20181486 Ver 1_USACE More Info Received_20190329

Strickland, Bev
From: Greer, Emily C CIV USARMY CESAW (US) < [e-mail] >
Sent: Friday, March 29, 2019 4:54 PM
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Subject: [External] FW: [Non -Do❑ Source] RE: SAW-2018-00195 Saratoga Subdivision NWP -
Request for additional information (UNCLASSIFIED)
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I'm pretty much done with my second round of comments. Below are my original comments and my current ones and
attached is SEGi's response to my first round.
Dana -
Please accept this as official correspondence for the above referenced project. The following information is needed to
complete the application and/or to finalize the application review. Please provide an electronic submittal of the entire
application package within 30 days of this request. If a response has not been received by this time or a request has not
been made for an extension, the application will automatically be withdrawn.
1. The application was still incomplete because the applicant's contact information had not been provided, as requested;
however, SEGi provided the Corps with this information yesterday (3/27/19).
2. The applicant is required to electronically submit a new application package reflecting the required changes and/or
additional information. It is not impracticable to make changes to an application and resubmit electronically as there
have been multiple instances of an applicant resubmitting through the ePCN process in response to comments. It is
incumbent upon the applicant to keep a record of their submittal, not for the agencies to have to toggle back and forth
between different versions of their submittal. Please submit the entire package either through the ePCN process or by
direct email to the agencies.
3. The Corps provided comment regarding the proposal to construct Secretariat Run to the eastern project boundary
and referenced a statement in the application that this is not a phased project (See comment 4 below). Furthermore,
the Corps stated that due to the location of jurisdictional resources at the project boundary, the applicant will only be
allowed to construct a 12-foot wide access road beginning at the lot boundary for Lots 20/21, and that the access road
will not be allowed to continue beyond the driveway. The applicant provided a response stating that "...Pender County
will require the adjacent tract to connect to Secretariat Run when and if it is developed..." and that the impact is
"reasonably anticipated to take place and is unavoidable" and made no changes at this location, as directed.
The Corps agrees that the impact is reasonably anticipated and unavoidable; however, there are key facts that the
applicant's agents fails to understand about their own point. First, county requirements do not trump federal
regulations. Second, it is the entire impact that is reasonably anticipated to take place, not just the portion of the impact
that the applicant is proposing. Third, the applicant owns the adjacent property. Fourth, by regulation, the Corps cannot
approve road construction beyond Lots 20/21 due to the location of jurisdictional resources at this location. Regulation
33 CFR 325.1(d)(2) states that all activities the applicant plans to undertake which are reasonably related to the same

project and for which a DA permit would be required should be included in the same permit application. Furthermore,
the regulation states that the District Engineer should reject, as incomplete, any permit application which fails to comply
with this requirement.
Because the applicant owns the adjacent property, there are jurisdictional resources at this location that extend beyond
the project boundary, a discharge of fill is currently needed at this location, and a DA permit will be required to
complete the crossing beyond the project boundary, which is reasonably related to the currently proposed project, the
applicant must either follow the Corps' direction as previously stated or they must complete the crossing, terminating
the road in high ground on the adjacent property, and show a reasonable development at the road's terminus. To
choose the latter of these two options would mean that the project would no longer qualify for a NWP 29 because
impacts would exceed 0.5-acre and the FEMA floodline is mapped at this location (Regional Conditions 4.1.3 and 4.1.4).
As such, this application is still incomplete because the project does not comply with the regulations.
Please either eliminate the impact or apply for an individual permit.
4. The applicant did not adequately address item 7 of the Corps' comments (See below). Does the applicant still intend
to provide information to homeowner's regarding how to access available uplands in a manner that would not require a
permit? If so, please provide the language that will be used for review.
5. The Corps disagrees with the applicant's proposal to provide 1:1 mitigation. NCWAM guidance states that for a site to
be considered intensively managed, the activity should have occurred approximately within the last 10 years. This site
was last cut in or about 19931, over 25 years ago. Very few manmade drainageways exist onsite, and those that are
present have not been maintained in probably over 25 years, leaving the hydrology of the site intact. Furthermore, the
Corps disagrees with the applicant's assessment that the site contains limited vegetative diversity and does not promote
habitat for wildlife. While the site may support a predominance of pine due to its historical use for a silviculture
operation, and thus may have areas with a dense understory as a result of this past disturbance, there are more
vegetative species present than what the applicant listed and an abundance of uses that wildlife can benefit from
throughout various stages of their life cycle and for various reasons, such as foraging and nesting. Additionally, the
habitat of this site is comparable to a plethora of other sites for which the Corps has recently required 2:1 mitigation.
Please provide a mitigation credit reservation letter reflecting a 2:1 ratio for the restoration of the proposed impacts.
6. A temporary impact at H is now being proposed; however, listed impact amounts vary and the impact is not shown on
the inset. Upon further review, it is actually quite difficult in some instances to see the project and project impacts on
the insets. Additionally, the applicant's agents are well aware that it has been a long-standing requirement that project
drawings be submitted to the Corps in 11x17" format. Please insure impact amounts are consistent throughout the
submittal, show the temporary impact at H on the inset, provide the correctly sized drawings, adjust the overall map so
that the drawing and the legend match, and either turn off data layers that aren't useful to the review and that also
make the inset drawings too busy or darken the limits of the project at each crossing so that they are clearly discernible
from other data layers.
7. A perennial stream exists at Impact 1, not an open water (ditch). Please correct in all appropriate locations within the
submittal.
S. In response to item 5 of the Corps' comments (See below) concerning the depth at which culverts were planned to be
buried, the applicant stated that the culverts would be set at existing grade and that these changes were reflected in the
newly provided cross-section drawings; however, the drawings lack the detail needed for the Corps' review. Please
update the DOT drawings originally submitted with the application to reflect the needed changes, as they are adequate
for review.
9. Tributary 3 is not accurately depicted on the overall impact map. See the approved delineation map created by SEGi.
Additionally, the entire length of the tributary from the point of impact located south of Saratoga Way on Lot 24 north
to its terminus at the existing culvert at the soil road on Lot 37 needs to be included in the total impact amount.

-----Original Message -----
From: [e-mail] [mailto:[e-mail]]
Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2019 6:10 PM
To: Greer, Emily C CIV USARMY CESAW (US) <[e-mail]>
Subject: RE: [Non-DoD Source] RE: SAW-2018-00195 Saratoga Subdivision NWP -Request for additional information
(UNCLASSIFIED)
I'm sorry. I thought I sent that as part of my response.
Robert H Jackson
American Homesmith, LLC
919-291-5721, mobile
Po Box 97365
Raleigh, NC 27624
[e-mail]
Southern Environmental Group, Inc.
5315 South College Road, Suite E
Wilmington, NC 25412
Office: 910.452.2711
Mobile: [phone] (preferred)
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-----Original Message -----
From: Greer, Emily C CIV USARMY CESAW (US) <[e-mail]>
Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2019 5:51 PM
To: [e-mail]
Subject: RE: [Non-DoD Source] RE: SAW-2018-00195 Saratoga Subdivision NWP -Request for additional information
(UNCLASSIFIED)
CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED
Dana -
I'm working on additional comments, but we need the applicant's information first. Currently, the application is still
incomplete.
Please provide this information at your earliest convenience.
Thank you -
Emily
-----Original Message -----
From: [e-mail] [mailto:[e-mail]]
Sent: Wednesday, March 6, 2019 6:04 PM
To: Greer, Emily C CIV USARMY CESAW (US) <[e-mail]>
Subject: [Non-DoD Source] RE: SAW-2018-00195 Saratoga Subdivision NWP -Request for additional information
(UNCLASSIFIED)

Hello, Emily.
Well, here ya go. I hope it is sufficient to address all of your concerns. I did the best I could on the oRM Sheet. Please call
me if you have any questions.
Thanks a bunch.
Dana
Southern Environmental Group, Inc.
5315 South College Road, Suite E
Wilmington, NC 25412
Office: 910.452.2711
Mobile: [phone] (preferred)
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-----Original Message -----
From: Greer, Emily C CIV USARMY CESAW (US) <[e-mail]>
Sent: Monday, December 3, 2018 6:04 PM
To: Dana Lutheran <[e-mail]>
Subject: SAW-2018-00195 Saratoga Subdivision NWP -Request for additional information (UNCLASSIFIED)
CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED
Dana -
Please accept this as official correspondence for the above referenced property. The following information is needed to
complete the application and/or to finalize the application review. The applicant is required to electronically submit a
new application package reflecting the required changes and/or additional information.
1. Please either show all isolated wetlands as non -jurisdictional and filled or remove them entirely from the impact map.
Please note that the feature at Impact B is an isolated wetland. Please add the four stream features to the impact map
and account for impacts at Impact A and for Tributary 3 located in the vicinity of Keeneland Court/Lot 37.
2. The site has been delineated and verbal approval of the delineation has been provided. Please reference the
delineation and provide answers to questions 4(f) and 4(g) on the PCN.
3. A road crossing is proposed at Impact I; however, there is no indication that a culvert is being installed at this location,
which is required.
Please update drawings to reflect this change.
4. The applicant has proposed to construct Secretariat Run to the eastern project boundary and has stated in the
application that this is not a phased project. Due to the location of jurisdictional resources immediately beyond the
project boundary, the applicant will only be allowed to construct a 12-foot wide access road beginning at the lot
boundary for Lots 20/21. The access road will not be allowed to continue beyond the driveway. Impacts should be
revised to show no wetland impacts on the north side of the road from the Lot 20/21 boundary.
5. At each road crossing, the applicant has proposed to bury culverts either four or six inches. Per the Wilmington
District's Regional General Condition, culverts must be designed and installed so that destabilization and headcutting are
minimized. Additionally, culverts in wetlands do not have to be buried. Given the elevation changes from north to south
at each crossing, the Corps is concerned that the proposal to bury the culverts will result in secondary drainage effects
and headcutting upslope of the crossing. Please either provide a written explanation as to why the culverts must be

buried that also addresses the Corps' concerns or redesign the crossings with an adequate size and number of unburied
culverts to equalize surface waters.
6. The applicant is proposing to install culverts at Impact H that will discharge into what appears to be a piped ditch
before ultimately discharging south to wetlands abutting Harrison Creek. Drainage for this wetland already exists just
offsite from Impact H. Construction of an additional drain will have secondary drainage effects. Burying the culvert and
piping the ditch increases the likelihood of a drainage effect occurring and could also create headcutting. Please either
provide a written explanation of the purpose and need for this drain that also addresses the Corps' concerns or remove
it from the plans entirely.
7. In a pre -application meeting with the Corps, the applicant stated that language regarding how to access upland areas
on lots with wetlands without a permit will be provided in the HOA restrictive covenants. To ensure the correct
information is being disseminated to future buyers, please provide the language that will be used for the Corps' review.
S. Please revise impact labels and impact amounts, and update drawings accordingly. Also, please fill out the attached
spreadsheet for project impacts and attach it as a separate document when resubmitting.
9. Please provide a compensatory mitigation credit release letter. Without justification, mitigation for wetland and
perennial stream impacts should be provided at a 2:1 ratio and intermittent stream and conversion impacts should be
provided at a 1:1 ratio. Please note that tree cutting on lots with wetlands with the intent to allow the buyer to maintain
those areas in an herbaceous state is considered a permanent impact and should be accounted for in impact totals and
mitigation provided.
Please provide a new application package reflecting the required changes within 30 days of this correspondence. Feel
free to contact me with any questions regarding this project.
Thank you,
Emily Greer, Regulatory Specialist
Wilmington District - Wilmington Regulatory Field office
69 Darlington Avenue, Wilmington, NC 28403
910.251.4567 (o)
Original Message -----
From: Greer, Emily C CIV USARMY CESAW (US)
Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2018 6:15 PM
To: 'Dana Lutheran' <[e-mail]>
Subject: SAW-2018-00195 Saratoga Subdivision NWP -Incomplete application notification (UNCLASSIFIED)
CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED
Dana -
Please accept this as official correspondence for the above referenced property. The following information is needed to
complete the application and/or to finalize the application review. The applicant is required to electronically submit a
new application package reflecting the required changes and/or additional information.
1. The application is incomplete because the applicant's contact information has not been provided. The prospective
permittee's first and last name, address (both physical and electronic are required), and telephone number are required.
Because the consultant is not the applicant, providing the consultant's information in lieu of the applicant's is not
correct. Please reference NWP General Condition

32(b)(1) for the required applicant information.
Please provide this information at your earliest convenience to begin the
45 day permit review process.
Emily Greer, Regulatory Specialist
Wilmington District - Wilmington Regulatory Field office
69 Darlington Avenue, Wilmington, NC 25403
910.251.4567 (o)
-----Original Message -----
From: [e-mail] [mailto:[e-mail]]
Sent: Wednesday, March 6, 2019 6:04 PM
To: Greer, Emily C CIV USARMY CESAW (US) <[e-mail]>
Subject: [Non-DoD Source] RE: SAW-2018-00195 Saratoga Subdivision NWP -Request for additional information
(UNCLASSIFIED)
Hello, Emily.
Well, here ya go. I hope it is sufficient to address all of your concerns. I did the best I could on the ORM Sheet. Please call
me if you have any questions.
Thanks a bunch.
Dana
Southern Environmental Group, Inc.
5315 South College Road, Suite E
Wilmington, NC 25412
Office: 910.452.2711
Mobile: [phone] (preferred)
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-----original Message -----
From: Greer, Emily C CIV USARMY CESAW (US) <[e-mail]>
Sent: Monday, December 3, 2015 6:04 PM
To: Dana Lutheran <[e-mail]>
Subject: SAW-2018-00195 Saratoga Subdivision NWP -Request for additional information (UNCLASSIFIED)
CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED
Dana -
Please accept this as official correspondence for the above referenced property. The following information is needed to
complete the application and/or to finalize the application review. The applicant is required to electronically submit a
new application package reflecting the required changes and/or additional information.
1. Please either show all isolated wetlands as non -jurisdictional and filled or remove them entirely from the impact map.
Please note that the feature at Impact B is an isolated wetland. Please add the four stream features to the impact map
and account for impacts at Impact A and for Tributary 3 located in the vicinity of Keeneland Court/Lot 37.
2. The site has been delineated and verbal approval of the delineation has been provided. Please reference the
delineation and provide answers to questions 4(f) and 4(g) on the PCN.
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3. A road crossing is proposed at Impact I; however, there is no indication that a culvert is being installed at this location,
which is required.
Please update drawings to reflect this change.
4. The applicant has proposed to construct Secretariat Run to the eastern project boundary and has stated in the
application that this is not a phased project. Due to the location of jurisdictional resources immediately beyond the
project boundary, the applicant will only be allowed to construct a 12-foot wide access road beginning at the lot
boundary for Lots 20/21. The access road will not be allowed to continue beyond the driveway. Impacts should be
revised to show no wetland impacts on the north side of the road from the Lot 20/21 boundary.
5. At each road crossing, the applicant has proposed to bury culverts either four or six inches. Per the Wilmington
District's Regional General Condition, culverts must be designed and installed so that destabilization and headcutting are
minimized. Additionally, culverts in wetlands do not have to be buried. Given the elevation changes from north to south
at each crossing, the Corps is concerned that the proposal to bury the culverts will result in secondary drainage effects
and headcutting upslope of the crossing. Please either provide a written explanation as to why the culverts must be
buried that also addresses the Corps' concerns or redesign the crossings with an adequate size and number of unburied
culverts to equalize surface waters.
6. The applicant is proposing to install culverts at Impact H that will discharge into what appears to be a piped ditch
before ultimately discharging south to wetlands abutting Harrison Creek. Drainage for this wetland already exists just
offsite from Impact H. Construction of an additional drain will have secondary drainage effects. Burying the culvert and
piping the ditch increases the likelihood of a drainage effect occurring and could also create headcutting. Please either
provide a written explanation of the purpose and need for this drain that also addresses the Corps' concerns or remove
it from the plans entirely.
7. In a pre -application meeting with the Corps, the applicant stated that language regarding how to access upland areas
on lots with wetlands without a permit will be provided in the HOA restrictive covenants. To ensure the correct
information is being disseminated to future buyers, please provide the language that will be used for the Corps' review.
S. Please revise impact labels and impact amounts, and update drawings accordingly. Also, please fill out the attached
spreadsheet for project impacts and attach it as a separate document when resubmitting.
9. Please provide a compensatory mitigation credit release letter. Without justification, mitigation for wetland and
perennial stream impacts should be provided at a 2:1 ratio and intermittent stream and conversion impacts should be
provided at a 1:1 ratio. Please note that tree cutting on lots with wetlands with the intent to allow the buyer to maintain
those areas in an herbaceous state is considered a permanent impact and should be accounted for in impact totals and
mitigation provided.
Please provide a new application package reflecting the required changes within 30 days of this correspondence. Feel
free to contact me with any questions regarding this project.
Thank you,
Emily Greer, Regulatory Specialist
Wilmington District - Wilmington Regulatory Field office
69 Darlington Avenue, Wilmington, NC 28403
910.251.4567 (o)
-----Original Message -----
From: Greer, Emily C CIV USARMY CESAW (US)

Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2018 6:15 PM
To: 'Dana Lutheran' <[e-mail]>
Subject: SAW-2018-00195 Saratoga Subdivision NWP - Incomplete application notification (UNCLASSIFIED)
CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED
Dana -
Please accept this as official correspondence for the above referenced property. The following information is needed to
complete the application and/or to finalize the application review. The applicant is required to electronically submit a
new application package reflecting the required changes and/or additional information.
1. The application is incomplete because the applicant's contact information has not been provided. The prospective
permittee's first and last name, address (both physical and electronic are required), and telephone number are required.
Because the consultant is not the applicant, providing the consultant's information in lieu of the applicant's is not
correct. Please reference NWP General Condition
32(b)(1) for the required applicant information.
Please provide this information at your earliest convenience to begin the
45 day permit review process.
Emily Greer, Regulatory Specialist
Wilmington District - Wilmington Regulatory Field office
69 Darlington Avenue, Wilmington, NC 28403
910.251.4567 (o)
CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED
CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED
CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED

Proposed

Required_Amountl Amount —Units

WETLAND 1 & 6
Impact Area A
Mitigation Bank
NE FUME
Acre Based
0.012
WETLAND 5
Impact Area C
Mitigation Bank
NE FUME
Acre Based
0.059
WETLAND 2
Impact Area ID
Mitigation Bank
NE FUME
Acre Based
0.034
WETLAND 2
Impact Area E
Mitigation Bank
NE FUME
Acre Based
0.055
WETLAND 3
Impact Area F
Mitigation Bank
NE FUME
Acre Based
0.181
WETLAND 4
Impact Area G
Mitigation Bank
NE FUME
Acre Based
0.088
WETLAND 2 & 6
Impact Area H
Mitigation Bank
NE FUME
Acre Based
0.027
WETLAND 1
Impact Area I
Mitigation Bank
NE FUME
Acre Based
0.018

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Project Upload Template
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• NWP worksheet -Added 'CD —Date App_First_Received'
• PGP/RGP worksheet -Added 'CD_Date_App_First_Received'
11-Jan-2018 Version
• NWP worksheet - Updated Closure —Method column values
• RGP_PGP worksheet - Updated Closure —Method column values and removed cascading dependency upon the Permit Type column
• Format worksheet - Consolidated the Closure—Method—NWP, Closure_Method_RGP, and Closure_Method_PGP columns into a single Closure —Method —GP column and updated the list of values
• Format worksheet - Updated the Closure —Method —JD column values
• VBA - Updated VerifyValues calls in ValidateNWP() and ValidateRGP_PGP() to reference the new Closure —Method —GP list of values
30-OCT-2017 Version
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20-APR-2017 Version
• AgResources worksheet - Limited list of Cowardin Code options to second and third tiers only
• Impacts worksheet -Added Length and Width columns for Initially Proposed, Proposed and Authorized
• Impacts worksheet - Removed Linear columns
• Impacts worksheet - Changed "Area" labels to "Amount"
• Impacts worksheet - Updated Amount -Type to include Fill Volume and Removal Volume
• Impacts worksheet - Updated Amount —Units to include Cubic Yards (volume)
• Impacts worksheet - Added check to ensure Amount —Units is specified if Amount is provided
• Impacts worksheet -Added check to ensure either Length/Width are provided OR Amount is provided but not both
• Impacts worksheet -Added check to ensure that if Length is provided, Width must also be provided (and vice versa)
• Impacts worksheet -Added check to ensure that ifAmount_Type is Volume, then Amount must be entered, not Length and Width
• Impacts worksheet - Added check to ensure that if a value is provided for any Stage (IP/P/A), then a value must be provided for all Stages
• Mit-PermitteeResp worksheet - Added Length and Width columns for Proposed and Required
• Mit-PermitteeResp worksheet - Removed linear columns
• Mit-PermitteeResp worksheet - Changed "Area" labels to "Amount"
• Mit-PermitteeResp worksheet - Added check to ensure Amount —Units is specified if Amount is provided
• Mit-PermitteeResp worksheet - Added check to ensure either Length/Width are provided OR Amount is provided but not both
• Mit-PermitteeResp worksheet - Added check to ensure that if Length is provided, Width must also be provided (and vice versa)
• Mit-PermitteeResp worksheet - Added check to ensure that if a value is provided for either Proposed or Required, then a value must be provided for both Stages
• NWP worksheet - Updated NWP_ID list and associated Permit_Authority list with the 2017 data
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• NWP worksheet - The NWP_ID values displayed are now dependent upon the selected Permit_Authority value
02-JUN-2016 Version
• Mit-PermitteeResp worksheet - waters that exist on the Mit-PermitteeResp worksheet must also appear on either the NWP worksheet or on the PGP/RGP worksheet
• MitBank_ILF worksheet - waters that exist on the MitBank ILF worksheet must also appear on either the NWP worksheet or on the PGP/RGP worksheet
• added a validation to check for garbage characters in the Waters Name column values of all worksheets
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31-MAR-2016 Version
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• AgResources worksheet - changed the format of columns I (Latitude) and J (Longitude) to be decimal formatted numers with 8 significant digits of precision
• AgResources worksheet - added a Validation check to ensure Amount > zero
• AgResources worksheet - add validation check requiring Water Type of Upland (Rapanos)/Dry Land (CWR) when Cowardin Code = U
• NWP worksheet - the Validation process will now verify whether Mitigations are present in the Mit-PermitteeResp or MitBank_ILF worksheets if cells in column S (Compensatory_Mitigation_Regd) of the NWP worksheet
are set to a value of YES
• RGP_PGP worksheet - the Validation process will now verify whether Mitigations are present in the Mit-PermitteeResp or MitBank_ILF worksheets if cells in columns U (Compensatory_Mitigation_Regd) of the RGP_PGP
worksheet are set to a value of YES

FINALIZE Please denote any sheets to be finalized
Yes/No
Aquatic Resources
Impacts
Mitigation-Permittee Responsible
Mitigation Bank / ILF
NWP
Rapanos_J D
RGP/PGP

WETLAND 1
NORTH CAROLINA
PEM
Area
16.66 ACRE
DELINEATE
WETLAND 2
NORTH CAROLINA
PEM
Area
3.3 ACRE
DELINEATE
WETLAND 3
NORTH CAROLINA
PEM
Area
0.85 ACRE
DELINEATE
WETLAND 4
NORTH CAROLINA
PEM
Area
0.87 ACRE
DELINEATE
WETLAND 5
NORTH CAROLINA
PEM
Area
0.84 ACRE
DELINEATE
WETLAND 6
NORTH CAROLINA
PEM
Area
48.95 ACRE
DELINEATE
WETLAND 7
NORTH CAROLINA
PEM
Area
0.11 ACRE
DELINEATE
WETLAND 8
NORTH CAROLINA
PEM
Area
0.04 ACRE
DELINEATE
WETLAND 9
NORTH CAROLINA
PFO
Area
5.02 ACRE
DELINEATE
RPW 1 (DITCH)
NORTH CAROLINA
Linear
645 FOOT
DELINEATE
RPW2 (DITCH)
NORTH CAROLINA
Linear
761 FOOT
DELINEATE
RPW 3 (DITCH)
NORTH CAROLINA
Linear
711 FOOT
DELINEATE
RPW 4 (STREAM)
NORTH CAROLINA
Linear
2100 FOOT
DELINEATE
HARRISON CREEK
NORTH CAROLINA
Linear
3168 FOOT
DELINEATE

Amount Units Initially_Proposed_L
ength
WETLAND 1
A
Discharge of fill material
Non -Tidal Wetland YES
Permanent
Fill Area
Acres
WETLAND 5
C
Discharge of fill material
Non -Tidal Wetland YES
Permanent
Fill Area
Acres
WETLAND 9
D
Discharge of fill material
Non -Tidal Wetland YES
Permanent
Fill Area
Acres
WETLAND 3
E
Discharge of fill material
Non -Tidal Wetland YES
Permanent
Fill Area
Acres
WETLAND 4
F
Discharge of fill material
Non -Tidal Wetland YES
Permanent
Fill Area
Acres
RPW 1
G
Discharge of fill material
Non -Tidal Wetland YES
Permanent
Fill Area
Acres
RPW 3
H
Discharge of fill material
Non -Tidal Wetland YES
Permanent
Fill Area
Acres
I
Discharge of fill material
Non -Tidal Wetland YES
Permanent
Fill Area
Acres
RPW 1
Discharge of fill material
Other
Permanent
Fill Area
Acres
RPW 2
Discharge of fill material
Other
Permanent
Fill Area
Acres
H (temp)
Initially_Proposed_ Initially_Proposed_ Proposed_L
Width Amount ength
0.012
0.059
0.034
0.055
0.181
0.088
0.027
0.0009
0.0006
0.02

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Worksheet Column Cell Warning

AQUATIC RESOURCES VALIDATION
"Waters —Name" is required.
"Waters —Name" must contain unique values.
"State" is required.
"Cowardin Code" is required.
"Meas_Type" is required.
"Amount" is required.
"Amount" must be greater than zero
"Units" is required
"Waters Type" is required
"Latitude" is required.
"Longitude" is required (negative value in western hemisphere).
"Waters _Name" must correspond to "Waters _Name" provided within the NWP, Impact and Mitigation fields when also uploaded.
"Cowardin Code" of U (Uplands) must have associated "Waters Type" of Upland
IMPACT VALIDATION
VALID MEASUREMENT SETS
Amount Type
Conversion of waters type (forested wetland to emergent wetland, stream to lake)
Fill Area
Discharge of dredged material
Fill Area
Discharge of fill material
Fill Area
Dredging (Section 10)
Removal Area\Removal Volume
Ecological restoration
Fill Area
Other (Aquaculture, Work, Aerial or Submarine cable crossings)
Fill Area\Removal Area\Structure Area
Removal (Sec 10 structures)
Removal Area
Structure (Sec 10 only)
Structure Area
Transport of dredged material (Sec 103)
Fill Volume
OTHER VALIDATIONS
"Waters —Name" is required.
"Waters —Name" must correspond to "Waters —Name" provided within the aquatic resource shapefiles.
"Waters —Name" must correspond to "nwp.xls"."Upload"."Waters_Name" when permits are also uploaded
"Name" is required
"Activity Type" is required
"Resource Type" is required
"Permanent Loss" is required
"Impact Duration" is required
Area or Linear "Amounts" (initialy proposed, proposed, authorized) are required
"Area Type" is required when Area Amounts are entered
"Area Type" can only be structure when Activity = Structure.
"Units of Measure" is required
MITIGATION - PERMITTEE RESPONSIBLE VALIDATION
"Waters —Name" is required.
"Waters _Name" must correspond to "Waters _Name" provided within the aquatic resource shapefiles.
"Waters _Name" must correspond to "nwp.xls"."Upload"."Waters_Name" when a permit is also uploaded
"Name" is required
"Mitigation Type" is required
"Permittee Responsible Type" is required
"Resource Type" is required
Area or Linear "Proposed Amounts" are required
Area or Linear "Required Amounts" are required
"Area Units" is requried when "Area Amounts" are entered
"Linear Units" is requried when "Linear Amounts" are entered
MITIGATION - MITIGATION BANK/IN-LIEU FEE PROGRAM VALIDATION
"Waters —Name" is required.
"Waters _Name" must correspond to "Waters _Name" provided within the aquatic resource shapefiles.
"Waters _Name" must correspond to "nwp.xls"."Upload"."Waters_Name" when a permit is also uploaded
"Name" is required
"Mitigation Type" is required

"Bank Name or Program Name" is required
"Credit Unit" is required
"Proposed Credits" is required
"Required Credits" is required
NWP VALIDATION
VALIDATIONS
"Waters _Name" is required.
"Waters _Name" must contain unique values.
"Waters _Name" must correspond to "Waters _Name" provided within the aquatic resource shapefiles.
"Waters _Name" must correspond to "impact.xls"."Upload". "Waters _Name" if impacts will also be uploaded.
"Waters _Name" must correspond to "mitigation.xls"."Upload"."Waters_Name" if mitigation will also be uploaded.
CD —Date _App_First_Received is required.
CD —Date _App_First_Received <= Begin Date
CD Receipt of Fed Complete Application is required.
CD Determined Complete by PM is required.
EVALCKLST ESA Coordination is required.
EVALCKLST EFH Coordination is required.
EVALCKLST Historic Properties is required.
EVALCKLST Tribal Consulation is required.
EVALCKLST Wild & Scenic River is required.
EVALCKLST WQC is required.
EVALCKLST CZM is required.
EVALCKLST Recapture is required
NWP ID is required.
Begin Date is required.
Is this a Pre -Construction Notification? is required.
Permit_Authority is required.
Is Compensatory Mitigation Required? is required.
Is the Mitigation Permittee Responsible? is required.
Date Permit Expires is required.
End Date is required.
Closure Method is required.
WRDA 214, Regulator Funded (Corps) is required.
WorkType 1 is required.
Old —JD VALIDATION
VALIDATION
Only a single JD is expected for all aquatic resources - However if 1 JD is used per permit, enter a unique waters —name per row
If "Does Corps Have Jurisdictional Authority" is "YES", "Authority" cannot be "NO"
If "Does Corps Have Jurisdictional Authority" is "NO, "Authority" must be "None"
"Begin Date" is required.
"Does Corps Have Jurisdictional Authority" is required.
"Authority" is required.
"Closure Method" is required.
"End Date" is required.
"WRDA 214, Regulator Funded (Corps)" is required.
RGP_PGP VALIDATION
VALIDATIONS
"Waters —Name" is required.
"Waters —Name" must contain unique values.
"Waters —Name" must correspond to "Waters —Name" provided within the aquatic resource shapefiles.
"Waters _Name" must correspond to "impact.xls"."Upload". "Waters _Name" if impacts will also be uploaded.
"Waters —Name" must correspond to "mitigation.xls"."Upload"."Waters_Name" if mitigation will also be uploaded.
CD —Date _App_First_Received is required.
CD —Date _App_First_Received <= Begin Date
CD Receipt of Fed Complete Application is required.
CD Determined Complete by PM is required.
EVALCKLST ESA Coordination is required.
EVALCKLST EFH Coordination is required.
EVALCKLST Historic Properties is required.
EVALCKLST Tribal Consulation is required.
EVALCKLST Wild & Scenic River is required.
EVALCKLST WQC is required.

EVALCKLST CZM is required.
EVALCKLST Recapture is required
PERMIT —TYPE is required.
PERMIT_NAME_NUMBER is required.
Issued By is required.
Begin Date is required.
Is this a Pre -Construction Notification? is required.
Permit_Authority is required.
Is Compensatory Mitigation Required? is required.
Is the Mitigation Permittee Responsible? is required.
Date Permit Expires is required (but is based on the Permit Name Number selected).
Date Verification Expires is required.
End Date is required.
Closure Method is required.
WRDA 214, Regulator Funded (Corps) is required.
WorkType 1 is required.

Waters_Type
DELINEATE
IMPNDMNT
ISOLATE
N RPW
N RPWW
RPW
RPWWD
RPWWN
TNW
TNWRPW
TNWW
UPLAND
HGM_Code
Name
DEPRESS
Depressional
ESTUARINEF
Estuarine Fringed
LACUSTRINF
Lacustrine Fringe
MINSOILFLT
Mineral Soil Flats
ORGSOILFLT
Organic Soil Flats
RIVERINE
Riverine
SLOPE
Slope
Cowardin_Code Category
E1
Estuarine
E1AB
Estuarine
ElOW
Estuarine
E1 RIB
Estuarine
E1 RF
Estuarine
E1 UB
Estuarine
E2
Estuarine
E2AB
Estuarine
E2EM
Estuarine
E2FO
Estuarine
E2RF
Estuarine
E2RS
Estuarine
E2SB
Estuarine
E2SS
Estuarine
E2US
Estuarine
L1
Lacustrine
L1 AB
Lacustrine
L1 OW
Lacustrine
L1 RIB
Lacustrine
L1 UB
Lacustrine
L2
Lacustrine
L2AB
Lacustrine
L2EM
Lacustrine
L20W
Lacustrine
L2RB
Lacustrine
L2RS
Lacustrine
L2UB
Lacustrine
1-2US
Lacustrine
M 1
Marine
M 1 AB
Marine

M 1 OW
Marine
M 1 RB
Marine
M 1 RF
Marine
M1UB
Marine
M2
Marine
M2AB
Marine
M2RF
Marine
M2RS
Marine
M2US
Marine
PAB
Palustrine
PAB1
Palustrine
PAB2
Palustrine
PAB3
Palustrine
PAB4
Palustrine
PAB5
Palustrine
PAB6
Palustrine
PEM
Palustrine
PFO
Palustrine
PML
Palustrine
POW
Palustrine
PRB
Palustrine
PSS
Palustrine
PUB
Palustrine
R1
Riverine
R1 AB
Riverine
R1EM
Riverine
R1 RB
Riverine
R1 RS
Riverine
R1SB
Riverine
R1 UB
Riverine
R1US
Riverine
R2
Riverine
R2AB
Riverine
R2EM
Riverine
R2RB
Riverine
R2RS
Riverine
R2UB
Riverine
R2US
Riverine
R3
Riverine
R3AB
Riverine
R3RB
Riverine
R3RS
Riverine
R3UB
Riverine
R3US
Riverine
R4
Riverine
R4SB
Riverine
R5
Riverine
R5AB
Riverine
R5RB
Riverine
R5RS
Riverine
R5UB
Riverine
R5US
Riverine
R6
Riverine
RP
Riparian

RP1
Riparian
RP1 EM
Riparian
RP1 FO
Riparian
RP1 SS
Riparian
RP2
Riparian
RP2EM
Riparian
RP2FO
Riparian
RP2SS
Riparian
U
Uplands

Description
Delineation Only - PJD or No JD Required
Impoundments
Isolated (interstate or intrastate) waters, including isolated wetlands
Non-RPWs that flow directly or indirectly into TNWs
Wetlands adjacent to non-RPWs that flow directly or indirectly into TNWs
Relatively Permanent Waters (RPWs) that flow directly or indirectly into TNWs
Wetlands directly abutting RPWs that flow directly or indirectly into TNWs
Wetlands adjacent to but not directly abutting RPWs that flow directly or indirectly into TNWs
TNWs, including territorial seas
Tributary consisting of both RPWs and non-RPWs
Wetlands adjacent to TNWs
Uplands
Description
Depressional is characterized by a water source consisting of return flow from groundwater and interflow with prim(,
The water source of the estuarine fringe consists of overbank flow from estuaries, with bidirectional and horizontal
A Lacustrine fringe has a dominant water source of lake overbank flow, and the dominant hydrodynamics are bidirE
Mineral soil flats have a water source of precipitation, and vertical hydrodynamics are dominant.
Organic soil flats have precipitation as the water source, and its dominant hydrodynamic is vertical.
Riverine is characterized by a water source of overbank flow from a channel, and hydrodynamics which are predor
The Slope wetland class is characterized by a water source of return flow from groundwater, with principally unidirE
Description
Subtidal, Estuarine
Aquatic Bed, Estuarine
Open Water, Subtidal, Estuarine (used on older maps)
Rock Bottom, Subtidal, Estuarine
Reef, Subtidal, Estuarine
Unconsolidated Bottom, Subtidal, Estuarine
Intertidal, Estuarine
Aquatic Bed, Intertidal, Estuarine
Emergent, Intertidal, Estuarine
Forested, Intertidal, Estuarine
Reef, Intertidal, Estuarine
Rocky Shore, Intertidal, Estuarine
Stream Bed, Intertidal, Estuarine
Scrub -Shrub, Intertidal, Estuarine
Unconsolidated Shore, Intertidal, Estuarine
Aquatic Bed, Limnetic, Lacustrine
Open Water/Unknown Bottom, Limnetic, Lacustrine (used on older maps)
Rock Bottom, Limnetic, Lacustrine
Unconsolidated Bottom, Limnetic, Lacustrine
Littoral, Lacustrine
Aquatic Bed, Littoral, Lacustrine
Emergent, Littoral, Lacustrine
Open Water/Unknown Bottom, Littoral, Lacustrine
Rock Bottom, Littoral, Lacustrine
Rocky Shore, Littoral, Lacustrine
Unconsolidated Bottom, Littoral, Lacustrine
Unconsolidated Shore, Littoral, Lacustrine
Subtidal Marine
Aquatic Bed, Subtidal, Marine

Open Water, Subtidal, Marine (Used on older maps)
Rock Bottom Subtidal Marine
Reef, Subtidal, Marine
Unconsolidated Bottom, Subtidal, Marine
Intertidal, Marine
Aquatic Bed, Intertidal, Marine
Reef, Intertidal, Marine
Rocky Shore, Intertidal, Marine
Unconsolidated Shore, Intertidal, Marine
Aquatic Bed, Palustrine
Algal, Aquatic Bed, Palustrine
Aquatic Moss, Aquatic Bed, Palustrine
Rooted Vascular, Aquatic Bed, Palustrine
Floating Vascular, Aquatic Bed, Palustrine
Unknown Submergent, Aquatic Bed, Palustrine
Unknown Surface, Aquatic Bed, Palustrine
Emergent, Palustrine
Forested, Palustrine
Moss -Lichens, Palustrine
POW-PALUSTRINE, OPEN WATER
Rock Bottom, Palustrine
Scrub -Shrub, Palustrine
Unconsolidated Bottom, Palustrine
Tidal, Riverine
Aquatic Bed, Tidal, Riverine
Emergent, Tidal, Riverine
Rock Bottom, Tidal, Riverine
Rocky Shore, Tidal, Riverine
Streambed, Tidal, Riverine
Unconsolidated Bottom, Tidal, Riverine
Unconsolidated Shore, Tidal, Riverine
Lower Perennial, Riverine
Aquatic Bed, Lower Tidal, Riverine
Emergent, Lower Tidal, Riverine
Rock Bottom, Lower Perennial, Riverine
Rocky Shore, Lower Tidal, Riverine
Unconcolidated Bottom, Lower Perennial, Riverine
Unconsolidated Shore, Lower Tidal, Riverine
Upper Perennial, Riverine
Aquatic Bed, Upper Perennial, Riverine
Rock Bottom, Upper Perennial, Riverine
Rocky Shore, Upper Perennial, Riverine
Unconsolidated Bottom, Upper Perennial, Riverine
Unconsolidated Shore, Upper Perennial, Riverine
Intermittent, Riverine
Streambed, Intermittent, Riverine
Unknown Perennial, Riverine
Aquatic Bed, Unknown Perennial, Riverine
Rock Bottom, Unknown Perennial, Riverine
Rocky Shore, Unknown Perennial, Riverine
Unconsolidated Bottom, Unknown Perennial, Riverine
Unconsolidated Shore, Unknown Perennial, Riverine
A wetland, spring, stream, river, pond or lake that only exists for a short period

Lotic, Riparian
Emergent, Lotic, Riparian
Forested, Lotic, Riparian
Scrub -Shrub, Lotic, Riparian
Lentic, Riparian
Emergent, Lentic, Riparian
Forested, Lentic. Riparian
Scrub -Shrub, Lentic, Riparian
Upland - Not a wetland or deepwater habitat of the United States as described by Cowardin.

arily vertical hydrodynamics.
hydrodynamics being dominant.
;ctional and horizontal.
ninantly unidirectional and horizontal.
�ctional and horizontal hydrodynamics.
Name
El -ESTUARINE, SUBTIDAL
E1AB-ESTUARINE, SUBTIDAL, AQUATIC BED
E10W-ESTUARINE, SUBTIDAL, OPEN WATER
E 1 RB-ESTUARINE, SUBTIDAL, ROCK BOTTOM
E1 RF-ESTUARINE, SUBTIDAL, REEF
E1 UB-ESTUARINE, SUBTIDAL UNCONSOLIDATED BOTTM
E2-ESTUARINE, INTERTIDAL
E2AB-ESTUARINE, INTERTIDAL, AQUATIC BED
E2EM-ESTUARINE, INTERTIDAL, EMERGENT
E2FO-ESTUARINE, INTERTIDAL, FORESTED
E2RF-ESTUARINE, INTERTIDAL, REEF
E2RS-ESTUARINE, INTERTIDAL, ROCKY SHORE
E2SB-ESTUARINE, INTERTIDAL, STREAM BED
E2SS-ESTUARINE, INTERTIDAL, SCRUB -SHRUB
E2US-ESTUARINE, INTERTIDAL, UNCONSOL SHORE
L1-LACUSTRINE, LIMNETIC
L1AB-LACUSTRINE, LIMNETIC, AQUA BED
L10W-LACUSTRINE, LIMNETIC, OPEN WATER/UNK BOT
L1 RB-LACUSTRINE, LIMNETIC, ROCK BOTTOM
L1 UB-LACUSTRINE, LIMNETIC, UNCONSOL BOTTOM
L2-LACUSTRINE, LITTORAL
L2AB-LACUSTRINE, LITTORAL, AQUA BED
L2EM-LACUSTRINE, LITTORAL, EMERGENT
L20W-LACUSTRINE, LITTORAL, OPEN WATER
L2RB-LACUSTRINE, LITTORAL, ROCK BOTTOM
L2RS-LACUSTRINE, LITTORAL, ROCKY SHORE
L2UB-LACUSTRINE, LITTORAL, UNCONSOL BOT
L2US-LACUSTRINE, LITTORAL, UNCONSOL SHORE
M 1-MARINE, SUBTIDAL
M1AB-MARINE, SUBTIDAL, AQUATIC BED

M10W-MARINE, SUBTIDAL, OPEN WATER
M 1 RB-MARINE, SUBTIDAL, ROCK BOTTOM
M1 RF-MARINE, SUBTIDAL, REEF
M1 UB-MARINE, SUBTIDAL, UNCONSOLIDATED BOTTOM
M2-MARINE, INTERTIDAL
M2AB-MARINE, INTERTIDAL, AQUATIC BED
M2RF-MARINE, INTERTIDAL, REEF
M2RS-MARINE, INTERTIDAL, ROCKY SHORE
M2US-MARINE, INTERTIDAL, UNCONSOLIDATED SHORE
PAB-PALUSTRINE, AQUA BED
PAB1-PALUSTRINE, AQUA BED, ALGAL
PAB2-PALUSTRINE, AQUA BED, AQUATIC MOSS
PAB3-PALUSTRINE, AQUA BED, ROOTED VASC
PAB4-PALUSTRINE, AQUA BED, FLOAT VASC
PAB5-PALUSTRINE, AQUA BED, UNK SUB
PAB6-PALUSTRINE, AQUA BED, UNK SURF
PEM-PALUSTRINE, EMERGENT
PFO-PALUSTRINE, FORESTED
PML-PALUSTRINE, MOSS -LICHENS
POW-PALUSTRINE, OPEN WATER
PRB-PALUSTRINE, ROCK BOTTOM
PSS-PALUSTRINE, SCRUB -SHRUB
PUB-PALUSTRINE, UNCONSOL BOT
R1-RIVERINE, TIDAL
R1AB-RIVERINE, TIDAL, AQUATIC BED
R1 EM-RIVERINE, TIDAL, EMERGENT
R1 RB-RIVERINE, TIDAL, ROCK BOTTOM
R1 RS-RIVERINE, TIDAL, ROCKY SHORE
R1 SB-RIVERINE, TIDAL, STREAMBED
R1 UB-RIVERINE, TIDAL, UNCONSOLIDATED BOTTOM
R1 US-RIVERINE, TIDAL, UNCONSOL SHORE
R2-RIVERINE, LOWER PERENNIAL
R2AB-RIVERINE, LOWER PEREN, AQUA BED
R2EM-RIVERINE, LOWER PEREN, EMERGENT
R2RB-RIVERINE, LOWER PEREN, ROCK BOTTOM
R2RS-RIVERINE, LOWER PEREN, ROCKY SHORE
R2UB-RIVERINE, LOWER PEREN, UNCONSOL BOT
R2US-RIVERINE, LOWER PEREN, UNCONSOL SHORE
R3-RIVERINE, UPPER PERENNIAL
R3AB-RIVERINE, UPPER PEREN, AQUA BED
R3RB-RIVERINE, UPPER PEREN, ROCK BOTTOM
R3RS-RIVERINE, UPPER PEREN, ROCKY SHORE
R3UB-RIVERINE, UPPER PEREN, UNCONSOL BOT
R3US-RIVERINE, UPPER PEREN, UNCONSOL SHR
R4-RIVERINE, INTERMIT
R4SB-RIVERINE, INTERMIT, STREAMBED
R5-RIVERINE, UNKNOWN PERENNIAL
R5AB-RIVERINE, UNK PEREN, AQUA BED
R5RB-RIVERINE, UNK PEREN, ROCK BOTTOM
R5RS-RIVERINE, UNK PEREN, ROCKY SHORE
R5UB-RIVERINE, UNK PEREN, UNCONSOLIDATED BOTTOM
R5US-RIVERINE, UNK PEREN, UNCONCOL SHORE
R6 - RIVERINE, EPHEMERAL
RP -RIPARIAN

RP 1-RIPARIAN, LOTIC
RP1 EM-RIPARIAN, LOTIC, EMERGENT
RP1 FO-RIPARIAN, LOTIC, FORESTED
RP1 SS -RIPARIAN, LOTIC, SCRUB -SHRUB
RP2-RIPARIAN, LENTIC
RP2EM-RIPARIAN, LENTIC, EMERGENT
RP2FO-RIPARIAN, LENTIC, FORESTED
RP2SS-RIPARIAN, LENTIC, SCRUB -SHRUB
U-U PLAN DS

lCowardin
Code jHGM Code IMeas_Type jUnits Area
jUnits Linear Waters_Type
E1
DEPRESS Area ACRE
FOOT DELINEATE
E1AB
ESTUARINEF Linear SQ FT
IMPNDMNT
E10W
LACUSTRINF
ISOLATE
E1RB
MINSOILFLT
NRPW
E1 RF
ORGSOILFLT
NRPWW
E1 UB
RIVERINE
RPW
E2
SLOPE
RPWWD
E2AB
RPWWN
E2EM
TNW
E2F0
TNWRPW
E2RF
TNWW
E2RS
UPLAND
E2SB
E2SS
E2US
L1
L1AB
L10W
L1 RB
L1 UB
L2
L2AB
L2EM
L20W
L2RB
L2RS
L2UB
L2US
M1
M1AB
M10W
M1RB
M1RF
M1UB
M2
M2AB
M2RF
M2RS
M2US
PAB
PAB1
PAB2
PAB3
PAB4
PABS
PAB6
PEM
PFO
PML
POW
PRB
PSS
PUB

R1
R1 AB
R1EM
R1 RB
R1 RS
R1SB
R1 UB
R1US
R2
R2AB
R2EM
R2RB
R2 RS
R2UB
R2US
R3
R3AB
R3RB
R3 RS
R3UB
R3US
R4
R4SB
R5
R5AB
R5RB
R5 RS
R5UB
R5US
R6
RP
RP1
RP1 EM
RP1 FO
RP1 SS
RP2
RP2EM
RP2 FO
RP2SS
U

Activity
I Resource Type
Conversion of waters type (forested wetland to emergent wetland, stream to lake)
Harbor/Ocean
Discharge of dredged material
Lake
Discharge of fill material
Non -Tidal Wetland
Dredging (Section 10)
Pond
Ecological restoration
River/Stream
Removal (Sec 10 structures)
Tidal Wetland
Structure (Sec 10 only)
Other
Transport of dredged material (Sec 103)
Other (Aquaculture, Work, Aerial or Submarine cable crossings)

IYES_NO JImpact _Duration jAmount Type IFill Area IRemoval Are Structure Are Fill Volume
YES Permanent Fill Area Acres Acres Acres Cubic Yards
NO Temporary Removal Area Square Feet Square Feet Square Feet
Structure Area
Fill Volume
Removal Volume

Removal Volumd Mitigation_Type_P IMitigation_Type_M I Permittee Responsible_Type
Cubic Yards Permittee Responsible (off -site) In -Lieu Fee Establishment
Permittee Responsible (on -site) Mitigation Bank Re-establishment
Enhancement
Rehabilitation
Preservation

IMitigation Kind lCoordination
lConsultation JNWP ID
JNWP Permit Authori
In Kind No Resources Present
Required NWP 1
Section 10
Out of Kind Resources Present/No Effect
Not Required NWP 2
Section 10/404
Resources Present/Consultation Required
NWP 3
Section 404
NWP4
NWP5
NWP6
NWP7
NWP8
NWP9
NWP 10
NWP 11
NWP 12
NWP 13
NWP 14
NWP 15
NWP 16
NWP 17
NWP 18
NWP 19
NWP 20
NWP 21
NWP 22
NWP 23
NWP 24
NWP 25
NWP 27
NWP 28
NWP 29
NWP 30
NWP 31
NWP 32
NWP 33
NWP 34
NWP 35
NWP 36
NWP 37
NWP 38
NWP 39
NWP 40
NWP 41
NWP 42
NWP 43
NWP 44
NWP 45
NWP 46
NWP 48
NWP 49
NWP 50
NWP 51
NWP 52
NWP 53
NWP 54

Permit Authority
IClosure Method GP
Section 10
Denied Without Prejudice
Section 10/103
Discretionary Authority
Section 10/404
Exceeded Corps Review Time Limit, Verified By Default
Section 10/404/103
Provisional Verification
Section 103
Verified With Special Conditions
Section 404
Verified Without Special Conditions
Section 404/103
Withdrawn
Section 9
Withdrawn By Applicant
Withdrawn Due To No Permit Required (NPR)
Withdrawn For Enforcement Action
Withdrawn For Lack Of Applicant Response
Withdrawn To Become A General Permit
Withdrawn To Become A Letter of Permission (LOP)
Withdrawn To Become A Standard Permit

lWorkType
lAuthority
AGRICULTURE \CONVERSION
None
AGRICULTURE \NON-EXEMPT
Section 10/404
AQUACULTURE \ FINFISH
Section 404
AQUACULTURE \PLANTS
AQUACULTURE \SHELLFISH
DEVELOPMENT\ASSOCIATED INFRASTRUCTURE
DEVELOPMENT \COMMERCIAL
DEVELOPMENT \INDUSTRIAL
DEVELOPMENT \RECREATIONAL
DEVELOPMENT \RESIDENTIAL \MULTI- FAMILY
DEVELOPMENT \RESIDENTIAL \SINGLE FAMILY
DREDGING \BOAT SLIP
DREDGING \ CHANNELIZATION
DREDGING \DISPOSAL
DREDGING \GENERAL
DREDGING \MAINTENANCE
DREDGING \NAVIGATION \FEDERAL SPONSOR
DREDGING \NAVIGATION \PRIVATE
ENERGY GENERATION \COAL
ENERGY GENERATION \ COGEN
ENERGY GENERATION \GEOTHERMAL
ENERGY GENERATION \HYDROPOWER
ENERGY GENERATION \KINETIC
ENERGY GENERATION \NATURAL GAS
ENERGY GENERATION \NUCLEAR
ENERGY GENERATION \OIL
ENERGY GENERATION \SOLAR
ENERGY GENERATION \WIND
MINING AND DRILLING \DRILLING \ACCESS
MINING AND DRILLING \DRILLING \FACILITIES
MINING AND DRILLING \DRILLING \GAS
MINING AND DRILLING \DRILLING \OIL
MINING AND DRILLING \DRILLING \SHALE GAS
MINING AND DRILLING \MINING \ACCESS
MINING AND DRILLING \MINING \COAL \MINE THROUGH
MINING AND DRILLING \MINING \COAL \REFUSE FILL
MINING AND DRILLING \MINING \COAL \ REMINING
MINING AND DRILLING \MINING \COAL \UNDERGROUND
MINING AND DRILLING \MINING \COAL \VALLEY FILL
MINING AND DRILLING \MINING \ FACILITES
MINING AND DRILLING \MINING \GRAVEL
MINING AND DRILLING \MINING \OTHER MINERAL
MINING AND DRILLING \MINING \PEAT
MINING AND DRILLING \MINING \PHOSPHATE
MINING AND DRILLING \MINING \ROCK
MINING AND DRILLING \MINING \SAND
MITIGATION \CREATION
MITIGATION \ENHANCEMENT
MITIGATION \ FISH/WILDLIFE \CREATION
MITIGATION \ FISH/WILDLIFE \ENHANCEMENT
MITIGATION \ FISH/WILDLIFE \PLANTING
MITIGATION \ FISH/WILDLIFE \PRESERVATION
MITIGATION \ FISH/WILDLIFE \RESTORATION

MITIGATION \ FISH/WILDLIFE \ SEEDING
MITIGATION \ MITIGATION BANK
MITIGATION \ PRESERVATION
MITIGATION \ RESTORATION \ STREAM
MITIGATION \ RESTORATION \ WETLAND
MITIGATION \ WETLAND RECLAMATION
OTHER \ BANK STABILIZATION
OTHER \ CLEANUP HAZARDOUS OR TOXIC WASTES
OTHER \ DAMS \ COFFER
OTHER \ DAMS \ GENERAL
OTHER \ DAMS \ LOW WATER
OTHER \ DAMS \ MAINTENANCE
OTHER \ DAMS \ REMOVAL
OTHER \ DAMS \ RESERVOIR
OTHER \ DAMS \ WEIR
OTHER \ INDIAN TRIBE OR STATE 404 PROGRAM
OTHER \ MOSQUITO DITCHING
OTHER \ OCEAN DISPOSAL
OTHER \ RESTRICTED AREAS
OTHER \ SURVEY ACTIVITIES
OTHER \ TREASURE HUNTING
STRUCTURE \ AIDS TO NAVIGATION
STRUCTURE \ BOAT HOUSE
STRUCTURE \ BOAT LIFT
STRUCTURE \ BOAT RAMP
STRUCTURE \ BREAKWATER
STRUCTURE \ BRIDGE/RELATED WORK
STRUCTURE \ BULKHEAD
STRUCTURE \ CRIB
STRUCTURE \ DOCK \ FIXED
STRUCTURE \ DOCK \ FLOATING
STRUCTURE \ DOLPHINS
STRUCTURE \ ELEV REC DECK
STRUCTURE \ GABION
STRUCTURE \ GROIN
STRUCTURE \ INTAKE/OUTFALL
STRUCTURE \ MAINTENANCE
STRUCTURE \ MARINA
STRUCTURE \ MARINE RAIL
STRUCTURE \ MISCELLANEOUS
STRUCTURE \ MOORED BARGE
STRUCTURE \ MOORED VESSELS
STRUCTURE \ MOORING BODY
STRUCTURE \ MOORING PILING
STRUCTURE \ NAVIGATION BUOY
STRUCTURE \ PIER \ NON-RESIDENTIAL
STRUCTURE \ PIER \ RESIDENTIAL
STRUCTURE \ PILE/DOLPHIN
STRUCTURE \ RAM P
STRUCTURE \ RECREATIONAL
STRUCTURE \ REMOVAL
STRUCTURE \ SCIENTIFIC DEVICE
STRUCTURE \ UNSPECIFIED
STRUCTURE \ UTILITY LINE OR STRUCTURE

STRUCTURE \ WATER CONTROL
STRUCTURE \ WEIR
TRANSPORTATION \ AIRPORT \ FACILITY
TRANSPORTATION \ AIRPORT \ MAINTENANCE
TRANSPORTATION \ AIRPORT \ RUNWAY
TRANSPORTATION \ BRIDGE \ CONSTRUCTION (NEW)
TRANSPORTATION \ BRIDGE \ MAINTENANCE
TRANSPORTATION \ BRIDGE \ PIER
TRANSPORTATION \ BRIDGE \ PROTECTION
TRANSPORTATION \ BRIDGE \ REMOVAL
TRANSPORTATION \ BRIDGE \ REPLACEMENT
TRANSPORTATION \ PIPELINE \ ACCESS ROAD
TRANSPORTATION \ PIPELINE \ AERIAL
TRANSPORTATION \ PIPELINE \ BURIED
TRANSPORTATION \ PIPELINE \ MAINTENANCE
TRANSPORTATION \ PIPELINE \ STRUCTURE
TRANSPORTATION \ PIPELINE \ SUBMERGED
TRANSPORTATION \ RAIL \ BRIDGE
TRANSPORTATION \ RAIL \ FACILITY
TRANSPORTATION \ RAIL \ MAINTENANCE
TRANSPORTATION \ RAIL \ REMOVAL
TRANSPORTATION \ RAIL \ TRACK
TRANSPORTATION \ ROADS \ AGRICULTURE
TRANSPORTATION \ ROADS \ CROSSING (NON BRIDGE)
TRANSPORTATION \ ROADS \ CULVERT
TRANSPORTATION \ ROADS \ IMPROVEMENTS
TRANSPORTATION \ ROADS \ LOGGING
TRANSPORTATION \ ROADS \ MAINTENANCE
TRANSPORTATION \ UTILITY \ ACCESS ROAD
TRANSPORTATION \ UTILITY \ AERIAL
TRANSPORTATION \ UTILITY \ BURIED
TRANSPORTATION \ UTILITY \ MAINTENANCE
TRANSPORTATION \ UTILITY \ STRUCTURE
TRANSPORTATION \ UTILITY \ SUBMERGED

Closure Method JD Permit Type Issued_By jUnitsArea2 jUnits Linear2
Approved JD That Did Not Require AField/Site Visit RGP CORPS Acres Feet
Approved JD That Did Require AField/Site Visit PGP LOCAL Square Feet
Delineation Concurrence OTHER
No JD Required STATE
Preliminary JD That Did Not Require AField/Site Visit
Preliminary JD That Did Require AField/Site Visit
Withdrawn
Withdrawn By Applicant

Recapture ICredit Unit ILF ICredit Unit MB
Applies Acre Based Acre Based
Does Not Apply Linear Feet Based Linear Feet Based
Advanced Credit Assessment Based
Assessment Based

State IAT Fill IAT Removal IAT Structure
ALABAMA Fill Area Removal Area Structure Area
ALASKA
AMERICAN SAMOA
ARIZONA
ARKANSAS
CALIFORNIA
COLORADO
COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS
CONNECTICUT
DELAWARE
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
FLORIDA
GEORGIA
GUAM
HAWAI
IDAHO
ILLINOIS
INDIANA
IOWA
KANSAS
KENTUCKY
LOUISIANA
MAINE
MARYLAND
MASSACHUSETTS
MICHIGAN
MINNESOTA
MISSISSIPPI
MISSOURI
MONTANA
NEBRASKA
NEVADA
NEW HAMPSHIRE
NEW JERSEY
NEW MEXICO
NEW YORK
NORTH CAROLINA
NORTH DAKOTA
OHIO
OKLAHOMA
OREGON
PENNSYLVANIA
PUERTO RICO
RHODE ISLAND
SOUTH CAROLINA
SOUTH DAKOTA
TENNESSEE
TEXAS
UNITED STATES VIRGIN ISLANDS
UTAH
VERMONT
VIRGINIA
WASHINGTON

WEST VIRGINIA
WISCONSIN
WYOMING

IAT Fill Volume I IAT Dredging IAT Other
Fill Volume Removal Area Structure Area
Removal Volume Fill Area
Removal Area

Conversion of waters type (forested wetland to emergent wetland, stream to lake)
Fill Area

Discharge of dredged material Discharge of fill material Dredging (Section 10) 1 Ecological restoration
Fill Area Fill Area Removal Area Fill Area
Removal Volume

Removal (Sec 10 structures) Structure (Sec 10 only) Transport of dredged material (Sec 103)
Removal Area Structure Area Fill Volume

Other (Aquaculture, Work, Aerial or Submarine cable crossings)
Section
10 Section 10ss404
Fill Area
NWP 1
NWP 3
Removal Area
NWP 2
NWP 4
Structure Area
NWP 3
NWP 5
NWP4
NWP6
NWP5
NWP7
NWP6
NWP12
NWP7
NWP13
NWP8
NWP14
NWP9
NWP15
NWP 10
NWP 16
NWP 11
NWP 17
NWP 12
NWP 18
NWP 13
NWP 19
NWP 14
NWP 20
NWP 15
NWP 21
NWP 18
NWP 22
NWP 19
NWP 23
NWP 20
NWP 25
NWP 21
NWP 27
NWP 22
NWP 29
NWP 23
NWP 30
NWP 24
NWP 31
NWP 27
NWP 32
NWP 28
NWP 33
NWP 29
NWP 34
NWP 31
NWP 36
NWP 32
NWP 37
NWP 33
NWP 38
NWP 35
NWP 39
NWP 36
NWP 40
NWP 37
NWP 41
NWP 38
NWP 42
NWP 39
NWP 43
NWP 44
NWP 44
NWP 45
NWP 45
NWP 48
NWP 46
NWP 49
NWP 48
NWP 50
NWP 49
NWP 51
NWP 50
NWP 52
NWP 51
NWP 53
NWP 52
NWP 54
NWP 53
NWP 54

Section 404
NWP3
NWP4
NWP5
NWP6
NWP7
NWP 12
NWP 13
NWP 14
NWP 15
NWP 16
NWP 17
NWP 18
NWP 19
NWP 20
NWP 21
NWP 22
NWP 23
NWP 25
NWP 27
NWP 29
NWP 30
NWP 31
NWP 32
NWP 33
NWP 34
NWP 36
NWP 37
NWP 38
NWP 39
NWP 40
NWP 41
NWP 42
NWP 43
NWP 44
NWP 45
NWP 46
NWP 48
NWP 49
NWP 50
NWP 51
NWP 52
NWP 53
NWP 54

5outkern Environmental Group, Inc.
5315 Soutk College Koad, Suite r, • WiImington • Nosth Carolina 28+1 2
Fk. 9 10-452.271 1 • rax. 9 1 0.452.28gJ • www.segLu5
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6 March 2019
Electronic Mail
Ms. Emily Greer
US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)
Wilmington Regulatory Field Office
69 Darlington Avenue
Wilmington, NC 28403
Emily. C.Greer(j usace.army.mi1
RE: Saratoga S.D. (Britton Tract) Response to USAGE Request for Additional Information (BEAT)
Pender County, North Carolina (SAW-2018-00195)
Dear Emily,
Please accept this correspondence and accompanying attachments, as Southern Environmental Group, Inc.'s (SEGi)
response to your emailed request for additional information dated 3 December 2018, which has been outlined below
and followed by SEGi's response:
1. a) Please either show all isolated wetlands as non jurisdictional and filled or remove them entirely from
the impact map. Please note that the feature at Impact B is an isolated wetland, b) Please add the four
stream features to the impact map and account for impacts at Impact A and for Tributary 3 located in
the vicinity of Keeneland Court/Lot 37.
a) The isolated wetlands have been added and denoted as such, on the attached site plan (see Attachment 1).
There is only one isolated wetland being filled, as there is no justifiable purpose and need to fill the others.
Due to the PCN being a joint application for both USACE and NC DWR authorizations, SEGi felt it
necessary to include the isolated wetland information, on the site plan and within the PCN.
b) The four tributaries have been added to the plan. Based on the type of wetland being impacted changing,
Section D, of the PCN, needs to be revised to reflect the changes. However, due to the fact that PCN was
submitted electronically, revising it is not practicable. Therefore, the following table is intended to complete
Section D and includes both tributaries and wetland proposed impacts :
2a. Site
Name
2a1 Reason
2b. Impact
type
2c. Type of W.
2d. W. Name
2e. Forested
2f. Type of
jurisdiction
2g. Impact
Area (AC}
1
Road Crossing
Perm
RPW Ditch
Existing
Tributary 1
No
Corps
0.0006 AC
2
Road Crossing
Perm
RPW Ditch
Existing
Tributary 3
No
Corps
0.02 AC
A
Road Crossing
Perm
Pocosin
1 & 6
No
Corps
0.012
C
Road Crossing
Perm
Pocosin
5
Yes
Corps
0.059
D
Road Crossing
Perm
Pocosin
2
Yes
Corps
0.034
E
Road Crossing
Perm
Pocosin
2
Yes
Corps
0.055
F
Road Crossing
Perm
Pocosin
3
Yes
Corps
0.181

Saratoiza (Britton Tract) Response to USAGE RFAI
G
Road Crossing
Perm
Pocosin
4
Yes
Corps
0.088
H
Road Crossing
Perm
Pocosin
2 & 6
Yes
Corps
0.027
H
Utility
Temp
Pocosin
6
No
Corps
0.0009
I
Road Crossing
Perm
Pocosin
1
Yes
Corps
0.018
JD3
Road Crossing
Perm
Basin
JD3
Yes
401
0.024
Total 404 (P)
0.494
Total 404 (T)
0.0006
Total 401 (P)
0.024
2. The site has been delineated and verbal approval of the delineation has been provided. Please reference
the delineation and provide answers to questions 4(l) and 4(g) on the PCN.
Page 4, of the PCN, which contains questions 4(fl and 4(g), as well as Section 5, has been updated to include
the requested information (see Attachment 2).
3. A road crossing is proposed at Impact I; however, there is no indication that a culvert is being installed
at this location, which is required. Please update drawings to reflect this change.
An 8" pipe has been added to the plan (see Attachment 1).
4. The applicant has proposed to construct Secretariat Run to the eastern project boundary and has stated
in the application that this is not a phased project. Due to the location of jurisdictional resources
immediately beyond the project boundary, the applicant will only be allowed to construct a IZ foot wide
access road beginning at the lot boundaryfor Lots 20/21. The access road will not be allowed to continue
beyond the driveway. Impacts should be revised to show no wetland impacts on the north side of the road
from the Lot 20/21 boundary.
There is an existing soil road, where Secretariat Run is to be located, extends over/into the adjacent property
(see Attachment 3). A 60' long culvert exists, at that stream crossing, on the adjacent property. According
to Paramount Engineering, Pender County will require the adjacent tract connect to Secretariat Run, when
and if it is developed, as the County has the road mapped as part of their Collector Street Plan'. With this
knowledge, the impact is reasonably anticipated to take place and is unavoidable.
5. At each road crossing, the applicant has proposed to bury culverts either four or six inches. Per the
Wilmington District's Regional General Condition, culverts must be designed and installed so that
destabilization and head -cutting are minimized. Additionally, culverts in wetlands do not have to be
buried. Given the elevation changes from north to south at each crossing, the Corps is concerned that
the proposal to bury the culverts will result in secondary drainage effects and head -cutting upslope of
the crossing. Please either provide a written explanation as to why the culverts must be buried that also
addresses the Corps' concerns or redesign the crossings with an adequate size and number of unburied
culverts to equalize surface waters.
The plans have been revised to reflect the culverts at existing grade, rather than being buried (see
Attachment 1) .
6. The applicant is proposing to install culverts at Impact H that will discharge into what appears to be a
piped ditch before ultimately discharging south to wetlands abutting Harrison Creek. Drainage for this
wetland already exists just offsite from Impact H. Construction of an additional drain will have
secondary drainage effects. Burying the culvert and piping the ditch increases the likelihood of a
drainage effect occurring and could also create head -cutting. Please either provide a written explanation
of the purpose and need for this drain that also addresses the Corps' concerns or remove it from the
plans entirely.
1 http://www.pendercountync.gov/pcd/v -content/uploads/sites/15/2017/07/3-1-16-Pender-County-Final.pdf
2

Sarato ag SD. (Britton Tract) Response to USACE RFAI ,�jr �i
After evaluation of the drainage in this area, the proposed culverts, at Impact H, are not necessary and have
been removed from the plan (see Attachment 1).
7. In apre-application meeting with the Corps, the applicant stated that language regarding how to access
upland areas on lots with wetlands without a permit will be provided in the HOA restrictive covenants.
To ensure the correct information is being disseminated to future buyers, please provide the language
that will be used for the Corps review.
The attached deed notification will be recorded at the Pender County ROD, prior to conveying to conveying
any of the lots that contain wetlands (see Attachment 4).
8. Please revise impact labels and impact amounts, and update drawings accordingly. Also, please fill out
the attached spreadsheet for project impacts and attach it as a separate document when resubmitting.
The impacts labels and amounts have been updated on the drawings (see Attachment 1), and the spreadsheet
completed (see Attachment 5).
9. a) Pleaseprovide a compensatory mitigation credit release letter. b) Without justification, mitigation for
wetland and perennial stream impacts should be provided at a 2:1 ratio and intermittent stream and
conversion impacts should be provided at a 1:1 ratio. c) Please note that tree cutting on lots with wetlands
with the intent to allow the buyer to maintain those areas in an herbaceous state is considered a
permanent impact and should be accounted for in impact totals and mitigation provided.
a) A credit reservation letter will be requested from the NECFUMB, once the mitigation proposal has
been approved.
b) The proposed wetland impact areas (i.e. "assessment areas") are classified, by the NC Wetland
Assessment Method Dichotomous Key, as Pocosin', and Low Pocosin, by the NC Natural Heritage
Program. These wetland complexes are seasonally saturated or inundated, due to a high or perched
water table. Hydrology is maintained by precipitation and slow drainage and are rarely found adjacent
to rivers or streams. Vegetation is typically composed of dense, waxy shrubs, such as gallberries (Ilex
ssp. ), fetterbushes (Leucothoe ssp.), honey -cups (Zenobia pulverulenta) and greenbriers (Smilax
laurifolia).
The diversity of plant species and sizes promotes diverse wildlife, which is not the case with this site.
Historically, the majority of the area, not classified as swamp forest, has been utilized for silviculture
activities (see Attachment 6). Currently, the site is row planted, with Loblolly Pine. The rows create
depressional areas, overwhelming the Pocosin ecosystem and limiting the diversity of the vegetation
that would typically be found within the wetland complex. Evaluation of the wetland complexes,
utilizing the North Carolina Wetland Assessment Method (WAM), revealed the wetlands are low in
functional value (see Attachment 7). Therefore, a 1:1 mitigation to impact ratio is sufficient to offset
the loss of function anticipated to take place, as a result of permanently filling 0.47-acre of non -riparian
wetlands. Once approved by the USACE, a credit reservation letter will be furnished to your office.
c) It is not anticipated that trees, within wetlands, will need to be cut, to build any of the dwellings.
Furthermore, the Applicant is unable to foresee what, if any, wetlands will be cut and maintained "in
an herbaceous state", by future property owners. As stated in the response to #7, deed notifications will
be recorded, to notify future buyers of the existence of wetlands within the property boundaries and
directed them to contact the USACE, prior to undertaking any work within wetlands. Should future
buyers wish to maintain wetlands in an herbaceous state, the USACE has the ability to assess mitigation
for the conversion, at that time and with the responsible party.
It is SEGi's hope that the information submitted within and attached to this letter is sufficient to satisfy the USACE's
RFAI. However, should you still have questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me directly, at 910.228.1841.
2 https:Hfiles.nc.gov/ncdeq/Water°/n20Quality/Environmental°/fl2OSciences/ECO/Wetlands/NC°/a20WAM°/a2OWetland%2OKey%2Ov5.pdf

Saratoga (Britton Tract Response to USACE RFAI 5r
Sincerely,
Dana A. Lutheran
SEGi Regulatory Specialist
Enclosures (7)
cc: Mr. Robb Mairs — NC DWR WiRO (robb.mairs(&,ncdenr.gov)
Ms. Sheri Montalvo — NC DWR Raleigh ([e-mail])

Saratoga S.D. (Britton Tract) Response to USACE RFAI 5F Cil
Attachment 1
Revised wetland Impact Drawings
i (3/5/19)

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Wetland Impact Map - EX -1
rat
Pender County, North Carolina
Date: 01.28.2019
SITE DATA:
SITE ACREAGE
TOTAL RPW/DITCH IMPACTS
IMPACT 1
IMPACT 2
= 150.5 AC. +/-
_ (0.02 AC.) 400 LF (1200 SF)
10 LF (30 SF)
300 LF (900 SF)
TOTAL WETLAND IMPACTS = 0.474 AC
IMPACT A = 0.012 AC
IMPACT C
= 0.059 AC.
IMPACT D
= 0.034 AC.
IMPACT E
= 0.055 AC.
IMPACT F
= 0.181 AC.
IMPACT G
= 0.088 AC.
IMPACT H
= 0.027 AC.
IMPACT 1
= 0.018 AC.
TOTAL ISOLATED WETLAND IMPACTS =
0.024 AC
IMPACT J D-3 =
0.024 AC
TEMPORARY WETLAND IMPACT (WATERMAIN) =
0.0009 AC
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Saratoga S.D. (Britton Tract) Response to USACE RFAI Sr Cli
Attachment 2
Revised Pre -Construction Notification
ii (3/5/19)

4b. Have Corps permits or DWR certifications been obtained for this project (including all prior phases) in the past?*
r Yes r No r Unknown
4d. Attach an 8 1/2 X11 excerpt from the most recent version of the USGS topographic map indicating the location of the project site. (for DWR)
Click the upload button or drag and drop files here to attach document
Britton Tract LiDAR Map 112017.pdf 2.21 MB
Britton Tract Topo Map 112017.pdf 3.07MB
File type crust be pdf
4e. Attach an 8 1/2 X 11 excerpt from the most recent version of the published County NRCS Soil Survey map depicting the project site. (for DWR)
Click the upload button or drag and drop files here to attach document
Britton Tract Soils Map 112017.pdf 2.26MB
File type rrust be pdr
4f. List the total estimated acreage of all existing wetlands on the property:
Approx. 70.0 AC.
4g. List the total estimated linear feet of all existing streams on the property:
(intermttent and perenriial)
Approx. 5200 LF
4h. Explain the purpose of the proposed project:*
The purpose of the project is to develop a 150 -acre property into a 52 -lot, low density, single family subdivision, within a fast growing area of Fender County, NC.
41. Describe the overall project in detail, including indirect impacts and the type of equipment to be used:*
The project will consist of installing access roads and utilities, such as community septic system, which will service those lots that either do not perk or do not contain enough buildable
upland to have a private septic system. Eight (8) wetland impacts (Impact Areas A -H) are necessary to facilitate the construction of Roads A and B. Five (5) of the road crossings
require culverts (Impact Areas A, D -G) to maintain a hydrologic connection. One septic line wit be installed between lots 47 and 48. The utility line vdll be covered with rock and will serve
as the access road to the community septic system. Large machinery, such as backhoes, dump trucks, bulldozers and graders, will be used to complete the work. In total, 0.489 -acre of
wetland impact is necessary to facilitate the construction.
4j. Please upload project drawings for the proposed project.
Click the upload button a drag and drop files here to attach docurrent
Saratoga Wetland Impact and Utility Plans.pdf 4.01 MB
File type rrust be pdf
5. Jurisdictional Determinations
5a. Have the wetlands or streams been delineated on the property or proposed impact areas?*
r Yes r No C Unknown
Comments:
51aIf the Corps made a jurisdictional determination, what type of determination was made?*
r Preliminary r Approved r Not Verified r Unknown r N/A
Corps AID Number:
6carrple: SAW -2017-99999
Not assigned
5c. If 5a is yes, who delineated the jurisdictional areas?
Name (if known): David Scibetta
Agency/Consultant Company: SEGi
Other:
5d. List the dates of the Corp jurisdiction determination or State determination if a determination was made by the Corps or DWR.
D. Scibetta met with Ms. Emily Greer (USACE) on 2/8/2018 to verify SEGi's wetland delineation.
5dl. Jurisdictional determination upload
Click the upload button or drag and drop files here to attach document
File type mut be FDF
6. Future Project Plans
6a. Is this a phased project?*
r Yes r No
Are any other NWP(s), regional general permit(s), or individual permits(s) used, or intended to be used, to authorize any part of the proposed projector related activity? This
includes other separate and distant crossing for linear projects that require Department of the Army authorization but don't require pre -construction notification.
LD. Proposed Impacts Inventory
1. Impacts Summary
la. Where are the impacts associated with your project? (check all that apply):

Saratoga S•D• (Britton Tract) Response to USACE RFAI SF Cli
Attachment 3
Aerial Photo of Secretariat Run Near Impact Area H
iii (3/5/19)

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Saratoga S•D• (Britton Tract) Response to USACE RFAI SF Cli
Attachment 4
Saratoga Deed Notification
iv (3/5/19)

COMPLIANCE WITH WETLAND & BUFFER REGULATIONS
The following DEED NOTIFICATION shall be recorded in the Pender County Registry, prior to the
conveyance of the property, referred to as Lots 1-52, on the attached plan entitled "Wetland Impact Map —
EX -1, Saratoza" , prepared by Paramount Enzineeriniz and dated 1/28/19
"A portion of this lot, as determined by the Wilmington District US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) under Action
ID# SAW -2018-00195 , contains waters of the U.S., including wetlands, which are subject to the permit requirements
of Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (33 USC 1344). Any placement of dredged or fill material within these waters
without Department of Army authorization may constitute a violation of Section 301 of the Clean Water Act (33 USC
1311). Prior to undertaking any work within the jurisdictional areas, contact the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers,
Wilmington District Regulatory Division, Wilmington, North Carolina. This covenant is to run with the land and shall
be binding on all Parties and all persons claiming under them."
Signature
Owner's N
Address:
City, State, Zip Code:
Phone Number:
STATE of North Carolina
County
I, , a Notary Public of the State of North Carolina, Pender County, hereby certify
that owner personally appeared before me this day and executed by above certification.
Witness my hand notorial seal, this day of
Notary Public
My commission expires:
120

Saratoga S•D• (Britton Tract) Response to USACE RFAI 5F Cli
Attachment 5
USACE ORM Spreadsheets
v (3/5/19)

Saratoga S.D. (Britton Tract) Response to USACE RFAI 5F Cli
Attachment 6
Historical Aerial Photo Showing Silviculture Use
vi (3/5/19)

Saratoga S.D. (Britton Tract) Response to USACE RFAI 5F Cil
Attachment 7
NC SAM and WAM Worksheets and Results
vii (3/5/19)

NC WAM Wetland Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 4.1
Rating Calculator Version 4.1
Wetland Site Name Wetland 3 Date
2/13/19
Wetland Type Pocosin Assessor Name/Organization
Dana Lutheran
Notes on Field Assessment Form (YIN)
NO
Presence of regulatory considerations (YIN)
NO
Wetland is intensively managed (YIN)
YES
Assessment area is located within 50 feet of a natural tributary or other open water (YIN)
NO
Assessment area is substantially altered by beaver (YIN)
NO
Assessment area experiences overbank flooding during normal rainfall conditions (YIN)
NO
Assessment area is on a coastal island (YIN)
NO
Sub -function Rating Summary
Function Sub -function Metrics
Rating
Hydrology Surface Storage and Retention Condition
LOW
Sub -Surface Storage and Retention Condition
HIGH
Water Quality
Pathogen Change
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Condition/Opportunity
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Opportunity Presence? (YIN)
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Particulate Change
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Condition/Opportunity
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Opportunity Presence? (YIN)
NA
Soluble Change
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Condition/Opportunity
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Opportunity Presence? (YIN)
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Physical Change
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Condition/Opportunity
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Opportunity Presence? (YIN)
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Pollution Change
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LOW
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LOW
Opportunity Presence? (YIN)
NO
Habitat
Physical Structure
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LOW
Landscape Patch Structure
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LOW
Vegetation Composition
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LOW
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Function
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Rating
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Condition
MEDIUM
Water Quality
Condition
LOW
Condition/Opportunity
LOW
Opportunity Presence? (YIN)
NO
Habitat
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LOW
Overall Wetland Rating
LOW

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Wetland Site Name Wetland 3
Wetland Type Racosin IV
Level III Ecoregionj Mddle Atlantic Coastal Plain
River Basin ICape Fear
r Yes r' No Precipitation within 48 hrs?
Date 2/13/19
Assessor Name/Organization Dana Lutheran
Nearest Named Water Body Harrison Creek
USGS 8-Digit Catalogue Unit 03030007
Latitude/Longitude (deci-degrees) 34.401219,-77.761913
Evidence of stressors affecting the assessment area (may not be within the assessment area)
Please circle and/or make note on last page if evidence of stressors is apparent. Consider departure from reference, if
appropriate, in recent past (for instance, approximately within 10 years). Noteworthy stressors include, but are not limited
to the following.
Hydrological modifications (examples: ditches, dams, beaver dams, dikes, berms, ponds, etc.)
Surface and sub -surface discharges into the wetland (examples: discharges containing obvious pollutants, presence of nearby
septic tanks, underground storage tanks (USTs), hog lagoons, etc.)
Signs of vegetation stress (examples: vegetation mortality, insect damage, disease, storm damage, salt intrusion, etc.)
Habitat/plant community alteration (examples: mowing, clear -cutting, exotics, etc.)
Is the assessment area intensively managed? r' Yes (' No
Regulatory Considerations (select all that apply to the assessment area)
F Anadromous fish
F Federally protected species or State endangered or threatened species
F NCDWQ riparian buffer rule in effect
F Abuts a Primary Nursery Area (PNA)
F Publicly owned property
F N.C. Division of Coastal Management Area of Environmental Concern (AEC) (including buffer)
F Abuts a stream with a NCDWQ classification of SA or supplemental classifications of HQW, ORW, or Trout
F Designated NCNHP reference community
F Abuts a 303(d)-listed stream or a tributary to a 303(d)-listed stream
What type of natural stream is associated with the wetland, if any? (check all that apply)
Blackwater
Brownwater
F Tidal (if tidal, check one of the following boxes) Lunar C' Wind r Both
Is the assessment area on a coastal island? (' Yes r' No
Is the assessment area's surface water storage capacity or duration substantially altered by beaver?
Does the assessment area experience overbank flooding during normal rainfall conditions?
(' Yes r' No
(' Yes r■ No
1. Ground Surface Condition/Vegetation Condition — assessment area condition metric
Check a box in each column. Consider alteration to the ground surface (GS) in the assessment area and vegetation structure
(VS) in the assessment area. Compare to reference wetland if applicable (see User Manual). If a reference is not applicable,
then rate the assessment area based on evidence of an effect.
GS VS
C' A (' A Not severely altered
r' B r' B Severely altered over a majority of the assessment area (ground surface alteration examples: vehicle tracks, excessive
sedimentation, fire -plow lanes, skidder tracks, bedding, fill, soil compaction, obvious pollutants) (vegetation structure
alteration examples: mechanical disturbance, herbicides, salt intrusion [where appropriate], exotic species, grazing,
less diversity [if appropriate], hydrologic alteration)
2. Surface and Sub -Surface Storage Capacity and Duration — assessment area condition metric
Check a box in each column. Consider surface storage capacity and duration (Surf) and sub -surface storage capacity and
duration (Sub). Consider both increase and decrease in hydrology. Refer to the current NRCS lateral effect of ditching guidance for
North Carolina hydric soils (see USACE Wilmington District website) for the zone of influence of ditches in hydric soils. A ditch
:5 1 foot deep is considered to affect surface water only, while a ditch > 1 foot deep is expected to affect both surface and ditch
sub -surface water. Consider tidal flooding regime, if applicable.
Surf Sub
C' A r' A Water storage capacity and duration are not altered.
r B ' B Water storage capacity or duration are altered, but not substantially (typically, not sufficient to change vegetation).
r' CC Water storage capacity or duration are substantially altered (typically, alteration sufficient to result in vegetation
change) (examples: draining, flooding, soil compaction, filling, excessive sedimentation, underground utility lines).
3. Water Storage/Surface Relief — assessment area/wetland type condition metric (answer for non -marsh wetlands only)
Check a box in each column for each group below. Select the appropriate storage for the assessment area (AA) and the wetland
type (WT).
AA
WT
3a. r A
r A
Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water > 1 foot deep
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B
Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water 6 inches to 1 foot deep
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Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water 3 to 6 inches deep
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Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is greater than 2 feet
r B
Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is between 1 and 2 feet

r' C Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is less than 1 foot

4. Soil Texture/Structure — assessment area condition metric
Check a box from each of the three soil property groups below. Dig soil profile in the dominant assessment area landscape
feature. Make soil observations within the 12 inches. Use most recent National Technical Committee for Hydric Soils guidance for
regional indicators.
4a.A Sandy soil
B Loamy or clayey soils exhibiting redoximorphic features (concentrations, depletions, or rhizospheres)
C Loamy or clayey soils not exhibiting redoximorphic features
❑ Loamy or clayey gleyed soil
E Histosol or histic epipedon
4b.' A Soil ribbon < 1 inch
r B Soil ribbon z 1 inch
4c. r A No peat or muck presence
r' B A peat or muck presence
5. Discharge into Wetland — opportunity metric
Check a box in each column. Consider surface pollutants or discharges (Surf) and sub -surface pollutants or discharges (Sub).
Examples of sub -surface discharges include presence of nearby septic tank, underground storage tank (UST), etc.
Surf Sub
A' A Little or no evidence of pollutants or discharges entering the assessment area
B' B Noticeable evidence of pollutants or discharges entering the wetland and stressing, but not overwhelming the
treatment capacity of the assessment area
C ' C Noticeable evidence of pollutants or discharges (pathogen, particulate, or soluble) entering the assessment area and
potentially overwhelming the treatment capacity of the wetland (water discoloration, dead vegetation, excessive
sedimentation, odor)
6. Land Use — opportunity metric
Check all that apply (at least one box in each column). Evaluation involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. Consider sources
draining to assessment area within entire upstream watershed (WS), within 5 miles and within the watershed draining to the
assessment area (5M), and within 2 miles and within the watershed draining to the assessment area (2M). Effective riparian buffers
are considered to be 50 feet wide in the Coastal Plain and Piedmont ecoregions and 30 feet wide in the Blue Ridge Mountains ecoregion.
WS 5M 2M
F A F A F A ? 10% impervious surfaces
r7 B r7 B r7 B < 10% impervious surfaces
F C F C F C Confined animal operations (or other local, concentrated source of pollutants)
F D F D F D ? 20% coverage of pasture
F E F E F E ? 20% coverage of agricultural land (regularly plowed land)
F F F F F F ? 20% coverage of maintained grass/herb
F G F G F G ? 20% coverage of clear-cut land
F H F H F H Little or no opportunity to improve water quality. Lack of opportunity may result from hydrologic alterations
that prevent drainage or overbank flow from affecting the assessment area.
7. Wetland Acting as Vegetated Buffer — assessment area/wetland complex condition metric
7a. Is assessment area within 50 feet of a tributary or other open water?
(' Yes r No If Yes, continue to 7b. If No, skip to Metric 8.
Wetland buffer need only be present on one side of the water body. Make buffer judgment based on the average width of the wetland.
Record a note if a portion of the buffer has been removed or disturbed.
7b. How much of the first 50 feet from the bank is weltand? Descriptor E should be selected if ditches effectively bypass the buffer.
r A ? 50 feet
r B From 30 to < 50 feet
r C From 15 to < 30 feet
r D From 5 to < 15 feet
r E < 5 feet or buffer bypassed by ditches
7c. Tributary width. If the tributary is anastomosed, combine widths of channels/braids for a total width.
r :5 15-feet wide r > 15-feet wide r Other open water (no tributary present)
7d. Do roots of assessment area vegetation extend into the bank of the tributary/open water?
(' Yes (' No
7e. Is tributary or other open water sheltered or exposed?
Sheltered — adjacent open water with width < 2500 feet and no regular boat traffic.
Exposed — adjacent open water with width ? 2500 feet or regular boat traffic.
8. Wetland Width at the Assessment Area — wetland type/wetland complex metric (evaluate for riparian wetlands only)
Check a box in each column. Select the average width for the wetland type at the assessment area (WT)
and the wetland complex at the assessment areas (WC). See User Manual for WILT and WC boundaries.
WT WC
r A r A ? 100 feet
r' B r B From 80 to < 100 feet
r C r C From 50 to < 80 feet
r D r D From 40 to < 50 feet
r E r' E From 30 to < 40 feet
r F r F From 15 to < 30 feet
r G r G From 5 to < 15 feet
r H r H < 5 feet

9. Inundation Duration — assessment area condition metric
Answer for assessment area dominant landform.
(' A Evidence of short -duration inundation (< 7 consecutive days)
r' B Evidence of saturation, without evidence of inundation
C' C Evidence of long -duration inundation or very long -duration inundation (7 to 30 consecutive days or more)
10. Indicators of Deposition — assessment area condition metric
Consider recent deposition only (no plant growth since deposition).
r' A Sediment deposition is not excessive, but at approximately natural levels.
C' B Sediment deposition is excessive, but not overwhelming the wetland.
C' C Sediment deposition is excessive and is overwhelming the wetland.
11. Wetland Size — wetland type/wetland complex condition metric
Check a box in each column. Involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. This metric evaluates three aspects of the wetland area: the
size of the wetland type (WT), the size of the wetland complex (WC), and the size of the forested wetland (FW) (if applicable, see User
Manual). See the User Manual for boundaries of these evaluation areas. If assessment area is clear-cut, select "K" for the FW column.
WT WC FW (if applicable)
r A ' A r A ? 500 acres
r B ' B r B From 100 to < 500 acres
(' CC (' C From 50 to < 100 acres
r ❑ r ❑ r ❑ From 25 to < 50 acres
E' E' E From 10 to < 25 acres
F' F' F From 5 to < 10 acres
'G 'G 'G From 1to<5acres
'H'H'H From 0.5 to < 1 acre
rI rI rI From 0.1 to < 0.5 acre
r J r' J r J From 0.01 to < 0.1 acre
r K r K r K < 0.01 acre or assessment area is clear-cut
12. Wetland Intactness — wetland type condition metric (evaluate for Pocosins only)
r' A Pocosin is the full extent (�: 90%) of its natural landscape size.
r' B Pocosin is < 90% of the full extent of its natural landscape size.
13. Connectivity to Other Natural Areas — landscape condition metric
13a. Check appropriate box(es) (a box may be checked in each column). Involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. This
evaluates whether the wetland is well connected (Well) and/or loosely connected (Loosely) to the landscape patch, the contiguous
metric naturally vegetated area and open water (if appropriate). Boundaries are formed by four -lane roads, regularly maintained utility
line corridors the width of a four -lane road or wider, urban landscapes, fields (pasture open and agriculture), or water > 300 feet wide.
Well Loosely
r A r A ? 500 acres
r B r B From 100 to < 500 acres
r C r C From 50 to < 100 acres
r' D r D From 10 to < 50 acres
r E r' E < 10 acres
r F r F Wetland type has a poor or no connection to other natural habitats
13b. Evaluate for marshes only.
r Yes r No Wetland type has a surface hydrology connection to open waters/stream or tidal wetlands.
14. Edge Effect — wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes)
May involve a GIS effort with field adjustment. Estimate distance from wetland type boundary to artificial edges. Artificial edges include
non -forested areas ? 40 feet wide such as fields, development, roads, regularly maintained utility line corridors and clear -cuts.
Consider the eight main points of the compass.
r' A No artificial edge within 150 feet in all directions
r B No artificial edge within 150 feet in four (4) to seven (7) directions
r C An artificial edge occurs within 150 feet in more than four (4) directions or assessment area is clear-cut
15. Vegetative Composition — assessment area condition metric (skip for all marshes and Pine Flat)
r A Vegetation is close to reference condition in species present and their proportions. Lower strata composed of appropriate
species, with exotic plants absent or sparse within the assessment area.
C' B Vegetation is different from reference condition in species diversity or proportions, but still largely composed of native species
characteristic of the wetland type. This may include communities of weedy native species that develop after clearcutting or
clearing. It also includes communities with exotics present, but not dominant, over a large portion of the expected strata.
r' C Vegetation severely altered from reference in composition. Expected species are unnaturally absent (planted stands of non -
characteristic species or at least one stratum inappropriately composed of a single species). Exotic species are dominant in
at least one stratum.
16. Vegetative Diversity — assessment area condition metric (evaluate for Non -tidal Freshwater Marsh only)
C' A Vegetation diversity is high and is composed primarily of native species (c10% cover of exotics).
C' B Vegetation diversity is low or has > 10% to 50% cover of exotics.
(' C Vegetation is dominated by exotic species (>50% cover of exotics).

17. Vegetative Structure — assessment area/wetland type condition metric
17a. Is vegetation present?
r' Yes (' No If Yes, continue to 17b. If No, skip to Metric 18.
17b. Evaluate percent coverage of assessment area vegetation for all marshes only. Skip to 17c for non -marsh wetlands.
A ? 25% coverage of vegetation
B < 25% coverage of vegetation
17c. Check a box in each column for each stratum. Evaluate this portion of the metric for non -marsh wetlands. Consider structure
in airspace
above the assessment area (AA) and the wetland type (WT) separately.
AA
W T
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r A
Canopy closed, or nearly closed, with natural gaps associated with natural processes
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r B
r B
Canopy present, but opened more than natural gaps
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r C
r C
Canopy sparse or absent
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(' A
A
Dense mid-story/sapling layer
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B'
B
Moderate density mid-story/sapling layer
r' C'
C
Mid-story/sapling layer sparse or absent
r' A r A Dense shrub layer
r B r' B Moderate density shrub layer
W r C r C Shrub layer sparse or absent
C' A' A Dense herb layer
B' B Moderate density herb layer
r C r C Herb layer sparse or absent
18. Snags — wetland type condition metric
C' A Large snags (more than one) are visible (' 12-inches DBH, or large relative to species present and landscape stability).
r' B Not A
19. Diameter Class Distribution — wetland type condition metric
C' A Majority of canopy trees have stems > 6 inches in diameter at breast height (DBH); many large trees (' 12 inches DBH) are
present.
C' B Majority of canopy trees have stems between 6 and 12 inches DBH, few are > 12-inch DBH.
r C Majority of canopy trees are < 6 inches DBH or no trees.
20. Large Woody Debris — wetland type condition metric
Include both natural debris and man -placed natural debris.
r A Large logs (more than one) are visible (' 12 inches in diameter, or large relative to species present and landscape stability).
r' B Not A
21. Vegetation/Open Water Dispersion — wetland type/open water condition metric (evaluate for Non -Tidal Freshwater
Marsh only)
Select the figure that best describes the amount of interspersion between vegetation and open water in the growing season. Patterned
areas indicate vegetated areas, while solid white areas indicate open water.
rA rB rC rD
22. Hydrologic Connectivity — assessment area condition metric (evaluate for riparian wetlands only)
Examples of activities that may severely alter hydrologic connectivity include intensive
ditching, fill, sedimentation, channelization, diversion, man-made berms, beaver dams, and stream incision.
r A Overbank and overland flow are not severely altered in the assessment area.
r B Overbank flow is severely altered in the assessment area.
(' C Overland flow is severely altered in the assessment area.
r D Both overbank and overland flow are severely altered in the assessment area.
Notes