20190866 Ver 1_401 Application_20210714

DWR
Dlrlslon of Water Resources
Pre -Construction Notification (PCN) Form
April4,2021 Ver4
Initial Review
Has this project met the requirements for acceptance in to the review process?*
6 Yes
r No
Is this project a public transportation project?*
G Yes 6 No
Change only if needed.
BIMS # Assigned
20190866
Is a payment required for this project?*
r No payment required
6 Fee received
r Fee needed - send electronic notification
Select Project Reviewer*
Erin Davis:eads\ebdavis
Information for Initial Review
Version#*
1
Reviewing Office*
Central Office - [phone]
1a. Name of project:
Huntsman Mitigation Site
1a. Who is the Primary Contact?*
Wildlands Engineering (POC: Aaron Earley, PM)
1b. Primary Contact Email:* 1c. Primary Contact Phone:*
[e-mail] [phone]
Date Submitted
7/14/2021
Nearest Body of Water
North Little Hunting Creek
Basin
Yadkin-PeeDee
Water Classification
WS-III
Site Coordinates
Latitude: Longitude:
36.140676-80.932077
Pre -Filing Meeting Information
Is this a courtesy copy notification?
r Yes r No
ID# Version
20190866 1
Pre -fling Meeting or Request Date
12/15/2020
Attach documentation of Pre -Filing Meeting Request here:
Click the upload button or drag and drop files here to attach document
Huntsman DWR Pre -Filing Meeting Request 20190866 Ver 1_Meeting Request Review 20201215 (Include with PCN
1.O6MB
submission).pdf
File type crust be FLF
A. Processing Information

County (or Counties) where the project is located:
Wilkes
Is this a NCDMS Project
r Yes r No
Is this project a public transportation project?*
r Yes IT No
la. Type(s) of approval sought from the Corps:
W 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?*
r Yes
r No
1b. What type(s) of permit(s) do you wish to seek authorization?
W Nationwide Permit (NWP)
r Regional General Permit (RGP)
r Standard (IP)
1c. Has the NWP or GP number been verified by the Corps?
r Yes r No
If yes, please provide a statement concerning compliance with the Coastal Zone Management Act.*
WA
Nationwide Permit (NWP) Number: 27 - Restoration
NWP Numbers (for multiple NWPS):
1d. Type(s) of approval sought from the DWR:
W 401 Water Quality Certification - Regular r 401 Water Quality Certification - E)press
r Non-404 Jurisdictional General Permit r Riparian Buffer Authorization
r Individual 401 Water Quality Certification
le. Is this notification solely for the record because written approval is not required?
For the record only for DWR 401 Certification: r- Yes r No
For the record onlyfor Corps Permit: r- Yes r No
1f. Is this an after -the -fact permit application?*
r Yes IT No
1g. Is payment into a mitigation bank or in -lieu fee program proposed for mitigation of impacts?
r Yes IT No
1g. Is payment into a mitigation bank or in -lieu fee program proposed for mitigation of impacts?
r Yes r No
Acceptance Letter Attachment
Approval Letter _HUntsman_SAW-2019-00836.pdf
1h. Is the project located in any of NC's twenty coastal counties?
r- Yes r No
1j. Is the project located in a designated trout watershed?
r Yes IT No
B. Applicant Information
1d. Who is applying for the permit?
r Owner W Applicant (other than owner)
le. Is there an Agent/Consultant for this project?*
r Yes r No
2. Owner Information
209.47KB
2a. Name(s) on recorded deed:
Jerry A. & Debra Lynn Johnson

2b. Deed book and page no.:
DB: 0621 / PN: 0014
2c. Contact Person:
2d.Address
Street Address
360 Ingle Hollow Rd.
Address Line 2
City
Ronda
Fbstal / Zip Code
28670
2e. Telephone Number:
[phone]
2g. Email Address:*
[e-mail]
2a. Name(s) on recorded deed:
Jerry A. & Debra Lynn Johnson
2b. Deed book and page no.:
DB: 0668 / PN: 110
2c. Contact Person:
2d.Address
Street Address
360 Ingle Hollow Rd.
Address Line 2
CKY
Ronda
Postal / Zip Code
28670
2e. Telephone Number:
[phone]
2g. Email Address:*
[e-mail]
2a. Name(s) on recorded deed:
Jerry A. & Debra Lynn Johnson
2b. Deed book and page no.:
DB: 0653 / PN: 0160
2c. Contact Person:
2d.Address
Street Address
360 Ingle Hollow Rd.
Address Line 2
CRY
Ronda
Postal / Zip (ode
28670
2e. Telephone Number:
[phone]
2g. Email Address:*
[e-mail]
2a. Name(s) on recorded deed:
Jerry A. & Debra Lynn Johnson
2b. Deed book and page no.:
DB: 0653 / PN: 0160
2c. Contact Person:
2d.Address
State / Ftwime / Region
NC
Country
us
2f. Fax Number:
State / Rwime / legion
NC
Country
us
2f. Fax Number:
State / Frwinoe / Region
NC
Country
us
2f. Fax Number:

Street Address
360 Ingle Hollow Rd.
Address Line 2
city
Ronda
Postal / Zip Code
28670
2e. Telephone Number:
[phone]
2g. Email Address:*
[e-mail]
3. Applicant Information (if different from owner)
3a. Name:
Lin Xu
3b. Business Name:
NCDEQ - DIMS
3c.Address
Street Address
217 W. Jones Street, Suite 3000A
Address Line 2
city
Raleigh
Postal / Zip Code
27603
3d. Telephone Number:
[phone]
3f. Email Address:*
[e-mail]
4. Agent/Consultant (if applicable)
4a. Name:
Ian Eckardt
4b. Business Name:
Wildlands Engineering, Inc.
4c.Address
Street Address
1430 South Mint Street, Suite 104
Address Line 2
City
Charlotte
Postal / Zip Code
28203
4d. Telephone Number
[phone]
0. Email Address:*
[e-mail]
Agent Authorization Letter*
Johnson Signed Landowner Authorization Form.pdf
C. Project Information and Prior Project History
1. Project Information
1b. Subdivision name:
(i appropriate)
1c. Nearest municipality/ town:
Ronda, NC
2. Project Identification
State / Rwince / Rion
NC
Country
us
2f. Fax Number:
Slate / province / Region
NC
Country
us
3e. Fax Number:
State / Rwince / Region
NC
Country
us
4e. Fax Number:
267.83KB

2a. Property Identification Number:
4827-97-1278, 4827-96-5044, 4827-84-8574,
4827-95-0384
2c. Project Address
Street Address
444 Ingle Hollow Road
Address tine 2
City
Ronda
Postal / Zip Code
28670
3. Surface Waters
3a. Name of the nearest body of water to proposed project:*
North Little Hunting Creek
3b. Water Resources Classification of nearest receiving water:*
WS-III
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.
030401020202
4. Project Description and History
2b. Property size:
Conservation easement will be 18.4 acres.
State / Province / Region
NC
Country
US
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 project is located within a rural watershed in southeastern Wilkes County, NC. Land use in and immediately adjacent to the project area is primarily pasture, forest, and rural
residential. A small amount of commercial land use is located immediately downstream of the project area.
4b. Have Corps permits or DWR certifications been obtained for this project (including all prior phases) in the past?*
r Yes r 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)
Huntsman Mitigation Site - PCN USGS Topographic Map.pdf
417.19KB
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)
Huntsman Mitigation Site - PCN Soils Map.pdf 897.85KB
4f. List the total estimated acreage of all existing wetlands on the property:
3.167 acres of wetland & 2.742 acres of open water (ponds)
4g. List the total estimated linear feet of all existing streams on the property:
5,055 linear feet
4h. Explain the purpose of the proposed project:*
The propose of the proposed project is to provide stream mitigation credits in the Yadkin 03040102 service area for the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Division of
Mitigation Services. Mitigation activities Will include stream restoration, stream enhancement, and riparian buffer planting.
41. Describe the overall project in detail, including indirect impacts and the type of equipment to be used:*
The project proposes restoring and enhancing 5,055 linear feet (LF) of existing stream using natural channel design. Stream restoration activities include Priority 1 and 2 approaches.
Priority 1 will involve the excavation of new channels within the existing floodplain. Priority 2 sections of channel Will be constructed where needed to transition grade from existing to
proposed elevations. Both approaches include the installation of in -stream structures including constructed riffles, rock sills, rock j-hooks, angled log drops, log vanes, log j-hooks,
brush toe, rock cascade, and vegetated soil lifts. Restoration along Ur1 involves restoring the overall valley because UT1 has been extensively manipulated with three impoundments
and a long (approximately 382 LF) section of buried/piped channel. Pond removal will involve dewatering first, either through pumping, dam notching, or a combination thereof.
Unconsolidated sediments in the de -watered pond bottoms deemed unsuitable for construction will be excavated and spread in a designated splay area to dry. Suitable fill may be
imported if needed. Stream construction will begin after ponds are fully dewatered and the dams notched to prevent pending. Stream enhancement will include spot stabilization to
address localized instability (incision and headcuts) and cattle exclusion. Riparian buffers will be planted along restoration and enhancement reaches.
Excavators will be used for channel and floodplain excavation as well as for bank grading, While articulated and track trucks will be used for hauling soil. Small equipment such as mini
excavators and skid steers may also be used during grading activities. A conservation easement has been recorded on the project area. See Section 6 of the mitigation plan for
additional design information.
4j. Please upload project drawings for the proposed project.
Huntsman Mitigation Site - PCN Impact Figures.pdf 3.44MB
5. Jurisdictional Determinations
5a. Have the wetlands or streams been delineated on the property or proposed impact areas?*
r Yes r No O Unknown
Comments:
5b. If the Corps made a jurisdictional determination, what type of determination was made?*
r Preliminary r Approved r Not Verified r Unknown r N/A

Corps AID Number:
SAW-2019-00836
5c. If 5a is yes, who delineated the jurisdictional areas?
Name (if known): Ian Eckardt
Agency/Consultant Company: Wildlands Engineering
Other:
5d. List the dates of the Corp jurisdiction determination or State determination if a determination was made bythe Corps or DWR
USACE determination issued 2/2/2021.
5d9. Jurisdictional determination upload
SAW-2019-00836_HuntsmanMitigationSite-PJD_2Feb2021.pdf 3.83MB
6. Future Project Plans
6a. Is this a phased project?*
F Yes f• No
Are anyother NWP(s), regional general permit(s), or individual permits(s) used, or intended to be used, to authorize any part of the proposed projector related activity?
D. Proposed Impacts Inventory
1. Impacts Summary
1a. Where are the impacts associated with your project? (check all that apply):
W Wetlands W Streams -tributaries
W Open Waters r Pond Construction
2. Wetland Impacts
F Buffers
U
2at Reason (?)
2b. Impact type * (?)
2c. Type of W.*
2d. W. name *
2e. Forested*
2f. Type of
ImpactJurisdicition(?)j2g.
area*
W1
Minor grading /
T
Bottomland Hardwood Forest
Wetland C
Both
0.004
construction access
(acres)
W2
Floodplain fill
P
mland Hardwood Forest
ff
Wetland D
Both
0.007
(acres)
W3
Floodplain fill
P
ffornland Hardwood Forest
Wetland E
No
Both
0.001
(acres)
W4
Stream realignment /
P
mland Hardwood Forest
ff
Wetland F
Both
0.046
excavation
�N.
(acres)
WS
Minor grading /
T
Hardwood Forest
ff.
Wetland F
Both
0.161
construction access
�No
(acres)
W6
Stream realignment /
P
Headwater Forest
Wetland H
0.009
excavation
�Both
(acres)
W7
Minor grading /
T
Headwater Forest
Wetland H
No
Both
0.083
construction access
(acres)
W8
Minor grading /
T
Headwater Forest
Wetland I
No
Both
0.010
construction access
(acres)
W9
Stream realignment /
P
Headwater Forest
Wetland J
Yes
Both
0.011
excavation
(acres)
W10
Minor grading /
T
Headwater Forest
Wetland J
Yes
Both
0.057
construction access
(acres)
W11
Minor grading /
T
Headwater Forest
Wetland K
Yes
Both
0.003
construction access
(acres)
W12
Stream realignment /
P
Headwater Forest
Wetland L
Yes
Both
0.017
excavation / fill
(acres)
W13
Minor grading /
T
Headwater Forest
Wetland L
Yes
Both
0.180
construction access
(acres)
W14
Stream realignment / fill
P
Non -Tidal Freshwater Marsh
Wetland M
Yes
Both
0.290
(acres)

W15
W16
Fill
Stream realignment /
excavation
P
P
Headwater Forest
Non -Tidal Freshwater Marsh
Wetland N
Wetland O
Yes
Yes
Both
Both
0.004
(acres)
0.089
(acres)
W17
Fill P
Headwater Forest
Wetland Q
it
-A
Both
0.019
(acres)
2g. Total Temporary Wetland Impact
0.498
2g. Total Wetland Impact
0.991
2g. Total Permanent Wetland Impact
0.493
21. Comments:
Impacts to wetlands are needed to conduct mitigation activities and Wll result in an increase in overall resource function.
3. Stream Impacts
3a. Reason for impact (?)
3b.lmpact type *
3c. Type of impact*
3d. S. name*
3e. Stream Type*
Type of
3gSwidth *
3h. Impact(?)
❑
�[3f.
urisdiction*
length*
S1
Bank stabilization / tie in
Tem orar
P Y
Stabilization
North Little Hunting Creek
9
Perennial
Both
14
139
grading
Average (feet)
(linearfeet)
S2
Restoration
Permanent
Relocation
North Little Hinting Creek
9
Perennial
Both
14
1,605
Average (feet)
(linearfeet)
S3
Restoration
Permanent
Relocation
Uri
Perennial
Both
12
1,027
Average (feet)
(linearfeel)
S4
Tie in grading
9 9
Tem orar
P Y
Stabilization
UT2
Perennial
Both
4
10
Average (feet)
(linearfeet)
S5
Restoration & culvert
Permanent
Relocation
UT2
Perennial
Both
4
1,551
replacement
Average (feet)
(linearfeet)
�S6
Restoration
Permanent
Relocation
Barn Branch
Perennial
Both
247
Average (feet)
(lirearfeet)
37
Restoration
Permanent
-]
Relocation
Old Bus Branch
Perennial
Both
92
Average (feet)
(linearfeet)
gg
Enhancement / tie in grading
Temporary
Stabilization
Rifle Trib
Perennial
Both
3
145
Average (feet)
(lir�rfeel)
S9
Restoration
Permanent
Relocation
Rifle Trib
Perennial
Both
3
47
Average (feet)
(linearfeet)
S10
Enhancement / tie in grading
Temporary
Stabilization
Trapper Trib
Perennial
Both ]Lv-.e(I-)
L(5-rleat)
31. Total jurisdictional ditch impact in square feet:
0
31. Total permanent stream impacts:
4,569
31. Total stream and ditch impacts:
693
3i. Total temporary stream impacts:
304
3j. Comments:
Impacts are restoration and enhancement activities that will result in an increase in resource function. As part of the restoration on UT1, three farm
ponds will be removed and 424 LF of existing piped channel will be daylighted and restored.
4.Open Water Impacts
4a. Site #
4af. Impact Reason
4b. Impact type
4c. Name of wat,rbody
4d. Activity type :114e.
Waterbody type
4f. Impact area
OW1
Stream restoration
P
Open Water 1
Fill
Pond
0.46
OW2
Stream restoration
P
Open Water 2
Excavation
Pond
0.20
OW3
Stream restoration
P
Open Water 3
Fill :11Pond
1.52
OW4
Bank stabilization
T
Open Water 4
Stabilization
Pond
0.07
4g. Total temporary open water Impacts:
0.07
4g. Total permanent open water impacts:
2.18
4g. Total open water impacts:
2.25

4h. Comments:
Three farm ponds Will be removed to facilitate a full valley stream restoration. The three ponds proposed for removal each have comprised berms that
will likely fail if left "as is". Comprised conditions include heavy tree growth and headcuts within the berms. Berm failure could result in a mass sediment
input to the downstream system. The fourth pond (Open Water 4) will be temporary impacted for bank grading for stability but will remain intact.
E. Impact Justification and Mitigation
1. Avoidance and Minimization
1a. Specifically describe measures taken to avoid or minimize the proposed impacts in designing the project:
Restoration and enhancement will impact project channels and wetlands during construction; however, these activities are designed to have an overall
long-term positive effect. Natural channel design techniques will be used to restore and improve stream function and habitat and establish flood
storage. Stream impacts were avoided or minimized to project reaches that exhibit less instability and incision. These reaches are generally proposed
for Enhancement II. Enhancement II will involve localized channel stabilization, fencing out cattle, removing invasive plant species, and planting native
riparian species. Stream alignments of relocated stream reaches were designed, and construction access roads will be located to avoid existing
wetlands as much as possible and minimize grading impacts.
1b. Specifically describe measures taken to avoid or minimize the proposed impacts through construction techniques:
Project Construction will be done in the dry as much as possible through offline construction in areas of Priority 1 restoration and pumping around
when working in existing online channels. Newly constructed channel banks will be stabilized using biodegradable coir fiber matting, seeding, and
planted with native riparian species. Wetlands that are within the conservation easement and outside of the limits of disturbance will be flagged With
safety fence during construction to prevent unintended impacts. The three ponds along Ur1 proposed for removal to facilitate stream restoration will
be dewatered through pumping, dam notch, or a combination thereof. Proposed and existing permanent stream crossings will be used when feasible
to reduce the number of additional temporary crossings. Construction activities will followthe guidelines outlined in the NC Erosion and Sediment
Control Planning and Design Manual. See plans for additional avoidance measures used to minimize impacts to streams and wetlands.
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 r No
2b. If this project DOES NOT require Compensatory Mitigation, explain why:
Compensatory mitigation should not be required for activities authorized under a NWP 27 since these activities must result in net increases in aquatic resource functions and services.
F
F. Stormwater Management and Diffuse Flow Plan (required by DWR) V
1. Diffuse Flow Plan
1a. Does the project include or is it adjacent to protected riparian buffers identified within one of the NC Riparian Buffer Protection Rules?
r Yes r No
If no, explain why:
The project is located in the Yadkin River Basin, which is not included as part of the NC Riparian Protection Rules.
2. Stormwater Management Plan
2a. Is this a NCDOT project subject to compliance with NCDOT's Individual NPDES permit NCS000250?
r Yes r No
2b. Does this project meet the requirements for low density projects as defined in 15A NCAC 02H .1003(2)?
r Yes r No
Comments:
The stream mitigation project will not add any impervious surfaces.
G. Supplementary Information
U
1. Environmental Documentation
1a. Does the project involve an expenditure of public (federal/state/local) funds or the use of public (federal/state) land?*
r 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)? *
r Yes r No
1c. If you answered "yes" to the above, has the document review been finalized bythe State Clearing House?*
r Yes r No
NEPAor SEPA Final Approval Letter
Huntsman Mitigation Site - Categorical Exclusion Checklist Signed.pdf 1.07MB
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 21-1.1300), or DWR Surface Water or Wetland Standards or
Riparian Buffer Rules (15A NCAC 2B .0200)? *
r' Yes r No
3. Cumulative Impacts (DWR Requirement)
3a. Will this project result in additional development, which could impact nearby downstream water quality?*
r Yes f• No
3b. If you answered "no," provide a short narrative description.
The stream mitigation project will not cause an increase in development nor will it negatively impact downstream water quality. The project will be
protected in perpetuity from future development by a recorded conservation easement.
4. Sewage Disposal (DWR Requirement)
4a. Is sewage disposal required by DWR for this project?*
rYes r Nor WA
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?*
r Yes r- No
5b. Have you checked with the USFWS concerning Endangered Species Act impacts?*
r Yes r- No
5c. If yes, indicate the USFWS Field Office you have contacted.
Asheville
5d. Is another Federal agency involved?*
r Yes r No
5e. Is this a DOT project located within Division's 1-8?
r Yes r No
5f. Will you cut any trees in order to conduct the work in waters of the U.S.?
r Yes r No
5g. Does this project involve bridge maintenance or removal?
r Yes r No
5h. Does this project involve the construction/installation of a wind turbine(s)?*
r Yes r No
r Unknown
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.?
r Yes r No
5j. What data sources did you use to determine whether your site would impact Endangered Species or Designated Critical Habitat?
ApproAmately 3.6 acres of trees will be cleared during project construction. See the approved Categorical Exclusion document in the project's
Mitigation Plan for additional information.
Consultation Documentation Upload
Huntsman Mitigation Site - Categorical Exclusion Checklist Signed.pdf 1.07MB
6. Essential Fish Habitat (Corps Requirement)
6a. Will this project occur in or near an area designated as an Essential Fish Habitat?*
r Yes r No
6b. What data sources did you use to determine whether your site would impact an Essential Fish Habitat?*
See the approved Categorical Exclusion document in the project's Mitigation Plan for additional information.
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?*
r Yes r No
7b. What data sources did you use to determine whether your site would impact historic or archeological resources?*
See the approved Categorical Exclusion document in the project's Mitigation Plan for additional information.
7c. Historic or Prehistoric Information Upload
Huntsman Mitigation Site - Categorical Exclusion Checklist Signed.pdf 1.07MB
8. Flood Zone Designation (Corps Requirement)
8a. Will this project occur in a FEMA-designated 100-year floodplain?*

r Yes C No
8b. If yes, explain how project meets FEMArequire ments:
Wildlands obtained a No -Rise Certification in support of a Floodplain Development Permit issued by Wilkes County.
8c. What source(s) did you use to make the floodplain determination?*
Wilkes County Flood Insurance Rate Map Panel 4826, with an effective date of March 2, 2009.
Miscellaneous
Comments
Miscellaneous attachments not previously requested.
Huntsman_100123_MP_2021.pdf 32.8MB
Huntsman401 FeeMemo.pdf 756.96KB
Signature U
*
[Z 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:
Aaron Earley
Signature
A_-,-0 P Ea> lei
Full Name (DMS Signature)
Lin Xu
DSM Signature
Date
7/14/2021

ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
TIM BAUMGARTNER
Director
MEMORANDUM:
TO: Debby Davis
FROM: Lin Xu LX
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
SUBJRCT: Payment of Permit Fee for 401 Certificate Application
DATE: July 15, 2021
The Division of Mitigation Services (DMS) is implementing a mitigation project for Huntsman
Mitigation Site in Wilkes County (DMS IMS 9 100123). The activities associated with this
restoration project involve stream restoration related temporary stream and wetland impact. To
conduct these activities, the DMS must submit a Pre -construction Notification (PCN) Form to
the Division of Water Resources (DWR) for review and approval. The DWR assesses a fee of
$570.00 for this review.
Please transfer $570.00 from DMS Fund 9 2981, Account 9 535120 to DWR as payment for this
review. If you have any questions concerning this matter, I can be reached at 919-707-8319.
Thanks for your assistance.
cc: Erin Davis, DWR
DEQ �� North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Division of Mitigation Services
_ 217 West Jones Street 1 1652 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1652
NORTH CAROLINA
oePanmam of enm anmemai aueiN /� 919.707.8976

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MITIGATION PLAN HUNTSMAN MITIGATION SITE
Final Report for IRT Wilkes County, NC
Yadkin River Basin
HUC 03040102
June 4, 2021
USACE Action ID No. SAW-2019-00836
NCDWR ID No. 20190866
NCDEQ Contract No. 7891
RFP#: 16-007728 (Issued: 11/13/2018)
DMS ID No. 100123
PREPARED FOR:
NC Department of Environmental Quality
Division of Mitigation Services
1652 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1652

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1430 South Mint Street, Suite 104
Charlotte, NC 28203
Phone: [phone]
This mitigation Plan has been written in conformance with the requirements of the following:
• Federal rule for compensatory mitigation project sites as described in the Federal Register Title
33 Navigation and Navigable Waters Volume 3 Chapter 2 Section § 332.8 paragraphs (c)(2)
through (c)(14).
• NCDEQ Division of Mitigation Services In -Lieu Fee Instrument signed and dated July 28, 2010.
These documents govern DMS operations and procedures for the delivery of compensatory
mitigation.
Contributing Staff:
Aaron Earley, PE, CFM Project Manager Aaron Earley, PE, CFM, Stream and BMP Design
Shawn Wilkerson, Principal in Charge Haley Cook, Designer
Ian Eckardt, PWS, Wetland Delineations Jesse Kelley, Construction Documents
Christine Blackwelder, Mitigation Plan Development Emily Reinicker, PE, CFM, Lead Quality Assurance

REPLY TO
ATTENTION OF:
Regulatory Division
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
WILMINGTON DISTRICT, CORPS OF ENGINEERS
69 DARLINGTON AVENUE
WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA 28403-1343
April 7, 2021
Re: NCIRT Review and USACE Approval of the NCDMS Huntsman Mitigation Site / Wilkes
Co./ SAW-2019-00836/ NCDMS Project # 100123
Mr. Tim Baumgartner
North Carolina Division of Mitigation Services
1652 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1652
Dear Mr. Baumgartner:
The purpose of this letter is to provide the North Carolina Division of Mitigation Services
(NCDMS) with all comments generated by the North Carolina Interagency Review Team
(NCI RT) during the 30-day comment period for the Huntsman Draft Mitigation Plan, which closed
on March 19, 2021. These comments are attached for your review.
Based on our review of these comments, we have determined that no major concerns
have been identified with the Draft Mitigation Plan, which is considered approved with this
correspondence. However, several minor issues were identified, as described in the attached
comment memo, which must be addressed in the Final Mitigation Plan.
The Final Mitigation Plan is to be submitted with the Preconstruction Notification (PCN)
Application for Nationwide permit approval of the project along with a copy of this letter. Issues
identified above must be addressed in the Final Mitigation Plan. All changes made to the Final
Mitigation Plan should be summarized in an errata sheet included at the beginning of the
document. If it is determined that the project does not require a Department of the Army permit,
you must still provide a copy of the Final Mitigation Plan, along with a copy of this letter, to the
USACE Mitigation Office at least 30 days in advance of beginning construction of the project.
Please note that this approval does not preclude the inclusion of permit conditions in the permit
authorization for the project, particularly if issues mentioned above are not satisfactorily
addressed. Additionally, this letter provides initial approval for the Mitigation Plan, but this does
not guarantee that the project will generate the requested amount of mitigation credit. As you
are aware, unforeseen issues may arise during construction or monitoring of the project that may
require maintenance or reconstruction that may lead to reduced credit.

Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter, and if you have any questions
regarding this letter, the mitigation plan review process, or the requirements of the Mitigation
Rule, please call me at 919-554-4884, ext 60.
Sincerely,
Kim Browning
Mitigation Project Manager
for Ronnie Smith, Deputy Chief
USACE Regulatory Division
Enclosures
Electronic Copies Furnished:
NCIRT Distribution List
Matthew Reid, Paul Wiesner—NCDMS
Aaron Earley, Shawn Wilkerson—WEI

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June 4, 2021
Ms. Kimberly Browning
Mitigation Project Manager
United States Army Corps of Engineers
69 Darlington Avenue
Wilmington, NC 28403-1343
Subject: Mitigation Plan Report and Construction Plans
Huntsman Mitigation Site, Wilkes County
Yadkin River Basin — CU# 03040102
DMS Project ID #100123
USACE #SAW-2019-00836
Dear Ms. Browning:
Thank you for your March 23, 2021 comment letter for the Huntsman Mitigation Site draft mitigation
report and plans. We have made the necessary revisions to the draft documents and we are submitting
revised versions of the documents along with this letter. Below we provide your comments followed by
our responses in bold italics.
WRC Comments, Andrea Leslie:
1) The planting plan includes silver maple, which generally is found on very large alluvial systems (see
https:Hauthl.dpr.ncparks.gov/flora/plant_list.php). We recommend eliminating this species from
the planting plan.
a) Silver maple has been removed from the planting plan.
2) There are separate planting lists for shaded riparian buffer zone and open riparian buffer zone. The
maps provided show only a small portion of the site on UT 2 would be planted with the shaded
zone list. The shaded list has 7 subcanopy species, and the open list has 2 species, both of which
would be only planted in the wetter portions of the site.
a) Please see response to Comment 3, below.
3) We would like to see greater emphasis on shrub/subcanopy species across the site — can some of
the species specified for the shaded zone be brought into more of the site? Can American beech
also be brought in as component across the site?
a) The open riparian buffer planting zone now includes six subcanopy and shrub species, which
comprise 35% of planted stems. American beech is now included on both the open and
shaded planting lists. Please see the revised plans.
4) Persimmon and sourwood are to be planted on the wetter portions of the site; this doesn't make
sense for these species, which are usually found in dry areas.
a) The designation "to be planted in wetter portions of the site" has been removed from
Persimmon and Sourwood.
5) It appears that the plan doesn't address issues with aquatic organism passage with the culvert on
Ingle Hollow Road, which is unfortunate. Is there any way that Wildlands could address this, and if
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not, can the plan describe why this cannot be addressed?
a) The NCDOT culvert under Ingle Hollow Road has an existing concrete drop inlet and perched
outlet pipe, which prevents aquatic passage. Wildlands' design replaces the existing concrete
drop inlet with a concrete headwall and lowers the upstream UT1 profile so the new stream
bed ties directly into the open culvert. Downstream of the pipe, the stream bed will be raised
to back water into the pipe. These steps are anticipated to correct the aquatic passage
barrier created by the existing Ingle Hollow Road drop inlet and perched outlet. Additional
notes have been added to the plan. A sill was added downstream of the rock outlet plunge
pool, setting the elevation to submerge the pipe outlet six inches.
USACE Comments, Kim Browning:
1) Figure 9: The legend shows a stream gauge but I cannot locate it on the map.
a) All streams proposed for work are perennial, so no stream gages are proposed. The legend
has been corrected.
2) Figure 9: Please place a veg plot north of North Little Hunting Creek Reach 2, south of Ingle Hollow
Road, in the steeper area near the road (the FcC2 soils) —random is fine.
a) An additional veg plot was added in the requested area. Please see the updated Figure 9 and
Table 26.
3) Design Sheet 4: There is a Note under the Open Riparian Buffer Planting Zone that indicates that
optional transplants to be used at Engineer's discretion. If this occurs and the transplant species
differ from those on the approved planting list, please red -line this as a change to the planting plan
on the As -Built. You may contact WRC/USACE for species appropriateness.
a) The note has been removed since transplants are not expected on this site. Wildlands
understands that the IRT would like to be notified if substitutions become necessary during
planting. If this occurs, we will coordinate with WRC/USACE via email. The As -Built Record
Drawings will reflect any deviations from the approved planting list.
4) Sections 3.5 & 6.8: With four crossings, plus a road crossing, this site is somewhat fragmented. It
would have been preferable to co -locate the two crossings on North Little Hunting Creek.
Additionally, I have concerns about the utility crossing on UT1 with the unconsolidated pond
bottom. Were efforts made to relocate this utility line along Ingle Hollow Road?
a) As the driveway crossing is a private road that frequently carries large machinery and the
landowner voiced concerns about vertical and horizontal clearance, the utility crossing along
North Little Hunting Creek could not be moved to that location. The internal crossing on UT1
was placed at the utility easement to reduce fragmentation. The old pond bottom at the UT1
crossing will be filled as shown via the proposed topography. Wildlands does not anticipate
issues related to old pond sediments at this crossing.
5) UT2: Please describe future land use activities by the landowner in the drained pond bed south of
the poultry houses. It is understood that this area will be planted in pasture grass; However, there
is concern that future agricultural activities in the unconsolidated pond bed, adjacent to the
conservation easement, may affect the project negatively.
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a) UT1 is located on the northern portion of the site adjacent to the drained pond beds and
poultry houses. The UT1 stream profile is designed with bankfull at the existing pond bed
elevation. The old pond bottom outside of the easement will be backfilled with stable soil
and revegetated.. Existing agricultural usage is expected to continue on surrounding private
land outside of the conservation easement.
6) 1 appreciate all the detail and photo documentation in Sections 3.1, 3.2 and 3.4.
a) Wildlands appreciates your acknowledgement.
a) Are the chicken houses actively used? If so, does the landowner spread the chicken litter on
the pastures? It would be beneficial to include information regarding the nutrient management
of the site, and any current spreading setbacks. Will there be a risk of runoff from the chicken
houses entering the buffer since it's such a narrow area?
i) The chicken houses are not actively in use. The landowner required that the edge of the
conservation easement be set back 25 feet from the chicken houses. Given the minimum
30 foot riparian buffer, the stream banks are at least 55 feet from the chicken houses,
and often further. The conservation easement will be graded and vegetated to
encourage diffuse, overland flow and is anticipated to reduce potential impacts from the
surrounding land use.
2) Appendix 11: Please show the different buffer width zones in different colors on the Buffer Credit
Calculation Map. For example, 30-50' in red, 50-75' in yellow, 75-100' in green, etc. Typically, it's
easier to compare two maps, one showing the ideal buffers, and one showing actual buffers.
Additionally, please confirm that the internal crossings were deducted as a credit loss; It's difficult
to tell with the map provided.
a) Please find a revised figure in Appendix 11. Wildlands confirms the internal crossings were
deducted as a credit loss.
3) Section 5.0 & Table 11: 1 appreciate the wording of the goals and objectives in this section;
However, Table 15 discusses the functions supported, including the physiochemical and biological
uplift. These are benefits that are presumed and will not be measured by monitoring. Unless you
intend to demonstrate actual uplift in these areas, I recommend that this section be reworded that
uplift in these areas is implied. Additionally, the culvert on Ingle Hollow Rd appears to be an
impediment to aquatic species migration, which is stated as an expected outcome in the section
discussing improving instream habitat.
a) Additional information about the implications of physiochemical and biological uplift was
added to Section 5.0.
b) The inlet to the Ingle Hollow Road culvert will be retrofitted. Please see the response to WRC
Comment 5.
4) Section 6.6: Thank you for the detail in the section regarding stream design implementation. I
would encourage this level of detail in future projects.
a) Wildlands appreciates your acknowledgement.
5) Stream relocation is estimated to impact existing wetlands within the easement. Though it is
anticipated that the total wetland acreage will likely increase as a result of stream restoration, the
Corps must still ensure that there is no net loss of wetlands as a result of ecological restoration. If
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you do not plan to install wetland gauges and monitor hydrology, please plan to reverify the extent
of jurisdiction at the end of the monitoring period to document that wetland acreage was not lost.
a) Wildlands will reverify the extent of jurisdiction in MY7. A statement indicating this has been
added to the end of Section 4.3.
6) The Corps agrees with EPA's comments below regarding the Piedmont references for both stream
design and planting plan development. Given that this site is located in the Piedmont physiographic
region, and has been designed as such, the vegetative performance standard for height success
criteria would be more appropriate as 7 feet at MY5 and 10 feet at MY7.
a) Wildlands acknowledges your above considerations. Wildlands provided the required
vegetative performance standard for Wilkes County as outlined in the governing rules and
regulations (Wilmington District 2003 Stream Mitigation Guidelines and the October 24, 2016
Stream and Wetland Compensatory Mitigation Update).
7) Unfortunately, the designation as a mountain county and the Piedmont physiographic region were
not discussed at the IRT site visit in 2019, and we realize that the easement boundaries, and
associated buffer widths, have already been determined at this stage of the plan development;
However, we agree that wider buffers on portions of this site would have been beneficial.
a) Wildlands agrees that wider buffers always offer greater protection but appreciates the
above considerations.
EPA Comments, Todd Bowers:
Note: It is understood that site visits have been made by IRT members during the development of site
feasibility to provide mitigation credit. In that regard, I feel it necessary to denote that I have not been
on -site during this process and that my comments may reflect a lack of on -site observation and
evaluation.
1) Overall, in regard to riparian buffers throughout this site: I am disappointed to see such thin
vegetated riparian buffers in many locations on this site. The sponsor has developed a plan that is, I
believe, erroneously based on mountain topography, habitat, and physiographic region. This site,
while located in a county deemed as "Mountain" per the 2016 Wilmington District Mitigation
Banking Guidance, does not display any characteristics of a mountain stream. All characteristics of
this site are piedmont in scope such as slope, topography, forest community type, elevation and
stream thermal regime (warm). The site sits well within the elevation of a normal piedmont
location (<1,500') and has gently sloping, rolling topography. The sponsor has used piedmont
references to both design the streams and develop the planting plan towards a Piedmont
Bottomland or Piedmont Alluvial Forest community. The sponsor states clearly that this site is
located in the Piedmont physiographic region and does not provide any information that would
lead one to conclude that this site has any characteristics of a mountain location. Based on the
information provided, I can only conclude that the sponsor has approached the site development
as a mountain stream based solely on the name of the county, Wilkes. While Wilkes is considered a
"mountain" county, the application of mountain stream performance criteria should not be based
solely on the county name. Other supporting information based on ecological characteristics
should be provided to conclude that this site qualifies as a mountain stream, which I believe this
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site does not. If the sponsor can provide more compelling information to the IRT as to why this site
should be considered a mountain site, then I encourage them to do so; otherwise a piedmont
approach is deemed most suitable.
a) While Wildlands agrees that wider buffers always offer greater protection, we have provided
the required buffer widths as outlined in the governing rules and regulations (Wilmington
District 2003 Stream Mitigation Guidelines and the October 24, 2016 Stream and Wetland
Compensatory Mitigation Update). Our option agreements were set for a minimum 30 foot
buffers based on this guidance during the proposal stage of the project. The easements for
the site are recorded with a minimum 30 foot buffers presented in the plans and have
encompassed approximately the maximum acreage agreed upon in the option agreement.
b) The topography of the site varies from steep to gentle as typical in mountain counties, with
stream slopes ranging from 11% to 0.5%. While we were able to locate several steep streams
nearby as reference reaches, the larger stream systems in flat valleys we reviewed had all
been manipulated. In our experience, C-type reference streams in mountain valleys are near
impossible to find due to the scarcity of flat land in this region and the propensity of farmers
to take advantage of the wide, alluvial floodploins. Because of this, we supplemented our
mountain C reference reach with several others located within the Piedmont and the
foothills. Wildlands notes that our design approach is consistent with our proposal and
addresses comments/concerns discussed with IRT on the July 24, 2019 site walk.
2) Section 3.1/Page 2: Based on the conclusion above and information provided by the sponsor I have
to stress that the suitable approach, as far as appropriate buffer widths and the corresponding
conservation easement size, should be based on piedmont, not mountain, performance standards.
a) Wildlands acknowledges your above considerations. Please see the response to EPA
Comment 1 for additional discussion.
3) Section 3.1/Page 2: Continued livestock operations ("actively grazed pasture") as adjacent land use
justifies a wider riparian buffer to treat diffuse overland runoff for fecal coliform, nutrients, and
sediment.
a) Livestock operations on adjacent land were considered and practices are provided in addition
to riparian buffer establishment to address concentrated overland runoff. Wildlands
expanded the conservation easement to include wetlands at the head of Barn Branch,
Trapper Tributary, and Rifle Tributary. We expanded the conservation easement upstream of
the jurisdictional start on Old Bus Branch and will construct a BMP there to address
concentrated pasture runoff. We are also providing a BMP at the head of Rifle Tributary.
Finally, we negotiated a restrictive covenant with the landowner to address a potential point
source at the upstream project limits on North Little Hunting Creek. Please see the response
to EPA Comment 1 for additional discussion on buffer width.
4) Table 2/Page 3: Sponsor clearly indicates this a piedmont site based on the physiographic province
and ecoregion.
a) Wildlands confirms the information in Table 2/Page 3 and acknowledges your above
considerations. Please see the response to EPA Comment 1 for additional discussion on buffer
width.
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5) Section 3.4/Page 12: Recommend addition of "to treat diffuse overland non -point source fecal
coliform, nutrients and sediment from adjacent livestock pastures" to the need for planting a
riparian buffer.
a) Additional language was added to Section 3.4/Page 12: "... and diffuse overland non -point
source pollutants from adjacent land use."
6) Section 3.5/Page 12: If the site valley width allows for the appropriate pattern and dimensions to
restore stable functioning streams, then it seems logical to assume that a wider, appropriately
sized riparian buffer can also be designed; with the exception being around the poultry house
adjacent to UT1.
a) Wildlands acknowledges your above considerations. Please see the response to EPA
Comment 1 for additional discussion on buffer width.
7) Table 11/Page 15: Recommend adding some language to address a goal of treatment of diffuse
overland agricultural runoff.
a) Table 11 has been revised.
8) Section 6.7/Page 30: Recommend planting a riparian buffer of 50 feet based on the designed
stream beltwidth rather than top -of -bank approach for reasons stated above.
a) Wildlands acknowledges your above considerations. Please see the response to EPA
Comment 1 for additional discussion.
9) Section 6.7/Page 30: Recommend adding a citation (Shafale 2012) for the referenced vegetated
community types.
a) The citation has been added to Section 6.7.
10) Section 6.7/Page 30: Recommend anticipated bare root seedling planting density (680
stems/acre?).
a) Recommended planting density was increased to a minimum of 680 stems per acre on the
Planting Plan. Please see plan sheet 4.0 for updated spacing.
11) Section 6.7/Page 30: Recommend citing the source for the dormant season planting dates of
October 28 to April 7. 1 recommend setting an earlier planting date (March 15) to ensure the
dormant period is achieved and that 180-days will be available before the MY1 data on vegetation
is gathered in the fall.
a) Wildlands adjusted the dormant season dates based on the NOAA WETS data provided for
Wilkes County. Please see adjustments in Section 6.7. We anticipate planting this project in
January or February, based on the construction schedule.
12) 1 recommend that the sponsor develop a site plan that has minimum riparian buffer widths no less
than 50 feet based on the stream meander belt width (not top of bank) per the 2016 Guidance.
This will allow for natural variation in long-term stream migration within an appropriately sized
buffer and easement boundary.
a) Wildlands acknowledges your above considerations. Please seethe response to EPA Comment
1 for additional discussion on buffer width.
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13) Table 24/Page 32: Recommend using the Piedmont vegetation performance standard of success of
8 feet at MY5 and 10 feet at MY7 as this is not a mountain site.
a) Wildlands acknowledges your above considerations. The Huntsman Site is located within
Wilkes County; therefore, Wildlands provided the required vegetative performance standard
of success of 6 feet at MYS and 8 feet at MY7 as outlined in the governing rules and
regulations (Wilmington District 2003 Stream Mitigation Guidelines and the October 24, 2016
Stream and Wetland Compensatory Mitigation Update).
14) Section II/Page 36: The restrictive covenant excluding cattle along North Hunting Creek upstream
of the site is an excellent benefit and was noted.
a) Wildlands appreciates your acknowledgement.
15) Section II/Page 36: The sponsor has calculated additional stream credit based on exceeding the
30-foot buffer width from top -of -bank. While this would normally be appropriate in a mountain
setting with adjacent forested land use, the continued presence of livestock adjacent to the site
should be cause for consideration of a wider 50-foot buffer with additional credit not provided
until buffer widths exceed 75 feet from the normal wetted perimeter for piedmont streams per the
2016 Guidance.
a) The additional buffer credit is primarily north of North Little Hunting Creek and will provide
buffer protection against Ingle Hollow Road runoff and non -point -source pollutants. The
proposed area will not only treat runoff but will contribute natural habitat in an area
dominated by agriculture and residential homes. Including this area within the conservation
easement will also ensure that it will not be converted to pasture in the future. The
additional buffer credit is based off the initial buffer widths set during the proposal. Please
see the response to EPA Comment 1 for additional discussion on buffer width.
16) Table 28/Page 37: Recommend calculating credit gain and loss based on piedmont stream criteria.
a) Wildlands acknowledges your above considerations. Please see the response to EPA
Comment 1 for additional discussion on buffer width.
17) Appendix 11: Recommend recalculating the buffer credit gains and losses based on a piedmont
stream rather than a mountain stream. I understand that based on the conservation easement
currently in place, the sponsor will likely lose some stream credit following corrected buffer width
calculations.
a) Wildlands acknowledges your above considerations. Please see the response to EPA
Comment 1 for additional discussion on buffer width.
18) The inclusion of LiDAR imagery would have been particularly useful especially with regard to UT2
and its proposed restored location.
a) The topographic map has been updated with LiDAR contours. Please refer to Plan Sheets
2.3.1— 2.3.4 for detailed topography along UT2.
DWR Comments, Erin Davis:
1) DWR appreciated all of DMS' comments and WEI's responses. Overall, we're pleased with level of
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detail provided in the plan, including the summary tables and discussion of past and future
watershed conditions, project risks and uncertainties, soil restoration, invasive treatments, etc.
a) Wildlands appreciates your acknowledgement.
2) Page 12, Section 3.5 — DWR would just note that vegetative maintenance within the two utility
corridor areas could affect potential functional uplift.
a) Wildlands acknowledges your above consideration and has added a statement to Section 3.5.
3) Page 27, Section 6.6 —In general the proposed bench widths are narrower than DWR would like to
see across the proposed C4 reaches. While the design constraints are noted, this is a concern for
long term bank stabilization as well as maximization of the system's functional uplift.
a) Due to the tie-ins, existing driveway bridge, and tie -out, bench widths varied along North
Little Hunting Creek. Wildlands designed the gentle valley and channel transitions along
North Little Hunting Creek to increase long-term hydraulic stability and encourage proper
sediment transport. Valley and structural constraints on UT1 were considered and a new
valley with an appropriate floodplain width was designed to increase long-term stability.
Wildlands does expect proposed functional uplift and does not anticipate bank stabilization
issues.
4) Page 30, Section 6.7 — DWR maintains that March 15th should be the planting target end date, but
we would not request a postponement of MY1 monitoring if planting is completed by the proposed
April 7th dormant season end date.
a) We have adjusted the dormant season dates based on current WETS data. Please see
response to EPA Comment 11. As stated above, based on our current construction timeline,
we anticipate being well within the planting window.
5) Page 31, Section 6.8 — Why is the landowner installing additional fencing? Will this occur during
project construction? Are the areas called out on the fencing plan?
a) The fencing is ultimately the landowner's property and responsibility, and some landowners
chose to complete the initial fencing installation themselves instead of having Wildlands
manage the installation. We will coordinate with the landowner to ensure that the fencing is
installed before livestock are returned to adjacent pastures, or that cattle are permanently
removed from the Site before we uninstall temporary livestock exclusion fencing installed
during construction.
6) Page 37, Table 28 — Why is there a reduction in stream footage for Trapper Tributary?
a) Figures and tables were updated to reflect the final !D verified length along Trapper
Tributary. Stream footage is expected to remain consistent throughout the project.
7) Figure 8 — It appears that the easement area along the floodplain south of North Little Hunting
Creek (more so along Reach 2) was reduced from what was shown in the technical proposal. Please
provide an explanation. With an approx. 2 sq. mile drainage area, the additional floodplain
protection would have enhanced the functional uplift along the reach. Ideally, the easement would
have captured the floodplain out to the FEMA line shown on Sheet 3.1.
a) Wildlands acknowledges your above considerations. The proposed easement follows the
same approximate alignments as shown in Figures 2 and 6 of the Technical Proposal
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package. Limits in the proposal were set based on estimates of the existing stream location
and floodplain topography, where final easement limits are based on accurate survey data.
8) Figure 9 — DWR requests one additional permanent veg plot in the floodplain north of North Little
Hunting Creek Reach 2.
a) An additional veg plot was added in the requested area. Please see the updated Figure 9 and
Table 26.
9) Figures — Inclusion of a LiDAR figure would be helpful for this project review.
a) The topographic map (Figure 3) has been updated to show LiDAR contours. Please refer to
Plan Sheets 2.3.1— 2.3.4 for detailed topography along UT2.
10) DWR appreciates efforts made to enhance the proposed project, including capturing some stream
origins and wetlands, expanding some buffer areas, collocating crossings and making most internal
to the CE, adding BMPs, removing drain tiles and intercepting with ephemeral pools, and adding
the restrictive covenant area connected to the site. Really DWR's biggest concern with the long
term success of the project is the minimum buffer widths along UT1 and south side of North Little
Huntington Creek.
a) Wildlands appreciates your acknowledgement. Wildlands believes the buffers proposed will
result in long term project success. Please see our response to EPA Comment 1 and DWR
Comment 3 for additional discussion regarding your considerations.
11) Sheet 4.0 — Sourwood has the wetland planting asterisk but also has an Upland indicator status.
Please double check. Also, American hornbeam has an FAC indicator status.
a) DWR encourages integrating some of the subcanopy and shrub species listed in the shaded
planting zone table into the larger site planting area. If not during the initial effort, then
perhaps as part of a supplemental planting effort during monitoring period.
i) Wildlands revised the Planting Plan to incorporate more subcanopy and shrub species
and revised associated indicator statuses as applicable. Please see the response to WRC
Comments 1 through 3 for additional discussion.
12) Sheet 6.5 —Just an educational inquiry, why are base logs incorporated into the brush toe for the
smaller tributaries but not North Little Huntington Creek?
a) Details on sheet 6.5 were updated to reflect base logs solely on the large stream brush toe
(North Little Hunting Creek). Base logs would not be expected to benefit brush toe on smaller
tributaries.
Please contact me at 704-332-7754 extension 100 if you have any questions.
Thank you,
Shawn Wilkerson
President
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.0
Introduction.............................................................................................................................. 1
2.0
Basin Characterization and Site Selection..................................................................................1
3.0
Baseline and Existing Conditions...............................................................................................
2
3.1 Watershed Conditions..................................................................................................................
2
3.2 Landscape Characteristics............................................................................................................
3
3.3 Project Resources.........................................................................................................................
5
3.3.1 Existing Streams........................................................................................................................
5
3.3.2 Existing Wetlands....................................................................................................................
11
3.4 Overall Functional Uplift Potential.............................................................................................
12
3.5 Site Constraints to Functional Uplift...........................................................................................
12
4.0
Regulatory Considerations......................................................................................................13
4.1 Biological and Cultural Resources...............................................................................................
13
4.2 FEMA Floodplain Compliance and Hydrologic Trespass.............................................................
13
4.3 401/404......................................................................................................................................14
5.0
Mitigation Site Goals and Objectives.......................................................................................14
6.0
Design Approach and Mitigation Work Plan............................................................................
15
6.1 Design Approach Overview........................................................................................................
15
6.2 Reference Streams......................................................................................................................
17
6.3 Design Discharge Analysis...........................................................................................................
18
6.4 Design Channel Morphological Parameters...............................................................................
20
6.5 Sediment Transport Analysis......................................................................................................
25
6.6 Stream Design Implementation..................................................................................................
27
6.6.1 North Little Hunting Creek......................................................................................................
28
6.6.2 UT1..........................................................................................................................................
28
6.6.3 UT2..........................................................................................................................................
29
6.6.4 Barn Branch.............................................................................................................................
29
6.6.5 Old Bus Branch........................................................................................................................
29
6.6.6 Rifle and Trapper Tributary.....................................................................................................
30
6.7 Vegetation, Planting Plan, and Land Management....................................................................30
6.8 Utilities, Stream Crossings, and Site Access...............................................................................
30
6.9 Project Risk and Uncertainties....................................................................................................
31
7.0
Performance Standards...........................................................................................................
32
8.0
Long -Term Management Plan.................................................................................................
32
9.0
Monitoring Plan......................................................................................................................
33
10.0 Adaptive Management Plan....................................................................................................
36
11.0 Determination of Credits.........................................................................................................
36
12.0 References..............................................................................................................................
38
TABLES
Table 1: Project Attribute Table Part 1......................................................................................................... 1
Table 2: Project Attribute Table Part 2......................................................................................................... 3
Table3: Project Soil Types............................................................................................................................ 4
Table 4: North Little Hunting Creek Attribute Table..................................................................................... 6
Table5: UT1 Attribute Table......................................................................................................................... 7
Table6: UT2 Attribute Table......................................................................................................................... 8
Table 7: Barn Branch Attribute Table........................................................................................................... 9
Table 8: Old Bus Branch Attribute Table..................................................................................................... 10

Table 9: Trapper Tributary and Rifle Tributary Attribute Table..................................................................11
Table 10: Regulatory Considerations Attribute Table.................................................................................13
Table 11: Mitigation Goals and Objectives.................................................................................................
14
Table 12: Stream Stressors and Restoration Approach..............................................................................16
Table 13: Stream Reference Data Used in Development of Design Parameters........................................17
Table 14: Summary of Design Bankfull Discharge Analysis.........................................................................19
Table 15: Summary of Design Bankfull Discharge Analysis.........................................................................19
Table 16: Summary of Design Morphologic Parameters for North Little Hunting Creek and UT2 Reach 420
Table 17: Summary of Design Morphologic Parameters for UT1 Reach 1.................................................
21
Table 18: Summary of Design Morphologic Parameters for UT1 Reach 2 and 3........................................
22
Table 19: Summary of Design Morphologic Parameters for UT2 Reach 2 and Barn Branch......................23
Table 20: Summary of Design Morphologic Parameters for UT2 Reach 3.................................................
24
Table 21: Summary of Design Morphologic Parameters for Old Bus Branch .............................................
25
Table 22: Results of Competence Analysis.................................................................................................
27
Table 23: Crossings Summary.....................................................................................................................31
Table 24: Summary of Performance Standards..........................................................................................32
Table 25: Long-term Management Plan.....................................................................................................
33
Table 26: Monitoring Components.............................................................................................................34
Table 27: Monitoring Components.............................................................................................................35
Table 28: Project Asset Table......................................................................................................................
37
FIGURES
Figure 1
Vicinity Map
Figure 2
Site Map
Figure 3
USGS Topographic Map
Figure 4
Watershed Map
Figure 5
Soils Map
Figure 6
Reference Reach Map
Figure 7
Design Discharge Analysis
Figure 8
Concept Map
Figure 9
Monitoring Components Map
APPENDICES
Appendix 1
Historic Aerial Photos
Appendix 2
Preliminary Jurisdictional Determination
Appendix 3
DWR and NCSAM Identification Forms
Appendix 4
Supplementary Design Information
Appendix 5
Categorical Exclusion Checklist and Summary
Appendix 6
NCIRT Communications
Appendix 7
Invasive Species Treatment Plan
Appendix 8
Site Protection Instrument
Appendix 9
Maintenance Plan
Appendix 10
Financial Assurance
Appendix 11
Credit Calculations and Release Schedule
Appendix 12
Preliminary Plans

1.0 Introduction
The Huntsman Mitigation Site (Site) is located in Wilkes County approximately 5 miles south of Ronda
and 8 miles southwest of Jonesville (Figure 1). The Site is located within the North Little Hunting Creek
targeted local watershed (TLW) Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC) 03040102020030 and will provide warm
stream credits in the South Yadkin 03040102 (Yadkin 02) Cataloging Unit (CU).
The Site is in agriculture and is bisected by Ingle Hollow Road. Site streams, as presented in Figure 2, are
in various stages of degradation due to the existing agricultural land. The project will restore and
enhance 4,945 existing linear feet of streams and will treat concentrated agricultural runoff with best
management practices (BMPs). An 18.4-acre conservation easement will protect the Site in perpetuity
and the work will generate 5,816.953 warm stream credits in the Yadkin River basin. The Site Protection
Instrument detailing the terms and restrictions of the conservation easement is in Appendix 1.
Table 1: Project Attribute Table Part 1
Project Information
Project Name
Huntsman Mitigation Site
County
Wilkes
Project Area (acres)
18.4
Project Coordinates (latitude and longitude)
36° 8' 26.48"N 80° 55' 55.88"W
Planted Acreage (acres of woody stems planted)
16.8
2.0 Basin Characterization and Site Selection
The Yadkin 02 river basin is rural and dominated by forest (49%) and agriculture (42%), with only 9% of
the land developed. In general, stream degradation and water quality issues within the Yadkin 02 are
primarily linked to agricultural stressors.
Several North Carolina agencies have conservation and watershed planning documents that outline
stream and water quality conditions in the Yadkin 02 and goals for improving noted deficiencies. The
Division of Water Resources (DWR) developed the 2008 Yadkin -Pee Dee River Basinwide Water Quality
Plan which notes common watershed stressors such as naturally erodible soils, erosion from
agriculture/pasture/logging, and poor riparian buffer vegetation. Degraded stream conditions such as
moderate to severe stream bank erosion, stream channelization, and stream sedimentation are
discussed. The Division of Mitigation Services (DMS) developed the 2009 Upper Yadkin Pee -Dee River
Basin Restoration Priorities (RBRP) document which identifies a pattern of habitat degradation across
the Yadkin 02. North Little Hunting Creek is specifically noted for degraded habitat and the RBRP
attributes this to the agricultural operations in its watershed. The RBRP presents broad basin water
quality and restoration goals, including:
• restoring water quality and aquatic habitat in impaired streams;
• protecting high -resource value waters;
• continuing existing watershed restoration and protection efforts in the basin;
• implementing new stream, buffer, and wetland restoration, enhancement, and preservation
projects within TLWs;
• improving stormwater management in urban areas; and
• implementing agricultural BMPs to limit sediment, nutrients, and fecal coliform to streams.
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The Yadkin River Basin is also discussed in the 2015 Wildlife Resource Commission's (WRC) Wildlife
Action Plan (WAP). This report notes that sedimentation and changes in hydrology and geomorphology
due to urban development, agriculture, and instream mining impacts streams in the basin. The report
also notes that water quality is degraded by excessive nutrient and chemical inputs from wastewater
discharges and agricultural runoff.
The Site was selected to fulfill DMS's mitigation need due to its ability to directly and indirectly address
stressors identified in the RBRP and the WAP by excluding livestock, creating stable stream banks,
restoring a forest in agriculturally maintained buffer areas, and implementing BMPs. These actions will
reduce fecal, nutrient, and sediment inputs to North Little Hunting Creek, and ultimately to Hunting
Creek and South Yadkin River, as well as reconnect instream and terrestrial habitats on the Site.
Restoration of the Site aligns with recommended management strategies outlined in the RBRP.
3.0 Baseline and Existing Conditions
3.1 Watershed Conditions
The Site watershed (Table 2 and Figure 4) is in the central portion of the Yadkin 02. It is situated in the
rural countryside in Wilkes County between Yadkinville and Wilkesboro, NC.
The Site is located on the western edge of the North Inner Piedmont ecoregion. The Piedmont is
characterized by gently rolling, well-rounded hills with long low ridges, with elevations ranging
anywhere from 300 to 1,500 feet above sea level. The Site topography and relief are typical for the
region, as illustrated in Figure 3. Generally, within the Site limits, North Little Hunting Creek's valley is
unconfined and alluvial, while UT1 and UT2 begin in somewhat confined, steep valleys that widen and
flatten in slope as they approach North Little Hunting Creek.
North Little Hunting Creek originates offsite to the west in the steep, forested Brushy Mountains. Most
of North Little Hunting Creek's watershed is within the eastern blue ridge foothill ecoregion. The stream
gradually widens and flattens in slope as is travels downstream out of the mountains, flowing through
several agricultural parcels before entering the Site. UT1 originates within the Site limits north of Ingle
Hollow Road and flows through three ponds and buried piping before crossing under Ingle Hollow Road
to join North Little Hunting Creek. Land use in UT1's watershed includes agricultural fields and chicken
houses. UT2 begins in steep woods offsite, entering the Site from the south and joining North Little
Hunting Creek within the project area. Old Bus Branch, Rifle Tributary, Trapper Tributary, and Barn
Branch all originate within the Site limits and are tributaries to UT2. Within the Site limits, North Little
Hunting Creek, UT2, and the UT2 tributaries all flow through actively grazed pastures.
The Site and its watershed are not within a Wilkes County zoning development district. The Wilkes
County Growth Management Plan (2014) predicts that the land use within the Site's watershed will
remain rural over the next ten years with no pockets of development predicted. A review of historic
aerials (Appendix 1) from 1945 to 2020 shows that onsite streams have remained in the same
approximate landscape position for the past 65 years with the same adjacent land use, with the
following exceptions:
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• North Little Hunting Creek
o The stream has gentle sinuosity in the 1950 aerial but by the 1976 aerial North Little
Hunting Creek is straighter and is crossed by a driveway bridge just downstream of the
UT1 confluence.
• UT1
o The riparian buffer was wooded with pasture or hay beyond in 1950.
o Pond 3 and a chicken house were constructed along UT1 between 1950 and 1963.
o The upstream watershed to UT1 is logged in 1963 with logging roads and a less dense
tree stand visible in the aerial.
o The embankments for Ponds 1 and 2 were built after 1976.
• UT2
o The riparian buffer was converted to pasture between 1963 and 1976.
o In 1976, lower UT2 is aligned straight out to North Little Hunting Creek.
North Little Hunting Creek and its tributaries are classified as Water Supply III (WS-III) waters. WS-III
waters are a water supply source for drinking, culinary, or food processing purposes. WS-III waters are
also protected for Class C uses, such as infrequent or unorganized wading and boating events, fishing
and fish consumption, wildlife, aquatic life, and agriculture.
Table 2: Project Attribute Table Part 2
Project Watershed Summary Information
Physiographic Province
Piedmont
Ecoregion
Northern Inner Piedmont
River Basin
Yadkin River
USGS HUC (8 digit, 14 digit)
03040102, 03040102020030
NCDWR Sub -basin
03-07-06
NCDWR Water Quality
Classification
WS-II I
Stream Thermal Regime
Warm
North Little
Hunting Creek
UT1
UT2
Rifle
Tributary
Trapper
Tributary
Old Bus
Branch
Barn
Branch
Drainage Area (acres)
1,274
70
43
12
1.9
5.2
10
2011 NLCD
Land Use Classification
Forest
74°%
2°%
57°%
Agricultural
22%
91%
37%
Grassland
0%
0%
6%
Shrubland
2%
0%
0%
Developed
1%
5%
0%
Open Water
1°%
2°%
0°%
% Impervious
0.23%
3%
0%
Notes: Land Use Source — National Land Cover Database 2011 (NLCD 2011), Multi -Resolution Land Characteristics (MRLC)
consortium, https://www.mric.gov/data and visual assessment of the 2020 aerial.
3.2 Landscape Characteristics
The Site is in the Cat Square terrane of the Piedmont physiographic province which is composed of
deformed metamorphic rocks that have been intruded by younger granitic rocks. The underlying
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geology of the Site is mapped as biotite gneiss and schist (CZbg) and metamorphosed granitic rock (OCg)
from the late Proterozoic to Cambrian Period (500 to 900 million years in age).
North Little Hunting Creek's riffles consist of somewhat angular gravels and cobbles embedded by fines,
likely generated from eroding banks both onsite and from the upstream agricultural parcels. A gravel -
cobble layer is visible in cut banks along North Little Hunting Creek at an approximate depth of 24 to 30
inches, which may be the historic stream bed elevation. Bedrock is exposed in the bed of North Little
Hunting Creek upstream of the UT1 confluence, as depicted in Figure 2. It is likely that the stream has
downcut but this incision was halted by the bedrock layer. The bedrock depth is several feet deeper
than the proposed restoration design and therefore is not expected to interfere with construction.
The fines deposited within the channel include mica, which indicates erodible soils. The presence of
erodible soils influenced the stream design, particularly in the slope of the stream banks, which have
been laid back to encourage vegetation establishment. The predominant floodplain soils on site are
described in Table 3 below and depicted in Figure 5.
Table 3: Project Soil Types
Soil Name
Slopes
Description
oA — Codorus
0 to 2% slopes,
This series consists of somewhat poorly drained, nearly level soils on
frequently
floodplains on the Piedmont. This soil has low runoff, high permeability,
Loam
L
flooded
and floods frequently.
This series consists of moderately steep, well drained soils on side slopes
FaD — Fairview
15 to 25%
and ridges on the Piedmont. The permeability is moderate. This soil is
Sandy Loam
slopes
moderately suited for woodland and poorly suited for field crops due to
the slope and hazard of erosion.
FcC2 — Fairview
8 to 15% slopes,
This series consists of well drained soils on side slopes and ridgetops on
Sandy Clay Loam
moderately
the Piedmont. This soil has moderate permeability and low surface
eroded
runoff.
UdC —
This series consists of gently to strongly sloping areas of Udorthents and
Udorthents-
Urban land combined to one mapping unit. Udorthents consists of soil
Urban Land
1 to 15% slopes
that has been cut or filled during grading, and Urban land consists of
Complex
areas where soils are covered by impervious surfaces such as concrete,
asphalt, etc.
Source: Soil Survey of Wilkes County, North Carolina, USDA-NRCS,
https://websoilsurvey.nrcs.usda.gov/app/WebSoilSurvey.aspx
Much of the Site, including North Little Hunting Creek, lower UT2, Barn Branch, Old Bus Branch, Rifle
Tributary, and Trapper Tributary, are dominated by pasture grasses such as fescue (Festuca spp.) with
scattered trees along the top of bank and adjacent floodplain. Canopy species within these areas are
primarily black cherry (Prunus serotina), black walnut (Juglans nigra), box elder (Acer negundo), red
maple (Acer rubrum), river birch (Betula nigra), sycamore (Platanus occidentalis), tree -of -heaven
(Ailanthus altissima), tulip poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera), and white oak (Quercus alba). Shrub species
are primarily Chinese privet (Ligustrum sinense), multiflora rose (Rosa multiflora), and pockets of
blackberry (Rubus sp.). In addition to pasture grasses, other herbaceous species include beefsteak plant
(Perilla frutescens), chickweed (Stellaria media), dogfennel (Eupatorium capillifolium), Japanese
honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica), Japanese stiltgrass (Microstegium vimineum), and wild garlic (Allium
vineale). Asters (Aster spp.), sedges (Carex spp.), and soft rush (Juncus effusus) are present in wetter
areas around hillside seeps.
UT1 and upper UT2 have a predominantly wooded buffer. Canopy species in these areas include
American beech (Fagus grandifolia), black cherry, black willow (Salix nigra), box elder (Acer negundo),
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red maple, river birch, sycamore, and tree -of -heaven. The shrub layer is primarily Chinese privet with
clusters of blackberry and pasture rose. Herbaceous species within these wooded areas include
chickweed, greenbriar (Smilax rotundifolia), Japanese honeysuckle, and Japanese stiltgrass. Fescue and
goldenrod (Solidago sp.) are present on the edge of these wooded areas.
3.3 Project Resources
3.3.1 Existing Streams
In February 2019 and March 2020, Wildlands investigated on -site jurisdictional streams within the
proposed project area. All Site streams scored as perennial. Jurisdictional stream features are shown on
Figure 2 and supporting documentation is provided in Appendices 2 and 3.
Geomorphic surveys were conducted on Site streams to characterize their existing condition. Existing
streams and cross section locations are illustrated in Figure 2. NCDWR stream assessment forms are in
Appendix 3 and reach specific cross sections and geomorphic summaries are provided in Appendix 4.
North Little Hunting Creek
North Little Hunting Creek flows east onto the Site from
an abutting agricultural parcel. Within the Site limits,
cattle have access to the stream and its buffer,
although a fence approximately 20 feet off the left top
of bank prevents cattle from accessing much of the left
floodplain and valley. The pasture is heavily grazed and
the stream banks are devoid of stabilizing vegetation.
As a result, stream banks are severely eroded and
undergoing rotational failure. The stream bed substrate
is cobbles and gravels embedded with fines. Instream
habitat is limited to riffles, runs, and shallow pools with
very little woody debris, leaf packs, or root mats.
Although badly eroded, the stream is not deeply incised
due to intermittent bedrock outcrops.
North Little Hunting Creek flows under a driveway
bridge downstream of the UT1 confluence.
Downstream of the bridge, North Little Hunting Creek
widens and mid channel bars, lateral bars, and point
bars are present.
North Little Hunting Creek is classified as a moderately
to slightly entrenched Rosgen G4 channel. The stream is
straight and incised, but has some floodplain access
available during storms.
North Little Hunting Creek
:7 s�,
In the southwest corner of the property, a long, linear
stream/wetland feature drains through the pasture to North Little Hunting Creek. Cattle frequently
wallow in this feature.
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Table 4: North Little Hunting Creek Attribute Table
Reach Summary Information
Parameters
North Little Hunting Creek
Length of Reach (Linear Feet)
1,646
Valley confinement (Confined, moderately confined, unconfined)
Unconfined
Drainage area (acres)
1,274
Perennial, Intermittent, Ephemeral
Perennial
NCSAM Score/Stream Function
Low
Width to Depth Ratio (ft/ft)
7.5-10.3
Bank Height Ratio (ft/ft)
2.0-2.3
Gradient (ft/ft)
0.0073
Reachwide d50 (mm)
15
Medium Gravel
Stream Classification (Existing and Proposed)
Existing: G4
Proposed:C4
Evolutionary Trend
IV to V
FEMA Zone Classification
Zone AE
UT1
UT1 is a first order tributary to North Little Hunting Creek. UT1 originates onsite within Pond 1 as
depicted on Figure 2. Pond 1's principal spillway pipe is clogged and the pool water level is often at the
top of the dam elevation with water spilling over a low point in the embankment. Pond 1's old
emergency spillway, which is in poor condition and is actively breaching, is also often engaged and
flowing. The Pond 1 embankment flow and the emergency spillway flow rejoin at the base of the dam to
enter backwater and wetlands associated with Pond 2. While Pond 2's principal spillway pipe is
functional, the emergency spillway also frequently engages. Pond 2's dam shows evidence of recent
overtopping with debris lines at the top of the dam and the normal pool at the top of the embankment.
Pond 2's dam is badly eroding, with sheer, exposed clay slopes. There is a 2- to 3-foot drop from the end
of the principal spillway pipe to the downstream UT1 channel. Downstream of Pond 2, UT1 flows
through a wooded buffer, has low banks, low slope, and varied
habitat including snags, roots mats, pools, and leaf packs. UT1
here classifies as a high width to depth ratio Rosgen C4 type
channel. The stream continues in this condition for
approximately 150 LF before it enters an approximate 300 LF
length of buried pipe adjacent to the chicken coops. The pipe
outlets to the backwater of Pond 3. Pond 3 has evidence of
beaver activity around its edges. UT1 exits Pond 3 through the
emergency spillway and over a series of 3 active headcuts
totaling 10 feet in drop. UT1 has high, eroded banks through the
headcuts and is at imminent risk of dam breach.
UT1 flows into a grated drop inlet to a culvert under Ingle Hollow
Road. The culvert outlet is perched slightly above the
downstream bed elevation. The culvert is in good condition and appropriately sized for the watershed,
but the drop inlet and perched outlet are barriers to aquatic species migration. Downstream of the
road, slope increases. UT1 is incised and disconnected from the floodplain, although a low bench is
forming. UT1 here classifies as a Rosgen B4 channel. The channel is dominated by algal growth and lacks
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woody debris. Instream habitat consists of riffles and pools with some coarse substrate. UT1 gains
access to a narrow floodplain just upstream of its confluence with North Little Hunting Creek.
Table 5: UT1 Attribute Table
Reach Summary Information
Parameters
UT1
Length of Reach (Linear Feet)
996
Valley confinement
Moderately
(Confined, moderately confined,
confined
unconfined)
Drainage area (acres)
70
Perennial, Intermittent, Ephemeral
Perennial
NCSAM Score/Stream Function
Medium/Low'
NCDWR Water Quality Classification
WS-III
Width to Depth Ratio (ft/ft)
12.7 - 19.1
Bank Height Ratio (ft/ft)
1.0-1.8
Gradient (ft/ft)
0.0296
Reachwide d50 (mm)
27
Coarse Gravel
Stream Classification (Existing and
Existing: C4/B4
Proposed)
Proposed:
B4a/C4b/C4
Evolutionary Trend
II (piped and
impounded) - III
FEMA Zone Classification
X
1: The medium NCSAM rating applies the section of open UT1 channel
between Pond 2 and 3, before UT1 enters the pipe. The low NCSAM
rating applies to UT1 downstream of Pond 3.
UT2
UT2 is another first order tributary to North Little Hunting Creek. The stream enters the Site from a
wooded upstream parcel. The stream channel slope is steep with steep, wooded valley walls. Although
cattle have full access to the stream, fallen trees across the channel appear to discourage access into the
upstream extents of the valley.
The stream bedform is stable with habitat such as
stable cobble/gravel riffles, micropools, leaf packs,
and woody debris. Approximately 150 LF upstream of
an existing farm road crossing, the stream is confined
against the left valley wall and cattle impacts increase.
UT2's valley begins to widen as it approaches the
crossing. Just downstream of the crossing, UT2 begins
to drop over headcuts and becomes incised and
disconnected from the floodplain. UT2 regains
connection to the valley downstream but loses
bedform due to extreme cattle trampling. The stream
becomes anastomosed due to trampling before
dropping over a 3-foot headcut at its confluence with
Rifle Tributary. The stream continues to be incised
with areas of active erosion and drops over several
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more headcuts before appearing to stabilize vertically within the incised gully. Here there is some
stream bank erosion present, but the main impairment is the channel incision and confinement. As
UT2's valley begins to widen and decrease in slope, erosion becomes more predominant. Downstream
of UT2's confluence with Barn Branch, the stream is ditched straight out to North Little Hunting Creek.
Within this section, UT2 has no bedform diversity and is a long, silted -in run. There is no woody debris
present within the stream channel and is completely lacking riparian buffer. Cattle graze directly up to
the stream, and the only areas where UT2 regains floodplain connectivity is where the cattle have
trampled the banks for access.
Table 6: UTZ Attribute Table
Reach Summary Information
Parameters
UTZ
Length of Reach (Linear Feet)
1,707
Valley confinement (Confined, moderately confined, unconfined)
Confined to Unconfined
Drainage area (acres)
43
Perennial, Intermittent, Ephemeral
Perennial
NCSAM Score/Stream Function
High/Low'
NCDWR Water Quality Classification
WS-III
Width to Depth Ratio (ft/ft)
2.9-4.7
Bank Height Ratio (ft/ft)
2.3-2.8
Gradient (ft/ft)
0.0791, 0.0254
Reachwide d50 (mm)
Silt/Clay, 0.9
Stream Classification (Existing and Proposed)
Existing: A6, E5b
Proposed: B5a, B5, C5
Evolutionary Trend
III — degradation
FEMA Zone Classification
X, AE
1: The high NCSAM rating applies to the upstream most 150 LF of UT2. The low NCSAM rating applies to the rest of
UT2.
Barn Branch
Barn Branch begins at a cattle wallow in a
wetland seep. The watershed draining to the
stream includes a broad, erodible, sloped
pasture area. Barn Branch classifies as an
B5a-type channel but is incised throughout its
length. The stream is actively eroding in only
one area which suggests that the fine
sediments embedding the stream substrate
are from the upstream pasture erosion.
Available habitats include some root mats
and riffles with shallow pools.
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Table 7: Barn Branch Attribute Table
Reach Summary Information
Parameters
Barn Branch
Length of Reach (Linear Feet)
247
Valley confinement
(Confined, moderately confined, unconfined)
Moderately Confined
Drainage area (acres)
10
Perennial, Intermittent, Ephemeral
Perennial
NCSAM Score/Stream Function
Low
NCDWR Water Quality Classification
WS-III
Width to Depth Ratio (ft/ft)
4.3
Bank Height Ratio (ft/ft)
2.5
Gradient (ft/ft)
0.0435
Reachwide d50 (mm)
0.1
Stream Classification (Existing and Proposed)
Existing: 135a
Proposed: 135a
Evolutionary Trend
IV —degradation and widening
FEMA Zone Classification
X
Old Bus Branch
Old Bus Branch originates onsite as a perennial
tributary at 10- to 15-foot headcut. Upstream of the
headcut, an eroded, ephemeral swale feeds the
stream. Multiple trees have fallen into the headcut,
including a large tree with a massive root system
which has buried the stream and resulted in
subsurface flow. Downstream of the large tree, Old
Bus Branch continues to be incised and eroded to its
confluence with UT2. Instream habitat is limited to
small gravel riffles and root mats from the large
tree.
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Table 8: Old Bus Branch Attribute Table
Reach Summary Information
Parameters
Old Bus Branch
Length of Reach (Linear Feet)
90
Valley confinement (Confined, moderately confined, unconfined)
Confined
Drainage area (acres)
5.2
Perennial, Intermittent, Ephemeral
Perennial
NCSAM Score/Stream Function
Low/Low
NCDWR Water Quality Classification
WS-III
Width to Depth Ratio (ft/ft)
4.9
Bank Height Ratio (ft/ft)
6.3
Gradient (ft/ft)
0.0284'
Reachwide d50 (mm)
0.1
Very Fine Sand
Stream Classification
(Existing and Proposed)
Existing: G5
Proposed: A5
Evolutionary Trend
III -IV
FEMA Zone Classification
X
1: Old Bus Branch's existing conditions longitudinal profile slope was 0.0284 ft/ft. Old Bus Branch's valley slope is
0.1070 ft/ft.
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Trapper Tributary and Rifle Tributary
Rifle Tributary and Trapper Tributary are two perennial streams that flow north to join UT2. Rifle
Tributary originates at a headcut. The stream is incised for a distance, then trampled by cattle. Trapper
Tributary originates from a wetland seep and is severely trampled by cattle until its confluence with Rifle
Tributary. Both streams drop over a large headcut at their confluence. Rifle Tributary is incised
downstream of the headcut and continues to be incised to its confluence with UT2.
Table 9: Trapper Tributary and Rifle Tributary Attribute Table
Reach Summary Information
Parameters
Trapper Tributary
Rifle Tributary
Length of Reach (Linear Feet)
41
193
Valley confinement
(Confined, moderately confined, unconfined)
Moderately Confined
Moderately Confined
Drainage area (acres)
1.9
12
Perennial, Intermittent, Ephemeral
Perennial
Perennial
NCSAM Score/Stream Function
Medium
Low
NCDWR Water Quality Classification
WS-III
WS-III
Width to Depth Ratio (ft/ft)
NC
NC
Bank Height Ratio (ft/ft)
NC
NC
Gradient (ft/ft)
NC
NC
Reachwide d50 (mm)
NC
NC
Stream Classification (Existing and Proposed)
NC
NC
Evolutionary Trend
IV-V
III - IV
FEMA Zone Classification
X
X
NC: Not classified - geomorphic assessments only performed on streams to be restored.
3.3.2 Existing Wetlands
Wildlands delineated wetland waters of the US within and immediately adjacent to the proposed
project easement using the USACE Routine On -Site Determination method presented in the 1987 Corps
of Engineers delineation manual and the subsequent Regional Supplement for the Eastern Mountain
and Piedmont Region. The Preliminary Jurisdictional Determination (pJD) package was submitted in
September 2020 and approved in February 2021. See Appendix 2 for the approved pJD.
A total of 16 existing jurisdictional wetland features (Wetlands A-P) and four open waters (Pond 1-4)
were documented within the assessment area (Figure 2). On -site wetland features exhibit indicators of
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wetland hydrology, hydrophytic vegetation, and hydric soils. Primary and secondary indicators of
wetland hydrology observed in existing wetlands include algal mats or crust, high water table, iron
deposits, oxidized rhizospheres on living roots, saturation, saturation visible on aerial imagery, surface
water, sparsely vegetated concave surface, drainage patterns, a positive FAC-Neutral test, and water -
stained leaves. Dominant vegetation species within wetlands include American elm (Ulmus americana),
black willow, honey locust (Gleditsia triacanthos), common boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum), common
rush, creeping buttercup (Ranunculus repens), duck -potato (Sagittaria latifolia), green ash (Fraxinus
pennsylvanica), Pennsylvania smartweed (Polygonum pensylvanicum), red maple, rice cut grass (Leersia
oryzoides), river birch, shallow sedge (Carex lurida), and jewelweed (Impatiens capensis). Soils within on -
site wetlands exhibit one of the following hydric soil indicators: depleted matrix, depleted below a dark
surface, redox dark surface, or umbric surface.
3.4 Overall Functional Uplift Potential
The primary stressors on site are incision and entrenchment from channelization, livestock access,
impoundment and piping, and a lack of riparian buffers. These stressors led to low NCSAM scores on all
reaches proposed for restoration. Without intervention, North Little Hunting Creek, UT2 and its
tributaries will continue to erode, contributing more sediment and embedding habitat in the water
supply watershed. UT1, while currently predominantly impounded and piped, has a high risk of dam
failure with headcuts advancing on the dam. Water and sediment trapped behind the dam could
mobilize, potentially flooding Ingle Hollow Road, resulting in stream aggradation and subsequent
erosion downstream. In its current condition, UT1 does not function as a stream.
Ultimately, functional uplift for this Site is linked to improvement in and maintenance of hydrologic
connectivity between streams and floodplains. Additionally, establishing a riparian buffer will protect
and enhance this connectivity. Functional uplift for the site will be achieved through the following:
• Restoring degraded stream channels to reduce erosion and connecting these streams to a
floodplain to improve hydrologic connectivity.
• Removing stream impoundments on and daylighting buried/piped sections of UT1.
• Eliminating bank erosion and associated pollutants.
• Planting riparian buffers to shade streams, help stabilize stream banks, promote woody debris in
system, and diffuse overland non -point source pollutants from adjacent land use.
• Fencing out livestock.
• Protecting the Site with a conservation easement.
These project components are described in Section 5 in terms of goals, objectives, and outcomes for the
project and in greater detail in Section 6 as the project site mitigation plan.
3.5 Site Constraints to Functional Uplift
The internal easement breaks may slightly affect the functional uplift potential of the project as they
fragment the conservation corridor; however, livestock will only be permitted within the internal breaks
during supervised pasture rotation events. Vegetative maintenance along the two internal easement
breaks for utilities may cause some intermittent fragmentation, but maintenance is expected to be
infrequent. The valley width on the Site allows for the development of appropriate pattern and
dimensions to restore stable, functioning streams. The degree to which the physicochemical and biology
functions can improve on the Site is limited by the watershed conditions beyond the project limits,
upstream water quality, and the presence of source communities upstream and downstream of the Site.
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4.0 Regulatory Considerations
Table 10, below, is a summary of regulatory considerations for the Site. These considerations are
expanded upon in Sections 4.1-4.3.
Table 10: Regulatory Considerations Attribute Table
Regulatory Considerations
Parameters
Applicable?
Resolved?
Supporting Docs?
Water of the United States - Section 404
Yes
No
PCN1
Water of the United States - Section 401
Yes
No
PCN1
Endangered Species Act
Yes
Yes
Appendix 5
Historic Preservation Act
Yes
Yes
Appendix 5
Coastal Zone Management Act
No
N/A
N/A
FEMA Floodplain Compliance
Yes
No'
N/A
Essential Fisheries Habitat
No
N/A
N/A
1: PJD approved by USACE on 2/2/21. PCN to be provided to IRT with Final Mitigation Plan.
2: Floodplain permit will be coordinated with Wilkes County local floodplain administrator.
4.1 Biological and Cultural Resources
A Categorical Exclusion for the Site was approved on October 25, 2019. This document included
investigation into the presence of threatened and endangered species on Site protected under The
Endangered Species Act of 1973, as well as any historical resources protected under The National
Historic Preservation Act of 1966.
One federally threated or endangered species, the northern long-eared bat (NLEB), is listed for Wilkes
County, NC. Wildlands requested review and comment by the US Fish and Wildlife Service on any
possible issues that might emerge with respect to endangered species, migratory, or other trust
resources. No response was received within the 45-day response period. The Federal Highway
Administration (FHWA) signed the NLEB 4(d) Streamlined Consultation Form determining that the
project may affect the NLEB, but that any resulting incidental take of the NLEB is not prohibited by the
final 4(d) rule. Approximately 3.6 acres of trees will be cleared during the construction of the project.
The conclusion for cultural resources per the Categorical Exclusion research and response by the State
Historic Preservation Office is that there are no historic resources that would be affected by this project.
The signed Categorical Exclusion checklist and summary are provided in Appendix 5. A complete copy of
the Categorical Exclusion document, including additional information and regulatory communications, is
available upon request.
4.2 FEMA Floodplain Compliance and Hydrologic Trespass
The Site is represented on the Wilkes County Flood Insurance Rate Map Panel 4826, with an effective
date of March 2, 2009. A portion of the Site is within a Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) regulatory
floodplain. A limited detail study has been completed for North Little Hunting Creek, from the
downstream project extents up through Reach 2 only. Wildlands determined that the changes along
North Little Hunting Creek and the adjacent floodplain would result in no rise to the regulatory
floodplain and received a floodplain development permit from Wilkes County on February 3, 2021.
The proposed design associated with the Site has little risk of potential hydrologic trespass upstream of
North Little Hunting Creek since the proposed thalweg elevation matches the existing thalweg elevation
at the upstream tie-in point. Appropriate floodplain width will be excavated as part of the full
restoration along North Little Hunting Creek.
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4.3 401/404
Some wetlands and open waters adjacent to existing streams will be impacted during realignment of the
stream channel, site grading, and construction access. Removal of impoundments and stream and valley
restoration of UT1 will permanently impact Ponds 1, 2, and 3. Wetlands on the Site that are within the
conservation easement and outside of the limits of disturbance will be flagged with safety fence during
construction to prevent unintended impacts. This will be denoted in the final construction plans. The
Pre -Construction Notification, including this data, will be submitted to the IRT with the Final Mitigation
Plan. Wildlands will reverify the extent of jurisdiction in Monitoring Year 7 (MY7) for the purpose of
confirming no net loss of wetlands as a result of ecological restoration.
5.0 Mitigation Site Goals and Objectives
The project will improve stream functions through removal of stream impoundments and piping,
exclusion of livestock, conversion of pasture and agricultural fields to riparian buffer, and through
restoring streams throughout the entire Site. Within the project limits, North Little Hunting Creek will be
reconnected to its floodplain, and tributaries will no longer be impeded by dams or biologically
disconnected by headcuts and perched piping.
Project goals are desired project outcomes and are verifiable through measurement and/or visual
assessment. Objectives are activities that will result in the accomplishment of goals. The project will be
monitored after construction to evaluate performance as described in Section 8 of this report. The
project goals and related objectives are described in Table 11.
Table 11: Mitigation Goals and Objectives
Goal
Objective
Expected Outcomes
Function
Supported
Reduce direct fecal coliform and
nutrient inputs to the Site
Exclude livestock
Install livestock fencing as needed
streams. Eliminate hoof shear on
from stream
to exclude livestock from stream
the stream bed and banks, which
Geomorphology,
channels and
channels and riparian areas or
will reduce stream bank erosion
Physicochemical,
remove livestock from adjacent
and fine sediments in the stream
Biology
buffers.
fields.
channel. Eliminate cattle
trampling of existing wetlands and
grazing in riparian buffers.
Significantly reduce sediment
inputs from pasture runoff.
Reduce floodplain velocities and
increase retention of flood flows
Convert active cattle pasture to
on the floodplain in headwater
forested riparian buffers along all
stream systems, decreasing direct
Hydrology,
Restore and
Site streams, which will slow and
runoff and increasing storage and
Hydraulic,
enhance native
treat sediment laden runoff from
nutrient cycling within the
Geomorphology,
floodplain
adjacent pastures and fields before
watershed. Increase shading of
Physicochemical,
vegetation.
entering streams. Protect and
stream channels, which will
Biology
enhance existing forested riparian
increase dissolved oxygen
buffers. Treat invasive species.
concentrations. Provide a source
of LWD and organic material to
Site streams for continued
habitat. Support all stream
functions.
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Goal
Objective
Expected Outcomes
Function
Supported
Reconstruct stream channels slated
Reduce sediment inputs from
for restoration with stable
bank erosion. Increase floodplain
Improve the
dimensions and appropriate depth
engagement, decreasing runoff
Hydraulic,
stability of stream
relative to the existing floodplain.
and increasing infiltration.
Geomorphology,
channels.
Add bank revetments and instream
Decrease instream shear stresses.
Physicochemical,
structures to protect restored/
Decrease erosion along dam and
Biology
enhanced streams.
pipe outlets. Diversify available
habitats.
Increase and diversify available
Install habitat features such as
habitats for macroinvertebrates,
constructed steps, cover logs, and
fish, and amphibians. Promote
Improve instream
brush toes on restored reaches.
aquatic species migration and
Geomorphology,
habitat.
Add woody materials/ LWD to
recolonization from refugia,
Physicochemical,
channel beds. Construct pools of
leading to colonization and
*
Biology
varying depth.
increase in biodiversity over time.
Add complexity including LWD to
the streams.
Install stormwater BMPs in areas of
Reduce agricultural and sediment
Diffuse
concentrated agricultural runoff to
inputs to the project, which will
Physicochemical,
concentrated
diffuse and provide vegetated
reduce likelihood of accumulated
Biology
agricultural runoff.
infiltration for runoff before it
fines and excessive algal blooms
enters the stream channel.
from nutrients.
Establish a conservation easement
on the Site. Exclude livestock from
Site streams, remove
Permanently
impoundments and daylight
Protect Site from encroachment
Hydrology,
protect the project
streams, and remove fields from
on the riparian corridor and direct
Hydraulic,
site from harmful
the riparian buffer. Establish a
impact to streams and wetlands.
Geomorphic,
uses.
restrictive covenant that excludes
Support all stream functions.
physicochemical,
livestock from a linear
Biology
stream/wetland feature entering
North Little Hunting Creek near the
southwestern property boundary.
*Physiochemical and biological uplift is implied based on historical evidence that riparian buffers and stream
stabilization reduce fine sediment erosion and provide overland diffused treatment of non -point source nutrients
along agricultural streams. Physicochemical and biologic uplift are not quantified and will not be specifically
reported post -construction.
6.0 Design Approach and Mitigation Work Plan
6.1 Design Approach Overview
The design approach for this Site was developed to meet the goals and objectives described in Section 5
which were formulated based on the potential for uplift described in Section 3.4. The design is also
intended to provide the expected outcomes in Section 5, though these are not tied to performance
criteria.
The project streams proposed for restoration on the Site will be reconnected with an active floodplain
and the channels will be reconstructed with stable dimension, pattern, and profile that will transport the
water and sediment delivered to the system. North of Ingle Hollow Road, the ponds and piped barriers
on UT1 will be removed, and continuous flow will be restored to the system. South of Ingle Hollow Road,
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North Little Hunting Creek, UT2 Reaches 2 and 3, Old Bus Branch, and Barn Branch will be raised to
create connectivity with the floodplain. The riparian buffer and existing wetlands will be planted with
native tree species. Instream structures will be constructed in the channels to help maintain stable
channel morphology and improve and diversify aquatic habitat. The entire project area will be protected
in perpetuity by a conservation easement.
The design approach for this Site utilizes a combination of analog and analytical approaches for stream
restoration, and also relies on empirical data and prior experiences and observations. Reference reaches
and reference wetlands were identified to serve as the basis for design parameters. Channels were sized
based on design discharge hydrologic analysis which uses a combination of empirical and analytical data
as described within this report. Designs were then verified and/or modified based on sediment transport
analysis. These design approaches have been used on many successful Mountain and Piedmont
restoration projects and are appropriate for the goals and objectives for this Site.
Table 12: Stream Stressors and Restoration Approach
Design Reach
Primary
Stressors/Impairments
Approach
Mitigation Activities
North Little
Severe erosion and cattle
Restoring dimension, pattern, and profile, planting
Hunting Creek
trampling, channelization,
R
buffers, excluding cattle, protecting with
Reaches 1 and 2
incision, lack of buffer
conservation easement
Impoundments (Ponds 1,
Removing dams, daylighting channel, restoring
UT1 Reach 1
2, 3), buried stream,
R
dimension, pattern, and profile, planting buffers,
eroding embankments,
protecting with conservation easement
active headcuts
incision,
onrow
apars
Restoring dimension, pattern, and profile,
UT1 Reaches 2/3
sparse/narrow narar
s
sbuffers ,
R
replanting buffers, protecting with conservation
easement
Restoring dimension, pattern, and profile to correct
Cattle access, confined
valley wall confinement and bedform diversity on a
UT2 Reach 1
against left valley wall and
Ell
portion of Reach 1 (located upstream of crossing).
low bedform diversity near
Buffer planting/supplemental buffer planting, cattle
crossing
exclusion, and protecting with conservation
easement for the entire reach.
Cattle access,
Restoring dimension, pattern, and profile, planting
UT2 Reach 2
channelization, cattle
R
buffers, excluding cattle, protecting with
trampling, incision, poor
buffers
conservation easement
Cattle access, channelized
Restoring dimension, pattern, and profile to follow
UT2 Reach 3/4
in unnatural alignment,
R
fall of valley, planting buffers, excluding cattle,
incision, poor buffers
protecting with conservation easement
Severe incision and
Restoring dimension, pattern, and profile, planting
Old Bus Branch
erosion, active headcuts,
R
buffers, excluding cattle, BMP installation,
cattle access in buffers,
protecting with conservation easement
poor buffers
Cattle access,
Restoring dimension, pattern, and profile, planting
Barn Branch
channelization, incision,
R
buffers, excluding cattle, protecting with
poor buffers
conservation easement
Fencing out cattle, stabilizing headcut,
Trapper Tributary
Cattle access, headcut
Ell
supplemental buffer planting, protecting with
conservation easement
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Rifle Tributary
Cattle access, incision
Ell
Fencing out cattle, planting buffers, BMP
installation, protecting with conservation easement
6.2 Reference Streams
Reference streams provide geomorphic parameters of a stable system, which can be used to inform
design of stable channels of similar stream types in similar landscapes and watersheds. Twelve reference
reaches were identified for this Site and used to support the design of streams on the Site (Figure 6).
These reference reaches were chosen because of their similarities to the Site streams including drainage
area, valley slope, morphology, and bed material. Due to the variety of slopes and project stream types
present on the Site, the distribution of reference reaches is wide, throughout North Carolina's
mountains, foothills, and piedmont. Geomorphic parameters for most of these reference reaches are
summarized in Appendix 4. The references to be used for the specific streams are shown in Table 13
along with a description of the reach.
Table 13: Stream Reference Data Used in Development of Design Parameters
Reference Stream
Stream
Landscape Position
Chosen For
Used For
Used on Streams
Type
Channel dimensions,
Q,
Broad, alluvial
landscape position,
Dimension,
North Little
Box Creek
C4
valley, low slope.
habitat structures,
Pattern,
Hunting Creek
pattern, slope
Profile
Connects adjacent
steep wooded
valleys to the wide
Sand bed with well-
Q,
UT to Catawba
and flat Catawba
established pools,
Dimension,
North Little
Creek River Reach 1
E5
River floodplain.
bedform diversity, and
Pattern,
Hunting Creek
Low slope, alluvial
similar valley slope
Profile
valley, flowing into
steeper reach
Connects the wide
Good bedform
and flat Catawba
diversity, well -
UT to Catawba
E3b/C3
River floodplain to
established pools, and
Q
Dimension,
North Little
Creek River Reach 2
b
the invert of the
steeper riffles. Varied
Profile,
Hunting Creek,
Catawba River.
habitat features with
UT1
Stable E channel
examples of woody
Pattern
with varying slopes
debris structures.
Q, Profile
Low slope through a
Bedform Diversity and
(through
North Little
Foust Upstream
C4
bank stability through
mature forest
less meadered pattern
confined
Hunting Creek
sections)
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Reference Stream
Stream
Landscape Position
Chosen For
Used For
Used on Streams
Type
Steep, small channel
with minimal drainage
4
UT1,
UT to South Fork
B5a
Small, locally steep,
area. Natural rock
Dimension,
Old Bus Branch,
Fishing Creek
confined valley
structures, steps, and
Pattern,
Barn Branch
pools in confined banks
Profile
Steep channel slope
Headwater, steep
with high sinuosity
Q
Ironwood Tributary
ASa+
step -like system
through a step -pool
Dimension
Old Bus us B
Branch,
with small drainage
system. Bank stability
Pattern,
Barn Branch
area.
surrounded by heavy
Profile
canopy
Sightly
Confined valley with
4'
UT to Gap Branch
Entrenc
alluvial bottom and
Channel slope with
Dimension,
UT1
hed Boa
high slopes.
varied habitat
Pattern,
or A4
Profile
Confined valley and
Moderate channel
Tiber Tributary
B4
alluvial confluence
slope in a confined
Pattern,
UT1, UT2
with larger stream.
valley with sinuosity
Profile
and varied habitat
Headwater, steep
Steep slopes with
Q
step -like system in a
sinuosity and cascade-
Dimension,
UT1, Old Bus
Shew Tributary
B5a
confined valley with
pool sequences over
Pattern,
Branch
a small drainage
drops
Profile
area.
Steep channel slope
with high sinuosity
Headwater, small
through a cascade -pool
Q
Dimension
UT1 Barn
UT to Kelly Branch
B4/B4a
steep channel
sequences over drops.
Pattern,
Branch
Bank stability
Profile
surrounded by heavy
canopy
Henry Fork UT1
B4/B4a
Headwater, small,
Channel slope with
Pattern,
UT2,
Upstream
steep channel
varied habitat
Profile
Barn Branch
Agony Acres UT1
B4
Headwater, small,
Channel slope with
Pattern,
UT2,
Reach 3
steep channel
varied habitat
Profile
Barn Branch
6.3 Design Discharge Analysis
Multiple methods were used to estimate bankfull discharges for restoration reaches including regional
curve data (Harman et al. 2000 and Walker, unpublished), a site -specific reference reach curve, existing
top of bank (maximum discharge) estimates using Manning's equation, and data from previous
successful design projects. The methods were compared, and a design discharge was selected based on
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the results of the different methods. Slightly larger design discharges relative to drainage areas were
established for the small tributaries to drive designs of slightly larger channels for these reaches. This
will help prevent filling and clogging of channels with vegetation after construction. Results of each
method and the final design discharges are shown in Tables 14 and 15 and illustrated in Figure 7.
Table 14: Summary of Design Bankfull Discharge Analysis
North Little Hunting Creek
UT1
Reach 1
Reach 2
Reach 1
Reach 2
Reach 3
DA (acres)
1148
1274
30
67
70
DA (sq. mi.)
1.79
1.99
0.05
0.10
0.11
NC Mountain Regional Curve (cfs)
146
159
10
17
19
Alan Walker Curve (cfs)
88
96
5
9
10
Site Specific Reference Reach
Cu rve
99
105
13
19
20
Max Q— Existing Site Streams, top
of low bank (cfs)
700
357
60
60
278
Final Design Q (cfs)
100
110
7
10
11
Table 15: Summary of Design Bankfull Discharge Analysis
UT2
Barn
Old Bus
Reach 1
Reach 2
Reaches 3
Branch
Branch
and 4
DA (acres)
9
29
43
10
5
DA (sq. mi.)
0.01
0.05
0.07
0.02
0.01
NC Mountain Regional Curve (cfs)
4
10
13
4
3
Alan Walker Curve (cfs)
2
5
7
2
1
Site Specific Reference Reach
6
12
15
7
5
Cu rve
Max Q— Existing Site Streams, top
150
150
105
195
1,263
of low bank (cfs)
Final Design Q (cfs)
6
7
9
6
4
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Table 21: Summary of Design Morphologic Parameters for Old Bus Branch
Parameter
Existing
Parameters
Reference Parameters
Proposed
Parameters
Old Bus
Branch
UT to South
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Creek
Shrew Trib A
Ironwood
Tributary
Old Bus
Branch
Contributing Drainage Area
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5
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19
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Channel/Reach Classification
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135a
ASa+
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Design Discharge Width (ft)
4.1
4.1
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5
3.0
Design Discharge Depth (ft)
0.8
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.3
Design Discharge Area (ft2)
3.4
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1.1
2.7
0.9
Design Discharge Velocity (ft/s)
4.8
4.1
3.3
4.9
4.7
Design Discharge (cfs)
4
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13
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Channel Slope (ft/ft)
0.0284
0.0815
0.0634
0.1139
0.0900
Sinuosity
1.1
1.3
1.1
1.19
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3.6
2
0.91
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6.5 Sediment Transport Analysis
A qualitative assessment of sediment supply and sources in the project watershed was performed using
visual inspection near the Site boundaries and a review of current and historic aerial photos higher in
the watershed.
The Site captures the headwaters of UT1, Old Bus Branch, Rifle Tributary, Trapper Tributary, and Barn
Branch. The watersheds to these streams are agricultural with some woods and land use is not
expected to change in the near future. Agricultural disturbance may provide a source of fine sediments
to the easement over time; however, it is expected that the vegetated buffers and BMPs designed to
intercept concentrated flow paths will filter most fine sediments contributed by these watersheds. A
competence analysis performed for the restoration reaches showed that the bankfull design for these
streams is competent to move material much larger than that observed to transport into the Site (Table
22). To create stability and control grade in these enhancement and restoration reaches, in situ material
will be supplemented from the following sources: harvested material from existing channels where
applicable, appropriately sized onsite rock deposits, and with supplemental imported quarry stone, as
necessary. The mobile particle size from the competence results will be used to inform grade control
structure sizing. The final plans and specifications will specify that both the size and mixture of materials
is conducive to the formation of stable and diverse bedforms. Reseeding streams with existing
streambed material will also be performed to encourage migration of native aquatic organisms to the
new system.
UT2 was reviewed near the upstream Site boundaries, but full watershed access was not possible due to
private property restrictions. UT2's bed material upstream of the Site consists of a mix of alluvial
material from upstream processing and transport, and colluvial deposits from hillslope material that
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have contributed both immobile and mobile sediment to the stream systems. These small boulder,
cobble, gravel, and finer materials form riffles, cascades, and step grade control features within the
steep step -pool stream. Stream banks are stable, and the watershed area above the Site is less than 10
acres and forested. Large, coarse sediment bars were not observed near the Site boundary or along UT2
and onsite sedimentation was primarily fine-grained and concentrated near cattle wallows. A
competence analysis performed for UT2 showed that the bankfull design can transport material larger
than the observed incoming sediments (Table 22), so UT2 will be supplemented with appropriately sized
material to form low -mobility grade control features typical of step -pool channels.
Similar to UT2, North Little Hunting Creek was reviewed
near the upstream Site boundary, but full access to the
watershed and stream was not possible due to private
property restrictions. Above the Site, North Little Hunting
Creek's bed consists of alluvially transported cobbles,
gravels, and fines. North Little Hunting Creek's watershed
is mostly forested except for a few agricultural parcels
upstream. Stream banks on the agricultural parcel directly
upstream of the Site are fenced from livestock and appear
low and stable. Within the Site limits, North Little Hunting
Creek's cut banks reveal a buried gravel/cobble layer, and
depositional features suggest a source of both fine and
coarse sediments from the watershed. It is likely that
North Little Hunting Creek has areas of instability higher in
the watershed that will supply the Site post -construction.
A well -developed gravel/cobble bar sample and several subpavement samples were collected on North
Little Hunting Creek to understand the distribution of sediment transported during a bankfull storm
event. A competence analysis performed showed that the design channel is competent to transport the
largest materials delivered by the watershed during bankfull storms. Intermittent grade control
structures will be incorporated to the design to protect against degradation during larger storm events,
and incoming fine sediment will be addressed by stream bank stabilization, connecting the stream to a
floodplain, and excavating wide point bars where fine sediment can deposit.
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Table 22: Results of Competence Analysis
North Little
UT1
UT2
Hunting Creek
Old Bus
Barn
Reach
Reach
Branch
Branch
Reach 1
Reach 2
Reach 2
Reach 3
Reach 2
Reach 3
Reach 4
1-A
1-B
Abkf (sq ft)
29.4
31.4
1.5
2.3
2.6
3.0
1.6
2.6
4.5
0.9
1.4
Wbkf (ft)
22.0
23.0
4.5
5.7
6.2
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6.6
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3.0
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1.3
1.4
0.5
0.6
0.6
0.5
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.3
0.3
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0.00486
0.00658
0.0595
0.019
0.038
0.031
0.083
0.03
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0.09
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3.1
3.7
4.3
2.8
4.0
3.4
5.0
3.4
2.0
4.7
3.9
Bankfull Shear
Stress,t (lb/sq
0.4
0.5
1.2
0.5
1.0
0.7
1.6
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0.3
1.4
1.0
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Movable
particle size
30/77
41/97
94/173
36/87
76/150
51/113
130/219
54/118
21/61
109/193
79/154
Shields/Rosgen
(mm)
Largest particle
from bar/
76.2
76.2
82.6
82.6
82.6
82.6
54.4
50.3
50.3
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6.6 Stream Design Implementation
Due to the heavy agricultural use of the land and the degraded stream conditions, Wildlands' approach
to improving the streams on the Site focuses on widespread restoration with enhancement II proposed
on the few headwater reaches that are not as extensively affected by livestock. The tributaries south of
Ingle Hollow Road are steep, and a combination of Priority 1 and Priority 2 restoration was necessary
given the slope of the valley sidewalls and the depth of the existing streams. On North Little Hunting
Creek, the stream will be raised and a floodplain bench will be constructed, representing a blend of a
Priority 1 and Priority 2 approach, due to the existing FEMA floodplain elevations as well as the existing
driveway bridge elevation. UT1 will have all impoundments and piped sections of channel removed,
allowing for full restoration of the stream. Livestock will be excluded from the entire conservation
easement as part of the project, and the landowner will install cattle watering systems post -construction
as part of the project implementation.
Meandering Priority 2 design sections have been designed with an outer bench that is approximately
half the designed bankfull riffle width. Bench corridors are designed straight down valley and do not
meander with the top of the bank. A 3:1 bench to existing ground tie out slope is used along Priority 2
corridors, with brief areas of 2:1 tie out slope where the design transitions from old to new channel.
Prior to excavation of Priority 2 benches, topsoil will be stripped and stockpiled for replacement on the
new bench. Soil amendments may be incorporated into benches if determined necessary during
construction.
Figure 8 illustrates the concept design; below are descriptions of the designs for each reach.
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6.6.1 North Little Hunting Creek
North Little Hunting Creek will be built as a C type stream with the broad, alluvial floodplain. The
driveway bridge at the Reach 1/Reach 2 break will remain, and due to the need to meet elevations at
the upstream and downstream ties as well as midreach, North Little Hunting Creek's design raises the
channel bed slightly while also excavating the floodplain. Due to the erosive soils observed onsite, North
Little Hunting Creek's banks have been designed with a minimum 3.5:1 side slope. Assorted riffles built
from wood and stone, brush toe bank protection, and vanes are strategically placed to diversify the
bedform and provide stability as the site revegetates. Drain tiles entering North Little Hunting Creek
from the right floodplain will be excavated within the conservation easement. If the drain tiles extend
beyond the conservation easement, an ephemeral pool will be placed at the outlet of the drain tiles
within the easement to capture and still the flow.
6.6.2 UT1
Due to the extensive manipulation of UT1 with three impoundments and a long section of buried/piped
channel, UT1's restoration will be earthwork intensive. Restoration of the valley first while balancing
earthwork influenced the design of this stream.
UT1 Reach 1 begins at the stream's jurisdictional origin and continues to the proposed stream crossing.
UT1 Reach 1's design alternates between lower sloped C-type design with meandering pattern,
generally through Pond 1, Pond 2, and Pond 3's beds, and steeper Ba-type design through the
embankments. Two sets of UT1 Reach 1 typical riffle and pool cross sections are provided for these two
alternating design approaches. Where UT1 is buried in pipe, the location of the existing chicken houses
in the left floodplain functions as a design boundary. A landowner -required 30-foot offset from the
edge of the chicken houses defined the left valley grading limits while the existing valley defined the
right valley grading limits. Wildlands' design will daylight UT1 onto a broad, Priority 2 valley floor six to
eight feet below the existing ground elevation. At the end of the chicken houses, UT1 will drop down in
a steep Ba-type design to meet the existing bed elevation of Pond 3.
UT1 Reach 1 continues from the backwater of Pond 3 to Ingle Hollow Road. The design incorporates a
moderately sloped, meandering Cb-type channel. Outside of UT1 Reach 1's valley, Pond 3 will be filled
and graded to restore usable fields for the landowner. A culvert crossing will be installed at the end of
UT1 Reach 1 under the existing overhead utility easement.
Removal of the ponds will involve dewatering the normal pool first, either through pumping, dam
notching, or a combination thereof. Unconsolidated sediments in the dewatered pond bottoms deemed
unsuitable for construction will be excavated and spread in a designated splay area to dry. Suitable fill
may be imported if needed. Stream construction will begin after ponds are fully dewatered and the
dams notched to prevent ponding.
UT1 Reach 2 begins just downstream of the culvert crossing and continues through the Pond 3
embankment. UT1 Reach 2 steepens slightly as a step -pool type channel. The grated drop inlet leading
to the culvert under Ingle Hollow Road will be removed. Headwalls will be constructed around the
existing Ingle Hollow Road culvert to allow UT1 Reach 2 to freely flow into the culvert.
UT1 Reach 3 begins at the outlet of the Ingle Hollow Road culvert and ends at the confluence with North
Little Hunting Creek. The stream is designed as a meandering Cb-type stream and joins North Little
Hunting Creek at a riffle just upstream of the existing driveway bridge. The stream will be raised slightly
to meet the existing outlet of the culvert, allowing for aquatic species passage.
On lower sloped C- and Cb-type streams, assorted riffles built from wood and stone, brush toe bank
protection, and vanes have been incorporated into the design to diversify available habitat and provide
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stability as the site revegetates. Within the steep Ba-type sections, rock step -pools and boulder
cascades are strategically placed to stabilize very steep sections of channel.
6.6.3 UT2
UT2 Reach 1 begins at the upstream property boundary and ends at the proposed culvert crossing. For
the first 150 LF, UT2 Reach 1 will be enhanced with supplemental planting and livestock exclusion only.
Just downstream of this, UT2 Reach 1 becomes confined along the left valley wall and is extensively
impacted by cattle trampling. UT2 Reach 1's alignment will be relocated to the center of the valley and
stabilized as a step pool channel, contiguous with the downstream design. A bankfull bench will be
constructed here to provide storage for any incoming sediments from upstream.
UT2 Reach 2 begins downstream of the proposed culvert crossing and continues to the stream's
confluence with Rifle Tributary where the valley slope changes. UT2 Reach 2 is designed as a Ba-type
channel that dissipates energy over drop structures such as rock step -pools and boulder cascades. After
the Rifle Tributary confluence, the valley slope decreases considerably, and UT2 Reach 3 is designed as a
B-type channel. Reach 3's alignment follows the existing channel bed, then shifts into the left floodplain
to preserve specimen trees on the existing stream bank. Downstream of the specimen trees, the stream
valley narrows and the proposed alignment again follows the approximate existing channel. As the
valley widens, UT2 Reach 3's design alignment shifts right to follow the low point in the valley. UT2
Reach 3 ends where the stream enters the broad North Little Hunting Creek floodplain. UT2 Reach 4's
design transitions to a low sloped, C-type stream which meanders across the North Little Hunting Creek
floodplain to join the main channel at a riffle.
UT2 Reach 4 will have a diverse array of constructed wood and stone riffles installed in addition to brush
toe bank protection in bends. The upper reaches of UT2 will have rock step -pools and boulder cascades
strategically placed to stabilize very steep sections of channel and will have an array of riffle and pool
structures as well to diversify habitats.
6.6.4 Barn Branch
Barn Branch begins at the base of a hillslope wetland seep. The channel is designed as a steep, Ba-type
channel with gentle pattern that moves out into the right floodplain to the existing low point of the
valley. Barn Branch flows through an existing wetland before joining UT2. The design incorporates rock
and log steps, steep riffles, and rock cascades to stabilize this steep system while providing habitat.
Brush toe will be incorporated into one large meander bend where Barn Branch turns to join UT2. The
conservation easement extends over 120 feet upstream of Barn Branch's jurisdictional start and
encompasses an existing wetland. By expanding the conservation easement, the existing wetland will
be protected from disturbance and can help capture and provide some treatment for the upstream
eroding pastureland.
6.6.5 Old Bus Branch
Old Bus Branch's existing valley is a deep, actively eroding gully, which drove design to focus first on
valley restoration. The design of Old Bus Branch focused on restoring a valley bottom with a smooth
and even slope and creating stable valley side slopes. From there, Old Bus Branch's design followed the
newly designed valley as a Ba-type channel. The stream alignment shifts to the right of the existing gully
at the upstream extent, then moves back into the old alignment as the stream approaches the UT2
confluence. Structures in Old Bus Branch will alternate between rock step pools and rock cascades to
stabilize the system while providing habitat. A step pool stormwater conveyance BMP will be
constructed upstream of the jurisdictional start of Old Bus Branch to address the eroded, ephemeral
swale and capture and treat runoff and flow from the adjacent pasture. This structure is anticipated to
fill with sediment and vegetation over time and transition to a stable, vegetated swale; no long-term
maintenance is proposed after stabilization.
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6.6.6 Rifle and Trapper Tributary
Rifle and Trapper Tributaries are enhancement II reaches, but in -channel work will be performed to
address localized instabilities. Riffle Tributary drops over active headcuts as it incises to join UT2.
Instream structures are proposed on Rifle Tributary to arrest the headcuts, and localized bank sloping
and stabilization will be completed to address localized erosion. Rifle Tributary also will be extended to
meet the new location of UT2 within their valley. A small headcut at the end of Trapper Tributary will be
treated with a log sill structure. Both streams will have livestock excluded, and a pocket wetland BMP
will be installed upslope of jurisdictional features on Rifle Tributary to capture and treat runoff and flow
from the adjacent pasture. This wetland BMP is expected to slowly accumulate with vegetation and
pasture runoff and transition to a vegetative buffer over time with no long-term maintenance after
stabilization.
6.7 Vegetation, Planting Plan, and Land Management
Non -forested areas within the conservation easement will be planted, which includes additional buffer
areas beyond the minimum requirement of 30 feet from top of bank. Riparian buffers will be planted
with a mix of early successional and climax native vegetation chosen to develop a forested riparian zone.
The specific species composition to be planted was selected based on the community type, observation
of occurrence of species in riparian buffers adjacent to the Site, and best professional judgement on
species establishment and anticipated Site conditions in the early years following project
implementation. The Piedmont Bottomland Forest and Piedmont Alluvial Forest community types were
used as references for creating the site planting plan (Schafale, 2012). Many of the selected species are
representative of these community types although a few additional early successional species were
included to help climax species establish. Species chosen for the planting plan are listed in the draft
plans located in Appendix 12.
The riparian buffer will be planted with bare root seedlings. Areas proposed for riparian buffer planting
that are outside the limits of disturbance but deemed to be compacted will be subsoil plowed prior to
planting. The stream banks will be planted with live stakes and the channel toe will be planted with
multiple herbaceous species. Permanent herbaceous seed will be spread on streambanks, floodplain
areas, and disturbed areas within the project easement. Bare root seedlings and live stakes will be
planted in the dormant season, defined as having a 50 percent probability of 28°F or higher by the
AgACIS WETS table for Wilkes County as November 1 through April 9.
Fescue along restoration and enhancement reaches will be treated preconstruction, while other invasive
species will be treated primarily by mechanical removal during construction, including multiflora rose,
privet, and mimosa. The extent of invasive species coverage will be monitored, mapped, and controlled
as necessary throughout the required monitoring period. Please refer to Appendix 7 for the post -
construction invasive species treatment plan. Additional monitoring and maintenance issues regarding
vegetation are in Sections 8 and 9 and Appendix 9.
6.8 Utilities, Stream Crossings, and Site Access
Table 23 summarizes the proposed crossings on the Site. All crossings are included in the easement and
are existing utility or stream crossings except for the easement break at Ingle Hollow Road.
Two overhead utility easements overlap the project easement; one on UT1 Reach 1 and one on North
Little Hunting Creek Reach 1, as shown in Table 23. The UT1 utility crossing is collocated with the
proposed culvert crossing while the North Little Hunting Creek utility crossing does not have an
associated stream bed crossing.
The UT1 and UT2 culvert crossings will be fenced with 5-strand barbed wire and gated. The culvert pipes
will be buried 6 to 12 inches to allow for a natural stream bed through the crossing, promoting fish
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passage and aquatic habitat continuity. The North Little Hunting Creek crossing will be gated but does
not require cross fencing. The maintenance of the crossings will be the responsibility of the landowner
once the project is closed by the NCIRT and transferred to NCDEQ stewardship.
Fencing will be installed to prevent livestock access to the proposed easement or livestock will be
removed from the Site. Any livestock, associated fencing, or permanent crossings will be the
responsibility the owner of the underlying fee to maintain. The easement area can be accessed for
construction, monitoring, and long-term stewardship from Ingle Hollow Road.
Table 23: Crossings Summary
Within Conservation
Reach
Crossing Location (STA)
Crossing Type
Easement?
North Little Hunting
Utility only/no stream bed
103+11-103+43
Yes
Creek Reach 1
crossing or livestock access
North Little Hunting
Gated bridge for vehicular
107+92—108+52
Yes
Creek Reach 2
access only
Utility and fenced culvert
UT1 Reach 1
214+33 — 214+84
crossing — no livestock
Yes
access to stream
External culvert crossing for
UT1 Reach 2
217+37 — 218+04
No
public DOT road
UT2 Reach 1
303+00 — 303+50
Fenced culvert crossing — no
Yes
livestock access to stream
6.9 Project Risk and Uncertainties
In general, this project is low risk. The landowners live in the immediate area and are active on the
property. They will be able to repair damaged fences and/or remove stray livestock from the easement
quickly. Upon completion of construction, easement will be delineated with fence, witness posts, and
signage as outlined in NC DMS's 2018 guidance document to discourage accidental encroachment.
There is little to no risk of hydraulic trespass from the project due to the current and designed slopes of
the project channels. Erosive soils were observed onsite and the design incorporates low sloped banks
to mitigate this risk while vegetation and root mass establishes, which will increase the stability of the
banks over time.
The potential for future urban development in these watersheds is quite low due to the rural nature of
the project. The Site captures the UT1 headwaters and much of the UT2 headwater drainage features,
and thus controls the majority of those riparian land use. Much of the North Little Hunting Creek
watershed is within the Brushy Mountains, and although assessed in the NC NHP database for
biodiversity and wildlife habitat, the portion of the Brushy Mountains that drain to the site are not in
conservation. The highest potential risk to land use change in the North Little Hunting Creek watershed
is the potential for logging. Logging may increase peak flows and sediment to North Little Hunting Creek.
This risk has been mitigated by providing wide floodplain access and low sloped point bars to provide
fine sediment storage areas within the design.
All stream and wetland projects have some risk for beaver colonization. There is evidence of
current/past beaver activity on UT1 around Pond 3. After the removal of Pond 3, the area will be
watched for beaver activity. If beaver persist on UT1 or move into other project areas, Wildlands will
follow the Maintenance Plan (Appendix 9) to address the issue. Similarly, should utility/roadway
maintenance work occur in the future and encroach within the conservation easement, Wildlands will
follow the Maintenance Plan to repair disturbed signage or damaged stream areas. Wildlands has
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minimized this risk by setting the external easement break at Ingle Hollow Road outside of the right-of-
way.
7.0 Performance Standards
The stream performance standards for the project will follow approved performance standards
presented in the DMS Mitigation Plan Template (Version 2.3, June 2017), the Annual Monitoring
Template (June 2017), and the Wilmington District Stream and Wetland Compensatory Mitigation
Update issued October 2016 by the USACE and NCIRT. Annual monitoring and routine site visits will be
conducted by a qualified scientist to assess the condition of the finished project. Specific performance
standards that apply to this project are those described in the 2016 Compensatory Mitigation Update
including Vegetation (Section V, B, Items 1 through 3) and Stream Channel Stability and Stream
Hydrology Performance Standards (Section VI, B, Items 1 through 7). Performance standards summaries
are listed in Table 24.
Table 24: Summary of Performance Standards
Parameter
Monitoring Feature
Performance Standard
STREAM SPECIFIC PERFOMANCE STANDARDS 1, 2
BHR <1.2; ER >2.2 for C/E channels
Dimension
Cross -Section Survey
BHR <1.2; ER >1.4 for A/B channels
Pattern and Profile
Visual Assessment
Should indicate stream stability
Substrate
Pebble Counts
Coarser material in riffles; finer particles in pools
Photo
• Cross -Section Photos
No excessive erosion or degradation of banks
Documentation
e Photo Points
Stable grade control
Hydrology
Pressure Transducer
. Four bankfull events during the 7-year period; in separate years
SITE PERFOMANCE STANDARDS
MY3 success criteria: 320 planted stems per acre
MY5 success criteria: 260 planted stems per acre, average of 6
Vegetation
Vegetation Plots
feet in height in each plot
MY7 success criteria: 210 planted stems per acre, average of 8
feet in height in each plot
Visual Assessment
CCPV Maps
Signs of encroachment, instability, and invasive species
1: BHR = bank height ratio, ER = entrenchment ratio, MY = monitoring year
2: The tributaries are designed to incise as they approach the main streams, so this would not be considered a trend towards
instability. Riffles may fine over the course of monitoring on North Little Hunting Creek due to the stabilization of contributing
watershed sediment sources.
8.0 Long -Term Management Plan
The Site will be transferred to the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ)
Stewardship Program. This party shall serve as conservation easement holder and long-term steward for
the property and will conduct periodic inspection of the Site to ensure that restrictions required in the
conservation easement are upheld. Funding will be supplied by the responsible party on a yearly basis
until such time an endowment is established. The NCDEQ Stewardship Program is developing an
endowment system within the non -reverting, interest -bearing Conservation Lands Conservation Fund
Account. The use of funds from the Endowment Account will be governed by North Carolina General
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Statue GS 113A-232(d)(3). Interest gained by the endowment fund may be used for the purpose of
stewardship, monitoring, stewardship administration, and land transaction costs, if applicable.
The Stewardship Program will periodically install signage as needed to identify boundary markings as
needed. Any livestock or associated fencing or permanent crossings will be the responsibility the owner
of the underlying fee to maintain.
The Site Protection Instrument can be found in Appendix 8.
Table 25: Long-term Management Plan
Long -Term Management Activity
Long -Term Manager Responsibility
Landowner Responsibility
The landowner shall report
damaged or missing signs to the
The long-term steward will be
long-term manager, as well as
n will installed and
responsible for inspecting the Site
contact the long-term manager if
m ainttaiai ned all
maintained the Site
boundary during periodic inspections
a boundary needs to be marked,
boundary to denote the area
(every one to three years) and for
or clarification is needed
protected by the recorded
maintaining or replacing signage to
regarding a boundary location. If
ensure that the conservation
land use changes in future and
conservation easement.
easement area is clearly marked.
fencing is required to protect the
easement, the landowner is
responsible for installing
appropriate approved fencing.
The long-term manager will be
responsible for conducting periodic
inspections (every one to three years)
and for undertaking actions that are
The landowner shall contact the
The Site will be protected in its
reasonably calculated to swiftly
long-term manager if clarification
entirety and managed under the
correct the conditions constituting a
is needed regarding the
terms outlined in the recorded
breach. The USACE, and their
restrictions associated with the
conservation easement.
authorized agents, shall have the right
recorded conservation easement.
to enter and inspect the Site and to
take actions necessary to verify
compliance with the conservation
easement.
9,f) Monitoring Plan
Project monitoring components are listed in more detail in Table 26 and 27. Approximate locations of
the proposed vegetation plots, photo points, and cross sections are illustrated in Figure 9.
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10.0 Adaptive Management Plan
Upon completion of Site construction, Wildlands will implement the post -construction monitoring
defined in Sections 7 and 8. Project maintenance will be performed during the monitoring years to
address minor issues as necessary (Appendix 9). If during annual monitoring it is determined the Site's
ability to achieve Site performance standards are jeopardized in any other way, Wildlands and DMS will
notify the members of the IRT and work with the IRT to develop contingency plans and remedial actions.
11.0 Determination of Credits
Mitigation credits presented in Table 28 are projections based upon the proposed design.
The credit ratios proposed for the Site have been developed in consultation with the Interagency Review
Team (IRT) as summarized in the IRT contracting meeting minutes dated July 24, 2019. This
correspondence is included in Appendix 6.
The requested stream restoration credit ratio is 1:1 for mitigation activities that include
reconstruction of the channels to a stable form and connection of the channels to the adjacent
floodplain.
Enhancement II is proposed at 2.5:1 credit to reflect cattle exclusion and buffer planting as
needed. Cattle activity appears infrequent in the upper extent UT2 Reach 1 due to its steep
valley, but the ratio is justified because the downstream most 150 LF of UT2 Reach 1 will receive
restoration -type treatment. Rifle Tributary and Trapper Tributary are small, seep -driven streams
that flow through a heavily vegetated wetland. Rifle Tributary has several headcuts that are
advancing up from UT2 that will be stabilized as part of this work.
3. No direct credit is sought for the BMPs upslope of Rifle Tributary and Old Bus Branch to treat
concentrated agricultural runoff. No direct credit is sought for the restrictive covenant excluding
cattle from a linear stream/wetland feature leading to North Hunting Creek near the
southwestern property boundary. Cattle will likely be excluded from this feature with fencing.
Buffers proposed throughout the Site meet the minimum required 30-foot standard width for Mountain
streams, and in most cases, far exceed it. A detailed buffer credit calculation using the USACE
Wilmington District Stream Buffer Credit Calculator (updated January 19, 2018) was completed to
calculate credit increases based on buffer widths which exceed the 30-foot minimum. To complete these
calculations in GIS, the proposed bankfull/top of bank lines were offset to create concentric, ideal buffer
zones, up to 150 feet from bankfull. The ideal buffer zone area was compared to the actual area within
the creditable portion of the conservation easement, and these areas added to the calculator. Buffer
zones are illustrated in a figure in Appendix 11. Appendix 11 also contains the Stream Buffer Credit
Calculator output and the credit release schedule.
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Table 28: Project Asset Table
Project Components
Project Component or
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Priority
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522.002
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181.720
Totals
5,816.953
Notes: 1. Crossing lengths have been removed from restoration footage.
2. No direct credit for BMPs.
3. Detailed calculations for credits gained for buffers wider than 30-feet included in Appendix 11.
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12.0 References
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Chartrand, S.M., Jellinek, M., Whiting, P.J., Stamm, J. 2011. Geometric scaling of step -pools in mountain
streams: Observations and implications. Geomorphology 129:141-151.
Harman, W.A. and C.J. Jones. 2016. Functional Lift Quantification Tool for Stream Restoration Projects in
North Carolina: Spreadsheet User Manual Version 2. Environmental Defense Fund, Raleigh, NC.
Harman, W. R. Starr, M. Carter, K. Tweedy, M. Clemmons, K. Suggs, C. Miller. 2012. A Function Based
Framework for Stream Assessment and Restoration Projects. US Environmental Protection Agency,
Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds, Washington, DC EPA 843-K-12-006.
Harman, W.H. et. al. 2000. Bankfull Regional Curves for North Carolina Mountain Streams. NC Mountain
Curve. Proc. AWRA Conf. Water Resources in Extreme Environments, Anchorage, AK. Pp. 185-190.
Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). 2011. Web Soil Survey.
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North Carolina Division of Mitigation Services (NCDMS). 2009 Upper Yadkin Pee -Dee River Basin
Restoration Priorities (RBRP), accessed at:
https://files.nc.gov/ncdeq/Mitigation%20Services/Watershed Planning/Yadkin River Basin/2009%
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Quality Plan, accessed at:
https://files.nc.gov/ncdeq/Water%20Quality/Planning/BPU/BPU/Yadkin/Yadkin%20PIans/2010%20P1
an/Yadkin%202008%20Plan%20with%201 R%20and%20Bio%20Appendice. Of
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http://agacis.rcc-acis.org/?fips=37193.
North Carolina Division of Water Quality (NCDWQ). 2011. Surface Water Classifications.
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North Carolina Geological Survey (NCGS), 1985. Geologic map of North Carolina 1:500,000 scale.
Compiled by Philip M. Brown at el. Raleigh, NC, NCGS.
North Carolina Natural Heritage Program (NHP), 2009. Natural Heritage Element Occurrence Database,
Wilkes County, NC.
Rosgen, D. L. 1994. A classification of natural rivers. Catena 22:169-199.
Rosgen, D. L. 2001. A stream channel stability assessment methodology. Proceedings of the Federal
Interagency Sediment Conference, Reno, NV, March 2001.
Schafale, M.P. 2012. Classification of the Natural Communities of North Carolina, Fourth Approximation.
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Simon, A. 1989. A model of channel response in disturbed alluvial channels. Earth Surface Processes and
Landforms 14(1):11-26.
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Guidance for Compensatory Stream and Wetland Mitigation Conducted for Wilmington District.
October 24, 2016.
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Species of Concern and Candidate Species, Wilkes County, NC.
http://www.fws.gov/raleigh/species/cntylist/Wilkes.html
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https://www.wilkescounty.net/DocumentCenter/View/126/Growth-Management-Plan-PDF?bidld=
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APPENDIX 2 — Preliminary Jurisdictional Determination

U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS
WILMINGTON DISTRICT
Action Id. SAW-2019-00836 County: Wilkes U.S.G.S. Quad: NC- Ronda
NOTIFICATION OF JURISDICTIONAL DETERMINATION
Requestor: Wildlands Engineering, Inc.
Ian Eckardt
Address: 1430 Mint Street, #104
Charlotte, NC 28203
Telephone Number: 704-332-7754 x108
E-mail: ieckardt(a,wildlandseng.com
Size (acres) 61.8 Nearest Town Ronda
Nearest Waterway North Little Hunting Creek River Basin Upper Pee Dee
USGS HUC 03040102 Coordinates Latitude: 36.1407
Longitude:-80.9321
Location description: The project area is located at 444 Ingle Hollow Road in Rhonda, Wilkes County, North Carolina.
Indicate Which of the Following Apply:
A. Preliminary Determination
® There appear to be waters, including wetlands on the above described project area/property, that may be subject to Section 404
of the Clean Water Act (CWA)(33 USC § 1344) and/or Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act (RHA) (33 USC § 403). The
waters, including wetlands have been delineated, and the delineation has been verified by the Corps to be sufficiently accurate
and reliable. The approximate boundaries of these waters are shown on the enclosed delineation map received via email on
1/26/2021. Therefore, this preliminary jurisdiction determination may be used in the permit evaluation process, including
determining compensatory mitigation. For purposes of computation of impacts, compensatory mitigation requirements, and other
resource protection measures, a permit decision made on the basis of a preliminary JD will treat all waters and wetlands that
would be affected in any way by the permitted activity on the site as if they are jurisdictional waters of the U.S. This preliminary
determination is not an appealable action under the Regulatory Program Administrative Appeal Process (Reference 33 CFR Part
331). However, you may request an approved JD, which is an appealable action, by contacting the Corps district for further
instruction.
❑ There appear to be waters, including wetlands on the above described project area/property, that may be subject to Section 404
of the Clean Water Act (CWA)(33 USC § 1344) and/or Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act (RHA) (33 USC § 403).
However, since the waters, including wetlands have not been properly delineated, this preliminary jurisdiction determination
may not be used in the permit evaluation process. Without a verified wetland delineation, this preliminary determination is
merely an effective presumption of CWA/RHA jurisdiction over all of the waters, including wetlands at the project area, which
is not sufficiently accurate and reliable to support an enforceable permit decision. We recommend that you have the waters,
including wetlands on your project area/property delineated. As the Corps may not be able to accomplish this wetland
delineation in a timely manner, you may wish to obtain a consultant to conduct a delineation that can be verified by the Corps.
B. Approved Determination
❑ There are Navigable Waters of the United States within the above described project area/property subject to the permit
requirements of Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act (RHA) (33 USC § 403) and Section 404 of the Clean Water Act
(CWA)(33 USC § 1344). Unless there is a change in law or our published regulations, this determination may be relied upon for
a period not to exceed five years from the date of this notification.
❑ There are waters, including wetlandson the above described project area/property subject to the permit requirements of Section
404 of the Clean Water Act (CWA) (33 USC § 1344). Unless there is a change in the law or our published regulations, this
determination may be relied upon for a period not to exceed five years from the date of this notification.
❑ We recommend you have the waters, including wetlands on your project area/property delineated. As the Corps may not be
able to accomplish this wetland delineation in a timely manner, you may wish to obtain a consultant to conduct a delineation that
can be verified by the Corps.
❑ The waters, including wetlands on your project area/property have been delineated and the delineation has been verified by
the Corps. The approximate boundaries of these waters are shown on the enclosed delineation map dated DATE. We strongly
suggest you have this delineation surveyed. Upon completion, this survey should be reviewed and verified by the Corps. Once

SAW-2019-00836
verified, this survey will provide an accurate depiction of all areas subject to CWA jurisdiction on your property which, provided
there is no change in the law or our published regulations, may be relied upon for a period not to exceed five years.
❑ The waters, including wetlands have been delineated and surveyed and are accurately depicted on the plat signed by the
Corps Regulatory Official identified below onDATE. Unless there is a change in the law or our published regulations, this
determination may be relied upon for a period not to exceed five years from the date of this notification.
❑ There are no waters of the U.S., to include wetlands, present on the above described project area/property which are subject to the
permit requirements of Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (33 USC 1344). Unless there is a change in the law or our published
regulations, this determination may be relied upon for a period not to exceed five years from the date of this notification.
❑ The property is located in one of the 20 Coastal Counties subject to regulation under the Coastal Area Management Act (CAMA).
You should contact the Division of Coastal Management in Morehead City, NC, at [phone] to determine their
requirements.
Placement of dredged or fill material within waters of the US, including wetlands, without a Department of the Army permit may
constitute a violation of Section 301 of the Clean Water Act (33 USC § 1311). Placement of dredged or fill material, construction or
placement of structures, or work within navigable waters of the United States without a Department of the Army permit may
constitute a violation of Sections 9 and/or 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act (33 USC § 401 and/or 403). If you have any questions
regarding this determination and/or the Corps regulatory program, please contact Steve Kichefski at 828-271-7980 ext. 4234 or
steven.l.kichefski(&usace.armv.mil.
C. Basis For Determination: Basis For Determination: See the preliminary jurisdictional determination
form dated 2/2/2021.
D. Remarks: None.
E. Attention USDA Program Participants
This delineation/determination has been conducted to identify the limits of Corps' Clean Water Act jurisdiction for the particular site
identified in this request. The delineation/determination may not be valid for the wetland conservation provisions of the Food Security
Act of 1985. If you or your tenant are USDA Program participants, or anticipate participation in USDA programs, you should request
a certified wetland determination from the local office of the Natural Resources Conservation Service, prior to starting work.
F. Appeals Information (This information applies only to approved jurisdictional determinations as indicated in B.
above)
This correspondence constitutes an approved jurisdictional determination for the above described site. If you object to this
determination, you may request an administrative appeal under Corps regulations at 33 CFR Part 331. Enclosed you will find a
Notification of Appeal Process (NAP) fact sheet and request for appeal (RFA) form. If you request to appeal this determination you
must submit a completed RFA form to the following address:
US Army Corps of Engineers
South Atlantic Division
Attn: Phillip Shaman, Review Officer
60 Forsyth Street SW, Room 10M15
Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8801
In order for an RFA to be accepted by the Corps, the Corps must determine that it is complete, that it meets the criteria for appeal
under 33 CFR part 331.5, and that it has been received by the Division Office within 60 days of the date of the NAP. Should you
decide to submit an RFA form, it must be received at the above address by Not applicable.
**It is not necessary to submit an RFA form to the Division Office if you do not object to the determination in this correspondence.**
Corps Regulatory Official:
Date of JD: 2/2/2021 Expiration Date of JD: Not applicable

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The Wilmington District is committed to providing the highest level of support to the public. To help us ensure we
continue to do so, please complete the Customer Satisfaction Survey located at
http://corpsmapu.usace.anny.mil/cm_apex/Vp= 13 6:4: 0
Copy furnished (via email):
Property owner: Jerry A. & Debra Lynn Johnson
Address: 360 Ingle Hollow Road
Ronda, NC 28670
Erin Davis (NCDWR)

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PRELIMINARY JURISDICTIONAL DETERMINATION (PJD) FORM
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
A. REPORT COMPLETION DATE FOR PJD: 9/10/2020
B. NAME AND ADDRESS OF PERSON REQUESTING PJD: Wildlands Engineering, Inc., Ian Eckardt, 1430 S. Mint
Street, #104, Charlotte, NC 28203
C. DISTRICT OFFICE, FILE NAME, AND NUMBER: Wilmington District, Huntsman Mitigation Site, SAW-
2019-00836
D. PROJECT LOCATION(S) AND BACKGROUND INFORMATION: 444 Ingle Hollow Road, Ronda, NC,
28670. The Huntsman Mitigation Site is being developed to provide in -kind mitigation for unavoidable stream
channel impacts for the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Division of Mitigation Services.
(USE THE TABLE BELOW TO DOCUMENT MULTIPLE AQUATIC RESOURCES AND/OR
AQUATIC RESOURCES AT DIFFERENT SITES)
State: North Carolina County: Wilkes City: Ronda
Center coordinates of site (lat/long in degree decimal format): Latitude: 36.140676 Longitude:-80.932077
Universal Transverse Mercator: UTM 17
Name of nearest waterbody: North Little Hunting Creek
E. REVIEW PERFORMED FOR SITE EVALUATION (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY):
❑ Office (Desk) Determination. Date:
® Field Determination. Date(s): 2/14/19, 5/7/20, 5/11/20, and 6/1/20
TABLE OF AQUATIC RESOURCES INREVIEWAREA WHICH "MAY BE" SUBJECT TO REGULATORY
JURISDICTION.
Estimated amount
Geographic authority
of aquatic
Type of aquatic
to which the aquatic
Latitude
Longitude
Site Number
(decimal
(decimal
resources in review
resources (i.e.,
resource "may be"
area (acreage and
wetland vs. non-
subject (i.e., Section
degrees)
degrees)
linear feet, if
wetland waters)
404 or Section
applicable
10/404)
1.) North Little Hunting
Non -wetland
36.139411
-80.933936
1,646 LF
Section 404
Creek
waters
Non -wetland
2.) UT1
36.143198
-80.933564
996 LF
Section 404
waters
Non -wetland
4.) UT2
36.136964
-80.930729
1,707 LF
Section 404
waters
Non -wetland
4.) UT3
36.138900
-80.934588
133 LF
Section 404
waters
Non -wetland
5.) Barn Branch
36.138354
-80.931253
247 LF
Section 404
waters
Non -wetland
6.) Old Bus Branch
36.138044
-80.930070
92 LF
Section 404
waters
Non -wetland
7.) Rifle Trib
36.137449
-80.929902
193 LF
Section 404
waters
Non -wetland
8.) Trapper Trib
36.137430
-80.930068
41 LF
Section 404
waters
9.) Wetland A
36.138569
-80.934872
0.737 AC
Wetland waters
Section 404
10.) Wetland B
36.138445
-80.936027
0.029 AC
Wetland waters
Section 404

Site Number
Latitude
(decimal
degrees)
Longitude
(decimal
degrees)
Estimated amount
of aquatic
resources in review
area (acreage and
linear feet, if
applicable
Type of aquatic
resources (i.e.,
wetland vs. non-
wetland waters)
Geographic authority
to which the aquatic
resource "may be"
subject (i.e., Section
404 or Section
10/404)
11.) Wetland C
36.139350
-80.934052
0.004 AC
Wetland waters
Section 404
12.) Wetland D
36.140045
-80.931711
0.007 AC
Wetland waters
Section 404
13.) Wetland E
36.139997
-80.929560
0.001 AC
Wetland waters
Section 404
14.) Wetland F
36.139288
-80.930889
0.942 AC
Wetland waters
Section 404
15.) Wetland G
36.139578
-80.929832
0.080 AC
Wetland waters
Section 404
16.) Wetland H
36.138606
-80.931109
0.092 AC
Wetland waters
Section 404
17.) Wetland 1
36.137984
-80.931317
0.230 AC
Wetland waters
Section 404
18.) Wetland J
36.138182
-80.930686
0.283 AC
Wetland waters
Section 404
19.) Wetland K
36.138286
-80.930558
0.004 AC
Wetland waters
Section 404
20.) Wetland L
36.137517
-80.930130
0.345 AC
Wetland waters
Section 404
21.) Wetland M
36.141729
-80.933077
0.290 AC
Wetland waters
Section 404
22.) Wetland N
36.143277
-80.933545
0.004 AC
Wetland waters
Section 404
23.) Wetland O
36.143867
-80.933805
0.089 AC
Wetland waters
Section 404
24.) Wetland P
36.137553
-80.933230
0.011 AC
Wetland waters
Section 404
25.) Wetland Q
36.140913
-80.932717
0.019 AC
Wetland waters
Section 404
26.) Open Water 1
36.144399
-80.933791
0.460 AC
Open waters
Section 404
27.) Open Water 2
36.143549
-80.933651
0.202 AC
Open waters
Section 404
28.) Open Water 3
36.141468
-80.932909
1.515 AC
Open waters
Section 404
29.) Open Water 4
36.137807
-80.933275
0.565 AC
Open waters
Section 404

1) The Corps of Engineers believes that there may be jurisdictional aquatic resources in the review
area, and the requestor of this PJD is hereby advised of his or her option to request and obtain an
approved 7D (AID) for that review area based on an informed decision after having discussed the
various types of 7Ds and their characteristics and circumstances when they may be appropriate.
2) In any circumstance where a permit applicant obtains an individual permit, or a Nationwide General
Permit (NWP) or other general permit verification requiring "pre- construction notification" (PCN), or
requests verification for a non -reporting NWP or other general permit, and the permit applicant has
not requested an AID for the activity, the permit applicant is hereby made aware that: (1) the permit
applicant has elected to seek a permit authorization based on a PJD, which does not make an official
determination of jurisdictional aquatic resources; (2) the applicant has the option to request an AID
before accepting the terms and conditions of the permit authorization, and that basing a permit
authorization on an AID could possibly result in less compensatory mitigation being required or
different special conditions; (3) the applicant has the right to request an individual permit rather than
accepting the terms and conditions of the NWP or other general permit authorization; (4) the applicant
can accept a permit authorization and thereby agree to comply with all the terms and conditions of that
permit, including whatever mitigation requirements the Corps has determined to be necessary; (5)
undertaking any activity in reliance upon the subject permit authorization without requesting an AID
constitutes the applicant's acceptance of the use of the PJD; (6) accepting a permit authorization (e.g.,
signing a proffered individual permit) or undertaking any activity in reliance on any form of Corps
permit authorization based on a PJD constitutes agreement that all aquatic resources in the review area
affected in any way by that activity will be treated as jurisdictional, and waives any challenge to such
jurisdiction in any administrative or judicial compliance or enforcement action, or in any
administrative appeal or in any Federal court; and (7) whether the applicant elects to use either an AID
or a PJD, the 7D will be processed as soon as practicable. Further, an AID, a proffered individual
permit (and all terms and conditions contained therein), or individual permit denial can be
administratively appealed pursuant to 33 C.F.R. Part 331. If, during an administrative appeal, it
becomes appropriate to make an official determination whether geographic jurisdiction exists over
aquatic resources in the review area, or to provide an official delineation of jurisdictional aquatic
resources in the review area, the Corps will provide an AID to accomplish that result, as soon as is
practicable. This PJD finds that there "may be" waters of the U.S. and/or that there "may be"
navigable waters of the U.S. on the subject review area, and identifies all aquatic features in the
review area that could be affected by the proposed activity, based on the following information:

SUPPORTING DATA. Data reviewed for PJD (check all that apply)
Checked items should be included in subject file. Appropriately reference sources below where
indicated for all checked items:
® Maps, plans, plots or plat submitted by or on behalf of the PJD requestor:
Map: GIS figures includingVicinity, icinity, USGS Topographic, Delineation, & Soils
® Data sheets prepared/submitted by or on behalf of the PJD requestor.
❑ Office concurs with data sheets/delineation report.
❑ Office does not concur with data sheets/delineation report. Rationale:
❑ Data sheets prepared by the Corps:
❑ Corps navigable waters' study:
❑ U.S. Geological Survey Hydrologic Atlas:
❑ USGS NHD data.
❑ USGS 8 and 12-digit HUC maps.
® U. S. Geological Survey map(s). Cite scale & quad name: 1:24,000 Scale Ronda quadrangle
® Natural Resources Conservation Service Soil Survey. Citation: NRCS Web Soils Survey Website
❑ National wetlands inventory map(s). Cite name:
❑ State/local wetland inventory map(s):
❑ FEMAIFI M maps:
❑ 100-year Floodplain Elevation is: (National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929)
® Photographs: ®Aerial (Name & Date): 2018 aerial on GIS figures with submittal.
or ®Other (Name & Date): Representative site photos with submittal.
❑ Previous determination(s). File no. and date of response letter:
❑ Other information (please specify):
IMPORTANT NOTE: The information recorded on this form has not necessarily been
verified by the Corps and should not be relied upon for later Jurisdictional determinations.
Signature and date of Regulatory
staff member completing PJD
DATE
1/28/2021
Signature and date of person requesting PJD
(REQUIRED, unless obtaining the signature is
impracticable)'
1 Districts may establish timeframes for requester to return signed PJD forms. If the requester does not respond within the
established time frame, the district may presume concurrence and no additional follow up is necessary prior to finalizing an
action.

NOTIFICATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE APPEAL OPTIONS AND PROCESS AND
REQUEST FOR APPEAL
Applicant: Wildlands En ineerin Inc., Ian Eckardt File Number: SAW-2019-00836
Date: 2/2/2021
Attached is:
See Section below
INITIAL PROFFERED PERMIT (Standard Permit or Letter of permission)
A
PROFFERED PERMIT (Standard Permit or Letter of permission)
B
PERMIT DENIAL
C
APPROVED JURISDICTIONAL DETERMINATION
D
©
PRELIMINARY JURISDICTIONAL DETERMINATION
E
SECTION I - The Vlowing identifies your rights and options regarding an administrative appeal of the above decision.
Additional information may be found at or http://www.usace.anny.mil/Missions/CivilWorks/RegulatoryProgramandPennits.asi)
or the Corps regulations at 33 CFR Part 331.
A: INITIAL PROFFERED PERMIT: You may accept or object to the permit.
• ACCEPT: If you received a Standard Permit, you may sign the permit document and return it to the district engineer for final
authorization. If you received a Letter of Permission (LOP), you may accept the LOP and your work is authorized. Your
signature on the Standard Permit or acceptance of the LOP means that you accept the permit in its entirety, and waive all
rights to appeal the permit, including its terms and conditions, and approved jurisdictional determinations associated with the
permit.
• OBJECT: If you object to the permit (Standard or LOP) because of certain terms and conditions therein, you may request
that the permit be modified accordingly. You must complete Section II of this form and return the form to the district
engineer. Your objections must be received by the district engineer within 60 days of the date of this notice, or you will
forfeit your right to appeal the permit in the future. Upon receipt of your letter, the district engineer will evaluate your
objections and may: (a) modify the permit to address all of your concerns, (b) modify the permit to address some of your
objections, or (c) not modify the permit having determined that the permit should be issued as previously written. After
evaluating your objections, the district engineer will send you a proffered permit for your reconsideration, as indicated in
Section B below.
B: PROFFERED PERMIT: You may accept or appeal the permit
• ACCEPT: If you received a Standard Permit, you may sign the permit document and return it to the district engineer for final
authorization. If you received a Letter of Permission (LOP), you may accept the LOP and your work is authorized. Your
signature on the Standard Permit or acceptance of the LOP means that you accept the permit in its entirety, and waive all
rights to appeal the permit, including its terms and conditions, and approved jurisdictional determinations associated with the
permit.
• APPEAL: If you choose to decline the proffered permit (Standard or LOP) because of certain terms and conditions therein,
you may appeal the declined permit under the Corps of Engineers Administrative Appeal Process by completing Section II of
this form and sending the form to the division engineer. This form must be received by the division engineer within 60 days
of the date of this notice.
C: PERMIT DENIAL: You may appeal the denial of a permit under the Corps of Engineers Administrative Appeal Process by
completing Section 11 of this form and sending the form to the division engineer. This form must be received by the division
engineer within 60 days of the date of this notice.
D: APPROVED JURISDICTIONAL DETERMINATION: You may accept or appeal the approved JD or provide new
information.
• ACCEPT: You do not need to notify the Corps to accept an approved JD. Failure to notify the Corps within 60 days of the
date of this notice, means that you accept the approved JD in its entirety, and waive all rights to appeal the approved JD.
• APPEAL: If you disagree with the approved JD, you may appeal the approved JD under the Corps of Engineers
Administrative Appeal Process by completing Section 11 of this form and sending the form to the district engineer. This form
must be received by the division engineer within 60 days of the date of this notice.

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

APPENDIX 3 — DWR and NCSAM Identification Forms

SCP1
NC D«'Q Stream Iden titication Form Version 4.1.1
Date: /�L) Project/Site: 14uwN*stwark I Latitude: 36.139411
Evaluator: �c�4��,rc� County: 11�i,�Ret S Longitude:-80.933936
Total Points: u I Stream Determination (cif ( Other
Stream is atle3stintermitent 13 ` Ephemeral Intermittent Perennia e.g. QuadNam,::nj
if >_ 19 or oerennial if >_ 30'
A. Geomorphology (Subtotal = a " fir)
) Absent
Weak
Moderate
Strong
V Continuity of channel .'bed and bank
0
1
2
3
27SinuosiC of channel along thalweg
0
1
2
3
3. In -channel structure: ex, riffle -pool, step -pool,
ripple -pool sequence
0
( 1
I
2
CD
4. Particle size of stream substrate
0
1
2
3
5. Active/relict floodolain
0
1
( 2
'3
6. Depositional bar or benches
0
1
2
3
7. Recent alluvial deposits
0
1 I
2.
3
8. Headcuts
1
2
3
9. Grade control
0
0.5
1
1
10. Natural valley
0
0.5 I
1
1.5
11. Second or greater order channel
No = 0
Yes =
; S3�
a artificial ditches are not rated; see discussions in manual
8. Hvdroloov (Subtntal = 9_5 )
12. Presence of BaseFloav
I 0
1
2
13. Iron oxidizing bacteria
I Q
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2 I 3
14. Leaf litter
I' C1.5
1 1
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15. Sediment on plants or debris
0
1 919
1 1.5
16. Organic debris lines or piles
0
1 1.5
17. Soil -based evidence of high water table?
No = 0
Yes = 3
t:_ t3lnloOv (JUDroral = 1,1.5 )
118, Fibrous roots in streambed
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2
1
0
19. Rooted upland plants in streambed
3
2
( 1
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20. Miacrobenthos (note diversib/ and abundance)
0
1
2
I 3
21. Aquatic Mollusks
0
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2
3
22. Fish
0
0.5
0.5
1
I 1
1.5
I 1.5
23. Crayfish
1 0
24, Amphibians
0
0.5
1
1.5
25. Algae I
0
5
1
1.5
26, Welland plants in streambed
FACtt/ = 0.75; OBL = 1.5 Other = 0
I' -perennial streams may also be identified using other methods. See p. 35 of manual.
Notes: 01,5crpej 10 $
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NC DCVO StrPnTr, IdPnriFr-nrinn_Fnrri, VPrcinn 1 i t SCP2
Date: a /� G+ /, C)
Project/site:
I Latitude: 36.143198
Evaluator: EC.ICs�rc��-
County: W i ���4s.
Longitude: _80.933564
Total Points:
Steam i3 atlz3st intermittent 33
Stream Determination (ci a dne
Other UYI (opt,, c",AJ
if y 19 or per-nnial if >. 30'
Epherrferal Intermittent Perennia
e.g. Quad Name: kYl doa,r P A
A. Geomorphology (Subtotal = 4 .)
Absent
Weak
Moderate
Strong
1" Continuity of channel bed.and bank
0
1
2
3
2. Sinuosity of channel along thalwe
9 9
0
1
- -- ..
3. In -channel structure: ex, riffle -pool, step -pool,
ripple=pool_ sequence
0
©
3
4, Particle size"of stream substrate
0
1
2
3
5. Active/relict floodolain
0
1
2
.3
5. Depositional bars or benches
0
1
2
3
7. Recent alluvial deposits
0
1
2
3
8. Headcuts
0
1
2
3
9. Grade control
0
5
1
1.5
10. Natural valley
0
0.5
1
1 5
I I .. Second or greater order channel
No = 0
Yes ="3
' artificial ditches ara not rated; see discussions in manual
R_ Hvrirnlnnv (Suhtntal = M-5- 1
12. Presence of Baseflo.w
I 0
1
2
3
13, Iron oxidizing bacteria
= 0
1.
2
1 3
14. Leaf litter
.5
1
0.5
0
15. Sediment on plants or debris
0
0.5
1
1
1.5
1.5
16. Organic debris lines or piles
0
0.5
17. Soil -based evidence of high water table?
No = 0
es = 3
1. r Ir IH it IV 1JI I(llflf A! = R. 1
18. Fibrous roots' in streambed
2
1
I
0
19. Rooted upland plants in streambed
3
2
1
0
20.'Macrobenthos (note diversib/ and abundance)
0
2
3
21. Aquatic Mollusks
0
71
2
3
22. Fish
' CO
0.5
1
1.5
23. Crayfish
0
0.5
1
1.5
.24. Amphibians
0
0.5
1.5
25. Algae i
0
075
1
1.5
26. Wetland plants in streambed
FACW = 0.75; OBL = 1.5 Other = 0
'perennial streams may also be identified using other methods. See p. 35 of manual.
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SCP3
Date: a_ I� . ��
Project/Site: vn+.SMA..-A
I Latitude: 36.136964
Evaluator: S, �C�<u.r�`�
County: W i Ike-s
Longitude: _80.930729
Total Points:
Stream is atle3st intermittent 5
Stream Determination (ci e
�
Other UTa s-tri,#_ej
if a 19 or perennial if a 30 `
Epherrferal Intermittent Perennia
��
g. Quad N3rrme:
A. Geomor hold y (Subtotal = r,"s -
.1 Absent
Weak,
Moderate
Strong
1'- Continuity of channel bed.and bank,
0
1
2
3
2. Sinuosity of channel along thalweg
0
I 1
_
_,-._..--...
___.._...._:....,_...._..... _
3 _.
3. In -channel structure: ex, riffle -pool, step -pool,
ripple -spool sequence
0
1
2
Q
4. Particle sizz•of stream substrate
0
1
2
g
5, Active/relict floodplain
0
1
2
6. Depositional bars or'benches
0
2
3
7. Recent alluvial deposits
0
1
2
3 .
8. Headcuts
0
1
3
9. Grade control
0
0.5
1
1.5
10. Natural valley
0
0.5 I
1
5
1.1,, Second or greater order channel
No = 0
Yes = 3
' arti'ncial ditches are not rated; see discussions in manual
B. Hvdroloov (Subtotal = 9 .1
12. Presence of Baseflo.,,4
I 0
1
2
13. Iron oxidizing bacteria
= 0
1.
2. I 3
14. Leaf litter
I` 1.5
I 1
I 0,5 ( 0
15. Sediment on plants or debris
0
0.
1 1.5
16. Organic debris fines or piles
0
0,5
1 1.5
17. Soil -based evidence of high water table?
No = 0
Yes = 3
U. 010100v 1 JUD[oial = K r
18, Fibrous roots in streambed
3
I 2
1
0
19. Rooted uplandplants in streambed
2
1
0
20. Macrobenthos (note diversib/ and abundance)
1
2
I 3
21. Aquatic Mollusks
1
I 2
3
22. Fish
0.51
1
1.5
23. Crayfish I
0.5
1
1.5
24. Amphibians
0
0.5
1
1.5
25. Algae . I
0
Cr5 I
1
1.5
26. Wetland plants in streambed
FACP/ = 0.75; OBL = 1.5 Other = 0
'perennial streams may also be identified using other methods. See p. 35 of manual.
Notes: !true 2 dal r 1 PCs<<wPa1 %Ao
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NC MV0 Stream Identification -Form V'Prcinn J 1
Date: oZ _ )1�1 _ AI
Project/Site:. ��.�
I Latitude: 36.138044
Evaluator: _, Ecleard�-
County: �� ����
Longitude: _ 80.930070
Total Points:
Stream is at leastinta.mit-:ant 3(�, S
Stream Determination ci
I
Other 3 v
Q)3 t
i(� f9orperennial if2.34`
E herrferal Intermittent Perennial
p
e.g.Quadllame: �be�bw l
A. Geomorphology (Subtotal = 3 )
Absent
Weak
Moderate
Strong
1' Continuity of channel bed.and bank-'
0
1
2
2 Sinuosit j of channel along thalweg
0
1
-Z _..---.__
_._.._...--:.....`
3 ..
3. In -channel structure. ex. riffle -pool, step -pool,
ripple -pool. sequence
! 0
3
4. Particle siz2'of stream substrate
0
1
- 2
3
5. Active/relict floodolain
1
2
3
5. Depositional -bars or'benches
'
1
2
3
7. Recent alluvial deposits 1
0
1
2
3
8. Headcuts
0
1
2
9. Grade control
0
1
1.5
10. Natural valley
0
0.5
1
11. Second or greater order channel
No = 0
Yes = 3
' ard"ncial ditches are not rated; see discussions in manual
R Hvrirninnv fSiihtntal = Q, C, 1
12. Presence of Baseflo.,,v
0
1
2
13. Iron oxidizing bacteria
0
1.
2 I 3
14. Leaf litter
- 5
1
0.5 0
15. Sediment on plants or debris
0
5
1 1.5
16, Organic debris lines or piles
0 1
0.5
1 1.5
17. Soil -based evidence of high water table?
No = 0
Yes =
r.- ralnlnnv 11_)r1rrrnrg1 = -x' I
18, Fibrous roots in streambed
3
2
1
0
19. Rooted upland plants in streambed
3
2
1
0
20. Ma' crobenthos (note diversity and abundance)
I 0
2
13
21, Aquatic Mollusks
1
2
3
22. Fish
0
0.5
1
1.5
23. Crayfish
0.5
1
1.5
.24. Amphibians
0
1
1.5
25. Algae .
0
0.,5
1
1.5
26. Weiland plants in streambed
727
FACW = 0.75; OBL = 1.5 Other = 0
' 'perannial streams may also be identified using other methods. See p. 35 of manual.
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NC DWO Stream Identification -Form Vercinn.-1 11 SCP6
Date:
Project/Site: {}� �-�� rn0.r\
I Latitude: 36.138354
Evaluator: �� t✓al<wro� i
County: �n/;lltcs
Longitude: _80.931253
Total Points:
Stream is at least intermittent 31 5
Stream Determination (circle
I
Other �j g
e
if >_ 19 or perennial if 2 30'
Ephenferal Intermittent erennial
e.g. Quad Plsm�:
A. Geomorphology (Subtotal = � � )
Absent
Weak •
Moderate
Strong
1 - Continuity of channel bed.and bank,'
0
1
2
3
2. Sinuosity of channel along thalweg
p
I
__......__2....._._..._._.._............._:
3
3. In -channel structure: ex, riffle -pool, step -pool,
ripple-poo( sequence
0
3
4. Particle siz2'of stream substrate
0
1
2
3
5. Active/relict floodolain
p
1
3
6. Depositional bar or benches
0
1
2
3
7. P.ecent alluvial deposits
0
1
2
3 .
B. Headcuts
0
1
2
3
9. Grade control
0
0.5
1 1
1.5
10. Natural valley
0
0.5
1
1.5
11,. Second or greater order channel
No '= 0
Yes ='3
' artificial ditches are not rated; see discussions in manual
R Hvrirninnv f Suhtntal = G. XV 1
12. Presence of Baseflo."v
I 0
1
2
(Z.
13. Iron oxidizing bacteria
= 0
1
2' 3
14. Leaf litter •
5
1
0.5 p
15. Sediment on plants or debris
0
0:5
1 1.5
16. Organic debris lines or piles (
0
1 1.5
17. Soil -based evidence of high water table?
No = 0
Yes = 3
t. nininnv 1 .11uMnrai = i u i
18, Fibrous roots in streambed
3
2
1.
0
19. Rooted upland plants in streambed
3
2
1
I p
20, tAacrobenthos (note diversib/ and abundance)
0
1
2
4 3
21. Aquatic Mollusks
0
1
2
3
22. Fish
0.5
1
1.5
23. Crayfish
0
1
1.5
24. Amphibians
0
0.5
1
1.5
25. Algae •
0
07
1
1.5
26. Welland plants in streambed
FAC i = 0.75; OBL = 1.5
Other =
'parannial streams may also be identified using other methods. See p. 35 of manual.
Notes: ® Scrv&,
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NC DIVO .Sfrp.vni frlentitir tinn.Fnrm Vprcinn s 1 I
SCP7
Date: I- j q _ 19
Pro'ject/Site: µvh+srn a.A
Latitude: 36.137430
Evaluator: 1. Er
County: W ; 1 14a 5
Longitude: _80.930068
Total Points:
Stream fs at least intermittent 5
Stream Determination (c1
Other `hr-w � Yr;
PPab
if_ 19 oroerennialif> 30'
Epherrferal IntermitEe QP e rennD
e.g. Quad Name:
A. Geomorphology (Subtotal = ^I )
Absent
Vleak
Moderate
Strong
1` Continuity of channel bed.and bank,
0
i
2
3
12. Sinuositq of channel along thahveg
0
-..
3 ..
3. In -channel structure: ex, riffle -pool, step -pool,
ripple -pool _ sequence
( 0
3
4. Particle size"of stream substrate
0
1
2
3
5. Active/relict floodolain
0
t
2
3
6. Depositional bar or'benches
1
2 I
3
7. Recent alluvial deposits
(0-3
1 (
2
3
8, He.adcuts i
0
1
2
g
9. Grade control
0
0.5
1
1.5
10. Natural valley
0
1.5
11. Second or greater order channel
No = 0
Yes ='3
' arinncial ditches are not rated; sea discussions in manual
R Hvrirnlnnv (Si ihtntal = ) f1. C 1
12. Presence of Baseflo,,v
0
1
2
13. Iron oxidizing bacteria
0
1,
2 3
14. Leaf litter
1.5
1
0.5 ( 0
15, Sediment on plants or debris
0
p,
1 1,5
16. Organic debris lines or piles
0
1 1.5
17. Soil -based evidence of high water table?
No = 0
Yes = 3
1._ MI(M UV IJUn[n [.al = n I
18. Fibrous roots in streambed
( 2
1
0
19. Rooted uplandplants in streambed
3
2
1
0
20. Mtacrobenthos (note diversib/ and abundance) I ."„
I 0
1
2
13
21. Aquatic Mollusks
1
2
3
22. Fish
0.5
1
1.5
23, Crayfish
i 0
0.5
1
1.5
.24. Amphibians
0
1
1.5
25. Algae .
0
0,
1
1.5
26. Wetland plants in streambed
FACW = 0.75;
OBL = 1.5 Other = 0
' 'perennial streams may also be identified using other methods. See p. 35 of manual.
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NC DWO Stream Identification- Fortis Version 4.11
SCP8
Date: _ y
Project/site:
Latitude: 36.137449
Evaluator: _, �cNG�,,rP�-
County:
Longitude: _80.929902
Total Points:
Stream is atle3st interrnittent
Stream Determination (ci
Other (Z;.�),L. 'rrt6
ifs 19 or oerennial i(>_ 3tl
Ephenferal Intermitten Perennial
e.g. Quad Alame:
A. Geomorphology (Subtotal
Absent
Weak
Moderate
Strong
13• Continuity of channel bed.and bank,'
0
1
2
3
2. Sinuosity of channel along thalweg
0
1
_03 .. -
3 .__.._......_.:.....__.._...---____--
..
3. In -channel structure: ex. riffle -pool, step -pool,
. ripple-pool_sequence
0
©
3
4. Particle size of stream substrate
0
1
2
3
�.5. Active/relict floodolain
0
1
2
3
6. Depositional bars or'benches
0
1
-2
3
7. Recent alluvial deposits
0'
2
3 .
8. He.adcuts
0
1
.2
3
9. Grade control
0
0.5
1
1.5
10. Natural valley
0
0.5
11. Second or greater order channel
No = 0
Yes = 3
% ' arificlal ditches are not rated; see discussions In manual
R Hvrirnlnnv (Suhtntal = Q 1
12. Presence of Baseflo.,u
0
1
------------
2 3
13. Iron oxidizing bacteria
0
1
2- I 3
14. Leaf litter
( 1
0.5 I 0
15. Sediment on plants or debris
0
1 1.5
16. Organic debris lines or piles
0
0,5
1 1.5
17. Soil -based evidence of high water table?
No = 0
Yes = 3
l ._ MI111UUV I JUL)101HI = "Y-t`N 1
18, Fibrous roots in streambed
2
1
0
19. Rooted upland plants in streambed
CD
2
1
1
2
0
3
20. Macrobenthos (note diversib/ and abundance)
I 0
21, Aquatic Mollusks
0
1
2
3.
22. Fish
0
0.5
1
1.5
23. Crayfish
CO)0.5
1
1.5
.24. Amphibians S ��w� cr
0
1
1.5
25. Algae
0
0.5
1
1.5
26, Wetland plants in streambed`s
FACIN = 0.75; OBI = 1.5 Other = 0
' 'perennial streams may also be identified using other methods. See p.
A of manual.
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Date: ; ,z / 1 D AI a
ProjectlSite� µ'vn'E5rr rn A
Latitude: 3 C. 13 99 D O
Evaluator: Y� �'4.4�
County: y,J; Ilt� s
Longitude: _ go, 9 34588
Total Points: +�
Stream Determination (ci a
Other
Stream, rs at beast irde►nrttent V
Ephemeral Intennitten Perennial
a g. Quad Name: � ci
aw.•5f �,, Q
da.19or penwmalrf>30•
n
A_ Geotna hot (Subtotal = )
Absent
Weak
Moderate
Strong
13 Continuity of channel bed and bank
0
1
2
2. Suxm4 of channel along thalweg
0
7
2
3
3 In-c hamel stm lure: ex. riffle -pool, step -pool,
uence
0
1
O
3
4. Particle size of stream substrate
0
1
3
5. Activelrelic3 Aoodplain
0
1
2
3
6 Depositional bars or benches
0
1
2
3
7. Recent alluvial deposits
0
Ul
2
3
8. Headcuts
CO-)1
2
3
9. Grade control
0
0.
1
1.5
10. Natural valley
11. Second or greater order channel
�I
0 .5
No = 0
1 1.5
Yes = 3
B_ Hydrology Subtotal = �
12. Presence of Baseflow 0 1 2 3
13 Iron oxidizing bacteria 0 1 3
14. Leaf litter 1 5 1 0.5 0
15. Sediment on plants or debris 0 1 1.5
16. Organic debris lines or piles 0 0.5 1 1.5
17 Soli -based evidence of high water table? No = 0 es = 3
lam. L]IVIV u vw.
18 Fibrous roots in streambed
3
2
1
0
19. hooted upland plants in streambed
2
1
0
20. Macrobenthos (note diversity and abundance)
0
2
3
21- Aquatic Mollusks
0
1
2
3
22, Fish
0.5
1
1.5
23. Crayfish
0
0.5
1
1.5
24_ Amphibians
0
.5
1
1.5
25 Algae
0
0.5
1
1.5
26. Wetland plants in slrearnbed
FACW = 0.75; OBL = 1.5
Other = 0 y�B ,
,perennial streams may also be identified using other methods. See p. 35 of manual.
Notes' h, one crc.
Sketch:

NC SAM FIELD ASSESSMENT RESULTS
Accompanies user ivianuai version c.,i
USACE AID #: NCDWR #:
INSTRUCTIONS: Attach a sketch of the assessment area and photographs. Attach a copy of the USGS 7.5-minute topographic quadrangle,
and circle the location of the stream reach under evaluation. If multiple stream reaches will be evaluated on the same property, identify and
number all reaches on the attached map, and include a separate form for each reach. See the NC SAM User Manual for detailed descriptions
and explanations of requested information. Record in the "Notes/Sketch" section if supplementary measurements were performed. See the
NC SAM User Manual for examples of additional measurements that may be relevant.
NOTE EVIDENCE OF STRESSORS AFFECTING THE ASSESSMENT AREA (do not need to be within the assessment area).
PROJECT/SITE INFORMATION:
1. Project name (if any): Huntsman - NLHC (above Bridge) 2. Date of evaluation: 5/11/2020
3. Applicant/owner name: Wildlands Engineering 4. Assessor name/organization: M. Caddell
5. County: Wilkes 6. Nearest named water body
7. River basin: Yadkin on USGS 7.5-minute quad: North Little Hunting Creek
8. Site coordinates (decimal degrees, at lower end of assessment reach): 36.13998,-80.93236
STREAM INFORMATION: (depth and width can be approximations)
NLHC (above
9. Site number (show on attached map): Bridge) 10. Length of assessment reach evaluated (feet): —600'
11. Channel depth from bed (in riffle, if present) to top of bank (feet): 3-4 ❑Unable to assess channel depth.
12. Channel width at top of bank (feet): 15' 13. Is assessment reach a swamp steam? ❑Yes ❑No
14. Feature type: ®Perennial flow ❑Intermittent flow ❑Tidal Marsh Stream
STREAM CATEGORY INFORMATION:
15. NC SAM Zone: ® Mountains (M) ❑ Piedmont (P) ❑ Inner Coastal Plain (1) ❑ Outer Coastal Plain (0)
16. Estimated geomorphic ®A\ J ❑B
valley shape (skip for
Tidal Marsh Stream): (more sinuous stream, flatter valley slope) (less sinuous stream, steeper valley slope)
17. Watershed size: (skip ❑Size 1 (< 0.1 mi2) ❑Size 2 (0.1 to < 0.5 mil) ®Size 3 (0.5 to < 5 mil) ❑Size 4 (>_ 5 mil)
for Tidal Marsh Stream)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
18. Were regulatory considerations evaluated? ®Yes ❑No If Yes, check all that apply to the assessment area.
❑Section 10 water ❑Classified Trout Waters ®Water Supply Watershed (❑l ❑II ®III ❑IV ❑V)
❑Essential Fish Habitat ❑Primary Nursery Area ❑ High Quality Waters/Outstanding Resource Waters
❑Publicly owned property ❑NCDWR Riparian buffer rule in effect ❑Nutrient Sensitive Waters
❑Anadromous fish ❑303(d) List ❑CAMA Area of Environmental Concern (AEC)
❑Documented presence of a federal and/or state listed protected species within the assessment area.
List species:
❑Designated Critical Habitat (list species)
19. Are additional stream information/supplementary measurements included in "Notes/Sketch" section or attached? ❑Yes ®No
1. Channel Water — assessment reach metric (skip for Size 1 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
®A Water throughout assessment reach.
❑B No flow, water in pools only.
❑C No water in assessment reach.
2. Evidence of Flow Restriction — assessment reach metric
❑A At least 10% of assessment reach in -stream habitat or riffle -pool sequence is severely affected by a flow restriction or fill to the
point of obstructing flow or a channel choked with aquatic macrophytes or ponded water or impoundment on flood or ebb within
the assessment reach (examples: undersized or perched culverts, causeways that constrict the channel, tidal gates, debris jams,
beaver dams).
®B Not
3. Feature Pattern — assessment reach metric
®A A majority of the assessment reach has altered pattern (examples: straightening, modification above or below culvert).
❑B Not
4. Feature Longitudinal Profile — assessment reach metric
❑A Majority of assessment reach has a substantially altered stream profile (examples: channel down -cutting, existing damming, over
widening, active aggradation, dredging, and excavation where appropriate channel profile has not reformed from any of these
disturbances).
®B Not
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

Streamside Area Interaction — streamside area metric
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB).
LB RB
❑A ❑A Little or no evidence of conditions that adversely affect reference interaction
❑B ❑B Moderate evidence of conditions (examples: berms, levees, down -cutting, aggradation, dredging) that adversely affect
reference interaction (examples: limited streamside area access, disruption of flood flows through streamside area, leaky
or intermittent bulkheads, causeways with floodplain constriction, minor ditching [including mosquito ditching])
®C ®C Extensive evidence of conditions that adversely affect reference interaction (little to no floodplain/intertidal zone access
[examples: causeways with floodplain and channel constriction, bulkheads, retaining walls, fill, stream incision, disruption
of flood flows through streamside area] or too much floodplain/intertidal zone access [examples: impoundments, intensive
mosquito ditching]) or floodplain/intertidal zone unnaturally absent or assessment reach is a man-made feature on an
interstream divide
Water Quality Stressors — assessment reach/intertidal zone metric
Check all that apply.
❑A Discolored water in stream or intertidal zone (milky white, blue, unnatural water discoloration, oil sheen, stream foam)
❑B Excessive sedimentation (burying of stream features or intertidal zone)
❑C Noticeable evidence of pollutant discharges entering the assessment reach and causing a water quality problem
❑D Odor (not including natural sulfide odors)
❑E Current published or collected data indicating degraded water quality in the assessment reach. Cite source in "Notes/Sketch"
section.
OF Livestock with access to stream or intertidal zone
❑G Excessive algae in stream or intertidal zone
❑H Degraded marsh vegetation in the intertidal zone (removal, burning, regular mowing, destruction, etc)
❑I Other: (explain in "Notes/Sketch" section)
❑J Little to no stressors
8. Recent Weather — watershed metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
For Size 1 or 2 streams, D1 drought or higher is considered a drought; for Size 3 or 4 streams, D2 drought or higher is considered a drought.
❑A Drought conditions and no rainfall or rainfall not exceeding 1 inch within the last 48 hours
❑B Drought conditions and rainfall exceeding 1 inch within the last 48 hours
®C No drought conditions
9. Large or Dangerous Stream — assessment reach metric
❑Yes ®No Is stream is too large or dangerous to assess? If Yes, skip to Metric 13 (Streamside Area Ground Surface Condition).
10. Natural In -stream Habitat Types — assessment reach metric
10a. ❑Yes ❑No Degraded in -stream habitat over majority of the assessment reach (examples of stressors include excessive
sedimentation, mining, excavation, in -stream hardening [for example, rip -rap], recent dredging, and snagging)
(evaluate for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams only, then skip to Metric 12)
10b. Check all that occur (occurs if > 5% coverage of assessment reach) (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams)
❑A Multiple aquatic macrophytes and aquatic mosses F, W ❑F 5% oysters or other natural hard bottoms
(include liverworts, lichens, and algal mats) 2 E ❑G Submerged aquatic vegetation
®B Multiple sticks and/or leaf packs and/or emergent o w ❑H Low -tide refugia (pools)
vegetation Y U)C ❑I Sand bottom
❑C Multiple snags and logs (including lap trees) r ❑J 5% vertical bank along the marsh
®D 5% undercut banks and/or root mats and/or roots ❑K Little or no habitat
in banks extend to the normal wetted perimeter
❑E Little or no habitat
***************************** 'REMAINING QUESTIONS ARE NOT APPLICABLE FOR TIDAL MARSH STREAMS****************************
11. Bedform and Substrate —assessment reach metric (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
11 a. ❑Yes ®No Is assessment reach in a natural sand -bed stream? (skip for Coastal Plain streams)
11 b. Bedform evaluated. Check the appropriate box(es).
®A Riffle -run section (evaluate 11c)
®B Pool -glide section (evaluate 11d)
❑C Natural bedform absent (skip to Metric 12, Aquatic Life)
11c. 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
❑ ® Sal amanders/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?
ON ❑N
16. Baseflow Contributors — assessment reach metric (skip for Size 4 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all contributors within the assessment reach or within view of and draining to the assessment reach.
®A Streams and/or springs (jurisdictional discharges)
❑B Ponds (include wet detention basins; do not include sediment basins or dry detention basins)
❑C Obstruction passing flow during low -flow periods within the assessment area (beaver dam, leaky dam, bottom -release dam, weir)
®D Evidence of bank seepage or sweating (iron in water indicates seepage)
®E Stream bed or bank soil reduced (dig through deposited sediment if present)
❑F None of the above
17. Baseflow Detractors — assessment area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all that apply.
❑A Evidence of substantial water withdrawals from the assessment reach (includes areas excavated for pump installation)
❑B Obstruction not passing flow during low -flow periods affecting the assessment reach (ex: watertight dam, sediment deposit)
❑C Urban stream (>_ 24% impervious surface for watershed)
❑D Evidence that the streamside area has been modified resulting in accelerated drainage into the assessment reach
❑E Assessment reach relocated to valley edge
OF None of the above
18. Shading — assessment reach metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider aspect. Consider "leaf -on" condition.
❑A Stream shading is appropriate for stream category (may include gaps associated with natural processes)
❑B Degraded (example: scattered trees)
®C Stream shading is gone or largely absent

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

Draft NC SAM Stream Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 2.1
Stream Site Name Huntsman - NLHC (above Date of Assessment
5/11/2020
Bridge)
Stream Category Ma3 Assessor Name/Organization
M. Caddell
Notes of Field Assessment Form (Y/N)
NO
Presence of regulatory considerations (Y/N)
YES
Additional stream information/supplementary measurements included (Y/N)
NO
NC SAM feature type (perennial, intermittent, Tidal Marsh Stream)
Perennial
USACE/ NCDWR
Function Class Rating Summary All
Streams Intermittent
(1) Hydrology
LOW
(2) Baseflow
HIGH
(2) Flood Flow
LOW
(3) Streamside Area Attenuation
LOW
(4) Floodplain Access
LOW
(4) Wooded Riparian Buffer
LOW
(4) Microtopography
LOW
(3) Stream Stability
LOW
(4) Channel Stability
LOW
(4) Sediment Transport
MEDIUM
(4) Stream Geomorphology
MEDIUM
(2) Stream/Intertidal Zone Interaction
NA
(2) Longitudinal Tidal Flow
NA
(2) Tidal Marsh Stream Stability
NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Channel Stability
NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Stream Geomorphology
NA
(1) Water Quality
LOW
(2) Baseflow
HIGH
(2) Streamside Area Vegetation
LOW
(3) Upland Pollutant Filtration
LOW
(3) Thermoregulation
LOW
(2) Indicators of Stressors
YES
(2) Aquatic Life Tolerance
MEDIUM
(2) Intertidal Zone Filtration
NA
(1) Habitat
LOW
(2) In -stream Habitat
MEDIUM
(3) Baseflow
HIGH
(3) Substrate
MEDIUM
(3) Stream Stability
LOW
(3) In -stream Habitat
MEDIUM
(2) Stream -side Habitat
LOW
(3) Stream -side Habitat
LOW
(3) Thermoregulation
LOW
(2) Tidal Marsh In -stream Habitat
NA
(3) Flow Restriction
NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Stream Stability
NA
(4) Tidal Marsh Channel Stability
NA
(4) Tidal Marsh Stream Geomorphology
NA
(3) Tidal Marsh In -stream Habitat
NA
(2) Intertidal Zone
NA
Overall LOW

NC SAM FIELD ASSESSMENT RESULTS
Accompanies user ivianuai version c.,i
USACE AID #: NCDWR #:
INSTRUCTIONS: Attach a sketch of the assessment area and photographs. Attach a copy of the USGS 7.5-minute topographic quadrangle,
and circle the location of the stream reach under evaluation. If multiple stream reaches will be evaluated on the same property, identify and
number all reaches on the attached map, and include a separate form for each reach. See the NC SAM User Manual for detailed descriptions
and explanations of requested information. Record in the "Notes/Sketch" section if supplementary measurements were performed. See the
NC SAM User Manual for examples of additional measurements that may be relevant.
NOTE EVIDENCE OF STRESSORS AFFECTING THE ASSESSMENT AREA (do not need to be within the assessment area).
PROJECT/SITE INFORMATION:
1. Project name (if any): Huntsman - NLHC (Below Bridge) 2. Date of evaluation: 5/11/2020
3. Applicant/owner name: Wildlands 4. Assessor name/organization: M. Caddell
5. County: Wilkes 6. Nearest named water body
7. River basin: Yadkin on USGS 7.5-minute quad: North Little Hunting Creek
8. Site coordinates (decimal degrees, at lower end of assessment reach): 36.14005,-80.92934
STREAM INFORMATION: (depth and width can be approximations)
NLHC Below
9. Site number (show on attached map): Bridge 10. Length of assessment reach evaluated (feet): —850'
11. Channel depth from bed (in riffle, if present) to top of bank (feet): 24 ❑Unable to assess channel depth.
12. Channel width at top of bank (feet): 15-20' 13. Is assessment reach a swamp steam? ❑Yes ❑No
14. Feature type: ®Perennial flow ❑Intermittent flow ❑Tidal Marsh Stream
STREAM CATEGORY INFORMATION:
15. NC SAM Zone: ® Mountains (M) ❑ Piedmont (P) ❑ Inner Coastal Plain (1) ❑ Outer Coastal Plain (0)
16. Estimated geomorphic ®A\ J ❑B
valley shape (skip for
Tidal Marsh Stream): (more sinuous stream, flatter valley slope) (less sinuous stream, steeper valley slope)
17. Watershed size: (skip ❑Size 1 (< 0.1 mi2) ❑Size 2 (0.1 to < 0.5 mil) ®Size 3 (0.5 to < 5 mil) ❑Size 4 (>_ 5 mil)
for Tidal Marsh Stream)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
18. Were regulatory considerations evaluated? ®Yes ❑No If Yes, check all that apply to the assessment area.
❑Section 10 water ❑Classified Trout Waters ®Water Supply Watershed (❑l ❑II ®III ❑IV ❑V)
❑Essential Fish Habitat ❑Primary Nursery Area ❑ High Quality Waters/Outstanding Resource Waters
❑Publicly owned property ❑NCDWR Riparian buffer rule in effect ❑Nutrient Sensitive Waters
❑Anadromous fish ❑303(d) List ❑CAMA Area of Environmental Concern (AEC)
❑Documented presence of a federal and/or state listed protected species within the assessment area.
List species:
❑Designated Critical Habitat (list species)
19. Are additional stream information/supplementary measurements included in "Notes/Sketch" section or attached? ❑Yes ®No
1. Channel Water — assessment reach metric (skip for Size 1 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
®A Water throughout assessment reach.
❑B No flow, water in pools only.
❑C No water in assessment reach.
2. Evidence of Flow Restriction — assessment reach metric
❑A At least 10% of assessment reach in -stream habitat or riffle -pool sequence is severely affected by a flow restriction or fill to the
point of obstructing flow or a channel choked with aquatic macrophytes or ponded water or impoundment on flood or ebb within
the assessment reach (examples: undersized or perched culverts, causeways that constrict the channel, tidal gates, debris jams,
beaver dams).
®B Not
3. Feature Pattern — assessment reach metric
®A A majority of the assessment reach has altered pattern (examples: straightening, modification above or below culvert).
❑B Not
4. Feature Longitudinal Profile — assessment reach metric
❑A Majority of assessment reach has a substantially altered stream profile (examples: channel down -cutting, existing damming, over
widening, active aggradation, dredging, and excavation where appropriate channel profile has not reformed from any of these
disturbances).
®B Not
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

Streamside Area Interaction — streamside area metric
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB).
LB RB
❑A ❑A Little or no evidence of conditions that adversely affect reference interaction
❑B ❑B Moderate evidence of conditions (examples: berms, levees, down -cutting, aggradation, dredging) that adversely affect
reference interaction (examples: limited streamside area access, disruption of flood flows through streamside area, leaky
or intermittent bulkheads, causeways with floodplain constriction, minor ditching [including mosquito ditching])
®C ®C Extensive evidence of conditions that adversely affect reference interaction (little to no floodplain/intertidal zone access
[examples: causeways with floodplain and channel constriction, bulkheads, retaining walls, fill, stream incision, disruption
of flood flows through streamside area] or too much floodplain/intertidal zone access [examples: impoundments, intensive
mosquito ditching]) or floodplain/intertidal zone unnaturally absent or assessment reach is a man-made feature on an
interstream divide
Water Quality Stressors — assessment reach/intertidal zone metric
Check all that apply.
❑A Discolored water in stream or intertidal zone (milky white, blue, unnatural water discoloration, oil sheen, stream foam)
❑B Excessive sedimentation (burying of stream features or intertidal zone)
❑C Noticeable evidence of pollutant discharges entering the assessment reach and causing a water quality problem
❑D Odor (not including natural sulfide odors)
❑E Current published or collected data indicating degraded water quality in the assessment reach. Cite source in "Notes/Sketch"
section.
OF Livestock with access to stream or intertidal zone
❑G Excessive algae in stream or intertidal zone
❑H Degraded marsh vegetation in the intertidal zone (removal, burning, regular mowing, destruction, etc)
❑I Other: (explain in "Notes/Sketch" section)
❑J Little to no stressors
8. Recent Weather — watershed metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
For Size 1 or 2 streams, D1 drought or higher is considered a drought; for Size 3 or 4 streams, D2 drought or higher is considered a drought.
❑A Drought conditions and no rainfall or rainfall not exceeding 1 inch within the last 48 hours
❑B Drought conditions and rainfall exceeding 1 inch within the last 48 hours
®C No drought conditions
9. Large or Dangerous Stream — assessment reach metric
❑Yes ®No Is stream is too large or dangerous to assess? If Yes, skip to Metric 13 (Streamside Area Ground Surface Condition).
10. Natural In -stream Habitat Types — assessment reach metric
10a. ❑Yes ❑No Degraded in -stream habitat over majority of the assessment reach (examples of stressors include excessive
sedimentation, mining, excavation, in -stream hardening [for example, rip -rap], recent dredging, and snagging)
(evaluate for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams only, then skip to Metric 12)
10b. Check all that occur (occurs if > 5% coverage of assessment reach) (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams)
❑A Multiple aquatic macrophytes and aquatic mosses F, W ❑F 5% oysters or other natural hard bottoms
(include liverworts, lichens, and algal mats) 2 E ❑G Submerged aquatic vegetation
®B Multiple sticks and/or leaf packs and/or emergent o w ❑H Low -tide refugia (pools)
vegetation Y U)C ❑I Sand bottom
❑C Multiple snags and logs (including lap trees) r ❑J 5% vertical bank along the marsh
®D 5% undercut banks and/or root mats and/or roots ❑K Little or no habitat
in banks extend to the normal wetted perimeter
❑E Little or no habitat
***************************** 'REMAINING QUESTIONS ARE NOT APPLICABLE FOR TIDAL MARSH STREAMS****************************
11. Bedform and Substrate —assessment reach metric (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
11 a. ❑Yes ®No Is assessment reach in a natural sand -bed stream? (skip for Coastal Plain streams)
11 b. Bedform evaluated. Check the appropriate box(es).
®A Riffle -run section (evaluate 11c)
®B Pool -glide section (evaluate 11d)
❑C Natural bedform absent (skip to Metric 12, Aquatic Life)
11c. 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
❑ ® Sal amanders/tadpoles
❑ ❑Snails
❑ ❑Stonefly larvae (P)
❑ ❑Tipulid larvae
❑ ❑Worms/leeches
13. Streamside Area Ground Surface Condition — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams and B valley types)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB). Consider storage capacity with regard to both overbank flow and upland runoff.
LB RB
❑A ❑A Little or no alteration to water storage capacity over a majority of the streamside area
®B ®B Moderate alteration to water storage capacity over a majority of the streamside area
❑C ❑C Severe alteration to water storage capacity over a majority of the streamside area (examples: ditches, fill, soil compaction,
livestock disturbance, buildings, man-made levees, drainage pipes)
14. Streamside Area Water Storage — streamside area metric (skip for Size 1 streams, Tidal Marsh Streams, and B valley types)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB) of the streamside area.
LB RB
❑A ❑A Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water >_ 6 inches deep
®B ®B Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water 3 to 6 inches deep
❑C ❑C Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water < 3 inches deep
15. Wetland Presence — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB). Do not consider wetlands outside of the streamside area or within the normal
wetted perimeter of assessment reach.
LB RB
®Y ®Y Are wetlands present in the streamside area?
❑N ❑N
16. Baseflow Contributors — assessment reach metric (skip for Size 4 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all contributors within the assessment reach or within view of and draining to the assessment reach.
®A Streams and/or springs (jurisdictional discharges)
❑B Ponds (include wet detention basins; do not include sediment basins or dry detention basins)
❑C Obstruction passing flow during low -flow periods within the assessment area (beaver dam, leaky dam, bottom -release dam, weir)
®D Evidence of bank seepage or sweating (iron in water indicates seepage)
®E Stream bed or bank soil reduced (dig through deposited sediment if present)
❑F None of the above
17. Baseflow Detractors — assessment area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all that apply.
❑A Evidence of substantial water withdrawals from the assessment reach (includes areas excavated for pump installation)
❑B Obstruction not passing flow during low -flow periods affecting the assessment reach (ex: watertight dam, sediment deposit)
❑C Urban stream (>_ 24% impervious surface for watershed)
❑D Evidence that the streamside area has been modified resulting in accelerated drainage into the assessment reach
❑E Assessment reach relocated to valley edge
OF None of the above
18. Shading — assessment reach metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider aspect. Consider "leaf -on" condition.
❑A Stream shading is appropriate for stream category (may include gaps associated with natural processes)
❑B Degraded (example: scattered trees)
®C Stream shading is gone or largely absent

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

Draft NC SAM Stream Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 2.1
Stream Site Name Huntsman - NLHC (Below Date of Assessment
5/11/2020
Bridge)
Stream Category Ma3 Assessor Name/Organization
M. Caddell
Notes of Field Assessment Form (Y/N)
NO
Presence of regulatory considerations (Y/N)
YES
Additional stream information/supplementary measurements included (Y/N)
NO
NC SAM feature type (perennial, intermittent, Tidal Marsh Stream)
Perennial
USACE/ NCDWR
Function Class Rating Summary All
Streams Intermittent
(1) Hydrology
LOW
(2) Baseflow
HIGH
(2) Flood Flow
LOW
(3) Streamside Area Attenuation
LOW
(4) Floodplain Access
LOW
(4) Wooded Riparian Buffer
LOW
(4) Microtopography
LOW
(3) Stream Stability
LOW
(4) Channel Stability
LOW
(4) Sediment Transport
MEDIUM
(4) Stream Geomorphology
MEDIUM
(2) Stream/Intertidal Zone Interaction
NA
(2) Longitudinal Tidal Flow
NA
(2) Tidal Marsh Stream Stability
NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Channel Stability
NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Stream Geomorphology
NA
(1) Water Quality
LOW
(2) Baseflow
HIGH
(2) Streamside Area Vegetation
LOW
(3) Upland Pollutant Filtration
LOW
(3) Thermoregulation
LOW
(2) Indicators of Stressors
YES
(2) Aquatic Life Tolerance
HIGH
(2) Intertidal Zone Filtration
NA
(1) Habitat
LOW
(2) In -stream Habitat
MEDIUM
(3) Baseflow
HIGH
(3) Substrate
MEDIUM
(3) Stream Stability
LOW
(3) In -stream Habitat
MEDIUM
(2) Stream -side Habitat
LOW
(3) Stream -side Habitat
LOW
(3) Thermoregulation
LOW
(2) Tidal Marsh In -stream Habitat
NA
(3) Flow Restriction
NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Stream Stability
NA
(4) Tidal Marsh Channel Stability
NA
(4) Tidal Marsh Stream Geomorphology
NA
(3) Tidal Marsh In -stream Habitat
NA
(2) Intertidal Zone
NA
Overall LOW

NC SAM FIELD ASSESSMENT RESULTS
Accompanies user ivianuai version c.,i
USACE AID #: NCDWR #:
INSTRUCTIONS: Attach a sketch of the assessment area and photographs. Attach a copy of the USGS 7.5-minute topographic quadrangle,
and circle the location of the stream reach under evaluation. If multiple stream reaches will be evaluated on the same property, identify and
number all reaches on the attached map, and include a separate form for each reach. See the NC SAM User Manual for detailed descriptions
and explanations of requested information. Record in the "Notes/Sketch" section if supplementary measurements were performed. See the
NC SAM User Manual for examples of additional measurements that may be relevant.
NOTE EVIDENCE OF STRESSORS AFFECTING THE ASSESSMENT AREA (do not need to be within the assessment area).
PROJECT/SITE INFORMATION:
1. Project name (if any): Huntsman - UT1 Reach 1 2. Date of evaluation: 5/11/2020
3. Applicant/owner name: Wildlands 4. Assessor name/organization: I. Eckardt/ WEI
5. County: Wilkes 6. Nearest named water body
7. River basin: Yadkin on USGS 7.5-minute quad: North Fork Hunting Creek
8. Site coordinates (decimal degrees, at lower end of assessment reach):
STREAM INFORMATION: (depth and width can be approximations)
9. Site number (show on attached map): UT1 R1 10. Length of assessment reach evaluated (feet): -100,
11. Channel depth from bed (in riffle, if present) to top of bank (feet): 0.54 ❑Unable to assess channel depth.
12. Channel width at top of bank (feet): 3-5' 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 (1) ❑ Outer Coastal Plain (0)
16. Estimated geomorphic ❑A� J ®B
valley shape (skip for
Tidal Marsh Stream): (more sinuous stream, flatter valley slope) (less sinuous stream, steeper valley slope)
17. Watershed size: (skip ®Size 1 (< 0.1 mi2) ❑Size 2 (0.1 to < 0.5 mil) ❑Size 3 (0.5 to < 5 mil) ❑Size 4 (>_ 5 mil)
for Tidal Marsh Stream)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
18. Were regulatory considerations evaluated? ®Yes ❑No If Yes, check all that apply to the assessment area.
❑Section 10 water ❑Classified Trout Waters ®Water Supply Watershed (❑l ❑II ®III ❑IV ❑V)
❑Essential Fish Habitat ❑Primary Nursery Area ❑ High Quality Waters/Outstanding Resource Waters
❑Publicly owned property ❑NCDWR Riparian buffer rule in effect ❑Nutrient Sensitive Waters
❑Anadromous fish ❑303(d) List ❑CAMA Area of Environmental Concern (AEC)
❑Documented presence of a federal and/or state listed protected species within the assessment area.
List species:
❑Designated Critical Habitat (list species)
19. Are additional stream information/supplementary measurements included in "Notes/Sketch" section or attached? ®Yes ❑No
1. Channel Water - assessment reach metric (skip for Size 1 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
®A Water throughout assessment reach.
❑B No flow, water in pools only.
❑C No water in assessment reach.
2. Evidence of Flow Restriction - assessment reach metric
❑A At least 10% of assessment reach in -stream habitat or riffle -pool sequence is severely affected by a flow restriction or fill to the
point of obstructing flow or a channel choked with aquatic macrophytes or ponded water or impoundment on flood or ebb within
the assessment reach (examples: undersized or perched culverts, causeways that constrict the channel, tidal gates, debris jams,
beaver dams).
®B Not
3. Feature Pattern - assessment reach metric
❑A A majority of the assessment reach has altered pattern (examples: straightening, modification above or below culvert).
®B Not
4. Feature Longitudinal Profile - assessment reach metric
❑A Majority of assessment reach has a substantially altered stream profile (examples: channel down -cutting, existing damming, over
widening, active aggradation, dredging, and excavation where appropriate channel profile has not reformed from any of these
disturbances).
®B Not
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

Streamside Area Interaction — streamside area metric
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB).
LB RB
❑A ❑A Little or no evidence of conditions that adversely affect reference interaction
®B ®B Moderate evidence of conditions (examples: berms, levees, down -cutting, aggradation, dredging) that adversely affect
reference interaction (examples: limited streamside area access, disruption of flood flows through streamside area, leaky
or intermittent bulkheads, causeways with floodplain constriction, minor ditching [including mosquito ditching])
❑C ❑C Extensive evidence of conditions that adversely affect reference interaction (little to no floodplain/intertidal zone access
[examples: causeways with floodplain and channel constriction, bulkheads, retaining walls, fill, stream incision, disruption
of flood flows through streamside area] or too much floodplain/intertidal zone access [examples: impoundments, intensive
mosquito ditching]) or floodplain/intertidal zone unnaturally absent or assessment reach is a man-made feature on an
interstream divide
Water Quality Stressors — assessment reach/intertidal zone metric
Check all that apply.
❑A Discolored water in stream or intertidal zone (milky white, blue, unnatural water discoloration, oil sheen, stream foam)
❑B Excessive sedimentation (burying of stream features or intertidal zone)
❑C Noticeable evidence of pollutant discharges entering the assessment reach and causing a water quality problem
❑D Odor (not including natural sulfide odors)
❑E Current published or collected data indicating degraded water quality in the assessment reach. Cite source in "Notes/Sketch"
section.
❑F Livestock with access to stream or intertidal zone
❑G Excessive algae in stream or intertidal zone
❑H Degraded marsh vegetation in the intertidal zone (removal, burning, regular mowing, destruction, etc)
®I Other: (explain in "Notes/Sketch" section)
❑J Little to no stressors
8. Recent Weather — watershed metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
For Size 1 or 2 streams, D1 drought or higher is considered a drought; for Size 3 or 4 streams, D2 drought or higher is considered a drought.
❑A Drought conditions and no rainfall or rainfall not exceeding 1 inch within the last 48 hours
❑B Drought conditions and rainfall exceeding 1 inch within the last 48 hours
®C No drought conditions
9. Large or Dangerous Stream — assessment reach metric
❑Yes ®No Is stream is too large or dangerous to assess? If Yes, skip to Metric 13 (Streamside Area Ground Surface Condition).
10. Natural In -stream Habitat Types — assessment reach metric
10a. ❑Yes ❑No Degraded in -stream habitat over majority of the assessment reach (examples of stressors include excessive
sedimentation, mining, excavation, in -stream hardening [for example, rip -rap], recent dredging, and snagging)
(evaluate for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams only, then skip to Metric 12)
10b. Check all that occur (occurs if > 5% coverage of assessment reach) (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams)
®A Multiple aquatic macrophytes and aquatic mosses F, W ❑F 5% oysters or other natural hard bottoms
(include liverworts, lichens, and algal mats) 2 E ❑G Submerged aquatic vegetation
®B Multiple sticks and/or leaf packs and/or emergent o w ❑H Low -tide refugia (pools)
vegetation Y U)C ❑I Sand bottom
❑C Multiple snags and logs (including lap trees) r ❑J 5% vertical bank along the marsh
❑D 5% undercut banks and/or root mats and/or roots ❑K Little or no habitat
in banks extend to the normal wetted perimeter
❑E Little or no habitat
***************************** 'REMAINING QUESTIONS ARE NOT APPLICABLE FOR TIDAL MARSH STREAMS****************************
11. Bedform and Substrate —assessment reach metric (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
11 a. ❑Yes ®No Is assessment reach in a natural sand -bed stream? (skip for Coastal Plain streams)
11 b. Bedform evaluated. Check the appropriate box(es).
®A Riffle -run section (evaluate 11c)
®B Pool -glide section (evaluate 11d)
❑C Natural bedform absent (skip to Metric 12, Aquatic Life)
11c. 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
❑ ❑ Sal amanders/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 — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB) for Metric 19 ("Vegetated" Buffer Width).
LB RB
❑A ❑A Mature forest
®B ®B Non -mature woody vegetation or modified vegetation structure
❑C ❑C Herbaceous vegetation with or without a strip of trees < 10 feet wide
❑D ❑D Maintained shrubs
❑E ❑E Little or no vegetation
21. Buffer Stressors — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all appropriate boxes for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB). Indicate if listed stressor abuts stream (Abuts), does not abut but is
within 30 feet of stream (< 30 feet), or is between 30 to 50 feet of stream (30-50 feet).
If none of the following stressors occurs on either bank, check here and skip to Metric 22:
Abuts < 30 feet 30-50 feet
LB RB LB RB LB RB
❑A ❑A ❑A ❑A ❑A ❑A Row crops
❑B ❑B ❑B ❑B ❑B ❑B Maintained turf
❑C ❑C ❑C ❑C ❑C ❑C Pasture (no livestock)/commercial horticulture
❑D ❑D ❑D ❑D ❑D ❑D Pasture (active livestock use)
22. Stem Density — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB) for Metric 19 ("Wooded" Buffer Width).
LB RB
®A ®A Medium to high stem density
❑B ❑B Low stem density
❑C ❑C No wooded riparian buffer or predominantly herbaceous species or bare ground
23. Continuity of Vegetated Buffer — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider whether vegetated buffer is continuous along stream (parallel). Breaks are areas lacking vegetation > 10 feet wide.
LB RB
®A ®A The total length of buffer breaks is < 25 percent.
❑B ❑B The total length of buffer breaks is between 25 and 50 percent.
❑C ❑C The total length of buffer breaks is > 50 percent.
24. Vegetative Composition — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Evaluate the dominant vegetation within 100 feet of each bank or to the edge of the watershed (whichever comes first) as it contributes to
assessment reach habitat.
LB RB
❑A ❑A Vegetation is close to undisturbed in species present and their proportions. Lower strata composed of native species,
with non-native invasive species absent or sparse.
®B ®B Vegetation indicates disturbance in terms of species diversity or proportions, but is still largely composed of native
species. This may include communities of weedy native species that develop after clear -cutting or clearing or
communities with non-native invasive species present, but not dominant, over a large portion of the expected strata or
communities missing understory but retaining canopy trees.
❑C ❑C Vegetation is severely disturbed in terms of species diversity or proportions. Mature canopy is absent or communities
with non-native invasive species dominant over a large portion of expected strata or communities composed of planted
stands of non -characteristic species or communities inappropriately composed of a single species or no vegetation.
25. Conductivity —assessment reach metric (skip for all Coastal Plain streams)
25a. ❑Yes ®No Was conductivity measurement recorded?
If No, select one of the following reasons. ❑No Water ❑Other:
25b. Check the box corresponding to the conductivity measurement (units of microsiemens per centimeter).
❑A < 46 ❑B 46 to < 67 ❑C 67 to < 79 ❑D 79 to < 230 ❑E >_ 230
Notes/Sketch:
Assessment reach is downstream of pond 2 before it becomes a piped stream

Draft INC SAM Stream Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 2.1
Stream Site Name Huntsman - UT1 Reach 1 Date of Assessment 5/11/2020
Stream Category Pb1 Assessor Name/Organization I. Eckardt/ WEI
Notes of Field Assessment Form (Y/N)
YES
Presence of regulatory considerations (Y/N)
YES
Additional stream information/supplementary measurements included (Y/N)
YES
NC SAM feature type (perennial, intermittent, Tidal Marsh Stream)
Perennial
USACE/ NCDWR
Function Class Rating Summary
All Streams Intermittent
(1) Hydrology
HIGH
(2) Baseflow
MEDIUM
(2) Flood Flow
HIGH
(3) Streamside Area Attenuation
MEDIUM
(4) Floodplain Access
MEDIUM
(4) Wooded Riparian Buffer
HIGH
(4) Microtopography
NA
(3) Stream Stability
HIGH
(4) Channel Stability
HIGH
(4) Sediment Transport
LOW
(4) Stream Geomorphology
HIGH
(2) Stream/Intertidal Zone Interaction
NA
(2) Longitudinal Tidal Flow
NA
(2) Tidal Marsh Stream Stability
NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Channel Stability
NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Stream Geomorphology
NA
(1) Water Quality
MEDIUM
(2) Baseflow
MEDIUM
(2) Streamside Area Vegetation
HIGH
(3) Upland Pollutant Filtration
HIGH
(3) Thermoregulation
HIGH
(2) Indicators of Stressors
NO
(2) Aquatic Life Tolerance
LOW
(2) Intertidal Zone Filtration
NA
(1) Habitat
MEDIUM
(2) In -stream Habitat
LOW
(3) Baseflow
MEDIUM
(3) Substrate
LOW
(3) Stream Stability
HIGH
(3) In -stream Habitat
MEDIUM
(2) Stream -side Habitat
HIGH
(3) Stream -side Habitat
HIGH
(3) Thermoregulation
HIGH
(2) Tidal Marsh In -stream Habitat
NA
(3) Flow Restriction
NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Stream Stability
NA
(4) Tidal Marsh Channel Stability
NA
(4) Tidal Marsh Stream Geomorphology
NA
(3) Tidal Marsh In -stream Habitat
NA
(2) Intertidal Zone
NA
Overall
MEDIUM

NC SAM FIELD ASSESSMENT RESULTS
Accompanies user ivianuai version c.,i
USACE AID #: NCDWR #:
INSTRUCTIONS: Attach a sketch of the assessment area and photographs. Attach a copy of the USGS 7.5-minute topographic quadrangle,
and circle the location of the stream reach under evaluation. If multiple stream reaches will be evaluated on the same property, identify and
number all reaches on the attached map, and include a separate form for each reach. See the NC SAM User Manual for detailed descriptions
and explanations of requested information. Record in the "Notes/Sketch" section if supplementary measurements were performed. See the
NC SAM User Manual for examples of additional measurements that may be relevant.
NOTE EVIDENCE OF STRESSORS AFFECTING THE ASSESSMENT AREA (do not need to be within the assessment area).
PROJECT/SITE INFORMATION:
1. Project name (if any):
Huntsman - UT1 Reach 2
3. Applicant/owner name:
Wildlands
5. County:
Wilkes
7. River basin:
Yadkin
above Rd) 2. Date of evaluation: 5/11/2020
8. Site coordinates (decimal degrees, at lower end of assessment reach)
Assessor name/organization:
Nearest named water body
on USGS 7.5-minute quad:
36.14068,-80.93269
M. Caddell
North Little Huntina Creek
STREAM INFORMATION: (depth and width can be approximations)
UT1 Reach 2
9. Site number (show on attached map): (above Rd) 10. Length of assessment reach evaluated (feet): —175'
11. Channel depth from bed (in riffle, if present) to top of bank (feet): 2-7' ❑Unable to assess channel depth.
12. Channel width at top of bank (feet): 10-15' 13. Is assessment reach a swamp steam? ❑Yes ❑No
14. Feature type: ®Perennial flow ❑Intermittent flow ❑Tidal Marsh Stream
STREAM CATEGORY INFORMATION:
15. NC SAM Zone: ® Mountains (M) ❑ Piedmont (P) ❑ Inner Coastal Plain (1) ❑ Outer Coastal Plain (0)
16. Estimated geomorphic ❑A\ J ®B
valley shape (skip for
Tidal Marsh Stream): (more sinuous stream, flatter valley slope) (less sinuous stream, steeper valley slope)
17. Watershed size: (skip ®Size 1 (< 0.1 mi2) ❑Size 2 (0.1 to < 0.5 mil) ❑Size 3 (0.5 to < 5 mil) ❑Size 4 (>_ 5 mil)
for Tidal Marsh Stream)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
18. Were regulatory considerations evaluated? ®Yes ❑No If Yes, check all that apply to the assessment area.
❑Section 10 water ❑Classified Trout Waters ®Water Supply Watershed (❑1 ❑II ®III ❑IV ❑V)
❑Essential Fish Habitat ❑Primary Nursery Area ❑ High Quality Waters/Outstanding Resource Waters
❑Publicly owned property ❑NCDWR Riparian buffer rule in effect ❑Nutrient Sensitive Waters
❑Anadromous fish ❑303(d) List ❑CAMA Area of Environmental Concern (AEC)
❑Documented presence of a federal and/or state listed protected species within the assessment area.
List species:
❑Designated Critical Habitat (list species)
19. Are additional stream information/supplementary measurements included in "Notes/Sketch" section or attached? ®Yes ❑No
1. Channel Water — assessment reach metric (skip for Size 1 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
®A Water throughout assessment reach.
❑B No flow, water in pools only.
❑C No water in assessment reach.
2. Evidence of Flow Restriction — assessment reach metric
®A At least 10% of assessment reach in -stream habitat or riffle -pool sequence is severely affected by a flow restriction or fill to the
point of obstructing flow or a channel choked with aquatic macrophytes or ponded water or impoundment on flood or ebb within
the assessment reach (examples: undersized or perched culverts, causeways that constrict the channel, tidal gates, debris jams,
beaver dams).
❑B Not
3. Feature Pattern — assessment reach metric
❑A A majority of the assessment reach has altered pattern (examples: straightening, modification above or below culvert).
®B Not
4. Feature Longitudinal Profile — assessment reach metric
®A Majority of assessment reach has a substantially altered stream profile (examples: channel down -cutting, existing damming, over
widening, active aggradation, dredging, and excavation where appropriate channel profile has not reformed from any of these
disturbances).
❑B Not
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

Streamside Area Interaction — streamside area metric
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB).
LB RB
❑A ❑A Little or no evidence of conditions that adversely affect reference interaction
❑B ❑B Moderate evidence of conditions (examples: berms, levees, down -cutting, aggradation, dredging) that adversely affect
reference interaction (examples: limited streamside area access, disruption of flood flows through streamside area, leaky
or intermittent bulkheads, causeways with floodplain constriction, minor ditching [including mosquito ditching])
®C ®C Extensive evidence of conditions that adversely affect reference interaction (little to no floodplain/intertidal zone access
[examples: causeways with floodplain and channel constriction, bulkheads, retaining walls, fill, stream incision, disruption
of flood flows through streamside area] or too much floodplain/intertidal zone access [examples: impoundments, intensive
mosquito ditching]) or floodplain/intertidal zone unnaturally absent or assessment reach is a man-made feature on an
interstream divide
Water Quality Stressors — assessment reach/intertidal zone metric
Check all that apply.
❑A Discolored water in stream or intertidal zone (milky white, blue, unnatural water discoloration, oil sheen, stream foam)
❑B Excessive sedimentation (burying of stream features or intertidal zone)
❑C Noticeable evidence of pollutant discharges entering the assessment reach and causing a water quality problem
❑D Odor (not including natural sulfide odors)
❑E Current published or collected data indicating degraded water quality in the assessment reach. Cite source in "Notes/Sketch"
section.
❑F Livestock with access to stream or intertidal zone
❑G Excessive algae in stream or intertidal zone
❑H Degraded marsh vegetation in the intertidal zone (removal, burning, regular mowing, destruction, etc)
❑1 Other: (explain in "Notes/Sketch" section)
®J Little to no stressors
8. Recent Weather — watershed metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
For Size 1 or 2 streams, D1 drought or higher is considered a drought; for Size 3 or 4 streams, D2 drought or higher is considered a drought.
❑A Drought conditions and no rainfall or rainfall not exceeding 1 inch within the last 48 hours
❑B Drought conditions and rainfall exceeding 1 inch within the last 48 hours
®C No drought conditions
9. Large or Dangerous Stream — assessment reach metric
❑Yes ®No Is stream is too large or dangerous to assess? If Yes, skip to Metric 13 (Streamside Area Ground Surface Condition).
10. Natural In -stream Habitat Types — assessment reach metric
10a. ❑Yes ❑No Degraded in -stream habitat over majority of the assessment reach (examples of stressors include excessive
sedimentation, mining, excavation, in -stream hardening [for example, rip -rap], recent dredging, and snagging)
(evaluate for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams only, then skip to Metric 12)
10b. Check all that occur (occurs if > 5% coverage of assessment reach) (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams)
®A Multiple aquatic macrophytes and aquatic mosses F, W ❑F 5% oysters or other natural hard bottoms
(include liverworts, lichens, and algal mats) 2 E ❑G Submerged aquatic vegetation
®B Multiple sticks and/or leaf packs and/or emergent o w ❑H Low -tide refugia (pools)
vegetation Y U)C ❑I Sand bottom
❑C Multiple snags and logs (including lap trees) r ❑J 5% vertical bank along the marsh
®D 5% undercut banks and/or root mats and/or roots ❑K Little or no habitat
in banks extend to the normal wetted perimeter
❑E Little or no habitat
***************************** 'REMAINING QUESTIONS ARE NOT APPLICABLE FOR TIDAL MARSH STREAMS****************************
11. Bedform and Substrate —assessment reach metric (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
11 a. ❑Yes ®No Is assessment reach in a natural sand -bed stream? (skip for Coastal Plain streams)
11 b. Bedform evaluated. Check the appropriate box(es).
®A Riffle -run section (evaluate 11c)
®B Pool -glide section (evaluate 11d)
❑C Natural bedform absent (skip to Metric 12, Aquatic Life)
11c. 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
❑ ❑ Sal amanders/tadpoles
❑ ❑Snails
❑ ❑Stonefly larvae (P)
❑ ❑Tipulid larvae
❑ ❑Worms/leeches
13. Streamside Area Ground Surface Condition — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams and B valley types)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB). Consider storage capacity with regard to both overbank flow and upland runoff.
LB RB
❑A ❑A Little or no alteration to water storage capacity over a majority of the streamside area
❑B ❑B Moderate alteration to water storage capacity over a majority of the streamside area
❑C ❑C Severe alteration to water storage capacity over a majority of the streamside area (examples: ditches, fill, soil compaction,
livestock disturbance, buildings, man-made levees, drainage pipes)
14. Streamside Area Water Storage — streamside area metric (skip for Size 1 streams, Tidal Marsh Streams, and B valley types)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB) of the streamside area.
LB RB
❑A ❑A Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water >_ 6 inches deep
❑B ❑B Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water 3 to 6 inches deep
❑C ❑C Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water < 3 inches deep
15. Wetland Presence — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB). Do not consider wetlands outside of the streamside area or within the normal
wetted perimeter of assessment reach.
LB RB
❑Y ❑Y Are wetlands present in the streamside area?
®N ®N
16. Baseflow Contributors — assessment reach metric (skip for Size 4 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all contributors within the assessment reach or within view of and draining to the assessment reach.
❑A Streams and/or springs (jurisdictional discharges)
®B Ponds (include wet detention basins; do not include sediment basins or dry detention basins)
❑C Obstruction passing flow during low -flow periods within the assessment area (beaver dam, leaky dam, bottom -release dam, weir)
®D Evidence of bank seepage or sweating (iron in water indicates seepage)
®E Stream bed or bank soil reduced (dig through deposited sediment if present)
❑F None of the above
17. Baseflow Detractors — assessment area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all that apply.
❑A Evidence of substantial water withdrawals from the assessment reach (includes areas excavated for pump installation)
❑B Obstruction not passing flow during low -flow periods affecting the assessment reach (ex: watertight dam, sediment deposit)
❑C Urban stream (>_ 24% impervious surface for watershed)
❑D Evidence that the streamside area has been modified resulting in accelerated drainage into the assessment reach
❑E Assessment reach relocated to valley edge
®F None of the above
18. Shading — assessment reach metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider aspect. Consider "leaf -on" condition.
❑A Stream shading is appropriate for stream category (may include gaps associated with natural processes)
®B Degraded (example: scattered trees)
❑C Stream shading is gone or largely absent

19. Buffer Width — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider "vegetated buffer" and "wooded buffer" separately for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB) starting at the top of bank out
to the first break.
Vegetated Wooded
LB RB LB RB
®A ®A ❑A ❑A >_ 100 feet wide or extends to the edge of the watershed
❑B ❑B ❑B ❑B From 50 to < 100 feet wide
❑C ❑C ❑C ❑C From 30 to < 50 feet wide
❑D ❑D ❑D ®D From 10 to < 30 feet wide
❑E ❑E ®E ❑E < 10 feet wide or no trees
20. Buffer Structure — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB) for Metric 19 ("Vegetated" Buffer Width).
LB RB
❑A ❑A Mature forest
❑B ®B Non -mature woody vegetation or modified vegetation structure
®C ❑C Herbaceous vegetation with or without a strip of trees < 10 feet wide
❑D ❑D Maintained shrubs
❑E ❑E Little or no vegetation
21. Buffer Stressors — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all appropriate boxes for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB). Indicate if listed stressor abuts stream (Abuts), does not abut but is
within 30 feet of stream (< 30 feet), or is between 30 to 50 feet of stream (30-50 feet).
If none of the following stressors occurs on either bank, check here and skip to Metric 22: ❑
Abuts < 30 feet 30-50 feet
LB RB LB RB LB RB
❑A ❑A ❑A ❑A ❑A ❑A Row crops
®B ❑B ®B ❑B ®B ❑B Maintained turf
❑C ❑C ❑C ❑C ❑C ❑C Pasture (no livestock)/commercial horticulture
❑D ❑D ❑D ❑D ❑D ❑D Pasture (active livestock use)
22. Stem Density — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB) for Metric 19 ("Wooded" Buffer Width).
LB RB
❑A ®A Medium to high stem density
®B ❑B Low stem density
❑C ❑C No wooded riparian buffer or predominantly herbaceous species or bare ground
23. Continuity of Vegetated Buffer — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider whether vegetated buffer is continuous along stream (parallel). Breaks are areas lacking vegetation > 10 feet wide.
LB RB
®A ®A The total length of buffer breaks is < 25 percent.
❑B ❑B The total length of buffer breaks is between 25 and 50 percent.
❑C ❑C The total length of buffer breaks is > 50 percent.
24. Vegetative Composition — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Evaluate the dominant vegetation within 100 feet of each bank or to the edge of the watershed (whichever comes first) as it contributes to
assessment reach habitat.
LB RB
❑A ❑A Vegetation is close to undisturbed in species present and their proportions. Lower strata composed of native species,
with non-native invasive species absent or sparse.
❑B ❑B Vegetation indicates disturbance in terms of species diversity or proportions, but is still largely composed of native
species. This may include communities of weedy native species that develop after clear -cutting or clearing or
communities with non-native invasive species present, but not dominant, over a large portion of the expected strata or
communities missing understory but retaining canopy trees.
®C ®C Vegetation is severely disturbed in terms of species diversity or proportions. Mature canopy is absent or communities
with non-native invasive species dominant over a large portion of expected strata or communities composed of planted
stands of non -characteristic species or communities inappropriately composed of a single species or no vegetation.
25. Conductivity —assessment reach metric (skip for all Coastal Plain streams)
25a. ❑Yes ®No Was conductivity measurement recorded?
If No, select one of the following reasons. ❑No Water ❑Other:
25b. Check the box corresponding to the conductivity measurement (units of microsiemens per centimeter).
❑A < 46 ❑B 46 to < 67 ❑C 67 to < 79 ❑D 79 to < 230 ❑E >_ 230
Notes/Sketch:
Assessment reach is downstream of pond 3 and above Ingle Hollow Road

Draft INC SAM Stream Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 2.1
Stream Site Name Huntsman - UT1 Reach 2 Date of Assessment
5/11/2020
(above Rd)
Stream Category Mb1 Assessor Name/Organization
M. Caddell
Notes of Field Assessment Form (Y/N)
YES
Presence of regulatory considerations (Y/N)
YES
Additional stream information/supplementary measurements included (Y/N)
YES
NC SAM feature type (perennial, intermittent, Tidal Marsh Stream)
Perennial
USACE/ NCDWR
Function Class Rating Summary All
Streams Intermittent
(1) Hydrology
LOW
(2) Baseflow
HIGH
(2) Flood Flow
LOW
(3) Streamside Area Attenuation
LOW
(4) Floodplain Access
LOW
(4) Wooded Riparian Buffer
LOW
(4) Microtopography
NA
(3) Stream Stability
LOW
(4) Channel Stability
LOW
(4) Sediment Transport
LOW
(4) Stream Geomorphology
MEDIUM
(2) Stream/Intertidal Zone Interaction
NA
(2) Longitudinal Tidal Flow
NA
(2) Tidal Marsh Stream Stability
NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Channel Stability
NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Stream Geomorphology
NA
(1) Water Quality
LOW
(2) Baseflow
HIGH
(2) Streamside Area Vegetation
LOW
(3) Upland Pollutant Filtration
LOW
(3) Thermoregulation
MEDIUM
(2) Indicators of Stressors
NO
(2) Aquatic Life Tolerance
LOW
(2) Intertidal Zone Filtration
NA
(1) Habitat
LOW
(2) In -stream Habitat
LOW
(3) Baseflow
HIGH
(3) Substrate
LOW
(3) Stream Stability
LOW
(3) In -stream Habitat
MEDIUM
(2) Stream -side Habitat
LOW
(3) Stream -side Habitat
LOW
(3) Thermoregulation
MEDIUM
(2) Tidal Marsh In -stream Habitat
NA
(3) Flow Restriction
NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Stream Stability
NA
(4) Tidal Marsh Channel Stability
NA
(4) Tidal Marsh Stream Geomorphology
NA
(3) Tidal Marsh In -stream Habitat
NA
(2) Intertidal Zone
NA
Overall LOW

NC SAM FIELD ASSESSMENT RESULTS
Accompanies user ivianuai version c.,i
USACE AID #: NCDWR #:
INSTRUCTIONS: Attach a sketch of the assessment area and photographs. Attach a copy of the USGS 7.5-minute topographic quadrangle,
and circle the location of the stream reach under evaluation. If multiple stream reaches will be evaluated on the same property, identify and
number all reaches on the attached map, and include a separate form for each reach. See the NC SAM User Manual for detailed descriptions
and explanations of requested information. Record in the "Notes/Sketch" section if supplementary measurements were performed. See the
NC SAM User Manual for examples of additional measurements that may be relevant.
NOTE EVIDENCE OF STRESSORS AFFECTING THE ASSESSMENT AREA (do not need to be within the assessment area).
PROJECT/SITE INFORMATION:
1. Project name (if any): Huntsman - UT1 Reach 2 below Rd 2. Date of evaluation: 5/11/2020
3. Applicant/owner name: Wildlands 4. Assessor name/organization: M. Caddell
5. County: Wilkes 6. Nearest named water body
7. River basin: Yadkin on USGS 7.5-minute quad: North Little Hunting Creek
8. Site coordinates (decimal degrees, at lower end of assessment reach): 36.14000,-80.93233
STREAM INFORMATION: (depth and width can be approximations)
UT1 Reach
9. Site number (show on attached map): 2(Below Rd) 10. Length of assessment reach evaluated (feet): —200'
11. Channel depth from bed (in riffle, if present) to top of bank (feet): 34 ❑Unable to assess channel depth.
12. Channel width at top of bank (feet): 4-8' 13. Is assessment reach a swamp steam? ❑Yes ❑No
14. Feature type: ®Perennial flow ❑Intermittent flow ❑Tidal Marsh Stream
STREAM CATEGORY INFORMATION:
15. NC SAM Zone: ® Mountains (M) ❑ Piedmont (P) ❑ Inner Coastal Plain (1) ❑ Outer Coastal Plain (0)
16. Estimated geomorphic ®A\ J ❑B
valley shape (skip for
Tidal Marsh Stream): (more sinuous stream, flatter valley slope) (less sinuous stream, steeper valley slope)
17. Watershed size: (skip ®Size 1 (< 0.1 mi2) ❑Size 2 (0.1 to < 0.5 mil) ❑Size 3 (0.5 to < 5 mil) ❑Size 4 (>_ 5 mil)
for Tidal Marsh Stream)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
18. Were regulatory considerations evaluated? ®Yes ❑No If Yes, check all that apply to the assessment area.
❑Section 10 water ❑Classified Trout Waters ®Water Supply Watershed (❑l ❑II ®III ❑IV ❑V)
❑Essential Fish Habitat ❑Primary Nursery Area ❑ High Quality Waters/Outstanding Resource Waters
❑Publicly owned property ❑NCDWR Riparian buffer rule in effect ❑Nutrient Sensitive Waters
❑Anadromous fish ❑303(d) List ❑CAMA Area of Environmental Concern (AEC)
❑Documented presence of a federal and/or state listed protected species within the assessment area.
List species:
❑Designated Critical Habitat (list species)
19. Are additional stream information/supplementary measurements included in "Notes/Sketch" section or attached? ®Yes ❑No
1. Channel Water — assessment reach metric (skip for Size 1 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
®A Water throughout assessment reach.
❑B No flow, water in pools only.
❑C No water in assessment reach.
2. Evidence of Flow Restriction — assessment reach metric
®A At least 10% of assessment reach in -stream habitat or riffle -pool sequence is severely affected by a flow restriction or fill to the
point of obstructing flow or a channel choked with aquatic macrophytes or ponded water or impoundment on flood or ebb within
the assessment reach (examples: undersized or perched culverts, causeways that constrict the channel, tidal gates, debris jams,
beaver dams).
❑B Not
3. Feature Pattern — assessment reach metric
®A A majority of the assessment reach has altered pattern (examples: straightening, modification above or below culvert).
❑B Not
4. Feature Longitudinal Profile — assessment reach metric
❑A Majority of assessment reach has a substantially altered stream profile (examples: channel down -cutting, existing damming, over
widening, active aggradation, dredging, and excavation where appropriate channel profile has not reformed from any of these
disturbances).
®B Not
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

Streamside Area Interaction — streamside area metric
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB).
LB RB
❑A ❑A Little or no evidence of conditions that adversely affect reference interaction
❑B ❑B Moderate evidence of conditions (examples: berms, levees, down -cutting, aggradation, dredging) that adversely affect
reference interaction (examples: limited streamside area access, disruption of flood flows through streamside area, leaky
or intermittent bulkheads, causeways with floodplain constriction, minor ditching [including mosquito ditching])
®C ®C Extensive evidence of conditions that adversely affect reference interaction (little to no floodplain/intertidal zone access
[examples: causeways with floodplain and channel constriction, bulkheads, retaining walls, fill, stream incision, disruption
of flood flows through streamside area] or too much floodplain/intertidal zone access [examples: impoundments, intensive
mosquito ditching]) or floodplain/intertidal zone unnaturally absent or assessment reach is a man-made feature on an
interstream divide
Water Quality Stressors — assessment reach/intertidal zone metric
Check all that apply.
❑A Discolored water in stream or intertidal zone (milky white, blue, unnatural water discoloration, oil sheen, stream foam)
❑B Excessive sedimentation (burying of stream features or intertidal zone)
❑C Noticeable evidence of pollutant discharges entering the assessment reach and causing a water quality problem
❑D Odor (not including natural sulfide odors)
❑E Current published or collected data indicating degraded water quality in the assessment reach. Cite source in "Notes/Sketch"
section.
❑F Livestock with access to stream or intertidal zone
❑G Excessive algae in stream or intertidal zone
❑H Degraded marsh vegetation in the intertidal zone (removal, burning, regular mowing, destruction, etc)
❑1 Other: (explain in "Notes/Sketch" section)
®J Little to no stressors
8. Recent Weather — watershed metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
For Size 1 or 2 streams, D1 drought or higher is considered a drought; for Size 3 or 4 streams, D2 drought or higher is considered a drought.
❑A Drought conditions and no rainfall or rainfall not exceeding 1 inch within the last 48 hours
❑B Drought conditions and rainfall exceeding 1 inch within the last 48 hours
®C No drought conditions
9. Large or Dangerous Stream — assessment reach metric
❑Yes ®No Is stream is too large or dangerous to assess? If Yes, skip to Metric 13 (Streamside Area Ground Surface Condition).
10. Natural In -stream Habitat Types — assessment reach metric
10a. ❑Yes ❑No Degraded in -stream habitat over majority of the assessment reach (examples of stressors include excessive
sedimentation, mining, excavation, in -stream hardening [for example, rip -rap], recent dredging, and snagging)
(evaluate for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams only, then skip to Metric 12)
10b. Check all that occur (occurs if > 5% coverage of assessment reach) (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams)
®A Multiple aquatic macrophytes and aquatic mosses F, W ❑F 5% oysters or other natural hard bottoms
(include liverworts, lichens, and algal mats) 2 E ❑G Submerged aquatic vegetation
®B Multiple sticks and/or leaf packs and/or emergent o w ❑H Low -tide refugia (pools)
vegetation Y U)C ❑I Sand bottom
❑C Multiple snags and logs (including lap trees) r ❑J 5% vertical bank along the marsh
❑D 5% undercut banks and/or root mats and/or roots ❑K Little or no habitat
in banks extend to the normal wetted perimeter
❑E Little or no habitat
***************************** 'REMAINING QUESTIONS ARE NOT APPLICABLE FOR TIDAL MARSH STREAMS****************************
11. Bedform and Substrate —assessment reach metric (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
11 a. ❑Yes ®No Is assessment reach in a natural sand -bed stream? (skip for Coastal Plain streams)
11 b. Bedform evaluated. Check the appropriate box(es).
®A Riffle -run section (evaluate 11c)
®B Pool -glide section (evaluate 11d)
❑C Natural bedform absent (skip to Metric 12, Aquatic Life)
11c. 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
❑ ® Sal amanders/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?
ON ON
16. Baseflow Contributors — assessment reach metric (skip for Size 4 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all contributors within the assessment reach or within view of and draining to the assessment reach.
❑A Streams and/or springs (jurisdictional discharges)
®B Ponds (include wet detention basins; do not include sediment basins or dry detention basins)
❑C Obstruction passing flow during low -flow periods within the assessment area (beaver dam, leaky dam, bottom -release dam, weir)
®D Evidence of bank seepage or sweating (iron in water indicates seepage)
®E Stream bed or bank soil reduced (dig through deposited sediment if present)
❑F None of the above
17. Baseflow Detractors — assessment area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all that apply.
❑A Evidence of substantial water withdrawals from the assessment reach (includes areas excavated for pump installation)
❑B Obstruction not passing flow during low -flow periods affecting the assessment reach (ex: watertight dam, sediment deposit)
❑C Urban stream (>_ 24% impervious surface for watershed)
❑D Evidence that the streamside area has been modified resulting in accelerated drainage into the assessment reach
❑E Assessment reach relocated to valley edge
OF None of the above
18. Shading — assessment reach metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider aspect. Consider "leaf -on" condition.
❑A Stream shading is appropriate for stream category (may include gaps associated with natural processes)
❑B Degraded (example: scattered trees)
®C Stream shading is gone or largely absent

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

Draft INC SAM Stream Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 2.1
Huntsman - UT1 Reach 2
Stream Site Name Date of Assessment
below Rd
5/11/2020
Stream Category Mal Assessor Name/Organization
M. Caddell
Notes of Field Assessment Form (Y/N)
YES
Presence of regulatory considerations (Y/N)
YES
Additional stream information/supplementary measurements included (Y/N)
YES
NC SAM feature type (perennial, intermittent, Tidal Marsh Stream)
Perennial
USACE/ NCDWR
Function Class Rating Summary All
Streams Intermittent
(1) Hydrology
LOW
(2) Baseflow
HIGH
(2) Flood Flow
LOW
(3) Streamside Area Attenuation
LOW
(4) Floodplain Access
LOW
(4) Wooded Riparian Buffer
LOW
(4) Microtopography
MEDIUM
(3) Stream Stability
LOW
(4) Channel Stability
LOW
(4) Sediment Transport
MEDIUM
(4) Stream Geomorphology
MEDIUM
(2) Stream/Intertidal Zone Interaction
NA
(2) Longitudinal Tidal Flow
NA
(2) Tidal Marsh Stream Stability
NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Channel Stability
NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Stream Geomorphology
NA
(1) Water Quality
MEDIUM
(2) Baseflow
HIGH
(2) Streamside Area Vegetation
LOW
(3) Upland Pollutant Filtration
LOW
(3) Thermoregulation
LOW
(2) Indicators of Stressors
NO
(2) Aquatic Life Tolerance
MEDIUM
(2) Intertidal Zone Filtration
NA
(1) Habitat
LOW
(2) In -stream Habitat
MEDIUM
(3) Baseflow
HIGH
(3) Substrate
MEDIUM
(3) Stream Stability
LOW
(3) In -stream Habitat
MEDIUM
(2) Stream -side Habitat
LOW
(3) Stream -side Habitat
LOW
(3) Thermoregulation
LOW
(2) Tidal Marsh In -stream Habitat
NA
(3) Flow Restriction
NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Stream Stability
NA
(4) Tidal Marsh Channel Stability
NA
(4) Tidal Marsh Stream Geomorphology
NA
(3) Tidal Marsh In -stream Habitat
NA
(2) Intertidal Zone
NA
Overall LOW

NC SAM FIELD ASSESSMENT RESULTS
Accompanies user ivianuai version c.,i
USACE AID #: NCDWR #:
INSTRUCTIONS: Attach a sketch of the assessment area and photographs. Attach a copy of the USGS 7.5-minute topographic quadrangle,
and circle the location of the stream reach under evaluation. If multiple stream reaches will be evaluated on the same property, identify and
number all reaches on the attached map, and include a separate form for each reach. See the NC SAM User Manual for detailed descriptions
and explanations of requested information. Record in the "Notes/Sketch" section if supplementary measurements were performed. See the
NC SAM User Manual for examples of additional measurements that may be relevant.
NOTE EVIDENCE OF STRESSORS AFFECTING THE ASSESSMENT AREA (do not need to be within the assessment area).
PROJECT/SITE INFORMATION:
1. Project name (if any): Huntsman - UT2 Reach 1 2. Date of evaluation: 5/11/2020
3. Applicant/owner name: Wildlands 4. Assessor name/organization: M. Caddell
5. County: Wilkes 6. Nearest named water body
7. River basin: Yadkin on USGS 7.5-minute quad: North Little Hunting Creek
8. Site coordinates (decimal degrees, at lower end of assessment reach): 36.13729,-80.93073
STREAM INFORMATION: (depth and width can be approximations)
9. Site number (show on attached map): UT2 Reach 1 10. Length of assessment reach evaluated (feet): —300'
11. Channel depth from bed (in riffle, if present) to top of bank (feet): 2-T ❑Unable to assess channel depth.
12. Channel width at top of bank (feet): 8-12' 13. Is assessment reach a swamp steam? ❑Yes ❑No
14. Feature type: ®Perennial flow ❑Intermittent flow ❑Tidal Marsh Stream
STREAM CATEGORY INFORMATION:
15. NC SAM Zone: ® Mountains (M) ❑ Piedmont (P) ❑ Inner Coastal Plain (1) ❑ Outer Coastal Plain (0)
16. Estimated geomorphic ❑A� J ®B
valley shape (skip for
Tidal Marsh Stream): (more sinuous stream, flatter valley slope) (less sinuous stream, steeper valley slope)
17. Watershed size: (skip ®Size 1 (< 0.1 mi2) ❑Size 2 (0.1 to < 0.5 mil) ❑Size 3 (0.5 to < 5 mil) ❑Size 4 (>_ 5 mil)
for Tidal Marsh Stream)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
18. Were regulatory considerations evaluated? ®Yes ❑No If Yes, check all that apply to the assessment area.
❑Section 10 water ❑Classified Trout Waters ®Water Supply Watershed (❑l ❑II ®III ❑IV ❑V)
❑Essential Fish Habitat ❑Primary Nursery Area ❑ High Quality Waters/Outstanding Resource Waters
❑Publicly owned property ❑NCDWR Riparian buffer rule in effect ❑Nutrient Sensitive Waters
❑Anadromous fish ❑303(d) List ❑CAMA Area of Environmental Concern (AEC)
❑Documented presence of a federal and/or state listed protected species within the assessment area.
List species:
❑Designated Critical Habitat (list species)
19. Are additional stream information/supplementary measurements included in "Notes/Sketch" section or attached? ❑Yes ®No
1. Channel Water — assessment reach metric (skip for Size 1 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
®A Water throughout assessment reach.
❑B No flow, water in pools only.
❑C No water in assessment reach.
2. Evidence of Flow Restriction — assessment reach metric
❑A At least 10% of assessment reach in -stream habitat or riffle -pool sequence is severely affected by a flow restriction or fill to the
point of obstructing flow or a channel choked with aquatic macrophytes or ponded water or impoundment on flood or ebb within
the assessment reach (examples: undersized or perched culverts, causeways that constrict the channel, tidal gates, debris jams,
beaver dams).
®B Not
3. Feature Pattern — assessment reach metric
❑A A majority of the assessment reach has altered pattern (examples: straightening, modification above or below culvert).
®B Not
4. Feature Longitudinal Profile — assessment reach metric
❑A Majority of assessment reach has a substantially altered stream profile (examples: channel down -cutting, existing damming, over
widening, active aggradation, dredging, and excavation where appropriate channel profile has not reformed from any of these
disturbances).
®B Not
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

Streamside Area Interaction — streamside area metric
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB).
LB RB
®A ®A Little or no evidence of conditions that adversely affect reference interaction
❑B ❑B Moderate evidence of conditions (examples: berms, levees, down -cutting, aggradation, dredging) that adversely affect
reference interaction (examples: limited streamside area access, disruption of flood flows through streamside area, leaky
or intermittent bulkheads, causeways with floodplain constriction, minor ditching [including mosquito ditching])
❑C ❑C Extensive evidence of conditions that adversely affect reference interaction (little to no floodplain/intertidal zone access
[examples: causeways with floodplain and channel constriction, bulkheads, retaining walls, fill, stream incision, disruption
of flood flows through streamside area] or too much floodplain/intertidal zone access [examples: impoundments, intensive
mosquito ditching]) or floodplain/intertidal zone unnaturally absent or assessment reach is a man-made feature on an
interstream divide
Water Quality Stressors — assessment reach/intertidal zone metric
Check all that apply.
❑A Discolored water in stream or intertidal zone (milky white, blue, unnatural water discoloration, oil sheen, stream foam)
❑B Excessive sedimentation (burying of stream features or intertidal zone)
❑C Noticeable evidence of pollutant discharges entering the assessment reach and causing a water quality problem
❑D Odor (not including natural sulfide odors)
❑E Current published or collected data indicating degraded water quality in the assessment reach. Cite source in "Notes/Sketch"
section.
OF Livestock with access to stream or intertidal zone
❑G Excessive algae in stream or intertidal zone
❑H Degraded marsh vegetation in the intertidal zone (removal, burning, regular mowing, destruction, etc)
❑I Other: (explain in "Notes/Sketch" section)
❑J Little to no stressors
8. Recent Weather — watershed metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
For Size 1 or 2 streams, D1 drought or higher is considered a drought; for Size 3 or 4 streams, D2 drought or higher is considered a drought.
❑A Drought conditions and no rainfall or rainfall not exceeding 1 inch within the last 48 hours
❑B Drought conditions and rainfall exceeding 1 inch within the last 48 hours
®C No drought conditions
9. Large or Dangerous Stream — assessment reach metric
❑Yes ®No Is stream is too large or dangerous to assess? If Yes, skip to Metric 13 (Streamside Area Ground Surface Condition).
10. Natural In -stream Habitat Types — assessment reach metric
10a. ❑Yes ❑No Degraded in -stream habitat over majority of the assessment reach (examples of stressors include excessive
sedimentation, mining, excavation, in -stream hardening [for example, rip -rap], recent dredging, and snagging)
(evaluate for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams only, then skip to Metric 12)
10b. Check all that occur (occurs if > 5% coverage of assessment reach) (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams)
®A Multiple aquatic macrophytes and aquatic mosses F, W ❑F 5% oysters or other natural hard bottoms
(include liverworts, lichens, and algal mats) 2 E ❑G Submerged aquatic vegetation
®B Multiple sticks and/or leaf packs and/or emergent o w ❑H Low -tide refugia (pools)
vegetation Y U)C ❑I Sand bottom
®C Multiple snags and logs (including lap trees) r ❑J 5% vertical bank along the marsh
®D 5% undercut banks and/or root mats and/or roots ❑K Little or no habitat
in banks extend to the normal wetted perimeter
❑E Little or no habitat
***************************** 'REMAINING QUESTIONS ARE NOT APPLICABLE FOR TIDAL MARSH STREAMS****************************
11. Bedform and Substrate —assessment reach metric (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
11 a. ❑Yes ®No Is assessment reach in a natural sand -bed stream? (skip for Coastal Plain streams)
11 b. Bedform evaluated. Check the appropriate box(es).
®A Riffle -run section (evaluate 11c)
®B Pool -glide section (evaluate 11d)
❑C Natural bedform absent (skip to Metric 12, Aquatic Life)
11c. 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
❑ ® Sal amanders/tadpoles
❑ ❑Snails
❑ ❑Stonefly larvae (P)
❑ ❑Tipulid larvae
❑ ❑Worms/leeches
13. Streamside Area Ground Surface Condition — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams and B valley types)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB). Consider storage capacity with regard to both overbank flow and upland runoff.
LB RB
❑A ❑A Little or no alteration to water storage capacity over a majority of the streamside area
®B ®B Moderate alteration to water storage capacity over a majority of the streamside area
❑C ❑C Severe alteration to water storage capacity over a majority of the streamside area (examples: ditches, fill, soil compaction,
livestock disturbance, buildings, man-made levees, drainage pipes)
14. Streamside Area Water Storage — streamside area metric (skip for Size 1 streams, Tidal Marsh Streams, and B valley types)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB) of the streamside area.
LB RB
❑A ❑A Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water >_ 6 inches deep
❑B ❑B Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water 3 to 6 inches deep
❑C ❑C Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water < 3 inches deep
15. Wetland Presence — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB). Do not consider wetlands outside of the streamside area or within the normal
wetted perimeter of assessment reach.
LB RB
®Y ®Y Are wetlands present in the streamside area?
❑N ❑N
16. Baseflow Contributors — assessment reach metric (skip for Size 4 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all contributors within the assessment reach or within view of and draining to the assessment reach.
❑A Streams and/or springs (jurisdictional discharges)
❑B Ponds (include wet detention basins; do not include sediment basins or dry detention basins)
❑C Obstruction passing flow during low -flow periods within the assessment area (beaver dam, leaky dam, bottom -release dam, weir)
®D Evidence of bank seepage or sweating (iron in water indicates seepage)
®E Stream bed or bank soil reduced (dig through deposited sediment if present)
❑F None of the above
17. Baseflow Detractors — assessment area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all that apply.
❑A Evidence of substantial water withdrawals from the assessment reach (includes areas excavated for pump installation)
❑B Obstruction not passing flow during low -flow periods affecting the assessment reach (ex: watertight dam, sediment deposit)
❑C Urban stream (>_ 24% impervious surface for watershed)
❑D Evidence that the streamside area has been modified resulting in accelerated drainage into the assessment reach
❑E Assessment reach relocated to valley edge
OF None of the above
18. Shading — assessment reach metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider aspect. Consider "leaf -on" condition.
®A Stream shading is appropriate for stream category (may include gaps associated with natural processes)
❑B Degraded (example: scattered trees)
❑C Stream shading is gone or largely absent

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

Draft NC SAM Stream Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 2.1
Stream Site Name Huntsman - UT2 Reach 1 Date of Assessment 5/11/2020
Stream Category Mb1 Assessor Name/Organization M. Caddell
Notes of Field Assessment Form (Y/N)
NO
Presence of regulatory considerations (Y/N)
YES
Additional stream information/supplementary measurements included (Y/N)
NO
NC SAM feature type (perennial, intermittent, Tidal Marsh Stream)
Perennial
USACE/ NCDWR
Function Class Rating Summary
All Streams Intermittent
(1) Hydrology
HIGH
(2) Baseflow
HIGH
(2) Flood Flow
HIGH
(3) Streamside Area Attenuation
HIGH
(4) Floodplain Access
HIGH
(4) Wooded Riparian Buffer
HIGH
(4) Microtopography
NA
(3) Stream Stability
HIGH
(4) Channel Stability
MEDIUM
(4) Sediment Transport
HIGH
(4) Stream Geomorphology
HIGH
(2) Stream/Intertidal Zone Interaction
NA
(2) Longitudinal Tidal Flow
NA
(2) Tidal Marsh Stream Stability
NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Channel Stability
NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Stream Geomorphology
NA
(1) Water Quality
LOW
(2) Baseflow
HIGH
(2) Streamside Area Vegetation
MEDIUM
(3) Upland Pollutant Filtration
LOW
(3) Thermoregulation
HIGH
(2) Indicators of Stressors
YES
(2) Aquatic Life Tolerance
MEDIUM
(2) Intertidal Zone Filtration
NA
(1) Habitat
HIGH
(2) In -stream Habitat
HIGH
(3) Baseflow
HIGH
(3) Substrate
HIGH
(3) Stream Stability
MEDIUM
(3) In -stream Habitat
HIGH
(2) Stream -side Habitat
HIGH
(3) Stream -side Habitat
HIGH
(3) Thermoregulation
HIGH
(2) Tidal Marsh In -stream Habitat
NA
(3) Flow Restriction
NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Stream Stability
NA
(4) Tidal Marsh Channel Stability
NA
(4) Tidal Marsh Stream Geomorphology
NA
(3) Tidal Marsh In -stream Habitat
NA
(2) Intertidal Zone
NA
Overall
HIGH

NC SAM FIELD ASSESSMENT RESULTS
Accompanies user ivianuai version c.,i
USACE AID #: NCDWR #:
INSTRUCTIONS: Attach a sketch of the assessment area and photographs. Attach a copy of the USGS 7.5-minute topographic quadrangle,
and circle the location of the stream reach under evaluation. If multiple stream reaches will be evaluated on the same property, identify and
number all reaches on the attached map, and include a separate form for each reach. See the NC SAM User Manual for detailed descriptions
and explanations of requested information. Record in the "Notes/Sketch" section if supplementary measurements were performed. See the
NC SAM User Manual for examples of additional measurements that may be relevant.
NOTE EVIDENCE OF STRESSORS AFFECTING THE ASSESSMENT AREA (do not need to be within the assessment area).
PROJECT/SITE INFORMATION:
1. Project name (if any): Huntsman - UT2 Reach 2 2. Date of evaluation: 5/11/2020
3. Applicant/owner name: Wildlands 4. Assessor name/organization: M. Caddell
5. County: Wilkes 6. Nearest named water body
7. River basin: Yadkin on USGS 7.5-minute quad: North Little Hunting Creek
8. Site coordinates (decimal degrees, at lower end of assessment reach): 36.13770,-80.93015
STREAM INFORMATION: (depth and width can be approximations)
9. Site number (show on attached map): UT2 Reach 2 10. Length of assessment reach evaluated (feet): —250'
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): 3-6' 13. Is assessment reach a swamp steam? ❑Yes ❑No
14. Feature type: ®Perennial flow ❑Intermittent flow ❑Tidal Marsh Stream
STREAM CATEGORY INFORMATION:
15. NC SAM Zone: ® Mountains (M) ❑ Piedmont (P) ❑ Inner Coastal Plain (1) ❑ Outer Coastal Plain (0)
16. Estimated geomorphic ❑A� J ®B
valley shape (skip for
Tidal Marsh Stream): (more sinuous stream, flatter valley slope) (less sinuous stream, steeper valley slope)
17. Watershed size: (skip ®Size 1 (< 0.1 mi2) ❑Size 2 (0.1 to < 0.5 mil) ❑Size 3 (0.5 to < 5 mil) ❑Size 4 (>_ 5 mil)
for Tidal Marsh Stream)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
18. Were regulatory considerations evaluated? ®Yes ❑No If Yes, check all that apply to the assessment area.
❑Section 10 water ❑Classified Trout Waters ®Water Supply Watershed (❑l ❑II ®III ❑IV ❑V)
❑Essential Fish Habitat ❑Primary Nursery Area ❑ High Quality Waters/Outstanding Resource Waters
❑Publicly owned property ❑NCDWR Riparian buffer rule in effect ❑Nutrient Sensitive Waters
❑Anadromous fish ❑303(d) List ❑CAMA Area of Environmental Concern (AEC)
❑Documented presence of a federal and/or state listed protected species within the assessment area.
List species:
❑Designated Critical Habitat (list species)
19. Are additional stream information/supplementary measurements included in "Notes/Sketch" section or attached? ®Yes ❑No
1. Channel Water — assessment reach metric (skip for Size 1 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
®A Water throughout assessment reach.
❑B No flow, water in pools only.
❑C No water in assessment reach.
2. Evidence of Flow Restriction — assessment reach metric
❑A At least 10% of assessment reach in -stream habitat or riffle -pool sequence is severely affected by a flow restriction or fill to the
point of obstructing flow or a channel choked with aquatic macrophytes or ponded water or impoundment on flood or ebb within
the assessment reach (examples: undersized or perched culverts, causeways that constrict the channel, tidal gates, debris jams,
beaver dams).
®B Not
3. Feature Pattern — assessment reach metric
❑A A majority of the assessment reach has altered pattern (examples: straightening, modification above or below culvert).
®B Not
4. Feature Longitudinal Profile — assessment reach metric
❑A Majority of assessment reach has a substantially altered stream profile (examples: channel down -cutting, existing damming, over
widening, active aggradation, dredging, and excavation where appropriate channel profile has not reformed from any of these
disturbances).
®B Not
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

Streamside Area Interaction — streamside area metric
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB).
LB RB
❑A ❑A Little or no evidence of conditions that adversely affect reference interaction
®B ®B Moderate evidence of conditions (examples: berms, levees, down -cutting, aggradation, dredging) that adversely affect
reference interaction (examples: limited streamside area access, disruption of flood flows through streamside area, leaky
or intermittent bulkheads, causeways with floodplain constriction, minor ditching [including mosquito ditching])
❑C ❑C Extensive evidence of conditions that adversely affect reference interaction (little to no floodplain/intertidal zone access
[examples: causeways with floodplain and channel constriction, bulkheads, retaining walls, fill, stream incision, disruption
of flood flows through streamside area] or too much floodplain/intertidal zone access [examples: impoundments, intensive
mosquito ditching]) or floodplain/intertidal zone unnaturally absent or assessment reach is a man-made feature on an
interstream divide
Water Quality Stressors — assessment reach/intertidal zone metric
Check all that apply.
❑A Discolored water in stream or intertidal zone (milky white, blue, unnatural water discoloration, oil sheen, stream foam)
❑B Excessive sedimentation (burying of stream features or intertidal zone)
❑C Noticeable evidence of pollutant discharges entering the assessment reach and causing a water quality problem
❑D Odor (not including natural sulfide odors)
❑E Current published or collected data indicating degraded water quality in the assessment reach. Cite source in "Notes/Sketch"
section.
OF Livestock with access to stream or intertidal zone
❑G Excessive algae in stream or intertidal zone
❑H Degraded marsh vegetation in the intertidal zone (removal, burning, regular mowing, destruction, etc)
❑I Other: (explain in "Notes/Sketch" section)
❑J Little to no stressors
8. Recent Weather — watershed metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
For Size 1 or 2 streams, D1 drought or higher is considered a drought; for Size 3 or 4 streams, D2 drought or higher is considered a drought.
❑A Drought conditions and no rainfall or rainfall not exceeding 1 inch within the last 48 hours
❑B Drought conditions and rainfall exceeding 1 inch within the last 48 hours
®C No drought conditions
9. Large or Dangerous Stream — assessment reach metric
❑Yes ®No Is stream is too large or dangerous to assess? If Yes, skip to Metric 13 (Streamside Area Ground Surface Condition).
10. Natural In -stream Habitat Types — assessment reach metric
10a. ❑Yes ❑No Degraded in -stream habitat over majority of the assessment reach (examples of stressors include excessive
sedimentation, mining, excavation, in -stream hardening [for example, rip -rap], recent dredging, and snagging)
(evaluate for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams only, then skip to Metric 12)
10b. Check all that occur (occurs if > 5% coverage of assessment reach) (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams)
❑A Multiple aquatic macrophytes and aquatic mosses F, W ❑F 5% oysters or other natural hard bottoms
(include liverworts, lichens, and algal mats) 2 E ❑G Submerged aquatic vegetation
®B Multiple sticks and/or leaf packs and/or emergent o w ❑H Low -tide refugia (pools)
vegetation Y U)C ❑I Sand bottom
❑C Multiple snags and logs (including lap trees) r ❑J 5% vertical bank along the marsh
®D 5% undercut banks and/or root mats and/or roots ❑K Little or no habitat
in banks extend to the normal wetted perimeter
❑E Little or no habitat
***************************** 'REMAINING QUESTIONS ARE NOT APPLICABLE FOR TIDAL MARSH STREAMS****************************
11. Bedform and Substrate —assessment reach metric (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
11 a. ❑Yes ®No Is assessment reach in a natural sand -bed stream? (skip for Coastal Plain streams)
11 b. Bedform evaluated. Check the appropriate box(es).
®A Riffle -run section (evaluate 11c)
®B Pool -glide section (evaluate 11d)
❑C Natural bedform absent (skip to Metric 12, Aquatic Life)
11c. 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
❑ ® Sal amanders/tadpoles
❑ ❑Snails
❑ ❑Stonefly larvae (P)
❑ ❑Tipulid larvae
❑ ❑Worms/leeches
13. Streamside Area Ground Surface Condition — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams and B valley types)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB). Consider storage capacity with regard to both overbank flow and upland runoff.
LB RB
❑A ❑A Little or no alteration to water storage capacity over a majority of the streamside area
❑B ❑B Moderate alteration to water storage capacity over a majority of the streamside area
❑C ❑C Severe alteration to water storage capacity over a majority of the streamside area (examples: ditches, fill, soil compaction,
livestock disturbance, buildings, man-made levees, drainage pipes)
14. Streamside Area Water Storage — streamside area metric (skip for Size 1 streams, Tidal Marsh Streams, and B valley types)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB) of the streamside area.
LB RB
❑A ❑A Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water >_ 6 inches deep
❑B ❑B Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water 3 to 6 inches deep
❑C ❑C Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water < 3 inches deep
15. Wetland Presence — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB). Do not consider wetlands outside of the streamside area or within the normal
wetted perimeter of assessment reach.
LB RB
®Y ®Y Are wetlands present in the streamside area?
❑N ❑N
16. Baseflow Contributors — assessment reach metric (skip for Size 4 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all contributors within the assessment reach or within view of and draining to the assessment reach.
❑A Streams and/or springs (jurisdictional discharges)
❑B Ponds (include wet detention basins; do not include sediment basins or dry detention basins)
❑C Obstruction passing flow during low -flow periods within the assessment area (beaver dam, leaky dam, bottom -release dam, weir)
®D Evidence of bank seepage or sweating (iron in water indicates seepage)
®E Stream bed or bank soil reduced (dig through deposited sediment if present)
❑F None of the above
17. Baseflow Detractors — assessment area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all that apply.
❑A Evidence of substantial water withdrawals from the assessment reach (includes areas excavated for pump installation)
❑B Obstruction not passing flow during low -flow periods affecting the assessment reach (ex: watertight dam, sediment deposit)
❑C Urban stream (>_ 24% impervious surface for watershed)
❑D Evidence that the streamside area has been modified resulting in accelerated drainage into the assessment reach
❑E Assessment reach relocated to valley edge
®F None of the above
18. Shading — assessment reach metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider aspect. Consider "leaf -on" condition.
❑A Stream shading is appropriate for stream category (may include gaps associated with natural processes)
❑B Degraded (example: scattered trees)
®C Stream shading is gone or largely absent

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

Draft NC SAM Stream Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 2.1
Stream Site Name Huntsman - UT2 Reach 2 Date of Assessment
5/11/2020
Stream Category Mb1 Assessor Name/Organization
M. Caddell
Notes of Field Assessment Form (Y/N)
YES
Presence of regulatory considerations (Y/N)
YES
Additional stream information/supplementary measurements included (Y/N)
YES
NC SAM feature type (perennial, intermittent, Tidal Marsh Stream)
Perennial
USACE/ NCDWR
Function Class Rating Summary All
Streams Intermittent
(1) Hydrology
LOW
(2) Baseflow
HIGH
(2) Flood Flow
LOW
(3) Streamside Area Attenuation
LOW
(4) Floodplain Access
MEDIUM
(4) Wooded Riparian Buffer
LOW
(4) Microtopography
NA
(3) Stream Stability
LOW
(4) Channel Stability
LOW
(4) Sediment Transport
LOW
(4) Stream Geomorphology
HIGH
(2) Stream/Intertidal Zone Interaction
NA
(2) Longitudinal Tidal Flow
NA
(2) Tidal Marsh Stream Stability
NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Channel Stability
NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Stream Geomorphology
NA
(1) Water Quality
LOW
(2) Baseflow
HIGH
(2) Streamside Area Vegetation
LOW
(3) Upland Pollutant Filtration
LOW
(3) Thermoregulation
LOW
(2) Indicators of Stressors
YES
(2) Aquatic Life Tolerance
MEDIUM
(2) Intertidal Zone Filtration
NA
(1) Habitat
LOW
(2) In -stream Habitat
LOW
(3) Baseflow
HIGH
(3) Substrate
LOW
(3) Stream Stability
LOW
(3) In -stream Habitat
MEDIUM
(2) Stream -side Habitat
LOW
(3) Stream -side Habitat
LOW
(3) Thermoregulation
LOW
(2) Tidal Marsh In -stream Habitat
NA
(3) Flow Restriction
NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Stream Stability
NA
(4) Tidal Marsh Channel Stability
NA
(4) Tidal Marsh Stream Geomorphology
NA
(3) Tidal Marsh In -stream Habitat
NA
(2) Intertidal Zone
NA
Overall
LOW

NC SAM FIELD ASSESSMENT RESULTS
Accompanies user ivianuai version c.,i
USACE AID #: NCDWR #:
INSTRUCTIONS: Attach a sketch of the assessment area and photographs. Attach a copy of the USGS 7.5-minute topographic quadrangle,
and circle the location of the stream reach under evaluation. If multiple stream reaches will be evaluated on the same property, identify and
number all reaches on the attached map, and include a separate form for each reach. See the NC SAM User Manual for detailed descriptions
and explanations of requested information. Record in the "Notes/Sketch" section if supplementary measurements were performed. See the
NC SAM User Manual for examples of additional measurements that may be relevant.
NOTE EVIDENCE OF STRESSORS AFFECTING THE ASSESSMENT AREA (do not need to be within the assessment area).
PROJECT/SITE INFORMATION:
Huntsman - UT2 Reach 3 Upper &
1. Project name (if any): Reach 4 2. Date of evaluation: 5/11/2020
3. Applicant/owner name
5. County:
7. River basin:
Wildlands
Wilkes
Yadkin
8. Site coordinates (decimal degrees, at lower end of assessment reach)
STREAM INFORMATION: (depth and width can be approximations)
UT2 Reach 3
9. Site number (show on attached map): Upper & Reach 4 10. Length of assessment reach evaluated (feet): —650'
11. Channel depth from bed (in riffle, if present) to top of bank (feet): 24 ❑Unable to assess channel depth.
12. Channel width at top of bank (feet): 4-7' 13. Is assessment reach a swamp steam? ❑Yes ❑No
14. Feature type: ®Perennial flow ❑Intermittent flow ❑Tidal Marsh Stream
STREAM CATEGORY INFORMATION:
15. NC SAM Zone: ® Mountains (M) ❑ Piedmont (P) ❑ Inner Coastal Plain (1) ❑ Outer Coastal Plain (0)
M. Caddell
North Little Huntina Creek
Assessor name/organization:
Nearest named water body
on USGS 7.5-minute quad:
36.13992.-80.93145
16. Estimated geomorphic EAR J ❑B
valley shape (skip for
Tidal Marsh Stream): (more sinuous stream, flatter valley slope) (less sinuous stream, steeper valley slope)
17. Watershed size: (skip ®Size 1 (< 0.1 mi2) ❑Size 2 (0.1 to < 0.5 mil) ❑Size 3 (0.5 to < 5 mil) ❑Size 4 (>_ 5 mil)
for Tidal Marsh Stream)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
18. Were regulatory considerations evaluated? ®Yes ❑No If Yes, check all that apply to the assessment area.
❑Section 10 water ❑Classified Trout Waters ®Water Supply Watershed (❑l ❑II ®III ❑IV ❑V)
❑Essential Fish Habitat ❑Primary Nursery Area ❑ High Quality Waters/Outstanding Resource Waters
❑Publicly owned property ❑NCDWR Riparian buffer rule in effect ❑Nutrient Sensitive Waters
❑Anadromous fish ❑303(d) List ❑CAMA Area of Environmental Concern (AEC)
❑Documented presence of a federal and/or state listed protected species within the assessment area.
List species:
❑Designated Critical Habitat (list species)
19. Are additional stream information/supplementary measurements included in "Notes/Sketch" section or attached? ®Yes ❑No
1. Channel Water — assessment reach metric (skip for Size 1 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
®A Water throughout assessment reach.
❑B No flow, water in pools only.
❑C No water in assessment reach.
2. Evidence of Flow Restriction — assessment reach metric
❑A At least 10% of assessment reach in -stream habitat or riffle -pool sequence is severely affected by a flow restriction or fill to the
point of obstructing flow or a channel choked with aquatic macrophytes or ponded water or impoundment on flood or ebb within
the assessment reach (examples: undersized or perched culverts, causeways that constrict the channel, tidal gates, debris jams,
beaver dams).
®B Not
3. Feature Pattern — assessment reach metric
®A A majority of the assessment reach has altered pattern (examples: straightening, modification above or below culvert).
❑B Not
4. Feature Longitudinal Profile — assessment reach metric
®A Majority of assessment reach has a substantially altered stream profile (examples: channel down -cutting, existing damming, over
widening, active aggradation, dredging, and excavation where appropriate channel profile has not reformed from any of these
disturbances).
❑B Not
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

Streamside Area Interaction — streamside area metric
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB).
LB RB
❑A ❑A Little or no evidence of conditions that adversely affect reference interaction
❑B ❑B Moderate evidence of conditions (examples: berms, levees, down -cutting, aggradation, dredging) that adversely affect
reference interaction (examples: limited streamside area access, disruption of flood flows through streamside area, leaky
or intermittent bulkheads, causeways with floodplain constriction, minor ditching [including mosquito ditching])
®C ®C Extensive evidence of conditions that adversely affect reference interaction (little to no floodplain/intertidal zone access
[examples: causeways with floodplain and channel constriction, bulkheads, retaining walls, fill, stream incision, disruption
of flood flows through streamside area] or too much floodplain/intertidal zone access [examples: impoundments, intensive
mosquito ditching]) or floodplain/intertidal zone unnaturally absent or assessment reach is a man-made feature on an
interstream divide
Water Quality Stressors — assessment reach/intertidal zone metric
Check all that apply.
❑A Discolored water in stream or intertidal zone (milky white, blue, unnatural water discoloration, oil sheen, stream foam)
❑B Excessive sedimentation (burying of stream features or intertidal zone)
❑C Noticeable evidence of pollutant discharges entering the assessment reach and causing a water quality problem
❑D Odor (not including natural sulfide odors)
❑E Current published or collected data indicating degraded water quality in the assessment reach. Cite source in "Notes/Sketch"
section.
OF Livestock with access to stream or intertidal zone
❑G Excessive algae in stream or intertidal zone
❑H Degraded marsh vegetation in the intertidal zone (removal, burning, regular mowing, destruction, etc)
❑I Other: (explain in "Notes/Sketch" section)
❑J Little to no stressors
8. Recent Weather — watershed metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
For Size 1 or 2 streams, D1 drought or higher is considered a drought; for Size 3 or 4 streams, D2 drought or higher is considered a drought.
❑A Drought conditions and no rainfall or rainfall not exceeding 1 inch within the last 48 hours
❑B Drought conditions and rainfall exceeding 1 inch within the last 48 hours
®C No drought conditions
9. Large or Dangerous Stream — assessment reach metric
❑Yes ®No Is stream is too large or dangerous to assess? If Yes, skip to Metric 13 (Streamside Area Ground Surface Condition).
10. Natural In -stream Habitat Types — assessment reach metric
10a. ❑Yes ❑No Degraded in -stream habitat over majority of the assessment reach (examples of stressors include excessive
sedimentation, mining, excavation, in -stream hardening [for example, rip -rap], recent dredging, and snagging)
(evaluate for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams only, then skip to Metric 12)
10b. Check all that occur (occurs if > 5% coverage of assessment reach) (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams)
❑A Multiple aquatic macrophytes and aquatic mosses F, W ❑F 5% oysters or other natural hard bottoms
(include liverworts, lichens, and algal mats) 2 E ❑G Submerged aquatic vegetation
®B Multiple sticks and/or leaf packs and/or emergent o w ❑H Low -tide refugia (pools)
vegetation Y U)C ❑I Sand bottom
®C Multiple snags and logs (including lap trees) r ❑J 5% vertical bank along the marsh
®D 5% undercut banks and/or root mats and/or roots ❑K Little or no habitat
in banks extend to the normal wetted perimeter
❑E Little or no habitat
***************************** 'REMAINING QUESTIONS ARE NOT APPLICABLE FOR TIDAL MARSH STREAMS****************************
11. Bedform and Substrate —assessment reach metric (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
11 a. ❑Yes ®No Is assessment reach in a natural sand -bed stream? (skip for Coastal Plain streams)
11 b. Bedform evaluated. Check the appropriate box(es).
®A Riffle -run section (evaluate 11c)
®B Pool -glide section (evaluate 11d)
❑C Natural bedform absent (skip to Metric 12, Aquatic Life)
11c. 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
❑ ® Sal amanders/tadpoles
❑ ❑Snails
® ❑Stonefly larvae (P)
❑ ❑Tipulid larvae
❑ ❑Worms/leeches
13. Streamside Area Ground Surface Condition — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams and B valley types)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB). Consider storage capacity with regard to both overbank flow and upland runoff.
LB RB
❑A ❑A Little or no alteration to water storage capacity over a majority of the streamside area
®B ®B Moderate alteration to water storage capacity over a majority of the streamside area
❑C ❑C Severe alteration to water storage capacity over a majority of the streamside area (examples: ditches, fill, soil compaction,
livestock disturbance, buildings, man-made levees, drainage pipes)
14. Streamside Area Water Storage — streamside area metric (skip for Size 1 streams, Tidal Marsh Streams, and B valley types)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB) of the streamside area.
LB RB
❑A ❑A Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water >_ 6 inches deep
❑B ❑B Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water 3 to 6 inches deep
®C ®C Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water < 3 inches deep
15. Wetland Presence — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB). Do not consider wetlands outside of the streamside area or within the normal
wetted perimeter of assessment reach.
LB RB
®Y ❑Y Are wetlands present in the streamside area?
❑N ON
16. Baseflow Contributors — assessment reach metric (skip for Size 4 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all contributors within the assessment reach or within view of and draining to the assessment reach.
®A Streams and/or springs (jurisdictional discharges)
❑B Ponds (include wet detention basins; do not include sediment basins or dry detention basins)
❑C Obstruction passing flow during low -flow periods within the assessment area (beaver dam, leaky dam, bottom -release dam, weir)
®D Evidence of bank seepage or sweating (iron in water indicates seepage)
®E Stream bed or bank soil reduced (dig through deposited sediment if present)
❑F None of the above
17. Baseflow Detractors — assessment area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all that apply.
❑A Evidence of substantial water withdrawals from the assessment reach (includes areas excavated for pump installation)
❑B Obstruction not passing flow during low -flow periods affecting the assessment reach (ex: watertight dam, sediment deposit)
❑C Urban stream (>_ 24% impervious surface for watershed)
❑D Evidence that the streamside area has been modified resulting in accelerated drainage into the assessment reach
❑E Assessment reach relocated to valley edge
OF None of the above
18. Shading — assessment reach metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider aspect. Consider "leaf -on" condition.
❑A Stream shading is appropriate for stream category (may include gaps associated with natural processes)
❑B Degraded (example: scattered trees)
®C Stream shading is gone or largely absent

19. Buffer Width — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider "vegetated buffer" and "wooded buffer" separately for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB) starting at the top of bank out
to the first break.
Vegetated Wooded
LB RB LB RB
®A ®A ❑A ❑A >_ 100 feet wide or extends to the edge of the watershed
❑B ❑B ❑B ❑B From 50 to < 100 feet wide
❑C ❑C ❑C ❑C From 30 to < 50 feet wide
❑D ❑D ❑D ❑D From 10 to < 30 feet wide
❑E ❑E ®E ®E < 10 feet wide or no trees
20. Buffer Structure — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB) for Metric 19 ("Vegetated" Buffer Width).
LB RB
❑A ❑A Mature forest
❑B ❑B Non -mature woody vegetation or modified vegetation structure
®C ®C Herbaceous vegetation with or without a strip of trees < 10 feet wide
❑D ❑D Maintained shrubs
❑E ❑E Little or no vegetation
21. Buffer Stressors — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all appropriate boxes for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB). Indicate if listed stressor abuts stream (Abuts), does not abut but is
within 30 feet of stream (< 30 feet), or is between 30 to 50 feet of stream (30-50 feet).
If none of the following stressors occurs on either bank, check here and skip to Metric 22: ❑
Abuts < 30 feet 30-50 feet
LB RB LB RB LB RB
❑A ❑A ❑A ❑A ❑A ❑A Row crops
❑B ❑B ❑B ❑B ❑B ❑B Maintained turf
❑C ❑C ❑C ❑C ❑C ❑C Pasture (no livestock)/commercial horticulture
®D ®D ®D ®D ®D ®D Pasture (active livestock use)
22. Stem Density — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB) for Metric 19 ("Wooded" Buffer Width).
LB RB
❑A ❑A Medium to high stem density
❑B ❑B Low stem density
®C ®C No wooded riparian buffer or predominantly herbaceous species or bare ground
23. Continuity of Vegetated Buffer — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider whether vegetated buffer is continuous along stream (parallel). Breaks are areas lacking vegetation > 10 feet wide.
LB RB
®A ®A The total length of buffer breaks is < 25 percent.
❑B ❑B The total length of buffer breaks is between 25 and 50 percent.
❑C ❑C The total length of buffer breaks is > 50 percent.
24. Vegetative Composition — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Evaluate the dominant vegetation within 100 feet of each bank or to the edge of the watershed (whichever comes first) as it contributes to
assessment reach habitat.
LB RB
❑A ❑A Vegetation is close to undisturbed in species present and their proportions. Lower strata composed of native species,
with non-native invasive species absent or sparse.
❑B ❑B Vegetation indicates disturbance in terms of species diversity or proportions, but is still largely composed of native
species. This may include communities of weedy native species that develop after clear -cutting or clearing or
communities with non-native invasive species present, but not dominant, over a large portion of the expected strata or
communities missing understory but retaining canopy trees.
®C ®C Vegetation is severely disturbed in terms of species diversity or proportions. Mature canopy is absent or communities
with non-native invasive species dominant over a large portion of expected strata or communities composed of planted
stands of non -characteristic species or communities inappropriately composed of a single species or no vegetation.
25. Conductivity —assessment reach metric (skip for all Coastal Plain streams)
25a. ❑Yes ®No Was conductivity measurement recorded?
If No, select one of the following reasons. ❑No Water ❑Other:
25b. Check the box corresponding to the conductivity measurement (units of microsiemens per centimeter).
❑A < 46 ❑B 46 to < 67 ❑C 67 to < 79 ❑D 79 to < 230 ❑E >_ 230
Notes/Sketch:
Assessment reach begins along Reach 3 where the existing wooded buffer ends and continues until the confluence with
North Little Hunting Creek.

Draft NC SAM Stream Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 2.1
Stream Site Name Huntsman - UT2 Reach 3 Date of Assessment
5/11/2020
Upper & Reach 4
Stream Category Mal Assessor Name/Organization
M. Caddell
Notes of Field Assessment Form (Y/N)
YES
Presence of regulatory considerations (Y/N)
YES
Additional stream information/supplementary measurements included (Y/N)
YES
NC SAM feature type (perennial, intermittent, Tidal Marsh Stream)
Perennial
USACE/ NCDWR
Function Class Rating Summary All
Streams Intermittent
(1) Hydrology
LOW
(2) Baseflow
HIGH
(2) Flood Flow
LOW
(3) Streamside Area Attenuation
LOW
(4) Floodplain Access
LOW
(4) Wooded Riparian Buffer
LOW
(4) Microtopography
MEDIUM
(3) Stream Stability
LOW
(4) Channel Stability
LOW
(4) Sediment Transport
MEDIUM
(4) Stream Geomorphology
LOW
(2) Stream/Intertidal Zone Interaction
NA
(2) Longitudinal Tidal Flow
NA
(2) Tidal Marsh Stream Stability
NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Channel Stability
NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Stream Geomorphology
NA
(1) Water Quality
LOW
(2) Baseflow
HIGH
(2) Streamside Area Vegetation
LOW
(3) Upland Pollutant Filtration
LOW
(3) Thermoregulation
LOW
(2) Indicators of Stressors
YES
(2) Aquatic Life Tolerance
MEDIUM
(2) Intertidal Zone Filtration
NA
(1) Habitat
LOW
(2) In -stream Habitat
MEDIUM
(3) Baseflow
HIGH
(3) Substrate
MEDIUM
(3) Stream Stability
LOW
(3) In -stream Habitat
HIGH
(2) Stream -side Habitat
LOW
(3) Stream -side Habitat
LOW
(3) Thermoregulation
LOW
(2) Tidal Marsh In -stream Habitat
NA
(3) Flow Restriction
NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Stream Stability
NA
(4) Tidal Marsh Channel Stability
NA
(4) Tidal Marsh Stream Geomorphology
NA
(3) Tidal Marsh In -stream Habitat
NA
(2) Intertidal Zone
NA
Overall LOW

NC SAM FIELD ASSESSMENT RESULTS
Accompanies user ivianuai version c.,i
USACE AID #: NCDWR #:
INSTRUCTIONS: Attach a sketch of the assessment area and photographs. Attach a copy of the USGS 7.5-minute topographic quadrangle,
and circle the location of the stream reach under evaluation. If multiple stream reaches will be evaluated on the same property, identify and
number all reaches on the attached map, and include a separate form for each reach. See the NC SAM User Manual for detailed descriptions
and explanations of requested information. Record in the "Notes/Sketch" section if supplementary measurements were performed. See the
NC SAM User Manual for examples of additional measurements that may be relevant.
NOTE EVIDENCE OF STRESSORS AFFECTING THE ASSESSMENT AREA (do not need to be within the assessment area).
PROJECT/SITE INFORMATION:
1. Project name (if any): Huntsman - UT2 R2 Lower 2. Date of evaluation: 5/11/2020
3. Applicant/owner name: Wildlands 4. Assessor name/organization: M. Caddell
5. County: Wilkes 6. Nearest named water body
7. River basin: Yadkin on USGS 7.5-minute quad: North Little Hunting Creek
8. Site coordinates (decimal degrees, at lower end of assessment reach): 36.13841,-80.93071
STREAM INFORMATION: (depth and width can be approximations)
9. Site number (show on attached map): UT2R2 Lower 10. Length of assessment reach evaluated (feet): —350'
11. Channel depth from bed (in riffle, if present) to top of bank (feet): 3-5' ❑Unable to assess channel depth.
12. Channel width at top of bank (feet): 8-12' 13. Is assessment reach a swamp steam? ❑Yes ❑No
14. Feature type: ®Perennial flow ❑Intermittent flow ❑Tidal Marsh Stream
STREAM CATEGORY INFORMATION:
15. NC SAM Zone: ® Mountains (M) ❑ Piedmont (P) ❑ Inner Coastal Plain (1) ❑ Outer Coastal Plain (0)
16. Estimated geomorphic ❑A� J ®B
valley shape (skip for
Tidal Marsh Stream): (more sinuous stream, flatter valley slope) (less sinuous stream, steeper valley slope)
17. Watershed size: (skip ®Size 1 (< 0.1 mi2) ❑Size 2 (0.1 to < 0.5 mil) ❑Size 3 (0.5 to < 5 mil) ❑Size 4 (>_ 5 mil)
for Tidal Marsh Stream)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
18. Were regulatory considerations evaluated? ®Yes ❑No If Yes, check all that apply to the assessment area.
❑Section 10 water ❑Classified Trout Waters ®Water Supply Watershed (❑l ❑II ®III ❑IV ❑V)
❑Essential Fish Habitat ❑Primary Nursery Area ❑ High Quality Waters/Outstanding Resource Waters
❑Publicly owned property ❑NCDWR Riparian buffer rule in effect ❑Nutrient Sensitive Waters
❑Anadromous fish ❑303(d) List ❑CAMA Area of Environmental Concern (AEC)
❑Documented presence of a federal and/or state listed protected species within the assessment area.
List species:
❑Designated Critical Habitat (list species)
19. Are additional stream information/supplementary measurements included in "Notes/Sketch" section or attached? ®Yes ❑No
1. Channel Water — assessment reach metric (skip for Size 1 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
®A Water throughout assessment reach.
❑B No flow, water in pools only.
❑C No water in assessment reach.
2. Evidence of Flow Restriction — assessment reach metric
❑A At least 10% of assessment reach in -stream habitat or riffle -pool sequence is severely affected by a flow restriction or fill to the
point of obstructing flow or a channel choked with aquatic macrophytes or ponded water or impoundment on flood or ebb within
the assessment reach (examples: undersized or perched culverts, causeways that constrict the channel, tidal gates, debris jams,
beaver dams).
®B Not
3. Feature Pattern — assessment reach metric
❑A A majority of the assessment reach has altered pattern (examples: straightening, modification above or below culvert).
®B Not
4. Feature Longitudinal Profile — assessment reach metric
®A Majority of assessment reach has a substantially altered stream profile (examples: channel down -cutting, existing damming, over
widening, active aggradation, dredging, and excavation where appropriate channel profile has not reformed from any of these
disturbances).
❑B Not
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

Streamside Area Interaction — streamside area metric
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB).
LB RB
❑A ❑A Little or no evidence of conditions that adversely affect reference interaction
❑B ❑B Moderate evidence of conditions (examples: berms, levees, down -cutting, aggradation, dredging) that adversely affect
reference interaction (examples: limited streamside area access, disruption of flood flows through streamside area, leaky
or intermittent bulkheads, causeways with floodplain constriction, minor ditching [including mosquito ditching])
®C ®C Extensive evidence of conditions that adversely affect reference interaction (little to no floodplain/intertidal zone access
[examples: causeways with floodplain and channel constriction, bulkheads, retaining walls, fill, stream incision, disruption
of flood flows through streamside area] or too much floodplain/intertidal zone access [examples: impoundments, intensive
mosquito ditching]) or floodplain/intertidal zone unnaturally absent or assessment reach is a man-made feature on an
interstream divide
Water Quality Stressors — assessment reach/intertidal zone metric
Check all that apply.
❑A Discolored water in stream or intertidal zone (milky white, blue, unnatural water discoloration, oil sheen, stream foam)
❑B Excessive sedimentation (burying of stream features or intertidal zone)
❑C Noticeable evidence of pollutant discharges entering the assessment reach and causing a water quality problem
❑D Odor (not including natural sulfide odors)
❑E Current published or collected data indicating degraded water quality in the assessment reach. Cite source in "Notes/Sketch"
section.
OF Livestock with access to stream or intertidal zone
❑G Excessive algae in stream or intertidal zone
❑H Degraded marsh vegetation in the intertidal zone (removal, burning, regular mowing, destruction, etc)
❑I Other: (explain in "Notes/Sketch" section)
❑J Little to no stressors
8. Recent Weather — watershed metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
For Size 1 or 2 streams, D1 drought or higher is considered a drought; for Size 3 or 4 streams, D2 drought or higher is considered a drought.
❑A Drought conditions and no rainfall or rainfall not exceeding 1 inch within the last 48 hours
❑B Drought conditions and rainfall exceeding 1 inch within the last 48 hours
®C No drought conditions
9. Large or Dangerous Stream — assessment reach metric
❑Yes ®No Is stream is too large or dangerous to assess? If Yes, skip to Metric 13 (Streamside Area Ground Surface Condition).
10. Natural In -stream Habitat Types — assessment reach metric
10a. ❑Yes ❑No Degraded in -stream habitat over majority of the assessment reach (examples of stressors include excessive
sedimentation, mining, excavation, in -stream hardening [for example, rip -rap], recent dredging, and snagging)
(evaluate for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams only, then skip to Metric 12)
10b. Check all that occur (occurs if > 5% coverage of assessment reach) (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams)
®A Multiple aquatic macrophytes and aquatic mosses F, W ❑F 5% oysters or other natural hard bottoms
(include liverworts, lichens, and algal mats) 2 E ❑G Submerged aquatic vegetation
®B Multiple sticks and/or leaf packs and/or emergent o w ❑H Low -tide refugia (pools)
vegetation Y U)C ❑I Sand bottom
®C Multiple snags and logs (including lap trees) r ❑J 5% vertical bank along the marsh
®D 5% undercut banks and/or root mats and/or roots ❑K Little or no habitat
in banks extend to the normal wetted perimeter
❑E Little or no habitat
***************************** 'REMAINING QUESTIONS ARE NOT APPLICABLE FOR TIDAL MARSH STREAMS****************************
11. Bedform and Substrate —assessment reach metric (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
11 a. ❑Yes ®No Is assessment reach in a natural sand -bed stream? (skip for Coastal Plain streams)
11 b. Bedform evaluated. Check the appropriate box(es).
®A Riffle -run section (evaluate 11c)
®B Pool -glide section (evaluate 11d)
❑C Natural bedform absent (skip to Metric 12, Aquatic Life)
11c. 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
❑ ® Sal amanders/tadpoles
❑ ®Snails
❑ ❑Stonefly larvae (P)
❑ ❑Tipulid larvae
❑ ❑Worms/leeches
13. Streamside Area Ground Surface Condition — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams and B valley types)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB). Consider storage capacity with regard to both overbank flow and upland runoff.
LB RB
❑A ❑A Little or no alteration to water storage capacity over a majority of the streamside area
❑B ❑B Moderate alteration to water storage capacity over a majority of the streamside area
❑C ❑C Severe alteration to water storage capacity over a majority of the streamside area (examples: ditches, fill, soil compaction,
livestock disturbance, buildings, man-made levees, drainage pipes)
14. Streamside Area Water Storage — streamside area metric (skip for Size 1 streams, Tidal Marsh Streams, and B valley types)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB) of the streamside area.
LB RB
❑A ❑A Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water >_ 6 inches deep
❑B ❑B Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water 3 to 6 inches deep
❑C ❑C Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water < 3 inches deep
15. Wetland Presence — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB). Do not consider wetlands outside of the streamside area or within the normal
wetted perimeter of assessment reach.
LB RB
®Y ®Y Are wetlands present in the streamside area?
❑N ❑N
16. Baseflow Contributors — assessment reach metric (skip for Size 4 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all contributors within the assessment reach or within view of and draining to the assessment reach.
®A Streams and/or springs (jurisdictional discharges)
❑B Ponds (include wet detention basins; do not include sediment basins or dry detention basins)
❑C Obstruction passing flow during low -flow periods within the assessment area (beaver dam, leaky dam, bottom -release dam, weir)
®D Evidence of bank seepage or sweating (iron in water indicates seepage)
®E Stream bed or bank soil reduced (dig through deposited sediment if present)
❑F None of the above
17. Baseflow Detractors — assessment area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all that apply.
❑A Evidence of substantial water withdrawals from the assessment reach (includes areas excavated for pump installation)
❑B Obstruction not passing flow during low -flow periods affecting the assessment reach (ex: watertight dam, sediment deposit)
❑C Urban stream (>_ 24% impervious surface for watershed)
❑D Evidence that the streamside area has been modified resulting in accelerated drainage into the assessment reach
❑E Assessment reach relocated to valley edge
OF None of the above
18. Shading — assessment reach metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider aspect. Consider "leaf -on" condition.
®A Stream shading is appropriate for stream category (may include gaps associated with natural processes)
❑B Degraded (example: scattered trees)
❑C Stream shading is gone or largely absent

19. Buffer Width — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider "vegetated buffer" and "wooded buffer" separately for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB) starting at the top of bank out
to the first break.
Vegetated Wooded
LB RB LB RB
®A ®A ❑A ❑A >_ 100 feet wide or extends to the edge of the watershed
❑B ❑B ❑B ❑B From 50 to < 100 feet wide
❑C ❑C ❑C ❑C From 30 to < 50 feet wide
❑D ❑D ®D ®D From 10 to < 30 feet wide
❑E ❑E ❑E ❑E < 10 feet wide or no trees
20. Buffer Structure — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB) for Metric 19 ("Vegetated" Buffer Width).
LB RB
❑A ❑A Mature forest
❑B ❑B Non -mature woody vegetation or modified vegetation structure
®C ®C Herbaceous vegetation with or without a strip of trees < 10 feet wide
❑D ❑D Maintained shrubs
❑E ❑E Little or no vegetation
21. Buffer Stressors — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all appropriate boxes for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB). Indicate if listed stressor abuts stream (Abuts), does not abut but is
within 30 feet of stream (< 30 feet), or is between 30 to 50 feet of stream (30-50 feet).
If none of the following stressors occurs on either bank, check here and skip to Metric 22: ❑
Abuts < 30 feet 30-50 feet
LB RB LB RB LB RB
❑A ❑A ❑A ❑A ❑A ❑A Row crops
❑B ❑B ❑B ❑B ❑B ❑B Maintained turf
❑C ❑C ❑C ❑C ❑C ❑C Pasture (no livestock)/commercial horticulture
®D ®D ®D ®D ®D ®D Pasture (active livestock use)
22. Stem Density — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB) for Metric 19 ("Wooded" Buffer Width).
LB RB
❑A ❑A Medium to high stem density
®B ®B Low stem density
❑C ❑C No wooded riparian buffer or predominantly herbaceous species or bare ground
23. Continuity of Vegetated Buffer — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider whether vegetated buffer is continuous along stream (parallel). Breaks are areas lacking vegetation > 10 feet wide.
LB RB
®A ®A The total length of buffer breaks is < 25 percent.
❑B ❑B The total length of buffer breaks is between 25 and 50 percent.
❑C ❑C The total length of buffer breaks is > 50 percent.
24. Vegetative Composition — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Evaluate the dominant vegetation within 100 feet of each bank or to the edge of the watershed (whichever comes first) as it contributes to
assessment reach habitat.
LB RB
❑A ❑A Vegetation is close to undisturbed in species present and their proportions. Lower strata composed of native species,
with non-native invasive species absent or sparse.
❑B ❑B Vegetation indicates disturbance in terms of species diversity or proportions, but is still largely composed of native
species. This may include communities of weedy native species that develop after clear -cutting or clearing or
communities with non-native invasive species present, but not dominant, over a large portion of the expected strata or
communities missing understory but retaining canopy trees.
®C ®C Vegetation is severely disturbed in terms of species diversity or proportions. Mature canopy is absent or communities
with non-native invasive species dominant over a large portion of expected strata or communities composed of planted
stands of non -characteristic species or communities inappropriately composed of a single species or no vegetation.
25. Conductivity —assessment reach metric (skip for all Coastal Plain streams)
25a. ❑Yes ®No Was conductivity measurement recorded?
If No, select one of the following reasons. ❑No Water ❑Other:
25b. Check the box corresponding to the conductivity measurement (units of microsiemens per centimeter).
❑A < 46 ❑B 46 to < 67 ❑C 67 to < 79 ❑D 79 to < 230 ❑E >_ 230
Notes/Sketch:
Assessment reach begins at the confluence with Rifle trib and continues about 200 LF downstream of Old Bus Branch until
the existing tree buffer ends.

Draft NC SAM Stream Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 2.1
Stream Site Name Huntsman - UT2 R2 Lower Date of Assessment 5/11/2020
Stream Category Mb1 Assessor Name/Organization M. Caddell
Notes of Field Assessment Form (Y/N)
YES
Presence of regulatory considerations (Y/N)
YES
Additional stream information/supplementary measurements included (Y/N)
YES
NC SAM feature type (perennial, intermittent, Tidal Marsh Stream)
Perennial
USACE/ NCDWR
Function Class Rating Summary
All Streams Intermittent
(1) Hydrology
LOW
(2) Baseflow
HIGH
(2) Flood Flow
LOW
(3) Streamside Area Attenuation
LOW
(4) Floodplain Access
LOW
(4) Wooded Riparian Buffer
LOW
(4) Microtopography
NA
(3) Stream Stability
LOW
(4) Channel Stability
LOW
(4) Sediment Transport
MEDIUM
(4) Stream Geomorphology
MEDIUM
(2) Stream/Intertidal Zone Interaction
NA
(2) Longitudinal Tidal Flow
NA
(2) Tidal Marsh Stream Stability
NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Channel Stability
NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Stream Geomorphology
NA
(1) Water Quality
LOW
(2) Baseflow
HIGH
(2) Streamside Area Vegetation
MEDIUM
(3) Upland Pollutant Filtration
LOW
(3) Thermoregulation
HIGH
(2) Indicators of Stressors
YES
(2) Aquatic Life Tolerance
MEDIUM
(2) Intertidal Zone Filtration
NA
(1) Habitat
LOW
(2) In -stream Habitat
MEDIUM
(3) Baseflow
HIGH
(3) Substrate
MEDIUM
(3) Stream Stability
LOW
(3) In -stream Habitat
HIGH
(2) Stream -side Habitat
LOW
(3) Stream -side Habitat
LOW
(3) Thermoregulation
MEDIUM
(2) Tidal Marsh In -stream Habitat
NA
(3) Flow Restriction
NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Stream Stability
NA
(4) Tidal Marsh Channel Stability
NA
(4) Tidal Marsh Stream Geomorphology
NA
(3) Tidal Marsh In -stream Habitat
NA
(2) Intertidal Zone
NA
Overall
LOW

NC SAM FIELD ASSESSMENT RESULTS
Accompanies user ivianuai version c.,i
USACE AID #: NCDWR #:
INSTRUCTIONS: Attach a sketch of the assessment area and photographs. Attach a copy of the USGS 7.5-minute topographic quadrangle,
and circle the location of the stream reach under evaluation. If multiple stream reaches will be evaluated on the same property, identify and
number all reaches on the attached map, and include a separate form for each reach. See the NC SAM User Manual for detailed descriptions
and explanations of requested information. Record in the "Notes/Sketch" section if supplementary measurements were performed. See the
NC SAM User Manual for examples of additional measurements that may be relevant.
NOTE EVIDENCE OF STRESSORS AFFECTING THE ASSESSMENT AREA (do not need to be within the assessment area).
PROJECT/SITE INFORMATION:
1. Project name (if any): Huntsman - Barn Branch 2. Date of evaluation: 5/11/2020
3. Applicant/owner name: Wildlands 4. Assessor name/organization: M. Caddell
5. County: Wilkes 6. Nearest named water body
7. River basin: Yadkin on USGS 7.5-minute quad: North Little Hunting Creek
8. Site coordinates (decimal degrees, at lower end of assessment reach): 36.13881,-80.93116
STREAM INFORMATION: (depth and width can be approximations)
9. Site number (show on attached map): Barn Branch 10. Length of assessment reach evaluated (feet): —230'
11. Channel depth from bed (in riffle, if present) to top of bank (feet): 24 ❑Unable to assess channel depth.
12. Channel width at top of bank (feet): 5-8' 13. Is assessment reach a swamp steam? ❑Yes ❑No
14. Feature type: ®Perennial flow ❑Intermittent flow ❑Tidal Marsh Stream
STREAM CATEGORY INFORMATION:
15. NC SAM Zone: ® Mountains (M) ❑ Piedmont (P) ❑ Inner Coastal Plain (1) ❑ Outer Coastal Plain (0)
16. Estimated geomorphic ❑A� J ®B
valley shape (skip for
Tidal Marsh Stream): (more sinuous stream, flatter valley slope) (less sinuous stream, steeper valley slope)
17. Watershed size: (skip ®Size 1 (< 0.1 mi2) ❑Size 2 (0.1 to < 0.5 mil) ❑Size 3 (0.5 to < 5 mil) ❑Size 4 (>_ 5 mil)
for Tidal Marsh Stream)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
18. Were regulatory considerations evaluated? ®Yes ❑No If Yes, check all that apply to the assessment area.
❑Section 10 water ❑Classified Trout Waters ®Water Supply Watershed (❑l ❑II ®III ❑IV ❑V)
❑Essential Fish Habitat ❑Primary Nursery Area ❑ High Quality Waters/Outstanding Resource Waters
❑Publicly owned property ❑NCDWR Riparian buffer rule in effect ❑Nutrient Sensitive Waters
❑Anadromous fish ❑303(d) List ❑CAMA Area of Environmental Concern (AEC)
❑Documented presence of a federal and/or state listed protected species within the assessment area.
List species:
❑Designated Critical Habitat (list species)
19. Are additional stream information/supplementary measurements included in "Notes/Sketch" section or attached? ❑Yes ®No
1. Channel Water — assessment reach metric (skip for Size 1 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
®A Water throughout assessment reach.
❑B No flow, water in pools only.
❑C No water in assessment reach.
2. Evidence of Flow Restriction — assessment reach metric
❑A At least 10% of assessment reach in -stream habitat or riffle -pool sequence is severely affected by a flow restriction or fill to the
point of obstructing flow or a channel choked with aquatic macrophytes or ponded water or impoundment on flood or ebb within
the assessment reach (examples: undersized or perched culverts, causeways that constrict the channel, tidal gates, debris jams,
beaver dams).
®B Not
3. Feature Pattern — assessment reach metric
❑A A majority of the assessment reach has altered pattern (examples: straightening, modification above or below culvert).
®B Not
4. Feature Longitudinal Profile — assessment reach metric
®A Majority of assessment reach has a substantially altered stream profile (examples: channel down -cutting, existing damming, over
widening, active aggradation, dredging, and excavation where appropriate channel profile has not reformed from any of these
disturbances).
❑B Not
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

Streamside Area Interaction — streamside area metric
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB).
LB RB
❑A ❑A Little or no evidence of conditions that adversely affect reference interaction
❑B ❑B Moderate evidence of conditions (examples: berms, levees, down -cutting, aggradation, dredging) that adversely affect
reference interaction (examples: limited streamside area access, disruption of flood flows through streamside area, leaky
or intermittent bulkheads, causeways with floodplain constriction, minor ditching [including mosquito ditching])
®C ®C Extensive evidence of conditions that adversely affect reference interaction (little to no floodplain/intertidal zone access
[examples: causeways with floodplain and channel constriction, bulkheads, retaining walls, fill, stream incision, disruption
of flood flows through streamside area] or too much floodplain/intertidal zone access [examples: impoundments, intensive
mosquito ditching]) or floodplain/intertidal zone unnaturally absent or assessment reach is a man-made feature on an
interstream divide
Water Quality Stressors — assessment reach/intertidal zone metric
Check all that apply.
❑A Discolored water in stream or intertidal zone (milky white, blue, unnatural water discoloration, oil sheen, stream foam)
❑B Excessive sedimentation (burying of stream features or intertidal zone)
❑C Noticeable evidence of pollutant discharges entering the assessment reach and causing a water quality problem
❑D Odor (not including natural sulfide odors)
❑E Current published or collected data indicating degraded water quality in the assessment reach. Cite source in "Notes/Sketch"
section.
OF Livestock with access to stream or intertidal zone
❑G Excessive algae in stream or intertidal zone
❑H Degraded marsh vegetation in the intertidal zone (removal, burning, regular mowing, destruction, etc)
❑I Other: (explain in "Notes/Sketch" section)
❑J Little to no stressors
8. Recent Weather — watershed metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
For Size 1 or 2 streams, D1 drought or higher is considered a drought; for Size 3 or 4 streams, D2 drought or higher is considered a drought.
❑A Drought conditions and no rainfall or rainfall not exceeding 1 inch within the last 48 hours
❑B Drought conditions and rainfall exceeding 1 inch within the last 48 hours
®C No drought conditions
9. Large or Dangerous Stream — assessment reach metric
❑Yes ®No Is stream is too large or dangerous to assess? If Yes, skip to Metric 13 (Streamside Area Ground Surface Condition).
10. Natural In -stream Habitat Types — assessment reach metric
10a. ❑Yes ❑No Degraded in -stream habitat over majority of the assessment reach (examples of stressors include excessive
sedimentation, mining, excavation, in -stream hardening [for example, rip -rap], recent dredging, and snagging)
(evaluate for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams only, then skip to Metric 12)
10b. Check all that occur (occurs if > 5% coverage of assessment reach) (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams)
®A Multiple aquatic macrophytes and aquatic mosses F, W ❑F 5% oysters or other natural hard bottoms
(include liverworts, lichens, and algal mats) 2 E ❑G Submerged aquatic vegetation
®B Multiple sticks and/or leaf packs and/or emergent o w ❑H Low -tide refugia (pools)
vegetation Y U)C ❑I Sand bottom
❑C Multiple snags and logs (including lap trees) r ❑J 5% vertical bank along the marsh
®D 5% undercut banks and/or root mats and/or roots ❑K Little or no habitat
in banks extend to the normal wetted perimeter
❑E Little or no habitat
***************************** 'REMAINING QUESTIONS ARE NOT APPLICABLE FOR TIDAL MARSH STREAMS****************************
11. Bedform and Substrate —assessment reach metric (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
11 a. ❑Yes ®No Is assessment reach in a natural sand -bed stream? (skip for Coastal Plain streams)
11 b. Bedform evaluated. Check the appropriate box(es).
®A Riffle -run section (evaluate 11c)
®B Pool -glide section (evaluate 11d)
❑C Natural bedform absent (skip to Metric 12, Aquatic Life)
11c. 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
❑ ❑ Sal amanders/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?
ON ❑N
16. Baseflow Contributors — assessment reach metric (skip for Size 4 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all contributors within the assessment reach or within view of and draining to the assessment reach.
❑A Streams and/or springs (jurisdictional discharges)
❑B Ponds (include wet detention basins; do not include sediment basins or dry detention basins)
❑C Obstruction passing flow during low -flow periods within the assessment area (beaver dam, leaky dam, bottom -release dam, weir)
®D Evidence of bank seepage or sweating (iron in water indicates seepage)
®E Stream bed or bank soil reduced (dig through deposited sediment if present)
❑F None of the above
17. Baseflow Detractors — assessment area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all that apply.
❑A Evidence of substantial water withdrawals from the assessment reach (includes areas excavated for pump installation)
❑B Obstruction not passing flow during low -flow periods affecting the assessment reach (ex: watertight dam, sediment deposit)
❑C Urban stream (>_ 24% impervious surface for watershed)
❑D Evidence that the streamside area has been modified resulting in accelerated drainage into the assessment reach
❑E Assessment reach relocated to valley edge
OF None of the above
18. Shading — assessment reach metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider aspect. Consider "leaf -on" condition.
❑A Stream shading is appropriate for stream category (may include gaps associated with natural processes)
❑B Degraded (example: scattered trees)
®C Stream shading is gone or largely absent

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

Draft NC SAM Stream Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 2.1
Stream Site Name Huntsman - Barn Branch Date of Assessment 5/11/2020
Stream Category Mb1 Assessor Name/Organization M. Caddell
Notes of Field Assessment Form (Y/N)
NO
Presence of regulatory considerations (Y/N)
YES
Additional stream information/supplementary measurements included (Y/N)
NO
NC SAM feature type (perennial, intermittent, Tidal Marsh Stream)
Perennial
USACE/ NCDWR
Function Class Rating Summary
All Streams Intermittent
(1) Hydrology
LOW
(2) Baseflow
HIGH
(2) Flood Flow
LOW
(3) Streamside Area Attenuation
LOW
(4) Floodplain Access
LOW
(4) Wooded Riparian Buffer
LOW
(4) Microtopography
NA
(3) Stream Stability
LOW
(4) Channel Stability
LOW
(4) Sediment Transport
MEDIUM
(4) Stream Geomorphology
MEDIUM
(2) Stream/Intertidal Zone Interaction
NA
(2) Longitudinal Tidal Flow
NA
(2) Tidal Marsh Stream Stability
NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Channel Stability
NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Stream Geomorphology
NA
(1) Water Quality
LOW
(2) Baseflow
HIGH
(2) Streamside Area Vegetation
LOW
(3) Upland Pollutant Filtration
LOW
(3) Thermoregulation
LOW
(2) Indicators of Stressors
YES
(2) Aquatic Life Tolerance
MEDIUM
(2) Intertidal Zone Filtration
NA
(1) Habitat
LOW
(2) In -stream Habitat
MEDIUM
(3) Baseflow
HIGH
(3) Substrate
MEDIUM
(3) Stream Stability
LOW
(3) In -stream Habitat
HIGH
(2) Stream -side Habitat
LOW
(3) Stream -side Habitat
LOW
(3) Thermoregulation
LOW
(2) Tidal Marsh In -stream Habitat
NA
(3) Flow Restriction
NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Stream Stability
NA
(4) Tidal Marsh Channel Stability
NA
(4) Tidal Marsh Stream Geomorphology
NA
(3) Tidal Marsh In -stream Habitat
NA
(2) Intertidal Zone
NA
Overall
LOW

NC SAM FIELD ASSESSMENT RESULTS
Accompanies user ivianuai version c.,i
USACE AID #: NCDWR #:
INSTRUCTIONS: Attach a sketch of the assessment area and photographs. Attach a copy of the USGS 7.5-minute topographic quadrangle,
and circle the location of the stream reach under evaluation. If multiple stream reaches will be evaluated on the same property, identify and
number all reaches on the attached map, and include a separate form for each reach. See the NC SAM User Manual for detailed descriptions
and explanations of requested information. Record in the "Notes/Sketch" section if supplementary measurements were performed. See the
NC SAM User Manual for examples of additional measurements that may be relevant.
NOTE EVIDENCE OF STRESSORS AFFECTING THE ASSESSMENT AREA (do not need to be within the assessment area).
PROJECT/SITE INFORMATION:
1. Project name (if any): Huntsman - Old Bus Branch 2. Date of evaluation: 5/11/2020
3. Applicant/owner name: Wildlands 4. Assessor name/organization: M. Caddell
5. County: Wilkes 6. Nearest named water body
7. River basin: Yadkin on USGS 7.5-minute quad: North Little Hunting Creek
8. Site coordinates (decimal degrees, at lower end of assessment reach): 36.13802,-80.93024
STREAM INFORMATION: (depth and width can be approximations)
9. Site number (show on attached map): Old Bus Branch 10. Length of assessment reach evaluated (feet): —100,
11. Channel depth from bed (in riffle, if present) to top of bank (feet): 5-10' ❑Unable to assess channel depth.
12. Channel width at top of bank (feet): 10, 13. Is assessment reach a swamp steam? ❑Yes ❑No
14. Feature type: ®Perennial flow ❑Intermittent flow ❑Tidal Marsh Stream
STREAM CATEGORY INFORMATION:
15. NC SAM Zone: ® Mountains (M) ❑ Piedmont (P) ❑ Inner Coastal Plain (1) ❑ Outer Coastal Plain (0)
16. Estimated geomorphic ❑A� J ®B
valley shape (skip for
Tidal Marsh Stream): (more sinuous stream, flatter valley slope) (less sinuous stream, steeper valley slope)
17. Watershed size: (skip ®Size 1 (< 0.1 mi2) ❑Size 2 (0.1 to < 0.5 mil) ❑Size 3 (0.5 to < 5 mil) ❑Size 4 (>_ 5 mil)
for Tidal Marsh Stream)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
18. Were regulatory considerations evaluated? ®Yes ❑No If Yes, check all that apply to the assessment area.
❑Section 10 water ❑Classified Trout Waters ®Water Supply Watershed (❑l ❑II ®III ❑IV ❑V)
❑Essential Fish Habitat ❑Primary Nursery Area ❑ High Quality Waters/Outstanding Resource Waters
❑Publicly owned property ❑NCDWR Riparian buffer rule in effect ❑Nutrient Sensitive Waters
❑Anadromous fish ❑303(d) List ❑CAMA Area of Environmental Concern (AEC)
❑Documented presence of a federal and/or state listed protected species within the assessment area.
List species:
❑Designated Critical Habitat (list species)
19. Are additional stream information/supplementary measurements included in "Notes/Sketch" section or attached? ❑Yes ®No
1. Channel Water — assessment reach metric (skip for Size 1 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
®A Water throughout assessment reach.
❑B No flow, water in pools only.
❑C No water in assessment reach.
2. Evidence of Flow Restriction — assessment reach metric
®A At least 10% of assessment reach in -stream habitat or riffle -pool sequence is severely affected by a flow restriction or fill to the
point of obstructing flow or a channel choked with aquatic macrophytes or ponded water or impoundment on flood or ebb within
the assessment reach (examples: undersized or perched culverts, causeways that constrict the channel, tidal gates, debris jams,
beaver dams).
❑B Not
3. Feature Pattern — assessment reach metric
❑A A majority of the assessment reach has altered pattern (examples: straightening, modification above or below culvert).
®B Not
4. Feature Longitudinal Profile — assessment reach metric
❑A Majority of assessment reach has a substantially altered stream profile (examples: channel down -cutting, existing damming, over
widening, active aggradation, dredging, and excavation where appropriate channel profile has not reformed from any of these
disturbances).
®B Not
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

Streamside Area Interaction — streamside area metric
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB).
LB RB
❑A ❑A Little or no evidence of conditions that adversely affect reference interaction
❑B ❑B Moderate evidence of conditions (examples: berms, levees, down -cutting, aggradation, dredging) that adversely affect
reference interaction (examples: limited streamside area access, disruption of flood flows through streamside area, leaky
or intermittent bulkheads, causeways with floodplain constriction, minor ditching [including mosquito ditching])
®C ®C Extensive evidence of conditions that adversely affect reference interaction (little to no floodplain/intertidal zone access
[examples: causeways with floodplain and channel constriction, bulkheads, retaining walls, fill, stream incision, disruption
of flood flows through streamside area] or too much floodplain/intertidal zone access [examples: impoundments, intensive
mosquito ditching]) or floodplain/intertidal zone unnaturally absent or assessment reach is a man-made feature on an
interstream divide
Water Quality Stressors — assessment reach/intertidal zone metric
Check all that apply.
❑A Discolored water in stream or intertidal zone (milky white, blue, unnatural water discoloration, oil sheen, stream foam)
❑B Excessive sedimentation (burying of stream features or intertidal zone)
❑C Noticeable evidence of pollutant discharges entering the assessment reach and causing a water quality problem
❑D Odor (not including natural sulfide odors)
❑E Current published or collected data indicating degraded water quality in the assessment reach. Cite source in "Notes/Sketch"
section.
OF Livestock with access to stream or intertidal zone
❑G Excessive algae in stream or intertidal zone
❑H Degraded marsh vegetation in the intertidal zone (removal, burning, regular mowing, destruction, etc)
❑I Other: (explain in "Notes/Sketch" section)
❑J Little to no stressors
8. Recent Weather — watershed metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
For Size 1 or 2 streams, D1 drought or higher is considered a drought; for Size 3 or 4 streams, D2 drought or higher is considered a drought.
❑A Drought conditions and no rainfall or rainfall not exceeding 1 inch within the last 48 hours
❑B Drought conditions and rainfall exceeding 1 inch within the last 48 hours
®C No drought conditions
9. Large or Dangerous Stream — assessment reach metric
❑Yes ®No Is stream is too large or dangerous to assess? If Yes, skip to Metric 13 (Streamside Area Ground Surface Condition).
10. Natural In -stream Habitat Types — assessment reach metric
10a. ❑Yes ❑No Degraded in -stream habitat over majority of the assessment reach (examples of stressors include excessive
sedimentation, mining, excavation, in -stream hardening [for example, rip -rap], recent dredging, and snagging)
(evaluate for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams only, then skip to Metric 12)
10b. Check all that occur (occurs if > 5% coverage of assessment reach) (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams)
®A Multiple aquatic macrophytes and aquatic mosses F, W ❑F 5% oysters or other natural hard bottoms
(include liverworts, lichens, and algal mats) 2 E ❑G Submerged aquatic vegetation
®B Multiple sticks and/or leaf packs and/or emergent o w ❑H Low -tide refugia (pools)
vegetation Y U)C ❑I Sand bottom
❑C Multiple snags and logs (including lap trees) r ❑J 5% vertical bank along the marsh
❑D 5% undercut banks and/or root mats and/or roots ❑K Little or no habitat
in banks extend to the normal wetted perimeter
❑E Little or no habitat
***************************** 'REMAINING QUESTIONS ARE NOT APPLICABLE FOR TIDAL MARSH STREAMS****************************
11. Bedform and Substrate —assessment reach metric (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
11 a. ❑Yes ®No Is assessment reach in a natural sand -bed stream? (skip for Coastal Plain streams)
11 b. Bedform evaluated. Check the appropriate box(es).
®A Riffle -run section (evaluate 11c)
®B Pool -glide section (evaluate 11d)
❑C Natural bedform absent (skip to Metric 12, Aquatic Life)
11c. 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
❑ ❑ Sal amanders/tadpoles
❑ ❑Snails
❑ ❑Stonefly larvae (P)
❑ ❑Tipulid larvae
❑ ❑Worms/leeches
13. Streamside Area Ground Surface Condition — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams and B valley types)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB). Consider storage capacity with regard to both overbank flow and upland runoff.
LB RB
❑A ❑A Little or no alteration to water storage capacity over a majority of the streamside area
❑B ❑B Moderate alteration to water storage capacity over a majority of the streamside area
❑C ❑C Severe alteration to water storage capacity over a majority of the streamside area (examples: ditches, fill, soil compaction,
livestock disturbance, buildings, man-made levees, drainage pipes)
14. Streamside Area Water Storage — streamside area metric (skip for Size 1 streams, Tidal Marsh Streams, and B valley types)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB) of the streamside area.
LB RB
❑A ❑A Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water >_ 6 inches deep
❑B ❑B Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water 3 to 6 inches deep
❑C ❑C Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water < 3 inches deep
15. Wetland Presence — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB). Do not consider wetlands outside of the streamside area or within the normal
wetted perimeter of assessment reach.
LB RB
®Y ❑Y Are wetlands present in the streamside area?
❑N ON
16. Baseflow Contributors — assessment reach metric (skip for Size 4 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all contributors within the assessment reach or within view of and draining to the assessment reach.
❑A Streams and/or springs (jurisdictional discharges)
❑B Ponds (include wet detention basins; do not include sediment basins or dry detention basins)
❑C Obstruction passing flow during low -flow periods within the assessment area (beaver dam, leaky dam, bottom -release dam, weir)
®D Evidence of bank seepage or sweating (iron in water indicates seepage)
®E Stream bed or bank soil reduced (dig through deposited sediment if present)
❑F None of the above
17. Baseflow Detractors — assessment area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all that apply.
❑A Evidence of substantial water withdrawals from the assessment reach (includes areas excavated for pump installation)
❑B Obstruction not passing flow during low -flow periods affecting the assessment reach (ex: watertight dam, sediment deposit)
❑C Urban stream (>_ 24% impervious surface for watershed)
❑D Evidence that the streamside area has been modified resulting in accelerated drainage into the assessment reach
❑E Assessment reach relocated to valley edge
OF None of the above
18. Shading — assessment reach metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider aspect. Consider "leaf -on" condition.
❑A Stream shading is appropriate for stream category (may include gaps associated with natural processes)
®B Degraded (example: scattered trees)
❑C Stream shading is gone or largely absent

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

Draft NC SAM Stream Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 2.1
Stream Site Name Huntsman - Old Bus Branch Date of Assessment 5/11/2020
Stream Category Mb1 Assessor Name/Organization M. Caddell
Notes of Field Assessment Form (Y/N)
NO
Presence of regulatory considerations (Y/N)
YES
Additional stream information/supplementary measurements included (Y/N)
NO
NC SAM feature type (perennial, intermittent, Tidal Marsh Stream)
Perennial
USACE/ NCDWR
Function Class Rating Summary
All Streams Intermittent
(1) Hydrology
LOW
(2) Baseflow
HIGH
(2) Flood Flow
LOW
(3) Streamside Area Attenuation
LOW
(4) Floodplain Access
LOW
(4) Wooded Riparian Buffer
LOW
(4) Microtopography
NA
(3) Stream Stability
MEDIUM
(4) Channel Stability
LOW
(4) Sediment Transport
MEDIUM
(4) Stream Geomorphology
HIGH
(2) Stream/Intertidal Zone Interaction
NA
(2) Longitudinal Tidal Flow
NA
(2) Tidal Marsh Stream Stability
NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Channel Stability
NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Stream Geomorphology
NA
(1) Water Quality
LOW
(2) Baseflow
HIGH
(2) Streamside Area Vegetation
LOW
(3) Upland Pollutant Filtration
LOW
(3) Thermoregulation
MEDIUM
(2) Indicators of Stressors
YES
(2) Aquatic Life Tolerance
LOW
(2) Intertidal Zone Filtration
NA
(1) Habitat
LOW
(2) In -stream Habitat
MEDIUM
(3) Baseflow
HIGH
(3) Substrate
MEDIUM
(3) Stream Stability
LOW
(3) In -stream Habitat
MEDIUM
(2) Stream -side Habitat
LOW
(3) Stream -side Habitat
LOW
(3) Thermoregulation
LOW
(2) Tidal Marsh In -stream Habitat
NA
(3) Flow Restriction
NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Stream Stability
NA
(4) Tidal Marsh Channel Stability
NA
(4) Tidal Marsh Stream Geomorphology
NA
(3) Tidal Marsh In -stream Habitat
NA
(2) Intertidal Zone
NA
Overall
LOW

NC SAM FIELD ASSESSMENT RESULTS
Accompanies user ivianuai version c.,i
USACE AID #: NCDWR #:
INSTRUCTIONS: Attach a sketch of the assessment area and photographs. Attach a copy of the USGS 7.5-minute topographic quadrangle,
and circle the location of the stream reach under evaluation. If multiple stream reaches will be evaluated on the same property, identify and
number all reaches on the attached map, and include a separate form for each reach. See the NC SAM User Manual for detailed descriptions
and explanations of requested information. Record in the "Notes/Sketch" section if supplementary measurements were performed. See the
NC SAM User Manual for examples of additional measurements that may be relevant.
NOTE EVIDENCE OF STRESSORS AFFECTING THE ASSESSMENT AREA (do not need to be within the assessment area).
PROJECT/SITE INFORMATION:
1. Project name (if any): Huntsman - Rifle Trib 2. Date of evaluation: 5/11/2020
3. Applicant/owner name: Wildlands 4. Assessor name/organization: M. Caddell
5. County: Wilkes 6. Nearest named water body
7. River basin: Yadkin on USGS 7.5-minute quad: North Little Hunting Creek
8. Site coordinates (decimal degrees, at lower end of assessment reach): 36.13766,-80.93014
STREAM INFORMATION: (depth and width can be approximations)
9. Site number (show on attached map): Rifle Trib 10. Length of assessment reach evaluated (feet): —150'
11. Channel depth from bed (in riffle, if present) to top of bank (feet): 1-T ❑Unable to assess channel depth.
12. Channel width at top of bank (feet): 2-5' 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 (1) ❑ Outer Coastal Plain (0)
16. Estimated geomorphic ❑A� J ®B
valley shape (skip for
Tidal Marsh Stream): (more sinuous stream, flatter valley slope) (less sinuous stream, steeper valley slope)
17. Watershed size: (skip ®Size 1 (< 0.1 mi2) ❑Size 2 (0.1 to < 0.5 mil) ❑Size 3 (0.5 to < 5 mil) ❑Size 4 (>_ 5 mil)
for Tidal Marsh Stream)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
18. Were regulatory considerations evaluated? ®Yes ❑No If Yes, check all that apply to the assessment area.
❑Section 10 water ❑Classified Trout Waters ®Water Supply Watershed (❑l ❑II ®III ❑IV ❑V)
❑Essential Fish Habitat ❑Primary Nursery Area ❑ High Quality Waters/Outstanding Resource Waters
❑Publicly owned property ❑NCDWR Riparian buffer rule in effect ❑Nutrient Sensitive Waters
❑Anadromous fish ❑303(d) List ❑CAMA Area of Environmental Concern (AEC)
❑Documented presence of a federal and/or state listed protected species within the assessment area.
List species:
❑Designated Critical Habitat (list species)
19. Are additional stream information/supplementary measurements included in "Notes/Sketch" section or attached? ❑Yes ®No
1. Channel Water — assessment reach metric (skip for Size 1 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
®A Water throughout assessment reach.
❑B No flow, water in pools only.
❑C No water in assessment reach.
2. Evidence of Flow Restriction — assessment reach metric
®A At least 10% of assessment reach in -stream habitat or riffle -pool sequence is severely affected by a flow restriction or fill to the
point of obstructing flow or a channel choked with aquatic macrophytes or ponded water or impoundment on flood or ebb within
the assessment reach (examples: undersized or perched culverts, causeways that constrict the channel, tidal gates, debris jams,
beaver dams).
❑B Not
3. Feature Pattern — assessment reach metric
❑A A majority of the assessment reach has altered pattern (examples: straightening, modification above or below culvert).
®B Not
4. Feature Longitudinal Profile — assessment reach metric
❑A Majority of assessment reach has a substantially altered stream profile (examples: channel down -cutting, existing damming, over
widening, active aggradation, dredging, and excavation where appropriate channel profile has not reformed from any of these
disturbances).
®B Not
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

Streamside Area Interaction — streamside area metric
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB).
LB RB
❑A ❑A Little or no evidence of conditions that adversely affect reference interaction
®B ®B Moderate evidence of conditions (examples: berms, levees, down -cutting, aggradation, dredging) that adversely affect
reference interaction (examples: limited streamside area access, disruption of flood flows through streamside area, leaky
or intermittent bulkheads, causeways with floodplain constriction, minor ditching [including mosquito ditching])
❑C ❑C Extensive evidence of conditions that adversely affect reference interaction (little to no floodplain/intertidal zone access
[examples: causeways with floodplain and channel constriction, bulkheads, retaining walls, fill, stream incision, disruption
of flood flows through streamside area] or too much floodplain/intertidal zone access [examples: impoundments, intensive
mosquito ditching]) or floodplain/intertidal zone unnaturally absent or assessment reach is a man-made feature on an
interstream divide
Water Quality Stressors — assessment reach/intertidal zone metric
Check all that apply.
❑A Discolored water in stream or intertidal zone (milky white, blue, unnatural water discoloration, oil sheen, stream foam)
❑B Excessive sedimentation (burying of stream features or intertidal zone)
❑C Noticeable evidence of pollutant discharges entering the assessment reach and causing a water quality problem
❑D Odor (not including natural sulfide odors)
❑E Current published or collected data indicating degraded water quality in the assessment reach. Cite source in "Notes/Sketch"
section.
OF Livestock with access to stream or intertidal zone
❑G Excessive algae in stream or intertidal zone
❑H Degraded marsh vegetation in the intertidal zone (removal, burning, regular mowing, destruction, etc)
❑I Other: (explain in "Notes/Sketch" section)
❑J Little to no stressors
8. Recent Weather — watershed metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
For Size 1 or 2 streams, D1 drought or higher is considered a drought; for Size 3 or 4 streams, D2 drought or higher is considered a drought.
❑A Drought conditions and no rainfall or rainfall not exceeding 1 inch within the last 48 hours
❑B Drought conditions and rainfall exceeding 1 inch within the last 48 hours
®C No drought conditions
9. Large or Dangerous Stream — assessment reach metric
❑Yes ®No Is stream is too large or dangerous to assess? If Yes, skip to Metric 13 (Streamside Area Ground Surface Condition).
10. Natural In -stream Habitat Types — assessment reach metric
10a. ❑Yes ❑No Degraded in -stream habitat over majority of the assessment reach (examples of stressors include excessive
sedimentation, mining, excavation, in -stream hardening [for example, rip -rap], recent dredging, and snagging)
(evaluate for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams only, then skip to Metric 12)
10b. Check all that occur (occurs if > 5% coverage of assessment reach) (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams)
®A Multiple aquatic macrophytes and aquatic mosses F, W ❑F 5% oysters or other natural hard bottoms
(include liverworts, lichens, and algal mats) 2 E ❑G Submerged aquatic vegetation
®B Multiple sticks and/or leaf packs and/or emergent o w ❑H Low -tide refugia (pools)
vegetation Y U)C ❑I Sand bottom
❑C Multiple snags and logs (including lap trees) r ❑J 5% vertical bank along the marsh
❑D 5% undercut banks and/or root mats and/or roots ❑K Little or no habitat
in banks extend to the normal wetted perimeter
❑E Little or no habitat
***************************** 'REMAINING QUESTIONS ARE NOT APPLICABLE FOR TIDAL MARSH STREAMS****************************
11. Bedform and Substrate —assessment reach metric (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
11 a. ❑Yes ®No Is assessment reach in a natural sand -bed stream? (skip for Coastal Plain streams)
11 b. Bedform evaluated. Check the appropriate box(es).
®A Riffle -run section (evaluate 11c)
®B Pool -glide section (evaluate 11d)
❑C Natural bedform absent (skip to Metric 12, Aquatic Life)
11c. 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
❑ ® Sal amanders/tadpoles
❑ ®Snails
❑ ❑Stonefly larvae (P)
❑ ❑Tipulid larvae
❑ ❑Worms/leeches
13. Streamside Area Ground Surface Condition — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams and B valley types)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB). Consider storage capacity with regard to both overbank flow and upland runoff.
LB RB
❑A ❑A Little or no alteration to water storage capacity over a majority of the streamside area
❑B ❑B Moderate alteration to water storage capacity over a majority of the streamside area
❑C ❑C Severe alteration to water storage capacity over a majority of the streamside area (examples: ditches, fill, soil compaction,
livestock disturbance, buildings, man-made levees, drainage pipes)
14. Streamside Area Water Storage — streamside area metric (skip for Size 1 streams, Tidal Marsh Streams, and B valley types)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB) of the streamside area.
LB RB
❑A ❑A Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water >_ 6 inches deep
❑B ❑B Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water 3 to 6 inches deep
❑C ❑C Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water < 3 inches deep
15. Wetland Presence — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB). Do not consider wetlands outside of the streamside area or within the normal
wetted perimeter of assessment reach.
LB RB
®Y ®Y Are wetlands present in the streamside area?
❑N ❑N
16. Baseflow Contributors — assessment reach metric (skip for Size 4 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all contributors within the assessment reach or within view of and draining to the assessment reach.
®A Streams and/or springs (jurisdictional discharges)
❑B Ponds (include wet detention basins; do not include sediment basins or dry detention basins)
❑C Obstruction passing flow during low -flow periods within the assessment area (beaver dam, leaky dam, bottom -release dam, weir)
®D Evidence of bank seepage or sweating (iron in water indicates seepage)
®E Stream bed or bank soil reduced (dig through deposited sediment if present)
❑F None of the above
17. Baseflow Detractors — assessment area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all that apply.
❑A Evidence of substantial water withdrawals from the assessment reach (includes areas excavated for pump installation)
❑B Obstruction not passing flow during low -flow periods affecting the assessment reach (ex: watertight dam, sediment deposit)
❑C Urban stream (>_ 24% impervious surface for watershed)
❑D Evidence that the streamside area has been modified resulting in accelerated drainage into the assessment reach
❑E Assessment reach relocated to valley edge
®F None of the above
18. Shading — assessment reach metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider aspect. Consider "leaf -on" condition.
❑A Stream shading is appropriate for stream category (may include gaps associated with natural processes)
®B Degraded (example: scattered trees)
❑C Stream shading is gone or largely absent

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

Draft NC SAM Stream Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 2.1
Stream Site Name Huntsman - Rifle Trib Date of Assessment 5/11/2020
Stream Category Mb1 Assessor Name/Organization M. Caddell
Notes of Field Assessment Form (Y/N)
NO
Presence of regulatory considerations (Y/N)
YES
Additional stream information/supplementary measurements included (Y/N)
NO
NC SAM feature type (perennial, intermittent, Tidal Marsh Stream)
Perennial
USACE/ NCDWR
Function Class Rating Summary
All Streams Intermittent
(1) Hydrology
LOW
(2) Baseflow
HIGH
(2) Flood Flow
LOW
(3) Streamside Area Attenuation
LOW
(4) Floodplain Access
MEDIUM
(4) Wooded Riparian Buffer
LOW
(4) Microtopography
NA
(3) Stream Stability
MEDIUM
(4) Channel Stability
MEDIUM
(4) Sediment Transport
MEDIUM
(4) Stream Geomorphology
HIGH
(2) Stream/Intertidal Zone Interaction
NA
(2) Longitudinal Tidal Flow
NA
(2) Tidal Marsh Stream Stability
NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Channel Stability
NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Stream Geomorphology
NA
(1) Water Quality
LOW
(2) Baseflow
HIGH
(2) Streamside Area Vegetation
LOW
(3) Upland Pollutant Filtration
LOW
(3) Thermoregulation
MEDIUM
(2) Indicators of Stressors
YES
(2) Aquatic Life Tolerance
LOW
(2) Intertidal Zone Filtration
NA
(1) Habitat
LOW
(2) In -stream Habitat
MEDIUM
(3) Baseflow
HIGH
(3) Substrate
MEDIUM
(3) Stream Stability
MEDIUM
(3) In -stream Habitat
MEDIUM
(2) Stream -side Habitat
LOW
(3) Stream -side Habitat
LOW
(3) Thermoregulation
LOW
(2) Tidal Marsh In -stream Habitat
NA
(3) Flow Restriction
NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Stream Stability
NA
(4) Tidal Marsh Channel Stability
NA
(4) Tidal Marsh Stream Geomorphology
NA
(3) Tidal Marsh In -stream Habitat
NA
(2) Intertidal Zone
NA
Overall
LOW

NC SAM FIELD ASSESSMENT RESULTS
Accompanies user ivianuai version c.,i
USACE AID #: NCDWR #:
INSTRUCTIONS: Attach a sketch of the assessment area and photographs. Attach a copy of the USGS 7.5-minute topographic quadrangle,
and circle the location of the stream reach under evaluation. If multiple stream reaches will be evaluated on the same property, identify and
number all reaches on the attached map, and include a separate form for each reach. See the NC SAM User Manual for detailed descriptions
and explanations of requested information. Record in the "Notes/Sketch" section if supplementary measurements were performed. See the
NC SAM User Manual for examples of additional measurements that may be relevant.
NOTE EVIDENCE OF STRESSORS AFFECTING THE ASSESSMENT AREA (do not need to be within the assessment area).
PROJECT/SITE INFORMATION:
1. Project name (if any):
Huntsman - T
3. Applicant/owner name:
Wildlands
5. County:
Wilkes
7. River basin:
Yadkin
Trib 2. Date of evaluation: 5/11/2020
Assessor name/organization:
Nearest named water body
on USGS 7.5-minute quad:
M. Caddell
North Little Huntina Creek
8. Site coordinates (decimal degrees, at lower end of assessment reach): 36.13750,-80.93007
STREAM INFORMATION: (depth and width can be approximations)
9. Site number (show on attached map): Trapper Trib 10. Length of assessment reach evaluated (feet): —75'
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): 24 13. Is assessment reach a swamp steam? ❑Yes ❑No
14. Feature type: ®Perennial flow ❑Intermittent flow ❑Tidal Marsh Stream
STREAM CATEGORY INFORMATION:
15. NC SAM Zone: ® Mountains (M) ❑ Piedmont (P) ❑ Inner Coastal Plain (1) ❑ Outer Coastal Plain (0)
16. Estimated geomorphic ❑A� J ®B
valley shape (skip for
Tidal Marsh Stream): (more sinuous stream, flatter valley slope) (less sinuous stream, steeper valley slope)
17. Watershed size: (skip ®Size 1 (< 0.1 mi2) ❑Size 2 (0.1 to < 0.5 mil) ❑Size 3 (0.5 to < 5 mil) ❑Size 4 (>_ 5 mil)
for Tidal Marsh Stream)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
18. Were regulatory considerations evaluated? ®Yes ❑No If Yes, check all that apply to the assessment area.
❑Section 10 water ❑Classified Trout Waters ®Water Supply Watershed (❑l ❑II ®III ❑IV ❑V)
❑Essential Fish Habitat ❑Primary Nursery Area ❑ High Quality Waters/Outstanding Resource Waters
❑Publicly owned property ❑NCDWR Riparian buffer rule in effect ❑Nutrient Sensitive Waters
❑Anadromous fish ❑303(d) List ❑CAMA Area of Environmental Concern (AEC)
❑Documented presence of a federal and/or state listed protected species within the assessment area.
List species:
❑Designated Critical Habitat (list species)
19. Are additional stream information/supplementary measurements included in "Notes/Sketch" section or attached? ❑Yes ®No
1. Channel Water — assessment reach metric (skip for Size 1 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
®A Water throughout assessment reach.
❑B No flow, water in pools only.
❑C No water in assessment reach.
2. Evidence of Flow Restriction — assessment reach metric
❑A At least 10% of assessment reach in -stream habitat or riffle -pool sequence is severely affected by a flow restriction or fill to the
point of obstructing flow or a channel choked with aquatic macrophytes or ponded water or impoundment on flood or ebb within
the assessment reach (examples: undersized or perched culverts, causeways that constrict the channel, tidal gates, debris jams,
beaver dams).
®B Not
3. Feature Pattern — assessment reach metric
❑A A majority of the assessment reach has altered pattern (examples: straightening, modification above or below culvert).
®B Not
4. Feature Longitudinal Profile — assessment reach metric
❑A Majority of assessment reach has a substantially altered stream profile (examples: channel down -cutting, existing damming, over
widening, active aggradation, dredging, and excavation where appropriate channel profile has not reformed from any of these
disturbances).
®B Not
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

Streamside Area Interaction — streamside area metric
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB).
LB RB
®A ®A Little or no evidence of conditions that adversely affect reference interaction
❑B ❑B Moderate evidence of conditions (examples: berms, levees, down -cutting, aggradation, dredging) that adversely affect
reference interaction (examples: limited streamside area access, disruption of flood flows through streamside area, leaky
or intermittent bulkheads, causeways with floodplain constriction, minor ditching [including mosquito ditching])
❑C ❑C Extensive evidence of conditions that adversely affect reference interaction (little to no floodplain/intertidal zone access
[examples: causeways with floodplain and channel constriction, bulkheads, retaining walls, fill, stream incision, disruption
of flood flows through streamside area] or too much floodplain/intertidal zone access [examples: impoundments, intensive
mosquito ditching]) or floodplain/intertidal zone unnaturally absent or assessment reach is a man-made feature on an
interstream divide
Water Quality Stressors — assessment reach/intertidal zone metric
Check all that apply.
❑A Discolored water in stream or intertidal zone (milky white, blue, unnatural water discoloration, oil sheen, stream foam)
❑B Excessive sedimentation (burying of stream features or intertidal zone)
❑C Noticeable evidence of pollutant discharges entering the assessment reach and causing a water quality problem
❑D Odor (not including natural sulfide odors)
❑E Current published or collected data indicating degraded water quality in the assessment reach. Cite source in "Notes/Sketch"
section.
OF Livestock with access to stream or intertidal zone
❑G Excessive algae in stream or intertidal zone
❑H Degraded marsh vegetation in the intertidal zone (removal, burning, regular mowing, destruction, etc)
❑I Other: (explain in "Notes/Sketch" section)
❑J Little to no stressors
8. Recent Weather — watershed metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
For Size 1 or 2 streams, D1 drought or higher is considered a drought; for Size 3 or 4 streams, D2 drought or higher is considered a drought.
❑A Drought conditions and no rainfall or rainfall not exceeding 1 inch within the last 48 hours
❑B Drought conditions and rainfall exceeding 1 inch within the last 48 hours
®C No drought conditions
9. Large or Dangerous Stream — assessment reach metric
❑Yes ®No Is stream is too large or dangerous to assess? If Yes, skip to Metric 13 (Streamside Area Ground Surface Condition).
10. Natural In -stream Habitat Types — assessment reach metric
10a. ❑Yes ❑No Degraded in -stream habitat over majority of the assessment reach (examples of stressors include excessive
sedimentation, mining, excavation, in -stream hardening [for example, rip -rap], recent dredging, and snagging)
(evaluate for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams only, then skip to Metric 12)
10b. Check all that occur (occurs if > 5% coverage of assessment reach) (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams)
®A Multiple aquatic macrophytes and aquatic mosses F, W ❑F 5% oysters or other natural hard bottoms
(include liverworts, lichens, and algal mats) 2 E ❑G Submerged aquatic vegetation
®B Multiple sticks and/or leaf packs and/or emergent o w ❑H Low -tide refugia (pools)
vegetation Y U)C ❑I Sand bottom
❑C Multiple snags and logs (including lap trees) r ❑J 5% vertical bank along the marsh
®D 5% undercut banks and/or root mats and/or roots ❑K Little or no habitat
in banks extend to the normal wetted perimeter
❑E Little or no habitat
***************************** 'REMAINING QUESTIONS ARE NOT APPLICABLE FOR TIDAL MARSH STREAMS****************************
11. Bedform and Substrate —assessment reach metric (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
11 a. ❑Yes ®No Is assessment reach in a natural sand -bed stream? (skip for Coastal Plain streams)
11 b. Bedform evaluated. Check the appropriate box(es).
❑A Riffle -run section (evaluate 11c)
®B Pool -glide section (evaluate 11d)
❑C Natural bedform absent (skip to Metric 12, Aquatic Life)
11c. 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
❑ ® Sal amanders/tadpoles
❑ ❑Snails
❑ ❑Stonefly larvae (P)
❑ ❑Tipulid larvae
❑ ❑Worms/leeches
13. Streamside Area Ground Surface Condition — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams and B valley types)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB). Consider storage capacity with regard to both overbank flow and upland runoff.
LB RB
❑A ❑A Little or no alteration to water storage capacity over a majority of the streamside area
❑B ❑B Moderate alteration to water storage capacity over a majority of the streamside area
❑C ❑C Severe alteration to water storage capacity over a majority of the streamside area (examples: ditches, fill, soil compaction,
livestock disturbance, buildings, man-made levees, drainage pipes)
14. Streamside Area Water Storage — streamside area metric (skip for Size 1 streams, Tidal Marsh Streams, and B valley types)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB) of the streamside area.
LB RB
❑A ❑A Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water >_ 6 inches deep
❑B ❑B Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water 3 to 6 inches deep
❑C ❑C Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water < 3 inches deep
15. Wetland Presence — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB). Do not consider wetlands outside of the streamside area or within the normal
wetted perimeter of assessment reach.
LB RB
®Y ®Y Are wetlands present in the streamside area?
❑N ❑N
16. Baseflow Contributors — assessment reach metric (skip for Size 4 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all contributors within the assessment reach or within view of and draining to the assessment reach.
❑A Streams and/or springs (jurisdictional discharges)
❑B Ponds (include wet detention basins; do not include sediment basins or dry detention basins)
❑C Obstruction passing flow during low -flow periods within the assessment area (beaver dam, leaky dam, bottom -release dam, weir)
®D Evidence of bank seepage or sweating (iron in water indicates seepage)
®E Stream bed or bank soil reduced (dig through deposited sediment if present)
❑F None of the above
17. Baseflow Detractors — assessment area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all that apply.
❑A Evidence of substantial water withdrawals from the assessment reach (includes areas excavated for pump installation)
❑B Obstruction not passing flow during low -flow periods affecting the assessment reach (ex: watertight dam, sediment deposit)
❑C Urban stream (>_ 24% impervious surface for watershed)
❑D Evidence that the streamside area has been modified resulting in accelerated drainage into the assessment reach
❑E Assessment reach relocated to valley edge
®F None of the above
18. Shading — assessment reach metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider aspect. Consider "leaf -on" condition.
❑A Stream shading is appropriate for stream category (may include gaps associated with natural processes)
®B Degraded (example: scattered trees)
❑C Stream shading is gone or largely absent

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

Draft NC SAM Stream Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 2.1
Stream Site Name Huntsman - Trapper Trib Date of Assessment 5/11/2020
Stream Category Mb1 Assessor Name/Organization M. Caddell
Notes of Field Assessment Form (Y/N)
NO
Presence of regulatory considerations (Y/N)
YES
Additional stream information/supplementary measurements included (Y/N)
NO
NC SAM feature type (perennial, intermittent, Tidal Marsh Stream)
Perennial
USACE/ NCDWR
Function Class Rating Summary
All Streams Intermittent
(1) Hydrology
HIGH
(2) Baseflow
HIGH
(2) Flood Flow
HIGH
(3) Streamside Area Attenuation
MEDIUM
(4) Floodplain Access
HIGH
(4) Wooded Riparian Buffer
LOW
(4) Microtopography
NA
(3) Stream Stability
HIGH
(4) Channel Stability
HIGH
(4) Sediment Transport
HIGH
(4) Stream Geomorphology
HIGH
(2) Stream/Intertidal Zone Interaction
NA
(2) Longitudinal Tidal Flow
NA
(2) Tidal Marsh Stream Stability
NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Channel Stability
NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Stream Geomorphology
NA
(1) Water Quality
LOW
(2) Baseflow
HIGH
(2) Streamside Area Vegetation
LOW
(3) Upland Pollutant Filtration
LOW
(3) Thermoregulation
MEDIUM
(2) Indicators of Stressors
YES
(2) Aquatic Life Tolerance
MEDIUM
(2) Intertidal Zone Filtration
NA
(1) Habitat
MEDIUM
(2) In -stream Habitat
HIGH
(3) Baseflow
HIGH
(3) Substrate
HIGH
(3) Stream Stability
HIGH
(3) In -stream Habitat
HIGH
(2) Stream -side Habitat
LOW
(3) Stream -side Habitat
LOW
(3) Thermoregulation
LOW
(2) Tidal Marsh In -stream Habitat
NA
(3) Flow Restriction
NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Stream Stability
NA
(4) Tidal Marsh Channel Stability
NA
(4) Tidal Marsh Stream Geomorphology
NA
(3) Tidal Marsh In -stream Habitat
NA
(2) Intertidal Zone
NA
Overall
MEDIUM

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APPENDIX 5 — Categorical Exclusion Checklist and Summary

Categorical Exclusion Form for Ecosystem Enhancement
Program Projects
Version 2
Note: Only Appendix A should to be submitted (along with any supporting documentation) as the
environmental document.
Part 1: General Project Information
Project Name: Huntsman Mitigation Site
Count Name: Wilkes County
DMS Number: 100123
Project Sponsor: Wildlands Engineering, Inc.
Project Contact Name: Kirsten Gimbert
Project Contact Address: 1430 S. Mint Street, Suite 104, Charlotte, NC 28203
Project Contact E-mail: [e-mail]
DMS Project Manager: Matthew Reid
Project Description
This project includes stream restoration and enhancement as well as establishing stormwater Best Management
Practices (BMPs). Currently, the streams are extensively impacted by agricultural management, including cattle
grazing and crop production. Project goals to provide ecological and water quality enhancements in the Yadkin
River Basin will be obtained by removing livestock access from stream channels, restoring and enhancing native
floodplain vegetation, creating stable stream banks, improving stream habitat, treating concentrated agricultural
runoff with BMPs and protecting the site in perpetuity through establishing a conservation easement.
For Official Use Only
Reviewed By:
10-25-2019 W4ZZ4t cur AacZ'l
Date DMS Project Manager
Conditional Approved By:
Date For Division Administrator
FHWA
❑ Check this box if there are outstanding issues
Final Approval By:
Date For Division Administrator
FHWA

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

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

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

Huntsman Mitigation Site
Categorical Exclusion
SUMMARY

Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA)
The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) provides a
Federal "Superfund" to clean up uncontrolled or abandoned hazardous -waste sites as well as accidents,
spills, and other emergency releases of pollutants and contaminants into the environment.
As the Huntsman Mitigation Site is a full -delivery project; an EDR Radius Map Report with Geocheck was
ordered for the site through Environmental Data Resources, Inc on February 14, 2019. Neither the target
property nor the adjacent properties were listed in any of the Federal, State, or Tribal environmental
databases searched by the EDR. While one site was identified within 0.5 mile from the target property in
the EDR Radius Map Report having a LUST (leaking underground storage tank) and an incident
management database (IMD), the site is located downstream from the target property. Overall, the
assessment revealed no evidence of any "recognized environmental conditions" in connection with the
target property.
The Executive Summary of the EDR report is included in the Appendix. The full report is available if
needed.
National Historic Preservation Act (Section 106)
The National Historic Preservation Act declares a national policy of historic preservation to protect,
rehabilitate, restore, and reuse districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects significant in American
architecture, history, archaeology, and culture, and Section 106 mandates that federal agencies take
into account the effect of an undertaking on a property that is included in, or is eligible for inclusion in,
the National Register of Historic Places.
The State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) responded to a scoping letter requesting comment on the
Huntsman Mitigation Site on August 27, 2019. SHPO stated they were aware of "no historic resources
which would be affected by the project" and would have no further comment. All correspondence
related to Section 106 is included in the Appendix.
Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act (Uniform Act)
These acts, collectively known as the Uniform Act, provide for uniform and equitable treatment of
persons displaced from their homes, businesses, non-profit associations, or farms by federal and
federally -assisted programs, and establish uniform and equitable land acquisition policies.
The Huntsman Mitigation Site is a full -delivery project that includes land acquisition. Notification of the
fair market value of the project property and the lack of condemnation authority by Wildlands was
included in the signed Option Agreements for the project properties. A copy of the relevant section of
each of the Option Agreements are included in the Appendix.
�rican Indian Religious Freedom Act (AIRFA)
The American Indian Religious Freedom Act provides for the protection and preservation of places of
religious importance to American Indians, Eskimos, and Native Hawaiians.
NCDMS requested review and comment from the Cherokee Nation Tribal Historic Preservation Office
(THPO), Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians THPO, and the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee THPO
with respect to any archeological or religious resources related to the Huntsman Mitigation Site on
August 26, 2019. At this time, NCDMS has not received a response from the aforementioned tribes.
All correspondence related to AIRFA is included in the Appendix.
Huntsman Mitigation Site Categorical Exclusion
DMS #100123

Endangered Species Act (ESA)
Section 7 of the ESA requires federal agencies, in consultation with and with the assistance of the
Secretary of the Interior or of Commerce, as appropriate, to ensure that actions they authorize, fund or
carry out are not likely to jeopardize the continued existence of threatened or endangered species or
result in the destruction or adverse modification of critical habitat for these species.
According to your Information for Planning and Consultation database (IPaC), the threatened or
endangered species listed within the project area located in Wilkes County, NC consists of one species:
the northern long-eared bat (NLEB) (Myotis septentrionalis). Forested habitats containing trees at least
3-inch dbh in the project area provide suitable habitat for NLEB. Due to the decline of the NLEB
population from the White Nose Syndrome (WNS), the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)
has issued the finalization of a special rule under section 4(d) of the ESA to addresses the effects to the
NLEB resulting from purposeful and incidental take based on the occurrence of WNS. Because the
project is located within a WNS zone and will include the removal/clearing of trees, it is subject to the
final 4(d) ruling. A review of NCNHP records did not indicate any known NLEB populations within 2.0
mile of the study area; therefore, the project is eligible to use the NLEB 4(d) Rule Streamlined
Consultation Form to meet regulatory requirements for section 7(a)(2) compliance 4(d) consultation.
The completed NLEB 4(d) Consultation Form was submitted to the USFWS by the Federal Highway
Administration (FHWA) on August 27, 2019.
A scoping letter requesting comment from the USFWS was sent on August 21, 2019. No response from
the USFWS was received within the 45-day response period. Therefore, the signing of the NLEB 4(d)
Rule Streamlined Consultation Form by the FHWA determines that this project may affect the NLEB, but
that any resulting incidental take of the NLEB is not prohibited by the final 4(d) rule. A FHWA signed 4(d)
Consultation Form and the correspondence associated with this determination are included in the
Appendix.
Farmland Protection Policy Act (FPPA)
The FPPA requires that, before taking or approving any federal action that would result in conversion of
farmland, the agency must examine the effects of the action using the criteria set forth in the FPPA, and,
if there are adverse effects, must consider alternatives to lessen them.
The Huntsman Mitigation Site includes the conversion of prime farmland. As such, Form AD-1006 has
been completed and submitted to the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). The completed
form and correspondence documenting its submittal is included in the Appendix.
Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (FWCA)
The FWCA requires consultation with the USFWS and the appropriate state wildlife agency on projects
that alter or modify a water body. Reports and recommendations prepared by these agencies document
project effects on wildlife and identify measures that may be adopted to prevent loss or damage to
wildlife resources.
The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC) responded to a scoping letter requesting
comment on the Huntsman Mitigation Site on September 27, 2019. NCWRC stated that project
activities do not need to be avoided during a trout moratorium. NCWRC recommended that riparian
buffers be re-established using a woody buffer of approximately 100 feet on perennial streams to
maximize the benefits of buffers, including bank stability, stream shading, treatment of overland runoff,
and wildlife habitat. All project streams included in the Huntsman Mitigation Site will have adequate
riparian buffers. No known records of state or federally -listed rare, threatened, or endangered species
Huntsman Mitigation Site Categorical Exclusion
DMS #100123

within or near the project area were provided. All correspondence with the two agencies is included in
the appendix.
Migratory Bird Treaty Act (META)
The MBTA makes it unlawful for anyone to kill, capture, collect, possess, buy, sell, trade, ship, import, or
export any migratory bird. The indirect killing of birds by destroying their nests and eggs is covered by
the MBTA, so construction in nesting areas during nesting seasons can constitute a taking.
Wildlands requested comment on the Huntsman Mitigation Site from the USFWS in regard to migratory
birds on August 21, 2019. The USFWS has not responded at this time. All correspondence with USFWS is
included in the Appendix.
Huntsman Mitigation Site Categorical Exclusion
DMS #100123

APPENDIX 6 — IRT Communications

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WILDLANDS
ENGINEERING
MEETING NOTES
MEETING: Post -Contract IRT Site Walk
HUNTSMAN Mitigation Site
Yadkin 03040102; Wilkes County, NC
DEQ Contract No. 7891
DMS Project No. 100123
Wildlands Project No. 005-02183
DATE: Wednesday, July 24, 2019
LOCATION: Ingle Hollow Road
New Castle, NC
Attendees
Todd Tugwell, USACE
Kirsten Ullman, DMS Shawn Wilkerson, Wildlands
Kim Browning, USACE
Periann Russel, DMS Christine Blackwelder, Wildlands
Paul Wiesner, DMS
Erin Davis, DWR Daniel Johnson, Wildlands
Matthew Reid, DMS
Mac Haupt, DWR
Materials
• Wildlands Engineering Technical Proposal dated 3/6/2019 in response to DMS RFP 16-007728
Meeting Notes
The meeting began at 12:30 pm. Shawn presented an overview of the project at the parking location. From
there, the group walked across Little Hunting Creek to the headwaters of UT2, retraced steps and reviewed the
piped portion of UT1 and Pond 3. The meeting concluded at 2:00 PM.
1. Overall comments
• Todd asked if the project team would pursue additional credits for wide buffers via the GIS buffer tool.
He encouraged the team to run the tool since the project captures headwater drainages on UT1 and
much of UT2 and provides wide buffers on Little Hunting Creek.
• The project does not currently include wetlands for credit. Todd mentioned that the JD will be
important for quantifying existing resources on the site, and that it is likely that there will be a net gain
of wetlands.
• Kim noted that it would be helpful to receive any available information on onsite culverts in advance
of site visits in the future.
2. Little Hunting Creek
• Little Hunting Creek has a drainage area of 2 square miles. The stream has eroded banks but is not
deeply incised due to bedrock, which will facilitate a Priority 1 design.

HUNTSMAN Mitigation Site — IRT Meeting Notes
• Group agreed that restoration is appropriate on Little Hunting Creek.
Shawn explained that a restrictive covenant will be used to exclude cattle from a ditch joining Little
Hunting Creek at the upstream property boundary. IRT saw this as favorable and supportive to the
project.
3. Old Bus Branch
• Shawn walked through the I/P calls made in February during our proposal investigation. The
intermittent stream call began at the 3-foot headcut and perennial began at the bottom of the 10-foot
headcut. The group agreed the JD will be important for this tributary, and that stabilization of the
headcuts with a BMP would be beneficial if the stream is not jurisdictional up to those points.
Wildlands agreed.
• The IRT members requested that Wildlands include a note regarding this discussion in the Mitigation
Plan so that this reach and the proposed design approach can be reviewed at that time.
4. Trapper and Rifle Tributaries
• These two streams flow through wet, headwater seep areas. IRT would prefer to see Enhancement 2
of these tributaries, to include excluding cattle and treating invasives.
• Wildlands foresees the need to install several log sills on Rifle Tributary to prevent headcutting into the
wetland complex.
S. UT2
• The group reviewed UT2. At the upstream extent of UT2 within the Enhancement 2 section of stream,
Todd suggested the alignment be pulled off the left toe of slope for approximately 50 LF where there is
some stream bank erosion. This additional effort, combined with the channel work proposed upstream
of the culvert crossing, would be worthy of 2.5:1 credit as opposed to the 3:1 credit presented in the
proposal.
• The group agreed that restoration of UT2 was appropriate given the incision and erosion observed
downstream of the culvert crossing and the obvious ditching within the floodplain of Little Hunting
Creek.
• Kim asked if Wildlands was concerned with loss of hydrology when UT2 is raised. Shawn said that there
have been no site indications to date that hydrology would be lost, and that the stream has had strong
flow during all site visits.
6. Barn Branch
• The disturbed feeding lot area upstream of Barn Branch appears to be a wetland now. Todd suggested
eliminating the BMP proposed here and widening the conservation easement to protect the headwater
wetland instead.
7. UT1(upstream of road)
• The group reviewed the drop structure at the road crossing. There are three culverts contributing flow
within the drop structure (one from the north, two from the east) and one which outlets under Ingle
Hollow Road. UT1 currently drops in the top of the structure through a grate.
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HUNTSMAN Mitigation Site — IRT Meeting Notes
o Group asked if this culvert and drop structure will be revised. Revising the culvert is not part of
the restoration plan. The structure is likely within the DOT right of way, but we won't know for
sure until the survey is complete.
o The culvert from the north and one from the east were flowing. Wildlands does not currently
know where the culvert flow originates from.
• Pond 3 has large headcuts totaling over 10 feet in height approaching the dam. The wetted width of
the pond is approximately 300 feet. Erin expressed concern that removing the dam could result in
functional loss of open water habitat and that the buffer won't extend to the original wetted pond
width. The group asked how the pond bottom will be restored. Wildlands needs to complete a
topographic survey of the embankment and pond bottom to inform the design, but it is likely that the
excavated pond embankment material will be used to rebuild the approximate original valley in the old
pond 3 pond bed. Shawn reminded group that advancing headcuts will eventually result in dam failure,
and loss of the normal pool is inevitable.
• UT1 is buried within 300 LF of pipe upstream of pond 3. The group reviewed the pipe inlet. Mac
commented that the restoration of UT1 will require major earth moving. Wildlands is aware and
Periann commented that the project scored well because of the removal of barriers.
• Group requested inclusion of a good discussion of existing condition topographic/soil surveys done
along UT1 and the design decisions made regarding stream and valley restoration in the mitigation
plan.
• Shawn suggested that a design memo may need to be developed in advance of the mitigation plan for
the area to ensure that the IRT is on board with design decisions on this reach. Substantial changes to
proposed buffer widths or pond removal considered as an impact would need to be considered before
the project is too far along. Wildlands will discuss this further with DMS.
These meeting minutes were prepared by Christine Blackwelder on July 25, 2019, and reviewed by Shawn Wilkerson on July
31, 2019, and represent the authors' interpretation of events. Please report and discrepancies or corrections within 5
business days of receipt of these minutes.
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APPENDIX 7 — Invasive Species Plan

Appendix 7 Invasive Species Plan
Annual monitoring and semi-annual site visits will be conducted to assess the condition of the finished
project. These site inspections may identify the presence of invasive vegetation. If, during the
monitoring period, invasive species threaten the survivability of planted woody vegetation in an area
that exceeds 1% of the planted easement acreage, the invasive species shall be treated. Smaller areas
may be treated at the discretion of the project engineer and biologist, if deemed in the best interest of
the Site. Generally, the treatment plan shall follow the below guidelines in Table 1 for common invasive
species found in riparian areas; however, the treatment may be changed based on the professional
judgement of the project engineer and biologist. For invasive species not listed in the below table that
threaten the survivability of the planted woody vegetation, Wildlands shall notify DMS of the invasive
species observed and the plan for treatment prior to treating the species. All invasive species treatment
will be reported in the following year's monitoring plan.
Table 1. Invasive Species Treatment — Huntsman Mitigation Site
Invasive Species
Recommended Removal Technique
Foliar treatment of large populations with 4% glyphosate solution. Cut stump treatment is
Multiflora Rose
time consuming, though effective. Treat in spring/summer. Biocontrol using viral
(Rosa multiflora)
pathogen of rose -rosette disease transmitted by European Rose Chalcid wasp is an option.
Rose -rosette disease is also vectored by native mites.
Small infestations of L. japonica can be pulled by hand. Monitor to remove any re -sprouts.
Care should be taken to bag and remove the plants, including mature fruits to prevent re-
establishment. Large infestations of L. japonica will usually require a combination of cut
Honeysuckle
stump and foliar herbicide treatments. Where vines have grown into the tree canopy, cut
(Lonica
each stem as close to the ground as possible. Treat the freshly cut surface of the rooted
japonicc a)
stem with a 25 percent solution of glyphosate or triclopyr. Remove the twining vines to
prevent them from girdling and killing desirable vegetation. Groundcovers of L. japonica
can be treated with a foliar solution of 2 percent glyphosate or triclopyr plus a 0.5 percent
non-ionic surfactant to thoroughly wet all the leaves.
Thoroughly wet all leaves with one of the following herbicides in water with a surfactant: a
glyphosate herbicide as a 3-percent solution (12 ounces per 3-gallon mix) in the late fall or
early winter when safety to surrounding vegetation is desired, or elsewhere, Arsenal AC*
as a 1-percent solution (4 ounces per 3-gallon mix). Backpack mist blowers can broadcast
glyphosate as a 3-percent solution (12 ounces per 3-gallon mix) or Escort XP* at 1 ounce
per acre (0.2 dry ounces per 3-gallon mix and 10 gallons per acre) during winter for safety
to dormant hardwoods. Summer applications of glyphosate may not be as effective as
other times and require a higher percent solution. The best time for Arsenal AC* and Escort
Chinese Privet
XP* is summer to fall. For stems too tall for foliar sprays and when safety to surrounding
(Ligustrum
vegetation is desired, apply a basal spray of Garlon 4 as a 20-percent solution (5 pints per
sinense)
3-gallon mix) in a labeled basal oil product, vegetable oil or mineral oil with a penetrant, or
fuel oil or diesel fuel (where permitted); or undiluted Pathfinder II. Elsewhere, apply
Stalker* as a 6- to 9-percent solution (1.5 to 2 pints per 3-gallon mix) in a labeled basal oil
product, vegetable oil or mineral oil with a penetrant, or fuel oil or diesel fuel (where
permitted) to young bark as a basal spray making certain to treat all stems in a clump; or
cut and immediately treat the stump tops with Arsenal AC* as a 5-percent solution (20
ounces per 3-gallon mix) or Velpar L* as a 10-percent solution in water (1 quart per 3-
gallon mix) with a surfactant. When safety to surrounding vegetation is desired,
immediately treat stump tops and sides with Garlon 3A or with a glyphosate herbicide as a
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Invasive Species
Recommended Removal Technique
20-percent solution (5 pints per 3-gallon mix) in water with a surfactant. ORTHO Brush-B-
Gon and Enforcer Brush Killer are effective undiluted for treating cut -stumps and available
in retail garden stores (safe to surrounding plants). For large stems, make stem injections
using Arsenal AC* or when safety to surrounding vegetation is desired, Garlon 3A or a
glyphosate herbicide using dilutions and cut -spacings specified on the herbicide label
(anytime except March and April). An EZ-Ject tree injector can help to reach the lower part
of the main stem; otherwise, every branching trunk must be hack -and -squirt injected.
Trees: Make stem injections using Arsenal AC* or when safety to surrounding vegetation is
desired, Garlon 3A or Milestone in dilutions as specified on the herbicide label (anytime
except March and April). For felled trees, apply the herbicides to stump tops immediately
after cutting. ORTHO Brush-B-Gon and Enforcer Brush Killer are effective undiluted for
treating cut -stumps and available in retail garden stores (safe to surrounding plants).
Saplings: Apply a basal spray to young bark using Garlon 4 as a 20-percent solution (5 pints
per 3-gallon mix) in a labeled basal oil product, vegetable oil or mineral oil with a
penetrant, or fuel oil or diesel fuel (where permitted); or undiluted
Mimosa
Pathfinder II. Elsewhere, apply Stalker* as a 6- to 9-percent solution (1.5 to 2 pints per 3-
(Albizia julibrissin)
gallon mix) in a labeled basal oil product, vegetable oil, kerosene, or diesel fuel (where
permitted).
Resprouts and seedlings: Thoroughly wet all leaves with one of the following herbicides in
water with a surfactant:
From June to August, either Escort XP at 1 ounce per acre (0.2 ounces per 3-gallon mix)
plus a glyphosate herbicide as a 2-percent solution addition (8 ounces per 3-gallon mix) or
Milestone VM Plus at 6 to 9 pints per acre (1.5 to 3 pints per 3-gallon mix and 10 gallons
per acre).
From July to September, Transline* t or Milestone as a 0.25-percent solution plus Garlon
3A as a 4-percent solution (1 ounce plus 5 ounces per 3-gallon mix).
Thoroughly wet all leaves with one of the following herbicides in water with a surfactant
Chinese Yam
before aerial bulbils form: Garlon 3A or Garlon 4 as a 2-percent solution (8 ounces per 3-
(
gallon mix). Chinese yam bulbils will take up the herbicide; the other species must be
lystach y
polystachya)
collected and destroyed (not composted). For safety to surrounding plants, cut climbing
plants just above the soil surface and immediately treat the freshly cut stem with Garlon
3A in a 50-percent solution (6 quarts in a 3-gallon mix).
Thoroughly wet all leaves with one of the following herbicides in water with a surfactant
(July to October): Garlon 4, Garlon 3A, or a glyphosate herbicide as a 3-percent solution (12
ounces per 3-gallon mix).
For stems too tall for foliar sprays, to control vines less than 1-inch diameter, apply Garlon
4 as a 20-percent solution (5 pints per 3-gallon mix) in a labeled basal oil product or
Oriental
vegetable oil. Or cut large stems and immediately treat the cut surfaces with one of the
Bittersweet
following herbicides in water with a surfactant: Garlon 4 or a glyphosate herbicide as a 25-
(Celastrus
percent solution (32 ounces per 1-gallon mix). ORTHO Brush-B-Gon and Enforcer Brush
orbiculatus)
Killer are effective for treating cutstumps and readily available in retail garden stores (safe
to surrounding plants). Winter applications are effective.
For large vines, make stem injections using Garlon 3A, or a glyphosate herbicide using
dilutions and cut -spacings specified on the herbicide label (anytime except March and
April). The EZ-Ject tree injector assists in reaching through entanglements to treat, and the
glyphosate shells have been found effective in winter.
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Invasive Species
Recommended Removal Technique
Trees: For stems too tall for foliar sprays, cut large stems and immediately treat the stump
tops with Garlon 3A or a glyphosate herbicide as a 25- to 50-percent solution (2 to 6 quarts
per 3-gallon mix).
Callery Pear
Saplings: Apply Garlon 4 as a 20-percent solution (5 pints per 3-gallon mix) in a labeled
(Pyrus calleryana)
basal oil product, vegetable oil or mineral oil with a penetrant.
Seedlings. Thoroughly wet all leaves with one of the following herbicides in water with a
surfactant: a glyphosate herbicide or Garlon 3A as a 2-percent solution (8 ounces per 3-
gallon mix).
Large trees: Make stem injections and then apply Garlon 3A when safety to surrounding
vegetation is desired, or Pathway* or Arsenal AC* in dilutions and cut -spacings specified on
the herbicide label (midsummer best, late winter somewhat less effective). For felled trees,
apply the herbicides to stem and stump tops immediately after cutting.
Tree of Heaven
Saplings: Apply as basal sprays in mixed in a labeled basal oil product, vegetable oil or
(Ailanthus
mineral oil with a penetrant, or fuel oil or diesel fuel (where permitted) using Garlon 4 as a
altissima)
20-percent solution (5 pints per 3-gallon mix) when safety to surrounding vegetation is
Seedlings and saplings: Thoroughly wet all leaves with one of the following herbicides in
water with a surfactant (July to October): Garlon 4 as a 1- to 2-percent solution (4 to 8
ounces per 3-gallon mix) or Garlon 3A as a 2-percent solution (8 ounces per 3-gallon mix).
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APPENDIX 8 — Site Protection Instrument

Appendix 8 Site Protection Instrument
The land required for construction, management, and stewardship of this mitigation project includes
portions of the Johnson family parcels listed in Table 1. Wildlands Engineering, Inc. (Wildlands).
recorded a conservation easement on the parcels to encompass the streams being restored and
enhanced along with their corresponding buffers. Wildlands' agreement with the Johnsons also
includes a restrictive covenant on a ditch/wetland feature which joins North Little Hunting Creek in
the southwest corner of the project. The restrictive covenant will prevent cattle access to the drainage
feature.
Table 1: Site Protection Instrument — Huntsman Mitigation Site
Conservation
Parcel ID
Easement
Protected
Property Owner
Number
County
Deed Book (DB) and
Acreage
Page Number (PG)
4827-87-1278,
Jerry A. and Debra Lynn
4827-96-5044,
Wilkes
Deed Book 1331,
18.4
Johnson
4827-84-8574,
Page 128
4827-95-0384
The recorded conservation easement is included in this appendix. All site protection instruments
require 60-day advance notification to the USACE and or DMS prior to any action to void, amend, or
modify the document. No such action shall take place unless approved by the State.
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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
��,-Jw l PS $L400
WILKES COUNTY
SPO File Numbers: 9 7 - B K
DMS Project Number: 100123
Prepared by: Office of the Attorney General
Property Control Section
Return to: NC Department of Administration
State Property Office
1321 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1321
FILED
WILKES COUNTY
MISTY M. SMITHEY
REGISTER OF DEEDS
LED May 27, 2021
AT 09:02:55 am
BOOK 01331
PAGE 0128
INSTRUMENT # 04301
EXCISE TAX $400.00
DEED OF CONSERVATION EASEMENT
AND RIGHT OF ACCESS PROVIDED
PURSUANT TO
FULL DELIVERY
MITIGATION CONTRACT
THIS DEED OF CONSERVATION EASEMENT AND RIGHT OF ACCESS, made
This 26"A' day of /1 A4 , 2021, by Jerry A. Johnson and wife, Debra G. Johnson
("Grantor"), whose mailing address is 360 Ingle Hollow Road, Ronda, NC 28670 to the State
of North Carolina, ("Grantee"), whose mailing address is State of North Carolina, Department
of Administration, State Property Office, 1321 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1321.
The designations of Grantor and Grantee as used herein shall include said parties, their heirs,
successors, and assigns, and shall include singular, plural, masculine, feminine, or neuter as
required by context.
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143-214.8 et seq., the State of
North Carolina has established the Division of Mitigation Services (formerly known as the
Ecosystem Enhancement Program and Wetlands Restoration Program) within the Department of
Environmental Quality (formerly Department of Environment and Natural Resources), for the
purposes of acquiring, maintaining, restoring, enhancing, creating and preserving wetland and
riparian resources that contribute to the protection and improvement of water quality, flood
prevention, fisheries, aquatic habitat, wildlife habitat, and recreational opportunities; and
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WHEREAS, this Conservation Easement from Grantor to Grantee has been negotiated,
arranged and provided for as a condition of a full delivery contract between Wildlands
Engineering, Inc. and the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, to provide
stream, wetland and/or buffer mitigation pursuant to the North Carolina Department of
Environment and Natural Resources Purchase and Services Contract Number 7891.
WHEREAS, The State of North Carolina is qualified to be the Grantee of a Conservation
Easement pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 121-35; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources and the United States
Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District entered into a Memorandum of Understanding,
(MOU) duly executed by all parties on November 4, 1998. This MOU recognized that the
Wetlands Restoration Program was to provide effective compensatory mitigation for authorized
impacts to wetlands, streams and other aquatic resources by restoring, enhancing and preserving
the wetland and riparian areas of the State; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, the North Carolina
Department of Transportation and the United States Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington
District entered into a Memorandum of Agreement, (MOA) duly executed by all parties in
Greensboro, NC on July 22, 2003, which recognizes that the Division of Mitigation Services
(formerly Ecosystem Enhancement Program) is to provide for compensatory mitigation by
effective protection of the land, water and natural resources of the State by restoring, enhancing
and preserving ecosystem functions; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, the U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the
North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, the North Carolina Division of Water Quality,
the North Carolina Division of Coastal Management, and the National Marine Fisheries Service
entered into an agreement to continue the In -Lieu Fee operations of the North Carolina Department
of Natural Resources' Division of Mitigation Services (formerly Ecosystem Enhancement
Program) with an effective date of 28 July, 2010, which supersedes and replaces the previously
effective MOA and MOU referenced above; and
WHEREAS, the acceptance of this instrument for and on behalf of the State of North
Carolina was granted to the Department of Administration by resolution as approved by the
Governor and Council of State adopted at a meeting held in the City of Raleigh, North Carolina,
on the 8"' day of February 2000; and
WHEREAS, the Division of Mitigation Services in the Department of Environmental
Quality (formerly Department of Environment and Natural Resources), which has been delegated
the authority authorized by the Governor and Council of State to the Department of
Administration, has approved acceptance of this instrument; and
WHEREAS, Grantor owns in fee simple certain real properties situated, lying, and being
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in Newcastle Township, Wilkes County, North Carolina (the "Property"), and being more
particularly described as those certain parcels of land containing approximately 106
acres and being conveyed to the Grantor by deeds recorded in Deed Book 668, Page 110, Deed
Book 1330, Page 66, and Deed Book 653, Page 160 of the Wilkes County Registry, North
Carolina; and
WHEREAS, Grantor is willing to grant a Conservation Easement and Right of Access
over the herein described areas of the Property, thereby restricting and limiting the use of
the areas of the Property subject to the Conservation Easement to the terms and conditions
and purposes hereinafter set forth, and Grantee is willing to accept said Easement and Access
Rights. The Conservation Easement shall be for the protection and benefit of the waters of
unnamed tributaries to North Little Hunting Creek.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants, terms, conditions, and
restrictions hereinafter set forth, Grantor unconditionally and irrevocably hereby grants and
conveys unto Grantee, its successors and assigns, forever and in perpetuity, a Conservation
Easement and Right of Access together with an access easement to and from the Conservation
Easement Area described below.
The Conservation Easement Area consists of the following:
Total conservation Easement Area containing a total of 18.434 acres (CE Area A = 3.404 acres,
CE Area B = 3.216 acre, and CE Area C = 1 1.814 acres) as shown on the plats of survey
entitled "Conservation Easement -Survey for: The State of North Carolina, Division of Mitigation
Services, SPO File No. 97-13K, DMS Project # 100123, PROJECT: HUNTSMAN SITE", plat
dated May 13, 2021 prepared by Turner Land Surveying and recorded in the Wilkes County, North
Carolina Register of Deeds at Plat Book IZ. , Page 3`d2--1
See attached "Exhibit A", Legal Description of area of the Property hereinafter referred to as the
"Conservation Easement Area"
The purposes of this Conservation Easement are to maintain, restore, enhance, construct,
create and preserve wetland and/or riparian resources in the Conservation Easement Area that
contribute to the protection and improvement of water quality, flood prevention, fisheries, aquatic
habitat, wildlife habitat, and recreational opportunities; to maintain permanently the Conservation
Easement Area in its natural condition, consistent with these purposes; and to prevent any use of
the Easement Area that will significantly impair or interfere with these purposes. To achieve these
purposes, the following conditions and restrictions are set forth:
I. DURATION OF EASEMENT
Pursuant to law, including the above referenced statutes, this Conservation Easement and
Right of Access shall be perpetual and it shall run with, and be a continuing restriction upon the
use of, the Property, and it shall be enforceable by the Grantee against the Grantor and against
Grantor's heirs, successors and assigns, personal representatives, agents, lessees, and licensees.
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II. ACCESS EASEMENT
Grantor hereby grants and conveys unto Grantee, its employees, agents, successors and assigns, a
perpetual, non-exclusive easement for ingress and egress over and upon the Property at all
reasonable times and at such location as practically necessary to access the Conservation Easement
Area for the purposes set forth herein ("Access Easement"). This grant of easement shall not vest
any rights in the public and shall not be construed as a public dedication of the Access Easement.
Grantor covenants, represents and warrants that it is the sole owner of and is seized of the Property
in fee simple and has the right to grant and convey this Access Easement.
III. GRANTOR RESERVED USES AND RESTRICTED ACTIVITIES
The Conservation Easement Area shall be restricted from any development or usage that
would impair or interfere with the purposes of this Conservation Easement. Unless expressly
reserved as a compatible use herein, any activity in, or use of, the Conservation Easement Area by
the Grantor is prohibited as inconsistent with the purposes of this Conservation Easement. Any
rights not expressly reserved hereunder by the Grantor have been acquired by the Grantee. Any
rights not expressly reserved hereunder by the Grantor, including the rights to all mitigation
credits, including, but not limited to, stream, wetland, and riparian buffer mitigation units, derived
from each site within the area of the Conservation Easement, are conveyed to and belong to the
Grantee. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the following specific uses are
prohibited, restricted, or reserved as indicated:
A. Recreational Uses. Grantor expressly reserves the right to undeveloped recreational uses,
including hiking, bird watching, hunting and fishing, and access to the Conservation Easement
Area for the purposes thereof.
B. Motorized Vehicle Use. Motorized vehicle use in the Conservation Easement Area is
prohibited except within a Crossing Area(s) or Road or Trail as shown on the recorded survey plat.
C. Educational Uses. The Grantor reserves the right to engage in and permit others to engage
in educational uses in the Conservation Easement Area not inconsistent with this Conservation
Easement, and the right of access to the Conservation Easement Area for such purposes including
organized educational activities such as site visits and observations. Educational uses of the
property shall not alter vegetation, hydrology or topography of the site.
D. Damage to Vegetation. Except within Crossing Area(s) as shown on the recorded survey
plat and as related to the removal of non-native plants, diseased or damaged trees, or vegetation
that destabilizes or renders unsafe the Conservation Easement Area to persons or natural habitat,
all cutting, removal, mowing, harming, or destruction of any trees and vegetation in the
Conservation Easement Area is prohibited.
E. Industrial, Residential and Commercial Uses. All industrial, residential and commercial
uses are prohibited in the Conservation Easement Area.
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F. Agricultural Use. All agricultural uses are prohibited within the Conservation Easement
Area including any use for cropland, waste lagoons, or pastureland.
G. New Construction. There shall be no building, facility, mobile home, antenna, utility
pole, tower, or other structure constructed or placed in the Conservation Easement Area.
H. Roads and Trails. There shall be no construction or maintenance of new roads, trails,
walkways, or paving in the Conservation Easement except within a Crossing Area as shown on the
recorded survey plat. All existing roads, trails and crossings within the Conservation Easement
Area shall be shown on the recorded survey plat.
I. Signs. No signs shall be permitted in the Conservation Easement Area except interpretive
signs describing restoration activities and the conservation values of the Conservation Easement
Area, signs identifying the owner of the Property and the holder of the Conservation Easement,
signs giving directions, or signs prescribing rules and regulations for the use of the Conservation
Easement Area.
J. Dumping or Storing. Dumping or storage of soil, trash, ashes, garbage, waste, abandoned
vehicles, appliances, machinery, or any other material in the Conservation Easement Area is
prohibited.
K. Grading, Mineral Use, Excavation, Dredging. There shall be no grading, filling,
excavation, dredging, mining, drilling, hydraulic fracturing; removal of topsoil, sand, gravel, rock,
peat, minerals, or other materials.
L. Water Quality and Drainage Patterns. There shall be no diking, draining, dredging,
channeling, filling, leveling, pumping, impounding or diverting, causing, allowing or permitting
the diversion of surface or underground water in the Conservation Easement Area. No altering or
tampering with water control structures or devices, or disruption or alteration of the restored,
enhanced, or created drainage patterns is allowed. All removal of wetlands, polluting or
discharging into waters, springs, seeps, or wetlands, or use of pesticide or biocides in the
Conservation Easement Area is prohibited. In the event of an emergency interruption or shortage
of all other water sources, water from within the Conservation Easement Area may temporarily be
withdrawn for good cause shown as needed for the survival of livestock on the Property.
M. Subdivision and Conveyance. Grantor voluntarily agrees that no further subdivision,
partitioning, or dividing of the Conservation Easement Area portion of the Property owned by the
Grantor in fee simple (`fee") that is subject to this Conservation Easement is allowed. Any future
transfer of the Property shall be subject to this Conservation Easement and Right of Access and to the
Grantee's right of unlimited and repeated ingress and egress over and across the Property to the
Conservation Easement Area for the purposes set forth herein.
N. Development Rights. All development rights are permanently removed from the
Conservation Easement Area and are non-transferrable.
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U. Disturbance of Natural Features. Any change, disturbance, alteration or impairment of
the natural features of the Conservation Easement Area or any intentional introduction of non-
native plants, trees and/or animal species by Grantor is prohibited.
P. Crossing Areas. "Grantor reserves the right to the Internal Crossing Areas as shown on
the "Conservation Easement Survey for the State of North Carolina, Division of Mitigation
Services, S P O File No. 97-13K, DMS Project No. 100123", and recorded in the Wilkes County,
North Carolina Register of Deeds at Plat Booky2 Page3$Z_3 for the following
purposes:
• Motorized vehicle crossing;
• Utility crossings to include overhead and buried electrical, water lines and sewer lines;
• Cattle crossing so long as fencing across a culvert in the Crossing Area prevents cattle
access to the stream, or a ford crossing is kept gated and cattle are only present in the stream
only under supervision while rotating cattle between pastures; and/or
• Installation, maintenance, or replacement of a culvert or ford crossing.
The Grantor may request permission to vary from the above restrictions for good cause
shown, provided that any such request is not inconsistent with the purposes of this Conservation
Easement, and the Grantor obtains advance written approval from the Division of Mitigation
Services, 1652 Mail Services Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1652.
IV. GRANTEE RESERVED USES
A. Right of Access, Construction, and Inspection. The Grantee, its employees, agents,
successors and assigns, shall have a perpetual Right of Access over and upon the Conservation
Easement Area to undertake or engage in any activities necessary to construct, maintain, manage,
enhance, repair, restore, protect, monitor and inspect the stream, wetland and any other riparian
resources in the Conservation Easement Area for the purposes set forth herein or any long-term
management plan for the Conservation Easement Area developed pursuant to this Conservation
Easement. .
B. Restoration Activities. These activities include planting of trees, shrubs and herbaceous
vegetation, installation of monitoring wells, utilization of heavy equipment to grade, fill, and
prepare the soil, modification of the hydrology of the site, and installation of natural and manmade
materials as needed to direct in -stream, above ground, and subterraneous water flow.
C. Signs. The Grantee, its employees and agents, successors or assigns, shall be permitted to
place signs and witness posts on the Property to include any or all of the following: describe the
project, prohibited activities within the Conservation Easement, or identify the project boundaries
and the holder of the Conservation Easement.
D. Fences. Conservation Easements are purchased to protect the investments by the State
(Grantee) in natural resources. Livestock within conservations easements damages the investment
and can result in reductions in natural resource value and mitigation credits which would cause
financial harm to the State. Therefore, Landowners (Grantor) with livestock are required to restrict
livestock access to the Conservation Easement area. Repeated failure to do so may result in the
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State (Grantee) repairing or installing livestock exclusion devices (fences) within the conservation
area for the purpose of restricting livestock access. In such cases, the landowner (Grantor) must
provide access to the State (Grantee) to make repairs.
E. Crossing Area(s). The Grantee is not responsible for maintenance of crossing area(s),
however, the Grantee, its employees and agents, successors or assigns, reserve the right to repair
crossing area(s), at its sole discretion and to recover the cost of such repairs from the Grantor if
such repairs are needed as a result of activities of the Grantor, his successors or assigns.
V. ENFORCEMENT AND REMEDIES
A. Enforcement. To accomplish the purposes of this Conservation Easement, Grantee is
allowed to prevent any activity within the Conservation Easement Area that is inconsistent with
the purposes of this Conservation Easement and to require the restoration of such areas or features
in the Conservation Easement Area that may have been damaged by such unauthorized activity or
use. Upon any breach of the terms of this Conservation Easement by Grantor, the Grantee shall,
except as provided below, notify the Grantor in writing of such breach and the Grantor shall have
ninety (90) days after receipt of such notice to correct the damage caused by such breach. If the
breach and damage remains uncured after ninety (90) days, the Grantee may enforce this
Conservation Easement by bringing appropriate legal proceedings including an action to recover
damages, as well as injunctive and other relief. The Grantee shall also have the power and
authority, consistent with its statutory authority: (a) to prevent any impairment of the Conservation
Easement Area by acts which may be unlawful or in violation of this Conservation Easement; (b)
to otherwise preserve or protect its interest in the Property; or (c) to seek damages from any
appropriate person or entity. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Grantee reserves the immediate
right, without notice, to obtain a temporary restraining order, injunctive or other appropriate relief,
if the breach is or would irreversibly or otherwise materially impair the benefits to be derived from
this Conservation Easement, and the Grantor and Grantee acknowledge that the damage would be
irreparable and remedies at law inadequate. The rights and remedies of the Grantee provided
hereunder shall be in addition to, and not in lieu of, all other rights and remedies available to
Grantee in connection with this Conservation Easement.
B. Inspection. The Grantee, its employees and agents, successors and assigns, have the right,
with reasonable notice, to enter the Conservation Easement Area over the Property at reasonable
times for the purpose of inspection to determine whether the Grantor is complying with the terms,
conditions and restrictions of this Conservation Easement.
C. Acts Beyond Grantor's Control. Nothing contained in this Conservation Easement shall
be construed to entitle Grantee to bring any action against Grantor for any injury or change in the
Conservation Easement Area caused by third parties, resulting from causes beyond the Grantor's
control, including, without limitation, fire, flood, storm, and earth movement, or from any prudent
action taken in good faith by the Grantor under emergency conditions to prevent, abate, or mitigate
significant injury to life or damage to the Property resulting from such causes.
D. Costs of Enforcement. Beyond regular and typical monitoring expenses, any costs
incurred by Grantee in enforcing the terms of this Conservation Easement against Grantor,
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including, without limitation, any costs of restoration necessitated by Grantor's acts or omissions
in violation of the terms of this Conservation Easement, shall be borne by Grantor.
E. No Waiver. Enforcement of this Easement shall be at the discretion of the Grantee and
any forbearance, delay or omission by Grantee to exercise its rights hereunder in the event of any
breach of any term set forth herein shall not be construed to be a waiver by Grantee.
VI. MISCELLANEOUS
A. This instrument sets forth the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the
Conservation Easement and supersedes all prior discussions, negotiations, understandings or
agreements relating to the Conservation Easement. If any provision is found to be invalid, the
remainder of the provisions of the Conservation Easement, and the application of such provision
to persons or circumstances other than those as to which it is found to be invalid, shall not be
affected thereby.
B. Grantor is responsible for any real estate taxes, assessments, fees, or charges levied upon
the Property. Grantee shall not be responsible for any costs or liability of any kind related to the
ownership, operation, insurance, upkeep, or maintenance of the Property, except as expressly
provided herein. Upkeep of any constructed bridges, fences, or other amenities on the Property are
the sole responsibility of the Grantor. Nothing herein shall relieve the Grantor of the obligation to
comply with federal, state or local laws, regulations and permits that may apply to the exercise of
the Reserved Rights.
C. Any notices shall be sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested to the
parties at their addresses shown herein or to other addresses as either party establishes in writing
upon notification to the other.
D. Grantor shall notify Grantee in writing of the name and address and any party to whom the
Property or any part thereof is to be transferred at or prior to the time said transfer is made. Grantor
further agrees that any subsequent lease, deed, or other legal instrument by which any interest in
the Property is conveyed is subject to the Conservation Easement herein created.
E. The Grantor and Grantee agree that the terms of this Conservation Easement shall survive
any merger of the fee and easement interests in the Property or any portion thereof.
F. This Conservation Easement and Right of Access may be amended, but only in writing
signed by all parties hereto, or their successors or assigns, if such amendment does not affect the
qualification of this Conservation Easement or the status of the Grantee under any applicable laws,
and is consistent with the purposes of the Conservation Easement. The owner of the Property shall
notify the State Property Office and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in writing sixty (60) days
prior to the initiation of any transfer of all or any part of the Property or of any request to void or
modify this Conservation Easement. Such notifications and modification requests shall be
addressed to:
Division of Mitigation Services Program Manager
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NC State Property Office
1321 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1321
and
General Counsel
US Army Corps of Engineers
69 Darlington Avenue
Wilmington, NC 28403
G. The parties recognize and agree that the benefits of this Conservation Easement are in gross
and assignable provided, however, that the Grantee hereby covenants and agrees, that in the event
it transfers or assigns this Conservation Easement, the organization receiving the interest will be a
qualified holder under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 121-34 et seq. and § 170(h) of the Internal Revenue Code,
and the Grantee further covenants and agrees that the terms of the transfer or assignment will be
such that the transferee or assignee will be required to continue in perpetuity the conservation
purposes described in this document.
VII. QUIET ENJOYMENT
Grantor reserves all remaining rights accruing from ownership of the Property, including
the right to engage in or permit or invite others to engage in only those uses of the Conservation
Easement Area that are expressly reserved herein, not prohibited or restricted herein, and are not
inconsistent with the purposes of this Conservation Easement. Without limiting the generality of
the foregoing, the Grantor expressly reserves to the Grantor, and the Grantor's invitees and
licensees, the right of access to the Conservation Easement Area, and the right of quiet enjoyment
of the Conservation Easement Area,
TO HAVE AND TO HOLD, the said rights and easements perpetually unto the State of
North Carolina for the aforesaid purposes,
AND Grantor covenants that Grantor is seized of the Property in fee and has the right to
convey the permanent Conservation Easement herein granted; that the same is free from
encumbrances and that Grantor will warrant and defend title to the same against the claims of all
persons whomsoever.
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IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, the Grantor has hereunto set his hand and seal, the
day and year first above written.
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JERRY A. JOHNSON
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DEBRA G. JOHNSON
NORTH CAROLIN
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a Notary Public in and for the County and State aforesaid,
do hereby certify that Jerry A. Johnson and wife, Debra J. Johnson, Grantor, personally
appeared before me this day and acknowledged the execution of the foregoing instrument.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my
of, 2021.
Notary Public
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EXHIBIT A
Descriptions for Conservation Easement for the State of North Carolina, Division of Mitigation
Services, Huntsman Site, SPO File No. 97-13K, DMS Project # 100123, located in Newcastle
Township, Wilkes County, North Carolina.
All references to the Wilkes County Register of Deeds office.
PIN: 4827-97-1278, PID: 1301039 (Jerry A. Johnson and Debra Lynn Johnson)
CE "A"
Beginning at an existing 3/8" rebar in concrete (CE corner 417), said rebar a corner of Jerry A.
Johnson and Debra Lynn Johnson (now or formerly, see Deed Book 668, Pg. 110 and Deed
Book 1330, Pg. 66), said rebar being located N 20'11'16" W 639.34' from Site Control Point
TLS42 (rebar with plastic cap) having NC Grid Coordinates [NAD83(2011)] N= 875,194.25
USft, E= 1,429,559.23 USft;
thence, from the point of Beginning, with the common line, N 73°47'14" E a distance of 13.78'
to a rebar with aluminum cap set, said rebar the northwest corner of S. Mark Cass and Michelle
R. Cass (now or formerly, see Deed Book 723, Pg. 524 and deed Book 1330, Pg. 66);
thence, with the common line, S 18°32'34" E a distance of 92.88' to a rebar with aluminum cap
set; thence S 51 °41'04" E a distance of 45.70' to a rebar with aluminum cap set, passing an iron
pipe at 23.98'; thence S 16°06'36" E a distance of 7.50' to a rebar with aluminum cap set in the
northern right-of-way of Ingle Hollow Road (NCSR #2434); thence, with the right-of-way, S
72°11'l2" W a distance of 32.22' to a rebar with aluminum cap set; thence, leaving said right-of-
way, N 40°09'27" W a distance of 126.02' to a rebar with aluminum cap set;
thence N 24°49'35" W a distance of 116.2P to a rebar with aluminum cap set;
thence N 18'1 T35" W a distance of 50.00' to a rebar with aluminum cap set;
thence N 17°43'14" W a distance of 401.82' to a rebar with aluminum cap set;
thence N 00°24'56" E a distance of 193.4l' to a rebar with aluminum cap set;
thence N 09°24'37" W a distance of 317.65' to a rebar with aluminum cap set;
thence N 02°22'55" W a distance of 307.44' to a rebar with aluminum cap set;
thence N 69°58'02" E a distance of 98.03' to a rebar with aluminum cap set;
thence S 04°45'03" E a distance of 422.51' to a rebar with aluminum cap set;
thence S 16'38' 11" E a distance of 75.78' to a rebar with aluminum cap set;
thence S 02°55'25" E a distance of 333.03' to a rebar with aluminum cap set;
thence S 15°47'03" E a distance of 390.22' to a rebar with aluminum cap set;
thence S 19'09' 15" E a distance of 50.01' to a rebar with aluminum cap set;
thence S 19°20'45" E a distance of 40.90' to a rebar with aluminum cap set;
thence S 47°45'22" E a distance of 58.22' to a point on the common line of Cass and Johnson;
thence, with the common line, S 19°12'49" E a distance of 24.58' to the point of Beginning;
containing 3.404 acres, more or less, and shown as CE "A" on a plat prepared by Turner Land
Surveying, PLLC (P-0702) of Swannanoa, NC, entitled "Conservation Easement Plat for the
State of North Carolina, Division of Mitigation Services, Project Name: Huntsman" dated May
135 2021 and recorded in Plat Book `2_ , Page 3`92 5% of the Wilkes County Register of
Deeds.
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PIN: 482 7-95-4 754, PID: 1300337 (Jerry A. Johnson and Debra Lynn Johnson)
CE "B"
Beginning at rebar with aluminum cap set (CE corner #28) in the southern right-of-way of Ingle
Hollow Road (NCSR #2434), said rebar being the northwest corner of Jerry Alan Johnson and
Debra G. Johnson (now or formerly, see Deed Book 653, Pg. 160, Parcel A), also being the
northeast corner of Jerry Alan Johnson and Debra G. Johnson (now or formerly, see Deed Book
653, Pg. 160, Parcel B), said rebar being located N 24'01'29" W 464.60' from Site Control Point
TLS#2 (rebar with plastic cap) having NC Grid Coordinates [NAD83(2011)] N= 875,194.25
USft, E= 1,429,559.23 USft;
thence, from the point of Beginning, with the common line, with a small branch, S 15°48'29" E a
distance of 230.00' to a point at the intersection with a big branch;
thence, with said big branch, S 72°16'58" W a distance of 478.50' to a point;
thence S 50°53'47" W a distance of 116.50' to a rebar with aluminum cap set on southwest corner
of Johnson and southeast corner of William Jody Gray (now or formerly, see Deed Book 1087,
Pg. 105); thence, with the common line of Johnson and Gray, N 19°48'37" W a distance of
350.00' to a rebar with aluminum cap set in the southern right-of-way of Ingle Hollow Road;
thence, with the right-of-way, S 86'01'12" E a distance of 137.12' to a rebar with aluminum cap
set;
thence N 87°56'34" E a distance of 143.31' to a rebar with aluminum cap set;
thence N 84°57'58" E a distance of 30.34' to a rebar with aluminum cap set;
thence N 73°51'24" E a distance of 83.92' to a point;
thence N 62°51' 14" E a distance of 76.38' to a rebar with aluminum cap set;
thence N 62°35'10" E a distance of 92.02' to a rebar with aluminum cap set;
thence N 6699'24" E a distance of 25.54' to a point;
thence N 72' 10'41 " E a distance of 40.21' to the point of Beginning;
containing 3.216 acres, more or less, and shown as CE "B" on a plat prepared by Turner Land
Surveying, PLLC (P-0702) of Swannanoa, NC, entitled "Conservation Easement Plat for the
State of North Carolina, Division of Mitigation Services, Project Name: Huntsman" dated May
13, 2021 and recorded in Plat Book 1'2- , Page 3$2- $4 of the Wilkes County Register of
Deeds.
PIN. 4827-95-0384, PID: 1300318 (Jerry Alan Johnson and Debra G. Johnson)
CE "C"
Beginning at rebar with aluminum cap set (CE corner #28) in the southern right-of-way of Ingle
Hollow Road (NCSR #2434), said rebar being the northwest corner of Jerry Alan Johnson and
Debra G. Johnson (now or formerly, see Deed Book 653, Pg. 160, Parcel A), also being the
northeast corner of Jerry Alan Johnson and Debra G. Johnson (now or formerly, see Deed Book
653, Pg. 160, Parcel B), said rebar being located N 24'01'29" W 464.60' from Site Control Point
TLS#2 (rebar with plastic cap) having NC Grid Coordinates [NAD83(2011)] N= 875,194.25
USft, E= 1,429,559.23 USft; thence, from the point of Beginning, with the right-of-way, N
79°45'45" E a distance of 67.37' to a point;
thence N 88°13'10" E a distance of 58.3l' to a rebar with aluminum cap set;
thence S 88°51'42" E a distance of 61.41' to a rebar with aluminum cap set;
thence S 86°57'19" E a distance of 189.9l' to a rebar with aluminum cap set;
thence S 86°32'19" E a distance of 190.02' to a rebar with aluminum cap set;
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thence S 87°13'47" E a distance of 144.91' to a point, passing a rebar with aluminum cap set at
53.43';
thence S 88°49°34" E a distance of 56.8l' to a point;
thence N 84°32'08"E a distance of 66.52' to a point;
thence N 78°57'24"E to a distance of 42'.25 to a rebar with aluminum cap set;
thence N 75°28'36" to a distance of 45.57' to a point;
thence N 71 °50' 16" E a distance of 67.76' to an existing I/z" rebar, said rebar being the northeast
corner of Jerry Alan Johnson et ux. and the northwest corner of Flossie Ellen Johnson (now or
formerly, deed not found);
thence, leaving said right-of-way, with the common line, S 02°48'20" W a distance of 258.35' to
a rebar with aluminum cap set, passing the centerline of a big branch at 214.59%
thence, leaving said common line, S 76°20' 17" W a distance of 287.01' to a rebar with aluminum
cap set;
thence S 43°10'28" W a distance of 300.57' to a rebar with aluminum cap set;
thence S 18'08' 11" E a distance of 208.40' to a rebar with aluminum cap set;
thence S 29°08'27" E a distance of 177.38' to a rebar with aluminum cap set;
thence S 89°32'58" E a distance of 199,90' to a rebar with aluminum cap set;
thence S 03°35' 16" E a distance of 68.64' to a rebar with aluminum cap set;
thence S 80°57'29" W a distance of 101.82' to a rebar with aluminum cap set;
thence S 13°39'20" E a distance of 133.82' to a rebar with aluminum cap set;
thence S 49°41' 16" E a distance of 79.93' to a rebar with aluminum cap set;
thence S 00°06'07" W a distance of 60.11' to a rebar with aluminum cap set;
thence S 87°08' 12" W a distance of 132.25' to a rebar with aluminum cap set;
thence N 26°26'49" W a distance of 116.24' to a rebar with aluminum cap set;
thence S 88°38'57" W a distance of 55.63' to a rebar with aluminum cap set;
thence S 15°09'52" W a distance of 90.73' to a rebar with aluminum cap set;
thence S 13°53'20" W a distance of 50.12' to a rebar with aluminum cap set;
thence S 16°49'20" E a distance of 107.31' to a rebar with aluminum cap set;
thence S 2593'54" W a distance of 173.51' to a rebar with aluminum cap set;
thence N 8591'40" W a distance of 103.37' to a rebar with aluminum cap set;
thence N 23°35' 13" E a distance of 177.96' to a rebar with aluminum cap set;
thence N 04°34'34" W a distance of 115.22' to a rebar with aluminum cap set;
thence N 17°55'44" E a distance of 50.00' to a rebar with aluminum cap set;
thence N 17°47'50" E a distance of 102.82' to a rebar with aluminum cap set;
thence N 3495'27" E a distance of 121.34' to a rebar with aluminum cap set;
thence N 6096'40" W a distance of 116.26' to a rebar with aluminum cap set;
thence S 35°16'24" W a distance of 147.52' to a rebar with aluminum cap set;
thence N 82°46'06" W a distance of 62.76' to a rebar with aluminum cap set;
thence N 24°52'44" W a distance of 71.66' to a rebar with aluminum cap set;
thence N 10'59'21" E a distance of 514.19' to a rebar with aluminum cap set;
thence N 31 °56'23" E a distance of 183.38' to a rebar with aluminum cap set;
thence N 38°49'55" W a distance of 67.90' to a rebar with aluminum cap set;
thence S 86'45' 15" W a distance of 342.52' to a rebar with aluminum cap set;
thence N 76°34'30" W a distance of 60.00' to a rebar with aluminum cap set;
thence S 59°35'22" W a distance of 111.37' to a rebar with aluminum cap set;
thence S 73°19'39" W a distance of 129.54' to a rebar with aluminum cap set;
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thence S 57°46'39" W a distance of 85.07' to a rebar with aluminum cap set;
thence S 57°46'39" W a distance of 31.69' to a rebar with aluminum cap set;
thence S 57°46'39" W a distance of 90.95' to a rebar with aluminum cap set;
thence S 7712' 17" W a distance of 139.26' to a rebar with aluminum cap set;
thence N 19°51'01" W a distance of 42.86' to a rebar with aluminum cap set at a big branch and
being southwest corner of Johnson and southeast corner of William Jody Gray (now or formerly,
See Deed Book 1087, Pg. 105);
thence, with the common line and the big branch, N 50'53'47" E a distance of 116.50' to a point;
thence N 7296'58" E a distance of 478.50' to a point at the intersection with a small branch;
thence, with the small branch, N 15°48'29" W a distance of 230.00' to the point of Beginning;
containing 11.814 acres, more or less, and shown as CE "C" on a plat prepared by Turner Land
Surveying, PLLC (P-0702) of Swannanoa, NC, entitled "Conservation Easement Plat for the
State of North Carolina, Division of Mitigation Services, Project Name: Huntsman" dated May
13, 2021 and recorded in Plat Book 12 , Page 382-AJ of the Wilkes County Register of
Deeds.
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APPENDIX 9 — Maintenance Plan

Appendix 9 Maintenance Plan
The site shall be visited semi-annually and a physical inspection of the site shall be conducted a
minimum of once per year throughout the post -construction monitoring period until performance
standards are met. These site inspections may identify site components and features that require
routine maintenance. Routine maintenance should be expected most often in the first two years
following site construction and may include the following:
Table 1. Maintenance Plan — Huntsman Mitigation Site
Component/
Feature
Maintenance through project close-out
Routine channel maintenance and repair activities may include chinking of in -stream
structures to prevent piping, securing of loose coir matting, and supplemental installations
of live stakes and other target vegetation along the channel — these shall be conducted
where success criteria are threatened or at the discretion of the Designer. Areas where
Stream
storm water and floodplain flows intercept the channel may also require maintenance to
prevent bank failures and head -cutting. Beaver activity will be monitored and beaver dams
on project streams will typically be removed, at the discretion of the Designer, during the
monitoring period to allow for bank stabilization and stream development outside of this
type of influence.
Vegetation shall be maintained to ensure the health and vigor of the targeted community.
Routine vegetation maintenance and repair activities may include supplemental planting,
Vegetation
pruning, mulching, and fertilizing. Exotic invasive plant species requiring treatment per the
Invasive Species Treatment Plan (Appendix 7) shall be treated in accordance with that plan
and with NC Department of Agriculture (NCDA) rules and regulations.
BMPs
BMPs are expected to vegetate over time and transition to vegetative filter strips. BMPs will
not be maintained after close out.
Site boundaries shall be identified in the field to ensure clear distinction between the
mitigation site and adjacent properties. Boundaries may be identified by fence, marker,
Site boundary
bollard, post, tree -blazing, or other means as allowed by site conditions and/or conservation
easement. Boundary markers disturbed, damaged, or destroyed will be repaired and/or
replaced on an as -needed basis.
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APPENDIX 10 — Financial Assurance

Appendix 10 Financial Assurances
Pursuant to Section IV H and Appendix III of the Division of Mitigation Service's In -Lieu Fee Instrument
dated July 28, 2010, the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources has provided
the US Army Corps of Engineers Wilmington District with a formal commitment to fund projects to
satisfy mitigation requirements assumed by DMS. This commitment provides financial assurance for all
mitigation projects implemented by the program.
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APPENDIX 11— Credit Calculations and Release Schedule

Appendix 11- Credit Release Schedule and Supporting Information
All credit releases will be based on the total credit generated as reported in the approved final
mitigation plan, unless there are significant discrepancies, in which case an addendum will be proposed
to the IRT. Under no circumstances shall any mitigation project be debited until the necessary
Department of the Army (DA) authorization has been received for its construction or the District
Engineer (DE) has otherwise provided written approval for the project in the case where no DA
authorization is required for construction of the mitigation project. The DE, in consultation with the
Interagency Review Team (IRT), will determine if performance standards have been satisfied sufficiently
to meet the requirements of the release schedules below. In cases where some performance standards
have not been met, credits may still be released depending on the specifics of the case. Monitoring may
be required to restart or be extended, depending on the extent to which the site fails to meet the
specified performance standard.
The following conditions apply to the credit release schedules:
A. A reserve of 10% of a site's total stream credits will be released after four bankfull events have
occurred, in separate years, provided the channel is stable and all other performance standards
are met. In the event that less than four bankfull events occur during the monitoring period,
release of these reserve credits is at the discretion of the NCIRT.
B. For mitigation banks, implementation of the approved Mitigation Plan must be initiated no later
than the first full growing season after the date of the first credit transaction (credit sale).
C. After the second milestone, the credit releases are scheduled to occur on an annual basis,
assuming that the annual monitoring report has been provided to the USACE in accordance with
the General Monitoring Requirements, and that the monitoring report demonstrates that
interim performance standards are being met and that no other concerns have been identified
on -site during the visual monitoring. All credit releases require written approval from the
USACE.
D. The credits associated with the final credit release milestone will be released only upon a
determination by the USACE, in consultation with the NCIRT, of functional success as defined in
the Mitigation Plan.
The schedule below lists the updated credit release schedules for stream and wetland mitigation
projects developed by bank and ILF sites in North Carolina:
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Table A: Stream Credit Release Schedule
Credit Release Schedule and Milestones for Streams
Credit
ILF/NCDMS
Release
Release Activity
Interim
Total
Milestone
Release
Released
Completion of all initial physical and biological improvements made
pursuant to the Mitigation Plan
30%
30%
2*
Year 1 monitoring report demonstrates that channels are stable and
interim performance standards have been met
10%
40%
3
Year 2 monitoring report demonstrates that channels are stable and
interim performance standards have been met
10%
50%
4
Year 3 monitoring report demonstrates that channels are stable and
interim performance standards have been met
10%
60%
5
Year 4 monitoring report demonstrates that channels are stable and
65%
interim performance standards have been met
5%
(75%***)
6**
Year 5 monitoring report demonstrates that channels are stable and
75%
7
interim performance standards have been met
10%
(85%***)
Year 6 monitoring report demonstrates that channels are stable and
80%
interim performance standards have been met
5%
(90%***)
8**
Year 7 monitoring report demonstrates that channels are stable,
90%
performance standards have been met
10%
(100%...)
9
*For ILF sites (including all NCDMS projects), no initial release of credits (Milestone 1) is provided because ILF
programs utilized advance credits, so no initial release is necessary to help fund site construction. To account for
this, the 15% credit release associated with the first milestone (bank establishment) is held until the second
milestone, so that the total credits release at the second milestone is 30%. In order for NCDMS to receive the
30% release (shown in the schedules as Milestone 2), they must comply with the credit release requirements
stated in Section IV(I)(3) of the approved NCDMS Instrument.
**Please note that vegetation data may not be required with monitoring reports submitted during these
monitoring years unless otherwise required by the Mitigation Plan or directed by the NCIRT.
***10% reserve of credits to be held back until the bankfull event performance standard has been met.
Huntsman Mitigation Site Appendix 11
DMS ID No. 100123 Page 2

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Categorical Exclusion Form for Ecosystem Enhancement
Program Projects
Version 2
Note: Only Appendix A should to be submitted (along with any supporting documentation) as the
environmental document.
Part 1: General Project Information
Project Name: Huntsman Mitigation Site
Count Name: Wilkes County
DMS Number: 100123
Project Sponsor: Wildlands Engineering, Inc.
Project Contact Name: Kirsten Gimbert
Project Contact Address: 1430 S. Mint Street, Suite 104, Charlotte, NC 28203
Project Contact E-mail: [e-mail]
DMS Project Manager: Matthew Reid
Project Description
This project includes stream restoration and enhancement as well as establishing stormwater Best Management
Practices (BMPs). Currently, the streams are extensively impacted by agricultural management, including cattle
grazing and crop production. Project goals to provide ecological and water quality enhancements in the Yadkin
River Basin will be obtained by removing livestock access from stream channels, restoring and enhancing native
floodplain vegetation, creating stable stream banks, improving stream habitat, treating concentrated agricultural
runoff with BMPs and protecting the site in perpetuity through establishing a conservation easement.
For Official Use Only
Reviewed By:
10-25-2019
Date DMS Project Manager
Conditional Approved By:
Date For Division Administrator
FHWA
❑ Check this box if there are outstanding issues
Final Approval By:
Date For Division Administrator
FHWA

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

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

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

Categorical Exclusion Form for Ecosystem Enhancement
Program Projects
Version 2
Note: Only Appendix A should to be submitted (along with any supporting documentation) as the
environmental document.
Part 1: General Project Information
Project Name: Huntsman Mitigation Site
Count Name: Wilkes County
DMS Number: 100123
Project Sponsor: Wildlands Engineering, Inc.
Project Contact Name: Kirsten Gimbert
Project Contact Address: 1430 S. Mint Street, Suite 104, Charlotte, NC 28203
Project Contact E-mail: [e-mail]
DMS Project Manager: Matthew Reid
Project Description
This project includes stream restoration and enhancement as well as establishing stormwater Best Management
Practices (BMPs). Currently, the streams are extensively impacted by agricultural management, including cattle
grazing and crop production. Project goals to provide ecological and water quality enhancements in the Yadkin
River Basin will be obtained by removing livestock access from stream channels, restoring and enhancing native
floodplain vegetation, creating stable stream banks, improving stream habitat, treating concentrated agricultural
runoff with BMPs and protecting the site in perpetuity through establishing a conservation easement.
For Official Use Only
Reviewed By:
10-25-2019
Date DMS Project Manager
Conditional Approved By:
Date For Division Administrator
FHWA
❑ Check this box if there are outstanding issues
Final Approval By:
Date For Division Administrator
FHWA

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

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

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

Categorical Exclusion Form for Ecosystem Enhancement
Program Projects
Version 2
Note: Only Appendix A should to be submitted (along with any supporting documentation) as the
environmental document.
Part 1: General Project Information
Project Name: Huntsman Mitigation Site
Count Name: Wilkes County
DMS Number: 100123
Project Sponsor: Wildlands Engineering, Inc.
Project Contact Name: Kirsten Gimbert
Project Contact Address: 1430 S. Mint Street, Suite 104, Charlotte, NC 28203
Project Contact E-mail: [e-mail]
DMS Project Manager: Matthew Reid
Project Description
This project includes stream restoration and enhancement as well as establishing stormwater Best Management
Practices (BMPs). Currently, the streams are extensively impacted by agricultural management, including cattle
grazing and crop production. Project goals to provide ecological and water quality enhancements in the Yadkin
River Basin will be obtained by removing livestock access from stream channels, restoring and enhancing native
floodplain vegetation, creating stable stream banks, improving stream habitat, treating concentrated agricultural
runoff with BMPs and protecting the site in perpetuity through establishing a conservation easement.
For Official Use Only
Reviewed By:
10-25-2019
Date DMS Project Manager
Conditional Approved By:
Date For Division Administrator
FHWA
❑ Check this box if there are outstanding issues
Final Approval By:
Date For Division Administrator
FHWA

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

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

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

U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS
WILMINGTON DISTRICT
Action Id. SAW-2019-00836 County: Wilkes U.S.G.S. Quad: NC- Ronda
NOTIFICATION OF JURISDICTIONAL DETERMINATION
Requestor: Wildlands Engineering, Inc.
Ian Eckardt
Address: 1430 Mint Street, #104
Charlotte, NC 28203
Telephone Number: 704-332-7754 x108
E-mail: ieckardt( )wildlandseng.com
Size (acres) 61.8 Nearest Town Ronda
Nearest Waterway North Little Hunting Creek River Basin Upper Pee Dee
USGS HUC 03040102 Coordinates Latitude: 36.1407
Longitude:-80.9321
Location description: The project area is located at 444 Ingle Hollow Road in Rhonda, Wilkes County, North Carolina.
Indicate Which of the Following Apply:
A. Preliminary Determination
® There appear to be waters, including wetlands on the above described project area/property, that may be subject to Section 404
of the Clean Water Act (CWA)(33 USC § 1344) and/or Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act (RHA) (33 USC § 403). The
waters, including wetlands have been delineated, and the delineation has been verified by the Corps to be sufficiently accurate
and reliable. The approximate boundaries of these waters are shown on the enclosed delineation map received via email on
1/26/2021. Therefore, this preliminary jurisdiction determination may be used in the permit evaluation process, including
determining compensatory mitigation. For purposes of computation of impacts, compensatory mitigation requirements, and other
resource protection measures, a permit decision made on the basis of a preliminary JD will treat all waters and wetlands that
would be affected in any way by the permitted activity on the site as if they are jurisdictional waters of the U.S. This preliminary
determination is not an appealable action under the Regulatory Program Administrative Appeal Process (Reference 33 CFR Part
331). However, you may request an approved JD, which is an appealable action, by contacting the Corps district for further
instruction.
❑ There appear to be waters, including wetlands on the above described project area/property, that may be subject to Section 404
of the Clean Water Act (CWA)(33 USC § 1344) and/or Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act (RHA) (33 USC § 403).
However, since the waters, including wetlands have not been properly delineated, this preliminary jurisdiction determination
may not be used in the permit evaluation process. Without a verified wetland delineation, this preliminary determination is
merely an effective presumption of CWA/RHA jurisdiction over all of the waters, including wetlands at the project area, which
is not sufficiently accurate and reliable to support an enforceable permit decision. We recommend that you have the waters,
including wetlands on your project area/property delineated. As the Corps may not be able to accomplish this wetland
delineation in a timely manner, you may wish to obtain a consultant to conduct a delineation that can be verified by the Corps.
B. Approved Determination
❑ There are Navigable Waters of the United States within the above described project area/property subject to the permit
requirements of Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act (RHA) (33 USC § 403) and Section 404 of the Clean Water Act
(CWA)(33 USC § 1344). Unless there is a change in law or our published regulations, this determination may be relied upon for
a period not to exceed five years from the date of this notification.
❑ There are waters, including wetlandson the above described project area/property subject to the permit requirements of Section
404 of the Clean Water Act (CWA) (33 USC § 1344). Unless there is a change in the law or our published regulations, this
determination may be relied upon for a period not to exceed five years from the date of this notification.
❑ We recommend you have the waters, including wetlands on your project area/property delineated. As the Corps may not be
able to accomplish this wetland delineation in a timely manner, you may wish to obtain a consultant to conduct a delineation that
can be verified by the Corps.
❑ The waters, including wetlands on your project area/property have been delineated and the delineation has been verified by
the Corps. The approximate boundaries of these waters are shown on the enclosed delineation map dated DATE. We strongly
suggest you have this delineation surveyed. Upon completion, this survey should be reviewed and verified by the Corps. Once

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verified, this survey will provide an accurate depiction of all areas subject to CWA jurisdiction on your property which, provided
there is no change in the law or our published regulations, may be relied upon for a period not to exceed five years.
❑ The waters, including wetlands have been delineated and surveyed and are accurately depicted on the plat signed by the
Corps Regulatory Official identified below onDATE. Unless there is a change in the law or our published regulations, this
determination may be relied upon for a period not to exceed five years from the date of this notification.
❑ There are no waters of the U.S., to include wetlands, present on the above described project area/property which are subject to the
permit requirements of Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (33 USC 1344). Unless there is a change in the law or our published
regulations, this determination may be relied upon for a period not to exceed five years from the date of this notification.
❑ The property is located in one of the 20 Coastal Counties subject to regulation under the Coastal Area Management Act (CAMA).
You should contact the Division of Coastal Management in Morehead City, NC, at [phone] to determine their
requirements.
Placement of dredged or fill material within waters of the US, including wetlands, without a Department of the Army permit may
constitute a violation of Section 301 of the Clean Water Act (33 USC § 1311). Placement of dredged or fill material, construction or
placement of structures, or work within navigable waters of the United States without a Department of the Army permit may
constitute a violation of Sections 9 and/or 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act (33 USC § 401 and/or 403). If you have any questions
regarding this determination and/or the Corps regulatory program, please contact Steve Kichefski at 828-271-7980 ext. 4234 or
steven.l.kichefski(a)usace.armv.mil.
C. Basis For Determination: Basis For Determination: See the preliminary jurisdictional determination
form dated 2/2/2021.
D. Remarks: None.
E. Attention USDA Program Participants
This delineation/determination has been conducted to identify the limits of Corps' Clean Water Act jurisdiction for the particular site
identified in this request. The delineation/determination may not be valid for the wetland conservation provisions of the Food Security
Act of 1985. If you or your tenant are USDA Program participants, or anticipate participation in USDA programs, you should request
a certified wetland determination from the local office of the Natural Resources Conservation Service, prior to starting work.
F. Appeals Information (This information applies only to approved jurisdictional determinations as indicated in B.
above)
This correspondence constitutes an approved jurisdictional determination for the above described site. If you object to this
determination, you may request an administrative appeal under Corps regulations at 33 CFR Part 331. Enclosed you will find a
Notification of Appeal Process (NAP) fact sheet and request for appeal (RFA) form. If you request to appeal this determination you
must submit a completed RFA form to the following address:
US Army Corps of Engineers
South Atlantic Division
Attn: Phillip Shannin, Review Officer
60 Forsyth Street SW, Room 1OM15
Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8801
In order for an RFA to be accepted by the Corps, the Corps must determine that it is complete, that it meets the criteria for appeal
under 33 CFR part 331.5, and that it has been received by the Division Office within 60 days of the date of the NAP. Should you
decide to submit an RFA form, it must be received at the above address by Not applicable.
**It is not necessary to submit an RFA form to the Division Office if you do not object to the determination in this correspondence.**
Corps Regulatory Official:
KICHEFSKI.STEVEN.L.1386908539Digitally signed by Date: 202102.02215135 05I'OOEVEN.L.1386908539
Date of JD: 2/2/2021 Expiration Date of JD: Not applicable

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The Wilmington District is committed to providing the highest level of support to the public. To help us ensure we
continue to do so, please complete the Customer Satisfaction Survey located at
http://corpsmapu.usace.army.mil/cm_apex/f?p=l 36 A 0
Copy furnished (via email):
Property owner: Jerry A. & Debra Lynn Johnson
Address: 360 Ingle Hollow Road
Ronda, NC 28670
Erin Davis (NCDWR)

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PRELIMINARY JURISDICTIONAL DETERMINATION (PJD) FORM
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
A. REPORT COMPLETION DATE FOR PJD: 9/10/2020
B. NAME AND ADDRESS OF PERSON REQUESTING PJD: Wildlands Engineering, Inc., Ian Eckardt, 1430 S. Mint
Street, #104, Charlotte, NC 28203
C. DISTRICT OFFICE, FILE NAME, AND NUMBER: Wilmington District, Huntsman Mitigation Site, SAW-
2019-00836
D. PROJECT LOCATION(S) AND BACKGROUND INFORMATION: 444 Ingle Hollow Road, Ronda, NC,
28670. The Huntsman Mitigation Site is being developed to provide in -kind mitigation for unavoidable stream
channel impacts for the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Division of Mitigation Services.
(USE THE TABLE BELOW TO DOCUMENT MULTIPLE AQUATIC RESOURCES AND/OR
AQUATIC RESOURCES AT DIFFERENT SITES)
State: North Carolina County: Wilkes City: Ronda
Center coordinates of site (lat/long in degree decimal format): Latitude: 36.140676 Longitude:-80.932077
Universal Transverse Mercator: UTM 17
Name of nearest waterbody: North Little Hunting Creek
E. REVIEW PERFORMED FOR SITE EVALUATION (CHECKALL THAT APPLY):
❑ Office (Desk) Determination. Date:
® Field Determination. Date(s): 2/14/19, 5/7/20, 5/11/20, and 6/1/20
TABLE OF AQUATIC RESOURCES INREVIEW AREA WHICH "MAY BE" SUBJECT TO REGULATORY
JURISDICTION.
Estimated amount
Geographic authority
of aquatic
Type of aquatic
to which the aquatic
Latitude
Longitude
Site Number
(decimal
(decimal
resources in review
resources (i.e.,
resource "may be"
area (acreage and
wetland vs. non-
subject (i.e., Section
degrees)
degrees)
linear feet, if
wetland waters)
404 or Section
applicable
10/404)
1.) North Little Hunting
Non -wetland
36.139411
-80.933936
1,646 LF
Section 404
Creek
waters
Non -wetland
2.) UT1
36.143198
-80.933564
996 LF
Section 404
waters
Non -wetland
4.) UT2
36.136964
-80.930729
1,707 LF
Section 404
waters
Non -wetland
4.) UT3
36.138900
-80.934588
133 LF
Section 404
waters
Non -wetland
5.) Barn Branch
36.138354
-80.931253
247 LF
Section 404
waters
Non -wetland
6.) Old Bus Branch
36.138044
-80.930070
92 LF
Section 404
waters
Non -wetland
7.) Rifle Trib
36.137449
-80.929902
193 LF
Section 404
waters
Non -wetland
8.) Trapper Trib
36.137430
-80.930068
41 LF
Section 404
waters
9.) Wetland A
36.138569
-80.934872
0.737 AC
Wetland waters
Section 404
10.) Wetland B
36.138445
-80.936027
0.029 AC
Wetland waters
Section 404

Site Number
Latitude
(decimal
degrees)
Longitude
(decimal
degrees)
Estimated amount
of aquatic
resources in review
area (acreage and
linear feet, if
applicable
Type of aquatic
resources (i.e.,
wetland vs. non-
wetland waters)
Geographic authority
to which the aquatic
resource "may be"
subject (i.e., Section
404 or Section
10/404)
11.) Wetland C
36.139350
-80.934052
0.004 AC
Wetland waters
Section 404
12.) Wetland D
36.140045
-80.931711
0.007 AC
Wetland waters
Section 404
13.) Wetland E
36.139997
-80.929560
0.001 AC
Wetland waters
Section 404
14.) Wetland F
36.139288
-80.930889
0.942 AC
Wetland waters
Section 404
15.) Wetland G
36.139578
-80.929832
0.080 AC
Wetland waters
Section 404
16.) Wetland H
36.138606
-80.931109
0.092 AC
Wetland waters
Section 404
17.) Wetland 1
36.137984
-80.931317
0.230 AC
Wetland waters
Section 404
18.) Wetland J
36.138182
-80.930686
0.283 AC
Wetland waters
Section 404
19.) Wetland K
36.138286
-80.930558
0.004 AC
Wetland waters
Section 404
20.) Wetland L
36.137517
-80.930130
0.345 AC
Wetland waters
Section 404
21.) Wetland M
36.141729
-80.933077
0.290 AC
Wetland waters
Section 404
22.) Wetland N
36.143277
-80.933545
0.004 AC
Wetland waters
Section 404
23.) Wetland O
36.143867
-80.933805
0.089 AC
Wetland waters
Section 404
24.) Wetland P
36.137553
-80.933230
0.011 AC
Wetland waters
Section 404
25.) Wetland Q
36.140913
-80.932717
0.019 AC
Wetland waters
Section 404
26.) Open Water 1
36.144399
-80.933791
0.460 AC
Open waters
Section 404
27.) Open Water 2
36.143549
-80.933651
0.202 AC
Open waters
Section 404
28.) Open Water 3
36.141468
-80.932909
1.515 AC
Open waters
Section 404
29.) Open Water 4
36.137807
-80.933275
0.565 AC
Open waters
Section 404

1) The Corps of Engineers believes that there may be jurisdictional aquatic resources in the review
area, and the requestor of this PJD is hereby advised of his or her option to request and obtain an
approved JD (AJD) for that review area based on an informed decision after having discussed the
various types of JDs and their characteristics and circumstances when they may be appropriate.
2) In any circumstance where a permit applicant obtains an individual permit, or a Nationwide General
Permit (NWP) or other general permit verification requiring "pre- construction notification" (PCN), or
requests verification for a non -reporting NWP or other general permit, and the permit applicant has
not requested an AJD for the activity, the permit applicant is hereby made aware that: (1) the permit
applicant has elected to seek a permit authorization based on a PJD, which does not make an official
determination of jurisdictional aquatic resources; (2) the applicant has the option to request an AID
before accepting the terms and conditions of the permit authorization, and that basing a permit
authorization on an AID could possibly result in less compensatory mitigation being required or
different special conditions; (3) the applicant has the right to request an individual permit rather than
accepting the terms and conditions of the NWP or other general permit authorization; (4) the applicant
can accept a permit authorization and thereby agree to comply with all the terms and conditions of that
permit, including whatever mitigation requirements the Corps has determined to be necessary; (5)
undertaking any activity in reliance upon the subject permit authorization without requesting an AJD
constitutes the applicant's acceptance of the use of the PJD; (6) accepting a permit authorization (e.g.,
signing a proffered individual permit) or undertaking any activity in reliance on any form of Corps
permit authorization based on a PJD constitutes agreement that all aquatic resources in the review area
affected in any way by that activity will be treated as jurisdictional, and waives any challenge to such
jurisdiction in any administrative or judicial compliance or enforcement action, or in any
administrative appeal or in any Federal court; and (7) whether the applicant elects to use either an AID
or a PJD, the JD will be processed as soon as practicable. Further, an AJD, a proffered individual
permit (and all terms and conditions contained therein), or individual permit denial can be
administratively appealed pursuant to 33 C.F.R. Part 331. If, during an administrative appeal, it
becomes appropriate to make an official determination whether geographic jurisdiction exists over
aquatic resources in the review area, or to provide an official delineation of jurisdictional aquatic
resources in the review area, the Corps will provide an AJD to accomplish that result, as soon as is
practicable. This PJD finds that there "may be" waters of the U.S. and/or that there "may be"
navigable waters of the U.S. on the subject review area, and identifies all aquatic features in the
review area that could be affected by the proposed activity, based on the following information:

SUPPORTING DATA. Data reviewed for PJD (check all that apply)
Checked items should be included in subject file. Appropriately reference sources below where
indicated for all checked items:
® Maps, plans, plots or plat submitted by or on behalf of the PJD requestor:
Map: GIS figures including Vicinity, USGS Topographic, Delineation, & Soils
® Data sheets prepared/submitted by or on behalf of the PJD requestor.
❑ Office concurs with data sheets/delineation report.
❑ Office does not concur with data sheets/delineation report. Rationale:
❑ Data sheets prepared by the Corps:
❑ Corps navigable waters' study:
❑ U.S. Geological Survey Hydrologic Atlas:
❑ USGS NHD data.
❑ USGS 8 and 12-digit HUC maps.
® U.S. Geological Survey map(s). Cite scale & quad name: 1:24,000 Scale Ronda quadrangle
® Natural Resources Conservation Service Soil Survey. Citation: NRCS Web Soils Survey Website
❑ National wetlands inventory map(s). Cite name:
❑ State/local wetland inventory map(s):
❑ FEMA/FIRM maps:
❑ 100-year Floodplain Elevation is: (National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929)
® Photographs: ®Aerial (Name & Date): 2018 aerial on GIS figures with submittal.
or ®Other (Name & Date): Representative site photos with submittal.
❑ Previous determination(s). File no. and date of response letter:
❑ Other information (please specify):
IMPORTANT NOTE: The information recorded on this form has not necessarily been
verified by the Corps and should not be relied upon for later Jurisdictional determinations.
KICHEFSKI.STEV Digitally signed by
KICHEFSKI.STEVEN.L.13869
EN.L I3869085 08539
Date. ?0?1 _n?_n? 71.53.13
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Signature and date of Regulatory
staff member completing PJD
DATE
0JIN 1/28/2021
Signature and date of person requesting PJD
(REQUIRED, unless obtaining the signature is
impracticable)1
1 Districts may establish timeframes for requester to return signed PJD forms. If the requester does not respond within the
established time frame, the district may presume concurrence and no additional follow up is necessary prior to finalizing an
action.

NOTIFICATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE APPEAL OPTIONS AND PROCESS AND
FM REQUEST FOR APPEAL
Applicant: Wildlands En ineerin Inc., Ian Eckardt File Number: SAW-2019-00836 Date: 2/2/2021
Attached is:
See Section below
INITIAL PROFFERED PERMIT (Standard Permit or Letter of permission)
A
PROFFERED PERMIT (Standard Permit or Letter of permission)
B
PERMIT DENIAL
C
APPROVED JURISDICTIONAL DETERMINATION
D
❑X
PRELIMINARY JURISDICTIONAL DETERMINATION
E
SECTION I - The following identifies your rights and options regarding an administrative appeal of the above decision.
Additional information may be found at or http://www.usace.army.miUMissions/CivilWorks/RegulatoryProgramandPenuits.aspx
or the Corps regulations at 33 CFR Part 331.
A: INITIAL PROFFERED PERMIT: You may accept or object to the permit.
• ACCEPT: If you received a Standard Permit, you may sign the permit document and return it to the district engineer for final
authorization. If you received a Letter of Permission (LOP), you may accept the LOP and your work is authorized. Your
signature on the Standard Permit or acceptance of the LOP means that you accept the permit in its entirety, and waive all
rights to appeal the permit, including its terms and conditions, and approved jurisdictional determinations associated with the
permit.
• OBJECT: If you object to the permit (Standard or LOP) because of certain terms and conditions therein, you may request
that the permit be modified accordingly. You must complete Section II of this form and return the form to the district
engineer. Your objections must be received by the district engineer within 60 days of the date of this notice, or you will
forfeit your right to appeal the permit in the future. Upon receipt of your letter, the district engineer will evaluate your
objections and may: (a) modify the permit to address all of your concerns, (b) modify the permit to address some of your
objections, or (c) not modify the permit having deternimed that the permit should be issued as previously written. After
evaluating your objections, the district engineer will send you a proffered permit for your reconsideration, as indicated in
Section B below.
B: PROFFERED PERMIT: You may accept or appeal the permit
• ACCEPT: If you received a Standard Permit, you may sign the permit document and return it to the district engineer for final
authorization. If you received a Letter of Permission (LOP), you may accept the LOP and your work is authorized. Your
signature on the Standard Permit or acceptance of the LOP means that you accept the permit in its entirety, and waive all
rights to appeal the permit, including its terms and conditions, and approved jurisdictional determinations associated with the
permit.
• APPEAL: If you choose to decline the proffered permit (Standard or LOP) because of certain terms and conditions therein,
you may appeal the declined permit under the Corps of Engineers Adnimlstrative Appeal Process by completing Section II of
this form and sending the form to the division engineer. This form must be received by the division engineer within 60 days
of the date of this notice.
C: PERMIT DENIAL: You may appeal the denial of a permit under the Corps of Engineers Adnimlstrative Appeal Process by
completing Section II of this form and sending the form to the division engineer. This form must be received by the division
engineer within 60 days of the date of this notice.
D: APPROVED JURISDICTIONAL DETERMINATION: You may accept or appeal the approved JD or provide new
information.
• ACCEPT: You do not need to notify the Corps to accept an approved JD. Failure to notify the Corps within 60 days of the
date of this notice, means that you accept the approved JD in its entirety, and waive all rights to appeal the approved JD.
• APPEAL: If you disagree with the approved JD, you may appeal the approved JD under the Corps of Engineers
Administrative Appeal Process by completing Section II of this form and sending the form to the district engineer. This form
must be received by the division engineer within 60 days of the date of this notice.

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

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IDN* 20190866
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Erin Dav%
Pre -Filing Meeting Request submitted
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Contact Nam.*
Ian Eckardt
Contact Emall Address�
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Prof. cl Name *
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Project owner `
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Is hike a tranoporratlon projact7 * r Yes R No
Typetsl or approval sought from the DWR:
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boss this project have on axisting project IDN7
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DWR IDI! 2019086G S USAGC SAW
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Do you know the name of the staffinember you would like to request a meeting Wth7
Erin DavL:
Please give a brief protect descrlptlon he low. °

The praJeet proposes to restore and enhance 5,037 Irrtear foul of
9laskng sUeams and truat corimdraleu ngrloultural ruriolf Win host
management pmaTicas (BMPe). The project will generate stream
mlligatlon units for the NC DEG OMS.
Please give a couple of dates you are available for a ITfeeting.
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Pie age attach me do 6uma Mallon you would like to have the maUna ab nut.
❑WR PrtiFiling M1Meling Request Fboures.pc! l 2.81MS
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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:
T-NS ICIMI urmplrjies Ult+ requrrdmant of Ilse Pro -Fill Fig Me+'llrx] Request in Ma Glean Wester Act Swnori 401 CAMfic;nhori
Rule,
I urdersisaid by signing this form thht I cannot submil my applicalton uNil 30 nalondar days after this prefilirg
meeting requam.
I also understand that DWR Is not requlrod to respond or grant the meetng raquesL
Your project's tht"y clack started upon receipt of this application. You will receive notiflcatlon regarding meeting location
and lima if a mail rig is necessary, You will roneive noflfimlion when the IN" y rlpak has expired. and you oari siArnlI an
applicallon
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Submitto4 halo 12il&2020
Reviewer Meeting Request Decision
Has a meeting been scheduled?' r Yes r• No

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Wilkes County, NC

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Wilkes County, NC

Ian Eckardt
From: [e-mail]
Sent: Friday, January 15, 2021 12:01 AM
To: Ian Eckardt
Cc: [e-mail]
Subject: Pre -Filing Meeting is not needed for Huntsman Mitigation Site - 20190866 Ver 1
The North Carolina Division of Water Resources has received the Pre -Filing Meeting Request Form for Huntsman
Mitigation Site that you submitted on 12/15/2020 4:21 PM. The ID number for that project is 20190866, Version 1.
It has been decided that no meeting is needed for this project.
Project file link: https://edocs.deq.nc.gov/WaterResources/Browse.aspx?dbid=0&startid=946637
When you submit your application please upload a copy of the attached document in this email.
This email was automatically generated by Laserfiche workflow. Please do not respond to this email address, as
responses are not monitored.

LANDOWNER AUTHORIZATION FORM
PROPERTY LEGAL DESCRITION:
Deed Book: 653, 621 Page: 160, I4 County: Wilkes
Parcel ID Number: 4827-97-1278, 4827-96-5044, 4827-84-8574 and 4827-95-0384
Street Address: 360 Ingle Hollow Road, Ronda, North Carolina
Property Owner (please print): Jerry A. and Debra Lynn Johnson
Property Owner (please print):
The undersigned, registered property owner(s) of the above property, do hereby authorize
Wildlands Engineering, Inc. to take all actions necessary for the evaluation of the property as a
potential stream, wetland and/or riparian buffer mitigation project, including conducting stream
and/or wetland determinations and delineations, as well as issuance and acceptance of any required
permit(s) or certification(s). I agree to allow regulatory agencies, including the US Army Corps of
Engineers, to visit the property as part of these environmental reviews.
Property Owners(s) Address:
(if different from above)
Property Owner Telephone Number:
Property Owner Telephone Number:
We hereby certify the above information to be true and accurate to the best of our knowledge.
rty ONCrner Authorized Signature) (Date)
(Property Owner �CutWorized Signature) (Date)

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
WILMINGTON DISTRICT, CORPS OF ENGINEERS
69 DARLINGTON AVENUE
WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA 28403-1343
April 7, 2021
Regulatory Division
Re: NCIRT Review and USACE Approval of the NCDMS Huntsman Mitigation Site / Wilkes
Co./ SAW-2019-00836/ NCDMS Project # 100123
Mr. Tim Baumgartner
North Carolina Division of Mitigation Services
1652 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1652
Dear Mr. Baumgartner:
The purpose of this letter is to provide the North Carolina Division of Mitigation Services
(NCDMS) with all comments generated by the North Carolina Interagency Review Team
(NCIRT) during the 30-day comment period for the Huntsman Draft Mitigation Plan, which closed
on March 19, 2021. These comments are attached for your review.
Based on our review of these comments, we have determined that no major concerns
have been identified with the Draft Mitigation Plan, which is considered approved with this
correspondence. However, several minor issues were identified, as described in the attached
comment memo, which must be addressed in the Final Mitigation Plan.
The Final Mitigation Plan is to be submitted with the Preconstruction Notification (PCN)
Application for Nationwide permit approval of the project along with a copy of this letter. Issues
identified above must be addressed in the Final Mitigation Plan. All changes made to the Final
Mitigation Plan should be summarized in an errata sheet included at the beginning of the
document. If it is determined that the project does not require a Department of the Army permit,
you must still provide a copy of the Final Mitigation Plan, along with a copy of this letter, to the
USACE Mitigation Office at least 30 days in advance of beginning construction of the project.
Please note that this approval does not preclude the inclusion of permit conditions in the permit
authorization for the project, particularly if issues mentioned above are not satisfactorily
addressed. Additionally, this letter provides initial approval for the Mitigation Plan, but this does
not guarantee that the project will generate the requested amount of mitigation credit. As you
are aware, unforeseen issues may arise during construction or monitoring of the project that may
require maintenance or reconstruction that may lead to reduced credit.

Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter, and if you have any questions
regarding this letter, the mitigation plan review process, or the requirements of the Mitigation
Rule, please call me at 919-554-4884, ext 60.
Sincerely,
Digitally signed by Kimberly
Kimberly Danielle Danielle Browning
Browning Date: 2021.04.07 16:07:07
-04'00'
Kim Browning
Mitigation Project Manager
for Ronnie Smith, Deputy Chief
USACE Regulatory Division
Enclosures
Electronic Copies Furnished:
NCIRT Distribution List
Matthew Reid, Paul Wiesner—NCDMS
Aaron Earley, Shawn Wilkerson—WEI