20211505 Ver 1_Appendix B - Stream Relocation Plan & NCSAM Report_20211013

APPENDIX B
FORNEY CREEK CONCEPTUAL STREAM RELOCATION PLAN NATURAL
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Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc.
June 11, 2019
Jason Conner
Hedrick Industries
PO Box 425
Swannanoa, NC 28778
Dear Mr. Connor
Subject: North Carolina Stream Assessment Method Letter Report;
Feasibility Study to Relocate Forney Creek
Stanley, North Carolina
CEC Project Number 183-802
Hedrick Industries owns granite aggregate reserves that reside under approximately 4,000 linear
feet (l.f.) of Fortney Creek northwest of the existing Lake Norman Quarry. Forney Creek is
considered a water of the United States under jurisdiction of the United States Army Corps of
Engineers (USACE) and the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NC DEQ).
To relocate Fortney Creek and to gain access to the reserves, NC DEQ and the USACE will
require 401/404 permits and compensatory mitigation defined by the Clean Water Act for the
potential loss of aquatic resources.
The USACE and NC DEQ determines the physical, chemical and biological quality of an
existing stream with the North Carolina Stream Assessment Method. This ecological assessment
provides a portion of the performance standards required to mitigate the relocation of Forney
Creek on site.
On June 4, 2019 CEC ecologists Kevin Thomas, NCSAM Certified (Attachment 1), and Mandy
Bloom conducted the NCSAM along approximately 2,8301.f. of Forney Creek (Figure 1). Six
assessment reaches were establish, each assessing approximately 200 to 850 l.f. of stream per
reach.
Based on the six assessment reaches approximately 28301.f. from assessment 1 to assessment
reach 6 were identified or scored as Low Quality Waters (Attachments 2 & 3). Review of the
NCSAM scores and function class rating summaries indicate assessment area I through 3 scored
low on Hydrology and Water Quality with a medium score on Habitat. Whereas assessment
reaches 4 through 6 generally scored Low over all on all function class ratings. The overall low
scores were mainly due to lack of benthic organisms, lack of channel stability, high sediment
load and narrowing of wooded buffers. Also there were several wood impoundments by previous
beaver activity that also lead to lower scores along reaches 4 through 6.
CEC appreciates the opportunity to be of service and is looking forward to continuing to work
with Hedrick Industries. If you have any questions regarding this Letter Report, please feel free
to contact Kevin at [phone], office or [phone], cell.
3701 Arco Corporate Drive, Suite 400 1 Charlotte, NC 28273 1 p: 980-237-0373 f: 980-237-0372 1 www.cecinc.com

Jason Conner— Hedrick Industries
CEC Project 183-802
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June 11, 2019
Very truly yours,
CIVIL & ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANTS, INC.
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Charlotte, NC
Phone [phone] • Toll Free: 855/859-9932 www.cecinc.com
Photo Number: I
Description: NCSAM Reach 1, Low Head
Dam
Photo Number: 2
Description: NCSAM Reach 1
Lake Norman Quarry
Hedrick Industries
Lincolnton County, NC
CEC Project No. 183-802
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Charlotte, NC
Lincolnton County, NC
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Charlotte, NC
Phone [phone] • Toll Free: 855/859-9932 www.cecinc.com
Photo Number: 5
Description: NCSAM Reach 2
Photo Number: 6
Description: NCSAM Reach 2 Looking
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Lake Norman Quarry
Hedrick Industries
Lincolnton County, NC
CEC Project No. 183-802
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Charlotte, NC
Phone [phone] • Toll Free: 855/859-9932 www.cecinc.com
Photo Number: 7
Description: NCSAM Lower Reach 2 &
Upper Reach 3
Photo Number: 8
Description: NCSAM Reach 3
Lake Norman Quarry
Hedrick Industries
Lincolnton County, NC
CEC Project No. 183-802
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Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc.
Charlotte, NC
Phone [phone] • Toll Free: 855/859-9932 www.cecinc.com
Photo Number: 9
Description: NCSAM Reach 4
Photo Number: 10
Description: NCSAM Beaver Activity
Lake Norman Quarry
Hedrick Industries
Lincolnton County, NC
CEC Project No. 183-802
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Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc.
Charlotte, NC
Phone [phone] • Toll Free: 855/859-9932 www.cecinc.com
Photo Number: 11
Description: NCSAM Lower Reach 5 &
Upper Reach 6
Photo Number: 12
Description: NCSAM Reach 5
Lake Norman Quarry
Hedrick Industries
Lincotnton County, NC
CEC Project No. 183-802
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Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc.
Charlotte, NC
Phone [phone] • Toll Free: 855/859-9932 www.cecinc.com
Photo Number: 13
Description: Typical of Most Reaches
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Photo Number: 14
Description: Forney Active Bank
Undercutting
Lake Norman Quarry
Hedrick Industries
Lincolnton County, NC
CEC Project No. 183-802

INSTRUCTIONS: Attach a sketch of the assessment area and photographs. Attach a copy of the USGS 7.5-minutetopographic
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 INC SAM User
Manual for detailed descriptions and explanations of requested information. Record in the"Notes/Sketch" section if any supplementary
measurements were performed. Seethe INC SAM User Manual for examples of additional measurements that maybe 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): Hedrick -Forney Creek (NCSAM-1) 2. Date ofevaluation: June 4, 2019
3. Applicant/owner name: Hedrick Industries 4. Assessor name/organization: Kevin Thomas, CEC
5. County: Lincoln 6. Nearest named water body
7. River Basin: Catawba on USGS 7.5-minute quad: FomeyCreek
8. Site coordinates (decimal degrees, at I -rend of assessment reach):
STREAM INFORMATION: (depth and width can be approximations)
9. Site number (show on attached map): INC SAM-1 10. Length of assessment reach evaluated (feet): 300
11. Channel depth from bed (in riffle, if presert)to top of bank (feet): 0.5 r Unable to assess channel depth.
12. Channel width attop of bank (feet): 40 13. Is assessment reach a swamp stream? (' Yes (' No
14. Feature type: ' Perennial flow r Intermittent flow ("Tidal Marsh Stream
STREAM RATING INFORMATION:
15. NC SAM Zone: (' Mountains (M) (' Piedmont (P) (" Inner Coastal Plain (1) (" Outer Coastal Plain (O
16. Estimated geomorphic \ /
valley shape (skip for (' a r b
Tidal Marsh Stream): (more sinuous stream, flatter valley slope) (less sinuous stream, steeper valley slope)
17. Watershed size: (skip (' Size 1 (< 0.1 mi`) ('Size 2 (0.1 to < 0.5 mi`) r Size 3 (0.5 to < 5 mi`) (' Size 4 (� 5 mi`)
for Tidal Marsh Stream)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
18. Were regulatory considerations evaluated? (o Yes ('No If Yes, check all that appyto the assessment area.
r Section 10 water r Classified Trout Waters r Water Supply Watershed ( (-I (' II (' III (-IV (- V
❑ Essential Fish Habitat r PnmaryNurseryArea r High Quality Waters/Outstanding Resource Waters
❑ Publicly owned property r NCDWR riparian buffer rule in effect r Nutrient Sensitive Waters
❑ Anadromous fish r 303(d) List r CAMA Area of Environmental Concern (AEC)
❑ Documented presence of a federal and/orstate listed protected species within the assessment area.
List species:
r Designated Critical Habitat(listspecies):
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)
(o A Water throughout assessment reach.
(' B No flow, waterin pools only.
rC No water in assessment reach.
2. Evidence of Flow Restriction - assessment reach metric
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At least 10% of assessment reach in -stream habitat or raffle -pool sequence is adversely affected by a flow restriction o fill to the
point of obstructing flow or a channel choked with aquatic macrophytes orponded water orimpounded on flood or ebb within
the assessment reach (examples: undersized or perched culverts, causeways that constrict the channel, tidal gates).
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3. Feature Pattern - assessment reach metric
i A
A majority ofthe assessment reach has altered pattern (examples: straightening, modification above orbelow, culvert).
rB
Not A.
4. Feature Longitudinal Profile - assessment reach metric
(' A
Majority of assessment reach has a substantially altered stream profile (examples: channel down -cutting, existing damming,
over widening, active aggradation, dredging, and excavation where appropriate channel profile has not reformed from any of
these disturbances).
("B
NotA
5. Signs
of Active Instability - assessment reach metric
Consider
only current instability, not past events from which the stream has currently recovered. Examples of instability include
active
bank failure, active channel down -cutting (head -cut), active widening, and artificial hardening (such as concrete, gabion, np-rap).
('A
<10% of channel unstable
('B
10 to 25% ofchannel unstable
(' C
> 25% of channel unstable
6. Streamside
Area Interaction - streamside area metric
Considerforthe
Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB).
LB
RE
(' 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 offlood flows through streamside area,
leaky orintermittent bulkheads, causeways with floodplain constriction, minorditching [including mosquito ditching])
(o C
(o C Extensive evidence of conditions that adversely affect reference interaction(little to nofloodplainnntertidal zone access
[examples: causeways with floodplain and channel constriction, bulkheads, retaining walls, fill, stream incision,
disruption offlood flows through streamside area] ortoo much floodplain/intertidal zone access [examples:
impoundments, intensive mosquito ditching]) orfloodplain/intertidal zone unnaturally absent or assessment reach is a
man-made feature on an interstream divide

7. Water Quality Stressors - assessment reach/intertidal zone metric
Check all that apply.
r A Discolored waterin stream orintertidal zone (milkywhite, blue, unnatural water discoloration, oil sheen, stream foam)
r B Excessive sedimentation (burying ofstream features or intertidal zone)
❑ C Noticeable evidence of pollutant discharges entering the assessment reach and causing a waterquality problem
❑ D Odor(not including natural sulfide odors)
0 E Current published or collected data indicating degraded waterquality in the assessment reach. Cite source in the "Notes/Sketch"
section.
❑ F Livestock with access to stream or interlidal zone
❑ G Excessive algae in stream or interlidal zone
❑ H Degraded marsh vegetation in the interlidal zone (removal, burning, regular mowing, destruction, etc.)
0 1 Other: Mining (explain in "Notes/Sketch"section)
❑ J Little to no stressom
8. Recent Weather -watershed metric
For Size 1 or streams, Dl drought or higher is considered a drought; for Size 3 or4 streams, D2 drought or higher is considered a
drought.
(' A Drought conditions and no rainfall or rainfall notexceeding 1 inch within the Iast48 hours
(' B Drought conditions and rainfall exceeding 1 inch within the Iast48 hours
('C No drought conditions
8 Large or Dangerous Stream - assessment reach metric
(' Yes (i 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
1Oa. ('Yes ('No Degraded in -stream habitat overmajonty ofthe assessment reach (examples ofstressom include excessive
sedimentation, mining, excavation, in -stream hardening [forexample, rip -rap], recentdredging, and snagging)
(evaluate for size 4 Coastal Plain streams only, then skip to Metric 12)
10b. Check all that occur(occum if> 5% coverage of assessment reach) (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams)
r A Multiple aquatic macrophytes and aquatic mosses M E r F 5% oysters orother natural hard bottoms
(include liverworts, lichens, and algal mats) F w r G Submerged aquatic vegetation
[ B Multiple sticks and/or leaf packs and/oremergent o n r H Low -tide refugia (pools)
vegetation o r I Sand bottom
r C Multiple snags and logs (including lap trees) 12 r J 5% vertical bank along the marsh
rD 5% undercut banks and/or root mats and/or roots rK Little or no habitat
in banks extend to the normal wetted perimeter
r 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)
1 la. ('Yes (- No Is assessment reach in a natural sand -bed stream? (skip for Coastal Plain streams)
11b. Bedform evaluated. Check the appropriate box(es).
r A Riffle -run section (evaluate 11c)
r B Pool -glide section (evaluate 1ld)
r C Natural bedform absent (skip to Metric 12, Aquatic Life)
11c. In riffles sections, check all that occur belowthe normal wetted perimeter ofthe 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
(•- r r r (' Bedrock/saprolite
(' (' (' (' (' Boulder (256 - 4096 mm)
Cobble (64 - 256 mm)
(' Gravel (2 - 64 mm)
(' Sand (.062 - 2 mm)
r co r r r Silt/clay (< 0.062 mm)
(o- (- (- (- (' Detntus
r• r r r r Artificial (np-rap, concrete, etc.)
11d. (- Yes (' No Are pools filled with sediment? (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
Aquatic Life - assessment reach metric (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
12a. (o Yes (' No Was an in -stream aquatic life assessment performed as described in the User Manual,
If No, select one ofthe following reasons and skip to Metric 13. r No Water r Other:
12b. (o Yes (- No Are aquatic organisms present in the assessment reach (look in nffies, 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.
r rAdult frogs
r r Aquatic reptiles
r r Aquatic macrophytes and aquatic mosses (include liverworts, lichens, and algal mats)
r r Beetles (including water pennies)
r r Caddisfy larvae (Trichoptera [r])
F r Asian clam (Corbicula)
r r Crustacean (isopod/amphipod/crayfish/shrimp)
r r Damselfly and dragonfly larvae
r r Diptemns (true flies)
r ❑ Mayfly larvae (Ephemeroptera [E])
r ❑ Megaloptera (alderfly, fshfly, dobsonfly larvae)
r Midges/mosquito larvae
F ❑Mosquito fish(Gambusia) ormud minnows (Umbra pygmaea)
r ❑Mussels/Clams (not Corbicula)
r ❑Other fish
r ❑ Salamanders/tadpoles
r ❑ Snails
r ❑ Stonefly larvae (Plecoptera [P])
r r Tipulid larvae
r r Worms/leeches
Streamside
Area
Ground Surface Condition - streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams and B valley types)
Considerforthe 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 ofthe streamside area
rB
rB
Moderate alteration to water storage capacity over a majority of the streamside area
(' C
(' C
Severe alteration to waterstorage capacity overa majority ofthe streamside area (examples include: ditches, fill,
soil, compaction, livestock disturbance, buildings, man-made levees, drainage pipes)
Streamside
Area
Water Storage - streamside area metric (skip for Size 1 streams, Tidal Marsh Streams, and B valley types)
Considerforthe Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB) ofthe streamside area.
LB
RB
(-A
('A
Majority ofstreamside area with depressions able to pond water >6 inches deep
r B
r 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)
Considerforthe Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB). Do not consider wetlands outside ofthe streamside area or within the
normal wetted perimeter of assessment reach.
LB RB
(' Y (' Y Are wetlands present in the streamside area?
C• N C• 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.
r A Streams and/or springs jurisdictional discharges)
rB Ponds (include wetdetention basins; do not include sediment basins ordrydetention basins)
rC Obstruction that passes some flowdunng low -flow periods within assessment area(beaverdam, bottom -release dam)
r D Evidence of bank seepage or sweating (iron oxidizing bacteria in water indicates seepage)
r E Stream bed or bank soil reduced (dig through deposited sediment if present)
r F None of the above
17. Baseflow Detractors — assessment area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all that apply.
r A Evidence of substantial waterwithdrawals from the assessment reach (includes areas excavated forpump installation)
r B Obstruction not passing flowdunng lowflow periods affecting the assessmentreach (ex: watertightdam, sediment deposit)
r C Urban stream (� 24% impervious surface forwatershed)
r D Evidence thatthe stream -side area has been modified resulting in accelerated drainage into the assessment reach
rE Assessment reach relocated to valleyedge
r F None ofthe above
18. Shading —assessment reach metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider aspect. Consider "leaf -on" condition.
Co— A Stream shading is appropriate forstream category (may include gaps associated with natural processes)
(— B Degraded (example: scattered trees)
r 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 orextends to the edge ofthe watershed
(i B r B (S B r B From 50 to < 100-feet wide
(— C (— C (' C (— C From 30 to < 50-feet wide
(" D r D r D r D From 10 to < 30-feet wide
iE iE iE iE <10-feet wide or n o 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
r A r A Mature forest
(iB iB Non -mature woodyvegetation ormodifed vegetation structure
r C r C Herbaceous vegetation with or without a slip of trees < 10 feet wide
i D i 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 ofthe following stressors occurs on either bank, check here and skip to Metric 22: r
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
(i A (i 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-feetwide.
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 Co— C The total length of buffer breaks is > 50 percent.
24. Vegetative Composition —First 100 feet of streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Evaluate the dominant vegetation within 100 feet of each bank orto the edge of the watershed (whichever comes first) as it contributes
to assessment reach habitat.
LB RB
(' A Co— A Vegetation is close to undisturbed in species present and their proportions. Lowerstreta composed of native
species, with non-native invasive species absent orsparse.
Co— 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 notdominant, overa large portion ofthe expected strata or
communities missing understory but retaining canopy trees.
('C ('C Vegetation is severely disturbed in terms ofspecies diversity orproportions. Mature canopy is absent orcommunities
with non-native invasive species dominant over a large portion of expected strata or communities composed of planted
stands of non -characteristic species orcommunities inappropriately composed of a single species orno vegetation.
25. Conductivity— assessment reach metric (skip for all Coastal Plain streams)
25a.(o Yes ('No Was a conductivity measurement recorded?
If No, select one ofthe following reasons. (' No Water (— Other:
25b. Check the box corresponding to the conductivity measurement (units of microsiemens per centimeter).
("A <46 rB 46to<67 ("C 67 to<79 (4--0 79 to<230 rE z 230
Notes/Sketch:
7E: 303d stream (EPA), pH 7.88; conductivity:137-140

NC SAM Stream Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 2.1
Stream Site Name Hedrick -Forney Creek (NCSAM-1)
Stream Category Pa4
Notes of Field Assessment Form (Y/N)
Presence of regulatory considerations (Y/N)
Additional stream information/supplementary measurements included (Y/N)
NC SAM feature type (perennial, intermittent, Tidal Marsh Stream)
Function Class Rating Summary
Date of Evaluation June 4, 2019
Assessor Name/Organization Kevin Thomas, CEC
YES
YES
YES
Perennial
USACE/ NCDWR
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 HIGH
(4) Microtopography MEDIUM
(3) Stream Stability MEDIUM
(4) Channel Stability LOW
(4) Sediment Transport HIGH
(4) Stream Geomorphology HIGH
(2) Stream/Intertidal Zone Interaction NA
(2) Longitudinal Tidal Flow NA
(2) Tidal Marsh Stream Stability NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Channel Stability NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Stream Geomorphology NA
(1) Water Quality LOW
(2) Baseflow HIGH
(2) Streamside Area Vegetation MEDIUM
(3) Upland Pollutant Filtration MEDIUM
(3) Thermo regulation HIGH
(2) Indicators of Stressors YES
(2) Aquatic Life Tolerance LOW
(2) Intertidal Zone Filtration NA
(1) Habitat MEDIUM
(2) In -stream Habitat MEDIUM
(3) Baseflow HIGH
(3) Substrate MEDIUM
(3) Stream Stability LOW
(3) In -stream Habitat MEDIUM
(2) Stream -side Habitat MEDIUM
(3) Stream -side Habitat MEDIUM
(3) Thermo regulation 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 Habitat NA
Overall LOW

INSTRUCTIONS: Attach a sketch of the assessment area and photographs. Attach a copy of the USGS 7.5-minutetopographic
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 any supplementary
mants were performed. See the NC SAM User Manual for examples of additional measurements that may be relevant.
NOTE EVIDENCE OF STRESSORS AFFECTING THE ASSESSMENTAREA (do not need to bewithin the assessment area).
PROJECT/ SITE INFORMATION:
1. Project name (if any): Hedrick -Forney Creek (NCSAM-2) 2. Date of evaluation: June 4, 2019
3. Applicant/owner name: Hedrick Industries 4. Assessor name/organization: Kevin Thomas, CEC
5. County: Lincoln 6. Nearest named water body
7. River Basin: Catawba on USGS 7.5-minute quad: Forney 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): NC SAM-2 10. Length of assessment reach evaluated (feet): 450
11. Channel depth from bed (in riffle, if present) to top of bank (feet): 0.25-0.5 r Unable to assess channel depth.
12. Channel width at top of bank (feet): 32 13. Is assessment reach a swamp stream? ( Yes (' No
14. Feature type: r Perennial flow Intermittent flow C Tidal Marsh Stream
STREAM RATING INFORMATION:
15. NC SAM Zone: (' Mountains (M) r Piedmont (P) (' Inner Coastal `Plain (I) (" Outer Coastal Plain (0)
16. Estimated geomorphic
valley she (skip for 13a v ('b
Tidal
Marsh Stream): (mar s stream, flatter valley slope) (less sinuous stream, steeper valley slope)
17. Watershed size(skip (' Size 1(o0.1 mi`) CSize 2(0.1 to<0.5 mi`) ("Size 3(0.5 to<5 mi`) (. Size 4(15 mi`)
for Tidal
Marsh Stream)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
18. Were regulatory considerations evaluated? (•' Yee (—No If Yes, check all that appy to the assessment area.
r Section 10 water r Classified Trout Waters r Water Supply Watershed ( C I C 11 (^III ('IV C V)
r Essential Fish Habitat r Primary Nursery Area r High Quality Waters/Outstanding Resource Waters
r Publicly owned property r NCDWR riparian buffer rule in effect r Nutrient Sensitive Waters
r Anadromous fish r 303(d) List r CAMAArea of Environmental Concern (AEC)
r Documented presence of a federal and/or state listed protected species within the assessment area.
List species:
r Designated Critical Habitat (list species):
1. Channel Water — assessment reach metric (skip for Size 1 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
[:A Water throughoutassessmentreach.
C B Noflow, water in pools only.
CC No water in assessment reach.
2. Evidence of Flow Restriction —assessment reach metric
CA
At least 10 % of assessment reach in -stream habitat or riffle -pool sequence is adversely affected by a flow restriction orfll to the
point of obstructing flow or a channel choked with aquatic macrophytes or ponded water or impounded on flood or ebb within
the assessment reach (examples undersized or perched culverts, causeways that constrict the channel, tidal gates).
(. B
Nat A
3. Feature
Pattern —assessment reach metric
(' A
A majority of the assessment reach has altered pattern (examples straightening, modification above or below culvert).
(. B
NaA-
4. Feature
Longitudinal Profile — assessment reach metric
CA
Majority of assessment reach has a substantially altered stream profile (examples: channel dawn -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 (heed -cut), active widening, and artificial hardening (such as concrete, gabion, rip -rap).
C A
< 10% of channel unstable
CB
10to25% ofchannel unstable
rC
> 25% ofchannel unstable
6. Streamside
Area Interaction— streamside area metric
Considerfor
the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB).
LB
IRS
CA
CA Li Is or no evidence ofconditionsthat adversely affect reference interaction
C B
C B Moderate evidence of conditions (examples berms, levees, dawn -cutting, aggradation, dredging) that adversely affect
referenexamp ce interaction (les amea limited streside arm access, disruption offload flowsthrough streamsidearea,
leaky or intermittent bulkheads, causewayswith floodplain constriction, minor ditching [including mosquito ditching])
r C
r C Extensive evidence of conditions that adversely affect reference interaction (little to no floodplain/intertidal zone access
[examples: causeways with flcodplain and channel constriction, bulkheads, retaining walls, fill, stream incision,
disruption of flood flaws through streamside area] or too much floodplain/intertidal zone access [examples:
impoundments, intensive mosquito ditching]) orfloodplain/intertidal zone unnaturally absent orassessment reach is a
man-made feature on an interstream divide

7. Water Quality Stressors — assessment reach/intertidal zone metric
Check all that apply.
r A Discolored water in stream or intertidal zone (milky white, blue, unnatural water discoloration, oil sheen, stream foam)
r B Excessive sedimentation (burying of stream features or intertidal zone)
r C Noticeable evidence of pollutant discharges entering the assessment reach and causing a water quality problem
r D Odor (not including natural sulfide odors)
r E Current published or collected data indicating degraded water quality in the assessment reach. Cite source in the'Notes/Sketch"
section.
F F Livestock with access to stream or intertidal zone
F_ G Excessive algae in stream or intertidal zone
F- H Degraded marsh vegetation in the intertidal zone (removal, burning, regular mowing, destruction, etc.)
r I Other: Mining (explain in'Notes/Sketch" section)
F- J Little to no stressors
B. Recent Weather —watershed metric
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.
r 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 Nodrought conditions
9 Large or Dangerous Stream — assessment reach metric
I Yes is 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
1 Oa. i Yes I- 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)
F- A Multiple aquatic macrophytes and aquatic mosses v E r F 5 % oysters or other natural hard bottoms
(include liverworts, lichens, and algal mats) F a r G Submerged aquatic vegetation
r B Multiple s icksand/or leaf packs an Lo emergent o E r H Law -tide refugia (pods)
vegetation 0 r I Sand bottom
r C Multiple snags and logs (including lap trees) w r J 5 % vertical bank along the marsh
r D 5 % undercut banks and/or root mats and/or roots O r K Little or no habitat
in banks extend to the normal wetted perimeter
F E Little or no habitat
•"""""""""""---- "REMAINING QUESTIONS ARE NOTAPPLICABLE FOR TIDAL MARSH STREAMS ....."'*"'""""""""""""---
11. Bedform and Substrate — assessment reach metric (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
11a. (Yes (?No Is assessment reach in a natural sand -bed stream? (skip for Coastal Plain streams)
11b. Bedform evaluated. Check the appropriate box(es).
r A Riffle -run section (evaluate 11c)
r B Poo -glide section (evaluate 11d)
F- C Natural bedform absent (skip to Metric 12, Aquatic Life)
11c. In riffles 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 h, Common (C) _ > 10-40h, Abundant (A) _> 40-70h, Predominant (P) _> 70 h. 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
C C Artificial (rip -rap, concrete, etc.)
11d. C' Yes r. 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 Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
12a. r Yes (— No Was an in -stream aquatic life assessment performed as described in the User Manual?
If No, select one ofthefollowing reasonsand skipto Metric 13. C' No Water C`Other:
12b.[:Yes C' No Areaquatic organisms present in theassessment reach (look in riffles, pools, then snags)? If Yes, check
all that apply. If No, skip to Metric 13.
1 >7 Numbers over columns refer to "individuals" for size 1 and 2 streams and'taxa" for size 3 and 4 streams.
F_ r Adult frogs
F- r Aquatic reptiles
r r Aquatic macrophytes and aquatic mosses (include liverworts, lichens, and algal mats)
F- r Beetles (including water pennies)
r r Caddidy larvae (Tdchoptem M)
r r Asian clam (Corbbuk)
r r crustacean (isopodramphipod/crayfish/shrimp)
r r Damselfly and dragonfly larvae
r r Dipterans (true flies)
r r Mayfly larvae (Ephememptem [E])
F_ r Megaloptera (elderly, fishily, dobsonfly larvae)
F- r Midges/mosquito larvae
r rMosquitofsh(Gambusia) or mud minnows(Umbrepygmaee)
F- r Mussels/Clams (not Corbbuk)
F rOther fish
r r Salamandershadpoles
r r Snails
r r Stonefly larvae (Plecoptera [P])
r r Tpulid Iarvaa
r r 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
t: A t: A Little or no alteration to water storage capacity over a majority ofthe streamside area
CB CB Moderatealteration towater storage capacity overa majorty ofthe streamside area
(' C (' C Severe alteration to water storage capacity over a majority of the streamside area (examples include: 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 valleytypes)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank IRS) of the streamside area.
LB RB
(`A (`A Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water> 6 inches deep
l: B l: B Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water 3 to 6 inches deep
(^ C (^ C Majorty of streamside area with depressions able to pond water < 3 inches deep
15. Weiland Presence— streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank IRS). Do not consider wetlands outside ofthe streamside area or within the
normal wetted perimeter of assessment reach.
LB RB
CY CY Arewetlands present in the streamside area?
L: N L: 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.
rA Streamsand/or springs Qurisdictional discharges)
r B Ponds (include wet detention basins; do not include sediment basins or dry detention basins)
r C Obstruction that passes some flow during low -flow periods within assessment area (beaver dam, bottom -release dam)
r D Evidence of bank seepage or sweating (iron oxidizing bacteria in water indicates seepage)
r E Stream bed or bank soil reduced (dig through deposited sediment if present)
rF None ofthe above
17. Baseflow Detractors — assessment area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all that apply.
r A Evidence of substantial water withdrawals from the assessment reach (includes areas excavated for pump installation)
r B Obstruction not passing flow during low flow periods affecting the assessment reach (ex: watertight dam, sediment deposit)
r C Urban stream (z 24% impervious surface for watershed)
r D Evidence that the stream -side area has been modified resulting in accelerated drainage into the assessment reach
r E Assessment reach relocated to valley edge
rF None ofthe above
18. Shading — assessment reach metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider aspect. Consider "leaf -on" condition.
l: A Stream shading is appropriate for stream category (may include gaps associated with natural processes)
CB Degraded (example: scattered trees)
C 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
CA t:A CA t:A 2100-feet wide or extends to the edge ofthe watershed
L:B CB L:B CB From 50 to<100-feet wide
CC CC CC CC From 30 to<50-feet wide
C D C D C D C D From 10 to < 30-feet wide
f E f E CE CE <10-feet wideor no trees
20. Buffer Structure— streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for left bank (LB) and right bank IRS) for Metric 19 ("Vegetated" Buffer Width).
LB IRS
CA rA Mature forest
l:B CB Non -mature woody vegetation ormodifed vegetation structure
CC CC Herbaceous vegetation with orwithout a step oftrees<10 feet wide
CD CD Maintained shrubs
CE CE Little or novegetation
21. Buffer Stressors— streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all appropriate bones 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: r
Abuts < 30 feet 30-50 feet
LB RB LB RB LB RB
CA CA CA CA CA CA Row crops
CB CB CB CB CB CB Maintained turf
CC CC CC CC CC CC Pasture (no livestock)/commercial horticulture
C D C D C D C D C D C D Pasture (active livestock use)
22. Stem Density— streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for left bank (LB) and right bank IRS) for Metric 19 ("Wooded" Buffer Width).
LB IRS
(.' A rA Medium to high stem density
(' B C B Low stem density
CC CC Nowooded 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
C A C.— A The total length of buffer breaks is < 25 percent.
l: B C B The total length of buffer breaks is between 25 and 50 percent.
CC CC Thetotal length ofbuffer breaks is>50 percent.
24, Vegetative Composition — First 100 feet of streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Evaluate the dominant vegetation within 100 feet of each bank or to the edge ofthe watershed (whichever comes first) as it contributes
to assessment reach habitat.
LB RB
CA L: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.
t: B C 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
unities with non-native invasive species present, but not dominant, over a large portion ofthe expected strata or
c:munities missing understory but retaining canopy trees.
CC CC Vegetation is severely disturbed in terms ofspeciesdiversity 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. L:Yes CNo Wasa conductivity measurement recorded?
If No, select one ofthefollowing reasons. C' No Water C' Other.
25b. Check the box corresponding to the conductivity measurement (units of microsiemens per centimeter).
CA <46 CB 46to<67 CC 67to<79 L:D 79 to<230 CE ? 230
7E 303d, EPA. EC 132-135

NC SAM Stream Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 2.1
Stream Site Name Hedrick -Forney Creek (NCSAM-2)
Stream Category Pa4
Notes of Field Assessment Form (Y/N)
Presence of regulatory considerations (Y/N)
Additional stream information/supplementary measurements included (Y/N)
NC SAM feature type (perennial, intermittent, Tidal Marsh Stream)
Function Class Rating Summary
Date of Evaluation June 4, 2019
Assessor Name/Organization Kevin Thomas, CEC
YES
YES
YES
Perennial
USACE/ NCDWR
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 HIGH
(4) Microtopography MEDIUM
(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 HIGH
(3) Upland Pollutant Filtration HIGH
(3) Thermo regulation HIGH
(2) Indicators of Stressors YES
(2) Aquatic Life Tolerance LOW
(2) Intertidal Zone Filtration NA
(1) Habitat HIGH
(2) In -stream Habitat MEDIUM
(3) Baseflow HIGH
(3) Substrate MEDIUM
(3) Stream Stability LOW
(3) In -stream Habitat HIGH
(2) Stream -side Habitat HIGH
(3) Stream -side Habitat MEDIUM
(3) Thermo regulation 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 Habitat NA
Overall LOW

INSTRUCTIONS: Attach a sketch of the assessment area and photographs. Attach a copy of the USGS 7.5-minutetopographic
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 any supplementary
mants were performed. See the NC SAM User Manual for examples of additional measurements that may be relevant.
NOTE EVIDENCE OF STRESSORS AFFECTING THE ASSESSMENTAREA (do not need to bewithin the assessment area).
PROJECT/ SITE INFORMATION:
1. Project name (if any): Hedrick -Forney Creek (NCSAM-3) 2. Date of evaluation: June 4th, 2019
3. Applicant/owner name: Hedrick Industries 4. Assessor name/organization: Kean Thomas, CEC
5. County: Lincoln 6. Nearest named water body
7. River Basin: Catawba on USGS 7.5-minute quad: Forney 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): NC SAM-3 10. Length of assessment reach evaluated (feet): -450'
11. Channel depth from bed (in riffle, if present) to top of bank (feet): 1.5-2.0 r Unable to assess channel depth.
12. Channel width at top of bank (feet): 42 13. Is assessment reach a swamp stream? ( Yes (' No
14. Feature type: r Perennial flow Intermittent flow C Tidal Marsh Stream
STREAM RATING INFORMATION:
15. NC SAM Zone: (' Mountains (M) r Piedmont (P) (' Inner Coastal `Plain (I) (" Outer Coastal Plain (0)
16. Estimated geomorphic
valley she (skip l:a v ('b
Tidal
Marsh Stream): (mar s stream, flatter valley slope) (less sinuous stream, steeper valley slope)
17. Watershed size(skip (' Size 1(o0.1 mi`) CSize 2(0.1 to<0.5 mi`) ("Size 3(0.5 to<5 mi`) rSize 4(15 mi`)
for Tidal
Marsh Stream)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
18. Were regulatory considerations evaluated? (•' Yee (-No If Yes, check all that appy to the assessment area.
r Section 10 water r Classified Trout Waters r Water Supply Watershed ( C I C 11 (^III ('IV C V)
r Essential Fish Habitat r Primary Nursery Area r High Quality Waters/Outstanding Resource Waters
r Publicly owned property r NCDWR riparian buffer rule in effect r Nutrient Sensitive Waters
r Anadromous fish r 303(d) List r CAMAArea of Environmental Concern (AEC)
r Documented presence of a federal and/or state listed protected species within the assessment area.
List species:
r Designated Critical Habitat (list species):
1. Channel Water - assessment reach metric (skip for Size 1 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
rA Water throughoutassessmentreach.
C B Noflow, water in pools only.
CC No water in assessment reach.
2. Evidence of Flow Restriction -assessment reach metric
CA
At least 10 % of assessment reach in -stream habitat or riffle -pool sequence is adversely affected by a flow restriction orfll to the
point of obstructing flow or a channel choked with aquatic macrophytes or ponded water or impounded on flood or ebb within
the assessment reach (examples undersized or perched culverts, causeways that constrict the channel, tidal gates).
rB
NatA
3. Feature
Pattern -assessment reach metric
(' A
A majority of the assessment reach has altered pattern (examples straightening, modification above or below culvert).
rB
NoiA-
4. Feature
Longitudinal Profile - assessment reach metric
rA
Majority of assessment reach has a substantially altered stream profile (examples: channel dawn -cutting, existing damming,
over widening, active aggradation, dredging, and excavation where appropriate channel profile has not reformed from any of
these disturbances).
CB
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 (heed -cut), active widening, and artificial hardening (such as concrete, gabion, rip -rap).
C A
< 10% of channel unstable
CB
10to25% ofchannel unstable
rC
> 25% ofchannel unstable
6. Streamside
Area Interaction- streamside area metric
Considerfor
the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB).
LB
IRS
CA
CA Li Is or no evidence ofconditionsthat adversely affect reference interaction
C B
C B Moderate evidence of conditions (examples berms, levees, dawn -cutting, aggradation, dredging) that adversely affect
referenexamp ce interaction (les amea limited streside arm access, disruption offload flowsthrough streamsidearea,
leaky or intermittent bulkheads, causewayswith floodplain constriction, minor ditching [including mosquito ditching])
r C
r C Extensive evidence of conditions that adversely affect reference interaction (little to no floodplain/intertidal zone access
[examples: causeways with flcodplain and channel constriction, bulkheads, retaining walls, fill, stream incision,
disruption of flood flaws through streamside area] or too much floodplain/intertidal zone access [examples:
impoundments, intensive mosquito ditching]) orfloodplain/intertidal zone unnaturally absent orassessment reach is a
man-made feature on an interstream divide

7. Water Quality Stressors — assessment reach/intertidal zone metric
Check all that apply.
F A Discolored water in stream or intertidal zone (milky white, blue, unnatural water discoloration, oil sheen, stream foam)
r B Excessive sedimentation (burying of stream features or intertidal zone)
r C Noticeable evidence of pollutant discharges entering the assessment reach and causing a water quality problem
F- D Odor (not including natural sulfide odors)
r E Current published or collected data indicating degraded water quality in the assessment reach. Cite source in the'Notes/Sketch"
section.
r F Livestock with access to stream or intertidal zone
r G Excessive algae in stream or intertidal zone
r H Degraded marsh vegetation in the intertidal zone (removal, burning, regular mowing, destruction, etc.)
r I Other. Mining (explain in'Notes/Sketch" section)
r J Little to no stressors
B. Recent Weather —watershed metric
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.
CA 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
rC Nodrought conditions
9 Large or Dangerous Stream — assessment reach metric
( Yes f: 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. 1" Yes f No Degraded in -stream habitat over majority of the assessment reach (examples of stressom 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 (occ rs if> 5 % coverage of assessment reach) (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams)
F_ A Multiple aquatic macrophytes and aquatic mosses E r F 5 % oysters or other natural hard bottoms
(include liverworts, lichens, and algal mats) r a r G Submerged aquatic vegetation
r B Multiple sticks and/or leaf packs and/or emergent y T r H Law -tide refugia (pods)
vegetation `o r I Sand bottom
r C Multiple snags and logs (including lap trees) r J 5 % vertical bank along the marsh
r D 5 % undercut banks and/or root mats and/or roots U r K Little or no habitat
in banks extend to the normal wetted perimeter
r E Little or no habitat
*'*'*'*'*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*---REMAINING QUESTIONS ARE NOTAPPLICABLE FOR TIDAL MARSH STREAMS""""""""""""""
11. Bedform and Substrate — assessment reach metric (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
1 la. ( Yes r No Is assessment reach in a natural sand -bed stream? (skip for Coastal Plain streams)
111b.Bedformevaluated. Check the appropriate box(es).
r A Rifil section (evaluate 11c)
r B Pool -glide section (evaluate 11d)
r C Natural bedform absent (slip to Metric 12, Aquatic Life)
11c. In riffles 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 h, Common (C) _ > 10-40h, Abundant (A) _> 40-70h, Predominant (P) _> 70 h. Cumulative
percentages should not exceed 100 % for each assessment reach.
NP R C A P
r ( ( ( ( Bedrock/saprolite
r ( ( ( ( Boulder (256 — 4096 mm)
Cobble (64 — 256 mm)
Gravel (2-64 mm)
Sand (.062-2 mm)
C r C C C Silt/clay (< 0.062 mm)
C C C C Detritus
r C C C C Artificial (rip -rap, concrete, etc.)
11d. r 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 Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
12a. rYes C No Was an in -stream aquatic life assessment performed as described in the User Manual,
If No, select one ofthefollowing reasonsand skipto Metric 13. CNo Water (Other:
12b. r. Yes CNo Areaquatic organisms present in theassessment 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 stream,
r r Adult frogs
r r Aquatic reptiles
r r Aquatic macrophytes and aquatic mosses (include liverworts, lichens, and algal mats)
F_ r Beetles (including water pennies)
r r Caddisfiy larvae (Trichoptera M)
(— r Asian clam (Corbicuk)
F- r Crustacean (isopod/amphipod/crayfish/shrimp)
r r Damselfly and dragonfly larvae
F- r Diptemns (true flies)
r r Mayfly larvae (Ephememptem [E])
r r Megaloptera (alderfly, fishily, dobsonfly larvae)
r r Midges/mosquito larvae
r rMosquito fish(Gambusia) or mud minnows (Umbra pygmsee)
r r Mussels/Clams (not Corbicuk)
F r Other fish
F_ r Salamanders/tadpoles
F- r Snails
r r Stonefly larvae (Pleooptera [P])
F- r Tpulid Iarvae
F r 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
t: A t: A Little or no alteration to water storage capacity over a majority ofthe streamside area
CB CB Moderatealteration towater storage capacity overa majorty ofthe streamside area
(' C (' C Severe alteration to water storage capacity over a majority of the streamside area (examples include: 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 valleytypes)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank IRS) of the streamside area.
LB RB
C A (`A Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water> 6 inches deep
(" B l: B Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water 3 to 6 inches deep
l: C (^ C Majorty of streamside area with depressions able to pond water < 3 inches deep
15. Weiland Presence— streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank IRS). Do not consider wetlands outside ofthe streamside area or within the
normal wetted perimeter of assessment reach.
LB RB
CY CY Arewetlands present in the streamside area?
L: N L: 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.
rA Streamsand/or springs Qurisdictional discharges)
r B Ponds (include wet detention basins; do not include sediment basins or dry detention basins)
r C Obstruction that passes some flow during low -flow periods within assessment area (beaver dam, bottom -release dam)
r D Evidence of bank seepage or sweating (iron oxidizing bacteria in water indicates seepage)
r E Stream bed or bank soil reduced (dig through deposited sediment if present)
rF None ofthe above
17. Baseflow Detractors — assessment area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all that apply.
r A Evidence of substantial water withdrawals from the assessment reach (includes areas excavated for pump installation)
r B Obstruction not passing flow during low flow periods affecting the assessment reach (ex: watertight dam, sediment deposit)
r C Urban stream (z 24% impervious surface for watershed)
r D Evidence that the stream -side area has been modified resulting in accelerated drainage into the assessment reach
r E Assessment reach relocated to valley edge
rF None ofthe above
18. Shading — assessment reach metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider aspect. Consider "leaf -on" condition.
l: A Stream shading is appropriate for stream category (may include gaps associated with natural processes)
CB Degraded (example: scattered trees)
C 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
CA CA CA CA 2100-feetwide2r extends to the edge ofthewatershed
CB L:B CB L:B From 50 to<100-feet wide
l:C CC L:C CC From 30 to<50-feet wide
C D C D C D C D From 10 to < 30-feet wide
f E f E CE CE <10-feet wideor no trees
20. Buffer Structure— streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for left bank (LB) and right bank IRS) for Metric 19 ("Vegetated" Buffer Width).
LB IRS
CA CA Mature forest
l:B l:B Non -mature woody vegetation or modified vegetation structure
CC CC Herbaceous vegetation with orwithout a step oftrees<10 feet wide
CD CD Maintained shrubs
CE CE Little or novegetation
21. Buffer Stressors— streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all appropriate bones 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: r
Abuts < 30 feet 30-50 feet
LB RB LB RB LB RB
CA CA CA CA CA CA Row crops
CB CB CB CB CB CB Maintained turf
CC CC CC CC CC CC Pasture (no livestock)/commercial horticulture
C D C D C D C D C D C D Pasture (active livestock use)
22. Stem Density— streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for left bank (LB) and right bank IRS) for Metric 19 ("Wooded" Buffer Width).
LB IRS
(' A rA Medium to high stem density
(.' B C B Low stem density
CC CC Nowooded 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
L: A C.— A The total length of buffer breaks is < 25 percent.
C B C B The total length of buffer breaks is between 25 and 50 percent.
CC CC Thetotal length ofbuffer breaks is>50 percent.
24, Vegetative Composition — First 100 feet of streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Evaluate the dominant vegetation within 100 feet of each bank or to the edge ofthe watershed (whichever comes first) as it contributes
to assessment reach habitat.
LB RB
CA CA Vegetation is closeto undisturbed in species present and their proportions. Lower strata composed ofnative
species, with non-native invasive species absent or sparse.
t: B t: 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
unities with non-native invasive species present, but not dominant, over a large portion ofthe expected strata or
c:munities missing understory but retaining canopy trees.
CC CC Vegetation is severely disturbed in terms ofspeciesdiversity 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. L:Yes CNo Wasa conductivity measurement recorded?
If No, select one ofthefollowing reasons. C' No Water C' Other.
25b. Check the box corresponding to the conductivity measurement (units of microsiemens per centimeter).
CA <46 CB 46to<67 CC 67to<79 L:D 79 to<230 CE ? 230
7E 303d, EPA. EC 132- 138

NC SAM Stream Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 2.1
Stream Site Name Hedrick -Forney Creek (NCSAM-3)
Stream Category Pa4
Notes of Field Assessment Form (Y/N)
Presence of regulatory considerations (Y/N)
Additional stream information/supplementary measurements included (Y/N)
NC SAM feature type (perennial, intermittent, Tidal Marsh Stream)
Function Class Rating Summary
Date of Evaluation June 4th, 2019
Assessor Name/Organization Kevn Thomas, CEC
YES
YES
Perennial
USACE/ NCDWR
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 MEDIUM
(4) Microtopography LOW
(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 HIGH
(3) Upland Pollutant Filtration HIGH
(3) Thermo regulation HIGH
(2) Indicators of Stressors YES
(2) Aquatic Life Tolerance LOW
(2) Intertidal Zone Filtration NA
(1) Habitat HIGH
(2) In -stream Habitat MEDIUM
(3) Baseflow HIGH
(3) Substrate LOW
(3) Stream Stability LOW
(3) In -stream Habitat HIGH
(2) Stream -side Habitat HIGH
(3) Stream -side Habitat MEDIUM
(3) Thermo regulation 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 Habitat NA
Overall LOW

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 INC SAM User
Manual for detailed descriptions and explanations of requested information. Record in the "Notes/Sketch "sect on if any 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): Hedrick-Fomey Creek (NCSAM4) 2. Date of evaluation: June 4, 2019
3. Applicant/owner name: Hedrick Industries 4. Assessor name/organization: Kevin Thomas, CEC
5. County Lincoln 6. Nearest named water body
7. River Basin: Catawba on USGS 7.5-inute quad: Forney Creek
8. Site coordinates (decimal degrees, at lower end of assessment reac .
STREAM INFORMATION: (depth and width can be approximations)
9. Site number (show on attached map): NC SAM4 10. Length of assessment reach evaluated (feet): -450'
11. Channel depth from bed (in riffle, if present) to top of bank (feet): 2.5-3' r Unable to assess channel depth.
12. Channel width at top of bank (feet): 37 13. Is assessment stream? r Yes r No
14. Feature type: G Perennial flow r Intermittent flow (-Tidal Marsh Stream
STREAM RATING INFORMATION:
15. NC SAM Zone: (" Mountains (M) G Piedmont (P) ('` Inner Coastal Plain (1) (' Outer Coastal Plain (0)
16. Estimated geomorphic \ V
valley shape (ski p for (7a ('b
Tidal Marsh Stream): (more sinuous stream, flattervalley slope) (less sinuous stream, steepervalley slope)
17. Watershed size: (skip r Size 1 (< 0.1 mi`) ( Size 2 (0.1 to < 0.5 mi`) r Size 3 (0.5 to < 5 mi`) G Size 4 (� 5 mi`)
for Tidal Marsh Stream)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
18. Were regulatory considerations evaluated? G Yes r No If Yes, check all that appy to the assessment area.
r Secton 10 water r Classified Trout Waters r Water Supply Watershed ( (-I (' 11 (' III (' IV
f- Essental Fish Habitat r Primary Nursery Area r High Quality Waters/Outstanding Resource Waters
r Publicly owned property r NCDWR riparian buffer mle in effect r Nutrient Sensitive Waters
r Anadromous fish r 303(d) List r CAMA Area of Environmental Concern (AEC)
r Documented presence of a federal and/orstate listed protected species within the assessment area.
List species:
r Designated Critcal Habitat(list species):
19. Are additional stream information/supplementary measurements included in "Notes/Sketch" section or attached? . Yes
1. Channel Water- assessment reach metric (skip for Size 1 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
GA
Waterthroughout assessment reach.
(' B
Noflow, waterin pools only.
C'C
Nowaterin assessment reach.
2. Evidence of Flow Restriction - assessment reach metric
G A
At least 10% of assessment reach in -stream habitat or riffle -pool sequence is adversely affected by a flow restriction orfll to the
point of obstructing flow cra channel choked with aquatic macrophytes orponded waterorimpounded on flood orebbwithin
the assessment reach (examples: undersized or perched culverts, causeways that constrict the channel, tidal gates).
( B
NotA
3. Feature Pattern - assessment reach metric
C' A
A majority of the assessment reach has altered pattern (examples: straightening, modifcaton above or below culvert).
GB
NotA.
4. Feature Longitudinal Profile - assessment reach metric
G A
Majority of assessment reach has a substanfially altered stream profile (examples: channel downcutling, existing damming,
overwidening, active aggradaton, dredging, and excavation where appropriate channel profile has not reformed from any of
these disturbances).
C B
NotA
5. Signs
of Active Instability - assessment reach metric
Consider
only current instability, not past events from which the stream has currently recovered. Examples of instability include
active
bank failure, active channel downcutling (head -cut), active widening, and arAfcial hardening (such as concrete, gabion, rip -rap).
('A
<10% of channel unstable
C'B
10 to 25% of channel unstable
GC
>25% ofchannel unstable
6. Streamside
Area Interaction - streamside area metric
Consider
for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB).
LB
RE
(' A
C' A Little or no evidence of conditons that adversely affect reference interaction
(' B
C' B Moderate evidence of conditions (examples: berths, levees, down -cutting, aggmdation, 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])
G C
G C Extensive evidence of conditions that adversely affect reference interaction (little to no floodplainfintertdal zone access
[examples: causeways with floodplain and channel constriction, bulkheads, retaining walls, fill, stream incision,
disruption offlood flows through streamside area] ortoo much floodplainfintertidal zone access [examples:
impoundments, intensive mosquito ditching]) orfloodplainfintertidal zone unnaturally absent orassessment reach is a
man-made feature on an interitream divide

7. Water Quality Stressors - assessment reach/intertidal zone metric
Check all that apply.
r A Discolored water in stream or intertidal zone (milky white, blue, unnatural waterdiscoloration, oil sheen, stream foam)
r B Excessive sedimentation (burying of stream features or intertidal zone)
r C Noticeable evidence of pollutant discharges entering the assessment reach and causing a waterquality problem
r D Odor(not including natural sulfide odors)
r E Current published or collected data indicating degraded waterquality in the assessment reach. Cite source in the "Notes/Sketch"
section.
r F Livestock with access to stream or intertidal zone
r G Excessive algae in stream or intertidal zone
r H Degraded marsh vegetation in the intertidal zone (removal, burning, regular mowing, destruction, etc.)
r I Other: Mining (explain in "Notes/Sketch"section)
r J Little to no stressors
8. Recent Weather -watershed metric
For Size 1 or2 streams, D1 drought or higher is considered a drought; for Size 3 or4 streams, D2 drought or higher is considered a
drought.
C'A Drought conditions and no rainfall orrainfall notexceeding 1 inch within the Iast48 hours
C'B Drought conditions and rainfall exceeding 1 inch within the Iast48 hours
GC 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 C' No Degraded in -stream habitat over majonty of the assessment reach (examples of stressors include excessive
sedimentation, mining, excavation, ii -stream hardening [forexample, 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)
r A Multiple aquatic macmphytes and aquatic mosses E r F 5% oysters or other natural hard bottoms
(include liverworts, lichens, and algal mats) F i G Submerged aquatic vegetation
r B Multiple sticks and/orleaf packs and/oremergent 5 rn r H Low -tide refugia (pools)
vegetation o r Sand bottom
r C Multiple snags and logs (including lap trees) w m r J 5%vertical bank along the marsh
rD 5% undemut banks and/orroot mats and/orroots u �r- K Little orno habitat
in banks extend to the normal wetted perimeter
r E Little or no habitat
*****************************—REMAINING QUESTIONS ARE NOTAPPLICABLE FOR TIDAL MARSH STREAMS****************************
11. Bedform and Substrate - assessment reach metric (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
I la.(' Yes G No Is assessment reach in a natural sand -bed stream? (skip for Coastal Plain streams)
11b. Bedform evaluated. Checkthe appropriate box(es).
F, A Riffle -run section (evaluate 1lc)
r B Pool -glide section (evaluate lld)
r C Natural bedform absent (skip to Metric 12, Aquatic Life)
11 c. In riffles 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 s 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
F (- (-
(- (- Bedrock/saprolite
G r r
r r Boulder (256 -4096 mm)
Cobble (64 - 256 mm)
Gravel (2 - 64 mm)
C C C
G C Sand (.062 - 2 mm)
Silticlay (< 0.062 mm)
Detntus
G r r
r r Artificial (np-rap, concrete, etc.)
1ld.r Yes G No
Are pools filled with sediment? (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
Aquatic Life - assessment reach metric (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
12a.G Yes (' No
Was an ii -stream aquatic life assessment performed as described in the User Manual?
If No, select one of the following reasons and skip to Metric 13. r No Water r Olher
12b.G Yes r No
Are aquatic organisms present in the assessment reach (look in nffies, 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.
r rAduIt frogs
F- F- Aquatic reptiles
i i Aquatic macmphytes and aquatic mosses (include liverworts, lichens, and algal mats)
r r Beetles (including water pennies)
F- F- Caddisfly larvae (Tnchoptem [f])
r r Asian clam (Corbicula )
r r Crustacean (isopod/amphipod/crayfish/shrimp)
r r Damselfly and dragonfly larvae
[- [- Dipterans (true flies)
(- r Mayfly larvae (Ephemeroptera [E])
r r Megaloptera (alderfly, fshfly, dobsonfly larvae)
r r Midges/mosquito larvae
r r-Mosquito fish(Gambusia) or mud minnows (Umbra pygmaea)
r r Mussels/Clams (not Corbicula )
i i Olherfsh
r r Salamandersttadpoles
r r Snails
F- F- Stonefly larvae (Plecoptera [P])
[- [- Tipulid larvae
r r Womis/leeches

13. Streamside Area Ground Surface Condition — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams and B valley types)
Consider for the Lek Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB). Considerstorage capacitywth regard to both overbank flow and
upland mnoff.
LB RB
GA GA 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 C' C Severe alteration to water storage capacity over a majority of the streamside area (examples include: 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 Majonty of streamside area with depressions able to pond water> 6 inches deep
(.' B (.' B Majonty of streamside area with depressions able to pond water 3 to 6 inches deep
(' C (' C Majonty 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 vdihin the
normal wetted perimeter of assessment reach.
LB RB
('Y ('Y Are wetlands present in the streamside area?
GN GN
16. Baseflow Contributors — assessment reach metric (skip for size 4 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all contributors within the assessment reach orwithin view of and draining to the assessment reach.
r A Streams and/orsprings Qunsdictional discharges)
r B Ponds (include wet detention basins; do not include sediment basins or dry detention basins)
f— C Obstruction that passes some flow during low -flow periods within assessment area (beaver dam, bottom -release dam)
r D Evidence of bankseepage orsweating (iron oxidizing bacteria in waterindicates seepage)
r E Stream bed or bank soil reduced (dig through deposited sediment if present)
r F None of the above
17. Baseflow Detractors — assessment area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all that apply.
r A Evidence of substantial waterwithdrawals from the assessmentreach (includes areas excavated for pump installation)
f— B Obstruction not passing Flow during low Flow periods affecting the assessment reach (ex: watertight dam, sediment deposit)
r C Urban stream (�24% impervious surface forwatershed)
r D Evidence that the stream -side area has been modified resulting in accelerated drainage into the assessment reach
r E Assessment reach relocated to valley edge
f+ F None of the above
18. Shading — assessment reach metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider aspect. Consider "leaf -on" condition.
(JA Stream shading is appropriate for stream category (may include gaps associated with natural processes)
(' B Degraded (example: scattered trees)
('C Stream shading is gone orlargely 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 (IRS) starting at the top
of bank out to the first break.
Vegetated Wooded
LB RB LB RB
C' A (' A C' A (' A ? 100-feet wde orextends to the edge of the watershed
(' B (T B (' B (T B From 50 to < 100-feet wide
[•' C (' C [•' C (' C From 30 to < 50-feet wide
(" D (" D (" D r D From 10 to < 30-feet wide
('E ('E ('E ('E <10-feetwide orno trees
20. Buffer Structure — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Considerfor left bank (LB) and right bank (IRS) for Metric 19 ("Vegetated" Bufferwidth).
LB RB
('A ('A Mature forest
GB GB Non -nature woodyvegetation ormodifed vegetation structure
(" C (" C Herbaceous vegetation with orwithout a slip of trees < 10 feet wide
-0 ("'D Maintained shrubs
C'E C'E Little orno 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 (3050 feet).
If none of the following stressors occurs on either bank, check here and skip to Metric 22: r
Abuts < 30 feet 30-50 feet
LB RB LB RB LB RB
('A ('A ('A ('A ('A ("A Row crops
C'B C'B C'B C'B C'B ('B Maintained turf
(' C (' C (' C (' C (' C (" C Pasture (no livestock)/commercial horticulture
(' D (' D (' D (' D ("'-0 (" 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 GA Medium to high stem density
GB C'B Low stem density
('C C'C NowoDded riparian bufferorpredominantly herbaceous species orbare 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 (' C The total length of buffer breaks is > 50 percent.
24. Vegetative Composition — First 100 feet of streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Evaluate the dominant vegetation wthin 100 feet of each bank or to the edge of the watershed (whichever comes first) as it contributes
to assessment reach habitat.
LB RB
C'A C'A Vegetation is close to undisturbed in species present and their proportions. Lowerstrata composed of native
species, with non-native invasive species absent orsparse.
[•' B [•' B Vegetation indicates disturbance in terms of species diversity or proportions, but is still largely composed of native
species. This may include communities ofweedy 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 ofspecies diversity orproportions. Mature canopyis absent orcommunities
with non-native invasive species dominant overa large portion ofexpected strata orcommunities composed of planted
stands of non -characteristic species orcommunities inappropdatelycomposed of a single species orno vegetation.
25. Conductivity— assessment reach metric (skip for all Coastal Plain streams)
25a.(.J Yes (' No Was a 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 z 230

NC SAM Stream Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 2.1
Stream Site Name Hedrick -Forney Creek (NCSAM-4)
Stream Category Pa4
Notes of Field Assessment Form (Y/N)
Presence of regulatory considerations (Y/N)
Additional stream information/supplementary measurements included (Y/N)
NC SAM feature type (perennial, intermittent, Tidal Marsh Stream)
Function Class Rating Summary
Date of Evaluation June 4, 2019
Assessor Name/Organization Kevin Thomas, CEC
NO
YES
YES
Perennial
USACE/ NCDWR
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 MEDIUM
(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 LOW
(2) Baseflow HIGH
(2) Streamside Area Vegetation HIGH
(3) Upland Pollutant Filtration HIGH
(3) Thermo regulation HIGH
(2) Indicators of Stressors YES
(2) Aquatic Life Tolerance LOW
(2) Intertidal Zone Filtration NA
(1) Habitat HIGH
(2) In -stream Habitat MEDIUM
(3) Baseflow HIGH
(3) Substrate MEDIUM
(3) Stream Stability LOW
(3) In -stream Habitat MEDIUM
(2) Stream -side Habitat HIGH
(3) Stream -side Habitat MEDIUM
(3) Thermo regulation 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 Habitat NA
Overall LOW

INSTRUCTIONS: Attach a sketch of the assessment area and photographs. Attach a copy of the USGS 7.5-minutetopographic
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 any supplementary
mants were performed. See the NC SAM User Manual for examples of additional measurements that may be relevant.
NOTE EVIDENCE OF STRESSORS AFFECTING THE ASSESSMENTAREA (do not need to bewithin the assessment area).
PROJECT/ SITE INFORMATION:
1. Project name (if any): Hedrick -Forney Creek (NCSAM-5) 2. Date of evaluation: June 4th, 2019
3. Applicant/owner name: Hedrick Industries 4. Assessor name/organization: Kevin Thomas, CEC
5. County: Lincoln 6. Nearest named water body
7. River Basin: Catawba on USGS 7.5-minute quad: Forney 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): NC SAM-5 10. Length of assessment reach evaluated (feet): -500
11. Channel depth from bed (in riffle, if present) to top of bank (feet): 0.25-0.5 r Unable to assess channel depth.
12. Channel width at top of bank (feet): 19 13. Is assessment reach a swamp stream? ( Yes (- No
14. Feature type: r Perennial flow Intermittent flow C Tidal Marsh Stream
STREAM RATING INFORMATION:
15. NC SAM Zone: (' Mountains (M) r Piedmont (P) (' Inner Coastal `Plain (I) (" Outer Coastal Plain (0)
16. Estimated geomorphic
valley she (skip for ra v ('b
Tidal
Marsh Stream): (mar s stream, flatter valley slope) (less sinuous stream, steeper valley slope)
17. Watershed size:(skip (' Size 1(o0.1 mi`) CSize 2(0.1 to<0.5 mi`) ("Size 3(0.5 to<5 mi`) (. Size 4(15 mi`)
for Tidal
Marsh Stream)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
18. Were regulatory considerations evaluated? (•' Yee (-No If Yes, check all that appy to the assessment area.
r Section 10 water r Classified Trout Waters r Water Supply Watershed ( C I C 11 (^III ('IV C V)
r Essential Fish Habitat r Primary Nursery Area r High Quality Waters/Outstanding Resource Waters
r Publicly owned property r NCDWR riparian buffer rule in effect r Nutrient Sensitive Waters
r Anadromous fish r 303(d) List r CAMAArea of Environmental Concern (AEC)
r Documented presence of a federal and/or state listed protected species within the assessment area.
List species:
r Designated Critical Habitat (list species):
1. Channel Water - assessment reach metric (skip for Size 1 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
rA Water throughoutassessmentreach.
C B Noflow, water in pools only.
CC No water in assessment reach.
2. Evidence of Flow Restriction -assessment reach metric
rA
At least 10 % of assessment reach in -stream habitat or riffle -pool sequence is adversely affected by a flow restriction orfll to the
point of obstructing flow or a channel choked with aquatic macrophytes or ponded water or impounded on flood or ebb within
the assessment reach (examples undersized or perched culverts, causeways that constrict the channel, tidal gates).
CB
NotA
3. Feature
Pattern -assessment reach metric
(' A
A majority of the assessment reach has altered pattern (examples straightening, modification above or below culvert).
rB
NoiA-
4. Feature
Longitudinal Profile - assessment reach metric
rA
Majority of assessment reach has a substantially altered stream profile (examples: channel dawn -cutting, existing damming,
over widening, active aggradation, dredging, and excavation where appropriate channel profile has not reformed from any of
these disturbances).
CB
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 (heed -cut), active widening, and artificial hardening (such as concrete, gabion, rip -rap).
C A
< 10% of channel unstable
CB
10to25% ofchannel unstable
rC
> 25% ofchannel unstable
6. Streamside
Area Interaction- streamside area metric
Considerfor
the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB).
LB
IRS
CA
CA Li Is or no evidence ofconditionsthat adversely affect reference interaction
C B
C B Moderate evidence of conditions (examples berms, levees, dawn -cutting, aggradation, dredging) that adversely affect
referenexamp ce interaction (les amea limited streside arm access, disruption offload flowsthrough streamsidearea,
leaky or intermittent bulkheads, causewayswith floodplain constriction, minor ditching [including mosquito ditching])
r C
r 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 flaws through streamside area] or too much floodplain/intertidal zone access [examples:
impoundments, intensive mosquito ditching]) orfloodplain/intertidal zone unnaturally absent orassessment reach is a
man-made feature on an interstream divide

7. Water Quality Stressors — assessment reach/intertidal zone metric
Check all that apply.
F A Discolored water in stream or intertidal zone (milky white, blue, unnatural water discoloration, oil sheen, stream foam)
r B Excessive sedimentation (burying of stream features or intertidal zone)
r C Noticeable evidence of pollutant discharges entering the assessment reach and causing a water quality problem
F- D Odor (not including natural sulfide odors)
r E Current published or collected data indicating degraded water quality in the assessment reach. Cite source in the'Notes/Sketch"
section.
r F Livestock with access to stream or intertidal zone
r G Excessive algae in stream or intertidal zone
r H Degraded marsh vegetation in the intertidal zone (removal, burning, regular mowing, destruction, etc.)
r I Other. Mining (explain in'Notes/Sketch" section)
r J Little to no stressors
B. Recent Weather —watershed metric
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.
CA 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
rC Nodrought conditions
9 Large or Dangerous Stream — assessment reach metric
( Yes f: 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. 1" Yes f No Degraded in -stream habitat over majority of the assessment reach (examples of stressom 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 (occ rs if> 5 % coverage of assessment reach) (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams)
F_ A Multiple aquatic macrophytes and aquatic mosses E r F 5 % oysters or other natural hard bottoms
(include liverworts, lichens, and algal mats) r a r G Submerged aquatic vegetation
r B Multiple sticks and/or leaf packs and/or emergent y T r H Law -tide refugia (pods)
vegetation `o r I Sand bottom
r C Multiple snags and logs (including lap trees) r J 5 % vertical bank along the marsh
r D 5 % undercut banks and/or root mats and/or roots U r K Little or no habitat
in banks extend to the normal wetted perimeter
r E Little or no habitat
*'*'*'*'*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*---REMAINING QUESTIONS ARE NOTAPPLICABLE FOR TIDAL MARSH STREAMS""""""""""""""
11. Bedform and Substrate — assessment reach metric (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
1 la. ( Yes r No Is assessment reach in a natural sand -bed stream? (skip for Coastal Plain streams)
111b.Bedformevaluated. Check the appropriate box(es).
r A Rifil section (evaluate 11c)
r B Pool -glide section (evaluate 11d)
r C Natural bedform absent (slip to Metric 12, Aquatic Life)
11c. In riffles 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 h, Common (C) _ > 10-40h, Abundant (A) _> 40-70h, Predominant (P) _> 70 h. Cumulative
percentages should not exceed 100 % for each assessment reach.
NP R C A P
r ( ( ( ( Bedrock/saprolite
r ( ( ( ( Boulder (256 — 4096 mm)
r ( ( ( ( Cobble (64 — 256 mm)
Gravel (2-64 mm)
Sand (.062-2 mm)
C C r C C Silt/clay (< 0.062 mm)
r C C C C Detritus
r C C C C Artificial (rip -rap, concrete, etc.)
11d CYes r 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 Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
12a. f: Yes C No Was an in -stream aquatic life assessment performed as described in the User Manual,
If No, select one ofthefollowing reasonsand skipto Metric 13. CNo Water (Other:
12b. r. Yes CNo Areaquatic organisms present in theassessment 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 stream,
r r Adult frogs
r r Aquatic reptiles
r r Aquatic macrophytes and aquatic mosses (include liverworts, lichens, and algal mats)
F_ r Beetles (including water pennies)
r r Caddisfiy larvae (Trichoptera M)
(— r Asian clam (Corbicuk)
F- r Crustacean (isopod/amphipod/crayfish/shrimp)
r r Damselfly and dragonfly larvae
F- r Diptemns (true flies)
r r Mayfly larvae (Ephememptem [E])
r r Megaloptera (alderfly, fishily, dobsonfly larvae)
r r Midges/mosquito larvae
r rMosquito fish(Gambusia) or mud minnows (Umbra pygmsee)
r r Mussels/Clams (not Corbicuk)
F r Other fish
F_ r Salamanders/tadpoles
F- r Snails
r r Stonefly larvae (Pleooptera [P])
F- r Tpulid Iarvae
F r 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
t: A t: A Little or no alteration to water storage capacity over a majority ofthe streamside area
CB CB Moderatealteration towater storage capacity overa majorty ofthe streamside area
(' C (' C Severe alteration to water storage capacity over a majority of the streamside area (examples include: 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 valleytypes)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank IRS) of the streamside area.
LB RB
(`A (`A Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water> 6 inches deep
l: B l: B Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water 3 to 6 inches deep
(^ C (^ C Majorty of streamside area with depressions able to pond water < 3 inches deep
15. Weiland Presence— streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank IRS). Do not consider wetlands outside ofthe streamside area or within the
normal wetted perimeter of assessment reach.
LB RB
CY CY Arewetlands present in the streamside area?
L: N L: 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.
rA Streamsand/or springs Qurisdictional discharges)
r B Ponds (include wet detention basins; do not include sediment basins or dry detention basins)
r C Obstruction that passes some flow during low -flow periods within assessment area (beaver dam, bottom -release dam)
r D Evidence of bank seepage or sweating (iron oxidizing bacteria in water indicates seepage)
r E Stream bed or bank soil reduced (dig through deposited sediment if present)
rF None ofthe above
17. Baseflow Detractors — assessment area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all that apply.
r A Evidence of substantial water withdrawals from the assessment reach (includes areas excavated for pump installation)
r B Obstruction not passing flow during low flow periods affecting the assessment reach (ex: watertight dam, sediment deposit)
r C Urban stream (z 24% impervious surface for watershed)
r D Evidence that the stream -side area has been modified resulting in accelerated drainage into the assessment reach
r E Assessment reach relocated to valley edge
rF None ofthe above
18. Shading — assessment reach metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider aspect. Consider "leaf -on" condition.
l: A Stream shading is appropriate for stream category (may include gaps associated with natural processes)
CB Degraded (example: scattered trees)
C 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
CA CA CA CA 2100-feetwide2r extends to the edge ofthewatershed
CB L:B CB L:B From 50 to<100-feet wide
l:C CC L:C CC From 30 to<50-feet wide
C D C D C D C D From 10 to < 30-feet wide
f E f E CE CE <10-feet wideor no trees
20. Buffer Structure— streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for left bank (LB) and right bank IRS) for Metric 19 ("Vegetated" Buffer Width).
LB IRS
CA CA Mature forest
l:B l:B Non -mature woody vegetation or modified vegetation structure
CC CC Herbaceous vegetation with orwithout a step oftrees<10 feet wide
CD CD Maintained shrubs
CE CE Little or novegetation
21. Buffer Stressors— streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all appropriate bones 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: r
Abuts < 30 feet 30-50 feet
LB RB LB RB LB RB
CA CA CA CA CA CA Row crops
CB CB CB CB CB CB Maintained turf
CC CC CC CC CC CC Pasture (no livestock)/commercial horticulture
C D C D C D C D C D C D Pasture (active livestock use)
22. Stem Density— streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for left bank (LB) and right bank IRS) for Metric 19 ("Wooded" Buffer Width).
LB IRS
(' A rA Medium to high stem density
(.' B C B Low stem density
CC CC Nowooded 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
L: A C.— A The total length of buffer breaks is < 25 percent.
C B C B The total length of buffer breaks is between 25 and 50 percent.
CC CC Thetotal length ofbuffer breaks is>50 percent.
24, Vegetative Composition — First 100 feet of streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Evaluate the dominant vegetation within 100 feet of each bank or to the edge ofthe watershed (whichever comes first) as it contributes
to assessment reach habitat.
LB RB
CA CA Vegetation is closeto undisturbed in species present and their proportions. Lower strata composed ofnative
species, with non-native invasive species absent or sparse.
t: B t: 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
unities with non-native invasive species present, but not dominant, over a large portion ofthe expected strata or
c:munities missing understory but retaining canopy trees.
CC CC Vegetation is severely disturbed in terms ofspeciesdiversity 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. L:Yes CNo Wasa conductivity measurement recorded?
If No, select one ofthefollowing reasons. C' No Water C' Other.
25b. Check the box corresponding to the conductivity measurement (units of microsiemens per centimeter).
CA <46 CB 46to<67 CC 67to<79 L:D 79 to<230 CE ? 230
7E 303d, EPA, EC 131-137

NC SAM Stream Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 2.1
Stream Site Name Hedrick -Forney Creek (NCSAM-5)
Stream Category Pa4
Notes of Field Assessment Form (Y/N)
Presence of regulatory considerations (Y/N)
Additional stream information/supplementary measurements included (Y/N)
NC SAM feature type (perennial, intermittent, Tidal Marsh Stream)
Function Class Rating Summary
Date of Evaluation June 4th, 2019
Assessor Name/Organization Kevin Thomas, CEC
YES
YES
Perennial
USACE/ NCDWR
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 MEDIUM
(4) Microtopography MEDIUM
(3) Stream Stability LOW
(4) Channel Stability LOW
(4) Sediment Transport LOW
(4) Stream Geomorphology MEDIUM
(2) Stream/Intertidal Zone Interaction NA
(2) Longitudinal Tidal Flow NA
(2) Tidal Marsh Stream Stability NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Channel Stability NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Stream Geomorphology NA
(1) Water Quality MEDIUM
(2) Baseflow HIGH
(2) Streamside Area Vegetation HIGH
(3) Upland Pollutant Filtration HIGH
(3) Thermo regulation HIGH
(2) Indicators of Stressors YES
(2) Aquatic Life Tolerance HIGH
(2) Intertidal Zone Filtration NA
(1) Habitat LOW
(2) In -stream Habitat LOW
(3) Baseflow HIGH
(3) Substrate LOW
(3) Stream Stability LOW
(3) In -stream Habitat MEDIUM
(2) Stream -side Habitat HIGH
(3) Stream -side Habitat MEDIUM
(3) Thermo regulation 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 Habitat NA
Overall LOW

INSTRUCTIONS: Attach a sketch of the assessment area and photographs. Attach a copy of the LEGS 7.5-minutetopogmphic
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 any supplementary
measurements were performed. See the NC SAM User Manual for examples of additional measurements that maybe relevant.
NOTE EVIDENCE OF STRESSORS AFFECTING THE ASSESSMENT AREA (do not need to be within the assessment area).
PROJECT/ SITE INFORMATION:
1. Project name(ifany): Hedrick -Forney Creek(NCSAM-6) 2. Date of evaluation: June 4, 2019
3. Applicant/awner name: Hedrick Industries 4. Assessor nam lorganization: Kevin Thomas, CEC
5. County: Lincoln 6. Nearest named water body
7. River Basin: Catawba on LEGS 7.5-minute quad: Forney 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): NC SAM-6 10. Length of assessment reach evaluated (feet): -500'
11. Channel depth from bed (in rffle, dpresent) to top of bank (feet): 1.5 r Unable toassess channel depth.
12. Channel width at top of bank (feet): 45 13. Is assessment reach a swamp stream? r Yes r No
14. Feature type: (: Perennial flow F Intermittent flow (" Tidal Marsh Stream
STREAM RATING INFORMATION:
15. NC SAM Zone: (' Mountains (M) (? Piedmont (P) r Inner Coastal Plain (1) (' Outer Coastal Plain (0)
16. Estimated geomorphic Is
valley shape (skip for 6- rb �••J
Tidal Marsh Stream): (moreus stream, flatter valley slope) (lesinuous stream, steeper valley slope)
17. Watershed size: (skip (' Size 1 (0ss 0.1 mi`) r Size 2 (0.1 to < 0.5 mi`) r Size 3 (0.5 to < 5 mF) (- Size 4 (>- 5 miz)
for Tidal Marsh Stream)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
18. Were regulatory considerations evaluated? RYes ('No IFYes, check all that appy to the assessment area.
r Section 10 water r Oassified Trout Waters r Water Supply Watershed ( (' I (- 11 (' III (- N (' V)
r Essential Fish Habitat r Primary Nursery Area r High Quality Waters/Outstanding Resource Waters
r Publicly owned property r NCDWR riparian buffer rule in effect r Nutrient Sensitive Waters
r Anadromous fish r 303(d) List r CAMA Area of Environmental Concern (AEC)
r Documented presence of a federal and/or state listed protected species within the assessment area.
List species:
r 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.
r B No flow, water in pods only.
(' C No water in assessment reach.
2. Evidence
of Flow Restriction -assessment reach metric
f: A
At least 10 % ofassessment reach in -stream habitat or riffle -pool sequence isadversely affected by a flow resMction orfill to the
point of obstructing flow m a channel choked with aquatic macrophytes or ponded water or impounded on flood or ebbwkhin
the assessment reach (examples undersized or perched culverts, causewaysthat constrict the channel, tidal gates).
r-B
Not
3. Feature
Pattern -assessment reach metric
P: A
A majority ofthe assessment reach hasaltered pattern (examples straightening, modification above or below culvert).
r-B
Not A.
4, Feature
Longitudinal Profile- assessment reach metric
(•' A
Majority ofassessment reach hasa 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 asconcrete, gabion, rip -rap).
('A
< 10% ofchannel unstable
('B
10 to25% ofchannel unstable
GC
> 25% ofchannel unstable
6. Streamside Area Interaction- streamside area metric
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RE).
LB
RB
(" A
(" A Little or no evidence of condltionsthat 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 offlood flowsthrough streamside area,
leaky or intermittent bulkheads, causeways with floodplain constriction, minor ditching [including mosquito ditching])
('C
('C Extensive evidence ofconditionsthat adversely affect reference interaction (little to nofloodplain/intertidal zone access
[examples causewayswith 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 interstresm divide

7. Water Quality Stressors— assessment reachlnterticial zone metric
Check all that apply.
rA Discolored water in stream or intertidal zone (milky white,blue, unnatural water discoloration, oil sheen, stream foam)
rB Excessive sedimentation (burying ofstraam features or intertidal zone)
rC Noticeable evidence ofpollutant discharges entering the assessment reach and causing a water quality problem
rD Odor(not including natural sulfide odors)
r E Current published or collected data indicating degraded water quality in the assessment reach. Cite source in the'Nates/Sketch"
section.
r F Livestock with access to stream or intertidal zone
r G Excessive algae in stream or intertidal zone
r H Degraded marsh vegetation in the intertidal zone (removal, bum ing, regular mowing, destruction, etc.)
r I Other: Mining (explain in "Notes/Sketch"section)
r J Little to no stressors
8. Recent Weather —watershed metric
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.
r A Drought conditions and no rainfall or rainfall not exceeding 1 inch within the last 48 hours
r 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
I'— Yes P: 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. I"Yes I"No Degraded in -stream habitat over majority of the assessment reach(examplesofstressors include excessive
sedimentation, mining, excavation, in -stream hardening [for example, np-rap], recent dredging, and snagging)
(evaluate for size Coastal Plain streams only, then skip to Metric 12)
10b. Check all that occur (occurs d> 5% coverage of assessment reach) (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams)
rA Multiple aquatic macrophytesand aquatic mosses vE rF 5% oysters or other natural hard bottoms
(include liverworts, lichens, and algal mats) F u r G Submerged aquatic vegetation
r B Multiple sticksan /or leaf packsand/or emergent N T r H Low -tide refugia (pods)
vegetation r I Sand bottom
rC Multiple wagsand kgs(including lap trees) um rJ 5% vertical bank along the marsh
r D 5% undercut banksand/or root matsand/or roots O r K Little or no habitat
in banks extend to the normal wetted perimeter
r E Little or no habitat
"""...... ••""""""""""""""""'REMAINING QUESTIONS ARE NOTAPPLICABLE FOR TIDAL MARSH STIR EAMS....""'"^"
11. Bedform antl Substrete— assessment reach metric (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
11a. (— Yes l: No Is assessment reach in a natural sand -bed stream? (skip for Coastal Plain streams)
11b. Bedformevaluated. Check the appropriate box(es).
r A Riffle -run section (evaluate 11c)
r B Pool -glide section (evaluate 11d)
r C Natural bedform absent (skipto Metric 12, Aquatic Life)
11c. In riffles sections, check all that occur below the normal wetted perimeter ofthe assessment reach —whether or not submerged.
Check at least one box in each row (skipfor Size 4 Coastal Plain Streams and TItlal Marsh Streams). Not Present (NP) _
absent, Rare (R) = present but < 10h, Common (C) _ > 10-40h, Abundant (A) _ > 40-70h, Predominant (P) _ > 70%. Cumulative
percentages should not exceed 100% for each assessment reach.
NP R C A P
Bedrock/saprolite
r r r r r Boulder (256-4096mm)
r r r• r r Cobble (64-256mm)
r r r r• r Gravel (2-64mm)
r r r• r r Sand (.Os2-2mm)
r r• r r r Silt/clay (< 0.062 mm)
R r r r r DeMtus
Artificial (Hp -rap, concrete, etc)
11 d. r 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 Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
12a. (: Yes (— No Wasan in -stream aquatic life assessment performed as described in the User Manual?
IFNo, select one ofthefollowing reasonsand skipto McMc 13. (—No Water (—Other.
12b. (: Yes (— No Are aquatic organisms present in the assessment reach (look in riffles, pools, then snags)? tlYes, check
all that apply. If No, skip to Metric 13.
1 >7 Numbers over columns refer to "individuals" for size land 2 streams and'taxa" for size 3 and 4 streams.
r (-Adult frogs
r r Aquatic reptiles
r r Aquatic macrophytes and aquatic mosses (include liverworts, lichens, and algal mats)
r r Beatles (including water pennies)
r r Caddisfiy larvae (Tnchoptem [ ])
r r Asian clam (Corbicu/a)
r r Crustacean (isopodlamphipod/crayfish/shnmp)
r r Damselflyand dragonflylarvae
r r Dipterans(true flies)
r r Mayfly larvae (Ephemeroptera [E])
r r Megaloptera (alderfly, fishily, dobsonfly larvae)
r r Midges/mosquito larvae
r (-Mosquito fish(Garrmbusia) or mud minnows(Urbrapygmi
r r Mussels/Clams(not Corbicu/a)
r r Other fish
r r Salamanderskadpoles
r r Snails
r r Stonefly larvae (Plecoptera [P])
r r Tipulid larvae
r r Worms/leeches

13. Streams de 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
C' A C' A Little or no alteration to water storage capacityover a majority ofthe streamside area
(: B (: B Moderate alteration to water storage capacity were majority ofthe streamside area
('C (—C Severe alteration to water storage capacity over a majority ofthe streamside arm(examples include: 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
C'A C'A Majority ofstmamside areawith depressions ableto pondwater>6 inches deep
(? B (? B Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water 3 to 6 inches deep
C' C C' C Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water < 3 inches deep
15. Welland Presence— streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RE). Do not consider wetlands outside of the streamside area or within the
normal wetted perimeter of assessment reach.
LBRB
(—Y rY Are wetlands present in the streamside area?
G N f• N
16. Base6ow Contributors —assessment reach metric (skip for six 4 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all contributors within the assessment reach or within view of and draining to the assessment reach.
r A Streams and/or springs Ourisdictional discharges)
r B Ponds (include wet detention basins; do not include sediment basins or drydetention basins)
r C Obstruction that passes some flow during low -flow periodswkhin assessment area (beaver dam, bottom -release dam)
r D Evidence of bank seepage or sweating (iron oxidizing bacteria in water indicates seepage)
r E Stream bed or bank soil reduced (dig through deposited sediment ifpresent)
rF None ofthe above
17. Base6ow Detractors— assessment area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all that apply.
r A Evidence of substantial water withdrawals from the assessment reach (includes areas excavated for pump installation)
r B Obstruction not passing flow during low flow periods affecting the assessment reach (ex watertight dam, sediment deposit)
r C Urban stream (z 24 % impervious surface for watershed)
r D Evidence that the stream -side area has been modified resulting in accelerated drainage into the assessment reach
r E Assessment reach relocated to valley edge
rF None ofthe 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 Witlth— 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
C' A C' A C' A C' A i 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 C' D (: D (' D From 10 to < 30-feet wide
(— E C 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
C' A
(— A
Mature forest
(?B
(:B
Non -mature woody vegetation or modified vegetation structure
C' C
(' C
Herbaceous vegetation with or without a strip of trees < 10 feet wide
C' D
(' D
Maintained shrubs
C' E
C' 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 IRS). Indicate if listed stressor abuts stream (Abuts), does not abut but
s within 30 feet of stream (< 30 feet), or is between 30 to 50 feet of stream (30-50 feet).
6 none of the following stressors occurs on either bank check here and skip to Metric 22: r
Abuts < 30 feet 30-50 feet
LB RB LB RB LB RB
(—A (—A (—A CA CA CA Row crops
C B C B C B C B C B C B Maintained turf
(' C (' C (' C (' C (' C (' C Pasture (no livestock)/commercial horticulture
C D C D C D C D C D C 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 C' A Medium to high stem density
(: B (: B Low stem density
C' 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
R A (J A The total length of buffer breaks is < 25 percent.
('B ('B The total length ofbuffer breaks is between 25 and 50 percent.
r- C r- C The total length of buffer breaks is> 50 percent.
24. Vegetative Composition —First 100 feet of 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 indkatea 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
munities with non-native invasive species present, but not dominant, over a large portion ofthe expected strata or
munities missing understory but retaining canopy trees.
(SC ('C Vegetation is severely disturbed in terms ofspecies diversity or proportions. Mature canopyisabsent orcommunites
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.6— Yes (—No Wasa conductivity measurement recorded?
f iko, select one ofthe following reasons (— No Water (' Other.
25b. Check the box corresponding to the conductivity measurement (units ofmkrosiemens per centimeter).
('A <46 ('B 46 to<67 ('C 67 to<79 ('D 79 to<230 ('E ? 230
Notes/Sketch:
7E 303d, EPA EC 135-138

NC SAM Stream Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 2.1
Stream Site Name Hedrick -Forney Creek (NCSAM-6)
Stream Category Pa4
Notes of Field Assessment Form (Y/N)
Presence of regulatory considerations (Y/N)
Additional stream information/supplementary measurements included (Y/N)
NC SAM feature type (perennial, intermittent, Tidal Marsh Stream)
Function Class Rating Summary
Date of Evaluation June 4, 2019
Assessor Name/Organization Kevin Thomas, CEC
YES
YES
YES
Perennial
USACE/ NCDWR
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 HIGH
(4) Stream Geomorphology LOW
(2) Stream/Intertidal Zone Interaction NA
(2) Longitudinal Tidal Flow NA
(2) Tidal Marsh Stream Stability NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Channel Stability NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Stream Geomorphology NA
(1) Water Quality LOW
(2) Baseflow HIGH
(2) Streamside Area Vegetation MEDIUM
(3) Upland Pollutant Filtration MEDIUM
(3) Thermo regulation MEDIUM
(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 HIGH
(3) Stream Stability LOW
(3) In -stream Habitat MEDIUM
(2) Stream -side Habitat LOW
(3) Stream -side Habitat LOW
(3) Thermo regulation 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 Habitat NA
Overall LOW