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Bright People. Right Solutions.
July 17, 2019
Mr. Rob Ridings
NC Department of Environmental Quality
Division of Water Resources
Raleigh Regional Office
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
RE: Stream Origin/Buffer Applicability Request
Construct an Eastbound Left Turn Lane on NC 42 at the SR 2727 (Saul's Rd.) Intersection
Wake County, NC: TIP: W-5601 EY
Mr. Ridings:
The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) requests concurrence with the stream
origin/buffer applicability determination in association with this proposed NCDOT construction project. The
proposed project is located approximately 8 miles north-northeast of Angier, in southeastern Wake County,
NC.
This project is considered a linear transportation project and the stream and buffer determination will assist
in avoidance and minimization of unavoidable stream or wetland impacts associated with design and layout
of the proposed turn lane construction. We have attached the following information to assist with your review:
• Stream Origin/Buffer Applicability Determination request form
• Figures
0 1. 1970 Soil Survey of Wake County, NC
o 2. USGS topographic map
0 3. Wetland delineation maps
• USACE wetland and upland data forms
• NCDWR stream forms
• USACE stream forms
• NC SAM/WAM forms
• ORM Rapanos form
• Site photographs
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at [phone] or Mitchell Wimberley at
[phone].
Sincerely,
KLEINFELDER
Nicole Thomson, PWS Mitchell Wimberley
Environmental Project Manager Environmental Scientist
Cc: Chris Murray, PWS, NCDOT Project Engineer — Planning & Environmental
Heather Montague, NCDOT Div. 5 Environmental Officer
KLEINFELDER 3200 Gateway Centre Blvd. Suite 100, Morrisville, NC 27560 p 1919.755.5011 f 1919.755.1414

Water Resources
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
LINDA CULPEPPER
Interim Director
Date Received DWR Use Only: Project #
Buffer Determination Request Form
Property Owner Information
1. Owner Information
Ia. Name(s) on Recorded Deed
North Carolina Department of Transportation
lb. Responsible Party (for LLC)
Chris Murray, PWS
lc. Mailing Address
2612 N Duke Street, Durham, NC 27704
1d. Telephone Number
919-220-4633
le. Email Address
[e-mail]
Address of Property: NC 42 at SR 2727 (Saul's Rd.) Intersection
Project Description (attach plan if available): Construct an Eastbound Left Turn Lane on NC 42 at the SR 2727 (Saul's Rd.) Intersection,
Wake County, NC: TIP: W-5601EY
Consultant/Agent Information
4. Agent/Consultant Information
4a. Name, Company
Nicole Thomson, PWS, Kleinfelder
4b. Mailing address
3200 Gateway Center Blvd, Suite 100, Morrisville, NC 27560
4c. Telephone no.
[phone]
4d. Email address
[e-mail]
5. Project and Site Information
5a. Name of project
W-5601EY
5b. County
Wake
5c. Nearest Named Stream
Little Creek
5d. River Basin
Neuse
6. Has anyone from DWR visited the site?
I Y / N
N
I Staff Name
N/A
I Date of Visit?
I N/A
Attach a map of the site indicating project boundaries on the USGS 1:24,000 Topo and/or NRCS Soil Survey.
Please return form Rob Ridings
to: 1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1628
Email: [e-mail]
Please contact the Raleigh Regional Office at [phone] if you have any questions.
Division of Water Resources, Raleigh Regional Office, Water Quality Operations Section http://portal.ncdenr.org/web/wq/aps
1628 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1628 Phone: [phone]
Location: 3800 Barrett Drive, Raleigh, NC 27609 Fax: [phone]

Aquatic Resources Within the Study Area
Site
Feature ID
Field
NCDWQ
Estimated amount
On 2016
On 1970
No.
Classification
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of aquatic resource
USGS?
Wake Soil
Score
in study area
Survey?
(acreage & linear
feet, if applicable)
1
Little Creek
Perennial
38
300 feet length, 10-
Yes
Yes
Subject to
15 feet avg width
Neuse Buffers
2
UT to Little
Perennial
38
400 feet length, 5-10
Yes
No
Creek
Subject to
feet avg width
Neuse Buffers
3
Wetland A
Wetland
N/A
0.45 acres
N/A
N/A
4
Wetland B
Wetland
N/A
0.25 acres
N/A
N/A
5
Wetland C
Wetland
N/A
0.45 acres
N/A
N/A

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WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM — Eastern Mountains and Piedmont Region
Project/Site: NC 42 Widening at Sauls Road (W-5601 EY) City/County: Angier, Wake Co. Sampling Date: 06/4/2019
Applicant/Owner: NCDOT Division 5 State: NC Sampling Point: Wetland A
Investigator(s): N Thomson/M Wimberley/ T. Lineberry Section, Township, Range:
Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc.): Floodplain Local relief (concave, convex, none): Concave Slope (%):
Subregion (LRR or MLRA): P 136 Lat: 35.589998 Long:-78.634891 Datum: NAD83
Soil Map Unit Name: Bba - Bibb Sandy Loam; 0-2% slope, frequently flooded NWI classification: PF01A
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Are climatic / hydrolo is conditions on the site typical for this time of year? Yes No ❑ (If no, explain in Remarks.)
Are Vegetation f Soil ❑, or Hydrology = significantly disturbed? Are "Normal Circumstances" present? Yes 0 No 0
Are Vegetation =, Soil ❑, or Hydrology ❑ naturally problematic? (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.)
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS — Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc.
Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes �0 No 0 Is the Sampled Area
Hydric Soil Present? Yes I I Nowithin a Wetland? Yes 0 No 0
Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes = No
Remarks:
HYDROLOGY
Wetland Hydrology Indicators:
Secondary Indicators (minimum of two required)
Primary Indicators (minimum of one is required: check all that apply)
❑ Surface Soil Cracks (136)
F71 Surface Water (Al) ❑ True Aquatic Plants (1314)
❑ Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (138)
❑ High Water Table (A2) ❑ Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (Cl)
❑ Drainage Patterns (1310)
❑ Saturation (A3) ❑✓ Oxidized Rhizospheres on Living Roots (C3)
❑ Moss Trim Lines (B16)
M Water Marks (131) ❑ Presence of Reduced Iron (C4)
❑ Dry -Season Water Table (C2)
❑ Sediment Deposits (62) ❑ Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6)
M Crayfish Burrows (C8)
❑ Drift Deposits (133) ❑ Thin Muck Surface (C7)
❑ Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9)
❑ Algal Mat or Crust (64) ❑ Other (Explain in Remarks)
❑ Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1)
❑ Iron Deposits (135)
❑✓ Geomorphic Position (D2)
Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (137)
❑ Shallow Aquitard (D3)
Water -Stained Leaves (139)
❑ Microtopographic Relief (D4)
❑Aquatic Fauna (613)
❑✓ FAC-Neutral Test (D5)
Field Observations:
Surface Water Present? Yes No ❑ Depth (inches): 0 In
Water Table Present? Yes ❑ No 0 Depth (inches):
n
Saturation Present? Yes ❑ No = Depth (inches):
Wetland
Hydrology Present? Yes No
includes capillary fringe)
Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available:
Remarks:
Ponded area within the middle of the wetland assessment site; levee/berm between
stream and assessment area;
significant recent rainfall events
US Army Corps of Engineers Eastern Mountains and Piedmont —Version 2.0

VEGETATION (Five Strata) - Use scientific names of plants.
Sampling Point: Wetland A
Absolute
Dominant Indicator
Dominance Test worksheet:
Tree Stratum (Plot size: 100-Sq. ft )
% Cover
Species? Status
Number of Dominant Species
Acer rubrum Red maple)
1. ( /� )
25
Yes FAC
9
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: (A)
2. Ostrya virginiana (Hophornbeam)
10
FAC
Oxy dendrum arboreum ( Sourwood)
5
UPL
Total Number of Dominant
10
3.
Species Across All Strata: (B)
4. Fraxinus pennsylvanica (Green ash)
15
Yes FACW
5. Carpinus caoliniana (American hornbeam)
10
FAC
Percent of Dominant Species 0 9
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: (A/B)
6. Betula nigra (River birch)
5
FACW
70
= Total Cover
Prevalence Index worksheet:
50% of total cover: 35
20% of total cover: 14
Total % Cover of: Multiply by:
2 2
100-5 ft
Sapling Stratum (Plot size: q )
OBL species x 1 =
5 10
1 Acer rubrum (Red maple)
15
Yes FAC
FACW species x 2 =
2. Fraxinus pennsylvanica (Green ash)
10
Yes FACW
FAC species 8 x = 24
FACU species 2 x 4 4 = $
3.
UPL species 1 x 5 = 5
4.
Column Totals: 18 (A) 49 (B)
5.
6.
Prevalence Index = B/A = 2.7
25
= Total Cover
Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
50% of total cover: 12.5
20% of total cover: 5
0 1 - Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
Shrub Stratum (Plot size: too-sq. ft )
0 2 - Dominance Test is >50%
1 Ligustrum sinense (Chinese privet)
5
Yes FACU
_❑✓ 3 - Prevalence Index is :53.0'
❑ 4 - Morphological Adaptations' (Provide supporting
data in Remarks or on a separate sheet)
2
3.
Ej Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation' (Explain)
4.
5 = Total Cover
50% of total cover: 2.5 20% of total cover: 1
Herb Stratum (Plot size: 100-sq. ft )
1. Microstegium vimineum (Japanese stiltgrass 35
2. Impatiens capensis (Common jewelweed)
25
3. Dennstaedtia punctilobula (Hay -scented fern
10
4. Arundinaria gigantea (Giant cane)
30
5. Saururus cernuus (Lizard's tail)
15
6. Peltandra virginica (Green arrow arum)
10
7. Rubus sp. (Blackberry)
15
Yac FAC:
'Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must
be present, unless disturbed or problematic.
Definitions of Five Vegetation Strata:
Tree - Woody plants, excluding woody vines,
approximately 20 ft (6 m) or more in height and 3 in.
(7.6 cm) or larger in diameter at breast height (DBH).
Yes rHuvv Sapling - Woody plants, excluding woody vines,
FAC U approximately 20 ft (6 m) or more in height and less
Yac FAC'\AI than 3 in. (7.6 cm) DBH.
UbL
FAC
10.
11.
140 = Total Cover
50% of total cover: 70 20% of total cover: 28
Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size: 100-sq. ft )
1. Toxicodendron radicans (Poison ivy) 20 Yes FAC
2. Smilax sp. (Greenbriar) 20 Yes FAC
4.
5.
40 = Total Cover
50% of total cover: 20 20% of total cover: 8
Remarks: (Include photo numbers here or on a separate sheet.)
Shrub - Woody plants, excluding woody vines,
approximately 3 to 20 ft (1 to 6 m) in height.
Herb - All herbaceous (non -woody) plants, including
herbaceous vines, regardless of size, and woody
plants, except woody vines, less than approximately 3
ft (1 m) in height.
Woody vine - All woody vines, regardless of height.
Hydrophytic
Vegetation
Present? Yes 21 No�
US Army Corps of Engineers Eastern Mountains and Piedmont -Version 2.0

SOIL
Sampling Point: Wetland
Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators.)
Depth Matrix
Redox Features
(inches) Color (moist) %
Color (moist) % Type' Loc2
Texture Remarks
0-12 10 YR 4/2 90
7.5 YR 4/6 10 C PL
Sandy Lo;
'Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, MS=Masked Sand Grains.
2Location: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix.
Hydric Soil Indicators:
Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils3:
❑ Histosol (Al)
❑ Dark Surface (S7)
❑ 2 cm Muck (A10) (MLRA 147)
❑ Histic Epipedon (A2)
❑ Polyvalue Below Surface (S8) (MLRA 147, 148) ❑ Coast Prairie Redox (A16)
❑ Black Histic (A3)
❑ Thin Dark Surface (S9) (MLRA 147, 148)
(MLRA 147, 148)
❑ Hydrogen Sulfide (A4)
❑ Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2)
❑ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19)
❑ Stratified Layers (A5)
Depleted Matrix (F3)
(MLRA 136, 147)
❑ 2 cm Muck (A10) (LRR N)
❑ Redox Dark Surface (F6)
❑ Very Shallow Dark Surface (TF12)
❑ Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11)
❑ Depleted Dark Surface (F7)
❑ Other (Explain in Remarks)
❑ Thick Dark Surface (Al2)
❑ Redox Depressions (F8)
❑ Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) (LRR N,
❑ Iron -Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR N,
MLRA 147, 148)
MLRA 136)
❑ Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4)
❑ Umbric Surface (F13) (MLRA 136, 122)
3Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and
❑ Sandy Redox (S5)
❑ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 148) wetland hydrology must be present,
❑ Stripped Matrix (S6)
❑ Red Parent Material (F21) (MLRA 127, 147)
unless disturbed or problematic.
Restrictive Layer (if observed):
Type: None
❑✓ El
Depth (inches):
Hydric Soil Present? Yes No
Remarks:
US Army Corps of Engineers Eastern Mountains and Piedmont —Version 2.0

WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM — Eastern Mountains and Piedmont Region
Project/Site: NC 42 Widening at Sauls Road (W-5601 EY) City/County: Angier, Wake Co. Sampling Date: 06/4/2019
Applicant/Owner: NCDOT Division 5 State: NC Sampling Point: Upland A
Investigator(s): N Thomson/M Wimberley/T. Lineberry Section, Township, Range:
Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc.): hillslope Local relief (concave, convex, none): convex Slope (%):
Subregion (LRR or MLRA): P 136 Lat: 35.590884 Long:-78.634334 Datum: NAD83
Soil Map Unit Name: Bba - Bibb Sandy Loam; 0-2% slope, frequently flooded NWI classification: None
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Are climatic / hydrolo is conditions on the site typical for this time of year? Yes No ❑ (If no, explain in Remarks.)
Are Vegetation f Soil ❑, or Hydrology = significantly disturbed? Are "Normal Circumstances" present? Yes 0 No 0
Are Vegetation =, Soil ❑, or Hydrology ❑ naturally problematic? (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.)
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS — Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc.
Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes 0 No 0 Is the Sampled Area
Hydric Soil Present? Yes ❑ Nowithin a Wetland? Yes 0 No 0
Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes = No
Remarks:
HYDROLOGY
Wetland Hydrology Indicators:
Secondary Indicators (minimum of two required)
Primary Indicators (minimum of one is required: check all that apply)
❑ Surface Soil Cracks (136)
❑ Surface Water (Al) ❑ True Aquatic Plants (1314)
❑ Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (138)
❑ High Water Table (A2) ❑ Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (Cl)
❑ Drainage Patterns (1310)
❑ Saturation (A3) ❑ Oxidized Rhizospheres on Living Roots (C3)
❑ Moss Trim Lines (B16)
❑ Water Marks (131) ❑ Presence of Reduced Iron (C4)
❑ Dry -Season Water Table (C2)
❑ Sediment Deposits (62) ❑ Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6)
❑ Crayfish Burrows (C8)
❑ Drift Deposits (133) ❑ Thin Muck Surface (C7)
❑ Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9)
❑ Algal Mat or Crust (64) ❑ Other (Explain in Remarks)
❑ Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1)
❑ Iron Deposits (135)
❑ Geomorphic Position (D2)
Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (137)
❑ Shallow Aquitard (D3)
Water -Stained Leaves (139)
❑ Microtopographic Relief (D4)
❑Aquatic Fauna (613)
❑ FAC-Neutral Test (D5)
Field Observations:
Surface Water Present? Yes = No = Depth (inches):
Water Table Present? Yes ❑ No 0 Depth (inches):
n
Saturation Present? Yes ❑ No = Depth (inches):
Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes No
includes capillary fringe)
Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available:
Remarks:
US Army Corps of Engineers Eastern Mountains and Piedmont —Version 2.0

VEGETATION (Five Strata) - Use scientific names of plants.
Sampling Point: Upland A
Absolute
Dominant Indicator
Dominance Test worksheet:
Tree Stratum (Plot size: 100-Sq. ft )
% Cover
Species? Status
Number of Dominant Species
Li uidambar st raciflua Sweet um
1. q Y ( g )
30
Yes FAC
4
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: (A)
2. Quercus rubra (Red oak)
40
Yes FACU
3. Liriodendron tulipifera (Tulip poplar)
10
FACU
Total Number of Dominant 7
Species Across All Strata: (B)
4.
Percent of Dominant Species
5.
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 57 (A/B)
6.
Prevalence Index worksheet:
80 = Total Cover
50% of total cover: 40
20% of total cover: 16
Total % Cover of: Multiply by:
0 0
100-5q ft
Sapling Stratum (Plot size: )
OBL species x 1 =
0 0
FACW species x 2 =
1.
FAC species 4 x 3 = 12
2.
FACU species 4 x 4 = 16
3.
UPL species 0 x 5 = 0
4.
Column Totals: 8 (A) 28 (B)
5.
Prevalence Index = B/A = 3.5
6.
= Total Cover
Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
❑ 1 - Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
50% of total cover:
20% of
total cover:
Shrub Stratum (Plot size: too-sq. ft )
0 2 - Dominance Test is >50%
1 Ligustrum sinense (Chinese privet)
10
Yes FACU
Q 3 - Prevalence Index is :53.0'
❑ 4 - Morphological Adaptations' (Provide supporting
data in Remarks or on a separate sheet)
2
3.
Ej Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation' (Explain)
4.
'Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must
5.
6.
be present, unless disturbed or problematic.
10
= Total Cover
Definitions of Five Vegetation Strata:
50% of total cover: 5
20% of
total cover: 2
100-S ft
q
Tree -Woody plants, excluding woody vines,
Herb Stratum (Plot size: )
approximately 20 ft (6 m) or more in height and 3 in.
1. Microstegium vimineum (Japanese stiltgrass
30
Yes FAC
(7.6 cm) or larger in diameter at breast height (DBH).
2. Festuca arundinacea (Tall fescue)
15
Yes FACU
Sapling - Woody plants, excluding woody vines,
3.
approximately 20 ft (6 m) or more in height and less
than 3 in. (7.6 cm) DBH.
5. Shrub - Woody plants, excluding woody vines,
6 approximately 3 to 20 ft (1 to 6 m) in height.
7. Herb - All herbaceous (non -woody) plants, including
$ herbaceous vines, regardless of size, and woody
plants, except woody vines, less than approximately 3
9. ft (1 m) in height.
10.
11. Woody vine - All woody vines, regardless of height.
45 = Total Cover
50% of total cover: 22.5 20% of total cover: 9
Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size: 100-Sq. ft )
1. Vitis rotundifolia (Muscadine) 10 Yes FAC
2. Smilax sp. (Greenbriar) 20 Yes FAC
4.
5.
30 Hydrophytic
= Total Cover Vegetation
50% of total cover: 15 20% of total cover: 6
Present? Yes 21 No�
Remarks: (Include photo numbers here or on a separate sheet.)
US Army Corps of Engineers Eastern Mountains and Piedmont -Version 2.0

SOIL
Sampling Point: Upland A
Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators.)
Depth Matrix
Redox Features
(inches) Color (moist) %
Color (moist) % Type' Loc2
Texture Remarks
0-12 10 YR 4/4 100
Sandy Lo;
'Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, MS=Masked Sand Grains.
2Location: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix.
Hydric Soil Indicators:
Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils3:
❑ Histosol (Al)
❑ Dark Surface (S7)
❑ 2 cm Muck (A10) (MLRA 147)
❑ Histic Epipedon (A2)
❑ Polyvalue Below Surface (S8) (MLRA 147, 148) ❑ Coast Prairie Redox (A16)
❑ Black Histic (A3)
❑ Thin Dark Surface (S9) (MLRA 147, 148)
(MLRA 147, 148)
❑ Hydrogen Sulfide (A4)
❑ Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2)
❑ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19)
❑ Stratified Layers (A5)
❑ Depleted Matrix (F3)
(MLRA 136, 147)
❑ 2 cm Muck (A10) (LRR N)
❑ Redox Dark Surface (F6)
❑ Very Shallow Dark Surface (TF12)
❑ Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11)
❑ Depleted Dark Surface (F7)
❑ Other (Explain in Remarks)
❑ Thick Dark Surface (Al2)
❑ Redox Depressions (F8)
❑ Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) (LRR N,
❑ Iron -Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR N,
MLRA 147, 148)
MLRA 136)
❑ Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4)
❑ Umbric Surface (F13) (MLRA 136, 122)
3Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and
❑ Sandy Redox (S5)
❑ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 148) wetland hydrology must be present,
❑ Stripped Matrix (S6)
❑ Red Parent Material (F21) (MLRA 127, 147)
unless disturbed or problematic.
Restrictive Layer (if observed):
Type: None
❑ ❑
Depth (inches):
Hydric Soil Present? Yes No
Remarks:
US Army Corps of Engineers Eastern Mountains and Piedmont —Version 2.0

WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM — Eastern Mountains and Piedmont Region
Project/Site: NC 42 Widening at Sauls Road (W-5601 EY) City/County: Angier, Wake Co. Sampling Date: 06/4/2019
Applicant/Owner: NCDOT Division 5 State: NC Sampling Point: Wetland B
Investigator(s): N Thomson/M Wimberley/T. Lineberry Section, Township, Range:
Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc.): Floodplain Local relief (concave, convex, none): Concave Slope (%):
Subregion (LRR or MLRA): P 136 Lat: 35.590062 Long:-78.635460 Datum: NAD83
Soil Map Unit Name: Bba - Bibb Sandy Loam; 0-2% slope, frequently flooded NWI classification: PF01A
J � I
Are climatic / hydrolo is conditions on the site typical for this time of year? Yes No ❑ (If no, explain in Remarks.)
Are Vegetation f Soil ❑, or Hydrology = significantly disturbed? Are "Normal Circumstances" present? Yes 0 No 0
Are Vegetation =, Soil ❑, or Hydrology ❑ naturally problematic? (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.)
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS — Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc.
Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes �0 No 0 Is the Sampled Area
Hydric Soil Present? Yes I I Nowithin a Wetland? Yes 0 No 0
Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes = No
Remarks:
Wetland B showed indication of recent tree removal and access (i.e. two -track, earthen trail).
HYDROLOGY
Wetland Hydrology Indicators:
Secondary Indicators (minimum of two required)
Primary Indicators (minimum of one is required: check all that apply)
❑ Surface Soil Cracks (136)
❑ Surface Water (Al) ❑ True Aquatic Plants (1314)
❑ Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (138)
❑ High Water Table (A2) ❑ Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (Cl)
❑ Drainage Patterns (1310)
❑ Saturation (A3) ❑✓ Oxidized Rhizospheres on Living Roots (C3)
❑ Moss Trim Lines (B16)
❑ Water Marks (131) ❑ Presence of Reduced Iron (C4)
❑ Dry -Season Water Table (C2)
❑✓ Sediment Deposits (62) ❑ Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6)
❑ Crayfish Burrows (C8)
❑ Drift Deposits (133) ❑ Thin Muck Surface (C7)
❑ Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9)
❑ Algal Mat or Crust (64) ❑ Other (Explain in Remarks)
❑ Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1)
❑ Iron Deposits (135)
❑✓ Geomorphic Position (D2)
Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (137)
❑ Shallow Aquitard (D3)
Water -Stained Leaves (139)
❑ Microtopographic Relief (D4)
❑Aquatic Fauna (613)
❑✓ FAC-Neutral Test (D5)
Field Observations:
Surface Water Present? Yes = No = Depth (inches):
Water Table Present? Yes ❑ No 0 Depth (inches):
n
Saturation Present? Yes ❑ No = Depth (inches):
Wetland
Hydrology Present? Yes No
includes capillary fringe)
Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available:
Remarks:
Earthen berm/levee between stream and wetland assessment area; sand deposits on berm and area immediately below
berm; significant rainfall events in recent history
US Army Corps of Engineers Eastern Mountains and Piedmont —Version 2.0

VEGETATION (Five Strata) - Use scientific names of plants.
Sampling Point: Wetland B
Absolute
Dominant Indicator
Dominance Test worksheet:
Tree Stratum (Plot size: 100-Sq. ft )
% Cover
Species? Status
Number of Dominant Species
Acer rubrum Red maple)
1. ( /� )
25
Yes FAC
9
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: (A)
2. Ostrya virginiana (Hophornbeam)
10
FAC
Oxy dendrum arboreum ( Sourwood)
5
UPL
Total Number of Dominant
10
3.
Species Across All Strata: (B)
4. Fraxinus pennsylvanica (Green ash)
15
Yes FACW
5. Carpinus caoliniana (American hornbeam)
10
FAC
Percent of Dominant Species 0 9
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: (A/B)
6. Betula nigra (River birch)
5
FACW
70
= Total Cover
Prevalence Index worksheet:
50% of total cover: 35
20% of total cover: 14
Total % Cover of: Multiply by:
2 2
100-5 ft
Sapling Stratum (Plot size: q )
OBL species x 1 =
5 10
1 Acer rubrum (Red maple)
15
Yes FAC
FACW species x 2 =
2. Fraxinus pennsylvanica (Green ash)
10
Yes FACW
FAC species 8 x = 24
FACU species 2 x 4 4 = $
3.
UPL species 1 x 5 = 5
4.
Column Totals: 18 (A) 49 (B)
5.
6.
Prevalence Index = B/A = 2.7
25
= Total Cover
Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
50% of total cover: 12.5
20% of total cover: 5
0 1 - Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
Shrub Stratum (Plot size: too-sq. ft )
0 2 - Dominance Test is >50%
1 Ligustrum sinense (Chinese privet)
5
Yes FACU
_❑✓ 3 - Prevalence Index is :53.0'
❑ 4 - Morphological Adaptations' (Provide supporting
data in Remarks or on a separate sheet)
2
3.
Ej Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation' (Explain)
4.
5 = Total Cover
50% of total cover: 2.5 20% of total cover: 1
Herb Stratum (Plot size: 100-sq. ft )
1. Microstegium vimineum (Japanese stiltgrass 35
2. Impatiens capensis (Common jewelweed)
25
3. Dennstaedtia punctilobula (Hay -scented fern
10
4. Arundinaria gigantea (Giant cane)
30
5. Saururus cernuus (Lizard's tail)
15
6. Peltandra virginica (Green arrow arum)
10
7. Rubus sp. (Blackberry)
15
Yac FAC:
'Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must
be present, unless disturbed or problematic.
Definitions of Five Vegetation Strata:
Tree - Woody plants, excluding woody vines,
approximately 20 ft (6 m) or more in height and 3 in.
(7.6 cm) or larger in diameter at breast height (DBH).
Yes rHuvv Sapling - Woody plants, excluding woody vines,
FAC U approximately 20 ft (6 m) or more in height and less
Yac FAC'\AI than 3 in. (7.6 cm) DBH.
UbL
FAC
10.
11.
140 = Total Cover
50% of total cover: 70 20% of total cover: 28
Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size: 100-sq. ft )
1. Toxicodendron radicans (Poison ivy) 20 Yes FAC
2. Smilax sp. (Greenbriar) 20 Yes FAC
4.
5.
40 = Total Cover
50% of total cover: 20 20% of total cover: 8
Remarks: (Include photo numbers here or on a separate sheet.)
Shrub - Woody plants, excluding woody vines,
approximately 3 to 20 ft (1 to 6 m) in height.
Herb - All herbaceous (non -woody) plants, including
herbaceous vines, regardless of size, and woody
plants, except woody vines, less than approximately 3
ft (1 m) in height.
Woody vine - All woody vines, regardless of height.
Hydrophytic
Vegetation
Present? Yes 21 No�
US Army Corps of Engineers Eastern Mountains and Piedmont -Version 2.0

SOIL
Sampling Point: Wetland I
Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators.)
Depth Matrix
Redox Features
(inches) Color (moist) %
Color (moist) % Type' Loc2
Texture Remarks
0-12 10 YR 4/2 90
7.5 YR 4/6 10 C PL
Sandy Lo;
'Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, MS=Masked Sand Grains.
2Location: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix.
Hydric Soil Indicators:
Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils3:
❑ Histosol (Al)
❑ Dark Surface (S7)
❑ 2 cm Muck (A10) (MLRA 147)
❑ Histic Epipedon (A2)
❑ Polyvalue Below Surface (S8) (MLRA 147, 148) ❑ Coast Prairie Redox (A16)
❑ Black Histic (A3)
❑ Thin Dark Surface (S9) (MLRA 147, 148)
(MLRA 147, 148)
❑ Hydrogen Sulfide (A4)
❑ Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2)
❑ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19)
❑ Stratified Layers (A5)
Depleted Matrix (F3)
(MLRA 136, 147)
❑ 2 cm Muck (A10) (LRR N)
❑ Redox Dark Surface (F6)
❑ Very Shallow Dark Surface (TF12)
❑ Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11)
❑ Depleted Dark Surface (F7)
❑ Other (Explain in Remarks)
❑ Thick Dark Surface (Al2)
❑ Redox Depressions (F8)
❑ Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) (LRR N,
❑ Iron -Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR N,
MLRA 147, 148)
MLRA 136)
❑ Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4)
❑ Umbric Surface (F13) (MLRA 136, 122)
3Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and
❑ Sandy Redox (S5)
❑ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 148) wetland hydrology must be present,
❑ Stripped Matrix (S6)
❑ Red Parent Material (F21) (MLRA 127, 147)
unless disturbed or problematic.
Restrictive Layer (if observed):
Type: None
❑✓ El
Depth (inches):
Hydric Soil Present? Yes No
Remarks:
US Army Corps of Engineers Eastern Mountains and Piedmont —Version 2.0

WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM — Eastern Mountains and Piedmont Region
Project/Site: NC 42 Widening at Sauls Road (W-5601 EY) City/County: Angier, Wake Co. Sampling Date: 06/4/2019
Applicant/Owner: NCDOT Division 5 State: NC Sampling Point: Upland B
Investigator(s): N Thomson/M Wimberley/T. Lineberry Section, Township, Range:
Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc.): hillslope Local relief (concave, convex, none): convex Slope (%):
Subregion (LRR or MLRA): P 136 Lat: 35.590322 Long:-78.635374 Datum: NAD83
Soil Map Unit Name: Bba - Bibb Sandy Loam; 0-2% slope, frequently flooded NWI classification: None
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Are climatic / hydrolo is conditions on the site typical for this time of year? Yes No ❑ (If no, explain in Remarks.)
Are Vegetation f Soil ❑, or Hydrology = significantly disturbed? Are "Normal Circumstances" present? Yes 0 No 0
Are Vegetation =, Soil ❑, or Hydrology ❑ naturally problematic? (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.)
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS — Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc.
Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes 0 No 0 Is the Sampled Area
Hydric Soil Present? Yes ❑ Nowithin a Wetland? Yes 0 No 0
Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes = No
Remarks:
HYDROLOGY
Wetland Hydrology Indicators:
Secondary Indicators (minimum of two required)
Primary Indicators (minimum of one is required: check all that apply)
❑ Surface Soil Cracks (136)
❑ Surface Water (Al) ❑ True Aquatic Plants (1314)
❑ Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (138)
❑ High Water Table (A2) ❑ Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (Cl)
❑ Drainage Patterns (1310)
❑ Saturation (A3) ❑ Oxidized Rhizospheres on Living Roots (C3)
❑ Moss Trim Lines (B16)
❑ Water Marks (131) ❑ Presence of Reduced Iron (C4)
❑ Dry -Season Water Table (C2)
❑ Sediment Deposits (62) ❑ Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6)
❑ Crayfish Burrows (C8)
❑ Drift Deposits (133) ❑ Thin Muck Surface (C7)
❑ Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9)
❑ Algal Mat or Crust (64) ❑ Other (Explain in Remarks)
❑ Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1)
❑ Iron Deposits (135)
❑ Geomorphic Position (D2)
Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (137)
❑ Shallow Aquitard (D3)
Water -Stained Leaves (139)
❑ Microtopographic Relief (D4)
❑Aquatic Fauna (613)
❑ FAC-Neutral Test (D5)
Field Observations:
Surface Water Present? Yes = No = Depth (inches):
Water Table Present? Yes ❑ No 0 Depth (inches):
n
Saturation Present? Yes ❑ No = Depth (inches):
Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes No
includes capillary fringe)
Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available:
Remarks:
US Army Corps of Engineers Eastern Mountains and Piedmont —Version 2.0

VEGETATION (Five Strata) - Use scientific names of plants.
Sampling Point: Upland B
Absolute
Dominant Indicator
Dominance Test worksheet:
Tree Stratum (Plot size: 100-Sq. ft )
% Cover
Species? Status
Number of Dominant Species
Li uidambar st raciflua Sweet um
1. q Y ( g )
30
Yes FAC
4
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: (A)
2. Quercus rubra (Red oak)
40
Yes FACU
3. Liriodendron tulipifera (Tulip poplar)
10
FACU
Total Number of Dominant 7
Species Across All Strata: (B)
4.
Percent of Dominant Species
5.
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 57 (A/B)
6.
Prevalence Index worksheet:
80 = Total Cover
50% of total cover: 40
20% of total cover: 16
Total % Cover of: Multiply by:
0 0
100-5q ft
Sapling Stratum (Plot size: )
OBL species x 1 =
0 0
FACW species x 2 =
1.
FAC species 4 x 3 = 12
2.
FACU species 4 x 4 = 16
3.
UPL species 0 x 5 = 0
4.
Column Totals: 8 (A) 28 (B)
5.
Prevalence Index = B/A = 3.5
6.
= Total Cover
Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
❑ 1 - Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
50% of total cover:
20% of
total cover:
Shrub Stratum (Plot size: too-sq. ft )
0 2 - Dominance Test is >50%
1 Ligustrum sinense (Chinese privet)
10
Yes FACU
Q 3 - Prevalence Index is :53.0'
❑ 4 - Morphological Adaptations' (Provide supporting
data in Remarks or on a separate sheet)
2
3.
Ej Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation' (Explain)
4.
'Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must
5.
6.
be present, unless disturbed or problematic.
10
= Total Cover
Definitions of Five Vegetation Strata:
50% of total cover: 5
20% of
total cover: 2
100-S ft
q
Tree -Woody plants, excluding woody vines,
Herb Stratum (Plot size: )
approximately 20 ft (6 m) or more in height and 3 in.
1. Microstegium vimineum (Japanese stiltgrass
30
Yes FAC
(7.6 cm) or larger in diameter at breast height (DBH).
2. Festuca arundinacea (Tall fescue)
15
Yes FACU
Sapling - Woody plants, excluding woody vines,
3.
approximately 20 ft (6 m) or more in height and less
than 3 in. (7.6 cm) DBH.
5. Shrub - Woody plants, excluding woody vines,
6 approximately 3 to 20 ft (1 to 6 m) in height.
7. Herb - All herbaceous (non -woody) plants, including
$ herbaceous vines, regardless of size, and woody
plants, except woody vines, less than approximately 3
9. ft (1 m) in height.
10.
11. Woody vine - All woody vines, regardless of height.
45 = Total Cover
50% of total cover: 22.5 20% of total cover: 9
Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size: 100-Sq. ft )
1. Vitis rotundifolia (Muscadine) 10 Yes FAC
2. Smilax sp. (Greenbriar) 20 Yes FAC
4.
5.
30 Hydrophytic
= Total Cover Vegetation
50% of total cover: 15 20% of total cover: 6
Present? Yes 21 No�
Remarks: (Include photo numbers here or on a separate sheet.)
US Army Corps of Engineers Eastern Mountains and Piedmont -Version 2.0

SOIL
Sampling Point: Upland B
Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators.)
Depth Matrix
Redox Features
(inches) Color (moist) %
Color (moist) % Type' Loc2
Texture Remarks
0-12 10 YR 4/4 100
Sandy Lo;
'Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, MS=Masked Sand Grains.
2Location: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix.
Hydric Soil Indicators:
Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils3:
❑ Histosol (Al)
❑ Dark Surface (S7)
❑ 2 cm Muck (A10) (MLRA 147)
❑ Histic Epipedon (A2)
❑ Polyvalue Below Surface (S8) (MLRA 147, 148) ❑ Coast Prairie Redox (A16)
❑ Black Histic (A3)
❑ Thin Dark Surface (S9) (MLRA 147, 148)
(MLRA 147, 148)
❑ Hydrogen Sulfide (A4)
❑ Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2)
❑ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19)
❑ Stratified Layers (A5)
❑ Depleted Matrix (F3)
(MLRA 136, 147)
❑ 2 cm Muck (A10) (LRR N)
❑ Redox Dark Surface (F6)
❑ Very Shallow Dark Surface (TF12)
❑ Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11)
❑ Depleted Dark Surface (F7)
❑ Other (Explain in Remarks)
❑ Thick Dark Surface (Al2)
❑ Redox Depressions (F8)
❑ Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) (LRR N,
❑ Iron -Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR N,
MLRA 147, 148)
MLRA 136)
❑ Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4)
❑ Umbric Surface (F13) (MLRA 136, 122)
3Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and
❑ Sandy Redox (S5)
❑ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 148) wetland hydrology must be present,
❑ Stripped Matrix (S6)
❑ Red Parent Material (F21) (MLRA 127, 147)
unless disturbed or problematic.
Restrictive Layer (if observed):
Type: None
❑ ❑
Depth (inches):
Hydric Soil Present? Yes No
Remarks:
US Army Corps of Engineers Eastern Mountains and Piedmont —Version 2.0

WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM — Eastern Mountains and Piedmont Region
Project/Site: NC 42 Widening at Sauls Road (W-5601 EY) City/County: Angier, Wake Co. Sampling Date: 06/4/2019
Applicant/Owner: NCDOT Division 5 State: NC Sampling Point: Wetland C
Investigator(s): N Thomson/M Wimberley/T. Lineberry Section, Township, Range:
Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc.): Floodplain Local relief (concave, convex, none): Concave Slope (%):
Subregion (LRR or MLRA): P 136 Lat: 35.589815 Long:-78.635142 Datum: NAD83
Soil Map Unit Name: Bba - Bibb Sandy Loam; 0-2% slope, frequently flooded NWI classification: PF01A
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Are climatic / hydrolo is conditions on the site typical for this time of year? Yes No ❑ (If no, explain in Remarks.)
Are Vegetation f Soil ❑, or Hydrology = significantly disturbed? Are "Normal Circumstances" present? Yes 0 No 0
Are Vegetation =, Soil ❑, or Hydrology ❑ naturally problematic? (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.)
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS — Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc.
Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes �0 No 0 Is the Sampled Area
Hydric Soil Present? Yes I I Nowithin a Wetland? Yes 0 No 0
Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes = No
Remarks:
HYDROLOGY
Wetland Hydrology Indicators:
Secondary Indicators (minimum of two required)
Primary Indicators (minimum of one is required: check all that apply)
❑ Surface Soil Cracks (136)
❑ Surface Water (Al)
❑ True Aquatic Plants (1314)
❑ Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (138)
❑✓ High Water Table (A2)
❑ Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (Cl)
❑ Drainage Patterns (1310)
❑ Saturation (A3)
❑✓ Oxidized Rhizospheres on Living Roots (C3)
❑ Moss Trim Lines (B16)
❑ Water Marks (131)
❑ Presence of Reduced Iron (C4)
❑ Dry -Season Water Table (C2)
❑ Sediment Deposits (62)
❑ Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6)
M Crayfish Burrows (C8)
❑ Drift Deposits (133)
❑ Thin Muck Surface (C7)
❑ Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9)
❑ Algal Mat or Crust (64)
❑ Other (Explain in Remarks)
❑ Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1)
❑ Iron Deposits (135)
❑✓ Geomorphic Position (D2)
Inundation Visible on Aerial
Imagery (137)
❑ Shallow Aquitard (D3)
Water -Stained Leaves (139)
❑ Microtopographic Relief (D4)
❑Aquatic Fauna (613)
❑✓ FAC-Neutral Test (D5)
Field Observations:
Surface Water Present?
Yes = No = Depth (inches):
Water Table Present?
Yes ❑ No 0 Depth (inches):
n
Saturation Present?
Yes ❑ No = Depth (inches):
Wetland
Hydrology Present? Yes No
includes capillary fringe)
Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available:
Remarks:
US Army Corps of Engineers Eastern Mountains and Piedmont —Version 2.0

VEGETATION (Five Strata) - Use scientific names of plants.
Sampling Point: Wetland C
Tree Stratum (Plot size: 100-sq. ft )
1. Acer rubrum (Red maple)
2. Ostrya virginiana (Hophornbeam)
3. Oxydendrum arboreum (Sourwood)
4. Fraxinus pennsylvanica (Green ash)
5. Carpinus caoliniana (American hornbeam)
6.
50% of total cover: 32.5
Sapling Stratum (Plot size: 100-sq. ft )
1. Acer rubrum (Red maple)
2. Fraxinus pennsylvanica (Green ash)
5.
6.
50% of total cover: 12.5
Shrub Stratum (Plot size: too-sq. ft )
1 Ligustrum sinense (Chinese privet)
3.
4.
Absolute
Dominant Indicator
Dominance Test worksheet:
% Cover
Species? Status
Number of Dominant Species
25
Yes FAC
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC:
9
(A)
10
FAC
5
UPL
Total Number of Dominant
10
Species Across All Strata:
(B)
15
Yes FACW
10
FAC
Percent of Dominant Species
0 9
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC:
(A/B)
65
= Total Cover
Prevalence Index worksheet:
20% of total cover: 13
Total % Cover of:
Multiply by:
_
OBL species 0
x 1 = 0
15
Yes FAC
FACW species 4
x 2 = 8
10
Yes FACW
FAC species 7
x 3 = 21
FACU species 2
x 4 = 8
UPL species 1
x 5 = 5
Column Totals: 14
(A) 42
(B)
Prevalence Index = B/A = 3
25 = Total Cover Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
_ 20% of total cover: 5 0 1 - Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
0 2 - Dominance Test is >50%
5 Yes FACU _❑✓ 3 - Prevalence Index is :53.0'
❑ 4 - Morphological Adaptations' (Provide supporting
data in Remarks or on a separate sheet)
Ej Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation' (Explain)
v
'Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must
6.
be present, unless disturbed or problematic.
5
= Total Cover
Definitions of Five Vegetation Strata:
50% of total cover: 2•5
20%
of total cover: 1
Tree -Woody plants, excluding woody vines,
100-S ft
Herb Stratum (Plot size: q )
approximately 20 ft (6 m) or more in height and 3 in.
1. Microstegium vimineum (Japanese stiltgrass
35
Yes FAC
(7.6 cm) or larger in diameter at breast height (DBH).
2. Impatiens capensis (Common jewelweed)
25
Yes FACW
Sapling - Woody plants, excluding woody vines,
3. Dennstaedtia punctilobula (Hay -scented fern
10
FACU
approximately 20 ft (6 m) or more in height and less
4. Arundinaria gigantea (Giant cane)
30
Yes FACW
than 3 in. (7.6 cm) DBH.
5. Shrub - Woody plants, excluding woody vines,
6 approximately 3 to 20 ft (1 to 6 m) in height.
7. Herb - All herbaceous (non -woody) plants, including
$ herbaceous vines, regardless of size, and woody
plants, except woody vines, less than approximately 3
9. ft (1 m) in height.
10.
11. Woody vine - All woody vines, regardless of height.
100 = Total Cover
50% of total cover: 50 20% of total cover: 20
Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size: 100-sq. ft )
1. Toxicodendron radicans (Poison ivy) 20 Yes FAC
2. Smilax sp. (Greenbriar) 20 Yes FAC
4.
5.
40 Hydrophytic
= Total Cover Vegetation
50% of total cover: 20 20% of total cover: 8
Present? Yes 21 No�
Remarks: (Include photo numbers here or on a separate sheet.)
US Army Corps of Engineers Eastern Mountains and Piedmont -Version 2.0

SOIL
Sampling Point: Wetland I
Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators.)
Depth Matrix
Redox Features
(inches) Color (moist) %
Color (moist) % Type' Loc2
Texture Remarks
0-12 10 YR 4/2 90
7.5 YR 4/6 10 C PL
Sandy Lo;
'Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, MS=Masked Sand Grains.
2Location: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix.
Hydric Soil Indicators:
Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils3:
❑ Histosol (Al)
❑ Dark Surface (S7)
❑ 2 cm Muck (A10) (MLRA 147)
❑ Histic Epipedon (A2)
❑ Polyvalue Below Surface (S8) (MLRA 147, 148) ❑ Coast Prairie Redox (A16)
❑ Black Histic (A3)
❑ Thin Dark Surface (S9) (MLRA 147, 148)
(MLRA 147, 148)
❑ Hydrogen Sulfide (A4)
❑ Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2)
❑ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19)
❑ Stratified Layers (A5)
Depleted Matrix (F3)
(MLRA 136, 147)
❑ 2 cm Muck (A10) (LRR N)
❑ Redox Dark Surface (F6)
❑ Very Shallow Dark Surface (TF12)
❑ Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11)
❑ Depleted Dark Surface (F7)
❑ Other (Explain in Remarks)
❑ Thick Dark Surface (Al2)
❑ Redox Depressions (F8)
❑ Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) (LRR N,
0 Iron -Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR N,
MLRA 147, 148)
MLRA 136)
❑ Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4)
❑ Umbric Surface (F13) (MLRA 136, 122)
3Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and
❑ Sandy Redox (S5)
❑ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 148) wetland hydrology must be present,
❑ Stripped Matrix (S6)
❑ Red Parent Material (F21) (MLRA 127, 147)
unless disturbed or problematic.
Restrictive Layer (if observed):
Type: None
❑✓ El
Depth (inches):
Hydric Soil Present? Yes No
Remarks:
US Army Corps of Engineers Eastern Mountains and Piedmont —Version 2.0

WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM — Eastern Mountains and Piedmont Region
Project/Site: NC 42 Widening at Sauls Road (W-5601 EY) City/County: Angier, Wake Co. Sampling Date: 06/4/2019
Applicant/Owner: NCDOT Division 5 State: NC Sampling Point: Upland C
Investigator(s): N Thomson/M Wimberley/T. Lineberry Section, Township, Range:
Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc.): hillslope Local relief (concave, convex, none): Convex Slope (%):
Subregion (LRR or MLRA): P 136 Lat: 35.589799 Long:-78.634899 Datum: NAD83
Soil Map Unit Name: Bba - Bibb Sandy Loam; 0-2% slope, frequently flooded NWI classification: None
J � I
Are climatic / hydrolo is conditions on the site typical for this time of year? Yes No ❑ (If no, explain in Remarks.)
Are Vegetation f Soil ❑, or Hydrology = significantly disturbed? Are "Normal Circumstances" present? Yes 0 No 0
Are Vegetation =, Soil ❑, or Hydrology ❑ naturally problematic? (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.)
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS — Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc.
Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes 0 No 0 Is the Sampled Area
Hydric Soil Present? Yes ❑ Nowithin a Wetland? Yes 0 No 0
Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes = No
Remarks:
HYDROLOGY
Wetland Hydrology Indicators:
Secondary Indicators (minimum of two required)
Primary Indicators (minimum of one is required: check all that apply)
❑ Surface Soil Cracks (136)
❑ Surface Water (Al) ❑ True Aquatic Plants (1314)
❑ Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (138)
❑ High Water Table (A2) ❑ Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (Cl)
❑ Drainage Patterns (1310)
❑ Saturation (A3) ❑ Oxidized Rhizospheres on Living Roots (C3)
❑ Moss Trim Lines (B16)
❑ Water Marks (131) ❑ Presence of Reduced Iron (C4)
❑ Dry -Season Water Table (C2)
❑ Sediment Deposits (62) ❑ Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6)
❑ Crayfish Burrows (C8)
❑ Drift Deposits (133) ❑ Thin Muck Surface (C7)
❑ Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9)
❑ Algal Mat or Crust (64) ❑ Other (Explain in Remarks)
❑ Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1)
❑ Iron Deposits (135)
❑ Geomorphic Position (D2)
Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (137)
❑ Shallow Aquitard (D3)
Water -Stained Leaves (139)
❑ Microtopographic Relief (D4)
❑Aquatic Fauna (613)
❑ FAC-Neutral Test (D5)
Field Observations:
Surface Water Present? Yes = No = Depth (inches):
Water Table Present? Yes ❑ No 0 Depth (inches):
n
Saturation Present? Yes ❑ No = Depth (inches):
Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes No
includes capillary fringe)
Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available:
Remarks:
US Army Corps of Engineers Eastern Mountains and Piedmont —Version 2.0

VEGETATION (Five Strata) - Use scientific names of plants.
Sampling Point: Upland C
Absolute
Dominant Indicator
Dominance Test worksheet:
Tree Stratum (Plot size: 100-Sq. ft )
% Cover
Species? Status
Number of Dominant Species
Li uidambar st raciflua Sweet um
1. q Y ( g )
30
Yes FAC
4
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: (A)
2. Quercus rubra (Red oak)
40
Yes FACU
3. Liriodendron tulipifera (Tulip poplar)
10
FACU
Total Number of Dominant 7
Species Across All Strata: (B)
4.
Percent of Dominant Species
5.
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 57 (A/B)
6.
Prevalence Index worksheet:
80 = Total Cover
50% of total cover: 40
20% of total cover: 16
Total % Cover of: Multiply by:
0 0
100-5q ft
Sapling Stratum (Plot size: )
OBL species x 1 =
0 0
FACW species x 2 =
1.
FAC species 4 x 3 = 12
2.
FACU species 4 x 4 = 16
3.
UPL species 0 x 5 = 0
4.
Column Totals: 8 (A) 28 (B)
5.
Prevalence Index = B/A = 3.5
6.
= Total Cover
Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
❑ 1 - Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
50% of total cover:
20% of
total cover:
Shrub Stratum (Plot size: too-sq. ft )
0 2 - Dominance Test is >50%
1 Ligustrum sinense (Chinese privet)
10
Yes FACU
Q 3 - Prevalence Index is :53.0'
❑ 4 - Morphological Adaptations' (Provide supporting
data in Remarks or on a separate sheet)
2
3.
Ej Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation' (Explain)
4.
'Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must
5.
6.
be present, unless disturbed or problematic.
10
= Total Cover
Definitions of Five Vegetation Strata:
50% of total cover: 5
20% of
total cover: 2
100-S ft
q
Tree -Woody plants, excluding woody vines,
Herb Stratum (Plot size: )
approximately 20 ft (6 m) or more in height and 3 in.
1. Microstegium vimineum (Japanese stiltgrass
30
Yes FAC
(7.6 cm) or larger in diameter at breast height (DBH).
2. Festuca arundinacea (Tall fescue)
15
Yes FACU
Sapling - Woody plants, excluding woody vines,
3.
approximately 20 ft (6 m) or more in height and less
than 3 in. (7.6 cm) DBH.
5. Shrub - Woody plants, excluding woody vines,
6 approximately 3 to 20 ft (1 to 6 m) in height.
7. Herb - All herbaceous (non -woody) plants, including
$ herbaceous vines, regardless of size, and woody
plants, except woody vines, less than approximately 3
9. ft (1 m) in height.
10.
11. Woody vine - All woody vines, regardless of height.
45 = Total Cover
50% of total cover: 22.5 20% of total cover: 9
Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size: 100-Sq. ft )
1. Vitis rotundifolia (Muscadine) 10 Yes FAC
2. Smilax sp. (Greenbriar) 20 Yes FAC
4.
5.
30 Hydrophytic
= Total Cover Vegetation
50% of total cover: 15 20% of total cover: 6
Present? Yes 21 No�
Remarks: (Include photo numbers here or on a separate sheet.)
US Army Corps of Engineers Eastern Mountains and Piedmont -Version 2.0

SOIL
Sampling Point: Upland C
Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators.)
Depth Matrix
Redox Features
(inches) Color (moist) %
Color (moist) % Type' Loc2
Texture Remarks
0-12 10 YR 4/4 100
Sandy Lo;
'Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, MS=Masked Sand Grains.
2Location: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix.
Hydric Soil Indicators:
Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils3:
❑ Histosol (Al)
❑ Dark Surface (S7)
❑ 2 cm Muck (A10) (MLRA 147)
❑ Histic Epipedon (A2)
❑ Polyvalue Below Surface (S8) (MLRA 147, 148) ❑ Coast Prairie Redox (A16)
❑ Black Histic (A3)
❑ Thin Dark Surface (S9) (MLRA 147, 148)
(MLRA 147, 148)
❑ Hydrogen Sulfide (A4)
❑ Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2)
❑ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19)
❑ Stratified Layers (A5)
❑ Depleted Matrix (F3)
(MLRA 136, 147)
❑ 2 cm Muck (A10) (LRR N)
❑ Redox Dark Surface (F6)
❑ Very Shallow Dark Surface (TF12)
❑ Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11)
❑ Depleted Dark Surface (F7)
❑ Other (Explain in Remarks)
❑ Thick Dark Surface (Al2)
❑ Redox Depressions (F8)
❑ Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) (LRR N,
❑ Iron -Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR N,
MLRA 147, 148)
MLRA 136)
❑ Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4)
❑ Umbric Surface (F13) (MLRA 136, 122)
3Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and
❑ Sandy Redox (S5)
❑ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 148) wetland hydrology must be present,
❑ Stripped Matrix (S6)
❑ Red Parent Material (F21) (MLRA 127, 147)
unless disturbed or problematic.
Restrictive Layer (if observed):
Type: None
❑ ❑
Depth (inches):
Hydric Soil Present? Yes No
Remarks:
US Army Corps of Engineers Eastern Mountains and Piedmont —Version 2.0

Stream ID: 27-43-15-10
NC DWQ Stream Identification Form Version 4.11
Date:
6/4/2019
Project/Site:
NC 42 Widening at Saul's Road
Latitude:
35.589998
Evaluator:
N Thomson/M Wimberley
County:
Wake
-78.634891
Longitude:
Total Points:
other:
Stream is at least intermittent if
38
Stream
perennial
e.g. Quad Name:
> 19 or perennial if> 30
Determination:
A. Geomorphology Subtotal = 18
Absent
Weak
Moderate
Strong
SCORE
1a. Continuous bed and bank
0
1
2
3
3
2. Sinuosity of channel along thalweg
0
1
2
3
2
3. In -Channel structure: ex. riffle -pool, step -pool, ripple-
pool sequence
0
1
2
3
2
4. Particle size of stream substrate
0
1
2
3
1
5. Active/relic floodplain
0
1
2
3
1
6. Depositional bars or benches
0
1
2
3
3
7. Recent alluvial deposits
0
1
2
3
1
8. Headcuts
1 0
1 1
1 2
1 3
1 0
9. Grade controls
0
0.5
1
1.5
0.5
10. Natural valley
0
0.5
1
1.5
1.5
11. Second or greater order channel
No = 0
Yes = 3
3
, artificial ditches are not rated; see discussions in manual.
B. Hydrology Subtotal = 9
Absent
Weak
Moderate
Strong
SCORE
12. Presence of Baseflow
0
1
2
3
3
13. Iron oxidizing bacteria
0
1
2
3
0
14. Leaflitter
1.5
1
0.5
0
1
15. Sediment on plants or debris
0
0.5
1
1.5
0.5
16. Organic debris lines or piles
0
0.5
1
1.5
1.5
17. Soil -based evidence of high water table?
No = 0
Yes = 3
3
C. Biology Subtotal = 11
Absent
Weak
Moderate
Strong
SCORE
18. Fibrous roots in streambed
3
2
1
0
3
19. Rooted upland plants in streambed
3
2
1
0
3
20. Macrobenthos (note diversity and abundance)
0
1
2
3
2
21. Aquatic Mollusks
0
1
2
3
0
22. Fish
0
0.5
1
1.5
1
23. Crayfish
0
0.5
1
1.5
1
24. Amphibians
0
0.5
1
1.5
1
25. Algae
0
0.5
1
1.5
0
26. Wetland plants in streambed
FACW=0.75; OBE=1.5 Other=0
'perennial stream may also be identified usinq other methods. See p.35 of manual.
Notes:
Bank Height (feet)
5 to 7
Bankfull Width (feet)
10 to 15
Water Depth (inches)
Channel Substrate
Cobble, gravel, sand, detritus
Velocity:
Clarity:
Sketch:

Stream ID:
NC DWQ Stream Identification Form Version 4.11
Date:
6/4/2019
Project/Site:
NC 42 Widening at Saul's Road
Latitude:
35.590414
Evaluator:
N Thomson/M Wimberley
County:
Wake
-78.633478
Longitude:
Total Points:
other:
Stream is at least intermittent if
38
Stream
perennial
e.g. Quad Name:
> 19 or perennial if> 30
Determination:
A. Geomorphology Subtotal = 19
Absent
Weak
Moderate
Strong
SCORE
1a. Continuous bed and bank
0
1
2
3
3
2. Sinuosity of channel along thalweg
0
1
2
3
2
3. In -Channel structure: ex. riffle -pool, step -pool, ripple-
pool sequence
0
1
2
3
3
4. Particle size of stream substrate
0
1
2
3
3
5. Active/relic floodplain
0
1
2
3
1
6. Depositional bars or benches
0
1
2
3
2
7. Recent alluvial deposits
0
1
2
3
0
8. Headcuts
1 0
1 1
1 2
1 3
1 0
9. Grade controls
0
0.5
1
1.5
0.5
10. Natural valley
0
0.5
1
1.5
1.5
11. Second or greater order channel
No = 0
Yes = 3
3
, artificial ditches are not rated; see discussions in manual.
B. Hydrology Subtotal = 10.5
Absent
Weak
Moderate
Strong
SCORE
12. Presence of Baseflow
0
1
2
3
3
13. Iron oxidizing bacteria
0
1
2
3
2
14. Leaflitter
1.5
1
0.5
0
1
15. Sediment on plants or debris
0
0.5
1
1.5
0
16. Organic debris lines or piles
0
0.5
1
1.5
1.5
17. Soil -based evidence of high water table?
No = 0
Yes = 3
3
C. Biology Subtotal = 8.5
Absent
Weak
Moderate
Strong
SCORE
18. Fibrous roots in streambed
3
2
1
0
3
19. Rooted upland plants in streambed
3
2
1
0
3
20. Macrobenthos (note diversity and abundance)
0
1
2
3
2
21. Aquatic Mollusks
0
1
2
3
0
22. Fish
0
0.5
1
1.5
0
23. Crayfish
0
0.5
1
1.5
0
24. Amphibians
0
0.5
1
1.5
0.5
25. Algae
0
0.5
1
1.5
0
26. Wetland plants in streambed
FACW=0.75; OBE=1.5 Other=0
'perennial stream may also be identified usinq other methods. See p.35 of manual.
Notes:
amphipods/isopods, caddisfly larvae, amphibians,
nematodes
Bank Height (feet)
3.5-4
Bankfull Width (feet)
10-May
Water Depth (inches)
Channel Substrate
Cobble, gravel, sand, detritus
Velocity:
Clarity:
Sketch:

USACE AID# DWQ # Site #_ (indicate on attached map)
STREAM QUALITY ASSESSMENT WORI{SHEET
Provide [he following information for the stream reach under assessment:
1. Applicant's name: Al L�tsr DI V .S 2. Evaluator's name: A/ TFfOMSON I /� IVI H8Er1E.J/
3. Date of evaluation: tf h f 9 4. Time of evaluation: Z-nM
5. Name of stream: �- I C 5 � 6. River basin: Af £IAS6_
7. Approximate drainage area: �i i` Sty, M t 8. Stream order: 3 rd
9. Length of reach evaluated: � 2.00 t..F 10. County: WA IC.G
11. Site coordinates (if known): prefer in decimal degrees. 12. Subdivision name (if any):�./��
Latitude (ex. 34.8]2312): Loo iNde (ex.-]].556611): ��9. (o.3 r1 Y9f
Method locanon de[emrined (circle): GPS opo Sheet Orthe (Aerial) Photo/ Other GIS Other C
13. Location of reach under evaluation (note ne roads an andmarks and attach map identifying sheam(s) locationp
�bAj S 1'i�. i n)•ta�[GiaO n W! Af L� Z �.�1(.✓
14. Proposed channel work (if any): CGjVtA- 1Y LLN SI'on � sivznmiaank gitlbt �124i-tOn
15. Recent weather conditions: VV0.r'Nn t SlA/1rll.�
16. Site conditions at time of visit: Wa YYrI SUt'i n y
17. Identify any special waterway classifications known: Section l0 _Tidal Waters _essential Fisheries Habitat
_Trout Waters _Outstanding Resource Waters ✓� hient Sensitive Waters _Water Supply Watershed _(I-N)
18. Is there a pond or lake located upstream of the evaluaton paint? YE NO If yes, estimate the water surface area:
19. Does channel appear on USGS quad map? 20. Does channel appear on USDA Soil Survey? ®NO
21. Estimated watershed land use: �% Residenfial _% Commercial _% Industrial _% Agricultuial
�% Forested _% Cleared /Logged _% Other ( 1
22. Bankfull width: f O - 1S' -�� 23. Bank height (from bed to top of bank): S-� 7 i' A-
24. Chame] slope down center of sheam: Flat (0 to 2%) _Gentle (2 m 4%) �4odemte (4 to 10%) _Steep (>10%)
25. Chame] sinuosity: _Shaight ✓Occasional bends _Frequent meander _Very sinuous _Braided channel
Instruetions for completion of worksheet (located on page 2): Begin by determining the most appropriate ecoregion based on
location, terrain, vegetation, stream classification, etc. Every chameteristic must be scared using the same ecoregion. Assign points
to each characteristic within the range shown for the ecoregion. Page 3 provides a brief description of haw to review the
characteristics identified in the worksheet. Scores should reflect an overall assessment of the steam reach under evaluation. If a
characteristic cannot be evaluated due to site or weather conditious, enter 0 in the scoring box and provide an explanation in the
mment section. Where there are obvious changes m the character of a sheam under review (e.g, the stream flows from a pasture
nto a forest), the stream maybe divided into smaller reaches that display more continuity, and a separate forth used m evaluate each
reach. The total score assigned to a stream reach must range between 0 and 100, with a score of 100 representing a stream of the
highest quality.
Total Score (from reverse): 58 Comments: r ;
t 'n !
1 tx+, ' +h
Sfdt O��eund f��s� + s trr ..h r.leble h��el �.b<Mr!<•r�tmil_y �W,i
Evaluator's Signature Date 4 � f0 I )9
This channel evaluation for rs tended to be used only as a guide to assist landowners and nvironmental professionals in
gathering the data required by the United Slates Army Carps of Engineers to make a preliminary assessment of stream
quality. The total score resulting from [he completion of this form is subject [o USACE approval and does not imply a
particular midgation ratio m� requirement Form subject to change -version 06/03. To Comment, please call 919-876-8441 x 26.

U+�le Creek (s)
STREAM QUALITY ASSESSMENT WORKSHEET
ECOREGION POINT
RANGE
#
CHARACTERISTICS
SCORE
Coastal
Piedmont
Mountain
Presence offlow /persistent pools in stream
1
0-5
0-4
0-5
no flow or saturation=O�snon flow=max Dints
2
Evidence of past human alteraflon
o—e
extenaiveattemenn=o nDauemti¢n=max Dints
o-s
o-s
,3
3
Riparian zone
0-6
0-4
0-5
no buffer=O�conti o wide buffer=max Dints
Evidence of nutrient or chemical discharges
2
4
0-5
0-4
0-4
J
extensive dischar es=tr no dischar es=maz Dints
f]
5
Groundwater discharge
0-3
0-4
0-4
no discha a=0�s rin s see s wetlands etc.=max Dints
Presence of adjacent flaodplain
2
m
6
no Flood lain=O�eztensive flood lain=max pints
0-4
0-4
0-2
J
�
Entrenchment/floodpiain access
0-5
0-4
da
de 1 entrenched=0� fre uentfloedin = Dints
0-2
) t
8
Presence of adjacent wetlands
no wetlands=0�lar ead'acent wetlands=max Dints
0-6
0-4
0-2
L}.. w,�,
9
Channel sinuosity
0-5
0-4
0-3
extensive channelizabon=O�natural meander=max Dints
10
Sedwent input
0_5
0-4
0-4
Z,
extensive de asition= 0� little or no sediment= max Dints
I1
Size &diversity of channel bed substrate
NA*
(1-4
0 — s
fine homo en s=0� lar a diverse sizes=max Dints
Evidence of channel incision or widening
12
dee l incised=O�stable bed&banks=max Dints
0—s
0-4
0-5
13
Presence of major bank failures
0-5
0-5
0—s
'L
n = 0� no erosion stable banks =max Dints
ae erosRaot
depth and density on banks
14
0-3
0-4
0-5
3
F
avisible roots=Odense roots throe out=max Dints
�
Impact by agriculture, livestock, or timber production
, I
15
0-5
0-4
0-5
'f
substantialim act=0�no evidence=max Dints
Presence of rifflo-pooVripple-pool complexes
16
no riffles/ri les or Dols = 0• well-develo ed =max Dints
0-3
0-5
0-6
F
C
17
Habitat complexity
0 — 6
0 — 6
0— 6
F
little orno habitat= P fre uent varied habitats =max Dints
3
18
Canopy coverage over streambed
0-5
0-5
0-5
o shadin ve etarion=0•continuous cano =maz Dints
19
Substrate embeddedness
NA*
0-4
0-4
3
de 1 embedded=O�loose stmcture=max
Presence of stream invertebrates (see page 4)
20
n e evidence = 0� common numerous es =max Dints
0 — 4
0 — 5
0 — s
�
L7
Presence of amphibians
O
21
no evidence = 0� wmmon numerous es =max Dints
0-4
0-4
0-4
"�
O
22
Presence of fish
0-4
0-4
0-4
�.
�
ma
o evidence = 0� common numerous = z Dints
23
Evidence of wildlife usee3
0-6
0-5
0-5
3
o evidence = 0� abundant evidence =max Dints
Total Points Possible
100
100
100
TOTAL SCORE (also enter on Srst page)
"'These characteristics are not assessed in coastal streams.

USACE AID# DWQ # Situ#_ (indicate on attached map)
STREAM QUALITY ASSESSMENT WORKSHEET
Provide the Tallowing information for the stream reach under assessment:
1. Applicant's name: jxJLDtrf it IV S 2. Evaluator's name: N THoMsnal / tN Wt 14 �/
3. Date of evaluation: 4. Time of evaluation: 2. �YY]
5. Name of stream: 5�. 6. River basin: N EN SiE
7. Approximate drainage area: r'f � 5q. lA i . 8. Stream order: ZN li
9. Length of reach evaluated: 75 - IOoF+ 10. County: 1/1[,4 L
Il. Site coordinates (if known): prefer�iv1decimal degrees. 12. Subdivision name (if any):
Latitude (ex. 34.8'l2312): _'6S. sy�.il.J Longitude (ex.-'/'/.556611): � %B.%ia4i8
Method location deternuned (chcle): GPS �Sh t rtho ( hoto/GIS Other GIS ONer
13. Locaflon of reach under evaluation (note nearby roadks and attach map identifying sheam(s) location):
�2ys1's i�l'nlersvt�!-io.� rtl�fL.t�Z��jGf
la.Prnpnaeachannelwnrk(;fany):S3AIV��- t�c�gcftan .r banl[ si-abi �i1A�-tin
IS. Recent weather conditions: t.a.J0.e"YN � MnV
I6. Site conditions at time of visit:_ W 0.rYVt. y(yn n V
17. Identify any special waterway classifications known: Section 10 _Tidal Waters _Essential Fisheries Habitat
_Trout Waters _Outstanding Resource Waters �Nuhient Sensitive Waters _Water Supply Watershed _(I -IV)
18. [s there a pond or lake located upstream of the evaluation point? � NO If yes, estimate the water swface area: M�'1d1'P
19. Does channel a USGS d ma v , t 44�
ppear on qua p. >� NO 20. Does charnel appear on USDA Soil Survey? ®E NO
21. Estimated watershed land use: !P %Residential _% Commercial _%Industrial _% Agdcultmal
Foresmd _% Cleazed /Logged _% Other ( )
22. Hankfull width: S� 1 O �} 23. Bank height (from bed to top of bank): 2s. S - 4 �t
24. Channel slope down center of stream: ✓Flat (0 to 2%) _Gentle (2 to 4 %) _Moderate (4 m IO%) _Steep (>I0%)
25. Channel sinuosity: _Straight � ccasional bends _Frequent meander _Very sinuous _Braided channel
Instructions for completion of warksheet (located on page 2): Begin by determining the most appropriate ecoregion based on
location, terrain, vegemtlon, stream classificadoq etc. Every characterisfic must be scored using the same ecoregion. Assign points
to each characteristic within the range shown for the ecoregion. Page 3 provides a brief description of how to review the
characteristics identified in the worksheet. Scores should reflect an overall assessment of the stream reach order evaluation. If a
characteristic carrot be evaluated due to site or weather conditions, enter 0 in the scoring box and provide an explanation in the
comment section. Where there aze obvious changes in the character of a stream under review (e.g., the stream flows from a pasture
into a forest), the stream may be divided into smaller reaches that display more continuity, and a separate form used to evaluate each
reach. The total score assigned to a stream reach must range between 0 and lOQ with a score of 100 representing a stream of the
highest quality.
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Evaluator's Signature Date 4 � [[ //�%
This channel evaluation far is mended to be used only as a guide to assist landowners and environmental professionals in
gathering the data required by the United States Army Corps of Engineers to make a preliminary assessment of stream
quality. The total score resulting from [he completion of [his form is subject to USACE approval and does not imply a
particular mi6ga[ion ratio or requirement. Form subject to change -version O6/03. To Comment, please ca11919-876-8441 x 26.

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STREAM QUALITY ASSESSMENT WORKSHEET
ECOREGION POINT
RANGE
#
CHARACTERISTICS
SCORE
Coastal
piedmont
Mountain
1
Presence of flow /persistent pools in stream
no flow m�satmation=0"stron flow=max Dints
0-5
0-4
0-5
7
2
Evidence of pas[ human alterafion
0-6
0—S
0-5
an
extensive altemfion=0�no alteration=inax Dints
,�j U'j
3
Riparian zone
0-6
0-4
0—S
no buffer=O�conti o wide buffer=max Dints
4
Evidence of nutrient or chemical discharges
0—S
0-4
0-4
extensive dischaz es=0�no dischar es=max Dints
.�
Groundwater discharge
0-3
0-4
0-43
US
no dischar a=0�s rin s see s wetlands etc.=max Dints
Presence of adjacent floodplain
2
r�
6
no flood lain = 0� extensive flood lain = mex Dints
0-4
0-4
0-2
J
,�W+
Entrenchment / floadplain access
p"
�
dee 1 enhenched=0� fre uentfloodin =max Dints
0—S
0-4
0-2
'
$
Presence of adjacent wetlands
0-6
no wetlands=0�lar ead"scent wetands=max Dints
0-4
0-2
9
Channel amnnsity
0-5
0-4
0-3
extensive chmnelization=O�natural meander=max pints
3
10
SedimenHnput
0-S
0-4
0-4
extensive de osition=O�little or no sediment=max aints
L
11
Size &diversity of charnel bed substrate
NA*
0
0 5
2 �
-4
-
fine horns emus = 0� ]az a diverse sizes =max Dints
`� $'P
12
Evidence of channel incision or widening
0-5
,'N
dee l incised=0"stable bed&banlrs=max Dints
0-4
0-S
�1",
13
Presence of major bank failures
0-5
0-5
0-S
z
n=0�no erosion stable banks=max Dints
evere erosRoot
14
depth and density on banks
.3
no visible roots=Odense roots tluou out=max Dints
0-3
0-4
0-5
�
Impact by agriculture, livestock, or timber production
15
0-S
0-4
0-5
substanfial im act=0�no evidence=max Dints
Presence of Nffle-pool ripple -pool completes
-1
16
0-3
0-5
0-6
no riffles/ri les or Dols=O�wefl-develo ed=max Dints
�,
y�
17
Aabitat complexity
little or no habitat=0�fre uent vazied habitats=max Dints
0-6
0-6
0-6
.N.
0.]
IS
Canopy coverage over streambed
�-�,
no shadin ve etaticn= 0� continuous cano =max Dints
0-5
0-S
0-5
F4G
l9
Substrate embeddedness
NA'
O q
p y
l Con��
L 9
dee l embedded=O�loose structure=max
Presence of stream invertebrates (see page 4)
�
Y
20
ce
eviden=O�common numerous = aims
max
0 - 4
0 -S
0 - 5
2
3 a'�
�
21
Presence ofamphibianses
0-4
0-4
0-4
�
O
evidence=O�cornmon numerous s=mat oiuts
e
"'�
O
Presence of fish
22
0-4
0-4
0-4
�
no evidence=O�common numerous es=max Dints
23
Evidence of wildlife use
0-6
0—S
0-5
3
evidence = 0� abundant evidence =max Dints
Total Paints Possible
]00
100
100
TOTAL SCORE (also enter on fast page)
(�
These characteristics are not assessed in coastal sheams.

NC SAM FIELD ASSESSMENT RESULTS
user manual version z.-i
USACE AID #: 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 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:
NC 42 Widening at Sauls Road (W-
1. Project name (if any): 5601 EY) 2. Date of evaluation: 06/04/19
3. Applicant/owner name: NCDOT Division 5 4. Assessor name/organization: N Thomson/M Wimberley
5. County: Wake 6. Nearest named water body
7. River basin: Neuse on USGS 7.5-minute quad: Little Creek
8. Site coordinates (decimal degrees, at lower end of assessment reach): 35.589998,-78.634891
STREAM INFORMATION: (depth and width can be approximations)
9. Site number (show on attached map): S1 10. Length of assessment reach evaluated (feet): 200
11. Channel depth from bed (in riffle, if present) to top of bank (feet): 5-7 ❑Unable to assess channel depth.
12. Channel width at top of bank (feet): 10-15 13. Is assessment reach a swamp steam? ❑Yes ❑No
14. Feature type: ®Perennial flow ❑Intermittent flow ❑Tidal Marsh Stream
STREAM CATEGORY INFORMATION:
15. NC SAM Zone: ❑ Mountains (M) ® Piedmont (P) ❑ Inner Coastal Plain (I) ❑ Outer Coastal Plain (0)
16. Estimated geomorphic ❑A ®B
valley shape (skip for
Tidal Marsh Stream): (more sinuous stream, flatter valley slope) (less sinuous stream, steeper valley slope)
17. Watershed size: (skip ❑Size 1 (< 0.1 mil) ❑Size 2 (0.1 to < 0.5 mil) ❑Size 3 (0.5 to < 5 mil) ®Size 4 (>- 5 mi2)
for Tidal Marsh Stream)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
18. Were regulatory considerations evaluated? ®Yes ❑No If Yes, check all that apply to the assessment area.
❑Section 10 water ❑Classified Trout Waters ❑Water Supply Watershed (❑I ❑II ❑III ❑IV ❑V)
❑Essential Fish Habitat ❑Primary Nursery Area ❑ High Quality Waters/Outstanding Resource Waters
❑Publicly owned property ®NCDWR Riparian buffer rule in effect ®Nutrient Sensitive Waters
❑Anadromous fish ❑303(d) List ❑CAMA Area of Environmental Concern (AEC)
®Documented presence of a federal and/or state listed protected species within the assessment area.
RCW, Neuse River Waterdog, Carolina Madtom, Atlantic Pigtoe, Dwarf wedgemussel, Yellow Lance, Michaux's
List species: Sumac
❑Designated Critical Habitat (list species)
19. Are additional stream information/supplementary measurements included in "Notes/Sketch" section or attached? ❑Yes ®No
1. Channel Water - assessment reach metric (skip for Size 1 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
®A Water throughout assessment reach.
❑B No flow, water in pools only.
❑C No water in assessment reach.
2. Evidence of Flow Restriction - assessment reach metric
❑A At least 10% of assessment reach in -stream habitat or riffle -pool sequence is severely affected by a flow restriction or fill to the
point of obstructing flow or a channel choked with aquatic macrophytes or ponded water or impoundment on flood or ebb within
the assessment reach (examples: undersized or perched culverts, causeways that constrict the channel, tidal gates, debris jams,
beaver dams).
®B Not 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 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
®B 10 to 25% of channel unstable
❑C > 25% of channel unstable

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

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

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

Draft NC SAM Stream Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 2.1
Stream Site Name NC 42 Widening at Sauls Date of Assessment
06/04/19
Road (W-5601 EY)
Stream Category Pb4 Assessor Name/Organization N Thomson/M Wimberley
Notes of Field Assessment Form (Y/N)
NO
Presence of regulatory considerations (Y/N)
YES
Additional stream information/supplementary measurements included (Y/N)
NO
NC SAM feature type (perennial, intermittent, Tidal Marsh Stream)
Perennial
USACE/ NCDWR
Function Class Rating Summary
All Streams Intermittent
(1) Hydrology
LOW
(2) Baseflow
HIGH
(2) Flood Flow
LOW
(3) Streamside Area Attenuation
LOW
(4) Floodplain Access
LOW
(4) Wooded Riparian Buffer
HIGH
(4) Microtopography
NA
(3) Stream Stability
MEDIUM
(4) Channel Stability
MEDIUM
(4) Sediment Transport
LOW
(4) Stream Geomorphology
HIGH
(2) Stream/Intertidal Zone Interaction
NA
(2) Longitudinal Tidal Flow
NA
(2) Tidal Marsh Stream Stability
NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Channel Stability
NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Stream Geomorphology
NA
(1) Water Quality
MEDIUM
(2) Baseflow
HIGH
(2) Streamside Area Vegetation
HIGH
(3) Upland Pollutant Filtration
HIGH
(3) Thermoregulation
HIGH
(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
HIGH
(3) Substrate
LOW
(3) Stream Stability
MEDIUM
(3) In -stream Habitat
LOW
(2) Stream -side Habitat
HIGH
(3) Stream -side Habitat
MEDIUM
(3) Thermoregulation
HIGH
(2) Tidal Marsh In -stream Habitat
NA
(3) Flow Restriction
NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Stream Stability
NA
(4) Tidal Marsh Channel Stability
NA
(4) Tidal Marsh Stream Geomorphology
NA
(3) Tidal Marsh In -stream Habitat
NA
(2) Intertidal Zone
NA
Overall
LOW

NC SAM FIELD ASSESSMENT RESULTS
user manual version z.-i
USACE AID #: 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 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:
NC 42 Widening at Sauls Road (W-
1. Project name (if any): 5601 EY) 2. Date of evaluation: 06/04/19
3. Applicant/owner name: NCDOT Division 5 4. Assessor name/organization: N Thomson/M Wimberley
5. County: Wake 6. Nearest named water body
7. River basin: Neuse on USGS 7.5-minute quad: Ut to Little Creek
8. Site coordinates (decimal degrees, at lower end of assessment reach): 35.590414,-78.633478
STREAM INFORMATION: (depth and width can be approximations)
9. Site number (show on attached map): S2 10. Length of assessment reach evaluated (feet): 50-75
11. Channel depth from bed (in riffle, if present) to top of bank (feet): 3.5-4 ❑Unable to assess channel depth.
12. Channel width at top of bank (feet): 5-10 13. Is assessment reach a swamp steam? ❑Yes ❑No
14. Feature type: ®Perennial flow ❑Intermittent flow ❑Tidal Marsh Stream
STREAM CATEGORY INFORMATION:
15. NC SAM Zone: ❑ Mountains (M) ® Piedmont (P) ❑ Inner Coastal Plain (I) ❑ Outer Coastal Plain (0)
16. Estimated geomorphic ❑A ®B
valley shape (skip for
Tidal Marsh Stream): (more sinuous stream, flatter valley slope) (less sinuous stream, steeper valley slope)
17. Watershed size: (skip ❑Size 1 (< 0.1 mil) ❑Size 2 (0.1 to < 0.5 mil) ❑Size 3 (0.5 to < 5 mil) ®Size 4 (>- 5 mi2)
for Tidal Marsh Stream)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
18. Were regulatory considerations evaluated? ®Yes ❑No If Yes, check all that apply to the assessment area.
❑Section 10 water ❑Classified Trout Waters ❑Water Supply Watershed (❑I ❑II ❑III ❑IV ❑V)
❑Essential Fish Habitat ❑Primary Nursery Area ❑ High Quality Waters/Outstanding Resource Waters
❑Publicly owned property ®NCDWR Riparian buffer rule in effect ®Nutrient Sensitive Waters
❑Anadromous fish ❑303(d) List ❑CAMA Area of Environmental Concern (AEC)
®Documented presence of a federal and/or state listed protected species within the assessment area.
RCW, Neuse River Waterdog, Carolina Madtom, Atlantic Pigtoe, Dwarf wedgemussel, Yellow Lance, Michaux's
List species: Sumac
❑Designated Critical Habitat (list species)
19. Are additional stream information/supplementary measurements included in "Notes/Sketch" section or attached? ❑Yes ®No
1. Channel Water - assessment reach metric (skip for Size 1 streams and Tidal Marsh Streams)
®A Water throughout assessment reach.
❑B No flow, water in pools only.
❑C No water in assessment reach.
2. Evidence of Flow Restriction - assessment reach metric
❑A At least 10% of assessment reach in -stream habitat or riffle -pool sequence is severely affected by a flow restriction or fill to the
point of obstructing flow or a channel choked with aquatic macrophytes or ponded water or impoundment on flood or ebb within
the assessment reach (examples: undersized or perched culverts, causeways that constrict the channel, tidal gates, debris jams,
beaver dams).
®B Not 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 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
®B 10 to 25% of channel unstable
❑C > 25% of channel unstable

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

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

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

Draft NC SAM Stream Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 2.1
Stream Site Name NC 42 Widening at Sauls Date of Assessment
06/04/19
Road (W-5601 EY)
Stream Category Pb4 Assessor Name/Organization N Thomson/M Wimberley
Notes of Field Assessment Form (Y/N)
NO
Presence of regulatory considerations (Y/N)
YES
Additional stream information/supplementary measurements included (Y/N)
NO
NC SAM feature type (perennial, intermittent, Tidal Marsh Stream)
Perennial
USACE/ NCDWR
Function Class Rating Summary
All Streams Intermittent
(1) Hydrology
LOW
(2) Baseflow
HIGH
(2) Flood Flow
LOW
(3) Streamside Area Attenuation
LOW
(4) Floodplain Access
LOW
(4) Wooded Riparian Buffer
HIGH
(4) Microtopography
NA
(3) Stream Stability
MEDIUM
(4) Channel Stability
MEDIUM
(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
HIGH
(2) Baseflow
HIGH
(2) Streamside Area Vegetation
HIGH
(3) Upland Pollutant Filtration
HIGH
(3) Thermoregulation
HIGH
(2) Indicators of Stressors
NO
(2) Aquatic Life Tolerance
HIGH
(2) Intertidal Zone Filtration
NA
(1) Habitat
LOW
(2) In -stream Habitat
LOW
(3) Baseflow
HIGH
(3) Substrate
MEDIUM
(3) Stream Stability
MEDIUM
(3) In -stream Habitat
LOW
(2) Stream -side Habitat
HIGH
(3) Stream -side Habitat
MEDIUM
(3) Thermoregulation
HIGH
(2) Tidal Marsh In -stream Habitat
NA
(3) Flow Restriction
NA
(3) Tidal Marsh Stream Stability
NA
(4) Tidal Marsh Channel Stability
NA
(4) Tidal Marsh Stream Geomorphology
NA
(3) Tidal Marsh In -stream Habitat
NA
(2) Intertidal Zone
NA
Overall
LOW

NC WAM FIELD ASSESSMENT RESULTS
Accompanies user rvianuai version o.0
USACE AID #
NCDWR#
Project Name
NC 42 Widening at Sauls Road (W-
Date of Evaluation
06/04/19
5601 EY)
Applicant/Owner Name
NCDOT Division 5
Wetland Site Name
A, B & C
Wetland Type
Bottomland Hardwood Forest
Assessor Name/Organization
N Thomson/M Wimberle
Level III Ecoregion
Southeastern Plains
Nearest Named Water Body
Little Creek
River Basin
Neuse
USGS 8-Digit Catalogue Unit
03020201
County
Wake
NCDWR Region
Raleigh
❑ Yes ® No
Precipitation within 48 hrs?
Latitude/Longitude (deci-deqrees)
35.589998/-78.634891
Evidence of stressors affecting the assessment area (may not be within the assessment area)
Please circle and/or make note on the last page if evidence of stressors is apparent. Consider departure from reference, if appropriate, in
recent past (for instance, within 10 years). Noteworthy stressors include, but are not limited to the following.
• Hydrological modifications (examples: ditches, dams, beaver dams, dikes, berms, ponds, etc.)
• Surface and sub -surface discharges into the wetland (examples: discharges containing obvious pollutants, presence of nearby septic
tanks, underground storage tanks (USTs), hog lagoons, etc.)
• Signs of vegetation stress (examples: vegetation mortality, insect damage, disease, storm damage, salt intrusion, etc.)
• Habitat/plant community alteration (examples: mowing, clear -cutting, exotics, etc.)
Is the assessment area intensively managed? ❑ Yes ® No
Regulatory Considerations - Were regulatory considerations evaluated? ®Yes ❑No If Yes, check all that apply to the assessment area.
❑ Anadromous fish
® Federally protected species or State endangered or threatened species
® NCDWR riparian buffer rule in effect
❑ Abuts a Primary Nursery Area (PNA)
❑ Publicly owned property
❑ N.C. Division of Coastal Management Area of Environmental Concern (AEC) (including buffer)
❑ Abuts a stream with a NCDWQ classification of SA or supplemental classifications of HQW, ORW, or Trout
❑ Designated NCNHP reference community
❑ Abuts a 303(d)-listed stream or a tributary to a 303(d)-listed stream
What type of natural stream is associated with the wetland, if any? (check all that apply)
❑ Blackwater
® Brownwater
❑ Tidal (if tidal, check one of the following boxes) ❑ Lunar ❑ Wind ❑ Both
Is the assessment area on a coastal island? ❑ Yes ® No
Is the assessment area's surface water storage capacity or duration substantially altered by beaver? ❑ Yes ® No
Does the assessment area experience overbank flooding during normal rainfall conditions? ❑ Yes ® No
Ground Surface Condition/Vegetation Condition — assessment area condition metric
Check a box in each column. Consider alteration to the ground surface (GS) in the assessment area and vegetation structure (VS) in the
assessment area. Compare to reference wetland if applicable (see User Manual). If a reference is not applicable, then rate the assessment
area based on evidence an effect.
GS VS
®A ®A Not severely altered
❑B ❑B Severely altered over a majority of the assessment area (ground surface alteration examples: vehicle tracks, excessive
sedimentation, fire -plow lanes, skidder tracks, bedding, fill, soil compaction, obvious pollutants) (vegetation structure
alteration examples: mechanical disturbance, herbicides, salt intrusion [where appropriate], exotic species, grazing, less
diversity [if appropriate], hydrologic alteration)
Surface and Sub -Surface Storage Capacity and Duration — assessment area condition metric
Check a box in each column. Consider surface storage capacity and duration (Surf) and sub -surface storage capacity and duration (Sub).
Consider both increase and decrease in hydrology. A ditch <_ 1 foot deep is considered to affect surface water only, while a ditch > 1 foot
deep is expected to affect both surface and sub -surface water. Consider tidal flooding regime, if applicable.
Surf Sub
®A ®A Water storage capacity and duration are not altered.
❑B ❑B Water storage capacity or duration are altered, but not substantially (typically, not sufficient to change vegetation).
❑C ❑C Water storage capacity or duration are substantially altered (typically, alteration sufficient to result in vegetation change)
(examples: draining, flooding, soil compaction, filling, excessive sedimentation, underground utility lines).
3. Water Storage/Surface Relief — assessment area/wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes)
Check a box in each column. Select the appropriate storage for the assessment area (AA) and the wetland type (WT).
AA WT
3a. ❑A ❑A Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water > 1 deep
❑B ❑B Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water 6 inches to 1 foot deep
®C ®C Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water 3 to 6 inches deep
❑D ❑D Depressions able to pond water < 3 inches deep
3b. ❑A Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is greater than 2 feet
❑B Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is between 1 and 2 feet
®C Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is less than 1 foot

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

9. Inundation Duration - assessment area condition metric (skip for non -riparian wetlands)
Answer for assessment area dominant landform.
❑A Evidence of short -duration inundation (< 7 consecutive days)
®B Evidence of saturation, without evidence of inundation
❑C Evidence of long -duration inundation or very long -duration inundation (7 to 30 consecutive days or more)
10. Indicators of Deposition - assessment area condition metric (skip for non -riparian wetlands and all marshes)
Consider recent deposition only (no plant growth since deposition).
®A Sediment deposition is not excessive, but at approximately natural levels.
❑B Sediment deposition is excessive, but not overwhelming the wetland.
❑C Sediment deposition is excessive and is overwhelming the wetland.
11. Wetland Size -wetland type/wetland complex condition metric
Check a box in each column. Involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. This metric evaluates three aspects of the wetland area: the
size of the wetland type (WT), the size of the wetland complex (WC), and the size of the forested wetland (FW) (if applicable, see User
Manual). See the User Manual for boundaries of these evaluation areas. If assessment area is clear-cut, select "K" for the FW column.
WT
WC
FW (if applicable)
®A
®A
®A
>- 500 acres
❑B
❑B
❑B
From 100 to < 500 acres
❑C
❑C
❑C
From 50 to < 100 acres
❑D
❑D
❑D
From 25 to < 50 acres
❑E
❑E
❑E
From 10 to < 25 acres
❑F
❑F
❑F
From 5 to < 10 acres
❑G
❑G
❑G
From 1 to < 5 acres
❑H
❑H
❑H
From 0.5 to < 1 acre
❑I
❑I
❑1
From 0.1 to < 0.5 acre
❑J
❑J
❑J
From 0.01 to < 0.1 acre
❑K
❑K
❑K
< 0.01 acre or assessment area is clear-cut
12. Wetland Intactness - wetland type condition metric (evaluate for Pocosins only)
❑A Pocosin is the full extent (>- 90%) of its natural landscape size.
❑B Pocosin type is < 90% of the full extent of its natural landscape size.
13. Connectivity to Other Natural Areas - landscape condition metric
13a. Check appropriate box(es) (a box may be checked in each column). Involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. This metric
evaluates whether the wetland is well connected (Well) and/or loosely connected (Loosely) to the landscape patch, the contiguous
naturally vegetated area and open water (if appropriate). Boundaries are formed by four -lane roads, regularly maintained utility line
corridors the width of a four -lane road or wider, urban landscapes, maintained fields (pasture and agriculture), or open water > 300
feet wide.
Well Loosely
❑A
®A
>- 500 acres
®B
❑B
From 100 to < 500 acres
❑C
❑C
From 50 to < 100 acres
❑D
❑D
From 10 to < 50 acres
❑E
❑E
< 10 acres
❑F
❑F
Wetland type has a poor or no connection to other natural habitats
13b. Evaluate for marshes only.
❑Yes ❑No Wetland type has a surface hydrology connection to open waters/stream or tidal wetlands.
14. Edge Effect - wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes and Estuarine Woody Wetland)
May involve a GIS effort with field adjustment. Estimate distance from wetland type boundary to artificial edges. Artificial edges include
non -forested areas >- 40 feet wide such as fields, development, roads, regularly maintained utility line corridors, and clear -cuts. Consider
the eight main points of the compass. Artificial edge occurs within 150 feet in how many directions? If the assessment area is clear cut,
select option "C."
❑A 0
❑ B 1 to 4
®C 5to8
15. Vegetative Composition - assessment area condition metric (skip for all marshes and Pine Flat)
❑A Vegetation is close to reference condition in species present and their proportions. Lower strata composed of appropriate
species, with exotic plants absent or sparse within the assessment area.
®B Vegetation is different from reference condition in species diversity or proportions, but still largely composed of native species
characteristic of the wetland type. This may include communities of weedy native species that develop after clearcutting or clearing.
It also includes communities with exotics present, but not dominant, over a large portion of the expected strata.
❑C Vegetation severely altered from reference in composition, or expected species are unnaturally absent (planted stands of non -
characteristic species or at least one stratum inappropriately composed of a single species), or exotic species are dominant in at
least one stratum.
16. Vegetative Diversity - assessment area condition metric (evaluate for Non -tidal Freshwater Marsh only)
❑A Vegetation diversity is high and is composed primarily of native species (< 10% cover of exotics).
®B Vegetation diversity is low or has > 10% to 50% cover of exotics.
❑C Vegetation is dominated by exotic species (> 50 % cover of exotics).

17. Vegetative Structure — assessment area/wetland type condition metric
17a. Is vegetation present?
®Yes ❑No If Yes, continue to 17b. If No, skip to Metric 18.
17b. Evaluate percent coverage of assessment area vegetation for all marshes only. Skip to 17c for non -marsh wetlands.
❑A >_ 25% coverage of vegetation
❑B < 25% coverage of vegetation
17c. Check a box in each column for each stratum. Evaluate this portion of the metric for non -marsh wetlands. Consider
structure in airspace above the assessment area (AA) and the wetland type (WT) separately.
TAA WT
o ❑A ❑A Canopy closed, or nearly closed, with natural gaps associated with natural processes
❑B ®B Canopy present, but opened more than natural gaps
U ®C ❑C Canopy sparse or absent
g ❑A ❑A Dense mid-story/sapling layer
❑B ❑B Moderate density mid-story/sapling layer
®C ®C Mid-story/sapling layer sparse or absent
❑A ❑A Dense shrub layer
1E ®B ®B Moderate density shrub layer
U) ❑C ❑C Shrub layer sparse or absent
-0 ®A ®A Dense herb layer
_ ❑B ❑B Moderate density herb layer
❑C ❑C Herb layer sparse or absent
18. Snags — wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes)
❑A Large snags (more than one) are visible (> 12 inches DBH, or large relative to species present and landscape stability).
®B Not A
19. Diameter Class Distribution — wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes)
❑A Majority of canopy trees have stems > 6 inches in diameter at breast height (DBH); many large trees (> 12 inches DBH) are
present.
®B Majority of canopy trees have stems between 6 and 12 inches DBH, few are > 12 inch DBH.
❑C Majority of canopy trees are < 6 inches DBH or no trees.
20. Large Woody Debris — wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes)
Include both natural debris and man -placed natural debris.
®A Large logs (more than one) are visible (> 12 inches in diameter, or large relative to species present and landscape stability).
❑B Not A
21. Vegetation/Open Water Dispersion — wetland type/open water condition metric (evaluate for Non -Tidal Freshwater Marsh only)
Select the figure that best describes the amount of interspersion between vegetation and open water in the growing season. Patterned
areas indicate vegetated areas, while solid white areas indicate open water.
❑A ❑B ❑C ❑D
22. Hydrologic Connectivity — assessment area condition metric (evaluate for riparian wetlands and Salt/Brackish Marsh only)
Examples of activities that may severely alter hydrologic connectivity include intensive ditching, fill, sedimentation, channelization, diversion,
man-made berms, beaver dams, and stream incision. Documentation required if evaluated as B, C, or D.
❑A Overbank and overland flow are not severely altered in the assessment area.
®B Overbank flow is severely altered in the assessment area.
❑C Overland flow is severely altered in the assessment area.
❑D Both overbank and overland flow are severely altered in the assessment area.
Notes
Wetland B exhibited areas of recent logging and or access activites (i.e. ruts, tire tracks, stacked woody debris/logs in excess of 12 DBH, etc.)
Wetlands A, B and C all exhibited similar characteristics in terms of soil structure, vegetation components, connection to the landscape and
separation of streamside access via an earthen berm.

NC WAM Wetland Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 5.0
Wetland Site Name A, B & C
Wetland Type Bottomland Hardwood Forest
Date of Assessment 06/04/19
N Thomson/M
Assessor Name/Organization Wimberley
Notes on Field Assessment Form (Y/N) YES
Presence of regulatory considerations (Y/N) YES
Wetland is intensively managed (Y/N) NO
Assessment area is located within 50 feet of a natural tributary or other open water (Y/N) YES
Assessment area is substantially altered by beaver (Y/N) NO
Assessment area experiences overbank flooding during normal rainfall conditions (Y/N) NO
Assessment area is on a coastal island (Y/N) NO
Sub -function Ratina Summar
Function Sub -function Metrics Rating
Hydrology Surface Storage and Retention Condition LOW
Sub -surface Storage and
Retention Condition MEDIUM
Water Quality Pathogen Change
Condition
MEDIUM
Condition/Opportunity
MEDIUM
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
NO
Particulate Change
Condition
LOW
Condition/Opportunity
LOW
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
NO
Soluble Change
Condition
LOW
Condition/Opportunity
LOW
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
NO
Physical Change
Condition
LOW
Condition/Opportunity
LOW
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
NO
Pollution Change
Condition
NA
Condition/Opportunity
NA
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
NA
Habitat Physical Structure
Condition
MEDIUM
Landscape Patch Structure
Condition
HIGH
Vegetation Composition
Condition
MEDIUM
Function Ratina Summar
Function
Metrics
Rating
Hydrology
Condition
LOW
Water Quality
Condition
LOW
Condition/Opportunity
LOW
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
NO
Habitat
Condition
HIGH
Overall Wetland Rating LOW

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LIT to Little Creek North Carolina R31.16 RIVERINE Linear 400 FOOT RPW 35.59041400-78.63347800
Wetland A North Carolina PFO RIVERINE Area 0.45 ACRE DELINEATE 35.58999800-78.63489100
Wetland B North Carolina PFO RIVERINE Area 0.25 ACRE DELINEATE 35.59006200-78.63546000
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