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Shawn Pennell
Assistant Public Services Director
City of Hickory
1441 9th Avenue SE
Hickory,North Carolina 28601
Subject: Preliminary Waters of the U.S. Jurisdictional Determinations
City of Hickory, Robinson/Startown Road Connectors, Catawba County,NC
CEC Project 303-168
This report summarizes the results of CEC's desktop and on-site Preliminary Jurisdictional
Waters Determination(PJWD) conducted for City of Hickory totaling approximately 2.14 acres,
in or near the city of Hickory, in Catawba County of North Carolina(Project or Project Areas)
There are two distinct project areas, denoted as PA 1 or PA 2, which are located by Eller Drive
and Lutz Boulevard respectively; PA 1 has a total acreage of 1.46 and PA 2 has a total acreage of
0.68.
The purpose of this desktop assessment and on-site wetlands and waters investigation was to
provide a preliminary jurisdictional opinion on the presence or absence of potential jurisdictional
Waters of the United States (WoUS) within the designated Project Areas, for preliminary
planning purposes.
1.0 BACKGROUND
WoUS are defined by the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency(EPA) as"those areas that are inundated or saturated by surface
or groundwater at a frequency and duration sufficient to support, and under normal circumstances,
do support a prevalence of vegetation adapted for life in saturated soil conditions."In order for an
area to be classified as a jurisdictional wetland,hydrophytic vegetation, hydric soils, and wetland,
hydrologic indictors must be present, and must be adjacent to a jurisdictional non-wetland water
(tributary) of the United States.
In North Carolina, the USACE and the EPA jointly regulate the discharge of dredged and fill
material within jurisdictional WoUS under Sections 401 and 404 of the Clean Water Act and
Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899. WoUS includes territorial seas, navigable
coastal and inland lakes, rivers and tributaries (perennial and intermittent), and wetlands.
Jurisdictional features include wetlands, open waters, ponds, lakes and perennial/intermittent
tributaries. Jurisdictional features are regulated by the USACE and North Carolina Department of
Environmental Quality, Division of Water Quality(NC DEQ). Permit requirements are specific to
the type, location and amount of impacts, if proposed. Stormwater management plans and/or
mitigation for proposed impacts could be a requirement of the permit approval process.
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This updated assessment can be used to assist the City of Hickory with a preliminary review of
the Project Areas only and is not considered final until verified by the USACE. The following
supporting documents are provided:
Figure 1: Vicinity Map;
Figure 2: USGS Topographic Map;
Figure 3: Aerial Map;
Figure 4A: NRCS Current Soils Map;
Figure 4B: NRCS Published Soils Map;
Figure 5: National Wetlands Inventory(NWI) Map; and
Figure 6: Potential Jurisdictional and Excluded Features Map.
Attachment A: USACE Wetland Determination Data Forms and Antecedent Rain Data;
Attachment B: NC DWQ Stream Classification Forms; and
Attachment C: Representative Photographs.
2.0 SITE CONDITIONS AND DESKTOP REVIEW
The Project is approximately 2.14 acres and currently consists predominantly of undeveloped
woods (Figures 1 & 3). Surrounding land use consists mainly of commercial and residential
development. Prior and during the investigation Catawba County was not considered abnormally
dry per http://www.ncdrought.org/. Additionally, queries were made of the USACE Antecedent
Rain Database, indicating that recent rainfall occurred in the Project Areas and the 30-day rolling
total was above the 70th percentile that correlates to the 30-year rolling total. (Attachment A)
A review of available topography information shows the surrounding area to be gently to
moderately sloping (Figure 2). The Project contains elevations ranging from approximately 900
above mean sea level (amsl) to 987 feet amsl. Overland flow from the Project Areas generally
drains in a South and South East direction. In the first Project Area (PA 1), Muddy Creek runs
through PA 1 and flows South/Southeast. One Unnamed Tributary (UT) is indicated within the
Project Areas specifically in Project Area 2 (PA 2), and drains into Muddy Creek in the Southwest
direction.
A review of the published and on-line National Resource Conservations Service (NRCS) Soil
Surveys for Catawba County indicates there are potential for hydric, or wetland, soils within the
Project Area. The Codorus and Dan River Soil Series is indicate on the on-line soil survey along
with the Chewacla series on the published soil survey(Figures 4A and 4B). While these Soil Series
are not hydric by soil taxonomy standards they can have inclusions of hydric soils due to landscape
position and slow permeability.
Two Unnamed Tributaries (UT) are indicated on the published soil survey. The UT located in PA
1 originates North of the Project Area and continues south throughout, and the UT located in PA
2 originates Northeast of PA 2 (Figure 4B).
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A review of the National Wetlands Inventory (NWI) map indicates there is potential WoUS,
stream, within both of the Project Areas. (Figure 5). The NWI map appears to concur with the
USGS map.
3.0 WATERSHED CLASSIFICATION AND BUFFER REQUIREMENTS
According to the NC DEQ, the Project is in the eight digit (Hydrologic Unit Code [HUC]-8:
(03050102) Catawba River Basin, the ten digit [HUC]-10: (0305010201) Henry Fork, and the
twelve digit [HUC]-12: (030501020103) Lower Henry Fork. Henry Fork is classified as "Class C
Waters" by the NC DEQ. Class C waters are defined as: Waters protected for uses such as
secondary recreation, fishing, wildlife, fish consumption, aquatic life including propagation,
survival and maintenance of biological integrity, and agriculture. Secondary recreation includes
wading, boating, and other uses involving human body contact with water where such activities
take place in an infrequent, unorganized, or incidental manner.
Mandatory vegetative riparian buffers are not required by the NC DEQ based on the site locality
within the Catawba River Basin.Based on observations,potential jurisdictional surface waters that
may be subject to vegetative buffers are located on the site. Development or stormwater setbacks
that are specific to the proposed development of the site could be required by the NC DEQ.
Consultation with the local zoning authority is recommended to determine site specific vegetation
buffers adjacent to the features located on the site prior to submittal for zoning approval.
4.0 PRELIMINARY JURISDICTIONAL REVIEW
This assessment utilized the 1987 USACE Wetland Delineation Manual, the 2018 Version 8.2
Field Indicators of Hydric Soils of the United States along with the USACE 2010 Regional
Supplement: Supplemental Guide ERDC/EL TR-12-9 (Eastern Mountains and Piedmont Region
(Version 2.0), Wilmington,NC District office.
Potential jurisdictional areas were delineated (flagged in the field), classified, and mapped with a
sub-foot Trimble Geo7X GPS unit using the USACE Routine On-Site Determination Method.
Data representative of on-site jurisdictional wetland areas, excluded waters, and non jurisdictional
upland areas was collected and reported using Wetland Determination Data Forms (Attachment
A).
Potential jurisdictional tributaries and excluded waters were classified according to NC DWQ
Stream Identification Form Version 4.11. CEC utilizes the NC DWQ stream classification forms
in order to document on-site stream conditions as requested by the USACE Wilmington District
field and Satellite offices. These classifications include sampling with a soil hand auger and D-
shaped dip net, collecting photographic documentation, and defining approximate breakpoints
(location at which stream changes classification) within each on-site stream channel. NC DWQ
Stream Classification Forms representative of on-site stream channels were used to document
stream conditions (Attachment B).
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Representative photographs were taken of on-site aquatic features and existing site conditions
(Attachment C). The locations of mapped wetlands and other WoUS, Stream Classification Points
(SCP), Wetland or Upland Determination Data Points (DP) are depicted on (Figure 6).
5.0 RESULTS
On October 2nd, 2020, CEC ecologists Caleb Cantrell, and Kevin Thomas, Professional Wetland
Scientist (PWS) & North Carolina Licensed Soil Scientist (NC LSS) delineated potential
jurisdictional WoUS features, within the Project Areas. Based on the results of the field
investigation, there are two features that would likely be considered potentially jurisdictional
within the Project Areas (Figure 6).
The two potentially jurisdictional features total approximately 429 linear feet (1.f.) of perennial
(a)(2) tributary channels.
Tributaries
Two potential jurisdictional tributary channels exist within the Project Areas (Figure 6; Table 1).
PA 1 contains one Stream Area (SA) 1 that originates along the north portion of the Project Area
and flows southwards out of the Project Area. SA-1 within PA 1 exhibits perennial flow and
characteristics throughout the entirety of its area within the Project Area.
PA 2 contains one SA-1 that originates in the northeastern portion of the Project Area and flows
in a southwestern direction confluencing with the perennial stream that flows out of PA 1.
On-site perennial tributaries exhibit year-round flow with strong geomorphological, hydrological,
and biological characteristics. The on-site perennial tributary generally included soil based
evidence of high water table, iron oxidizing bacteria, strong continuity of channel bed and bank,
with some aquatic biological activity.
Table 1 -Summary of on-site(a)(2)Waters of the United States within the Project Area
Jurisdictional SCP NC DEQ NC DEQ Photograph(s) Linear
Stream Classification Score(s) Footage
SA 1 (PA 1) SCP 1,PA 1 Perennial 36.5 1-6 196
SA 1 (PA 2) SCP 1,PA 2 Perennial 42.5 10-16 333
Stream Total 429*
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Excluded Features &Upland Areas
No additional WoUS or State were delineated within the Project Area, Wetland Determination
Data Forms, Stream Collection Points (SCP) and Photos representative of upland areas or
excluded features believed to be non jurisdictional were collected outside the delineated WoUS
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boundaries (Attachments A, B and Attachment C; Photographs 7-9 to 17-19). However, these
findings can only be considered preliminary and is not an official governmental approval. The
results of the on-site field investigation conducted by CEC indicate that there are no potentially
excluded features within either Project Area.
6.0 RECOMMENDATIONS
The Report provided by CEC represents our best professional judgment regarding the potential
of on-site wetlands, tributaries, other water features, and excluded waters at the time of the
investigation that can be used for preliminary project planning only. Potential jurisdictional
waters are present on the Project Area, which are regulated by the USACE and/or NC DEQ.
Additionally there are potentially excluded waters present within the Project Area. However,
until a Jurisdictional Determination(JD) is issued by the regulatory agency, these findings can
only be considered preliminary and is not an official governmental approval. CEC recommends
that before any construction or other earth disturbance activities occur on site, a formal JD
should be obtained from the USACE.
Thank you for the opportunity to provide these services on this project. Please do not hesitate to
contact Shad at(980) 237-2827 or [e-mail] should you have any questions or
comments regarding this report.
Sincerely,
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ATTACHMENT A
USACE DETERMINATION DATA FORMS & ANTECEDENT
PRECIPITATION DATA

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Coordinates 35.683312, -81.299582 30 Days Ending 30th %ile (in) 70th %ile (in) Observed (in) Wetness Condition Condition Value Month Weight Product
Observation Date 2020-09-28 2020-09-28 2.685433 4.55748 7.366142 Wet 3 3 9
Elevation (ft) 862.72 2020-08-29 3.134646 5.379134 14.043308 Wet 3 2 6
Drought Index (PDSI) Moderate wetness (2020-08) 2020-07-30 2.561024 5.469685 4.405512 Normal 2 1 2
WebWIMP H2O Balance Wet Season Result Wetter than Normal - 17
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Antecedent Precipitation Tool
Version 1.0 HICKORY FAA AP 35.7425, -81.3819 1143.045 6.169 280.325 4.505 11082 90
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WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM — Eastern Mountains and Piedmont
Project/Site: Robinson / Startown Road Connectors City/County: Hickory, Catawba Sampling Date: 10.2.2020 I
Applicant/Owner: City of Hickory State: NC Sampling Point: DP-1 UP (PM)
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Investigator(s): Kevin Thomas / Sara Keddie Section, Township, Range: i
Landform (hillsiope, terrace, etc.): Local relief(concave, convex, none): Slope (%):
Subregion (LRR or MLRA): LRR-P Lat: 35.68585859300 Long: -81.30221285980 Datum: NAD 83
Soil Map Unit Name: Dan River Loam (DaA) NM classification: N/A
Are climatic / hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? Yes No ✓ (If no, explain In Remarks.)
Are Vegetation , Soil , or Hydrology significantly disturbed? Are "Normal Circumstances" present? Yes No ✓
Are Vegetation , Soil , or Hydrology naturally problematic? (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.)
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS — Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc.
Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes ✓ No
Hydric Soil Present? Yes No ✓ Is the Sampled Area
within a Wetland? Yes No V
Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes No ✓
Remarks:
Normal Circumstances were not present, see attached APT tool.
HYDROLOGY
Wetland Hydrology Indicators: Secondary Indicators (minimum of two required)
Primary Indicators (minimum of one is required: check all that apply) _ Surface Soil Cracks (B6)
_ Surface Water (Al) True Aquatic Plants (B14) Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (B8)
_ High Water Table (A2) _ Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (Cl) _ Drainage Patterns (B10)
Saturation (A3) _ Oxidized Rhizospheres on Living Roots (C3) Moss Trim Lines (B16)
— Water Marks (B1) Presence of Reduced Iron (C4) Dry-Season Water Table (C2)
— Sediment Deposits (B2) — Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6) Crayfish Burrows (C8)
_ Drift Deposits (B3) — Thin Muck Surface (C7) Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9)
Algal Mat or Crust (64) Other (Explain in Remarks) — Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1)
Iron Deposits (85) Geomorphic Position (D2)
_ Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (67) — Shallow Aquitard (D3)
Water-Stained Leaves (89) Microtopographic Relief(D4)
_ Aquatic Fauna (B13) _ FAC-Neutral Test (D5)
Field Observations:
Surface Water Present? Yes No Depth (inches):
Water Table Present? Yes No Depth (inches):
Saturation Present? Yes No Depth (inches): Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes No
(includes capillary fringe) _
Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available:
Remarks:
US Army Corps of Engineers Eastern Mountains and Piedmont —Version 2.0

VEGETATION (Four Strata) — Use scientific names of plants. Sampling Point: DP-1 UP (PA1)
Absolute Dominant Indicator Dominance Test worksheet:
Tree Stratum (Plot size: ) % Cover Species? Status Number of Dominant Species
1. Betula nigra 10 - FACW That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: to (A)
2. Cornus gorida a - FACU
3. Corylus americana 2 - FACU Total Number of Dominant 77
Species Across All Strata: (8)
4. - -
Percent of Dominant Species
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5. That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 58.82 (NB)
6. - -
7 - - Prevalence Index worksheet:
8. - _ Total % Cover of: Multiply by:
20 = Total Cover OBL species x 1 =
Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size: ) FACW species x 2 =
1 Mullinora rose a - FACU FAC species x 3 =
2. Toxicodendron radlcans 3 - FAC FACU spades x 4 =
3. Lindera benzoin a - FAC UPL species x 5 =
4 Chenopodium album 2 - FACU Column Totals: 0 (A) 0 (B)
5. Ugustrum sinense 4 - FACU
6 _ _ Prevalence Index = B/A = 0
7 - _ Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
8 - - — 1 - Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
a _ _ _ 2 - Dominance Test is >50%
10. - _ _ 3 - Prevalence Index Is 53.0'
zo = Total Cover — 4 - Morphological Adaptations' (Provide supporting
Herb Stratum (Plot size: ) data in Remarks or on a separate sheet)
1 Microstegium Nmineum 30 - FAC — Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation' (Explain)
2. Verbesina altemifolia 3 - FAC
3 smilax rolunaaolia 2 - FAC 'Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must
be present, unless disturbed or problematic.
4. Polygonum persicada 4 - FACW
Definitions of Four Vegetation Strata:
5. Arundinada glgantea 3 - FACW
6. - - Tree —Woody plants, excluding vines, 3 in. (7.6 cm) or
more in diameter at breast height (DBH), regardless of
7. - - height.
8. -
_ - Sapling/Shrub —Woody plants, excluding vines, less
a 3 in. DBH and greater than 3.28 ft (1 m) tall.
10. - -
11. _ _ Herb —All herbaceous (non-woody) plants, regardless
of size, and woody plants less than 3.28 ft tall.
12. - -
42 = Total Cover Woody vine —All woody vines greater than 3.28 ft In
height.
Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size: )
1 Lonicera japonica 3 - FACU
2. Vitis ripada 4 - FACW
3 Campsls radlcans 2 - FAC
4 Padhenocissus quinquefolia 2 - FACU
5 _ _ Hydrophytic
Vegetation
6. - - Present? Yes ift No
11 = Total Cover
Remarks: (Include photo numbers here or on a separate sheet.)
US Army Corps of Engineers Eastern Mountains and Piedmont—Version 2.0

SOIL Sampling Point: DP-1 UP (PA1)
Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the Indicator or confirm the absence of indicators.)
Depth Matrix Redox Features
(inches) Color (moist) % Color (moist) % Thiel Leci Texture Remarks
0-12 10 YR 4/4 100 Loam
'Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, MS=Masked Sand Grains. Location: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix,
Hydric Soil Indicators: Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils':
Histosol (Al) _ Dark Surface (S7) _ 2 cm Muck (A10) (MLRA 147)
_ Histic Epipedon (A2) _ Polyvalue Below Surface (S8) (MLRA 147, 148) _ Coast Prairie Redox (A16)
Black Histic (A3) _ Thin Dark Surface (89) (MLRA 147, 148) (MLRA 147, 148)
Hydrogen Sulfide (A4) _ Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2) _ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19)
_ Stratified Layers (A5) _ Depleted Matrix (F3) (MLRA 136, 147)
2 cm Muck (A10) (LRR N) Redox Dark Surface (F6)
Depleted Below Dark Surface (Ali) Depleted Dark Surface (F7) _ Very Shallow Dark Surface (TF12)
Thick Dark Surface (Al2) _ Redox Depressions (F8) _ Other (Explain in Remarks)
Sandy Mucky Mineral (Si) (LRR N, _ Iron-Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR N,
MLRA 147, 148) MLRA 136)
_ Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4) _ Umbric Surface (F13) (MLRA 136, 122) 3lndicalors of hydrophytic vegetation and
Sandy Redox (85) _ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 148) wetland hydrology must be present,
Stripped Matrix (S6) Red Parent Material (F21) (MLRA 127, 147) unless disturbed or problematic.
Restrictive Layer (if observed):
Type:
Depth (inches): Hydric Soil Present? Yes No Iii
Remarks:
US Army Corps of Engineers Eastern Mountains and Piedmont —Version 2.0

WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM — Eastern Mountains and Piedmont
Project/Site: Robinson / Startown Rd Connectors City/County: Hickory, Catawba Sampling Date: 10.2,2020
Applicant/Owner: City of Hickory State: NC Sampling Point: DP-1 UP, PA-2
Investigator(s): Kevin Thomas / Kyle Fllicky Section, Township, Range:
Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc.): Local relief (concave, convex, none): Slope (%):
Subregion (LRR or MLRA): LRR-P Lat: 35'68412241990 Long: -81.29883502040 Datum: NAD 83
Soil Map Unit Name: Codorus Loam (CsA) NW classification: N/A ',
Are climatic / hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? Yes No ✓ (If no, explain in Remarks.)
Are Vegetation , Soil , or Hydrology significantly disturbed? Are "Normal Circumstances" present? Yes No ✓ ,
Are Vegetation , Soil , or Hydrology naturally problematic? (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.)
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS — Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc.
Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes No ✓
Hydric Soil Present? Yes No V
Is the Sampled Area ✓
✓ within a Wetland? Yes No
Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes No
Remarks:
Normal Circumstances were not present, see attached APT tool.
HYDROLOGY
Wetland Hydrology Indicators: Secondary Indicators (minimum of two required)
Primary Indicators (minimum of one is required; check all that apply) _ Surface Soil Cracks (B6)
Surface Water (A1) True Aquatic Plants (B14) Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (88)
High Water Table (A2) _ Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (Cl) _ Drainage Patterns (B10)
_. Saturation (A3) _ Oxidized Rhizospheres on Living Roots (C3) Moss Trim Lines (1316)
— Water Marks (B1) Presence of Reduced Iron (C4) Dry-Season Water Table (C2)
— Sediment Deposits (82) Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6) Crayfish Burrows (C8)
_ Drift Deposits (B3) — Thin Muck Surface (C7) Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9)
Algal Mat or Crust (B4) Other (Explain in Remarks) — Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1)
Iron Deposits (B5) Geomorphic Position (D2)
_ Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (B7) — Shallow Aquitard (D3)
Water-Stained Leaves (B9) _ Microtopographic Relief(D4)
_ Aquatic Fauna (813) _ FAC-Neutral Test (D5)
Field Observations:
Surface Water Present? Yes No Depth (inches):
Water Table Present? Yes No Depth (inches):
Saturation Present? Yes No Depth (inches): Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes No
(includes capillary fringe) _
Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available:
Remarks:
US Army Corps of Engineers Eastern Mountains and Piedmont —Version 2.0

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VEGETATION (Four Strata) — Use scientific names of plants. sampling Point DP-1 UP, PA-2
Absolute Dominant Indicator Dominance Test worksheet:
Tree Stratum (Plot size: ) % Cover Species? Status Number of Dominant Species
1 Llrlodendron tullpltera 5 - FACU That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 5 (A)
2. Fagus grandifoiia 8 - FACU
Total Number of Dominant
3. Quercus albs 10 - FACU Species Across All Strata: 12 (B)
4. Carpinus caroilnlana 2 - FAC
Percent of Dominant Species
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5. That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 41 (NB)
6. - -
7 _ - Prevalence Index worksheet:
8 - _ Total % Cover of: Multiply by:
25 = Total Cover OBL species x 1 =
Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size: ) FACW species x 2 =
1. Lindera benzoin 3 - FAC FAC species x 3 =
2. Fagus granditolla 8 - FACU FACU species x 4 --
3. Carpinus carolinlana (muscle wood) 10 - FAC UPL species x 5 =
4. - - Column Totals: 0 (A) 0 (B)
5. - -
6 _ - Prevalence Index = B/A = 0
7 - - Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
1 - Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
8. - _
g _ _ — 2 - Dominance Test is >50%
10 _ _ _ 3 - Prevalence Index is C_3.01
21 = Total Cover — 4 - Morphological Adaptations' (Provide supporting
data In Remarks or on a separate sheet)
Herb Stratum (Plot size: ) Problematic Hydrophytic Ve Vegetation' (Explain)
1 Amndlnada gigantea - FACW — 9 ( P )
2. Dloscorea villosa - FAC
3. Polystichum acrosticholdes - FACU 'Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must
be present, unless disturbed or problematic.
4, Definitions of Four Vegetation Strata:
5. _ -
6 _ _ Tree —Woody plants, excluding vines, 3 in, (7.6 cm) or
more in diameter at breast height (DBH), regardless of
7. - - height.
8. - -
Sapling/Shrub —Woody plants, excluding vines, less
- -
9. than 3 in. DBH and greater than 3.28 ft (1 m) tall.
10. - -
11 _ _ Herb — All herbaceous (non-woody) plants, regardless
of size, and woody plants less than 3.28 ft tall.
12. - -
0 = Total Cover Woody vine — All woody vines greater than 3.28 ft in
Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size: ) height.
1 Campsls radicans - FAC
2. Parthenocissus quinquefolla - FACU
3. - -
4. - -
5. - Hydrophytic
Vegetation
6. - - Present? Yes No V
0 = Total Cover
Remarks: (Include photo numbers here or on a separate sheet.)
US Army Corps of Engineers Eastern Mountains and Piedmont —Version 2.0

SOIL Sampling Point: DP-1 UP, PA-2
Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of Indicators.)
Depth Matrix Redox Features
(inches) Color (moist) % Color (moist) % Type' Loc' Texture Remarks
0-2 10 YR 3/3 100 Loam
2-12 5 YR 4/6 100 Clay Loam
'Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, MS=Masked Sand Grains. Location: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix.
Hydric Soil Indicators: Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils':
Histosol (A1) _ Dark Surface (S7) 2 cm Muck (A10) (MLRA 147)
_ Histic Epipedon (A2) _ Polyvaiue Below Surface (SB) (MLRA 147, 148) _ Coast Prairie Redox (A16)
Black Histic (A3) _ Thin Dark Surface (S9) (MLRA 147, 148) (MLRA 147, 148)
_ Hydrogen Sulfide (A4) _ Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2) _ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19)
_ Stratified Layers (A5) _ Depleted Matrix (F3) (MLRA 136, 147)
_ 2 cm Muck (A10) (LRR N) Redox Dark Surface (F6)
Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11) _ Depleted Dark Surface (F7) _ Very Shallow Dark Surface (TF12)
Thick Dark Surface (Al2) _ Redox Depressions (F8) _ Other (Explain in Remarks)
_ Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) (LRR N, _ Iron-Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR N,
MLRA 147, 148) MLRA 136)
_ Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4) _ Umbric Surface (F13) (MLRA 136, 122) 'Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and
Sandy Redox (S5) _ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 148) wetland hydrology must be present,
_ Stripped Matrix (S6) Red Parent Material (F21) (MLRA 127, 147) unless disturbed or problematic.
Restrictive Layer of observed):
Type:
Depth (inches): Hydric Soil Present? Yes No
Remarks:
US Army Corps of Engineers Eastern Mountains and Piedmont—Version 2.0

ATTACHMENT B
NC DWQ STREAM CLASSIFICATION FORMS

NC DWQ Stream Identification Form Version 4.11
Date: 10.2.2020 Project/Site: Hickory Latitude: 35.68436711800
Evaluator: Kevin Thomas County: Catawba Longitude: -81.29852331080
Total Points: 42.5 Stream Determination (circle one) Stream ID: PA-1, SCP-1, SA-1
Stream is at least intermittent Ephemeral Intermittent Perennial
if>_ 19 or perennial if>_30`
A. Geomorphology (Subtotal =23) 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, 0 1 2 3
ripple-pool sequence
4. Particle size of stream substrate 0 1 2 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
a artificial ditches are not rated;see discussions in manual
B. Hydrology (Subtotal = 11 )
12. Presence of Baseflow 0 1 2 3
13. Iron oxidizing bacteria 0 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 0.5 1 1.5
17. Soil-based evidence of high water table? No= 0 Yes=3
C. Biology (Subtotal = 9 )
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 3
21.Aquatic Mollusks 0 1 2 3
22. Fish 0 0.5 1 1.5
23. Crayfish 0 0.5 1 1.5
24.Amphibians 0 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
*perennial streams may also be identified using other methods.See p. 35 of manual.
Notes: Mayfly, Caddisfly
Sketch:

NC DWQ Stream Identification Form Version 4.11
Date: 10.2.2020 Project/Site: Hickory Latitude: 35.68588162700
Evaluator: Kevin Thomas County: Catawba Longitude: -81.30215555580
Total Points: 36.5 Stream ID: SCP-1, SA-1, PA-2
Stream Determination (circle one)
Stream is at least intermittent Ephemeral Intermittent Perennial (Lutz)
if>_ 19 or perennial if>_30`
A. Geomorphology (Subtotal = 16.5) 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, 0 1 2 3
ripple-pool sequence
4. Particle size of stream substrate 0 1 2 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
a artificial ditches are not rated;see discussions in manual
B. Hydrology (Subtotal = 11 )
12. Presence of Baseflow 0 1 2 3
13. Iron oxidizing bacteria 0 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 0.5 1 1.5
17. Soil-based evidence of high water table? No= 0 Yes=3
C. Biology (Subtotal = 9 )
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 3
21.Aquatic Mollusks 0 1 2 3
22. Fish 0 0.5 1 1.5
23. Crayfish 0 0.5 1 1.5
24.Amphibians 0 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
*perennial streams may also be identified using other methods.See p. 35 of manual.
Notes:
Sketch:

ATTACHMENT C
REPRESENTATIVE PHOTOGRAPHS

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