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Enclosed is a 401 WQC application for your review. This application is submitted on behalf of Geyer
Morris Company (developer) and McRae Farms, LLC (landowner) for the construction of a commercial/retail
center in Jacksonville, NC. The project area is located within the White Oak River Basin and is 30 acres in
size. The project will contain approximately 226,900 square feet of commercial/retail space plus six (6)
outparcels along Western Boulevard. Total proposed impacts are to 5.07 acres of 404 wetlands and 50 LF of
intermittent stream. Temporary impacts to 0.11 acre of 404 wetlands are also needed for a utility line. To
mitigate for these impacts, the applicant plans to use a combination of mitigation opportunities including
the purchase of wetland and stream credits from the Bachelor's Delight Stream and Wetland Mitigation
Bank and possibly other mitigation options that may be present in this area and that are acceptable to the
regulatory agencies.
Four copies of the application form, project narrative, associated maps, and site plan are enclosed
for your review. I have also enclosed the DWR application fee of $570. Please contact me if you have any
questions. Thank you for your assistance with this project.
Sincerely, _G�(
Kim Williams
Environmental Scientist
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Cc: Mr. Jeff Soble, Geyer Morris Co.
Mr. William McRae, McRae Farms, LLC
Ms. Joanne Steenhuis, NCDEQ DWR
www.lmgroup.net ® [e-mail] ® Phone: [phone] ® Fax: [phone]
3805 Wrightsville Avenue, Suite 15 ® Wilmington, NC 28403

U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS
Form Approved -
APPLICATION FOR DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY PERMIT
OMB No. 0710-0003
33 CFR 325. The proponent agency is CECW-CO-R.
Expires: 30 -SEPTEMBER -2015
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subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information if it does not display a currently valid OMB control number. Please DO NOT
RETURN your form to either of those addresses. Completed applications must be submitted to the District Engineer having jurisdiction over the location of
the proposed activity.
PRIVACY ACT STATEMENT
Authorities: Rivers and Harbors Act, Section 10, 33 USC 403; Clean Water Act, Section 404, 33 USC 1344; Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries
Act, Section 103, 33 USC 1413; Regulatory Programs of the Corps of Engineers; Final Rule 33 CFR 320-332, Principal Purpose: Information provided on
this form will be used in evaluating the application for a permit. Routine Uses: This information may be shared with the Department of Justice and other
federal, state, and local government agencies, and the public and may be made available as part of a public notice as required by Federal law. Submission
of requested information is voluntary, however, if information is not provided the permit application cannot be evaluated nor can a permit be issued. One set
of original drawings or good reproducible copies which show the location and character of the proposed activity must be attached to this application (see
sample drawings and/or instructions) and be submitted to the District Engineer having jurisdiction over the location of the proposed activity. An application
that is not completed in full will be returned.
(ITEMS 1 THRU 4 TO BE FILLED BY THE CORPS)
1. APPLICATION NO.
2. FIELD OFFICE CODE
3. DATE RECEIVED
4. DATE APPLICATION COMPLETE
(ITEMS BELOW TO BE FILLED BY APPLICANT)
5. APPLICANT'S NAME
8. AUTHORIZED AGENT'S NAME AND TITLE (agent is not required)
First - Middle - Last -
First - Kim Middle - Last - Williams
Company - SEE ATTACHED
Company - Land Management Group, Inc.
E-mail Address -
E-mail Address - [e-mail]
6. APPLICANT'S ADDRESS:
9. AGENT'S ADDRESS:
Address- SEE ATTACHED
Address- 3805 Wrightsville Avenue; Suite 15
City - State - Zip - Country -
City - Wilmington State - NC Zip - 28403 Country - USA
7. APPLICANT'S PHONE NOs. w/AREA CODE
10. AGENTS PHONE NOs. w/AREA CODE
a. Residence b. Business c. Fax
a. Residence b. Business c. Fax
SEE ATTACHED
N/A 910-452-0001 910-452-0060
STATEMENT OF AUTHORIZATION
11. 1 hereby authorize, Kim Williams, LMG to act in my behalf as my agent in the processing of this application and to furnish, upon request,
supplemental information in support of this permit application.
SEE ATTACHED FORMS
SIGNATURE OF APPLICANT DATE
NAME, LOCATION, AND DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT OR ACTIVITY
12. PROJECT NAME OR TITLE (see instructions)
GATEWAY MARKETPLACE
13. NAME OF WATERBODY, IF KNOWN (if applicable)
14. PROJECT STREET ADDRESS (if applicable)
HAMMONDS CREEK
Address off of Western Blvd
15. LOCATION OF PROJECT
City - Jacksonville State- NC Zip- 28546
Latitude: -N 34.7954 Longitude: �W -77.4069
16. OTHER LOCATION DESCRIPTIONS, IF KNOWN (see instructions)
State Tax Parcel ID SEE ATTACHED Municipality
Section -
Township - JACKSONVILLE
UNINCORPORATED ONSLOW
Range -
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17. DIRECTIONS TO THE SITE
From Wilmington, take Market Street (Hwy 17) northward toward Onslow County. Once in Jacksonville, turn left onto Western Blvd and
travel about 1.5 miles to the tract, which is located just north of Gateway North (see vicinity map).
18. Nature of Activity (Description of project, include all features)
The project consists of constructing approximately 226,900 square feet of retail/commercial space with associated parking and roads.
Wetland fill for building pads, parking lots, and roads is requested (See Project Narrative). One intermittent stream crossing is also needed
to gain access to site from Gateway North.
19. Project Purpose (Describe the reason or purpose of the project, see instructions)
To develop and construct the first premium grocery -anchored shopping center to service the City of Jacksonville, NC and surrounding
areas, in a location off of Western Boulevard, which has already been well established as the City's `main street' of commercial and retail
activity (See Project Narrative).
USE BLOCKS 20-23 IF DREDGED AND/OR FILL MATERIAL IS TO BE DISCHARGED
20. Reason(s) for Discharge
To provide buildable areas for commercial/retail development that is easily accessible from Western Boulevard, Gateway North, and
Henderson Drive (See Project Narrative).
21. Type(s) of Material Being Discharged and the Amount of Each Type in Cubic Yards:
Type Type Type
Amount in Cubic Yards Amount in Cubic Yards Amount in Cubic Yards
Clean, compacted sub -grade soil materials clean ABC aggregate, pavement etc.
22. Surface Area in Acres of Wetlands or Other Waters Filled (see instructions)
Acres Wetlands: Permanent: 5.07 ac; Temporary: 0.11 ac
or
Linear Feet Intermittent stream: 50 LF
23. Description of Avoidance, Minimization, and Compensation (see instructions)
The applicant has attempted to avoid and minimize wetland impacts as much as possible during the site design process. The main run of
Hammonds Creek will be crossed using an arched culvert to minimize stream impacts and pervious surfaces will be used wherever
possible. The applicant plans to mitigate unavoidable wetland and stream impacts by using a combination of mitigation opportunities (see
Project Narrative for details).
ENG FORM 4345, DEC 2014 Page 2 of 3

24. Is Any Portion of the Work Already Complete? ❑Yes RX No IF YES, DESCRIBE THE COMPLETED WORK
25. Addresses of Adjoining Property Owners, Lessees, Etc., Whose Property Adjoins the Waterbody (if more than can be entered here, please attach a supplemental list).
a. Address- SEE ATTACHED
City - State - Zip -
b. Address -
City - State - Zip -
c. Address -
City - State - Zip -
d. Address -
City - State - Zip -
e. Address -
City - State - Zip -
26. List of Other Certificates or Approvals/Denials received from other Federal, State, or Local Agencies for Work Described in This Application.
AGENCY TYPE APPROVAL' IDENTIFICATION DATE APPLIED DATE APPROVED DATE DENIED
NUMBER
N/A
Would include but is not restricted to zoning, building, and flood plain permits
27. Application is hereby made for permit or permits to authorize the work described in this application. I certify that this information in this application is
complete and accurate. I further certify that I possess the authority to undertake the work described herein or am acting as the duly authorized agent of the
applicant.
SEE ATTACHED FORMS W---L.kt(',- 2�{ 2016
SIGNATURE OF APPLICANT DATE SIGNATURE OF AGENT DA E
The Application must be signed by the person who desires to undertake the proposed activity (applicant) or it may be signed by a duly
authorized agent if the statement in block 11 has been filled out and signed.
18 U.S.C. Section 1001 provides that: Whoever, in any manner within the jurisdiction of any department or agency of the United States
knowingly and willfully falsifies, conceals, or covers up any trick, scheme, or disguises a material fact or makes any false, fictitious or
fraudulent statements or representations or makes or uses any false writing or document knowing same to contain any false, fictitious or
fraudulent statements or entry, shall be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned not more than five years or both.
ENG FORM 4345, DEC 2014 Page 3 of 3

ENG FORM 4345
S. APPLICANT'S NAME
a. Geyer Morris Company (Developer)
c/o Mr. Jeff Soble, Senior Development Manager
b. Mr. William McRae (Landowner)
McRae Farms, LLC
6. APPLICANT'S ADDRESS:
a. One Buckhead Plaza
3060 Peachtree Road; Suite 1540
Atlanta, GA 30305
b. 10370 Groomsbridge Road
Johns Creek, GA 30022
a. [phone]
b. [phone]
16. OTHER LOCATION DESCRIPTIONS
Tax Parcel ID: Commercial Development: Portion of 017285 (McRae Site)
Road Corridor: Portions of 154195; 154196; 154197; 040851

AGENT AUTHORIZATION FORM
J'O WHOM ITMAY CONCERN:
Uwe, the undersigned, hereby authorize Land Management Group, Inc. to act as our agent in the
preparation and representation of information related to the Section 4041401 permit application
for the Gateway Marketplace project. All questions in regards to this project should be directed
to Land Management Group, Inc.
Sincerely,
Applicant
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Print Name
Date

AGENT AUTHORIZATION FORM
TO WFIOM IT MAY CONCERN;
Lwe, the undersigned, hereby authorize Land Management Group, Inc, to act as our agent in the
preparation and representation of information retated to the Section 40`1+01 pen -nit application
for the Gateway Marketplace project. All questions in regards to this project should be directed
to Land Management. Group, Ine.
Sincerely,
Applicant
William V. McRae, III
Print Name
05/19/16
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LANDOWNER AUTHORIZATIONFORM
TO WHOM IT MA"f'CONCERNl-
I/we, the undersigned, hereby acknowledge and authorize Geyer Morris Company, LLC (and/or
its assignees} to submit a Section 404/401 permit application for activities to occur on our
property, which is part of the Gateway Marketplace project in Jacksonville, NC.

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Approxitriateiy N acres, being subdivided out of the following larger tract:
Being all of Tract IA, containing 305.611 acres, as sho,,yr, on survey entitled "Boundary Survey for City of
Jacksonville", dated July i$, 2011, prepared by Charles P. Riggs & Associates, Inc. and recorded in Map
Back 62, Paye 129 F 129A. Slide Ni-, in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Onslow County, North
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LANDOWNER AUTHORIZATION FORM
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
The City of Jacksonville hereby acknowledges and authorizes Geyer Morris Company, LLC
(and/or its assignees) to submit a Section 404/401 permit application in connection with an
access road planned to be constructed on and across Onslow County Tax Parcel Number 040851
in a location mutually to be agreed between the City of Jacksonville and Geyer Morris Company,
LLC. This authorization is limited to submitting the permit application only and does not
involve envy on the City's property for inspections or testing.
CITY OF JACKSONVILLE
By:
Print Name
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ONSLOW COUNTY, NC
May 2016
On behalf of Geyer Morris Company (developer) and McRae Farms, LLC (landowner), Land
Management Group, Inc. (LMG) is submitting an Individual Permit application for the Gateway
Marketplace project. Geyer Morris Company proposes to develop Gateway Marketplace, a premium
grocery complex in Jacksonville, NC that will contain approximately 226,900 square feet of
commercial/retail space plus six (6) outparcels along Western Boulevard. The project area is located
within the White Oak River Basin and is 30 acres in size, with an additional 4.7 -acre BMP area located
north of it. Total proposed impacts are to 5.07 acres of 404 wetlands and 50 LF of intermittent
stream. Temporary impacts to 0.11 acre of 404 wetlands are also needed for a utility line.
In September of 2015, an Individual Permit application and 401 Water Quality Certification
application were submitted to the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and the NC Division of Water
Resources (DWR), respectively, for this site on behalf of CRP — Gateway Marketplace, LLC. At that
time, CRP had the site under contract and was planning to develop it into a shopping center. The
project was proposed to be 42 -acres, comprised of 362,800 sf of commercial/retail space. Publix, a
premium grocery store retailer, was one of the anchor tenants and required a connector road that
spanned from Gateway North to Henderson Drive. In this configuration, the project proposed
impacts to (10) acres of wetlands and (25) If of intermittent stream. The USACE issued a Public Notice
for that application on October 15, 2015 and several agencies subsequently provided comments.
CRP responded to those comments with a revised site plan that reduced the size of the project area
to (30) acres plus a 4.7 -acre BMP area. Proposed impacts were also reduced to 5.07 acres of
wetlands and 25 LF of intermittent stream. The agencies having jurisdiction were reviewing this
revised information when CRP placed the project and associated application on hold. CRP is no
longer involved with this project in any manner and has formally withdrawn their application to the
USACE and the NC DWR.
Geyer Morris Company, LLC is now the developer of the project, which conceptually remains
very similar to what was previously submitted. Publix remains the main anchor tenant of the
development and still requires a connector road from the shopping center to both Gateway North
and Henderson Drive respectively. However, due to needs and requirements of the City of
Jacksonville, the specific location of the connector road to Gateway North from the center has been
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modified. There are other minor changes that have been made to the site plan and are described
in further detail within this document.
The purpose of the proposed project is to develop and construct the first premium grocery -
anchored shopping center to service the City of Jacksonville, NC and surrounding areas, in a location
off of Western Boulevard, which has already been well established as the City's 'main street' of
commercial and retail activity. Currently, there are no other premium grocery stores nor premium
grocery store -based developments in this market. There is a definitive need for this type of
development in this community and after researching the area, we believe that the proposed
location is the one best suited for that purpose. This will be discussed further in the Alternatives
Analysis section of this document.
Alternative configurations and project sizes have been vetted, resulting in the site plan that
is being proposed. Initially, while still under the leadership of CRP, a larger project was considered
and proposed, with Harris Teeter as the main anchor tenant. The USACE issued a Nationwide Permit
on January 27, 2015 for the development. The design requirements of Harris Teeter allowed for the
site configuration that the permit was issued for, however, shortly thereafter, they decided not to
proceed with any development in the Jacksonville market. At that time, Publix replaced Harris
Teeter as the lead anchor for the project. While having similar site selection requirements as Harris
Teeter, Publix has very different site design requirements, forcing that original design to be
abandoned by CRP. Geyer Morris took a second look at this configuration with the thought of a 2nd
anchor using the space that had been looked at for Harris Teeter, however, very few anchor tenants
are willing to be placed that far back off of the frontage road and pursuing such a strategy was
considered to be an inefficient manner in which to develop the project.
First and foremost, Publix requires that they be placed significantly closer to the frontage
road and that they have direct connection to all feasible full intersection points of access. In any
development, the most important requirements of the main anchor are what drives the initial
direction of the site design. From there, a developer then tries to find a balance between tenant
requirements, AHJ codes and requirements and the cost of the development versus the return on
investment.
A more traditional site design was studied, where the main building of the center, including
Publix, faces the frontage road but it was found to not be economically viable. This design results
in a significant loss of GLA due to the loss of usable land. The costs of the development versus the
rate of return simply did not balance out enough to warrant proceeding in that manner. A third
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configuration that was studied was a similar shape to what it currently being proposed where all
buildings facing Western Boulevard in the current design were pulled forward almost completely
out of the wetlands. However, doing so also resulted in a significant loss in gross leasable area (GLA),
not only due to the reduction of the overall project size but also due to the loss of a large area of
parking, making it impossible to park the center per tenant and City requirements without
eliminating GLA. Again, this design simply does not balance out economically to justify proceeding
with the project.
Stormwater Pond:
The location and size of the stormwater pond has been chosen for a specific reason. As the
USACE and DWR are aware, the proposed project is on a small section of a larger tract, owned by
the same entity, McRae Farms, LLC. Geyer Morris is under contract to purchase the (30) acres
needed for the project from McRae Farms, LLC. Geyer Morris' interest and involvement is for the
development of the proposed shopping center only. However, there very well may be an interest
by McRae Farms, LLC to further develop additional sections of their land at some time in the future
and the intent is to have availability to use the same stormwater pond for as much of that future
development as possible. Please note, however, that for the purposes of the proposed shopping
center, it is the developer's intent to design the pond at a depth required only for this project.
Additionally, the pond will be designed as a rain garden to be environmentally friendly and
compatible with surrounding areas.
Parking:
Publix has been in business since 1930 and currently has over 1,100 locations throughout
the Southeast of the United States. Their design specifications have been developed throughout
their history and are constantly being studied to be up to current standards and customer needs.
As with other elements, the parking design for a developer is a balance of both tenant and local
jurisdiction requirements. The overall ratio for the site is (5) spaces for every 1,000 sf of GLA, as is
required by Publix and is within the allowable amount as dictated by the City of Jacksonville Code.
This is based on Publix requirements for weekends and holidays, when parking is at a premium.
However, even during non -peak days and time, Publix has a history of having a consistently large
customer base. They view having anything less than a 5/1,000 ratio as potentially losing customers
and are unwilling to reduce their requirements. Please note that Geyer Morris is willing to
incorporate pervious surface parking where possible to reduce the environmental impact.
EXISTING CONDITIONS
Habitat
The project area is located on the northern side of Western Boulevard, between Gateway
North and Henderson Drive in Jacksonville, NC (Onslow County) (Figures 1 & 2). The site consists of
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a 30 -acre portion of the commercially -zoned McRae Farms Tract, with a 4.7 -acre proposed BMP
area located just to the northeast of the proposed development. Additionally, there is a road
corridor that will connect the site to an existing road off of Henderson Drive and a second corridor
connecting to Gateway North. These 2 corridors will run through three other tracts respectively. The
connection to Gateway North through a City -owned parcel, and the connection to an existing road
off of Henderson through two smaller tracts located near the corner of Western Boulevard and
Henderson Drive itself of which only (1) that contains wetlands. According to the Onslow County
Generalized Soil Survey, uplands within the site are classified as Craven fine sandy loam, Onslow
loamy fine sand, and Lynchburg fine sandy loam (Figure 3). Wetlands within the site are shown as
Rains fine sandy loam and Pantego mucky loam. The site is currently undeveloped and wooded
(Figure 4). A dirt logging road provides access through the center of the McRae Farms Tract, which
has been logged from time to time over the years.
A Jurisdictional Determination (JD) was issued by the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) in
2008, which showed 2.782 acres of 404 wetlands within the front 63.97 acres of the McRae Farms
Tract. Although significant planning was initiated, no development occurred within the site while
this JD was active because of the economic downturn. This 2008 JD expired and a new delineation
was performed for the landowner by Land Management Group, Inc. on a portion of the McRae
Farms Tract in 2014. This delineation was approved by Mr. Mickey Sugg of the USACE and he issued
a new JD on July 23rd, 2014 (Action ID# SAW 2014-01338). Under the new delineation, the front 65 -
acres now reflects over 22 acres of wetlands. The 30 -acre project site contains approximately six of
those acres.
Most of the wetlands depicted on the 2014 JD exist on the northwestern part of the site and
are a mix of pocosin and pine flat habitat. These wetlands currently support a dense shrub layer of
red maple (Acer rubrum), black gum (Nyssa sylvatica), sweet bay (Magnolia virginiana), wax myrtle
(Morella cerifera), and loblolly pine (Pinus taeda). An unnamed tributary of Mill Creek (also known
as Hammonds Creek) forms the southeastern boundary of the site and wetland fingers branch off
of it. These wetlands support a canopy of swamp black gum (N. biflora), red maple, and sweetgum
(Liquidambor styraciflua). These wetlands also support a shrub layer of titi (Cyrilla racemiflora),
sweet pepperbush (Clethra alnifolia), blueberry (Vaccinium corymbossum), and red bay (Persea
borbonia). Uplands throughout the site support a sparse canopy of loblolly pine, with a developing
shrub layer of red bay, gallberry (Ilex glabra), and persimmon (Diospyros virginiana). LMG
performed an assessment of these wetland areas following the North Carolina Wetland Assessment
Method (NC WAM) protocol. Results of this assessment can be found in Appendix C. Wetlands and
streams within the City -owned parcel that the Gateway North road corridor bisects have been
delineated and approved by the USACE as well.
Wetlands on the site appear to drain south into Hammonds Creek. Hammonds Creek flows
to Mill Creek, which empties into the New River. Mill Creek is classified by the DEQ Division of Water
Resources as Class SC and Nutrient Sensitive Waters (NSW). An SC water classification is given to
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"tidal salt waters protected for secondary recreation such as fishing, boating, and other activities
involving minimal skin contact; fish and noncommercial shellfish consumption; aquatic life
propagation and survival; and wildlife". The NSW water classification is a "supplemental
classification intended for waters needing additional nutrient management due to being subject to
excessive growth of microscopic or macroscopic vegetation." No CAMA-regulated Areas of
Environmental Concern exist within the site. Surrounding land uses consist of a mix of commercial,
retail, office and institutional uses, and some undeveloped land. Areas to the east and southeast
off of Gateway North and Commons Drive consist of City -owned facilities including schools, a senior
citizens center, recreational parks, fields and trails, and some forested land. Residential
development in the areas surrounding Jacksonville Commons has been strong. Adjacent areas
primarily to the north of the site are still undeveloped and wooded. Existing commercial uses
adjacent to the site to its west include a Longhorn Steakhouse restaurant and a Marriott hotel that
is currently under construction.
Federally Protected Species
In August of 2015, staff of Land Management Group, Inc. evaluated the project area for its
potential to support federally -listed threatened or endangered species known to occur in this region
(Table 1). Habitat with the potential for supporting listed species was identified by reviewing aerial
photographs, soils maps, and topographic maps of the property and by walking throughout the site.
A search of the North Carolina Natural Heritage Program database was conducted to identify areas
within or around the site that are already known to support federally -listed species. No rare species
were noted within the project area. There are two historical occurrences of state -listed animals
(rainbow snake and Dismal Swamp green stink bug) within a one -mile radius of the site. Information
provided below about federally -protected species has been obtained from the US Fish and Wildlife
Service.
Table 1. Federally -listed endangered and threatened species known to occur in Onslow County,
NC, excluding coastal and marine species.
Common Name
Scientific Name ___TT
­Status
Animals
American alligator
Alligator mississippiensis
T(S/A)
Bald eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
BG PA
Red -cockaded woodpecker
Picoides borealis
E
Plants
Cooley's meadowrue
Thalictrum cooleyi
E
Golden sedge
Carex lutea
E
Pondberry
Lindera melissifolia
E
Rough -leaf loosestrife
Lysimachio asperulaefolia
E
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KEY:
Status Definition
E Endangered: A taxon "in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant
portion of its range."
T Threatened: A taxon "likely to become endangered within the foreseeable
future throughout all or a significant portion of its range."
T(S/A) Threatened due to similarity of appearance - a species that is threatened
due to similarity of appearance with other rare species and is listed for its
protection.
BG PA Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act.
The American alligator lives primarily in freshwater swamps and marshes, but also in rivers,
lakes, and smaller bodies of water. Bald eagles in the southeast typically build their nests in the zone
between forests and marsh or open water. Nests are built in dominant live pines or cypress trees
that provide a clear flight path. Appropriate habitat for these species does not exist within this site.
The red -cockaded woodpecker (RCW) is generally found in open pine woodlands and
savannas with large old pines for nesting and roosting habitat. Cavity trees are located in open
stands with little or no hardwood midstory or overstory. Minimum age of cavity trees is between 60
and 80 years depending on tree and site factors. Foraging habitat is provided in pine and pine
hardwood stands 30 years old or older with foraging preference for pine trees 10 -inch DBH or larger.
In good, well -stocked pine habitat, sufficient substrate can be provided on 80 to 125 acres. No RCWs
or RCW cavities were observed within the project area. The McRae Farms site was logged several
years ago and currently supports a dense assemblage of pine and bay species and would not provide
appropriate nesting or foraging habitat for the woodpecker. Adjacent undeveloped sites are also
densely vegetated and it is unlikely that nests would be found adjacent to the site.
Cooley's meadowrue inhabits sunny, moist places such as open, savanna -like forest edges
and clearings, wet savannas over calcareous clays, and ecotones between wet savannas and non-
riverine swamp forests. Soils are basic, sandy loams. The species is found along utility and highway
rights-of-way in former savanna habitats. Wetlands within the site are densely vegetated and would
not provide appropriate habitat for this species.
Golden sedge is a perennial sedge that grows in sandy soils overlying coquina limestone
deposits, where the soil pH is unusually high for this region, typically between 5.5 and 7.2. Soils
supporting the species are very wet to periodically shallowly inundated. The species prefers the
ecotone between the pine savanna and adjacent wet hardwood or hardwood/conifer forest. Most
plants occur in the partially shaded savanna/swamp where occasional to frequent fires favor an
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herbaceous ground layer and suppress shrub dominance. Wetlands within the site are densely
vegetated and would not provide appropriate habitat for this species.
Pondberry is a deciduous shrub that is typically found in wetland habitats such as the interior
of bottomland hardwoods, and the margins of sinks, ponds and other depressions. The plants
generally grow in shaded areas but may also be found in full sun. Wetlands exist within the project
area, but no pondberry individuals were observed on site.
Rough -leaf loosestrife generally occurs in the ecotones between pine savannas and pocosins,
on moist to seasonally saturated sands, and on shallow organic soils overlaying sand. Because this
plant is shade -intolerant, moist areas exposed to sunlight, provide suitable habitat. Wetlands within
the site are densely vegetated and would not provide appropriate habitat for this species.
Cultural Resources
The NC State Historic Preservation Office HPOWEB GIS Service was reviewed to determine if
there are any known cultural resources on or adjacent to the project area. No known historic or
cultural resources have been documented on or within a one -mile radius of the project area.
Local Zoning and Land Use Plan
The McRae Farms Tract is zoned B-1 (Business) by the City of Jacksonville and is within the
Corridor Commercial (CC) District. According to the City of Jacksonville Unified Development
Ordinance (July 2014), the CC district is established and intended to accommodate a diverse range
of medium- to high-intensity retail, service, and office uses that provide goods and services serving
the residents and businesses in the community at large—e.g., shopping centers, convenience stores,
retail sales establishments, and heavier commercial uses. The district is typically located along major
arterials, at the intersection of arterials, and along growth corridors. The portion of the City -Owned
parcel located within the project area is zoned Office & Institutional (01). The 01 district is
established and intended to accommodate a mix of low -intensity professional and business offices
and institutions, subject to design and compatibility standards. The districts are generally near
residential neighborhoods and often serve as a buffer or transition between residential
neighborhoods and more intense business districts.
The Future Land Use Map within the City of Jacksonville CAMA Land Use Plan (June 2011)
classifies the McRae Farms Tract as `Mixed Use'. The Mixed Use classification is intended for
development that blends two or more of the following uses: residential, commercial, cultural and
institutional. Mixed use development should allow for greater variety and density, reduce distances
between housing, workplaces, retail businesses and other destinations, encourages more compact
development, strengthen neighborhood character, and promote pedestrian and bicycle friendly
environments. The road corridor between the site and Henderson Drive is classified as 'Regional
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Commercial', as are most other tracts located directly off of Western Boulevard in this area. The
City -owned tract is classified as 'Park'.
ALTERNATIVES ANALYSIS
The applicant has included a no -action alternative, several off-site alternatives, on-site
alternative site layouts, and the preferred project.
No -Action Alternative
The no -action alternative would keep the project area in its current, undeveloped condition
and would prevent the applicant from developing it and is therefore not considered feasible. The
City of Jacksonville and surrounding area is experiencing rapid growth and is generating the need
not only for a new grocery store, but one of premium quality, such as Publix. The loss of a retail
shopping center of this type, would negatively impact the residents of the area.
Significant time, energy and money has been invested by Geyer Morris and McRae Farms,
LLC to see this project through and the inability to develop the site due to a no -action alternative
would negatively affect their financial investment and their constitutional right to use their land for
economic gain.
Alternate Sites
Several factors are considered when choosing a site for shopping center development. These
factors are weighed with and against one another to find a proper balance. They are as follows:
1. Tenant interest in the chosen market.
2. Population density within a defined area relative to the chosen site.
3. Proximity to surrounding residential volumes.
4. Potential road access in and out of the shopping center.
5. Road access in and out of the surrounding area.
6. Proximity to available existing cross streets.
7. Existing traffic volumes in a defined area around the chosen site.
8. Visibility to the site from a major roadway.
9. Proximity to other existing like retailers.
10. Land value.
11. Size of the property in question.
Six (6) other locations were considered as potential sites for this project (Figure 5).
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Site #1: This 20 -acre site is located at the intersection of Henderson Drive and Western Blvd. on the
southern side of Western. The site has good traffic volume but is not large enough to accommodate
the needed GLA, nor would it have the same access to regional traffic.
Site #2: Located on Western Blvd., just west of Carolina Forest Blvd. While this site is large enough
at 74 acres, it sits even farther west and away from the areas of Western Blvd. where thus lowering
the opportunity for capturing existing trips already on the corridor, visiting other sites. It therefore
has an even lower access than Site #1 to regional traffic arteries.
Site #3: Located on the northeast corner of Western Blvd and Gum Branch Road, this site is also
large enough at 53 acres but has the same access and proximity negatives as Sites #1 & #2 to an
even higher extreme as it sits at the very end of the commercially zoned section of Western Blvd.
Sites #4-6: These sites are not at all viable simply due to the fact that they are all located off of
Ramsey Road, currently a residential area and off of the 'main street' of retail activity for the area,
Western Blvd. As a result, they do not have any visibility from a major roadway. Access to and from
the sites from a both a regional and local perspective is very poor. There is no other active retail
development surrounding them, therefore existing traffic volumes are extremely low and the sites
themselves are oddly configured, which would make site design problematic. For all of these
reasons, a major national anchor tenant would not commit to any of these sites.
The proposed site was chosen due to the facts that it is large enough to accommodate the amount
of GLA required to make the project successful; it is well situated within an area containing a high
volume of existing residential neighborhoods; it sits on the region's main retail artery, Western
Boulevard, where there is an existing amount of high volume traffic; there will be strong visibility
from the Western Boulevard corridor and there is a strong ongoing effort by the City of Jacksonville
and NCDOT to create a network of secondary roads around the site, as well as creating an extension
of Jacksonville Parkway, giving it excellent access to regional traffic and proximity to cross streets
and within the immediate area. The proposed site simply meets the criteria in a manner that the
other sites in the study do not meet.
On -Site Alternatives
Once the specific site was selected, several on-site alternatives were considered to find the
proper balance of project requirements with as little environmental impacts as possible.
Alternative #1
A larger project was considered and proposed by the previous developer, CRP, with
Harris Teeter as the main anchor tenant. The USACE issued a Nationwide Permit on January
27, 2015 for the development. The design requirements of Harris Teeter allowed for the site
configuration that the permit was issued for, however, shortly thereafter, they decided not
to proceed with any development in the Jacksonville market. At that time, Publix replaced
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Harris Teeter as the lead anchor for the project. While having similar site selection
requirements as Harris Teeter, Publix has very different site design requirements, forcing
that original design to be abandoned by CRP. Geyer Morris took a second look at this
configuration with the thought of a 2nd anchor using the space that had been looked at for
Harris Teeter, however, very few anchor tenants are willing to be placed that far back off of
the frontage road in this type of development. Therefore, pursuing such a strategy was
considered to be an inefficient manner in which to develop the project.
Alternative #2
A more traditional site design was studied, where the main building of the center,
including Publix faces the frontage road but it was found to not be economically viable. This
design results in a significant loss of gross leasable area (GLA) due to the loss of usable land.
The costs of the development versus the rate of return simply did not balance out enough
to warrant proceeding in that manner.
Alternative #3
A third configuration that was studied was a similar shape to what it currently being
proposed where all buildings facing Western Boulevard in the current design were pulled
forward almost completely out of the wetlands. However, doing so also resulted in a
significant loss in GLA, not only due to the reduction of the overall project size but also due
to the loss of a large area of parking, making it impossible to park the center per tenant and
City requirements without eliminating GLA. Again, this design simply does not balance out
economically to justify proceeding with the project.
Alternative #4: Proposed Project
The proposed project consists of the development and construction of several
various -sized buildings, totaling 226,900 sf of GLA, located on both sides of the extension
road to Marlin Drive, as well as six (6) outparcel sites situated adjacent to Western
Boulevard. It will be anchored by a 45,600 sf premium grocery retailer, the first of its kind
for this area, and an approximate 55,000-75,000 sf retailer that is yet to be determined. An
approximate 4.7 -acre rain garden pond will serve the stormwater management
requirements for the entire project (Figure 6).
As a requirement of the grocery anchor tenant, connector roads will be constructed
from near the southwest corner of the property to Henderson Drive and from the northeast
corner of the property to what is now Gateway North, and is projected to be part of the City
of Jacksonville's road expansion project. Both of these connector roads are fully desired and
supported by the City of Jacksonville to help alleviate existing traffic on Western
Boulevard. One intermittent stream crossing and small wetland impact will be needed
within the City -owned parcel to accomplish the connection to Gateway North. The main run
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of Hammonds Creek will be crossed using an arched culvert to minimize stream and wetland
impacts (Figure 6) at this location.
As stated above, Publix has been in business since 1930 and currently has over 1,100
locations throughout the Southeast of the United States. Their design specifications have
been developed throughout their history and are constantly being studied to be up to
current standards and customer needs. As with other elements, the parking design for a
developer is a balance of both tenant and local jurisdiction requirements. The overall ratio
for the site is (5) spaces for every 1,000 sf of GLA, as is required by Publix and is within the
allowable amount as dictated by the City of Jacksonville Code. This is based on Publix
requirements for weekends and holidays, when parking is at a premium. However, even
during non -peak days and time, Publix has a history of having a consistently large customer
base. They view having anything less than a 5/1,000 ratio as potentially losing customers
and are unwilling to reduce their requirements. Please note that Geyer Morris is willing to
incorporate pervious surface parking where possible to reduce the environmental impact.
The overall design for a project site is based on combination of a number of variables,
including local interest for this style of development in their region, purchase price of the
land, development costs, retailer development specifications and local, state and federal
land use laws and ordinance rules balanced against the anticipated return on investment.
For this specific application, a significant amount of work has already gone in to determining
that the development as proposed on the attached site plan is what is required for the
success of this project. A rejection of this application and/or a lowering of the GLA from
what is being proposed in order to gain an approval of the application would almost certainly
put the project in a situation where it would no longer be economically viable to proceed
and complete the development.
POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
The proposed project will permanently impact 5.07 acres of 404 wetlands and 50 LF of
intermittent stream (Figure 6). Temporary impacts to 0.11 acre of 404 wetlands are also needed for
a utility line. Secondary impacts to wetlands and water quality will be minimized by the development
and implementation of a Stormwater Plan to include a rain garden pond and an Erosion and
Sedimentation Control Plan. These plans will reduce the potential for erosion or runoff into wetlands
and other water bodies located off site.
As noted earlier, a significant portion of the McRae Farms Tract is zoned B-1, and is also
classified as Mixed Use by the City of Jacksonville CAMA Land Use Plan. The portion of the McRae
Farms Tract located within the project area is best suited for commercial development due to its
proximity to Western Boulevard and surrounding commercial uses. The proposed project meets the
stated purpose of these land classifications. The project complies with the enforceable policies of
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North Carolina's approved coastal management program and will be conducted in a manner
consistent with such program. In addition, the site does not provide suitable habitat for any
federally -protected species known to occur in the area. Therefore, no impacts to federally -protected
species will occur.
V%lCcLmI7l
The applicant has attempted to avoid and minimize wetland impacts as much as possible
during the site design process. The stormwater pond will be designed as a rain garden, the main run
of Hammonds Creek will be crossed using an arched culvert to minimize stream impacts and
pervious surfaces will be used wherever possible.
The applicant plans to mitigate unavoidable wetland and stream impacts by using a
combination of mitigation opportunities. They will purchase wetland and stream credits from the
Bachelor's Delight Stream and Wetland Mitigation Bank (located within the White Oak River Basin
(HUC 03030001)) and evaluate other mitigation options that may be present in this area and that
are acceptable to the regulatory agencies. Enclosed is an assessment of the proposed impact areas
that follows NC DWR's Wetland Assessment Methodology (WAM) (Appendix C). This assessment
discusses the existing quality of the wetland impact areas and can be used to determine mitigation
ratios.
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GATEWAY MARKETPLACE
Onslow County, NC
Figure 1
Vicinity Map
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Topographic Map
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SCS Soils Map
Figure 4
2012 Aerial Photograph
Figure 5
Off -Site Alternatives Considered
Figure 6
Preferred Project Site Plan
Appendix A. 2014 Jurisdictional Determination & Wetland Survey
Appendix B. List of Adjacent Property Owners
Appendix C. Wetland Assessment Method Results

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8,823
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30,875
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30,875
0.71 AC
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8,823
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8,823
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30,875
0.71 AC
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30,875
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18,260
0.42 AC
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645
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1,130
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1,130
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238,202
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Appendix A.
2014 Jurisdictional Determination & Wetland Survey

U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS
WILMINGTON DISTRICT
Action Id. SAW -2014-01338 County Onslow U_S.G.S. Quad: Jacksonville
NOTIFICATION OF.iURISDlCTIONA , DETERMINATION
Property Owner: Mr. William V. McRae
McRae harms, LLC
10370 Groomsbrid2e Road
Johns Creek GA 30-022
Agent Mr. Charles Riggs
Charles F. Rif4Qs & Associates, Inc.
PO Sox 1570
Jacksonville, NC 28541
[phone]
Property description:
Size (acres) ---63
Nearest Waterway Hammonds Creek
USGS HUC 03030001
Wetland Consultant: Land Management Grom. Inc.
attn_ Rob Moul
380:1 Wrightsville Ave., Suitel5
Wilmin'!tor►, NC 28403
[phone]
Nearest Town Jacksonville
River I3asin White Oak
Coordinates 34.794408 N -77.407792 W
Location description: The --63-acre parcel of a 4 -300 -acre tract located on the east side of Western Blvd., across from
Marlin Drive, just north of Gateway Drive North adjacent to Hammonds Creek, in ,Jacksonville, Onslow County.
North Carolina.
Indicate 'Which of the Following Apply:
A. Preliminary Determination
_ Based on preliminary information, there may be wetlands on the above described property. We strongly suggest you have
this property inspected to determine the extent of Department of the Army (DA) jurisdiction. To be considered rrtal, a
jurisdictional determination must be verified by the Corps. This preliminary determination is not an appealable action
under the Regulatory Program Administrative Appeal Process ( Reference 33 CR Part 331).
B. Approved Determination
There are Navigable Waters of the tJnited States within the above described property subject to the pennit requirements of
Section 10 of the Rivers and harbors Act and Section 404 of the Clean Water Act. Unless there is a change in the law or
otu published regulations, this determination may be. relied upon for a period not to exceed five years flrom the date of this
notification.
X There are waters of the U.S- includhm wetlands on the above described property subject to the permit requirements of:
Section 404 ofthe Clean Water Act (CWA)(3 s USC § 113 J4�, Unless there is a change in the law or our published
regulations, this determination may be relied upon fora not to exceed five years fi-om the (late of this notification.
Please reference my July 1-2014 orisite verification with Mr. Mout and Nic Howell of LMG.
Y W stronv est you have the wetlands _oil yyour property delineated. Due to the sire of your property ancLtor our
present workload tire Corps may not be able to accomplish this wetland delineation in a tiniely_manner._. For a niore timely
deljneation,yv_u-ma�wish to obtain a consultant. To be considered final, anv delineation must be verified h4 the Cor .5
_ The waters of the U.S. including wetlands on your property have been delineated and the delineation has been verified
by the Corps. We strongly suggest you have this delineation surveyed. Upon completion, this survey should be reviewed
and verified by the Corps- Once verified, this survey will provide an accurate depiction of all areas subject to CWA
jurisdiction on your property which, provided there is no change in the law or our published regulations, may be relied
upon for a period not to exceed Jive years.
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_ The waters of the U.S. including wetlands have been delineated and surveyed and are accurately depicted on the plat
signed by the Corps Regulatory Official identified below on TJnless there is a change in the law or our published
regulations; this determination may be relied upon for a period not to exceed five years from the date of this notification.
_ There are no waters of the U.S., to uictude wetlands, present on the above described property which are subject to the
permit requirements of Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (33 USC 1344). Unless there is a change in the law or our
published regulations, this determination may be relied upon for a period not to exceed five years front the date of this
notification.
X fhe tarope is loctyted in one of the 20 Coastal Counties subject to re --elation under tile Coastal Area M anag,ement Act
(Ci1MA). You should contact the Division of Coastal Management in Wihnington, NC' at 1910 7)__ 96-7215 to determine
their retrig tements.
Placement of dredged or fit material within waters of the IIS and/or wetlands without a Department of the Army permit may
constitute a violation of Section 301 of the Clean Water Act (33 USC § 1311). If you have any questions regarding this
detcrinination and/or the Corps regulatory program, please contact meat f90) 251-48t1 or atickey.t.s(ci�usace.army.mil.
C. Iasis For Detertnination
The site exhibits wetlands and waters as defined in the Regional Supplement to the Corps of Engineers Wetland
Delineation_ Manual: Atlaatie and Gulf Coastal Plain Rection (Version 2.0). All iurisdictional wetlands are adjacent to
Hammonds Creek which flows into Mill Creek where it becomes Section 10 Navigablc Waters prior to drainirtg inic�
the Section 10 Navigable Waters of the New River.
D. Remarks
Reference nrv.luly ] 2014 onsite inspection of the--63-acre parcel.
E. Appeals Information (This information applies only to approved jurisdictional determinations as indicated in
B. above)
This correspondence constitutes an approved jurisdictional detenni,iation for the above described site. If you object to this
determination, you may request an administrative appeal under Corps regulations at 33 CFR part 331. Enclosed you will find a
Notification of Appeal Process (NAP) fact sheet and request for appeal (RFA) form. if you request to appeal this
determination you must submit a completed RFA form to the following address:
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
South Atlantic Division
Attn: Jason Steele, Review Officer,
60 Forsyth Street SW, Room IOM 15
Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8801
in order for an RFA to be accepted by the Corps, the Corps must determine that it is complete, that it ineets the criteria for
appeal under 33 CFR part 33 1 .5, and that it has been received by the District Office within 60 clays of the date of the NAP.
Should you decide to submit an RFA form, it must be received at the above address by 22 September 2014.
**It is not necessary to submit an RFA form to the District Office if you do not object to the determination in this
correspondence.**
Corps Regulatory Official: uog
Date Julv23, 2014 Expiration Date July23, 2019
The Wilmington District is committed to providing the highest level of support to the public. To help us ensure we continue to
do so, please complete the attached customer Satisfaction Survey or visit safe.arnmv.mil/surv�y.html to
complete the survey online.
Copy furnished:
Joanne Steenhuis, NC Division of Water Resources
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Appendix B.
List of Adjacent Property Owners

Adjacent Landowners
PARCEL ID
ADDRESS
RARE HOSPITALITY INTERNATIONAL INC
154196
1000 DARDEN CENTER
ORLANDO, FL 32837
154195
PHD @ WESTERN II LLC
(part of road
3930 MAX PLACE
corridor)
BOYNTON BEACH, FL 33436
154197
JACKSONVILLE HOTEL INC
(part of road
2011 VEASLEY ST
corridor)
GREENSBORO, NC 27407
CITY OF JACKSONVILLE
023308
PO BOX 128
JACKSONVILLE NC 28541
017285
MCRAE FARMS LLC
(part of project
10370 GROOMSBRIDGE RD
area)
JOHNS CREEK GA 30022
CITY OF JACKSONVILLE
067851
815 NEW BRIDGE ST
JACKSONVILLE NC 28541
ONSLOW COUNTY
059876
234 NW CORRIDOR BLVD
JACKSONVILLE NC 28540 5309
040851
CITY OF JACKSONVILLE
(part of road
815 NEW BRIDGE ST
corridor)
JACKSONVILLE NC 28541
NC DOT
HIGHWAY DIVISION 3
Roadways
5501 BARBADOS BLVD
CASTLE HAYNE, NC 28429

Appendix C.
Wetland Assessment Method Results

NC WAM FIELD ASSESSMENT FORM
Accompanies User Manual Version 4.1
uaicuiaior version 4.7
Wetland Site Name
McRae Shopping Center - AA1
Date
12/2/15
Wetland Type
Headwater Forest
Assessor Name/Organization
Corey Novak/LMG
Level III Ecoregion
Middle Atlantic Coastal Plain
Nearest Named Water Body
Mill Creek
River Basin
White Oak
USGS 8 -Digit Catalogue Unit
03030001
17,1 Yes n No
Precioitation within 48 hrs?
Latitude/Longitude (deci-dearees)
34.795631/-77.404380
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 (select all that apply to the assessment area.)
❑ Anadromous fish
❑ Federally protected species or State endangered or threatened species
❑ NCDWQ 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
1. Ground Surface Condition/Vegetation Condition — assessment area condition metric
Check a box in each column. Consider alteration to the ground surface (GS) in the assessment area and vegetation structure (VS) in
the assessment area. Compare to reference wetland if applicable (see User Manual). If a reference is not applicable, then rate the
assessment area based on evidence an effect.
GS VS
®A ®A Not severely altered
❑B ❑B Severely altered over a majority of the assessment area (ground surface alteration examples: vehicle tracks, excessive
sedimentation, fire -plow lanes, skidder tracks, bedding, fill, soil compaction, obvious pollutants) (vegetation structure
alteration examples: mechanical disturbance, herbicides, salt intrusion [where appropriate], exotic species, grazing,
less diversity [if appropriate], hydrologic alteration)
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. Refer to the current NRCS lateral effect of ditching guidance for North Carolina
hydric soils (see USACE Wilmington District website) for the zone of influence of ditches in hydric soils. 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 (answer for non -marsh wetlands only)
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
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
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 < 10% impervious surfaces
❑C ❑C ❑C Confined animal operations (or other local, concentrated source of pollutants
❑D ❑D 0 >_ 20% coverage of pasture
❑E El ❑E >_ 20% coverage of agricultural land (regularly plowed land)
❑F ❑F ❑F >_ 20% coverage of maintained grass/herb
®G ®G ®G z 20% coverage of clear-cut land
❑H ❑H ❑H Little or no opportunity to improve water quality. Lack of opportunity may result from hydrologic alterations
that prevent drainage or overbank flow from affecting the assessment area.
7. Wetland Acting as Vegetated Buffer — assessment area/wetland complex condition metric
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? Descriptor E should be selected if ditches effectively bypass the buffer.
®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.
®s 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 for riparian wetlands 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
D
❑B
From 80 to < 100 feet
❑C
El
From 50 to < 80 feet
❑D
n
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
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
Consider recent deposition only (no plant growth since deposition).
®A Sediment deposition is not excessive, but at approximately natural levels.
❑B Sediment deposition is excessive, but not overwhelming the wetland.
❑C Sediment deposition is excessive and is overwhelming the wetland.
11. Wetland Size —wetland type/wetland complex condition metric
Check a box in each column. Involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. This metric evaluates three aspects of the wetland area: the
size of the wetland type (WT), the size of the wetland complex (WC), and the size of the forested wetland (FW) (if applicable, see User
Manual). See the User Manual for boundaries of these evaluation areas. If assessment area is clear-cut, select "K" for the FW column.
WT
WC
FW (if applicable)
❑A
❑A
❑A
? 500 acres
❑B
❑B
❑B
From 100 to < 500 acres
❑C
❑C
❑C
From 50 to < 100 acres
❑D
❑D
❑D
From 25 to < 50 acres
❑E
❑E
❑E
From 10 to < 25 acres
❑F
®F
®F
From 5 to < 10 acres
❑G
n
n
From 1 to < 5 acres
❑H
❑H
❑H
From 0.5 to < 1 acre
®I
❑I
❑I
From 0.1 to < 0.5 acre
❑J
❑J
❑J
From 0.01 to < 0.1 acre
❑K
❑K
❑K
< 0.01 acre or assessment area is clear-cut
12. Wetland Intactness — wetland type condition metric (evaluate for Pocosins only)
❑A Pocosin is the full extent (>_ 90%) of its natural landscape size.
❑B Pocosin type is < 90% of the full extent of its natural landscape size.
13. Connectivity to Other Natural Areas — landscape condition metric
13a. Check appropriate box(es) (a box may be checked in each column). Involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. This metric
evaluates whether the wetland is well connected (Well) and/or loosely connected (Loosely) to the landscape patch, the contiguous
naturally vegetated area and open water (if appropriate). Boundaries are formed by four -lane roads, regularly maintained utility line
corridors the width of a four -lane road or wider, urban landscapes, maintained fields (pasture and agriculture), or open water > 300
feet wide.
Well Loosely
❑A
❑A
>_ 500 acres
❑B
0
From 100 to < 500 acres
❑C
❑C
From 50 to < 100 acres
®D
F
From 10 to < 50 acres
❑E
F
< 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)
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.
❑A No artificial edge within 150 feet in all directions
0 No artificial edge within 150 feet in four (4) to seven (7) directions
®C An artificial edge occurs within 150 feet in more than four (4) directions or assessment area is clear-cut
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. Expected species are unnaturally absent (planted stands of non -characteristic
species or at least one stratum inappropriately composed of a single species). 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 (VVT) separately.
AA WT
C,
❑A EIA Canopy closed, or nearly closed, with natural gaps associated with natural processes
cc: FIB EIB Canopy present, but opened more than natural gaps
C) ®C ®C Canopy sparse or absent
L,
❑A
❑A
Dense mid-story/sapling layer
®B
®B
Moderate density mid-story/sapling layer
❑C
❑C
Mid-story/sapling layer sparse or absent
-0 ®A
®A
Dense shrub layer
r ❑B
❑B
Moderate density shrub layer
U) ❑C
El
Shrub layer sparse or absent
-0 ❑A
❑A
Dense herb layer
_ ®B
®B
Moderate density herb layer
❑C
❑C
Herb layer sparse or absent
18. Snags — wetland type condition metric
❑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
❑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
Include both natural debris and man -placed natural debris.
❑A Large logs (more than one) are visible (> 12 inches in diameter, or large relative to species present and landscape stability).
®B Not A
21. Vegetation/Open Water Dispersion —wetland type/open water condition metric (evaluate for Non -Tidal Freshwater Marsh only)
Select the figure that best describes the amount of interspersion between vegetation and open water in the growing season. Patterned
areas indicate vegetated areas, while solid white areas indicate open water.
❑A ❑B ❑C ❑D
22. Hydrologic Connectivity — assessment area condition metric (evaluate for riparian wetlands 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.
®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
The ground surface has been altered by soil compaction but not severely. The vegetation structure has been altered by mechanical
disturbance but not severely. Surface and sub -surface storage capacity and duration have been altered by soil compaction but is not sufficient
to result in vegetation change. The entire upstream watershed is within 2 miles. The assessment area is classified as headwater forest, which
is considered to be riparian according to NC WAM. However, the assessment area is located within a crenulation without a stream, which
would not be considered riparian according to other classification systems.

NC WAM Wetland Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 4.1
Rating Calculator Version 4.1
Wetland Site Name McRae Shoppinq Center- AA1 Date of Assessment 12/2/15
Wetland Type Headwater Forest
Assessor Name/Organization
Notes on Field Assessment Form (YIN)
Presence of regulatory considerations (YIN)
Wetland is intensively managed (YIN)
Assessment area is located within 50 feet of a natural tributary or other open water (Y/N)
Assessment area is substantially altered by beaver (YIN)
Assessment area experiences overbank flooding during normal rainfall conditions (Y/N)
Assessment area is on a coastal island (YIN)
Sub -function Ratina Summar
Uuiey
Novak/LMG
1'[-M
NO
NO
YES
NO
NO
NO
Function
Sub -function
Metrics
Hydrology
Rating
Hydrology
Surface Storage and Retention
Condition
HIGH
HIGH
Condition/Opportunity
Sub -surface Storage and Retention
Condition
Opportunity Presence (YIN)
MEDIUM
Water Quality
Pathogen Change
Condition
MEDIUM
Condition/Opportunity
MEDIUM
Opportunity Presence
(YIN)
NO
Particulate Change
Condition
HIGH
Condition/Opportunity
NA
Opportunity Presence
(YIN)
NA
Soluble Change
Condition
HIGH
Condition/Opportunity
HIGH
Opportunity Presence
(Y/N)
NO
Physical Change
Condition
HIGH
Condition/Opportunity
HIGH
Opportunity Presence
(YIN)
NO
Pollution Change
Condition
NA
Condition/Opportunity
NA
Opportunity Presence
(YIN)
NA
Habitat
Physical Structure
Condition
HIGH
Landscape Patch Structure
Condition
LOW
Vegetation Composition
Condition
MEDIUM
Function Ratina Summa
Function
Metrics
Rating
Hydrology
Condition
HIGH
Water Quality
Condition
HIGH
Condition/Opportunity
HIGH
Opportunity Presence (YIN)
NO
Habitat
Condition
MEDIUM
Overall Wetland Rating HIGH

NC WAM FIELD ASSESSMENT FORM
Accompanies User Manual Version 4.1
Vaicuiaior version 4.1
Wetland Site Name McRae Shopping Center- AA2 Date 12/2/15
Wetland Type Headwater Forest Assessor Name/Organization Corey Novak/LMG
Level III Ecoregion Middle Atlantic Coastal Plain Nearest Named Water Body Mill Creek
River Basin White Oak USGS 8 -Digit Catalogue Unit 03030001
M Yes ❑ No Precipitation within 48 hrs? Latitude/Longitude (deci-degrees) 34.794778/-77.405191
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 (select all that apply to the assessment area.)
❑ Anadromous fish
❑ Federally protected species or State endangered or threatened species
❑ NCDWQ 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 0 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, herbic des, 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. Refer to the current NRCS lateral effect of ditching guidance for North Carolina
hydric soils (see USACE Wilmington District website) for the zone of influence of ditches in hydric soils. 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).
Water Storage/Surface Relief — assessment area/wetland type condition metric (answer for non -marsh wetlands only)
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
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 El 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
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 < 10% impervious surfaces
❑C ❑C ❑C Confined animal operations (or other local, concentrated source of pollutants
❑D ❑D 0 > 20% coverage of pasture
❑E 0 D >_ 20% coverage of agricultural land (regularly plowed land)
n'F ❑F ❑F = 20% coverage of maintained grass/herb
®G ®G ®G >_ 20% coverage of clear-cut land
❑H ❑H ❑H Little or no opportunity to improve water quality. Lack of opportunity may result from hydrologic alterations
that prevent drainage or overbank flow from affecting the assessment area.
7. Wetland Acting as Vegetated Buffer — assessment area/wetland complex condition metric
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? Descriptor E should be selected if ditches effectively bypass the buffer.
®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.
®s 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 for riparian wetlands 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
F1 ❑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
>_ 500 acres
Answer for assessment area dominant landform.
❑B
®A
Evidence of short -duration inundation (< 7 consecutive days)
❑C
❑B
Evidence of saturation, without evidence of inundation
❑D
El
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
❑F
Consider recent deposition only (no plant growth since deposition).
Wetland type has a poor or no connection to other natural habitats
®A
Sediment deposition is not excessive, but at approximately natural levels.
❑B
Sediment deposition is excessive, but not overwhelming the wetland.
❑C
Sediment deposition is excessive and is overwhelming the wetland.
11.
Wetland Size — wetland type/wetland complex condition metric
Check a box in each column. Involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. This metric evaluates three aspects of the wetland area: the
size
of the wetland type (WT), the size of the wetland complex (WC), and the size of the forested wetland (FW) (if applicable, see User
Manual).
See the User Manual for boundaries of these evaluation areas. If assessment area is clear-cut, select "K" for the FW column.
WT
WC FW (if applicable)
❑A
❑A ❑A >_ 500 acres
❑B
❑B ❑B From 100 to < 500 acres
❑C
❑C ❑C From 50 to < 100 acres
❑D
❑D ❑D From 25 to < 50 acres
❑E
❑E ❑E From 10 to < 25 acres
❑ F
®F ®F From 5 to < 10 acres
❑G
❑G ❑G From 1 to < 5 acres
❑H
❑H ❑H From 0.5 to < 1 acre
❑I
❑1 ❑I From 0.1 to < 0.5 acre
®J
❑J ❑J From 0.01 to < 0.1 acre
❑K
R R < 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)
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.
❑A No artificial edge within 150 feet in all directions
❑B No artificial edge within 150 feet in four (4) to seven (7) directions
®C An artificial edge occurs within 150 feet in more than four (4) directions or assessment area is clear-cut
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. Expected species are unnaturally absent (planted stands of non -characteristic
species or at least one stratum inappropriately composed of a single species). 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
o ❑A [—]A Canopy closed, or nearly closed, with natural gaps associated with natural processes
C ❑B ❑B Canopy present, but opened more than natural gaps
U ®C ®C Canopy sparse or absent
o ❑A ❑A Dense mid-story/sapling layer
®B ®B Moderate density mid-story/sapling layer
❑C 0 Mid-story/sapling layer sparse or absent
❑A ❑A Dense shrub layer
lz ❑B ❑B Moderate density shrub layer
U) ®C ®C Shrub layer sparse or absent
-0 ❑A ❑A Dense herb layer
®B ®B Moderate density herb layer
❑C ❑C Herb layer sparse or absent
18. Snags — wetland type condition metric
❑A Large snags (more than one) are visible (> 12 inches DBH, or large relative to species present and landscape stability).
®B Not A
19. Diameter Class Distribution — wetland type condition metric
❑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
Include both natural debris and man -placed natural debris.
❑A Large logs (more than one) are visible (> 12 inches in diameter, or large relative to species present and landscape stability).
®B Not A
21. Vegetation/Open Water Dispersion — wetland type/open water condition metric (evaluate for Non -Tidal Freshwater Marsh only)
Select the figure that best describes the amount of interspersion between vegetation and open water in the growing season. Patterned
areas indicate vegetated areas, while solid white areas indicate open water.
❑A ❑B ❑C ❑D
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22. Hydrologic Connectivity — assessment area condition metric (evaluate for riparian wetlands 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.
®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
The ground surface has been altered by soil compaction but not severely. Surface and sub -surface storage capacity and duration have been
altered by soil compaction but is not sufficient to result in vegetation change. The entire upstream watershed is within 2 miles. The
assessment area is classified as headwater forest, which is considered to be riparian according to NC WAM. However, the assessment area is
located within a crenulation without a stream, which would not be considered riparian according to other classification systems.

NC WAM Wetland Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 4.1
Rating Calculator Version 4.1
Wetland Site Name McRae Shopping Center - AA2
Date of Assessment
12/2/15
Corey
Wetland Type Headwater Forest
Assessor Name/Organization
Novak/LMG
Notes on Field Assessment Form (YIN)
YES
Presence of regulatory considerations (YIN)
NO
Wetland is intensively managed (YIN)
NO
Assessment area is located within 50 feet of a natural tributary or other open water (YIN)
YES
Assessment area is substantially altered by beaver (YIN)
NO
Assessment area experiences overbank flooding during normal rainfall conditions (YIN)
NO
Assessment area is on a coastal island (Y/N)
NO
Sub -function Rating Summary
Function Sub -function
Metrics
Rating
Hydrology Surface Storage and Retention
Condition
HIGH
Sub -surface Storage and Retention
Condition
MEDIUM
Water Quality Pathogen Change
Condition
HIGH
Condition/Opportunity
HIGH
Opportunity Presence
(YIN)
NO
Particulate Change
Condition
HIGH
Condition/Opportunity
NA
Opportunity Presence
(YIN)
NA
Soluble Change
Condition
HIGH
Condition/Opportunity
HIGH
Opportunity Presence
(YIN)
NO
Physical Change
Condition
HIGH
Condition/Opportunity
HIGH
Opportunity Presence
(YIN)
NO
Pollution Change
Condition
NA
Condition/Opportunity
NA
Opportunity Presence
(YIN)
NA
Habitat Physical Structure
Condition
HIGH
Landscape Patch Structure
Condition
LOW
Vegetation Composition
Condition
MEDIUM
Function Rating Summary
Function
Metrics
Rating
Hydrology
Condition
HIGH
Water Quality
Condition
HIGH
Condition/Opportunity
HIGH
Opportunity Presence
(Y/N)
NO
Habitat
Condition
MEDIUM
Overall Wetland Rating HIGH

NC WAM FIELD ASSESSMENT FORM
Accompanies User Manual Version 4.1
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Wetland Site Name
McRae Shopping Center - AA3
Date
12/2/15
Wetland Type
Headwater Forest
Assessor Name/Organization
Corey Novak/LMG
Level III Ecoregion
Middle Atlantic Coastal Plain
Nearest Named Water Body
Mill Creek
River Basin
White Oak
USGS 8 -Digit Catalogue Unit
03030001
M Yes ❑ No
Precipitation within 48 hrs?
Latitude/Longitude (deci-degrees)
34.795003/-77.407974
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 (select all that apply to the assessment area.)
❑ Anadromous fish
❑ Federally protected species or State endangered or threatened species
❑ NCDWQ 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
1. Ground Surface Condition/Vegetation Condition —assessment area condition metric
Check a box in each column. Consider alteration to the ground surface (GS) in the assessment area and vegetation structure (VS) in
the assessment area. Compare to reference wetland if applicable (see User Manual). If a reference is not applicable, then rate the
assessment area based on evidence an effect.
GS VS
®A ®A Not severely altered
❑B ❑B Severely altered over a majority of the assessment area (ground surface alteration examples: vehicle tracks, excessive
sedimentation, fire -plow lanes, skidder tracks, bedding, fill, soil compaction, obvious pollutants) (vegetation structure
alteration examples: mechanical disturbance, herbicides, salt intrusion [where appropriate], exotic species, grazing,
less diversity [if appropriate], hydrologic alteration)
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. Refer to the current MRCS lateral effect of ditching guidance for North Carolina
hydric soils (see USACE Wilmington District website) for the zone of influence of ditches in hydric soils. 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 (answer for non -marsh wetlands only)
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
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 El 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
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 < 10% impervious surfaces
❑C ❑C ❑C Confined animal operations (or other local, concentrated source of pollutants
❑D ❑D ❑D >_ 20% coverage of pasture
❑E ❑E ❑E >_ 20% coverage of agricultural land (regularly plowed land)
❑F ❑F ❑F >_ 20% coverage of maintained grass/herb
®G ®G ®G >— 20% coverage of clear-cut land
❑H ❑H ❑H Little or no opportunity to improve water quality. Lack of opportunity may result from hydrologic alterations
that prevent drainage or overbank flow from affecting the assessment area.
7. Wetland Acting as Vegetated Buffer— assessment area/wetland complex condition metric
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? Descriptor E should be selected if ditches effectively bypass the buffer.
❑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.
❑s 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 for riparian wetlands 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
D
From 5 to < 15 feet
❑H
❑H
< 5 feet

9.
Inundation Duration — assessment area condition metric
>— 500 acres
Answer for assessment area dominant landform.
❑B
❑A
Evidence of short -duration inundation (< 7 consecutive days)
❑C
❑B
Evidence of saturation, without evidence of inundation
❑D
®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
®F
Consider recent deposition only (no plant growth since deposition).
Wetland type has a poor or no connection to other natural habitats
®A
Sediment deposition is not excessive, but at approximately natural levels.
❑B
Sediment deposition is excessive, but not overwhelming the wetland.
❑C
Sediment deposition is excessive and is overwhelming the wetland.
11.
Wetland Size — wetland type/wetland complex condition metric
Check a box in each column. Involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. This metric evaluates three aspects of the wetland area: the
size
of the wetland type (WT), the size of the wetland complex (WC), and the size of the forested wetland (FW) (if applicable, see User
Manual).
See the User Manual for boundaries of these evaluation areas. If assessment area is clear-cut, select "K" for the FW column.
WT
WC FW (if applicable)
❑A
❑A ❑A >_ 500 acres
❑B
❑B ❑B From 100 to < 500 acres
❑C
❑C ❑C From 50 to < 100 acres
❑D
❑D ❑D From 25 to < 50 acres
❑E
❑E ❑E From 10 to < 25 acres
❑F
❑F ❑F From 5 to < 10 acres
❑G
❑G ❑G From 1 to < 5 acres
®H
®H ❑H From 0.5 to < 1 acre
❑I
❑I ®I From 0.1 to < 0.5 acre
❑J
❑J ❑J From 0.01 to < 0.1 acre
❑K
❑K ❑K < 0.01 acre or assessment area is clear-cut
12.
Wetland Intactness — wetland type condition metric (evaluate for Pocosins only)
❑A
Pocosin is the full extent (>_ 90%) of its natural landscape size.
❑B
Pocosin type is < 90% of the full extent of its natural landscape size.
13.
Connectivity to Other Natural Areas — landscape condition metric
13a.
Check appropriate box(es) (a box may be checked in each column). Involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. This metric
evaluates whether the wetland is well connected (Well) and/or loosely connected (Loosely) to the landscape patch, the contiguous
naturally vegetated area and open water (if appropriate). Boundaries are formed by four -lane roads, regularly maintained utility line
corridors the width of a four -lane road or wider, urban landscapes, maintained fields (pasture and agriculture), or open water > 300
feet wide.
Well Loosely
❑A
❑A
>— 500 acres
❑B
❑B
From 100 to < 500 acres
❑C
❑C
From 50 to < 100 acres
❑D
❑D
From 10 to < 50 acres
❑E
❑E
< 10 acres
®F
®F
Wetland type has a poor or no connection to other natural habitats
13b. Evaluate for marshes only.
❑Yes ❑No Wetland type has a surface hydrology connection to open waters/stream or tidal wetlands.
14. Edge Effect — wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes)
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.
❑A No artificial edge within 150 feet in all directions
❑B No artificial edge within 150 feet in four (4) to seven (7) directions
®C An artificial edge occurs within 150 feet in more than four (4) directions or assessment area is clear-cut
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. Expected species are unnaturally absent (planted stands of non -characteristic
species or at least one stratum inappropriately composed of a single species). 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.
0C 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
Q ❑A ❑A Canopy closed, or nearly closed, with natural gaps associated with natural processes
0
C ❑B ❑B Canopy present, but opened more than natural gaps
U ®C ®C Canopy sparse or absent
z
®A ®A Dense mid-story/sapling layer
UP ❑B 0 Moderate density mid-story/sapling layer
❑C ❑C Mid-story/sapling layer sparse or absent
®A ®A Dense shrub layer
.!E� ❑B 0 Moderate density shrub layer
u) ❑C ❑C Shrub layer sparse or absent
�0 ❑A ❑A Dense herb layer
_ ®B ®B Moderate density herb layer
❑C El Herb layer sparse or absent
18. Snags — wetland type condition metric
❑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
❑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
Include both natural debris and man -placed natural debris.
❑A Large logs (more than one) are visible (> 12 inches in diameter, or large relative to species present and landscape stability).
®B Not A
21. Vegetation/Open Water Dispersion — wetland type/open water condition metric (evaluate for Non -Tidal Freshwater Marsh only)
Select the figure that best describes the amount of interspersion between vegetation and open water in the growing season. Patterned
areas indicate vegetated areas, while solid white areas indicate open water.
❑A ❑B ❑C ❑D
22. Hydrologic Connectivity — assessment area condition metric (evaluate for riparian wetlands 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.
®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
The ground surface has been altered by soil compaction but not severely. The vegetation structure has been altered by mechanical
disturbance but not severely. The down -gradient portion is forested with a few large trees, but the up -gradient portion is clear-cut. Surface and
sub -surface storage capacity and duration have been altered by soil compaction but is not sufficient to result in vegetation change. The entire
upstream watershed is within 2 miles. The assessment area is classified as headwater forest, which is considered to be riparian according to
NC WAM. However, the assessment area is located within a crenulation without a stream, which would not be considered riparian according to
other classification systems.

NC WAM Wetland Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Versi is 1
Rating Calculator Version
Wetland Site Name McRae Shopping Center- AA3
Date of Assessment
12/2/15
Corey
Wetland Type Headwater Forest
Assessor Name/Organization
Novak/LMG
Notes on Field Assessment Form (Y/N)
YES
Presence of regulatory considerations (Y/N)
NO
Wetland is intensively managed (Y/N)
NO
Assessment area is located within 50 feet of a natural tributary or other open water (Y/N)
NO
Assessment area is substantially altered by beaver (Y/N)
NO
Assessment area experiences overbank flooding during normal rainfall conditions (Y/N)
NO
Assessment area is on a coastal island (Y/N)
NO
Sub -function Rating Summary
Function Sub -function
Metrics
Rating
Hydrology Surface Storage and Retention
Condition
HIGH
Sub -surface Storage and Retention
Condition
MEDIUM
Water Quality Pathogen Change
Condition
LOW
Condition/Opportunity
MEDIUM
Opportunity Presence
(Y/N)
YES
Particulate Change
Condition
HIGH
Condition/Opportunity
NA
Opportunity Presence
(Y/N)
NA
Soluble Change
Condition
HIGH
Condition/Opportunity
HIGH
Opportunity Presence
(Y/N)
YES
Physical Change
Condition
LOW
Condition/Opportunity
LOW
Opportunity Presence
(Y/N)
YES
Pollution Change
Condition
NA
Condition/Opportunity
NA
Opportunity Presence
(Y/N)
NA
Habitat Physical Structure
Condition
HIGH
Landscape Patch Structure
Condition
LOW
Vegetation Composition
Condition
MEDIUM
Function Rating Summary
Function
Metrics
Rating
Hydrology
Condition
HIGH
Water Quality
Condition
MEDIUM
Condition/Opportunity
MEDIUM
Opportunity Presence
(Y/N)
YES
Habitat
Condition
MEDIUM
Overall Wetland Rating MEDIUM

NC WAM FIELD ASSESSMENT FORM
Accompanies User Manual Version 4.1
casctualor version 4.-i
Wetland Site Name
McRae Shopping Center - AA4
Date
12/2/15
Wetland Type
Pocosin
Assessor Name/Organization
Corey Novak/LMG
Level III Ecoregion
Middle Atlantic Coastal Plain
Nearest Named Water Body
Mill Creek
River Basin
White Oak
USGS 8 -Digit Catalogue Unit
03030001
M Yes ❑ No
Precipitation within 48 hrs?
Latitude/Longitude (deci-de rees)
34.796297/-77.409225
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 (select all that apply to the assessment area.)
❑ Anadromous fish
❑ Federally protected species or State endangered or threatened species
❑ NCDWQ riparian buffer rule in effect
❑ Abuts a Primary Nursery Area (PNA)
❑ Publicly owned property
❑ N.C. Division of Coastal Management Area of Environmental Concern (AEC) (including buffer)
❑ Abuts a stream with a NCDWQ classification of SA or supplemental classifications of HOW, ORW, or Trout
❑ Designated NCNHP reference community
❑ Abuts a 303(d) -listed stream or a tributary to a 303(d) -listed stream
What type of natural stream is associated with the wetland, if any? (check all that apply)
❑ Blackwater
❑ Brownwater
❑ Tidal (if tidal, check one of the following boxes) ❑ Lunar ❑ Wind ❑ Both
Is the assessment area on a coastal island? ❑ Yes ® No
Is the assessment area's surface water storage capacity or duration substantially altered by beaver? ❑ Yes 0 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)
2. Surface and Sub -Surface Storage Capacity and Duration — assessment area condition metric
Check a box in each column. Consider surface storage capacity and duration (Surf) and sub -surface storage capacity and duration
(Sub). Consider both increase and decrease in hydrology. Refer to the current NRCS lateral effect of ditching guidance for North Carolina
hydric soils (see USACE Wilmington District website) for the zone of influence of ditches in hydric soils. 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).
Water Storage/Surface Relief — assessment area/wetland type condition metric (answer for non -marsh wetlands only)
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
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
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 < 10% impervious surfaces
❑C ❑C ❑C Confined animal operations (or other local, concentrated source of pollutants
❑D ❑D ❑D >_ 20% coverage of pasture
❑E ❑E ❑E >_ 20% coverage of agricultural land (regularly plowed land)
❑F ❑F ❑F >_ 20% coverage of maintained grass/herb
❑G ❑G ❑G >_ 20% coverage of clear-cut land
❑H ❑H 0 Little or no opportunity to improve water quality. Lack of opportunity may result from hydrologic alterations
that prevent drainage or overbank flow from affecting the assessment area.
7. Wetland Acting as Vegetated Buffer— assessment area/wetland complex condition metric
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? Descriptor E should be selected if ditches effectively bypass the buffer.
❑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 for riparian wetlands 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
>_ 500 acres
Answer for assessment area dominant landform.
M
❑A
Evidence of short -duration inundation (< 7 consecutive days)
❑C
®B
Evidence of saturation, without evidence of inundation
❑D
❑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
®F
Consider recent deposition only (no plant growth since deposition).
®A
Sediment deposition is not excessive, but at approximately natural levels.
❑B
Sediment deposition is excessive, but not overwhelming the wetland.
❑C
Sediment deposition is excessive and is overwhelming the wetland.
11.
Wetland Size — wetland type/wetland complex condition metric
Check a box in each column. Involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. This metric evaluates three aspects of the wetland area: the
size of the wetland type (WT), the size of the wetland complex (WC), and the size of the forested wetland (FW) (if applicable, see User
Manual).
See the User Manual for boundaries of these evaluation areas. If assessment area is clear-cut, select "K" for the FW column.
WT
WC FW (if applicable)
❑A
❑A ❑A >_ 500 acres
❑B
❑B ❑B From 100 to < 500 acres
❑C
❑C ❑C From 50 to < 100 acres
❑D
❑D ❑D From 25 to < 50 acres
❑E
❑E ❑E From 10 to < 25 acres
❑F
❑F ❑F From 5 to < 10 acres
❑G
n ❑G From 1 to < 5 acres
®H
®H ®H From 0.5 to < 1 acre
❑I
❑I ❑I From 0.1 to < 0.5 acre
❑J
❑J ❑J From 0.01 to <0.1 acre
❑K
❑K ❑K < 0.01 acre or assessment area is clear-cut
12.
Wetland Intactness — wetland type condition metric (evaluate for Pocosins only)
❑A
Pocosin is the full extent (>_ 90%) of its natural landscape size.
®B
Pocosin type is < 90% of the full extent of its natural landscape size.
13.
Connectivity
to Other Natural Areas — landscape condition metric
13a.
Check appropriate box(es) (a box may be checked in each column). Involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. This metric
evaluates whether the wetland is well connected (Well) and/or loosely connected (Loosely) to the landscape patch, the contiguous
t formed I n 1 1�� maintained utility line
naturally vegetated area and open water (11 appropriate). Boundaries are formed by four -lane roads, regularly maintain, d ,
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
M
From 100 to < 500 acres
❑C
❑C
From 50 to < 100 acres
❑D
❑D
From 10 to < 50 acres
R
❑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)
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.
❑A No artificial edge within 150 feet in all directions
❑B No artificial edge within 150 feet in four (4) to seven (7) directions
®C An artificial edge occurs within 150 feet in more than four (4) directions or assessment area is clear-cut
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. Expected species are unnaturally absent (planted stands of non -characteristic
species or at least one stratum inappropriately composed of a single species). 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
a ❑A ❑A Canopy closed, or nearly closed, with natural gaps associated with natural processes
❑B ❑B Canopy present, but opened more than natural gaps
0 ®C ®C Canopy sparse or absent
❑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
.c ❑B ❑B Moderate density shrub layer
U) ❑C ❑C Shrub layer sparse or absent
-o ®A ®A Dense herb layer
_ EIB ❑B Moderate density herb layer
❑C ❑C Herb layer sparse or absent
18. Snags — wetland type condition metric
❑A Large snags (more than one) are visible (> 12 inches DBH, or large relative to species present and landscape stability).
®B Not A
19. Diameter Class Distribution — wetland type condition metric
❑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.
tr
��. —J ny of canopy licca are v iiiC11 - 11 or no licca.
20. Large Woody Debris — wetland type condition metric
Include both natural debris and man -placed natural debris.
❑A Large logs (more than one) are visible (> 12 inches in diameter, or large relative to species present and landscape stability).
®B Not A
21. Vegetation/Open Water Dispersion — wetland type/open water condition metric (evaluate for Non -Tidal Freshwater Marsh only)
Select the figure that best describes the amount of interspersion between vegetation and open water in the growing season. Patterned
areas indicate vegetated areas, while solid white areas indicate open water.
❑A ❑B ❑C ❑D
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22. Hydrologic Connectivity — assessment area condition metric (evaluate for riparian wetlands 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.
❑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 �..,
The ground surface has been altered by soil compaction but not severely. The vegetation structure has been altered by mechanical
disturbance but not severely. Surface and sub -surface storage capacity and duration have been altered by soil compaction and utility lines but
is not sufficient to result in vegetation change. The entire upstream watershed is within 2 miles. A stormwater pond appears to discharge into
the wetland.

NC WAM Wetland Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 4.1
Rating Calculator Version 4.1
Wetland Site Name McRae Shopping Center- AA4
Date of Assessment
12/2/15
Corey
Wetland Type Pocosin
Assessor Name/Organization
Novak/LMG
Notes on Field Assessment Form (YIN)
LOW
YES
Presence of regulatory considerations (Y/N)
Condition
NO
Wetland is intensively managed (Y/N)
NO
Assessment area is located within 50 feet of a natural tributary or other
open water (Y/N)
NO
Assessment area is substantially altered by beaver (Y/N)
NO
Assessment area experiences overbank flooding during normal rainfall conditions (Y/N)
NO
Assessment area is on a coastal island (Y/N)
Hydrology
NO
Sub -function Rating Summary
LOW
Water Quality
Function Sub -function
Metrics
Ratinq
Hydrology Surface Storage and Retention
Condition
LOW
Sub -surface Storage and Retention
Condition
LOW
Water Quality Pathogen Change
Condition
NA
Condition/Opportunity
NA
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
NA
Particulate Change
Condition
NA
Condition/Opportunity
NA
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
NA
Soluble Change
Condition
NA
Condition/Opportunity
NA
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
NA
Physical Change
Condition
NA
Condition/Opportunity
NA
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
NA
Pollution Change
Condition
LOW
Condition/Opportunity
LOW
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
YES
Habitat
Physical Structure
Condition
HIGH
Landscape Patch Structure
Condition
LOW
Vegetation Composition
Condition
MEDIUM
Function Rating Summary
Function
Metrics
Rating
Hydrology
Condition
LOW
Water Quality
Condition
LOW
Habitat
Overall Wetland Rating LOW
Condition/Opportunity LOW
Opportunity Presence (Y/N) YES
Condition MEDIUM

NC WAM FIELD ASSESSMENT FORM
Accompanies User Manual Version 4.1
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 (select all that apply to the assessment area.)
❑ Anadromous fish
❑ Federally protected species or State endangered or threatened species
❑ NCDWQ 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 ConditionlVegetation 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 F1 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. Refer to the current NRCS lateral effect of ditching guidance for North Carolina
hydric soils (see USACE Wilmington District website) for the zone of influence of ditches in hydric soils. 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 (answer for non -marsh wetlands only)
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
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Wetland Site Name
McRae Shopping Center - AA5
Date
12/2/15
Wetland Type
Pocosin
Assessor Name/Organization
Corey Novak/LMG
Level III Ecoregion
Middle Atlantic Coastal Plain
Nearest Named Water Body
Mill Creek
River Basin
White Oak
USGS 8 -Digit Catalogue Unit
03030001
® Yes ❑ No
Precipitation within 48 hrs?
Latitude/Longitude (deci-de rees)
34.796386/-77.406758
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 (select all that apply to the assessment area.)
❑ Anadromous fish
❑ Federally protected species or State endangered or threatened species
❑ NCDWQ 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 ConditionlVegetation 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 F1 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. Refer to the current NRCS lateral effect of ditching guidance for North Carolina
hydric soils (see USACE Wilmington District website) for the zone of influence of ditches in hydric soils. 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 (answer for non -marsh wetlands only)
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
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
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 < 10% impervious surfaces
❑C ❑C ❑C Confined animal operations (or other local, concentrated source of pollutants
❑D ❑D ❑D >_ 20% coverage of pasture
❑E ❑E 0 >_ 20% coverage of agricultural land (regularly plowed land)
❑F ❑F 0 >_ 20% coverage of maintained grass/herb
®G ®G ®G z 20% coverage of clear-cut land
n ❑H ❑H Little or no opportunity to improve water quality. Lack of opportunity may result from hydrologic alterations
that prevent drainage or overbank flow from affecting the assessment area.
Wetland Acting as Vegetated Buffer — assessment area/wetland complex condition metric
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? Descriptor E should be selected if ditches effectively bypass the buffer.
®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.
Wetland Width at the Assessment Area — wetland type/wetland complex condition metric (evaluate for riparian wetlands 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 Fl From 5 to < 15 feet
❑H ❑H < 5 feet

9.
Inundation Duration — assessment area condition metric
_> 500 acres
Answer for assessment area dominant landform.
F1
®A
Evidence of short -duration inundation (< 7 consecutive days)
❑C
❑B
Evidence of saturation, without evidence of inundation
❑D
❑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
❑F
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 n From 10 to < 25 acres
❑F
❑F ❑F From 5 to < 10 acres
❑G
❑G ❑G From 1 to < 5 acres
❑H
❑H ❑H From 0.5 to < 1 acre
❑I
❑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 veaetated 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
F1
From 100 to < 500 acres
❑C
❑C
From 50 to < 100 acres
❑D
❑D
From 10 to < 50 acres
❑E
F
< 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)
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.
❑A No artificial edge within 150 feet in all directions
❑B No artificial edge within 150 feet in four (4) to seven (7) directions
®C An artificial edge occurs within 150 feet in more than four (4) directions or assessment area is clear-cut
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. Expected species are unnaturally absent (planted stands of non -characteristic
species or at least one stratum inappropriately composed of a single species). 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
o❑A ❑A Canopy closed, or nearly closed, with natural gaps associated with natural processes
❑B ❑B Canopy present, but opened more than natural gaps
U ®C ®C Canopy sparse or absent
❑A ❑A Dense mid-story/sapling layer
UP ❑B ❑B Moderate density mid-story/sapling layer
®C ®C Mid-story/sapling layer sparse or absent
Q ®A ®A Dense shrub layer
I=- ❑B ❑B Moderate density shrub layer
U) ❑C ❑C Shrub layer sparse or absent
-0 ®A ®A Dense herb layer
_ FIB ❑B Moderate density herb layer
❑C ❑C Herb layer sparse or absent
18. Snags — wetland type condition metric
❑A Large snags (more than one) are visible (> 12 inches DBH, or large relative to species present and landscape stability).
®B Not A
19. Diameter Class Distribution — wetland type condition metric
❑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.
0C Majority of canopy trees are < 6 inches DBH or no trees.
20. Large Woody Debris — wetland type condition metric
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
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22. Hydrologic Connectivity — assessment area condition metric (evaluate for riparian wetlands 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.
❑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
The ground surface has been altered by soil compaction, vehicle tracks, and skidder tracks but not severely. The vegetation structure has
been altered by mechanical disturbance and hydrologic alteration but not severely. Surface and sub -surface storage capacity and duration
have been altered by soil compaction, draining, and utility lines but is not sufficient to result in vegetation change. The entire upstream
watershed is within 2 miles.

NC WAM Wetland Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 4.1
Rating Calculator Version 4.1
Wetland Site Name McRae Shoppinq Center- AA5 Date of Assessment 12/2/15
Wetland Type Pocosin
Corey
Assessor Name/Organization Novak/LMG
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 Summar
NO
NO
YES
NO
NO
NO
Function
Sub -function
Metrics
Hydrology
Rating
Hydrology
Surface Storage and Retention
Condition
MEDIUM
MEDIUM
Condition/Opportunity
Sub -surface Storage and Retention
Condition
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
LOW
Water Quality
Pathogen Change
Condition
NA
Condition/Opportunity
NA
Opportunity Presence
(Y/N)
NA
Particulate Change
Condition
NA
Condition/Opportunity
NA
Opportunity Presence
(Y/N)
NA
Soluble Change
Condition
NA
Condition/Opportunity
NA
Opportunity Presence
(Y/N)
NA
Physical Change
Condition
NA
Condition/Opportunity
NA
Opportunity Presence
(Y/N)
NA
Pollution Change
Condition
MEDIUM
Condition/Opportunity
MEDIUM
Opportunity Presence
(Y/N)
NO
Habitat
Physical Structure
Condition
HIGH
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
MEDIUM
Overall Wetland Rating MEDIUM

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