20221195 Ver 1_ePCN Application_20220901

DWR
Division of Water Resources
Initial Review
Pre -Construction Notification (PCN) Form
For Nationwide Permits and Regional General Permits
(along with corresponding Water Quality Certifications)
April 13, 2022 Ver 4.3
Has this project met the requirements for acceptance in to the review process?*
Yes
No
Is this project a public transportation project?*
Yes No
Change only if needed.
Pre -Filing Meeting Date Request was submitted on:
7/27/2022
BIMS # Assigned* Version#*
20221195 1
Is a payment required for this project?*
No payment required
Fee received
Fee needed - send electronic notification
Reviewing Office*
Raleigh Regional Office - [phone]
Information for Initial Review
la. Name of project:
Mayo -Person 500KN Line Lattice Tower Replacement
la. Who is the Primary Contact?*
Nuwan Wijesuriya
What amout is owed?*
$240.00
$570.00
Select Project Reviewer*
Colleen Cohn:eads\cmcohn
lb. Primary Contact Email:* lc. Primary Contact Phone:*
[e-mail] [phone]
Date Submitted
9/1/2022
Nearest Body of Water
Castle Creek
Basin
Roanoke
Water Classification
C
Site Coordinates
Latitude: Longitude:
36.518496 -78.952324
A. Processing Information
County (or Counties) where the project is located:
Person
Is this a NCDMS Project
Yes No
Is this project a public transportation project? *
Yes No

la. Type(s) of approval sought from the Corps:
Section 404 Permit (wetlands, streams and waters, Clean Water Act)
Section 10 Permit (navigable waters, tidal waters, Rivers and Harbors Act)
Has this PCN previously been submitted?*
Yes
No
1 b. What type(s) of permit(s) do you wish to seek authorization?
Nationwide Permit (NWP)
Regional General Permit (RGP)
Standard (IP)
lc. Has the NWP or GP number been verified by the Corps?
Yes No
Nationwide Permit (NWP) Number: 57 - Electric Utility Line and Telecommunications Activities — (frequently used)
NWP Numbers (for multiple NWPS):
ld. Type(s) of approval sought from the DWR:
401 Water Quality Certification - Regular
Non-404 Jurisdictional General Permit
Individual 401 Water Quality Certification
le. Is this notification solely for the record because written approval is not required?
For the record only for DWR 401 Certification:
For the record only for Corps Permit:
1f. Is this an after -the -fact permit application?*
Yes No
lg. Is payment into a mitigation bank or in -lieu fee program proposed for mitigation of impacts?
Yes No
lg. Is payment into a mitigation bank or in -lieu fee program proposed for mitigation of impacts?
Yes No
lh. Is the project located in any of NC's twenty coastal counties?
Yes No
1j. Is the project located in a designated trout watershed?
Yes No
B. Applicant Information
ld. Who is applying for the permit?
Owner Applicant (other than owner)
le. Is there an Agent/Consultant for this project?*
Yes No
2. Owner Information
2a. Name(s) on recorded deed:
various: see attached
2b. Deed book and page no.:
various: see attached
2c. Contact Person:
2d. Address
Street Address
various: see attached
Address Line 2
City
various: see attached
Postal /Zip Code
various: see attached
401 Water Quality Certification - Express
Riparian Buffer Authorization
State / Province / Region
NC
Country
US
Yes No
Yes No

2e. Telephone Number:
[phone]
2f. Fax Number:
[phone]
2g. Email Address: *
[e-mail]
4. Agent/Consultant (if applicable)
4a. Name:
Richard Harmon
4b. Business Name:
Wood, PLC
4c. Address
Street Address
4021 Stirrup Creek Dr
Address Line 2
#100
City
Durham'
Postal / Zip Code
27703
4d. Telephone Number:
[phone]
4f. Email Address: *
[e-mail]
State / Province / Region
NC
Country
Durham
4e. Fax Number:
[phone]
C. Project Information and Prior Project History
1. Project Information
1b. Subdivision name:
(if appropriate)
1c. Nearest municipality / town:
Woodsdale
2. Project Identification
2a. Property Identification Number:
various: see attached
2c. Project Address
Street Address
Address Line 2
City
Woodsdale
Postal / Zip Code
3. Surface Waters
3a. Name of the nearest body of water to proposed project: *
Castle Creek
3b. Water Resources Classification of nearest receiving water: *
C
3c. What river basin(s) is your project located in?*
Roanoke
3d. Please provide the 12-digit HUC in which the project is located.
030101040507, 030101040601, 030101040602, 030101040603, 030101040605
4. Project Description and History
2b. Property size:
187
State / Province / Region
NC
Country
4a. Describe the existing conditions on the site and the general land use in the vicinity of the project at the time of this application: *
The proposed action area is within a Duke Energy overhead electric utility easement. Land use in the vicinity of the project area includes undeveloped forested land, agricultural, industrial,
and low -density residential land uses.
4b. Have Corps permits or DWR certifications been obtained for this project (including all prior phases) in the past? *
Yes No Unknown

4f. List the total estimated acreage of all existing wetlands on the property:
1.81
4g. List the total estimated linear feet of all existing streams on the property:
6058
4h. Explain the purpose of the proposed project: *
The purpose of the proposed action is to replace structures 2-43 along the Mayo Person 500kV transmission line in an area totaling 10 miles of easement. In order to access structure 31
for replacement, a temporary stream crossing will be used.
4i. Describe the overall project in detail, including indirect impacts and the type of equipment to be used: *
Access to the structures will avoid aquatic resources and make use of temporary bridges with the exception of structure 31. The stream at this crossing was too large to use a temporary
bridge, and therefore a temporary culvert crossing will be used to access the structure. Equipment used in the structure replacements includes: cranes, bucket trucks, line trucks,
excavator, and concrete trucks.
5. Jurisdictional Determinations
5a. Have the wetlands or streams been delineated on the property or proposed impact areas?*
Yes
Comments:
No Unknown
5b. If the Corps made a jurisdictional determination, what type of determination was made?*
Preliminary Approved Not Verified Unknown N/A
Corps AID Number:
5c. If 5a is yes, who delineated the jurisdictional areas?
Name (if known):
Agency/Consultant Company: Wood, PLC
Other:
6. Future Project Plans
6a. Is this a phased project?*
Yes No
Are any other NWP(s), regional general permit(s), or individual permits(s) used, or intended to be used, to authorize any part of the proposed project or related activity?
A floodplain permit was also requested concurrently for this project.
D. Proposed Impacts Inventory
1. Impacts Summary
la. Where are the impacts associated with your project? (check all that apply):
Wetlands
Open Waters
3. Stream Impacts
Streams -tributaries
Pond Construction
Buffers
3a. Reason for impact (?)
3b.Impact type*
3c. Type of impact*
3d. S. name*
3e. Stream Type*
(?)
3f. Type of
Jurisdiction*
3g. S. width
3h. Impact
length*
S1
Temporary culvert stream
crossing
Temporary
Culvert
SB-11/Castle Creek
Perennial
Corps
23
Average (feet)
151
(linear feet)
3i. Total jurisdictional ditch impact in square feet:
0
3i. Total permanent stream impacts:
0
3i. Total stream and ditch impacts:
151
3j. Comments:
Total impacts: 2,674 sq. ft. of temporary impacts
E. Impact Justification and Mitigation
3i. Total temporary stream impacts:
151
1. Avoidance and Minimization

la. Specifically describe measures taken to avoid or minimize the proposed impacts in designing the project:
Access to all replacement structures is designed to avoid aquatic resources and make use of temporary bridges/crane matting where stream and
wetland crossings are necessary to gain access. The stream at the impact location was too wide to utilize a temporary bridge and is the only location
where temporary in -stream impacts are occurring across the 187 acre project area.
1 b. Specifically describe measures taken to avoid or minimize the proposed impacts through construction techniques:
Where access to structures to be replaced cross streams or wetlands, temporary bridges and crane matting will be utilized. The temporary culverted
crossing location is being utilized to minimize access routes and work within the floodplain.
2. Compensatory Mitigation for Impacts to Waters of the U.S. or Waters of the State
2a. Does the project require Compensatory Mitigation for impacts to Waters of the U.S. or Waters of the State?
Yes No
2b. If this project DOES NOT require Compensatory Mitigation, explain why:
Temporary impacts only under notification and mitigation thresholds.
F. Stormwater Management and Diffuse Flow Plan (required by DWR)
1. Diffuse Flow Plan
la. Does the project include or is it adjacent to protected riparian buffers identified within one of the NC Riparian Buffer Protection Rules?
Yes No
If no, explain why:
Not with a protected NC riparian buffer area.
2. Stormwater Management Plan
2a. Is this a NCDOT project subject to compliance with NCDOT's Individual NPDES permit NCS000250? *
Yes No
Comments:
Access to the structures will be via public roadways. Additional access routes have been identified to provide alternate access to construction equipment due to steep topography or
impractical streams/wetland crossing areas. Proposed access roads outside of the existing right-of-way will utilize existing dirt, gravel and farm paths used by the property owners. Any
rutting caused by construction vehicles will be repaired with in -kind material and restored to original conditions. Ground disturbance will be limited to that necessary to demolition the old
concrete foundation piers and install new concrete foundations piers. ESC measures for the project include: construction entrances, temporary/permanent seeding, composite matting,
wattles, temporary bridging, and a temporary stream crossing.
G. Supplementary Information
1. Environmental Documentation
la. Does the project involve an expenditure of public (federal/state/local) funds or the use of public (federal/state) land?*
Yes No
2. Violations (DWR Requirement)
2a. Is the site in violation of DWR Water Quality Certification Rules (15A NCAC 2H .0500), Isolated Wetland Rules (15A NCAC 2H .1300), or DWR Surface Water or Wetland Standards or
Riparian Buffer Rules (15A NCAC 2B .0200)?*
Yes No
3. Cumulative Impacts (DWR Requirement)
3a. Will this project result in additional development, which could impact nearby downstream water quality?*
Yes No
3b. If you answered "no," provide a short narrative description.
This project consists only of the replacement of existing structures. Impacts are limited and temporary.
4. Sewage Disposal (DWR Requirement)
4a. Is sewage disposal required by DWR for this project?*
Yes No N/A
5. Endangered Species and Designated Critical Habitat (Corps Requirement)
5a. Will this project occur in or near an area with federally protected species or habitat?*
Yes No
5b. Have you checked with the USFWS concerning Endangered Species Act impacts?*
Yes No

5d. Is another Federal agency involved?*
Yes No Unknown
5e. Is this a DOT project located within Division's 1-8?
Yes No
5f. Will you cut any trees in order to conduct the work in waters of the U.S.?
Yes No
5g. Does this project involve bridge maintenance or removal?
Yes No
5h. Does this project involve the construction/installation of a wind turbine(s)?*
Yes No
5i. Does this project involve (1) blasting, and/or (2) other percussive activities that will be conducted by machines, such as jackhammers, mechanized pile drivers, etc.?
Yes No
5j. What data sources did you use to determine whether your site would impact Endangered Species or Designated Critical Habitat?
IPaC report, NCNHP report, and an onsite investigation. See attached NRTR for more detail.
6. Essential Fish Habitat (Corps Requirement)
6a. Will this project occur in or near an area designated as an Essential Fish Habitat?*
Yes No
6b. What data sources did you use to determine whether your site would impact an Essential Fish Habitat? *
NOAA EFH mapper
7. Historic or Prehistoric Cultural Resources (Corps Requirement)
7a. Will this project occur in or near an area that the state, federal or tribal governments have designated as having historic or cultural preservation status?*
Yes No
7b. What data sources did you use to determine whether your site would impact historic or archeological resources?*
NCSHPO records review. See attached NRTR for more detail.
8. Flood Zone Designation (Corps Requirement)
8a. Will this project occur in a FEMA-designated 100-year floodplain?*
Yes No
8b. If yes, explain how project meets FEMA requirements:
A Floodplain Development Permit is being obtained for the proposed project. One transmission tower is located within the 1% annual chance floodplain
and the NEA of Castle Creek. The replacement structure will have similar dimensions as the existing structure and will not affect the existing ground
elevation. The transmission tower is not anticipated to cause a rise in base flood elevations.
8c. What source(s) did you use to make the floodplain determination?*
Digital Flood Insurance Rate Maps (DFIRM), panel number 0000, and the Flood Insurance Study (FIS) for Person County dated December 6, 2019.
Miscellaneous
Please use the space below to attach all required documentation or any additional information you feel is helpful for application review. Documents should be combined into one file when
possible, with a Cover Letter, Table of Contents, and a Cover Sheet for each Section preferred.
Click the upload button or drag and drop files here to attach document
01 - NRTR_Mayo-Roxboro 500kV_10.01.2021.pdf
Mayo Rox Parcel Data.pdf
Compiled Plans.red.pdf
File must be PDF or KMZ
Comments
Signature
By checking the box and signing below, I certify that:
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• The project proponent hereby certifies that all information contained herein is true, accurate, and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief'; and
• The project proponent hereby requests that the certifying authority review and take action on this CWA 401 certification request within the applicable reasonable period of time.
• I have given true, accurate, and complete information on this form;
I agree that submission of this PCN form is a "transaction" subject to Chapter 66, Article 40 of the NC General Statutes (the "Uniform Electronic Transactions Act");
I agree to conduct this transaction by electronic means pursuant to Chapter 66, Article 40 of the NC General Statutes (the "Uniform Electronic Transactions Act");
I understand that an electronic signature has the same legal effect and can be enforced in the same way as a written signature; AND
I intend to electronically sign and submit the PCN form.
Full Name:
Richard Harmon

Signature
Date
9/1/2022

PROPERTY OWNER TABLE
Tax Map
Property ID
PIN
Primary Owner
Secondary Owner
Deed Book
Deed Page
Site Address
Mailing Address
A34 1
9999-00-98-2718.000
R T WARREN COMPANY INC
137
347
_
EDWIN ROBERTSON RD
2941 CHUB LAKE RD
ROXBORO
NC
27574
A66 57
0020-00-29-0422.000
WALKER ANDREW H
WALKER SHEILA C
202
727
1212 WOODYS STORE RD
1212 WOODYS STORE RD
ROXBORO
NC
27574-7531
A66 58
0020-00-57-0857.000
LOUISIANA PACIFIC CORPORATION
230
34
WOODYS STORE RD
10475 BOSTON RD
ROXBORO
NC
27574
A34 7
9999-00-39-0333.000
CLAYTON JANIE C & OTHERS
137
36
MCGHEES MILL RD
424 ROY CARVER RD
SEMORA
NC
27343
A34 21
9090-03-41-7155.000
R & S CARVER PROPERTIES LLC
CLAYTON JANIE
668
134
EDWIN ROBERTSON RD
1220 MORTON PULLIAM RD
ROXBORO
NC
27574
A24 4
9989-02-66-9044.000
TERRELL ALONZO & OTHERS
TERRELL FAYE TERRELL
272
753
MCGHEES MILL RD
4591 MCGHEES MILL RD
SEMORA
NC
27343-8106
A34 102
9999-00-68-2978.000
BOWES CHAD EVERETTE
BOWES SHARON DAVIS
1041
545
3515 EDWIN ROBERTSON RD
3515 EDWIN ROBERTSON RD
ROXBORO
NC
27574
A66 73
0030-01-08-2296.000
KEE GWENDOLYN M
549
549
MULLINS LN
4133 NW 67TH TER
CORAL SPRINGS
FL
33067
A45 59
0000-00-54-8362.000
LAWSON GREGORY OWEN
900
797
LAWSON FARM RD
11371 OLD SCOTLAND RD
GLEN ALLEN
VA
23059
A34 118
9090-04-80-2891.000
ETREE LLC
847
557
EDWIN ROBERTSON RD
PO BOX 850
BURLINGTON
NC
27216
A45 63
0000-03-43-5819.000
LEWIS L MICHAEL
300
298
LAWSON FARM RD
395 ARCHIE CLAYTON RD
ROXBORO
NC
27574
A56 22
0010-00-17-7850.000
HALLS AGRI BUSINESS LLC
341
639
5280 WOODSDALE RD
705 BERRYHILL RD
ROXBORO
NC
27574
A56 23
0011-00-60-5713.000
HALLS AGRI BUSINESS LLC
341
639
WOODYS STORE RD
705 BERRYHILL RD
ROXBORO
NC
27574
A66 11
0020-00-68-9622.000
LOUISIANA PACIFIC CORPORATION
230
40
10475 BOSTON RD
10475 BOSTON RD
ROXBORO
NC
27574-6774
A66 72
0030-01-07-5825.000
SHEETS CHARLES DAVIS
456
475
369 MULLINS LN
369 MULLINS LN
ROXBORO
NC
27574-9356
A34 42
9999-00-46-9448.000
SIMMONS CATHERINE A
503
193
81 CULPEPER LN
81 CULPEPPER LN
ROXBORO
NC
27574-9347
A45 32
0000-00-54-2550.000
CARTWRIGHT KEITH B
303
731
LAWSON FARM RD
501 MENDENHALL RD
JAMESTOWN
NC
27282-9699
A45 2
0000-00-95-3978.000
CBR MANAGEMENT CO LLC ETAL
743
790
WOODSDALE RD
1211 WILSON RD
VIRGILINA
VA
24598
A45 9
0010-00-05-6419.000
DRUMWRIGHT JOHN B ESTATE
WOODSDALE RD
3402 DUNNWOOD CROSSING DR
BOWIE
MD
20721
A45 3
0000-00-75-2661.000
CBR MANAGEMENT CO LLC ETAL
743
790
4947 WOODSDALE RD
1211 WILSON RD
VIRGILINA
VA
24598
A45 10
0010-00-06-5369.000
DRUMWRIGHT TOBIE B ESTATE
WOODSDALE RD
3402 DUNWOOD CROSSING DR
BOWIE
MD
20721
A45 22
0000-03-12-0600.000
ETREE LLC
847
557
EDWIN ROBERTSON RD
PO BOX 850
BURLINGTON
NC
27216
A34 4
9090-04-80-5413.000
ETREE LLC
847
557
EDWIN ROBERTSON RD
PO BOX 850
BURLINGTON
NC
27216
A56 4
0010-00-86-8362.000
HALLS AGRI BUSINESS LLC
341
639
975 CLAUDE HALL RD
705 BERRYHILL RD
ROXBORO
NC
27574
A45 8
0000-00-96-9055.000
SMITH CARL G
SMITH EDNA
157
337
5048 WOODSDALE RD
5048 WOODSDALE RD
ROXBORO
NC
27574-7404
A45 29
0010-00-06-7150.000
SMITH CARL G
SMITH EDNA
157
335
WOODSDALE RD
5048 WOODSDALE RD
ROXBORO
NC
27574-7404
A45 7B
0000-03-33-7503.000
LEWIS L MICHAEL
300
298
930 LAWSON FARM RD
395 ARCHIE CLAYTON RD
ROXBORO
NC
27574-8643
A45 17
0000-00-85-9829.000
BROOKS VICENTIA L
224
646
5019 WOODSDALE RD
5019 WOODSDALE RD
ROXBORO
NC
27574
A45 15
0010-00-15-5760.000
WADE ROY ALLEN
126
116
WOODSDALE RD
4018 GREENSPRING AVE
BALTIMORE
MD
21209
A45 48
0000-00-73-3872.000
LAWSON HAROLD VINCENT JR
900
794
LAWSON FARM RD
3303 ARBILL TRCE
GLEN ALLEN
VA
23059-4851
A34 23
9989-02-96-2190.000
CARVER DORIS
GILLIAM VICKI B
574
438
MCGHEES MILL RD
PO BOX 560
ROXBORO
NC
27573

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ENERGY®
PRC:*GRESS
MAYO-PERSON 500KV LINE: LATTICE TOWER REPLACEMENT
PROJECT
LOCATION
NORTH CAROLINA STATE MAP
PROJECT NARRATIVE
THE PROPOSED MAYO-PERSON 500KV LINE: LATTICE TOWER REPLACEMENT PROJECT IS
LOCATED IN PERSON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA. THE PROJECT INCLUDES REPLACING
STRUCTURES NO. 2 THROUGH NO. 43 ALONG THE MAYO-PERSON 500KV LINE. THE PROJECT IS
LOCATED WITHIN DUKE ENERGY'S MOWED AND MAINTAINED RIGHT OF WAY. THE DISTURBED
AREA IS 187 ACRES. THE PRIOR USE OF THE SITE IS TRANSMISSION INFRASTRUCTURE AND THE
PROJECT WILL NOT CHANGE THE EXISTING LAND USE. PRIOR TO CONSTRUCTION, A DUKE
ENERGY CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTOR WILL INSTALL EROSION CONTROL MEASURES TO
ENCOMPASS THE ANTICIPATED CONSTRUCTION LIMITS. PREDEVELOPMENT CONDITIONS WILL BE
RESTORED AND THE AREA WILL BE STABILIZED PRIOR TO COMPLETION OF CONSTRUCTION. AN
AVOIDANCE AND MINIMIZATION OF DISTURBANCE APPROACH HAS BEEN INCORPORATED INTO
THE DESIGN OF THE EROSION CONTROL MEASURES BY UTILIZING EXISTING ACCESS POINTS AND
STABILIZED RIGHT-OF-WAY ACCESS ROUTES, WHENEVER POSSIBLE. EROSION CONTROL
MEASURES ARE INDICATED HEREIN FOR PERMITTING USE ONLY BY NCDEQ. THE PROJECT
DURATION IS ANTICIPATED TO START IN 2022 AND BE COMPLETED IN 2025.
GENERAL NOTES
1. APPROXIMATE STRUCTURE LOCATIONS WERE PROVIDED BY DUKE ENERGY LINE ENGINEERING AND
ARE FOR REFERENCE ONLY. THESE DRAWINGS SHALL NOT BE USED FOR LINE CONSTRUCTION.
2. BASE DRAWINGS WERE CREATED BY GIS DATA OBTAINED FROM VARIOUS SOURCES. TOPOGRAPHIC
SURVEY DATED 2020 AND AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY WERE OBTAINED FROM STATE AGENCIES.
3. NOT ALL EXISTING UTILITIES ARE SHOWN. LOCATIONS SHOWN ARE APPROXIMATE. IT IS THE
CONTRACTOR'S RESPONSIBILITY TO ACCURATELY LOCATE, BOTH VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL,
EXISTING UTILITIES PRIOR TO THE START OF CONSTRUCTION. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL NOTIFY NC
811 PRIOR TO EXCAVATION. CONTRACTOR SHALL NOTIFY DUKE ENERGY IMMEDIATELY IN THE EVENT
OF ENCOUNTERING ANY UNDERGROUND OBSTACLE REQUIRING DEVIATION FROM THE PLAN. COST TO
REPAIR DAMAGED UTILITIES SHALL BE BORNE BY THE CONTRACTOR.
4. ALL UTILITIES SHALL BE PROTECTED AND REMAIN ACTIVE UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED. CONTRACTOR
SHALL NOT DISTURB UTILITY POLES, GUYS WIRES, OR ANCHORS WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM DUKE
ENERGY.
5. PROJECT IS LOCATED IN THE ROANOKE RIVER BASIN. THE PROJECT IS SUBJECT TO
STATE -REGULATED BUFFER REQUIREMENTS.
6. SEE SHEET E19008901-2, 27 FOR EROSION AND SEDIMENTATION CONTROL SEQUENCE AND SEEDING
SCHEDULE.
7 STREAMS EXTEND BEYOND THE RIGHT-OF-WAY. APPROPRIATE BRIDGING AND MATTING OF THESE
FEATURES IS REQUIRED SHOULD THE CONTRACTOR USE ANY ACCESS ROUTES LOCATED OUTSIDE OF
THE RIGHT-OF-WAY.
8. ANY ALTERNATE ACCESS PLANNED BY THE CONTRACTOR SHALL BE APPROVED BY DUKE ENERGY
PERMITTING PRIOR TO USE.
9. CONSTRUCTION ENTRANCES ARE SHOWN FOR REFERENCE ONLY. HEAVY MATS MAY BE USED IN LIEU
OF ROCK CONSTRUCTION ENTRANCES IF DEEMED SUFFICIENT BY A DUKE ENERGY REPRESENTATIVE.
10. WETLAND MATTING SHALL BE COMPOSITE AND/OR HEAVY DUTY TIMBER/"CRANE" MATS. NO LATTICE
OR TWO-PLY MATTING SHALL BE USED IN JURISDICTIONAL WETLANDS AND/OR STREAMS.
11. NO OIL/FUEL-FILLED EQUIPMENT SHALL BE STORED OVERNIGHT WITHIN 125 FEET OF WETLANDS OR
SURFACE WATER WITHOUT CONTAINMENT.
12. SITE SHOULD BE "STORM READY" AT THE END OF EACH WORK DAY/WEEK.
13. SECURE WRITTEN ACCESS AGREEMENT IS REQUIRED FOR ALL 3RD PARTY ACCESS AND PRIVATE
DRIVES NOT INCLUDED IN ROW DOCUMENTATION PRIOR TO BEGINNING CONSTRUCTION.
14. ALL DISTURBED AREAS SHALL BE RESTORED TO SAME OR BETTER CONDITION. PERMANENT GROUND
COVER SHALL BE USED FOR STABILIZATION.
E19008901
E19008901
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FILE NO.
07/19/2022
06/23/2022
04/29/2022
04/09/2022
EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL AND ACCESS PLAN
DEP PROJECT # E19008901
PERSON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
START:
LATITUDE: 36.4822°
LONGITUDE: -79.0488°
END:
LATITUDE: 36.5226°
LONGITUDE: -78.9118°
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WOODY'S STORE RD.
WOODSDALE RD.
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EDWIN ROBERTSON RD.
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CONTRACTOR SHALL NOTIFY "NORTH CAROLINA ONE CALL" c811)
OR V1—S00-632-4949) AT LEAST 48 HOURS PRIOR TO
BEGINNING CONSTRUCTION OR EXCAVATION TO HAKE EXISTING
UTILIT lES LO CAT ED . CONTRACTOR SHALL CONTACT ANY LOCAL
UTILITIES THAT PROVIDED THEIR OWN LOCATOR SER\IICES
INDEPENDENT OR "NORTH CAROLINA ONE CALL" . REPORT ANY
DISCREPANCIES TO THE ENGINEER IMMEDIATELY.
ISSUED FOR PERMIT - REVISED SEEDING SPECIFICATIONS
100% ISSUED FOR PERMIT
90% SITE DESIGN
60% SITE DESIGN
WMN
WMN
WMN
WMN
DRAWN
BW
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VICINITY MAP
SCALE: 1" = 5,000 FEET
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CONSTRUCTION
SHEET LIST:
TITLE SHEET
GENERAL NOTES
SITE OVERVIEW
EROSION & SEDIMENT CONTROL ACCESS PLAN 1
EROSION & SEDIMENT CONTROL ACCESS PLAN 2
EROSION & SEDIMENT CONTROL ACCESS PLAN 3
EROSION & SEDIMENT CONTROL ACCESS PLAN 4
EROSION & SEDIMENT CONTROL ACCESS PLAN 5
EROSION & SEDIMENT CONTROL ACCESS PLAN 6
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SUPERVISOR AND THE FIELD ENVIRONMENTAL/EHS PROFESSIONAL WHEN A SPILL OR UNPERMITTED RELEASE IS
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MAYO-PERSON 500KV LINE:
LATTICE TOWER REPLACEMENT
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EROSION AND SEDIMENT
CONTROL AND ACCESS PLAN
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PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
THE INTENT OF THIS PROJECT IS TO REPLACE STRUCTURES 2-43 ALONG THE MAYO-PERSON 500KV
TRANSMISSION LINE TOTALING APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES. STRUCTURE REPLACEMENT WILL REQUIRE
PATH CLEARING FOR ACCESS, TEMPORARY CULVERT INSTALLATION, GRADING AND EROSION AND
SEDIMENT CONTROL MEASURES.
TOTAL LIMITS OF DISTURBANCE = 187 ACRES
SCHEDULE:
THE PROJECT IS SCHEDULED TO BEGIN AUGUST 2022.
EROSION AND SEDIMENTATION CONTROL NARRATIVE:
THE EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL MEASURES FOR THIS PROJECT INVOLVE THE PLACEMENT OF A
VARIETY OF EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL DEVICES AT STRATEGIC LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE
AREA. THESE MEASURES INCLUDE:
1. CONSTRUCTION ENTRANCE
2. TEMPORARY/PERMANENT SEEDING
3. COMPOSITE MATTING
4. WATTLES
5. TEMPORARY BRIDGE
6. TEMPORARY STREAM CROSSING
GENERAL EROSION CONTROL NOTES:
1. CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES THAT HAVE AN EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL PLAN APPROVED ON
OR AFTER APRIL 1, 2019 ARE REQUIRED TO FILL OUT AND SUBMIT AN ELECTRONIC NOTICE OF INTENT
(e-NOI) FORM. ALL CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES ARE REQUIRED TO FOLLOW THE NEW NCGOI PERMIT
REGARDLESS OF WHEN THEY WERE APPROVED.
2. EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL (E&SC) PERMIT AND A CERTIFICATE OF COVERAGE (COC) MUST BE
OBTAINED BEFORE ANY LAND DISTURBING ACTIVITIES OCCUR. THE COC CAN BE OBTAINED BY FILLING
OUT THE ELECTRONIC NOTICE OF INTENT (e-NOI) FORM AT deq.nc.gov/NCGOI. PLEASE NOTE, THE e-NOI
FORM MAY ONLY BE FILLED OUT ONCE THE PLANS HAVE BEEN APPROVED. A COPY OF THE E&SC
PERMIT, THE COC, AND A HARD COPY OF THE PLAN MUST BE KEPT ON SITE, PREFERABLY IN A
PERMITS BOX, AND ACCESSIBLE DURING INSPECTION.
3. ALL EROSION CONTROL DEVICES SHALL BE PROPERLY MAINTAINED DURING WORK UNTIL THE
COMPLETION OF ACTIVITIES AND DISTURBED AREAS HAVE BEEN STABILIZED. TEMPORARY EROSION
CONTROL DEVICES SHALL BE REMOVED ONCE WORK IS COMPLETE AND THE SITE IS STABILIZED.
4. SEDIMENT AND EROSION CONTROL DEVICES AND PLANTED AREAS SHALL BE INSPECTED BY DUKE
ENERGY OR THEIR REPRESENTATIVE EVERY SEVEN (7) CALENDAR DAYS AND AFTER EACH RAINFALL
OCCURRENCE THAT EXCEEDS ONE INCH IN A 24-HOUR PERIOD. DAMAGED OR INEFFECTIVE DEVICES
SHALL BE REPAIRED OR REPLACED, AS NECESSARY, AS SOON AS PRACTICAL.
5. SEEDED AREAS SHALL BE FERTILIZED, RESEEDED AS NECESSARY AND MULCHED ACCORDING TO THE
SEEDING PLAN TO MAINTAIN A VIGOROUS, DENSE VEGETATIVE COVER. SEEDED AREAS SHALL BE
INSPECTED PERIODICALLY BY DUKE ENERGY UNTIL FINAL GROUND COVER HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED.
THE CONTRACTOR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR RESTORING VEGETATION TO ITS ORIGINAL CONDITION, OR
BETTER, FOR UP TO A YEAR. SEEDING SHALL BE CONSISTENT WITH REQUIREMENTS OF THE
VEGETATION MAINTENANCE AND IMPLEMENTATION PLAN (VMIP) FOR DEP.
6. THE OWNER OR THEIR AGENT SHOULD ADHERE TO THE SELF -INSPECTION PROGRAM FOR EROSION
AND SEDIMENT CONTROL (EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010). DETAILS OF THE PROGRAM AND
RECOMMENDED INSPECTION FORMS CAN BE FOUND AT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE:
HTTPS:IIDEQ.NC.GOVIABOUTIDIVISIONSIENERGY-MINERAL-LAND-RESOURCESIEROSION-SEDIMENT-CONTROLIFORMS
7. THE OWNER'S CONTRACTOR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR NOTIFYING UTILITY COMPANIES TO LOCATE ALL
UNDERGROUND UTILITIES PRIOR TO ANY DISTURBANCE.
8. STABILIZATION MEASURES SHALL BE INITIATED AS SOON AS PRACTICABLE IN PORTIONS OF THE SITE
WHERE ACTIVITIES HAVE TEMPORARILY OR PERMANENTLY CEASED, BUT IN NO CASE MORE THAN
SEVEN (7) DAYS FOR PERIMETER AREAS, SLOPES STEEPER THAN 3H : 1V, AND SLOPES BETWEEN 3H :
1V AND 4H : 1V HAVING A LENGTH GREATER HAN 50 FEET; NO MORE THAN FOURTEEN (14) DAYS FOR
OTHER AREAS AFTER WORK HAS CEASED.
9. PROVIDE COMPOSITE MATTING, WATTLES AND/OR OTHER CONTROL DEVICES, AS MAY BE REQUIRED,
TO CONTROL SOIL EROSION DURING WORK. DISTURBED AREAS SHALL BE CLEANED, GRADED, AND
STABILIZED WITH GRASSING, AS SOON AS PRACTICABLE. IF WATER IS ENCOUNTERED WHILE
EXCAVATING, THE WATER SHOULD BE FILTERED THROUGH A SILT BAG TO REMOVE ANY SEDIMENTS
BEFORE BEING PUMPED INTO ANY WATERS OF THE STATE.
10. WHEN THE PROJECT IS COMPLETE, THE PERMITTEE SHALL CONTACT DEMLR TO CLOSE OUT THE
E&SC PLAN. AFTER DEMLR INFORMS THE PERMITTEE OF THE PROJECT CLOSE OUT, VIA INSPECTION
REPORT, THE PERMITTEE SHALL VISIT deq.nc.gov/NCGOI TO SUBMIT AN ELECTRONIC NOTICE OF
TERMINATION (e-NOT). A $100 ANNUAL GENERAL PERMIT FEE WILL BE CHARGED UNTIL THE e-NOT HAS
BEEN FILLED OUT.
STANDARDS:
ALL EROSION AND SEDIMENTATION CONTROLS SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE NORTH CAROLINA
SEDIMENTATION POLLUTION CONTROL ACT OF 1973. CONSTRUCTION DETAILS AND SPECIFICATIONS
WITHIN THIS PLAN WERE DERIVED FROM THE EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL PLANNING AND DESIGN
MANUAL DATED MAY, 2013, PREPARED BY THE NORTH CAROLINA SEDIMENTATION CONTROL COMMISSION,
NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY (NCDEQ) AND NORTH CAROLINA
AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICE (NCAES).
EROSION CONTROL CONSTRUCTION SEQUENCE:
PRIOR TO COMMENCING LAND DISTURBING ACTIVITIES IN ANY PROJECT AREA THE CONTRACTOR SHALL
COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING:
PERMITTING SEQUENCE:
1. OBTAIN ALL RELEVANT PERMITS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE E&SC PERMIT AND COC.
2. FILL OUT AND SUBMIT AN ELECTRONIC NOTICE OF INTENT (E-NOI) FORM TO DEMLR.
3. NOTIFY THE DEMLR RALEIGH REGIONAL OFFICE AT LEAST 48 HOURS PRIOR TO COMMENCING THE
LAND -DISTURBING ACTIVITY. THE CONTACT NUMBER IS [phone].
4. CONTRACTOR MOBILIZATION TO SITE.
5. HOLD PRE -CONSTRUCTION MEETING WITH THE OWNER, ENGINEER OF RECORD, AND ALL
CONTRACTORS AND SUBCONTRACTORS INVOLVED WITH LAND DISTURBANCE.
6. EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL (E&SC) PERMIT AND A CERTIFICATE OF COVERAGE (COC) MUST BE
OBTAINED BEFORE ANY LAND DISTURBING ACTIVITIES OCCUR. A COPY OF THE E&SC PERMIT, THE
COC, AND A HARD COPY OF THE PLAN MUST BE KEPT ON SITE, PREFERABLY IN A PERMITS BOX, AND
ACCESSIBLE DURING INSPECTION. THE COC CAN BE OBTAINED BY FILLING OUT THE ELECTRONIC
NOTICE OF INTENT (e-NOI) FORM AT deq.nc.gov/NCG01. PLEASE NOTE, THE E-NOI FORM MAY ONLY BE
FILLED OUT ONCE THE PLANS HAVE BEEN APPROVED.
7. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL LOCATE AND VERIFY ALL UNDERGROUND UTILITIES PRIOR TO
COMMENCEMENT TO ANY LAND DISTURBANCE. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR
REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT OF ANY UTILITIES, CABLES, PIPES, OR OTHER UNDERGROUND
CONVEYANCES SCHEDULED TO REMAIN THAT ARE DESTROYED OR DAMAGED BY THE CONTRACTOR,
INCLUDING ANY SUBCONTRACTORS, DURING THE PROJECT.
8. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL CONDUCT SELF -INSPECTIONS OF THE EROSION AND SEDIMENTATION
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CONTROL MEASURES FOLLOWING COMBINED SELF -INSPECTION FORM FOUND ON THE DEMLR
WEBSITE: HTTPS://DEQ.NC.GOV/ABOUT/DIVISIONS/ENERGY-MINERAL-LAND-
RESOURCES/EROSION-SEDIMENT CONTROL FORMS.
SELF -INSPECTIONS FOR EROSION AND SEDIMENTATION CONTROL MEASURES ARE TO BE
PERFORMED AT LEAST ONCE EVERY SEVEN CALENDAR DAYS AND WITHIN 24 HOURS OF EVERY RAIN
EVENT OF GREATER THAN 1-INCH. ANY NEEDED REPAIRS SHALL BE MADE IMMEDIATELY TO MAINTAIN
AS SPECIFIED IN THE CONSTRUCTION DETAILS ON THIS PLAN. A RAIN GAUGE SHALL BE INSTALLED AT
THE PROJECT SITE FOR MONITORING. PERMIT BOX AND RAIN GUAGE TO BE INSTALLED AT PROJECT
LAYDOWN AREA. LAYDOWN AREA PERMIT PACKAGE SUBMITTED UNDER A SEPARATE COVER FOR
EXPRESS REVIEW.
DUKE ENERGY PROGRESS (DEP) SHALL CONDUCT PROJECT NPDES INSPECTIONS OF EROSION
CONTROL MEASURES AND STORMWATER OUTLETS ONCE EVERY SEVEN CALENDAR DAYS AND
WITHIN 24 HOURS OF EVERY RAIN EVENT 1 INCH OR GREATER. ALL CONTROL DEVICES SHALL BE
MAINTAINED AS SPECIFIED IN THE NCDEQ EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL PLANNING AND DESIGN
MANUAL. A RAIN GAUGE SHALL BE INSTALLED AT THE PROJECT SITE TO FACILITATE RAINFALL
MONITORING. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL MAINTAIN THESE RECORDS IN THE PERMIT BOX FOR AUDIT
BY REGULATORY AGENCIES.
DEP SHALL CONDUCT SELF -INSPECTIONS FOR EROSION AND SEDIMENTATION CONTROL AND
COMPLETE THE SELF -INSPECTION REPORT FOR LAND DISTURBING ACTIVITY FORM AS REQUIRED BY
NCGS 113A-54.1 AFTER EACH PHASE OF THE APPROVED EROSION AND SEDIMENTATION CONTROL
PLAN. DUKE ENERGY SHALL MAINTAIN THE REPORTS ON SITE TO BE AVAILABLE TO THE EROSION
CONTROL INSPECTOR AT ALL TIMES.
EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL SEQUENCE:
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INSTALL CONSTRUCTION ENTRANCE IN LOCATIONS SHOWN ON THE DRAWINGS.
THE CONTRACTOR SHALL CLEARLY DEMARCATE THE LIMITS OF DISTURBANCE. THE LIMITS SHALL BE
CLEARLY AND ACCURATELY DEMARCATED WITH STAKES, RIBBONS, OR OTHER APPROPRIATE VISUAL
MARKING DEVICES. THE LIMITS OF DISTURBANCE SHALL BE MAINTAINED FOR THE DURATION OF THE
PROJECT. NO LAND DISTURBANCE SHALL OCCUR OUTSIDE THE APPROVED LIMITS OF DISTURBANCE
INDICATED ON THE DRAWINGS WITHOUT APPROVAL BY THE OWNER.
EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL MEASURES SHALL BE INSTALLED PRIOR TO LAND DISTURBING
ACTIVITY FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF LATTICE TOWERS. ALL AREAS WHERE LAND DISTURBING
ACTIVITY HAS OCCURRED MUST BE MONITORED AND INSPECTED UNTIL PROJECT CLOSEOUT.
INSTALL EROSION CONTROL MEASURES, CLEARING ONLY THE AREA NECESSARY TO INSTALL THE
MEASURES TO ESTABLISH AND STABILIZE CONSTRUCTION ACCESS. MEASURES TO BE INSTALLED
ARE WATTLES, TEMPORARY BRIDGE AND COMPOSITE MATTING AS SHOWN ON THE DRAWINGS.
TEMPORARY WETLAND AND/OR STREAM CROSSINGS SHALL BE INSTALLED, AS NEEDED, PRIOR TO
ANY WORK TO BE PERFORMED IN STREAM AND/OR WETLAND AREAS. NO TRAFFIC OR EQUIPMENT
SHALL TRAVERSE THE WETLAND OR STREAM AREAS WITHOUT THE WETLAND CROSSING OR BRIDGE
AS WELL AS EROSION CONTROL MEASURES IN PLACE.
INSTALL TEMPORARY CULVERTS AS SHOWN ON THE DRAWINGS TO GAIN ACCESS TO STRUCTURE
REPLACEMENT.
CONTRACTOR SHALL INSTALL AND/OR REMOVE STRUCTURES AS SHOWN ON THE LINE ENGINEERING
RELEASE.
STABILIZATION SHALL BE ESTABLISHED ON ALL DISTURBED AREAS WITHIN 7 OR 14 DAYS OF
COMPLETION OF ANY PHASE OF GRADING ACTIVITIES OR WHERE CONSTRUCTION WILL TEMPORARILY
CEASE FOR MORE THAN 7-14 CALENDAR DAYS. SEE THE STABILIZATION TIME FRAME ON DETAIL
SHEET.
AFTER SITE IS PERMANENTLY STABILIZED, CONTACT THE DEMLR EROSION CONTROL INSPECTOR
PRIOR TO REMOVAL OR MODIFICATION OF EROSION CONTROL DEVICES.
REMOVE ALL TEMPORARY EROSION CONTROL MEASURES AND PROVIDE PERMANENT SEEDING
WHERE TEMPORARY MEASURES HAVE BEEN REMOVED AND GROUND COVER IS NOT ADEQUATE.
CONTACT DEMLR FOR A CLOSE OUT INSPECTION ONCE ALL EROSION CONTROL MEASURES HAVE
BEEN REMOVED AND THE SITE HAS BEEN PERMANENTLY STABILIZED. CONTRACTOR DEMOBILIZES
FROM SITE.
WHEN THE PROJECT IS COMPLETE, THE PERMITTEES SHALL CONTACT DEMLR TO CLOSE OUT THE
E&SC PLAN. AFTER THE DEMLR INFORMS THE PERMITTEE OF THE PROJECT CLOSE OUT, VIA
INSPECTION REPORT, THE PERMITTEE SHALL VISIT DEQ.NC.GOV/NCGO1 TO SUBMIT AND ELECTRONIC
NOTICE OF TERMINATION (E-NOT). A $100 ANNUAL GENERAL PERMIT FEE WILL BE CHARGED UNTIL
THE E-NOT HAS BEEN FILLED OUT.
GENERAL NOTES:
APPROXIMATE STRUCTURE LOCATIONS WERE PROVIDED BY DUKE ENERGY LINE ENGINEERING AND
ARE FOR REFERENCE ONLY. THESE DRAWINGS SHALL NOT BE USED FOR LINE CONSTRUCTION.
2. BASE DRAWINGS WERE CREATED BY GIS DATA OBTAINED FROM VARIOUS SOURCES. TOPOGRAPHIC
DATA AND AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY WERE OBTAINED FROM NC ONEMAP.
3. NOT ALL EXISTING UTILITIES ARE SHOWN. LOCATIONS SHOWN ARE APPROXIMATE. IT IS THE
CONTRACTOR'S RESPONSIBILITY TO ACCURATELY LOCATE, BOTH VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL,
EXISTING UTILITIES PRIOR TO THE START OF CONSTRUCTION. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL NOTIFY NC
811 PRIOR TO EXCAVATION. CONTRACTOR SHALL NOTIFY DUKE ENERGY IMMEDIATELY IN THE EVENT
OF ENCOUNTERING ANY UNDERGROUND OBSTACLE REQUIRING DEVIATION FROM THE PLAN. COST
TO REPAIR DAMAGED UTILITIES SHALL BE BORNE BY THE CONTRACTOR.
4. ALL UTILITIES SHALL BE PROTECTED AND REMAIN ACTIVE UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED. CONTRACTOR
SHALL NOT DISTURB UTILITY POLES, GUYS WIRES, OR ANCHORS WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM DUKE
ENERGY.
5. SEE THIS SHEET FOR EROSION AND SEDIMENTATION CONTROL SEQUENCE AND SHEET 27 FOR
SEEDING SCHEDULE.
6. STREAMS EXTEND BEYOND THE RIGHT-OF-WAY. APPROPRIATE BRIDGING AND MATTING OF THESE
FEATURES IS REQUIRED SHOULD THE CONTRACTOR USE ANY ACCESS ROUTES LOCATED OUTSIDE
OF THE RIGHT-OF-WAY.
7. ANY ALTERNATE ACCESS PLANNED BY THE CONTRACTOR SHALL BE APPROVED BY DUKE ENERGY
PERMITTING PRIOR TO USE.
8. CONSTRUCTION ENTRANCES ARE SHOWN FOR REFERENCE ONLY. HEAVY MATS MAY BE USED IN LIEU
OF ROCK CONSTRUCTION ENTRANCES IF DEEMED SUFFICIENT BY A DUKE ENERGY REPRESENTATIVE.
9. WETLAND MATTING SHALL BE COMPOSITE AND/OR HEAVY DUTY TIMBER/"CRANE" MATS. NO LATTICE
OR TWO-PLY MATTING SHALL BE USED IN JURISDICTIONAL WETLANDS AND/OR STREAMS.
10. NO OIL/FUEL-FILLED EQUIPMENT SHALL BE STORED OVERNIGHT WITHIN 125 FEET OF WETLANDS OR
SURFACE WATER WITHOUT CONTAINMENT.
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SITE SHOULD BE "STORM READY" AT THE END OF EACH WORK DAY/WEEK.
12. SECURE WRITTEN ACCESS AGREEMENT IS REQUIRED FOR ALL 3RD PARTY ACCESS AND PRIVATE
DRIVES NOT INCLUDED IN ROW DOCUMENTATION PRIOR TO BEGINNING CONSTRUCTION.
13. ALL DISTURBED AREAS SHALL BE RESTORED TO SAME OR BETTER CONDITION. PERMANENT GROUND
COVER SHALL BE USED FOR STABILIZATION.
14. ANY OFF -SITE BORROW REQUIRED FOR THIS PROJECT MUST COME FROM A SITE WITH AN APPROVED
EROSION CONTROL PLAN OR A SITE REGULATED UNDER THE MINING ACT OF 1971. TRASH AND
DEBRIS FROM DEMOLITION ACTIVITIES OR GENERATED BY ANY ACTIVITIES ON SITE MUST BE
DISPOSED OF AT A FACILITY REGULATED BY THE DIVISION OF SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT OR PER
DIVISION OF SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT OR DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES RULES AND
REGULATIONS.
TRANSMISSION RIGHT-OF-WAY NOTES:
THIS LIST OF RIGHT-OF-WAY RESTRICTIONS HAS BEEN DEVELOPED BASED ON DUKE ENERGY
ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION RIGHT-OF-WAY GUIDELINE/RESTRICTIONS VALID FOR NORTH CAROLINA
AND SOUTH CAROLINA DOCUMENTATION REVISED 11/20/2014 AND LOOK UP AND LIVE BROCHURE.
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THIS LIST DOES NOT COVER ALL RESTRICTIONS OR ALL POSSIBLE SITUATIONS. YOU SHOULD
CONTACT THE ASSET PROTECTION RIGHT-OF-WAY SPECIALIST IF YOU HAVE ADDITIONAL CONCERNS
ABOUT THE RIGHTS OF WAY.
2. GRADING (CUTS OR FILL) SHALL BE NO CLOSER THAN 25 FEET FROM POLES, TOWERS, GUYS
AND ANCHORS, AND THE SLOPE SHALL NOT EXCEED 4:1. GRADING OR FILLING NEAR DUKE
ENERGY FACILITIES WHICH WILL PREVENT FREE EQUIPMENT ACCESS OR CREATE
GROUND -TO -CONDUCTOR CLEARANCE VIOLATIONS WILL NOT BE PERMITTED. STORAGE OR
STOCKPILING OF DIRT OR ANY OTHER MATERIAL IS PROHIBITED. SEDIMENTATION CONTROL,
INCLUDING RE -VEGETATION, IS REQUIRED PER STATE REGULATIONS. ANY DRAINAGE FEATURE THAT
ALLOWS WATER TO POND, CAUSES EROSION, DIRECTS STORMWATER TOWARD THE RIGHT OF WAY
OR LIMITS ACCESS TO OR AROUND DUKE ENERGY FACILITIES IS PROHIBITED.
3. IF YOU HAVE ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR PLAN ANY ACTIVITY NOT MENTIONED ABOVE, PLEASE
CONTACT THE ASSET PROTECTION RIGHT-OF-WAY SPECIALIST FOR YOUR AREA.
4. CONTRACTOR SHOULD REVIEW AND BE FAMILIAR WITH OSHA -1910.333 REQUIREMENTS FOR
NONQUALIFIED PERSONS MINIMUM APPROACH DISTANCE TO ENERGIZED POWER LINES. WHEN USING
EQUIPMENT CLASSIFIED AS CRANE OR DERRICK, OSHA 29 CFR 1926.1407-1411 MUST BE FOLLOWED.
5. FEDERAL LAW REQUIRES THAT ALL CONTRACTORS MAINTAIN AT LEAST A 10-FOOT CLEARANCE FROM
OVERHEAD POWER LINES UP TO 50KV. GREATER CLEARANCE IS REQUIRED FOR HIGHER -VOLTAGE
POWER LINE AND CRANES AND DERRICKS IN CONSTRUCTION.
6. TREAT ALL TRANSMISSION LINES, REGARDLESS OF THEIR OPERATING VOLTAGE, WITH CAUTION AND
ASSUME ENERGIZED. CHECK THE WORK AREA FOR HAZARDS AND KNOW THE LOCATION OF ALL
OVERHEAD POWER LINES AND ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT, INCLUDING POLES AND GUY WIRES.
CLEARING AND CONSTRUCTION NOTES:
THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES SHALL BE FOLLOWED BY DUKE ENERGY AND ITS CONTRACTORS FOR THE
PROJECT.
1. ALL CONSTRUCTION ACCESS (PARTICULARLY THOSE CROSSING BRANCHES THAT ARE NOT SHOWN
ON THE APPROVED PLAN AS SUBMITTED TO NCDEQ) SHALL FOLLOW THE TYPICAL DETAILS NOTED ON
THE DETAIL SHEETS.
2. ALL ACCESS BEDS, SLOPES AND DISTURBED AREAS SHALL BE STABILIZED IMMEDIATELY AND SEEDED
WITHIN THE END OF THE EACH WORKDAY.
3. ALL ROAD BEDS, SLOPES AND DISTURBED AREAS SHALL BE STABILIZED DAILY.
4. MINOR FIELD ADJUSTMENTS TO THE PROPOSED SEDIMENT AND EROSION CONTROL MEASURES
(SUCH AS SHIFTING THE POSITION OR SLIGHTLY RE -DIRECTING A SILT FENCE) WILL BE NECESSARY
TO ACCOUNT FOR REAL TERRAIN AND GRADING CONDITIONS. ALSO, ADDITIONAL SEDIMENT AND
EROSION CONTROL MEASURES COULD BE NECESSARY TO HELP PREVENT OFF -SITE SEDIMENTATION.
IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CONTRACTOR AT ALL TIMES TO HELP PREVENT EROSIVE
CONDITIONS AND OFF -SITE SEDIMENTATION FROM DEVELOPING ON THE CONSTRUCTION SITE.
SHOULD QUESTIONS, CONCERNS OR PROBLEMS ARISE CONCERNING THE INSTALLATION OF THE
S&EC PLAN, PLEASE CONSULT THE ENGINEER FOR ASSISTANCE. MAJOR DEVIATIONS TO THE
APPROVED E&SC PLAN MUST BE REPORTED AND APPROVED BY NCDEQ.
5. SEDIMENT AND EROSION CONTROL MEASURES MUST BE MAINTAINED ON A DAILY BASIS DURING ALL
LINE CONSTRUCTION OPERATIONS.
6. ACCESS ON GRADES OF 20% SLOPE OR GREATER, ON POORLY DRAINED SOILS, OR IN POTENTIAL
PROBLEM AREAS SHALL BE SURFACED WITH A MAXIMAL 6" LAYER OF GRAVEL OR AGGREGATE BASE
COURSE FOR STABILIZATION.
7. INSTALLATION AND REPAIR OF ACCESS SHALL USE SILT FENCE ON THE DOWN GRADIENT SIDE OF THE
ROAD AND WATER BARS TO DIVERT DRAINAGE BACK TO EXISTING CONTOURS.
8. SEEDING FOR SITE STABILIZATION SHALL OCCUR IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE COMPLETION OF
ANY PHASE OF CONSTRUCTION IN A PROJECT. IT SHALL BE THE INTENT FOR THIS PROJECT THAT
SEEDING FOR STABILIZATION (TEMPORARY OR PERMANENT) SHALL NOT LAG CLEARING OPERATIONS
BY MORE THAN 1,000 FEET.
TEMPORARY STREAM CROSSING (SPAN BRIDGE)
1. THE TEMPORARY WATERWAY CROSSING WILL BE AT RIGHT ANGLES TO THE STREAM. WHERE
APPROACH CONDITIONS DICTATE, THE CROSSING MAY VARY 15 DEGREES FROM A LINE DRAWN
PERPENDICULAR TO THE CENTER LINE OF THE STREAM AT THE INTENDED CROSSING LOCATION.
2. SPAN BRIDGES MAY BE INSTALLED AND USED WHERE NEEDED TO ALLOW EQUIPMENT ACCESS
ACROSS WATERBODIES. SPAN BRIDGES WILL BE ABLE TO WITHSTAND THE ANTICIPATED LOADING OF
THE CONSTRUCTION TRAFFIC, HAVE ONE TRAFFIC LANE, AND HAVE THE MINIMUM WIDTH OF 7 FEET
WITH A MAXIMUM WIDTH OF 14 FEET.
3. PERMANENT OR TEMPORARY SOIL STABILIZATION SHALL BE APPLIED TO DENUDED AREAS BY THE
END OF WORKDAY. THE AREAS DISTURBED DURING INSTALLATION WILL BE STABILIZED BY THE END
OF THE WORKDAY AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH NCDEQ REQUIREMENTS.
4. INTERMITTENT AND PERENNIAL STREAMS WILL BE CROSSED USING PROPERLY DESIGNED AND
CONSTRUCTED STRUCTURE INSTALLED AT RIGHT ANGLES TO THE ACCESS ROAD.
5. STRUCTURES WILL NOT IMPEDE FISH PASSAGE OR STREAM FLOW.
6. APPROACHES TO STREAM CROSSING WILL BE STABILIZED WITH COMPOSITE MATTING AND OTHER
SUITABLE MATERIAL FOR A MINIMUM DISTANCE OF 50 FEET ON EACH SIDE OF THE CROSSING.
7. CONSTRUCT AND MAINTAIN SPAN BRIDGES THAT ALLOW UNRESTRICTED FLOW AND PREVENT
SEDIMENT FROM ENTERING THE WATERBODY.
8. DO NOT USE SOIL TO CONSTRUCT OR STABILIZE SPAN BRIDGES.
9. DESIGN AND MAINTAIN SPAN BRIDGES TO PREVENT SEDIMENT FROM ENTERING THE WATERBODY.
10. REMOVE TEMPORARY SPAN BRIDGES AS SOON AS PRACTICABLE AFTER SEEDING.
11. IF THERE WILL BE MORE THAN 1 MONTH BETWEEN FINAL CLEANUP AND THE BEGINNING OF
PERMANENT SEEDING AND REASONABLE ALTERNATIVE ACCESS TO THE ROW IS AVAILABLE, REMOVE
TEMPORARY SPAN BRIDGES AS SOON AS PRACTICABLE AFTER FINAL CLEANUP.
12. ALL STREAM IMPACTS TO BE TEMPORARY. NO PERMANENT IMPACTS BEING PERMITTED. WORK
PERFORMED UNDER NATIONWIDE PERMIT 57: ELECTRIC UTILITY LINE AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
ACTIVITIES.
TEMPORARY STREAM CROSSING (CULVERT INSTALL)
1. KEEP CLEARING AND EXCAVATION OF THE STREAM BANKS AND BED AND APPROACH SECTIONS TO A
MINIMUM.
2. DIVERT ALL SURFACE WATER FROM THE CONSTRUCTION AREA ONTO UNDISTURBED AREAS
ADJOINING THE STREAM.
3. KEEP STREAM CROSSINGS AT RIGHT ANGLES TO THE STREAM FLOW.
4. ALIGN ROAD APPROACHES WITH THE CENTERLINE OF THE CROSSING FOR A MINIMUM DISTANCE OF
30 FEET. RAISE BRIDGE ABUTMENTS AND CULVERT FILLS A MINIMUM OF 1 FOOT ABOVE THE
ADJOINING APPROACH SECTIONS TO PREVENT EROSION FROM SURFACE RUNOFF AND ALLOW FLOOD
FLOWS TO PASS AROUND THE STRUCTURE.
5. STABILIZE ALL DISTURBED AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOWING WATER, INCLUDING PLANNED OVERFLOW
AREAS, WITH RIPRAP OR OTHER SUITABLE MEANS IF DESIGN VELOCITY EXCEEDS THE ALLOWABLE
FOR THE IN -PLACE SOIL.
6. ENSURE COFFER DAMS ARE STABLE AND PUMP -AROUND SYSTEM IS FUNCTIONAL BEFORE DIVERTING
STREAM.
7. REMOVE TEMPORARY STREAM CROSSINGS IMMEDIATELY WHEN THEY ARE NO LONGER REQUIRED.
RESTORE THE STREAM CHANNEL TO ITS ORIGINAL CROSS-SECTION, AND STABILIZE ALL DISTURBED
AREAS.
8. ANY IN -STREAM SEDIMENT CONTROL MEASURES MUST BE REMOVED UPON STABILIZATION OF THE
AREA.
WETLAND CROSSING
1. RESTORE PRE -CONSTRUCTION WETLAND CONTOURS TO MAINTAIN THE WETLAND HYDROLOGY.
2. REVEGETATION AND PERMANENT ROW MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES AS WELL AS THE USE OF LIME,
MULCH, OR FERTILIZER IN AREAS IS ADDRESSED IN THE FERC RESTORATION AND REHABILITATION
PLAN.
3. DUKE ENERGY AND ITS CONTRACTORS WILL NOT USE HERBICIDES OR PESTICIDES IN OR WITHIN 100
FEET OF A WETLAND, EXCEPT AS ALLOWED BY THE APPROPRIATE FEDERAL OR STATE AGENCY.
4. REMOVE PROJECT -RELATED MATERIAL USED TO SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ON THE CONSTRUCTION ROW,
INCLUDING COMPOSITE MATTING AND PREFABRICATED EQUIPMENT MATS UPON COMPLETION OF
CONSTRUCTION.
5. REMOVE TEMPORARY PERIMETER BMPS LOCATED AT THE BOUNDARY BETWEEN WETLAND AND
ADJACENT UPLAND AREAS AFTER UPLAND REVEGETATION AND STABILIZATION OF ADJACENT UPLAND
AREAS ARE SUCCESSFUL.
6. ALL STREAM IMPACTS TO BE TEMPORARY. NO PERMANENT IMPACTS BEING PERMITTED. WORK
PERFORMED UNDER NATIONWIDE PERMIT 57: ELECTRIC UTILITY LINE AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
ACTIVITIES.
COMPOSITE MATS
DUKE ENERGY UTILIZES CONSTRUCTION COMPOSITE MATS TO PROVIDE ACCESS THROUGH AREAS SUCH
AS WETLANDS AND WATERBODIES, AGRICULTURAL FIELDS, AND OTHER AREAS AS DETERMINED BY THE
CONSTRUCTION SUPERVISOR. THIS PRACTICE REDUCES SOIL COMPACTION AND PROVIDES A STABLE
TRAVEL LANE FOR CONTRACTORS ALONG THE PROJECT ROW, THUS MINIMIZING LAND DISTURBANCE. THE
MATERIALS USED TO CONSTRUCT THE COMPOSITE MATTING WILL BE ABLE TO WITHSTAND THE
ANTICIPATED LOADING OF THE CONSTRUCTION TRAFFIC. THE COMPOSITE MATS OVER WATERBODY
CROSSINGS WILL BE CLEANED AT THE END OF EACH DAY AND WHERE EXCESS ACCUMULATION OF
SEDIMENT THE COMPOSITE MATS WILL BE CLEANED OFF THROUGHOUT EACH DAY. THE USE OF
COMPOSITE MATS MAY GENERALLY NOT CONSTITUTE SOIL DISTURBANCE OR A CHANGE IN HYDROLOGY.
QUANTITY ESTIMATE NOTES
1. QUANTITIES LISTED ARE ESTIMATES ONLY AND SHALL BE CONFIRMED BY THE CONTRACTOR AND
APPROVED BY DEP PRIOR TO CONSTRUCTION. THE WETLAND LOCATIONS AND OTHER
JURISDICTIONAL FEATURES WERE DELINEATED BY WOOD ENVIRONMENT AND INFRASTRUCTURE
SOLUTIONS.THE LOCATIONS WERE LOCATED BY GPS AND WERE NOT SURVEYED. LOCATIONS SHOWN
ARE APPROXIMATE AND SHALL BE CONFIRMED IN THE FIELD.
2. CALCULATIONS ASSUME THAT MATS ARE 7' X 14' COMPOSITE MATS; 7' X 14' = 98 SQ. FT.
3. LINEAR FEET CALCULATION ASSUMES MATS ARE LAID WITH 14' AS THE WIDTH AND 7' AS THE LENGTH.
4. "MATTING FOR ACCESS" QUANTITY ESTIMATE INCLUDES MATTING FOR ACCESS ROADS.
5. WORK PADS ARE NOT SHOWN TO SCALE. REFER TO TABLE FOR APPROXIMATE SIZE AND LOCATION.
6. ESTIMATES DO NOT INCLUDE QUANTITIES STACKING OF MATS, ADDITIONAL NON -WETLAND ACCESS,
AND/OR ADDITIONAL MATTING NEEDED TO CROSS WETLANDS WITH MORE THAN 6 INCHES OF
STANDING WATER. IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CONTRACTOR TO ESTIMATE AREAS OF
ADDITIONAL MATTING NEEDS AND OBTAIN PRIOR APPROVAL FROM DEP.
7. WATTLES ARE SHOWN FOR GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF LOCATION. ESTIMATES OF MINIMUM NUMBER
OF LINEAR FEET ANTICIPATED CAN BE FOUND IN THE TABLES ON THIS SHEET.
8. THE EROSION CONTROL MEASURES DEPICTED ON THE PLANS ARE TO BE INSTALLED AS NEEDED TO
KEEP ALL SEDIMENT ON SITE AND OUT OF STREAMS AND WETLANDS. ADDITIONAL EROSION
CONTROL MEASURES (THOSE NOT DEPICTED ON THE PLANS) MAY BE REQUIRED IN ORDER TO KEEP
ALL SEDIMENT ON SITE AND OUT OF STREAMS AND WETLANDS.
9. THE INSTALLATION OF APPROPRIATE EROSION CONTROL MEASURES ARE AT THE DIRECTION OF THE
ON -SITE DEP INSPECTOR.
10. THE ACCESS ROADS ARE A MAXIMUM OF 28-FT WIDE WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION LINE ROW. THE 28-FT
WIDTH WAS USED IN THE LIMITS OF DISTURBANCE CALCULATION. THE CONTRACTOR IS LIMITED TO
AN ACCESS ROAD WIDTH OF 14 FEET OUTSIDE OF THE TRANSMISSION LINE ROW.
CHANGES IN ACCESS WILL REQUIRE PRIOR APPROVAL FROM DEP AND NCDEQ.
12. ACCESS LOCATIONS WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION RIGHT-OF-WAY ARE APPROXIMATE. ACTUAL
LOCATIONS MAY VARY BASED ON FEASIBILITY AND ACTUAL FIELD AND WEATHER CONDITIONS.
13. WETLAND MATTING SHOULD BE COMPOSITE AND/OR HEAVY DUTY TIMBER/"CRANE" MATS. NO LATTICE
OR TWO-PLY MATTING SHALL BE USED IN WETLANDS, AND/OR BUFFER AREAS, OR TO CROSS
STREAMS.
14. MATTING ESTIMATES DO NOT ACCOUNT FOR STACKING OF MATS THAT MAY BE REQUIRED IN AREAS
WITH STANDING WATER OR SOFT BOTTOMS.
15. CONTRACTOR SHALL OBTAIN APPROVAL FROM THE DEP REPRESENTATIVE PRIOR TO THE
INSTALLATION OF ADDITIONAL MEASURES.
16. THERE HAS BEEN NO ALLOWANCE FOR THE CLEARING, GRADING OF ACCESS ROADS, CRANE PADS,
ETC. ABOVE WHAT IS SHOWN ON THE PLANS. ANY ADDITIONAL GRADING ABOVE WHAT IS SHOWN ON
THE PLANS SHALL REQUIRE PRIOR APPROVAL FROM DEP. ANY ADDITIONAL AREAS OF
DISTURBANCE (CHANGES IN ACCESS, GRADING, CLEARING, ETC.) WILL REQUIRE APPROVAL FROM
DEP AND NCDEQ.
11.
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ITEM
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712
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Mr. Nuwan Wijesuriya
Duke Energy
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Subject: Natural Resources Technical Report
Duke Energy Mayo -Roxboro 500kV Line
Person County, North Carolina
Dear Mr. Wijesuriya:
Wood Environment & Infrastructure Solutions, Inc.
4021 Stirrup Creek Drive, Suite 100
Durham, North Carolina 27703
Licensures: NC Engineering F-1253, Geology C-247
T: 919-381-9900
www.woodplc.com
Wood Environment & Infrastructure Solutions, Inc. (Wood) has conducted an environmental
survey to assist Duke Energy Progress, LLC (Duke Energy) in plans to replace lattice structures
along the Mayo -Roxboro 500kV overhead powerline corridor located in Person County, North
Carolina (project site) (Figures 1 and 2). The investigation included a jurisdictional waters
evaluation (wetlands, streams, and other waterbodies), a threatened and endangered species
habitat assessment, applicability of potential riparian buffer rules, and preliminary archaeological
site search. This report documents the methodology used to assess the potential limits of U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)jurisdictional surface waters within the project site and presents
the findings of the field investigation. The results of the threatened and endangered species
database review, assessment of potential occurrence of listed plant and animal species within the
project site, and results of the preliminary archaeological site search to assess the
presence/absence of known cultural resources in the project vicinity are also included.
PROJECT SITE DESCRIPTION
The project site consists of an approximate 10-mile-long overhead powerline corridor, identified
as the Mayo -Roxboro 500kV Line, that runs west from an existing substation at the Duke Energy
Mayo Steam Station to another existing substation located within the Roxboro Steam Station. The
study area consists of approximately 33 parcels within the Towns of Cunningham, Holloway, and
Woodsdale, North Carolina. Three separate railroad lines, with four crossings within the project
site, run through the eastern, central and western portions of the site. Commercial properties
within the project site include Carolina Sunrock, a construction materials supplier, and Louisiana-
Pacific Corporation, a building materials manufacturer. One county road and three state routes
cross the project site, as well as U.S. Route 501 located in the eastern portion of the site. Most of
the properties within the project area include agricultural fields and commercial properties, with
some residential homes. Much of the project site consists of successional vegetation within the
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existing 500kV right-of-way that is periodically maintained, agricultural fields, undeveloped
forested areas, and maintained (mowed) residential and commercial properties.
METHODOLOGY
Plant Community Characterization
The plant communities within the project site were characterized during the site reconnaissance
to facilitate the protected species habitat evaluation. The characterization entailed the
identification of vegetation within the canopy, shrub, and ground story strata, including
presence/abundance of nuisance (invasive) plant species.
Jurisdictional Waters Limited Evaluation
Waters of the U.S., including streams and wetlands, are defined by 33 Code of Federal Regulation
(CFR) Part 328.3 et al. and are protected by Section 404 and other applicable sections of the Clean
Water Act (CWA) (33 United States Code [USC] 1344). Impacts to these regulated resources are
administered and enforced by the Wilmington District of the USACE, as well as other federal and
state government agencies.
Wood initially performed an in-house review of potentially jurisdictional waters within the project
site using the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) digital 7.5' topography (Alton, North Carolina
Quadrangle, 2016, Cluster Springs, North Carolina Quadrangle, 2016, and Mount Olive, North
Carolina Quadrangle 2016) (Figure 3), the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Natural
Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Person County Soil Survey (digital version), the U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service (USFWS) National Wetlands Inventory (NWI) online Wetlands Mapper (Figure
4), and the USDA NRCS geographic information system (GIS) soils data (Figure 5). These graphic
resources and documents were used to facilitate the on -site investigation.
Subsequent to the in-house review, between August 16 and 20, 2021, Wood performed an on -
site limited evaluation of the project site for the presence of potentially jurisdictional surface
waters. Areas that are located within Duke Energy's Mayo Steam Station were previously
delineated by Wood in 2015. Professional Wetland Scientists evaluated the potentially
jurisdictional waters using the Routine On -Site Determination Method as defined in the USACE
Wetland Delineation Manual' and the Eastern Mountains and Piedmont Region supplement2. This
technique uses a multi -parameter approach, which requires positive evidence of three criteria:
hydrophytic vegetation, hydric soils, and wetland hydrology. Potential streams were evaluated
using the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ) Division of Water
Resources' (DWR) Methodology for Identification of Intermittent and Perennial Streams and Their
Environmental Laboratory. 1987. "Corps of Engineers Wetlands Delineation Manual," Technical Report Y-87-1.
U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station. Vicksburg, MS.
2 Environmental Laboratory. 2012. " Regional Supplement to the Corps of Engineers Wetland Delineation Manual:
Eastern Mountains and Piedmont, Version 2.0," Technical Report ERDC/EL TR-12-9. U.S. Army Engineer
Waterways Experiment Station. Vicksburg, MS.
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Origins' (Version 4.11), effective September 1, 2010. Areas exhibiting wetland characteristics
and/or stream and tributary systems, if present within the project site, were considered potentially
jurisdictional waters. The USACE jurisdictional determination data sheets are included in
Appendix A. The functional quality of each observed wetland area was also assessed using the
North Carolina Wetland Assessment Method (NCWAM) per the methodology outlined in the
NCWAM User Manual4 (Version 5.1), effective February 2016. In addition, the functional quality of
each observed stream feature was assessed using the North Carolina Stream Assessment Method
(NCSAM) per the methodology outlined in the NCSAM User Manuals (Version 2.1), effective
August 2015. The NCWAM and NCSAM data forms are included in Appendix A. Finally, the
landward limits of the potentially jurisdictional features were delineated (marked) in the field with
colored survey tape; each flag point was uniquely numbered. The spatial location of each flag
point was acquired via global positioning system (GPS) technology.
Protected Species Habitat Evaluation
Certain plant and animal species are protected (listed) by federal regulations (Federal Endangered
Species Act [ESA] of 1973 [16 USC 1531-1544, December 28, 1973, as amended 1976-1982, 1984,
and 1988]. The bald eagle is federally protected under the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act
(BGEPA) and the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA).
Wood accessed the USFWS Information, Planning, and Conservation System (IPaC) database
(available online at http://ecos.fws.gov/ipac/) and the county list available on the USFWS Raleigh
Ecological Services website (http://www.fws.gov/raleigh/) to determine whether federally listed
threatened or endangered plant or animal species (including designated critical habitat) may be
near the project site. Wood also submitted a request to the North Carolina Natural Heritage
Program (NCNHP) for the identification of documented threatened or endangered species which
have elemental occurrences within a one -mile radius of the project site.
Subsequent to the in-house review, Wood scientists conducted an on -site habitat assessment of
the project site, consisting of an on -site pedestrian reconnaissance of potential suitable habitat,
to determine the potential for federally listed protected species occurring within the project site.
Riparian Buffer Rules
The project site is located within the Roanoke River Basin (Hydrologic Unit Code [HUC] 03010104).
A review of State of North Carolina Riparian Buffer Regulations indicates that this basin is not a
3 Division of Water Quality. 2010. "Methodology for Identification of Intermittent and Perennial Streams and their
Origins, Version 4.11". North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Division of Water
Quality. Raleigh, NC.
4 N.C. Wetland Functional Assessment Team. 2016. "N.C. Wetland Assessment Method (NC WAM) User Manual, Version 5.1".
North Carolina Wetland Functional Assessment Team. Raleigh, NC.
5 N.C. Stream Functional Assessment Team. 2015. "N.C. Stream Assessment Method (NC SAM) User Manual, Version 2.1".
North Carolina Stream Functional Assessment Team. Raleigh, NC.
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regulated buffer river basin (i.e., Neuse River or Tar -Pamlico River), and waters on the site would
not be subject to state riparian buffer regulations.
The Person County Planning Ordinance Article 111, Section 30 — Water Supply Watershed Protection
Requirements (amended February 15, 2010) establishes eight Watershed Protection Overlay
Districts to apply local riparian buffer rules in accordance with the requirements of the North
Carolina Environmental Management Commission. As indicated above, the project site is in the
Roanoke River Basin and is not located within a county -established Watershed Protection Overlay
District.
Preliminary Archaeological Site Search
Section 404 of the CWA requires that projects authorized by the USACE do not adversely affect
historical properties which are listed or eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic
Places (NRHP). Cultural resources are protected by Section 106 of the National Historic
Preservation Act (NHPA). The Section 106 process consists of consultation with state and federal
agencies, consultation with Native American tribes by the lead federal agency, and the
identification and evaluation of cultural resources for inclusion in the NRHP.
Wood conducted a cultural resources literature and records review of known archaeological and
historical resources for the proposed Mayo -Roxboro 500kV Line project site and within a one -
mile radius from the site. Wood consulted the Historic Preservation Office Web Service (HPOWEB)
maintained by the North Carolina Historic Preservation Office (NCHPO), and the data inventory
and library housed at the North Carolina Office of State Archaeology (NCOSA) in Raleigh, North
Carolina. For this review, the project site also includes a 62.5-foot buffer immediately surrounding
the overhead powerline easement portions of the project site, for the purposes of potential
danger tree removal.
RESULTS
Plant Community Characterization
Based on site reconnaissance, open areas were observed throughout most of the project site that
appeared to be periodically maintained. Some areas of agricultural fields were observed, along
with undeveloped forested areas observed along the northern and southern edges of the
powerline corridor throughout most of the project site. Three railroad tracks, with four crossings,
and associated right-of-way transect the project. These crossings are located in the eastern
portion, one in the central portion, and two in the western portion of the project is adjacent to
the north of the project site. The overhead powerline easement consists mainly of successional
shrub and ground story strata with some areas of maintained (plowed) agricultural fields. The
shrub vegetation within the project site included eastern red cedar (Juniperus virginiana), Eastern
baccharis (Baccharis halimifolia), stag horn sumac (Rhus typhina), red maple (Acer rubrum), loblolly
pine (Pinus teada), sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua), black willow (Salix nigra), tulip poplar
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(Liriodendron tulipifera) and American sycamore (Platanus occidentalis) saplings. The ground story
stratum within the overhead powerline easement portion of the project site was comprised of
lespedeza (Lespedeza cuneata), partridge pea (Chamaecrista fasciculata), dogfennel (Eupatorium
capillifolium), broomsedge (Andropogon virginicus), southern cattail (Typha domingensis), kudzu
(Pueraria sp.), vervain (Verbena bonairensis), goldenrod (Solidago sp.), woolgrass (Scirpus
cyperinus), Indian grass (Sorphastrum nutans), deer -tongue grass (Dichanthelium clandestinum),
soft rush (Juncus effusus), Japanese stiltgrass (Microstegium vimineum), Japanese honeysuckle
(Lonicera japonica), greenbrier (Smilax bona-nox), grapevine (Vitis sp.), and blackberry (Rubus sp.).
Dominant canopy tree species within the undeveloped forested areas included red maple, loblolly
pine, American sycamore, tulip poplar, and sweetgum. Subcanopy trees primarily included red
maple, sweetgum, American beech (Fagus grandifolia), and dogwood (Corpus florida). The ground
story stratum within the undeveloped areas was dominated by Japanese stiltgrass, common
greenbrier (Smilax rotundifolia), and blackberry (Rubus sp.). Photographs of the project site and
habitats are included in Appendix B.
Jurisdictional Waters Evaluation
Fourteen potential wetlands and 15 potential stream features were identified within the overhead
powerline easement portions of the project site (refer to Table 1 for potential feature
identifications). Based on USACE directives, 28 additional non jurisdictional features were
observed, including one open water pond (see Table 2). Additionally, Stream SB11 (known as
Castle Creek) and an associated tributary (Stream SB12) are located within the project site and
shown on Figure 6, Inset 6; however, Wood was unable to gain access due to barbed wire fencing
and active cattle grazing. These two streams are shown on the USGS topographic map (Figure 3,
Inset 4) and the NWI map (Figure 4, Inset 4). These streams have been identified as jurisdictional
Waters of the U.S. due to their documented presence on local maps and aerial imagery. Therefore,
on the results of the field examination, the 14 wetlands and the 17 identified stream features
would be considered Waters of the U.S. by the USACE. The 31 potential jurisdictional waters and
28 non jurisdictional features are identified on Figure 6 and are described in more detail in Tables
1 and 2 below.
The 14 potential wetlands identified within the project site are classified as headwater forest
wetlands based on the NCWAM classification system. These wetlands are located throughout the
project site and are mainly found within topographic depressions or valleys. These wetlands were
also frequently associated with stream features. The majority of the wetlands were observed to be
located within the open powerline easement, with small portions of the Wetlands WB03, WBW,
WHC, WHG, and WHH extending into the Danger Tree Zone. Wetland WHE was observed to be
entirely within the forested Danger Tree Zone. As indicated earlier, vegetation within the overhead
powerline corridor was comprised predominantly of successional shrub and ground story strata
including red maple, sweetgum, black willow, southern cattail, vervain, goldenrod, woolgrass,
Indian grass, deer -tongue grass, soft rush and Japanese stiltgrass. The approximate limits of the
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observed potential wetlands are shown on Figure 6, and the spatial location of representative
wetland flag positions are included in Table 1.
The 17 potential stream features identified within the project site were classified as intermittent
and perennial stream features based on the NCDWQ Stream Identification scores (provided in
Table 1). The stream features and tributaries identified onsite drain to the north, flowing into the
Hyco River or one of its many tributaries, except for Streams SB61 and SB127 which flows east
and drain into Mayo Lake. The approximate locations of the observed potential stream features
are shown on Figure 6, and the spatial location of representative flag points are included in Table
1.
Table 1. Potential Jurisdictional Feature Summary Table.
Potential
Jurisdictional
Feature Data
Latitude
Longitude
NCWAM
Classification
NCDWQ
Stream
Classification
/ Score
NCWAM
/ NCWAM
Score
Acreage/
Linear
Feet (LF)
within
ROW
WB01-5
36.5248
-78.9321
Headwater
Forest
High
0.11 acres
WB02-7
36.5043
-78.9918
Headwater
Forest
High
0.06 acres
WB03-3
36.5003
-79.0029
Headwater
Forest
Low
0.06 acres
WB04-3
36.4908
-79.0345
Headwater
Forest
Medium
0.04 acres
WB05-6
36.4919
-79.0298
Headwater
Forest
Low
0.37 acres
WBW-3
36.5244
-78.9272
Headwater
Forest
High
0.07 acres
WBSSS-5
36.5208
-78.8909
Headwater
Forest
Medium
0.72 acres
WHB-004
36.5208
-78.8915
Headwater
Forest
Medium
0.05 acres
WHC-002
36.5221
-78.9054
Headwater
Forest
Low
0.13 acres
WHE-005
36.5227
-78.9108
Headwater
Forest
Medium
0.06 acres
WHG-004
36.5100
-78.9749
Headwater
Forest
Low
0.06 acres
WHH-005
36.5079
-78.9799
Headwater
Forest
Low
0.05 acres
WHI-002
36.5060
-78.9858
Headwater
Forest
Low
0.02 acres
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Potential
Jurisdictional
Feature Data
Latitude
Longitude
NCWAM
Classification
NCDWQ
Stream
Classification
/ Score
NCWAM
/ NCWAM
Score
Acreage/
Linear
Feet (LF)
within
ROW
WHL-001
36.4893
-79.0417
Headwater
Forest
Low
0.01 acres
SB01-2
36.5231
-78.9392
--
Intermittent /
20
High
106.6 LF
SB02-2
36.5220
-78.9433
--
Perennial / 35
Low
387.4 LF
SB03-3
36.5206
-78.9468
--
Intermittent /
21.5
Medium
326.4 LF
SB05-6
36.5043
-78.9919
--
Intermittent /
21
High
77.7 LF
SB10-4
36.4917
-79.0296
Perennial /
39.5
High
217.4 LF
SB41-6
36.5242
-78.9297
--
Intermittent /
25
Medium
340.7 LF
SB61-4
36.5206
-78.8921
--
Intermittent /
23
Medium
465.5 LF
SB127-2
36.5207
-78.8898
--
Intermittent /
19.5
Medium
524.0 LF
SB131-3
36.5236
-78.9228
--
Intermittent /
22.5
Medium
310.2 LF
SHE-006
36.5233
-78.9145
Perennial /
40.75
High
334.0 LF
SHI-004
36.5103
-78.9755
--
Intermittent /
23.25
Medium
342.4 LF
SHM-003
36.5056
-78.9868
Perennial /
33.5
Low
313.6 LF
SHN-002
36.5057
-78.9874
Perennial /
31.75
Medium
947.0 LF
SHP-007
36.4969
-79.0101
Perennial /
33.25
High
362.8 LF
SHR-006
36.4939
-79.0187
--
Perennial / 44
High
749.4 LF
SHX-003
36.4844
-79.0478
--
Intermittent /
25
Medium
252.7 LF
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Table 2. Non -Jurisdictional Features Summary Table.
Potential
Jurisdictional
Tributary Data
Point
Latitude
Longitude
Approximate
Width
(Feet)
Approximate
Depth
(Feet)
Acreage
/Linear Feet
within ROW
DITCHB1-1
36.5209
-78.8994
2.0
1.0
217.6 LF
DITCHB4-1
36.5238
-78.9376
2.5
2.0
209.2 LF
DITCHB5-2
36.5232
-78.9391
4.5
3.0
214.2 LF
DITCHB6-1
36.5229
-78.9411
3.0
2.0
266.6 LF
DITCHB7-5
36.5031
-78.9938
3.0
2.0
341.4 LF
SB04-2
36.5201
-78.9483
3.0
2.0
282.3 LF
SB06-2
36.4997
-79.0029
2.0
2.0
178.7 LF
SB07-2
36.4988
-79.0051
2.0
2.5
36.9 LF
SB08-4
36.4911
-79.0346
4.0
3.0
206.2 LF
SB09-1
36.4906
-79.0347
2.0
2.0
30.3 LF
SHA-003
36.5230
-78.8883
2.5
1.0
101.3 LF
SHB-002
36.5210
-78.8949
1.5
0.5
97.7 LF
SHC-004
36.5215
-78.9050
2.5
1.0
354.3 LF
SHD-004
36.5228
-78.9096
3.0
1.0
114.5 LF
SHF-002
36.5134
-78.9653
3.5
1.5
77.2 LF
SHH-001
36.5128
-78.9895
1.5
0.5
205.3 LF
SHJ-002
36.5089
-78.9775
2.5
1.5
338.6 LF
SHK-002
36.5085
-78.9808
8.0
4.0
95.3 LF
SHO-004
36.5057
-78.9880
3.0
1.0
551.4 LF
SHQ-002
36.4941
-79.0177
2.5
1.0
100.0 LF
SHS-005
36.4898
-79.0421
2.0
1.0
171.3 LF
SHT-003
36.4897
-79.0421
2.5
1.0
171.3 LF
SHU-005
36.4893
-79.0439
2.0
1.0
336.8 LF
SHV-002
36.4834
-79.0481
2.0
6.0
414.4 LF
SHW-012
36.4899
-79.0381
2.5
1.0
1,166.0 LF
SHY-002
36.4856
-79.0741
2.0
1.0
36.4 LF
SHZ-005
36.4790
-79.0467
2.0
1.0
352.8 LF
OWB1-2
36.5240
-78.9256
--
--
0.17 acres
Wetland WHI, Stream SB02 (Bamboo Branch), Stream SB10, Stream SB131, Stream SHE (Bowes
Branch), Stream SHI, Stream SHM (Storys Creek), Stream SHO, Stream SHP, Stream SHR (Ghent
Creek) and Stream SHX were depicted on the USFWS NWI database (Figure 4). Additionally, as
indicated previously, Castle Creek (Stream SB11) is also depicted on the USFWS NWI database.
The field investigation was completed in accordance with the wetland delineation and stream
classification methodology described in the Methodology of this report. The USACEjurisdictional
determination data sheets, NCDWQ stream classification forms and NCWAM/NCSAM assessment
forms are included in Appendix A.
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Protected Species Habitat Evaluation
Wood accessed the USFWS IPaC database on August 13, 2021 (Consultation Code: 04EN2000-
2021-SLI-1808) and the county list available on the USFWS Raleigh Ecological Services website to
determine whether federally listed threatened or endangered plant and animal species or
designated critical habitat may be within or near the project site. According to the USFWS IPaC
and county lists, no federally listed species are identified within the project site or within a one -
mile radius of the project site. The USFWS IPaC database query is included in Appendix C.
The NCNHP report (August 13, 2021, Consultation Code: NCNHDE-15412) states that there is no
potential of occurrence for federally listed species within the project site or a one -mile radius of
the project site. The NCNHP letter is included in Appendix C. A Photographic Log of the existing
habitat within the project site is included in Appendix B.
Preliminary Archaeological Site Search
Results of the cultural resources research indicate that there are 14 previously recorded
archaeology sites and 11 historic resources within a one -mile radius of the project site boundaries.
No previously recorded cultural resources are within the proposed project site.
Using the NCOSA site file records, Wood reviewed the information provided in the site forms for
previously recorded archaeology sites within the project site area and a one -mile radius. Table 2
summarizes the relevant information, detailing the site numbers, site types, and NRHP eligibility
for each site. A site may be recommended not eligible, undetermined, or eligible for listing in the
NRHP. Undetermined means that additional work is required to accurately evaluate the eligibility
of the resource.
There are 14 previously recorded archaeology sites located within a one -mile radius of the project
site (Figure 7, Table 2).
Table 2. Previously Recorded Archaeology Sites Located in the Vicinity of the Project Site.
Site No.
Site Type
NRHP Eligibility
31 PR7
Unknown prehistoric lithic scatter
Undetermined
31 PR8
Unknown prehistoric lithic scatter
Undetermined
31PR9
Unknown historic brick scatter
Undetermined
31 PR20
Mid Archaic to Early Woodland prehistoric artifact
scatter
Undetermined
31 PR24
Unknown prehistoric lithic scatter
Undetermined
31 PR25
Unknown prehistoric lithic scatter
Undetermined
31PR66
20th c. tobacco barn
Not Eligible
31PR160
19th to 20th c. artifact scatter
Undetermined
31 PR161
Unknown prehistoric lithic scatter
Undetermined
31PR162
19th to 20th c. artifact scatter
Undetermined
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Site No.
Site Type
NRHP Eligibility
31PR163
Unknown prehistoric lithic scatter
Undetermined
31 PR164
Unknown prehistoric lithic scatter; 19t" to 20t" c.
artifact scatter
Undetermined
31PR165
Unknown prehistoric lithic scatter
Undetermined
31 PR171
Unknown historic cemetery
Undetermined
Sources: NCOSA 2021.
Notes: c = century.
Of the 14 known archaeology sites within the one -mile area of potential effect (APE), 31 PR66 is
recommended not eligible for listing in the NRHP and the remaining 13 sites require additional
work to determine their eligibility. The majority of the 13 sites requiring additional work were
identified during a reconnaissance survey that did not include below surface testing.
A review of areas previously surveyed for cultural resources show that no work has been done
within the proposed project site or APE.
Wood reviewed the historic architecture information provided by HPOWEB GIS webpage
maintained by the NCHPO to identify historical structures within the project site and a one -mile
radius APE. Table 3 summarizes the relevant information, detailing the historic resource names,
description, temporal affiliation, and NRHP eligibility for each location. A historic resource may be
recommended as not eligible, undetermined, or eligible for listing in the NRHP. Undetermined
means that additional work is required to accurately evaluate the eligibility of the resource.
There are 11 historic resources located within the APE (Figure 7, Table 3).
Table 3. Previously Recorded Historic Architectural Resources Located in the Vicinity of the
Project Site.
Resource
Description
Temporal
Affiliation
NRHP Eligibility
31 PR0028
Fontaine House
n.d.
Undetermined (Survey Destroyed)
31 PR0031
Hall House
n.d.
Undetermined (Survey Only)
31 PR0032
Hall House
n.d.
Undetermined (Survey Only)
31 PR0059
3-story frame house
Late 19th c.
Undetermined (Survey Destroyed)
31 PR0068
House
n.d.
Undetermined (Survey Only)
31 PR0069
2-story clipped gable frame
house
n.d.
Undetermined (Survey Destroyed)
31 PR0087
House
n.d.
Undetermined (Survey Only)
31 PR0097
McGehee's House
n.d.
Undetermined (Survey Only)
31 PR0105
Outbuilding Complex
n.d.
Undetermined (Survey Only)
31 PRO111
(Old) Robertson House
n.d.
Undetermined (Survey Only)
31 PR0112
John Rogers House (Lyons House)
Early 19th
century
Undetermined (Survey Listed)
Sources: NCHPO 2020. Notes: c = century, n.d. = no date.
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Of the 11 historic structures located within the APE, one is listed as a locally significant resource
(31 PR0112), seven require additional work to assess their eligibility for listing in the NRHP, and
three have been destroyed or moved and are no longer in their surveyed location. Site 31 PRO112,
the John Rogers House or Lyons House, is a two-story Georgian/Federal style frame house dating
to the early nineteenth century and is located on the west side of Woodsdale Road, approximately
0.75 miles south of the transmission line corridor.
In addition to reviewing the records held at the NCHPO and NCOSA, historic USGS topographic
maps of Person County indicate little potential for historic sites to be present within the proposed
project area. The USGS maps of Olive Hill, NC (1968) and Cluster Springs, VA -NC (1968) show very
little development in the vicinity of the project area and show the location of the existing
transmission line.
CONCLUSIONS
Wood identified 14 potential wetlands and 17 potential stream features within the overhead
powerline easement portions of the project site that would likely be considered jurisdictional
waters by the USACE. Additionally, Wood identified an additional 28 non jurisdictional features
(including ditches, ephemeral channels, and one open water pond). The field investigation was
completed in accordance with the wetland delineation and stream classification methodology
described in the Methodology section of this report. The project site is located within the Roanoke
River Basin (Hydrologic Unit Code [HUC] 03010104), which is not a regulated buffer river basin
based on the State of North Carolina Riparian Buffer Regulations, and, therefore, activities
conducted adjacent to surface waters, such as the 14 potential wetlands and 17 potential stream
features are not regulated.
The USFWS IPaC database on August 13, 2021 (Consultation Code: 04EN2000-2021-SLI-1808), the
county list available on the USFWS Raleigh Ecological Services website, and the NCNHP database
(August 13, 2021, Consultation Code: NCNHDE-15412) indicated that there are no federally listed
species identified within the project site or within a one -mile radius of the project site.
The cultural resources literature and records review indicate there are no previously recorded
archaeological sites, historic structures, or historic areas located within the project area. Historic
maps of the area suggest the same, with no structures indicated in the vicinity of the project area.
The records search of the NCHPO and NCOSA files show that there are 14 previously recorded
archaeology sites and 11 historic structures within the one -mile APE. Of these cultural resources,
none are eligible for listing in the NRHP.
Based on the results of this cultural resources literature and records review, the proposed
transmission line project is not expected to impact known archaeological sites. It is also unlikely that
the proposed project will present any adverse effects to any historic structures. Due to the limited
number of cultural resources surveys in the area, the lack of previously recorded sites and structures
is not indicative of a complete absence of these resources. This records search has been provided for
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planning purposes and consultation with the North Carolina Office of State Archaeology is advised
to satisfy the full requirements for the Section 106 process.
CLOSING
This report is intended for the use of Duke Energy, subject to the contractual terms between Duke
Energy and Wood. Reliance on this document by any other party is prohibited without the
expressed, written consent of Wood. Use of this report for purposes beyond those reasonably
intended by Duke Energy and Wood will be at the sole risk of the user.
This report presents project information, which includes field methodologies and limitations,
findings, and conclusions. We appreciate your selection of Wood for this project and look forward
to assisting you further on this and other projects. If you have any questions, please contact us.
Sincerely,
Wood Environment & Infrastructure Solutions, Inc.
Richard G. Harmon, PWS Laura J. Meyer, PWS
Senior Associate Biologist
Attachments:
FIGURES
FIGURE 1 — Site Location Map
FIGURE 2 — Site Aerial Map
FIGURE 3 — Topographic Map
FIGURE 4 — National Wetlands Inventory Map
FIGURE 5 — NRCS Soils Map
FIGURE 6 —Jurisdictional Waters Map
FIGURE 7 — Cultural Resources Map
Senior Scientist
APPENDIX A — USACE Wetland Determination Data Sheets, NCDWQ Stream
Classification Forms and NCWAM/NCSAM Assessment Forms
APPENDIX B — Photographic Log
APPENDIX C — Protected Species Database Search Queries
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Natural Resources Technical Report
APPENDIX A
USACE WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA SHEETS,
NCDWQ STREAM CLASSIFICATION FORMS
AND NCWAM/NCSAM ASSESSMENT FORMS
Wood Environment & Infrastructure Solutions, Inc.
Project No.: 7812-21-0681 October 1, 2021

WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM - Eastern Mountains and Piedmont
Project/Site: Mayo -Roxboro 500kV
Applicant/Owner: Duke Energy
City/Co.: Person County
Investigator(s): JAB
Landform: (hillslope, terrace, etc.) Swale
Sampling Date: 8/17/2021
State: NC Sampling Point: WB-01 Wet DP
Section, Township, Range: N/A
Subregion(LRR/MLRA P/136 Lat: 36.5248
Soil Map Unit Name: CmC Clifford sandy loam, 6 to 10 percent slopes
Local Relief : Slight slope Slope (%): <2
Long: -78.932
Are climatic/hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? ❑ Yes
Are Vegetation ❑ , Soil ❑ , or Hydrology ❑ significantly disturbed?
Are Vegetation ❑ , Soil ❑ , or Hydrology E naturally problematic?
Datum: WGS84
NWI Classification: N/A
0 No (If no, explain in Remarks.)
Are "Normal Circumstances" present? E Yes ❑ No
(If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.)
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS - Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc.
Hydrophytic Vegetation Present?
Hydric Soil Present?
Wetland Hydrology Present?
Yes E No ❑
Yes E No ❑
Yes 0 No ❑
Is the Sampled Area
within a wetland?
Yes R1 No ❑
Remarks
HYDROLOGY
Wetland Hydrology Indicators:
Primary Indicators (minimum of one is required; check all that apply):
Secondary Indicators (minimum of two required)
❑ Surface Soil Cracks (B6)
❑ Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (B8)
❑ Drainage Patterns (B10)
(C3) ❑ Moss Trim Lines (B16)
❑ Dry -Season Water Table (C2)
(C6) ❑ Crayfish Burrows (C8)
❑ Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9)
❑ Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1)
❑ Geomorphic Position (D2)
❑ ShallowAquitard (D3)
❑ Microtopographic Relief (D4)
❑ FAC-Neutral Test (D5)
0 Surface Water (A1) ❑ True Aquatic Plants (B14)
0 High Water Table (A2) 0 Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (C1)
0 Saturation (A3) ❑ Oxidized Rhizospheres on Living Roots
❑ Water Marks (B1) ❑ Presence of Reduced Iron (C4)
❑ Sediment Deposits (B2) ❑ Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils
❑ Drift Deposits (B3) ❑ Thin Much Surface (C7)
❑ Algal Mat or Crust (B4) ❑ Other (Explain in Remarks)
❑ Iron Deposits (B5)
❑ Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (B7)
❑ Water -Stained Leaves (B9)
E Aquatic Fauna (B13)
Field Observations:
Surface Water Present? E Yes ❑ No Depth (inches): 1
Wetland Hydrology Present? L Yes ❑ No
Water Table Present? E Yes ❑ No Depth (inches):
Saturation Present? EYes ❑ No Depth (inches):
(includes capillary fringe)
Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available:
Remarks:
Some standing water nearby.
US Army Corps of Engineers
Eastern Mountains and Piedmont - Version 2.0

VEGETATION (Four Strata) - Use scientific names of plants. Sampling Point: WB-01 Wet DP
Tree Stratum
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
(Plot size: 30ft radius)
50% of total cover:
Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size: 30ft radius)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
50% of total cover:
Herb Stratum (Plot size: 30ft radius)
1. Microstegium vimineum
2. Juncus effusus
3. Polygonum sp
4. Carex sp
5. Typha latifolia
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
Absolute Dominant Indicator
% Cover Species? Status
Dominance Test Worksheet:
Number of Dominant Species
Number of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC:
Total Number of Dominant
Species Across All Strata:
Percent of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC:
2 (A)
2 (B)
100% (A/B)
0 = Total Cover
0 20% of total cover:
Prevalence Index worksheet:
Total % Cover of: Multiply
OBL species 5 x 1 = 5
FACW species 40 x 2 = 80
FAC species 40 x 3 = 120
FACU species 0 x 4 = 0
UPL species 0 x 5 = 0
Column Totals: 85 (A) 205 (B)
Prevalence Index = B/A = 2.4
0 = Total Cover
0 20% of total cover:
Woody Vine Stratum
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
50% of total cover:
(Plot size: 30ft radius)
40 Y FAC
40 Y FACW
Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
❑ Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
Q Dominance Test is > 50%
E Prevalence Index is <_ 3.01
E Morphological Adaptations) (Provide supporting
data in Remarks or on a separate sheet
❑ Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation (Explain)
1 Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must
be present, unless disturbed or problematic
10
5
OBL
100 = Total Cover
50 20% of total cover: 20
Definitions of Four Vegetation Strata:
Tree - Woody plants, excluding vines, 3 in. (7.6 cm) or
more in diameter at breast height (DBH), regardless of
height.
Sapling/Shrub - Woody plants, excluding vines, less
than 3 in. DBH and greater than 3.28 ft (1 m) tall.
Herb - All herbaceous (non -woody) plants, regardless of
size, and woody plants less than 3.28 ft tall.
Woody Vines - All woody vines greater than 3.28 ft in height.
0 = Total Cover
50% of total cover: 0 20% of total cover:
Hydrophytic
Vegetation Yes 0 No ❑
Present?
Remarks: (Include photo numbers here or on a separate sheet.)
ERDC/CRREL 2018 Regional Wetland Plant List (Eastern Mountains and Piedmont) used for indicator status. (reg_EMP_2018v1)
US Army Corps of Engineers Eastern Mountains and Piedmont - Version 2.0

SOIL
Sampling Point: WB-01 Wet DP
Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators).
Matrix Redox Features
Color (moist) % Color (moist) % Type' Loc2 Texture
10YR 5/1 80 7.5YR 5/8 20 C PL SCL
Depth
(inches)
0-12+
'Type C = Concentration, D = depletion, RM
= Reduced Matrix, MS = Masked Sand Grains
Remarks
2Location: PL = Pore Lining, M = Matrix
Hydric Soil Indicators:
❑ Histosol (A1)
❑ Histic Epipedon (A2)
❑ Black Histic (A3)
❑ Hydrogen Sulfide (A4)
❑ Stratified Layers (A5)
❑ 2 cm Muck (A10) (LRR N)
❑ Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11)
❑ Thick Dark Surface (Al2)
❑ Sandy Mucky Material (S1)
(LRR N, MLRA 147, 148)
❑ Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4)
❑ Sandy Redox (S4)
❑ Stripped Matrix (S5)
❑❑❑❑❑❑❑0❑❑❑❑
Dark Surface (S7)
Polyvalue Below Surface (S8) (MLRA 147, 148)
Thin Dark Surface (S9) (MLRA 147, 148)
Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2)
Depleted Matrix (F3)
Redox Dark Surface (F6)
Depleted Dark Surface (F7)
Redox Depressions (F8)
Iron -Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR N, MLRA 136)
Umbric Surface (F13) (MLRA 136, 122)
Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 148)
Red Parent Material (F21) (MLRA 127, 147)
Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils3:
❑ 2 cm Muck (A10) (MLRA 147)
❑ Coatal Prairie Redox (A16)
(MLRA 147, 148)
❑ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19)
(MLRA 136, 147)
❑ Very Shallow Dark Surface (TF12)
❑ Other (Explain in Remarks)
3lndicators of hydrophytic vegetation and
wetland hydrology must be present,
unless disturbed or problematic.
Restrictive Layer (if observed):
Type:
Depth (inches):
Hydric Soil Present? Yes C No L
Remarks:
US Army Corps of Engineers
Eastern Mountains and Piedmont - Version 2.0

WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM - Eastern Mountains and Piedmont
Project/Site: Mayo -Roxboro 500kV
Applicant/Owner: Duke Energy
City/Co.: Person County
Investigator(s): JAB
Landform: (hillslope, terrace, etc.) Swale
Sampling Date: 8/17/2021
State: NC Sampling Point: WB-01 Up DP
Section, Township, Range: N/A
Subregion(LRR/MLRA P/136 Lat: 36.5248
Soil Map Unit Name: CmC Clifford sandy loam, 6 to 10 percent slopes
Local Relief : Slight slope Slope (%): <2
Long: -78.932
Are climatic/hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? ❑ Yes
Are Vegetation ❑ , Soil ❑ , or Hydrology ❑ significantly disturbed?
Are Vegetation ❑ , Soil ❑ , or Hydrology ❑ naturally problematic?
Datum: WGS84
NWI Classification: N/A
0 No (If no, explain in Remarks.)
Are "Normal Circumstances" present? E Yes ❑ No
(If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.)
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS - Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc.
Hydrophytic Vegetation Present?
Hydric Soil Present?
Wetland Hydrology Present?
Yes ❑ No 0
Yes ❑ No 0
Yes ❑ No 0
Is the Sampled Area
within a wetland?
Yes ❑ No 0
Remarks
Upland sample, compare to WB01 Wet DP
HYDROLOGY
Wetland Hydrology Indicators:
Primary Indicators (minimum of one is required; check all that apply):
Secondary Indicators (minimum of two required)
❑ Surface Soil Cracks (B6)
❑ Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (B8)
❑ Drainage Patterns (B10)
(C3) ❑ Moss Trim Lines (B16)
❑ Dry -Season Water Table (C2)
(C6) ❑ Crayfish Burrows (C8)
❑ Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9)
❑ Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1)
❑ Geomorphic Position (D2)
❑ ShallowAquitard (D3)
❑ Microtopographic Relief (D4)
❑ FAC-Neutral Test (D5)
❑ Surface Water (A1) ❑ True Aquatic Plants (B14)
❑ High Water Table (A2) ❑ Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (C1)
❑ Saturation (A3) ❑ Oxidized Rhizospheres on Living Roots
❑ Water Marks (B1) ❑ Presence of Reduced Iron (C4)
❑ Sediment Deposits (B2) ❑ Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils
❑ Drift Deposits (B3) ❑ Thin Much Surface (C7)
❑ Algal Mat or Crust (B4) ❑ Other (Explain in Remarks)
❑ Iron Deposits (B5)
❑ Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (B7)
❑ Water -Stained Leaves (B9)
❑ Aquatic Fauna (B13)
Field Observations:
Surface Water Present? ❑ Yes ❑ No Depth (inches):
Wetland Hydrology Present? ❑ Yes 0 No
Water Table Present? ❑Yes ❑ No Depth (inches):
Saturation Present? ❑Yes ❑ No Depth (inches):
(includes capillary fringe)
Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available:
Remarks:
No wetland hydrology indicators observed
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Eastern Mountains and Piedmont - Version 2.0

VEGETATION (Four Strata) - Use scientific names of plants. Sampling Point: WB-01 Up DP
Tree Stratum
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
(Plot size: 30ft radius)
50% of total cover:
Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size: 30ft radius)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
50% of total cover:
Herb Stratum (Plot size: 30ft radius)
1. Paspalum notatum
2. Other grasses
3. Setaria faberi
4. Lespedeza cuneata
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
Absolute Dominant Indicator
% Cover Species? Status
Dominance Test Worksheet:
Number of Dominant Species
Number of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC:
Total Number of Dominant
Species Across All Strata:
Percent of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC:
0 (A)
2 (B)
0% (A/B)
0 = Total Cover
0 20% of total cover:
Prevalence Index worksheet:
Total % Cover of: Multiply
OBL species 0 x 1 = 0
FACW species 0 x 2 = 0
FAC species 0 x 3 = 0
FACU species 45 x 4 = 180
UPL species 5 x 5 = 25
Column Totals: 50 (A) 205 (B)
Prevalence Index = B/A = 4.1
0 = Total Cover
0 20% of total cover:
Woody Vine Stratum
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
50% of total cover:
(Plot size: 30ft radius)
40 Y FACU
40
Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
❑ Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
❑ Dominance Test is > 50%
❑ Prevalence Index is <_ 3.01
❑ Morphological Adaptations) (Provide supporting
data in Remarks or on a separate sheet
❑ Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation (Explain)
1 Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must
be present, unless disturbed or problematic
5 UPL
FACU
90 = Total Cover
45 20% of total cover: 18
Definitions of Four Vegetation Strata:
Tree - Woody plants, excluding vines, 3 in. (7.6 cm) or
more in diameter at breast height (DBH), regardless of
height.
Sapling/Shrub - Woody plants, excluding vines, less
than 3 in. DBH and greater than 3.28 ft (1 m) tall.
Herb - All herbaceous (non -woody) plants, regardless of
size, and woody plants less than 3.28 ft tall.
Woody Vines - All woody vines greater than 3.28 ft in height.
0 = Total Cover
50% of total cover: 0 20% of total cover:
Hydrophytic
Vegetation Yes ❑ No 7
Present?
Remarks: (Include photo numbers here or on a separate sheet.)
ERDC/CRREL 2018 Regional Wetland Plant List (Eastern Mountains and Piedmont) used for indicator status. (reg_EMP_2018v1)
US Army Corps of Engineers Eastern Mountains and Piedmont - Version 2.0

SOIL
Sampling Point: WB-01 Up DP
Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators).
Matrix Redox Features
Color (moist) % Color (moist) % Type' Loc2 Texture
10YR 5/3 SCL
Depth
(inches)
0-4
4-12+ 10YR 5/4
SCL
'Type C = Concentration, D = depletion, RM = Red
uced Matrix, MS = Masked Sand Grains
Remarks
2Location: PL = Pore Lining, M = Matrix
Hydric Soil Indicators:
❑ Histosol (A1)
❑ Histic Epipedon (A2)
❑ Black Histic (A3)
❑ Hydrogen Sulfide (A4)
❑ Stratified Layers (A5)
❑ 2 cm Muck (A10) (LRR N)
❑ Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11)
❑ Thick Dark Surface (Al2)
❑ Sandy Mucky Material (S1)
(LRR N, MLRA 147, 148)
❑ Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4)
❑ Sandy Redox (S4)
❑ Stripped Matrix (S5)
• Dark Surface (S7)
▪ Polyvalue Below Surface (S8) (MLRA 147, 148)
❑ Thin Dark Surface (S9) (MLRA 147, 148)
D Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2)
❑ Depleted Matrix (F3)
❑ Redox Dark Surface (F6)
D Depleted Dark Surface (F7)
❑ Redox Depressions (F8)
❑ Iron -Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR N, MLRA 136)
▪ Umbric Surface (F13) (MLRA 136, 122)
❑ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 148)
❑ Red Parent Material (F21) (MLRA 127, 147)
Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils3:
❑ 2 cm Muck (A10) (MLRA 147)
❑ Coatal Prairie Redox (A16)
(MLRA 147, 148)
❑ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19)
(MLRA 136, 147)
❑ Very Shallow Dark Surface (TF12)
❑ Other (Explain in Remarks)
3lndicators of hydrophytic vegetation and
wetland hydrology must be present,
unless disturbed or problematic.
Restrictive Layer (if observed):
Type:
Depth (inches):
Hydric Soil Present? Yes ❑
No
Remarks:
No hydric indicators observed.
US Army Corps of Engineers
Eastern Mountains and Piedmont - Version 2.0

USACE AID #
NC WAM FIELD ASSESSMENT RESULTS
Accompanies User Manual Version 5.0
NCDWR#
Project Name
Applicant/Owner Name
Wetland Type
Level III Ecoregion
River Basin
County
❑ Yes ® No
Mayo -Roxboro 500kV Line
Duke Energy
Non -Tidal Freshwater Marsh
Piedmont
Roanoke
Person
Precipitation within 48 hrs?
Date of Evaluation
Wetland Site Name
Assessor Name/Organization
Nearest Named Water Body
USGS 8-Digit Catalogue Unit
NCDWR Region
Latitude/Longitude (deci-degrees)
8/17/2021
WB-01
J. Bourdeau / Wood
Bowes Branch
03010104
Raleigh
36.5249, -78.9321
Evidence of stressors affecting the assessment area (may not be within the assessment area)
Please circle and/or make note on the last page if evidence of stressors is apparent. Consider departure from reference, if appropriate, in
recent past (for instance, within 10 years). Noteworthy stressors include, but are not limited to the following.
• Hydrological modifications (examples: ditches, dams, beaver dams, dikes, berms, ponds, etc.)
• Surface and sub -surface discharges into the wetland (examples: discharges containing obvious pollutants, presence of nearby septic
tanks, underground storage tanks (USTs), hog lagoons, etc.)
• Signs of vegetation stress (examples: vegetation mortality, insect damage, disease, storm damage, salt intrusion, etc.)
• Habitat/plant community alteration (examples: mowing, clear -cutting, exotics, etc.)
Is the assessment area intensively managed? ® Yes ❑ No
Regulatory Considerations - Were regulatory considerations evaluated? ®Yes No If Yes, check all that apply to the assessment area.
❑ Anadromous fish
• Federally protected species or State endangered or threatened species
• NCDWR riparian buffer rule in effect
❑ Abuts a Primary Nursery Area (PNA)
❑ Publicly owned property
❑ N.C. Division of Coastal Management Area of Environmental Concern (AEC) (including buffer)
❑ Abuts a stream with a NCDWQ classification of SA or supplemental classifications of HOW, ORW, or Trout
❑ Designated NCNHP reference community
❑ Abuts a 303(d)-listed stream or a tributary to a 303(d)-listed stream
What type of natural stream is associated with the wetland, if any? (check all that apply)
• Blackwater
❑ Brownwater
❑ Tidal (if tidal, check one of the following boxes) ❑ Lunar ❑ Wind ❑ Both
Is the assessment area on a coastal island? ❑ Yes ® No
Is the assessment area's surface water storage capacity or duration substantially altered by beaver? ❑ Yes ® No
Does the assessment area experience overbank flooding during normal rainfall conditions? ❑ Yes ® No
1. Ground Surface Condition/Vegetation Condition — assessment area condition metric
Check a box in each column. Consider alteration to the ground surface (GS) in the assessment area and vegetation structure (VS) in the
assessment area. Compare to reference wetland if applicable (see User Manual). If a reference is not applicable, then rate the assessment
area based on evidence an effect.
GS VS
®A ❑A Not severely altered
❑ B ®B Severely altered over a majority of the assessment area (ground surface alteration examples: vehicle tracks, excessive
sedimentation, fire -plow lanes, skidder tracks, bedding, fill, soil compaction, obvious pollutants) (vegetation structure
alteration examples: mechanical disturbance, herbicides, salt intrusion [where appropriate], exotic species, grazing, less
diversity [if appropriate], hydrologic alteration)
2. Surface and Sub -Surface Storage Capacity and Duration — assessment area condition metric
Check a box in each column. Consider surface storage capacity and duration (Surf) and sub -surface storage capacity and duration (Sub).
Consider both increase and decrease in hydrology. A ditch <_ 1 foot deep is considered to affect surface water only, while a ditch > 1 foot
deep is expected to affect both surface and sub -surface water. Consider tidal flooding regime, if applicable.
Surf Sub
❑ A ®A Water storage capacity and duration are not altered.
®B ❑B Water storage capacity or duration are altered, but not substantially (typically, not sufficient to change vegetation).
❑ C ❑C Water storage capacity or duration are substantially altered (typically, alteration sufficient to result in vegetation change)
(examples: draining, flooding, soil compaction, filling, excessive sedimentation, underground utility lines).
3. Water Storage/Surface Relief — assessment area/wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes)
Check a box in each column. Select the appropriate storage for the assessment area (AA) and the wetland type (WT).
AA WT
3a. ❑A ❑A Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water > 1 deep
❑ B ❑B Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water 6 inches to 1 foot deep
❑ C ❑C Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water 3 to 6 inches deep
❑ D ❑D Depressions able to pond water < 3 inches deep
3b. ❑A Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is greater than 2 feet
❑ B Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is between 1 and 2 feet
❑ C Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is less than 1 foot

4. Soil Texture/Structure — assessment area condition metric (skip for all marshes)
Check a box from each of the three soil property groups below. Dig soil profile in the dominant assessment area landscape feature.
Make soil observations within the top 12 inches. Use most recent National Technical Committee for Hydric Soils guidance for regional
indicators.
4a. ❑A Sandy soil
®B Loamy or clayey soils exhibiting redoximorphic features (concentrations, depletions, or rhizospheres)
❑ C Loamy or clayey soils not exhibiting redoximorphic features
❑ D Loamy or clayey gleyed soil
❑ E Histosol or histic epipedon
4b. ®A Soil ribbon < 1 inch
❑ B Soil ribbon >_ 1 inch
4c. ®A No peat or muck presence
❑ B A peat or muck presence
5. Discharge into Wetland — opportunity metric
Check a box in each column. Consider surface pollutants or discharges (Surf) and sub -surface pollutants or discharges (Sub). Examples
of sub -surface discharges include presence of nearby septic tank, underground storage tank (UST), etc.
Surf Sub
®A ®A Little or no evidence of pollutants or discharges entering the assessment area
❑ B ❑B Noticeable evidence of pollutants or discharges entering the wetland and stressing, but not overwhelming the
treatment capacity of the assessment area
❑ C ❑C Noticeable evidence of pollutants or discharges (pathogen, particulate, or soluble) entering the assessment area and
potentially overwhelming the treatment capacity of the wetland (water discoloration, dead vegetation, excessive
sedimentation, odor)
6. Land Use — opportunity metric (skip for non -riparian wetlands)
Check all that apply (at least one box in each column). Evaluation involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. Consider sources draining
to assessment area within entire upstream watershed (WS), within 5 miles and within the watershed draining to the assessment area (5M),
and within 2 miles and within the watershed draining to the assessment area (2M).
WS 5M 2M
®A ®A ®A > 10% impervious surfaces
❑ B ❑B ❑B Confined animal operations (or other local, concentrated source of pollutants
❑ C ❑C ❑C >_ 20% coverage of pasture
❑ D ❑D ❑D >_ 20% coverage of agricultural land (regularly plowed land)
❑ E ❑E ❑E >_ 20% coverage of maintained grass/herb
❑ F OF OF >_ 20% coverage of clear-cut land
❑ G ❑G ❑G Little or no opportunity to improve water quality. Lack of opportunity may result from little or no disturbance in
the watershed or hydrologic alterations that prevent drainage and/or overbank flow from affecting the
assessment area.
7. Wetland Acting as Vegetated Buffer — assessment area/wetland complex condition metric (skip for non -riparian wetlands)
7a. Is assessment area within 50 feet of a tributary or other open water?
❑ Yes No If Yes, continue to 7b. If No, skip to Metric 8.
Wetland buffer need only be present on one side of the water body. Make buffer judgment based on the average width of wetland.
Record a note if a portion of the buffer has been removed or disturbed.
7b. How much of the first 50 feet from the bank is wetland? (Wetland buffer need only be present on one side of the .water body. Make
buffer judgment based on the average width of wetland. Record a note if a portion of the buffer has been removed or disturbed.)
❑ A >_ 50 feet
❑ B From 30 to < 50 feet
❑ C From 15 to < 30 feet
❑ D From 5 to < 15 feet
❑ E < 5 feet or buffer bypassed by ditches
7c. Tributary width. If the tributary is anastomosed, combine widths of channels/braids for a total width.
❑ <_ 15-feet wide ❑> 15-feet wide ❑ Other open water (no tributary present)
7d. Do roots of assessment area vegetation extend into the bank of the tributary/open water?
▪ Yes No
7e. Is stream or other open water sheltered or exposed?
❑ Sheltered — adjacent open water with width < 2500 feet and no regular boat traffic.
❑ Exposed — adjacent open water with width >_ 2500 feet or regular boat traffic.
8. Wetland Width at the Assessment Area — wetland type/wetland complex condition metric (evaluate WT for all marshes and
Estuarine Woody Wetland only; evaluate WC for Bottomland Hardwood Forest, Headwater Forest, and Riverine Swamp Forest
only)
Check a box in each column for riverine wetlands only. Select the average width for the wetland type at the assessment area (WT) and
the wetland complex at the assessment area (WC). See User Manual for WT and WC boundaries.
WT WC
❑A ❑A >_ 100 feet
❑ B ❑B From 80 to < 100 feet
❑ C ❑C From 50 to < 80 feet
❑ D ❑D From 40 to < 50 feet
®E EE From30to<40feet
❑ F OF From 15 to < 30 feet
❑ G ❑G From 5 to < 15 feet
❑ H ❑H < 5 feet

9. Inundation Duration — assessment area condition metric (skip for non -riparian wetlands)
Answer for assessment area dominant landform.
®A Evidence of short -duration inundation (< 7 consecutive days)
❑ B Evidence of saturation, without evidence of inundation
❑ C Evidence of long -duration inundation or very long -duration inundation (7 to 30 consecutive days or more)
10. Indicators of Deposition — assessment area condition metric (skip for non -riparian wetlands and all marshes)
Consider recent deposition only (no plant growth since deposition).
®A Sediment deposition is not excessive, but at approximately natural levels.
❑ B Sediment deposition is excessive, but not overwhelming the wetland.
❑ C Sediment deposition is excessive and is overwhelming the wetland.
11. Wetland Size — wetland type/wetland complex condition metric
Check a box in each column. Involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. This metric evaluates three aspects of the wetland area: the
size of the wetland type (WT), the size of the wetland complex (WC), and the size of the forested wetland (FW) (if applicable, see User
Manual). See the User Manual for boundaries of these evaluation areas. If assessment area is clear-cut, select "K" for the FW column.
WT WC FW (if applicable)
❑A ❑A ❑A >_ 500 acres
❑ B ❑B ❑B From 100 to < 500 acres
❑ C ❑C ❑C From 50 to < 100 acres
❑ D ❑D ❑D From 25 to < 50 acres
❑ E ❑E ❑E From 10 to < 25 acres
❑ F OF OF From 5 to < 10 acres
❑ G ❑G ❑G From 1 to < 5 acres
❑ H ❑H ❑H From 0.5 to < 1 acre
❑ I ❑I ❑I From 0.1 to < 0.5 acre
®J ®J ❑J From 0.01 to < 0.1 acre
❑ K ❑K ®K < 0.01 acre or assessment area is clear-cut
12. Wetland Intactness — wetland type condition metric (evaluate for Pocosins only)
❑ A Pocosin is the full extent (>_ 90%) of its natural landscape size.
❑ B Pocosin type is < 90% of the full extent of its natural landscape size.
13. Connectivity to Other Natural Areas — landscape condition metric
13a. Check appropriate box(es) (a box may be checked in each column). Involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. This metric
evaluates whether the wetland is well connected (Well) and/or loosely connected (Loosely) to the landscape patch, the contiguous
naturally vegetated area and open water (if appropriate). Boundaries are formed by four -lane roads, regularly maintained utility line
corridors the width of a four -lane road or wider, urban landscapes, maintained fields (pasture and agriculture), or open water > 300
feet wide.
Well Loosely
❑A ❑A >_ 500 acres
❑ B ❑B From 100 to < 500 acres
❑ C ❑C From 50 to < 100 acres
❑ D ❑D From 10 to < 50 acres
❑ E ❑E < 10 acres
®F ®F Wetland type has a poor or no connection to other natural habitats
13b. Evaluate for marshes only.
▪ Yes No Wetland type has a surface hydrology connection to open waters/stream or tidal wetlands.
14. Edge Effect — wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes and Estuarine Woody Wetland)
May involve a GIS effort with field adjustment. Estimate distance from wetland type boundary to artificial edges. Artificial edges include
non -forested areas >_ 40 feet wide such as fields, development, roads, regularly maintained utility line corridors, and clear -cuts. Consider
the eight main points of the compass. Artificial edge occurs within 150 feet in how many directions? If the assessment area is clear cut,
select option "C."
❑ A 0
▪ B 1 to 4
C 5to8
15. Vegetative Composition — assessment area condition metric (skip for all marshes and Pine Flat)
❑ A Vegetation is close to reference condition in species present and their proportions. Lower strata composed of appropriate
species, with exotic plants absent or sparse within the assessment area.
B Vegetation is different from reference condition in species diversity or proportions, but still largely composed of native species
characteristic of the wetland type. This may include communities of weedy native species that develop after clearcutting or clearing.
It also includes communities with exotics present, but not dominant, over a large portion of the expected strata.
❑ C Vegetation severely altered from reference in composition, or expected species are unnaturally absent (planted stands of non -
characteristic species or at least one stratum inappropriately composed of a single species), or exotic species are dominant in at
least one stratum.
16. Vegetative Diversity — assessment area condition metric (evaluate for Non -tidal Freshwater Marsh only)
❑ A Vegetation diversity is high and is composed primarily of native species (< 10% cover of exotics).
®B Vegetation diversity is low or has > 10% to 50% cover of exotics.
❑ C Vegetation is dominated by exotic species (> 50 % cover of exotics).

17. Vegetative Structure — assessment area/wetland type condition metric
17a. Is vegetation present?
®Yes No If Yes, continue to 17b. If No, skip to Metric 18.
17b. Evaluate percent coverage of assessment area vegetation for all marshes only. Skip to 17c for non -marsh wetlands.
®A >_ 25% coverage of vegetation
❑ B < 25% coverage of vegetation
17c. Check a box in each column for each stratum. Evaluate this portion of the metric for non -marsh wetlands. Consider
structure in airspace above the assessment area (AA) and the wetland type (WT) separately.
AA WT
T
o ❑A ❑A Canopy closed, or nearly closed, with natural gaps associated with natural processes
m ❑B ❑B Canopy present, but opened more than natural gaps
U ®C ®C Canopy sparse or absent
L.
o ❑A ❑A Dense mid-story/sapling layer
c9 ❑B ❑B Moderate density mid-story/sapling layer
®C ®C Mid-story/sapling layer sparse or absent
= ❑A ❑A Dense shrub layer
2E ❑B ❑B Moderate density shrub layer
®C ®C Shrub layer sparse or absent
e ®A ®A Dense herb layer
_ ❑B ❑B Moderate density herb layer
❑ C ❑C Herb layer sparse or absent
18. Snags — wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes)
®A Large snags (more than one) are visible (> 12 inches DBH, or large relative to species present and landscape stability).
❑ B NotA
19. Diameter Class Distribution — wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes)
❑ A Majority of canopy trees have stems > 6 inches in diameter at breast height (DBH); many large trees (> 12 inches DBH) are
present.
❑ B Majority of canopy trees have stems between 6 and 12 inches DBH, few are > 12 inch DBH.
®C Majority of canopy trees are < 6 inches DBH or no trees.
20. Large Woody Debris — wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes)
Include both natural debris and man -placed natural debris.
❑ A Large logs (more than one) are visible (> 12 inches in diameter, or large relative to species present and landscape stability).
®B NotA
21. Vegetation/Open Water Dispersion — wetland type/open water condition metric (evaluate for Non -Tidal Freshwater Marsh only)
Select the figure that best describes the amount of interspersion between vegetation and open water in the growing season. Patterned
areas indicate vegetated areas, while solid white areas indicate open water.
❑A ❑B ❑C
.�,� -�\ r ,.r WaJ` "tea v
\C , L .J \tea ?) \ �--J ) \ - A \
22. Hydrologic Connectivity — assessment area condition metric (evaluate for riparian wetlands and Salt/Brackish Marsh only)
®D
Examples of activities that may severely alter hydrologic connectivity include intensive ditching, fill, sedimentation, channelization, diversion,
man-made berms, beaver dams, and stream incision. Documentation required if evaluated as B, C, or D.
®A Overbank and overland flow are not severely altered in the assessment area.
❑ B Overbank flow is severely altered in the assessment area.
❑ C Overland flow is severely altered in the assessment area.
❑ D Both overbank and overland flow are severely altered in the assessment area.
Notes

NC WAM Wetland Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 5.0
Wetland Site Name WB-01 Date of Assessment 8/17/2021
Wetland Type Non -Tidal Freshwater Marsh Assessor Name/Organization J. Bourdeau / Wood
Notes on Field Assessment Form (Y/N)
Presence of regulatory considerations (Y/N)
Wetland is intensively managed (Y/N)
Assessment area is located within 50 feet of a natural tributary or other open water (Y/N)
Assessment area is substantially altered by beaver (Y/N)
Assessment area experiences overbank flooding during normal rainfall conditions (Y/N)
Assessment area is on a coastal island (Y/N)
Sub -function Rating Summary
Function Sub -function
Hydrology
Water Quality
Habitat
Function Rating Summary
Function
Hydrology
Water Quality
Habitat
Surface Storage and Retention
Sub -surface Storage and
Retention
Pathogen Change
Particulate Change
Soluble Change
Physical Change
Pollution Change
Physical Structure
Landscape Patch Structure
Vegetation Composition
Metrics
Condition
Condition
Condition
Condition/Opportunity
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
Condition
Condition/Opportunity
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
Condition
Condition/Opportunity
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
Condition
Condition/Opportunity
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
Condition
Condition/Opportunity
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
Condition
Condition
Condition
Metrics
Condition
Condition
Condition/Opportunity
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
Condition
NO
YES
YES
NO
NO
NO
NO
Rating
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
LOW
LOW
MEDIUM
Rating
HIGH
HIGH
HIGH
YES
LOW
Overall Wetland Rating HIGH

WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM - Eastern Mountains and Piedmont
Project/Site: Mayo -Roxboro 500kV City/Co.: Person County Sampling Date: 8/18/2021
Applicant/Owner: Duke Energy
Investigator(s): JAB
Landform: (hillslope, terrace, etc.) Swale
State: NC Sampling Point: WB-02 Wet DP
Section, Township, Range: N/A
Subregion(LRR/MLRA P/136 Lat: 36.5043
Soil Map Unit Name: SmF Siloam loam, 15 to 45 percent slopes
Local Relief : Slight slope Slope (%): <2
Long: -78.9918
Datum: WGS84
NWI Classification: N/A
Are climatic/hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? ❑ Yes 0 No (If no, explain in Remarks.)
Are Vegetation ❑ , Soil ❑ , or Hydrology ❑ significantly disturbed? Are "Normal Circumstances" present? 0 Yes ❑ No
Are Vegetation ❑ , Soil ❑ , or Hydrology ❑ naturally problematic? (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.)
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS - Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc.
Hydrophytic Vegetation Present?
Hydric Soil Present?
Wetland Hydrology Present?
Yes 0 No ❑
Yes 0 No ❑
Yes 0 No ❑
Is the Sampled Area
within a wetland?
Yes 0 No ❑
Remarks
HYDROLOGY
Wetland Hydrology Indicators:
Primary Indicators (minimum of one is required; check all that apply):
Secondary Indicators (minimum of two required)
❑ Surface Soil Cracks (B6)
❑ Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (B8)
❑ Drainage Patterns (B10)
(C3) ❑ Moss Trim Lines (B16)
❑ Dry -Season Water Table (C2)
(C6) ❑ Crayfish Burrows (C8)
❑ Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9)
❑ Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1)
❑ Geomorphic Position (D2)
❑ ShallowAquitard (D3)
❑ Microtopographic Relief (D4)
❑ FAC-Neutral Test (D5)
❑ Surface Water (A1) ❑ True Aquatic Plants (B14)
0 High Water Table (A2) ❑ Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (C1)
0 Saturation (A3) ❑ Oxidized Rhizospheres on Living Roots
❑ Water Marks (B1) ❑ Presence of Reduced Iron (C4)
❑ Sediment Deposits (B2) ❑ Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils
❑ Drift Deposits (B3) ❑ Thin Much Surface (C7)
❑ Algal Mat or Crust (B4) ❑ Other (Explain in Remarks)
❑ Iron Deposits (B5)
❑ Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (B7)
❑ Water -Stained Leaves (B9)
❑ Aquatic Fauna (B13)
Field Observations:
Surface Water Present? ❑ Yes 0 No Depth (inches):
Wetland Hydrology Present? L Yes ❑ No
Water Table Present? DYes ❑ No Depth (inches): 3
Saturation Present? DYes ❑ No Depth (inches): 0
(includes capillary fringe)
Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available:
Remarks:
US Army Corps of Engineers
Eastern Mountains and Piedmont - Version 2.0

VEGETATION (Four Strata) - Use scientific names of plants. Sampling Point: WB-02 Wet DP
Tree Stratum
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
(Plot size: 30ft radius)
50% of total cover:
Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size: 30ft radius)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
50% of total cover:
Herb Stratum (Plot size: 30ft radius)
1. Persicaria sagittata
2. Juncus effusus
3. Scirpus georgianus
4. Persicaria longiseta
5. Cyperus odoratus
6. Carex lurida
7. Mimulus ringens
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
Absolute Dominant Indicator
% Cover Species? Status
Dominance Test Worksheet:
Number of Dominant Species
Number of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC:
Total Number of Dominant
Species Across All Strata:
Percent of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC:
4 (A)
4 (B)
100% (A/B)
0 = Total Cover
0 20% of total cover:
Prevalence Index worksheet:
Total % Cover of: Multiply
OBL species 94 x 1 = 94
FACW species 65 x 2 = 130
FAC species 10 x 3 = 30
FACU species 0 x 4 = 0
UPL species 0 x 5 = 0
Column Totals: 169 (A) 254 (B)
Prevalence Index = B/A = 1.5
0 = Total Cover
0 20% of total cover:
50% of total cover:
Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size: 30ft radius)
1. Mikania scandens
2. Rubus argutus
3.
4.
5.
6.
60
OBL
30 Y FACW
Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
❑ Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
Q Dominance Test is > 50%
E Prevalence Index is <_ 3.01
E Morphological Adaptations) (Provide supporting
data in Remarks or on a separate sheet
❑ Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation (Explain)
1 Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must
be present, unless disturbed or problematic
30
OBL
10
FAC
5
FACW
2
OBL
OBL
139 = Total Cover
69.5 20% of total cover: 27.8
30
FACW
5
FACU
Definitions of Four Vegetation Strata:
Tree - Woody plants, excluding vines, 3 in. (7.6 cm) or
more in diameter at breast height (DBH), regardless of
height.
Sapling/Shrub - Woody plants, excluding vines, less
than 3 in. DBH and greater than 3.28 ft (1 m) tall.
Herb - All herbaceous (non -woody) plants, regardless of
size, and woody plants less than 3.28 ft tall.
Woody Vines - All woody vines greater than 3.28 ft in height.
35 = Total Cover
50% of total cover: 17.5 20% of total cover:
Hydrophytic
Vegetation Yes 0 No ❑
Present?
Remarks: (Include photo numbers here or on a separate sheet.)
ERDC/CRREL 2018 Regional Wetland Plant List (Eastern Mountains and Piedmont) used for indicator status. (reg_EMP_2018v1)
US Army Corps of Engineers Eastern Mountains and Piedmont - Version 2.0

SOIL
Sampling Point: WB-02 Wet DP
Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators).
Matrix Redox Features
Color (moist) % Color (moist) % Type' Loc2 Texture
10YR 4/1 70 7.5YR 5/6 30 C PL SCL
Depth
(inches)
0-10+
'Type C = Concentration, D = depletion, RM
= Reduced Matrix, MS = Masked Sand Grains
Remarks
2Location: PL = Pore Lining, M = Matrix
Hydric Soil Indicators:
❑ Histosol (A1)
❑ Histic Epipedon (A2)
❑ Black Histic (A3)
❑ Hydrogen Sulfide (A4)
❑ Stratified Layers (A5)
❑ 2 cm Muck (A10) (LRR N)
❑ Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11)
❑ Thick Dark Surface (Al2)
❑ Sandy Mucky Material (S1)
(LRR N, MLRA 147, 148)
❑ Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4)
❑ Sandy Redox (S4)
❑ Stripped Matrix (S5)
❑❑❑❑❑❑❑0❑❑❑❑
Dark Surface (S7)
Polyvalue Below Surface (S8) (MLRA 147, 148)
Thin Dark Surface (S9) (MLRA 147, 148)
Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2)
Depleted Matrix (F3)
Redox Dark Surface (F6)
Depleted Dark Surface (F7)
Redox Depressions (F8)
Iron -Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR N, MLRA 136)
Umbric Surface (F13) (MLRA 136, 122)
Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 148)
Red Parent Material (F21) (MLRA 127, 147)
Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils3:
❑ 2 cm Muck (A10) (MLRA 147)
❑ Coatal Prairie Redox (A16)
(MLRA 147, 148)
❑ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19)
(MLRA 136, 147)
❑ Very Shallow Dark Surface (TF12)
❑ Other (Explain in Remarks)
3lndicators of hydrophytic vegetation and
wetland hydrology must be present,
unless disturbed or problematic.
Restrictive Layer (if observed):
Type:
Depth (inches):
Hydric Soil Present? Yes C No L
Remarks:
US Army Corps of Engineers
Eastern Mountains and Piedmont - Version 2.0

WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM - Eastern Mountains and Piedmont
Project/Site: Mayo -Roxboro 500kV City/Co.: Person County Sampling Date: 8/18/2021
Applicant/Owner: Duke Energy
Investigator(s): JAB
Landform: (hillslope, terrace, etc.) Swale
State: NC Sampling Point: WB-02 Up DP
Section, Township, Range: N/A
Subregion(LRR/MLRA P/136 Lat: 36.5043
Soil Map Unit Name: SmF Siloam loam, 15 to 45 percent slopes
Local Relief : Slight slope Slope (%): <2
Long: -78.9919
Datum: WGS84
NWI Classification: N/A
Are climatic/hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? ❑ Yes 0 No (If no, explain in Remarks.)
Are Vegetation ❑ , Soil ❑ , or Hydrology ❑ significantly disturbed? Are "Normal Circumstances" present? E Yes ❑ No
Are Vegetation ❑ , Soil ❑ , or Hydrology E naturally problematic? (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.)
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS - Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc.
Hydrophytic Vegetation Present?
Hydric Soil Present?
Wetland Hydrology Present?
Yes ❑ No 0
Yes ❑ No 0
Yes ❑ No 0
Is the Sampled Area
within a wetland?
Yes ❑ No 0
Remarks
Upland sample, compare to WBO2 Wet DP
HYDROLOGY
Wetland Hydrology Indicators:
Primary Indicators (minimum of one is required; check all that apply):
Secondary Indicators (minimum of two required)
❑ Surface Soil Cracks (B6)
❑ Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (B8)
❑ Drainage Patterns (B10)
(C3) ❑ Moss Trim Lines (B16)
❑ Dry -Season Water Table (C2)
(C6) ❑ Crayfish Burrows (C8)
❑ Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9)
❑ Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1)
❑ Geomorphic Position (D2)
❑ ShallowAquitard (D3)
❑ Microtopographic Relief (D4)
❑ FAC-Neutral Test (D5)
❑ Surface Water (A1) ❑ True Aquatic Plants (B14)
❑ High Water Table (A2) 0 Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (C1)
❑ Saturation (A3) ❑ Oxidized Rhizospheres on Living Roots
❑ Water Marks (B1) ❑ Presence of Reduced Iron (C4)
❑ Sediment Deposits (B2) ❑ Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils
❑ Drift Deposits (B3) ❑ Thin Much Surface (C7)
❑ Algal Mat or Crust (B4) ❑ Other (Explain in Remarks)
❑ Iron Deposits (B5)
❑ Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (B7)
❑ Water -Stained Leaves (B9)
E Aquatic Fauna (B13)
Field Observations:
Surface Water Present? ❑ Yes 2 No Depth (inches):
Wetland Hydrology Present? ❑ Yes 0 No
Water Table Present? ❑Yes 2 No Depth (inches):
Saturation Present? ❑Yes 0 No Depth (inches):
(includes capillary fringe)
Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available:
Remarks:
No wetland hydrology indicators observed
US Army Corps of Engineers
Eastern Mountains and Piedmont - Version 2.0

VEGETATION (Four Strata) - Use scientific names of plants. Sampling Point: WB-02 Up DP
Tree Stratum
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
(Plot size: 30ft radius)
50% of total cover:
Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size: 30ft radius)
1. Ulmus elate
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
50% of total cover:
Herb Stratum (Plot size: 30ft radius)
1. Andropogon virginicus
2. Chamaecrista nictitans
3. Lespedeza cuneata
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
Absolute Dominant Indicator
% Cover Species? Status
Dominance Test Worksheet:
Number of Dominant Species
Number of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC:
Total Number of Dominant
Species Across All Strata:
Percent of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC:
1 (A)
5 (B)
20% (A/B)
0 = Total Cover
0 20% of total cover:
FACU
Prevalence Index worksheet:
Total % Cover of: Multiply
OBL species 0 x 1 = 0
FACW species 0 x 2 = 0
FAC species 5 x 3 = 15
FACU species 72 x 4 = 288
UPL species 0 x 5 = 0
Column Totals: 77 (A) 303 (B)
Prevalence Index = B/A = 3.9
2 = Total Cover
1 20% of total cover: 0.4
40 Y FACU
25 Y FACU
Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
❑ Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
❑ Dominance Test is > 50%
❑ Prevalence Index is <_ 3.01
❑ Morphological Adaptations) (Provide supporting
data in Remarks or on a separate sheet
❑ Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation (Explain)
1 Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must
be present, unless disturbed or problematic
5 FACU
70 = Total Cover
50% of total cover: 35 20% of total cover: 14
Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size: 30ft radius)
1. Campsis radicans 5 Y FAC
2. Rubus argutus 5 Y FACU
3.
4.
5.
6.
Definitions of Four Vegetation Strata:
Tree - Woody plants, excluding vines, 3 in. (7.6 cm) or
more in diameter at breast height (DBH), regardless of
height.
Sapling/Shrub - Woody plants, excluding vines, less
than 3 in. DBH and greater than 3.28 ft (1 m) tall.
Herb - All herbaceous (non -woody) plants, regardless of
size, and woody plants less than 3.28 ft tall.
Woody Vines - All woody vines greater than 3.28 ft in height.
10 = Total Cover
50% of total cover: 5 20% of total cover:
Hydrophytic
Vegetation Yes ❑ No 7
Present?
Remarks: (Include photo numbers here or on a separate sheet.)
ERDC/CRREL 2018 Regional Wetland Plant List (Eastern Mountains and Piedmont) used for indicator status. (reg_EMP_2018v1)
US Army Corps of Engineers Eastern Mountains and Piedmont - Version 2.0

SOIL
Sampling Point: WB-02 Up DP
Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators).
Matrix Redox Features
Color (moist) % Color (moist) % Type' Loc2 Texture
7.5YR 4/3 SCL
Depth
(inches)
0-5
5-12+ 7.5YR 4/4
SCL
'Type C = Concentration, D = depletion, RM = Red
uced Matrix, MS = Masked Sand Grains
Remarks
2Location: PL = Pore Lining, M = Matrix
Hydric Soil Indicators:
❑ Histosol (A1)
❑ Histic Epipedon (A2)
❑ Black Histic (A3)
❑ Hydrogen Sulfide (A4)
❑ Stratified Layers (A5)
❑ 2 cm Muck (A10) (LRR N)
❑ Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11)
❑ Thick Dark Surface (Al2)
❑ Sandy Mucky Material (S1)
(LRR N, MLRA 147, 148)
❑ Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4)
❑ Sandy Redox (S4)
❑ Stripped Matrix (S5)
• Dark Surface (S7)
▪ Polyvalue Below Surface (S8) (MLRA 147, 148)
❑ Thin Dark Surface (S9) (MLRA 147, 148)
D Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2)
❑ Depleted Matrix (F3)
❑ Redox Dark Surface (F6)
D Depleted Dark Surface (F7)
❑ Redox Depressions (F8)
❑ Iron -Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR N, MLRA 136)
▪ Umbric Surface (F13) (MLRA 136, 122)
❑ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 148)
❑ Red Parent Material (F21) (MLRA 127, 147)
Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils3:
❑ 2 cm Muck (A10) (MLRA 147)
❑ Coatal Prairie Redox (A16)
(MLRA 147, 148)
❑ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19)
(MLRA 136, 147)
❑ Very Shallow Dark Surface (TF12)
❑ Other (Explain in Remarks)
3lndicators of hydrophytic vegetation and
wetland hydrology must be present,
unless disturbed or problematic.
Restrictive Layer (if observed):
Type:
Depth (inches):
Hydric Soil Present? Yes ❑
No
Remarks:
No hydric indicators observed.
US Army Corps of Engineers
Eastern Mountains and Piedmont - Version 2.0

USACE AID #
NC WAM FIELD ASSESSMENT RESULTS
Accompanies User Manual Version 5.0
NCDWR#
Project Name
Applicant/Owner Name
Wetland Type
Level III Ecoregion
River Basin
County
❑ Yes ® No
Mayo -Roxboro 500kV Line
Duke Energy
Headwater Forest
Piedmont
Roanoke
Person
Precipitation within 48 hrs?
Date of Evaluation
Wetland Site Name
Assessor Name/Organization
Nearest Named Water Body
USGS 8-Digit Catalogue Unit
NCDWR Region
Latitude/Longitude (deci-degrees)
8/18/2021
WB-02
J. Bourdeau / Wood
Storys Creek
03010104
Raleigh
36.5042, -78.9918
Evidence of stressors affecting the assessment area (may not be within the assessment area)
Please circle and/or make note on the last page if evidence of stressors is apparent. Consider departure from reference, if appropriate, in
recent past (for instance, within 10 years). Noteworthy stressors include, but are not limited to the following.
• Hydrological modifications (examples: ditches, dams, beaver dams, dikes, berms, ponds, etc.)
• Surface and sub -surface discharges into the wetland (examples: discharges containing obvious pollutants, presence of nearby septic
tanks, underground storage tanks (USTs), hog lagoons, etc.)
• Signs of vegetation stress (examples: vegetation mortality, insect damage, disease, storm damage, salt intrusion, etc.)
• Habitat/plant community alteration (examples: mowing, clear -cutting, exotics, etc.)
Is the assessment area intensively managed? ® Yes ❑ No
Regulatory Considerations - Were regulatory considerations evaluated? ®Yes No If Yes, check all that apply to the assessment area.
❑ Anadromous fish
• Federally protected species or State endangered or threatened species
• NCDWR riparian buffer rule in effect
❑ Abuts a Primary Nursery Area (PNA)
❑ Publicly owned property
❑ N.C. Division of Coastal Management Area of Environmental Concern (AEC) (including buffer)
❑ Abuts a stream with a NCDWQ classification of SA or supplemental classifications of HOW, ORW, or Trout
❑ Designated NCNHP reference community
❑ Abuts a 303(d)-listed stream or a tributary to a 303(d)-listed stream
What type of natural stream is associated with the wetland, if any? (check all that apply)
• Blackwater
❑ Brownwater
❑ Tidal (if tidal, check one of the following boxes) ❑ Lunar ❑ Wind ❑ Both
Is the assessment area on a coastal island? ❑ Yes ® No
Is the assessment area's surface water storage capacity or duration substantially altered by beaver? ❑ Yes ® No
Does the assessment area experience overbank flooding during normal rainfall conditions? ❑ Yes ® No
1. Ground Surface Condition/Vegetation Condition — assessment area condition metric
Check a box in each column. Consider alteration to the ground surface (GS) in the assessment area and vegetation structure (VS) in the
assessment area. Compare to reference wetland if applicable (see User Manual). If a reference is not applicable, then rate the assessment
area based on evidence an effect.
GS VS
®A ❑A Not severely altered
❑ B ®B Severely altered over a majority of the assessment area (ground surface alteration examples: vehicle tracks, excessive
sedimentation, fire -plow lanes, skidder tracks, bedding, fill, soil compaction, obvious pollutants) (vegetation structure
alteration examples: mechanical disturbance, herbicides, salt intrusion [where appropriate], exotic species, grazing, less
diversity [if appropriate], hydrologic alteration)
2. Surface and Sub -Surface Storage Capacity and Duration — assessment area condition metric
Check a box in each column. Consider surface storage capacity and duration (Surf) and sub -surface storage capacity and duration (Sub).
Consider both increase and decrease in hydrology. A ditch <_ 1 foot deep is considered to affect surface water only, while a ditch > 1 foot
deep is expected to affect both surface and sub -surface water. Consider tidal flooding regime, if applicable.
Surf Sub
❑ A ®A Water storage capacity and duration are not altered.
®B ❑B Water storage capacity or duration are altered, but not substantially (typically, not sufficient to change vegetation).
❑ C ❑C Water storage capacity or duration are substantially altered (typically, alteration sufficient to result in vegetation change)
(examples: draining, flooding, soil compaction, filling, excessive sedimentation, underground utility lines).
3. Water Storage/Surface Relief — assessment area/wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes)
Check a box in each column. Select the appropriate storage for the assessment area (AA) and the wetland type (WT).
AA WT
3a. ❑A ❑A Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water > 1 deep
❑ B ❑B Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water 6 inches to 1 foot deep
❑ C ❑C Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water 3 to 6 inches deep
❑ D ❑D Depressions able to pond water < 3 inches deep
3b. ❑A Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is greater than 2 feet
❑ B Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is between 1 and 2 feet
❑ C Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is less than 1 foot

4. Soil Texture/Structure — assessment area condition metric (skip for all marshes)
Check a box from each of the three soil property groups below. Dig soil profile in the dominant assessment area landscape feature.
Make soil observations within the top 12 inches. Use most recent National Technical Committee for Hydric Soils guidance for regional
indicators.
4a. ❑A Sandy soil
®B Loamy or clayey soils exhibiting redoximorphic features (concentrations, depletions, or rhizospheres)
❑ C Loamy or clayey soils not exhibiting redoximorphic features
❑ D Loamy or clayey gleyed soil
❑ E Histosol or histic epipedon
4b. ®A Soil ribbon < 1 inch
❑ B Soil ribbon >_ 1 inch
4c. ®A No peat or muck presence
❑ B A peat or muck presence
5. Discharge into Wetland — opportunity metric
Check a box in each column. Consider surface pollutants or discharges (Surf) and sub -surface pollutants or discharges (Sub). Examples
of sub -surface discharges include presence of nearby septic tank, underground storage tank (UST), etc.
Surf Sub
®A ®A Little or no evidence of pollutants or discharges entering the assessment area
❑ B ❑B Noticeable evidence of pollutants or discharges entering the wetland and stressing, but not overwhelming the
treatment capacity of the assessment area
❑ C ❑C Noticeable evidence of pollutants or discharges (pathogen, particulate, or soluble) entering the assessment area and
potentially overwhelming the treatment capacity of the wetland (water discoloration, dead vegetation, excessive
sedimentation, odor)
6. Land Use — opportunity metric (skip for non -riparian wetlands)
Check all that apply (at least one box in each column). Evaluation involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. Consider sources draining
to assessment area within entire upstream watershed (WS), within 5 miles and within the watershed draining to the assessment area (5M),
and within 2 miles and within the watershed draining to the assessment area (2M).
WS 5M 2M
®A ®A ®A > 10% impervious surfaces
❑ B ❑B ❑B Confined animal operations (or other local, concentrated source of pollutants
❑ C ❑C ❑C >_ 20% coverage of pasture
❑ D ❑D ❑D >_ 20% coverage of agricultural land (regularly plowed land)
❑ E ❑E ❑E >_ 20% coverage of maintained grass/herb
❑ F OF OF >_ 20% coverage of clear-cut land
❑ G ❑G ❑G Little or no opportunity to improve water quality. Lack of opportunity may result from little or no disturbance in
the watershed or hydrologic alterations that prevent drainage and/or overbank flow from affecting the
assessment area.
7. Wetland Acting as Vegetated Buffer — assessment area/wetland complex condition metric (skip for non -riparian wetlands)
7a. Is assessment area within 50 feet of a tributary or other open water?
®Yes No If Yes, continue to 7b. If No, skip to Metric 8.
Wetland buffer need only be present on one side of the water body. Make buffer judgment based on the average width of wetland.
Record a note if a portion of the buffer has been removed or disturbed.
7b. How much of the first 50 feet from the bank is wetland? (Wetland buffer need only be present on one side of the .water body. Make
buffer judgment based on the average width of wetland. Record a note if a portion of the buffer has been removed or disturbed.)
❑ A >_ 50 feet
❑ B From 30 to < 50 feet
❑ C From 15 to < 30 feet
❑ D From 5 to < 15 feet
®E < 5 feet or buffer bypassed by ditches
7c. Tributary width. If the tributary is anastomosed, combine widths of channels/braids for a total width.
®<_ 15-feet wide ❑> 15-feet wide ❑ Other open water (no tributary present)
7d. Do roots of assessment area vegetation extend into the bank of the tributary/open water?
▪ Yes No
7e. Is stream or other open water sheltered or exposed?
®Sheltered — adjacent open water with width < 2500 feet and no regular boat traffic.
❑ Exposed — adjacent open water with width >_ 2500 feet or regular boat traffic.
8. Wetland Width at the Assessment Area — wetland type/wetland complex condition metric (evaluate WT for all marshes and
Estuarine Woody Wetland only; evaluate WC for Bottomland Hardwood Forest, Headwater Forest, and Riverine Swamp Forest
only)
Check a box in each column for riverine wetlands only. Select the average width for the wetland type at the assessment area (WT) and
the wetland complex at the assessment area (WC). See User Manual for WT and WC boundaries.
WT WC
❑A ❑A >_ 100 feet
❑ B ❑B From 80 to < 100 feet
❑ C ❑C From 50 to < 80 feet
®D ®D From 40 to < 50 feet
❑ E ❑E From 30 to < 40 feet
❑ F OF From 15 to < 30 feet
❑ G ❑G From 5 to < 15 feet
❑ H ❑H < 5 feet

9. Inundation Duration — assessment area condition metric (skip for non -riparian wetlands)
Answer for assessment area dominant landform.
®A Evidence of short -duration inundation (< 7 consecutive days)
❑ B Evidence of saturation, without evidence of inundation
❑ C Evidence of long -duration inundation or very long -duration inundation (7 to 30 consecutive days or more)
10. Indicators of Deposition — assessment area condition metric (skip for non -riparian wetlands and all marshes)
Consider recent deposition only (no plant growth since deposition).
®A Sediment deposition is not excessive, but at approximately natural levels.
❑ B Sediment deposition is excessive, but not overwhelming the wetland.
❑ C Sediment deposition is excessive and is overwhelming the wetland.
11. Wetland Size — wetland type/wetland complex condition metric
Check a box in each column. Involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. This metric evaluates three aspects of the wetland area: the
size of the wetland type (WT), the size of the wetland complex (WC), and the size of the forested wetland (FW) (if applicable, see User
Manual). See the User Manual for boundaries of these evaluation areas. If assessment area is clear-cut, select "K" for the FW column.
WT WC FW (if applicable)
❑A ❑A ❑A >_ 500 acres
❑ B ❑B ❑B From 100 to < 500 acres
❑ C ❑C ❑C From 50 to < 100 acres
❑ D ❑D ❑D From 25 to < 50 acres
❑ E ❑E ❑E From 10 to < 25 acres
❑ F OF OF From 5 to < 10 acres
❑ G ❑G ❑G From 1 to < 5 acres
❑ H ❑H ❑H From 0.5 to < 1 acre
❑ I ❑I ❑I From 0.1 to < 0.5 acre
®J ®J ❑J From 0.01 to < 0.1 acre
❑ K ❑K ®K < 0.01 acre or assessment area is clear-cut
12. Wetland Intactness — wetland type condition metric (evaluate for Pocosins only)
❑ A Pocosin is the full extent (>_ 90%) of its natural landscape size.
❑ B Pocosin type is < 90% of the full extent of its natural landscape size.
13. Connectivity to Other Natural Areas — landscape condition metric
13a. Check appropriate box(es) (a box may be checked in each column). Involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. This metric
evaluates whether the wetland is well connected (Well) and/or loosely connected (Loosely) to the landscape patch, the contiguous
naturally vegetated area and open water (if appropriate). Boundaries are formed by four -lane roads, regularly maintained utility line
corridors the width of a four -lane road or wider, urban landscapes, maintained fields (pasture and agriculture), or open water > 300
feet wide.
Well Loosely
❑A ❑A >_ 500 acres
❑ B ❑B From 100 to < 500 acres
❑ C ❑C From 50 to < 100 acres
❑ D ❑D From 10 to < 50 acres
❑ E ❑E < 10 acres
®F ®F Wetland type has a poor or no connection to other natural habitats
13b. Evaluate for marshes only.
®Yes No Wetland type has a surface hydrology connection to open waters/stream or tidal wetlands.
14. Edge Effect — wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes and Estuarine Woody Wetland)
May involve a GIS effort with field adjustment. Estimate distance from wetland type boundary to artificial edges. Artificial edges include
non -forested areas >_ 40 feet wide such as fields, development, roads, regularly maintained utility line corridors, and clear -cuts. Consider
the eight main points of the compass. Artificial edge occurs within 150 feet in how many directions? If the assessment area is clear cut,
select option "C."
❑ A 0
▪ B 1 to 4
C 5to8
15. Vegetative Composition — assessment area condition metric (skip for all marshes and Pine Flat)
❑ A Vegetation is close to reference condition in species present and their proportions. Lower strata composed of appropriate
species, with exotic plants absent or sparse within the assessment area.
B Vegetation is different from reference condition in species diversity or proportions, but still largely composed of native species
characteristic of the wetland type. This may include communities of weedy native species that develop after clearcutting or clearing.
It also includes communities with exotics present, but not dominant, over a large portion of the expected strata.
❑ C Vegetation severely altered from reference in composition, or expected species are unnaturally absent (planted stands of non -
characteristic species or at least one stratum inappropriately composed of a single species), or exotic species are dominant in at
least one stratum.
16. Vegetative Diversity — assessment area condition metric (evaluate for Non -tidal Freshwater Marsh only)
❑ A Vegetation diversity is high and is composed primarily of native species (< 10% cover of exotics).
®B Vegetation diversity is low or has > 10% to 50% cover of exotics.
❑ C Vegetation is dominated by exotic species (> 50 % cover of exotics).

17. Vegetative Structure — assessment area/wetland type condition metric
17a. Is vegetation present?
®Yes No If Yes, continue to 17b. If No, skip to Metric 18.
17b. Evaluate percent coverage of assessment area vegetation for all marshes only. Skip to 17c for non -marsh wetlands.
®A >_ 25% coverage of vegetation
❑ B < 25% coverage of vegetation
17c. Check a box in each column for each stratum. Evaluate this portion of the metric for non -marsh wetlands. Consider
structure in airspace above the assessment area (AA) and the wetland type (WT) separately.
AA WT
T
o ❑A ❑A Canopy closed, or nearly closed, with natural gaps associated with natural processes
m ❑B ❑B Canopy present, but opened more than natural gaps
U ®C ®C Canopy sparse or absent
L.
o ❑A ❑A Dense mid-story/sapling layer
c9 ❑B ❑B Moderate density mid-story/sapling layer
®C ®C Mid-story/sapling layer sparse or absent
= ❑A ❑A Dense shrub layer
2E ❑B ❑B Moderate density shrub layer
®C ®C Shrub layer sparse or absent
e ®A ®A Dense herb layer
_ ❑B ❑B Moderate density herb layer
❑ C ❑C Herb layer sparse or absent
18. Snags — wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes)
❑ A Large snags (more than one) are visible (> 12 inches DBH, or large relative to species present and landscape stability).
®B NotA
19. Diameter Class Distribution — wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes)
❑ A Majority of canopy trees have stems > 6 inches in diameter at breast height (DBH); many large trees (> 12 inches DBH) are
present.
❑ B Majority of canopy trees have stems between 6 and 12 inches DBH, few are > 12 inch DBH.
®C Majority of canopy trees are < 6 inches DBH or no trees.
20. Large Woody Debris — wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes)
Include both natural debris and man -placed natural debris.
❑ A Large logs (more than one) are visible (> 12 inches in diameter, or large relative to species present and landscape stability).
®B NotA
21. Vegetation/Open Water Dispersion — wetland type/open water condition metric (evaluate for Non -Tidal Freshwater Marsh only)
Select the figure that best describes the amount of interspersion between vegetation and open water in the growing season. Patterned
areas indicate vegetated areas, while solid white areas indicate open water.
❑A ❑B ❑C
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\C , L .J \tea ?) \ �--J ) \ - A \
22. Hydrologic Connectivity — assessment area condition metric (evaluate for riparian wetlands and Salt/Brackish Marsh only)
®D
Examples of activities that may severely alter hydrologic connectivity include intensive ditching, fill, sedimentation, channelization, diversion,
man-made berms, beaver dams, and stream incision. Documentation required if evaluated as B, C, or D.
®A Overbank and overland flow are not severely altered in the assessment area.
❑ B Overbank flow is severely altered in the assessment area.
❑ C Overland flow is severely altered in the assessment area.
❑ D Both overbank and overland flow are severely altered in the assessment area.
Notes

NC WAM Wetland Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 5.0
Wetland Site Name WB-02 Date of Assessment 8/18/2021
Wetland Type Headwater Forest Assessor Name/Organization J. Bourdeau / Wood
Notes on Field Assessment Form (Y/N)
Presence of regulatory considerations (Y/N)
Wetland is intensively managed (Y/N)
Assessment area is located within 50 feet of a natural tributary or other open water (Y/N)
Assessment area is substantially altered by beaver (Y/N)
Assessment area experiences overbank flooding during normal rainfall conditions (Y/N)
Assessment area is on a coastal island (Y/N)
Sub -function Rating Summary
Function Sub -function
Hydrology
Surface Storage and Retention
Sub -surface Storage and
Retention
Metrics
Condition
Condition
NO
YES
YES
YES
NO
NO
NO
Rating
HIGH
Water Quality
Habitat
Function Rating Summary
Function
Hydrology
Water Quality
Habitat
Pathogen Change
Particulate Change
Soluble Change
Physical Change
Pollution Change
Physical Structure
Landscape Patch Structure
Vegetation Composition
Condition
Condition/Opportunity
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
Condition
Condition/Opportunity
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
Condition
Condition/Opportunity
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
Condition
Condition/Opportunity
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
Condition
Condition/Opportunity
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
Condition
Condition
Condition
Metrics
Condition
Condition
Condition/Opportunity
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
Condition
HIGH
HIGH
YES
LOW
NA
NA
MEDIUM
HIGH
YES
LOW
LOW
YES
NA
NA
NA
LOW
LOW
MEDIUM
Rating
LOW
HIGH
YES
LOW
Overall Wetland Rating

WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM - Eastern Mountains and Piedmont
Project/Site: Mayo -Roxboro 500kV City/Co.: Person County Sampling Date: 8/18/2021
Applicant/Owner: Duke Energy
Investigator(s): JAB
Landform: (hillslope, terrace, etc.) Swale
State: NC Sampling Point: WB-03 Wet DP
Section, Township, Range: N/A
Subregion(LRR/MLRA P/136 Lat: 36.5003
Soil Map Unit Name: SmF Siloam loam, 15 to 45 percent slopes
Local Relief : Slight slope Slope (%): <2
Long: -79.0029
Datum: WGS84
NWI Classification: N/A
Are climatic/hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? ❑ Yes 0 No (If no, explain in Remarks.)
Are Vegetation ❑ , Soil ❑ , or Hydrology ❑ significantly disturbed? Are "Normal Circumstances" present? E Yes ❑ No
Are Vegetation ❑ , Soil ❑ , or Hydrology E naturally problematic? (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.)
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS - Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc.
Hydrophytic Vegetation Present?
Hydric Soil Present?
Wetland Hydrology Present?
Yes E No ❑
Yes E No ❑
Yes 0 No ❑
Is the Sampled Area
within a wetland?
Yes R1 No ❑
Remarks
HYDROLOGY
Wetland Hydrology Indicators:
Primary Indicators (minimum of one is required; check all that apply):
Secondary Indicators (minimum of two required)
❑ Surface Soil Cracks (B6)
❑ Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (B8)
❑ Drainage Patterns (B10)
(C3) ❑ Moss Trim Lines (B16)
❑ Dry -Season Water Table (C2)
(C6) ❑ Crayfish Burrows (C8)
❑ Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9)
❑ Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1)
❑ Geomorphic Position (D2)
❑ ShallowAquitard (D3)
❑ Microtopographic Relief (D4)
❑ FAC-Neutral Test (D5)
0 Surface Water (A1) ❑ True Aquatic Plants (B14)
0 High Water Table (A2) 0 Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (C1)
0 Saturation (A3) ❑ Oxidized Rhizospheres on Living Roots
❑ Water Marks (B1) ❑ Presence of Reduced Iron (C4)
❑ Sediment Deposits (B2) ❑ Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils
❑ Drift Deposits (B3) ❑ Thin Much Surface (C7)
❑ Algal Mat or Crust (B4) ❑ Other (Explain in Remarks)
❑ Iron Deposits (B5)
❑ Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (B7)
❑ Water -Stained Leaves (B9)
E Aquatic Fauna (B13)
Field Observations:
Surface Water Present? E Yes ❑ No Depth (inches): 12
Wetland Hydrology Present? L Yes ❑ No
Water Table Present? E Yes ❑ No Depth (inches): 0
Saturation Present? EYes ❑ No Depth (inches): 0
(includes capillary fringe)
Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available:
Remarks:
Surface water to 1 ft deep nearby
US Army Corps of Engineers
Eastern Mountains and Piedmont - Version 2.0

VEGETATION (Four Strata) - Use scientific names of plants. Sampling Point: WB-03 Wet DP
Tree Stratum
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
(Plot size: 30ft radius)
50% of total cover:
Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size: 30ft radius)
1. Acer rubrum
2. Salix nigra
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
50% of total cover:
Herb Stratum (Plot size: 30ft radius)
1. Scirpus cyperinus
2. Typha latifolia
3. Persicaria longiseta
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
Absolute Dominant Indicator
% Cover Species? Status
Dominance Test Worksheet:
Number of Dominant Species
Number of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC:
Total Number of Dominant
Species Across All Strata:
Percent of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC:
4 (A)
4 (B)
100% (A/B)
0 = Total Cover
0 20% of total cover:
FAC
OBL
Prevalence Index worksheet:
Total % Cover of: Multiply
OBL species 35 x 1 = 35
FACW species 40 x 2 = 80
FAC species 15 x 3 = 45
FACU species 0 x 4 = 0
UPL species 0 x 5 = 0
Column Totals: 90 (A) 160 (B)
Prevalence Index = B/A = 1.8
10 = Total Cover
5 20% of total cover:
Woody Vine Stratum
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
50% of total cover:
(Plot size: 30ft radius)
40 Y FACW
30 Y OBL
Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
❑ Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
Q Dominance Test is > 50%
E Prevalence Index is <_ 3.01
E Morphological Adaptations) (Provide supporting
data in Remarks or on a separate sheet
❑ Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation (Explain)
1 Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must
be present, unless disturbed or problematic
10 FAC
80 = Total Cover
40 20% of total cover: 16
Definitions of Four Vegetation Strata:
Tree - Woody plants, excluding vines, 3 in. (7.6 cm) or
more in diameter at breast height (DBH), regardless of
height.
Sapling/Shrub - Woody plants, excluding vines, less
than 3 in. DBH and greater than 3.28 ft (1 m) tall.
Herb - All herbaceous (non -woody) plants, regardless of
size, and woody plants less than 3.28 ft tall.
Woody Vines - All woody vines greater than 3.28 ft in height.
0 = Total Cover
50% of total cover: 0 20% of total cover:
Hydrophytic
Vegetation Yes 0 No ❑
Present?
Remarks: (Include photo numbers here or on a separate sheet.)
ERDC/CRREL 2018 Regional Wetland Plant List (Eastern Mountains and Piedmont) used for indicator status. (reg_EMP_2018v1)
US Army Corps of Engineers Eastern Mountains and Piedmont - Version 2.0

SOIL
Sampling Point: WB-03 Wet DP
Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators).
Matrix Redox Features
Color (moist) % Color (moist) % Type' Loc2 Texture
10YR 4/2 80 7.5YR 5/6 20 C PL SCL
80 7.5YR 5/6 20 C PL SCL
Depth
(inches)
0-4
4-12+ 10YR 4/1
'Type C = Concentration, D = depletion, RM
= Reduced Matrix, MS = Masked Sand Grains
Remarks
2Location: PL = Pore Lining, M = Matrix
Hydric Soil Indicators:
❑ Histosol (A1)
❑ Histic Epipedon (A2)
❑ Black Histic (A3)
❑ Hydrogen Sulfide (A4)
❑ Stratified Layers (A5)
❑ 2 cm Muck (A10) (LRR N)
❑ Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11)
❑ Thick Dark Surface (Al2)
❑ Sandy Mucky Material (S1)
(LRR N, MLRA 147, 148)
❑ Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4)
❑ Sandy Redox (S4)
❑ Stripped Matrix (S5)
❑❑❑❑❑❑❑0❑❑❑❑
Dark Surface (S7)
Polyvalue Below Surface (S8) (MLRA 147, 148)
Thin Dark Surface (S9) (MLRA 147, 148)
Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2)
Depleted Matrix (F3)
Redox Dark Surface (F6)
Depleted Dark Surface (F7)
Redox Depressions (F8)
Iron -Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR N, MLRA 136)
Umbric Surface (F13) (MLRA 136, 122)
Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 148)
Red Parent Material (F21) (MLRA 127, 147)
Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils3:
❑ 2 cm Muck (A10) (MLRA 147)
❑ Coatal Prairie Redox (A16)
(MLRA 147, 148)
❑ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19)
(MLRA 136, 147)
❑ Very Shallow Dark Surface (TF12)
❑ Other (Explain in Remarks)
3lndicators of hydrophytic vegetation and
wetland hydrology must be present,
unless disturbed or problematic.
Restrictive Layer (if observed):
Type:
Depth (inches):
Hydric Soil Present? Yes C No L
Remarks:
US Army Corps of Engineers
Eastern Mountains and Piedmont - Version 2.0

WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM - Eastern Mountains and Piedmont
Project/Site: Mayo -Roxboro 500kV City/Co.: Person County Sampling Date: 8/18/2021
Applicant/Owner: Duke Energy
Investigator(s): JAB
Landform: (hillslope, terrace, etc.) Swale
State: NC Sampling Point: WB-03 Up DP
Section, Township, Range: N/A
Subregion(LRR/MLRA P/136 Lat: 36.5003
Soil Map Unit Name: SmF Siloam loam, 15 to 45 percent slopes
Local Relief : Slight slope Slope (%): <2
Long: -79.0028
Datum: WGS84
NWI Classification: N/A
Are climatic/hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? ❑ Yes 0 No (If no, explain in Remarks.)
Are Vegetation ❑ , Soil ❑ , or Hydrology ❑ significantly disturbed? Are "Normal Circumstances" present? E Yes ❑ No
Are Vegetation ❑ , Soil ❑ , or Hydrology E naturally problematic? (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.)
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS - Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc.
Hydrophytic Vegetation Present?
Hydric Soil Present?
Wetland Hydrology Present?
Yes E No ❑
Yes ❑ No 0
Yes ❑ No 0
Is the Sampled Area
within a wetland?
Yes ❑ No 0
Remarks
Upland sample, compare to WBO3 Wet DP
HYDROLOGY
Wetland Hydrology Indicators:
Primary Indicators (minimum of one is required; check all that apply):
Secondary Indicators (minimum of two required)
❑ Surface Soil Cracks (B6)
❑ Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (B8)
❑ Drainage Patterns (B10)
(C3) ❑ Moss Trim Lines (B16)
❑ Dry -Season Water Table (C2)
(C6) ❑ Crayfish Burrows (C8)
❑ Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9)
❑ Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1)
❑ Geomorphic Position (D2)
❑ ShallowAquitard (D3)
❑ Microtopographic Relief (D4)
❑ FAC-Neutral Test (D5)
❑ Surface Water (A1) ❑ True Aquatic Plants (B14)
❑ High Water Table (A2) 0 Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (C1)
❑ Saturation (A3) ❑ Oxidized Rhizospheres on Living Roots
❑ Water Marks (B1) ❑ Presence of Reduced Iron (C4)
❑ Sediment Deposits (B2) ❑ Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils
❑ Drift Deposits (B3) ❑ Thin Much Surface (C7)
❑ Algal Mat or Crust (B4) ❑ Other (Explain in Remarks)
❑ Iron Deposits (B5)
❑ Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (B7)
❑ Water -Stained Leaves (B9)
E Aquatic Fauna (B13)
Field Observations:
Surface Water Present? ❑ Yes 2 No Depth (inches):
Wetland Hydrology Present? ❑ Yes 0 No
Water Table Present? ❑Yes 2 No Depth (inches):
Saturation Present? ❑Yes 0 No Depth (inches):
(includes capillary fringe)
Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available:
Remarks:
No wetland hydrology indicators observed
US Army Corps of Engineers
Eastern Mountains and Piedmont - Version 2.0

VEGETATION (Four Strata) - Use scientific names of plants. Sampling Point: WB-03 Up DP
Tree Stratum
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
(Plot size: 30ft radius)
50% of total cover:
Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size: 30ft radius)
1. Rhus copallinum
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
50% of total cover:
Herb Stratum (Plot size: 30ft radius)
1. Solidago sempervirens
Absolute Dominant Indicator
% Cover Species? Status
Dominance Test Worksheet:
Number of Dominant Species
Number of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC:
Total Number of Dominant
Species Across All Strata:
Percent of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC:
2 (A)
4 (B)
50% (A/B)
0 = Total Cover
0 20% of total cover:
FACU
Prevalence Index worksheet:
Total % Cover of: Multiply
OBL species 0 x 1 = 0
FACW species 50 x 2 = 100
FAC species 10 x 3 = 30
FACU species 37 x 4 = 148
UPL species 0 x 5 = 0
Column Totals: 97 (A) 278 (B)
Prevalence Index = B/A = 2.9
5 = Total Cover
2.5 20% of total cover:
2. Lespedeza cuneata
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
50% of total cover:
Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size: 30ft radius)
1. Rubus argutus
2. Campsis radicans
3. Lonicera japonica
4.
5.
6.
50
FACW
2
FACU
Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
❑ Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
Q Dominance Test is > 50%
E Prevalence Index is <_ 3.01
E Morphological Adaptations) (Provide supporting
data in Remarks or on a separate sheet
❑ Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation (Explain)
1 Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must
be present, unless disturbed or problematic
52 = Total Cover
26 20% of total cover: 10.4
30
FACU
10
FAC
Definitions of Four Vegetation Strata:
Tree - Woody plants, excluding vines, 3 in. (7.6 cm) or
more in diameter at breast height (DBH), regardless of
height.
Sapling/Shrub - Woody plants, excluding vines, less
than 3 in. DBH and greater than 3.28 ft (1 m) tall.
Herb - All herbaceous (non -woody) plants, regardless of
size, and woody plants less than 3.28 ft tall.
Woody Vines - All woody vines greater than 3.28 ft in height.
5
FACU
45 = Total Cover
50% of total cover: 22.5 20% of total cover:
Hydrophytic
Vegetation Yes 0 No ❑
Present?
Remarks: (Include photo numbers here or on a separate sheet.)
ERDC/CRREL 2018 Regional Wetland Plant List (Eastern Mountains and Piedmont) used for indicator status. (reg_EMP_2018v1)
US Army Corps of Engineers Eastern Mountains and Piedmont - Version 2.0

SOIL
Sampling Point: WB-03 Up DP
Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators).
Matrix Redox Features
Color (moist) % Color (moist) % Type' Loc2 Texture
7.5YR 4/3 SCL
Depth
(inches)
0-4
4-12+ 7.5YR 4/4
SCL
'Type C = Concentration, D = depletion, RM = Red
uced Matrix, MS = Masked Sand Grains
Remarks
2Location: PL = Pore Lining, M = Matrix
Hydric Soil Indicators:
❑ Histosol (A1)
❑ Histic Epipedon (A2)
❑ Black Histic (A3)
❑ Hydrogen Sulfide (A4)
❑ Stratified Layers (A5)
❑ 2 cm Muck (A10) (LRR N)
❑ Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11)
❑ Thick Dark Surface (Al2)
❑ Sandy Mucky Material (S1)
(LRR N, MLRA 147, 148)
❑ Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4)
❑ Sandy Redox (S4)
❑ Stripped Matrix (S5)
• Dark Surface (S7)
▪ Polyvalue Below Surface (S8) (MLRA 147, 148)
❑ Thin Dark Surface (S9) (MLRA 147, 148)
D Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2)
❑ Depleted Matrix (F3)
❑ Redox Dark Surface (F6)
D Depleted Dark Surface (F7)
❑ Redox Depressions (F8)
❑ Iron -Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR N, MLRA 136)
▪ Umbric Surface (F13) (MLRA 136, 122)
❑ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 148)
❑ Red Parent Material (F21) (MLRA 127, 147)
Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils3:
❑ 2 cm Muck (A10) (MLRA 147)
❑ Coatal Prairie Redox (A16)
(MLRA 147, 148)
❑ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19)
(MLRA 136, 147)
❑ Very Shallow Dark Surface (TF12)
❑ Other (Explain in Remarks)
3lndicators of hydrophytic vegetation and
wetland hydrology must be present,
unless disturbed or problematic.
Restrictive Layer (if observed):
Type:
Depth (inches):
Hydric Soil Present? Yes ❑
No
Remarks:
No hydric indicators observed.
US Army Corps of Engineers
Eastern Mountains and Piedmont - Version 2.0

USACE AID #
NC WAM FIELD ASSESSMENT RESULTS
Accompanies User Manual Version 5.0
NCDWR#
Project Name
Applicant/Owner Name
Wetland Type
Level III Ecoregion
River Basin
County
❑ Yes ® No
Mayo -Roxboro 500kV Line
Duke Energy
Headwater Forest
Piedmont
Roanoke
Person
Precipitation within 48 hrs?
Date of Evaluation
Wetland Site Name
Assessor Name/Organization
Nearest Named Water Body
USGS 8-Digit Catalogue Unit
NCDWR Region
Latitude/Longitude (deci-degrees)
8/18/2021
WB-03
J. Bourdeau / Wood
Storys Creek
03010104
Raleigh
36.5003, -79.0029
Evidence of stressors affecting the assessment area (may not be within the assessment area)
Please circle and/or make note on the last page if evidence of stressors is apparent. Consider departure from reference, if appropriate, in
recent past (for instance, within 10 years). Noteworthy stressors include, but are not limited to the following.
• Hydrological modifications (examples: ditches, dams, beaver dams, dikes, berms, ponds, etc.)
• Surface and sub -surface discharges into the wetland (examples: discharges containing obvious pollutants, presence of nearby septic
tanks, underground storage tanks (USTs), hog lagoons, etc.)
• Signs of vegetation stress (examples: vegetation mortality, insect damage, disease, storm damage, salt intrusion, etc.)
• Habitat/plant community alteration (examples: mowing, clear -cutting, exotics, etc.)
Is the assessment area intensively managed? ® Yes ❑ No
Regulatory Considerations - Were regulatory considerations evaluated? ®Yes No If Yes, check all that apply to the assessment area.
❑ Anadromous fish
• Federally protected species or State endangered or threatened species
• NCDWR riparian buffer rule in effect
❑ Abuts a Primary Nursery Area (PNA)
❑ Publicly owned property
❑ N.C. Division of Coastal Management Area of Environmental Concern (AEC) (including buffer)
❑ Abuts a stream with a NCDWQ classification of SA or supplemental classifications of HOW, ORW, or Trout
❑ Designated NCNHP reference community
❑ Abuts a 303(d)-listed stream or a tributary to a 303(d)-listed stream
What type of natural stream is associated with the wetland, if any? (check all that apply)
❑ Blackwater
• Brownwater
❑ Tidal (if tidal, check one of the following boxes) ❑ Lunar ❑ Wind ❑ Both
Is the assessment area on a coastal island? ❑ Yes ® No
Is the assessment area's surface water storage capacity or duration substantially altered by beaver? ❑ Yes ® No
Does the assessment area experience overbank flooding during normal rainfall conditions? ❑ Yes ® No
1. Ground Surface Condition/Vegetation Condition — assessment area condition metric
Check a box in each column. Consider alteration to the ground surface (GS) in the assessment area and vegetation structure (VS) in the
assessment area. Compare to reference wetland if applicable (see User Manual). If a reference is not applicable, then rate the assessment
area based on evidence an effect.
GS VS
®A ❑A Not severely altered
❑ B ®B Severely altered over a majority of the assessment area (ground surface alteration examples: vehicle tracks, excessive
sedimentation, fire -plow lanes, skidder tracks, bedding, fill, soil compaction, obvious pollutants) (vegetation structure
alteration examples: mechanical disturbance, herbicides, salt intrusion [where appropriate], exotic species, grazing, less
diversity [if appropriate], hydrologic alteration)
2. Surface and Sub -Surface Storage Capacity and Duration — assessment area condition metric
Check a box in each column. Consider surface storage capacity and duration (Surf) and sub -surface storage capacity and duration (Sub).
Consider both increase and decrease in hydrology. A ditch <_ 1 foot deep is considered to affect surface water only, while a ditch > 1 foot
deep is expected to affect both surface and sub -surface water. Consider tidal flooding regime, if applicable.
Surf Sub
❑ A ®A Water storage capacity and duration are not altered.
®B ❑B Water storage capacity or duration are altered, but not substantially (typically, not sufficient to change vegetation).
❑ C ❑C Water storage capacity or duration are substantially altered (typically, alteration sufficient to result in vegetation change)
(examples: draining, flooding, soil compaction, filling, excessive sedimentation, underground utility lines).
3. Water Storage/Surface Relief — assessment area/wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes)
Check a box in each column. Select the appropriate storage for the assessment area (AA) and the wetland type (WT).
AA WT
3a. ❑A ❑A Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water > 1 deep
❑ B ❑B Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water 6 inches to 1 foot deep
®C ®C Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water 3 to 6 inches deep
❑ D ❑D Depressions able to pond water < 3 inches deep
3b. ❑A Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is greater than 2 feet
❑ B Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is between 1 and 2 feet
®C Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is less than 1 foot

4. Soil Texture/Structure — assessment area condition metric (skip for all marshes)
Check a box from each of the three soil property groups below. Dig soil profile in the dominant assessment area landscape feature.
Make soil observations within the top 12 inches. Use most recent National Technical Committee for Hydric Soils guidance for regional
indicators.
4a. ❑A Sandy soil
®B Loamy or clayey soils exhibiting redoximorphic features (concentrations, depletions, or rhizospheres)
❑ C Loamy or clayey soils not exhibiting redoximorphic features
❑ D Loamy or clayey gleyed soil
❑ E Histosol or histic epipedon
4b. ®A Soil ribbon < 1 inch
❑ B Soil ribbon >_ 1 inch
4c. ®A No peat or muck presence
❑ B A peat or muck presence
5. Discharge into Wetland — opportunity metric
Check a box in each column. Consider surface pollutants or discharges (Surf) and sub -surface pollutants or discharges (Sub). Examples
of sub -surface discharges include presence of nearby septic tank, underground storage tank (UST), etc.
Surf Sub
®A ®A Little or no evidence of pollutants or discharges entering the assessment area
❑ B ❑B Noticeable evidence of pollutants or discharges entering the wetland and stressing, but not overwhelming the
treatment capacity of the assessment area
❑ C ❑C Noticeable evidence of pollutants or discharges (pathogen, particulate, or soluble) entering the assessment area and
potentially overwhelming the treatment capacity of the wetland (water discoloration, dead vegetation, excessive
sedimentation, odor)
6. Land Use — opportunity metric (skip for non -riparian wetlands)
Check all that apply (at least one box in each column). Evaluation involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. Consider sources draining
to assessment area within entire upstream watershed (WS), within 5 miles and within the watershed draining to the assessment area (5M),
and within 2 miles and within the watershed draining to the assessment area (2M).
WS 5M 2M
®A ®A ®A > 10% impervious surfaces
❑ B ❑B ❑B Confined animal operations (or other local, concentrated source of pollutants
❑ C ❑C ❑C >_ 20% coverage of pasture
❑ D ❑D ❑D >_ 20% coverage of agricultural land (regularly plowed land)
❑ E ❑E ❑E >_ 20% coverage of maintained grass/herb
❑ F OF OF >_ 20% coverage of clear-cut land
❑ G ❑G ❑G Little or no opportunity to improve water quality. Lack of opportunity may result from little or no disturbance in
the watershed or hydrologic alterations that prevent drainage and/or overbank flow from affecting the
assessment area.
7. Wetland Acting as Vegetated Buffer — assessment area/wetland complex condition metric (skip for non -riparian wetlands)
7a. Is assessment area within 50 feet of a tributary or other open water?
®Yes No If Yes, continue to 7b. If No, skip to Metric 8.
Wetland buffer need only be present on one side of the water body. Make buffer judgment based on the average width of wetland.
Record a note if a portion of the buffer has been removed or disturbed.
7b. How much of the first 50 feet from the bank is wetland? (Wetland buffer need only be present on one side of the .water body. Make
buffer judgment based on the average width of wetland. Record a note if a portion of the buffer has been removed or disturbed.)
❑ A >_ 50 feet
❑ B From 30 to < 50 feet
❑ C From 15 to < 30 feet
❑ D From 5 to < 15 feet
®E < 5 feet or buffer bypassed by ditches
7c. Tributary width. If the tributary is anastomosed, combine widths of channels/braids for a total width.
®<_ 15-feet wide ❑> 15-feet wide ❑ Other open water (no tributary present)
7d. Do roots of assessment area vegetation extend into the bank of the tributary/open water?
▪ Yes No
7e. Is stream or other open water sheltered or exposed?
®Sheltered — adjacent open water with width < 2500 feet and no regular boat traffic.
❑ Exposed — adjacent open water with width >_ 2500 feet or regular boat traffic.
8. Wetland Width at the Assessment Area — wetland type/wetland complex condition metric (evaluate WT for all marshes and
Estuarine Woody Wetland only; evaluate WC for Bottomland Hardwood Forest, Headwater Forest, and Riverine Swamp Forest
only)
Check a box in each column for riverine wetlands only. Select the average width for the wetland type at the assessment area (WT) and
the wetland complex at the assessment area (WC). See User Manual for WT and WC boundaries.
WT WC
❑A ❑A >_ 100 feet
❑ B ❑B From 80 to < 100 feet
❑ C ❑C From 50 to < 80 feet
❑ D ❑D From 40 to < 50 feet
®E EE From30to<40feet
❑ F OF From 15 to < 30 feet
❑ G ❑G From 5 to < 15 feet
❑ H ❑H < 5 feet

9. Inundation Duration — assessment area condition metric (skip for non -riparian wetlands)
Answer for assessment area dominant landform.
❑ A Evidence of short -duration inundation (< 7 consecutive days)
❑ B Evidence of saturation, without evidence of inundation
®C Evidence of long -duration inundation or very long -duration inundation (7 to 30 consecutive days or more)
10. Indicators of Deposition — assessment area condition metric (skip for non -riparian wetlands and all marshes)
Consider recent deposition only (no plant growth since deposition).
®A Sediment deposition is not excessive, but at approximately natural levels.
❑ B Sediment deposition is excessive, but not overwhelming the wetland.
❑ C Sediment deposition is excessive and is overwhelming the wetland.
11. Wetland Size — wetland type/wetland complex condition metric
Check a box in each column. Involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. This metric evaluates three aspects of the wetland area: the
size of the wetland type (WT), the size of the wetland complex (WC), and the size of the forested wetland (FW) (if applicable, see User
Manual). See the User Manual for boundaries of these evaluation areas. If assessment area is clear-cut, select "K" for the FW column.
WT WC FW (if applicable)
❑A ❑A ❑A >_ 500 acres
❑ B ❑B ❑B From 100 to < 500 acres
❑ C ❑C ❑C From 50 to < 100 acres
❑ D ❑D ❑D From 25 to < 50 acres
❑ E ❑E ❑E From 10 to < 25 acres
❑ F OF OF From 5 to < 10 acres
❑ G ❑G ❑G From 1 to < 5 acres
❑ H ❑H ❑H From 0.5 to < 1 acre
❑ I ❑I ❑I From 0.1 to < 0.5 acre
®J ®J ❑J From 0.01 to < 0.1 acre
❑ K ❑K ®K < 0.01 acre or assessment area is clear-cut
12. Wetland Intactness — wetland type condition metric (evaluate for Pocosins only)
❑ A Pocosin is the full extent (>_ 90%) of its natural landscape size.
❑ B Pocosin type is < 90% of the full extent of its natural landscape size.
13. Connectivity to Other Natural Areas — landscape condition metric
13a. Check appropriate box(es) (a box may be checked in each column). Involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. This metric
evaluates whether the wetland is well connected (Well) and/or loosely connected (Loosely) to the landscape patch, the contiguous
naturally vegetated area and open water (if appropriate). Boundaries are formed by four -lane roads, regularly maintained utility line
corridors the width of a four -lane road or wider, urban landscapes, maintained fields (pasture and agriculture), or open water > 300
feet wide.
Well Loosely
❑A ❑A >_ 500 acres
❑ B ❑B From 100 to < 500 acres
❑ C ❑C From 50 to < 100 acres
❑ D ❑D From 10 to < 50 acres
❑ E ❑E < 10 acres
®F ®F Wetland type has a poor or no connection to other natural habitats
13b. Evaluate for marshes only.
®Yes No Wetland type has a surface hydrology connection to open waters/stream or tidal wetlands.
14. Edge Effect — wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes and Estuarine Woody Wetland)
May involve a GIS effort with field adjustment. Estimate distance from wetland type boundary to artificial edges. Artificial edges include
non -forested areas >_ 40 feet wide such as fields, development, roads, regularly maintained utility line corridors, and clear -cuts. Consider
the eight main points of the compass. Artificial edge occurs within 150 feet in how many directions? If the assessment area is clear cut,
select option "C."
❑ A 0
▪ B 1 to 4
C 5to8
15. Vegetative Composition — assessment area condition metric (skip for all marshes and Pine Flat)
❑ A Vegetation is close to reference condition in species present and their proportions. Lower strata composed of appropriate
species, with exotic plants absent or sparse within the assessment area.
B Vegetation is different from reference condition in species diversity or proportions, but still largely composed of native species
characteristic of the wetland type. This may include communities of weedy native species that develop after clearcutting or clearing.
It also includes communities with exotics present, but not dominant, over a large portion of the expected strata.
❑ C Vegetation severely altered from reference in composition, or expected species are unnaturally absent (planted stands of non -
characteristic species or at least one stratum inappropriately composed of a single species), or exotic species are dominant in at
least one stratum.
16. Vegetative Diversity — assessment area condition metric (evaluate for Non -tidal Freshwater Marsh only)
❑ A Vegetation diversity is high and is composed primarily of native species (< 10% cover of exotics).
®B Vegetation diversity is low or has > 10% to 50% cover of exotics.
❑ C Vegetation is dominated by exotic species (> 50 % cover of exotics).

17. Vegetative Structure — assessment area/wetland type condition metric
17a. Is vegetation present?
®Yes No If Yes, continue to 17b. If No, skip to Metric 18.
17b. Evaluate percent coverage of assessment area vegetation for all marshes only. Skip to 17c for non -marsh wetlands.
®A >_ 25% coverage of vegetation
❑ B < 25% coverage of vegetation
17c. Check a box in each column for each stratum. Evaluate this portion of the metric for non -marsh wetlands. Consider
structure in airspace above the assessment area (AA) and the wetland type (WT) separately.
AA WT
T
o ❑A ❑A Canopy closed, or nearly closed, with natural gaps associated with natural processes
m ❑B ❑B Canopy present, but opened more than natural gaps
U ®C ®C Canopy sparse or absent
L.
o ❑A ❑A Dense mid-story/sapling layer
c9 ❑B ❑B Moderate density mid-story/sapling layer
®C ®C Mid-story/sapling layer sparse or absent
= ❑A ❑A Dense shrub layer
2E ❑B ❑B Moderate density shrub layer
®C ®C Shrub layer sparse or absent
e ®A ®A Dense herb layer
_ ❑B ❑B Moderate density herb layer
❑ C ❑C Herb layer sparse or absent
18. Snags — wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes)
❑ A Large snags (more than one) are visible (> 12 inches DBH, or large relative to species present and landscape stability).
®B NotA
19. Diameter Class Distribution — wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes)
❑ A Majority of canopy trees have stems > 6 inches in diameter at breast height (DBH); many large trees (> 12 inches DBH) are
present.
❑ B Majority of canopy trees have stems between 6 and 12 inches DBH, few are > 12 inch DBH.
®C Majority of canopy trees are < 6 inches DBH or no trees.
20. Large Woody Debris — wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes)
Include both natural debris and man -placed natural debris.
❑ A Large logs (more than one) are visible (> 12 inches in diameter, or large relative to species present and landscape stability).
®B NotA
21. Vegetation/Open Water Dispersion — wetland type/open water condition metric (evaluate for Non -Tidal Freshwater Marsh only)
Select the figure that best describes the amount of interspersion between vegetation and open water in the growing season. Patterned
areas indicate vegetated areas, while solid white areas indicate open water.
®A ❑B ❑C
\C , L .J \tea ?) \ �--J ) \ - A \
22. Hydrologic Connectivity — assessment area condition metric (evaluate for riparian wetlands and Salt/Brackish Marsh only)
❑D
Examples of activities that may severely alter hydrologic connectivity include intensive ditching, fill, sedimentation, channelization, diversion,
man-made berms, beaver dams, and stream incision. Documentation required if evaluated as B, C, or D.
®A Overbank and overland flow are not severely altered in the assessment area.
❑ B Overbank flow is severely altered in the assessment area.
❑ C Overland flow is severely altered in the assessment area.
❑ D Both overbank and overland flow are severely altered in the assessment area.
Notes

NC WAM Wetland Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 5.0
Wetland Site Name WB-03 Date of Assessment 8/18/2021
Wetland Type Headwater Forest Assessor Name/Organization J. Bourdeau / Wood
Notes on Field Assessment Form (Y/N)
Presence of regulatory considerations (Y/N)
Wetland is intensively managed (Y/N)
Assessment area is located within 50 feet of a natural tributary or other open water (Y/N)
Assessment area is substantially altered by beaver (Y/N)
Assessment area experiences overbank flooding during normal rainfall conditions (Y/N)
Assessment area is on a coastal island (Y/N)
Sub -function Rating Summary
Function Sub -function
Hydrology
Surface Storage and Retention
Sub -surface Storage and
Retention
Metrics
Condition
Condition
NO
YES
YES
YES
NO
NO
NO
Rating
LOW
HIGH
Water Quality
Habitat
Function Rating Summary
Function
Hydrology
Water Quality
Habitat
Pathogen Change
Particulate Change
Soluble Change
Physical Change
Pollution Change
Physical Structure
Landscape Patch Structure
Vegetation Composition
Condition
Condition/Opportunity
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
Condition
Condition/Opportunity
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
Condition
Condition/Opportunity
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
Condition
Condition/Opportunity
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
Condition
Condition/Opportunity
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
Condition
Condition
Condition
Metrics
Condition
Condition
Condition/Opportunity
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
Condition
LOW
MEDIUM
YES
LOW
NA
NA
MEDIUM
HIGH
YES
LOW
LOW
YES
NA
NA
NA
LOW
LOW
MEDIUM
Rating
MEDIUM
LOW
MEDIUM
YES
LOW
Overall Wetland Rating LOW

WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM - Eastern Mountains and Piedmont
Project/Site: Mayo -Roxboro 500kV
Applicant/Owner: Duke Energy
City/Co.: Person County
Investigator(s): JAB
Landform: (hillslope, terrace, etc.) Swale
Sampling Date: 8/19/2021
State: NC Sampling Point: WB-04 Wet DP
Section, Township, Range: N/A
Subregion(LRR/MLRA P/136 Lat: 36.4908
Soil Map Unit Name: SmD Siloam
loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes
Local Relief : Slight slope Slope (%): <2
Long: -79.0345
Are climatic/hydrologic conditions on
Are Vegetation ❑ , Soil ❑ ,
Are Vegetation ❑ , Soil ❑ ,
the site typical for this time of year? ❑ Yes 0 No
or Hydrology ❑ significantly disturbed?
or Hydrology ❑ naturally problematic?
Datum: WGS84
NWI Classification: N/A
(If no, explain in Remarks.)
Are "Normal Circumstances" present? 0 Yes ❑ No
(If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.)
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS - Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc.
Hydrophytic Vegetation Present?
Hydric Soil Present?
Wetland Hydrology Present?
Yes 0 No ❑
Yes 0 No ❑
Yes 0 No ❑
Is the Sampled Area
within a wetland?
Yes 0 No ❑
Remarks
HYDROLOGY
Wetland Hydrology Indicators:
Primary Indicators (minimum of one is required; check all that apply):
Secondary Indicators (minimum of two required)
❑ Surface Soil Cracks (B6)
❑ Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (B8)
❑ Drainage Patterns (B10)
(C3) ❑ Moss Trim Lines (B16)
❑ Dry -Season Water Table (C2)
(C6) ❑ Crayfish Burrows (C8)
❑ Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9)
❑ Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1)
❑ Geomorphic Position (D2)
❑ ShallowAquitard (D3)
❑ Microtopographic Relief (D4)
❑ FAC-Neutral Test (D5)
❑ Surface Water (A1) ❑ True Aquatic Plants (B14)
0 High Water Table (A2) ❑ Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (C1)
0 Saturation (A3) ❑ Oxidized Rhizospheres on Living Roots
❑ Water Marks (B1) ❑ Presence of Reduced Iron (C4)
❑ Sediment Deposits (B2) ❑ Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils
❑ Drift Deposits (B3) ❑ Thin Much Surface (C7)
❑ Algal Mat or Crust (B4) ❑ Other (Explain in Remarks)
❑ Iron Deposits (B5)
❑ Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (B7)
❑ Water -Stained Leaves (B9)
❑ Aquatic Fauna (B13)
Field Observations:
Surface Water Present? ❑ Yes 0 No Depth (inches):
Wetland Hydrology Present? L Yes ❑ No
Water Table Present? DYes ❑ No Depth (inches): 5
Saturation Present? DYes ❑ No Depth (inches): 0
(includes capillary fringe)
Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available:
Remarks:
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VEGETATION (Four Strata) - Use scientific names of plants. Sampling Point: WB-04 Wet DP
Tree Stratum
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
(Plot size: 30ft radius)
50% of total cover:
Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size: 30ft radius)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Absolute Dominant Indicator
% Cover Species? Status
Dominance Test Worksheet:
Number of Dominant Species
Number of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC:
Total Number of Dominant
Species Across All Strata:
Percent of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC:
2 (A)
2 (B)
100% (NB)
0 = Total Cover
0 20% of total cover:
Prevalence Index worksheet:
Total % Cover of: Multiply
OBL species 40 x 1 = 40
FACW species 45 x 2 = 90
FAC species 15 x 3 = 45
FACU species 0 x 4 = 0
UPL species 0 x 5 = 0
Column Totals: 100 (A) 175 (B)
Prevalence Index = B/A = 1.8
0 = Total Cover
50% of total cover: 0 20% of total cover:
Herb Stratum (Plot size: 30ft radius)
1. Persicaria sagittata 40 Y OBL
2. Scirpus cyperinus 30 Y FACW
Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
❑ Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
Q Dominance Test is > 50%
E Prevalence Index is <_ 3.01
E Morphological Adaptations) (Provide supporting
data in Remarks or on a separate sheet
❑ Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation (Explain)
1 Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must
be present, unless disturbed or problematic
3. Cyperus odoratus 10 FACW
4. Persicaria longiseta 15 FAC
5. Boehmeria cylindrica 5 FACW
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
Woody Vine Stratum
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
50% of total cover:
(Plot size: 30ft radius)
100 = Total Cover
50 20% of total cover: 20
Definitions of Four Vegetation Strata:
Tree - Woody plants, excluding vines, 3 in. (7.6 cm) or
more in diameter at breast height (DBH), regardless of
height.
Sapling/Shrub - Woody plants, excluding vines, less
than 3 in. DBH and greater than 3.28 ft (1 m) tall.
Herb - All herbaceous (non -woody) plants, regardless of
size, and woody plants less than 3.28 ft tall.
Woody Vines - All woody vines greater than 3.28 ft in height.
0 = Total Cover
50% of total cover: 0 20% of total cover:
Hydrophytic
Vegetation Yes 0 No ❑
Present?
Remarks: (Include photo numbers here or on a separate sheet.)
ERDC/CRREL 2018 Regional Wetland Plant List (Eastern Mountains and Piedmont) used for indicator status. (reg_EMP_2018v1)
US Army Corps of Engineers Eastern Mountains and Piedmont - Version 2.0

SOIL
Sampling Point: WB-04 Wet DP
Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators).
Matrix Redox Features
Color (moist) % Color (moist) % Type' Loc2 Texture
10YR 5/2 80 10YR 5/6 20 C PL SCL
80 10YR 5/6 20 C PL SCL
Depth
(inches)
0-4
4-12+ 10YR 5/1
'Type C = Concentration, D = depletion, RM
= Reduced Matrix, MS = Masked Sand Grains
Remarks
2Location: PL = Pore Lining, M = Matrix
Hydric Soil Indicators:
❑ Histosol (A1)
❑ Histic Epipedon (A2)
❑ Black Histic (A3)
❑ Hydrogen Sulfide (A4)
❑ Stratified Layers (A5)
❑ 2 cm Muck (A10) (LRR N)
❑ Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11)
❑ Thick Dark Surface (Al2)
❑ Sandy Mucky Material (S1)
(LRR N, MLRA 147, 148)
❑ Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4)
❑ Sandy Redox (S4)
❑ Stripped Matrix (S5)
❑❑❑❑❑❑❑0❑❑❑❑
Dark Surface (S7)
Polyvalue Below Surface (S8) (MLRA 147, 148)
Thin Dark Surface (S9) (MLRA 147, 148)
Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2)
Depleted Matrix (F3)
Redox Dark Surface (F6)
Depleted Dark Surface (F7)
Redox Depressions (F8)
Iron -Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR N, MLRA 136)
Umbric Surface (F13) (MLRA 136, 122)
Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 148)
Red Parent Material (F21) (MLRA 127, 147)
Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils3:
❑ 2 cm Muck (A10) (MLRA 147)
❑ Coatal Prairie Redox (A16)
(MLRA 147, 148)
❑ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19)
(MLRA 136, 147)
❑ Very Shallow Dark Surface (TF12)
❑ Other (Explain in Remarks)
3lndicators of hydrophytic vegetation and
wetland hydrology must be present,
unless disturbed or problematic.
Restrictive Layer (if observed):
Type:
Depth (inches):
Hydric Soil Present? Yes C No L
Remarks:
US Army Corps of Engineers
Eastern Mountains and Piedmont - Version 2.0

WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM - Eastern Mountains and Piedmont
Project/Site: Mayo -Roxboro 500kV
Applicant/Owner: Duke Energy
City/Co.: Person County Sampling Date: 8/19/2021
Investigator(s): JAB
Landform: (hillslope, terrace, etc.) Swale
State: NC Sampling Point: WB-04 Up DP
Section, Township, Range: N/A
Subregion(LRR/MLRA P/136 Lat: 36.4908
Soil Map Unit Name: SmD Siloam loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes
Local Relief : Slight slope Slope (%): <2
Long: -79.0344
Datum: WGS84
NWI Classification: N/A
Are climatic/hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? ❑ Yes 0 No (If no, explain in Remarks.)
Are Vegetation ❑ , Soil ❑ , or Hydrology ❑ significantly disturbed? Are "Normal Circumstances" present? E Yes ❑ No
Are Vegetation ❑ , Soil ❑ , or Hydrology E naturally problematic? (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.)
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS - Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc.
Hydrophytic Vegetation Present?
Hydric Soil Present?
Wetland Hydrology Present?
Yes ❑ No 0
Yes ❑ No 0
Yes ❑ No 0
Is the Sampled Area
within a wetland?
Yes ❑ No 0
Remarks
Upland sample, compare to WBO4 Wet DP
HYDROLOGY
Wetland Hydrology Indicators:
Primary Indicators (minimum of one is required; check all that apply):
Secondary Indicators (minimum of two required)
❑ Surface Soil Cracks (B6)
❑ Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (B8)
❑ Drainage Patterns (B10)
(C3) ❑ Moss Trim Lines (B16)
❑ Dry -Season Water Table (C2)
(C6) ❑ Crayfish Burrows (C8)
❑ Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9)
❑ Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1)
❑ Geomorphic Position (D2)
❑ ShallowAquitard (D3)
❑ Microtopographic Relief (D4)
❑ FAC-Neutral Test (D5)
❑ Surface Water (A1) ❑ True Aquatic Plants (B14)
❑ High Water Table (A2) 0 Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (C1)
❑ Saturation (A3) ❑ Oxidized Rhizospheres on Living Roots
❑ Water Marks (B1) ❑ Presence of Reduced Iron (C4)
❑ Sediment Deposits (B2) ❑ Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils
❑ Drift Deposits (B3) ❑ Thin Much Surface (C7)
❑ Algal Mat or Crust (B4) ❑ Other (Explain in Remarks)
❑ Iron Deposits (B5)
❑ Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (B7)
❑ Water -Stained Leaves (B9)
E Aquatic Fauna (B13)
Field Observations:
Surface Water Present? ❑ Yes 2 No Depth (inches):
Wetland Hydrology Present? ❑ Yes 0 No
Water Table Present? ❑Yes 2 No Depth (inches):
Saturation Present? ❑Yes 0 No Depth (inches):
(includes capillary fringe)
Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available:
Remarks:
No wetland hydrology indicators observed
US Army Corps of Engineers
Eastern Mountains and Piedmont - Version 2.0

VEGETATION (Four Strata) - Use scientific names of plants. Sampling Point: WB-04 Up DP
Tree Stratum
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
(Plot size: 30ft radius)
50% of total cover:
Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size: 30ft radius)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Absolute Dominant Indicator
% Cover Species? Status
Dominance Test Worksheet:
Number of Dominant Species
Number of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC:
Total Number of Dominant
Species Across All Strata:
Percent of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC:
0 (A)
2 (B)
0% (A/B)
0 = Total Cover
0 20% of total cover:
Prevalence Index worksheet:
Total % Cover of: Multiply
OBL species 0 x 1 = 0
FACW species 5 x 2 = 10
FAC species 0 x 3 = 0
FACU species 80 x 4 = 320
UPL species 0 x 5 = 0
Column Totals: 85 (A) 330 (B)
Prevalence Index = B/A = 3.9
0 = Total Cover
50% of total cover: 0 20% of total cover:
Herb Stratum (Plot size: 30ft radius)
1. Andropogon virginicus 55 Y FACU
2. Chamaecrista nictitans 10 FACU
Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
❑ Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
❑ Dominance Test is > 50%
❑ Prevalence Index is <_ 3.01
❑ Morphological Adaptations) (Provide supporting
data in Remarks or on a separate sheet
❑ Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation (Explain)
1 Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must
be present, unless disturbed or problematic
3. Fragaria virginiana 5 FACU
4. Solidago sempervirens 5 FACW
5. Ambrosia artemisiifolia 5 FACU
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
80 = Total Cover
50% of total cover: 40 20% of total cover: 16
Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size: 30ft radius)
1. Rubus argutus 5 Y FACU
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Definitions of Four Vegetation Strata:
Tree - Woody plants, excluding vines, 3 in. (7.6 cm) or
more in diameter at breast height (DBH), regardless of
height.
Sapling/Shrub - Woody plants, excluding vines, less
than 3 in. DBH and greater than 3.28 ft (1 m) tall.
Herb - All herbaceous (non -woody) plants, regardless of
size, and woody plants less than 3.28 ft tall.
Woody Vines - All woody vines greater than 3.28 ft in height.
5 = Total Cover
50% of total cover: 2.5 20% of total cover:
Hydrophytic
Vegetation Yes ❑ No 7
Present?
Remarks: (Include photo numbers here or on a separate sheet.)
ERDC/CRREL 2018 Regional Wetland Plant List (Eastern Mountains and Piedmont) used for indicator status. (reg_EMP_2018v1)
US Army Corps of Engineers Eastern Mountains and Piedmont - Version 2.0

SOIL
Sampling Point: WB-04 Up DP
Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators).
Matrix Redox Features
Color (moist) % Color (moist) % Type' Loc2 Texture
10YR 3/3 SCL
Depth
(inches)
0-3
3-12+ 10YR 4/4
'Type C = Concentration, D = depletion, RM = Red
uced Matrix, MS = Masked Sand Grains
Remarks
SCL gravelly
2Location: PL = Pore Lining, M = Matrix
Hydric Soil Indicators:
❑ Histosol (A1)
❑ Histic Epipedon (A2)
❑ Black Histic (A3)
❑ Hydrogen Sulfide (A4)
❑ Stratified Layers (A5)
❑ 2 cm Muck (A10) (LRR N)
❑ Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11)
❑ Thick Dark Surface (Al2)
❑ Sandy Mucky Material (S1)
(LRR N, MLRA 147, 148)
❑ Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4)
❑ Sandy Redox (S4)
❑ Stripped Matrix (S5)
• Dark Surface (S7)
▪ Polyvalue Below Surface (S8) (MLRA 147, 148)
❑ Thin Dark Surface (S9) (MLRA 147, 148)
D Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2)
❑ Depleted Matrix (F3)
❑ Redox Dark Surface (F6)
D Depleted Dark Surface (F7)
❑ Redox Depressions (F8)
❑ Iron -Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR N, MLRA 136)
▪ Umbric Surface (F13) (MLRA 136, 122)
❑ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 148)
❑ Red Parent Material (F21) (MLRA 127, 147)
Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils3:
❑ 2 cm Muck (A10) (MLRA 147)
❑ Coatal Prairie Redox (A16)
(MLRA 147, 148)
❑ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19)
(MLRA 136, 147)
❑ Very Shallow Dark Surface (TF12)
❑ Other (Explain in Remarks)
3lndicators of hydrophytic vegetation and
wetland hydrology must be present,
unless disturbed or problematic.
Restrictive Layer (if observed):
Type:
Depth (inches):
Hydric Soil Present? Yes ❑
No
Remarks:
No hydric indicators observed.
US Army Corps of Engineers
Eastern Mountains and Piedmont - Version 2.0

USACE AID #
NC WAM FIELD ASSESSMENT RESULTS
Accompanies User Manual Version 5.0
NCDWR#
Project Name
Applicant/Owner Name
Wetland Type
Level III Ecoregion
River Basin
County
❑ Yes ® No
Mayo -Roxboro 500kV Line
Duke Energy
Headwater Forest
Piedmont
Roanoke
Person
Precipitation within 48 hrs?
Date of Evaluation
Wetland Site Name
Assessor Name/Organization
Nearest Named Water Body
USGS 8-Digit Catalogue Unit
NCDWR Region
Latitude/Longitude (deci-degrees)
8/18/2021
WB-04
J. Bourdeau / Wood
Ghent Creek
03010104
Raleigh
36.4908, -79.0345
Evidence of stressors affecting the assessment area (may not be within the assessment area)
Please circle and/or make note on the last page if evidence of stressors is apparent. Consider departure from reference, if appropriate, in
recent past (for instance, within 10 years). Noteworthy stressors include, but are not limited to the following.
• Hydrological modifications (examples: ditches, dams, beaver dams, dikes, berms, ponds, etc.)
• Surface and sub -surface discharges into the wetland (examples: discharges containing obvious pollutants, presence of nearby septic
tanks, underground storage tanks (USTs), hog lagoons, etc.)
• Signs of vegetation stress (examples: vegetation mortality, insect damage, disease, storm damage, salt intrusion, etc.)
• Habitat/plant community alteration (examples: mowing, clear -cutting, exotics, etc.)
Is the assessment area intensively managed? ® Yes ❑ No
Regulatory Considerations - Were regulatory considerations evaluated? ®Yes No If Yes, check all that apply to the assessment area.
❑ Anadromous fish
• Federally protected species or State endangered or threatened species
• NCDWR riparian buffer rule in effect
❑ Abuts a Primary Nursery Area (PNA)
❑ Publicly owned property
❑ N.C. Division of Coastal Management Area of Environmental Concern (AEC) (including buffer)
❑ Abuts a stream with a NCDWQ classification of SA or supplemental classifications of HOW, ORW, or Trout
❑ Designated NCNHP reference community
❑ Abuts a 303(d)-listed stream or a tributary to a 303(d)-listed stream
What type of natural stream is associated with the wetland, if any? (check all that apply)
❑ Blackwater
• Brownwater
❑ Tidal (if tidal, check one of the following boxes) ❑ Lunar ❑ Wind ❑ Both
Is the assessment area on a coastal island? ❑ Yes ® No
Is the assessment area's surface water storage capacity or duration substantially altered by beaver? ❑ Yes ® No
Does the assessment area experience overbank flooding during normal rainfall conditions? ❑ Yes ® No
1. Ground Surface Condition/Vegetation Condition — assessment area condition metric
Check a box in each column. Consider alteration to the ground surface (GS) in the assessment area and vegetation structure (VS) in the
assessment area. Compare to reference wetland if applicable (see User Manual). If a reference is not applicable, then rate the assessment
area based on evidence an effect.
GS VS
®A ❑A Not severely altered
❑ B ®B Severely altered over a majority of the assessment area (ground surface alteration examples: vehicle tracks, excessive
sedimentation, fire -plow lanes, skidder tracks, bedding, fill, soil compaction, obvious pollutants) (vegetation structure
alteration examples: mechanical disturbance, herbicides, salt intrusion [where appropriate], exotic species, grazing, less
diversity [if appropriate], hydrologic alteration)
2. Surface and Sub -Surface Storage Capacity and Duration — assessment area condition metric
Check a box in each column. Consider surface storage capacity and duration (Surf) and sub -surface storage capacity and duration (Sub).
Consider both increase and decrease in hydrology. A ditch <_ 1 foot deep is considered to affect surface water only, while a ditch > 1 foot
deep is expected to affect both surface and sub -surface water. Consider tidal flooding regime, if applicable.
Surf Sub
❑ A ®A Water storage capacity and duration are not altered.
®B ❑B Water storage capacity or duration are altered, but not substantially (typically, not sufficient to change vegetation).
❑ C ❑C Water storage capacity or duration are substantially altered (typically, alteration sufficient to result in vegetation change)
(examples: draining, flooding, soil compaction, filling, excessive sedimentation, underground utility lines).
3. Water Storage/Surface Relief — assessment area/wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes)
Check a box in each column. Select the appropriate storage for the assessment area (AA) and the wetland type (WT).
AA WT
3a. ❑A ❑A Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water > 1 deep
❑ B ❑B Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water 6 inches to 1 foot deep
®C ®C Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water 3 to 6 inches deep
❑ D ❑D Depressions able to pond water < 3 inches deep
3b. ❑A Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is greater than 2 feet
❑ B Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is between 1 and 2 feet
®C Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is less than 1 foot

4. Soil Texture/Structure — assessment area condition metric (skip for all marshes)
Check a box from each of the three soil property groups below. Dig soil profile in the dominant assessment area landscape feature.
Make soil observations within the top 12 inches. Use most recent National Technical Committee for Hydric Soils guidance for regional
indicators.
4a. ❑A Sandy soil
®B Loamy or clayey soils exhibiting redoximorphic features (concentrations, depletions, or rhizospheres)
❑ C Loamy or clayey soils not exhibiting redoximorphic features
❑ D Loamy or clayey gleyed soil
❑ E Histosol or histic epipedon
4b. ®A Soil ribbon < 1 inch
❑ B Soil ribbon >_ 1 inch
4c. ®A No peat or muck presence
❑ B A peat or muck presence
5. Discharge into Wetland — opportunity metric
Check a box in each column. Consider surface pollutants or discharges (Surf) and sub -surface pollutants or discharges (Sub). Examples
of sub -surface discharges include presence of nearby septic tank, underground storage tank (UST), etc.
Surf Sub
®A ®A Little or no evidence of pollutants or discharges entering the assessment area
❑ B ❑B Noticeable evidence of pollutants or discharges entering the wetland and stressing, but not overwhelming the
treatment capacity of the assessment area
❑ C ❑C Noticeable evidence of pollutants or discharges (pathogen, particulate, or soluble) entering the assessment area and
potentially overwhelming the treatment capacity of the wetland (water discoloration, dead vegetation, excessive
sedimentation, odor)
6. Land Use — opportunity metric (skip for non -riparian wetlands)
Check all that apply (at least one box in each column). Evaluation involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. Consider sources draining
to assessment area within entire upstream watershed (WS), within 5 miles and within the watershed draining to the assessment area (5M),
and within 2 miles and within the watershed draining to the assessment area (2M).
WS 5M 2M
®A ®A ®A > 10% impervious surfaces
❑ B ❑B ❑B Confined animal operations (or other local, concentrated source of pollutants
❑ C ❑C ❑C >_ 20% coverage of pasture
❑ D ❑D ❑D >_ 20% coverage of agricultural land (regularly plowed land)
❑ E ❑E ❑E >_ 20% coverage of maintained grass/herb
❑ F OF OF >_ 20% coverage of clear-cut land
❑ G ❑G ❑G Little or no opportunity to improve water quality. Lack of opportunity may result from little or no disturbance in
the watershed or hydrologic alterations that prevent drainage and/or overbank flow from affecting the
assessment area.
7. Wetland Acting as Vegetated Buffer — assessment area/wetland complex condition metric (skip for non -riparian wetlands)
7a. Is assessment area within 50 feet of a tributary or other open water?
®Yes No If Yes, continue to 7b. If No, skip to Metric 8.
Wetland buffer need only be present on one side of the water body. Make buffer judgment based on the average width of wetland.
Record a note if a portion of the buffer has been removed or disturbed.
7b. How much of the first 50 feet from the bank is wetland? (Wetland buffer need only be present on one side of the .water body. Make
buffer judgment based on the average width of wetland. Record a note if a portion of the buffer has been removed or disturbed.)
❑ A >_ 50 feet
❑ B From 30 to < 50 feet
❑ C From 15 to < 30 feet
❑ D From 5 to < 15 feet
®E < 5 feet or buffer bypassed by ditches
7c. Tributary width. If the tributary is anastomosed, combine widths of channels/braids for a total width.
®<_ 15-feet wide ❑> 15-feet wide ❑ Other open water (no tributary present)
7d. Do roots of assessment area vegetation extend into the bank of the tributary/open water?
▪ Yes No
7e. Is stream or other open water sheltered or exposed?
®Sheltered — adjacent open water with width < 2500 feet and no regular boat traffic.
❑ Exposed — adjacent open water with width >_ 2500 feet or regular boat traffic.
8. Wetland Width at the Assessment Area — wetland type/wetland complex condition metric (evaluate WT for all marshes and
Estuarine Woody Wetland only; evaluate WC for Bottomland Hardwood Forest, Headwater Forest, and Riverine Swamp Forest
only)
Check a box in each column for riverine wetlands only. Select the average width for the wetland type at the assessment area (WT) and
the wetland complex at the assessment area (WC). See User Manual for WT and WC boundaries.
WT WC
❑A ❑A >_ 100 feet
❑ B ❑B From 80 to < 100 feet
❑ C ❑C From 50 to < 80 feet
❑ D ❑D From 40 to < 50 feet
®E EE From30to<40feet
❑ F OF From 15 to < 30 feet
❑ G ❑G From 5 to < 15 feet
❑ H ❑H < 5 feet

9. Inundation Duration — assessment area condition metric (skip for non -riparian wetlands)
Answer for assessment area dominant landform.
®A Evidence of short -duration inundation (< 7 consecutive days)
❑ B Evidence of saturation, without evidence of inundation
❑ C Evidence of long -duration inundation or very long -duration inundation (7 to 30 consecutive days or more)
10. Indicators of Deposition — assessment area condition metric (skip for non -riparian wetlands and all marshes)
Consider recent deposition only (no plant growth since deposition).
®A Sediment deposition is not excessive, but at approximately natural levels.
❑ B Sediment deposition is excessive, but not overwhelming the wetland.
❑ C Sediment deposition is excessive and is overwhelming the wetland.
11. Wetland Size — wetland type/wetland complex condition metric
Check a box in each column. Involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. This metric evaluates three aspects of the wetland area: the
size of the wetland type (WT), the size of the wetland complex (WC), and the size of the forested wetland (FW) (if applicable, see User
Manual). See the User Manual for boundaries of these evaluation areas. If assessment area is clear-cut, select "K" for the FW column.
WT WC FW (if applicable)
❑A ❑A ❑A >_ 500 acres
❑ B ❑B ❑B From 100 to < 500 acres
❑ C ❑C ❑C From 50 to < 100 acres
❑ D ❑D ❑D From 25 to < 50 acres
❑ E ❑E ❑E From 10 to < 25 acres
❑ F OF OF From 5 to < 10 acres
❑ G ❑G ❑G From 1 to < 5 acres
❑ H ❑H ❑H From 0.5 to < 1 acre
❑ I ❑I ❑I From 0.1 to < 0.5 acre
®J ®J ❑J From 0.01 to < 0.1 acre
❑ K ❑K ®K < 0.01 acre or assessment area is clear-cut
12. Wetland Intactness — wetland type condition metric (evaluate for Pocosins only)
❑ A Pocosin is the full extent (>_ 90%) of its natural landscape size.
❑ B Pocosin type is < 90% of the full extent of its natural landscape size.
13. Connectivity to Other Natural Areas — landscape condition metric
13a. Check appropriate box(es) (a box may be checked in each column). Involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. This metric
evaluates whether the wetland is well connected (Well) and/or loosely connected (Loosely) to the landscape patch, the contiguous
naturally vegetated area and open water (if appropriate). Boundaries are formed by four -lane roads, regularly maintained utility line
corridors the width of a four -lane road or wider, urban landscapes, maintained fields (pasture and agriculture), or open water > 300
feet wide.
Well Loosely
❑A ❑A >_ 500 acres
❑ B ❑B From 100 to < 500 acres
❑ C ❑C From 50 to < 100 acres
❑ D ❑D From 10 to < 50 acres
❑ E ❑E < 10 acres
®F ®F Wetland type has a poor or no connection to other natural habitats
13b. Evaluate for marshes only.
®Yes No Wetland type has a surface hydrology connection to open waters/stream or tidal wetlands.
14. Edge Effect — wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes and Estuarine Woody Wetland)
May involve a GIS effort with field adjustment. Estimate distance from wetland type boundary to artificial edges. Artificial edges include
non -forested areas >_ 40 feet wide such as fields, development, roads, regularly maintained utility line corridors, and clear -cuts. Consider
the eight main points of the compass. Artificial edge occurs within 150 feet in how many directions? If the assessment area is clear cut,
select option "C."
❑ A 0
▪ B 1 to 4
C 5to8
15. Vegetative Composition — assessment area condition metric (skip for all marshes and Pine Flat)
❑ A Vegetation is close to reference condition in species present and their proportions. Lower strata composed of appropriate
species, with exotic plants absent or sparse within the assessment area.
B Vegetation is different from reference condition in species diversity or proportions, but still largely composed of native species
characteristic of the wetland type. This may include communities of weedy native species that develop after clearcutting or clearing.
It also includes communities with exotics present, but not dominant, over a large portion of the expected strata.
❑ C Vegetation severely altered from reference in composition, or expected species are unnaturally absent (planted stands of non -
characteristic species or at least one stratum inappropriately composed of a single species), or exotic species are dominant in at
least one stratum.
16. Vegetative Diversity — assessment area condition metric (evaluate for Non -tidal Freshwater Marsh only)
❑ A Vegetation diversity is high and is composed primarily of native species (< 10% cover of exotics).
®B Vegetation diversity is low or has > 10% to 50% cover of exotics.
❑ C Vegetation is dominated by exotic species (> 50 % cover of exotics).

17. Vegetative Structure — assessment area/wetland type condition metric
17a. Is vegetation present?
®Yes No If Yes, continue to 17b. If No, skip to Metric 18.
17b. Evaluate percent coverage of assessment area vegetation for all marshes only. Skip to 17c for non -marsh wetlands.
®A >_ 25% coverage of vegetation
❑ B < 25% coverage of vegetation
17c. Check a box in each column for each stratum. Evaluate this portion of the metric for non -marsh wetlands. Consider
structure in airspace above the assessment area (AA) and the wetland type (WT) separately.
AA WT
T
o ❑A ❑A Canopy closed, or nearly closed, with natural gaps associated with natural processes
m ❑B ❑B Canopy present, but opened more than natural gaps
U ®C ®C Canopy sparse or absent
L.
o ❑A ❑A Dense mid-story/sapling layer
c9 ❑B ❑B Moderate density mid-story/sapling layer
®C ®C Mid-story/sapling layer sparse or absent
= ❑A ❑A Dense shrub layer
2E ❑B ❑B Moderate density shrub layer
®C ®C Shrub layer sparse or absent
e ®A ®A Dense herb layer
_ ❑B ❑B Moderate density herb layer
❑ C ❑C Herb layer sparse or absent
18. Snags — wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes)
❑ A Large snags (more than one) are visible (> 12 inches DBH, or large relative to species present and landscape stability).
®B NotA
19. Diameter Class Distribution — wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes)
❑ A Majority of canopy trees have stems > 6 inches in diameter at breast height (DBH); many large trees (> 12 inches DBH) are
present.
❑ B Majority of canopy trees have stems between 6 and 12 inches DBH, few are > 12 inch DBH.
®C Majority of canopy trees are < 6 inches DBH or no trees.
20. Large Woody Debris — wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes)
Include both natural debris and man -placed natural debris.
❑ A Large logs (more than one) are visible (> 12 inches in diameter, or large relative to species present and landscape stability).
®B NotA
21. Vegetation/Open Water Dispersion — wetland type/open water condition metric (evaluate for Non -Tidal Freshwater Marsh only)
Select the figure that best describes the amount of interspersion between vegetation and open water in the growing season. Patterned
areas indicate vegetated areas, while solid white areas indicate open water.
❑A ❑B ❑C
.�,� -�\ r ,.r WaJ` "tea v
\C , L .J \tea ?) \ �--J ) \ - A \
22. Hydrologic Connectivity — assessment area condition metric (evaluate for riparian wetlands and Salt/Brackish Marsh only)
®D
Examples of activities that may severely alter hydrologic connectivity include intensive ditching, fill, sedimentation, channelization, diversion,
man-made berms, beaver dams, and stream incision. Documentation required if evaluated as B, C, or D.
®A Overbank and overland flow are not severely altered in the assessment area.
❑ B Overbank flow is severely altered in the assessment area.
❑ C Overland flow is severely altered in the assessment area.
❑ D Both overbank and overland flow are severely altered in the assessment area.
Notes

NC WAM Wetland Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 5.0
Wetland Site Name WB-04 Date of Assessment 8/18/2021
Wetland Type Headwater Forest Assessor Name/Organization J. Bourdeau / Wood
Notes on Field Assessment Form (Y/N)
Presence of regulatory considerations (Y/N)
Wetland is intensively managed (Y/N)
Assessment area is located within 50 feet of a natural tributary or other open water (Y/N)
Assessment area is substantially altered by beaver (Y/N)
Assessment area experiences overbank flooding during normal rainfall conditions (Y/N)
Assessment area is on a coastal island (Y/N)
Sub -function Rating Summary
Function Sub -function
Hydrology
Surface Storage and Retention
Sub -surface Storage and
Retention
Metrics
Condition
Condition
NO
YES
YES
YES
NO
NO
NO
Rating
LOW
HIGH
Water Quality
Habitat
Function Rating Summary
Function
Hydrology
Water Quality
Habitat
Pathogen Change
Particulate Change
Soluble Change
Physical Change
Pollution Change
Physical Structure
Landscape Patch Structure
Vegetation Composition
Condition
Condition/Opportunity
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
Condition
Condition/Opportunity
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
Condition
Condition/Opportunity
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
Condition
Condition/Opportunity
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
Condition
Condition/Opportunity
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
Condition
Condition
Condition
Metrics
Condition
Condition
Condition/Opportunity
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
Condition
HIGH
HIGH
YES
LOW
NA
NA
MEDIUM
HIGH
YES
LOW
LOW
YES
NA
NA
NA
LOW
LOW
MEDIUM
Rating
MEDIUM
LOW
HIGH
YES
LOW
Overall Wetland Rating LOW

WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM - Eastern Mountains and Piedmont
Project/Site: Mayo -Roxboro 500kV
Applicant/Owner: Duke Energy
City/Co.: Person County Sampling Date: 8/19/2021
Investigator(s): JAB
Landform: (hillslope, terrace, etc.) Floodplain
State: NC Sampling Point: WB-05 Wet DP
Section, Township, Range: N/A
Subregion(LRR/MLRA P/136 Lat: 36.4919
Local Relief : Flat
Long: -79.0298
Slope (%): <2
Datum: WGS84
Soil Map Unit Name: CoA Codorus and Hatboro soils, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded NWI Classification: N/A
Are climatic/hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? ❑ Yes 0 No (If no, explain in Remarks.)
Are Vegetation ❑ , Soil ❑ , or Hydrology ❑ significantly disturbed? Are "Normal Circumstances" present? E Yes ❑ No
Are Vegetation ❑ , Soil ❑ , or Hydrology E naturally problematic? (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.)
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS - Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc.
Hydrophytic Vegetation Present?
Hydric Soil Present?
Wetland Hydrology Present?
Yes E No ❑
Yes E No ❑
Yes 0 No ❑
Is the Sampled Area
within a wetland?
Yes R1 No ❑
Remarks
HYDROLOGY
Wetland Hydrology Indicators:
Primary Indicators (minimum of one is required; check all that apply):
Secondary Indicators (minimum of two required)
❑ Surface Soil Cracks (B6)
❑ Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (B8)
❑ Drainage Patterns (B10)
(C3) ❑ Moss Trim Lines (B16)
❑ Dry -Season Water Table (C2)
(C6) ❑ Crayfish Burrows (C8)
❑ Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9)
❑ Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1)
❑ Geomorphic Position (D2)
❑ ShallowAquitard (D3)
❑ Microtopographic Relief (D4)
❑ FAC-Neutral Test (D5)
0 Surface Water (A1) ❑ True Aquatic Plants (B14)
0 High Water Table (A2) 0 Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (C1)
0 Saturation (A3) ❑ Oxidized Rhizospheres on Living Roots
❑ Water Marks (B1) ❑ Presence of Reduced Iron (C4)
❑ Sediment Deposits (B2) ❑ Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils
❑ Drift Deposits (B3) ❑ Thin Much Surface (C7)
❑ Algal Mat or Crust (B4) ❑ Other (Explain in Remarks)
❑ Iron Deposits (B5)
❑ Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (B7)
❑ Water -Stained Leaves (B9)
E Aquatic Fauna (B13)
Field Observations:
Surface Water Present? E Yes ❑ No Depth (inches): 1
Wetland Hydrology Present? L Yes ❑ No
Water Table Present? E Yes ❑ No Depth (inches): 0
Saturation Present? EYes ❑ No Depth (inches): 0
(includes capillary fringe)
Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available:
Remarks:
US Army Corps of Engineers
Eastern Mountains and Piedmont - Version 2.0

VEGETATION (Four Strata) - Use scientific names of plants. Sampling Point: WB-05 Wet DP
Tree Stratum
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
(Plot size: 30ft radius)
Absolute Dominant Indicator
% Cover Species? Status
Dominance Test Worksheet:
Number of Dominant Species
Number of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC:
Total Number of Dominant
Species Across All Strata:
Percent of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC:
4 (A)
4 (B)
100% (NB)
0 = Total Cover
50% of total cover: 0 20% of total cover:
Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size: 30ft radius)
1. Salix nigra 15 Y OBL
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Prevalence Index worksheet:
Total % Cover of: Multiply
OBL species 55 x 1 = 55
FACW species 65 x 2 = 130
FAC species 10 x 3 = 30
FACU species 0 x 4 = 0
UPL species 0 x 5 = 0
Column Totals: 130 (A) 215 (B)
Prevalence Index = B/A = 1.7
15 = Total Cover
50% of total cover: 7.5 20% of total cover:
Herb Stratum (Plot size: 30ft radius)
1. Persicaria sagittata 40 Y OBL
2. Scirpus cyperinus 35 Y FACW
Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
❑ Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
Q Dominance Test is > 50%
E Prevalence Index is <_ 3.01
E Morphological Adaptations) (Provide supporting
data in Remarks or on a separate sheet
❑ Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation (Explain)
1 Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must
be present, unless disturbed or problematic
3. Persicaria longiseta 10 FAC
4. Impatiens capensis 30 Y FACW
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
Woody Vine Stratum
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
115 = Total Cover
50% of total cover: 57.5 20% of total cover: 23
(Plot size: 30ft radius)
Definitions of Four Vegetation Strata:
Tree - Woody plants, excluding vines, 3 in. (7.6 cm) or
more in diameter at breast height (DBH), regardless of
height.
Sapling/Shrub - Woody plants, excluding vines, less
than 3 in. DBH and greater than 3.28 ft (1 m) tall.
Herb - All herbaceous (non -woody) plants, regardless of
size, and woody plants less than 3.28 ft tall.
Woody Vines - All woody vines greater than 3.28 ft in height.
0 = Total Cover
50% of total cover: 0 20% of total cover:
Hydrophytic
Vegetation Yes 0 No ❑
Present?
Remarks: (Include photo numbers here or on a separate sheet.)
ERDC/CRREL 2018 Regional Wetland Plant List (Eastern Mountains and Piedmont) used for indicator status. (reg_EMP_2018v1)
US Army Corps of Engineers Eastern Mountains and Piedmont - Version 2.0

SOIL
Sampling Point: WB-05 Wet DP
Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators).
Matrix Redox Features
Color (moist) % Color (moist) % Type' Loc2 Texture
10YR 4/1 85 7.5YR 5/8 15 C PL SCL
Depth
(inches)
0-12+
'Type C = Concentration, D = depletion, RM
= Reduced Matrix, MS = Masked Sand Grains
Remarks
2Location: PL = Pore Lining, M = Matrix
Hydric Soil Indicators:
❑ Histosol (A1)
❑ Histic Epipedon (A2)
❑ Black Histic (A3)
❑ Hydrogen Sulfide (A4)
❑ Stratified Layers (A5)
❑ 2 cm Muck (A10) (LRR N)
❑ Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11)
❑ Thick Dark Surface (Al2)
❑ Sandy Mucky Material (S1)
(LRR N, MLRA 147, 148)
❑ Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4)
❑ Sandy Redox (S4)
❑ Stripped Matrix (S5)
❑❑❑❑❑❑❑0❑❑❑❑
Dark Surface (S7)
Polyvalue Below Surface (S8) (MLRA 147, 148)
Thin Dark Surface (S9) (MLRA 147, 148)
Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2)
Depleted Matrix (F3)
Redox Dark Surface (F6)
Depleted Dark Surface (F7)
Redox Depressions (F8)
Iron -Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR N, MLRA 136)
Umbric Surface (F13) (MLRA 136, 122)
Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 148)
Red Parent Material (F21) (MLRA 127, 147)
Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils3:
❑ 2 cm Muck (A10) (MLRA 147)
❑ Coatal Prairie Redox (A16)
(MLRA 147, 148)
❑ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19)
(MLRA 136, 147)
❑ Very Shallow Dark Surface (TF12)
❑ Other (Explain in Remarks)
3lndicators of hydrophytic vegetation and
wetland hydrology must be present,
unless disturbed or problematic.
Restrictive Layer (if observed):
Type:
Depth (inches):
Hydric Soil Present? Yes C No L
Remarks:
US Army Corps of Engineers
Eastern Mountains and Piedmont - Version 2.0

WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM - Eastern Mountains and Piedmont
Project/Site: Mayo -Roxboro 500kV
Applicant/Owner: Duke Energy
City/Co.: Person County Sampling Date: 8/19/2021
Investigator(s): JAB
Landform: (hillslope, terrace, etc.) Floodplain
State: NC Sampling Point: WB-05 Up DP
Section, Township, Range: N/A
Subregion(LRR/MLRA P/136 Lat: 36.4920
Local Relief : Flat
Long: -79.0299
Slope (%): <2
Datum: WGS84
Soil Map Unit Name: CoA Codorus and Hatboro soils, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded NWI Classification: N/A
Are climatic/hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? ❑ Yes 0 No (If no, explain in Remarks.)
Are Vegetation ❑ , Soil ❑ , or Hydrology ❑ significantly disturbed? Are "Normal Circumstances" present? E Yes ❑ No
Are Vegetation ❑ , Soil ❑ , or Hydrology E naturally problematic? (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.)
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS - Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc.
Hydrophytic Vegetation Present?
Hydric Soil Present?
Wetland Hydrology Present?
Yes ❑ No 0
Yes ❑ No 0
Yes ❑ No 0
Is the Sampled Area
within a wetland?
Yes ❑ No 0
Remarks
Upland sample, compare to WBO5 Wet DP
HYDROLOGY
Wetland Hydrology Indicators:
Primary Indicators (minimum of one is required; check all that apply):
Secondary Indicators (minimum of two required)
❑ Surface Soil Cracks (B6)
❑ Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (B8)
❑ Drainage Patterns (B10)
(C3) ❑ Moss Trim Lines (B16)
❑ Dry -Season Water Table (C2)
(C6) ❑ Crayfish Burrows (C8)
❑ Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9)
❑ Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1)
❑ Geomorphic Position (D2)
❑ ShallowAquitard (D3)
❑ Microtopographic Relief (D4)
❑ FAC-Neutral Test (D5)
❑ Surface Water (A1) ❑ True Aquatic Plants (B14)
❑ High Water Table (A2) 0 Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (C1)
❑ Saturation (A3) ❑ Oxidized Rhizospheres on Living Roots
❑ Water Marks (B1) ❑ Presence of Reduced Iron (C4)
❑ Sediment Deposits (B2) ❑ Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils
❑ Drift Deposits (B3) ❑ Thin Much Surface (C7)
❑ Algal Mat or Crust (B4) ❑ Other (Explain in Remarks)
❑ Iron Deposits (B5)
❑ Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (B7)
❑ Water -Stained Leaves (B9)
E Aquatic Fauna (B13)
Field Observations:
Surface Water Present? ❑ Yes 2 No Depth (inches):
Wetland Hydrology Present? ❑ Yes 0 No
Water Table Present? ❑Yes 2 No Depth (inches):
Saturation Present? ❑Yes 0 No Depth (inches):
(includes capillary fringe)
Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available:
Remarks:
No wetland hydrology indicators observed
US Army Corps of Engineers
Eastern Mountains and Piedmont - Version 2.0

VEGETATION (Four Strata) - Use scientific names of plants. Sampling Point: WB-05 Up DP
Tree Stratum
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
(Plot size: 30ft radius)
50% of total cover:
Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size: 30ft radius)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
50% of total cover:
Herb Stratum (Plot size: 30ft radius)
1. Solidago sempervirens
Absolute Dominant Indicator
% Cover Species? Status
Dominance Test Worksheet:
Number of Dominant Species
Number of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC:
Total Number of Dominant
Species Across All Strata:
Percent of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC:
2 (A)
4 (B)
50% (A/B)
0 = Total Cover
0 20% of total cover:
Prevalence Index worksheet:
Total % Cover of: Multiply
OBL species 0 x 1 = 0
FACW species 20 x 2 = 40
FAC species 15 x 3 = 45
FACU species 35 x 4 = 140
UPL species 0 x 5 = 0
Column Totals: 70 (A) 225 (B)
Prevalence Index = B/A = 3.2
0 = Total Cover
0 20% of total cover:
2. Chamaecrista nictitans
3. Eupatorium capillifolium
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
50% of total cover:
Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size: 30ft radius)
1. Rubus argutus
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
20
FACW
20 Y FACU
Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
❑ Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
❑ Dominance Test is > 50%
❑ Prevalence Index is <_ 3.01
❑ Morphological Adaptations) (Provide supporting
data in Remarks or on a separate sheet
❑ Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation (Explain)
1 Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must
be present, unless disturbed or problematic
15
FAC
55 = Total Cover
27.5 20% of total cover:
50% of total cover:
15
11
FACU
Definitions of Four Vegetation Strata:
Tree - Woody plants, excluding vines, 3 in. (7.6 cm) or
more in diameter at breast height (DBH), regardless of
height.
Sapling/Shrub - Woody plants, excluding vines, less
than 3 in. DBH and greater than 3.28 ft (1 m) tall.
Herb - All herbaceous (non -woody) plants, regardless of
size, and woody plants less than 3.28 ft tall.
Woody Vines - All woody vines greater than 3.28 ft in height.
15 = Total Cover
7.5 20% of total cover:
Hydrophytic
Vegetation Yes ❑ No 7
Present?
Remarks: (Include photo numbers here or on a separate sheet.)
ERDC/CRREL 2018 Regional Wetland Plant List (Eastern Mountains and Piedmont) used for indicator status. (reg_EMP_2018v1)
US Army Corps of Engineers Eastern Mountains and Piedmont - Version 2.0

SOIL
Sampling Point: WB-05 Up DP
Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators).
Matrix Redox Features
Color (moist) % Color (moist) % Type' Loc2 Texture
10YR 3/3 SCL
Depth
(inches)
0-3
3-12+ 10YR 4/4
'Type C = Concentration, D = depletion, RM = Red
uced Matrix, MS = Masked Sand Grains
Remarks
SCL gravelly
2Location: PL = Pore Lining, M = Matrix
Hydric Soil Indicators:
❑ Histosol (A1)
❑ Histic Epipedon (A2)
❑ Black Histic (A3)
❑ Hydrogen Sulfide (A4)
❑ Stratified Layers (A5)
❑ 2 cm Muck (A10) (LRR N)
❑ Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11)
❑ Thick Dark Surface (Al2)
❑ Sandy Mucky Material (S1)
(LRR N, MLRA 147, 148)
❑ Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4)
❑ Sandy Redox (S4)
❑ Stripped Matrix (S5)
• Dark Surface (S7)
▪ Polyvalue Below Surface (S8) (MLRA 147, 148)
❑ Thin Dark Surface (S9) (MLRA 147, 148)
D Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2)
❑ Depleted Matrix (F3)
❑ Redox Dark Surface (F6)
D Depleted Dark Surface (F7)
❑ Redox Depressions (F8)
❑ Iron -Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR N, MLRA 136)
▪ Umbric Surface (F13) (MLRA 136, 122)
❑ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 148)
❑ Red Parent Material (F21) (MLRA 127, 147)
Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils3:
❑ 2 cm Muck (A10) (MLRA 147)
❑ Coatal Prairie Redox (A16)
(MLRA 147, 148)
❑ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19)
(MLRA 136, 147)
❑ Very Shallow Dark Surface (TF12)
❑ Other (Explain in Remarks)
3lndicators of hydrophytic vegetation and
wetland hydrology must be present,
unless disturbed or problematic.
Restrictive Layer (if observed):
Type:
Depth (inches):
Hydric Soil Present? Yes ❑
No
Remarks:
No hydric indicators observed.
US Army Corps of Engineers
Eastern Mountains and Piedmont - Version 2.0

USACE AID #
NC WAM FIELD ASSESSMENT RESULTS
Accompanies User Manual Version 5.0
NCDWR#
Project Name
Applicant/Owner Name
Wetland Type
Level III Ecoregion
River Basin
County
❑ Yes ® No
Mayo -Roxboro 500kV Line
Duke Energy
Headwater Forest
Piedmont
Roanoke
Person
Precipitation within 48 hrs?
Date of Evaluation
Wetland Site Name
Assessor Name/Organization
Nearest Named Water Body
USGS 8-Digit Catalogue Unit
NCDWR Region
Latitude/Longitude (deci-degrees)
8/18/2021
WB-05
J. Bourdeau / Wood
Ghent Creek
03010104
Raleigh
36.4918, -79.0296
Evidence of stressors affecting the assessment area (may not be within the assessment area)
Please circle and/or make note on the last page if evidence of stressors is apparent. Consider departure from reference, if appropriate, in
recent past (for instance, within 10 years). Noteworthy stressors include, but are not limited to the following.
• Hydrological modifications (examples: ditches, dams, beaver dams, dikes, berms, ponds, etc.)
• Surface and sub -surface discharges into the wetland (examples: discharges containing obvious pollutants, presence of nearby septic
tanks, underground storage tanks (USTs), hog lagoons, etc.)
• Signs of vegetation stress (examples: vegetation mortality, insect damage, disease, storm damage, salt intrusion, etc.)
• Habitat/plant community alteration (examples: mowing, clear -cutting, exotics, etc.)
Is the assessment area intensively managed? ® Yes ❑ No
Regulatory Considerations - Were regulatory considerations evaluated? ®Yes No If Yes, check all that apply to the assessment area.
❑ Anadromous fish
• Federally protected species or State endangered or threatened species
• NCDWR riparian buffer rule in effect
❑ Abuts a Primary Nursery Area (PNA)
❑ Publicly owned property
❑ N.C. Division of Coastal Management Area of Environmental Concern (AEC) (including buffer)
❑ Abuts a stream with a NCDWQ classification of SA or supplemental classifications of HOW, ORW, or Trout
❑ Designated NCNHP reference community
❑ Abuts a 303(d)-listed stream or a tributary to a 303(d)-listed stream
What type of natural stream is associated with the wetland, if any? (check all that apply)
❑ Blackwater
• Brownwater
❑ Tidal (if tidal, check one of the following boxes) ❑ Lunar ❑ Wind ❑ Both
Is the assessment area on a coastal island? ❑ Yes ® No
Is the assessment area's surface water storage capacity or duration substantially altered by beaver? ❑ Yes ® No
Does the assessment area experience overbank flooding during normal rainfall conditions? ❑ Yes ® No
1. Ground Surface Condition/Vegetation Condition — assessment area condition metric
Check a box in each column. Consider alteration to the ground surface (GS) in the assessment area and vegetation structure (VS) in the
assessment area. Compare to reference wetland if applicable (see User Manual). If a reference is not applicable, then rate the assessment
area based on evidence an effect.
GS VS
®A ❑A Not severely altered
❑ B ®B Severely altered over a majority of the assessment area (ground surface alteration examples: vehicle tracks, excessive
sedimentation, fire -plow lanes, skidder tracks, bedding, fill, soil compaction, obvious pollutants) (vegetation structure
alteration examples: mechanical disturbance, herbicides, salt intrusion [where appropriate], exotic species, grazing, less
diversity [if appropriate], hydrologic alteration)
2. Surface and Sub -Surface Storage Capacity and Duration — assessment area condition metric
Check a box in each column. Consider surface storage capacity and duration (Surf) and sub -surface storage capacity and duration (Sub).
Consider both increase and decrease in hydrology. A ditch <_ 1 foot deep is considered to affect surface water only, while a ditch > 1 foot
deep is expected to affect both surface and sub -surface water. Consider tidal flooding regime, if applicable.
Surf Sub
❑ A ®A Water storage capacity and duration are not altered.
®B ❑B Water storage capacity or duration are altered, but not substantially (typically, not sufficient to change vegetation).
❑ C ❑C Water storage capacity or duration are substantially altered (typically, alteration sufficient to result in vegetation change)
(examples: draining, flooding, soil compaction, filling, excessive sedimentation, underground utility lines).
3. Water Storage/Surface Relief — assessment area/wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes)
Check a box in each column. Select the appropriate storage for the assessment area (AA) and the wetland type (WT).
AA WT
3a. ®A ®A Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water > 1 deep
❑ B ❑B Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water 6 inches to 1 foot deep
❑ C ❑C Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water 3 to 6 inches deep
❑ D ❑D Depressions able to pond water < 3 inches deep
3b. ❑A Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is greater than 2 feet
❑ B Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is between 1 and 2 feet
®C Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is less than 1 foot

4. Soil Texture/Structure — assessment area condition metric (skip for all marshes)
Check a box from each of the three soil property groups below. Dig soil profile in the dominant assessment area landscape feature.
Make soil observations within the top 12 inches. Use most recent National Technical Committee for Hydric Soils guidance for regional
indicators.
4a. ❑A Sandy soil
®B Loamy or clayey soils exhibiting redoximorphic features (concentrations, depletions, or rhizospheres)
❑ C Loamy or clayey soils not exhibiting redoximorphic features
❑ D Loamy or clayey gleyed soil
❑ E Histosol or histic epipedon
4b. ®A Soil ribbon < 1 inch
❑ B Soil ribbon >_ 1 inch
4c. ®A No peat or muck presence
❑ B A peat or muck presence
5. Discharge into Wetland — opportunity metric
Check a box in each column. Consider surface pollutants or discharges (Surf) and sub -surface pollutants or discharges (Sub). Examples
of sub -surface discharges include presence of nearby septic tank, underground storage tank (UST), etc.
Surf Sub
®A ®A Little or no evidence of pollutants or discharges entering the assessment area
❑ B ❑B Noticeable evidence of pollutants or discharges entering the wetland and stressing, but not overwhelming the
treatment capacity of the assessment area
❑ C ❑C Noticeable evidence of pollutants or discharges (pathogen, particulate, or soluble) entering the assessment area and
potentially overwhelming the treatment capacity of the wetland (water discoloration, dead vegetation, excessive
sedimentation, odor)
6. Land Use — opportunity metric (skip for non -riparian wetlands)
Check all that apply (at least one box in each column). Evaluation involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. Consider sources draining
to assessment area within entire upstream watershed (WS), within 5 miles and within the watershed draining to the assessment area (5M),
and within 2 miles and within the watershed draining to the assessment area (2M).
WS 5M 2M
®A ®A ®A > 10% impervious surfaces
❑ B ❑B ❑B Confined animal operations (or other local, concentrated source of pollutants
❑ C ❑C ❑C >_ 20% coverage of pasture
❑ D ❑D ❑D >_ 20% coverage of agricultural land (regularly plowed land)
❑ E ❑E ❑E >_ 20% coverage of maintained grass/herb
❑ F OF OF >_ 20% coverage of clear-cut land
❑ G ❑G ❑G Little or no opportunity to improve water quality. Lack of opportunity may result from little or no disturbance in
the watershed or hydrologic alterations that prevent drainage and/or overbank flow from affecting the
assessment area.
7. Wetland Acting as Vegetated Buffer — assessment area/wetland complex condition metric (skip for non -riparian wetlands)
7a. Is assessment area within 50 feet of a tributary or other open water?
®Yes No If Yes, continue to 7b. If No, skip to Metric 8.
Wetland buffer need only be present on one side of the water body. Make buffer judgment based on the average width of wetland.
Record a note if a portion of the buffer has been removed or disturbed.
7b. How much of the first 50 feet from the bank is wetland? (Wetland buffer need only be present on one side of the .water body. Make
buffer judgment based on the average width of wetland. Record a note if a portion of the buffer has been removed or disturbed.)
❑ A >_ 50 feet
❑ B From 30 to < 50 feet
®C From 15 to < 30 feet
❑ D From 5 to < 15 feet
❑ E < 5 feet or buffer bypassed by ditches
7c. Tributary width. If the tributary is anastomosed, combine widths of channels/braids for a total width.
®<_ 15-feet wide ❑> 15-feet wide ❑ Other open water (no tributary present)
7d. Do roots of assessment area vegetation extend into the bank of the tributary/open water?
▪ Yes No
7e. Is stream or other open water sheltered or exposed?
®Sheltered — adjacent open water with width < 2500 feet and no regular boat traffic.
❑ Exposed — adjacent open water with width >_ 2500 feet or regular boat traffic.
8. Wetland Width at the Assessment Area — wetland type/wetland complex condition metric (evaluate WT for all marshes and
Estuarine Woody Wetland only; evaluate WC for Bottomland Hardwood Forest, Headwater Forest, and Riverine Swamp Forest
only)
Check a box in each column for riverine wetlands only. Select the average width for the wetland type at the assessment area (WT) and
the wetland complex at the assessment area (WC). See User Manual for WT and WC boundaries.
WT WC
❑A ❑A >_ 100 feet
❑ B ❑B From 80 to < 100 feet
®C ®C From 50 to < 80 feet
❑ D ❑D From 40 to < 50 feet
❑ E ❑E From 30 to < 40 feet
❑ F OF From 15 to < 30 feet
❑ G ❑G From 5 to < 15 feet
❑ H ❑H < 5 feet

9. Inundation Duration — assessment area condition metric (skip for non -riparian wetlands)
Answer for assessment area dominant landform.
®A Evidence of short -duration inundation (< 7 consecutive days)
❑ B Evidence of saturation, without evidence of inundation
❑ C Evidence of long -duration inundation or very long -duration inundation (7 to 30 consecutive days or more)
10. Indicators of Deposition — assessment area condition metric (skip for non -riparian wetlands and all marshes)
Consider recent deposition only (no plant growth since deposition).
®A Sediment deposition is not excessive, but at approximately natural levels.
❑ B Sediment deposition is excessive, but not overwhelming the wetland.
❑ C Sediment deposition is excessive and is overwhelming the wetland.
11. Wetland Size — wetland type/wetland complex condition metric
Check a box in each column. Involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. This metric evaluates three aspects of the wetland area: the
size of the wetland type (WT), the size of the wetland complex (WC), and the size of the forested wetland (FW) (if applicable, see User
Manual). See the User Manual for boundaries of these evaluation areas. If assessment area is clear-cut, select "K" for the FW column.
WT WC FW (if applicable)
❑A ❑A ❑A >_ 500 acres
❑ B ❑B ❑B From 100 to < 500 acres
❑ C ❑C ❑C From 50 to < 100 acres
❑ D ❑D ❑D From 25 to < 50 acres
❑ E ❑E ❑E From 10 to < 25 acres
❑ F OF OF From 5 to < 10 acres
❑ G ❑G ❑G From 1 to < 5 acres
®H ®H ❑H From 0.5 to < 1 acre
❑ I ❑I ❑I From 0.1 to < 0.5 acre
❑ J ❑J ❑J From 0.01 to < 0.1 acre
❑ K ❑K ®K < 0.01 acre or assessment area is clear-cut
12. Wetland Intactness — wetland type condition metric (evaluate for Pocosins only)
❑ A Pocosin is the full extent (>_ 90%) of its natural landscape size.
❑ B Pocosin type is < 90% of the full extent of its natural landscape size.
13. Connectivity to Other Natural Areas — landscape condition metric
13a. Check appropriate box(es) (a box may be checked in each column). Involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. This metric
evaluates whether the wetland is well connected (Well) and/or loosely connected (Loosely) to the landscape patch, the contiguous
naturally vegetated area and open water (if appropriate). Boundaries are formed by four -lane roads, regularly maintained utility line
corridors the width of a four -lane road or wider, urban landscapes, maintained fields (pasture and agriculture), or open water > 300
feet wide.
Well Loosely
❑A ❑A >_ 500 acres
❑ B ❑B From 100 to < 500 acres
❑ C ❑C From 50 to < 100 acres
❑ D ❑D From 10 to < 50 acres
®E ®E < 10 acres
❑ F ❑F Wetland type has a poor or no connection to other natural habitats
13b. Evaluate for marshes only.
®Yes No Wetland type has a surface hydrology connection to open waters/stream or tidal wetlands.
14. Edge Effect — wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes and Estuarine Woody Wetland)
May involve a GIS effort with field adjustment. Estimate distance from wetland type boundary to artificial edges. Artificial edges include
non -forested areas >_ 40 feet wide such as fields, development, roads, regularly maintained utility line corridors, and clear -cuts. Consider
the eight main points of the compass. Artificial edge occurs within 150 feet in how many directions? If the assessment area is clear cut,
select option "C."
❑ A 0
▪ B 1 to 4
C 5to8
15. Vegetative Composition — assessment area condition metric (skip for all marshes and Pine Flat)
❑ A Vegetation is close to reference condition in species present and their proportions. Lower strata composed of appropriate
species, with exotic plants absent or sparse within the assessment area.
B Vegetation is different from reference condition in species diversity or proportions, but still largely composed of native species
characteristic of the wetland type. This may include communities of weedy native species that develop after clearcutting or clearing.
It also includes communities with exotics present, but not dominant, over a large portion of the expected strata.
❑ C Vegetation severely altered from reference in composition, or expected species are unnaturally absent (planted stands of non -
characteristic species or at least one stratum inappropriately composed of a single species), or exotic species are dominant in at
least one stratum.
16. Vegetative Diversity — assessment area condition metric (evaluate for Non -tidal Freshwater Marsh only)
❑ A Vegetation diversity is high and is composed primarily of native species (< 10% cover of exotics).
®B Vegetation diversity is low or has > 10% to 50% cover of exotics.
❑ C Vegetation is dominated by exotic species (> 50 % cover of exotics).

17. Vegetative Structure — assessment area/wetland type condition metric
17a. Is vegetation present?
®Yes No If Yes, continue to 17b. If No, skip to Metric 18.
17b. Evaluate percent coverage of assessment area vegetation for all marshes only. Skip to 17c for non -marsh wetlands.
®A >_ 25% coverage of vegetation
❑ B < 25% coverage of vegetation
17c. Check a box in each column for each stratum. Evaluate this portion of the metric for non -marsh wetlands. Consider
structure in airspace above the assessment area (AA) and the wetland type (WT) separately.
AA WT
T
o ❑A ❑A Canopy closed, or nearly closed, with natural gaps associated with natural processes
m ❑B ❑B Canopy present, but opened more than natural gaps
U ®C ®C Canopy sparse or absent
L.
o ❑A ❑A Dense mid-story/sapling layer
c9 ❑B ❑B Moderate density mid-story/sapling layer
®C ®C Mid-story/sapling layer sparse or absent
= ❑A ❑A Dense shrub layer
2E ❑B ❑B Moderate density shrub layer
®C ®C Shrub layer sparse or absent
e ®A ®A Dense herb layer
_ ❑B ❑B Moderate density herb layer
❑ C ❑C Herb layer sparse or absent
18. Snags — wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes)
❑ A Large snags (more than one) are visible (> 12 inches DBH, or large relative to species present and landscape stability).
®B NotA
19. Diameter Class Distribution — wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes)
❑ A Majority of canopy trees have stems > 6 inches in diameter at breast height (DBH); many large trees (> 12 inches DBH) are
present.
❑ B Majority of canopy trees have stems between 6 and 12 inches DBH, few are > 12 inch DBH.
®C Majority of canopy trees are < 6 inches DBH or no trees.
20. Large Woody Debris — wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes)
Include both natural debris and man -placed natural debris.
❑ A Large logs (more than one) are visible (> 12 inches in diameter, or large relative to species present and landscape stability).
®B NotA
21. Vegetation/Open Water Dispersion — wetland type/open water condition metric (evaluate for Non -Tidal Freshwater Marsh only)
Select the figure that best describes the amount of interspersion between vegetation and open water in the growing season. Patterned
areas indicate vegetated areas, while solid white areas indicate open water.
®A ❑B ❑C
\C , L .J \tea ?) \ �--J ) \ - A \
22. Hydrologic Connectivity — assessment area condition metric (evaluate for riparian wetlands and Salt/Brackish Marsh only)
❑D
Examples of activities that may severely alter hydrologic connectivity include intensive ditching, fill, sedimentation, channelization, diversion,
man-made berms, beaver dams, and stream incision. Documentation required if evaluated as B, C, or D.
®A Overbank and overland flow are not severely altered in the assessment area.
❑ B Overbank flow is severely altered in the assessment area.
❑ C Overland flow is severely altered in the assessment area.
❑ D Both overbank and overland flow are severely altered in the assessment area.
Notes

NC WAM Wetland Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 5.0
Wetland Site Name WB-05 Date of Assessment 8/18/2021
Wetland Type Headwater Forest Assessor Name/Organization J. Bourdeau / Wood
Notes on Field Assessment Form (Y/N)
Presence of regulatory considerations (Y/N)
Wetland is intensively managed (Y/N)
Assessment area is located within 50 feet of a natural tributary or other open water (Y/N)
Assessment area is substantially altered by beaver (Y/N)
Assessment area experiences overbank flooding during normal rainfall conditions (Y/N)
Assessment area is on a coastal island (Y/N)
Sub -function Rating Summary
Function Sub -function
Hydrology
Surface Storage and Retention
Sub -surface Storage and
Retention
Metrics
Condition
Condition
NO
YES
YES
YES
NO
NO
NO
Rating
LOW
HIGH
Water Quality
Habitat
Function Rating Summary
Function
Hydrology
Water Quality
Habitat
Pathogen Change
Particulate Change
Soluble Change
Physical Change
Pollution Change
Physical Structure
Landscape Patch Structure
Vegetation Composition
Condition
Condition/Opportunity
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
Condition
Condition/Opportunity
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
Condition
Condition/Opportunity
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
Condition
Condition/Opportunity
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
Condition
Condition/Opportunity
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
Condition
Condition
Condition
Metrics
Condition
Condition
Condition/Opportunity
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
Condition
HIGH
HIGH
YES
LOW
NA
NA
MEDIUM
HIGH
YES
MEDIUM
MEDIUM
YES
NA
NA
NA
LOW
LOW
MEDIUM
Rating
MEDIUM
MEDIUM
HIGH
YES
LOW
Overall Wetland Rating MEDIUM

WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM - Eastern Mountains and Piedmont Wetland W - wetland side
Project/Site: Mayo Station City/Co.: Person Sampling Date: 6/5/2015
Applicant/Owner: Duke Energy
Investigator(s): J. GAY
Landform: (hillslope, terrace, etc.) floodplain
Subregion(LRR/MLRA LRR P Lat: 36.525500
Soil Map Unit Name: Siloam
State: NC Sampling Point: ENV1_MAY_WG_001 wet
Section, Township, Range:
Local Relief : none Slope (%): 0
Long: -78.926100
Datum
NWI Classification: None
Are climatic/hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? I]'es ❑No (If no, explain in Remarks.)
Are Vegetation ❑ , Soil L , or Hydrology ❑ significantly disturbed? Are "Normal Circumstances" present? YE) IC
Are Vegetation ❑ , Soil ❑ , or Hydrology E naturally problematic? (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.)
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS - Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc.
Hydrophytic Vegetation Present?
Hydric Soil Present?
Wetland Hydrology Present?
Yes ❑✓
Yes I]
Yes 0
No ❑
No ❑
No ❑
Is the Sampled Area
within a wetland?
Yes 0 No ❑
Remarks
HYDROLOGY
Wetland Hydrology Indicators:
Primary Indicators (minimum of one is required; check all that apply):
Secondary Indicators (minimum of two required)
E Surface Soil Cracks (B6)
❑ Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (B8)
E Drainage Patterns (B10)
(C3) ❑ Moss Trim Lines (B16)
❑ Dry -Season Water Table (C2)
❑ Crayfish Burrows (C8)
❑ Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9)
❑ Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1)
0 Geomorphic Position (D2)
❑ Shallow Aquitard (D3)
❑ Microtopographic Relief (D4)
❑ FAC-Neutral Test (D5)
❑ Surface Water (Al) ❑ True Aquatic Plants (B14)
❑ High Water Table (A2) ❑ Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (C1)
❑✓ Saturation (A3) 2 Oxidized Rhizospheres on Living Roots
❑ Water Marks (B1) ❑ Presence of Reduced Iron (C4)
❑ Sediment Deposits (B2) ❑ Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6)
❑ Drift Deposits (B3) ❑ Thin Much Surface (C7)
❑ Algal Mat or Crust (B4) ❑ Other (Explain in Remarks)
❑ Iron Deposits (B5)
❑ Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (B7)
❑ Water -Stained Leaves (B9)
❑ Aquatic Fauna (B13)
Field Observations:
Surface Water Present? ❑ Yes I] No Depth (inches):
Wetland Hydrology Present? 1es ❑ No
Water Table Present? E Yes E No Depth (inches):
Saturation Present? (]Yes ❑ No Depth (inches): 8
(includes capillary fringe)
Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available:
Remarks:
Wetland hydrology criterion met
US Army Corps of Engineers
Eastern Mountains and Piedmont - Version 2.0

VEGETATION (Five Strata) - Use scientific names of plants.
Sampling Point: ENV1_MAY_WG_001 wet
Absolute Dominant Indicato
Tree Stratum (Plot size: 30 ft ) % Cover Species? Status
1. Acer rubrum 40 Y FAC
2.
3.
4.
5.
platanus occidentalis
Liquidambar styraciflua
50% of total cover:
Sapling Stratum (Plot size: 30 ft )
1. Acer rubrum
2. Carpinus caroliniana
3. Cornus amomum
4.
5.
50% of total cover:
Shrub Stratum (Plot size: 30 ft )
1. none present
2.
3.
4.
5.
10 FACW
30 Y FAC
Dominance Test Worksheet:
Number of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC:
Total Number of Dominant
Species Across All Strata:
Percent of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC:
4 (A)
5 (B)
80% (A/B)
80 = Total Cover
40 20% of total cover: 16
20 Y FAC
20 Y FAC
5 FACW
Prevalence Index worksheet:
OBL species 0 x 1= 0
FACW species 15 x 2 = 30
FAC species 110 x 3 = 330
FACU species 5 x 4 = 20
UPL species 0 x 5 = 0
Column Totals: 130 (A) 380 (B)
Prevalence Index = B/A = 2.9
45 = Total Cove
22.5 20% of total cover:
Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
❑� Dominance Test is> 50%
▪ Prevalence Index is < 3.01
❑ Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation) (Explain)
Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must
He present, unless disturbed or problematic
= Total Cove
50% of total cover: 20% of total cover:
Herb Stratum (Plot size: 10 ft
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
polystichum acrostichoides
50% of total cover:
Woody Vine Straturr (Plot size: 30 ft
1. none present
2.
3.
4.
5 Y FACU
5 = Total Cove
2.5 20% of total cover:
Definitions of Vegetation Strata:
Tree - Woody plants, excluding woody vines, approximately
20 ft (6 m) or more in height and 3 in. (7.6 cm) or larger in
diameter at breast height (DBH).
Sapling - Woody plants, excluding woody vines,
approximately 20 ft (6 m) or more in height and less than 3
in. (7.6 cm) DBH.
Shrub - Woody plants, excluding woody vines,
approximately 3 to 20 ft (1 to 6 m) in height.
Herb - All herbaceous (non -woody) plants, including
herbaceous vines, regardless of size. Includes woody
plants, except woody vines, less than approximately 3 ft (1
m) in height.
Woody vine - All woody vines, regardless of height.
=Total Cover
50% of total cover: 20% of total cover:
Hydrophytic
Vegetation Yes 2 No ❑
Present?
Remarks: (If observed, list morphological adaptations below
Hydrophytic vegetation criterion met
US Army Corps of Engineers Eastern Mountains and Piedmont - Version 2.0

SOIL
Sampling Point: ENV1_MAY_WG_001 wet
Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators).
Depth Matrix Redox Features
(inches) Color (moist) % Color (moist) % Type Loc2
0-12 10YR 5/2 95 10YR 5/6 5 c m
'Type C = Concentration, D = depletion, RM =
Reduced Matrix, MS = Masked Sand Grains
Texture
scl
Remarks
`Location: PL = Pore Lining, M = Matrix
Hydric Soil Indicators:
❑ Histosol (Al)
❑ Histic Epipedon (A2)
❑ Black Histic (A3)
❑ Hydrogen Sulfide (A4)
❑ Stratified Layers (A5)
❑ 2 cm Muck (A10) (LRR N)
❑ Depleted Below Dark Surface (Ali)
❑ Thick Dark Surface (Al2)
❑ Sandy Mucky Material (S1)
(LRR N, MLRA 147, 148)
❑ Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4)
❑ Sandy Redox (S4)
❑ Stripped Matrix (S5)
E Dark Surface (S7)
❑ Polyvalue Below Surface (S8) (MLRA 147, 148)
❑ Thin Dark Surface (S9) (MLRA 147, 148)
❑ Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2)
❑ Depleted Matrix (F3)
❑ Redox Dark Surface (F6)
❑ Depleted Dark Surface (F7)
❑ Redox Depressions (F8)
❑ Iron -Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR N, MLRA 136)
❑ Umbric Surface (F13) (MLRA 136, 122)
❑ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 148)
❑ Red Parent Material (F21) (MLRA 127, 147)
Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils3:
❑ 2 cm Muck (A10) (MLRA 147)
❑ Coatal Prairie Redox (A16)
(MLRA 147, 148)
❑ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19)
(MLRA 136, 147)
❑ Very Shallow Dark Surface (TF12)
❑ Other (Explain in Remarks)
3lndicators of hydrophytic vegetation and
wetland hydrology must be present,
unless disturbed or problematic.
Restrictive Layer (if observed):
Type:
Depth (inches):
Hydric Soil Present? Yes
No ❑
Remarks:
Hydric soil criterion met
US Army Corps of Engineers
Eastern Mountains and Piedmont - Version 2.0

WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM - Eastern Mountains and Piedmont Wetland W - upland side
Project/Site: Mayo Station City/Co.: Person Sampling Date: 6/5/2015
Applicant/Owner: Duke Energy
Investigator(s): J. GAY
Landform: (hillslope, terrace, etc.) side slope
Subregion(LRR/MLRA LRR P Lat: 36.525500
Soil Map Unit Name: Siloam
State: NC Sampling Point: ENV1_MAY_WG_001 up
Section, Township, Range:
Local Relief : none Slope (%): 0
Long: -78.926100
Datum:
NWI Classification: N/A
Are climatic/hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? d'es ❑No (If no, explain in Remarks.)
Are Vegetation ❑ , Soil L , or Hydrology ❑ significantly disturbed? Are "Normal Circumstances" present? YE) IC
Are Vegetation ❑ , Soil E , or Hydrology E naturally problematic? (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.)
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS - Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc.
Hydrophytic Vegetation Present?
Hydric Soil Present?
Wetland Hydrology Present?
Yes ❑✓
Yes ❑
Yes ❑
No ❑
No E
No ❑✓
Is the Sampled Area
within a wetland?
Yes ❑ No 0
Remarks
HYDROLOGY
Wetland Hydrology Indicators:
Primary Indicators (minimum of one is required; check all that apply):
Secondary Indicators (minimum of two required)
❑ Surface Soil Cracks (B6)
❑ Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (B8)
❑ Drainage Patterns (B10)
(C3) ❑ Moss Trim Lines (B16)
❑ Dry -Season Water Table (C2)
❑ Crayfish Burrows (C8)
❑ Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9)
❑ Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1)
❑ Geomorphic Position (D2)
❑ Shallow Aquitard (D3)
❑ Microtopographic Relief (D4)
❑ FAC-Neutral Test (D5)
❑ Surface Water (Al) ❑ True Aquatic Plants (B14)
❑ High Water Table (A2) ❑ Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (C1)
❑ Saturation (A3) ❑ Oxidized Rhizospheres on Living Roots
❑ Water Marks (B1) ❑ Presence of Reduced Iron (C4)
❑ Sediment Deposits (B2) ❑ Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6)
❑ Drift Deposits (B3) ❑ Thin Much Surface (C7)
❑ Algal Mat or Crust (B4) ❑ Other (Explain in Remarks)
❑ Iron Deposits (B5)
❑ Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (B7)
❑ Water -Stained Leaves (B9)
❑ Aquatic Fauna (B13)
Field Observations:
Surface Water Present? ❑ Yes 0 No Depth (inches):
Wetland Hydrology Present? ❑es E No
Water Table Present? ❑ Yes 0 No Depth (inches):
Saturation Present? ❑Yes 0 No Depth (inches):
(includes capillary fringe)
Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available:
Remarks:
Wetland hydrology criterion not met
US Army Corps of Engineers
Eastern Mountains and Piedmont - Version 2.0

VEGETATION (Five Strata) - Use scientific names of plants. Sampling Point: ENV1_MAY_WG_001 up
Absolute Dominant Indicato
Tree Stratum (Plot size: 30 ft ) % Cover Species? Status
1. Pinus taeda 60 Y FAC
2.
3.
4.
5.
Ulmus alata
50% of total cover:
Sapling Stratum (Plot size: 30 ft )
1. Acer rubrum
2. Carpinus caroliniana
3.
4.
5.
10 FACU
Dominance Test Worksheet:
Number of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC:
Total Number of Dominant
Species Across All Strata:
Percent of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC:
4 (A)
5 (B)
80% (A/B)
70 = Total Cover
35 20% of total cover: 14
30 Y FAC
30 Y FAC
Prevalence Index worksheet:
OBL species 0 x 1= 0
FACW species 0 x 2 = 0
FAC species 130 x 3 = 390
FACU species 15 x 4 = 60
U PL species 0 x 5= 0
Column Totals: 145 (A) 450 (B)
Prevalence Index = B/A = 3.1
60 = Total Cove
50% of total cover: 30 20% of total cover: 12
Shrub Stratum (Plot size: 30 ft )
1. none present
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
❑� Dominance Test is> 50%
❑ Prevalence Index is < 3.01
❑ Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation' (Explain)
Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must
He present, unless disturbed or problematic
= Total Cove
50% of total cover: 20% of total cover:
Herb Stratum (Plot size: 10 ft
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
polystichum acrostichoides
5 Y FACU
5 = Total Cove
50% of total cover: 2.5 20% of total cover:
Woody Vine Straturr (Plot size: 30 ft )
1. lonicerajaponica 10 Y FAC
2.
3.
4.
Definitions of Vegetation Strata:
Tree - Woody plants, excluding woody vines, approximately
20 ft (6 m) or more in height and 3 in. (7.6 cm) or larger in
diameter at breast height (DBH).
Sapling - Woody plants, excluding woody vines,
approximately 20 ft (6 m) or more in height and less than 3
in. (7.6 cm) DBH.
Shrub - Woody plants, excluding woody vines,
approximately 3 to 20 ft (1 to 6 m) in height.
Herb - All herbaceous (non -woody) plants, including
herbaceous vines, regardless of size. Includes woody
plants, except woody vines, less than approximately 3 ft (1
m) in height.
Woody vine - All woody vines, regardless of height.
10 =Total Cover
50% of total cover: 5 20% of total cover:
Hydrophytic
Vegetation Yes 2 No ❑
Present?
Remarks: (If observed, list morphological adaptations below)
Hydrophytic vegetation criterion met
US Army Corps of Engineers Eastern Mountains and Piedmont - Version 2.0

SOIL
Sampling Point: ENV1_MAY_WG_001 up
Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators).
Depth Matrix
(inches) Color (moist)
0-12 10YR 5/2
10Q
Color (moist)
Redox Features
Type Loc2
'Type C = Concentration, D = depletion, RM = Reduced Matrix, MS = Masked Sand Grains
Texture
scl
Remarks
`Location: PL = Pore Lining, M = Matrix
Hydric Soil Indicators:
❑ Histosol (Al)
❑ Histic Epipedon (A2)
❑ Black Histic (A3)
❑ Hydrogen Sulfide (A4)
❑ Stratified Layers (A5)
❑ 2 cm Muck (A10) (LRR N)
❑ Depleted Below Dark Surface (Ali)
❑ Thick Dark Surface (Al2)
❑ Sandy Mucky Material (S1)
(LRR N, MLRA 147, 148)
❑ Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4)
❑ Sandy Redox (S4)
❑ Stripped Matrix (S5)
E Dark Surface (S7)
❑ Polyvalue Below Surface (S8) (MLRA 147, 148)
❑ Thin Dark Surface (S9) (MLRA 147, 148)
❑ Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2)
❑ Depleted Matrix (F3)
❑ Redox Dark Surface (F6)
❑ Depleted Dark Surface (F7)
❑ Redox Depressions (F8)
❑ Iron -Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR N, MLRA 136)
❑ Umbric Surface (F13) (MLRA 136, 122)
❑ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 148)
❑ Red Parent Material (F21) (MLRA 127, 147)
Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils3:
❑ 2 cm Muck (A10) (MLRA 147)
❑ Coatal Prairie Redox (A16)
(MLRA 147, 148)
❑ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19)
(MLRA 136, 147)
❑ Very Shallow Dark Surface (TF12)
❑ Other (Explain in Remarks)
3lndicators of hydrophytic vegetation and
wetland hydrology must be present,
unless disturbed or problematic.
Restrictive Layer (if observed):
Type:
Depth (inches):
Hydric Soil Present? Yes
No 0
Remarks:
Hydric soil criterion not met
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USACE AID #
NC WAM FIELD ASSESSMENT RESULTS
Accompanies User Manual Version 5.0
NCDWR#
Project Name
Applicant/Owner Name
Wetland Type
Level III Ecoregion
River Basin
County
❑ Yes ® No
Mayo -Roxboro 500kV Line
Duke Energy
Headwater Forest
Piedmont
Roanoke
Person
Precipitation within 48 hrs?
Date of Evaluation
Wetland Site Name
Assessor Name/Organization
Nearest Named Water Body
USGS 8-Digit Catalogue Unit
NCDWR Region
Latitude/Longitude (deci-degrees)
8/16/2021
WBSSS
Laura Meyer / Wood
Mayo Reservoir
03010104
Raleigh
36.520826, -78.891020
Evidence of stressors affecting the assessment area (may not be within the assessment area)
Please circle and/or make note on the last page if evidence of stressors is apparent. Consider departure from reference, if appropriate, in
recent past (for instance, within 10 years). Noteworthy stressors include, but are not limited to the following.
• Hydrological modifications (examples: ditches, dams, beaver dams, dikes, berms, ponds, etc.)
• Surface and sub -surface discharges into the wetland (examples: discharges containing obvious pollutants, presence of nearby septic
tanks, underground storage tanks (USTs), hog lagoons, etc.)
• Signs of vegetation stress (examples: vegetation mortality, insect damage, disease, storm damage, salt intrusion, etc.)
• Habitat/plant community alteration (examples: mowing, clear -cutting, exotics, etc.)
Is the assessment area intensively managed? ® Yes ❑ No
Regulatory Considerations - Were regulatory considerations evaluated? ®Yes No If Yes, check all that apply to the assessment area.
❑ Anadromous fish
• Federally protected species or State endangered or threatened species
• NCDWR riparian buffer rule in effect
❑ Abuts a Primary Nursery Area (PNA)
❑ Publicly owned property
❑ N.C. Division of Coastal Management Area of Environmental Concern (AEC) (including buffer)
❑ Abuts a stream with a NCDWQ classification of SA or supplemental classifications of HOW, ORW, or Trout
❑ Designated NCNHP reference community
❑ Abuts a 303(d)-listed stream or a tributary to a 303(d)-listed stream
What type of natural stream is associated with the wetland, if any? (check all that apply)
❑ Blackwater
• Brownwater
❑ Tidal (if tidal, check one of the following boxes) ❑ Lunar ❑ Wind ❑ Both
Is the assessment area on a coastal island? ❑ Yes ® No
Is the assessment area's surface water storage capacity or duration substantially altered by beaver? ❑ Yes ® No
Does the assessment area experience overbank flooding during normal rainfall conditions? ❑ Yes ® No
1. Ground Surface Condition/Vegetation Condition — assessment area condition metric
Check a box in each column. Consider alteration to the ground surface (GS) in the assessment area and vegetation structure (VS) in the
assessment area. Compare to reference wetland if applicable (see User Manual). If a reference is not applicable, then rate the assessment
area based on evidence an effect.
GS VS
®A ❑A Not severely altered
❑ B ®B Severely altered over a majority of the assessment area (ground surface alteration examples: vehicle tracks, excessive
sedimentation, fire -plow lanes, skidder tracks, bedding, fill, soil compaction, obvious pollutants) (vegetation structure
alteration examples: mechanical disturbance, herbicides, salt intrusion [where appropriate], exotic species, grazing, less
diversity [if appropriate], hydrologic alteration)
2. Surface and Sub -Surface Storage Capacity and Duration — assessment area condition metric
Check a box in each column. Consider surface storage capacity and duration (Surf) and sub -surface storage capacity and duration (Sub).
Consider both increase and decrease in hydrology. A ditch <_ 1 foot deep is considered to affect surface water only, while a ditch > 1 foot
deep is expected to affect both surface and sub -surface water. Consider tidal flooding regime, if applicable.
Surf Sub
❑ A ®A Water storage capacity and duration are not altered.
®B ❑B Water storage capacity or duration are altered, but not substantially (typically, not sufficient to change vegetation).
❑ C ❑C Water storage capacity or duration are substantially altered (typically, alteration sufficient to result in vegetation change)
(examples: draining, flooding, soil compaction, filling, excessive sedimentation, underground utility lines).
3. Water Storage/Surface Relief — assessment area/wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes)
Check a box in each column. Select the appropriate storage for the assessment area (AA) and the wetland type (WT).
AA WT
3a. ®A ®A Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water > 1 deep
❑ B ❑B Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water 6 inches to 1 foot deep
❑ C ❑C Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water 3 to 6 inches deep
❑ D ❑D Depressions able to pond water < 3 inches deep
3b. ❑A Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is greater than 2 feet
❑ B Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is between 1 and 2 feet
®C Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is less than 1 foot

4. Soil Texture/Structure — assessment area condition metric (skip for all marshes)
Check a box from each of the three soil property groups below. Dig soil profile in the dominant assessment area landscape feature.
Make soil observations within the top 12 inches. Use most recent National Technical Committee for Hydric Soils guidance for regional
indicators.
4a. ❑A Sandy soil
®B Loamy or clayey soils exhibiting redoximorphic features (concentrations, depletions, or rhizospheres)
❑ C Loamy or clayey soils not exhibiting redoximorphic features
❑ D Loamy or clayey gleyed soil
❑ E Histosol or histic epipedon
4b. ®A Soil ribbon < 1 inch
❑ B Soil ribbon >_ 1 inch
4c. ®A No peat or muck presence
❑ B A peat or muck presence
5. Discharge into Wetland — opportunity metric
Check a box in each column. Consider surface pollutants or discharges (Surf) and sub -surface pollutants or discharges (Sub). Examples
of sub -surface discharges include presence of nearby septic tank, underground storage tank (UST), etc.
Surf Sub
®A ®A Little or no evidence of pollutants or discharges entering the assessment area
❑ B ❑B Noticeable evidence of pollutants or discharges entering the wetland and stressing, but not overwhelming the
treatment capacity of the assessment area
❑ C ❑C Noticeable evidence of pollutants or discharges (pathogen, particulate, or soluble) entering the assessment area and
potentially overwhelming the treatment capacity of the wetland (water discoloration, dead vegetation, excessive
sedimentation, odor)
6. Land Use — opportunity metric (skip for non -riparian wetlands)
Check all that apply (at least one box in each column). Evaluation involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. Consider sources draining
to assessment area within entire upstream watershed (WS), within 5 miles and within the watershed draining to the assessment area (5M),
and within 2 miles and within the watershed draining to the assessment area (2M).
WS 5M 2M
®A ®A ®A > 10% impervious surfaces
❑ B ❑B ❑B Confined animal operations (or other local, concentrated source of pollutants
❑ C ❑C ❑C >_ 20% coverage of pasture
❑ D ❑D ❑D >_ 20% coverage of agricultural land (regularly plowed land)
❑ E ❑E ❑E >_ 20% coverage of maintained grass/herb
❑ F OF OF >_ 20% coverage of clear-cut land
❑ G ❑G ❑G Little or no opportunity to improve water quality. Lack of opportunity may result from little or no disturbance in
the watershed or hydrologic alterations that prevent drainage and/or overbank flow from affecting the
assessment area.
7. Wetland Acting as Vegetated Buffer — assessment area/wetland complex condition metric (skip for non -riparian wetlands)
7a. Is assessment area within 50 feet of a tributary or other open water?
®Yes No If Yes, continue to 7b. If No, skip to Metric 8.
Wetland buffer need only be present on one side of the water body. Make buffer judgment based on the average width of wetland.
Record a note if a portion of the buffer has been removed or disturbed.
7b. How much of the first 50 feet from the bank is wetland? (Wetland buffer need only be present on one side of the .water body. Make
buffer judgment based on the average width of wetland. Record a note if a portion of the buffer has been removed or disturbed.)
❑ A >_ 50 feet
❑ B From 30 to < 50 feet
®C From 15 to < 30 feet
❑ D From 5 to < 15 feet
❑ E < 5 feet or buffer bypassed by ditches
7c. Tributary width. If the tributary is anastomosed, combine widths of channels/braids for a total width.
®<_ 15-feet wide ❑> 15-feet wide ❑ Other open water (no tributary present)
7d. Do roots of assessment area vegetation extend into the bank of the tributary/open water?
▪ Yes No
7e. Is stream or other open water sheltered or exposed?
®Sheltered — adjacent open water with width < 2500 feet and no regular boat traffic.
❑ Exposed — adjacent open water with width >_ 2500 feet or regular boat traffic.
8. Wetland Width at the Assessment Area — wetland type/wetland complex condition metric (evaluate WT for all marshes and
Estuarine Woody Wetland only; evaluate WC for Bottomland Hardwood Forest, Headwater Forest, and Riverine Swamp Forest
only)
Check a box in each column for riverine wetlands only. Select the average width for the wetland type at the assessment area (WT) and
the wetland complex at the assessment area (WC). See User Manual for WT and WC boundaries.
WT WC
❑A ❑A >_ 100 feet
❑ B ❑B From 80 to < 100 feet
®C ®C From 50 to < 80 feet
❑ D ❑D From 40 to < 50 feet
❑ E ❑E From 30 to < 40 feet
❑ F OF From 15 to < 30 feet
❑ G ❑G From 5 to < 15 feet
❑ H ❑H < 5 feet

9. Inundation Duration — assessment area condition metric (skip for non -riparian wetlands)
Answer for assessment area dominant landform.
®A Evidence of short -duration inundation (< 7 consecutive days)
❑ B Evidence of saturation, without evidence of inundation
❑ C Evidence of long -duration inundation or very long -duration inundation (7 to 30 consecutive days or more)
10. Indicators of Deposition — assessment area condition metric (skip for non -riparian wetlands and all marshes)
Consider recent deposition only (no plant growth since deposition).
®A Sediment deposition is not excessive, but at approximately natural levels.
❑ B Sediment deposition is excessive, but not overwhelming the wetland.
❑ C Sediment deposition is excessive and is overwhelming the wetland.
11. Wetland Size — wetland type/wetland complex condition metric
Check a box in each column. Involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. This metric evaluates three aspects of the wetland area: the
size of the wetland type (WT), the size of the wetland complex (WC), and the size of the forested wetland (FW) (if applicable, see User
Manual). See the User Manual for boundaries of these evaluation areas. If assessment area is clear-cut, select "K" for the FW column.
WT WC FW (if applicable)
❑A ❑A ❑A >_ 500 acres
❑ B ❑B ❑B From 100 to < 500 acres
❑ C ❑C ❑C From 50 to < 100 acres
❑ D ❑D ❑D From 25 to < 50 acres
❑ E ❑E ❑E From 10 to < 25 acres
❑ F OF OF From 5 to < 10 acres
❑ G ❑G ❑G From 1 to < 5 acres
®H ®H ❑H From 0.5 to < 1 acre
❑ I ❑I ❑I From 0.1 to < 0.5 acre
❑ J ❑J ❑J From 0.01 to < 0.1 acre
❑ K ❑K ®K < 0.01 acre or assessment area is clear-cut
12. Wetland Intactness — wetland type condition metric (evaluate for Pocosins only)
❑ A Pocosin is the full extent (>_ 90%) of its natural landscape size.
❑ B Pocosin type is < 90% of the full extent of its natural landscape size.
13. Connectivity to Other Natural Areas — landscape condition metric
13a. Check appropriate box(es) (a box may be checked in each column). Involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. This metric
evaluates whether the wetland is well connected (Well) and/or loosely connected (Loosely) to the landscape patch, the contiguous
naturally vegetated area and open water (if appropriate). Boundaries are formed by four -lane roads, regularly maintained utility line
corridors the width of a four -lane road or wider, urban landscapes, maintained fields (pasture and agriculture), or open water > 300
feet wide.
Well Loosely
❑A ❑A >_ 500 acres
❑ B ❑B From 100 to < 500 acres
❑ C ❑C From 50 to < 100 acres
❑ D ❑D From 10 to < 50 acres
®E ®E < 10 acres
❑ F ❑F Wetland type has a poor or no connection to other natural habitats
13b. Evaluate for marshes only.
▪ Yes No Wetland type has a surface hydrology connection to open waters/stream or tidal wetlands.
14. Edge Effect — wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes and Estuarine Woody Wetland)
May involve a GIS effort with field adjustment. Estimate distance from wetland type boundary to artificial edges. Artificial edges include
non -forested areas >_ 40 feet wide such as fields, development, roads, regularly maintained utility line corridors, and clear -cuts. Consider
the eight main points of the compass. Artificial edge occurs within 150 feet in how many directions? If the assessment area is clear cut,
select option "C."
❑ A 0
▪ B 1 to 4
C 5to8
15. Vegetative Composition — assessment area condition metric (skip for all marshes and Pine Flat)
❑ A Vegetation is close to reference condition in species present and their proportions. Lower strata composed of appropriate
species, with exotic plants absent or sparse within the assessment area.
B Vegetation is different from reference condition in species diversity or proportions, but still largely composed of native species
characteristic of the wetland type. This may include communities of weedy native species that develop after clearcutting or clearing.
It also includes communities with exotics present, but not dominant, over a large portion of the expected strata.
❑ C Vegetation severely altered from reference in composition, or expected species are unnaturally absent (planted stands of non -
characteristic species or at least one stratum inappropriately composed of a single species), or exotic species are dominant in at
least one stratum.
16. Vegetative Diversity — assessment area condition metric (evaluate for Non -tidal Freshwater Marsh only)
❑ A Vegetation diversity is high and is composed primarily of native species (< 10% cover of exotics).
®B Vegetation diversity is low or has > 10% to 50% cover of exotics.
❑ C Vegetation is dominated by exotic species (> 50 % cover of exotics).

17. Vegetative Structure — assessment area/wetland type condition metric
17a. Is vegetation present?
®Yes No If Yes, continue to 17b. If No, skip to Metric 18.
17b. Evaluate percent coverage of assessment area vegetation for all marshes only. Skip to 17c for non -marsh wetlands.
❑ A >_ 25% coverage of vegetation
❑ B < 25% coverage of vegetation
17c. Check a box in each column for each stratum. Evaluate this portion of the metric for non -marsh wetlands. Consider
structure in airspace above the assessment area (AA) and the wetland type (WT) separately.
AA WT
T
o ❑A ❑A Canopy closed, or nearly closed, with natural gaps associated with natural processes
m ❑B ❑B Canopy present, but opened more than natural gaps
U ®C ®C Canopy sparse or absent
L.
o ❑A ❑A Dense mid-story/sapling layer
c9 ❑B ❑B Moderate density mid-story/sapling layer
®C ®C Mid-story/sapling layer sparse or absent
= ❑A ❑A Dense shrub layer
2E ❑B ❑B Moderate density shrub layer
®C ®C Shrub layer sparse or absent
e ®A ®A Dense herb layer
_ ❑B ❑B Moderate density herb layer
❑ C ❑C Herb layer sparse or absent
18. Snags — wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes)
❑ A Large snags (more than one) are visible (> 12 inches DBH, or large relative to species present and landscape stability).
®B NotA
19. Diameter Class Distribution — wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes)
❑ A Majority of canopy trees have stems > 6 inches in diameter at breast height (DBH); many large trees (> 12 inches DBH) are
present.
❑ B Majority of canopy trees have stems between 6 and 12 inches DBH, few are > 12 inch DBH.
®C Majority of canopy trees are < 6 inches DBH or no trees.
20. Large Woody Debris — wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes)
Include both natural debris and man -placed natural debris.
❑ A Large logs (more than one) are visible (> 12 inches in diameter, or large relative to species present and landscape stability).
®B NotA
21. Vegetation/Open Water Dispersion — wetland type/open water condition metric (evaluate for Non -Tidal Freshwater Marsh only)
Select the figure that best describes the amount of interspersion between vegetation and open water in the growing season. Patterned
areas indicate vegetated areas, while solid white areas indicate open water.
❑A ❑B ❑C
\C , L .J \tea ?) \ �--J ) \ - A \
22. Hydrologic Connectivity — assessment area condition metric (evaluate for riparian wetlands and Salt/Brackish Marsh only)
❑D
Examples of activities that may severely alter hydrologic connectivity include intensive ditching, fill, sedimentation, channelization, diversion,
man-made berms, beaver dams, and stream incision. Documentation required if evaluated as B, C, or D.
®A Overbank and overland flow are not severely altered in the assessment area.
❑ B Overbank flow is severely altered in the assessment area.
❑ C Overland flow is severely altered in the assessment area.
❑ D Both overbank and overland flow are severely altered in the assessment area.
Notes

NC WAM Wetland Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 5.0
Wetland Site Name WBSSS Date of Assessment 8/16/2021
Wetland Type Headwater Forest Assessor Name/Organization Laura Meyer / Wood
Notes on Field Assessment Form (Y/N)
Presence of regulatory considerations (Y/N)
Wetland is intensively managed (Y/N)
Assessment area is located within 50 feet of a natural tributary or other open water (Y/N)
Assessment area is substantially altered by beaver (Y/N)
Assessment area experiences overbank flooding during normal rainfall conditions (Y/N)
Assessment area is on a coastal island (Y/N)
Sub -function Rating Summary
Function Sub -function
Hydrology
Surface Storage and Retention
Sub -surface Storage and
Retention
Metrics
Condition
Condition
NO
YES
YES
YES
NO
NO
NO
Rating
LOW
HIGH
Water Quality
Habitat
Function Rating Summary
Function
Hydrology
Water Quality
Habitat
Pathogen Change
Particulate Change
Soluble Change
Physical Change
Pollution Change
Physical Structure
Landscape Patch Structure
Vegetation Composition
Condition
Condition/Opportunity
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
Condition
Condition/Opportunity
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
Condition
Condition/Opportunity
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
Condition
Condition/Opportunity
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
Condition
Condition/Opportunity
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
Condition
Condition
Condition
Metrics
Condition
Condition
Condition/Opportunity
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
Condition
HIGH
HIGH
YES
LOW
NA
NA
MEDIUM
HIGH
YES
MEDIUM
MEDIUM
YES
NA
NA
NA
LOW
LOW
MEDIUM
Rating
MEDIUM
MEDIUM
HIGH
YES
LOW
Overall Wetland Rating MEDIUM

WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM - Eastern Mountains and Piedmont Wetland GG & SSS - wetland side
Project/Site: Mayo WG 1-13 (Env5) City/Co.: Person County Sampling Date: 6/8/2015
Applicant/Owner: Duke Energy
Investigator(s): Jarrod Armstrong
Landform: (hillslope, terrace, etc.) hillslope
State: NC Sampling Point: ENV5-WG-SP1
Section, Township, Range:
Subregion(LRR/MLRA LRRP Lat:
Soil Map Unit Name: Tarrus Loam, 15-35% Slopes
Local Relief : None Slope (%): 1
Long:
Datum:
NWI Classification: none
Are climatic/hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? D Yes ❑ No (If no, explain in Remarks.)
Are Vegetation ❑ , Soil ❑ , or Hydrology ❑ significantly disturbed? Are "Normal Circumstances" present? Ees
Are Vegetation ❑ , Soil ❑ , or Hydrology ❑ naturally problematic? (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.)
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS - Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc.
Do
Hydrophytic Vegetation Present?
Hydric Soil Present?
Wetland Hydrology Present?
Yes ❑ No ❑
Yes 0 No ❑
Yes E No ❑
Is the Sampled Area
within a wetland?
Yes 0 No ❑
Remarks Fringe wetland near a stream at the base of a hill in a powerline corridor.
HYDROLOGY
Wetland Hydrology Indicators:
Primary Indicators (minimum of one is required; check all that apply):
Secondary Indicators (minimum of two required)
❑ Surface Soil Cracks (B6)
❑ Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (B8)
0 Drainage Patterns (B10)
(C3) ❑ Moss Trim Lines (B16)
❑ Dry -Season Water Table (C2)
(C6) ❑ Crayfish Burrows (C8)
❑ Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9)
0 Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1)
❑ Geomorphic Position (D2)
❑ ShallowAquitard (D3)
❑ Microtopographic Relief (D4)
❑ FAC-Neutral Test (D5)
E Surface Water (A1) ❑ True Aquatic Plants (B14)
2 High Water Table (A2) ❑ Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (C1)
2 Saturation (A3) ❑ Oxidized Rhizospheres on Living Roots
❑ Water Marks (B1) D Presence of Reduced Iron (C4)
❑ Sediment Deposits (B2) ❑ Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils
❑ Drift Deposits (B3) ❑ Thin Much Surface (C7)
❑ Algal Mat or Crust (B4) ❑ Other (Explain in Remarks)
❑ Iron Deposits (B5)
❑ Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (B7)
2 Water -Stained Leaves (B9)
❑ Aquatic Fauna (B13)
Field Observations:
Surface Water Present? DYes ❑ No Depth (inches): 1
Wetland Hydrology Present? DYes ❑ No
Water Table Present? Yes ❑ No Depth (inches): 5
Saturation Present? ['Yes ❑No Depth (inches): 2
(includes capillary fringe)
Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available:
Remarks:
Wetland hydrology criterion met
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VEGETATION (Four Strata) - Use scientific names of plants. Sampling Point: ENV5-WG-SP1
Tree Stratum
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
(Plot size: 30ft radius)
50% of total cover:
Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size: 30ft radius)
1. Alnus serrulata
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
50% of total cover:
Herb Stratum (Plot size: 30ft radius)
1. Juncus effusus
2. Carex vulpinoidea
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
Absolute Dominant Indicator
% Cover Species? Status
Dominance Test Worksheet:
Number of Dominant Species
Number of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC:
Total Number of Dominant
Species Across All Strata:
Percent of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC:
2 (A)
2 (B)
100% (A/B)
0 = Total Cover
0 20% of total cover:
30 Y OBL
Prevalence Index worksheet:
Total % Cover of: Multiply
OBL species 55 x 1 = 55
FACW species 5 x 2 = 10
FAC species 0 x 3 = 0
FACU species 0 x 4 = 0
UPL species 0 x 5 = 0
Column Totals: 60 (A) 65 (B)
Prevalence Index = B/A = 1.1
30 = Total Cover
15 20% of total cover:
Woody Vine Stratum
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
50% of total cover:
(Plot size: 30ft radius)
5 FACW
25 Y OBL
Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
❑ Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
O Dominance Test is > 50%
O Prevalence Index is <_ 3.01
❑ Morphological Adaptations) (Provide supporting
data in Remarks or on a separate sheet
❑ Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation (Explain)
1 Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must
be present, unless disturbed or problematic
30 = Total Cover
15 20% of total cover: 6
Definitions of Four Vegetation Strata:
Tree - Woody plants, excluding vines, 3 in. (7.6 cm) or
more in diameter at breast height (DBH), regardless of
height.
Sapling/Shrub - Woody plants, excluding vines, less
than 3 in. DBH and greater than 3.28 ft (1 m) tall.
Herb - All herbaceous (non -woody) plants, regardless of
size, and woody plants less than 3.28 ft tall.
Woody Vines - All woody vines greater than 3.28 ft in height.
0 = Total Cover
50% of total cover: 0 20% of total cover:
Hydrophytic
Vegetation Yes 0 No 0
Present?
Remarks: (Include photo numbers here or on a separate sheet.)
ERDC/CRREL 2014 Regional Wetland Plant List (Eastern Mountains and Piedmont) used for indicator status.
Hydrophytic vegetation criterion met
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SOIL
Sampling Point: ENV5-WG-SP1
Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators).
Depth
(inches)
0-18
Matrix
Color (moist)
10YR4/1
90
Color (moist)
10YR5/8
Redox Features
Type'
10 D
Loc2
PL
Texture
SC
Remarks
'Type C = Concentration, D = depletion, RM = Reduced Matrix, MS = Masked Sand Grains
2Location: PL = Pore Lining, M = Matrix
Hydric Soil Indicators:
❑ Histosol (A1)
❑ Histic Epipedon (A2)
❑ Bleck Histic (A3)
❑ Hydrogen Sulfide (A4)
L Stratified Layers (A5)
❑ 2 cm Muck (A10) (LRR N)
❑ Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11)
❑ Thick Dark Surface (Al2)
❑ Sandy Mucky Material (S1)
(LRR N, MLRA 147, 148)
❑ Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4)
❑ Sandy Redox (S4)
❑ Stripped Matrix (S5)
❑❑❑❑❑❑❑0❑❑❑❑
Dark Surface (S7)
Polyvalue Below Surface (S8) (MLRA 147, 148)
Thin Dark Surface (S9) (MLRA 147, 148)
Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2)
Depleted Matrix (F3)
Redox Dark Surface (F6)
Depleted Dark Surface (F7)
Redox Depressions (F8)
Iron -Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR N, MLRA 136)
Umbric Surface (F13) (MLRA 136, 122)
Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 148)
Red Parent Material (F21) (MLRA 127, 147)
Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils3:
❑ 2 cm Muck (A10) (MLRA 147)
❑ Coatal Prairie Redox (A16)
(MLRA 147, 148)
❑ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19)
(MLRA 136, 147)
❑ Very Shallow Dark Surface (TF12)
❑ Other (Explain in Remarks)
3lndicators of hydrophytic vegetation and
wetland hydrology must be present,
unless disturbed or problematic.
Restrictive Layer (if observed):
Type:
Depth (inches):
Hydric Soil Present? Yes 0 No ❑
Remarks:
Hydric soil criterion met
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WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM - Eastern Mountains and Piedmont Wetland GG & SSS - upland side
Project/Site: Mayo WG 1-13 (Env5) City/Co.: Person County Sampling Date: 6/8/2015
Applicant/Owner: Duke Energy
Investigator(s): Jarrod Armstrong
Landform: (hillslope, terrace, etc.) hillslope
State: NC Sampling Point: ENV5-WG-SP2
Section, Township, Range:
Subregion(LRR/MLRA LRRP Lat:
Soil Map Unit Name: Tarrus Loam, 15-35% slopes
Local Relief : None Slope (%): 1
Long:
Datum:
NWI Classification: Upland
Are climatic/hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? 0 Yes ❑ No (If no, explain in Remarks.)
Are Vegetation ❑ , Soil ❑ , or Hydrology ❑ significantly disturbed? Are "Normal Circumstances" present? Des
Are Vegetation ❑ , Soil ❑ , or Hydrology ❑ naturally problematic? (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.)
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS - Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc.
❑Jc
Hydrophytic Vegetation Present?
Hydric Soil Present?
Wetland Hydrology Present?
Yes ❑ No ❑�
Yes ❑ No 0
Yes ❑ No
Is the Sampled Area
within a wetland?
Yes ❑ No 0
Remarks Fringe wetland near a stream at the base of a hill in a powerline corridor.
HYDROLOGY
Wetland Hydrology Indicators:
Primary Indicators (minimum of one is required; check all that apply):
Secondary Indicators (minimum of two required)
❑ Surface Soil Cracks (B6)
❑ Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (B8)
❑ Drainage Patterns (B10)
(C3) ❑ Moss Trim Lines (B16)
❑ Dry -Season Water Table (C2)
(C6) ❑ Crayfish Burrows (C8)
❑ Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9)
❑ Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1)
❑ Geomorphic Position (D2)
❑ ShallowAquitard (D3)
❑ Microtopographic Relief (D4)
❑ FAC-Neutral Test (D5)
❑ Surface Water (A1) ❑ True Aquatic Plants (B14)
❑ High Water Table (A2) ❑ Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (C1)
❑ Saturation (A3) ❑ Oxidized Rhizospheres on Living Roots
❑ Water Marks (B1) ❑ Presence of Reduced Iron (C4)
❑ Sediment Deposits (B2) ❑ Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils
❑ Drift Deposits (B3) ❑ Thin Much Surface (C7)
❑ Algal Mat or Crust (B4) ❑ Other (Explain in Remarks)
❑ Iron Deposits (B5)
❑ Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (B7)
❑ Water -Stained Leaves (B9)
❑ Aquatic Fauna (B13)
Field Observations:
Surface Water Present? ❑Yes 0 No Depth (inches):
Wetland Hydrology Present? ❑Yes 0 No
Water Table Present? ❑Yes 0 No Depth (inches):
Saturation Present? ❑Yes ❑No Depth (inches):
(includes capillary fringe)
Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available:
Remarks:
Wetland hydrology criterion not met
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VEGETATION (Four Strata) - Use scientific names of plants. Sampling Point: ENV5-WG-SP2
Tree Stratum
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
(Plot size: 30ft radius)
50% of total cover:
Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size: 15ft radius)
1. Liquidambar styraciflua
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Absolute Dominant Indicator
% Cover Species? Status
Dominance Test Worksheet:
Number of Dominant Species
Number of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC:
Total Number of Dominant
Species Across All Strata:
Percent of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC:
1 (A)
2 (B)
50% (A/B)
0 = Total Cover
0 20% of total cover:
FAC
Prevalence Index worksheet:
Total % Cover of: Multiply
OBL species 0 x 1 = 0
FACW species 0 x 2 = 0
FAC species 5 x 3 = 15
FACU species 10 x 4 = 40
UPL species 0 x 5 = 0
Column Totals: 15 (A) 55 (B)
Prevalence Index = B/A = 3.7
5 = Total Cover
50% of total cover: 2.5 20% of total cover:
Herb Stratum (Plot size: 15ft radius)
1. Andropogon virginicus 10 Y FACU
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
Woody Vine Stratum
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
50% of total cover:
(Plot size: 30ft radius)
Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
❑ Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
ILI Dominance Test is > 50%
❑ Prevalence Index is <_ 3.01
❑ Morphological Adaptations) (Provide supporting
data in Remarks or on a separate sheet
❑ Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation (Explain)
1 Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must
be present, unless disturbed or problematic
10 = Total Cover
5 20% of total cover: 2
Definitions of Four Vegetation Strata:
Tree - Woody plants, excluding vines, 3 in. (7.6 cm) or
more in diameter at breast height (DBH), regardless of
height.
Sapling/Shrub - Woody plants, excluding vines, less
than 3 in. DBH and greater than 3.28 ft (1 m) tall.
Herb - All herbaceous (non -woody) plants, regardless of
size, and woody plants less than 3.28 ft tall.
Woody Vines - All woody vines greater than 3.28 ft in height.
0 = Total Cover
50% of total cover: 0 20% of total cover:
Hydrophytic
Vegetation Yes No 0
Present?
Remarks: (Include photo numbers here or on a separate sheet.)
ERDC/CRREL 2014 Regional Wetland Plant List (Eastern Mountains and Piedmont) used for indicator status.
Hydrophytic vegetation criterion not met
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SOIL
Sampling Point: ENV5-WG-SP2
Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators).
Matrix Redox Features
Color (moist) % Color (moist) % Type' Loc2 Texture
10YR3/3 100 Loam
90 10YR5/8 Clay Loam
Depth
(inches)
0-12
12-18 10YR6/2
10 D PL
'Type C = Concentration, D = depletion, RM = Reduced Matrix, MS = Masked Sand Grains
Remarks
2Location: PL = Pore Lining, M = Matrix
Hydric Soil Indicators:
❑ Histosol (A1)
❑ Histic Epipedon (A2)
❑ Bleck Histic (A3)
❑ Hydrogen Sulfide (A4)
L Stratified Layers (A5)
❑ 2 cm Muck (A10) (LRR N)
❑ Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11)
❑ Thick Dark Surface (Al2)
❑ Sandy Mucky Material (S1)
(LRR N, MLRA 147, 148)
❑ Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4)
❑ Sandy Redox (S4)
❑ Stripped Matrix (S5)
❑❑❑❑❑❑❑❑❑❑❑❑
Dark Surface (S7)
Polyvalue Below Surface (S8) (MLRA 147, 148)
Thin Dark Surface (S9) (MLRA 147, 148)
Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2)
Depleted Matrix (F3)
Redox Dark Surface (F6)
Depleted Dark Surface (F7)
Redox Depressions (F8)
Iron -Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR N, MLRA 136)
Umbric Surface (F13) (MLRA 136, 122)
Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 148)
Red Parent Material (F21) (MLRA 127, 147)
Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils3:
❑ 2 cm Muck (A10) (MLRA 147)
❑ Coatal Prairie Redox (A16)
(MLRA 147, 148)
❑ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19)
(MLRA 136, 147)
❑ Very Shallow Dark Surface (TF12)
❑ Other (Explain in Remarks)
3lndicators of hydrophytic vegetation and
wetland hydrology must be present,
unless disturbed or problematic.
Restrictive Layer (if observed):
Type:
Depth (inches):
Hydric Soil Present? Yes ❑ No 0
Remarks:
Hydric soil criterion not met
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USACE AID #
NC WAM FIELD ASSESSMENT RESULTS
Accompanies User Manual Version 5.0
NCDWR#
Project Name
Applicant/Owner Name
Wetland Type
Level III Ecoregion
River Basin
County
❑ Yes ® No
Mayo -Roxboro 500kV Line
Duke Energy
Headwater Forest
Piedmont
Roanoke
Person
Precipitation within 48 hrs?
Date of Evaluation
Wetland Site Name
Assessor Name/Organization
Nearest Named Water Body
USGS 8-Digit Catalogue Unit
NCDWR Region
Latitude/Longitude (deci-degrees)
8/16/2021
WBSSS
Laura Meyer / Wood
Mayo Reservoir
03010104
Raleigh
36.520826, -78.891020
Evidence of stressors affecting the assessment area (may not be within the assessment area)
Please circle and/or make note on the last page if evidence of stressors is apparent. Consider departure from reference, if appropriate, in
recent past (for instance, within 10 years). Noteworthy stressors include, but are not limited to the following.
• Hydrological modifications (examples: ditches, dams, beaver dams, dikes, berms, ponds, etc.)
• Surface and sub -surface discharges into the wetland (examples: discharges containing obvious pollutants, presence of nearby septic
tanks, underground storage tanks (USTs), hog lagoons, etc.)
• Signs of vegetation stress (examples: vegetation mortality, insect damage, disease, storm damage, salt intrusion, etc.)
• Habitat/plant community alteration (examples: mowing, clear -cutting, exotics, etc.)
Is the assessment area intensively managed? ® Yes ❑ No
Regulatory Considerations - Were regulatory considerations evaluated? ®Yes No If Yes, check all that apply to the assessment area.
❑ Anadromous fish
• Federally protected species or State endangered or threatened species
• NCDWR riparian buffer rule in effect
❑ Abuts a Primary Nursery Area (PNA)
❑ Publicly owned property
❑ N.C. Division of Coastal Management Area of Environmental Concern (AEC) (including buffer)
❑ Abuts a stream with a NCDWQ classification of SA or supplemental classifications of HOW, ORW, or Trout
❑ Designated NCNHP reference community
❑ Abuts a 303(d)-listed stream or a tributary to a 303(d)-listed stream
What type of natural stream is associated with the wetland, if any? (check all that apply)
❑ Blackwater
• Brownwater
❑ Tidal (if tidal, check one of the following boxes) ❑ Lunar ❑ Wind ❑ Both
Is the assessment area on a coastal island? ❑ Yes ® No
Is the assessment area's surface water storage capacity or duration substantially altered by beaver? ❑ Yes ® No
Does the assessment area experience overbank flooding during normal rainfall conditions? ❑ Yes ® No
1. Ground Surface Condition/Vegetation Condition — assessment area condition metric
Check a box in each column. Consider alteration to the ground surface (GS) in the assessment area and vegetation structure (VS) in the
assessment area. Compare to reference wetland if applicable (see User Manual). If a reference is not applicable, then rate the assessment
area based on evidence an effect.
GS VS
®A ❑A Not severely altered
❑ B ®B Severely altered over a majority of the assessment area (ground surface alteration examples: vehicle tracks, excessive
sedimentation, fire -plow lanes, skidder tracks, bedding, fill, soil compaction, obvious pollutants) (vegetation structure
alteration examples: mechanical disturbance, herbicides, salt intrusion [where appropriate], exotic species, grazing, less
diversity [if appropriate], hydrologic alteration)
2. Surface and Sub -Surface Storage Capacity and Duration — assessment area condition metric
Check a box in each column. Consider surface storage capacity and duration (Surf) and sub -surface storage capacity and duration (Sub).
Consider both increase and decrease in hydrology. A ditch <_ 1 foot deep is considered to affect surface water only, while a ditch > 1 foot
deep is expected to affect both surface and sub -surface water. Consider tidal flooding regime, if applicable.
Surf Sub
❑ A ®A Water storage capacity and duration are not altered.
®B ❑B Water storage capacity or duration are altered, but not substantially (typically, not sufficient to change vegetation).
❑ C ❑C Water storage capacity or duration are substantially altered (typically, alteration sufficient to result in vegetation change)
(examples: draining, flooding, soil compaction, filling, excessive sedimentation, underground utility lines).
3. Water Storage/Surface Relief — assessment area/wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes)
Check a box in each column. Select the appropriate storage for the assessment area (AA) and the wetland type (WT).
AA WT
3a. ®A ®A Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water > 1 deep
❑ B ❑B Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water 6 inches to 1 foot deep
❑ C ❑C Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water 3 to 6 inches deep
❑ D ❑D Depressions able to pond water < 3 inches deep
3b. ❑A Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is greater than 2 feet
❑ B Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is between 1 and 2 feet
®C Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is less than 1 foot

4. Soil Texture/Structure — assessment area condition metric (skip for all marshes)
Check a box from each of the three soil property groups below. Dig soil profile in the dominant assessment area landscape feature.
Make soil observations within the top 12 inches. Use most recent National Technical Committee for Hydric Soils guidance for regional
indicators.
4a. ❑A Sandy soil
®B Loamy or clayey soils exhibiting redoximorphic features (concentrations, depletions, or rhizospheres)
❑ C Loamy or clayey soils not exhibiting redoximorphic features
❑ D Loamy or clayey gleyed soil
❑ E Histosol or histic epipedon
4b. ®A Soil ribbon < 1 inch
❑ B Soil ribbon >_ 1 inch
4c. ®A No peat or muck presence
❑ B A peat or muck presence
5. Discharge into Wetland — opportunity metric
Check a box in each column. Consider surface pollutants or discharges (Surf) and sub -surface pollutants or discharges (Sub). Examples
of sub -surface discharges include presence of nearby septic tank, underground storage tank (UST), etc.
Surf Sub
®A ®A Little or no evidence of pollutants or discharges entering the assessment area
❑ B ❑B Noticeable evidence of pollutants or discharges entering the wetland and stressing, but not overwhelming the
treatment capacity of the assessment area
❑ C ❑C Noticeable evidence of pollutants or discharges (pathogen, particulate, or soluble) entering the assessment area and
potentially overwhelming the treatment capacity of the wetland (water discoloration, dead vegetation, excessive
sedimentation, odor)
6. Land Use — opportunity metric (skip for non -riparian wetlands)
Check all that apply (at least one box in each column). Evaluation involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. Consider sources draining
to assessment area within entire upstream watershed (WS), within 5 miles and within the watershed draining to the assessment area (5M),
and within 2 miles and within the watershed draining to the assessment area (2M).
WS 5M 2M
®A ®A ®A > 10% impervious surfaces
❑ B ❑B ❑B Confined animal operations (or other local, concentrated source of pollutants
❑ C ❑C ❑C >_ 20% coverage of pasture
❑ D ❑D ❑D >_ 20% coverage of agricultural land (regularly plowed land)
❑ E ❑E ❑E >_ 20% coverage of maintained grass/herb
❑ F OF OF >_ 20% coverage of clear-cut land
❑ G ❑G ❑G Little or no opportunity to improve water quality. Lack of opportunity may result from little or no disturbance in
the watershed or hydrologic alterations that prevent drainage and/or overbank flow from affecting the
assessment area.
7. Wetland Acting as Vegetated Buffer — assessment area/wetland complex condition metric (skip for non -riparian wetlands)
7a. Is assessment area within 50 feet of a tributary or other open water?
®Yes No If Yes, continue to 7b. If No, skip to Metric 8.
Wetland buffer need only be present on one side of the water body. Make buffer judgment based on the average width of wetland.
Record a note if a portion of the buffer has been removed or disturbed.
7b. How much of the first 50 feet from the bank is wetland? (Wetland buffer need only be present on one side of the .water body. Make
buffer judgment based on the average width of wetland. Record a note if a portion of the buffer has been removed or disturbed.)
❑ A >_ 50 feet
❑ B From 30 to < 50 feet
®C From 15 to < 30 feet
❑ D From 5 to < 15 feet
❑ E < 5 feet or buffer bypassed by ditches
7c. Tributary width. If the tributary is anastomosed, combine widths of channels/braids for a total width.
®<_ 15-feet wide ❑> 15-feet wide ❑ Other open water (no tributary present)
7d. Do roots of assessment area vegetation extend into the bank of the tributary/open water?
▪ Yes No
7e. Is stream or other open water sheltered or exposed?
®Sheltered — adjacent open water with width < 2500 feet and no regular boat traffic.
❑ Exposed — adjacent open water with width >_ 2500 feet or regular boat traffic.
8. Wetland Width at the Assessment Area — wetland type/wetland complex condition metric (evaluate WT for all marshes and
Estuarine Woody Wetland only; evaluate WC for Bottomland Hardwood Forest, Headwater Forest, and Riverine Swamp Forest
only)
Check a box in each column for riverine wetlands only. Select the average width for the wetland type at the assessment area (WT) and
the wetland complex at the assessment area (WC). See User Manual for WT and WC boundaries.
WT WC
❑A ❑A >_ 100 feet
❑ B ❑B From 80 to < 100 feet
®C ®C From 50 to < 80 feet
❑ D ❑D From 40 to < 50 feet
❑ E ❑E From 30 to < 40 feet
❑ F OF From 15 to < 30 feet
❑ G ❑G From 5 to < 15 feet
❑ H ❑H < 5 feet

9. Inundation Duration — assessment area condition metric (skip for non -riparian wetlands)
Answer for assessment area dominant landform.
®A Evidence of short -duration inundation (< 7 consecutive days)
❑ B Evidence of saturation, without evidence of inundation
❑ C Evidence of long -duration inundation or very long -duration inundation (7 to 30 consecutive days or more)
10. Indicators of Deposition — assessment area condition metric (skip for non -riparian wetlands and all marshes)
Consider recent deposition only (no plant growth since deposition).
®A Sediment deposition is not excessive, but at approximately natural levels.
❑ B Sediment deposition is excessive, but not overwhelming the wetland.
❑ C Sediment deposition is excessive and is overwhelming the wetland.
11. Wetland Size — wetland type/wetland complex condition metric
Check a box in each column. Involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. This metric evaluates three aspects of the wetland area: the
size of the wetland type (WT), the size of the wetland complex (WC), and the size of the forested wetland (FW) (if applicable, see User
Manual). See the User Manual for boundaries of these evaluation areas. If assessment area is clear-cut, select "K" for the FW column.
WT WC FW (if applicable)
❑A ❑A ❑A >_ 500 acres
❑ B ❑B ❑B From 100 to < 500 acres
❑ C ❑C ❑C From 50 to < 100 acres
❑ D ❑D ❑D From 25 to < 50 acres
❑ E ❑E ❑E From 10 to < 25 acres
❑ F OF OF From 5 to < 10 acres
❑ G ❑G ❑G From 1 to < 5 acres
®H ®H ❑H From 0.5 to < 1 acre
❑ I ❑I ❑I From 0.1 to < 0.5 acre
❑ J ❑J ❑J From 0.01 to < 0.1 acre
❑ K ❑K ®K < 0.01 acre or assessment area is clear-cut
12. Wetland Intactness — wetland type condition metric (evaluate for Pocosins only)
❑ A Pocosin is the full extent (>_ 90%) of its natural landscape size.
❑ B Pocosin type is < 90% of the full extent of its natural landscape size.
13. Connectivity to Other Natural Areas — landscape condition metric
13a. Check appropriate box(es) (a box may be checked in each column). Involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. This metric
evaluates whether the wetland is well connected (Well) and/or loosely connected (Loosely) to the landscape patch, the contiguous
naturally vegetated area and open water (if appropriate). Boundaries are formed by four -lane roads, regularly maintained utility line
corridors the width of a four -lane road or wider, urban landscapes, maintained fields (pasture and agriculture), or open water > 300
feet wide.
Well Loosely
❑A ❑A >_ 500 acres
❑ B ❑B From 100 to < 500 acres
❑ C ❑C From 50 to < 100 acres
❑ D ❑D From 10 to < 50 acres
®E ®E < 10 acres
❑ F ❑F Wetland type has a poor or no connection to other natural habitats
13b. Evaluate for marshes only.
▪ Yes No Wetland type has a surface hydrology connection to open waters/stream or tidal wetlands.
14. Edge Effect — wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes and Estuarine Woody Wetland)
May involve a GIS effort with field adjustment. Estimate distance from wetland type boundary to artificial edges. Artificial edges include
non -forested areas >_ 40 feet wide such as fields, development, roads, regularly maintained utility line corridors, and clear -cuts. Consider
the eight main points of the compass. Artificial edge occurs within 150 feet in how many directions? If the assessment area is clear cut,
select option "C."
❑ A 0
▪ B 1 to 4
C 5to8
15. Vegetative Composition — assessment area condition metric (skip for all marshes and Pine Flat)
❑ A Vegetation is close to reference condition in species present and their proportions. Lower strata composed of appropriate
species, with exotic plants absent or sparse within the assessment area.
B Vegetation is different from reference condition in species diversity or proportions, but still largely composed of native species
characteristic of the wetland type. This may include communities of weedy native species that develop after clearcutting or clearing.
It also includes communities with exotics present, but not dominant, over a large portion of the expected strata.
❑ C Vegetation severely altered from reference in composition, or expected species are unnaturally absent (planted stands of non -
characteristic species or at least one stratum inappropriately composed of a single species), or exotic species are dominant in at
least one stratum.
16. Vegetative Diversity — assessment area condition metric (evaluate for Non -tidal Freshwater Marsh only)
❑ A Vegetation diversity is high and is composed primarily of native species (< 10% cover of exotics).
®B Vegetation diversity is low or has > 10% to 50% cover of exotics.
❑ C Vegetation is dominated by exotic species (> 50 % cover of exotics).

17. Vegetative Structure — assessment area/wetland type condition metric
17a. Is vegetation present?
®Yes No If Yes, continue to 17b. If No, skip to Metric 18.
17b. Evaluate percent coverage of assessment area vegetation for all marshes only. Skip to 17c for non -marsh wetlands.
❑ A >_ 25% coverage of vegetation
❑ B < 25% coverage of vegetation
17c. Check a box in each column for each stratum. Evaluate this portion of the metric for non -marsh wetlands. Consider
structure in airspace above the assessment area (AA) and the wetland type (WT) separately.
AA WT
T
o ❑A ❑A Canopy closed, or nearly closed, with natural gaps associated with natural processes
m ❑B ❑B Canopy present, but opened more than natural gaps
U ®C ®C Canopy sparse or absent
L.
o ❑A ❑A Dense mid-story/sapling layer
c9 ❑B ❑B Moderate density mid-story/sapling layer
®C ®C Mid-story/sapling layer sparse or absent
= ❑A ❑A Dense shrub layer
2E ❑B ❑B Moderate density shrub layer
®C ®C Shrub layer sparse or absent
e ®A ®A Dense herb layer
_ ❑B ❑B Moderate density herb layer
❑ C ❑C Herb layer sparse or absent
18. Snags — wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes)
❑ A Large snags (more than one) are visible (> 12 inches DBH, or large relative to species present and landscape stability).
®B NotA
19. Diameter Class Distribution — wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes)
❑ A Majority of canopy trees have stems > 6 inches in diameter at breast height (DBH); many large trees (> 12 inches DBH) are
present.
❑ B Majority of canopy trees have stems between 6 and 12 inches DBH, few are > 12 inch DBH.
®C Majority of canopy trees are < 6 inches DBH or no trees.
20. Large Woody Debris — wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes)
Include both natural debris and man -placed natural debris.
❑ A Large logs (more than one) are visible (> 12 inches in diameter, or large relative to species present and landscape stability).
®B NotA
21. Vegetation/Open Water Dispersion — wetland type/open water condition metric (evaluate for Non -Tidal Freshwater Marsh only)
Select the figure that best describes the amount of interspersion between vegetation and open water in the growing season. Patterned
areas indicate vegetated areas, while solid white areas indicate open water.
❑A ❑B ❑C
\C , L .J \tea ?) \ �--J ) \ - A \
22. Hydrologic Connectivity — assessment area condition metric (evaluate for riparian wetlands and Salt/Brackish Marsh only)
❑D
Examples of activities that may severely alter hydrologic connectivity include intensive ditching, fill, sedimentation, channelization, diversion,
man-made berms, beaver dams, and stream incision. Documentation required if evaluated as B, C, or D.
®A Overbank and overland flow are not severely altered in the assessment area.
❑ B Overbank flow is severely altered in the assessment area.
❑ C Overland flow is severely altered in the assessment area.
❑ D Both overbank and overland flow are severely altered in the assessment area.
Notes

NC WAM Wetland Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 5.0
Wetland Site Name WBSSS Date of Assessment 8/16/2021
Wetland Type Headwater Forest Assessor Name/Organization Laura Meyer / Wood
Notes on Field Assessment Form (Y/N)
Presence of regulatory considerations (Y/N)
Wetland is intensively managed (Y/N)
Assessment area is located within 50 feet of a natural tributary or other open water (Y/N)
Assessment area is substantially altered by beaver (Y/N)
Assessment area experiences overbank flooding during normal rainfall conditions (Y/N)
Assessment area is on a coastal island (Y/N)
Sub -function Rating Summary
Function Sub -function
Hydrology
Surface Storage and Retention
Sub -surface Storage and
Retention
Metrics
Condition
Condition
NO
YES
YES
YES
NO
NO
NO
Rating
LOW
HIGH
Water Quality
Habitat
Function Rating Summary
Function
Hydrology
Water Quality
Habitat
Pathogen Change
Particulate Change
Soluble Change
Physical Change
Pollution Change
Physical Structure
Landscape Patch Structure
Vegetation Composition
Condition
Condition/Opportunity
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
Condition
Condition/Opportunity
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
Condition
Condition/Opportunity
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
Condition
Condition/Opportunity
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
Condition
Condition/Opportunity
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
Condition
Condition
Condition
Metrics
Condition
Condition
Condition/Opportunity
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
Condition
HIGH
HIGH
YES
LOW
NA
NA
MEDIUM
HIGH
YES
MEDIUM
MEDIUM
YES
NA
NA
NA
LOW
LOW
MEDIUM
Rating
MEDIUM
MEDIUM
HIGH
YES
LOW
Overall Wetland Rating MEDIUM

Wetland Data for WHB, WHC, WHE
WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM - Eastern Mountains and Piedmont
Project/Site: Mayo -Roxboro 500kV City/Co.: Person County Sampling Date: 9/13/2021
Applicant/Owner: Duke Energy
Investigator(s): Laura Meyer & Dicky Harmon, Wood
Landform: (hillslope, terrace, etc.) Swale
State: NC Sampling Point: WHB-004 Wet
Section, Township, Range: N/A
Subregion(LRR/MLRA P/136 Lat: 36.5208
Soil Map Unit Name: SmF Siloam loam, 15 to 45 percent slopes
Local Relief : Slight slope Slope (%): 2
Long: -78.8915
Datum: WGS84
NWI Classification: N/A
Are climatic/hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? ❑ Yes 0 No (If no, explain in Remarks.)
Are Vegetation E , Soil ❑ , or Hydrology ❑ significantly disturbed? Are "Normal Circumstances" present? 0 Yos ❑ No
Are Vegetation E , Soil ❑ , or Hydrology ❑ naturally problematic? (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.)
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS - Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc.
Hydrophytic Vegetation Present?
Hydric Soil Present?
Wetland Hydrology Present?
Yes L No ❑
Yes E No E
Yes L No ❑
Is the Sampled Area
within a wetland?
Yes 17 No ❑
Remarks
HYDROLOGY
Wetland Hydrology Indicators:
Primary Indicators (minimum of one is required; check all that apply):
Secondary Indicators (minimum of two required)
❑ Surface Soil Cracks (B6)
❑ Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (B8)
❑ Drainage Patterns (B10)
(C3) ❑ Moss Trim Lines (B16)
❑ Dry -Season Water Table (C2)
(C6) ❑ Crayfish Burrows (C8)
❑ Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9)
❑ Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1)
❑ Geomorphic Position (D2)
❑ ShallowAquitard (D3)
❑ Microtopographic Relief (D4)
❑ FAC-Neutral Test (D5)
0 Surface Water (A1) ❑ True Aquatic Plants (B14)
0 High Water Table (A2) ❑ Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (C1)
0 Saturation (A3) ❑ Oxidized Rhizospheres on Living Roots
❑ Water Marks (B1) ❑ Presence of Reduced Iron (C4)
❑ Sediment Deposits (B2) E Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils
❑ Drift Deposits (B3) ❑ Thin Much Surface (C7)
❑ Algal Mat or Crust (B4) E Other (Explain in Remarks)
❑ Iron Deposits (B5)
❑ Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (B7)
❑ Water -Stained Leaves (B9)
❑ Aquatic Fauna (B13)
Field Observations:
Surface Water Present? L Yes ❑ No Depth (inches): 12
Wetland Hydrology Present? 0 Yes ❑ No
Water Table Present? DYes ❑ No Depth (inches): 0
Saturation Present? LYes ❑ No Depth (inches): 0
(includes capillary fringe)
Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available:
Remarks:
All three wetland criteria are present; area is a wetland.
US Army Corps of Engineers
Eastern Mountains and Piedmont - Version 2.0

Wetland Data for WHB, WHC, WHE
VEGETATION (Four Strata) - Use scientific names of plants. Sampling Point: WHB-004 Wet
Tree Stratum
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
(Plot size: 30ft radius)
50% of total cover:
Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size: 30ft radius)
1. Acer rubrum
2. Salix nigra
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
50% of total cover:
Herb Stratum (Plot size: 30ft radius)
1. Scirpus cyperinus
2. Typha latifolia
3. Persicaria longiseta
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
Absolute Dominant Indicator
% Cover Species? Status
Dominance Test Worksheet:
Number of Dominant Species
Number of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC:
Total Number of Dominant
Species Across All Strata:
Percent of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC:
4 (A)
4 (B)
100% (A/B)
0 = Total Cover
0 20% of total cover:
FAC
OBL
Prevalence Index worksheet:
Total % Cover of: Multiply
OBL species 35 x 1 = 35
FACW species 40 x 2 = 80
FAC species 15 x 3 = 45
FACU species 0 x 4 = 0
UPL species 0 x 5 = 0
Column Totals: 90 (A) 160 (B)
Prevalence Index = B/A = 1.8
10 = Total Cover
5 20% of total cover:
50% of total cover:
Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size: 30ft radius)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
40 Y FACW
30 Y OBL
Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
❑ Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
O Dominance Test is > 50%
O Prevalence Index is <_ 3.01
❑ Morphological Adaptations) (Provide supporting
data in Remarks or on a separate sheet
❑ Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation (Explain)
1 Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must
be present, unless disturbed or problematic
10 FAC
80 = Total Cover
40 20% of total cover: 16
Definitions of Four Vegetation Strata:
Tree - Woody plants, excluding vines, 3 in. (7.6 cm) or
more in diameter at breast height (DBH), regardless of
height.
Sapling/Shrub - Woody plants, excluding vines, less
than 3 in. DBH and greater than 3.28 ft (1 m) tall.
Herb - All herbaceous (non -woody) plants, regardless of
size, and woody plants less than 3.28 ft tall.
Woody Vines - All woody vines greater than 3.28 ft in height.
0 = Total Cover
50% of total cover: 0 20% of total cover:
Hydrophytic
Vegetation Yes I No ❑
Present?
Remarks: (Include photo numbers here or on a separate sheet.)
ERDC/CRREL 2018 Regional Wetland Plant List (Eastern Mountains and Piedmont) used for indicator status. (reg_EMP_2018v1)
Hydrophytic vegetation is present.
US Army Corps of Engineers Eastern Mountains and Piedmont - Version 2.0

SOIL
Wetland Data for WHB, WHC, WHE
Sampling Point: WHB-004 Wet
Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators).
Matrix Redox Features
Color (moist) % Color (moist) % Type' Loc2 Texture
10YR 4/2 80 7.5YR 5/6 20 C PL SCL
10YR 4/1 80 7.5YR 5/6 20 C PL SCL
Depth
(inches)
0-4
4-12+
'Type C = Concentration, D = depletion, RM
= Reduced Matrix, MS = Masked Sand Grains
Remarks
2Location: PL = Pore Lining, M = Matrix
Hydric Soil Indicators:
❑ Histosol (A1)
❑ Histic Epipedon (A2)
❑ Black Histic (A3)
❑ Hydrogen Sulfide (A4)
❑ Stratified Layers (A5)
❑ 2 cm Muck (A10) (LRR N)
❑ Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11)
❑ Thick Dark Surface (Al2)
❑ Sandy Mucky Material (S1)
(LRR N, MLRA 147, 148)
❑ Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4)
❑ Sandy Redox (S4)
❑ Stripped Matrix (S5)
❑❑❑❑❑❑❑o❑❑❑❑
Dark Surface (S7)
Polyvalue Below Surface (S8) (MLRA 147, 148)
Thin Dark Surface (S9) (MLRA 147, 148)
Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2)
Depleted Matrix (F3)
Redox Dark Surface (F6)
Depleted Dark Surface (F7)
Redox Depressions (F8)
Iron -Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR N, MLRA 136)
Umbric Surface (F13) (MLRA 136, 122)
Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 148)
Red Parent Material (F21) (MLRA 127, 147)
Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils3:
❑ 2 cm Muck (A10) (MLRA 147)
❑ Coatal Prairie Redox (A16)
(MLRA 147, 148)
❑ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19)
(MLRA 136, 147)
❑ Very Shallow Dark Surface (TF12)
❑ Other (Explain in Remarks)
3lndicators of hydrophytic vegetation and
wetland hydrology must be present,
unless disturbed or problematic.
Restrictive Layer (if observed):
Type:
Depth (inches):
Hydric Soil Present?
Yes E No
Remarks:
Hydric soils are present.
US Army Corps of Engineers
Eastern Mountains and Piedmont - Version 2.0

Wetland Form for WHB, WHC, WHE
WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM - Eastern Mountains and Piedmont
Project/Site: Mayo -Roxboro 500kV City/Co.: Person County Sampling Date: 9/13/2021
Applicant/Owner: Duke Energy
Investigator(s): Laura Meyer & Dicky Harmon, Wood
Landform: (hillslope, terrace, etc.) Swale
State: NC Sampling Point: WHB-004 Up
Section, Township, Range: N/A
Subregion(LRR/MLRA P/136 Lat: 36.5208
Soil Map Unit Name: SmF Siloam loam, 15 to 45 percent slopes
Local Relief : Slight slope Slope (%): 2
Long: -78.8915
Datum: WGS84
NWI Classification: N/A
Are climatic/hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? ❑ Yes 0 No (If no, explain in Remarks.)
Are Vegetation ❑ , Soil ❑ , or Hydrology ❑ significantly disturbed? Are "Normal Circumstances" present? 0 Yos ❑ No
Are Vegetation ❑ , Soil ❑ , or Hydrology ❑ naturally problematic? (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.)
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS - Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc.
Hydrophytic Vegetation Present?
Hydric Soil Present?
Wetland Hydrology Present?
Yes L No ❑
Yes ❑ No 7
Yes ❑ No 7
Is the Sampled Area
within a wetland?
Yes ❑ No 0
Remarks
Area does contain hydrophytic vegetation but no hydrology or hydric soils were observed; area is not a wetland
HYDROLOGY
Wetland Hydrology Indicators:
Primary Indicators (minimum of one is required; check all that apply):
Secondary Indicators (minimum of two required)
❑ Surface Soil Cracks (B6)
❑ Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (B8)
❑ Drainage Patterns (B10)
(C3) ❑ Moss Trim Lines (B16)
❑ Dry -Season Water Table (C2)
(C6) ❑ Crayfish Burrows (C8)
❑ Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9)
❑ Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1)
❑ Geomorphic Position (D2)
❑ ShallowAquitard (D3)
❑ Microtopographic Relief (D4)
❑ FAC-Neutral Test (D5)
❑ Surface Water (A1) ❑ True Aquatic Plants (B14)
❑ High Water Table (A2) ❑ Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (C1)
❑ Saturation (A3) ❑ Oxidized Rhizospheres on Living Roots
❑ Water Marks (B1) ❑ Presence of Reduced Iron (C4)
❑ Sediment Deposits (B2) ❑ Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils
❑ Drift Deposits (B3) ❑ Thin Much Surface (C7)
❑ Algal Mat or Crust (B4) ❑ Other (Explain in Remarks)
❑ Iron Deposits (B5)
❑ Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (B7)
❑ Water -Stained Leaves (B9)
❑ Aquatic Fauna (B13)
Field Observations:
Surface Water Present? ❑ Yes 7 No Depth (inches):
Wetland Hydrology Present? ❑ Yes 0 No
Water Table Present? ❑Yes 7 No Depth (inches):
Saturation Present? ❑Yes 7 No Depth (inches):
(includes capillary fringe)
Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available:
Remarks:
No wetland hydrology indicators observed
US Army Corps of Engineers
Eastern Mountains and Piedmont - Version 2.0

VEGETATION (Four Strata) - Use scientific names of plants.
Wetland Form for WHB, WHC, WHE
Sampling Point: WHB-004 Up
Tree Stratum
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
(Plot size: 30ft radius)
50% of total cover:
Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size: 30ft radius)
1. Rhus copallinum
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
50% of total cover:
Herb Stratum (Plot size: 30ft radius)
1. Solidago sempervirens
Absolute Dominant Indicator
% Cover Species? Status
Dominance Test Worksheet:
Number of Dominant Species
Number of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC:
Total Number of Dominant
Species Across All Strata:
Percent of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC:
2 (A)
4 (B)
50% (A/B)
0 = Total Cover
0 20% of total cover:
FACU
Prevalence Index worksheet:
Total % Cover of: Multiply
OBL species 0 x 1 = 0
FACW species 50 x 2 = 100
FAC species 10 x 3 = 30
FACU species 37 x 4 = 148
UPL species 0 x 5 = 0
Column Totals: 97 (A) 278 (B)
Prevalence Index = B/A = 2.9
5 = Total Cover
2.5 20% of total cover:
2. Lespedeza cuneata
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
50% of total cover:
Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size: 30ft radius)
1. Rubus argutus
2. Campsis radicans
3. Lonicera japonica
4.
5.
6.
50
FACW
2
FACU
Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
❑ Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
O Dominance Test is > 50%
O Prevalence Index is <_ 3.01
❑ Morphological Adaptations) (Provide supporting
data in Remarks or on a separate sheet
❑ Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation (Explain)
1 Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must
be present, unless disturbed or problematic
52 = Total Cover
26 20% of total cover: 10.4
30
FACU
10
FAC
Definitions of Four Vegetation Strata:
Tree - Woody plants, excluding vines, 3 in. (7.6 cm) or
more in diameter at breast height (DBH), regardless of
height.
Sapling/Shrub - Woody plants, excluding vines, less
than 3 in. DBH and greater than 3.28 ft (1 m) tall.
Herb - All herbaceous (non -woody) plants, regardless of
size, and woody plants less than 3.28 ft tall.
Woody Vines - All woody vines greater than 3.28 ft in height.
5
FACU
45 = Total Cover
50% of total cover: 22.5 20% of total cover:
Hydrophytic
Vegetation Yes I No ❑
Present?
Remarks: (Include photo numbers here or on a separate sheet.)
ERDC/CRREL 2018 Regional Wetland Plant List (Eastern Mountains and Piedmont) used for indicator status. (reg_EMP_2018v1)
Hydrophytic vegetation was present.
US Army Corps of Engineers Eastern Mountains and Piedmont - Version 2.0

SOIL
Wetland Form for WHB, WHC, WHE
Sampling Point: WHB-004 Up
Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators).
Matrix Redox Features
Color (moist) % Color (moist) % Type' Loc2 Texture
7.5YR 4/3 SCL
Depth
(inches)
0-4
4-12+
7.5YR 4/4
'Type C = Concentration, D = depletion, RM
SCL
= Reduced Matrix, MS = Masked Sand Grains
Remarks
2Location: PL = Pore Lining, M = Matrix
Hydric Soil Indicators:
❑ Histosol (A1)
❑ Histic Epipedon (A2)
❑ Black Histic (A3)
❑ Hydrogen Sulfide (A4)
❑ Stratified Layers (A5)
❑ 2 cm Muck (A10) (LRR N)
❑ Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11)
❑ Thick Dark Surface (Al2)
❑ Sandy Mucky Material (S1)
(LRR N, MLRA 147, 148)
❑ Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4)
❑ Sandy Redox (S4)
❑ Stripped Matrix (S5)
❑❑❑❑❑❑❑❑❑❑❑❑
Dark Surface (S7)
Polyvalue Below Surface (S8) (MLRA 147, 148)
Thin Dark Surface (S9) (MLRA 147, 148)
Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2)
Depleted Matrix (F3)
Redox Dark Surface (F6)
Depleted Dark Surface (F7)
Redox Depressions (F8)
Iron -Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR N, MLRA 136)
Umbric Surface (F13) (MLRA 136, 122)
Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 148)
Red Parent Material (F21) (MLRA 127, 147)
Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils3:
❑ 2 cm Muck (A10) (MLRA 147)
❑ Coatal Prairie Redox (A16)
(MLRA 147, 148)
❑ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19)
(MLRA 136, 147)
❑ Very Shallow Dark Surface (TF12)
❑ Other (Explain in Remarks)
3lndicators of hydrophytic vegetation and
wetland hydrology must be present,
unless disturbed or problematic.
Restrictive Layer (if observed):
Type:
Depth (inches):
Hydric Soil Present?
Yes ❑ No ❑
Remarks:
No hydric indicators observed.
US Army Corps of Engineers
Eastern Mountains and Piedmont - Version 2.0

USACE AID #
NC WAM FIELD ASSESSMENT RESULTS
Accompanies User Manual Version 5.0
NCDWR#
Project Name
Applicant/Owner Name
Wetland Type
Level III Ecoregion
River Basin
County
❑ Yes ® No
Mayo -Roxboro 500kV Line
Duke Energy
Headwater Forest
Piedmont
Roanoke
Person
Precipitation within 48 hrs?
Date of Evaluation
Wetland Site Name
Assessor Name/Organization
Nearest Named Water Body
USGS 8-Digit Catalogue Unit
NCDWR Region
Latitude/Longitude (deci-degrees)
8/16/2021
WHB
Laura Meyer / Wood
Mayo Reservoir
03010104
Raleigh
36.520843, -78.891518
Evidence of stressors affecting the assessment area (may not be within the assessment area)
Please circle and/or make note on the last page if evidence of stressors is apparent. Consider departure from reference, if appropriate, in
recent past (for instance, within 10 years). Noteworthy stressors include, but are not limited to the following.
• Hydrological modifications (examples: ditches, dams, beaver dams, dikes, berms, ponds, etc.)
• Surface and sub -surface discharges into the wetland (examples: discharges containing obvious pollutants, presence of nearby septic
tanks, underground storage tanks (USTs), hog lagoons, etc.)
• Signs of vegetation stress (examples: vegetation mortality, insect damage, disease, storm damage, salt intrusion, etc.)
• Habitat/plant community alteration (examples: mowing, clear -cutting, exotics, etc.)
Is the assessment area intensively managed? ® Yes ❑ No
Regulatory Considerations - Were regulatory considerations evaluated? ®Yes No If Yes, check all that apply to the assessment area.
❑ Anadromous fish
• Federally protected species or State endangered or threatened species
• NCDWR riparian buffer rule in effect
❑ Abuts a Primary Nursery Area (PNA)
❑ Publicly owned property
❑ N.C. Division of Coastal Management Area of Environmental Concern (AEC) (including buffer)
❑ Abuts a stream with a NCDWQ classification of SA or supplemental classifications of HOW, ORW, or Trout
❑ Designated NCNHP reference community
❑ Abuts a 303(d)-listed stream or a tributary to a 303(d)-listed stream
What type of natural stream is associated with the wetland, if any? (check all that apply)
❑ Blackwater
• Brownwater
❑ Tidal (if tidal, check one of the following boxes) ❑ Lunar ❑ Wind ❑ Both
Is the assessment area on a coastal island? ❑ Yes ® No
Is the assessment area's surface water storage capacity or duration substantially altered by beaver? ❑ Yes ® No
Does the assessment area experience overbank flooding during normal rainfall conditions? ❑ Yes ® No
1. Ground Surface Condition/Vegetation Condition — assessment area condition metric
Check a box in each column. Consider alteration to the ground surface (GS) in the assessment area and vegetation structure (VS) in the
assessment area. Compare to reference wetland if applicable (see User Manual). If a reference is not applicable, then rate the assessment
area based on evidence an effect.
GS VS
®A ❑A Not severely altered
❑ B ®B Severely altered over a majority of the assessment area (ground surface alteration examples: vehicle tracks, excessive
sedimentation, fire -plow lanes, skidder tracks, bedding, fill, soil compaction, obvious pollutants) (vegetation structure
alteration examples: mechanical disturbance, herbicides, salt intrusion [where appropriate], exotic species, grazing, less
diversity [if appropriate], hydrologic alteration)
2. Surface and Sub -Surface Storage Capacity and Duration — assessment area condition metric
Check a box in each column. Consider surface storage capacity and duration (Surf) and sub -surface storage capacity and duration (Sub).
Consider both increase and decrease in hydrology. A ditch <_ 1 foot deep is considered to affect surface water only, while a ditch > 1 foot
deep is expected to affect both surface and sub -surface water. Consider tidal flooding regime, if applicable.
Surf Sub
❑ A ®A Water storage capacity and duration are not altered.
®B ❑B Water storage capacity or duration are altered, but not substantially (typically, not sufficient to change vegetation).
❑ C ❑C Water storage capacity or duration are substantially altered (typically, alteration sufficient to result in vegetation change)
(examples: draining, flooding, soil compaction, filling, excessive sedimentation, underground utility lines).
3. Water Storage/Surface Relief — assessment area/wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes)
Check a box in each column. Select the appropriate storage for the assessment area (AA) and the wetland type (WT).
AA WT
3a. ®A ®A Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water > 1 deep
❑ B ❑B Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water 6 inches to 1 foot deep
❑ C ❑C Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water 3 to 6 inches deep
❑ D ❑D Depressions able to pond water < 3 inches deep
3b. ❑A Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is greater than 2 feet
❑ B Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is between 1 and 2 feet
®C Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is less than 1 foot

4. Soil Texture/Structure — assessment area condition metric (skip for all marshes)
Check a box from each of the three soil property groups below. Dig soil profile in the dominant assessment area landscape feature.
Make soil observations within the top 12 inches. Use most recent National Technical Committee for Hydric Soils guidance for regional
indicators.
4a. ❑A Sandy soil
®B Loamy or clayey soils exhibiting redoximorphic features (concentrations, depletions, or rhizospheres)
❑ C Loamy or clayey soils not exhibiting redoximorphic features
❑ D Loamy or clayey gleyed soil
❑ E Histosol or histic epipedon
4b. ®A Soil ribbon < 1 inch
❑ B Soil ribbon >_ 1 inch
4c. ®A No peat or muck presence
❑ B A peat or muck presence
5. Discharge into Wetland — opportunity metric
Check a box in each column. Consider surface pollutants or discharges (Surf) and sub -surface pollutants or discharges (Sub). Examples
of sub -surface discharges include presence of nearby septic tank, underground storage tank (UST), etc.
Surf Sub
®A ®A Little or no evidence of pollutants or discharges entering the assessment area
❑ B ❑B Noticeable evidence of pollutants or discharges entering the wetland and stressing, but not overwhelming the
treatment capacity of the assessment area
❑ C ❑C Noticeable evidence of pollutants or discharges (pathogen, particulate, or soluble) entering the assessment area and
potentially overwhelming the treatment capacity of the wetland (water discoloration, dead vegetation, excessive
sedimentation, odor)
6. Land Use — opportunity metric (skip for non -riparian wetlands)
Check all that apply (at least one box in each column). Evaluation involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. Consider sources draining
to assessment area within entire upstream watershed (WS), within 5 miles and within the watershed draining to the assessment area (5M),
and within 2 miles and within the watershed draining to the assessment area (2M).
WS 5M 2M
®A ®A ®A > 10% impervious surfaces
❑ B ❑B ❑B Confined animal operations (or other local, concentrated source of pollutants
❑ C ❑C ❑C >_ 20% coverage of pasture
❑ D ❑D ❑D >_ 20% coverage of agricultural land (regularly plowed land)
❑ E ❑E ❑E >_ 20% coverage of maintained grass/herb
❑ F OF OF >_ 20% coverage of clear-cut land
❑ G ❑G ❑G Little or no opportunity to improve water quality. Lack of opportunity may result from little or no disturbance in
the watershed or hydrologic alterations that prevent drainage and/or overbank flow from affecting the
assessment area.
7. Wetland Acting as Vegetated Buffer — assessment area/wetland complex condition metric (skip for non -riparian wetlands)
7a. Is assessment area within 50 feet of a tributary or other open water?
®Yes No If Yes, continue to 7b. If No, skip to Metric 8.
Wetland buffer need only be present on one side of the water body. Make buffer judgment based on the average width of wetland.
Record a note if a portion of the buffer has been removed or disturbed.
7b. How much of the first 50 feet from the bank is wetland? (Wetland buffer need only be present on one side of the .water body. Make
buffer judgment based on the average width of wetland. Record a note if a portion of the buffer has been removed or disturbed.)
❑ A >_ 50 feet
❑ B From 30 to < 50 feet
®C From 15 to < 30 feet
❑ D From 5 to < 15 feet
❑ E < 5 feet or buffer bypassed by ditches
7c. Tributary width. If the tributary is anastomosed, combine widths of channels/braids for a total width.
®<_ 15-feet wide ❑> 15-feet wide ❑ Other open water (no tributary present)
7d. Do roots of assessment area vegetation extend into the bank of the tributary/open water?
▪ Yes No
7e. Is stream or other open water sheltered or exposed?
®Sheltered — adjacent open water with width < 2500 feet and no regular boat traffic.
❑ Exposed — adjacent open water with width >_ 2500 feet or regular boat traffic.
8. Wetland Width at the Assessment Area — wetland type/wetland complex condition metric (evaluate WT for all marshes and
Estuarine Woody Wetland only; evaluate WC for Bottomland Hardwood Forest, Headwater Forest, and Riverine Swamp Forest
only)
Check a box in each column for riverine wetlands only. Select the average width for the wetland type at the assessment area (WT) and
the wetland complex at the assessment area (WC). See User Manual for WT and WC boundaries.
WT WC
❑A ❑A >_ 100 feet
❑ B ❑B From 80 to < 100 feet
®C ®C From 50 to < 80 feet
❑ D ❑D From 40 to < 50 feet
❑ E ❑E From 30 to < 40 feet
❑ F OF From 15 to < 30 feet
❑ G ❑G From 5 to < 15 feet
❑ H ❑H < 5 feet

9. Inundation Duration — assessment area condition metric (skip for non -riparian wetlands)
Answer for assessment area dominant landform.
®A Evidence of short -duration inundation (< 7 consecutive days)
❑ B Evidence of saturation, without evidence of inundation
❑ C Evidence of long -duration inundation or very long -duration inundation (7 to 30 consecutive days or more)
10. Indicators of Deposition — assessment area condition metric (skip for non -riparian wetlands and all marshes)
Consider recent deposition only (no plant growth since deposition).
®A Sediment deposition is not excessive, but at approximately natural levels.
❑ B Sediment deposition is excessive, but not overwhelming the wetland.
❑ C Sediment deposition is excessive and is overwhelming the wetland.
11. Wetland Size — wetland type/wetland complex condition metric
Check a box in each column. Involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. This metric evaluates three aspects of the wetland area: the
size of the wetland type (WT), the size of the wetland complex (WC), and the size of the forested wetland (FW) (if applicable, see User
Manual). See the User Manual for boundaries of these evaluation areas. If assessment area is clear-cut, select "K" for the FW column.
WT WC FW (if applicable)
❑A ❑A ❑A >_ 500 acres
❑ B ❑B ❑B From 100 to < 500 acres
❑ C ❑C ❑C From 50 to < 100 acres
❑ D ❑D ❑D From 25 to < 50 acres
❑ E ❑E ❑E From 10 to < 25 acres
❑ F OF OF From 5 to < 10 acres
❑ G ❑G ❑G From 1 to < 5 acres
®H ®H ❑H From 0.5 to < 1 acre
❑ I ❑I ❑I From 0.1 to < 0.5 acre
❑ J ❑J ❑J From 0.01 to < 0.1 acre
❑ K ❑K ®K < 0.01 acre or assessment area is clear-cut
12. Wetland Intactness — wetland type condition metric (evaluate for Pocosins only)
❑ A Pocosin is the full extent (>_ 90%) of its natural landscape size.
❑ B Pocosin type is < 90% of the full extent of its natural landscape size.
13. Connectivity to Other Natural Areas — landscape condition metric
13a. Check appropriate box(es) (a box may be checked in each column). Involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. This metric
evaluates whether the wetland is well connected (Well) and/or loosely connected (Loosely) to the landscape patch, the contiguous
naturally vegetated area and open water (if appropriate). Boundaries are formed by four -lane roads, regularly maintained utility line
corridors the width of a four -lane road or wider, urban landscapes, maintained fields (pasture and agriculture), or open water > 300
feet wide.
Well Loosely
❑A ❑A >_ 500 acres
❑ B ❑B From 100 to < 500 acres
❑ C ❑C From 50 to < 100 acres
❑ D ❑D From 10 to < 50 acres
®E ®E < 10 acres
❑ F ❑F Wetland type has a poor or no connection to other natural habitats
13b. Evaluate for marshes only.
▪ Yes No Wetland type has a surface hydrology connection to open waters/stream or tidal wetlands.
14. Edge Effect — wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes and Estuarine Woody Wetland)
May involve a GIS effort with field adjustment. Estimate distance from wetland type boundary to artificial edges. Artificial edges include
non -forested areas >_ 40 feet wide such as fields, development, roads, regularly maintained utility line corridors, and clear -cuts. Consider
the eight main points of the compass. Artificial edge occurs within 150 feet in how many directions? If the assessment area is clear cut,
select option "C."
❑ A 0
▪ B 1 to 4
C 5to8
15. Vegetative Composition — assessment area condition metric (skip for all marshes and Pine Flat)
❑ A Vegetation is close to reference condition in species present and their proportions. Lower strata composed of appropriate
species, with exotic plants absent or sparse within the assessment area.
B Vegetation is different from reference condition in species diversity or proportions, but still largely composed of native species
characteristic of the wetland type. This may include communities of weedy native species that develop after clearcutting or clearing.
It also includes communities with exotics present, but not dominant, over a large portion of the expected strata.
❑ C Vegetation severely altered from reference in composition, or expected species are unnaturally absent (planted stands of non -
characteristic species or at least one stratum inappropriately composed of a single species), or exotic species are dominant in at
least one stratum.
16. Vegetative Diversity — assessment area condition metric (evaluate for Non -tidal Freshwater Marsh only)
❑ A Vegetation diversity is high and is composed primarily of native species (< 10% cover of exotics).
®B Vegetation diversity is low or has > 10% to 50% cover of exotics.
❑ C Vegetation is dominated by exotic species (> 50 % cover of exotics).

17. Vegetative Structure — assessment area/wetland type condition metric
17a. Is vegetation present?
®Yes No If Yes, continue to 17b. If No, skip to Metric 18.
17b. Evaluate percent coverage of assessment area vegetation for all marshes only. Skip to 17c for non -marsh wetlands.
❑ A >_ 25% coverage of vegetation
❑ B < 25% coverage of vegetation
17c. Check a box in each column for each stratum. Evaluate this portion of the metric for non -marsh wetlands. Consider
structure in airspace above the assessment area (AA) and the wetland type (WT) separately.
AA WT
T
o ❑A ❑A Canopy closed, or nearly closed, with natural gaps associated with natural processes
m ❑B ❑B Canopy present, but opened more than natural gaps
U ®C ®C Canopy sparse or absent
L.
o ❑A ❑A Dense mid-story/sapling layer
c9 ❑B ❑B Moderate density mid-story/sapling layer
®C ®C Mid-story/sapling layer sparse or absent
= ❑A ❑A Dense shrub layer
2E ❑B ❑B Moderate density shrub layer
®C ®C Shrub layer sparse or absent
e ®A ®A Dense herb layer
_ ❑B ❑B Moderate density herb layer
❑ C ❑C Herb layer sparse or absent
18. Snags — wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes)
❑ A Large snags (more than one) are visible (> 12 inches DBH, or large relative to species present and landscape stability).
®B NotA
19. Diameter Class Distribution — wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes)
❑ A Majority of canopy trees have stems > 6 inches in diameter at breast height (DBH); many large trees (> 12 inches DBH) are
present.
❑ B Majority of canopy trees have stems between 6 and 12 inches DBH, few are > 12 inch DBH.
®C Majority of canopy trees are < 6 inches DBH or no trees.
20. Large Woody Debris — wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes)
Include both natural debris and man -placed natural debris.
❑ A Large logs (more than one) are visible (> 12 inches in diameter, or large relative to species present and landscape stability).
®B NotA
21. Vegetation/Open Water Dispersion — wetland type/open water condition metric (evaluate for Non -Tidal Freshwater Marsh only)
Select the figure that best describes the amount of interspersion between vegetation and open water in the growing season. Patterned
areas indicate vegetated areas, while solid white areas indicate open water.
❑A ❑B ❑C
\C , L .J \tea ?) \ �--J ) \ - A \
22. Hydrologic Connectivity — assessment area condition metric (evaluate for riparian wetlands and Salt/Brackish Marsh only)
❑D
Examples of activities that may severely alter hydrologic connectivity include intensive ditching, fill, sedimentation, channelization, diversion,
man-made berms, beaver dams, and stream incision. Documentation required if evaluated as B, C, or D.
®A Overbank and overland flow are not severely altered in the assessment area.
❑ B Overbank flow is severely altered in the assessment area.
❑ C Overland flow is severely altered in the assessment area.
❑ D Both overbank and overland flow are severely altered in the assessment area.
Notes

NC WAM Wetland Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 5.0
Wetland Site Name WHB Date of Assessment 8/16/2021
Wetland Type Headwater Forest Assessor Name/Organization Laura Meyer / Wood
Notes on Field Assessment Form (Y/N)
Presence of regulatory considerations (Y/N)
Wetland is intensively managed (Y/N)
Assessment area is located within 50 feet of a natural tributary or other open water (Y/N)
Assessment area is substantially altered by beaver (Y/N)
Assessment area experiences overbank flooding during normal rainfall conditions (Y/N)
Assessment area is on a coastal island (Y/N)
Sub -function Rating Summary
Function Sub -function
Hydrology
Surface Storage and Retention
Sub -surface Storage and
Retention
Metrics
Condition
Condition
NO
YES
YES
YES
NO
NO
NO
Rating
LOW
HIGH
Water Quality
Habitat
Function Rating Summary
Function
Hydrology
Water Quality
Habitat
Pathogen Change
Particulate Change
Soluble Change
Physical Change
Pollution Change
Physical Structure
Landscape Patch Structure
Vegetation Composition
Condition
Condition/Opportunity
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
Condition
Condition/Opportunity
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
Condition
Condition/Opportunity
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
Condition
Condition/Opportunity
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
Condition
Condition/Opportunity
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
Condition
Condition
Condition
Metrics
Condition
Condition
Condition/Opportunity
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
Condition
HIGH
HIGH
YES
LOW
NA
NA
MEDIUM
HIGH
YES
MEDIUM
MEDIUM
YES
NA
NA
NA
LOW
LOW
MEDIUM
Rating
MEDIUM
MEDIUM
HIGH
YES
LOW
Overall Wetland Rating MEDIUM

USACE AID #
NC WAM FIELD ASSESSMENT RESULTS
Accompanies User Manual Version 5.0
NCDWR#
Project Name
Applicant/Owner Name
Wetland Type
Level III Ecoregion
River Basin
County
❑ Yes ® No
Mayo -Roxboro 500kV Line
Duke Energy
Headwater Forest
Piedmont
Roanoke
Person
Precipitation within 48 hrs?
Date of Evaluation
Wetland Site Name
Assessor Name/Organization
Nearest Named Water Body
USGS 8-Digit Catalogue Unit
NCDWR Region
Latitude/Longitude (deci-degrees)
9/13/2021
WHC-002
Laura Meyer / Wood
Crutchfield Branch
03010104
Raleigh
36.5221,-78.9054
Evidence of stressors affecting the assessment area (may not be within the assessment area)
Please circle and/or make note on the last page if evidence of stressors is apparent. Consider departure from reference, if appropriate, in
recent past (for instance, within 10 years). Noteworthy stressors include, but are not limited to the following.
• Hydrological modifications (examples: ditches, dams, beaver dams, dikes, berms, ponds, etc.)
• Surface and sub -surface discharges into the wetland (examples: discharges containing obvious pollutants, presence of nearby septic
tanks, underground storage tanks (USTs), hog lagoons, etc.)
• Signs of vegetation stress (examples: vegetation mortality, insect damage, disease, storm damage, salt intrusion, etc.)
• Habitat/plant community alteration (examples: mowing, clear -cutting, exotics, etc.)
Is the assessment area intensively managed? ® Yes ❑ No
Regulatory Considerations - Were regulatory considerations evaluated? ®Yes No If Yes, check all that apply to the assessment area.
❑ Anadromous fish
• Federally protected species or State endangered or threatened species
• NCDWR riparian buffer rule in effect
❑ Abuts a Primary Nursery Area (PNA)
❑ Publicly owned property
❑ N.C. Division of Coastal Management Area of Environmental Concern (AEC) (including buffer)
❑ Abuts a stream with a NCDWQ classification of SA or supplemental classifications of HOW, ORW, or Trout
❑ Designated NCNHP reference community
❑ Abuts a 303(d)-listed stream or a tributary to a 303(d)-listed stream
What type of natural stream is associated with the wetland, if any? (check all that apply)
❑ Blackwater
• Brownwater
❑ Tidal (if tidal, check one of the following boxes) ❑ Lunar ❑ Wind ❑ Both
Is the assessment area on a coastal island? ❑ Yes ® No
Is the assessment area's surface water storage capacity or duration substantially altered by beaver? ❑ Yes ® No
Does the assessment area experience overbank flooding during normal rainfall conditions? ❑ Yes ® No
1. Ground Surface Condition/Vegetation Condition — assessment area condition metric
Check a box in each column. Consider alteration to the ground surface (GS) in the assessment area and vegetation structure (VS) in the
assessment area. Compare to reference wetland if applicable (see User Manual). If a reference is not applicable, then rate the assessment
area based on evidence an effect.
GS VS
®A ❑A Not severely altered
❑ B ®B Severely altered over a majority of the assessment area (ground surface alteration examples: vehicle tracks, excessive
sedimentation, fire -plow lanes, skidder tracks, bedding, fill, soil compaction, obvious pollutants) (vegetation structure
alteration examples: mechanical disturbance, herbicides, salt intrusion [where appropriate], exotic species, grazing, less
diversity [if appropriate], hydrologic alteration)
2. Surface and Sub -Surface Storage Capacity and Duration — assessment area condition metric
Check a box in each column. Consider surface storage capacity and duration (Surf) and sub -surface storage capacity and duration (Sub).
Consider both increase and decrease in hydrology. A ditch <_ 1 foot deep is considered to affect surface water only, while a ditch > 1 foot
deep is expected to affect both surface and sub -surface water. Consider tidal flooding regime, if applicable.
Surf Sub
❑ A ®A Water storage capacity and duration are not altered.
®B ❑B Water storage capacity or duration are altered, but not substantially (typically, not sufficient to change vegetation).
❑ C ❑C Water storage capacity or duration are substantially altered (typically, alteration sufficient to result in vegetation change)
(examples: draining, flooding, soil compaction, filling, excessive sedimentation, underground utility lines).
3. Water Storage/Surface Relief — assessment area/wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes)
Check a box in each column. Select the appropriate storage for the assessment area (AA) and the wetland type (WT).
AA WT
3a. ®A ®A Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water > 1 deep
❑ B ❑B Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water 6 inches to 1 foot deep
❑ C ❑C Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water 3 to 6 inches deep
❑ D ❑D Depressions able to pond water < 3 inches deep
3b. ❑A Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is greater than 2 feet
❑ B Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is between 1 and 2 feet
®C Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is less than 1 foot

4. Soil Texture/Structure — assessment area condition metric (skip for all marshes)
Check a box from each of the three soil property groups below. Dig soil profile in the dominant assessment area landscape feature.
Make soil observations within the top 12 inches. Use most recent National Technical Committee for Hydric Soils guidance for regional
indicators.
4a. ❑A Sandy soil
®B Loamy or clayey soils exhibiting redoximorphic features (concentrations, depletions, or rhizospheres)
❑ C Loamy or clayey soils not exhibiting redoximorphic features
❑ D Loamy or clayey gleyed soil
❑ E Histosol or histic epipedon
4b. ®A Soil ribbon < 1 inch
❑ B Soil ribbon >_ 1 inch
4c. ®A No peat or muck presence
❑ B A peat or muck presence
5. Discharge into Wetland — opportunity metric
Check a box in each column. Consider surface pollutants or discharges (Surf) and sub -surface pollutants or discharges (Sub). Examples
of sub -surface discharges include presence of nearby septic tank, underground storage tank (UST), etc.
Surf Sub
®A ®A Little or no evidence of pollutants or discharges entering the assessment area
❑ B ❑B Noticeable evidence of pollutants or discharges entering the wetland and stressing, but not overwhelming the
treatment capacity of the assessment area
❑ C ❑C Noticeable evidence of pollutants or discharges (pathogen, particulate, or soluble) entering the assessment area and
potentially overwhelming the treatment capacity of the wetland (water discoloration, dead vegetation, excessive
sedimentation, odor)
6. Land Use — opportunity metric (skip for non -riparian wetlands)
Check all that apply (at least one box in each column). Evaluation involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. Consider sources draining
to assessment area within entire upstream watershed (WS), within 5 miles and within the watershed draining to the assessment area (5M),
and within 2 miles and within the watershed draining to the assessment area (2M).
WS 5M 2M
®A ®A ®A > 10% impervious surfaces
❑ B ❑B ❑B Confined animal operations (or other local, concentrated source of pollutants
❑ C ❑C ❑C >_ 20% coverage of pasture
❑ D ❑D ❑D >_ 20% coverage of agricultural land (regularly plowed land)
❑ E ❑E ❑E >_ 20% coverage of maintained grass/herb
❑ F OF OF >_ 20% coverage of clear-cut land
❑ G ❑G ❑G Little or no opportunity to improve water quality. Lack of opportunity may result from little or no disturbance in
the watershed or hydrologic alterations that prevent drainage and/or overbank flow from affecting the
assessment area.
7. Wetland Acting as Vegetated Buffer — assessment area/wetland complex condition metric (skip for non -riparian wetlands)
7a. Is assessment area within 50 feet of a tributary or other open water?
®Yes No If Yes, continue to 7b. If No, skip to Metric 8.
Wetland buffer need only be present on one side of the water body. Make buffer judgment based on the average width of wetland.
Record a note if a portion of the buffer has been removed or disturbed.
7b. How much of the first 50 feet from the bank is wetland? (Wetland buffer need only be present on one side of the .water body. Make
buffer judgment based on the average width of wetland. Record a note if a portion of the buffer has been removed or disturbed.)
❑ A >_ 50 feet
❑ B From 30 to < 50 feet
❑ C From 15 to < 30 feet
❑ D From 5 to < 15 feet
®E < 5 feet or buffer bypassed by ditches
7c. Tributary width. If the tributary is anastomosed, combine widths of channels/braids for a total width.
®<_ 15-feet wide ❑> 15-feet wide ❑ Other open water (no tributary present)
7d. Do roots of assessment area vegetation extend into the bank of the tributary/open water?
▪ Yes No
7e. Is stream or other open water sheltered or exposed?
®Sheltered — adjacent open water with width < 2500 feet and no regular boat traffic.
❑ Exposed — adjacent open water with width >_ 2500 feet or regular boat traffic.
8. Wetland Width at the Assessment Area — wetland type/wetland complex condition metric (evaluate WT for all marshes and
Estuarine Woody Wetland only; evaluate WC for Bottomland Hardwood Forest, Headwater Forest, and Riverine Swamp Forest
only)
Check a box in each column for riverine wetlands only. Select the average width for the wetland type at the assessment area (WT) and
the wetland complex at the assessment area (WC). See User Manual for WT and WC boundaries.
WT WC
❑A ❑A >_ 100 feet
❑ B ❑B From 80 to < 100 feet
®C ®C From 50 to < 80 feet
❑ D ❑D From 40 to < 50 feet
❑ E ❑E From 30 to < 40 feet
❑ F OF From 15 to < 30 feet
❑ G ❑G From 5 to < 15 feet
❑ H ❑H < 5 feet

9. Inundation Duration — assessment area condition metric (skip for non -riparian wetlands)
Answer for assessment area dominant landform.
®A Evidence of short -duration inundation (< 7 consecutive days)
❑ B Evidence of saturation, without evidence of inundation
❑ C Evidence of long -duration inundation or very long -duration inundation (7 to 30 consecutive days or more)
10. Indicators of Deposition — assessment area condition metric (skip for non -riparian wetlands and all marshes)
Consider recent deposition only (no plant growth since deposition).
®A Sediment deposition is not excessive, but at approximately natural levels.
❑ B Sediment deposition is excessive, but not overwhelming the wetland.
❑ C Sediment deposition is excessive and is overwhelming the wetland.
11. Wetland Size — wetland type/wetland complex condition metric
Check a box in each column. Involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. This metric evaluates three aspects of the wetland area: the
size of the wetland type (WT), the size of the wetland complex (WC), and the size of the forested wetland (FW) (if applicable, see User
Manual). See the User Manual for boundaries of these evaluation areas. If assessment area is clear-cut, select "K" for the FW column.
WT WC FW (if applicable)
❑A ❑A ❑A >_ 500 acres
❑ B ❑B ❑B From 100 to < 500 acres
❑ C ❑C ❑C From 50 to < 100 acres
❑ D ❑D ❑D From 25 to < 50 acres
❑ E ❑E ❑E From 10 to < 25 acres
❑ F OF OF From 5 to < 10 acres
❑ G ❑G ❑G From 1 to < 5 acres
®H ®H ❑H From 0.5 to < 1 acre
❑ I ❑I ❑I From 0.1 to < 0.5 acre
❑ J ❑J ❑J From 0.01 to < 0.1 acre
❑ K ❑K ®K < 0.01 acre or assessment area is clear-cut
12. Wetland Intactness — wetland type condition metric (evaluate for Pocosins only)
❑ A Pocosin is the full extent (>_ 90%) of its natural landscape size.
❑ B Pocosin type is < 90% of the full extent of its natural landscape size.
13. Connectivity to Other Natural Areas — landscape condition metric
13a. Check appropriate box(es) (a box may be checked in each column). Involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. This metric
evaluates whether the wetland is well connected (Well) and/or loosely connected (Loosely) to the landscape patch, the contiguous
naturally vegetated area and open water (if appropriate). Boundaries are formed by four -lane roads, regularly maintained utility line
corridors the width of a four -lane road or wider, urban landscapes, maintained fields (pasture and agriculture), or open water > 300
feet wide.
Well Loosely
❑A ❑A >_ 500 acres
❑ B ❑B From 100 to < 500 acres
❑ C ❑C From 50 to < 100 acres
❑ D ❑D From 10 to < 50 acres
®E ®E < 10 acres
❑ F ❑F Wetland type has a poor or no connection to other natural habitats
13b. Evaluate for marshes only.
▪ Yes No Wetland type has a surface hydrology connection to open waters/stream or tidal wetlands.
14. Edge Effect — wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes and Estuarine Woody Wetland)
May involve a GIS effort with field adjustment. Estimate distance from wetland type boundary to artificial edges. Artificial edges include
non -forested areas >_ 40 feet wide such as fields, development, roads, regularly maintained utility line corridors, and clear -cuts. Consider
the eight main points of the compass. Artificial edge occurs within 150 feet in how many directions? If the assessment area is clear cut,
select option "C."
❑ A 0
▪ B 1 to 4
C 5to8
15. Vegetative Composition — assessment area condition metric (skip for all marshes and Pine Flat)
❑ A Vegetation is close to reference condition in species present and their proportions. Lower strata composed of appropriate
species, with exotic plants absent or sparse within the assessment area.
B Vegetation is different from reference condition in species diversity or proportions, but still largely composed of native species
characteristic of the wetland type. This may include communities of weedy native species that develop after clearcutting or clearing.
It also includes communities with exotics present, but not dominant, over a large portion of the expected strata.
❑ C Vegetation severely altered from reference in composition, or expected species are unnaturally absent (planted stands of non -
characteristic species or at least one stratum inappropriately composed of a single species), or exotic species are dominant in at
least one stratum.
16. Vegetative Diversity — assessment area condition metric (evaluate for Non -tidal Freshwater Marsh only)
❑ A Vegetation diversity is high and is composed primarily of native species (< 10% cover of exotics).
®B Vegetation diversity is low or has > 10% to 50% cover of exotics.
❑ C Vegetation is dominated by exotic species (> 50 % cover of exotics).

17. Vegetative Structure — assessment area/wetland type condition metric
17a. Is vegetation present?
®Yes No If Yes, continue to 17b. If No, skip to Metric 18.
17b. Evaluate percent coverage of assessment area vegetation for all marshes only. Skip to 17c for non -marsh wetlands.
❑ A >_ 25% coverage of vegetation
❑ B < 25% coverage of vegetation
17c. Check a box in each column for each stratum. Evaluate this portion of the metric for non -marsh wetlands. Consider
structure in airspace above the assessment area (AA) and the wetland type (WT) separately.
AA WT
T
o ❑A ❑A Canopy closed, or nearly closed, with natural gaps associated with natural processes
m ❑B ❑B Canopy present, but opened more than natural gaps
U ®C ®C Canopy sparse or absent
L.
o ❑A ❑A Dense mid-story/sapling layer
c9 ❑B ❑B Moderate density mid-story/sapling layer
®C ®C Mid-story/sapling layer sparse or absent
= ❑A ❑A Dense shrub layer
2E ❑B ❑B Moderate density shrub layer
®C ®C Shrub layer sparse or absent
e ®A ®A Dense herb layer
_ ❑B ❑B Moderate density herb layer
❑ C ❑C Herb layer sparse or absent
18. Snags — wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes)
❑ A Large snags (more than one) are visible (> 12 inches DBH, or large relative to species present and landscape stability).
®B NotA
19. Diameter Class Distribution — wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes)
❑ A Majority of canopy trees have stems > 6 inches in diameter at breast height (DBH); many large trees (> 12 inches DBH) are
present.
®B Majority of canopy trees have stems between 6 and 12 inches DBH, few are > 12 inch DBH.
❑ C Majority of canopy trees are < 6 inches DBH or no trees.
20. Large Woody Debris — wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes)
Include both natural debris and man -placed natural debris.
❑ A Large logs (more than one) are visible (> 12 inches in diameter, or large relative to species present and landscape stability).
®B NotA
21. Vegetation/Open Water Dispersion — wetland type/open water condition metric (evaluate for Non -Tidal Freshwater Marsh only)
Select the figure that best describes the amount of interspersion between vegetation and open water in the growing season. Patterned
areas indicate vegetated areas, while solid white areas indicate open water.
❑A ❑B ❑C
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22. Hydrologic Connectivity — assessment area condition metric (evaluate for riparian wetlands and Salt/Brackish Marsh only)
❑D
Examples of activities that may severely alter hydrologic connectivity include intensive ditching, fill, sedimentation, channelization, diversion,
man-made berms, beaver dams, and stream incision. Documentation required if evaluated as B, C, or D.
®A Overbank and overland flow are not severely altered in the assessment area.
❑ B Overbank flow is severely altered in the assessment area.
❑ C Overland flow is severely altered in the assessment area.
❑ D Both overbank and overland flow are severely altered in the assessment area.
Notes

NC WAM Wetland Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 5.0
Wetland Site Name WHC-002 Date of Assessment 9/13/2021
Wetland Type Headwater Forest Assessor Name/Organization Laura Meyer / Wood
Notes on Field Assessment Form (Y/N)
Presence of regulatory considerations (Y/N)
Wetland is intensively managed (Y/N)
Assessment area is located within 50 feet of a natural tributary or other open water (Y/N)
Assessment area is substantially altered by beaver (Y/N)
Assessment area experiences overbank flooding during normal rainfall conditions (Y/N)
Assessment area is on a coastal island (Y/N)
Sub -function Rating Summary
Function Sub -function
Hydrology
Surface Storage and Retention
Sub -surface Storage and
Retention
Metrics
Condition
Condition
NO
YES
YES
YES
NO
NO
NO
Rating
LOW
HIGH
Water Quality
Habitat
Function Rating Summary
Function
Hydrology
Water Quality
Habitat
Pathogen Change
Particulate Change
Soluble Change
Physical Change
Pollution Change
Physical Structure
Landscape Patch Structure
Vegetation Composition
Condition
Condition/Opportunity
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
Condition
Condition/Opportunity
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
Condition
Condition/Opportunity
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
Condition
Condition/Opportunity
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
Condition
Condition/Opportunity
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
Condition
Condition
Condition
Metrics
Condition
Condition
Condition/Opportunity
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
Condition
HIGH
HIGH
YES
LOW
NA
NA
MEDIUM
HIGH
YES
LOW
LOW
YES
NA
NA
NA
LOW
LOW
MEDIUM
Rating
MEDIUM
LOW
HIGH
YES
LOW
Overall Wetland Rating LOW

USACE AID #
NC WAM FIELD ASSESSMENT RESULTS
Accompanies User Manual Version 5.0
NCDWR#
Project Name
Applicant/Owner Name
Wetland Type
Level III Ecoregion
River Basin
County
❑ Yes ® No
Mayo -Roxboro 500kV Line
Duke Energy
Headwater Forest
Piedmont
Roanoke
Person
Precipitation within 48 hrs?
Date of Evaluation
Wetland Site Name
Assessor Name/Organization
Nearest Named Water Body
USGS 8-Digit Catalogue Unit
NCDWR Region
Latitude/Longitude (deci-degrees)
8/16/2021
WHE-005
Laura Meyer / Wood
Mayo Reservoir
03010104
Raleigh
36.5227, -78.9108
Evidence of stressors affecting the assessment area (may not be within the assessment area)
Please circle and/or make note on the last page if evidence of stressors is apparent. Consider departure from reference, if appropriate, in
recent past (for instance, within 10 years). Noteworthy stressors include, but are not limited to the following.
• Hydrological modifications (examples: ditches, dams, beaver dams, dikes, berms, ponds, etc.)
• Surface and sub -surface discharges into the wetland (examples: discharges containing obvious pollutants, presence of nearby septic
tanks, underground storage tanks (USTs), hog lagoons, etc.)
• Signs of vegetation stress (examples: vegetation mortality, insect damage, disease, storm damage, salt intrusion, etc.)
• Habitat/plant community alteration (examples: mowing, clear -cutting, exotics, etc.)
Is the assessment area intensively managed? ® Yes ❑ No
Regulatory Considerations - Were regulatory considerations evaluated? ®Yes No If Yes, check all that apply to the assessment area.
❑ Anadromous fish
• Federally protected species or State endangered or threatened species
• NCDWR riparian buffer rule in effect
❑ Abuts a Primary Nursery Area (PNA)
❑ Publicly owned property
❑ N.C. Division of Coastal Management Area of Environmental Concern (AEC) (including buffer)
❑ Abuts a stream with a NCDWQ classification of SA or supplemental classifications of HOW, ORW, or Trout
❑ Designated NCNHP reference community
❑ Abuts a 303(d)-listed stream or a tributary to a 303(d)-listed stream
What type of natural stream is associated with the wetland, if any? (check all that apply)
❑ Blackwater
• Brownwater
❑ Tidal (if tidal, check one of the following boxes) ❑ Lunar ❑ Wind ❑ Both
Is the assessment area on a coastal island? ❑ Yes ® No
Is the assessment area's surface water storage capacity or duration substantially altered by beaver? ❑ Yes ® No
Does the assessment area experience overbank flooding during normal rainfall conditions? ❑ Yes ® No
1. Ground Surface Condition/Vegetation Condition — assessment area condition metric
Check a box in each column. Consider alteration to the ground surface (GS) in the assessment area and vegetation structure (VS) in the
assessment area. Compare to reference wetland if applicable (see User Manual). If a reference is not applicable, then rate the assessment
area based on evidence an effect.
GS VS
®A ❑A Not severely altered
❑ B ®B Severely altered over a majority of the assessment area (ground surface alteration examples: vehicle tracks, excessive
sedimentation, fire -plow lanes, skidder tracks, bedding, fill, soil compaction, obvious pollutants) (vegetation structure
alteration examples: mechanical disturbance, herbicides, salt intrusion [where appropriate], exotic species, grazing, less
diversity [if appropriate], hydrologic alteration)
2. Surface and Sub -Surface Storage Capacity and Duration — assessment area condition metric
Check a box in each column. Consider surface storage capacity and duration (Surf) and sub -surface storage capacity and duration (Sub).
Consider both increase and decrease in hydrology. A ditch <_ 1 foot deep is considered to affect surface water only, while a ditch > 1 foot
deep is expected to affect both surface and sub -surface water. Consider tidal flooding regime, if applicable.
Surf Sub
❑ A ®A Water storage capacity and duration are not altered.
®B ❑B Water storage capacity or duration are altered, but not substantially (typically, not sufficient to change vegetation).
❑ C ❑C Water storage capacity or duration are substantially altered (typically, alteration sufficient to result in vegetation change)
(examples: draining, flooding, soil compaction, filling, excessive sedimentation, underground utility lines).
3. Water Storage/Surface Relief — assessment area/wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes)
Check a box in each column. Select the appropriate storage for the assessment area (AA) and the wetland type (WT).
AA WT
3a. ®A ®A Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water > 1 deep
❑ B ❑B Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water 6 inches to 1 foot deep
❑ C ❑C Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water 3 to 6 inches deep
❑ D ❑D Depressions able to pond water < 3 inches deep
3b. ❑A Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is greater than 2 feet
❑ B Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is between 1 and 2 feet
®C Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is less than 1 foot

4. Soil Texture/Structure — assessment area condition metric (skip for all marshes)
Check a box from each of the three soil property groups below. Dig soil profile in the dominant assessment area landscape feature.
Make soil observations within the top 12 inches. Use most recent National Technical Committee for Hydric Soils guidance for regional
indicators.
4a. ❑A Sandy soil
®B Loamy or clayey soils exhibiting redoximorphic features (concentrations, depletions, or rhizospheres)
❑ C Loamy or clayey soils not exhibiting redoximorphic features
❑ D Loamy or clayey gleyed soil
❑ E Histosol or histic epipedon
4b. ®A Soil ribbon < 1 inch
❑ B Soil ribbon >_ 1 inch
4c. ®A No peat or muck presence
❑ B A peat or muck presence
5. Discharge into Wetland — opportunity metric
Check a box in each column. Consider surface pollutants or discharges (Surf) and sub -surface pollutants or discharges (Sub). Examples
of sub -surface discharges include presence of nearby septic tank, underground storage tank (UST), etc.
Surf Sub
®A ®A Little or no evidence of pollutants or discharges entering the assessment area
❑ B ❑B Noticeable evidence of pollutants or discharges entering the wetland and stressing, but not overwhelming the
treatment capacity of the assessment area
❑ C ❑C Noticeable evidence of pollutants or discharges (pathogen, particulate, or soluble) entering the assessment area and
potentially overwhelming the treatment capacity of the wetland (water discoloration, dead vegetation, excessive
sedimentation, odor)
6. Land Use — opportunity metric (skip for non -riparian wetlands)
Check all that apply (at least one box in each column). Evaluation involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. Consider sources draining
to assessment area within entire upstream watershed (WS), within 5 miles and within the watershed draining to the assessment area (5M),
and within 2 miles and within the watershed draining to the assessment area (2M).
WS 5M 2M
®A ®A ®A > 10% impervious surfaces
❑ B ❑B ❑B Confined animal operations (or other local, concentrated source of pollutants
❑ C ❑C ❑C >_ 20% coverage of pasture
❑ D ❑D ❑D >_ 20% coverage of agricultural land (regularly plowed land)
❑ E ❑E ❑E >_ 20% coverage of maintained grass/herb
❑ F OF OF >_ 20% coverage of clear-cut land
❑ G ❑G ❑G Little or no opportunity to improve water quality. Lack of opportunity may result from little or no disturbance in
the watershed or hydrologic alterations that prevent drainage and/or overbank flow from affecting the
assessment area.
7. Wetland Acting as Vegetated Buffer — assessment area/wetland complex condition metric (skip for non -riparian wetlands)
7a. Is assessment area within 50 feet of a tributary or other open water?
®Yes No If Yes, continue to 7b. If No, skip to Metric 8.
Wetland buffer need only be present on one side of the water body. Make buffer judgment based on the average width of wetland.
Record a note if a portion of the buffer has been removed or disturbed.
7b. How much of the first 50 feet from the bank is wetland? (Wetland buffer need only be present on one side of the .water body. Make
buffer judgment based on the average width of wetland. Record a note if a portion of the buffer has been removed or disturbed.)
❑ A >_ 50 feet
❑ B From 30 to < 50 feet
®C From 15 to < 30 feet
❑ D From 5 to < 15 feet
❑ E < 5 feet or buffer bypassed by ditches
7c. Tributary width. If the tributary is anastomosed, combine widths of channels/braids for a total width.
®<_ 15-feet wide ❑> 15-feet wide ❑ Other open water (no tributary present)
7d. Do roots of assessment area vegetation extend into the bank of the tributary/open water?
▪ Yes No
7e. Is stream or other open water sheltered or exposed?
®Sheltered — adjacent open water with width < 2500 feet and no regular boat traffic.
❑ Exposed — adjacent open water with width >_ 2500 feet or regular boat traffic.
8. Wetland Width at the Assessment Area — wetland type/wetland complex condition metric (evaluate WT for all marshes and
Estuarine Woody Wetland only; evaluate WC for Bottomland Hardwood Forest, Headwater Forest, and Riverine Swamp Forest
only)
Check a box in each column for riverine wetlands only. Select the average width for the wetland type at the assessment area (WT) and
the wetland complex at the assessment area (WC). See User Manual for WT and WC boundaries.
WT WC
❑A ❑A >_ 100 feet
❑ B ❑B From 80 to < 100 feet
®C ®C From 50 to < 80 feet
❑ D ❑D From 40 to < 50 feet
❑ E ❑E From 30 to < 40 feet
❑ F OF From 15 to < 30 feet
❑ G ❑G From 5 to < 15 feet
❑ H ❑H < 5 feet

9. Inundation Duration — assessment area condition metric (skip for non -riparian wetlands)
Answer for assessment area dominant landform.
®A Evidence of short -duration inundation (< 7 consecutive days)
❑ B Evidence of saturation, without evidence of inundation
❑ C Evidence of long -duration inundation or very long -duration inundation (7 to 30 consecutive days or more)
10. Indicators of Deposition — assessment area condition metric (skip for non -riparian wetlands and all marshes)
Consider recent deposition only (no plant growth since deposition).
®A Sediment deposition is not excessive, but at approximately natural levels.
❑ B Sediment deposition is excessive, but not overwhelming the wetland.
❑ C Sediment deposition is excessive and is overwhelming the wetland.
11. Wetland Size — wetland type/wetland complex condition metric
Check a box in each column. Involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. This metric evaluates three aspects of the wetland area: the
size of the wetland type (WT), the size of the wetland complex (WC), and the size of the forested wetland (FW) (if applicable, see User
Manual). See the User Manual for boundaries of these evaluation areas. If assessment area is clear-cut, select "K" for the FW column.
WT WC FW (if applicable)
❑A ❑A ❑A >_ 500 acres
❑ B ❑B ❑B From 100 to < 500 acres
❑ C ❑C ❑C From 50 to < 100 acres
❑ D ❑D ❑D From 25 to < 50 acres
❑ E ❑E ❑E From 10 to < 25 acres
❑ F OF OF From 5 to < 10 acres
❑ G ❑G ❑G From 1 to < 5 acres
®H ®H ❑H From 0.5 to < 1 acre
❑ I ❑I ❑I From 0.1 to < 0.5 acre
❑ J ❑J ❑J From 0.01 to < 0.1 acre
❑ K ❑K ®K < 0.01 acre or assessment area is clear-cut
12. Wetland Intactness — wetland type condition metric (evaluate for Pocosins only)
❑ A Pocosin is the full extent (>_ 90%) of its natural landscape size.
❑ B Pocosin type is < 90% of the full extent of its natural landscape size.
13. Connectivity to Other Natural Areas — landscape condition metric
13a. Check appropriate box(es) (a box may be checked in each column). Involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. This metric
evaluates whether the wetland is well connected (Well) and/or loosely connected (Loosely) to the landscape patch, the contiguous
naturally vegetated area and open water (if appropriate). Boundaries are formed by four -lane roads, regularly maintained utility line
corridors the width of a four -lane road or wider, urban landscapes, maintained fields (pasture and agriculture), or open water > 300
feet wide.
Well Loosely
❑A ❑A >_ 500 acres
❑ B ❑B From 100 to < 500 acres
❑ C ❑C From 50 to < 100 acres
❑ D ❑D From 10 to < 50 acres
®E ®E < 10 acres
❑ F ❑F Wetland type has a poor or no connection to other natural habitats
13b. Evaluate for marshes only.
▪ Yes No Wetland type has a surface hydrology connection to open waters/stream or tidal wetlands.
14. Edge Effect — wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes and Estuarine Woody Wetland)
May involve a GIS effort with field adjustment. Estimate distance from wetland type boundary to artificial edges. Artificial edges include
non -forested areas >_ 40 feet wide such as fields, development, roads, regularly maintained utility line corridors, and clear -cuts. Consider
the eight main points of the compass. Artificial edge occurs within 150 feet in how many directions? If the assessment area is clear cut,
select option "C."
❑ A 0
▪ B 1 to 4
C 5to8
15. Vegetative Composition — assessment area condition metric (skip for all marshes and Pine Flat)
❑ A Vegetation is close to reference condition in species present and their proportions. Lower strata composed of appropriate
species, with exotic plants absent or sparse within the assessment area.
B Vegetation is different from reference condition in species diversity or proportions, but still largely composed of native species
characteristic of the wetland type. This may include communities of weedy native species that develop after clearcutting or clearing.
It also includes communities with exotics present, but not dominant, over a large portion of the expected strata.
❑ C Vegetation severely altered from reference in composition, or expected species are unnaturally absent (planted stands of non -
characteristic species or at least one stratum inappropriately composed of a single species), or exotic species are dominant in at
least one stratum.
16. Vegetative Diversity — assessment area condition metric (evaluate for Non -tidal Freshwater Marsh only)
❑ A Vegetation diversity is high and is composed primarily of native species (< 10% cover of exotics).
®B Vegetation diversity is low or has > 10% to 50% cover of exotics.
❑ C Vegetation is dominated by exotic species (> 50 % cover of exotics).

17. Vegetative Structure — assessment area/wetland type condition metric
17a. Is vegetation present?
®Yes No If Yes, continue to 17b. If No, skip to Metric 18.
17b. Evaluate percent coverage of assessment area vegetation for all marshes only. Skip to 17c for non -marsh wetlands.
❑ A >_ 25% coverage of vegetation
❑ B < 25% coverage of vegetation
17c. Check a box in each column for each stratum. Evaluate this portion of the metric for non -marsh wetlands. Consider
structure in airspace above the assessment area (AA) and the wetland type (WT) separately.
AA WT
T
o ❑A ❑A Canopy closed, or nearly closed, with natural gaps associated with natural processes
m ❑B ❑B Canopy present, but opened more than natural gaps
U ®C ®C Canopy sparse or absent
L.
o ❑A ❑A Dense mid-story/sapling layer
c9 ❑B ❑B Moderate density mid-story/sapling layer
®C ®C Mid-story/sapling layer sparse or absent
= ❑A ❑A Dense shrub layer
2E ❑B ❑B Moderate density shrub layer
®C ®C Shrub layer sparse or absent
e ®A ®A Dense herb layer
_ ❑B ❑B Moderate density herb layer
❑ C ❑C Herb layer sparse or absent
18. Snags — wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes)
❑ A Large snags (more than one) are visible (> 12 inches DBH, or large relative to species present and landscape stability).
®B NotA
19. Diameter Class Distribution — wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes)
❑ A Majority of canopy trees have stems > 6 inches in diameter at breast height (DBH); many large trees (> 12 inches DBH) are
present.
❑ B Majority of canopy trees have stems between 6 and 12 inches DBH, few are > 12 inch DBH.
®C Majority of canopy trees are < 6 inches DBH or no trees.
20. Large Woody Debris — wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes)
Include both natural debris and man -placed natural debris.
❑ A Large logs (more than one) are visible (> 12 inches in diameter, or large relative to species present and landscape stability).
®B NotA
21. Vegetation/Open Water Dispersion — wetland type/open water condition metric (evaluate for Non -Tidal Freshwater Marsh only)
Select the figure that best describes the amount of interspersion between vegetation and open water in the growing season. Patterned
areas indicate vegetated areas, while solid white areas indicate open water.
❑A ❑B ❑C
\C , L .J \tea ?) \ �--J ) \ - A \
22. Hydrologic Connectivity — assessment area condition metric (evaluate for riparian wetlands and Salt/Brackish Marsh only)
❑D
Examples of activities that may severely alter hydrologic connectivity include intensive ditching, fill, sedimentation, channelization, diversion,
man-made berms, beaver dams, and stream incision. Documentation required if evaluated as B, C, or D.
®A Overbank and overland flow are not severely altered in the assessment area.
❑ B Overbank flow is severely altered in the assessment area.
❑ C Overland flow is severely altered in the assessment area.
❑ D Both overbank and overland flow are severely altered in the assessment area.
Notes

NC WAM Wetland Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 5.0
Wetland Site Name WHE-005 Date of Assessment 8/16/2021
Wetland Type Headwater Forest Assessor Name/Organization Laura Meyer / Wood
Notes on Field Assessment Form (Y/N)
Presence of regulatory considerations (Y/N)
Wetland is intensively managed (Y/N)
Assessment area is located within 50 feet of a natural tributary or other open water (Y/N)
Assessment area is substantially altered by beaver (Y/N)
Assessment area experiences overbank flooding during normal rainfall conditions (Y/N)
Assessment area is on a coastal island (Y/N)
Sub -function Rating Summary
Function Sub -function
Hydrology
Surface Storage and Retention
Sub -surface Storage and
Retention
Metrics
Condition
Condition
NO
YES
YES
YES
NO
NO
NO
Rating
LOW
HIGH
Water Quality
Habitat
Function Rating Summary
Function
Hydrology
Water Quality
Habitat
Pathogen Change
Particulate Change
Soluble Change
Physical Change
Pollution Change
Physical Structure
Landscape Patch Structure
Vegetation Composition
Condition
Condition/Opportunity
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
Condition
Condition/Opportunity
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
Condition
Condition/Opportunity
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
Condition
Condition/Opportunity
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
Condition
Condition/Opportunity
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
Condition
Condition
Condition
Metrics
Condition
Condition
Condition/Opportunity
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
Condition
HIGH
HIGH
YES
LOW
NA
NA
MEDIUM
HIGH
YES
MEDIUM
MEDIUM
YES
NA
NA
NA
LOW
LOW
MEDIUM
Rating
MEDIUM
MEDIUM
HIGH
YES
LOW
Overall Wetland Rating MEDIUM

Wetland Form for WHG, WHH, and WHI
WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM - Eastern Mountains and Piedmont
Project/Site: Mayo -Roxboro 500kV City/Co.: Person County Sampling Date: 9/13/2021
Applicant/Owner: Duke Energy
State: NC Sampling Point: WHI-002
Investigator(s): Laura Meyer & Dicky Harmon, Wood Section, Township, Range: N/A
Landform: (hillslope, terrace, etc.) terrace
Subregion(LRR/MLRA P/136 Lat: 36.506
Soil Map Unit Name: SmF Siloam loam, 15 to 45 percent slopes
Local Relief : flat
Long: -78.9858
Slope (%): 0
Datum: WGS84
NWI Classification: N/A
Are climatic/hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? ❑ Yes 0 No (If no, explain in Remarks.)
Are Vegetation E , Soil ❑ , or Hydrology ❑ significantly disturbed? Are "Normal Circumstances" present? 0 Yos ❑ No
Are Vegetation E , Soil ❑ , or Hydrology ❑ naturally problematic? (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.)
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS - Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc.
Hydrophytic Vegetation Present?
Hydric Soil Present?
Wetland Hydrology Present?
Yes L No ❑
Yes E No E
Yes L No ❑
Is the Sampled Area
within a wetland?
Yes 17 No ❑
Remarks
All three wetland criteria are present; area is a wetland.
HYDROLOGY
Wetland Hydrology Indicators:
Primary Indicators (minimum of one is required; check all that apply):
Secondary Indicators (minimum of two required)
❑ Surface Soil Cracks (B6)
❑ Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (B8)
❑ Drainage Patterns (B10)
(C3) ❑ Moss Trim Lines (B16)
❑ Dry -Season Water Table (C2)
(C6) ❑ Crayfish Burrows (C8)
❑ Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9)
❑ Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1)
❑ Geomorphic Position (D2)
❑ ShallowAquitard (D3)
❑ Microtopographic Relief (D4)
❑ FAC-Neutral Test (D5)
❑ Surface Water (A1) ❑ True Aquatic Plants (B14)
0 High Water Table (A2) ❑ Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (C1)
0 Saturation (A3) ❑ Oxidized Rhizospheres on Living Roots
❑ Water Marks (B1) ❑ Presence of Reduced Iron (C4)
❑ Sediment Deposits (B2) E Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils
❑ Drift Deposits (B3) ❑ Thin Much Surface (C7)
❑ Algal Mat or Crust (B4) E Other (Explain in Remarks)
❑ Iron Deposits (B5)
❑ Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (B7)
❑ Water -Stained Leaves (B9)
❑ Aquatic Fauna (B13)
Field Observations:
Surface Water Present? ❑ Yes E No Depth (inches):
Wetland Hydrology Present? 0 Yes ❑ No
Water Table Present? EYes ❑ No Depth (inches): 5
Saturation Present? EYes ❑ No Depth (inches): 0
(includes capillary fringe)
Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available:
Remarks:
Hydrology present.
US Army Corps of Engineers
Eastern Mountains and Piedmont - Version 2.0

Wetland Form for WHG, WHH, and WHI
VEGETATION (Four Strata) - Use scientific names of plants. Sampling Point: WHI-002
Tree Stratum
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
(Plot size: 30ft radius)
50% of total cover:
Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size: 30ft radius)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Absolute Dominant Indicator
% Cover Species? Status
Dominance Test Worksheet:
Number of Dominant Species
Number of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC:
Total Number of Dominant
Species Across All Strata:
Percent of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC:
2 (A)
2 (B)
100% (NB)
0 = Total Cover
0 20% of total cover:
Prevalence Index worksheet:
Total % Cover of: Multiply
OBL species 40 x 1 = 40
FACW species 45 x 2 = 90
FAC species 15 x 3 = 45
FACU species 0 x 4 = 0
UPL species 0 x 5 = 0
Column Totals: 100 (A) 175 (B)
Prevalence Index = B/A = 1.8
0 = Total Cover
50% of total cover: 0 20% of total cover:
Herb Stratum (Plot size: 30ft radius)
1. Persicaria sagittata 40 Y OBL
2. Scirpus cyperinus 30 Y FACW
Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
❑ Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
O Dominance Test is > 50%
O Prevalence Index is <_ 3.01
❑ Morphological Adaptations) (Provide supporting
data in Remarks or on a separate sheet
❑ Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation (Explain)
1 Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must
be present, unless disturbed or problematic
3. Cyperus odoratus 10 FACW
4. Persicaria longiseta 15 FAC
5. Boehmeria cylindrica 5 FACW
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
Woody Vine Stratum
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
50% of total cover:
(Plot size: 30ft radius)
100 = Total Cover
50 20% of total cover: 20
Definitions of Four Vegetation Strata:
Tree - Woody plants, excluding vines, 3 in. (7.6 cm) or
more in diameter at breast height (DBH), regardless of
height.
Sapling/Shrub - Woody plants, excluding vines, less
than 3 in. DBH and greater than 3.28 ft (1 m) tall.
Herb - All herbaceous (non -woody) plants, regardless of
size, and woody plants less than 3.28 ft tall.
Woody Vines - All woody vines greater than 3.28 ft in height.
0 = Total Cover
50% of total cover: 0 20% of total cover:
Hydrophytic
Vegetation Yes I No ❑
Present?
Remarks: (Include photo numbers here or on a separate sheet.)
ERDC/CRREL 2018 Regional Wetland Plant List (Eastern Mountains and Piedmont) used for indicator status. (reg_EMP_2018v1)
Hydrophytic vegetation present.
US Army Corps of Engineers Eastern Mountains and Piedmont - Version 2.0

SOIL
Wetland Form for WHG, WHH, and WHI
Sampling Point: WHI-002
Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators).
Matrix Redox Features
Color (moist) % Color (moist) % Type' Loc2 Texture
10YR 5/2 80 10YR 5/6 20 C PL SCL
10YR 5/1 80 10YR 5/6 20 C PL SCL
Depth
(inches)
0-4
4-12+
'Type C = Concentration, D = depletion, RM
= Reduced Matrix, MS = Masked Sand Grains
Remarks
2Location: PL = Pore Lining, M = Matrix
Hydric Soil Indicators:
❑ Histosol (A1)
❑ Histic Epipedon (A2)
❑ Black Histic (A3)
❑ Hydrogen Sulfide (A4)
❑ Stratified Layers (A5)
❑ 2 cm Muck (A10) (LRR N)
❑ Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11)
❑ Thick Dark Surface (Al2)
❑ Sandy Mucky Material (S1)
(LRR N, MLRA 147, 148)
❑ Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4)
❑ Sandy Redox (S4)
❑ Stripped Matrix (S5)
❑❑❑❑❑❑❑o❑❑❑❑
Dark Surface (S7)
Polyvalue Below Surface (S8) (MLRA 147, 148)
Thin Dark Surface (S9) (MLRA 147, 148)
Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2)
Depleted Matrix (F3)
Redox Dark Surface (F6)
Depleted Dark Surface (F7)
Redox Depressions (F8)
Iron -Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR N, MLRA 136)
Umbric Surface (F13) (MLRA 136, 122)
Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 148)
Red Parent Material (F21) (MLRA 127, 147)
Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils3:
❑ 2 cm Muck (A10) (MLRA 147)
❑ Coatal Prairie Redox (A16)
(MLRA 147, 148)
❑ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19)
(MLRA 136, 147)
❑ Very Shallow Dark Surface (TF12)
❑ Other (Explain in Remarks)
3lndicators of hydrophytic vegetation and
wetland hydrology must be present,
unless disturbed or problematic.
Restrictive Layer (if observed):
Type:
Depth (inches):
Hydric Soil Present?
Yes E No
Remarks:
Hydric soils are persent.
US Army Corps of Engineers
Eastern Mountains and Piedmont - Version 2.0

WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM - Eastern Mountains and Piedmont
Project/Site: Mayo -Roxboro 500kV City/Co.: Person County Sampling Date: 9/13/2021
Applicant/Owner: Duke Energy
State: NC Sampling Point: WHI-002 Up DP
Investigator(s): Laura Meyer & Dicky Harmon, Wood Section, Township, Range: N/A
Landform: (hillslope, terrace, etc.) terrace
Subregion(LRR/MLRA P/136 Lat: 36.506
Soil Map Unit Name: SmF Siloam loam, 15 to 45 percent slopes
Local Relief : flat
Long: -78.9858
Slope (%): 0
Datum: WGS84
NWI Classification: N/A
Are climatic/hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? ❑ Yes 0 No (If no, explain in Remarks.)
Are Vegetation ❑ , Soil ❑ , or Hydrology ❑ significantly disturbed? Are "Normal Circumstances" present? E Yes ❑ No
Are Vegetation ❑ , Soil ❑ , or Hydrology E naturally problematic? (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.)
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS - Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc.
Hydrophytic Vegetation Present?
Hydric Soil Present?
Wetland Hydrology Present?
Yes ❑ No 0
Yes ❑ No 0
Yes ❑ No 0
Is the Sampled Area
within a wetland?
Yes ❑ No 0
Remarks
Upland sample, compare to WBO4 Wet DP
HYDROLOGY
Wetland Hydrology Indicators:
Primary Indicators (minimum of one is required; check all that apply):
Secondary Indicators (minimum of two required)
❑ Surface Soil Cracks (B6)
❑ Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (B8)
❑ Drainage Patterns (B10)
(C3) ❑ Moss Trim Lines (B16)
❑ Dry -Season Water Table (C2)
(C6) ❑ Crayfish Burrows (C8)
❑ Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9)
❑ Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1)
❑ Geomorphic Position (D2)
❑ ShallowAquitard (D3)
❑ Microtopographic Relief (D4)
❑ FAC-Neutral Test (D5)
❑ Surface Water (A1) ❑ True Aquatic Plants (B14)
❑ High Water Table (A2) 0 Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (C1)
❑ Saturation (A3) ❑ Oxidized Rhizospheres on Living Roots
❑ Water Marks (B1) ❑ Presence of Reduced Iron (C4)
❑ Sediment Deposits (B2) ❑ Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils
❑ Drift Deposits (B3) ❑ Thin Much Surface (C7)
❑ Algal Mat or Crust (B4) ❑ Other (Explain in Remarks)
❑ Iron Deposits (B5)
❑ Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (B7)
❑ Water -Stained Leaves (B9)
E Aquatic Fauna (B13)
Field Observations:
Surface Water Present? ❑ Yes 2 No Depth (inches):
Wetland Hydrology Present? ❑ Yes 0 No
Water Table Present? ❑Yes 2 No Depth (inches):
Saturation Present? ❑Yes 0 No Depth (inches):
(includes capillary fringe)
Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available:
Remarks:
No wetland hydrology indicators observed
US Army Corps of Engineers
Eastern Mountains and Piedmont - Version 2.0

VEGETATION (Four Strata) - Use scientific names of plants. Sampling Point: WHI-002 Up DP
Tree Stratum
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
(Plot size: 30ft radius)
50% of total cover:
Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size: 30ft radius)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Absolute Dominant Indicator
% Cover Species? Status
Dominance Test Worksheet:
Number of Dominant Species
Number of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC:
Total Number of Dominant
Species Across All Strata:
Percent of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC:
0 (A)
2 (B)
0% (A/B)
0 = Total Cover
0 20% of total cover:
Prevalence Index worksheet:
Total % Cover of: Multiply
OBL species 0 x 1 = 0
FACW species 5 x 2 = 10
FAC species 0 x 3 = 0
FACU species 80 x 4 = 320
UPL species 0 x 5 = 0
Column Totals: 85 (A) 330 (B)
Prevalence Index = B/A = 3.9
0 = Total Cover
50% of total cover: 0 20% of total cover:
Herb Stratum (Plot size: 30ft radius)
1. Andropogon virginicus 55 Y FACU
2. Chamaecrista nictitans 10 FACU
Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
❑ Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
❑ Dominance Test is > 50%
❑ Prevalence Index is <_ 3.01
❑ Morphological Adaptations) (Provide supporting
data in Remarks or on a separate sheet
❑ Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation (Explain)
1 Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must
be present, unless disturbed or problematic
3. Fragaria virginiana 5 FACU
4. Solidago sempervirens 5 FACW
5. Ambrosia artemisiifolia 5 FACU
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
80 = Total Cover
50% of total cover: 40 20% of total cover: 16
Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size: 30ft radius)
1. Rubus argutus 5 Y FACU
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Definitions of Four Vegetation Strata:
Tree - Woody plants, excluding vines, 3 in. (7.6 cm) or
more in diameter at breast height (DBH), regardless of
height.
Sapling/Shrub - Woody plants, excluding vines, less
than 3 in. DBH and greater than 3.28 ft (1 m) tall.
Herb - All herbaceous (non -woody) plants, regardless of
size, and woody plants less than 3.28 ft tall.
Woody Vines - All woody vines greater than 3.28 ft in height.
5 = Total Cover
50% of total cover: 2.5 20% of total cover:
Hydrophytic
Vegetation Yes ❑ No 7
Present?
Remarks: (Include photo numbers here or on a separate sheet.)
ERDC/CRREL 2018 Regional Wetland Plant List (Eastern Mountains and Piedmont) used for indicator status. (reg_EMP_2018v1)
US Army Corps of Engineers Eastern Mountains and Piedmont - Version 2.0

SOIL
Sampling Point: WHI-002 Up DP
Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators).
Matrix Redox Features
Color (moist) % Color (moist) % Type' Loc2 Texture
10YR 3/3 SCL
Depth
(inches)
0-3
3-12+ 10YR 4/4
'Type C = Concentration, D = depletion, RM = Red
uced Matrix, MS = Masked Sand Grains
Remarks
SCL gravelly
2Location: PL = Pore Lining, M = Matrix
Hydric Soil Indicators:
❑ Histosol (A1)
❑ Histic Epipedon (A2)
❑ Black Histic (A3)
❑ Hydrogen Sulfide (A4)
❑ Stratified Layers (A5)
❑ 2 cm Muck (A10) (LRR N)
❑ Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11)
❑ Thick Dark Surface (Al2)
❑ Sandy Mucky Material (S1)
(LRR N, MLRA 147, 148)
❑ Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4)
❑ Sandy Redox (S4)
❑ Stripped Matrix (S5)
• Dark Surface (S7)
▪ Polyvalue Below Surface (S8) (MLRA 147, 148)
❑ Thin Dark Surface (S9) (MLRA 147, 148)
D Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2)
❑ Depleted Matrix (F3)
❑ Redox Dark Surface (F6)
D Depleted Dark Surface (F7)
❑ Redox Depressions (F8)
❑ Iron -Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR N, MLRA 136)
▪ Umbric Surface (F13) (MLRA 136, 122)
❑ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 148)
❑ Red Parent Material (F21) (MLRA 127, 147)
Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils3:
❑ 2 cm Muck (A10) (MLRA 147)
❑ Coatal Prairie Redox (A16)
(MLRA 147, 148)
❑ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19)
(MLRA 136, 147)
❑ Very Shallow Dark Surface (TF12)
❑ Other (Explain in Remarks)
3lndicators of hydrophytic vegetation and
wetland hydrology must be present,
unless disturbed or problematic.
Restrictive Layer (if observed):
Type:
Depth (inches):
Hydric Soil Present? Yes ❑
No
Remarks:
No hydric indicators observed.
US Army Corps of Engineers
Eastern Mountains and Piedmont - Version 2.0

USACE AID #
NC WAM FIELD ASSESSMENT RESULTS
Accompanies User Manual Version 5.0
NCDWR#
Project Name
Applicant/Owner Name
Wetland Type
Level III Ecoregion
River Basin
County
❑ Yes ® No
Mayo -Roxboro 500kV Line
Duke Energy
Headwater Forest
Piedmont
Roanoke
Person
Precipitation within 48 hrs?
Date of Evaluation
Wetland Site Name
Assessor Name/Organization
Nearest Named Water Body
USGS 8-Digit Catalogue Unit
NCDWR Region
Latitude/Longitude (deci-degrees)
9/8/2021
WHG
Laura Meyer / Wood
Storys Creek
03010104
Raleigh
Evidence of stressors affecting the assessment area (may not be within the assessment area)
Please circle and/or make note on the last page if evidence of stressors is apparent. Consider departure from reference, if appropriate, in
recent past (for instance, within 10 years). Noteworthy stressors include, but are not limited to the following.
• Hydrological modifications (examples: ditches, dams, beaver dams, dikes, berms, ponds, etc.)
• Surface and sub -surface discharges into the wetland (examples: discharges containing obvious pollutants, presence of nearby septic
tanks, underground storage tanks (USTs), hog lagoons, etc.)
• Signs of vegetation stress (examples: vegetation mortality, insect damage, disease, storm damage, salt intrusion, etc.)
• Habitat/plant community alteration (examples: mowing, clear -cutting, exotics, etc.)
Is the assessment area intensively managed? ® Yes ❑ No
Regulatory Considerations - Were regulatory considerations evaluated? ®Yes No If Yes, check all that apply to the assessment area.
❑ Anadromous fish
• Federally protected species or State endangered or threatened species
• NCDWR riparian buffer rule in effect
❑ Abuts a Primary Nursery Area (PNA)
❑ Publicly owned property
❑ N.C. Division of Coastal Management Area of Environmental Concern (AEC) (including buffer)
❑ Abuts a stream with a NCDWQ classification of SA or supplemental classifications of HOW, ORW, or Trout
❑ Designated NCNHP reference community
❑ Abuts a 303(d)-listed stream or a tributary to a 303(d)-listed stream
What type of natural stream is associated with the wetland, if any? (check all that apply)
❑ Blackwater
• Brownwater
❑ Tidal (if tidal, check one of the following boxes) ❑ Lunar ❑ Wind ❑ Both
Is the assessment area on a coastal island? ❑ Yes ® No
Is the assessment area's surface water storage capacity or duration substantially altered by beaver? ❑ Yes ® No
Does the assessment area experience overbank flooding during normal rainfall conditions? ❑ Yes ® No
1. Ground Surface Condition/Vegetation Condition — assessment area condition metric
Check a box in each column. Consider alteration to the ground surface (GS) in the assessment area and vegetation structure (VS) in the
assessment area. Compare to reference wetland if applicable (see User Manual). If a reference is not applicable, then rate the assessment
area based on evidence an effect.
GS VS
❑ A ❑A Not severely altered
®B ®B Severely altered over a majority of the assessment area (ground surface alteration examples: vehicle tracks, excessive
sedimentation, fire -plow lanes, skidder tracks, bedding, fill, soil compaction, obvious pollutants) (vegetation structure
alteration examples: mechanical disturbance, herbicides, salt intrusion [where appropriate], exotic species, grazing, less
diversity [if appropriate], hydrologic alteration)
2. Surface and Sub -Surface Storage Capacity and Duration — assessment area condition metric
Check a box in each column. Consider surface storage capacity and duration (Surf) and sub -surface storage capacity and duration (Sub).
Consider both increase and decrease in hydrology. A ditch <_ 1 foot deep is considered to affect surface water only, while a ditch > 1 foot
deep is expected to affect both surface and sub -surface water. Consider tidal flooding regime, if applicable.
Surf Sub
❑ A ❑A Water storage capacity and duration are not altered.
®B ®B Water storage capacity or duration are altered, but not substantially (typically, not sufficient to change vegetation).
❑ C ❑C Water storage capacity or duration are substantially altered (typically, alteration sufficient to result in vegetation change)
(examples: draining, flooding, soil compaction, filling, excessive sedimentation, underground utility lines).
3. Water Storage/Surface Relief — assessment area/wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes)
Check a box in each column. Select the appropriate storage for the assessment area (AA) and the wetland type (WT).
AA WT
3a. ❑A ❑A Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water > 1 deep
®B ®B Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water 6 inches to 1 foot deep
❑ C ❑C Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water 3 to 6 inches deep
❑ D ❑D Depressions able to pond water < 3 inches deep
3b. ❑A Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is greater than 2 feet
❑ B Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is between 1 and 2 feet
®C Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is less than 1 foot

4. Soil Texture/Structure — assessment area condition metric (skip for all marshes)
Check a box from each of the three soil property groups below. Dig soil profile in the dominant assessment area landscape feature.
Make soil observations within the top 12 inches. Use most recent National Technical Committee for Hydric Soils guidance for regional
indicators.
4a. ❑A Sandy soil
®B Loamy or clayey soils exhibiting redoximorphic features (concentrations, depletions, or rhizospheres)
❑ C Loamy or clayey soils not exhibiting redoximorphic features
❑ D Loamy or clayey gleyed soil
❑ E Histosol or histic epipedon
4b. ®A Soil ribbon < 1 inch
❑ B Soil ribbon >_ 1 inch
4c. ®A No peat or muck presence
❑ B A peat or muck presence
5. Discharge into Wetland — opportunity metric
Check a box in each column. Consider surface pollutants or discharges (Surf) and sub -surface pollutants or discharges (Sub). Examples
of sub -surface discharges include presence of nearby septic tank, underground storage tank (UST), etc.
Surf Sub
®A ®A Little or no evidence of pollutants or discharges entering the assessment area
❑ B ❑B Noticeable evidence of pollutants or discharges entering the wetland and stressing, but not overwhelming the
treatment capacity of the assessment area
❑ C ❑C Noticeable evidence of pollutants or discharges (pathogen, particulate, or soluble) entering the assessment area and
potentially overwhelming the treatment capacity of the wetland (water discoloration, dead vegetation, excessive
sedimentation, odor)
6. Land Use — opportunity metric (skip for non -riparian wetlands)
Check all that apply (at least one box in each column). Evaluation involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. Consider sources draining
to assessment area within entire upstream watershed (WS), within 5 miles and within the watershed draining to the assessment area (5M),
and within 2 miles and within the watershed draining to the assessment area (2M).
WS 5M 2M
®A ®A ®A > 10% impervious surfaces
❑ B ❑B ❑B Confined animal operations (or other local, concentrated source of pollutants
❑ C ❑C ❑C >_ 20% coverage of pasture
❑ D ❑D ❑D >_ 20% coverage of agricultural land (regularly plowed land)
❑ E ❑E ❑E >_ 20% coverage of maintained grass/herb
❑ F OF OF >_ 20% coverage of clear-cut land
❑ G ❑G ❑G Little or no opportunity to improve water quality. Lack of opportunity may result from little or no disturbance in
the watershed or hydrologic alterations that prevent drainage and/or overbank flow from affecting the
assessment area.
7. Wetland Acting as Vegetated Buffer — assessment area/wetland complex condition metric (skip for non -riparian wetlands)
7a. Is assessment area within 50 feet of a tributary or other open water?
❑ Yes No If Yes, continue to 7b. If No, skip to Metric 8.
Wetland buffer need only be present on one side of the water body. Make buffer judgment based on the average width of wetland.
Record a note if a portion of the buffer has been removed or disturbed.
7b. How much of the first 50 feet from the bank is wetland? (Wetland buffer need only be present on one side of the .water body. Make
buffer judgment based on the average width of wetland. Record a note if a portion of the buffer has been removed or disturbed.)
❑ A >_ 50 feet
❑ B From 30 to < 50 feet
❑ C From 15 to < 30 feet
❑ D From 5 to < 15 feet
®E < 5 feet or buffer bypassed by ditches
7c. Tributary width. If the tributary is anastomosed, combine widths of channels/braids for a total width.
®<_ 15-feet wide ❑> 15-feet wide ❑ Other open water (no tributary present)
7d. Do roots of assessment area vegetation extend into the bank of the tributary/open water?
®Yes No
7e. Is stream or other open water sheltered or exposed?
®Sheltered — adjacent open water with width < 2500 feet and no regular boat traffic.
❑ Exposed — adjacent open water with width >_ 2500 feet or regular boat traffic.
8. Wetland Width at the Assessment Area — wetland type/wetland complex condition metric (evaluate WT for all marshes and
Estuarine Woody Wetland only; evaluate WC for Bottomland Hardwood Forest, Headwater Forest, and Riverine Swamp Forest
only)
Check a box in each column for riverine wetlands only. Select the average width for the wetland type at the assessment area (WT) and
the wetland complex at the assessment area (WC). See User Manual for WT and WC boundaries.
WT WC
❑A ❑A >_ 100 feet
❑ B ❑B From 80 to < 100 feet
❑ C ❑C From 50 to < 80 feet
❑ D ®D From 40 to < 50 feet
®E ❑E From 30 to < 40 feet
❑ F OF From 15 to < 30 feet
❑ G ❑G From 5 to < 15 feet
❑ H ❑H < 5 feet

9. Inundation Duration — assessment area condition metric (skip for non -riparian wetlands)
Answer for assessment area dominant landform.
❑ A Evidence of short -duration inundation (< 7 consecutive days)
❑ B Evidence of saturation, without evidence of inundation
®C Evidence of long -duration inundation or very long -duration inundation (7 to 30 consecutive days or more)
10. Indicators of Deposition — assessment area condition metric (skip for non -riparian wetlands and all marshes)
Consider recent deposition only (no plant growth since deposition).
®A Sediment deposition is not excessive, but at approximately natural levels.
❑ B Sediment deposition is excessive, but not overwhelming the wetland.
❑ C Sediment deposition is excessive and is overwhelming the wetland.
11. Wetland Size — wetland type/wetland complex condition metric
Check a box in each column. Involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. This metric evaluates three aspects of the wetland area: the
size of the wetland type (WT), the size of the wetland complex (WC), and the size of the forested wetland (FW) (if applicable, see User
Manual). See the User Manual for boundaries of these evaluation areas. If assessment area is clear-cut, select "K" for the FW column.
WT WC FW (if applicable)
❑A ❑A ❑A >_ 500 acres
❑ B ❑B ❑B From 100 to < 500 acres
❑ C ❑C ❑C From 50 to < 100 acres
❑ D ❑D ❑D From 25 to < 50 acres
❑ E ❑E ❑E From 10 to < 25 acres
❑ F OF OF From 5 to < 10 acres
❑ G ®G ❑G From 1 to < 5 acres
®H ❑H ❑H From 0.5 to < 1 acre
❑ I ❑I ❑I From 0.1 to < 0.5 acre
❑ J ❑J ❑J From 0.01 to < 0.1 acre
❑ K ❑K ®K < 0.01 acre or assessment area is clear-cut
12. Wetland Intactness — wetland type condition metric (evaluate for Pocosins only)
❑ A Pocosin is the full extent (>_ 90%) of its natural landscape size.
❑ B Pocosin type is < 90% of the full extent of its natural landscape size.
13. Connectivity to Other Natural Areas — landscape condition metric
13a. Check appropriate box(es) (a box may be checked in each column). Involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. This metric
evaluates whether the wetland is well connected (Well) and/or loosely connected (Loosely) to the landscape patch, the contiguous
naturally vegetated area and open water (if appropriate). Boundaries are formed by four -lane roads, regularly maintained utility line
corridors the width of a four -lane road or wider, urban landscapes, maintained fields (pasture and agriculture), or open water > 300
feet wide.
Well Loosely
❑A ❑A >_ 500 acres
❑ B ❑B From 100 to < 500 acres
❑ C ❑C From 50 to < 100 acres
❑ D ❑D From 10 to < 50 acres
®E ®E < 10 acres
❑ F ❑F Wetland type has a poor or no connection to other natural habitats
13b. Evaluate for marshes only.
▪ Yes No Wetland type has a surface hydrology connection to open waters/stream or tidal wetlands.
14. Edge Effect — wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes and Estuarine Woody Wetland)
May involve a GIS effort with field adjustment. Estimate distance from wetland type boundary to artificial edges. Artificial edges include
non -forested areas >_ 40 feet wide such as fields, development, roads, regularly maintained utility line corridors, and clear -cuts. Consider
the eight main points of the compass. Artificial edge occurs within 150 feet in how many directions? If the assessment area is clear cut,
select option "C."
❑ A 0
▪ B 1 to 4
C 5to8
15. Vegetative Composition — assessment area condition metric (skip for all marshes and Pine Flat)
❑ A Vegetation is close to reference condition in species present and their proportions. Lower strata composed of appropriate
species, with exotic plants absent or sparse within the assessment area.
B Vegetation is different from reference condition in species diversity or proportions, but still largely composed of native species
characteristic of the wetland type. This may include communities of weedy native species that develop after clearcutting or clearing.
It also includes communities with exotics present, but not dominant, over a large portion of the expected strata.
❑ C Vegetation severely altered from reference in composition, or expected species are unnaturally absent (planted stands of non -
characteristic species or at least one stratum inappropriately composed of a single species), or exotic species are dominant in at
least one stratum.
16. Vegetative Diversity — assessment area condition metric (evaluate for Non -tidal Freshwater Marsh only)
❑ A Vegetation diversity is high and is composed primarily of native species (< 10% cover of exotics).
®B Vegetation diversity is low or has > 10% to 50% cover of exotics.
❑ C Vegetation is dominated by exotic species (> 50 % cover of exotics).

17. Vegetative Structure — assessment area/wetland type condition metric
17a. Is vegetation present?
®Yes No If Yes, continue to 17b. If No, skip to Metric 18.
17b. Evaluate percent coverage of assessment area vegetation for all marshes only. Skip to 17c for non -marsh wetlands.
®A >_ 25% coverage of vegetation
❑ B < 25% coverage of vegetation
17c. Check a box in each column for each stratum. Evaluate this portion of the metric for non -marsh wetlands. Consider
structure in airspace above the assessment area (AA) and the wetland type (WT) separately.
AA WT
T
o ❑A ❑A Canopy closed, or nearly closed, with natural gaps associated with natural processes
m ❑B ❑B Canopy present, but opened more than natural gaps
U ®C ®C Canopy sparse or absent
L.
o ❑A ❑A Dense mid-story/sapling layer
c9 ®B ®B Moderate density mid-story/sapling layer
❑C ❑C Mid-story/sapling layer sparse or absent
= ❑A ❑A Dense shrub layer
2E ®B ®B Moderate density shrub layer
❑C ❑C Shrub layer sparse or absent
e ®A ®A Dense herb layer
_ ❑B ❑B Moderate density herb layer
❑ C ❑C Herb layer sparse or absent
18. Snags — wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes)
❑ A Large snags (more than one) are visible (> 12 inches DBH, or large relative to species present and landscape stability).
®B NotA
19. Diameter Class Distribution — wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes)
❑ A Majority of canopy trees have stems > 6 inches in diameter at breast height (DBH); many large trees (> 12 inches DBH) are
present.
®B Majority of canopy trees have stems between 6 and 12 inches DBH, few are > 12 inch DBH.
❑ C Majority of canopy trees are < 6 inches DBH or no trees.
20. Large Woody Debris — wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes)
Include both natural debris and man -placed natural debris.
❑ A Large logs (more than one) are visible (> 12 inches in diameter, or large relative to species present and landscape stability).
®B NotA
21. Vegetation/Open Water Dispersion — wetland type/open water condition metric (evaluate for Non -Tidal Freshwater Marsh only)
Select the figure that best describes the amount of interspersion between vegetation and open water in the growing season. Patterned
areas indicate vegetated areas, while solid white areas indicate open water.
❑A ❑B ❑C
\C , L .J \tea ?) \ �--J ) \ - A \
22. Hydrologic Connectivity — assessment area condition metric (evaluate for riparian wetlands and Salt/Brackish Marsh only)
❑D
Examples of activities that may severely alter hydrologic connectivity include intensive ditching, fill, sedimentation, channelization, diversion,
man-made berms, beaver dams, and stream incision. Documentation required if evaluated as B, C, or D.
®A Overbank and overland flow are not severely altered in the assessment area.
❑ B Overbank flow is severely altered in the assessment area.
❑ C Overland flow is severely altered in the assessment area.
❑ D Both overbank and overland flow are severely altered in the assessment area.
Notes

NC WAM Wetland Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 5.0
Wetland Site Name WHG Date of Assessment 9/8/2021
Wetland Type Headwater Forest Assessor Name/Organization Laura Meyer / Wood
Notes on Field Assessment Form (Y/N)
Presence of regulatory considerations (Y/N)
Wetland is intensively managed (Y/N)
Assessment area is located within 50 feet of a natural tributary or other open water (Y/N)
Assessment area is substantially altered by beaver (Y/N)
Assessment area experiences overbank flooding during normal rainfall conditions (Y/N)
Assessment area is on a coastal island (Y/N)
Sub -function Rating Summary
Function Sub -function
Hydrology
Surface Storage and Retention
Sub -surface Storage and
Retention
Metrics
Condition
Condition
NO
YES
YES
NO
NO
NO
NO
Rating
HIGH
HIGH
Water Quality
Habitat
Function Rating Summary
Function
Hydrology
Water Quality
Habitat
Pathogen Change
Particulate Change
Soluble Change
Physical Change
Pollution Change
Physical Structure
Landscape Patch Structure
Vegetation Composition
Condition
Condition/Opportunity
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
Condition
Condition/Opportunity
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
Condition
Condition/Opportunity
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
Condition
Condition/Opportunity
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
Condition
Condition/Opportunity
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
Condition
Condition
Condition
Metrics
Condition
Condition
Condition/Opportunity
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
Condition
LOW
MEDIUM
YES
HIGH
NA
NA
MEDIUM
HIGH
YES
LOW
LOW
YES
NA
NA
NA
LOW
LOW
MEDIUM
Rating
HIGH
LOW
MEDIUM
YES
LOW
Overall Wetland Rating LOW

USACE AID #
NC WAM FIELD ASSESSMENT RESULTS
Accompanies User Manual Version 5.0
NCDWR#
Project Name
Applicant/Owner Name
Wetland Type
Level III Ecoregion
River Basin
County
❑ Yes ® No
Mayo -Roxboro 500kV Line
Duke Energy
Headwater Forest
Piedmont
Roanoke
Person
Precipitation within 48 hrs?
Date of Evaluation
Wetland Site Name
Assessor Name/Organization
Nearest Named Water Body
USGS 8-Digit Catalogue Unit
NCDWR Region
Latitude/Longitude (deci-degrees)
9/8/2021
WHH
Laura Meyer / Wood
Storys Creek
03010104
Raleigh
Evidence of stressors affecting the assessment area (may not be within the assessment area)
Please circle and/or make note on the last page if evidence of stressors is apparent. Consider departure from reference, if appropriate, in
recent past (for instance, within 10 years). Noteworthy stressors include, but are not limited to the following.
• Hydrological modifications (examples: ditches, dams, beaver dams, dikes, berms, ponds, etc.)
• Surface and sub -surface discharges into the wetland (examples: discharges containing obvious pollutants, presence of nearby septic
tanks, underground storage tanks (USTs), hog lagoons, etc.)
• Signs of vegetation stress (examples: vegetation mortality, insect damage, disease, storm damage, salt intrusion, etc.)
• Habitat/plant community alteration (examples: mowing, clear -cutting, exotics, etc.)
Is the assessment area intensively managed? ® Yes ❑ No
Regulatory Considerations - Were regulatory considerations evaluated? ®Yes No If Yes, check all that apply to the assessment area.
❑ Anadromous fish
• Federally protected species or State endangered or threatened species
• NCDWR riparian buffer rule in effect
❑ Abuts a Primary Nursery Area (PNA)
❑ Publicly owned property
❑ N.C. Division of Coastal Management Area of Environmental Concern (AEC) (including buffer)
❑ Abuts a stream with a NCDWQ classification of SA or supplemental classifications of HOW, ORW, or Trout
❑ Designated NCNHP reference community
❑ Abuts a 303(d)-listed stream or a tributary to a 303(d)-listed stream
What type of natural stream is associated with the wetland, if any? (check all that apply)
❑ Blackwater
• Brownwater
❑ Tidal (if tidal, check one of the following boxes) ❑ Lunar ❑ Wind ❑ Both
Is the assessment area on a coastal island? ❑ Yes ® No
Is the assessment area's surface water storage capacity or duration substantially altered by beaver? ❑ Yes ® No
Does the assessment area experience overbank flooding during normal rainfall conditions? ❑ Yes ® No
1. Ground Surface Condition/Vegetation Condition — assessment area condition metric
Check a box in each column. Consider alteration to the ground surface (GS) in the assessment area and vegetation structure (VS) in the
assessment area. Compare to reference wetland if applicable (see User Manual). If a reference is not applicable, then rate the assessment
area based on evidence an effect.
GS VS
❑ A ❑A Not severely altered
®B ®B Severely altered over a majority of the assessment area (ground surface alteration examples: vehicle tracks, excessive
sedimentation, fire -plow lanes, skidder tracks, bedding, fill, soil compaction, obvious pollutants) (vegetation structure
alteration examples: mechanical disturbance, herbicides, salt intrusion [where appropriate], exotic species, grazing, less
diversity [if appropriate], hydrologic alteration)
2. Surface and Sub -Surface Storage Capacity and Duration — assessment area condition metric
Check a box in each column. Consider surface storage capacity and duration (Surf) and sub -surface storage capacity and duration (Sub).
Consider both increase and decrease in hydrology. A ditch <_ 1 foot deep is considered to affect surface water only, while a ditch > 1 foot
deep is expected to affect both surface and sub -surface water. Consider tidal flooding regime, if applicable.
Surf Sub
❑ A ❑A Water storage capacity and duration are not altered.
®B ®B Water storage capacity or duration are altered, but not substantially (typically, not sufficient to change vegetation).
❑ C ❑C Water storage capacity or duration are substantially altered (typically, alteration sufficient to result in vegetation change)
(examples: draining, flooding, soil compaction, filling, excessive sedimentation, underground utility lines).
3. Water Storage/Surface Relief — assessment area/wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes)
Check a box in each column. Select the appropriate storage for the assessment area (AA) and the wetland type (WT).
AA WT
3a. ❑A ❑A Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water > 1 deep
®B ®B Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water 6 inches to 1 foot deep
❑ C ❑C Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water 3 to 6 inches deep
❑ D ❑D Depressions able to pond water < 3 inches deep
3b. ❑A Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is greater than 2 feet
❑ B Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is between 1 and 2 feet
®C Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is less than 1 foot

4. Soil Texture/Structure — assessment area condition metric (skip for all marshes)
Check a box from each of the three soil property groups below. Dig soil profile in the dominant assessment area landscape feature.
Make soil observations within the top 12 inches. Use most recent National Technical Committee for Hydric Soils guidance for regional
indicators.
4a. ❑A Sandy soil
®B Loamy or clayey soils exhibiting redoximorphic features (concentrations, depletions, or rhizospheres)
❑ C Loamy or clayey soils not exhibiting redoximorphic features
❑ D Loamy or clayey gleyed soil
❑ E Histosol or histic epipedon
4b. ®A Soil ribbon < 1 inch
❑ B Soil ribbon >_ 1 inch
4c. ®A No peat or muck presence
❑ B A peat or muck presence
5. Discharge into Wetland — opportunity metric
Check a box in each column. Consider surface pollutants or discharges (Surf) and sub -surface pollutants or discharges (Sub). Examples
of sub -surface discharges include presence of nearby septic tank, underground storage tank (UST), etc.
Surf Sub
®A ®A Little or no evidence of pollutants or discharges entering the assessment area
❑ B ❑B Noticeable evidence of pollutants or discharges entering the wetland and stressing, but not overwhelming the
treatment capacity of the assessment area
❑ C ❑C Noticeable evidence of pollutants or discharges (pathogen, particulate, or soluble) entering the assessment area and
potentially overwhelming the treatment capacity of the wetland (water discoloration, dead vegetation, excessive
sedimentation, odor)
6. Land Use — opportunity metric (skip for non -riparian wetlands)
Check all that apply (at least one box in each column). Evaluation involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. Consider sources draining
to assessment area within entire upstream watershed (WS), within 5 miles and within the watershed draining to the assessment area (5M),
and within 2 miles and within the watershed draining to the assessment area (2M).
WS 5M 2M
®A ®A ®A > 10% impervious surfaces
❑ B ❑B ❑B Confined animal operations (or other local, concentrated source of pollutants
❑ C ❑C ❑C >_ 20% coverage of pasture
❑ D ❑D ❑D >_ 20% coverage of agricultural land (regularly plowed land)
❑ E ❑E ❑E >_ 20% coverage of maintained grass/herb
❑ F OF OF >_ 20% coverage of clear-cut land
❑ G ❑G ❑G Little or no opportunity to improve water quality. Lack of opportunity may result from little or no disturbance in
the watershed or hydrologic alterations that prevent drainage and/or overbank flow from affecting the
assessment area.
7. Wetland Acting as Vegetated Buffer — assessment area/wetland complex condition metric (skip for non -riparian wetlands)
7a. Is assessment area within 50 feet of a tributary or other open water?
❑ Yes No If Yes, continue to 7b. If No, skip to Metric 8.
Wetland buffer need only be present on one side of the water body. Make buffer judgment based on the average width of wetland.
Record a note if a portion of the buffer has been removed or disturbed.
7b. How much of the first 50 feet from the bank is wetland? (Wetland buffer need only be present on one side of the .water body. Make
buffer judgment based on the average width of wetland. Record a note if a portion of the buffer has been removed or disturbed.)
❑ A >_ 50 feet
❑ B From 30 to < 50 feet
❑ C From 15 to < 30 feet
❑ D From 5 to < 15 feet
®E < 5 feet or buffer bypassed by ditches
7c. Tributary width. If the tributary is anastomosed, combine widths of channels/braids for a total width.
®<_ 15-feet wide ❑> 15-feet wide ❑ Other open water (no tributary present)
7d. Do roots of assessment area vegetation extend into the bank of the tributary/open water?
®Yes No
7e. Is stream or other open water sheltered or exposed?
®Sheltered — adjacent open water with width < 2500 feet and no regular boat traffic.
❑ Exposed — adjacent open water with width >_ 2500 feet or regular boat traffic.
8. Wetland Width at the Assessment Area — wetland type/wetland complex condition metric (evaluate WT for all marshes and
Estuarine Woody Wetland only; evaluate WC for Bottomland Hardwood Forest, Headwater Forest, and Riverine Swamp Forest
only)
Check a box in each column for riverine wetlands only. Select the average width for the wetland type at the assessment area (WT) and
the wetland complex at the assessment area (WC). See User Manual for WT and WC boundaries.
WT WC
❑A ❑A >_ 100 feet
❑ B ❑B From 80 to < 100 feet
❑ C ❑C From 50 to < 80 feet
❑ D ®D From 40 to < 50 feet
®E ❑E From 30 to < 40 feet
❑ F OF From 15 to < 30 feet
❑ G ❑G From 5 to < 15 feet
❑ H ❑H < 5 feet

9. Inundation Duration — assessment area condition metric (skip for non -riparian wetlands)
Answer for assessment area dominant landform.
❑ A Evidence of short -duration inundation (< 7 consecutive days)
❑ B Evidence of saturation, without evidence of inundation
®C Evidence of long -duration inundation or very long -duration inundation (7 to 30 consecutive days or more)
10. Indicators of Deposition — assessment area condition metric (skip for non -riparian wetlands and all marshes)
Consider recent deposition only (no plant growth since deposition).
®A Sediment deposition is not excessive, but at approximately natural levels.
❑ B Sediment deposition is excessive, but not overwhelming the wetland.
❑ C Sediment deposition is excessive and is overwhelming the wetland.
11. Wetland Size — wetland type/wetland complex condition metric
Check a box in each column. Involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. This metric evaluates three aspects of the wetland area: the
size of the wetland type (WT), the size of the wetland complex (WC), and the size of the forested wetland (FW) (if applicable, see User
Manual). See the User Manual for boundaries of these evaluation areas. If assessment area is clear-cut, select "K" for the FW column.
WT WC FW (if applicable)
❑A ❑A ❑A >_ 500 acres
❑ B ❑B ❑B From 100 to < 500 acres
❑ C ❑C ❑C From 50 to < 100 acres
❑ D ❑D ❑D From 25 to < 50 acres
❑ E ❑E ❑E From 10 to < 25 acres
❑ F OF OF From 5 to < 10 acres
❑ G ®G ❑G From 1 to < 5 acres
®H ❑H ❑H From 0.5 to < 1 acre
❑ I ❑I ❑I From 0.1 to < 0.5 acre
❑ J ❑J ❑J From 0.01 to < 0.1 acre
❑ K ❑K ®K < 0.01 acre or assessment area is clear-cut
12. Wetland Intactness — wetland type condition metric (evaluate for Pocosins only)
❑ A Pocosin is the full extent (>_ 90%) of its natural landscape size.
❑ B Pocosin type is < 90% of the full extent of its natural landscape size.
13. Connectivity to Other Natural Areas — landscape condition metric
13a. Check appropriate box(es) (a box may be checked in each column). Involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. This metric
evaluates whether the wetland is well connected (Well) and/or loosely connected (Loosely) to the landscape patch, the contiguous
naturally vegetated area and open water (if appropriate). Boundaries are formed by four -lane roads, regularly maintained utility line
corridors the width of a four -lane road or wider, urban landscapes, maintained fields (pasture and agriculture), or open water > 300
feet wide.
Well Loosely
❑A ❑A >_ 500 acres
❑ B ❑B From 100 to < 500 acres
❑ C ❑C From 50 to < 100 acres
❑ D ❑D From 10 to < 50 acres
®E ®E < 10 acres
❑ F ❑F Wetland type has a poor or no connection to other natural habitats
13b. Evaluate for marshes only.
▪ Yes No Wetland type has a surface hydrology connection to open waters/stream or tidal wetlands.
14. Edge Effect — wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes and Estuarine Woody Wetland)
May involve a GIS effort with field adjustment. Estimate distance from wetland type boundary to artificial edges. Artificial edges include
non -forested areas >_ 40 feet wide such as fields, development, roads, regularly maintained utility line corridors, and clear -cuts. Consider
the eight main points of the compass. Artificial edge occurs within 150 feet in how many directions? If the assessment area is clear cut,
select option "C."
❑ A 0
▪ B 1 to 4
C 5to8
15. Vegetative Composition — assessment area condition metric (skip for all marshes and Pine Flat)
❑ A Vegetation is close to reference condition in species present and their proportions. Lower strata composed of appropriate
species, with exotic plants absent or sparse within the assessment area.
B Vegetation is different from reference condition in species diversity or proportions, but still largely composed of native species
characteristic of the wetland type. This may include communities of weedy native species that develop after clearcutting or clearing.
It also includes communities with exotics present, but not dominant, over a large portion of the expected strata.
❑ C Vegetation severely altered from reference in composition, or expected species are unnaturally absent (planted stands of non -
characteristic species or at least one stratum inappropriately composed of a single species), or exotic species are dominant in at
least one stratum.
16. Vegetative Diversity — assessment area condition metric (evaluate for Non -tidal Freshwater Marsh only)
❑ A Vegetation diversity is high and is composed primarily of native species (< 10% cover of exotics).
®B Vegetation diversity is low or has > 10% to 50% cover of exotics.
❑ C Vegetation is dominated by exotic species (> 50 % cover of exotics).

17. Vegetative Structure — assessment area/wetland type condition metric
17a. Is vegetation present?
®Yes No If Yes, continue to 17b. If No, skip to Metric 18.
17b. Evaluate percent coverage of assessment area vegetation for all marshes only. Skip to 17c for non -marsh wetlands.
®A >_ 25% coverage of vegetation
❑ B < 25% coverage of vegetation
17c. Check a box in each column for each stratum. Evaluate this portion of the metric for non -marsh wetlands. Consider
structure in airspace above the assessment area (AA) and the wetland type (WT) separately.
AA WT
T
o ❑A ❑A Canopy closed, or nearly closed, with natural gaps associated with natural processes
m ❑B ❑B Canopy present, but opened more than natural gaps
U ®C ®C Canopy sparse or absent
L.
o ❑A ❑A Dense mid-story/sapling layer
c9 ®B ®B Moderate density mid-story/sapling layer
❑C ❑C Mid-story/sapling layer sparse or absent
= ❑A ❑A Dense shrub layer
2E ®B ®B Moderate density shrub layer
❑C ❑C Shrub layer sparse or absent
e ®A ®A Dense herb layer
_ ❑B ❑B Moderate density herb layer
❑ C ❑C Herb layer sparse or absent
18. Snags — wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes)
❑ A Large snags (more than one) are visible (> 12 inches DBH, or large relative to species present and landscape stability).
®B NotA
19. Diameter Class Distribution — wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes)
❑ A Majority of canopy trees have stems > 6 inches in diameter at breast height (DBH); many large trees (> 12 inches DBH) are
present.
®B Majority of canopy trees have stems between 6 and 12 inches DBH, few are > 12 inch DBH.
❑ C Majority of canopy trees are < 6 inches DBH or no trees.
20. Large Woody Debris — wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes)
Include both natural debris and man -placed natural debris.
❑ A Large logs (more than one) are visible (> 12 inches in diameter, or large relative to species present and landscape stability).
®B NotA
21. Vegetation/Open Water Dispersion — wetland type/open water condition metric (evaluate for Non -Tidal Freshwater Marsh only)
Select the figure that best describes the amount of interspersion between vegetation and open water in the growing season. Patterned
areas indicate vegetated areas, while solid white areas indicate open water.
❑A ❑B ❑C
\C , L .J \tea ?) \ �--J ) \ - A \
22. Hydrologic Connectivity — assessment area condition metric (evaluate for riparian wetlands and Salt/Brackish Marsh only)
❑D
Examples of activities that may severely alter hydrologic connectivity include intensive ditching, fill, sedimentation, channelization, diversion,
man-made berms, beaver dams, and stream incision. Documentation required if evaluated as B, C, or D.
®A Overbank and overland flow are not severely altered in the assessment area.
❑ B Overbank flow is severely altered in the assessment area.
❑ C Overland flow is severely altered in the assessment area.
❑ D Both overbank and overland flow are severely altered in the assessment area.
Notes

NC WAM Wetland Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 5.0
Wetland Site Name WHH Date of Assessment 9/8/2021
Wetland Type Headwater Forest Assessor Name/Organization Laura Meyer / Wood
Notes on Field Assessment Form (Y/N)
Presence of regulatory considerations (Y/N)
Wetland is intensively managed (Y/N)
Assessment area is located within 50 feet of a natural tributary or other open water (Y/N)
Assessment area is substantially altered by beaver (Y/N)
Assessment area experiences overbank flooding during normal rainfall conditions (Y/N)
Assessment area is on a coastal island (Y/N)
Sub -function Rating Summary
Function Sub -function
Hydrology
Surface Storage and Retention
Sub -surface Storage and
Retention
Metrics
Condition
Condition
NO
YES
YES
NO
NO
NO
NO
Rating
HIGH
HIGH
Water Quality
Habitat
Function Rating Summary
Function
Hydrology
Water Quality
Habitat
Pathogen Change
Particulate Change
Soluble Change
Physical Change
Pollution Change
Physical Structure
Landscape Patch Structure
Vegetation Composition
Condition
Condition/Opportunity
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
Condition
Condition/Opportunity
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
Condition
Condition/Opportunity
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
Condition
Condition/Opportunity
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
Condition
Condition/Opportunity
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
Condition
Condition
Condition
Metrics
Condition
Condition
Condition/Opportunity
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
Condition
LOW
MEDIUM
YES
HIGH
NA
NA
MEDIUM
HIGH
YES
LOW
LOW
YES
NA
NA
NA
LOW
LOW
MEDIUM
Rating
HIGH
LOW
MEDIUM
YES
LOW
Overall Wetland Rating LOW

USACE AID #
NC WAM FIELD ASSESSMENT RESULTS
Accompanies User Manual Version 5.0
NCDWR#
Project Name
Applicant/Owner Name
Wetland Type
Level III Ecoregion
River Basin
County
❑ Yes ® No
Mayo -Roxboro 500kV Line
Duke Energy
Headwater Forest
Piedmont
Roanoke
Person
Precipitation within 48 hrs?
Date of Evaluation
Wetland Site Name
Assessor Name/Organization
Nearest Named Water Body
USGS 8-Digit Catalogue Unit
NCDWR Region
Latitude/Longitude (deci-degrees)
9/8/2021
WHI
Laura Meyer / Wood
Storys Creek
03010104
Raleigh
Evidence of stressors affecting the assessment area (may not be within the assessment area)
Please circle and/or make note on the last page if evidence of stressors is apparent. Consider departure from reference, if appropriate, in
recent past (for instance, within 10 years). Noteworthy stressors include, but are not limited to the following.
• Hydrological modifications (examples: ditches, dams, beaver dams, dikes, berms, ponds, etc.)
• Surface and sub -surface discharges into the wetland (examples: discharges containing obvious pollutants, presence of nearby septic
tanks, underground storage tanks (USTs), hog lagoons, etc.)
• Signs of vegetation stress (examples: vegetation mortality, insect damage, disease, storm damage, salt intrusion, etc.)
• Habitat/plant community alteration (examples: mowing, clear -cutting, exotics, etc.)
Is the assessment area intensively managed? ® Yes ❑ No
Regulatory Considerations - Were regulatory considerations evaluated? ®Yes No If Yes, check all that apply to the assessment area.
❑ Anadromous fish
• Federally protected species or State endangered or threatened species
• NCDWR riparian buffer rule in effect
❑ Abuts a Primary Nursery Area (PNA)
❑ Publicly owned property
❑ N.C. Division of Coastal Management Area of Environmental Concern (AEC) (including buffer)
❑ Abuts a stream with a NCDWQ classification of SA or supplemental classifications of HOW, ORW, or Trout
❑ Designated NCNHP reference community
❑ Abuts a 303(d)-listed stream or a tributary to a 303(d)-listed stream
What type of natural stream is associated with the wetland, if any? (check all that apply)
❑ Blackwater
• Brownwater
❑ Tidal (if tidal, check one of the following boxes) ❑ Lunar ❑ Wind ❑ Both
Is the assessment area on a coastal island? ❑ Yes ® No
Is the assessment area's surface water storage capacity or duration substantially altered by beaver? ❑ Yes ® No
Does the assessment area experience overbank flooding during normal rainfall conditions? ❑ Yes ® No
1. Ground Surface Condition/Vegetation Condition — assessment area condition metric
Check a box in each column. Consider alteration to the ground surface (GS) in the assessment area and vegetation structure (VS) in the
assessment area. Compare to reference wetland if applicable (see User Manual). If a reference is not applicable, then rate the assessment
area based on evidence an effect.
GS VS
❑ A ❑A Not severely altered
®B ®B Severely altered over a majority of the assessment area (ground surface alteration examples: vehicle tracks, excessive
sedimentation, fire -plow lanes, skidder tracks, bedding, fill, soil compaction, obvious pollutants) (vegetation structure
alteration examples: mechanical disturbance, herbicides, salt intrusion [where appropriate], exotic species, grazing, less
diversity [if appropriate], hydrologic alteration)
2. Surface and Sub -Surface Storage Capacity and Duration — assessment area condition metric
Check a box in each column. Consider surface storage capacity and duration (Surf) and sub -surface storage capacity and duration (Sub).
Consider both increase and decrease in hydrology. A ditch <_ 1 foot deep is considered to affect surface water only, while a ditch > 1 foot
deep is expected to affect both surface and sub -surface water. Consider tidal flooding regime, if applicable.
Surf Sub
❑ A ❑A Water storage capacity and duration are not altered.
®B ®B Water storage capacity or duration are altered, but not substantially (typically, not sufficient to change vegetation).
❑ C ❑C Water storage capacity or duration are substantially altered (typically, alteration sufficient to result in vegetation change)
(examples: draining, flooding, soil compaction, filling, excessive sedimentation, underground utility lines).
3. Water Storage/Surface Relief — assessment area/wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes)
Check a box in each column. Select the appropriate storage for the assessment area (AA) and the wetland type (WT).
AA WT
3a. ❑A ❑A Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water > 1 deep
®B ®B Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water 6 inches to 1 foot deep
❑ C ❑C Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water 3 to 6 inches deep
❑ D ❑D Depressions able to pond water < 3 inches deep
3b. ❑A Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is greater than 2 feet
❑ B Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is between 1 and 2 feet
®C Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is less than 1 foot

4. Soil Texture/Structure — assessment area condition metric (skip for all marshes)
Check a box from each of the three soil property groups below. Dig soil profile in the dominant assessment area landscape feature.
Make soil observations within the top 12 inches. Use most recent National Technical Committee for Hydric Soils guidance for regional
indicators.
4a. ❑A Sandy soil
®B Loamy or clayey soils exhibiting redoximorphic features (concentrations, depletions, or rhizospheres)
❑ C Loamy or clayey soils not exhibiting redoximorphic features
❑ D Loamy or clayey gleyed soil
❑ E Histosol or histic epipedon
4b. ®A Soil ribbon < 1 inch
❑ B Soil ribbon >_ 1 inch
4c. ®A No peat or muck presence
❑ B A peat or muck presence
5. Discharge into Wetland — opportunity metric
Check a box in each column. Consider surface pollutants or discharges (Surf) and sub -surface pollutants or discharges (Sub). Examples
of sub -surface discharges include presence of nearby septic tank, underground storage tank (UST), etc.
Surf Sub
®A ®A Little or no evidence of pollutants or discharges entering the assessment area
❑ B ❑B Noticeable evidence of pollutants or discharges entering the wetland and stressing, but not overwhelming the
treatment capacity of the assessment area
❑ C ❑C Noticeable evidence of pollutants or discharges (pathogen, particulate, or soluble) entering the assessment area and
potentially overwhelming the treatment capacity of the wetland (water discoloration, dead vegetation, excessive
sedimentation, odor)
6. Land Use — opportunity metric (skip for non -riparian wetlands)
Check all that apply (at least one box in each column). Evaluation involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. Consider sources draining
to assessment area within entire upstream watershed (WS), within 5 miles and within the watershed draining to the assessment area (5M),
and within 2 miles and within the watershed draining to the assessment area (2M).
WS 5M 2M
®A ®A ®A > 10% impervious surfaces
❑ B ❑B ❑B Confined animal operations (or other local, concentrated source of pollutants
❑ C ❑C ❑C >_ 20% coverage of pasture
❑ D ❑D ❑D >_ 20% coverage of agricultural land (regularly plowed land)
❑ E ❑E ❑E >_ 20% coverage of maintained grass/herb
❑ F OF OF >_ 20% coverage of clear-cut land
❑ G ❑G ❑G Little or no opportunity to improve water quality. Lack of opportunity may result from little or no disturbance in
the watershed or hydrologic alterations that prevent drainage and/or overbank flow from affecting the
assessment area.
7. Wetland Acting as Vegetated Buffer — assessment area/wetland complex condition metric (skip for non -riparian wetlands)
7a. Is assessment area within 50 feet of a tributary or other open water?
❑ Yes No If Yes, continue to 7b. If No, skip to Metric 8.
Wetland buffer need only be present on one side of the water body. Make buffer judgment based on the average width of wetland.
Record a note if a portion of the buffer has been removed or disturbed.
7b. How much of the first 50 feet from the bank is wetland? (Wetland buffer need only be present on one side of the .water body. Make
buffer judgment based on the average width of wetland. Record a note if a portion of the buffer has been removed or disturbed.)
❑ A >_ 50 feet
❑ B From 30 to < 50 feet
❑ C From 15 to < 30 feet
❑ D From 5 to < 15 feet
®E < 5 feet or buffer bypassed by ditches
7c. Tributary width. If the tributary is anastomosed, combine widths of channels/braids for a total width.
®<_ 15-feet wide ❑> 15-feet wide ❑ Other open water (no tributary present)
7d. Do roots of assessment area vegetation extend into the bank of the tributary/open water?
®Yes No
7e. Is stream or other open water sheltered or exposed?
®Sheltered — adjacent open water with width < 2500 feet and no regular boat traffic.
❑ Exposed — adjacent open water with width >_ 2500 feet or regular boat traffic.
8. Wetland Width at the Assessment Area — wetland type/wetland complex condition metric (evaluate WT for all marshes and
Estuarine Woody Wetland only; evaluate WC for Bottomland Hardwood Forest, Headwater Forest, and Riverine Swamp Forest
only)
Check a box in each column for riverine wetlands only. Select the average width for the wetland type at the assessment area (WT) and
the wetland complex at the assessment area (WC). See User Manual for WT and WC boundaries.
WT WC
❑A ❑A >_ 100 feet
❑ B ❑B From 80 to < 100 feet
❑ C ❑C From 50 to < 80 feet
❑ D ®D From 40 to < 50 feet
®E ❑E From 30 to < 40 feet
❑ F OF From 15 to < 30 feet
❑ G ❑G From 5 to < 15 feet
❑ H ❑H < 5 feet

9. Inundation Duration — assessment area condition metric (skip for non -riparian wetlands)
Answer for assessment area dominant landform.
❑ A Evidence of short -duration inundation (< 7 consecutive days)
❑ B Evidence of saturation, without evidence of inundation
®C Evidence of long -duration inundation or very long -duration inundation (7 to 30 consecutive days or more)
10. Indicators of Deposition — assessment area condition metric (skip for non -riparian wetlands and all marshes)
Consider recent deposition only (no plant growth since deposition).
®A Sediment deposition is not excessive, but at approximately natural levels.
❑ B Sediment deposition is excessive, but not overwhelming the wetland.
❑ C Sediment deposition is excessive and is overwhelming the wetland.
11. Wetland Size — wetland type/wetland complex condition metric
Check a box in each column. Involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. This metric evaluates three aspects of the wetland area: the
size of the wetland type (WT), the size of the wetland complex (WC), and the size of the forested wetland (FW) (if applicable, see User
Manual). See the User Manual for boundaries of these evaluation areas. If assessment area is clear-cut, select "K" for the FW column.
WT WC FW (if applicable)
❑A ❑A ❑A >_ 500 acres
❑ B ❑B ❑B From 100 to < 500 acres
❑ C ❑C ❑C From 50 to < 100 acres
❑ D ❑D ❑D From 25 to < 50 acres
❑ E ❑E ❑E From 10 to < 25 acres
❑ F OF OF From 5 to < 10 acres
❑ G ®G ❑G From 1 to < 5 acres
®H ❑H ❑H From 0.5 to < 1 acre
❑ I ❑I ❑I From 0.1 to < 0.5 acre
❑ J ❑J ❑J From 0.01 to < 0.1 acre
❑ K ❑K ®K < 0.01 acre or assessment area is clear-cut
12. Wetland Intactness — wetland type condition metric (evaluate for Pocosins only)
❑ A Pocosin is the full extent (>_ 90%) of its natural landscape size.
❑ B Pocosin type is < 90% of the full extent of its natural landscape size.
13. Connectivity to Other Natural Areas — landscape condition metric
13a. Check appropriate box(es) (a box may be checked in each column). Involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. This metric
evaluates whether the wetland is well connected (Well) and/or loosely connected (Loosely) to the landscape patch, the contiguous
naturally vegetated area and open water (if appropriate). Boundaries are formed by four -lane roads, regularly maintained utility line
corridors the width of a four -lane road or wider, urban landscapes, maintained fields (pasture and agriculture), or open water > 300
feet wide.
Well Loosely
❑A ❑A >_ 500 acres
❑ B ❑B From 100 to < 500 acres
❑ C ❑C From 50 to < 100 acres
❑ D ❑D From 10 to < 50 acres
®E ®E < 10 acres
❑ F ❑F Wetland type has a poor or no connection to other natural habitats
13b. Evaluate for marshes only.
▪ Yes No Wetland type has a surface hydrology connection to open waters/stream or tidal wetlands.
14. Edge Effect — wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes and Estuarine Woody Wetland)
May involve a GIS effort with field adjustment. Estimate distance from wetland type boundary to artificial edges. Artificial edges include
non -forested areas >_ 40 feet wide such as fields, development, roads, regularly maintained utility line corridors, and clear -cuts. Consider
the eight main points of the compass. Artificial edge occurs within 150 feet in how many directions? If the assessment area is clear cut,
select option "C."
❑ A 0
▪ B 1 to 4
C 5to8
15. Vegetative Composition — assessment area condition metric (skip for all marshes and Pine Flat)
❑ A Vegetation is close to reference condition in species present and their proportions. Lower strata composed of appropriate
species, with exotic plants absent or sparse within the assessment area.
B Vegetation is different from reference condition in species diversity or proportions, but still largely composed of native species
characteristic of the wetland type. This may include communities of weedy native species that develop after clearcutting or clearing.
It also includes communities with exotics present, but not dominant, over a large portion of the expected strata.
❑ C Vegetation severely altered from reference in composition, or expected species are unnaturally absent (planted stands of non -
characteristic species or at least one stratum inappropriately composed of a single species), or exotic species are dominant in at
least one stratum.
16. Vegetative Diversity — assessment area condition metric (evaluate for Non -tidal Freshwater Marsh only)
❑ A Vegetation diversity is high and is composed primarily of native species (< 10% cover of exotics).
®B Vegetation diversity is low or has > 10% to 50% cover of exotics.
❑ C Vegetation is dominated by exotic species (> 50 % cover of exotics).

17. Vegetative Structure — assessment area/wetland type condition metric
17a. Is vegetation present?
®Yes No If Yes, continue to 17b. If No, skip to Metric 18.
17b. Evaluate percent coverage of assessment area vegetation for all marshes only. Skip to 17c for non -marsh wetlands.
®A >_ 25% coverage of vegetation
❑ B < 25% coverage of vegetation
17c. Check a box in each column for each stratum. Evaluate this portion of the metric for non -marsh wetlands. Consider
structure in airspace above the assessment area (AA) and the wetland type (WT) separately.
AA WT
T
o ❑A ❑A Canopy closed, or nearly closed, with natural gaps associated with natural processes
m ❑B ❑B Canopy present, but opened more than natural gaps
U ®C ®C Canopy sparse or absent
L.
o ❑A ❑A Dense mid-story/sapling layer
c9 ®B ®B Moderate density mid-story/sapling layer
❑C ❑C Mid-story/sapling layer sparse or absent
= ❑A ❑A Dense shrub layer
2E ®B ®B Moderate density shrub layer
❑C ❑C Shrub layer sparse or absent
e ®A ®A Dense herb layer
_ ❑B ❑B Moderate density herb layer
❑ C ❑C Herb layer sparse or absent
18. Snags — wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes)
❑ A Large snags (more than one) are visible (> 12 inches DBH, or large relative to species present and landscape stability).
®B NotA
19. Diameter Class Distribution — wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes)
❑ A Majority of canopy trees have stems > 6 inches in diameter at breast height (DBH); many large trees (> 12 inches DBH) are
present.
®B Majority of canopy trees have stems between 6 and 12 inches DBH, few are > 12 inch DBH.
❑ C Majority of canopy trees are < 6 inches DBH or no trees.
20. Large Woody Debris — wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes)
Include both natural debris and man -placed natural debris.
❑ A Large logs (more than one) are visible (> 12 inches in diameter, or large relative to species present and landscape stability).
®B NotA
21. Vegetation/Open Water Dispersion — wetland type/open water condition metric (evaluate for Non -Tidal Freshwater Marsh only)
Select the figure that best describes the amount of interspersion between vegetation and open water in the growing season. Patterned
areas indicate vegetated areas, while solid white areas indicate open water.
❑A ❑B ❑C
\C , L .J \tea ?) \ �--J ) \ - A \
22. Hydrologic Connectivity — assessment area condition metric (evaluate for riparian wetlands and Salt/Brackish Marsh only)
❑D
Examples of activities that may severely alter hydrologic connectivity include intensive ditching, fill, sedimentation, channelization, diversion,
man-made berms, beaver dams, and stream incision. Documentation required if evaluated as B, C, or D.
®A Overbank and overland flow are not severely altered in the assessment area.
❑ B Overbank flow is severely altered in the assessment area.
❑ C Overland flow is severely altered in the assessment area.
❑ D Both overbank and overland flow are severely altered in the assessment area.
Notes

NC WAM Wetland Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 5.0
Wetland Site Name WHI Date of Assessment 9/8/2021
Wetland Type Headwater Forest Assessor Name/Organization Laura Meyer / Wood
Notes on Field Assessment Form (Y/N)
Presence of regulatory considerations (Y/N)
Wetland is intensively managed (Y/N)
Assessment area is located within 50 feet of a natural tributary or other open water (Y/N)
Assessment area is substantially altered by beaver (Y/N)
Assessment area experiences overbank flooding during normal rainfall conditions (Y/N)
Assessment area is on a coastal island (Y/N)
Sub -function Rating Summary
Function Sub -function
Hydrology
Surface Storage and Retention
Sub -surface Storage and
Retention
Metrics
Condition
Condition
NO
YES
YES
NO
NO
NO
NO
Rating
HIGH
HIGH
Water Quality
Habitat
Function Rating Summary
Function
Hydrology
Water Quality
Habitat
Pathogen Change
Particulate Change
Soluble Change
Physical Change
Pollution Change
Physical Structure
Landscape Patch Structure
Vegetation Composition
Condition
Condition/Opportunity
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
Condition
Condition/Opportunity
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
Condition
Condition/Opportunity
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
Condition
Condition/Opportunity
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
Condition
Condition/Opportunity
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
Condition
Condition
Condition
Metrics
Condition
Condition
Condition/Opportunity
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
Condition
LOW
MEDIUM
YES
HIGH
NA
NA
MEDIUM
HIGH
YES
LOW
LOW
YES
NA
NA
NA
LOW
LOW
MEDIUM
Rating
HIGH
LOW
MEDIUM
YES
LOW
Overall Wetland Rating LOW

WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM - Eastern Mountains and Piedmont
Project/Site: Mayo -Roxboro 500kV City/Co.: Person County Sampling Date: 9/13/2021
Applicant/Owner: Duke Energy
State: NC Sampling Point: WHL-001 Wet D
Investigator(s): Laura Meyer & Dicky Harmon, Wood Section, Township, Range: N/A
Landform: (hillslope, terrace, etc.) Swale
Subregion(LRR/MLRA P/136 Lat: 36.4893
Soil Map Unit Name: SmF Siloam loam, 15 to 45 percent slopes
Local Relief : Slight slope Slope (%): 2
Long: -79.0417
Datum: WGS84
NWI Classification: N/A
Are climatic/hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? ❑ Yes 0 No (If no, explain in Remarks.)
Are Vegetation ❑ , Soil ❑ , or Hydrology ❑ significantly disturbed? Are "Normal Circumstances" present? 0 Yes ❑ No
Are Vegetation ❑ , Soil ❑ , or Hydrology ❑ naturally problematic? (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.)
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS - Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc.
Hydrophytic Vegetation Present?
Hydric Soil Present?
Wetland Hydrology Present?
Yes ID
Yes I1
Yes E
No ❑
No ❑
No ❑
Is the Sampled Area
within a wetland?
Yes 7 No ❑
Remarks
HYDROLOGY
Wetland Hydrology Indicators:
Primary Indicators (minimum of one is required; check all that apply):
Secondary Indicators (minimum of two required)
❑ Surface Soil Cracks (B6)
❑ Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (B8)
❑ Drainage Patterns (B10)
(C3) ❑ Moss Trim Lines (B16)
❑ Dry -Season Water Table (C2)
(C6) 0 Crayfish Burrows (C8)
❑ Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9)
0 Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1)
❑ Geomorphic Position (D2)
❑ ShallowAquitard (D3)
0 Microtopographic Relief (D4)
❑ FAC-Neutral Test (D5)
p Surface Water (A1) E True Aquatic Plants (B14)
0 High Water Table (A2) ❑ Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (C1)
p Saturation (A3) ❑ Oxidized Rhizospheres on Living Roots
❑ Water Marks (B1) 0 Presence of Reduced Iron (C4)
❑ Sediment Deposits (B2) ❑ Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils
❑ Drift Deposits (B3) ❑ Thin Much Surface (C7)
❑ Algal Mat or Crust (B4) ❑ Other (Explain in Remarks)
❑ Iron Deposits (B5)
❑ Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (B7)
❑ Water -Stained Leaves (B9)
❑ Aquatic Fauna (B13)
Field Observations:
Surface Water Present? p Yes ❑ No Depth (inches): 12
Wetland Hydrology Present? 0 Yes E No
Water Table Present? 2 Yes ❑ No Depth (inches): 0
Saturation Present? El Yes ❑ No Depth (inches): 0
(includes capillary fringe)
Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available:
Remarks:
All three wetland criteria are present; area is a wetland.
US Army Corps of Engineers
Eastern Mountains and Piedmont - Version 2.0

VEGETATION (Four Strata) - Use scientific names of plants. Sampling Point: WHL-001 Wet D
Tree Stratum
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
(Plot size: 30ft radius)
50% of total cover:
Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size: 30ft radius)
1. Acer rubrum
2. Salix nigra
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Absolute Dominant Indicator
% Cover Species? Status
Dominance Test Worksheet:
Number of Dominant Species
Number of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC:
Total Number of Dominant
Species Across All Strata:
Percent of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC:
4 (A)
4 (B)
100% (NB)
0 = Total Cover
0 20% of total cover:
FAC
OBL
Prevalence Index worksheet:
Total % Cover of: Multiply
OBL species 35 x 1 = 35
FACW species 40 x 2 = 80
FAC species 15 x 3 = 45
FACU species 0 x 4 = 0
UPL species 0 x 5 = 0
Column Totals: 90 (A) 160 (B)
Prevalence Index = B/A = 1.8
10 = Total Cover
50% of total cover: 5 20% of total cover:
Herb Stratum (Plot size: 30ft radius)
1. Scirpus cyperinus 40 Y FACW
2. Typha latifolia 30 Y OBL
Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
❑ Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
O Dominance Test is > 50%
2 Prevalence Index is <_ 3.01
❑ Morphological Adaptations) (Provide supporting
data in Remarks or on a separate sheet
❑ Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation (Explain)
1 Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must
be present, unless disturbed or problematic
3. Persicaria longiseta 10 FAC
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
Woody Vine Stratum
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
50% of total cover:
(Plot size: 30ft radius)
80 = Total Cover
40 20% of total cover: 16
Definitions of Four Vegetation Strata:
Tree - Woody plants, excluding vines, 3 in. (7.6 cm) or
more in diameter at breast height (DBH), regardless of
height.
Sapling/Shrub - Woody plants, excluding vines, less
than 3 in. DBH and greater than 3.28 ft (1 m) tall.
Herb - All herbaceous (non -woody) plants, regardless of
size, and woody plants less than 3.28 ft tall.
Woody Vines - All woody vines greater than 3.28 ft in height.
0 = Total Cover
50% of total cover: 0 20% of total cover:
Hydrophytic
Vegetation Yes 0 No ❑
Present?
Remarks: (Include photo numbers here or on a separate sheet.)
ERDC/CRREL 2018 Regional Wetland Plant List (Eastern Mountains and Piedmont) used for indicator status. (reg_EMP_2018v1)
Hydrophytic vegetation is present.

US Army Corps of Engineers
SOIL
Eastern Mountains and Piedmont - Version 2.0
Sampling Point: WHL-001 Wet D
Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators).
Depth Matrix Redox Features
(inches) Color (moist) Texture
0-4 10YR 4/2 SCL
4-12+ 10YR 4/1
ova
80
80
Color (moist)
7.5YR 5/6
7.5YR 5/6
ova
20
20
Type
C
C
'Type C = Concentration, D = depletion, RM = Reduced Matrix, MS = Masked Sand Grains
Loc2
PL
PL
SCL
Remarks
2Location: PL = Pore Lining, M = Matrix
Hydric Soil Indicators:
❑ Histosol (Al)
❑ Histic Epipedon (A2)
❑ Black Histic (A3)
O Hydrogen Sulfide (A4)
❑ Stratified Layers (A5)
❑ 2 cm Muck (A10) (LRR N)
❑ Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11)
❑ Thick Dark Surface (Al2)
O Sandy Mucky Material (S1)
(LRR N, MLRA 147, 148)
O Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4)
❑ Sandy Redox (S4)
❑ Stripped Matrix (S5)
❑ Dark Surface (S7)
❑ Polyvalue Below Surface (S8) (MLRA 147, 148)
❑ Thin Dark Surface (S9) (MLRA 147, 148)
❑ Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2)
E Depleted Matrix (F3)
❑ Redox Dark Surface (F6)
❑ Depleted Dark Surface (F7)
❑ Redox Depressions (F8)
❑ Iron -Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR N, MLRA 136)
❑ Umbric Surface (F13) (MLRA 136, 122)
❑ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 148)
❑ Red Parent Material (F21) (MLRA 127, 147)
Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils3:
❑ 2 cm Muck (A10) (MLRA 147)
• Coatal Prairie Redox (A16)
(MLRA 147, 148)
❑ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19)
(MLRA 136, 147)
Q Very Shallow Dark Surface (TF12)
❑ Other (Explain in Remarks)
3lndicators of hydrophytic vegetation and
wetland hydrology must be present,
unless disturbed or problematic.
Restrictive Layer (if observed):
Type:
Depth (inches):
Hydric Soil Present? Yes E No ❑
Remarks:
Hydric soils are present.

WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM - Eastern Mountains and Piedmont
Project/Site: Mayo -Roxboro 500kV City/Co.: Person County Sampling Date: 9/13/2021
Applicant/Owner: Duke Energy
State: NC Sampling Point: WHL-001 Up DF
Investigator(s): Laura Meyer & Dicky Harmon, Wood Section, Township, Range: N/A
Landform: (hillslope, terrace, etc.) Swale
Subregion(LRR/MLRA P/136 Lat: 36.4893
Soil Map Unit Name: SmF Siloam loam, 15 to 45 percent slopes
Local Relief : Slight slope Slope (%): 2
Long: -79.0417
Datum: WGS84
NWI Classification: N/A
Are climatic/hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? ❑ Yes 0 No (If no, explain in Remarks.)
Are Vegetation ❑ , Soil ❑ , or Hydrology ❑ significantly disturbed? Are "Normal Circumstances" present? 0 Yes ❑ No
Are Vegetation E , Soil E , or Hydrology ❑ naturally problematic? (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.)
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS - Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc.
Hydrophytic Vegetation Present?
Hydric Soil Present?
Wetland Hydrology Present?
Yes E No ❑
Yes ❑ No E
Yes ❑ No E
Is the Sampled Area
within a wetland?
Yes ❑ No E
Remarks
Area does contain hydrophytic vegetation but no hydrology or hydric soils were observed; area is not a wetland
HYDROLOGY
Wetland Hydrology Indicators:
Primary Indicators (minimum of one is required; check all that apply):
Secondary Indicators (minimum of two required)
❑ Surface Soil Cracks (B6)
❑ Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (B8)
❑ Drainage Patterns (B10)
(C3) ❑ Moss Trim Lines (B16)
❑ Dry -Season Water Table (C2)
(C6) ❑ Crayfish Burrows (C8)
❑ Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9)
❑ Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1)
❑ Geomorphic Position (D2)
❑ ShallowAquitard (D3)
❑ Microtopographic Relief (D4)
❑ FAC-Neutral Test (D5)
❑ Surface Water (A1) E True Aquatic Plants (B14)
❑ High Water Table (A2) ❑ Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (C1)
❑ Saturation (A3) ❑ Oxidized Rhizospheres on Living Roots
❑ Water Marks (B1) 0 Presence of Reduced Iron (C4)
❑ Sediment Deposits (B2) ❑ Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils
❑ Drift Deposits (B3) ❑ Thin Much Surface (C7)
❑ Algal Mat or Crust (B4) ❑ Other (Explain in Remarks)
❑ Iron Deposits (B5)
❑ Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (B7)
❑ Water -Stained Leaves (B9)
❑ Aquatic Fauna (B13)
Field Observations:
Surface Water Present? ❑ Yes E No Depth (inches):
Wetland Hydrology Present? ❑ Yes E No
Water Table Present? ❑ Yes 0 No Depth (inches):
Saturation Present? ❑ Yes 0 No Depth (inches):
(includes capillary fringe)
Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available:
Remarks:
No wetland hydrology indicators observed
US Army Corps of Engineers
Eastern Mountains and Piedmont - Version 2.0

VEGETATION (Four Strata) - Use scientific names of plants. Sampling Point: WHL-001 Up DF
Tree Stratum
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
(Plot size: 30ft radius)
50% of total cover:
Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size: 30ft radius)
1. Rhus copallinum
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Absolute Dominant Indicator
% Cover Species? Status
Dominance Test Worksheet:
Number of Dominant Species
Number of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC:
Total Number of Dominant
Species Across All Strata:
Percent of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC:
2 (A)
4 (B)
50% (A/B)
0 = Total Cover
0 20% of total cover:
FACU
Prevalence Index worksheet:
Total % Cover of: Multiply
OBL species 0 x 1 = 0
FACW species 50 x 2 = 100
FAC species 10 x 3 = 30
FACU species 37 x 4 = 148
UPL species 0 x 5 = 0
Column Totals: 97 (A) 278 (B)
Prevalence Index = B/A = 2.9
5 = Total Cover
50% of total cover: 2.5 20% of total cover:
Herb Stratum (Plot size: 30ft radius)
1. Solidago sempervirens 50 Y FACW
2. Lespedeza cuneata 2 FACU
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
❑ Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
O Dominance Test is > 50%
2 Prevalence Index is <_ 3.01
❑ Morphological Adaptations) (Provide supporting
data in Remarks or on a separate sheet
❑ Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation (Explain)
1 Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must
be present, unless disturbed or problematic
52 = Total Cover
50% of total cover: 26 20% of total cover: 10.4
Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size: 30ft radius)
1. Rubus argutus 30 Y FACU
2. Campsis radicans 10 Y FAC
Definitions of Four Vegetation Strata:
Tree - Woody plants, excluding vines, 3 in. (7.6 cm) or
more in diameter at breast height (DBH), regardless of
height.
Sapling/Shrub - Woody plants, excluding vines, less
than 3 in. DBH and greater than 3.28 ft (1 m) tall.
Herb - All herbaceous (non -woody) plants, regardless of
size, and woody plants less than 3.28 ft tall.
Woody Vines - All woody vines greater than 3.28 ft in height.
3. Lonicera japonica 5 FACU
4.
5.
6.
45 = Total Cover
50% of total cover: 22.5 20% of total cover:
Hydrophytic
Vegetation Yes 0 No ❑
Present?
Remarks: (Include photo numbers here or on a separate sheet.)
ERDC/CRREL 2018 Regional Wetland Plant List (Eastern Mountains and Piedmont) used for indicator status. (reg_EMP_2018v1)
Hydrophytic vegetation was present.

US Army Corps of Engineers
SOIL
Eastern Mountains and Piedmont - Version 2.0
Sampling Point: WHL-001 Up DF
Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators).
Depth Matrix Redox Features
(inches) Color (moist) % Color (moist) % Texture
0-4 7.5YR 4/3 SCL
4-12+ 7.5YR 4/4
Type Loc2
Type C = Concentration, D = depletion, RM = Reduced Matrix, MS = Masked Sand Grains
SCL
Remarks
2Location: PL = Pore Lining, M = Matrix
Hydric Soil Indicators:
❑ Histosol (Al)
❑ Histic Epipedon (A2)
❑ Black Histic (A3)
❑ Hydrogen Sulfide (A4)
❑ Stratified Layers (A5)
❑ 2 cm Muck (A10) (LRR N)
❑ Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11)
❑ Thick Dark Surface (Al2)
❑ Sandy Mucky Material (S1)
(LRR N, MLRA 147, 148)
❑ Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4)
❑ Sandy Redox (S4)
D Stripped Matrix (S5)
❑ Dark Surface (S7)
❑ Polyvalue Below Surface (S8) (MLRA 147, 148)
❑ Thin Dark Surface (S9) (MLRA 147, 148)
❑ Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2)
❑ Depleted Matrix (F3)
❑ Redox Dark Surface (F6)
❑ Depleted Dark Surface (F7)
❑ Redox Depressions (F8)
❑ Iron -Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR N, MLRA 136)
❑ Umbric Surface (F13) (MLRA 136, 122)
❑ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 148)
❑ Red Parent Material (F21) (MLRA 127, 147)
Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils3:
❑ 2 cm Muck (A10) (MLRA 147)
• Coatal Prairie Redox (A16)
(MLRA 147, 148)
❑ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19)
(MLRA 136, 147)
❑ Very Shallow Dark Surface (TF12)
❑ Other (Explain in Remarks)
3lndicators of hydrophytic vegetation and
wetland hydrology must be present,
unless disturbed or problematic.
Restrictive Layer (if observed):
Type:
Depth (inches):
Hydric Soil Present? Yes ❑ No E
Remarks:
No hydric indicators observed.

USACE AID #
NC WAM FIELD ASSESSMENT RESULTS
Accompanies User Manual Version 5.0
NCDWR#
Project Name
Applicant/Owner Name
Wetland Type
Level III Ecoregion
River Basin
County
❑ Yes ® No
Mayo -Roxboro 500kV Line
Duke Energy
Headwater Forest
Piedmont
Roanoke
Person
Precipitation within 48 hrs?
Date of Evaluation
Wetland Site Name
Assessor Name/Organization
Nearest Named Water Body
USGS 8-Digit Catalogue Unit
NCDWR Region
Latitude/Longitude (deci-degrees)
9/8/2021
WHL
Laura Meyer / Wood
Hyco Lake
03010104
Raleigh
Evidence of stressors affecting the assessment area (may not be within the assessment area)
Please circle and/or make note on the last page if evidence of stressors is apparent. Consider departure from reference, if appropriate, in
recent past (for instance, within 10 years). Noteworthy stressors include, but are not limited to the following.
• Hydrological modifications (examples: ditches, dams, beaver dams, dikes, berms, ponds, etc.)
• Surface and sub -surface discharges into the wetland (examples: discharges containing obvious pollutants, presence of nearby septic
tanks, underground storage tanks (USTs), hog lagoons, etc.)
• Signs of vegetation stress (examples: vegetation mortality, insect damage, disease, storm damage, salt intrusion, etc.)
• Habitat/plant community alteration (examples: mowing, clear -cutting, exotics, etc.)
Is the assessment area intensively managed? ® Yes ❑ No
Regulatory Considerations - Were regulatory considerations evaluated? ®Yes No If Yes, check all that apply to the assessment area.
❑ Anadromous fish
• Federally protected species or State endangered or threatened species
• NCDWR riparian buffer rule in effect
❑ Abuts a Primary Nursery Area (PNA)
❑ Publicly owned property
❑ N.C. Division of Coastal Management Area of Environmental Concern (AEC) (including buffer)
❑ Abuts a stream with a NCDWQ classification of SA or supplemental classifications of HOW, ORW, or Trout
❑ Designated NCNHP reference community
❑ Abuts a 303(d)-listed stream or a tributary to a 303(d)-listed stream
What type of natural stream is associated with the wetland, if any? (check all that apply)
❑ Blackwater
• Brownwater
❑ Tidal (if tidal, check one of the following boxes) ❑ Lunar ❑ Wind ❑ Both
Is the assessment area on a coastal island? ❑ Yes ® No
Is the assessment area's surface water storage capacity or duration substantially altered by beaver? ❑ Yes ® No
Does the assessment area experience overbank flooding during normal rainfall conditions? ❑ Yes ® No
1. Ground Surface Condition/Vegetation Condition — assessment area condition metric
Check a box in each column. Consider alteration to the ground surface (GS) in the assessment area and vegetation structure (VS) in the
assessment area. Compare to reference wetland if applicable (see User Manual). If a reference is not applicable, then rate the assessment
area based on evidence an effect.
GS VS
❑ A ❑A Not severely altered
®B ®B Severely altered over a majority of the assessment area (ground surface alteration examples: vehicle tracks, excessive
sedimentation, fire -plow lanes, skidder tracks, bedding, fill, soil compaction, obvious pollutants) (vegetation structure
alteration examples: mechanical disturbance, herbicides, salt intrusion [where appropriate], exotic species, grazing, less
diversity [if appropriate], hydrologic alteration)
2. Surface and Sub -Surface Storage Capacity and Duration — assessment area condition metric
Check a box in each column. Consider surface storage capacity and duration (Surf) and sub -surface storage capacity and duration (Sub).
Consider both increase and decrease in hydrology. A ditch <_ 1 foot deep is considered to affect surface water only, while a ditch > 1 foot
deep is expected to affect both surface and sub -surface water. Consider tidal flooding regime, if applicable.
Surf Sub
❑ A ❑A Water storage capacity and duration are not altered.
❑ B ❑B Water storage capacity or duration are altered, but not substantially (typically, not sufficient to change vegetation).
®C ®C Water storage capacity or duration are substantially altered (typically, alteration sufficient to result in vegetation change)
(examples: draining, flooding, soil compaction, filling, excessive sedimentation, underground utility lines).
3. Water Storage/Surface Relief — assessment area/wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes)
Check a box in each column. Select the appropriate storage for the assessment area (AA) and the wetland type (WT).
AA WT
3a. ®A ®A Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water > 1 deep
❑ B ❑B Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water 6 inches to 1 foot deep
❑ C ❑C Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water 3 to 6 inches deep
❑ D ❑D Depressions able to pond water < 3 inches deep
3b. ❑A Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is greater than 2 feet
❑ B Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is between 1 and 2 feet
®C Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is less than 1 foot

4. Soil Texture/Structure — assessment area condition metric (skip for all marshes)
Check a box from each of the three soil property groups below. Dig soil profile in the dominant assessment area landscape feature.
Make soil observations within the top 12 inches. Use most recent National Technical Committee for Hydric Soils guidance for regional
indicators.
4a. ❑A Sandy soil
®B Loamy or clayey soils exhibiting redoximorphic features (concentrations, depletions, or rhizospheres)
❑ C Loamy or clayey soils not exhibiting redoximorphic features
❑ D Loamy or clayey gleyed soil
❑ E Histosol or histic epipedon
4b. ®A Soil ribbon < 1 inch
❑ B Soil ribbon >_ 1 inch
4c. ®A No peat or muck presence
❑ B A peat or muck presence
5. Discharge into Wetland — opportunity metric
Check a box in each column. Consider surface pollutants or discharges (Surf) and sub -surface pollutants or discharges (Sub). Examples
of sub -surface discharges include presence of nearby septic tank, underground storage tank (UST), etc.
Surf Sub
®A ®A Little or no evidence of pollutants or discharges entering the assessment area
❑ B ❑B Noticeable evidence of pollutants or discharges entering the wetland and stressing, but not overwhelming the
treatment capacity of the assessment area
❑ C ❑C Noticeable evidence of pollutants or discharges (pathogen, particulate, or soluble) entering the assessment area and
potentially overwhelming the treatment capacity of the wetland (water discoloration, dead vegetation, excessive
sedimentation, odor)
6. Land Use — opportunity metric (skip for non -riparian wetlands)
Check all that apply (at least one box in each column). Evaluation involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. Consider sources draining
to assessment area within entire upstream watershed (WS), within 5 miles and within the watershed draining to the assessment area (5M),
and within 2 miles and within the watershed draining to the assessment area (2M).
WS 5M 2M
®A ®A ®A > 10% impervious surfaces
❑ B ❑B ❑B Confined animal operations (or other local, concentrated source of pollutants
❑ C ❑C ❑C >_ 20% coverage of pasture
❑ D ❑D ❑D >_ 20% coverage of agricultural land (regularly plowed land)
❑ E ❑E ❑E >_ 20% coverage of maintained grass/herb
❑ F OF OF >_ 20% coverage of clear-cut land
❑ G ❑G ❑G Little or no opportunity to improve water quality. Lack of opportunity may result from little or no disturbance in
the watershed or hydrologic alterations that prevent drainage and/or overbank flow from affecting the
assessment area.
7. Wetland Acting as Vegetated Buffer — assessment area/wetland complex condition metric (skip for non -riparian wetlands)
7a. Is assessment area within 50 feet of a tributary or other open water?
❑ Yes No If Yes, continue to 7b. If No, skip to Metric 8.
Wetland buffer need only be present on one side of the water body. Make buffer judgment based on the average width of wetland.
Record a note if a portion of the buffer has been removed or disturbed.
7b. How much of the first 50 feet from the bank is wetland? (Wetland buffer need only be present on one side of the .water body. Make
buffer judgment based on the average width of wetland. Record a note if a portion of the buffer has been removed or disturbed.)
❑ A >_ 50 feet
❑ B From 30 to < 50 feet
❑ C From 15 to < 30 feet
❑ D From 5 to < 15 feet
®E < 5 feet or buffer bypassed by ditches
7c. Tributary width. If the tributary is anastomosed, combine widths of channels/braids for a total width.
®<_ 15-feet wide ❑> 15-feet wide ❑ Other open water (no tributary present)
7d. Do roots of assessment area vegetation extend into the bank of the tributary/open water?
®Yes No
7e. Is stream or other open water sheltered or exposed?
®Sheltered — adjacent open water with width < 2500 feet and no regular boat traffic.
❑ Exposed — adjacent open water with width >_ 2500 feet or regular boat traffic.
8. Wetland Width at the Assessment Area — wetland type/wetland complex condition metric (evaluate WT for all marshes and
Estuarine Woody Wetland only; evaluate WC for Bottomland Hardwood Forest, Headwater Forest, and Riverine Swamp Forest
only)
Check a box in each column for riverine wetlands only. Select the average width for the wetland type at the assessment area (WT) and
the wetland complex at the assessment area (WC). See User Manual for WT and WC boundaries.
WT WC
❑A ❑A >_ 100 feet
❑ B ❑B From 80 to < 100 feet
❑ C ❑C From 50 to < 80 feet
❑ D ®D From 40 to < 50 feet
®E ❑E From 30 to < 40 feet
❑ F OF From 15 to < 30 feet
❑ G ❑G From 5 to < 15 feet
❑ H ❑H < 5 feet

9. Inundation Duration — assessment area condition metric (skip for non -riparian wetlands)
Answer for assessment area dominant landform.
❑ A Evidence of short -duration inundation (< 7 consecutive days)
❑ B Evidence of saturation, without evidence of inundation
®C Evidence of long -duration inundation or very long -duration inundation (7 to 30 consecutive days or more)
10. Indicators of Deposition — assessment area condition metric (skip for non -riparian wetlands and all marshes)
Consider recent deposition only (no plant growth since deposition).
®A Sediment deposition is not excessive, but at approximately natural levels.
❑ B Sediment deposition is excessive, but not overwhelming the wetland.
❑ C Sediment deposition is excessive and is overwhelming the wetland.
11. Wetland Size — wetland type/wetland complex condition metric
Check a box in each column. Involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. This metric evaluates three aspects of the wetland area: the
size of the wetland type (WT), the size of the wetland complex (WC), and the size of the forested wetland (FW) (if applicable, see User
Manual). See the User Manual for boundaries of these evaluation areas. If assessment area is clear-cut, select "K" for the FW column.
WT WC FW (if applicable)
❑A ❑A ❑A >_ 500 acres
❑ B ❑B ❑B From 100 to < 500 acres
❑ C ❑C ❑C From 50 to < 100 acres
❑ D ❑D ❑D From 25 to < 50 acres
❑ E ❑E ❑E From 10 to < 25 acres
❑ F OF OF From 5 to < 10 acres
❑ G ®G ❑G From 1 to < 5 acres
®H ❑H ❑H From 0.5 to < 1 acre
❑ I ❑I ❑I From 0.1 to < 0.5 acre
❑ J ❑J ❑J From 0.01 to < 0.1 acre
❑ K ❑K ®K < 0.01 acre or assessment area is clear-cut
12. Wetland Intactness — wetland type condition metric (evaluate for Pocosins only)
❑ A Pocosin is the full extent (>_ 90%) of its natural landscape size.
❑ B Pocosin type is < 90% of the full extent of its natural landscape size.
13. Connectivity to Other Natural Areas — landscape condition metric
13a. Check appropriate box(es) (a box may be checked in each column). Involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. This metric
evaluates whether the wetland is well connected (Well) and/or loosely connected (Loosely) to the landscape patch, the contiguous
naturally vegetated area and open water (if appropriate). Boundaries are formed by four -lane roads, regularly maintained utility line
corridors the width of a four -lane road or wider, urban landscapes, maintained fields (pasture and agriculture), or open water > 300
feet wide.
Well Loosely
❑A ❑A >_ 500 acres
❑ B ❑B From 100 to < 500 acres
❑ C ❑C From 50 to < 100 acres
❑ D ❑D From 10 to < 50 acres
®E ®E < 10 acres
❑ F ❑F Wetland type has a poor or no connection to other natural habitats
13b. Evaluate for marshes only.
▪ Yes No Wetland type has a surface hydrology connection to open waters/stream or tidal wetlands.
14. Edge Effect — wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes and Estuarine Woody Wetland)
May involve a GIS effort with field adjustment. Estimate distance from wetland type boundary to artificial edges. Artificial edges include
non -forested areas >_ 40 feet wide such as fields, development, roads, regularly maintained utility line corridors, and clear -cuts. Consider
the eight main points of the compass. Artificial edge occurs within 150 feet in how many directions? If the assessment area is clear cut,
select option "C."
❑ A 0
B 1 to 4
❑ C 5to8
15. Vegetative Composition — assessment area condition metric (skip for all marshes and Pine Flat)
❑ A Vegetation is close to reference condition in species present and their proportions. Lower strata composed of appropriate
species, with exotic plants absent or sparse within the assessment area.
B Vegetation is different from reference condition in species diversity or proportions, but still largely composed of native species
characteristic of the wetland type. This may include communities of weedy native species that develop after clearcutting or clearing.
It also includes communities with exotics present, but not dominant, over a large portion of the expected strata.
❑ C Vegetation severely altered from reference in composition, or expected species are unnaturally absent (planted stands of non -
characteristic species or at least one stratum inappropriately composed of a single species), or exotic species are dominant in at
least one stratum.
16. Vegetative Diversity — assessment area condition metric (evaluate for Non -tidal Freshwater Marsh only)
❑ A Vegetation diversity is high and is composed primarily of native species (< 10% cover of exotics).
®B Vegetation diversity is low or has > 10% to 50% cover of exotics.
❑ C Vegetation is dominated by exotic species (> 50 % cover of exotics).

17. Vegetative Structure — assessment area/wetland type condition metric
17a. Is vegetation present?
®Yes No If Yes, continue to 17b. If No, skip to Metric 18.
17b. Evaluate percent coverage of assessment area vegetation for all marshes only. Skip to 17c for non -marsh wetlands.
®A >_ 25% coverage of vegetation
❑ B < 25% coverage of vegetation
17c. Check a box in each column for each stratum. Evaluate this portion of the metric for non -marsh wetlands. Consider
structure in airspace above the assessment area (AA) and the wetland type (WT) separately.
AA WT
T
o ❑A ❑A Canopy closed, or nearly closed, with natural gaps associated with natural processes
m ❑B ❑B Canopy present, but opened more than natural gaps
U ®C ®C Canopy sparse or absent
L.
o ❑A ❑A Dense mid-story/sapling layer
c9 ❑B ❑B Moderate density mid-story/sapling layer
®C ®C Mid-story/sapling layer sparse or absent
= ❑A ❑A Dense shrub layer
2E ❑B ❑B Moderate density shrub layer
®C ®C Shrub layer sparse or absent
e ❑A ❑A Dense herb layer
_ ®B ®B Moderate density herb layer
❑ C ❑C Herb layer sparse or absent
18. Snags — wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes)
❑ A Large snags (more than one) are visible (> 12 inches DBH, or large relative to species present and landscape stability).
®B NotA
19. Diameter Class Distribution — wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes)
❑ A Majority of canopy trees have stems > 6 inches in diameter at breast height (DBH); many large trees (> 12 inches DBH) are
present.
❑ B Majority of canopy trees have stems between 6 and 12 inches DBH, few are > 12 inch DBH.
®C Majority of canopy trees are < 6 inches DBH or no trees.
20. Large Woody Debris — wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes)
Include both natural debris and man -placed natural debris.
❑ A Large logs (more than one) are visible (> 12 inches in diameter, or large relative to species present and landscape stability).
®B NotA
21. Vegetation/Open Water Dispersion — wetland type/open water condition metric (evaluate for Non -Tidal Freshwater Marsh only)
Select the figure that best describes the amount of interspersion between vegetation and open water in the growing season. Patterned
areas indicate vegetated areas, while solid white areas indicate open water.
❑A ❑B ❑C
\C , L .J \tea ?) \ �--J ) \ - A \
22. Hydrologic Connectivity — assessment area condition metric (evaluate for riparian wetlands and Salt/Brackish Marsh only)
❑D
Examples of activities that may severely alter hydrologic connectivity include intensive ditching, fill, sedimentation, channelization, diversion,
man-made berms, beaver dams, and stream incision. Documentation required if evaluated as B, C, or D.
®A Overbank and overland flow are not severely altered in the assessment area.
❑ B Overbank flow is severely altered in the assessment area.
❑ C Overland flow is severely altered in the assessment area.
❑ D Both overbank and overland flow are severely altered in the assessment area.
Notes

NC WAM Wetland Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 5.0
Wetland Site Name WHL Date of Assessment 9/8/2021
Wetland Type Headwater Forest Assessor Name/Organization Laura Meyer / Wood
Notes on Field Assessment Form (Y/N)
Presence of regulatory considerations (Y/N)
Wetland is intensively managed (Y/N)
Assessment area is located within 50 feet of a natural tributary or other open water (Y/N)
Assessment area is substantially altered by beaver (Y/N)
Assessment area experiences overbank flooding during normal rainfall conditions (Y/N)
Assessment area is on a coastal island (Y/N)
Sub -function Rating Summary
Function Sub -function
Hydrology
Surface Storage and Retention
Sub -surface Storage and
Retention
Metrics
Condition
Condition
NO
YES
YES
NO
NO
NO
NO
Rating
LOW
LOW
Water Quality
Habitat
Function Rating Summary
Function
Hydrology
Water Quality
Habitat
Pathogen Change
Particulate Change
Soluble Change
Physical Change
Pollution Change
Physical Structure
Landscape Patch Structure
Vegetation Composition
Condition
Condition/Opportunity
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
Condition
Condition/Opportunity
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
Condition
Condition/Opportunity
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
Condition
Condition/Opportunity
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
Condition
Condition/Opportunity
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
Condition
Condition
Condition
Metrics
Condition
Condition
Condition/Opportunity
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
Condition
LOW
MEDIUM
YES
LOW
NA
NA
MEDIUM
HIGH
YES
LOW
LOW
YES
NA
NA
NA
LOW
LOW
MEDIUM
Rating
LOW
LOW
MEDIUM
YES
LOW
Overall Wetland Rating LOW

NC DWQ Stream Identification Form Version 4.11
SB-01
Date: 8/17/2021
Project/Site: Mayo-Rox. 500kV
Latitude: 36.5231
Evaluator: J. Bourdeau
County: Person
Longitude: -78.9392
Total Points:
Stream is at least intermittent 20
if >_ 19 or perennial if >_ 30`
Stream Determination (circle one)
Ephemeral Intermittent Perennial
✓
Other
e.g. Quad Name:
A. Geomorphology (Subtotal = 12.5 )
Absent
Weak
Moderate
Strong
la. Continuity of channel bed and bank
0
1
✓
2
3
2. Sinuosity of channel along thalweg
0
✓
1
2
3
3. In -channel structure: ex. riffle -pool, step -pool,
ripple -pool sequence
0
✓
1
2
3
4. Particle size of stream substrate
0
1
✓
2
3
5. Active/relict floodplain
0
✓
1
2
3
6. Depositional bars or benches
0
✓
1
2
3
7. Recent alluvial deposits
0
✓
1
2
3
8. Headcuts
0
1
✓
2
3
9. Grade control
✓
0
0.5
1
1.5
10. Natural valley
0
0.5
1
✓ 1.5
11. Second or greater order channel
✓
No = 0
Yes = 3
a artificial ditches are not rated; see discussions in manual
B. Hydrology (Subtotal = 4.5
12. Presence of Baseflow
0
1
✓ 2
3
13. Iron oxidizing bacteria
0
✓
1
2
3
14. Leaf litter
1.5
✓
1
0.5
0
15. Sediment on plants or debris
✓
0
0.5
1
1.5
16. Organic debris lines or piles
0
✓
0.5
1
1.5
17. Soil -based evidence of high water table?
✓
No = 0
Yes = 3
C. Biology (Subtotal = 3
18. Fibrous roots in streambed
3
2
✓ 1
0
19. Rooted upland plants in streambed
3
✓
2
1
0
20. Macrobenthos (note diversity and abundance)
✓ 0
1
2
3
21. Aquatic Mollusks
✓ 0
1
2
3
22. Fish
✓ 0
0.5
1
1.5
23. Crayfish
✓ 0
0.5
1
1.5
24. Amphibians
✓ 0
0.5
1
1.5
25. Algae
✓ 0
0.5
1
1.5
26. Wetland plants in streambed
FACW = 0.75; OBL = 1.5 ✓Other
= 0
*perennial streams may also be identified using other methods. See p. 35 of manual.
Notes: Photos 4688, 4690, 4692, 4694
Sketch:

NC SAM FIELD ASSESSMENT FORM
Accompanies User Manual Version 2.1
USACE AID #: NCDWR #:
INSTRUCTIONS: Attach a sketch of the assessment area and photographs. Attach a copy of the USGS 7.5-minute topographic quadrangle,
and circle the location of the stream reach under evaluation. If multiple stream reaches will be evaluated on the same property, identify and
number all reaches on the attached map, and include a separate form for each reach. See the NC SAM User Manual for detailed descriptions
and explanations of requested information. Record in the "Notes/Sketch" section if supplementary measurements were performed. See the
NC SAM User Manual for examples of additional measurements that may be relevant.
NOTE EVIDENCE OF STRESSORS AFFECTING THE ASSESSMENT AREA (do not need to be within the assessment area).
PROJECT/SITE INFORMATION:
1. Project name (if any): Mayo -Roxboro 500kV Line 2. Date of evaluation: August 17, 2021
3. Applicant/owner name: Duke Energy 4. Assessor name/organization: J. Bourdeau / Wood
5. County: Person 6. Nearest named water body
7. River basin: Roanoke on USGS 7.5-minute quad: Bamboo Branch
8. Site coordinates (decimal degrees, at lower end of assessment reach): 36.5231, -78.9392
STREAM INFORMATION: (depth and width can be approximations)
9. Site number (show on attached map): SB-01 10. Length of assessment reach evaluated (feet): 50
11. Channel depth from bed (in riffle, if present) to top of bank (feet): 2 ❑Unable to assess channel depth.
12. Channel width at top of bank (feet): 3 13. Is assessment reach a swamp steam? ❑Yes ❑No
14. Feature type: ❑Perennial flow ®Intermittent flow ❑Tidal Marsh Stream
STREAM CATEGORY INFORMATION:
15. NC SAM Zone: ❑ Mountains (M) ® Piedmont (P) ❑ Inner Coastal Plain (I)
16. Estimated geomorphic
valley shape (skip for
Tidal Marsh Stream):
17. Watershed size: (skip
for Tidal Marsh Stream)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
❑A �.�� ®B
(more sinuous stream, flatter valley slope) (less sinuous stream, steeper valley slope)
®Size 1 (< 0.1 mi2) Size 2 (0.1 to < 0.5 mi2) Size 3 (0.5 to < 5 mi2) Size 4 (>_ 5 mi2)
['Outer Coastal Plain (0)
18. Were regulatory considerations evaluated? ®Yes No If Yes, check all that apply to the assessment area.
▪ Section 10 water ❑Classified Trout Waters ❑Water Supply Watershed (❑I ❑II ❑III ❑IV ❑V)
❑ Essential Fish Habitat Primary Nursery Area ['High Quality Waters/Outstanding Resource Waters
❑ Publicly owned property ®NCDWR Riparian buffer rule in effect Nutrient Sensitive Waters
❑ Anadromous fish 111303(d) List ❑CAMA Area of Environmental Concern (AEC)
▪ Documented presence of a federal and/or state listed protected species within the assessment area.
List species:
▪ Designated Critical Habitat (list species)
19. Are additional stream information/supplementary measurements included in "Notes/Sketch" section or attached? Yes No
1. Channel Water - assessment reach metric (skip for Size 1 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
®A Water throughout assessment reach.
❑ B No flow, water in pools only.
❑ C No water in assessment reach.
2. Evidence of Flow Restriction - assessment reach metric
❑ A At least 10% of assessment reach in -stream habitat or riffle -pool sequence is severely affected by a flow restriction or fill to the
point of obstructing flow or a channel choked with aquatic macrophytes or ponded water or impoundment on flood or ebb within
the assessment reach (examples: undersized or perched culverts, causeways that constrict the channel, tidal gates, debris jams,
beaver dams).
®B NotA
3. Feature Pattern - assessment reach metric
❑ A A majority of the assessment reach has altered pattern (examples: straightening, modification above or below culvert).
®B NotA
4. Feature Longitudinal Profile - assessment reach metric
❑ A Majority of assessment reach has a substantially altered stream profile (examples: channel down -cutting, existing damming, over
widening, active aggradation, dredging, and excavation where appropriate channel profile has not reformed from any of these
disturbances).
®B NotA
5. Signs of Active Instability - assessment reach metric
Consider only current instability, not past events from which the stream has currently recovered. Examples of instability include
active bank failure, active channel down -cutting (head -cut), active widening, and artificial hardening (such as concrete, gabion, rip -rap).
®A < 10% of channel unstable
❑ B 10 to 25% of channel unstable
❑ C > 25% of channel unstable

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

12. Aquatic Life — assessment reach metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
12a. Yes No Was an in -stream aquatic life assessment performed as described in the User Manual?
If No, select one of the following reasons and skip to Metric 13. No Water ❑Other:
12b. ❑Yes No Are aquatic organisms present in the assessment reach (look in riffles, pools, then snags)? If Yes, check all that
apply. If No, skip to Metric 13.
1 >1 Numbers over columns refer to "individuals" for Size 1 and 2 streams and "taxa" for Size 3 and 4 streams.
❑ ❑Adult frogs
❑ Aquatic reptiles
❑ Aquatic macrophytes and aquatic mosses (include liverworts, lichens, and algal mats)
❑ ❑Beetles
❑ ❑Caddisfly larvae (T)
❑ ❑Asian clam (Corbicula)
❑ ❑Crustacean (isopod/amphipod/crayfish/shrimp)
❑ ❑Damselfly and dragonfly larvae
❑ ❑Dipterans
❑ ❑Mayfly larvae (E)
❑ ❑Megaloptera (alderfly, fishfly, dobsonfly larvae)
❑ ❑Midges/mosquito larvae
❑ Mosquito fish (Gambusia) or mud minnows (Umbra pygmaea)
❑ ❑Mussels/Clams (not Corbicula)
❑ ❑Other fish
❑ ❑Salamanders/tadpoles
❑ ❑Snails
❑ ❑Stonefly larvae (P)
❑ ❑Tipulid larvae
❑ ❑Worms/leeches
13. Streamside Area Ground Surface Condition — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams and B valley types)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB). Consider storage capacity with regard to both overbank flow and upland runoff.
LB RB
❑ A ❑A Little or no alteration to water storage capacity over a majority of the streamside area
❑ B ❑B Moderate alteration to water storage capacity over a majority of the streamside area
®C ®C Severe alteration to water storage capacity over a majority of the streamside area (examples: ditches, fill, soil compaction,
livestock disturbance, buildings, man-made levees, drainage pipes)
14. Streamside Area Water Storage — streamside area metric (skip for Size 1 streams, Tidal Marsh Streams, and B valley types)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB) of the streamside area.
LB RB
❑ A ❑A Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water >_ 6 inches deep
❑ B ❑B Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water 3 to 6 inches deep
®C Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water < 3 inches deep
15. Wetland Presence — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB). Do not consider wetlands outside of the streamside area or within the normal
wetted perimeter of assessment reach.
LB RB
❑ Y ❑Y Are wetlands present in the streamside area?
®N ®N
16. Baseflow Contributors — assessment reach metric (skip for Size 4 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all contributors within the assessment reach or within view of and draining to the assessment reach.
®A Streams and/or springs (jurisdictional discharges)
❑ B Ponds (include wet detention basins; do not include sediment basins or dry detention basins)
❑ C Obstruction passing flow during low -flow periods within the assessment area (beaver dam, leaky dam, bottom -release dam, weir)
®D Evidence of bank seepage or sweating (iron in water indicates seepage)
®E Stream bed or bank soil reduced (dig through deposited sediment if present)
❑ F None of the above
17. Baseflow Detractors — assessment area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all that apply.
❑ A Evidence of substantial water withdrawals from the assessment reach (includes areas excavated for pump installation)
❑ B Obstruction not passing flow during low -flow periods affecting the assessment reach (ex: watertight dam, sediment deposit)
❑ C Urban stream (>_ 24% impervious surface for watershed)
❑ D Evidence that the streamside area has been modified resulting in accelerated drainage into the assessment reach
❑ E Assessment reach relocated to valley edge
®F None of the above
18. Shading — assessment reach metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider aspect. Consider "leaf -on" condition.
❑ A Stream shading is appropriate for stream category (may include gaps associated with natural processes)
❑ B Degraded (example: scattered trees)
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
LB RB
❑ A ❑A
®B ®B
❑ C ❑C
❑ D ❑D
❑ E ❑E
Wooded
LB RB
❑A ❑A
❑ B ❑B
❑ C ❑C
®D ®D
❑E ❑E
20. Buffer Structure
Consider for left
LB RB
❑A ❑A
❑ B ❑B
❑ C ❑C
®D ®D
❑E ❑E
>_ 100 feet wide or extends to the edge of the watershed
From 50 to < 100 feet wide
From 30 to < 50 feet wide
From 10 to < 30 feet wide
< 10 feet wide or no trees
— streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
bank (LB) and right bank (RB) for Metric 19 ("Vegetated" Buffer Width).
Mature forest
Non -mature woody vegetation or modified vegetation structure
Herbaceous vegetation with or without a strip of trees < 10 feet wide
Maintained shrubs
Little or no vegetation
21. Buffer Stressors — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all appropriate boxes for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB). Indicate if listed stressor abuts stream (Abuts), does not abut but is
within 30 feet of stream (< 30 feet), or is between 30 to 50 feet of stream (30-50 feet).
If none of the following stressors occurs on either bank, check here and skip to Metric 22:
Abuts < 30 feet 30-50 feet
LB RB LB RB LB RB
❑ A ❑A ❑A ❑A ❑A ❑A
❑ B ❑B ❑B ❑B ❑B ❑B
❑ C ❑C ❑C ❑C ❑C ❑C
❑ D ❑D ❑D ❑D ❑D ❑D
Row crops
Maintained turf
Pasture (no livestock)/commercial horticulture
Pasture (active livestock use)
22. Stem Density — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB) for Metric 19 ("Wooded" Buffer Width).
LB RB
❑ A ❑A Medium to high stem density
❑ B ❑B Low stem density
®C No wooded riparian buffer or predominantly herbaceous species or bare ground
23. Continuity of Vegetated Buffer — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider whether vegetated buffer is continuous along stream (parallel). Breaks are areas lacking vegetation > 10 feet wide.
LB RB
®A
❑ B
❑ C
®A
❑ B
❑ C
The total length of buffer breaks is < 25 percent.
The total length of buffer breaks is between 25 and 50 percent.
The total length of buffer breaks is > 50 percent.
24. Vegetative Composition — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Evaluate the dominant vegetation within 100 feet of each bank or to the edge of the watershed (whichever comes first) as it contributes to
assessment reach habitat.
RB
❑ A Vegetation is close to undisturbed in species present and their proportions. Lower strata composed of native species,
with non-native invasive species absent or sparse.
Vegetation indicates disturbance in terms of species diversity or proportions, but is still largely composed of native
species. This may include communities of weedy native species that develop after clear -cutting or clearing or
communities with non-native invasive species present, but not dominant, over a large portion of the expected strata or
communities missing understory but retaining canopy trees.
Vegetation is severely disturbed in terms of species diversity or proportions. Mature canopy is absent or communities
with non-native invasive species dominant over a large portion of expected strata or communities composed of planted
stands of non -characteristic species or communities inappropriately composed of a single species or no vegetation.
25. Conductivity — assessment reach metric (skip for all Coastal Plain streams)
25a. ❑Yes No Was conductivity measurement recorded?
If No, select one of the following reasons. ❑No Water ®Other:
25b. Check the box corresponding to the conductivity measurement (units of microsiemens per centimeter).
❑A < 46 ❑B 46 to < 67 ❑C 67 to < 79 ❑D 79 to < 230 ❑E >_ 230
LB
❑A
❑ B
Notes/Sketch:

Draft NC SAM Stream Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 2.1
Stream Site Name Mayo -Roxboro 500kV Line Date of Assessment August 17, 2021
Stream Category Pb1 Assessor Name/Organization J. Bourdeau / Wood
Notes of Field Assessment Form (Y/N)
Presence of regulatory considerations (Y/N)
Additional stream information/supplementary measurements included (Y/N)
NC SAM feature type (perennial, intermittent, Tidal Marsh Stream)
NO
YES
NO
Intermittent
USACE/ NCDWR
Function Class Rating Summary All Streams Intermittent
(1) Hydrology HIGH HIGH
(2) Baseflow HIGH HIGH
(2) Flood Flow HIGH HIGH
(3) Streamside Area Attenuation HIGH HIGH
(4) Floodplain Access HIGH HIGH
(4) Wooded Riparian Buffer MEDIUM MEDIUM
(4) Microtopography NA NA
(3) Stream Stability HIGH HIGH
(4) Channel Stability HIGH HIGH
(4) Sediment Transport HIGH HIGH
(4) Stream Geomorphology HIGH HIGH
(2) Stream/Intertidal Zone Interaction NA NA
(2) Longitudinal Tidal Flow NA NA
(2) Tidal Marsh Stream Stability NA NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Channel Stability NA NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Stream Geomorphology NA NA
(1) Water Quality HIGH HIGH
(2) Baseflow HIGH HIGH
(2) Streamside Area Vegetation MEDIUM MEDIUM
(3) Upland Pollutant Filtration HIGH HIGH
(3) Thermoregulation LOW LOW
(2) Indicators of Stressors NO NO
(2) Aquatic Life Tolerance HIGH NA
(2) Intertidal Zone Filtration NA NA
(1) Habitat MEDIUM MEDIUM
(2) In -stream Habitat HIGH HIGH
(3) Baseflow HIGH HIGH
(3) Substrate HIGH HIGH
(3) Stream Stability HIGH HIGH
(3) In -stream Habitat HIGH HIGH
(2) Stream -side Habitat LOW LOW
(3) Stream -side Habitat LOW LOW
(3) Thermoregulation LOW LOW
(2) Tidal Marsh In -stream Habitat NA NA
(3) Flow Restriction NA NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Stream Stability NA NA
(4) Tidal Marsh Channel Stability NA NA
(4) Tidal Marsh Stream Geomorphology NA NA
(3) Tidal Marsh In -stream Habitat NA NA
(2) Intertidal Zone NA NA
Overall
HIGH HIGH

NC DWQ Stream Identification Form Version 4.11
SB-02
Date: 8/17/2021
Project/Site: Mayo-Rox. 500kV
Latitude: 36.5220
Evaluator: J. Bourdeau
County: Person
Longitude: -78.9433
Total Points:
Stream is at least intermittent 35
if >_ 19 or perennial if >_ 30`
Stream Determination (circle one)
Ephemeral Intermittent Perennial
✓
Other
e.g. Quad Name:
A. Geomorphology (Subtotal = 20.5 )
Absent
Weak
Moderate
Strong
la. Continuity of channel bed and bank
0
1
2
✓
3
2. Sinuosity of channel along thalweg
0
✓
1
2
3
3. In -channel structure: ex. riffle -pool, step -pool,
ripple -pool sequence
0
1
✓
2
3
4. Particle size of stream substrate
0
1
2
✓
3
5. Active/relict floodplain
0
1
2
✓
3
6. Depositional bars or benches
0
1
✓
2
3
7. Recent alluvial deposits
0
1
✓
2
3
8. Headcuts
✓
0
1
2
3
9. Grade control
✓
0
0.5
1
1.5
10. Natural valley
0
0.5
1
✓
1.5
11. Second or greater order channel
No = 0
✓
Yes = 3
a artificial ditches are not rated; see discussions in manual
B. Hydrology (Subtotal = 8.5
12. Presence of Baseflow
0
1
2
✓ 3
13. Iron oxidizing bacteria
✓
0
1
2
3
14. Leaf litter
1.5
✓ 1
0.5
0
15. Sediment on plants or debris
0
0.5
✓
1
1.5
16. Organic debris lines or piles
0
✓ 0.5
1
1.5
17. Soil -based evidence of high water table?
No = 0
✓
Yes = 3
C. Biology (Subtotal = 6
18. Fibrous roots in streambed
3
✓
2
1
0
19. Rooted upland plants in streambed
✓ 3
2
1
0
20. Macrobenthos (note diversity and abundance)
0
✓
1
2
3
21. Aquatic Mollusks
✓ 0
1
2
3
22. Fish
✓ 0
0.5
1
1.5
23. Crayfish
✓ 0
0.5
1
1.5
24. Amphibians
✓ 0
0.5
1
1.5
25. Algae
✓ 0
0.5
1
1.5
26. Wetland plants in streambed
FACW = 0.75; OBL = 1.5 'Other
= 0
*perennial streams may also be identified using other methods. See p. 35 of manual.
Notes: Photos 4708, 4710, 4713, 4716, 4718
Sketch:

NC SAM FIELD ASSESSMENT FORM
Accompanies User Manual Version 2.1
USACE AID #: NCDWR #:
INSTRUCTIONS: Attach a sketch of the assessment area and photographs. Attach a copy of the USGS 7.5-minute topographic quadrangle,
and circle the location of the stream reach under evaluation. If multiple stream reaches will be evaluated on the same property, identify and
number all reaches on the attached map, and include a separate form for each reach. See the NC SAM User Manual for detailed descriptions
and explanations of requested information. Record in the "Notes/Sketch" section if supplementary measurements were performed. See the
NC SAM User Manual for examples of additional measurements that may be relevant.
NOTE EVIDENCE OF STRESSORS AFFECTING THE ASSESSMENT AREA (do not need to be within the assessment area).
PROJECT/SITE INFORMATION:
1. Project name (if any): Mayo -Roxboro 500kV Line 2. Date of evaluation: August 17, 2021
3. Applicant/owner name: Duke Energy 4. Assessor name/organization: J. Bourdeau / Wood
5. County: Person 6. Nearest named water body
7. River basin: Roanoke on USGS 7.5-minute quad: Bamboo Branch
8. Site coordinates (decimal degrees, at lower end of assessment reach): 36.5220, -78.9433
STREAM INFORMATION: (depth and width can be approximations)
9. Site number (show on attached map): SB-02 10. Length of assessment reach evaluated (feet): 50
11. Channel depth from bed (in riffle, if present) to top of bank (feet): 4 ❑Unable to assess channel depth.
12. Channel width at top of bank (feet): 15 13. Is assessment reach a swamp steam? ❑Yes ❑No
14. Feature type: ®Perennial flow Intermittent flow ❑Tidal Marsh Stream
STREAM CATEGORY INFORMATION:
15. NC SAM Zone: ❑ Mountains (M) ® Piedmont (P) ❑ Inner Coastal Plain (I)
16. Estimated geomorphic
valley shape (skip for
Tidal Marsh Stream):
17. Watershed size: (skip
for Tidal Marsh Stream)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
['Outer Coastal Plain (0)
(more sinuous stream, flatter valley slope) (less sinuous stream, steeper valley slope)
Size 1 (< 0.1 mi2) Size 2 (0.1 to < 0.5 mi2) ®Size 3 (0.5 to < 5 mi2) Size 4 (>_ 5 mi2)
18. Were regulatory considerations evaluated? ®Yes No If Yes, check all that apply to the assessment area.
▪ Section 10 water ❑Classified Trout Waters ❑Water Supply Watershed (❑I ❑II ❑III ❑IV ❑V)
❑ Essential Fish Habitat Primary Nursery Area ['High Quality Waters/Outstanding Resource Waters
❑ Publicly owned property ®NCDWR Riparian buffer rule in effect Nutrient Sensitive Waters
❑ Anadromous fish 111303(d) List ❑CAMA Area of Environmental Concern (AEC)
▪ Documented presence of a federal and/or state listed protected species within the assessment area.
List species:
▪ Designated Critical Habitat (list species)
19. Are additional stream information/supplementary measurements included in "Notes/Sketch" section or attached? Yes No
1. Channel Water - assessment reach metric (skip for Size 1 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
®A Water throughout assessment reach.
❑ B No flow, water in pools only.
❑ C No water in assessment reach.
2. Evidence of Flow Restriction - assessment reach metric
❑ A At least 10% of assessment reach in -stream habitat or riffle -pool sequence is severely affected by a flow restriction or fill to the
point of obstructing flow or a channel choked with aquatic macrophytes or ponded water or impoundment on flood or ebb within
the assessment reach (examples: undersized or perched culverts, causeways that constrict the channel, tidal gates, debris jams,
beaver dams).
®B NotA
3. Feature Pattern - assessment reach metric
A majority of the assessment reach has altered pattern (examples: straightening, modification above or below culvert).
❑ B NotA
4. Feature Longitudinal Profile - assessment reach metric
❑ A Majority of assessment reach has a substantially altered stream profile (examples: channel down -cutting, existing damming, over
widening, active aggradation, dredging, and excavation where appropriate channel profile has not reformed from any of these
disturbances).
®B NotA
5. Signs of Active Instability - assessment reach metric
Consider only current instability, not past events from which the stream has currently recovered. Examples of instability include
active bank failure, active channel down -cutting (head -cut), active widening, and artificial hardening (such as concrete, gabion, rip -rap).
❑ A < 10% of channel unstable
®B 10 to 25% of channel unstable
❑ C > 25% of channel unstable

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

12. Aquatic Life — assessment reach metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
12a. Yes No Was an in -stream aquatic life assessment performed as described in the User Manual?
If No, select one of the following reasons and skip to Metric 13. No Water ❑Other:
12b. ®Yes No Are aquatic organisms present in the assessment reach (look in riffles, pools, then snags)? If Yes, check all that
apply. If No, skip to Metric 13.
1 >1 Numbers over columns refer to "individuals" for Size 1 and 2 streams and "taxa" for Size 3 and 4 streams.
❑ ❑Adult frogs
❑ Aquatic reptiles
❑ Aquatic macrophytes and aquatic mosses (include liverworts, lichens, and algal mats)
❑ ❑Beetles
❑ ❑Caddisfly larvae (T)
❑ ❑Asian clam (Corbicula)
❑ ❑Crustacean (isopod/amphipod/crayfish/shrimp)
❑ ❑Damselfly and dragonfly larvae
❑ ❑Dipterans
❑ ❑Mayfly larvae (E)
❑ ❑Megaloptera (alderfly, fishfly, dobsonfly larvae)
❑ ❑Midges/mosquito larvae
❑ Mosquito fish (Gambusia) or mud minnows (Umbra pygmaea)
❑ ❑Mussels/Clams (not Corbicula)
❑ ❑Other fish
❑ ❑Salamanders/tadpoles
❑ ❑Snails
❑ ❑Stonefly larvae (P)
❑ ❑Tipulid larvae
❑ ❑Worms/leeches
13. Streamside Area Ground Surface Condition — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams and B valley types)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB). Consider storage capacity with regard to both overbank flow and upland runoff.
LB RB
®A Little or no alteration to water storage capacity over a majority of the streamside area
❑ B ❑B Moderate alteration to water storage capacity over a majority of the streamside area
❑ C ❑C Severe alteration to water storage capacity over a majority of the streamside area (examples: ditches, fill, soil compaction,
livestock disturbance, buildings, man-made levees, drainage pipes)
14. Streamside Area Water Storage — streamside area metric (skip for Size 1 streams, Tidal Marsh Streams, and B valley types)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB) of the streamside area.
LB RB
❑ A ❑A Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water >_ 6 inches deep
®B ®B Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water 3 to 6 inches deep
❑ C ❑C Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water < 3 inches deep
15. Wetland Presence — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB). Do not consider wetlands outside of the streamside area or within the normal
wetted perimeter of assessment reach.
LB RB
❑ Y ❑Y Are wetlands present in the streamside area?
®N ®N
16. Baseflow Contributors — assessment reach metric (skip for Size 4 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all contributors within the assessment reach or within view of and draining to the assessment reach.
®A Streams and/or springs (jurisdictional discharges)
❑ B Ponds (include wet detention basins; do not include sediment basins or dry detention basins)
❑ C Obstruction passing flow during low -flow periods within the assessment area (beaver dam, leaky dam, bottom -release dam, weir)
®D Evidence of bank seepage or sweating (iron in water indicates seepage)
®E Stream bed or bank soil reduced (dig through deposited sediment if present)
❑ F None of the above
17. Baseflow Detractors — assessment area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all that apply.
❑ A Evidence of substantial water withdrawals from the assessment reach (includes areas excavated for pump installation)
❑ B Obstruction not passing flow during low -flow periods affecting the assessment reach (ex: watertight dam, sediment deposit)
❑ C Urban stream (>_ 24% impervious surface for watershed)
❑ D Evidence that the streamside area has been modified resulting in accelerated drainage into the assessment reach
❑ E Assessment reach relocated to valley edge
F None of the above
18. Shading — assessment reach metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider aspect. Consider "leaf -on" condition.
❑ A Stream shading is appropriate for stream category (may include gaps associated with natural processes)
®B Degraded (example: scattered trees)
❑ C Stream shading is gone or largely absent

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

Draft NC SAM Stream Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 2.1
Stream Site Name Mayo -Roxboro 500kV Line Date of Assessment August 17, 2021
Stream Category Pa3 Assessor Name/Organization J. Bourdeau / Wood
Notes of Field Assessment Form (Y/N)
Presence of regulatory considerations (Y/N)
Additional stream information/supplementary measurements included (Y/N)
NC SAM feature type (perennial, intermittent, Tidal Marsh Stream)
NO
YES
NO
Perennial
USACE/ NCDWR
Function Class Rating Summary All Streams Intermittent
(1) Hydrology LOW
(2) Baseflow HIGH
(2) Flood Flow LOW
(3) Streamside Area Attenuation MEDIUM
(4) Floodplain Access HIGH
(4) Wooded Riparian Buffer LOW
(4) Microtopography MEDIUM
(3) Stream Stability LOW
(4) Channel Stability MEDIUM
(4) Sediment Transport LOW
(4) Stream Geomorphology MEDIUM
(2) Stream/Intertidal Zone Interaction NA
(2) Longitudinal Tidal Flow NA
(2) Tidal Marsh Stream Stability NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Channel Stability NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Stream Geomorphology NA
(1) Water Quality LOW
(2) Baseflow HIGH
(2) Streamside Area Vegetation LOW
(3) Upland Pollutant Filtration LOW
(3) Thermoregulation MEDIUM
(2) Indicators of Stressors YES
(2) Aquatic Life Tolerance HIGH
(2) Intertidal Zone Filtration NA
(1) Habitat LOW
(2) In -stream Habitat MEDIUM
(3) Baseflow HIGH
(3) Substrate LOW
(3) Stream Stability MEDIUM
(3) In -stream Habitat HIGH
(2) Stream -side Habitat LOW
(3) Stream -side Habitat LOW
(3) Thermoregulation MEDIUM
(2) Tidal Marsh In -stream Habitat NA
(3) Flow Restriction NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Stream Stability NA
(4) Tidal Marsh Channel Stability NA
(4) Tidal Marsh Stream Geomorphology NA
(3) Tidal Marsh In -stream Habitat NA
(2) Intertidal Zone NA
Overall LOW

NC DWQ Stream Identification Form Version 4.11
SB-03
Date: 8/17/2021
Project/Site: Mayo-Rox. 500kV
Latitude: 36.5206
Evaluator: J. Bourdeau
County: Person
Longitude: -78.9468
Total Points:
Stream is at least intermittent 21 5
if >_ 19 or perennial if >_ 30`
Stream Determination (circle one)
Ephemeral Intermittent Perennial
✓
Other
e.g. Quad Name:
A. Geomorphology (Subtotal = 13.5 )
Absent
Weak
Moderate
Strong
la. Continuity of channel bed and bank
0
1
✓
2
3
2. Sinuosity of channel along thalweg
0
✓
1
2
3
3. In -channel structure: ex. riffle -pool, step -pool,
ripple -pool sequence
0
✓
1
2
3
4. Particle size of stream substrate
0
1
✓
2
3
5. Active/relict floodplain
0
1
✓
2
3
6. Depositional bars or benches
0
✓
1
2
3
7. Recent alluvial deposits
0
1
✓
2
3
8. Headcuts
0
✓
1
2
3
9. Grade control
✓
0
0.5
1
1.5
10. Natural valley
0
0.5
1
✓ 1.5
11. Second or greater order channel
✓
No = 0
Yes = 3
a artificial ditches are not rated; see discussions in manual
B. Hydrology (Subtotal = 5
12. Presence of Baseflow
0
1
✓ 2
3
13. Iron oxidizing bacteria
0
✓
1
2
3
14. Leaf litter
1.5
✓
1
0.5
0
15. Sediment on plants or debris
0
✓
0.5
1
1.5
16. Organic debris lines or piles
0
✓
0.5
1
1.5
17. Soil -based evidence of high water table?
✓
No = 0
Yes = 3
C. Biology (Subtotal = 3
18. Fibrous roots in streambed
3
2
✓ 1
0
19. Rooted upland plants in streambed
3
✓
2
1
0
20. Macrobenthos (note diversity and abundance)
✓ 0
1
2
3
21. Aquatic Mollusks
✓ 0
1
2
3
22. Fish
✓ 0
0.5
1
1.5
23. Crayfish
✓ 0
0.5
1
1.5
24. Amphibians
✓ 0
0.5
1
1.5
25. Algae
✓ 0
0.5
1
1.5
26. Wetland plants in streambed
FACW = 0.75; OBL = 1.5 ✓Other
= 0
*perennial streams may also be identified using other methods. See p. 35 of manual.
Notes: Photos 4723, 4725, 4727
Sketch:

NC SAM FIELD ASSESSMENT FORM
Accompanies User Manual Version 2.1
USACE AID #: NCDWR #:
INSTRUCTIONS: Attach a sketch of the assessment area and photographs. Attach a copy of the USGS 7.5-minute topographic quadrangle,
and circle the location of the stream reach under evaluation. If multiple stream reaches will be evaluated on the same property, identify and
number all reaches on the attached map, and include a separate form for each reach. See the NC SAM User Manual for detailed descriptions
and explanations of requested information. Record in the "Notes/Sketch" section if supplementary measurements were performed. See the
NC SAM User Manual for examples of additional measurements that may be relevant.
NOTE EVIDENCE OF STRESSORS AFFECTING THE ASSESSMENT AREA (do not need to be within the assessment area).
PROJECT/SITE INFORMATION:
1. Project name (if any): Mayo -Roxboro 500kV Line 2. Date of evaluation: August 17, 2021
3. Applicant/owner name: Duke Energy 4. Assessor name/organization: J. Bourdeau / Wood
5. County: Person 6. Nearest named water body
7. River basin: Roanoke on USGS 7.5-minute quad: Bamboo Branch
8. Site coordinates (decimal degrees, at lower end of assessment reach): 36.5206, -78.9468
STREAM INFORMATION: (depth and width can be approximations)
9. Site number (show on attached map): SB-03 10. Length of assessment reach evaluated (feet): 50
11. Channel depth from bed (in riffle, if present) to top of bank (feet): 2 ❑Unable to assess channel depth.
12. Channel width at top of bank (feet): 3 13. Is assessment reach a swamp steam? ❑Yes ❑No
14. Feature type: ❑Perennial flow ®Intermittent flow ❑Tidal Marsh Stream
STREAM CATEGORY INFORMATION:
15. NC SAM Zone: ['Mountains (M) ® Piedmont (P) ❑ Inner Coastal Plain (I)
16. Estimated geomorphic
valley shape (skip for
Tidal Marsh Stream):
17. Watershed size: (skip
for Tidal Marsh Stream)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
❑A �.�� ®B
(more sinuous stream, flatter valley slope) (less sinuous stream, steeper valley slope)
®Size 1 (< 0.1 mi2) Size 2 (0.1 to < 0.5 mi2) Size 3 (0.5 to < 5 mi2) Size 4 (>_ 5 mi2)
['Outer Coastal Plain (0)
18. Were regulatory considerations evaluated? ®Yes No If Yes, check all that apply to the assessment area.
▪ Section 10 water ❑Classified Trout Waters ❑Water Supply Watershed (❑I ❑II ❑III ❑IV ❑V)
❑ Essential Fish Habitat Primary Nursery Area ['High Quality Waters/Outstanding Resource Waters
❑ Publicly owned property ®NCDWR Riparian buffer rule in effect Nutrient Sensitive Waters
❑ Anadromous fish 111303(d) List ❑CAMA Area of Environmental Concern (AEC)
▪ Documented presence of a federal and/or state listed protected species within the assessment area.
List species:
▪ Designated Critical Habitat (list species)
19. Are additional stream information/supplementary measurements included in "Notes/Sketch" section or attached? Yes No
1. Channel Water - assessment reach metric (skip for Size 1 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
❑ A Water throughout assessment reach.
®B No flow, water in pools only.
❑ C No water in assessment reach.
2. Evidence of Flow Restriction - assessment reach metric
❑ A At least 10% of assessment reach in -stream habitat or riffle -pool sequence is severely affected by a flow restriction or fill to the
point of obstructing flow or a channel choked with aquatic macrophytes or ponded water or impoundment on flood or ebb within
the assessment reach (examples: undersized or perched culverts, causeways that constrict the channel, tidal gates, debris jams,
beaver dams).
®B NotA
3. Feature Pattern - assessment reach metric
❑ A A majority of the assessment reach has altered pattern (examples: straightening, modification above or below culvert).
®B NotA
4. Feature Longitudinal Profile - assessment reach metric
❑ A Majority of assessment reach has a substantially altered stream profile (examples: channel down -cutting, existing damming, over
widening, active aggradation, dredging, and excavation where appropriate channel profile has not reformed from any of these
disturbances).
®B NotA
5. Signs of Active Instability - assessment reach metric
Consider only current instability, not past events from which the stream has currently recovered. Examples of instability include
active bank failure, active channel down -cutting (head -cut), active widening, and artificial hardening (such as concrete, gabion, rip -rap).
®A < 10% of channel unstable
❑ B 10 to 25% of channel unstable
❑ C > 25% of channel unstable

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

12. Aquatic Life — assessment reach metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
12a. Yes No Was an in -stream aquatic life assessment performed as described in the User Manual?
If No, select one of the following reasons and skip to Metric 13. No Water ❑Other:
12b. ❑Yes No Are aquatic organisms present in the assessment reach (look in riffles, pools, then snags)? If Yes, check all that
apply. If No, skip to Metric 13.
1 >1 Numbers over columns refer to "individuals" for Size 1 and 2 streams and "taxa" for Size 3 and 4 streams.
❑ ❑Adult frogs
❑ Aquatic reptiles
❑ Aquatic macrophytes and aquatic mosses (include liverworts, lichens, and algal mats)
❑ ❑Beetles
❑ ❑Caddisfly larvae (T)
❑ ❑Asian clam (Corbicula)
❑ ❑Crustacean (isopod/amphipod/crayfish/shrimp)
❑ ❑Damselfly and dragonfly larvae
❑ ❑Dipterans
❑ ❑Mayfly larvae (E)
❑ ❑Megaloptera (alderfly, fishfly, dobsonfly larvae)
❑ ❑Midges/mosquito larvae
❑ Mosquito fish (Gambusia) or mud minnows (Umbra pygmaea)
❑ ❑Mussels/Clams (not Corbicula)
❑ ❑Other fish
❑ ❑Salamanders/tadpoles
❑ ❑Snails
❑ ❑Stonefly larvae (P)
❑ ❑Tipulid larvae
❑ ❑Worms/leeches
13. Streamside Area Ground Surface Condition — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams and B valley types)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB). Consider storage capacity with regard to both overbank flow and upland runoff.
LB RB
®A Little or no alteration to water storage capacity over a majority of the streamside area
❑ B ❑B Moderate alteration to water storage capacity over a majority of the streamside area
❑ C ❑C Severe alteration to water storage capacity over a majority of the streamside area (examples: ditches, fill, soil compaction,
livestock disturbance, buildings, man-made levees, drainage pipes)
14. Streamside Area Water Storage — streamside area metric (skip for Size 1 streams, Tidal Marsh Streams, and B valley types)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB) of the streamside area.
LB RB
❑ A ❑A Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water >_ 6 inches deep
❑ B ❑B Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water 3 to 6 inches deep
®C Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water < 3 inches deep
15. Wetland Presence — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB). Do not consider wetlands outside of the streamside area or within the normal
wetted perimeter of assessment reach.
LB RB
❑ Y ❑Y Are wetlands present in the streamside area?
®N ®N
16. Baseflow Contributors — assessment reach metric (skip for Size 4 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all contributors within the assessment reach or within view of and draining to the assessment reach.
❑ A Streams and/or springs (jurisdictional discharges)
❑ B Ponds (include wet detention basins; do not include sediment basins or dry detention basins)
❑ C Obstruction passing flow during low -flow periods within the assessment area (beaver dam, leaky dam, bottom -release dam, weir)
®D Evidence of bank seepage or sweating (iron in water indicates seepage)
®E Stream bed or bank soil reduced (dig through deposited sediment if present)
❑ F None of the above
17. Baseflow Detractors — assessment area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all that apply.
❑ A Evidence of substantial water withdrawals from the assessment reach (includes areas excavated for pump installation)
❑ B Obstruction not passing flow during low -flow periods affecting the assessment reach (ex: watertight dam, sediment deposit)
❑ C Urban stream (>_ 24% impervious surface for watershed)
❑ D Evidence that the streamside area has been modified resulting in accelerated drainage into the assessment reach
❑ E Assessment reach relocated to valley edge
®F None of the above
18. Shading — assessment reach metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider aspect. Consider "leaf -on" condition.
❑ A Stream shading is appropriate for stream category (may include gaps associated with natural processes)
®B Degraded (example: scattered trees)
❑ C Stream shading is gone or largely absent

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

Draft NC SAM Stream Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 2.1
Stream Site Name Mayo -Roxboro 500kV Line Date of Assessment August 17, 2021
Stream Category Pb1 Assessor Name/Organization J. Bourdeau / Wood
Notes of Field Assessment Form (Y/N)
Presence of regulatory considerations (Y/N)
Additional stream information/supplementary measurements included (Y/N)
NC SAM feature type (perennial, intermittent, Tidal Marsh Stream)
NO
YES
NO
Intermittent
USACE/ NCDWR
Function Class Rating Summary All Streams Intermittent
(1) Hydrology HIGH HIGH
(2) Baseflow HIGH HIGH
(2) Flood Flow HIGH HIGH
(3) Streamside Area Attenuation MEDIUM MEDIUM
(4) Floodplain Access HIGH HIGH
(4) Wooded Riparian Buffer LOW LOW
(4) Microtopography NA NA
(3) Stream Stability HIGH HIGH
(4) Channel Stability HIGH HIGH
(4) Sediment Transport HIGH HIGH
(4) Stream Geomorphology HIGH HIGH
(2) Stream/Intertidal Zone Interaction NA NA
(2) Longitudinal Tidal Flow NA NA
(2) Tidal Marsh Stream Stability NA NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Channel Stability NA NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Stream Geomorphology NA NA
(1) Water Quality MEDIUM MEDIUM
(2) Baseflow HIGH HIGH
(2) Streamside Area Vegetation LOW LOW
(3) Upland Pollutant Filtration LOW LOW
(3) Thermoregulation MEDIUM MEDIUM
(2) Indicators of Stressors YES YES
(2) Aquatic Life Tolerance HIGH NA
(2) Intertidal Zone Filtration NA NA
(1) Habitat MEDIUM MEDIUM
(2) In -stream Habitat HIGH HIGH
(3) Baseflow HIGH HIGH
(3) Substrate HIGH HIGH
(3) Stream Stability HIGH HIGH
(3) In -stream Habitat HIGH HIGH
(2) Stream -side Habitat LOW LOW
(3) Stream -side Habitat LOW LOW
(3) Thermoregulation MEDIUM MEDIUM
(2) Tidal Marsh In -stream Habitat NA NA
(3) Flow Restriction NA NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Stream Stability NA NA
(4) Tidal Marsh Channel Stability NA NA
(4) Tidal Marsh Stream Geomorphology NA NA
(3) Tidal Marsh In -stream Habitat NA NA
(2) Intertidal Zone NA NA
Overall
MEDIUM MEDIUM

NC DWQ Stream Identification Form Version 4.11
SB-05
Date: 8/18/2021
Project/Site: Mayo-Rox. 500kV
Latitude: 36.5043
Evaluator: J. Bourdeau
County: Person
Longitude: -78.9919
Total Points:
Stream is at least intermittent 21
if >_ 19 or perennial if >_ 30`
Stream Determination (circle one)
Ephemeral Intermittent Perennial
✓
Other
e.g. Quad Name:
A. Geomorphology (Subtotal = 13.5 )
Absent
Weak
Moderate
Strong
la. Continuity of channel bed and bank
0
1
✓
2
3
2. Sinuosity of channel along thalweg
0
1
✓
2
3
3. In -channel structure: ex. riffle -pool, step -pool,
ripple -pool sequence
0
✓
1
2
3
4. Particle size of stream substrate
0
✓
1
2
3
5. Active/relict floodplain
0
✓
1
2
3
6. Depositional bars or benches
0
✓
1
2
3
7. Recent alluvial deposits
0
1
✓
2
3
8. Headcuts
0
1
✓
2
3
9. Grade control
✓
0
0.5
1
1.5
10. Natural valley
0
0.5
1
✓ 1.5
11. Second or greater order channel
✓
No = 0
Yes = 3
a artificial ditches are not rated; see discussions in manual
B. Hydrology (Subtotal = 4.5
12. Presence of Baseflow
0
1
✓
2
3
13. Iron oxidizing bacteria
0
✓ 1
2
3
14. Leaf litter
1.5
1
✓
0.5
0
15. Sediment on plants or debris
0
✓ 0.5
1
1.5
16. Organic debris lines or piles
0
✓ 0.5
1
1.5
17. Soil -based evidence of high water table?
✓
No = 0
Yes = 3
C. Biology (Subtotal = 3
18. Fibrous roots in streambed
3
2
✓ 1
0
19. Rooted upland plants in streambed
3
✓
2
1
0
20. Macrobenthos (note diversity and abundance)
✓ 0
1
2
3
21. Aquatic Mollusks
✓ 0
1
2
3
22. Fish
✓ 0
0.5
1
1.5
23. Crayfish
✓ 0
0.5
1
1.5
24. Amphibians
✓ 0
0.5
1
1.5
25. Algae
✓ 0
0.5
1
1.5
26. Wetland plants in streambed
FACW = 0.75; OBL = 1.5 ✓Other
= 0
*perennial streams may also be identified using other methods. See p. 35 of manual.
Notes: Photos 4755, 4757
Sketch:

NC SAM FIELD ASSESSMENT FORM
Accompanies User Manual Version 2.1
USACE AID #: NCDWR #:
INSTRUCTIONS: Attach a sketch of the assessment area and photographs. Attach a copy of the USGS 7.5-minute topographic quadrangle,
and circle the location of the stream reach under evaluation. If multiple stream reaches will be evaluated on the same property, identify and
number all reaches on the attached map, and include a separate form for each reach. See the NC SAM User Manual for detailed descriptions
and explanations of requested information. Record in the "Notes/Sketch" section if supplementary measurements were performed. See the
NC SAM User Manual for examples of additional measurements that may be relevant.
NOTE EVIDENCE OF STRESSORS AFFECTING THE ASSESSMENT AREA (do not need to be within the assessment area).
PROJECT/SITE INFORMATION:
1. Project name (if any): Mayo -Roxboro 500kV Line 2. Date of evaluation: August 18, 2021
3. Applicant/owner name: Duke Energy 4. Assessor name/organization: J. Bourdeau / Wood
5. County: Person 6. Nearest named water body
7. River basin: Roanoke on USGS 7.5-minute quad: Storys Creek
8. Site coordinates (decimal degrees, at lower end of assessment reach): 36.5043, -78.9919
STREAM INFORMATION: (depth and width can be approximations)
9. Site number (show on attached map): SB-05 10. Length of assessment reach evaluated (feet): 50
11. Channel depth from bed (in riffle, if present) to top of bank (feet): 1 ❑Unable to assess channel depth.
12. Channel width at top of bank (feet): 3 13. Is assessment reach a swamp steam? ❑Yes ❑No
14. Feature type: ❑Perennial flow ®Intermittent flow ❑Tidal Marsh Stream
STREAM CATEGORY INFORMATION:
15. NC SAM Zone: ['Mountains (M) ® Piedmont (P) ❑ Inner Coastal Plain (I)
16. Estimated geomorphic
valley shape (skip for
Tidal Marsh Stream):
17. Watershed size: (skip
for Tidal Marsh Stream)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
❑A �.�� ®B
(more sinuous stream, flatter valley slope) (less sinuous stream, steeper valley slope)
®Size 1 (< 0.1 mi2) Size 2 (0.1 to < 0.5 mi2) Size 3 (0.5 to < 5 mi2) Size 4 (>_ 5 mi2)
['Outer Coastal Plain (0)
18. Were regulatory considerations evaluated? ®Yes No If Yes, check all that apply to the assessment area.
▪ Section 10 water ❑Classified Trout Waters ❑Water Supply Watershed (❑I ❑II ❑III ❑IV ❑V)
❑ Essential Fish Habitat Primary Nursery Area ['High Quality Waters/Outstanding Resource Waters
❑ Publicly owned property ®NCDWR Riparian buffer rule in effect Nutrient Sensitive Waters
❑ Anadromous fish 111303(d) List ❑CAMA Area of Environmental Concern (AEC)
▪ Documented presence of a federal and/or state listed protected species within the assessment area.
List species:
▪ Designated Critical Habitat (list species)
19. Are additional stream information/supplementary measurements included in "Notes/Sketch" section or attached? Yes No
1. Channel Water - assessment reach metric (skip for Size 1 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
❑ A Water throughout assessment reach.
®B No flow, water in pools only.
❑ C No water in assessment reach.
2. Evidence of Flow Restriction - assessment reach metric
❑ A At least 10% of assessment reach in -stream habitat or riffle -pool sequence is severely affected by a flow restriction or fill to the
point of obstructing flow or a channel choked with aquatic macrophytes or ponded water or impoundment on flood or ebb within
the assessment reach (examples: undersized or perched culverts, causeways that constrict the channel, tidal gates, debris jams,
beaver dams).
®B NotA
3. Feature Pattern - assessment reach metric
❑ A A majority of the assessment reach has altered pattern (examples: straightening, modification above or below culvert).
®B NotA
4. Feature Longitudinal Profile - assessment reach metric
❑ A Majority of assessment reach has a substantially altered stream profile (examples: channel down -cutting, existing damming, over
widening, active aggradation, dredging, and excavation where appropriate channel profile has not reformed from any of these
disturbances).
®B NotA
5. Signs of Active Instability - assessment reach metric
Consider only current instability, not past events from which the stream has currently recovered. Examples of instability include
active bank failure, active channel down -cutting (head -cut), active widening, and artificial hardening (such as concrete, gabion, rip -rap).
®A < 10% of channel unstable
❑ B 10 to 25% of channel unstable
❑ C > 25% of channel unstable

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

12. Aquatic Life — assessment reach metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
12a. Yes No Was an in -stream aquatic life assessment performed as described in the User Manual?
If No, select one of the following reasons and skip to Metric 13. No Water ❑Other:
12b. ❑Yes No Are aquatic organisms present in the assessment reach (look in riffles, pools, then snags)? If Yes, check all that
apply. If No, skip to Metric 13.
1 >1 Numbers over columns refer to "individuals" for Size 1 and 2 streams and "taxa" for Size 3 and 4 streams.
❑ ❑Adult frogs
❑ Aquatic reptiles
❑ Aquatic macrophytes and aquatic mosses (include liverworts, lichens, and algal mats)
❑ ❑Beetles
❑ ❑Caddisfly larvae (T)
❑ ❑Asian clam (Corbicula)
❑ ❑Crustacean (isopod/amphipod/crayfish/shrimp)
❑ ❑Damselfly and dragonfly larvae
❑ ❑Dipterans
❑ ❑Mayfly larvae (E)
❑ ❑Megaloptera (alderfly, fishfly, dobsonfly larvae)
❑ ❑Midges/mosquito larvae
❑ Mosquito fish (Gambusia) or mud minnows (Umbra pygmaea)
❑ ❑Mussels/Clams (not Corbicula)
❑ ❑Other fish
❑ ❑Salamanders/tadpoles
❑ ❑Snails
❑ ❑Stonefly larvae (P)
❑ ❑Tipulid larvae
❑ ❑Worms/leeches
13. Streamside Area Ground Surface Condition — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams and B valley types)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB). Consider storage capacity with regard to both overbank flow and upland runoff.
LB RB
®A Little or no alteration to water storage capacity over a majority of the streamside area
❑ B ❑B Moderate alteration to water storage capacity over a majority of the streamside area
❑ C ❑C Severe alteration to water storage capacity over a majority of the streamside area (examples: ditches, fill, soil compaction,
livestock disturbance, buildings, man-made levees, drainage pipes)
14. Streamside Area Water Storage — streamside area metric (skip for Size 1 streams, Tidal Marsh Streams, and B valley types)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB) of the streamside area.
LB RB
❑ A ❑A Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water >_ 6 inches deep
❑ B ❑B Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water 3 to 6 inches deep
®C Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water < 3 inches deep
15. Wetland Presence — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB). Do not consider wetlands outside of the streamside area or within the normal
wetted perimeter of assessment reach.
LB RB
❑ Y ❑Y Are wetlands present in the streamside area?
®N ®N
16. Baseflow Contributors — assessment reach metric (skip for Size 4 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all contributors within the assessment reach or within view of and draining to the assessment reach.
❑ A Streams and/or springs (jurisdictional discharges)
❑ B Ponds (include wet detention basins; do not include sediment basins or dry detention basins)
❑ C Obstruction passing flow during low -flow periods within the assessment area (beaver dam, leaky dam, bottom -release dam, weir)
®D Evidence of bank seepage or sweating (iron in water indicates seepage)
®E Stream bed or bank soil reduced (dig through deposited sediment if present)
❑ F None of the above
17. Baseflow Detractors — assessment area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all that apply.
❑ A Evidence of substantial water withdrawals from the assessment reach (includes areas excavated for pump installation)
❑ B Obstruction not passing flow during low -flow periods affecting the assessment reach (ex: watertight dam, sediment deposit)
❑ C Urban stream (>_ 24% impervious surface for watershed)
❑ D Evidence that the streamside area has been modified resulting in accelerated drainage into the assessment reach
❑ E Assessment reach relocated to valley edge
®F None of the above
18. Shading — assessment reach metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider aspect. Consider "leaf -on" condition.
❑ A Stream shading is appropriate for stream category (may include gaps associated with natural processes)
®B Degraded (example: scattered trees)
❑ C Stream shading is gone or largely absent

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

Draft NC SAM Stream Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 2.1
Stream Site Name Mayo -Roxboro 500kV Line Date of Assessment August 18, 2021
Stream Category Pb1 Assessor Name/Organization J. Bourdeau / Wood
Notes of Field Assessment Form (Y/N)
Presence of regulatory considerations (Y/N)
Additional stream information/supplementary measurements included (Y/N)
NC SAM feature type (perennial, intermittent, Tidal Marsh Stream)
NO
YES
NO
Intermittent
USACE/ NCDWR
Function Class Rating Summary All Streams Intermittent
(1) Hydrology HIGH HIGH
(2) Baseflow HIGH HIGH
(2) Flood Flow HIGH HIGH
(3) Streamside Area Attenuation MEDIUM MEDIUM
(4) Floodplain Access HIGH HIGH
(4) Wooded Riparian Buffer LOW LOW
(4) Microtopography NA NA
(3) Stream Stability HIGH HIGH
(4) Channel Stability HIGH HIGH
(4) Sediment Transport HIGH HIGH
(4) Stream Geomorphology HIGH HIGH
(2) Stream/Intertidal Zone Interaction NA NA
(2) Longitudinal Tidal Flow NA NA
(2) Tidal Marsh Stream Stability NA NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Channel Stability NA NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Stream Geomorphology NA NA
(1) Water Quality HIGH HIGH
(2) Baseflow HIGH HIGH
(2) Streamside Area Vegetation HIGH HIGH
(3) Upland Pollutant Filtration HIGH HIGH
(3) Thermoregulation MEDIUM MEDIUM
(2) Indicators of Stressors NO NO
(2) Aquatic Life Tolerance HIGH NA
(2) Intertidal Zone Filtration NA NA
(1) Habitat MEDIUM MEDIUM
(2) In -stream Habitat HIGH HIGH
(3) Baseflow HIGH HIGH
(3) Substrate HIGH HIGH
(3) Stream Stability HIGH HIGH
(3) In -stream Habitat HIGH HIGH
(2) Stream -side Habitat LOW LOW
(3) Stream -side Habitat LOW LOW
(3) Thermoregulation MEDIUM MEDIUM
(2) Tidal Marsh In -stream Habitat NA NA
(3) Flow Restriction NA NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Stream Stability NA NA
(4) Tidal Marsh Channel Stability NA NA
(4) Tidal Marsh Stream Geomorphology NA NA
(3) Tidal Marsh In -stream Habitat NA NA
(2) Intertidal Zone NA NA
Overall
HIGH HIGH

NC DWQ Stream Identification Form Version 4.11
SB-10
Date: 8/19/2021
Project/Site: Mayo-Rox. 500kV
Latitude: 36.4917
Evaluator: J. Bourdeau
County: Person
Longitude: -79.0296
Total Points:
Stream is at least intermittent 39 5
if >_ 19 or perennial if >_ 30`
Stream Determination (circle one)
Ephemeral Intermittent Perennial
✓
Other
e.g. Quad Name:
A. Geomorphology (Subtotal = 23 )
Absent
Weak
Moderate
Strong
la. Continuity of channel bed and bank
0
1
2
✓ 3
2. Sinuosity of channel along thalweg
0
1
✓
2
3
3. In -channel structure: ex. riffle -pool, step -pool,
ripple -pool sequence
0
1
✓
2
3
4. Particle size of stream substrate
0
1
✓
2
3
5. Active/relict floodplain
0
1
2
✓ 3
6. Depositional bars or benches
0
1
✓
2
3
7. Recent alluvial deposits
0
1
✓
2
3
8. Headcuts
0
✓ 1
2
3
9. Grade control
0
0.5
1
✓ 1.5
10. Natural valley
0
0.5
1
✓ 1.5
11. Second or greater order channel
No = 0
✓
Yes = 3
a artificial ditches are not rated; see discussions in manual
B. Hydrology (Subtotal = 10
12. Presence of Baseflow
0
1
2
✓ 3
13. Iron oxidizing bacteria
0
✓ 1
2
3
14. Leaf litter
✓
1.5
1
0.5
0
15. Sediment on plants or debris
0
0.5
✓
1
1.5
16. Organic debris lines or piles
0
✓ 0.5
1
1.5
17. Soil -based evidence of high water table?
No = 0
✓
Yes = 3
C. Biology (Subtotal = 6.5
18. Fibrous roots in streambed
3
✓
2
1
0
19. Rooted upland plants in streambed
✓ 3
2
1
0
20. Macrobenthos (note diversity and abundance)
0
✓
1
2
3
21. Aquatic Mollusks
✓ 0
1
2
3
22. Fish
✓ 0
0.5
1
1.5
23. Crayfish
0
✓
0.5
1
1.5
24. Amphibians
✓ 0
0.5
1
1.5
25. Algae
✓ 0
0.5
1
1.5
26. Wetland plants in streambed
FACW = 0.75; OBL = 1.5 'Other
= 0
*perennial streams may also be identified using other methods. See p. 35 of manual.
Notes: Photos 4853, 4857, 4859, 4861, 4863
Sketch:

NC SAM FIELD ASSESSMENT FORM
Accompanies User Manual Version 2.1
USACE AID #: NCDWR #:
INSTRUCTIONS: Attach a sketch of the assessment area and photographs. Attach a copy of the USGS 7.5-minute topographic quadrangle,
and circle the location of the stream reach under evaluation. If multiple stream reaches will be evaluated on the same property, identify and
number all reaches on the attached map, and include a separate form for each reach. See the NC SAM User Manual for detailed descriptions
and explanations of requested information. Record in the "Notes/Sketch" section if supplementary measurements were performed. See the
NC SAM User Manual for examples of additional measurements that may be relevant.
NOTE EVIDENCE OF STRESSORS AFFECTING THE ASSESSMENT AREA (do not need to be within the assessment area).
PROJECT/SITE INFORMATION:
1. Project name (if any): Mayo -Roxboro 500kV Line 2. Date of evaluation: August 19, 2021
3. Applicant/owner name: Duke Energy 4. Assessor name/organization: J. Bourdeau / Wood
5. County: Person 6. Nearest named water body
7. River basin: Roanoke on USGS 7.5-minute quad: Ghent Creek
8. Site coordinates (decimal degrees, at lower end of assessment reach): 36.4917, -79.0296
STREAM INFORMATION: (depth and width can be approximations)
9. Site number (show on attached map): SB-10 10. Length of assessment reach evaluated (feet): 50
11. Channel depth from bed (in riffle, if present) to top of bank (feet): 3 ❑Unable to assess channel depth.
12. Channel width at top of bank (feet): 6 13. Is assessment reach a swamp steam? ❑Yes ❑No
14. Feature type: ®Perennial flow Intermittent flow ❑Tidal Marsh Stream
STREAM CATEGORY INFORMATION:
15. NC SAM Zone: ['Mountains (M) ® Piedmont (P) ❑ Inner Coastal Plain (I)
16. Estimated geomorphic
valley shape (skip for
Tidal Marsh Stream):
17. Watershed size: (skip
for Tidal Marsh Stream)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
['Outer Coastal Plain (0)
(more sinuous stream, flatter valley slope) (less sinuous stream, steeper valley slope)
®Size 1 (< 0.1 mi2) Size 2 (0.1 to < 0.5 mi2) Size 3 (0.5 to < 5 mi2) Size 4 (>_ 5 mi2)
18. Were regulatory considerations evaluated? ®Yes No If Yes, check all that apply to the assessment area.
▪ Section 10 water ❑Classified Trout Waters ❑Water Supply Watershed (❑I ❑II ❑III ❑IV ❑V)
❑ Essential Fish Habitat Primary Nursery Area ['High Quality Waters/Outstanding Resource Waters
❑ Publicly owned property ®NCDWR Riparian buffer rule in effect Nutrient Sensitive Waters
❑ Anadromous fish 111303(d) List ❑CAMA Area of Environmental Concern (AEC)
▪ Documented presence of a federal and/or state listed protected species within the assessment area.
List species:
▪ Designated Critical Habitat (list species)
19. Are additional stream information/supplementary measurements included in "Notes/Sketch" section or attached? Yes No
1. Channel Water - assessment reach metric (skip for Size 1 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
®A Water throughout assessment reach.
❑ B No flow, water in pools only.
❑ C No water in assessment reach.
2. Evidence of Flow Restriction - assessment reach metric
❑ A At least 10% of assessment reach in -stream habitat or riffle -pool sequence is severely affected by a flow restriction or fill to the
point of obstructing flow or a channel choked with aquatic macrophytes or ponded water or impoundment on flood or ebb within
the assessment reach (examples: undersized or perched culverts, causeways that constrict the channel, tidal gates, debris jams,
beaver dams).
®B NotA
3. Feature Pattern - assessment reach metric
A majority of the assessment reach has altered pattern (examples: straightening, modification above or below culvert).
❑ B NotA
4. Feature Longitudinal Profile - assessment reach metric
❑ A Majority of assessment reach has a substantially altered stream profile (examples: channel down -cutting, existing damming, over
widening, active aggradation, dredging, and excavation where appropriate channel profile has not reformed from any of these
disturbances).
®B NotA
5. Signs of Active Instability - assessment reach metric
Consider only current instability, not past events from which the stream has currently recovered. Examples of instability include
active bank failure, active channel down -cutting (head -cut), active widening, and artificial hardening (such as concrete, gabion, rip -rap).
®A < 10% of channel unstable
❑ B 10 to 25% of channel unstable
❑ C > 25% of channel unstable

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

12. Aquatic Life — assessment reach metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
12a. Yes No Was an in -stream aquatic life assessment performed as described in the User Manual?
If No, select one of the following reasons and skip to Metric 13. No Water ❑Other:
12b. ®Yes No Are aquatic organisms present in the assessment reach (look in riffles, pools, then snags)? If Yes, check all that
apply. If No, skip to Metric 13.
1 >1 Numbers over columns refer to "individuals" for Size 1 and 2 streams and "taxa" for Size 3 and 4 streams.
❑ ❑Adult frogs
❑ Aquatic reptiles
❑ Aquatic macrophytes and aquatic mosses (include liverworts, lichens, and algal mats)
❑ ❑Beetles
❑ ❑Caddisfly larvae (T)
❑ ❑Asian clam (Corbicula)
❑ ❑Crustacean (isopod/amphipod/crayfish/shrimp)
❑ ❑Damselfly and dragonfly larvae
❑ ❑Dipterans
❑ ❑Mayfly larvae (E)
❑ ❑Megaloptera (alderfly, fishfly, dobsonfly larvae)
❑ ❑Midges/mosquito larvae
❑ Mosquito fish (Gambusia) or mud minnows (Umbra pygmaea)
❑ ❑Mussels/Clams (not Corbicula)
❑ ❑Other fish
❑ ❑Salamanders/tadpoles
❑ ❑Snails
❑ ❑Stonefly larvae (P)
❑ ❑Tipulid larvae
❑ ❑Worms/leeches
13. Streamside Area Ground Surface Condition — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams and B valley types)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB). Consider storage capacity with regard to both overbank flow and upland runoff.
LB RB
®A Little or no alteration to water storage capacity over a majority of the streamside area
❑ B ❑B Moderate alteration to water storage capacity over a majority of the streamside area
❑ C ❑C Severe alteration to water storage capacity over a majority of the streamside area (examples: ditches, fill, soil compaction,
livestock disturbance, buildings, man-made levees, drainage pipes)
14. Streamside Area Water Storage — streamside area metric (skip for Size 1 streams, Tidal Marsh Streams, and B valley types)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB) of the streamside area.
LB RB
®A ®A Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water >_ 6 inches deep
❑ B ❑B Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water 3 to 6 inches deep
❑ C ❑C Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water < 3 inches deep
15. Wetland Presence — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB). Do not consider wetlands outside of the streamside area or within the normal
wetted perimeter of assessment reach.
LB RB
®Y ®Y Are wetlands present in the streamside area?
❑ N ON
16. Baseflow Contributors — assessment reach metric (skip for Size 4 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all contributors within the assessment reach or within view of and draining to the assessment reach.
®A Streams and/or springs (jurisdictional discharges)
❑ B Ponds (include wet detention basins; do not include sediment basins or dry detention basins)
❑ C Obstruction passing flow during low -flow periods within the assessment area (beaver dam, leaky dam, bottom -release dam, weir)
®D Evidence of bank seepage or sweating (iron in water indicates seepage)
®E Stream bed or bank soil reduced (dig through deposited sediment if present)
❑ F None of the above
17. Baseflow Detractors — assessment area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all that apply.
❑ A Evidence of substantial water withdrawals from the assessment reach (includes areas excavated for pump installation)
❑ B Obstruction not passing flow during low -flow periods affecting the assessment reach (ex: watertight dam, sediment deposit)
❑ C Urban stream (>_ 24% impervious surface for watershed)
❑ D Evidence that the streamside area has been modified resulting in accelerated drainage into the assessment reach
❑ E Assessment reach relocated to valley edge
F None of the above
18. Shading — assessment reach metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider aspect. Consider "leaf -on" condition.
❑ A Stream shading is appropriate for stream category (may include gaps associated with natural processes)
®B Degraded (example: scattered trees)
❑ C Stream shading is gone or largely absent

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

Draft NC SAM Stream Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 2.1
Stream Site Name Mayo -Roxboro 500kV Line Date of Assessment August 19, 2021
Stream Category Pal Assessor Name/Organization J. Bourdeau / Wood
Notes of Field Assessment Form (Y/N)
Presence of regulatory considerations (Y/N)
Additional stream information/supplementary measurements included (Y/N)
NC SAM feature type (perennial, intermittent, Tidal Marsh Stream)
NO
YES
NO
Perennial
USACE/ NCDWR
Function Class Rating Summary All Streams Intermittent
(1) Hydrology HIGH
(2) Baseflow HIGH
(2) Flood Flow HIGH
(3) Streamside Area Attenuation MEDIUM
(4) Floodplain Access MEDIUM
(4) Wooded Riparian Buffer LOW
(4) Microtopography HIGH
(3) Stream Stability HIGH
(4) Channel Stability HIGH
(4) Sediment Transport HIGH
(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 HIGH
(2) Baseflow HIGH
(2) Streamside Area Vegetation HIGH
(3) Upland Pollutant Filtration HIGH
(3) Thermoregulation MEDIUM
(2) Indicators of Stressors NO
(2) Aquatic Life Tolerance HIGH
(2) Intertidal Zone Filtration NA
(1) Habitat MEDIUM
(2) In -stream Habitat HIGH
(3) Baseflow HIGH
(3) Substrate HIGH
(3) Stream Stability HIGH
(3) In -stream Habitat HIGH
(2) Stream -side Habitat LOW
(3) Stream -side Habitat LOW
(3) Thermoregulation MEDIUM
(2) Tidal Marsh In -stream Habitat NA
(3) Flow Restriction NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Stream Stability NA
(4) Tidal Marsh Channel Stability NA
(4) Tidal Marsh Stream Geomorphology NA
(3) Tidal Marsh In -stream Habitat NA
(2) Intertidal Zone NA
Overall HIGH

NC DWQ Stream Identification Form Version 4.11
SB-41
Date: 8/16/2021
Project/Site: Mayo-Rox. 500kV
Latitude: 36.5242
Evaluator: J. Bourdeau
County: Person
Longitude: -78.9297
Total Points:
Stream is at least intermittent 25
if >_ 19 or perennial if >_ 30`
Stream Determination (circle one)
Ephemeral Intermittent Perennial
✓
Other
e.g. Quad Name:
A. Geomorphology (Subtotal = 11 )
Absent
Weak
Moderate
Strong
la. Continuity of channel bed and bank
0
1
2
✓ 3
2. Sinuosity of channel along thalweg
0
1
✓ 2
3
3. In -channel structure: ex. riffle -pool, step -pool,
ripple -pool sequence
0
✓
1
2
3
4. Particle size of stream substrate
0
✓
1
2
3
5. Active/relict floodplain
0
✓
1
2
3
6. Depositional bars or benches
0
✓
1
2
3
7. Recent alluvial deposits
✓
0
1
2
3
8. Headcuts
0
✓
1
2
3
9. Grade control
0
✓
0.5
1
1.5
10. Natural valley
0
✓
0.5
1
1.5
11. Second or greater order channel
✓
No = 0
Yes = 3
a artificial ditches are not rated; see discussions in manual
B. Hydrology (Subtotal = 7
12. Presence of Baseflow
0
1
✓
2
3
13. Iron oxidizing bacteria
0
✓
1
2
3
14. Leaf litter
1.5
✓
1
0.5
0
15. Sediment on plants or debris
✓
0
0.5
1
1.5
16. Organic debris lines or piles
✓
0
0.5
1
1.5
17. Soil -based evidence of high water table?
No = 0
✓
Yes = 3
C. Biology (Subtotal = 7
18. Fibrous roots in streambed
3
✓
2
1
0
19. Rooted upland plants in streambed
✓ 3
2
1
0
20. Macrobenthos (note diversity and abundance)
✓ 0
1
2
3
21. Aquatic Mollusks
✓ 0
1
2
3
22. Fish
✓ 0
0.5
1
1.5
23. Crayfish
✓ 0
0.5
1
1.5
24. Amphibians
0
0.5
✓
1
1.5
25. Algae
0
✓
0.5
1
1.5
26. Wetland plants in streambed
FACW = 0.75; OBL =
1.5 'Other
= 0
*perennial streams may also be identified using other methods. See p. 35 of manual.
Notes:
Sketch:

NC SAM FIELD ASSESSMENT FORM
Accompanies User Manual Version 2.1
USACE AID #: NCDWR #:
INSTRUCTIONS: Attach a sketch of the assessment area and photographs. Attach a copy of the USGS 7.5-minute topographic quadrangle,
and circle the location of the stream reach under evaluation. If multiple stream reaches will be evaluated on the same property, identify and
number all reaches on the attached map, and include a separate form for each reach. See the NC SAM User Manual for detailed descriptions
and explanations of requested information. Record in the "Notes/Sketch" section if supplementary measurements were performed. See the
NC SAM User Manual for examples of additional measurements that may be relevant.
NOTE EVIDENCE OF STRESSORS AFFECTING THE ASSESSMENT AREA (do not need to be within the assessment area).
PROJECT/SITE INFORMATION:
1. Project name (if any): Mayo -Roxboro 500kV Line
3. Applicant/owner name: Duke Energy
5. County:
7. River basin:
Person
Roanoke
2. Date of evaluation: August 16, 2021
4. Assessor name/organization:
6. Nearest named water body
on USGS 7.5-minute quad:
J. Bourdeau / Wood
Bowes Branch
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): SB-41 10. Length of assessment reach evaluated (feet): 50
11. Channel depth from bed (in riffle, if present) to top of bank (feet): 2 ❑Unable to assess channel depth.
12. Channel width at top of bank (feet): 3 13. Is assessment reach a swamp steam? ❑Yes ❑No
14. Feature type: ❑Perennial flow ®Intermittent flow ❑Tidal Marsh Stream
STREAM CATEGORY INFORMATION:
15. NC SAM Zone: ['Mountains (M) ® Piedmont (P) ❑ Inner Coastal Plain (I)
16. Estimated geomorphic ❑A �.�� ®B
valley shape (skip for
Tidal Marsh Stream): (more sinuous stream, flatter valley slope) (less sinuous stream, steeper valley slope)
17. Watershed size: (skip ®Size 1 (< 0.1 mi2) Size 2 (0.1 to < 0.5 mi2) Size 3 (0.5 to < 5 mi2) Size 4 (>_ 5 mi2)
for Tidal Marsh Stream)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
18. Were regulatory considerations evaluated? ®Yes No If Yes, check all that apply to the assessment area.
▪ Section 10 water ❑Classified Trout Waters ❑Water Supply Watershed (❑I ❑II ❑III ❑IV ❑V)
['Outer Coastal Plain (0)
❑ Essential Fish Habitat Primary Nursery Area
❑ Publicly owned property ®NCDWR Riparian buffer rule in effect
❑ Anadromous fish 111303(d) List
▪ Documented presence of a federal and/or state listed protected species within the assessment area.
List species:
['High Quality Waters/Outstanding Resource Waters
▪ Nutrient Sensitive Waters
❑ CAMA Area of Environmental Concern (AEC)
▪ Designated Critical Habitat (list species)
19. Are additional stream information/supplementary measurements included in "Notes/Sketch" section or attached? Yes No
1. Channel Water - assessment reach metric (skip for Size 1 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
❑ A Water throughout assessment reach.
®B No flow, water in pools only.
❑ C No water in assessment reach.
2. Evidence of Flow Restriction - assessment reach metric
❑ A At least 10% of assessment reach in -stream habitat or riffle -pool sequence is severely affected by a flow restriction or fill to the
point of obstructing flow or a channel choked with aquatic macrophytes or ponded water or impoundment on flood or ebb within
the assessment reach (examples: undersized or perched culverts, causeways that constrict the channel, tidal gates, debris jams,
beaver dams).
®B NotA
3. Feature Pattern - assessment reach metric
❑ A A majority of the assessment reach has altered pattern (examples: straightening, modification above or below culvert).
®B NotA
4. Feature Longitudinal Profile - assessment reach metric
❑ A Majority of assessment reach has a substantially altered stream profile (examples: channel down -cutting, existing damming, over
widening, active aggradation, dredging, and excavation where appropriate channel profile has not reformed from any of these
disturbances).
®B NotA
5. Signs of Active Instability - assessment reach metric
Consider only current instability, not past events from which the stream has currently recovered. Examples of instability include
active bank failure, active channel down -cutting (head -cut), active widening, and artificial hardening (such as concrete, gabion, rip -rap).
®A < 10% of channel unstable
❑ B 10 to 25% of channel unstable
❑ C > 25% of channel unstable

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

12. Aquatic Life — assessment reach metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
12a. Yes No Was an in -stream aquatic life assessment performed as described in the User Manual?
If No, select one of the following reasons and skip to Metric 13. No Water ❑Other:
12b. ❑Yes No Are aquatic organisms present in the assessment reach (look in riffles, pools, then snags)? If Yes, check all that
apply. If No, skip to Metric 13.
1 >1 Numbers over columns refer to "individuals" for Size 1 and 2 streams and "taxa" for Size 3 and 4 streams.
❑ ❑Adult frogs
❑ Aquatic reptiles
❑ Aquatic macrophytes and aquatic mosses (include liverworts, lichens, and algal mats)
❑ ❑Beetles
❑ ❑Caddisfly larvae (T)
❑ ❑Asian clam (Corbicula)
❑ ❑Crustacean (isopod/amphipod/crayfish/shrimp)
❑ ❑Damselfly and dragonfly larvae
❑ ❑Dipterans
❑ ❑Mayfly larvae (E)
❑ ❑Megaloptera (alderfly, fishfly, dobsonfly larvae)
❑ ❑Midges/mosquito larvae
❑ Mosquito fish (Gambusia) or mud minnows (Umbra pygmaea)
❑ ❑Mussels/Clams (not Corbicula)
❑ ❑Other fish
❑ ❑Salamanders/tadpoles
❑ ❑Snails
❑ ❑Stonefly larvae (P)
❑ ❑Tipulid larvae
❑ ❑Worms/leeches
13. Streamside Area Ground Surface Condition — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams and B valley types)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB). Consider storage capacity with regard to both overbank flow and upland runoff.
LB RB
®A Little or no alteration to water storage capacity over a majority of the streamside area
❑ B ❑B Moderate alteration to water storage capacity over a majority of the streamside area
❑ C ❑C Severe alteration to water storage capacity over a majority of the streamside area (examples: ditches, fill, soil compaction,
livestock disturbance, buildings, man-made levees, drainage pipes)
14. Streamside Area Water Storage — streamside area metric (skip for Size 1 streams, Tidal Marsh Streams, and B valley types)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB) of the streamside area.
LB RB
❑ A ❑A Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water >_ 6 inches deep
❑ B ❑B Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water 3 to 6 inches deep
®C Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water < 3 inches deep
15. Wetland Presence — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB). Do not consider wetlands outside of the streamside area or within the normal
wetted perimeter of assessment reach.
LB RB
❑ Y ❑Y Are wetlands present in the streamside area?
®N ®N
16. Baseflow Contributors — assessment reach metric (skip for Size 4 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all contributors within the assessment reach or within view of and draining to the assessment reach.
❑ A Streams and/or springs (jurisdictional discharges)
❑ B Ponds (include wet detention basins; do not include sediment basins or dry detention basins)
❑ C Obstruction passing flow during low -flow periods within the assessment area (beaver dam, leaky dam, bottom -release dam, weir)
®D Evidence of bank seepage or sweating (iron in water indicates seepage)
®E Stream bed or bank soil reduced (dig through deposited sediment if present)
❑ F None of the above
17. Baseflow Detractors — assessment area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all that apply.
❑ A Evidence of substantial water withdrawals from the assessment reach (includes areas excavated for pump installation)
❑ B Obstruction not passing flow during low -flow periods affecting the assessment reach (ex: watertight dam, sediment deposit)
❑ C Urban stream (>_ 24% impervious surface for watershed)
❑ D Evidence that the streamside area has been modified resulting in accelerated drainage into the assessment reach
❑ E Assessment reach relocated to valley edge
®F None of the above
18. Shading — assessment reach metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider aspect. Consider "leaf -on" condition.
❑ A Stream shading is appropriate for stream category (may include gaps associated with natural processes)
®B Degraded (example: scattered trees)
❑ C Stream shading is gone or largely absent

19. Buffer Width — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider "vegetated buffer" and "wooded buffer" separately for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB) starting at the top of bank out
to the first break.
Vegetated
LB RB
❑ A ®A
❑ B ❑B
❑ C ❑C
❑ D ❑D
❑ E ❑E
Wooded
LB RB
❑A ❑A
❑ B ❑B
❑ C ❑C
❑D ❑D
®E ®E
20. Buffer Structure
Consider for left
LB RB
❑A ❑A
❑ B ❑B
❑ C ❑C
®D ®D
❑E ❑E
>_ 100 feet wide or extends to the edge of the watershed
From 50 to < 100 feet wide
From 30 to < 50 feet wide
From 10 to < 30 feet wide
< 10 feet wide or no trees
— streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
bank (LB) and right bank (RB) for Metric 19 ("Vegetated" Buffer Width).
Mature forest
Non -mature woody vegetation or modified vegetation structure
Herbaceous vegetation with or without a strip of trees < 10 feet wide
Maintained shrubs
Little or no vegetation
21. Buffer Stressors — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all appropriate boxes for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB). Indicate if listed stressor abuts stream (Abuts), does not abut but is
within 30 feet of stream (< 30 feet), or is between 30 to 50 feet of stream (30-50 feet).
If none of the following stressors occurs on either bank, check here and skip to Metric 22:
Abuts < 30 feet 30-50 feet
LB RB LB RB LB RB
❑ A ❑A ❑A ❑A ❑A ❑A
❑ B ❑B ❑B ❑B ❑B ❑B
❑ C ❑C ❑C ❑C ❑C ❑C
❑ D ❑D ®D ®D ❑D ❑D
Row crops
Maintained turf
Pasture (no livestock)/commercial horticulture
Pasture (active livestock use)
22. Stem Density — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB) for Metric 19 ("Wooded" Buffer Width).
LB RB
❑ A ❑A Medium to high stem density
❑ B ❑B Low stem density
®C No wooded riparian buffer or predominantly herbaceous species or bare ground
23. Continuity of Vegetated Buffer — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider whether vegetated buffer is continuous along stream (parallel). Breaks are areas lacking vegetation > 10 feet wide.
LB RB
®A
❑ B
❑ C
®A
❑ B
❑ C
The total length of buffer breaks is < 25 percent.
The total length of buffer breaks is between 25 and 50 percent.
The total length of buffer breaks is > 50 percent.
24. Vegetative Composition — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Evaluate the dominant vegetation within 100 feet of each bank or to the edge of the watershed (whichever comes first) as it contributes to
assessment reach habitat.
RB
❑ A Vegetation is close to undisturbed in species present and their proportions. Lower strata composed of native species,
with non-native invasive species absent or sparse.
Vegetation indicates disturbance in terms of species diversity or proportions, but is still largely composed of native
species. This may include communities of weedy native species that develop after clear -cutting or clearing or
communities with non-native invasive species present, but not dominant, over a large portion of the expected strata or
communities missing understory but retaining canopy trees.
Vegetation is severely disturbed in terms of species diversity or proportions. Mature canopy is absent or communities
with non-native invasive species dominant over a large portion of expected strata or communities composed of planted
stands of non -characteristic species or communities inappropriately composed of a single species or no vegetation.
25. Conductivity — assessment reach metric (skip for all Coastal Plain streams)
25a. ❑Yes No Was conductivity measurement recorded?
If No, select one of the following reasons. ❑No Water ®Other:
25b. Check the box corresponding to the conductivity measurement (units of microsiemens per centimeter).
❑A < 46 ❑B 46 to < 67 ❑C 67 to < 79 ❑D 79 to < 230 ❑E >_ 230
LB
❑A
❑ B
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Draft NC SAM Stream Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 2.1
Stream Site Name Mayo -Roxboro 500kV Line Date of Assessment August 16, 2021
Stream Category Pb1 Assessor Name/Organization J. Bourdeau / Wood
Notes of Field Assessment Form (Y/N)
Presence of regulatory considerations (Y/N)
Additional stream information/supplementary measurements included (Y/N)
NC SAM feature type (perennial, intermittent, Tidal Marsh Stream)
NO
YES
NO
Intermittent
USACE/ NCDWR
Function Class Rating Summary All Streams Intermittent
(1) Hydrology HIGH HIGH
(2) Baseflow HIGH HIGH
(2) Flood Flow HIGH HIGH
(3) Streamside Area Attenuation MEDIUM MEDIUM
(4) Floodplain Access HIGH HIGH
(4) Wooded Riparian Buffer LOW LOW
(4) Microtopography NA NA
(3) Stream Stability HIGH HIGH
(4) Channel Stability HIGH HIGH
(4) Sediment Transport HIGH HIGH
(4) Stream Geomorphology HIGH HIGH
(2) Stream/Intertidal Zone Interaction NA NA
(2) Longitudinal Tidal Flow NA NA
(2) Tidal Marsh Stream Stability NA NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Channel Stability NA NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Stream Geomorphology NA NA
(1) Water Quality MEDIUM MEDIUM
(2) Baseflow HIGH HIGH
(2) Streamside Area Vegetation LOW LOW
(3) Upland Pollutant Filtration LOW LOW
(3) Thermoregulation MEDIUM MEDIUM
(2) Indicators of Stressors YES YES
(2) Aquatic Life Tolerance HIGH NA
(2) Intertidal Zone Filtration NA NA
(1) Habitat MEDIUM MEDIUM
(2) In -stream Habitat HIGH HIGH
(3) Baseflow HIGH HIGH
(3) Substrate HIGH HIGH
(3) Stream Stability HIGH HIGH
(3) In -stream Habitat HIGH HIGH
(2) Stream -side Habitat LOW LOW
(3) Stream -side Habitat LOW LOW
(3) Thermoregulation MEDIUM MEDIUM
(2) Tidal Marsh In -stream Habitat NA NA
(3) Flow Restriction NA NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Stream Stability NA NA
(4) Tidal Marsh Channel Stability NA NA
(4) Tidal Marsh Stream Geomorphology NA NA
(3) Tidal Marsh In -stream Habitat NA NA
(2) Intertidal Zone NA NA
Overall
MEDIUM MEDIUM

NC DWQ Stream Identification Form Version 4.11
SB-61
Date: 8/16/2021
Project/Site: Mayo-Rox. 500kV
Latitude: 36.5206
Evaluator: J. Bourdeau
County: Person
Longitude: -78.8921
Total Points:
Stream is at least intermittent 23
if >_ 19 or perennial if >_ 30`
Stream Determination (circle one)
Ephemeral Intermittent Perennial
✓
Other
e.g. Quad Name:
A. Geomorphology (Subtotal = 13.5 )
Absent
Weak
Moderate
Strong
la. Continuity of channel bed and bank
0
1
2
✓ 3
2. Sinuosity of channel along thalweg
0
1
✓
2
3
3. In -channel structure: ex. riffle -pool, step -pool,
ripple -pool sequence
0
1
✓
2
3
4. Particle size of stream substrate
0
1
✓
2
3
5. Active/relict floodplain
0
✓
1
2
3
6. Depositional bars or benches
0
✓
1
2
3
7. Recent alluvial deposits
0
1
✓
2
3
8. Headcuts
✓
0
1
2
3
9. Grade control
0
✓
0.5
1
1.5
10. Natural valley
✓
0
0.5
1
1.5
11. Second or greater order channel
✓
No = 0
Yes = 3
a artificial ditches are not rated; see discussions in manual
B. Hydrology (Subtotal = 6.5
12. Presence of Baseflow
0
✓
1
2
3
13. Iron oxidizing bacteria
0
✓
1
2
3
14. Leaf litter
1.5
✓
1
0.5
0
15. Sediment on plants or debris
✓
0
0.5
1
1.5
16. Organic debris lines or piles
0
✓
0.5
1
1.5
17. Soil -based evidence of high water table?
No = 0
✓
Yes = 3
C. Biology (Subtotal = 3
18. Fibrous roots in streambed
3
2
✓ 1
0
19. Rooted upland plants in streambed
3
✓
2
1
0
20. Macrobenthos (note diversity and abundance)
✓ 0
1
2
3
21. Aquatic Mollusks
✓ 0
1
2
3
22. Fish
✓ 0
0.5
1
1.5
23. Crayfish
✓ 0
0.5
1
1.5
24. Amphibians
0
✓
0.5
1
1.5
25. Algae
✓ 0
0.5
1
1.5
26. Wetland plants in streambed
FACW = 0.75; OBL = 1.5 'Other
= 0
*perennial streams may also be identified using other methods. See p. 35 of manual.
Notes:
Sketch:

NC SAM FIELD ASSESSMENT FORM
Accompanies User Manual Version 2.1
USACE AID #: NCDWR #:
INSTRUCTIONS: Attach a sketch of the assessment area and photographs. Attach a copy of the USGS 7.5-minute topographic quadrangle,
and circle the location of the stream reach under evaluation. If multiple stream reaches will be evaluated on the same property, identify and
number all reaches on the attached map, and include a separate form for each reach. See the NC SAM User Manual for detailed descriptions
and explanations of requested information. Record in the "Notes/Sketch" section if supplementary measurements were performed. See the
NC SAM User Manual for examples of additional measurements that may be relevant.
NOTE EVIDENCE OF STRESSORS AFFECTING THE ASSESSMENT AREA (do not need to be within the assessment area).
PROJECT/SITE INFORMATION:
1. Project name (if any): Mayo -Roxboro 500kV Line 2. Date of evaluation: August 16, 2021
3. Applicant/owner name: Duke Energy 4. Assessor name/organization: J. Bourdeau / Wood
5. County: Person 6. Nearest named water body
7. River basin: Roanoke on USGS 7.5-minute quad: Mayo Reservoir
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): SB-61 10. Length of assessment reach evaluated (feet): 50
11. Channel depth from bed (in riffle, if present) to top of bank (feet): 2 ❑Unable to assess channel depth.
12. Channel width at top of bank (feet): 3 13. Is assessment reach a swamp steam? ❑Yes ❑No
14. Feature type: ❑Perennial flow ®Intermittent flow ❑Tidal Marsh Stream
STREAM CATEGORY INFORMATION:
15. NC SAM Zone: ['Mountains (M) ® Piedmont (P) ❑ Inner Coastal Plain (I)
16. Estimated geomorphic
valley shape (skip for
Tidal Marsh Stream):
17. Watershed size: (skip
for Tidal Marsh Stream)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
❑A �.�� ®B
(more sinuous stream, flatter valley slope) (less sinuous stream, steeper valley slope)
®Size 1 (< 0.1 mi2) Size 2 (0.1 to < 0.5 mi2) Size 3 (0.5 to < 5 mi2) Size 4 (>_ 5 mi2)
['Outer Coastal Plain (0)
18. Were regulatory considerations evaluated? ®Yes No If Yes, check all that apply to the assessment area.
▪ Section 10 water ❑Classified Trout Waters ❑Water Supply Watershed (❑I ❑II ❑III ❑IV ❑V)
❑ Essential Fish Habitat Primary Nursery Area ['High Quality Waters/Outstanding Resource Waters
❑ Publicly owned property ®NCDWR Riparian buffer rule in effect Nutrient Sensitive Waters
❑ Anadromous fish 111303(d) List ❑CAMA Area of Environmental Concern (AEC)
▪ Documented presence of a federal and/or state listed protected species within the assessment area.
List species:
▪ Designated Critical Habitat (list species)
19. Are additional stream information/supplementary measurements included in "Notes/Sketch" section or attached? Yes No
1. Channel Water - assessment reach metric (skip for Size 1 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
❑ A Water throughout assessment reach.
®B No flow, water in pools only.
❑ C No water in assessment reach.
2. Evidence of Flow Restriction - assessment reach metric
❑ A At least 10% of assessment reach in -stream habitat or riffle -pool sequence is severely affected by a flow restriction or fill to the
point of obstructing flow or a channel choked with aquatic macrophytes or ponded water or impoundment on flood or ebb within
the assessment reach (examples: undersized or perched culverts, causeways that constrict the channel, tidal gates, debris jams,
beaver dams).
®B NotA
3. Feature Pattern - assessment reach metric
❑ A A majority of the assessment reach has altered pattern (examples: straightening, modification above or below culvert).
®B NotA
4. Feature Longitudinal Profile - assessment reach metric
❑ A Majority of assessment reach has a substantially altered stream profile (examples: channel down -cutting, existing damming, over
widening, active aggradation, dredging, and excavation where appropriate channel profile has not reformed from any of these
disturbances).
®B NotA
5. Signs of Active Instability - assessment reach metric
Consider only current instability, not past events from which the stream has currently recovered. Examples of instability include
active bank failure, active channel down -cutting (head -cut), active widening, and artificial hardening (such as concrete, gabion, rip -rap).
®A < 10% of channel unstable
❑ B 10 to 25% of channel unstable
❑ C > 25% of channel unstable

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

12. Aquatic Life — assessment reach metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
12a. Yes No Was an in -stream aquatic life assessment performed as described in the User Manual?
If No, select one of the following reasons and skip to Metric 13. No Water ❑Other:
12b. ❑Yes No Are aquatic organisms present in the assessment reach (look in riffles, pools, then snags)? If Yes, check all that
apply. If No, skip to Metric 13.
1 >1 Numbers over columns refer to "individuals" for Size 1 and 2 streams and "taxa" for Size 3 and 4 streams.
❑ ❑Adult frogs
❑ Aquatic reptiles
❑ Aquatic macrophytes and aquatic mosses (include liverworts, lichens, and algal mats)
❑ ❑Beetles
❑ ❑Caddisfly larvae (T)
❑ ❑Asian clam (Corbicula)
❑ ❑Crustacean (isopod/amphipod/crayfish/shrimp)
❑ ❑Damselfly and dragonfly larvae
❑ ❑Dipterans
❑ ❑Mayfly larvae (E)
❑ ❑Megaloptera (alderfly, fishfly, dobsonfly larvae)
❑ ❑Midges/mosquito larvae
❑ Mosquito fish (Gambusia) or mud minnows (Umbra pygmaea)
❑ ❑Mussels/Clams (not Corbicula)
❑ ❑Other fish
❑ ❑Salamanders/tadpoles
❑ ❑Snails
❑ ❑Stonefly larvae (P)
❑ ❑Tipulid larvae
❑ ❑Worms/leeches
13. Streamside Area Ground Surface Condition — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams and B valley types)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB). Consider storage capacity with regard to both overbank flow and upland runoff.
LB RB
®A Little or no alteration to water storage capacity over a majority of the streamside area
❑ B ❑B Moderate alteration to water storage capacity over a majority of the streamside area
❑ C ❑C Severe alteration to water storage capacity over a majority of the streamside area (examples: ditches, fill, soil compaction,
livestock disturbance, buildings, man-made levees, drainage pipes)
14. Streamside Area Water Storage — streamside area metric (skip for Size 1 streams, Tidal Marsh Streams, and B valley types)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB) of the streamside area.
LB RB
❑ A ❑A Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water >_ 6 inches deep
❑ B ❑B Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water 3 to 6 inches deep
®C Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water < 3 inches deep
15. Wetland Presence — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB). Do not consider wetlands outside of the streamside area or within the normal
wetted perimeter of assessment reach.
LB RB
❑ Y ❑Y Are wetlands present in the streamside area?
®N ®N
16. Baseflow Contributors — assessment reach metric (skip for Size 4 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all contributors within the assessment reach or within view of and draining to the assessment reach.
❑ A Streams and/or springs (jurisdictional discharges)
❑ B Ponds (include wet detention basins; do not include sediment basins or dry detention basins)
❑ C Obstruction passing flow during low -flow periods within the assessment area (beaver dam, leaky dam, bottom -release dam, weir)
®D Evidence of bank seepage or sweating (iron in water indicates seepage)
®E Stream bed or bank soil reduced (dig through deposited sediment if present)
❑ F None of the above
17. Baseflow Detractors — assessment area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all that apply.
❑ A Evidence of substantial water withdrawals from the assessment reach (includes areas excavated for pump installation)
❑ B Obstruction not passing flow during low -flow periods affecting the assessment reach (ex: watertight dam, sediment deposit)
❑ C Urban stream (>_ 24% impervious surface for watershed)
❑ D Evidence that the streamside area has been modified resulting in accelerated drainage into the assessment reach
❑ E Assessment reach relocated to valley edge
®F None of the above
18. Shading — assessment reach metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider aspect. Consider "leaf -on" condition.
❑ A Stream shading is appropriate for stream category (may include gaps associated with natural processes)
®B Degraded (example: scattered trees)
❑ C Stream shading is gone or largely absent

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

Draft NC SAM Stream Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 2.1
Stream Site Name Mayo -Roxboro 500kV Line Date of Assessment August 16, 2021
Stream Category Pb1 Assessor Name/Organization J. Bourdeau / Wood
Notes of Field Assessment Form (Y/N)
Presence of regulatory considerations (Y/N)
Additional stream information/supplementary measurements included (Y/N)
NC SAM feature type (perennial, intermittent, Tidal Marsh Stream)
NO
YES
NO
Intermittent
USACE/ NCDWR
Function Class Rating Summary All Streams Intermittent
(1) Hydrology HIGH HIGH
(2) Baseflow HIGH HIGH
(2) Flood Flow HIGH HIGH
(3) Streamside Area Attenuation MEDIUM MEDIUM
(4) Floodplain Access HIGH HIGH
(4) Wooded Riparian Buffer LOW LOW
(4) Microtopography NA NA
(3) Stream Stability HIGH HIGH
(4) Channel Stability HIGH HIGH
(4) Sediment Transport HIGH HIGH
(4) Stream Geomorphology HIGH HIGH
(2) Stream/Intertidal Zone Interaction NA NA
(2) Longitudinal Tidal Flow NA NA
(2) Tidal Marsh Stream Stability NA NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Channel Stability NA NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Stream Geomorphology NA NA
(1) Water Quality MEDIUM MEDIUM
(2) Baseflow HIGH HIGH
(2) Streamside Area Vegetation LOW LOW
(3) Upland Pollutant Filtration LOW LOW
(3) Thermoregulation MEDIUM MEDIUM
(2) Indicators of Stressors YES YES
(2) Aquatic Life Tolerance HIGH NA
(2) Intertidal Zone Filtration NA NA
(1) Habitat MEDIUM MEDIUM
(2) In -stream Habitat HIGH HIGH
(3) Baseflow HIGH HIGH
(3) Substrate HIGH HIGH
(3) Stream Stability HIGH HIGH
(3) In -stream Habitat HIGH HIGH
(2) Stream -side Habitat LOW LOW
(3) Stream -side Habitat LOW LOW
(3) Thermoregulation MEDIUM MEDIUM
(2) Tidal Marsh In -stream Habitat NA NA
(3) Flow Restriction NA NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Stream Stability NA NA
(4) Tidal Marsh Channel Stability NA NA
(4) Tidal Marsh Stream Geomorphology NA NA
(3) Tidal Marsh In -stream Habitat NA NA
(2) Intertidal Zone NA NA
Overall
MEDIUM MEDIUM

NC DWQ Stream Identification Form Version 4.11
SB-127
Date: 8/16/2021
Project/Site: Mayo-Rox. 500kV
Latitude: 36.5207
Evaluator: J. Bourdeau
County: Person
Longitude: -78.8898
Total Points:
Stream is at least intermittent 19 5
if >_ 19 or perennial if >_ 30`
Stream Determination (circle one)
Ephemeral Intermittent Perennial
✓
Other
e.g. Quad Name:
A. Geomorphology (Subtotal = 13 )
Absent
Weak
Moderate
Strong
la. Continuity of channel bed and bank
0
1
2
✓ 3
2. Sinuosity of channel along thalweg
0
1
✓
2
3
3. In -channel structure: ex. riffle -pool, step -pool,
ripple -pool sequence
0
✓
1
2
3
4. Particle size of stream substrate
0
1
✓
2
3
5. Active/relict floodplain
0
✓
1
2
3
6. Depositional bars or benches
0
✓
1
2
3
7. Recent alluvial deposits
0
1
✓
2
3
8. Headcuts
✓
0
1
2
3
9. Grade control
0
✓
0.5
1
1.5
10. Natural valley
0
✓
0.5
1
1.5
11. Second or greater order channel
✓
No = 0
Yes = 3
a artificial ditches are not rated; see discussions in manual
B. Hydrology (Subtotal = 1.5
12. Presence of Baseflow
0
✓ 1
2
3
13. Iron oxidizing bacteria
✓
0
1
2
3
14. Leaf litter
1.5
1
✓
0.5
0
15. Sediment on plants or debris
✓
0
0.5
1
1.5
16. Organic debris lines or piles
✓
0
0.5
1
1.5
17. Soil -based evidence of high water table?
✓
No = 0
Yes = 3
C. Biology (Subtotal = 5
18. Fibrous roots in streambed
3
✓ 2
1
0
19. Rooted upland plants in streambed
✓ 3
2
1
0
20. Macrobenthos (note diversity and abundance)
✓ 0
1
2
3
21. Aquatic Mollusks
✓ 0
1
2
3
22. Fish
✓ 0
0.5
1
1.5
23. Crayfish
✓ 0
0.5
1
1.5
24. Amphibians
✓ 0
0.5
1
1.5
25. Algae
✓ 0
0.5
1
1.5
26. Wetland plants in streambed
FACW = 0.75; OBL = 1.5 'Other
= 0
*perennial streams may also be identified using other methods. See p. 35 of manual.
Notes:
Sketch:

NC SAM FIELD ASSESSMENT FORM
Accompanies User Manual Version 2.1
USACE AID #: NCDWR #:
INSTRUCTIONS: Attach a sketch of the assessment area and photographs. Attach a copy of the USGS 7.5-minute topographic quadrangle,
and circle the location of the stream reach under evaluation. If multiple stream reaches will be evaluated on the same property, identify and
number all reaches on the attached map, and include a separate form for each reach. See the NC SAM User Manual for detailed descriptions
and explanations of requested information. Record in the "Notes/Sketch" section if supplementary measurements were performed. See the
NC SAM User Manual for examples of additional measurements that may be relevant.
NOTE EVIDENCE OF STRESSORS AFFECTING THE ASSESSMENT AREA (do not need to be within the assessment area).
PROJECT/SITE INFORMATION:
1. Project name (if any): Mayo -Roxboro 500kV Line 2. Date of evaluation: August 16, 2021
3. Applicant/owner name: Duke Energy 4. Assessor name/organization: J. Bourdeau / Wood
5. County: Person 6. Nearest named water body
7. River basin: Roanoke on USGS 7.5-minute quad: Mayo Reservoir
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): SB-127 10. Length of assessment reach evaluated (feet): 50
11. Channel depth from bed (in riffle, if present) to top of bank (feet): 2 ❑Unable to assess channel depth.
12. Channel width at top of bank (feet): 3 13. Is assessment reach a swamp steam? ❑Yes ❑No
14. Feature type: ❑Perennial flow ®Intermittent flow ❑Tidal Marsh Stream
STREAM CATEGORY INFORMATION:
15. NC SAM Zone: ['Mountains (M) ® Piedmont (P) ❑ Inner Coastal Plain (I)
16. Estimated geomorphic
valley shape (skip for
Tidal Marsh Stream):
17. Watershed size: (skip
for Tidal Marsh Stream)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
❑A �.�� ®B
(more sinuous stream, flatter valley slope) (less sinuous stream, steeper valley slope)
®Size 1 (< 0.1 mi2) Size 2 (0.1 to < 0.5 mi2) Size 3 (0.5 to < 5 mi2) Size 4 (>_ 5 mi2)
['Outer Coastal Plain (0)
18. Were regulatory considerations evaluated? ®Yes No If Yes, check all that apply to the assessment area.
▪ Section 10 water ❑Classified Trout Waters ❑Water Supply Watershed (❑I ❑II ❑III ❑IV ❑V)
❑ Essential Fish Habitat Primary Nursery Area ['High Quality Waters/Outstanding Resource Waters
❑ Publicly owned property ®NCDWR Riparian buffer rule in effect Nutrient Sensitive Waters
❑ Anadromous fish 111303(d) List ❑CAMA Area of Environmental Concern (AEC)
▪ Documented presence of a federal and/or state listed protected species within the assessment area.
List species:
▪ Designated Critical Habitat (list species)
19. Are additional stream information/supplementary measurements included in "Notes/Sketch" section or attached? Yes No
1. Channel Water - assessment reach metric (skip for Size 1 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
❑ A Water throughout assessment reach.
®B No flow, water in pools only.
❑ C No water in assessment reach.
2. Evidence of Flow Restriction - assessment reach metric
❑ A At least 10% of assessment reach in -stream habitat or riffle -pool sequence is severely affected by a flow restriction or fill to the
point of obstructing flow or a channel choked with aquatic macrophytes or ponded water or impoundment on flood or ebb within
the assessment reach (examples: undersized or perched culverts, causeways that constrict the channel, tidal gates, debris jams,
beaver dams).
®B NotA
3. Feature Pattern - assessment reach metric
❑ A A majority of the assessment reach has altered pattern (examples: straightening, modification above or below culvert).
®B NotA
4. Feature Longitudinal Profile - assessment reach metric
❑ A Majority of assessment reach has a substantially altered stream profile (examples: channel down -cutting, existing damming, over
widening, active aggradation, dredging, and excavation where appropriate channel profile has not reformed from any of these
disturbances).
®B NotA
5. Signs of Active Instability - assessment reach metric
Consider only current instability, not past events from which the stream has currently recovered. Examples of instability include
active bank failure, active channel down -cutting (head -cut), active widening, and artificial hardening (such as concrete, gabion, rip -rap).
®A < 10% of channel unstable
❑ B 10 to 25% of channel unstable
❑ C > 25% of channel unstable

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

12. Aquatic Life — assessment reach metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
12a. Yes No Was an in -stream aquatic life assessment performed as described in the User Manual?
If No, select one of the following reasons and skip to Metric 13. No Water ❑Other:
12b. ❑Yes No Are aquatic organisms present in the assessment reach (look in riffles, pools, then snags)? If Yes, check all that
apply. If No, skip to Metric 13.
1 >1 Numbers over columns refer to "individuals" for Size 1 and 2 streams and "taxa" for Size 3 and 4 streams.
❑ ❑Adult frogs
❑ Aquatic reptiles
❑ Aquatic macrophytes and aquatic mosses (include liverworts, lichens, and algal mats)
❑ ❑Beetles
❑ ❑Caddisfly larvae (T)
❑ ❑Asian clam (Corbicula)
❑ ❑Crustacean (isopod/amphipod/crayfish/shrimp)
❑ ❑Damselfly and dragonfly larvae
❑ ❑Dipterans
❑ ❑Mayfly larvae (E)
❑ ❑Megaloptera (alderfly, fishfly, dobsonfly larvae)
❑ ❑Midges/mosquito larvae
❑ Mosquito fish (Gambusia) or mud minnows (Umbra pygmaea)
❑ ❑Mussels/Clams (not Corbicula)
❑ ❑Other fish
❑ ❑Salamanders/tadpoles
❑ ❑Snails
❑ ❑Stonefly larvae (P)
❑ ❑Tipulid larvae
❑ ❑Worms/leeches
13. Streamside Area Ground Surface Condition — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams and B valley types)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB). Consider storage capacity with regard to both overbank flow and upland runoff.
LB RB
®A Little or no alteration to water storage capacity over a majority of the streamside area
❑ B ❑B Moderate alteration to water storage capacity over a majority of the streamside area
❑ C ❑C Severe alteration to water storage capacity over a majority of the streamside area (examples: ditches, fill, soil compaction,
livestock disturbance, buildings, man-made levees, drainage pipes)
14. Streamside Area Water Storage — streamside area metric (skip for Size 1 streams, Tidal Marsh Streams, and B valley types)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB) of the streamside area.
LB RB
❑ A ❑A Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water >_ 6 inches deep
❑ B ❑B Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water 3 to 6 inches deep
®C Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water < 3 inches deep
15. Wetland Presence — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB). Do not consider wetlands outside of the streamside area or within the normal
wetted perimeter of assessment reach.
LB RB
❑ Y ❑Y Are wetlands present in the streamside area?
®N ®N
16. Baseflow Contributors — assessment reach metric (skip for Size 4 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all contributors within the assessment reach or within view of and draining to the assessment reach.
❑ A Streams and/or springs (jurisdictional discharges)
❑ B Ponds (include wet detention basins; do not include sediment basins or dry detention basins)
❑ C Obstruction passing flow during low -flow periods within the assessment area (beaver dam, leaky dam, bottom -release dam, weir)
®D Evidence of bank seepage or sweating (iron in water indicates seepage)
®E Stream bed or bank soil reduced (dig through deposited sediment if present)
❑ F None of the above
17. Baseflow Detractors — assessment area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all that apply.
❑ A Evidence of substantial water withdrawals from the assessment reach (includes areas excavated for pump installation)
❑ B Obstruction not passing flow during low -flow periods affecting the assessment reach (ex: watertight dam, sediment deposit)
❑ C Urban stream (>_ 24% impervious surface for watershed)
❑ D Evidence that the streamside area has been modified resulting in accelerated drainage into the assessment reach
❑ E Assessment reach relocated to valley edge
®F None of the above
18. Shading — assessment reach metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider aspect. Consider "leaf -on" condition.
❑ A Stream shading is appropriate for stream category (may include gaps associated with natural processes)
®B Degraded (example: scattered trees)
❑ C Stream shading is gone or largely absent

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

Draft NC SAM Stream Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 2.1
Stream Site Name Mayo -Roxboro 500kV Line Date of Assessment August 16, 2021
Stream Category Pb1 Assessor Name/Organization J. Bourdeau / Wood
Notes of Field Assessment Form (Y/N)
Presence of regulatory considerations (Y/N)
Additional stream information/supplementary measurements included (Y/N)
NC SAM feature type (perennial, intermittent, Tidal Marsh Stream)
NO
YES
NO
Intermittent
USACE/ NCDWR
Function Class Rating Summary All Streams Intermittent
(1) Hydrology HIGH HIGH
(2) Baseflow HIGH HIGH
(2) Flood Flow HIGH HIGH
(3) Streamside Area Attenuation MEDIUM MEDIUM
(4) Floodplain Access HIGH HIGH
(4) Wooded Riparian Buffer LOW LOW
(4) Microtopography NA NA
(3) Stream Stability HIGH HIGH
(4) Channel Stability HIGH HIGH
(4) Sediment Transport HIGH HIGH
(4) Stream Geomorphology HIGH HIGH
(2) Stream/Intertidal Zone Interaction NA NA
(2) Longitudinal Tidal Flow NA NA
(2) Tidal Marsh Stream Stability NA NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Channel Stability NA NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Stream Geomorphology NA NA
(1) Water Quality MEDIUM MEDIUM
(2) Baseflow HIGH HIGH
(2) Streamside Area Vegetation LOW LOW
(3) Upland Pollutant Filtration LOW LOW
(3) Thermoregulation MEDIUM MEDIUM
(2) Indicators of Stressors YES YES
(2) Aquatic Life Tolerance HIGH NA
(2) Intertidal Zone Filtration NA NA
(1) Habitat MEDIUM MEDIUM
(2) In -stream Habitat HIGH HIGH
(3) Baseflow HIGH HIGH
(3) Substrate HIGH HIGH
(3) Stream Stability HIGH HIGH
(3) In -stream Habitat HIGH HIGH
(2) Stream -side Habitat LOW LOW
(3) Stream -side Habitat LOW LOW
(3) Thermoregulation MEDIUM MEDIUM
(2) Tidal Marsh In -stream Habitat NA NA
(3) Flow Restriction NA NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Stream Stability NA NA
(4) Tidal Marsh Channel Stability NA NA
(4) Tidal Marsh Stream Geomorphology NA NA
(3) Tidal Marsh In -stream Habitat NA NA
(2) Intertidal Zone NA NA
Overall
MEDIUM MEDIUM

NC DWQ Stream Identification Form Version 4.11
SB-131
Date: 8/16/2021
Project/Site: Mayo-Rox. 500kV
Latitude: 36.5236
Evaluator: J. Bourdeau
County: Person
Longitude: -78.9228
Total Points:
Stream is at least intermittent 22 5
if >_ 19 or perennial if >_ 30`
Stream Determination (circle one)
Ephemeral Intermittent Perennial
✓
Other
e.g. Quad Name:
A. Geomorphology (Subtotal = 16 )
Absent
Weak
Moderate
Strong
la. Continuity of channel bed and bank
0
1
2
✓
3
2. Sinuosity of channel along thalweg
0
✓
1
2
3
3. In -channel structure: ex. riffle -pool, step -pool,
ripple -pool sequence
0
1
✓
2
3
4. Particle size of stream substrate
0
1
✓
2
3
5. Active/relict floodplain
✓
0
1
2
3
6. Depositional bars or benches
0
✓
1
2
3
7. Recent alluvial deposits
0
✓
1
2
3
8. Headcuts
0
1
2
✓
3
9. Grade control
0
0.5
1
✓
1.5
10. Natural valley
0
0.5
1
✓
1.5
11. Second or greater order channel
✓
No = 0
Yes = 3
a artificial ditches are not rated; see discussions in manual
B. Hydrology (Subtotal = 2.5
12. Presence of Baseflow
0
✓ 1
2
3
13. Iron oxidizing bacteria
✓
0
1
2
3
14. Leaf litter
1.5
✓ 1
0.5
0
15. Sediment on plants or debris
✓
0
0.5
1
1.5
16. Organic debris lines or piles
0
✓ 0.5
1
1.5
17. Soil -based evidence of high water table?
✓
No = 0
Yes = 3
C. Biology (Subtotal = 4
18. Fibrous roots in streambed
3
✓
2
1
0
19. Rooted upland plants in streambed
3
✓
2
1
0
20. Macrobenthos (note diversity and abundance)
✓ 0
1
2
3
21. Aquatic Mollusks
✓ 0
1
2
3
22. Fish
✓ 0
0.5
1
1.5
23. Crayfish
✓ 0
0.5
1
1.5
24. Amphibians
✓ 0
0.5
1
1.5
25. Algae
✓ 0
0.5
1
1.5
26. Wetland plants in streambed
FACW = 0.75; OBL = 1.5 'Other
= 0
*perennial streams may also be identified using other methods. See p. 35 of manual.
Notes:
Sketch:

NC SAM FIELD ASSESSMENT FORM
Accompanies User Manual Version 2.1
USACE AID #: NCDWR #:
INSTRUCTIONS: Attach a sketch of the assessment area and photographs. Attach a copy of the USGS 7.5-minute topographic quadrangle,
and circle the location of the stream reach under evaluation. If multiple stream reaches will be evaluated on the same property, identify and
number all reaches on the attached map, and include a separate form for each reach. See the NC SAM User Manual for detailed descriptions
and explanations of requested information. Record in the "Notes/Sketch" section if supplementary measurements were performed. See the
NC SAM User Manual for examples of additional measurements that may be relevant.
NOTE EVIDENCE OF STRESSORS AFFECTING THE ASSESSMENT AREA (do not need to be within the assessment area).
PROJECT/SITE INFORMATION:
1. Project name (if any): Mayo -Roxboro 500kV Line
3. Applicant/owner name: Duke Energy
5. County:
7. River basin:
Person
Roanoke
2. Date of evaluation: August 16, 2021
4. Assessor name/organization:
6. Nearest named water body
on USGS 7.5-minute quad:
J. Bourdeau / Wood
Bowes Branch
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): SB-131 10. Length of assessment reach evaluated (feet): 50
11. Channel depth from bed (in riffle, if present) to top of bank (feet): 2 ❑Unable to assess channel depth.
12. Channel width at top of bank (feet): 3 13. Is assessment reach a swamp steam? ❑Yes ❑No
14. Feature type: ❑Perennial flow ®Intermittent flow ❑Tidal Marsh Stream
STREAM CATEGORY INFORMATION:
15. NC SAM Zone: ['Mountains (M) ® Piedmont (P) ❑ Inner Coastal Plain (I)
16. Estimated geomorphic ❑A �.�� ®B
valley shape (skip for
Tidal Marsh Stream): (more sinuous stream, flatter valley slope) (less sinuous stream, steeper valley slope)
17. Watershed size: (skip ®Size 1 (< 0.1 mi2) Size 2 (0.1 to < 0.5 mi2) Size 3 (0.5 to < 5 mi2) Size 4 (>_ 5 mi2)
for Tidal Marsh Stream)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
18. Were regulatory considerations evaluated? ®Yes No If Yes, check all that apply to the assessment area.
▪ Section 10 water ❑Classified Trout Waters ❑Water Supply Watershed (❑I ❑II ❑III ❑IV ❑V)
['Outer Coastal Plain (0)
❑ Essential Fish Habitat Primary Nursery Area
❑ Publicly owned property ®NCDWR Riparian buffer rule in effect
❑ Anadromous fish 111303(d) List
▪ Documented presence of a federal and/or state listed protected species within the assessment area.
List species:
['High Quality Waters/Outstanding Resource Waters
▪ Nutrient Sensitive Waters
❑ CAMA Area of Environmental Concern (AEC)
▪ Designated Critical Habitat (list species)
19. Are additional stream information/supplementary measurements included in "Notes/Sketch" section or attached? Yes No
1. Channel Water - assessment reach metric (skip for Size 1 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
❑ A Water throughout assessment reach.
®B No flow, water in pools only.
❑ C No water in assessment reach.
2. Evidence of Flow Restriction - assessment reach metric
❑ A At least 10% of assessment reach in -stream habitat or riffle -pool sequence is severely affected by a flow restriction or fill to the
point of obstructing flow or a channel choked with aquatic macrophytes or ponded water or impoundment on flood or ebb within
the assessment reach (examples: undersized or perched culverts, causeways that constrict the channel, tidal gates, debris jams,
beaver dams).
®B NotA
3. Feature Pattern - assessment reach metric
❑ A A majority of the assessment reach has altered pattern (examples: straightening, modification above or below culvert).
®B NotA
4. Feature Longitudinal Profile - assessment reach metric
❑ A Majority of assessment reach has a substantially altered stream profile (examples: channel down -cutting, existing damming, over
widening, active aggradation, dredging, and excavation where appropriate channel profile has not reformed from any of these
disturbances).
®B NotA
5. Signs of Active Instability - assessment reach metric
Consider only current instability, not past events from which the stream has currently recovered. Examples of instability include
active bank failure, active channel down -cutting (head -cut), active widening, and artificial hardening (such as concrete, gabion, rip -rap).
®A < 10% of channel unstable
❑ B 10 to 25% of channel unstable
❑ C > 25% of channel unstable

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

12. Aquatic Life — assessment reach metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
12a. Yes No Was an in -stream aquatic life assessment performed as described in the User Manual?
If No, select one of the following reasons and skip to Metric 13. No Water ❑Other:
12b. ❑Yes No Are aquatic organisms present in the assessment reach (look in riffles, pools, then snags)? If Yes, check all that
apply. If No, skip to Metric 13.
1 >1 Numbers over columns refer to "individuals" for Size 1 and 2 streams and "taxa" for Size 3 and 4 streams.
❑ ❑Adult frogs
❑ Aquatic reptiles
❑ Aquatic macrophytes and aquatic mosses (include liverworts, lichens, and algal mats)
❑ ❑Beetles
❑ ❑Caddisfly larvae (T)
❑ ❑Asian clam (Corbicula)
❑ ❑Crustacean (isopod/amphipod/crayfish/shrimp)
❑ ❑Damselfly and dragonfly larvae
❑ ❑Dipterans
❑ ❑Mayfly larvae (E)
❑ ❑Megaloptera (alderfly, fishfly, dobsonfly larvae)
❑ ❑Midges/mosquito larvae
❑ Mosquito fish (Gambusia) or mud minnows (Umbra pygmaea)
❑ ❑Mussels/Clams (not Corbicula)
❑ ❑Other fish
❑ ❑Salamanders/tadpoles
❑ ❑Snails
❑ ❑Stonefly larvae (P)
❑ ❑Tipulid larvae
❑ ❑Worms/leeches
13. Streamside Area Ground Surface Condition — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams and B valley types)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB). Consider storage capacity with regard to both overbank flow and upland runoff.
LB RB
®A Little or no alteration to water storage capacity over a majority of the streamside area
❑ B ❑B Moderate alteration to water storage capacity over a majority of the streamside area
❑ C ❑C Severe alteration to water storage capacity over a majority of the streamside area (examples: ditches, fill, soil compaction,
livestock disturbance, buildings, man-made levees, drainage pipes)
14. Streamside Area Water Storage — streamside area metric (skip for Size 1 streams, Tidal Marsh Streams, and B valley types)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB) of the streamside area.
LB RB
❑ A ❑A Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water >_ 6 inches deep
❑ B ❑B Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water 3 to 6 inches deep
®C Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water < 3 inches deep
15. Wetland Presence — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB). Do not consider wetlands outside of the streamside area or within the normal
wetted perimeter of assessment reach.
LB RB
❑ Y ❑Y Are wetlands present in the streamside area?
®N ®N
16. Baseflow Contributors — assessment reach metric (skip for Size 4 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all contributors within the assessment reach or within view of and draining to the assessment reach.
❑ A Streams and/or springs (jurisdictional discharges)
❑ B Ponds (include wet detention basins; do not include sediment basins or dry detention basins)
❑ C Obstruction passing flow during low -flow periods within the assessment area (beaver dam, leaky dam, bottom -release dam, weir)
®D Evidence of bank seepage or sweating (iron in water indicates seepage)
®E Stream bed or bank soil reduced (dig through deposited sediment if present)
❑ F None of the above
17. Baseflow Detractors — assessment area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all that apply.
❑ A Evidence of substantial water withdrawals from the assessment reach (includes areas excavated for pump installation)
❑ B Obstruction not passing flow during low -flow periods affecting the assessment reach (ex: watertight dam, sediment deposit)
❑ C Urban stream (>_ 24% impervious surface for watershed)
❑ D Evidence that the streamside area has been modified resulting in accelerated drainage into the assessment reach
❑ E Assessment reach relocated to valley edge
®F None of the above
18. Shading — assessment reach metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider aspect. Consider "leaf -on" condition.
❑ A Stream shading is appropriate for stream category (may include gaps associated with natural processes)
®B Degraded (example: scattered trees)
❑ C Stream shading is gone or largely absent

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

Draft NC SAM Stream Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 2.1
Stream Site Name Mayo -Roxboro 500kV Line Date of Assessment August 16, 2021
Stream Category Pb1 Assessor Name/Organization J. Bourdeau / Wood
Notes of Field Assessment Form (Y/N)
Presence of regulatory considerations (Y/N)
Additional stream information/supplementary measurements included (Y/N)
NC SAM feature type (perennial, intermittent, Tidal Marsh Stream)
NO
YES
NO
Intermittent
USACE/ NCDWR
Function Class Rating Summary All Streams Intermittent
(1) Hydrology HIGH HIGH
(2) Baseflow HIGH HIGH
(2) Flood Flow HIGH HIGH
(3) Streamside Area Attenuation MEDIUM MEDIUM
(4) Floodplain Access HIGH HIGH
(4) Wooded Riparian Buffer LOW LOW
(4) Microtopography NA NA
(3) Stream Stability HIGH HIGH
(4) Channel Stability HIGH HIGH
(4) Sediment Transport HIGH HIGH
(4) Stream Geomorphology HIGH HIGH
(2) Stream/Intertidal Zone Interaction NA NA
(2) Longitudinal Tidal Flow NA NA
(2) Tidal Marsh Stream Stability NA NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Channel Stability NA NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Stream Geomorphology NA NA
(1) Water Quality MEDIUM MEDIUM
(2) Baseflow HIGH HIGH
(2) Streamside Area Vegetation LOW LOW
(3) Upland Pollutant Filtration LOW LOW
(3) Thermoregulation MEDIUM MEDIUM
(2) Indicators of Stressors YES YES
(2) Aquatic Life Tolerance HIGH NA
(2) Intertidal Zone Filtration NA NA
(1) Habitat MEDIUM MEDIUM
(2) In -stream Habitat HIGH HIGH
(3) Baseflow HIGH HIGH
(3) Substrate HIGH HIGH
(3) Stream Stability HIGH HIGH
(3) In -stream Habitat HIGH HIGH
(2) Stream -side Habitat LOW LOW
(3) Stream -side Habitat LOW LOW
(3) Thermoregulation MEDIUM MEDIUM
(2) Tidal Marsh In -stream Habitat NA NA
(3) Flow Restriction NA NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Stream Stability NA NA
(4) Tidal Marsh Channel Stability NA NA
(4) Tidal Marsh Stream Geomorphology NA NA
(3) Tidal Marsh In -stream Habitat NA NA
(2) Intertidal Zone NA NA
Overall
MEDIUM MEDIUM

NC DWQ Stream Identification Form Version 4.11
SHE-006
Date: August 16, 2021
Project/Site: Mayo-Rox. 500kV
Latitude: 36.52334373
Evaluator: James Howard
County: Person
Longitude: -78.91459877
Total Points:
Stream is at least intermittent 40.75
if >_ 19 or perennial if >_ 30`
Stream Determination (circle one)
Ephemeral Intermittent Perennial
✓
Other
e.g. Quad Name:
A. Geomorphology (Subtotal = 20.5 )
Absent
Weak
Moderate
Strong
la. Continuity of channel bed and bank
0
1
2
I
3
2. Sinuosity of channel along thalweg
0
1
2
✓
3
3. In -channel structure: ex. riffle -pool, step -pool,
ripple -pool sequence
0
1
2
✓
3
4. Particle size of stream substrate
0
1
✓
2
3
5. Active/relict floodplain
0
1
✓
2
3
6. Depositional bars or benches
0
1
✓
2
3
7. Recent alluvial deposits
0
✓ 1
2
3
8. Headcuts
0
1
✓
2
3
9. Grade control
0
0.5
✓
1
1.5
10. Natural valley
0
0.5
1
i
1.5
11. Second or greater order channel
✓
No = 0
Yes = 3
a artificial ditches are not rated; see discussions in manual
B. Hydrology (Subtotal = 9.5
12. Presence of Baseflow
0
1
2
✓ 3
13. Iron oxidizing bacteria
0
✓
1
2
3
14. Leaf litter
1.5
✓
1
0.5
0
15. Sediment on plants or debris
0
✓
0.5
1
1.5
16. Organic debris lines or piles
0
0.5
✓
1
1.5
17. Soil -based evidence of high water table?
No = 0
✓
Yes = 3
C. Biology (Subtotal = 2.75
18. Fibrous roots in streambed
i 3
2
1
0
19. Rooted upland plants in streambed
✓ 3
2
1
0
20. Macrobenthos (note diversity and abundance)
0
✓ 1
2
3
21. Aquatic Mollusks
✓ 0
1
2
3
22. Fish
0
0.5
✓ 1
1.5
23. Crayfish
✓ 0
0.5
1
1.5
24. Amphibians
0
0.5
1
✓
1.5
25. Algae
0
✓ 0.5
1
1.5
26. Wetland plants in streambed
, FACW = 0.75; OBL = 1.5
Other = 0
*perennial streams may also be identified using other methods. See p. 35 of manual.
Notes: Photo 10, facina south.
Sketch:

NC SAM FIELD ASSESSMENT FORM
Accompanies User Manual Version 2.1
USACE AID #: NCDWR #:
INSTRUCTIONS: Attach a sketch of the assessment area and photographs. Attach a copy of the USGS 7.5-minute topographic quadrangle,
and circle the location of the stream reach under evaluation. If multiple stream reaches will be evaluated on the same property, identify and
number all reaches on the attached map, and include a separate form for each reach. See the NC SAM User Manual for detailed descriptions
and explanations of requested information. Record in the "Notes/Sketch" section if supplementary measurements were performed. See the
NC SAM User Manual for examples of additional measurements that may be relevant.
NOTE EVIDENCE OF STRESSORS AFFECTING THE ASSESSMENT AREA (do not need to be within the assessment area).
PROJECT/SITE INFORMATION:
1. Project name (if any): Mayo -Roxboro 500kV Line 2. Date of evaluation: August 16, 2021
3. Applicant/owner name: Duke Energy 4. Assessor name/organization: James Howard / Wood
5. County: Person 6. Nearest named water body
7. River basin: Roanoke on USGS 7.5-minute quad: Bowes Branch
8. Site coordinates (decimal degrees, at lower end of assessment reach): 36.52334373, 78.91459877
STREAM INFORMATION: (depth and width can be approximations)
9. Site number (show on attached map): SHE-006 10. Length of assessment reach evaluated (feet): 50
11. Channel depth from bed (in riffle, if present) to top of bank (feet): 1 ❑Unable to assess channel depth.
12. Channel width at top of bank (feet): 6-7 13. Is assessment reach a swamp steam? ❑Yes ❑No
14. Feature type: ®Perennial flow Intermittent flow ❑Tidal Marsh Stream
STREAM CATEGORY INFORMATION:
15. NC SAM Zone: ❑ Mountains (M) ® Piedmont (P) ❑ Inner Coastal Plain (I)
16. Estimated geomorphic
valley shape (skip for
Tidal Marsh Stream):
17. Watershed size: (skip
for Tidal Marsh Stream)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
❑ A �.�� ®B
(more sinuous stream, flatter valley slope) (less sinuous stream, steeper valley slope)
▪ Size 1 (< 0.1 mi2) Size 2 (0.1 to < 0.5 mi2) ®Size 3 (0.5 to < 5 mi2) Size 4 (>_ 5 mi2)
['Outer Coastal Plain (0)
18. Were regulatory considerations evaluated? ®Yes No If Yes, check all that apply to the assessment area.
▪ Section 10 water ❑Classified Trout Waters ❑Water Supply Watershed (❑I ❑II ❑III ❑IV ❑V)
❑ Essential Fish Habitat Primary Nursery Area ['High Quality Waters/Outstanding Resource Waters
❑ Publicly owned property ®NCDWR Riparian buffer rule in effect Nutrient Sensitive Waters
❑ Anadromous fish 111303(d) List ❑CAMA Area of Environmental Concern (AEC)
▪ Documented presence of a federal and/or state listed protected species within the assessment area.
List species:
▪ Designated Critical Habitat (list species)
19. Are additional stream information/supplementary measurements included in "Notes/Sketch" section or attached? Yes No
1. Channel Water - assessment reach metric (skip for Size 1 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
®A Water throughout assessment reach.
❑ B No flow, water in pools only.
❑ C No water in assessment reach.
2. Evidence of Flow Restriction - assessment reach metric
❑ A At least 10% of assessment reach in -stream habitat or riffle -pool sequence is severely affected by a flow restriction or fill to the
point of obstructing flow or a channel choked with aquatic macrophytes or ponded water or impoundment on flood or ebb within
the assessment reach (examples: undersized or perched culverts, causeways that constrict the channel, tidal gates, debris jams,
beaver dams).
®B NotA
3. Feature Pattern - assessment reach metric
❑ A A majority of the assessment reach has altered pattern (examples: straightening, modification above or below culvert).
®B NotA
4. Feature Longitudinal Profile - assessment reach metric
❑ A Majority of assessment reach has a substantially altered stream profile (examples: channel down -cutting, existing damming, over
widening, active aggradation, dredging, and excavation where appropriate channel profile has not reformed from any of these
disturbances).
®B NotA
5. Signs of Active Instability - assessment reach metric
Consider only current instability, not past events from which the stream has currently recovered. Examples of instability include
active bank failure, active channel down -cutting (head -cut), active widening, and artificial hardening (such as concrete, gabion, rip -rap).
®A < 10% of channel unstable
❑ B 10 to 25% of channel unstable
❑ C > 25% of channel unstable

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

12. Aquatic Life — assessment reach metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
12a. ®Yes No Was an in -stream aquatic life assessment performed as described in the User Manual?
If No, select one of the following reasons and skip to Metric 13. No Water ❑Other:
12b. ®Yes No Are aquatic organisms present in the assessment reach (look in riffles, pools, then snags)? If Yes, check all that
apply. If No, skip to Metric 13.
1 >1 Numbers over columns refer to "individuals" for Size 1 and 2 streams and "taxa" for Size 3 and 4 streams.
❑ ®Adult frogs
❑ Aquatic reptiles
❑ Aquatic macrophytes and aquatic mosses (include liverworts, lichens, and algal mats)
❑ ❑Beetles
❑ ❑Caddisfly larvae (T)
❑ ❑Asian clam (Corbicula)
❑ ❑Crustacean (isopod/amphipod/crayfish/shrimp)
❑ ❑Damselfly and dragonfly larvae
❑ ❑Dipterans
❑ ❑Mayfly larvae (E)
❑ ❑Megaloptera (alderfly, fishfly, dobsonfly larvae)
❑ ❑Midges/mosquito larvae
❑ ®Mosquito fish (Gambusia) or mud minnows (Umbra pygmaea)
❑ ❑Mussels/Clams (not Corbicula)
❑ ®Other fish
❑ ❑Salamanders/tadpoles
❑ ❑Snails
❑ ❑Stonefly larvae (P)
❑ ❑Tipulid larvae
❑ ❑Worms/leeches
13. Streamside Area Ground Surface Condition — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams and B valley types)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB). Consider storage capacity with regard to both overbank flow and upland runoff.
LB RB
®A Little or no alteration to water storage capacity over a majority of the streamside area
❑ B ❑B Moderate alteration to water storage capacity over a majority of the streamside area
❑ C ❑C Severe alteration to water storage capacity over a majority of the streamside area (examples: ditches, fill, soil compaction,
livestock disturbance, buildings, man-made levees, drainage pipes)
14. Streamside Area Water Storage — streamside area metric (skip for Size 1 streams, Tidal Marsh Streams, and B valley types)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB) of the streamside area.
LB RB
❑ A ❑A Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water >_ 6 inches deep
®B ❑B Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water 3 to 6 inches deep
❑ C ®C Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water < 3 inches deep
15. Wetland Presence — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB). Do not consider wetlands outside of the streamside area or within the normal
wetted perimeter of assessment reach.
LB RB
❑ Y ❑Y Are wetlands present in the streamside area?
®N ®N
16. Baseflow Contributors — assessment reach metric (skip for Size 4 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all contributors within the assessment reach or within view of and draining to the assessment reach.
❑ A Streams and/or springs (jurisdictional discharges)
®B Ponds (include wet detention basins; do not include sediment basins or dry detention basins)
❑ C Obstruction passing flow during low -flow periods within the assessment area (beaver dam, leaky dam, bottom -release dam, weir)
®D Evidence of bank seepage or sweating (iron in water indicates seepage)
®E Stream bed or bank soil reduced (dig through deposited sediment if present)
❑ F None of the above
17. Baseflow Detractors — assessment area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all that apply.
❑ A Evidence of substantial water withdrawals from the assessment reach (includes areas excavated for pump installation)
❑ B Obstruction not passing flow during low -flow periods affecting the assessment reach (ex: watertight dam, sediment deposit)
❑ C Urban stream (>_ 24% impervious surface for watershed)
❑ D Evidence that the streamside area has been modified resulting in accelerated drainage into the assessment reach
❑ E Assessment reach relocated to valley edge
F None of the above
18. Shading — assessment reach metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider aspect. Consider "leaf -on" condition.
®A Stream shading is appropriate for stream category (may include gaps associated with natural processes)
❑ B Degraded (example: scattered trees)
❑ C Stream shading is gone or largely absent

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

Draft NC SAM Stream Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 2.1
Stream Site Name Mayo -Roxboro 500kV Line Date of Assessment August 16, 2021
Stream Category Pb3 Assessor Name/Organization James Howard / Wood
Notes of Field Assessment Form (Y/N)
Presence of regulatory considerations (Y/N)
Additional stream information/supplementary measurements included (Y/N)
NC SAM feature type (perennial, intermittent, Tidal Marsh Stream)
NO
YES
NO
Perennial
USACE/ NCDWR
Function Class Rating Summary All Streams Intermittent
(1) Hydrology HIGH
(2) Baseflow HIGH
(2) Flood Flow HIGH
(3) Streamside Area Attenuation HIGH
(4) Floodplain Access HIGH
(4) Wooded Riparian Buffer HIGH
(4) Microtopography NA
(3) Stream Stability HIGH
(4) Channel Stability HIGH
(4) Sediment Transport HIGH
(4) Stream Geomorphology HIGH
(2) Stream/Intertidal Zone Interaction NA
(2) Longitudinal Tidal Flow NA
(2) Tidal Marsh Stream Stability NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Channel Stability NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Stream Geomorphology NA
(1) Water Quality
(2) Baseflow
(2) Streamside Area Vegetation
(3) Upland Pollutant Filtration
(3) Thermoregulation
(2) Indicators of Stressors
(2) Aquatic Life Tolerance
(2) Intertidal Zone Filtration
MEDIUM
HIGH
HIGH
HIGH
HIGH
NO
LOW
NA
(1) Habitat HIGH
(2) In -stream Habitat HIGH
(3) Baseflow HIGH
(3) Substrate HIGH
(3) Stream Stability HIGH
(3) In -stream Habitat HIGH
(2) Stream -side Habitat HIGH
(3) Stream -side Habitat HIGH
(3) Thermoregulation HIGH
(2) Tidal Marsh In -stream Habitat NA
(3) Flow Restriction NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Stream Stability NA
(4) Tidal Marsh Channel Stability NA
(4) Tidal Marsh Stream Geomorphology NA
(3) Tidal Marsh In -stream Habitat NA
(2) Intertidal Zone NA
Overall HIGH

NC DWQ Stream Identification Form Version 4.11
SHI-004
Date: August 17, 2021
Project/Site: Mayo-Rox. 500kV
Latitude: 36.51034556
Evaluator: James Howard
County: Person
Longitude: -78.97553537
Total Points:
Stream is at least intermittent 23 25
if >_ 19 or perennial if >_ 30`
Stream Determination (circle one)
Ephemeral Intermittent Perennial
✓
Other
e.g. Quad Name:
A. Geomorphology (Subtotal = 10 )
Absent
Weak
Moderate
Strong
la. Continuity of channel bed and bank
0
1
✓
2
3
2. Sinuosity of channel along thalweg
0
1
✓
2
3
3. In -channel structure: ex. riffle -pool, step -pool,
ripple -pool sequence
0
✓
1
2
3
4. Particle size of stream substrate
0
✓
1
2
3
5. Active/relict floodplain
0
✓
1
2
3
6. Depositional bars or benches
0
✓
1
2
3
7. Recent alluvial deposits
✓
0
1
2
3
8. Headcuts
0
✓
1
2
3
9. Grade control
0
✓
0.5
1
1.5
10. Natural valley
0
✓
0.5
1
1.5
11. Second or greater order channel
✓
No = 0
Yes = 3
a artificial ditches are not rated; see discussions in manual
B. Hydrology (Subtotal = 6
12. Presence of Baseflow
0
✓
1
2
3
13. Iron oxidizing bacteria
0
✓
1
2
3
14. Leaf litter
1.5
✓
1
0.5
0
15. Sediment on plants or debris
✓
0
0.5
1
1.5
16. Organic debris lines or piles
✓
0
0.5
1
1.5
17. Soil -based evidence of high water table?
No = 0
✓
Yes = 3
C. Biology (Subtotal = 7.75
18. Fibrous roots in streambed
3
✓ 2
1
0
19. Rooted upland plants in streambed
✓ 3
2
1
0
20. Macrobenthos (note diversity and abundance)
✓ 0
1
2
3
21. Aquatic Mollusks
✓ 0
1
2
3
22. Fish
✓ 0
0.5
1
1.5
23. Crayfish
✓ 0
0.5
1
1.5
24. Amphibians
0
0.5
✓
1
1.5
25. Algae
0
✓ 0.5
1
1.5
26. Wetland plants in streambed
,1 FACW = 0.75; OBL = 1.5
Other = 0
*perennial streams may also be identified using other methods. See p. 35 of manual.
Notes: Photo 18 & 19, both facing east.
Sketch:

NC SAM FIELD ASSESSMENT FORM
Accompanies User Manual Version 2.1
USACE AID #: NCDWR #:
INSTRUCTIONS: Attach a sketch of the assessment area and photographs. Attach a copy of the USGS 7.5-minute topographic quadrangle,
and circle the location of the stream reach under evaluation. If multiple stream reaches will be evaluated on the same property, identify and
number all reaches on the attached map, and include a separate form for each reach. See the NC SAM User Manual for detailed descriptions
and explanations of requested information. Record in the "Notes/Sketch" section if supplementary measurements were performed. See the
NC SAM User Manual for examples of additional measurements that may be relevant.
NOTE EVIDENCE OF STRESSORS AFFECTING THE ASSESSMENT AREA (do not need to be within the assessment area).
PROJECT/SITE INFORMATION:
1. Project name (if any): Mayo -Roxboro 500kV Line 2. Date of evaluation: August 17, 2021
3. Applicant/owner name: Duke Energy 4. Assessor name/organization: James Howard / Wood
5. County: Person 6. Nearest named water body
7. River basin: Roanoke on USGS 7.5-minute quad: Storys Creek
8. Site coordinates (decimal degrees, at lower end of assessment reach): 36.51034556, 78.97553537
STREAM INFORMATION: (depth and width can be approximations)
9. Site number (show on attached map): SHI-004 10. Length of assessment reach evaluated (feet): 100
11. Channel depth from bed (in riffle, if present) to top of bank (feet): 2 ❑Unable to assess channel depth.
12. Channel width at top of bank (feet): 2-3.5 13. Is assessment reach a swamp steam? ❑Yes ❑No
14. Feature type: ❑Perennial flow ®Intermittent flow ❑Tidal Marsh Stream
STREAM CATEGORY INFORMATION:
15. NC SAM Zone: ❑ Mountains (M) ® Piedmont (P) ❑ Inner Coastal Plain (I)
16. Estimated geomorphic
valley shape (skip for
Tidal Marsh Stream):
17. Watershed size: (skip
for Tidal Marsh Stream)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
❑ A �.�� ®B
(more sinuous stream, flatter valley slope) (less sinuous stream, steeper valley slope)
▪ Size 1 (< 0.1 mi2) ®Size 2 (0.1 to < 0.5 mi2) Size 3 (0.5 to < 5 mi2) Size 4 (>_ 5 mi2)
['Outer Coastal Plain (0)
18. Were regulatory considerations evaluated? ®Yes No If Yes, check all that apply to the assessment area.
▪ Section 10 water ❑Classified Trout Waters ❑Water Supply Watershed (❑I ❑II ❑III ❑IV ❑V)
❑ Essential Fish Habitat Primary Nursery Area ['High Quality Waters/Outstanding Resource Waters
❑ Publicly owned property ®NCDWR Riparian buffer rule in effect Nutrient Sensitive Waters
❑ Anadromous fish 111303(d) List ❑CAMA Area of Environmental Concern (AEC)
▪ Documented presence of a federal and/or state listed protected species within the assessment area.
List species:
▪ Designated Critical Habitat (list species)
19. Are additional stream information/supplementary measurements included in "Notes/Sketch" section or attached? Yes No
1. Channel Water - assessment reach metric (skip for Size 1 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
®A Water throughout assessment reach.
❑ B No flow, water in pools only.
❑ C No water in assessment reach.
2. Evidence of Flow Restriction - assessment reach metric
❑ A At least 10% of assessment reach in -stream habitat or riffle -pool sequence is severely affected by a flow restriction or fill to the
point of obstructing flow or a channel choked with aquatic macrophytes or ponded water or impoundment on flood or ebb within
the assessment reach (examples: undersized or perched culverts, causeways that constrict the channel, tidal gates, debris jams,
beaver dams).
®B NotA
3. Feature Pattern - assessment reach metric
❑ A A majority of the assessment reach has altered pattern (examples: straightening, modification above or below culvert).
®B NotA
4. Feature Longitudinal Profile - assessment reach metric
❑ A Majority of assessment reach has a substantially altered stream profile (examples: channel down -cutting, existing damming, over
widening, active aggradation, dredging, and excavation where appropriate channel profile has not reformed from any of these
disturbances).
®B NotA
5. Signs of Active Instability - assessment reach metric
Consider only current instability, not past events from which the stream has currently recovered. Examples of instability include
active bank failure, active channel down -cutting (head -cut), active widening, and artificial hardening (such as concrete, gabion, rip -rap).
❑ A < 10% of channel unstable
®B 10 to 25% of channel unstable
❑ C > 25% of channel unstable

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

12. Aquatic Life — assessment reach metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
12a. ®Yes No Was an in -stream aquatic life assessment performed as described in the User Manual?
If No, select one of the following reasons and skip to Metric 13. No Water ❑Other:
12b. ®Yes No Are aquatic organisms present in the assessment reach (look in riffles, pools, then snags)? If Yes, check all that
apply. If No, skip to Metric 13.
1 >1 Numbers over columns refer to "individuals" for Size 1 and 2 streams and "taxa" for Size 3 and 4 streams.
❑ ®Adult frogs
❑ Aquatic reptiles
❑ Aquatic macrophytes and aquatic mosses (include liverworts, lichens, and algal mats)
❑ ❑Beetles
❑ ❑Caddisfly larvae (T)
❑ ❑Asian clam (Corbicula)
❑ ❑Crustacean (isopod/amphipod/crayfish/shrimp)
❑ ❑Damselfly and dragonfly larvae
❑ ❑Dipterans
❑ ❑Mayfly larvae (E)
❑ ❑Megaloptera (alderfly, fishfly, dobsonfly larvae)
❑ ❑Midges/mosquito larvae
❑ Mosquito fish (Gambusia) or mud minnows (Umbra pygmaea)
❑ ❑Mussels/Clams (not Corbicula)
❑ ❑Other fish
❑ ❑Salamanders/tadpoles
❑ ❑Snails
❑ ❑Stonefly larvae (P)
❑ ❑Tipulid larvae
❑ ❑Worms/leeches
13. Streamside Area Ground Surface Condition — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams and B valley types)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB). Consider storage capacity with regard to both overbank flow and upland runoff.
LB RB
❑ A ❑A Little or no alteration to water storage capacity over a majority of the streamside area
®B ®B Moderate alteration to water storage capacity over a majority of the streamside area
❑ C ❑C Severe alteration to water storage capacity over a majority of the streamside area (examples: ditches, fill, soil compaction,
livestock disturbance, buildings, man-made levees, drainage pipes)
14. Streamside Area Water Storage — streamside area metric (skip for Size 1 streams, Tidal Marsh Streams, and B valley types)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB) of the streamside area.
LB RB
❑ A ❑A Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water >_ 6 inches deep
❑ B ❑B Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water 3 to 6 inches deep
®C Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water < 3 inches deep
15. Wetland Presence — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB). Do not consider wetlands outside of the streamside area or within the normal
wetted perimeter of assessment reach.
LB RB
❑ Y ❑Y Are wetlands present in the streamside area?
®N ®N
16. Baseflow Contributors — assessment reach metric (skip for Size 4 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all contributors within the assessment reach or within view of and draining to the assessment reach.
❑ A Streams and/or springs (jurisdictional discharges)
❑ B Ponds (include wet detention basins; do not include sediment basins or dry detention basins)
❑ C Obstruction passing flow during low -flow periods within the assessment area (beaver dam, leaky dam, bottom -release dam, weir)
®D Evidence of bank seepage or sweating (iron in water indicates seepage)
®E Stream bed or bank soil reduced (dig through deposited sediment if present)
❑ F None of the above
17. Baseflow Detractors — assessment area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all that apply.
❑ A Evidence of substantial water withdrawals from the assessment reach (includes areas excavated for pump installation)
❑ B Obstruction not passing flow during low -flow periods affecting the assessment reach (ex: watertight dam, sediment deposit)
❑ C Urban stream (>_ 24% impervious surface for watershed)
❑ D Evidence that the streamside area has been modified resulting in accelerated drainage into the assessment reach
❑ E Assessment reach relocated to valley edge
®F None of the above
18. Shading — assessment reach metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider aspect. Consider "leaf -on" condition.
❑ A Stream shading is appropriate for stream category (may include gaps associated with natural processes)
❑ B Degraded (example: scattered trees)
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
LB RB
®A ®A
❑ B ❑B
❑ C ❑C
❑ D ❑D
❑ E ❑E
Wooded
LB RB
❑A ❑A
❑ B ❑B
❑ C ❑C
❑D ❑D
EE ®E
20. Buffer Structure
Consider for left
LB RB
❑A ❑A
❑ B ❑B
❑ C ❑C
®D ®D
❑E ❑E
>_ 100 feet wide or extends to the edge of the watershed
From 50 to < 100 feet wide
From 30 to < 50 feet wide
From 10 to < 30 feet wide
< 10 feet wide or no trees
— streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
bank (LB) and right bank (RB) for Metric 19 ("Vegetated" Buffer Width).
Mature forest
Non -mature woody vegetation or modified vegetation structure
Herbaceous vegetation with or without a strip of trees < 10 feet wide
Maintained shrubs
Little or no vegetation
21. Buffer Stressors — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all appropriate boxes for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB). Indicate if listed stressor abuts stream (Abuts), does not abut but is
within 30 feet of stream (< 30 feet), or is between 30 to 50 feet of stream (30-50 feet).
If none of the following stressors occurs on either bank, check here and skip to Metric 22:
Abuts < 30 feet 30-50 feet
LB RB LB RB LB RB
❑ A ❑A ❑A ❑A ❑A ❑A
❑ B ❑B ❑B ❑B ❑B ❑B
❑ C ❑C ❑C ❑C ❑C ❑C
❑ D ❑D ❑D ❑D ❑D ❑D
Row crops
Maintained turf
Pasture (no livestock)/commercial horticulture
Pasture (active livestock use)
22. Stem Density — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB) for Metric 19 ("Wooded" Buffer Width).
LB RB
❑ A ❑A Medium to high stem density
®B ®B Low stem density
❑ C ❑C No wooded riparian buffer or predominantly herbaceous species or bare ground
23. Continuity of Vegetated Buffer — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider whether vegetated buffer is continuous along stream (parallel). Breaks are areas lacking vegetation > 10 feet wide.
LB RB
❑ A
❑ B
®C
❑ A
❑ B
® C
The total length of buffer breaks is < 25 percent.
The total length of buffer breaks is between 25 and 50 percent.
The total length of buffer breaks is > 50 percent.
24. Vegetative Composition — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Evaluate the dominant vegetation within 100 feet of each bank or to the edge of the watershed (whichever comes first) as it contributes to
assessment reach habitat.
RB
❑ A Vegetation is close to undisturbed in species present and their proportions. Lower strata composed of native species,
with non-native invasive species absent or sparse.
Vegetation indicates disturbance in terms of species diversity or proportions, but is still largely composed of native
species. This may include communities of weedy native species that develop after clear -cutting or clearing or
communities with non-native invasive species present, but not dominant, over a large portion of the expected strata or
communities missing understory but retaining canopy trees.
Vegetation is severely disturbed in terms of species diversity or proportions. Mature canopy is absent or communities
with non-native invasive species dominant over a large portion of expected strata or communities composed of planted
stands of non -characteristic species or communities inappropriately composed of a single species or no vegetation.
25. Conductivity — assessment reach metric (skip for all Coastal Plain streams)
25a. ❑Yes No Was conductivity measurement recorded?
If No, select one of the following reasons. ❑No Water ®Other:
25b. Check the box corresponding to the conductivity measurement (units of microsiemens per centimeter).
❑A < 46 ❑B 46 to < 67 ❑C 67 to < 79 ❑D 79 to < 230 ❑E >_ 230
LB
❑A
®B
®B
❑ C ❑C
Notes/Sketch:

Draft NC SAM Stream Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 2.1
Stream Site Name Mayo -Roxboro 500kV Line Date of Assessment August 17, 2021
Stream Category Pb2 Assessor Name/Organization James Howard / Wood
Notes of Field Assessment Form (Y/N)
Presence of regulatory considerations (Y/N)
Additional stream information/supplementary measurements included (Y/N)
NC SAM feature type (perennial, intermittent, Tidal Marsh Stream)
NO
YES
NO
Intermittent
USACE/ NCDWR
Function Class Rating Summary All Streams Intermittent
(1) Hydrology MEDIUM MEDIUM
(2) Baseflow MEDIUM HIGH
(2) Flood Flow MEDIUM MEDIUM
(3) Streamside Area Attenuation LOW LOW
(4) Floodplain Access HIGH HIGH
(4) Wooded Riparian Buffer LOW LOW
(4) Microtopography NA NA
(3) Stream Stability HIGH HIGH
(4) Channel Stability MEDIUM MEDIUM
(4) Sediment Transport HIGH HIGH
(4) Stream Geomorphology HIGH HIGH
(2) Stream/Intertidal Zone Interaction NA NA
(2) Longitudinal Tidal Flow NA NA
(2) Tidal Marsh Stream Stability NA NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Channel Stability NA NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Stream Geomorphology NA NA
(1) Water Quality LOW LOW
(2) Baseflow MEDIUM HIGH
(2) Streamside Area Vegetation LOW LOW
(3) Upland Pollutant Filtration MEDIUM MEDIUM
(3) Thermoregulation LOW LOW
(2) Indicators of Stressors NO NO
(2) Aquatic Life Tolerance LOW NA
(2) Intertidal Zone Filtration NA NA
(1) Habitat MEDIUM MEDIUM
(2) In -stream Habitat HIGH HIGH
(3) Baseflow MEDIUM HIGH
(3) Substrate HIGH HIGH
(3) Stream Stability MEDIUM MEDIUM
(3) In -stream Habitat HIGH HIGH
(2) Stream -side Habitat LOW LOW
(3) Stream -side Habitat LOW LOW
(3) Thermoregulation LOW LOW
(2) Tidal Marsh In -stream Habitat NA NA
(3) Flow Restriction NA NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Stream Stability NA NA
(4) Tidal Marsh Channel Stability NA NA
(4) Tidal Marsh Stream Geomorphology NA NA
(3) Tidal Marsh In -stream Habitat NA NA
(2) Intertidal Zone NA NA
Overall
MEDIUM MEDIUM

NC DWQ Stream Identification Form Version 4.11
SHM-003
Date: August 18, 2021
Project/Site: Mayo-Rox. 500kV
Latitude: 36.50562717
Evaluator: James Howard
County: Person
Longitude: -78.98680147
Total Points:
Stream is at least intermittent 33.5
if >_ 19 or perennial if >_ 30`
Stream Determination (circle one)
Ephemeral Intermittent Perennial
✓
Other
e.g. Quad Name:
A. Geomorphology (Subtotal = 18 )
Absent
Weak
Moderate
Strong
la. Continuity of channel bed and bank
0
1
2
✓
3
2. Sinuosity of channel along thalweg
0
1
✓
2
3
3. In -channel structure: ex. riffle -pool, step -pool,
ripple -pool sequence
0
1
✓
2
3
4. Particle size of stream substrate
0
1
2
✓
3
5. Active/relict floodplain
0
1
✓
2
3
6. Depositional bars or benches
0
✓
1
2
3
7. Recent alluvial deposits
0
✓
1
2
3
8. Headcuts
✓
0
1
2
3
9. Grade control
0
✓
0.5
1
1.5
10. Natural valley
0
✓
0.5
1
1.5
11. Second or greater order channel
No = 0
✓
Yes = 3
a artificial ditches are not rated; see discussions in manual
B. Hydrology (Subtotal = 9
12. Presence of Baseflow
0
1
2
✓ 3
13. Iron oxidizing bacteria
✓
0
1
2
3
14. Leaf litter
✓
1.5
1
0.5
0
15. Sediment on plants or debris
0
0.5
✓
1
1.5
16. Organic debris lines or piles
0
✓ 0.5
1
1.5
17. Soil -based evidence of high water table?
No = 0
✓
Yes = 3
C. Biology (Subtotal = 6.5
18. Fibrous roots in streambed
✓ 3
2
1
0
19. Rooted upland plants in streambed
✓ 3
2
1
0
20. Macrobenthos (note diversity and abundance)
✓ 0
1
2
3
21. Aquatic Mollusks
✓ 0
1
2
3
22. Fish
✓ 0
0.5
1
1.5
23. Crayfish
✓ 0
0.5
1
1.5
24. Amphibians
0
✓
0.5
1
1.5
25. Algae
✓ 0
0.5
1
1.5
26. Wetland plants in streambed
FACW = 0.75; OBL = 1.5 'Other
= 0
*perennial streams may also be identified using other methods. See p. 35 of manual.
Notes: Photo 26, facing north.
Sketch:

NC SAM FIELD ASSESSMENT FORM
Accompanies User Manual Version 2.1
USACE AID #: NCDWR #:
INSTRUCTIONS: Attach a sketch of the assessment area and photographs. Attach a copy of the USGS 7.5-minute topographic quadrangle,
and circle the location of the stream reach under evaluation. If multiple stream reaches will be evaluated on the same property, identify and
number all reaches on the attached map, and include a separate form for each reach. See the NC SAM User Manual for detailed descriptions
and explanations of requested information. Record in the "Notes/Sketch" section if supplementary measurements were performed. See the
NC SAM User Manual for examples of additional measurements that may be relevant.
NOTE EVIDENCE OF STRESSORS AFFECTING THE ASSESSMENT AREA (do not need to be within the assessment area).
PROJECT/SITE INFORMATION:
1. Project name (if any): Mayo -Roxboro 500kV Line 2. Date of evaluation: August 18, 2021
3. Applicant/owner name: Duke Energy 4. Assessor name/organization: James Howard / Wood
5. County: Person 6. Nearest named water body
7. River basin: Roanoke on USGS 7.5-minute quad: Storys Creek
8. Site coordinates (decimal degrees, at lower end of assessment reach): 36.50562717, 78.98690147
STREAM INFORMATION: (depth and width can be approximations)
9. Site number (show on attached map): SHM-003 10. Length of assessment reach evaluated (feet): 75
11. Channel depth from bed (in riffle, if present) to top of bank (feet): 3 ❑Unable to assess channel depth.
12. Channel width at top of bank (feet): 18 13. Is assessment reach a swamp steam? ❑Yes ❑No
14. Feature type: ®Perennial flow Intermittent flow ❑Tidal Marsh Stream
STREAM CATEGORY INFORMATION:
15. NC SAM Zone: ['Mountains (M) ® Piedmont (P) ❑ Inner Coastal Plain (I)
16. Estimated geomorphic
valley shape (skip for
Tidal Marsh Stream):
17. Watershed size: (skip
for Tidal Marsh Stream)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
❑ A �.�� ®B
(more sinuous stream, flatter valley slope) (less sinuous stream, steeper valley slope)
▪ Size 1 (< 0.1 mi2) Size 2 (0.1 to < 0.5 mi2) ®Size 3 (0.5 to < 5 mi2) Size 4 (>_ 5 mi2)
['Outer Coastal Plain (0)
18. Were regulatory considerations evaluated? ®Yes No If Yes, check all that apply to the assessment area.
▪ Section 10 water ❑Classified Trout Waters ❑Water Supply Watershed (❑I ❑II ❑III ❑IV ❑V)
❑ Essential Fish Habitat Primary Nursery Area ['High Quality Waters/Outstanding Resource Waters
❑ Publicly owned property ®NCDWR Riparian buffer rule in effect Nutrient Sensitive Waters
❑ Anadromous fish 111303(d) List ❑CAMA Area of Environmental Concern (AEC)
▪ Documented presence of a federal and/or state listed protected species within the assessment area.
List species:
▪ Designated Critical Habitat (list species)
19. Are additional stream information/supplementary measurements included in "Notes/Sketch" section or attached? Yes ❑No
1. Channel Water - assessment reach metric (skip for Size 1 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
®A Water throughout assessment reach.
❑ B No flow, water in pools only.
❑ C No water in assessment reach.
2. Evidence of Flow Restriction - assessment reach metric
❑ A At least 10% of assessment reach in -stream habitat or riffle -pool sequence is severely affected by a flow restriction or fill to the
point of obstructing flow or a channel choked with aquatic macrophytes or ponded water or impoundment on flood or ebb within
the assessment reach (examples: undersized or perched culverts, causeways that constrict the channel, tidal gates, debris jams,
beaver dams).
®B NotA
3. Feature Pattern - assessment reach metric
• A majority of the assessment reach has altered pattern (examples: straightening, modification above or below culvert).
❑ B NotA
4. Feature Longitudinal Profile - assessment reach metric
• Majority of assessment reach has a substantially altered stream profile (examples: channel down -cutting, existing damming, over
widening, active aggradation, dredging, and excavation where appropriate channel profile has not reformed from any of these
disturbances).
❑ B NotA
5. Signs of Active Instability - assessment reach metric
Consider only current instability, not past events from which the stream has currently recovered. Examples of instability include
active bank failure, active channel down -cutting (head -cut), active widening, and artificial hardening (such as concrete, gabion, rip -rap).
❑ A < 10% of channel unstable
®B 10 to 25% of channel unstable
❑ C > 25% of channel unstable

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

12. Aquatic Life — assessment reach metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
12a. ®Yes No Was an in -stream aquatic life assessment performed as described in the User Manual?
If No, select one of the following reasons and skip to Metric 13. No Water ❑Other:
12b. ®Yes No Are aquatic organisms present in the assessment reach (look in riffles, pools, then snags)? If Yes, check all that
apply. If No, skip to Metric 13.
1 >1 Numbers over columns refer to "individuals" for Size 1 and 2 streams and "taxa" for Size 3 and 4 streams.
❑ ❑Adult frogs
❑ ®Aquatic reptiles
❑ Aquatic macrophytes and aquatic mosses (include liverworts, lichens, and algal mats)
❑ ❑Beetles
❑ ❑Caddisfly larvae (T)
❑ ❑Asian clam (Corbicula)
❑ ❑Crustacean (isopod/amphipod/crayfish/shrimp)
❑ ❑Damselfly and dragonfly larvae
❑ ❑Dipterans
❑ ❑Mayfly larvae (E)
❑ ❑Megaloptera (alderfly, fishfly, dobsonfly larvae)
❑ ❑Midges/mosquito larvae
❑ Mosquito fish (Gambusia) or mud minnows (Umbra pygmaea)
❑ ❑Mussels/Clams (not Corbicula)
❑ ❑Other fish
❑ ❑Salamanders/tadpoles
❑ ❑Snails
❑ ❑Stonefly larvae (P)
❑ ❑Tipulid larvae
❑ ❑Worms/leeches
13. Streamside Area Ground Surface Condition — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams and B valley types)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB). Consider storage capacity with regard to both overbank flow and upland runoff.
LB RB
❑ A ❑A Little or no alteration to water storage capacity over a majority of the streamside area
❑ B ❑B Moderate alteration to water storage capacity over a majority of the streamside area
❑ C ❑C Severe alteration to water storage capacity over a majority of the streamside area (examples: ditches, fill, soil compaction,
livestock disturbance, buildings, man-made levees, drainage pipes)
14. Streamside Area Water Storage — streamside area metric (skip for Size 1 streams, Tidal Marsh Streams, and B valley types)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB) of the streamside area.
LB RB
❑ A ❑A Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water >_ 6 inches deep
❑ B ❑B Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water 3 to 6 inches deep
❑ C ❑C Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water < 3 inches deep
15. Wetland Presence — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB). Do not consider wetlands outside of the streamside area or within the normal
wetted perimeter of assessment reach.
LB RB
®Y ®Y Are wetlands present in the streamside area?
❑ N ON
16. Baseflow Contributors — assessment reach metric (skip for Size 4 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all contributors within the assessment reach or within view of and draining to the assessment reach.
❑ A Streams and/or springs (jurisdictional discharges)
❑ B Ponds (include wet detention basins; do not include sediment basins or dry detention basins)
❑ C Obstruction passing flow during low -flow periods within the assessment area (beaver dam, leaky dam, bottom -release dam, weir)
❑ D Evidence of bank seepage or sweating (iron in water indicates seepage)
❑ E Stream bed or bank soil reduced (dig through deposited sediment if present)
❑ F None of the above
17. Baseflow Detractors — assessment area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all that apply.
❑ A Evidence of substantial water withdrawals from the assessment reach (includes areas excavated for pump installation)
❑ B Obstruction not passing flow during low -flow periods affecting the assessment reach (ex: watertight dam, sediment deposit)
❑ C Urban stream (>_ 24% impervious surface for watershed)
®D Evidence that the streamside area has been modified resulting in accelerated drainage into the assessment reach
®E Assessment reach relocated to valley edge
❑ F None of the above
18. Shading — assessment reach metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider aspect. Consider "leaf -on" condition.
❑ A Stream shading is appropriate for stream category (may include gaps associated with natural processes)
❑ B Degraded (example: scattered trees)
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
LB RB
❑ A ®A
❑ B ❑B
❑ C ❑C
❑ D ❑D
❑ E ❑E
Wooded
LB RB
❑A ❑A
❑ B ❑B
❑ C ❑C
❑D ❑D
®E ®E
20. Buffer Structure
Consider for left
LB RB
❑A ❑A
❑ B ❑B
❑ C ❑C
®D ®D
❑E ❑E
>_ 100 feet wide or extends to the edge of the watershed
From 50 to < 100 feet wide
From 30 to < 50 feet wide
From 10 to < 30 feet wide
< 10 feet wide or no trees
— streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
bank (LB) and right bank (RB) for Metric 19 ("Vegetated" Buffer Width).
Mature forest
Non -mature woody vegetation or modified vegetation structure
Herbaceous vegetation with or without a strip of trees < 10 feet wide
Maintained shrubs
Little or no vegetation
21. Buffer Stressors — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all appropriate boxes for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB). Indicate if listed stressor abuts stream (Abuts), does not abut but is
within 30 feet of stream (< 30 feet), or is between 30 to 50 feet of stream (30-50 feet).
If none of the following stressors occurs on either bank, check here and skip to Metric 22:
Abuts < 30 feet 30-50 feet
LB RB LB RB LB RB
❑ A ❑A ❑A ❑A ❑A ❑A
❑ B ❑B ❑B ❑B ❑B ❑B
❑ C ❑C ❑C ❑C ❑C ❑C
❑ D ❑D ❑D ❑D ❑D ❑D
Row crops
Maintained turf
Pasture (no livestock)/commercial horticulture
Pasture (active livestock use)
22. Stem Density — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB) for Metric 19 ("Wooded" Buffer Width).
LB RB
❑ A ❑A Medium to high stem density
❑ B ❑B Low stem density
®C No wooded riparian buffer or predominantly herbaceous species or bare ground
23. Continuity of Vegetated Buffer — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider whether vegetated buffer is continuous along stream (parallel). Breaks are areas lacking vegetation > 10 feet wide.
LB RB
❑ A
❑ B
®C
❑ A
❑ B
® C
The total length of buffer breaks is < 25 percent.
The total length of buffer breaks is between 25 and 50 percent.
The total length of buffer breaks is > 50 percent.
24. Vegetative Composition — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Evaluate the dominant vegetation within 100 feet of each bank or to the edge of the watershed (whichever comes first) as it contributes to
assessment reach habitat.
RB
❑ A Vegetation is close to undisturbed in species present and their proportions. Lower strata composed of native species,
with non-native invasive species absent or sparse.
Vegetation indicates disturbance in terms of species diversity or proportions, but is still largely composed of native
species. This may include communities of weedy native species that develop after clear -cutting or clearing or
communities with non-native invasive species present, but not dominant, over a large portion of the expected strata or
communities missing understory but retaining canopy trees.
Vegetation is severely disturbed in terms of species diversity or proportions. Mature canopy is absent or communities
with non-native invasive species dominant over a large portion of expected strata or communities composed of planted
stands of non -characteristic species or communities inappropriately composed of a single species or no vegetation.
25. Conductivity — assessment reach metric (skip for all Coastal Plain streams)
25a. ❑Yes No Was conductivity measurement recorded?
If No, select one of the following reasons. ❑No Water ®Other:
25b. Check the box corresponding to the conductivity measurement (units of microsiemens per centimeter).
❑A < 46 ❑B 46 to < 67 ❑C 67 to < 79 ❑D 79 to < 230 ❑E >_ 230
LB
❑A
❑ B
Notes/Sketch:

Draft NC SAM Stream Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 2.1
Stream Site Name Mayo -Roxboro 500kV Line Date of Assessment August 18, 2021
Stream Category Pb3 Assessor Name/Organization James Howard / Wood
Notes of Field Assessment Form (Y/N)
Presence of regulatory considerations (Y/N)
Additional stream information/supplementary measurements included (Y/N)
NC SAM feature type (perennial, intermittent, Tidal Marsh Stream)
NO
YES
Perennial
USACE/ NCDWR
Function Class Rating Summary All Streams Intermittent
(1) Hydrology LOW
(2) Baseflow HIGH
(2) Flood Flow LOW
(3) Streamside Area Attenuation LOW
(4) Floodplain Access MEDIUM
(4) Wooded Riparian Buffer LOW
(4) Microtopography NA
(3) Stream Stability MEDIUM
(4) Channel Stability MEDIUM
(4) Sediment Transport 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 LOW
(3) Upland Pollutant Filtration MEDIUM
(3) Thermoregulation LOW
(2) Indicators of Stressors NO
(2) Aquatic Life Tolerance LOW
(2) Intertidal Zone Filtration NA
(1) Habitat MEDIUM
(2) In -stream Habitat HIGH
(3) Baseflow HIGH
(3) Substrate HIGH
(3) Stream Stability MEDIUM
(3) In -stream Habitat HIGH
(2) Stream -side Habitat LOW
(3) Stream -side Habitat LOW
(3) Thermoregulation LOW
(2) Tidal Marsh In -stream Habitat NA
(3) Flow Restriction NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Stream Stability NA
(4) Tidal Marsh Channel Stability NA
(4) Tidal Marsh Stream Geomorphology NA
(3) Tidal Marsh In -stream Habitat NA
(2) Intertidal Zone NA
Overall LOW

NC DWQ Stream Identification Form Version 4.11
SHN-002
Date: August 18, 2021
Project/Site: Mayo-Rox. 500kV
Latitude: 36.50573231
Evaluator: James Howard
County: Person
Longitude: -78.98746896
Total Points:
Stream is at least intermittent 31.75
if >_ 19 or perennial if >_ 30`
Stream Determination (circle one)
Ephemeral Intermittent Perennial
✓
Other
e.g. Quad Name:
A. Geomorphology (Subtotal = 14 )
Absent
Weak
Moderate
Strong
la. Continuity of channel bed and bank
0
1
2
✓ 3
2. Sinuosity of channel along thalweg
0
✓
1
2
3
3. In -channel structure: ex. riffle -pool, step -pool,
ripple -pool sequence
0
1
✓
2
3
4. Particle size of stream substrate
0
1
✓
2
3
5. Active/relict floodplain
0
✓
1
2
3
6. Depositional bars or benches
✓
0
1
2
3
7. Recent alluvial deposits
0
✓
1
2
3
8. Headcuts
✓
0
1
2
3
9. Grade control
0
✓
0.5
1
1.5
10. Natural valley
0
✓
0.5
1
1.5
11. Second or greater order channel
No = 0
✓
Yes = 3
a artificial ditches are not rated; see discussions in manual
B. Hydrology (Subtotal = 9
12. Presence of Baseflow
0
1
2
✓ 3
13. Iron oxidizing bacteria
✓
0
1
2
3
14. Leaf litter
✓
1.5
1
0.5
0
15. Sediment on plants or debris
0
0.5
✓
1
1.5
16. Organic debris lines or piles
0
✓ 0.5
1
1.5
17. Soil -based evidence of high water table?
No = 0
✓
Yes = 3
C. Biology (Subtotal = 8.75
18. Fibrous roots in streambed
✓ 3
2
1
0
19. Rooted upland plants in streambed
✓ 3
2
1
0
20. Macrobenthos (note diversity and abundance)
0
✓ 1
2
3
21. Aquatic Mollusks
✓ 0
1
2
3
22. Fish
0
✓ 0.5
1
1.5
23. Crayfish
✓ 0
0.5
1
1.5
24. Amphibians
0
✓ 0.5
1
1.5
25. Algae
✓ 0
0.5
1
1.5
26. Wetland plants in streambed
,1 FACW = 0.75; OBL = 1.5 Other = 0
*perennial streams may also be identified using other methods. See p. 35 of manual.
Notes: Photo 27 (north) & 28 (west).
Sketch:

NC SAM FIELD ASSESSMENT FORM
Accompanies User Manual Version 2.1
USACE AID #: NCDWR #:
INSTRUCTIONS: Attach a sketch of the assessment area and photographs. Attach a copy of the USGS 7.5-minute topographic quadrangle,
and circle the location of the stream reach under evaluation. If multiple stream reaches will be evaluated on the same property, identify and
number all reaches on the attached map, and include a separate form for each reach. See the NC SAM User Manual for detailed descriptions
and explanations of requested information. Record in the "Notes/Sketch" section if supplementary measurements were performed. See the
NC SAM User Manual for examples of additional measurements that may be relevant.
NOTE EVIDENCE OF STRESSORS AFFECTING THE ASSESSMENT AREA (do not need to be within the assessment area).
PROJECT/SITE INFORMATION:
1. Project name (if any): Mayo -Roxboro 500kV Line 2. Date of evaluation: August 18, 2021
3. Applicant/owner name: Durham Energy 4. Assessor name/organization: James Howard / Wood
5. County: Person 6. Nearest named water body
7. River basin: Roanoke on USGS 7.5-minute quad: Storys Creek
8. Site coordinates (decimal degrees, at lower end of assessment reach): 36.50573231, 78.98746896
STREAM INFORMATION: (depth and width can be approximations)
9. Site number (show on attached map): SHN-002 10. Length of assessment reach evaluated (feet): 100
11. Channel depth from bed (in riffle, if present) to top of bank (feet): 2 ❑Unable to assess channel depth.
12. Channel width at top of bank (feet): 18 13. Is assessment reach a swamp steam? ❑Yes ❑No
14. Feature type: ®Perennial flow Intermittent flow ❑Tidal Marsh Stream
STREAM CATEGORY INFORMATION:
15. NC SAM Zone: ❑ Mountains (M) ® Piedmont (P) ❑ Inner Coastal Plain (I)
16. Estimated geomorphic
valley shape (skip for
Tidal Marsh Stream):
17. Watershed size: (skip
for Tidal Marsh Stream)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
['Outer Coastal Plain (0)
(more sinuous stream, flatter valley slope) (less sinuous stream, steeper valley slope)
Size 1 (< 0.1 mi2) Size 2 (0.1 to < 0.5 mi2) ®Size 3 (0.5 to < 5 mi2) Size 4 (>_ 5 mi2)
18. Were regulatory considerations evaluated? ®Yes No If Yes, check all that apply to the assessment area.
▪ Section 10 water ❑Classified Trout Waters ❑Water Supply Watershed (❑I ❑II ❑III ❑IV ❑V)
❑ Essential Fish Habitat Primary Nursery Area ['High Quality Waters/Outstanding Resource Waters
❑ Publicly owned property ®NCDWR Riparian buffer rule in effect Nutrient Sensitive Waters
❑ Anadromous fish 111303(d) List ❑CAMA Area of Environmental Concern (AEC)
▪ Documented presence of a federal and/or state listed protected species within the assessment area.
List species:
▪ Designated Critical Habitat (list species)
19. Are additional stream information/supplementary measurements included in "Notes/Sketch" section or attached? Yes No
1. Channel Water - assessment reach metric (skip for Size 1 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
®A Water throughout assessment reach.
❑ B No flow, water in pools only.
❑ C No water in assessment reach.
2. Evidence of Flow Restriction - assessment reach metric
❑ A At least 10% of assessment reach in -stream habitat or riffle -pool sequence is severely affected by a flow restriction or fill to the
point of obstructing flow or a channel choked with aquatic macrophytes or ponded water or impoundment on flood or ebb within
the assessment reach (examples: undersized or perched culverts, causeways that constrict the channel, tidal gates, debris jams,
beaver dams).
®B NotA
3. Feature Pattern - assessment reach metric
❑ A A majority of the assessment reach has altered pattern (examples: straightening, modification above or below culvert).
®B NotA
4. Feature Longitudinal Profile - assessment reach metric
❑ A Majority of assessment reach has a substantially altered stream profile (examples: channel down -cutting, existing damming, over
widening, active aggradation, dredging, and excavation where appropriate channel profile has not reformed from any of these
disturbances).
®B NotA
5. Signs of Active Instability - assessment reach metric
Consider only current instability, not past events from which the stream has currently recovered. Examples of instability include
active bank failure, active channel down -cutting (head -cut), active widening, and artificial hardening (such as concrete, gabion, rip -rap).
®A < 10% of channel unstable
❑ B 10 to 25% of channel unstable
❑ C > 25% of channel unstable

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

12. Aquatic Life — assessment reach metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
12a. ®Yes No Was an in -stream aquatic life assessment performed as described in the User Manual?
If No, select one of the following reasons and skip to Metric 13. No Water ❑Other:
12b. ®Yes No Are aquatic organisms present in the assessment reach (look in riffles, pools, then snags)? If Yes, check all that
apply. If No, skip to Metric 13.
1 >1 Numbers over columns refer to "individuals" for Size 1 and 2 streams and "taxa" for Size 3 and 4 streams.
❑ ❑Adult frogs
❑ ®Aquatic reptiles
❑ Aquatic macrophytes and aquatic mosses (include liverworts, lichens, and algal mats)
❑ ❑Beetles
❑ ❑Caddisfly larvae (T)
❑ ❑Asian clam (Corbicula)
❑ ❑Crustacean (isopod/amphipod/crayfish/shrimp)
❑ ❑Damselfly and dragonfly larvae
❑ ❑Dipterans
❑ ❑Mayfly larvae (E)
❑ ❑Megaloptera (alderfly, fishfly, dobsonfly larvae)
❑ ❑Midges/mosquito larvae
❑ ®Mosquito fish (Gambusia) or mud minnows (Umbra pygmaea)
❑ ❑Mussels/Clams (not Corbicula)
❑ ❑Other fish
❑ ❑Salamanders/tadpoles
❑ ❑Snails
❑ ❑Stonefly larvae (P)
❑ ❑Tipulid larvae
❑ ❑Worms/leeches
13. Streamside Area Ground Surface Condition — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams and B valley types)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB). Consider storage capacity with regard to both overbank flow and upland runoff.
LB RB
❑ A ❑A Little or no alteration to water storage capacity over a majority of the streamside area
❑ B ❑B Moderate alteration to water storage capacity over a majority of the streamside area
®C ®C Severe alteration to water storage capacity over a majority of the streamside area (examples: ditches, fill, soil compaction,
livestock disturbance, buildings, man-made levees, drainage pipes)
14. Streamside Area Water Storage — streamside area metric (skip for Size 1 streams, Tidal Marsh Streams, and B valley types)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB) of the streamside area.
LB RB
❑ A ❑A Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water >_ 6 inches deep
❑ B ❑B Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water 3 to 6 inches deep
• ®C Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water < 3 inches deep
15. Wetland Presence — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB). Do not consider wetlands outside of the streamside area or within the normal
wetted perimeter of assessment reach.
LB RB
®Y ®Y Are wetlands present in the streamside area?
❑ N ON
16. Baseflow Contributors — assessment reach metric (skip for Size 4 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all contributors within the assessment reach or within view of and draining to the assessment reach.
❑ A Streams and/or springs (jurisdictional discharges)
❑ B Ponds (include wet detention basins; do not include sediment basins or dry detention basins)
• Obstruction passing flow during low -flow periods within the assessment area (beaver dam, leaky dam, bottom -release dam, weir)
®D Evidence of bank seepage or sweating (iron in water indicates seepage)
®E Stream bed or bank soil reduced (dig through deposited sediment if present)
❑ F None of the above
17. Baseflow Detractors — assessment area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all that apply.
❑ A Evidence of substantial water withdrawals from the assessment reach (includes areas excavated for pump installation)
❑ B Obstruction not passing flow during low -flow periods affecting the assessment reach (ex: watertight dam, sediment deposit)
❑ C Urban stream (>_ 24% impervious surface for watershed)
®D Evidence that the streamside area has been modified resulting in accelerated drainage into the assessment reach
❑ E Assessment reach relocated to valley edge
❑ F None of the above
18. Shading — assessment reach metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider aspect. Consider "leaf -on" condition.
❑ A Stream shading is appropriate for stream category (may include gaps associated with natural processes)
❑ B Degraded (example: scattered trees)
• 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
LB RB
❑ A ®A
❑ B ❑B
❑ C ❑C
❑ D ❑D
❑ E ❑E
Wooded
LB RB
❑A ❑A
❑ B ❑B
❑ C ❑C
❑D ❑D
®E ®E
20. Buffer Structure
Consider for left
LB RB
❑A ❑A
❑ B ❑B
❑ C ❑C
®D ®D
❑E ❑E
>_ 100 feet wide or extends to the edge of the watershed
From 50 to < 100 feet wide
From 30 to < 50 feet wide
From 10 to < 30 feet wide
< 10 feet wide or no trees
— streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
bank (LB) and right bank (RB) for Metric 19 ("Vegetated" Buffer Width).
Mature forest
Non -mature woody vegetation or modified vegetation structure
Herbaceous vegetation with or without a strip of trees < 10 feet wide
Maintained shrubs
Little or no vegetation
21. Buffer Stressors — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all appropriate boxes for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB). Indicate if listed stressor abuts stream (Abuts), does not abut but is
within 30 feet of stream (< 30 feet), or is between 30 to 50 feet of stream (30-50 feet).
If none of the following stressors occurs on either bank, check here and skip to Metric 22:
Abuts < 30 feet 30-50 feet
LB RB LB RB LB RB
❑ A ❑A ❑A ❑A ❑A ❑A
❑ B ❑B ❑B ❑B ❑B ❑B
❑ C ❑C ❑C ❑C ❑C ❑C
❑ D ❑D ❑D ❑D ❑D ❑D
Row crops
Maintained turf
Pasture (no livestock)/commercial horticulture
Pasture (active livestock use)
22. Stem Density — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB) for Metric 19 ("Wooded" Buffer Width).
LB RB
❑ A ❑A Medium to high stem density
❑ B ❑B Low stem density
®C No wooded riparian buffer or predominantly herbaceous species or bare ground
23. Continuity of Vegetated Buffer — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider whether vegetated buffer is continuous along stream (parallel). Breaks are areas lacking vegetation > 10 feet wide.
LB RB
❑ A
❑ B
®C
❑ A
❑ B
® C
The total length of buffer breaks is < 25 percent.
The total length of buffer breaks is between 25 and 50 percent.
The total length of buffer breaks is > 50 percent.
24. Vegetative Composition — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Evaluate the dominant vegetation within 100 feet of each bank or to the edge of the watershed (whichever comes first) as it contributes to
assessment reach habitat.
RB
❑ A Vegetation is close to undisturbed in species present and their proportions. Lower strata composed of native species,
with non-native invasive species absent or sparse.
Vegetation indicates disturbance in terms of species diversity or proportions, but is still largely composed of native
species. This may include communities of weedy native species that develop after clear -cutting or clearing or
communities with non-native invasive species present, but not dominant, over a large portion of the expected strata or
communities missing understory but retaining canopy trees.
Vegetation is severely disturbed in terms of species diversity or proportions. Mature canopy is absent or communities
with non-native invasive species dominant over a large portion of expected strata or communities composed of planted
stands of non -characteristic species or communities inappropriately composed of a single species or no vegetation.
25. Conductivity — assessment reach metric (skip for all Coastal Plain streams)
25a. ❑Yes No Was conductivity measurement recorded?
If No, select one of the following reasons. ❑No Water ®Other:
25b. Check the box corresponding to the conductivity measurement (units of microsiemens per centimeter).
❑A < 46 ❑B 46 to < 67 ❑C 67 to < 79 ❑D 79 to < 230 ❑E >_ 230
LB
❑A
❑ B
Notes/Sketch:

Draft NC SAM Stream Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 2.1
Stream Site Name Mayo -Roxboro 500kV Line Date of Assessment August 18, 2021
Stream Category Pa3 Assessor Name/Organization James Howard / Wood
Notes of Field Assessment Form (Y/N)
Presence of regulatory considerations (Y/N)
Additional stream information/supplementary measurements included (Y/N)
NC SAM feature type (perennial, intermittent, Tidal Marsh Stream)
NO
YES
NO
Perennial
USACE/ NCDWR
Function Class Rating Summary All Streams Intermittent
(1) Hydrology HIGH
(2) Baseflow HIGH
(2) Flood Flow HIGH
(3) Streamside Area Attenuation MEDIUM
(4) Floodplain Access HIGH
(4) Wooded Riparian Buffer LOW
(4) Microtopography LOW
(3) Stream Stability HIGH
(4) Channel Stability HIGH
(4) Sediment Transport HIGH
(4) Stream Geomorphology HIGH
(2) Stream/Intertidal Zone Interaction NA
(2) Longitudinal Tidal Flow NA
(2) Tidal Marsh Stream Stability NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Channel Stability NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Stream Geomorphology NA
(1) Water Quality LOW
(2) Baseflow HIGH
(2) Streamside Area Vegetation LOW
(3) Upland Pollutant Filtration MEDIUM
(3) Thermoregulation LOW
(2) Indicators of Stressors NO
(2) Aquatic Life Tolerance LOW
(2) Intertidal Zone Filtration NA
(1) Habitat MEDIUM
(2) In -stream Habitat HIGH
(3) Baseflow HIGH
(3) Substrate HIGH
(3) Stream Stability HIGH
(3) In -stream Habitat HIGH
(2) Stream -side Habitat LOW
(3) Stream -side Habitat LOW
(3) Thermoregulation LOW
(2) Tidal Marsh In -stream Habitat NA
(3) Flow Restriction NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Stream Stability NA
(4) Tidal Marsh Channel Stability NA
(4) Tidal Marsh Stream Geomorphology NA
(3) Tidal Marsh In -stream Habitat NA
(2) Intertidal Zone NA
Overall MEDIUM

NC DWQ Stream Identification Form Version 4.11
SHP-007
Date: August 18, 2021
Project/Site: Mayo-Rox. 500kV
Latitude: 36.49692702
Evaluator: James Howard
County: Person
Longitude: -79.01018232
Total Points:
Stream is at least intermittent 33.25
if >_ 19 or perennial if >_ 30`
Stream Determination (circle one)
Ephemeral Intermittent Perennial
✓
Other
e.g. Quad Name:
A. Geomorphology (Subtotal = 19 )
Absent
Weak
Moderate
Strong
la. Continuity of channel bed and bank
0
1
2
✓ 3
2. Sinuosity of channel along thalweg
0
1
✓
2
3
3. In -channel structure: ex. riffle -pool, step -pool,
ripple -pool sequence
0
1
2
✓ 3
4. Particle size of stream substrate
0
1
2
✓ 3
5. Active/relict floodplain
0
1
✓
2
3
6. Depositional bars or benches
0
1
2
✓ 3
7. Recent alluvial deposits
0
1
✓
2
3
8. Headcuts
✓
0
1
2
3
9. Grade control
✓
0
0.5
1
1.5
10. Natural valley
0
0.5
✓
1
1.5
11. Second or greater order channel
✓
No = 0
Yes = 3
a artificial ditches are not rated; see discussions in manual
B. Hydrology (Subtotal = 7
12. Presence of Baseflow
0
1
✓
2
3
13. Iron oxidizing bacteria
✓
0
1
2
3
14. Leaf litter
1.5
✓ 1
0.5
0
15. Sediment on plants or debris
✓
0
0.5
1
1.5
16. Organic debris lines or piles
0
0.5
✓
1
1.5
17. Soil -based evidence of high water table?
No = 0
✓
Yes = 3
C. Biology (Subtotal = 7.25
18. Fibrous roots in streambed
✓ 3
2
1
0
19. Rooted upland plants in streambed
✓ 3
2
1
0
20. Macrobenthos (note diversity and abundance)
✓ 0
1
2
3
21. Aquatic Mollusks
✓ 0
1
2
3
22. Fish
✓ 0
0.5
1
1.5
23. Crayfish
✓ 0
0.5
1
1.5
24. Amphibians
✓ 0
0.5
1
1.5
25. Algae
0
✓ 0.5
1
1.5
26. Wetland plants in streambed
,1 FACW = 0.75; OBL = 1.5 Other = 0
*perennial streams may also be identified using other methods. See p. 35 of manual.
Notes: Photo 32, facing southeast.
Sketch:

NC SAM FIELD ASSESSMENT FORM
Accompanies User Manual Version 2.1
USACE AID #: NCDWR #:
INSTRUCTIONS: Attach a sketch of the assessment area and photographs. Attach a copy of the USGS 7.5-minute topographic quadrangle,
and circle the location of the stream reach under evaluation. If multiple stream reaches will be evaluated on the same property, identify and
number all reaches on the attached map, and include a separate form for each reach. See the NC SAM User Manual for detailed descriptions
and explanations of requested information. Record in the "Notes/Sketch" section if supplementary measurements were performed. See the
NC SAM User Manual for examples of additional measurements that may be relevant.
NOTE EVIDENCE OF STRESSORS AFFECTING THE ASSESSMENT AREA (do not need to be within the assessment area).
PROJECT/SITE INFORMATION:
1. Project name (if any): Mayo -Roxboro 500kV Line 2. Date of evaluation: August 18, 2021
3. Applicant/owner name: Duke Energy 4. Assessor name/organization: James Howard / Wood
5. County: Person 6. Nearest named water body
7. River basin: Roanoke on USGS 7.5-minute quad: Ghent Creek
8. Site coordinates (decimal degrees, at lower end of assessment reach): 36.49692702, 79.01018232
STREAM INFORMATION: (depth and width can be approximations)
9. Site number (show on attached map): SHP-007 10. Length of assessment reach evaluated (feet): 50
11. Channel depth from bed (in riffle, if present) to top of bank (feet): 2 ❑Unable to assess channel depth.
12. Channel width at top of bank (feet): 2 13. Is assessment reach a swamp steam? ❑Yes ❑No
14. Feature type: ®Perennial flow Intermittent flow ❑Tidal Marsh Stream
STREAM CATEGORY INFORMATION:
15. NC SAM Zone: ['Mountains (M) ® Piedmont (P) ❑ Inner Coastal Plain (I)
16. Estimated geomorphic
valley shape (skip for
Tidal Marsh Stream):
17. Watershed size: (skip
for Tidal Marsh Stream)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
❑ A �.�� ®B
(more sinuous stream, flatter valley slope) (less sinuous stream, steeper valley slope)
▪ Size 1 (< 0.1 mi2) ®Size 2 (0.1 to < 0.5 mi2) Size 3 (0.5 to < 5 mi2) Size 4 (>_ 5 mi2)
['Outer Coastal Plain (0)
18. Were regulatory considerations evaluated? ®Yes No If Yes, check all that apply to the assessment area.
▪ Section 10 water ❑Classified Trout Waters ❑Water Supply Watershed (❑I ❑II ❑III ❑IV ❑V)
❑ Essential Fish Habitat Primary Nursery Area ['High Quality Waters/Outstanding Resource Waters
❑ Publicly owned property ®NCDWR Riparian buffer rule in effect Nutrient Sensitive Waters
❑ Anadromous fish 111303(d) List ❑CAMA Area of Environmental Concern (AEC)
▪ Documented presence of a federal and/or state listed protected species within the assessment area.
List species:
▪ Designated Critical Habitat (list species)
19. Are additional stream information/supplementary measurements included in "Notes/Sketch" section or attached? Yes No
1. Channel Water - assessment reach metric (skip for Size 1 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
®A Water throughout assessment reach.
❑ B No flow, water in pools only.
❑ C No water in assessment reach.
2. Evidence of Flow Restriction - assessment reach metric
❑ A At least 10% of assessment reach in -stream habitat or riffle -pool sequence is severely affected by a flow restriction or fill to the
point of obstructing flow or a channel choked with aquatic macrophytes or ponded water or impoundment on flood or ebb within
the assessment reach (examples: undersized or perched culverts, causeways that constrict the channel, tidal gates, debris jams,
beaver dams).
®B NotA
3. Feature Pattern - assessment reach metric
❑ A A majority of the assessment reach has altered pattern (examples: straightening, modification above or below culvert).
®B NotA
4. Feature Longitudinal Profile - assessment reach metric
❑ A Majority of assessment reach has a substantially altered stream profile (examples: channel down -cutting, existing damming, over
widening, active aggradation, dredging, and excavation where appropriate channel profile has not reformed from any of these
disturbances).
®B NotA
5. Signs of Active Instability - assessment reach metric
Consider only current instability, not past events from which the stream has currently recovered. Examples of instability include
active bank failure, active channel down -cutting (head -cut), active widening, and artificial hardening (such as concrete, gabion, rip -rap).
®A < 10% of channel unstable
❑ B 10 to 25% of channel unstable
❑ C > 25% of channel unstable

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

12. Aquatic Life — assessment reach metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
12a. ®Yes No Was an in -stream aquatic life assessment performed as described in the User Manual?
If No, select one of the following reasons and skip to Metric 13. No Water ❑Other:
12b. ❑Yes No Are aquatic organisms present in the assessment reach (look in riffles, pools, then snags)? If Yes, check all that
apply. If No, skip to Metric 13.
1 >1 Numbers over columns refer to "individuals" for Size 1 and 2 streams and "taxa" for Size 3 and 4 streams.
❑ ❑Adult frogs
❑ Aquatic reptiles
❑ Aquatic macrophytes and aquatic mosses (include liverworts, lichens, and algal mats)
❑ ❑Beetles
❑ ❑Caddisfly larvae (T)
❑ ❑Asian clam (Corbicula)
❑ ❑Crustacean (isopod/amphipod/crayfish/shrimp)
❑ ❑Damselfly and dragonfly larvae
❑ ❑Dipterans
❑ ❑Mayfly larvae (E)
❑ ❑Megaloptera (alderfly, fishfly, dobsonfly larvae)
❑ ❑Midges/mosquito larvae
❑ Mosquito fish (Gambusia) or mud minnows (Umbra pygmaea)
❑ ❑Mussels/Clams (not Corbicula)
❑ ❑Other fish
❑ ❑Salamanders/tadpoles
❑ ❑Snails
❑ ❑Stonefly larvae (P)
❑ ❑Tipulid larvae
❑ ❑Worms/leeches
13. Streamside Area Ground Surface Condition — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams and B valley types)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB). Consider storage capacity with regard to both overbank flow and upland runoff.
LB RB
®A Little or no alteration to water storage capacity over a majority of the streamside area
❑ B ❑B Moderate alteration to water storage capacity over a majority of the streamside area
❑ C ❑C Severe alteration to water storage capacity over a majority of the streamside area (examples: ditches, fill, soil compaction,
livestock disturbance, buildings, man-made levees, drainage pipes)
14. Streamside Area Water Storage — streamside area metric (skip for Size 1 streams, Tidal Marsh Streams, and B valley types)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB) of the streamside area.
LB RB
❑ A ❑A Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water >_ 6 inches deep
❑ B ❑B Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water 3 to 6 inches deep
❑ C ❑C Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water < 3 inches deep
15. Wetland Presence — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB). Do not consider wetlands outside of the streamside area or within the normal
wetted perimeter of assessment reach.
LB RB
®Y ®Y Are wetlands present in the streamside area?
❑ N ON
16. Baseflow Contributors — assessment reach metric (skip for Size 4 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all contributors within the assessment reach or within view of and draining to the assessment reach.
❑ A Streams and/or springs (jurisdictional discharges)
❑ B Ponds (include wet detention basins; do not include sediment basins or dry detention basins)
❑ C Obstruction passing flow during low -flow periods within the assessment area (beaver dam, leaky dam, bottom -release dam, weir)
®D Evidence of bank seepage or sweating (iron in water indicates seepage)
®E Stream bed or bank soil reduced (dig through deposited sediment if present)
❑ F None of the above
17. Baseflow Detractors — assessment area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all that apply.
❑ A Evidence of substantial water withdrawals from the assessment reach (includes areas excavated for pump installation)
❑ B Obstruction not passing flow during low -flow periods affecting the assessment reach (ex: watertight dam, sediment deposit)
❑ C Urban stream (>_ 24% impervious surface for watershed)
❑ D Evidence that the streamside area has been modified resulting in accelerated drainage into the assessment reach
❑ E Assessment reach relocated to valley edge
F None of the above
18. Shading — assessment reach metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider aspect. Consider "leaf -on" condition.
®A Stream shading is appropriate for stream category (may include gaps associated with natural processes)
❑ B Degraded (example: scattered trees)
❑ C Stream shading is gone or largely absent

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

Draft NC SAM Stream Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 2.1
Stream Site Name Mayo -Roxboro 500kV Line Date of Assessment August 18, 2021
Stream Category Pb2 Assessor Name/Organization James Howard / Wood
Notes of Field Assessment Form (Y/N)
Presence of regulatory considerations (Y/N)
Additional stream information/supplementary measurements included (Y/N)
NC SAM feature type (perennial, intermittent, Tidal Marsh Stream)
NO
YES
NO
Perennial
USACE/ NCDWR
Function Class Rating Summary All Streams Intermittent
(1) Hydrology HIGH
(2) Baseflow MEDIUM
(2) Flood Flow HIGH
(3) Streamside Area Attenuation HIGH
(4) Floodplain Access HIGH
(4) Wooded Riparian Buffer HIGH
(4) Microtopography NA
(3) Stream Stability HIGH
(4) Channel Stability HIGH
(4) Sediment Transport LOW
(4) Stream Geomorphology HIGH
(2) Stream/Intertidal Zone Interaction NA
(2) Longitudinal Tidal Flow NA
(2) Tidal Marsh Stream Stability NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Channel Stability NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Stream Geomorphology NA
(1) Water Quality
(2) Baseflow
(2) Streamside Area Vegetation
(3) Upland Pollutant Filtration
(3) Thermoregulation
(2) Indicators of Stressors
(2) Aquatic Life Tolerance
(2) Intertidal Zone Filtration
MEDIUM
MEDIUM
HIGH
HIGH
HIGH
NO
LOW
NA
(1) Habitat HIGH
(2) In -stream Habitat HIGH
(3) Baseflow MEDIUM
(3) Substrate HIGH
(3) Stream Stability HIGH
(3) In -stream Habitat HIGH
(2) Stream -side Habitat HIGH
(3) Stream -side Habitat HIGH
(3) Thermoregulation HIGH
(2) Tidal Marsh In -stream Habitat NA
(3) Flow Restriction NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Stream Stability NA
(4) Tidal Marsh Channel Stability NA
(4) Tidal Marsh Stream Geomorphology NA
(3) Tidal Marsh In -stream Habitat NA
(2) Intertidal Zone NA
Overall HIGH

NC DWQ Stream Identification Form Version 4.11
S H R-006
Date: August 19, 2021
Project/Site: Mayo-Rox. 500kV
Latitude: 36.49398999
Evaluator: James Howard
County: Person
Longitude: -79.01874108
Total Points:
Stream is at least intermittent 44
if >_ 19 or perennial if >_ 30`
Stream Determination (circle one)
Ephemeral Intermittent Perennial
✓
Other
e.g. Quad Name:
A. Geomorphology (Subtotal = 23.5 )
Absent
Weak
Moderate
Strong
la. Continuity of channel bed and bank
0
1
2
✓ 3
2. Sinuosity of channel along thalweg
0
1
2
✓ 3
3. In -channel structure: ex. riffle -pool, step -pool,
ripple -pool sequence
0
1
2
✓ 3
4. Particle size of stream substrate
0
1
2
✓ 3
5. Active/relict floodplain
0
1
2
✓ 3
6. Depositional bars or benches
0
1
✓
2
3
7. Recent alluvial deposits
0
1
✓
2
3
8. Headcuts
✓
0
1
2
3
9. Grade control
0
✓ 0.5
1
1.5
10. Natural valley
0
0.5
✓
1
1.5
11. Second or greater order channel
No = 0
✓
Yes = 3
a artificial ditches are not rated; see discussions in manual
B. Hydrology (Subtotal = 9
12. Presence of Baseflow
0
1
2
✓ 3
13. Iron oxidizing bacteria
✓
0
1
2
3
14. Leaf litter
1.5
✓ 1
0.5
0
15. Sediment on plants or debris
0
0.5
✓
1
1.5
16. Organic debris lines or piles
0
0.5
✓
1
1.5
17. Soil -based evidence of high water table?
No = 0
✓
Yes = 3
C. Biology (Subtotal = 11.5
18. Fibrous roots in streambed
✓ 3
2
1
0
19. Rooted upland plants in streambed
✓ 3
2
1
0
20. Macrobenthos (note diversity and abundance)
0
1
✓
2
3
21. Aquatic Mollusks
0
✓
1
2
3
22. Fish
0
0.5
✓
1
1.5
23. Crayfish
✓ 0
0.5
1
1.5
24. Amphibians
0
0.5
✓
1
1.5
25. Algae
0
✓
0.5
1
1.5
26. Wetland plants in streambed
FACW = 0.75; OBL =
1.5 'Other
= 0
*perennial streams may also be identified using other methods. See p. 35 of manual.
Notes: Photo 37, facing southwest.
Sketch:

NC SAM FIELD ASSESSMENT FORM
Accompanies User Manual Version 2.1
USACE AID #: NCDWR #:
INSTRUCTIONS: Attach a sketch of the assessment area and photographs. Attach a copy of the USGS 7.5-minute topographic quadrangle,
and circle the location of the stream reach under evaluation. If multiple stream reaches will be evaluated on the same property, identify and
number all reaches on the attached map, and include a separate form for each reach. See the NC SAM User Manual for detailed descriptions
and explanations of requested information. Record in the "Notes/Sketch" section if supplementary measurements were performed. See the
NC SAM User Manual for examples of additional measurements that may be relevant.
NOTE EVIDENCE OF STRESSORS AFFECTING THE ASSESSMENT AREA (do not need to be within the assessment area).
PROJECT/SITE INFORMATION:
1. Project name (if any): Mayo -Roxboro 500kV Line 2. Date of evaluation: August 19, 2021
3. Applicant/owner name: Duke Energy 4. Assessor name/organization: James Howard / Wood
5. County: Person 6. Nearest named water body
7. River basin: Roanoke on USGS 7.5-minute quad: Hyco Lake
8. Site coordinates (decimal degrees, at lower end of assessment reach): 36.49398999, 79.01874108
STREAM INFORMATION: (depth and width can be approximations)
9. Site number (show on attached map): SHR-006 10. Length of assessment reach evaluated (feet): 100
11. Channel depth from bed (in riffle, if present) to top of bank (feet): 4 ❑Unable to assess channel depth.
12. Channel width at top of bank (feet): 20 13. Is assessment reach a swamp steam? ❑Yes ❑No
14. Feature type: ®Perennial flow Intermittent flow ❑Tidal Marsh Stream
STREAM CATEGORY INFORMATION:
15. NC SAM Zone: ❑ Mountains (M) ® Piedmont (P) ❑ Inner Coastal Plain (I)
16. Estimated geomorphic
valley shape (skip for
Tidal Marsh Stream):
17. Watershed size: (skip
for Tidal Marsh Stream)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
❑ A �.�� ®B
(more sinuous stream, flatter valley slope) (less sinuous stream, steeper valley slope)
▪ Size 1 (< 0.1 mi2) Size 2 (0.1 to < 0.5 mi2) ®Size 3 (0.5 to < 5 mi2) Size 4 (>_ 5 mi2)
['Outer Coastal Plain (0)
18. Were regulatory considerations evaluated? ®Yes No If Yes, check all that apply to the assessment area.
▪ Section 10 water ❑Classified Trout Waters ❑Water Supply Watershed (❑I ❑II ❑III ❑IV ❑V)
❑ Essential Fish Habitat Primary Nursery Area ['High Quality Waters/Outstanding Resource Waters
❑ Publicly owned property ®NCDWR Riparian buffer rule in effect Nutrient Sensitive Waters
❑ Anadromous fish 111303(d) List ❑CAMA Area of Environmental Concern (AEC)
▪ Documented presence of a federal and/or state listed protected species within the assessment area.
List species:
▪ Designated Critical Habitat (list species)
19. Are additional stream information/supplementary measurements included in "Notes/Sketch" section or attached? Yes No
1. Channel Water - assessment reach metric (skip for Size 1 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
®A Water throughout assessment reach.
❑ B No flow, water in pools only.
❑ C No water in assessment reach.
2. Evidence of Flow Restriction - assessment reach metric
❑ A At least 10% of assessment reach in -stream habitat or riffle -pool sequence is severely affected by a flow restriction or fill to the
point of obstructing flow or a channel choked with aquatic macrophytes or ponded water or impoundment on flood or ebb within
the assessment reach (examples: undersized or perched culverts, causeways that constrict the channel, tidal gates, debris jams,
beaver dams).
®B NotA
3. Feature Pattern - assessment reach metric
❑ A A majority of the assessment reach has altered pattern (examples: straightening, modification above or below culvert).
®B NotA
4. Feature Longitudinal Profile - assessment reach metric
❑ A Majority of assessment reach has a substantially altered stream profile (examples: channel down -cutting, existing damming, over
widening, active aggradation, dredging, and excavation where appropriate channel profile has not reformed from any of these
disturbances).
®B NotA
5. Signs of Active Instability - assessment reach metric
Consider only current instability, not past events from which the stream has currently recovered. Examples of instability include
active bank failure, active channel down -cutting (head -cut), active widening, and artificial hardening (such as concrete, gabion, rip -rap).
®A < 10% of channel unstable
❑ B 10 to 25% of channel unstable
❑ C > 25% of channel unstable

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

12. Aquatic Life — assessment reach metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
12a. ®Yes No Was an in -stream aquatic life assessment performed as described in the User Manual?
If No, select one of the following reasons and skip to Metric 13. No Water ❑Other:
12b. ®Yes No Are aquatic organisms present in the assessment reach (look in riffles, pools, then snags)? If Yes, check all that
apply. If No, skip to Metric 13.
1 >1 Numbers over columns refer to "individuals" for Size 1 and 2 streams and "taxa" for Size 3 and 4 streams.
❑ ®Adult frogs
❑ ®Aquatic reptiles
❑ Aquatic macrophytes and aquatic mosses (include liverworts, lichens, and algal mats)
❑ ®Beetles
❑ ❑Caddisfly larvae (T)
❑ ❑Asian clam (Corbicula)
❑ ❑Crustacean (isopod/amphipod/crayfish/shrimp)
❑ ❑Damselfly and dragonfly larvae
❑ ❑Dipterans
❑ ❑Mayfly larvae (E)
❑ ❑Megaloptera (alderfly, fishfly, dobsonfly larvae)
❑ ❑Midges/mosquito larvae
❑ ®Mosquito fish (Gambusia) or mud minnows (Umbra pygmaea)
• ❑Mussels/Clams (not Corbicula)
❑ ®Other fish
❑ ❑Salamanders/tadpoles
❑ ❑Snails
❑ ❑Stonefly larvae (P)
❑ ❑Tipulid larvae
❑ ❑Worms/leeches
13. Streamside Area Ground Surface Condition — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams and B valley types)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB). Consider storage capacity with regard to both overbank flow and upland runoff.
LB RB
®A Little or no alteration to water storage capacity over a majority of the streamside area
❑ B ❑B Moderate alteration to water storage capacity over a majority of the streamside area
❑ C ❑C Severe alteration to water storage capacity over a majority of the streamside area (examples: ditches, fill, soil compaction,
livestock disturbance, buildings, man-made levees, drainage pipes)
14. Streamside Area Water Storage — streamside area metric (skip for Size 1 streams, Tidal Marsh Streams, and B valley types)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB) of the streamside area.
LB RB
®A ®A Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water >_ 6 inches deep
❑ B ❑B Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water 3 to 6 inches deep
❑ C ❑C Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water < 3 inches deep
15. Wetland Presence — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB). Do not consider wetlands outside of the streamside area or within the normal
wetted perimeter of assessment reach.
LB RB
®Y ❑Y Are wetlands present in the streamside area?
❑ N ®N
16. Baseflow Contributors — assessment reach metric (skip for Size 4 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all contributors within the assessment reach or within view of and draining to the assessment reach.
®A Streams and/or springs (jurisdictional discharges)
❑ B Ponds (include wet detention basins; do not include sediment basins or dry detention basins)
❑ C Obstruction passing flow during low -flow periods within the assessment area (beaver dam, leaky dam, bottom -release dam, weir)
®D Evidence of bank seepage or sweating (iron in water indicates seepage)
®E Stream bed or bank soil reduced (dig through deposited sediment if present)
❑ F None of the above
17. Baseflow Detractors — assessment area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all that apply.
❑ A Evidence of substantial water withdrawals from the assessment reach (includes areas excavated for pump installation)
❑ B Obstruction not passing flow during low -flow periods affecting the assessment reach (ex: watertight dam, sediment deposit)
❑ C Urban stream (>_ 24% impervious surface for watershed)
❑ D Evidence that the streamside area has been modified resulting in accelerated drainage into the assessment reach
❑ E Assessment reach relocated to valley edge
F None of the above
18. Shading — assessment reach metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider aspect. Consider "leaf -on" condition.
®A Stream shading is appropriate for stream category (may include gaps associated with natural processes)
❑ B Degraded (example: scattered trees)
❑ C Stream shading is gone or largely absent

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

Draft NC SAM Stream Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 2.1
Stream Site Name Mayo -Roxboro 500kV Line Date of Assessment August 19, 2021
Stream Category Pb3 Assessor Name/Organization James Howard / Wood
Notes of Field Assessment Form (Y/N)
Presence of regulatory considerations (Y/N)
Additional stream information/supplementary measurements included (Y/N)
NC SAM feature type (perennial, intermittent, Tidal Marsh Stream)
NO
YES
NO
Perennial
USACE/ NCDWR
Function Class Rating Summary All Streams Intermittent
(1) Hydrology HIGH
(2) Baseflow HIGH
(2) Flood Flow HIGH
(3) Streamside Area Attenuation HIGH
(4) Floodplain Access HIGH
(4) Wooded Riparian Buffer MEDIUM
(4) Microtopography NA
(3) Stream Stability HIGH
(4) Channel Stability HIGH
(4) Sediment Transport 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 HIGH
(2) Baseflow HIGH
(2) Streamside Area Vegetation HIGH
(3) Upland Pollutant Filtration HIGH
(3) Thermoregulation HIGH
(2) Indicators of Stressors NO
(2) Aquatic Life Tolerance MEDIUM
(2) Intertidal Zone Filtration NA
(1) Habitat HIGH
(2) In -stream Habitat HIGH
(3) Baseflow HIGH
(3) Substrate HIGH
(3) Stream Stability HIGH
(3) In -stream Habitat HIGH
(2) Stream -side Habitat HIGH
(3) Stream -side Habitat HIGH
(3) Thermoregulation HIGH
(2) Tidal Marsh In -stream Habitat NA
(3) Flow Restriction NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Stream Stability NA
(4) Tidal Marsh Channel Stability NA
(4) Tidal Marsh Stream Geomorphology NA
(3) Tidal Marsh In -stream Habitat NA
(2) Intertidal Zone NA
Overall HIGH

NC DWQ Stream Identification Form Version 4.11
SHX-003
Date: August 20, 2021
Project/Site: Mayo-Rox. 500kV
Latitude: 36.4844
Evaluator: James Howard
County: Person
Longitude: -79.0478
Total Points:
Stream is at least intermittent 25
if >_ 19 or perennial if >_ 30`
Stream Determination (circle one)
Ephemeral Intermittent Perennial
✓
Other
e.g. Quad Name:
A. Geomorphology (Subtotal = 11 )
Absent
Weak
Moderate
Strong
la. Continuity of channel bed and bank
0
1
2
✓ 3
2. Sinuosity of channel along thalweg
0
1
✓ 2
3
3. In -channel structure: ex. riffle -pool, step -pool,
ripple -pool sequence
0
✓
1
2
3
4. Particle size of stream substrate
0
✓
1
2
3
5. Active/relict floodplain
0
✓
1
2
3
6. Depositional bars or benches
0
✓
1
2
3
7. Recent alluvial deposits
✓
0
1
2
3
8. Headcuts
0
✓
1
2
3
9. Grade control
0
✓
0.5
1
1.5
10. Natural valley
0
✓
0.5
1
1.5
11. Second or greater order channel
✓
No = 0
Yes = 3
a artificial ditches are not rated; see discussions in manual
B. Hydrology (Subtotal = 7
12. Presence of Baseflow
0
1
✓
2
3
13. Iron oxidizing bacteria
0
✓
1
2
3
14. Leaf litter
1.5
✓
1
0.5
0
15. Sediment on plants or debris
✓
0
0.5
1
1.5
16. Organic debris lines or piles
✓
0
0.5
1
1.5
17. Soil -based evidence of high water table?
No = 0
✓
Yes = 3
C. Biology (Subtotal = 7
18. Fibrous roots in streambed
3
✓
2
1
0
19. Rooted upland plants in streambed
✓ 3
2
1
0
20. Macrobenthos (note diversity and abundance)
✓ 0
1
2
3
21. Aquatic Mollusks
✓ 0
1
2
3
22. Fish
✓ 0
0.5
1
1.5
23. Crayfish
✓ 0
0.5
1
1.5
24. Amphibians
0
0.5
✓
1
1.5
25. Algae
0
✓
0.5
1
1.5
26. Wetland plants in streambed
FACW = 0.75; OBL =
1.5 'Other
= 0
*perennial streams may also be identified using other methods. See p. 35 of manual.
Notes:
Sketch:

NC SAM FIELD ASSESSMENT FORM
Accompanies User Manual Version 2.1
USACE AID #: NCDWR #:
INSTRUCTIONS: Attach a sketch of the assessment area and photographs. Attach a copy of the USGS 7.5-minute topographic quadrangle,
and circle the location of the stream reach under evaluation. If multiple stream reaches will be evaluated on the same property, identify and
number all reaches on the attached map, and include a separate form for each reach. See the NC SAM User Manual for detailed descriptions
and explanations of requested information. Record in the "Notes/Sketch" section if supplementary measurements were performed. See the
NC SAM User Manual for examples of additional measurements that may be relevant.
NOTE EVIDENCE OF STRESSORS AFFECTING THE ASSESSMENT AREA (do not need to be within the assessment area).
PROJECT/SITE INFORMATION:
1. Project name (if any): Mayo -Roxboro 500kV Line 2. Date of evaluation: August 20, 2021
3. Applicant/owner name: Duke Energy 4. Assessor name/organization: James Howard / Wood
5. County: Person 6. Nearest named water body
7. River basin: Roanoke on USGS 7.5-minute quad: Hyco Lake
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): SHX 10. Length of assessment reach evaluated (feet): 100
11. Channel depth from bed (in riffle, if present) to top of bank (feet): 2 ❑Unable to assess channel depth.
12. Channel width at top of bank (feet): 2-3.5 13. Is assessment reach a swamp steam? ❑Yes ❑No
14. Feature type: ❑Perennial flow ®Intermittent flow ❑Tidal Marsh Stream
STREAM CATEGORY INFORMATION:
15. NC SAM Zone: ['Mountains (M) ® Piedmont (P) ❑ Inner Coastal Plain (I)
16. Estimated geomorphic
valley shape (skip for
Tidal Marsh Stream):
17. Watershed size: (skip
for Tidal Marsh Stream)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
❑ A �.�� ®B
(more sinuous stream, flatter valley slope) (less sinuous stream, steeper valley slope)
▪ Size 1 (< 0.1 mi2) ®Size 2 (0.1 to < 0.5 mi2) Size 3 (0.5 to < 5 mi2) Size 4 (>_ 5 mi2)
['Outer Coastal Plain (0)
18. Were regulatory considerations evaluated? ®Yes No If Yes, check all that apply to the assessment area.
▪ Section 10 water ❑Classified Trout Waters ❑Water Supply Watershed (❑I ❑II ❑III ❑IV ❑V)
❑ Essential Fish Habitat Primary Nursery Area ['High Quality Waters/Outstanding Resource Waters
❑ Publicly owned property ®NCDWR Riparian buffer rule in effect Nutrient Sensitive Waters
❑ Anadromous fish 111303(d) List ❑CAMA Area of Environmental Concern (AEC)
▪ Documented presence of a federal and/or state listed protected species within the assessment area.
List species:
▪ Designated Critical Habitat (list species)
19. Are additional stream information/supplementary measurements included in "Notes/Sketch" section or attached? Yes No
1. Channel Water - assessment reach metric (skip for Size 1 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
®A Water throughout assessment reach.
❑ B No flow, water in pools only.
❑ C No water in assessment reach.
2. Evidence of Flow Restriction - assessment reach metric
❑ A At least 10% of assessment reach in -stream habitat or riffle -pool sequence is severely affected by a flow restriction or fill to the
point of obstructing flow or a channel choked with aquatic macrophytes or ponded water or impoundment on flood or ebb within
the assessment reach (examples: undersized or perched culverts, causeways that constrict the channel, tidal gates, debris jams,
beaver dams).
®B NotA
3. Feature Pattern - assessment reach metric
❑ A A majority of the assessment reach has altered pattern (examples: straightening, modification above or below culvert).
®B NotA
4. Feature Longitudinal Profile - assessment reach metric
❑ A Majority of assessment reach has a substantially altered stream profile (examples: channel down -cutting, existing damming, over
widening, active aggradation, dredging, and excavation where appropriate channel profile has not reformed from any of these
disturbances).
®B NotA
5. Signs of Active Instability - assessment reach metric
Consider only current instability, not past events from which the stream has currently recovered. Examples of instability include
active bank failure, active channel down -cutting (head -cut), active widening, and artificial hardening (such as concrete, gabion, rip -rap).
❑ A < 10% of channel unstable
®B 10 to 25% of channel unstable
❑ C > 25% of channel unstable

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

12. Aquatic Life — assessment reach metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
12a. ®Yes No Was an in -stream aquatic life assessment performed as described in the User Manual?
If No, select one of the following reasons and skip to Metric 13. No Water ❑Other:
12b. ®Yes No Are aquatic organisms present in the assessment reach (look in riffles, pools, then snags)? If Yes, check all that
apply. If No, skip to Metric 13.
1 >1 Numbers over columns refer to "individuals" for Size 1 and 2 streams and "taxa" for Size 3 and 4 streams.
❑ ®Adult frogs
❑ Aquatic reptiles
❑ Aquatic macrophytes and aquatic mosses (include liverworts, lichens, and algal mats)
❑ ❑Beetles
❑ ❑Caddisfly larvae (T)
❑ ❑Asian clam (Corbicula)
❑ ❑Crustacean (isopod/amphipod/crayfish/shrimp)
❑ ❑Damselfly and dragonfly larvae
❑ ❑Dipterans
❑ ❑Mayfly larvae (E)
❑ ❑Megaloptera (alderfly, fishfly, dobsonfly larvae)
❑ ❑Midges/mosquito larvae
❑ Mosquito fish (Gambusia) or mud minnows (Umbra pygmaea)
❑ ❑Mussels/Clams (not Corbicula)
❑ ❑Other fish
❑ ❑Salamanders/tadpoles
❑ ❑Snails
❑ ❑Stonefly larvae (P)
❑ ❑Tipulid larvae
❑ ❑Worms/leeches
13. Streamside Area Ground Surface Condition — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams and B valley types)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB). Consider storage capacity with regard to both overbank flow and upland runoff.
LB RB
❑ A ❑A Little or no alteration to water storage capacity over a majority of the streamside area
®B ®B Moderate alteration to water storage capacity over a majority of the streamside area
❑ C ❑C Severe alteration to water storage capacity over a majority of the streamside area (examples: ditches, fill, soil compaction,
livestock disturbance, buildings, man-made levees, drainage pipes)
14. Streamside Area Water Storage — streamside area metric (skip for Size 1 streams, Tidal Marsh Streams, and B valley types)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB) of the streamside area.
LB RB
❑ A ❑A Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water >_ 6 inches deep
❑ B ❑B Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water 3 to 6 inches deep
®C Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water < 3 inches deep
15. Wetland Presence — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB). Do not consider wetlands outside of the streamside area or within the normal
wetted perimeter of assessment reach.
LB RB
❑ Y ❑Y Are wetlands present in the streamside area?
®N ®N
16. Baseflow Contributors — assessment reach metric (skip for Size 4 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all contributors within the assessment reach or within view of and draining to the assessment reach.
❑ A Streams and/or springs (jurisdictional discharges)
❑ B Ponds (include wet detention basins; do not include sediment basins or dry detention basins)
❑ C Obstruction passing flow during low -flow periods within the assessment area (beaver dam, leaky dam, bottom -release dam, weir)
®D Evidence of bank seepage or sweating (iron in water indicates seepage)
®E Stream bed or bank soil reduced (dig through deposited sediment if present)
❑ F None of the above
17. Baseflow Detractors — assessment area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all that apply.
❑ A Evidence of substantial water withdrawals from the assessment reach (includes areas excavated for pump installation)
❑ B Obstruction not passing flow during low -flow periods affecting the assessment reach (ex: watertight dam, sediment deposit)
❑ C Urban stream (>_ 24% impervious surface for watershed)
❑ D Evidence that the streamside area has been modified resulting in accelerated drainage into the assessment reach
❑ E Assessment reach relocated to valley edge
®F None of the above
18. Shading — assessment reach metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider aspect. Consider "leaf -on" condition.
❑ A Stream shading is appropriate for stream category (may include gaps associated with natural processes)
❑ B Degraded (example: scattered trees)
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
LB RB
®A ®A
❑ B ❑B
❑ C ❑C
❑ D ❑D
❑ E ❑E
Wooded
LB RB
❑A ❑A
❑ B ❑B
❑ C ❑C
❑D ❑D
EE ®E
20. Buffer Structure
Consider for left
LB RB
❑A ❑A
❑ B ❑B
❑ C ❑C
®D ®D
❑E ❑E
>_ 100 feet wide or extends to the edge of the watershed
From 50 to < 100 feet wide
From 30 to < 50 feet wide
From 10 to < 30 feet wide
< 10 feet wide or no trees
— streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
bank (LB) and right bank (RB) for Metric 19 ("Vegetated" Buffer Width).
Mature forest
Non -mature woody vegetation or modified vegetation structure
Herbaceous vegetation with or without a strip of trees < 10 feet wide
Maintained shrubs
Little or no vegetation
21. Buffer Stressors — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all appropriate boxes for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB). Indicate if listed stressor abuts stream (Abuts), does not abut but is
within 30 feet of stream (< 30 feet), or is between 30 to 50 feet of stream (30-50 feet).
If none of the following stressors occurs on either bank, check here and skip to Metric 22:
Abuts < 30 feet 30-50 feet
LB RB LB RB LB RB
❑ A ❑A ❑A ❑A ❑A ❑A
❑ B ❑B ❑B ❑B ❑B ❑B
❑ C ❑C ❑C ❑C ❑C ❑C
❑ D ❑D ❑D ❑D ❑D ❑D
Row crops
Maintained turf
Pasture (no livestock)/commercial horticulture
Pasture (active livestock use)
22. Stem Density — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB) for Metric 19 ("Wooded" Buffer Width).
LB RB
❑ A ❑A Medium to high stem density
®B ®B Low stem density
❑ C ❑C No wooded riparian buffer or predominantly herbaceous species or bare ground
23. Continuity of Vegetated Buffer — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider whether vegetated buffer is continuous along stream (parallel). Breaks are areas lacking vegetation > 10 feet wide.
LB RB
❑ A
❑ B
®C
❑ A
❑ B
® C
The total length of buffer breaks is < 25 percent.
The total length of buffer breaks is between 25 and 50 percent.
The total length of buffer breaks is > 50 percent.
24. Vegetative Composition — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Evaluate the dominant vegetation within 100 feet of each bank or to the edge of the watershed (whichever comes first) as it contributes to
assessment reach habitat.
RB
❑ A Vegetation is close to undisturbed in species present and their proportions. Lower strata composed of native species,
with non-native invasive species absent or sparse.
Vegetation indicates disturbance in terms of species diversity or proportions, but is still largely composed of native
species. This may include communities of weedy native species that develop after clear -cutting or clearing or
communities with non-native invasive species present, but not dominant, over a large portion of the expected strata or
communities missing understory but retaining canopy trees.
Vegetation is severely disturbed in terms of species diversity or proportions. Mature canopy is absent or communities
with non-native invasive species dominant over a large portion of expected strata or communities composed of planted
stands of non -characteristic species or communities inappropriately composed of a single species or no vegetation.
25. Conductivity — assessment reach metric (skip for all Coastal Plain streams)
25a. ❑Yes No Was conductivity measurement recorded?
If No, select one of the following reasons. ❑No Water ®Other:
25b. Check the box corresponding to the conductivity measurement (units of microsiemens per centimeter).
❑A < 46 ❑B 46 to < 67 ❑C 67 to < 79 ❑D 79 to < 230 ❑E >_ 230
LB
❑A
®B
®B
❑ C ❑C
Notes/Sketch:

Draft NC SAM Stream Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 2.1
Stream Site Name Mayo -Roxboro 500kV Line Date of Assessment August 17, 2021
Stream Category Pb2 Assessor Name/Organization James Howard / Wood
Notes of Field Assessment Form (Y/N)
Presence of regulatory considerations (Y/N)
Additional stream information/supplementary measurements included (Y/N)
NC SAM feature type (perennial, intermittent, Tidal Marsh Stream)
NO
YES
NO
Intermittent
USACE/ NCDWR
Function Class Rating Summary All Streams Intermittent
(1) Hydrology MEDIUM MEDIUM
(2) Baseflow MEDIUM HIGH
(2) Flood Flow MEDIUM MEDIUM
(3) Streamside Area Attenuation LOW LOW
(4) Floodplain Access HIGH HIGH
(4) Wooded Riparian Buffer LOW LOW
(4) Microtopography NA NA
(3) Stream Stability HIGH HIGH
(4) Channel Stability MEDIUM MEDIUM
(4) Sediment Transport HIGH HIGH
(4) Stream Geomorphology HIGH HIGH
(2) Stream/Intertidal Zone Interaction NA NA
(2) Longitudinal Tidal Flow NA NA
(2) Tidal Marsh Stream Stability NA NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Channel Stability NA NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Stream Geomorphology NA NA
(1) Water Quality LOW LOW
(2) Baseflow MEDIUM HIGH
(2) Streamside Area Vegetation LOW LOW
(3) Upland Pollutant Filtration MEDIUM MEDIUM
(3) Thermoregulation LOW LOW
(2) Indicators of Stressors NO NO
(2) Aquatic Life Tolerance LOW NA
(2) Intertidal Zone Filtration NA NA
(1) Habitat MEDIUM MEDIUM
(2) In -stream Habitat HIGH HIGH
(3) Baseflow MEDIUM HIGH
(3) Substrate HIGH HIGH
(3) Stream Stability MEDIUM MEDIUM
(3) In -stream Habitat HIGH HIGH
(2) Stream -side Habitat LOW LOW
(3) Stream -side Habitat LOW LOW
(3) Thermoregulation LOW LOW
(2) Tidal Marsh In -stream Habitat NA NA
(3) Flow Restriction NA NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Stream Stability NA NA
(4) Tidal Marsh Channel Stability NA NA
(4) Tidal Marsh Stream Geomorphology NA NA
(3) Tidal Marsh In -stream Habitat NA NA
(2) Intertidal Zone NA NA
Overall
MEDIUM MEDIUM

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APPENDIX B
PHOTOGRAPHIC LOG
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Photographic Log
wood.
IPhotograph No. 1 1 Remarks
W B-SSS--4
16 Aug 2021, 09:56:3
• General site view of
overhead powerline
corridor in the
eastern portion of
the project site, and
a view of Wetland
WB-SSS.
• Collected on
August 16, 2021.
Photograph No. 2 1 Remarks
SW
210 240
I • 1 • 1 • I •
NW
0 330
• I •
0 300°NW (T) OO 36.524367°N, 78.926971°W ±13ft • 510ft
Maio, bo o. 500kV s
30
• General site view of
overhead powerline
corridor and
Wetland WB-W in
eastern portion of
project site.
• Collected on
August 16, 2021.
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I Photograph No. 3
wood.
0 259°W (T) OO 36.520791°N, 78.891822°W ±9ft ♦ 498ft
is t3161-2 1i$ ,
2021, 10:14:1§
Remarks
• View of Stream SB-
61 in the eastern
portion of the
project site and
within the Danger
Tree Zone.
• Collected on
August 16, 2021.
Photograph No. 4
210 241 270 300 330
SW
150 180
I • I • 1 • I • I • I • I • I • I • I • I • I • I • I • I • I • 1 • I • .i •
W NW
0 242°SW (T) OO 36.524156°N, 78.925348°W ±22ft ♦ 558ft
OWB-
16 Aug 2021; 12:46:1
Remarks
• View of the open
water pond (OWB-
1) located in the
eastern portion of
project site.
• Collected on
August 16, 2021.
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I Photograph No. 5
wood.
238°SW (T) OO 36.523875°N, 78.925309°W ±26ft ♦ 633ft
Mayo-Ro.oro 5
Remarks
• View of debris
located within the
Danger Tree Zone in
the eastern portion
of the project site.
• Collected on
August 16, 2021.
Photograph No. 6 1 Remarks
0 93°E (T) OO 36.503147°N, 78.993793°W ±9ft ♦ 474ft
• View of a
representative ditch
(DITCHB7) observed
within the central
portion of the
project site.
• Collected on
August 18, 2021.
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IPhotograph No. 7 1 Remarks
0 349°N (T) • 36.499804°N, 79.003860°W ±141ft • 388ft
• A representative
photograph of the
deer stands
observed along the
transmission
corridor; located
within the central
portion of the
project site.
• Collected on
August 18, 2021.
Photograph No. 8 1 Remarks
• View of Wetland
WB03, located in
the western portion
of the project site.
• Collected on
August 18, 2021.
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wood.
Photograph No. 9 1 Remarks
• View of Stream
SB07 in the western
portion of the
project site.
• Collected on
August 19, 2021.
Photograph No. 10 1 Remarks
227°SW (T) OO 36.499155°N, 79.004644°W ±16420ft ♦ 458ft
• View of recently
tilled area within
the overhead
powerline corridor
and adjacent to
Stream SB07 and
located in the
western portion of
the project site.
• Collected on
August 19, 2021.
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I Photograph No. 11 1 Remarks
0 328°NW (T) QQ 36.490386°N, 79.034444°W ±75ft • 441ft
• View of Wetland
WBO4 in the
western portion of
the project site.
• Collected on June
30, 2021.
Photograph No. 12 1 Remarks
SW W
150 1.] 210 240 270
• I• I• I• I• I I• I• I 1• 1 I• I• I I
180°S (T) OO 36.497563°N, 79.030677°W ±15475ft ♦ 451ft
• View from Stream
SB09 in the western
portion of the
project site; facing
east.
• Collected on
August 19, 2021.
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I Photograph No. 13 1 Remarks
0111°E (T) O 36.491875°N, 79.030095°W ±29ft ♦ 400ft
• View of Wetland
WBO5 in the
western portion of
the project site.
• Collected on
August 19, 2021.
Photograph No. 14 1 Remarks
48°NE (T) O 36.492064°N, 79.029766°W ±45ft ♦ 423ft
• View of Wetland
WBO5 and a culvert
under railroad
tracks located
within the project
site.
• Collected on
August 19, 2021.
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I Photograph No. 15 1 Remarks
147°SE (T) OO 36.491578°N, 79.029507°W ±13ft • 430ft
Mayo-Roxboro-500kV'
•
SB103
19 Aug 021, :12:51 51.
• View of Stream
SB10 upstream of
Wetland WBO5 and
located in the
western portion of
the project site.
• Collected on
August 19, 2021.
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APPENDIX C
PROTECTED SPECIES DATABASE SEARCH QUERIES
Wood Environment & Infrastructure Solutions, Inc.
Project No.: 7812-21-0681 October 1, 2021

United States Department of the Interior
FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
Raleigh Ecological Services Field Office
Post Office Box 33726
Raleigh, NC 27636-3726
Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone]
In Reply Refer To:
Consultation Code: 04EN2000-2021-SLI-1808
Event Code: 04EN2000-2021-E-03848
Project Name: Mayo -Roxboro 500kV Line
August 13, 2021
Subject: List of threatened and endangered species that may occur in your proposed project
location or may be affected by your proposed project
To Whom It May Concern:
The species list generated pursuant to the information you provided identifies threatened,
endangered, proposed and candidate species, as well as proposed and final designated critical
habitat, that may occur within the boundary of your proposed project and/or may be affected by
your proposed project. The species list fulfills the requirements of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service (Service) under section 7(c) of the Endangered Species Act (Act) of 1973, as amended
(16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
New information based on updated surveys, changes in the abundance and distribution of
species, changed habitat conditions, or other factors could change this list. Please feel free to
contact us if you need more current information or assistance regarding the potential impacts to
federally proposed, listed, and candidate species and federally designated and proposed critical
habitat. Please note that under 50 CFR 402.12(e) of the regulations implementing section 7 of the
Act, the accuracy of this species list should be verified after 90 days. This verification can be
completed formally or informally as desired. The Service recommends that verification be
completed by visiting the ECOS-IPaC website at regular intervals during project planning and
implementation for updates to species lists and information. An updated list may be requested
through the ECOS-IPaC system by completing the same process used to receive the enclosed list.
Section 7 of the Act requires that all federal agencies (or their designated non-federal
representative), in consultation with the Service, insure that any action federally authorized,
funded, or carried out by such agencies is not likely to jeopardize the continued existence of any
federally -listed endangered or threatened species. A biological assessment or evaluation may be
prepared to fulfill that requirement and in determining whether additional consultation with the
Service is necessary. In addition to the federally -protected species list, information on the
species' life histories and habitats and information on completing a biological assessment or

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evaluation and can be found on our web page at http://www.fws.gov/raleigh. Please check the
web site often for updated information or changes
If your project contains suitable habitat for any of the federally -listed species known to be
present within the county where your project occurs, the proposed action has the potential to
adversely affect those species. As such, we recommend that surveys be conducted to determine
the species' presence or absence within the project area. The use of North Carolina Natural
Heritage program data should not be substituted for actual field surveys.
If you determine that the proposed action may affect (i.e., likely to adversely affect or not likely
to adversely affect) a federally -protected species, you should notify this office with your
determination, the results of your surveys, survey methodologies, and an analysis of the effects
of the action on listed species, including consideration of direct, indirect, and cumulative effects,
before conducting any activities that might affect the species. If you determine that the proposed
action will have no effect (i.e., no beneficial or adverse, direct or indirect effect) on federally
listed species, then you are not required to contact our office for concurrence (unless an
Environmental Impact Statement is prepared). However, you should maintain a complete record
of the assessment, including steps leading to your determination of effect, the qualified personnel
conducting the assessment, habitat conditions, site photographs, and any other related articles.
Please be aware that bald and golden eagles are protected under the Bald and Golden Eagle
Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 668 et seq.), and projects affecting these species may require
development of an eagle conservation plan (http://www.fws.gov/windenergy/
eagle_guidance.html). Additionally, wind energy projects should follow the wind energy
guidelines (http://www.fws.gov/windenergy/) for minimizing impacts to migratory birds and
bats.
Guidance for minimizing impacts to migratory birds for projects including communications
towers (e.g., cellular, digital television, radio, and emergency broadcast) can be found at: http://
www.fws.gov/migratorybirds/CurrentBirdIssues/Hazards/towers/towers.htm; http://
www.towerkill.com; and http://www.fws.gov/migratorybirds/CurrentBirdIssues/Hazards/
towers/comtow.html.
Not all Threatened and Endangered Species that occur in North Carolina are subject to section 7
consultation with the U.S Fish and Wildlife Service. Atlantic and shortnose sturgeon, sea
turtles,when in the water, and certain marine mammals are under purview of the National Marine
Fisheries Service. If your project occurs in marine, estuarine, or coastal river systems you should
also contact the National Marine Fisheries Service, http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/
We appreciate your concern for threatened and endangered species. The Service encourages
Federal agencies to include conservation of threatened and endangered species into their project
planning to further the purposes of the Act. Please include the Consultation Tracking Number in
the header of this letter with any request for consultation or correspondence about your project
that you submit to our office. If you have any questions or comments, please contact John Ellis
of this office at [e-mail].

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Attachment(s):
■ Official Species List

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Official Species List
This list is provided pursuant to Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act, and fulfills the
requirement for Federal agencies to "request of the Secretary of the Interior information whether
any species which is listed or proposed to be listed may be present in the area of a proposed
action".
This species list is provided by:
Raleigh Ecological Services Field Office
Post Office Box 33726
Raleigh, NC 27636-3726
[phone]

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Project Summary
Consultation Code: 04EN2000-2021-SLI-1808
Event Code: 04EN2000-2021-E-03848
Project Name: Mayo -Roxboro 500kV Line
Project Type: TRANSMISSION LINE
Project Description: Replace transmission towers along transmission line.
Project Location:
Approximate location of the project can be viewed in Google Maps: https://
www.goog1e.com/maps/@36.503804849999995,-78.99261458267398,14z
Counties: Person County, North Carolina

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Endangered Species Act Species
There is a total of 0 threatened, endangered, or candidate species on this species list.
Species on this list should be considered in an effects analysis for your project and could include
species that exist in another geographic area. For example, certain fish may appear on the species
list because a project could affect downstream species.
IPaC does not display listed species or critical habitats under the sole jurisdiction of NOAA
Fisheries1, as USFWS does not have the authority to speak on behalf of NOAA and the
Department of Commerce.
See the "Critical habitats" section below for those critical habitats that lie wholly or partially
within your project area under this office's jurisdiction. Please contact the designated FWS office
if you have questions.
1. NOAA Fisheries, also known as the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), is an
office of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration within the Department of
Commerce.
Critical habitats
THERE ARE NO CRITICAL HABITATS WITHIN YOUR PROJECT AREA UNDER THIS OFFICE'S
JURISDICTION.

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■■ NC DEPARTMENT OF
.■ ■. NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES
August 13, 2021
Laura Meyer
Wood Environment & Infrastructure Solutions, Inc.
4021 Stirrup Creek Drive
Durham, NC 27703
RE: Mayo -Roxboro 500kV Line; 7812210681
Dear Laura Meyer:
Ray Cooper, Governor
D. Reid Wilson, Secretary
Walter Clark
Director, Division of land and Water Stewardship
NCNHDE-15412
The North Carolina Natural Heritage Program (NCNHP) appreciates the opportunity to provide
information about natural heritage resources for the project referenced above.
A query of the NCNHP database indicates that there are records for rare species, important natural
communities, natural areas, and/or conservation/managed areas within the proposed project
boundary. These results are presented in the attached Documented Occurrences' tables and map.
The attached 'Potential Occurrences' table summarizes rare species and natural communities that
have been documented within a one -mile radius of the property boundary. The proximity of these
records suggests that these natural heritage elements may potentially be present in the project area
if suitable habitat exists. Tables of natural areas and conservation/managed areas within a one -mile
radius of the project area, if any, are also included in this report.
If a Federally -listed species is documented within the project area or indicated within a one -mile
radius of the project area, the NCNHP recommends contacting the US Fish and Wildlife Service
(USFWS) for guidance. Contact information for USFWS offices in North Carolina is found here:
httos://www.fws.gov/offices/Directory/ListOffices.cfm?statecode=37.
Please note that natural heritage element data are maintained for the purposes of conservation
planning, project review, and scientific research, and are not intended for use as the primary criteria
for regulatory decisions. Information provided by the NCNHP database may not be published
without prior written notification to the NCNHP, and the NCNHP must be credited as an information
source in these publications. Maps of NCNHP data may not be redistributed without permission.
Also please note that the NC Natural Heritage Program may follow this letter with additional
correspondence if a Dedicated Nature Preserve, Registered Heritage Area, Land and Water Fund
easement, or an occurrence of a Federally -listed species is documented near the project area.
If you have questions regarding the information provided in this letter or need additional assistance,
please contact Rodney A. Butler at rodney.butlerc ncdcr.gov or 919-707-8603.
Sincerely,
NC Natural Heritage Program
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES

Natural Heritage Element Occurrences, Natural Areas, and Managed Areas Intersecting the Project Area
Mayo -Roxboro 500kV Line
Project No. 7812210681
August 13, 2021
NCNHDE-15412
Element Occurrences Documented Within Project Area
Taxonomic EO ID Scientific Name ■ Common Name
Group
Vascular Plant 24047 Acmispon helleri Carolina Birdfoot-
trefoil
Natural Areas Documented Within Project Area
Site Name
Storys Creek/Marlowe Creek Swamp
Managed Areas Documented Within Project Area*
Managed Area Name
Mayo Game Land
Hyco Game Land
Last
Observation
Date
2006-08-09
Element Accuracy
Occurrence
Rank
B 3-Medium
Representational Rating Collective Rating
R5 (General) C5 (General)
Own -
NC Wildlife Resources Commission
NC Wildlife Resources Commission
Owner Type
State
State
Federal
Status
State Global State
Status Rank Rank
Threatened G5T3 S3
NOTE: If the proposed project intersects with a conservation/managed area, please contact the landowner directly for additional information. If the project intersects with a Dedicated Nature Pr
(DNP), Registered Natural Heritage Area (RHA), or Federally -listed species, NCNHP staff may provide additional correspondence regarding the project.
Definitions and an explanation of status designations and codes can be found at https://ncnhde.natureserve.org/help. Data query generated on August 13, 2021; source: NCNHP, Q2 July 2021. PIE
resubmit your information request if more than one year elapses before project initiation as new information is continually added to the NCNHP database.
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Natural Heritage Element Occurrences, Natural Areas, and Managed Areas Within a One -mile Radius of the Project Area
Mayo -Roxboro 500kV Line
Project No. 7812210681
August 13, 2021
NCNHDE-15412
Element Occurrences Documented Within a One -mile Radius of the Project Area
Taxonomic
Group
Amphibian 21719 Hyla versicolor Gray Treefrog
Freshwater 29502 Villosa constricta Notched Rainbow
Bivalve
Natural
Community
Natural
Community
Natural
Community
Natural
Community
Natural
Community
Natural
Community
Vascular Plant
25491 Basic Mesic Forest
(Piedmont Subtype)
25490 Dry Basic
Oak --Hickory Forest
24627 Piedmont Bottomland
Forest (Northern Low
Subtype)
24630 Piedmont Bottomland
Forest (Typic Low
Subtype)
24628 Piedmont Levee Forest---
(Typic Subtype)
25495 Piedmont Swamp
Forest
24047 Acmispon helleri
Vascular Plant 12193
Vascular Plant 21587
Vascular Plant 22016
Carolina Birdfoot-
trefoil
Enemion biternatum Eastern Isopyrum
Oligoneuron jacksonii Southeastern Bold
Goldenrod
Oligoneuron jacksonii Southeastern Bold
Goldenrod
EO ID Scientific Name Common Name Last
Observation
Date
2006-04-07
2006-02-24
2008
2010
2006-04-07
2006-04-07
2006-04-07
2008
2006-08-09
2006-04-07
2005-06-23
2005-08-19
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Element
Occurrence
Rank
E 3-Medium
E 3-Medium
Accuracy Federal
Status
B 2-High
C 3-Medium
B? 2-High
B 2-High
B 2-High
C 2-High
B 3-Medium
C 1-Very
High
D? 3-Medium
A? 2-High
State Global State
Status Rank Rank
Special G5 S2
Concern
Threatened G3 S3
G3G4 S3S4
G2G3 S2S3
G3? S1
G2? S2
G3G4 S3S4
G3G4 S2
Threatened G5T3 S3
Special
Concern
Vulnerable
Significantly
Rare
Peripheral
Significantly
Rare
Peripheral
G5 S2
G5T4 S2
G5T4 S2

Natural Areas Documented Within a One -mile Radius of the Project Area
Site Name Representational Rating
McGhees Mill Basic Forest R5 (General)
McGhees Mill Road Rare Plant Site R3 (High)
Hyco/Castle Floodplain Forest R2 (Very High)
Storys Creek/Marlowe Creek Swamp R5 (General)
Managed Areas Documented Within a One -mile Radius of the Project Area
Managed Area Name
Mayo Game Land
Person County Open Space
Hyco Game Land
Owner
NC Wildlife Resources Commission
Person County
NC Wildlife Resources Commission
Collective Rating
C4 (Moderate)
C5 (General)
C3 (High)
C5 (General)
Owner Type
State
Local Government
State
Definitions and an explanation of status designations and codes can be found at httos://ncnhde.natureserve.org/helo. Data query generated on August 13, 2021; source: NCNHP, Q2 July 2021. PIE
resubmit your information request if more than one year elapses before project initiation as new information is continually added to the NCNHP database.
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Project Boundary
▪ Buffered Project Boundary
• NHP Natural Area (NHNA)
ID Managed Area (MAREA)
NCNHDE-15412: Mayo -Roxboro 500kV Line
ti VIRGINIA
NORTH CAROLINA
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