each bank or to the edge of the watershed (whichever comes first) as it contributes to
assessment reach habitat.
LB RB
❑A ❑A Vegetation is close to undisturbed in species present and their proportions. Lower strata composed of native species,
with non-native invasive species absent or sparse.
®B ®B Vegetation indicates disturbance in terms of species diversity or proportions, but is still largely composed of native
species. This may include communities of weedy native species that develop after clear -cutting or clearing or
communities with non-native invasive species present, but not dominant, over a large portion of the expected strata or
communities missing understory but retaining canopy trees.
❑C ❑C Vegetation is severely disturbed in terms of species diversity or proportions. Mature canopy is absent or communities
with non-native invasive species dominant over a large portion of expected strata or communities composed of planted
stands of non -characteristic species or communities inappropriately composed of a single species or no vegetation.
25. Conductivity — assessment reach metric (skip for all Coastal Plain streams)
25a. ❑Yes ®No Was conductivity measurement recorded?
If No, select one of the following reasons. ❑No Water ❑Other:
25b. Check the box corresponding to the conductivity measurement (units of microsiemens per centimeter).
❑A < 46 ❑B 46 to < 67 ❑C 67 to < 79 ❑D 79 to < 230 ❑E >_ 230
Notes/Sketch

Draft NC SAM Stream Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 2.1
Stream Site Name Honey Mill Date of Assessment 09/04/2019
Stream Category Pb2 Assessor Name/Organization H. Reed/ Wildlands Eng.
Notes of Field Assessment Form (Y/N)
NO
Presence of regulatory considerations (Y/N)
YES
Additional stream information/supplementary measurements included (Y/N)
NO
NC SAM feature type (perennial, intermittent, Tidal Marsh Stream)
Perennial
USACE/ NCDWR
Function Class Rating Summary
All Streams Intermittent
(1) Hydrology
LOW
(2) Baseflow
HIGH
(2) Flood Flow
LOW
(3) Streamside Area Attenuation
LOW
(4) Floodplain Access
HIGH
(4) Wooded Riparian Buffer
LOW
(4) Microtopography
NA
(3) Stream Stability
MEDIUM
(4) Channel Stability
LOW
(4) Sediment Transport
HIGH
(4) Stream Geomorphology
HIGH
(2) Stream/Intertidal Zone Interaction
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
MEDIUM
(2) Baseflow
HIGH
(2) Streamside Area Vegetation
LOW
(3) Upland Pollutant Filtration
LOW
(3) Thermoregulation
MEDIUM
(2) Indicators of Stressors
YES
(2) Aquatic Life Tolerance
HIGH
(2) Intertidal Zone Filtration
NA
(1) Habitat
MEDIUM
(2) In -stream Habitat
HIGH
(3) Baseflow
HIGH
(3) Substrate
HIGH
(3) Stream Stability
LOW
(3) In -stream Habitat
HIGH
(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
MEDIUM

NC SAM FIELD ASSESSMENT RESULTS
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INSTRUCTIONS: Attach a sketch of the assessment area and photographs. Attach a copy of the USGS 7.5-minute topographic quadrangle,
and circle the location of the stream reach under evaluation. If multiple stream reaches will be evaluated on the same property, identify and
number all reaches on the attached map, and include a separate form for each reach. See the NC SAM User Manual for detailed descriptions
and explanations of requested information. Record in the "Notes/Sketch" section if 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): Honey Mill
2. Date of evaluation: 09/04/2019
3. Applicant/owner name: NCDMS 4. Assessor name/organization: H. Reed/ Wildlands Eng.
5. County: Surry 6. Nearest named water body
7. River basin: Yadkin on USGS 7.5-minute quad: Ararat River
8. Site coordinates (decimal degrees, at lower end of assessment reach): 36.426538,-80.613356
STREAM INFORMATION: (depth and width can be approximations)
9. Site number (show on attached map): VC R2 10. Length of assessment reach evaluated (feet): 200
11. Channel depth from bed (in riffle, if present) to top of bank (feet): 2 - 3' ❑Unable to assess channel depth.
12. Channel width at top of bank (feet): 8 - 10' 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: ❑ Mountains (M) ® Piedmont (P) ❑ Inner Coastal Plain (1) ❑ Outer Coastal Plain (0)
16. Estimated geomorphic ®A El
valley shape (skip for
Tidal Marsh Stream): (more sinuous stream, flatter valley slope) (less sinuous stream, steeper valley slope)
17. Watershed size: (skip ❑Size 1 (< 0.1 mi2) ®Size 2 (0.1 to < 0.5 mil) ❑Size 3 (0.5 to < 5 mil) ❑Size 4 (>_ 5 mil)
for Tidal Marsh Stream)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
18. Were regulatory considerations evaluated? ®Yes ❑No If Yes, check all that apply to the assessment area.
❑Section 10 water ❑Classified Trout Waters ®Water Supply Watershed (❑l ❑II ❑III ®IV ❑V)
❑Essential Fish Habitat ❑Primary Nursery Area ❑ High Quality Waters/Outstanding Resource Waters
❑Publicly owned property ❑NCDWR Riparian buffer rule in effect ❑Nutrient Sensitive Waters
❑Anadromous fish ❑303(d) List ❑CAMA Area of Environmental Concern (AEC)
❑Documented presence of a federal and/or state listed protected species within the assessment area.
List species:
❑Designated Critical Habitat (list species)
19. Are additional stream information/supplementary measurements included in "Notes/Sketch" section or attached? ❑Yes ®No
1. Channel Water— assessment reach metric (skip for Size 1 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
®A Water throughout assessment reach.
❑B No flow, water in pools only.
❑C No water in assessment reach.
2. Evidence of Flow Restriction — assessment reach metric
❑A At least 10% of assessment reach in -stream habitat or riffle -pool sequence is 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).
®B Not A
3. Feature Pattern — assessment reach metric
❑A A majority of the assessment reach has altered pattern (examples: straightening, modification above or below culvert).
®B Not
4. Feature Longitudinal Profile — assessment reach metric
❑A Majority of assessment reach has a substantially altered stream profile (examples: channel down -cutting, existing damming, over
widening, active aggradation, dredging, and excavation where appropriate channel profile has not reformed from any of these
disturbances).
®B Not A
5. Signs of Active Instability — assessment reach metric
Consider only current instability, not past events from which the stream has currently recovered. Examples of instability include
active bank failure, active channel down -cutting (head -cut), active widening, and artificial hardening (such as concrete, gabion, rip -rap).
❑A < 10% of channel unstable
❑B 10 to 25% of channel unstable
®C > 25% of channel unstable

6. Streamside Area Interaction — streamside area metric
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB).
LB RB
❑A ❑A
Little or no evidence of conditions that adversely affect reference interaction
®B ®B
Moderate evidence of conditions (examples: berms, levees, down -cutting, aggradation, dredging) that adversely affect
reference interaction (examples: limited streamside area access, disruption of flood flows through streamside area, leaky
or intermittent bulkheads, causeways with floodplain constriction, minor ditching [including mosquito ditching])
❑C ❑C
Extensive evidence of conditions that adversely affect reference interaction (little to no floodplain/intertidal zone access
[examples: causeways with floodplain and channel constriction, bulkheads, retaining walls, fill, stream incision, disruption
of flood flows through streamside area] or too much floodplain/intertidal zone access [examples: impoundments, intensive
mosquito ditching]) or floodplain/intertidal zone unnaturally absent or assessment reach is a man-made feature on an
interstream divide
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.
®F Livestock with access to stream or intertidal zone
❑G Excessive algae in stream or intertidal zone
❑H Degraded marsh vegetation in the intertidal zone (removal, burning, regular mowing, destruction, etc)
❑I Other: (explain in "Notes/Sketch" section)
❑J Little to no stressors
8. Recent Weather — watershed metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
For Size 1 or 2 streams, D1 drought or higher is considered a drought; for Size 3 or 4 streams, D2 drought or higher is considered a drought.
❑A Drought conditions and no rainfall or rainfall not exceeding 1 inch within the last 48 hours
❑B Drought conditions and rainfall exceeding 1 inch within the last 48 hours
®C No drought conditions
9. Large or Dangerous Stream — assessment reach metric
❑Yes ®No Is stream is too large or dangerous to assess? If Yes, skip to Metric 13 (Streamside Area Ground Surface Condition).
10. Natural In -stream Habitat Types — assessment reach metric
10a. ❑Yes ❑No Degraded in -stream habitat over majority of the assessment reach (examples of stressors include excessive
sedimentation, mining, excavation, in -stream hardening [for example, rip -rap], recent dredging, and snagging)
(evaluate for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams only, then skip to Metric 12)
10b. Check all that occur (occurs if > 5% coverage of assessment reach) (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams)
❑A Multiple aquatic macrophytes and aquatic mosses F, W ❑F 5% oysters or other natural hard bottoms
(include liverworts, lichens, and algal mats) F E ❑G Submerged aquatic vegetation
®B Multiple sticks and/or leaf packs and/or emergent o Y ❑H Low -tide refugia (pools)
vegetation Y rC ❑I Sand bottom
❑C Multiple snags and logs (including lap trees) r ❑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
*********************************REMAINING 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)
11 a. ❑Yes ®No Is assessment reach in a natural sand -bed stream? (skip for Coastal Plain streams)
11 b. 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)
11 c. In riffle sections, check all that occur below the normal wetted perimeter of the assessment reach — whether or not submerged. Check
at least one box in each row (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams). Not Present (NP) = absent, Rare
(R) = present but < 10%, Common (C) _ > 10-40%, Abundant (A) _ > 40-70%, Predominant (P) _ > 70%. Cumulative percentages
should not exceed 100% for each assessment reach.
NP R C A P
® ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Bedrock/saprolite
❑ ® ❑ ❑ ❑ Boulder (256 — 4096 mm)
❑ ❑ ❑ ® ❑ Cobble (64 — 256 mm)
❑ ❑ ® ❑ ❑ Gravel (2 — 64 mm)
❑ ® ❑ ❑ ❑ Sand (.062 — 2 mm)
❑ ® ❑ ❑ ❑ Silt/clay (< 0.062 mm)
❑ ® ❑ ❑ ❑ Detritus
® ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Artificial (rip -rap, concrete, etc.)
11d. ❑Yes ®No Are pools filled with sediment? (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)

12
Aquatic Life — assessment reach metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
12a. ®Yes ❑No Was an in -stream aquatic life assessment performed as described in the User Manual?
If No, select one of the following reasons and skip to Metric 13. ❑No Water ❑Other:
12b. ®Yes ❑No Are aquatic organisms present in the assessment reach (look in riffles, pools, then snags)? If Yes, check all that
apply. If No, skip to Metric 13.
1 >1 Numbers over columns refer to "individuals" for Size 1 and 2 streams and "taxa" for Size 3 and 4 streams.
❑ ❑Adult frogs
❑ ❑Aquatic reptiles
❑ ❑Aquatic macrophytes and aquatic mosses (include liverworts, lichens, and algal mats)
❑ ®Beetles
❑ ❑Caddisfly larvae (T)
❑ ❑Asian clam (Corbicula)
❑ ®Crustacean (isopod/amphipod/crayfish/shrimp)
❑ ®Damselfly and dragonfly larvae
❑ ❑Dipterans
❑ ❑Mayfly larvae (E)
❑ ®Megaloptera (alderfly, fishfly, dobsonfly larvae)
❑ ❑Midges/mosquito larvae
❑ ❑Mosquito fish (Gambusia) or mud minnows (Umbra pygmaea)
❑ ❑Mussels/Clams (not Corbicula)
❑ ®Other fish
❑ ® Sala manders/tadpoles
❑ ®Snails
❑ ®Stonefly 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, fill, soil compaction,
livestock disturbance, buildings, man-made levees, drainage pipes)
14. Streamside Area Water Storage — streamside area metric (skip for Size 1 streams, Tidal Marsh Streams, and B valley types)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB) of the streamside area.
LB RB
❑A ❑A Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water >_ 6 inches deep
❑B ❑B Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water 3 to 6 inches deep
®C ®C Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water < 3 inches deep
15. Wetland Presence — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB). Do not consider wetlands outside of the streamside area or within the normal
wetted perimeter of assessment reach.
LB RB
❑Y ❑Y Are wetlands present in the streamside area?
®N ®N
16. Baseflow Contributors — assessment reach metric (skip for Size 4 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all contributors within the assessment reach or within view of and draining to the assessment reach.
®A Streams and/or springs (jurisdictional discharges)
®B Ponds (include wet detention basins; do not include sediment basins or dry detention basins)
❑C Obstruction 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 trees)
❑C Stream shading is gone or largely absent

19. Buffer Width — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider "vegetated buffer" and "wooded buffer" separately for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB) starting at the top of bank out
to the first break.
Vegetated Wooded
LB RB LB RB
®A ®A ❑A ❑A >_ 100 feet wide or extends to the edge of the watershed
❑B ❑B ❑B ❑B From 50 to < 100 feet wide
❑C ❑C ❑C ❑C From 30 to < 50 feet wide
❑D ❑D ❑D ❑D From 10 to < 30 feet wide
❑E ❑E ®E ®E < 10 feet wide or no trees
20. Buffer Structure — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB) for Metric 19 ("Vegetated" Buffer Width).
LB RB
❑A ❑A Mature forest
❑B ❑B Non -mature woody vegetation or modified vegetation structure
®C ®C Herbaceous vegetation with or without a strip of trees < 10 feet wide
❑D ❑D Maintained shrubs
❑E ❑E Little or no vegetation
21. Buffer Stressors — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all appropriate boxes for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB). Indicate if listed stressor abuts stream (Abuts), does not abut but is
within 30 feet of stream (< 30 feet), or is between 30 to 50 feet of stream (30-50 feet).
If none of the following stressors occurs on either bank, check here and skip to Metric 22: ❑
Abuts < 30 feet 30-50 feet
LB RB LB RB LB RB
❑A ❑A ❑A ❑A ❑A ❑A Row crops
❑B ❑B ❑B ❑B ❑B ❑B Maintained turf
❑C ❑C ❑C ❑C ❑C ❑C Pasture (no livestock)/commercial horticulture
®D ®D ®D ®D ®D ®D Pasture (active livestock use)
22. Stem Density — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB) for Metric 19 ("Wooded" Buffer Width).
LB RB
❑A ❑A Medium to high stem density
®B ®B Low stem density
❑C ❑C No wooded riparian buffer or predominantly herbaceous species or bare ground
23. Continuity of Vegetated Buffer — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider whether vegetated buffer is continuous along stream (parallel). Breaks are areas lacking vegetation > 10 feet wide.
LB RB
®A ®A The total length of buffer breaks is < 25 percent.
❑B ❑B The total length of buffer breaks is between 25 and 50 percent.
❑C ❑C The total length of buffer breaks is > 50 percent.
24. Vegetative Composition — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Evaluate the dominant vegetation within 100 feet of each bank or to the edge of the watershed (whichever comes first) as it contributes to
assessment reach habitat.
LB RB
❑A ❑A Vegetation is close to undisturbed in species present and their proportions. Lower strata composed of native species,
with non-native invasive species absent or sparse.
❑B ❑B Vegetation indicates disturbance in terms of species diversity or proportions, but is still largely composed of native
species. This may include communities of weedy native species that develop after clear -cutting or clearing or
communities with non-native invasive species present, but not dominant, over a large portion of the expected strata or
communities missing understory but retaining canopy trees.
®C ®C Vegetation is severely disturbed in terms of species diversity or proportions. Mature canopy is absent or communities
with non-native invasive species dominant over a large portion of expected strata or communities composed of planted
stands of non -characteristic species or communities inappropriately composed of a single species or no vegetation.
25. Conductivity — assessment reach metric (skip for all Coastal Plain streams)
25a. ❑Yes ®No Was conductivity measurement recorded?
If No, select one of the following reasons. ❑No Water ❑Other:
25b. Check the box corresponding to the conductivity measurement (units of microsiemens per centimeter).
❑A < 46 ❑B 46 to < 67 ❑C 67 to < 79 ❑D 79 to < 230 ❑E >_ 230
Notes/Sketch

Draft NC SAM Stream Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 2.1
Stream Site Name Honey Mill Date of Assessment 09/04/2019
Stream Category Pa2 Assessor Name/Organization H. Reed/ Wildlands Eng.
Notes of Field Assessment Form (Y/N)
NO
Presence of regulatory considerations (Y/N)
YES
Additional stream information/supplementary measurements included (Y/N)
NO
NC SAM feature type (perennial, intermittent, Tidal Marsh Stream)
Perennial
USACE/ NCDWR
Function Class Rating Summary
All Streams Intermittent
(1) Hydrology
LOW
(2) Baseflow
HIGH
(2) Flood Flow
LOW
(3) Streamside Area Attenuation
LOW
(4) Floodplain Access
MEDIUM
(4) Wooded Riparian Buffer
LOW
(4) Microtopography
LOW
(3) Stream Stability
MEDIUM
(4) Channel Stability
LOW
(4) Sediment Transport
HIGH
(4) Stream Geomorphology
HIGH
(2) Stream/Intertidal Zone Interaction
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
MEDIUM
(2) Baseflow
HIGH
(2) Streamside Area Vegetation
LOW
(3) Upland Pollutant Filtration
LOW
(3) Thermoregulation
MEDIUM
(2) Indicators of Stressors
YES
(2) Aquatic Life Tolerance
HIGH
(2) Intertidal Zone Filtration
NA
(1) Habitat
MEDIUM
(2) In -stream Habitat
HIGH
(3) Baseflow
HIGH
(3) Substrate
HIGH
(3) Stream Stability
LOW
(3) In -stream Habitat
HIGH
(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
MEDIUM

NC SAM FIELD ASSESSMENT RESULTS
user rvianuai version d.,i
USACE AID #: NCDWR #:
INSTRUCTIONS: Attach a sketch of the assessment area and photographs. Attach a copy of the USGS 7.5-minute topographic quadrangle,
and circle the location of the stream reach under evaluation. If multiple stream reaches will be evaluated on the same property, identify and
number all reaches on the attached map, and include a separate form for each reach. See the NC SAM User Manual for detailed descriptions
and explanations of requested information. Record in the "Notes/Sketch" section if 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): Honey Mill
2. Date of evaluation: 09/04/2019
3. Applicant/owner name: NCDMS 4. Assessor name/organization: K. Suggs/ Wildlands Eng.
5. County: Surry 6. Nearest named water body
7. River basin: Yadkin on USGS 7.5-minute quad: Ararat River
8. Site coordinates (decimal degrees, at lower end of assessment reach): 36.429563,-80.61098
STREAM INFORMATION: (depth and width can be approximations)
9. Site number (show on attached map): VC R3 10. Length of assessment reach evaluated (feet): 1,500
11. Channel depth from bed (in riffle, if present) to top of bank (feet): 3-6' ❑Unable to assess channel depth.
12. Channel width at top of bank (feet): 10, 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: ❑ Mountains (M) ® Piedmont (P) ❑ Inner Coastal Plain (1) ❑ Outer Coastal Plain (0)
16. Estimated geomorphic ®A El
valley shape (skip for
Tidal Marsh Stream): (more sinuous stream, flatter valley slope) (less sinuous stream, steeper valley slope)
17. Watershed size: (skip ❑Size 1 (< 0.1 mi2) ❑Size 2 (0.1 to < 0.5 mil) ®Size 3 (0.5 to < 5 mil) ❑Size 4 (>_ 5 mil)
for Tidal Marsh Stream)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
18. Were regulatory considerations evaluated? ®Yes ❑No If Yes, check all that apply to the assessment area.
❑Section 10 water ❑Classified Trout Waters ®Water Supply Watershed (❑l ❑II ❑III ®IV ❑V)
❑Essential Fish Habitat ❑Primary Nursery Area ❑ High Quality Waters/Outstanding Resource Waters
❑Publicly owned property ❑NCDWR Riparian buffer rule in effect ❑Nutrient Sensitive Waters
❑Anadromous fish ❑303(d) List ❑CAMA Area of Environmental Concern (AEC)
❑Documented presence of a federal and/or state listed protected species within the assessment area.
List species:
❑Designated Critical Habitat (list species)
19. Are additional stream information/supplementary measurements included in "Notes/Sketch" section or attached? ❑Yes ®No
1. Channel Water— assessment reach metric (skip for Size 1 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
®A Water throughout assessment reach.
❑B No flow, water in pools only.
❑C No water in assessment reach.
2. Evidence of Flow Restriction — assessment reach metric
❑A At least 10% of assessment reach in -stream habitat or riffle -pool sequence is 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).
®B Not A
3. Feature Pattern — assessment reach metric
❑A A majority of the assessment reach has altered pattern (examples: straightening, modification above or below culvert).
®B Not
4. Feature Longitudinal Profile — assessment reach metric
❑A Majority of assessment reach has a substantially altered stream profile (examples: channel down -cutting, existing damming, over
widening, active aggradation, dredging, and excavation where appropriate channel profile has not reformed from any of these
disturbances).
®B Not A
5. Signs of Active Instability — assessment reach metric
Consider only current instability, not past events from which the stream has currently recovered. Examples of instability include
active bank failure, active channel down -cutting (head -cut), active widening, and artificial hardening (such as concrete, gabion, rip -rap).
❑A < 10% of channel unstable
❑B 10 to 25% of channel unstable
®C > 25% of channel unstable

6. Streamside Area Interaction — streamside area metric
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB).
LB RB
❑A ❑A
Little or no evidence of conditions that adversely affect reference interaction
®B ®B
Moderate evidence of conditions (examples: berms, levees, down -cutting, aggradation, dredging) that adversely affect
reference interaction (examples: limited streamside area access, disruption of flood flows through streamside area, leaky
or intermittent bulkheads, causeways with floodplain constriction, minor ditching [including mosquito ditching])
❑C ❑C
Extensive evidence of conditions that adversely affect reference interaction (little to no floodplain/intertidal zone access
[examples: causeways with floodplain and channel constriction, bulkheads, retaining walls, fill, stream incision, disruption
of flood flows through streamside area] or too much floodplain/intertidal zone access [examples: impoundments, intensive
mosquito ditching]) or floodplain/intertidal zone unnaturally absent or assessment reach is a man-made feature on an
interstream divide
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.
®F Livestock with access to stream or intertidal zone
❑G Excessive algae in stream or intertidal zone
❑H Degraded marsh vegetation in the intertidal zone (removal, burning, regular mowing, destruction, etc)
❑I Other: (explain in "Notes/Sketch" section)
❑J Little to no stressors
8. Recent Weather — watershed metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
For Size 1 or 2 streams, D1 drought or higher is considered a drought; for Size 3 or 4 streams, D2 drought or higher is considered a drought.
®A Drought conditions and no rainfall or rainfall not exceeding 1 inch within the last 48 hours
❑B Drought conditions and rainfall exceeding 1 inch within the last 48 hours
❑C No drought conditions
9. Large or Dangerous Stream — assessment reach metric
❑Yes ®No Is stream is too large or dangerous to assess? If Yes, skip to Metric 13 (Streamside Area Ground Surface Condition).
10. Natural In -stream Habitat Types — assessment reach metric
10a. ❑Yes ®No Degraded in -stream habitat over majority of the assessment reach (examples of stressors include excessive
sedimentation, mining, excavation, in -stream hardening [for example, rip -rap], recent dredging, and snagging)
(evaluate for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams only, then skip to Metric 12)
10b. Check all that occur (occurs if > 5% coverage of assessment reach) (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams)
❑A Multiple aquatic macrophytes and aquatic mosses F, W ❑F 5% oysters or other natural hard bottoms
(include liverworts, lichens, and algal mats) F E ❑G Submerged aquatic vegetation
®B Multiple sticks and/or leaf packs and/or emergent o Y ❑H Low -tide refugia (pools)
vegetation Y rC ❑I Sand bottom
®C Multiple snags and logs (including lap trees) r ❑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
*********************************REMAINING 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)
11 a. ❑Yes ®No Is assessment reach in a natural sand -bed stream? (skip for Coastal Plain streams)
11 b. 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)
11 c. In riffle sections, check all that occur below the normal wetted perimeter of the assessment reach — whether or not submerged. Check
at least one box in each row (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams). Not Present (NP) = absent, Rare
(R) = present but < 10%, Common (C) _ > 10-40%, Abundant (A) _ > 40-70%, Predominant (P) _ > 70%. Cumulative percentages
should not exceed 100% for each assessment reach.
NP R C A P
❑ ❑ ® ❑ ❑ Bedrock/saprolite
® ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Boulder (256 — 4096 mm)
❑ ❑ ® ❑ ❑ Cobble (64 — 256 mm)
❑ ® ❑ ❑ ❑ Gravel (2 — 64 mm)
❑ ® ❑ ❑ ❑ Sand (.062 — 2 mm)
❑ ® ❑ ❑ ❑ Silt/clay (< 0.062 mm)
❑ ® ❑ ❑ ❑ Detritus
❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Artificial (rip -rap, concrete, etc.)
11d. ❑Yes ❑No Are pools filled with sediment? (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)

12
Aquatic Life — assessment reach metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
12a. ®Yes ❑No Was an in -stream aquatic life assessment performed as described in the User Manual?
If No, select one of the following reasons and skip to Metric 13. ❑No Water ❑Other:
12b. ®Yes ❑No Are aquatic organisms present in the assessment reach (look in riffles, pools, then snags)? If Yes, check all that
apply. If No, skip to Metric 13.
1 >1 Numbers over columns refer to "individuals" for Size 1 and 2 streams and "taxa" for Size 3 and 4 streams.
❑ ®Adult frogs
❑ ❑Aquatic reptiles
❑ ❑Aquatic macrophytes and aquatic mosses (include liverworts, lichens, and algal mats)
❑ ®Beetles
❑ ®Caddisfly larvae (T)
❑ ❑Asian clam (Corbicula)
❑ ®Crustacean (isopod/amphipod/crayfish/shrimp)
❑ ®Damselfly and dragonfly larvae
❑ ®Dipterans
❑ ®Mayfly larvae (E)
❑ ❑Megaloptera (alderfly, fishfly, dobsonfly larvae)
❑ ❑Midges/mosquito larvae
❑ ❑Mosquito fish (Gambusia) or mud minnows (Umbra pygmaea)
❑ ❑Mussels/Clams (not Corbicula)
❑ ®Other fish
❑ ❑ Sala manders/tadpoles
❑ ®Snails
❑ ®Stonefly 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, fill, soil compaction,
livestock disturbance, buildings, man-made levees, drainage pipes)
14. Streamside Area Water Storage — streamside area metric (skip for Size 1 streams, Tidal Marsh Streams, and B valley types)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB) of the streamside area.
LB RB
❑A ❑A Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water >_ 6 inches deep
❑B ❑B Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water 3 to 6 inches deep
®C ®C Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water < 3 inches deep
15. Wetland Presence — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB). Do not consider wetlands outside of the streamside area or within the normal
wetted perimeter of assessment reach.
LB RB
®Y ®Y Are wetlands present in the streamside area?
❑N ❑N
16. Baseflow Contributors — assessment reach metric (skip for Size 4 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all contributors within the assessment reach or within view of and draining to the assessment reach.
®A Streams and/or springs (jurisdictional discharges)
❑B Ponds (include wet detention basins; do not include sediment basins or dry detention basins)
❑C Obstruction 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
OF None of the above
18. Shading — assessment reach metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider aspect. Consider "leaf -on" condition.
❑A Stream shading is appropriate for stream category (may include gaps associated with natural processes)
®B Degraded (example: scattered trees)
❑C Stream shading is gone or largely absent

19. Buffer Width — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider "vegetated buffer" and "wooded buffer" separately for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB) starting at the top of bank out
to the first break.
Vegetated Wooded
LB RB LB RB
®A ®A ❑A ❑A >_ 100 feet wide or extends to the edge of the watershed
❑B ❑B ❑B ❑B From 50 to < 100 feet wide
❑C ❑C ❑C ❑C From 30 to < 50 feet wide
❑D ❑D ®D ❑D From 10 to < 30 feet wide
❑E ❑E ❑E ®E < 10 feet wide or no trees
20. Buffer Structure — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB) for Metric 19 ("Vegetated" Buffer Width).
LB RB
❑A ❑A Mature forest
®B ❑B Non -mature woody vegetation or modified vegetation structure
❑C ®C Herbaceous vegetation with or without a strip of trees < 10 feet wide
❑D ❑D Maintained shrubs
❑E ❑E Little or no vegetation
21. Buffer Stressors — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all appropriate boxes for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB). Indicate if listed stressor abuts stream (Abuts), does not abut but is
within 30 feet of stream (< 30 feet), or is between 30 to 50 feet of stream (30-50 feet).
If none of the following stressors occurs on either bank, check here and skip to Metric 22: ❑
Abuts < 30 feet 30-50 feet
LB RB LB RB LB RB
❑A ❑A ❑A ❑A ❑A ❑A Row crops
❑B ❑B ❑B ❑B ❑B ❑B Maintained turf
❑C ❑C ❑C ❑C ❑C ❑C Pasture (no livestock)/commercial horticulture
®D ®D ❑D ❑D ❑D ❑D Pasture (active livestock use)
22. Stem Density — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB) for Metric 19 ("Wooded" Buffer Width).
LB RB
❑A ❑A Medium to high stem density
®B ❑B Low stem density
❑C ®C No wooded riparian buffer or predominantly herbaceous species or bare ground
23. Continuity of Vegetated Buffer — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider whether vegetated buffer is continuous along stream (parallel). Breaks are areas lacking vegetation > 10 feet wide.
LB RB
®A ®A The total length of buffer breaks is < 25 percent.
❑B ❑B The total length of buffer breaks is between 25 and 50 percent.
❑C ❑C The total length of buffer breaks is > 50 percent.
24. Vegetative Composition — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Evaluate the dominant vegetation within 100 feet of each bank or to the edge of the watershed (whichever comes first) as it contributes to
assessment reach habitat.
LB RB
❑A ❑A Vegetation is close to undisturbed in species present and their proportions. Lower strata composed of native species,
with non-native invasive species absent or sparse.
®B ❑B Vegetation indicates disturbance in terms of species diversity or proportions, but is still largely composed of native
species. This may include communities of weedy native species that develop after clear -cutting or clearing or
communities with non-native invasive species present, but not dominant, over a large portion of the expected strata or
communities missing understory but retaining canopy trees.
❑C ®C Vegetation is severely disturbed in terms of species diversity or proportions. Mature canopy is absent or communities
with non-native invasive species dominant over a large portion of expected strata or communities composed of planted
stands of non -characteristic species or communities inappropriately composed of a single species or no vegetation.
25. Conductivity — assessment reach metric (skip for all Coastal Plain streams)
25a. ❑Yes ®No Was conductivity measurement recorded?
If No, select one of the following reasons. ❑No Water ❑Other:
25b. Check the box corresponding to the conductivity measurement (units of microsiemens per centimeter).
❑A < 46 ❑B 46 to < 67 ❑C 67 to < 79 ❑D 79 to < 230 ❑E >_ 230
Notes/Sketch

Draft NC SAM Stream Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 2.1
Stream Site Name Honey Mill Date of Assessment 09/04/2019
Stream Category Pa3 Assessor Name/Organization K. Suggs/ Wildlands Eng.
Notes of Field Assessment Form (Y/N)
NO
Presence of regulatory considerations (Y/N)
YES
Additional stream information/supplementary measurements included (Y/N)
NO
NC SAM feature type (perennial, intermittent, Tidal Marsh Stream)
Perennial
USACE/ NCDWR
Function Class Rating Summary
All Streams Intermittent
(1) Hydrology
LOW
(2) Baseflow
HIGH
(2) Flood Flow
LOW
(3) Streamside Area Attenuation
LOW
(4) Floodplain Access
MEDIUM
(4) Wooded Riparian Buffer
LOW
(4) Microtopography
LOW
(3) Stream Stability
MEDIUM
(4) Channel Stability
LOW
(4) Sediment Transport
HIGH
(4) Stream Geomorphology
HIGH
(2) Stream/Intertidal Zone Interaction
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
HIGH
(2) Streamside Area Vegetation
LOW
(3) Upland Pollutant Filtration
LOW
(3) Thermoregulation
MEDIUM
(2) Indicators of Stressors
YES
(2) Aquatic Life Tolerance
HIGH
(2) Intertidal Zone Filtration
NA
(1) Habitat
(2) In -stream Habitat
(3) Baseflow
HIGH
(3) Substrate
(3) Stream Stability
LOW
(3) In -stream Habitat
HIGH
(2) Stream -side Habitat
LOW
(3) Stream -side Habitat
LOW
(3) Thermoregulation
MEDIUM
(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

NC SAM FIELD ASSESSMENT RESULTS
user rvianuai version d.,i
USACE AID #: NCDWR #:
INSTRUCTIONS: Attach a sketch of the assessment area and photographs. Attach a copy of the USGS 7.5-minute topographic quadrangle,
and circle the location of the stream reach under evaluation. If multiple stream reaches will be evaluated on the same property, identify and
number all reaches on the attached map, and include a separate form for each reach. See the NC SAM User Manual for detailed descriptions
and explanations of requested information. Record in the "Notes/Sketch" section if 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): Honey Mill
2. Date of evaluation: 09/04/2019
3. Applicant/owner name: NCDMS 4. Assessor name/organization: K. Suggs/ Wildlands Eng.
5. County: Surry 6. Nearest named water body
7. River basin: Yadkin on USGS 7.5-minute quad: Ararat River
8. Site coordinates (decimal degrees, at lower end of assessment reach): 36.432749,-80.606299
STREAM INFORMATION: (depth and width can be approximations)
9. Site number (show on attached map): VC R4 10. Length of assessment reach evaluated (feet): 1,880
11. Channel depth from bed (in riffle, if present) to top of bank (feet): 5' ❑Unable to assess channel depth.
12. Channel width at top of bank (feet): 15' 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: ❑ Mountains (M) ® Piedmont (P) ❑ Inner Coastal Plain (1) ❑ Outer Coastal Plain (0)
16. Estimated geomorphic ®A El
valley shape (skip for
Tidal Marsh Stream): (more sinuous stream, flatter valley slope) (less sinuous stream, steeper valley slope)
17. Watershed size: (skip ❑Size 1 (< 0.1 mi2) ❑Size 2 (0.1 to < 0.5 mil) ®Size 3 (0.5 to < 5 mil) ❑Size 4 (>_ 5 mil)
for Tidal Marsh Stream)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
18. Were regulatory considerations evaluated? ®Yes ❑No If Yes, check all that apply to the assessment area.
❑Section 10 water ❑Classified Trout Waters ®Water Supply Watershed (❑l ❑II ❑III ®IV ❑V)
❑Essential Fish Habitat ❑Primary Nursery Area ❑ High Quality Waters/Outstanding Resource Waters
❑Publicly owned property ❑NCDWR Riparian buffer rule in effect ❑Nutrient Sensitive Waters
❑Anadromous fish ❑303(d) List ❑CAMA Area of Environmental Concern (AEC)
❑Documented presence of a federal and/or state listed protected species within the assessment area.
List species:
❑Designated Critical Habitat (list species)
19. Are additional stream information/supplementary measurements included in "Notes/Sketch" section or attached? ❑Yes ®No
1. Channel Water— assessment reach metric (skip for Size 1 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
®A Water throughout assessment reach.
❑B No flow, water in pools only.
❑C No water in assessment reach.
2. Evidence of Flow Restriction — assessment reach metric
❑A At least 10% of assessment reach in -stream habitat or riffle -pool sequence is 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).
®B Not A
3. Feature Pattern — assessment reach metric
❑A A majority of the assessment reach has altered pattern (examples: straightening, modification above or below culvert).
®B Not
4. Feature Longitudinal Profile — assessment reach metric
❑A Majority of assessment reach has a substantially altered stream profile (examples: channel down -cutting, existing damming, over
widening, active aggradation, dredging, and excavation where appropriate channel profile has not reformed from any of these
disturbances).
®B Not A
5. Signs of Active Instability — assessment reach metric
Consider only current instability, not past events from which the stream has currently recovered. Examples of instability include
active bank failure, active channel down -cutting (head -cut), active widening, and artificial hardening (such as concrete, gabion, rip -rap).
❑A < 10% of channel unstable
®B 10 to 25% of channel unstable
❑C > 25% of channel unstable

6. Streamside Area Interaction — streamside area metric
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB).
LB RB
®A ®A
Little or no evidence of conditions that adversely affect reference interaction
❑B ❑B
Moderate evidence of conditions (examples: berms, levees, down -cutting, aggradation, dredging) that adversely affect
reference interaction (examples: limited streamside area access, disruption of flood flows through streamside area, leaky
or intermittent bulkheads, causeways with floodplain constriction, minor ditching [including mosquito ditching])
❑C ❑C
Extensive evidence of conditions that adversely affect reference interaction (little to no floodplain/intertidal zone access
[examples: causeways with floodplain and channel constriction, bulkheads, retaining walls, fill, stream incision, disruption
of flood flows through streamside area] or too much floodplain/intertidal zone access [examples: impoundments, intensive
mosquito ditching]) or floodplain/intertidal zone unnaturally absent or assessment reach is a man-made feature on an
interstream divide
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.
®F Livestock with access to stream or intertidal zone
❑G Excessive algae in stream or intertidal zone
❑H Degraded marsh vegetation in the intertidal zone (removal, burning, regular mowing, destruction, etc)
❑I Other: (explain in "Notes/Sketch" section)
❑J Little to no stressors
8. Recent Weather — watershed metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
For Size 1 or 2 streams, D1 drought or higher is considered a drought; for Size 3 or 4 streams, D2 drought or higher is considered a drought.
®A Drought conditions and no rainfall or rainfall not exceeding 1 inch within the last 48 hours
❑B Drought conditions and rainfall exceeding 1 inch within the last 48 hours
❑C No drought conditions
9. Large or Dangerous Stream — assessment reach metric
❑Yes ®No Is stream is too large or dangerous to assess? If Yes, skip to Metric 13 (Streamside Area Ground Surface Condition).
10. Natural In -stream Habitat Types — assessment reach metric
10a. ❑Yes ®No Degraded in -stream habitat over majority of the assessment reach (examples of stressors include excessive
sedimentation, mining, excavation, in -stream hardening [for example, rip -rap], recent dredging, and snagging)
(evaluate for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams only, then skip to Metric 12)
10b. Check all that occur (occurs if > 5% coverage of assessment reach) (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams)
®A Multiple aquatic macrophytes and aquatic mosses F, W ❑F 5% oysters or other natural hard bottoms
(include liverworts, lichens, and algal mats) F E ❑G Submerged aquatic vegetation
®B Multiple sticks and/or leaf packs and/or emergent o Y ❑H Low -tide refugia (pools)
vegetation Y rC ❑I Sand bottom
®C Multiple snags and logs (including lap trees) r ❑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
*********************************REMAINING 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)
11 a. ❑Yes ®No Is assessment reach in a natural sand -bed stream? (skip for Coastal Plain streams)
11 b. 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)
11 c. In riffle sections, check all that occur below the normal wetted perimeter of the assessment reach — whether or not submerged. Check
at least one box in each row (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams). Not Present (NP) = absent, Rare
(R) = present but < 10%, Common (C) _ > 10-40%, Abundant (A) _ > 40-70%, Predominant (P) _ > 70%. Cumulative percentages
should not exceed 100% for each assessment reach.
NP R C A P
❑ ❑ ❑ ® ❑ Bedrock/saprolite
❑ ® ❑ ❑ ❑ Boulder (256 — 4096 mm)
❑ ❑ ® ❑ ❑ Cobble (64 — 256 mm)
❑ ❑ ® ❑ ❑ Gravel (2 — 64 mm)
❑ ❑ ® ❑ ❑ Sand (.062 — 2 mm)
❑ ® ❑ ❑ ❑ Silt/clay (< 0.062 mm)
❑ ® ❑ ❑ ❑ Detritus
® ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Artificial (rip -rap, concrete, etc.)
11d. ❑Yes ®No Are pools filled with sediment? (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)

12
Aquatic Life — assessment reach metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
12a. ®Yes ❑No Was an in -stream aquatic life assessment performed as described in the User Manual?
If No, select one of the following reasons and skip to Metric 13. ❑No Water ❑Other:
12b. ®Yes ❑No Are aquatic organisms present in the assessment reach (look in riffles, pools, then snags)? If Yes, check all that
apply. If No, skip to Metric 13.
1 >1 Numbers over columns refer to "individuals" for Size 1 and 2 streams and "taxa" for Size 3 and 4 streams.
❑ ®Adult frogs
❑ ❑Aquatic reptiles
❑ ®Aquatic macrophytes and aquatic mosses (include liverworts, lichens, and algal mats)
❑ ®Beetles
❑ ®Caddisfly larvae (T)
❑ ❑Asian clam (Corbicula)
❑ ❑Crustacean (isopod/amphipod/crayfish/shrimp)
❑ ❑Damselfly and dragonfly larvae
® ❑Dipterans
❑ ®Mayfly larvae (E)
❑ ®Megaloptera (alderfly, fishfly, dobsonfly larvae)
❑ ❑Midges/mosquito larvae
❑ ❑Mosquito fish (Gambusia) or mud minnows (Umbra pygmaea)
❑ ❑Mussels/Clams (not Corbicula)
❑ ®Other fish
❑ ® Sala manders/tadpoles
® ❑Snails
❑ ®Stonefly 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, fill, soil compaction,
livestock disturbance, buildings, man-made levees, drainage pipes)
14. Streamside Area Water Storage — streamside area metric (skip for Size 1 streams, Tidal Marsh Streams, and B valley types)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB) of the streamside area.
LB RB
❑A ❑A Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water >_ 6 inches deep
❑B ❑B Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water 3 to 6 inches deep
®C ®C Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water < 3 inches deep
15. Wetland Presence — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB). Do not consider wetlands outside of the streamside area or within the normal
wetted perimeter of assessment reach.
LB RB
®Y ®Y Are wetlands present in the streamside area?
❑N ❑N
16. Baseflow Contributors — assessment reach metric (skip for Size 4 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all contributors within the assessment reach or within view of and draining to the assessment reach.
®A Streams and/or springs (jurisdictional discharges)
❑B Ponds (include wet detention basins; do not include sediment basins or dry detention basins)
❑C Obstruction 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
OF None of the above
18. Shading — assessment reach metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider aspect. Consider "leaf -on" condition.
®A Stream shading is appropriate for stream category (may include gaps associated with natural processes)
❑B Degraded (example: scattered trees)
❑C Stream shading is gone or largely absent

19. Buffer Width — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider "vegetated buffer" and "wooded buffer" separately for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB) starting at the top of bank out
to the first break.
Vegetated Wooded
LB RB LB RB
❑A ❑A ®A ®A >_ 100 feet wide or extends to the edge of the watershed
®B ❑B ❑B ❑B From 50 to < 100 feet wide
❑C ❑C ❑C ❑C From 30 to < 50 feet wide
❑D ®D ❑D ❑D From 10 to < 30 feet wide
❑E ❑E ❑E ❑E < 10 feet wide or no trees
20. Buffer Structure — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB) for Metric 19 ("Vegetated" Buffer Width).
LB RB
®A ®A Mature forest
❑B ❑B Non -mature woody vegetation or modified vegetation structure
❑C ❑C Herbaceous vegetation with or without a strip of trees < 10 feet wide
❑D ❑D Maintained shrubs
❑E ❑E Little or no vegetation
21. Buffer Stressors — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all appropriate boxes for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB). Indicate if listed stressor abuts stream (Abuts), does not abut but is
within 30 feet of stream (< 30 feet), or is between 30 to 50 feet of stream (30-50 feet).
If none of the following stressors occurs on either bank, check here and skip to Metric 22:
Abuts < 30 feet 30-50 feet
LB RB LB RB LB RB
❑A ❑A ❑A ❑A ❑A ❑A Row crops
❑B ❑B ❑B ❑B ❑B ❑B Maintained turf
❑C ❑C ❑C ❑C ❑C ❑C Pasture (no livestock)/commercial horticulture
❑D ❑D ❑D ❑D ❑D ❑D Pasture (active livestock use)
22. Stem Density — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB) for Metric 19 ("Wooded" Buffer Width).
LB RB
®A ®A Medium to high stem density
❑B ❑B Low stem density
❑C ❑C No wooded riparian buffer or predominantly herbaceous species or bare ground
23. Continuity of Vegetated Buffer — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider whether vegetated buffer is continuous along stream (parallel). Breaks are areas lacking vegetation > 10 feet wide.
LB RB
®A ®A The total length of buffer breaks is < 25 percent.
❑B ❑B The total length of buffer breaks is between 25 and 50 percent.
❑C ❑C The total length of buffer breaks is > 50 percent.
24. Vegetative Composition — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Evaluate the dominant vegetation within 100 feet of each bank or to the edge of the watershed (whichever comes first) as it contributes to
assessment reach habitat.
LB RB
❑A ❑A Vegetation is close to undisturbed in species present and their proportions. Lower strata composed of native species,
with non-native invasive species absent or sparse.
®B ®B Vegetation indicates disturbance in terms of species diversity or proportions, but is still largely composed of native
species. This may include communities of weedy native species that develop after clear -cutting or clearing or
communities with non-native invasive species present, but not dominant, over a large portion of the expected strata or
communities missing understory but retaining canopy trees.
❑C ❑C Vegetation is severely disturbed in terms of species diversity or proportions. Mature canopy is absent or communities
with non-native invasive species dominant over a large portion of expected strata or communities composed of planted
stands of non -characteristic species or communities inappropriately composed of a single species or no vegetation.
25. Conductivity — assessment reach metric (skip for all Coastal Plain streams)
25a. ❑Yes ®No Was conductivity measurement recorded?
If No, select one of the following reasons. ❑No Water ❑Other:
25b. Check the box corresponding to the conductivity measurement (units of microsiemens per centimeter).
❑A < 46 ❑B 46 to < 67 ❑C 67 to < 79 ❑D 79 to < 230 ❑E >_ 230
Notes/Sketch

Draft NC SAM Stream Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 2.1
Stream Site Name Honey Mill Date of Assessment 09/04/2019
Stream Category Pa3 Assessor Name/Organization K. Suggs/ Wildlands Eng.
Notes of Field Assessment Form (Y/N)
NO
Presence of regulatory considerations (Y/N)
YES
Additional stream information/supplementary measurements included (Y/N)
NO
NC SAM feature type (perennial, intermittent, Tidal Marsh Stream)
Perennial
USACE/ NCDWR
Function Class Rating Summary
All Streams Intermittent
(1) Hydrology
HIGH
(2) Baseflow
HIGH
(2) Flood Flow
HIGH
(3) Streamside Area Attenuation
HIGH
(4) Floodplain Access
HIGH
(4) Wooded Riparian Buffer
HIGH
(4) Microtopography
LOW
(3) Stream Stability
HIGH
(4) Channel Stability
MEDIUM
(4) Sediment Transport
HIGH
(4) Stream Geomorphology
HIGH
(2) Stream/Intertidal Zone Interaction
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
MEDIUM
(2) Baseflow
HIGH
(2) Streamside Area Vegetation
HIGH
(3) Upland Pollutant Filtration
HIGH
(3) Thermoregulation
HIGH
(2) Indicators of Stressors
YES
(2) Aquatic Life Tolerance
HIGH
(2) Intertidal Zone Filtration
NA
(1) Habitat
HIGH
(2) In -stream Habitat
HIGH
(3) Baseflow
HIGH
(3) Substrate
HIGH
(3) Stream Stability
MEDIUM
(3) In -stream Habitat
HIGH
(2) Stream -side Habitat
HIGH
(3) Stream -side Habitat
HIGH
(3) Thermoregulation
HIGH
(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
HIGH

NC SAM FIELD ASSESSMENT RESULTS
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USACE AID #: NCDWR #:
INSTRUCTIONS: Attach a sketch of the assessment area and photographs. Attach a copy of the USGS 7.5-minute topographic quadrangle,
and circle the location of the stream reach under evaluation. If multiple stream reaches will be evaluated on the same property, identify and
number all reaches on the attached map, and include a separate form for each reach. See the NC SAM User Manual for detailed descriptions
and explanations of requested information. Record in the "Notes/Sketch" section if 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): Honey Mill
2. Date of evaluation: 09/04/2019
3. Applicant/owner name: NCDMS 4. Assessor name/organization: H. Reed/ Wildlands Eng.
5. County: Surry 6. Nearest named water body
7. River basin: Yadkin on USGS 7.5-minute quad: Ararat River
8. Site coordinates (decimal degrees, at lower end of assessment reach): 36.426039,-80.613595
STREAM INFORMATION: (depth and width can be approximations)
9. Site number (show on attached map): UT1 10. Length of assessment reach evaluated (feet): 150
11. Channel depth from bed (in riffle, if present) to top of bank (feet): 2 - 3' ❑Unable to assess channel depth.
12. Channel width at top of bank (feet): 6 - 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: ❑ Mountains (M) ® Piedmont (P) ❑ Inner Coastal Plain (1) ❑ Outer Coastal Plain (0)
16. Estimated geomorphic ®A El
valley shape (skip for
Tidal Marsh Stream): (more sinuous stream, flatter valley slope) (less sinuous stream, steeper valley slope)
17. Watershed size: (skip ❑Size 1 (< 0.1 mi2) ®Size 2 (0.1 to < 0.5 mil) ❑Size 3 (0.5 to < 5 mil) ❑Size 4 (>_ 5 mil)
for Tidal Marsh Stream)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
18. Were regulatory considerations evaluated? ®Yes ❑No If Yes, check all that apply to the assessment area.
❑Section 10 water ❑Classified Trout Waters ®Water Supply Watershed (❑l ❑II ❑III ®IV ❑V)
❑Essential Fish Habitat ❑Primary Nursery Area ❑ High Quality Waters/Outstanding Resource Waters
❑Publicly owned property ❑NCDWR Riparian buffer rule in effect ❑Nutrient Sensitive Waters
❑Anadromous fish ❑303(d) List ❑CAMA Area of Environmental Concern (AEC)
❑Documented presence of a federal and/or state listed protected species within the assessment area.
List species:
❑Designated Critical Habitat (list species)
19. Are additional stream information/supplementary measurements included in "Notes/Sketch" section or attached? ❑Yes ®No
1. Channel Water— assessment reach metric (skip for Size 1 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
®A Water throughout assessment reach.
❑B No flow, water in pools only.
❑C No water in assessment reach.
2. Evidence of Flow Restriction — assessment reach metric
❑A At least 10% of assessment reach in -stream habitat or riffle -pool sequence is 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).
®B Not A
3. Feature Pattern — assessment reach metric
®A A majority of the assessment reach has altered pattern (examples: straightening, modification above or below culvert).
❑B Not
4. Feature Longitudinal Profile — assessment reach metric
®A Majority of assessment reach has a substantially altered stream profile (examples: channel down -cutting, existing damming, over
widening, active aggradation, dredging, and excavation where appropriate channel profile has not reformed from any of these
disturbances).
❑B Not A
5. Signs of Active Instability — assessment reach metric
Consider only current instability, not past events from which the stream has currently recovered. Examples of instability include
active bank failure, active channel down -cutting (head -cut), active widening, and artificial hardening (such as concrete, gabion, rip -rap).
❑A < 10% of channel unstable
❑B 10 to 25% of channel unstable
®C > 25% of channel unstable

6. Streamside Area Interaction — streamside area metric
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB).
LB RB
❑A ❑A
Little or no evidence of conditions that adversely affect reference interaction
®B ®B
Moderate evidence of conditions (examples: berms, levees, down -cutting, aggradation, dredging) that adversely affect
reference interaction (examples: limited streamside area access, disruption of flood flows through streamside area, leaky
or intermittent bulkheads, causeways with floodplain constriction, minor ditching [including mosquito ditching])
❑C ❑C
Extensive evidence of conditions that adversely affect reference interaction (little to no floodplain/intertidal zone access
[examples: causeways with floodplain and channel constriction, bulkheads, retaining walls, fill, stream incision, disruption
of flood flows through streamside area] or too much floodplain/intertidal zone access [examples: impoundments, intensive
mosquito ditching]) or floodplain/intertidal zone unnaturally absent or assessment reach is a man-made feature on an
interstream divide
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.
®F Livestock with access to stream or intertidal zone
❑G Excessive algae in stream or intertidal zone
❑H Degraded marsh vegetation in the intertidal zone (removal, burning, regular mowing, destruction, etc)
❑I Other: (explain in "Notes/Sketch" section)
❑J Little to no stressors
8. Recent Weather — watershed metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
For Size 1 or 2 streams, D1 drought or higher is considered a drought; for Size 3 or 4 streams, D2 drought or higher is considered a drought.
❑A Drought conditions and no rainfall or rainfall not exceeding 1 inch within the last 48 hours
❑B Drought conditions and rainfall exceeding 1 inch within the last 48 hours
®C No drought conditions
9. Large or Dangerous Stream — assessment reach metric
❑Yes ®No Is stream is too large or dangerous to assess? If Yes, skip to Metric 13 (Streamside Area Ground Surface Condition).
10. Natural In -stream Habitat Types — assessment reach metric
10a. ❑Yes ❑No Degraded in -stream habitat over majority of the assessment reach (examples of stressors include excessive
sedimentation, mining, excavation, in -stream hardening [for example, rip -rap], recent dredging, and snagging)
(evaluate for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams only, then skip to Metric 12)
10b. Check all that occur (occurs if > 5% coverage of assessment reach) (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams)
❑A Multiple aquatic macrophytes and aquatic mosses F, W ❑F 5% oysters or other natural hard bottoms
(include liverworts, lichens, and algal mats) F E ❑G Submerged aquatic vegetation
®B Multiple sticks and/or leaf packs and/or emergent o Y ❑H Low -tide refugia (pools)
vegetation Y rC ❑I Sand bottom
❑C Multiple snags and logs (including lap trees) r ❑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
*********************************REMAINING 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)
11 a. ❑Yes ®No Is assessment reach in a natural sand -bed stream? (skip for Coastal Plain streams)
11 b. 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)
11 c. In riffle sections, check all that occur below the normal wetted perimeter of the assessment reach — whether or not submerged. Check
at least one box in each row (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams). Not Present (NP) = absent, Rare
(R) = present but < 10%, Common (C) _ > 10-40%, Abundant (A) _ > 40-70%, Predominant (P) _ > 70%. Cumulative percentages
should not exceed 100% for each assessment reach.
NP R C A P
® ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Bedrock/saprolite
❑ ® ❑ ❑ ❑ Boulder (256 — 4096 mm)
❑ ❑ ❑ ® ❑ Cobble (64 — 256 mm)
❑ ❑ ® ❑ ❑ Gravel (2 — 64 mm)
❑ ® ❑ ❑ ❑ Sand (.062 — 2 mm)
❑ ® ❑ ❑ ❑ Silt/clay (< 0.062 mm)
❑ ® ❑ ❑ ❑ Detritus
® ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Artificial (rip -rap, concrete, etc.)
11d. ❑Yes ®No Are pools filled with sediment? (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)

12
Aquatic Life — assessment reach metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
12a. ®Yes ❑No Was an in -stream aquatic life assessment performed as described in the User Manual?
If No, select one of the following reasons and skip to Metric 13. ❑No Water ❑Other:
12b. ®Yes ❑No Are aquatic organisms present in the assessment reach (look in riffles, pools, then snags)? If Yes, check all that
apply. If No, skip to Metric 13.
1 >1 Numbers over columns refer to "individuals" for Size 1 and 2 streams and "taxa" for Size 3 and 4 streams.
❑ ❑Adult frogs
❑ ❑Aquatic reptiles
❑ ❑Aquatic macrophytes and aquatic mosses (include liverworts, lichens, and algal mats)
❑ ❑Beetles
❑ ❑Caddisfly larvae (T)
❑ ❑Asian clam (Corbicula)
® ❑Crustacean (isopod/amphipod/crayfish/shrimp)
❑ ❑Damselfly and dragonfly larvae
❑ ❑Dipterans
❑ ®Mayfly larvae (E)
❑ ❑Megaloptera (alderfly, fishfly, dobsonfly larvae)
❑ ❑Midges/mosquito larvae
❑ ❑Mosquito fish (Gambusia) or mud minnows (Umbra pygmaea)
❑ ❑Mussels/Clams (not Corbicula)
❑ ®Other fish
❑ ❑ Sala manders/tad poles
❑ ®Snails
❑ ®Stonefly 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, fill, soil compaction,
livestock disturbance, buildings, man-made levees, drainage pipes)
14. Streamside Area Water Storage — streamside area metric (skip for Size 1 streams, Tidal Marsh Streams, and B valley types)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB) of the streamside area.
LB RB
❑A ❑A Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water >_ 6 inches deep
❑B ❑B Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water 3 to 6 inches deep
®C ®C Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water < 3 inches deep
15. Wetland Presence — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB). Do not consider wetlands outside of the streamside area or within the normal
wetted perimeter of assessment reach.
LB RB
❑Y ❑Y Are wetlands present in the streamside area?
®N ®N
16. Baseflow Contributors — assessment reach metric (skip for Size 4 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all contributors within the assessment reach or within view of and draining to the assessment reach.
❑A Streams and/or springs (jurisdictional discharges)
❑B Ponds (include wet detention basins; do not include sediment basins or dry detention basins)
❑C Obstruction 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 trees)
❑C Stream shading is gone or largely absent

19. Buffer Width — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider "vegetated buffer" and "wooded buffer" separately for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB) starting at the top of bank out
to the first break.
Vegetated Wooded
LB RB LB RB
®A ®A ❑A ❑A >_ 100 feet wide or extends to the edge of the watershed
❑B ❑B ❑B ❑B From 50 to < 100 feet wide
❑C ❑C ❑C ®C From 30 to < 50 feet wide
❑D ❑D ❑D ❑D From 10 to < 30 feet wide
❑E ❑E ®E ❑E < 10 feet wide or no trees
20. Buffer Structure — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB) for Metric 19 ("Vegetated" Buffer Width).
LB RB
❑A ❑A Mature forest
❑B ®B Non -mature woody vegetation or modified vegetation structure
®C ❑C Herbaceous vegetation with or without a strip of trees < 10 feet wide
❑D ❑D Maintained shrubs
❑E ❑E Little or no vegetation
21. Buffer Stressors — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all appropriate boxes for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB). Indicate if listed stressor abuts stream (Abuts), does not abut but is
within 30 feet of stream (< 30 feet), or is between 30 to 50 feet of stream (30-50 feet).
If none of the following stressors occurs on either bank, check here and skip to Metric 22: ❑
Abuts < 30 feet 30-50 feet
LB RB LB RB LB RB
❑A ❑A ❑A ❑A ❑A ❑A Row crops
❑B ❑B ❑B ❑B ❑B ❑B Maintained turf
❑C ❑C ❑C ❑C ❑C ❑C Pasture (no livestock)/commercial horticulture
®D ®D ®D ®D ®D ®D Pasture (active livestock use)
22. Stem Density — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB) for Metric 19 ("Wooded" Buffer Width).
LB RB
❑A ❑A Medium to high stem density
❑B ®B Low stem density
®C ❑C No wooded riparian buffer or predominantly herbaceous species or bare ground
23. Continuity of Vegetated Buffer — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider whether vegetated buffer is continuous along stream (parallel). Breaks are areas lacking vegetation > 10 feet wide.
LB RB
®A ®A The total length of buffer breaks is < 25 percent.
❑B ❑B The total length of buffer breaks is between 25 and 50 percent.
❑C ❑C The total length of buffer breaks is > 50 percent.
24. Vegetative Composition — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Evaluate the dominant vegetation within 100 feet of each bank or to the edge of the watershed (whichever comes first) as it contributes to
assessment reach habitat.
LB RB
❑A ❑A Vegetation is close to undisturbed in species present and their proportions. Lower strata composed of native species,
with non-native invasive species absent or sparse.
❑B ®B Vegetation indicates disturbance in terms of species diversity or proportions, but is still largely composed of native
species. This may include communities of weedy native species that develop after clear -cutting or clearing or
communities with non-native invasive species present, but not dominant, over a large portion of the expected strata or
communities missing understory but retaining canopy trees.
®C ❑C Vegetation is severely disturbed in terms of species diversity or proportions. Mature canopy is absent or communities
with non-native invasive species dominant over a large portion of expected strata or communities composed of planted
stands of non -characteristic species or communities inappropriately composed of a single species or no vegetation.
25. Conductivity — assessment reach metric (skip for all Coastal Plain streams)
25a. ❑Yes ®No Was conductivity measurement recorded?
If No, select one of the following reasons. ❑No Water ❑Other:
25b. Check the box corresponding to the conductivity measurement (units of microsiemens per centimeter).
❑A < 46 ❑B 46 to < 67 ❑C 67 to < 79 ❑D 79 to < 230 ❑E >_ 230
Notes/Sketch

Draft NC SAM Stream Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 2.1
Stream Site Name Honey Mill Date of Assessment 09/04/2019
Stream Category Pa2 Assessor Name/Organization H. Reed/ Wildlands Eng.
Notes of Field Assessment Form (Y/N)
NO
Presence of regulatory considerations (Y/N)
YES
Additional stream information/supplementary measurements included (Y/N)
NO
NC SAM feature type (perennial, intermittent, Tidal Marsh Stream)
Perennial
USACE/ NCDWR
Function Class Rating Summary
All Streams Intermittent
(1) Hydrology
LOW
(2) Baseflow
HIGH
(2) Flood Flow
LOW
(3) Streamside Area Attenuation
LOW
(4) Floodplain Access
MEDIUM
(4) Wooded Riparian Buffer
LOW
(4) Microtopography
LOW
(3) Stream Stability
LOW
(4) Channel Stability
LOW
(4) Sediment Transport
HIGH
(4) Stream Geomorphology
LOW
(2) Stream/Intertidal Zone Interaction
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
MEDIUM
(2) Baseflow
HIGH
(2) Streamside Area Vegetation
LOW
(3) Upland Pollutant Filtration
LOW
(3) Thermoregulation
MEDIUM
(2) Indicators of Stressors
YES
(2) Aquatic Life Tolerance
HIGH
(2) Intertidal Zone Filtration
NA
(1) Habitat
MEDIUM
(2) In -stream Habitat
HIGH
(3) Baseflow
HIGH
(3) Substrate
HIGH
(3) Stream Stability
LOW
(3) In -stream Habitat
HIGH
(2) Stream -side Habitat
LOW
(3) Stream -side Habitat
LOW
(3) Thermoregulation
MEDIUM
(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
MEDIUM

NC SAM FIELD ASSESSMENT RESULTS
user rvianuai version d.,i
USACE AID #: NCDWR #:
INSTRUCTIONS: Attach a sketch of the assessment area and photographs. Attach a copy of the USGS 7.5-minute topographic quadrangle,
and circle the location of the stream reach under evaluation. If multiple stream reaches will be evaluated on the same property, identify and
number all reaches on the attached map, and include a separate form for each reach. See the NC SAM User Manual for detailed descriptions
and explanations of requested information. Record in the "Notes/Sketch" section if 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): Honey Mill
2. Date of evaluation: 09/04/2019
3. Applicant/owner name: NCDMS 4. Assessor name/organization: H. Reed/ Wildlands Eng.
5. County: Surry 6. Nearest named water body
7. River basin: Yadkin on USGS 7.5-minute quad: Ararat River
8. Site coordinates (decimal degrees, at lower end of assessment reach): 36.427775,-80.610869
STREAM INFORMATION: (depth and width can be approximations)
9. Site number (show on attached map): UT2A 10. Length of assessment reach evaluated (feet): 200
11. Channel depth from bed (in riffle, if present) to top of bank (feet): 1 - 3' ❑Unable to assess channel depth.
12. Channel width at top of bank (feet): 8 - 10' 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: ❑ Mountains (M) ® Piedmont (P) ❑ Inner Coastal Plain (1) ❑ Outer Coastal Plain (0)
16. Estimated geomorphic ❑A ®B
valley shape (skip for
Tidal Marsh Stream): (more sinuous stream, flatter valley slope) (less sinuous stream, steeper valley slope)
17. Watershed size: (skip ®Size 1 (< 0.1 mi2) ❑Size 2 (0.1 to < 0.5 mil) ❑Size 3 (0.5 to < 5 mil) ❑Size 4 (>_ 5 mil)
for Tidal Marsh Stream)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
18. Were regulatory considerations evaluated? ®Yes ❑No If Yes, check all that apply to the assessment area.
❑Section 10 water ❑Classified Trout Waters ®Water Supply Watershed (❑l ❑II ❑III ®IV ❑V)
❑Essential Fish Habitat ❑Primary Nursery Area ❑ High Quality Waters/Outstanding Resource Waters
❑Publicly owned property ❑NCDWR Riparian buffer rule in effect ❑Nutrient Sensitive Waters
❑Anadromous fish ❑303(d) List ❑CAMA Area of Environmental Concern (AEC)
❑Documented presence of a federal and/or state listed protected species within the assessment area.
List species:
❑Designated Critical Habitat (list species)
19. Are additional stream information/supplementary measurements included in "Notes/Sketch" section or attached? ❑Yes ®No
1. Channel Water— assessment reach metric (skip for Size 1 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
®A Water throughout assessment reach.
❑B No flow, water in pools only.
❑C No water in assessment reach.
2. Evidence of Flow Restriction — assessment reach metric
❑A At least 10% of assessment reach in -stream habitat or riffle -pool sequence is 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).
®B Not A
3. Feature Pattern — assessment reach metric
❑A A majority of the assessment reach has altered pattern (examples: straightening, modification above or below culvert).
®B Not
4. Feature Longitudinal Profile — assessment reach metric
❑A Majority of assessment reach has a substantially altered stream profile (examples: channel down -cutting, existing damming, over
widening, active aggradation, dredging, and excavation where appropriate channel profile has not reformed from any of these
disturbances).
®B Not A
5. Signs of Active Instability — assessment reach metric
Consider only current instability, not past events from which the stream has currently recovered. Examples of instability include
active bank failure, active channel down -cutting (head -cut), active widening, and artificial hardening (such as concrete, gabion, rip -rap).
❑A < 10% of channel unstable
®B 10 to 25% of channel unstable
❑C > 25% of channel unstable

6. Streamside Area Interaction — streamside area metric
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB).
LB RB
❑A ❑A
Little or no evidence of conditions that adversely affect reference interaction
®B ®B
Moderate evidence of conditions (examples: berms, levees, down -cutting, aggradation, dredging) that adversely affect
reference interaction (examples: limited streamside area access, disruption of flood flows through streamside area, leaky
or intermittent bulkheads, causeways with floodplain constriction, minor ditching [including mosquito ditching])
❑C ❑C
Extensive evidence of conditions that adversely affect reference interaction (little to no floodplain/intertidal zone access
[examples: causeways with floodplain and channel constriction, bulkheads, retaining walls, fill, stream incision, disruption
of flood flows through streamside area] or too much floodplain/intertidal zone access [examples: impoundments, intensive
mosquito ditching]) or floodplain/intertidal zone unnaturally absent or assessment reach is a man-made feature on an
interstream divide
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.
®F Livestock with access to stream or intertidal zone
❑G Excessive algae in stream or intertidal zone
❑H Degraded marsh vegetation in the intertidal zone (removal, burning, regular mowing, destruction, etc)
❑I Other: (explain in "Notes/Sketch" section)
❑J Little to no stressors
8. Recent Weather — watershed metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
For Size 1 or 2 streams, D1 drought or higher is considered a drought; for Size 3 or 4 streams, D2 drought or higher is considered a drought.
❑A Drought conditions and no rainfall or rainfall not exceeding 1 inch within the last 48 hours
❑B Drought conditions and rainfall exceeding 1 inch within the last 48 hours
®C No drought conditions
9. Large or Dangerous Stream — assessment reach metric
❑Yes ®No Is stream is too large or dangerous to assess? If Yes, skip to Metric 13 (Streamside Area Ground Surface Condition).
10. Natural In -stream Habitat Types — assessment reach metric
10a. ❑Yes ❑No Degraded in -stream habitat over majority of the assessment reach (examples of stressors include excessive
sedimentation, mining, excavation, in -stream hardening [for example, rip -rap], recent dredging, and snagging)
(evaluate for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams only, then skip to Metric 12)
10b. Check all that occur (occurs if > 5% coverage of assessment reach) (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams)
❑A Multiple aquatic macrophytes and aquatic mosses F, W ❑F 5% oysters or other natural hard bottoms
(include liverworts, lichens, and algal mats) F E ❑G Submerged aquatic vegetation
®B Multiple sticks and/or leaf packs and/or emergent o Y ❑H Low -tide refugia (pools)
vegetation Y rC ❑I Sand bottom
®C Multiple snags and logs (including lap trees) r ❑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
*********************************REMAINING 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)
11 a. ❑Yes ®No Is assessment reach in a natural sand -bed stream? (skip for Coastal Plain streams)
11 b. 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)
11 c. In riffle sections, check all that occur below the normal wetted perimeter of the assessment reach — whether or not submerged. Check
at least one box in each row (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams). Not Present (NP) = absent, Rare
(R) = present but < 10%, Common (C) _ > 10-40%, Abundant (A) _ > 40-70%, Predominant (P) _ > 70%. Cumulative percentages
should not exceed 100% for each assessment reach.
NP R C A P
❑ ® ❑ ❑ ❑ Bedrock/saprolite
❑ ® ❑ ❑ ❑ Boulder (256 — 4096 mm)
❑ ❑ ❑ ® ❑ Cobble (64 — 256 mm)
❑ ❑ ® ❑ ❑ Gravel (2 — 64 mm)
❑ ® ❑ ❑ ❑ Sand (.062 — 2 mm)
❑ ® ❑ ❑ ❑ Silt/clay (< 0.062 mm)
❑ ® ❑ ❑ ❑ Detritus
® ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Artificial (rip -rap, concrete, etc.)
11d. ❑Yes ®No Are pools filled with sediment? (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)

12
Aquatic Life — assessment reach metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
12a. ®Yes ❑No Was an in -stream aquatic life assessment performed as described in the User Manual?
If No, select one of the following reasons and skip to Metric 13. ❑No Water ❑Other:
12b. ®Yes ❑No Are aquatic organisms present in the assessment reach (look in riffles, pools, then snags)? If Yes, check all that
apply. If No, skip to Metric 13.
1 >1 Numbers over columns refer to "individuals" for Size 1 and 2 streams and "taxa" for Size 3 and 4 streams.
® ❑Adult frogs
❑ ❑Aquatic reptiles
❑ ❑Aquatic macrophytes and aquatic mosses (include liverworts, lichens, and algal mats)
❑ ❑Beetles
❑ ®Caddisfly larvae (T)
❑ ❑Asian clam (Corbicula)
® ❑Crustacean (isopod/amphipod/crayfish/shrimp)
❑ ❑Damselfly and dragonfly larvae
❑ ❑Dipterans
❑ ❑Mayfly larvae (E)
❑ ❑Megaloptera (alderfly, fishfly, dobsonfly larvae)
❑ ❑Midges/mosquito larvae
❑ ❑Mosquito fish (Gambusia) or mud minnows (Umbra pygmaea)
❑ ❑Mussels/Clams (not Corbicula)
❑ ❑Other fish
® ❑ Sala manders/tad poles
❑ ®Snails
® ❑Stonefly 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, fill, soil compaction,
livestock disturbance, buildings, man-made levees, drainage pipes)
14. Streamside Area Water Storage — streamside area metric (skip for Size 1 streams, Tidal Marsh Streams, and B valley types)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB) of the streamside area.
LB RB
❑A ❑A Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water >_ 6 inches deep
❑B ❑B Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water 3 to 6 inches deep
❑C ❑C Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water < 3 inches deep
15. Wetland Presence — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB). Do not consider wetlands outside of the streamside area or within the normal
wetted perimeter of assessment reach.
LB RB
®Y ®Y Are wetlands present in the streamside area?
❑N ❑N
16. Baseflow Contributors — assessment reach metric (skip for Size 4 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all contributors within the assessment reach or within view of and draining to the assessment reach.
❑A Streams and/or springs (jurisdictional discharges)
❑B Ponds (include wet detention basins; do not include sediment basins or dry detention basins)
❑C Obstruction 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 trees)
❑C Stream shading is gone or largely absent

19. Buffer Width — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider "vegetated buffer" and "wooded buffer" separately for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB) starting at the top of bank out
to the first break.
Vegetated Wooded
LB RB LB RB
®A ®A ®A ®A >_ 100 feet wide or extends to the edge of the watershed
❑B ❑B ❑B ❑B From 50 to < 100 feet wide
❑C ❑C ❑C ❑C From 30 to < 50 feet wide
❑D ❑D ❑D ❑D From 10 to < 30 feet wide
❑E ❑E ❑E ❑E < 10 feet wide or no trees
20. Buffer Structure — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB) for Metric 19 ("Vegetated" Buffer Width).
LB RB
❑A ❑A Mature forest
®B ®B Non -mature woody vegetation or modified vegetation structure
❑C ❑C Herbaceous vegetation with or without a strip of trees < 10 feet wide
❑D ❑D Maintained shrubs
❑E ❑E Little or no vegetation
21. Buffer Stressors — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all appropriate boxes for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB). Indicate if listed stressor abuts stream (Abuts), does not abut but is
within 30 feet of stream (< 30 feet), or is between 30 to 50 feet of stream (30-50 feet).
If none of the following stressors occurs on either bank, check here and skip to Metric 22: ❑
Abuts < 30 feet 30-50 feet
LB RB LB RB LB RB
❑A ❑A ❑A ❑A ❑A ❑A Row crops
❑B ❑B ❑B ❑B ❑B ❑B Maintained turf
❑C ❑C ❑C ❑C ❑C ❑C Pasture (no livestock)/commercial horticulture
®D ®D ®D ®D ®D ®D Pasture (active livestock use)
22. Stem Density — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB) for Metric 19 ("Wooded" Buffer Width).
LB RB
®A ®A Medium to high stem density
❑B ❑B Low stem density
❑C ❑C No wooded riparian buffer or predominantly herbaceous species or bare ground
23. Continuity of Vegetated Buffer — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider whether vegetated buffer is continuous along stream (parallel). Breaks are areas lacking vegetation > 10 feet wide.
LB RB
®A ®A The total length of buffer breaks is < 25 percent.
❑B ❑B The total length of buffer breaks is between 25 and 50 percent.
❑C ❑C The total length of buffer breaks is > 50 percent.
24. Vegetative Composition — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Evaluate the dominant vegetation within 100 feet of each bank or to the edge of the watershed (whichever comes first) as it contributes to
assessment reach habitat.
LB RB
❑A ❑A Vegetation is close to undisturbed in species present and their proportions. Lower strata composed of native species,
with non-native invasive species absent or sparse.
®B ®B Vegetation indicates disturbance in terms of species diversity or proportions, but is still largely composed of native
species. This may include communities of weedy native species that develop after clear -cutting or clearing or
communities with non-native invasive species present, but not dominant, over a large portion of the expected strata or
communities missing understory but retaining canopy trees.
❑C ❑C Vegetation is severely disturbed in terms of species diversity or proportions. Mature canopy is absent or communities
with non-native invasive species dominant over a large portion of expected strata or communities composed of planted
stands of non -characteristic species or communities inappropriately composed of a single species or no vegetation.
25. Conductivity — assessment reach metric (skip for all Coastal Plain streams)
25a. ❑Yes ®No Was conductivity measurement recorded?
If No, select one of the following reasons. ❑No Water ❑Other:
25b. Check the box corresponding to the conductivity measurement (units of microsiemens per centimeter).
❑A < 46 ❑B 46 to < 67 ❑C 67 to < 79 ❑D 79 to < 230 ❑E >_ 230
Notes/Sketch

Draft NC SAM Stream Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 2.1
Stream Site Name Honey Mill Date of Assessment 09/04/2019
Stream Category Pb1 Assessor Name/Organization H. Reed/ Wildlands Eng.
Notes of Field Assessment Form (Y/N)
NO
Presence of regulatory considerations (Y/N)
YES
Additional stream information/supplementary measurements included (Y/N)
NO
NC SAM feature type (perennial, intermittent, Tidal Marsh Stream)
Perennial
USACE/ NCDWR
Function Class Rating Summary
All Streams Intermittent
(1) Hydrology
HIGH
(2) Baseflow
MEDIUM
(2) Flood Flow
HIGH
(3) Streamside Area Attenuation
MEDIUM
(4) Floodplain Access
MEDIUM
(4) Wooded Riparian Buffer
HIGH
(4) Microtopography
NA
(3) Stream Stability
HIGH
(4) Channel Stability
MEDIUM
(4) Sediment Transport
HIGH
(4) Stream Geomorphology
HIGH
(2) Stream/Intertidal Zone Interaction
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
MEDIUM
(2) Baseflow
MEDIUM
(2) Streamside Area Vegetation
MEDIUM
(3) Upland Pollutant Filtration
LOW
(3) Thermoregulation
HIGH
(2) Indicators of Stressors
YES
(2) Aquatic Life Tolerance
HIGH
(2) Intertidal Zone Filtration
NA
(1) Habitat
HIGH
(2) In -stream Habitat
HIGH
(3) Baseflow
MEDIUM
(3) Substrate
HIGH
(3) Stream Stability
MEDIUM
(3) In -stream Habitat
HIGH
(2) Stream -side Habitat
HIGH
(3) Stream -side Habitat
HIGH
(3) Thermoregulation
HIGH
(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
HIGH

NC SAM FIELD ASSESSMENT RESULTS
user rvianuai version d.,i
USACE AID #: NCDWR #:
INSTRUCTIONS: Attach a sketch of the assessment area and photographs. Attach a copy of the USGS 7.5-minute topographic quadrangle,
and circle the location of the stream reach under evaluation. If multiple stream reaches will be evaluated on the same property, identify and
number all reaches on the attached map, and include a separate form for each reach. See the NC SAM User Manual for detailed descriptions
and explanations of requested information. Record in the "Notes/Sketch" section if 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): Honey Mill
2. Date of evaluation: 09/04/2019
3. Applicant/owner name: NCDMS 4. Assessor name/organization: H. Reed/ Wildlands Eng.
5. County: Surry 6. Nearest named water body
7. River basin: Yadkin on USGS 7.5-minute quad: Ararat River
8. Site coordinates (decimal degrees, at lower end of assessment reach): 36.427931,-80.611003
STREAM INFORMATION: (depth and width can be approximations)
9. Site number (show on attached map): UT2 R1 10. Length of assessment reach evaluated (feet): 150
11. Channel depth from bed (in riffle, if present) to top of bank (feet): 1 -2' ❑Unable to assess channel depth.
12. Channel width at top of bank (feet): 5 - 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: ❑ Mountains (M) ® Piedmont (P) ❑ Inner Coastal Plain (1) ❑ Outer Coastal Plain (0)
16. Estimated geomorphic ❑A ®B
valley shape (skip for
Tidal Marsh Stream): (more sinuous stream, flatter valley slope) (less sinuous stream, steeper valley slope)
17. Watershed size: (skip ®Size 1 (< 0.1 mi2) ❑Size 2 (0.1 to < 0.5 mil) ❑Size 3 (0.5 to < 5 mil) ❑Size 4 (>_ 5 mil)
for Tidal Marsh Stream)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
18. Were regulatory considerations evaluated? ®Yes ❑No If Yes, check all that apply to the assessment area.
❑Section 10 water ❑Classified Trout Waters ®Water Supply Watershed (❑l ❑II ❑III ®IV ❑V)
❑Essential Fish Habitat ❑Primary Nursery Area ❑ High Quality Waters/Outstanding Resource Waters
❑Publicly owned property ❑NCDWR Riparian buffer rule in effect ❑Nutrient Sensitive Waters
❑Anadromous fish ❑303(d) List ❑CAMA Area of Environmental Concern (AEC)
❑Documented presence of a federal and/or state listed protected species within the assessment area.
List species:
❑Designated Critical Habitat (list species)
19. Are additional stream information/supplementary measurements included in "Notes/Sketch" section or attached? ❑Yes ®No
1. Channel Water— assessment reach metric (skip for Size 1 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
❑A Water throughout assessment reach.
❑B No flow, water in pools only.
❑C No water in assessment reach.
2. Evidence of Flow Restriction — assessment reach metric
❑A At least 10% of assessment reach in -stream habitat or riffle -pool sequence is 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).
®B Not A
3. Feature Pattern — assessment reach metric
❑A A majority of the assessment reach has altered pattern (examples: straightening, modification above or below culvert).
®B Not
4. Feature Longitudinal Profile — assessment reach metric
❑A Majority of assessment reach has a substantially altered stream profile (examples: channel down -cutting, existing damming, over
widening, active aggradation, dredging, and excavation where appropriate channel profile has not reformed from any of these
disturbances).
®B Not A
5. Signs of Active Instability — assessment reach metric
Consider only current instability, not past events from which the stream has currently recovered. Examples of instability include
active bank failure, active channel down -cutting (head -cut), active widening, and artificial hardening (such as concrete, gabion, rip -rap).
❑A < 10% of channel unstable
®B 10 to 25% of channel unstable
❑C > 25% of channel unstable

6. Streamside Area Interaction — streamside area metric
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB).
LB RB
❑A ❑A
Little or no evidence of conditions that adversely affect reference interaction
®B ®B
Moderate evidence of conditions (examples: berms, levees, down -cutting, aggradation, dredging) that adversely affect
reference interaction (examples: limited streamside area access, disruption of flood flows through streamside area, leaky
or intermittent bulkheads, causeways with floodplain constriction, minor ditching [including mosquito ditching])
❑C ❑C
Extensive evidence of conditions that adversely affect reference interaction (little to no floodplain/intertidal zone access
[examples: causeways with floodplain and channel constriction, bulkheads, retaining walls, fill, stream incision, disruption
of flood flows through streamside area] or too much floodplain/intertidal zone access [examples: impoundments, intensive
mosquito ditching]) or floodplain/intertidal zone unnaturally absent or assessment reach is a man-made feature on an
interstream divide
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.
®F Livestock with access to stream or intertidal zone
❑G Excessive algae in stream or intertidal zone
❑H Degraded marsh vegetation in the intertidal zone (removal, burning, regular mowing, destruction, etc)
❑I Other: (explain in "Notes/Sketch" section)
❑J Little to no stressors
8. Recent Weather — watershed metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
For Size 1 or 2 streams, D1 drought or higher is considered a drought; for Size 3 or 4 streams, D2 drought or higher is considered a drought.
❑A Drought conditions and no rainfall or rainfall not exceeding 1 inch within the last 48 hours
❑B Drought conditions and rainfall exceeding 1 inch within the last 48 hours
®C No drought conditions
9. Large or Dangerous Stream — assessment reach metric
❑Yes ®No Is stream is too large or dangerous to assess? If Yes, skip to Metric 13 (Streamside Area Ground Surface Condition).
10. Natural In -stream Habitat Types — assessment reach metric
10a. ❑Yes ❑No Degraded in -stream habitat over majority of the assessment reach (examples of stressors include excessive
sedimentation, mining, excavation, in -stream hardening [for example, rip -rap], recent dredging, and snagging)
(evaluate for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams only, then skip to Metric 12)
10b. Check all that occur (occurs if > 5% coverage of assessment reach) (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams)
❑A Multiple aquatic macrophytes and aquatic mosses F, W ❑F 5% oysters or other natural hard bottoms
(include liverworts, lichens, and algal mats) F E ❑G Submerged aquatic vegetation
®B Multiple sticks and/or leaf packs and/or emergent o Y ❑H Low -tide refugia (pools)
vegetation Y rC ❑I Sand bottom
®C Multiple snags and logs (including lap trees) r ❑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
*********************************REMAINING 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)
11 a. ❑Yes ®No Is assessment reach in a natural sand -bed stream? (skip for Coastal Plain streams)
11 b. 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)
11 c. In riffle sections, check all that occur below the normal wetted perimeter of the assessment reach — whether or not submerged. Check
at least one box in each row (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams). Not Present (NP) = absent, Rare
(R) = present but < 10%, Common (C) _ > 10-40%, Abundant (A) _ > 40-70%, Predominant (P) _ > 70%. Cumulative percentages
should not exceed 100% for each assessment reach.
NP R C A P
® ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Bedrock/saprolite
❑ ® ❑ ❑ ❑ Boulder (256 — 4096 mm)
❑ ❑ ® ❑ ❑ Cobble (64 — 256 mm)
❑ ❑ ❑ ® ❑ Gravel (2 — 64 mm)
❑ ❑ ® ❑ ❑ Sand (.062 — 2 mm)
❑ ® ❑ ❑ ❑ Silt/clay (< 0.062 mm)
❑ ® ❑ ❑ ❑ Detritus
® ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Artificial (rip -rap, concrete, etc.)
11d. ❑Yes ®No Are pools filled with sediment? (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)

12
Aquatic Life — assessment reach metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
12a. ®Yes ❑No Was an in -stream aquatic life assessment performed as described in the User Manual?
If No, select one of the following reasons and skip to Metric 13. ❑No Water ❑Other:
12b. ®Yes ❑No Are aquatic organisms present in the assessment reach (look in riffles, pools, then snags)? If Yes, check all that
apply. If No, skip to Metric 13.
1 >1 Numbers over columns refer to "individuals" for Size 1 and 2 streams and "taxa" for Size 3 and 4 streams.
❑ ❑Adult frogs
❑ ❑Aquatic reptiles
❑ ❑Aquatic macrophytes and aquatic mosses (include liverworts, lichens, and algal mats)
❑ ❑Beetles
❑ ®Caddisfly larvae (T)
❑ ❑Asian clam (Corbicula)
❑ ❑Crustacean (isopod/amphipod/crayfish/shrimp)
❑ ❑Damselfly and dragonfly larvae
❑ ❑Dipterans
❑ ❑Mayfly larvae (E)
❑ ❑Megaloptera (alderfly, fishfly, dobsonfly larvae)
❑ ❑Midges/mosquito larvae
❑ ❑Mosquito fish (Gambusia) or mud minnows (Umbra pygmaea)
❑ ❑Mussels/Clams (not Corbicula)
❑ ❑Other fish
❑ ® Sala manders/tadpoles
❑ ®Snails
❑ ❑Stonefly 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, fill, soil compaction,
livestock disturbance, buildings, man-made levees, drainage pipes)
14. Streamside Area Water Storage — streamside area metric (skip for Size 1 streams, Tidal Marsh Streams, and B valley types)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB) of the streamside area.
LB RB
❑A ❑A Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water >_ 6 inches deep
❑B ❑B Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water 3 to 6 inches deep
❑C ❑C Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water < 3 inches deep
15. Wetland Presence — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB). Do not consider wetlands outside of the streamside area or within the normal
wetted perimeter of assessment reach.
LB RB
®Y ®Y Are wetlands present in the streamside area?
❑N ❑N
16. Baseflow Contributors — assessment reach metric (skip for Size 4 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all contributors within the assessment reach or within view of and draining to the assessment reach.
®A Streams and/or springs (jurisdictional discharges)
❑B Ponds (include wet detention basins; do not include sediment basins or dry detention basins)
❑C Obstruction 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
OF None of the above
18. Shading — assessment reach metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider aspect. Consider "leaf -on" condition.
®A Stream shading is appropriate for stream category (may include gaps associated with natural processes)
❑B Degraded (example: scattered trees)
❑C Stream shading is gone or largely absent

19. Buffer Width — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider "vegetated buffer" and "wooded buffer" separately for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB) starting at the top of bank out
to the first break.
Vegetated Wooded
LB RB LB RB
®A ®A ®A ®A >_ 100 feet wide or extends to the edge of the watershed
❑B ❑B ❑B ❑B From 50 to < 100 feet wide
❑C ❑C ❑C ❑C From 30 to < 50 feet wide
❑D ❑D ❑D ❑D From 10 to < 30 feet wide
❑E ❑E ❑E ❑E < 10 feet wide or no trees
20. Buffer Structure — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB) for Metric 19 ("Vegetated" Buffer Width).
LB RB
❑A ❑A Mature forest
®B ®B Non -mature woody vegetation or modified vegetation structure
❑C ❑C Herbaceous vegetation with or without a strip of trees < 10 feet wide
❑D ❑D Maintained shrubs
❑E ❑E Little or no vegetation
21. Buffer Stressors — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all appropriate boxes for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB). Indicate if listed stressor abuts stream (Abuts), does not abut but is
within 30 feet of stream (< 30 feet), or is between 30 to 50 feet of stream (30-50 feet).
If none of the following stressors occurs on either bank, check here and skip to Metric 22: ❑
Abuts < 30 feet 30-50 feet
LB RB LB RB LB RB
❑A ❑A ❑A ❑A ❑A ❑A Row crops
❑B ❑B ❑B ❑B ❑B ❑B Maintained turf
❑C ❑C ❑C ❑C ❑C ❑C Pasture (no livestock)/commercial horticulture
®D ®D ®D ®D ®D ®D Pasture (active livestock use)
22. Stem Density — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB) for Metric 19 ("Wooded" Buffer Width).
LB RB
®A ®A Medium to high stem density
❑B ❑B Low stem density
❑C ❑C No wooded riparian buffer or predominantly herbaceous species or bare ground
23. Continuity of Vegetated Buffer — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider whether vegetated buffer is continuous along stream (parallel). Breaks are areas lacking vegetation > 10 feet wide.
LB RB
®A ®A The total length of buffer breaks is < 25 percent.
❑B ❑B The total length of buffer breaks is between 25 and 50 percent.
❑C ❑C The total length of buffer breaks is > 50 percent.
24. Vegetative Composition — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Evaluate the dominant vegetation within 100 feet of each bank or to the edge of the watershed (whichever comes first) as it contributes to
assessment reach habitat.
LB RB
❑A ❑A Vegetation is close to undisturbed in species present and their proportions. Lower strata composed of native species,
with non-native invasive species absent or sparse.
®B ®B Vegetation indicates disturbance in terms of species diversity or proportions, but is still largely composed of native
species. This may include communities of weedy native species that develop after clear -cutting or clearing or
communities with non-native invasive species present, but not dominant, over a large portion of the expected strata or
communities missing understory but retaining canopy trees.
❑C ❑C Vegetation is severely disturbed in terms of species diversity or proportions. Mature canopy is absent or communities
with non-native invasive species dominant over a large portion of expected strata or communities composed of planted
stands of non -characteristic species or communities inappropriately composed of a single species or no vegetation.
25. Conductivity — assessment reach metric (skip for all Coastal Plain streams)
25a. ❑Yes ®No Was conductivity measurement recorded?
If No, select one of the following reasons. ❑No Water ❑Other:
25b. Check the box corresponding to the conductivity measurement (units of microsiemens per centimeter).
❑A < 46 ❑B 46 to < 67 ❑C 67 to < 79 ❑D 79 to < 230 ❑E >_ 230
Notes/Sketch

Draft NC SAM Stream Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 2.1
Stream Site Name Honey Mill Date of Assessment 09/04/2019
Stream Category Pb1 Assessor Name/Organization H. Reed/ Wildlands Eng.
Notes of Field Assessment Form (Y/N)
NO
Presence of regulatory considerations (Y/N)
YES
Additional stream information/supplementary measurements included (Y/N)
NO
NC SAM feature type (perennial, intermittent, Tidal Marsh Stream)
Perennial
USACE/ NCDWR
Function Class Rating Summary
All Streams Intermittent
(1) Hydrology
HIGH
(2) Baseflow
HIGH
(2) Flood Flow
HIGH
(3) Streamside Area Attenuation
MEDIUM
(4) Floodplain Access
MEDIUM
(4) Wooded Riparian Buffer
HIGH
(4) Microtopography
NA
(3) Stream Stability
HIGH
(4) Channel Stability
MEDIUM
(4) Sediment Transport
HIGH
(4) Stream Geomorphology
HIGH
(2) Stream/Intertidal Zone Interaction
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
MEDIUM
(2) Baseflow
HIGH
(2) Streamside Area Vegetation
MEDIUM
(3) Upland Pollutant Filtration
LOW
(3) Thermoregulation
HIGH
(2) Indicators of Stressors
YES
(2) Aquatic Life Tolerance
HIGH
(2) Intertidal Zone Filtration
NA
(1) Habitat
HIGH
(2) In -stream Habitat
HIGH
(3) Baseflow
HIGH
(3) Substrate
HIGH
(3) Stream Stability
MEDIUM
(3) In -stream Habitat
HIGH
(2) Stream -side Habitat
HIGH
(3) Stream -side Habitat
HIGH
(3) Thermoregulation
HIGH
(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
HIGH

NC SAM FIELD ASSESSMENT RESULTS
user rvianuai version d.,i
USACE AID #: NCDWR #:
INSTRUCTIONS: Attach a sketch of the assessment area and photographs. Attach a copy of the USGS 7.5-minute topographic quadrangle,
and circle the location of the stream reach under evaluation. If multiple stream reaches will be evaluated on the same property, identify and
number all reaches on the attached map, and include a separate form for each reach. See the NC SAM User Manual for detailed descriptions
and explanations of requested information. Record in the "Notes/Sketch" section if 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): Honey Mill
2. Date of evaluation: 09/04/2019
3. Applicant/owner name: NCDMS 4. Assessor name/organization: H. Reed/ Wildlands Eng.
5. County: Surry 6. Nearest named water body
7. River basin: Yadkin on USGS 7.5-minute quad: Ararat River
8. Site coordinates (decimal degrees, at lower end of assessment reach): 36.428599,-80.611313
STREAM INFORMATION: (depth and width can be approximations)
9. Site number (show on attached map): UT2 R2 10. Length of assessment reach evaluated (feet): 150
11. Channel depth from bed (in riffle, if present) to top of bank (feet): 1 - 3' ❑Unable to assess channel depth.
12. Channel width at top of bank (feet): 5 - 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: ❑ Mountains (M) ® Piedmont (P) ❑ Inner Coastal Plain (1) ❑ Outer Coastal Plain (0)
16. Estimated geomorphic ®A El
valley shape (skip for
Tidal Marsh Stream): (more sinuous stream, flatter valley slope) (less sinuous stream, steeper valley slope)
17. Watershed size: (skip ®Size 1 (< 0.1 mi2) ❑Size 2 (0.1 to < 0.5 mil) ❑Size 3 (0.5 to < 5 mil) ❑Size 4 (>_ 5 mil)
for Tidal Marsh Stream)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
18. Were regulatory considerations evaluated? ®Yes ❑No If Yes, check all that apply to the assessment area.
❑Section 10 water ❑Classified Trout Waters ®Water Supply Watershed (❑l ❑II ❑III ®IV ❑V)
❑Essential Fish Habitat ❑Primary Nursery Area ❑ High Quality Waters/Outstanding Resource Waters
❑Publicly owned property ❑NCDWR Riparian buffer rule in effect ❑Nutrient Sensitive Waters
❑Anadromous fish ❑303(d) List ❑CAMA Area of Environmental Concern (AEC)
❑Documented presence of a federal and/or state listed protected species within the assessment area.
List species:
❑Designated Critical Habitat (list species)
19. Are additional stream information/supplementary measurements included in "Notes/Sketch" section or attached? ❑Yes ®No
1. Channel Water— assessment reach metric (skip for Size 1 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
❑A Water throughout assessment reach.
❑B No flow, water in pools only.
❑C No water in assessment reach.
2. Evidence of Flow Restriction — assessment reach metric
❑A At least 10% of assessment reach in -stream habitat or riffle -pool sequence is 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).
®B Not A
3. Feature Pattern — assessment reach metric
❑A A majority of the assessment reach has altered pattern (examples: straightening, modification above or below culvert).
®B Not
4. Feature Longitudinal Profile — assessment reach metric
❑A Majority of assessment reach has a substantially altered stream profile (examples: channel down -cutting, existing damming, over
widening, active aggradation, dredging, and excavation where appropriate channel profile has not reformed from any of these
disturbances).
®B Not A
5. Signs of Active Instability — assessment reach metric
Consider only current instability, not past events from which the stream has currently recovered. Examples of instability include
active bank failure, active channel down -cutting (head -cut), active widening, and artificial hardening (such as concrete, gabion, rip -rap).
❑A < 10% of channel unstable
❑B 10 to 25% of channel unstable
®C > 25% of channel unstable

6. Streamside Area Interaction — streamside area metric
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB).
LB RB
®A ❑A
Little or no evidence of conditions that adversely affect reference interaction
❑B ®B
Moderate evidence of conditions (examples: berms, levees, down -cutting, aggradation, dredging) that adversely affect
reference interaction (examples: limited streamside area access, disruption of flood flows through streamside area, leaky
or intermittent bulkheads, causeways with floodplain constriction, minor ditching [including mosquito ditching])
❑C ❑C
Extensive evidence of conditions that adversely affect reference interaction (little to no floodplain/intertidal zone access
[examples: causeways with floodplain and channel constriction, bulkheads, retaining walls, fill, stream incision, disruption
of flood flows through streamside area] or too much floodplain/intertidal zone access [examples: impoundments, intensive
mosquito ditching]) or floodplain/intertidal zone unnaturally absent or assessment reach is a man-made feature on an
interstream divide
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.
®F Livestock with access to stream or intertidal zone
❑G Excessive algae in stream or intertidal zone
❑H Degraded marsh vegetation in the intertidal zone (removal, burning, regular mowing, destruction, etc)
❑I Other: (explain in "Notes/Sketch" section)
❑J Little to no stressors
8. Recent Weather — watershed metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
For Size 1 or 2 streams, D1 drought or higher is considered a drought; for Size 3 or 4 streams, D2 drought or higher is considered a drought.
❑A Drought conditions and no rainfall or rainfall not exceeding 1 inch within the last 48 hours
❑B Drought conditions and rainfall exceeding 1 inch within the last 48 hours
®C No drought conditions
9. Large or Dangerous Stream — assessment reach metric
❑Yes ®No Is stream is too large or dangerous to assess? If Yes, skip to Metric 13 (Streamside Area Ground Surface Condition).
10. Natural In -stream Habitat Types — assessment reach metric
10a. ❑Yes ❑No Degraded in -stream habitat over majority of the assessment reach (examples of stressors include excessive
sedimentation, mining, excavation, in -stream hardening [for example, rip -rap], recent dredging, and snagging)
(evaluate for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams only, then skip to Metric 12)
10b. Check all that occur (occurs if > 5% coverage of assessment reach) (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams)
❑A Multiple aquatic macrophytes and aquatic mosses F, W ❑F 5% oysters or other natural hard bottoms
(include liverworts, lichens, and algal mats) F E ❑G Submerged aquatic vegetation
®B Multiple sticks and/or leaf packs and/or emergent o Y ❑H Low -tide refugia (pools)
vegetation Y rC ❑I Sand bottom
❑C Multiple snags and logs (including lap trees) r ❑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
*********************************REMAINING 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)
11 a. ❑Yes ®No Is assessment reach in a natural sand -bed stream? (skip for Coastal Plain streams)
11 b. 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)
11 c. In riffle sections, check all that occur below the normal wetted perimeter of the assessment reach — whether or not submerged. Check
at least one box in each row (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams). Not Present (NP) = absent, Rare
(R) = present but < 10%, Common (C) _ > 10-40%, Abundant (A) _ > 40-70%, Predominant (P) _ > 70%. Cumulative percentages
should not exceed 100% for each assessment reach.
NP R C A P
❑ ® ❑ ❑ ❑ Bedrock/saprolite
❑ ® ❑ ❑ ❑ Boulder (256 — 4096 mm)
❑ ❑ ® ❑ ❑ Cobble (64 — 256 mm)
❑ ❑ ® ❑ ❑ Gravel (2 — 64 mm)
❑ ❑ ® ❑ ❑ Sand (.062 — 2 mm)
❑ ® ❑ ❑ ❑ Silt/clay (< 0.062 mm)
❑ ® ❑ ❑ ❑ Detritus
® ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Artificial (rip -rap, concrete, etc.)
11d. ❑Yes ®No Are pools filled with sediment? (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)

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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)
❑ ®Beetles
❑ ®Caddisfly larvae (T)
❑ ❑Asian clam (Corbicula)
❑ ®Crustacean (isopod/amphipod/crayfish/shrimp)
❑ ®Damselfly and dragonfly larvae
❑ ❑Dipterans
❑ ❑Mayfly larvae (E)
❑ ®Megaloptera (alderfly, fishfly, dobsonfly larvae)
❑ ❑Midges/mosquito larvae
❑ ❑Mosquito fish (Gambusia) or mud minnows (Umbra pygmaea)
❑ ❑Mussels/Clams (not Corbicula)
❑ ®Other fish
® ❑ Sala manders/tad poles
❑ ®Snails
❑ ❑Stonefly 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, fill, soil compaction,
livestock disturbance, buildings, man-made levees, drainage pipes)
14. Streamside Area Water Storage — streamside area metric (skip for Size 1 streams, Tidal Marsh Streams, and B valley types)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB) of the streamside area.
LB RB
❑A ❑A Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water >_ 6 inches deep
❑B ❑B Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water 3 to 6 inches deep
®C ®C Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water < 3 inches deep
15. Wetland Presence — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB). Do not consider wetlands outside of the streamside area or within the normal
wetted perimeter of assessment reach.
LB RB
®Y ®Y Are wetlands present in the streamside area?
❑N ❑N
16. Baseflow Contributors — assessment reach metric (skip for Size 4 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all contributors within the assessment reach or within view of and draining to the assessment reach.
®A Streams and/or springs (jurisdictional discharges)
❑B Ponds (include wet detention basins; do not include sediment basins or dry detention basins)
❑C Obstruction 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 trees)
®C Stream shading is gone or largely absent

19. Buffer Width — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider "vegetated buffer" and "wooded buffer" separately for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB) starting at the top of bank out
to the first break.
Vegetated Wooded
LB RB LB RB
®A ®A ®A ❑A >_ 100 feet wide or extends to the edge of the watershed
❑B ❑B ❑B ❑B From 50 to < 100 feet wide
❑C ❑C ❑C ❑C From 30 to < 50 feet wide
❑D ❑D ❑D ❑D From 10 to < 30 feet wide
❑E ❑E ❑E ®E < 10 feet wide or no trees
20. Buffer Structure — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB) for Metric 19 ("Vegetated" Buffer Width).
LB RB
❑A ❑A Mature forest
®B ❑B Non -mature woody vegetation or modified vegetation structure
❑C ®C Herbaceous vegetation with or without a strip of trees < 10 feet wide
❑D ❑D Maintained shrubs
❑E ❑E Little or no vegetation
21. Buffer Stressors — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all appropriate boxes for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB). Indicate if listed stressor abuts stream (Abuts), does not abut but is
within 30 feet of stream (< 30 feet), or is between 30 to 50 feet of stream (30-50 feet).
If none of the following stressors occurs on either bank, check here and skip to Metric 22: ❑
Abuts < 30 feet 30-50 feet
LB RB LB RB LB RB
❑A ❑A ❑A ❑A ❑A ❑A Row crops
❑B ❑B ❑B ❑B ❑B ❑B Maintained turf
❑C ❑C ❑C ❑C ❑C ❑C Pasture (no livestock)/commercial horticulture
®D ®D ®D ®D ®D ®D Pasture (active livestock use)
22. Stem Density — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB) for Metric 19 ("Wooded" Buffer Width).
LB RB
❑A ❑A Medium to high stem density
®B ®B Low stem density
❑C ❑C No wooded riparian buffer or predominantly herbaceous species or bare ground
23. Continuity of Vegetated Buffer — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider whether vegetated buffer is continuous along stream (parallel). Breaks are areas lacking vegetation > 10 feet wide.
LB RB
®A ®A The total length of buffer breaks is < 25 percent.
❑B ❑B The total length of buffer breaks is between 25 and 50 percent.
❑C ❑C The total length of buffer breaks is > 50 percent.
24. Vegetative Composition — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Evaluate the dominant vegetation within 100 feet of each bank or to the edge of the watershed (whichever comes first) as it contributes to
assessment reach habitat.
LB RB
❑A ❑A Vegetation is close to undisturbed in species present and their proportions. Lower strata composed of native species,
with non-native invasive species absent or sparse.
®B ❑B Vegetation indicates disturbance in terms of species diversity or proportions, but is still largely composed of native
species. This may include communities of weedy native species that develop after clear -cutting or clearing or
communities with non-native invasive species present, but not dominant, over a large portion of the expected strata or
communities missing understory but retaining canopy trees.
❑C ®C Vegetation is severely disturbed in terms of species diversity or proportions. Mature canopy is absent or communities
with non-native invasive species dominant over a large portion of expected strata or communities composed of planted
stands of non -characteristic species or communities inappropriately composed of a single species or no vegetation.
25. Conductivity — assessment reach metric (skip for all Coastal Plain streams)
25a. ❑Yes ®No Was conductivity measurement recorded?
If No, select one of the following reasons. ❑No Water ❑Other:
25b. Check the box corresponding to the conductivity measurement (units of microsiemens per centimeter).
❑A < 46 ❑B 46 to < 67 ❑C 67 to < 79 ❑D 79 to < 230 ❑E >_ 230
Notes/Sketch

Draft NC SAM Stream Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 2.1
Stream Site Name Honey Mill Date of Assessment 09/04/2019
Stream Category Pal Assessor Name/Organization H. Reed/ Wildlands Eng.
Notes of Field Assessment Form (Y/N)
NO
Presence of regulatory considerations (Y/N)
YES
Additional stream information/supplementary measurements included (Y/N)
NO
NC SAM feature type (perennial, intermittent, Tidal Marsh Stream)
Perennial
USACE/ NCDWR
Function Class Rating Summary
All Streams Intermittent
(1) Hydrology
MEDIUM
(2) Baseflow
MEDIUM
(2) Flood Flow
MEDIUM
(3) Streamside Area Attenuation
MEDIUM
(4) Floodplain Access
HIGH
(4) Wooded Riparian Buffer
LOW
(4) Microtopography
MEDIUM
(3) Stream Stability
MEDIUM
(4) Channel Stability
LOW
(4) Sediment Transport
HIGH
(4) Stream Geomorphology
HIGH
(2) Stream/Intertidal Zone Interaction
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
HIGH
(2) Intertidal Zone Filtration
NA
(1) Habitat
MEDIUM
(2) In -stream Habitat
HIGH
(3) Baseflow
MEDIUM
(3) Substrate
HIGH
(3) Stream Stability
LOW
(3) In -stream Habitat
HIGH
(2) Stream -side Habitat
LOW
(3) Stream -side Habitat
MEDIUM
(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
MEDIUM

NC SAM FIELD ASSESSMENT RESULTS
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USACE AID #: NCDWR #:
INSTRUCTIONS: Attach a sketch of the assessment area and photographs. Attach a copy of the USGS 7.5-minute topographic quadrangle,
and circle the location of the stream reach under evaluation. If multiple stream reaches will be evaluated on the same property, identify and
number all reaches on the attached map, and include a separate form for each reach. See the NC SAM User Manual for detailed descriptions
and explanations of requested information. Record in the "Notes/Sketch" section if 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): Honey Mill
2. Date of evaluation: 09/05/2019
3. Applicant/owner name: NCDMS 4. Assessor name/organization: H. Reed/ Wildlands Eng.
5. County: Surry 6. Nearest named water body
7. River basin: Yadkin on USGS 7.5-minute quad: Ararat River
8. Site coordinates (decimal degrees, at lower end of assessment reach): 36.429054,-80.612263
STREAM INFORMATION: (depth and width can be approximations)
9. Site number (show on attached map): UT3 R1 10. Length of assessment reach evaluated (feet): 200
11. Channel depth from bed (in riffle, if present) to top of bank (feet): 1 -2' ❑Unable to assess channel depth.
12. Channel width at top of bank (feet): 5 - 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: ❑ Mountains (M) ® Piedmont (P) ❑ Inner Coastal Plain (1) ❑ Outer Coastal Plain (0)
16. Estimated geomorphic ❑A ®B
valley shape (skip for
Tidal Marsh Stream): (more sinuous stream, flatter valley slope) (less sinuous stream, steeper valley slope)
17. Watershed size: (skip ®Size 1 (< 0.1 mi2) ❑Size 2 (0.1 to < 0.5 mil) ❑Size 3 (0.5 to < 5 mil) ❑Size 4 (>_ 5 mil)
for Tidal Marsh Stream)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
18. Were regulatory considerations evaluated? ®Yes ❑No If Yes, check all that apply to the assessment area.
❑Section 10 water ❑Classified Trout Waters ®Water Supply Watershed (❑l ❑II ❑III ®IV ❑V)
❑Essential Fish Habitat ❑Primary Nursery Area ❑ High Quality Waters/Outstanding Resource Waters
❑Publicly owned property ❑NCDWR Riparian buffer rule in effect ❑Nutrient Sensitive Waters
❑Anadromous fish ❑303(d) List ❑CAMA Area of Environmental Concern (AEC)
❑Documented presence of a federal and/or state listed protected species within the assessment area.
List species:
❑Designated Critical Habitat (list species)
19. Are additional stream information/supplementary measurements included in "Notes/Sketch" section or attached? ❑Yes ®No
1. Channel Water— assessment reach metric (skip for Size 1 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
❑A Water throughout assessment reach.
❑B No flow, water in pools only.
❑C No water in assessment reach.
2. Evidence of Flow Restriction — assessment reach metric
❑A At least 10% of assessment reach in -stream habitat or riffle -pool sequence is 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).
®B Not A
3. Feature Pattern — assessment reach metric
❑A A majority of the assessment reach has altered pattern (examples: straightening, modification above or below culvert).
®B Not
4. Feature Longitudinal Profile — assessment reach metric
❑A Majority of assessment reach has a substantially altered stream profile (examples: channel down -cutting, existing damming, over
widening, active aggradation, dredging, and excavation where appropriate channel profile has not reformed from any of these
disturbances).
®B Not A
5. Signs of Active Instability — assessment reach metric
Consider only current instability, not past events from which the stream has currently recovered. Examples of instability include
active bank failure, active channel down -cutting (head -cut), active widening, and artificial hardening (such as concrete, gabion, rip -rap).
❑A < 10% of channel unstable
❑B 10 to 25% of channel unstable
®C > 25% of channel unstable

6. Streamside Area Interaction — streamside area metric
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB).
LB RB
❑A ❑A
Little or no evidence of conditions that adversely affect reference interaction
®B ®B
Moderate evidence of conditions (examples: berms, levees, down -cutting, aggradation, dredging) that adversely affect
reference interaction (examples: limited streamside area access, disruption of flood flows through streamside area, leaky
or intermittent bulkheads, causeways with floodplain constriction, minor ditching [including mosquito ditching])
❑C ❑C
Extensive evidence of conditions that adversely affect reference interaction (little to no floodplain/intertidal zone access
[examples: causeways with floodplain and channel constriction, bulkheads, retaining walls, fill, stream incision, disruption
of flood flows through streamside area] or too much floodplain/intertidal zone access [examples: impoundments, intensive
mosquito ditching]) or floodplain/intertidal zone unnaturally absent or assessment reach is a man-made feature on an
interstream divide
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.
®F Livestock with access to stream or intertidal zone
❑G Excessive algae in stream or intertidal zone
❑H Degraded marsh vegetation in the intertidal zone (removal, burning, regular mowing, destruction, etc)
❑I Other: (explain in "Notes/Sketch" section)
❑J Little to no stressors
8. Recent Weather — watershed metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
For Size 1 or 2 streams, D1 drought or higher is considered a drought; for Size 3 or 4 streams, D2 drought or higher is considered a drought.
❑A Drought conditions and no rainfall or rainfall not exceeding 1 inch within the last 48 hours
❑B Drought conditions and rainfall exceeding 1 inch within the last 48 hours
®C No drought conditions
9. Large or Dangerous Stream — assessment reach metric
❑Yes ®No Is stream is too large or dangerous to assess? If Yes, skip to Metric 13 (Streamside Area Ground Surface Condition).
10. Natural In -stream Habitat Types — assessment reach metric
10a. ❑Yes ®No Degraded in -stream habitat over majority of the assessment reach (examples of stressors include excessive
sedimentation, mining, excavation, in -stream hardening [for example, rip -rap], recent dredging, and snagging)
(evaluate for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams only, then skip to Metric 12)
10b. Check all that occur (occurs if > 5% coverage of assessment reach) (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams)
❑A Multiple aquatic macrophytes and aquatic mosses F, W ❑F 5% oysters or other natural hard bottoms
(include liverworts, lichens, and algal mats) F E ❑G Submerged aquatic vegetation
®B Multiple sticks and/or leaf packs and/or emergent o Y ❑H Low -tide refugia (pools)
vegetation Y rC ❑I Sand bottom
❑C Multiple snags and logs (including lap trees) r ❑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
*********************************REMAINING 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)
11 a. ❑Yes ®No Is assessment reach in a natural sand -bed stream? (skip for Coastal Plain streams)
11 b. 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)
11 c. In riffle sections, check all that occur below the normal wetted perimeter of the assessment reach — whether or not submerged. Check
at least one box in each row (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams). Not Present (NP) = absent, Rare
(R) = present but < 10%, Common (C) _ > 10-40%, Abundant (A) _ > 40-70%, Predominant (P) _ > 70%. Cumulative percentages
should not exceed 100% for each assessment reach.
NP R C A P
❑ ® ❑ ❑ ❑ Bedrock/saprolite
❑ ® ❑ ❑ ❑ Boulder (256 — 4096 mm)
❑ ❑ ® ❑ ❑ Cobble (64 — 256 mm)
❑ ❑ ® ❑ ❑ Gravel (2 — 64 mm)
❑ ❑ ® ❑ ❑ Sand (.062 — 2 mm)
❑ ❑ ® ❑ ❑ Silt/clay (< 0.062 mm)
❑ ® ❑ ❑ ❑ Detritus
® ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Artificial (rip -rap, concrete, etc.)
11d. ❑Yes ®No Are pools filled with sediment? (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)

12
Aquatic Life — assessment reach metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
12a. ®Yes ❑No Was an in -stream aquatic life assessment performed as described in the User Manual?
If No, select one of the following reasons and skip to Metric 13. ❑No Water ❑Other:
12b. ®Yes ❑No Are aquatic organisms present in the assessment reach (look in riffles, pools, then snags)? If Yes, check all that
apply. If No, skip to Metric 13.
1 >1 Numbers over columns refer to "individuals" for Size 1 and 2 streams and "taxa" for Size 3 and 4 streams.
❑ ❑Adult frogs
❑ ❑Aquatic reptiles
❑ ❑Aquatic macrophytes and aquatic mosses (include liverworts, lichens, and algal mats)
❑ ❑Beetles
® ❑Caddisfly larvae (T)
❑ ❑Asian clam (Corbicula)
❑ ❑Crustacean (isopod/amphipod/crayfish/shrimp)
❑ ❑Damselfly and dragonfly larvae
❑ ❑Dipterans
❑ ❑Mayfly larvae (E)
❑ ❑Megaloptera (alderfly, fishfly, dobsonfly larvae)
❑ ❑Midges/mosquito larvae
❑ ❑Mosquito fish (Gambusia) or mud minnows (Umbra pygmaea)
❑ ❑Mussels/Clams (not Corbicula)
❑ ❑Other fish
❑ ❑ Sala manders/tad poles
❑ ®Snails
❑ ®Stonefly 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, fill, soil compaction,
livestock disturbance, buildings, man-made levees, drainage pipes)
14. Streamside Area Water Storage — streamside area metric (skip for Size 1 streams, Tidal Marsh Streams, and B valley types)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB) of the streamside area.
LB RB
❑A ❑A Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water >_ 6 inches deep
❑B ❑B Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water 3 to 6 inches deep
❑C ❑C Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water < 3 inches deep
15. Wetland Presence — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB). Do not consider wetlands outside of the streamside area or within the normal
wetted perimeter of assessment reach.
LB RB
®Y ®Y Are wetlands present in the streamside area?
❑N ❑N
16. Baseflow Contributors — assessment reach metric (skip for Size 4 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all contributors within the assessment reach or within view of and draining to the assessment reach.
❑A Streams and/or springs (jurisdictional discharges)
❑B Ponds (include wet detention basins; do not include sediment basins or dry detention basins)
❑C Obstruction 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 trees)
❑C Stream shading is gone or largely absent

19. Buffer Width — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider "vegetated buffer" and "wooded buffer" separately for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB) starting at the top of bank out
to the first break.
Vegetated Wooded
LB RB LB RB
®A ®A ❑A ❑A >_ 100 feet wide or extends to the edge of the watershed
❑B ❑B ❑B ❑B From 50 to < 100 feet wide
❑C ❑C ❑C ®C From 30 to < 50 feet wide
❑D ❑D ®D ❑D From 10 to < 30 feet wide
❑E ❑E ❑E ❑E < 10 feet wide or no trees
20. Buffer Structure — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB) for Metric 19 ("Vegetated" Buffer Width).
LB RB
❑A ❑A Mature forest
®B ®B Non -mature woody vegetation or modified vegetation structure
❑C ❑C Herbaceous vegetation with or without a strip of trees < 10 feet wide
❑D ❑D Maintained shrubs
❑E ❑E Little or no vegetation
21. Buffer Stressors — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all appropriate boxes for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB). Indicate if listed stressor abuts stream (Abuts), does not abut but is
within 30 feet of stream (< 30 feet), or is between 30 to 50 feet of stream (30-50 feet).
If none of the following stressors occurs on either bank, check here and skip to Metric 22: ❑
Abuts < 30 feet 30-50 feet
LB RB LB RB LB RB
❑A ❑A ❑A ❑A ❑A ❑A Row crops
❑B ❑B ❑B ❑B ❑B ❑B Maintained turf
❑C ❑C ❑C ❑C ❑C ❑C Pasture (no livestock)/commercial horticulture
®D ®D ®D ®D ®D ®D Pasture (active livestock use)
22. Stem Density — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB) for Metric 19 ("Wooded" Buffer Width).
LB RB
❑A ®A Medium to high stem density
®B ❑B Low stem density
❑C ❑C No wooded riparian buffer or predominantly herbaceous species or bare ground
23. Continuity of Vegetated Buffer — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider whether vegetated buffer is continuous along stream (parallel). Breaks are areas lacking vegetation > 10 feet wide.
LB RB
®A ®A The total length of buffer breaks is < 25 percent.
❑B ❑B The total length of buffer breaks is between 25 and 50 percent.
❑C ❑C The total length of buffer breaks is > 50 percent.
24. Vegetative Composition — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Evaluate the dominant vegetation within 100 feet of each bank or to the edge of the watershed (whichever comes first) as it contributes to
assessment reach habitat.
LB RB
❑A ❑A Vegetation is close to undisturbed in species present and their proportions. Lower strata composed of native species,
with non-native invasive species absent or sparse.
❑B ®B Vegetation indicates disturbance in terms of species diversity or proportions, but is still largely composed of native
species. This may include communities of weedy native species that develop after clear -cutting or clearing or
communities with non-native invasive species present, but not dominant, over a large portion of the expected strata or
communities missing understory but retaining canopy trees.
®C ❑C Vegetation is severely disturbed in terms of species diversity or proportions. Mature canopy is absent or communities
with non-native invasive species dominant over a large portion of expected strata or communities composed of planted
stands of non -characteristic species or communities inappropriately composed of a single species or no vegetation.
25. Conductivity — assessment reach metric (skip for all Coastal Plain streams)
25a. ❑Yes ®No Was conductivity measurement recorded?
If No, select one of the following reasons. ❑No Water ❑Other:
25b. Check the box corresponding to the conductivity measurement (units of microsiemens per centimeter).
❑A < 46 ❑B 46 to < 67 ❑C 67 to < 79 ❑D 79 to < 230 ❑E >_ 230
Notes/Sketch

Draft NC SAM Stream Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 2.1
Stream Site Name Honey Mill Date of Assessment 09/05/2019
Stream Category Pb1 Assessor Name/Organization H. Reed/ Wildlands Eng.
Notes of Field Assessment Form (Y/N)
NO
Presence of regulatory considerations (Y/N)
YES
Additional stream information/supplementary measurements included (Y/N)
NO
NC SAM feature type (perennial, intermittent, Tidal Marsh Stream)
Perennial
USACE/ NCDWR
Function Class Rating Summary
All Streams Intermittent
(1) Hydrology
MEDIUM
(2) Baseflow
MEDIUM
(2) Flood Flow
MEDIUM
(3) Streamside Area Attenuation
MEDIUM
(4) Floodplain Access
MEDIUM
(4) Wooded Riparian Buffer
MEDIUM
(4) Microtopography
NA
(3) Stream Stability
MEDIUM
(4) Channel Stability
LOW
(4) Sediment Transport
MEDIUM
(4) Stream Geomorphology
HIGH
(2) Stream/Intertidal Zone Interaction
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
MEDIUM
(2) Indicators of Stressors
YES
(2) Aquatic Life Tolerance
HIGH
(2) Intertidal Zone Filtration
NA
(1) Habitat
LOW
(2) In -stream Habitat
MEDIUM
(3) Baseflow
MEDIUM
(3) Substrate
MEDIUM
(3) Stream Stability
LOW
(3) In -stream Habitat
MEDIUM
(2) Stream -side Habitat
LOW
(3) Stream -side Habitat
LOW
(3) Thermoregulation
MEDIUM
(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

NC SAM FIELD ASSESSMENT RESULTS
user rvianuai version d.,i
USACE AID #: NCDWR #:
INSTRUCTIONS: Attach a sketch of the assessment area and photographs. Attach a copy of the USGS 7.5-minute topographic quadrangle,
and circle the location of the stream reach under evaluation. If multiple stream reaches will be evaluated on the same property, identify and
number all reaches on the attached map, and include a separate form for each reach. See the NC SAM User Manual for detailed descriptions
and explanations of requested information. Record in the "Notes/Sketch" section if 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): Honey Mill
2. Date of evaluation: 09/05/2019
3. Applicant/owner name: NCDMS 4. Assessor name/organization: H. Reed/ Wildlands Eng.
5. County: Surry 6. Nearest named water body
7. River basin: Yadkin on USGS 7.5-minute quad: Ararat River
8. Site coordinates (decimal degrees, at lower end of assessment reach): 36.429582,-80.611076
STREAM INFORMATION: (depth and width can be approximations)
9. Site number (show on attached map): UT3 R2 10. Length of assessment reach evaluated (feet): 150
11. Channel depth from bed (in riffle, if present) to top of bank (feet): 1 -2' ❑Unable to assess channel depth.
12. Channel width at top of bank (feet): 4 - 7' 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: ❑ Mountains (M) ® Piedmont (P) ❑ Inner Coastal Plain (1) ❑ Outer Coastal Plain (0)
16. Estimated geomorphic ❑A ®B
valley shape (skip for
Tidal Marsh Stream): (more sinuous stream, flatter valley slope) (less sinuous stream, steeper valley slope)
17. Watershed size: (skip ®Size 1 (< 0.1 mi2) ❑Size 2 (0.1 to < 0.5 mil) ❑Size 3 (0.5 to < 5 mil) ❑Size 4 (>_ 5 mil)
for Tidal Marsh Stream)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
18. Were regulatory considerations evaluated? ®Yes ❑No If Yes, check all that apply to the assessment area.
❑Section 10 water ❑Classified Trout Waters ®Water Supply Watershed (❑l ❑II ❑III ®IV ❑V)
❑Essential Fish Habitat ❑Primary Nursery Area ❑ High Quality Waters/Outstanding Resource Waters
❑Publicly owned property ❑NCDWR Riparian buffer rule in effect ❑Nutrient Sensitive Waters
❑Anadromous fish ❑303(d) List ❑CAMA Area of Environmental Concern (AEC)
❑Documented presence of a federal and/or state listed protected species within the assessment area.
List species:
❑Designated Critical Habitat (list species)
19. Are additional stream information/supplementary measurements included in "Notes/Sketch" section or attached? ❑Yes ®No
1. Channel Water— assessment reach metric (skip for Size 1 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
❑A Water throughout assessment reach.
❑B No flow, water in pools only.
❑C No water in assessment reach.
2. Evidence of Flow Restriction — assessment reach metric
❑A At least 10% of assessment reach in -stream habitat or riffle -pool sequence is 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).
®B Not A
3. Feature Pattern — assessment reach metric
❑A A majority of the assessment reach has altered pattern (examples: straightening, modification above or below culvert).
®B Not
4. Feature Longitudinal Profile — assessment reach metric
❑A Majority of assessment reach has a substantially altered stream profile (examples: channel down -cutting, existing damming, over
widening, active aggradation, dredging, and excavation where appropriate channel profile has not reformed from any of these
disturbances).
❑B Not A
5. Signs of Active Instability — assessment reach metric
Consider only current instability, not past events from which the stream has currently recovered. Examples of instability include
active bank failure, active channel down -cutting (head -cut), active widening, and artificial hardening (such as concrete, gabion, rip -rap).
❑A < 10% of channel unstable
❑B 10 to 25% of channel unstable
®C > 25% of channel unstable

6. Streamside Area Interaction — streamside area metric
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB).
LB RB
❑A ❑A
Little or no evidence of conditions that adversely affect reference interaction
®B ®B
Moderate evidence of conditions (examples: berms, levees, down -cutting, aggradation, dredging) that adversely affect
reference interaction (examples: limited streamside area access, disruption of flood flows through streamside area, leaky
or intermittent bulkheads, causeways with floodplain constriction, minor ditching [including mosquito ditching])
❑C ❑C
Extensive evidence of conditions that adversely affect reference interaction (little to no floodplain/intertidal zone access
[examples: causeways with floodplain and channel constriction, bulkheads, retaining walls, fill, stream incision, disruption
of flood flows through streamside area] or too much floodplain/intertidal zone access [examples: impoundments, intensive
mosquito ditching]) or floodplain/intertidal zone unnaturally absent or assessment reach is a man-made feature on an
interstream divide
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.
®F Livestock with access to stream or intertidal zone
❑G Excessive algae in stream or intertidal zone
❑H Degraded marsh vegetation in the intertidal zone (removal, burning, regular mowing, destruction, etc)
❑I Other: (explain in "Notes/Sketch" section)
❑J Little to no stressors
8. Recent Weather — watershed metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
For Size 1 or 2 streams, D1 drought or higher is considered a drought; for Size 3 or 4 streams, D2 drought or higher is considered a drought.
❑A Drought conditions and no rainfall or rainfall not exceeding 1 inch within the last 48 hours
❑B Drought conditions and rainfall exceeding 1 inch within the last 48 hours
®C No drought conditions
9. Large or Dangerous Stream — assessment reach metric
❑Yes ®No Is stream is too large or dangerous to assess? If Yes, skip to Metric 13 (Streamside Area Ground Surface Condition).
10. Natural In -stream Habitat Types — assessment reach metric
10a. ❑Yes ®No Degraded in -stream habitat over majority of the assessment reach (examples of stressors include excessive
sedimentation, mining, excavation, in -stream hardening [for example, rip -rap], recent dredging, and snagging)
(evaluate for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams only, then skip to Metric 12)
10b. Check all that occur (occurs if > 5% coverage of assessment reach) (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams)
❑A Multiple aquatic macrophytes and aquatic mosses F, W ❑F 5% oysters or other natural hard bottoms
(include liverworts, lichens, and algal mats) F E ❑G Submerged aquatic vegetation
®B Multiple sticks and/or leaf packs and/or emergent o Y ❑H Low -tide refugia (pools)
vegetation Y rC ❑I Sand bottom
❑C Multiple snags and logs (including lap trees) r ❑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
*********************************REMAINING 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)
11 a. ❑Yes ®No Is assessment reach in a natural sand -bed stream? (skip for Coastal Plain streams)
11 b. 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)
11 c. In riffle sections, check all that occur below the normal wetted perimeter of the assessment reach — whether or not submerged. Check
at least one box in each row (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams). Not Present (NP) = absent, Rare
(R) = present but < 10%, Common (C) _ > 10-40%, Abundant (A) _ > 40-70%, Predominant (P) _ > 70%. Cumulative percentages
should not exceed 100% for each assessment reach.
NP R C A P
® ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Bedrock/saprolite
❑ ® ❑ ❑ ❑ Boulder (256 — 4096 mm)
❑ ❑ ® ❑ ❑ Cobble (64 — 256 mm)
❑ ❑ ® ❑ ❑ Gravel (2 — 64 mm)
❑ ❑ ® ❑ ❑ Sand (.062 — 2 mm)
❑ ❑ ® ❑ ❑ Silt/clay (< 0.062 mm)
❑ ® ❑ ❑ ❑ Detritus
® ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Artificial (rip -rap, concrete, etc.)
11d. ❑Yes ®No Are pools filled with sediment? (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)

12
Aquatic Life — assessment reach metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
12a. ®Yes ❑No Was an in -stream aquatic life assessment performed as described in the User Manual?
If No, select one of the following reasons and skip to Metric 13. ❑No Water ❑Other:
12b. ®Yes ❑No Are aquatic organisms present in the assessment reach (look in riffles, pools, then snags)? If Yes, check all that
apply. If No, skip to Metric 13.
1 >1 Numbers over columns refer to "individuals" for Size 1 and 2 streams and "taxa" for Size 3 and 4 streams.
❑ ❑Adult frogs
❑ ❑Aquatic reptiles
❑ ❑Aquatic macrophytes and aquatic mosses (include liverworts, lichens, and algal mats)
❑ ❑Beetles
❑ ®Caddisfly larvae (T)
❑ ❑Asian clam (Corbicula)
❑ ❑Crustacean (isopod/amphipod/crayfish/shrimp)
❑ ❑Damselfly and dragonfly larvae
❑ ❑Dipterans
❑ ❑Mayfly larvae (E)
❑ ❑Megaloptera (alderfly, fishfly, dobsonfly larvae)
❑ ❑Midges/mosquito larvae
❑ ❑Mosquito fish (Gambusia) or mud minnows (Umbra pygmaea)
❑ ❑Mussels/Clams (not Corbicula)
❑ ❑Other fish
❑ ❑ Sala manders/tad poles
❑ ®Snails
® ❑Stonefly 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, fill, soil compaction,
livestock disturbance, buildings, man-made levees, drainage pipes)
14. Streamside Area Water Storage — streamside area metric (skip for Size 1 streams, Tidal Marsh Streams, and B valley types)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB) of the streamside area.
LB RB
❑A ❑A Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water >_ 6 inches deep
❑B ❑B Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water 3 to 6 inches deep
❑C ❑C Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water < 3 inches deep
15. Wetland Presence — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB). Do not consider wetlands outside of the streamside area or within the normal
wetted perimeter of assessment reach.
LB RB
❑Y ®Y Are wetlands present in the streamside area?
ON ❑N
16. Baseflow Contributors — assessment reach metric (skip for Size 4 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all contributors within the assessment reach or within view of and draining to the assessment reach.
®A Streams and/or springs (jurisdictional discharges)
❑B Ponds (include wet detention basins; do not include sediment basins or dry detention basins)
❑C Obstruction 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 trees)
❑C Stream shading is gone or largely absent

19. Buffer Width — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider "vegetated buffer" and "wooded buffer" separately for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB) starting at the top of bank out
to the first break.
Vegetated Wooded
LB RB LB RB
®A ®A ®A ❑A >_ 100 feet wide or extends to the edge of the watershed
❑B ❑B ❑B ❑B From 50 to < 100 feet wide
❑C ❑C ❑C ❑C From 30 to < 50 feet wide
❑D ❑D ❑D ❑D From 10 to < 30 feet wide
❑E ❑E ❑E ®E < 10 feet wide or no trees
20. Buffer Structure — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB) for Metric 19 ("Vegetated" Buffer Width).
LB RB
❑A ❑A Mature forest
®B ®B Non -mature woody vegetation or modified vegetation structure
❑C ❑C Herbaceous vegetation with or without a strip of trees < 10 feet wide
❑D ❑D Maintained shrubs
❑E ❑E Little or no vegetation
21. Buffer Stressors — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all appropriate boxes for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB). Indicate if listed stressor abuts stream (Abuts), does not abut but is
within 30 feet of stream (< 30 feet), or is between 30 to 50 feet of stream (30-50 feet).
If none of the following stressors occurs on either bank, check here and skip to Metric 22: ❑
Abuts < 30 feet 30-50 feet
LB RB LB RB LB RB
❑A ❑A ❑A ❑A ❑A ❑A Row crops
❑B ❑B ❑B ❑B ❑B ❑B Maintained turf
❑C ❑C ❑C ❑C ❑C ❑C Pasture (no livestock)/commercial horticulture
®D ®D ®D ®D ®D ®D Pasture (active livestock use)
22. Stem Density — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB) for Metric 19 ("Wooded" Buffer Width).
LB RB
®A ❑A Medium to high stem density
❑B ®B Low stem density
❑C ❑C No wooded riparian buffer or predominantly herbaceous species or bare ground
23. Continuity of Vegetated Buffer — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider whether vegetated buffer is continuous along stream (parallel). Breaks are areas lacking vegetation > 10 feet wide.
LB RB
®A ®A The total length of buffer breaks is < 25 percent.
❑B ❑B The total length of buffer breaks is between 25 and 50 percent.
❑C ❑C The total length of buffer breaks is > 50 percent.
24. Vegetative Composition — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Evaluate the dominant vegetation within 100 feet of each bank or to the edge of the watershed (whichever comes first) as it contributes to
assessment reach habitat.
LB RB
❑A ❑A Vegetation is close to undisturbed in species present and their proportions. Lower strata composed of native species,
with non-native invasive species absent or sparse.
®B ❑B Vegetation indicates disturbance in terms of species diversity or proportions, but is still largely composed of native
species. This may include communities of weedy native species that develop after clear -cutting or clearing or
communities with non-native invasive species present, but not dominant, over a large portion of the expected strata or
communities missing understory but retaining canopy trees.
❑C ®C Vegetation is severely disturbed in terms of species diversity or proportions. Mature canopy is absent or communities
with non-native invasive species dominant over a large portion of expected strata or communities composed of planted
stands of non -characteristic species or communities inappropriately composed of a single species or no vegetation.
25. Conductivity — assessment reach metric (skip for all Coastal Plain streams)
25a. ❑Yes ®No Was conductivity measurement recorded?
If No, select one of the following reasons. ❑No Water ❑Other:
25b. Check the box corresponding to the conductivity measurement (units of microsiemens per centimeter).
❑A < 46 ❑B 46 to < 67 ❑C 67 to < 79 ❑D 79 to < 230 ❑E >_ 230
Notes/Sketch

Draft NC SAM Stream Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 2.1
Stream Site Name Honey Mill Date of Assessment 09/05/2019
Stream Category Pb1 Assessor Name/Organization H. Reed/ Wildlands Eng.
Notes of Field Assessment Form (Y/N)
NO
Presence of regulatory considerations (Y/N)
YES
Additional stream information/supplementary measurements included (Y/N)
NO
NC SAM feature type (perennial, intermittent, Tidal Marsh Stream)
Perennial
USACE/ NCDWR
Function Class Rating Summary
All Streams Intermittent
(1) Hydrology
(2) Baseflow
MEDIUM
(2) Flood Flow
(3) Streamside Area Attenuation
MEDIUM
(4) Floodplain Access
MEDIUM
(4) Wooded Riparian Buffer
MEDIUM
(4) Microtopography
NA
(3) Stream Stability
(4) Channel Stability
LOW
(4) Sediment Transport
MEDIUM
(4) Stream Geomorphology
(2) Stream/Intertidal Zone Interaction
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
MEDIUM
(2) Baseflow
MEDIUM
(2) Streamside Area Vegetation
MEDIUM
(3) Upland Pollutant Filtration
LOW
(3) Thermoregulation
HIGH
(2) Indicators of Stressors
YES
(2) Aquatic Life Tolerance
HIGH
(2) Intertidal Zone Filtration
NA
(1) Habitat
(2) In -stream Habitat
(3) Baseflow
MEDIUM
(3) Substrate
MEDIUM
(3) Stream Stability
(3) In -stream Habitat
MEDIUM
(2) Stream -side Habitat
HIGH
(3) Stream -side Habitat
MEDIUM
(3) Thermoregulation
HIGH
(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

NC SAM FIELD ASSESSMENT RESULTS
user rvianuai version d.,i
USACE AID #: NCDWR #:
INSTRUCTIONS: Attach a sketch of the assessment area and photographs. Attach a copy of the USGS 7.5-minute topographic quadrangle,
and circle the location of the stream reach under evaluation. If multiple stream reaches will be evaluated on the same property, identify and
number all reaches on the attached map, and include a separate form for each reach. See the NC SAM User Manual for detailed descriptions
and explanations of requested information. Record in the "Notes/Sketch" section if 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): Honey Mill
2. Date of evaluation: 09/04/2019
3. Applicant/owner name: NCDMS 4. Assessor name/organization: K. Suggs/ Wildlands Eng.
5. County: Surry 6. Nearest named water body
7. River basin: Yadkin on USGS 7.5-minute quad: Ararat River
8. Site coordinates (decimal degrees, at lower end of assessment reach): 36.43018,-80.61042
STREAM INFORMATION: (depth and width can be approximations)
9. Site number (show on attached map): UT4 10. Length of assessment reach evaluated (feet): 440
11. Channel depth from bed (in riffle, if present) to top of bank (feet): 3 - 5' ❑Unable to assess channel depth.
12. Channel width at top of bank (feet): 10, 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: ❑ Mountains (M) ® Piedmont (P) ❑ Inner Coastal Plain (1) ❑ Outer Coastal Plain (0)
16. Estimated geomorphic ❑A ®B
valley shape (skip for
Tidal Marsh Stream): (more sinuous stream, flatter valley slope) (less sinuous stream, steeper valley slope)
17. Watershed size: (skip ®Size 1 (< 0.1 mi2) ❑Size 2 (0.1 to < 0.5 mil) ❑Size 3 (0.5 to < 5 mil) ❑Size 4 (>_ 5 mil)
for Tidal Marsh Stream)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
18. Were regulatory considerations evaluated? ®Yes ❑No If Yes, check all that apply to the assessment area.
❑Section 10 water ❑Classified Trout Waters ®Water Supply Watershed (❑l ❑II ❑III ®IV ❑V)
❑Essential Fish Habitat ❑Primary Nursery Area ❑ High Quality Waters/Outstanding Resource Waters
❑Publicly owned property ❑NCDWR Riparian buffer rule in effect ❑Nutrient Sensitive Waters
❑Anadromous fish ❑303(d) List ❑CAMA Area of Environmental Concern (AEC)
❑Documented presence of a federal and/or state listed protected species within the assessment area.
List species:
❑Designated Critical Habitat (list species)
19. Are additional stream information/supplementary measurements included in "Notes/Sketch" section or attached? ❑Yes ®No
1. Channel Water— assessment reach metric (skip for Size 1 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
❑A Water throughout assessment reach.
❑B No flow, water in pools only.
❑C No water in assessment reach.
2. Evidence of Flow Restriction — assessment reach metric
❑A At least 10% of assessment reach in -stream habitat or riffle -pool sequence is 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).
®B Not A
3. Feature Pattern — assessment reach metric
❑A A majority of the assessment reach has altered pattern (examples: straightening, modification above or below culvert).
®B Not
4. Feature Longitudinal Profile — assessment reach metric
❑A Majority of assessment reach has a substantially altered stream profile (examples: channel down -cutting, existing damming, over
widening, active aggradation, dredging, and excavation where appropriate channel profile has not reformed from any of these
disturbances).
®B Not A
5. Signs of Active Instability — assessment reach metric
Consider only current instability, not past events from which the stream has currently recovered. Examples of instability include
active bank failure, active channel down -cutting (head -cut), active widening, and artificial hardening (such as concrete, gabion, rip -rap).
®A < 10% of channel unstable
❑B 10 to 25% of channel unstable
❑C > 25% of channel unstable

6. Streamside Area Interaction — streamside area metric
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB).
LB RB
®A ®A
Little or no evidence of conditions that adversely affect reference interaction
❑B ❑B
Moderate evidence of conditions (examples: berms, levees, down -cutting, aggradation, dredging) that adversely affect
reference interaction (examples: limited streamside area access, disruption of flood flows through streamside area, leaky
or intermittent bulkheads, causeways with floodplain constriction, minor ditching [including mosquito ditching])
❑C ❑C
Extensive evidence of conditions that adversely affect reference interaction (little to no floodplain/intertidal zone access
[examples: causeways with floodplain and channel constriction, bulkheads, retaining walls, fill, stream incision, disruption
of flood flows through streamside area] or too much floodplain/intertidal zone access [examples: impoundments, intensive
mosquito ditching]) or floodplain/intertidal zone unnaturally absent or assessment reach is a man-made feature on an
interstream divide
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.
®F Livestock with access to stream or intertidal zone
❑G Excessive algae in stream or intertidal zone
❑H Degraded marsh vegetation in the intertidal zone (removal, burning, regular mowing, destruction, etc)
❑I Other: (explain in "Notes/Sketch" section)
❑J Little to no stressors
8. Recent Weather — watershed metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
For Size 1 or 2 streams, D1 drought or higher is considered a drought; for Size 3 or 4 streams, D2 drought or higher is considered a drought.
®A Drought conditions and no rainfall or rainfall not exceeding 1 inch within the last 48 hours
❑B Drought conditions and rainfall exceeding 1 inch within the last 48 hours
❑C No drought conditions
9. Large or Dangerous Stream — assessment reach metric
❑Yes ®No Is stream is too large or dangerous to assess? If Yes, skip to Metric 13 (Streamside Area Ground Surface Condition).
10. Natural In -stream Habitat Types — assessment reach metric
10a. ❑Yes ®No Degraded in -stream habitat over majority of the assessment reach (examples of stressors include excessive
sedimentation, mining, excavation, in -stream hardening [for example, rip -rap], recent dredging, and snagging)
(evaluate for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams only, then skip to Metric 12)
10b. Check all that occur (occurs if > 5% coverage of assessment reach) (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams)
®A Multiple aquatic macrophytes and aquatic mosses F, W ❑F 5% oysters or other natural hard bottoms
(include liverworts, lichens, and algal mats) F E ❑G Submerged aquatic vegetation
®B Multiple sticks and/or leaf packs and/or emergent o Y ❑H Low -tide refugia (pools)
vegetation Y rC ❑I Sand bottom
®C Multiple snags and logs (including lap trees) r ❑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
*********************************REMAINING 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)
11 a. ❑Yes ®No Is assessment reach in a natural sand -bed stream? (skip for Coastal Plain streams)
11 b. 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)
11 c. In riffle sections, check all that occur below the normal wetted perimeter of the assessment reach — whether or not submerged. Check
at least one box in each row (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams). Not Present (NP) = absent, Rare
(R) = present but < 10%, Common (C) _ > 10-40%, Abundant (A) _ > 40-70%, Predominant (P) _ > 70%. Cumulative percentages
should not exceed 100% for each assessment reach.
NP R C A P
❑ ® ❑ ❑ ❑ Bedrock/saprolite
® ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Boulder (256 — 4096 mm)
❑ ❑ ❑ ® ❑ Cobble (64 — 256 mm)
❑ ❑ ® ❑ ❑ Gravel (2 — 64 mm)
❑ ® ❑ ❑ ❑ Sand (.062 — 2 mm)
❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Silt/clay (< 0.062 mm)
® ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Detritus
® ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Artificial (rip -rap, concrete, etc.)
11d. ❑Yes ❑No Are pools filled with sediment? (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)

12
Aquatic Life — assessment reach metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
12a. ®Yes ❑No Was an in -stream aquatic life assessment performed as described in the User Manual?
If No, select one of the following reasons and skip to Metric 13. ❑No Water ❑Other:
12b. ®Yes ❑No Are aquatic organisms present in the assessment reach (look in riffles, pools, then snags)? If Yes, check all that
apply. If No, skip to Metric 13.
1 >1 Numbers over columns refer to "individuals" for Size 1 and 2 streams and "taxa" for Size 3 and 4 streams.
® ❑Adult frogs
❑ ❑Aquatic reptiles
❑ ®Aquatic macrophytes and aquatic mosses (include liverworts, lichens, and algal mats)
❑ ❑Beetles
❑ ®Caddisfly larvae (T)
❑ ❑Asian clam (Corbicula)
® ❑Crustacean (isopod/amphipod/crayfish/shrimp)
❑ ❑Damselfly and dragonfly larvae
❑ ®Dipterans
❑ ®Mayfly larvae (E)
❑ ❑Megaloptera (alderfly, fishfly, dobsonfly larvae)
❑ ®Midges/mosquito larvae
❑ ❑Mosquito fish (Gambusia) or mud minnows (Umbra pygmaea)
❑ ❑Mussels/Clams (not Corbicula)
❑ ❑Other fish
❑ ® Sala manders/tadpoles
® ❑Snails
® ❑Stonefly 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, fill, soil compaction,
livestock disturbance, buildings, man-made levees, drainage pipes)
14. Streamside Area Water Storage — streamside area metric (skip for Size 1 streams, Tidal Marsh Streams, and B valley types)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB) of the streamside area.
LB RB
❑A ❑A Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water >_ 6 inches deep
❑B ❑B Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water 3 to 6 inches deep
®C ®C Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water < 3 inches deep
15. Wetland Presence — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB). Do not consider wetlands outside of the streamside area or within the normal
wetted perimeter of assessment reach.
LB RB
®Y ❑Y Are wetlands present in the streamside area?
❑N 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 (jurisdictional 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
OF None of the above
18. Shading — assessment reach metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider aspect. Consider "leaf -on" condition.
®A Stream shading is appropriate for stream category (may include gaps associated with natural processes)
❑B Degraded (example: scattered trees)
❑C Stream shading is gone or largely absent

19. Buffer Width — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider "vegetated buffer" and "wooded buffer" separately for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB) starting at the top of bank out
to the first break.
Vegetated Wooded
LB RB LB RB
®A ❑A ®A ®A >_ 100 feet wide or extends to the edge of the watershed
❑B ❑B ❑B ❑B From 50 to < 100 feet wide
❑C ❑C ❑C ❑C From 30 to < 50 feet wide
❑D ❑D ❑D ❑D From 10 to < 30 feet wide
❑E ®E ❑E ❑E < 10 feet wide or no trees
20. Buffer Structure — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB) for Metric 19 ("Vegetated" Buffer Width).
LB RB
®A ®A Mature forest
❑B ❑B Non -mature woody vegetation or modified vegetation structure
❑C ❑C Herbaceous vegetation with or without a strip of trees < 10 feet wide
❑D ❑D Maintained shrubs
❑E ❑E Little or no vegetation
21. Buffer Stressors — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all appropriate boxes for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB). Indicate if listed stressor abuts stream (Abuts), does not abut but is
within 30 feet of stream (< 30 feet), or is between 30 to 50 feet of stream (30-50 feet).
If none of the following stressors occurs on either bank, check here and skip to Metric 22:
Abuts < 30 feet 30-50 feet
LB RB LB RB LB RB
❑A ❑A ❑A ❑A ❑A ❑A Row crops
❑B ❑B ❑B ❑B ❑B ❑B Maintained turf
❑C ❑C ❑C ❑C ❑C ❑C Pasture (no livestock)/commercial horticulture
❑D ❑D ❑D ❑D ❑D ❑D Pasture (active livestock use)
22. Stem Density — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB) for Metric 19 ("Wooded" Buffer Width).
LB RB
®A ®A Medium to high stem density
❑B ❑B Low stem density
❑C ❑C No wooded riparian buffer or predominantly herbaceous species or bare ground
23. Continuity of Vegetated Buffer — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider whether vegetated buffer is continuous along stream (parallel). Breaks are areas lacking vegetation > 10 feet wide.
LB RB
®A ®A The total length of buffer breaks is < 25 percent.
❑B ❑B The total length of buffer breaks is between 25 and 50 percent.
❑C ❑C The total length of buffer breaks is > 50 percent.
24. Vegetative Composition — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Evaluate the dominant vegetation within 100 feet of each bank or to the edge of the watershed (whichever comes first) as it contributes to
assessment reach habitat.
LB RB
❑A ®A Vegetation is close to undisturbed in species present and their proportions. Lower strata composed of native species,
with non-native invasive species absent or sparse.
®B ❑B Vegetation indicates disturbance in terms of species diversity or proportions, but is still largely composed of native
species. This may include communities of weedy native species that develop after clear -cutting or clearing or
communities with non-native invasive species present, but not dominant, over a large portion of the expected strata or
communities missing understory but retaining canopy trees.
❑C ❑C Vegetation is severely disturbed in terms of species diversity or proportions. Mature canopy is absent or communities
with non-native invasive species dominant over a large portion of expected strata or communities composed of planted
stands of non -characteristic species or communities inappropriately composed of a single species or no vegetation.
25. Conductivity — assessment reach metric (skip for all Coastal Plain streams)
25a. ❑Yes ®No Was conductivity measurement recorded?
If No, select one of the following reasons. ❑No Water ❑Other:
25b. Check the box corresponding to the conductivity measurement (units of microsiemens per centimeter).
❑A < 46 ❑B 46 to < 67 ❑C 67 to < 79 ❑D 79 to < 230 ❑E >_ 230
Notes/Sketch

Draft NC SAM Stream Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 2.1
Stream Site Name Honey Mill Date of Assessment 09/04/2019
Stream Category Pb1 Assessor Name/Organization K. Suggs/ Wildlands Eng.
Notes of Field Assessment Form (Y/N)
NO
Presence of regulatory considerations (Y/N)
YES
Additional stream information/supplementary measurements included (Y/N)
NO
NC SAM feature type (perennial, intermittent, Tidal Marsh Stream)
Perennial
USACE/ NCDWR
Function Class Rating Summary
All Streams Intermittent
(1) Hydrology
(2) Baseflow
HIGH
(2) Flood Flow
(3) Streamside Area Attenuation
HIGH
(4) Floodplain Access
HIGH
(4) Wooded Riparian Buffer
HIGH
(4) Microtopography
NA
(3) Stream Stability
(4) Channel Stability
HIGH
(4) Sediment Transport
(4) Stream Geomorphology
HIGH
(2) Stream/Intertidal Zone Interaction
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
MEDIUM
(2) Baseflow
HIGH
(2) Streamside Area Vegetation
MEDIUM
(3) Upland Pollutant Filtration
LOW
(3) Thermoregulation
HIGH
(2) Indicators of Stressors
YES
(2) Aquatic Life Tolerance
HIGH
(2) Intertidal Zone Filtration
NA
(1) Habitat
(2) In -stream Habitat
(3) Baseflow
HIGH
(3) Substrate
(3) Stream Stability
HIGH
(3) In -stream Habitat
HIGH
(2) Stream -side Habitat
HIGH
(3) Stream -side Habitat
HIGH
(3) Thermoregulation
HIGH
(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

NC SAM FIELD ASSESSMENT RESULTS
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USACE AID #: NCDWR #:
INSTRUCTIONS: Attach a sketch of the assessment area and photographs. Attach a copy of the USGS 7.5-minute topographic quadrangle,
and circle the location of the stream reach under evaluation. If multiple stream reaches will be evaluated on the same property, identify and
number all reaches on the attached map, and include a separate form for each reach. See the NC SAM User Manual for detailed descriptions
and explanations of requested information. Record in the "Notes/Sketch" section if 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): Honey Mill
2. Date of evaluation: 09/04/2019
3. Applicant/owner name: NCDMS 4. Assessor name/organization: K. Suggs/ Wildlands Eng.
5. County: Surry 6. Nearest named water body
7. River basin: Yadkin on USGS 7.5-minute quad: Ararat River
8. Site coordinates (decimal degrees, at lower end of assessment reach): 36.431343,-80.608299
STREAM INFORMATION: (depth and width can be approximations)
9. Site number (show on attached map): UT5 10. Length of assessment reach evaluated (feet): 320
11. Channel depth from bed (in riffle, if present) to top of bank (feet): 2' ❑Unable to assess channel depth.
12. Channel width at top of bank (feet): 6 - 10' 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: ❑ Mountains (M) ® Piedmont (P) ❑ Inner Coastal Plain (1) ❑ Outer Coastal Plain (0)
16. Estimated geomorphic ❑A ®B
valley shape (skip for
Tidal Marsh Stream): (more sinuous stream, flatter valley slope) (less sinuous stream, steeper valley slope)
17. Watershed size: (skip ®Size 1 (< 0.1 mi2) ❑Size 2 (0.1 to < 0.5 mil) ❑Size 3 (0.5 to < 5 mil) ❑Size 4 (>_ 5 mil)
for Tidal Marsh Stream)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
18. Were regulatory considerations evaluated? ®Yes ❑No If Yes, check all that apply to the assessment area.
❑Section 10 water ❑Classified Trout Waters ®Water Supply Watershed (❑l ❑II ❑III ®IV ❑V)
❑Essential Fish Habitat ❑Primary Nursery Area ❑ High Quality Waters/Outstanding Resource Waters
❑Publicly owned property ❑NCDWR Riparian buffer rule in effect ❑Nutrient Sensitive Waters
❑Anadromous fish ❑303(d) List ❑CAMA Area of Environmental Concern (AEC)
❑Documented presence of a federal and/or state listed protected species within the assessment area.
List species:
❑Designated Critical Habitat (list species)
19. Are additional stream information/supplementary measurements included in "Notes/Sketch" section or attached? ❑Yes ®No
1. Channel Water— assessment reach metric (skip for Size 1 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
❑A Water throughout assessment reach.
❑B No flow, water in pools only.
❑C No water in assessment reach.
2. Evidence of Flow Restriction — assessment reach metric
❑A At least 10% of assessment reach in -stream habitat or riffle -pool sequence is 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).
®B Not A
3. Feature Pattern — assessment reach metric
❑A A majority of the assessment reach has altered pattern (examples: straightening, modification above or below culvert).
®B Not
4. Feature Longitudinal Profile — assessment reach metric
❑A Majority of assessment reach has a substantially altered stream profile (examples: channel down -cutting, existing damming, over
widening, active aggradation, dredging, and excavation where appropriate channel profile has not reformed from any of these
disturbances).
®B Not A
5. Signs of Active Instability — assessment reach metric
Consider only current instability, not past events from which the stream has currently recovered. Examples of instability include
active bank failure, active channel down -cutting (head -cut), active widening, and artificial hardening (such as concrete, gabion, rip -rap).
®A < 10% of channel unstable
❑B 10 to 25% of channel unstable
❑C > 25% of channel unstable

6. Streamside Area Interaction — streamside area metric
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB).
LB RB
®A ®A
Little or no evidence of conditions that adversely affect reference interaction
❑B ❑B
Moderate evidence of conditions (examples: berms, levees, down -cutting, aggradation, dredging) that adversely affect
reference interaction (examples: limited streamside area access, disruption of flood flows through streamside area, leaky
or intermittent bulkheads, causeways with floodplain constriction, minor ditching [including mosquito ditching])
❑C ❑C
Extensive evidence of conditions that adversely affect reference interaction (little to no floodplain/intertidal zone access
[examples: causeways with floodplain and channel constriction, bulkheads, retaining walls, fill, stream incision, disruption
of flood flows through streamside area] or too much floodplain/intertidal zone access [examples: impoundments, intensive
mosquito ditching]) or floodplain/intertidal zone unnaturally absent or assessment reach is a man-made feature on an
interstream divide
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.
®F Livestock with access to stream or intertidal zone
❑G Excessive algae in stream or intertidal zone
❑H Degraded marsh vegetation in the intertidal zone (removal, burning, regular mowing, destruction, etc)
❑I Other: (explain in "Notes/Sketch" section)
❑J Little to no stressors
8. Recent Weather — watershed metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
For Size 1 or 2 streams, D1 drought or higher is considered a drought; for Size 3 or 4 streams, D2 drought or higher is considered a drought.
®A Drought conditions and no rainfall or rainfall not exceeding 1 inch within the last 48 hours
❑B Drought conditions and rainfall exceeding 1 inch within the last 48 hours
❑C No drought conditions
9. Large or Dangerous Stream — assessment reach metric
❑Yes ®No Is stream is too large or dangerous to assess? If Yes, skip to Metric 13 (Streamside Area Ground Surface Condition).
10. Natural In -stream Habitat Types — assessment reach metric
10a. ❑Yes ®No Degraded in -stream habitat over majority of the assessment reach (examples of stressors include excessive
sedimentation, mining, excavation, in -stream hardening [for example, rip -rap], recent dredging, and snagging)
(evaluate for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams only, then skip to Metric 12)
10b. Check all that occur (occurs if > 5% coverage of assessment reach) (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams)
®A Multiple aquatic macrophytes and aquatic mosses F, W ❑F 5% oysters or other natural hard bottoms
(include liverworts, lichens, and algal mats) F E ❑G Submerged aquatic vegetation
®B Multiple sticks and/or leaf packs and/or emergent o Y ❑H Low -tide refugia (pools)
vegetation Y rC ❑I Sand bottom
®C Multiple snags and logs (including lap trees) r ❑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
*********************************REMAINING 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)
11 a. ❑Yes ®No Is assessment reach in a natural sand -bed stream? (skip for Coastal Plain streams)
11 b. 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)
11 c. In riffle sections, check all that occur below the normal wetted perimeter of the assessment reach — whether or not submerged. Check
at least one box in each row (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams). Not Present (NP) = absent, Rare
(R) = present but < 10%, Common (C) _ > 10-40%, Abundant (A) _ > 40-70%, Predominant (P) _ > 70%. Cumulative percentages
should not exceed 100% for each assessment reach.
NP R C A P
® ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Bedrock/saprolite
❑ ® ❑ ❑ ❑ Boulder (256 — 4096 mm)
❑ ❑ ❑ ® ❑ Cobble (64 — 256 mm)
❑ ❑ ® ❑ ❑ Gravel (2 — 64 mm)
® ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Sand (.062 — 2 mm)
❑ ® ❑ ❑ ❑ Silt/clay (< 0.062 mm)
® ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Detritus
® ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Artificial (rip -rap, concrete, etc.)
11d. ❑Yes ❑No Are pools filled with sediment? (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)

12
Aquatic Life — assessment reach metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
12a. ®Yes ❑No Was an in -stream aquatic life assessment performed as described in the User Manual?
If No, select one of the following reasons and skip to Metric 13. ❑No Water ❑Other:
12b. ®Yes ❑No Are aquatic organisms present in the assessment reach (look in riffles, pools, then snags)? If Yes, check all that
apply. If No, skip to Metric 13.
1 >1 Numbers over columns refer to "individuals" for Size 1 and 2 streams and "taxa" for Size 3 and 4 streams.
❑ ❑Adult frogs
❑ ❑Aquatic reptiles
❑ ®Aquatic macrophytes and aquatic mosses (include liverworts, lichens, and algal mats)
❑ ❑Beetles
❑ ®Caddisfly larvae (T)
❑ ❑Asian clam (Corbicula)
❑ ®Crustacean (isopod/amphipod/crayfish/shrimp)
❑ ❑Damselfly and dragonfly larvae
® ❑Dipterans
❑ ❑Mayfly larvae (E)
❑ ❑Megaloptera (alderfly, fishfly, dobsonfly larvae)
❑ ®Midges/mosquito larvae
❑ ❑Mosquito fish (Gambusia) or mud minnows (Umbra pygmaea)
❑ ❑Mussels/Clams (not Corbicula)
❑ ❑Other fish
❑ ❑ Sala manders/tad poles
❑ ®Snails
® ❑Stonefly 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, fill, soil compaction,
livestock disturbance, buildings, man-made levees, drainage pipes)
14. Streamside Area Water Storage — streamside area metric (skip for Size 1 streams, Tidal Marsh Streams, and B valley types)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB) of the streamside area.
LB RB
❑A ❑A Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water >_ 6 inches deep
❑B ❑B Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water 3 to 6 inches deep
®C ®C Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water < 3 inches deep
15. Wetland Presence — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB). Do not consider wetlands outside of the streamside area or within the normal
wetted perimeter of assessment reach.
LB RB
❑Y ®Y Are wetlands present in the streamside area?
ON ❑N
16. Baseflow Contributors — assessment reach metric (skip for Size 4 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all contributors within the assessment reach or within view of and draining to the assessment reach.
®A Streams and/or springs (jurisdictional discharges)
❑B Ponds (include wet detention basins; do not include sediment basins or dry detention basins)
❑C Obstruction 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
OF None of the above
18. Shading — assessment reach metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider aspect. Consider "leaf -on" condition.
®A Stream shading is appropriate for stream category (may include gaps associated with natural processes)
❑B Degraded (example: scattered trees)
❑C Stream shading is gone or largely absent

19. Buffer Width — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider "vegetated buffer" and "wooded buffer" separately for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB) starting at the top of bank out
to the first break.
Vegetated Wooded
LB RB LB RB
❑A ❑A ®A ®A >_ 100 feet wide or extends to the edge of the watershed
❑B ❑B ❑B ❑B From 50 to < 100 feet wide
❑C ❑C ❑C ❑C From 30 to < 50 feet wide
®D ®D ❑D ❑D From 10 to < 30 feet wide
❑E ❑E ❑E ❑E < 10 feet wide or no trees
20. Buffer Structure — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB) for Metric 19 ("Vegetated" Buffer Width).
LB RB
®A ®A Mature forest
❑B ❑B Non -mature woody vegetation or modified vegetation structure
❑C ❑C Herbaceous vegetation with or without a strip of trees < 10 feet wide
❑D ❑D Maintained shrubs
❑E ❑E Little or no vegetation
21. Buffer Stressors — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all appropriate boxes for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB). Indicate if listed stressor abuts stream (Abuts), does not abut but is
within 30 feet of stream (< 30 feet), or is between 30 to 50 feet of stream (30-50 feet).
If none of the following stressors occurs on either bank, check here and skip to Metric 22:
Abuts < 30 feet 30-50 feet
LB RB LB RB LB RB
❑A ❑A ❑A ❑A ❑A ❑A Row crops
❑B ❑B ❑B ❑B ❑B ❑B Maintained turf
❑C ❑C ❑C ❑C ❑C ❑C Pasture (no livestock)/commercial horticulture
❑D ❑D ❑D ❑D ❑D ❑D Pasture (active livestock use)
22. Stem Density — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB) for Metric 19 ("Wooded" Buffer Width).
LB RB
®A ®A Medium to high stem density
❑B ❑B Low stem density
❑C ❑C No wooded riparian buffer or predominantly herbaceous species or bare ground
23. Continuity of Vegetated Buffer — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider whether vegetated buffer is continuous along stream (parallel). Breaks are areas lacking vegetation > 10 feet wide.
LB RB
®A ®A The total length of buffer breaks is < 25 percent.
❑B ❑B The total length of buffer breaks is between 25 and 50 percent.
❑C ❑C The total length of buffer breaks is > 50 percent.
24. Vegetative Composition — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Evaluate the dominant vegetation within 100 feet of each bank or to the edge of the watershed (whichever comes first) as it contributes to
assessment reach habitat.
LB RB
®A ®A Vegetation is close to undisturbed in species present and their proportions. Lower strata composed of native species,
with non-native invasive species absent or sparse.
❑B ❑B Vegetation indicates disturbance in terms of species diversity or proportions, but is still largely composed of native
species. This may include communities of weedy native species that develop after clear -cutting or clearing or
communities with non-native invasive species present, but not dominant, over a large portion of the expected strata or
communities missing understory but retaining canopy trees.
❑C ❑C Vegetation is severely disturbed in terms of species diversity or proportions. Mature canopy is absent or communities
with non-native invasive species dominant over a large portion of expected strata or communities composed of planted
stands of non -characteristic species or communities inappropriately composed of a single species or no vegetation.
25. Conductivity — assessment reach metric (skip for all Coastal Plain streams)
25a. ❑Yes ®No Was conductivity measurement recorded?
If No, select one of the following reasons. ❑No Water ❑Other:
25b. Check the box corresponding to the conductivity measurement (units of microsiemens per centimeter).
❑A < 46 ❑B 46 to < 67 ❑C 67 to < 79 ❑D 79 to < 230 ❑E >_ 230
Notes/Sketch

Draft NC SAM Stream Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 2.1
Stream Site Name Honey Mill Date of Assessment
09/04/2019
Stream Category Pb1 Assessor Name/Organization
K. Suggs/ Wildlands Eng.
Notes of Field Assessment Form (Y/N)
NO
Presence of regulatory considerations (Y/N)
YES
Additional stream information/supplementary measurements included (Y/N)
NO
NC SAM feature type (perennial, intermittent, Tidal Marsh Stream)
Perennial
USACE/ NCDWR
Function Class Rating Summary All
Streams Intermittent
(1) Hydrology
HIGH
(2) Baseflow
HIGH
(2) Flood Flow
HIGH
(3) Streamside Area Attenuation
HIGH
(4) Floodplain Access
HIGH
(4) Wooded Riparian Buffer
HIGH
(4) Microtopography
NA
(3) Stream Stability
HIGH
(4) Channel Stability
HIGH
(4) Sediment Transport
HIGH
(4) Stream Geomorphology
HIGH
(2) Stream/Intertidal Zone Interaction
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
MEDIUM
(2) Baseflow
HIGH
(2) Streamside Area Vegetation
HIGH
(3) Upland Pollutant Filtration
HIGH
(3) Thermoregulation
HIGH
(2) Indicators of Stressors
YES
(2) Aquatic Life Tolerance
HIGH
(2) Intertidal Zone Filtration
NA
(1) Habitat
HIGH
(2) In -stream Habitat
HIGH
(3) Baseflow
HIGH
(3) Substrate
HIGH
(3) Stream Stability
HIGH
(3) In -stream Habitat
HIGH
(2) Stream -side Habitat
HIGH
(3) Stream -side Habitat
HIGH
(3) Thermoregulation
HIGH
(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
HIGH

NC SAM FIELD ASSESSMENT RESULTS
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USACE AID #: NCDWR #:
INSTRUCTIONS: Attach a sketch of the assessment area and photographs. Attach a copy of the USGS 7.5-minute topographic quadrangle,
and circle the location of the stream reach under evaluation. If multiple stream reaches will be evaluated on the same property, identify and
number all reaches on the attached map, and include a separate form for each reach. See the NC SAM User Manual for detailed descriptions
and explanations of requested information. Record in the "Notes/Sketch" section if 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): Honey Mill
2. Date of evaluation: 09/05/2019
3. Applicant/owner name: NCDMS 4. Assessor name/organization: K. Suggs/ Wildlands Eng.
5. County: Surry 6. Nearest named water body
7. River basin: Yadkin on USGS 7.5-minute quad: Ararat River
8. Site coordinates (decimal degrees, at lower end of assessment reach): 36.432976,-80.60758
STREAM INFORMATION: (depth and width can be approximations)
9. Site number (show on attached map): UT6 R1 10. Length of assessment reach evaluated (feet): 300
11. Channel depth from bed (in riffle, if present) to top of bank (feet): 2- ❑Unable to assess channel depth.
12. Channel width at top of bank (feet): 6- 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: ❑ Mountains (M) ® Piedmont (P) ❑ Inner Coastal Plain (1) ❑ Outer Coastal Plain (0)
16. Estimated geomorphic ❑A ®B
valley shape (skip for
Tidal Marsh Stream): (more sinuous stream, flatter valley slope) (less sinuous stream, steeper valley slope)
17. Watershed size: (skip ®Size 1 (< 0.1 mi2) ❑Size 2 (0.1 to < 0.5 mil) ❑Size 3 (0.5 to < 5 mil) ❑Size 4 (>_ 5 mil)
for Tidal Marsh Stream)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
18. Were regulatory considerations evaluated? ®Yes ❑No If Yes, check all that apply to the assessment area.
❑Section 10 water ❑Classified Trout Waters ®Water Supply Watershed (❑l ❑II ❑III ®IV ❑V)
❑Essential Fish Habitat ❑Primary Nursery Area ❑ High Quality Waters/Outstanding Resource Waters
❑Publicly owned property ❑NCDWR Riparian buffer rule in effect ❑Nutrient Sensitive Waters
❑Anadromous fish ❑303(d) List ❑CAMA Area of Environmental Concern (AEC)
❑Documented presence of a federal and/or state listed protected species within the assessment area.
List species:
❑Designated Critical Habitat (list species)
19. Are additional stream information/supplementary measurements included in "Notes/Sketch" section or attached? ❑Yes ®No
1. Channel Water— assessment reach metric (skip for Size 1 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
®A Water throughout assessment reach.
❑B No flow, water in pools only.
❑C No water in assessment reach.
2. Evidence of Flow Restriction — assessment reach metric
❑A At least 10% of assessment reach in -stream habitat or riffle -pool sequence is 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).
®B Not A
3. Feature Pattern — assessment reach metric
❑A A majority of the assessment reach has altered pattern (examples: straightening, modification above or below culvert).
®B Not
4. Feature Longitudinal Profile — assessment reach metric
❑A Majority of assessment reach has a substantially altered stream profile (examples: channel down -cutting, existing damming, over
widening, active aggradation, dredging, and excavation where appropriate channel profile has not reformed from any of these
disturbances).
®B Not A
5. Signs of Active Instability — assessment reach metric
Consider only current instability, not past events from which the stream has currently recovered. Examples of instability include
active bank failure, active channel down -cutting (head -cut), active widening, and artificial hardening (such as concrete, gabion, rip -rap).
®A < 10% of channel unstable
❑B 10 to 25% of channel unstable
❑C > 25% of channel unstable

6. Streamside Area Interaction — streamside area metric
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB).
LB RB
®A ®A
Little or no evidence of conditions that adversely affect reference interaction
❑B ❑B
Moderate evidence of conditions (examples: berms, levees, down -cutting, aggradation, dredging) that adversely affect
reference interaction (examples: limited streamside area access, disruption of flood flows through streamside area, leaky
or intermittent bulkheads, causeways with floodplain constriction, minor ditching [including mosquito ditching])
❑C ❑C
Extensive evidence of conditions that adversely affect reference interaction (little to no floodplain/intertidal zone access
[examples: causeways with floodplain and channel constriction, bulkheads, retaining walls, fill, stream incision, disruption
of flood flows through streamside area] or too much floodplain/intertidal zone access [examples: impoundments, intensive
mosquito ditching]) or floodplain/intertidal zone unnaturally absent or assessment reach is a man-made feature on an
interstream divide
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.
❑F Livestock with access to stream or intertidal zone
❑G Excessive algae in stream or intertidal zone
❑H Degraded marsh vegetation in the intertidal zone (removal, burning, regular mowing, destruction, etc)
❑1 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, D1 drought or higher is considered a drought; for Size 3 or 4 streams, D2 drought or higher is considered a drought.
®A Drought conditions and no rainfall or rainfall not exceeding 1 inch within the last 48 hours
❑B Drought conditions and rainfall exceeding 1 inch within the last 48 hours
❑C No drought conditions
9. Large or Dangerous Stream — assessment reach metric
❑Yes ®No Is stream is too large or dangerous to assess? If Yes, skip to Metric 13 (Streamside Area Ground Surface Condition).
10. Natural In -stream Habitat Types — assessment reach metric
10a. ❑Yes ®No Degraded in -stream habitat over majority of the assessment reach (examples of stressors include excessive
sedimentation, mining, excavation, in -stream hardening [for example, rip -rap], recent dredging, and snagging)
(evaluate for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams only, then skip to Metric 12)
10b. Check all that occur (occurs if > 5% coverage of assessment reach) (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams)
®A Multiple aquatic macrophytes and aquatic mosses F, W ❑F 5% oysters or other natural hard bottoms
(include liverworts, lichens, and algal mats) F E ❑G Submerged aquatic vegetation
®B Multiple sticks and/or leaf packs and/or emergent o Y ❑H Low -tide refugia (pools)
vegetation Y rC ❑I Sand bottom
®C Multiple snags and logs (including lap trees) r ❑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
*********************************REMAINING 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)
11 a. ❑Yes ®No Is assessment reach in a natural sand -bed stream? (skip for Coastal Plain streams)
11 b. 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)
11 c. In riffle sections, check all that occur below the normal wetted perimeter of the assessment reach — whether or not submerged. Check
at least one box in each row (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams). Not Present (NP) = absent, Rare
(R) = present but < 10%, Common (C) _ > 10-40%, Abundant (A) _ > 40-70%, Predominant (P) _ > 70%. Cumulative percentages
should not exceed 100% for each assessment reach.
NP R C A P
® ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Bedrock/saprolite
❑ ® ❑ ❑ ❑ Boulder (256 — 4096 mm)
❑ ❑ ® ❑ ❑ Cobble (64 — 256 mm)
❑ ® ❑ ❑ ❑ Gravel (2 — 64 mm)
❑ ® ❑ ❑ ❑ Sand (.062 — 2 mm)
❑ ❑ ® ❑ ❑ Silt/clay (< 0.062 mm)
❑ ® ❑ ❑ ❑ Detritus
® ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Artificial (rip -rap, concrete, etc.)
11d. ❑Yes ❑No Are pools filled with sediment? (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)

12
Aquatic Life — assessment reach metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
12a. ®Yes ❑No Was an in -stream aquatic life assessment performed as described in the User Manual?
If No, select one of the following reasons and skip to Metric 13. ❑No Water ❑Other:
12b. ®Yes ❑No Are aquatic organisms present in the assessment reach (look in riffles, pools, then snags)? If Yes, check all that
apply. If No, skip to Metric 13.
1 >1 Numbers over columns refer to "individuals" for Size 1 and 2 streams and "taxa" for Size 3 and 4 streams.
❑ ❑Adult frogs
❑ ❑Aquatic reptiles
❑ ®Aquatic macrophytes and aquatic mosses (include liverworts, lichens, and algal mats)
❑ ®Beetles
❑ ®Caddisfly larvae (T)
❑ ❑Asian clam (Corbicula)
❑ ❑Crustacean (isopod/amphipod/crayfish/shrimp)
❑ ❑Damselfly and dragonfly larvae
❑ ❑Dipterans
❑ ❑Mayfly larvae (E)
❑ ®Megaloptera (alderfly, fishfly, dobsonfly larvae)
❑ ❑Midges/mosquito larvae
❑ ❑Mosquito fish (Gambusia) or mud minnows (Umbra pygmaea)
❑ ❑Mussels/Clams (not Corbicula)
❑ ❑Other fish
❑ ® Sala manders/tadpoles
❑ ®Snails
❑ ®Stonefly 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, fill, soil compaction,
livestock disturbance, buildings, man-made levees, drainage pipes)
14. Streamside Area Water Storage — streamside area metric (skip for Size 1 streams, Tidal Marsh Streams, and B valley types)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB) of the streamside area.
LB RB
❑A ❑A Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water >_ 6 inches deep
❑B ❑B Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water 3 to 6 inches deep
®C ®C Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water < 3 inches deep
15. Wetland Presence — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB). Do not consider wetlands outside of the streamside area or within the normal
wetted perimeter of assessment reach.
LB RB
®Y ®Y Are wetlands present in the streamside area?
❑N ❑N
16. Baseflow Contributors — assessment reach metric (skip for Size 4 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all contributors within the assessment reach or within view of and draining to the assessment reach.
®A Streams and/or springs (jurisdictional discharges)
❑B Ponds (include wet detention basins; do not include sediment basins or dry detention basins)
❑C Obstruction 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
OF None of the above
18. Shading — assessment reach metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider aspect. Consider "leaf -on" condition.
®A Stream shading is appropriate for stream category (may include gaps associated with natural processes)
❑B Degraded (example: scattered trees)
❑C Stream shading is gone or largely absent

19. Buffer Width — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider "vegetated buffer" and "wooded buffer" separately for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB) starting at the top of bank out
to the first break.
Vegetated Wooded
LB RB LB RB
®A ❑A ❑A ®A >_ 100 feet wide or extends to the edge of the watershed
❑B ❑B ❑B ❑B From 50 to < 100 feet wide
❑C ❑C ❑C ❑C From 30 to < 50 feet wide
❑D ❑D ®D ❑D From 10 to < 30 feet wide
❑E ®E ❑E ❑E < 10 feet wide or no trees
20. Buffer Structure — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB) for Metric 19 ("Vegetated" Buffer Width).
LB RB
❑A ®A Mature forest
❑B ❑B Non -mature woody vegetation or modified vegetation structure
®C ❑C Herbaceous vegetation with or without a strip of trees < 10 feet wide
❑D ❑D Maintained shrubs
❑E ❑E Little or no vegetation
21. Buffer Stressors — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all appropriate boxes for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB). Indicate if listed stressor abuts stream (Abuts), does not abut but is
within 30 feet of stream (< 30 feet), or is between 30 to 50 feet of stream (30-50 feet).
If none of the following stressors occurs on either bank, check here and skip to Metric 22:
Abuts < 30 feet 30-50 feet
LB RB LB RB LB RB
❑A ❑A ❑A ❑A ❑A ❑A Row crops
❑B ❑B ❑B ❑B ❑B ❑B Maintained turf
❑C ❑C ❑C ❑C ❑C ❑C Pasture (no livestock)/commercial horticulture
❑D ❑D ❑D ❑D ❑D ❑D Pasture (active livestock use)
22. Stem Density — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB) for Metric 19 ("Wooded" Buffer Width).
LB RB
❑A ®A Medium to high stem density
®B ❑B Low stem density
❑C ❑C No wooded riparian buffer or predominantly herbaceous species or bare ground
23. Continuity of Vegetated Buffer — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider whether vegetated buffer is continuous along stream (parallel). Breaks are areas lacking vegetation > 10 feet wide.
LB RB
®A ®A The total length of buffer breaks is < 25 percent.
❑B ❑B The total length of buffer breaks is between 25 and 50 percent.
❑C ❑C The total length of buffer breaks is > 50 percent.
24. Vegetative Composition — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Evaluate the dominant vegetation within 100 feet of each bank or to the edge of the watershed (whichever comes first) as it contributes to
assessment reach habitat.
LB RB
❑A ❑A Vegetation is close to undisturbed in species present and their proportions. Lower strata composed of native species,
with non-native invasive species absent or sparse.
❑B ®B Vegetation indicates disturbance in terms of species diversity or proportions, but is still largely composed of native
species. This may include communities of weedy native species that develop after clear -cutting or clearing or
communities with non-native invasive species present, but not dominant, over a large portion of the expected strata or
communities missing understory but retaining canopy trees.
®C ❑C Vegetation is severely disturbed in terms of species diversity or proportions. Mature canopy is absent or communities
with non-native invasive species dominant over a large portion of expected strata or communities composed of planted
stands of non -characteristic species or communities inappropriately composed of a single species or no vegetation.
25. Conductivity — assessment reach metric (skip for all Coastal Plain streams)
25a. ❑Yes ®No Was conductivity measurement recorded?
If No, select one of the following reasons. ❑No Water ❑Other:
25b. Check the box corresponding to the conductivity measurement (units of microsiemens per centimeter).
❑A < 46 ❑B 46 to < 67 ❑C 67 to < 79 ❑D 79 to < 230 ❑E >_ 230
Notes/Sketch

Draft NIC SAM Stream Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 2.1
Stream Site Name Honey Mill Date of Assessment 09/05/2019
Stream Category Pb1 Assessor Name/Organization K. Suggs/ Wildlands Eng.
Notes of Field Assessment Form (Y/N)
NO
Presence of regulatory considerations (Y/N)
YES
Additional stream information/supplementary measurements included (Y/N)
NO
NC SAM feature type (perennial, intermittent, Tidal Marsh Stream)
Perennial
USACE/ NCDWR
Function Class Rating Summary
All Streams Intermittent
(1) Hydrology
HIGH
(2) Baseflow
HIGH
(2) Flood Flow
HIGH
(3) Streamside Area Attenuation
HIGH
(4) Floodplain Access
HIGH
(4) Wooded Riparian Buffer
MEDIUM
(4) Microtopography
NA
(3) Stream Stability
HIGH
(4) Channel Stability
HIGH
(4) Sediment Transport
MEDIUM
(4) Stream Geomorphology
HIGH
(2) Stream/Intertidal Zone Interaction
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
HIGH
(2) Baseflow
HIGH
(2) Streamside Area Vegetation
MEDIUM
(3) Upland Pollutant Filtration
LOW
(3) Thermoregulation
HIGH
(2) Indicators of Stressors
NO
(2) Aquatic Life Tolerance
HIGH
(2) Intertidal Zone Filtration
NA
(1) Habitat
HIGH
(2) In -stream Habitat
HIGH
(3) Baseflow
HIGH
(3) Substrate
MEDIUM
(3) Stream Stability
HIGH
(3) In -stream Habitat
HIGH
(2) Stream -side Habitat
HIGH
(3) Stream -side Habitat
MEDIUM
(3) Thermoregulation
HIGH
(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
HIGH

NC SAM FIELD ASSESSMENT RESULTS
user rvianuai version d.,i
USACE AID #: NCDWR #:
INSTRUCTIONS: Attach a sketch of the assessment area and photographs. Attach a copy of the USGS 7.5-minute topographic quadrangle,
and circle the location of the stream reach under evaluation. If multiple stream reaches will be evaluated on the same property, identify and
number all reaches on the attached map, and include a separate form for each reach. See the NC SAM User Manual for detailed descriptions
and explanations of requested information. Record in the "Notes/Sketch" section if 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): Honey Mill
2. Date of evaluation: 09/05/2019
3. Applicant/owner name: NCDMS 4. Assessor name/organization: K. Suggs/ Wildlands Eng.
5. County: Surry 6. Nearest named water body
7. River basin: Yadkin on USGS 7.5-minute quad: Ararat River
8. Site coordinates (decimal degrees, at lower end of assessment reach): 36.432451,-80.60716
STREAM INFORMATION: (depth and width can be approximations)
9. Site number (show on attached map): UT6 R2 10. Length of assessment reach evaluated (feet): 265
11. Channel depth from bed (in riffle, if present) to top of bank (feet): 1 -2' ❑Unable to assess channel depth.
12. Channel width at top of bank (feet): 15' 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: ❑ Mountains (M) ® Piedmont (P) ❑ Inner Coastal Plain (1) ❑ Outer Coastal Plain (0)
16. Estimated geomorphic ®A El
valley shape (skip for
Tidal Marsh Stream): (more sinuous stream, flatter valley slope) (less sinuous stream, steeper valley slope)
17. Watershed size: (skip ®Size 1 (< 0.1 mi2) ❑Size 2 (0.1 to < 0.5 mil) ❑Size 3 (0.5 to < 5 mil) ❑Size 4 (>_ 5 mil)
for Tidal Marsh Stream)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
18. Were regulatory considerations evaluated? ®Yes ❑No If Yes, check all that apply to the assessment area.
❑Section 10 water ❑Classified Trout Waters ®Water Supply Watershed (❑l ❑II ❑III ®IV ❑V)
❑Essential Fish Habitat ❑Primary Nursery Area ❑ High Quality Waters/Outstanding Resource Waters
❑Publicly owned property ❑NCDWR Riparian buffer rule in effect ❑Nutrient Sensitive Waters
❑Anadromous fish ❑303(d) List ❑CAMA Area of Environmental Concern (AEC)
❑Documented presence of a federal and/or state listed protected species within the assessment area.
List species:
❑Designated Critical Habitat (list species)
19. Are additional stream information/supplementary measurements included in "Notes/Sketch" section or attached? ❑Yes ®No
1. Channel Water— assessment reach metric (skip for Size 1 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
®A Water throughout assessment reach.
❑B No flow, water in pools only.
❑C No water in assessment reach.
2. Evidence of Flow Restriction — assessment reach metric
❑A At least 10% of assessment reach in -stream habitat or riffle -pool sequence is 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).
®B Not A
3. Feature Pattern — assessment reach metric
❑A A majority of the assessment reach has altered pattern (examples: straightening, modification above or below culvert).
®B Not
4. Feature Longitudinal Profile — assessment reach metric
®A Majority of assessment reach has a substantially altered stream profile (examples: channel down -cutting, existing damming, over
widening, active aggradation, dredging, and excavation where appropriate channel profile has not reformed from any of these
disturbances).
❑B Not A
5. Signs of Active Instability — assessment reach metric
Consider only current instability, not past events from which the stream has currently recovered. Examples of instability include
active bank failure, active channel down -cutting (head -cut), active widening, and artificial hardening (such as concrete, gabion, rip -rap).
❑A < 10% of channel unstable
❑B 10 to 25% of channel unstable
®C > 25% of channel unstable

6. Streamside Area Interaction — streamside area metric
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB).
LB RB
❑A ❑A
Little or no evidence of conditions that adversely affect reference interaction
®B ®B
Moderate evidence of conditions (examples: berms, levees, down -cutting, aggradation, dredging) that adversely affect
reference interaction (examples: limited streamside area access, disruption of flood flows through streamside area, leaky
or intermittent bulkheads, causeways with floodplain constriction, minor ditching [including mosquito ditching])
❑C ❑C
Extensive evidence of conditions that adversely affect reference interaction (little to no floodplain/intertidal zone access
[examples: causeways with floodplain and channel constriction, bulkheads, retaining walls, fill, stream incision, disruption
of flood flows through streamside area] or too much floodplain/intertidal zone access [examples: impoundments, intensive
mosquito ditching]) or floodplain/intertidal zone unnaturally absent or assessment reach is a man-made feature on an
interstream divide
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.
❑F Livestock with access to stream or intertidal zone
❑G Excessive algae in stream or intertidal zone
❑H Degraded marsh vegetation in the intertidal zone (removal, burning, regular mowing, destruction, etc)
❑I Other: (explain in "Notes/Sketch" section)
❑J Little to no stressors
8. Recent Weather — watershed metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
For Size 1 or 2 streams, D1 drought or higher is considered a drought; for Size 3 or 4 streams, D2 drought or higher is considered a drought.
®A Drought conditions and no rainfall or rainfall not exceeding 1 inch within the last 48 hours
❑B Drought conditions and rainfall exceeding 1 inch within the last 48 hours
❑C No drought conditions
9. Large or Dangerous Stream — assessment reach metric
❑Yes ®No Is stream is too large or dangerous to assess? If Yes, skip to Metric 13 (Streamside Area Ground Surface Condition).
10. Natural In -stream Habitat Types — assessment reach metric
10a. ❑Yes ®No Degraded in -stream habitat over majority of the assessment reach (examples of stressors include excessive
sedimentation, mining, excavation, in -stream hardening [for example, rip -rap], recent dredging, and snagging)
(evaluate for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams only, then skip to Metric 12)
10b. Check all that occur (occurs if > 5% coverage of assessment reach) (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams)
❑A Multiple aquatic macrophytes and aquatic mosses F, W ❑F 5% oysters or other natural hard bottoms
(include liverworts, lichens, and algal mats) F E ❑G Submerged aquatic vegetation
❑B Multiple sticks and/or leaf packs and/or emergent o Y ❑H Low -tide refugia (pools)
vegetation Y rC ❑I Sand bottom
❑C Multiple snags and logs (including lap trees) r ❑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
*********************************REMAINING 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)
11 a. ❑Yes ®No Is assessment reach in a natural sand -bed stream? (skip for Coastal Plain streams)
11 b. 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)
11 c. In riffle sections, check all that occur below the normal wetted perimeter of the assessment reach — whether or not submerged. Check
at least one box in each row (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams). Not Present (NP) = absent, Rare
(R) = present but < 10%, Common (C) _ > 10-40%, Abundant (A) _ > 40-70%, Predominant (P) _ > 70%. Cumulative percentages
should not exceed 100% for each assessment reach.
NP R C A P
❑ ® ❑ ❑ ❑ Bedrock/saprolite
® ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Boulder (256 — 4096 mm)
❑ ® ❑ ❑ ❑ Cobble (64 — 256 mm)
❑ ® ❑ ❑ ❑ Gravel (2 — 64 mm)
® ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Sand (.062 — 2 mm)
❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ® Silt/clay (< 0.062 mm)
® ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Detritus
® ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Artificial (rip -rap, concrete, etc.)
11d. ❑Yes ❑No Are pools filled with sediment? (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)

12
Aquatic Life — assessment reach metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
12a. ®Yes ❑No Was an in -stream aquatic life assessment performed as described in the User Manual?
If No, select one of the following reasons and skip to Metric 13. ❑No Water ❑Other:
12b. ®Yes ❑No Are aquatic organisms present in the assessment reach (look in riffles, pools, then snags)? If Yes, check all that
apply. If No, skip to Metric 13.
1 >1 Numbers over columns refer to "individuals" for Size 1 and 2 streams and "taxa" for Size 3 and 4 streams.
® ❑Adult frogs
❑ ❑Aquatic reptiles
❑ ❑Aquatic macrophytes and aquatic mosses (include liverworts, lichens, and algal mats)
❑ ❑Beetles
❑ ®Caddisfly larvae (T)
❑ ❑Asian clam (Corbicula)
❑ ❑Crustacean (isopod/amphipod/crayfish/shrimp)
❑ ❑Damselfly and dragonfly larvae
❑ ❑Dipterans
❑ ❑Mayfly larvae (E)
❑ ❑Megaloptera (alderfly, fishfly, dobsonfly larvae)
❑ ❑Midges/mosquito larvae
❑ ❑Mosquito fish (Gambusia) or mud minnows (Umbra pygmaea)
❑ ❑Mussels/Clams (not Corbicula)
❑ ❑Other fish
❑ ❑ Sala manders/tad poles
❑ ❑Snails
❑ ®Stonefly 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, fill, soil compaction,
livestock disturbance, buildings, man-made levees, drainage pipes)
14. Streamside Area Water Storage — streamside area metric (skip for Size 1 streams, Tidal Marsh Streams, and B valley types)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB) of the streamside area.
LB RB
❑A ❑A Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water >_ 6 inches deep
❑B ❑B Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water 3 to 6 inches deep
®C ®C Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water < 3 inches deep
15. Wetland Presence — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB). Do not consider wetlands outside of the streamside area or within the normal
wetted perimeter of assessment reach.
LB RB
®Y ®Y Are wetlands present in the streamside area?
❑N ❑N
16. Baseflow Contributors — assessment reach metric (skip for Size 4 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all contributors within the assessment reach or within view of and draining to the assessment reach.
®A Streams and/or springs (jurisdictional discharges)
❑B Ponds (include wet detention basins; do not include sediment basins or dry detention basins)
❑C Obstruction 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 trees)
❑C Stream shading is gone or largely absent

19. Buffer Width — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider "vegetated buffer" and "wooded buffer" separately for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB) starting at the top of bank out
to the first break.
Vegetated Wooded
LB RB LB RB
®A ®A ❑A ❑A >_ 100 feet wide or extends to the edge of the watershed
❑B ❑B ®B ❑B From 50 to < 100 feet wide
❑C ❑C ❑C ❑C From 30 to < 50 feet wide
❑D ❑D ❑D ®D From 10 to < 30 feet wide
❑E ❑E ❑E ❑E < 10 feet wide or no trees
20. Buffer Structure — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB) for Metric 19 ("Vegetated" Buffer Width).
LB RB
❑A ❑A Mature forest
®B ❑B Non -mature woody vegetation or modified vegetation structure
❑C ®C Herbaceous vegetation with or without a strip of trees < 10 feet wide
❑D ❑D Maintained shrubs
❑E ❑E Little or no vegetation
21. Buffer Stressors — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all appropriate boxes for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB). Indicate if listed stressor abuts stream (Abuts), does not abut but is
within 30 feet of stream (< 30 feet), or is between 30 to 50 feet of stream (30-50 feet).
If none of the following stressors occurs on either bank, check here and skip to Metric 22:
Abuts < 30 feet 30-50 feet
LB RB LB RB LB RB
❑A ❑A ❑A ❑A ❑A ❑A Row crops
❑B ❑B ❑B ❑B ❑B ❑B Maintained turf
❑C ❑C ❑C ❑C ❑C ❑C Pasture (no livestock)/commercial horticulture
❑D ❑D ❑D ❑D ❑D ❑D Pasture (active livestock use)
22. Stem Density — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB) for Metric 19 ("Wooded" Buffer Width).
LB RB
❑A ❑A Medium to high stem density
®B ®B Low stem density
❑C ❑C No wooded riparian buffer or predominantly herbaceous species or bare ground
23. Continuity of Vegetated Buffer — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider whether vegetated buffer is continuous along stream (parallel). Breaks are areas lacking vegetation > 10 feet wide.
LB RB
❑A ❑A The total length of buffer breaks is < 25 percent.
®B ®B The total length of buffer breaks is between 25 and 50 percent.
❑C ❑C The total length of buffer breaks is > 50 percent.
24. Vegetative Composition — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Evaluate the dominant vegetation within 100 feet of each bank or to the edge of the watershed (whichever comes first) as it contributes to
assessment reach habitat.
LB RB
❑A ❑A Vegetation is close to undisturbed in species present and their proportions. Lower strata composed of native species,
with non-native invasive species absent or sparse.
❑B ❑B Vegetation indicates disturbance in terms of species diversity or proportions, but is still largely composed of native
species. This may include communities of weedy native species that develop after clear -cutting or clearing or
communities with non-native invasive species present, but not dominant, over a large portion of the expected strata or
communities missing understory but retaining canopy trees.
®C ®C Vegetation is severely disturbed in terms of species diversity or proportions. Mature canopy is absent or communities
with non-native invasive species dominant over a large portion of expected strata or communities composed of planted
stands of non -characteristic species or communities inappropriately composed of a single species or no vegetation.
25. Conductivity — assessment reach metric (skip for all Coastal Plain streams)
25a. ❑Yes ®No Was conductivity measurement recorded?
If No, select one of the following reasons. ❑No Water ❑Other:
25b. Check the box corresponding to the conductivity measurement (units of microsiemens per centimeter).
❑A < 46 ❑B 46 to < 67 ❑C 67 to < 79 ❑D 79 to < 230 ❑E >_ 230
Notes/Sketch

Draft NC SAM Stream Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 2.1
Stream Site Name Honey Mill Date of Assessment 09/05/2019
Stream Category Pal Assessor Name/Organization K. Suggs/ Wildlands Eng.
Notes of Field Assessment Form (Y/N)
NO
Presence of regulatory considerations (Y/N)
YES
Additional stream information/supplementary measurements included (Y/N)
NO
NC SAM feature type (perennial, intermittent, Tidal Marsh Stream)
Perennial
USACE/ NCDWR
Function Class Rating Summary
All Streams Intermittent
(1) Hydrology
LOW
(2) Baseflow
HIGH
(2) Flood Flow
LOW
(3) Streamside Area Attenuation
MEDIUM
(4) Floodplain Access
MEDIUM
(4) Wooded Riparian Buffer
LOW
(4) Microtopography
HIGH
(3) Stream Stability
LOW
(4) Channel Stability
LOW
(4) Sediment Transport
LOW
(4) Stream Geomorphology
MEDIUM
(2) Stream/Intertidal Zone Interaction
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
MEDIUM
(2) Baseflow
HIGH
(2) Streamside Area Vegetation
LOW
(3) Upland Pollutant Filtration
LOW
(3) Thermoregulation
MEDIUM
(2) Indicators of Stressors
YES
(2) Aquatic Life Tolerance
HIGH
(2) Intertidal Zone Filtration
NA
(1) Habitat
LOW
(2) In -stream Habitat
LOW
(3) Baseflow
HIGH
(3) Substrate
LOW
(3) Stream Stability
LOW
(3) In -stream Habitat
LOW
(2) Stream -side Habitat
LOW
(3) Stream -side Habitat
LOW
(3) Thermoregulation
MEDIUM
(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

NC SAM FIELD ASSESSMENT RESULTS
user rvianuai version d.,i
USACE AID #: NCDWR #:
INSTRUCTIONS: Attach a sketch of the assessment area and photographs. Attach a copy of the USGS 7.5-minute topographic quadrangle,
and circle the location of the stream reach under evaluation. If multiple stream reaches will be evaluated on the same property, identify and
number all reaches on the attached map, and include a separate form for each reach. See the NC SAM User Manual for detailed descriptions
and explanations of requested information. Record in the "Notes/Sketch" section if 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): Honey Mill
2. Date of evaluation: 09/05/2019
3. Applicant/owner name: NCDMS 4. Assessor name/organization: K. Suggs/ Wildlands Eng.
5. County: Surry 6. Nearest named water body
7. River basin: Yadkin on USGS 7.5-minute quad: Ararat River
8. Site coordinates (decimal degrees, at lower end of assessment reach): 36.432563,-80.606856
STREAM INFORMATION: (depth and width can be approximations)
9. Site number (show on attached map): UT6 Relic 10. Length of assessment reach evaluated (feet): 120
11. Channel depth from bed (in riffle, if present) to top of bank (feet): 7' ❑Unable to assess channel depth.
12. Channel width at top of bank (feet): 15' 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: ❑ Mountains (M) ® Piedmont (P) ❑ Inner Coastal Plain (1) ❑ Outer Coastal Plain (0)
16. Estimated geomorphic ®A El
valley shape (skip for
Tidal Marsh Stream): (more sinuous stream, flatter valley slope) (less sinuous stream, steeper valley slope)
17. Watershed size: (skip ®Size 1 (< 0.1 mi2) ❑Size 2 (0.1 to < 0.5 mil) ❑Size 3 (0.5 to < 5 mil) ❑Size 4 (>_ 5 mil)
for Tidal Marsh Stream)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
18. Were regulatory considerations evaluated? ®Yes ❑No If Yes, check all that apply to the assessment area.
❑Section 10 water ❑Classified Trout Waters ®Water Supply Watershed (❑l ❑II ❑III ®IV ❑V)
❑Essential Fish Habitat ❑Primary Nursery Area ❑ High Quality Waters/Outstanding Resource Waters
❑Publicly owned property ❑NCDWR Riparian buffer rule in effect ❑Nutrient Sensitive Waters
❑Anadromous fish ❑303(d) List ❑CAMA Area of Environmental Concern (AEC)
❑Documented presence of a federal and/or state listed protected species within the assessment area.
List species:
❑Designated Critical Habitat (list species)
19. Are additional stream information/supplementary measurements included in "Notes/Sketch" section or attached? ❑Yes ®No
1. Channel Water— assessment reach metric (skip for Size 1 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
®A Water throughout assessment reach.
❑B No flow, water in pools only.
❑C No water in assessment reach.
2. Evidence of Flow Restriction — assessment reach metric
❑A At least 10% of assessment reach in -stream habitat or riffle -pool sequence is 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).
®B Not A
3. Feature Pattern — assessment reach metric
❑A A majority of the assessment reach has altered pattern (examples: straightening, modification above or below culvert).
®B Not
4. Feature Longitudinal Profile — assessment reach metric
®A Majority of assessment reach has a substantially altered stream profile (examples: channel down -cutting, existing damming, over
widening, active aggradation, dredging, and excavation where appropriate channel profile has not reformed from any of these
disturbances).
❑B Not A
5. Signs of Active Instability — assessment reach metric
Consider only current instability, not past events from which the stream has currently recovered. Examples of instability include
active bank failure, active channel down -cutting (head -cut), active widening, and artificial hardening (such as concrete, gabion, rip -rap).
❑A < 10% of channel unstable
❑B 10 to 25% of channel unstable
®C > 25% of channel unstable

6. Streamside Area Interaction — streamside area metric
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB).
LB RB
❑A ❑A
Little or no evidence of conditions that adversely affect reference interaction
❑B ❑B
Moderate evidence of conditions (examples: berms, levees, down -cutting, aggradation, dredging) that adversely affect
reference interaction (examples: limited streamside area access, disruption of flood flows through streamside area, leaky
or intermittent bulkheads, causeways with floodplain constriction, minor ditching [including mosquito ditching])
®C ®C
Extensive evidence of conditions that adversely affect reference interaction (little to no floodplain/intertidal zone access
[examples: causeways with floodplain and channel constriction, bulkheads, retaining walls, fill, stream incision, disruption
of flood flows through streamside area] or too much floodplain/intertidal zone access [examples: impoundments, intensive
mosquito ditching]) or floodplain/intertidal zone unnaturally absent or assessment reach is a man-made feature on an
interstream divide
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.
❑F Livestock with access to stream or intertidal zone
❑G Excessive algae in stream or intertidal zone
❑H Degraded marsh vegetation in the intertidal zone (removal, burning, regular mowing, destruction, etc)
❑I Other: (explain in "Notes/Sketch" section)
❑J Little to no stressors
8. Recent Weather — watershed metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
For Size 1 or 2 streams, D1 drought or higher is considered a drought; for Size 3 or 4 streams, D2 drought or higher is considered a drought.
®A Drought conditions and no rainfall or rainfall not exceeding 1 inch within the last 48 hours
❑B Drought conditions and rainfall exceeding 1 inch within the last 48 hours
❑C No drought conditions
9. Large or Dangerous Stream — assessment reach metric
❑Yes ®No Is stream is too large or dangerous to assess? If Yes, skip to Metric 13 (Streamside Area Ground Surface Condition).
10. Natural In -stream Habitat Types — assessment reach metric
10a. ®Yes ❑No Degraded in -stream habitat over majority of the assessment reach (examples of stressors include excessive
sedimentation, mining, excavation, in -stream hardening [for example, rip -rap], recent dredging, and snagging)
(evaluate for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams only, then skip to Metric 12)
10b. Check all that occur (occurs if > 5% coverage of assessment reach) (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams)
❑A Multiple aquatic macrophytes and aquatic mosses F, W ❑F 5% oysters or other natural hard bottoms
(include liverworts, lichens, and algal mats) F E ❑G Submerged aquatic vegetation
®B Multiple sticks and/or leaf packs and/or emergent o Y ❑H Low -tide refugia (pools)
vegetation Y rC ❑I Sand bottom
®C Multiple snags and logs (including lap trees) r ❑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
*********************************REMAINING 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)
11 a. ❑Yes ®No Is assessment reach in a natural sand -bed stream? (skip for Coastal Plain streams)
11 b. 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)
11 c. In riffle sections, check all that occur below the normal wetted perimeter of the assessment reach — whether or not submerged. Check
at least one box in each row (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams). Not Present (NP) = absent, Rare
(R) = present but < 10%, Common (C) _ > 10-40%, Abundant (A) _ > 40-70%, Predominant (P) _ > 70%. Cumulative percentages
should not exceed 100% for each assessment reach.
NP R C A P
® ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Bedrock/saprolite
® ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Boulder (256 — 4096 mm)
® ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Cobble (64 — 256 mm)
❑ ® ❑ ❑ ❑ Gravel (2 — 64 mm)
❑ ® ❑ ❑ ❑ Sand (.062 — 2 mm)
❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ® Silt/clay (< 0.062 mm)
❑ ❑ ® ❑ ❑ Detritus
® ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Artificial (rip -rap, concrete, etc.)
11d. ❑Yes ❑No Are pools filled with sediment? (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)

12
Aquatic Life — assessment reach metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
12a. ®Yes ❑No Was an in -stream aquatic life assessment performed as described in the User Manual?
If No, select one of the following reasons and skip to Metric 13. ❑No Water ❑Other:
12b. ❑Yes ®No Are aquatic organisms present in the assessment reach (look in riffles, pools, then snags)? If Yes, check all that
apply. If No, skip to Metric 13.
1 >1 Numbers over columns refer to "individuals" for Size 1 and 2 streams and "taxa" for Size 3 and 4 streams.
❑ ❑Adult frogs
❑ ❑Aquatic reptiles
❑ ❑Aquatic macrophytes and aquatic mosses (include liverworts, lichens, and algal mats)
❑ ❑Beetles
❑ ❑Caddisfly larvae (T)
❑ ❑Asian clam (Corbicula)
❑ ❑Crustacean (isopod/amphipod/crayfish/shrimp)
❑ ❑Damselfly and dragonfly larvae
❑ ❑Dipterans
❑ ❑Mayfly larvae (E)
❑ ❑Megaloptera (alderfly, fishfly, dobsonfly larvae)
❑ ❑Midges/mosquito larvae
❑ ❑Mosquito fish (Gambusia) or mud minnows (Umbra pygmaea)
❑ ❑Mussels/Clams (not Corbicula)
❑ ❑Other fish
❑ ❑ Sala manders/tad poles
❑ ❑Snails
❑ ❑Stonefly 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, fill, soil compaction,
livestock disturbance, buildings, man-made levees, drainage pipes)
14. Streamside Area Water Storage — streamside area metric (skip for Size 1 streams, Tidal Marsh Streams, and B valley types)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB) of the streamside area.
LB RB
❑A ❑A Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water >_ 6 inches deep
❑B ❑B Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water 3 to 6 inches deep
®C ®C Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water < 3 inches deep
15. Wetland Presence — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB). Do not consider wetlands outside of the streamside area or within the normal
wetted perimeter of assessment reach.
LB RB
®Y ®Y Are wetlands present in the streamside area?
❑N ❑N
16. Baseflow Contributors — assessment reach metric (skip for Size 4 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all contributors within the assessment reach or within view of and draining to the assessment reach.
®A Streams and/or springs (jurisdictional discharges)
❑B Ponds (include wet detention basins; do not include sediment basins or dry detention basins)
❑C Obstruction 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
OF None of the above
18. Shading — assessment reach metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider aspect. Consider "leaf -on" condition.
❑A Stream shading is appropriate for stream category (may include gaps associated with natural processes)
®B Degraded (example: scattered trees)
❑C Stream shading is gone or largely absent

19. Buffer Width — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider "vegetated buffer" and "wooded buffer" separately for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB) starting at the top of bank out
to the first break.
Vegetated Wooded
LB RB LB RB
❑A ®A ❑A ❑A >_ 100 feet wide or extends to the edge of the watershed
®B ❑B ❑B ❑B From 50 to < 100 feet wide
❑C ❑C ❑C ❑C From 30 to < 50 feet wide
❑D ❑D ❑D ❑D From 10 to < 30 feet wide
❑E ❑E ®E ®E < 10 feet wide or no trees
20. Buffer Structure — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB) for Metric 19 ("Vegetated" Buffer Width).
LB RB
❑A ❑A Mature forest
❑B ❑B Non -mature woody vegetation or modified vegetation structure
®C ®C Herbaceous vegetation with or without a strip of trees < 10 feet wide
❑D ❑D Maintained shrubs
❑E ❑E Little or no vegetation
21. Buffer Stressors — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all appropriate boxes for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB). Indicate if listed stressor abuts stream (Abuts), does not abut but is
within 30 feet of stream (< 30 feet), or is between 30 to 50 feet of stream (30-50 feet).
If none of the following stressors occurs on either bank, check here and skip to Metric 22:
Abuts < 30 feet 30-50 feet
LB RB LB RB LB RB
❑A ❑A ❑A ❑A ❑A ❑A Row crops
❑B ❑B ❑B ❑B ❑B ❑B Maintained turf
❑C ❑C ❑C ❑C ❑C ❑C Pasture (no livestock)/commercial horticulture
❑D ❑D ❑D ❑D ❑D ❑D Pasture (active livestock use)
22. Stem Density — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB) for Metric 19 ("Wooded" Buffer Width).
LB RB
❑A ❑A Medium to high stem density
❑B ❑B Low stem density
®C ®C No wooded riparian buffer or predominantly herbaceous species or bare ground
23. Continuity of Vegetated Buffer — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider whether vegetated buffer is continuous along stream (parallel). Breaks are areas lacking vegetation > 10 feet wide.
LB RB
®A ®A The total length of buffer breaks is < 25 percent.
❑B ❑B The total length of buffer breaks is between 25 and 50 percent.
❑C ❑C The total length of buffer breaks is > 50 percent.
24. Vegetative Composition — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Evaluate the dominant vegetation within 100 feet of each bank or to the edge of the watershed (whichever comes first) as it contributes to
assessment reach habitat.
LB RB
❑A ❑A Vegetation is close to undisturbed in species present and their proportions. Lower strata composed of native species,
with non-native invasive species absent or sparse.
❑B ❑B Vegetation indicates disturbance in terms of species diversity or proportions, but is still largely composed of native
species. This may include communities of weedy native species that develop after clear -cutting or clearing or
communities with non-native invasive species present, but not dominant, over a large portion of the expected strata or
communities missing understory but retaining canopy trees.
®C ®C Vegetation is severely disturbed in terms of species diversity or proportions. Mature canopy is absent or communities
with non-native invasive species dominant over a large portion of expected strata or communities composed of planted
stands of non -characteristic species or communities inappropriately composed of a single species or no vegetation.
25. Conductivity — assessment reach metric (skip for all Coastal Plain streams)
25a. ❑Yes ®No Was conductivity measurement recorded?
If No, select one of the following reasons. ❑No Water ❑Other:
25b. Check the box corresponding to the conductivity measurement (units of microsiemens per centimeter).
❑A < 46 ❑B 46 to < 67 ❑C 67 to < 79 ❑D 79 to < 230 ❑E >_ 230
Notes/Sketch

Draft NC SAM Stream Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 2.1
Stream Site Name Honey Mill Date of Assessment 09/05/2019
Stream Category Pal Assessor Name/Organization K. Suggs/ Wildlands Eng.
Notes of Field Assessment Form (Y/N)
NO
Presence of regulatory considerations (Y/N)
YES
Additional stream information/supplementary measurements included (Y/N)
NO
NC SAM feature type (perennial, intermittent, Tidal Marsh Stream)
Intermittent
USACE/
NCDWR
Function Class Rating Summary
All Streams
Intermittent
(1) Hydrology
LOW
LOW
(2) Baseflow
HIGH
HIGH
(2) Flood Flow
LOW
LOW
(3) Streamside Area Attenuation
LOW
LOW
(4) Floodplain Access
LOW
LOW
(4) Wooded Riparian Buffer
LOW
LOW
(4) Microtopography
HIGH
HIGH
(3) Stream Stability
LOW
LOW
(4) Channel Stability
LOW
LOW
(4) Sediment Transport
LOW
LOW
(4) Stream Geomorphology
MEDIUM
MEDIUM
(2) Stream/Intertidal Zone Interaction
NA
NA
(2) Longitudinal Tidal Flow
NA
NA
(2) Tidal Marsh Stream Stability
NA
NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Channel Stability
NA
NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Stream Geomorphology
NA
NA
(1) Water Quality
MEDIUM
MEDIUM
(2) Baseflow
HIGH
HIGH
(2) Streamside Area Vegetation
HIGH
HIGH
(3) Upland Pollutant Filtration
HIGH
HIGH
(3) Thermoregulation
MEDIUM
MEDIUM
(2) Indicators of Stressors
YES
YES
(2) Aquatic Life Tolerance
OMITTED
NA
(2) Intertidal Zone Filtration
NA
NA
(1) Habitat
LOW
LOW
(2) In -stream Habitat
LOW
MEDIUM
(3) Baseflow
HIGH
HIGH
(3) Substrate
LOW
LOW
(3) Stream Stability
LOW
LOW
(3) In -stream Habitat
MEDIUM
HIGH
(2) Stream -side Habitat
LOW
LOW
(3) Stream -side Habitat
LOW
LOW
(3) Thermoregulation
LOW
LOW
(2) Tidal Marsh In -stream Habitat
NA
NA
(3) Flow Restriction
NA
NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Stream Stability
NA
NA
(4) Tidal Marsh Channel Stability
NA
NA
(4) Tidal Marsh Stream Geomorphology
NA
NA
(3) Tidal Marsh In -stream Habitat
NA
NA
(2) Intertidal Zone
NA
NA
Overall
LOW
LOW

APPENDIX 4 — Supplementary Design Information

Existing Conditions Geomorphic Parameters
Venable Creek
Venable Creek
UT2
UT3
UT6
UT1
Parameter
Notation
Units
Reach 2
Reach 3
Reach 2
Reach 2
Reach 2
min max
min max
min max
min max
min max
min max
stream type
E4
E/C4
E4b
CO
E4b
A4
drainage area
DA
sq mi
0.81
0.94
0.52
0.07
0.03
0.02
bankfull cross
Abkf
SF
15.6
16.9
18.1
9.8
1.2
3.8
1.6
sectional area
avg velocity during
wbkf
fps
4.8
4.9
5.3
8.1
1.6
2.5
bankfull event
width at bankfull
wbkf
feet
10.6
10.5
10.8
8.7
4.0
4.2
2.1
maximum depth at
dmax
feet
2.0
2.2
2.3
1.6
0.4
1.1
1.1
bankfull
mean depth at
dbkf
feet
1.5
1.6
1.7
1.1
0.3
0.9
0.8
bankfull
bankfull width to
`Nbkf/dbkf
7.2
6.1
6.9
7.6
12.7
4.7
2.7
depth ratio
low bank height
feet
3.2
2.8 3.7
2.4
0.4
1.6
2.9
bank height ratio
BHR
1.6
1.3
1.6
1.4
1.0
1.5
2.6
floodprone area
wfpa
feet
45.7
93.4
110.5
68.4
10.5
27.1
7.6
width
entrenchment ratio
ER
4.3
8.6
10.5
7.9
2.7
6.4
3.7
max pool depth at
dp°°l
feet
2.4
2.2
2.2
0.6
1.1
1.6
bankfull
pool depth ratio
dpool/dbkf
1.7
1.4
1.9
2.0
1.3
2.0
pool width at
N p°°l
feet
10.8
10.2
8.4
6.4
4.2
2.3
bankfull
pool width ratio
Wpool/wbkf
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.6
1.0
1.1
Bkf pool cross
Ap°°l
SF
20.3
18.0
11.5
2.5
3.3
2.5
sectional area
pool area ratio
Apool/Abkf
1.3
1.1
1.2
2.0
0.9
1.5
pool -pool spacing
p-p
feet
34
61
21
52
21
33
8
46
20
22
7
18
pool -pool spacing
p p/Wbkf
3.2
5.7
1.9
4.9
2.5
3.9
2.0
11.6
4.7
5.3
3.3
8.7
ratio
valley slope
Svalley
feet/foot
0.0213
0.0198
0.0284
0.0430
0.0376
0.0822
channel slope
Schannel
feet/foot
0.0190
0.0136
0.0212
0.0352
0.0369
0.0870
sinuosity
K
1
1.08
1.14
1.04
1.18
1.47
1.01
belt width
wblt
feet
14.0
16.5
27.0
11.9
12.5
23.3
meander width
wblf/wbkf
1.3
1.5
2.5
3.0
3.2
5.5
ratio
meander length
Lm
feet
N/A
22.8
22.8
N/A
meander length
Lm/wbkf
N/A
2.1
5.8
N/A
ratio
N/A
N/A
linear wavelength
LW
N/A
19.1
13.9
N/A
linear wavelength
LW/wbkf
N/A
1.8
3.5
N/A
ratio
radius of curvature
R,
feet
7.0
5.7
9.7
4.3
6.3
2.7
radius of curvature
Rc/ wbkf
0.7
0.5
0.9
1.1
1.6
0.6
ratio
d50 reachwide
1 d50
I mm
40.6
13.3
19.5
1 24.1
1 3.1
18.5
N/A - Channelized stream channel with limited pattern and bed form profile variability.
Appendix 4
Honey Mill Mitigation Site

Cross Section Plots
Honey Mill Mitigation Site
Existing Conditions
Section 1, Venable Creek Reach 2
Riffle
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Width (ft)
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Bankfull Dimensions
15.6
x-section area (ft.sq.)
10.6
width (ft)
1.5
mean depth (ft)
2.0
max depth (ft)
12.0
wetted parimeter (ft)
1.3
hyd radi (ft)
7.2
width -depth ratio
45.7
W flood prone area (ft)
4.3
entrenchment ratio
1.6
low bank height ratio
Survey Date: 6/2019
Field Crew: Wildlands Engineering
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VC Reach 2 - XS1
Pavement- Subpavement Particle Distribution
100
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Cross Section Plots
Honey Mill Mitigation Site
Existing Conditions
Section 2, Venable Creek Reach 2
Pool
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Width (ft)
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Bankfull Dimensions
20.3
x-section area (ft.sq.)
10.8
width (ft)
1.9
mean depth (ft)
2.4
max depth (ft)
12.4
wetted parimeter (ft)
1.6
hyd radi (ft)
5.8
width -depth ratio
Survey Date: 6/2019
Field Crew: Wildlands Engineering
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Cross Section Plots
Honey Mill Mitigation Site
Existing Conditions
Section 4, Venable Creek Reach 3
Riffle
3012
3010
3008
3006
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w
3000
2998
2996
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
Width (ft)
+Existing Conditions (8/2016) —Bankfull —Floodprone Area
Bankfull Dimensions
18.1
x-section area (ft.sq.)
10.5
width (ft)
1.7
mean depth (ft)
2.3
max depth (ft)
11.6
wetted parimeter (ft)
1.6
hyd radi (ft)
6.1
width -depth ratio
110.5
W flood prone area (ft)
10.5
entrenchment ratio
1.6
low bank height ratio
Survey Date: 6/2019
Field Crew: Wildlands Engineering
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VC R3 - XS4
Pavement-Subpavement Particle Distribution
100
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80
70
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Sand
Silt/Clay
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Cobble
Gravel
Boulder
Bedrock
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Cross Section Plots
Honey Mill Mitigation Site
Existing Conditions
Section 5, Venable Creek Reach 3
Riffle
3504
3502
I
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3498
v
w
3496
3494
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
Width (ft)
+Existing Conditions (8/2016) —Bankfull—Floodprone Area
Bankfull Dimensions
16.9
x-section area (ft.sq.)
10.8
width (ft)
1.6
mean depth (ft)
2.2
max depth (ft)
11.1
wetted parimeter (ft)
1.5
hyd radi (ft)
6.9
width -depth ratio
93.4
W flood prone area (ft)
8.6
entrenchment ratio
1.3
low bank height ratio
Survey Date: 6/2019
Field Crew: Wildlands Engineering
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VC R3 - XS5
Pavement-Subpavement Particle Distribution
100
Silt/Clay
Sand

997
995
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0
m 991
w 989
987
Venable Creek Reach 2
tbed +watersrf • bankfull 0 x-section O riffle crest • pool ■ run & glide x LTB + RTB
X + X X
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0 0
XS1 XS2
985
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Channel Distance (ft)
slope (%) slope ratio length (ft) length ratio pool -pool spacing (ft) ratio
reach --- --- 10188.0 --- --- ---
riffle 7.1 (3.4 - 12) --- 16.1 (5.9 - 22.1) --- --- ---
pool 0 (0 - 0.19) --- 17.0 (9.3 - 31.7) --- 46.4 (34.3 - 60. ---

Venable Creek Reach 2
Pebble Count Particle Distribution
100
Sand
Silt/Clay

Venable Creek Reach 3
Pebble Count Particle Distribution
100
Silt/Clay
0-41
Sand
90
Gravel
— _
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Boulder
Bedrock
80
,
70
60
'
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20
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Particle Class Size (mm)
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Cross Section Plots
Honey Mill Mitigation Site
Existing Conditions
Section 6, UT1
Pool
2004
2002
c
0
v 2000
w
1998
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
Width (ft)
+Existing Conditions (8/2016) —Bankfull —Floodprone Area
Bankfull Dimensions
11.5
x-section area (ft.sq.)
8.4
width (ft)
1.4
mean depth (ft)
2.2
max depth (ft)
10.1
wetted parimeter (ft)
1.1
hyd radi (ft)
6.1
width -depth ratio
Survey Date: 6/2019
Field Crew: Wildlands Engineering
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Cross Section Plots
Honey Mill Mitigation Site
Existing Conditions
Section 7, UT1
Riffle
2004
2002
c
0
v 2000
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0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
Width (ft)
+Existing Conditions (8/2016) —Bankfull —Floodprone Area
Bankfull Dimensions
9.8
x-section area (ft.sq.)
8.7
width (ft)
1.1
mean depth (ft)
1.6
max depth (ft)
9.4
wetted parimeter (ft)
1.0
hyd radi (ft)
7.6
width -depth ratio
68.4
W flood prone area (ft)
7.9
entrenchment ratio
1.4
low bank height ratio
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Field Crew: Wildlands Engineering
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UT1 XS7
Pavement-Subpavement Particle Distribution
100
-
Sand
Silt/Clay
90
Gravel
Cobble
Boulder
Bedrock
80
70
60
'
y
50
l
,
U
,r
40
v
,
U
sa
6J
,
,
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30
20
,
10
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I
0
0.01 0.1 1 10 100 1000 10000
Particle Class Size (mm)
---a--- Pavement Summary

Mingitudinal
Slope P
Longitudir Longitudinal Slope
Profile
UT1
tbed +
watersrf tbankfull 0 x-section O
riffle crest • pool ■ run
glide x LTB + RTB
- c
2005
2004
2003
2002
x -------------
--------
----------------
+
-
2000
---
a)
w+
--
--------
-------
--------------
1999
----------------
---
1998
L
+
0
1997
XS6
X S7
80000
80010 80020
80030 80040
80050 80060 80070
80080 80090
80100 80110
80120 80130
Channel Distance (ft)
slope (%)
slope ratio
length (ft)
length ratio
pool -pool spacing (ft)
ratio
reach
2.1
---
80127.3 (9263.3 channel width
---
---
---
riffle
7.1 (4.5 - 10)
3.4 (2.1 - 4.8
13.2 (8.7 - 20.7)
1.5 (1 - 2.4)
---
---
pool
0
0
7.2 (5.6 - 9)
0.8 (0.6 - 1)
27.4 (21.4 - 33.
3.2 (2.5 - 3.9)
run
3.8 (0.73 - 8.3)
1.8 (0.3 - 4)
20.3 (3.8 - 44.6)
2.3 (0.4 - 5.2)
---
---
glide
---
---
5.2
0.6
---
---

UT1
Pebble Count Particle Distribution
100
90
80
70
...
60
Al
y
a
50
U
40
v
U
sa
6J
�=1
30
20
Ae
10
0
0.01 0.1 1 10 100 1000 10000
Particle Class Size (mm)
t Reach Summary --�--- Riffle Summary —r Pool Summary
K ,
Silt/Clay
Sand
Cobble
Gravel
Boulder
Bedrock
A
r'•
r
i

Cross Section Plots
Honey Mill Mitigation Site
Existing Conditions
Section 8, UT2 Reach 2
Riffle
4001
$ 3999 -
o �
v
w
3997
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
Width (ft)
Existing Conditions (8/2016) —Bankfull —Floodprone Area
Bankfull Dimensions
1.2
x-section area (ft.sq.)
4.0
width (ft)
0.3
mean depth (ft)
0.4
max depth (ft)
4.0
wetted parimeter (ft)
0.3
hyd radi (ft)
12.7
width -depth ratio
10.5
W flood prone area (ft)
2.7
entrenchment ratio
1.0
low bank height ratio
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Field Crew: Wildlands Engineering
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UT2 R2 XS8
Pavement-Subpavement Particle Distribution
100
.
Silt/Clay
Sand

Cross Section Plots
Honey Mill Mitigation Site
Existing Conditions
Section 9, UT2 Reach 2
Pool
4004
4002
$ 4000
0
v
w
3998
3996
0 10 20 30 40
Width (ft)
+Existing Conditions (8/2016) —Bankfull —Floodprone Area
Bankfull Dimensions
2.5
x-section area (ft.sq.)
6.4
width (ft)
0.4
mean depth (ft)
0.6
max depth (ft)
6.5
wetted parimeter (ft)
0.4
hyd radi (ft)
16.4
width -depth ratio
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UT2 Reach 2
4000
+ tbed water srf • bankfull A x-section o riffle crest O pool ❑ run glide x LTB + RTB
3999
X
3998
•
3997
3996 X
0
3995 X X
w •
3994
3993
X
3992
0 0
3991 XS8 XS9
20000 Channel Distance (ft)
slope (%) slope ratio length (ft) length ratio pool -pool spacing (ft) ratio
reach --- --- 20179.7 --- --- ---
riffle 7 (3 - 13) --- 15.8 (4.1 - 41) --- --- ---
pool 0 (0 - 0.65) --- 4.2 (1.8 - 9.7) --- 22.0 (8.1 - 45.9 ---
run 14 (0.35 - 44) --- 3.1 (2 - 5.1) --- --- ---
glide --- --- 4.6 (2.8 - 6.6) --- --- ---

UT2 Reach 2
Pebble Count Particle Distribution
100
Silt/Clay
,
Sand14
90
Gravel
Cobble
Boulder
• Bedrock
80
70
'
o
'
60
y
�a
50
op
81
40
'
v
U
sa
i
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30
w
20
10
0
-
-■----
-f
---
-
-
----
-
--
-
0.01
0.1 1 10 100 1000 10000
Particle Class Size (mm)
t Reach Summary --- a--- Riffle Summary —r Pool Summary

Cross Section Plots
Honey Mill Mitigation Site
Existing Conditions
Section 10, UT3 Reach 2
Riffle
5002
5000
0
v 4998
w
4996
0 10 20 30 40
Width (ft)
+Existing Conditions (8/2016) —Bankfull —Floodprone Area
Bankfull Dimensions
3.8
x-section area (ft.sq.)
4.2
width (ft)
0.9
mean depth (ft)
1.1
max depth (ft)
4.9
wetted parimeter (ft)
0.8
hyd radi (ft)
4.7
width -depth ratio
27.1
W flood prone area (ft)
6.4
entrenchment ratio
1.5
low bank height ratio
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Field Crew: Wildlands Engineering
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UT3 R2 - XS10
Pavement-Subpavement Particle Distribution
100
'
-
Silt/Clay
I
Sand
90
Gravel
Cobble
Boulder
Bedrock
80
70
P
,
0
60
'
v
pl
50
.
U
40
v
,
�
U
sa
6J
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�
30
20
'
10
i
0
-
-■----
-f
---
I
I — I
0.01 0.1 1 10 100 1000 10000
Particle Class Size (mm)
---a--- Pavement Summary

Cross Section Plots
Honey Mill Mitigation Site
Existing Conditions
Section 11, UT3 Reach 2
Pool
5004
5002
$ 5000
c
0
v
w
4998
4996
0 10 20 30 40
Width (ft)
+Existing Conditions (8/2016) —Bankfull —Floodprone Area
Bankfull Dimensions
3.3
x-section area (ft.sq.)
4.2
width (ft)
0.8
mean depth (ft)
1.1
max depth (ft)
5.1
wetted parimeter (ft)
0.6
hyd radi (ft)
5.2
width -depth ratio
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Field Crew: Wildlands Engineering
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5003
5002
e001
cm
.8000
m
M999
4998
4997
30000
UT3 Reach 2
tbed +watersrf tbankfull 0 x-section O riffle crest • pool ■ run & glide x LTB + RTB
+ X +
X
------ ---------- ----------
-------
----
"---------------
X +
30050 XS10 XS11 30100
Channel Distance (ft)
slope (%) slope ratio length (ft) length ratio pool -pool spacing (ft) ratio
reach --- --- 30128.9 --- --- ---
riffle 4.8 (1.7 - 7.5) --- 18.0 (8.1 - 32.4) --- --- ---
pool 0 --- 4.7 (3.7 - 5.6) --- 21.1 (19.8 - 22.

UT3 Reach 2
Pebble Count Particle Distribution
100
Silt/Clay
Sand
90
Gravel
Cobble
Boulder
Bedrock
80
ALI
'
70
0
o
60
y
a'
50
'
,
U
,
40
v
U
30
20
10
0
0.01 0.1 1 10 100 1000 10000
Particle Class Size (mm)
t Reach Summary --- a--- Riffle Summary —r Pool Summary

Cross Section Plots
Honey Mill Mitigation Site
Existing Conditions
Section 12, UT6 Reach 1
Riffle
6992
6990
c
0
v 6988
w
6986
0 10 20 30
Width (ft)
+Existing Conditions (8/2016) —Bankfull —Floodprone Area
Bankfull Dimensions
2.3
x-section area (ft.sq.)
6.1
width (ft)
0.4
mean depth (ft)
0.4
max depth (ft)
6.2
wetted parimeter (ft)
0.4
hyd radi (ft)
16.5
width -depth ratio
10.1
W flood prone area (ft)
1.6
entrenchment ratio
1.8
low bank height ratio
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Field Crew: Wildlands Engineering
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7-JT6 R1- XS12
Pavement-Subpavement Particle Distribution
100
j1p
Sand
Silt/Clay
'
—
90
Gravel
Cobble
Boulder
Bedrock
80
70
o
,
60OF
y
w
50
'
i
U
40
v
,
v
,
F�
30
20
'
10
0
-
-
0.01 0.1 1 10 100 1000 10000
Particle Class Size (mm)
--f-- Pavement Summary —r • Subpavement Summary

Cross Section Plots
Honey Mill Mitigation Site
Existing Conditions
Section 13, UT6 Reach 2
Pool
6002
6000
c
o i
v 5998
w
5996
0 10 20 30 40
Width (ft)
+Existing Conditions (8/2016) —Bankfull —Floodprone Area
Bankfull Dimensions
2.5
x-section area (ft.sq.)
2.3
width (ft)
1.1
mean depth (ft)
1.6
max depth (ft)
4.7
wetted parimeter (ft)
0.5
hyd radi (ft)
2.1
width -depth ratio
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Field Crew: Wildlands Engineering
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Cross Section Plots
Honey Mill Mitigation Site
Existing Conditions
ss Section 14, UT6 Reach 2
Riffle
6002
6000
o
a' 5998
w
5996
0 10 20 30 40 50
Width (ft)
tExisting Conditions (8/2016) —Bankfull —Floodprone Area
Bankfull Dimensions
1.6
x-section area (ft.sq.)
2.1
width (ft)
0.8
mean depth (ft)
1.1
max depth (ft)
3.4
wetted parimeter (ft)
0.5
hyd radi (ft)
2.7
width -depth ratio
7.6
W flood prone area (ft)
3.7
entrenchment ratio
2.6
low bank height ratio
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Field Crew: Wildlands Engineering
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UT6 R2 - XS14
Pavement-Subpavement Particle Distribution
100
Silt/Clay
Sand

UT6 Reach 2
gybed water srf 0 x-section o
riffle crest
o pool ❑ run glide x LTB
6000
5999
X
5998
c 5997
X
0
5996
w 5995
5994
5993
0
5992
XS14
XS13
40000
40050
Channel Distance (ft)
slope (%)
slope ratio length (ft)
length ratio
pool -pool spacing (ft) ratio
reach
---
--- 40061.6
---
--- ---
riffle
21 (8.6 - 29)
--- 6.6 (4.8 - 9)
---
--- ---
pool
0 (0 - 13)
--- 5.8 (2.8 - 9.1)
---
13.2 (6.9 - 18.1 ---

UT6 Reach 2
Pebble Count Particle Distribution
100
90
Gravel

Reference Reach Geomorphic Parameters
UT to South Fork
Agony Acres UT1 Reach
Ironwood Tributary
Timber Tributary
UT to Gap Branch
Riverbend Park
UT to Rocky Creek
Box Creek
Notation
Units
Fishing Creek
3
min
max
min
max
min
max
min
max
min
max
min
max
min
T max
min
I max
Sightly Entrenched 34a
stream type
A5a+
34
35a
C4
34
E41b
C4
or A4
drainage area
DA
sq mi
0.03
0.04
0.02
0.04
0.26
0.15
1.05
2.1
design discharge
Q
cfs
13
17
8
18.7
33
37
85
95
bankfull cross -sectional area
Abkf
SF
2.7
4.6
1.8
3.8
9.5
7.4
16.3
28.9
average velocity during
Ubkf
fps
4.9
3.7
4.1
5.0
3.5
4.9
5.5
3.3
bankfull event
Cross -Section
width at bankfull
vbkf
feet
5
8.9
4.1
6.2
10.6
11.1
12.2
23.5
maximum depth at bankfull
d_
feet
0.8
0.7
0.7
1
1.1
1
1.8
1.92
mean depth at bankfull
dbkf
feet
0.6
0.50
0.4
0.6
0.9
0.7
1.3
1.23
bankfull width to depth
ratio
wbkf bkf /d
9.1
17
9.3
10.1
11.8
16.6
9.1
19.1
depth ratio
dmax/dbkf
feet
0.2
1.4
1.8
1.7
1.2
1
1.3
1.7
bank height ratio
BHR
1.3
1.0
1
1
1.2
1
1
1.5
floodprone area width
wfp
feet
10.3
13.6
7
20.9
17.4
25
72
76.3
entrenchment ratio
ER
2.1
1.5
1.7
3.4
1.6
2.3
6
3.3
Slope
valley slope
S_11 ,
feet/foot
0.1135
0.0406
0.1025
---
---
0.05
0.03
0.023
channel slope
Seb,i
feet/foot
0.1139
0.0334
0.0815
0.068
0.013
0.049
0.02
0.008
Profile
riffle slope
Sniffle
feet/foot
0.034
0.28
0.02
0.15
0.024
0.2
0.01
0.14
0.013
0.044
---
0.1
0.1
0.010
0.08
riffle slope ratio
Sr;ff1e/Sehnl
0.30
2.46
0.69
4.49
0.29
2.45
0.16
2.06
1
3.4
---
2.6
3.8
1.2
9.5
pool slope
Sp
feet/foot
0
0.21
0
0.082
0
0.17
0.00
0.06
0
0.005
---
0
0.004
0.0000
0.0008
pool slope ratio
SP/Sehr,i
0
1.84
0
2.46
0
2.09
0.06
0.90
0
0.4
---
0
0.2
0.00
0.10
pool -to -pool spacing
Lp_p
feet
3.1
30.6
6
49.40
6.3
32
18.4
26.8
9
70
---
26.3
81.3
28.8
88.5
pool spacing ratio
Lp_p/vbkf
0.6
6.1
0.70
5.60
1.5
7.8
2.99
4.35
0.8
6.4
---
2.2
6.7
1.2
3.8
pool cross -sectional area
Apool
SF
---
---
---
7.10
14.7
9.8
19.3
49.9
pool area ratio
Apool/Abkf
---
---
---
1.89
1.5
1.3
1.2
1.73
maximum pool depth
dpool
feet
---
---
---
1.55
2.3
1.6
2.2
4.39
pool depth ratio
dpool/dbkf
---
---
---
2.54
2.6
2.3
1.6
3.6
pool width at bankfull
wpool
feet
---
---
---
6.10
9.7
8.5
10.9
18.8
pool width ratio
Wpool/Wbkf
0.99
0.9
0.8
0.9
0.8
Pattern
sinuosity
K
1.19
1.12
---
---
---
1.04
1.1
1.33
belt width
Wbit
feet
---
---
---
---
---
---
N/A
62.0
87.8
meander width ratio
Wblt/Wbkf
---
---
---
---
---
---
N/A
2.6
3.7
linear wavelength (formerly
meander length)
Lm
feet
---
---
---
---
---
---
N/A
38.8
76.2
linear wavelength ratio
(formerly meander length
ratio
L4Wbkf
---
---
---
---
---
---
N/A
1.70
3.20
meander length
feet
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
23.00
38.1
meander length ratio
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
1.0
1.6
radius of curvature
R,
feet
---
---
---
---
---
---
N/A
radius of curvature ratio
Rj Wbkf
---
---
---
---
---
---
N/A
Particle Size Distribution from Reach -wide Pebble Count
d5o Description
Coarse Sand
Medium Gravel
---
---
---
---
Coarse Gravel
d16
mm
0.26
0.49
0.09
0.97
---
2
<0.063
d35
mm
0.5
3.5
0.44
8
---
12.9
2.4
d50
mm
0.91
6.5
3.60
19.02
---
50.6
22.6
dS4
mm
19
48
22.6
102.3
---
168.1
120
d95
mm
97
83
2896.3
256
2048
256
dioo
mm
128
128
>2048
>2048
---
>2048
Honey Mill Mitigation Site Appendix 4

Proaosed Geomorphic Parameters
Venable Creek
Venable Creek
UT2
UT3
UT6
UT1
Reach 2
Reach 3
Reach 2
Reach 2
Reach 2
Typical
Typical
Typical
Typical
Typical
Typical
Notation
Units
Section
Min
Max
Section
Min
Max
Section
Min
Max
Section
Min
Max
Section
Min
Max
Section
Min
Max
Values
Values
Values
Values
Values
Values
stream type
B4
C4
C4b
B4
B4
A4
drainage area
DA
sq mi
0.81
0.94
0.52
0.07
0.03
0.02
design discharge
Q
cfs
75
83
52
10
6
4
bankfull cross-
Abkf
SF
16.35
17.31
11.1
2.59
1.945
1.225
sectional area
average velocity
vbkf
fps
4.6
4.8
4.7
3.9
3.1
3.3
during bankfull event
Cross -Section
width at bankfull
vbkf
feet
15.0
15.6
11.5
5.6
4.9
3.7
maximum depth at
bankfull
d_
feet
1.7
1.3
1.7
1.7
1.4
1.7
1.5
1.1
1.5
0.7
0.6
0.7
0.6
0.5
0.6
0.5
0.4
0.5
mean depth at
bankfull
dbkf
feet
1.09
1.11
0.97
0.46
0.40
0.33
bankfull width to
depth ratio
w bkf/ bkf d
13.8
14.1
11.9
12.1
12.3
11.2
max depth ratio
d_x/dbkf
feet
1.6
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.5
bank height ratio
BH R
1.0
1.0
1.2
1.0
1.0
1.2
1.0
1.0
1.2
1.0
1.0
1.2
1.0
1.0
1.2
1.0
1.0
1.2
floodprone area
width
wfp
feet
30
21
33
34
34
156
25
25
115
11
8
12
11
11
49
5
4
5
entrenchment ratio
ER
2.0
1.4
2.2
2.2
2.2
10+
2.2
2.2
10+
2.0
1.4
2.2
2.2
2.2
10+
1.4
1.0
1.4
Slope
valley slope
S 11,
feet/foot
0.0213
0.0198
0.0284
0.0430
0.0376
0.0822
channel slope
Sc,,,
feet/foot
0.0210
0.0140
0.0070
0.0210
0.0210
0.0380
0.0320
0.0440
0.0340
0.0260
0.0420
0.0822
0.0820 0.1050
Profile
riffle slope
Sniffle
feet/foot
0.025
0.03
0.012
0.035
0.0240
0.0300
0.036
0.050
0.039
0.047
0.094
0.124
riffle slope ratio
Sr;ff1e/Seh 1
1.2
1.5
1.7
1.7
1.1
1.4
0.9
1.3
1.1
1.4
1.1
1.2
pool slope
SP
feet/foot
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
pool slope ratio
SP/Sehni
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
pool -to -pool spacing
Lp_p
feet
N/A
40
57
N/A
68
116
N/A
34
52
N/A
9
44
N/A
10
42
N/A
8
18
pool spacing ratio
Lp_p/wbkf
N/A
2.7
3.8
N/A
4.4
7.4
N/A
3.0
4.5
N/A
1.6
7.9
N/A
2.0
8.6
N/A
2.2
4.9
pool cross -sectional
area
Apooi
SF
30.2
19.6
40.9
32.0
20.8
43.3
20.5
13.3
27.8
4.8
3.1
6.5
3.6
2.3
4.9
2.3
1.5
3.1
pool area ratio
Apooi/Abkf
1.85
1.2
2.5
1.85
1.2
2.5
1.85
1.2
2.5
1.85
1.2
2.5
1.85
1.2
2.5
1.85
1.2
2.5
maximum pool depth
dpooi
feet
3.0
1.6
4.4
3.1
1.7
4.4
2.2
1.4
2.9
1.0
0.7
1.4
0.9
0.6
1.2
0.7
0.5
1.0
pool depth ratio
dPooi/dbkf
2.75
1.5
4.0
2.75
1.5
1 4.0
2.25
1.5
3.0
2.25
1.5
3.0
2.25
1.5
3.0
2.25
1.5
3.0
pool width at bankfull
wpooi
feet
19.5
20.2
15.0
7.5
6.4
4.8
pool width ratio
wpooi/wbkf
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.3
Pattern
sinuosity
K
1.08
1.29
1.14
1.02
1.02
1.00
belt width
Wbit
feet
N/A
46
83
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
meander width ratio
wbit/wbkf
N/A
2.9
5.3
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
linear wavelength
(formerly meander
length)
LW
feet
N/A
121
161
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
linear wavelength
ratio (formerly
meander length ratio)
LW/wbkf
N/A
7.8
10.3
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
meander length
Lm
feet
N/A
143
212
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
meander length ratio
Lm/Wbkf
N/A
9.2
13.6
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
radius of curvature
Rp
feet
N/A
28
35
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
radius of curvature
ratio
Rc/ wbkf
N/A
1.8
2.2
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A - Does not apply to B type channels
Honey Mill Mitigation Site
Appendix 4

APPENDIX 5 — Categorical Exclusion and Resource Agency Correspondence

Categorical Exclusion Form for Ecosystem Enhancement
Program Projects
Version 1.4
Note: Only Appendix A should to be submitted (along with any supporting documentation) as the
environmental document.
Part
1: General Project Information
Project Name:
Haney Mill Mitigation Site
Count Name:
Surry County
EEP Number:
100083
Project Sponsor:
Wildlands Engineering, Inc.
Project Contact Name:
Andrea Eckardt
Project Contact Address:
1430 S. Mint Street, Suite 104, Charlotte, NC 28203
Project Contact E-mail:
[e-mail]
EEP Project Mana er: I Kelly Phillips
Project Description
The Honey Mill Mitigation Site is a stream mitigation project located in Surry County, approximately 5 miles south of
Mount Airy and 7 miles northeast of Dobson. The project will include restoration and enhancement of Venable Creek
and seven unnamed tributaries which flow to the Ararat River for a total of 5,344 cold stream credits. Historically the
site has been used for agriculture. The site is currently used primarily for open and forested cattle pasture. Cattle
have full access to all site streams resulting in extensive erosion and incision. The project will provide stream
mitigation units to the Division of Mitigation Services in the Yadkin River Basin (03040101).

2: All Projects
Regulation/QuestionPart
p.
Coastal Zone Management Act CZMA
1. Is the project located in a CAMA county?
❑ Yes
❑✓ No
2. Does the project involve ground -disturbing activities within a CAMA Area of
❑ Yes
Environmental Concern (AEC)?
❑ No
❑✓ N/A
3. Has a CAMA permit been secured?
❑ Yes
❑ No
✓❑ N/A
4. Has NCDCM agreed that the project is consistent with the NC Coastal Management
❑ Yes
Program?
❑ No
✓❑ N/A
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liabilit Act CERCLA
1. Is this a "full -delivery" project?
✓❑ Yes
❑ No
2. Has the zoning/land use of the subject property and adjacent properties ever been
❑ Yes
designated as commercial or industrial?
❑✓ No
❑ N/A
3. As a result of a limited Phase I Site Assessment, are there known or potential
❑ Yes
hazardous waste sites within or adjacent to the project area?
❑✓ No
❑ N/A
4. As a result of a Phase I Site Assessment, are there known or potential hazardous
❑ Yes
waste sites within or adjacent to the project area?
❑ No
❑✓ N/A
5. As a result of a Phase 11 Site Assessment, are there known or potential hazardous
❑ Yes
waste sites within the project area?
❑ No
❑✓ N/A
6. Is there an approved hazardous mitigation plan?
❑ Yes
❑ No
❑✓ N/A
National Historic Preservation Act Section 106
1. Are there properties listed on, or eligible for listing on, the National Register of
❑ Yes
Historic Places in the project area?
✓❑ No
2. Does the project affect such properties and does the SHPO/THPO concur?
❑ Yes
❑ No
❑✓ N/A
3. If the effects are adverse, have they been resolved?
❑ Yes
❑ No
❑✓ N/A
Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act Uniform
Act
1. Is this a "full -delivery" project?
❑✓ Yes
❑ No
2. Does the project require the acquisition of real estate?
✓❑ Yes
❑ No
❑ N/A
3. Was the property acquisition completed prior to the intent to use federal funds?
❑ Yes
❑✓ No
❑ N/A
4. Has the owner of the property been informed:
❑✓ Yes
* prior to making an offer that the agency does not have condemnation authority; and
❑ No
* what the fair market value is believed to be?
❑ N/A

3: Ground -Disturbing Activities
Regulation/QuestionPart
..
American Indian Religious Freedom Act AIRFA
1.
Is the project located in a county claimed as "territory" by the Eastern Band of
❑ Yes
Cherokee
Indians?
❑✓ No
2.
Is the site of religious importance to American Indians?
❑ Yes
❑ No
❑✓ N/A
3.
Is the project listed on, or eligible for listing on, the National Register of Historic
❑ Yes
Places?
❑ No
❑✓ N/A
4.
Have the effects of the project on this site been considered?
❑ Yes
❑ No
❑✓ N/A
Antiquities Act AA
1.
Is the project located on Federal lands?
❑ Yes
❑✓ No
2.
Will there be loss or destruction of historic or prehistoric ruins, monuments or objects
❑ Yes
of antiquity?
❑ No
❑✓ N/A
3.
Will a permit from the appropriate Federal agency be required?
❑ Yes
❑ No
❑✓ N/A
4.
Has a permit been obtained?
❑ Yes
❑ No
✓❑ N/A
Archaeological Resources Protection Act ARPA
1.
Is the project located on federal or Indian lands (reservation)?
❑
Yes
❑✓
No
2.
Will there be a loss or destruction of archaeological resources?
❑
Yes
❑
No
❑✓
N/A
3.
Will a permit from the appropriate Federal agency be required?
❑
Yes
❑
No
❑✓
N/A
4.
Has a permit been obtained?
❑
Yes
❑
No
❑✓
N/A
Endangered Species Act ESA
1.
Are federal Threatened and Endangered species and/or Designated Critical Habitat
❑✓ Yes
listed for the county?
❑ No
2.
Is Designated Critical Habitat or suitable habitat present for listed species?
❑✓ Yes
❑ No
❑ N/A
3.
Are T&E species present or is the project being conducted in Designated Critical
❑ Yes
Habitat?
❑✓ No
❑ N/A
4.
Is the project "likely to adversely affect" the species and/or "likely to adversely modify"
❑ Yes
Designated
Critical Habitat?
❑ No
✓❑ N/A
5.
Does the USFWS/NOAA-Fisheries concur in the effects determination?
❑ Yes
❑ No
✓❑ N/A
6.
Has the USFWS/NOAA-Fisheries rendered a "jeopardy" determination?
❑ Yes
❑ No
✓❑ N/A

Executive Order 13007 Indian Sacred Sites
1.
Is the project located on Federal lands that are within a county claimed as "territory"
❑ Yes
by the EBCI?
❑✓ No
2.
Has the EBCI indicated that Indian sacred sites may be impacted by the proposed
❑ Yes
project?
❑ No
✓❑ N/A
3.
Have accommodations been made for access to and ceremonial use of Indian sacred
❑ Yes
sites?
❑ No
✓❑ N/A
Farmland Protection Policy Act FPPA
1.
Will real estate be acquired?
❑✓ Yes
❑ No
2.
Has NRCS determined that the project contains prime, unique, statewide or locally
❑✓ Yes
important farmland?
❑ No
❑ N/A
3.
Has the completed Form AD-1006 been submitted to NRCS?
❑✓ Yes
❑ No
❑ N/A
Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act FWCA
1.
Will the project impound, divert, channel deepen, or otherwise control/modify any
❑✓ Yes
water
body?
❑ No
2.
Have the USFWS and the NCWRC been consulted?
❑✓ Yes
❑ No
❑ N/A
Land and Water Conservation Fund Act Section 6 f
1.
Will the project require the conversion of such property to a use other than public,
❑ Yes
outdoor recreation?
❑✓ No
2.
Has the NPS approved of the conversion?
❑ Yes
❑ No
❑✓ N/A
Magnuson -Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Essential Fish
Habitat
1.
Is the project located in an estuarine system?
❑ Yes
❑✓ No
2.
Is suitable habitat present for EFH-protected species?
❑ Yes
❑ No
❑✓ N/A
3.
Is sufficient design information available to make a determination of the effect of the
❑ Yes
project on EFH?
❑ No
❑✓ N/A
4.
Will the project adversely affect EFH?
❑ Yes
❑ No
❑✓ N/A
5.
Has consultation with NOAA-Fisheries occurred?
❑ Yes
❑ No
❑✓ N/A
Migratory Bird Treat Act MBTA
1.
Does the USFWS have any recommendations with the project relative to the MBTA?
❑ Yes
✓❑ No
2.
Have the USFWS recommendations been incorporated?
❑ Yes
❑ No
✓❑ N/A
Wilderness Act
1.
Is the project in a Wilderness area?
❑ Yes
❑✓ No
2.
Has a special use permit and/or easement been obtained from the maintaining
❑ Yes
federal
agency?
❑ No
❑✓ N/A

Honey Mill Mitigation Site
Categorical Exclusion
SUMMARY

Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA)
The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) provides a
Federal "Superfund" to clean up uncontrolled or abandoned hazardous -waste sites as well as accidents,
spills, and other emergency releases of pollutants and contaminants into the environment.
As the Honey Mill Mitigation Site is a full -delivery project; an EDR Radius Map Report with Geocheck was
ordered for the site through Environmental Data Resources, Inc on July 30, 2018. Neither the target
property nor the adjacent properties were listed in any of the Federal, State, or Tribal environmental
databases searched by the EDR. The assessment revealed no evidence of any "recognized environmental
conditions" in connection with the target property. The Executive Summary of the EDR report is
included in the Appendix. The full report is available if needed.
National Historic Preservation Act (Section 106)
The National Historic Preservation Act declares a national policy of historic preservation to protect,
rehabilitate, restore, and reuse districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects significant in American
architecture, history, archaeology, and culture, and Section 106 mandates that federal agencies take
into account the effect of an undertaking on a property that is included in, or is eligible for inclusion in,
the National Register of Historic Places.
Wildlands Engineering, Inc. (Wildlands) requested review and comment from the State Historic
Preservation Office (SHPO) with respect to any archeological and architectural resources related to the
Honey Mill Mitigation Site on July 30, 2018. SHPO responded on September 10, 2018 and stated they
were aware of "no historic resources which would be affected by the project" and would have no
further comment. All correspondence related to Section 106 is included in the Appendix.
Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act (Uniform Act)
These acts, collectively known as the Uniform Act, provide for uniform and equitable treatment of
persons displaced from their homes, businesses, non-profit associations, or farms by federal and
federally -assisted programs, and establish uniform and equitable land acquisition policies.
Honey Mill Mitigation Site is a full -delivery project that includes land acquisition. Notification of the fair
market value of the project property and the lack of condemnation authority by Wildlands was included
in the signed Option Agreement for the project property. A copy of the relevant section of the Option
Agreement is included in the Appendix.
Endangered Species Act (ESA)
Section 7 of the ESA requires federal agencies, in consultation with and with the assistance of the
Secretary of the Interior or of Commerce, as appropriate, to ensure that actions they authorize, fund or
carry out are not likely to jeopardize the continued existence of threatened or endangered species or
result in the destruction or adverse modification of critical habitat for these species.
The Surry County listed threatened and endangered species includes the Northern long-eared bat (NLEB)
(Myotis septentrionalis), the bog turtle (Glyptemys muhlenbergii), Schweinitz's sunflower (Helianthus
schweinitzii), and the small whorled pogonia (Isotria medeoloides). The USFWS does not currently list
any Critical Habitat Designations for the Federally -listed species within Surry County nor are there any
known occurrences of the NLEB documented within the County
(https://www.fws.gov/asheville/htmis/project_review/NLEB_in_WNC.htm1). The project site is 70 miles
from the nearest known hibernaculum for the NLEB.
Honey Mill Mitigation Site Categorical Exclusion
�/ DMS #100083

A pedestrian survey, conducted on August 31, 2018, indicated that the Site provides suitable habitat for
the Northern long-eared bat, the bog turtle, and Schweinitz's sunflower. There was no suitable habitat
on the Site for the small whorled pogonia. No individual species were located on the Site for any of the
four listed species.
Due to the absence of individual species on the site, the project has been determined by Wildlands to
have "no effect" on the Schweinitz's sunflower and the small whorled pogonia. Wildlands determined
that the project "may affect but is not likely to adversely affect" the bog turtle, but because it is listed as
threatened due to similarity of appearance, it is not subject to Section 7 consultation.
Forested habitats containing trees at least 3-inch dbh in the project area provide suitable habitat for
NLEB. Due to the decline of the NLEB population from the White Nosed Syndrome (WNS), the US Fish
and Wildlife Service (USFWS) has issued the finalization of a special rule under section 4(d) of the ESA to
addresses the effects to the NLEB resulting from purposeful and incidental take based on the occurrence
of WNS. Because the project is located within a WNS zone and will include the removal/clearing of trees,
it is subject to the final 4(d) ruling. A review of NC Natural Heritage Program records did not indicate
any known NLEB populations within 2.0 mile of the study area; therefore, the project is eligible to use
the NLEB 4(d) Rule Streamlined Consultation Form to meet regulatory requirements for section 7(a)(2)
compliance 4(d) consultation. The completed 4(d) Consultation Form was submitted to the USFWS by
the Federal Highway Administration on September 20, 2018.
To meet regulatory requirements, a letter requesting comment from the USFWS was sent on July 20,
2018. No response from the USFWS was received within the 30-day response period. Therefore, the
signing of the NLEB 4(d) Rule Streamlined Consultation Form by the FHWA determines that this project
may affect the NLEB, but that any resulting incidental take of the NLEB is not prohibited by the final 4(d)
rule. A FHWA signed 4(d) consultation form and the correspondence associated with this determination
are included in the Appendix.
Farmland Protection Policy Act (FPPA)
The FPPA requires that, before taking or approving any federal action that would result in conversion of
farmland, the agency must examine the effects of the action using the criteria set forth in the FPPA, and,
if there are adverse effects, must consider alternatives to lessen them.
The Honey Mill Mitigation Site includes the conversion of prime farmland. As such, Form AD-1006 has
been completed and submitted to the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). The completed
form and correspondence documenting its submittal is included in the Appendix.
Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (FWCA)
The FWCA requires consultation with the USFWS and the appropriate state wildlife agency on projects
that alter or modify a water body. Reports and recommendations prepared by these agencies document
project effects on wildlife and identify measures that may be adopted to prevent loss or damage to
wildlife resources.
Wildlands requested comment on the project from both the USFWS and the North Carolina Wildlife
Resources Commission (NCWRC) on July 30, 2018. NCWRC responded on August 8, 2018 and stated that
the project would "not impact wild trout resources". USFWS has not responded at this time. All
correspondence with the two agencies is included in the Appendix.
Honey Mill Mitigation Site Categorical Exclusion
�/ DMS #100083

Migratory Bird Treaty Act (META)
The MBTA makes it unlawful for anyone to kill, capture, collect, possess, buy, sell, trade, ship, import, or
export any migratory bird. The indirect killing of birds by destroying their nests and eggs is covered by
the MBTA, so construction in nesting areas during nesting seasons can constitute a taking.
Wildlands requested comment on the Honey Mill Mitigation Site from the USFWS in regards to
migratory birds on June 30, 2018. The USFWS has not responded at this time. All correspondence with
USFWS is included in the Appendix.
Honey Mill Mitigation Site Categorical Exclusion
�/ DMS #100083

APPENDIX 6 — IRT Communications

W
WILDLANDS
ENGINEERING
MEETING NOTES
MEETING: IRT Site Walk
HONEY MILL Mitigation Site
Yadkin 03040101; Surry County, NC
DEQ Contract No. 7619
DMS Project No. 100083
Wildlands Project No. 005-02178
DATE: Tuesday, September 25, 2018
LOCATION: Little Mountain Church Road
Mt. Airy, NC
Attendees
Todd Tugwell, USACE Paul Wiesner, DMS Periann Russell, DMS
Andrea Leslie, USFWS Kelly Phillips, DMS Shawn Wilkerson, Wildlands
Mac Haupt, DWR Kirsten Ullman, DMS Aaron Earley, Wildlands
Materials
• Wildlands Engineering Honey Mill Mitigation Site Technical Proposal dated March 28, 2018 (in response
to RFP #16-007406)
Meeting Notes
The meeting began at 9:00 AM. Shawn presented an overview of the Honey Mill Mitigation Site (Site) at the
parking location. From there, the group proceeded to walk the entire site in the following general order: UT1,
Venable Creek Reach 1, UT2A, UT2, UT3, UT4, Venable Creek Reach 2, UT5, and UT6. Detailed meeting minutes,
organized by stream reach, are presented on the following pages.
While IRT members agreed that the Site is suitable to provide compensatory stream mitigation and that stream
treatment(s) seemed appropriate, adjustments to credit ratios are expected. The IRT provided feedback
regarding credit ratios on the enhancement II reaches and these ratios are included in this memo. Wildlands and
DMS understand that final design approaches and crediting rationale must be fullyjustified in the mitigation
plan.
The meeting concluded at 12:00 PM.

1. UT1- Restoration
o UT1 will be restored, beginning at a culvert under Siloam Road and continuing to the confluence
with Venable Creek. Restoration will connect the channel to its floodplain.
o The group agreed that restoration is appropriate given the lack of pattern and bedform diversity
and erosion along the left bank.
2. Venable Creek Reach 1 - Restoration
o Todd and Mac noted that the section between the Little Mountain Church Road culvert and the
UT1 confluence looked geomorphically stable and fits better within an E-11 approach. Wildlands
agreed to change this section to E-11.
o The channel begins to become incised downstream of the UT1 confluence. Todd and Paul
discussed the possibility of a 50' —100' E-1 transition section before restoration.
o The group agreed that the next section was most likely dug out along the left valley wall and spoil
cast into the middle of the valley. The group noticed the low point of the valley closer to the right
valley wall and Shawn said the new stream would try to follow the low point where feasible.
Periann suggested that the historic low point be pointed out and addressed in the mitigation plan.
o The banks along the lower section of Reach 1 become lower as its flows along a fence line.
Multiple cattle wallow areas have impacted the banks in this section.
o Mac and Todd remarked that the need for widespread restoration was not obvious on Reach 1.
Shawn noted that achieving priority 1 restoration is important and the transitioning back and forth
between restoration and incised E-11 would not be feasible.
o Ultimately, the IRT agreed that restoration is valid from a point downstream of UT1 confluence to
the confluence with UT3 with a small transition of E1. (see figure).
3. UT2A— Enhancement II
o This reach will be fenced to exclude cattle. Cattle trails parallel the stream channel to the
upstream fence line.
o Todd questioned the validity of a 3:1 ratio given the presence of an existing wooded buffer. He
said that 2.5:1 is typically allowed for livestock exclusion and buffer restoration. Reference was
made to ongoing discussions between IRT, DIMS, and providers about establishing guidelines for E-
ll ratios that account for degree of cattle impact and presence of buffer. This point was discussed
for most of the reaches throughout the site.
o Shawn compared the absence of understory within the project limits and the full understory
upstream of the project where there are no cows. Todd mentioned that if understory buffer
restoration is claimed, then performance criteria for survival should be set.
o Todd and Andrea remarked that this reach was closer to a 5:1 ratio.
o Ultimately, the decision was made that 4:1 would be the ratio for this reach.
4. UT2
• Reach 1— Enhancement II
o This reach flows through a wooded buffer similar to UT2A. Cattle will be fenced out of this reach.
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September 25, 2018 1RT Site Walk Meeting Notes

o Andrea remarked that supplemental planning would be beneficial between the woodline and the
confluence with UT2A.
o Ultimately, the decision was made that 4:1 would be the ratio for this reach.
• Reach 2 - Restoration
o The downstream section of UT2 has been heavily impacted by cattle. A new channel has formed
to flow around the cattle wallow area. A channel will be restored through this area.
o Todd and Mac noted that the cattle wallow area looked like a wetland and to be cautious when
designing a channel through it.
o The barn adjacent to the existing channel will be removed.
5. UT3 — Enhancement II
• Reach 1— Enhancement II
o Cattle will be fenced out and a BMP will be installed at the upstream end. Some minor channel
work will also be needed at the upstream end.
o Shawn noted how widespread cattle impact was much more obvious during previous site visits.
o Mac said that the middle section of the reach looked stable and thought a 3:1 to 4:1 ratio was
valid.
o Shawn reiterated that sections of stable areas were combined with sections requiring more work
to develop reach -wide ratios.
o Ultimately, the decision was made that 3:1 would be the ratio for this reach.
• Reach 2 — Restoration
o The group agreed that restoration is warranted for the downstream reach of UT3. Moving the
channel back into the middle of the valley and connecting to a restored Venable Creek is
acceptable.
6. UT4 — Enhancement II
o This reach consists of cattle exclusion, spot bank stabilization, and a BMP at the upstream end to
stabilize the transition. A short section of channel work will be done at the downstream tie in with
Venable Creek.
o Todd noted that this reach exhibited the most cattle impact so far.
o Todd asked about the extent of planting. Shawn answered that planting will occur only where the
existing buffer is impacted for spot bank stabilization activities. Todd mentioned that it would be
helpful to show the spot bank treatment locations on a map.
o Ultimately, the decision was made that 3:1 would be the ratio for this reach.
7. Venable Creek Reach 2 — Enhancement II
o While there is minimal cattle impact and erosion on the upstream section of this reach, the
channel becomes more incised and instable as you walk downstream. Cattle will be excluded from
the entire reach and bank and bench grading will be implemented on the downstream section.
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September 25, 2018 1RT Site Walk Meeting Notes

o Todd questioned if it would be better to break the reach into shorter sections based on proposed
approaches as opposed to lumping it all together.
o Ultimately, the decision was made that 2.5:1 would be the ratio for this reach.
8. UT5 — Enhancement II
o A cattle wallow area has diverted flow from the old channel and has formed anew channel. Cattle
will be excluded from this reach and the flow will be re-established into the old channel. The
group agree that this is the best approach.
o Ultimately, the decision was made that 3:1 would be the ratio for this reach.
9. UT6
• Reach 1— Enhancement II
o This reach begins at an eroded seep upstream and flows through a narrow valley. Cattle will be
excluded and spot channel stabilization will be implemented along this reach. A BMP will be
installed at the upstream end to stabilize the eroded seep.
o Ultimately, the decision was made that 3:1 would be the ratio for this reach.
• Reach 2 — Restoration
o Cattle impact has diverted stream flow away from the old channel. The stream now flows down a
cattle trail all the way to Venable Creek. This section will be restored to flow down the natural
valley.
o The group agreed with this approach.
Attached is a figure that updates approaches and ratios.
These meeting minutes were prepared by Aaron Earley October 8, 2018 and reviewed by Shawn Wilkerson on October 8,
2018 and represent the authors' interpretation of events.
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September 25, 2018 1RT Site Walk Meeting Notes

Stream Credits Proposed for the Honey Mill Mitigation Site: REVISED October 9, 2018
Stream Credits
Reach
Management Objectives
Type of
Length
Ratio
Stream
Mitigation
(feet)'
Credits
RESTORATION
Restore appropriate dimension, pattern, and profile with Priority
Venable Creek
1 restoration. Install habitat structures, allow bankfull floodplain
Restoration
1,687
1:1
1,687
Reach 3
access. Establish native riparian buffer, exclude cattle.
Restore appropriate dimension, pattern, and profile with Priority
UT1
1 restoration. Install habitat structures, allow bankfull floodplain
Restoration
211
1:1
211
access. Establish native riparian buffer, exclude cattle.
Restore appropriate dimension, pattern, and profile with Priority
UT2 Reach 2
1 restoration. Install habitat structures, allow bankfull floodplain
Restoration
203
1:1
203
access. Establish native riparian buffer, exclude cattle.
Restore appropriate dimension, pattern, and profile with Priority
UT3 Reach 2
1 restoration. Install habitat structures, allow bankfull floodplain
Restoration
395
1:1
395
access. Establish native riparian buffer, exclude cattle.
Restore appropriate dimension, pattern, and profile with Priority
UT6
1 restoration. Install habitat structures, allow bankfull floodplain
Restoration
324
1:1
324
Reach 2
access. Establish native riparian buffer, exclude cattle.
Restoration Subtotal
2,820
2,820
ENHANCEMENT
Venable Creek
Exclude cattle, plant the riparian buffer. Treat invasives.
Enhancement II
150
2.5:1
60
Reach 1
Excavate floodplain bench, install in -stream structures, transition
Venable Creek
to priority 1 downstream. Exclude cattle, plant the riparian buffer.
Enhancement 1
150
1.5:1
100
Reach 2
Treat invasives.
Venable Creek
Spot repair erosion and incision, exclude cattle. Treat invasives.
Enhancement 11
1,907
2.5:1
763
Reach 4
UT2 Reach 1
Spot repair erosion and incision, exclude cattle. Treat invasives.
Enhancement 11
870
4:1
217
UT2A
Spot repair erosion and incision, exclude cattle. Treat invasives.
Enhancement 11
935
4:1
234
Spot repair erosion and incision, exclude cattle, plant the riparian
UT3 Reach 1
Enhancement 11
813
3:1
271
buffer. Treat invasives.
UT4
Spot repair erosion and incision, exclude cattle. Treat invasives.
Enhancement 11
438
3:1
1 146
Spot repair erosion and incision, exclude cattle, plant the riparian
UT5
Enhancement 11
353
3:1
118
buffer. Treat invasives.
Spot repair erosion and incision, exclude cattle, plant the riparian
UT6 Reach 1
Enhancement 11
296
3:1
99
buffer. Treat invasives.
Enhancement 11 Subtotal
5,912
2,008
4,828 Cool
Project Total
8,832 LF
- - -
Stream
Credits
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Figure 6 Concept Map
0 150 300 600 Feet Honey Mill Mitigation Site
*VWILDLANDS I I I I I I I I I Yadkin River Basin (03040101)
ENGINEERING
Surry County, NC

APPENDIX 7 — Invasive Species Treatment Plan

Appendix 7 Invasive Species Treatment Plan
Annual monitoring and semi-annual site visits will be conducted to assess the condition of the finished
project. These site inspections may identify the presence of invasive vegetation. If, during the
monitoring period, invasive species threaten the survivability of planted woody vegetation in an area
that exceeds 1% of the planted easement acreage, the invasive species shall be treated. Smaller areas
may be treated at the discretion of the project engineer and biologist, if deemed in the best interest of
the Site. Generally, the treatment plan shall follow the below guidelines in Table 1 for common invasive
species found in riparian areas; however, the treatment may be changed based on the professional
judgement of the project engineer and biologist. For invasive species not listed in the below table that
threaten the survivability of the planted woody vegetation, Wildlands shall notify DIMS of the invasive
species observed and the plan for treatment prior to treating the species. All invasive species treatment
will be reported in the following year's monitoring plan.
Table 1. Invasive Species Treatment — Honey Mill Mitigation Site
Invasive Species
Recommended Removal Technique
Multiflora Rose
Foliar treatment of large populations with 4% glyphosate solution. Cut stump treatment is
(Rosa multiflora)
time consuming, though effective. Treat in spring/summer.
Cut stump treatment with glyphosate (Aquaneat or other) is effective at controlling larger
individuals. Use 20% solution with non-ionic surfactant sprayed on stump with squirt
Autumn Olive
bottle immediately after cutting. Hack and squirt treatment is also effective using triclopyr
(Elaeagnus
(Garton 3A) at 5% solution. Use notched hatchet blade to create pocket for herbicide in
umbellate)
cambium layer. Basal bark treatment is an option. Basal bark is quicker treatment option
for large populations but usually +/- 50% efficacy and requires further treatment from
resprouts.
Cut stump of larger individuals with 25-50% glyphosate solution (Aquaneat or other) with
non-ionic surfactant. Apply using paint brush immediately after cutting stump. Bag all
Japanese
above ground material containing viable seeds and remove from site. Can also use
Barberry
triclopyr (Garton 3A or Garlon 4) in 25-50% solution. Apply using shoe polish bottle or
(Berberis
spray bottle immediately after cutting stump. Larger populations of immature individuals
thunbergii)
use backpack sprayer with above concentrations of either chemical. Birds will readily
disperse seeds from mature bushes. Populations dynamics demand control of seed
bearing individuals to limit spread. Quite thorny and rampant. Naturalized in WNC
mountainous areas around Watauga, Ashe and Alleghany counties.
Small infestations of L. japonica can be pulled by hand. Monitor to remove any re -sprouts.
Care should be taken to bag and remove the plants, including mature fruits to prevent re -
Honeysuckle
establishment. Large infestations of L. japonica will usually require a combination of cut
(Lonicera
stump and foliar herbicide treatments. Where vines have grown into the tree canopy, cut
japonica)
each stem as close to the ground as possible. Treat the freshly cut surface of the rooted
stem with a 25 percent solution of glyphosate or triclopyr. Groundcovers of L. japonica can
be treated with a foliar solution of 2 percent glyphosate or triclopyr plus a 0.5 percent non-
ionic surfactant to thoroughly wet all the leaves.
Chinese Privet
Wet leaves with one of the following herbicides in water with a surfactant: a glyphosate
(Ligustrum
herbicide as a 3-percent solution (12 ounces per 3-gallon mix) in the late fall or early winter
sinense)
when safety to surrounding vegetation is desired, or elsewhere, Arsenal AC* as a 1-percent
solution (4 ounces per 3-gallon mix). Backpack mist blowers can broadcast glyphosate as a
3-percent solution (12 ounces per 3-gallon mix) or Escort XP* at 1 ounce per acre (0.2 dry
ounces per 3-gallon mix and 10 gallons per acre) during winter for safety to dormant
hardwoods. Summer applications of glyphosate may not be as effective as other times and
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require a higher percent solution. The best time for Arsenal AC* and Escort XP* is summer
to fall. For stems too tall for foliar sprays and when safety to surrounding vegetation is
desired, apply a basal spray of Garlon 4 as a 20-percent solution (5 pints per 3-gallon mix)
in a labeled basal oil product, vegetable oil or mineral oil with a penetrant, or fuel oil or
diesel fuel (where permitted); or undiluted Pathfinder II. Elsewhere, apply Stalker* as a 6-
to 9-percent solution (1.5 to 2 pints per 3-gallon mix) in a labeled basal oil product,
vegetable oil or mineral oil with a penetrant, or fuel oil or diesel fuel (where permitted) to
young bark as a basal spray making certain to treat all stems in a clump; or cut and
immediately treat the stump tops with Arsenal AC* as a 5-percent solution (20 ounces per
3-gallon mix) or Velpar L* as a 10-percent solution in water (1 quart per 3-gallon mix) with
a surfactant. When safety to surrounding vegetation is desired, immediately treat stump
tops and sides with Garlon 3A or with a glyphosate herbicide as a 20-percent solution (5
pints per 3-gallon mix) in water with a surfactant. ORTHO Brush-B-Gon and Enforcer Brush
Killer are effective undiluted for treating cut -stumps and available in retail garden stores
(safe to surrounding plants). For large stems, make stem injections using Arsenal AC* or
when safety to surrounding vegetation is desired, Garlon 3A or a glyphosate herbicide
using dilutions and cut -spacings specified on the herbicide label (anytime except March
and April). An EZ-Ject tree injector can help to reach the lower part of the main stem;
otherwise, every branching trunk must be hack -and -squirt injected.
Small patches of P. montana that are not well -established can usually be eliminated by
persistent weeding, mowing, or grazing during the growing season. The spread of a well -
established infestation of P. montana can be controlled the same way, but cutting will
typically not kill the roots of larger plants. For vines in tree canopies, cut the vines near the
ground and apply a 50 percent solution of triclopyr to the stumps. This procedure remains
Kudzu
effective at lower temperatures as long as the ground is not frozen. Large infestations can
(Pueraria
be effectively controlled with a foliar solution of 2 to 3 percent glyphosate or triclopyr plus
montana)
a 0.5 percent non-ionic surfactant to thoroughly wet all leaves. The ambient air
temperature should be above 65 degrees Fahrenheit. After the above ground vegetation is
controlled and it is possible to dig and cut into the central root crown, apply a 50 percent
solution of glyphosate or triclopyr to the wound. The most successful chemical control of P.
montana can be achieved with a foliar solution of 0.75 percent clopyralid plus a 0.5 percent
non-ionic surfactant. Monitor all treatments in subsequent years for re -sprouting.
The most effective chemical control of A. brevipedunculata has been achieved using
triclopyr formulations toward the end of the growing season when plants are transporting
Porcelain berry
nutrients to their roots. Apply a 2 percent solution of triclopyr plus a 0.5 percent non-ionic
(Amis
surfactant to the foliage. Or cut the plants first, allow time for re -growth, and then apply
glanduloso losa vat.
the herbicide mixture. A. brevipedunculata can also be killed with a mixture of 25 percent
brevipedunculata)
triclopyr and 75 percent mineral oil applied to the basal parts of the stem to a height of 2
to 3 feet from the ground. This method should be used judiciously since it takes a lot of
chemical and can result in overspray. It has been used successfully in situations where no
other technique is feasible, such as cliff faces or other exposed sites.
Pre -emergent herbicide containing sulfometuron methyl (Oust XP) applied in early spring
causes minimal damage to established perennial vegetation. Mechanical control by cutting
or mowing as close to the ground as possible beginning in late spring and recurring
Japanese Hops
frequently until fall dieback is recommended. Post emergent herbicide treatment two
(Humulus
times a year (mid and late summer) to prevent the fall seed set is recommended.
japonicus)
Glyphosate provides good post -emergent chemical control. Hop seeds in the soil last up to
three years. Repeat treatments for two to three years should be expected, or longer in
areas subject to flooding that may receive influx of seeds from upstream infestations.
Cultural control methods which favor fast-growing tall tree species to create dense shade
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Recommended Removal Technique
in spring and summer and canopy closure will discourage infestations, as Japanese hop
prefers direct sunlight and does not tolerate heavy shade.
Recommended control procedures:
Thoroughly wet all leaves with one of the following herbicides in water with a surfactant
(June to October with multiple applications applied to regrowth).
• Recommendation for mature grass control: apply Outrider* as a broadcast spray at 0.75
to 2 ounces per acre (0.2 to 0.6 dry ounce per 3-gallon mix) plus a nonionic surfactant to
Johnson Grass
actively growing Johnsongrass. For handheld and high -volume sprayers, apply 1 ounce of
(Sorghum
Outrider per 100 gallons of water plus a nonionic surfactant at 0.25 percent. Outrider is a
halepense)
selective herbicide that can be applied over the top of certain other grasses to kill
Johnsongrass, or apply Plateau as a 0.25-percent solution (1 ounce per 3-gallon mix) when
plants are 18 to 24 inches (45 to 60 cm) tall or larger.
• Recommendation for seedling control: apply Journey as a 0.3-percent solution (1.2
ounces per 3-gallon mix) before Johnsongrass sprouts and when desirable species are
dormant or apply a glyphosate herbicide as a 2-percent solution (8 ounces per 3-gallon
mix) directed at the infestation.
Trees: Make stem injections using Arsenal AC* or when safety to surrounding vegetation is
desired, Garlon 3A or Milestone in dilutions as specified on the herbicide label (anytime
except March and April). For felled trees, apply the herbicides to stump tops immediately
after cutting. ORTHO Brush-B-Gon and Enforcer Brush Killer are effective undiluted for
treating cut -stumps and available in retail garden stores (safe to surrounding plants).
Saplings: Apply a basal spray to young bark using Garlon 4 as a 20-percent solution (5 pints
per 3-gallon mix) in a labeled basal oil product, vegetable oil or mineral oil with a
penetrant, or fuel oil or diesel fuel (where permitted); or undiluted
Mimosa
Pathfinder II. Elsewhere, apply Stalker* as a 6- to 9-percent solution (1.5 to 2 pints per 3-
(Albizia julibrissin)
gallon mix) in a labeled basal oil product, vegetable oil, kerosene, or diesel fuel (where
permitted).
Resprouts and seedlings: Thoroughly wet all leaves with one of the following herbicides in
water with a surfactant:
From June to August, either Escort XP at 1 ounce per acre (0.2 ounces per 3-gallon mix)
plus a glyphosate herbicide as a 2-percent solution addition (8 ounces per 3-gallon mix) or
Milestone VM Plus at 6 to 9 pints per acre (1.5 to 3 pints per 3-gallon mix and 10 gallons
per acre).
From July to September, Transline* t or Milestone as a 0.25-percent solution plus Garlon
3A as a 4-percent solution (1 ounce plus 5 ounces per 3-gallon mix).
Foliar Spray Method: This method should be considered for large thickets of paulownia
seedlings where risk to non -target species is minimal. Air temperature should be above
65A°F to ensure absorption of herbicides.
Glyphosate: Apply a 2% solution of glyphosate and water plus a 0.5% non-ionic surfactant
to thoroughly wet all leaves. Use a low pressure and coarse spray pattern to reduce spray
drift damage to non -target species. Glyphosate is a non -selective systemic herbicide that
Princess Tree
may kill non -target partially -sprayed plants.
(Paulownia
Triclopyr: Apply a 2% solution of triclopyr and water plus a 0.5% non-ionic sur-factant to
tomentosa)
thoroughly wet all leaves. Use a low pressure and coarse spray pattern to reduce spray
drift damage to non -target species. Triclopyr is a selective herbicide for broadleaf species.
In areas where desirable grasses are growing under or around paulownia, triclopyr can be
used without non -target damage.
Cut Stump Method: This control method should be considered when treating individual
trees or where the presence of desirable species precludes foliar application. Stump
treatments can be used if the ground is not frozen.
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Invasive Species
Recommended Removal Technique
Glyphosate: Horizontally cut stems at or near ground level. Immediately apply a 25%
solution of glyphosate and water to the cut stump making sure to cover the outer 50% of
the stump.
Triclopyr: Horizontally cut stems at or near ground level. Immediately apply a 50% solution
of triclopyr and water to the cut stump making sure to cover the outer 20% of the stump.
https://www.se-eppc.org/manual/princess.html
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APPENDIX 8 — Site Protection Instrument

Appendix 8 Site Protection Instrument
The land required for construction, management, and stewardship of this mitigation project includes
portions of the parcels listed in Table 1. The Venable and Browne properties are optioned for purchase
of a conservation easement by Wildlands Engineering, Inc. (Wildlands). Wildlands will record a
conservation easement on the parcels to encompass the streams and wetlands being restored,
enhanced, and preserved along with their corresponding buffers.
Table 1: Site Protection Instrument — Honey Mill Mitigation Site
Memorandum of
Under Option to
Option/Temporary Access
Acreage to be
Property Owner
Parcel ID Number
County
Purchase by
and Conservation Easement
Protected
Wildlands?
Deed Book (DB) and Page
Number (PG)
Mary Lou Venable
592800605518,
Surry
Yes
DB: 1626 PG: 1043-1046
13.36
592700684669
LuAnn Venable Browne,
Charles Edward Browne,
& Verla Venable Phillips
4011687430
Surry
Yes
DB: 1626 PG: 1033-1037
6.86
Life Estate
The conservation easement template that will be used for recordation is included in this appendix. All
site protection instruments require 60-day advance notification to the USACE and or DMS prior to any
action to void, amend, or modify the document. No such action shall take place unless approved by the
State.
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EXHIBIT B
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA DEED OF CONSERVATION EASEMENT
AND RIGHT OF ACCESS PROVIDED
PURSUANT TO
FULL DELIVERY
MITIGATION CONTRACT
COUNTY
SPO File Number:
DMS Project Number:
Prepared by: Office of the Attorney General
Property Control Section
Return to: NC Department of Administration
State Property Office
1321 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1321
THIS DEED OF CONSERVATION EASEMENT AND RIGHT OF ACCESS, made
this day of , 20, by Landowner name goes here
, ("Grantor"), whose mailing address is Landowner address goes here , to the State of
North Carolina, ("Grantee"), whose mailing address is State of North Carolina, Department of
Administration, State Property Office, 1321 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1321. The
designations of 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:
WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143-214.8 et seq., the State
of North Carolina has established the Division of Mitigation Services (formerly known as the
Ecosystem Enhancement Program and Wetlands Restoration Program) within the Department of
Environment and Natural Resources for the purposes of acquiring, maintaining, restoring,
enhancing, creating and preserving wetland and riparian resources that contribute to the
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protection and improvement of water quality, flood prevention, fisheries, aquatic habitat, wildlife
habitat, and recreational opportunities; and
WHEREAS, this Conservation Easement from Grantor to Grantee has been negotiated,
arranged and provided for as a condition of a full delivery contract between ( insert name and
address of full delivery contract provider ) and the North Carolina Department of Environmental
Quality, to provide stream, wetland and/or buffer mitigation pursuant to the North Carolina
Department of Environmental Quality Purchase and Services Contract Number
WHEREAS, The State of North Carolina is qualified to be the Grantee of a Conservation
Easement pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 121-35; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources and the United
States Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District entered into a Memorandum of
Understanding, (MOU) duly executed by all parties on November 4, 1998. This MOU
recognized that the Wetlands Restoration Program was to provide effective compensatory
mitigation for authorized impacts to wetlands, streams and other aquatic resources by restoring,
enhancing and preserving the wetland and riparian areas of the State; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, the North Carolina
Department of Transportation and the United States Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington
District entered into a Memorandum of Agreement, (MOA) duly executed by all parties in
Greensboro, NC on July 22, 2003, which recognizes that the Division of Mitigation Services
(formerly Ecosystem Enhancement Program) is to provide for compensatory mitigation by
effective protection of the land, water and natural resources of the State by restoring, enhancing
and preserving ecosystem functions; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, the North Carolina Division of
Water Quality, the North Carolina Division of Coastal Management, and the National Marine
Fisheries Service entered into an agreement to continue the In -Lieu Fee operations of the North
Carolina Department of Natural Resources' Division of Mitigation Services (formerly Ecosystem
Enhancement Program) with an effective date of 28 July, 2010, which supersedes and replaces
the previously effective MOA and MOU referenced above; and
WHEREAS, the acceptance of this instrument for and on behalf of the State of North
Carolina was granted to the Department of Administration by resolution as approved by the
Governor and Council of State adopted at a meeting held in the City of Raleigh, North Carolina,
on the 8th day of February 2000; and
WHEREAS, the Division of Mitigation Services in the Department of Environmental
Quality, which has been delegated the authority authorized by the Governor and Council of State
to the Department of Administration, has approved acceptance of this instrument; and
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WHEREAS, Grantor owns in fee simple certain real property situated, lying, and being
in Township, County, North Carolina (the "Property"), and being
more particularly described as that certain parcel of land containing approximately
acres and being conveyed to the Grantor by deed as recorded in Deed Book at Page
of the County Registry, North Carolina; and
WHEREAS, Grantor is willing to grant a Conservation Easement and Right of Access
over the herein described areas of the Property, thereby restricting and limiting the use of the
areas of the Property subject to the Conservation Easement to the terms and conditions and
purposes hereinafter set forth, and Grantee is willing to accept said Easement and Access Rights.
The Conservation Easement shall be for the protection and benefit of the waters of if known
insert name of stream, branch, river or waterway here.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants, terms, conditions, and
restrictions hereinafter set forth, Grantor unconditionally and irrevocably hereby grants and
conveys unto Grantee, its successors and assigns, forever and in perpetuity, a Conservation
Easement along with a general Right of Access.
The Conservation Easement Area consists of the following:
Tracts Number containing a total of acres as shown on the plats
of survey entitled "Final Plat, Conservation Easement for North Carolina Division of Mitigation
Services, Project Name: , SPO File No. , EEP Site No. ,
Property of ," dated , 20 by name of surveyor,
PLS Number and recorded in the County, North Carolina Register
of Deeds at Plat Book Pages
See attached "Exhibit A", Legal Description of area of the Property hereinafter referred to as the
"Conservation Easement Area"
The purposes of this Conservation Easement are to maintain, restore, enhance, construct,
create and preserve wetland and/or riparian resources in the Conservation Easement 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
Conservation Easement Area in its natural condition, consistent with these purposes; and to
prevent any use of the Easement Area that will significantly impair or interfere with these
purposes. To achieve these purposes, the following conditions and restrictions are set forth:
L DURATION OF EASEMENT
Pursuant to law, including the above referenced statutes, this Conservation Easement and
Right of Access shall be perpetual and it shall run with, and be a continuing restriction upon the
use of, the Property, and it shall be enforceable by the Grantee against the Grantor and against
Grantor's heirs, successors and assigns, personal representatives, agents, lessees, and licensees.
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II. GRANTOR RESERVED USES AND RESTRICTED ACTIVITIES
The Conservation Easement Area shall be restricted from any development or usage that
would impair or interfere with the purposes of this Conservation Easement. Unless expressly
reserved as a compatible use herein, any activity in, or use of, the Conservation Easement Area
by the Grantor is prohibited as inconsistent with the purposes of this Conservation Easement.
Any rights not expressly reserved hereunder by the Grantor have been acquired by the Grantee.
Any rights not expressly reserved hereunder by the Grantor, including the rights to all mitigation
credits, including, but not limited to, stream, wetland, and riparian buffer mitigation units,
derived from each site within the area of the Conservation Easement, are conveyed to and belong
to the Grantee. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the following specific uses are
prohibited, restricted, or reserved as indicated:
A. Recreational Uses. Grantor expressly reserves the right to undeveloped recreational
uses, including hiking, bird watching, hunting and fishing, and access to the Conservation
Easement Area for the purposes thereof.
B. Motorized Vehicle Use. Motorized vehicle use in the Conservation Easement Area is
prohibited except within a Crossing Area(s) or Road or Trail as shown on the recorded survey
plat.
C. Educational Uses. The Grantor reserves the right to engage in and permit others to
engage in educational uses in the Conservation Easement Area not inconsistent with this
Conservation Easement, and the right of access to the Conservation Easement Area for such
purposes including organized educational activities such as site visits and observations.
Educational uses of the property shall not alter vegetation, hydrology or topography of the site.
D. Damage to Vegetation. Except within Crossing Area(s) as shown on the recorded
survey plat and as related to the removal of non-native plants, diseased or damaged trees, or
vegetation that destabilizes or renders unsafe the Conservation Easement Area to persons or
natural habitat, all cutting, removal, mowing, harming, or destruction of any trees and vegetation
in the Conservation Easement Area is prohibited.
E. Industrial, Residential and Commercial Uses. All industrial, residential and
commercial uses are prohibited in the Conservation Easement Area.
F. Agricultural Use. All agricultural uses are prohibited within the Conservation Easement
Area including any use for cropland, waste lagoons, or pastureland.
G. New Construction. There shall be no building, facility, mobile home, antenna, utility
pole, tower, or other structure constructed or placed in the Conservation Easement Area.
H. Roads and Trails. There shall be no construction or maintenance of new roads, trails,
walkways, or paving in the Conservation Easement.
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All existing roads, trails and crossings within the Conservation Easement Area shall be shown on
the recorded survey plat.
L Signs. No signs shall be permitted in the Conservation Easement Area except
interpretive signs describing restoration activities and the conservation values of the
Conservation Easement Area, signs identifying the owner of the Property and the holder of the
Conservation Easement, signs giving directions, or signs prescribing rules and regulations for the
use of the Conservation Easement Area.
J. Dumping or Storing. Dumping or storage of soil, trash, ashes, garbage, waste,
abandoned vehicles, appliances, machinery, or any other material in the Conservation Easement
Area is prohibited.
K. Grading, Mineral Use, Excavation, Dredging. There shall be no grading, filling,
excavation, dredging, mining, drilling, hydraulic fracturing; removal of topsoil, sand, gravel,
rock, peat, minerals, or other materials.
L. Water Quality and Drainage Patterns. 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 Conservation Easement Area. No altering
or tampering with water control structures or devices, or disruption or alteration of the restored,
enhanced, or created drainage patterns is allowed. All removal of wetlands, polluting or
discharging into waters, springs, seeps, or wetlands, or use of pesticide or biocides in the
Conservation Easement Area is prohibited. In the event of an emergency interruption or
shortage of all other water sources, water from within the Conservation Easement Area may
temporarily be withdrawn for good cause shown as needed for the survival of livestock on the
Property.
M. Subdivision and Conveyance. Grantor voluntarily agrees that no further subdivision,
partitioning, or dividing of the Conservation Easement Area portion of the Property owned by the
Grantor in fee simple ("fee") that is subject to this Conservation Easement is allowed. Any future
transfer of the Property shall be subject to this Conservation Easement and Right of Access and to the
Grantee's right of unlimited and repeated ingress and egress over and across the Property to the
Conservation Easement Area for the purposes set forth herein.
N. Development Rights. All development rights are permanently removed from the
Conservation Easement Area and are non-transferrable.
O. Disturbance of Natural Features. Any change, disturbance, alteration or impairment of
the natural features of the Conservation Easement Area or any intentional introduction of non-
native plants, trees and/or animal species by Grantor is prohibited.
The Grantor may request permission to vary from the above restrictions for good cause
shown, provided that any such request is not inconsistent with the purposes of this Conservation
Easement, and the Grantor obtains advance written approval from the Division of Mitigation
Services, 1652 Mail Services Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1652.
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III. GRANTEE RESERVED USES
A. Right of Access, Construction, and Inspection. The Grantee, its employees and agents,
successors and assigns, receive a perpetual Right of Access to the Conservation Easement Area
over the Property at reasonable times to undertake any activities on the property to restore,
construct, manage, maintain, enhance, protect, and monitor the stream, wetland and any other
riparian resources in the Conservation Easement Area, in accordance with restoration activities
or a long-term management plan. Unless otherwise specifically set forth in this Conservation
Easement, the rights granted herein do not include or establish for the public any access rights.
B. Restoration Activities. These activities include 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 direct in -stream, above ground, and subterraneous water flow.
C. Signs. The Grantee, its employees and agents, successors or assigns, shall be permitted
to place signs and witness posts on the Property to include any or all of the following: describe
the project, prohibited activities within the Conservation Easement, or identify the project
boundaries and the holder of the Conservation Easement.
D. Fences. Conservation Easements are purchased to protect the investments by the State
(Grantee) in natural resources. Livestock within conservations easements damages the
investment and can result in reductions in natural resource value and mitigation credits which
would cause financial harm to the State. Therefore, Landowners (Grantor) with livestock are
required to restrict livestock access to the Conservation Easement area. Repeated failure to do so
may result in the State (Grantee) repairing or installing livestock exclusion devices (fences)
within the conservation area for the purpose of restricting livestock access. In such cases, the
landowner (Grantor) must provide access to the State (Grantee) to make repairs.
E. Crossing Area(s). The Grantee is not responsible for maintenance of crossing area(s),
however, the Grantee, its employees and agents, successors or assigns, reserve the right to repair
crossing area(s), at its sole discretion and to recover the cost of such repairs from the Grantor if
such repairs are needed as a result of activities of the Grantor, his successors or assigns.
IV. ENFORCEMENT AND REMEDIES
A. Enforcement. To accomplish the purposes of this Conservation Easement, Grantee is
allowed to prevent any activity within the Conservation Easement Area that is inconsistent with
the purposes of this Conservation Easement and to require the restoration of such areas or
features in the Conservation Easement Area that may have been damaged by such unauthorized
activity or use. Upon any breach of the terms of this Conservation Easement by Grantor, the
Grantee shall, except as provided below, notify the Grantor in writing of such breach and the
Grantor shall have ninety (90) days after receipt of such notice to correct the damage caused by
such breach. If the breach and damage remains uncured after ninety (90) days, the Grantee may
enforce this Conservation Easement by bringing appropriate legal proceedings including an
action to recover damages, as well as injunctive and other relief. The Grantee shall also have the
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power and authority, consistent with its statutory authority: (a) to prevent any impairment of the
Conservation Easement Area by acts which may be unlawful or in violation of this Conservation
Easement; (b) to otherwise preserve or protect its interest in the Property; or (c) to seek damages
from any appropriate person or entity. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Grantee reserves the
immediate right, without notice, to obtain a temporary restraining order, injunctive or other
appropriate relief, if the breach is or would irreversibly or otherwise materially impair the
benefits to be derived from this Conservation Easement, and the Grantor and Grantee
acknowledge that the damage would be irreparable and remedies at law inadequate. The rights
and remedies of the Grantee provided hereunder shall be in addition to, and not in lieu of, all
other rights and remedies available to Grantee in connection with this Conservation Easement.
B. Inspection. The Grantee, its employees and agents, successors and assigns, have the
right, with reasonable notice, to enter the Conservation Easement Area over the Property at
reasonable times for the purpose of inspection to determine whether the Grantor is complying
with the terms, conditions and restrictions of this Conservation Easement.
C. Acts Beyond Grantor's Control. Nothing contained in this Conservation Easement
shall be construed to entitle Grantee to bring any action against Grantor for any injury or change
in the Conservation Easement Area caused by third parties, resulting from causes beyond the
Grantor's control, including, without limitation, fire, flood, storm, and earth movement, or from
any prudent action taken in good faith by the Grantor under emergency conditions to prevent,
abate, or mitigate significant injury to life or damage to the Property resulting from such causes.
D. Costs of Enforcement. Beyond regular and typical monitoring expenses, any costs
incurred by Grantee in enforcing the terms of this Conservation Easement against Grantor,
including, without limitation, any costs of restoration necessitated by Grantor's acts or omissions
in violation of the terms of this Conservation Easement, shall be borne by Grantor.
E. No Waiver. Enforcement of this Easement shall be at the discretion of the Grantee and
any forbearance, delay or omission by Grantee to exercise its rights hereunder in the event of any
breach of any term set forth herein shall not be construed to be a waiver by Grantee.
V. MISCELLANEOUS
A. This instrument sets forth the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the
Conservation Easement and supersedes all prior discussions, negotiations, understandings or
agreements relating to the Conservation Easement. If any provision is found to be invalid, the
remainder of the provisions of the Conservation Easement, and the application of such provision
to persons or circumstances other than those as to which it is found to be invalid, shall not be
affected thereby.
B. Grantor is responsible for any real estate taxes, assessments, fees, or charges levied upon
the Property. Grantee shall not be responsible for any costs or liability of any kind related to the
ownership, operation, insurance, upkeep, or maintenance of the Property, except as expressly
provided herein. Upkeep of any constructed bridges, fences, or other amenities on the Property
are the sole responsibility of the Grantor. Nothing herein shall relieve the Grantor of the
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obligation to comply with federal, state or local laws, regulations and permits that may apply to
the exercise of the Reserved Rights.
C. Any notices shall be sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested to the
parties at their addresses shown herein or to other addresses as either party establishes in writing
upon notification to the other.
D. Grantor shall notify Grantee in writing of the name and address and any party to whom
the Property or any part thereof is to be transferred at or prior to the time said transfer is made.
Grantor further agrees that any subsequent lease, deed, or other legal instrument by which any
interest in the Property is conveyed is subject to the Conservation Easement herein created.
E. The Grantor and Grantee agree that the terms of this Conservation Easement shall survive
any merger of the fee and easement interests in the Property or any portion thereof.
F. This Conservation Easement and Right of Access may be amended, but only in writing
signed by all parties hereto, or their successors or assigns, if such amendment does not affect the
qualification of this Conservation Easement or the status of the Grantee under any applicable
laws, and is consistent with the purposes of the Conservation Easement. The owner of the
Property shall notify the State Property Office and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in writing
sixty (60) days prior to the initiation of any transfer of all or any part of the Property or of any
request to void or modify this Conservation Easement. Such notifications and modification
requests shall be addressed to:
Division of Mitigation Services Program Manager
NC State Property Office
1321 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1321
and
General Counsel
US Army Corps of Engineers
69 Darlington Avenue
Wilmington, NC 28403
G. The parties recognize and agree that the benefits of this Conservation Easement are in
gross and assignable provided, however, that the Grantee hereby covenants and agrees, that in
the event it transfers or assigns this Conservation Easement, the organization receiving the
interest will be a qualified holder under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 121-34 et seq. and § 170(h) of the
Internal Revenue Code, and the Grantee further covenants and agrees that the terms of the
transfer or assignment will be such that the transferee or assignee will be required to continue in
perpetuity the conservation purposes described in this document.
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VI. QUIET ENJOYMENT
Grantor reserves all remaining rights accruing from ownership of the Property, including
the right to engage in or permit or invite others to engage in only those uses of the Conservation
Easement Area that are expressly reserved herein, not prohibited or restricted herein, and are not
inconsistent with the purposes of this Conservation Easement. Without limiting the generality of
the foregoing, the Grantor expressly reserves to the Grantor, and the Grantor's invitees and
licensees, the right of access to the Conservation Easement Area, and the right of quiet
enjoyment of the Conservation Easement Area,
TO HAVE AND TO HOLD, the said rights and easements perpetually unto the State of
North Carolina for the aforesaid purposes,
AND Grantor covenants that Grantor is seized of said premises in fee and has the right to
convey the permanent Conservation Easement herein granted; that the same is free from
encumbrances and that Grantor will warrant and defend title to the same against the claims of all
persons whomsoever.
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IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, the Grantor has hereunto set his hand and seal, the day
and year first above written.
(SEAL)
NORTH CAROLINA
COUNTY OF
I, , a Notary Public in and for the County and State
aforesaid, do hereby certify that , Grantor, personally appeared
before me this day and acknowledged the execution of the foregoing instrument.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and Notary Seal this the
day of , 20.
Notary Public
My commission expires:
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Exhibit A
[INSERT LEGAL DESCRIPTION]
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APPENDIX 9 — Maintenance Plan

Appendix 9 Maintenance Plan
The site shall be visited semi-annually and a physical inspection of the site shall be conducted a
minimum of once per year throughout the post -construction monitoring period for seven years. These
site inspections may identify site components and features that require routine maintenance. Routine
maintenance should be expected most often in the first two years following site construction and may
include the following:
Table 1. Maintenance Plan — Honey Mill Mitigation Site
Component/
Maintenance through project close-out
Feature
Routine channel maintenance and repair activities may include chinking of in -stream
structures to prevent piping, securing of loose coir matting, and supplemental installations
of live stakes and other target vegetation along the channel — these shall be conducted
where success criteria are threatened or at the discretion of the Designer. Areas where
Stream
storm water and floodplain flows intercept the channel may also require maintenance to
prevent bank failures and head -cutting. Beaver activity will be monitored and beaver dams
on project streams will typically be removed, at the discretion of the Designer, during the
monitoring period to allow for bank stabilization and stream development outside of this
type of influence.
Vegetation shall be maintained to ensure the health and vigor of the targeted community.
Routine vegetation maintenance and repair activities may include supplemental planting,
Vegetation
pruning, mulching, and fertilizing. Exotic invasive plant species requiring treatment per the
Invasive Species Treatment Plan shall be treated using a combination of best professional
judgement and recommendations from that plan, in accordance with NC Department of
Agriculture (NCDA) rules and regulations.
Site boundaries shall be identified in the field to ensure clear distinction between the
mitigation site and adjacent properties. Boundaries may be identified by fence, marker,
Site boundary
bollard, post, tree -blazing, or other means as allowed by site conditions and/or conservation
easement. Boundary markers disturbed, damaged, or destroyed will be repaired and/or
replaced on an as -needed basis.
Honey Mill Mitigation Site Appendix 9
DMS ID No. 100083 Page 1

APPENDIX 10 — Financial Assurance

Appendix 10 Financial Assurances
Pursuant to Section IV H and Appendix III of the Division of Mitigation Service's In -Lieu Fee Instrument
dated July 28, 2010, the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources has provided
the US 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.
Honey Mill Mitigation Site Appendix 10
DMS ID No. 100083 Page 1

APPENDIX 11— Credit Release Schedule

Appendix 11- Credit Release Schedule and Supporting Information
All credit releases will be based on the total credit generated as reported in the approved final
mitigation plan, unless there are discrepancies which indicate additional credits may be warranted, in
which case an addendum will be proposed to the IRT. Under no circumstances shall any mitigation
project be debited until the necessary Department of the Army (DA) authorization has been received for
its construction or the District Engineer (DE) has otherwise provided written approval for the project in
the case where no DA authorization is required for construction of the mitigation project. The DE, in
consultation with the Interagency Review Team (IRT), will determine if performance standards have
been satisfied sufficiently to meet the requirements of the release schedules below. In cases where
some performance standards have not been met, credits may still be released depending on the
specifics of the case. Monitoring may be required to restart or be extended, depending on the extent to
which the site fails to meet the specified performance standard.
The following conditions apply to the credit release schedules:
A. A reserve of 10% of a site's total stream credits will be released after four bankfull events have
occurred, in separate years, provided the channel is stable and all other performance standards
are met. In the event that less than four bankfull events occur during the monitoring period,
release of these reserve credits is at the discretion of the IRT.
B. For mitigation banks, implementation of the approved Mitigation Plan must be initiated no later
than the first full growing season after the date of the first credit transaction (credit sale).
C. After the second milestone, the credit releases are scheduled to occur on an annual basis,
assuming that the annual monitoring report has been provided to the USACE in accordance with
the General Monitoring Requirements, and that the monitoring report demonstrates that
interim performance standards are being met and that no other concerns have been identified
on -site during the visual monitoring. All credit releases require written approval from the
USACE.
D. The credits associated with the final credit release milestone will be released only upon a
determination by the USACE, in consultation with the NCIRT, of functional success as defined in
the Mitigation Plan.
The schedules below list the updated credit release schedules for stream and wetland mitigation
projects developed by bank and ILF sites in North Carolina:
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DMS ID No. 100083 Page 1

Table A: Stream Credit Release Schedule
Credit Release Schedule and Milestones for Streams
Credit
ILF/NCDMS
Release
Release Activity
Interim
Total
Milestone
Release
Released
Completion of all initial physical and biological improvements made
pursuant to the Mitigation Plan
30%
30%
2*
Year 1 monitoring report demonstrates that channels are stable and
interim performance standards have been met
10%
40%
3
Year 2 monitoring report demonstrates that channels are stable and
interim performance standards have been met
10%
50%
4
Year 3 monitoring report demonstrates that channels are stable and
interim performance standards have been met
10%
60%
5
Year 4 monitoring report demonstrates that channels are stable and
65%
interim performance standards have been met
5%
6**
(75%***)
Year 5 monitoring report demonstrates that channels are stable and
75%
interim performance standards have been met
10%
(85%***)
7
Year 6 monitoring report demonstrates that channels are stable and
80%
interim performance standards have been met
5%
8**
(90%***)
Year 7 monitoring report demonstrates that channels are stable,
90%
performance standards have been met
10%
(100%***)
9
*For ILF sites (including all NCDMS projects), no initial release of credits (Milestone 1) is provided because ILF
programs utilized advance credits, so no initial release is necessary to help fund site construction. To account for
this, the 15% credit release associated with the first milestone (bank establishment) is held until the second
milestone, so that the total credits release at the second milestone is 30%. In order for NCDMS to receive the
30% release (shown in the schedules as Milestone 2), they must comply with the credit release requirements
stated in Section IV(I)(3) of the approved NCDMS Instrument.
**Please note that vegetation data may not be required with monitoring reports submitted during these
monitoring years unless otherwise required by the Mitigation Plan or directed by the NCIRT.
***10% reserve of credits to be held back until the bankfull event performance standard has been met.
Honey Mill Mitigation Site Appendix 11
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APPENDIX 12 — Preliminary Plans

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Sheet Index
Title Sheet
0.1
Project Overview
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Project Directory
Engineering:
Wildlands Engineering, Inc
License No. F-0831
1430 South Mint Street, Suite 104
Charlotte, NC 28203
Aaron Earley, PE
704-332-7754
Surveying:
Turner Land Surveying
P.O. Sox 148
Swannanc a, NC 28778
David S. Turner, PLS
919-827-0745
Owner:
NC DEQ - Division of
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Raleigh, NC 27699
Kristie Corson
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970
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2.
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3.
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Sheet Index
N
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1090
1085
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77
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1045
1045
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LOG STRUCTURE
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NOTES:
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• ROCK MAY BE SUBSTITUTED FOR LOGS AT ENGINEER'S
DISCRETION.
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WITH ENGINEER IN FIELD DURING CONSTRUCTION.
HEAD OF RIFFLE ELEVATION
POINT PER PROFIT
BURY INTO BANK 5' MIN. (TYP)
BURY INTO BANK V MIN. (TYP)
3 Jazz Riffle
6.1 Not to Scale
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DEBRIS WORKED INTO RIFFLE
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2 Woody Riffle
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SEE PROFILE
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L, B'
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OR SALVAGED
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CLASS 1 STONE
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NOTES:
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3" ABOVE RIFFLE BED.
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Section A -A'
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TOE OF SLOPE (TYP'
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SIZE
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PER PROFILE
B
STONE TO ALSO BE WORKED INTO
12" RIFFLE THICKNESS
Plan View BANKS TO PREVENT WEAK SPOTS
ALONG CHANNEL MARGINS
12-18" RIFFLE THICKNESS
HEADER BOULDER
MUST CONTAIN AT LEAST 30% GRAVEL AND SAND FINES
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TERRACE EXISTING
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MATERIAL VARIES FROM CLASS I OR
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LARGEST STONE AVAILABLE
4 Rock Slide
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FOOTER OR LARGE SLOPING
HEADER BOULDER TO EXTEND
18" BELOW POOL INVERT
OVEREXCAVATE 1-2', BACKFILL WITH
Profile WELL -GRADED MIX OF SMALL BOULDERS,
COBBLE, GRAVEL AND SAND
NOTES:
• USE IN LIEU OF CASCADING RIFFLES WHERE AVERAGE
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USED FOR THIS SCENARIO).
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MAY BE HORSE SHOE SHAPED, ARCHED
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CONTRACTOR TO VARY OR SHAPE AS
DIRECTED. IN OUTSIDE OF BEND, ANGLED
WITH SLOPING ARM IS TYPICALLY REQUIRED.
FOOTER BOULDE
VEGETATED STONE TOE PROTECTION
AROUND POOL MARGINS AS SPECIFIED BY
DESIGNER, SEE SECTION C-C'
TOP OF BANK
TOE OF BANK
BACKFILL EQUAL RIFFLE
MIX FROM PROJECT
BACKFILL
RIFFLE TABLE
DEPTH 18"
HEADER BOULDER
MINIMUM
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NOTE:
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TO BE ADDED TO 100% PLANS.
6.3 Not to Scale
Section B-B'
NOTES
• USE IN LIEU OF CASCADING RIFFLES WHERE AVERAGE
SLOPE EXCEEDS 15% (ROCK SLIDE MAY ALSO BE USED
FOR THIS SCENARIO).
• MINIMUM SIZE FOR BOULDERS SHALL BE 2' x 2' x 1'.
• VOID SPACES BETWEEN BOULDERS ON CASCADE
SHALL BE FILLED WITH SMALLER NATIVE ROCK WHERE
AVAILABLE.
• IF NATIVE ROCK IS NOT AVAILABLE, QUARRIED ROCK
MAY BE SUBSTITUTED IN THE SAME SIZES.
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WELL MIXED.
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LARGE BOULDERS
NATIVE ROCK EQUIVALENT
TO CLASS I RIPRAP, VOIDS FILLED
WITH ONSITE GRAVEL AND SAND
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INSTALL ADDITIONAL VEGETATION SUCH AS
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LIVE CUTTINGS
BIODEGRADABLE EROSION
CONTROL FABRIC (SEE INSET "A")
OPTIONAL LIVE FASCINE
BUNDLE OR 2' COIR LOG
SECURED WITH 36" STAKES.
NOTES
• ROOTED/LEAFED CONDITION OF THE LIVING PLANT
MATERIAL IS NOT REPRESENTATIVE OF THE TIME OF
INSTALLATION.
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PLACED 6" ABOVE NORMAL BASEFLOW.
• NUMBER OF COMPACTED EARTH LIFTS TO VARY
DEPENDING ON DESIGN TOP OF BANK HEIGHT.
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ELEVATION PO
PER PROI
ROCK TOE PROTECTION
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STREAM SIZE)
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FLOW
FOR STEEPER REACHES
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UPSTREAM OF THE LUNKER LOG
PER DESIGNER'S INSTRUCTIONS.
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SALVAGED ONSITE
COBBLE/GRAVEL
SILL ELEVATION
BED MATERIAL
PER PROFILE
EXCAVATED
STREAMBED
SCOUR POOL
FILTER FABRIC
EXTEND FILTER FABRIC
5' MIN. UPSTREAM
HEADERLOG
EMBED LOG SILL ELEVATION
FOOTER LOG
5' (MIN.) PER PROFILE (TYP)
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COVERLOG
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Eco-Stake
IMPERVIOUS DIKE INTAKE HOSE
(SEE INSET "B') PUMP
EROSION CONTROL
MATTING (TYP)
TOP OF BANK
SECURE MATTING IN
ECO-STAKE(TYP) �
EP TRENCH
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STAKE(TYP)
(a:) Erosion Control Matting
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HIGH STRENGTH
DOUBLE STITCHED
T' TYPE SEAMS.
BAG PLACED ON
AGGREGATED OR STRAW..
ARGE HOSE
E (TYP)
o DEWATERING
BAG
15'
MUD MATS
SUPPORTLOG
12" 4 MIN.
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EXISTING TERRAIN DEWATERING BAG
SEWN IN SPOUT
HIGH STRENGTH STRAPPING
/FOR HOLDING HOSE STREAM BED
IN PLACE.
WATER FLOW
FROM PUMP 8" of CLASS B RIPRAP
FILTER FABRIC
\FLEXIBLE 15'to 20'
DISCHARGE HOSE Inset "A"
Dewatering Bag
SAND BAG
(24" X 12" X 6")
OR STONE.
1 IMPERVIOUS SHEETING
FLOW
Inset"B"
INTAKE HOSE IMPERVIOUS DIKE Impervious Dike
WATERING (SEE INSET "B")
PUMP
DISCHARGE HOSE / i \10' X 5' STABILIZED OUTLET
DEWATERING BAG USING CLASS B RIPRAP AND
(SEE INSET "A") NCDOT TYPE 2 FILTER FABRIC.
(SEE INSET "C")
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Pump Around System
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10' MIN
FILTER FABRIC
Inset"C"
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STABILIZED OUTLET USING CLASS B
RIPRAP TRENCHED INTO EXISTING
GROUND A MINIMUM OF 6". SIZE AND
LOCATION TO BE DETERMINED IN THE
FIELD BY THE ENGINEER.
FLEXIBLE DISCHARGE HOSE FROM
PUMP AROUND PUMP HELD IN PLACE
WITH SAND BAGS AS NEEDED.
NOTE:
1. PROVIDE STABILIZED OUTLET
TO STREAMBED.
X' DIM
/ WATER DIVERSION CHANNEL
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'FILTER FABRIC
CLASS B
STONE
NOTES:
CONSTRUCT STREAM CROSSING WHEN FLOW IS AT NORMAL
BASEFLOW.
MINIMIZE CLEARING AND EXCAVATION OF STREAMBANKS. DO
NOT EXCAVATE CHANNEL BOTTOM.
INSTALL STREAM CROSSING PERPENDICULAR TO THE FLOW.
MAINTAIN CROSSING SO THAT RUNOFF IN THE CONSTRUCTION
ROAD DOES NOT ENTER EXISTING CHANNEL.
STABILIZE AN ACCESS RAMP OF CLASS B STONE TO THE EDGE OF
THE MUD MAT.
CONTRACTOR SHALL DETERMINE AN APPROPRIATE RAMP
ANGLE ACCORDING TO EQUIPMENT UTILIZED.
FILTER FABRIC
COMPACTED FILL
EXISTING GROUND
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NOTES:
• USE WIRE A MINIMUM OF 32" IN WIDTH AND WITH A
MINIMUM OF 6 LINES OF WIRES WITH 12" STAY SPACING.
• USE FILTER FABRIC A MINIMUM OF 36" IN WIDTH AND FASTEN
ADEQUATELY TO THE WIRES AS DIRECTED BY THE ENGINEER.
• PROVIDE 5' STEEL POST OF THE SELF -FASTENER ANGLE STEEL
TYPE. ANGLE STEEL TYPE.
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NO.57STONE
CLASS B
RIPRAP
FILTER OF 1" DIA. TOP OF SILT FENCE
3 WASHED STONE MUST BE AT LEAST
p� STEEL FENCE POST ABOVE THE TOP OFF
WIRE FENCE HE WASHED STONE
HARDWARE CLOTH
FILTER OF 1" DIA.
WASHED STONE
FILTER FABRIC
ON GROUND
3'
BURY WIRE FENCE
SILT FENCE AND HARDWARE CLOTH
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INSTALL AND MAINTAIN THREE Top View
CHECK DAMS LOCATED AT
DOWNSTREAM LIMITS OF PROJECT.
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2' MIN. SPILLWAY CREST
NO.57 STONE 4INCHES ��—�
WIDE ON UPSTREAM FACE
FLOW CLASS B RIPRAP
�-5'MIN. --�
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TOP OF BANK
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WORK �20 FLOW 20'R WIDTH�
AREA
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CLASS B RI PRAP
Profile View CONTRACTOR SHALL REMOVE
SEDIMENT WHEN DEPTH Section B-B'
REACHES 12". TOE OF SLOPE
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NOTES:
• PROVIDE TURNING RADIUS SUFFICIENT TO ACCOMMODATE
LARGE TRUCKS.
• LOCATE CONSTRUCTION ENTRANCE AT ALL POINTS OF INGRESS
AND EGRESS UNTIL SITE IS STABILIZED. PROVIDE FREQUENT
CHECKS OF THE DEVICE AND TIMELY MAINTENANCE.
• MUST BE MAINTAINED IN A CONDITION WHICH WILL PREVENT
TRACKING OR DIRECT FLOW OF MUD ONTO STREETS. PERIODIC
TOP DRESSING WITH STONE WILL BE NECESSARY.
• ANY MATERIAL TRACKED ONTO THE ROADWAY MUST BE
CLEANED IMMEDIATELY.
• USE CLASS A STONE OR OTHER COARSE AGGREGATE APPROVED
BY THE ENGINEER.
• PLACE FILTER FABRIC BENEATH STONE.
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INSTALLATION:
REFER TO THE PLANS FOR LOCATIONS AND SPECIFICATIONS. DURING INSTALLATION OF
THE SILT BARRIER OR SILT FENCE, INSPECT THE INSTALLATION TO DETERMINE IF OUTLETS
ARE NEEDED ACCORDING TO THE CRITERIA SET FORTH IN THE SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE
BARRIER AND FENCE. IF THERE ARE QUESTIONS OR PROBLEMS WITH THE LOCATION,
EXTENT, OR METHOD OF INSTALLATION, CONTACT THE ENGINEER, ARCHITECT, OR
RESPONSIBLE PERSONNEL ON THE SITE FOR ASSISTANCE. EROSION CONTROL PERSONNEL
HAVE COPIES OF INSTRUCTIONS AND MAY HAVE PHOTOGRAPHS OF PROPERLY INSTALLED
OUTLETS AS AN AID TO INSTALLATION.
IF THE SILT FENCE OUTLET IS NOT INSTALLED CORRECTLY THE FIRST TIME, IT WILL HAVE
TO BE REBUILT.
DETERMINE THE EXACT LOCATION ON THE GROUND BEFORE COMPLETING INSTALLATION
OF THE SILT FENCE, TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION:
INSTALL THE OUTLET AT THE LOWEST POINT (S) IN THE BARRIER OR FENCE WHERE
WATER WILL POND.
INSTALL THE OUTLET WHERE IT IS ACCESSIBLE FOR INSTALLATION, MAINTENANCE, AND
REMOVAL.
ALLOW AT LEAST:
15 FEET BETWEEN THE BARRIER OR FENCE AND SINGLE -STORY BUILDINGS.
25 FEET FOR FORK LIFTS BETWEEN THE BARRIER OR FENCE AND MULTIPLE -STORY
BUILDINGS.
10 FEET BETWEEN THE BARRIER OR FENCE AND THE TOE OF FILL SLOPES.
PLACE THE OUTLET SO THAT WATER FLOWING THROUGH IT WILL NOT CREATE AN
EROSION HAZARD BELOW: AVOID STEEP SLOPES BELOW THE OUTLET AND AREAS
WITHOUT PROTECTIVE VEGETATION. USE SLOPE DRAINS IF NECESSARY.
DETERMINE THE LOCATION OF THE OUTLET: FOR A SILT BARRIER, WHEN THE TRENCH IS
DUG TO BURY THE BOTTOM OF THE FABRIC BECAUSE THE BARRIER WILL BE OMITTED AT
THE OUTLET; FOR A SILT FENCE, WHEN THE WIRE FENCE IS IN PLACE BECAUSE THE FILTER
FABRIC WILL BE OMITTED AT THE OUTLET.
REFER TO THE ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE OUTLET IN THE PLAN.
CLEAR STUMPS AND ROOTS FROM THE LOCATION OF THE OUTLET. CLEAR ADEQUATE
ACCESS FOR THE EQUIPMENT NEEDED FOR INSTALLATION, MAINTENANCE, AND
REMOVAL.
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FOR A SILT BARRIER: FOR A SILT FENCE:
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LAYER OF FILTER FABRIC ON THE GROUND TO A LAYER OF FILTER FABRIC ON THE GROUND
PROTECT THE SOIL FROM EROSION BY TO PROTECT THE SOIL FROM EROSION BY
OUTFLOW FROM THE OUTLET; PLACE 6 INCHES OUTFLOW FROM THE OUTLET; PLACE 6
OF THE UPPER EDGE IN THE TRENCH. STAKE THE INCHES OF THE UPPER EDGE IN THE TRENCH.
REMAINING EDGES OF THE FABRIC TO HOLD IT STAKE THE OTHER EDGES OF THE FABRIC TO
IN PLACE. HOLD IT IN PLACE.
ALONG THE GAP WHERE THE OUTLET WILL GO, ALONG THE GAP WHERE THE OUTLET WILL
PLACE STEEL FENCE POSTS FOR STRENGTH. THE GO, PLACE ADDITIONAL STEEL FENCE POSTS
POSTS MUST BE A MAXIMUM OF 2 FEET APART FOR STRENGTH. THE POSTS MUST BE A
AND DRIVEN INTO SOLID GROUND AT LEAST 18 MAXIMUM OF 2 FEET APART AND DRIVEN
INCHES. INTO SOLID GROUND AT LEAST 18 INCHES.
PLACE HARDWARE CLOTH (WELDED PLACE HARDWARE CLOTH (WELDED
GALVANIZED SCREEN WITH SQUARE 1/4 - GALVANIZED SCREEN WITH SQUARE 1/4 -
1/2-INCH HOLES) ON THE UPHILL SIDE OF THE 1/2-INCH HOLES) ON THE UPHILL SIDE OF THE
POSTS TO HOLD THE WASHED STONE IN PLACE. POSTS TO HOLD THE WASHED STONE IN
PUT 6INCHES OF THE BOTTOM OF THE CLOTH PLACE. PUT 6 INCHES OF THE BOTTOM OF THE
IN THE TRENCH AND FASTEN IT TO THE POSTS CLOTH IN THE TRENCH AND FASTEN IT TO THE
WITH LENGTHS OF WIRE. POSTS WITH LENGTHS OF WIRE.
BURY THE BOTTOM OF THE HARDWARE CLOTH BURY THE BOTTOM OF THE HARDWARE
AND THE UPPER EDGE OF THE FILTER FABRIC CLOTH, THE UPPER EDGE OF THE FILTER
BELOW THE OUTLET IN THE TRENCH AND FABRIC BELOW THE OUTLET, AND THE WIRE
COMPACT THE FILL. FENCE IN THE TRENCH AND COMPACT THE
PLACE A FILTER OF 1-INCH DIAMETER WASHED FILL.
STONE ON THE UPHILL SIDE OF THE OUTLET. PLACE A FILTER OF 1-INCH DIAMETER WASHEC
PILE THE STONE UP TO THE TOP OF THE STONE ON THE UPHILL SIDE OF THE OUTLET.
HARDWARE CLOTH AND OVER THE JOINT PILE THE STONE UP TO THE TOP OF THE
BETWEEN THE OUTLET AND THE BARRIER. HARDWARE CLOTH AND OVER THE JOINT
BETWEEN THE OUTLET AND THE SILT FENCE.
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6' MAX. WITH WIRE
ATTACH SAFETY FENCE
TO METAL POSTS USING
METAL WIRE TIES
ORANGE SAFTY
FENCE
"T" OR "U" POST DRIVEN
MINIMUM OF 18" INTO GROUND
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EROSION CONTROL MATTING
BASE LOGS PERPENDICULAR TO FLOW
BASE LOGS PARALLEL TO FLOW 6"
ELEV 1 ABOVE
DOWNSTREAM
RIFFLE INVERT
BASE LOG
4"-6" DIAMETER
BRUSH MATERIAL TO BE
INSTALLED FLUSH
WITH BANK ELEV. 6" BELOW
POOL DEPTH
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2' MIN
3' WIDTH PER TYPICAL SECTIONS
BACKFILL
EROSION CONTROL MATTING
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BACKFILL 6-12" DIAMETER
NATIVE SOIL
Section A=A'
3' I WIDTH PER TYPICAL SECTIONS
BACKFILL
EROSION CONTROL MATTING
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RIFFLE INVERT
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TOE OF SLOPE
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ELEV. 6" BELOW
NATIVE SOIL
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POOL DEPTH
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NOTES
• OVEREXCAVATE 3' OUTSIDE OF TOP OF BANK (BANKFULL).
• INSTALL BASE LOGS PARALLEL TO FLOW AT TOE OF SLOPE.
DIAMETER 6"-12".
• INSTALL BASE LOGS PERPENDICULAR TO FLOW AT INTERVALS
ALONG BANK, RESTING ON TOP OF PARALLEL BASE LOGS. BASE
LOGS SHALL BE 6"-12" DIAMETER.
• INSTALL A DENSE LAYER OF BRUSH/WOODY DEBRIS, WHICH
SHALL CONSIST OF SMALL BRANCHES AND ROOTS COLLECTED
ON -SITE AND SOIL TO FILL ANY VOID SPACE. LIGHTLY COMPACT
BRUSH/WOODY DEBRIS LAYER.
• BRUSH SHOULD BE ALIGNED SO STEMS ARE ROUGHLY PARALLEL
AND IS INSTALLED POINTING SLIGHTLY UPSTREAM.
• INSTALL FILTER FABRIC OVER BRUSH/WOODY DEBRIS.
• INSTALL EARTH BACKFILL OVER BRUSH/WOODY LAYER
ACCORDING TO TYPICAL SECTION DIMENSIONS.
• SEED, MULCH AND INSTALL EROSION CONTROL MATTING AND
BANK STABILIZATION PER PLANS.
NOTES
• OVEREXCAVATE 3' OUTSIDE OF TOP OF BANK (BANKFULL).
• INSTALL A DENSE LAYER OF BRUSH/WOODY DEBRIS, WHICH
SHALL CONSIST OF SMALL BRANCHES AND ROOTS COLLECTED
ON -SITE AND SOIL TO FILL ANY VOID SPACE. LIGHTLY COMPACT
BRUSH/WOODY DEBRIS LAYER.
• BRUSH SHOULD BE ALIGNED SO STEMS ARE ROUGHLY PARALLEL
AND IS INSTALLED POINTING SLIGHTLY UPSTREAM.
• INSTALL FILTER FABRIC OVER BRUSH/WOODY DEBRIS.
• INSTALL EARTH BACKFILL OVER BRUSH/WOODY LAYER
ACCORDING TO TYPICAL SECTION DIMENSIONS.
• SEED, MULCH AND INSTALL EROSION CONTROL MATTING AND
BANK STABILIZATION PER PLANS.
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3' -5' SPACING FOR
JUNCUS PLUGS
2 - 3' SPACING FOR
LIVE STAKES
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3' OUTSIDE TOP OF BANK
LIVE STAKES
3' - 5' SPACI NG FOR
JUNCUS PLUGS
Plan View - Small Streams
JUNCUS PLUG (TYP)
TOE OF SLOPE
JUNCUS PLUG (TYP)
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EROSION CONTROL BUFFER WIDTH
VARIES
LIVE STAKE (TYP) MATTING
SEE PLAN VIEW (SEE DETAIL) F
BANKFULL
FOR SPACING �� TOP OF BANKS G
RESTORED
CH NNEL
SPACING PER
PLANTING PLAN
Section View
Section View - Large Streams
LIVE STAKE (TYP)
SEE PLAN VIEW
FOR SPACING
EROSION CONTROL
/MATTING
(SEE DETAIL)
TOP OF BANK
Section View - Small Streams
NOTE:
• LIVE STAKES TO BE PLANTED IN AREAS AS SHOWN ON PLANS
AND DIRECTED BY THE ENGINEER.
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INSERT THE DIBBLE, OR
REMOVE THE DIBBLE, OR
INSERT THE DIBBLE, OR
SHOVEL, STRAIGHT DOWN
SHOVEL, AND PUSH THE
SHOVEL, SEVERAL INCHES
INTO THE SOIL TO THE
SEEDLING ROOTS DEEP
IN FRONT OF THE
FULL DEPTH OF THE BLADE
INTO THE PLANTING HOLE.
SEEDLING AND PUSH THE
AND PULL BACK ON THE
PULL THE SEEDLING BACK
BLADE HALFWAY INTO
HANDLE TO OPEN THE
UP TO THE CORRECT
THE SOIL. TWIST AND
PLANTING HOLE. (DO NOT
PLANTING DEPTH (THE
PUSH THE HANDLE
ROCK THE SHOVEL BACK
ROOT COLLAR SHOULD BE 1
FORWARD TO CLOSE THE
AND FORTH AS THIS
TO 3 INCHES BELOW THE
TOP OF THE SLIT TO HOLD
CAUSES SOIL IN THE
SOIL SURFACE). GENTLY
THE SEEDLING IN PLACE.
PLANTING HOLE TO BE
SHAKE THE SEEDLING TO
COMPACTED, INHIBITING
ALLOW THE ROOTS TO
ROOT GROWTH.
STRAIGHTEN OUT. DO NOT
TWIST OR SPIN THE
SEEDLING OR LEAVE THE
ROOTS 1-ROOTED.
B
BMP
DIBBLE BAR
PLANTING BAR SHALL HAVE A
BLADE WITH A TRIANGULAR
CROSS-SECTION, AND SHALL
BE 12 INCHES LONG, 4
INCHES WIDE AND 1 INCH
THICK AT CENTER.
ROOTING PRUNING
ALL ROOTS SHALL BE PRUNED
TO AN APPORIATE LENGTH
TO PREVENT 1-ROOTING.
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PUSH THE DIBBLE, OR PULL BACK ON THE REMOVE THE DIBBLE, OR
SHOVEL, DOWN TO HANDLE TO CLOSE THE SHOVEL, AND CLOSE AND
THE FULL DEPTH OF BOTTOM OF THE FIRM UP THE OPENING
THE BLADE. PLANTING HOLD. THEN WITH YOUR HEEL. BE
PUSH FORWARD TO CLOSE CAREFUL TO AVOID
THE TOP, ELIMINATING AIR DAMAGING THE SEEDLING.
POCKETS AROUND THE
ROOT.
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Section B-B'
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NOTES:
• ALL SOILS WITHIN THE BUFFER PLANTING AREA SHALL BE
DISKED, AS REQUIRED, PRIOR TO PLANTING.
• ALL PLANTS SHALL BE PROPERLY HANDLED PRIOR TO
INSTALLATION TO INSURE SURVIVAL.
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FLOW
EXISTING SOIL
BOULDERS
MIX OF NATIVE
ROCK
PER PROFILE
A' B'
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OUTLETCHANNEL A
SHALLOW LAND PLANTING ZONE
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EXISTING
GROUND
PROPOSED GRADE
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NATIVE ROCK EQUIVALENT
TO CLASS I RIPRAP OR ON -SITE
STONE MEETING CLASS 1
GRADATION
VARIES PER
TYPICAL SECTION
CON NECTTO
DEPTH VARIES EXISTING
PER PROFILE GROUND
2
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MATERIAL
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PROPOSED GRADE
EXISTING
GROUND
12"
CLASS A/B RIP RAP
FILTER FABRIC
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GROUND
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EXISTING
PROPOSED GRADE GROUND
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3'
12"
CLASS A/B RIP RAP
Outlet Channel FILTER FABRIC
VARIES PER
TYPICAL SECTION
DEPTH VARIES CONNECT TO
PER PROFILE EXISTING
GROUND
Section B-B'
NOTES:
• IF NATIVE ROCK IS NOT AVAILABLE, QUARRIED ROCK MAYBE r r r r r
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SUBSTITUTED IN THE SAME SIZES. r r r r r
• ALL SMALLER ROCK SHALL BE HETEROGENEOUS AND WELL r r r r r
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