20060645 Ver 2_Monitoring Report_20150611

(� DUKE
ENERGY
Jun 11, 2015
RECEIVED
N C Dept of ENR
JUN 12 2015
Winston -Salem
Regional office
Ms Sue Homewood
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Winston -Salem Regional Office
450 W Hanes Mill Rd , Suite 300
Winston - Salem, North Carolina 27105
Subject Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC (Duke Energy)
Belews Creek Steam Station — Craig Road Landfill
401 Water Quality Certification Monitoring
Dear Ms Homewood
410 S Wilmington St
Raleigh NC 27601
Duke Energy is submitting the Water Quality monitoring report as required by Condition of
Certification #9, of Water Quality Certification Number 3879 for impacts evaluation at the Craig
Road Landfill Phase II Expansion project As we discussed yesterday the report is overdue and
should have been submitted on June 1, 2015 The report includes monitoring for streams SC -8
and SC -10 No other streams that are required for monitoring have been impacted by
construction at this time
If you have any questions please contact me at (919) 546 -7457 or Steve cahoon @duke-
energy corn
Sincerely,
Steve Cahoon
Duke Energy — EHS CCP
Permitting and Compliance
Attachments
cc Melonie Martin — Duke Energy (via email)

Water Body SC8
Type Sample Sweep net & visual
Date Collected 8 -28 -2014
Ephemeroptera A,C,R
Tnchoptera
Total Taxa 9
Total EPT N/A
Biotic Index N/A
i
Notes
BENTHIC MACROINVERTEBRATE LAB SHEET
Road/County Craie Rd /Stokes Countv
Collection Card No N/A
Collectors/Analyst Shannon McCorkle
Plecoptera A,C,R Odonata
Corduliidae
I I I
Misc Diptera
Ptychopteridae
Bittacomorpha
clavipes R(2)
Chiros
Chironomidae C(5)
Coleoptera
Dytiscidae C(3)
Dryopidae
Helichus spp R(1)
A,C,R
R(1)
Oligochaeta
Oligochaeta C(3)
Megaloptera
Corydalidae
Chouliodes spp R(1)
Crustacea
Mollusca
Corbicula
Other
Fish
Bioclassificat on N/A
EPT N N/A
EPT BI N/A
R(1)
C(6)
1

Habitat Assessment Field Data Sheet
Mountain/ Piedmont Streams
Biological Assessment Unit, DWQ
TOTAL SCORE 52
Directions for use The observer is to survey a minimum of 100 meters with 200 meters preferred of stream, preferably in an
upstream direction starting above the bridge pool and the road right -of -way The segment which is assessed should represent
average stream conditions To perform a proper habitat evaluation the observer needs to get into the stream To complete the form,
select the description which best fits the observed habitats and then circle the score If the observed habitat falls in between two
descriptions, select an intermediate score A final habitat score is determined by adding the results from the different metrics
Stream SC8 Location/road Belews Ck Landfill(Road Name Craig Rd )County Stokes
Date 8/28/2014 CC# Basin Dan River Subbasin
Observer(s) S McCorkle Type of Study ❑Fish ®Benthos ❑Basinwide ®Special Study (Describe) 06- 0645ver2
Latitude 36.26895 Longitude -80 07179 Ecoregion ❑MT ®P ❑Slate Belt ❑Triassic Basm
Water Quality: Temperature 210* C DO _2 50 mg/l Conductivity (corr) 218 0 uS /cm pH 6 43
Physical Characterization: Visible land use refers to immediate area that you can see from sampling location - include what
you estimate driving thru the watershed in watershed land use.
Visible Land Use 10 %Forest %Residential %Active Pasture %Active Crops
' %Fallow Fields %Commercial %Industrial 90 %Other Describe coal ash landfill
Watershed land use ®Forest ❑Agnculture ❑Urban ❑Animal operations upstream
Width (meters) Stream 0 1 -10 Channel (at top of bank) 0 33 —1 2 Stream Depth (m) Avg 0 05 Max 0 40
® Width variable ❑ Large river >25m wide
Bank Height (from deepest part of riffle to top of bank -first flat surface you stand on) (m) 0 65
Bank Angle 30 — 50° or ❑ NA (Vertical isi90 °, horizontal is 0° Angles > 90° indicate slope is towards mid- channel, < 90°
indicate slope is away from channel NA if bank is too low for bank angle to matter )
❑Channelized Ditch
❑Deeply incised- steep, straight banks ❑Both banks undercut at bend ❑Channel filled in with sediment
❑Recent overbank deposits ❑Bar development ❑Buried structures
[]Exposed bedrock
❑Excessive periphyton growth ❑ Heavy filamentous algae growth ❑Green tinge
❑ Sewage smell
Manmade Stabilization ❑N ®Y ®Rip -rap, cement, gabions ®Sediment /grade- control structure
®Ben - /levee
Flow conditions ❑High ®Normal ❑Low
Turbidity ®Clear ❑Slightly Turbid ❑Turbid ❑Tannic []Milky ❑Colored (from dyes)
Good potential for Wetlands Restoration Project ?? ❑YES ®NO Details landfill site
Channel Flow Status
Useful especially under abnormal or low flow conditions
A Water reaches base of both lower banks, minimal channel substrate exposed
❑
B Water fills >75% of available channel, or <25% of channel substrate is exposed
❑
C Water fills 25 -75% of available channel, many logs /snags exposed
D Root mats out of water
❑
E Very little water in channel, mostly present as standing pools
❑
Weather Conditions: Sunny, approx 90 °,no rain prior to sampling event. Photos: ❑N ®Y ® Digital ❑35mm
Remarks: Macroinvertebrates collected with sweep net and by washing sticks Fine orange sediment deposits present
midstream and downstream Approximatelv 100m of stream evaluated. Grass very well established on hillside (landfill)
above the stream

I. Channel Modification
A channel natural, frequent bends Cr
B channel natural, infrequent bends (channelization could be old) 4
C some channelization present 3
D more extensive channelization, >40% of stream disrupted 2
E no bends, completely channehzed or rip rapped or gabioned, etc 0
❑Evidence of dredging E] Evidence of desnaggmg =no large woody debris in stream ❑Banks of uniform shape/height
Remarks Subtotal 5
IL Instream Habitat: Consider the percentage of the reach that is favorable for benthos colonization or fish cover If >70% of the
reach is rocks, 1 type is present, circle the score of 17 Definition leafpacks consist of older leaves that are packed together and have
begun to decay (not piles of leaves in pool areas) Mark as Rare. Common, or Abundant
_Rocks Macrophytes C Sticks and leafpacks
_Snags and logs C
Undercut banks or root mats
AMOUNT OF REACH FAVORABLE FOR COLONIZATION
OR COVER
12
3 embeddedness 40 -80%
>70% 40 -70%
20 -40%
<20%
B. substrate gravel and cobble
Score Score
Score
Score
4 or 5 types present
20 16
12
8
3 types present
19
11
7
2 types present
18 14
�
10
6
1 type present
17
9
5
No types present
0
3 substrate nearly all detritus
❑ No woody vegetation in riparian zone Remarks
�1
Remarks
Subtotal 14
III. Bottom Substrate (silt, sand, detritus, gravel, cobble, boulder) Look at entire reach for substrate scoring, but only look at
riffle for embeddedness, and use rocks from all parts of riffle -look for "mud line" or difficulty extracting rocks
A. substrate with good mix of gravel, cobble and boulders
Score
1 embeddedness <20% (very little sand, usually only behind large boulders)
15
2 embeddedness 20 -40%
12
3 embeddedness 40 -80%
8
4 embeddedness >80%
3
B. substrate gravel and cobble
1 embeddedness <20%
14
2 embeddedness 20 -40%
11
3 embeddedness 40 -80%
6
4 embeddedness >80%
2
C. substrate mostly gravel
1 embeddedness <50%
8
2 embeddedness >50%
4
D. substrate homogeneous fi
1 substrate nearly all bedrock
3
2 substrate nearly all sand
3
3 substrate nearly all detritus
4 substrate nearly all silt/ clay
�1
Remarks
Subtotal 1
IV. Pool Variety Pools are areas of deeper than average maximum depths with little or no surface turbulence Water velocities
associated with pools are always slow Pools may take the form of "pocket water ", small pools behind boulders or obstructions, in
large high gradient streams, or side eddies
A. Pools present Score
1 Pools Frequent ( >30% of 200m area surveyed)
a variety of pool sizes 10
b pools about the same size (indicates pools filling in) 8
2 Pools Infrequent ( <30% of the 200m area surveyed)
a variety of pool sizes
b pools about the same size 4
B. Pools absent
Subtotal 4
❑Pool bottom boulder - cobble =hard ❑Bottom sandy -sink as you walk ®Silt bottom El Some pools over wader depth
Remarks Page Total 24

V. Riffle Habitats
Definition Riffle is area of reaeration -can be debris dam, or narrow channel area Riffles Frequent Riffles Infrequent
Score Score
A well defined riffle and run, riffle as wide as stream and extends 2X width of stream 16 12
B riffle as wide as stream but riffle length is not 2X stream width 14 7
C riffle not as wide as stream and riffle length is not 2X stream width 10 3
D. riffles absent
Channel Slope ®Typical for area ❑Steep =fast flow ❑Low =like a coastal stream Subtotal —0
V1. Bank Stability and Vegetation
FACE UPSTREAM
Left Bank Rt Bank
Score Score
A. Banks stable
1 little evidence of erosion or bank failure(except outside of bends), little potential for erosion 7 7
B. Erosion areas present
1 diverse trees, shrubs, grass, plants healthy with good root systems O 0
2 few trees or small trees and shrubs, vegetation appears generally healthy 5 5
3 sparse mixed vegetation, plant types and conditions suggest poorer soil binding 3 3
4 mostly grasses, few if any trees and shrubs, high erosion and failure potential at high flow 2 2
5 little or no bank vegetation, mass erosion and bank failure evident 0 0
Total 12
Remarks
VII. Light Penetration Canopy is defined as tree or vegetative cover directly above the stream's surface Canopy would block out
sunlight when the sun is directly overhead Note shading from mountains, but not use to score this metric
A Stream with good canopy with some breaks for light penetration
core
10
B Stream with full canopy - breaks for light penetration absent
C Stream with partial canopy - sunlight and shading are essentially equal
7
D Stream with minimal canopy - full sun in all but a few areas
2
E. No canopy and no shading
0
Remarks
Subtotal 10
VHI. Riparian Vegetative Zone Width
Definition Riparian zone for this form is area of natural vegetation adjacent to stream (can go beyond floodplam) Definition A
break in the riparian zone is any place on the stream banks which allows sediment or pollutants to directly enter the stream, such as
paths down to stream, storm drains, uprooted trees, otter slides, etc
FACE UPSTREAM Lft Bank Rt Bank
Dominant vegetation ®Trees ®Shrubs ®Grasses ❑Weeds /old field ❑Exotics (kudzu, etc) Score Score
A Riparian zone intact (no breaks)
1 width > 18 meters
2 width 12 -18 meters
3 width 6 -12 meters
4 width < 6 meters
B Riparian zone not intact (breaks)
1 breaks rare
a width > 18 meters
b width 12 -18 meters
c width 6 -12 meters
d width < 6 meters
breaks common
a width > 18 meters
b width 12 -18 meters
c width 6 -12 meters
d width < 6 meters
5
4
3
2
O
2
1
0
Remarks Rioarian Veeetative Zone Width is hard to iudae because landfill is directly above stream
meters on the left & risht of stream, however, the landfill is directly above stream.
❑ Disclaimer -form filled out, but score doesn't match subjective opinion - atypical stream
5
4
3
2
4
3
2
1
O
2
1
0
There's buffer >18
Total 6
Page Total 28
Total Score 52
4

Supplement for Habitat Assessment Field Data Sheet
Diagram to determine bank angle
90° 45°
Tvoical Stream Cross - section
Factreme High Water
Normal High Water
- Normal Flow ^ ��
135°
�- -Upper Ban i
Lower
Bank
Stream WI& This side is 45° bank angle
Site Sketch
Comments
5

Figure 1. SC8 facing upstream. Upper portion of
stream (immediately downstream of
?igure 3. SC8 facing downstream. Lower portion
of stream (confluence with Belews Lake).
Figure 4. Entire reach of SC8 facing downstream.

Water Bodv SC10
Type Sample visual
Date Collected 8 -28 -2014
Ephemeroptera A,C,R
Ephemeroptera
Tnchoptera
I
Total Taxa 4
Total EPT N/A
Biotic Index N/A
Notes
BENTHIC MACROINVERTEBRATE LAB SHEET
Road/County Craig Rd /Stokes Countv
Collection Card No N/A
Collectors/Analyst Shannon McCorkle
Plecoptera A,C,R I Odonata
Mtsc Dtptera
Ceratopogomdae R(1)
Tipulidae R(2)
Chtros
Chironomidae R(1)
Coleoptera
Ohgochaeta
Oligochaeta
Megaloptera
Crustacea
Mollusca
Other
Btoclassification N/A
EPT N N/A
EPT BI N/A
A,C,R
C(8)
1

Habitat Assessment Field Data Sheet
Mountain/ Piedmont Streams
Biological Assessment Unit, DWQ
TOTAL SCORE 30 1
Directions for use The observer is to survey a minimum of 100 meters with 200 meters preferred of stream, preferably in an
upstream direction starting above the bridge pool and the road right -of -way The segment which is assessed should represent
average stream conditions To perform a proper habitat evaluation the observer needs to get into the stream To complete the form,
select the description which best fits the observed habitats and then circle the score If the observed habitat falls in between two
descriptions, select an intermediate score A final habitat score is determined by adding the results from the different metrics
Stream SC10 Location/road Belews Ck Landfill(Road Name Crain Rd )County Stokes
Date 8/28/2014 CC# Basin Dan River Subbasm
Observer(s) S McCorkle Type of Study ❑Fish ®Benthos ❑Basmwide ®Special Study (Describe) 06- 0645ver2
Latitude 36 26668 Longitude - 80.07249 Ecoregion ❑MT ®P ❑Slate Belt ❑Triassic Basin
Water Quality: Temperature 217* C DO 8 29 mg/l Conductivity (corr) 86 2 µS /cm pH 6 98
Physical Characterization: Visible land use refers to immediate area that you can see from sampling location - include what
you estimate driving thru the watershed in watershed land use.
Visible Land Use 10 %Forest %Residential %Active Pasture %Active Crops
%Fallow Fields %Commercial %Industnal 90 %Other Descnbe coal ash landfill
Watershed land use ®Forest ❑Agriculture ❑Urban — ❑Animal operations upstream
Width (meters) Stream 0 15 Channel (at top of bank) N/A Stream Depth (m) Avg 0 01 Max 0 015
❑ Width variable ❑ Large river >25m wide
Bank Height (from deepest part of riffle to top of bank -first flat surface you stand on) (m) N/A
Bank Angle 45° or ❑ NA (Vertical is 90 °, horizontal is 0° Angles > 90° indicate slope is towards mid- channel, < 90°
indicate slope is away from channel NA if bank is too low for bank angle to matter)
❑Channelized Ditch
❑Deeply incised- steep, straight banks ❑Both banks undercut at bend ❑Channel filled in with sediment
❑Recent overbank deposits ❑Bar development ❑Buried structures
®Exposed bedrock
❑Excessive penphyton growth ❑ Heavy filamentous algae growth ❑Green tinge
❑ Sewage smell
Manmade Stabilization ❑N ®Y ®Rip -rap, cement, gabions ®Sediment /grade- control structure
®Berm/levee
Flow conditions ❑High ❑Normal ®Low
Turbidity ®Clear ❑Slightly Turbid ❑Turbid ❑Tannic ❑Milky ❑Colored (from dyes)
Good potential for Wetlands Restoration Project ?? ❑ YES ONO Details landfill site
Channel Flow Status
Useful especially under abnormal or low flow conditions
A Water reaches base of both lower banks, minimal channel substrate exposed
❑
B Water fills >75% of available channel, or <25% of channel substrate is exposed
❑
C Water fills 25 -75% of available channel, many logs /snags exposed
❑
D Root mats out of water
❑
E Very little water in channel, mostly present as standing pools
Weather Conditions: Sunny, approx 90 °,no rain prior to samolins event. Photos: ❑N ®Y ® Digital ❑35mm
Remarks: Stream (trickle of water) buried beneath lavers of sticks and loss A bucket was used to catch enoush water
for water quality measurements Macroinvertebrates collected by washins rocks and sticks (not possible to use a sweep
net). Approximately 3.5 meters of stream remain Grass very well established on hillside (landfill) above the stream

1. Channel Modification Score
A channel natural, frequent bends 5
B channel natural, infrequent bends (channelization could be old) 4
C some channelization present 3
D more extensive channelization, >40% of stream disrupted
E no bends, completely channelized or rip rapped or gabioned, etc 0
F-1 Evidence of dredging ❑Evidence of desnaggmg =no large woody debris in stream E] Banks of uniform shape eight
Remarks Subtotal 0
II. Instream Habitat: Consider the percentage of the reach that is favorable for benthos colonization or fish cover If >70% of the
reach is rocks, 1 type is present, circle the score of 17 Definition leafpacks consist of older leaves that are packed together and have
begun to decay (not piles of leaves in pool areas) Mark as Rare, Common, or Abundant
C Rocks C Macrophytes C Sticks and leafpacks _Snags
and logs _Undercut
banks or root mats
AMOUNT OF REACH FAVORABLE FOR COLONIZATION
OR COVER
12
>70%
40 -70%
20 -40%
<20%
Score
Score
Score
Score
4 or 5 types present 20
16
12
6
3 types present 19
15
11
7
2 types present 18
14
10
4
1 type present 17
13
9
5
No types present 0
2
8 substrate nearly all silt/ clay
1
❑ No woody vegetation in riparian zone Remarks
Subtotal 7
III. Bottom Substrate (silt, sand, detritus, gravel, cobble, boulder) Look at entire reach for substrate scoring, but only look at
riffle for embeddedness, and use rocks from all parts of raffle -look for "mud line" or difficulty extracting rocks
A. substrate with good mix of gravel, cobble and boulders
Score
5 embeddedness <20% (very little sand, usually only behind large boulders)
15
6 embeddedness 20 -40%
12
7 embeddedness 40 -80%
8
8 embeddedness >80%
3
B. substrate gravel and cobble
5 embeddedness <20%
14
6 embeddedness 20 -40%
11
7 embeddedness 40 -80%
6
8 embeddedness >80%
2
C. substrate mostly gravel
3 embeddedness <50%
8
4 embeddedness >50%
4
D. substrate homogeneous
5 substrate nearly all bedrock
6 substrate nearly all sand
7 substrate nearly all detritus
2
8 substrate nearly all silt/ clay
1
Remarks
Subtotal 3
IV. Pool Variety Pools are areas of deeper than average maximum depths with little or no surface turbulence Water velocities
associated with pools are always slow Pools may take the form of "pocket water ", small pools behind boulders or obstructions, in
large high gradient streams, or side eddies
A. Pools present Score
1 Pools Frequent ( >30% of 200m area surveyed)
a variety of pool sizes 10
b pools about the same size (indicates pools filling in) 8
2 Pools Infrequent ( <30% of the 200m area surveyed)
a variety of pool sizes 6
b pools about the same size
B. Pools absent �0
Subtotal 0
❑Pool bottom boulder - cobble =hard ❑Bottom sandy -sink as you walk ❑Silt bottom ❑Some pools over wader depth
Remarks Page Total 10

V. Riffle Habitats
Definition Riffle is area of reaeration -can be debris dam, or narrow channel area Riffles Frequent Riffles Infrequent
Score Score
A well defined riffle and run, riffle as wide as stream and extends 2X width of stream 16 12
B riffle as wide as stream but riffle length is not 2X stream width 14 7
C riffle not as wide as stream and riffle length is not 2X stream width 10 3
D. riffles absent
Channel Slope ❑Typical for area ❑Steep =fast flow Flow–like a coastal stream Subtotal —0
VI. Bank Stability and Vegetation
FACE UPSTREAM
Left Bank Rt Bank
Score Score
A. Banks stable
1 little evidence of erosion or bank fai I ure(except outside of bends), little potential for erosion 7 7
B. Erosion areas present
1 diverse trees, shrubs, grass, plants healthy with good root systems
2 few trees or small trees and shrubs, vegetation appears generally healthy
3 sparse mixed vegetation, plant types and conditions suggest poorer soil binding 3 3
4 mostly grasses, few if any trees and shrubs, high erosion and failure potential at high flow 2 2
5 little or no bank vegetation, mass erosion and bank failure evident 0 0
Total 12
Remarks
VII. Light Penetration Canopy is defined as tree or vegetative cover directly above the stream's surface Canopy would block out
sunlight when the sun is directly overhead Note shading from mountains, but not use to score this metric
Score
A Stream with good canopy with some breaks for light penetration 10
B Stream with full canopy - breaks for light penetration absent 8
C Stream with partial canopy - sunlight and shading are essentially equal
D Stream with minimal canopy - full sun in all but a few areas 2
E. No canopy and no shading 0
Remarks Subtotal 2
Vlll. Riparian Vegetative Zone Width
Definition Riparian zone for this form is area of natural vegetation adjacent to stream (can go beyond floodplam)
Definition A
break in the riparian zone is any place on the stream banks which allows sediment or pollutants to directly enter the stream, such as
paths down to stream, storm drains, uprooted trees, otter slides, etc
FACE UPSTREAM Lft Bank
Rt Bank
Dominant vegetation ®Trees ®Shrubs ®Grasses ❑Weeds /old field ❑Exotics (kudzu, etc) Score
Score
A Riparian zone intact (no breaks)
1 width > 18 meters 5
5
2 width 12 -18 meters 4
4
3 width 6 -12 meters 3
3
4 width < 6 meters 2
2
B Riparian zone not intact (breaks)
1 breaks rare
a width > 18 meters 4
4
b width 12 -18 meters 3
3
c width 6 -12 meters 2
2
d width < 6 meters 1
1
2 breaks common
a width > 18 meters 030
b width 12 -18 meters 2
2
c width 6 -12 meters 1
1
d width < 6 meters 0
0
Remarks Riparian Veeetative Zone Width is hard to iudse because landfill is directly above stream
There's buffer >18
meters on the left & right of stream, however, the landfill is directiv above stream
Total 6
Page Total 20
❑ Disclaimer -form filled out, but score doesn't match subjective opinion - atypical stream
Total Score 30

Supplement for Habitat Assessment Field Data Sheet
Diagram to determine bank angle
90° 45°
Tvoical Stream Cross - section
Extreme High Hater
Normal High Water
i.- Stream Width
Site Sketch
Other comments
Lower
Bank
-*= Upper Bank —r
135°
'This side is 45° bank angle
5

Figure 1. SC 10 facing upstream. Upper portion of
stream (immediately downstream of
landfill expansion area).
Figure 2. SC10 facing upstream. Middle of stream.
Figure 3. SC 10 facing downstream. Lower portion
of stream (confluence with Belews Lake)
F igure 4. Entire reach of SC 10 facing upstream.
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Water Bodv SC8
Type Sample sweep net & visual
Date Collected 3 -24 -2015
1 Ephemeroptera A,C,R
Tnchoptera
Total Taxa 9
Total EPT N/A
Biotic Index N/A
Notes
BENTHIC MACROINVERTEBRATE LAB SHEET
Road/County Crab Rd / Stokes Countv
Collection Card No N/A
Collectors/Analyst Shannon McCorkle
Plecoptera A,C,R I I Odonata
Misc Diptera
Ptychoptendae
eittacomorpha
clavipes R(1)
Tipulidae R(1)
Chiros
Coleoptera
Dytiscidae C(s)
Hydrophdidae R(1)
A,C,R
I Oligochaeta
Oligochaeta C(3)
Megaloptera
Crustacea
Mollusca
Physidae
ther
sh
- ayfish
tlamander
Bioclasstficatton
N/A
EPT N
N/A
EPT BI
N/A
C(7)
C(6)
R(1)
C(4)
1

Habitat Assessment Field Data Sheet
Mountain/ Piedmont Streams
Biological Assessment Unit, DWQ
TOTAL SCORE 52
Directions for use The observer is to survey a minimum of 100 meters with 200 meters preferred of stream, preferably in an
upstream direction starting above the bridge pool and the road right -of -way The segment which is assessed should represent
average stream conditions To perform a proper habitat evaluation the observer needs to get into the stream To complete the form,
select the description which best fits the observed habitats and then circle the score If the observed habitat falls in between two
descriptions, select an intermediate score A final habitat score is determined by adding the results from the different metrics
Stream SC8 Location/road Belews Ck Landfill(Road Name Craig Rd )County Stokes
Date 3/24/2015 CC# Basin Dan River Subbasin
Observer(s) S.McCorkle Type of Study ❑Fish ®Benthos ❑Basmwide ®Special Study (Descnbe) 06- 0645ver2
Latitude 36 26895 Longitude -80 07179 Ecoregion ❑MT ®P ❑Slate Belt ❑Triassic Basin
Water Quality: Temperature 12 1° C DO 4.95 mg/l Conductivity (corr) 256 0 uS /cm pH 5.82
Physical Characterization: Visible land use refers to immediate area that you can see from sampling location - include what
you estimate driving thru the watershed in watershed land use.
Visible Land Use 10 %Forest %Residential %Active Pasture %Active Crops
%Fallow Fields %Commercial %Industrial 90 %Other Descnbe coal ash landfill
Watershed land use ®Forest ❑Agriculture ❑Urban ❑Animal operations upstream
Width (meters) Stream 0 15 —1.14 Channel (at top of bank) 0 33 —1 2 Stream Depth (m) Avg 0 07 Max 0 38
® Width variable ❑ Large river >25m wide
Bank Height (from deepest part of riffle to top of bank -first flat surface you stand on) (m) 0 65
Bank Angle 30 — 50° or ❑ NA (Vertical is 90 °, horizontal is 0° Angles > 90° indicate slope is towards mid- channel, < 90°
indicate slope is away from channel NA if bank is too low for bank angle to matter )
❑Channelized Ditch
❑Deeply incised- steep, straight banks ❑Both banks undercut at bend ❑Channel filled in with sediment
❑Recent overbank deposits ❑Bar development ❑Buried structures ❑Exposed bedrock
❑Excessive periphyton growth ❑ Heavy filamentous algae growth ❑Green tinge ❑ Sewage smell
Manmade Stabilization ❑N ®Y ®Rip -rap, cement, gabions ®Sediment /grade - control structure ®Berm/levee
Flow conditions ❑High ❑Normal ®Low
Turbidity ®Clear []Slightly Turbid ❑Turbid ❑Tannic ❑Milky ❑Colored (from dyes)
Good potential for Wetlands Restoration Project ?? ❑YES ®NO Details landfill site
Channel Flow Status
Useful especially under abnormal or low flow conditions
A Water reaches base of both lower banks, minimal channel substrate exposed ❑
B Water fills >75% of available channel, or <25% of channel substrate is exposed ❑
C Water fills 25 -75% of available channel, many logs /snags exposed
D Root mats out of water ❑
E Very little water in channel, mostly present as standing pools ❑
Weather Conditions: Cloudv, cool, approx. 50 °,no rain prior to sampling event Photos: ❑N ®Y ® Digital ❑35mm
Remarks: Samples collected with sweep net and by washing sticks Fine orange sediment deposits present midstream
and downstream Approximately 100m of stream evaluated. Grass very well established on hillside (landfill) above the
stream Very little stream flow. No water observed coming from pipes that run under landfill Sheen present on creek's
surface.
2

1. Channel Modification core
A channel natural, frequent bends 5
B channel natural, infrequent bends (channelization could be old) 4
C some channelization present 3
D more extensive channelization, >40% of stream disrupted 2
E no bends, completely channelized or rip rapped or gabioned, etc 0
❑Evidence of dredging El Evidence of desnaggmg =no large woody debris in stream E] Banks of uniform shape /height
Remarks Subtotal 5
IL Instream Habitat: Consider the percentage of the reach that is favorable for benthos colonization or fish cover If >70% of the
reach is rocks, 1 type is present, circle the score of 17 Definition leafpacks consist of older leaves that are packed together and have
begun to decay (not piles -of leaves in pool areas) Mark as Rare, Common, or Abundant
_Rocks Macrophytes C Sticks and leafpacks
_Snags and logs C
Undercut banks or root mats
AMOUNT OF REACH FAVORABLE FOR COLONIZATION
OR COVER
12
3 embeddedness 40 -80%
>70% 40 -70%
20 -40%
<20%
B. substrate gravel and cobble
Score Score
Score
Score
4 or 5 types present
20 16
12
8
3 types present
19
11
7
2 types present
18 14
10
6
1 type present
17
9
5
No types present
0
3 substrate nearly all detritus
❑ No woody vegetation in riparian zone Remarks
1
Remarks
Subtotal 14
III. Bottom Substrate (silt, sand, detritus, gravel, cobble, boulder) Look at entire reach for substrate scoring, but only look at
riffle for embeddedness, and use rocks from all parts of riffle -look for "mud line' or difficulty extracting rocks
A. substrate with good mix of gravel, cobble and boulders
Score
1 embeddedness <20% (very little sand, usually only behind large boulders)
15
2 embeddedness 20 -40%
12
3 embeddedness 40 -80%
8
4 embeddedness >80%
3
B. substrate gravel and cobble
1 embeddedness <20%
14
2 embeddedness 20 -40%
11
3 embeddedness 40 -80%
6
4 embeddedness >80%
2
C. substrate mostly gravel
1 embeddedness <50%
8
2 embeddedness >50%
4
D. substrate homogeneous
1 substrate nearly all bedrock
3
2 substrate nearly all sand
3
3 substrate nearly all detritus
4 substrate nearly all silt/ clay
1
Remarks
Subtotal 1
IV. Pool Variety Pools are areas of deeper than average maximum depths with little or no surface turbulence Water velocities
associated with pools are always slow Pools may take the form of "pocket water ", small pools behind boulders or obstructions, in
large high gradient streams, or side eddies
A. Pools present Score
1 Pools Frequent ( >30% of 200m area surveyed)
a variety of pool sizes 10
b pools about the same size (indicates pools filling in) 8
2 Pools Infrequent ( <30% of the 200m area surveyed)
a variety of pool sizes
b pools about the same size 4
B. Pools absent
Subtotal 4
❑Pool bottom boulder - cobble =hard E] Bottom sandy -sink as you walk ®Silt bottom El Some pools over wader depth
Remarks Page Total 24
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V. Riffle Habitats
Definition Riffle is area of reaeration -can be debris dam, or narrow channel area Riffles Frequent Riffles Infrequent
Score Score
A well defined riffle and run, riffle as wide as stream and extends 2X width of stream 16 12
B riffle as wide as stream but riffle length is not 2X stream width 14 7
C riffle not as wide as stream and riffle length is not 2X stream width 10 3
D. riffles absent
Channel Slope ®Typical for area ❑Steep =fast flow ❑Low =like a coastal stream Subtotal —0
VI. Bank Stability and Vegetation
FACE UPSTREAM
Left Bank Rt Bank
Score Score
A. Banks stable
1 little evidence of erosion or bank failure(except outside of bends), little potential for erosion 7 7
B. Erosion areas present
1 diverse trees, shrubs, grass, plants healthy with good root systems 0 0
2 few trees or small trees and shrubs, vegetation appears generally healthy 5 5
3 sparse mixed vegetation, plant types and conditions suggest poorer soil binding 3 3
4 mostly grasses, few if any trees and shrubs, high erosion and failure potential at high flow 2 2
5 little or no bank vegetation, mass erosion and bank failure evident 0 0
Total 12
Remarks
VII. Light Penetration Canopy is defined as tree or vegetative cover directly above the stream's surface Canopy would block out
sunlight when the sun is directly overhead Note shading from mountains, but not use to score this metric
core
A Stream with good canopy with some breaks for light penetration 10
B Stream with full canopy - breaks for light penetration absent
C Stream with partial canopy - sunlight and shading are essentially equal 7
D Stream with minimal canopy - full sun in all but a few areas 2
E. No canopy and no shading 0
Remarks Subtotal 10
VIII. Riparian Vegetative Zone Width
Definition Riparian zone for this form is area of natural vegetation adjacent to stream (can go beyond floodplam)
Definition A
break in the riparian zone is any place on the stream banks which allows sediment or pollutants to directly enter the stream, such as
paths down to stream, storm drains, uprooted trees, otter slides, etc
FACE UPSTREAM Lft Bank
Rt Bank
Dominant vegetation ®Trees ®Shrubs ®Grasses ❑Weeds /old field ❑Exotics (kudzu, etc) Score
Score
A Riparian zone intact (no breaks)
1 width > 18 meters 5
5
2 width 12 -18 meters 4
4
3 width 6 -12 meters 3
3
4 width < 6 meters 2
2
B Riparian zone not intact (breaks)
1 breaks rare
a width > 18 meters 4
4
b width 12 -18 meters 3
3
c width 6 -12 meters 2
2
d width < 6 meters 1
1
2 breaks common
a width > 18 meters 030
b width 12 -18 meters 2
2
c width 6 -12 meters 1
1
d width < 6 meters 0
0
Remarks Riparian Vegetative Zone Width is hard to judge because landfill is directly above stream
There's buffer >18
meters on the left & right of stream, however, the landfill is directly above stream
Total 6
Page Total 28
❑ Disclaimer -form filled out, but score doesn't match subjective opinion - atypical stream
Total Score 52
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Supplement for Habitat Assessment Field Data Sheet
Diagram to determine bank angle
90° 45°
Tvnical Stream Cross - section
1. E�Meme High Water `
NormalHidr Water
Normal Flow
Stream VYtdth
Site Sketch
Comments
Lower
Bank
135°
+t —Upper Bank i
This side is 45" bank angle
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Figure 1. SC8 facing upstream. Upper portion of
stream (immediately downstream of
landfill expansion area).
Figure 2. SC8 facing downstream. Mid - stream.
Figure 3. SC8 facing downstream. Lower portion
of stream (confluence with Belews Lake).
?igure 4. SC8 mid -stream facing downstream.

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BENTHIC MACROINVERTEBRATE LAB SHEET
Water Bodv SC10
Road/County Craig Rd /Stokes County
Type Sample Visual
Collection Card No N/A
Date Collected 3 -24 -2015
Collectors /Analyst Shannon MCCorkle
Ephemeroptera A,C,R
Plecoptera
A,C,R I Odonata A,C,R
Ephemeroptera
I I
I I
I I
I
I
I
I
I Cordulegastndae R(1)
I I
I I
I I
I I
I I
I I
I I
I I
I
I
I
Misc Diptera
I I
I I
I I
Oligochaeta
I
I Dixidae
C(4) I Oligochaeta A(10)
I
I
Tipuhdae
I
I
C(4)
I I
I I
I
I
I
I
Chiros
I I
I
I Megaloptera
I
I Chironomidae
A(10)
I
I I
I
I
I I
I Crustacea
I
I I
I I
Tnchoptera I
I
I
I
I
I I
I
I
I I
I
I
I
I
I
I I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I Mollusca
I I
I I
I
I
I
I
I I
I I I
I I I
I I I
I I I
I I I
I
I
I
I
Coleoptera
I
I
I
I
Other
I I
I I I
I I I
I I I
Dytiscidae
!
I
I
R(1)
I
I
I
I I I
I I I
I I I
Total Taxa 6
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I
I
I
I
I
Btoclassification N/A
Total EPT N/A
EPT N N/A
Biotic Index N/A
EPT BI N/A
Notes
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Habitat Assessment Field Data Sheet
Mountain/ Piedmont Streams
Biological Assessment Unit, DWQ
TOTAL SCORE 30
Directions for use The observer is to survey a minimum of 100 meters with 200 meters preferred of stream, preferably in an
upstream direction starting above the bridge pool and the road right -of -way The segment which is assessed should represent
average stream conditions To perform a proper habitat evaluation the observer needs to get into the stream To complete the form,
select the description which best fits the observed habitats and then circle the score If the observed habitat falls in between two
descriptions, select an intermediate score A final habitat score is determined by adding the results from the different metrics
Stream SC10 Location/road Belews Ck. Landfill(Road Name Cram Rd )County Stokes
Date 3/24/2015 CC# Basin Dan River Subbasm
Observer(s) S McCorkle Type of Study ❑Fish ®Benthos ❑Basmwide ®Special Study (Describe) 06- 0645ver2
Latitude 36 26668 Longitude -80 07249 Ecoregion ❑MT ®P ❑Slate Belt ❑Triassic Basin
Water Quality: Temperature 13 2° C DO 9 78 mg/1 Conductivity (corr) 84 8 gS /cm pH 6 93
Physical Characterization: Visible land use refers to immediate area that you can see from sampling location - include what
you estimate driving thru the watershed in watershed land use.
Visible Land Use 10 %Forest %Residential %Active Pasture %Active Crops
%Fallow Fields %Commercial %Industrial 90 %Other Describe coal ash landfill
Watershed land use ®Forest ❑Agriculture ❑Urban ❑Animal operations upstream
Width (meters) Stream 0 15 Channel (at top of bank) N/A Stream Depth (m) Avg 0 01 Max 0.02
❑ Width variable ❑ Large river >25m wide
Bank Height (from deepest part of riffle to top of bank -first flat surface you stand on) (m) N/A
Bank Angle 45° or ❑ NA (Vertical is 90 °, horizontal is 0° Angles > 90° indicate slope is towards mid- channel, < 90°
indicate slope is away from channel NA if bank is too low for bank angle to matter)
❑Channehzed Ditch
❑Deeply incised- steep, straight banks ❑Both banks undercut at bend ❑Channel filled in with sediment
❑Recent overbank deposits ❑Bar development ❑Buried structures
®Exposed bedrock
❑Excessive periphyton growth ❑ Heavy filamentous algae growth ❑Green tinge
❑ Sewage smell
Manmade Stabilization ❑N ®Y ®Rip -rap, cement, gabions ®Sediment /grade- control structure
®Berm/levee
Flow conditions ❑High ❑Normal ®Low
Turbidity ®Clear ❑Slightly Turbid ❑Turbid ❑Tannic ❑Milky ❑Colored (from dyes)
Good potential for Wetlands Restoration Project ?? ❑ YES ®NO Details landfill site
Channel Flow Status
Useful especially under abnormal or low flow conditions
A Water reaches base of both lower banks, minimal channel substrate exposed
❑
B Water fills >75% of available channel, or <25% of channel substrate is exposed
❑
C Water fills 25 -75% of available channel, many logs /snags exposed
❑
D Root mats out of water
❑
E Very little water in channel, mostly present as standing pools
Weather Conditions: Sunnv, approx 60 °,no rain prior to sampling event Photos: ❑N ®Y ® Digital 035mm
Remarks: Stream (trickle of water) buried beneath lavers of sticks and logs. A bucket was used to catch enough water
for water quality measurements Samples collected by washing rocks and sticks (not possible to use a sweep net)
Approximatelv 3 5 meters of stream remain Grass very well established on hillside (landfill) above the stream.

1. Channel Modification Score
A channel natural, frequent bends 5
B channel natural, infrequent bends (channelization could be old) 4
C some channelization present 3
D more extensive channelization, >40% of stream disrupted
E no bends, completely channelized or np rapped or gabioned, etc 0
❑Evidence of dredging ❑Evidence of desnaggmg =no large woody debris in stream E] Banks of uniform shape e,ght
Remarks Subtotal 0
11. Instream Habitat: Consider the percentage of the reach that is favorable for benthos colonization or fish cover If >70% of the
reach is rocks, 1 type is present, circle the score of 17 Definition leafpacks consist of older leaves that are packed together and have
begun to decay (not piles of leaves to pool areas) Mark as Rare, Common, or Abundant
C Rocks C Macrophytes C Sticks and leafpacks
Snags and logs _Undercut
banks or root mats
AMOUNT OF REACH FAVORABLE FOR COLONIZATION
OR COVER
12
>70%
40 -70%
20 -40%
<20%
Score
Score
Score
Score
4 or 5 types present 20
16
12
6
3 types present 19
15
11
7
2 types present 18
14
10
4
1 type present 17
13
9
5
No types present 0
2
8 substrate nearly all silt/ clay
1
❑ No woody vegetation in riparian zone Remarks
Subtotal 7
III. Bottom Substrate (silt, sand, detritus, gravel, cobble, boulder) Look at entire reach for substrate scoring, but only look at
riffle for embeddedness, and use rocks from all parts of riffle -look for "mud line" or difficulty extracting rocks
A. substrate with good mix of gravel, cobble and boulders
Score
5 embeddedness <20% (very little sand, usually only behind large boulders)
15
6 embeddedness 20 -40%
12
7 embeddedness 40 -80%
8
8 embeddedness >80%
3
B. substrate gravel and cobble
5 embeddedness <20%
14
6 embeddedness 20 -40%
11
7 embeddedness 40 -80%
6
8 embeddedness >80%
2
C. substrate mostly gravel
3 embeddedness <50%
8
4 embeddedness >50%
4
D. substrate homogeneous
5 substrate nearly all bedrock
6 substrate nearly all sand
7 substrate nearly all detritus
2
8 substrate nearly all silt/ clay
1
Remarks
Subtotal 3
IV. Pool Variety Pools are areas of deeper than average maximum depths with little or no surface turbulence Water velocities
associated with pools are always slow Pools may take the form of "pocket water ", small pools behind boulders or obstructions, in
large high gradient streams, or side eddies
A. Pools present Score
1 Pools Frequent ( >30% of 200m area surveyed)
a variety of pool sizes 10
b pools about the same size (indicates pools filling in) 8
2 Pools Infrequent ( <30% of the 200m area surveyed)
a variety of pool sizes 6
b pools about the same size
B. Pools absent 0
Subtotal 0
❑Pool bottom boulder - cobble =hard ❑Bottom sandy -sink as you walk ❑Silt bottom E] Some pools over wader depth
Remarks Page Total 10

V. Riffle Habitats
Definition Riffle is area of reaeration -can be debris dam, or narrow channel area Riffles Frequent Riffles Infrequent
Score Score
A well defined riffle and run, riffle as wide as stream and extends 2X width of stream 16 12
B riffle as wide as stream but riffle length is not 2X stream width 14 7
C riffle not as wide as stream and riffle length is not 2X stream width 10 3
D. riffles absent O
Channel Slope ❑Typical for area ❑Steep =fast flow ❑Low =like a coastal stream Subtotal —0
VI. Bank Stability and Vegetation
FACE UPSTREAM
Left Bank Rt Bank
Score Score
A. Banks stable
1 little evidence of erosion or bank failure(except outside of bends), little potential for erosion 7 7
B. Erosion areas present
1 diverse trees, shrubs, grass, plants healthy with good root systems
2 few trees or small trees and shrubs, vegetation appears generally healthy
3 sparse mixed vegetation, plant types and conditions suggest poorer soil binding 3 3
4 mostly grasses, few if any trees and shrubs, high erosion and failure potential at high flow 2 2
5 little or no bank vegetation, mass erosion and bank failure evident 0 0
Total 12
Remarks
VII. Light Penetration Canopy is defined as tree or vegetative cover directly above the stream's surface Canopy would block out
sunlight when the sun is directly overhead Note shading from mountains, but not use to score this metric
Score
A Stream with good canopy with some breaks for light penetration 10
B Stream with full canopy - breaks for light penetration absent 8
C Stream with partial canopy - sunlight and shading are essentially equal
D Stream with minimal canopy - full sun in all but a few areas 2
E. No canopy and no shading 0
Remarks Subtotal 2
Vlll. Riparian Vegetative Zone Width
Definition Riparian zone for this form is area of natural vegetation adjacent to stream (can go beyond floodplam) Definition A
break in the riparian zone is any place on the stream banks which allows sediment or pollutants to directly enter the stream, such as
paths down to stream, storm drains, uprooted trees, otter slides, etc
FACE UPSTREAM Lft Bank Rt Bank
Dominant vegetation ®Trees ®Shrubs ®Grasses ❑Weeds /old field ❑Exotics (kudzu, etc) Score Score
A Riparian zone intact (no breaks)
1 width > 18 meters
2 width 12 -18 meters
3 width 6 -12 meters
4 width < 6 meters
B Riparian zone not intact (breaks)
1 breaks rare
a width > 18 meters
b width 12 -18 meters
c width 6 -12 meters
d width < 6 meters
breaks common
a width > 18 meters
b width 12 -18 meters
c width 6 -12 meters
d width < 6 meters
5
4
3
2
O
2
1
0
Remarks Riparian Vegetative Zone Width is hard to iudee because landfill is directly above stream
meters on the left & right of stream. however, the landfill is directly above stream
❑ Disclaimer -form filled out, but score doesn't match subjective opinion - atypical stream
O
2
1
0
There's buffer >18
Total 6
Page Total 20
Total Score 30
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Supplement for Habitat Assessment Field Data Sheet
Diagram to determine bank angle
90° 45°
tvDical Stream Cross-section
Evremt High Water
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Normal Flow
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Site Sketch
Other comments
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Inventory:
1. Benthic macroinvertebrate lab sheets (one for each location),
2. habitat assessment field data sheets (one for each location),
3. site photographs of SC8 and SC10,
4. monitoring location figure.
March 2015 summary of assessment and comparisons with August 2014.
The habitat assessments of two streams (SC8 and SC 10) in the vicinity of Belews Creek Steam
Station (BCSS) were completed on March 24, 2015. These assessments were compared to those
conducted at the same locations on August 28, 2014.
The overall assessment score at SC8 in March 2015 was 52, the same as in August 2014.
Dissolved oxygen (DO) and specific conductance were higher in March 2015 than in August
2014, while the pH was lower. Temperatures in March and August reflected normal seasonal
variation. Observations of visible land use indicated that forestation (10 %) and coal ash land fill
(90 %) was the same during both March 2015 and August 2014. The average depth of the stream
bed was 0.07 m in March 2015 and 0.05 in in August 2014 with maxima of 0.38 in and 0.40 in in
March 2015 and August 2014, respectively. A total of six macromvertebrate taxa were identified
from SC8 in March of 2015 as well as numbers of fish, crayfish and salamanders. Physidae,
Dytiscidae and Oligochaeta were listed as common, while rare forms included Bittacomorpha,
Tipulidae and Hydrophilidae. In August 2014, eight macromvertebrate taxa were observed,
along with some fish. Chironomidae, Dytiscidae, and Ologochaeta were again listed as common,
while Bittacomorpha, Helichus, Corbicula, and Cordullidae were rare. Fish were also listed as
common. Overall, both assessments listed the stream as having poor potential for wetlands
development due to it being designated as a landfill site. Other scores listed for SC8 in March
2015 were the same as in August 2014.
The overall assessment score at SC10 in March 2015 (30) was the same as in August 2014. The
DO was higher in March 2015 than in August 2014, while the temperature, conductivity, and pH
values were lower in March 2015 than in August 2014. Temperature was much lower due to
seasonal differences. Tern percent of land use was in forestation during both assessments, while
90% of land use was as coal ash land fill. The survey during both assessments showed the
stream to be nearly nonexistent (width= 0.15m, depth= 0.01m — 0.02 m). A total of six
macromvertebrate taxa were identified from SC 10 in March of 2015. Chironomidae and
Oligochaeta were rated as abundant, Dixidae and Tipulidae were common. Dytiscidae and
Cordulegastridae were rare. Only four taxa were also recorded in August 2014. Oligochaeta
were common, while Ceratopogonidae, Tipulidae, and Chironimidae were listed as rare. Non -
macroinvertebrate taxa were not observed at this site in either Match 2015 or August 2014.
Overall, both assessments listed the stream as having poor potential for wetlands development.

Other scores listed for SC 10 in March 2015 were the same as in August 2014 due to it being
designated as a landfill site.