20201290 Ver 1_ePCN Application_20210526

DWR
Division of Water Resources
Initial Review
Pre -Construction Notification (PCN) Form
October 26, 2020 Ver 3.3
Has this project met the requirements for acceptance in to the review process?*
6 Yes
✓ No
Is this project a public transportation project?*
CYes f: No
Change only 1 needed.
BIMS # Assigned*
20201290
Is a payment required for this project?*
✓ No payment required
✓ Fee received
6 Fee needed - send electronic notification
Reviewing Office *
Winston-Salem Regional Office - (336) 776-
9800
Version#*
1
What amout is owed?*
r $240.00
6 $570.00
Select Project Reviewer*
Sue Homewood:eads\slhomewood
Information for Initial Review
la. Name of project:
Little Creek Greenway Phase 2A
la. Who is the Primary Contact? *
Robert Prestwood, PE
1b. Primary Contact Email:*
[e-mail]
Date Submitted
5/26/2021
Nearest Body of Water
Little Creek
Basin
Yadkin-PeeDee
Water Classification
C
Site Coordinates
Latitude: Longitude:
36.054517 -80.335417
Pre -Filing Meeting Information
ID#
20201290
Pre -fling Meeting or Request Date*
10/26/2020
lc. Primary Contact Phone:*
[phone]
Version
1
Attach documentation of Pre -Filing Meeting Request here:*
DWR Pre -Filing Meeting Request Form.pdf 52.41KB
A. Processing Information v
County (or Counties) where the project is located:

Forsyth
Is this a NCDMS Project
✓ Yes f No
Is this project a public transportation project?*
a Yes r No
Is this a NCDOT Project?*
✓ Yes 6. No
la. Type(s) of approval sought from the Corps:
7 Section 404 Permit (wetlands, streams and waters, Clean Water Act)
r Section 10 Permit (navigable waters, tidal waters, Rivers and Harbors Act)
Has this PCN previously been submitted?*
✓ Yes
a No
1b. What type(s) of permit(s) do you wish to seek authorization?
7 Nationwide Permit (NWP)
r Regional General Permit (RGP)
r Standard (IP)
lc. Has the NWP or GP number been verified by the Corps?
✓ Yes (7No
Nationwide Permit (NWP) Number: 14 - Linear transportation
NWP Numbers (for multiple NWPS):
ld. Type(s) of approval sought from the DWR:
7 401 Water Quality Certification - Regular
I— Non-404 Jurisdictional General Permit
I— Individual Permit
le. Is this notification solely for the record because written approval is not required?
For the record only for DWR 401 Certification:
For the record only for Corps Permit:
lf. Is this an after -the -fact permit application?*
✓ Yes (2 No
I— 401 Water Quality Certification - Express
r Riparian Buffer Authorization
lg. Is payment into a mitigation bank or in -lieu fee program proposed for mitigation of impacts?
✓ Yes (cNo
lg. Is payment into a mitigation bank or in -lieu fee program proposed for mitigation of impacts?
✓ Yes rNo
Acceptance Letter Attachment
1h. Is the project located in any of NC's twenty coastal counties?
✓ Yes (cNo
1j. Is the project located in a designated trout watershed?
✓ Yes ( No
B. Applicant Information
Id. Who is applying for the permit?
17 Owner r Applicant (other than owner)
le. Is there an Agent/Consultant for this project?*
a Yes r No
2. Owner Information
2a. Name(s) on recorded deed:
City of Winston-Salem
2b. Deed book and page no.:
✓ Yes r No
✓ Yes r No
2c. Responsible party:

Robert Prestwood, PE
2d.Address
Street Address
Bryce A. Municipal Building
Address Line 2
100 E First Street
atY
Winston Salem
Postal / ZZp Code
27101
2e. Telephone Number:
[phone]
2g. Email Address:*
ro b e rt p@ c i tyofws. o rg
4. Agent/Consultant (if applicable)
4a. Name:
Bob Lepsic
4b. Business Name:
SEPI, Inc.
4c. Address
Street Address
1 Glenwood Avenue
Address Line 2
Suite 600
Raleigh
Postal / Zip Code
27603
4d. Telephone Number:
[phone]
4f. Email Address:*
[e-mail]
Agent Authorization Letter*
20191216104106213.pdf
State / Province / Region
NC
Country
United States
2f. Fax Number:
State / Rovince / Region
NC
Country
United States
4e. Fax Number:
460.53KB
C. Project Information and Prior Project History
1. Project Information
1b. Subdivision name:
(if apprgxiate)
lc. Nearest municipality/ town:
Winston-Salem
2. Project Identification
2a. Property Identification Number:
2c. Project Address
Street Address
Atwood Drive to Somerset Drive
Address Line 2
2b. Property size:
0ty State / Province / Region
Winston-Salem NC
Postal / ZZp Code Country
27101 United States
3. Surface Waters
3a. Name of the nearest body of water to proposed project:*
Little Creek
3b. Water Resources Classification of nearest receiving water:*

C
3c. What river basin(s) is your project located in?*
Yadkin-PeeDee
3d. Please provide the 12-digit HUC in which the project is located.
030401011306
4. Project Description and History
4a. Describe the existing conditions on the site and the general land use in the vicinity of the project at the time of this application:*
The current property consists of a partially maintained sewer line and a portion of Little Creek. The sewer line consists of mostly herbaceous vegetation located east of Little Creek. On
either side of the sewer line contains partially forested areas ranging from mature to sapling aged trees. Little Creek is a fairly large and incised channel, therefore the forested stream
banks consist of upland areas adjacent to the sewer line.
4b. Have Corps permits or DWR certifications been obtained for this project (including all prior phases) in the past?*
r Yes 6 No r Unknown
4d. Attach an 8 1/2 X 11 excerpt from the most recent version of the USGS topographic map indicating the location of the project site. (for DWR)
Little Creek Greenway Fig 3 USGS.pdf 962.71 KB
4e. Attach an 8 1/2 X 11 excerpt from the most recent version of the published County NRCS Soil Survey map depicting the project site. (for DWR)
Little Creek Greenway Fig 4 Soils.pdf 870.1 KB
4f. List the total estimated acreage of all existing wetlands on the property:
1.25
4g. List the total estimated linear feet of all existing streams on the property:
337
4h. Explain the purpose of the proposed project:*
The City of Winston-Salem proposes to build a greenway adjacent to an epsting sewer line along Little Creek. The majority of the greenway will be located within the maintained sewer
line easement. The Little Creek Greenway Phase 2A Project is identified as a Tier 2 Secondary Priority Project in the December 2012 Winston-Salem and Forsyth County City -County
Planning Board Greenway Plan Update. The greenway will provide a connection for the residential neighborhoods around the Somerset Drive area to the Little Creek Recreation
Center, the Shoppes at Little Creek and other retail and commercial businesses along Hanes Mall Boulevard.
4i. Describe the overall project in detail, including indirect impacts and the type of equipment to be used:*
Standard construction equipment(excavators, backhoe, bulldozers, dump trucks, etc.) will be used to construct the greenway. Vegetation within the LOD will be cleared and disposed of
off site followed by grading of the greenway foundation. Work within jurisdictio0nal streams will be performed in the dry by dewatering the work area with temporary dams and pumps.
4j. Please upload project drawings for the proposed project.
LittleCreek_Permit Drawings 5-11-21.pdf 9.23MB
5. Jurisdictional Determinations
5a. Have the wetlands or streams been delineated on the property or proposed impact areas?*
s Yes
Comments:
Delineation completed 11/2019
r No O Unknowm
5b. If the Corps made a jurisdictional determination, what type of determination was made?*
s Preliminary r Approved r Not Verified r Unknown r N/A
Corps AID Number:
SAW-2019-02470
5c. If 5a is yes, who delineated the jurisdictional areas?
Name (if known):
Agency/Consultant Company:
Other:
R. Lepsic, A. Reusche
SEPI, Inc.
5d. List the dates of the Corp jurisdiction determination or State determination if a determination was made by the Corps or DWR
Corps - 03/24/2020
5d1. Jurisdictional determination upload
SAW-2019-02470 (signed PJD).pdf 2.23MB
6. Future Project Plans
6a. Is this a phased project?*
rYes 6'No
Are any other NWP(s), regional general permit(s), or individual permits(s) used, or intended to be used, to authorize any part of the proposed project or related activity?
No

D. Proposed Impacts Inventory
1. Impacts Summary
la. Where are the impacts associated with your project? (check all that apply):
® Wetlands ❑J Streams -tributaries
❑ Open Waters ❑ Pond Construction
2. Wetland Impacts
❑ Buffers
2a. Site #* (?)
2a1 Reason (?)
2b. Impact type * (?)
2c. Type of W.*
2d. W. name *
2e. Forested *
2f. Type of
Jurisdicition*(?)
2g. Impact
area*
1
Culvert installation
P
Floodplain Pool
WF
No
Both
0.010
(acres)
1
Mechanized clearing
T
Floodplain Pool
WF
No
Both
0.010
(acres)
1
Greenway construction
P
Floodplain Pool
WF
No
Both
0.010
(acres)
3
Greenway construction
P
Floodplain Pool
WF
No
Both
0.010
(acres)
3
Mechanized clearing
T
Floodplain Pool
WF
No
Both
0.010
(acres)
5
Mechanized clearing
T
Floodplain Pool
WC
Yes
Both
0.010
(acres)
6
Mechanized clearing
T
Floodplain Pool
WB
Yes
Both
0.010
(acres)
6
Greenway construction
P
Floodplain Pool
WB
Yes
Both
0.010
(acres)
6
Greenway excavation
P
Floodplain Pool
WB
Yes
Both
0.010
(acres)
7
Mechanized clearing
T
Floodplain Pool
WA
Yes
Both
0.010
(acres)
8
Greenway construction
P
Floodplain Pool
WA
Yes
Both
0.010
(acres)
8
Mechanized clearing
T
J
Floodplain Pool
WA
—
Yes
Both
0.010
(acres)
2g. Total Temporary Wetland Impact
0.060
2g. Total Wetland Impact
0.120
2g. Total Permanent Wetland Impact
0.060
2h. Comments:
See impact summary sheet in the permit drawings. Total wetland impacts are 0.04 acres (0.02 temporary and 0.02 permanent). Difference is due to
rounding.
3. Stream Impacts
3a. Reason for impact (?)
3b.Impact type*
3c. Type of impact*
3d. S. name *
3e. Stream Type*
(?)
3f. Type of
Jurisdiction*
3g. S. width *
3h. Impact
length*
Si
Culvert installation
Permanent
Culvert
SD
Intermittent
Both
3
Average (feet)
16
(linear feet)
82
Bank stabilization
Permanent
Bank Stabilization
SD
Intermittent
Both
3
Average (feet)
1
(linear feet)
S3
Dewatering
Temporary
Dewatering
SD
Intermittent
Both
3
Average (feet)
1
(linear feet)
S4
Outlet stabilization
Permanent
Bank Stabilization
Little Creek
Perennial
Both
35
Average (feet)
8
(linear feet)
S5
Dewatering
Temporary
Dewatering
Little Creek
Perennial
Both
35
Average (feet)
6
(linear feet)
S6
Culvert installation
Permanent
Culvert
SC
Perennial
Both
5
Average (feet)
35
(linear feet)

S7
Channel Change
Permanent
Bank Stabilization
SC
Perennial
Both
5
Average (feet)
45
(linear feet)
S8
Bank stabilization
Permanent
Bank Stabilization
SC
Perennial
Both
5
Average (feet)
21
(ling feet)
S9
Dewatering
Temporary
Dewatering
SC
Perennial
Both
5
Average (feet)
6
(ling feet)
910
Dewatering
Temporary
Dewatering
Little Creek
Perennial
Both
35
Average (feet)
15
(linear feet)
911
Culvert
Permanent
Culvert
SB
Perennial
Both
10
Average (feet)
34
(linear feet)
S12
Bank stabilization
Permanent
Bank Stabilization
SB
Perennial
Both
10
Average (feet)
23
(linear feet)
S13
Dewater
Temporary
Dewatering
SB
Perennial
Both
10
Average (feet)
7
(linear feet)
S14
Bank stabilization
Permanent
Bank Stabilization
Little Creek
Perennial
Both
35
Average (feet)
6
(linear feet)
S15
Dewater
Temporary
Dewatering
Little Creek
Perennial
Both
35
Average (feet)
6
(linear feet)
S16
Culvert
Permanent
Culvert
SA
Intermittent
Both
3
Average (feet)
28
(linear feet)
S17
Bank stabilization
Permanent
Bank Stabilization
SA
Intermittent
Both
3
Average (feet)
10
(linear feet)
S18
Bank stabilization
Permanent
Bank Stabilization
SA
Intermittent
Both
3
Average (feet)
14
(linear feet)
S19
Dewater
Temporary
Dewatering
SA
Intermittent
Both
3
Average (feet)
5
(linear feet)
S20
Culvert
Permanent
Culvert
SD
Intermittent
Both
3
Average (feet)
9
(linear feet)
S21
Bank stabilization
Permanent
Bank Stabilization
SD
Intermittent
Both
3
Average (feet)
8
(linear feet)
3i. Total jurisdictional ditch impact in square feet:
0
3i. Total permanent stream impacts:
258
3i. Total stream and ditch impacts:
304
3j. Comments:
3i. Total temporary stream impacts:
46
E. Impact Justification and Mitigation
u
1. Avoidance and Minimization
la. Specifically describe measures taken to avoid or minimize the proposed impacts in designing the project:
The greenway was aligned to avoid and minimize wetland impact. The greenway curvature follows the edge of the wetlands.
Fill slopes are the steepest allowable while still providing stable slopes.
Stream crossing are perpendicular.
Existing stream culvert locations were utilized to avoid/minimize stream impacts. For example: At Site 2 the greenway crosses at an existing culvert. At
Site 8 the new culvert inlet bank stabilization is being installed at the location of an existing culvert.
Drainage culvert under the new greenway are being installed at the existing ground elevation. No excavation is proposed to prevent the draining of the
wetlands.
1b. Specifically describe measures taken to avoid or minimize the proposed impacts through construction techniques:
Appropriate erosion and sediment control measures will be installed.
Work within streams will be performed in the dry by dewatering the area.
2. Compensatory Mitigation for Impacts to Waters of the U.S. or Waters of the State
2a. Does the project require Compensatory Mitigation for impacts to Waters of the U.S. or Waters of the State?
r Yes
6*No
2b. If this project DOES NOT require Compensatory Mitigation, explain why:
Total wetland impacts are 0.04 AC well below the 0.1 acre requirement.
Total permanent loss of stream function resulting from culvert installation is 131 feet (Site 2 - 34 feet, Site 4 - 35 feet, Site 6 - 34 feet and Site 8 - 28 feet) which is below the 150 feet
requiring mitigation. NCSAM forms prepared for each stream and included in the PJD request rated all streams as "love.
F. Stormwater Management and Diffuse Flow Plan (required by DWR)

1. Diffuse Flow Plan
la. Does the project include or is it adjacent to protected riparian buffers identified within one of the NC Riparian Buffer Protection Rules?
✓ Yes ( No
If no, explain why:
The project is located in the Yadkin -Pee Dee River Basin, specifically HUC 030401011306. There are no NC Riparian Buffer Protection Rules for this basin.
2. Stormwater Management Plan
2a. Is this a NCDOT project subject to compliance with NCDOT's Individual NPDES permit NCS000250?*
✓ Yes ( No
2b. Does this project meet the requirements for low density projects as defined in 15A NCAC 02H .1003(2)?
✓ Yes r No
Comments:
A stormwater management permit will be obtained from the City of Winston-Salem.
G. Supplementary Information
1. Environmental Documentation
la. Does the project involve an expenditure of public (federal/state/local) funds or the use of public (federal/state) land?*
✓ Yes r No
1b. If you answered "yes" to the above, does the project require preparation of an environmental document pursuant to the requirements of the National or State (North Carolina)
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA/SEPA)? *
✓ Yes f• No
Comments:*
All funding is from the City of Winston-Salem
2. Violations (DWR Requirement)
2a. Is the site in violation of DWR Water Quality Certification Rules (15A NCAC 2H .0500), Isolated Wetland Rules (15A NCAC 2H .1300), or DWR Surface Water or Wetland Standards or
Riparian Buffer Rules (15A NCAC 2B .0200)?*
✓ Yes ( No
3. Cumulative Impacts (DWR Requirement)
3a. Will this project result in additional development, which could impact nearby downstream water quality?*
✓ Yes f• No
3b. If you answered "no," provide a short narrative description.
The project is a greenway trail being constructed within an existing sewerline easement and connecting existing greenways.
4. Sewage Disposal (DWR Requirement)
4a. Is sewage disposal required by DWR for this project?*
✓ Yes 6'Nor N/A
5. Endangered Species and Designated Critical Habitat (Corps Requirement)
5a. Will this project occur in or near an area with federally protected species or habitat?*
✓ Yes f• No
5b. Have you checked with the USFWS concerning Endangered Species Act impacts?*
6'Yes rNo
5c. If yes, indicate the USFWS Field Office you have contacted.
Asheville
5d. Is another Federal agency involved?*
✓ Yes
5e. Is this a DOT project located within Division's 1-8?
✓ Yes r' No
f- No C Unknown
5f. Will you cut any trees in order to conduct the work in waters of the U.S.?
6 Yes r No
5g. Does this project involve bridge maintenance or removal?
✓ Yes r No

5h. Does this project involve the construction/installation of a wind turbine(s)?*
✓ Yes rNo
5i. Does this project involve (1) blasting, and/or (2) other percussive activities that will be conducted by machines, such as jackhammers, mechanized pile drivers, etc.?
✓ Yes ('No
5j. What data sources did you use to determine whether your site would impact Endangered Species or Designated Critical Habitat?
NCNHP, USFWS species list, IPaC
Consultation Documentation Upload
20-115_Little Creek Greenway Phase 2A_Forsyth Co.pdf 336.6KB
6. Essential Fish Habitat (Corps Requirement)
6a. Will this project occur in or near an area designated as an Essential Fish Habitat?*
✓ Yes 6 No
6b. What data sources did you use to determine whether your site would impact an Essential Fish Habitat?*
NCWRC and NOAA webpage
7. Historic or Prehistoric Cultural Resources (Corps Requirement)
7a. Will this project occur in or near an area that the state, federal or tribal governments have designated as having historic or cultural preservation status?*
✓ Yes f No
7b. What data sources did you use to determine whether your site would impact historic or archeological resources?*
Coordination with NCSHPO.
7c. Historic or Prehistoric Information Upload
ER 19-5130.pdf 96.25KB
8. Flood Zone Designation (Corps Requirement)
8a. Will this project occur in a FEMA-designated 100-year floodplain?*
✓ Yes r No
8b. If yes, explain how project meets FEMArequirements:
The project satisfies a "no -rise" certification by modeling and comparing the proposed impacts with existing conditions based on best available data
from the NC Floodplain Mapping Program.
8c. What source(s) did you use to make the floodplain determination?*
FIRM 3710680400J 1/2/2009
The floodplain determination was based on available effective data from the NC Flood Risk Information System's (FRIS) Digital Flood Insurance Maps
(DFIRM).
Miscellaneous
Comments
SAM forms for the project streams are attached.
Miscellaneous attachments not previously requested.
Little Creek SAM Forms.pdf 778.25KB
Signature
*
17 By checking the box and signing below, I certify that:
• The project proponent hereby certifies that all information contained herein is true, accurate, and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief; and
• The project proponent hereby requests that the certifying authority review and take action on this CWA 401 certification request within the applicable reasonable period of time.
• I have given true, accurate, and complete information on this form;
• I agree that submission of this PCN form is a "transaction" subject to Chapter 66, Article 40 of the NC General Statutes (the "Uniform Electronic Transactions Act");
• I agree to conduct this transaction by electronic means pursuant to Chapter 66, Article 40 of the NC General Statutes (the "Uniform Electronic Transactions Act");
• I understand that an electronic signature has the same legal effect and can be enforced in the same way as a written signature; AND
• I intend to electronically sign and submit the PCN form.
Full Name:
Robert Lepsic
Signature
IWf t LgfLC
Date
5/26/2021

RALEIGH: 1 GLENWOOD AVENUE, SUITE 600, RALEIGH, NC 27603
OFFICE: 919.789.9977 / FAX: [phone] / WWW.SEPIINC.COM
AGENT AUTHORIZATION FORM
All Blanks to be Filled in by the Municipal Official
Name: Robert Prestwood, PE, City Engineer, Winston-Salem
Address: Bryce A. Stuart Municipal Building, 100 E First Street, Winston-Salem, NC 27101
Phone: [phone]
Project Name/Description: Little Creek Greenway, Phase 2A Atwood Road to Somerset Drive
I, the municipal official, do hereby authorize SEPI Engineering & Construction, Inc. to act on my
behalf and take all actions necessary for the processing, issuance and acceptance of this permit or
certification and any and all standard and special conditions attached for the above reference
project.
I hereby certify the above information submitted in this application is true and accurate to the best
of our knowledge.
By: ' _ _j By:
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NORTH CAROLINA

United States Department of the Interior
FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
Asheville Field Office
160 Zillicoa Street
Asheville, North Carolina 28801
January 14, 2020
Robert Lepsic
SEPI, Inc.
1 Glenwood Avenue, Suite 600
Raleigh, North Carolina 27603
Dear Robert Lepsic:
Subject: Little Creek Greenway Phase 2A; Forsyth County, North Carolina
Log No. 4-2-20-115
f us.
FISH &WILDLIFE
SERVICE
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) has reviewed the information provided in your
correspondence dated December 23, 2019 wherein you solicit our comments regarding project -
mediated impacts to federally protected species. We submit the following comments in
accordance with the provisions of the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act, as amended
(16 U.S.C. 661-667e); the National Environmental Policy Act (42 U.S.C. §4321 et seq.); and
section 7 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531-1543) (Act).
Proj ect Description
According to the information provided, the proposed project would entail the construction of
approximately 3,500 linear feet of paved greenway trail within an existing maintained sewerline
easement in Winston-Salem, North Carolina adjacent to Little Creek. Surrounding land cover is
dominated by residential developments.
Federally Listed Endangered and Threatened Species
According to Service records, suitable summer roosting habitat may be present in the project
area for the federally threatened northern long-eared bat (Myotis septentrionalis). However, the
final 4(d) rule (effective as of February 16, 2016), exempts incidental take of northern long-eared
bat associated with activities that occur greater than 0.25 miles from a known hibernation site,
and greater than 150 feet from a known, occupied maternity roost during the pup season (June 1
— July 31). Based on the information provided, the project (which may or may not require tree
clearing) would occur at a location where any incidental take that may result from associated
activities is exempt under the 4(d) rule. Although not required, we encourage the Applicant to
avoid any associated tree clearing activities during the maternity roosting season from May 15 —
August 15.
Based on Service records and the information provided, we believe that suitable habitats do not
occur onsite for any other federally protected species. Please be aware that obligations under
section 7 of the Endangered Species Act must be reconsidered if: (1) new information reveals
impacts of this identified action that may affect listed species or critical habitat in a manner not
previously considered, (2) this action is subsequently modified in a manner that was not

considered in this review, or (3) a new species is listed or critical habitat is determined that may
be affected by the identified action.
We offer the following general recommendations on behalf of natural resources:
Erosion and Sediment Control
Measures to control sediment and erosion should be installed before any ground -disturbing
activities occur. Grading and backfilling should be minimized, and existing native vegetation
should be retained (if possible) to maintain riparian cover for fish and wildlife. Disturbed areas
should be revegetated with native vegetation as soon as the project is completed. Ground
disturbance should be limited to what will be stabilized quickly, preferably by the end of the
workday. Natural fiber matting (coir) should be used for erosion control as synthetic
netting can trap animals and persist in the environment beyond its intended purpose.
Pollinator Habitat
Pollinators, such as most bees, some birds and bats, or other insects, including moths and
butterflies, play a crucial role in the reproduction of flowering plants and in the production of
most fruits and vegetables. Declines in wild pollinators are a result of loss, degradation, and
fragmentation of habitat and disease; while declines in honey bees has also been linked to
disease. The rusty -patched bumble bee (Bombus affinis) historically occurred in North Carolina's
Mountain and Piedmont provinces. Although not required, we encourage the Applicant to
consider our recommendations below to benefit the rusty -patched bumble bee and other
pollinators. Moreover, the creation and maintenance of pollinator habitats at this site may
increase the value of the project for the community and help reduce the spread of invasive exotic
plants. Please consider the following:
1. Sow native seed mixes in disturbed areas or in designated pollinator areas with plants
that bloom throughout the entire growing season.
2. Taller growing pollinator plant species should be planted around the periphery of the
site and anywhere on the site where mowing can be restricted during the summer
months. Taller plants, left un-mowed during the summer, would provide benefits to
pollinators, habitat to ground nesting/feeding birds, and cover for small mammals.
3. Low growing/groundcover native species should be planted in areas that need to be
maintained. This would provide benefits to pollinators while also minimizing the
amount of maintenance such as mowing and herbicide treatment. Milk weed species
are an important host plant for monarch butterflies.
4. Avoid mowing of flowering plants. Designated pollinator areas show be mow only
50% of the plant height, but no lower than 8 inches.
5. Avoid mowing outside the active season for rusty -patched bumble bee and other
pollinators (April 15 — October 15).
6. Leave slash piles, mulch piles, or loose dirt piles along woodland edges. These areas
provide nesting habitats and/or nest materials for some pollinators.
7. Avoid the use of pesticides and specifically neonicotinoids.
8. Additional information regarding plant species, seed mixes, and pollinator habitat
requirements can be provided upon request.
2

The Service appreciates the opportunity to provide these comments. Please contact Mr. Byron
Hamstead of our staff at 828/258-3939, Ext. 42225, if you have any questions. In any future
correspondence concerning this project, please reference our Log Number 4-2-20-115.
Sincerely,
- - original signed - -
Janet Mizzi
Field Supervisor
3

North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources
State Historic Preservation Office
Ramona M. Bartos, Administrator
Governor Roy Cooper Office of Archives and History
Secretary Susi H. Hamilton Deputy Secretary Kevin Cherry
December 28, 2019
Robert Lepsic
SEPI Engineering
1 Glenwood Avenue, Suite 600
Raleigh, NC 27603
Re: Construct Little Creek Greenway from Little Creek Drive & Somerset Drive, Winston-Salem,
Forsyth County, ER 19-5130
Dear Mr. Lepsic:
Thank you for your letter of November 22, 2019, concerning the above project.
We have conducted a review of the project and are aware of no historic resources which would be affected by
the project. Therefore, we have no comment on the project as proposed.
The above comments are made pursuant to Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act and the
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation's Regulations for Compliance with Section 106 codified at 36 CFR
Part 800.
Thank you for your cooperation and consideration. If you have questions concerning the above comment,
contact Renee Gledhill -Earley, environmental review coordinator, at 919-814-6579 or
environmental.review@a,ncdcr.gov. In all future communication concerning this project, please cite the above
referenced tracking number.
Sincerely,
aokal-Wii6
eSt
amona Bartos, Deputy
State Historic Preservation Officer
Location: 109 East Jones Street, Raleigh NC 27601 Mailing Address: 4617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh NC 27699-4617 Telephone/Fax: [phone]-6599

NC SAM FIELD ASSESSMENT RESULTS
Accompanies User Manual Version 2.1
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): Little Creek Greenway 2. Date of evaluation: 11/11/2019
3. Applicant/owner name: City of Winston Salem 4. Assessor name/organization: A. Reusche, SEPI
5. County:
Forsyth 6. Nearest named water body
7. River basin: Yadkin-PeeDee on USGS 7.5-minute quad: Little Creek
8. Site coordinates (decimal degrees, at lower end of assessment reach): 36.058598, -80.333355
STREAM INFORMATION: (depth and width can be approximations)
9. Site number (show on attached map): SA 10. Length of assessment reach evaluated (feet): 200
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): 3 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 (I)
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 mi2) Size 3 (0.5 to < 5 mi2) Size 4 (>_ 5 mi2)
for Tidal Marsh Stream)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
18. Were regulatory considerations evaluated? ®Yes No If Yes, check all that apply to the assessment area.
❑ Outer Coastal Plain (0)
▪ Section 10 water
❑ Essential Fish Habitat
❑ Publicly owned property
❑ Classified Trout Waters
▪ Primary Nursery Area
❑ NCDWR Riparian buffer rule in effect
❑ Water Supply Watershed (01 Lill ❑III ❑IV ❑V)
❑ High Quality Waters/Outstanding Resource Waters
❑ Nutrient Sensitive Waters
❑ Anadromous fish 0303(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 NotA
3. Feature Pattern - assessment reach metric
❑ A A majority of the assessment reach has altered pattern (examples: straightening, modification above or below culvert).
▪ NotA
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 NotA
5. Signs of Active Instability - assessment reach metric
Consider only current instability, not past events from which the stream has currently recovered. Examples of instability include
active bank failure, active channel down -cutting (head -cut), active widening, and artificial hardening (such as concrete, gabion, rip -rap).
❑ A < 10% of channel unstable
❑ B 10 to 25% of channel unstable
®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
7. Water Quality Stressors — assessment reach/intertidal zone metric
Check all that apply.
❑ A Discolored water in stream or intertidal zone (milky white, blue, unnatural water discoloration, oil sheen, stream foam)
❑ B Excessive sedimentation (burying of stream features or intertidal zone)
❑ C Noticeable evidence of pollutant discharges entering the assessment reach and causing a water quality problem
❑ D Odor (not including natural sulfide odors)
❑ E Current published or collected data indicating degraded water quality in the assessment reach. Cite source in "Notes/Sketch"
section.
❑ 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)
▪ 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
❑A Multiple aquatic macrophytes and aquatic mosses
(include liverworts, lichens, and algal mats)
❑ B Multiple sticks and/or leaf packs and/or emergent
vegetation
❑ C Multiple snags and logs (including lap trees)
❑ D 5% undercut banks and/or root mats and/or roots
in banks extend to the normal wetted perimeter
®E Little or no habitat
reach) (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams)
❑ F 5% oysters or other natural hard bottoms
❑ G Submerged aquatic vegetation
❑ H Low -tide refugia (pools)
❑ 1 Sand bottom
❑ J 5% vertical bank along the marsh
❑ K Little or no habitat
Check for Tidal
Marsh Streams
*********************************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
❑ ❑Salamanders/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

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.
RB
❑ 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.
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.
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:
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
Consider for left
LB RB
❑ A ❑A
®B ®B
❑ C ❑C
❑ D ❑D
❑ E ❑E
— streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
bank (LB) and right bank (RB) for Metric 19 ("Vegetated" Buffer Width).
Mature forest
Non -mature woody vegetation or modified vegetation structure
Herbaceous vegetation with or without a strip of trees < 10 feet wide
Maintained shrubs
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
❑ B ❑B ❑B ❑B ❑B ❑B
❑ C ❑C ❑C ❑C ❑C ❑C
❑ D ❑D ❑D ❑D ❑D ❑D
Row crops
Maintained turf
Pasture (no livestock)/commercial horticulture
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
❑ B
®C
❑ A
❑ B
®C
The total length of buffer breaks is < 25 percent.
The total length of buffer breaks is between 25 and 50 percent.
The total length of buffer breaks is > 50 percent.
LB
❑A
❑ B
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 Little Creek Greenway Date of Assessment 11/11/2019
Stream Category Pal Assessor Name/Organization A. Reusche, SEPI
Notes of Field Assessment Form (Y/N)
Presence of regulatory considerations (Y/N)
Additional stream information/supplementary measurements included (Y/N)
NC SAM feature type (perennial, intermittent, Tidal Marsh Stream)
NO
NO
NO
Intermittent
USACE/ NCDWR
Function Class Rating Summary All Streams Intermittent
(1) Hydrology LOW LOW
(2) Baseflow MEDIUM MEDIUM
(2) Flood Flow LOW LOW
(3) Streamside Area Attenuation MEDIUM MEDIUM
(4) Floodplain Access MEDIUM MEDIUM
(4) Wooded Riparian Buffer MEDIUM MEDIUM
(4) Microtopography LOW LOW
(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 LOW LOW
(2) Baseflow MEDIUM MEDIUM
(2) Streamside Area Vegetation MEDIUM MEDIUM
(3) Upland Pollutant Filtration MEDIUM MEDIUM
(3) Thermoregulation MEDIUM MEDIUM
(2) Indicators of Stressors NO NO
(2) Aquatic Life Tolerance LOW NA
(2) Intertidal Zone Filtration NA NA
(1) Habitat LOW LOW
(2) In -stream Habitat LOW LOW
(3) Baseflow MEDIUM MEDIUM
(3) Substrate LOW LOW
(3) Stream Stability LOW LOW
(3) In -stream Habitat LOW LOW
(2) Stream -side Habitat MEDIUM MEDIUM
(3) Stream -side Habitat MEDIUM MEDIUM
(3) Thermoregulation MEDIUM MEDIUM
(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

NC SAM FIELD ASSESSMENT RESULTS
Accompanies User Manual Version 2.1
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): Little Creek Greenway 2. Date of evaluation: 11/11/2019
3. Applicant/owner name: City of Winston Salem 4. Assessor name/organization: A. Reusche, SEPI
5. County:
Forsyth 6. Nearest named water body
7. River basin: Yadkin-PeeDee on USGS 7.5-minute quad: Little Creek
8. Site coordinates (decimal degrees, at lower end of assessment reach): 36.057773, -80.333341
STREAM INFORMATION: (depth and width can be approximations)
9. Site number (show on attached map): SB 10. Length of assessment reach evaluated (feet): 200
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): 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 (I)
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 mi2) Size 3 (0.5 to < 5 mi2) Size 4 (>_ 5 mi2)
for Tidal Marsh Stream)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
18. Were regulatory considerations evaluated? ®Yes No If Yes, check all that apply to the assessment area.
❑ Outer Coastal Plain (0)
▪ Section 10 water
❑ Essential Fish Habitat
❑ Publicly owned property
❑ Classified Trout Waters
▪ Primary Nursery Area
❑ NCDWR Riparian buffer rule in effect
❑ Water Supply Watershed (01 Lill ❑III ❑IV ❑V)
❑ High Quality Waters/Outstanding Resource Waters
❑ Nutrient Sensitive Waters
❑ Anadromous fish 0303(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 NotA
3. Feature Pattern - assessment reach metric
❑ A A majority of the assessment reach has altered pattern (examples: straightening, modification above or below culvert).
®B NotA
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 NotA
5. Signs of Active Instability - assessment reach metric
Consider only current instability, not past events from which the stream has currently recovered. Examples of instability include
active bank failure, active channel down -cutting (head -cut), active widening, and artificial hardening (such as concrete, gabion, rip -rap).
❑ A < 10% of channel unstable
®B 10 to 25% of channel unstable
❑ 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
7. Water Quality Stressors — assessment reach/intertidal zone metric
Check all that apply.
❑ A Discolored water in stream or intertidal zone (milky white, blue, unnatural water discoloration, oil sheen, stream foam)
❑ B Excessive sedimentation (burying of stream features or intertidal zone)
❑ C Noticeable evidence of pollutant discharges entering the assessment reach and causing a water quality problem
❑ D Odor (not including natural sulfide odors)
❑ E Current published or collected data indicating degraded water quality in the assessment reach. Cite source in "Notes/Sketch"
section.
❑ 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)
▪ 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
❑A Multiple aquatic macrophytes and aquatic mosses
(include liverworts, lichens, and algal mats)
❑ B Multiple sticks and/or leaf packs and/or emergent
vegetation
❑ C Multiple snags and logs (including lap trees)
®D 5% undercut banks and/or root mats and/or roots
in banks extend to the normal wetted perimeter
❑ E Little or no habitat
reach) (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams)
❑ F 5% oysters or other natural hard bottoms
❑ G Submerged aquatic vegetation
❑ H Low -tide refugia (pools)
❑ 1 Sand bottom
❑ J 5% vertical bank along the marsh
❑ K Little or no habitat
Check for Tidal
Marsh Streams
*********************************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
❑ ❑Salamanders/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
Consider for left
LB RB
®A ®A
❑ B ❑B
❑ C ❑C
❑ D ❑D
❑ E ❑E
— streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
bank (LB) and right bank (RB) for Metric 19 ("Vegetated" Buffer Width).
Mature forest
Non -mature woody vegetation or modified vegetation structure
Herbaceous vegetation with or without a strip of trees < 10 feet wide
Maintained shrubs
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
❑ B ❑B ❑B ❑B ❑B ❑B
❑ C ❑C ❑C ❑C ❑C ❑C
❑ D ❑D ❑D ❑D ❑D ❑D
Row crops
Maintained turf
Pasture (no livestock)/commercial horticulture
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
®B
❑ C
❑ A
®B
❑ C
The total length of buffer breaks is < 25 percent.
The total length of buffer breaks is between 25 and 50 percent.
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.
RB
❑ 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.
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.
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:
LB
❑A
®B
®B
❑ C ❑C
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 Little Creek Greenway Date of Assessment 11/11/2019
Stream Category Pa2 Assessor Name/Organization A. Reusche, SEPI
Notes of Field Assessment Form (Y/N)
Presence of regulatory considerations (Y/N)
Additional stream information/supplementary measurements included (Y/N)
NC SAM feature type (perennial, intermittent, Tidal Marsh Stream)
NO
NO
NO
Intermittent
USACE/ NCDWR
Function Class Rating Summary All Streams Intermittent
(1) Hydrology LOW LOW
(2) Baseflow MEDIUM MEDIUM
(2) Flood Flow LOW LOW
(3) Streamside Area Attenuation MEDIUM MEDIUM
(4) Floodplain Access MEDIUM MEDIUM
(4) Wooded Riparian Buffer HIGH HIGH
(4) Microtopography LOW LOW
(3) Stream Stability LOW LOW
(4) Channel Stability MEDIUM MEDIUM
(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 LOW LOW
(2) Baseflow MEDIUM MEDIUM
(2) Streamside Area Vegetation MEDIUM MEDIUM
(3) Upland Pollutant Filtration MEDIUM MEDIUM
(3) Thermoregulation MEDIUM MEDIUM
(2) Indicators of Stressors NO NO
(2) Aquatic Life Tolerance LOW NA
(2) Intertidal Zone Filtration NA NA
(1) Habitat LOW HIGH
(2) In -stream Habitat LOW MEDIUM
(3) Baseflow MEDIUM MEDIUM
(3) Substrate LOW LOW
(3) Stream Stability MEDIUM MEDIUM
(3) In -stream Habitat LOW HIGH
(2) Stream -side Habitat HIGH HIGH
(3) Stream -side Habitat HIGH HIGH
(3) Thermoregulation MEDIUM MEDIUM
(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

NC SAM FIELD ASSESSMENT RESULTS
Accompanies User Manual Version 2.1
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): Little Creek Greenway 2. Date of evaluation: 11/11/2019
3. Applicant/owner name: City of Winston Salem 4. Assessor name/organization: A. Reusche, SEPI
5. County:
Forsyth 6. Nearest named water body
7. River basin: Yadkin-PeeDee on USGS 7.5-minute quad: Little Creek
8. Site coordinates (decimal degrees, at lower end of assessment reach): 36.0053802, -80.335558
STREAM INFORMATION: (depth and width can be approximations)
9. Site number (show on attached map): SC 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 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 (I)
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 mi2) Size 3 (0.5 to < 5 mi2) Size 4 (>_ 5 mi2)
for Tidal Marsh Stream)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
18. Were regulatory considerations evaluated? ®Yes No If Yes, check all that apply to the assessment area.
❑ Outer Coastal Plain (0)
▪ Section 10 water
❑ Essential Fish Habitat
❑ Publicly owned property
❑ Classified Trout Waters
▪ Primary Nursery Area
❑ NCDWR Riparian buffer rule in effect
❑ Water Supply Watershed (01 Lill ❑III ❑IV ❑V)
❑ High Quality Waters/Outstanding Resource Waters
❑ Nutrient Sensitive Waters
❑ Anadromous fish 0303(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 NotA
3. Feature Pattern - assessment reach metric
®A A majority of the assessment reach has altered pattern (examples: straightening, modification above or below culvert).
❑ B NotA
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 NotA
5. Signs of Active Instability - assessment reach metric
Consider only current instability, not past events from which the stream has currently recovered. Examples of instability include
active bank failure, active channel down -cutting (head -cut), active widening, and artificial hardening (such as concrete, gabion, rip -rap).
❑ A < 10% of channel unstable
❑ B 10 to 25% of channel unstable
®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
7. Water Quality Stressors — assessment reach/intertidal zone metric
Check all that apply.
❑ A Discolored water in stream or intertidal zone (milky white, blue, unnatural water discoloration, oil sheen, stream foam)
❑ B Excessive sedimentation (burying of stream features or intertidal zone)
❑ C Noticeable evidence of pollutant discharges entering the assessment reach and causing a water quality problem
❑ D Odor (not including natural sulfide odors)
❑ E Current published or collected data indicating degraded water quality in the assessment reach. Cite source in "Notes/Sketch"
section.
❑ 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)
▪ 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
❑A Multiple aquatic macrophytes and aquatic mosses
(include liverworts, lichens, and algal mats)
❑ B Multiple sticks and/or leaf packs and/or emergent
vegetation
❑ C Multiple snags and logs (including lap trees)
❑ D 5% undercut banks and/or root mats and/or roots
in banks extend to the normal wetted perimeter
®E Little or no habitat
reach) (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams)
❑ F 5% oysters or other natural hard bottoms
❑ G Submerged aquatic vegetation
❑ H Low -tide refugia (pools)
❑ 1 Sand bottom
❑ J 5% vertical bank along the marsh
❑ K Little or no habitat
Check for Tidal
Marsh Streams
*********************************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
❑ ❑Salamanders/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
❑ 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
Consider for left
LB RB
®A ❑A
❑ B ®B
❑ C ❑C
❑ D ❑D
❑ E ❑E
— streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
bank (LB) and right bank (RB) for Metric 19 ("Vegetated" Buffer Width).
Mature forest
Non -mature woody vegetation or modified vegetation structure
Herbaceous vegetation with or without a strip of trees < 10 feet wide
Maintained shrubs
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
❑ B ❑B ❑B ❑B ❑B ❑B
❑ C ❑C ❑C ❑C ❑C ❑C
❑ D ❑D ❑D ❑D ❑D ❑D
Row crops
Maintained turf
Pasture (no livestock)/commercial horticulture
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
®B
❑ C
❑ A
®B
❑ C
The total length of buffer breaks is < 25 percent.
The total length of buffer breaks is between 25 and 50 percent.
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.
RB
❑ 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.
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.
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:
LB
❑A
®B
®B
❑ C ❑C
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 Little Creek Greenway Date of Assessment 11/11/2019
Stream Category Pal Assessor Name/Organization A. Reusche, SEPI
Notes of Field Assessment Form (Y/N)
Presence of regulatory considerations (Y/N)
Additional stream information/supplementary measurements included (Y/N)
NC SAM feature type (perennial, intermittent, Tidal Marsh Stream)
NO
NO
NO
Intermittent
USACE/ NCDWR
Function Class Rating Summary All Streams Intermittent
(1) Hydrology LOW LOW
(2) Baseflow MEDIUM MEDIUM
(2) Flood Flow LOW LOW
(3) Streamside Area Attenuation MEDIUM MEDIUM
(4) Floodplain Access MEDIUM MEDIUM
(4) Wooded Riparian Buffer MEDIUM MEDIUM
(4) Microtopography LOW LOW
(3) Stream Stability LOW LOW
(4) Channel Stability LOW LOW
(4) Sediment Transport LOW LOW
(4) Stream Geomorphology LOW LOW
(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 HIGH HIGH
(2) Baseflow MEDIUM MEDIUM
(2) Streamside Area Vegetation MEDIUM MEDIUM
(3) Upland Pollutant Filtration MEDIUM MEDIUM
(3) Thermoregulation MEDIUM MEDIUM
(2) Indicators of Stressors NO NO
(2) Aquatic Life Tolerance HIGH NA
(2) Intertidal Zone Filtration NA NA
(1) Habitat LOW LOW
(2) In -stream Habitat LOW LOW
(3) Baseflow MEDIUM MEDIUM
(3) Substrate LOW LOW
(3) Stream Stability LOW LOW
(3) In -stream Habitat LOW LOW
(2) Stream -side Habitat HIGH HIGH
(3) Stream -side Habitat HIGH HIGH
(3) Thermoregulation MEDIUM MEDIUM
(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

NC SAM FIELD ASSESSMENT RESULTS
Accompanies User Manual Version 2.1
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): Little Creek Greenway 2. Date of evaluation: 11/11/2019
3. Applicant/owner name: City of Winston Salem 4. Assessor name/organization: A. Reusche, SEPI
5. County:
Forsyth 6. Nearest named water body
7. River basin: Yadkin-PeeDee on USGS 7.5-minute quad: Little Creek
8. Site coordinates (decimal degrees, at lower end of assessment reach): 36.051264, -80.337386
STREAM INFORMATION: (depth and width can be approximations)
9. Site number (show on attached map): SD 10. Length of assessment reach evaluated (feet): 100
11. Channel depth from bed (in riffle, if present) to top of bank (feet): 3 ❑Unable to assess channel depth.
12. Channel width at top of bank (feet): 5 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 (I)
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 mi2) Size 3 (0.5 to < 5 mi2) Size 4 (>_ 5 mi2)
for Tidal Marsh Stream)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
18. Were regulatory considerations evaluated? ®Yes No If Yes, check all that apply to the assessment area.
❑ Outer Coastal Plain (0)
▪ Section 10 water
❑ Essential Fish Habitat
❑ Publicly owned property
❑ Classified Trout Waters
▪ Primary Nursery Area
❑ NCDWR Riparian buffer rule in effect
❑ Water Supply Watershed (01 Lill ❑III ❑IV ❑V)
❑ High Quality Waters/Outstanding Resource Waters
❑ Nutrient Sensitive Waters
❑ Anadromous fish 0303(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 NotA
3. Feature Pattern - assessment reach metric
❑ A A majority of the assessment reach has altered pattern (examples: straightening, modification above or below culvert).
▪ NotA
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 NotA
5. Signs of Active Instability - assessment reach metric
Consider only current instability, not past events from which the stream has currently recovered. Examples of instability include
active bank failure, active channel down -cutting (head -cut), active widening, and artificial hardening (such as concrete, gabion, rip -rap).
❑ A < 10% of channel unstable
❑ B 10 to 25% of channel unstable
®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
7. Water Quality Stressors — assessment reach/intertidal zone metric
Check all that apply.
❑ A Discolored water in stream or intertidal zone (milky white, blue, unnatural water discoloration, oil sheen, stream foam)
❑ B Excessive sedimentation (burying of stream features or intertidal zone)
❑ C Noticeable evidence of pollutant discharges entering the assessment reach and causing a water quality problem
❑ D Odor (not including natural sulfide odors)
❑ E Current published or collected data indicating degraded water quality in the assessment reach. Cite source in "Notes/Sketch"
section.
❑ 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)
▪ 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
❑A Multiple aquatic macrophytes and aquatic mosses
(include liverworts, lichens, and algal mats)
❑ B Multiple sticks and/or leaf packs and/or emergent
vegetation
❑ C Multiple snags and logs (including lap trees)
❑ D 5% undercut banks and/or root mats and/or roots
in banks extend to the normal wetted perimeter
®E Little or no habitat
reach) (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams)
❑ F 5% oysters or other natural hard bottoms
❑ G Submerged aquatic vegetation
❑ H Low -tide refugia (pools)
❑ 1 Sand bottom
❑ J 5% vertical bank along the marsh
❑ K Little or no habitat
Check for Tidal
Marsh Streams
*********************************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
❑ ❑Salamanders/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

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.
RB
❑ 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.
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.
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:
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
Consider for left
LB RB
❑ A ❑A
®B ®B
❑ C ❑C
❑ D ❑D
❑ E ❑E
— streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
bank (LB) and right bank (RB) for Metric 19 ("Vegetated" Buffer Width).
Mature forest
Non -mature woody vegetation or modified vegetation structure
Herbaceous vegetation with or without a strip of trees < 10 feet wide
Maintained shrubs
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
❑ B ❑B ❑B ❑B ❑B ❑B
❑ C ❑C ❑C ❑C ❑C ❑C
❑ D ❑D ❑D ❑D ❑D ❑D
Row crops
Maintained turf
Pasture (no livestock)/commercial horticulture
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
❑ B
®C
❑ A
❑ B
®C
The total length of buffer breaks is < 25 percent.
The total length of buffer breaks is between 25 and 50 percent.
The total length of buffer breaks is > 50 percent.
LB
❑A
❑ B
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 Little Creek Greenway Date of Assessment 11/11/2019
Stream Category Pal Assessor Name/Organization A. Reusche, SEPI
Notes of Field Assessment Form (Y/N)
Presence of regulatory considerations (Y/N)
Additional stream information/supplementary measurements included (Y/N)
NC SAM feature type (perennial, intermittent, Tidal Marsh Stream)
NO
NO
NO
Intermittent
USACE/ NCDWR
Function Class Rating Summary All Streams Intermittent
(1) Hydrology LOW LOW
(2) Baseflow MEDIUM MEDIUM
(2) Flood Flow LOW LOW
(3) Streamside Area Attenuation MEDIUM MEDIUM
(4) Floodplain Access MEDIUM MEDIUM
(4) Wooded Riparian Buffer MEDIUM MEDIUM
(4) Microtopography LOW LOW
(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 LOW LOW
(2) Baseflow MEDIUM MEDIUM
(2) Streamside Area Vegetation MEDIUM MEDIUM
(3) Upland Pollutant Filtration MEDIUM MEDIUM
(3) Thermoregulation MEDIUM MEDIUM
(2) Indicators of Stressors NO NO
(2) Aquatic Life Tolerance LOW NA
(2) Intertidal Zone Filtration NA NA
(1) Habitat LOW LOW
(2) In -stream Habitat LOW LOW
(3) Baseflow MEDIUM MEDIUM
(3) Substrate LOW LOW
(3) Stream Stability LOW LOW
(3) In -stream Habitat LOW LOW
(2) Stream -side Habitat MEDIUM MEDIUM
(3) Stream -side Habitat MEDIUM MEDIUM
(3) Thermoregulation MEDIUM MEDIUM
(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

DWR Pre -Filing Meeting Request Form
ID#*
Regional Office *
Reviewer List*
20201290
Version*
1
Winston-Salem Regional Office - [phone]
Sue Homewood
Pre -Filing Meeting Request submitted 9/24/2020
Contact Name * Bob Lepsic
Contact Email Address* [e-mail]
Project Name * Little Creek Greenway
Project Owner* City of Winston Salem
Project County* Forsyth
Owner Address: Street Address
100 E. First Street
Address Line 2
City State / Rovince / Region
Winston Salem NC
Fbstal / Zip Code Country
27101 United States
Is this a transportation project?* C Yes (:' No
Type(s) of approval sought from the DWR:
W 401 Water Quality Certification - I— 401 Water Quality Certification -
Reg ula r Express
I— Individual Permit I— Modification
I— Shoreline Stabilization
Does this project have an existing project ID#?*
r Yes C No
Please list all existing project ID's associated with this projects.*
SAW-2019-02470
Do you know the name of the staff member you would like to request a meeting with?
No
Please give a brief project description below.*

The City of Winston-Salem proposes to extend an existing greenway,
running parallel to Little Creek,
from Atwood Road to Somerset Drive. The approximately 8.9-acre study
area consists of a maintained
sewer easement and semi -forested areas.
Please give a couple of dates you are available for a meeting.
Please attach the documentation you would like to have the meeting about.
SAW-2019-02470 (signed PJD).pdf 2.23MB
Natural Resources Memo Little Creek
4.21 MB
Greenway_updated.pdf
pdf only
By digitally signing below, I certify that I have read and understood that per the Federal Clean Water Act Section
401 Certification Rule the following statements:
• This form completes the requirement of the Pre -Filing Meeting Request in the Clean Water Act Section 401 Certification
Rule.
• I understand by signing this form that I cannot submit my application until 30 calendar days after this pre -filing
meeting request.
• !also understand that DWR is not required to respond or grant the meeting request.
Your project's thirty -day clock started upon receipt of this application. You will receive notification regarding meeting location
and time if a meeting is necessary. You will receive notification when the thirty -day clock has expired, and you can submit an
application.
Signature
Submittal Date 9/24/2020