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MITIGATION PLAN
Final
March 20, 2024
DIRTY BOOTS MITIGATION SITE
Chatham County, NC
Cape Fear River Basin
HUC 03030003
USACE Action ID No. 2022-02401
DWR# 20221571
NCDEQ Contract No. 452048014-04
RFP #: 16-452048014
DMS ID No. 100638
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Division of Mitigation Services
1652 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1652

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March 15, 2024, revised March 20, 2024
Mr. Jeremiah Dow
NC Department of Environmental Quality
Division of Mitigation Services
1652 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1652
RE: DMS Review comments for Mitigation Plan
Dirty Boots Mitigation Site (DMS# 100638)
Cape Fear 03030003, Chatham County, NC
Contract No. 452048014-04
Dear Mr. Dow,
Thank you for compiling and providing comments on the Dirty Boots Mitigation Site Draft Mitigation
Plan. We have reviewed the comments dated February 23, 2024 and have revised the Mitigation Plan
accordingly. This letter includes a response to each comment; comments have been reprinted with our
response in italics. The revised Mitigation Plan is being submitted with this letter.
Mitigation Plan
1. Section 1.0 says the site will provide 5.295 wetland credits, but this should be 5.293 based on
the asset table. There were a couple of changes to the wetland credits resulting from these
comments. Wetland l was changed from Preservation to Enhancement and a BMP was
added to take away some wetland credits. These changes were cross checked between the
asset table and the value stated in Section 1.
2. Section 3.1, second paragraph states "The riparian buffers of Dirty Boots, UT2, and UT2
were timbered..." Please correct. Sentence was corrected to "A portion of the riparian
buffer of Dirty Boots and the entire riparian buffer of UT2 and UT3 were timbered..."
3. Table 2, sixth row has a typo in first column (remove "5.0"). Corrected typo.
4. Slate belt streams in some areas commonly have naturally occurring sand in substrates based
on watershed drainage from specific geologic units. Most of the pictures shown in this Section
(3.3) indicate sandy substrates. While it is clear cattle access and streambank erosion may be
contributing to substrate composition, is it possible to estimate the restored substrate
composition, i.e., gravel dominated or gravel and sand mix. While gravel is proposed for
restoration and enhancement substrates, sediment distributions indicate dominant sandy
substrates (and as shown in photos). Is WEI confident that the majority of the smaller fraction
of sediment is the result of cattle access and bank erosion? Additionally, sand will be
delivered from offsite as well, correct? This distinction may be important for defining
expectations of bed material and processes in post restoration monitoring. We believe the
main supply of sand from offsite is due to livestock trampling and bank erosion on the
northwest side of Edwards Hill Church Road and the secondary source is from bank erosion
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transported from the project streams. However, Wildlands is actively designing a stream
restoration project that is expected to greatly reduce the upstream sediment supply (Dirty
Boots II Mitigation Bank). The upstream project is also in the mitigation plan stage. Based on
evaluating projects in the area in similar soils and geology, we are confident in our approach
and substrate mixes in our riffle features.
5. Looking at existing GW gauge data and NCWAM scores, is it primarily vegetation that
differentiates Wetland H as enhancement versus Wetland A as rehab from a functional
uplift perspective? Yes, that is correct, Wetland H was discussed at the IRT walk as being
more intact from a vegetative and hydrology standpoint than all of the other wetland
areas on site, especially the portion of the wetland on the west bank of Dirty Boots. In
contrast, wetland A is more trampled and much less intact from a vegetative standpoint.
6. Was Wetland J considered for enhancement instead of preservation? Based on aerial
imagery, this wetland appears to be mostly unforested. Generally, it is also problematic to
have stream restoration through preservation wetland. We recognize that there are possible
exceptions such as, perhaps, a lack of defined channel due to pond's influence, matching
grade with restoration in the pond, etc., but the justification should be explicitly stated.
Agree that Wetland J should be enhanced. This was changed in the asset and credit table and
language was modified in Section 6.7 and Table 15.
7. Section 5.3 — Please state whether a local floodplain development permit is required for
the project in the final mitigation plan and include the permit in an Appendix if necessary,
with the final submittal. Language was added to convey that a local floodplain permit will
not be required for this project. This project is in Zone X.
8. Section 6.5 states "Due to the rural nature of the watershed, the moderately stable land use,
and the lack of sediment accumulation in the project streams, the sediment load to the project
streams is expected to be low and stable throughout the life of the project. The primary
onsite source of sediment is streambank erosion that is exhibited on all project reaches. The
lack of aggradation on current site reaches indicates that existing channels can move the
current sediment load." This statement conflicts with the photos, sediment distribution curves
and intended 'C4' proposed restoration. Please clarify. This statement has been revised for
accuracy.
9. Table 14 parameters also conflict with descriptions, photos, and sediment distribution
curves. If WEI designed channels to consist of gravel substrates regardless of existing
sediment distributions, and if the smaller fraction of sediment sizes are being transported
and are not showing signs of aggregation, what is the purpose of providing sediment
distribution curves and sediment transport information and tying this information back to
existing condition? The sediment distribution curves and sediment transport information
were provided only as additional information. This data did not strongly influence the
proposed stream bed types.
10. Section 6.6, subheading UT2 Reach 1 and Reach 2 — Restoration only discusses UT2 Reach
2. UT2 Reach 1, an Enhancement I reach, is not discussed. Presumably the subheading
needs corrected to remove UT2 Reach 1, and UT2 Reach 1 needs its own section added.
You are correct. Headings have been changed to separate out UT2, Reach 1 and Reach 2.
The approach for each will remain a restoration approach on both reaches but Wildlands is
only requesting E1 credit due to the difference in uplift between the two reaches. This was
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discussed at the IRT meeting and incorporated in the meeting minutes. The IRT thought
the channel could benefit from creating some habitat diversity in the obviously
straightened channel but since the existing condition was primarily stable, the uplift would
not justify a 1:1 ratio. E1 was chosen as the compromise.
11. Section 6.7 describes elevating stream beds as a primary component for restoring wetland
hydrology, but Dirty Boots R2 and UT3 R2 (based on Table 11) show relatively small changes
in bankfull area, W/D ratio, mean depth, and velocity, and UT3 R2 actually shows a proposed
increase in depth, velocity, and area. Is there concern about achieving the 12% hydroperiod
on these portions of the site? In light of this, is the pond removal on UT3 R2 considered a key
factor in restoring wetland hydrology to this reach? Wildlands feels that the primary
limitation to Dirty Boots Reach 2 wetlands proposed for re-establishment is the vegetation
component which has been heavily grazed, compacted and trampled. Gauge 3 which is in a
rehabilitation area achieved hydrology (as expected) but Gauge 2 did not. Considering the
well results through the spring and the fact that the lower portion of Dirty Boots has some
areas that won't be raised significantly, we do believe there area some at -risk areas where we
could lose credit however we feel that restoring compacted soils through scarification and
restoring the riparian buffer will increase infiltration rates in these areas and elevate the local
groundwater table near the discharge point to Dirty Boots. We also believe the removal of the
pond dam and regrading of that floodplain will also help the hydrology in UT3 Reach 2. The
width of the wetland areas above the pond are indicators of what to expect below the pond
after restoration activities are complete.
12. Section 6.7, second paragraph has a sentence that starts "The close proximity of the
current stream alignment to the right valley wall..." Which streams) does this
statement refer to? Dirty Boots, Reach 2. Clarified in text.
13. Table 15 — what is the reason for the difference in existing acreage vs. mitigation plan acreage
for the wetlands? Also, please add a column to the end of the Table showing credits for each
row to 3 decimal places, and please verify that the column "Mitigation Plan Footage or
Acreage" are lengths/areas, and not credits. For example, UT2 Reach 1 is listed as 348 If of E1
based on mitigation plan footage with a 1.5:1 ratio, but the total credits for E1 on the next
page show the same number — 348. Please verify all asset quantities and credits. Mitigation
plan wetland acreage accounts for loss of existing wetlands due to channel relocation while
existing wetland acreage reflects total wetland area pre -construction. The Mitigation Plan
Footage or Acreage column reflects stream channel lengths and wetland areas after
construction and does not reflect credits generated. Notes reflecting this have been added to
Table 15 for clarification. All asset and credit quantities have been verified and updated in
Table 15. Wetland acreages have been shown to 3 decimal places.
14. Section 9.0 repeatedly references the 2017 DMS Annual Monitoring Template. Please
reference, and use, the latest template and tables dated 10/1/2020. Please remove
reference to Closeout Report Template. MY7 is the final monitoring report, not a closeout
report, and should be structured as such. Corrected references as requested.
15. Table 17 —The Goal "Exclude livestock from streams" should have a Performance Standard
of preventing livestock encroachment and a monitoring metric of visual inspection to
ensure no livestock encroachment. Corrected as requested.
16. Figure 8 shows a BMP within the easement at the top of UT2A, but Figure 9 and Plan Sheet
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3.1 show UT2A creditable stream restoration extending to the conservation easement
boundary. Please clarify/correct. We have removed the BMP located in that area. Upon
consideration, we don't feel that the drainage area warrants a BMP in this location. It is
also the intent of the Owner to exclude cattle from this area in the future.
17. Appendix 1— it would be useful to change cross section titles to match current
reach designations. Changed the designations to match the plan sheets and
mitigation plan narrative.
18. Appendix 9 — only includes stream credit release schedule. Please include the wetland
release schedule as well. Added wetland credit release schedule to Appendix 9
19. Plan Sheets
a. Title Sheet says these are 60% plans. Please note that these plans should be
relatively complete, and when submitting for permitting, this statement should be
removed. This statement has been removed.
b. Legend has symbology for a Proposed Rock Floodplain Outlet, but in reviewing the plan
sheets, I could not locate one of these structures. Please indicate where in the plans
these structures are located (I may have missed them) or remove item from the Legend
if none are proposed. The Legend item also references Sheet 8.1, Detail 1, but it's
unclear to me what it is supposed to be referencing in that location. The Proposed Rock
Floodplain Outlet legend item is associated with the BMP, which has been added to the
plans.
c. Please show proposed BMPs on the plan sheets. The proposed BMP along Dirty Boots
Creek Reach 1 has been added to the plans. The BMP along Reach 2 of Dirty Boots Creek
was removed from the project due to the minimal drainage area (< 0.5 acres) and
associated runoff. The BMP at the head of UT2A was also removed, please see the
response to Comment #16 for more information.
Digital Files
20. The submission is missing the existing condition x-section data and plots, please submit
this information. The cross sections were included in Appendix 1, Excel sheets with
Mecklenburg Method data is included with the digital deliverables.
21. The spatial submission file containing projects assets must have attribute data that uses the
same project segments as reported in the Quantities and Credits Table. The draft submission
has disparate name/segments. An example of the disparity is that UT3 in the Quantities and
Credits Table has two project segments, UT 3 Reach 1 and UT 3 Reach 2. The attribute
information for the same segments in the proposed alignment spatial file is UT3 reach 2, UT 3
Reach 2, and UT 3 Reach 2. The spatial submission file was cross checked with the figures and
quantity credits table and several changes were made. The revised file is included in the re -
submittal package.
If you have any questions please contact me at [e-mail], [phone]
x Sincerely,
TimothyJ. Morris, Project Manager
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Wildlands Engineering, Inc.
312 W Millbrook Road, Suite 225
Raleigh, NC 27609
Phone: [phone]
This mitigation plan has been written in conformance with the requirements of the following:
• Federal rule for compensatory mitigation project sites as described in the Federal Register Title
33 Navigation and Navigable Waters Volume 3 Chapter 2 Section § 332.8 paragraphs (c)(2)
through (c)(14).
• NCDEQ Division of Mitigation Services In -Lieu Fee Instrument signed and dated July 28, 2010.
These documents govern DMS operations and procedures for the delivery of compensatory
mitigation.
Contributing Staff:
John Hutton, Principal in Charge
Tim Morris, Project Manager
Greg Turner, PE, Lead Designer
Roza Agioutanti, Designer
Catherine Warner, Construction Plan Production
Sydni Law, PWS, Lead Scientist, Wetland Delineation
Hanna Peterman, Stewardship Lead
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.0
Introduction............................................................................................................................1
2.0
Basin Characterization and Site Selection.................................................................................1
3.0
Baseline and Existing Conditions..............................................................................................2
3.1 Watershed Conditions..................................................................................................................2
3.2 Landscape Characteristics............................................................................................................
3
3.3 Existing Streams............................................................................................................................
3
3.4 Existing Wetlands.........................................................................................................................
6
3.5 Existing Vegetation.......................................................................................................................8
3.6 Overall Functional Uplift Potential...............................................................................................
8
4.0
Mitigation Site Goals and Objectives........................................................................................9
5.0
Regulatory Considerations.....................................................................................................10
5.1 401/404......................................................................................................................................
10
5.2 Biological and Cultural Resources...............................................................................................
11
5.3 FEMA Floodplain Compliance and Hydrologic Trespass.............................................................
12
6.0
Design Approach and Mitigation Work Plan...........................................................................12
6.1 Design Approach Overview........................................................................................................12
6.2 Reference Streams......................................................................................................................12
6.3 Design Channel Morphological Parameters...............................................................................14
6.4 Design Bankfull Discharge Analysis.............................................................................................15
6.5 Sediment Transport Analysis......................................................................................................15
6.6 Stream Design Implementation..................................................................................................17
6.7 Wetland Design Implementation...............................................................................................19
6.8 Vegetation, Planting Plan, and Land Management....................................................................20
6.9 Project Risk and Uncertainties....................................................................................................
21
7.0
Determination of Credits.......................................................................................................21
8.0
Performance Standards.........................................................................................................23
9.0
Monitoring Plan....................................................................................................................24
9.1 Monitoring Components............................................................................................................
25
10.0 Long -Term Management Plan................................................................................................26
11.0 Adaptive Management Plan...................................................................................................26
12.0 References............................................................................................................................27
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Table 1: Project Attribute Table Part 1....................................................................................................
Table 2: Project Attribute Table Part 2....................................................................................................
Table 3: Summary of Stream Resources..................................................................................................
Table 4: Summary of Wetland Resources................................................................................................
Table 5: Groundwater Gauge Summary..................................................................................................
Table 6: Mitigation Goals and Objectives................................................................................................
Table 7: Project Attribute Table Part 4....................................................................................................
Table 8: Estimated Impacts to Project Wetlands.....................................................................................
Table 9: Functional Impairments and Restoration Approach..................................................................
Table 10: Stream Reference Data Used in Development of Design Parameters .....................................
Table 11: Summary of Morphological Parameters for Dirty Boots and UT3...........................................
Table 12: Summary of Morphological Parameters for UT2 and UT2A....................................................
Table 13: Summary of Design Discharge Analysis....................................................................................
Table 14: Results of Competence Analysis..............................................................................................
Table 15: Project Stream Assets and Credits...........................................................................................
Table 16: Summary of Performance Standards.......................................................................................
Table17: Monitoring Plan........................................................................................................................
Table 18: Monitoring Components..........................................................................................................
FIGUREF
Figure 1
Vicinity Map
Figure 2
Existing Conditions Site Map
Figure 3
USGS Topographic Map
Figure 4
Watershed Map
Figure 5
Soils Map
Figure 6
Reference Reach Vicinity Map
Figure 7
Discharge Analysis
Figure 8
Concept Design Map
Figure 9
Proposed Monitoring Components Map
APPENDICES
Appendix 1
Figures, Data, Analysis, Supplementary Information
Appendix 2
Site Protection Instrument
Appendix 3
DWR Stream ID Forms, NCWAM, NCSAM
Appendix 4
Preliminary JD and Supporting USACE Forms
Appendix 5
Categorical Exclusion and Regulatory Correspondence
Appendix 6
Maintenance Plan
Appendix 7
Invasive Species Treatment Plan
Appendix 8
Financial Assurance
Appendix 9
Credit Release Schedule
Appendix 10
Plan Sheets
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1.0 Introduction
The Dirty Boots Mitigation Site (Site) is located in Chatham County, NC, approximately seven miles
southeast of Siler City (Figure 1). The Site is located in the Cape Fear River Basin 14-digit Hydrologic Unit
Code (HUC) 03030003070050 and the NC Division of Water Resources (DWR) Subbasin 03-06-12. The
Site will provide stream and wetland credits to the Cape Fear River Basin Cataloguing Unit (CU)
03030003 through the restoration and enhancement of four unnamed tributaries to Bear Creek
(referred to as Dirty Boots, UT2, UT2A, and UT3 for the project) and riparian wetland re-establishment,
rehabilitation, enhancement and preservation (Figure 2). This Site will provide 4,300 warm stream
credits and 5.308 wetland credits and will be protected by a 13.77-acre conservation easement. All
figures are in Appendix 1. The Site Protection Instrument detailing the easement is included in Appendix
2.
Table 1: Project Attribute Table Part 1
Project Information
Project Name
Dirty Boots Mitigation Site
County
Chatham
Project Area (acres)
13.77
Project Coordinates (latitude and longitude)
35°38'11.20"N 79°25'22.45"W
Planted Acreage (acres of woody stems planted)
12.5
2.0 Basin Characterization and Site Selection
Streams on the Site drain into Bear Creek, a 303(d) listed stream located east of US 421. Bear Creek is a
303 (d) listed stream due to poor to severe bioclassifications for benthic communities. Bear Creek
ultimately flows to the lower Rocky River, south of Pittsboro, NC. Streams on the Site are recommended
for water quality improvements in the Local Watershed Plan (LWP) for the Upper and Middle Rocky
River and the Cape Fear River Basin Restoration Priority (RBRP) plan. Both Bear Creek and the Deep
River, where the Rocky River eventually flows, have noted occurrences of several rare, threatened, and
endangered mussel species, as well as the endangered Cape Fear shiner (Notropis mekistocholos).
The Upper and Middle Rocky River Local Watershed Plan (LWP) Identified the following primary
stressors as leading to poor water quality and aquatic biology ratings within the watershed:
• Stream and bank erosion;
• Lack of adequate forested buffer;
• Nutrient runoff;
• Fecal coliform bacteria;
• Livestock access to streams;
• Overuse of herbicides and pesticides;
• Stormwater runoff; and
• Floodplain development.
Management strategies listed in the LWP to address these stressors include:
• Restoring streams, wetlands, and riparian buffers;
• Excluding livestock from streams;
• Implementing stormwater and agricultural BMPS, including the reduction of herbicide and
pesticide usage; and
• Limiting development within floodplains.
The Cape Fear River Basin is also discussed in the 2015 North Carolina Wildlife Resource Commission's
(NCWRC) Wildlife Action Plan (WAP). This report notes that urbanization, dams, and animal feeding
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operations are primary stressors within this watershed and that management activities such as riparian
land conservation and stream restoration should be implemented.
Restoration of the Site streams and wetlands will directly and indirectly address stressors identified in
the LWP and NCWRC WAP by removing livestock, creating stable stream banks, restoring forest in
agriculturally maintained buffer areas, and restricting potential development by establishing a
conservation easement. These actions will reduce fecal, nutrient and sediment inputs into the Rocky
River and may expand Critical Habitat for the Cape Fear shiner. These actions will also reconnect
instream and terrestrial habitats on the Site. Restoration of the Site directly correlates with
recommended management strategies in the LWP.
3.0 Baseline and Existing Conditions
3.1 Watershed Conditions
The Site topography, as indicated on the Siler City USGS 7.5-minute topographic triangle, shows the
valleys as broad with moderate slopes (Figure 3). Drainage areas for the project were delineated using 2-
foot contour intervals derived from the 2016/2017 North Carolina Emergency Management Light
Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) data. Land uses draining to the project reaches are primarily agriculture
with smaller areas of forest. Bonlee Elementary School and a few residential parcels also exist in the
upper portion of the watershed. The watershed areas and current land uses are shown in Figure 4.
A review of historic aerials from 1950-2016 (Appendix 1) shows that onsite streams have existed in the
same approximate locations over the last 75 years, with some changes to the agricultural management
of the land. Aerials show that the riparian buffers for Dirty Boots, UT2, UT2A, and UT3 remained
undisturbed prior to 1993. A portion of the riparian buffer of Dirty Boots and the entire riparian buffer
of UT2 and UT3 were timbered and converted to agricultural use in the mid-1990's. The remainder of
the riparian buffer and floodplain of Dirty Boots was later timbered and converted to agricultural use in
the late 1990's. UT3 was impounded to create the existing manmade pond between 1999 and 2006 (see
1999 and 2006 aerial photos Appendix 1). Land use and buffer extents have remained consistent since
1999. A review of historic imagery for the greater Bear Creek Watershed draining to the Site shows little
land use change since 1950 as well. According to aerial photography, over half of the watershed area is
agricultural use with less than 15% developed area.
Two major watershed stressors, as noted in Section 2, are nutrient and bacteria loading, both of which
can be attributed to unrestricted livestock access throughout the Site. Livestock have access to all
riparian wetlands and streams and directly contribute fecal coliform and nutrients to wetland and
stream areas. Sediment input to streams is also a watershed stressor. Trampled stream banks and mass
wasting are prevalent along the project streams. A lack of riparian vegetation, due to constant grazing,
has created highly erodible streambanks.
Table 2: Project Attribute Table Part 2
Project Watershed Summary Information
Physiographic Province
Piedmont
Ecoregion
Carolina Slate Belt
River Basin
Cape Fear
USGS HUC (8-digit, 14 digit)
03030003; 03030003070050
NCDWR Sub -basin
03-06-12
Project Drainage Area (acres)
275
Project Drainage Area Percentage of Impervious Area
5.0%
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Project Watershed Summary Information
CGIA Land Use Classification
60% agriculture/pasture, 10% developed, 27%
forest, 3%commercial
3.2 Landscape Characteristics
The Site is located in the Slate Belt of the Piedmont Physiographic Province. The Piedmont Province is
characterized by gently rolling, well rounded hills with long low ridges and elevations ranging from 300-
1,500 feet above sea level. The Carolina Slate Belt consists of heated and deformed volcanic and
sedimentary rocks. Specifically, the Site is in the CZmd formation of the Carolina Slate Belt. This
formation consists of metamudstone and meta argillite interbedded with metasandstone. (NCGS, 2009).
Shallow bedrock was not prevalent but was observed on Site and will be considered in the proposed
design. The bedrock will be an asset in implementing the proposed design approach as habitat and
grade control structures may be constructed with onsite native stone located within 30-40 inches of the
soil surface.
The surrounding fluvial landforms at the Site are typical of the Piedmont region (Figure 4). The valley
topography is gentle to moderate in slope. Dirty Boots has a flat, broad valley confined between steeper
hillslopes and the other tributaries that drain to Dirty Boots are situated in steeper, moderately confined
valleys. Shallow bedrock was observed but is not prevalent through the Site.
NRCS soil maps for the site show that Cid-Lignum complex is the dominant soil in the floodplain of Dirty
Boots and within the Site (Figure 5). These are somewhat poorly to moderately well drained soils that
transition from a silt loam to a silt clay loam before reaching first a consolidated bedrock layer and then
an unconsolidated bedrock layer. This series often contains inclusions of Wehadkee, which were
identified during soil mapping exercises. Cid-Lignum and Wehadkee are listed on the National Hydric Soil
List. The upstream portions of all project tributaries are located in the Cid silt loam or Callison-Lignum
mapping units. These moderately well drained soil types have very high runoff characteristics and are
moderately deep with underlying bedrock 20-40 inches below the surface. The soil and geologic
structures of the region indicate that habitat and grade control structures may be constructed with
natural stone harvested from the site.
3.3 Existing Streams
There are four jurisdictional stream channels on site: Dirty Boots, UT2, UT2A, and UT3 (Figure 2). The
streams are discussed in the sections below. Table 3 provides a detailed summary of each stream.
Surveyed cross sections and geomorphic details are included in Appendix 1. NCSAM field assessment
forms with the rating calculator outputs and NCDWR stream identification forms are included in
Appendix 3.
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Dirty Boots
Dirty Boots, a perennial stream, flows south onto the Site
from an adjacent parcel and exits the site at the southern
project parcel boundary where the drainage area is
approximately 275 acres. Within the Site limits, livestock
have access to the entire stream and floodplain. The pasture
is extensively grazed and vegetation on the banks is limited
to a single line of trees sporadically spaced on each bank.
These trees are used as shade for livestock, leading to in -
stream wallow areas. The majority of the stream is incised
and actively eroding and becomes increasingly unstable in
the downstream direction. Where present, the banks are
held together by trees, which are often undercut and
extending over the stream, serving to collect debris. Active erosion and cattle access have led to
excessive downstream sedimentation and embedded riffles and pools.
The valley widens in the lower portion of Dirty Boots and past channelization is apparent as the stream
flows towards the property boundary. Beaver activity was noted below the project on the adjacent
property. The dam on the downstream property is causing a slight backwater effect on the lower reach
of the stream as it approaches the site boundary. An existing undersized culvert was located along the
lower reach of Dirty Boots and served as an equipment and cattle crossing, but has since been rendered
nonfunctional. With the crossing no longer present along the stream, cattle and equipment are now
crossing through the stream to access the eastern half of the parcel.
UT2
UT2, an intermittent stream, originates west of Edwards Hill
Church Road and enters the site through a culvert under the
road. Reach 1 of the stream above its confluence with UT2A
was channelized in the past and has no discernable bedform
diversity. This portion of the stream is also located in a
feedlot area and has been extensively trampled by cattle.
Reach 2, below the confluence has more clearly defined bed
and banks and active erosion is noted throughout the reach.
Banks in this portion of the stream have been trampled by
cattle. A ford crossing and failed culvert crossing are present
in this reach. As the stream flows down the valley, it narrows
and becomes more incised. While pasture grasses have
stabilized the valley in this area, the stream banks are unvegetated and typically vertical. There are a few
sections of the reach that are stable, however these areas lack any bedform diversity and were likely
channelized in the past. The drainage area of UT2 at its confluence with Dirty Boots is approximately 26
acres.
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UT2A
UT2A is a small intermittent tributary to UT2 that drains a
forested area to the southwest of the Site. It is located in a
feed lot area and has been extensively trampled by cattle. It
is devoid of woody riparian vegetation with pasture grass
cover reduced throughout the reach due to cattle activity.
The stream is actively eroding below a small headcut at the
upper end of its reach with banks becoming increasingly
unstable further downstream towards its confluence with
UT2. The drainage area of UT2A at the confluence of UT2 is
approximately 20 acres.
UT3
UT3 originates from a forested area northeast of the Site.
UT3 Reach 1 is located above a manmade pond and has a
relatively intact riparian buffer. Bank heights are generally
low with low to moderate bank erosion noted throughout
the reach. Cattle use this area for shade during summer
months, but it does not appear to be a preferred shelter.
Reach 2 flows through the pond and into a partially
breached dam and severely eroded outfall. As the flow exits
the steep pond outfall, the stream is less incised and
eroded, but is devoid of any bedform diversity. The banks
have been trampled in some areas where cattle and
equipment cross the stream. The drainage area of UT3 at its
confluence with Dirty Boots is approximately 48 acres. UT3
was classified as an intermittent stream.
Table 3: Summary of Stream Resources
Reach Summary Information
Parameter
Dirty Boots
UT2
UT2A
UT3
Length of Reach (If)
2,082
1,223
78
1,434
Valley Confinement (confined,
moderately confined, unconfined)
U
U
U
U
Drainage Area (acres)
282
61
22
48
Perennial, Intermittent, Ephemeral
P
I
I
I
NCDWR Water Quality Classification
C
Stream Classification'
(Existing/Proposed)
E4/C4
134/C4
NAz/C4
C4/C4
FEMA Classification
NCSAM Overall Score'
Reach 1— Low
Reach 2 — Low
Reach 1— Low
Reach 2 —Low
Low
Reach 1— Low
Reach 2 —Low
1. Source: Rosgen, D. L. 1994. A classification of natural rivers. Catena 22:169-199. Reaches not slated for restoration or
enhancement I were not classified (NC).
2. UT2A was severely degraded and eroded due to cattle trampling. Cross section surveys could not be performed.
3. NCSAM worksheets and scores can be found in Appendix 3.
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3.4 Existing Wetlands
3.4.1 Existing Jurisdictional Wetlands
Wildlands investigated the extent of Waters of the United States within the project area during
December of 2022. All jurisdictional resources were located by sub -meter GPS or conventional survey
and are shown on Figure 2. USACE staff provided email concurrence of extent of jurisdictional resources
on June 30, 2023 (Appendix 4). Existing wetland summary information is presented in Table 4.
Table 4: Summary of Wetland Resources
Size of
Soil
NCWAM
Mapped
Drainage
Parameter
Wetland
Wetland Type
Hydric
Source of Hydrology
Rating
Soil Series
Class
(acres)
Status
Headwater
Groundwater/Beaver
Wetland A
0.415
Low
Cid-Lignum
MWD
No
Forest
dam backwater
Headwater
Wetland B
0.007
Low
Cid-Lignum
MWD
No
Groundwater
Forest
Headwater
Overland
Wetland C
0.039
Low
Cid-Lignum
MWD
No
Forest
runoff/Groundwater
Headwater
Overland
Wetland D
0.269
Low
Cid-Lignum
MWD
No
Forest
runoff/Groundwater
Headwater
Wetland E
0.359
Low
Cid-Lignum
MWD
No
Overland runoff
Forest
Headwater
Cid/Cid-
Wetland IF
0.050
Low
MWD
No
Overland runoff
Forest
Lignum
Headwater
Overland
Wetland H
0.423
Forest
Low
Cid-Lignum
MWD
No
runoff/Groundwater
Headwater
Wetland 1
0.184
Low
Cid
MWD
No
Pond backwater
Forest
Headwater
Overland
Wetland J
0.125
Medium
Cid
MWD
No
Forest
runoff/Groundwater
Headwater
Overland
Wetland K
0.031
High
Cid
MWD
No
Forest
runoff/Groundwater
Ten of the delineated wetlands were located within the proposed conservation easement and classified
and evaluated using the North Carolina Wetland Assessment Method (NCWAM). Wetlands were only
identified along UT3 and Dirty Boots and were classified as the Headwater Forest Type since they are
located adjacent to zero and first order streams, respectively, based on USGS topographical maps.
Wetland B, C, D, and F have compacted soils and appear to be the product of cattle crossings through
and wallows along Dirty Boots. Cattle paths throughout the site concentrate surface runoff through the
site and accelerate drainage of these wetlands. Wetland A is a result of backwater from an offsite
beaver dam downstream and has been impaired by cattle activity compared to offsite wetland areas
downstream. Similarly, Wetland H is hydrologically connected to a larger, relatively undisturbed
headwater forest that extends upstream offsite towards Edwards Hill Church Road, but its area within
the conservation easement has been impaired by cattle activity.
Wetlands J and K are currently forested and are used for shelter by cattle in warmer months. Ground
surface disturbance and soil compaction were noted in these wetlands from cattle activity. However,
since vegetation composition and structure heavily influence function and quality, Wetland K scored
high for the hydrology and water quality function ratings, as well as the overall function rating, while
Wetland J scored medium in these areas. Wetland J scored low in the habitat function rating due to a
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contiguous boundary with open pasture and disconnection from other natural habitat, while Wetland K
scored medium due to its connection with other offsite forested areas.
All remaining existing wetlands scored low for the water quality and habitat function ratings as well as
the overall wetland ratings. Additionally, Wetlands A, D, and H scored low for the hydrology function
rating while Wetlands B, C, E, F, and I scored medium. Wetland impairments are the direct result of land
use as cattle pasture and the resulting stream incision and accelerated drainage to wetland areas.
Herbaceous vegetation within these wetlands is heavily grazed and very few woody stems are present.
Livestock cause nutrient and bacteria inputs, creating a pollutant source and reducing water quality
improvement mechanisms of riparian wetlands on adjacent streams. All of these wetlands are
fragmented and disconnected from other wildlife habitat types. NCWAM field assessment forms and the
rating calculator outputs are included in Appendix 3.
3.4.2 Relic Hydric Soils
A licensed soil scientist (LSS) evaluated the site on April 21, 2022 to assess the extent of hydric soils
onsite. The results of this investigation were used to determine wetland re-establishment potential.
Areas containing hydric soils but lacking a contemporary wetland hydrology regime were likely
functional wetlands prior to manipulation of the site for agricultural purposes. The LSS report and hydric
soil map are included in Appendix 1.
Soils throughout a majority of existing and proposed wetland areas in the floodplain of Dirty Boots are
mapped by NRCS as the moderately well drained Cid-Lignum complex (Fine, mixed, semiactive, thermic
Aquic Hapludults) (Figure 5). However, based on the hydric soil field assessment, the LSS determined
that soils in the floodplain of Dirty Boots are most like the Wehadkee series (fine -loamy, mixed, active,
nonacid, thermic, Fluvaquentic Endoaquepts). This is supported by the depleted horizons observed
throughout the soil profile, most likely due to poor drainage and geographic position within the
floodplain.
The LSS investigation addressed the entire area proposed for wetland re-establishment. The forested
areas upstream of the onsite pond around UT3 Reach 1 were also evaluated, but are not proposed for
re-establishment or enhancement.
3.4.3 Existing Hydrology
Groundwater gauges (GW) were installed on site in February 2023 at locations shown on Figure 2.
Growing season dates for existing hydrology observations were determined using the WETS table for
years 1992 to 2022 from the Siler City 2 N, INC weather station (Coop ID 317924). Based on this period of
record and the 28-degree Fahrenheit temperature threshold, there is a 50% probability that the growing
season will occur from 3/17 to 11/17 (24S days). The longest hydroperiod observed on site occurred at
GW 3 with GW 1 closely behind. GW 3 recorded a hydroperiod of 36.7% and GW 1 recorded a 20.4%
hydroperiod. These locations are associated with existing wetlands driven by groundwater discharge
and concave relief. GW 3 is additionally impacted by downstream beaver activity and backwater from an
offsite beaver impoundment. GW 2, the remaining groundwater gauge is located in an area with relic
hydric soil and recorded a hydroperiod of 2.0% of the growing season. This area appears to be drained
by the adjacent incised stream channel and further impacted by cattle trampling and lack of vegetation.
A natural levee is present along portions of the stream and further prevent overbank events from
contributing to wetland hydrology in these areas. A summary of groundwater gauge data is provided in
Table 5 and plots for the entire observation period are in Appendix 1.
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Table 5: Groundwater Gauge Summary
Consecutive Days in Growing
Consecutive Percent of Growing
Proposed Wetland
Gauge
Season with Groundwater Table
Season with Groundwater
Approach
Above 12 in. Depth
Table Above 12 in. Depth
1
50
20.4
Enhancement
2
5
2.0
Re-establishment
3
90
36.7
Rehabilitation
3.5 Existing Vegetation
The condition of the riparian buffer vegetation along the project streams varies throughout the site.
Reaches 1 and 2 of Dirty Boots start in an active pasture and have highly restricted riparian buffer
vegetation throughout their length. This buffer has been severely impacted by anthropogenic
disturbance, mainly grazing and clearing. Pasture areas consist of a variety of pasture grasses including
fescue (Festuca spp.), rye (Lolium sp.), barley (Hordeum sp.), and orchard grass (Dactylis glomerata), as
well as clover (Trifolium repens) and dog fennel (Eupatorium capillifolium). Although clusters of mature
trees do exist through these reaches of Dirty Boots, they are scattered and typically in poor condition.
The existing wetland on Dirty Boots Reach 2 contains several herbaceous species such as soft rush
(Juncus effuses), lizard's tail (Saururus cernuus), rice cutgrass (Leersia oryzoides), and fox sedge (Carex
vulpinoidea).
UT2 and UT2A have no woody vegetation. The area surrounding the streams is characterized by sparse
pasture grasses with a significant portion of the area containing bare and eroding soils. This area is a
primary feed area for cattle during the winter months.
UT3 Reach 1 has relatively intact riparian buffer vegetation characterized by a variety of canopy and
understory species. Prominent native species within the understory layer include winged elm (Ulmus
alata), American hornbeam (Carpinus caroliniana), eastern red cedar (Juniperus virginiana), black willow
(Salix nigra), red maple (Acer rubrum), and persimmon (Diospyros virginiana). Prominent native canopy
species include green ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica), sweetgum (Liquidambarstyraciflua), white oak
(Quercus alba), willow oak (Quercus phellos), hickory (Carya sp.), black gum (Nyssa sylvatica), tulip
poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera), sycamore (Platanus occidentalis), and American elm (Ulmus americana).
Although cattle have access to this area, the herbaceous vegetation is well established through the
majority of the riparian area, and includes river oats (Chasmanthium latifolium), deertongue
(Dichanthelium clandestinum), smartweed (Polygonum spp.) and trumpet vine (Campsis radicans). UT3
Reach 2 enters a farm pond that cows can access. This area is devoid of woody vegetation from the
upstream end of the pond through the failing pond dam until UT3 enters the riparian area of Dirty
Boots. At its confluence with Dirty Boots, the UT3, Reach 2 riparian buffer shares a few sparse shade
trees with Dirty Boots but overall, the buffer vegetation is poorly developed.
3.6 Overall Functional Uplift Potential
The primary stressors to streams on Site are the vertical and lateral instability on Dirty Boots, UT2 and
UT3; livestock access on all reaches; and lack of riparian buffers on all but UT3 Reach 1. Without
intervention, livestock will continue to trample banks and wallow in the stream channels, expediating
the degradation and widening processes of the streams on Site and contributing to the sediment and
pollutant loads downstream. Small headcuts will accelerate bed erosion rates if not corrected.
Wetland functionality within the Dirty Boots floodplain has been compromised by agricultural
conversion. Wetland restoration practices will increase groundwater storage and residence time,
improve hydrologic interaction of the stream and floodplain wetlands, provide opportunity for water
quality treatment, and establish diverse wildlife habitat.
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The primary functional uplift on site will be the reduction of sediment loads, stabilization of stream
channels and development of bedform diversity, establishment of riparian buffers, and improvements
to wetland functions. This will be accomplished through the implementation of the following activities:
• Addressing varying degrees of geomorphic instability through channel restoration and
enhancement.
• Removal of livestock from the proposed easement area.
• Reconnecting stream channels to their floodplains and existing or historic riparian wetlands.
• Establishing a riparian buffer for all restoration and enhancement reaches on site. Protecting the
Site in perpetuity with a conservation easement.
• Remove artificial barriers (pond dam) and install appropriately sized and constructed culvert
crossings.
These project components are described in Section 5 in terms of goals, objectives, and outcomes for the
project and in greater detail in Section 6 as the project site mitigation plan.
4.0 Mitigation Site Goals and Objectives
The overall goal of the project is to reduce sediment, nutrients, and fecal coliform loading in the project
streams and greater Cape Fear watershed and improve stream and riparian wetland function through
the restoration and preservation of streams, the reestablishment and rehabilitation of riparian
wetlands, and the establishment and protection of riparian buffers.
Goals have been set to achieve the functional uplift outlined in Section 3 and alleviate the watershed
stressors discussed in Section 2. The project goals and related objectives are described in Table 6.
Table 6: Mitigation Goals and Objectives
Goal
Objective
Expected Outcomes
Exclude livestock
Remove livestock from site or install
• Support LWP/WAP objective of reduction in
from streams and
livestock exclusion fencing along the
sediment, nutrient, fecal coliform, and
wetlands.
conservation easement.
bacteria inputs through removal of livestock.
Construct stream channels that will
• Reduce shear stress on channel boundary.
Improve the stability
maintain stable cross -sections, patterns,
Reduce sediment inputs from bank erosion.
of stream channels.
and profiles over time.
• Support LWP/WAP objective of stabilizing
streambanks
Install habitat features such as
• Increase and diversify available habitats for
Improve instream
constructed riffles, lunker structures, and
macroinvertebrates, fish, mussels, and
habitat.
brush toes into restored/enhanced
amphibians leading to colonization and
streams. Add woody materials to channel
increase in biodiversity over time. Add
beds. Construct pools of varying depth.
complexity including LWD to the streams.
Reconstruct stream channels with
• Allow more frequent flood flows to disperse
Reconnect channels
appropriate bankfull dimensions and
on the floodplain. Support geomorphology
with floodplains.
depth relative to the existing floodplain.
and higher -level functions. Improve wetland
hydrology in the Rocky River floodplain.
Improve wetland
Remove livestock to allow soil profiles to
• Increased surface water residence time will
hydrology.
stabilize. Remove drain effect of
provide contact treatment and groundwater
channelized stream and floodplain swales.
recharge potential.
Restore and enhance
Plant native tree and understory species in
• Reduce sediment inputs from bank erosion
native floodplain and
riparian zones and plant native shrub and
and runoff. Increase nutrient cycling and
streambank
herbaceous species on streambanks. Treat
storage in floodplain. Provide riparian
vegetation.
invasive species within project area.
habitat. Add a source of LWD and organic
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Goal
Objective
Expected Outcomes
material to stream. Support all stream
functions.
• Support LWP/WAP objective of restoring
riparian buffers
Permanently protect
Establish a conservation easement on the
• Protect Site from encroachment on the
the project site from
site. Preserve high quality stream reaches
riparian corridor and direct impact to
harmful uses.
through the placement of a conservation
streams and wetlands. Support all stream
easement on site.
functions.
5.0 Regulatory Considerations
Table 7, below, is a summary of regulatory considerations for the Site. These considerations are
expanded upon in Sections 5.1-5.4. Excerpts of the Categorical Exclusion are located in Appendix 5.
Table 7: Project Attribute Table Part 4
Regulatory Considerations
Parameters
Applicable?
Resolved?
Supporting Docs?
Water of the United States - Section 404
Yes
No
Future PCN, 404 Permit
Water of the United States - Section 401
Yes
No
Future PCN, 401 Permit
Endangered Species Act
Yes
Yes
Categorical Exclusion Documents
Historic Preservation Act
Yes
Yes
Categorical Exclusion Documents
Coastal Zone Management Act
No
N/A
N/A
FEMA Floodplain Compliance
No
N/A
N/A
Essential Fisheries Habitat
No
N/A
N/A
5.1 401/404
Design of the Site prioritized avoidance and minimization of impacts to wetlands that currently provide
appropriate function. Some small impacts were unavoidable and necessary to maximize ecological uplift
potential of the stream design on Dirty Boots and its tributaries. These impacts are due to conversion of
wetland to stream resources. The main area of concern will be the very upstream extent of Dirty Boots
where the stream exists an intact and functioning wetland area (Wetland H) and just downstream along
Wetlands E and F. Careful construction techniques to minimize the footprint of temporary impact will be
used in this area. Similar precautions will be needed at the downstream end of Dirty Boots (Wetland A).
Ultimately the wetlands will benefit from this work as the stream will be lifted and stabilized to avoid
partially draining the wetland which is currently occurring. Wildlands anticipates that the diverse seed
source in and around the area of disturbance will quickly revegetate with desirable wetland plants and
sod mats will be salvaged and reused as practical. Wetland gauges will be installed to monitor the pre -
and post -conditions of the wetland impact. Small impacts associated with realignment of the channel
may be unavoidable in Wetland C and minor grading associated with targeted bank work may be
required in the enhancement reach on UT3 (Wetlands I, J and K) although these impacts may be
avoidable if they are completed from the south side of the stream. Most of the other areas proposed for
wetland credits will be avoided or are re-establishment areas where hydric soils exist but vegetation
and/or hydrology are lacking. Wildlands anticipates the stream construction activities are necessary in
order to re-establish functional wetlands in these areas but they are currently non -jurisdictional and not
subject to 404/401 permitting. A significant net gain of wetland area and function is expected and the
majority of impacts to wetland features should be short-term. Wetlands within the limits of disturbance
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will be shown on construction plans and erosion and sediment control plan and detail sheets, and
avoidance procedures will be described in project specifications. Estimated wetland impacts are
provided in Table 8 for the project as a whole. The Pre -Construction Notification will itemize impacts in
greater detail and will be provided with the Final Mitigation Plan.
Table 8: Estimated Impacts to Project Wetlands
Jurisdictional
Feature
Classification
Acreage
Permanent (P) Impact
Temporary (T) Impact
Type of
Impact Area
Type of
Impact Area
Activity
(acres)
Activity
(acres)
Wetlands
Conversion
loodplain
Frading
C-F, H, & I
Headwater Forest
1.74
to Stream
0.23
G
Grading
g
0.31
Resource
5.2 Biological and Cultural Resources
A Categorical Exclusion was approved by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) on January 4,
2023. As part of the screening process to meet regulatory standards, Wildlands conducted an
assessment within the project boundary for the presence of threatened and endangered (T&E) species
protected under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 and historical resources protected under the
National Historic Preservation Act of 1966. As part of the Categorical Exclusion consultation process,
scoping letters were submitted to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), North Carolina
Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC), and State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO). See Figure 1 for
protected lands within proximity to the Site and Appendix 5 for the approved Categorical Exclusion and
agency correspondence.
5.2.1 Threatened and Endangered Species
Wildlands searched the USFWS' Information for Planning and Consultation (IPaC) and the NC Natural
Heritage Program (NHP) data explorer for federally listed threatened and endangered plant and animal
species within the project parcels. There are currently four federally protected species listed for the
proposed Site: red -cockaded woodpecker (Picoides borealis), Cape Fear shiner (Notropis mekistocholas),
harperella (Ptilimnium nodosum), and the Atlantic pigtoe (Fusconaia masoni). Additionally, the
tricolored bat (Perimyotis subflavus) (TCB) was proposed endangered on September 14, 2022 after initial
assessments were completed. The TCB was not included on the original IPaC species list in the
Categorical Exclusion. In anticipation of its formal listing, the species list was updated on January 25,
2023 and is included in Appendix 5.
In a pedestrian survey conducted on April 6, 2022, no suitable habitat or individuals were observed for
the listed threatened and endangered species. USFWS responded to a scoping letter on October 10,
2022 stating they did not have any concerns with the project "...adversely affecting any other federally -
listed endangered or threatened species." Additionally, NCWRC has no issue with the project as
proposed.
In anticipation of the final TCB ruling, Wildlands conducted a pedestrian survey on July 19, 2023.
Pedestrian surveys identified suitable summer roosting habitat for the TCB along forested areas within
the site and adjacent to the parcel boundaries. No roosts were observed within the project area at the
time of the assessment. Per the NHP data explorer, there are no known occurrences within the project
area or within 20-miles of the project area. Wildlands will continue to monitor the listing status for TCB.
If project construction activities are not complete once the listing becomes finalized, the project team
will re -initiate consultation with USFWS, as appropriate, in order to ensure ESA, Section 7 compliance.
Results from pedestrian surveys and agency correspondence are located in Appendix 5.
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5.2.2 Cultural Resources/ Conservation Lands / Natural Heritage Areas
No historic resources are listed in the State Historic Preservation Office's National Register on or in close
proximity to the Site parcels. No other architectural structures or archaeological artifacts have been
observed or noted on the site. The NC Natural Heritage Program (NHP) does not list any Managed or
Significant Natural Areas within or adjacent to Site parcels. All appropriate cultural resource agencies
have been contacted for their review and comment. There are no objections to the proposed project
from SHPO. SHPO correspondence is included in Appendix 5.
5.3 FEMA Floodplain Compliance and Hydrologic Trespass
The site is located on the Chatham County Flood Map 3710866800J. The Site is located within FEMA
Zone X and has minimal associated flood risk. Project tributaries are not FEMA mapped and do not have
associated models. A local floodplain development permit will not be required for this project.
The project will be designed to avoid adverse floodplain impacts or hydrologic trespass on adjacent
properties or local roads.
6.0 Design Approach and Mitigation Work Plan
6.1 Design Approach Overview
The design approach (Figures 7 and 8) for this site was developed to maximize functional uplift and meet
the goals and objectives described in Section 4. The table below summarizes the primary impairments to
each resource and the proposed restoration activity.
Table 9: Functional Impairments and Restoration Approach
Resource
Reach(es)
Primary Stressors/Impairments
Restoration Approach
Livestock access, bank erosion, channel incision and
Dirty Boots
1,2
mass wasting, lack of in -stream habitat diversity, lack
Restoration
of wooded buffer
UT2
1
Livestock access, bank erosion and mass wasting, lack
Enhancement I
of in -stream habitat diversity, lack of wooded buffer
Livestock access, incision and bank erosion, inadequate
UT2
2
ability to dissipate energy from upstream culvert
Restoration
discharge, lack of wooded buffer in lower section
Livestock access, incision and bank erosion, inadequate
UT2A
-
ability to dissipate energy from upstream drainage
Restoration
resulting in a headcut, lack of wooded buffer
Livestock access, lack of channel definition, lack of
UT3
1
wooded buffer
Enhancement II
Livestock access, eroded condition of pond outfall lack
UT3
2
of wooded buffer
Restoration
Relic hydric soils in
Floodplain drainage, livestock access, lack of wooded
floodplain
Dirty Boots
buffer, compaction
Reestablishment
Existing floodplain
Dirty Boots,
Livestock access, lack of wooded buffer, compaction
Rehabilitation
wetlands
UT3
Existing floodplain
UT3
Livestock access
Preservation
wetlands (wooded)
6.2 Reference Streams
Reference reaches were chosen to inform the design because of their similarities to the Site streams
including drainage area, valley slope, morphology, and bed material. Proximity of the reference reaches
to the project site and location within similar physiographic and geologic regions were also considered.
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In all, eleven reference reaches were used to develop and support the design of stream reaches on site
(Figure 6). Geomorphic parameters for these reference reaches are summarized in Appendix 1. A brief
description of each reference reach is included in Table 10.
Table 10: Stream Reference Data Used in Development of Design Parameters
Reference
Stream
Landscape Position
Chosen For
Used For
Design Reaches
Reach
Type
Central piedmont region of NC
Discharge,
Long Branch
C4/E4
receiving runoff primarily from
Similar valley slope
Dimension,
Dirty Boots
wooded and agricultural areas, and
as the design reaches
Pattern,
Reaches 1 and 2
some low -density residential areas
Profile
Proximity to the
Discharge,
UT to Varnals
C4/E4
Forested area in the central
project site and
Dimension,
UT2 Reach 1,
Creek
piedmont region of NC
similar valley slope as
Pattern,
UT2A
the design reaches
Profile
Proximity to the
Discharge,
UT to Wells
Central piedmont region of NC with
project site and
Dimension,
UT2 Reach 1,
Creek
C4
a nearly entirely forested watershed
similar valley slope as
Pattern,
UT2A
the design reaches
Profile
UT to South
Forested area in the central
Similar valley slope
Dimension,
UT2 Reaches 1
Crowders (A)
E4
piedmont region of NC
and drainage area as
Pattern,
and 2, UT2A,
the design reaches
Profile
UT3 Reach 2
UT to South
Forested area in the central
Similar valley slope
Dimension,
UT2 Reaches 1
Crowders (B)
E4
piedmont region of NC
and drainage area as
Pattern,
and 2, UT2A,
the design reaches
Profile
UT3 Reach 2
Low valley slopes,
Discharge,
UT to Cane
C4/E4
Forested area within the Carolina
similar drainage area
Dimension,
Dirty Boots
Creek
Slate Belt region
as the design reaches
Pattern,
Reaches 1 and 2
profile
Similar landscape
Discharge,
UT2 Reaches 1
Walker Branch
C4/E4
The area is in a semi -mature forest in
position and valley
Dimension,
and 2,
(Cane Creek)
southwest NC
slope ranges as the
Pattern,
2
UT3 Reaachch 2
design reaches
Profile
Spencer Creek
Forested area in the central
Similar valley slope
Dimension,
UT2 Reach 2,
1
E4/C4
piedmont region of NC
ranges as the design
Pattern,
UT2A, UT3
reaches
Profile
Reach 2
Discharge,
Spencer Creek
E4
Forested area in the central
Low valley slopes
Dimension,
Dirty Boots
2
piedmont region of NC
Pattern,
Reaches 1 and 2
Profile
Similar valley slope
Discharge,
Foust
C4
Forested area within the Carolina
ranges as the design
Dimension,
Dirty Boots
Upstream
Slate Belt region
reaches
Pattern,
Reaches 1 and 2
Profile
Piedmont region of NC in a mature
Discharge,
UT2 Reach 2,
UT to Polecat
forested area receiving runoff from
Similar valley slope
Dimension,
Creek
E4
agricultural, wooded, and low-
to the design reaches
Pattern,
UT2A UT3
density residential areas
Profile
Reach 2
UT to Sandy
Heavily forested area in the
Similar valley slope
pattern,
UT2 Reaches 1
Run
E4
Piedmont ecoregion
ranges as the design
Dimension
and 2, UT2A,
reaches
UT3 Reach 2
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6.3 Design Channel Morphological Parameters
A combination of reference reach data and designer experience was used to develop design parameters
for streams on site. Key morphological parameters are summarized in Table 11 and Table 12 12 below
and extended parameter tables can be found in Appendix 1. UT2A does not list existing morphological
parameters for its restoration reach because the existing stream has lost channel definition due to
extensive livestock trampling.
Table 11: Summary of Morphological Parameters for Dirty Boots and UT3
Reference
Existing Parameters
Proposed Parameters
Parameters
Parameter
Dirty Boots
Dirty Boots
Dirty Boots
Dirty Boots
UT3 R2
Long Branch
UT3 R2
R1
R2
R1
R2
Valley Width (ft)
200+
200+
100+
-
200+
200+
100+
Contributing Drainage
Area (acres)
147
282
48.0
954
147
282
48.0
Channel/ Reach
E4
C4
C4
C4/E4
C4
C4
C4
Classification
Bankfull Width (ft)
6.5
14.8
8.5
14.8-18.6
13.4
17.0
8.5
Bankfull Depth (ft)
1.0
1.0
0.3
1.3-2.1
0.78
1.0
0.57
Bankfull Area (sq ft)
6.3
14.5
2.2
25.0-34.6
10.5
17.0
4.9
Bankfull Discharge
Velocity (ft/s)
3.7
3.0
2.2
3.6-4.0
2.7
2.7
2.6
Bankfull Discharge (cfs)
23.2
42.8
5.0
100-120
28.0
46.0
12.0
Water Surface Slope (%)
0.69-1.8
0.5-0.9
1.3-1.5
0.4
0.3-1.1
0.2-1.7
0.1-2.1
Sinuosity
1.07
1.07
1.08
1.2-1.3
1.17
1.19
1.28
Width/ Depth Ratio
6.7
15.0
31.8
7.9-13.8
17.0
17.0
15.0
Bank Height Ratio
1.9
1.1
1.0
1.2-1.5
1.0
1.0
1.0
Entrenchment Ratio
11.4
4.5
4.9
>3.4
>2.2
>2.2
>2.2
Table 12: Summary of Morphological Parameters for UT2 and UT2A
Existing Parameters
Reference Parameters
Proposed Parameters
Parameter
UT to
UT to
UT to
UT2
UT2A
Varnals
Wells
UT2 R1
UT2 R2
UT2A
Polecat
Creek
Creek
Valley Width (ft)
100+
50+
-
-
-
75+
100+
50+
Contributing
Drainage Area (acres)
61.0
22.0
262
262
83.0
27.0
61.0
22.0
Channel/ Reach
C4
-
C4/E4
E4
C4/E4
C4
C4
C4
Classification
Bankfull Width (ft)
5.4
-
9.3-10.5
5.3-10.9
6.2-8.6
6.4
8.5
6.4
Bankfull Depth (ft)
0.8
-
1.1-1.2
1.0-1.1
0.6-1.0
0.43
0.57
0.43
Bankfull Area (sq ft)
4.2
-
10.3-12.3
5.4-12.4
3.9-6.3
2.8
4.9
2.8
Bankfull Discharge
Velocity (ft/s)
4.4
-
4.4-5.2
2.2-3.5
2.4-3.8
2.9
2.9
2.5
Bankfull Discharge
(cfs)
18.3
-
54.0
20.3
15.0
8.0
14.0
6.5
Water Surface Slope
0.70-1.90
-
0.17
1.18
2.0
0.2-1.7
0.9-2.9
0.5-1.8
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Existing Parameters
Reference Parameters
Proposed Parameters
Parameter
UT to
UT to
UT to
UT2
UT2A
Varnals
Wells
UT2 R1
UT2 R2
UT2A
Polecat
Creek
Creek
Sinuosity
1.13
1.20
1.40
1.40
1.28
1.20
1.34
Width/ Depth Ratio
7.1
-
8.7
5.2-9.6
6.1-12.6
14.9
14.9
14.9
Bank Height Ratio
1.6
-
1.0
1.0-1.1
1.0-1.8
1.0
1.0
1.0
Entrenchment Ratio
1.9
-
1.9-6.1
3.2-8.3
1.9-4.1
>2.2
>2.2
>2.2
6.4 Design Bankfull Discharge Analysis
Stream restoration reaches on the site will be hydraulically connected to their existing floodplains to
allow for energy dissipation and prevent erosion. To achieve this, a design discharge must be selected
that allows for frequent overbank events. The following methods were used to develop design
discharges for the restoration reaches:
• Published regional curve data (Harman et al., 1999, Harman et al., 2000)
• Natural Resources Conservation Service regional curves for the from the North Carolina Rural
Piedmont (Walker, unpublished)
• Regional flood frequency analysis performed by Wildlands using U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
gage sites
• Site specific reference reach data
• Existing bankfull indicators from surveyed cross sections
Results for the design discharge analysis are shown in Table 13 and illustrated in Figure 7. The selected
design discharge for each reach generally falls in the range of the 1.5-year flood event from the
Wildlands Regional Flood Frequency analysis and the site -specific reference reach curve.
Table 13: Summary of Design Discharge Analysis
Dirty
Boots R1
Dirty
Boots R2
UT2 R1
UT2
R2
UT2A
UT3 R2
DA (acres)
147
282
27
61
22
48
DA (sq. mi.)
0.23
0.44
0.043
0.095
0.034
0.075
NCSU Rural Piedmont Regional Curve (cfs)
31
49
9.2
16
7.7
14
NRCS Piedmont/Mountain Regional Curve (cfs)
18
29
4.7
8.7
3.9
7.3
Wildlands Regional
Flood Frequency
Analysis (cfs)
1-year event
7.5
13
1.9
3.6
1.5
3.0
1.2-year event
26
42
7.7
14
6.4
12
1.5-year event
38
61
11
20
9.6
17
Manning's Equation at
Surveyed Riffles
XS1
23
-
-
-
-
-
XS3
-
-
-
18
-
XS6
-
52
-
-
-
XS7
-
-
-
-
-
5
Site Specific Reference Reach Curve (cfs)
21
37
4.6
9
3.7
8
Design Q
28
46
8
14
6.5
12
6.5 Sediment Transport Analysis
To gain a better understanding of the quantity of sediment supplied to the project streams and how it is
transported through the system, Wildlands performed a qualitative assessment of sediment supply and
sources in the project watershed, based on visual inspection and review of historic aerial photos. For a
description of the historical land uses and changes in land use in the watershed, refer to Section 3.
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The watershed assessment indicates that the watershed is stable and there is not a significant sediment
accumulation in the project streams. Moreover, the future land uses indicate that the development
pressures for the project area are minimal. Due to the rural nature of the watershed and the moderately
stable land use, the sediment load to the project streams is expected to be low and stable throughout
the life of the project.
The primary sources of sediment along the project reaches of Dirty Boots Creek are the result of cattle
access and streambank erosion, which includes streambank erosion from an offsite area immediately
upstream of the project. This offsite area is part of a separate Wildlands Engineering stream restoration
project that is currently in the design phase. Therefore, there will be minimal offsite sediment input
expected in Dirty Boots Creek Reaches 1 and 2.. Cattle access and streambank erosion also impact the
sediment load within the project area. The downcutting of the channels which can predominately be
observed in UT2 is also contributing to the sediment load.
The design approach will address the major onsite sediment sources by using a priority 1 restoration
approach and designing streams to geomorphic dimensions that will reduce shear stress within the
channel and reconnect the stream to its floodplain. All stream banks will be stabilized with native
vegetation, and livestock will be excluded from the easement area to prevent bank trampling.
Since sediment loads will be reduced and there are currently no capacity issues, the focus of this analysis
is on competence. A competence analysis was performed using shear stress as calculated by the Shields
(1936) curve and Andrews (1984) equation described by Rosgen (2001). The analysis was done to
evaluate the current conditions of site streams and to aid in the design of threshold channels.
Table 14: Results of Competence Analysis
Dirty Boots
Reach 1
Dirty Boots
Reach 2
UT2 Reach 2
UT3 Reach 2
Design Abkf (sq ft)
10.5
17.0
4.9
4.9
Design Wbkf (ft)
13.4
17.0
8.5
8.5
Design Dbkf (ft)
0.79
1.00
0.57
0.57
Design Schan (ft/ft)
0.0075
0.0054
0.013
0.011
Existing Bankfull Velocity (fps)
3.70
2.80
4.40
2.20
Design Bankfull Velocity (fps)
2.70
2.70
2.50
2.60
Existing Bankfull Shear Stress, t (lb/sq ft)
0.50
0.37
0.75
0.19*
Design Bankfull Shear Stress, t (lb/sq ft)
0.36
0.33
0.45
0.38*
Movable particle size (mm)
26.8-71.5
24.5-67.1
34.1-84.7
28.6-74.9
Design DSO (mm)
150
150
170
170
Largest particle from sediment sample (mm)
11
16
10
12
*Note on the bankfull shear stress of UT3 Reach 2:
As can be seen in Table 14, the existing bankfull shear stress of UT3 Reach 2 is less than the design
bankfull shear stress. The reason for that is that the existing conditions data were collected from
downstream of the dam. The presence of the dam has altered the natural discharge of the reach,
resulting in reduced bankfull shear stress. The restoration design involves the removal of the dam to
restore natural flow conditions. With the dam removed, the proposed channel is designed to
accommodate a higher bankfull discharge. The channel will be deeper and feature a larger cross -
sectional area, allowing for increased water flow and sediment transport capacity. The removal of
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the dam will result in a more natural flow regime, increasing the bankfull shear stress to levels
suitable for sediment transport and channel stability.
Competence analysis of the proposed stream channels indicates the particle sizes that will become
mobile during a bankfull event are within the size range of coarse gravel to small cobble. The
proposed channels will have gravel -dominated beds, as there is expected to be a limited future
sediment supply to the project streams. Material used to build the constructed riffles will
incorporate bed material larger than the size range expected to move at bankfull flows. This
material, along with log sills and boulder sills will protect against downcutting of the proposed
channels.
6.6 Stream Design Implementation
Restoration, Enhancement I and Enhancement II approaches will be implemented on the Site. Further
details on proposed design approaches are discussed below and illustrated in Figure 8. Draft
construction plans are included in Appendix 8.
Boots Reach 1 and 2 — Restoration
Dirty Boots Reaches 1 and 2 are both perennial and will be restored as C-type streams implementing a
Priority 1 restoration approach. The reaches will be reconnected with the floodplain and the channel will
be reconstructed with stable dimension, pattern, and profile that will transport the water and sediment
delivered to the system. More specifically, the stream pattern will be constructed so that both reaches
will meander through flat areas on the historic floodplain where it likely existed prior to being altered.
The project area is typically flat, with average valleys slopes ranging from 0.65% to 0.9% depending on
the design reach. Generally, this allows for moderate sinuosity to reflect the relationship between
sinuosity and slope observed in reference reaches.
There are existing wetlands and areas proposed for wetland reestablishment all along both reaches that
will be improved by raising the stream bed and increasing the hydrologic input to the areas. Wherever
possible, the design alignment has been developed to avoid impacts to existing wetlands. The design
approach balanced tree preservation with other project goals to minimize the removal of existing, native
trees. In cases where that was inevitable, clusters of trees were preserved to maximize habitat quality
and shading.
The restored profiles will consist of alternating riffle -pool bed features. Pools will be constructed of
varying depth for habitat diversity and are designed to be long and flat to maintain slope on riffles, thus
providing varied flow dynamics and increases in sediment transport capability. The cross -sectional
dimensions of the design channels will be constructed to frequently inundate adjacent floodplains and
wetland areas. Raising streambeds in these areas will re-establish wetlands and rehabilitate the
hydrology of existing wetlands. The reconstructed channel banks will be built with stable side slopes,
matted, and planted with native vegetation for long-term stability.
A variety of structures will be used in the restoration reaches to maintain restored bed grades, protect
banks, add wood into channels, and provide a variety of habitat types. Five types of constructed riffles
are proposed for Dirty Boots Reaches 1 and 2 including native material riffles, angled log riffles, jazz
riffles, woody riffles, and chunky riffles. Other types of structures will include brush toe bank
revetments, angled log sills and a log j-hook. Two crossings are to be built, one on Reach 1 and one on
Reach 2.
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Reach 1 — Enhancement 1
UT2, Reach 1 will be restored using a Priority 1 restoration approach. Streams will be reconnected with
its narrow floodplain and the channels will be reconstructed with stable dimension, pattern, and profile
that will transport the water and sediment delivered to the system. Streams will meander through their
natural valleys, restoring patterns to previously straightened and ditched systems. Although a
restoration approach will be employed on UT2, Reach 1 because the existing channel condition was
primarily stable, Wildlands is only requesting Enhancement 1 credit as discussed during the IRT site walk
(Appendix 5).
Instream structures along the reach will consist of native material riffles, woody riffles, chunky riffles,
and angled log riffles. The constructed riffles will maintain restored bed grades, protect banks and
prevent headcutting. Varying riffle types will add diversity and variation to the channel. Deep pools with
brush toe or sod mats will be constructed on most of the meander bends to provide habitat and prevent
erosion. Pools will have no slope to allow riffle slopes to be maximized aiding sediment transport
processes.
UT2 Reach 2 — Restoration
UT2 Reach 2 will be restored using a Priority 1 restoration approach. Streams will be reconnected with
an active floodplain and the channels will be reconstructed with stable dimension, pattern, and profile
that will transport the water and sediment delivered to the system. Streams will meander through their
natural valleys, restoring patterns to previously straightened and ditched systems. There are existing
wetlands along Reach 2, as well as areas designed to reestablished wetlands by raising the channel bed
and associated groundwater elevation in the riparian zone.
Instream structures along the reach will consist of native material riffles, woody riffles, chunky riffles,
and angled log riffles. The constructed riffles will maintain restored bed grades, protect banks and
prevent headcutting. Varying riffle types will add diversity and variation to the channel. Deep pools with
brush toe or sod mats will be constructed on most of the meander bends to provide habitat and prevent
erosion. Pools will have no slope to allow riffle slopes to be maximized aiding sediment transport
processes. A new crossing will be installed on UT2 Reach 2 in the location of an existing ford crossing
and cattle path.
UT2A - Restoration
UT2A is a short restoration reach of approximately 120 LF that flows into UT2 Reach 2. It has a moderate
slope (1.5%) and will employ a Priority 1 restoration approach as a C channel. The reach will be
reconnected with the floodplain and the channel will be reconstructed with stable cross section
dimensions, pattern, and profile. Constructed riffles and brush toe bank revetments are proposed for
grade control, erosion control, and habitat enhancement.
UT3 Reach 1 — Enhancement 11
UT3 Reach 1 begins in a forested area. The channel is in a fairly good condition and therefore Reach 1 is
proposed to have an Enhancement II approach where the primary restoration activities are removal of
livestock from the stream and treating invasive species along the stream banks. Targeted bed
treatments will occur in areas where small headcuts exist and woody material in the form of brush toe
will be installed on targeted outer banks. If removal of invasive species on the channel banks leaves any
unstable soil, bank grading or bioengineering may be used to provide channel stabilization.
UT3 Reach 2 — Restoration
UT3 Reach 2 includes the pond bed. The pond will be dewatered prior to construction. Soft sediments
(pond muck) will be removed from the pond bed in the areas where the proposed corridor will be
constructed and stockpiled for drying and potential re -use. Existing embankment soils or suitable
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salvaged topsoil from other areas of the property will be used to backfill the pond where restoration is
performed, to the required design elevation. Prior to construction of the channel within the pond bed,
the Designer will inspect the soils to ensure that it is properly compacted and suitable for channel
construction. UT3 Reach 2 will be constructed as a Priority 1 restoration approach with a moderately
sloped channel (1.3%) to allow the creation of a meandering pattern through the natural valley. The
reach will be reconnected with its floodplain and the channel will be reconstructed with stable cross
section dimension, pattern, and profile. At the lower downstream end of the reach and until the stream
reaches the confluence with Dirty Boots Reach 2, there are existing wetlands and areas proposed for
wetland reestablishment. In that area the stream bed will be raised to increase the hydrological input to
the riparian zone.
Four types of constructed riffles are proposed for UT3 Reach 2 including native material riffles, angled
log riffles, woody riffles, and chunky riffles. Other types of structures will include brush toe bank
revetments, sod mats, curved boulder sills, and angled log sills. Pools will be constructed with varied
depths for habitat diversity. Live stakes will be planted where streambanks are restored to provide long
term bank protection. The proposed channels are sized to carry the design bankfull flow.
6.7 Wetland Design Implementation
Proposed wetland restoration activities at the Site include re-establishment of drained, historic wetlands
and rehabilitation and enhancement of existing jurisdictional features. Wetland re-establishment is
proposed on 4.477 acres that contain hydric soils lacking a contemporary wetland hydrology regime.
Wetland rehabilitation is proposed on 0.820 acres of existing jurisdictional features that exhibit
substantial impairments to hydrology, water quality, and habitat functions. Wetland enhancement is
proposed on 0.535 acres of existing jurisdictional features through vegetation improvements and cattle
exclusion. Wetland preservation is proposed on 0.156 acres of existing jurisdictional features that are
forested and do not exhibit impairments from cattle activity (Figure 6).
Rehabilitation and re-establishment of wetland hydrology will primarily be accomplished by elevating
the Dirty Boots and UT2 streambeds, installing plugs in relic channel features and removing cattle paths
that provide surface drainage, and creating surface roughness to alleviate compaction in soils. Raising
the streambeds relative to their current elevation will reduce groundwater drainage to existing stream
channels and increase frequency of interaction of the stream with floodplain wetlands. Where feasible,
surface roughness will be increased on existing, smooth land surfaces by tilling the soil. The close
proximity of the current stream alignment of Dirty Boots, Reach 2 to the right valley wall does not
provide opportunity for discharge at the toe of slope to hydrate the soil profile throughout most of the
right floodplain. Re -aligning the channel farther from the right valley wall will also allow groundwater
discharging near the toe of slope to hydrate more of the right floodplain area. Water quality treatment
and potential and wildlife habitat will be addressed in rehabilitation and re-establishment areas through
the removal of livestock and planting of a native, hydrophytic vegetation community.
Wetland enhancement is proposed in Wetlands H and J, totaling 0.535 acres. Enhancement will be
achieved through the removal of livestock from the Site and re-establishment of a healthy native
riparian buffer. It is likely livestock removal will promote some level of functional uplift, particularly
related to lower strata vegetation, nutrient cycling, and decreased soil compaction.
Wetland preservation is proposed in Wetlands I and K, totaling 0.156 acres. Preservation wetlands are
forested and do not exhibit significant impairments from historic land use as cattle pasture. Preservation
will be achieved through cattle exclusion and permanent protection within a conservation easement.
While wetlands proposed for preservation are not significantly impaired, they will likely still receive
some level of functional uplift related to lower strata vegetation.
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Wetland credit areas will be restored to piedmont headwater forest. Based on the hydric soil field
assessment and findings of the LSS, existing and proposed wetland areas will follow the hydroperiod
criteria for Wehadkee soils. Wehadkee soils are capable of supporting the piedmont headwater forest
wetland type and a 12% hydroperiod is proposed for all wetland areas. This hydroperiod duration is
sufficient to drive redoximorphic reactions, support a hydrophytic plant community, and is within the
range provided in the mitigation guidance.
6.8 Vegetation, Planting Plan, and Land Management
6.8.1 Vegetation and Planting Plan
The objective of the planting plan is to establish, over time, 50-foot (minimum) thriving riparian buffer
composed of native tree, shrub, forb, and grass species. Though the Site's existing plant communities
are degraded from grazing, plant invasion, and other disturbances from its agricultural history, there are
some remnant portions of diverse forest and herb layer that are able to guide the vegetation plan for
the Site. The existing tree and herbaceous species on portions of the Site indicate that the Site has
floristic components of the Piedmont Headwater Stream Forest (Hardpan Subtype) and Piedmont
Alluvial Forest community types (Schafale, 2022). This is further supported by the Cid and Lignum soils
and gently sloping topography that occur on the Site. The restored buffer will improve riparian habitat,
enhance stream stability, shade the streams, and provide a source of organic material to the streams.
The selected species assemblage is based on the existing natural community types and professional
judgement regarding species establishment for the anticipated Site conditions. Some adaptations were
made to the planting plan's target natural communities based on the need to include early successional
tree species that will create more favorable conditions for climax species, and to omit undesirable tree
species (Acerrubrum, Liquidambarstyraciflua, and Pinus taeda). The streambanks and the channel toe
will be planted with regionally appropriate live stakes and herbaceous plugs to strengthen streambanks,
provide habitat, and cool water temperatures via shading. Permanent native seed mixes were based on
the proposed target community, professional judgement regarding seed establishment, and commercial
availability. Separate seed mixes were developed for riparian buffers and wetland areas and will be
broadcast on all disturbed areas in the conservation easement. The complete planting plan is found in
the preliminary design plans.
An existing conditions floristic inventory found portions of the easement in pasture or forest to be
largely devoid of a developed herbaceous layer. Dominant tree species observed were willow oak
(Quercus phellos), sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua), American elm (Ulmus americana), and green ash
(Fraxinus pennsylvanica); with American hornbeam (Carpinus caroliniana) and winged elm (Ulmus
alata), dominant in the understory. Common herbaceous species found throughout the Site's forested
areas and wetlands were trumpet vine (Campsis radicans), river oats (Chasmanthium latifolium), fox
sedge (Carex vulpinoidea) and lurid sedge (Carex lurida). Many of these species are indicative of both
Piedmont Headwater Stream Forests (Hardpan Subtype) and Piedmont Alluvial Forests as described by
Schafale (2022).
6.8.2 Land Management/Stewardship
Land management activities will include vegetation management, plant community enhancement,
erosion control, and conservation easement compliance work and will include controlling invasive plant
populations within the conservation easement. Chinese privet and multiflora rose occur at low densities
(<1%) in the riparian corridor. Where feasible, invasive species will be mechanically removed during
construction. Otherwise, invasive plant species will be managed using a variety of mechanical and
chemical methods based on species, size, extent, and professional judgement. The extent of invasive
species coverage will be monitored, mapped, and controlled as necessary throughout the required
monitoring period.
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To help ensure tree growth and survival, soil amendments may be added to areas of the floodplain
throughout the Site where earthen material is removed. Soil tests may be performed in areas of cut and
amendments may be applied based on results. Additionally, topsoil may be stockpiled and reapplied
before permanent seeding and planting activities take place. All haul roads or other high traffic areas
within the easement compacted by construction equipment during construction will be ripped before
planting. Additionally, ungraded areas that currently host dense pasture grasses will be chemically
treated and reseeded with a variety of native grasses and forbs. Initial chemical treatment of pastures
grasses will likely be directed by the presence and density of desirable and undesirable species and
involve multiple methods including boom spraying, selective spraying, and ring spraying. Pasture grasses
that persist after construction will be monitored and managed as needed to ensure they do not
substantially inhibit the establishment of planted native species, primarily through selective chemical
treatments.
6.9 Project Risk and Uncertainties
There are no utility crossings on site, and no external easement breaks on the project. There are three
existing crossings to facilitate cattle and farm equipment movement between the four pastures on site.
The crossings will be reconstructed with culverts to convey the 5-year flow event and appropriate scour
protection will be placed around the inlet and outlet of the culvert to minimize erosion during storm
events. Crossings will be gated on both ends of the easement and fencing will be installed along the
crossings to ensure cattle cannot access the stream as the cross between pastures.
An existing pond and associated pond dam will be removed as part of the project. Soft sediments in the
pond bottom will be dewatered, removed, and replaced with workable topsoil prior to grading the
stream channel through the old pond bed. The pond will be dewatered through a silt bag to avoid the
spread of invasive species prior to excavation of the dam and pond sediments.
The streams have been designed not to induce hydrologic trespass on neighboring properties. Raising of
the water table along the Dirty Boots floodplain is intended to develop riparian wetlands. The easement
extends across the entirety of the floodplain and areas potentially affected by the rising water table.
Potential risks to the project include both onsite and offsite beaver activity, encroachments on the
easement, and the spreading of invasive species. Beaver activity was noted immediately downstream of
the Site during the assessment phase of the project. If impacts to the easement result from downstream
beaver activity, beaver trapping and dam removal will need to be coordinated with the downstream
landowner. On site streams will be monitored for future beaver activity according to the monitoring and
maintenance plans. Invasive species management and encroachment are described above in Section
6.8.2. Potential maintenance activities that address these risks and uncertainties are discussed below in
Section 10 — Long Term Management Plan.
7.0 Determination of Credits
The final stream credits proposed for the Site are listed in Table 15. Stream restoration is proposed at a
ratio of 1:1. The ratio for UT2 Reach 1 is proposed at the standard enhancement I ratio of 1.5:1. This
area will be completely restored with new planform and profile but the existing condition of the
channel, although channelized, was relatively stable. The IRT suggested that the area could benefit from
installing habitat features in this reach and although the effort will be constructed as full restoration, the
functional gain between pre and post construction condition warrants a ratio of 1.5:1. UT3 Reach 1 is
proposed for Enhancement II with a ratio of 3:1. Limited in channel work will be conducted on UT3
Reach 1 although some brush toe material will be installed to stabilize several outer bends in this
channel. Planting will occur on the outer perimeter of the buffer and supplemental planting will occur in
the understory along the partially forested near stream area. Cattle exclusion will occur along the
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entirety of UT3, Reach 1. Wetland reestablishment is proposed at a ratio of 1:1, wetland rehabilitation is
proposed at a ratio of 1.5:1, wetland enhancement is proposed at a ratio of 2:1, and wetland
preservation is proposed at a ratio of 10:1. Specific approaches for wetland crediting are described in
Section 6.7.
Table 15: Project Stream and Wetland Assets and Credits
Existing
Mitigation
Restoration
Priority
Mitigation
Project Segment
Footage or
Plan Footage
Mitigation
Credits
Acreage'
or Acreage','
Category
Level
Level
Ratio (X:1)
Dirty Boots
704
663
Warm
R
1
1
663.000
Reach 1
Dirty Boots
1,269
1,263
Warm
R
1
1
1,263.000
Reach 2
UT2 Reach 1
259
348
Warm
El
--
1.5
232.000
UT2 Reach 2
900
975
Warm
R
1
1
975.000
UT2A
78
121
Warm
R
1
1
121.000
UT3 Reach 1
564
564
Warm
Ell
--
3
188.000
UT3 Reach 2
792
858
Warm
R
1
1
858.000
Wetland
Rehabilitation
1.139
0.820
Riparian
RH
--
1.5
0.547
1.5:1
Wetland Re-
establishment
--
4.477
Riparian
R
--
1
4.477
1:1
Wetland
Enhancement
0.607
0.535
Riparian
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2
0.268
2:1
Wetland
Preservation
0.156
0.156
Riparian
P
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10
0.016
10:1
1 Mitigation plan wetland acreage accounts for loss of existing wetlands due to stream channel relocation and varies from
existing wetland acreage.
z Mitigation Plan Footage or Acreage column reflects stream channel lengths and wetland areas after construction and is not a
calculation of credits.
Restoration Level
Stream
Riparian Wetland
Non -
Riparian
Wetland
Coastal
Marsh
Warm
Cool
Cold
Riverine
Non-Riverine
Restoration
3,880.000
Re-establishment
4.477
Rehabilitation
0.547
Enhancement
0.268
Preservation
0.016
Enhancement 1
232.000
Enhancement 11
188.000
Creation
Preservation
Additional Credit from
Extended Buffers
TOTAL
4,300.000
5.308
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8.0 Performance Standards
The stream and wetland performance standards for the project will follow approved standards
presented in the North Carolina Interagency Review Team's (NCIRT) Monitoring Requirements and
Performance Standards for Compensatory Mitigation in North Carolina (February 2013) and the
Wilmington District Stream and Wetland Compensatory Mitigation Update (NCIRT, October 2016).
Annual monitoring and routine site visits will be conducted to assess the condition of the finished
project by a qualified scientist. Specific performance standards that apply to this project are those
described in the 2016 Compensatory Mitigation Update including Vegetation (Section V, B, Items 1
through 3) and Stream Channel Stability and Stream Hydrology Performance Standards (Section VI, B,
Items 1 through 7). Wetland performance criteria has been developed in accordance with Section IX —
Wetland Hydrology Monitoring. Table 16 summarizes performance standards.
The estimated growing season dates indicated by the WETS table using data from years 1992-2022 at
the Siler City 2N, NC weather station (Coop ID 317924) are 3/17-11/17 (245 days) based on the 50%
probably and 28-degree Fahrenheit temperature thresholds. Wildlands proposes to establish the
growing season dates for wetland hydrology monitoring as March 1st through November 171" (261 days).
Based on the findings of the LSS during the hydric soil field assessment, Wildlands proposes to use the
hydroperiod criterion for Wehadkee soils as opposed to the Cid-Lignum complex mapped by NRCS.
Table 1 in the Wilmington District Stream and Wetland Compensatory Mitigation Update (2016)
indicates the hydroperiod criterion for Wehadkee soils is 12%. This equates to 32 consecutive days
during which the water table must remain within 12 inches of the soil surface to attain the performance
criterion based on the growing season end date proposed.
March 15t is proposed as the start date based on observations of soil temperature exceeding 41 degrees
Fahrenheit and bud burst occurring prior to March 1st at numerous mitigation sites in Chatham and
surrounding counties. November 17' is proposed as the end date based on the WETS table and
observations of leaf senescence. Wildlands visually estimated site -scale leaf color change as a proxy for
leaf senescence. The senescence process begins prior to visible color change; however, color change is
readily observable and requires no laboratory procedures or special equipment (Gill et al. 2015, Marien
et al. 2019). Based on this information, Wildlands assumed leaf senescence as occurring on a given site
when 50% of the leaves across that site had changed color. This threshold was generally reached during
mid- to late October of 2022 and 2023 for observed locations in Chatham and the surrounding counties,
which supports the conclusion that the growing season has ended by November 17tn
Table 16: Summary of Performance Standards
Parameter
Monitoring Feature
Performance Standard
Dimension
Cross -Section Survey
BHR <1.2; ER >2.2 for C/E channels.
Pattern and Profile
Visual Assessment
Should indicate stream stability.
Photo
• Cross -Section Photos
No excessive erosion or degradation of banks.
. Photo Points
No mid -channel bars, Stable grade control.
Documentation
• Crossing Photos
Crossings are stable and in good condition.
Crest Gauge
Four bankfull events during the 7-year period, in separate years.
Stream Hydrology
Flow Gauge
At least 30 consecutive days of flow on intermittent restoration and
enhancement reaches.
Water table within 12 inches of the ground surface for a consecutive
Wetland Hydrology
Groundwater Well
12% of the growing season (32 consecutive days). Proposed growing
season dates are March 1 through November 17 (261 days).
Vegetation
Vegetation Plots
I MY3 success criteria: 320 planted stems per acre,
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Parameter
Monitoring Feature
Performance Standard
MY5 success criteria: 260 planted stems per acre, average of 7 feet in
height in each plot.
MY7 success criteria: 210 planted stems per acre, average of 10 feet
in height in each plot.
Note: shrub and subcanopy species will be omitted from average
height calculations
Invasive Species
Visual Assessment and
Riparian invasive coverage not to exceed 5% of the easement
GPS mapping
acreage.
Visual Assessment
CCPV
Signs of encroachment, stream instability, invasive species.
Changes in the channel that indicate a movement toward stability or enhanced habitat include a
decrease in the width -to -depth ratio in meandering channels or an increase in pool depth.
Invasive vegetation will be mapped, photographed, and visually assessed annually. Invasive species will
be treated by mechanical and/or chemical methods so that riparian invasive species do not exceed 5%
of the easement acreage. All herbicide applications will be performed in accordance with the INC
Department of Agriculture rules and regulations.
9.0 Monitoring Plan
The Site monitoring plan has been developed to ensure that the required performance standards are
met, and project goals and objectives are achieved. Annual monitoring data will be reported using the
DIMS Annual Monitoring Reporting Template (October 2020). The monitoring report shall provide
project data chronology that will facilitate an understanding of project status and trends, ease
population of DIMS databases for analysis and research purposes and assist in close-out decision making.
Using the DIMS As -Built Baseline Monitoring Report Template (October 2020), a baseline monitoring
document and as -built record drawings of the project will be developed within 60 days of the planting
completion and monitoring installation on the restored Site. Monitoring reports will be prepared in the
fall of each monitoring year and submitted to DIMS by November 30. These reports will be based on the
DIMS Annual Monitoring Template (October 2020). Full monitoring reports will be submitted to DMS in
monitoring years 1, 2, 3, 5, and 7. Abbreviated reports will be submitted in monitoring years 4 and 6.
The monitoring period will be seven years beyond completion of construction or until performance
standards have been met.
Table 17, below, describes how the monitoring plan is set up in order to verify project goals and
objectives have been achieved.
Table 17: Monitoring Plan
Goal
Objective
Performance Standards
Monitoring Metric
Exclude livestock
Exclude livestock through
from streams.
removal of livestock from the
Preventing livestock encroachment.
Visual inspection
project parcel.
Improve the
Construct stream channels
Entrenchment ratio over 2.2 for C/E
Cross-section
stability of
that will maintain stable
restoration reaches and bank height ratio
monitoring and visual
stream channels.
cross -sections, patterns, and
below 1.2 with visual assessments
inspections.
profiles over time.
showing progression towards stability.
Improve
Reconstruct stream channels
There is no required performance
instream habitat.
with appropriate bankfull
standard for this metric.
N/A
dimensions and depth
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Goal
Objective
Performance Standards
Monitoring Metric
relative to the existing
floodplain.
Reconstruct stream channels
Four bankfull events in separate years
Crest and flow gauges
Reconnect
with appropriate bankfull
within monitoring period. Thirty days of
(pressure transducers)
channels with
dimensions and depth
continuous flow each year on
will record flow
floodplains.
relative to the existing
intermittent streams.
elevations.
floodplain.
Remove livestock to allow
Groundwater gauges
Improve wetland
soil profiles to stabilize.
Free groundwater table within 12 inches
will be placed in
hydrology.
Remove drain effect of
of the ground surface for 12% of the
wetland areas and
channelized stream and
growing season.
monitored annually.
floodplain swales.
Plant native tree and
210 planted stems per acre at MY7.
Vegetation plots, each
Restore and
understory species in
Interim survival rate of 320 planted
covering 100 square
enhance native
riparian zones and plant
stems per acre at MY3 and 260 at MY5.
meters, will be placed
floodplain and
native shrub and herbaceous
Trees in each plot must average 7 ft at
on 2% of the planted
streambank
species on streambanks.
MY5 and 10 ft at MY7 (excluding shrub
area of the project and
vegetation.
Treat invasive species within
and subcanopy species).
monitored annually.
project area.
Permanently
Visually inspect the
protect the
Establish a conservation
perimeter of the Site to
project site from
easement on the site.
Prevent easement encroachment.
ensure no easement
harmful uses.
encroachment is
occurring.
9.1 Monitoring Components
Project monitoring components are listed in more detail in Table 18. Approximate locations of the
proposed monitoring components are illustrated in Figure 9.
Table 18: Monitoring Components
Quantity/ Length
by Reach
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UT2
UT3
Parameter Monitoring Feature
Frequency Notes
UT2AR1
R1
R2
R1
R2
R2
Riffle Cross -sections
1
2
1
1
1
Year 1, 2, 3,
Dimension
Pool Cross -sections
N/A
1
5, and 7
1
1
1
N/A
1
1
Pattern
Pattern
N/A
N/A
Profile
Longitudinal Profile
N/A
N/A
2
Stream Hydrology
Crest Gage
1 CG
1 CG, 1 FG
1 1 FG
1 CG, 1 FG
Quarterly
3
Vegetation
Vegetation Plots
10 Fixed Plots, 2 Random Plots
Year 1, 2, 3,
4
5, and 7
Wetlands
Groundwater Wells
7
Quarterly
5
Visual Assessment
Photographs and
Semi -Annual
Notes
Exotic and
Photographs and
nuisance
Mapping
Semi -Annual
6
vegetation
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Photographs and
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7
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Stream Photographs
4
7
1
6
1
2
4
Annual
1. Cross -sections will be permanently marked with rebar to establish location. Surveys will include points measured at all breaks in slope,
including top of bank, bankfull, edge of water, and thalweg.
2. Pattern and profile will be assessed visually during semi-annual site visits. Longitudinal profile will be collected during as -built baseline
monitoring survey only, unless observations indicate lack of stability and profile survey is warranted in additional years.
3. Crest gages will be monitored using automated pressure transducers. Transducers will set to record bankfull events at least twice a day
and will be inspected quarterly.
4. Vegetation monitoring will follow CVS protocols. Vegetation will only be monitored visually in years 4 and 6.
5. Groundwater well data will be collected using automated pressure transducers. Transducers will set to record at least twice a day and
will be inspected quarterly.
6. Locations of exotic and nuisance vegetation will be mapped.
7. Locations of vegetation damage, boundary encroachments, etc. will be mapped.
10.0 Long -Term Management Plan
The site will be transferred to the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ)
Stewardship Program. This party shall serve as conservation easement holder and long-term steward for
the property and will conduct periodic inspection of the site to ensure that restrictions required in the
conservation easement are upheld. The NCDEQ Stewardship Program is developing an endowment
system within the non -reverting, interest -bearing Conservation Lands Conservation Fund Account. The
use of funds from the Endowment Account will be governed by North Carolina General Statue GS 113A-
232(d)(3). Interest gained by the endowment fund may be used for the purpose of stewardship,
monitoring, stewardship administration, and land transaction costs, if applicable. The Site Protection
Instrument can be found in Appendix 2.
11.0 Adaptive Management Plan
Upon completion of site construction DMS will implement the post -construction monitoring protocols
previously defined in this document. Project maintenance will be performed as described Appendix 6
and invasive species control work will be implemented as described in Appendix 7. If, during the course
of annual monitoring, it is determined the site's ability to achieve site performance standards are
jeopardized, DMS will notify the USACE and the NCIRT of the need to develop a Plan of Corrective
Action. The Plan of Corrective Action may be prepared using in-house technical staff or may require
engineering and consulting services. Once the Corrective Action Plan is prepared and finalized DMS will:
• Notify the USACE and NCIRT as required by the Nationwide 27 permit general conditions.
• Revise performance standards, maintenance requirements, and monitoring requirements as
necessary and/or required by the USACE and NCIRT.
• Obtain other permits as necessary.
• Implement the Corrective Action Plan.
• Provide the USACE and NCIRT a Record Drawing of Corrective Actions. This document shall
depict the extent and nature of the work performed.
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12.0 References
Harman, W.H., et al. 1999. Bankfull Hydraulic Geometry Relationships for North Carolina
Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), 2019. Web Soil Survey.
http://websoiIsurvey.nres.usda.gov/app/HomePage.htm
North Carolina Division of Water Resources 2016. Surface Water Classifications.
https://deg.nc.gov/about/divisions/water-resources/water-planning/classification-standards/river-
basin-classification
North Carolina Division of Water Resources. 2009. Cape Fear River Basin Restoration Priorities.
https://files.nc.gov/ncdeq/Mitigation%20Services/Watershed Planning/Cape Fear River Basin/RBRP
%20CapeFear%202009%2ORevised%20032013.pdf
North Carolina Division of Water Resources. 2005. Upper and Middle Rocky River Local Watershed Plan
https://files.nc.gov/ncdeq/Mitigation/`20Services/Watershed Planning/Cape Fear River Basin/Uppe
r Middle RockyRiver/Upper%20and%20MiddIe%20%20Rocky%20Rive r%20%28CF%2003%29%20LWP
%20Fact%20Sheet.pdf
North Carolina Geological Survey (NCGS), 1985, Geologic Map of North Carolina: Raleigh, North Carolina
Department of Natural Resources and Community Development, Geological Survey Section, scale
1:500,00, in color.
North Carolina Interagency Review Team (NCIRT), 2013. Monitoring Requirements and Performance.
North Carolina Interagency Review Team (NCIRT), 2016. Wilmington District Stream and Wetland
Compensatory Mitigation Update.
North Carolina Stream Assessment Method. 2015. Prepared by North Carolina Stream Functional
Assessment Team.
North Carolina Wetland Assessment Method. 2016. Prepared by North Carolina Wetland Functional
Assessment Team.
Rosgen, D. L. 1994. A classification of natural rivers. Catena 22:169-199.
Rosgen, D.L. 2001. A stream channel stability assessment methodology. Proceedings of the Federal
Interagency Sediment Conference, Reno, NV, March 2001.
Shields, D. F., Copeland, R. R, Klingman, P. C., Doyle, M. W., and Simon, A. 2003. Design for Stream
Restoration. Journal of Hydraulic Engineering 129(8): 575-582.
United States Army Corps of Engineers Routine On -Site Determination Method presented in the 1987
Corps of Engineers Delineation Manual, and subsequent Eastern Mountains and Piedmont guidance
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Appendix 1
Existing Stream Cross Sections

Dirty Boots Creek Reach 1, Riffle
5
4.5
4
3.5
3
0
0
w
2.5
2
1.5
1
0.5
0
0
20 40
60
80
100
120 140
Width
Bankfull
Dimensions
Flood Dimensions
Materials
6.3
x-section area (ft.sq.)
74.6
W flood prone area (ft)
7.9
D50 Riffle (mm)
6.5
width (ft)
11.4
entrenchment ratio
14
D84 Riffle (mm)
1.0
mean depth (ft)
3.0
low bank height (ft)
24
threshold grain size (mm):
1.6
max depth (ft)
1.9
low bank height ratio
7.7
wetted perimeter (ft)
Rosgen Stream Type
0.8
hydraulic radius (ft)
---
Missing: , , Sinuosity, ,
6.7
width -depth ratio
Bankfull
Flow
Flow Resistance
Forces &
Power
3.7
velocity (ft/s)
0.035
Manning's roughness
0.97
channel slope (%)
23.2
discharge rate (cfs)
0.15
Darcy-Weisbach fric.
0.50
shear stress (lb/sq.ft.)
0.71
Froude number
10.6
resistance factor u/u'
0.51
shear velocity (ft/s)
21.1
relative roughness
2.2
unit strm power (lb/ft/s)

4.5
4
3.5
3
g 2.5
>> 2
w
1.5
1
0.5
0
Dirty Boots Creek Reach 1, Pool
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
Width
Bankfull Dimensions
Flood Dimensions
Materials
0.0
x-section area (ft.sq.)
--- W flood prone area (ft)
7.9 D50 Riffle (mm)
0.0
width (ft)
--- entrenchment ratio
14 D84 Riffle (mm)
0.0
mean depth (ft)
--- low bank height (ft)
--- threshold grain size (mm):
0.0
max depth (ft)
--- low bank height ratio
0.0
wetted perimeter (ft)
Rosgen Stream Type
0.0
hydraulic radius (ft)
---
0.0
width -depth ratio
Bankfull
Flow
Flow Resistance
Forces & Power
---
velocity (ft/s)
--- Manning's roughness
0.97 channel slope (%)
---
discharge rate (cfs)
--- Darcy-Weisbach fric.
--- shear stress (lb/sq.ft.)
---
Froude number
--- resistance factor u/u*
--- shear velocity (ft/s)
--- relative roughness
--- unit strm power (lb/ft/s)

UT2 Reach 2, Riffle
3.5
3
2.5
0
-
2
---------------------------------------------------
...................................................
M
>>
1.5
w
1
0.5
0
0
10
20
30
40
50 60
Width
Bankfull
Dimensions
Flood Dimensions
Materials
4.2
x-section area (ft.sq.)
10.3
W flood prone area (ft)
1.7
D50 Riffle (mm)
5.4
width (ft)
1.9
entrenchment ratio
8.3
D84 Riffle (mm)
0.8
mean depth (ft)
1.9
low bank height (ft)
37
threshold grain size (mm):
1.2
max depth (ft)
1.6
low bank height ratio
6.3
wetted perimeter (ft)
Rosgen Stream Type
0.7
hydraulic radius (ft)
---
Missing: , , Sinuosity, ,
7.1
width -depth ratio
Bankfull
Flow
Flow Resistance
Forces &
Power
4.4
velocity (ft/s)
0.035
Manning's roughness
1.8
channel slope (%)
18.3
discharge rate (cfs)
0.16
Darcy-Weisbach fric.
0.75
shear stress (lb/sq.ft.)
0.94
Froude number
11.3
resistance factor u/u'
0.62
shear velocity (ft/s)
28.3
relative roughness
3.8
unit strm power (lb/ft/s)

Cross Section
4
UT2 Reach 2, Pool
4.00
3.50
3.00
2.50
0
is 2.00
>
a�
w 1.50
1.00
0.50
0.00
0
10 20
30 40
50 60
Width
Bankfull
Dimensions
Flood Dimensions
Materials
0.0
x-section area (ft.sq.)
--- W flood prone area (ft)
1.7 D50 Riffle (mm)
0.0
width (ft)
--- entrenchment ratio
8.3 D84 Riffle (mm)
0.0
mean depth (ft)
--- low bank height (ft)
--- threshold grain size (mm):
0.0
max depth (ft)
--- low bank height ratio
0.0
wetted perimeter (ft)
Rosgen Stream Type
0.0
hydraulic radius (ft)
---
0.0
width -depth ratio
Bankfull
Flow
Flow Resistance
Forces & Power
---
velocity (ft/s)
--- Manning's roughness
--- channel slope (%)
---
discharge rate (cfs)
--- Darcy-Weisbach fric.
--- shear stress (lb/sq.ft.)
---
Froude number
--- resistance factor u/u'
--- shear velocity (ft/s)
--- relative roughness
--- unit strm power (lb/ft/s)

Cross Section
5
Dirty Boots Creek Reach 2, Pool
3.5
3
2.5
0 2
c�
aa) 1.5
w
F
1-
0.5
0
0
10
20 30
40 50 60
Width
Bankfull
Dimensions
Flood Dimensions
Materials
0.0
x-section area (ft.sq.)
--- W flood prone area (ft)
0.3 D50 Riffle (mm)
0.0
width (ft)
--- entrenchment ratio
6 D84 Riffle (mm)
0.0
mean depth (ft)
--- low bank height (ft)
--- threshold grain size (mm):
0.0
max depth (ft)
--- low bank height ratio
0.0
wetted perimeter (ft)
Rosgen Stream Type
0.0
hydraulic radius (ft)
---
0.0
width -depth ratio
Bankfull
Flow
Flow Resistance
Forces & Power
---
velocity (ft/s)
--- Manning's roughness
--- channel slope (%)
---
discharge rate (cfs)
--- Darcy-Weisbach fric.
--- shear stress (lb/sq.ft.)
---
Froude number
--- resistance factor u/u'
--- shear velocity (ft/s)
--- relative roughness
--- unit strm power (lb/ft/s)

Dirty Boots Creek Reach 2, Riffle
5
4.5
4
3.5
3
0
is 2.5
Or
w 2
1.5
1
0.5
0
0
10 20
Bankfull Dimensions
18.6
x-section area (ft.sq.)
21.0
width (ft)
0.9
mean depth (ft)
2.2
max depth (ft)
22.2
wetted perimeter (ft)
0.8
hydraulic radius (ft)
23.7
width -depth ratio
Bankfull Flow
2.8 velocity (ft/s)
51.6 discharge rate (cfs)
0.54 Froude number
30 40 50 60 70
ur/rpi1
Flood Dimensions Materials
--- W flood prone area (ft) 0.3 D50 Riffle (mm)
--- entrenchment ratio 6 D84 Riffle (mm)
2.2 low bank height (ft) 14 threshold grain size (mm):
1.0 low bank height ratio
Rosgen Stream Type
--- Missing: , , Sinuosity, ,
Flow Resistance
0.035
Manning's roughness
0.15
Darcy-Weisbach fric.
13.0
resistance factor u/u*
44.9
relative roughness
Forces & Power
0.54 channel slope (%)
0.28 shear stress (lb/sq.ft.)
0.38 shear velocity (ft/s)
0.83 unit strm power (lb/ft/s)

UT3 Reach 2, Riffle
1.8
1.6
1.4
1.2
c
0
1
M
0.8
w
0.6
0.4
0.2
0
0
10 20
30
40
50
60 70
Width
Bankfull
Dimensions
Flood Dimensions
Materials
2.2
x-section area (ft.sq.)
41.2
W flood prone area (ft)
0.1
D50 Riffle (mm)
8.5
width (ft)
4.9
entrenchment ratio
4.9
D84 Riffle (mm)
0.3
mean depth (ft)
0.5
low bank height (ft)
10
threshold grain size (mm):
0.5
max depth (ft)
1.0
low bank height ratio
8.6
wetted perimeter (ft)
Rosgen Stream Type
0.3
hydraulic radius (ft)
---
Missing: , , Sinuosity, ,
31.8
width -depth ratio
Bankfull
Flow
Flow Resistance
Forces &
Power
2.2
velocity (ft/s)
0.030
Manning's roughness
1.2
channel slope (%)
5.0
discharge rate (cfs)
0.16
Darcy-Weisbach fric.
0.20
shear stress (lb/sq.ft.)
0.77
Froude number
10.4
resistance factor u/u'
0.32
shear velocity (ft/s)
16.5
relative roughness
0.44
unit strm power (lb/ft/s)

Cross Section
8
UT3 Reach 2, Pool
1.80
1.60
1.40
1.20
.0 1.00
0.80
w
0.60
0.40
0.20
0.00
0
5 10
15 20
25 30 35
Width
Bankfull
Dimensions
Flood Dimensions
Materials
0.0
x-section area (ft.sq.)
--- W flood prone area (ft)
0.1 D50 Riffle (mm)
0.0
width (ft)
--- entrenchment ratio
4.9 D84 Riffle (mm)
0.0
mean depth (ft)
--- low bank height (ft)
--- threshold grain size (mm):
0.0
max depth (ft)
--- low bank height ratio
0.0
wetted perimeter (ft)
Rosgen Stream Type
0.0
hydraulic radius (ft)
---
0.0
width -depth ratio
Bankfull
Flow
Flow Resistance
Forces & Power
---
velocity (ft/s)
--- Manning's roughness
--- channel slope (%)
---
discharge rate (cfs)
--- Darcy-Weisbach fric.
--- shear stress (lb/sq.ft.)
---
Froude number
--- resistance factor u/u'
--- shear velocity (ft/s)
--- relative roughness
--- unit strm power (lb/ft/s)

Appendix 1
Licensed Soil Scientist Report

AXIOM ENVIRONMENTAL, IN(
218 Snow Avenue
Raleigh, North Carolina 27603
919-215-1693
Date:
Project/Site:
County, State:
Sampling Point/
Coordinates:
Investigator:
Soil Series:
SOIL BORING LOG
4/21/2022
Dirty Boots Mitigation Site
Chatham County, NC
Soil Profile GA (35.641009,-79.424519)
W. Grant Lewis
Wehadkee (based on field assessment)
Axiom Environmental, Inc.
Depth (inches)
Matrix
Mottling
Texture
Color
%
Color
%
Type
Location
D-1
10 YR 4/2
100
loam
1-8
10 YR 5/1
70
10 YR 6/1
25
D
M
fine sandy loam
10 YR 4/6
5
C
PL
8-14
10 YR 5/2
90
10 YR 6/1
5
D
M
sandy clay loam
10 YR 4/4
5
C
M
14+
10 YR 6/1
95
10 YR 4/6
5
C
M
sandy clay
Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, MS=Masked Sand Grains. Locaction: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix.
North Carolina Licensed Soil Scientist
Number: 1233
Signature: U—)lit4ao A
Name/Print: W. Grant Lewis
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AXIOM ENVIRONMENTAL, INC
218 Snow Avenue
Raleigh, North Carolina 27603
919-215-1693
SOIL BORING LOG
Date: 4/21/2022
Project/Site
County, State:
Sampling Point/
Coordinates:
Investigator:
Soil Series:
Dirty Boots Mitigation Site
Chatham Countv. NC
Soil Profile GB (35.639869,-79.423965)
W. Grant Lewis
Wehadkee (based on field assessment)
Axiom Environmental, Inc.
Depth (inches)
Matrix
Mottling
Texture
Color
%
Color
%
Type
Location
0-2
10 YR 3/2
100
loam
2-10
30 YR 5/1
90
10 YR 5/6
10
C
M
sandy clay
10+
10 YR 5/1
60
10 YR 6/ 4
30
C
M
sandy clay
10 YR 5/6
10
C
M
Type: C--Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, MS=Masked Sand Grains. Locaction: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix.
North Carolina Licensed Soil Scientist
Number: 1233
Signature:
Name/Print:
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W. Grant Lewis
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AXIOM ENVIRONMENTAL, INC
218 Snow Avenue
Raleigh, North Carolina 27603
919-215-1693
SOIL BORING LOG Axiom Environmental, Inc.
Date:
4/21/2022
Project/Site:
Dirty Boots Mitigation Site
County, State:
Chatham County, NC
Sampling Point/
Coordinates:
Soil Profile GC (35.636609,-79.423158)
Investigator: W. Grant Lewis
Soil Series: Wehadkee (based on field assessment)
Depth (inches)
Matrix
Mottling
Texture
Color
%
Color
%
Type
Location
0-3
10 YR 4/3
100
loam
3-8
10 YR 6/2
90
10 YR 4/6
30
C
M
clay loam
8-14
10 YR 7/2
90
30 YR 6/8
30
C
M
clay loam
14-20
10 YR 7/2
80
10 YR 6/6
20
C
M
sandy clay loam
J
Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, MS=Masked Sand Grains. Locaction: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix.
North Carolina Licensed Soil Scientist
Number: 1233
Signature: A44444,
Name/Print: W. Grant Lewis
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AXIOM ENVIRONMENTAL, INC
218 Snow Avenue
Raleigh, North Carolina 27603
919-215-1693
SOIL BORING LOG Axiom Environmental, Inc.
Date: 4/21/2022
Project/Site: Dirty Boots Mitigation Site
County, State: Chatham County, NC
Sampling Point/
Coordinates: Soil Profile GD (35.633992,-79.422253)
Investigator: W. Grant Lewis
Soil Series: Wehadkee (based on field assessment)
Depth (inches)
Matrix
Mottling
Texture
Color
%
Color
%
Type
Location
0-2
10 YR 4/3
100
loam
2-8
10 YR 7/1
97
30 YR 5/8
3
C
M
silt loam
8-14
10 YR 7/3
90
10 YR 5/8
2
C
M
clay loam
10 YR 6/1
8
D
M
14-20
10 YR 7/4
90
10 YR 5/6
5
C
M
sandy clay loam
10 YR 5/2
5
D
M
2D+
10 YR 7/2
45
10 YR 7/6
45
C
M
sandy clay loam
10 YR 5/2
10
D
M
Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, MS=Masked Sand Grains. Locaction: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix.
North Carolina Licensed Soil Scientist
Number: 1233
Signature:
Name/Print: W. Grant Lewis
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AXIOM ENVIRONMENTAL, INC
218 Snow Avenue
Raleigh, North Carolina 27603
919-215-1693
SOIL BORING LOG
Date:
4/21/2022
Project/Site:
Dirty Boots Mitigation Site
County, State:
Chatham County, NC
Sampling Point/
Coordinates:
Soil Profile GE (35.636926,-79.420825)
Investigator:
W. Grant Lewis
Soil Series:
Wehadkee (based on field assessment)
Axiom Environmental, Inc.
Notes:
Depth (inches)
Matrix
Mottling
Texture
Color
%
Color
%
Type
Location
0-2
10 YR 4/2
100
-
100
loam
2-9
10 YR 5/1
90
10 YR 4/6
10
C
M
clay loam
9-18
10 YR 7/2
85
10 YR 5/6
10
C
M
clay loam
10 YR 5/1
5
D
M
18+
10 YR 6/1
80
30 YR 6/6
30
C
M
silty clay loam
10 YR 4/1
10
D
M
Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, MS=Masked Sand Grains. Locaction: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix.
North Carolina Licensed Soil Scientist
Number: 1233
Signature:
Name/Print:
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Appendix 1
Existing Groundwater Hydrographs

Groundwater Gauge Plot
Dirty Boots Mitigation Site
DMS Project No. 100638
Existing Conditions
c
10
0
10
-40
-50
-60
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Daily Precipitation Gauge #1 Reference Gauge Depth — — Criteria Level — Soil Surface 30-Day Rolling Precip Total 30th & 70th Percentile
10
9
8
7
6 E
3
2
1
0

Groundwater Gauge Plot
Dirty Boots Mitigation Site
DMS Project No. 100638
Existing Conditions
c
10
0
10
-40
-50
-60
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Daily Precipitation Gauge #2 Reference Gauge Depth — — Criteria Level — Soil Surface 30-Day Rolling Precip Total 30th & 70th Percentile
10
9
8
7
6 E
3
2
1
0

Groundwater Gauge Plot
Dirty Boots Mitigation Site
DMS Project No. 100638
Existing Conditions
m
Dirty Boots Groundwater Gauge #3
v
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Existing Conditions
M
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Oct Nov
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Gauge #3
Reference Gauge Depth — — Criteria Level o Soil Surface
30-Day Rolling Precip Total
30th & 70th Percentile

Appendix 1
Existing and Proposed Geomorphic Parameters

Existing Conditions Geomorphic Parameters
Parameter
Notation
Unit
Dirty Boots Reach 1
Dirty Boots Reach 2
UT3 Reach 2
min max
min max
min
max
stream type
E4
C4
C4
drainage area
DA
sq mi
0.23
0.44
0.08
bankfull cross -sectional area
Abkf
SF
6.3
14.5
2.2
avg velocity during bankfull
event
ubkf
fps
3.7
3.0
2.2
width at bankfull
Wbkf
feet
6.5
14.8
8.5
maximum depth at bankfull
dmax
feet
1.6
1.9
0.5
mean depth at bankfull
dbkf
feet
1.0
1.0
0.3
bankfull width to depth ratio
Wbkf/dbkf
6.7
15.0
28.3
low bank height
feet
3.0
2.2
0.5
bank height ratio
BHR
1.9
1.1
1.0
floodprone area width
Wfpa
feet
74.6
66.2
41.2
entrenchment ratio
ER
11.4
4.5
4.9
max pool depth at bankfull
dpool
feet
2.5
2.3
0.6
pool depth ratio
dpool/dbkf
2.5
2.3
2.0
pool width at bankfull
Wpool
feet
5.9
16.1
5.6
pool width ratio
Wpool/Wbkf
0.91
1.09
0.66
Bkf pool cross -sectional area
Apool
SF
8.8
16.3
1.3
pool area ratio
Apool/Abkf
1.4
1.12
0.59
pool -pool spacing
p-p
feet
28.8
60.1
25.9
61.0
16.6
36.6
pool -pool spacing ratio
p-p/Wbkf
4.43
9.25
1.8
4.0
1.95
4.31
valley slope
Sall,
feet/ foot
0.009
0.007
0.004
channel slope
Schannel
feet/foot
0.0069
F
0.018
0.005
1
0.009
0.013
0.015
sinuosity
K
1.07
1.07
1.08
belt width
Wblt
feet
29.2
45.4
33.5
71.3
16.4
72.1
meander width ratio
WbIU/Wbkf
4.49
6.98
2.3
4.8
1.93
8.48
meander length
Lm
feet
71.5
127
45.0
254
40.2
142
meander length ratio
L./Wbkf
11.0
19.6
3.0
17.1
4.73
16.7
Linear Wavelength
LW
60.9
121
42.0
240
29.6
114
Linear Wavelength Ratio
LW/Wbkf
9.37
18.6
2.8
16.2
3.48
13.4
radius of curvature
R,
feet
13.2
36.8
19.9
77.5
9.20
50.5
radius of curvature ratio
Rc/ Wbkf
2.03
5.66
1.3
5.2
1.08
5.94

Existing Conditions Geomorphic Parameters
Parameter
Notation
Units
UT2 Reach 2
UT2A
min
max
min
max
stream type
C4
-
drainage area
DA
sq mi
0.04
0.034
bankfull cross -sectional area
Abkf
SF
4.2
-
avg velocity during bankfull
event
vbkf
fps
4.4
-
width at bankfull
Wbkf
feet
5.4
-
maximum depth at bankfull
dmax
feet
1.2
-
mean depth at bankfull
dbkf
feet
0.8
-
bankfull width to depth ratio
Wbkf/dbkf
7.1
-
low bank height
feet
1.9
-
bank height ratio
BHR
1.6
-
floodprone area width
Wfpa
feet
10.3
-
entrenchment ratio
ER
1.9
-
max pool depth at bankfull
dpool
feet
1.2
-
pool depth ratio
dpool/dbkf
1.5
-
pool width at bankfull
Wpool
feet
4.5
-
pool width ratio
Wpool/Wbkf
0.83
-
Bkf pool cross -sectional area
Apool
SF
2.7
-
pool area ratio
Apool/Abkf
0.64
-
pool -pool spacing
p-p
feet
14
44
-
pool -pool spacing ratio
p-p/Wbkf
2.6
8
-
valley slope
Svalley
feet/
foot
0.024
channel slope
Schannel
feet/
foot
0.007
0.019
-
sinuosity
K
1.13
-
belt width
Wblt
feet
14
28
-
meander width ratio
Wblt/Wbkf
2.5
5.1
-
meander length
Lm
feet
41
104
-
meander length ratio
Lm/Wbkf
7.6
19.2
-
Linear Wavelength
LW
37
93
-
Linear Wavelength Ratio
LW Wbkf
6.9
17.2
-
radius of curvature
Rc
feet
11
41
-
radius of curvature ratio
R,/ Wbkf
2.1
7.6
-

Parameters
Notation
Units
stream type
drainage area
DA
sq mi
design discharge
Q
cfs
bankfull cross -sectional
Abkf
SF
area
average velocity during
bankfull event
wbkf
fps
Cross Section
width at bankfull
Wbkf
feet
maximum depth at
dmax
feet
bankfull
mean depth at bankfull
dbkf
feet
bankfull width to depth
Wbkf/dbkf
ratio
max depth ratio
bank height ratio
floodprone area width
entrenchment ratio
Slope
valley slope
channel slope
Profile
riffle slope
riffle slope ratio
pool slope
pool slope ratio
pool -to -pool spacing
pool spacing ratio
pool cross -sectional
area
pool area ratio
maximum pool depth
pool depth ratio
pool width at bankfull
pool width ratio
Pattern
sinuosity
belt width
meander width ratio
linear wavelength
(formerly meander
Geomorphic Parameters
Dirty Boots Reach 1 Dirty Boots Reach 2
Min FlMa. Min I Max
C4
0.23
28.0
10.5
2.7
13.4
0.9 1 1.2
0.79
17.0
dmaxldbkf
feet
1.2 1.5
B H R
1.0
Wfpa
feet
29.5
67.0
ER
2.2
5.0
Svalley
feet/foot
0.009
Schnl
feet/foot
0.003 0.011
Sriffle
feet/foot
0.0111
0.027
Sriffle/ScW
1.60
3.30
Sp
feet/foot
0.00
Sp/Schnl
0.00
LP-p
feet
26.8
80.4
Lp-p/wbkf
-
2.0
6.0
Apool
SF
21.1
36.9
Apool/Abkf
-
2.0
3.5
d pool
feet
2.4
3.6
dpool/dbkf
-
3.0
4.6
Wpool
feet
16.1
20.1
wpool/Wbkf
1
1.2
1.5
K
1.10
1.30
Wblt
feet
26.8
72.4
Wblt/Wbkf
-
2.0
5.4
LW
feet
54.9
161
UT3 Reach 2
Min Max
C4 C4
0.44 0.075
46.0 12.0
17.0 4.9
2.7 2.6
17.0 8.5
1.2 F15 1.2 1.5
1.00 0.57
17.0 15.0
1.2 1.5 1.2 1.5
1.0 1.0
37.4 85.0 18.7 42.5
2.2 5.0 2.2 5.0
0.001 0.013
0.002 0.017 0.001 0.021
0.006 0.020 0.012 0.039
1.20 3.30 1.20 3.30
0.00 0.00
0.00 0.00
34.0 102.0 0.00 51.0
2.0 6.0 3.0 6.0
34.0 59.4 9.8 17.1
2.0 3.5 2.0 3.5
3.0 4.6 1.6 2.3
3.0 4.6 2.8 4.0
20.4 25.5 10.2 12.8
1.2 1.5 1.2 1.5
1.10 1.30 1.10 1.30
34.0 91.8 17.0 42.5
2.0 5.4 2.0 5.0
69.7 204 51.0 102
length)
linear wavelength ratio
(formerly meander
length ratio)
LW/wbkf
4.1
12.0
4.1
12.0
6.0
12.0
meander length
Lm
feet
65.9
193
83.6
245
61.2
122
meander length ratio
Lm/Wbkf
4.92
14.4
4.9
14.4
7.2
14.4
radius ofcurvature
Rc
feet
26.8
63.0
34.0
79.9
17.0
40.0
radius of curvature ratio
Rc/ Wbkf
2.0
4.7
2.0
4.7
2.0
4.7

Proposed Geomorphic Parameters
Parameters
Notation
Unit
UT2 Reach 1
UT2 Reach 2
UT2A
Min
Max
Min
Max
Min
Max
stream type
C4
C4
C4
drainage area
DA
sq mi
0.043
0.095
0.034
design discharge
Q
cfs
8.0
14.0
6.5
bankfull cross-
sectional area
Ankf
SF
2.8
4.9
2.8
average velocity
during bankfull event
d
vbkf
fps
2.9
2.9
2.5
Cross Section
width at bankfull
Wbkf
feet
6.4
8.5
6.4
maximum depth at
bankfull
dmax
feet
0.52FO
0.69
0.86
0.52
0.65
mean depth at
bankfull
dbkf
feet
0.43
0.57
0.43
bankfull width to
depth ratio
w bkf/dbkf
14.9
14.9
14.9
max depth ratio
dmax/dbkf
feet
1.2 1.5
1.2 1.5
1.2 1.5
bank height ratio
BHR
1.0
1.0
1.0
floodprone area
width
Wfpa
feet
14.1
32.0
18.7
42.5
14.1
32.0
entrenchment ratio
ER
2.2
5.0
2.2
5.0
2.2
5.0
Slope
valley slope
Syalley
feet/foot
0.024
0.016
0.016
channel slope
Schnl
feet/foot
0.002 1 0.017
0.009 1 0.029
0.005 0.018
Profile
riffle slope
Srlffle
feet/foot
0.022
0.072
0.015
0.048
0.017
0.050
riffle slope ratio
Srlffle/Schnl
-
1.20
3.30
1.20
3.30
1.20
3.30
pool slope
Sp
feet/foot
0.00
0.00
0.00
pool slope ratio
Sp/Schnl
0.00
0.00
0.00
pool -to -pool spacing
Lp_p
feet
12.8
31.4
17.0
51.0
9.0
23.0
pool spacing ratio
Lp_p/wbkf
2.0
4.9
2.0
6.0
2.0
5.1
pool cross -sectional
area
A p°°�
SF
5.5
9.7
9.8
17.1
5.5
9.7
pool area ratio
Apool/Abkf
-
2.0
1 3.5
2.0
3.5
2.0
3.5
maximum pool
depth
dpool
feet
1.2
1.7
1.6
2.3
1.2
1.7
pool depth ratio
dpool/dbkf
-
2.8
4.0
2.8
4.0
2.8
4.0
pool width at
bankfull
wpool
feet
7.7
9.6
10.2
12.8
7.7
9.6
pool width ratio
wpool/wbkf
1.2
1 1.5
1.2
1.5
1.2
1.5
Pattern
sinuosity
K
1.10
1.30
1.10
1.30
1.30
1.35
belt width
wblt
feet
12.8
32.0
17.0
42.5
12.8
32.0
meander width ratio
wblt/wbkf
2.0
5.0
2.0
5.0
2.0
5.0
linear wavelength
(formerly meander
length)
LW
feet
26.2
62.7
51.0
102
38.4
76.8
linear wavelength
ratio (formerly
meander length
ratio)
LW/wbkf
4.1
9.8
6.0
12.0
6.0
12.0
meander length
Lm
feet
31.5
75.3
61.2
122
42.2
84.5
meander length ratio
L./Wbkf
-
4.9
11.8
7.2
14.4
6.6
13.2
radius of curvature
Rc
feet
12.8
28.8
17.0
40.0
12.8
30.1
radius of curvature
ratio
Rj w bkf
2.0
4.5
2.0
4.7
2.0
4.7

Appendix 1
Reference Geomorphic Parameters

Parameter
Notation
Units
Dirty Boots Reach 1 and 2
Long Branch
UT to Cane Creek
Spencer Creek 2
Foust Creek
Min Max
Min I Max
Min I Max
Min Max
Stream Type
C4/E4
C4/E4
E4
C4
Drainage Area
DA
sq mi
1.5
0.28
0.96
1.4
Bankfull Discharge
Qbkf
cfs
100
120
21
53
97
88 1 95
Bankfull Cross -Sectional Area
Abkf
SF
25
34.6
8.5
11
18
20
24
Average Velocity During Bankfull Event
Vbkf
fps
3.6
4.0
2.4
5.0
4.9
5.4
2.9 3.7
Cross Section
Width at Bankfull
Wbkf
ft
14.8
18.6
8.2
12
11
19
Maximum Depth at Bankfull
dmax
ft
1.9
2.9
1.5
1.7
2.1
2.6
1.8
2.1
Mean Depth at Bankfull
dbkf
ft
1.3
2.1
0.90
1.0
1.6
1.8
1.2
1.3
Bankfull Width -to -Depth Ratio
Wbkf/dbkf
7.9
13.8
7.9
13
5.8
7.1
14
16
Depth Ratio
dmax/dbkf
1.4
1.5
1.7
1.3
1.4
1.4
1.7
Bank Height Ratio
BHR
1.2
1.5
1.0
1.0
1.0
Floodprone Area Width
Wfpa
ft
> 50
> 40
60
> 110
55
100
Entrenchment Ratio
ER
> 3.4
> 4.6
5.5
> 10
2.9
5.3
Slope
Valley Slope
Svalley
ft/ft
0.0060
0.0057
0.011
0.0095
Channel Slope
Schannel
ft/ft
0.0040
0.0046
0.0047
0.0090
Profile
Riffle Slope
Sniffle
ft/ft
0.013
0.012
0.012
0.013
-
Riffle Slope Ratio
Sriffle/Schannel
-
3.3
3.0
2.6
2.8
Pool Slope
Spool
ft/ft
0.00030
0.0030
0.0010
0.00070
0.00090
Pool Slope Ratio
Spool/Schannel
-
0.10
0.80
0.30
0.15
0.19
Pool -to -Pool Spacing
Lp_p
ft
50
110
1.6
95
71
Pool Spacing Ratio
Lp_p/Wbkf
3.4
7.1
0.10
8.6
6.3 1 6.6
Pool Cross -Sectional Area at Bankfull
Apool
SF
26
33
13
25
29
35
Pool Area Ratio
Apool/Abkf
-
1.0
1.3
1.5
1.2 1 1.4
1.2
1.5
Maximum Pool Depth at Bankfull
dpool
ft
2.2
1 2.6
3.3
2.5
2.9
Pool Depth Ratio
dpool/dbkf
-
0.80
1.2
1.7
1.8 1 2.0
1.9
2.3
Pool Width at Bankfull
wpool
ft
16
19
12
18
15
21
Pool Width Ratio
Wpool/Wbkf
0.90
1.3
1.5
1.6
0.80
1.1
Pattern
Sinuosity
K
1.3
1.2
2.3
1.1
Belt Width
Wblt
ft
60
50
77
38
41
-
Meander Width Ratio
Wblt/Wbkf
-
3.2
4.1
4.2
9.4
3.4
3.6
Linear Wavelength
LW
ft
66
190
29
96
46
48
Linear Wavelength Ratio
LW/Wbkf
-
4.5
10
2.6
8.7
4.1
4.4
Meander Length
Lm
ft
Meander Length Ratio
LdWbkf
Radius of Curvature
Rc
ft
16
87
11
27
11
15
Radius of Curvature Ratio
I Rc/Wbkf
1.1
4.7
1.0
2.5
1.3
1.4
Sediment
d5o Description
Medium Gravel
Very Coarse Gravel
Reach Wide
d16
mm
< 0.062
9.6
d35
mm
-
3.0
37
d5o
mm
42
8.8
61
d84
mm
42
130
d95
mm
90
1100

Parameter
Notation
Units
UT2 Reach 2, UT2A, UT3 Reach 2 UT2A, UT2 Reach 1
Spencer Creek 1
UT to Polecat
UT to Varnals Creek
UT to Wells Creek
Min Max
Min I Max
Min I Max
Min Max
Stream Type
C4/E4
E4
C4/E4
C4
Drainage Area
DA
sq mi
0.37
0.41
0.41
0.13
Bankfull Discharge
Qbkf
cfs
35
20.3
1 54.0
1 15
Bankfull Cross -Sectional Area
Abkf
SF
6.6
8.7
5.4
12.4
10.3
12.3
3.9
6.3
Average Velocity During Bankfull Event
Vbkf
fps
5.0
5.6
2.2
3.5
4.4
5.2
2.4
3.8
Cross Section
Width at Bankfull
Wbkf
ft
6.3
9.3
5.3
10.9
9.3
10.5
6.2
8.6
Maximum Depth at Bankfull
dmax
ft
1.0
1.2
1.4
1.7
1.5
1.7
0.64
1.4
Mean Depth at Bankfull
dbkf
ft
0.80
1.0
1.0
1.1
1.1
1.2
0.6
1.0
Bankfull Width -to -Depth Ratio
Wbkf/dbkf
7.9
9.3
5.2
9.6
8.1
9.3
6.1
12.6
Depth Ratio
dmax/dbkf
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.7
1.4
1.4
0.81
1.8
Bank Height Ratio
BHR
1.0
1.0
1.1
1.0
1.0
1.8
Floodprone Area Width
Wfpa
ft
14
130
25.0
65.0
20
64
15
25
Entrenchment Ratio
ER
1.7
4.3
3.2
8.3
1.9
6.1
1.9
4.1
Slope
Valley Slope
Svall,
ft/ft
0.022
0.031
0.0165
0.020
0.028
Channel Slope
Schannel
ft/ft
0.019
0.022
0.0118
0.017
0.020
Profile
Riffle Slope
Sniffle
ft/ft
0.018
0.034
0.0040
0.0470
0.024
0.057
0.016
0.085
Riffle Slope Ratio
Sriffle/Schannel
-
1.0
1.6
0.30
4.00
1.4
3.4
0.82
4.3
Pool Slope
Spool
ft/ft
0.00070
0.014
0.0170
0.000
0.015
0.000
0.0085
Pool Slope Ratio
Spool/Schannel
-
0.00
0.60
1.40
0.00
0.88
0.00
0.43
Pool -to -Pool Spacing
Lp_p
ft
9.0
46
34.0
52.0
7.8
82
17
63
Pool Spacing Ratio
Lp_p/Wbkf
1.4
4.9
0.30
3.20
0.50
5.6
2.3
8.8
Pool Cross -Sectional Area at Bankfull
Apool
SF
6.5
9.8
9.30
22
23
6.2
9.0
Pool Area Ratio
Apool/Abkf
-
1.0
1.1
0.75 1 1.72
1.8
1.9
1.2
1.7
Maximum Pool Depth at Bankfull
dpool
ft
1.2
1.8
1.80
2.5
2.6
Pool Depth Ratio
dpool/dbkf
-
1.5
1.8
1.64 1 1.80
3.0
3.1
Pool Width at Bankfull
wpool
ft
6.0
12
8.00
15
19
7.1
10
Pool Width Ratio
Wpool/Wbkf
1.0
1.3
0.73 1 1.51
1.0
1.3
1.0
1.5
Pattern
Sinuosity
K
1.0
1.3
1.4
1.2
1.4
Belt Width
Wblt
ft
10
50
28.0
50.0
15
45
10
35
Meander Width Ratio
Wblt/Wbkf
-
1.6
5.4
3.00
5.30
1.0
3.0
1.4
4.9
Linear Wavelength
LW
ft
55
140
56.0
85.0
16
47
35
70
Linear Wavelength Ratio
LW/Wbkf
-
8.7
15
1 6.00
9.00
1.1
3.2
4.9
9.8
Meander Length
Lm
ft
53
180
Meander Length Ratio
LdWbkf
8.4
19
Radius of Curvature
Ro
ft
12
85
19.0
50.0
8.3
47
2.3
32
Radius of Curvature Ratio
I Rc/Wbkf
1
1.9
9.1
2.00
5.30
0.57
3.2
0.32
4.5
Sediment
d5o Description
Medium Gravel
Reach Wide
d16
mm
1.9
d35
mm
8.9
d5o
mm
11
d84
mm
64
d95
mm
130

Parameter
Notation
Units
UT2 Reaches 1 and 2, MA, UT3 Reach 2
UT to Sandy Run
UT to South Crowders (A)
UT to South Crowders (B)
Walker Branch (Cane Creek)
min max
min I max
min I max
min I max
stream type
E4
E4
E4
E4
drainage area
DA
sq mi
0.150
0.220
0.220
0.290
design discharge
Q
cfs
20.4
22.0
30.0
40.0
bankfull cross -sectional area
Abkf
SF
5.70 6.20
6.40 8.70
6.40 8.70
8.90 12.2
average velocity during bankfull
event
vbk
fps
3.40
2.9
3.97
3.8
Cross -Section
width at bankfull
Wbkf
feet
7.30
7.80
6.10 8.40
6.10 8.40
11.5 12.3
maximum depth at bankfull
dmax
feet
1.10
1.40
1.40
1.40
mean depth at bankfull
dbkf
feet
0.700
0.800
1.00
1.10
1.00
1.10
0.770
0.990
bankfull width to depth ratio
wbkf/dbkf
6.64
9.75
5.81
8.00
5.81
8.00
12.3
14.4
depth ratio
dmax/dbkf
feet
1.57
1.75
1.30
1.40
1.30
1.40
bank height ratio
BHR
1.70
2.60
1.43
2.07
1.43
2.07
floodprone area width
Wfpa
feet
12.2
15.6
26.0
31.0
26.0
31.0
entrenchment ratio
ER
1.60
2.10
3.70
1 4.30
3.70
1 4.30
2.50 2.70
Slope
valley slope
S alley
feet/foot
0.0200
0.0257
0.0257
channel slope
S6nl
feet/foot
0.0150
0.00906
0.0091
0.0150
Profile
riffle slope
Srlffle
feet/foot
0.00360
0.0420
0.0202
0.0664
0.0202
0.0664
-
riffle slope ratio
Sr;ffidSchnl
0.240
2.80
2.23
7.33
2.23
7.33
pool slope
Sp
feet/foot
0.0000
0.00700
0.000300
0.00557
0.000300
0.00557
pool slope ratio
5p/Schnl
0.0000
0.467
0.0331
0.615
0.0331
0.615
pool -to -pool spacing
Lp-p
feet
9.26
54.8
28.0
63.0
28.0
63.0
pool spacing ratio
Lp-p/wbkf
1.27
7.02
1 3.33
10.3
3.86
8.69
pool cross -sectional area
Apool
SF
5.50
8.70
9.20
9.20
pool area ratio
Apool/Abkf
0.965
1.40
1.10
1.40
1.10
1.40
maximum pool depth
dpooi
feet
1.30
1.50
1.30
3.00
1.30
3.00
pool depth ratio
dpool/dbkf
1.86
1.88
1.30
2.73
1.30
2.73
pool width at bankfull
wpool
feet
7.60
9.20
8.00
8.00
pool width ratio
Wpool/Wbkf
1.04
1.18
11.00 1.30
1 1.00 1.30
1-
Pattern
sinuosity
K
1.64
2.20
2.20
1.4
belt width
wblt
feet
24.3
59.6
81.0
81.0
-
meander width ratio
wblt/wbkf
3.33
7.64
9.60
13.3
9.60
13.3
linear wavelength (formerly
meander length)
Lm
feet
63.0
72.0
45.0
72.0
45.0
72.0
linear wavelength ratio (formerly
meander length ratio)
L./Wbkf
8.63
9.23
7.38
8.57
7.38
8.57
meander length
feet
meander length ratio
radius of curvature
Rc
feet
13.7
29.4
9.00
20.0
9.00
20.0
radius of curvature ratio
Rc/ Wbkf
1.88
3.77
1.48
2.38
1.48
2.38
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Particle Size Distribution from Reach -wide Pebble Count
d50 Description
Coarse Gravel
d16
mm
0.1
0.8
0.8
0.6
d35
mm
1.0
12.1
12.1
12.2
d50
mm
19.0
19.7
19.7
27.8
d84
mm
76.0
49.5
49.5
74.5
d95
mm
1 150
175.9
75.9
1128
dlao
mm
180
180
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Appendix 1
Sediment Plots

Dirty Boots Reach 5 XS1
Pebble Count Particle Distribution
cumulative
%
# of particles
100% silt/clay sand
aravel
cobble
boulder
25
90%
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Dirty Boots Reach 5 XS1
Sub -pavement Particle Distribution
+cumulative %
wt of particles passing sieve
100% sand
gravel
cobble 700
90%
--——— — — — — ——
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— — ——

UT2 Reach 2 XS3
Pebble Count Particle Distribution
—cumulative %
# of particles
100% silt/clay
sand aravel
cobble
boulder
35
90%
30
80%
70%
25
60%
B
20
m
50% — — ——--
— — — — ——

UT2 Reach 2 XS4
Point Bar Particle Distribution
(cumulative %
wt of particles passing sieve
100% sand
ravel
cobble 600
90%
80%
500
70%
400
60%
CD
3
50%
300
°
40%
200
C)- 30%
Cn
20%
100
10%
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Dirty Boots Reach 6 XS6
Pebble Count Particle Distribution
cumulative %
# of particles
100% silt/clay sand
aravel
cobble
boulder
30
90%
25
80%
70%
20
3
L
60%
3
07
m
50%
15
o
n
40%
a
10
30%
20%
5
10%
0%
0
0.01 0.1
1 10
100
1000
10000
particle size (mm)
Size (mm)
Size Distribution
Type
D16 0.062
mean 0.6
silt/clay
19%
D35 0.094
dispersion 12.4
sand
51 %
D50 0.3
skewness 0.22
gravel
30%
D65 1.5
cobble
0%
D84 6
boulder
0%
D95 8.5
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Dirty Boots Reach 6 XS6
Sub -pavement Particle Distribution
+cumulative %
wt of particles passing sieve
100% sand
ravel
cobble 800
90%
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——

UT3 Reach 2 XS7
Pebble Count Particle Distribution
—cumulative %
# of particles
100% silt/clay
sand qravel
cobble
boulder
40
90%
35
80%
30
70%
25
60%
3
m
50%
20
0
n
40%
15
2.
30%
cn
10
20%
10%
5
0%
0
0.01 0.1
1 10
100
1000
10000
particle size (mm)
Size (mm)
Size Distribution
Type
D16 0.062
mean 0.6
silt/clay
38%
D35 0.062
dispersion 25.3
sand
36%
D50 0.1
skewness 0.54
gravel
25%
D65 0.3
cobble
0%
D84 4.9
boulder
0%
D95 9.4
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UT3 Reach 2 XS7
Sub -pavement Particle Distribution
(cumulative %
wt of particles passing sieve
100% sand
l
cobble 600
90%
500
80%
Fill
70%400
60%
CD
3
50%
300
°
40%
200
C)- 30%
Cn
20%
100
10%
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Appendix 2
Site Protection Instrument

Site Protection Instrument
The land required for construction, management, and stewardship of this mitigation project includes
portions of the parcel listed in Table 1. This area totals 13.77 acres. The deed book and page number
listed are for the agreements on an option to purchase a conservation easement. A conservation
easement will be recorded on the parcel and includes streams being restored, wetlands being restored,
and riparian buffers.
Table 1: Site Protection Instrument
Memorandum of Option Deed
Site Protection
Property Owner
Parcel ID Number
County
Book (DB) and Page Number
Instrument
(PG)
Todd Stephen
Conservation
Moore and
4683
Chatham
DB: 612 PG: 567
Easement
Lu Anne Moore
All site protection instruments require 60-day advance notification to the USACE and or DMS prior to
any action to void, amend, or modify the document. No such action shall take place unless approved by
the State.

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA DEED OF CONSERVATION EASEMENT
AND RIGHT OF ACCESS PROVIDED
PURSUANT TO
FULL DELIVERY
MITIGATION CONTRACT
COUNTY
SPO File Numbers: XX-XX
DMS Project Number: XXXXXX
Prepared by: Office of the Attorney General
Property Control Section
Return to: NC Department of Administration
State Property Office
1321 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1321
THIS DEED OF CONSERVATION EASEMENT AND RIGHT OF ACCESS, made
This day of 2020, by ("Grantor"), whose mailing
address is to the State of North Carolina, ("Grantee"),
whose mailing address is State of North Carolina, Department of Administration, State Property
Office, 1321 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1321. The designations of Grantor and
Grantee as used herein shall include said parties, their heirs, successors, and assigns, and shall
include singular, plural, masculine, feminine, or neuter as required by context.
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143-214.8 et g- ., the State of
North Carolina has established the Division of Mitigation Services (formerly known as the
Ecosystem Enhancement Program and Wetlands Restoration Program) within the Department of
Environmental Quality (formerly Department of Environment and Natural Resources), for the
purposes of acquiring, maintaining, restoring, enhancing, creating and preserving wetland and
riparian resources that contribute to the protection and improvement of water quality, flood
prevention, fisheries, aquatic habitat, wildlife habitat, and recreational opportunities; and
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WHEREAS, this Conservation Easement from Grantor to Grantee has been negotiated,
arranged and provided for as a condition of a full delivery contract between Wildlands
Engineering, Inc. and the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, to provide
stream, wetland and/or buffer mitigation pursuant to the North Carolina Department of
Environment and Natural Resources Purchase and Services Contract Number
WHEREAS, The State of North Carolina is qualified to be the Grantee of a Conservation
Easement pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 121-35; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources and the United States
Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District entered into a Memorandum of Understanding,
(MOU) duly executed by all parties on November 4, 1998. This MOU recognized that the
Wetlands Restoration Program was to provide effective compensatory mitigation for authorized
impacts to wetlands, streams and other aquatic resources by restoring, enhancing and preserving
the wetland and riparian areas of the State; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, the North Carolina
Department of Transportation and the United States Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington
District entered into a Memorandum of Agreement, (MOA) duly executed by all parties in
Greensboro, NC on July 22, 2003, which recognizes that the Division of Mitigation Services
(formerly Ecosystem Enhancement Program) is to provide for compensatory mitigation by
effective protection of the land, water and natural resources of the State by restoring, enhancing
and preserving ecosystem functions; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, the U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the
North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, the North Carolina Division of Water Quality,
the North Carolina Division of Coastal Management, and the National Marine Fisheries Service
entered into an agreement to continue the In -Lieu Fee operations of the North Carolina Department
of Natural Resources' Division of Mitigation Services (formerly Ecosystem Enhancement
Program) with an effective date of 28 July, 2010, which supersedes and replaces the previously
effective MOA and MOU referenced above; and
WHEREAS, the acceptance of this instrument for and on behalf of the State of North
Carolina was granted to the Department of Administration by resolution as approved by the
Governor and Council of State adopted at a meeting held in the City of Raleigh, North Carolina,
on the 8ffi day of February 2000; and
WHEREAS, the Division of Mitigation Services in the Department of Environmental
Quality (formerly Department of Environment and Natural Resources), which has been delegated
the authority authorized by the Governor and Council of State to the Department of
Administration, has approved acceptance of this instrument; and
WHEREAS, Grantor owns in fee simple certain real properties situated, lying, and being
in Township, County, North Carolina (the "Property"), and being
more particularly described as that certain parcels of land containing approximately
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acres and being conveyed to the Grantor by deed as recorded in Deed Book , Page
of the County Registry, North Carolina; and
WHEREAS, Grantor is willing to grant a Conservation Easement and Right of Access
over the herein described areas of the Property, thereby restricting and limiting the use of
the areas of the Property subject to the Conservation Easement to the terms and conditions
and purposes hereinafter set forth, and Grantee is willing to accept said Easement and Access
Rights. The Conservation Easement shall be for the protection and benefit of the waters of
unnamed tributaries to
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants, terms, conditions, and
restrictions hereinafter set forth, Grantor unconditionally and irrevocably hereby grants and
conveys unto Grantee, its successors and assigns, forever and in perpetuity, a Conservation
Easement and Right of Access together with an access easement to and from the Conservation
Easement Area described below.
The Conservation Easement Area consists of the following:
Total conservation Easement Area containing a total of acres as shown on the plats of
survey entitled "Final Plat, Conservation Easement Survey for the North Carolina Division of
Mitigation Services, Project Name: , SPO File No. , DMS Site ID
No. ", Property of dated prepared by
PLS Number and recorded in the
County, North Carolina Register of Deeds at Plat Book , Page
See attached "Exhibit A", Legal Description of area of the Property hereinafter referred to as the
"Conservation Easement Area"
The purposes of this Conservation Easement are to maintain, restore, enhance, construct,
create and preserve wetland and/or riparian resources in the Conservation Easement Area that
contribute to the protection and improvement of water quality, flood prevention, fisheries, aquatic
habitat, wildlife habitat, and recreational opportunities; to maintain permanently the Conservation
Easement Area in its natural condition, consistent with these purposes; and to prevent any use of
the Easement Area that will significantly impair or interfere with these purposes. To achieve these
purposes, the following conditions and restrictions are set forth:
I. DURATION OF EASEMENT
Pursuant to law, including the above referenced statutes, this Conservation Easement and
Right of Access shall be perpetual and it shall run with, and be a continuing restriction upon the
use of, the Property, and it shall be enforceable by the Grantee against the Grantor and against
Grantor's heirs, successors and assigns, personal representatives, agents, lessees, and licensees.
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II. ACCESS EASEMENT
choose one option based on survey and deed, delete other
[SPECIFIC LOCATION OPTION] Grantor hereby grants and conveys unto Grantee, its
employees, agents, successors and assigns, a perpetual, non-exclusive easement for ingress and
egress over and upon the Property at all reasonable times and at the location more particularly
described on Exhibit ("Access Easement") attached hereto and incorporated herein by this
reference, to access the Conservation Easement Area for the purposes set forth herein. This grant
of easement shall not vest any rights in the public and shall not be construed as a public dedication
of the Access Easement. Grantor covenants, represents and warrants that it is the sole owner of
and is seized of the Property in fee simple and has the right to grant and convey this Access
Easement.
[GENERAL LOCATION OPTION] Grantor hereby grants and conveys unto Grantee, its
employees, agents, successors and assigns, a perpetual, non-exclusive easement for ingress and
egress over and upon the Property at all reasonable times and at such location as practically
necessary to access the Conservation Easement Area for the purposes set forth herein ("Access
Easement"). This grant of easement shall not vest any rights in the public and shall not be construed
as a public dedication of the Access Easement. Grantor covenants, represents and warrants that it
is the sole owner of and is seized of the Property in fee simple and has the right to grant and convey
this Access Easement.
III. GRANTOR RESERVED USES AND RESTRICTED ACTIVITIES
The Conservation Easement Area shall be restricted from any development or usage that
would impair or interfere with the purposes of this Conservation Easement. Unless expressly
reserved as a compatible use herein, any activity in, or use of, the Conservation Easement Area by
the Grantor is prohibited as inconsistent with the purposes of this Conservation Easement. Any
rights not expressly reserved hereunder by the Grantor have been acquired by the Grantee. Any
rights not expressly reserved hereunder by the Grantor, including the rights to all mitigation
credits, including, but not limited to, stream, wetland, and riparian buffer mitigation units, derived
from each site within the area of the Conservation Easement, are conveyed to and belong to the
Grantee. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the following specific uses are
prohibited, restricted, or reserved as indicated:
A. Recreational Uses. Grantor expressly reserves the right to undeveloped recreational uses,
including hiking, bird watching, hunting and fishing, and access to the Conservation Easement
Area for the purposes thereof.
B. Motorized Vehicle Use. Motorized vehicle use in the Conservation Easement Area is
prohibited except within a Crossing Area(s) or Road or Trail as shown on the recorded survey plat.
C. Educational Uses. The Grantor reserves the right to engage in and permit others to engage
in educational uses in the Conservation Easement Area not inconsistent with this Conservation
Easement, and the right of access to the Conservation Easement Area for such purposes including
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organized educational activities such as site visits and observations. Educational uses of the
property shall not alter vegetation, hydrology or topography of the site.
D. Damage to Vegetation. Except within Crossing Area(s) as shown on the recorded survey
plat and as related to the removal of non-native plants, diseased or damaged trees, or vegetation
that destabilizes or renders unsafe the Conservation Easement Area to persons or natural habitat,
all cutting, removal, mowing, harming, or destruction of any trees and vegetation in the
Conservation Easement Area is prohibited.
E. Industrial, Residential and Commercial Uses. All industrial, residential and commercial
uses are prohibited in the Conservation Easement Area.
F. Agricultural Use. All agricultural uses are prohibited within the Conservation Easement
Area including any use for cropland, waste lagoons, or pastureland.
G. New Construction. There shall be no building, facility, mobile home, antenna, utility
pole, tower, or other structure constructed or placed in the Conservation Easement Area.
H. Roads and Trails. There shall be no construction or maintenance of new roads, trails,
walkways, or paving in the Conservation Easement except within a Crossing Area as shown on the
recorded survey plat. All existing roads, trails and crossings within the Conservation Easement
Area shall be shown on the recorded survey plat.
I. Signs. No signs shall be permitted in the Conservation Easement Area except interpretive
signs describing restoration activities and the conservation values of the Conservation Easement
Area, signs identifying the owner of the Property and the holder of the Conservation Easement,
signs giving directions, or signs prescribing rules and regulations for the use of the Conservation
Easement Area.
J. Dumping or Storing. Dumping or storage of soil, trash, ashes, garbage, waste, abandoned
vehicles, appliances, machinery, or any other material in the Conservation Easement Area is
prohibited.
K. Grading, Mineral Use, Excavation, Dredging. There shall be no grading, filling,
excavation, dredging, mining, drilling, hydraulic fracturing; removal of topsoil, sand, gravel, rock,
peat, minerals, or other materials.
L. Water Quality and Drainage Patterns. There shall be no diking, draining, dredging,
channeling, filling, leveling, pumping, impounding or diverting, causing, allowing or permitting
the diversion of surface or underground water in the Conservation Easement Area. No altering or
tampering with water control structures or devices, or disruption or alteration of the restored,
enhanced, or created drainage patterns is allowed. All removal of wetlands, polluting or
discharging into waters, springs, seeps, or wetlands, or use of pesticide or biocides in the
Conservation Easement Area is prohibited. In the event of an emergency interruption or shortage
of all other water sources, water from within the Conservation Easement Area may temporarily be
withdrawn for good cause shown as needed for the survival of livestock on the Property.
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M. Subdivision and Conveyance. Grantor voluntarily agrees that no further subdivision,
partitioning, or dividing of the Conservation Easement Area portion of the Property owned by the
Grantor in fee simple ("fee") that is subject to this Conservation Easement is allowed. Any future
transfer of the Property shall be subject to this Conservation Easement and Right of Access and to the
Grantee's right of unlimited and repeated ingress and egress over and across the Property to the
Conservation Easement Area for the purposes set forth herein.
N. Development Rights. All development rights are permanently removed from the
Conservation Easement Area and are non-transferrable.
O. Disturbance of Natural Features. Any change, disturbance, alteration or impairment of
the natural features of the Conservation Easement Area or any intentional introduction of non-
native plants, trees and/or animal species by Grantor is prohibited.
P. Crossing Areas. "Grantor reserves the right to the Internal Crossing Areas as shown on
the "Conservation Easement Survey for the North Carolina Division of Mitigation
Services S P O File No. , DMS Site ID No.
Property of , and recorded in the
North Carolina Register of Deeds at Plat Book Page
purposes:
County,
for the following
• Motorized vehicle crossing;
• Utility crossings to include overhead and buried electrical, water lines and sewer lines;
• Cattle crossing so long as fencing across a culvert in the Crossing Area prevents cattle
access to the stream, or a ford crossing is kept gated and cattle are only present in the stream
only under supervision while rotating cattle between pastures; and/or
• Installation, maintenance, or replacement of a culvert or ford crossing.
The Grantor may request permission to vary from the above restrictions for good cause
shown, provided that any such request is not inconsistent with the purposes of this Conservation
Easement, and the Grantor obtains advance written approval from the Division of Mitigation
Services, 1652 Mail Services Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1652.
IV. GRANTEE RESERVED USES
A. Right of Access, Construction, and Inspection. The Grantee, its employees, agents,
successors and assigns, shall have a perpetual Right of Access over and upon the Conservation
Easement Area to undertake or engage in any activities necessary to construct, maintain, manage,
enhance, repair, restore, protect, monitor and inspect the stream, wetland and any other riparian
resources in the Conservation Easement Area for the purposes set forth herein or any long-term
management plan for the Conservation Easement Area developed pursuant to this Conservation
Easement.
B. Restoration Activities. These activities include planting of trees, shrubs and herbaceous
vegetation, installation of monitoring wells, utilization of heavy equipment to grade, fill, and
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prepare the soil, modification of the hydrology of the site, and installation of natural and manmade
materials as needed to direct in -stream, above ground, and subterraneous water flow.
C. Signs. The Grantee, its employees and agents, successors or assigns, shall be permitted to
place signs and witness posts on the Property to include any or all of the following: describe the
project, prohibited activities within the Conservation Easement, or identify the project boundaries
and the holder of the Conservation Easement.
D. Fences. Conservation Easements are purchased to protect the investments by the State
(Grantee) in natural resources. Livestock within conservations easements damages the investment
and can result in reductions in natural resource value and mitigation credits which would cause
financial harm to the State. Therefore, Landowners (Grantor) with livestock are required to restrict
livestock access to the Conservation Easement area. Repeated failure to do so may result in the
State (Grantee) repairing or installing livestock exclusion devices (fences) within the conservation
area for the purpose of restricting livestock access. In such cases, the landowner (Grantor) must
provide access to the State (Grantee) to make repairs.
E. Crossing Area(s). The Grantee is not responsible for maintenance of crossing area(s),
however, the Grantee, its employees and agents, successors or assigns, reserve the right to repair
crossing area(s), at its sole discretion and to recover the cost of such repairs from the Grantor if
such repairs are needed as a result of activities of the Grantor, his successors or assigns.
V. ENFORCEMENT AND REMEDIES
A. Enforcement. To accomplish the purposes of this Conservation Easement, Grantee is
allowed to prevent any activity within the Conservation Easement Area that is inconsistent with
the purposes of this Conservation Easement and to require the restoration of such areas or features
in the Conservation Easement Area that may have been damaged by such unauthorized activity or
use. Upon any breach of the terms of this Conservation Easement by Grantor, the Grantee shall,
except as provided below, notify the Grantor in writing of such breach and the Grantor shall have
ninety (90) days after receipt of such notice to correct the damage caused by such breach. If the
breach and damage remains uncured after ninety (90) days, the Grantee may enforce this
Conservation Easement by bringing appropriate legal proceedings including an action to recover
damages, as well as injunctive and other relief. The Grantee shall also have the power and
authority, consistent with its statutory authority: (a) to prevent any impairment of the Conservation
Easement Area by acts which may be unlawful or in violation of this Conservation Easement; (b)
to otherwise preserve or protect its interest in the Property; or (c) to seek damages from any
appropriate person or entity. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Grantee reserves the immediate
right, without notice, to obtain a temporary restraining order, injunctive or other appropriate relief,
if the breach is or would irreversibly or otherwise materially impair the benefits to be derived from
this Conservation Easement, and the Grantor and Grantee acknowledge that the damage would be
irreparable and remedies at law inadequate. The rights and remedies of the Grantee provided
hereunder shall be in addition to, and not in lieu of, all other rights and remedies available to
Grantee in connection with this Conservation Easement.
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B. Inspection. The Grantee, its employees and agents, successors and assigns, have the right,
with reasonable notice, to enter the Conservation Easement Area over the Property at reasonable
times for the purpose of inspection to determine whether the Grantor is complying with the terms,
conditions and restrictions of this Conservation Easement.
C. Acts Beyond Grantor's Control. Nothing contained in this Conservation Easement shall
be construed to entitle Grantee to bring any action against Grantor for any injury or change in the
Conservation Easement Area caused by third parties, resulting from causes beyond the Grantor's
control, including, without limitation, fire, flood, storm, and earth movement, or from any prudent
action taken in good faith by the Grantor under emergency conditions to prevent, abate, or mitigate
significant injury to life or damage to the Property resulting from such causes.
D. Costs of Enforcement. Beyond regular and typical monitoring expenses, any costs
incurred by Grantee in enforcing the terms of this Conservation Easement against Grantor,
including, without limitation, any costs of restoration necessitated by Grantor's acts or omissions
in violation of the terms of this Conservation Easement, shall be borne by Grantor.
E. No Waiver. Enforcement of this Easement shall be at the discretion of the Grantee and
any forbearance, delay or omission by Grantee to exercise its rights hereunder in the event of any
breach of any term set forth herein shall not be construed to be a waiver by Grantee.
VI. MISCELLANEOUS
A. This instrument sets forth the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the
Conservation Easement and supersedes all prior discussions, negotiations, understandings or
agreements relating to the Conservation Easement. If any provision is found to be invalid, the
remainder of the provisions of the Conservation Easement, and the application of such provision
to persons or circumstances other than those as to which it is found to be invalid, shall not be
affected thereby.
B. Grantor is responsible for any real estate taxes, assessments, fees, or charges levied upon
the Property. Grantee shall not be responsible for any costs or liability of any kind related to the
ownership, operation, insurance, upkeep, or maintenance of the Property, except as expressly
provided herein. Upkeep of any constructed bridges, fences, or other amenities on the Property are
the sole responsibility of the Grantor. Nothing herein shall relieve the Grantor of the obligation to
comply with federal, state or local laws, regulations and permits that may apply to the exercise of
the Reserved Rights.
C. Any notices shall be sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested to the
parties at their addresses shown herein or to other addresses as either party establishes in writing
upon notification to the other.
D. Grantor shall notify Grantee in writing of the name and address and any party to whom the
Property or any part thereof is to be transferred at or prior to the time said transfer is made. Grantor
further agrees that any subsequent lease, deed, or other legal instrument by which any interest in
the Property is conveyed is subject to the Conservation Easement herein created.
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E. The Grantor and Grantee agree that the terms of this Conservation Easement shall survive
any merger of the fee and easement interests in the Property or any portion thereof.
F. This Conservation Easement and Right of Access may be amended, but only in writing
signed by all parties hereto, or their successors or assigns, if such amendment does not affect the
qualification of this Conservation Easement or the status of the Grantee under any applicable laws,
and is consistent with the purposes of the Conservation Easement. The owner of the Property shall
notify the State Property Office and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in writing sixty (60) days
prior to the initiation of any transfer of all or any part of the Property or of any request to void or
modify this Conservation Easement. Such notifications and modification requests shall be
addressed to:
Division of Mitigation Services Program Manager
NC State Property Office
1321 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1321
and
General Counsel
US Army Corps of Engineers
69 Darlington Avenue
Wilmington, NC 28403
G. The parties recognize and agree that the benefits of this Conservation Easement are in gross
and assignable provided, however, that the Grantee hereby covenants and agrees, that in the event
it transfers or assigns this Conservation Easement, the organization receiving the interest will be a
qualified holder under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 121-34 et seq. and § 170(h) of the Internal Revenue Code,
and the Grantee further covenants and agrees that the terms of the transfer or assignment will be
such that the transferee or assignee will be required to continue in perpetuity the conservation
purposes described in this document.
VII. QUIET ENJOYMENT
Grantor reserves all remaining rights accruing from ownership of the Property, including
the right to engage in or permit or invite others to engage in only those uses of the Conservation
Easement Area that are expressly reserved herein, not prohibited or restricted herein, and are not
inconsistent with the purposes of this Conservation Easement. Without limiting the generality of
the foregoing, the Grantor expressly reserves to the Grantor, and the Grantor's invitees and
licensees, the right of access to the Conservation Easement Area, and the right of quiet enjoyment
of the Conservation Easement Area,
TO HAVE AND TO HOLD, the said rights and easements perpetually unto the State of
North Carolina for the aforesaid purposes,
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AND Grantor covenants that Grantor is seized of the Property in fee and has the right to
convey the permanent Conservation Easement herein granted; that the same is free from
encumbrances and that Grantor will warrant and defend title to the same against the claims of all
persons whomsoever.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, the Grantor has hereunto set his hand and seal, the
day and year first above written.
(SEAL)
NAME
NORTH CAROLINA
COUNTY OF GASTON
I, , a Notary Public in and for the County and State
aforesaid, do hereby certify that , Grantor, personally appeared before me
this day and acknowledged the execution of the foregoing instrument.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and Notary Seal this the day
of , 2020.
Notary Public
My commission expires:
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Appendix 3
Stream and Wetland Identification and Assessment Forms
NC SAM and NC WAM Forms

Appendix 3
Stream Identification Forms

PVC DWQ Stream Identification Form Version 4.11 aJ/'/ &'1
Date: 7/ 7 Z
Project]Site: p; ({, G� S
Latitude: 3s 6WO?
Evaluator:
County: �'��{
Longitude: — 7q'147u??6
Stream Determination (circle one)
Ephemeral intermittent
Total Points:
Stream is of least intermittent 3 (�
Other f /I
Quad Name: r t�
if 2 19 or perennial if � 30'
erennla
e g
n 7
A. Geomorphology Subtotal =
Absent
Weak
Moderate
Strong
1a 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
1
2
4 Particle size of stream substrate
0
1
2
5 Activelrelict floodplain
0
1
2
6 Depositional bars or benches
0
1
3
7 Recent alluvial deposits
0
2
3
S. Headcuts
0
2
3
9 Grade control
0
0.5
1
10 Natural valley
0
05
1
11 Second or greater order channel
No - 0
Yes = 3
arrrucrai aricnes are not raieo, see ais ssions in manual
B. Hydrology (Subtotal = )
12 Presence of Baseflow
0
1
2
13 Iron oxidizing bacteria
0
2
3
14 Leaf litter
1 5
05
0
15 Sediment on plants or debris'9
05
1
1 5
16 Organic debris lines or piles
0
05
1 5
17. Soil -based evidence of high water table?
No = 0
Yes = 3
C. Biology (Subtotal = C
18. Fibrous roots in streambed
2
1
0
19 Rooted upland plants in streambed
2
1
0
20 Macrobenthos (note diversity and abundance)
0
1
3
21 Aquatic Mollusks
0
1
2
3
22 Fish
05
1
15
23 Crayfish
0.5
1
1 5
24 Amphibians
0
1 CTV
1
1.5
25 Algae
0
1 <n
1
1
1 5
26 Wetland plants in streambed
FACW = 0 75, OBL = 1
Other =
'perennial streams may also be identified using other methods See p 35 of manual
Notes
Sketch
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Date: W h
ProjectlSIW T4
latitude:�•—
Evaluator: C Al
county: �a�fi1G t
Longitude:—
Total Points:
Stream is at least intermittent 2
Stream Determi ati n (circle one)
Other C f
- J
Ephemeral a mitten Perennial
eg Quad Name:
if a 19 or perennial if z 30'
A. Geornor holo (Subtotal = )
Absent
Weak
Moderate
Strong
1" Continuity of channel bed and bank
0
1
2
2. Sinuosity of channel along thalweg
0
C f
2
3
3. In -channel structure. ex riffle -pool, step -pool,
ripple -pool sequence
0
1
3
4. Particle size of stream substrate
0
1
2
5. Activelrelict floodplain
0
2
3
6 Depositional bars or benches
0
2
3
7, Recent alluvial deposits
1
2
3
8 Headcuts
1
2
3
9 Grade control
0
0.5
15
10- Natural valley
0
0.5
1
11 Second or greater order channel
Na =
Yes = 3
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B. Hydrology Subtotal = ►i/ dlS
12 Presence of Baseflow
0
1
2
3
13. Iron oxidizing bacteria
0
1
2
3
14, Leaf litter
1.5
05
0
15 Sediment on plants or debris
0.5
1
1 5
16 Organic debris lines or piles
0
0.
1
1.5
17. Soil -based evidence of high water table?
o =
Yes = 3
C_ Biology (Subtotal = 7, 7 s l
18. Fibrous roots in streambed
2
1
0
19 Rooted upland plants in streambed
2
1
0
20. Macrobenthos (note diversity and abundance)
0
1
2
3
21. Aquatic Mollusks
0
1
2
3
22. Fish
0.5
1
1 5
23 Crayfish
(( 3�
0.5
1
1 5
24 Amphibians
0-5
1 1
1.5
25. Algae
CO)0.5
1 1
1.5
26. Wetland plants fin streambed
FAC = 0 7 OBL = 1.5 Other = 0
'perennial streams may also be identified using other methods. See 1 35 of manual.
Notes:
Sketch

NC DWQ Stream Identification Form Version 4.11 O' i!l PA;
Date: 4/6
Project/Site: UT2A
Latitude: 3: 46 6 q1/7
Evaluator:
County: G G+ 61AA
Longitude: `79,y���l��
Total Points:
Stream is at least intermittent '� 7 r] j
Stream Date rmi circle one)
Other
Jr'�rGt F
if a 19 or perennial if a 30'
Ephemeral n ermltten Perennial
eg Quad Naive:
A. Geomorphology (Subtotal = G )
Absent
Weak
Moderate
Strong
1' Continuity of channel bed and bank
0
1
2
3
2 Sinuosity of channel along thalweg
0
1
3
3. In -channel structure ex riffle -pool, step -pool,
rile oot sequence
0
1
3
4. Particle size of stream substrate
0
1
3
5. Active/relict floodplain
0
2
3
6 Depositional bars or benches
Q0j
2
3
7 Recent alluvial deposits
1
2
3
8 Headcuts
0
2
3
9 Grade control
0 5
1 1
1.5
10. Natural valley
0
0 5
1
1 5
11. Second or greater order channel
=
Yes = 3
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B. Hvdroloov (Subtotal = ' 1
12 Presence of Baseflow
0
1
2
13. Iron oxidizing bacteria
1
2
3
14. Leaf litter
1
0.5
0
15 Sediment on plants or debris
0.5
1
1.5
16. Organic debris lines or piles
0
0 5
1
1 5
17 Soil -based evidence of high water table?
No = 0
Yes = 3
C. Bioloav (Subtotal = 7.".5 )
18 Fibrous roots in streambed
2
1
0
19. Rooted upland plants in streambed
2
1
0
20. Macrobenthos (note diversity and abundance)
(t}i
1
2
3
21. Aquatic Mollusks
0
2
3
22. Fish
V
0.5
1
1.5
23. Crayfish
i
05
1
1 1-5
24 Amphibians
ir0
0.5
1
1 5
25. Algae
0.5
1
1 5
26 Wetland plants in streambed
AC =
0 B L = 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 r)7, +, V,
Date:
re
Project/Site:
Latitude:
Evaluator:
County: ELongitude:
-
19
Total Points:
Stream Determination (circle one)
Other
Stream is at least intermittent
if? 19 or perennial if? 30*
Ephemeral Intermittent Perennial
e.g. Quad Name:
1
A. Geomorphology (Subtotal Absent Weak Moderate Strong
,a, Continuity of channel bed and bank
0
2
3
2. Sinuosity of channel along thalweg
0
1
3
3. In -channel structure: ex. riffle -pool, step -pool,
ripple -pool sequence
0
2
4. Particle size of stream substrate
_0
3 N
5. Active/relict floodplain
0
2
5
6. Depositional bars or benches
. .. ...
1
2
3
7. Recent alluvial deposits
2
3
8. Headcuts
1
2
3
9. Grade control
0.5
1.5
10. Natural valley
0
0.5
2
1.5
11. Second or greater order channel
No = 0
Yes = 3
R_ Hvdroloov (Subtotal
12. Presence of Baseflow
1
2
3
13. Iron oxidizing bacteria
0
2
3
14. Leaf litter
",_-A,
0.5
0
15. Sediment on plants or debris
0.5
1
1.5
16. Organic debris lines or piles
0
1.5
17. Soil -based evidence of high water table?
No= 0
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18. Fibrous roots in streambed-
2
19. Rooted upland plants in streambed
iu
20. Macrobenthos (note diversity and abundance)
1
2
3
21. Aquatic Mollusks
1
2
3
22, Fish
C.0.5
1
1.5
23. Crayfish
0.5
1
1,5
24. Amphibians
0.5
1
1.5
25. Algae
0'
0.5
1,5
26. Wetland plants in streambed
FACW = 0.75; OBL =�"l .5 Other = 0
*perennial streams may also be identified using other methods. See p. 35 of manual.
Notes:
Sketch:
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Appendix 3
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NC WAM FIELD ASSESSMENT RESULTS
Accompanies user rvianuai version a.0
USACE AID #
SAW-2022-02401
NCDWR#
20221571
Project Name
Dirty Boots Mitigation Site
Date of Evaluation
12/01/2022
Applicant/Owner Name
Wildlands Engineering
Wetland Site Name
Wetland A
Wetland Type
Headwater Forest
Assessor Name/Organization
S. Law/Wildlands
Level III Ecoregion
Piedmont
Nearest Named Water Body
Bear Creek
River Basin
Cape Fear
USGS 8-Digit Catalogue Unit
03030003
County
Chatham
NCDWR Region
Raleigh
M Yes I-1 No
Precipitation within 48 hrs?
Latitude/Longitude (deci-dearees)
35.633728.-79.421804
Evidence of stressors affecting the assessment area (may not be within the assessment area)
Please circle and/or make note on the last page if evidence of stressors is apparent. Consider departure from reference, if appropriate, in
recent past (for instance, within 10 years). Noteworthy stressors include, but are not limited to the following.
• Hydrological modifications (examples: ditches, dams, beaver dams, dikes, berms, ponds, etc.)
• Surface and sub -surface discharges into the wetland (examples: discharges containing obvious pollutants, presence of nearby septic
tanks, underground storage tanks (USTs), hog lagoons, etc.)
• Signs of vegetation stress (examples: vegetation mortality, insect damage, disease, storm damage, salt intrusion, etc.)
• Habitat/plant community alteration (examples: mowing, clear -cutting, exotics, etc.)
Is the assessment area intensively managed? ® Yes ❑ No
Regulatory Considerations - Were regulatory considerations evaluated? ®Yes ❑No If Yes, check all that apply to the assessment area.
❑ Anadromous fish
❑ Federally protected species or State endangered or threatened species
❑ NCDWR riparian buffer rule in effect
❑ Abuts a Primary Nursery Area (PNA)
❑ Publicly owned property
❑ N.C. Division of Coastal Management Area of Environmental Concern (AEC) (including buffer)
❑ Abuts a stream with a NCDWQ classification of SA or supplemental classifications of HQW, ORW, or Trout
❑ Designated NCNHP reference community
❑ Abuts a 303(d)-listed stream or a tributary to a 303(d)-listed stream
What type of natural stream is associated with the wetland, if any? (check all that apply)
❑ Blackwater
® Brownwater
❑ Tidal (if tidal, check one of the following boxes) ❑ Lunar ❑ Wind ❑ Both
Is the assessment area on a coastal island? ❑ Yes ® No
Is the assessment area's surface water storage capacity or duration substantially altered by beaver? ® Yes ❑ No
Does the assessment area experience overbank flooding during normal rainfall conditions? ❑ Yes ® No
Ground Surface Condition/Vegetation Condition — assessment area condition metric
Check a box in each column. Consider alteration to the ground surface (GS) in the assessment area and vegetation structure (VS) in the
assessment area. Compare to reference wetland if applicable (see User Manual). If a reference is not applicable, then rate the assessment
area based on evidence an effect.
GS VS
❑A ❑A Not severely altered
®B ®B Severely altered over a majority of the assessment area (ground surface alteration examples: vehicle tracks, excessive
sedimentation, fire -plow lanes, skidder tracks, bedding, fill, soil compaction, obvious pollutants) (vegetation structure
alteration examples: mechanical disturbance, herbicides, salt intrusion [where appropriate], exotic species, grazing, less
diversity [if appropriate], hydrologic alteration)
Surface and Sub -Surface Storage Capacity and Duration — assessment area condition metric
Check a box in each column. Consider surface storage capacity and duration (Surf) and sub -surface storage capacity and duration (Sub).
Consider both increase and decrease in hydrology. A ditch <_ 1 foot deep is considered to affect surface water only, while a ditch > 1 foot
deep is expected to affect both surface and sub -surface water. Consider tidal flooding regime, if applicable.
Surf Sub
❑A ❑A Water storage capacity and duration are not altered.
❑B ❑B Water storage capacity or duration are altered, but not substantially (typically, not sufficient to change vegetation).
®C ®C Water storage capacity or duration are substantially altered (typically, alteration sufficient to result in vegetation change)
(examples: draining, flooding, soil compaction, filling, excessive sedimentation, underground utility lines).
3. Water Storage/Surface Relief — assessment area/wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes)
Check a box in each column. Select the appropriate storage for the assessment area (AA) and the wetland type (WT).
AA WT
3a. ❑A ®A Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water > 1 deep
®B ❑B Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water 6 inches to 1 foot deep
❑C ❑C Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water 3 to 6 inches deep
❑D ❑D Depressions able to pond water < 3 inches deep
3b. ❑A Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is greater than 2 feet
®B Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is between 1 and 2 feet
❑C Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is less than 1 foot

4. Soil Texture/Structure - assessment area condition metric (skip for all marshes)
Check a box from each of the three soil property groups below. Dig soil profile in the dominant assessment area landscape feature.
Make soil observations within the top 12 inches. Use most recent National Technical Committee for Hydric Soils guidance for regional
indicators.
4a. ❑A Sandy soil
®B Loamy or clayey soils exhibiting redoximorphic features (concentrations, depletions, or rhizospheres)
❑C Loamy or clayey soils not exhibiting redoximorphic features
❑D Loamy or clayey gleyed soil
❑E Histosol or histic epipedon
4b. ®A Soil ribbon < 1 inch
❑B Soil ribbon >_ 1 inch
4c. ®A No peat or muck presence
❑B A peat or muck presence
5. Discharge into Wetland - opportunity metric
Check a box in each column. Consider surface pollutants or discharges (Surf) and sub -surface pollutants or discharges (Sub). Examples
of sub -surface discharges include presence of nearby septic tank, underground storage tank (UST), etc.
Surf Sub
❑A ®A Little or no evidence of pollutants or discharges entering the assessment area
®B ❑B Noticeable evidence of pollutants or discharges entering the wetland and stressing, but not overwhelming the
treatment capacity of the assessment area
❑C ❑C Noticeable evidence of pollutants or discharges (pathogen, particulate, or soluble) entering the assessment area and
potentially overwhelming the treatment capacity of the wetland (water discoloration, dead vegetation, excessive
sedimentation, odor)
6. Land Use - opportunity metric (skip for non -riparian wetlands)
Check all that apply (at least one box in each column). Evaluation involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. Consider sources draining
to assessment area within entire upstream watershed (WS), within 5 miles and within the watershed draining to the assessment area (5M),
and within 2 miles and within the watershed draining to the assessment area (2M).
WS 5M 2M
❑A ❑A ❑A > 10% impervious surfaces
❑B ❑B ❑B Confined animal operations (or other local, concentrated source of pollutants
®C ®C ®C >_ 20% coverage of pasture
❑D ❑D ❑D >_ 20% coverage of agricultural land (regularly plowed land)
❑E ❑E ❑E >_ 20% coverage of maintained grass/herb
❑F ❑F ❑F >_ 20% coverage of clear-cut land
❑G ❑G ❑G Little or no opportunity to improve water quality. Lack of opportunity may result from little or no disturbance in
the watershed or hydrologic alterations that prevent drainage and/or overbank flow from affecting the
assessment area.
7. Wetland Acting as Vegetated Buffer- assessment area/wetland complex condition metric (skip for non -riparian wetlands)
7a. Is assessment area within 50 feet of a tributary or other open water?
®Yes ❑No If Yes, continue to 7b. If No, skip to Metric 8.
Wetland buffer need only be present on one side of the water body. Make buffer judgment based on the average width of wetland.
Record a note if a portion of the buffer has been removed or disturbed.
7b. How much of the first 50 feet from the bank is wetland? (Wetland buffer need only be present on one side of the .water body. Make
buffer judgment based on the average width of wetland. Record a note if a portion of the buffer has been removed or disturbed.)
®A >_ 50 feet
❑B From 30 to < 50 feet
❑C From 15 to < 30 feet
❑D From 5 to < 15 feet
❑E < 5 feet or buffer bypassed by ditches
7c. Tributary width. If the tributary is anastomosed, combine widths of channels/braids for a total width.
®<- 15-feet wide ❑> 15-feet wide ❑ Other open water (no tributary present)
7d. Do roots of assessment area vegetation extend into the bank of the tributary/open water?
®Yes ❑No
7e. Is stream or other open water sheltered or exposed?
®Sheltered - adjacent open water with width < 2500 feet and no regular boat traffic.
❑Exposed - adjacent open water with width >_ 2500 feet or regular boat traffic.
8. Wetland Width at the Assessment Area - wetland type/wetland complex condition metric (evaluate WT for all marshes and
Estuarine Woody Wetland only; evaluate WC for Bottomland Hardwood Forest, Headwater Forest, and Riverine Swamp Forest
only)
Check a box in each column for riverine wetlands only. Select the average width for the wetland type at the assessment area (WT) and
the wetland complex at the assessment area (WC). See User Manual for WT and WC boundaries.
WT WC
❑A ®A >_ 100 feet
❑B ❑B From 80 to < 100 feet
❑C ❑C From 50 to < 80 feet
❑D ❑D From 40 to < 50 feet
❑E ❑E From 30 to < 40 feet
❑F ❑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
❑A
>_ 500 acres
❑B
®B
❑B
From 100 to < 500 acres
❑C
❑C
❑C
From 50 to < 100 acres
❑D
❑D
❑D
From 25 to < 50 acres
❑E
❑E
❑E
From 10 to < 25 acres
OF
❑F
❑F
From 5 to < 10 acres
❑G
❑G
❑G
From 1 to < 5 acres
❑H
❑H
❑H
From 0.5 to < 1 acre
01
❑l
❑I
From 0.1 to < 0.5 acre
❑J
❑J
❑J
From 0.01 to < 0.1 acre
❑K
❑K
®K
< 0.01 acre or assessment area is clear-cut
12. Wetland Intactness — wetland type condition metric (evaluate for Pocosins only)
❑A Pocosin is the full extent (>_ 90%) of its natural landscape size.
❑B Pocosin type is < 90% of the full extent of its natural landscape size.
13. Connectivity to Other Natural Areas — landscape condition metric
13a. Check appropriate box(es) (a box may be checked in each column). Involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. This metric
evaluates whether the wetland is well connected (Well) and/or loosely connected (Loosely) to the landscape patch, the contiguous
naturally vegetated area and open water (if appropriate). Boundaries are formed by four -lane roads, regularly maintained utility line
corridors the width of a four -lane road or wider, urban landscapes, maintained fields (pasture and agriculture), or open water > 300
feet wide.
Well Loosely
®A
®A
>_ 500 acres
❑B
❑B
From 100 to < 500 acres
❑C
❑C
From 50 to < 100 acres
❑D
❑D
From 10 to < 50 acres
❑E
❑E
< 10 acres
❑F
❑F
Wetland type has a poor or no connection to other natural habitats
13b. Evaluate for marshes only.
❑Yes [:]No Wetland type has a surface hydrology connection to open waters/stream or tidal wetlands.
14. Edge Effect — wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes and Estuarine Woody Wetland)
May involve a GIS effort with field adjustment. Estimate distance from wetland type boundary to artificial edges. Artificial edges include
non -forested areas >_ 40 feet wide such as fields, development, roads, regularly maintained utility line corridors, and clear -cuts. Consider
the eight main points of the compass. Artificial edge occurs within 150 feet in how many directions? If the assessment area is clear cut,
select option "C."
❑A 0
❑ B 1 to 4
®C 5to8
15. Vegetative Composition — assessment area condition metric (skip for all marshes and Pine Flat)
❑A Vegetation is close to reference condition in species present and their proportions. Lower strata composed of appropriate
species, with exotic plants absent or sparse within the assessment area.
❑B Vegetation is different from reference condition in species diversity or proportions, but still largely composed of native species
characteristic of the wetland type. This may include communities of weedy native species that develop after clearcutting or clearing.
It also includes communities with exotics present, but not dominant, over a large portion of the expected strata.
®C Vegetation severely altered from reference in composition, or expected species are unnaturally absent (planted stands of non -
characteristic species or at least one stratum inappropriately composed of a single species), or exotic species are dominant in at
least one stratum.
16. Vegetative Diversity — assessment area condition metric (evaluate for Non -tidal Freshwater Marsh only)
❑A Vegetation diversity is high and is composed primarily of native species (< 10% cover of exotics).
❑B Vegetation diversity is low or has > 10% to 50% cover of exotics.
❑C Vegetation is dominated by exotic species (> 50 % cover of exotics).

17. Vegetative Structure — assessment area/wetland type condition metric
17a. Is vegetation present?
®Yes ❑No If Yes, continue to 17b. If No, skip to Metric 18.
17b. Evaluate percent coverage of assessment area vegetation for all marshes only. Skip to 17c for non -marsh wetlands.
❑A >_ 25% coverage of vegetation
❑B < 25% coverage of vegetation
17c. Check a box in each column for each stratum. Evaluate this portion of the metric for non -marsh wetlands. Consider
structure in airspace above the assessment area (AA) and the wetland type (WT) separately.
AA WT
T
o ❑A ❑A Canopy closed, or nearly closed, with natural gaps associated with natural processes
cc ❑B ®B Canopy present, but opened more than natural gaps
U ®C ❑C Canopy sparse or absent
S
g ❑A ❑A Dense mid-story/sapling layer
❑B ®B Moderate density mid-story/sapling layer
®C ❑C Mid-story/sapling layer sparse or absent
❑A ❑A Dense shrub layer
❑B ®B Moderate density shrub layer
Cn ®C ❑C Shrub layer sparse or absent
-a ❑A ❑A Dense herb layer
_ ❑B ❑B Moderate density herb layer
®C ®C Herb layer sparse or absent
18. Snags — wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes)
❑A Large snags (more than one) are visible (> 12 inches DBH, or large relative to species present and landscape stability).
®B Not
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
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

NC WAM Wetland Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 5.0
Wetland Site Name Wetland A Date of Assessment
12/01/2022
Wetland Type Headwater Forest Assessor Name/Organization
S. Law/Wildlands
Notes on Field Assessment Form (Y/N)
NO
Presence of regulatory considerations (Y/N)
NO
Wetland is intensively managed (Y/N)
YES
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)
YES
Assessment area experiences overbank flooding during normal rainfall conditions (Y/N)
Assessment area is on a coastal island (Y/N)
Sub -function Rating Summary
Function Sub -function Metrics
Rating
Hydrology Surface Storage and Retention Condition
LOW
Sub -surface Storage and
Retention Condition
LOW
Water Quality Pathogen Change Condition
LOW
Condition/Opportunity
LOW
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
NO
Particulate Change
Condition
LOW
Condition/Opportunity
NA
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
NA
Soluble Change
Condition
LOW
Condition/Opportunity
LOW
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
NO
Physical Change
Condition
LOW
Condition/Opportunity
LOW
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
NO
Pollution Change
Condition
NA
Condition/Opportunity
NA
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
NA
Habitat Physical Structure
Condition
LOW
Landscape Patch Structure
Condition
LOW
Veqetation Composition
Condition
LOW
Function Ratina Summa
Function
Metrics
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 FIELD ASSESSMENT RESULTS
Accompanies user rvianuai version a.0
USACE AID #
SAW-2022-02401
NCDWR#
20221571
Project Name
Dirty Boots Mitigation Site
Date of Evaluation
12/01/2022
Applicant/Owner Name
Wildlands Engineering
Wetland Site Name
Wetland B
Wetland Type
Headwater Forest
Assessor Name/Organization
S. Law/Wildlands
Level III Ecoregion
Piedmont
Nearest Named Water Body
Bear Creek
River Basin
Cape Fear
USGS 8-Digit Catalogue Unit
03030003
County
Chatham
NCDWR Region
Raleigh
M Yes I-1 No
Precipitation within 48 hrs?
Latitude/Longitude (deci-dearees)
35.634224.-79.422357
Evidence of stressors affecting the assessment area (may not be within the assessment area)
Please circle and/or make note on the last page if evidence of stressors is apparent. Consider departure from reference, if appropriate, in
recent past (for instance, within 10 years). Noteworthy stressors include, but are not limited to the following.
• Hydrological modifications (examples: ditches, dams, beaver dams, dikes, berms, ponds, etc.)
• Surface and sub -surface discharges into the wetland (examples: discharges containing obvious pollutants, presence of nearby septic
tanks, underground storage tanks (USTs), hog lagoons, etc.)
• Signs of vegetation stress (examples: vegetation mortality, insect damage, disease, storm damage, salt intrusion, etc.)
• Habitat/plant community alteration (examples: mowing, clear -cutting, exotics, etc.)
Is the assessment area intensively managed? ® Yes ❑ No
Regulatory Considerations - Were regulatory considerations evaluated? ®Yes ❑No If Yes, check all that apply to the assessment area.
❑ Anadromous fish
❑ Federally protected species or State endangered or threatened species
❑ NCDWR riparian buffer rule in effect
❑ Abuts a Primary Nursery Area (PNA)
❑ Publicly owned property
❑ N.C. Division of Coastal Management Area of Environmental Concern (AEC) (including buffer)
❑ Abuts a stream with a NCDWQ classification of SA or supplemental classifications of HQW, ORW, or Trout
❑ Designated NCNHP reference community
❑ Abuts a 303(d)-listed stream or a tributary to a 303(d)-listed stream
What type of natural stream is associated with the wetland, if any? (check all that apply)
❑ Blackwater
® Brownwater
❑ Tidal (if tidal, check one of the following boxes) ❑ Lunar ❑ Wind ❑ Both
Is the assessment area on a coastal island? ❑ Yes ® No
Is the assessment area's surface water storage capacity or duration substantially altered by beaver? ❑ Yes ® No
Does the assessment area experience overbank flooding during normal rainfall conditions? ❑ Yes ® No
Ground Surface Condition/Vegetation Condition — assessment area condition metric
Check a box in each column. Consider alteration to the ground surface (GS) in the assessment area and vegetation structure (VS) in the
assessment area. Compare to reference wetland if applicable (see User Manual). If a reference is not applicable, then rate the assessment
area based on evidence an effect.
GS VS
®A ❑A Not severely altered
❑B ®B Severely altered over a majority of the assessment area (ground surface alteration examples: vehicle tracks, excessive
sedimentation, fire -plow lanes, skidder tracks, bedding, fill, soil compaction, obvious pollutants) (vegetation structure
alteration examples: mechanical disturbance, herbicides, salt intrusion [where appropriate], exotic species, grazing, less
diversity [if appropriate], hydrologic alteration)
Surface and Sub -Surface Storage Capacity and Duration — assessment area condition metric
Check a box in each column. Consider surface storage capacity and duration (Surf) and sub -surface storage capacity and duration (Sub).
Consider both increase and decrease in hydrology. A ditch <_ 1 foot deep is considered to affect surface water only, while a ditch > 1 foot
deep is expected to affect both surface and sub -surface water. Consider tidal flooding regime, if applicable.
Surf Sub
❑A ❑A Water storage capacity and duration are not altered.
®B ®B Water storage capacity or duration are altered, but not substantially (typically, not sufficient to change vegetation).
❑C ❑C Water storage capacity or duration are substantially altered (typically, alteration sufficient to result in vegetation change)
(examples: draining, flooding, soil compaction, filling, excessive sedimentation, underground utility lines).
3. Water Storage/Surface Relief — assessment area/wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes)
Check a box in each column. Select the appropriate storage for the assessment area (AA) and the wetland type (WT).
AA WT
3a. ❑A ❑A Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water > 1 deep
❑B ❑B Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water 6 inches to 1 foot deep
®C ®C Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water 3 to 6 inches deep
❑D ❑D Depressions able to pond water < 3 inches deep
3b. ❑A Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is greater than 2 feet
❑B Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is between 1 and 2 feet
®C Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is less than 1 foot

4. Soil Texture/Structure - assessment area condition metric (skip for all marshes)
Check a box from each of the three soil property groups below. Dig soil profile in the dominant assessment area landscape feature.
Make soil observations within the top 12 inches. Use most recent National Technical Committee for Hydric Soils guidance for regional
indicators.
4a. ❑A Sandy soil
®B Loamy or clayey soils exhibiting redoximorphic features (concentrations, depletions, or rhizospheres)
❑C Loamy or clayey soils not exhibiting redoximorphic features
❑D Loamy or clayey gleyed soil
❑E Histosol or histic epipedon
4b. ®A Soil ribbon < 1 inch
❑B Soil ribbon >_ 1 inch
4c. ®A No peat or muck presence
❑B A peat or muck presence
5. Discharge into Wetland - opportunity metric
Check a box in each column. Consider surface pollutants or discharges (Surf) and sub -surface pollutants or discharges (Sub). Examples
of sub -surface discharges include presence of nearby septic tank, underground storage tank (UST), etc.
Surf Sub
❑A ®A Little or no evidence of pollutants or discharges entering the assessment area
®B ❑B Noticeable evidence of pollutants or discharges entering the wetland and stressing, but not overwhelming the
treatment capacity of the assessment area
❑C ❑C Noticeable evidence of pollutants or discharges (pathogen, particulate, or soluble) entering the assessment area and
potentially overwhelming the treatment capacity of the wetland (water discoloration, dead vegetation, excessive
sedimentation, odor)
6. Land Use - opportunity metric (skip for non -riparian wetlands)
Check all that apply (at least one box in each column). Evaluation involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. Consider sources draining
to assessment area within entire upstream watershed (WS), within 5 miles and within the watershed draining to the assessment area (5M),
and within 2 miles and within the watershed draining to the assessment area (2M).
WS 5M 2M
❑A ❑A ❑A > 10% impervious surfaces
❑B ❑B ❑B Confined animal operations (or other local, concentrated source of pollutants
®C ®C ®C >_ 20% coverage of pasture
❑D ❑D ❑D >_ 20% coverage of agricultural land (regularly plowed land)
❑E ❑E ❑E >_ 20% coverage of maintained grass/herb
❑F ❑F ❑F >_ 20% coverage of clear-cut land
❑G ❑G ❑G Little or no opportunity to improve water quality. Lack of opportunity may result from little or no disturbance in
the watershed or hydrologic alterations that prevent drainage and/or overbank flow from affecting the
assessment area.
7. Wetland Acting as Vegetated Buffer- assessment area/wetland complex condition metric (skip for non -riparian wetlands)
7a. Is assessment area within 50 feet of a tributary or other open water?
®Yes ❑No If Yes, continue to 7b. If No, skip to Metric 8.
Wetland buffer need only be present on one side of the water body. Make buffer judgment based on the average width of wetland.
Record a note if a portion of the buffer has been removed or disturbed.
7b. How much of the first 50 feet from the bank is wetland? (Wetland buffer need only be present on one side of the .water body. Make
buffer judgment based on the average width of wetland. Record a note if a portion of the buffer has been removed or disturbed.)
❑A >_ 50 feet
❑B From 30 to < 50 feet
®C From 15 to < 30 feet
❑D From 5 to < 15 feet
❑E < 5 feet or buffer bypassed by ditches
7c. Tributary width. If the tributary is anastomosed, combine widths of channels/braids for a total width.
®<- 15-feet wide ❑> 15-feet wide ❑ Other open water (no tributary present)
7d. Do roots of assessment area vegetation extend into the bank of the tributary/open water?
❑Yes ®No
7e. Is stream or other open water sheltered or exposed?
®Sheltered - adjacent open water with width < 2500 feet and no regular boat traffic.
❑Exposed - adjacent open water with width >_ 2500 feet or regular boat traffic.
8. Wetland Width at the Assessment Area - wetland type/wetland complex condition metric (evaluate WT for all marshes and
Estuarine Woody Wetland only; evaluate WC for Bottomland Hardwood Forest, Headwater Forest, and Riverine Swamp Forest
only)
Check a box in each column for riverine wetlands only. Select the average width for the wetland type at the assessment area (WT) and
the wetland complex at the assessment area (WC). See User Manual for WT and WC boundaries.
WT WC
❑A ❑A >_ 100 feet
❑B ❑B From 80 to < 100 feet
❑C ❑C From 50 to < 80 feet
❑D ❑D From 40 to < 50 feet
❑E ❑E From 30 to < 40 feet
❑F ❑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
❑A
>_ 500 acres
❑B
❑B
❑B
From 100 to < 500 acres
❑C
❑C
❑C
From 50 to < 100 acres
❑D
❑D
❑D
From 25 to < 50 acres
❑E
❑E
❑E
From 10 to < 25 acres
OF
❑F
❑F
From 5 to < 10 acres
❑G
❑G
❑G
From 1 to < 5 acres
❑H
❑H
❑H
From 0.5 to < 1 acre
El
❑I
❑I
From 0.1 to < 0.5 acre
❑J
❑J
❑J
From 0.01 to < 0.1 acre
®K
®K
®K
< 0.01 acre or assessment area is clear-cut
12. Wetland Intactness — wetland type condition metric (evaluate for Pocosins only)
❑A Pocosin is the full extent (>_ 90%) of its natural landscape size.
❑B Pocosin type is < 90% of the full extent of its natural landscape size.
13. Connectivity to Other Natural Areas — landscape condition metric
13a. Check appropriate box(es) (a box may be checked in each column). Involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. This metric
evaluates whether the wetland is well connected (Well) and/or loosely connected (Loosely) to the landscape patch, the contiguous
naturally vegetated area and open water (if appropriate). Boundaries are formed by four -lane roads, regularly maintained utility line
corridors the width of a four -lane road or wider, urban landscapes, maintained fields (pasture and agriculture), or open water > 300
feet wide.
Well Loosely
❑A
®A
>_ 500 acres
❑B
❑B
From 100 to < 500 acres
El
El
From 50 to < 100 acres
❑D
❑D
From 10 to < 50 acres
❑E
❑E
< 10 acres
®F
❑F
Wetland type has a poor or no connection to other natural habitats
13b. Evaluate for marshes only.
❑Yes [:]No Wetland type has a surface hydrology connection to open waters/stream or tidal wetlands.
14. Edge Effect — wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes and Estuarine Woody Wetland)
May involve a GIS effort with field adjustment. Estimate distance from wetland type boundary to artificial edges. Artificial edges include
non -forested areas >_ 40 feet wide such as fields, development, roads, regularly maintained utility line corridors, and clear -cuts. Consider
the eight main points of the compass. Artificial edge occurs within 150 feet in how many directions? If the assessment area is clear cut,
select option "C."
❑A 0
❑ B 1 to 4
®C 5to8
15. Vegetative Composition — assessment area condition metric (skip for all marshes and Pine Flat)
❑A Vegetation is close to reference condition in species present and their proportions. Lower strata composed of appropriate
species, with exotic plants absent or sparse within the assessment area.
❑B Vegetation is different from reference condition in species diversity or proportions, but still largely composed of native species
characteristic of the wetland type. This may include communities of weedy native species that develop after clearcutting or clearing.
It also includes communities with exotics present, but not dominant, over a large portion of the expected strata.
®C Vegetation severely altered from reference in composition, or expected species are unnaturally absent (planted stands of non -
characteristic species or at least one stratum inappropriately composed of a single species), or exotic species are dominant in at
least one stratum.
16. Vegetative Diversity — assessment area condition metric (evaluate for Non -tidal Freshwater Marsh only)
❑A Vegetation diversity is high and is composed primarily of native species (< 10% cover of exotics).
❑B Vegetation diversity is low or has > 10% to 50% cover of exotics.
❑C Vegetation is dominated by exotic species (> 50 % cover of exotics).

17. Vegetative Structure — assessment area/wetland type condition metric
17a. Is vegetation present?
®Yes ❑No If Yes, continue to 17b. If No, skip to Metric 18.
17b. Evaluate percent coverage of assessment area vegetation for all marshes only. Skip to 17c for non -marsh wetlands.
❑A >_ 25% coverage of vegetation
❑B < 25% coverage of vegetation
17c. Check a box in each column for each stratum. Evaluate this portion of the metric for non -marsh wetlands. Consider
structure in airspace above the assessment area (AA) and the wetland type (WT) separately.
AA WT
T
o ❑A ❑A Canopy closed, or nearly closed, with natural gaps associated with natural processes
cc ❑B ❑B Canopy present, but opened more than natural gaps
U ®C ®C Canopy sparse or absent
S
g ❑A ❑A Dense mid-story/sapling layer
co
❑B ❑B Moderate density mid-story/sapling layer
®C ®C Mid-story/sapling layer sparse or absent
❑A ❑A Dense shrub layer
1E ❑B ❑B Moderate density shrub layer
Cn ®C ®C Shrub layer sparse or absent
-a ®A ®A Dense herb layer
_ ❑B ❑B Moderate density herb layer
❑C ❑C Herb layer sparse or absent
18. Snags — wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes)
❑A Large snags (more than one) are visible (> 12 inches DBH, or large relative to species present and landscape stability).
®B Not
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
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

NC WAM Wetland Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 5.0
Wetland Site Name Wetland B Date of Assessment
12/01/2022
Wetland Type Headwater Forest Assessor Name/Organization
S. Law/Wildlands
Notes on Field Assessment Form (Y/N)
NO
Presence of regulatory considerations (Y/N)
NO
Wetland is intensively managed (Y/N)
YES
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 (Y/N)
Assessment area is on a coastal island (Y/N)
Sub -function Rating Summary
Function Sub -function Metrics
Rating
Hydrology Surface Storage and Retention Condition
LOW
Sub -surface Storage and
Retention Condition
HIGH
Water Quality Pathogen Change Condition
LOW
Condition/Opportunity
LOW
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
NO
Particulate Change
Condition
LOW
Condition/Opportunity
NA
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
NA
Soluble Change
Condition
LOW
Condition/Opportunity
LOW
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
NO
Physical Change
Condition
LOW
Condition/Opportunity
LOW
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
NO
Pollution Change
Condition
NA
Condition/Opportunity
NA
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
NA
Habitat Physical Structure
Condition
LOW
Landscape Patch Structure
Condition
LOW
Veqetation Composition
Condition
LOW
Function Ratina Summa
Function
Metrics
Rating
Hydrology
Condition
MEDIUM
Water Quality
Condition
LOW
Condition/Opportunity
LOW
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
NO
Habitat
Condition
LOW
Overall Wetland Rating LOW

NC WAM FIELD ASSESSMENT RESULTS
Accompanies user rvianuai version a.0
USACE AID #
SAW-2022-02401
NCDWR#
20221571
Project Name
Dirty Boots
Date of Evaluation
12/01/2022
Applicant/Owner Name
Wildlands Engineering
Wetland Site Name
Wetland C
Wetland Type
Headwater Forest
Assessor Name/Organization
S. Law - Wildlands
Engineering
Level III Ecoregion
Piedmont
Nearest Named Water Body
Bear Creek
River Basin
Cape Fear
USGS 8-Digit Catalogue Unit
03030003
County
Chatham
NCDWR Region
Raleigh
® Yes ❑ No
Precipitation within 48 hrs?
Latitude/Longitude (deci-deqrees)
35.635652, 79.422455
Evidence of stressors affecting the assessment area (may not be within the assessment area)
Please circle and/or make note on the last page if evidence of stressors is apparent. Consider departure from reference, if appropriate, in
recent past (for instance, within 10 years). Noteworthy stressors include, but are not limited to the following.
• Hydrological modifications (examples: ditches, dams, beaver dams, dikes, berms, ponds, etc.)
• Surface and sub -surface discharges into the wetland (examples: discharges containing obvious pollutants, presence of nearby septic
tanks, underground storage tanks (USTs), hog lagoons, etc.)
• Signs of vegetation stress (examples: vegetation mortality, insect damage, disease, storm damage, salt intrusion, etc.)
• Habitat/plant community alteration (examples: mowing, clear -cutting, exotics, etc.)
Is the assessment area intensively managed? ® Yes ❑ No
Regulatory Considerations - Were regulatory considerations evaluated? ®Yes ❑No If Yes, check all that apply to the assessment area.
❑ Anadromous fish
❑ Federally protected species or State endangered or threatened species
❑ NCDWR riparian buffer rule in effect
❑ Abuts a Primary Nursery Area (PNA)
❑ Publicly owned property
❑ N.C. Division of Coastal Management Area of Environmental Concern (AEC) (including buffer)
❑ Abuts a stream with a NCDWQ classification of SA or supplemental classifications of HQW, ORW, or Trout
❑ Designated NCNHP reference community
❑ Abuts a 303(d)-listed stream or a tributary to a 303(d)-listed stream
What type of natural stream is associated with the wetland, if any? (check all that apply)
❑ Blackwater
® Brownwater
❑ Tidal (if tidal, check one of the following boxes) ❑ Lunar ❑ Wind ❑ Both
Is the assessment area on a coastal island? ❑ Yes ® No
Is the assessment area's surface water storage capacity or duration substantially altered by beaver? ❑ Yes ® No
Does the assessment area experience overbank flooding during normal rainfall conditions? ❑ Yes ® No
Ground Surface Condition/Vegetation Condition - assessment area condition metric
Check a box in each column. Consider alteration to the ground surface (GS) in the assessment area and vegetation structure (VS) in the
assessment area. Compare to reference wetland if applicable (see User Manual). If a reference is not applicable, then rate the assessment
area based on evidence an effect.
GS VS
❑A ❑A Not severely altered
®B ®B Severely altered over a majority of the assessment area (ground surface alteration examples: vehicle tracks, excessive
sedimentation, fire -plow lanes, skidder tracks, bedding, fill, soil compaction, obvious pollutants) (vegetation structure
alteration examples: mechanical disturbance, herbicides, salt intrusion [where appropriate], exotic species, grazing, less
diversity [if appropriate], hydrologic alteration)
Surface and Sub -Surface Storage Capacity and Duration - assessment area condition metric
Check a box in each column. Consider surface storage capacity and duration (Surf) and sub -surface storage capacity and duration (Sub).
Consider both increase and decrease in hydrology. A ditch <- 1 foot deep is considered to affect surface water only, while a ditch > 1 foot
deep is expected to affect both surface and sub -surface water. Consider tidal flooding regime, if applicable.
Surf Sub
❑A ❑A Water storage capacity and duration are not altered.
❑B ®B Water storage capacity or duration are altered, but not substantially (typically, not sufficient to change vegetation).
®C ❑C Water storage capacity or duration are substantially altered (typically, alteration sufficient to result in vegetation change)
(examples: draining, flooding, soil compaction, filling, excessive sedimentation, underground utility lines).
3. Water Storage/Surface Relief - assessment area/wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes)
Check a box in each column. Select the appropriate storage for the assessment area (AA) and the wetland type (WT).
AA WT
3a. ❑A ❑A Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water > 1 deep
❑B ❑B Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water 6 inches to 1 foot deep
❑C ❑C Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water 3 to 6 inches deep
®D ®D Depressions able to pond water < 3 inches deep
3b. ❑A Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is greater than 2 feet
❑B Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is between 1 and 2 feet
®C Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is less than 1 foot

4. Soil Texture/Structure - assessment area condition metric (skip for all marshes)
Check a box from each of the three soil property groups below. Dig soil profile in the dominant assessment area landscape feature.
Make soil observations within the top 12 inches. Use most recent National Technical Committee for Hydric Soils guidance for regional
indicators.
4a. ❑A Sandy soil
®B Loamy or clayey soils exhibiting redoximorphic features (concentrations, depletions, or rhizospheres)
❑C Loamy or clayey soils not exhibiting redoximorphic features
❑D Loamy or clayey gleyed soil
❑E Histosol or histic epipedon
4b. ®A Soil ribbon < 1 inch
❑B Soil ribbon >_ 1 inch
4c. ®A No peat or muck presence
❑B A peat or muck presence
5. Discharge into Wetland - opportunity metric
Check a box in each column. Consider surface pollutants or discharges (Surf) and sub -surface pollutants or discharges (Sub). Examples
of sub -surface discharges include presence of nearby septic tank, underground storage tank (UST), etc.
Surf Sub
❑A ®A Little or no evidence of pollutants or discharges entering the assessment area
®B ❑B Noticeable evidence of pollutants or discharges entering the wetland and stressing, but not overwhelming the
treatment capacity of the assessment area
❑C ❑C Noticeable evidence of pollutants or discharges (pathogen, particulate, or soluble) entering the assessment area and
potentially overwhelming the treatment capacity of the wetland (water discoloration, dead vegetation, excessive
sedimentation, odor)
6. Land Use - opportunity metric (skip for non -riparian wetlands)
Check all that apply (at least one box in each column). Evaluation involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. Consider sources draining
to assessment area within entire upstream watershed (WS), within 5 miles and within the watershed draining to the assessment area (5M),
and within 2 miles and within the watershed draining to the assessment area (2M).
WS 5M 2M
❑A ❑A ❑A > 10% impervious surfaces
❑B ❑B ❑B Confined animal operations (or other local, concentrated source of pollutants
®C ®C ®C >_ 20% coverage of pasture
❑D ❑D ❑D >_ 20% coverage of agricultural land (regularly plowed land)
❑E ❑E ❑E >_ 20% coverage of maintained grass/herb
❑F ❑F ❑F >_ 20% coverage of clear-cut land
❑G ❑G ❑G Little or no opportunity to improve water quality. Lack of opportunity may result from little or no disturbance in
the watershed or hydrologic alterations that prevent drainage and/or overbank flow from affecting the
assessment area.
7. Wetland Acting as Vegetated Buffer- assessment area/wetland complex condition metric (skip for non -riparian wetlands)
7a. Is assessment area within 50 feet of a tributary or other open water?
®Yes ❑No If Yes, continue to 7b. If No, skip to Metric 8.
Wetland buffer need only be present on one side of the water body. Make buffer judgment based on the average width of wetland.
Record a note if a portion of the buffer has been removed or disturbed.
7b. How much of the first 50 feet from the bank is wetland? (Wetland buffer need only be present on one side of the .water body. Make
buffer judgment based on the average width of wetland. Record a note if a portion of the buffer has been removed or disturbed.)
❑A >_ 50 feet
❑B From 30 to < 50 feet
®C From 15 to < 30 feet
❑D From 5 to < 15 feet
❑E < 5 feet or buffer bypassed by ditches
7c. Tributary width. If the tributary is anastomosed, combine widths of channels/braids for a total width.
®<- 15-feet wide ❑> 15-feet wide ❑ Other open water (no tributary present)
7d. Do roots of assessment area vegetation extend into the bank of the tributary/open water?
®Yes ❑No
7e. Is stream or other open water sheltered or exposed?
®Sheltered - adjacent open water with width < 2500 feet and no regular boat traffic.
❑Exposed - adjacent open water with width >_ 2500 feet or regular boat traffic.
8. Wetland Width at the Assessment Area - wetland type/wetland complex condition metric (evaluate WT for all marshes and
Estuarine Woody Wetland only; evaluate WC for Bottomland Hardwood Forest, Headwater Forest, and Riverine Swamp Forest
only)
Check a box in each column for riverine wetlands only. Select the average width for the wetland type at the assessment area (WT) and
the wetland complex at the assessment area (WC). See User Manual for WT and WC boundaries.
WT WC
❑A ❑A >_ 100 feet
❑B ❑B From 80 to < 100 feet
❑C ❑C From 50 to < 80 feet
❑D ❑D From 40 to < 50 feet
❑E ❑E From 30 to < 40 feet
❑F ®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
❑A
>_ 500 acres
❑B
❑B
❑B
From 100 to < 500 acres
❑C
❑C
❑C
From 50 to < 100 acres
❑D
❑D
❑D
From 25 to < 50 acres
❑E
❑E
❑E
From 10 to < 25 acres
OF
❑F
❑F
From 5 to < 10 acres
❑G
❑G
❑G
From 1 to < 5 acres
❑H
❑H
❑H
From 0.5 to < 1 acre
El
❑I
❑I
From 0.1 to < 0.5 acre
®J
®J
❑J
From 0.01 to < 0.1 acre
❑K
❑K
®K
< 0.01 acre or assessment area is clear-cut
12. Wetland Intactness — wetland type condition metric (evaluate for Pocosins only)
❑A Pocosin is the full extent (>_ 90%) of its natural landscape size.
❑B Pocosin type is < 90% of the full extent of its natural landscape size.
13. Connectivity to Other Natural Areas — landscape condition metric
13a. Check appropriate box(es) (a box may be checked in each column). Involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. This metric
evaluates whether the wetland is well connected (Well) and/or loosely connected (Loosely) to the landscape patch, the contiguous
naturally vegetated area and open water (if appropriate). Boundaries are formed by four -lane roads, regularly maintained utility line
corridors the width of a four -lane road or wider, urban landscapes, maintained fields (pasture and agriculture), or open water > 300
feet wide.
Well Loosely
❑A
®A
>_ 500 acres
❑B
❑B
From 100 to < 500 acres
El
El
From 50 to < 100 acres
❑D
❑D
From 10 to < 50 acres
®E
❑E
< 10 acres
❑F
❑F
Wetland type has a poor or no connection to other natural habitats
13b. Evaluate for marshes only.
❑Yes [:]No Wetland type has a surface hydrology connection to open waters/stream or tidal wetlands.
14. Edge Effect — wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes and Estuarine Woody Wetland)
May involve a GIS effort with field adjustment. Estimate distance from wetland type boundary to artificial edges. Artificial edges include
non -forested areas >_ 40 feet wide such as fields, development, roads, regularly maintained utility line corridors, and clear -cuts. Consider
the eight main points of the compass. Artificial edge occurs within 150 feet in how many directions? If the assessment area is clear cut,
select option "C."
❑A 0
❑ B 1 to 4
®C 5to8
15. Vegetative Composition — assessment area condition metric (skip for all marshes and Pine Flat)
❑A Vegetation is close to reference condition in species present and their proportions. Lower strata composed of appropriate
species, with exotic plants absent or sparse within the assessment area.
❑B Vegetation is different from reference condition in species diversity or proportions, but still largely composed of native species
characteristic of the wetland type. This may include communities of weedy native species that develop after clearcutting or clearing.
It also includes communities with exotics present, but not dominant, over a large portion of the expected strata.
®C Vegetation severely altered from reference in composition, or expected species are unnaturally absent (planted stands of non -
characteristic species or at least one stratum inappropriately composed of a single species), or exotic species are dominant in at
least one stratum.
16. Vegetative Diversity — assessment area condition metric (evaluate for Non -tidal Freshwater Marsh only)
❑A Vegetation diversity is high and is composed primarily of native species (< 10% cover of exotics).
❑B Vegetation diversity is low or has > 10% to 50% cover of exotics.
❑C Vegetation is dominated by exotic species (> 50 % cover of exotics).

17. Vegetative Structure — assessment area/wetland type condition metric
17a. Is vegetation present?
®Yes ❑No If Yes, continue to 17b. If No, skip to Metric 18.
17b. Evaluate percent coverage of assessment area vegetation for all marshes only. Skip to 17c for non -marsh wetlands.
®A >_ 25% coverage of vegetation
❑B < 25% coverage of vegetation
17c. Check a box in each column for each stratum. Evaluate this portion of the metric for non -marsh wetlands. Consider
structure in airspace above the assessment area (AA) and the wetland type (WT) separately.
AA WT
T
o ❑A ❑A Canopy closed, or nearly closed, with natural gaps associated with natural processes
cc ❑B ❑B Canopy present, but opened more than natural gaps
U ®C ®C Canopy sparse or absent
S
g ❑A ❑A Dense mid-story/sapling layer
co
❑B ❑B Moderate density mid-story/sapling layer
®C ®C Mid-story/sapling layer sparse or absent
❑A ❑A Dense shrub layer
1E ❑B ❑B Moderate density shrub layer
Cn ®C ®C Shrub layer sparse or absent
-a ❑A ❑A Dense herb layer
_ ®B ®B Moderate density herb layer
❑C ❑C Herb layer sparse or absent
18. Snags — wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes)
❑A Large snags (more than one) are visible (> 12 inches DBH, or large relative to species present and landscape stability).
®B Not
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
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

NC WAM Wetland Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 5.0
Wetland Site Name Wetland C
Wetland Type Headwater Forest
Date of Assessment 12/01/2022
S. Law - Wildlands
Assessor Name/Organization Engineering
Notes on Field Assessment Form (Y/N) "'^
Presence of regulatory considerations (Y/N)
Wetland is intensively managed (Y/N)
Assessment area is located within 50 feet of a natural tributary or other open water (Y/N)
Assessment area is substantially altered by beaver (Y/N)
Assessment area experiences overbank flooding during normal rainfall conditions (Y/N)
Assessment area is on a coastal island (Y/N)
Sub -function Ratina Summa
Function Sub -function
Metrics
Rating
Hydrology Surface Storage and Retention
Condition
LOW
Sub -surface Storage and
Retention
Condition
HIGH
Water Quality Pathogen Change
Condition
LOW
Condition/Opportunity
LOW
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
NO
Particulate Change
Condition
LOW
Condition/Opportunity
NA
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
NA
Soluble Change
Condition
LOW
Condition/Opportunity
LOW
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
NO
Physical Change
Condition
LOW
Condition/Opportunity
LOW
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
NO
Pollution Change
Condition
NA
Condition/Opportunity
NA
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
NA
Habitat
Physical Structure
Condition
LOW
Landscape Patch Structure
Condition
LOW
Vegetation Composition
Condition
LOW
Function Rating Summary
Function
Metrics
Rating
Hydrology
Condition
MEDIUM
Water Quality
Condition
LOW
Condition/Opportunity
LOW
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
NO
Habitat
Condition
LOW
Overall Wetland Rating LOW

NC WAM FIELD ASSESSMENT RESULTS
Accompanies user rvianuai version a.0
USACE AID #
SAW-2022-02401
NCDWR#
20221571
Project Name
Dirty Boots Mitigation Site
Date of Evaluation
12/01/2022
Applicant/Owner Name
Wildlands Engineering
Wetland Site Name
Wetland D
Wetland Type
Headwater Forest
Assessor Name/Organization
S. Law/Wildlands
Level III Ecoregion
Piedmont
Nearest Named Water Body
Bear Creek
River Basin
Cape Fear
USGS 8-Digit Catalogue Unit
03030003
County
Chatham
NCDWR Region
Raleigh
M Yes I-1 No
Precipitation within 48 hrs?
Latitude/Longitude (deci-dearees)
35.636323. -79. 422350
Evidence of stressors affecting the assessment area (may not be within the assessment area)
Please circle and/or make note on the last page if evidence of stressors is apparent. Consider departure from reference, if appropriate, in
recent past (for instance, within 10 years). Noteworthy stressors include, but are not limited to the following.
• Hydrological modifications (examples: ditches, dams, beaver dams, dikes, berms, ponds, etc.)
• Surface and sub -surface discharges into the wetland (examples: discharges containing obvious pollutants, presence of nearby septic
tanks, underground storage tanks (USTs), hog lagoons, etc.)
• Signs of vegetation stress (examples: vegetation mortality, insect damage, disease, storm damage, salt intrusion, etc.)
• Habitat/plant community alteration (examples: mowing, clear -cutting, exotics, etc.)
Is the assessment area intensively managed? ® Yes ❑ No
Regulatory Considerations - Were regulatory considerations evaluated? ®Yes ❑No If Yes, check all that apply to the assessment area.
❑ Anadromous fish
❑ Federally protected species or State endangered or threatened species
❑ NCDWR riparian buffer rule in effect
❑ Abuts a Primary Nursery Area (PNA)
❑ Publicly owned property
❑ N.C. Division of Coastal Management Area of Environmental Concern (AEC) (including buffer)
❑ Abuts a stream with a NCDWQ classification of SA or supplemental classifications of HQW, ORW, or Trout
❑ Designated NCNHP reference community
❑ Abuts a 303(d)-listed stream or a tributary to a 303(d)-listed stream
What type of natural stream is associated with the wetland, if any? (check all that apply)
❑ Blackwater
® Brownwater
❑ Tidal (if tidal, check one of the following boxes) ❑ Lunar ❑ Wind ❑ Both
Is the assessment area on a coastal island? ❑ Yes ® No
Is the assessment area's surface water storage capacity or duration substantially altered by beaver? ❑ Yes ® No
Does the assessment area experience overbank flooding during normal rainfall conditions? ❑ Yes ® No
Ground Surface Condition/Vegetation Condition — assessment area condition metric
Check a box in each column. Consider alteration to the ground surface (GS) in the assessment area and vegetation structure (VS) in the
assessment area. Compare to reference wetland if applicable (see User Manual). If a reference is not applicable, then rate the assessment
area based on evidence an effect.
GS VS
❑A ❑A Not severely altered
®B ®B Severely altered over a majority of the assessment area (ground surface alteration examples: vehicle tracks, excessive
sedimentation, fire -plow lanes, skidder tracks, bedding, fill, soil compaction, obvious pollutants) (vegetation structure
alteration examples: mechanical disturbance, herbicides, salt intrusion [where appropriate], exotic species, grazing, less
diversity [if appropriate], hydrologic alteration)
Surface and Sub -Surface Storage Capacity and Duration — assessment area condition metric
Check a box in each column. Consider surface storage capacity and duration (Surf) and sub -surface storage capacity and duration (Sub).
Consider both increase and decrease in hydrology. A ditch <_ 1 foot deep is considered to affect surface water only, while a ditch > 1 foot
deep is expected to affect both surface and sub -surface water. Consider tidal flooding regime, if applicable.
Surf Sub
❑A ❑A Water storage capacity and duration are not altered.
®B ❑B Water storage capacity or duration are altered, but not substantially (typically, not sufficient to change vegetation).
❑C ®C Water storage capacity or duration are substantially altered (typically, alteration sufficient to result in vegetation change)
(examples: draining, flooding, soil compaction, filling, excessive sedimentation, underground utility lines).
3. Water Storage/Surface Relief — assessment area/wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes)
Check a box in each column. Select the appropriate storage for the assessment area (AA) and the wetland type (WT).
AA WT
3a. ❑A ❑A Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water > 1 deep
❑B ❑B Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water 6 inches to 1 foot deep
❑C ®C Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water 3 to 6 inches deep
®D ❑D Depressions able to pond water < 3 inches deep
3b. ❑A Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is greater than 2 feet
❑B Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is between 1 and 2 feet
®C Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is less than 1 foot

4. Soil Texture/Structure - assessment area condition metric (skip for all marshes)
Check a box from each of the three soil property groups below. Dig soil profile in the dominant assessment area landscape feature.
Make soil observations within the top 12 inches. Use most recent National Technical Committee for Hydric Soils guidance for regional
indicators.
4a. ❑A Sandy soil
®B Loamy or clayey soils exhibiting redoximorphic features (concentrations, depletions, or rhizospheres)
❑C Loamy or clayey soils not exhibiting redoximorphic features
❑D Loamy or clayey gleyed soil
❑E Histosol or histic epipedon
4b. ®A Soil ribbon < 1 inch
❑B Soil ribbon >_ 1 inch
4c. ®A No peat or muck presence
❑B A peat or muck presence
5. Discharge into Wetland - opportunity metric
Check a box in each column. Consider surface pollutants or discharges (Surf) and sub -surface pollutants or discharges (Sub). Examples
of sub -surface discharges include presence of nearby septic tank, underground storage tank (UST), etc.
Surf Sub
❑A ®A Little or no evidence of pollutants or discharges entering the assessment area
®B ❑B Noticeable evidence of pollutants or discharges entering the wetland and stressing, but not overwhelming the
treatment capacity of the assessment area
❑C ❑C Noticeable evidence of pollutants or discharges (pathogen, particulate, or soluble) entering the assessment area and
potentially overwhelming the treatment capacity of the wetland (water discoloration, dead vegetation, excessive
sedimentation, odor)
6. Land Use - opportunity metric (skip for non -riparian wetlands)
Check all that apply (at least one box in each column). Evaluation involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. Consider sources draining
to assessment area within entire upstream watershed (WS), within 5 miles and within the watershed draining to the assessment area (5M),
and within 2 miles and within the watershed draining to the assessment area (2M).
WS 5M 2M
❑A ❑A ❑A > 10% impervious surfaces
❑B ❑B ❑B Confined animal operations (or other local, concentrated source of pollutants
®C ®C ®C >_ 20% coverage of pasture
❑D ❑D ❑D >_ 20% coverage of agricultural land (regularly plowed land)
❑E ❑E ❑E >_ 20% coverage of maintained grass/herb
❑F ❑F ❑F >_ 20% coverage of clear-cut land
❑G ❑G ❑G Little or no opportunity to improve water quality. Lack of opportunity may result from little or no disturbance in
the watershed or hydrologic alterations that prevent drainage and/or overbank flow from affecting the
assessment area.
7. Wetland Acting as Vegetated Buffer- assessment area/wetland complex condition metric (skip for non -riparian wetlands)
7a. Is assessment area within 50 feet of a tributary or other open water?
®Yes ❑No If Yes, continue to 7b. If No, skip to Metric 8.
Wetland buffer need only be present on one side of the water body. Make buffer judgment based on the average width of wetland.
Record a note if a portion of the buffer has been removed or disturbed.
7b. How much of the first 50 feet from the bank is wetland? (Wetland buffer need only be present on one side of the .water body. Make
buffer judgment based on the average width of wetland. Record a note if a portion of the buffer has been removed or disturbed.)
®A >_ 50 feet
❑B From 30 to < 50 feet
❑C From 15 to < 30 feet
❑D From 5 to < 15 feet
❑E < 5 feet or buffer bypassed by ditches
7c. Tributary width. If the tributary is anastomosed, combine widths of channels/braids for a total width.
®<- 15-feet wide ❑> 15-feet wide ❑ Other open water (no tributary present)
7d. Do roots of assessment area vegetation extend into the bank of the tributary/open water?
❑Yes ®No
7e. Is stream or other open water sheltered or exposed?
®Sheltered - adjacent open water with width < 2500 feet and no regular boat traffic.
❑Exposed - adjacent open water with width >_ 2500 feet or regular boat traffic.
8. Wetland Width at the Assessment Area - wetland type/wetland complex condition metric (evaluate WT for all marshes and
Estuarine Woody Wetland only; evaluate WC for Bottomland Hardwood Forest, Headwater Forest, and Riverine Swamp Forest
only)
Check a box in each column for riverine wetlands only. Select the average width for the wetland type at the assessment area (WT) and
the wetland complex at the assessment area (WC). See User Manual for WT and WC boundaries.
WT WC
❑A ❑A >_ 100 feet
❑B ®B From 80 to < 100 feet
❑C ❑C From 50 to < 80 feet
❑D ❑D From 40 to < 50 feet
❑E ❑E From 30 to < 40 feet
❑F ❑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
❑A
>_ 500 acres
❑B
❑B
❑B
From 100 to < 500 acres
❑C
❑C
❑C
From 50 to < 100 acres
❑D
❑D
❑D
From 25 to < 50 acres
❑E
❑E
❑E
From 10 to < 25 acres
OF
❑F
❑F
From 5 to < 10 acres
❑G
❑G
❑G
From 1 to < 5 acres
❑H
❑H
❑H
From 0.5 to < 1 acre
01
®I
❑I
From 0.1 to < 0.5 acre
01
❑J
❑J
From 0.01 to < 0.1 acre
❑K
❑K
®K
< 0.01 acre or assessment area is clear-cut
12. Wetland Intactness — wetland type condition metric (evaluate for Pocosins only)
❑A Pocosin is the full extent (>_ 90%) of its natural landscape size.
❑B Pocosin type is < 90% of the full extent of its natural landscape size.
13. Connectivity to Other Natural Areas — landscape condition metric
13a. Check appropriate box(es) (a box may be checked in each column). Involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. This metric
evaluates whether the wetland is well connected (Well) and/or loosely connected (Loosely) to the landscape patch, the contiguous
naturally vegetated area and open water (if appropriate). Boundaries are formed by four -lane roads, regularly maintained utility line
corridors the width of a four -lane road or wider, urban landscapes, maintained fields (pasture and agriculture), or open water > 300
feet wide.
Well Loosely
❑A
®A
>_ 500 acres
❑B
❑B
From 100 to < 500 acres
El
El
From 50 to < 100 acres
❑D
❑D
From 10 to < 50 acres
®E
❑E
< 10 acres
❑F
❑F
Wetland type has a poor or no connection to other natural habitats
13b. Evaluate for marshes only.
❑Yes [:]No Wetland type has a surface hydrology connection to open waters/stream or tidal wetlands.
14. Edge Effect — wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes and Estuarine Woody Wetland)
May involve a GIS effort with field adjustment. Estimate distance from wetland type boundary to artificial edges. Artificial edges include
non -forested areas >_ 40 feet wide such as fields, development, roads, regularly maintained utility line corridors, and clear -cuts. Consider
the eight main points of the compass. Artificial edge occurs within 150 feet in how many directions? If the assessment area is clear cut,
select option "C."
❑A 0
❑ B 1 to 4
®C 5to8
15. Vegetative Composition — assessment area condition metric (skip for all marshes and Pine Flat)
❑A Vegetation is close to reference condition in species present and their proportions. Lower strata composed of appropriate
species, with exotic plants absent or sparse within the assessment area.
❑B Vegetation is different from reference condition in species diversity or proportions, but still largely composed of native species
characteristic of the wetland type. This may include communities of weedy native species that develop after clearcutting or clearing.
It also includes communities with exotics present, but not dominant, over a large portion of the expected strata.
®C Vegetation severely altered from reference in composition, or expected species are unnaturally absent (planted stands of non -
characteristic species or at least one stratum inappropriately composed of a single species), or exotic species are dominant in at
least one stratum.
16. Vegetative Diversity — assessment area condition metric (evaluate for Non -tidal Freshwater Marsh only)
❑A Vegetation diversity is high and is composed primarily of native species (< 10% cover of exotics).
❑B Vegetation diversity is low or has > 10% to 50% cover of exotics.
❑C Vegetation is dominated by exotic species (> 50 % cover of exotics).

17. Vegetative Structure — assessment area/wetland type condition metric
17a. Is vegetation present?
®Yes ❑No If Yes, continue to 17b. If No, skip to Metric 18.
17b. Evaluate percent coverage of assessment area vegetation for all marshes only. Skip to 17c for non -marsh wetlands.
❑A >_ 25% coverage of vegetation
❑B < 25% coverage of vegetation
17c. Check a box in each column for each stratum. Evaluate this portion of the metric for non -marsh wetlands. Consider
structure in airspace above the assessment area (AA) and the wetland type (WT) separately.
AA WT
T
o ❑A ❑A Canopy closed, or nearly closed, with natural gaps associated with natural processes
cc ®B ®B Canopy present, but opened more than natural gaps
U ❑C ❑C Canopy sparse or absent
S
o ❑A ❑A Dense mid-story/sapling layer
co
❑B ❑B Moderate density mid-story/sapling layer
®C ®C Mid-story/sapling layer sparse or absent
❑A ❑A Dense shrub layer
1E ❑B ❑B Moderate density shrub layer
Cn ®C ®C Shrub layer sparse or absent
-a ❑A ❑A Dense herb layer
_ ®B ®B Moderate density herb layer
❑C ❑C Herb layer sparse or absent
18. Snags — wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes)
❑A Large snags (more than one) are visible (> 12 inches DBH, or large relative to species present and landscape stability).
®B Not
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
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

NC WAM Wetland Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 5.0
Wetland Site Name Wetland D Date of Assessment 12/01/2022
Wetland Type Headwater Forest Assessor Name/Organization S. Law/Wildlands
Notes on Field Assessment Form (Y/N) NO
Presence of regulatory considerations (Y/N) NO
Wetland is intensively managed (Y/N) YES
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)
Assessment area experiences overbank flooding during normal rainfall conditions (Y/N)
Assessment area is on a coastal island (Y/N)
Sub -function Ratina Summa
Function
Sub -function
Metrics
Rating
Hydrology
Surface Storage and Retention
Condition
LOW
Sub -surface Storage and
Retention
Condition
LOW
Water Quality
Pathogen Change
Condition
LOW
Condition/Opportunity
LOW
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
NO
Particulate Change
Condition
LOW
Condition/Opportunity
NA
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
NA
Soluble Change
Condition
LOW
Condition/Opportunity
LOW
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
NO
Physical Change
Condition
LOW
Condition/Opportunity
LOW
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
NO
Pollution Change
Condition
NA
Condition/Opportunity
NA
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
NA
Habitat Physical Structure
Condition
LOW
Landscape Patch Structure
Condition
LOW
Veqetation Composition
Condition
LOW
Function Ratina Summa
Function
Metrics
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 FIELD ASSESSMENT RESULTS
Accompanies user rvianuai version a.0
USACE AID #
SAW-2022-02401
NCDWR#
20221571
Project Name
Dirty Boots Mitigation Site
Date of Evaluation
12/01/2022
Applicant/Owner Name
Wildlands Engineering
Wetland Site Name
Wetland E
Wetland Type
Headwater Forest
Assessor Name/Organization
S. Law/Wildlands
Level III Ecoregion
Piedmont
Nearest Named Water Body
Bear Creek
River Basin
Cape Fear
USGS 8-Digit Catalogue Unit
03030003
County
Chatham
NCDWR Region
Raleigh
M Yes I-1 No
Precipitation within 48 hrs?
Latitude/Longitude (deci-dearees)
35.637094.-79.422992
Evidence of stressors affecting the assessment area (may not be within the assessment area)
Please circle and/or make note on the last page if evidence of stressors is apparent. Consider departure from reference, if appropriate, in
recent past (for instance, within 10 years). Noteworthy stressors include, but are not limited to the following.
• Hydrological modifications (examples: ditches, dams, beaver dams, dikes, berms, ponds, etc.)
• Surface and sub -surface discharges into the wetland (examples: discharges containing obvious pollutants, presence of nearby septic
tanks, underground storage tanks (USTs), hog lagoons, etc.)
• Signs of vegetation stress (examples: vegetation mortality, insect damage, disease, storm damage, salt intrusion, etc.)
• Habitat/plant community alteration (examples: mowing, clear -cutting, exotics, etc.)
Is the assessment area intensively managed? ® Yes ❑ No
Regulatory Considerations - Were regulatory considerations evaluated? ®Yes ❑No If Yes, check all that apply to the assessment area.
❑ Anadromous fish
❑ Federally protected species or State endangered or threatened species
❑ NCDWR riparian buffer rule in effect
❑ Abuts a Primary Nursery Area (PNA)
❑ Publicly owned property
❑ N.C. Division of Coastal Management Area of Environmental Concern (AEC) (including buffer)
❑ Abuts a stream with a NCDWQ classification of SA or supplemental classifications of HQW, ORW, or Trout
❑ Designated NCNHP reference community
❑ Abuts a 303(d)-listed stream or a tributary to a 303(d)-listed stream
What type of natural stream is associated with the wetland, if any? (check all that apply)
❑ Blackwater
® Brownwater
❑ Tidal (if tidal, check one of the following boxes) ❑ Lunar ❑ Wind ❑ Both
Is the assessment area on a coastal island? ❑ Yes ® No
Is the assessment area's surface water storage capacity or duration substantially altered by beaver? ❑ Yes ® No
Does the assessment area experience overbank flooding during normal rainfall conditions? ❑ Yes ® No
Ground Surface Condition/Vegetation Condition — assessment area condition metric
Check a box in each column. Consider alteration to the ground surface (GS) in the assessment area and vegetation structure (VS) in the
assessment area. Compare to reference wetland if applicable (see User Manual). If a reference is not applicable, then rate the assessment
area based on evidence an effect.
GS VS
❑A ❑A Not severely altered
®B ®B Severely altered over a majority of the assessment area (ground surface alteration examples: vehicle tracks, excessive
sedimentation, fire -plow lanes, skidder tracks, bedding, fill, soil compaction, obvious pollutants) (vegetation structure
alteration examples: mechanical disturbance, herbicides, salt intrusion [where appropriate], exotic species, grazing, less
diversity [if appropriate], hydrologic alteration)
Surface and Sub -Surface Storage Capacity and Duration — assessment area condition metric
Check a box in each column. Consider surface storage capacity and duration (Surf) and sub -surface storage capacity and duration (Sub).
Consider both increase and decrease in hydrology. A ditch <_ 1 foot deep is considered to affect surface water only, while a ditch > 1 foot
deep is expected to affect both surface and sub -surface water. Consider tidal flooding regime, if applicable.
Surf Sub
❑A ❑A Water storage capacity and duration are not altered.
®B ®B Water storage capacity or duration are altered, but not substantially (typically, not sufficient to change vegetation).
❑C ❑C Water storage capacity or duration are substantially altered (typically, alteration sufficient to result in vegetation change)
(examples: draining, flooding, soil compaction, filling, excessive sedimentation, underground utility lines).
3. Water Storage/Surface Relief — assessment area/wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes)
Check a box in each column. Select the appropriate storage for the assessment area (AA) and the wetland type (WT).
AA WT
3a. ❑A ❑A Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water > 1 deep
❑B ❑B Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water 6 inches to 1 foot deep
❑C ®C Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water 3 to 6 inches deep
®D ❑D Depressions able to pond water < 3 inches deep
3b. ❑A Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is greater than 2 feet
❑B Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is between 1 and 2 feet
®C Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is less than 1 foot

4. Soil Texture/Structure - assessment area condition metric (skip for all marshes)
Check a box from each of the three soil property groups below. Dig soil profile in the dominant assessment area landscape feature.
Make soil observations within the top 12 inches. Use most recent National Technical Committee for Hydric Soils guidance for regional
indicators.
4a. ❑A Sandy soil
®B Loamy or clayey soils exhibiting redoximorphic features (concentrations, depletions, or rhizospheres)
❑C Loamy or clayey soils not exhibiting redoximorphic features
❑D Loamy or clayey gleyed soil
❑E Histosol or histic epipedon
4b. ®A Soil ribbon < 1 inch
❑B Soil ribbon >_ 1 inch
4c. ®A No peat or muck presence
❑B A peat or muck presence
5. Discharge into Wetland - opportunity metric
Check a box in each column. Consider surface pollutants or discharges (Surf) and sub -surface pollutants or discharges (Sub). Examples
of sub -surface discharges include presence of nearby septic tank, underground storage tank (UST), etc.
Surf Sub
❑A ®A Little or no evidence of pollutants or discharges entering the assessment area
®B ❑B Noticeable evidence of pollutants or discharges entering the wetland and stressing, but not overwhelming the
treatment capacity of the assessment area
❑C ❑C Noticeable evidence of pollutants or discharges (pathogen, particulate, or soluble) entering the assessment area and
potentially overwhelming the treatment capacity of the wetland (water discoloration, dead vegetation, excessive
sedimentation, odor)
6. Land Use - opportunity metric (skip for non -riparian wetlands)
Check all that apply (at least one box in each column). Evaluation involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. Consider sources draining
to assessment area within entire upstream watershed (WS), within 5 miles and within the watershed draining to the assessment area (5M),
and within 2 miles and within the watershed draining to the assessment area (2M).
WS 5M 2M
❑A ❑A ❑A > 10% impervious surfaces
❑B ❑B ❑B Confined animal operations (or other local, concentrated source of pollutants
®C ®C ®C >_ 20% coverage of pasture
❑D ❑D ❑D >_ 20% coverage of agricultural land (regularly plowed land)
❑E ❑E ❑E >_ 20% coverage of maintained grass/herb
❑F ❑F ❑F >_ 20% coverage of clear-cut land
❑G ❑G ❑G Little or no opportunity to improve water quality. Lack of opportunity may result from little or no disturbance in
the watershed or hydrologic alterations that prevent drainage and/or overbank flow from affecting the
assessment area.
7. Wetland Acting as Vegetated Buffer- assessment area/wetland complex condition metric (skip for non -riparian wetlands)
7a. Is assessment area within 50 feet of a tributary or other open water?
®Yes ❑No If Yes, continue to 7b. If No, skip to Metric 8.
Wetland buffer need only be present on one side of the water body. Make buffer judgment based on the average width of wetland.
Record a note if a portion of the buffer has been removed or disturbed.
7b. How much of the first 50 feet from the bank is wetland? (Wetland buffer need only be present on one side of the .water body. Make
buffer judgment based on the average width of wetland. Record a note if a portion of the buffer has been removed or disturbed.)
❑A >_ 50 feet
®B From 30 to < 50 feet
❑C From 15 to < 30 feet
❑D From 5 to < 15 feet
❑E < 5 feet or buffer bypassed by ditches
7c. Tributary width. If the tributary is anastomosed, combine widths of channels/braids for a total width.
®<- 15-feet wide ❑> 15-feet wide ❑ Other open water (no tributary present)
7d. Do roots of assessment area vegetation extend into the bank of the tributary/open water?
❑Yes ®No
7e. Is stream or other open water sheltered or exposed?
®Sheltered - adjacent open water with width < 2500 feet and no regular boat traffic.
❑Exposed - adjacent open water with width >_ 2500 feet or regular boat traffic.
8. Wetland Width at the Assessment Area - wetland type/wetland complex condition metric (evaluate WT for all marshes and
Estuarine Woody Wetland only; evaluate WC for Bottomland Hardwood Forest, Headwater Forest, and Riverine Swamp Forest
only)
Check a box in each column for riverine wetlands only. Select the average width for the wetland type at the assessment area (WT) and
the wetland complex at the assessment area (WC). See User Manual for WT and WC boundaries.
WT WC
❑A ❑A >_ 100 feet
❑B ❑B From 80 to < 100 feet
❑C ®C From 50 to < 80 feet
❑D ❑D From 40 to < 50 feet
❑E ❑E From 30 to < 40 feet
❑F ❑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
❑A
>_ 500 acres
❑B
❑B
❑B
From 100 to < 500 acres
❑C
❑C
❑C
From 50 to < 100 acres
❑D
❑D
❑D
From 25 to < 50 acres
❑E
❑E
❑E
From 10 to < 25 acres
OF
❑F
❑F
From 5 to < 10 acres
❑G
❑G
❑G
From 1 to < 5 acres
❑H
❑H
❑H
From 0.5 to < 1 acre
01
®I
❑I
From 0.1 to < 0.5 acre
01
❑J
❑J
From 0.01 to < 0.1 acre
❑K
❑K
®K
< 0.01 acre or assessment area is clear-cut
12. Wetland Intactness — wetland type condition metric (evaluate for Pocosins only)
❑A Pocosin is the full extent (>_ 90%) of its natural landscape size.
❑B Pocosin type is < 90% of the full extent of its natural landscape size.
13. Connectivity to Other Natural Areas — landscape condition metric
13a. Check appropriate box(es) (a box may be checked in each column). Involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. This metric
evaluates whether the wetland is well connected (Well) and/or loosely connected (Loosely) to the landscape patch, the contiguous
naturally vegetated area and open water (if appropriate). Boundaries are formed by four -lane roads, regularly maintained utility line
corridors the width of a four -lane road or wider, urban landscapes, maintained fields (pasture and agriculture), or open water > 300
feet wide.
Well Loosely
❑A
®A
>_ 500 acres
❑B
❑B
From 100 to < 500 acres
El
El
From 50 to < 100 acres
❑D
❑D
From 10 to < 50 acres
®E
❑E
< 10 acres
❑F
❑F
Wetland type has a poor or no connection to other natural habitats
13b. Evaluate for marshes only.
❑Yes [:]No Wetland type has a surface hydrology connection to open waters/stream or tidal wetlands.
14. Edge Effect — wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes and Estuarine Woody Wetland)
May involve a GIS effort with field adjustment. Estimate distance from wetland type boundary to artificial edges. Artificial edges include
non -forested areas >_ 40 feet wide such as fields, development, roads, regularly maintained utility line corridors, and clear -cuts. Consider
the eight main points of the compass. Artificial edge occurs within 150 feet in how many directions? If the assessment area is clear cut,
select option "C."
❑A 0
❑ B 1 to 4
®C 5to8
15. Vegetative Composition — assessment area condition metric (skip for all marshes and Pine Flat)
❑A Vegetation is close to reference condition in species present and their proportions. Lower strata composed of appropriate
species, with exotic plants absent or sparse within the assessment area.
❑B Vegetation is different from reference condition in species diversity or proportions, but still largely composed of native species
characteristic of the wetland type. This may include communities of weedy native species that develop after clearcutting or clearing.
It also includes communities with exotics present, but not dominant, over a large portion of the expected strata.
®C Vegetation severely altered from reference in composition, or expected species are unnaturally absent (planted stands of non -
characteristic species or at least one stratum inappropriately composed of a single species), or exotic species are dominant in at
least one stratum.
16. Vegetative Diversity — assessment area condition metric (evaluate for Non -tidal Freshwater Marsh only)
❑A Vegetation diversity is high and is composed primarily of native species (< 10% cover of exotics).
❑B Vegetation diversity is low or has > 10% to 50% cover of exotics.
❑C Vegetation is dominated by exotic species (> 50 % cover of exotics).

17. Vegetative Structure — assessment area/wetland type condition metric
17a. Is vegetation present?
®Yes ❑No If Yes, continue to 17b. If No, skip to Metric 18.
17b. Evaluate percent coverage of assessment area vegetation for all marshes only. Skip to 17c for non -marsh wetlands.
❑A >_ 25% coverage of vegetation
❑B < 25% coverage of vegetation
17c. Check a box in each column for each stratum. Evaluate this portion of the metric for non -marsh wetlands. Consider
structure in airspace above the assessment area (AA) and the wetland type (WT) separately.
AA WT
T
o ❑A ❑A Canopy closed, or nearly closed, with natural gaps associated with natural processes
cc ❑B ❑B Canopy present, but opened more than natural gaps
U ®C ®C Canopy sparse or absent
S
g ❑A ❑A Dense mid-story/sapling layer
co
❑B ❑B Moderate density mid-story/sapling layer
®C ®C Mid-story/sapling layer sparse or absent
❑A ❑A Dense shrub layer
1E ❑B ❑B Moderate density shrub layer
Cn ®C ®C Shrub layer sparse or absent
-a ®A ®A Dense herb layer
_ ❑B ❑B Moderate density herb layer
❑C ❑C Herb layer sparse or absent
18. Snags — wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes)
❑A Large snags (more than one) are visible (> 12 inches DBH, or large relative to species present and landscape stability).
®B Not
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
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

NC WAM Wetland Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 5.0
Wetland Site Name Wetland E Date of Assessment 12/01/2022
Wetland Type Headwater Forest Assessor Name/Organization S. Law/Wildlands
Notes on Field Assessment Form (Y/N) NO
Presence of regulatory considerations (Y/N) NO
Wetland is intensively managed (Y/N) YES
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)
Assessment area experiences overbank flooding during normal rainfall conditions (Y/N)
Assessment area is on a coastal island (Y/N)
Sub -function Ratina Summa
Function
Sub -function
Metrics
Rating
Hydrology
Surface Storage and Retention
Condition
LOW
Sub -surface Storage and
Retention
Condition
HIGH
Water Quality
Pathogen Change
Condition
LOW
Condition/Opportunity
LOW
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
NO
Particulate Change
Condition
LOW
Condition/Opportunity
NA
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
NA
Soluble Change
Condition
LOW
Condition/Opportunity
LOW
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
NO
Physical Change
Condition
LOW
Condition/Opportunity
LOW
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
NO
Pollution Change
Condition
NA
Condition/Opportunity
NA
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
NA
Habitat Physical Structure
Condition
LOW
Landscape Patch Structure
Condition
LOW
Veqetation Composition
Condition
LOW
Function Ratina Summa
Function
Metrics
Rating
Hydrology
Condition
MEDIUM
Water Quality
Condition
LOW
Condition/Opportunity
LOW
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
NO
Habitat
Condition
LOW
Overall Wetland Rating LOW

NC WAM FIELD ASSESSMENT RESULTS
Accompanies user rvianuai version a.0
USACE AID #
SAW-2022-02401
NCDWR#
20221571
Project Name
Dirty Boots Mitigation Site
Date of Evaluation
12/01/2022
Applicant/Owner Name
Wildlands Engineering
Wetland Site Name
Wetland F
Wetland Type
Headwater Forest
Assessor Name/Organization
S. Law/Wildlands
Level III Ecoregion
Piedmont
Nearest Named Water Body
Bear Creek
River Basin
Cape Fear
USGS 8-Digit Catalogue Unit
03030003
County
Chatham
NCDWR Region
Raleigh
M Yes I-1 No
Precipitation within 48 hrs?
Latitude/Longitude (deci-dearees)
35.636871.-79.423176
Evidence of stressors affecting the assessment area (may not be within the assessment area)
Please circle and/or make note on the last page if evidence of stressors is apparent. Consider departure from reference, if appropriate, in
recent past (for instance, within 10 years). Noteworthy stressors include, but are not limited to the following.
• Hydrological modifications (examples: ditches, dams, beaver dams, dikes, berms, ponds, etc.)
• Surface and sub -surface discharges into the wetland (examples: discharges containing obvious pollutants, presence of nearby septic
tanks, underground storage tanks (USTs), hog lagoons, etc.)
• Signs of vegetation stress (examples: vegetation mortality, insect damage, disease, storm damage, salt intrusion, etc.)
• Habitat/plant community alteration (examples: mowing, clear -cutting, exotics, etc.)
Is the assessment area intensively managed? ® Yes ❑ No
Regulatory Considerations - Were regulatory considerations evaluated? ®Yes ❑No If Yes, check all that apply to the assessment area.
❑ Anadromous fish
❑ Federally protected species or State endangered or threatened species
❑ NCDWR riparian buffer rule in effect
❑ Abuts a Primary Nursery Area (PNA)
❑ Publicly owned property
❑ N.C. Division of Coastal Management Area of Environmental Concern (AEC) (including buffer)
❑ Abuts a stream with a NCDWQ classification of SA or supplemental classifications of HQW, ORW, or Trout
❑ Designated NCNHP reference community
❑ Abuts a 303(d)-listed stream or a tributary to a 303(d)-listed stream
What type of natural stream is associated with the wetland, if any? (check all that apply)
❑ Blackwater
® Brownwater
❑ Tidal (if tidal, check one of the following boxes) ❑ Lunar ❑ Wind ❑ Both
Is the assessment area on a coastal island? ❑ Yes ® No
Is the assessment area's surface water storage capacity or duration substantially altered by beaver? ❑ Yes ® No
Does the assessment area experience overbank flooding during normal rainfall conditions? ❑ Yes ® No
Ground Surface Condition/Vegetation Condition — assessment area condition metric
Check a box in each column. Consider alteration to the ground surface (GS) in the assessment area and vegetation structure (VS) in the
assessment area. Compare to reference wetland if applicable (see User Manual). If a reference is not applicable, then rate the assessment
area based on evidence an effect.
GS VS
®A ❑A Not severely altered
❑B ®B Severely altered over a majority of the assessment area (ground surface alteration examples: vehicle tracks, excessive
sedimentation, fire -plow lanes, skidder tracks, bedding, fill, soil compaction, obvious pollutants) (vegetation structure
alteration examples: mechanical disturbance, herbicides, salt intrusion [where appropriate], exotic species, grazing, less
diversity [if appropriate], hydrologic alteration)
Surface and Sub -Surface Storage Capacity and Duration — assessment area condition metric
Check a box in each column. Consider surface storage capacity and duration (Surf) and sub -surface storage capacity and duration (Sub).
Consider both increase and decrease in hydrology. A ditch <_ 1 foot deep is considered to affect surface water only, while a ditch > 1 foot
deep is expected to affect both surface and sub -surface water. Consider tidal flooding regime, if applicable.
Surf Sub
❑A ®A Water storage capacity and duration are not altered.
®B ❑B Water storage capacity or duration are altered, but not substantially (typically, not sufficient to change vegetation).
❑C ❑C Water storage capacity or duration are substantially altered (typically, alteration sufficient to result in vegetation change)
(examples: draining, flooding, soil compaction, filling, excessive sedimentation, underground utility lines).
3. Water Storage/Surface Relief — assessment area/wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes)
Check a box in each column. Select the appropriate storage for the assessment area (AA) and the wetland type (WT).
AA WT
3a. ❑A ❑A Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water > 1 deep
❑B ❑B Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water 6 inches to 1 foot deep
®C ®C Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water 3 to 6 inches deep
❑D ❑D Depressions able to pond water < 3 inches deep
3b. ❑A Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is greater than 2 feet
❑B Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is between 1 and 2 feet
®C Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is less than 1 foot

4. Soil Texture/Structure - assessment area condition metric (skip for all marshes)
Check a box from each of the three soil property groups below. Dig soil profile in the dominant assessment area landscape feature.
Make soil observations within the top 12 inches. Use most recent National Technical Committee for Hydric Soils guidance for regional
indicators.
4a. ❑A Sandy soil
®B Loamy or clayey soils exhibiting redoximorphic features (concentrations, depletions, or rhizospheres)
❑C Loamy or clayey soils not exhibiting redoximorphic features
❑D Loamy or clayey gleyed soil
❑E Histosol or histic epipedon
4b. ®A Soil ribbon < 1 inch
❑B Soil ribbon >_ 1 inch
4c. ®A No peat or muck presence
❑B A peat or muck presence
5. Discharge into Wetland - opportunity metric
Check a box in each column. Consider surface pollutants or discharges (Surf) and sub -surface pollutants or discharges (Sub). Examples
of sub -surface discharges include presence of nearby septic tank, underground storage tank (UST), etc.
Surf Sub
❑A ®A Little or no evidence of pollutants or discharges entering the assessment area
®B ❑B Noticeable evidence of pollutants or discharges entering the wetland and stressing, but not overwhelming the
treatment capacity of the assessment area
❑C ❑C Noticeable evidence of pollutants or discharges (pathogen, particulate, or soluble) entering the assessment area and
potentially overwhelming the treatment capacity of the wetland (water discoloration, dead vegetation, excessive
sedimentation, odor)
6. Land Use - opportunity metric (skip for non -riparian wetlands)
Check all that apply (at least one box in each column). Evaluation involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. Consider sources draining
to assessment area within entire upstream watershed (WS), within 5 miles and within the watershed draining to the assessment area (5M),
and within 2 miles and within the watershed draining to the assessment area (2M).
WS 5M 2M
❑A ❑A ❑A > 10% impervious surfaces
❑B ❑B ❑B Confined animal operations (or other local, concentrated source of pollutants
®C ®C ®C >_ 20% coverage of pasture
❑D ❑D ❑D >_ 20% coverage of agricultural land (regularly plowed land)
❑E ❑E ❑E >_ 20% coverage of maintained grass/herb
❑F ❑F ❑F >_ 20% coverage of clear-cut land
❑G ❑G ❑G Little or no opportunity to improve water quality. Lack of opportunity may result from little or no disturbance in
the watershed or hydrologic alterations that prevent drainage and/or overbank flow from affecting the
assessment area.
7. Wetland Acting as Vegetated Buffer- assessment area/wetland complex condition metric (skip for non -riparian wetlands)
7a. Is assessment area within 50 feet of a tributary or other open water?
®Yes ❑No If Yes, continue to 7b. If No, skip to Metric 8.
Wetland buffer need only be present on one side of the water body. Make buffer judgment based on the average width of wetland.
Record a note if a portion of the buffer has been removed or disturbed.
7b. How much of the first 50 feet from the bank is wetland? (Wetland buffer need only be present on one side of the .water body. Make
buffer judgment based on the average width of wetland. Record a note if a portion of the buffer has been removed or disturbed.)
❑A >_ 50 feet
®B From 30 to < 50 feet
❑C From 15 to < 30 feet
❑D From 5 to < 15 feet
❑E < 5 feet or buffer bypassed by ditches
7c. Tributary width. If the tributary is anastomosed, combine widths of channels/braids for a total width.
®<- 15-feet wide ❑> 15-feet wide ❑ Other open water (no tributary present)
7d. Do roots of assessment area vegetation extend into the bank of the tributary/open water?
❑Yes ®No
7e. Is stream or other open water sheltered or exposed?
®Sheltered - adjacent open water with width < 2500 feet and no regular boat traffic.
❑Exposed - adjacent open water with width >_ 2500 feet or regular boat traffic.
8. Wetland Width at the Assessment Area - wetland type/wetland complex condition metric (evaluate WT for all marshes and
Estuarine Woody Wetland only; evaluate WC for Bottomland Hardwood Forest, Headwater Forest, and Riverine Swamp Forest
only)
Check a box in each column for riverine wetlands only. Select the average width for the wetland type at the assessment area (WT) and
the wetland complex at the assessment area (WC). See User Manual for WT and WC boundaries.
WT WC
❑A ❑A >_ 100 feet
❑B ❑B From 80 to < 100 feet
❑C ❑C From 50 to < 80 feet
❑D ®D From 40 to < 50 feet
❑E ❑E From 30 to < 40 feet
❑F ❑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
❑A
>_ 500 acres
❑B
❑B
❑B
From 100 to < 500 acres
❑C
❑C
❑C
From 50 to < 100 acres
❑D
❑D
❑D
From 25 to < 50 acres
❑E
❑E
❑E
From 10 to < 25 acres
OF
❑F
❑F
From 5 to < 10 acres
❑G
❑G
❑G
From 1 to < 5 acres
❑H
❑H
❑H
From 0.5 to < 1 acre
El
❑I
❑I
From 0.1 to < 0.5 acre
®J
®J
❑J
From 0.01 to < 0.1 acre
❑K
❑K
®K
< 0.01 acre or assessment area is clear-cut
12. Wetland Intactness — wetland type condition metric (evaluate for Pocosins only)
❑A Pocosin is the full extent (>_ 90%) of its natural landscape size.
❑B Pocosin type is < 90% of the full extent of its natural landscape size.
13. Connectivity to Other Natural Areas — landscape condition metric
13a. Check appropriate box(es) (a box may be checked in each column). Involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. This metric
evaluates whether the wetland is well connected (Well) and/or loosely connected (Loosely) to the landscape patch, the contiguous
naturally vegetated area and open water (if appropriate). Boundaries are formed by four -lane roads, regularly maintained utility line
corridors the width of a four -lane road or wider, urban landscapes, maintained fields (pasture and agriculture), or open water > 300
feet wide.
Well Loosely
❑A
®A
>_ 500 acres
❑B
❑B
From 100 to < 500 acres
El
El
From 50 to < 100 acres
❑D
❑D
From 10 to < 50 acres
®E
❑E
< 10 acres
❑F
❑F
Wetland type has a poor or no connection to other natural habitats
13b. Evaluate for marshes only.
❑Yes [:]No Wetland type has a surface hydrology connection to open waters/stream or tidal wetlands.
14. Edge Effect — wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes and Estuarine Woody Wetland)
May involve a GIS effort with field adjustment. Estimate distance from wetland type boundary to artificial edges. Artificial edges include
non -forested areas >_ 40 feet wide such as fields, development, roads, regularly maintained utility line corridors, and clear -cuts. Consider
the eight main points of the compass. Artificial edge occurs within 150 feet in how many directions? If the assessment area is clear cut,
select option "C."
❑A 0
❑ B 1 to 4
®C 5to8
15. Vegetative Composition — assessment area condition metric (skip for all marshes and Pine Flat)
❑A Vegetation is close to reference condition in species present and their proportions. Lower strata composed of appropriate
species, with exotic plants absent or sparse within the assessment area.
❑B Vegetation is different from reference condition in species diversity or proportions, but still largely composed of native species
characteristic of the wetland type. This may include communities of weedy native species that develop after clearcutting or clearing.
It also includes communities with exotics present, but not dominant, over a large portion of the expected strata.
®C Vegetation severely altered from reference in composition, or expected species are unnaturally absent (planted stands of non -
characteristic species or at least one stratum inappropriately composed of a single species), or exotic species are dominant in at
least one stratum.
16. Vegetative Diversity — assessment area condition metric (evaluate for Non -tidal Freshwater Marsh only)
❑A Vegetation diversity is high and is composed primarily of native species (< 10% cover of exotics).
❑B Vegetation diversity is low or has > 10% to 50% cover of exotics.
❑C Vegetation is dominated by exotic species (> 50 % cover of exotics).

17. Vegetative Structure — assessment area/wetland type condition metric
17a. Is vegetation present?
®Yes ❑No If Yes, continue to 17b. If No, skip to Metric 18.
17b. Evaluate percent coverage of assessment area vegetation for all marshes only. Skip to 17c for non -marsh wetlands.
❑A >_ 25% coverage of vegetation
❑B < 25% coverage of vegetation
17c. Check a box in each column for each stratum. Evaluate this portion of the metric for non -marsh wetlands. Consider
structure in airspace above the assessment area (AA) and the wetland type (WT) separately.
AA WT
T
o ❑A ❑A Canopy closed, or nearly closed, with natural gaps associated with natural processes
cc ❑B ❑B Canopy present, but opened more than natural gaps
U ®C ®C Canopy sparse or absent
S
g ❑A ❑A Dense mid-story/sapling layer
co
❑B ❑B Moderate density mid-story/sapling layer
®C ®C Mid-story/sapling layer sparse or absent
❑A ❑A Dense shrub layer
1E ❑B ❑B Moderate density shrub layer
Cn ®C ®C Shrub layer sparse or absent
-a ®A ®A Dense herb layer
_ ❑B ❑B Moderate density herb layer
❑C ❑C Herb layer sparse or absent
18. Snags — wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes)
❑A Large snags (more than one) are visible (> 12 inches DBH, or large relative to species present and landscape stability).
®B Not
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
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

NC WAM Wetland Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 5.0
Wetland Site Name Wetland F Date of Assessment 12/01/2022
Wetland Type Headwater Forest Assessor Name/Organization S. Law/Wildlands
Notes on Field Assessment Form (Y/N) NO
Presence of regulatory considerations (Y/N) NO
Wetland is intensively managed (Y/N) YES
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)
Assessment area experiences overbank flooding during normal rainfall conditions (Y/N)
Assessment area is on a coastal island (Y/N)
Sub -function Ratina Summa
Function
Sub -function
Metrics
Rating
Hydrology
Surface Storage and Retention
Condition
LOW
Sub -surface Storage and
Retention
Condition
HIGH
Water Quality
Pathogen Change
Condition
LOW
Condition/Opportunity
LOW
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
NO
Particulate Change
Condition
LOW
Condition/Opportunity
NA
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
NA
Soluble Change
Condition
LOW
Condition/Opportunity
LOW
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
NO
Physical Change
Condition
LOW
Condition/Opportunity
LOW
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
NO
Pollution Change
Condition
NA
Condition/Opportunity
NA
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
NA
Habitat Physical Structure
Condition
LOW
Landscape Patch Structure
Condition
LOW
Veqetation Composition
Condition
LOW
Function Ratina Summa
Function
Metrics
Rating
Hydrology
Condition
MEDIUM
Water Quality
Condition
LOW
Condition/Opportunity
LOW
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
NO
Habitat
Condition
LOW
Overall Wetland Rating LOW

NC WAM FIELD ASSESSMENT RESULTS
Accompanies user rvianuai version a.0
USACE AID #
SAW-2022-02401
NCDWR#
20221571
Project Name
Dirty Boots Mitigation Site
Date of Evaluation
12/01/2022
Applicant/Owner Name
Wildlands Engineering
Wetland Site Name
Wetland H
Wetland Type
Headwater Forest
Assessor Name/Organization
S. Law/Wildlands
Level III Ecoregion
Piedmont
Nearest Named Water Body
Bear Creek
River Basin
Cape Fear
USGS 8-Digit Catalogue Unit
03030003
County
Chatham
NCDWR Region
Raleigh
M Yes I-1 No
Precipitation within 48 hrs?
Latitude/Longitude (deci-dearees)
35.637865.-79.423527
Evidence of stressors affecting the assessment area (may not be within the assessment area)
Please circle and/or make note on the last page if evidence of stressors is apparent. Consider departure from reference, if appropriate, in
recent past (for instance, within 10 years). Noteworthy stressors include, but are not limited to the following.
• Hydrological modifications (examples: ditches, dams, beaver dams, dikes, berms, ponds, etc.)
• Surface and sub -surface discharges into the wetland (examples: discharges containing obvious pollutants, presence of nearby septic
tanks, underground storage tanks (USTs), hog lagoons, etc.)
• Signs of vegetation stress (examples: vegetation mortality, insect damage, disease, storm damage, salt intrusion, etc.)
• Habitat/plant community alteration (examples: mowing, clear -cutting, exotics, etc.)
Is the assessment area intensively managed? ® Yes ❑ No
Regulatory Considerations - Were regulatory considerations evaluated? ®Yes ❑No If Yes, check all that apply to the assessment area.
❑ Anadromous fish
❑ Federally protected species or State endangered or threatened species
❑ NCDWR riparian buffer rule in effect
❑ Abuts a Primary Nursery Area (PNA)
❑ Publicly owned property
❑ N.C. Division of Coastal Management Area of Environmental Concern (AEC) (including buffer)
❑ Abuts a stream with a NCDWQ classification of SA or supplemental classifications of HQW, ORW, or Trout
❑ Designated NCNHP reference community
❑ Abuts a 303(d)-listed stream or a tributary to a 303(d)-listed stream
What type of natural stream is associated with the wetland, if any? (check all that apply)
❑ Blackwater
® Brownwater
❑ Tidal (if tidal, check one of the following boxes) ❑ Lunar ❑ Wind ❑ Both
Is the assessment area on a coastal island? ❑ Yes ® No
Is the assessment area's surface water storage capacity or duration substantially altered by beaver? ❑ Yes ® No
Does the assessment area experience overbank flooding during normal rainfall conditions? ❑ Yes ® No
Ground Surface Condition/Vegetation Condition — assessment area condition metric
Check a box in each column. Consider alteration to the ground surface (GS) in the assessment area and vegetation structure (VS) in the
assessment area. Compare to reference wetland if applicable (see User Manual). If a reference is not applicable, then rate the assessment
area based on evidence an effect.
GS VS
❑A ❑A Not severely altered
®B ®B Severely altered over a majority of the assessment area (ground surface alteration examples: vehicle tracks, excessive
sedimentation, fire -plow lanes, skidder tracks, bedding, fill, soil compaction, obvious pollutants) (vegetation structure
alteration examples: mechanical disturbance, herbicides, salt intrusion [where appropriate], exotic species, grazing, less
diversity [if appropriate], hydrologic alteration)
Surface and Sub -Surface Storage Capacity and Duration — assessment area condition metric
Check a box in each column. Consider surface storage capacity and duration (Surf) and sub -surface storage capacity and duration (Sub).
Consider both increase and decrease in hydrology. A ditch <_ 1 foot deep is considered to affect surface water only, while a ditch > 1 foot
deep is expected to affect both surface and sub -surface water. Consider tidal flooding regime, if applicable.
Surf Sub
❑A ❑A Water storage capacity and duration are not altered.
❑B ❑B Water storage capacity or duration are altered, but not substantially (typically, not sufficient to change vegetation).
®C ®C Water storage capacity or duration are substantially altered (typically, alteration sufficient to result in vegetation change)
(examples: draining, flooding, soil compaction, filling, excessive sedimentation, underground utility lines).
3. Water Storage/Surface Relief — assessment area/wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes)
Check a box in each column. Select the appropriate storage for the assessment area (AA) and the wetland type (WT).
AA WT
3a. ❑A ❑A Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water > 1 deep
❑B ❑B Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water 6 inches to 1 foot deep
®C ®C Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water 3 to 6 inches deep
❑D ❑D Depressions able to pond water < 3 inches deep
3b. ❑A Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is greater than 2 feet
❑B Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is between 1 and 2 feet
®C Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is less than 1 foot

4. Soil Texture/Structure - assessment area condition metric (skip for all marshes)
Check a box from each of the three soil property groups below. Dig soil profile in the dominant assessment area landscape feature.
Make soil observations within the top 12 inches. Use most recent National Technical Committee for Hydric Soils guidance for regional
indicators.
4a. ❑A Sandy soil
®B Loamy or clayey soils exhibiting redoximorphic features (concentrations, depletions, or rhizospheres)
❑C Loamy or clayey soils not exhibiting redoximorphic features
❑D Loamy or clayey gleyed soil
❑E Histosol or histic epipedon
4b. ®A Soil ribbon < 1 inch
❑B Soil ribbon >_ 1 inch
4c. ®A No peat or muck presence
❑B A peat or muck presence
5. Discharge into Wetland - opportunity metric
Check a box in each column. Consider surface pollutants or discharges (Surf) and sub -surface pollutants or discharges (Sub). Examples
of sub -surface discharges include presence of nearby septic tank, underground storage tank (UST), etc.
Surf Sub
❑A ❑A Little or no evidence of pollutants or discharges entering the assessment area
❑B ®B Noticeable evidence of pollutants or discharges entering the wetland and stressing, but not overwhelming the
treatment capacity of the assessment area
®C ❑C Noticeable evidence of pollutants or discharges (pathogen, particulate, or soluble) entering the assessment area and
potentially overwhelming the treatment capacity of the wetland (water discoloration, dead vegetation, excessive
sedimentation, odor)
6. Land Use - opportunity metric (skip for non -riparian wetlands)
Check all that apply (at least one box in each column). Evaluation involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. Consider sources draining
to assessment area within entire upstream watershed (WS), within 5 miles and within the watershed draining to the assessment area (5M),
and within 2 miles and within the watershed draining to the assessment area (2M).
WS 5M 2M
❑A ❑A ❑A > 10% impervious surfaces
❑B ❑B ❑B Confined animal operations (or other local, concentrated source of pollutants
®C ®C ®C >_ 20% coverage of pasture
❑D ❑D ❑D >_ 20% coverage of agricultural land (regularly plowed land)
❑E ❑E ❑E >_ 20% coverage of maintained grass/herb
❑F ❑F ❑F >_ 20% coverage of clear-cut land
❑G ❑G ❑G Little or no opportunity to improve water quality. Lack of opportunity may result from little or no disturbance in
the watershed or hydrologic alterations that prevent drainage and/or overbank flow from affecting the
assessment area.
7. Wetland Acting as Vegetated Buffer- assessment area/wetland complex condition metric (skip for non -riparian wetlands)
7a. Is assessment area within 50 feet of a tributary or other open water?
®Yes ❑No If Yes, continue to 7b. If No, skip to Metric 8.
Wetland buffer need only be present on one side of the water body. Make buffer judgment based on the average width of wetland.
Record a note if a portion of the buffer has been removed or disturbed.
7b. How much of the first 50 feet from the bank is wetland? (Wetland buffer need only be present on one side of the .water body. Make
buffer judgment based on the average width of wetland. Record a note if a portion of the buffer has been removed or disturbed.)
®A >_ 50 feet
❑B From 30 to < 50 feet
❑C From 15 to < 30 feet
❑D From 5 to < 15 feet
❑E < 5 feet or buffer bypassed by ditches
7c. Tributary width. If the tributary is anastomosed, combine widths of channels/braids for a total width.
®<- 15-feet wide ❑> 15-feet wide ❑ Other open water (no tributary present)
7d. Do roots of assessment area vegetation extend into the bank of the tributary/open water?
®Yes ❑No
7e. Is stream or other open water sheltered or exposed?
®Sheltered - adjacent open water with width < 2500 feet and no regular boat traffic.
❑Exposed - adjacent open water with width >_ 2500 feet or regular boat traffic.
8. Wetland Width at the Assessment Area - wetland type/wetland complex condition metric (evaluate WT for all marshes and
Estuarine Woody Wetland only; evaluate WC for Bottomland Hardwood Forest, Headwater Forest, and Riverine Swamp Forest
only)
Check a box in each column for riverine wetlands only. Select the average width for the wetland type at the assessment area (WT) and
the wetland complex at the assessment area (WC). See User Manual for WT and WC boundaries.
WT WC
❑A ®A >_ 100 feet
❑B ❑B From 80 to < 100 feet
❑C ❑C From 50 to < 80 feet
❑D ❑D From 40 to < 50 feet
❑E ❑E From 30 to < 40 feet
❑F ❑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
❑A
>_ 500 acres
❑B
❑B
❑B
From 100 to < 500 acres
❑C
❑C
❑C
From 50 to < 100 acres
❑D
❑D
❑D
From 25 to < 50 acres
❑E
❑E
❑E
From 10 to < 25 acres
OF
❑F
❑F
From 5 to < 10 acres
❑G
❑G
❑G
From 1 to < 5 acres
❑H
®H
❑H
From 0.5 to < 1 acre
01
❑l
❑I
From 0.1 to < 0.5 acre
❑J
❑J
❑J
From 0.01 to < 0.1 acre
❑K
❑K
®K
< 0.01 acre or assessment area is clear-cut
12. Wetland Intactness — wetland type condition metric (evaluate for Pocosins only)
❑A Pocosin is the full extent (>_ 90%) of its natural landscape size.
❑B Pocosin type is < 90% of the full extent of its natural landscape size.
13. Connectivity to Other Natural Areas — landscape condition metric
13a. Check appropriate box(es) (a box may be checked in each column). Involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. This metric
evaluates whether the wetland is well connected (Well) and/or loosely connected (Loosely) to the landscape patch, the contiguous
naturally vegetated area and open water (if appropriate). Boundaries are formed by four -lane roads, regularly maintained utility line
corridors the width of a four -lane road or wider, urban landscapes, maintained fields (pasture and agriculture), or open water > 300
feet wide.
Well Loosely
❑A
®A
>_ 500 acres
❑B
❑B
From 100 to < 500 acres
El
El
From 50 to < 100 acres
❑D
❑D
From 10 to < 50 acres
®E
❑E
< 10 acres
❑F
❑F
Wetland type has a poor or no connection to other natural habitats
13b. Evaluate for marshes only.
❑Yes [:]No Wetland type has a surface hydrology connection to open waters/stream or tidal wetlands.
14. Edge Effect — wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes and Estuarine Woody Wetland)
May involve a GIS effort with field adjustment. Estimate distance from wetland type boundary to artificial edges. Artificial edges include
non -forested areas >_ 40 feet wide such as fields, development, roads, regularly maintained utility line corridors, and clear -cuts. Consider
the eight main points of the compass. Artificial edge occurs within 150 feet in how many directions? If the assessment area is clear cut,
select option "C."
❑A 0
❑ B 1 to 4
®C 5to8
15. Vegetative Composition — assessment area condition metric (skip for all marshes and Pine Flat)
❑A Vegetation is close to reference condition in species present and their proportions. Lower strata composed of appropriate
species, with exotic plants absent or sparse within the assessment area.
❑B Vegetation is different from reference condition in species diversity or proportions, but still largely composed of native species
characteristic of the wetland type. This may include communities of weedy native species that develop after clearcutting or clearing.
It also includes communities with exotics present, but not dominant, over a large portion of the expected strata.
®C Vegetation severely altered from reference in composition, or expected species are unnaturally absent (planted stands of non -
characteristic species or at least one stratum inappropriately composed of a single species), or exotic species are dominant in at
least one stratum.
16. Vegetative Diversity — assessment area condition metric (evaluate for Non -tidal Freshwater Marsh only)
❑A Vegetation diversity is high and is composed primarily of native species (< 10% cover of exotics).
❑B Vegetation diversity is low or has > 10% to 50% cover of exotics.
❑C Vegetation is dominated by exotic species (> 50 % cover of exotics).

17. Vegetative Structure — assessment area/wetland type condition metric
17a. Is vegetation present?
®Yes ❑No If Yes, continue to 17b. If No, skip to Metric 18.
17b. Evaluate percent coverage of assessment area vegetation for all marshes only. Skip to 17c for non -marsh wetlands.
❑A >_ 25% coverage of vegetation
❑B < 25% coverage of vegetation
17c. Check a box in each column for each stratum. Evaluate this portion of the metric for non -marsh wetlands. Consider
structure in airspace above the assessment area (AA) and the wetland type (WT) separately.
AA WT
T
o ❑A ❑A Canopy closed, or nearly closed, with natural gaps associated with natural processes
cc ❑B ❑B Canopy present, but opened more than natural gaps
U ®C ®C Canopy sparse or absent
S
g ❑A ❑A Dense mid-story/sapling layer
co
❑B ❑B Moderate density mid-story/sapling layer
®C ®C Mid-story/sapling layer sparse or absent
❑A ❑A Dense shrub layer
1E ❑B ❑B Moderate density shrub layer
Cn ®C ®C Shrub layer sparse or absent
-a ®A ®A Dense herb layer
_ ❑B ❑B Moderate density herb layer
❑C ❑C Herb layer sparse or absent
18. Snags — wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes)
❑A Large snags (more than one) are visible (> 12 inches DBH, or large relative to species present and landscape stability).
®B Not
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
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

NC WAM Wetland Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 5.0
Wetland Site Name Wetland H
Wetland Type Headwater Forest
Date of Assessment 12/01/2022
Assessor Name/Organization S. Law/Wildlands
Notes on Field Assessment Form (Y/N) NO
Presence of regulatory considerations (Y/N) NO
Wetland is intensively managed (Y/N) YES
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)
Assessment area experiences overbank flooding during normal rainfall conditions (Y/N)
Assessment area is on a coastal island (Y/N)
Sub -function Ratina Summa
Function
Sub -function
Metrics
Rating
Hydrology
Surface Storage and Retention
Condition
LOW
Sub -surface Storage and
Retention
Condition
LOW
Water Quality
Pathogen Change
Condition
MEDIUM
Condition/Opportunity
MEDIUM
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
NO
Particulate Change
Condition
LOW
Condition/Opportunity
NA
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
NA
Soluble Change
Condition
LOW
Condition/Opportunity
LOW
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
NO
Physical Change
Condition
MEDIUM
Condition/Opportunity
MEDIUM
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
NO
Pollution Change
Condition
NA
Condition/Opportunity
NA
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
NA
Habitat Physical Structure Condition LOW
Landscape Patch Structure Condition LOW
Vegetation Composition Condition LOW
Function Ratina Summa
Function
Metrics
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 FIELD ASSESSMENT RESULTS
Accompanies user rvianuai version a.0
USACE AID #
SAW-2022-02401
NCDWR#
20221571
Project Name
Dirty Boots Mitigation Site
Date of Evaluation
12/01/2022
Applicant/Owner Name
Wildlands Engineering
Wetland Site Name
Wetland I
Wetland Type
Headwater Forest
Assessor Name/Organization
S. Law/Wildlands
Level III Ecoregion
Piedmont
Nearest Named Water Body
Bear Creek
River Basin
Cape Fear
USGS 8-Digit Catalogue Unit
03030003
County
Chatham
NCDWR Region
Raleigh
M Yes I-1 No
Precipitation within 48 hrs?
Latitude/Longitude (deci-dearees)
35.636948.-79.420765
Evidence of stressors affecting the assessment area (may not be within the assessment area)
Please circle and/or make note on the last page if evidence of stressors is apparent. Consider departure from reference, if appropriate, in
recent past (for instance, within 10 years). Noteworthy stressors include, but are not limited to the following.
• Hydrological modifications (examples: ditches, dams, beaver dams, dikes, berms, ponds, etc.)
• Surface and sub -surface discharges into the wetland (examples: discharges containing obvious pollutants, presence of nearby septic
tanks, underground storage tanks (USTs), hog lagoons, etc.)
• Signs of vegetation stress (examples: vegetation mortality, insect damage, disease, storm damage, salt intrusion, etc.)
• Habitat/plant community alteration (examples: mowing, clear -cutting, exotics, etc.)
Is the assessment area intensively managed? ® Yes ❑ No
Regulatory Considerations - Were regulatory considerations evaluated? ®Yes ❑No If Yes, check all that apply to the assessment area.
❑ Anadromous fish
❑ Federally protected species or State endangered or threatened species
❑ NCDWR riparian buffer rule in effect
❑ Abuts a Primary Nursery Area (PNA)
❑ Publicly owned property
❑ N.C. Division of Coastal Management Area of Environmental Concern (AEC) (including buffer)
❑ Abuts a stream with a NCDWQ classification of SA or supplemental classifications of HQW, ORW, or Trout
❑ Designated NCNHP reference community
❑ Abuts a 303(d)-listed stream or a tributary to a 303(d)-listed stream
What type of natural stream is associated with the wetland, if any? (check all that apply)
❑ Blackwater
® Brownwater
❑ Tidal (if tidal, check one of the following boxes) ❑ Lunar ❑ Wind ❑ Both
Is the assessment area on a coastal island? ❑ Yes ® No
Is the assessment area's surface water storage capacity or duration substantially altered by beaver? ❑ Yes ® No
Does the assessment area experience overbank flooding during normal rainfall conditions? ❑ Yes ® No
Ground Surface Condition/Vegetation Condition — assessment area condition metric
Check a box in each column. Consider alteration to the ground surface (GS) in the assessment area and vegetation structure (VS) in the
assessment area. Compare to reference wetland if applicable (see User Manual). If a reference is not applicable, then rate the assessment
area based on evidence an effect.
GS VS
®A ®A Not severely altered
❑B ❑B Severely altered over a majority of the assessment area (ground surface alteration examples: vehicle tracks, excessive
sedimentation, fire -plow lanes, skidder tracks, bedding, fill, soil compaction, obvious pollutants) (vegetation structure
alteration examples: mechanical disturbance, herbicides, salt intrusion [where appropriate], exotic species, grazing, less
diversity [if appropriate], hydrologic alteration)
Surface and Sub -Surface Storage Capacity and Duration — assessment area condition metric
Check a box in each column. Consider surface storage capacity and duration (Surf) and sub -surface storage capacity and duration (Sub).
Consider both increase and decrease in hydrology. A ditch <_ 1 foot deep is considered to affect surface water only, while a ditch > 1 foot
deep is expected to affect both surface and sub -surface water. Consider tidal flooding regime, if applicable.
Surf Sub
❑A ®A Water storage capacity and duration are not altered.
®B ❑B Water storage capacity or duration are altered, but not substantially (typically, not sufficient to change vegetation).
❑C ❑C Water storage capacity or duration are substantially altered (typically, alteration sufficient to result in vegetation change)
(examples: draining, flooding, soil compaction, filling, excessive sedimentation, underground utility lines).
3. Water Storage/Surface Relief — assessment area/wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes)
Check a box in each column. Select the appropriate storage for the assessment area (AA) and the wetland type (WT).
AA WT
3a. ❑A ❑A Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water > 1 deep
❑B ❑B Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water 6 inches to 1 foot deep
®C ❑C Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water 3 to 6 inches deep
❑D ®D Depressions able to pond water < 3 inches deep
3b. ❑A Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is greater than 2 feet
❑B Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is between 1 and 2 feet
®C Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is less than 1 foot

4. Soil Texture/Structure - assessment area condition metric (skip for all marshes)
Check a box from each of the three soil property groups below. Dig soil profile in the dominant assessment area landscape feature.
Make soil observations within the top 12 inches. Use most recent National Technical Committee for Hydric Soils guidance for regional
indicators.
4a. ❑A Sandy soil
®B Loamy or clayey soils exhibiting redoximorphic features (concentrations, depletions, or rhizospheres)
❑C Loamy or clayey soils not exhibiting redoximorphic features
❑D Loamy or clayey gleyed soil
❑E Histosol or histic epipedon
4b. ®A Soil ribbon < 1 inch
❑B Soil ribbon >_ 1 inch
4c. ®A No peat or muck presence
❑B A peat or muck presence
5. Discharge into Wetland - opportunity metric
Check a box in each column. Consider surface pollutants or discharges (Surf) and sub -surface pollutants or discharges (Sub). Examples
of sub -surface discharges include presence of nearby septic tank, underground storage tank (UST), etc.
Surf Sub
❑A ®A Little or no evidence of pollutants or discharges entering the assessment area
®B ❑B Noticeable evidence of pollutants or discharges entering the wetland and stressing, but not overwhelming the
treatment capacity of the assessment area
❑C ❑C Noticeable evidence of pollutants or discharges (pathogen, particulate, or soluble) entering the assessment area and
potentially overwhelming the treatment capacity of the wetland (water discoloration, dead vegetation, excessive
sedimentation, odor)
6. Land Use - opportunity metric (skip for non -riparian wetlands)
Check all that apply (at least one box in each column). Evaluation involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. Consider sources draining
to assessment area within entire upstream watershed (WS), within 5 miles and within the watershed draining to the assessment area (5M),
and within 2 miles and within the watershed draining to the assessment area (2M).
WS 5M 2M
❑A ❑A ❑A > 10% impervious surfaces
❑B ❑B ❑B Confined animal operations (or other local, concentrated source of pollutants
®C ®C ®C >_ 20% coverage of pasture
❑D ❑D ❑D >_ 20% coverage of agricultural land (regularly plowed land)
❑E ❑E ❑E >_ 20% coverage of maintained grass/herb
❑F ❑F ❑F >_ 20% coverage of clear-cut land
❑G ❑G ❑G Little or no opportunity to improve water quality. Lack of opportunity may result from little or no disturbance in
the watershed or hydrologic alterations that prevent drainage and/or overbank flow from affecting the
assessment area.
7. Wetland Acting as Vegetated Buffer- assessment area/wetland complex condition metric (skip for non -riparian wetlands)
7a. Is assessment area within 50 feet of a tributary or other open water?
®Yes ❑No If Yes, continue to 7b. If No, skip to Metric 8.
Wetland buffer need only be present on one side of the water body. Make buffer judgment based on the average width of wetland.
Record a note if a portion of the buffer has been removed or disturbed.
7b. How much of the first 50 feet from the bank is wetland? (Wetland buffer need only be present on one side of the .water body. Make
buffer judgment based on the average width of wetland. Record a note if a portion of the buffer has been removed or disturbed.)
❑A >_ 50 feet
❑B From 30 to < 50 feet
®C From 15 to < 30 feet
❑D From 5 to < 15 feet
❑E < 5 feet or buffer bypassed by ditches
7c. Tributary width. If the tributary is anastomosed, combine widths of channels/braids for a total width.
®<- 15-feet wide ❑> 15-feet wide ❑ Other open water (no tributary present)
7d. Do roots of assessment area vegetation extend into the bank of the tributary/open water?
®Yes ❑No
7e. Is stream or other open water sheltered or exposed?
®Sheltered - adjacent open water with width < 2500 feet and no regular boat traffic.
❑Exposed - adjacent open water with width >_ 2500 feet or regular boat traffic.
8. Wetland Width at the Assessment Area - wetland type/wetland complex condition metric (evaluate WT for all marshes and
Estuarine Woody Wetland only; evaluate WC for Bottomland Hardwood Forest, Headwater Forest, and Riverine Swamp Forest
only)
Check a box in each column for riverine wetlands only. Select the average width for the wetland type at the assessment area (WT) and
the wetland complex at the assessment area (WC). See User Manual for WT and WC boundaries.
WT WC
❑A ❑A >_ 100 feet
❑B ❑B From 80 to < 100 feet
❑C ®C From 50 to < 80 feet
❑D ❑D From 40 to < 50 feet
❑E ❑E From 30 to < 40 feet
❑F ❑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
❑A
>_ 500 acres
❑B
❑B
❑B
From 100 to < 500 acres
❑C
❑C
❑C
From 50 to < 100 acres
❑D
❑D
❑D
From 25 to < 50 acres
❑E
❑E
❑E
From 10 to < 25 acres
OF
❑F
❑F
From 5 to < 10 acres
❑G
❑G
❑G
From 1 to < 5 acres
❑H
❑H
❑H
From 0.5 to < 1 acre
01
®I
❑I
From 0.1 to < 0.5 acre
01
❑J
❑J
From 0.01 to < 0.1 acre
❑K
❑K
®K
< 0.01 acre or assessment area is clear-cut
12. Wetland Intactness — wetland type condition metric (evaluate for Pocosins only)
❑A Pocosin is the full extent (>_ 90%) of its natural landscape size.
❑B Pocosin type is < 90% of the full extent of its natural landscape size.
13. Connectivity to Other Natural Areas — landscape condition metric
13a. Check appropriate box(es) (a box may be checked in each column). Involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. This metric
evaluates whether the wetland is well connected (Well) and/or loosely connected (Loosely) to the landscape patch, the contiguous
naturally vegetated area and open water (if appropriate). Boundaries are formed by four -lane roads, regularly maintained utility line
corridors the width of a four -lane road or wider, urban landscapes, maintained fields (pasture and agriculture), or open water > 300
feet wide.
Well Loosely
❑A
®A
>_ 500 acres
❑B
❑B
From 100 to < 500 acres
El
El
From 50 to < 100 acres
❑D
❑D
From 10 to < 50 acres
®E
❑E
< 10 acres
❑F
❑F
Wetland type has a poor or no connection to other natural habitats
13b. Evaluate for marshes only.
❑Yes [:]No Wetland type has a surface hydrology connection to open waters/stream or tidal wetlands.
14. Edge Effect — wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes and Estuarine Woody Wetland)
May involve a GIS effort with field adjustment. Estimate distance from wetland type boundary to artificial edges. Artificial edges include
non -forested areas >_ 40 feet wide such as fields, development, roads, regularly maintained utility line corridors, and clear -cuts. Consider
the eight main points of the compass. Artificial edge occurs within 150 feet in how many directions? If the assessment area is clear cut,
select option "C."
❑A 0
❑ B 1 to 4
®C 5to8
15. Vegetative Composition — assessment area condition metric (skip for all marshes and Pine Flat)
❑A Vegetation is close to reference condition in species present and their proportions. Lower strata composed of appropriate
species, with exotic plants absent or sparse within the assessment area.
®B Vegetation is different from reference condition in species diversity or proportions, but still largely composed of native species
characteristic of the wetland type. This may include communities of weedy native species that develop after clearcutting or clearing.
It also includes communities with exotics present, but not dominant, over a large portion of the expected strata.
❑C Vegetation severely altered from reference in composition, or expected species are unnaturally absent (planted stands of non -
characteristic species or at least one stratum inappropriately composed of a single species), or exotic species are dominant in at
least one stratum.
16. Vegetative Diversity — assessment area condition metric (evaluate for Non -tidal Freshwater Marsh only)
❑A Vegetation diversity is high and is composed primarily of native species (< 10% cover of exotics).
❑B Vegetation diversity is low or has > 10% to 50% cover of exotics.
❑C Vegetation is dominated by exotic species (> 50 % cover of exotics).

17. Vegetative Structure — assessment area/wetland type condition metric
17a. Is vegetation present?
®Yes ❑No If Yes, continue to 17b. If No, skip to Metric 18.
17b. Evaluate percent coverage of assessment area vegetation for all marshes only. Skip to 17c for non -marsh wetlands.
❑A >_ 25% coverage of vegetation
❑B < 25% coverage of vegetation
17c. Check a box in each column for each stratum. Evaluate this portion of the metric for non -marsh wetlands. Consider
structure in airspace above the assessment area (AA) and the wetland type (WT) separately.
AA WT
T
o ❑A ❑A Canopy closed, or nearly closed, with natural gaps associated with natural processes
cc ®B ®B Canopy present, but opened more than natural gaps
U ❑C ❑C Canopy sparse or absent
S
o ❑A ❑A Dense mid-story/sapling layer
®B ®B Moderate density mid-story/sapling layer
El ❑C Mid-story/sapling layer sparse or absent
❑A ❑A Dense shrub layer
1E ❑B ❑B Moderate density shrub layer
Cn ®C ®C Shrub layer sparse or absent
-a ❑A ❑A Dense herb layer
_ ®B ®B Moderate density herb layer
❑C ❑C Herb layer sparse or absent
18. Snags — wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes)
❑A Large snags (more than one) are visible (> 12 inches DBH, or large relative to species present and landscape stability).
®B Not
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
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

NC WAM Wetland Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 5.0
Wetland Site Name Wetland I
Wetland Type Headwater Forest
Date of Assessment 12/01/2022
Assessor Name/Organization S. Law/Wildlands
Notes on Field Assessment Form (Y/N) NO
Presence of regulatory considerations (Y/N) NO
Wetland is intensively managed (Y/N) YES
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)
Assessment area experiences overbank flooding during normal rainfall conditions (Y/N)
Assessment area is on a coastal island (Y/N)
Sub -function Ratina Summa
Function
Sub -function
Metrics
Rating
Hydrology
Surface Storage and Retention
Condition
LOW
Sub -surface Storage and
Retention
Condition
HIGH
Water Quality
Pathogen Change
Condition
LOW
Condition/Opportunity
LOW
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
NO
Particulate Change
Condition
LOW
Condition/Opportunity
NA
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
NA
Soluble Change
Condition
LOW
Condition/Opportunity
LOW
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
NO
Physical Change
Condition
MEDIUM
Condition/Opportunity
MEDIUM
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
NO
Pollution Change
Condition
NA
Condition/Opportunity
NA
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
NA
Habitat Physical Structure Condition LOW
Landscape Patch Structure Condition LOW
Vegetation Composition Condition MEDIUM
Function Ratina Summa
Function
Metrics
Rating
Hydrology
Condition
MEDIUM
Water Quality
Condition
LOW
Condition/Opportunity
LOW
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
NO
Habitat
Condition
LOW
Overall Wetland Rating LOW

NC WAM FIELD ASSESSMENT RESULTS
Accompanies user rvianuai version a.0
USACE AID #
SAW-2022-02401
NCDWR#
20221571
Project Name
Dirty Boots Mitigation Site
Date of Evaluation
12/01/2022
Applicant/Owner Name
Wildlands Engineering
Wetland Site Name
Wetland J
Wetland Type
Headwater Forest
Assessor Name/Organization
S. Law/Wildlands
Level III Ecoregion
Piedmont
Nearest Named Water Body
Bear Creek
River Basin
Cape Fear
USGS 8-Digit Catalogue Unit
03030003
County
Chatham
NCDWR Region
Raleigh
M Yes I-1 No
Precipitation within 48 hrs?
Latitude/Longitude (deci-dearees)
35.637376.-79.420461
Evidence of stressors affecting the assessment area (may not be within the assessment area)
Please circle and/or make note on the last page if evidence of stressors is apparent. Consider departure from reference, if appropriate, in
recent past (for instance, within 10 years). Noteworthy stressors include, but are not limited to the following.
• Hydrological modifications (examples: ditches, dams, beaver dams, dikes, berms, ponds, etc.)
• Surface and sub -surface discharges into the wetland (examples: discharges containing obvious pollutants, presence of nearby septic
tanks, underground storage tanks (USTs), hog lagoons, etc.)
• Signs of vegetation stress (examples: vegetation mortality, insect damage, disease, storm damage, salt intrusion, etc.)
• Habitat/plant community alteration (examples: mowing, clear -cutting, exotics, etc.)
Is the assessment area intensively managed? ® Yes ❑ No
Regulatory Considerations - Were regulatory considerations evaluated? ®Yes ❑No If Yes, check all that apply to the assessment area.
❑ Anadromous fish
❑ Federally protected species or State endangered or threatened species
❑ NCDWR riparian buffer rule in effect
❑ Abuts a Primary Nursery Area (PNA)
❑ Publicly owned property
❑ N.C. Division of Coastal Management Area of Environmental Concern (AEC) (including buffer)
❑ Abuts a stream with a NCDWQ classification of SA or supplemental classifications of HQW, ORW, or Trout
❑ Designated NCNHP reference community
❑ Abuts a 303(d)-listed stream or a tributary to a 303(d)-listed stream
What type of natural stream is associated with the wetland, if any? (check all that apply)
❑ Blackwater
® Brownwater
❑ Tidal (if tidal, check one of the following boxes) ❑ Lunar ❑ Wind ❑ Both
Is the assessment area on a coastal island? ❑ Yes ® No
Is the assessment area's surface water storage capacity or duration substantially altered by beaver? ❑ Yes ® No
Does the assessment area experience overbank flooding during normal rainfall conditions? ❑ Yes ® No
Ground Surface Condition/Vegetation Condition — assessment area condition metric
Check a box in each column. Consider alteration to the ground surface (GS) in the assessment area and vegetation structure (VS) in the
assessment area. Compare to reference wetland if applicable (see User Manual). If a reference is not applicable, then rate the assessment
area based on evidence an effect.
GS VS
®A ®A Not severely altered
❑B ❑B Severely altered over a majority of the assessment area (ground surface alteration examples: vehicle tracks, excessive
sedimentation, fire -plow lanes, skidder tracks, bedding, fill, soil compaction, obvious pollutants) (vegetation structure
alteration examples: mechanical disturbance, herbicides, salt intrusion [where appropriate], exotic species, grazing, less
diversity [if appropriate], hydrologic alteration)
Surface and Sub -Surface Storage Capacity and Duration — assessment area condition metric
Check a box in each column. Consider surface storage capacity and duration (Surf) and sub -surface storage capacity and duration (Sub).
Consider both increase and decrease in hydrology. A ditch <_ 1 foot deep is considered to affect surface water only, while a ditch > 1 foot
deep is expected to affect both surface and sub -surface water. Consider tidal flooding regime, if applicable.
Surf Sub
❑A ®A Water storage capacity and duration are not altered.
®B ❑B Water storage capacity or duration are altered, but not substantially (typically, not sufficient to change vegetation).
❑C ❑C Water storage capacity or duration are substantially altered (typically, alteration sufficient to result in vegetation change)
(examples: draining, flooding, soil compaction, filling, excessive sedimentation, underground utility lines).
3. Water Storage/Surface Relief — assessment area/wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes)
Check a box in each column. Select the appropriate storage for the assessment area (AA) and the wetland type (WT).
AA WT
3a. ❑A ❑A Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water > 1 deep
❑B ❑B Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water 6 inches to 1 foot deep
❑C ❑C Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water 3 to 6 inches deep
®D ®D Depressions able to pond water < 3 inches deep
3b. ❑A Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is greater than 2 feet
❑B Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is between 1 and 2 feet
®C Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is less than 1 foot

4. Soil Texture/Structure - assessment area condition metric (skip for all marshes)
Check a box from each of the three soil property groups below. Dig soil profile in the dominant assessment area landscape feature.
Make soil observations within the top 12 inches. Use most recent National Technical Committee for Hydric Soils guidance for regional
indicators.
4a. ❑A Sandy soil
®B Loamy or clayey soils exhibiting redoximorphic features (concentrations, depletions, or rhizospheres)
❑C Loamy or clayey soils not exhibiting redoximorphic features
❑D Loamy or clayey gleyed soil
❑E Histosol or histic epipedon
4b. ®A Soil ribbon < 1 inch
❑B Soil ribbon >_ 1 inch
4c. ®A No peat or muck presence
❑B A peat or muck presence
5. Discharge into Wetland - opportunity metric
Check a box in each column. Consider surface pollutants or discharges (Surf) and sub -surface pollutants or discharges (Sub). Examples
of sub -surface discharges include presence of nearby septic tank, underground storage tank (UST), etc.
Surf Sub
❑A ®A Little or no evidence of pollutants or discharges entering the assessment area
®B ❑B Noticeable evidence of pollutants or discharges entering the wetland and stressing, but not overwhelming the
treatment capacity of the assessment area
❑C ❑C Noticeable evidence of pollutants or discharges (pathogen, particulate, or soluble) entering the assessment area and
potentially overwhelming the treatment capacity of the wetland (water discoloration, dead vegetation, excessive
sedimentation, odor)
6. Land Use - opportunity metric (skip for non -riparian wetlands)
Check all that apply (at least one box in each column). Evaluation involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. Consider sources draining
to assessment area within entire upstream watershed (WS), within 5 miles and within the watershed draining to the assessment area (5M),
and within 2 miles and within the watershed draining to the assessment area (2M).
WS 5M 2M
❑A ❑A ❑A > 10% impervious surfaces
❑B ❑B ❑B Confined animal operations (or other local, concentrated source of pollutants
®C ®C ®C >_ 20% coverage of pasture
❑D ❑D ❑D >_ 20% coverage of agricultural land (regularly plowed land)
❑E ❑E ❑E >_ 20% coverage of maintained grass/herb
❑F ❑F ❑F >_ 20% coverage of clear-cut land
❑G ❑G ❑G Little or no opportunity to improve water quality. Lack of opportunity may result from little or no disturbance in
the watershed or hydrologic alterations that prevent drainage and/or overbank flow from affecting the
assessment area.
7. Wetland Acting as Vegetated Buffer- assessment area/wetland complex condition metric (skip for non -riparian wetlands)
7a. Is assessment area within 50 feet of a tributary or other open water?
®Yes ❑No If Yes, continue to 7b. If No, skip to Metric 8.
Wetland buffer need only be present on one side of the water body. Make buffer judgment based on the average width of wetland.
Record a note if a portion of the buffer has been removed or disturbed.
7b. How much of the first 50 feet from the bank is wetland? (Wetland buffer need only be present on one side of the .water body. Make
buffer judgment based on the average width of wetland. Record a note if a portion of the buffer has been removed or disturbed.)
❑A >_ 50 feet
®B From 30 to < 50 feet
❑C From 15 to < 30 feet
❑D From 5 to < 15 feet
❑E < 5 feet or buffer bypassed by ditches
7c. Tributary width. If the tributary is anastomosed, combine widths of channels/braids for a total width.
®<- 15-feet wide ❑> 15-feet wide ❑ Other open water (no tributary present)
7d. Do roots of assessment area vegetation extend into the bank of the tributary/open water?
®Yes ❑No
7e. Is stream or other open water sheltered or exposed?
®Sheltered - adjacent open water with width < 2500 feet and no regular boat traffic.
❑Exposed - adjacent open water with width >_ 2500 feet or regular boat traffic.
8. Wetland Width at the Assessment Area - wetland type/wetland complex condition metric (evaluate WT for all marshes and
Estuarine Woody Wetland only; evaluate WC for Bottomland Hardwood Forest, Headwater Forest, and Riverine Swamp Forest
only)
Check a box in each column for riverine wetlands only. Select the average width for the wetland type at the assessment area (WT) and
the wetland complex at the assessment area (WC). See User Manual for WT and WC boundaries.
WT WC
❑A ❑A >_ 100 feet
❑B ❑B From 80 to < 100 feet
❑C ❑C From 50 to < 80 feet
❑D ®D From 40 to < 50 feet
❑E ❑E From 30 to < 40 feet
❑F ❑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
❑A
>_ 500 acres
❑B
❑B
❑B
From 100 to < 500 acres
❑C
❑C
❑C
From 50 to < 100 acres
❑D
❑D
❑D
From 25 to < 50 acres
❑E
❑E
❑E
From 10 to < 25 acres
OF
❑F
❑F
From 5 to < 10 acres
❑G
❑G
❑G
From 1 to < 5 acres
❑H
❑H
❑H
From 0.5 to < 1 acre
01
®I
®I
From 0.1 to < 0.5 acre
01
❑J
❑J
From 0.01 to < 0.1 acre
❑K
❑K
❑K
< 0.01 acre or assessment area is clear-cut
12. Wetland Intactness — wetland type condition metric (evaluate for Pocosins only)
❑A Pocosin is the full extent (>_ 90%) of its natural landscape size.
❑B Pocosin type is < 90% of the full extent of its natural landscape size.
13. Connectivity to Other Natural Areas — landscape condition metric
13a. Check appropriate box(es) (a box may be checked in each column). Involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. This metric
evaluates whether the wetland is well connected (Well) and/or loosely connected (Loosely) to the landscape patch, the contiguous
naturally vegetated area and open water (if appropriate). Boundaries are formed by four -lane roads, regularly maintained utility line
corridors the width of a four -lane road or wider, urban landscapes, maintained fields (pasture and agriculture), or open water > 300
feet wide.
Well Loosely
❑A
®A
>_ 500 acres
❑B
❑B
From 100 to < 500 acres
El
El
From 50 to < 100 acres
❑D
❑D
From 10 to < 50 acres
®E
❑E
< 10 acres
❑F
❑F
Wetland type has a poor or no connection to other natural habitats
13b. Evaluate for marshes only.
❑Yes [:]No Wetland type has a surface hydrology connection to open waters/stream or tidal wetlands.
14. Edge Effect — wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes and Estuarine Woody Wetland)
May involve a GIS effort with field adjustment. Estimate distance from wetland type boundary to artificial edges. Artificial edges include
non -forested areas >_ 40 feet wide such as fields, development, roads, regularly maintained utility line corridors, and clear -cuts. Consider
the eight main points of the compass. Artificial edge occurs within 150 feet in how many directions? If the assessment area is clear cut,
select option "C."
❑A 0
®B 1 to 4
❑C 5to8
15. Vegetative Composition — assessment area condition metric (skip for all marshes and Pine Flat)
❑A Vegetation is close to reference condition in species present and their proportions. Lower strata composed of appropriate
species, with exotic plants absent or sparse within the assessment area.
®B Vegetation is different from reference condition in species diversity or proportions, but still largely composed of native species
characteristic of the wetland type. This may include communities of weedy native species that develop after clearcutting or clearing.
It also includes communities with exotics present, but not dominant, over a large portion of the expected strata.
❑C Vegetation severely altered from reference in composition, or expected species are unnaturally absent (planted stands of non -
characteristic species or at least one stratum inappropriately composed of a single species), or exotic species are dominant in at
least one stratum.
16. Vegetative Diversity — assessment area condition metric (evaluate for Non -tidal Freshwater Marsh only)
❑A Vegetation diversity is high and is composed primarily of native species (< 10% cover of exotics).
❑B Vegetation diversity is low or has > 10% to 50% cover of exotics.
❑C Vegetation is dominated by exotic species (> 50 % cover of exotics).

17. Vegetative Structure — assessment area/wetland type condition metric
17a. Is vegetation present?
®Yes ❑No If Yes, continue to 17b. If No, skip to Metric 18.
17b. Evaluate percent coverage of assessment area vegetation for all marshes only. Skip to 17c for non -marsh wetlands.
❑A >_ 25% coverage of vegetation
❑B < 25% coverage of vegetation
17c. Check a box in each column for each stratum. Evaluate this portion of the metric for non -marsh wetlands. Consider
structure in airspace above the assessment area (AA) and the wetland type (WT) separately.
AA WT
T
o ❑A ❑A Canopy closed, or nearly closed, with natural gaps associated with natural processes
cc ®B ®B Canopy present, but opened more than natural gaps
U ❑C ❑C Canopy sparse or absent
S
o ❑A ❑A Dense mid-story/sapling layer
®B ®B Moderate density mid-story/sapling layer
El ❑C Mid-story/sapling layer sparse or absent
❑A ❑A Dense shrub layer
1E ❑B ❑B Moderate density shrub layer
Cn ®C ®C Shrub layer sparse or absent
-a ❑A ❑A Dense herb layer
_ ®B ®B Moderate density herb layer
❑C ❑C Herb layer sparse or absent
18. Snags — wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes)
❑A Large snags (more than one) are visible (> 12 inches DBH, or large relative to species present and landscape stability).
®B Not
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
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

NC WAM Wetland Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 5.0
Wetland Site Name Wetland J
Wetland Type Headwater Forest
Date of Assessment 12/01/2022
Assessor Name/Organization S. Law/Wildlands
Notes on Field Assessment Form (Y/N) NO
Presence of regulatory considerations (Y/N) NO
Wetland is intensively managed (Y/N) YES
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)
Assessment area experiences overbank flooding during normal rainfall conditions (Y/N)
Assessment area is on a coastal island (Y/N)
Sub -function Ratina Summa
Function
Sub -function
Metrics
Rating
Hydrology
Surface Storage and Retention
Condition
LOW
Sub -surface Storage and
Retention
Condition
HIGH
Water Quality
Pathogen Change
Condition
MEDIUM
Condition/Opportunity
MEDIUM
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
NO
Particulate Change
Condition
MEDIUM
Condition/Opportunity
NA
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
NA
Soluble Change
Condition
LOW
Condition/Opportunity
LOW
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
NO
Physical Change
Condition
MEDIUM
Condition/Opportunity
MEDIUM
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
NO
Pollution Change
Condition
NA
Condition/Opportunity
NA
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
NA
Habitat Physical Structure Condition MEDIUM
Landscape Patch Structure Condition LOW
Vegetation Composition Condition MEDIUM
Function Ratina Summa
Function
Metrics
Rating
Hydrology
Condition
MEDIUM
Water Quality
Condition
MEDIUM
Condition/Opportunity
MEDIUM
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
NO
Habitat
Condition
LOW
Overall Wetland Rating MEDIUM

NC WAM FIELD ASSESSMENT RESULTS
Accompanies user rvianuai version a.0
USACE AID #
SAW-2022-02401
NCDWR#
20221571
Project Name
Dirty Boots Mitigation Site
Date of Evaluation
12/01/2022
Applicant/Owner Name
Wildlands Engineering
Wetland Site Name
Wetland K
Wetland Type
Headwater Forest
Assessor Name/Organization
S. Law/Wildlands
Level III Ecoregion
Piedmont
Nearest Named Water Body
Bear Creek
River Basin
Cape Fear
USGS 8-Digit Catalogue Unit
03030003
County
Chatham
NCDWR Region
Raleigh
M Yes I-1 No
Precipitation within 48 hrs?
Latitude/Longitude (deci-dearees)
35.637547.-79.419855
Evidence of stressors affecting the assessment area (may not be within the assessment area)
Please circle and/or make note on the last page if evidence of stressors is apparent. Consider departure from reference, if appropriate, in
recent past (for instance, within 10 years). Noteworthy stressors include, but are not limited to the following.
• Hydrological modifications (examples: ditches, dams, beaver dams, dikes, berms, ponds, etc.)
• Surface and sub -surface discharges into the wetland (examples: discharges containing obvious pollutants, presence of nearby septic
tanks, underground storage tanks (USTs), hog lagoons, etc.)
• Signs of vegetation stress (examples: vegetation mortality, insect damage, disease, storm damage, salt intrusion, etc.)
• Habitat/plant community alteration (examples: mowing, clear -cutting, exotics, etc.)
Is the assessment area intensively managed? ® Yes ❑ No
Regulatory Considerations - Were regulatory considerations evaluated? ®Yes ❑No If Yes, check all that apply to the assessment area.
❑ Anadromous fish
❑ Federally protected species or State endangered or threatened species
❑ NCDWR riparian buffer rule in effect
❑ Abuts a Primary Nursery Area (PNA)
❑ Publicly owned property
❑ N.C. Division of Coastal Management Area of Environmental Concern (AEC) (including buffer)
❑ Abuts a stream with a NCDWQ classification of SA or supplemental classifications of HQW, ORW, or Trout
❑ Designated NCNHP reference community
❑ Abuts a 303(d)-listed stream or a tributary to a 303(d)-listed stream
What type of natural stream is associated with the wetland, if any? (check all that apply)
❑ Blackwater
® Brownwater
❑ Tidal (if tidal, check one of the following boxes) ❑ Lunar ❑ Wind ❑ Both
Is the assessment area on a coastal island? ❑ Yes ® No
Is the assessment area's surface water storage capacity or duration substantially altered by beaver? ❑ Yes ® No
Does the assessment area experience overbank flooding during normal rainfall conditions? ❑ Yes ® No
Ground Surface Condition/Vegetation Condition — assessment area condition metric
Check a box in each column. Consider alteration to the ground surface (GS) in the assessment area and vegetation structure (VS) in the
assessment area. Compare to reference wetland if applicable (see User Manual). If a reference is not applicable, then rate the assessment
area based on evidence an effect.
GS VS
®A ®A Not severely altered
❑B ❑B Severely altered over a majority of the assessment area (ground surface alteration examples: vehicle tracks, excessive
sedimentation, fire -plow lanes, skidder tracks, bedding, fill, soil compaction, obvious pollutants) (vegetation structure
alteration examples: mechanical disturbance, herbicides, salt intrusion [where appropriate], exotic species, grazing, less
diversity [if appropriate], hydrologic alteration)
Surface and Sub -Surface Storage Capacity and Duration — assessment area condition metric
Check a box in each column. Consider surface storage capacity and duration (Surf) and sub -surface storage capacity and duration (Sub).
Consider both increase and decrease in hydrology. A ditch <_ 1 foot deep is considered to affect surface water only, while a ditch > 1 foot
deep is expected to affect both surface and sub -surface water. Consider tidal flooding regime, if applicable.
Surf Sub
❑A ®A Water storage capacity and duration are not altered.
®B ❑B Water storage capacity or duration are altered, but not substantially (typically, not sufficient to change vegetation).
❑C ❑C Water storage capacity or duration are substantially altered (typically, alteration sufficient to result in vegetation change)
(examples: draining, flooding, soil compaction, filling, excessive sedimentation, underground utility lines).
3. Water Storage/Surface Relief — assessment area/wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes)
Check a box in each column. Select the appropriate storage for the assessment area (AA) and the wetland type (WT).
AA WT
3a. ❑A ❑A Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water > 1 deep
❑B ❑B Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water 6 inches to 1 foot deep
❑C ❑C Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water 3 to 6 inches deep
®D ®D Depressions able to pond water < 3 inches deep
3b. ❑A Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is greater than 2 feet
❑B Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is between 1 and 2 feet
®C Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is less than 1 foot

4. Soil Texture/Structure - assessment area condition metric (skip for all marshes)
Check a box from each of the three soil property groups below. Dig soil profile in the dominant assessment area landscape feature.
Make soil observations within the top 12 inches. Use most recent National Technical Committee for Hydric Soils guidance for regional
indicators.
4a. ❑A Sandy soil
®B Loamy or clayey soils exhibiting redoximorphic features (concentrations, depletions, or rhizospheres)
❑C Loamy or clayey soils not exhibiting redoximorphic features
❑D Loamy or clayey gleyed soil
❑E Histosol or histic epipedon
4b. ®A Soil ribbon < 1 inch
❑B Soil ribbon >_ 1 inch
4c. ®A No peat or muck presence
❑B A peat or muck presence
5. Discharge into Wetland - opportunity metric
Check a box in each column. Consider surface pollutants or discharges (Surf) and sub -surface pollutants or discharges (Sub). Examples
of sub -surface discharges include presence of nearby septic tank, underground storage tank (UST), etc.
Surf Sub
®A ®A Little or no evidence of pollutants or discharges entering the assessment area
❑B ❑B Noticeable evidence of pollutants or discharges entering the wetland and stressing, but not overwhelming the
treatment capacity of the assessment area
❑C ❑C Noticeable evidence of pollutants or discharges (pathogen, particulate, or soluble) entering the assessment area and
potentially overwhelming the treatment capacity of the wetland (water discoloration, dead vegetation, excessive
sedimentation, odor)
6. Land Use - opportunity metric (skip for non -riparian wetlands)
Check all that apply (at least one box in each column). Evaluation involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. Consider sources draining
to assessment area within entire upstream watershed (WS), within 5 miles and within the watershed draining to the assessment area (5M),
and within 2 miles and within the watershed draining to the assessment area (2M).
WS 5M 2M
❑A ❑A ❑A > 10% impervious surfaces
❑B ❑B ❑B Confined animal operations (or other local, concentrated source of pollutants
®C ®C ®C >_ 20% coverage of pasture
❑D ❑D ❑D >_ 20% coverage of agricultural land (regularly plowed land)
❑E ❑E ❑E >_ 20% coverage of maintained grass/herb
❑F ❑F ❑F >_ 20% coverage of clear-cut land
❑G ❑G ❑G Little or no opportunity to improve water quality. Lack of opportunity may result from little or no disturbance in
the watershed or hydrologic alterations that prevent drainage and/or overbank flow from affecting the
assessment area.
7. Wetland Acting as Vegetated Buffer- assessment area/wetland complex condition metric (skip for non -riparian wetlands)
7a. Is assessment area within 50 feet of a tributary or other open water?
®Yes ❑No If Yes, continue to 7b. If No, skip to Metric 8.
Wetland buffer need only be present on one side of the water body. Make buffer judgment based on the average width of wetland.
Record a note if a portion of the buffer has been removed or disturbed.
7b. How much of the first 50 feet from the bank is wetland? (Wetland buffer need only be present on one side of the .water body. Make
buffer judgment based on the average width of wetland. Record a note if a portion of the buffer has been removed or disturbed.)
❑A >_ 50 feet
®B From 30 to < 50 feet
❑C From 15 to < 30 feet
❑D From 5 to < 15 feet
❑E < 5 feet or buffer bypassed by ditches
7c. Tributary width. If the tributary is anastomosed, combine widths of channels/braids for a total width.
®<- 15-feet wide ❑> 15-feet wide ❑ Other open water (no tributary present)
7d. Do roots of assessment area vegetation extend into the bank of the tributary/open water?
®Yes ❑No
7e. Is stream or other open water sheltered or exposed?
®Sheltered - adjacent open water with width < 2500 feet and no regular boat traffic.
❑Exposed - adjacent open water with width >_ 2500 feet or regular boat traffic.
8. Wetland Width at the Assessment Area - wetland type/wetland complex condition metric (evaluate WT for all marshes and
Estuarine Woody Wetland only; evaluate WC for Bottomland Hardwood Forest, Headwater Forest, and Riverine Swamp Forest
only)
Check a box in each column for riverine wetlands only. Select the average width for the wetland type at the assessment area (WT) and
the wetland complex at the assessment area (WC). See User Manual for WT and WC boundaries.
WT WC
❑A ❑A >_ 100 feet
❑B ❑B From 80 to < 100 feet
❑C ❑C From 50 to < 80 feet
❑D ®D From 40 to < 50 feet
❑E ❑E From 30 to < 40 feet
❑F ❑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
❑A
>_ 500 acres
❑B
❑B
❑B
From 100 to < 500 acres
❑C
❑C
❑C
From 50 to < 100 acres
❑D
❑D
❑D
From 25 to < 50 acres
❑E
❑E
❑E
From 10 to < 25 acres
OF
❑F
❑F
From 5 to < 10 acres
❑G
❑G
❑G
From 1 to < 5 acres
❑H
❑H
❑H
From 0.5 to < 1 acre
El
❑I
❑I
From 0.1 to < 0.5 acre
®J
®J
®J
From 0.01 to < 0.1 acre
❑K
❑K
❑K
< 0.01 acre or assessment area is clear-cut
12. Wetland Intactness — wetland type condition metric (evaluate for Pocosins only)
❑A Pocosin is the full extent (>_ 90%) of its natural landscape size.
❑B Pocosin type is < 90% of the full extent of its natural landscape size.
13. Connectivity to Other Natural Areas — landscape condition metric
13a. Check appropriate box(es) (a box may be checked in each column). Involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. This metric
evaluates whether the wetland is well connected (Well) and/or loosely connected (Loosely) to the landscape patch, the contiguous
naturally vegetated area and open water (if appropriate). Boundaries are formed by four -lane roads, regularly maintained utility line
corridors the width of a four -lane road or wider, urban landscapes, maintained fields (pasture and agriculture), or open water > 300
feet wide.
Well Loosely
®A
®A
>_ 500 acres
❑B
❑B
From 100 to < 500 acres
❑C
❑C
From 50 to < 100 acres
❑D
❑D
From 10 to < 50 acres
❑E
❑E
< 10 acres
❑F
❑F
Wetland type has a poor or no connection to other natural habitats
13b. Evaluate for marshes only.
❑Yes [:]No Wetland type has a surface hydrology connection to open waters/stream or tidal wetlands.
14. Edge Effect — wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes and Estuarine Woody Wetland)
May involve a GIS effort with field adjustment. Estimate distance from wetland type boundary to artificial edges. Artificial edges include
non -forested areas >_ 40 feet wide such as fields, development, roads, regularly maintained utility line corridors, and clear -cuts. Consider
the eight main points of the compass. Artificial edge occurs within 150 feet in how many directions? If the assessment area is clear cut,
select option "C."
❑A 0
®B 1 to 4
❑C 5to8
15. Vegetative Composition — assessment area condition metric (skip for all marshes and Pine Flat)
®A Vegetation is close to reference condition in species present and their proportions. Lower strata composed of appropriate
species, with exotic plants absent or sparse within the assessment area.
❑B Vegetation is different from reference condition in species diversity or proportions, but still largely composed of native species
characteristic of the wetland type. This may include communities of weedy native species that develop after clearcutting or clearing.
It also includes communities with exotics present, but not dominant, over a large portion of the expected strata.
❑C Vegetation severely altered from reference in composition, or expected species are unnaturally absent (planted stands of non -
characteristic species or at least one stratum inappropriately composed of a single species), or exotic species are dominant in at
least one stratum.
16. Vegetative Diversity — assessment area condition metric (evaluate for Non -tidal Freshwater Marsh only)
❑A Vegetation diversity is high and is composed primarily of native species (< 10% cover of exotics).
❑B Vegetation diversity is low or has > 10% to 50% cover of exotics.
❑C Vegetation is dominated by exotic species (> 50 % cover of exotics).

17. Vegetative Structure — assessment area/wetland type condition metric
17a. Is vegetation present?
®Yes ❑No If Yes, continue to 17b. If No, skip to Metric 18.
17b. Evaluate percent coverage of assessment area vegetation for all marshes only. Skip to 17c for non -marsh wetlands.
❑A >_ 25% coverage of vegetation
❑B < 25% coverage of vegetation
17c. Check a box in each column for each stratum. Evaluate this portion of the metric for non -marsh wetlands. Consider
structure in airspace above the assessment area (AA) and the wetland type (WT) separately.
AA WT
T
o ®A ®A Canopy closed, or nearly closed, with natural gaps associated with natural processes
cc ❑B ❑B Canopy present, but opened more than natural gaps
U ❑C ❑C Canopy sparse or absent
S
o ❑A ❑A Dense mid-story/sapling layer
®B ®B Moderate density mid-story/sapling layer
❑C ❑C Mid-story/sapling layer sparse or absent
❑A ❑A Dense shrub layer
1E ®B ®B Moderate density shrub layer
Cn El ❑C Shrub layer sparse or absent
-a ❑A ❑A Dense herb layer
_ ❑B ❑B Moderate density herb layer
®C ®C Herb layer sparse or absent
18. Snags — wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes)
❑A Large snags (more than one) are visible (> 12 inches DBH, or large relative to species present and landscape stability).
®B Not
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
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

NC WAM Wetland Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 5.0
Wetland Site Name Wetland K
Wetland Type Headwater Forest
Date of Assessment 12/01/2022
Assessor Name/Organization S. Law/Wildlands
Notes on Field Assessment Form (Y/N) NO
Presence of regulatory considerations (Y/N) NO
Wetland is intensively managed (Y/N) YES
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)
Assessment area experiences overbank flooding during normal rainfall conditions (Y/N)
Assessment area is on a coastal island (Y/N)
Sub -function Ratina Summa
Function
Sub -function
Metrics
Rating
Hydrology
Surface Storage and Retention
Condition
MEDIUM
Sub -surface Storage and
Retention
Condition
HIGH
Water Quality
Pathogen Change
Condition
HIGH
Condition/Opportunity
HIGH
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
YES
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 MEDIUM
Landscape Patch Structure Condition LOW
Vegetation Composition Condition HIGH
Function Ratina Summa
Function
Metrics
Rating
Hydrology
Condition
HIGH
Water Quality
Condition
HIGH
Condition/Opportunity
HIGH
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
YES
Habitat
Condition
MEDIUM
Overall Wetland Rating HIGH

Appendix 3
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NC SAM FIELD ASSESSMENT FORM
Accompanies user rvianuai version c.-i
USACE AID #: SAW-2022-02401 NCDWR #: 20221571
INSTRUCTIONS: Attach a sketch of the assessment area and photographs. Attach a copy of the USGS 7.5-minute topographic quadrangle,
and circle the location of the stream reach under evaluation. If multiple stream reaches will be evaluated on the same property, identify and
number all reaches on the attached map, and include a separate form for each reach. See the NC SAM User Manual for detailed descriptions
and explanations of requested information. Record in the "Notes/Sketch" section if supplementary measurements were performed. See the
NC SAM User Manual for examples of additional measurements that may be relevant.
NOTE EVIDENCE OF STRESSORS AFFECTING THE ASSESSMENT AREA (do not need to be within the assessment area).
PROJECT/SITE INFORMATION:
1. Project name (if any): Dirty Boots Mitigation Site 2. Date of evaluation: 12/08/2022
3. Applicant/owner name: Wildlands Engineering 4. Assessor name/organization: S. Law/Wildlands
5. County: Chatham 6. Nearest named water body
7. River basin: Cape Fear on USGS 7.5-minute quad: Bear Creek
8. Site coordinates (decimal degrees, at lower end of assessment reach): 35.636203,-79.422635
STREAM INFORMATION: (depth and width can be approximations)
Dirty Boots -
9. Site number (show on attached map): Reach 5 10. Length of assessment reach evaluated (feet): 668
11. Channel depth from bed (in riffle, if present) to top of bank (feet): 3.5 ❑Unable to assess channel depth.
12. Channel width at top of bank (feet): 5 13. Is assessment reach a swamp steam? ❑Yes ❑No
14. Feature type: ®Perennial flow ❑Intermittent flow ❑Tidal Marsh Stream
STREAM CATEGORY INFORMATION:
15. NC SAM Zone: ❑ Mountains (M) ® Piedmont (P) ❑ Inner Coastal Plain (1) ❑ Outer Coastal Plain (0)
16. Estimated geomorphic ®A k. ❑B
valley shape (skip for
Tidal Marsh Stream): (more sinuous stream, flatter valley slope) (less sinuous stream, steeper valley slope)
17. Watershed size: (skip ❑Size 1 (< 0.1 mil) ®Size 2 (0.1 to < 0.5 mil) ❑Size 3 (0.5 to < 5 mil) ❑Size 4 (>_ 5 mil)
for Tidal Marsh Stream)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
18. Were regulatory considerations evaluated? ®Yes ❑No If Yes, check all that apply to the assessment area.
❑Section 10 water ❑Classified Trout Waters ❑Water Supply Watershed (❑l ❑II ❑III ❑IV ❑V)
❑Essential Fish Habitat ❑Primary Nursery Area ❑ High Quality Waters/Outstanding Resource Waters
❑Publicly owned property ❑NCDWR Riparian buffer rule in effect ❑Nutrient Sensitive Waters
❑Anadromous fish ❑303(d) List ❑CAMA Area of Environmental Concern (AEC)
❑Documented presence of a federal and/or state listed protected species within the assessment area.
List species:
❑Designated Critical Habitat (list species)
19. Are additional stream information/supplementary measurements included in "Notes/Sketch" section or attached? ®Yes ❑No
1. Channel Water - assessment reach metric (skip for Size 1 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
®A Water throughout assessment reach.
❑B No flow, water in pools only.
❑C No water in assessment reach.
2. Evidence of Flow Restriction - assessment reach metric
❑A At least 10% of assessment reach in -stream habitat or riffle -pool sequence is severely affected by a flow restriction or fill to the
point of obstructing flow or a channel choked with aquatic macrophytes or ponded water or impoundment on flood or ebb within
the assessment reach (examples: undersized or perched culverts, causeways that constrict the channel, tidal gates, debris jams,
beaver dams).
®B Not
3. Feature Pattern - assessment reach metric
❑A A majority of the assessment reach has altered pattern (examples: straightening, modification above or below culvert).
®B Not
4. Feature Longitudinal Profile - assessment reach metric
®A Majority of assessment reach has a substantially altered stream profile (examples: channel down -cutting, existing damming, over
widening, active aggradation, dredging, and excavation where appropriate channel profile has not reformed from any of these
disturbances).
❑B Not
5. Signs of Active Instability - assessment reach metric
Consider only current instability, not past events from which the stream has currently recovered. Examples of instability include
active bank failure, active channel down -cutting (head -cut), active widening, and artificial hardening (such as concrete, gabion, rip -rap).
❑A < 10% of channel unstable
®B 10 to 25% of channel unstable
❑C > 25% of channel unstable

6. Streamside Area Interaction — streamside area metric
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB).
LB RB
❑A ❑A
Little or no evidence of conditions that adversely affect reference interaction
❑B ❑B
Moderate evidence of conditions (examples: berms, levees, down -cutting, aggradation, dredging) that adversely affect
reference interaction (examples: limited streamside area access, disruption of flood flows through streamside area, leaky
or intermittent bulkheads, causeways with floodplain constriction, minor ditching [including mosquito ditching])
®C ®C
Extensive evidence of conditions that adversely affect reference interaction (little to no floodplain/intertidal zone access
[examples: causeways with floodplain and channel constriction, bulkheads, retaining walls, fill, stream incision, disruption
of flood flows through streamside area] or too much floodplain/intertidal zone access [examples: impoundments, intensive
mosquito ditching]) or floodplain/intertidal zone unnaturally absent or assessment reach is a man-made feature on an
interstream divide
Water Quality Stressors — assessment reach/intertidal zone metric
Check all that apply.
❑A Discolored water in stream or intertidal zone (milky white, blue, unnatural water discoloration, oil sheen, stream foam)
❑B Excessive sedimentation (burying of stream features or intertidal zone)
❑C Noticeable evidence of pollutant discharges entering the assessment reach and causing a water quality problem
❑D Odor (not including natural sulfide odors)
❑E Current published or collected data indicating degraded water quality in the assessment reach. Cite source in "Notes/Sketch"
section.
OF Livestock with access to stream or intertidal zone
❑G Excessive algae in stream or intertidal zone
❑H Degraded marsh vegetation in the intertidal zone (removal, burning, regular mowing, destruction, etc)
❑1 Other: (explain in "Notes/Sketch" section)
❑J Little to no stressors
8. Recent Weather — watershed metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
For Size 1 or 2 streams, D1 drought or higher is considered a drought; for Size 3 or 4 streams, D2 drought or higher is considered a drought.
❑A Drought conditions and no rainfall or rainfall not exceeding 1 inch within the last 48 hours
®B Drought conditions and rainfall exceeding 1 inch within the last 48 hours
❑C No drought conditions
9. Large or Dangerous Stream — assessment reach metric
❑Yes ®No Is stream is too large or dangerous to assess? If Yes, skip to Metric 13 (Streamside Area Ground Surface Condition).
10. Natural In -stream Habitat Types — assessment reach metric
10a. ®Yes ❑No Degraded in -stream habitat over majority of the assessment reach (examples of stressors include excessive
sedimentation, mining, excavation, in -stream hardening [for example, rip -rap], recent dredging, and snagging)
(evaluate for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams only, then skip to Metric 12)
10b. Check all that occur (occurs if > 5% coverage of assessment reach) (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams)
❑A Multiple aquatic macrophytes and aquatic mosses 0 ❑F 5% oysters or other natural hard bottoms
(include liverworts, lichens, and algal mats) M ❑G Submerged aquatic vegetation
❑B Multiple sticks and/or leaf packs and/or emergent o 2 ❑H Low -tide refugia (pools)
vegetation Y LC El Sand bottom
❑C Multiple snags and logs (including lap trees) t o ❑J 5% vertical bank along the marsh
®D 5% undercut banks and/or root mats and/or roots ❑K Little or no habitat
in banks extend to the normal wetted perimeter
❑E Little or no habitat
*********************************REMAINING QUESTIONS ARE NOT APPLICABLE FOR TIDAL MARSH STREAMS****************************
11. Bedform and Substrate —assessment reach metric (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
1la. ❑Yes ®No Is assessment reach in a natural sand -bed stream? (skip for Coastal Plain streams)
11 b. Bedform evaluated. Check the appropriate box(es).
®A Riffle -run section (evaluate 11c)
❑B Pool -glide section (evaluate 11d)
❑C Natural bedform absent (skip to Metric 12, Aquatic Life)
11c. In riffle sections, check all that occur below the normal wetted perimeter of the assessment reach — whether or not submerged. Check
at least one box in each row (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams). Not Present (NP) = absent, Rare
(R) = present but < 10%, Common (C) _ > 10-40%, Abundant (A) _ > 40-70%, Predominant (P) _ > 70%. Cumulative percentages
should not exceed 100% for each assessment reach.
NP R C A P
® ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Bedrock/saprolite
® ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Boulder (256 — 4096 mm)
❑ ® ❑ ❑ ❑ Cobble (64 — 256 mm)
❑ ❑ ® ❑ ❑ Gravel (2 — 64 mm)
❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ® Sand (.062 — 2 mm)
❑ ❑ ® ❑ ❑ Silt/clay (< 0.062 mm)
❑ ® ❑ ❑ ❑ Detritus
® ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Artificial (rip -rap, concrete, etc.)
11d. ❑Yes ❑No Are pools filled with sediment? (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)

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

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

Draft NC SAM Stream Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 2.1
Stream Site Name Dirty Boots — Reach 5
Stream Category Pa2
Date of Assessment 12/08/2022
Assessor Name/Organization S. Law/Wildlands
Notes of Field Assessment Form (Y/N) NO
Presence of regulatory considerations (Y/N) NO
Additional stream information/supplementary measurements included (Y/N) YES
NC SAM feature type (perennial, intermittent, Tidal Marsh Stream) Perennial
USACE/ NCDWR
Function Class Rating Summary
All Streams Intermittent
(1) Hydrology
LOW
(2) Baseflow
LOW
(2) Flood Flow
LOW
(3) Streamside Area Attenuation
LOW
(4) Floodplain Access
LOW
(4) Wooded Riparian Buffer
LOW
(4) Microtopography
LOW
(3) Stream Stability
LOW
(4) Channel Stability
MEDIUM
(4) Sediment Transport
LOW
(4) Stream Geomorphology
MEDIUM
(2) Stream/Intertidal Zone Interaction
NA
(2) Longitudinal Tidal Flow
NA
(2) Tidal Marsh Stream Stability
NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Channel Stability
NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Stream Geomorphology
NA
(1) Water Quality
LOW
(2) Baseflow
LOW
(2) Streamside Area Vegetation
LOW
(3) Upland Pollutant Filtration
LOW
(3) Thermoregulation
LOW
(2) Indicators of Stressors
YES
(2) Aquatic Life Tolerance
LOW
(2) Intertidal Zone Filtration
NA
(1) Habitat
LOW
(2) In -stream Habitat
LOW
(3) Baseflow
LOW
(3) Substrate
LOW
(3) Stream Stability
MEDIUM
(3) In -stream Habitat
LOW
(2) Stream -side Habitat
LOW
(3) Stream -side Habitat
LOW
(3) Thermoregulation
LOW
(2) Tidal Marsh In -stream Habitat
NA
(3) Flow Restriction
NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Stream Stability
NA
(4) Tidal Marsh Channel Stability
NA
(4) Tidal Marsh Stream Geomorphology
NA
(3) Tidal Marsh In -stream Habitat
NA
(2) Intertidal Zone
NA
Overall
LOW

NC SAM FIELD ASSESSMENT FORM
Accompanies user rvianuai version c.-i
USACE AID #: SAW-2022-02401 NCDWR #: 20221571
INSTRUCTIONS: Attach a sketch of the assessment area and photographs. Attach a copy of the USGS 7.5-minute topographic quadrangle,
and circle the location of the stream reach under evaluation. If multiple stream reaches will be evaluated on the same property, identify and
number all reaches on the attached map, and include a separate form for each reach. See the NC SAM User Manual for detailed descriptions
and explanations of requested information. Record in the "Notes/Sketch" section if supplementary measurements were performed. See the
NC SAM User Manual for examples of additional measurements that may be relevant.
NOTE EVIDENCE OF STRESSORS AFFECTING THE ASSESSMENT AREA (do not need to be within the assessment area).
PROJECT/SITE INFORMATION:
1. Project name (if any): Dirty Boots Mitigation Site 2. Date of evaluation: 12/08/2022
3. Applicant/owner name: Wildlands Engineering 4. Assessor name/organization: S. Law/Wildlands
5. County: Chatham 6. Nearest named water body
7. River basin: Cape Fear on USGS 7.5-minute quad: Bear Creek
8. Site coordinates (decimal degrees, at lower end of assessment reach): 35.633554,-79.421820
STREAM INFORMATION: (depth and width can be approximations)
Dirty Boots -
9. Site number (show on attached map): Reach 6 10. Length of assessment reach evaluated (feet): 1,414
11. Channel depth from bed (in riffle, if present) to top of bank (feet): 3.5 ❑Unable to assess channel depth.
12. Channel width at top of bank (feet): 9 13. Is assessment reach a swamp steam? ❑Yes ❑No
14. Feature type: ®Perennial flow ❑Intermittent flow ❑Tidal Marsh Stream
STREAM CATEGORY INFORMATION:
15. NC SAM Zone: ❑ Mountains (M) ® Piedmont (P) ❑ Inner Coastal Plain (1) ❑ Outer Coastal Plain (0)
16. Estimated geomorphic ®A k. ❑B
valley shape (skip for
Tidal Marsh Stream): (more sinuous stream, flatter valley slope) (less sinuous stream, steeper valley slope)
17. Watershed size: (skip ❑Size 1 (< 0.1 mil) ®Size 2 (0.1 to < 0.5 mil) ❑Size 3 (0.5 to < 5 mil) ❑Size 4 (>_ 5 mil)
for Tidal Marsh Stream)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
18. Were regulatory considerations evaluated? ®Yes ❑No If Yes, check all that apply to the assessment area.
❑Section 10 water ❑Classified Trout Waters ❑Water Supply Watershed (❑l ❑II ❑III ❑IV ❑V)
❑Essential Fish Habitat ❑Primary Nursery Area ❑ High Quality Waters/Outstanding Resource Waters
❑Publicly owned property ❑NCDWR Riparian buffer rule in effect ❑Nutrient Sensitive Waters
❑Anadromous fish ❑303(d) List ❑CAMA Area of Environmental Concern (AEC)
❑Documented presence of a federal and/or state listed protected species within the assessment area.
List species:
❑Designated Critical Habitat (list species)
19. Are additional stream information/supplementary measurements included in "Notes/Sketch" section or attached? ®Yes ❑No
1. Channel Water - assessment reach metric (skip for Size 1 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
®A Water throughout assessment reach.
❑B No flow, water in pools only.
❑C No water in assessment reach.
2. Evidence of Flow Restriction - assessment reach metric
❑A At least 10% of assessment reach in -stream habitat or riffle -pool sequence is severely affected by a flow restriction or fill to the
point of obstructing flow or a channel choked with aquatic macrophytes or ponded water or impoundment on flood or ebb within
the assessment reach (examples: undersized or perched culverts, causeways that constrict the channel, tidal gates, debris jams,
beaver dams).
®B Not
3. Feature Pattern - assessment reach metric
❑A A majority of the assessment reach has altered pattern (examples: straightening, modification above or below culvert).
®B Not
4. Feature Longitudinal Profile - assessment reach metric
®A Majority of assessment reach has a substantially altered stream profile (examples: channel down -cutting, existing damming, over
widening, active aggradation, dredging, and excavation where appropriate channel profile has not reformed from any of these
disturbances).
❑B Not
5. Signs of Active Instability - assessment reach metric
Consider only current instability, not past events from which the stream has currently recovered. Examples of instability include
active bank failure, active channel down -cutting (head -cut), active widening, and artificial hardening (such as concrete, gabion, rip -rap).
❑A < 10% of channel unstable
®B 10 to 25% of channel unstable
❑C > 25% of channel unstable

6. Streamside Area Interaction — streamside area metric
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB).
LB RB
❑A ❑A
Little or no evidence of conditions that adversely affect reference interaction
❑B ❑B
Moderate evidence of conditions (examples: berms, levees, down -cutting, aggradation, dredging) that adversely affect
reference interaction (examples: limited streamside area access, disruption of flood flows through streamside area, leaky
or intermittent bulkheads, causeways with floodplain constriction, minor ditching [including mosquito ditching])
®C ®C
Extensive evidence of conditions that adversely affect reference interaction (little to no floodplain/intertidal zone access
[examples: causeways with floodplain and channel constriction, bulkheads, retaining walls, fill, stream incision, disruption
of flood flows through streamside area] or too much floodplain/intertidal zone access [examples: impoundments, intensive
mosquito ditching]) or floodplain/intertidal zone unnaturally absent or assessment reach is a man-made feature on an
interstream divide
Water Quality Stressors — assessment reach/intertidal zone metric
Check all that apply.
❑A Discolored water in stream or intertidal zone (milky white, blue, unnatural water discoloration, oil sheen, stream foam)
❑B Excessive sedimentation (burying of stream features or intertidal zone)
❑C Noticeable evidence of pollutant discharges entering the assessment reach and causing a water quality problem
❑D Odor (not including natural sulfide odors)
❑E Current published or collected data indicating degraded water quality in the assessment reach. Cite source in "Notes/Sketch"
section.
OF Livestock with access to stream or intertidal zone
❑G Excessive algae in stream or intertidal zone
❑H Degraded marsh vegetation in the intertidal zone (removal, burning, regular mowing, destruction, etc)
❑1 Other: (explain in "Notes/Sketch" section)
❑J Little to no stressors
8. Recent Weather — watershed metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
For Size 1 or 2 streams, D1 drought or higher is considered a drought; for Size 3 or 4 streams, D2 drought or higher is considered a drought.
❑A Drought conditions and no rainfall or rainfall not exceeding 1 inch within the last 48 hours
®B Drought conditions and rainfall exceeding 1 inch within the last 48 hours
❑C No drought conditions
9. Large or Dangerous Stream — assessment reach metric
❑Yes ®No Is stream is too large or dangerous to assess? If Yes, skip to Metric 13 (Streamside Area Ground Surface Condition).
10. Natural In -stream Habitat Types — assessment reach metric
10a. ®Yes ❑No Degraded in -stream habitat over majority of the assessment reach (examples of stressors include excessive
sedimentation, mining, excavation, in -stream hardening [for example, rip -rap], recent dredging, and snagging)
(evaluate for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams only, then skip to Metric 12)
10b. Check all that occur (occurs if > 5% coverage of assessment reach) (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams)
❑A Multiple aquatic macrophytes and aquatic mosses 0 ❑F 5% oysters or other natural hard bottoms
(include liverworts, lichens, and algal mats) M ❑G Submerged aquatic vegetation
❑B Multiple sticks and/or leaf packs and/or emergent o 2 ❑H Low -tide refugia (pools)
vegetation Y LC El Sand bottom
❑C Multiple snags and logs (including lap trees) t o ❑J 5% vertical bank along the marsh
®D 5% undercut banks and/or root mats and/or roots ❑K Little or no habitat
in banks extend to the normal wetted perimeter
❑E Little or no habitat
*********************************REMAINING QUESTIONS ARE NOT APPLICABLE FOR TIDAL MARSH STREAMS****************************
11. Bedform and Substrate —assessment reach metric (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
1la. ❑Yes ®No Is assessment reach in a natural sand -bed stream? (skip for Coastal Plain streams)
11 b. Bedform evaluated. Check the appropriate box(es).
®A Riffle -run section (evaluate 11c)
❑B Pool -glide section (evaluate 11d)
❑C Natural bedform absent (skip to Metric 12, Aquatic Life)
11c. In riffle sections, check all that occur below the normal wetted perimeter of the assessment reach — whether or not submerged. Check
at least one box in each row (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams). Not Present (NP) = absent, Rare
(R) = present but < 10%, Common (C) _ > 10-40%, Abundant (A) _ > 40-70%, Predominant (P) _ > 70%. Cumulative percentages
should not exceed 100% for each assessment reach.
NP R C A P
® ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Bedrock/saprolite
® ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Boulder (256 — 4096 mm)
❑ ® ❑ ❑ ❑ Cobble (64 — 256 mm)
❑ ❑ ® ❑ ❑ Gravel (2 — 64 mm)
❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ® Sand (.062 — 2 mm)
❑ ❑ ® ❑ ❑ Silt/clay (< 0.062 mm)
❑ ® ❑ ❑ ❑ Detritus
® ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Artificial (rip -rap, concrete, etc.)
11d. ❑Yes ❑No Are pools filled with sediment? (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)

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

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

Draft NC SAM Stream Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 2.1
Stream Site Name Dirty Boots — Reach 6
Stream Category Pa2
Date of Assessment 12/08/2022
Assessor Name/Organization S. Law/Wildlands
Notes of Field Assessment Form (Y/N) NO
Presence of regulatory considerations (Y/N) NO
Additional stream information/supplementary measurements included (Y/N) YES
NC SAM feature type (perennial, intermittent, Tidal Marsh Stream) Perennial
USACE/ NCDWR
Function Class Rating Summary
All Streams Intermittent
(1) Hydrology
LOW
(2) Baseflow
LOW
(2) Flood Flow
LOW
(3) Streamside Area Attenuation
LOW
(4) Floodplain Access
LOW
(4) Wooded Riparian Buffer
LOW
(4) Microtopography
LOW
(3) Stream Stability
LOW
(4) Channel Stability
MEDIUM
(4) Sediment Transport
LOW
(4) Stream Geomorphology
MEDIUM
(2) Stream/Intertidal Zone Interaction
NA
(2) Longitudinal Tidal Flow
NA
(2) Tidal Marsh Stream Stability
NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Channel Stability
NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Stream Geomorphology
NA
(1) Water Quality
LOW
(2) Baseflow
LOW
(2) Streamside Area Vegetation
LOW
(3) Upland Pollutant Filtration
LOW
(3) Thermoregulation
LOW
(2) Indicators of Stressors
YES
(2) Aquatic Life Tolerance
LOW
(2) Intertidal Zone Filtration
NA
(1) Habitat
LOW
(2) In -stream Habitat
LOW
(3) Baseflow
LOW
(3) Substrate
LOW
(3) Stream Stability
MEDIUM
(3) In -stream Habitat
LOW
(2) Stream -side Habitat
LOW
(3) Stream -side Habitat
MEDIUM
(3) Thermoregulation
LOW
(2) Tidal Marsh In -stream Habitat
NA
(3) Flow Restriction
NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Stream Stability
NA
(4) Tidal Marsh Channel Stability
NA
(4) Tidal Marsh Stream Geomorphology
NA
(3) Tidal Marsh In -stream Habitat
NA
(2) Intertidal Zone
NA
Overall
LOW

NC SAM FIELD ASSESSMENT FORM
Accompanies user rvianuai version c.-i
USACE AID #: SAW-2022-02401 NCDWR #: 20221571
INSTRUCTIONS: Attach a sketch of the assessment area and photographs. Attach a copy of the USGS 7.5-minute topographic quadrangle,
and circle the location of the stream reach under evaluation. If multiple stream reaches will be evaluated on the same property, identify and
number all reaches on the attached map, and include a separate form for each reach. See the NC SAM User Manual for detailed descriptions
and explanations of requested information. Record in the "Notes/Sketch" section if supplementary measurements were performed. See the
NC SAM User Manual for examples of additional measurements that may be relevant.
NOTE EVIDENCE OF STRESSORS AFFECTING THE ASSESSMENT AREA (do not need to be within the assessment area).
PROJECT/SITE INFORMATION:
1. Project name (if any): Dirty Boots Mitigation Site 2. Date of evaluation: 12/08/2022
3. Applicant/owner name: Wildlands Engineering 4. Assessor name/organization: S. Law/Wildlands
5. County: Chatham 6. Nearest named water body
7. River basin: Cape Fear on USGS 7.5-minute quad: Bear Creek
8. Site coordinates (decimal degrees, at lower end of assessment reach): 35.636205,-77.422811
STREAM INFORMATION: (depth and width can be approximations)
9. Site number (show on attached map): UT2 - Reach 1 10. Length of assessment reach evaluated (feet): 256
11. Channel depth from bed (in riffle, if present) to top of bank (feet): 4 ❑Unable to assess channel depth.
12. Channel width at top of bank (feet): 10 13. Is assessment reach a swamp steam? ❑Yes ❑No
14. Feature type: ®Perennial flow ❑Intermittent flow ❑Tidal Marsh Stream
STREAM CATEGORY INFORMATION:
15. NC SAM Zone: ❑ Mountains (M) ® Piedmont (P) ❑ Inner Coastal Plain (1) ❑ Outer Coastal Plain (0)
16. Estimated geomorphic ❑A\1 ®B
valley shape (skip for
Tidal Marsh Stream): (more sinuous stream, flatter valley slope) (less sinuous stream, steeper valley slope)
17. Watershed size: (skip ®Size 1 (< 0.1 mil) ❑Size 2 (0.1 to < 0.5 mil) ❑Size 3 (0.5 to < 5 mil) ❑Size 4 (>_ 5 mil)
for Tidal Marsh Stream)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
18. Were regulatory considerations evaluated? ®Yes ❑No If Yes, check all that apply to the assessment area.
❑Section 10 water ❑Classified Trout Waters ❑Water Supply Watershed (❑I ❑II ❑III ❑IV ❑V)
❑Essential Fish Habitat ❑Primary Nursery Area ❑ High Quality Waters/Outstanding Resource Waters
❑Publicly owned property ❑NCDWR Riparian buffer rule in effect ❑Nutrient Sensitive Waters
❑Anadromous fish ❑303(d) List ❑CAMA Area of Environmental Concern (AEC)
❑Documented presence of a federal and/or state listed protected species within the assessment area.
List species:
❑Designated Critical Habitat (list species)
19. Are additional stream information/supplementary measurements included in "Notes/Sketch" section or attached? ®Yes ❑No
1. Channel Water — assessment reach metric (skip for Size 1 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
®A Water throughout assessment reach.
❑B No flow, water in pools only.
❑C No water in assessment reach.
2. Evidence of Flow Restriction — assessment reach metric
❑A At least 10% of assessment reach in -stream habitat or riffle -pool sequence is severely affected by a flow restriction or fill to the
point of obstructing flow or a channel choked with aquatic macrophytes or ponded water or impoundment on flood or ebb within
the assessment reach (examples: undersized or perched culverts, causeways that constrict the channel, tidal gates, debris jams,
beaver dams).
®B Not
3. Feature Pattern — assessment reach metric
®A A majority of the assessment reach has altered pattern (examples: straightening, modification above or below culvert).
❑B Not
4. Feature Longitudinal Profile — assessment reach metric
®A Majority of assessment reach has a substantially altered stream profile (examples: channel down -cutting, existing damming, over
widening, active aggradation, dredging, and excavation where appropriate channel profile has not reformed from any of these
disturbances).
❑B Not
5. Signs of Active Instability — assessment reach metric
Consider only current instability, not past events from which the stream has currently recovered. Examples of instability include
active bank failure, active channel down -cutting (head -cut), active widening, and artificial hardening (such as concrete, gabion, rip -rap).
❑A < 10% of channel unstable
❑B 10 to 25% of channel unstable
®C > 25% of channel unstable

6. Streamside Area Interaction — streamside area metric
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB).
LB RB
❑A ❑A
Little or no evidence of conditions that adversely affect reference interaction
❑B ❑B
Moderate evidence of conditions (examples: berms, levees, down -cutting, aggradation, dredging) that adversely affect
reference interaction (examples: limited streamside area access, disruption of flood flows through streamside area, leaky
or intermittent bulkheads, causeways with floodplain constriction, minor ditching [including mosquito ditching])
®C ®C
Extensive evidence of conditions that adversely affect reference interaction (little to no floodplain/intertidal zone access
[examples: causeways with floodplain and channel constriction, bulkheads, retaining walls, fill, stream incision, disruption
of flood flows through streamside area] or too much floodplain/intertidal zone access [examples: impoundments, intensive
mosquito ditching]) or floodplain/intertidal zone unnaturally absent or assessment reach is a man-made feature on an
interstream divide
Water Quality Stressors — assessment reach/intertidal zone metric
Check all that apply.
❑A Discolored water in stream or intertidal zone (milky white, blue, unnatural water discoloration, oil sheen, stream foam)
®B Excessive sedimentation (burying of stream features or intertidal zone)
❑C Noticeable evidence of pollutant discharges entering the assessment reach and causing a water quality problem
❑D Odor (not including natural sulfide odors)
❑E Current published or collected data indicating degraded water quality in the assessment reach. Cite source in "Notes/Sketch"
section.
OF Livestock with access to stream or intertidal zone
❑G Excessive algae in stream or intertidal zone
❑H Degraded marsh vegetation in the intertidal zone (removal, burning, regular mowing, destruction, etc)
❑1 Other: (explain in "Notes/Sketch" section)
❑J Little to no stressors
8. Recent Weather — watershed metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
For Size 1 or 2 streams, D1 drought or higher is considered a drought; for Size 3 or 4 streams, D2 drought or higher is considered a drought.
❑A Drought conditions and no rainfall or rainfall not exceeding 1 inch within the last 48 hours
®B Drought conditions and rainfall exceeding 1 inch within the last 48 hours
❑C No drought conditions
9. Large or Dangerous Stream — assessment reach metric
❑Yes ®No Is stream is too large or dangerous to assess? If Yes, skip to Metric 13 (Streamside Area Ground Surface Condition).
10. Natural In -stream Habitat Types — assessment reach metric
10a. ®Yes ❑No Degraded in -stream habitat over majority of the assessment reach (examples of stressors include excessive
sedimentation, mining, excavation, in -stream hardening [for example, rip -rap], recent dredging, and snagging)
(evaluate for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams only, then skip to Metric 12)
10b. Check all that occur (occurs if > 5% coverage of assessment reach) (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams)
❑A Multiple aquatic macrophytes and aquatic mosses 0 ❑F 5% oysters or other natural hard bottoms
(include liverworts, lichens, and algal mats) M ❑G Submerged aquatic vegetation
❑B Multiple sticks and/or leaf packs and/or emergent o 2 ❑H Low -tide refugia (pools)
vegetation Y LC El Sand bottom
❑C Multiple snags and logs (including lap trees) t o ❑J 5% vertical bank along the marsh
❑D 5% undercut banks and/or root mats and/or roots ❑K Little or no habitat
in banks extend to the normal wetted perimeter
®E Little or no habitat
*********************************REMAINING QUESTIONS ARE NOT APPLICABLE FOR TIDAL MARSH STREAMS****************************
11. Bedform and Substrate —assessment reach metric (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
1la. ❑Yes ®No Is assessment reach in a natural sand -bed stream? (skip for Coastal Plain streams)
11 b. Bedform evaluated. Check the appropriate box(es).
®A Riffle -run section (evaluate 11c)
❑B Pool -glide section (evaluate 11d)
❑C Natural bedform absent (skip to Metric 12, Aquatic Life)
11c. In riffle sections, check all that occur below the normal wetted perimeter of the assessment reach — whether or not submerged. Check
at least one box in each row (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams). Not Present (NP) = absent, Rare
(R) = present but < 10%, Common (C) _ > 10-40%, Abundant (A) _ > 40-70%, Predominant (P) _ > 70%. Cumulative percentages
should not exceed 100% for each assessment reach.
NP R C A P
® ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Bedrock/saprolite
® ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Boulder (256 — 4096 mm)
® ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Cobble (64 — 256 mm)
❑ ❑ ❑ ® ❑ Gravel (2 — 64 mm)
❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ® Sand (.062 — 2 mm)
❑ ❑ ® ❑ ❑ Silt/clay (< 0.062 mm)
❑ ® ❑ ❑ ❑ Detritus
® ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Artificial (rip -rap, concrete, etc.)
11d. ❑Yes ❑No Are pools filled with sediment? (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)

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

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

Draft NC SAM Stream Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 2.1
Stream Site Name UT2 — Reach 1
Stream Category Pb1
Date of Assessment 12/08/2022
Assessor Name/Organization S. Law/Wildlands
Notes of Field Assessment Form (Y/N) NO
Presence of regulatory considerations (Y/N) NO
Additional stream information/supplementary measurements included (Y/N) YES
NC SAM feature type (perennial, intermittent, Tidal Marsh Stream) Perennial
USACE/ NCDWR
Function Class Rating Summary
All Streams Intermittent
(1) Hydrology
LOW
(2) Baseflow
MEDIUM
(2) Flood Flow
LOW
(3) Streamside Area Attenuation
LOW
(4) Floodplain Access
LOW
(4) Wooded Riparian Buffer
LOW
(4) Microtopography
NA
(3) Stream Stability
LOW
(4) Channel Stability
LOW
(4) Sediment Transport
LOW
(4) Stream Geomorphology
LOW
(2) Stream/Intertidal Zone Interaction
NA
(2) Longitudinal Tidal Flow
NA
(2) Tidal Marsh Stream Stability
NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Channel Stability
NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Stream Geomorphology
NA
(1) Water Quality
LOW
(2) Baseflow
MEDIUM
(2) Streamside Area Vegetation
LOW
(3) Upland Pollutant Filtration
LOW
(3) Thermoregulation
LOW
(2) Indicators of Stressors
YES
(2) Aquatic Life Tolerance
HIGH
(2) Intertidal Zone Filtration
NA
(1) Habitat
LOW
(2) In -stream Habitat
LOW
(3) Baseflow
MEDIUM
(3) Substrate
LOW
(3) Stream Stability
LOW
(3) In -stream Habitat
LOW
(2) Stream -side Habitat
LOW
(3) Stream -side Habitat
LOW
(3) Thermoregulation
LOW
(2) Tidal Marsh In -stream Habitat
NA
(3) Flow Restriction
NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Stream Stability
NA
(4) Tidal Marsh Channel Stability
NA
(4) Tidal Marsh Stream Geomorphology
NA
(3) Tidal Marsh In -stream Habitat
NA
(2) Intertidal Zone
NA
Overall
LOW

NC SAM FIELD ASSESSMENT FORM
Accompanies user rvianuai version c.-i
USACE AID #: SAW-2022-02401 NCDWR #: 20221571
INSTRUCTIONS: Attach a sketch of the assessment area and photographs. Attach a copy of the USGS 7.5-minute topographic quadrangle,
and circle the location of the stream reach under evaluation. If multiple stream reaches will be evaluated on the same property, identify and
number all reaches on the attached map, and include a separate form for each reach. See the NC SAM User Manual for detailed descriptions
and explanations of requested information. Record in the "Notes/Sketch" section if supplementary measurements were performed. See the
NC SAM User Manual for examples of additional measurements that may be relevant.
NOTE EVIDENCE OF STRESSORS AFFECTING THE ASSESSMENT AREA (do not need to be within the assessment area).
PROJECT/SITE INFORMATION:
1. Project name (if any): Dirty Boots Mitigation Site 2. Date of evaluation: 12/08/2022
3. Applicant/owner name: Wildlands Engineering 4. Assessor name/organization: S. Law/Wildlands
5. County: Chatham 6. Nearest named water body
7. River basin: Cape Fear on USGS 7.5-minute quad: Bear Creek
8. Site coordinates (decimal degrees, at lower end of assessment reach): 35.636205,-77.422811
STREAM INFORMATION: (depth and width can be approximations)
9. Site number (show on attached map): UT2 - Reach 2 10. Length of assessment reach evaluated (feet): 970
11. Channel depth from bed (in riffle, if present) to top of bank (feet): 4 ❑Unable to assess channel depth.
12. Channel width at top of bank (feet): 15 13. Is assessment reach a swamp steam? ❑Yes ❑No
14. Feature type: ®Perennial flow ❑Intermittent flow ❑Tidal Marsh Stream
STREAM CATEGORY INFORMATION:
15. NC SAM Zone: ❑ Mountains (M) ® Piedmont (P) ❑ Inner Coastal Plain (1) ❑ Outer Coastal Plain (0)
16. Estimated geomorphic ❑A\1 ®B
valley shape (skip for
Tidal Marsh Stream): (more sinuous stream, flatter valley slope) (less sinuous stream, steeper valley slope)
17. Watershed size: (skip ®Size 1 (< 0.1 mil) ❑Size 2 (0.1 to < 0.5 mil) ❑Size 3 (0.5 to < 5 mil) ❑Size 4 (>_ 5 mil)
for Tidal Marsh Stream)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
18. Were regulatory considerations evaluated? ®Yes ❑No If Yes, check all that apply to the assessment area.
❑Section 10 water ❑Classified Trout Waters ❑Water Supply Watershed (❑I ❑II ❑III ❑IV ❑V)
❑Essential Fish Habitat ❑Primary Nursery Area ❑ High Quality Waters/Outstanding Resource Waters
❑Publicly owned property ❑NCDWR Riparian buffer rule in effect ❑Nutrient Sensitive Waters
❑Anadromous fish ❑303(d) List ❑CAMA Area of Environmental Concern (AEC)
❑Documented presence of a federal and/or state listed protected species within the assessment area.
List species:
❑Designated Critical Habitat (list species)
19. Are additional stream information/supplementary measurements included in "Notes/Sketch" section or attached? ®Yes ❑No
1. Channel Water — assessment reach metric (skip for Size 1 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
®A Water throughout assessment reach.
❑B No flow, water in pools only.
❑C No water in assessment reach.
2. Evidence of Flow Restriction — assessment reach metric
❑A At least 10% of assessment reach in -stream habitat or riffle -pool sequence is severely affected by a flow restriction or fill to the
point of obstructing flow or a channel choked with aquatic macrophytes or ponded water or impoundment on flood or ebb within
the assessment reach (examples: undersized or perched culverts, causeways that constrict the channel, tidal gates, debris jams,
beaver dams).
®B Not
3. Feature Pattern — assessment reach metric
®A A majority of the assessment reach has altered pattern (examples: straightening, modification above or below culvert).
❑B Not
4. Feature Longitudinal Profile — assessment reach metric
®A Majority of assessment reach has a substantially altered stream profile (examples: channel down -cutting, existing damming, over
widening, active aggradation, dredging, and excavation where appropriate channel profile has not reformed from any of these
disturbances).
❑B Not
5. Signs of Active Instability — assessment reach metric
Consider only current instability, not past events from which the stream has currently recovered. Examples of instability include
active bank failure, active channel down -cutting (head -cut), active widening, and artificial hardening (such as concrete, gabion, rip -rap).
❑A < 10% of channel unstable
❑B 10 to 25% of channel unstable
®C > 25% of channel unstable

6. Streamside Area Interaction — streamside area metric
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB).
LB RB
❑A ❑A
Little or no evidence of conditions that adversely affect reference interaction
❑B ❑B
Moderate evidence of conditions (examples: berms, levees, down -cutting, aggradation, dredging) that adversely affect
reference interaction (examples: limited streamside area access, disruption of flood flows through streamside area, leaky
or intermittent bulkheads, causeways with floodplain constriction, minor ditching [including mosquito ditching])
®C ®C
Extensive evidence of conditions that adversely affect reference interaction (little to no floodplain/intertidal zone access
[examples: causeways with floodplain and channel constriction, bulkheads, retaining walls, fill, stream incision, disruption
of flood flows through streamside area] or too much floodplain/intertidal zone access [examples: impoundments, intensive
mosquito ditching]) or floodplain/intertidal zone unnaturally absent or assessment reach is a man-made feature on an
interstream divide
Water Quality Stressors — assessment reach/intertidal zone metric
Check all that apply.
❑A Discolored water in stream or intertidal zone (milky white, blue, unnatural water discoloration, oil sheen, stream foam)
®B Excessive sedimentation (burying of stream features or intertidal zone)
❑C Noticeable evidence of pollutant discharges entering the assessment reach and causing a water quality problem
❑D Odor (not including natural sulfide odors)
❑E Current published or collected data indicating degraded water quality in the assessment reach. Cite source in "Notes/Sketch"
section.
OF Livestock with access to stream or intertidal zone
❑G Excessive algae in stream or intertidal zone
❑H Degraded marsh vegetation in the intertidal zone (removal, burning, regular mowing, destruction, etc)
❑1 Other: (explain in "Notes/Sketch" section)
❑J Little to no stressors
8. Recent Weather — watershed metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
For Size 1 or 2 streams, D1 drought or higher is considered a drought; for Size 3 or 4 streams, D2 drought or higher is considered a drought.
❑A Drought conditions and no rainfall or rainfall not exceeding 1 inch within the last 48 hours
®B Drought conditions and rainfall exceeding 1 inch within the last 48 hours
❑C No drought conditions
9. Large or Dangerous Stream — assessment reach metric
❑Yes ®No Is stream is too large or dangerous to assess? If Yes, skip to Metric 13 (Streamside Area Ground Surface Condition).
10. Natural In -stream Habitat Types — assessment reach metric
10a. ®Yes ❑No Degraded in -stream habitat over majority of the assessment reach (examples of stressors include excessive
sedimentation, mining, excavation, in -stream hardening [for example, rip -rap], recent dredging, and snagging)
(evaluate for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams only, then skip to Metric 12)
10b. Check all that occur (occurs if > 5% coverage of assessment reach) (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams)
❑A Multiple aquatic macrophytes and aquatic mosses 0 ❑F 5% oysters or other natural hard bottoms
(include liverworts, lichens, and algal mats) M ❑G Submerged aquatic vegetation
❑B Multiple sticks and/or leaf packs and/or emergent o 2 ❑H Low -tide refugia (pools)
vegetation Y LC El Sand bottom
❑C Multiple snags and logs (including lap trees) t o ❑J 5% vertical bank along the marsh
❑D 5% undercut banks and/or root mats and/or roots ❑K Little or no habitat
in banks extend to the normal wetted perimeter
®E Little or no habitat
*********************************REMAINING QUESTIONS ARE NOT APPLICABLE FOR TIDAL MARSH STREAMS****************************
11. Bedform and Substrate —assessment reach metric (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
1la. ❑Yes ®No Is assessment reach in a natural sand -bed stream? (skip for Coastal Plain streams)
11 b. Bedform evaluated. Check the appropriate box(es).
®A Riffle -run section (evaluate 11c)
❑B Pool -glide section (evaluate 11d)
❑C Natural bedform absent (skip to Metric 12, Aquatic Life)
11c. In riffle sections, check all that occur below the normal wetted perimeter of the assessment reach — whether or not submerged. Check
at least one box in each row (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams). Not Present (NP) = absent, Rare
(R) = present but < 10%, Common (C) _ > 10-40%, Abundant (A) _ > 40-70%, Predominant (P) _ > 70%. Cumulative percentages
should not exceed 100% for each assessment reach.
NP R C A P
® ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Bedrock/saprolite
® ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Boulder (256 — 4096 mm)
® ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Cobble (64 — 256 mm)
❑ ❑ ❑ ® ❑ Gravel (2 — 64 mm)
❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ® Sand (.062 — 2 mm)
❑ ❑ ® ❑ ❑ Silt/clay (< 0.062 mm)
❑ ® ❑ ❑ ❑ Detritus
® ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Artificial (rip -rap, concrete, etc.)
11d. ❑Yes ❑No Are pools filled with sediment? (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)

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

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

Draft NC SAM Stream Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 2.1
Stream Site Name UT2 — Reach 2
Stream Category Pb1
Date of Assessment 12/08/2022
Assessor Name/Organization S. Law/Wildlands
Notes of Field Assessment Form (Y/N) NO
Presence of regulatory considerations (Y/N) NO
Additional stream information/supplementary measurements included (Y/N) YES
NC SAM feature type (perennial, intermittent, Tidal Marsh Stream) Perennial
USACE/ NCDWR
Function Class Rating Summary
All Streams Intermittent
(1) Hydrology
LOW
(2) Baseflow
MEDIUM
(2) Flood Flow
LOW
(3) Streamside Area Attenuation
LOW
(4) Floodplain Access
LOW
(4) Wooded Riparian Buffer
LOW
(4) Microtopography
NA
(3) Stream Stability
LOW
(4) Channel Stability
LOW
(4) Sediment Transport
LOW
(4) Stream Geomorphology
LOW
(2) Stream/Intertidal Zone Interaction
NA
(2) Longitudinal Tidal Flow
NA
(2) Tidal Marsh Stream Stability
NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Channel Stability
NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Stream Geomorphology
NA
(1) Water Quality
LOW
(2) Baseflow
MEDIUM
(2) Streamside Area Vegetation
LOW
(3) Upland Pollutant Filtration
LOW
(3) Thermoregulation
LOW
(2) Indicators of Stressors
YES
(2) Aquatic Life Tolerance
HIGH
(2) Intertidal Zone Filtration
NA
(1) Habitat
LOW
(2) In -stream Habitat
LOW
(3) Baseflow
MEDIUM
(3) Substrate
LOW
(3) Stream Stability
LOW
(3) In -stream Habitat
LOW
(2) Stream -side Habitat
LOW
(3) Stream -side Habitat
LOW
(3) Thermoregulation
LOW
(2) Tidal Marsh In -stream Habitat
NA
(3) Flow Restriction
NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Stream Stability
NA
(4) Tidal Marsh Channel Stability
NA
(4) Tidal Marsh Stream Geomorphology
NA
(3) Tidal Marsh In -stream Habitat
NA
(2) Intertidal Zone
NA
Overall
LOW

NC SAM FIELD ASSESSMENT FORM
Accompanies user rvianuai version c.-i
USACE AID #: SAW-2022-02401 NCDWR #: 20221571
INSTRUCTIONS: Attach a sketch of the assessment area and photographs. Attach a copy of the USGS 7.5-minute topographic quadrangle,
and circle the location of the stream reach under evaluation. If multiple stream reaches will be evaluated on the same property, identify and
number all reaches on the attached map, and include a separate form for each reach. See the NC SAM User Manual for detailed descriptions
and explanations of requested information. Record in the "Notes/Sketch" section if supplementary measurements were performed. See the
NC SAM User Manual for examples of additional measurements that may be relevant.
NOTE EVIDENCE OF STRESSORS AFFECTING THE ASSESSMENT AREA (do not need to be within the assessment area).
PROJECT/SITE INFORMATION:
1. Project name (if any): Dirty Boots Mitigation Site 2. Date of evaluation: 12/08/2022
3. Applicant/owner name: Wildlands Engineering 4. Assessor name/organization: S. Law/Wildlands
5. County: Chatham 6. Nearest named water body
7. River basin: Cape Fear on USGS 7.5-minute quad: Bear Creek
8. Site coordinates (decimal degrees, at lower end of assessment reach): 35.636532,-79.425706
STREAM INFORMATION: (depth and width can be approximations)
9. Site number (show on attached map): UT2A 10. Length of assessment reach evaluated (feet): 78
11. Channel depth from bed (in riffle, if present) to top of bank (feet): 3.5 ❑Unable to assess channel depth.
12. Channel width at top of bank (feet): 8 13. Is assessment reach a swamp steam? ❑Yes ❑No
14. Feature type: ❑Perennial flow ®Intermittent flow ❑Tidal Marsh Stream
STREAM CATEGORY INFORMATION:
15. NC SAM Zone: ❑ Mountains (M) ® Piedmont (P) ❑ Inner Coastal Plain (1) ❑ Outer Coastal Plain (0)
16. Estimated geomorphic ®A\ , ❑B
valley shape (skip for
Tidal Marsh Stream): (more sinuous stream, flatter valley slope) (less sinuous stream, steeper valley slope)
17. Watershed size: (skip ®Size 1 (< 0.1 mil) ❑Size 2 (0.1 to < 0.5 mil) ❑Size 3 (0.5 to < 5 mil) ❑Size 4 (>_ 5 mil)
for Tidal Marsh Stream)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
18. Were regulatory considerations evaluated? ®Yes ❑No If Yes, check all that apply to the assessment area.
❑Section 10 water ❑Classified Trout Waters ❑Water Supply Watershed (❑I ❑II ❑III ❑IV ❑V)
❑Essential Fish Habitat ❑Primary Nursery Area ❑ High Quality Waters/Outstanding Resource Waters
❑Publicly owned property ❑NCDWR Riparian buffer rule in effect ❑Nutrient Sensitive Waters
❑Anadromous fish ❑303(d) List ❑CAMA Area of Environmental Concern (AEC)
❑Documented presence of a federal and/or state listed protected species within the assessment area.
List species:
❑Designated Critical Habitat (list species)
19. Are additional stream information/supplementary measurements included in "Notes/Sketch" section or attached? ®Yes ❑No
1. Channel Water - assessment reach metric (skip for Size 1 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
®A Water throughout assessment reach.
❑B No flow, water in pools only.
❑C No water in assessment reach.
2. Evidence of Flow Restriction - assessment reach metric
❑A At least 10% of assessment reach in -stream habitat or riffle -pool sequence is severely affected by a flow restriction or fill to the
point of obstructing flow or a channel choked with aquatic macrophytes or ponded water or impoundment on flood or ebb within
the assessment reach (examples: undersized or perched culverts, causeways that constrict the channel, tidal gates, debris jams,
beaver dams).
®B Not
3. Feature Pattern - assessment reach metric
®A A majority of the assessment reach has altered pattern (examples: straightening, modification above or below culvert).
❑B Not
4. Feature Longitudinal Profile - assessment reach metric
®A Majority of assessment reach has a substantially altered stream profile (examples: channel down -cutting, existing damming, over
widening, active aggradation, dredging, and excavation where appropriate channel profile has not reformed from any of these
disturbances).
❑B Not
5. Signs of Active Instability - assessment reach metric
Consider only current instability, not past events from which the stream has currently recovered. Examples of instability include
active bank failure, active channel down -cutting (head -cut), active widening, and artificial hardening (such as concrete, gabion, rip -rap).
❑A < 10% of channel unstable
❑B 10 to 25% of channel unstable
®C > 25% of channel unstable

6. Streamside Area Interaction — streamside area metric
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB).
LB RB
❑A ❑A
Little or no evidence of conditions that adversely affect reference interaction
❑B ❑B
Moderate evidence of conditions (examples: berms, levees, down -cutting, aggradation, dredging) that adversely affect
reference interaction (examples: limited streamside area access, disruption of flood flows through streamside area, leaky
or intermittent bulkheads, causeways with floodplain constriction, minor ditching [including mosquito ditching])
®C ®C
Extensive evidence of conditions that adversely affect reference interaction (little to no floodplain/intertidal zone access
[examples: causeways with floodplain and channel constriction, bulkheads, retaining walls, fill, stream incision, disruption
of flood flows through streamside area] or too much floodplain/intertidal zone access [examples: impoundments, intensive
mosquito ditching]) or floodplain/intertidal zone unnaturally absent or assessment reach is a man-made feature on an
interstream divide
Water Quality Stressors — assessment reach/intertidal zone metric
Check all that apply.
®A Discolored water in stream or intertidal zone (milky white, blue, unnatural water discoloration, oil sheen, stream foam)
®B Excessive sedimentation (burying of stream features or intertidal zone)
®C Noticeable evidence of pollutant discharges entering the assessment reach and causing a water quality problem
❑D Odor (not including natural sulfide odors)
❑E Current published or collected data indicating degraded water quality in the assessment reach. Cite source in "Notes/Sketch"
section.
OF Livestock with access to stream or intertidal zone
❑G Excessive algae in stream or intertidal zone
❑H Degraded marsh vegetation in the intertidal zone (removal, burning, regular mowing, destruction, etc)
❑1 Other: (explain in "Notes/Sketch" section)
❑J Little to no stressors
8. Recent Weather — watershed metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
For Size 1 or 2 streams, D1 drought or higher is considered a drought; for Size 3 or 4 streams, D2 drought or higher is considered a drought.
❑A Drought conditions and no rainfall or rainfall not exceeding 1 inch within the last 48 hours
®B Drought conditions and rainfall exceeding 1 inch within the last 48 hours
❑C No drought conditions
9. Large or Dangerous Stream — assessment reach metric
❑Yes ❑No Is stream is too large or dangerous to assess? If Yes, skip to Metric 13 (Streamside Area Ground Surface Condition).
10. Natural In -stream Habitat Types — assessment reach metric
10a. ❑Yes ❑No Degraded in -stream habitat over majority of the assessment reach (examples of stressors include excessive
sedimentation, mining, excavation, in -stream hardening [for example, rip -rap], recent dredging, and snagging)
(evaluate for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams only, then skip to Metric 12)
10b. Check all that occur (occurs if > 5% coverage of assessment reach) (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams)
❑A Multiple aquatic macrophytes and aquatic mosses 0 ❑F 5% oysters or other natural hard bottoms
(include liverworts, lichens, and algal mats) M ❑G Submerged aquatic vegetation
❑B Multiple sticks and/or leaf packs and/or emergent o 2 ❑H Low -tide refugia (pools)
vegetation Y LC El Sand bottom
❑C Multiple snags and logs (including lap trees) t o ❑J 5% vertical bank along the marsh
❑D 5% undercut banks and/or root mats and/or roots ❑K Little or no habitat
in banks extend to the normal wetted perimeter
®E Little or no habitat
*********************************REMAINING QUESTIONS ARE NOT APPLICABLE FOR TIDAL MARSH STREAMS****************************
11. Bedform and Substrate —assessment reach metric (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
1la. ❑Yes ®No Is assessment reach in a natural sand -bed stream? (skip for Coastal Plain streams)
11 b. Bedform evaluated. Check the appropriate box(es).
®A Riffle -run section (evaluate 11c)
❑B Pool -glide section (evaluate 11d)
❑C Natural bedform absent (skip to Metric 12, Aquatic Life)
11c. In riffle sections, check all that occur below the normal wetted perimeter of the assessment reach — whether or not submerged. Check
at least one box in each row (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams). Not Present (NP) = absent, Rare
(R) = present but < 10%, Common (C) _ > 10-40%, Abundant (A) _ > 40-70%, Predominant (P) _ > 70%. Cumulative percentages
should not exceed 100% for each assessment reach.
NP R C A P
® ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Bedrock/saprolite
® ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Boulder (256 — 4096 mm)
® ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Cobble (64 — 256 mm)
❑ ® ❑ ❑ ❑ Gravel (2 — 64 mm)
❑ ❑ ❑ ® ❑ Sand (.062 — 2 mm)
❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ® Silt/clay (< 0.062 mm)
❑ ❑ ® ❑ ❑ Detritus
® ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Artificial (rip -rap, concrete, etc.)
11d. ❑Yes ❑No Are pools filled with sediment? (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)

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

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

Draft NC SAM Stream Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 2.1
Stream Site Name UT2A Date of Assessment 12/08/2022
Stream Category Pal Assessor Name/Organization
S. Law/Wildlands
Notes of Field Assessment Form (Y/N)
NO
Presence of regulatory considerations (Y/N)
NO
Additional stream information/supplementary measurements included (Y/N)
YES
NC SAM feature type (perennial, intermittent, Tidal Marsh Stream)
Intermittent
USACE/
NCDWR
Function Class Rating Summary
All Streams
Intermittent
(1) Hydrology
LOW
LOW
(2) Baseflow
MEDIUM
MEDIUM
(2) Flood Flow
LOW
LOW
(3) Streamside Area Attenuation
LOW
LOW
(4) Floodplain Access
LOW
LOW
(4) Wooded Riparian Buffer
LOW
LOW
(4) Microtopography
LOW
LOW
(3) Stream Stability
LOW
LOW
(4) Channel Stability
LOW
LOW
(4) Sediment Transport
LOW
LOW
(4) Stream Geomorphology
LOW
LOW
(2) Stream/Intertidal Zone Interaction
NA
NA
(2) Longitudinal Tidal Flow
NA
NA
(2) Tidal Marsh Stream Stability
NA
NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Channel Stability
NA
NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Stream Geomorphology
NA
NA
(1) Water Quality
LOW
LOW
(2) Baseflow
MEDIUM
MEDIUM
(2) Streamside Area Vegetation
LOW
LOW
(3) Upland Pollutant Filtration
LOW
LOW
(3) Thermoregulation
LOW
LOW
(2) Indicators of Stressors
YES
YES
(2) Aquatic Life Tolerance
MEDIUM
NA
(2) Intertidal Zone Filtration
NA
NA
(1) Habitat
LOW
LOW
(2) In -stream Habitat
LOW
LOW
(3) Baseflow
MEDIUM
MEDIUM
(3) Substrate
LOW
LOW
(3) Stream Stability
LOW
LOW
(3) In -stream Habitat
LOW
LOW
(2) Stream -side Habitat
LOW
LOW
(3) Stream -side Habitat
LOW
LOW
(3) Thermoregulation
LOW
LOW
(2) Tidal Marsh In -stream Habitat
NA
NA
(3) Flow Restriction
NA
NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Stream Stability
NA
NA
(4) Tidal Marsh Channel Stability
NA
NA
(4) Tidal Marsh Stream Geomorphology
NA
NA
(3) Tidal Marsh In -stream Habitat
NA
NA
(2) Intertidal Zone
NA
NA
Overall
LOW
LOW

NC SAM FIELD ASSESSMENT FORM
Accompanies user rvianuai version c.-i
USACE AID #: SAW-2022-02401 NCDWR #: 20221571
INSTRUCTIONS: Attach a sketch of the assessment area and photographs. Attach a copy of the USGS 7.5-minute topographic quadrangle,
and circle the location of the stream reach under evaluation. If multiple stream reaches will be evaluated on the same property, identify and
number all reaches on the attached map, and include a separate form for each reach. See the NC SAM User Manual for detailed descriptions
and explanations of requested information. Record in the "Notes/Sketch" section if supplementary measurements were performed. See the
NC SAM User Manual for examples of additional measurements that may be relevant.
NOTE EVIDENCE OF STRESSORS AFFECTING THE ASSESSMENT AREA (do not need to be within the assessment area).
PROJECT/SITE INFORMATION:
1. Project name (if any): Dirty Boots Mitigation Site 2. Date of evaluation: 12/08/2022
3. Applicant/owner name: Wildlands Engineering 4. Assessor name/organization: S. Law/Wildlands
5. County: Chatham 6. Nearest named water body
7. River basin: Cape Fear on USGS 7.5-minute quad: Bear Creek
8. Site coordinates (decimal degrees, at lower end of assessment reach): 35.637068,-79.420809
STREAM INFORMATION: (depth and width can be approximations)
9. Site number (show on attached map): UT3 - Reach 1 10. Length of assessment reach evaluated (feet): 720
11. Channel depth from bed (in riffle, if present) to top of bank (feet): 1.5 ❑Unable to assess channel depth.
12. Channel width at top of bank (feet): 9 13. Is assessment reach a swamp steam? ❑Yes ❑No
14. Feature type: ®Perennial flow ❑Intermittent flow ❑Tidal Marsh Stream
STREAM CATEGORY INFORMATION:
15. NC SAM Zone: ❑ Mountains (M) ® Piedmont (P) ❑ Inner Coastal Plain (1) ❑ Outer Coastal Plain (0)
16. Estimated geomorphic ®A\ , ❑B
valley shape (skip for
Tidal Marsh Stream): (more sinuous stream, flatter valley slope) (less sinuous stream, steeper valley slope)
17. Watershed size: (skip ❑Size 1 (< 0.1 mil) ®Size 2 (0.1 to < 0.5 mil) ❑Size 3 (0.5 to < 5 mil) ❑Size 4 (>_ 5 mil)
for Tidal Marsh Stream)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
18. Were regulatory considerations evaluated? ®Yes ❑No If Yes, check all that apply to the assessment area.
❑Section 10 water ❑Classified Trout Waters ❑Water Supply Watershed (❑I ❑II ❑III ❑IV ❑V)
❑Essential Fish Habitat ❑Primary Nursery Area ❑ High Quality Waters/Outstanding Resource Waters
❑Publicly owned property ❑NCDWR Riparian buffer rule in effect ❑Nutrient Sensitive Waters
❑Anadromous fish ❑303(d) List ❑CAMA Area of Environmental Concern (AEC)
❑Documented presence of a federal and/or state listed protected species within the assessment area.
List species:
❑Designated Critical Habitat (list species)
19. Are additional stream information/supplementary measurements included in "Notes/Sketch" section or attached? ®Yes ❑No
1. Channel Water - assessment reach metric (skip for Size 1 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
®A Water throughout assessment reach.
❑B No flow, water in pools only.
❑C No water in assessment reach.
2. Evidence of Flow Restriction - assessment reach metric
❑A At least 10% of assessment reach in -stream habitat or riffle -pool sequence is severely affected by a flow restriction or fill to the
point of obstructing flow or a channel choked with aquatic macrophytes or ponded water or impoundment on flood or ebb within
the assessment reach (examples: undersized or perched culverts, causeways that constrict the channel, tidal gates, debris jams,
beaver dams).
®B Not
3. Feature Pattern - assessment reach metric
❑A A majority of the assessment reach has altered pattern (examples: straightening, modification above or below culvert).
®B Not
4. Feature Longitudinal Profile - assessment reach metric
❑A Majority of assessment reach has a substantially altered stream profile (examples: channel down -cutting, existing damming, over
widening, active aggradation, dredging, and excavation where appropriate channel profile has not reformed from any of these
disturbances).
®B Not
5. Signs of Active Instability - assessment reach metric
Consider only current instability, not past events from which the stream has currently recovered. Examples of instability include
active bank failure, active channel down -cutting (head -cut), active widening, and artificial hardening (such as concrete, gabion, rip -rap).
®A < 10% of channel unstable
❑B 10 to 25% of channel unstable
❑C > 25% of channel unstable

6. Streamside Area Interaction — streamside area metric
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB).
LB RB
®A ®A
Little or no evidence of conditions that adversely affect reference interaction
❑B ❑B
Moderate evidence of conditions (examples: berms, levees, down -cutting, aggradation, dredging) that adversely affect
reference interaction (examples: limited streamside area access, disruption of flood flows through streamside area, leaky
or intermittent bulkheads, causeways with floodplain constriction, minor ditching [including mosquito ditching])
❑C ❑C
Extensive evidence of conditions that adversely affect reference interaction (little to no floodplain/intertidal zone access
[examples: causeways with floodplain and channel constriction, bulkheads, retaining walls, fill, stream incision, disruption
of flood flows through streamside area] or too much floodplain/intertidal zone access [examples: impoundments, intensive
mosquito ditching]) or floodplain/intertidal zone unnaturally absent or assessment reach is a man-made feature on an
interstream divide
Water Quality Stressors — assessment reach/intertidal zone metric
Check all that apply.
❑A Discolored water in stream or intertidal zone (milky white, blue, unnatural water discoloration, oil sheen, stream foam)
®B Excessive sedimentation (burying of stream features or intertidal zone)
❑C Noticeable evidence of pollutant discharges entering the assessment reach and causing a water quality problem
❑D Odor (not including natural sulfide odors)
❑E Current published or collected data indicating degraded water quality in the assessment reach. Cite source in "Notes/Sketch"
section.
OF Livestock with access to stream or intertidal zone
❑G Excessive algae in stream or intertidal zone
❑H Degraded marsh vegetation in the intertidal zone (removal, burning, regular mowing, destruction, etc)
❑1 Other: (explain in "Notes/Sketch" section)
❑J Little to no stressors
8. Recent Weather — watershed metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
For Size 1 or 2 streams, D1 drought or higher is considered a drought; for Size 3 or 4 streams, D2 drought or higher is considered a drought.
❑A Drought conditions and no rainfall or rainfall not exceeding 1 inch within the last 48 hours
®B Drought conditions and rainfall exceeding 1 inch within the last 48 hours
❑C No drought conditions
9. Large or Dangerous Stream — assessment reach metric
❑Yes ®No Is stream is too large or dangerous to assess? If Yes, skip to Metric 13 (Streamside Area Ground Surface Condition).
10. Natural In -stream Habitat Types — assessment reach metric
10a. ❑Yes ®No Degraded in -stream habitat over majority of the assessment reach (examples of stressors include excessive
sedimentation, mining, excavation, in -stream hardening [for example, rip -rap], recent dredging, and snagging)
(evaluate for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams only, then skip to Metric 12)
10b. Check all that occur (occurs if > 5% coverage of assessment reach) (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams)
❑A Multiple aquatic macrophytes and aquatic mosses 0 ❑F 5% oysters or other natural hard bottoms
(include liverworts, lichens, and algal mats) M ❑G Submerged aquatic vegetation
®B Multiple sticks and/or leaf packs and/or emergent o 2 ❑H Low -tide refugia (pools)
vegetation Y LC El Sand bottom
❑C Multiple snags and logs (including lap trees) t o ❑J 5% vertical bank along the marsh
®D 5% undercut banks and/or root mats and/or roots ❑K Little or no habitat
in banks extend to the normal wetted perimeter
❑E Little or no habitat
*********************************REMAINING QUESTIONS ARE NOT APPLICABLE FOR TIDAL MARSH STREAMS****************************
11. Bedform and Substrate —assessment reach metric (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
1la. ❑Yes ®No Is assessment reach in a natural sand -bed stream? (skip for Coastal Plain streams)
11 b. Bedform evaluated. Check the appropriate box(es).
®A Riffle -run section (evaluate 11c)
❑B Pool -glide section (evaluate 11d)
❑C Natural bedform absent (skip to Metric 12, Aquatic Life)
11c. In riffle sections, check all that occur below the normal wetted perimeter of the assessment reach — whether or not submerged. Check
at least one box in each row (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams). Not Present (NP) = absent, Rare
(R) = present but < 10%, Common (C) _ > 10-40%, Abundant (A) _ > 40-70%, Predominant (P) _ > 70%. Cumulative percentages
should not exceed 100% for each assessment reach.
NP R C A P
® ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Bedrock/saprolite
® ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Boulder (256 — 4096 mm)
❑ ® ❑ ❑ ❑ Cobble (64 — 256 mm)
❑ ❑ ® ❑ ❑ Gravel (2 — 64 mm)
❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ® Sand (.062 — 2 mm)
❑ ® ❑ ❑ ❑ Silt/clay (< 0.062 mm)
❑ ® ❑ ❑ ❑ Detritus
® ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Artificial (rip -rap, concrete, etc.)
11d. ❑Yes ❑No Are pools filled with sediment? (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)

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

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

Draft NC SAM Stream Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 2.1
Stream Site Name UT3 — Reach 1
Stream Category Pa2
Date of Assessment 12/08/2022
Assessor Name/Organization S. Law/Wildlands
Notes of Field Assessment Form (Y/N) NO
Presence of regulatory considerations (Y/N) NO
Additional stream information/supplementary measurements included (Y/N) YES
NC SAM feature type (perennial, intermittent, Tidal Marsh Stream) Perennial
USACE/ NCDWR
Function Class Rating Summary
All Streams Intermittent
(1) Hydrology
MEDIUM
(2) Baseflow
LOW
(2) Flood Flow
HIGH
(3) Streamside Area Attenuation
HIGH
(4) Floodplain Access
HIGH
(4) Wooded Riparian Buffer
HIGH
(4) Microtopography
LOW
(3) Stream Stability
HIGH
(4) Channel Stability
HIGH
(4) Sediment Transport
LOW
(4) Stream Geomorphology
HIGH
(2) Stream/Intertidal Zone Interaction
NA
(2) Longitudinal Tidal Flow
NA
(2) Tidal Marsh Stream Stability
NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Channel Stability
NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Stream Geomorphology
NA
(1) Water Quality
LOW
(2) Baseflow
LOW
(2) Streamside Area Vegetation
HIGH
(3) Upland Pollutant Filtration
HIGH
(3) Thermoregulation
HIGH
(2) Indicators of Stressors
YES
(2) Aquatic Life Tolerance
LOW
(2) Intertidal Zone Filtration
NA
(1) Habitat
LOW
(2) In -stream Habitat
LOW
(3) Baseflow
LOW
(3) Substrate
LOW
(3) Stream Stability
HIGH
(3) In -stream Habitat
MEDIUM
(2) Stream -side Habitat
HIGH
(3) Stream -side Habitat
HIGH
(3) Thermoregulation
HIGH
(2) Tidal Marsh In -stream Habitat
NA
(3) Flow Restriction
NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Stream Stability
NA
(4) Tidal Marsh Channel Stability
NA
(4) Tidal Marsh Stream Geomorphology
NA
(3) Tidal Marsh In -stream Habitat
NA
(2) Intertidal Zone
NA
Overall
LOW

NC SAM FIELD ASSESSMENT FORM
Accompanies user rvianuai version c.-i
USACE AID #: SAW-2022-02401 NCDWR #: 20221571
INSTRUCTIONS: Attach a sketch of the assessment area and photographs. Attach a copy of the USGS 7.5-minute topographic quadrangle,
and circle the location of the stream reach under evaluation. If multiple stream reaches will be evaluated on the same property, identify and
number all reaches on the attached map, and include a separate form for each reach. See the NC SAM User Manual for detailed descriptions
and explanations of requested information. Record in the "Notes/Sketch" section if supplementary measurements were performed. See the
NC SAM User Manual for examples of additional measurements that may be relevant.
NOTE EVIDENCE OF STRESSORS AFFECTING THE ASSESSMENT AREA (do not need to be within the assessment area).
PROJECT/SITE INFORMATION:
1. Project name (if any): Dirty Boots Mitigation Site 2. Date of evaluation: 12/08/2022
3. Applicant/owner name: Wildlands Engineering 4. Assessor name/organization: S. Law/Wildlands
5. County: Chatham 6. Nearest named water body
7. River basin: Cape Fear on USGS 7.5-minute quad: Bear Creek
8. Site coordinates (decimal degrees, at lower end of assessment reach): 35.636101,-79.422435
STREAM INFORMATION: (depth and width can be approximations)
9. Site number (show on attached map): UT3 - Reach 2 10. Length of assessment reach evaluated (feet): 341
11. Channel depth from bed (in riffle, if present) to top of bank (feet): 1 ❑Unable to assess channel depth.
12. Channel width at top of bank (feet): 8 13. Is assessment reach a swamp steam? ❑Yes ❑No
14. Feature type: ®Perennial flow ❑Intermittent flow ❑Tidal Marsh Stream
STREAM CATEGORY INFORMATION:
15. NC SAM Zone: ❑ Mountains (M) ® Piedmont (P) ❑ Inner Coastal Plain (1) ❑ Outer Coastal Plain (0)
16. Estimated geomorphic ®A\ , ❑B
valley shape (skip for
Tidal Marsh Stream): (more sinuous stream, flatter valley slope) (less sinuous stream, steeper valley slope)
17. Watershed size: (skip ®Size 1 (< 0.1 mil) ❑Size 2 (0.1 to < 0.5 mil) ❑Size 3 (0.5 to < 5 mil) ❑Size 4 (>_ 5 mil)
for Tidal Marsh Stream)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
18. Were regulatory considerations evaluated? ®Yes ❑No If Yes, check all that apply to the assessment area.
❑Section 10 water ❑Classified Trout Waters ❑Water Supply Watershed (❑I ❑II ❑III ❑IV ❑V)
❑Essential Fish Habitat ❑Primary Nursery Area ❑ High Quality Waters/Outstanding Resource Waters
❑Publicly owned property ❑NCDWR Riparian buffer rule in effect ❑Nutrient Sensitive Waters
❑Anadromous fish ❑303(d) List ❑CAMA Area of Environmental Concern (AEC)
❑Documented presence of a federal and/or state listed protected species within the assessment area.
List species:
❑Designated Critical Habitat (list species)
19. Are additional stream information/supplementary measurements included in "Notes/Sketch" section or attached? ®Yes ❑No
1. Channel Water — assessment reach metric (skip for Size 1 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
®A Water throughout assessment reach.
❑B No flow, water in pools only.
❑C No water in assessment reach.
2. Evidence of Flow Restriction — assessment reach metric
❑A At least 10% of assessment reach in -stream habitat or riffle -pool sequence is severely affected by a flow restriction or fill to the
point of obstructing flow or a channel choked with aquatic macrophytes or ponded water or impoundment on flood or ebb within
the assessment reach (examples: undersized or perched culverts, causeways that constrict the channel, tidal gates, debris jams,
beaver dams).
®B Not
3. Feature Pattern — assessment reach metric
❑A A majority of the assessment reach has altered pattern (examples: straightening, modification above or below culvert).
®B Not
4. Feature Longitudinal Profile — assessment reach metric
®A Majority of assessment reach has a substantially altered stream profile (examples: channel down -cutting, existing damming, over
widening, active aggradation, dredging, and excavation where appropriate channel profile has not reformed from any of these
disturbances).
❑B Not
5. Signs of Active Instability — assessment reach metric
Consider only current instability, not past events from which the stream has currently recovered. Examples of instability include
active bank failure, active channel down -cutting (head -cut), active widening, and artificial hardening (such as concrete, gabion, rip -rap).
®A < 10% of channel unstable
❑B 10 to 25% of channel unstable
❑C > 25% of channel unstable

6. Streamside Area Interaction — streamside area metric
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB).
LB RB
❑A ❑A
Little or no evidence of conditions that adversely affect reference interaction
❑B ❑B
Moderate evidence of conditions (examples: berms, levees, down -cutting, aggradation, dredging) that adversely affect
reference interaction (examples: limited streamside area access, disruption of flood flows through streamside area, leaky
or intermittent bulkheads, causeways with floodplain constriction, minor ditching [including mosquito ditching])
®C ®C
Extensive evidence of conditions that adversely affect reference interaction (little to no floodplain/intertidal zone access
[examples: causeways with floodplain and channel constriction, bulkheads, retaining walls, fill, stream incision, disruption
of flood flows through streamside area] or too much floodplain/intertidal zone access [examples: impoundments, intensive
mosquito ditching]) or floodplain/intertidal zone unnaturally absent or assessment reach is a man-made feature on an
interstream divide
Water Quality Stressors — assessment reach/intertidal zone metric
Check all that apply.
❑A Discolored water in stream or intertidal zone (milky white, blue, unnatural water discoloration, oil sheen, stream foam)
®B Excessive sedimentation (burying of stream features or intertidal zone)
❑C Noticeable evidence of pollutant discharges entering the assessment reach and causing a water quality problem
❑D Odor (not including natural sulfide odors)
❑E Current published or collected data indicating degraded water quality in the assessment reach. Cite source in "Notes/Sketch"
section.
OF Livestock with access to stream or intertidal zone
❑G Excessive algae in stream or intertidal zone
❑H Degraded marsh vegetation in the intertidal zone (removal, burning, regular mowing, destruction, etc)
❑1 Other: (explain in "Notes/Sketch" section)
❑J Little to no stressors
8. Recent Weather — watershed metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
For Size 1 or 2 streams, D1 drought or higher is considered a drought; for Size 3 or 4 streams, D2 drought or higher is considered a drought.
❑A Drought conditions and no rainfall or rainfall not exceeding 1 inch within the last 48 hours
®B Drought conditions and rainfall exceeding 1 inch within the last 48 hours
❑C No drought conditions
9. Large or Dangerous Stream — assessment reach metric
❑Yes ®No Is stream is too large or dangerous to assess? If Yes, skip to Metric 13 (Streamside Area Ground Surface Condition).
10. Natural In -stream Habitat Types — assessment reach metric
10a. ❑Yes ®No Degraded in -stream habitat over majority of the assessment reach (examples of stressors include excessive
sedimentation, mining, excavation, in -stream hardening [for example, rip -rap], recent dredging, and snagging)
(evaluate for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams only, then skip to Metric 12)
10b. Check all that occur (occurs if > 5% coverage of assessment reach) (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams)
❑A Multiple aquatic macrophytes and aquatic mosses 0 ❑F 5% oysters or other natural hard bottoms
(include liverworts, lichens, and algal mats) M ❑G Submerged aquatic vegetation
❑B Multiple sticks and/or leaf packs and/or emergent o 2 ❑H Low -tide refugia (pools)
vegetation Y LC El Sand bottom
❑C Multiple snags and logs (including lap trees) t o ❑J 5% vertical bank along the marsh
®D 5% undercut banks and/or root mats and/or roots ❑K Little or no habitat
in banks extend to the normal wetted perimeter
❑E Little or no habitat
*********************************REMAINING QUESTIONS ARE NOT APPLICABLE FOR TIDAL MARSH STREAMS****************************
11. Bedform and Substrate —assessment reach metric (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
1la. ❑Yes ®No Is assessment reach in a natural sand -bed stream? (skip for Coastal Plain streams)
11 b. Bedform evaluated. Check the appropriate box(es).
®A Riffle -run section (evaluate 11c)
❑B Pool -glide section (evaluate 11d)
❑C Natural bedform absent (skip to Metric 12, Aquatic Life)
11c. In riffle sections, check all that occur below the normal wetted perimeter of the assessment reach — whether or not submerged. Check
at least one box in each row (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams). Not Present (NP) = absent, Rare
(R) = present but < 10%, Common (C) _ > 10-40%, Abundant (A) _ > 40-70%, Predominant (P) _ > 70%. Cumulative percentages
should not exceed 100% for each assessment reach.
NP R C A P
® ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Bedrock/saprolite
® ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Boulder (256 — 4096 mm)
® ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Cobble (64 — 256 mm)
❑ ® ❑ ❑ ❑ Gravel (2 — 64 mm)
❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ® Sand (.062 — 2 mm)
❑ ❑ ® ❑ ❑ Silt/clay (< 0.062 mm)
❑ ® ❑ ❑ ❑ Detritus
® ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Artificial (rip -rap, concrete, etc.)
11d. ❑Yes ❑No Are pools filled with sediment? (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)

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

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

Draft NC SAM Stream Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 2.1
Stream Site Name UT3 — Reach 2
Stream Category Pal
Date of Assessment 12/08/2022
Assessor Name/Organization S. Law/Wildlands
Notes of Field Assessment Form (Y/N) NO
Presence of regulatory considerations (Y/N) NO
Additional stream information/supplementary measurements included (Y/N) YES
NC SAM feature type (perennial, intermittent, Tidal Marsh Stream) Perennial
USACE/ NCDWR
Function Class Rating Summary
All Streams Intermittent
(1) Hydrology
LOW
(2) Baseflow
MEDIUM
(2) Flood Flow
LOW
(3) Streamside Area Attenuation
LOW
(4) Floodplain Access
LOW
(4) Wooded Riparian Buffer
LOW
(4) Microtopography
LOW
(3) Stream Stability
MEDIUM
(4) Channel Stability
HIGH
(4) Sediment Transport
LOW
(4) Stream Geomorphology
MEDIUM
(2) Stream/Intertidal Zone Interaction
NA
(2) Longitudinal Tidal Flow
NA
(2) Tidal Marsh Stream Stability
NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Channel Stability
NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Stream Geomorphology
NA
(1) Water Quality
LOW
(2) Baseflow
MEDIUM
(2) Streamside Area Vegetation
LOW
(3) Upland Pollutant Filtration
LOW
(3) Thermoregulation
LOW
(2) Indicators of Stressors
YES
(2) Aquatic Life Tolerance
LOW
(2) Intertidal Zone Filtration
NA
(1) Habitat
LOW
(2) In -stream Habitat
LOW
(3) Baseflow
MEDIUM
(3) Substrate
LOW
(3) Stream Stability
MEDIUM
(3) In -stream Habitat
LOW
(2) Stream -side Habitat
LOW
(3) Stream -side Habitat
LOW
(3) Thermoregulation
LOW
(2) Tidal Marsh In -stream Habitat
NA
(3) Flow Restriction
NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Stream Stability
NA
(4) Tidal Marsh Channel Stability
NA
(4) Tidal Marsh Stream Geomorphology
NA
(3) Tidal Marsh In -stream Habitat
NA
(2) Intertidal Zone
NA
Overall
LOW

Appendix 4
Jurisdictional Determination and Wetland Data Forms

Sydni Law
From: Capito, Rachel A CIV USARMY CESAW (USA) < [e-mail] >
Sent: Friday, June 30, 2023 2:25 PM
To: Sydni Law
Subject: SAW-2022-02401 Dirty Boots
Attachments: do map Figure 3 Site Map_20230630.pdf
On January 4, 2023, we received information from you requesting the Wilmington District, Regulatory Division review
and concur with the boundaries of an aquatic resource delineation.
We have reviewed the information provided by you concerning the aquatic resources, and by copy of this e-mail, are
confirming that the aquatic resources delineation has been verified by the Corps to be a sufficiently accurate and
reliable representation of the location and extent of aquatic resources within the identified review area. The location
and extent of these aquatic resources are shown on the delineation map, labeled Figure 3 Dirty Boots Mitigation Site
and dated 6/30/2023 (with revisions from original submission).
Regulatory Guidance Letter (RGL) 16-01
https:Husace.contentdm.ocic.org/utils/getfile/collection/pl602lcoII9/id/1256 provides guidance for Jurisdictional
Determinations (JD) and states "The Corps generally does not issue a JD of any type where no JD has been requested".
At this time we are only verifying the delineation. This delineation may be relied upon for use in the permit evaluation
process, including determining compensatory mitigation. "This verification does not address nor include any
consideration for geographic jurisdiction on aquatic resources and shall not be interpreted as such. This delineation
verification is not an Approved Jurisdictional Determination (AJD) and is not an appealable action under the Regulatory
Program Administrative Appeal Process (33 CFR Part 331). However, you may request an AJD, which is an appealable
action.
If you wish to receive a Preliminary Jurisdictional Determination (PJD), or an Approved Jurisdictional Determination (AJD)
please respond accordingly, otherwise nothing further is required and we will not provide any additional
documentation.
The delineation included herein has been conducted to identify the location and extent of the aquatic resource
boundaries and/or the jurisdictional status of aquatic resources for purposes of the Clean Water Act for the particular
site identified in this request. This delineation may not be valid for the Wetland Conservation Provisions of the Food
Security Act of 1985, as amended. If you or your tenant are USDA program participants, or anticipate participation in
USDA programs, you should discuss the applicability of a certified wetland determination with the local USDA service
center, prior to starting work.
Please let me know if you have any additional questions.
Thanks,
Rachel
Rachel Capito
Regulatory Project Manager
Wilmington District
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
3331 Heritage Trade Drive, Suite 105
Wake Forest, NC 27587

919.440.1823

Figure 3. Site Map
W I L D L A N D S Dirty Boots Mitigation Site
0 300 Feet Cape Fear River Basin (03030003)
ENGINEERING I i i i I
Chatham County, NC

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers OMB Control #: 0710-0024, Exp:1113012024
WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA SHEET — Eastern Mountains and Piedmont Region Requirement Control Symbol EXEMPT.
See ERDC/EL TR-12-9; the proponent agency is CECW-CO-R (Authority: AR 335-15, paragraph 5-2a)
Project/Site: Dirty Boots Mitigation Site City/County: Siler City/Chatham Sampling Date: 12/08/2022
Applicant/Owner: Wildlands Engineering State: NC Sampling Point: DP1
Investigator(s): S. Law Section, Township, Range: n/a
Landform (hillside, terrace, etc.): Swale Local relief (concave, convex, none): Concave Slope (%): 1-2%
Subregion (LRR or MLRA): LRR P, MLRA 136 Lat: 35.637066 Long:-79.420622 Datum: NAD83
Soil Map Unit Name: CkC: Cid silt loam, 6-10% slopes NWI classification: Upland
Are climatic / hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? Yes No X (If no, explain in Remarks.)
Are Vegetation Soil or Hydrology significantly disturbed? Are "Normal Circumstances" present? Yes X No
Are Vegetation Soil or Hydrology naturally problematic? (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.)
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS — Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc.
Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes X No Is the Sampled Area
Hydric Soil Present? Yes X No within a Wetland? Yes X No
Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes X No
Remarks:
The sampling point was taken in a backwater wetland that drains to an emergent wetland above a manmade pond. The wetland area extends along the
toe slope in the floodplain of a stream and receives overbank flooding during precipitation events, allowing water to bypass the streambend.According to
the Antecendent Precipitation Tool, conditions onsite were normal with a moderate PDSI drought index. According to NOAA precipitation data from local
weather stations, approximately 0.1" of rainfall were received 48 hours prior to sampling.
HYDROLOGY
Wetland Hydrology Indicators:
Secondary Indicators (minimum of two required)
Primary Indicators (minimum of one is required: check all that apply)
—Surface Soil Cracks (136)
—Surface Water (Al) _True
Aquatic Plants (B14)
—Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (138)
_ High Water Table (A2) —Hydrogen
Sulfide Odor (Cl)
X Drainage Patterns (1310)
—Saturation (A3) —Oxidized
Rhizospheres on Living Roots (C3)
—Moss Trim Lines (1316)
—Water Marks (131) —Presence
of Reduced Iron (C4)
_ Dry -Season Water Table (C2)
X Sediment Deposits (132) —Recent
Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6)
—Crayfish Burrows (C8)
X Drift Deposits (133) _Thin
Muck Surface (C7)
_Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9)
_Algal Mat or Crust (134) —Other
(Explain in Remarks)
—Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1)
—Iron Deposits (135)
X Geomorphic Position (D2)
_ Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (137)
—Shallow Aquitard (D3)
—Water-Stained Leaves (139)
_ Microtopographic Relief (D4)
Aquatic Fauna (1313)
FAC-Neutral Test (D5)
Field Observations:
Surface Water Present? Yes No
X Depth (inches):
Water Table Present? Yes No
X Depth (inches):
Saturation Present? Yes X No
Depth (inches): 14
Wetland
Hydrology Present? Yes X No
(includes capillary fringe)
Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available:
Remarks:
ENG FORM 6116-4, JUL 2018 Eastern Mountains and Piedmont — Version 2.0

VEGETATION (Four Strata) - Use scientific names of plants.
Sampling Point: DP1
Absolute
Dominant
Indicator
Tree Stratum (Plot size: 30ft )
% Cover
Species?
Status
Dominance Test worksheet:
1.
Quercus phellos
20
Yes
FAC
Number of Dominant Species
2.
Acerrubrum
15
Yes
FAC
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 6 (A)
3.
Ulmus rubra
15
Yes
FAC
Total Number of Dominant
4.
Ulmus americana
10
No
FACW
Species Across All Strata: 7 (B)
5.
Liquidambar styraciflua
5
No
FAC
Percent of Dominant Species
6.
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 85.7% (A/B)
7.
Prevalence Index worksheet:
65
=Total Cover
Total % Cover of: Multiply by:
50% of total cover:
33
20% of total cover:
13
OBL species x 1 =
Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size: 15ft
)
FACW species x 2 =
1.
Carpinus caroliniana
15
Yes
FAC
FAC species x 3 =
2.
Ulmus rubra
15
Yes
FAC
FACU species x 4 =
3.
Acerrubrum
10
Yes
FAC
UPL species x 5 =
4.
Juniperus virginiana
8
No
FACU
Column Totals: (A) (B)
5.
Prevalence Index = B/A =
6.
Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
7.
_ 1 - Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
8.
X 2 - Dominance Test is >50%
9.
3 - Prevalence Index is :53.0'
48
=Total Cover
_
4 - Morphological Adaptations' (Provide supporting
50% of total cover:
24
20% of total cover:
10
data in Remarks or on a separate sheet)
Herb Stratum (Plot size: 5ft )
-Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation' (Explain)
1.
Poa annua
50
Yes
FACU
'Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must be
2.
Stellaria media
15
No
UPL
present, unless disturbed or problematic.
Definitions of Four Vegetation Strata:
3. Lamium purpureum 15 No UPL
4.
Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides
10
No
FACW
Tree - Woody plants, excluding vines, 3 in. (7.6 cm) or
5.
Schedonorus arundinaceus
8
No
FACU
more in diameter at breast height (DBH), regardless of
6
height.
7.
Sapling/Shrub - Woody plants, excluding vines, less
8.
than 3 in. DBH and greater than or equal to 3.28 ft (1
9.
m) tall.
10.
Herb - All herbaceous (non -woody) plants, regardless
11.
of size, and woody plants less than 3.28 ft tall.
98
=Total Cover
Woody Vine - All woody vines greater than 3.28 ft in
50% of total cover:
49
20% of total cover:
20
height.
Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size: 30ft )
1.
Vitis rotundifolia
2
No
FAC
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hydrophytic
2
=Total Cover
Vegetation
50% of total cover:
1
20% of total cover:
1
Present? Yes X No
Remarks: (Include photo numbers here or on a separate sheet.)
ENG FORM 6116-4, JUL 2018 Eastern Mountains and Piedmont - Version 2.0

SOIL Sampling Point: DP1
Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators.)
Depth Matrix
Redox Features
(inches) Color (moist) %
Color (moist) % Type' Loc2
Texture Remarks
0-8 10YR 4/2 95
10YR 3/4 5 C PL
Loamy/Clayey Distinct redox concentrations
8-14 2.5Y 6/2 90
10YR 4/3 10 C PL
Loamy/Clayey Distinct redox concentrations
14-24 2.5Y 7/1 85
10YR 6/6 15 C M
Loamy/Clayey Prominent redox concentrations
Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced
Matrix, MS=Masked Sand Grains.
2Location: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix.
Hydric Soil Indicators:
Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils3:
_ Histosol (Al)
_ Polyvalue Below Surface (S8) (MLRA 147, 148) _ 2 cm Muck (A10) (MLRA 147)
_ Histic Epipedon (A2)
_Thin Dark Surface (S9) (MLRA 147, 148)
—Coast Prairie Redox (A16)
—Black Histic (A3)
—Loamy Mucky Mineral (F1) (MLRA 136)
(MLRA 147, 148)
_ Hydrogen Sulfide (A4)
—Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2)
—Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19)
_Stratified Layers (A5)
X Depleted Matrix (F3)
(MLRA 136, 147)
_ 2 cm Muck (A10) (LRR N)
_ Redox Dark Surface (F6)
—Red Parent Material (F21)
_ Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11)
_ Depleted Dark Surface (F7)
(outside MLRA 127, 147, 148)
_Thick Dark Surface (Al2)
_ Redox Depressions (F8)
—Very Shallow Dark Surface (F22)
—Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1)
_ Iron -Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR N,
—Other (Explain in Remarks)
_Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4)
MLRA 136)
—Sandy Redox (S5)
_ Umbric Surface (F13) (MLRA 122, 136)
3Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and
—Stripped Matrix (S6)
—Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 148)
wetland hydrology must be present,
Dark Surface (S7)
Red Parent Material (F21) (MLRA 127, 147, 148) unless disturbed or problematic.
Restrictive Layer (if observed):
Type:
Depth (inches):
Hydric Soil Present? Yes X No
Remarks:
The sampled area is not located in an isolated depression and therefore, does not meet the requirements of hydric soil indicator F8
ENG FORM 6116-4, JUL 2018 Eastern Mountains and Piedmont — Version 2.0

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers OMB Control #: 0710-0024, Exp:1113012024
WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA SHEET — Eastern Mountains and Piedmont Region Requirement Control Symbol EXEMPT.
See ERDC/EL TR-12-9; the proponent agency is CECW-CO-R (Authority: AR 335-15, paragraph 5-2a)
Project/Site: Dirty Boots Mitigation Site
City/County: Siler City/Chatham
Sampling Date:
12/08/2022
Applicant/Owner: Wildlands Engineering
State: NC
Sampling Point:
DP2
Investigator(s): S. Law
Section, Township, Range: n/a
Landform (hillside, terrace, etc.): Terrace
Local relief (concave, convex, none): Concave
Slope (%):
0-1 %
Subregion (LRR or MLRA): LRR P, MLRA 136 Lat:
Long:
Datum:
NAD83
Soil Map Unit Name: CkC: Cid silt loam, 6-10% slopes
NWI classification: Upland
Are climatic / hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? Yes No X (If no, explain in Remarks.)
Are Vegetation Soil or Hydrology significantly disturbed? Are "Normal Circumstances" present? Yes X No
Are Vegetation Soil or Hydrology naturally problematic? (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.)
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS — Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc.
Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes No X Is the Sampled Area
Hydric Soil Present? Yes No X within a Wetland? Yes No X
Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes No X
Remarks:
The sampling point was taken on a floodplain terrace between a stream and a backwater wetland. According to the Antecendent Precipitation Tool,
conditions onsite were normal with a moderate PDSI drought index. According to NOAA precipitation data from local weather stations, approximately
0.1" of rainfall were received 48 hours prior to sampling.
HYDROLOGY
Wetland Hydrology Indicators:
Secondary Indicators (minimum of two required)
Primary Indicators (minimum of one is required: check all that apply)
—Surface Soil Cracks (136)
—Surface Water (Al) _True
Aquatic Plants (B14)
—Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (138)
_ High Water Table (A2) —Hydrogen
Sulfide Odor (Cl)
—Drainage Patterns (1310)
—Saturation (A3) —Oxidized
Rhizospheres on Living Roots (C3)
—Moss Trim Lines (1316)
—Water Marks (131) —Presence
of Reduced Iron (C4)
_ Dry -Season Water Table (C2)
—Sediment Deposits (132) —Recent
Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6)
—Crayfish Burrows (C8)
_ Drift Deposits (133) _Thin
Muck Surface (C7)
—Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9)
_Algal Mat or Crust (134) —Other
(Explain in Remarks)
—Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1)
—Iron Deposits (135)
X Geomorphic Position (D2)
_ Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (137)
—Shallow Aquitard (D3)
—Water-Stained Leaves (139)
_ Microtopographic Relief (D4)
Aquatic Fauna (1313)
FAC-Neutral Test (D5)
Field Observations:
Surface Water Present? Yes No
X Depth (inches):
Water Table Present? Yes No
X Depth (inches):
Saturation Present? Yes X No
Depth (inches): 15
Wetland
Hydrology Present? Yes No X
(includes capillary fringe)
Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available:
Remarks:
High water table was not observed despite recent rainfall.
ENG FORM 6116-4, JUL 2018 Eastern Mountains and Piedmont — Version 2.0

VEGETATION (Four Strata) - Use scientific names of plants.
Sampling Point: DP2
Absolute
Dominant
Indicator
Tree Stratum (Plot size: 30ft )
% Cover
Species?
Status
Dominance Test worksheet:
1.
Ulmus americana
10
Yes
FACW
Number of Dominant Species
2.
Ulmus rubra
8
Yes
FAC
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 3 (A)
3.
Acer negundo
5
Yes
FAC
Total Number of Dominant
4.
Species Across All Strata: 6 (B)
5.
Percent of Dominant Species
6.
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 50.0% (A/B)
7.
Prevalence Index worksheet:
23
=Total Cover
Total % Cover of: Multiply by:
50% of total cover:
12 20% of total cover:
5
OBL species 0 x 1 = 0
Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size: 15ft
)
FACW species 10 x 2 = 20
1.
N/A
FAC species 23 x 3 = 69
2.
FACU species 75 x 4 = 300
3.
UPL species 45 x 5 = 225
4.
Column Totals: 153 (A) 614 (B)
5.
Prevalence Index = B/A = 4.01
6.
Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
7.
1 - Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
8.
2 - Dominance Test is >50%
9.
3 - Prevalence Index is :53.0'
=Total Cover
_
4 - Morphological Adaptations' (Provide supporting
50% of total cover:
20% of total cover:
data in Remarks or on a separate sheet)
Herb Stratum (Plot size: 5ft )
-Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation' (Explain)
1.
Schedonorus arundinaceus
30
Yes
FACU
'Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must be
2.
Cynodon dactylon
30
Yes
FACU
present, unless disturbed or problematic.
Definitions of Four Vegetation Strata:
3. Stellaria media 25 Yes UPL
4.
Lamium purpureum
20
No
UPL
Tree - Woody plants, excluding vines, 3 in. (7.6 cm) or
5.
Allium vineale
15
No
FACU
more in diameter at breast height (DBH), regardless of
6.
Rubus pensilvanicus
10
No
FAC
height.
7
Sapling/Shrub - Woody plants, excluding vines, less
8.
than 3 in. DBH and greater than or equal to 3.28 ft (1
9.
m) tall.
10.
Herb - All herbaceous (non -woody) plants, regardless
11.
of size, and woody plants less than 3.28 ft tall.
130
=Total Cover
Woody Vine - All woody vines greater than 3.28 ft in
50% of total cover:
65 20% of total cover:
26
height.
Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size: 30ft )
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hydrophytic
=Total Cover
Vegetation
50% of total cover:
20% of total cover:
Present? Yes No X
Remarks: (Include photo numbers here or on a separate sheet.)
ENG FORM 6116-4, JUL 2018 Eastern Mountains and Piedmont - Version 2.0

SOIL Sampling Point: DP2
Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators.)
Depth Matrix
Redox Features
(inches) Color (moist) %
Color (moist) % Type' Loc2
Texture Remarks
0-2 10YR 3/2 100
Loamy/Clayey
2-10 10YR 4/3 98
10YR 3/4 2 C M
Loamy/Clayey Faint redox concentrations
10-15 10YR 5/4 90
10YR 4/6 10 C PL/M
Loamy/Clayey Distinct redox concentrations
15-22 10YR 6/3 75
10YR 5/8 20 C PL
Loamy/Clayey Prominent redox concentrations
10YR 3/2 5 C M
Distinct redox concentrations
22-24 2.5Y 7/1 75
10YR 4/6 25 C M
Loamy/Clayey Prominent redox concentrations
Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, MS=Masked Sand Grains.
2Location: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix.
Hydric Soil Indicators:
Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils3:
_ Histosol (Al)
_ Polyvalue Below Surface (S8) (MLRA 147, 148) _ 2 cm Muck (A10) (MLRA 147)
_ Histic Epipedon (A2)
_Thin Dark Surface (S9) (MLRA 147, 148) —Coast Prairie Redox (A16)
—Black Histic (A3)
—Loamy Mucky Mineral (F1) (MLRA 136)
(MLRA 147, 148)
_ Hydrogen Sulfide (A4)
—Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2)
—Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19)
—Stratified Layers (A5)
_ Depleted Matrix (F3)
(MLRA 136, 147)
_ 2 cm Muck (A10) (LRR N)
_ Redox Dark Surface (F6)
—Red Parent Material (F21)
_ Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11)
_ Depleted Dark Surface (F7)
(outside MLRA 127, 147, 148)
_Thick Dark Surface (Al2)
_ Redox Depressions (F8)
_Very Shallow Dark Surface (F22)
—Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1)
_ Iron -Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR N,
—Other (Explain in Remarks)
_Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4)
MLRA 136)
—Sandy Redox (S5)
_ Umbric Surface (F13) (MLRA 122, 136)
3Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and
—Stripped Matrix (S6)
—Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 148) wetland hydrology must be present,
Dark Surface (S7)
Red Parent Material (F21) (MLRA 127,
147, 148) unless disturbed or problematic.
Restrictive Layer (if observed):
Type:
Depth (inches):
Hydric Soil Present? Yes No X
Remarks
ENG FORM 6116-4, JUL 2018 Eastern Mountains and Piedmont — Version 2.0

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers OMB Control #: 0710-0024, Exp:1113012024
WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA SHEET — Eastern Mountains and Piedmont Region Requirement Control Symbol EXEMPT.
See ERDC/EL TR-12-9; the proponent agency is CECW-CO-R (Authority: AR 335-15, paragraph 5-2a)
Project/Site: Dirty Boots Mitigation Site City/County: Bonlee/Chatham Sampling Date: 12/01/2022
Applicant/Owner: Wildlands Engineering State: NC Sampling Point: DP3
Investigator(s): S. Law Section, Township, Range: n/a
Landform (hillside, terrace, etc.): Swale Local relief (concave, convex, none): Concave Slope (%): 1-2%
Subregion (LRR or MLRA): LRR P, MLRA 136 Lat: 35.637747 Long:-79.423263 Datum: NAD83
Soil Map Unit Name: CmB: Cid-Lignum complex, 2-6% slopes NWI classification: Upland
Are climatic / hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? Yes No X (If no, explain in Remarks.)
Are Vegetation Soil or Hydrology significantly disturbed? Are "Normal Circumstances" present? Yes X No
Are Vegetation Soil or Hydrology naturally problematic? (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.)
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS — Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc.
Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes X No Is the Sampled Area
Hydric Soil Present? Yes X No within a Wetland? Yes X No
Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes X No
Remarks:
The sampling point was taken in a swale adjacent to a stream in an active cattle pasture. According to the Antecendent Precipitation Tool, conditions
onsite were normal with a moderate PDSI drought index. According to NOAA precipitation data from local weather stations, approximately 0.8" of rainfall
were received 24 hours prior to sampling.
HYDROLOGY
Wetland Hydrology Indicators:
Secondary Indicators (minimum of two required)
Primary Indicators (minimum of one is required: check all that apply)
—Surface Soil Cracks (136)
—Surface Water (Al) _True
Aquatic Plants (B14)
—Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (138)
_ High Water Table (A2) —Hydrogen
Sulfide Odor (Cl)
—Drainage Patterns (1310)
—Saturation (A3) X
Oxidized Rhizospheres on Living Roots (C3)
—Moss Trim Lines (1316)
—Water Marks (131) —Presence
of Reduced Iron (C4)
_ Dry -Season Water Table (C2)
—Sediment Deposits (132) —Recent
Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6)
—Crayfish Burrows (C8)
_ Drift Deposits (133) _Thin
Muck Surface (C7)
X Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9)
_Algal Mat or Crust (134) —Other
(Explain in Remarks)
—Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1)
—Iron Deposits (135)
X Geomorphic Position (D2)
_ Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (137)
—Shallow Aquitard (D3)
—Water-Stained Leaves (139)
_ Microtopographic Relief (D4)
Aquatic Fauna (1313)
X FAC-Neutral Test (D5)
Field Observations:
Surface Water Present? Yes No
X Depth (inches):
Water Table Present? Yes No
X Depth (inches):
Saturation Present? Yes X No
Depth (inches): 22
Wetland
Hydrology Present? Yes X No
(includes capillary fringe)
Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available:
Remarks:
Saturation visible on multiple aerial images available from Google Earth from 2022 back to 1993.
ENG FORM 6116-4, JUL 2018 Eastern Mountains and Piedmont — Version 2.0

VEGETATION (Four Strata) - Use scientific names of plants.
Sampling Point: DP3
Absolute Dominant
Indicator
Tree Stratum (Plot size: 30ft )
% Cover Species?
Status
Dominance Test worksheet:
1. N/A
Number of Dominant Species
2.
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 1 (A)
3.
Total Number of Dominant
4.
Species Across All Strata: 1 (B)
5.
Percent of Dominant Species
6.
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 100.0% (A/B)
7.
Prevalence Index worksheet:
=Total Cover
Total % Cover of: Multiply by:
50% of total cover:
20% of total cover:
OBL species 0 x 1 = 0
Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size: 15ft
)
FACW species 70 x 2 = 140
1. N/A
FAC species 0 x 3 = 0
2.
FACU species 30 x 4 = 120
3.
UPL species 0 x 5 = 0
4.
Column Totals: 100 (A) 260 (B)
5.
Prevalence Index = B/A = 2.60
6.
Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
7.
_ 1 - Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
8.
X 2 - Dominance Test is >50%
9.
X 3 - Prevalence Index is :53.0'
=Total Cover
4 - Morphological Adaptations' (Provide supporting
50% of total cover:
20% of total cover:
data in Remarks or on a separate sheet)
Herb Stratum (Plot size: 5ft )
-Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation' (Explain)
1. Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides
65 Yes
FACW
'Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must be
2. Allium vineale
15 No
FACU
present, unless disturbed or problematic.
Definitions of Four Vegetation Strata:
3. Schedonorus arundinaceus 15 No FACU
4. Juncus effusus
5 No
FACW
Tree - Woody plants, excluding vines, 3 in. (7.6 cm) or
5.
more in diameter at breast height (DBH), regardless of
6
height.
7.
Sapling/Shrub - Woody plants, excluding vines, less
8.
than 3 in. DBH and greater than or equal to 3.28 ft (1
9.
m) tall.
10.
Herb - All herbaceous (non -woody) plants, regardless
11.
of size, and woody plants less than 3.28 ft tall.
100 =Total Cover
Woody Vine - All woody vines greater than 3.28 ft in
50% of total cover:
50 20% of total cover:
20
height.
Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size: 30ft )
1. N/A
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hydrophytic
=Total Cover
Vegetation
50% of total cover:
20% of total cover:
Present? Yes X No
Remarks: (Include photo numbers here or on a separate sheet.)
The prevalence index was calculated since there is only one stratum dominated by one species. Dead pokeweed (Phytolacca americana), dogfennel
(Eupatorium capillifolium), and rough cocklebur (Xanthium strumarium) were noted in approximately 25% of the sampling area, as well as a dead
Persicaria spp. in approximately 5% of the sampling area.
ENG FORM 6116-4, JUL 2018 Eastern Mountains and Piedmont - Version 2.0

SOIL Sampling Point: DP3
Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators.)
Depth Matrix
Redox Features
(inches) Color (moist) %
Color (moist) % Type' Loc2
Texture Remarks
0-1 10YR 3/2 100
Loamy/Clayey-
1-4 10YR 5/2 80
7.5YR 3/4 20 C PL
Loamy/Clayey Distinct redox concentrations
4-14 2.5Y 6/1 60
7.5YR 4/6 35 C PL
Loamy/Clayey Prominent redox concentrations
7.5YR 3/4 5 M
Concretions
14-22 2.5Y 6/1 70
7.5YR 4/6 25 C PL
Loamy/Clayey Prominent redox concentrations
7.5YR 4/6 5 M
Concretions
22-24 2.5Y 6/1 75
7.5YR 4/6 25 C PL
Loamy/Clayey Prominent redox concentrations
Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, MS=Masked Sand Grains.
2Location: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix.
Hydric Soil Indicators:
Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils3:
_ Histosol (Al)
_ Polyvalue Below Surface (S8) (MLRA 147, 148) _ 2 cm Muck (A10) (MLRA 147)
_ Histic Epipedon (A2)
_Thin Dark Surface (S9) (MLRA 147, 148)
—Coast Prairie Redox (A16)
—Black Histic (A3)
—Loamy Mucky Mineral (F1) (MLRA 136)
(MLRA 147, 148)
_ Hydrogen Sulfide (A4)
—Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2)
—Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19)
_Stratified Layers (A5)
X Depleted Matrix (F3)
(MLRA 136, 147)
_ 2 cm Muck (A10) (LRR N)
_ Redox Dark Surface (F6)
—Red Parent Material (F21)
X Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11)
_ Depleted Dark Surface (F7)
(outside MLRA 127, 147, 148)
_Thick Dark Surface (Al2)
_ Redox Depressions (F8)
_Very Shallow Dark Surface (F22)
—Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1)
_ Iron -Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR N,
—Other (Explain in Remarks)
_Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4)
MLRA 136)
—Sandy Redox (S5)
_ Umbric Surface (F13) (MLRA 122, 136)
3Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and
—Stripped Matrix (S6)
—Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 148)
wetland hydrology must be present,
Dark Surface (S7)
Red Parent Material (F21) (MLRA 127, 147, 148) unless disturbed or problematic.
Restrictive Layer (if observed):
Type:
Depth (inches):
Hydric Soil Present? Yes X No
Remarks:
The sampled area is not located within an isolated and therefore, does not meet the requirements of hydric soil indicator F8.
The sampled area is located in an abandoned floodplain and therefore, does not meet the requirements of hydric soil indicator F19
ENG FORM 6116-4, JUL 2018 Eastern Mountains and Piedmont — Version 2.0

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers OMB Control #: 0710-0024, Exp:1113012024
WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA SHEET — Eastern Mountains and Piedmont Region Requirement Control Symbol EXEMPT.
See ERDC/EL TR-12-9; the proponent agency is CECW-CO-R (Authority: AR 335-15, paragraph 5-2a)
Project/Site: Dirty Boots Mitigation Site
City/County: Siler City/Chatham
Sampling Date:
12/08/2022
Applicant/Owner: Wildlands Engineering
State: NC
Sampling Point:
DP4
Investigator(s): S. Law
Section, Township, Range: n/a
Landform (hillside, terrace, etc.): Sideslope
Local relief (concave, convex, none): Concave
Slope (%):
6-8%
Subregion (LRR or MLRA): LRR P, MLRA 136 Lat: 35.637772
Long:-79.423108
Datum:
NAD83
Soil Map Unit Name: CmB: Cid-Lignum complex, 2-6% slopes
NWI classification: Upland
Are climatic / hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? Yes No X (If no, explain in Remarks.)
Are Vegetation Soil or Hydrology significantly disturbed? Are "Normal Circumstances" present? Yes X No
Are Vegetation Soil or Hydrology naturally problematic? (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.)
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS — Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc.
Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes No X Is the Sampled Area
Hydric Soil Present? Yes No X within a Wetland? Yes No X
Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes No X
Remarks:
The sampling point was taken on a sideslope above a palustrine emergent wetland and in an active cattle pasture. According to the Antecendent
Precipitation Tool, conditions onsite were normal with a moderate PDSI drought index. According to NOAA precipitation data from local weather
stations, approximately 0.1" of rainfall were received 48 hours prior to sampling.
HYDROLOGY
Wetland Hydrology Indicators:
Secondary Indicators (minimum of two required)
Primary Indicators (minimum of one is required: check all that apply)
—Surface Soil Cracks (136)
—Surface Water (Al)
_True Aquatic Plants (B14)
—Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (138)
_ High Water Table (A2)
—Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (Cl)
—Drainage Patterns (1310)
—Saturation (A3)
—Oxidized Rhizospheres on Living Roots (C3)
—Moss Trim Lines (1316)
—Water Marks (131)
—Presence of Reduced Iron (C4)
_ Dry -Season Water Table (C2)
—Sediment Deposits (132)
—Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6)
—Crayfish Burrows (C8)
_ Drift Deposits (133)
_Thin Muck Surface (C7)
—Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9)
_Algal Mat or Crust (134)
—Other (Explain in Remarks)
—Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1)
_Iron Deposits (135)
_Geomorphic Position (D2)
_ Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (137)
—Shallow Aquitard (D3)
—Water-Stained Leaves (139)
_ Microtopographic Relief (D4)
Aquatic Fauna (1313)
FAC-Neutral Test (D5)
Field Observations:
Surface Water Present? Yes
No X Depth (inches):
Water Table Present? Yes
No X Depth (inches):
Saturation Present? Yes
No X Depth (inches):
Wetland
Hydrology Present? Yes No X
(includes capillary fringe)
Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available:
Remarks:
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VEGETATION (Four Strata) - Use scientific names of plants.
Sampling Point: DP4
Absolute Dominant
Indicator
Tree Stratum (Plot size: 30ft )
% Cover Species?
Status
Dominance Test worksheet:
1.
N/A
Number of Dominant Species
2.
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 0 (A)
3.
Total Number of Dominant
4.
Species Across All Strata: 2 (B)
5.
Percent of Dominant Species
6.
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 0.0% (A/B)
7.
Prevalence Index worksheet:
=Total Cover
Total % Cover of: Multiply by:
50% of total cover:
20% of total cover:
OBL species 0 x 1 = 0
Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size: 15ft
)
FACW species 18 x 2 = 36
1.
N/A
FAC species 0 x 3 = 0
2.
FACU species 80 x 4 = 320
3.
UPL species 0 x 5 = 0
4.
Column Totals: 98 (A) 356 (B)
5.
Prevalence Index = B/A = 3.63
6.
Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
7.
1 - Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
8.
2 - Dominance Test is >50%
9.
3 - Prevalence Index is :53.0'
=Total Cover
_
4 - Morphological Adaptations' (Provide supporting
50% of total cover:
20% of total cover:
data in Remarks or on a separate sheet)
Herb Stratum (Plot size: 5ft )
-Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation' (Explain)
1.
Schedonorus arundinaceus
40
Yes
FACU
'Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must be
2.
Trifolium repens
25
Yes
FACU
present, unless disturbed or problematic.
Definitions of Four Vegetation Strata:
3. Poa annua 15 No FACU
4.
Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides
10
No
FACW
Tree - Woody plants, excluding vines, 3 in. (7.6 cm) or
5.
Juncus effusus
8
No
FACW
more in diameter at breast height (DBH), regardless of
6
height.
7.
Sapling/Shrub - Woody plants, excluding vines, less
8.
than 3 in. DBH and greater than or equal to 3.28 ft (1
9.
m) tall.
10.
Herb - All herbaceous (non -woody) plants, regardless
11.
of size, and woody plants less than 3.28 ft tall.
98
=Total Cover
Woody Vine - All woody vines greater than 3.28 ft in
50% of total cover:
49
20% of total cover:
20
height.
Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size: 30ft )
1.
N/A
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hydrophytic
=Total Cover
Vegetation
50% of total cover:
20% of total cover:
Present? Yes No X
Remarks: (Include photo numbers here or on a separate sheet.)
ENG FORM 6116-4, JUL 2018 Eastern Mountains and Piedmont - Version 2.0

SOIL Sampling Point: DP4
Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators.)
Depth Matrix
Redox Features
(inches) Color (moist) %
Color (moist) % Type' Loc2
Texture Remarks
0-2 10YR 4/3 100
Loamy/Clayey-
2-8 2.5Y 7/3 65
10YR 5/8 30 C M
Loamy/Clayey Prominent redox concentrations
10YR 3/2 5 C M
Prominent redox concentrations
8-20 2.5Y 6/3 60
7.5YR 4/6 40 M
Loamy/Clayey Secondary matrix color
20-24 2.5Y 7/3 70
7.5YR 4/6 20 M
Loamy/Clayey Secondary matrix color
10YR 3/2 10 C M
Prominent redox concentrations
Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, MS=Masked Sand Grains.
2Location: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix.
Hydric Soil Indicators:
Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils3:
_ Histosol (Al)
_ Polyvalue Below Surface (S8) (MLRA 147, 148) _ 2 cm Muck (A10) (MLRA 147)
_ Histic Epipedon (A2)
_Thin Dark Surface (S9) (MLRA 147, 148)
—Coast Prairie Redox (A16)
—Black Histic (A3)
—Loamy Mucky Mineral (F1) (MLRA 136)
(MLRA 147, 148)
_ Hydrogen Sulfide (A4)
—Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2)
—Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19)
—Stratified Layers (A5)
_ Depleted Matrix (F3)
(MLRA 136, 147)
_ 2 cm Muck (A10) (LRR N)
_ Redox Dark Surface (F6)
—Red Parent Material (F21)
_ Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11)
_ Depleted Dark Surface (F7)
(outside MLRA 127, 147, 148)
_Thick Dark Surface (Al2)
_ Redox Depressions (F8)
_Very Shallow Dark Surface (F22)
—Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1)
_ Iron -Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR N,
—Other (Explain in Remarks)
_Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4)
MLRA 136)
—Sandy Redox (S5)
_ Umbric Surface (F13) (MLRA 122, 136)
3Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and
—Stripped Matrix (S6)
—Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 148)
wetland hydrology must be present,
Dark Surface (S7)
Red Parent Material (F21) (MLRA 127, 147, 148) unless disturbed or problematic.
Restrictive Layer (if observed):
Type:
Depth (inches):
Hydric Soil Present? Yes No X
Remarks:
The sampled area is not located within an isolated depression and therefore, does not meet the requirements of hydric soil indicator F8
ENG FORM 6116-4, JUL 2018 Eastern Mountains and Piedmont — Version 2.0

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers OMB Control #: 0710-0024, Exp:1113012024
WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA SHEET — Eastern Mountains and Piedmont Region Requirement Control Symbol EXEMPT.
See ERDC/EL TR-12-9; the proponent agency is CECW-CO-R (Authority: AR 335-15, paragraph 5-2a)
Project/Site: Dirty Boots Mitigation Site City/County: Siler City/Chatham Sampling Date: 12/08/2022
Applicant/Owner: Wildlands Engineering State: NC Sampling Point: DP5
Investigator(s): S. Law Section, Township, Range: n/a
Landform (hillside, terrace, etc.): Depression Local relief (concave, convex, none): Concave Slope (%): 3-5%
Subregion (LRR or MLRA): LRR P, MLRA 136 Lat: 35.636214 Long:-79.923935 Datum: NAD83
Soil Map Unit Name: CkC: Cid silt loam, 6-10% slopes NWI classification: Upland
Are climatic / hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? Yes No X (If no, explain in Remarks.)
Are Vegetation Soil or Hydrology significantly disturbed? Are "Normal Circumstances" present? Yes X No
Are Vegetation Soil or Hydrology naturally problematic? (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.)
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS — Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc.
Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes No X Is the Sampled Area
Hydric Soil Present? Yes No X within a Wetland? Yes No X
Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes No X
Remarks:
The sampling point was taken at the bottom of a swale in a depression within an abandoned floodplain. Drainage areas from the sampling area to the
adjacent stream were observed. According to the Antecendent Precipitation Tool, conditions onsite were normal with a moderate PDSI drought index
According to NOAA precipitation data from local weather stations, approximately 0.1" of rainfall were received 48 hours prior to sampling.
HYDROLOGY
Wetland Hydrology Indicators:
Secondary Indicators (minimum of two required)
Primary Indicators (minimum of one is required: check all that apply)
—Surface Soil Cracks (136)
—Surface Water (Al) _True
Aquatic Plants (B14)
—Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (138)
_ High Water Table (A2) —Hydrogen
Sulfide Odor (Cl)
—Drainage Patterns (1310)
—Saturation (A3) —Oxidized
Rhizospheres on Living Roots (C3)
—Moss Trim Lines (1316)
—Water Marks (131) —Presence
of Reduced Iron (C4)
_ Dry -Season Water Table (C2)
—Sediment Deposits (132) —Recent
Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6)
—Crayfish Burrows (C8)
_ Drift Deposits (133) _Thin
Muck Surface (C7)
—Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9)
_Algal Mat or Crust (134) —Other
(Explain in Remarks)
—Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1)
_Iron Deposits (135)
_Geomorphic Position (D2)
_ Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (137)
—Shallow Aquitard (D3)
—Water-Stained Leaves (139)
_ Microtopographic Relief (D4)
Aquatic Fauna (1313)
FAC-Neutral Test (D5)
Field Observations:
Surface Water Present? Yes No
X Depth (inches):
Water Table Present? Yes No
X Depth (inches):
Saturation Present? Yes No
X Depth (inches):
Wetland
Hydrology Present? Yes No X
(includes capillary fringe)
Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available:
Remarks:
ENG FORM 6116-4, JUL 2018 Eastern Mountains and Piedmont — Version 2.0

VEGETATION (Four Strata) - Use scientific names of plants.
Sampling Point: DP5
Absolute Dominant
Indicator
Tree Stratum (Plot size: 30ft )
% Cover Species?
Status
Dominance Test worksheet:
1.
N/A
Number of Dominant Species
2.
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 1 (A)
3.
Total Number of Dominant
4.
Species Across All Strata: 3 (B)
5.
Percent of Dominant Species
6.
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 33.3% (A/B)
7.
Prevalence Index worksheet:
=Total Cover
Total % Cover of: Multiply by:
50% of total cover:
20% of total cover:
OBL species 0 x 1 = 0
Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size: 15ft
)
FACW species 38 x 2 = 76
1.
N/A
FAC species 0 x 3 = 0
2.
FACU species 70 x 4 = 280
3.
UPL species 0 x 5 = 0
4.
Column Totals: 108 (A) 356 (B)
5.
Prevalence Index = B/A = 3.30
6.
Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
7.
_ 1 - Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
8.
2 - Dominance Test is >50%
9.
3 - Prevalence Index is :53.0'
=Total Cover
_
4 - Morphological Adaptations' (Provide supporting
50% of total cover:
20% of total cover:
data in Remarks or on a separate sheet)
Herb Stratum (Plot size: 5ft )
-Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation' (Explain)
1.
Schedonorus arundinaceus
40 Yes
FACU
'Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must be
2.
Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides
30 Yes
FACW
present, unless disturbed or problematic.
Definitions of Four Vegetation Strata:
3. Trifolium repens 25 Yes FACU
4.
Juncus effusus
8 No
FACW
Tree - Woody plants, excluding vines, 3 in. (7.6 cm) or
5.
Poa annua
5 No
FACU
more in diameter at breast height (DBH), regardless of
6
height.
7.
Sapling/Shrub - Woody plants, excluding vines, less
8.
than 3 in. DBH and greater than or equal to 3.28 ft (1
9.
m) tall.
10.
Herb - All herbaceous (non -woody) plants, regardless
11.
of size, and woody plants less than 3.28 ft tall.
108 =Total Cover
Woody Vine - All woody vines greater than 3.28 ft in
50% of total cover:
54 20% of total cover:
22
height.
Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size: 30ft )
1.
N/A
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hydrophytic
=Total Cover
Vegetation
50% of total cover:
20% of total cover:
Present? Yes No X
Remarks: (Include photo numbers here or on a separate sheet.)
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SOIL Sampling Point: DP5
Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators.)
Depth Matrix
Redox Features
(inches) Color (moist) %
Color (moist) % Type' Loc2
Texture Remarks
0-2 10YR 4/2 100
Loamy/Clayey-
2-6 10YR 5/3 98
10YR 4/6 2 C PL
Loamy/Clayey Distinct redox concentrations
6-18 2.5Y 6/3 93
10YR 5/8 5 C PL
Loamy/Clayey Prominent redox concentrations
2.5Y 3/3 2 C M
Distinct redox concentrations
18-24 10YR 6/3 77
10YR 6/3 15 C PL
Loamy/Clayey Faint redox concentrations
2.5Y 3/3 8 C M
Prominent redox concentrations
Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, MS=Masked Sand Grains.
2Location: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix.
Hydric Soil Indicators:
Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils3:
_ Histosol (Al)
_ Polyvalue Below Surface (S8) (MLRA 147, 148) _ 2 cm Muck (A10) (MLRA 147)
_ Histic Epipedon (A2)
_Thin Dark Surface (S9) (MLRA 147, 148) —Coast Prairie Redox (A16)
—Black Histic (A3)
—Loamy Mucky Mineral (F1) (MLRA 136)
(MLRA 147, 148)
_ Hydrogen Sulfide (A4)
—Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2)
—Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19)
—Stratified Layers (A5)
_ Depleted Matrix (F3)
(MLRA 136, 147)
_ 2 cm Muck (A10) (LRR N)
_ Redox Dark Surface (F6)
—Red Parent Material (F21)
_ Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11)
_ Depleted Dark Surface (F7)
(outside MLRA 127, 147, 148)
_Thick Dark Surface (Al2)
_ Redox Depressions (F8)
_Very Shallow Dark Surface (F22)
—Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1)
_ Iron -Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR N,
—Other (Explain in Remarks)
_Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4)
MLRA 136)
—Sandy Redox (S5)
_ Umbric Surface (F13) (MLRA 122, 136)
3Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and
—Stripped Matrix (S6)
—Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 148) wetland hydrology must be present,
Dark Surface (S7)
Red Parent Material (F21) (MLRA 127,
147, 148) unless disturbed or problematic.
Restrictive Layer (if observed):
Type:
Depth (inches):
Hydric Soil Present? Yes No X
Remarks
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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers OMB Control #: 0710-0024, Exp:1113012024
WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA SHEET — Eastern Mountains and Piedmont Region Requirement Control Symbol EXEMPT.
See ERDC/EL TR-12-9; the proponent agency is CECW-CO-R (Authority: AR 335-15, paragraph 5-2a)
Project/Site: Dirty Boots Mitigation Site City/County: Bonlee/Chatham Sampling Date: 12/01/2022
Applicant/Owner: Wildlands Engineering State: NC Sampling Point: DP6
Investigator(s): S. Law Section, Township, Range: n/a
Landform (hillside, terrace, etc.): Swale Local relief (concave, convex, none): Concave Slope (%): 1-2%
Subregion (LRR or MLRA): LRR P, MLRA 136 Lat: 35.634230 Long:-79.422051 Datum: NAD83
Soil Map Unit Name: CmB: Cid-Lignum complex, 2-6% slopes NWI classification: Upland
Are climatic / hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? Yes No X (If no, explain in Remarks.)
Are Vegetation Soil or Hydrology significantly disturbed? Are "Normal Circumstances" present? Yes X No
Are Vegetation Soil or Hydrology naturally problematic? (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.)
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS — Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc.
Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes No X Is the Sampled Area
Hydric Soil Present? Yes No X within a Wetland? Yes No X
Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes X No
Remarks:
The sampling point was taken in a swale within an abandoned floodplain at the bottom of a crenulation. The sampled area has been impacted by cattle
and is within an active cattle pasture. According to the Antecendent Precipitation Tool, conditions onsite were normal with a moderate PDSI drought
index. According to NOAA precipitation data from local weather stations, approximately 0.8" of rainfall were received 24 hours prior to sampling.
HYDROLOGY
Wetland Hydrology Indicators:
Secondary Indicators (minimum of two required)
Primary Indicators (minimum of one is required: check all that apply)
—Surface Soil Cracks (136)
—Surface Water (Al) _True
Aquatic Plants (B14)
—Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (138)
_ High Water Table (A2) —Hydrogen
Sulfide Odor (Cl)
—Drainage Patterns (1310)
—Saturation (A3) —Oxidized
Rhizospheres on Living Roots (C3)
—Moss Trim Lines (1316)
—Water Marks (131) —Presence
of Reduced Iron (C4)
_ Dry -Season Water Table (C2)
—Sediment Deposits (132) —Recent
Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6)
—Crayfish Burrows (C8)
_ Drift Deposits (133) _Thin
Muck Surface (C7)
X Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9)
_Algal Mat or Crust (134) —Other
(Explain in Remarks)
—Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1)
—Iron Deposits (135)
X Geomorphic Position (D2)
_ Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (137)
—Shallow Aquitard (D3)
—Water-Stained Leaves (139)
_ Microtopographic Relief (D4)
Aquatic Fauna (1313)
FAC-Neutral Test (D5)
Field Observations:
Surface Water Present? Yes No
X Depth (inches):
Water Table Present? Yes No
X Depth (inches):
Saturation Present? Yes X No
Depth (inches): 15
Wetland
Hydrology Present? Yes X No
(includes capillary fringe)
Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available:
Remarks:
Saturation visible on aerial imagery corresponds to drainage patterms and geomorphic position associated with a valley and crenulation, as well as
cattle activity.
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VEGETATION (Four Strata) - Use scientific names of plants.
Sampling Point: DP6
Absolute Dominant
Indicator
Tree Stratum (Plot size: 30ft )
% Cover Species?
Status
Dominance Test worksheet:
1.
N/A
Number of Dominant Species
2.
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 1 (A)
3.
Total Number of Dominant
4.
Species Across All Strata: 2 (B)
5.
Percent of Dominant Species
6.
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 50.0% (A/B)
7.
Prevalence Index worksheet:
=Total Cover
Total % Cover of: Multiply by:
50% of total cover:
20% of total cover:
OBL species 0 x 1 = 0
Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size: 15ft
)
FACW species 25 x 2 = 50
1.
N/A
FAC species 8 x 3 = 24
2.
FACU species 43 x 4 = 172
3.
UPL species 0 x 5 = 0
4.
Column Totals: 76 (A) 246 (B)
5.
Prevalence Index = B/A = 3.24
6.
Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
7.
1 - Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
8.
2 - Dominance Test is >50%
9.
3 - Prevalence Index is :53.0'
=Total Cover
_
4 - Morphological Adaptations' (Provide supporting
50% of total cover:
20% of total cover:
data in Remarks or on a separate sheet)
Herb Stratum (Plot size: 5ft )
-Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation' (Explain)
1.
Schedonorus arundinaceus
40
Yes
FACU
'Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must be
2.
Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides
20
Yes
FACW
present, unless disturbed or problematic.
Definitions of Four Vegetation Strata:
3. Carex blanda 8 No FAC
4.
Juncus effusus
5
No
FACW
Tree - Woody plants, excluding vines, 3 in. (7.6 cm) or
5.
Trifolium repens
3
No
FACU
more in diameter at breast height (DBH), regardless of
6
height.
7.
Sapling/Shrub - Woody plants, excluding vines, less
8.
than 3 in. DBH and greater than or equal to 3.28 ft (1
9.
m) tall.
10.
Herb - All herbaceous (non -woody) plants, regardless
11.
of size, and woody plants less than 3.28 ft tall.
76
=Total Cover
Woody Vine - All woody vines greater than 3.28 ft in
50% of total cover:
38
20% of total cover:
16
height.
Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size: 30ft )
1.
N/A
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hydrophytic
=Total Cover
Vegetation
50% of total cover:
20% of total cover:
Present? Yes No X
Remarks: (Include photo numbers here or on a separate sheet.)
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SOIL Sampling Point: DP6
Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators.)
Depth
Matrix
Redox Features
(inches)
Color (moist)
%
Color (moist) % Type'
Loc2
Texture Remarks
0-5
10YR 5/3
98
10YR 4/6 2 C
PL
Loamy/Clayey Distinct redox concentrations
5-15
10YR 7/4
88
10YR 4/6 10 C
PL
Loamy/Clayey Distinct redox concentrations
10YR 6/1 2 D
M
15-24
10YR 7/1
85
10YR 4/6 15 C
PL/M
Loamy/Clayey Prominent redox concentrations
'Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, MS=Masked Sand Grains
Hydric Soil Indicators:
_ Histosol (Al)
_ Histic Epipedon (A2)
—Black Histic (A3)
_ Hydrogen Sulfide (A4)
—Stratified Layers (A5)
_ 2 cm Muck (A10) (LRR N)
_ Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11)
_Thick Dark Surface (Al2)
_Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1)
—Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4)
—Sandy Redox (S5)
—Stripped Matrix (S6)
Dark Surface (S7)
Restrictive Layer (if observed):
Type:
Depth (inches):
Remarks:
_ Polyvalue Below Surface (S8) (MLRA 147, 148)
_Thin Dark Surface (S9) (MLRA 147, 148)
—Loamy Mucky Mineral (F1) (MLRA 136)
_Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2)
_ Depleted Matrix (F3)
_ Redox Dark Surface (F6)
_ Depleted Dark Surface (F7)
_ Redox Depressions (F8)
_ Iron -Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR N,
MLRA 136)
_ Umbric Surface (F13) (MLRA 122, 136)
—Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 148)
Red Parent Material (F21) (MLRA 127, 147, 148)
2Location: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix
Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soil
2 cm Muck (A10) (MLRA 147)
—Coast Prairie Redox (A16)
(MLRA 147, 148)
—Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19)
(MLRA 136, 147)
—Red Parent Material (F21)
(outside MLRA 127, 147, 148)
—Very Shallow Dark Surface (F22)
Other (Explain in Remarks)
3Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and
wetland hydrology must be present,
unless disturbed or problematic.
Hydric Soil Present? Yes No X
ENG FORM 6116-4, JUL 2018 Eastern Mountains and Piedmont — Version 2.0

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers OMB Control #: 0710-0024, Exp:1113012024
WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA SHEET — Eastern Mountains and Piedmont Region Requirement Control Symbol EXEMPT.
See ERDC/EL TR-12-9; the proponent agency is CECW-CO-R (Authority: AR 335-15, paragraph 5-2a)
Project/Site: Dirty Boots Mitigation Site City/County: Bonlee/Chatham Sampling Date: 12/01/2022
Applicant/Owner: Wildlands Engineering State: NC Sampling Point: DP7
Investigator(s): S. Law Section, Township, Range: n/a
Landform (hillside, terrace, etc.): Swale Local relief (concave, convex, none): Concave Slope (%): 0-1 %
Subregion (LRR or MLRA): LRR P, MLRA 136 Lat: 35.633988 Long:-79.422269 Datum: NAD83
Soil Map Unit Name: CmB: Cid-Lignum complex, 2-6% slopes NWI classification: Upland
Are climatic / hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? Yes No X (If no, explain in Remarks.)
Are Vegetation Soil or Hydrology significantly disturbed? Are "Normal Circumstances" present? Yes X No
Are Vegetation Soil or Hydrology naturally problematic? (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.)
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS — Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc.
Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes X No Is the Sampled Area
Hydric Soil Present? Yes X No within a Wetland? Yes X No
Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes X No
Remarks:
The sampling point was taken at the toe slope of a backwater swale within an abandoned floodplain, and at the top of a riverine swamp/bottom land
hardwood forest complex that continues offsite. The sampled area has been impacted by cattle and is located in an active pasture. According to the
Antecendent Precipitation Tool, conditions onsite were normal with a moderate PDSI drought index. According to NOAA precipitation data from local
weather stations, approximately 0.8" of rainfall were received 24 hours prior to sampling.
HYDROLOGY
Wetland Hydrology Indicators:
Secondary Indicators (minimum of two required)
Primary Indicators (minimum of one is required: check all that apply)
—Surface Soil Cracks (136)
—Surface Water (Al) _True
Aquatic Plants (B14)
—Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (138)
X High Water Table (A2) —Hydrogen
Sulfide Odor (Cl)
—Drainage Patterns (1310)
X Saturation (A3) X
Oxidized Rhizospheres on Living Roots (C3)
—Moss Trim Lines (1316)
—Water Marks (131) —Presence
of Reduced Iron (C4)
_ Dry -Season Water Table (C2)
—Sediment Deposits (132) —Recent
Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6)
—Crayfish Burrows (C8)
_ Drift Deposits (133) _Thin
Muck Surface (C7)
—Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9)
_Algal Mat or Crust (134) —Other
(Explain in Remarks)
—Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1)
—Iron Deposits (135)
X Geomorphic Position (D2)
_ Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (137)
—Shallow Aquitard (D3)
—Water-Stained Leaves (139)
_ Microtopographic Relief (D4)
Aquatic Fauna (1313)
FAC-Neutral Test (D5)
Field Observations:
Surface Water Present? Yes No
X Depth (inches):
Water Table Present? Yes X No
Depth (inches): 10
Saturation Present? Yes X No
Depth (inches): 6
Wetland
Hydrology Present? Yes X No
(includes capillary fringe)
Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available:
Remarks:
Saturation and inundation are visible on aerial imagery in the areas adjacent to the sampling area, which is blocked by trees on aerial imagery.
ENG FORM 6116-4, JUL 2018 Eastern Mountains and Piedmont — Version 2.0

VEGETATION (Four Strata) - Use scientific names of plants.
Sampling Point: DP7
Absolute Dominant
Indicator
Tree Stratum (Plot size: 30ft )
% Cover Species?
Status
Dominance Test worksheet:
1. N/A
Number of Dominant Species
2.
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 0 (A)
3.
Total Number of Dominant
4.
Species Across All Strata: 1 (B)
5.
Percent of Dominant Species
6.
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 0.0% (A/B)
7.
Prevalence Index worksheet:
=Total Cover
Total % Cover of: Multiply by:
50% of total cover:
20% of total cover:
OBL species 0 x 1 = 0
Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size: 15ft
)
FACW species 5 x 2 = 10
1. N/A
FAC species 0 x 3 = 0
2.
FACU species 90 x 4 = 360
3.
UPL species 0 x 5 = 0
4.
Column Totals: 95 (A) 370 (B)
5.
Prevalence Index = B/A = 3.89
6.
Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
7.
_ 1 - Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
8.
2 - Dominance Test is >50%
9.
3 - Prevalence Index is :53.0'
=Total Cover
_
4 - Morphological Adaptations' (Provide supporting
50% of total cover:
20% of total cover:
data in Remarks or on a separate sheet)
Herb Stratum (Plot size: 5ft )
X Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation' (Explain)
1. Schedonorus arundinaceus
80 Yes
FACU
'Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must be
2. Cynodon dactylon
10 No
FACU
present, unless disturbed or problematic.
Definitions of Four Vegetation Strata:
3. Juncus effusus 5 No FACW
4
Tree - Woody plants, excluding vines, 3 in. (7.6 cm) or
5.
more in diameter at breast height (DBH), regardless of
6
height.
7.
Sapling/Shrub - Woody plants, excluding vines, less
8.
than 3 in. DBH and greater than or equal to 3.28 ft (1
9.
m) tall.
10.
Herb - All herbaceous (non -woody) plants, regardless
11.
of size, and woody plants less than 3.28 ft tall.
95 =Total Cover
Woody Vine - All woody vines greater than 3.28 ft in
50% of total cover:
48 20% of total cover:
19
height.
Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size: 30ft )
1. N/A
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hydrophytic
=Total Cover
Vegetation
50% of total cover:
20% of total cover:
Present? Yes X No
Remarks: (Include photo numbers here or on a separate sheet.)
Problematic vegetation is considered to apply based on the presence of wetland hydrology and hydric soil indicators within the sampling area in
combination with the current usage of the area as an active cattle pasture. Dead Persicaria spp. Is also present throughout the sampling area.
ENG FORM 6116-4, JUL 2018 Eastern Mountains and Piedmont - Version 2.0

SOIL Sampling Point: DP7
Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators.)
Depth Matrix
Redox Features
(inches) Color (moist) %
Color (moist) % Type' Loc2
Texture Remarks
0-1 10YR 3/2 100
Loamy/Clayey-
1-3 10YR 5/2 98
10YR 4/4 2 C PL
Loamy/Clayey Distinct redox concentrations
3-8 2.5Y 6/2 85
10YR 5/2 10 C M
Loamy/Clayey Faint redox concentrations
10YR 4/4 5 C PL
Distinct redox concentrations
8-22 2.5Y 7/1 70
10YR 5/2 20 C M
Loamy/Clayey Distinct redox concentrations
2.5Y 6/6 10 C PL
Prominent redox concentrations
22-24 2.5Y 7/1 80
2.5Y 6/6 20 C M
Loamy/Clayey Prominent redox concentrations
Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, MS=Masked Sand Grains.
2Location: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix.
Hydric Soil Indicators:
Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils3:
_ Histosol (Al)
_ Polyvalue Below Surface (S8) (MLRA 147, 148) _ 2 cm Muck (A10) (MLRA 147)
_ Histic Epipedon (A2)
_Thin Dark Surface (S9) (MLRA 147, 148)
—Coast Prairie Redox (A16)
—Black Histic (A3)
—Loamy Mucky Mineral (F1) (MLRA 136)
(MLRA 147, 148)
_ Hydrogen Sulfide (A4)
—Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2)
—Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19)
_Stratified Layers (A5)
X Depleted Matrix (F3)
(MLRA 136, 147)
_ 2 cm Muck (A10) (LRR N)
_ Redox Dark Surface (F6)
—Red Parent Material (F21)
X Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11)
_ Depleted Dark Surface (F7)
(outside MLRA 127, 147, 148)
_Thick Dark Surface (Al2)
_ Redox Depressions (F8)
_Very Shallow Dark Surface (F22)
—Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1)
_ Iron -Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR N,
—Other (Explain in Remarks)
_Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4)
MLRA 136)
—Sandy Redox (S5)
_ Umbric Surface (F13) (MLRA 122, 136)
3Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and
—Stripped Matrix (S6)
—Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 148)
wetland hydrology must be present,
Dark Surface (S7)
Red Parent Material (F21) (MLRA 127, 147, 148) unless disturbed or problematic.
Restrictive Layer (if observed):
Type:
Depth (inches):
Hydric Soil Present? Yes X No
Remarks:
The sampling area is not located within an isolated depression and therefore, does not meet the requirements of hydric soil indicator F8
The sampling area is located within an abandoned floodplain and therefore, does not meet the requirements of hydric soil indicator F19
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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers OMB Control #: 0710-0024, Exp:1113012024
WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA SHEET — Eastern Mountains and Piedmont Region Requirement Control Symbol EXEMPT.
See ERDC/EL TR-12-9; the proponent agency is CECW-CO-R (Authority: AR 335-15, paragraph 5-2a)
Project/Site: Dirty Boots Mitigation Site City/County: Siler City/Chatham Sampling Date: 12/01/2022
Applicant/Owner: Wildlands Engineering State: NC Sampling Point: DP8
Investigator(s): S. Law Section, Township, Range: n/a
Landform (hillside, terrace, etc.): Sideslope Local relief (concave, convex, none): Concave Slope (%): 1-2%
Subregion (LRR or MLRA): LRR P, MLRA 136 Lat: 35.634105 Long:-79.422346 Datum: NAD83
Soil Map Unit Name: CmB: Cid-Lignum complex, 2-6% slopes NWI classification: Upland
Are climatic / hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? Yes No X (If no, explain in Remarks.)
Are Vegetation Soil or Hydrology significantly disturbed? Are "Normal Circumstances" present? Yes X No
Are Vegetation Soil or Hydrology naturally problematic? (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.)
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS — Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc.
Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes No X Is the Sampled Area
Hydric Soil Present? Yes No X within a Wetland? Yes No X
Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes No X
Remarks:
The sampling point was taken on a sideslope between a small wetland seep and wetland swale in the abandoned floodplain of an adjacent stream. The
area is in an active cattle pasture.According to the Antecendent Precipitation Tool, conditions onsite were normal with a moderate PDSI drought index.
According to NOAA precipitation data from local weather stations, approximately 0.8" of rainfall were received 24 hours prior to sampling.
HYDROLOGY
Wetland Hydrology Indicators:
Secondary Indicators (minimum of two required)
Primary Indicators (minimum of one is required: check all that apply)
—Surface Soil Cracks (136)
—Surface Water (Al) _True
Aquatic Plants (B14)
—Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (138)
_ High Water Table (A2) —Hydrogen
Sulfide Odor (Cl)
—Drainage Patterns (1310)
—Saturation (A3) —Oxidized
Rhizospheres on Living Roots (C3)
—Moss Trim Lines (1316)
—Water Marks (131) —Presence
of Reduced Iron (C4)
_ Dry -Season Water Table (C2)
—Sediment Deposits (132) —Recent
Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6)
—Crayfish Burrows (C8)
_ Drift Deposits (133) _Thin
Muck Surface (C7)
—Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9)
_Algal Mat or Crust (134) —Other
(Explain in Remarks)
—Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1)
_Iron Deposits (135)
_Geomorphic Position (D2)
_ Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (137)
—Shallow Aquitard (D3)
—Water-Stained Leaves (139)
_ Microtopographic Relief (D4)
Aquatic Fauna (1313)
FAC-Neutral Test (D5)
Field Observations:
Surface Water Present? Yes No
X Depth (inches):
Water Table Present? Yes No
X Depth (inches):
Saturation Present? Yes X No
Depth (inches): 15
Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes No X
(includes capillary fringe)
Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available:
Remarks:
A water table was not observed below the level of saturation despite recent rainfall within the area.
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VEGETATION (Four Strata) - Use scientific names of plants.
Sampling Point: DP8
Tree Stratum (Plot size: 30ft )
1. Liquidambar styraciflua
2. Celtis occidentalis
3. Acer rubrum
4. Ligustrum sinense
5.
6.
7.
50% of total cover: 22
Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size: 15ft )
1. N/A
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
50% of total cover:
Herb Stratum (Plot size: 5ft )
1. Schedonorus arundinaceus
2. Eupatorium capillifolium
3. Trifolium repens
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
50% of total cover: 51
Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size: 30ft )
1. N/A
2.
3.
4.
5.
Absolute
Dominant
Indicator
% Cover
Species?
Status
15
Yes
FAC
8 No FACU
43 =Total Cover
20% of total cover:
_=Total Cover
20% of total cover:
95 Yes
5 No
2 No
102 =Total Cover
20% of total cover:
=Total Cover
50% of total cover: 20% of total cover:
Remarks: (Include photo numbers here or on a separate sheet.)
9
FACU
FACU
FACU
9
Dominance Test worksheet:
Number of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 2 (A)
Total Number of Dominant
Species Across All Strata: 4 (B)
Percent of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 50.0% (A/B)
Prevalence Index worksheet:
Total % Cover of: Multiply by:
OBL species 0 x 1 = 0
FACW species 0 x 2 = 0
FAC species 25 x 3 = 75
FACU species 120 x 4 = 480
UPL species 0 x 5 = 0
Column Totals: 145 (A) 555 (B)
Prevalence Index = B/A = 3.83
Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
_ 1 - Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
_2 - Dominance Test is >50%
_ 3 - Prevalence Index is :53.0'
4 - Morphological Adaptations' (Provide supporting
data in Remarks or on a separate sheet)
Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation' (Explain)
'Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must be
present, unless disturbed or problematic.
Definitions of Four Vegetation Strata:
Tree - Woody plants, excluding vines, 3 in. (7.6 cm) or
more in diameter at breast height (DBH), regardless of
height.
Sapling/Shrub - Woody plants, excluding vines, less
than 3 in. DBH and greater than or equal to 3.28 ft (1
m) tall.
Herb - All herbaceous (non -woody) plants, regardless
of size, and woody plants less than 3.28 ft tall.
Woody Vine - All woody vines greater than 3.28 ft in
height.
Hydrophytic
Vegetation
Present? Yes No X
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SOIL Sampling Point: DP8
Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators.)
Depth Matrix Redox Features
(inches) Color (moist) % Color (moist) % Type' Loc2 Texture Remarks
0-15 10YR 3/2 100 Loamy/Clayey
15-24 2.5Y 7/3 98 10YR 5/8 2 C M Loamy/Clayey Prominent redox concentrations
'Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, MS=Masked Sand Grains
Hydric Soil Indicators:
_ Histosol (Al)
_ Histic Epipedon (A2)
—Black Histic (A3)
_ Hydrogen Sulfide (A4)
—Stratified Layers (A5)
_ 2 cm Muck (A10) (LRR N)
_ Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11)
_Thick Dark Surface (Al2)
_Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1)
—Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4)
—Sandy Redox (S5)
—Stripped Matrix (S6)
Dark Surface (S7)
Restrictive Layer (if observed):
Type:
Depth (inches):
Remarks:
_ Polyvalue Below Surface (S8) (MLRA 147, 148)
_Thin Dark Surface (S9) (MLRA 147, 148)
—Loamy Mucky Mineral (F1) (MLRA 136)
_Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2)
_ Depleted Matrix (F3)
_ Redox Dark Surface (F6)
_ Depleted Dark Surface (F7)
_ Redox Depressions (F8)
_ Iron -Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR N,
MLRA 136)
_ Umbric Surface (F13) (MLRA 122, 136)
—Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 148)
Red Parent Material (F21) (MLRA 127, 147, 148)
2Location: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix
Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soil
2 cm Muck (A10) (MLRA 147)
—Coast Prairie Redox (A16)
(MLRA 147, 148)
—Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19)
(MLRA 136, 147)
—Red Parent Material (F21)
(outside MLRA 127, 147, 148)
—Very Shallow Dark Surface (F22)
Other (Explain in Remarks)
3Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and
wetland hydrology must be present,
unless disturbed or problematic.
Hydric Soil Present? Yes No X
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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers OMB Control #: 0710-0024, Exp:1113012024
WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA SHEET — Eastern Mountains and Piedmont Region Requirement Control Symbol EXEMPT.
See ERDC/EL TR-12-9; the proponent agency is CECW-CO-R (Authority: AR 335-15, paragraph 5-2a)
Project/Site: Dirty Boots Mitigation Site City/County: Bonlee/Chatham Sampling Date: 12/01/2022
Applicant/Owner: Wildlands Engineering State: NC Sampling Point: DP9
Investigator(s): S. Law Section, Township, Range: n/a
Landform (hillside, terrace, etc.): Swale Local relief (concave, convex, none): Concave Slope (%): 1-2%
Subregion (LRR or MLRA): LRR P, MLRA 136 Lat: 35.634661 Long:-79.422579 Datum: NAD83
Soil Map Unit Name: CmB: Cid-Lignum complex, 2-6% slopes NWI classification: Upland
Are climatic / hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? Yes No X (If no, explain in Remarks.)
Are Vegetation Soil or Hydrology significantly disturbed? Are "Normal Circumstances" present? Yes X No
Are Vegetation Soil or Hydrology naturally problematic? (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.)
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS — Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc.
Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes No X Is the Sampled Area
Hydric Soil Present? Yes No X within a Wetland? Yes No X
Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes No X
Remarks:
The sampling point was taken in a swale parallel to a stream and at the bottom of a crenulation, and is within an active cattle pasture. The adjacent
stream's floodplain has been abandoned due to stream incision. According to the Antecendent Precipitation Tool, conditions onsite were normal with a
moderate PDSI drought index. According to NOAA precipitation data from local weather stations, approximately 0.8" of rainfall were received 24 hours
prior to sampling.
HYDROLOGY
Wetland Hydrology Indicators:
Secondary Indicators (minimum of two required)
Primary Indicators (minimum of one is required: check all that apply)
—Surface Soil Cracks (136)
—Surface Water (Al) _True
Aquatic Plants (B14)
—Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (138)
_ High Water Table (A2) —Hydrogen
Sulfide Odor (Cl)
—Drainage Patterns (1310)
—Saturation (A3) —Oxidized
Rhizospheres on Living Roots (C3)
—Moss Trim Lines (1316)
—Water Marks (131) —Presence
of Reduced Iron (C4)
_ Dry -Season Water Table (C2)
—Sediment Deposits (132) —Recent
Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6)
—Crayfish Burrows (C8)
_ Drift Deposits (133) _Thin
Muck Surface (C7)
—Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9)
_Algal Mat or Crust (134) —Other
(Explain in Remarks)
—Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1)
—Iron Deposits (135)
X Geomorphic Position (D2)
_ Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (137)
—Shallow Aquitard (D3)
—Water-Stained Leaves (139)
_ Microtopographic Relief (D4)
Aquatic Fauna (1313)
FAC-Neutral Test (D5)
Field Observations:
Surface Water Present? Yes No
X Depth (inches):
Water Table Present? Yes No
X Depth (inches):
Saturation Present? Yes No
X Depth (inches):
Wetland
Hydrology Present? Yes No X
(includes capillary fringe)
Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available:
Remarks:
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VEGETATION (Four Strata) - Use scientific names of plants.
Sampling Point: DP9
Absolute Dominant
Indicator
Tree Stratum (Plot size: 30ft )
% Cover Species?
Status
Dominance Test worksheet:
1. N/A
Number of Dominant Species
2.
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 0 (A)
3.
Total Number of Dominant
4.
Species Across All Strata: 1 (B)
5.
Percent of Dominant Species
6.
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 0.0% (A/B)
7.
Prevalence Index worksheet:
=Total Cover
Total % Cover of: Multiply by:
50% of total cover:
20% of total cover:
OBL species 0 x 1 = 0
Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size: 15ft
)
FACW species 15 x 2 = 30
1. N/A
FAC species 0 x 3 = 0
2.
FACU species 85 x 4 = 340
3.
UPL species 0 x 5 = 0
4.
Column Totals: 100 (A) 370 (B)
5.
Prevalence Index = B/A = 3.70
6.
Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
7.
_ 1 - Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
8.
2 - Dominance Test is >50%
9.
3 - Prevalence Index is :53.0'
=Total Cover
_
4 - Morphological Adaptations' (Provide supporting
50% of total cover:
20% of total cover:
data in Remarks or on a separate sheet)
Herb Stratum (Plot size: 5ft )
-Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation' (Explain)
1. Schedonorus arundinaceus
80 Yes
FACU
'Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must be
2. Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides
15 No
FACW
present, unless disturbed or problematic.
Definitions of Four Vegetation Strata:
3. Trifolium repens 5 No FACU
4
Tree - Woody plants, excluding vines, 3 in. (7.6 cm) or
5.
more in diameter at breast height (DBH), regardless of
6
height.
7.
Sapling/Shrub - Woody plants, excluding vines, less
8.
than 3 in. DBH and greater than or equal to 3.28 ft (1
9.
m) tall.
10.
Herb - All herbaceous (non -woody) plants, regardless
11.
of size, and woody plants less than 3.28 ft tall.
100 =Total Cover
Woody Vine - All woody vines greater than 3.28 ft in
50% of total cover:
50 20% of total cover:
20
height.
Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size: 30ft )
1. N/A
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hydrophytic
=Total Cover
Vegetation
50% of total cover:
20% of total cover:
Present? Yes No X
Remarks: (Include photo numbers here or on a separate sheet.)
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SOIL Sampling Point: DP9
Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators.)
Depth
Matrix
Redox Features
(inches)
Color (moist)
%
Color (moist) % Type'
Loc2
Texture Remarks
0-1
10YR 5/3
100
Loamy/Clayey-
1-8
10YR 6/3
85
7.5YR 3/4 10 C
PL
Loamy/Clayey Prominent redox concentrations
10YR 3/4 5
M
Concretions
8-24
2.5Y 7/3
80
10YR 5/6 15 C
PL
Loamy/Clayey Prominent redox concentrations
10YR 4/6 5
M
Concretions
'Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, MS=Masked Sand Grains.
`Location: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix.
Hydric Soil Indicators:
Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils3:
_ Histosol (Al)
_ Polyvalue Below Surface (S8) (MLRA 147, 148)
_ 2 cm Muck (A10) (MLRA 147)
_ Histic Epipedon (A2)
_Thin Dark Surface (S9) (MLRA 147, 148)
—Coast Prairie Redox (A16)
—Black Histic (A3)
—Loamy Mucky Mineral (F1) (MLRA 136)
(MLRA 147, 148)
_ Hydrogen Sulfide (A4)
—Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2)
—Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19)
—Stratified Layers (A5)
_ Depleted Matrix (F3)
(MLRA 136, 147)
_ 2 cm Muck (A10) (LRR N)
_ Redox Dark Surface (F6)
—Red Parent Material (F21)
_ Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11)
_ Depleted Dark Surface (F7)
(outside MLRA 127, 147, 148)
_Thick Dark Surface (Al2)
_ Redox Depressions (F8)
_Very Shallow Dark Surface (F22)
—Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1)
_ Iron -Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR N,
—Other (Explain in Remarks)
_Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4)
MLRA 136)
—Sandy Redox (S5)
_ Umbric Surface (F13) (MLRA 122, 136)
3Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and
—Stripped Matrix (S6)
—Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 148)
wetland hydrology must be present,
Dark Surface (S7)
Red Parent Material (F21) (MLRA 127, 147, 148)
unless disturbed or problematic.
Restrictive Layer (if observed):
Type:
Depth (inches):
Hydric Soil Present? Yes No X
Remarks:
All redoximorphic features observed within the soil profile have hard edges, which are indicative of relict hydric soils. This is supported by the lack of
wetland hydrology indicators observed within the sampling area.
The sampling area is not located within an isolated depression and therefore, does not meet the requirements of hydric soil indicator F8.
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Appendix 5
Categorical Exclusion Documentation and
Agency Correspondence

Appendix A
Categorical Exclusion Form for Division of Mitigation Services Projects
Version 2
Note: Only Appendix A should to be submitted (along with any supporting documentation) as the environmental
document.
Part
1: General Project Information
Project Name:
Dirty Boots Mitigation Site
Count Name:
Chatham
DMS Number:
100638
Project Sponsor:
Wildlands Engineering, Inc.
Project Contact Name:
Kirsten Gimbert
Project Contact Address:
1430 S. Mint Street, Suite 104, Charlotte, NC 28203
Project Contact E-mail:
[e-mail]
DMS Project Manager: Jeremiah Dow
Project Description
Dirty Boots is being developed to provide stream and wetland mitigation within the Cape Fear River Basin. The proposed mitigation
will include stream restoration and enhancement II as well as wetland rehabilitation and enhancement. Current land use within and
adjacent to the project area is predominantly agriculture and woodland. The project area is comprised of two active livestock
operations. Site stressors include stream incision, active stream erosion, livestock access, absent or poor -quality buffers, some
dominated by Chinese privet, and other invasive species, and areas of limited to absent bedform diversity. The project design will
restore and enhance native floodplain vegetation, create stable stream banks, improve stream habitat, reduce soil compaction and
concentrated flow paths, exclude livestock, and protect the site in perpetuity through establishing a conservation easement.
For Official Use Only
Reviewed By:
1 /6/2023
Date DNIS Project Manager
Conditional Approved By:
Date For Division Administrator
FHWA
❑ Check this box if there are outstanding issues
Final Approval By:
Date For Division Administrator
FHWA

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

3: Ground -Disturbing Activities
Regulation/QuestionPart
..
American Indian Religious Freedom Act AIRFA
1.
Is the project located in a county claimed as "territory" by the Eastern Band of
❑ Yes
Cherokee
Indians?
[Z]No
2.
Is the site of religious importance to American Indians?
❑ Yes
❑ No
✓❑ N/A
3.
Is the project listed on, or eligible for listing on, the National Register of Historic
❑ Yes
Places?
❑ No
❑ N/A
4.
Have the effects of the project on this site been considered?
❑ Yes
❑ No
❑ N/A
Antiquities Act AA
1.
Is the project located on Federal lands?
❑ Yes
❑✓ No
2.
Will there be loss or destruction of historic or prehistoric ruins, monuments or objects
❑ Yes
of antiquity?
❑ No
❑✓ N/A
3.
Will a permit from the appropriate Federal agency be required?
❑ Yes
❑ No
✓❑ N/A
4.
Has a permit been obtained?
❑ Yes
❑ No
❑✓ N/A
Archaeological Resources Protection Act ARPA
1.
Is the project located on federal or Indian lands (reservation)?
❑ Yes
❑✓ No
2.
Will there be a loss or destruction of archaeological resources?
❑ Yes
❑ No
❑✓ N/A
3.
Will a permit from the appropriate Federal agency be required?
❑ Yes
❑ No
✓❑ N/A
4.
Has a permit been obtained?
❑ Yes
❑ No
❑✓ N/A
Endangered Species Act (ESA)
1.
Are federal Threatened and Endangered species and/or Designated Critical Habitat
❑✓ Yes
listed for the county?
❑ No
2.
Is Designated Critical Habitat or suitable habitat present for listed species?
❑ Yes
❑✓ No
❑ N/A
3.
Are T&E species present or is the project being conducted in Designated Critical
❑ Yes
Habitat?
❑ No
❑� N/A
4.
Is the project "likely to adversely affect' the species and/or "likely to adversely modify"
❑ Yes
Designated
Critical Habitat?
❑ No
❑✓ N/A
5.
Does the USFWS/NOAA-Fisheries concur in the effects determination?
❑ Yes
❑ No
❑✓ N/A
6.
Has the USFWS/NOAA-Fisheries rendered a "jeopardy" determination?
❑ Yes
❑ No
❑✓ N/A

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

Dirty Boots Mitigation Site
Categorical Exclusion
SUMMARY

Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA)
The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) provides a
Federal "Superfund" to clean up uncontrolled or abandoned hazardous -waste sites as well as
accidents, spills, and other emergency releases of pollutants and contaminants into the
environment.
As the Dirty Boots Mitigation Site is a full -delivery project, an EDR Radius Map Report with
Geocheck was ordered for the site through Environmental Data Resources, Inc on February 22,
2022. Neither the target property nor the adjacent properties were listed in any of the Federal,
State, or Tribal environmental databases searched by the EDR. The Executive Summary of the EDR
report is included in the Appendix. The full report is available upon request.
National Historic Preservation Act (Section 106)
The National Historic Preservation Act declares a national policy of historic preservation to protect,
rehabilitate, restore, and reuse districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects significant in
American architecture, history, archaeology, and culture, and Section 106 mandates that federal
agencies take into account the effect of an undertaking on a property that is included in, or is
eligible for inclusion in, the National Register of Historic Places.
A scoping letter was submitted to the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) requesting
comment on the Dirty Boots Mitigation Site on October 7, 2022. SHPO responded on November 10,
2022 and said they were "aware of no historic resources which would be affected by the project"
and would have no further comment. All correspondence related to Section 106 is included in the
Appendix.
Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act (Uniform Act)
These acts, collectively known as the Uniform Act, provide for uniform and equitable treatment of
persons displaced from their homes, businesses, non-profit associations, or farms by federal and
federally -assisted programs, and establish uniform and equitable land acquisition policies.
The Dirty Boots Mitigation Site is a full -delivery project that includes land acquisition. Notification of
the fair market value of the project property and the lack of condemnation authority by Wildlands
was included in the signed Mitigation Use Rights (MUR) Agreement for the project property. A copy
of the relevant section of the MUR Agreement is included in the Appendix.
Endangered Species Act (ESA)
Section 7 of the ESA requires federal agencies, in consultation with and with the assistance of the
Secretary of the Interior or of Commerce, as appropriate, to ensure that actions they authorize,
fund or carry out are not likely to jeopardize the continued existence of threatened or endangered
species or result in the destruction or adverse modification of critical habitat for these species.
The United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Information for Planning and Consultation
database (IPaQ list of threatened and endangered species for the site includes the following
species: red -cockaded woodpecker (Picoides borealis), Cape Fear shiner (Notropis mekistocholas),
Harperella (Ptilimnium nodosum), and the Atlantic pigtoe (Fusconaia masoni). The USFWS does not
currently list any Critical Habitat Designations for the Federally listed species within the project site.
Results from pedestrian surveys conducted on April 6, 2022, indicated that the project area
provides no suitable habitat for the red -cockaded woodpecker, Cape Fear shiner, Harperella, and
the Atlantic pigtoe. No suitable habitat was found due to poor water quality and stream size, as well
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as the lack of old pine cavity trees, open pine woodlands with little to no hardwoods or pine
savannahs. No individuals of the federally listed species were identified.
To meet regulatory requirements, a scoping letter requesting comment from the USFWS was sent
on October 7, 2022. USFWS responded on October 10, 2022 and does not have any concerns with
the project "adversely affecting any other federally -listed endangered or threatened species", and
would have no further comment unless circumstances changed. Please refer to the Appendix for
USFWS correspondence.
Farmland Protection Policy Act (FPPA)
The FPPA requires that, before taking or approving any federal action that would result in
conversion of farmland, the agency must examine the effects of the action using the criteria set
forth in the FPPA, and, if there are adverse effects, must consider alternatives to lessen them.
Dirty Boots Mitigation Site includes the conversion of prime farmland. As such, Form AD-1006 was
completed and submitted to the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) on October 7,
2022. The completed form and correspondence documenting its submittal is included in the
Appendix.
Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (FWCA)
The FWCA requires consultation with the USFWS and the appropriate state wildlife agency on
projects that alter or modify a water body. Reports and recommendations prepared by these
agencies document project effects on wildlife and identify measures that may be adopted to
prevent loss or damage to wildlife resources.
Wildlands requested comment on the project from both the USFWS and the North Carolina Wildlife
Resources Commission (NCWRC) on November 17, 2022. The NCWRC and USFWS responded on
October 7 and 20, 2022, respectively, and do not have any concerns with this project. All
correspondence with the two agencies is included in the Appendix.
Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA)
The MBTA makes it unlawful for anyone to kill, capture, collect, possess, buy, sell, trade, ship,
import, or export any migratory bird. The indirect killing of birds by destroying their nests and eggs
is covered by the MBTA, so construction in nesting areas during nesting seasons can constitute a
taking.
Wildlands requested comment on the Dirty Boots Mitigation Site from the USFWS in regard to
migratory birds on October 7, 2022. USFWS responded on October 10, 2022 do not have any
concerns with this project. All correspondence with USFWS is included in the Appendix.
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DMS #100638

Species Conclusions Table
Project Name: Dirty Boots Mitigation Site
Date: 10/6/2022
Species I Resource Name
Conclusion
ESA Section 7 I Eagle Act
Notes I Documentation
Determination
Red -cockaded Woodpecker
No suitable habitat
No effect
Field survey conducted on April 6, 2022 determined no suitable habitat were
(Picoides borealis)
found to exist due to lack of mature, open pine forest. No critical habitat has
been designated by USFWS for this species. Per NCNHP data explorer, no
known element occurrences exist within the proposed project area. This site
is not within the required Section 7 consultation zone and is not subject to
Section 7 of the ESA.
Cape Fear Shiner
No suitable habitat
No effect
A Field Survey was conducted on April 6, 2022 and no suitable habitat was
(Notropis mekistocholas)
found due to predominantly silty substrate and lack of cobble, gravel, and
bounders. The proposed project is not in the proposed critical habitat area
designated by USFWS for this species. Per NCNHP data explorer, no known
element occurrences exist within the proposed project area.
Atlantic Pigtoe
No suitable habitat
No effect
A Field Survey was conducted on April 6, 2022 and no suitable habitat was
(Fusconaia masons)
found due to poor water quality, stream size, and lack of clean gravel and
sand substrate. The proposed project is not in the proposed critical habitat
area designated by USFWS for this species. Per NCNHP data explorer, no
known element occurrences exist within the proposed project area.
Harperella
No suitable habitat
No effect
Field survey conducted on April 6, 2022. No suitable habitat were found to
(Ptilimnium nodosum)
exist due to lack of rocky and gravelly sandbars within and along the streams.
No critical habitat has been designated by USFWS for this species. Per
NCNHP data explorer, no known element occurrences exist within the
ro osed ro'ect area.
Bald Eagle
Unlikely to disturb nesting
No Eagle Act Permit Required
Not within 660 feet of large bodies of water
bald eagles
Critical Habitat
No critical habitat present
Acknowledgement: I agree that the above information about my proposed project is true. I used all of the provided resources to make an informed decision about
impacts in the immediate and surrounding areas.
10/6/2022
Charlie Neaves/Environmental Scientist
Date

North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources
State Historic Preservation Office
Ramona M. Bartos, Administrator
Governor Roy Cooper
Secretary D. Reid Wilson
November 10, 2022
Kirsten Gimbert
Wildlands Engineering, Inc.
1430 South Mint Street, Suite 104
Charlotte, NC 28203
Office of Archives and History
Deputy Secretary, Darin J. Waters, Ph.D.
k ig mbert(&wildlandseng com
Re: Dirty Boots mitigation site, Edwards Hill Church Road, Siler City, Chatham County, ER 22-2486
Dear Ms. Gimbert:
Thank you for your letter of October 7, 2022, concerning the above -referenced undertaking. We have
reviewed the submittal and offer the following comments.
We have conducted a review of the project and are aware of no historic resources which would be affected
by the project. Therefore, we have no comment on the project as proposed.
The above comments are made pursuant to Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act and the
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation's Regulations for Compliance with Section 106 codified at 36
CFR Part 800.
Thank you for your cooperation and consideration. If you have questions concerning the above comment,
contact Renee Gledhill -Earley, environmental review coordinator, at 919-814-6579
or environmental.review&ncdcr.gov. In all future communication concerning this project, please cite the
above referenced tracking number.
Sincerely,
Ramona Bartos, Deputy
State Historic Preservation Officer
Location: 109 East Jones Street, Raleigh NC 27601 Mailing Address: 4617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh NC 27699-4617 Telephone/Fax: [phone]-6898

United States Department of the Interior
FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
Raleigh ES Field Office
Post Office Box 33726
Raleigh, North Carolina 27636-3726
October 20, 2022
Kirsten Gimbert, Senior Env. Scientist
Wildlands Engineering, Inc.
1430 S. Mint Street, Suite 104
Charlotte, NC 28203
Re: Dirty Boots Mitigation Site — Chatham County, NC
Dear Ms. Gimbert:
This is in response to your request for comments from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
(Service) concerning whether a federally -listed species or designated critical habitat may be
affected by your proposed compensatory mitigation project. Our comments are submitted
pursuant to, and in accordance with, provisions of the Endangered Species Act. Comments
under the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act and Migratory Bird Treaty Act (as appropriate)
will be provided at a future date, as more information is made available to us during the North
Carolina Interagency Review Team (NC IRT) review process.
Based on the information provided and other information available, it appears that the proposed
action is not likely to adversely affect any other federally -listed endangered or threatened
species, their formally designated critical habitat, or species currently proposed for listing under
the Act at these sites. We believe that the requirements of section 7(a)(2) of the Act have been
satisfied for your project. Please remember that obligations under section 7 consultation must be
reconsidered if: (1) new information reveals impacts of this identified action that may affect
listed species or critical habitat in a manner not previously considered; (2) this action is
subsequently modified in a manner that was not considered in this review; or, (3) a new species
is listed or critical habitat determined that may be affected by the identified action.
We look forward to further coordination on this project as it moves through the NC IRT review
process. If you have any questions or comments, please contact Kathy Matthews of this office at
[phone] ext. 27 or [e-mail].
Sincerely,
kin►►
Pete Benjamin
Field Supervisor

From: Garrison, Gabriela
To: Kirsten Gimbert
Subject: RE: [External] Dirty Boots Mitigation Site - Scoping Letter
Date: Thursday, November 17, 2022 12:37:54 PM
Hi Kirsten,
NCWRC has no issues with this project.
Thank you,
Gabriela
Gabriela Garrison
Eastern Piedmont Habitat Conservation Coordinator
NC Wildlife Resources Commission
Sandhills Depot, P.O. Box 149
Hoffman, NC 28347
Office and Cell: 910-409-7350
gabriela.garrisonPncwildlife.org
www.ncwildlife.org
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From: Kirsten Gimbert <[e-mail]>
Sent: Friday, October 7, 2022 1:59 PM
To: Garrison, Gabriela <[e-mail]>
Subject: [External] Dirty Boots Mitigation Site - Scoping Letter
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Hello Ms. Garrison,
Please find attached to this email, the Dirty Boots Mitigation Site scoping letter for your review
regarding a proposed stream mitigation site located in Chatham County, NC. Please let me know if
you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Kirsten Gimbert I Senior Environmental Scientist
M: 704.941.9093
Wildlands Engineering. Inc.
1430 S. Mint St, Suite 104
Charlotte, NC 28203

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WILDLANDS
ENGINEERING
MEETING SUMMARY
MEETING: IRT Site Walk
Dirty Boots Mitigation Site
Cape Fear River Basin 03030003, Chatham County, NC
USACE Project ID: SAW-2022-02401
DWR# 20221571
DATE: Wednesday, November 11t", 2022
LOCATION: Edwards Hill Church Road
Bonlee, NC
Attendees
Erin Davis, NC DWR
Todd Tugwell, USACE
Travis Wilson, NC WRC
Lindsay Crocker, NC DMS
Jeremiah Dow, NC DMS
Tim Morris, Wildlands Engineering
Angela Allen, Wildlands Engineering
John Hutton, Wildlands Engineering
Materials
• Wildlands Engineering, Dirty Boots Mitigation Site - Technical Proposal, July 12 2022
Meeting Notes
Representatives of Wildlands Engineering, Inc (Wildlands) met with representatives of the North
Carolina Interagency Review Team (IRT) and the North Carolina Division of Mitigation Services to walk
the Dirty Boots Mitigation Site. The purpose of the field meeting was to present the site to the group of
IRT members and get their input into the management/mitigation options proposed for the site and
determine next steps in the process. During the tour, the group discussed the stream and wetland
approaches proposed by Wildlands and the manner that they felt would be most appropriate to
enhance and restore onsite streams and wetlands. The following notes provide a summary of these
discussions.
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HATCH'S HILL MITIGATION SITE
March 28, 2022 IRT Site Walk Meeting Summary

No changes to the crediting proposed in the Technical Proposal were requested as a result of the site
walk. The bulleted notes below generally follow the timeline of the site walk. The following concerns
were noted:
• In the area of the enhancement wetland at the top of Dirty Boots (Reach 5), Todd Tugwell
cautioned that the dense wetland vegetation could crowd and overtake the channel when the
bed was raised. This will be monitored, and adaptive management will address issues when/if
they arise.
• Wildlands recognizes that creating a new planform and profile through the existing
enhancement wetland on Dirty Boots, Reach 5 needs to be completed in such a way to minimize
temporary impacts to the functional wetland. This need for minimizing impact will be addressed
in the project plans.
• On UT3 - Reach 1, IRT requested targeted structures be placed within the enhancement reach to
encourage habitat diversity. These could be in the form of log drops, sills, riffle enhancements,
etc.
• On UT3 Reach 2, the IRT requested that the pond be dewatered through a silt bag to ensure that
invasive pond edge species do not get transported downstream.
• Pre -construction wetland gauges will be installed in the rehabilitation wetlands throughout the
project to document baseline hydrology conditions and justify future hydrologic uplift.
• At the property line at the downstream extend of Dirty Boots the IRT noted a backwater
condition, likely attributed to beavers. Wildlands confirmed that historic beaver activity was
noted in the area. The fact that beaver activity is located on an adjacent property created
conversation about the appropriateness of managing beaver and potentially modifying the
existing hydrology of a downstream resource because of the project. The IRT requested that
adaptive management techniques will need to be clearly defined in the mitigation plan for
addressing this issue.
• IRT requested hydrology monitoring of all tributaries (UT2, UT2A and UT3) for flow.
• The IRT recommended that BMP features be installed that do not require future maintenance
and that the features be incorporated inside the easement. The area taken up by these features
will need to be deducted from wetland crediting. The IRT would prefer shallow, natural features
that minimize the use of rock where possible.
• The IRT recommended considering some channel planform work for UT2-Reach 1 since the
stream is currently channelized and lacks any bedform diversity. If appropriately justified in the
mitigation plan, this area could be upgraded to a better ratio (assuming the JD confirms a
stream call).
This documents the main discussion points during the site walk. If there are any changes or additions to
these notes please contact [e-mail].
Enclosure — Map Markup
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HATCH'S HILL MITIGATION SITE
March 28, 2022 IRT Site Walk Meeting Summary

Figure 6A Concept Map Option 1
Dirty Boots Mitigation Site
*W,WILDLANDS 0 100 200 Feet Cape Fear River Basin 03030003
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Chatham County, NC

Appendix 6
Maintenance Plan

Appendix 6 Maintenance Plan
The site shall be visited quarterly and a physical inspection of the site shall be conducted quarterly
throughout the post -construction monitoring period until performance standards are met. These site
inspections may identify site components and features that require routine maintenance. Routine
maintenance should be expected most often in the first two years following site construction and may
include the following:
Table 1. Maintenance Plan
Component/
Maintenance through project close-out
Feature
Routine channel maintenance and repair activities may include chinking of in -stream
structures to prevent piping, securing of loose coir matting, and supplemental installations
of live stakes and other target vegetation along the channel —these shall be conducted
where success criteria are threatened or at the discretion of the Designer. Areas where
Stream
storm water and floodplain flows intercept the channel may also require maintenance to
prevent bank failures and head -cutting. Beaver activity will be monitored and beaver dams
on project streams will typically be removed, at the discretion of the Designer, during the
monitoring period to allow for bank stabilization and stream development outside of this
type of influence.
Vegetation shall be maintained to ensure the health and vigor of the targeted community.
Routine vegetation maintenance and repair activities may include supplemental planting,
pruning, mulching, and fertilizing. Exotic invasive plant species requiring treatment per the
Vegetation
Invasive Species Treatment Plan (Appendix 7) shall be treated in accordance with that plan
and with NC Department of Agriculture (NCDA) rules and regulations.
Prevent formation of preferred flow paths during preliminary establishment of vegetation.
Complete vegetation maintenance as indicated above.
Site boundaries shall be identified in the field to ensure clear distinction between the
mitigation site and adjacent properties. Boundaries may be identified by fence, marker,
Site boundary
bollard, post, tree -blazing, or other means as allowed by site conditions and/or conservation
easement. Boundary markers disturbed, damaged, or destroyed will be repaired and/or
replaced on an as -needed basis.
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Appendix 7
Invasive Species Treatment Plan

Appendix 7 Invasive Species Plan
The presence and extents of invasive species will be monitored, and treatment of invasive species will
continue as necessary throughout the life of the project to ensure project stability and success of the
riparian and streambank vegetation. Regular site visits will be conducted to assess the condition of the
finished project. Invasive species currently present on the Site include multiflora rose (Rosa multiflora)
and Chinese privet (Ligustrum sinense). These invasive plant populations primarily occur directly along
the banks of existing streams.
Generally, the treatment plan shall follow the below guidelines in Table 1 for invasive plant species
found on the site; however, the treatment may be changed based on the professional judgement of the
project engineer and biologist. The planned timeline of invasive plant control will likely involve heavier
efforts during construction and in monitoring years 1-3. Additional invasive plant control will likely occur
after monitoring year 3 but at a smaller scale. The planned timeline of invasive plant control on the Site
may change due to unforeseen circumstances and potential new introductions. Significant invasive
species control efforts will be reported in each year's monitoring report.
Table 1. Invasive Species Treatment
Invasive Species
Recommended Treatment Technique
Use a foliar treatment on seedlings (under 2' tall) using a 3% triclopyr, as the triethylamine
salt, or 3% glyphosate plus 0.5% non-ionic surfactant solution.
For stems too tall for foliar application and/or when safety to surrounding vegetation is
desired, cut stems low to the ground and immediately treat cut surfaces with a 25-50%
glyphosate or triclopyr, as the triethylamine salt, solution.
For large diameter stems, apply stem injections or hack -and -squirt techniques using a 25-50%
triclopyr, as the triethylamine salt, or glyphosate solution year-round, though early spring
Chinese Privet
(March and April) may be less effective. An EZ-Ject tree injector can help reach the lower part
(Ligustrum sinense)
of the main stem; otherwise, every branching trunk can be treated using the hack -and -squirt
method.
Basal bark applications are suitable for large diameter stems in upland areas and can be
applied in the winter when the bark is dry and above freezing and below 85°F. Basal bark
applications are not aquatic -safe and somewhat less effective on stems greater that 6" DBH.
Apply full coverage of a chemical solution to the bottom 10"-18" of a stem using a 20-30%
triclopyr ester solution or a 6-8% imazapyr solution in a carrier oil, such as basal oil or
kerosene.
Use a foliar application of 3% glyphosate or triclopyr, as the triethylamine salt, solution plus
Multiflora Rose
0.5% non-ionic surfactant.
(Rosa multiflora)
For large diameter stems or those climbing up into trees, cut stems low to the ground and
immediately treat stems and stump tops using a 25% glyphosate or 50% triclopyr. As the
triethylamine salt, solution. Cut stump may be conducted year-round at temperatures above
45°F.

Invasive Species
Recommended Treatment Technique
Mechanical removal is also feasible using heavy equipment. All the root mass must be
removed.
Fescue and undesirable pasture grasses can be mechanically removed during construction on
Tall Fescue
portions of the site. Following construction, these grasses will be treated where they are
(Festuca
impacting planted stems using a variety of methods including herbicide ring sprays, herbicide
arundinacea)
treatment and reseeding, and mechanical tree release. Foliar applications will use a 2.5-4%
glyphosate plus 0.5% non-ionic surfactant solution.

Appendix 8
Financial Assurances

Appendix 8 Financial Assurance
Pursuant to Section IV H and Appendix III of the Division of Mitigation Service's In -Lieu Fee Instrument
dated July 28, 2010, the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources has provided
the US Army Corps of Engineers Wilmington District with a formal commitment to fund projects to
satisfy mitigation requirements assumed by DMS. This commitment provides financial assurance for all
mitigation projects implemented by the program.
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Appendix 9
Credit Release Schedule

Appendix 9 - Credit Release Schedule
All credit releases will be based on the total credit generated as reported in the approved final
mitigation plan, unless there are significant discrepancies, in which case an addendum will be proposed
to the Interagency Review Team (IRT). Under no circumstances shall any mitigation project be debited
until the necessary Department of the Army (DA) authorization has been received for its construction or
the District Engineer (DE) has otherwise provided written approval for the project in the case where no
DA authorization is required for construction of the mitigation project. The DE, in consultation with the
IRT, will determine if performance standards have been satisfied sufficiently to meet the requirements
of the release schedules below. In cases where some performance standards have not been met, credits
may still be released depending on the specifics of the case. Monitoring may be required to restart or be
extended, depending on the extent to which the site fails to meet the specified performance standard.
The following conditions apply to the credit release schedules:
A. A reserve of 10% of a site's total stream credits will be released after four bankfull events have
occurred, in separate years, provided the channel is stable and all other performance standards
are met. In the event that less than four bankfull events occur during the monitoring period,
release of these reserve credits is at the discretion of the NC IRT.
B. For mitigation banks, implementation of the approved Mitigation Plan must be initiated no later
than the first full growing season after the date of the first credit transaction (credit sale).
C. After the second milestone, the credit releases are scheduled to occur on an annual basis,
assuming that the annual monitoring report has been provided to the USACE in accordance with
the General Monitoring Requirements, and that the monitoring report demonstrates that
interim performance standards are being met and that no other concerns have been identified
on -site during the visual monitoring. All credit releases require written approval from the
USACE.
D. The credits associated with the final credit release milestone will be released only upon a
determination by the USACE, in consultation with the NCIRT, of functional success as defined in
the Mitigation Plan.
The schedule below lists the updated credit release schedule for stream mitigation projects developed
by bank and ILF sites in North Carolina:
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Table A: Stream Credit Release Schedule
Credit Release Schedule and Milestones for Streams
Credit
ILF/NCDMS
Release
Release Activity
Interim
Milestone
Release
Total Released
1
Site establishment
0%
0%
Completion of all initial physical and biological improvements made
pursuant to the Mitigation Plan
30%
30%
2*
Year 1 monitoring report demonstrates that channels are stable and
interim performance standards have been met
10%
40%
3
Year 2 monitoring report demonstrates that channels are stable and
interim performance standards have been met
10%
50%
4
Year 3 monitoring report demonstrates that channels are stable and
interim performance standards have been met
10%
60%
5
Year 4 monitoring report demonstrates that channels are stable and
65%
interim performance standards have been met
5%
6**
(75%***)
Year 5 monitoring report demonstrates that channels are stable and
75%
interim performance standards have been met
10%
(85%***)
7
Year 6 monitoring report demonstrates that channels are stable and
80%
interim performance standards have been met
5%
(90/ o ***)
8**
Year 7 monitoring report demonstrates that channels are stable,
90%+ 2% benthic
performance standards have been met, completion of benthic
10%,
credit
9
monitoring for 2% additional credit on monitored reaches
+2%
(100%***+ 2%
benthic credit****)
*For ILF sites (including all NCDMS projects), no initial release of credits (Milestone 1) is provided because ILF
programs utilized advance credits, so no initial release is necessary to help fund site construction. To account for
this, the 15% credit release associated with the first milestone (bank establishment) is held until the second
milestone, so that the total credits release at the second milestone is 30%. In order for NCDMS to receive the
30% release (shown in the schedules as Milestone 2), they must comply with the credit release requirements
stated in Section IV(I)(3) of the approved NCDMS Instrument.
**Please note that vegetation data may not be required with monitoring reports submitted during these
monitoring years unless otherwise required by the Mitigation Plan or directed by the NCIRT.
***10% reserve of credits to be held back until the bankfull event performance standard has been met.
****2% additional credits to be released on streams monitored as proposed in monitoring plan (see Table 41). No
credits will be tied to success criteria.
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Table B: Credit Release Schedule — Wetlands Credits
Credit
Interim
Total
Release
Credit Release Activity
Release
Released
Milestone
1
Site establishment
0%
0%
Completion of all initial physical and biological improvements made
2
pursuant to the Mitigation Plan
30%
30%
First year monitoring report demonstrates performance
3
standards are being met
10%
40%
Second year monitoring report demonstrates performance
4
standards are being met
10%
50%
Third year monitoring report demonstrates performance standards are
5
being met
15%
65%
Fourth year monitoring report demonstrates performance standards are
6
being met
5%
70%
Fifth year monitoring report demonstrates performance standards are
being met; Provided that all performance standards are met, the IRT may
7
allow the DMS to discontinue hydrologic monitoring after the fifth year,
15%
85%
but vegetation monitoring must continue for an additional two years
after the fifth year for a total of seven years
Sixth year monitoring report demonstrates performance standards are
8
being met
5%
90%
Seventh year monitoring report demonstrates performance standards
9
are being met, and project has received close-out
10%
100%
approval
1.1 Initial Allocation of Released Credits
The initial allocation of released credits, as specified in the mitigation plan can be released by DMS
without prior written approval of the DE upon satisfactory completion of the following activities:
a. Approval of the final Mitigation Plan.
b. Recordation of the preservation mechanism, as well as a title opinion acceptable to the USACE
covering the property.
c. Completion of project construction (the initial physical and biological improvements to the
mitigation site) pursuant to the mitigation plan; per the DMS Instrument, construction means
that a mitigation site has been constructed in its entirety, to include planting, and an as -built
report has been produced. As -built reports must be sealed by an engineer prior to project
closeout, if appropriate but not prior to the initial allocation of released credits.
d. Receipt of necessary DA permit authorization or written DA approval for projects where DA
permit issuance is not required.
1.2 Subsequent Credit Releases
All subsequent credit releases must be approved by the DE, in consultation with the IRT, based on a
determination that required performance standards have been achieved. For stream projects a reserve
of 10% of a site's total stream credits shall be released after two 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 two bankfull events occur during the monitoring period, release of these reserve credits
shall be at the discretion of the IRT. As projects approach milestones associated with credit release, the
DMS will submit a request for credit release to the DE along with documentation substantiating
achievement of criteria required for release to occur. This documentation will be included with the
annual monitoring report.
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DMS ID No. 100638 Page 3

Appendix 10
Plan Sheets

Dirty Boots Mitigation Site
Chatham County, North Carolina
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DRAFT PLANS
BEFORE YOU DIG! ISSUED FOR PERMITTING
CALL1-800-632-4949
N.C.ONE-CALL CEMARCH 13 2024
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Sheet Index
Title Sheet
Project Overview
General Notes and Symbols
Plan & Profile Sections
Planting Tables
Planting Sheets
Fencing Sheets
Details
Grading Cut & Fill Exhibit
Project Directory
Engineering:
Wildlands Engineering, Inc
License No. F-0831
312 W. Millbrook Rd, Suite 225
Raleigh, NC 27609
Tim Morris, Project Manager
Greg Turner, PE, Project Engineer
919-851-9986
Surveying:
KCI Associates of NC
4505 Falls of Neuse Road
Suite 400
Raleigh, NC 27609
919-278-2557
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NC Department of Environmental Quality
Division of Mitigation Services
1652 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1652
NCDEQ Contract No. 452048014-04
DMS ID No. 100638
Cape Fear River Basin
HUC 03030003
USACE Action ID No.
2022-02401
NCDWR No. 20221571
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Project Notes:
1. Topographic survey was completed by KCI Associates of NC on December 9,
2022.
2. Parcel boundary was completed on 08 December 2022.
3. Topographic data outside proposed conservation easement supplemented
with NC QLl LiDAR.
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Large Brush Toe - Dirty Boots Creek
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TOP OF BANK
NOTES:
1. OVEREXCAVATE 3' OUTSIDE OF TOP OF BANK (BANKFULL).
2. EXTEND BRUSH TOE 5' BEYOND HEAD OF RIFFLE ON ALL STREAMS.
3. INSTALL A DENSE LAYER OF BRUSH/WOODY DEBRIS, WHICH SHALL CONSIST OF SMALL BRANCHES AND ROOTS
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4. BRUSH SHOULD BE ALIGNED SO STEMS ARE ROUGHLY PARALLEL AND ARE INSTALLED POINTING SLIGHTLY
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5. ONE LIFT SHOULD BE INSTALLED EVERY 15"-18" ABOVE THE BRUSH MATERIAL.
6. INSTALL MATTING OVER BRUSH/WOODY DEBRIS.
7. INSTALL EARTH BACKFILL OVER BRUSH/WOODY LAYER ACCORDING TO TYPICAL SECTION DIMENSIONS.
8. SEED, MULCH, AND WRAP EROSION CONTROL MATTING UP OVER BACKFILL.
9. WILDLANDS ENGINEERING INC WILL PROVIDE LIVE WHIPS FOR INSTALLATION BETWEEN SOIL LIFTS IN
DORMANT SEASON.
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TOE OF SLOPE (TYP)
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EXTEND
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NOTES:
1. OVEREXCAVATE 3' OUTSIDE OF TOP OF BANK (BANKFULL).
2. EXTEND BRUSH TOE 3' BEYOND HEAD OF RIFFLE ON ALL STREAMS.
3. INSTALL A DENSE LAYER OF BRUSH/WOODY DEBRIS, WHICH SHALL CONSIST OF SMALL BRANCHES AND ROOTS
COLLECTED ONSITE AND SOIL TO FILL ANY VOID SPACE. LIGHTLY COMPACT BRUSH/WOODY DEBRIS LAYER.
4. BRUSH SHOULD BE ALIGNED SO STEMS ARE ROUGHLY PARALLEL AND ARE INSTALLED POINTING SLIGHTLY
UPSTREAM.
5. INSTALL MATTING OVER BRUSH/WOODY DEBRIS.
6. INSTALL EARTH BACKFILL OVER BRUSH/WOODY LAYER ACCORDING TO TYPICAL SECTION DIMENSIONS.
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BIODEGRADABLE EROSION
CONTROL FABRIC (SEE INSET "A")
OPTIONAL LIVE FASCINE
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SECURED WITH 36" STAKES.
_ BASE FLOW
ROCK TOE PROTECTION
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NOTES:
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NOT REPRESENTATIVE OF THE TIME OF INSTALLATION.
2. BOTTOM OF FIRST COMPACTED EARTH LIFT TO BE PLACED 6"
ABOVE NORMAL BASEFLOW.
3. NUMBER OF COMPACTED EARTH LIFTS TO VARY DEPENDING ON
DESIGN TOP OF BANK HEIGHT.
OUTER LAYER 26 OZ / YD2
COIR MATTING INNER LAYER 11.2OZ/YW
COIR BLANKET
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Pool Installation
NOTES:
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PREPARE THE BANK WHERE THE SOD MAT WILL BE
TRANSPLANTED BY RAKING AND FERTILIZING.
2.
EXCAVATE TRANSPLANT SOD MATS WITH A WIDE
BUCKET AND AS MUCH ADDITIONAL SOIL MATERIAL
AS POSSIBLE.
3.
PLACE TRANSPLANT ON THE BANK TO BE
STABILIZED.
4.
SECURE WITH SOD STAPLES.
5.
FILL IN ANY HOLES AROUND THE TRANSPLANT AND
COMPACT.
6.
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6' SPACING FOR LIVE STAKES
3' SPACING FOR HERBACEOUS PLUGS
6' SPACING FOR LIVE STAKES
6' SPACING FOR LIVE STAKES
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EROSION CONTROL MATTING LIVE STAKE OFFSET 1'
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HOLE. (DO NOT ROCK
THE SHOVEL BACK AND
FORTH AS THIS CAUSES
SOIL IN THE PLANTING
HOLE TO BE
COMPACTED,
INHIBITING ROOT
GROWTH.
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REMOVE THE DIBBLE, OR
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SEEDLING ROOTS DEEP
INTO THE PLANTING HOLE.
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UP TO THE CORRECT
PLANTING DEPTH (THE
ROOT COLLAR SHOULD BE
1-3" BELOW THE SOIL
SURFACE). GENTLYSHAKE
THE SEEDLING TO ALLOW
THE ROOTS TO
STRAIGHTEN OUT. DO
NOT TWIST OR SPIN THE
SEEDLING OR LEAVE THE
ROOTS J-ROOTED.
INSERT THE DIBBLE, OR
SHOVEL, SEVERAL
INCHES IN FRONT OF
THE SEEDLING AND
PUSH THE BLADE
HALFWAY INTO THE
SOIL. TWIST AND PUSH
THE HANDLE FORWARD
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DETAILS BY REACH SHOWN ABOVE.
2. REFER TO SPECIFICATIONS FOR PROPER STORAGE,
HANDLING AND INSTALLATION.
3. FORM PILOT HOLE IN HARD SOIL OR STONY
CONDITIONS TO PREVENT DAMAGE TO LIVE STAKES.
4. LIVE STAKES TO BE INSTALLED TO A DEPTH AT LEAST 3
THE LENGTH OF THE LIVE STAKE, PLANTED IN AREAS AS
SHOWN ON PLANS AND DIRECTED BY THE ENGINEER.
5. INSTALL DORMANT PRIOR TO LEAF OUT. DEPICTED
CONDITION WITH LEAVES NOT REPRESENTATIVE OF
STAKES AT TIME OF INSTALLATION.
DIBBLE BAR
PLANTING BAR SHALL HAVE A
BLADE WITH A TRIANGULAR
CROSS SECTION AND SHALL
BE 12" LONG, 4" WIDE, AND
1" THICK AT CENTER.
ROOTING PRUNING
ALL ROOTS SHALL BE PRUNED
TO AN APPROPRIATE LENGTH
TO PREVENT J-ROOTI NG.
PULL BACK ON THE
HANDLE TO CLOSE THE
BOTTOM OF THE
PLANTING HOLD. THEN
PUSH FORWARD TO CLOSE
THE TOP, ELIMINATING AIR
POCKETS AROUND THE
ROOT.
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SHOVEL, AND CLOSE AND
FIRM UP THE OPENING
WITH YOUR HEEL. BE
CAREFUL TO AVOID
DAMAGING THE SEEDLING.
1. ALL SOILS WITHIN THE BUFFER PLANTING
AREA SHALL BE DISKED, AS REQUIRED,
PRIOR TO PLANTING.
2. ALL PLANTS SHALL BE PROPERLY HANDLED
PRIOR TO INSTALLATION TO ENSURE
SURVIVAL.
TOP OF BANK
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6' SPACING FOR LIVE STAKES
6' SPACING FOR HERBACEOUS PLUGS
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EROSION CONTROL MATTING LIVE STAKE OFFSET 1-2'
F FROM TOP OF BANK
HERBACEOUS PLUGS BETWEEN
NORMAL BASEFLOW AND TOP
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TOE OF SLOPE
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POINTED UPWARD
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2-3' LIVE STAKE
BASE CUT AT 45°
TAPERED AT BOTTOM
Live Stake Detail
NOTES:
1. CONTRACTOR RESPONSIBLE TO FOLLOW PLAN VIEW
DETAILS BY REACH SHOWN ABOVE
2. REFER TO SPECIFICATIONS FOR PROPER STORAGE,
HANDLING AND INSTALLATION.
3. FORM PILOT HOLE IN HARD SOIL OR STONY
CONDITIONS TO PREVENT DAMAGE TO LIVE STAKES.
4. LIVE STAKES TO BE INSTALLED TO A DEPTH AT LEAST
THE LENGTH OF THE LIVE STAKE, PLANTED IN AREAS AS
SHOWN ON PLANS AND DIRECTED BY THE ENGINEER.
5. INSTALL DORMANT PRIOR TO LEAF OUT. DEPICTED
CONDITION WITH LEAVES NOT REPRESENTATIVE OF
STAKES AT TIME OF INSTALLATION.
6. ZONE 2 HERBACEOUS PLUGS TO BE PLANTED ALONG
OUTSIDE BENDS WHERE BANK REVETMENT
STRUCTURES ARE NOT SHOWN AND PLANTED ABOVE
AND BELOW LOG AND ROCK SILLS AS SHOWN.
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SALVAGED ONSITE
COBB LE MATERIAL
TO BE APPROVED BY THE
ENGINEER.
FLOW
LENGTH VARIES
SEE PLAN SHEETS
Section A -A'
NGTH VARIES
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SECURE MATTING IN 6" DEEP TRENCH AND
BACKFILL WITH COMPACTED SOIL
FLOODPLAIN OUTLET TO BE CONSTRUCTED
WITH NATIVE ROCK MATERIAL IN THE RANGE
OF 2"-8" OR LARGER.
SALVAGED ONSITE ROCK MAY BE
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SIMILAR SIZE.
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NOTES:
1. DIMENSIONS SHOWN ARE THE DIAMETER OF ROUND POSTS
AND BRACES.
2. NOTCH BRACE POSTS 1" MINIMUM FOR HORIZONTAL BRACES.
PLACE TWO GALVANIZED 12D OR THREE GALVANIZED 10D
NAILS AT EACH END OF ALL BRACES.
3. PLACE THE BRACE WIRE AROUND THE POST. DRAW ALL BRACE
WIRE TAUT BY RATCHETING BETWEEN EACH POST.
4. INSTALL THE FENCE FACING THE PROPERTY OWNER EXCEPT
THAT ON HORIZONTAL CURVES GREATER THAN THREE
DEGREES (3°). INSTALL THE FENCE TO PULL AGAINST ALL
POSTS.
5. USE LATCH DEVICE APPROVED BY THE ENGINEER. HINGE
ASSEMBLY AS SHOWN IS SUGGESTED. SUBSTITUTION MAY BE
SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY THE ENGINEER.
6. ANY COMBINATION OF GATE AND FENCE TYPE MEETING THE
APPROVAL OF THE ENGINEER IS ACCEPTABLE AND IS NOT
LIMITED TO THE EXAMPLES SHOWN HEREON.
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TYPICAL STAKE (TYP)
TYPICAL STAKE (TYP)
(2) Erosion Control Matting_
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6" (5/6) GATE POST
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DIAMETER OF
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3' MIN
NOTES:
1. DIMENSIONS SHOWN ARE THE DIAMETER OF ROUND POSTS
AND BRACES.
2. NOTCH BRACE POSTS 1" MINIMUM FOR HORIZONTAL BRACES.
PLACE TWO GALVANIZED 12D OR THREE GALVANIZED 10D
NAILS AT EACH END OF ALL BRACES.
3. PLACE THE BRACE WIRE AROUND THE POST. DRAW ALL BRACE
WIRE TAUT BY RATCHETING BETWEEN EACH POST.
4. INSTALL THE FENCE FACING THE PROPERTY OWNER EXCEPT
THAT ON HORIZONTAL CURVES GREATER THAN THREE
DEGREES (3°). INSTALL THE FENCE TO PULL AGAINST ALL
POSTS.
5. USE LATCH DEVICE APPROVED BY THE ENGINEER. HINGE
ASSEMBLY AS SHOWN IS SUGGESTED. SUBSTITUTION MAY BE
SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY THE ENGINEER. USED 2" PAINTED
STEEL PIPE FOR GATE FRAME EXCEPT AS SHOWN HERE.
6. ANY COMBINATION OF GATE AND FENCE TYPE MEETING THE
APPROVAL OF THE ENGINEER IS ACCEPTABLE AND IS NOT
LIMITED TO THE EXAMPLES SHOWN HEREON.
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6" (5/6) WOOD POST
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2. WIRE SHALL BE 12.5 GAUGE, CLASS 3 GALVANIZED ZINC (ASTM-116 STANDARD) WITH 170,000 PSI TENSILE STRENGTH. WIRE SHALL BE INSTALLED ON THE LIVESTOCK
SIDE OF THE FENCE.
3. LINE POSTS SHALL BE 6" (5/6) PRESSURE TREATED WOOD WITH A MAXIMUM SPACING OF 15 FEET AND A MINIMUM POST HEIGHT OF 68".
4. BRACE POSTS SHALL BE 6" (5/6) PRESSURE TREATED WOOD AND SET 36" INTO THE GROUND. HORIZONTAL BRACE POSTS SHALL BE 6" (5/6) PRESSURE TREATED
WOOD. BRACING SHALL BE ACCORDING TO THE TABLE BELOW:
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PULL DISTANCE
END/CORNER/GATE BRACE SPECIFICATION
INLINE BRACE SPECIFICATION
<660 FEET
SINGLE H OR SINGLE DIAGONAL ASSEMBLY
NOT REQUIRED
660- 2,000 FEET
SINGLE H OR SINGLE DIAGONAL ASSEMBLY
SINGLE H OR SINGLE DIAGONAL ASSEMBLY
> 2,000 FEET
DOUBLE H OR DOUBLE DIAGONAL ASSEMBLY
SINGLE H OR SINGLE DIAGONAL ASSEMBLY
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3'+ Cut
2'-3' Cut
1'-2' cut
0'-1' cut
— 0'-1' Fill
1'-2' Fill
2'-3' Fill
3'+ Fill
Wetland Enhancement
Wetland Re -Establishment
Wetland Rehabilitation
Wetland Preservation
0' 100' 200' 300'
(HORIZONTAL)