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Swiftie Mitigation Bank - Draft Prospectus
Private Commercial Mitigation Bank for Stream and Riparian and Non -
riparian Wetland Compensatory Mitigation Credits
Edgecombe County, North Carolina
Tar River Basin (HUC 03020101)
November 2022
Prepared for:
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District
Prepared by:
WATER & LAND SOLUTIONS
7721 SIX FORKS ROAD, SUITE 130, RALEIGH, NC 27615
(919) 614 - 5111 1 waterlondsolutions.com

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Table of Contents
1 Introduction.................................................................................................................................................... 4
1.1 Project Overview....................................................................................................................................
4
1.2 Bank Site Location..................................................................................................................................
4
1.3 Mitigation Goals and Objectives.............................................................................................................
4
1.4 Watershed Need and Technical Feasibility.............................................................................................
5
2 Qualifications..................................................................................................................................................6
2.1 Bank Sponsor..........................................................................................................................................
6
2.2 Bank Sponsor Qualifications...................................................................................................................6
2.2.1 Representative Mitigation Projects................................................................................................
6
3 Bank Establishment and Operation................................................................................................................
8
3.1 Site Ownership.......................................................................................................................................
8
3.2 Proposed Service Area............................................................................................................................
8
3.3 Credit Release Schedule.........................................................................................................................
8
3.3.1 Initial Allocation of Released Credits..............................................................................................
9
3.3.2 Subsequent Credit Releases.........................................................................................................
10
3.4 Financial Assurances.............................................................................................................................
10
4 Ecological Suitability of the Site....................................................................................................................
10
4.1 Baseline Conditions..............................................................................................................................
10
4.1.1 Watershed Characterization.........................................................................................................
10
4.1.2 Physiography, Geology, and Soils.................................................................................................
11
4.1.3 Existing Jurisdictional Waters of the US.......................................................................................
11
4.1.4 Existing Reach Descriptions..........................................................................................................
12
4.1.5 Existing Wetland Conditions.........................................................................................................
15
4.2 Regulatory Considerations....................................................................................................................
15
4.2.1 Existing Easements.......................................................................................................................
15
4.2.2 Mineral or Water Rights Assurance.............................................................................................
15
4.2.3 FEMA Floodplain Compliance and Hydrologic Trespass...............................................................
15
4.2.4 Invasive Species Vegetation.........................................................................................................
16
4.2.5 Cultural Resources & Aviation......................................................................................................
16
4.2.6 Threatened and Endangered Species...........................................................................................
16
4.2.7 Conditions Affecting Hydrology....................................................................................................
16
4.2.8 Adjacent Land Use........................................................................................................................
16
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5 Mitigation Work Plan.................................................................................................................................... 17
5.1 Site Design Approach............................................................................................................................ 17
5.2 Proposed Stream Conditions................................................................................................................ 18
5.2.1 Proposed Revegetation Plan........................................................................................................ 20
5.3 Proposed Wetland Conditions............................................................................................................. 20
5.4 Reference Ecosystems.......................................................................................................................... 22
6 Potential Functional Uplift & Ecological Benefits.......................................................................................... 22
6.1 Benefits Related to Hydrology.............................................................................................................. 22
6.2 Benefits Related to Habitat.................................................................................................................. 23
6.3 Benefits Related to Water Quality........................................................................................................ 23
7 Credit Determination.................................................................................................................................... 24
7.1 Proposed Credit Types.......................................................................................................................... 24
8 Monitoring....................................................................................................................................................25
8.1 As -Built Survey...................................................................................................................................... 25
8.2 Visual Monitoring................................................................................................................................. 25
8.3 Channel Dimension............................................................................................................................... 25
8.4 Flow Duration Monitoring................................................................................................................... 25
8.5 Headwater Streams............................................................................................................................. 25
8.6 Wetland Hydrology............................................................................................................................... 26
8.7 Vegetation............................................................................................................................................ 26
9 Long -Term Management.............................................................................................................................. 26
9.1 Maintenance........................................................................................................................................ 26
9.2 Long -Term Management...................................................................................................................... 27
9.3 Adaptive Management Plan................................................................................................................. 27
10 Citations........................................................................................................................................................28
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Tables
Table 1. Parcel Ownership Information.................................................................................................................... 8
Table2. Credit Release Schedule............................................................................................................................. 9
Table 3. Reach Watershed Drainage & Jurisdictional Status.................................................................................. 12
Table 4. Existing Reach Description........................................................................................................................ 13
Table5. NC WAM Results....................................................................................................................................... 15
Table 6. Proposed Stream Mitigation Credits (SMCs)............................................................................................ 24
Table 7. Proposed Wetland Mitigation Credits(WMCs)........................................................................................ 24
Table 8. Routine Maintenance Components.......................................................................................................... 27
Figures
Figure1a................................................................................................................................ Project Location
Figure1b..............................................................................................................................Service
Area Map
Figure2......................................................................................................................
USGS Topographic Map
Figure3...................................................................................................................................
NRCS Soils Map
Figure4a&4b................................................................................................................................
LiDAR Map
Figure5.......................................................................................................................................
FEMA Floodplain Map
Figures 6a to 6c.......................................................................................................................
Historic Aerials
Figure 7.................................................................................................................
Existing Aquatic Resources
Figure 8..............................................................................................................................
Proposed Mitigation Features
Figure9..............................................................................................................................................
Proposed Buffer Map
Appendices
Appendix A............................................................................................................... Existing Conditions Data
Part1............................................................................................................................................... Photo Log
Part2........................................................................................................................................Cross-Sections
Part 3....................................................................................................................NC SAM & NC WAM Forms
Part 4................................................................................................... NC DWR Stream Identification Forms
Part5........................................................................................................................ Preliminary Soils Report
Appendix B..................................................................................................Adjacent Landowner Information
Appendix C................................................................................................... Proof of Parcel Ownership
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1 Introduction
1.1 Project Overview
Water & Land Solutions, LLC (WLS) is pleased to submit this prospectus for the Swiftie Mitigation Bank
(Bank). WLS proposes to develop this private commercial mitigation bank in the Upper Tar River Basin, 8-
digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC) 03020101. The Bank will include one project site named Swiftie Mitigation
Bank. The purpose of the Bank is to provide stream and wetland mitigation credits to compensate for
unavoidable impacts to Waters of the U.S. authorized under section 401 and 404 of the Clean Water Act,
Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act, and all applicable state statutes.
1.2 Bank Site Location
The Bank (35.9984' N,-77.6062' W) is located in Edgecombe County, North Carolina (Figure 1a) within
the Upper Tar River Basin (8-digit HUC 03020101). The Bank site will have an estimated conservation
easement of approximately 343 acres. The Bank is located directly adjacent to and on the same property
as the Swift Creek Permittee Responsible Mitigation (PRM) project (SAW-2016-02338). The Swift Creek
PRM site is being used to mitigate for impacts associated with the CSX Transportation, Inc's Carolina
Connector Intermodal Terminal project, located along the western edge of Edgecombe County, north of
the City of Rocky Mount, and between the existing CSX mainline and Old Battleboro Road.
Located within the Upper Tar River watershed, the Swift Creek subbasin has been identified as possibly
the most significant lotic creek ecosystem remaining along the Atlantic Seaboard (Alderman, et al., 1993).
Swift Creek is a major tributary of the Tar River, flowing southeast from the City of Henderson in Vance
County, then through Warren, Franklin, Nash, and Edgecombe Counties to its confluence with the Tar
River above the Town of Tarboro in Edgecombe County. The overall goal of the mitigation site selection
process is to enhance and improve the protection of this critical resource.
To access the site from Raleigh, NC, follow 1-40 East, take exit 14 for US-64 E/US-264 E toward Rocky
Mt/Wilson, continue onto 1-87, Continue onto US-64 E, take exit 470 for NC-97/Atlantic Ave,
Turn right onto NC-97 E/Atlantic Ave, Turn right onto NC-97 E, Turn left onto New Hope Church Rd,
Turn right onto Battle boro-Leggett Rd, Turn left onto Speights Chapel Rd, Turn right onto White Oak
Swamp Rd, Turn right onto NC-33 E, the site will be on the right in 4 miles.
1.3 Mitigation Goals and Objectives
The purpose of the proposed bank is to generate compensatory mitigation credits in the Tar River Basin
(HU 03020101). The mitigation goals and objectives will be based on the current resource condition and
functional uplift capacity of the project site watersheds to improve and protect aquatic resources
comparable to stable stream and wetland systems within the inner coastal plain ecoregion. The proposed
bank will address the general watershed goals and restoration opportunities outlined in the North Carolina
Division of Mitigation Services (DMS) Tar -Pamlico River Basin Restoration Priorities Plan (RBRP, 2018). The
project goals include the following components:
1. Promote nutrient and sediment reduction in agricultural areas by restoring and preserving wetlands,
streams, and riparian buffers
2. Continue targeted implementation of projects under the Nutrient Offset and Buffer programs, as well
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as focusing DOT sponsored restoration in areas where they will provide the most functional
improvement to the ecosystem
3. Protect, augment, and connect Natural Heritage Areas and other conservation lands
To accomplish these goals, the following objectives will be measured to document overall project
success:
• Provide a floodplain connection to incised streams by lowering BHRs to less than 1.2, thereby
promoting stable channel conditions and more overbank flood flows,
• Improve bedform diversity by increasing natural scour pool spacing and depth variability,
• Improve water quality parameters by reducing nutrient inputs and treating agricultural runoff,
• Increase native riparian buffer and wetland vegetation density/composition along streambanks
and floodplain areas to meet a minimum 50-foot-wide and 210 stems/acre after the monitoring
period,
• Improve aquatic habitat and fish species diversity and migration through the addition of in -
stream cover and native woody debris.
• Site protection through a 343-acre conservation easement that will protect all streams, wetlands,
riparian buffers, and aquatic resources in perpetuity.
1.4 Watershed Need and Technical Feasibility
As a result of implementing this Bank, WLS will restore, enhance, preserve, and protect approximately 9,265
linear feet of stream and 140.47 acres of wetland to address components defined in the RBRP (DIMS,
2018). In order to appropriately offset unavoidable impacts to Waters of the United States associated with
growth and development, the proposed Bank will improve water quality and protect aquatic resource
functions in the watershed.
The technical feasibility of the Project is assured due to WLS' extensive experience with stream and
wetland mitigation in North Carolina and throughout the Southeast. Examples of WLS' success with stream
and wetland restoration include the WLS Neuse 01 Umbrella Mitigation Bank and the WLS Neuse 02
Umbrella Mitigation Bank. The absence of fatal flaws, such as hydrologic trespass and threatened and
endangered species, means the Project is unlikely to be impeded by resource issues, or by objections from
adjacent landowners.
In addition to the riparian wetland and stream restoration improvements associated with the proposed
project, the projectwill also utilize the NCDWR Nutrient Offset and Buffer Compensatory Mitigation Program
to establish nutrient offset and/or riparian buffer mitigation credits. The addition of extended buffers and
nutrient removal potential associated with the project will further enhance and improve downstream water
quality capabilities of the project in addition to improving habitat for a diverse suite of species. The buffer
and nutrient offset project will be developed and implemented in concurrently with the stream and wetland
mitigation bank.
Areas within the project that will be utilized for nutrient offset and/or riparian buffer mitigation credits will
not overlap with the portions of the project where riparian wetland and stream mitigation credits are being
proposed (Figure 9). Nutrient offset and riparian buffer mitigation credit generation is not discussed in this
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document as the NCDEQ DWR requires a separate process associated with the generation of these proposed
credit types.
2 Qualifications
2.1 Bank Sponsor
This prospectus is submitted on behalf of Water & Land Solutions, LLC (Sponsor), who will serve as the
Sponsor for the Swiftie Mitigation Bank. The contact information for the Sponsor is listed below:
Water & Land Solutions, LLC
c/o Catherine Roland
7721 Six Forks Road, Suite 130
Raleigh, NC 27615
919-614-5111
[e-mail]
2.2 Bank Sponsor Qualifications
WLS is a mitigation provider that concentrates on the production and delivery of quality mitigation credits
and services to clients across multiple regions of the United States. WLS was founded with the purpose of
combining the key components of high quality and successful mitigation sites, including the technical
expertise for mitigation site development, the understanding of land management, and the expertise in
environmental economics and finance. Through its inception WLS has identified, targeted, and employed
well -respected practitioners in the mitigation industry who have specifically focused their careers on all
of the unique aspects of successful mitigation project implementation.
Beyond our focus to improve ecological function of impaired systems, WLS has a specific mission to
positively impact people in our industry and the general public through education, partnerships, and
building meaningful relationships. In just over seven years since establishment, WLS has grown to a staff
of thirty people located in Raleigh, North Carolina, Weaverville, North Carolina, Columbus, Ohio,
Charleston, South Carolina, and Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. WLS staff have been recognized by industry
colleagues as leaders in the development, management, design, permitting, construction, and monitoring
of successful mitigation projects.
2.2.1 Representative Mitigation Projects
WLS staff have extensive experience with stream, wetland, and riparian buffer restoration. Our staff have
been involved with the entire suite of services for hundreds of mitigation projects over nearly two
decades. This experience equates to the successful restoration of hundreds of thousands of feet of stream
and thousands of acres of wetlands. Representative project examples are highlighted below.
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Hollowell Mitigation Project, Wayne County, NC
WLS developed a private commercial mitigation bank as
part of the WLS Neuse 01 Umbrella Mitigation Bank
located in the Neuse River Basin, 8-digit HUC 03020201.
This basin is located within the rapidly growing Research
Triangle region of North Carolina. The Hollowell Bank
Site drains directly to the Neuse River, which is listed as
'Class C' and Nutrient Sensitive Waters per the North
Carolina Division of Water Resources. The Hollowell
project restored, enhanced, preserved, and
protected over 8,979 linear feet of critical headwater
streams that was in agricultural use. In addition, this
project restored and enhanced approximately 10 acres
of riparian wetlands.
Scarborough Mitigation Project, Wayne County, NC
WLS developed a private commercial mitigation bank as
part of the WLS Neuse 02 Umbrella Mitigation Bank
located in the Neuse River Basin, 8-digit HUC 03020202.
This sub -basin spans portions of Johnston and Wayne
Counties and includes the towns of Goldsboro, Selma,
Pine Level, Mount Olive, Kinston, and Princeton.
The Scarborough project restored over 11,300 linear
feet of critical headwater streams and restored
approximately 118 acres of riparian wetlands, and
permanently protected over 230 acres within the
conservation easement. The site streams drain directly
to the Neuse River which is listed as 'Class C' and
Nutrient Sensitive Waters, per the North Carolina
Division of Water Resources. Project restoration activities included reduce nutrient and sediment inputs from
surrounding agricultural areas.
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3 Bank Establishment and Operation
The proposed bank site will be developed as a private commercial mitigation bank under a mitigation
banking instrument (MBI) in the Tar River Basin, 8-digit HUC 03020101. The compensatory mitigation
credits developed will be available to public, private, and non-profit customers. The bank site will include
a combination of stream and wetland restoration, enhancement, and preservation activities. Both
riparian and non -riparian wetland credits will be developed. Specific mitigation treatments and
approaches are dependent on the need of the individual stream reach or wetland area. The proposed
mitigation types, credit ratios, and performance monitoring will follow current USACE guidance
documents as approved by the USACE District Engineer (DE) and IRT.
3.1 Site Ownership
The Sponsor owns one of the parcels on which the mitigation project will be developed, a permanent
conservation easement will be placed on the property as part of the mitigation project. On the remaining
parcel the Sponsor will develop the mitigation project with a permanent conservation easement. The
Sponsor will record permanent conservation easements in the county Register of Deeds for the sites upon
IRT bank approval. WLS has provided the deed to show ownership of the parcel in Appendix C. The current
Ti
property owners for the proposed site are listed in Table 1.
Palustrine Group LLC 4812-20-1970 Edgecombe 595.68 1733/0006
(Owned by WLS)
Tar River Land 4812-33-5285 Edgecombe 4.25 1723/0936
Conservancy, INC
3.2 Proposed Service Area
The proposed Geographic Service Area (GSA) for the Bank is illustrated in Figure 1b and will provide
compensatory mitigation credits for unavoidable, permitted impacts to Waters of the United States in the
Tar River Basin 8-Digit HUC 03020101. Use of approved mitigation credits from the Bank to compensate
for impacts outside the GSA may be considered by USACE on a case -by -case basis. The Bank will provide
compensatory mitigation for warm water stream impacts and riparian and non -riparian wetland impacts.
3.3 Credit Release Schedule
All credit releases will be based on the total number of mitigation credits generated as reported in the
approved final mitigation plan and verified by the as -built survey. The initial credit release will be based
on the proposed restoration lengths (SMCs) and acreages (WMCs) as approved in the final mitigation plan.
The credit ledger will be managed by WLS and approved by the USACE District Engineer (DE) and IRT. The
estimated credits will be released following current USACE guidance, as shown in Table 2.
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Table 2. Credit Release Schedule
Site Establishment
(as defined in Section 3.3.1)
15%
15%
15% 15%
Completion of all initial physical and
biological improvements made pursuant to
15%
30%
15% 30%
the Mitigation Plan
Year 1 Monitoring Report demonstrates that
channels are stable and interim performance
10%
40%
10% 40%
standards have been met
Year 2 Monitoring Report demonstrates that
channels are stable and interim performance
10%
50%
10% 50%
standards have been met
Year 3 Monitoring Report demonstrates that
channels are stable and interim performance
10%
60%
15% 65%
standards have been met
Year 4 Monitoring Report demonstrates that
65 /
channels are stable and interim performance
5%
5% 70/
standards have been met
(75%*)
Year 5 Monitoring Report demonstrates that
75/
channels are stable and interim performance
10%
15% 85%
(85/*)
standards have been met
Year 6 Monitoring Report demonstrates that
80/
channels are stable and interim performance
5%
5% 90%
(90�*)
standards have been met
Year 7 Monitoring Report demonstrates that
90/
channels are stable and interim performance
10%
10% 100%
(100%*)
standards have been met
Note: *10% reserve of credits to be held back until the bankfull event performance standard has been met.
3.3.1 Initial Allocation of Released Credits
The standard credit release schedule generated through stream and wetland mitigation projects will
occur upon establishment of the bank site(s), and upon initial satisfactory completion of the following
activities:
1) Execution and Approval of the UMBI by the Sponsor and the USACE
2) Approval of the Final Mitigation Plan
3) Confirmation the mitigation bank site has been secured
4) Delivery of the financial assurances
5) Recordation of the long-term protection mechanism and title opinion acceptable to the USACE
6) Issuance of the 404-permit verification for construction of the site, if required.
For mitigation bank sites that include preservation -only credits, 100% of the preservation credits will be
released with the completion of the six criteria stated above.
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3.3.2 Subsequent Credit Releases
All subsequent credit releases must be approved by the DE, in consultation with the IRT, once performance
standards have been met or exceeded. For mitigation bank site(s), implementation of the approved
Mitigation Plan must be initiated no later than the first full growing season after the date of the first credit
transaction (credit sale). For streams, a reserve of 10% of the site(s) total stream credits will be released
after four bankfull events have occurred, in separate years, provided the channel is stable and all other
performance standards are met. In the event that less than four bankfull events occur during the
monitoring period, release of these reserve credits is at the discretion of the IRT. For headwater streams
(zero order), channel formation and continuous surface water flow within the valley must be documented
to occur every year for at least 30 consecutive days during the prescribed monitoring period. For wetlands,
the site(s) must meet or exceed the percent saturatio n/hydrope riod thresholds for common wetland soil
series in North Carolina.
3.4 Financial Assurances
The Bank Sponsor will provide financial assurances in the form of a casualty insurance policy or a
performance bond. The financial assurance policy will be submitted for review and approval by the USACE
and Office of General Counsel (OGC) prior to completion of the final MBI. Upon establishment, the USACE
will hold the original policy document to ensure bank compliance and successful project site completion.
Financial assurances shall be payable at the direction of the USACE to his designee or to a standby trust.
Financial assurances structured to provide funds to the USACE in the event of default by the Bank Sponsor
are not acceptable. A financial assurance must be in the form that ensures that the USACE receives
notification at least 120 days in advance of any termination or revocation.
4 Ecological Suitability of the Site
4.1 Baseline Conditions
4.1.1 Watershed Characterization
The proposed Mitigation Bank is located in the Upper Tar River Subbasin. The Upper Tar River Subbasin
contains the headwaters of the Tar River and its tributaries. The Tar River flows southeasterly until it
reaches tidal waters near the City of Washington, NC where it becomes the Pamlico River and from there
flows into the Pamlico Sound (NC DNR 2010). Major tributaries of the Tar River include Cokey Swamp,
Pungo River, Fishing Creek, and Tranters Creek, and Swift Creek which flows along the border of the
proposed Swiftie Mitigation Bank. The Upper Tar River Basin is located in portions of Person, Granville,
Franklin, Vance, Nash, Edgecombe, and Warren Counties, and drains approximately 1,305 square miles.
Although the entire Tar -Pamlico River Basin is classified as a Nutrient Sensitive Water (NSW), the two
primary water quality concerns in the Upper Tar River Subbasin are fecal coliform (FC) bacteria and
turbidity. Turbidity is often associated with excessive streambed sedimentation, which can reduce fish
survival and growth rates by choking spawning beds, harming food sources, and reducing cover and
elevated temperature refuges by filling in pools, and reducing habitat complexity in streams (NC DWQ
2011). Contamination by the fecal material of humans or other warm-blooded animals results in FC
bacteria in aquatic environments. Contamination from FC bacteria may occur from point and nonpoint
sources of human and animal waste. The region's historical land cover change from the loss of longleaf
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pine and bottomland hardwood forests to agriculture and silviculture has posed water quality threats to
the watershed.
The Bank will extend the wildlife corridor and protect aquatic and terrestrial habitat in the project area
through a permanent conservation easement. The proposed conservation easement has the potential to
encompass approximately 343 acres (Figure 7). Currently, the project area consists of mostly row crops
that have been in continuous production for decades. A review of topographic maps, field investigations
of on -site soils, stream and wetland conditions, and LiDAR survey data provides clear evidence that the
existing channel patterns appear to be indicative of valley signatures, valley slopes, and catchments that
likely supported headwater Coastal Plain Small Stream Swamp systems.
4.1.2 Physiography, Geology, and Soils
The Upper Tar River Basin drains two EPA Level III ecoregions: Piedmont and Southeastern Plains. The
upper reaches of the watershed cover the transitional Piedmont ecoregion (45). The subbasin is
represented by several EPA Level IV ecoregions including the Northern Outer Piedmont (45f), portions of
the Triassic Basin (45g) and Carolina Slate Belt (45c). Streams in the Carolina Slate Belt ecoregion are
vulnerable to summer drought because of poor ground recharge (NC DWQ 2011). Low summer flows are
associated with limited ability to assimilate oxygen -consuming wastes. Streams in the Piedmont ecoregion
are generally low gradient with sluggish pools separated by riffles and rapids (NC DNR). Piedmont soils are
highly erodible with rock formations that have limited water storage capacity underneath.
As shown on the NRCS Soils Map (Figure 3), there are fourteen mapped soils series existing in the
floodplain soils surrounding the project reaches: Altavista fine sandy loam (AaA), Ballahack fine sandy
loam (Ba, hydric), Chewacla silt loam (Cc), Conetoe loamy sand (CeB), Dogue fine sandy loam (DgA),
Goldsboro sandy loam (GoA), Norfolk loamysand (NoB), Roanoke loam (Ro, hydric), State loamysand (StB),
Tarboro loamy sand (TaB), Wagram loamy sand (WaB), Wahee fine sandy loam (We), and Wehadkee silt
loam (Wh, hydric), Wickham sandy loam (WkB). It is anticipated that as a direct result of implementing
headwater stream restoration, ditch plugging and revegetation, the natural wetland hydrology will be
restored and allow the wetlands to regain their natural/historic functions.
On -site hydric soil investigations of the project areas proposed for wetland restoration were conducted in
July 2022 by a licensed soil scientist (LSS), George K. Lankford, LSS, with George K. Lankford, LLC (Appendix
A). The findings were based on hand -turned auger borings. Two hydric soil map units were found that
were historically a single contiguous wetland. One is likely a jurisdictional wetland and the other unit lacks
hydrology. Mr. Lankford noted that areas of existing hydric soils have been manipulated by a combination
of past and current agricultural and silvicultural practices (i.e., lateral ditching).
4.1.3 Existing Jurisdictional Waters of the US
The streams were broken down into seven reaches (5100, 5200, 5300, 5400, 5500, 5600 and 5700) totaling
approximately 9,265 linearfeet of existing streams. Project reaches were differentiated based on drainage
area breaks at confluences, changes in restoration approaches and/or property boundaries. A PJD was
submitted in 2019 as a part of the Swift Creek Permittee Responsible Mitigation (PRIM) Plan by the
Palustrine Group. A portion of the parcel was used for the PRM project, the remaining area of the parcel
will be used as a private mitigation bank (Swiftie Mitigation Bank).. Different stream names were used in
the PJD than what are being used for the Swiftie Mitigation Bank, both the current reach names and the
old reach names are listed in Table 3 below. The preliminary field evaluations determined that all project
reaches are classified as being intermittent with lower portions of 5300, 5400, 5500, and 5600 being
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perennial. The presence of historic valleys for each of the project stream reaches can clearly be seen from
LiDAR imagery (Figure 4a & 4b) and are obvious through field observation. These evaluations were based
on NCDWR's Methodology for Identification of Intermittent and Perennial Streams and Their Origins,
(v4.11, Effective Date: September 1, 2010) stream assessment protocols.
Table 3. Reach Watershed Drainage & Jurisdictional Status
Intermittent/Perennial
Intermittent/Perennial
Intermittent/Perennial
Intermittent/Perennial
4.1.4 Existing Reach Descriptions
WLS conducted field investigations in the spring and summer of 2022 to evaluate and document the
existing conditions at the site, as well as for each of the project stream reaches and wetland areas. The
results of the cross-section surveys and the visual field evaluations were used to conduct geomorphic
stream classification and assess channel stability for each of the project stream reaches. Site reaches were
also assessed using the NC Stream Assessment Method (NC SAM) (Appendix A). The summary of the
existing reach descriptions and NC SAM ratings are located in Table 4.
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Table 4. Existing Reach Description
Moderate incision,
996
straightened stream,
G5
Low
maintained/limited buffer
vegetation
Upper section moderately
incised, lower sections
1,111
braided stream and
G5/DA
Medium
wetland complex, partially
to well vegetated buffer
Upper section is severely
incised and entrenched,
partial vegetated buffers,
Low (upper)
1,944
lower section moderate
G5/incised E5
incision, minimal
High (lower)
impairment, well
vegetated
Moderate incision and
entrenchment,
692
straightened stream,
G5
Not rated
partial to well vegetated
buffers
Stable stream and wetland
2,498
complex, vegetated
F5/E5
High
g
buffers, minimal
impairment
Stable stream and wetland
1,389
complex, vegetated
E5/DA
High
g
buffers, minimal
impairment
Stable stream and wetland
635
complex, vegetated
E5/DA
High
g
buffers, minimal
impairment
The existing project reaches S100, S200, S300, and S400 have been degraded as a result of historic and
current land use practices, including agriculture and silviculture. Agricultural practices, including
channelization and routine maintenance have severely impacted portions of the project reaches. The
project streams are incised with documented channel manipulations (i.e., straightening, widening) and
associated bank erosion. Clearing of stream buffers for agricultural purposes has removed or reduced high
functioning riparian buffers. Currently, project reaches S100, S200, S300 and S400 are sources of sediment
and nutrient contamination to the Swift Creek watershed.
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S100: S100 is a small headwater tributary that has been historically manipulated and channelized;
however, appears to generally be within the natural valley/low point along most of its length. The valley
slope is approximately 0.8 percent, and the drainage area is 41 acres. The majority of the drainage area
for S100 is in active agricultural management. Because the stream system has been channelized the
sinuosity is low (k=1.04). S100 has a top width of approximately 13.0 feet and a depth of 2.4 feet. The
typical BHR is 4.7 and ER is 1.7. The riparian buffer along upper S100 is actively maintained within
agricultural fields and woody vegetation in the lower end. The lower section in the wooded area has
downcut to the natural floodplain elevation but remains mostly stable. Based on the channel conditions
and historic anthropogenic disturbances, including channelization, S100 most closely resembles a Rosgen
'G5' stream type. S100 drains into the PRM project easement.
S200: S200 is small headwater tributary that begins at an existing culvert crossing under NC Hwy 33 and
flows southeast as an intermittent headwater tributary. S200 has a valley slope of 0.7 percent and
drainage area of 90 acres. Based on field observations, the headwater channel and floodplain have been
ditched in an attempt to drain surface hydrology for agricultural use. The historic channel manipulation in
the upper section has led to poor bedform diversity. The lower reach is mostly stable with limited bank
erosion observed in a few localized areas. Successional native woody vegetation was observed along most
of this reach; however, Chinese privet was documented along the reach. Based on the existing channel
conditions and anthropogenic disturbances, S200 is classified as a Rosgen 'G5/DA' stream type.
S300: S300 is headwater tributary that originates from a heavily ditched area containing hydric soils. The
stream has been channelized and straightened along its upper length. Upper S300 is highly incised and
lacks natural bedform features. The valley slope is approximately 0.5 percent, and the natural drainage
area is 44 acres which excludes the ditched non -riparian wetland area. Because the upper channel has
been heavily manipulated, the sinuosity is low (k=1.07). The typical BHR for upper S300 is greater than 3.0
until the reach slope flattens as it transitions towards the Swift Creek floodplain and meander cutoff.
Although the lower reach is moderately incised, it is mostly stable and experiencing minimal lateral
instability and bank erosion. The riparian buffer along the entire length of S300 partially to mostly
wooded, however, the understory contains limited invasive species vegetation, mainly Chinese privet.
Based on the existing conditions, S300 is classified as a Rosgen'G5/incised E5' stream type.
S400: S400 begins downstream of an existing culvert under a farm access road. S400 has been channelized
and straightened along much of its length, as evidenced by the spoil piles and levees along the floodplain.
S400 BHR is and ER is 1.2 and lacks natural bedform features until the stream begins downcutting towards
the Swift Creek floodplain and meander cutoff. This reach exhibits localized streambank erosion and
associated soil loss. The valley slope is approximately 0.9 percent, and the drainage area is 468 acres. The
majority of the drainage area for S400 is within active agricultural fields with an adjacent forested area.
Because the stream system has been channelized, the sinuosity is very low (k=1.02) and typical BHR for
S400 is greater than 2.0. The riparian buffer along the entire length is partially wooded. Based on the
existing conditions and sand and clay bed materials, S400 is classified as a Rosgen 'G5' stream type. This
reach is not proposed for stream credit.
S500: S500 begins immediately downstream of the PRM project boundary and connects with a restored
stream system that flows towards the Swift Creek floodplain. S500 has a valley slope of 0.3 percent and
drainage area of 279 acres. Based on field observations, the channel gently meanders across meander
cutoffs and backwater sloughs, although portions of the channel and floodplain areas appear to have been
historically ditched. The reach is stable and native woody vegetation was observed along a majority of this
reach. Based on the existing channel conditions and limited anthropogenic disturbances, S500 is classified
as a Rosgen 'E5/DA' stream type.
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5600: 5600 continues downstream of 5500 and eventually flows off the project boundary towards its
confluence with Swift Creek. 5600 has a valley slope of 0.3 percent and drainage area of 348 acres. Similar
to 5500, the channel gently meanders across the meander cutoffs and backwater sloughs, although some
channel and floodplain areas appear to have been historically ditched. The reach is stable and native
woody vegetation was observed along most of this reach. Based on the existing channel conditions and
limited anthropogenic disturbances, 5600 is classified as a Rosgen 'E5/DA' stream type.
5700: 5700 is a small headwater tributary that flows directly into White Oak Swamp. The valley slope is
approximately 0.9 percent, and the drainage area is 33 acres. The reach is stable and exhibits minimal
bank erosion. The channel appears to be within its natural valley and the existing buffer is well vegetated.
This headwater stream and wetland system is considered to be high functioning and the existing riparian
buffer helps to filter pollutants (nutrients) into White Oak Swamp.
4.1.5 Existing Wetland Conditions
A PJD was submitted in 2019 as a part of the Swift Creek Permittee Responsible Mitigation (FIRM) Plan by
the Palustrine Group. A portion of the parcel was used for the FIRM project, the remaining area is being
submitted as a private mitigation bank (Swiftie Mitigation Bank). The previously submitted PJD can be
found in Appendix A. Wetland areas W01, W02, W04, W05 and W06 are classified as jurisdictional
wetlands. The wetland areas inside the project boundary were assessed using the NC Wetland Assessment
Method (NC WAM) and results are summarized in Table 5 (Appendix A). Wetland area W03 is not
considered a jurisdictional wetland but contains hydric soils and proposed for non -riparian wetland re-
establishment. It is expected that as a direct result of plugging and filling ditches as well as revegetating
these areas, wetland functions will be restored.
Table S. NC WAM Results
Low
Low
Low
High
High
High
4.2 Regulatory Considerations
4.2.1 Existing Easements
An overhead powerline easement is located at the upstream end of the project on 5200. This is a private
powerline and will be relocated outside of the conservation easement.
4.2.2 Mineral or Water Rights Assurance
There are no known mineral or surface water rights issues within or adjacent to the site properties.
4.2.3 FEMA Floodplain Compliance and Hydrologic Trespass
The lower portion of 5100, 5300 as well as the entirety of 5500, 5600 and 5700 are located within the
FEMA regulated floodplain ("Zone AP) (Figure 5). While it is not anticipated that there will be issues
associated with FEMA permitting or documentation, WLS will coordinate with the local floodplain
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administrator as needed and prepare the required documentation to obtain approval for any FEMA
regulated impacts. In addition, the project will be designed so that any increase in flooding will be contained
within the project boundary and will not impact adjacent landowners, therefore hydrologic trespass will
not be a concern.
4.2.4 Invasive Species Vegetation
There is not a significant presence of invasive species vegetation in the project area. Within the wooded
areas there are small clusters of Chinese privet (Ligustrum sinense). After restoration, these areas will be
monitored, and any invasive plants found within the project boundarywill be treated to prevent expansion
and establishment of a substantial invasive community. This will allow for a healthy, native riparian and
upland plant community to dominate the area and help prevent future establishment of invasive species
vegetation.
4.2.5 Cultural Resources & Aviation
The project is not anticipated to have any adverse impacts on cultural or historic resources. There are no
sites currently listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) within the project area. The nearest
site is the Edward Cotton House (HPO Site ID: ED0721) which is approximately 0.8 miles from the project
site. On -site investigations and discussions with the previous landowners have not disclosed any potential
resources or occurrences of this type on the property. The environmental screening phase of the Project
will include NC State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) coordination to confirm these findings. Based on
a review using Google Earth, the nearest airport to the project site is Tarboro-Edgecombe Airport, which is
located approximately 5.5 miles southeast of the site. The project is not anticipated to affect aviation. The
PRM project did not encounter any cultural resources issues during permitting.
4.2.6 Threatened and Endangered Species
Based on a review of the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) database and IPAC, there are currently five
federally listed threatened and endangered species known to occur in Edgecombe County: Neuse River
Waterdog (Necturus lewisi), Carolina Madtom (Noturus furiosus), Atlantic Pigtoe (Fusconaia masoni), Tar
River Spinymussel (Parvaspina steinstansana), and Yellow Lance (Elliptio lanceolate). No potential
protected species occurrences were observed during initial site investigations. Project implementation is
not anticipated to have a negative impact on these species. WLS will coordinate with the appropriate
agencies should a determination be required for permitting. The PRM project did not encounter any
protected species issues during permitting.
4.2.7 Conditions Affecting Hydrology
Two existing road culvert crossings are located outside of the project area. The first culvert crossing is
located under State Hwy 33 upstream of S200 and the second culvert crossing is located upstream of 5400.
The culvert locations will remain, and the design elevations may be modified to tie into these vertical
control points. There are several ditches throughout the site. These ditches were historically used to drain
wetlands and create arable land for timberland and crop production. Many of these ditches will be
plugged within the wetland restoration areas to prevent them from negatively affecting hydrology on the
completed project (See Figure 7). The ditches flowing into 5100 and 5400 will not be plugged, and the
ditch elevations will be raised slightly to match the proposed design elevations.
4.2.8 Adjacent Land Use
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Site -adjacent land use is primarily agricultural and silvicultural. None of these land uses will have negative
impacts on the operation of the site.
5 Mitigation Work Plan
5.1 Site Design Approach
The projectwill involvethe potential for stream restoration, enhancement, and preservation of seven reaches
(S100, S200, S300, S500, S600 and S700) totaling approximately 9,265 linear feet and the restoration,
enhancement, and preservation of 140.47 acres of riparian and non -riparian wetlands (Figure 8). The site
design approach will address the jurisdictional streams, including restoring, enhancing, and protecting
riparian buffers along all of project reaches currently in agriculture row crop production, along with
restoring riparian and non -riparian wetlands.
A headwater stream restoration approach is proposed for project reaches S100 and upper S200. It is likely
that prior to disturbed conditions, these systems existed as low gradient headwater stream and wetland
complexes within the natural valley, exhibiting moderately defined channels with diffuse flow paths and
increased meander lengths. This restoration approach is supported by preliminary soils investigations,
surface flow observations, topography, and comparing extensive reference and monitoring site data.
Headwater stream restoration activities will include excavating a broader floodplain at or slightly above
the existing bed elevation, at the historic valley centerline, and will seek to restore groundwater hydrology
and connection of surface flows. The design concept will include field crown removal and crop row
leveling, as well as address the current channel morphology to create stable conditions. Appropriate use
of in -stream structures will consist of hardwood logs and woody materials to provide increased stability
(both lateral and vertical) and aquatic habitat.
The stream design will include analysis of the hydrology, hydraulics, shear stress, sediment transport, and
bankfull channel dimensions. WLS will consider three methods (field indicators if present, published
regional curve information, and hydraulic modeling) for estimating a bankfull discharge. The hydrology
and hydraulics analysis will evaluate a range of lower flow discharges and flood frequency curves to help
determine an appropriate design discharge. The design discharge will be used to select an appropriate
channel geometry and help monitor long-term project performance.
The wetland restoration approach is supported by on -site soils investigations, surface flow observations,
topography, and historical observations by landowners. Hydric soils are mapped along portions of the
proposed stream reaches. The combination of headwater stream restoration, plugging ditches, and minor
grading of spoil and fill will restore the hydrologic conditions that formed the in -situ hydric soils.
Sediment Transport Considerations
The project reaches were observed to contain predominantly sand bed material, with localized fine gravel
in the lower reach segments. Sediment transport calculations and stream power analyses will be
performed for both the existing and proposed design channels. WLS will assess the stream's transport
capacity to quantify the stream's ability to transport its sediment load. WLS will perform quantitative
channel assessments that includes collecting sediment samples and predicting streambank erosion rates
and comparing model results using the BANCS Method (BEHI/NBS) to evaluate bed and bank material
characteristics and estimate sediment yields. If necessary, WLS will also perform an additional watershed
analysis to estimate how much sediment is being supplied to the project reaches by determining load
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rates from upland sources. The results of the sediment transport analyses will be used to classify the
streams, and complete critical shear stress calculations required for designing slopes/depths and
predicting channel stability.
Stream Channel and Floodplain Improvement Features
Stream channel improvement features such as in -stream structures and bioengineering techniques are
proposed for grade control, streambank protection, and improving bedform diversity and aquatic habitat.
All in -stream structures will be constructed from materials naturally found in the region such as hardwood
trees, trunks/logs, brush/branches, and limited gravel stone materials. In order to ensure sustainability of
these structures, WLS will use design and construction methods that have proven successful on numerous
past projects in the same geographic region and similar site conditions.
WLS will also incorporate bioengineering practices, when appropriate, that use biodegradable materials
and fabrics, uncompacted soils, live plant cuttings, and native species vegetation to stabilize streambanks.
Bioengineering will provide initial bank stability that allows for the quick establishment of deep-rooted
vegetation along the newly restored streambanks. Once established, these live, dormant plant cuttings
will provide long-term bank stability to the treated areas and prevent further bank erosion and
sedimentation.
Floodplain features such as depressions, sloughs, meander scars, vernal pools, and tree throws are
commonly found in larger swamp systems. These floodplain features will be protected or incorporated to
improve aquatic and terrestrial habitat.
Site Access and Constructability
WLS has field verified that the site has adequate construction access from State Highway 33. Where
practicable, impacts to existing native riparian buffer vegetation will be minimized. Any potential impacts
to existing stream and wetland areas will be avoided during construction, with only temporary, minimal
impacts expected only as necessary for maximized permanent stream, wetland, and riparian buffer
functional uplift.
5.2 Proposed Stream Conditions
Restoration
S100: The historic channelization has disrupted the natural flow pattern of this reach. 5100 most likely
functioned prior to disturbance as a headwater stream system (Rosgen 'DA' stream type). The valley
bottom will be graded to restore the natural microtopographic variability that is common within systems.
A shallow flow path or pilot channel will be constructed within the headwater valley bottom. The upper
reach will be restored as a Rosgen'DA' and then transition into a'E5' stream type using appropriate riffle -
pool morphology and grade control to accommodate vertical drops towards the remnant meander cutoff.
In -stream structures such as brushy riffles will be incorporated to control grade, dissipate flow energies,
protect streambanks, and eliminate the potential for upstream channel incision. Riparian buffers in excess
of 200 feet will be restored and protected along the entire length of the reach.
S200: Similar to 5100, proposed work along upper 5200 will involve a headwater stream restoration
approach. The reach will be restored as a Rosgen 'DA' stream type and the valley bottom will be graded
to restore the natural microtopographic variability that is common within systems. A shallow flow path or
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pilot channel will be constructed within the headwater valley bottom before connecting to a stable
moderately defined channel further downstream. The upper reach will be restored as a Rosgen 'DA' and
then transition into an existing channel as a Rosgen'E5' stream type. The combination of headwater steam
restoration, plugging adjacent ditches, and minor grading of spoil and fill will restore the hydrologic
conditions. In -stream structures such as brushy riffles will be incorporated to provide bedform diversity
and habitat. Riparian buffers in excess of 200 feet will be restored and protected along the entire length
of the reach.
Enhancement Level 11
S200: The lower portion of S200 continues as small headwater tributary that is mostly stable before
connecting to a ditch network that can be clearly seen in the field and on the LiDAR mapping (Figure 4a)
and the existing hydrography map (Figure 7). Starting at the lower end of S200, the channel will be tied
into a remnant channel feature and the existing ditch network will be filled in completely. Enhancement
activities will include limited in -stream structure installation to increase aquatic habitat, supplemental
buffer planting to more than 200 feet, and permanently protect the riparian stream and wetland area
with a conservation easement. Any exotic species vegetation will be removed in these areas and native
riparian species vegetation will be planted in any disturbed areas.
S300: S300 is a small headwater tributary that has been historically manipulated along its entire length.
The channel is mostly stable throughout its length, although lacks a wide riparian buffer. The historic
ditching activities have disrupted the natural headwater flow regime and fragmented the native buffer
vegetation. Prior to disturbance, this area most likely functioned as a headwater stream system (Rosgen
'DA' stream type). Starting at the upstream end of S300, any remnant spoil piles will be removed, ditches
plugged floodplain will be graded to the natural valley topography. Improving the natural flow regime will
improve the microtopographic variability that is common within these headwater systems. Riparian
buffers in excess of 200 feet will be protected along the entire length.
Preservation
S300: The lower portion of S300 transitions towards the Swift Creek floodplain and meander cutoff.
Although the channel is slightly incised and entrenched, it is mostly stable and has adequate bedform
diversity and structure. Preservation work will only include localized bank stabilization near the transition
with the upper reach. Any exotic species vegetation will be removed along the reach and riparian buffers
in excess of 200 feet will be supplementally planted and protected along the entire length.
S500, S600: Preservation is being proposed along these reaches since the system is stable and connects
to a recently restored stream and wetland system. Preservation work will only include localized ditch filling
and limited grading/spoil removal. The preservation area will be protected in perpetuity through a
permanent conservation easement. This will extend the wildlife corridor while providing a hydrologic
connection to Swift Creek and critical habitat linkage within the catchment area. Floodplain features such
as depressions, sloughs, meander scars, vernal pools, and tree throws will be protected or incorporated
to improve aquatic and terrestrial habitat.
S700: S700 originates as a small jurisdictional stream that begins at a ditched meander cutoff area within
a mostly undisturbed forested area. Based on field investigations, the stream and wetland complex is
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stable throughout its length until its confluence with White Oak Swamp. Preservation is being proposed
along this reach since the existing headwater stream and wetland system is a higher functioning due to
minimal historic impacts. The preservation area will be protected in perpetuity through a permanent
conservation easement. This approach will extend the wildlife corridor throughout the project boundary,
while providing a hydrologic connection to the larger swamp system.
Water Quality Improvement Features
WLS will implement water quality improvement features as practices or measures as part of a
comprehensive restoration approach. When implemented collectively along with stream, riparian buffer,
and riparian/non-riparian wetland restoration, these water quality improvement features are effective at
reducing pollutants, particularly nutrient and sediment loadings, and therefore provide additional
ecological uplift to a project. The features will be installed along the project reaches at non -jurisdictional
or depressional areas where ephemeral drainages intersect with the project boundary. WLS will identify
locations for water quality improvement features following the topographic survey and formal design
phase.
5.2.1 Proposed Revegetation Plan
Riparian buffers will be established a minimum of 200 feet from the top of the streambanks along each of
the Project reaches, as well as permanently protecting those buffers with a conservation easement. Many
of the proposed riparian buffer areas provide additional functional uplift potential, such as encompassing
adjacent wetlands.
Proposed plantings will be conducted using native species trees and shrubs, in the form of live stakes and
seedlings. Proposed plantings will predominantly consist of bare root vegetation and will generally be
planted at a total target density of 680 stems per acre. The proposed plant selection will help to establish
a natural vegetation community that will include appropriate strata based on appropriate reference
communities. The large and diverse landscape of the proposed Bank will result in several target natural
communities: Coastal Plain Small Stream Swamp, Non-riverine Wet Hardwood Forest, Coastal Plain
Bottomland Hardwood Forest, Cypress -Gum Swamp, and Mixed Hardwood Forest. Schafale's (2012)
guidance on NC natural communities, USACE Wetland Research Program (WRP) Technical Note VN-RS-4.1
(1997), as well as existing mature species identified throughout the project area, will be referenced during
the development of riparian buffer and adjacent riparian wetland plants for the Project site.
5.3 Proposed Wetland Conditions
The wetland design approach will consider a review of reference data, on -site pre -restoration hydrology
data, subsurface drainage modeling, water balance analysis, evaluation of monitoring results from
successful past projects, and best professional judgment. Evaluating data from reference wetlands and
monitoring results from similar Coastal Plain wetland mitigation projects will provide pertinent
background information to determine the appropriate design and performance parameters given the
existing conditions, current functions and site constraints. The wetland design will also consider current
USACE and IRT guidance.
On -site investigations of the soils were conducted on July 271h, 2022 by licensed soil scientist (LSS), George
Lankford, LSS (See Hydric Soils Investigation in the Appendix A). The preliminary findings were based on
hand -turned auger borings and indicate the presence of hydric soils and unverified jurisdictional wetlands
on the site. The hydric soils status is based upon the presence of hydric soil indicators and hydric inclusions
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within 12 inches oft hesoil surface as defined in "Field Indicators of Hydric Soils in the United States" (USDA,
NRCS, 2018, Version 8.2) and Regional Supplement to the Corps of Engineers Wetland Delineation Manual:
Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region Version 2.0.
The presence of hydric soil indicators and hydric inclusions within 12 inches of the soil surface was verified
in areas shown on Figure 7 and Appendix A. Mr. Lankford noted that areas of existing hydric soiIs have been
manipulated by a combination of past agricultural land use, ditching, and silvicultural practices. During
the site investigation, hydric soils and wetland areas were documented within the S200 floodplain and in
depressions at the upper extent of drainage slopes (areas W02 and W03). These areas contain hydric soils
and wetland indicators that qualify as candidates for wetland enhancement and re-establishment.
The predominant vegetation communities are not considered reference quality in areas proposed for
wetland restoration and enhancement. As such, combining the proposed headwater stream restoration
and enhancement activities presents a favorable opportunity for meeting wetland restoration criteria and
functional uplift potential. It is anticipated that as a direct result of implementing headwater stream
restoration, limited overburden soil removal, ditch plugging, and revegetation in these areas, lost wetland
hydrology will be restored and allow the wetlands to regain their natural/historic functions. The proposed
wetland mitigation areas are labeled on Figure 9.
Non -riparian Wetland Re-establishment
The site conditions are favorable for restoring wetland hydrology and re-establishment of jurisdictional
status. The proposed non -riparian wetland area (W03) will involve minor grading of the existing
topography, filling existing ditches, and create natural depressions to restore what would have most likely
been the historic topography. The existing topsoil will be stockpiled and handled separately avoid
compaction and loss of the organic soils. The non -riparian wetland re-establishment approach is
supported by on -site soils investigations, surface flow and ditch flow observations, topography, soil
mapping, historic aerial photos and anecdotal observations by long-time landowners. The combination of
plugging/filling ditches, and minor grading will restore the hydrologic conditions that formed the in -situ
hydric soils. The predominant wetland vegetation communities are mostly absent in the project area.
Planting native species vegetation in adjacent non -wetland areas will restore the appropriate non-riverine
swamp forest habitat.
Non -riparian Wetland Enhancement
The site conditions are also favorable for enhancing existing non -riparian wetland vegetation and
groundwater hydrology. Proposed wetland enhancement activities will involve filling existing ditches to
improve hydrologic conditions. The combination of filling ditches and minor grading will restore the
hydrologic conditions that formed the in -situ hydric soils. The predominant wetland vegetation
communities are mostly successional and partially disturbed. Supplemental planting of native species
vegetation areas will also enhance the non-riverine swamp forest habitat.
Riparian Wetland Enhancement
Wetland enhancement activities will occur in existing riparian wetland areas along the tributary corridors. These
areas have been historically ditched, artificially drained and lack mature wet tolerant vegetation. Planting native
vegetation along with filling ditches and raising the local groundwater elevation will contribute to the improved
hydrologic conditions. It is anticipated that as a direct result of implementing headwater stream restoration,
limited soil removal (less than 1 foot of depth), and revegetation, the hydrology will be improved and allow the
wetland areas to regain their historic functions.
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Riparian Wetland Preservation
Based on preliminary findings as described above, conditions are also favorable for preserving large areas of
historic higher functioning riparian wetlands. Riparian wetland preservation will involve maintaining and
protecting current hydrologic conditions across the historic Swift Creek and White Oak Swamp floodplains,
backwater sloughs and meander cutoffs. WLS concluded these areas likely experience seasonal wetness for
prolonged periods and conditions are favorable to support wetland hydrology. Preservation activities, including
minimal grading and blending of microtopography, will provide significant functional uplift across the wetland
areas. Whenever possible, any existing wetland areas will be avoided by keeping proposed restoration and
construction activities away from the existing wetland boundaries.
5.4 Reference Ecosystems
Reference ecosystems will be identified and surveyed that represent similar conditions to the restored
stream and wetland system. Stream channel geometry, morphologic relationships, and wetland
hydrology/saturation will be based on published regional curve relationships, reference reach information
and empirical data from successful past projects and IRT guidance. Existing jurisdictional wetland areas
may be used at the project site to provide a hydrologic reference to compare wetland restoration
conditions.
6 Potential Functional Uplift & Ecological Benefits
6.1 Benefits Related to Hydrology
The potential functional uplift and ecological benefits to impairments are summarized below as part of
the overall project goals.
• Floodplain Connectivity —A headwater stream restoration approach will reconnect channels with
their active and/or relic floodplains and improve stream and wetland hydrology to areas that have
been degraded and/or been historically manipulated.
• Surface Storage and Retention — The restored streams will be raised and reconnected to their
active or relic floodplains to restore wetland hydrology and to spread higher flow energies onto
the floodplain thereby increasing retention time, storage, and roughness. Wetland restoration
and incorporation of depressional areas and other floodplain features will provide additional
retention, storage and habitat diversity and uplift. Native species riparian vegetation will be
established throughout the riparian buffer corridor.
• Groundwater Recharge and Hyporheic Exchange — The restored riparian buffers and wetland
microtopography will increase infiltration and improve overall hydrogeologic function. Benefits
will be achieved through the establishment of vegetated buffers which increase groundwater
infiltration, surface water interaction and recharge rates.
• Proper channel form — Restoring an appropriate channel morphology will efficiently transport and
deposit sediment relative to the stream power and load that is supplied from banks, adjacent
uplands, and watershed. Stream channels that are appropriately sized to convey flows and
sediment load will greatly improve channel stability by reducing bed degradation and aggradation.
• In -stream structures— In -stream structures, such as angled log step -pools, log vanes, j-hook vanes,
brushy riffles made from native woody materials, will help to control grade and reduce bank
erosion by diverting shear stress away from streambanks during storm events.
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• Sediment Transport — Boundary conditions, land use, climate, and geologic controls influence
stream channel formation, migration, and how sediment is transported through its watershed.
Appropriate transport capacity, flow competency and bed material size will ensure sediment is
more evenly distributed, such that excessive degradation and aggradation do not occur.
Adequately transporting or entraining fine-grain sediment will prevent embeddedness and create
interstitial habitat and in -stream cover within riffle areas.
6.2 Benefits Related to Habitat
• Proper channel form — Restoring an appropriate bedform and geometry will efficiently transport
and deposit sediment relative to the stream power and load that is supplied from banks and
upland sources. Stream channels that are appropriately sized to convey smaller storm flows will
greatly improve channel stability by reducing active bank erosion (lateral stability) and bed
degradation (vertical stability, i.e., headcuts, downcutting, incision).
• Terrestrial and Aquatic Habitat — Benefits will be achieved through the incorporation of physical
structures, removal of invasive species and re-establishing and enhancing native vegetation to the
riparian buffer areas. Benefits to aquatic organisms will be achieved through the installation of
appropriate in -stream structures using native rock material and woody debris. Adequately
transporting and depositing fine-grain sediment onto the floodplain will prevent embeddedness
and create interstitial habitat, organic food resources and in -stream cover. In -stream habitat will
be improved by creating deeper pools and areas of re -aeration. These lotic systems can provide
sources of organic matter that ultimately improve the biodiversity of downstream river systems.
• Landscape Connectivity — Benefits to landscape connectivity will be achieved by restoring a
healthy stream corridor, promoting aquatic and terrestrial species migration, and protecting their
shared resources in perpetuity.
6.3 Benefits Related to Water Quality
• Nutrient Reduction/Native Buffer Vegetation — Currently, excess nutrients and pollutants such
as nitrogen/phosphorus from agricultural practices are entering many of the project reaches
without adequate riparian buffers (fragmentation). High -functioning riparian buffer vegetation
will be established or enhanced and permanently protected to remove direct pollutant sources
and filter runoff prior to entering the project reaches.
• Sediment Reduction — Benefit will be achieved through stabilization of eroding banks; installation
of vegetated buffers; and by dissipating excess flow energy and shear stress with increased
overbank flows during storm events.
• DO, NO3-, DOC Concentration — Benefits will be achieved through the restoration of more natural
stream bedforms, including riffle and pool sequences, which will increase dissolved oxygen (DO)
concentrations. In addition, as planted riparian buffers mature, increased shade and wider
vegetation density/structure will reduce water temperatures and groundwater nitrates (NO3-) as
well as increase dissolved organic carbon (DOC).
• Bioengineering Treatments — Bioengineering practices such as live staking, brush layering, and
vegetated soil lifts will provide lateral bank stability, rapid tree growth and bank shading to reduce
water temperatures, bank erosion and increase dissolved oxygen levels.
• Agricultural BMPs— Appropriate agricultural BMPs may be implemented to provide various levels
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or methodologies of pollutant removal. When implemented collectively along with stream,
riparian buffer, and wetland restoration, these water quality features can be effective at reducing
nutrients and pollutants, particularly sediment loadings, and therefore provide additional
ecological uplift to a project. The agricultural BMPs that are best suited for use at this Project will
include small basins to treat agricultural runoff.
7 Credit Determination
7.1 Proposed Credit Types
Expected credittypes are Stream Mitigation Credits (SMCs) and Wetland Mitigation Credits (WMCs). SMCs
(Warm Thermal Regime) will be generated through Stream Restoration, Enhancement and Preservation
(Table 6). Riparian wetland mitigation credits will be generated through Wetland Enhancement and
Preservation. Non -riparian wetland mitigation credits will be generated through Re-establishment and
Enhancement (Table 7).
Table 6. Proposed Stream Mitigation Credits (SMCs)
Stream Restoration (HWV)
995.8
1:1
995.80
Stream Restoration (HWV)
498.2
1:1
498.20
Stream Enhancement II
612.5
3:1
204.17
Stream Enhancement II
712.3
3:1
237.43
Stream Preservation
1232.1
7.5:1
164.28
No Credit
691.9
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Stream Preservation
2497.8
7.5:1
333.04
Stream Preservation
1389.0
7.5:1
185.20
Stream Preservation
635.1
7.5:1
84.68
Note 1: No mitigation credits are proposed outside the conservation easement boundaries.
Table 7. Proposed Wetland Mitigation Credits (WMCs)
Riparian Wetland Enhancement
4.72
2:1
2.36
Non -riparian Wetland Enhancement
5.83
2:1
2.92
Non -riparian Wetland Re-establishment
23.87
1:1
23.87
Wetland Preservation
1.21
7.5:1
0.16
Wetland Preservation
101.89
7.5:1
13.59
Wetland Preservation
2.95
7.5:1
0.39
Note 1: No mitigation credits are proposed outside the conservation easement boundaries.
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8 Monitoring
Stream stability, hydrology, wetland hydrology, and vegetation survival will be monitored across the
Project to determine the success of the stream and wetland mitigation. Monitoring and performance
standards will follow the guidance provided in the 2016 USACE Wilmington District Stream and Wetland
Compensatory Mitigation Update. Stream stability will be monitored with cross-section surveys and visual
assessment stream walks. Wetland hydrology will be monitored with gauges. Vegetation survival rates
will be monitored using vegetation plots over approximately two percent of the planted area.
8.1 As -Built Survey
An as -built survey will be conducted following construction to document channel size, condition, and
location on constructed or modified channels and headwater valley grading. The survey will include a
complete profile of thalweg, water surface, bankfull, and top of bank to compare with future geomorphic
data. Longitudinal profiles will not be required in annual monitoring reports unless requested by the
USACE.
8.2 Visual Monitoring
Visual monitoring of all mitigation areas will be conducted a minimum of twice per monitoring year by
qualified individuals. The visual assessments will include vegetation density, vigor, invasive species, and
easement encroachments. Visual assessments of stream stability will include a complete stream walk and
structure inspection. Photographs will be taken at fixed representative locations to record each
monitoring event, as well as any noted problem areas or areas of concern. Results of visual monitoring
will be presented in a plan view exhibit with a brief description of problem areas and digital images.
Photographs will be used to subjectively evaluate channel aggradation or degradation, bank erosion,
success of riparian vegetation, and effectiveness of erosion control measures. Longitudinal photos should
indicate the absence of developing bars within the channel or an excessive increase in channel depth.
Lateral photos should not indicate excessive erosion or continuing degradation of the banks over time. A
series of photos over time should indicate successional maturation of riparian vegetation.
8.3 Channel Dimension
Permanent cross -sections will be installed at a minimum of one per 20 bankfull widths with half in pools
and half in riffles. All cross-section measurements will include bank height ratio and entrenchment ratio.
Cross -sections will be monitored annually. There should be little change in as -built cross -sections.
8.4 Flow Duration Monitoring
Monitoring of stream flow will be conducted to demonstrate that the restored stream systems classified
as intermittent exhibit surface flow for a minimum of 30 consecutive days throughout some portion of
the year during a year with normal rainfall conditions. The proposed monitoring of restored intermittent
reaches will include the installation of flow devices (continuous -read pressure transducers) within the
thalweg (bottom) of the channel towards the upper -third portion of the reach.
8.5 Headwater Streams
Continuous Flow: Surface flow must be documented using gauges or automated photo loggers for 30
consecutive days annually.
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Channel Formation: Headwater stream channel formation within the valley or crenulation must be
documented through identification of field indicators consistent with those listed in the USACE 2016
Monitoring Guidance. All headwater stream channels should maintain jurisdictional features.
8.6 Wetland Hydrology
For each normal year within the monitoring period, the restored wetland areas at the project site must be
inundated or saturated for an appropriate hydroperiod given the project site conditions and landscape
setting. The objective is for the monitoring data to show that the project site exhibits an increased
frequency of flooding. Groundwater levels will be compared to pre -restoration conditions and reference
conditions. The success criteria for riparian wetland hydrology will be met when the project site is saturated
within 12 inches of the soil surface for a minimum percentage of the growing season or consecutive days
during a period when antecedent precipitation has been normal or drier than normal for a minimum
frequency of 5 years in 10.
The proposed hydroperiod will be based on the range of wetness conditions for the type of wetland system
to be restored and comparable hydrology and soils of a nearby reference wetland site. Per 2016 NCIRT
regulatory guidance, the targeted or suggested hydroperiod proposed for the soil series must meet a
minimum range of 10-12% of the growing season. WETS tables for the applicable county will be utilized to
determine normal precipitation.
8.7 Vegetation
Vegetation monitoring plots will be a minimum of 0.02 acres in size and cover approximately two percent
of the planted area. The following data will be recorded for all trees in the plots: species, height, planting
date (or volunteer), and grid location. Monitoring will occur each year during the monitoring period. The
interim measures of vegetative success for the sites will be the survival of at least 320 planted three-year
old trees per acre at the end of Year 3 and 260 five-year old trees per acre at the end of Year 5. The final
vegetative success criteria will be the survival of 210 trees per acre with an average height of 10 feet at
the end of Year 7 of the monitoring period.
9 Long -Term Management
9.1 Maintenance
The Project will be protected in perpetuity by a recorded conservation easement. The conservation
easement will allow for annual site inspections during the post -construction monitoring period. These site
inspections may identify components and features that require routine maintenance. The site will be
monitored on a regular basis and a physical inspection will take place at least once a year throughout the
post -construction monitoring period until performance standards are met. Routine post -construction
maintenance may include the following components as described in Table 8.
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Table S. Routine Maintenance Components
Stream Routine channel maintenance and repair activities may include modifying in -stream structures
to prevent piping, securing loose coir matting, and supplemental installation of live stakes and
other target vegetation along the Project reaches. Areas of concentrated stormwater and
floodplain flows that intercept the channel may also require maintenance.
Wetland Routine wetland maintenance and repair activities may include securing of loose coir matting
and supplemental installations of target vegetation within the wetland. Areas of concentrated
storm flows that intercept the wetland may also require maintenance to prevent excess scour.
Vegetation Vegetation will be maintained to ensure the health and vigor of the targeted plant community.
Routine vegetation maintenance and repair activities may include supplemental planting,
pruning, and fertilizing. Exotic invasive plant species will be treated by mechanical and/or
chemical methods. Any invasive plant species control requiring herbicide application will be
performed in accordance with NCDA rules and regulations.
Project Site Project boundaries will be demarcated in the field to ensure clear distinction between the
Boundary Project site and adjacent properties. Boundaries may be identified by fence, marker, bollard,
post, or other means as allowed by Project conditions and/or conservation easement. Boundary
markers disturbed, damaged, or destroyed will be repaired and/or replaced on an as needed
basis.
Beaver Routine maintenance and repair activities caused by beaver activity may include supplemental
Management planting, pruning, and dewatering/dam removal. Beaver management will be implemented
using accepted trapping and removal methods only within the recorded Conservation Easement.
9.2 Long -Term Management
Upon final IRT approval and project closeout, the site will be transferred to Tar River Land Conservancy
(TRLC) as the long-term land steward. The long-term management and land steward shall be responsible
for periodic/routine inspection of the site to ensure that the conservation easement and/or the deed
restrictions are being upheld. Any endowment funds for the conservation easement and deed restrictions
shall be negotiated prior to site transfer to the responsible party. The management activities will be
conducted in accordance with the terms and conditions of the approved UMBI as agreed to by WLS,
USACE, and the IRT.
9.3 Adaptive Management Plan
In the event the mitigation site or a specific component of the mitigation site fails to achieve the necessary
performance standards as specified in the approved mitigation plan, the Sponsor shall notify the USACE
and coordinate with IRT members to develop a remedial action plan. The Sponsor will also coordinate
with the USACE to obtain authorization and approval to conduct the remedial action. The remedial action
plan should describe the source or reason for the failure, a concise description of the corrective measures
that are proposed, and a time frame for the implementation of the corrective measures. Additional
monitoring, as prescribed by IRT guidance, may also be required to satisfy the performance standards.
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10 Citations
NC Department of Environmental Quality, Tar -Pamlico Nutrient Strategy Website. Accessed 5/1/2017.
https://deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/water-resources/planning/nonpoint-source-
management/nutrient-strategies/tar-pam Iico.
NC Department of Environment & Natural Resources, Division of Water Quality, Planning Section. Tar -
Pamlico River Basinwide Water Quality Management Plan 2010 Summary. 10 pp.
NC Department of Water Quality. 2011. 2010 NC DWQTar-Pamlico River Basin Plan, Upper Tar River
Subbasin, HUC 03020101. 35 pp.
NC Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Water Resources, May 29th, 2009. Small Streams
Biocriteria Development.
NC Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Water Resources. February 2016. Standard
Operating Procedures for the Collection and Analysis of Benthic Macroinvertebrates.
North Carolina Division of Water Resources (NCDWR), 2010. "Methodology for Identification of
Intermittent and Perennial Streams and Their Origins", v 4.11.
NC Stream Functional Assessment Team, 2015. "NC Stream Assessment Method (NC SAM) User Manual".
Version 2.1, August 2015.
NC Wetland Functional Assessment Team, 2010. "NC Wetland Assessment Method (NC WAM) User
Manual". Version 4.1, October 2010.
Schafale, M.P. 2012. Guide to the Natural Communities of North Carolina, Fourth Approximation. North
Carolina Natural Heritage Program, Division of Parks and Recreation, NCDENR, Raleigh, NC.
The North Carolina Geological Survey, 1985. "Geologic Map of North Carolina"
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Soil
Survey Division. 1994. Soil Survey, Edgecombe County, NC.
United States Department of Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). Threatened and Endangered
Species in North Carolina (County Listing). Davidson County. 2020.
United States Army Corps of Engineers. 1987. Corps of Engineers Wetlands Delineation Manual. Technical
Report Y-87-1. Environmental Laboratory. US Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station.
Vicksburg, MS.
United States Army Corps of Engineers. 1997. Corps of Engineers Wetlands Research Program. Technical
Note VN-RS-4.1. Environmental Laboratory. U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station.
Vicksburg, MS.
United States Army Corps of Engineers. 2003. Stream Mitigation Guidelines, April 2003, U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers. Wilmington District.
United States Army Corps of Engineers. 2016. Notification of Issuance of Guidance for Compensatory
Stream and Wetland Mitigation Conducted for Wilmington District, October 2016, U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers. Wilmington District.
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Figure 1a
— Project Location Map
Figure 1b—
Geographic Service Area Map
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Cross -Sections
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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 any supplementary
measurements were performed. See the NC SAM User Manual for examples of additional measurements that may be relevant.
NOTE EVIDENCE OF STRESSORS AFFECTING THE ASSESSMENT AREA (do not need to be within the assessment area).
PROJECT / SITE INFORMATION:
1. Project name (if any): Swiftie Mitigation Project - S100 2. Date of evaluation: 9-15-2022
3. Applicant/owner name: Water & Land Solutions 4. Assessor name/organization: Daniel Ingram
5. County: Edgecombe 6. Nearest named water body
7. River Basin: White Oak on USGS 7.5-minute quad: Swift Creek
8. Site coordinates (decimal degrees, at lower end of assessment reach): 36.000434°,-77.605733`
STREAM INFORMATION: (depth and width can be approximations)
9. Site number (show on attached map): S100 10. Length of assessment reach evaluated (feet): 315
11. Channel depth from bed (in riffle, if present) to top of bank (feet): 2.5 r Unable to assess channel depth.
12. Channel width at top of bank (feet): 10 13. Is assessment reach a swamp stream? r'Yes r.No
14. Feature type: r.Perennial flow r' Intermittent flow r'Tidal Marsh Stream
STREAM RATING INFORMATION:
15. NC SAM Zone: r,'Mountains (M) [.'Piedmont (P) r'Inner Coastal Plain (1) rOuter Coastal Plain (0)
16. Estimated geomorphic \ /
valley shape (skip for r'a
Tidal Marsh Stream): (more sinuous stream, flatter valley slope) (less sinuous stream, steeper valley slope)
17. Watershed size: (skip r'Size 1 (< 0.1 miZ) [.'Size 2 (0.1 to < 0.5 miZ) [.'Size 3 (0.5 to < 5 miZ) rSize 4 (>_ 5 miZ)
for Tidal Marsh Stream)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
18. Were regulatory considerations evaluated? rYes rNo If Yes, check all that appy to the assessment area.
r Section 10 water r Classified Trout Waters r Water Supply Watershed ( [-, I F, I I r I I I E-, IV PV)
r Essential Fish Habitat r Primary Nursery Area r High Quality Waters/Outstanding Resource Waters
r Publicly owned property r NCDWR riparian buffer rule in effect r Nutrient Sensitive Waters
r Anadromous fish r 303(d) List r CAMA Area of Environmental Concern (AEC)
r Documented presence of a federal and/or state listed protected species within the assessment area.
List species:
r Designated Critical Habitat (list species):
19. Are additional stream information/supplementary measurements included in "Notes/Sketch" section or attached? [",Yes [."No
1. Channel Water- assessment reach metric (skip for Size 1 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
A Water throughout assessment reach.
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 adversely affected by a flow restriction or fill to the
point of obstructing flow or a channel choked with aquatic macrophytes or ponded water or impounded on flood or ebb within
the assessment reach (examples: undersized or perched culverts, causeways that constrict the channel, tidal gates).
B
Not A
3. Feature
Pattern - assessment reach metric
A
A majority of the assessment reach has altered pattern (examples: straightening, modification above or below culvert).
B
Not A.
4. Feature
Longitudinal Profile -assessment reach metric
A
Majority of assessment reach has a substantially altered stream profile (examples: channel down -cutting, existing damming,
over widening, active aggradation, dredging, and excavation where appropriate channel profile has not reformed from any of
these disturbances).
�B
Not A
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])
rC
rC 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.
r A Discolored water in stream or intertidal zone (milky white, blue, unnatural water discoloration, oil sheen, stream foam)
r B Excessive sedimentation (burying of stream features or intertidal zone)
r C Noticeable evidence of pollutant discharges entering the assessment reach and causing a water quality problem
r D Odor (not including natural sulfide odors)
r E Current published or collected data indicating degraded water quality in the assessment reach. Cite source in the "Notes/Sketch"
section.
r F Livestock with access to stream or intertidal zone
r G Excessive algae in stream or intertidal zone
r H Degraded marsh vegetation in the intertidal zone (removal, burning, regular mowing, destruction, etc.)
r I Other: (explain in "Notes/Sketch" section)
r J Little to no stressors
8. Recent Weather —watershed metric
For Size 1 or 2 streams, D1 drought or higher is considered a drought, for Size 3 or 4 streams, D2 drought or higher is considered a
drought.
A Drought conditions and no rainfall or rainfall not exceeding 1 inch within the last 48 hours
'B Drought conditions and rainfall exceeding 1 inch within the last 48 hours
'C No drought conditions
9 Large or Dangerous Stream — assessment reach metric
'Yes �' No Is stream is too large or dangerous to assess? If Yes, skip to Metric 13 (Streamside Area Ground Surface Condition).
10. Natural In -stream Habitat Types —assessment reach metric
10a. 'Yes [�'No Degraded in -stream habitat over majority of the assessment reach (examples of stressors include excessive
sedimentation, mining, excavation, in -stream hardening [for example, rip -rap], recent dredging, and snagging)
(evaluate for size 4 Coastal Plain streams only, then skip to Metric 12)
10b. Check all that occur (occurs if > 5% coverage of assessment reach) (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams)
r A Multiple aquatic macrophytes and aquatic mosses . r F 5% oysters or other natural hard bottoms
(include liverworts, lichens, and algal mats) E r G Submerged aquatic vegetation
r B Multiple sticks and/or leaf packs and/or emergent o 2 � r H Low -tide refugia (pools)
vegetation N 0 r I Sand bottom
r C Multiple snags and logs (including lap trees) 2 `5 r J 5% vertical bank along the marsh
r D 5% undercut banks and/or root mats and/or roots 0 2 ❑ K Little or no habitat
in banks extend to the normal wetted perimeter
r E Little or no habitat
***********— ************ —REMAINING QUESTIONS ARE NOT APPLICABLE FOR TIDAL MARSH STREAMS************************--
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).
r A Riffle -run section (evaluate 11c)
r B Pool -glide section (evaluate 11d)
r C Natural bedform absent (skip to Metric 12, Aquatic Life)
11c. In riffles sections, check all that occur below the normal wetted perimeter of the assessment reach —whether or not submerged.
Check at least one box in each row (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain Streams and Tidal Marsh Streams). Not Present (NP) _
absent, Rare (R) = present but < 10%, 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
rl.
Bedrock/saprolite
Boulder (256-4096mm)
Cobble (64 — 256 mm)
Gravel (2 — 64 mm)
Sand (.062 — 2 mm)
Silt/clay (< 0.062 mm)
Detritus
Artificial (rip -rap, concrete, etc.)
11d. PYes r'No Are pools filled with sediment? (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
12. Aquatic Life — assessment reach metric (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
12a. MYes MNo 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. r'�'No Water r,Cther:
12b. Yes MNo 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.
r r Adult frogs
r r Aquatic reptiles
r r Aquatic macrophytes and aquatic mosses (include liverworts, lichens, and algal mats)
r r Beetles (including water pennies)
r r Caddisfly larvae (Trichoptera [T])
r r Asian clam (Corbicula)
r r Crustacean (isopod/amphipod/crayfish/shrimp)
r r Damselfly and dragonfly larvae
r r Dipterans (true flies)
r r Mayfly larvae (Ephemeroptera [E])
r r Megaloptera (alderfly, fishily, dobsonfly larvae)
r r Midges/mosquito larvae
r r Mosquito fish (Gambusia) or mud minnows (Umbra pygmaea)
r r Mussels/Clams (not Corbicula)

r r Other fish
r r Salamanders/tadpoles
r r Snails
r r Stonefly larvae (Plecoptera [P])
r r Tipulid larvae
r r Worms/leeches
13. Streamside Area Ground Surface Condition — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams and B valley types)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB). Consider storage capacity with regard to both overbank flow and
upland runoff.
LB RB
'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 include: ditches, fill,
soil, compaction, livestock disturbance, buildings, man-made levees, drainage pipes)
14. Streamside Area Water Storage — streamside area metric (skip for Size 1 streams, Tidal Marsh Streams, and B valley types)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB) of the streamside area.
LB RB
'A A 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 r'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.
)r A Streams and/or springs (jurisdictional discharges)
r B Ponds (include wet detention basins, do not include sediment basins or dry detention basins)
r C Obstruction that passes some flow during low -flow periods within assessment area (beaver dam, bottom -release dam)
r D Evidence of bank seepage or sweating (iron oxidizing bacteria in water indicates seepage)
r E Stream bed or bank soil reduced (dig through deposited sediment if present)
r F None of the above
17. Baseflow Detractors — assessment area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all that apply.
r A Evidence of substantial water withdrawals from the assessment reach (includes areas excavated for pump installation)
r B Obstruction not passing flow during low flow periods affecting the assessment reach (ex: watertight dam, sediment deposit)
r C Urban stream (>_ 24% impervious surface for watershed)
r D Evidence that the stream -side area has been modified resulting in accelerated drainage into the assessment reach
r E Assessment reach relocated to valley edge
r 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)
r'C Stream shading is gone or largely absent
19. Buffer Width — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider "vegetated buffer" and "wooded buffer" separately for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB) starting at the top
of bank out to the first break.
Vegetated Wooded
LB RB LB RB
'A'A'A A >_ 100-feet wide or extends to the edge of the watershed
'B B'B B From 50 to < 100-feet wide
'C C'C C From 30 to < 50-feet wide
'D D'D D From 10 to < 30-feet wide
�'E r",E ME �'E < 10-feet wide or no trees
20. Buffer Structure — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB) for Metric 19 ("Vegetated" Buffer Width).
LB RB
'A'A Mature forest
'B'B Non -mature woody vegetation or modified vegetation structure
'C'C Herbaceous vegetation with or without a strip of trees < 10 feet wide
'D'D Maintained shrubs
'E'E Little or no vegetation
21. Buffer Stressors — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all appropriate boxes for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB). Indicate if listed stressor abuts stream (Abuts), does not abut but
is within 30 feet of stream (< 30 feet), or is between 30 to 50 feet of stream (30-50 feet).
If none of the following stressors occurs on either bank, check here and skip to Metric 22: r
Abuts < 30 feet 30-50 feet
LB RB LB RB LB RB
'A A'A'A A A Row crops
'B B'B B B B Maintained turf'C'C'C r'C'C'C Pasture (no livestock)/commercial horticulture
'D D'D r'D D D Pasture (active livestock use)

22. Stem Density — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB) for Metric 19 ("Wooded" Buffer Width).
LB RB
'A r'A Medium to high stem density
'B r'B Low stem density
C r'C No wooded riparian buffer or predominantly herbaceous species or bare ground
23. Continuity of Vegetated Buffer — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider whether vegetated buffer is continuous along stream (parallel). Breaks are areas lacking vegetation > 10-feet wide.
LB RB
r'A r'A The total length of buffer breaks is < 25 percent.
B B The total length of buffer breaks is between 25 and 50 percent.
C C The total length of buffer breaks is > 50 percent.
24. Vegetative Composition — First 100 feet of streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Evaluate the dominant vegetation within 100 feet of each bank or to the edge of the watershed (whichever comes first) as it contributes
to assessment reach habitat.
LB RB
A A Vegetation is close to undisturbed in species present and their proportions. Lower strata composed of native
species, with non-native invasive species absent or sparse.
'B'B Vegetation 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.
r'C r'C Vegetation is severely disturbed in terms of species diversity or proportions. Mature canopy is absent or communities
with non-native invasive species dominant over a large portion of expected strata or communities composed of planted
stands of non -characteristic species or communities inappropriately composed of a single species or no vegetation.
25. Conductivity— assessment reach metric (skip for all Coastal Plain streams)
25a. Yes r'No Was a conductivity measurement recorded?
If No, select one of the following reasons. r'�'No Water r'Other: did not have YSI sensor
25b. Check the box corresponding to the conductivity measurement (units of microsiemens per centimeter).
r7A <46 r'�' B 46 to < 67 r7C 67 to < 79 17 D 79 to < 230 r'�' E > 230
Notes/Sketch:

NC SAM Stream Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 2.1
Stream Site Name Swiftie Mitigation Project - S100 Date of Evaluation 9-15-2022
Stream Category la1 Assessor Name/Organization Daniel Ingram
Notes of Field Assessment Form (Y/N) NO
Presence of regulatory considerations (Y/N) NO
Additional stream information/supplementary measurements included (Y/N) NO
NC SAM feature type (perennial, intermittent, Tidal Marsh Stream) Intermittent
Function Class Rating Summary
USACE/
All Streams
NCDWR
Intermittent
(1) Hydrology
(2) Baseflow
(2) Flood Flow
(3) Streamside Area Attenuation
(4) Floodplain Access
(4) Wooded Riparian Buffer
(4) Microtopography
(3) Stream Stability
(4) Channel Stability
(4) Sediment Transport
(4) Stream Geomorphology
(2) Stream/Intertidal Zone Interaction
(2) Longitudinal Tidal Flow
(2) Tidal Marsh Stream Stability
(3) Tidal Marsh Channel Stability
(3) Tidal Marsh Stream Geomorphology
LOW
HIGH
LOW
LOW
MEDIUM
LOW
LOW
LOW
MEDIUM
LOW
LOW
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
LOW
HIGH
LOW
LOW
MEDIUM
LOW
LOW
LOW
MEDIUM
LOW
LOW
NA
NA
NA
NA
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
HIGH
HIGH
LOW
LOW
LOW
NO
NA
NA
HIGH
HIGH
LOW
LOW
LOW
NO
NA
NA
(1) Habitat
(2) In -stream Habitat
(3) Baseflow
LOW
LOW
HIGH
LOW
LOW
HIGH

user ivianuai version z. i
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 any supplementary
measurements were performed. See the NC SAM User Manual for examples of additional measurements that may be relevant.
NOTE EVIDENCE OF STRESSORS AFFECTING THE ASSESSMENT AREA (do not need to be within the assessment area).
PROJECT / SITE INFORMATION:
1. Project name (if any): Swiftie Mitigation Project - S200-Upper 2. Date of evaluation: 9-15-2022
3. Applicant/owner name: Water & Land Solutions 4. Assessor name/organization: Daniel Ingram
5. County: Edgecombe 6. Nearest named water body
7. River Basin: White Oak on USGS 7.5-minute quad: Swift Creek
8. Site coordinates (decimal degrees, at lower end of assessment reach): 36.003311 °,-77.600513`
STREAM INFORMATION: (depth and width can be approximations)
9. Site number (show on attached map): S200 - upper 10. Length of assessment reach evaluated (feet): 330
11. Channel depth from bed (in riffle, if present) to top of bank (feet): 1.5 r Unable to assess channel depth.
12. Channel width at top of bank (feet): 12 13. Is assessment reach a swamp stream? r'Yes r.No
14. Feature type: r.Perennial flow r' Intermittent flow r'Tidal Marsh Stream
STREAM RATING INFORMATION:
15. NC SAM Zone: r,'Mountains (M) [.'Piedmont (P) r'Inner Coastal Plain (1) rOuter Coastal Plain (0)
16. Estimated geomorphic \ /
valley shape (skip for r'a
Tidal Marsh Stream): (more sinuous stream, flatter valley slope) (less sinuous stream, steeper valley slope)
17. Watershed size: (skip r'Size 1 (< 0.1 miZ) [.'Size 2 (0.1 to < 0.5 miZ) [.'Size 3 (0.5 to < 5 miZ) rSize 4 (>_ 5 miZ)
for Tidal Marsh Stream)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
18. Were regulatory considerations evaluated? rYes rNo If Yes, check all that appy to the assessment area.
r Section 10 water r Classified Trout Waters r Water Supply Watershed ( [-, I F, I I r I I I E-, IV PV)
r Essential Fish Habitat r Primary Nursery Area r High Quality Waters/Outstanding Resource Waters
r Publicly owned property r NCDWR riparian buffer rule in effect r Nutrient Sensitive Waters
r Anadromous fish r 303(d) List r CAMA Area of Environmental Concern (AEC)
r Documented presence of a federal and/or state listed protected species within the assessment area.
List species:
r Designated Critical Habitat (list species):
19. Are additional stream information/supplementary measurements included in "Notes/Sketch" section or attached? [",Yes [."No
1. Channel Water- assessment reach metric (skip for Size 1 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
A Water throughout assessment reach.
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 adversely affected by a flow restriction or fill to the
point of obstructing flow or a channel choked with aquatic macrophytes or ponded water or impounded on flood or ebb within
the assessment reach (examples: undersized or perched culverts, causeways that constrict the channel, tidal gates).
B
Not A
3. Feature
Pattern - assessment reach metric
A
A majority of the assessment reach has altered pattern (examples: straightening, modification above or below culvert).
B
Not A.
4. Feature
Longitudinal Profile -assessment reach metric
A
Majority of assessment reach has a substantially altered stream profile (examples: channel down -cutting, existing damming,
over widening, active aggradation, dredging, and excavation where appropriate channel profile has not reformed from any of
these disturbances).
�B
Not A
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])
rC
rC 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.
r A Discolored water in stream or intertidal zone (milky white, blue, unnatural water discoloration, oil sheen, stream foam)
r B Excessive sedimentation (burying of stream features or intertidal zone)
r C Noticeable evidence of pollutant discharges entering the assessment reach and causing a water quality problem
r D Odor (not including natural sulfide odors)
r E Current published or collected data indicating degraded water quality in the assessment reach. Cite source in the "Notes/Sketch"
section.
r F Livestock with access to stream or intertidal zone
r G Excessive algae in stream or intertidal zone
r H Degraded marsh vegetation in the intertidal zone (removal, burning, regular mowing, destruction, etc.)
r I Other: (explain in "Notes/Sketch" section)
r J Little to no stressors
8. Recent Weather —watershed metric
For Size 1 or 2 streams, D1 drought or higher is considered a drought, for Size 3 or 4 streams, D2 drought or higher is considered a
drought.
A Drought conditions and no rainfall or rainfall not exceeding 1 inch within the last 48 hours
'B Drought conditions and rainfall exceeding 1 inch within the last 48 hours
'C No drought conditions
9 Large or Dangerous Stream — assessment reach metric
'Yes �' No Is stream is too large or dangerous to assess? If Yes, skip to Metric 13 (Streamside Area Ground Surface Condition).
10. Natural In -stream Habitat Types —assessment reach metric
10a. 'Yes [�'No Degraded in -stream habitat over majority of the assessment reach (examples of stressors include excessive
sedimentation, mining, excavation, in -stream hardening [for example, rip -rap], recent dredging, and snagging)
(evaluate for size 4 Coastal Plain streams only, then skip to Metric 12)
10b. Check all that occur (occurs if > 5% coverage of assessment reach) (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams)
r A Multiple aquatic macrophytes and aquatic mosses . r F 5% oysters or other natural hard bottoms
(include liverworts, lichens, and algal mats) E r G Submerged aquatic vegetation
r B Multiple sticks and/or leaf packs and/or emergent o 2 � r H Low -tide refugia (pools)
vegetation N 0 r I Sand bottom
r C Multiple snags and logs (including lap trees) 2 `5 r J 5% vertical bank along the marsh
r D 5% undercut banks and/or root mats and/or roots 0 2 ❑ K Little or no habitat
in banks extend to the normal wetted perimeter
r E Little or no habitat
***********— ************ —REMAINING QUESTIONS ARE NOT APPLICABLE FOR TIDAL MARSH STREAMS************************--
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).
r A Riffle -run section (evaluate 11c)
r B Pool -glide section (evaluate 11d)
r C Natural bedform absent (skip to Metric 12, Aquatic Life)
11c. In riffles sections, check all that occur below the normal wetted perimeter of the assessment reach —whether or not submerged.
Check at least one box in each row (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain Streams and Tidal Marsh Streams). Not Present (NP) _
absent, Rare (R) = present but < 10%, 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
rl.
Bedrock/saprolite
Boulder (256-4096mm)
Cobble (64 — 256 mm)
Gravel (2 — 64 mm)
Sand (.062 — 2 mm)
Silt/clay (< 0.062 mm)
Detritus
Artificial (rip -rap, concrete, etc.)
11d. PYes r'No Are pools filled with sediment? (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
12. Aquatic Life — assessment reach metric (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
12a. MYes MNo 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. r'�'No Water r,Cther:
12b. Yes MNo 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.
r r Adult frogs
r r Aquatic reptiles
r r Aquatic macrophytes and aquatic mosses (include liverworts, lichens, and algal mats)
r r Beetles (including water pennies)
r r Caddisfly larvae (Trichoptera [T])
r r Asian clam (Corbicula)
r r Crustacean (isopod/amphipod/crayfish/shrimp)
r r Damselfly and dragonfly larvae
r r Dipterans (true flies)
r r Mayfly larvae (Ephemeroptera [E])
r r Megaloptera (alderfly, fishily, dobsonfly larvae)
r r Midges/mosquito larvae
r r Mosquito fish (Gambusia) or mud minnows (Umbra pygmaea)
r r Mussels/Clams (not Corbicula)

r r Other fish
r r Salamanders/tadpoles
r r Snails
r r Stonefly larvae (Plecoptera [P])
r r Tipulid larvae
r r Worms/leeches
13. Streamside Area Ground Surface Condition — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams and B valley types)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB). Consider storage capacity with regard to both overbank flow and
upland runoff.
LB RB
'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 include: ditches, fill,
soil, compaction, livestock disturbance, buildings, man-made levees, drainage pipes)
14. Streamside Area Water Storage — streamside area metric (skip for Size 1 streams, Tidal Marsh Streams, and B valley types)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB) of the streamside area.
LB RB
'A r]A Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water >_ 6 inches deep
'B r.]B Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water 3 to 6 inches deep
C r.0 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?
NN
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)
r B Ponds (include wet detention basins, do not include sediment basins or dry detention basins)
r C Obstruction that passes some flow during low -flow periods within assessment area (beaver dam, bottom -release dam)
r D Evidence of bank seepage or sweating (iron oxidizing bacteria in water indicates seepage)
r E Stream bed or bank soil reduced (dig through deposited sediment if present)
r F None of the above
17. Baseflow Detractors — assessment area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all that apply.
r A Evidence of substantial water withdrawals from the assessment reach (includes areas excavated for pump installation)
r B Obstruction not passing flow during low flow periods affecting the assessment reach (ex: watertight dam, sediment deposit)
r C Urban stream (>_ 24% impervious surface for watershed)
r D Evidence that the stream -side area has been modified resulting in accelerated drainage into the assessment reach
r E Assessment reach relocated to valley edge
r F None of the above
18. Shading — assessment reach metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider aspect. Consider "leaf -on" condition.
r'A Stream shading is appropriate for stream category (may include gaps associated with natural processes)
B Degraded (example: scattered trees)
C Stream shading is gone or largely absent
19. Buffer Width — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider "vegetated buffer" and "wooded buffer" separately for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB) starting at the top
of bank out to the first break.
Vegetated Wooded
LB RB LB RB
'A'A'A A >_ 100-feet wide or extends to the edge of the watershed
'B B'B B From 50 to < 100-feet wide
'C C'C C From 30 to < 50-feet wide
'D D'D D From 10 to < 30-feet wide
'E E'E E <10-feet wide or no trees
20. Buffer Structure — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB) for Metric 19 ("Vegetated" Buffer Width).
LB RB
'A'A Mature forest
'B'B Non -mature woody vegetation or modified vegetation structure
'C'C Herbaceous vegetation with or without a strip of trees < 10 feet wide
'D'D Maintained shrubs
'E'E Little or no vegetation
21. Buffer Stressors — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all appropriate boxes for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB). Indicate if listed stressor abuts stream (Abuts), does not abut but
is within 30 feet of stream (< 30 feet), or is between 30 to 50 feet of stream (30-50 feet).
If none of the following stressors occurs on either bank, check here and skip to Metric 22: r
Abuts < 30 feet 30-50 feet
LB RB LB RB LB RB
1—�A 7—�A r1A r.A r�'A r'�'A Row crops
'B B B B B B Maintained turf'C r'C r'C r'C C r'C Pasture (no livestock)/commercial horticulture
'D D D D E'y'D D Pasture (active livestock use)

22. Stem Density — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB) for Metric 19 ("Wooded" Buffer Width).
LB RB
r'A r'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
r'A r'A The total length of buffer breaks is < 25 percent.
B B The total length of buffer breaks is between 25 and 50 percent.
C C The total length of buffer breaks is > 50 percent.
24. Vegetative Composition — First 100 feet of streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Evaluate the dominant vegetation within 100 feet of each bank or to the edge of the watershed (whichever comes first) as it contributes
to assessment reach habitat.
LB RB
A A Vegetation is close to undisturbed in species present and their proportions. Lower strata composed of native
species, with non-native invasive species absent or sparse.
r'B r'B Vegetation indicates disturbance in terms of species diversity or proportions, but is still largely composed of native
species. This may include communities of weedy native species that develop after clear -cutting or clearing or
communities with non-native invasive species present, but not dominant, over a large portion of the expected strata or
communities missing understory but retaining canopy trees.
'C'C Vegetation is severely disturbed in terms of species diversity or proportions. Mature canopy is absent or communities
with non-native invasive species dominant over a large portion of expected strata or communities composed of planted
stands of non -characteristic species or communities inappropriately composed of a single species or no vegetation.
25. Conductivity— assessment reach metric (skip for all Coastal Plain streams)
25a. Yes r'No Was a conductivity measurement recorded?
If No, select one of the following reasons. r'�'No Water r'Other: did not have YSI sensor
25b. Check the box corresponding to the conductivity measurement (units of microsiemens per centimeter).
r7A <46 r'�' B 46 to < 67 r7C 67 to < 79 17 D 79 to < 230 r'�' E > 230
Notes/Sketch:

NC SAM Stream Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 2.1
Stream Site Name Swiftie Mitigation Project - S200-Upper Date of Evaluation 9-15-2022
Stream Category la1 Assessor Name/Organization Daniel Ingram
Notes of Field Assessment Form (Y/N) NO
Presence of regulatory considerations (Y/N) NO
Additional stream information/supplementary measurements included (Y/N) NO
NC SAM feature type (perennial, intermittent, Tidal Marsh Stream) Intermittent
Function Class Rating Summary
USACE/
All Streams
NCDWR
Intermittent
(1) Hydrology
(2) Baseflow
(2) Flood Flow
(3) Streamside Area Attenuation
(4) Floodplain Access
(4) Wooded Riparian Buffer
(4) Microtopography
(3) Stream Stability
(4) Channel Stability
(4) Sediment Transport
(4) Stream Geomorphology
(2) Stream/Intertidal Zone Interaction
(2) Longitudinal Tidal Flow
(2) Tidal Marsh Stream Stability
(3) Tidal Marsh Channel Stability
(3) Tidal Marsh Stream Geomorphology
MEDIUM
HIGH
MEDIUM
HIGH
MEDIUM
HIGH
MEDIUM
LOW
MEDIUM
LOW
LOW
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
MEDIUM
HIGH
MEDIUM
HIGH
MEDIUM
HIGH
MEDIUM
LOW
MEDIUM
LOW
LOW
NA
NA
NA
NA
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
HIGH
HIGH
HIGH
HIGH
HIGH
NO
NA
NA
HIGH
HIGH
HIGH
HIGH
HIGH
NO
NA
NA
(1) Habitat
(2) In -stream Habitat
(3) Baseflow
LOW
LOW
HIGH
LOW
LOW
HIGH

user ivianuai version z. i
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 any supplementary
measurements were performed. See the NC SAM User Manual for examples of additional measurements that may be relevant.
NOTE EVIDENCE OF STRESSORS AFFECTING THE ASSESSMENT AREA (do not need to be within the assessment area).
PROJECT / SITE INFORMATION:
1. Project name (if any): Swiftie Mitigation Project - S200-Lower 2. Date of evaluation: 9-15-2022
3. Applicant/owner name: Water & Land Solutions 4. Assessor name/organization: Daniel Ingram
5. County: Edgecombe 6. Nearest named water body
7. River Basin: White Oak on USGS 7.5-minute quad: Swift Creek
8. Site coordinates (decimal degrees, at lower end of assessment reach): 36.002093°,-77.601302`
STREAM INFORMATION: (depth and width can be approximations)
9. Site number (show on attached map): S200 - upper 10. Length of assessment reach evaluated (feet): 380
11. Channel depth from bed (in riffle, if present) to top of bank (feet): 1 r Unable to assess channel depth.
12. Channel width at top of bank (feet): 4 13. Is assessment reach a swamp stream? r'Yes r.No
14. Feature type: r.Perennial flow r' Intermittent flow r'Tidal Marsh Stream
STREAM RATING INFORMATION:
15. NC SAM Zone: r,'Mountains (M) [.'Piedmont (P) r'Inner Coastal Plain (1) rOuter Coastal Plain (0)
16. Estimated geomorphic \ /
valley shape (skip for r'a
Tidal Marsh Stream): (more sinuous stream, flatter valley slope) (less sinuous stream, steeper valley slope)
17. Watershed size: (skip r'Size 1 (< 0.1 miZ) [.'Size 2 (0.1 to < 0.5 miZ) [.'Size 3 (0.5 to < 5 miZ) rSize 4 (>_ 5 miZ)
for Tidal Marsh Stream)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
18. Were regulatory considerations evaluated? rYes rNo If Yes, check all that appy to the assessment area.
r Section 10 water r Classified Trout Waters r Water Supply Watershed ( [-, I F, I I r I I I E-, IV PV)
r Essential Fish Habitat r Primary Nursery Area r High Quality Waters/Outstanding Resource Waters
r Publicly owned property r NCDWR riparian buffer rule in effect r Nutrient Sensitive Waters
r Anadromous fish r 303(d) List r CAMA Area of Environmental Concern (AEC)
r Documented presence of a federal and/or state listed protected species within the assessment area.
List species:
r Designated Critical Habitat (list species):
19. Are additional stream information/supplementary measurements included in "Notes/Sketch" section or attached? [",Yes [."No
1. Channel Water- assessment reach metric (skip for Size 1 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
A Water throughout assessment reach.
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 adversely affected by a flow restriction or fill to the
point of obstructing flow or a channel choked with aquatic macrophytes or ponded water or impounded on flood or ebb within
the assessment reach (examples: undersized or perched culverts, causeways that constrict the channel, tidal gates).
B
Not A
3. Feature
Pattern - assessment reach metric
A
A majority of the assessment reach has altered pattern (examples: straightening, modification above or below culvert).
B
Not A.
4. Feature
Longitudinal Profile -assessment reach metric
A
Majority of assessment reach has a substantially altered stream profile (examples: channel down -cutting, existing damming,
over widening, active aggradation, dredging, and excavation where appropriate channel profile has not reformed from any of
these disturbances).
�B
Not A
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])
rC
rC 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.
r A Discolored water in stream or intertidal zone (milky white, blue, unnatural water discoloration, oil sheen, stream foam)
r B Excessive sedimentation (burying of stream features or intertidal zone)
r C Noticeable evidence of pollutant discharges entering the assessment reach and causing a water quality problem
r D Odor (not including natural sulfide odors)
r E Current published or collected data indicating degraded water quality in the assessment reach. Cite source in the "Notes/Sketch"
section.
r F Livestock with access to stream or intertidal zone
r G Excessive algae in stream or intertidal zone
r H Degraded marsh vegetation in the intertidal zone (removal, burning, regular mowing, destruction, etc.)
r I Other: (explain in "Notes/Sketch" section)
r J Little to no stressors
8. Recent Weather —watershed metric
For Size 1 or 2 streams, D1 drought or higher is considered a drought, for Size 3 or 4 streams, D2 drought or higher is considered a
drought.
A Drought conditions and no rainfall or rainfall not exceeding 1 inch within the last 48 hours
'B Drought conditions and rainfall exceeding 1 inch within the last 48 hours
'C No drought conditions
9 Large or Dangerous Stream — assessment reach metric
'Yes �' No Is stream is too large or dangerous to assess? If Yes, skip to Metric 13 (Streamside Area Ground Surface Condition).
10. Natural In -stream Habitat Types —assessment reach metric
10a. 'Yes [�'No Degraded in -stream habitat over majority of the assessment reach (examples of stressors include excessive
sedimentation, mining, excavation, in -stream hardening [for example, rip -rap], recent dredging, and snagging)
(evaluate for size 4 Coastal Plain streams only, then skip to Metric 12)
10b. Check all that occur (occurs if > 5% coverage of assessment reach) (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams)
r A Multiple aquatic macrophytes and aquatic mosses . r F 5% oysters or other natural hard bottoms
(include liverworts, lichens, and algal mats) E r G Submerged aquatic vegetation
r B Multiple sticks and/or leaf packs and/or emergent o 2 � r H Low -tide refugia (pools)
vegetation N 0 r I Sand bottom
r C Multiple snags and logs (including lap trees) 2 `5 r J 5% vertical bank along the marsh
r D 5% undercut banks and/or root mats and/or roots 0 2 ❑ K Little or no habitat
in banks extend to the normal wetted perimeter
r E Little or no habitat
***********— ************ —REMAINING QUESTIONS ARE NOT APPLICABLE FOR TIDAL MARSH STREAMS************************--
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).
r A Riffle -run section (evaluate 11c)
r B Pool -glide section (evaluate 11d)
r C Natural bedform absent (skip to Metric 12, Aquatic Life)
11c. In riffles sections, check all that occur below the normal wetted perimeter of the assessment reach —whether or not submerged.
Check at least one box in each row (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain Streams and Tidal Marsh Streams). Not Present (NP) _
absent, Rare (R) = present but < 10%, 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
rl.
Bedrock/saprolite
Boulder (256-4096mm)
Cobble (64 — 256 mm)
Gravel (2 — 64 mm)
Sand (.062 — 2 mm)
Silt/clay (< 0.062 mm)
Detritus
Artificial (rip -rap, concrete, etc.)
11d. PYes r'No Are pools filled with sediment? (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
12. Aquatic Life — assessment reach metric (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
12a. MYes MNo 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. r'�'No Water r,Cther:
12b. Yes MNo 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.
r r Adult frogs
r r Aquatic reptiles
r r Aquatic macrophytes and aquatic mosses (include liverworts, lichens, and algal mats)
r r Beetles (including water pennies)
r r Caddisfly larvae (Trichoptera [T])
r r Asian clam (Corbicula)
r r Crustacean (isopod/amphipod/crayfish/shrimp)
r r Damselfly and dragonfly larvae
r r Dipterans (true flies)
r r Mayfly larvae (Ephemeroptera [E])
r r Megaloptera (alderfly, fishily, dobsonfly larvae)
r r Midges/mosquito larvae
r r Mosquito fish (Gambusia) or mud minnows (Umbra pygmaea)
r r Mussels/Clams (not Corbicula)

r r Other fish
r r Salamanders/tadpoles
r r Snails
r r Stonefly larvae (Plecoptera [P])
r r Tipulid larvae
r r Worms/leeches
13. Streamside Area Ground Surface Condition — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams and B valley types)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB). Consider storage capacity with regard to both overbank flow and
upland runoff.
LB RB
'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 include: ditches, fill,
soil, compaction, livestock disturbance, buildings, man-made levees, drainage pipes)
14. Streamside Area Water Storage — streamside area metric (skip for Size 1 streams, Tidal Marsh Streams, and B valley types)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB) of the streamside area.
LB RB
'A r]A Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water >_ 6 inches deep
'B r.]B Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water 3 to 6 inches deep
C r.0 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?
NN
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)
r B Ponds (include wet detention basins, do not include sediment basins or dry detention basins)
r C Obstruction that passes some flow during low -flow periods within assessment area (beaver dam, bottom -release dam)
r D Evidence of bank seepage or sweating (iron oxidizing bacteria in water indicates seepage)
r E Stream bed or bank soil reduced (dig through deposited sediment if present)
r F None of the above
17. Baseflow Detractors — assessment area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all that apply.
r A Evidence of substantial water withdrawals from the assessment reach (includes areas excavated for pump installation)
r B Obstruction not passing flow during low flow periods affecting the assessment reach (ex: watertight dam, sediment deposit)
r C Urban stream (>_ 24% impervious surface for watershed)
r D Evidence that the stream -side area has been modified resulting in accelerated drainage into the assessment reach
r E Assessment reach relocated to valley edge
r F None of the above
18. Shading — assessment reach metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider aspect. Consider "leaf -on" condition.
r'A Stream shading is appropriate for stream category (may include gaps associated with natural processes)
B Degraded (example: scattered trees)
C Stream shading is gone or largely absent
19. Buffer Width — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider "vegetated buffer" and "wooded buffer" separately for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB) starting at the top
of bank out to the first break.
Vegetated Wooded
LB RB LB RB
'A'A'A A >_ 100-feet wide or extends to the edge of the watershed
'B B'B B From 50 to < 100-feet wide
'C C'C C From 30 to < 50-feet wide
'D D'D D From 10 to < 30-feet wide
'E E'E E <10-feet wide or no trees
20. Buffer Structure — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB) for Metric 19 ("Vegetated" Buffer Width).
LB RB
'A'A Mature forest
'B'B Non -mature woody vegetation or modified vegetation structure
'C'C Herbaceous vegetation with or without a strip of trees < 10 feet wide
'D'D Maintained shrubs
'E'E Little or no vegetation
21. Buffer Stressors — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all appropriate boxes for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB). Indicate if listed stressor abuts stream (Abuts), does not abut but
is within 30 feet of stream (< 30 feet), or is between 30 to 50 feet of stream (30-50 feet).
If none of the following stressors occurs on either bank, check here and skip to Metric 22: r
Abuts < 30 feet 30-50 feet
LB RB LB RB LB RB
1—�A 7—�A r1A r.A r�'A r'�'A Row crops
'B B B B B B Maintained turf'C r'C r'C r'C C r'C Pasture (no livestock)/commercial horticulture
'D D D D E'y'D D Pasture (active livestock use)

22. Stem Density — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB) for Metric 19 ("Wooded" Buffer Width).
LB RB
r'A r'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
r'A r'A The total length of buffer breaks is < 25 percent.
B B The total length of buffer breaks is between 25 and 50 percent.
C C The total length of buffer breaks is > 50 percent.
24. Vegetative Composition — First 100 feet of streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Evaluate the dominant vegetation within 100 feet of each bank or to the edge of the watershed (whichever comes first) as it contributes
to assessment reach habitat.
LB RB
A A Vegetation is close to undisturbed in species present and their proportions. Lower strata composed of native
species, with non-native invasive species absent or sparse.
r'B r'B Vegetation indicates disturbance in terms of species diversity or proportions, but is still largely composed of native
species. This may include communities of weedy native species that develop after clear -cutting or clearing or
communities with non-native invasive species present, but not dominant, over a large portion of the expected strata or
communities missing understory but retaining canopy trees.
'C'C Vegetation is severely disturbed in terms of species diversity or proportions. Mature canopy is absent or communities
with non-native invasive species dominant over a large portion of expected strata or communities composed of planted
stands of non -characteristic species or communities inappropriately composed of a single species or no vegetation.
25. Conductivity— assessment reach metric (skip for all Coastal Plain streams)
25a. Yes r'No Was a conductivity measurement recorded?
If No, select one of the following reasons. r'�'No Water r'Other: did not have YSI sensor
25b. Check the box corresponding to the conductivity measurement (units of microsiemens per centimeter).
r7A <46 r'�' B 46 to < 67 r7C 67 to < 79 17 D 79 to < 230 r'�' E > 230
Notes/Sketch:

NC SAM Stream Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 2.1
Stream Site Name Swiftie Mitigation Project - S200-Lower Date of Evaluation 9-15-2022
Stream Category la1 Assessor Name/Organization Daniel Ingram
Notes of Field Assessment Form (Y/N) NO
Presence of regulatory considerations (Y/N) NO
Additional stream information/supplementary measurements included (Y/N) NO
NC SAM feature type (perennial, intermittent, Tidal Marsh Stream) Intermittent
Function Class Rating Summary
USACE/
All Streams
NCDWR
Intermittent
(1) Hydrology
(2) Baseflow
(2) Flood Flow
(3) Streamside Area Attenuation
(4) Floodplain Access
(4) Wooded Riparian Buffer
(4) Microtopography
(3) Stream Stability
(4) Channel Stability
(4) Sediment Transport
(4) Stream Geomorphology
(2) Stream/Intertidal Zone Interaction
(2) Longitudinal Tidal Flow
(2) Tidal Marsh Stream Stability
(3) Tidal Marsh Channel Stability
(3) Tidal Marsh Stream Geomorphology
MEDIUM
HIGH
MEDIUM
HIGH
MEDIUM
HIGH
MEDIUM
LOW
MEDIUM
LOW
LOW
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
MEDIUM
HIGH
MEDIUM
HIGH
MEDIUM
HIGH
MEDIUM
LOW
MEDIUM
LOW
LOW
NA
NA
NA
NA
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
HIGH
HIGH
HIGH
HIGH
HIGH
NO
NA
NA
HIGH
HIGH
HIGH
HIGH
HIGH
NO
NA
NA
(1) Habitat
(2) In -stream Habitat
(3) Baseflow
LOW
LOW
HIGH
LOW
LOW
HIGH

user ivianuai version z. i
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 any supplementary
measurements were performed. See the NC SAM User Manual for examples of additional measurements that may be relevant.
NOTE EVIDENCE OF STRESSORS AFFECTING THE ASSESSMENT AREA (do not need to be within the assessment area).
PROJECT / SITE INFORMATION:
1. Project name (if any): Swiftie Mitigation Project - S300-upper 2. Date of evaluation: 9-15-2022
3. Applicant/owner name: Water & Land Solutions 4. Assessor name/organization: Daniel Ingram
5. County: Edgecombe 6. Nearest named water body
7. River Basin: White Oak on USGS 7.5-minute quad: Swift Creek
8. Site coordinates (decimal degrees, at lower end of assessment reach): 36.002093°,-77.601302`
STREAM INFORMATION: (depth and width can be approximations)
9. Site number (show on attached map): S200 - upper 10. Length of assessment reach evaluated (feet): 830
11. Channel depth from bed (in riffle, if present) to top of bank (feet): 4 r Unable to assess channel depth.
12. Channel width at top of bank (feet): 12 13. Is assessment reach a swamp stream? r'Yes r.No
14. Feature type: r.Perennial flow r' Intermittent flow r'Tidal Marsh Stream
STREAM RATING INFORMATION:
15. NC SAM Zone: r,'Mountains (M) [.'Piedmont (P) r'Inner Coastal Plain (1) rOuter Coastal Plain (0)
16. Estimated geomorphic \ /
valley shape (skip for r'a
Tidal Marsh Stream): (more sinuous stream, flatter valley slope) (less sinuous stream, steeper valley slope)
17. Watershed size: (skip r'Size 1 (< 0.1 miZ) [.'Size 2 (0.1 to < 0.5 miZ) [.'Size 3 (0.5 to < 5 miZ) rSize 4 (>_ 5 miZ)
for Tidal Marsh Stream)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
18. Were regulatory considerations evaluated? rYes rNo If Yes, check all that appy to the assessment area.
r Section 10 water r Classified Trout Waters r Water Supply Watershed ( [-, I F, I I r I I I E-, IV PV)
r Essential Fish Habitat r Primary Nursery Area r High Quality Waters/Outstanding Resource Waters
r Publicly owned property r NCDWR riparian buffer rule in effect r Nutrient Sensitive Waters
r Anadromous fish r 303(d) List r CAMA Area of Environmental Concern (AEC)
r Documented presence of a federal and/or state listed protected species within the assessment area.
List species:
r Designated Critical Habitat (list species):
19. Are additional stream information/supplementary measurements included in "Notes/Sketch" section or attached? [",Yes [."No
1. Channel Water- assessment reach metric (skip for Size 1 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
A Water throughout assessment reach.
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 adversely affected by a flow restriction or fill to the
point of obstructing flow or a channel choked with aquatic macrophytes or ponded water or impounded on flood or ebb within
the assessment reach (examples: undersized or perched culverts, causeways that constrict the channel, tidal gates).
B
Not A
3. Feature
Pattern - assessment reach metric
A
A majority of the assessment reach has altered pattern (examples: straightening, modification above or below culvert).
B
Not A.
4. Feature
Longitudinal Profile -assessment reach metric
A
Majority of assessment reach has a substantially altered stream profile (examples: channel down -cutting, existing damming,
over widening, active aggradation, dredging, and excavation where appropriate channel profile has not reformed from any of
these disturbances).
�B
Not A
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])
rC
rC 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.
r A Discolored water in stream or intertidal zone (milky white, blue, unnatural water discoloration, oil sheen, stream foam)
r B Excessive sedimentation (burying of stream features or intertidal zone)
r C Noticeable evidence of pollutant discharges entering the assessment reach and causing a water quality problem
r D Odor (not including natural sulfide odors)
r E Current published or collected data indicating degraded water quality in the assessment reach. Cite source in the "Notes/Sketch"
section.
r F Livestock with access to stream or intertidal zone
r G Excessive algae in stream or intertidal zone
r H Degraded marsh vegetation in the intertidal zone (removal, burning, regular mowing, destruction, etc.)
r I Other: (explain in "Notes/Sketch" section)
r J Little to no stressors
8. Recent Weather —watershed metric
For Size 1 or 2 streams, D1 drought or higher is considered a drought, for Size 3 or 4 streams, D2 drought or higher is considered a
drought.
A Drought conditions and no rainfall or rainfall not exceeding 1 inch within the last 48 hours
'B Drought conditions and rainfall exceeding 1 inch within the last 48 hours
'C No drought conditions
9 Large or Dangerous Stream — assessment reach metric
'Yes �' No Is stream is too large or dangerous to assess? If Yes, skip to Metric 13 (Streamside Area Ground Surface Condition).
10. Natural In -stream Habitat Types —assessment reach metric
10a. 'Yes [�'No Degraded in -stream habitat over majority of the assessment reach (examples of stressors include excessive
sedimentation, mining, excavation, in -stream hardening [for example, rip -rap], recent dredging, and snagging)
(evaluate for size 4 Coastal Plain streams only, then skip to Metric 12)
10b. Check all that occur (occurs if > 5% coverage of assessment reach) (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams)
r A Multiple aquatic macrophytes and aquatic mosses . r F 5% oysters or other natural hard bottoms
(include liverworts, lichens, and algal mats) E r G Submerged aquatic vegetation
r B Multiple sticks and/or leaf packs and/or emergent o 2 � r H Low -tide refugia (pools)
vegetation N 0 r I Sand bottom
r C Multiple snags and logs (including lap trees) 2 `5 r J 5% vertical bank along the marsh
r D 5% undercut banks and/or root mats and/or roots 0 2 ❑ K Little or no habitat
in banks extend to the normal wetted perimeter
r E Little or no habitat
***********— ************ —REMAINING QUESTIONS ARE NOT APPLICABLE FOR TIDAL MARSH STREAMS************************--
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).
r A Riffle -run section (evaluate 11c)
r B Pool -glide section (evaluate 11d)
r C Natural bedform absent (skip to Metric 12, Aquatic Life)
11c. In riffles sections, check all that occur below the normal wetted perimeter of the assessment reach —whether or not submerged.
Check at least one box in each row (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain Streams and Tidal Marsh Streams). Not Present (NP) _
absent, Rare (R) = present but < 10%, 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
rl.
Bedrock/saprolite
Boulder (256-4096mm)
Cobble (64 — 256 mm)
Gravel (2 — 64 mm)
Sand (.062 — 2 mm)
Silt/clay (< 0.062 mm)
Detritus
Artificial (rip -rap, concrete, etc.)
11d. PYes r'No Are pools filled with sediment? (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
12. Aquatic Life — assessment reach metric (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
12a. MYes MNo 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. r'�'No Water r,Cther:
12b. Yes MNo 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.
r r Adult frogs
r r Aquatic reptiles
r r Aquatic macrophytes and aquatic mosses (include liverworts, lichens, and algal mats)
r r Beetles (including water pennies)
r r Caddisfly larvae (Trichoptera [T])
r r Asian clam (Corbicula)
r r Crustacean (isopod/amphipod/crayfish/shrimp)
r r Damselfly and dragonfly larvae
r r Dipterans (true flies)
r r Mayfly larvae (Ephemeroptera [E])
r r Megaloptera (alderfly, fishily, dobsonfly larvae)
r r Midges/mosquito larvae
r r Mosquito fish (Gambusia) or mud minnows (Umbra pygmaea)
r r Mussels/Clams (not Corbicula)

r r Other fish
r r Salamanders/tadpoles
r r Snails
r r Stonefly larvae (Plecoptera [P])
r r Tipulid larvae
r r Worms/leeches
13. Streamside Area Ground Surface Condition — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams and B valley types)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB). Consider storage capacity with regard to both overbank flow and
upland runoff.
LB RB
'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 include: ditches, fill,
soil, compaction, livestock disturbance, buildings, man-made levees, drainage pipes)
14. Streamside Area Water Storage — streamside area metric (skip for Size 1 streams, Tidal Marsh Streams, and B valley types)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB) of the streamside area.
LB RB
'A A 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 r'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)
r B Ponds (include wet detention basins, do not include sediment basins or dry detention basins)
r C Obstruction that passes some flow during low -flow periods within assessment area (beaver dam, bottom -release dam)
r D Evidence of bank seepage or sweating (iron oxidizing bacteria in water indicates seepage)
r E Stream bed or bank soil reduced (dig through deposited sediment if present)
r F None of the above
17. Baseflow Detractors — assessment area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all that apply.
r A Evidence of substantial water withdrawals from the assessment reach (includes areas excavated for pump installation)
r B Obstruction not passing flow during low flow periods affecting the assessment reach (ex: watertight dam, sediment deposit)
r C Urban stream (>_ 24% impervious surface for watershed)
r D Evidence that the stream -side area has been modified resulting in accelerated drainage into the assessment reach
r E Assessment reach relocated to valley edge
r 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)
r'B Degraded (example: scattered trees)
C Stream shading is gone or largely absent
19. Buffer Width — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider "vegetated buffer" and "wooded buffer" separately for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB) starting at the top
of bank out to the first break.
Vegetated Wooded
LB RB LB RB
'A'A'A A >_ 100-feet wide or extends to the edge of the watershed
'B B'B B From 50 to < 100-feet wide
'C C'C C From 30 to < 50-feet wide
�'D I,'D MD �'D From 10 to < 30-feet wide
�'E I,'E r'E r'�'E <10-feet wide or no trees
20. Buffer Structure — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB) for Metric 19 ("Vegetated" Buffer Width).
LB RB
'A'A Mature forest
'B'B Non -mature woody vegetation or modified vegetation structure
'C'C Herbaceous vegetation with or without a strip of trees < 10 feet wide
'D'D Maintained shrubs
'E'E Little or no vegetation
21. Buffer Stressors — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all appropriate boxes for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB). Indicate if listed stressor abuts stream (Abuts), does not abut but
is within 30 feet of stream (< 30 feet), or is between 30 to 50 feet of stream (30-50 feet).
If none of the following stressors occurs on either bank, check here and skip to Metric 22: r
Abuts < 30 feet 30-50 feet
LB RB LB RB LB RB
'A A A A A Row crops
'B B B B B B Maintained turf'C C C C'C'C Pasture (no livestock)/commercial horticulture
'D D D D D D Pasture (active livestock use)

22. Stem Density — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB) for Metric 19 ("Wooded" Buffer Width).
LB RB
r'A r'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
r'A r'A The total length of buffer breaks is < 25 percent.
B B The total length of buffer breaks is between 25 and 50 percent.
C C The total length of buffer breaks is > 50 percent.
24. Vegetative Composition — First 100 feet of streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Evaluate the dominant vegetation within 100 feet of each bank or to the edge of the watershed (whichever comes first) as it contributes
to assessment reach habitat.
LB RB
A A Vegetation is close to undisturbed in species present and their proportions. Lower strata composed of native
species, with non-native invasive species absent or sparse.
r'B r'B Vegetation indicates disturbance in terms of species diversity or proportions, but is still largely composed of native
species. This may include communities of weedy native species that develop after clear -cutting or clearing or
communities with non-native invasive species present, but not dominant, over a large portion of the expected strata or
communities missing understory but retaining canopy trees.
'C'C Vegetation is severely disturbed in terms of species diversity or proportions. Mature canopy is absent or communities
with non-native invasive species dominant over a large portion of expected strata or communities composed of planted
stands of non -characteristic species or communities inappropriately composed of a single species or no vegetation.
25. Conductivity— assessment reach metric (skip for all Coastal Plain streams)
25a. Yes r'No Was a conductivity measurement recorded?
If No, select one of the following reasons. r'�'No Water r'Other: did not have YSI sensor
25b. Check the box corresponding to the conductivity measurement (units of microsiemens per centimeter).
r7A <46 r'�' B 46 to < 67 r7C 67 to < 79 17 D 79 to < 230 r'�' E > 230
Notes/Sketch:

NC SAM Stream Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 2.1
Stream Site Name Swiftie Mitigation Project - S300-upper Date of Evaluation 9-15-2022
Stream Category la1 Assessor Name/Organization Daniel Ingram
Notes of Field Assessment Form (Y/N) NO
Presence of regulatory considerations (Y/N) NO
Additional stream information/supplementary measurements included (Y/N) NO
NC SAM feature type (perennial, intermittent, Tidal Marsh Stream) Intermittent
Function Class Rating Summary
USACE/
All Streams
NCDWR
Intermittent
(1) Hydrology
(2) Baseflow
(2) Flood Flow
(3) Streamside Area Attenuation
(4) Floodplain Access
(4) Wooded Riparian Buffer
(4) Microtopography
(3) Stream Stability
(4) Channel Stability
(4) Sediment Transport
(4) Stream Geomorphology
(2) Stream/Intertidal Zone Interaction
(2) Longitudinal Tidal Flow
(2) Tidal Marsh Stream Stability
(3) Tidal Marsh Channel Stability
(3) Tidal Marsh Stream Geomorphology
LOW
HIGH
LOW
MEDIUM
MEDIUM
MEDIUM
LOW
LOW
MEDIUM
LOW
LOW
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
LOW
HIGH
LOW
MEDIUM
MEDIUM
MEDIUM
LOW
LOW
MEDIUM
LOW
LOW
NA
NA
NA
NA
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
HIGH
HIGH
MEDIUM
MEDIUM
MEDIUM
NO
NA
NA
HIGH
HIGH
MEDIUM
MEDIUM
MEDIUM
NO
NA
NA
(1) Habitat
(2) In -stream Habitat
(3) Baseflow
LOW
LOW
HIGH
LOW
LOW
HIGH

user ivianuai version z. i
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 any supplementary
measurements were performed. See the NC SAM User Manual for examples of additional measurements that may be relevant.
NOTE EVIDENCE OF STRESSORS AFFECTING THE ASSESSMENT AREA (do not need to be within the assessment area).
PROJECT / SITE INFORMATION:
1. Project name (if any): Swiftie Mitigation Project - S300-lower 2. Date of evaluation: 9-15-2022
3. Applicant/owner name: Water & Land Solutions 4. Assessor name/organization: Daniel Ingram
5. County: Edgecombe 6. Nearest named water body
7. River Basin: White Oak on USGS 7.5-minute quad: Swift Creek
8. Site coordinates (decimal degrees, at lower end of assessment reach): 35.994990°,-77.603146`
STREAM INFORMATION: (depth and width can be approximations)
9. Site number (show on attached map): S300-lower 10. Length of assessment reach evaluated (feet): 300
11. Channel depth from bed (in riffle, if present) to top of bank (feet): 3.5 r Unable to assess channel depth.
12. Channel width at top of bank (feet): 12 13. Is assessment reach a swamp stream? r'Yes r.No
14. Feature type: r'Perennial flow r'�' Intermittent flow r.Tidal Marsh Stream
STREAM RATING INFORMATION:
15. NC SAM Zone: r,'Mountains (M) [.'Piedmont (P) r'Inner Coastal Plain (1) rOuter Coastal Plain (0)
16. Estimated geomorphic \ /
valley shape (skip for r'a
Tidal Marsh Stream): (more sinuous stream, flatter valley slope) (less sinuous stream, steeper valley slope)
17. Watershed size: (skip 'Size 1 (< 0.1 miZ) r'Size 2 (0.1 to < 0.5 miZ) [.'Size 3 (0.5 to < 5 miZ) rSize 4 (>_ 5 miZ)
for Tidal Marsh Stream)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
18. Were regulatory considerations evaluated? rYes rNo If Yes, check all that appy to the assessment area.
r Section 10 water r Classified Trout Waters r Water Supply Watershed ( [-, I F, I I r I I I E-, IV PV)
r Essential Fish Habitat r Primary Nursery Area r High Quality Waters/Outstanding Resource Waters
r Publicly owned property r NCDWR riparian buffer rule in effect r Nutrient Sensitive Waters
r Anadromous fish r 303(d) List r CAMA Area of Environmental Concern (AEC)
r Documented presence of a federal and/or state listed protected species within the assessment area.
List species:
r Designated Critical Habitat (list species):
19. Are additional stream information/supplementary measurements included in "Notes/Sketch" section or attached? [",Yes [."No
1. Channel Water- assessment reach metric (skip for Size 1 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
A Water throughout assessment reach.
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 adversely affected by a flow restriction or fill to the
point of obstructing flow or a channel choked with aquatic macrophytes or ponded water or impounded on flood or ebb within
the assessment reach (examples: undersized or perched culverts, causeways that constrict the channel, tidal gates).
B
Not A
3. Feature
Pattern - assessment reach metric
A
A majority of the assessment reach has altered pattern (examples: straightening, modification above or below culvert).
B
Not A.
4. Feature
Longitudinal Profile -assessment reach metric
A
Majority of assessment reach has a substantially altered stream profile (examples: channel down -cutting, existing damming,
over widening, active aggradation, dredging, and excavation where appropriate channel profile has not reformed from any of
these disturbances).
B
Not A
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])
rC
rC 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.
r A Discolored water in stream or intertidal zone (milky white, blue, unnatural water discoloration, oil sheen, stream foam)
r B Excessive sedimentation (burying of stream features or intertidal zone)
r C Noticeable evidence of pollutant discharges entering the assessment reach and causing a water quality problem
r D Odor (not including natural sulfide odors)
r E Current published or collected data indicating degraded water quality in the assessment reach. Cite source in the "Notes/Sketch"
section.
r F Livestock with access to stream or intertidal zone
r G Excessive algae in stream or intertidal zone
r H Degraded marsh vegetation in the intertidal zone (removal, burning, regular mowing, destruction, etc.)
r I Other: (explain in "Notes/Sketch" section)
r J Little to no stressors
8. Recent Weather —watershed metric
For Size 1 or 2 streams, D1 drought or higher is considered a drought, for Size 3 or 4 streams, D2 drought or higher is considered a
drought.
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. rYes [.�'No Degraded in -stream habitat over majority of the assessment reach (examples of stressors include excessive
sedimentation, mining, excavation, in -stream hardening [for example, rip -rap], recent dredging, and snagging)
(evaluate for size 4 Coastal Plain streams only, then skip to Metric 12)
10b. Check all that occur (occurs if > 5% coverage of assessment reach) (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams)
r A Multiple aquatic macrophytes and aquatic mosses . r F 5% oysters or other natural hard bottoms
(include liverworts, lichens, and algal mats) E r G Submerged aquatic vegetation
r B Multiple sticks and/or leaf packs and/or emergent o 2 � r H Low -tide refugia (pools)
vegetation N 0 r I Sand bottom
r C Multiple snags and logs (including lap trees) 2 `5 r J 5% vertical bank along the marsh
r D 5% undercut banks and/or root mats and/or roots 0 2 ❑ K Little or no habitat
in banks extend to the normal wetted perimeter
r E Little or no habitat
***********— ************ —REMAINING QUESTIONS ARE NOT APPLICABLE FOR TIDAL MARSH STREAMS************************--
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).
r A Riffle -run section (evaluate 11c)
r B Pool -glide section (evaluate 11d)
r C Natural bedform absent (skip to Metric 12, Aquatic Life)
11c. In riffles sections, check all that occur below the normal wetted perimeter of the assessment reach —whether or not submerged.
Check at least one box in each row (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain Streams and Tidal Marsh Streams). Not Present (NP) _
absent, Rare (R) = present but < 10%, 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 (256-4096mm)
Cobble (64 — 256 mm)
Gravel (2 — 64 mm)
Sand (.062 — 2 mm)
Silt/clay (< 0.062 mm)
Detritus
Artificial (rip -rap, concrete, etc.)
11d. PYes �'No Are pools filled with sediment? (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
12. Aquatic Life — assessment reach metric (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
12a. rYes MNo 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. r'�'No Water r,Cther:
12b. rYes MNo 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.
r r Adult frogs
r r Aquatic reptiles
r r Aquatic macrophytes and aquatic mosses (include liverworts, lichens, and algal mats)
r r Beetles (including water pennies)
r r Caddisfly larvae (Trichoptera [T])
r r Asian clam (Corbicula)
r r Crustacean (isopod/amphipod/crayfish/shrimp)
r r Damselfly and dragonfly larvae
r r Dipterans (true flies)
r r Mayfly larvae (Ephemeroptera [E])
r r Megaloptera (alderfly, fishily, dobsonfly larvae)
r r Midges/mosquito larvae
r r Mosquito fish (Gambusia) or mud minnows (Umbra pygmaea)
r r Mussels/Clams (not Corbicula)

r r Other fish
r r Salamanders/tadpoles
r r Snails
r r Stonefly larvae (Plecoptera [P])
r r Tipulid larvae
r r Worms/leeches
13. Streamside Area Ground Surface Condition — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams and B valley types)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB). Consider storage capacity with regard to both overbank flow and
upland runoff.
LB RB
'A r.]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 include: ditches, fill,
soil, compaction, livestock disturbance, buildings, man-made levees, drainage pipes)
14. Streamside Area Water Storage — streamside area metric (skip for Size 1 streams, Tidal Marsh Streams, and B valley types)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB) of the streamside area.
LB RB
'A r]A Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water >_ 6 inches deep
'B r.]B Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water 3 to 6 inches deep
C r.0 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?
NN
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)
r B Ponds (include wet detention basins, do not include sediment basins or dry detention basins)
r C Obstruction that passes some flow during low -flow periods within assessment area (beaver dam, bottom -release dam)
r D Evidence of bank seepage or sweating (iron oxidizing bacteria in water indicates seepage)
r E Stream bed or bank soil reduced (dig through deposited sediment if present)
r F None of the above
17. Baseflow Detractors — assessment area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all that apply.
r A Evidence of substantial water withdrawals from the assessment reach (includes areas excavated for pump installation)
r B Obstruction not passing flow during low flow periods affecting the assessment reach (ex: watertight dam, sediment deposit)
r C Urban stream (>_ 24% impervious surface for watershed)
r D Evidence that the stream -side area has been modified resulting in accelerated drainage into the assessment reach
r E Assessment reach relocated to valley edge
r F None of the above
18. Shading — assessment reach metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider aspect. Consider "leaf -on" condition.
r'A Stream shading is appropriate for stream category (may include gaps associated with natural processes)
B Degraded (example: scattered trees)
C Stream shading is gone or largely absent
19. Buffer Width — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider "vegetated buffer" and "wooded buffer" separately for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB) starting at the top
of bank out to the first break.
Vegetated Wooded
LB RB LB RB
'A'A'A [..'A >_ 100-feet wide or extends to the edge of the watershed
'B B'B B From 50 to < 100-feet wide
'C C'C C From 30 to < 50-feet wide
'D D'D D From 10 to < 30-feet wide
'E E'E E <10-feet wide or no trees
20. Buffer Structure — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB) for Metric 19 ("Vegetated" Buffer Width).
LB RB
'A'A Mature forest
'B'B Non -mature woody vegetation or modified vegetation structure
'C'C Herbaceous vegetation with or without a strip of trees < 10 feet wide
'D'D Maintained shrubs
'E'E Little or no vegetation
21. Buffer Stressors — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all appropriate boxes for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB). Indicate if listed stressor abuts stream (Abuts), does not abut but
is within 30 feet of stream (< 30 feet), or is between 30 to 50 feet of stream (30-50 feet).
If none of the following stressors occurs on either bank, check here and skip to Metric 22: r
Abuts < 30 feet 30-50 feet
LB RB LB RB LB RB
1—�A 1—�A r1A r.A r�'A [�'A Row crops
'B B B B r�'B B Maintained turf
'C C C C r�'C C Pasture (no livestock)/commercial horticulture
'D D D D rl.D D Pasture (active livestock use)

22. Stem Density — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB) for Metric 19 ("Wooded" Buffer Width).
LB RB
r'A r'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
r'A r'A The total length of buffer breaks is < 25 percent.
B B The total length of buffer breaks is between 25 and 50 percent.
C C The total length of buffer breaks is > 50 percent.
24. Vegetative Composition — First 100 feet of streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Evaluate the dominant vegetation within 100 feet of each bank or to the edge of the watershed (whichever comes first) as it contributes
to assessment reach habitat.
LB RB
A A Vegetation is close to undisturbed in species present and their proportions. Lower strata composed of native
species, with non-native invasive species absent or sparse.
r'B r'B Vegetation indicates disturbance in terms of species diversity or proportions, but is still largely composed of native
species. This may include communities of weedy native species that develop after clear -cutting or clearing or
communities with non-native invasive species present, but not dominant, over a large portion of the expected strata or
communities missing understory but retaining canopy trees.
'C'C Vegetation is severely disturbed in terms of species diversity or proportions. Mature canopy is absent or communities
with non-native invasive species dominant over a large portion of expected strata or communities composed of planted
stands of non -characteristic species or communities inappropriately composed of a single species or no vegetation.
25. Conductivity— assessment reach metric (skip for all Coastal Plain streams)
25a. Yes r'No Was a conductivity measurement recorded?
If No, select one of the following reasons. r'�'No Water r'Other: did not have YSI sensor
25b. Check the box corresponding to the conductivity measurement (units of microsiemens per centimeter).
r7A <46 r'�' B 46 to < 67 r7C 67 to < 79 17 D 79 to < 230 r'�' E > 230
Notes/Sketch:

NC SAM Stream Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 2.1
Stream Site Name Swiftie Mitigation Project - S300-lower
Stream Category la2
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)
Date of Evaluation 9-15-2022
Assessor Name/Organization Daniel Ingram
NO
NO
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 MEDIUM
(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 NA
(2) Intertidal Zone Filtration NA
(1) Habitat HIGH
(2) In -stream Habitat HIGH
(3) Baseflow HIGH

user ivianuai version z. i
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 any supplementary
measurements were performed. See the NC SAM User Manual for examples of additional measurements that may be relevant.
NOTE EVIDENCE OF STRESSORS AFFECTING THE ASSESSMENT AREA (do not need to be within the assessment area).
PROJECT / SITE INFORMATION:
1. Project name (if any): Swiftie Mitigation Project - S500 2. Date of evaluation: 9-15-2022
3. Applicant/owner name: Water & Land Solutions 4. Assessor name/organization: Daniel Ingram
5. County: Edgecombe 6. Nearest named water body
7. River Basin: White Oak on USGS 7.5-minute quad: Swift Creek
8. Site coordinates (decimal degrees, at lower end of assessment reach): 35.995367°,-77.606366`
STREAM INFORMATION: (depth and width can be approximations)
9. Site number (show on attached map): S500 10. Length of assessment reach evaluated (feet): 300
11. Channel depth from bed (in riffle, if present) to top of bank (feet): 1.5 r Unable to assess channel depth.
12. Channel width at top of bank (feet): 10 13. Is assessment reach a swamp stream? r'Yes r.No
14. Feature type: r'Perennial flow r'�' Intermittent flow r.Tidal Marsh Stream
STREAM RATING INFORMATION:
15. NC SAM Zone: r,'Mountains (M) [.'Piedmont (P) r'Inner Coastal Plain (1) rOuter Coastal Plain (0)
16. Estimated geomorphic \ /
valley shape (skip for r'a
Tidal Marsh Stream): (more sinuous stream, flatter valley slope) (less sinuous stream, steeper valley slope)
17. Watershed size: (skip 'Size 1 (< 0.1 miZ) r'Size 2 (0.1 to < 0.5 miZ) [.'Size 3 (0.5 to < 5 miZ) rSize 4 (>_ 5 miZ)
for Tidal Marsh Stream)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
18. Were regulatory considerations evaluated? rYes rNo If Yes, check all that appy to the assessment area.
r Section 10 water r Classified Trout Waters r Water Supply Watershed ( [-, I F, I I r I I I E-, IV PV)
r Essential Fish Habitat r Primary Nursery Area r High Quality Waters/Outstanding Resource Waters
r Publicly owned property r NCDWR riparian buffer rule in effect r Nutrient Sensitive Waters
r Anadromous fish r 303(d) List r CAMA Area of Environmental Concern (AEC)
r Documented presence of a federal and/or state listed protected species within the assessment area.
List species:
r Designated Critical Habitat (list species):
19. Are additional stream information/supplementary measurements included in "Notes/Sketch" section or attached? [",Yes [."No
1. Channel Water- assessment reach metric (skip for Size 1 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
A Water throughout assessment reach.
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 adversely affected by a flow restriction or fill to the
point of obstructing flow or a channel choked with aquatic macrophytes or ponded water or impounded on flood or ebb within
the assessment reach (examples: undersized or perched culverts, causeways that constrict the channel, tidal gates).
B
Not A
3. Feature
Pattern - assessment reach metric
A
A majority of the assessment reach has altered pattern (examples: straightening, modification above or below culvert).
B
Not A.
4. Feature
Longitudinal Profile -assessment reach metric
A
Majority of assessment reach has a substantially altered stream profile (examples: channel down -cutting, existing damming,
over widening, active aggradation, dredging, and excavation where appropriate channel profile has not reformed from any of
these disturbances).
B
Not A
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])
rC
rC 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.
r A Discolored water in stream or intertidal zone (milky white, blue, unnatural water discoloration, oil sheen, stream foam)
r B Excessive sedimentation (burying of stream features or intertidal zone)
r C Noticeable evidence of pollutant discharges entering the assessment reach and causing a water quality problem
r D Odor (not including natural sulfide odors)
r E Current published or collected data indicating degraded water quality in the assessment reach. Cite source in the "Notes/Sketch"
section.
r F Livestock with access to stream or intertidal zone
r G Excessive algae in stream or intertidal zone
r H Degraded marsh vegetation in the intertidal zone (removal, burning, regular mowing, destruction, etc.)
r I Other: (explain in "Notes/Sketch" section)
r J Little to no stressors
8. Recent Weather —watershed metric
For Size 1 or 2 streams, D1 drought or higher is considered a drought, for Size 3 or 4 streams, D2 drought or higher is considered a
drought.
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. rYes [.�'No Degraded in -stream habitat over majority of the assessment reach (examples of stressors include excessive
sedimentation, mining, excavation, in -stream hardening [for example, rip -rap], recent dredging, and snagging)
(evaluate for size 4 Coastal Plain streams only, then skip to Metric 12)
10b. Check all that occur (occurs if > 5% coverage of assessment reach) (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams)
r A Multiple aquatic macrophytes and aquatic mosses . r F 5% oysters or other natural hard bottoms
(include liverworts, lichens, and algal mats) E r G Submerged aquatic vegetation
r B Multiple sticks and/or leaf packs and/or emergent o 2 � r H Low -tide refugia (pools)
vegetation N 0 r I Sand bottom
r C Multiple snags and logs (including lap trees) 2 `5 r J 5% vertical bank along the marsh
r D 5% undercut banks and/or root mats and/or roots 0 2 ❑ K Little or no habitat
in banks extend to the normal wetted perimeter
r E Little or no habitat
***********— ************ —REMAINING QUESTIONS ARE NOT APPLICABLE FOR TIDAL MARSH STREAMS************************--
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).
r A Riffle -run section (evaluate 11c)
r B Pool -glide section (evaluate 11d)
r C Natural bedform absent (skip to Metric 12, Aquatic Life)
11c. In riffles sections, check all that occur below the normal wetted perimeter of the assessment reach —whether or not submerged.
Check at least one box in each row (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain Streams and Tidal Marsh Streams). Not Present (NP) _
absent, Rare (R) = present but < 10%, 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 (256-4096mm)
Cobble (64 — 256 mm)
Gravel (2 — 64 mm)
Sand (.062 — 2 mm)
Silt/clay (< 0.062 mm)
Detritus
Artificial (rip -rap, concrete, etc.)
11d. PYes �'No Are pools filled with sediment? (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
12. Aquatic Life — assessment reach metric (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
12a. rYes MNo 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. r'�'No Water r,Cther:
12b. rYes MNo 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.
r r Adult frogs
r r Aquatic reptiles
r r Aquatic macrophytes and aquatic mosses (include liverworts, lichens, and algal mats)
r r Beetles (including water pennies)
r r Caddisfly larvae (Trichoptera [T])
r r Asian clam (Corbicula)
r r Crustacean (isopod/amphipod/crayfish/shrimp)
r r Damselfly and dragonfly larvae
r r Dipterans (true flies)
r r Mayfly larvae (Ephemeroptera [E])
r r Megaloptera (alderfly, fishily, dobsonfly larvae)
r r Midges/mosquito larvae
r r Mosquito fish (Gambusia) or mud minnows (Umbra pygmaea)
r r Mussels/Clams (not Corbicula)

r r Other fish
r r Salamanders/tadpoles
r r Snails
r r Stonefly larvae (Plecoptera [P])
r r Tipulid larvae
r r Worms/leeches
13. Streamside Area Ground Surface Condition — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams and B valley types)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB). Consider storage capacity with regard to both overbank flow and
upland runoff.
LB RB
'A r.]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 include: ditches, fill,
soil, compaction, livestock disturbance, buildings, man-made levees, drainage pipes)
14. Streamside Area Water Storage — streamside area metric (skip for Size 1 streams, Tidal Marsh Streams, and B valley types)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB) of the streamside area.
LB RB
'A r.]A Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water >_ 6 inches deep
'B r]B Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water 3 to 6 inches deep
C r.0 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?
NN
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)
r B Ponds (include wet detention basins, do not include sediment basins or dry detention basins)
r C Obstruction that passes some flow during low -flow periods within assessment area (beaver dam, bottom -release dam)
r D Evidence of bank seepage or sweating (iron oxidizing bacteria in water indicates seepage)
r E Stream bed or bank soil reduced (dig through deposited sediment if present)
r F None of the above
17. Baseflow Detractors — assessment area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all that apply.
r A Evidence of substantial water withdrawals from the assessment reach (includes areas excavated for pump installation)
r B Obstruction not passing flow during low flow periods affecting the assessment reach (ex: watertight dam, sediment deposit)
r C Urban stream (>_ 24% impervious surface for watershed)
r D Evidence that the stream -side area has been modified resulting in accelerated drainage into the assessment reach
r E Assessment reach relocated to valley edge
r F None of the above
18. Shading — assessment reach metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider aspect. Consider "leaf -on" condition.
r'A Stream shading is appropriate for stream category (may include gaps associated with natural processes)
B Degraded (example: scattered trees)
C Stream shading is gone or largely absent
19. Buffer Width — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider "vegetated buffer" and "wooded buffer" separately for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB) starting at the top
of bank out to the first break.
Vegetated Wooded
LB RB LB RB
'A'A'A [..'A >_ 100-feet wide or extends to the edge of the watershed
'B B'B B From 50 to < 100-feet wide
'C C'C C From 30 to < 50-feet wide
'D D'D D From 10 to < 30-feet wide
'E E'E E <10-feet wide or no trees
20. Buffer Structure — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB) for Metric 19 ("Vegetated" Buffer Width).
LB RB
�'A MA Mature forest
'B'B Non -mature woody vegetation or modified vegetation structure
'C'C Herbaceous vegetation with or without a strip of trees < 10 feet wide
'D'D Maintained shrubs
'E'E Little or no vegetation
21. Buffer Stressors — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all appropriate boxes for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB). Indicate if listed stressor abuts stream (Abuts), does not abut but
is within 30 feet of stream (< 30 feet), or is between 30 to 50 feet of stream (30-50 feet).
If none of the following stressors occurs on either bank, check here and skip to Metric 22: r
Abuts < 30 feet 30-50 feet
LB RB LB RB LB RB
1—�A 1—�A r1A r.A r�'A [�'A Row crops
'B B B B r�'B B Maintained turf
'C C C C r�'C C Pasture (no livestock)/commercial horticulture
'D D D D rl.D D Pasture (active livestock use)

22. Stem Density — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB) for Metric 19 ("Wooded" Buffer Width).
LB RB
r'A r'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
r'A r'A The total length of buffer breaks is < 25 percent.
B B The total length of buffer breaks is between 25 and 50 percent.
C C The total length of buffer breaks is > 50 percent.
24. Vegetative Composition — First 100 feet of streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Evaluate the dominant vegetation within 100 feet of each bank or to the edge of the watershed (whichever comes first) as it contributes
to assessment reach habitat.
LB RB
r'A A Vegetation is close to undisturbed in species present and their proportions. Lower strata composed of native
species, with non-native invasive species absent or sparse.
'B'B Vegetation indicates disturbance in terms of species diversity or proportions, but is still largely composed of native
species. This may include communities of weedy native species that develop after clear -cutting or clearing or
communities with non-native invasive species present, but not dominant, over a large portion of the expected strata or
communities missing understory but retaining canopy trees.
'C'C Vegetation is severely disturbed in terms of species diversity or proportions. Mature canopy is absent or communities
with non-native invasive species dominant over a large portion of expected strata or communities composed of planted
stands of non -characteristic species or communities inappropriately composed of a single species or no vegetation.
25. Conductivity— assessment reach metric (skip for all Coastal Plain streams)
25a. Yes r'No Was a conductivity measurement recorded?
If No, select one of the following reasons. r'�'No Water r'Other: did not have YSI sensor
25b. Check the box corresponding to the conductivity measurement (units of microsiemens per centimeter).
r7A <46 r'�' B 46 to < 67 r7C 67 to < 79 17 D 79 to < 230 r'�' E > 230
Notes/Sketch:

NC SAM Stream Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 2.1
Stream Site Name Swiftie Mitigation Project - S500
Stream Category la2
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)
Date of Evaluation 9-15-2022
Assessor Name/Organization Daniel Ingram
NO
NO
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 HIGH
(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 NA
(2) Intertidal Zone Filtration NA
(1) Habitat HIGH
(2) In -stream Habitat HIGH
(3) Baseflow HIGH

user ivianuai version z. i
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 any supplementary
measurements were performed. See the NC SAM User Manual for examples of additional measurements that may be relevant.
NOTE EVIDENCE OF STRESSORS AFFECTING THE ASSESSMENT AREA (do not need to be within the assessment area).
PROJECT / SITE INFORMATION:
1. Project name (if any): Swiftie Mitigation Project - S600 2. Date of evaluation: 9-15-2022
3. Applicant/owner name: Water & Land Solutions 4. Assessor name/organization: Daniel Ingram
5. County: Edgecombe 6. Nearest named water body
7. River Basin: White Oak on USGS 7.5-minute quad: Swift Creek
8. Site coordinates (decimal degrees, at lower end of assessment reach): 35.991081 °,-77.610516`
STREAM INFORMATION: (depth and width can be approximations)
9. Site number (show on attached map): S600 10. Length of assessment reach evaluated (feet): 300
11. Channel depth from bed (in riffle, if present) to top of bank (feet): 1.5 r Unable to assess channel depth.
12. Channel width at top of bank (feet): 10 13. Is assessment reach a swamp stream? r'Yes r.No
14. Feature type: r'Perennial flow r'�' Intermittent flow r.Tidal Marsh Stream
STREAM RATING INFORMATION:
15. NC SAM Zone: r,'Mountains (M) [.'Piedmont (P) r'Inner Coastal Plain (1) rOuter Coastal Plain (0)
16. Estimated geomorphic \ /
valley shape (skip for r'a
Tidal Marsh Stream): (more sinuous stream, flatter valley slope) (less sinuous stream, steeper valley slope)
17. Watershed size: (skip 'Size 1 (< 0.1 miZ) [.'Size 2 (0.1 to < 0.5 miZ) r'Size 3 (0.5 to < 5 miZ) rSize 4 (>_ 5 miZ)
for Tidal Marsh Stream)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
18. Were regulatory considerations evaluated? rYes rNo If Yes, check all that appy to the assessment area.
r Section 10 water r Classified Trout Waters r Water Supply Watershed ( [-, I F, I I r I I I E-, IV PV)
r Essential Fish Habitat r Primary Nursery Area r High Quality Waters/Outstanding Resource Waters
r Publicly owned property r NCDWR riparian buffer rule in effect r Nutrient Sensitive Waters
r Anadromous fish r 303(d) List r CAMA Area of Environmental Concern (AEC)
r Documented presence of a federal and/or state listed protected species within the assessment area.
List species:
r Designated Critical Habitat (list species):
19. Are additional stream information/supplementary measurements included in "Notes/Sketch" section or attached? [",Yes [."No
1. Channel Water- assessment reach metric (skip for Size 1 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
A Water throughout assessment reach.
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 adversely affected by a flow restriction or fill to the
point of obstructing flow or a channel choked with aquatic macrophytes or ponded water or impounded on flood or ebb within
the assessment reach (examples: undersized or perched culverts, causeways that constrict the channel, tidal gates).
B
Not A
3. Feature
Pattern - assessment reach metric
A
A majority of the assessment reach has altered pattern (examples: straightening, modification above or below culvert).
B
Not A.
4. Feature
Longitudinal Profile -assessment reach metric
A
Majority of assessment reach has a substantially altered stream profile (examples: channel down -cutting, existing damming,
over widening, active aggradation, dredging, and excavation where appropriate channel profile has not reformed from any of
these disturbances).
B
Not A
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])
rC
rC 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.
r A Discolored water in stream or intertidal zone (milky white, blue, unnatural water discoloration, oil sheen, stream foam)
r B Excessive sedimentation (burying of stream features or intertidal zone)
r C Noticeable evidence of pollutant discharges entering the assessment reach and causing a water quality problem
r D Odor (not including natural sulfide odors)
r E Current published or collected data indicating degraded water quality in the assessment reach. Cite source in the "Notes/Sketch"
section.
r F Livestock with access to stream or intertidal zone
r G Excessive algae in stream or intertidal zone
r H Degraded marsh vegetation in the intertidal zone (removal, burning, regular mowing, destruction, etc.)
r I Other: (explain in "Notes/Sketch" section)
r J Little to no stressors
8. Recent Weather —watershed metric
For Size 1 or 2 streams, D1 drought or higher is considered a drought, for Size 3 or 4 streams, D2 drought or higher is considered a
drought.
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. rYes [.�'No Degraded in -stream habitat over majority of the assessment reach (examples of stressors include excessive
sedimentation, mining, excavation, in -stream hardening [for example, rip -rap], recent dredging, and snagging)
(evaluate for size 4 Coastal Plain streams only, then skip to Metric 12)
10b. Check all that occur (occurs if > 5% coverage of assessment reach) (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams)
r A Multiple aquatic macrophytes and aquatic mosses . r F 5% oysters or other natural hard bottoms
(include liverworts, lichens, and algal mats) E r G Submerged aquatic vegetation
r B Multiple sticks and/or leaf packs and/or emergent o 2 � r H Low -tide refugia (pools)
vegetation N 0 r I Sand bottom
r C Multiple snags and logs (including lap trees) 2 `5 r J 5% vertical bank along the marsh
r D 5% undercut banks and/or root mats and/or roots 0 2 ❑ K Little or no habitat
in banks extend to the normal wetted perimeter
r E Little or no habitat
***********— ************ —REMAINING QUESTIONS ARE NOT APPLICABLE FOR TIDAL MARSH STREAMS************************--
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).
r A Riffle -run section (evaluate 11c)
r B Pool -glide section (evaluate 11d)
r C Natural bedform absent (skip to Metric 12, Aquatic Life)
11c. In riffles sections, check all that occur below the normal wetted perimeter of the assessment reach —whether or not submerged.
Check at least one box in each row (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain Streams and Tidal Marsh Streams). Not Present (NP) _
absent, Rare (R) = present but < 10%, 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 (256-4096mm)
Cobble (64 — 256 mm)
Gravel (2 — 64 mm)
Sand (.062 — 2 mm)
Silt/clay (< 0.062 mm)
Detritus
Artificial (rip -rap, concrete, etc.)
11d. PYes r'No Are pools filled with sediment? (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
12. Aquatic Life — assessment reach metric (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
12a. MYes MNo 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. r'�'No Water r,Cther:
12b. Yes MNo 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.
r r Adult frogs
r r Aquatic reptiles
r r Aquatic macrophytes and aquatic mosses (include liverworts, lichens, and algal mats)
r r Beetles (including water pennies)
r r Caddisfly larvae (Trichoptera [T])
r r Asian clam (Corbicula)
r r Crustacean (isopod/amphipod/crayfish/shrimp)
r r Damselfly and dragonfly larvae
r r Dipterans (true flies)
r r Mayfly larvae (Ephemeroptera [E])
r r Megaloptera (alderfly, fishily, dobsonfly larvae)
r r Midges/mosquito larvae
r r Mosquito fish (Gambusia) or mud minnows (Umbra pygmaea)
r r Mussels/Clams (not Corbicula)

r r Other fish
r r Salamanders/tadpoles
r r Snails
r r Stonefly larvae (Plecoptera [P])
r r Tipulid larvae
r r Worms/leeches
13. Streamside Area Ground Surface Condition — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams and B valley types)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB). Consider storage capacity with regard to both overbank flow and
upland runoff.
LB RB
'A r.]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 include: ditches, fill,
soil, compaction, livestock disturbance, buildings, man-made levees, drainage pipes)
14. Streamside Area Water Storage — streamside area metric (skip for Size 1 streams, Tidal Marsh Streams, and B valley types)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB) of the streamside area.
LB RB
'A r.]A Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water >_ 6 inches deep
'B r]B Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water 3 to 6 inches deep
C r.0 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?
NN
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)
r B Ponds (include wet detention basins, do not include sediment basins or dry detention basins)
r C Obstruction that passes some flow during low -flow periods within assessment area (beaver dam, bottom -release dam)
r D Evidence of bank seepage or sweating (iron oxidizing bacteria in water indicates seepage)
r E Stream bed or bank soil reduced (dig through deposited sediment if present)
r F None of the above
17. Baseflow Detractors — assessment area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all that apply.
r A Evidence of substantial water withdrawals from the assessment reach (includes areas excavated for pump installation)
r B Obstruction not passing flow during low flow periods affecting the assessment reach (ex: watertight dam, sediment deposit)
r C Urban stream (>_ 24% impervious surface for watershed)
r D Evidence that the stream -side area has been modified resulting in accelerated drainage into the assessment reach
r E Assessment reach relocated to valley edge
r F None of the above
18. Shading — assessment reach metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider aspect. Consider "leaf -on" condition.
r'A Stream shading is appropriate for stream category (may include gaps associated with natural processes)
B Degraded (example: scattered trees)
C Stream shading is gone or largely absent
19. Buffer Width — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider "vegetated buffer" and "wooded buffer" separately for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB) starting at the top
of bank out to the first break.
Vegetated Wooded
LB RB LB RB
'A'A'A [..'A >_ 100-feet wide or extends to the edge of the watershed
'B B'B B From 50 to < 100-feet wide
'C C'C C From 30 to < 50-feet wide
'D D'D D From 10 to < 30-feet wide
'E E'E E <10-feet wide or no trees
20. Buffer Structure — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB) for Metric 19 ("Vegetated" Buffer Width).
LB RB
�'A MA Mature forest
'B'B Non -mature woody vegetation or modified vegetation structure
'C'C Herbaceous vegetation with or without a strip of trees < 10 feet wide
'D'D Maintained shrubs
'E'E Little or no vegetation
21. Buffer Stressors — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all appropriate boxes for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB). Indicate if listed stressor abuts stream (Abuts), does not abut but
is within 30 feet of stream (< 30 feet), or is between 30 to 50 feet of stream (30-50 feet).
If none of the following stressors occurs on either bank, check here and skip to Metric 22: r
Abuts < 30 feet 30-50 feet
LB RB LB RB LB RB
1—�A 1—�A r1A r.A r�'A [�'A Row crops
'B B B B r�'B B Maintained turf
'C C C C r�'C C Pasture (no livestock)/commercial horticulture
'D D D D rl.D D Pasture (active livestock use)

22. Stem Density — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB) for Metric 19 ("Wooded" Buffer Width).
LB RB
r'A r'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
r'A r'A The total length of buffer breaks is < 25 percent.
B B The total length of buffer breaks is between 25 and 50 percent.
C C The total length of buffer breaks is > 50 percent.
24. Vegetative Composition — First 100 feet of streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Evaluate the dominant vegetation within 100 feet of each bank or to the edge of the watershed (whichever comes first) as it contributes
to assessment reach habitat.
LB RB
r'A A Vegetation is close to undisturbed in species present and their proportions. Lower strata composed of native
species, with non-native invasive species absent or sparse.
'B'B Vegetation indicates disturbance in terms of species diversity or proportions, but is still largely composed of native
species. This may include communities of weedy native species that develop after clear -cutting or clearing or
communities with non-native invasive species present, but not dominant, over a large portion of the expected strata or
communities missing understory but retaining canopy trees.
'C'C Vegetation is severely disturbed in terms of species diversity or proportions. Mature canopy is absent or communities
with non-native invasive species dominant over a large portion of expected strata or communities composed of planted
stands of non -characteristic species or communities inappropriately composed of a single species or no vegetation.
25. Conductivity— assessment reach metric (skip for all Coastal Plain streams)
25a. Yes r'No Was a conductivity measurement recorded?
If No, select one of the following reasons. r'�'No Water r'Other: did not have YSI sensor
25b. Check the box corresponding to the conductivity measurement (units of microsiemens per centimeter).
r7A <46 r'�' B 46 to < 67 r7C 67 to < 79 17 D 79 to < 230 r'�' E > 230
Notes/Sketch:

NC SAM Stream Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 2.1
Stream Site Name Swiftie Mitigation Project - S600
Stream Category la3
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)
Date of Evaluation 9-15-2022
Assessor Name/Organization Daniel Ingram
NO
NO
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 HIGH
(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 NA
(2) Intertidal Zone Filtration NA
(1) Habitat HIGH
(2) In -stream Habitat HIGH
(3) Baseflow HIGH

user ivianuai version z. i
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 any supplementary
measurements were performed. See the NC SAM User Manual for examples of additional measurements that may be relevant.
NOTE EVIDENCE OF STRESSORS AFFECTING THE ASSESSMENT AREA (do not need to be within the assessment area).
PROJECT / SITE INFORMATION:
1. Project name (if any): Swiftie Mitigation Project - S700 2. Date of evaluation: 9-15-2022
3. Applicant/owner name: Water & Land Solutions 4. Assessor name/organization: Daniel Ingram
5. County: Edgecombe 6. Nearest named water body
7. River Basin: White Oak on USGS 7.5-minute quad: Swift Creek
8. Site coordinates (decimal degrees, at lower end of assessment reach): 35.996781 °,-77.614483`
STREAM INFORMATION: (depth and width can be approximations)
9. Site number (show on attached map): S700 10. Length of assessment reach evaluated (feet): 300
11. Channel depth from bed (in riffle, if present) to top of bank (feet): 1 r Unable to assess channel depth.
12. Channel width at top of bank (feet): 8 13. Is assessment reach a swamp stream? r'Yes r.No
14. Feature type: r.Perennial flow r' Intermittent flow r'Tidal Marsh Stream
STREAM RATING INFORMATION:
15. NC SAM Zone: r,'Mountains (M) [.'Piedmont (P) r'Inner Coastal Plain (1) rOuter Coastal Plain (0)
16. Estimated geomorphic \ /
valley shape (skip for r'a
Tidal Marsh Stream): (more sinuous stream, flatter valley slope) (less sinuous stream, steeper valley slope)
17. Watershed size: (skip r'Size 1 (< 0.1 miZ) [.'Size 2 (0.1 to < 0.5 miZ) [.'Size 3 (0.5 to < 5 miZ) rSize 4 (>_ 5 miZ)
for Tidal Marsh Stream)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
18. Were regulatory considerations evaluated? rYes rNo If Yes, check all that appy to the assessment area.
r Section 10 water r Classified Trout Waters r Water Supply Watershed ( [-, I F, I I r I I I E-, IV PV)
r Essential Fish Habitat r Primary Nursery Area r High Quality Waters/Outstanding Resource Waters
r Publicly owned property r NCDWR riparian buffer rule in effect r Nutrient Sensitive Waters
r Anadromous fish r 303(d) List r CAMA Area of Environmental Concern (AEC)
r Documented presence of a federal and/or state listed protected species within the assessment area.
List species:
r Designated Critical Habitat (list species):
19. Are additional stream information/supplementary measurements included in "Notes/Sketch" section or attached? [",Yes [."No
1. Channel Water- assessment reach metric (skip for Size 1 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
A Water throughout assessment reach.
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 adversely affected by a flow restriction or fill to the
point of obstructing flow or a channel choked with aquatic macrophytes or ponded water or impounded on flood or ebb within
the assessment reach (examples: undersized or perched culverts, causeways that constrict the channel, tidal gates).
B
Not A
3. Feature
Pattern - assessment reach metric
A
A majority of the assessment reach has altered pattern (examples: straightening, modification above or below culvert).
B
Not A.
4. Feature
Longitudinal Profile -assessment reach metric
A
Majority of assessment reach has a substantially altered stream profile (examples: channel down -cutting, existing damming,
over widening, active aggradation, dredging, and excavation where appropriate channel profile has not reformed from any of
these disturbances).
B
Not A
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])
rC
rC 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.
r A Discolored water in stream or intertidal zone (milky white, blue, unnatural water discoloration, oil sheen, stream foam)
r B Excessive sedimentation (burying of stream features or intertidal zone)
r C Noticeable evidence of pollutant discharges entering the assessment reach and causing a water quality problem
r D Odor (not including natural sulfide odors)
r E Current published or collected data indicating degraded water quality in the assessment reach. Cite source in the "Notes/Sketch"
section.
r F Livestock with access to stream or intertidal zone
r G Excessive algae in stream or intertidal zone
r H Degraded marsh vegetation in the intertidal zone (removal, burning, regular mowing, destruction, etc.)
r I Other: (explain in "Notes/Sketch" section)
r J Little to no stressors
8. Recent Weather —watershed metric
For Size 1 or 2 streams, D1 drought or higher is considered a drought, for Size 3 or 4 streams, D2 drought or higher is considered a
drought.
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. rYes [.�'No Degraded in -stream habitat over majority of the assessment reach (examples of stressors include excessive
sedimentation, mining, excavation, in -stream hardening [for example, rip -rap], recent dredging, and snagging)
(evaluate for size 4 Coastal Plain streams only, then skip to Metric 12)
10b. Check all that occur (occurs if > 5% coverage of assessment reach) (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams)
r A Multiple aquatic macrophytes and aquatic mosses . r F 5% oysters or other natural hard bottoms
(include liverworts, lichens, and algal mats) E r G Submerged aquatic vegetation
r B Multiple sticks and/or leaf packs and/or emergent o 2 � r H Low -tide refugia (pools)
vegetation N 0 r I Sand bottom
r C Multiple snags and logs (including lap trees) 2 `5 r J 5% vertical bank along the marsh
r D 5% undercut banks and/or root mats and/or roots 0 2 ❑ K Little or no habitat
in banks extend to the normal wetted perimeter
r E Little or no habitat
***********— ************ —REMAINING QUESTIONS ARE NOT APPLICABLE FOR TIDAL MARSH STREAMS************************--
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).
r A Riffle -run section (evaluate 11c)
r B Pool -glide section (evaluate 11d)
r C Natural bedform absent (skip to Metric 12, Aquatic Life)
11c. In riffles sections, check all that occur below the normal wetted perimeter of the assessment reach —whether or not submerged.
Check at least one box in each row (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain Streams and Tidal Marsh Streams). Not Present (NP) _
absent, Rare (R) = present but < 10%, 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 (256-4096mm)
Cobble (64 — 256 mm)
Gravel (2 — 64 mm)
Sand (.062 — 2 mm)
Silt/clay (< 0.062 mm)
Detritus
Artificial (rip -rap, concrete, etc.)
11d. PYes r'No Are pools filled with sediment? (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
12. Aquatic Life — assessment reach metric (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
12a. MYes MNo 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. r'�'No Water r,Cther:
12b. Yes MNo 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.
r r Adult frogs
r r Aquatic reptiles
r r Aquatic macrophytes and aquatic mosses (include liverworts, lichens, and algal mats)
r r Beetles (including water pennies)
r r Caddisfly larvae (Trichoptera [T])
r r Asian clam (Corbicula)
r r Crustacean (isopod/amphipod/crayfish/shrimp)
r r Damselfly and dragonfly larvae
r r Dipterans (true flies)
r r Mayfly larvae (Ephemeroptera [E])
r r Megaloptera (alderfly, fishily, dobsonfly larvae)
r r Midges/mosquito larvae
r r Mosquito fish (Gambusia) or mud minnows (Umbra pygmaea)
r r Mussels/Clams (not Corbicula)

r r Other fish
r r Salamanders/tadpoles
r r Snails
r r Stonefly larvae (Plecoptera [P])
r r Tipulid larvae
r r Worms/leeches
13. Streamside Area Ground Surface Condition — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams and B valley types)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB). Consider storage capacity with regard to both overbank flow and
upland runoff.
LB RB
'A r.]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 include: ditches, fill,
soil, compaction, livestock disturbance, buildings, man-made levees, drainage pipes)
14. Streamside Area Water Storage — streamside area metric (skip for Size 1 streams, Tidal Marsh Streams, and B valley types)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB) of the streamside area.
LB RB
'A r.]A Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water >_ 6 inches deep
'B r]B Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water 3 to 6 inches deep
C r.0 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?
NN
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)
r B Ponds (include wet detention basins, do not include sediment basins or dry detention basins)
r C Obstruction that passes some flow during low -flow periods within assessment area (beaver dam, bottom -release dam)
r D Evidence of bank seepage or sweating (iron oxidizing bacteria in water indicates seepage)
r E Stream bed or bank soil reduced (dig through deposited sediment if present)
r F None of the above
17. Baseflow Detractors — assessment area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all that apply.
r A Evidence of substantial water withdrawals from the assessment reach (includes areas excavated for pump installation)
r B Obstruction not passing flow during low flow periods affecting the assessment reach (ex: watertight dam, sediment deposit)
r C Urban stream (>_ 24% impervious surface for watershed)
r D Evidence that the stream -side area has been modified resulting in accelerated drainage into the assessment reach
r E Assessment reach relocated to valley edge
r F None of the above
18. Shading — assessment reach metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider aspect. Consider "leaf -on" condition.
r'A Stream shading is appropriate for stream category (may include gaps associated with natural processes)
B Degraded (example: scattered trees)
C Stream shading is gone or largely absent
19. Buffer Width — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider "vegetated buffer" and "wooded buffer" separately for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB) starting at the top
of bank out to the first break.
Vegetated Wooded
LB RB LB RB
'A'A'A [..'A >_ 100-feet wide or extends to the edge of the watershed
'B B'B B From 50 to < 100-feet wide
'C C'C C From 30 to < 50-feet wide
'D D'D D From 10 to < 30-feet wide
'E E'E E <10-feet wide or no trees
20. Buffer Structure — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB) for Metric 19 ("Vegetated" Buffer Width).
LB RB
�'A MA Mature forest
'B'B Non -mature woody vegetation or modified vegetation structure
'C'C Herbaceous vegetation with or without a strip of trees < 10 feet wide
'D'D Maintained shrubs
'E'E Little or no vegetation
21. Buffer Stressors — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all appropriate boxes for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB). Indicate if listed stressor abuts stream (Abuts), does not abut but
is within 30 feet of stream (< 30 feet), or is between 30 to 50 feet of stream (30-50 feet).
If none of the following stressors occurs on either bank, check here and skip to Metric 22: r
Abuts < 30 feet 30-50 feet
LB RB LB RB LB RB
1—�A 1—�A r1A r.A r�'A [�'A Row crops
'B B B B r�'B B Maintained turf
'C C C C r�'C C Pasture (no livestock)/commercial horticulture
'D D D D rl.D D Pasture (active livestock use)

22. Stem Density — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB) for Metric 19 ("Wooded" Buffer Width).
LB RB
r'A r'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
r'A r'A The total length of buffer breaks is < 25 percent.
B B The total length of buffer breaks is between 25 and 50 percent.
C C The total length of buffer breaks is > 50 percent.
24. Vegetative Composition — First 100 feet of streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Evaluate the dominant vegetation within 100 feet of each bank or to the edge of the watershed (whichever comes first) as it contributes
to assessment reach habitat.
LB RB
r'A A Vegetation is close to undisturbed in species present and their proportions. Lower strata composed of native
species, with non-native invasive species absent or sparse.
'B'B Vegetation indicates disturbance in terms of species diversity or proportions, but is still largely composed of native
species. This may include communities of weedy native species that develop after clear -cutting or clearing or
communities with non-native invasive species present, but not dominant, over a large portion of the expected strata or
communities missing understory but retaining canopy trees.
'C'C Vegetation is severely disturbed in terms of species diversity or proportions. Mature canopy is absent or communities
with non-native invasive species dominant over a large portion of expected strata or communities composed of planted
stands of non -characteristic species or communities inappropriately composed of a single species or no vegetation.
25. Conductivity— assessment reach metric (skip for all Coastal Plain streams)
25a. Yes r'No Was a conductivity measurement recorded?
If No, select one of the following reasons. r'�'No Water r'Other: did not have YSI sensor
25b. Check the box corresponding to the conductivity measurement (units of microsiemens per centimeter).
r7A <46 r'�' B 46 to < 67 r7C 67 to < 79 17 D 79 to < 230 r'�' E > 230
Notes/Sketch:

NC SAM Stream Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 2.1
Stream Site Name Swiftie Mitigation Project - S700 Date of Evaluation 9-15-2022
Stream Category la1 Assessor Name/Organization Daniel Ingram
Notes of Field Assessment Form (Y/N) NO
Presence of regulatory considerations (Y/N) NO
Additional stream information/supplementary measurements included (Y/N) NO
NC SAM feature type (perennial, intermittent, Tidal Marsh Stream) Intermittent
Function Class Rating Summary
USACE/
All Streams
NCDWR
Intermittent
(1) Hydrology
(2) Baseflow
(2) Flood Flow
(3) Streamside Area Attenuation
(4) Floodplain Access
(4) Wooded Riparian Buffer
(4) Microtopography
(3) Stream Stability
(4) Channel Stability
(4) Sediment Transport
(4) Stream Geomorphology
(2) Stream/Intertidal Zone Interaction
(2) Longitudinal Tidal Flow
(2) Tidal Marsh Stream Stability
(3) Tidal Marsh Channel Stability
(3) Tidal Marsh Stream Geomorphology
HIGH
HIGH
HIGH
HIGH
HIGH
HIGH
HIGH
HIGH
HIGH
HIGH
HIGH
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
HIGH
HIGH
HIGH
HIGH
HIGH
HIGH
HIGH
HIGH
HIGH
HIGH
HIGH
NA
NA
NA
NA
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
HIGH
HIGH
HIGH
HIGH
HIGH
NO
NA
NA
HIGH
HIGH
HIGH
HIGH
HIGH
NO
NA
NA
(1) Habitat
(2) In -stream Habitat
(3) Baseflow
HIGH
HIGH
HIGH
HIGH
HIGH
HIGH

NC WAM WETLAND ASSESSMENT FORM
Accompanies User Manual Version 5
USAGE AID#: NCDWR #:
Project Name Swiftie Mitigation Project Date of Evaluation 9/15/2022
Applicant/Owner Name Water & Land Solutions Wetland Site Name WAM - 01
Wetland Type Headwater Forest Assessor Name/Organization Daniel Ingram - WLS
Level III Ecoregion Southeastern Plains Nearest Named Water Body Swift Creek
River Basin Tar -Pamlico USGS 8-Digit Catalogue Unit 03020101
County Edgecombe NCDWR Region Raleigh
Yes • No Precipitation within 48 hrs? Latitude/Longitude (deci-degrees) 36.003082%-77.600694°
Evidence of stressors affecting the assessment area (may not be within the assessment area)
Please circle and/or make note on last page if evidence of stressors is apparent. Consider departure from reference, if
appropriate, in recent past (for instance, approximately 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.
r Anadromous fish
r Federally protected species or State endangered or threatened species
r NCDWR riparian buffer rule in effect
r Abuts a Primary Nursery Area (PNA)
r Publicly owned property
r N.C. Division of Coastal Management Area of Environmental Concern (AEC) (including buffer)
r Abuts a stream with a NCDWQ classification of SA or supplemental classifications of HQW, ORW, or Trout
r- 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
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 of 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)
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 5 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).
f: C 67 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).
Water Storage/Surface Relief - assessment arealwetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes)
Check a box in each column for each group below. Select the appropriate storage for the assessment area (AA) and the wetland
type (WT).
AA WT
3a. A CA Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water > 1 foot deep
B B Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water 6 inches to 1 foot deep
C+` 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. C` 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+` C Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is less than 1 foot

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 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. t* A
Soil ribbon < 1 inch
B
Soil ribbon z 1 inch
4c. t* A
No peat or muck presence
C` 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
t* 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). Effective riparian buffers
are considered to be 50 feet wide in the Coastal Plain and Piedmont ecoregions and 30 feet wide in the Blue Ridge Mountains ecoregion.
WS 5M 2M
F A r A r A t 10% impervious surfaces
F- B r B r B Confined animal operations (or other local, concentrated source of pollutants)
r C r C r C z 20% coverage of pasture
F, D r D r D t 20% coverage of agricultural land (regularly plowed land)
F— E r E r E t 20% coverage of maintained grass/herb
r F r F r F t 20% coverage of clear-cut land
r G r G r 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 dainage and/or overbank flow from affectio the
assessment area.
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.
7b. How much of the first 50 feet from the bank is weltand? (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 t 50 feet
{ B From 30 to < 50 feet
f 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.
(: 5 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?
r-- Yes No
7e. Is tributary 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 t 2500 feet or regular boat traffic.
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. 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 t 100 feet
{� B {+' B From 80 to < 100 feet
f C f ` C From 50 to < 80 feet
{' D (` D From 40 to < 50 feet
{' E { ` E From 30 to < 40 feet
{' F { F From 15 to < 30 feet
C G G From 5 to < 15 feet
(C" H d 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 Feld 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 z 500 acres
{ B {' B B From 100 to < 500 acres
f C f C C" C From 50 to < 100 acres
C D C D C D From 25 to < 50 acres
(? E {+' E (--' E From 10 to < 25 acres
CF ('F CF From 5 to < 10 acres
C G f G C G From 1 to < 5 acres
C H C H C H From 0.5 to < 1 acre
('I CI ("I From 0.1 to < 0.5 acre
C J f` J C 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 (t 90%) of its natural landscape size.
C B Pocosin 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
evaluates whether the wetland is well connected (Well) and/or loosely connected (Loosely) to the landscape patch, the contiguous
metric 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, fields (pasture open and agriculture), or water > 300 feet wide.
Well Loosely
A t+ A t 500 acres
• B B From 100 to < 500 acres
C C From 50 to < 100 acres
D D From 10 to < 50 acres
E r— E < 10 acres
F c F Wetland type has a poor or no connection to other natural habitats
13b. Evaluate for marshes only.
Yes c 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 z 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 directiions? 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 z 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
o t*' A [+ A Canopy closed, or nearly closed, with natural gaps associated with natural processes
c { B C' B Canopy present, but opened more than natural gaps
m
U ("` C (— C Canopy sparse or absent
o ( A
(- A
Dense mid-story/sapling layer
c9 ( B
C' B
Moderate density mid-story/sapling layer
(: C
C: C
Mid-story/sapling layer sparse or absent
( A
C' A
Dense shrub layer
2 ( B
L
C' B
Moderate density shrub layer
W (* C
C: C
Shrub layer sparse or absent
( A C' A Dense herb layer
m C B C' B Moderate density herb layer
_ (*' C 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 Not A
19. Diameter Class Distribution — wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes)
r 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.
r 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 Not A
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 D
22. Hydrologic Connectivity— assessment area condition metric (evaluate for riparian wetlands and Salt/Brackish Marsh only)
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.
Overland flow is severely altered in the assessment area.
Both overbank and overland flow are severely altered in the assessment area.
Notes
extensive shallow ditching present, unmaintained

Wetland Site Name
Wetland Type
NC WAM Wetland Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 5.0
WAM - 01
Date 9/15/2022
Headwater Forest Assessor Name/Organization Daniel Ingram - WLS
Notes on Field Assessment Form (Y/N)
YES
Presence of regulatory considerations (YIN)
YES
Wetland is intensively managed (YIN)
NO
Assessment area is located within 50 feet of a natural tributary or other open water (Y/N)
YES
Assessment area is substantially altered by beaver (Y/N)
NO
Assessment area experiences overbank flooding during normal rainfall conditions (YIN)
YES
Assessment area is on a coastal island (Y/N)
NO
Sub -function Rating Summary
Function Sub -function Metrics Rating
Hydrology Surface Storage and Retention Condition LOW
Sub -Surface Storage and Retention Condition LOW
Water Quality Pathogen Change Condition HIGH
Condition/Opportunity
HIGH
Opportunity Presence? (Y/N)
NO
Particulate Change
Condition
HIGH
Condition/Opportunity
NA
Opportunity Presence? (Y/N)
NA
Soluble Change
Condition
MEDIUM
Condition/Opportunity
HIGH
Opportunity Presence? (Y/N)
YES
Physical Change
Condition
HIGH
Condition/Opportunity
HIGH
Opportunity Presence? (Y/N)
YES
Pollution Change
Condition
NA
Condition/Opportunity
NA
Opportunity Presence? (Y/N)
NA
Habitat Physical Structure
Condition
LOW
Landscape Patch Structure
Condition
HIGH
Vegetation Composition Condition MEDIUM
Function Rating Summary
Function
Metrics/Notes
Rating
Hydrology
Condition
LOW
Water Quality
Condition
HIGH
Condition/Opportunity
HIGH
Opportunity Presence? (Y/N)
YES
Habitat
Condition
LOW
Overall Wetland Rating LOW

NC WAM WETLAND ASSESSMENT FORM
Accompanies User Manual Version 5
USACE AID#: NCDWR #:
Project Name Swiftie Mitigation Project Date of Evaluation 9/15/2022
Applicant/Owner Name Water & Land Solutions Wetland Site Name WAM - 02
Wetland Type Hardwood Flat Assessor Name/Organization Daniel Ingram - WLS
Level III Ecoregion Southeastern Plains Nearest Named Water Body Swift Creek
River Basin Tar -Pamlico USGS 8-Digit Catalogue Unit 03020101
County Edgecombe NCDWR Region Raleigh
Yes • No Precipitation within 48 hrs? Latitude/Longitude (deci-degrees) 36.003063°,-77.600721 °
Evidence of stressors affecting the assessment area (may not be within the assessment area)
Please circle and/or make note on last page if evidence of stressors is apparent. Consider departure from reference, if
appropriate, in recent past (for instance, approximately 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.)
• Habitatiplant 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.
T Anadromous fish
r Federally protected species or State endangered or threatened species
r NCDWR riparian buffer rule in effect
r Abuts a Primary Nursery Area (PNA)
r Publicly owned property
r N.C. Division of Coastal Management Area of Environmental Concern (AEC) (including buffer)
r Abuts a stream with a NCDWQ classification of SA or supplemental classifications of HQW, ORW, or Trout
r Designated NCNHP reference community
r 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
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 of 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, fin: -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 5 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
r 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 for each group below. Select the appropriate storage for the assessment area (AA) and the wetland
type (WT).
AA WT
3a. f - A A Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water > 1 foot 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. f 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 12 inches. Use most recent National Technical Committee for Hydric Soils guidance for
regional indicators.
4a. .+ A Sandy soil
t B Loamy or clayey soils exhibiting redoximorphic features (concentrations, depletions, or rhizospheres)
f C Loamy or clayey soils not exhibiting redoximorphic features
f D Loamy or clayey gleyed soil
f E Histosol or histic epipedon
4b. (-*'A Soil ribbon < 1 inch
C B Soil ribbon z 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). Effective riparian buffers
are considered to be 50 feet wide in the Coastal Plain and Piedmont ecoregions and 30 feet wide in the Blue Ridge Mountains ecoregion.
WS 5M 2M
F A r A r A z 10% impervious surfaces
F B F B F_ B Confined animal operations (or other local, concentrated source of pollutants)
r C r- C F_ C z 20% coverage of pasture
r D r D F_ D z 20% coverage of agricultural land (regularly plowed land)
r E r- E r E z 20% coverage of maintained grass/herb
r F r F F_ F z 20% coverage of clear-cut land
r G r G F_ 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 dainage and/or overbank flow from affectio the
assessment area.
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.
7b. How much of the first 50 feet from the bank is weltand? (Wetland buffer need only be present on one side of the water body. Make
bufferjudgment based on the average width of wetland. Record a note if a portion of the buffer has been removed or disturbed.)
(' A z 50 feet
C B From 30 to < 50 feet
C C From 15 to < 30 feet
{` D From 5 to < 15 feet
i 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.
5 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 tributary 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 z 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. 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
i A C- A z 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 F 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).
i 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 i' A z 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
6- E {: E {: E From 10 to < 25 acres
F { F {- F From 5 to < 10 acres
G { G { G From 1 to < 5 acres
H { H f- 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
r- 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 (z 90%) of its natural landscape size.
B Pocosin 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
evaluates whether the wetland is well connected (Well) and/or loosely connected (Loosely) to the landscape patch, the contiguous
metric 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, fields (pasture open and agriculture), or water > 300 feet wide.
Well Loosely
A t: A z 500 acres
6 B [ B From 100 to < 500 acres
f 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 z 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 directiions? 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 z 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
o{+
A
S. A
Canopy closed, or nearly closed, with natural gaps associated with natural processes
( B
(- B
Canopy present, but opened more than natural gaps
U
r C
r C
Canopy sparse or absent
o
r A
C A
Dense mid-story/sapling layer
rn
r B
r B
Moderate density mid-story/sapling layer
(: C
{+- C
Mid-story/sapling layer sparse or absent
r A
A
Dense shrub layer
r r B
B
Moderate density shrub layer
cO ro C
. C
Shrub layer sparse or absent
r A
A
Dense herb layer
r B
B
Moderate density herb layer
2
(: 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 Not A
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 Not A
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 D
i.� i
22. Hydrologic Connectivity — assessment area condition metric (evaluate for riparian wetlands and Salt/Brackish Marsh only)
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
extensive shallow ditching present, unmaintained

NC WAM Wetland Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual
Version 5.0
Wetland Site Name WAM - 02
Date
9/15/2022
Wetland Type Hardwood Flat
Assessor Name/Organization
Daniel Ingram - WLS
Notes on Field Assessment Form (Y/N)
YES
Presence of regulatory considerations (Y/N)
YES
Wetland is intensively managed (Y/N)
NO
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)
NO
Assessment area experiences overbank flooding during normal rainfall conditions
(Y/N)
NO
Assessment area is on a coastal island (Y/N)
NO
Sub -function Rating Summary
Function Sub -function
Metrics
Rating
Hydrology Surface Storage and Retention
Condition
LOW
Sub -Surface Storage and Retention
Condition
LOW
Water Quality Pathogen Change
Condition
NA
Condition/Opportunity
NA
Opportunity Presence? (Y/N)
NA
Particulate Change
Condition
NA
Condition/Opportunity
NA
Opportunity Presence? (Y/N)
NA
Soluble Change
Condition
NA
Condition/Opportunity
NA
Opportunity Presence? (Y/N)
NA
Physical Change
Condition
NA
Condition/Opportunity
NA
Opportunity Presence? (Y/N)
NA
Pollution Change
Condition
LOW
Condition/Opportunity
LOW
Opportunity Presence? (Y/N)
NO
Habitat Physical Structure
Condition
LOW
Landscape Patch Structure
Condition
LOW
Vegetation Composition
Condition
MEDIUM
Function Rating Summary
Function Metrics/Notes
Rating
Hydrology Condition
LOW
Water Quality Condition
LOW
Condition/Opportunity
LOW
Opportunity Presence? (Y/N)
NO
Habitat Condition
LOW
Overall Wetland Rating LOW

NC WAM WETLAND ASSESSMENT FORM
Accompanies User Manual Version 5
USACE AID#: NCDWR #:
Project Name Swiftie Mitigation Project Date of Evaluation 9/15/2022
Applicant/Owner Name Water & Land Solutions Wetland Site Name WAM - 03
Wetland Type Hardwood Flat Assessor Name/Organization Daniel Ingram - WLS
Level III Ecoregion Southeastern Plains Nearest Named Water Body Swift Creek
River Basin Tar -Pamlico USGS 8-Digit Catalogue Unit 03020101
County Edgecombe NCDWR Region Raleigh
Yes • No Precipitation within 48 hrs? Latitude/Longitude (deci-degrees) 35.999580°,-77.597435°
Evidence of stressors affecting the assessment area (may not be within the assessment area)
Please circle and/or make note on last page if evidence of stressors is apparent. Consider departure from reference, if
appropriate, in recent past (for instance, approximately 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.)
• Habitatiplant 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.
T Anadromous fish
r Federally protected species or State endangered or threatened species
r NCDWR riparian buffer rule in effect
r Abuts a Primary Nursery Area (PNA)
r Publicly owned property
r N.C. Division of Coastal Management Area of Environmental Concern (AEC) (including buffer)
r Abuts a stream with a NCDWQ classification of SA or supplemental classifications of HQW, ORW, or Trout
r Designated NCNHP reference community
r 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
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 of 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, fin: -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 5 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
r 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 for each group below. Select the appropriate storage for the assessment area (AA) and the wetland
type (WT).
AA WT
3a. f - A A Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water > 1 foot 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. f 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 12 inches. Use most recent National Technical Committee for Hydric Soils guidance for
regional indicators.
4a. .+ A Sandy soil
t B Loamy or clayey soils exhibiting redoximorphic features (concentrations, depletions, or rhizospheres)
f C Loamy or clayey soils not exhibiting redoximorphic features
f D Loamy or clayey gleyed soil
f E Histosol or histic epipedon
4b. (-*'A Soil ribbon < 1 inch
C B Soil ribbon z 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). Effective riparian buffers
are considered to be 50 feet wide in the Coastal Plain and Piedmont ecoregions and 30 feet wide in the Blue Ridge Mountains ecoregion.
WS 5M 2M
F A r A r A z 10% impervious surfaces
F B F B F_ B Confined animal operations (or other local, concentrated source of pollutants)
r C r- C F_ C z 20% coverage of pasture
r D r D F_ D z 20% coverage of agricultural land (regularly plowed land)
r E r- E r E z 20% coverage of maintained grass/herb
r F r F F_ F z 20% coverage of clear-cut land
r G r G F_ 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 dainage and/or overbank flow from affectio the
assessment area.
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.
7b. How much of the first 50 feet from the bank is weltand? (Wetland buffer need only be present on one side of the water body. Make
bufferjudgment based on the average width of wetland. Record a note if a portion of the buffer has been removed or disturbed.)
(' A z 50 feet
C B From 30 to < 50 feet
C C From 15 to < 30 feet
{` D From 5 to < 15 feet
i 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.
5 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 tributary 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 z 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. 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 C- A z 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 F 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).
i 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 i' A z 500 acres
B { B B From 100 to < 500 acres
C { C C From 50 to < 100 acres
6- D {: D {: D From 25 to < 50 acres
E { E {- E From 10 to < 25 acres
F { F {" F From 5 to < 10 acres
G { G { G From 1 to < 5 acres
H { H r 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
r- 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 (z 90%) of its natural landscape size.
B Pocosin 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
evaluates whether the wetland is well connected (Well) and/or loosely connected (Loosely) to the landscape patch, the contiguous
metric 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, fields (pasture open and agriculture), or water > 300 feet wide.
Well Loosely
A t: A z 500 acres
6 B [ B From 100 to < 500 acres
f 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 z 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 directiions? 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 z 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
A
A
Canopy closed, or nearly closed, with natural gaps associated with natural processes
o
B
B
Canopy present, but opened more than natural gaps
U
. C
. C
Canopy sparse or absent
oA
A
Dense mid-story/sapling layer
B
B
Moderate density mid-story/sapling layer
g
. C
. C
Mid-story/sapling layer sparse or absent
A A Dense shrub layer
r B B Moderate density shrub layer
U) . C . C Shrub layer sparse or absent
A A Dense herb layer
2 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 Not A
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 Not A
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 D
22. Hydrologic Connectivity — assessment area condition metric (evaluate for riparian wetlands and Salt/Brackish Marsh only)
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
extensive agricultural ditching, well maintained

NC WAM Wetland Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual
Version 5.0
Wetland Site Name WAM - 03
Date
9/15/2022
Wetland Type Hardwood Flat
Assessor Name/Organization
Daniel Ingram - WLS
Notes on Field Assessment Form (Y/N)
YES
Presence of regulatory considerations (Y/N)
YES
Wetland is intensively managed (Y/N)
YES
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)
NO
Assessment area experiences overbank flooding during normal rainfall conditions
(Y/N)
NO
Assessment area is on a coastal island (Y/N)
NO
Sub -function Rating Summary
Function Sub -function
Metrics
Rating
Hydrology Surface Storage and Retention
Condition
LOW
Sub -Surface Storage and Retention
Condition
LOW
Water Quality Pathogen Change
Condition
NA
Condition/Opportunity
NA
Opportunity Presence? (Y/N)
NA
Particulate Change
Condition
NA
Condition/Opportunity
NA
Opportunity Presence? (Y/N)
NA
Soluble Change
Condition
NA
Condition/Opportunity
NA
Opportunity Presence? (Y/N)
NA
Physical Change
Condition
NA
Condition/Opportunity
NA
Opportunity Presence? (Y/N)
NA
Pollution Change
Condition
LOW
Condition/Opportunity
LOW
Opportunity Presence? (Y/N)
NO
Habitat Physical Structure
Condition
LOW
Landscape Patch Structure
Condition
LOW
Vegetation Composition
Condition
MEDIUM
Function Rating Summary
Function Metrics/Notes
Rating
Hydrology Condition
LOW
Water Quality Condition
LOW
Condition/Opportunity
LOW
Opportunity Presence? (Y/N)
NO
Habitat Condition
LOW
Overall Wetland Rating LOW

NC WAM WETLAND ASSESSMENT FORM
Accompanies User Manual Version 5
USACE AID#: NCDWR #:
Project Name Swiftie Mitigation Project Date of Evaluation 9/15/2022
Applicant/Owner Name Water & Land Solutions Wetland Site Name WAM - 04
Wetland Type Bottomland Hardwood Forest Assessor Name/Organization Daniel Ingram - WLS
Level III Ecoregion Southeastern Plains Nearest Named Water Body Swift Creek
River Basin Tar -Pamlico USGS 8-Digit Catalogue Unit 03020101
County Edgecombe NCDWR Region Raleigh
Yes • No Precipitation within 48 hrs? Latitude/Longitude (deci-degrees) 35.998586°,-77.606066°
Evidence of stressors affecting the assessment area (may not be within the assessment area)
Please circle and/or make note on last page if evidence of stressors is apparent. Consider departure from reference, if
appropriate, in recent past (for instance, approximately 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.)
• Habitatiplant 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.
T Anadromous fish
r Federally protected species or State endangered or threatened species
r NCDWR riparian buffer rule in effect
r Abuts a Primary Nursery Area (PNA)
r Publicly owned property
r N.C. Division of Coastal Management Area of Environmental Concern (AEC) (including buffer)
r Abuts a stream with a NCDWQ classification of SA or supplemental classifications of HQW, ORW, or Trout
r Designated NCNHP reference community
r 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)
r- Blackwater
{ Brownwater
r 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
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 of 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, fin: -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 5 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
r A A Water storage capacity and duration are not altered.
ro 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 for each group below. Select the appropriate storage for the assessment area (AA) and the wetland
type (WT).
AA WT
3a. f - A A Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water > 1 foot 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. f 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 12 inches. Use most recent National Technical Committee for Hydric Soils guidance for
regional indicators.
4a. .+ A Sandy soil
t B Loamy or clayey soils exhibiting redoximorphic features (concentrations, depletions, or rhizospheres)
f C Loamy or clayey soils not exhibiting redoximorphic features
f D Loamy or clayey gleyed soil
f E Histosol or histic epipedon
4b. (-*'A Soil ribbon < 1 inch
C B Soil ribbon z 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). Effective riparian buffers
are considered to be 50 feet wide in the Coastal Plain and Piedmont ecoregions and 30 feet wide in the Blue Ridge Mountains ecoregion.
WS 5M 2M
F A r A r A z 10% impervious surfaces
F B F B F_ B Confined animal operations (or other local, concentrated source of pollutants)
r C r- C F_ C z 20% coverage of pasture
r D r D 11-71 D z 20% coverage of agricultural land (regularly plowed land)
r E r- E r E z 20% coverage of maintained grass/herb
r F r F F_ F z 20% coverage of clear-cut land
r G r_ G F_ 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 dainage and/or overbank flow from affectio the
assessment area.
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?
is Yes No If Yes, continue to 7b. If No, skip to Metric 8.
7b. How much of the first 50 feet from the bank is weltand? (Wetland buffer need only be present on one side of the water body. Make
bufferjudgment based on the average width of wetland. Record a note if a portion of the buffer has been removed or disturbed.)
(- A z 50 feet
4" B From 30 to < 50 feet
C 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.
5 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 tributary 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 z 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. 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
i A C- A z 100 feet
B (- B From 80 to < 100 feet
(-e- C (: C From 50 to < 80 feet
D ( D From 40 to < 50 feet
E ( E From 30 to < 40 feet
F ( F From 15 to < 30 feet
G ( G From 5 to < 15 feet
C 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 i' A z 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
6- E {: E {: E From 10 to < 25 acres
F { F {- F From 5 to < 10 acres
G { G { G From 1 to < 5 acres
H { H f- 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
r- 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 (z 90%) of its natural landscape size.
B Pocosin 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
evaluates whether the wetland is well connected (Well) and/or loosely connected (Loosely) to the landscape patch, the contiguous
metric 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, fields (pasture open and agriculture), or water > 300 feet wide.
Well Loosely
{: A t: A z 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 z 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 directiions? 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 z 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
os`;
A
S. A
Canopy closed, or nearly closed, with natural gaps associated with natural processes
r B
r B
Canopy present, but opened more than natural gaps
U
r C
r C
Canopy sparse or absent
or--
A
A
Dense mid-story/sapling layer
B
B
Moderate density mid-story/sapling layer
g
C
C
Mid-story/sapling layer sparse or absent
A A Dense shrub layer
r . B
.. B
Moderate density shrub layer
u) { C
C C
Shrub layer sparse or absent
-0 - A
[` A
Dense herb layer
. B
{`+ B
Moderate density herb layer
2 {„ 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 Not A
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 Not A
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 D
i.� i
22. Hydrologic Connectivity — assessment area condition metric (evaluate for riparian wetlands and Salt/Brackish Marsh only)
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
small wetland at toe of Swift Creek terrace

NC WAM Wetland Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual
Version 5.0
Wetland Site Name WAM - 04
Date
9/15/2022
Wetland Type Bottomland Hardwood Forest
Assessor Name/Organization
Daniel Ingram - WLS
Notes on Field Assessment Form (Y/N)
YES
Presence of regulatory considerations (Y/N)
YES
Wetland is intensively managed (Y/N)
NO
Assessment area is located within 50 feet of a natural tributary or other open
water (Y/N)
YES
Assessment area is substantially altered by beaver (Y/N)
NO
Assessment area experiences overbank flooding during normal rainfall conditions
(YIN)
YES
Assessment area is on a coastal island (Y/N)
NO
Sub -function Rating Summary
Function Sub -function
Metrics
Rating
Hydrology Surface Storage and Retention
Condition
HIGH
Sub -Surface Storage and Retention
Condition
HIGH
Water Quality Pathogen Change
Condition
HIGH
Condition/Opportunity
HIGH
Opportunity Presence? (Y/N)
NO
Particulate Change
Condition
HIGH
Condition/Opportunity
HIGH
Opportunity Presence? (Y/N)
YES
Soluble Change
Condition
HIGH
Condition/Opportunity
HIGH
Opportunity Presence? (Y/N)
YES
Physical Change
Condition
HIGH
Condition/Opportunity
HIGH
Opportunity Presence? (Y/N)
YES
Pollution Change
Condition
NA
Condition/Opportunity
NA
Opportunity Presence? (Y/N)
NA
Habitat Physical Structure
Condition
HIGH
Landscape Patch Structure
Condition
MEDIUM
Vegetation Composition
Condition
MEDIUM
Function Rating Summary
Function Metrics/Notes
Rating
Hydrology Condition
HIGH
Water Quality Condition
HIGH
Condition/Opportunity
HIGH
Opportunity Presence? (Y/N)
YES
Habitat Condition
HIGH
Overall Wetland Rating HIGH

NC WAM WETLAND ASSESSMENT FORM
Accompanies User Manual Version 5
USACE AID#: NCDWR #:
Project Name Swiftie Mitigation Project Date of Evaluation 9/15/2022
Applicant/Owner Name Water & Land Solutions Wetland Site Name WAM - 05
Wetland Type Bottomland Hardwood Forest Assessor Name/Organization Daniel Ingram - WLS
Level III Ecoregion Southeastern Plains Nearest Named Water Body Swift Creek
River Basin Tar -Pamlico USGS 8-Digit Catalogue Unit 03020101
County Edgecombe NCDWR Region Raleigh
Yes • No Precipitation within 48 hrs? Latitude/Longitude (deci-degrees) 35.988245°,-77.609846°
Evidence of stressors affecting the assessment area (may not be within the assessment area)
Please circle and/or make note on last page if evidence of stressors is apparent. Consider departure from reference, if
appropriate, in recent past (for instance, approximately 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.)
• Habitatiplant 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.
T Anadromous fish
r Federally protected species or State endangered or threatened species
r NCDWR riparian buffer rule in effect
r Abuts a Primary Nursery Area (PNA)
r Publicly owned property
r N.C. Division of Coastal Management Area of Environmental Concern (AEC) (including buffer)
r Abuts a stream with a NCDWQ classification of SA or supplemental classifications of HQW, ORW, or Trout
r Designated NCNHP reference community
r 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)
r- Blackwater
{ Brownwater
r 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
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 of 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, fin: -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 5 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
ro 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 for each group below. Select the appropriate storage for the assessment area (AA) and the wetland
type (WT).
AA WT
3a. C- A A Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water > 1 foot deep
i+ B B Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water 6 inches to 1 foot deep
C- C C Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water 3 to 6 inches deep
C- D D Depressions able to pond water < 3 inches deep
3b. C- 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 12 inches. Use most recent National Technical Committee for Hydric Soils guidance for
regional indicators.
4a. .+ A Sandy soil
t B Loamy or clayey soils exhibiting redoximorphic features (concentrations, depletions, or rhizospheres)
f C Loamy or clayey soils not exhibiting redoximorphic features
f D Loamy or clayey gleyed soil
f E Histosol or histic epipedon
4b. (-*'A Soil ribbon < 1 inch
C B Soil ribbon z 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). Effective riparian buffers
are considered to be 50 feet wide in the Coastal Plain and Piedmont ecoregions and 30 feet wide in the Blue Ridge Mountains ecoregion.
WS 5M 2M
F A r A r A z 10% impervious surfaces
F B F B F_ B Confined animal operations (or other local, concentrated source of pollutants)
r C r- C F_ C z 20% coverage of pasture
r D r D F_ D z 20% coverage of agricultural land (regularly plowed land)
r E r- E r E z 20% coverage of maintained grass/herb
r F r F F_ F z 20% coverage of clear-cut land
r G r_ G Fv 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 dainage and/or overbank flow from affectio the
assessment area.
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?
is Yes No If Yes, continue to 7b. If No, skip to Metric 8.
7b. How much of the first 50 feet from the bank is weltand? (Wetland buffer need only be present on one side of the water body. Make
bufferjudgment based on the average width of wetland. Record a note if a portion of the buffer has been removed or disturbed.)
i+ A z 50 feet
B From 30 to < 50 feet
i 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.
{ - 5 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 tributary 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 z 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. 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
i A (+ A z 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 F 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 i' A z 500 acres
. B {: B i+ 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 { F {- F From 5 to < 10 acres
G { G { G From 1 to < 5 acres
H { H f— 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
r- 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 (z 90%) of its natural landscape size.
B Pocosin 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
evaluates whether the wetland is well connected (Well) and/or loosely connected (Loosely) to the landscape patch, the contiguous
metric 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, fields (pasture open and agriculture), or water > 300 feet wide.
Well Loosely
{: A t: A z 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 z 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 directiions? 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 z 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
os`;
A
S. A
Canopy closed, or nearly closed, with natural gaps associated with natural processes
r B
r B
Canopy present, but opened more than natural gaps
U
r C
r C
Canopy sparse or absent
or--
A
A
Dense mid-story/sapling layer
B
B
Moderate density mid-story/sapling layer
g
C
C
Mid-story/sapling layer sparse or absent
A A Dense shrub layer
r . B
.. B
Moderate density shrub layer
u) { C
C C
Shrub layer sparse or absent
-0 - A
[` A
Dense herb layer
. B
{`+ B
Moderate density herb layer
2 {„ 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 Not A
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 Not A
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 D
i.� i
22. Hydrologic Connectivity — assessment area condition metric (evaluate for riparian wetlands and Salt/Brackish Marsh only)
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
wide Swift Creek floodplain wetlands

NC WAM Wetland Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual
Version 5.0
Wetland Site Name WAM - 05
Date
9/15/2022
Wetland Type Bottomland Hardwood Forest
Assessor Name/Organization
Daniel Ingram - WLS
Notes on Field Assessment Form (Y/N)
YES
Presence of regulatory considerations (Y/N)
YES
Wetland is intensively managed (Y/N)
NO
Assessment area is located within 50 feet of a natural tributary or other open
water (Y/N)
YES
Assessment area is substantially altered by beaver (Y/N)
NO
Assessment area experiences overbank flooding during normal rainfall conditions
(YIN)
YES
Assessment area is on a coastal island (Y/N)
NO
Sub -function Rating Summary
Function Sub -function
Metrics
Rating
Hydrology Surface Storage and Retention
Condition
MEDIUM
Sub -Surface Storage and Retention
Condition
HIGH
Water Quality Pathogen Change
Condition
LOW
Condition/Opportunity
LOW
Opportunity Presence? (Y/N)
NO
Particulate Change
Condition
HIGH
Condition/Opportunity
HIGH
Opportunity Presence? (Y/N)
YES
Soluble Change
Condition
LOW
Condition/Opportunity
LOW
Opportunity Presence? (Y/N)
YES
Physical Change
Condition
HIGH
Condition/Opportunity
HIGH
Opportunity Presence? (Y/N)
YES
Pollution Change
Condition
NA
Condition/Opportunity
NA
Opportunity Presence? (Y/N)
NA
Habitat Physical Structure
Condition
HIGH
Landscape Patch Structure
Condition
MEDIUM
Vegetation Composition
Condition
MEDIUM
Function Rating Summary
Function Metrics/Notes
Rating
Hydrology Condition
HIGH
Water Quality Condition
MEDIUM
Condition/Opportunity
MEDIUM
Opportunity Presence? (Y/N)
YES
Habitat Condition
HIGH
Overall Wetland Rating HIGH

NC WAM WETLAND ASSESSMENT FORM
Accompanies User Manual Version 5
USACE AID#: NCDWR #:
Project Name Swiftie Mitigation Project Date of Evaluation 9/15/2022
Applicant/Owner Name Water & Land Solutions Wetland Site Name WAM - 06
Wetland Type Bottomland Hardwood Forest Assessor Name/Organization Daniel Ingram - WLS
Level III Ecoregion Southeastern Plains Nearest Named Water Body Swift Creek
River Basin Tar -Pamlico USGS 8-Digit Catalogue Unit 03020101
County Edgecombe NCDWR Region Raleigh
Yes • No Precipitation within 48 hrs? Latitude/Longitude (deci-degrees) 35.996660°,-77.613451 °
Evidence of stressors affecting the assessment area (may not be within the assessment area)
Please circle and/or make note on last page if evidence of stressors is apparent. Consider departure from reference, if
appropriate, in recent past (for instance, approximately 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.)
• Habitatiplant 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.
T Anadromous fish
r Federally protected species or State endangered or threatened species
r NCDWR riparian buffer rule in effect
r Abuts a Primary Nursery Area (PNA)
r Publicly owned property
r N.C. Division of Coastal Management Area of Environmental Concern (AEC) (including buffer)
r Abuts a stream with a NCDWQ classification of SA or supplemental classifications of HQW, ORW, or Trout
r Designated NCNHP reference community
r 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)
r- Blackwater
{ Brownwater
r 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
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 of 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, fin: -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 5 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
ro 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 for each group below. Select the appropriate storage for the assessment area (AA) and the wetland
type (WT).
AA WT
3a. C- A A Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water > 1 foot deep
i+ B B Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water 6 inches to 1 foot deep
C- C C Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water 3 to 6 inches deep
C- D D Depressions able to pond water < 3 inches deep
3b. C- 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 12 inches. Use most recent National Technical Committee for Hydric Soils guidance for
regional indicators.
4a. .+ A Sandy soil
t B Loamy or clayey soils exhibiting redoximorphic features (concentrations, depletions, or rhizospheres)
f C Loamy or clayey soils not exhibiting redoximorphic features
f D Loamy or clayey gleyed soil
f E Histosol or histic epipedon
4b. (-*'A Soil ribbon < 1 inch
C B Soil ribbon z 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). Effective riparian buffers
are considered to be 50 feet wide in the Coastal Plain and Piedmont ecoregions and 30 feet wide in the Blue Ridge Mountains ecoregion.
WS 5M 2M
F A r A r A z 10% impervious surfaces
F B F B F_ B Confined animal operations (or other local, concentrated source of pollutants)
r C r- C F_ C z 20% coverage of pasture
r D r D F_ D z 20% coverage of agricultural land (regularly plowed land)
r E r- E r E z 20% coverage of maintained grass/herb
r F r F F_ F z 20% coverage of clear-cut land
r G r_ G Fv 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 dainage and/or overbank flow from affectio the
assessment area.
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?
is Yes No If Yes, continue to 7b. If No, skip to Metric 8.
7b. How much of the first 50 feet from the bank is weltand? (Wetland buffer need only be present on one side of the water body. Make
bufferjudgment based on the average width of wetland. Record a note if a portion of the buffer has been removed or disturbed.)
i+ A z 50 feet
B From 30 to < 50 feet
i 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.
{ - 5 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 tributary 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 z 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. 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
i A C- A z 100 feet
B r 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 F 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 i' A z 500 acres
B { B B From 100 to < 500 acres
. C {: C is C From 50 to < 100 acres
{ D { D [- D From 25 to < 50 acres
E { E {" E From 10 to < 25 acres
F { F {- F From 5 to < 10 acres
G { G { G From 1 to < 5 acres
H { H f— 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
r- 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 (z 90%) of its natural landscape size.
B Pocosin 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
evaluates whether the wetland is well connected (Well) and/or loosely connected (Loosely) to the landscape patch, the contiguous
metric 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, fields (pasture open and agriculture), or water > 300 feet wide.
Well Loosely
{: A t: A z 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 z 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 directiions? 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 z 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
os`;
A
S. A
Canopy closed, or nearly closed, with natural gaps associated with natural processes
r B
r B
Canopy present, but opened more than natural gaps
U
r C
r C
Canopy sparse or absent
or--
A
A
Dense mid-story/sapling layer
B
B
Moderate density mid-story/sapling layer
g
C
C
Mid-story/sapling layer sparse or absent
A A Dense shrub layer
r . B
.. B
Moderate density shrub layer
u) { C
C C
Shrub layer sparse or absent
-0 - A
[` A
Dense herb layer
. B
{`+ B
Moderate density herb layer
2 {„ 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 Not A
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 Not A
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 D
i.� i
22. Hydrologic Connectivity — assessment area condition metric (evaluate for riparian wetlands and Salt/Brackish Marsh only)
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
White Oak Creek/Swift Creek floodplain wetland

NC WAM Wetland Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual
Version 5.0
Wetland Site Name WAM - 06
Date
9/15/2022
Wetland Type Bottomland Hardwood Forest
Assessor Name/Organization
Daniel Ingram - WLS
Notes on Field Assessment Form (Y/N)
YES
Presence of regulatory considerations (Y/N)
YES
Wetland is intensively managed (Y/N)
NO
Assessment area is located within 50 feet of a natural tributary or other open
water (Y/N)
YES
Assessment area is substantially altered by beaver (Y/N)
NO
Assessment area experiences overbank flooding during normal rainfall conditions
(YIN)
YES
Assessment area is on a coastal island (Y/N)
NO
Sub -function Rating Summary
Function Sub -function
Metrics
Rating
Hydrology Surface Storage and Retention
Condition
MEDIUM
Sub -Surface Storage and Retention
Condition
HIGH
Water Quality Pathogen Change
Condition
LOW
Condition/Opportunity
LOW
Opportunity Presence? (Y/N)
NO
Particulate Change
Condition
HIGH
Condition/Opportunity
HIGH
Opportunity Presence? (Y/N)
YES
Soluble Change
Condition
LOW
Condition/Opportunity
LOW
Opportunity Presence? (Y/N)
YES
Physical Change
Condition
HIGH
Condition/Opportunity
HIGH
Opportunity Presence? (Y/N)
YES
Pollution Change
Condition
NA
Condition/Opportunity
NA
Opportunity Presence? (Y/N)
NA
Habitat Physical Structure
Condition
HIGH
Landscape Patch Structure
Condition
HIGH
Vegetation Composition
Condition
MEDIUM
Function Rating Summary
Function Metrics/Notes
Rating
Hydrology Condition
HIGH
Water Quality Condition
MEDIUM
Condition/Opportunity
MEDIUM
Opportunity Presence? (Y/N)
YES
Habitat Condition
HIGH
Overall Wetland Rating HIGH

NC DW S m Identification Form Version 4.11
Date: zC% Z7 Project/Site:
Evaluator: r County: FJ eGQvId C
Total Points: � Stream Determi ion (circle one)
Stream is at least intermittent Z J C Ephemeral emt t Perennial
if a 19 or perennial if a 30'
Latitude: _'WV
Longitude:
Other
e.g. Quad Name:
A. Geomorphology Subtotal =
Absent
Weak
Moderate
Stron
I" Continuity of channel bed and bank
0
1
2
2. Sinuosity of channel along thalweg
0
1
2
3
3. In -channel structure: ex. riffle -pool, step -pool,
ripple -pool sequence
0
2
3
4. Particle size of stream substrate
0
1
3
5. Activetrelict floodplain
0
CR
2
3
6. Depositional bars or benches
0
CA,
2
3
7. Recent alluvial deposits
0
1
C211
3
B. Headcuts
1
2
3
9. Grade control
0.5
1
1.5
10. Natural valley
0
0.5
1
1.5
11. Second or greater order channel
o -
Yes = 3
R Hvriminnv Muhtntal
12. Presence of Baseflow
0
(9
2
3
13. Iron oxidizing bacteria
0
1
2
3
14. Leaf litter
1.5
1
MD
0
15. Sediment on plants or debris
0
0.5'
1.5
16. Organic debris lines or piles
0.5
1
1.5
17. Soil -based evidence of high water table?
No = 0
es =
t, Rinlnnu lei 1hlntal = K 1
18. Fibrous roots in streambed
3
2
0
19. Rooted upland plants in streambed
2
1
0
20. Macrobenthos (note diversity and abundance)
0
2
3
21. Aquatic Mollusks
1
2
3
22. Fish
0.5
1
1.5
23. Crayfish
0.5
1
1.5
24. Amphibians
0
1
1.5
25. Algae
0
1 0.5
1.5
26. Wetland plants in streambed
FACW = 0.75;
= Other = 0
'perennial streams may also be identified using other methods. See p. 35 of manual.
Notes:
Sketch:

NC DWO jStreaM Identification Form Version 4.11
Date: l zZ
ProjectfSite: `
Latitude: S2t%i/
Evaluator:
County: D/n` 1�
Longitude:
r
Total Points:
Stream is at feast Intermittent Z Z S
Stream Determi at (circle one)
Other
if 219 or perennial if 2 30'
Ephemeral I erm t Perennial
e.g. Quad Name:
IF]
A. Geomorphology Subtotal a
Absent
Weak
Moderate
Strong
1" Continuity of channel bed and bank
0
1
2
1
2. Sinuosity of channel along thalweg
0
1
3
3. In -channel structure: ex. riffle -pool, step -pool,
ripple -pool sequence
0
1
2
3
4. Particle size of stream substrate
0
2
3
5. Active/relict floodplain
0
A
3
6. Depositional bars or benches
0
CP
2
3
7. Recent alluvial deposits
0
1
<32
3
8. Headcuts
1
2
3
9. Grade control
0.5
1.1
1.5
10. Natural valley
0
0.5
1.5
11. Second or greater order channel
0
Yes = 3
a artificial ditches are not rated; see discussions In manual
B. Hydrology Subtotal = .
12. Presence of Basellow
0
1
2
3
13. Iron oxidizing bacteria
0
2
3
14. Leaf litter
1.5
1
&P
0
15. Sediment on plants or debris
0
1
1.5
16. Organic debris lines or piles
0
1
1.5
17. Sail -based evidence of high water table?
No = 0
e
C. Biolociv (Subtotal = `.-7 5}
18. Fibrous roots in streambed
3
2
1)
0
19. Rooted upland plants in streambed
C3>
2
1
0
20. Macrobenthos (note diversity and abundance)
0
2
3
21. Aquatic Mollusks
1
2
3
22. Fish
0.5
1
1.5
23, Crayfish
0.5
1
1.5
24. Amphibians
0.5
1
1.5
25. Algae
0.5
1
1.5
26. Welland plants in streambed
kRC5 =
; OBL = 1.5 Other = 0
'perennial streams may also be identified using other methods. See p. 35 of manual.
Notes:
Sketch:

NC DWO Stream Identification Form Version 4.11
Date: V(00z'-Z
Projectlsite-'Cj'oi
Latitudo: SZap-L'�7L"er
Evaluator: iJ �/
County: GA46-
Longitude:
Total Points:
Stream is at least intermittent
stream Determination (circle one)
Ephemeral nt Perennial
Other
a.g. Quad Name:
if t 19 or perennial if 2 30'
A. Geomorphology Subtotal =
Absent
Weak
Moderate
Strong
1a, Continuity of channel bed and bank
0
1
CP
3
2. Sinuosity of channel along thalweg
0
1
2
3
3. In -channel structure; ex. riffle -pool, step -pool,
ripple -pool sequence
0
©
2
3
4. Particle size of stream substrate
0
2
3
5. Active/relict floodplain
0
2
3
6. Depositional bars or benches
<592
1
2
3
7. Recent alluvial deposits
1
2
3
8. Headcuts
1
2
3
9. Grade control
0.5
1
1.5
10. Natural valley
0
0.5
1.5
11. Second or greater order channel
No -
Yes = 3
B. Hvdroloa v (Subtotal = u,tea S iaa �""�' B
12. Presence of Baseflow
0
1
3
13. Iron oxidizing bacteria
0
3
14. Leaf litter
1.5
1
0.
0
15. Sediment on plants or debris
0
1
1.5
16. Organic debris lines or piles
0
❑.
1
1.5
17. Soil -based evidence of high water table?
No = 0
Y s =
C. Bioloov (Subtotal = b, S )
18. Fibrous roots in streambed
3
2
7
0
19. Rooted upland plants In streambed
2
1
0
20. Macrobenthos (note diversity and abundance)
0
0
2
3
21. Aquatic Mollusks
1
2
3
22. Fish
0.5
1
1.5
23. Crayfish
0.5
1
1.5
24. Amphibians
ClY
0.5
1
1.5
25. Algae
0.5
1
1.5
26. Wetland plants in streambed
FACW = 0.75,
L - Other = 0
"perennial streams may also be identified using other methods. See p. 35 of manual.
Notes:
Sketch:

NC DWCI Stream Identification Form Version 4.11
Date: Z Z Project/Site: �� Latitude:
Evaluator: J/ County: gzq Longitude:
Total Points: v f Stream Meg circle one) Other
Stream Is at lest intermittent 3 ttent `'� Ephemeral It et^r�t Perennial e.g. Quad Name:
if x 'l9 orperennial it x 30' I
A_ Geomomholoav 1Suhtntal = �--S- 1 I Absent I Weak I Moderate I Strona 1
1 a. Continuity of channel bed and bank
0
1
2
2. Sinuosity of channel along thalweg
0
2
3
3
3. In -channel structure: ex. riffle -pool, step -pool,
d le- ool sequence
0
2
4. Particle size of stream substrate
0
2
3
5. Active/relict floodplain
0
6V
2
3
6. Depositional bars or benches
1
2
3
7. Recent alluvial deposits
1
2
3
8. Headcuts
09
2
3
9. Grade control
0.5
1
1 1.5
10. Natural valley
0
1
1 1.5
11. Second or greater order channel
Ko=,b
Yes = 3
. artificial ditches are not rated; see discussions in manual
R_ Hvdrolnn►r lSuhtntal = 7c ..7- 1
12. Presence of Baseflow
0
1
2
0.5
3
13. Iron oxidizing bacteria
1
3
14. Leaf litter
1.5
1
0
15. Sediment on plants or debris
0
0.5
1.5
16. Organic debris lines or piles
0
1
1.5
17. Soil -based evidence of high water table?
No = 0
?es =
C. Biolonv (Subtotal = h � 5 1
18. Fibrous roots in streambed
3
1
0
19. Rooted upland plants in streambed
2
1
0
20. Macrobenthos (note diversity and abundance)
0
2
3
21. Aquatic Mollusks
1
2
3
22. Fish
0.5
1
1.5
23. Crayfish
0.5
1
1.5
24. Amphibians
0.5
1
1.5
25. Algae
0
1
1.5
26. Wetland plants in streambed
FACW = 0.75; OBL = 1.5
Ot -
'perennial streams may also be identified using other methods. See p. 35 of manual.
Notes:
Sketch:

NC DWO Stream Identification Form Version 4.11
Date: Cl �� Z� Z�
ProjectlSite: ! 1
Latitude:�grq
Evaluator:
County: G©�.
Longitude:
Total Points:
Stream Is at least intermittent 3 ��
Stream Determination {circle
Ephemeral Intermittent ere !
Other
Quad Name:
ifz ifz 19 orperennial 3(r
e.g.
1
12
A. Geomor hold Subtotal v,
Absent
Weak
Moderate
SUM
1a_ Continuity of channel bed and bank
0
1
2
2. Sinuosity of channel along thalweg
0
1
3
3. In -channel structure: ex. riffle -pool, step -pool,
ripple -pool sequence
0
1
©
3
4. Particle size of stream substrate
0
1
3
5. Activelrelict floodplain
0
1
3
6. Depositional bars or benches
0
2
3
7. Recent alluvial deposits
1
2
3
8. Headcuts
1
2
3
9. Grade control
UY
0.5
1
1.5
10. Natural valley
0
0.5
1.5
11. Second or greater order channel
=
Yes = 3
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B. HAroloov (Subtotal = t >E
12. Presence of Baseflow
0
1
0
3
13. Iron oxidizing bacteria
q,
1
2
3
0
14. Leaf litter
1.5
CP
_
0.5
15. Sediment on plants or debris
0
0.5
1.5
16. Organic debris lines or piles
0
1
1.5
17. Soil -based evidence of high water table?
No = 0
s =
C. Biology (Subtotal = t U
18. Fibrous roots in streambed
3
2
1
0
19. Rooted upland plants in streambed
2
1
0
20. Macrobenthos (note diversity and abundance)
1
3
21. Aquatic Mollusks
1
3
22. Fish
0.5
1
1.5
23. Crayfish
0
0.5
1
1.5
24. Amphibians
0
0.
1
1.5
25. Algae
1
0.5
1
1.5
26. Wetland plants in streambed
I
FACW = 0.75; O - 1 Other = 0
.perennial streams may also be identified using other methods. See p. 35 of manual.
Notes:
Sketch:

NC DWO Stream Identification Form Version 4.11
Date: (� ZC7 Z
Project/Site:
Latitud 5{�
Evaluator: P5/
County:©
Longitude:
Total Points: �/
Stream Is at least Intermittent
Stream Determination (clrcte_�)
_
Other
if z 19 or perennial If z 30'
e�re'n
Ephemeral Intermittent p I
e.g. Quad Name:
/f- [
A. Geomorphology Subtotal = (�7 C
Absent
Weak
Moderate
Strgjqg
1e Continuity of channel bed and bank
0
1
2
2. Sinuosity of channel along thalweg
0
7
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
U
3
5. Active/relict floodplain
0
1
2
6. Depositional bars or benches
0
1
2
3
7. Recent alluvial deposits
0
1
2
3
B. Headcuts
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
a =
Yes = 3
armicmi anunes are nut ratvu, svv aiscussions in manual
B. Hvdrolotav (Subtotal = g r 1
12. Presence of Baseilow
0
1
2)
3
13. Iron oxidizing bacteria
0
2
3
14. Leaf litter
1.5
0.5
0
15. Sediment on plants or debris
0
0.5
1.5
16. Organic debris lines or piles
0
1 CQY
11
1.5
17. Soil -based evidence of high water table?
No = 0
I cyes =
C. Bioloav (!Subtotal = 5f r
18. Fibrous roots in streambed
3
2
1
0
19. Rooted upland plants in streambed
Cy
2
1
0
20. Macrobenthos (note diversity and abundance)
0
2
3
21. Aquatic Mollusks
1
2
3
22. Fish
0.5
1
1 1.5
23. Crayfish
0.5
1
1.5
24. Amphibians
0
1
1.5
1
25. Algae
1 0
0.
1
1.5
26. Wetland plants in streambed
FACW = 0.75; O - Other = 0
'perennial streams may also be identified using other methods. See p. 35 of manual.
Notes:
Sketch:

NC DWO Stream Identification Form Version 4.11
Date: C (� 270 Z Z
ProiectlSite:
Latitude: D
Evaluator: jr
County: a Cf%
Longitude:
Total Points:
Stream Is at least intermittent (�
Stream Determination (cir
Ephemeral Intermittent P enn I
Other
Quad Name:
if a 19 or perennial if z 30' "
e.g.
A. GeomorpholoSubtotal = ( I I--'
Absent
Weak
Moderate
Strong
10, Continuity of channel bed and bank
0
1
2
2. Sinuosity of channel along thalweg
0
2
3
3. In -channel structure: ex. riffle -pool, step -pool,
ri le- ool sequence
0
1
©
3
4. Particle size of stream substrate
0
1
3
5. Activelrelict floodplain
0
1
2
3
6. Depositional bars or benches
0
1,
2
3
7. Recent alluvial deposits
D
C13
23
8. Headcuts
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
o -
Yes = 3
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B. Hvdrolocty (Subtotal = r `_) )
12. Presence of Baseflow
0
1
2
3
13. Iron oxidizing bacteria
0
1
2
3
14. Leaf litter
1.5
1
0__A
0
15. Sediment on plants or debris
0
0.5
1.5
16. Organic debris lines or piles
0
1
1.5
17. Soil -based evidence of high water table?
No = 0
es -
C. Biology (Subtotal = R D
18. Fibrous roots in streambed
3
1
0
19. Rooted upland plants in streambed
W
2
1
0
20. Macrobenthos (note diversity and abundance)
0
iT
2
3
21. Aquatic Mollusks
1
2
3
22. Fish
0.5
1
1.5
23. Crayfish
0.5
1
1.5
24. Amphibians
(05
1
1.5
25. Algae
0.5
1
1.5
26. Wetland plants in streambed
FACW = 0.75;
L = 111CP Other = 0
'perennial streams may also be idenGSed using other methods.
See p. 35 of manual.
Notes:
Sketch:

NC DWO,Stream Identification Form Version 4.11
Date: zQ�Z
Project/Site:
Latitude: S�c
Evaluator:
County: f�L0/%?�
Longitude:
Total Points:
Stream Is at least intermittent
Stream Determf circle one)
Other
if 219 or perennial if 2 30`
Ephemeral 1 ermf Perennial
e.g. Quad Name:
ti r
A. Geomorphology Subtotal = I I, 5
Absent
Weak
Moderate
Strong
1" Continuity of channel bed and bank
0
1
3
2. Sinuosity of channel along thalweg
0
1
2
3
3. In -channel structure: ex. riffle -pool, step -pool,
ripple -pool sequence
0
2,1
3
4. Particle size of stream substrate
0
1
3
5. Active/relict floodplain
0
1
2
6. Depositional bars or benches
0
1
2
3
7. Recent alluvial deposits
1
2
3
B. Headcuts
1
2
3
9. Grade control
0.5
1
1.5
10. Natural valley
0
0.5
1
1.
11. Second or greater order channel
o =
Yes = 3
al UOWQI wIW IGD CIO IIVI IMUM, AWw ul04u[fa III [I-1-01
B. Hvdroloav {Subtotal = 6c .aa l
12. Presence of Baseflow
0
1
2
3
13. Iron oxidizing bacteria
0
2
3
14. Leaf litter
1.5
0.5
0
15. Sediment on plants or debris
1
1.5
16.Organic debris lines or piles
0.5
1
1.5
17. Soil -based evidence of high water table?
No = 0
Ies =
G. Biolociv (Subtotal = ) T
18. Fibrous roots in streambed
3
2
1
0
19. Rooted upland plants in streambed
ff
2
1
0
20. Macrobenthos (note diversity and abundance)
0
2
3
21. Aquatic Mollusks
1
2
3
22. Fish
0.5
1
1 1.5
23. Crayfish
0.5
1
1.5
24. Amphibians
0
1
1.5
25. Algae
0
1 90--
1
1.5
26. Wetland plants in streambed
FACW = 0.75; O = 1 Other = 0
'perennial streams may also be identified using other methods. See p. 35 of manual.
Notes:
Sketch:

GEORGE K LANKFORD, LLC 238 Shady Grove Road
Pittsboro, NC 27312
919-602-0127 [e-mail]
August 2, 2022
Field Summary Notes
Swiftie Site — Preliminary Soil Field Evaluation
A Preliminary Soil Investigation of the Swiftie site was performed on July 27, 2022 to evaluate potential
hydric soils suitable for wetland mitigation. This investigation provided a limited evaluation of this site.
and is subject to change as additional field work is performed and incorporation of additional resources.
Two hydric soil map units were found that were historically a single contiguous wetland. One is likely a
Jurisdictional Wetland and the other unit lacks hydrology. This wetland map unit is approximately 7.26
acres. The drained hydric soil area is approximately 23.8acres.
Landscape
The site is on the terrace above Swift Creek below the local interstream divide. Site land use consists of
row crops with forested drainage ways. Extensive ditching is present throughout. To the east within the
cultivated fields is a nearly level to slightly depressional feature that is non riparian underlain by a thick
clayey horizon with little structure. The adjacent forested area transitions to a deeper sandy surface
horizon underlain by a sandy clay loam that is not as dense, but is still restrictive. This area appears to still
retain jurisdictional hydrology. The wetland area wraps around a small nose slope to the west where soils
appear similar. The western feature has a hydrologic connection to the interstream divide to the north
across NC 33.
Soil
Soils generally have a dark, sandy surface underlain by a restrictive clayey layer and are likely subject to
droughty conditions. Hydric soil typically consists of a dark surface horizon that has high organic
accumulations. Within the cultivated fields, this horizon has lost significant organic matter to oxidation.
Other areas have a deeper extent of dark soils indicating organics have been translocated downward.
Hvdrologv
The western drainage may be an intermittent stream where it appears to have historically drained south
and then south east to the cleared field where it merged with drainage from the east before flowing south
west toward Swift Creek. Within this forested drainage, remnants of old fencing for livestock were
observed.
Current drainage consists of older shallow ditches within the forested areas that have aggraded, but still
drain surface waters to deeper, more recent ditches. The drainage network diverts flows to the center of
the site where a deeper channel has been constructed through a low ridge draining to Swift Creek. The
fields are effectively drained and loss of organics is evident. The forested wetlands are partially drained
due to the extensive ditching and the presence of a deeper sandy surface.

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Appendix 6-Adjacent Landowner
Information
Swiftie Mitigation Bank Prospectus

Appendix B - Adjacent Landowner Information
Table 1. Swiftie- Project Landowner Information
4812-20-1970 Palustrine Group LLC Edgecombe 595.68
4812-33-5285 Tar River Land Conservancy, INC Edgecombe 4.25
Table 2. Swiftie- Adjacent Landowner Information
Tar River Land Conservancy INC
Richard Edward Stroud, et al
Foxcroft Farms LLC
Nancy Wilson Bowers
1733/0006
1723/0936
P.O. Box 1161, Louisburg, NC 27549 4812335285
18 Stroud Land, Battleboro, NC 27809 4801859990
5970 Morning Star Church Rd, Battleboro, NC 27809 4802817588
P.O. Box 15346, New Bern, NC 28562
4811387355
Johnson B Hursel, LLC P.O. Box 730, Whitakers, NC 27891 4812140057
Note: Listed in the table above are the names and mailing addresses for all the landowners adjacent to the
Swiftie Mitigation Bank.

Appendix C —Proof of Parcel Ownership
Swiftie Mitigation Bank Prospectus

Page 1 of 4
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Recorded: 05/27J2021 at 03:09:27 PP
Fee Amt: $26.00 Page 1 of 4
EDGECOMBE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLS A
Vila R. Anderson Register of eds
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Excise Tax: Not applicable
Parcel Identifier No.: 481222104300
Prepared by & return to: Schell Bray PLLC (HHA)
100 Europa Dr., Suite 271
Chapel Hill, NC 27517
Brief description for the Index: Portion of PIN: 481222104300
THIS DEED made this T day of April, 2021, by and between
GRANTOR
Palustrine Agriculture and Timber, LLC
a North Carolina limited liability company
P.O. Box 603
Pittsboro, NC 27312
GRANTEE
Palustrine Group, LLC
a North Carolina limited liability company
P.O. Box 603
Pittsboro, NC 27312
The designation Grantor and Grantee as used herein shall include said parties, their heirs,
successors, and assigns, and shall include singular, plural, masculine, feminine or neuter as
required by context.
WITNESSETH, that the -Grantor does hereby give, grant, bargain, sell and convey unto the
Grantee in fee simple, all that certain lot, parcel of land situated in Edgecombe County, North
Carolina and more particularly described as follows:
See Exhibit A attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference.
Palustrine Agriculture and Timber, LLC Deed to Palustrine Group, LLC
731947

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1:1 733 tAr 0007
The property hereinabove described was acquired by Grantor by instrument recorded in Book
1723, Page 940.
A map showing the above -described property is recorded in Plat Cabinet 11, Page 2 (See also
Plat Cabinet 12, Page 137 and Plat Cabinet 13, Page 6, and referenced within this instrument).
All or a portion of the property herein conveyed does not include the primary residence of a
Grantor.
TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the aforesaid lot or parcel of land and all privileges and appurtenances
thereto belonging to the Grantee in fee simple.
And the Grantor covenants with the Grantee, that Grantor is seized of the premises in fee simple,
has the right to convey the same in fee simple, that title is marketable and free and clear of all
encumbrances, and that Grantor will warrant and defend the title against the lawful claims of all
persons whomsoever, other than the following exceptions:
Ad valorem taxes for 2021 and subsequent years not yet due and payable, easements,
restrictions and rights of way of record, including, but not limited to that certain Conservation
Easement recorded in Book 1705 at Page 387.
[SIGNATURE PAGE TO FOLLOW]
Palastrine Agriculture and Timber, LLC need to Palustrine Group, LLC
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Qf 1733 ,"R,0008
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Grantor has duly executed the foregoing as of the day and
year first above written.
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COUNTY OF )
10.07EM1101-1.4
PALUSTRINE AGRICULTURE AND TIMBER, LLC
A North Carolina limited liability company
By: k G`" - )<. Ham
Name: Karen R. Hall
Title: Member/Manager
1, the undersigned Notary Public, certify that Karen R. Hall, Member/Manager of
Palustrine Agriculture and Timber, LLC personally came before me this day and acknowledged
that she executed the foregoing Deed for the purposes stated therein.
Witness my hand and official seal on this -7 t~-k day of April, 2021.
(Official Seal)
Si nat e o Notary
Notary Public
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ALOERWX �'ri ted ortyped name
RY PUBLIC COUNTY, My Commission Expires:on Expires 349.2024
Palustrine Agriculture and Timber, LLC Deed to Palustrine Group, LLC
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133 "A'H0009
EXHIBIT A
Being Tract A containing 599.93 acres as shown on that survey entitled "Recombination Plat for
Frank Wilson, Jr. & Nancy W. Bowers" dated March 7, 2011, Township No. 5, County of
Edgecombe, State of North Carolina, by S.D. Puckett & Associates, Professional Land Surveyors,
recorded August 19, 2011 in Plat Cabinet 11, Slide 2, Edgecombe County Registry.
LESS AND EXCEPT FROM THE ABOVE TRACT A:
BEING all of Lot 1, containing 4.25 +/- acres, as shown on plat entitled "Minor Plat for Palustrine
Group, LLC, Owner/Developer, Palustrine Group, LLC" prepared by Randolph P. Nicholson,
P.L.S. (L-2740) dated October 2, 2017 and recorded in Plat Cabinet 12, Page 137, Edgecombe
County Registry.
BEING all of Lot IA, containing 0.271 +/- acres, as shown on plat entitled "Recombination
Survey for Palustrine Group, LLC" prepared by Robert C. Kelly, P.L.S. (L-4284) dated December
3, 2019 and recorded in Plat Cabinet 13, Page 6, Edgecombe County Registry.
Palustrine Agriculture and Timber, LLC Deed to Palustrine Group, LLC
731947 4\��