20070191 Ver 3_More Info Received_20170613

Homewood, Sue
From: Paul Petitgout <[e-mail]>
Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2017 6:28 PM
To: Shaeffer, David L SAW; Homewood, Sue
Cc: Johnson, Alan
Subject: Bryton Development (USACE #: SAW -2015-01762) (DWR #: 2007-0191 v3)
Attachments: Bryton Development NCDMS Acceptance Letter 2-17.pdf, MItigation Summary Letter
6-13-17.pdf
David/Sue
Attached, please find an updated acceptance letter from the NC Division of Mitigation Services for the Bryton
Project. Also, I have included a summary of the required mitigation based on the NCSAM analysis. Please let me
know if you have any questions or need any additional information.
Thanks for all of your help on this project!!!
Paul
ADR,WENVIROLONO E-
COIOCICRISERVICES
S. Paul Petitgout
President/Managing Member
Lowrys Environmental & Ecological Services, LLC
1823 Quinn Road
Chester, South Carolina 297o6
Phone: [phone]
Email: uuetit og ut(&gmail.com

Mitigation Services
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Kim Gualtieri
Development Solutions Bry, LLC
8430 Rea Road Suite F
Charlotte, NC 28277
Project: Bryton Development
ROY COOPER
Goverria'
MICHAEL S. REGAN
February 27, 2017
Expiration of Acceptance: August 27, 2017
County: Mecklenburg
The purpose of this letter is to notify you that the NCDEQ Division of Mitigation Services (DMS) is willing to accept
payment for compensatory mitigation for impacts associated with the above referenced project as indicated in the
table below. Please note that this decision does not assure that participation in the DMS in -lieu fee mitigation
program will be approved by the permit issuing agencies as mitigation for project impacts. It is the responsibility
of the applicant to contact permitting agencies to determine if payment to the DMS will be approved. You must
also comply with all other state, federal or local government permits, regulations or authorizations associated with
the proposed activity including G.S. § 143-214.11.
This acceptance is valid for six months from the date of this letter and is not transferable. If we have not
received a copy of the issued 404 Permit/401 Certification/CAMA permit within this time frame, this
acceptance will expire. It is the applicant's responsibility to send copies of the permits to DMS. Once DMS
receives a copy of the permit(s) an invoice will be issued based on the required mitigation in that permit and
payment must be made prior to conducting the authorized work. The amount of the in -lieu fee to be paid by an
applicant is calculated based upon the Fee Schedule and policies listed on the DMS website.
Based on the information supplied by you in your request to use the DMS, the impacts for which you are
requesting compensatory mitigation credit are summarized in the following table. The amount of mitigation
required and assigned to DMS for this impact is determined by permitting agencies and may exceed the impact
amounts shown below.
Impact
River
Basin
CU Location
(8 -digit HUC)
Stream (feet) Wetlands (acres) Buffer I
(Sq. Ft.)
Buffer II
(Sq. Ft.)
Cold
Cool
Warm Riparian Non-Ri arian Coastal Marsh
Yadkin
03040105
0
0
1,434 0.2076 0 0 0
0
Upon receipt of payment, DMS will take responsibility for providing the compensatory mitigation. The mitigation
will be performed in accordance with the In -Lieu Fee Program instrument dated July 28, 2010 and 15A NCAC
02B .0295 as applicable. Thank you for your interest in the DMS in -lieu fee mitigation program. If you have any
questions or need additional information, please contact Kelly Williams at [phone].
cc: Paul Petitgout, agent
Sincerely,
Jam s. Stanfill
Asset anagement Supervisor
State of North Carolina Environmental Quality Mitigation Services
1652 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, NC 27699-1652 1 217 W. Jones Street, Suite 3000
919 707 8976 T

LOWRYS ENVIRONMENTAL &
ECOLOGICAL SERVICES, LLC
1823 Quinn Road
Chester, South Carolina 29706
Phone [phone]
June 13, 2017
Mr. David Shaeffer
US Army Corps of Engineers
Wilmington District
Charlotte Field Office
151 Patton Avenue
Room 208
Asheville, NC 28801-5006
RE: Summary of Mitigation Ratios for the Bryton Development
Town of Huntersville, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
USACE #: SAW -2015-01762 (DWR #: 2007-0191 v3)
Dear David:
In an effort to provide adequate mitigation to offset the unavoidable stream impacts associated
with the Bryton TODR development, Lowrys Environmental & Ecological Services, LLC
(LEES) has conducted an evaluation of each crossing location (Figure WE -1 (Attachment A))
and utilized the North Carolina Stream Assessment Methodology (NCSAM) to determine the
appropriate mitigation ratio for each impacted stream reach. Below, please find a table
summarizing the data for each crossing and the accompanying ratio (Table 1).
Table 1. Summary of Impacts and Required Mitigation Ratios for the Bryton Development.
Impact
No.
Delineation
fD
Flow
USACE
Score*
NCDEQ
Score*
Impact
Length
(ft)
Ratio**
Mitigation
Length
(ft)
I
SQI
Intermittent
Low
Low
179
0.5:1
89.5
2
SQB
Perennial
Medium
-
133
1.75:1
232.75
4
SQA
Intermittent
Medium
High
41
1:1
41
5
SQF/SQG
Intermittent
Medium
Medium
206
0.75:1
154.5
6
SQK
Perennial
Medium
-
122
1.75:1
213.5
7
SQR
Intermittent
Medium
Medium
122
0.75:1
91.5
8
SQQ
Perennial
High
-
401
2:1
802
Prev.
Impact
SQM
Perennial
High
-
107
2:1
214
TOTAL IMPACT
1,311
TOTAL MITIGATION REQUIRED
1 1,475.5
*Note: For Perennial Streams the USACE Score is used to determine the Ratio. For Intermittent Streams,
the NCDEQ Score is used to determine the Ratio.
**Note: Ratios are based on the following values: Perennial High = 2:1; Perennial Medium = 1.75:1;
Perennial Low = 1.5:1; Intermittent High = 1:1; Intermittent Medium = 0.75:1; Intermittent Low = 0.5:1

LOWRYS ENVIRONMENTAL &
ECOLOGICAL SERVICES, LLC
Attached, for reference, are the NCSAM Rapid Assessment Forms and the Results Matrix for each stream
crossing location (Attachment B). Based on this analysis, the permittee would propose to purchase
1,475.5 linear feet (credits) of stream mitigation from the North Carolina Division of Mitigation Services'
In lieu Fee Program. We have previously contacted NCDMS regarding this project and they have agreed
to accept responsibility for the mitigation associated with this project and provide the needed stream
mitigation.
Wetland Mitigation
Total wetland impacts for the project are relatively minor (0.19 -acre). The permittee would propose to
purchase 0.5 credit from the NCDMS In Lieu Fee Program to offset the wetland impacts associated with
the project. As mentioned above, we have previously contacted NCDMS regarding this project and they
have agreed to accept responsibility for the mitigation associated with this project and provide the needed
wetland mitigation.
Should you have any questions or need any additional information, please do not hesitate contacting me at
[phone] or by email at ppetitgoutkgmail.com.
Sincerely,
Lowrys Environmental & Ecological Services, LLC.
S. Paul Petitgout
President/Managing Mem er
Attachments
Copy: Ms. Sue Homewood — NCDWR
Mr. Alan Johnson - NCDWR

ATTACHMENT A
FIGURE WE -I

IMPACT # 1
PROPOSED LOT FILL & ROAD CROSSING
(STREAM & WETLAND) ±179LF; ±0.0950AC
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PROPOSED LOT FILL
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ACTION ID: SAW -20
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(STREAM) ±122LF
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(BY OTHERS)
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IMPACT #3
PROPOSED SEWER CROSSING
(STREAM) ±1 51-F
(TEMPORARY)
M PACT #4
PROPOSED ROAD CROSSING
(STREAM) ±41 LF PERM.
±44LF TEMP.
M PACT #5
PROPOSED ROAD/LOT FILL
(STREAM & WETLAND)
IMPACT #6 ±206LF; ±0.0349AC
PROPOSED ROAD CROSSING
(STREAM & WETLAND)
±122LF PERM., ±40LF TEMP.
±0.0040AC PERM., ±0.0077AC TEMP.
NATIONWIDE #29 PERMIT IMPACTS COMPLETED
Bryton Parkway Phase 2 Roadway Crossing 107 LF
CUMULATIVE TEMPORARY IMPACTS
Desc.
Reason
Type
Len/Area
Impact #2
Road Fill
Stream
67 Lf.
Impact #3
Utility
Stream
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NATIONWIDE #29 PERMIT IMPACTS COMPLETED
Bryton Parkway Phase 2 Roadway Crossing 107 LF
CUMULATIVE TEMPORARY IMPACTS
Desc.
Reason
Type
Len/Area
Impact #2
Road Fill
Stream
67 Lf.
Impact #3
Utility
Stream
15 Lf.
Impact #4
Road Fill
Stream
44 Lf.
Impact #6
Road Fill
Stream
20 Lf.
Impact #6
Road Fill
Wetlands
0.0077 Ac.
Total Stream
146 Lf.
Total Wetlands
0.0077 Ac.
CUMULATIVE PERMANENT IMPACTS
Desc.
Reason
Type
Len/Area
Impact #1
Road Fill
Stream
179 Lf.
Impact #1
Road Fill
Wetland
0.0950 Ac.
Impact #2
Road Fill
Stream
133 Lf.
Impact #2
Road Fill
Wetland
0.0480 Ac.
Impact #4
Road Fill
Stream
41 Lf.
Impact #5
Road/L.ot Fill
Stream
206 Lf.
Impact #5
Road/L.ot Fill
Wetland
0.0349 Ac.
Impact #6
Road Fill
Stream
122 Lf.
Impact #6
Road Fill
Wetland
0.0040 Ac.
Impact #7
Lot Fill
Stream
122 Lf.
Impact #8
Lot Fill
Stream
401 Lf.
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1,204 Lf.
Total Wetlands
0.1819 Ac.
DATE I ISSUED FOR
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Gall before you dig.
Engineer:
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R. Joe Harris & Associates, Inc.
Engineering • Land Surveying • Planning
Management
127 Ben Casey Drive, Suite 101, Fort Mill, S.C. 29708 P: [phone]
www.rjoeharris.com
This drawing shall not be used for construction purposes until the
seal and signature of the responsible registrant appears on the
drawing, and proper permit forms and related fees are transmitted
by the Owner, Owner's Agent or Contractor to the Authority
having jurisdiction.
FOR
INFORMATION
ONLY
Project Manager
Drawn
D Gates
D Gates
Department Manager
Checked
P Murphy
B Pridemore
Print/Plot Date
November 7, 2016
Client
LStarCommunities
8430 REA ROAD, SUITE F
CHARLOTTE, NC 28277
P: [phone]
Project:
Bryton Wetlands IP
Drawing Title:
Overall Parcel Map
Project No.
Drawing No.
2064
DWG File Name:
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ATTACHMENT B
NCSAM RAPID ASSESSMENT FORMS
AND RESULTS MATRIX FOR EACH
STREAM IMPACT AREA

user manual version z.i
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INSTRUCTIONS: Attach a sketch of the assessment area and photographs. Attach a copy of the USGS 7,5 -minute topographic
quadrangle, and circle the location of the stream reach under evaluation. If multiple stream reaches will be evaluated on the same
property, identify and number all reaches on the attached map, and include a separate form for each reach. See the NC SAM User
Manual for detailed descriptions and explanations of requested information, Record in the "NoteslSketch" section if any supplementary
measurements were performed. See the NC SAM User Manual for examples of additional measurements that may be relevant.
NOTE EVIDENCE OF STRESSORS AFFECTING THE ASSESSMENT AREA (do not need to be within the assessment area).
PROJECT 1 SITE INFORMATION:
1. Project name (if any): Bryton 2. Date of evaluation: August 2016
3. Applioantlowner name: Development Solutions BRY 4. Assessor namelorganization: LEESIESI
5. County: Mecklenburg 6. Nearest named water body
7. River Basin: Yadkin-PeeDee on USGS 7.5 -minute quad: Cane Creek
8. Site coordinates (decimal degrees, at lower end of assessment reach): 35.385 N -80.824 W
STREAM INFORMATION: (depth and width can be approximations)
9. Site number (show on attached map): Impact #1 (SQI) 10. Length of assessment reach evaluated (feet): 180
11. Channel depth from bed (in riffle, if present) to top of bank (feet): 2 r- to assess channel depth.
12. Channel width at top of bank (feet): 2 13. Is assessment reach a swamp stream? d Yes (- No
14. Feature type: d"" Perennial flow f: Intermittent flow r Tidal Marsh Stream
STREAM RATING INFORMATION:
15. NC SAM Zone: (' Mountains (M) f+ Piedmont (P) C' Inner Coastal Plain (I) r. Outer Coastal Plain (0)
16. Estimated geomorphic \ J
valley shape (skip for f"" a--��( b
Tidal Marsh Stream): (more sinuous stream, flatter valley slope) (less sinuous stream, steeper valley slope)
17. Watershed size: (skip tf' Size 1 (< 0.1 mit) { Size 2 (0.1 to < 0.5 mil) r' Size 3 (0.5 to < 5 mi`) 17 Size 4 (a 5 mia)
for Tidal Marsh Stream)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
18. Were regulatory considerations evaluated? dt Yes r No If Yes, check all that appy to the assessment area.
r-" Section 10 water F Classified Trout Waters r Water Supply Watershed ( t-" I r II t" III ' IV r V)
r" Essential Fish Habitat 17- Primary NurseryArea F`7 High Quality Waters/Outstanding Resource Waters
r Publicly owned property r_ NCDWR riparian buffer rule in effect I- Nutrient Sensitive Waters
F_ Anadromous fish r 303(d) List 1- CAMA Area of Environmental Concern (AEC)
F Documented presence of a federal and/or state listed protected species within the assessment area.
List species:
I— Designated Critical Habitat (list species):
19. Are additional stream informationlsupplementary measurements included in "Notes/Sketch" section or attached? {' Yes - No
1. Channel Water- assessment reach metric (skip for Size 1 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
f" A Water throughout assessment reach.
r B No flow, water in pools only.
fi C No water in assessment reach.
2. Evidence of Flow Restriction - assessment reach metric
r. A At least 10% of assessment reach in -stream habitat or riffle -pool sequence is adversely affected by a flow restriction or fill to the
point of obstructing flow or a channel choked with aquatic macrophytes or ponded water or impounded on flood or ebb within
the assessment reach (examples: undersized or perched culverts, causeways that constrict the channel, tidal gates).
f: B Not A
3, Feature Pattern - assessment reach metric
f"` A A majority of the assessment reach has altered pattern (examples: straightening, modification above or below culvert).
(+ B Not A.
4. Feature Longitudinal Profile - assessment reach metric
r A Majority of assessment reach has a substantially altered stream profile (examples: channel down -cutting, existing damming,
over widening, active aggradation, dredging, and excavation where appropriate channel profile has not reformed from any of
these disturbances).
t+. B Not A
5. Signs of Active Instability - assessment reach metric
Consider only current instability, not past events from which the stream has currently recovered. Examples of instability include
active bank failure, active channel down -cutting (head -cut), active widening, and artificial hardening (such as concrete, gabion, rip -rap).
i+ A < 10% of channel unstable
( B 10 to 25% of channel unstable
(" C > 25% of channel unstable
6. Streamside Area Interaction - streamside area metric
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB).
LB RB
(-" A f+ A Little or no evidence of conditions that adversely affect reference interaction
fes" B > B Moderate evidence of conditions (examples: berms, levees, down -cutting, aggradation, dredging) that adversely affect
reference interaction (examples: limited streamside area access, disruption of flood flows through streamside area,
leaky or intermittent bulkheads, causeways with floodplain constriction, minor ditching [including mosquito ditching])
! " C r C Extensive evidence of conditions that adversely affect reference interaction (little to no floodplainlintertidal zone access
(examples: causeways with floodplain and channel constriction, bulkheads, retaining walls, fill, stream incision,
disruption of flood flows through streamside area] gr too much floodplainlintertidal zone access [examples:
impoundments, intensive mosquito ditching]) or floodplainlintertidal zone unnaturally absent or assessment reach is a
man-made feature on an interstream divide
7. Water Quality Stressors -assessment reachlintertidal zone metric

t;neCK au tnat apply.
r"' A Discolored water in stream or intertidal zone (milky white, blue, unnatural water discoloration, oil sheen, stream foam)
F- B Excessive sedimentation (burying of stream features or intertidal zone)
1- C Noticeable evidence of pollutant discharges entering the assessment reach and causing a water quality problem
I- D Odor (not including natural sulfide odors)
r E Current published or collected data indicating degraded water quality in the assessment reach. Cite source in the "NoteslSketch"
section.
F_ F Livestock with access to stream or intertidal zone
f-" G Excessive algae in stream or intertidal zone
r H Degraded marsh vegetation in the intertidal zone (removal, burning, regular mowing, destruction, etc.)
i✓ I Other: no water. (explain in "Notes/Sketch" section)
F_ J Little to no stressors
8. Recent Weather -watershed metric
For Size 1 or 2 streams, D1 drought or higher is considered a drought; for Size 3 or 4 streams, D2 drought or higher is considered a
drought.
r A Drought conditions and no rainfall or rainfall not exceeding 1 inch within the last 48 hours
{* B Drought conditions and rainfall exceeding 1 inch within the last 48 hours
('-` C No drought conditions
9 Large or Dangerous Stream - assessment reach metric
- Yes {; No Is stream is too large or dangerous to assess? If Yes, skip to Metric 13 (Streamside Area Ground Surface Condition).
10. Natural In -stream Habitat Types -assessment reach metric
10a. (- Yes (-- No Degraded in -stream habitat over majority of the assessment reach (examples of stressors include excessive
sedimentation, mining, excavation, in -stream hardening [for example, rip -rap], recent dredging, and snagging)
(evaluate for size 4 Coastal Plain streams only,,then skip to Metric 12)
10b. Check all that occur (occurs if > 5% coverage of assessment reach) (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams)
r A Multipie aquatic macrophytes and aquatic mosses m w r- F 5% oysters or other natural hard bottoms
(include liverworts, lichens, and algal mats) F w r G Submerged aquatic vegetation
1 B Multiple sticks and/or leaf packs and/or emergent o - r H Low -tide refugia (pools)
vegetation o r I Sand bottom
F_ C Multiple snags and logs (including lap trees) r r J 5% vertical bank along the marsh
(� D 5% undercut banks and/or root mats and/or roots v 2 r K Little or no habitat
in banks extend to the normal wetted perimeter
F_ E Little or no habitat
—*'—`*'"'-""`"""REMAINING QUESTIONS ARE NOT APPLICABLE FOR TIDAL MARSH STREAMS
11. Bedform and Substrate - assessment reach metric (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
11a. (- Yes (o No Is assessment reach in a natural sand -bed stream? (skip for Coastal Plain streams)
11b. Bedform evaluated. Check the appropriate box(es).
F-1 A RifFle-run section (evaluate 11 c)
i✓ B Pool -glide section (evaluate 11 d)
r C Natural bedform absent (skip to Metric 12, Aquatic Life)
11c. In riffles sections, check all that occur below the normal wetted perimeter of the assessment reach - whether or not submerged.
Check at least one box in each row (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain Streams and Tidal Marsh Streams). Not Present (NP) =
absent, Rare (R) = present buts 10%, Common (C) _ > 10-40%, Abundant (A) _ > 40-70%, Predominant (P) _ > 70%. Cumulative
percentages should not exceed 100% for each assessment reach.
NP R C A P
Bedrocklsaprolite
Boulder (256 - 4096 mm)
r Cobble (64 - 256 mm)
(+ r (- Gravel (2 - 64 mm)
4— C+ t- (7 Sand (.062 - 2 mm)
C" (• Silt/clay (< 0.062 mm)
Detritus
t- Artificial (rip -rap, concrete, etc.)
1ld. (-Yes No Are pools filled with sediment? (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams) .
12. Aquatic Life -assessment reach metric (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
12a. {" Yes r- No Was an in -stream aquatic life assessment performed as described in the User Manual?
If No, select one of the following reasons and skip to Metric 13, ( No Water r Other:
12b. C' Yes r No Are aquatic organisms present in the assessment reach (look in riffles, pools, then snags)? if Yes, check
all that apply. if No, skip to Metric 13,
1 >1 Numbers over columns refer to "individuals" for size 1 and 2 streams and "taxa" for size 3 and 4 streams.
r F Adult frogs
r r. Aquatic reptiles
C r` Aquatic macrophytes and aquatic mosses (include liverworts. lichens, and algal mats)
r r Beetles (including water pennies)
r r- Caddisfly larvae (Trichoptera [Tj}
F- r Asian clam (Corbictrla)
r r- Crustacean(isopodiamphipodlcrayfishlshrimp)
r r Damselfly and dragonfly larvae
Dipt­(truo f tic )
rr" Mayfly larvae (Ephemeroptera [E])
('''''
i ' f- Megaioptera (alderfly, fishffy. dobsonfiy larvae)
r-` r Midgestmosquito larvae
r r Mosquito fish (Gambusia) or mud minnows (Umbra pygmaea)
r r Mussels/Clams (not Corbicuia )

I I Other fish
r f"' SAamanders4adpoles
F_ T Snaiis
F_ I Stone€ly !srvae (Plecoptere jPj)
F_ F 7puiid larvae,
I— i Wormslleedes
13. Streamside Area Ground Surface Condition - streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams and B valley types)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB). Consider storage capacity with regard to both overbank flow and
upland runoff.
LB RB
f-" A A Little or no alteration to water storage capacity over a majority of the streamside area
B B Moderate alteration to water storage capacity over a majority of the streamside area
C t- C Severe alteration to water storage capacity over a majority of the streamside area (examples include: ditches, fill,
soil, compaction, livestock disturbance, buildings, man-made levees, drainage pipes)
14. Streamside Area Water Storage - streamside area metric (skip for Size 1 streams, Tidal Marsh Streams, and B valley types)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB) of the streamside area.
LB RB
C' A C'" A Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water z 6 inches deep
C- B i - B Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water 3 to 6 inches deep
C« C f: C Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water < 3 inches deep
15. Wetland Presence - strearnside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Sank (RB). Do not consider wetlands outside of the streamside area or within the
normal wetted perimeter of assessment reach.
LB RB
C Y i"" Y Are wetlands present in the streamside area?
C*N N
16. Baseflow Contributors -assessment reach metric (skip for size 4 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all contributors within the assessment reach or within view of and draining to the assessment reach.
1 A Streams and/or springs (jurisdictional discharges)
f B Ponds (include wet detention basins; do not include sediment basins or dry detention basins)
f-. C Obstruction that passes some flow during Iow-flow periods within assessment area (beaver dam, bottom -release dam)
F_ D Evidence of bank seepage or sweating (iron oxidizing bacteria in water indicates seepage)
fv- E Stream bed or bank soil reduced (dig through deposited sediment if present)
r F None of the above
17. Baseflow Detractors - assessment area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all that apply.
F- A Evidence of substantial water withdrawals from the assessment reach (includes areas excavated for pump installation)
F- B Obstruction not passing flow during low flow periods affecting the assessment reach (ex: watertight dam, sediment deposit)
I- C Urban stream (a 24% impervious surface for watershed)
I1 D Evidence that the stream -side area has been modified resulting in accelerated drainage into the assessment reach
I""- E Assessment reach relocated to valley edge
F- None of the above
18. Shading - assessment reach metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider aspect. Consider "leaf -on" condition.
r A Stream shading is appropriate for stream category (may include gaps associated with natural processes)
C+ B Degraded (example: scattered trees)
C C Stream shading is gone or largely absent
19. Buffer Width - streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider "vegetated buffer" and "wooded buffer" separately for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB) starting at the top
of bank out to the first break.
Vegetated Wooded
LB RB LB RB
C ` A i A C- A C+` A a 100 -feet wide or extends to the edge of the watershed
B C" B C"' B C"" B From 50 to < 100 -feet wide
C C C r C C C From 30 to < 5C -feet wide
r D L"" D t"" D C~ D From 10 to < 30 -feet wide
C. E C+ E t"" E r E < I0 -feet wide or no trees
20. Buffer Structure -streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB) for Metric 19 ("Vegetated" Buffer Width).
LB RB
C"" A A Mature forest
r B C" B Non -mature woody vegetation or modified vegetation structure
C- C C-" C Herbaceous vegetation with or without a strip of trees < 10 feet wide
#+ D C: D Maintained shrubs
C` E r E Little or no vegetation
21. Buffer Stressors - streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all appropriate boxes for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB). Indicate if listed stressor abuts stream (Abuts), does not abut but
is vAthin 30 feet of stream (< 30 feet), or is between 30 to 50 feet of stream (30-50 feet).
If none of the following stressors occurs on either bank, check here and skip to Metric 22- a»
Abuts � 30 feet 30-50 feet
LB R6 L13 RB LB RB
C" A £` A C" A A C A C" A Row crops
r B t: B Cw B �` B {" B r B Maintained turf
C C t- C ;" C C' C (-0 C- C Pasture (no iivestock)fcammercial horticulture
r D C"' D C D C` D C"' D C- 0 Pasture (active livestock use)

zz. stem uensrty — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB) for Metric 19 ("Wooded" Buffer Width).
LB RB
" A r A Medium to high stem density
B B Low stern density
C' C f C No wooded riparian buffer or predominantly herbaceous species or bare ground
23. Continuity of Vegetated Buffer— streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider whether vegetated buffer is continuous along stream (parallel). Breaks are areas lacking vegetation > 10-feet wide.
LB RB
it A r- A The total length of buffer breaks is < 25 percent.
f " B t— B The total length of buffer breaks is between 25 and 50 percent.
f"- C r C The total length of buffer breaks is > 50 percent.
24. Vegetative Composition — First 100 feet of streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Evaluate the dominant vegetation within 100 feet of each bank or to the edge of the watershed (whichever comes first) as it contributes
to assessment reach habitat.
LB RB
C- A C" A Vegetation is close to undisturbed in species present and their proportions. Lower strata composed of native
species, with non-native invasive species absent or sparse.
B+" B Vegetation indicates disturbance in terms of species diversity or proportions, but is still largely composed of native
species. This may include communities of weedy native species that develop after clear-cutting or clearing or
communities with non-native invasive species present, but not dominant, over a large portion of the expected strata or
communities missing understory but retaining canopy trees.
t ` C J— C Vegetation is severely disturbed in terms of species diversity or proportions. Mature canopy is absent or communities
with non-native invasive species dominant over a large portion of expected strata or communities composed of planted
stands of non-characteristic species or communities inappropriately composed of a single species or no vegetation.
25. Conductivity —assessment reach metric (skip for all Coastal Plain streams)
25a. C" Yes f. No Was a conductivity measurement recorded?
If No, select one of the following reasons. f-- No Water I— Other:
25b. Check the box corresponding to the conductivity measurement (units of microsiemens per centimeter).
i ' A <46 L' B 46 to < 67 i" C 67 to < 72 C it 79 to < 230 C E % 230
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NC SAM Stream Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 2.1
Stream Site Name Bryton Date of Evaluation August 2016
Stream Category Pb1 Assessor NamelOrganization LEESIESI
Notes of Field Assessment Form (YIN) NO
Presence of regulatory considerations (YIN) NO
Additional stream informationtsupplementary measurements included (YIN) NO
NC SAM feature type (perennial, intermittent, Tidal Marsh Stream) Intermittent
USACEI
NCDWR
Function Class Rating Summary
All Streams
Intermittent
(1) Hydrology
HIGH
HIGH
(2) Basedow
MEDIUM
MEDIUM
(2) Flood Flow
HIGH
HIGH
(3) Streamside Area Attenuation
HIGH
HIGH
(4) Floodplain Access
HIGH
HIGH
(4) Wooded Riparian Buffer
MEDIUM
MEDIUM
(4) Microtopography
NA
NA
(3) Stream Stability
HIGH
HIGH
(4) Channel Stability
HIGH
HIGH
(4) Sediment Transport
MEDIUM
MEDIUM
(4) Stream Geomorphology
HIGH
HIGH
(2) Streamllntertidal Zone Interaction
NA
NA
(2) Longitudinal Tidal Flow
NA
NA
(2) Tidal Marsh Stream Stability
NA
NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Channel Stability
NA
NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Stream Geomorphology
NA
NA
(1) Water Quality
LOW
LOW
(2) Baseflow
MEDIUM
MEDIUM
(2) Streamside Area Vegetation
LOW
LOW
(3) Upland Pollutant Filtration
LOW
LOW
(3) Thermoregulation
MEDIUM
MEDIUM
(2) Indicators of Stressors
NO
NO
(2) Aquatic Life Tolerance
OMITTED
NA
(2) Intertidal Zone Filtration
NA
NA
(1) Habitat
LOW
LOW
(2) In -stream Habitat
LOW
MEDIUM
(3) Baseflow
MEDIUM
MEDIUM
(3) Substrate
LOW
LOW
(3) Stream Stability
HIGH
HIGH
(3) In -stream Habitat
LOW
HIGH
(2) Stream -side Habitat
LOW
LOW
(3) Stream -side Habitat
LOW
LOW
(3) Thermoregulation
MEDIUM
MEDIUM
(2) Tidal Marsh In -stream Habitat
NA
NA
(3) Flow Restriction
NA
NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Stream Stability
NA
NA
(4) Tidal Marsh Channel Stability
NA
NA
(4) Tidal Marsh Stream Geomorphology
NA
NA
(3) Tidal Marsh In -stream Habitat
NA
NA
(2) Intertidal Zone Habitat
NA
NA
Overall
LOW
LOW

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INSTRUCTIONS: Attach a sketch of the assessment area and photographs. Attach a copy of the USGS 7.5 -minute topographic
quadrangle, and circle the location of the stream reach under evaluation. If multiple stream reaches will be evaluated on the same
property, identify and number all reaches on the attached map, and include a separate form for each reach. See the NC SAM User
Manual for detailed descriptions and explanations of requested information. Record in the "Notes/Sketch" section if any supplementary
measurements were performed. See the NC SAM User Manual for examples of additional measurements that may be relevant.
NOTE EVIDENCE OF STRESSORS AFFECTING THE ASSESSMENT AREA (do not need to be within the assessment area).
PROJECT I SITE INFORMATION:
1. Project name (if any): Bryton 2. Date of evaluation: August 2016
3. Applicantlowner name: Development Solutions BRY 4. Assessor name/organization: LEESIESI
5. County: Mecklenburg 6. Nearest named water body
7. River Basin: Yadkin-PeeDee on USGS 7.5 -minute quad: Cane Creek
8. Site coordinates (decimal degrees, at lower end of assessment reach): 35.388 N. -80.823 W
STREAM INFORMATION: (depth and width can be approximations)
9. Site number (show on attached map): Impact #2 (SOB) 10. Length of assessment reach evaluated (feet): 130
11. Channel depth from bed (in riffle, if present) to top of bank (feet): 3 r- Unable to assess channel depth.
12. Channel width at top of bank (feet): 8 13. Is assessment reach a swamp stream? (" Yes C No
14. Feature type: (o Perennial flow C Intermittent flow t" Tidal Marsh Stream
STREAM RATING INFORMATION:
15. NC SAM Zone: (" Mountains (M) fe Piedmont (P) r Inner Coastal Plain (1) r Outer Coastal Plain (0)
16. Estimated geomorphic f
valley shape (skip for r a
Tidal Marsh Stream): (more sinuous stream, flatter valley slope) (less sinuous stream, steeper valley slope)
17. Watershed size: (skip i Size 1 (< 0.1 mi) r Size 2 (0.1 to < 0.5 mi`) {« Size 3 (0.5 to < 5 mi`) r Size 4 (z 5 miz)
for Tidal Marsh Stream)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
18. Were regulatory considerations evaluated? {+' Yes t" No If Yes, check all that appy to the assessment area.
I- Section 10 water r Classified Trout Waters F Water Supply Watershed ( t'"' I r II r III r IV (" V)
F Essential Fish Habitat 1- Primary Nursery Area F_ High Quality WaterslOutstanding Resource Waters
1-. Publicly owned property r NCDWR riparian buffer rule in effect i- Nutrient Sensitive Waters
r Anadromcus fish C- 303(d) List (- CAMA Area of Environmental Concern (AEC)
r Documented presence of a federal and/or state listed protected species within the assessment area.
List species:
i-- Designated Critical Habitat (list species):
19. Are additional stream informationlsupplementary measurements included in "Notes/Sketch" section or attached? C Yes = No
1. Channel Water -assessment reach metric (skip for Size 1 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
{* A Water throughout assessment reach.
f` B No flow, water in pools only.
t C No water in assessment reach.
2. Evidence of Flow Restriction - assessment reach metric
t" " A At least 10% of assessment reach in -stream habitat or riffle -pool sequence is adversely affected by a flow restriction or fill to the
point of obstructing flow or a channel choked with aquatic macrophytes or ponded water or impounded on flood or ebb within
the assessment reach (examples: undersized or perched culverts, causeways that constrict the channel, tidal gates).
t+ B Not A
3. Feature Pattern - assessment reach metric
t- A A majority of the assessment reach has altered pattern (examples: straightening, modification above or below culvert).
{: B Not A.
4. Feature Longitudinal Profile -assessment reach metric
r A Majority of assessment reach has a substantially altered stream profile (examples: channel down -cutting, existing damming,
over widening, active aggradation, dredging, and excavation where appropriate channel profile has not reformed from any of
these disturbances).
t* B Not A
5. Signs of Active Instability - assessment reach metric
Consider only current instability, not past events from which the stream has currently recovered. Examples of instability include
active bank failure, active channel down -cutting (head -cut), active widening, and artificial hardening (such as concrete, gabion, rip -rap).
rF A < 10% of channel unstable
r B 10 tc 25% of channel unstable
r C a 25% of channel unstable
6. Streamside Area Interaction - streamside area metric
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RS).
LB RB
t" A (" A Little or no evidence of conditions that adversely affect reference interaction
B tf B Moderate evidence of conditions (examples: berms, levees, down -cutting, aggradation, dredging) that adversely affect
reference interaction (examples: limited streamside area access, disruption of flood flows through streamside area,
leaky or intermittent bulkheads, causeways with floodplain constriction, minor ditching [including mosquito ditching])
f C i C Extensive evidence of conditions that adversely affect reference interaction (little to no floodplainlintertidal zone access
[examples: causeways with floodplain and channel constriction, bulkheads, retaining walls, fill, stream incision,
disruption of flood flows through streamside area] or too much iioodplainfintertidal zone access [examples:
impoundments, intensive mosquito ditching]) or floodplainlintertidal zone unnaturally absent or assessment reach is a
man-made feature on an interstream divide
7. Water Quality Stressors - assessment reachlinterticial zone metric

Check all that apply.
F A Discolored water in stream or intertfdal zone (milky white. blue, unnatural water discoloration, oil sheen, stream foam)
r B Excessive sedimentation (burying of stream features or intertidal zone)
f"" C Noticeable evidence of pollutant discharges entering the assessment reach and causing a water quality problem
r D Odor (not including natural sulfide odors)
F E Current published or collected data indicating degraded water quality in the assessment reach. Cite source in the "Notes/Sketch"
section,
r F Livestock with access to stream or intertidal zone
i— G Excessive algae in stream or intertidal zone
r H Degraded marsh vegetation in the intertidal zone (removal, burning, regular mowing, destruction, etc.)
F I Other; (explain in "Notes/Sketch" section)
)✓ J Little to no stressors
8. Recent Weather —watershed metric
For Size 1 or 2 streams, D1 drought or higher is considered a drought; for Size 3 or 4 streams, D2 drought or higher is considered a
drought.
r A Drought conditions and no rainfall or rainfall not exceeding 1 inch within the last. 48 hours
t+ B Drought conditions and rainfall exceeding 1 inch within the last 48 hours
C" C No drought conditions
9 Large or Dangerous Stream — assessment reach metric
r Yes i'. No ' Is stream is too large or dangerous to assess? If Yes, skip to Metric 13 (Streamside Area Ground Surface Condition).
10. Natural In-stream` Habitat Types — assessment reach metric
1Ga. t"" Yes C No Degraded in-stream habitat over majority of the assessment reach (examples of stressors include excessive
sedimentation, mining, excavation, in-stream hardening jfor example, rip-rap], recent dredging, and snagging)
(evaluate for size 4 Coastal Plain streams only, then skip to Metric 12)
10b. Check all that occur (occurs if > 5% coverage of assessment reach) (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams)
f— A Multiple aquatic macrophytes and aquatic mosses m y r— 5% oysters or other natural hard bottoms
o
(include liverworts, lichens, and algal mats) iz m f- G Submerged aquatic vegetation
1✓ B Multiple sticks and/or leaf packs and/or emergent o -1:-, zp I— H Low-tide refugia (pools)
vegetation ,c L o r I Sand bottom
r C Multiple snags and logs (including lap trees) r J 5% vertical bank along the marsh
F D 5% undercut banks and/or root mats and/or roots v r— Little or no habitat
in banks extend to the normal wetted perimeter
r E Little or no habitat
** "`***""`""""`REMAINING QUESTIONS ARE NOT APPLICABLE FOR TIDAL MARSH STREAMS
11. Bedform and Substrate —assessment reach metric (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
11a- (— Yes (+. No Is assessment reach in a natural sand-bed stream? (skip for Coastal Plain streams)
11b. Bedform evaluated. Check the appropriate box(es).
17 A Riffle -run section (evaluate i 1c)
F1 B Pool -glide section (evaluate 11 d)
€— C Natural bedform absent (skip to Metric 12, Aquatic Life)
17 c. In riffles sections, check all that occur below the normal wetted perimeter of the assessment reach — whether or not submerged.
Check at least one box in each row (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain Streams and Tidal Marsh Streams). Not Present (NP) _
absent, Rare (R) = present buts 10%, Common (C) = > 10-40%, Abundant (A) _ > 40-70%, Predominant (P) _ > 70%. Cumulative
percentages should not exceed 100% for each assessment reach.
NP R C A P
f { (7 Bedrock/saprolite
3 7 Boulder (256 — 4096 mm)
r Cobble (64 — 256 mm)
(" t 4` Gravel (2 — 64 mm)
r. (-r Sand (.062-2 mm)
f' Silticlay (c 0.062 mm)
Detritus
Artificial (rip -rap, concrete, etc.)
11d, i"' Yes C• No Are pools filled with sediment? (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
12. Aquatic Life —assessment reach metric (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
12a. {* Yes r No Was an in -stream aquatic life assessment performed as described in the User Manual?
If No, select one of the following reasons and skip to Metric 13. f" No Water r Other:
12b. (: Yes r No Are aquatic organisms present in the assessment reach (look in riffles, pools, then snags)? If Yes, check
all that apply. If No, skip to Metric 13.
1. >1 Numbers over columns refer to "individuals" for size 1 and 2 streams and "taxa" for size 3 and 4 streams.
F F- Adult frogs
[ " i Aquatic reptiles
i- i- Aquatic macrophytes and aquatic mosses (include liverworts, lichens, and algal mats)
!— I— Beetles (including water pennies)
F_ f- Caddisfly larvae (Trichoptera [TI)
r7 1- Asian clam (Corbicula)
C i-" Crustacean (isopodlamphipodlcrayfish/shrimp)
r F Damselfly and dragonfly larvae
I— r-- Dipterans (true fliva)
i r Mayfly larvae (Ephemeroptera [E])
i- i Megaloptera (a€derfly, fishfly, dobsonfly iarvae)
f" r Midges/mosquito larvae
F F Mosquito fish (Gambusia) or mud minnows (Umbra pygmaea)
C-- f— Mussels/Clams (not Corbicula)

F_ I— Other fish
i— i- Salamanders/tadpoles
F Snails
i f- Stonefly larvae (Plecoptera [P])
1— I— Tipulid larvae
F- f{ Worms/leeches
13. Streamside Area Ground Surface Condition — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams and B valley types)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB). Consider storage capacity with regard to both overbank flow and
upland runoff.
LB RB
f" A C"' A Littie or no alteration to water storage capacity over a majority of the streamside area
t— B r' B Moderate alteration to water storage capacity over a majority of the streamside area
r C 4- C Severe alteration to water storage capacity over a majority of the streamside area (examples include: ditches, fill,
soil, compaction, livestock disturbance, buildings, man-made levees, drainage pipes)
14. Streamside Area Water Storage — streamside area metric (skip for Size 1 streams, Tidal Marsh Streams, and B valley types)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB) of the streamside area.
LB RB
C f" A Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water >_ 6 inches deep
(- B r B Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water 3 to 6 inches deep
f— C r C Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water < 3 inches deep
15. Wetland Presence — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB). Do not consider wetlands outside of the streamside area or within the
normal wetted perimeter of assessment reach.
LB RB
f" Y r Y Are wetlands present in the streamside area?
c:N :N
16. Baseflow Contributors —assessment reach metric (skip for size 4 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all contributors within the assessment reach or within view of and draining to the assessment reach.
1— A Streams and/or springs (jurisdictional discharges)
1`7 B Ponds (include wet detention basins; do not include sediment basins or dry detention basins)
F_ C Obstruction that passes some flow during low -flow periods within assessment area (beaver dam, bottom -release dam)
17 D Evidence of bank seepage or sweating (iron oxidizing bacteria in water indicates seepage)
E Stream bed or bank soil reduced (dig through deposited sediment if present)
r— None of the above
17. Baseflow Detractors — assessment area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all that apply.
( A Evidence of substantial water withdrawals from the assessment reach (includes areas excavated for pump installation)
B Obstruction not passing flow during low flow periods affecting the assessment reach (ex: watertight dam, sediment deposit)
r C Urban stream (`. 24% impervious surface for watershed)
I— D Evidence that the stream -side area has been modified resu€ting in accelerated drainage into the assessment reach
E Assessment reach relocated to valley edge
P F None of the above
18. Shading — assessment reach metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider aspect. Consider "leaf -on" condition.
i- A Stream shading is appropriate for stream category (may include gaps associated with natural processes)
ro B Degraded (example: scattered trees)
t" C Stream shading is gone or largely absent
19. Buffer Width — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider "vegetated buffer" and "wooded buffer" separately for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB) starting at the top
of bank out to the first break.
Vegetated Wooded
LB RB LB RB
f* A f A C"' A f+ A 7 100 -Feet wide or extends to the edge of the watershed
B f'" B r B t"" B From 50 to < 100 -feet wide
t' C 4` C t C i C From 30 to < 50 -feet wide
f" D { D f: D r D From 10 to < 30 -feet wide
i" E C E C E f- E < 10 -feet wide or no trees
20. Buffer Structure — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB) for Metric 19 ("Vegetated" Buffer Width).
LB
RB
i"" A
f+ A
Mature forest
f-' B
f"` B
Non -mature woody vegetation or modified vegetation structure
I- C
r C
Herbaceous vegetation with or without a strip of trees < 10 feet wide
i D
r D
Maintained shrubs
r E
f' E
Little or no vegetation
21. Buffer Stressors — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all appropriate boxes for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB). Indicate if listed stressor abuts stream (Abuts), does not abut but
is within 30 feet of stream (< 30 feet), or is between 30 to 50 feet of stream (30-50 feet).
If none of the following stressors occurs on either bank, check here and skip to Metric 22: C�
Abuts < 30 feet 30-50 feet
LB RB LB RB LB RB
C— A r A C' A f" A f~ A f" A Row crops
r B a B t" B C" S r B i" B Maintained turf
Z C d" C i C C-0 i- C C Pasture (no livestock)lccmmercia€ horticulture
r D { D f D r C <— D C" D Pasture (active livestock use)

22. Stem Density — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB) for Metric 19 ("Wooded" Buffer Width).
LB RB
(+ A (: A Medium to high stem density
r B r B Low stem density
r C C' C No wooded riparian buffer or predominantly herbaceous species or bare ground
23. Continuity of Vegetated Buffer —streamside area metric (skip forTidal Marsh Streams)
Consider whether vegetated buffer is continuous along stream (parallel). Breaks are areas lacking vegetation > 10 -feet wide.
LB RB
(" A t+ A The total length of buffer breaks is < 25 percent.
(0-6 t— B The total length of buffer breaks is between 25 and 50 percent.
r C t` C The total length of buffer breaks is > 50 percent.
24. Vegetative Composition — First 100 feet of streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Evaluate the dominant vegetation within 100 feet of each bank or to the edge of the watershed (whichever comes first) as it contributes
to assessment reach habitat.
LB RB
(" A (* A Vegetation is close to undisturbed in species present and their proportions. Lower strata composed of native
species, with non-native invasive species absent or sparse.
B r B Vegetation indicates disturbance in terms of species diversity or proportions, but is still largely composed of native
species. This may include communities of weedy native species that develop after clear -cutting or clearing or
communities with non-native invasive species present, but not dominant, over a large portion of the expected strata or
communities missing understory but retaining canopy trees.
( C r C Vegetation is severely disturbed in terms of species diversity or proportions. Mature canopy is absent or communities
with non-native invasive species dominant over a large portion of expected strata or communities composed of planted
stands of non -characteristic species or communities inappropriately composed of a single species or no vegetation.
25. Conductivity — assessment reach metric (skip for all Coastal Plain streams)
25a. t— Yes to No Was a conductivity measurement recorded?
If No, select one of the following reasons. t"' No Water (:' Other: No instrument to collect data.
25b. Check the box oorresporiding to the eondur,[Mty measurement (units of miorosiemers per centimeter).
( A <46 %— B 46 to < 67 f— C 67 to < 79 C D 79 to < 230 (` E � 230
Notes/Sketch:

NC SAM Stream Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 2.1
Stream Site Name Bryton Date of Evaluation August 2016
Stream Category Pb3 Assessor Name/Organization LEES/ESI
Notes of Field Assessment Form (YIN) NO
Presence of regulatory considerations (YIN) NO
Additional stream informationlsupplementary measurements included (YIN) NO
NC SAM feature type (perennial, intermittent, Tidal Marsh Stream) Perennial
USACEI NCDWR
Function Class Rating Summary
All Streams Intermittent
(1) Hydrology
HIGH
(2) Baseflow
MEDIUM
(2) Flood Flow
HIGH
(3) Streamside Area Attenuation
MEDIUM
(4) Floodplain Access
MEDIUM
(4) Wooded Riparian Buffer
MEDIUM
(4) Microtopography
NA
(3) Stream Stability
HIGH
(4) Channel Stability
HIGH
(4) Sediment Transport
MEDIUM
(4) Stream Geomorphology
HIGH
(2) Stream/Intertidal Zone Interaction
NA
(2) Longitudinal Tidal Flow
NA
(2) Tidal Marsh Stream Stability
NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Channel Stability
NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Stream Geomorphology
NA
(1) Water Quality
MEDIUM
(2) Baseflow
MEDIUM
(2) Streamside Area Vegetation
HIGH
(3) Upland Pollutant Filtration
HIGH
(3) Thermoregulation
MEDIUM
(2) Indicators of Stressors
NO
(2) Aquatic Life Tolerance
LOW
(2) Intertidal Zone Filtration
NA
(1) Habitat
LOW
(2) In -stream Habitat
LOW
(3) Baseflow
MEDIUM
(3) Substrate
MEDIUM
(3) Stream Stability
HIGH
(3) In -stream Habitat
LOW
(2) Stream -side Habitat
HIGH
(3) Stream -side Habitat
HIGH
(3) Thermoregulation
HIGH
(2) Tidal Marsh In -stream Habitat
NA
(3) Flow Restriction
NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Stream Stability
NA
(4) Tidal Marsh Channel Stability
NA
(4) Tidal Marsh Stream Geomorphology
NA
(3) Tidal Marsh In -stream Habitat
NA
(2) Intertidal Zone Habitat
NA
Overall
MEDIUM

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USACE AID #. SAW -2015-01762 NCDWR #: 2007-0191 v3
INSTRUCTIONS: Attach a sketch of the assessment area and photographs. Attach a copy of the USGS 7.5 -minute topographic
quadrangle, and circle the location of the stream reach under evaluation. If multiple stream reaches will be evaluated on the same
property, identify and number all reaches on the attached map, and include a separate form for each reach. See the NC SAM User
Manual for detailed descriptions and explanations of requested information. Record in the "Notes/Sketch" section if any supplementary
measurements were performed. See the NC SAM User Manual for examples of additional measurements that may be relevant.
NOTE EVIDENCE OF STRESSORS AFFECTING THE ASSESSMENT AREA (do not need to be within the assessment area).
PROJECT I SITE INFORMATION:
1. Project name (if any): Bryton 2, Date of evaluation. August 2016
3. Applicantlowner name: Development Solutions BRY 4. Assessor name/organization: LEES/ESI
5. County: Mecklenburg 6. Nearest named water body
7. River Basin, Yadkin -Pee Dee on USGS 7.5 -minute quad Cane Creek
8, Site coordinates (decimal degrees, at lower end of assessment reach): 35.386 N -80.820 W
STREAM INFORMATION: (depth and width can be approximations)
S. Site number (show on attached map): Impact #4 (SQA) 10. Length of assessment reach evaluated (feet): 40
11. Channel depth from bed (in riffle, if present) to top of bank (feet): 3 1— Unable to assess channel depth.
12. Channel width at top of bank (feet). 2 13 Is assessment reacn a svramp stre2m (' ' s C Nc
14. Feature type: r Perennial flow (+ Intermittent flow r Tidal Marsh Stream
STREAM RATING INFORMATION:
15. NC SAM Zone: t— Mountains (M) C Piedmont (P) t"' Inner Coastal Plain (1) Outer Coastal Plain (0)
16. Estimated geomorphic
valley shape (skip for I— a C+ b
Tidal Marsh Stream): (more sinuous stream, flatter valley slope) (less sinuous stream, steeper valley slope)
17. Watershed size: (skip (+ Size 1 (< 0.1 mi`) C" Size 2 (0.1 to < 0.5 mi`) C" Size 3 (0.5 to a 5 mi`) r Size 4 (c 5 mil)
for Tidal Marsh Stream)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
18. Were regulatory considerations evaluated? f- Yes (` No 1f Yes, check all that appy to the assessment area.
f— Section 10 water 7 Classified Trout Waters I— Water Supply Watershed ( (—I C II (— III i"-' IV r V)
r- Essential Fish Habitat r— Primary Nursery Area r High Quality Waters/Outstanding Resource Waters
i— Publicly owned property f— NCDWR riparian buffer rule in effect f— Nutrient Sensitive Waters
r— fish I— 303(d) List r— CAMA Area of Environmental Concern (AEC)
('— Documented presence of a federal and/or state listed protected species within the assessment area.
List species
r Designated Critical Habitat (list species).
19. Are additional stream information/supplementary measurements included in "Notes/Sketch" section or attached? Yes + No
1. Channel Water — assessment reach metric (skip for Size 1 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
r A Water throughout assessment reach -
C B No flow, water in pools only..
t: C No water in assessment reach.
2. Evidence of Flow Restriction — assessment reach metric
A At least 10% of assessment reach in -stream habitat or rifle -pool sequence is adversely affected by a flow restriction or fill to the
point of obstructing flow or a channel choked with aquatic macrophytes or ponded water or impounded on flood or ebb within
the assessment reach (examples: undersized or perched culverts, causeways that constrict the channel, tidal gates).
C� B Not A
3. Feature Pattern — assessment reach metric
C A A majority of the assessment reach has altered pattern (examples: straightening, modification above or below culverl).
f: B Not A.
4. Feature Longitudinal Profile — assessment reach metric
t A Majority of assessment reach has a substantially altered stream profile (examples: channel down -cutting, existing damming,
over widening, active aggradation, dredging, and excavation where appropriate channel profile has not reformed from any of
these disturbances).
r B Not A
5. Signs of Active Instability — assessment reach metric
Consider only current instability, not past events from which the stream has currently recovered. Examples of instability include
active bank failure, active channel down -cutting (head -cut), active widening, and artificial hardening (such as concrete, gabion, rip -rap).
t: A < 10% of channel unstable
C" B 10 to 25% of channel unstable
C` C > 25% of channel unstable
6. Streamside Area Interaction—streamside area metric
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB).
LB RB
r` A t: A Little or no evidence of conditions that adversely affect reference interaction
B t" B Moderate evidence of conditions (examples: berms, levees, down -cutting, aggradation, dredging) that adversely affect
reference interaction (examples: limited streamside area access, disruption of flood flows through streamside area,
leaky or intermittent bulkheads, causeways with floodplain constriction, minor ditching [including mosquito ditching])
C C f" C Extensive evidence of conditions that adversely affect reference interaction (little to no floodplainlintertidal zone access
[examples. causeways with floodpialn and channel constriction, bulkheads, retaining walls, till, stream Incision,
disruption of flood flows through streamside area] or too much floodplain/intertidal zone access (examples:
impoundments, intensive mosquito ditching]) or floodplainlintertidal zone unraaturally absent or assessment reach is a
man-made feature on an interstream divide
7. Water Quality Stressors — assessment reach/intertidal zone metric

Check all that apply.
F- A Discolored water in stream or intertidal zone [milky white blue. unnatural water discoloration, oil sheen stream foam*
r B Excessive sedimentation (burying of stream features or inlertidM zone)
f'- c Noticeable evidence Of pollutant discharges entering the assessment reach anrt raising a water quality problem
I- D Odor (not including natural sulfide odors)
F_ E Current published or collected data indicating degraded water quality in the assessment reach. Cite source in the "Notesl3ketch"
section
I- F Livestock with access to stream or intertidal zone
r G Excessive algae in stream or intertidal zone
r H Degraded marsh vegetation in the intertidal zone (removal, burning regular mowing, destruction, etc.)
F_ I other explain in"Notesl5ketch" section)
F-_1 J Little to no stressors
8. Recent Weather -watershed metric
For Size 1 or 2 streams, D1 drought or higher is considered a drought; for Size 3 or 4 streams, 02 drought or higher is considered a
drought.
( A Brought conditions and no rainfall or rainfall not exceeding 1 inch within the last 48 hours
(: B Brought conditions and rainfall exceeding 1 inch within the last 48 hours
C' C No drought conditions
9 Large or Dangerous Stream - assessment reach metric
(- Yes (: No Is stream is too large or dangerous to assess? If Yes, skip to Metric 13 (Streamside Area Ground Surface Condition).
10. Natural In -stream Habitat Types - assessment reach metric
10a. (- Yes r' No Degraded in -stream habitat over majority of the assessment reach (examples of stressors include excessive
sedimentation, mining, excavation, in -stream hardening [for example, rip -rap], recent dredging, and snagging)
(evaluate for size 4 Coastal Plain streams only, then skip to Metric 12)
lob. Check all that occur (occurs if > 5% coverage of assessment reach) (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams)
r A
Multiple aquatic macrophytes and aquatic mosses
m N
7 F
5% oysters or other natural hard bottoms
(include liverworts, lichens, and algal mats)
r ,r-
G
Submerged aquatic vegetation
B
Multiple sticks and/or leaf packs and/or emergent
o 2 a
F_ H
Low -tide refugia (pools)
vegetation
s L o
r I
Sand bottom
r C
Multiple snags and logs (including lap trees)
L
F_
5% vertical bank along the marsh
Ir— B
5% undercut banks andlor root mats and/or roots
r K
Little or no habitat
in banks extend to the normal wetted perimeter
r E
little or no habitat
"`*""""'"*`"r"""'"'""'""""""""REMAINING
QUESTIONS ARE NOT
APPLICABLE FOR
TIDAL MARSH STREAMS
11. Bedform and Substrate- assessment reach metric (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
11a, (- Yes (-- No Is assessment reach in a natural sand -bed stream? (skip for Coastal Plain streams)
11 b. Bed€orm evaluated. Check the appropriate box(es).
r A Riffle -run section (evaluate 11c)
Fe B Pool -glide section (evaluate 11d)
F_ C Natural bedform absent (skip to Metric 12, Aquatic Life)
11c. In riffles sections, check all that occur below the normal wetted perimeter of the assessment reach - whether or not submerged.
Check at least one box in each row (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain Streams and Tidal Marsh Streams). Not Present (NP) _
absent, Rare (R) = present but <- 10%, Common (C) _ > 10-40%, Abundant (A) _ > 40-70%. Predominant (P) _ > 70%. Cumulative
percentages should not exceed 100% for each assessment reach,
NP R C A P
(" ( f (- d' Bedrocklsaprolite
Boulder (256 - 4096 mm)
Cobble (64 - 256 mm)
t Gravel (2 - 64 mm)
r Sand (.062 - 2 mm)
Silticlay (< 0.052 mm)
( r r r Detritus
(: r- C C (- Artificial (rip -rap, concrete, etc.)
11d. r Yes to No Are pools filled with sediment? (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tldal Marsh Streams)
12. Aquatic Life - assessment reach metric (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
12a. r` Yes (W- No Was an in -stream aquatic life assessment performed as described in the User Manual?
If No, select one of the following reasons and skip to Metric 13. (:- No Water (- Other.
12b. (- Yes i No Are aquatic organisms present in the assessment reach (look in riffles, pools, then snags)? If Yes, check
all that apply. If No, skip to Metric 13,
1 >1 Numbers over columns refer to "individuals" for size 1 and 2 streams and "taxa" for size 3 and 4 streams.
F r Adult frogs
I- r Aquatic reptiles
r r Aquatic macrophytes and aquatic mosses (include liverwo(ts, Iir,nv.,ns, and algal mats)
r r Beetles (including water pennies)
F r Caddisfly larvae (Trichoptera [Tl)
r r Asian clam (Corbicvfa )
r r Crustacean (isopod/amphipodlcrayfishlshramp)
r r Damselfly and dragonfly larvae
r' r- Diplerrariz (truo flies)
r r Mayfly larvae (Ephemeroptera (E))
F_ r Megaloptera (aldertly, fshfly, dabsonfly larvae)
r r Midgeslmosquito larvae
r r Mosquito fish (Gamhusia) or mud minnows (Umhra pygmaaa)
F_ r Mussels/Clams (not Cordicula )

t I Olhnr fish
I- I— Salemandeisltanputes
f— r sZis
r i Sionefly larvae (Plecoptern IFI)
f f Tipuka larvae
�' t— Wormslree!:D,es
13. Streamside Area Ground Surface Condition —streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams and B valley types)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB). Consider storage capacity with regard to both overbank flow and
upland runoff.
LS RB
r` A r— A Little or no alteration to water storage capacity over a majority of the streamside area
B i B Moderate alteration to water storage capacity over a majority of the streamside area
— C " C Severe alteration to water storage capacity over a majority of the streamside area (examples include. ditches, fill,
soil, compaction, livestock disturbance, buildings, man-made levees, drainage pipes)
14. Streamside Area Water Storage —streamside area metric (skip for Size 1 streams, Tidal Marsh Streams, and B valley types)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB) of the streamside area.
LB RB
,'` A A Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water z 6 inches deep
B B Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water 3 to 6 inches deep
r C C Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water < 3 inches deep
15. Wetland Presence — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB), Do not consider wetlands outside of the streamside area or within the
normal wetted perimeter of assessment reach.
LB RB
4 Y Y Are wetlands present in the streamside area?
C; N T N
16. Baseflow Contributors —assessment reach metric (skip for size 4 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all contributors within the assessment reach or within view of and draining to the assessment reach.
F Streams and/or springs (jurisdictional discharges)
F B Ponds (include wet detention basins: do not include sediment basins or dry detention basins)
f— Obstruction that passes some flow during low -flow periods within assessment area (beaver dam, bottom -release dam)
D Evidence of bank seepage or sweating (iron oxidizing bacteria in water indicates seepage)
E Stream bed or bank soil reduced (dig through deposited sediment if present)
F (None of the above
17, Baseflow Retractors — assessment area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all that apply.
i A r-Md,­
dh J,, -4 substaro,i water wnndrawats fr*jm rhe assessment reach (Includes areas excavated for pump erstallaliori)
B r alb-zuci cn not passing flow during low flow ponods affecting the assessment reacte J -x wolart,ght dam, sediment oepu5i0
I— C Uvoon stream ( 2406impervious surface for wstershed)
D F vidence that the stream -side area has been mwibed reSlAting rn accele,-gLed dratinaee Into the assessment reach
E AsgesSmr-_qt ra>ach rvlot~7t-d to valley edge
F None of the above
18. Shading — assessment reach metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider aspect. Consider "deaf -on" condition
r" A Stream shading is appropriate for stream category (may include gaps associated with natural processes)
1-8 Degraded (example: scattered trees)
C Stream shading is gone or largely absent
19. Buffer Width — streamside area metric (strip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider "vegetated buffer" and "wooded buffer" separately for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB) starting at the top
of bank out to the first break.
Vegetated Wooded
LB RB LB RB
f A h A (— A (- A a 100 -feet wide or extends to the edge of the watershed
fi B t: B 6: B Co-- B From 50 to < 100 -feet wide
C- C r' C rr C i C From 30 to < 50 -feet wide
r D r- D D f— D From 10 to < 30 -feet wide
E r E E f E < 10 -feet wide or no trees
20. Buffer Structure — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB) for Metric 19 ("Vegetated" Buffer Width).
LB RB
A (- A Mature forest
f: B f: B Non -mature woody vegetation or modified vegetation structure
C C" C Herbaceous vegetation with or without a strip of trees < 10 feet wide
D C D Maintained shrubs
C' E ( E Little or no vegetation
21. Buffer Stressors — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all appropriate boxes for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB). Indicate if listed stressor abuts stream (Abuts), does not abut but
is within 30 feet of stream (< 30 feet), or is between 30 to 50 feet of stream (30-50 feet).
If none of the following stressors occurs on either bank, check here and skip to Metric 22: l-.,
Abuts = at) feet 30.50 feet
t.0 R5 I r -i I`tb Lb no
Y" A r A r' A r A r A r A flow crops
r B r a r B r B r B r B Maintained turf
r c r C r (: r r t G r"" C Pasture (no uvet,Y)Jcoirmerclal horucuitum
ro r n r- D r D r P r' D Pasture (active l estork user

22. Stem Density — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB) for Metric 19 ("Wooded" Buffer Width).
LB RB
A 4: A Medium to high stem density
B f B Low stem density
r— C r C No wooded riparian buffer or predominantly herbaceous species or bare ground
23. Continuity of Vegetated Buffer— streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider whether vegetated buffer is continuous along stream (parallel). Breaks are areas lacking vegetation ? 10-feet wide.
LB RB
A : A The total length of buffer breaks is < 25 percent.
-' B r B The total length of buffer breaks is between 25 and 50 percent.
C r— C The total length of buffer breaks is > 50 percent.
24. Vegetative Composition —f=irst 100 feet of streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Evaluate the dominant vegetation within 100 feet of each bank or to the edge of the watershed (whichever comes first) as it contributes
to assessment reach habitat.
LB RB
r' A A Vegetation is close to undisturbed in species present and their proportions. Lower strata composed of native
species, with non-native invasive species absent or sparse
B B Vegetation indicates disturbance in terms of species diversity or proportions, but is still largely composed of native
species. This may include communities of weedy native species that develop after clear-cutting or clearing or
communities with non-native invasive species present, but not dominant, over a large portion of the expected strata or
communities missing understory but retaining canopy trees.
C (` C Vegetation is severely disturbed in terms of species diversity or proportions. Mature canopy is absent or communities
with non-native invasive species dominant over a large portion of expected strata or communities composed of planted
stands of non-characteristic species or communities inappropriately composed of a single species or no vegetation.
25. Conductivity — assessment reach metric (skip for all Coastal Plain streams)
25a. r' Yes t: No Was a conductivity measurement recorded?
If No, select one of the following reasons. [: No Water C'
25b. Check the box corresponding to the conductivity measurement (units of microsiemens per cenhineteri
r— r", <46 r B 46 to < 67 r C 67 to < 70 (—D 79 to , 230 C' E 230
NoteslSketch:

NC SAM Stream Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 2.1
Stream Site Name Bryton Date of Evaluation August 2016
Stream Category Pb1 Assessor Name/Organization LEES/ESI
Notes of Field Assessment Form (YIN) NO
Presence of regulatory considerations (YIN) NO
Additional stream information/supplementary measurements included (YIN) NO
NC SAM feature type (perennial, intermittent, Tidal Marsh Stream) Intermittent
USACEI
NCDWR
Function Class Rating Summary
All Streams
Intermittent
(1) Hydrology
HIGH
HIGH
(2) Baseflow
HIGH
HIGH
(2) Flood Flow
HIGH
HIGH
(3) Streamside Area Attenuation
HIGH
HIGH
(4) Floodplain Access
HIGH
HIGH
(4) Wooded Riparian Buffer
HIGH
HIGH
(4) Microtopography
NA
NA
(3) Stream Stability
HIGH
HIGH
(4) Channel Stability
HIGH
HIGH
(4) Sediment Transport
MEDIUM
MEDIUM
(4) Stream Geomorphology
HIGH
HIGH
(2) Stream/Intertidal Zone Interaction
NA
NA
(2) Longitudinal Tidal Flow
NA
NA
(2) Tidal Marsh Stream Stability
NA
NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Channel Stability
NA
NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Stream Geomorphology
NA
NA
(1) Water Quality
MEDIUM
MEDIUM
(2) Baseflow
HIGH
HIGH
(2) Streamside Area Vegetation
HIGH
HIGH
(3) Upland Pollutant Filtration
HIGH
HIGH
(3) Thermoregulation
HIGH
HIGH
(2) Indicators of Stressors
NO
NO
(2) Aquatic Life Tolerance
LOW
NA
(2) Intertidal Zone Filtration
NA
NA
(1) Habitat
MEDIUM
HIGH
(2) In -stream Habitat
LOW
MEDIUM
(3) Baseflow
HIGH
HIGH
(3) Substrate
LOW
LOW
(3) Stream Stability
HIGH
HIGH
(3) In -stream Habitat
LOW
HIGH
(2) Stream -side Habitat
HIGH
HIGH
(3) Stream -side Habitat
HIGH
HIGH
(3) Thermoregulalion
HIGH
HIGH
(2) Tidal Marsh In -stream Habitat
NA
NA
(3) Flow Restriction
NA
NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Stream Stability
NA
NA
(4) Tidal Marsh Channel Stability
NA
NA
(4) Tidal Marsh Stream Geomorphology
NA
NA
(3) Tidal Marsh In -stream Habitat
NA
NA
(2) Intertidal Zone Habitat
NA
NA
Overall
MEDIUM
HIGH

User Manual Version 2.1
INSTRUCTIONS: Attach a sketch of the assessment area and photographs Attach a copy of the USGS 7.5 -minute topographic
quadrangle, and circle the location of the stream reach under evaluation. If multiple stream reaches will be evaluated on the same
property, identify and number all reaches on the attached map, and include a separate form for each reach. See the NC SAM User
Manual for detailed descriptions and explanations of requested information. Record in the "Notes/Sketch" section if any supplementary
measurements were performed. See the NC SAM User Manual for examples of additional measurements that may be relevant.
NOTE EVIDENCE OF STRESSORS AFFECTING THE ASSESSMENT AREA (do not need to be within the assessment area).
PROJECT! SITE INFORMATION:
1. Project name (if any): Bryton 2. Date of evaluation: August 2016
3. Applicantlowner name. Development Solutions Bry 4, Assessor namelorganization: LEES/ESI
5.. County: Mecklenburg 6. Nearest named water body
7. River Basin: Yadkin-PeeDee on USGS 7.5 -minute quad: Cane Creek
8. Site coordinates (decimal degrees, at lower end of assessment reach): 35.304 N 80.823 W
STREAM INFORMATION: (depth and width can be approximations)
9. Site number (show on attached map): Impact #5 (SQFISQG) 10. Length of assessment reach evaluated (feet): 50
11. Channel depth from bed (in rifle, if present) to top of bank (feet): 2 r Unable to assess channel depth,
12. Channel width at top of bank (feet), 2 13 Is assessment reach a swafnn slream'% r— Yes r No
14. Feature type: (" Perennial flow C: Intermittent flow i T+dal Marsh Stream
STREAM RATING INFORMATION:
15. NC SAM Zone- r Mountains (M) f: Piedmont (P) i Inner Coastal Plain (1) r' Outer Coastal Plain (0)
16. Estimated geomorphic \, /
valley shape (skip for r a �`��` {; b
Tidal Marsh Stream): (more sinuous stream, flatter valley slope) (less sinuous stream, steeper valley slope)
17. Watershed size: (skip r Size 1 (< 0.1 mi`) (—Size 2 (0 1 to < 0.5 mi") ( Size 3 (0.5 to < 5 mi`) i Size 4 (2 5 mi)
for Tidal Marsh Stream)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
18. Were regulatory considerations evaluated? T Yes f No If Yes, check all that appy to the assessment area.
r— Section 10 water r` Classified Trout Waters F_ Water Supply Watershed ( t— I (" II (" III (— Iv i Vi
l— Essential Fish Habitat r_ Primary Nursery Area r— High Quality Waters/Outstanding Resource Waters
F_ Publicly owned property F_ NCDWR riparian buffer rule in effect f— Nutrient Sensitive Waters
i— Anadromous fish r 303(d) List 1— CAMA Area of Environmental Concern (AEC)
I_ Documented presence of a federal and/or state listed protected species within the assessment area.
List species:
f Designated Critical Habitat (list species):
19. Are additional stream informationlsupplementary measurements included in "Notes/Sketch" section or attached? Yes No
1. Channel Water— assessment reach metric (skip for Size 1 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
f— A Water throughout assessment reach
C B No flow, water in pools only.
R C No water in assessment reach.
2. Evidence of Flow Restriction — assessment reach metric
(' A At least 10% of assessment reach in -stream habitat or riffle -pool sequence is adversely affected by a flow restriction or fill to the
point of obstructing flow or a channel choked with aquatic macrophytes or ponded water or impounded on flood or ebb within
the assessment reach (examples: undersized or perched culverts, causeways that constrict the channel, tidal gates).
°+ B Not A
3. Feature Pattern — assessment reach metric
(" A A majority of the assessment reach has altered pattern (examples: straightening, modification above or below culvert),
r: B Not A.
4. Feature Longitudinal Profile— assessment reach metric
f A Majority of assessment reach has a substantially altered stream profile (examples: channel down -cutting, existing damming,
over widening, active aggradation, dredging, and excavation where appropriate channel profile has not reformed from any of
these disturbances)
fi B Not A
5_ Signs of Active Instability —assessment reach metric
Consider only current instability, not past events from which the stream has currently recovered. Examples of instability include
active bank failure, active channel down -cutting (head -cut), active widening, and artificial hardening (such as concrete, gabion, rip -rap)
(' A < 10% of channel unstable
C B 10 to 25% of channel unstable
C C , 25% of channel unstable
6. Streemside Area Interaction — streamside area metric
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB).
LB RB
(' A r A Little or no evidence of conditions that adversely affect reference interaction
ro B re B Moderate evidence of conditions (examples berms, levees, down -cutting, aggradation, dredging) that adversely affect
reference interaction (examples: limited streamside area access, disruption of flood flows through streamside area,
leaky or intermittent bulkheads, causeways with floodplain constriction, minor ditching [including mosquito ditching])
t C C C Extensive evidence of conditions that adversely affect reference interaction (little to no flood plainlintertidal zone access
[examples: causeways with floodplain and channel constriction, bulkheads, retaining walls, fill, stream incision,
disruption of flood flows through streamside area] or too much floodplain/intertidal zone access [examples:
impoundments, intensive mosquito ditching]) or floodplain/intertidal zone unnaturally absent or assessment reach is a
man-made feature on an interstream divide
7. Water Quality Stressors — assessment reachRntertidal zone metric

Check all that apply.
A Discolored water in stream or iniartidal zone (milky while, blue, unnatural water discoloration, oil sheen, stream foamM
I— B Excessive sedimentation (burying of stream features or intertidal zone)
f C Noticeable evidence of pollutant discharges entering the assessment reach and causing a water quality problem
F D Odor (rot inctudrng natural sulfide odors)
7- E Current published or collected data indicating degraded water quality in the assessment reach Cite source in the "Notes/Sketch"
section
I- F L vestoek with access to stream or intertidal zone
7 G E. -ess ve algae in stream or mterudal zone
7 H Dtgraoed marsh vegetation In the Intertidal zone tremoval. bumtng, regular mowing, destruction, etc,)
I Other (eXplain in'Notes/Sketch" Becton}
J Little to no stressors
8. Recent Weather—watershed metric
For Size 1 or 2 streams, ❑1 drought or higher is considered a drought; for Size 3 or 4 streams, 02 drought or higher is considered a
drought.
t" A Drought conditions and no rainfall or rainfall not exceeding 1 inch within the last 48 hours
r` B Drought conditions and rainfall exceeding 1 inch within the last 48 hours
t: C No drought conditions
9 Large or Dangerous Stream —assessment reach metric
i Yes r No Is stream is too large or dangerous to assess? If Yes, skip to Metric 13 (Streamside Area Ground Surface Condition).
10. Natural In -stream Habitat Types — assessment reach metric
10a. C- Yes f: No Degraded in -stream habitat over majority of the assessment reach (examples of stressors include excessive
sedimentation mining, excavation, in -stream hardening (for example, rip -rap), recent dredging, and snagging)
(evaluate for size 4 Coastal Plain streams only, then skip to Metric 12)
10b. Check all that occur (occurs if > 5% coverage of assessment reach) (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams)
7 A Multiple aquatic macrophytes and aquatic mosses m w F F 5% oysters or other natural hard bottoms
(include liverworts, lichens, and algal mats) - m I^ G Submerged aquatic vegetation
B Mtrltiple sticks al leaf packs and/or emergent `o - r H Low -tide refugia (pools)
vegetation �c o r I Sand bottom
C Multiple snags and lags (including lap trees).r-m I— J 5% vertical bank along the marsh
D 5% undercut banks and/or root mats and/or roots un r" K Little or no habitat
in banks extend to the normal wetted perimeter
r E Little or no habitat
""""'"'""*—""""`""•"'"'REMAINING QUESTIONS ARE NOT APPLICABLE FOR TIDAL MARSH STREAMS'""'*'*"'*""*'^""" " "
11. Bedform and Substrate —assessment reach metric (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
1 f a. (' Yes f« No Is assessment reach in a natural sand -bed stream? (skip for Coastal Plain streams)
11b. Bedform evaluated, Check the appropriate box(es).
f;r A RifFle-run section (evaluate 11c)
51 B Pill de section (evaluate 11 d)
7 C Natural bedform absent (skip to Metric 12, Aquatic Life)
lie. In riffles sections, check all that occur below the normal wetted perimeter of the assessment reach —whether or not submerged
Check at least one box in each row (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain Streams and Tidal Marsh Streams). Not Present (NP) _
absent. Rare (R) = present but 5 10%. Common (C) _ > 10-40%, Abundant (A) _ > 40-70%, Predominant (P) _ > 70%. Cumulative
percentages should not exceed 100% for each assessment reach.
NP R C A P
Bedrock/saprolite
Boulder (256 — 4096 mm)
r' r f f C' Cobble (64 — 256 mm)
Gravel (2 — 64 mm)
r r" is f r" Sand (.062 — 2 mm)
r C` r' C+' Silticlay (< 0.062 mm)
r: f" r" C C Detritus
(T r Artificial (rip -rap, concrete, etc.)
11d. f` Yes r No Are pools filled with sediment? (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
12. Aquatic. Life —assessment reach metric (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
12a. f"` Yes r: No Was an in -stream aquatic life assessment performed as described in the User Manual?
If No, select one of the following reasons and skip to Metric 13. f: No Water f, Other:
12b. r Yes ir— No Are aquatic organisms present in the assessment reach (look in riffles, pools, then snags)? If Yes, check
all that apply. If No, skip to Metric 13.
1 >1 Numbers over columns refer to "individuals" for size 1 and 2 streams and "taxa" for size 3 and 4 streams.
r r Adult rrogs
r r Aquatic reptiles
r 1— Aquatic macrophytes and aquatlC mosses (include liverwort4 i rhens, and algal mats)
r r Beetles (Including water pennies)
r` r Caddisfly larvae (Trichoptera Fil
r r Asian clam (Coro+coda )
F_ r Crustacean(isapod/amphlpocl/crayfisll/shrrmp)
r r Damselfly and dragonfly larvae
I— f— Drpteran5 itrwe flies)
F- i— Mayfly larvae (Ephemeroptera [E]1
I- Megaloptera lalderfiy, fshfly dobsanfly larvae)
r 1` Mldgeslmosquito larvaa
r r Mosquito fish (G6mbusra ) of mud minnows S Umbjet pygmaaai
f I— Mussels/Clams tnot Corbicula 1

r r Qt0fher fish
r r Siii mandatalladpo6es
r f Snails
r r Sla,refly larvae (Pl. cro ra 11i
f T pw d iarvae
13. Streamside Area Ground Surface Condition - streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams and B valley types)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB). Consider storage capacity with regard to both overbank flow and
upland runoff.
LB RB
C- A (- A Little or no alteration to water storage capacity over a majority of the streamside area
re B r: B Moderate alteration to water storage capacity over a majority of the streamside area
r• C r^ C Severe alteration to water storage capacity over a majority of the streamside area (examples include ditches, fill,
soil, compaction, livestock disturbance, buildings, man-made levees, drainage pipes)
14. Streamside Area Water Storage - streamside area metric (skip for Size 1 streams, Tidal Marsh Streams, and B valley types)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB) of the streamside area.
LB RB
f- A Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water > 5 inches deep
C- B B Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water 3 to 6 inches deep
G C C Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water < 3 inches deep
15. Wetland Presence - streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB). Do not consider wetlands outside of the streamside area or within the
normal wetted perimeter of assessment reach
LB RB
r- Y i-- Y Are wetlands present in the streamside area?
r:N tiN
16. Baseflow Contributors - assessment reach metric (skip for size 4 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all contributors within the assessment reach or within view of and draining to the assessment reach.
I- A Streams and/or springs (jurisdictional discharges)
R B Ponds (include wet detention basins; do not include sediment basins or dry detention basins)
r C Obstruction that passes some flow during low -flow periods within assessment area (beaver dam, boll release dam)
r D Evidence of bank seepage or sweating (iron oxidizing bacteria in water indicates seepage)
R, E Stream bed or bank soil reduced (dig through deposited sediment if present)
r F None of the above
17. Baseflow Detractors -assessment area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all that apply.
f' . A Evidence of substantial water withdrawals tram the assesar7rerlt reach lir)cludes areas excavated for ouinp InStalial
r B Obstroctlon not passing flow d'urmg Row flow p(4+rnds affecting the assossiriw+t reach iey watPrtrght dam, sediment
r C Urban stream i 24'1k impervious surface for watershed)
F- D Evidence that the straam•srd€ area has been modified resulling in accelerated dram;lge a do the assesalnrmi roach
I- E A4essment reach relocated to vaNey edge
l F None of the above
18. Shading - assessment reach metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider aspect- Consider "leaf -on" condition.
i A Stream shading is appropriate for stream category (may include gaps associated with natural processes)
t B Degraded (example: scattered trees)
C Stream shading is gone or largely absent
19. Buffer Width - streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider "vegetated buffer" and "wooded buffer" separately for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB) starting at the top
of bank out to the first break.
Vegetated Wooded
LB RB LB RB
" A A f-- A l: A a 100 -feet wide or extends to the edge of the watershed
r B i B i B r' B From 50 to < 100 -feet wide
C r C r C r" C From 30 to < 50 -feel wide
r` D (" D (' D J- D From 10 to < 30 -feet wide
E r+ E r E C E < 10 -feet wide or no trees
20. Buffer Structure - streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for left
bank (LB) and right bank (RB) for Metric 19 ("Vegetated" Buffer Width).
LB RB
" A r- A
Mature forest
B r B
Non -mature woody vegetation or modified vegetation structure
` C (- C
Herbaceous vegetation with or without a strip of trees < 10 feet wide
�,; D r: D
Maintained shrubs
r` E r' E
Little or no vegetation
211. Buffer Stressors - streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all appropriate boxes for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB). Indicate if listed stressor abuts stream (Abuts), does not abut but
is within 30 feet of stream (< 30 feet), or is between 30 to 50 feet of stream (30-50 feet).
If none of the following stressors occurs on either bank, check here and skip to Metric 22:
AL,. 30 feel 30-50 leer
L.6 kE LL. l LH i
t"'-' A r A r A r A f A r A Row e;mjps
r E r"' B r B r B r B C s Maintained tt t
r C r G r'G r c: r C r C Pasture (nn hvastock)Icommerclal horticr, i
r D r L, r" D rr' D r I) r D Pasture (artnie livestock used

22. Stem Density —streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB) for Metric 19 ("Wooded" Buffer Width).
LB RB
C A f A Medium to high stem density
a: B r B Low stem density
C f C No wooded riparian buffer or predominantly herbaceous species cr bare ground
23. Continuity of Vegetated Buffer— streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider whether vegetated buffer is continuous along stream (parallel). Breaks are areas lacking vegetation > 10 -feet wide
LB RB
(: A t+ A The total length of buffer breaks is < 25 percent.
r� B i B The total length of buffer breaks is between 25 and 50 percent.
r C C The total length of buffer breaks is > 50 percent.
24. Vegetative Composition — First 100 feet of streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Evaluate the dominant vegetation within 100 feet of each bank or to the edge of the watershed (whichever comes first) as it contributes
to assessment reach habitat.
LB RB
A C A Vegetation is close to undisturbed in species present and their proportions. Lower strata composed of native
species, with non-native invasive species absent or sparse.
r+ B r: B Vegetation indicates disturbance in terms of species diversity or proportions, but is still largely composed of native
species. This may include communities of weedy native species that develop after clear -cutting or clearing or
communities with non-native invasive species present, but not dominant, over a large portion of the expected strata or
communities missing understory but retaining canopy trees.
r' C r C Vegetation is severely disturbed in terms of species diversity or proportions. Mature canopy is absent or communities
with non-native invasive species dominant over a large portion of expected strata or communities composed of planted
stands of non -characteristic species or communities inappropriately composed of a single species or no vegetation.
25. Conductivity — assessment reach metric (skip for all Coastal Plain streams)
25a. [` Yes C: No Was a conductivity measurement recorded?
If No, select one of the following reasons. t" No Water C' Other:
'Sb Check the oc ronesponding to the conductivity measwernent (units of rrw_, 0G em.=nS per r er t+niu'ar;
C' <4r> r S 46 to < 67 1" C 67 to a 79 tD 79 to ' :':.n { E
Notes/Sketch'

NC SAM Stream Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 2.1
Stream Site Name Bryton Date of Evaluation August 2016
Stream Category Pb1 Assessor Name/Organization LEESIESI
Notes of Field Assessment Form (YIN) NO
Presence of regulatory considerations (YIN) NO
Additional stream inform ationlsupplementary measurements included (YIN) NO
NC SAM feature type (perennial, intermittent, Tidal Marsh Stream) Intermittent
USACEI
NCDWR
Function Class Rating Summary
All Streams
Intermittent
(1) Hydrology
MEDIUM
MEDIUM
(2) Baseflow
HIGH
HIGH
(2) Flood Flow
MEDIUM
MEDIUM
(3) Streamside Area Attenuation
MEDIUM
MEDIUM
(4) Floodplain Access
MEDIUM
MEDIUM
(4) Wooded Riparian Buffer
MEDIUM
MEDIUM
(4) Microtopography
NA
NA
(3) Stream Stability
MEDIUM
MEDIUM
(4) Channel Stability
MEDIUM
MEDIUM
(4) Sediment Transport
LOW
LOW
(4) Stream Geomorphology
HIGH
HIGH
(2) Stream/Intertidal Zone Interaction
NA
NA
(2) Longitudinal Tidal Flow
NA
NA
(2) Tidal Marsh Stream Stability
NA
NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Channel Stability
NA
NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Stream Geomorphology
NA
NA
(1) Water Quality
MEDIUM
MEDIUM
(2) Baseflow
HIGH
HIGH
(2) Streamside Area Vegetation
MEDIUM
MEDIUM
(3) Upland Pollutant Filtration
LOW
LOW
(3) Thermoregulation
HIGH
HIGH
(2) Indicators of Stressors
NO
NO
(2) Aquatic Life Tolerance
OMITTED
NA
(2) Intertidal Zone Filtration
NA
NA
(1) Habitat
LOW
MEDIUM
(2) In -stream Habitat
LOW
MEDIUM
(3) Baseflow
HIGH
HIGH
(3) Substrate
LOW
LOW
(3) Stream Stability
MEDIUM
MEDIUM
(3) In -stream Habitat
LOW
HIGH
(2) Stream -side Habitat
MEDIUM
MEDIUM
(3) Stream -side Habitat
LOW
LOW
(3) Thermoregulation
HIGH
HIGH
(2) Tidal Marsh In -stream Habitat
NA
NA
(3) Flow Restriction
NA
NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Stream Stability
NA
NA
(4) Tidal Marsh Channel Stability
NA
NA
(4) Tidal Marsh Stream Geomorphology
NA
NA
(3) Tidal Marsh In -stream Habitat
NA
NA
(2) Intertidal Zone Habitat
NA
NA
Overall
MEDIUM
MEDIUM

NC
riles User Manual Version 2.1
NCDWR #:
INSTRUCTIONS: Attach a sketch of the assessment area and photographs. Attach a copy of the USGS 7.5 -minute topographic
quadrangle, and circle the location of the stream reach under evaluation. If multiple stream reaches will be evaluated on the same
property, identify and number all reaches on the attached map, and include a separate form for each reach, See the NC SAM User
Manual for detailed descriptions and explanations of requested information. Record in the "Notes/Sketch" section if any supplementary
measurements were performed. Seethe NC SAM User Manual for examples of additional measurements that maybe relevant.
NOTE EVIDENCE OF STRESSORS AFFECTING THE ASSESSMENT AREA (do not need to be within the assessment area).
PROJECT I SITE INFORMATION.
1. Project name (if any): Bryton 2. Date of evaluation: August 2016
3. Applicantlowner name: Development Solutions BRY 4. Assessor name/organization LEES/ESI
5. County: Mecklenburg 6. Nearest named water body
7. River Basin: Yadkin-PeeDee on USGS 7.5 -minute quad: Cane Creek
8. Site coordinates (decimal degrees, at lower end of assessment reach): 35.380 N -80.822 W
STREAM INFORMATION: (depth and width can be approximations)
9 Site number (show on attached map): Impact #6 (SQK) 10. Length of assessment reach evaluated (feet). 120
11. Channel depth from bed (in riffle, if present) to top of bank (feet) 3 f Unable to assess channel depth.
12. Channel width at top of bank (feet): 6 13 IS asse=_sment f®ach s sw,anu. stresn,`' (" "'es ( No
14. Feature type: i. Perennial flow r' Intermittent flow " Tidal Marsh Stream
STREAM RATING INFORMATION:
15, NC SAM Zone: (' Mountains (M) (; Piedmont (P) I- Inner Coastal Plain (1) t Outer Coastal Plain (0)
16. Estimated geomorphic
valley shape (skip for (a C+ b
Tidal Marsh Stream): (more sinuous stream, flatter valley slope) (less sinuous stream, steeper valley slope)
17 Watershed size: (skip (+' Size 1 (< 0.1 mi`) r` Size 2 (0.1 to < 0.5 mi`) C Size 3 (0.5 to < 5 mi') Size 4 ({ 5 mil)
for Tidal Marsh Stream)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
18. Were regulatory considerations evaluated? (: Yes r- No If Yes, check all that appy to the assessment area.
F_ Section 10 water r- Classified Trout Waters w Water Supply Watershed ( (` I r II C III r IV (- V)
F_ Essential Fish Habitat F Primary Nursery Area i- High Quality WaterslOutstanding Resource Waters
F_ Publicly owned property F_ NCDWR riparian buffer rule in effect i Nutrient Sensitive Waters
f- Anadromous fish r- 303(4) List l- LAMA Area of Environmental Concern (AEC)
F Documented presence of a federal and/or state listed protected species within the assessment area.
List species:
I- Designated Critical Habitat (list species):
15 Are additional stream information/supplementary measurements included in "Notes/Sketch" section or attached? Yes (« No
1. Channel Water - assessment reach metric (skip for Size 1 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
A Water throughout assessment reach.
r� B No flow, water in pools only.
(� C No water in assessment reach.
2. Evidence of Flow Restriction - assessment reach metric
A At least 10% of assessment reach in -stream habitat or riffle -pool sequence is adversely affected by a flow restriction of fill to the
point of obstructing flow or a channel choked with aquatic macrophytes or ponded water or impounded on flood or ebb within
the assessment reach (examples: undersized or perched culverts, causeways that constrict the channel, tidal gates).
(--8 Not A
3. Feature Pattern - assessment reach metric
(- A A majority of the assessment reach has altered pattern (examples: straightening, modification above or below culvert).
(: B Not A.
4. Feature Longitudinal Profile - assessment reach metric
(' A Majority of assessment reach has a substantially altered stream profile (examples: channel down -cutting, existing damming,
over widening, active aggradation, dredging, and excavation where appropriate channel profile has not reformed from any of
these disturbances).
(: B Not
5. Signs of Active Instability -assessment reach metric
Consider only current instability, not past events from which the stream has currently recovered. Examples of instability include
active bank failure, active channel down -cutting (head -cut), active widening, and artificial hardening (such as concrete, gabion, rip -rap).
(•' A < 10%9 of channel unstable
f" B 10 to 25% of channel unstable
(" C ? 25% of channel unstable
6. Streamside Area Interaction - streamside area metric
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB).
LB RB
(- A ^ A Little or no evidence of conditions that adversely affect reference interaction
(« B r+ B Moderate evidence of conditions (examples: berms, levees, down -cutting, aggradation, dredging) that adversely affect
reference interaction (examples: limited streamside area access, disruption of flood flows through streamside area,
leaky or intermittent bulkheads, causeways with floodplain constriction, minor ditching ]including mosquito ditching])
Extensive evidence of conditions that adversely affect reference interaction (tittle to no floodplain/intertidal zone access
[examples: causeways with floodplain and channel constriction, bulkheads, retaining wails, fill, stream incision,
disruption of flood flows through streamside area] or too much floodplain/intertidal zone access [examples:
impoundments, intensive mosquito ditching]) or floodplainlintertidal zone unnaturally absent or assessment reach is a
man-made feature on an interstream divide
7. Water Quality Stressors - assessment reachlintertidal zone metric

GhecK all that apply.
f- A Dis,olored water in siev-,'Anr or intertidal zone (ni whlte blue, Unn,21MMI water clisc oloration oil sheen, srrpam foam
F_ B Excessive sedimentation (burying of stream features or intertidal zone)
F_ C Noticeable evidence of pollutOnt discharges einienng the assessment reach aaq cauWriq a water qua+Sty problem
I- D Odor in.ot inriucing natural sulfide odors)
F_ E Current published or collected plata indicating degraded water quality in the emeSsiment reach Cltr- souire m Slip "Notes/Sketch"
section
F" F Uvastoek with access to stream br intertidal zone
r- G Excessive algae in stream or intertidal zone
C-" H 0,cgracled marsh veget-aii,,n in the intertidal zone iremovai oummtl, reguor mowing, destruction, wc.)
r- I Othei (ekplain in "Notes/Sketch" section)
f+ J Little to no stressors
6. Recent Weather -watershed metric
For Size 1 or 2 streams, D1 drought or higher is considered a drought; for Size 3 or 4 streams, D2 drought or higher is considered a
drought.
e' A Drought conditions and no rainfall or rainfall not exceeding 1 inch within the last 48 hours
rs 8 Drought conditions and rainfall exceeding 1 inch within the last 48 hours
r C No drought conditions
9 Large or Dangerous Stream - assessment reach metric
r Yes . No Is stream is too large or dangerous to assess? If Yes, skip to Metric 13 (Streamside Area Ground Surface Condition).
10. Natural In -stream habitat Types -assessment reach metric
10a. r, Yes (' No Degraded in -stream habitat over majority of the assessment reach (examples of stressors include excessive
sedimentation, mining, excavation, in -stream hardening [for example, rip -rap], recent dredging, and snagging)
(evaluate for size 4 Coastal Plain streams only, then skip to Metric 12)
10b. Check all that occur (occurs if > 5% coverage of assessment reach) (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams)
A Multiple aquatic macrophytes and aquatic mosses `m m F 5% oysters or other natural hard bottoms
(include liverworts, lichens, and algal mats) F m F G Submerged aquatic vegetation
f� B Multiple sticks and/or leaf packs andior emergent -0 o' �, H Low -tide refugia (pools)
vegetation r o jr- I Sand bottom
C Multiple snags and logs (including lap trees) 1_. J 5% vertical bank along the marsh
D 5% undercut banks and/or root mats and/or roots v 7 K Little or no habitat
in banks extend to the normal waited perimeter
r E Little or no habitat
"-'REMAINING QUESTIONS ARE NOT APPLICABLE FOR TIDAL MARSH STREAMS
11. Bedform and Substrate -assessment reach metric (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
11a. r Yes t: No Is assessment reach in a natural sand -bed stream? (skip for Coastal Plain streams)
11b. Bed form evaluated. Check the appropriate box(es)-
177 A Riffie-run section (evaluate 11c)
i✓ B Pool -glide section (evaluate 11 d)
C Natural bedform absent (skip to Metric 12, Aquatic Life)
11c. In riffles sections, check all that occur below the normal wetted perimeter of the assessment reach - whether or not submerged.
Check at least one box in each row (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain Streams and Tidal Marsh Streams). Not Present (NP) _
absent, Rare (R) = present but c 10%, Common (C) _ > 10-40%, Abundant (A) _ > 40-70%, Predominant (P) _ > 70%. Cumulative
percentages should not exceed 100% for each assessment reach.
NP R C A P
(' (o ( r' (- Bedrock/saproiite
r (" C' � Boulder (256 - 4096 mm)
Cobble (64 - 256 mm)
Gravel (2 - 64 mm)
i (` C" Sand (.062 - 2 mm)
Silt/clay (< 0.062 mm)
Detritus
Artificial (rip -rap, concrete, etc.)
11d. (-Yes, C: No Are pools filled with sediment? (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
12. Aquatic Life - assessment reach metric (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
12a. r Yes �" No Was an in -stream aquatic life assessment performed as described in the User Manual?
If No, select one of the following reasons and skip to Metric 13 i— No Water (- Other
12b. ro Yes �- No Are aquatic organisms present in the assessment reach (look in riffles, pools, then snags)? If Yes, check
all that apply. If No, skip to Metric 13
1 >1 Numbers over columns refer to "individuals" for size 1 and 2 streams and "taxa" for size 3 and 4 streams
I F_ Adult frogs
I- I Aquatic reptiles
r- Aquatic macrophytes and aquatic mosses (include liverworts, lichens, and algal mats)
F i- Beetles (including water pennies)
r- I- Caddisfiy larvae (Trichoptera [T])
I- f Asian clam (Corbicula )
r- f Crustacean (tsopod/amphipod/crayfish/shnmpj
r- Damselfly and dragonfly larvae
r- t✓ Dipterans (true flip*)
i+ I Mayfly larvae (Ephemeroptera (E])
F- Megaloptera (alderfly, fishfly. dobsonfly larvae)
r- r Midges/mosquito larvae
F - Mosquito fish (Gambusia) or mud minnows (Umbra pygmaea)
r- I^ MusselsiClams (not Corbicula )

ismer nsn
Salamanders/tadpoles
Snails
Stonefly larvae (Plecoptera [P])
Tipulid larvae
Wormsheeches
13. Streamside Area Ground Surface Condition - streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams and B valley types)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB). Consider storage capacity with regard to both overbank Flow and
upiand runoff.
LB RB
c' A -A Little or no alteration to water storage capacity over a majority of the streamside area
B " B Moderate alteration to water storage capacity over a majority of the streamside area
C C Severe alteration to water storage capacity over a majority of the streamside area (examples include: ditches, fill,
soil, compaction, livestock disturbance buildings, man-made levees, drainage pipes)
14. Streamside Area Water Storage - streamside area metric (skip for Size 1 streams, Tidal Marsh Streams, and B valley types)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB) of the streamside area.
LB RB
A A Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water ? 6 inches deep
B B Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water 3 to 6 inches deep
C - C Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water < 3 inches deep
15. Wetland Presence - streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB). Do not consider wetlands outside of the streamside area or within the
normal wetted perimeter of assessment reach.
LB RB
Y r" Y Are wetlands present in the streamside area?
N N
16. Baseflow Contributors - assessment reach metric (skip for size 4 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all contributors within the assessment reach or within view of and draining to the assessment reach.
A Streams and/or springs (jurisdictional discharges)
B Ponds (include wet detention basins; do not include sediment basins or dry detention basins)
C Obstruction that passes some flow during low -flow periods within assessment area (beaver dam, bottom -release dam)
D Evidence of bank seepage or sweating (iron oxidizing bacteria in water indicates seepage)
E Stream bed or bank soil reduced (dig through deposited sediment if present)
f F None of the above
17. Baseflow Detractors - assessment area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all that apply.
A�_ oslandrawals tiO water withrir r„ the assessment reacA llnclud an oavated tot pump installabon)
8 )L' err JL'.1U iot passing flow curing i,*w Pow panWs all?!cttnrg Ilio assessment r cti tux wa:er#aght darn, sediment deposit
C Abaci ytrar.;m �, 24'�y mpervious surface for watet%ri
I D vldcnco inat the stream -side area nZ5. ba'arl Moultied teSultilin in xxrejer ted &7r ,, the sssessmenl reach
E -rnr- i re-il relocstei III valley edge
F None of the above
18. Shading - assessment reach metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider aspect. Consider 'leaf -on" condition.
," A Stream, shading is appropriate for stream category (may include gaps associated with natural processes)
ri B Degraded (example: scattered trees)
F` C Stream shading is gone or largely absent
19. Buffer Width - streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider "vegetated buffer" and "wooded buffer" separately for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB) starting at the top
of bank out to the first break.
Vegetated Wooded
LB RB LB RB
(-. A C A � - A k- A 7 100 -feet wide or extends to the edge of the watershed
t6 B e: B c^ B " B From 50 to < 100 -feet wide
r' C r` C ,^ C C From 30 to < 50 -feet wide
r' D C-- D D r D From 10 to < 30 -feet wide
E 1- E r+' E c: E < 10 -feet wide or no trees
20. Buffer Structure - streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB) for Metric 19 ("Vegetated" Buffer Width).
LB RB
A r A Mature forest
S C: B Non -mature woody vegetation or modified vegetation structure
C r C Herbaceous vegetation with or without a strip of trees < 10 feet wide
D e- D Maintained shrubs
E - E Little or no vegetation
21. Buffer Stressors - streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all appropriate boxes for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB). Indicate if listed stressor abuts stream (Abuts), does not abut but
is within 30 feet of stream (< 30 feet), or is between 30 to 50 feet of stream (30-50 feet).
If none of the following stressors occurs on either bank, check here and skip to Metric 22:
/tba[s Nil ter;,l -0-50 tee?
t_B R6 to RIB Le Rti
rA rA rA r r r Raw craps
r 8 r B r R r tl r® r s Mein rtnod tort
r c. r t; r C r G r C r G Pes'lure trio rve�nrxtrtrymmerc+31 nrrt+c„i
r D r G r D r D r D (-0 PaGturr9 ,ailrvw hvAcfrxk us”,

22, Stem Density - streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB) for Metric 19 ("Wooded" Buffer Width).
LB RB
f A t- A Medium to high stem density
C+ B . B Low stem density
t^ C r- C No wooded riparian buffer or predominantly herbaceous species or bare ground
23. Continuity of Vegetated Buffer- streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider whether vegetated buffer is continuous along stream (parallel). Breaks are areas lacking vegetation > 10 -feet wide.
LB RS
r- A (- A The total length of buffer breaks is < 25 percent.
i B 4: 8 The total length of buffer breaks is between 25 and 50 percent.
C r C The total length of buffer breaks is > 50 percent.
24. Vegetative Composition - First 100 feet of streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Evaluate the dominant vegetation within 100 feet of each bank or to the edge of the watershed (whichever comes first) as it contributes
to assessment reach habitat.
LB RB
(: A C-1 A Vegetation is close to undisturbed in species present and their proportions. Lower strata composed of native
species, with non-native invasive species absent or sparse.
- B B Vegetation indicates disturbance in terms of species diversity or proportions, but is still largely composed of native
species. This may include communities of weedy native species that develop after clear -cutting or clearing or
communities with non-native invasive species present, but not dominant, over a large portion of the expected strata or
communities missing understory but retaining canopy trees.
t` C C Vegetation is severely disturbed in terms of species diversity or proportions, Mature canopy is absent or communities
with non-native invasive species dominant over a large portion of expected strata or communities composed of planted
stands of non -characteristic species or communities inappropriately composed of a single species or no vegetation,
25. Conductivity - assessment reach metric (skip for all Coastal Plain streams)
25a. (' Yes (-*- No Was a conductivity measurement recorded?
If No, select one of the following reasons. (T' No Water - Other: No instrument to collect data.
75ta Check the box Corresponding to the conduclivity rneaSt ifement lunrts of m crci,,-ns pe :. , ;
t -A ('B 45to<67 r 67toE79 C`D .9 to<?.; r' _
Notes/Sketch:

NC SAM Stream Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 2.1
Stream Site Name Bryton
Stream Category Pb1
Notes of Field Assessment Form (YIN)
Presence of regulatory considerations (YIN)
Additional stream information/supplementary measurements included (YIN)
NC SAM feature type (perennial, intermittent, Tidal Marsh Stream)
Function Class Ratin
Date of Evaluation August 2016
Assessor Name/Organization LEESIESI
NO
NO
NO
Perennial
USAGE! NCDWR
All Streams Intermittent
(1) Hydrology
MEDIUM
(2) Baseflow
HIGH
(2) Flood Flow
MEDIUM
(3) Streamside Area Attenuation
LOW
(4) Floodplain Access
MEDIUM
(4) Wooded Riparian Buffer
LOW
(4) Microtopography
NA
(3) Stream Stability
HIGH
(4) Channel Stability
HIGH
(4) Sediment Transport
MEDIUM
(4) Stream Geomorphology
HIGH
(2) Stream/Intertidal Zone Interaction
NA
(2) Longitudinal Tidal Flow
NA
(2) Tidal Marsh Stream Stability
NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Channel Stability
NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Stream Geomorphology
NA
(1) Water Quality
MEDIUM
(2) Baseflow,
HIGH
(2) Slreamside Area Vegetation
LOW
(3) Upland Pollutant Filtration
LOW
(3) Thermoregulation
MEDIUM
(2)Indicators of Stressors
NO
(2) Aquatic Life Tolerance
MEDIUM
(2) Intertidal Zone Filtration
NA
(1) Habitat
LOW
(2) tn-stream Habitat
LOW
(3) Baseflow
HIGH
(3) Substrate
MEDIUM
(3) Stream Stability
HIGH
(3) In -stream Habitat
LOW
(2) Stream -side Habitat
LOW
(3) Stream -side Habitat
LOW
(3) Thermoregulation
MEDIUM
(2) Tidal Marsh In -stream Habitat
NA
(3) Flow Restriction
NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Stream Stability
NA
(4) Tidal Marsh Channel Stability
NA
(4) Tidal Marsh Stream Geomorphology
NA
(3) Tidal Marsh In -stream Habitat
NA
(2) Intertidal Zone Habitat
NA
Overall
MEDIUM

NC SAM FIELD ASSESSMENT FORM
User Manual Version 2.1
INSTRUCTIONS: Attach a sketch of the assessment area and photographs. Attach a copy of the USGS 7.5 -minute topographic
quadrangle, and circle the location of the stream reach under evaluation. If multiple stream reaches will be evaluated on the same
property, identify and number all reaches on the attached map, and include a separate form for each reach. See the NC SAM User
Manual for detailed descriptions and explanations of requested information. Record in the "Notes/Sketch" section if any supplementary
measurements were performed. See the NC SAM User Manual for examples of additional measurements that may be relevant.
NOTE E=VIDENCE OF STRESSORS AFFECTING THE ASSESSMENT AREA (do not need to be within the assessment area).
PROJECT 1 SITE INFORMATION:
1. Project name (if any): Bryton 2. Date of evaluation: August 2016
3. Applicantlowner name: Development Solutions BRY 4. Assessor namelorganlzatlon: LEES/ESI
5. County: Mecklenburg 6. Nearest named water body
7. River Basin: Yadkin-PeeDee on USGS 7.5 -minute quad: Cane Creek
8. Site coordinates (decimal degrees, at lower end of assessment reach):
STREAM INFORMATION: (depth and width can be approximations)
9. Site number (show on attached map): Impact #7 (SQR) 10. Length of assessment reach evaluated (feet): 120
11. Channel depth from bed (in riffle, if present) to top of bank (feet): 5 f" Unable to assess channel depth.
12. Channel width at top of bank (feet): 3 13. Is assessment reach a swamp stream? Yes (- No
14. Feature type: C- Perennial flow r- Intermittent flow C-- Tidal Marsh Stream
STREAM RATING INFORMATION:
15. NC SAM Zone: { Mountains (M) f+`. Piedmont (P) { Inner Coastal Plain (1) C Outer Coastal Plain (0)
16. Estimated geomorphic ` f
valley shape (skip for {" a {+ b
Tidal Marsh Stream): (more sinuous stream, flatter valley slope) (less sinuous stream, steeper valley slope)
17. Watershed size: (skip (*-Size 1 (< 0.1 mi`) r Size 2 (0.1 to < 0.5 mi`) f Size 3 (0.5 to < 5 mil) r Size 4 (a 5 mil)
for Tidal Marsh Stream)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
18. Were regulatory considerations evaluated? ( Yes r No If Yes, check all that appy to the assessment area.
IM Section 10 water r_ Classified Trout Waters f- Water Supply Watershed ( ( I f'"'. It { IIE t" IV V)
F Essential'Fish Habitat r Primary Nursery Area I-"' High Quality WaterslOutstanding Resource Waters
r- Publicly owned property f" NCDWR riparian buffer rule in effect i Nutrient Sensitive Waters
i- Anadromous fish C 303(d) List r- Area of Environmental Concern (AEC)
r Documented presence of a federal and/er state listed protected species within the assessment area.
List species:
F Designated Critical Habitat (list species):
19. Are additional stream informationlsupplementary measurements included In "Notes/Sketch" section or attached? (7 Yes { No
I. l:nannel water - assessment reach metric (skip for Size 1 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
r A Water throughout assessment reach.
0- B No flow, water in pools only.
r C No water in assessment reach.
2. Evidence of Flow Restriction - assessment reach metric
r A At least 10% of assessment reach in -stream habitat or riffle -pool sequence is adversely affected by a flow restriction or fill to the
point of obstructing flaw or a channel choked with aquatic macrophytes or ponded water or impounded on flood or ebb within
the assessment reach (examples: undersized or perched culverts, causeways that constrict the channel, tidal gates).
r B Not A
3. Feature Pattern -assessment reach metric
f"` A A majority of the assessment reach has altered pattern (examples: straightening, modification above or below culvert).
�' B Not A.
4. Feature Longitudinal Profile- assessment reach metric
A Majority of assessment reach has a substantially altered stream profile (examples: channel down -cutting, existing damming,
over widening, active aggradation, dredging, and excavation where appropriate channel profile has not reformed from any of
these disturbances).
l B Not
5. Signs of Active Instability- assessment reach metric
Consider only current instability, not past events from which the stream has currently recovered. Examples of instability include
active bank failure, active channel down -cutting (head -cut), active widening, and artificial hardening (such as concrete, gabion, rip -rap).
{* A < 10% of channel unstable
f� B 10 to 25% of channel unstable
r C > 25% of channel unstable
8. Streamside Area Interaction -streamside area metric
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB).
LB RB
-' A r A Little or no evidence of conditions that adversely affect reference interaction
;: B t: B Moderate evidence of conditions (examples: berms, levees, down -cutting, aggradation, dredging) that adversely affect
reference interaction (examples: limited streamside area access, disruption of flood flows through streamside area,
leaky or intermittent bulkheads, causeways with floodplain constriction, minor ditching [including mosquito ditching])
C C r C Extensive evidence of conditions that adversely affect reference interaction (little to no floodplain/intertidal zone access
(oxamples: causeways with floodplain and channel constriction, bulkheags, retalntng walls, Till, Stream incision,
disruption of flood flows through streamside area] or too much floodplainlintertidal zone access [examples:
impoundments, intensive mosquito ditching]) or floodplain/intertidal zone unnaturally absent or assessment reach is a
man-made feature on an interstream divide
7. Water Quality Stressors - assessment reach/intertidal zone metric

� 1MUK au urdc dpply.
A Discolored water in stream or intertidal zone (milky white, blue, unnatural water discoloration, oil sheen, stream foam)
T B Excessive sedimentation (burying of stream features or intertidal zone)
r C Noticeable evidence of pollutant discharges entering the assessment reach and causing a water quality problem
r- D Odor (not including natural sulfide odors)
r E Current published or collected data indicating degraded water quality in the assessment reach. Cite source in the "Notes/Sketch"
section.
F- F Livestock with access to stream or intertidal zone
I— G Excessive algae in stream or intertidal zone
r H Degraded marsh vegetation in the intertidal zone (removal, burning, regular mowing, destruction, etc.)
r— I Other: (explain in "Notes/Sketch" section)
F_ J Little to no stressors
8. Recent Weather—watershed metric
For Size 1 or 2 streams, D1 drought or higher is considered a drought; for Size 3 or 4 streams, D2 drought or higher is considered a
drought.
(` A Drought conditions and no rainfall or rainfall not exceeding 1 inch within the last 48 hours
(+' B Drought conditions and rainfall exceeding 1 inch within the last 48 hours
r C No drought conditions
9 Large or Dangerous Stream — assessment reach metric
("" Yes l,+ No Is stream is too large or dangerous to assess? If Yes, skip to Metric 13 (Streamside Area Ground Surface Condition).
10. Natural In -stream Habitat Types — assessment reach metric
10a. (' Yes it No , Degraded in -stream habitat over majority of the assessment reach (examples of stressors include excessive
sedimentation, mining, excavation, in -stream hardening [for example, rip -rap], recent dredging, and snagging)
(evaluate for size 4 Coastal Plain streams only, then skip to Metric 12)
10b. Check all that occur (occurs if > 5% coverage of assessment reach) (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams)
F A Multiple aquatic macrophytes and aquatic mosses o r F 5% oysters or other natural hard bottoms
(include liverworts, lichens, and algal mats) 0 r G Submerged aquatic vegetation
f7 B Multiple sticks and/or leaf packs and/or emergent w r. H Low -tide refugia (pools)
vegetation 0
9 ac L o ( 1 Sand bottom
C Multiple snags and logs (including lap trees) m r J 5% vertical bank along the marsh
r' D 5% undercut banks and/or root mats and/or roots r. K Little or no habitat
in banks extend to the normal wetted perimeter
r E Little or no habitat
REMAINING QUESTIONS ARE NOT APPLICABLE FOR TIDAL MARSH STREAMS
11. Bedform and Substrate— assessment reach metric (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
lie, f— Yes (+ No Is assessment reach in a natural sand -bed stream? (skip for Coastal Plain streams)
1 lb. Bedform evaluated. Check the appropriate box(es).
r A Riffle -run section (evaluate 11 c)
FF B Pool -glide section (evaluate 11 d)
F C Natural bedform absent (skip to Metric 12, Aquatic Life)
11 c. In riffles sections, check all that occur below the normal wetted perimeter of the assessment reach — whether or not submerged.
Check at [east one box in each row (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain Streams and Tidal Marsh Streams). Not Present (NP) =
absent, Rare (R) = present
but S 10%, Common (C) _ > 10-40%, Abundant (A) _ > 40-70%, Predominant (P) _ > 70%. Cumulative
percentages should not exceed 100% for each assessment reach.
NP R C
A P
7 r
r ("" Bedrocklsaprolite
(7 Boulder (256 — 4096 mm)
tr"' Cobble (64 — 256 mm)
(7 t- Gravel (2 — 64 mm)
C- i' Sand (.062 — 2 mm)
r Silt1clay (< 0.062 mm)
r Detritus
i- (7 {
C` C` Artificial (rip -rap, concrete, etc.)
lid. C Yes r -W No
Are pools filled with sediment? (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
12. Aquatic Life —assessment reach metric (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
i2a_ (*—.Yes r No Was an in -stream aquatic fife assessment performed as described in the User Manual?
If No, select one of the following reasons and skip to Metric 13. (' No Water r Other:
12b_ (*—Yes r No Are aquatic organisms present in the assessment reach (look in riffles, pools, then snags)? If Yes, check
all that apply. If No, skip to Metric 13.
1 >1 Numbers over columns refer to "individuals" for size 1 and 2 streams and "taxa" for size 3 and 4 streams.
r r Adult frogs
1— r Aquatic reptiles
r r Aquatic macrophytes and aquatic mosses (include liverworts, lichens, and algal mats)
F r Beetles (including water pennies)
r r Caddisfly larvae (Trichoptera [T])
F_ r-- Asian clam (Corbfcula)
r r Crustacean(isopodlamphipodlcrayfshlshrimp)
r r Damselfly and dragonfly larvae
F7 P7 Dipterans (true flies)
r r Mayfly larvae (Ephemeroptera [E])
F7 r- Megaloptera (alderfiy, fshfiy, dobsonfly larvae)
F_ r Midgeslmosquito larvae
F_ r Mosquito fish (Gambusia) or mud minnows (Umbra pygmaea)
r f Mussels/Clams (not Corbicula )

3 utner risn
F, F Salamanders/tadpoles
F F Snails
F_ i Stonefly larvae (Plecoptera [P])
i" f— Tipulid larvae
i✓ Wormslleeches
13. Streamside Area Ground Surface Condition — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams and B valley types)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB). Consider storage capacity with regard to both overbank flow and
upland runoff.
LB RB
C` A r A Little or no alteration to water storage capacity over a majority of the streamside area
C` B i B Moderate alteration to water storage capacity over a majority of the streamside area
t"" C C" C Severe alteration to water storage capacity over a majority of the streamside area (examples include: ditches, fill,
soil, compaction, livestock disturbance, buildings, man-made levees, drainage pipes)
14. Streamside Area Water Storage — streamside area metric (skip for Size 1 streams, Tidal Marsh Streams, and B valley types)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB) of the streamside area.
LB RB
r A C— A Majority of streemsfde area with depressions able to pond water >_ 6 inches deep
C"" B C' B Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water 3 to 6 inches deep
(_ C �— C Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water < 3 inches deep
15. Wetland Presence—streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB). Do not consider wetlands outside of the streamside area or within the
normal wetted perimeter of assessment reach.
LB RB
r Y i Y Are wetlands present in the streamside area?
(: N x+ N
16. Baseflow Contributors — assessment reach metric (skip for size 4 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all contributors within the assessment reach or within view of and draining to the assessment reach.
I— A Streams andlor springs (jurisdictional discharges)
I B Ponds (include wet detention basins; do not include sediment basins or dry detention basins)
[- C Obstruction that passes some flow during iow-flow periods within assessment area (beaver dam, bottom -release dam)
7 D Evidence of bank seepage or sweating (iron oxidizing bacteria in water indicates seepage)
57 E Stream bed or bank soil reduced (dig through deposited sediment if present)
r— None of the above
17. Baseflow Detractors — assessment area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all that apply.
r_ A Evidence of substantial water withdrawals from the assessment reach (includes areas excavated for pump installation)
F_ Obstruction not passing flow during low flow periods affecting the assessment reach (ex: watertight darn, sediment deposit)
C- C Urban stream (Z 24% impervious surface for watershed)
Tr D Evidence that the stream -side area has been modified resulting in accelerated drainage into the assessment reach
i"- E Assessment reach relocated to valley edge
F F None of the above
18. Shading — assessment reach metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider aspect. Consider "leaf -on" condition.
f` A Stream shading is appropriate for stream category (may include gaps associated with natural processes)
C: B Degraded (example: scattered trees)
C Stream shading is gone or largely absent
19. Buffer Width — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider "vegetated buffer" and "wooded buffer" separately for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB) starting at the top
of bank out to the first break.
Vegetated Wooded
LB RB LB RB
i A C— A (— A t" A a 100 -feet wide or extends to the edge of the watershed
Cf B fi B (- B (* B From 50 to < 100 -feet wide
i C C~ C r C i" C From 30 to < 50 -feet wide
D D r D C"' D From 10 to < 30 -feet wide
(-" E i E (- E C— E < 10 -feet wide or no trees
20. Buffer Structure — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB) for Metric 19 ("Vegetated" Buffer Width).
LB RB
i A r A Mature forest
B B Non -mature woody vegetation or modified vegetation structure
C i C Herbaceous vegetation with or without a strip of trees < 10 feet wide
r D r D Maintained shrubs
a E r E Little or no vegetation
21. Buffer Stressors — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all appropriate boxes for left.bank (LB) and right bank (RB). Indicate if listed stressor abuts stream (Abuts), does not abut but
is within 30 feet of stream (< 30 feet), or is between 30 to 50 feet of stream (30-50 feet).
If none of the following stressors occurs on either bank, check here and skip to Metric 22: P
Abuts < 30 feet 30-50 feet
LB RB LB RE LB RB
(— A C"" A f- A (` A ; A r A Row crops
t— B C E ("- B r B C" B ( B Maintained turf
r C C-` C t"" C r C (- C C~ C Pasture (no Gvestock)lcommercial norticu€tore
C•" D (-0 (` D C"" D (-' D f— D Pasture (active livestock use)

zc. otem uenst[y — streamsrae area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB) for Metric 19 ("Wooded" Suffer Width).
LB RB
Co A C+ A Medium to high stem density
r B t- B Low stem density
r C f"' C No wooded riparian buffer or predominantly herbaceous species or bare ground
23. Continuity of Vegetated Buffer —streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider whether vegetated buffer is continuous along stream (parallel). Breaks are areas lacking vegetation > 1 D -feet wide.
LB RB
A 6— A The total length of buffer breaks is < 25 percent.
B r B The total length of buffer breaks is between 25 and 50 percent.
t"" C t"` C The total length of buffer breaks is > 50 percent.
24. Vegetative Composition — First 100 feet of streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Evaluate the dominant vegetation within 100 feet of each bank or to the edge of the watershed (whichever comes first) as it contributes
to assessment reach habitat.
LB RB
A f A Vegetation is close to undisturbed in species present and their proportions. Lower strata composed of native
species, with non-native invasive species absent or sparse.
6— B t+ B Vegetation indicates disturbance in terms of species diversity or proportions, but is still largely composed of native
species. This may include communities of weedy native species that develop after clear -cutting or clearing or
communities with non-native invasive species present, but not dominant, over a large portion of the expected strata or
communities missing understory but retaining canopy trees.
t- C C C Vegetation is severely disturbed in terms of species diversity or proportions. Mature canopy is absent or communities
with non-native invasive species dominant over a large portion of expected strata or communities composed of planted
stands of non -characteristic species or communities inappropriately composed of a single species or no vegetation.
25. Conductivity —assessment reach metric (skip for all Coastal Alain streams)
25a. C" Yes Ct No Was a conductivity measurement recorded?
If No, select one of the following reasons. r No Water r Other:
25b. Check the box corresponding to the conductivity measurement (units of microsiemens per centimeter).
(— A <46 (-5 46 to < 67 t— C 67 to < 79 i R 79 to < 230 f— E > 230
Notes/Sketch:

NC SAM Stream Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 2.1
Stream Site Name Bryton Date of Evaluation August 2016
Stream Category Pb1 Assessor Name/Organization LEES/ESI
Notes of Field Assessment Form (YIN) NO
Presence of regulatory considerations (YIN) NO
Additional stream informationlsupplementary measurements included (YIN) NO
NC SAM feature type (perennial, intermittent, Tidal Marsh Stream) Intermittent
USACEI
NCDWR
Function Class Rating Summary
All Streams
Intermittent
(1) Hydrology
MEDIUM
MEDIUM
(2) Baseflow
MEDIUM
MEDIUM
(2) Flood Flow
MEDIUM
MEDIUM
(3) Streamside Area Attenuation
MEDIUM
MEDIUM
(4) Floodplain Access
MEDIUM
MEDIUM
(4) Wooded Riparian Buffer
HIGH
HIGH
(4) Microtopography
NA
NA
(3) Stream Stability
MEDIUM
MEDIUM
(4) Channel Stability
HIGH
HIGH
(4) Sediment Transport
MEDIUM
MEDIUM
(4) Stream Geomorphology
MEDIUM
MEDIUM
(2) Stream/Intertidal Zone Interaction
NA
NA
(2) Longitudinal Tidal Flow
NA
NA
(2) Tidal Marsh Stream Stability
NA
NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Channel Stability
NA
NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Stream Geomorphology
NA
NA
(1) Water Quality
MEDIUM
MEDIUM
(2) Baseflow
MEDIUM
MEDIUM
(2) Streamside Area Vegetation
HIGH
HIGH
(3) Upland Pollutant Filtration
HIGH
HIGH
(3) Thermoregulation
MEDIUM
MEDIUM
(2) Indicators of Stressors
NO
NO
(2) Aquatic Life Tolerance
LOW
NA
(2) Intertidal Zone Filtration
NA
NA
(1) Habitat
MEDIUM
HIGH
(2) In -stream Habitat
LOW
MEDIUM
(3) Baseflow
MEDIUM
MEDIUM
(3) Substrate
LOW
LOW
(3) Stream Stability
MEDIUM
MEDIUM
(3) In -stream Habitat
LOW
HIGH
(2) Stream -side Habitat
HIGH
HIGH
(3) Stream -side Habitat
HIGH
HIGH
(3) Thermoregulation
MEDIUM
MEDIUM
(2) Tidal Marsh In -stream Habitat
NA
NA
(3) Flow Restriction
NA
NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Stream Stability
NA
NA
(4) Tidal Marsh Channel Stability
NA
NA
(4) Tidal Marsh Stream Geomorphology
NA
NA
(3) Tidal Marsh In -stream Habitat
NA
NA
(2) Intertidal Zone Hatittat
NA
NA
Overall
MEDIUM
MEDIUM

NC SAM FIELD
Manual Version 2.1
INSTRUCTIONS. Attach a sketch of the assessment area and photographs. Attach a copy of the USGS 7.5 -minute topographic
quadrangle, and circle the location of the stream reach under evaluation. If multiple stream reaches will be evaluated on the same
property, identify and number all reaches on the attached map, and include a separate form for each reach. See the NC SAM User
Manual for detailed descriptions and explanations of requested information. Record in the "Notes/Sketch" section if any supplementary
measurements were performed. See the NC SAM User Manual for examples of additional measurements that may be relevant.
NOTE EVIDENCE OF STRESSORS AFFECTING THE ASSESSMENT AREA (do not need to be within the assessment area).
PROJECT! SITE INFORMATION:
1. Project name (if any): Bryton 2. Date of evaluation: August 2016
3. Applicantlowner name: Development Solutions BRY 4. Assessor name/organization: LEES/ESI
5. County: Mecklenburg 6. Nearest named water body
7. River Basin: Yadkin-PeeDee on USGS 7.5 -minute quad: Cane Creek
8. Site coordinates (decimal degrees, at lower end of assessment reach): 35.38055,-80.82917
STREAM INFORMATION. (depth and width can be approximations)
9. Site number (show on attached map): Impact #8 (SQQ) 10. Length of assessment reach evaluated (feet): 400
11. Channel depth from bed (in riffle, if present) to top of bank (feet): 2 r Unable to assess channel depth.
12. Channel width at top of bank (feet): 5 13. is assessment reach a swamp stream? 4 ` Yes C, No
14. Feature type: (* Perennial flow ] Intermittent flow f- Tidal Marsh Stream
STREAM RATING INFORMATION:
15. NO SAM Zone: r Mountains (M) {: Piedmont (P) r Inner Coastal Plain (1) r Outer Coastal Plain (0)
16. Estimated geomorphic I _ f
valley shape (skip for r a �✓�- b
Tidal Marsh Stream): (more sinuous stream, flatter valley slope) (less sinuous stream, steeper valley slope)
17. Watershed size: (skip f*' Size 1 (< 0.1 mi`) C Size 2 (0.1 to < 0.5 mi4) r Size 3 (0.5 to < 5 mi`) {" Size 4 (2 5 mit)
for Tidal Marsh Stream)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
18. Were regulatory considerations evaluated? (e Yes C No If Yes, check all that appy to the assessment area.
r Section 10 water r Classified Trout Waters F_ Water Supply Watershed ( C I t" 11 r- Ill r, IV (- V)
I-': Essential Fish Habitat F Primary Nursery Area r High Quality Waters/Outstanding Resource Waters
r"" Publicly owned property r NCDWR riparian buffer rule in effect r Nutrient Sensitive Waters
F Anadromous fish F 303(d) List r CAMA Area of Environmental Concern (AEC)
r Documented presence of a federal andlor state listed protected species within the assessment area.
List species:
F Designated Critical Habitat (list species):
19. Are additional stream informationlsupplementary measurements included in "Notes/Sketch" section or attached? 67' Yes (" No
1. Channel Water- assessment reach metric (skip for Size 1 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
i * A Water throughout assessment reach.
f'" B No flow, water in pools only.
r C No water in assessment reach.
2. Evidence of Flow Restriction - assessment reach metric
i" A At least 10% of assessment reach in -stream habitat or riffle -pool sequence is adversely affected by a flow restriction or fill to the
point of obstructing flow ora channel choked with aquatic macrophytes or ponded water or impounded on flood or ebb within
the assessment reach (examples: undersized or perched culverts, causeways that constrict the channel, tidal gates).
6 B Not
3. Feature Pattern - assessment reach metric
t- A A majority of the assessment reach has altered pattern (examples: straightening, modification above or below culvert).
Co B Not A.
4. Feature Longitudinal Profile -assessment reach metric
A Majority of assessment reach has a substantially altered stream profile (examples: channel down -cutting, existing damming,
over widening, active aggradation, dredging, and excavation where appropriate channel profile has not reformed from any of
these disturbances).
t!" B Not A
S. Signs of Active Instability- assessment reach metric
Consider only current instability, not past events from which the stream has currently recovered. Examples of instability include
active bank failure, active channel down -cutting (head -cut), active widening, and artificial hardening (such as concrete, gabion, rip -rap).
(-- A < 10% of channel unstable
(" B 10 to 25% of channel unstable
("" C > 25% of channel unstable
6_ Streamside Area Interaction -streamside area metric
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB).
LB RB
( A is A Little or no evidence of conditions that adversely affect reference interaction
(_8 (" B Moderate evidence of conditions (examples: berms, levees, down -cutting, aggradation, dredging) that adversely affect
reference interaction (examples: limited streamside area access, disruption of flood flows through streamside area,
leaky or intermittent bulkheads, causeways with floodplain constriction, minor ditching [including mosquito ditching])
t ` C t"' C Extensive evidence of conditions that adversely affect reference interaction (little to no floodplainlintertidal zone access
[examples: causeways with floodplain and channel constriction, bulkheads, retaining walls, fill, stream incision,
disruption of flood flows through streamside area] or too much floodplainlintertidal zone access [examples:
impoundments, intensive mosquito ditching]) or floodplainlintertidal zone unnaturally absent or assessment reach is a
man-made feature on an interstream divide
7. Water Quality Stressors -assessment reachlintertidal zone metric

�,necK all inat apply.
r A Discolored water in stream or intertidal zone (mi€ky white, blue, unnatural water discoloration, oif sheen, stream foam)
F B Excessive sedimentation (burying of stream features or intertidal zone)
T-" C Noticeable evidence of pollutant discharges entering the assessment reach and causing a water quality problem
F D Odor (not including natural sulfide odors)
r E ' Current published or collected data indicating degraded water quality in the assessment reach. Cite source in the "Notes/Sketch"
section.
F F Livestock with access to stream or intertidal zone
F G Excessive algae in stream or intertidal zone
F Dearaded marsh vegetation fn the intertidal zone (removal, burning, regular mowing, destruction, etc.)
F I Other: (explain in "Notes/Sketch" section)
f7 J Little to no stressors
8. Recent Weather—watershed metric
For Size 1 or 2 streams, D1 drought or higher is considered a drought; for Size 3 or 4 streams, D2 drought or higher is considered
drought.
t A Drought conditions and no rainfall or rainfall not exceeding 1 inch within the last 48 hours
(� B Drought conditions and rainfall exceeding 1 inch within the last 48 hours
(a C No drought conditions
9 Large or Dangerous Stream — assessment reach metric
r Yes (+ No is stream is too large or dangerous to assess? If Yes, skip to Metric 13 (Streamside Area Ground Surface Condition).
10. Natural In -stream Habitat Types — assessment reach metric
10a. r Yes �— No Degraded in -stream habitat over majority of the assessment reach (examples of stressors include excessive
sedimentation, mining, excavation, in -stream hardening [for example, rip -rap], recent dredging, and snagging)
(evaluate for size 4 Coastal Plain streams only, then skip to Metric 12)
10b. Check all that occur (occurs if > 5% coverage of assessment reach) (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams)
F A Multiple aquatic macrophytes and aquatic mosses m N i F 5% oysters or other natural hard bottoms
(include liverworts, lichens, and algal mats) r G Submerged aquatic vegetation
r✓ B Multiple sticks and/or leaf packs and/or emergent o C H Low -tide refugia (pools)
vegetationL o r I Sand bottom
T- C Multiple snags and logs (including lap trees) r T— J 5% vertical bank along the marsh
F D 5% undercut banks and/or root mats and/or roots f-" K Little or no habitat
in banks extend to the normal wetted perimeter
r-" E Little or no habitat
�REMAINING QUESTIONS ARE NOT APPLICABLE FOR TIDAL MARSH STREAMS
11. Bedform and Substrate — assessment reach metric (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
11a. r Yes r No Is assessment reach in a natural sand -bed stream? (skip for Coastal Plain streams)
1 lb- Bedform evaluated. Check the appropriate box(es).
F1 A Riffle -run section (evaluate 11c)
W B Pool -glide section (evaluate 11d)
fw C Natural bedform absent (skip to Metric 12, Aquatic Life)
11c. In riffles sections, check all that occur below the normal wetted perimeter of the assessment reach —whether or not submerged.
Check at least one box in each row (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain Streams and Tidal Marsh Streams). Not Present (NP) =
absent, Rare (R) = present but:5 10%, Common (C) = > 10-40%, Abundant (A) _ > 40-70%, Predominant (P) _ > 70%. Cumulative
percentages should not exceed 100% for each assessment reach.
NP R C A P
Bedrocklsaprolite
(7 C C C Boulder (256 -- 4096 mm)
(7 r. Cobble (64 — 256 mm)
r (" Gravel (2 — 64 mm)
r t" 6 (-' Sand (.062 — 2 mm)
(- (+ r t- Silticlay (< 0,062 mm)
r (" r Detritus
(T r r r r Artificial (rip -rap, concrete, etc.)
11d. E"' Yes (: No Are pools filled with sediment? (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
12. Aquatic Life — assessment reach metric (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
12a. (i Yes r No Was an in -stream aquatic life assessment performed as described in the User Manual?
If No, select one of the following reasons and skip to Metric 13. t— No Water f"" Other:
12b. t: Yes r No Are aquatic organisms present in the assessment reach (look in riffles, pools, then snags)? If Yes, check
all that apply. If No, skip to Metric 13.
1 >1 Numbers over columns refer to "individuals" for size 1 and 2 streams and "taxa" for size 3 and 4 streams.
F F Adult frogs
F_ r Aquatic reptiles
r"" r Aquatic macrophytes and aquatic mosses (include liverworts, lichens, and algal mats)
F F_ Beetles (including water pennies)
T-•• 117 Caddisfly larvae (Trichoptera [T])
f— F Asian clam (Cornicula)
F7 G Crustacean(isopodlamphipodlcrayfishlshrimp)
r r Damselfly and dragonfly larvae
f- Dipterans (true flies)
F 17 Mayfly larvae (Ephemeroptera [E])
f f— Megalopfera (alderny, fishfly, dobsonfly larvae)
r
r— larvae
F_ T- Mosquito fish (Gambusia) or mud minnows (Umbra pygmaea)
r— f— Mussels/Clams (not Corbicula )

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F Salamandersltadpoles
F F Snails
r- F Stonefly larvae (Plecoptera [P])
f"" F Tipulid larvae
F_ r Worms/leeches
13. Streamside Area Ground Surface Condition — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams and B valley types)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB). Consider storage capacity with regard to both overbank flow and
upland runoff.
LB RB
a— A t"' A Little or no alteration to water storage capacity over a majority of the streamside area
C' B C B Moderate alteration to water storage capacity over a majority of the streamside area
C C f"` C Severe alteration to water storage capacity over a majority of the streamside area (examples include: ditches, fill,
soil, compaction, livestock disturbance, buildings, man-made levees, drainage pipes)
14_ Streamside Area Water Storage — streamside area metric (skip for Size 1 streams, Tidal Marsh Streams, and B valley types)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB) of the streamside area.
LB RB
i"- A f- A Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water ? 6 inches deep
i ` B i B Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water 3 to 6 inches deep
i_ C i C Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water < 3 inches deep
15. Wetland Presence—streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the night Bank (RS). Do not consider wetlands outside of the streamside area or within the
normal wetted perimeter of assessment reach.
LB RB
f Y (-" Y Are wetlands present in the streamside area?
f+ N f: N
16. Baseflow Contributors —assessment reach metric (skip for size 4 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all contributors within the assessment reach or within view of and draining to the assessment reach.
F A Streams and/or springs {jurisdictional discharges)
F B Ponds (include wet detention basins; do not include sediment basins or dry detention basins)
F C Obstruction that passes some flow during low -flow periods within assessment area (beaver dam, bottom -release dam)
Ir D Evidence of bank seepage or sweating (iron oxidizing bacteria in water indicates seepage)
I✓ E Stream bed or bank soil reduced (dig through deposited sediment if present)
F F None of the above
17. Baseflow Detractors —assessment area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all that apply.
C` A Evidence ofsubstantial water withdrawals from the assessment reach (includes areas excavated for pump installation)
B Obstruction not passing flow during low flow periods affecting the assessment reach (ex: watertight dam. sediment deposit)
F C Urban stream (' 24%, impervious surface for watershed)
F D Evidence that the stream -side area has been modified resulting in accelerated drainage into the assessment reach
r E Assessment reach relocated to valley edge
r F None of the above
18- Shading — assessment reach metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider aspect. Consider `leaf -on" condition,
r A Stream shading is appropriate for stream category (may include gaps associated with natural processes)
C+" B Degraded (example: scattered trees)
i C Stream shading is gone or largely absent
19. Buffer Width —streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider "vegetated buffer" and "wooded buffer" separately for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB) starting at the top
of bank out to the first break.
Vegetated Wooded
LB RB LB RB
f- A (+ A C" A (e A 2 100 -feet wide or extends to the edge of the watershed
B i S i B f"r B From 50 to < 100 -feet wide
C r C i C (� C From 30 to < 50 -feet wide
D r D r:" D ; D From 10 to < 30 -feet wide
C E (- E r— E r` E < 10 -feet wide or no trees
20. Buffer Structure — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB) for Metric 19 ("Vegetated" Buffer Width).
LB RB
C' A r+` A Mature forest
4- B (" B Non -mature woody vegetation or modified vegetation structure
f C C C Herbaceous vegetation with or without a strip of trees < 10 feet wide
r D C- D Maintained shrubs
C E (— E Little or no vegetation
21. Buffer Stressors — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all appropriate boxes for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB). Indicate if listed stressor abuts stream (Abuts), does not abut but
is within 30 feet of stream (< 30 feet), or is between 30 to 50 feet of stream (30-50 feet).
If none of the following stressors occurs on either bank, check here and skip to Metric 22: F_
Abuts c 30 feet 30-50 feet
Lu R6 LB RI3 Lb RB
C"A %A (`A r'rA r r Row crops
r B f— B f B r B (f" B r" B Maintained turf
r" C t— C f" C 1` C r C f"" C Pasture (no 1ivestock)1comrnercial horticulture
C" D t— D " 0 (— D r"' D C' D Pasture (active livestock use)

AA. oiem uensny — streamsioe area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB) for Metric 19 ("Wooded" Buffer Width).
LB RB
f"' A A Medium to high stem density
t+ B >✓ B Low stem density
r C f"' C No wooded riparian buffer or predominantly herbaceous species or bare ground
23. Continuity of Vegetated Buffer— streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider whether vegetated buffer is continuous along stream (parallel). Breaks are areas lacking vegetation > t 0 -feet wide.
LB RB
(' A l± A The total length of buffer breaks is < 25 percent.
C" B f— B The total length of buffer breaks is between 25 and 50 percent.
f+ C C' C The total length of buffer breaks is > 50 percent.
24. Vegetative Composition — First 100 feet of streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Evaluate the dominant vegetation within 100 feet of each bank or to the edge of the watershed (whichever comes first) as it contributes
to assessment reach habitat.
LB RB
4 A f*' A Vegetation is close to undisturbed in species present and their proportions. Lower strata composed of native
species, with non-native invasive species absent or sparse.
t+" B r B Vegetation indicates disturbance in terms of species diversity or proportions, but is still largely composed of native
species. This may include communities of weedy native species that develop after clear -cutting or clearing or
communities with non-native invasive species present, but not dominant, over a large portion of the expected strata or
communities missing understory but retaining canopy trees.
(_C { ` C Vegetation is severely disturbed in terms of species diversity or proportions. Mature canopy is absent or communities
with non-native invasive species dominant over a large portion of expected strata or communities composed of planted
stands of non -characteristic species or communities inappropriately composed of a single species or no vegetation.
25. Conductivity — assessment reach metric (skip for all Coastal Plain streams)
25a. C" Yes t+ No Was a conductivity measurement recorded?
If No, select one of the following reasons. r No Water (+ Other: No instrument to collect data.
25b. Check the box corresponding to the conductivity measurement (units of microsiemens per centimeter).
r A <46 ( B 46 to < 67 r C 67 to < 79 C` D 79 to < 230 {^ E r 230
Notes/Sketch:

NC SAM Stream Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 2.1
Stream Site Name Bryton
Stream Category Pbl
Notes of Field Assessment Form (YIN)
Presence of regulatory considerations (YIN)
Additional stream information/supplementary measurements included (YIN)
NC SAM feature type (perennial, intermittent, Tidal Marsh Stream)
Date of Evaluation August 2016 _
Assessor Name/Organization LEES/ESI
NO
NO
YES
Perennial
USACFJ NCDWR
Function Class Rating Summary
All Streams Intermittent
(1) Hydrology
HIGH
(2) Baseflow
HIGH
(2) Flood Flow
HIGH
(3) Streamside Area Attenuation
HIGH -777-77 777
(4) Floodplain Access
HIGH
(4) Wooded Riparian Buffer
MEDIUM
(4) Microtopography
NA
(3) Stream Stability
HIGH
(4) Channel Stability
HIGH
(4) Sediment Transport
MEDIUM
(4) Stream Geomorphology
HIGH
(2) Streamllntertidal Zone Interaction
NA
(2) Longitudinal Tidal Flow
NA
(2) Tidal Marsh Stream Stability
NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Channel Stability
NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Stream Geomorphology
NA
(1) Water Quality
HIGH
(2) Baseflow
HIGH
(2) Streamside Area Vegetation
MEDIUM
(3) Upland Pollutant Filtration
MEDIUM
(3) Thermoregulation
MEDIUM
(2) Indicators of Stressors
NO
(2) Aquatic Life Tolerance
HIGH
(2) Intertidal Zone Filtration
NA
(1) Habitat
MEDIUM
(2) In -stream Habitat
LOW
(3) Baseflow
HIGH
(3) Substrate
MEDIUM
(3) Stream Stability
HIGH
(3) In -stream Habitat
LOW
(2) Stream -side Habitat
HIGH
(3) Stream -side Habitat
HIGH
(3) Thermoregulation
HIGH
(2) Tidal Marsh In -stream Habitat
NA
(3) Flow Restriction
NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Stream Stability
NA
(4) Tidal Marsh Channel Stability
NA
(4) Tidal Marsh Stream Geomorphology
NA
(3) Tidal Marsh In -stream Habitat
NA
(2) Intertidal Zone Habitat
NA
Overall
HIGH

NC SAM FIELD ASSESSMENT FORM
Iccompanies User Manual Version 2.1
INSTRUCTIONS: Attach a sketch of the assessment area and photographs. Attach a copy of the USGS 7.5 -minute topographic
quadrangle, and circle the location of the stream reach under evaluation. If multiple stream reaches will be evaluated on the same
property, identify and number all reaches on the attached map, and include a separate form for each reach. See the NC SAM User
Manual for detailed descriptions and explanations of requested information. Record in the "Notes/Sketch" section if any supplementary
measurements were performed. See the NC SAM User Manua3 for examples of additional measurements that may be relevant.
NOTE EVIDENCE OF STRESSORS AFFECTING THE ASSESSMENT AREA (do not need to be within the assessment area).
PROJECT l SITE INFORMATION:
1. Project name (if any): Bryton 2. Date of evaluation: August 2016
3. App[icantlowner name: Development Solutions BRY 4. Assessor name/organization: LEES/ESI
5. County: Mecklenburg 6. Nearest named water body
7. River Basin: Yadkin-PeeDee on USGS 7.5 -minute quad: Cane Creek
8. Site coordinates (decimal degrees, at lower end of assessment reach): 35.38104, -80.82781
STREAM INFORMATION: (depth and width can be approximations)
9. Site number (show on attached map): Prev. Impact (SQM) 10. Length of assessment reach evaluated (feet): 100
11. Channel depth from bed (in riffle, if present) to top of bank (feet): _ 1.5 r- Unable to assess channel depth.
12. Channel width at top of bank (feet): 7 13. Is assessment reach a swamp stream? ; Yes {" No
14. Feature type: t Perennial flow Intermittent flow r Tidal Marsh Stream
STREAM RATING INFORMATION:
15. NC SAM Zcne: r Mountains (M) %" Piedmont (P) r Inner Coastal Plain (1) r Outer Coastal Plain (0)
16. Estimated geomorphic 1�_�_
valley shape (skip for i a t: b
Tidal Marsh Stream): (more sinuous stream, flatter valley slope) (less sinuous stream, steeper valley slope)
17. Watershed size: (skip t* Size 1 (< 0.1 mi`) r Size 2 (0.1 to < 0.5 mi`) {" Size 3 (0.5 to < 5 mi`) {" Size 4 (Z 5 mi)
for Tidal Marsh Stream)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
18. Were regulatory considerations evaluated? (: Yes ?- No If Yes, check all that appy to the assessment area.
r Section 10 water r Classified Trout Waters F- Water Supply Watershed ( C I r I[ �- Ili f"' [V (- V)
r- Essential Fish Habitat F Primary Nursery Area t High Quality WatersfOutstanding Resource Waters
r- owned property r NCDWR riparian buffer rule in effect [ Nutrient Sensitive Waters
r- Anadromous fish I-' 303(d) List r CAMA Area of Environmental Concern (AEC)
F Documented presence of a federal and/or state listed protected species within the assessment area.
List species:
F Designated Critical Habitat (list species):
19. Are additional stream information/supplementary measurements included in "Notes/Sketch" section or attached? f:; Yes (7 No
1. Channel Water - assessment reach metric (skip for Size 1 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
;+ A Water throughout assessment reach.
B No flow, water in pools only.
{ C No water in assessment reach.
2. Evidence of Flow Restriction - assessment reach metric
C" A At least 10% of assessment reach in -stream habitat or riffle -pool sequence is adversely affected by a flow restriction or fill to the
point of obstructing flow or a channel choked with aquatic macrophytes or ponded water or impounded on flood or ebb within
the assessment reach (examples: undersized or perched culverts, causeways that constrict the channel, tidal gates).
B Not
3. Feature Pattern - assessment reach metric
r A A majority of the assessment reach has altered pattern (examples: straightening, modification above or below culvert).
C+ B Not A.
4. Feature Longitudinal Profile - assessment reach metric
C A Majority of assessment reach has a substantially altered stream profile (examples: channel down -cutting, existing damming,
over widening, active aggradation, dredging, and excavation where appropriate channel profile has not reformed from any of
these disturbances).
4"* B Not A
5. Signs of Active instability - assessment reach metric
Consider only current instability, not past events from which the stream has currently recovered. Examples of instability include
active bank failure, active channel down -cutting (head -cut), active widening, and artificial hardening (such as concrete, gabien, rip -rap).
A < 107% of channel unstable
B 10 to 25% of channel unstable
fi C > 25% of channel unstable
6. Streamside Area Interaction - streamside area metric
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB).
LB RB
r A r A Little or no evidence of conditions that adversely affect reference interaction
r*" B r+ B Moderate evidence of conditions (examples: berms, levees, down -cutting, aggradation, dredging) that adversely affect
reference interaction (examples: limited streamside area access, disruption of flood flows through streamside area,
leaky or intermittent bulkheads, causeways with floodplain constriction, minor ditching [including mosquito ditching])
i C ^ C Extensive evidence of conditions that adversely affect reference interaction (little to no floodplainfintertidal zone access
[examples: causeways with floodplain and channel constriction, bulkheads, retaining walls, fill, stream incision,
disruption of flood flows through streamside area] or too much floodplainlintertidal zone access [examples:
impoundments, intensive mosquito ditching]) or floodplainlintertida€ zone unnaturally absent or assessment reach is a
maxi -made feature on an interstream divide
7. Water Quality Stressors - assessment reachlintertidal zone metric
Check all that apply.
F- A Discolored water in stream or intertidaf zone (milky white, bine. unnatural water discoloration, oil sheen, stream foam)
F B Excessive sedimentation (burying of stream features or intertfdal zone)

I v NOILICeanie evioer`ce or poiiutant discharges entering the assessmart ;each Arid causing a rater quality problem
r- D Odor (not including natural sulfide odors)
F E Current published or collected data indicating degraded water quality in i6e assessment reach. Ci€e source in the "NoteslSketch"
section.
]- F Livestock with access to stream or Intertidal zone
1 G Excessive aigaa in stream or inlsrtidal zone
f- H Degraded marsh vegetatbn in the intertidal zone (removal, burning, regular inowing, destruction, etc.)
1"" I Other. (explain in "Notes/Sketch" section)
17 J Little to no stressors
8. Recent Weather -watershed metric
For Size 1 or 2 streams, D1 drought or higher is considered a draught; for Size 3 or 4 streams, D2 drought or higher is considered a
drought.
r A Drought conditions and no rainfall or rainfall not exceeding 1 inch within the last 48 hours
f: B Drought conditions and rainfall exceeding 1 inch within the fast 48 hours
r C No drought conditions
9 Large or Dangerous Stream - assessment reach metric
r Yes {: No Is stream is too large or dangerous to assess? If Yes, skip to Metric 13 (Streamside Area Ground Surface Condition).
% Natural In -stream Habitat Types - assessment reach metric
10a. ? " Yes r No Degraded in -stream habitat over majority of the assessment reach (examples of stressors include excessive
sedimentation, mining, excavation, in -stream hardening [for example, rip -rap], recent dredging, and snagging)
(evaluate for size 4 Coastal Plain streams only, then skip to Metric 12)
10b. Check all that occur (occurs if > 5% coverage of assessment reach) (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams)
F_ A Multiple aquatic macrophytes and aquatic mosses a m r- F 5% oysters or other natural hard bottoms
(include liverworts, lichens, and algal mats) m r- G Submerged aquatic vegetation
B Multiple sticks and/or leaf packs and/or emergent o inr- H Low -tide refugia (pools)
vegetation L o r"" i Sand bottom
F_ C Multiple snags and logs (including lap trees) 8 F J 5% vertical bank along the marsh
F- 5% undercut banks and/or root mats andlor roots V f K Little or no habitat
in banks extend to the normal wetted perimeter
F E Little or no habitat
" "*****"**"*REMAINING QUESTIONS ARE NOT APPLICABLE FOR TIDAL MARSH STREAMS"***"*"'*"***�"'*
11. Bedform and Substrate -assessment reach metric (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
11a. i- Yes t* No Is assessment reach in a natural sand -bed stream? (skip for Coastal Plain streams)
11 b. Bedform evaluated. Check the appropriate box(es).
(✓ A Riffle -run section (evaluate 11 c)
1✓ B Pool -glide section (evaluate 11 d)
f- C Natural bedform absent (skip to Metric 12, Aquatic Life)
11c. In riffles sections, check all that occur below the normal wetted perimeter of the assessment reach -whether or not submerged.
Check at least one box in each row (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain Streams and Tidal Marsh Streams). Nat Present (NP) _
absent, Rare (R) = present but s 10%, Common (C) _ > 10-40%, Abundant (A) _ > 40-70%,. Predominant (P) _ > 70%. Cumulative
percentages should not exceed 100% for each assessment reach.
NP R C A P
Bedrock/saprolite
Boulder (256 - 4096 mm)
a Cobble (64 - 256 mm)
t" Gravel (2 - 64 mm)
Sand (.062 - 2 mm)
t" t t"` !' Silticlay (< 0.062 mm)
t" Detritus
Artificial (rip -rap, concrete, etc.)
11d. r Yes t- No Are pools filled with sediment? (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
12. Aquatic Life - assessment reach metric (skip for Size 4 Coastal Plain streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
12a. t-- Yes C No Was an in -stream aquatic life assessment performed as described in the User Manual?
If No, select one of the following reasons and skip to Metric 13. r No Water i Other:
12b. ;-- Yes r No Are aquatic organisms present in the assessment reach (look in riffles, pools, then snags)? If Yes, check
all that apply. If No, skip to Metric 13.
1 >1 Numbers over columns refer to "individuals" for size 1 and 2 streams and "taxa" for size 3 and 4 streams.
F_ r Adult frogs
i- i- Aquatic reptiles
F_ 1- Aquatic macrophytes and aquatic mosses (include liverworts, lichens, and algal mats)
I- Beetles (including water pennies)
3 r"` Caddisfly larvae (Trichoptera [T])
i- r- Asian clam (Corbicula )
F F Crustacean (isopod/amphipodlcrayfish/shrimp)
F r- Damselfly and dragonfly larvae
r'" 17 Dipterans (true flies)
F_ r Mayfly larvae (Ephemeroptera [E])
r- r- Megaloptera (alderfly, fishfly, dobsonfly larvae)
f— r— Midgeslmosquito larvae
i- i Mosquito fish (Gambusis) or mud minnows (Umbra pygmaea)
f- r- Mussels/Clams (not Corbicula)
I- r- Other fish
F r- Salamanders/tadpoles
F r+ Snails
r- t_. Stonefly larvae (Plecoptera [P])
I- i Tipulid larvae
F 17 Worms/leeches

13. Streamside Area Ground Surface Condition —streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams and B valley types)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB). Consider storage capacity with regard to both overbank flow and
upland runoff.
LB RB
A T- A Little or no alteration to water storage capacity over a majority of the streamside area
C B t' B ,Moderate alteration to water storage capacity over a majority of the streamside area
t— C f— C Severe alteration to water storage capacity over a majority of the streamside area (examples include: ditches, frll,
soil, compaction, livestock disturbance, buildings, man-made levees, drainage pipes)
14. Streamside Area Water Storage — streamside area metric (skip for Size 1 streams, Tidal Marsh Streams, and B valley types)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB) of the streamside area.
LB RB
i A A Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water >_ 6 inches deep
f B t" B Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water 3 to 6 inches deep
C- C t"° C Majority of streamside area with depressions able to pond water < 3 inches deep
15. Wetland Presence — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for the Left Bank (LB) and the Right Bank (RB). Do not consider wetlands outside of the streamside area or within the
normal wetted perimeter of assessment reach.
LB RB
t- t— Y Are wetlands present in the streamside area?
C- N (-- N
16. Baseflow Contributors —assessment reach metric (skip for size 4 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all contributors within the assessment reach or within view of and draining to the assessment reach.
FA Streams and/or springs (jurisdictional discharges)
r B Ponds (include wet detention basins; do not include sediment basins or dry detention basins)
F C Obstruction that passes some flow during low -flow periods within assessment area (beaver dam, bottom -release dam)
r D Evidence of bank seepage or sweating (iron oxidizing bacteria in water indicates seepage)
i+ E Stream bed or bank soil reduced (dig through deposited sediment if present)
r— F None of the above
17. Baseflow Detractors — assessment area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all that apply.
F A Evidence of substantial water withdrawals from the assessment reach (incudes areas excavated for piFmp installation)
F B Obstruction not passing flow during low flow periods affecting the assessment reach (ex: watertight dam, sediment deposit)
F C Urban stream (-- 24% imperious surface for watershed)
IT D Evidence that the stream -side area has been modified resulting in accelerated drainage into the assessment reach
F' E Assessment reach relocated to valley edge
F F None of the above
18. Shading — assessment reach metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider aspect. Consider "leaf -on" condition.
A Stream shading is appropriate for stream category (may include gaps associated with natural processes)
t+ B Degraded (example: scattered trees)
t" C Stream shading is gone or largely absent
19. Buffer Width — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider "vegetated buffer" and "wooded buffer" separately for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB) starting at the top
of bank out to the first break.
Vegetated Wooded
LB RB LB RB
r A t` A A r A a 100 -feet wide or extends to the edge of the watershed
% B C: B f" B r B From 50 to < 100 -feet wide
C i C re C % C From 30 to < 50 -feet wide
t" D t— D D t " D From 10 to < 30 -feet wide
r E r E t E t" E < 10 -feet wide or no trees
20. Buffer Structure — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB) for Metric 14 ("Vegetated" Buffer Width).
LB RB
r A i A Mature forest
B G B Non -mature woody vegetation or modified vegetation structure
r C f" C Herbaceous vegetation with or without a strip of trees < 10 feet wide
i D C D Maintained shrubs
r E i E Little or no vegetation
21. Buffer Stressors — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Check all appropriate boxes for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB). Indicate if listed stressor abuts stream (Abuts), does not abut but
is within 30 feet of stream (< 30 feet), or is between 30 to 50 feet of stream (30-50 feet).
If none of the following stressors occurs on either bank, check here and skip to Metric 22. 1`7
Abuts < 30 feet 30-50 feet
LB RB LB RB LB PB
C r A r A r A r A r A Row crops
i B t B r B r B i-° B t" 8 Maintained turf
L C i C r C r C r C r C Pasture (no hwv stock)icommercial horticulture
C' D t"" D t` D t"' D t'° D t- D Pasture (active livestock use)
22. Stem Density —streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider for left bank (LB) and right bank (RB) for Metric 19 ("Wooded" Buffer Width).
LB RB
t* A t" A Medium to high stem density
r B t" B Low stem density
i C r C No wooded riparian buffer or predominantly herbaceous species or bare ground
23. Continuity of Vegetated Buffer — streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Consider whether vegetated buffer is continuous along stream (parallel). Breaks are areas lacking vegetation > 10 -feet wide.

LB RB
C A % A
The total length of buffer breaks is ¢ 25 percent.
{ B r B
The total length of buffer breaks is between 25 and 50 percent.
r C f"' C
The total iength of buffer breaks is > 50 percent.
24. Vegetative Composition - First 100 feet of streamside area metric (skip for Tidal Marsh Streams)
Evaluate the dominant
vegetation within 100 feet of each bank or to the edge of the watershed (whichever comes first) as it contributes
to assessment reach habitat.
LB RB
r A r A
Vegetation is close to undisturbed in species present and their proportions. Lower strata composed of native
species, with non-native invasive species absent or sparse.
G' B B
Vegetation indicates disturbance in terms of species diversity or proportions, but is still largely composed of native
species. This may include communities of weedy native species that develop after clear -cutting or clearing or
communities with non-native invasive species present, but not dominant, over a large portion of the expected strata or
communities missing understory but retaining canopy trees.
r C C C
Vegetation is severely disturbed in terms of species diversity or proportions. Mature canopy is absent or communities
with non-native irivasive species dominant over a large portion of expected strata or communities composed of planted
stands of non -characteristic species or communities inappropriately composed of a single species or no vegetation.
25. Conductivity -assessment reach metric (skip for all Coastal Plain streams)
25a. f Yes i* No Was a conductivity measurement recorded?
If No, select one of the following reasons. r No Water h' Other: Aquatic habitat present
25b. Check the box corresponding to the conductivity measurement (units of microsiemens per centimeter).
(- A a46 i" B 46 to < 67 : C 67 to < 79 {` D 79 to < 230 " E 230
Notes/Sketch:

NC SAM Stream Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 2.1
Stream Site Name Bryton
Date of Evaluation
August 2016
Stream Category Pbl
Assessor Name/Organization
LEES/ESI
Notes of Field Assessment Form (YIN)
NO
Presence of regulatory considerations (YIN)
NO
Additional stream information/supplementary measurements included (YIN)
YES
NC SAM feature type (perennial, intermittent, Tidal Marsh Stream)
Perennial
USACEI
NCDWR
Function Class Rating Summary
All Streams
Intermittent
(1) Hydrology
HIGH
(2) Baseflow
HIGH
(2) Flood Flow
HIGH
(3) Streamside Area Attenuation
MEDIUM
(4) Floodplain Access
MEDIUM
(4) Wooded Riparian Buffer
MEDIUM
(4) Microtopography
NA
(3) Stream Stability
HIGH
(4) Channel Stability
HIGH
(4) Sediment Transport
HIGH
(4) Stream Geomorphology
HIGH
(2) Stream/intertidal Zone Interaction
NA
(2) Longitudinal Tidal Flow
NA
(2) Tidal Marsh Stream Stability
NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Channel Stability
NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Stream Geomorphology
NA
(1) Water Quality
MEDIUM
(2) Baseflow
HIGH
(2) Streamside Area Vegetation
HIGH
(3) Upland Pollutant Filtration
HIGH
(3) Thermoregulation
MEDIUM
(2) Indicators of Stressors
NO
(2) Aquatic Life Tolerance
LOW
(2) Intertida€ Zone Filtration
NA
(1) Habitat
HIGH
(2) In -stream Habitat
HIGH
(3) Baseflow
HIGH
(3) Substrate
HIGH
(3) Stream Stability
HIGH
(3) In -stream Habitat
HIGH
(2) Stream -side Habitat
MEDIUM
(3) Stream -side Habitat
MEDIUM
(3) Thermoregulation
MEDIUM
(2) Tidal Marsh In -stream Habitat
NA
(3) Flow Restriction
NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Stream Stability
NA
(4) Tidal Marsh Channel Stability
NA
(4) Tidal Marsh Stream Geomorphology
NA
(3) Tidal Marsh In -stream Habitat
NA
(2) Intertidal Zone Habitat
NA
Overall
HIGH