20210663_U-6018 PJD Request_20190627

Jurisdictional Determination Request
US Army Corps
of Engineers
Wilmington Distnd
This form is intended for use by anyone requesting a jurisdictional determination (JD) from the
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District (Corps). Please include all supporting
information, as described within each category, with your request. You may submit your request
via mail, electronic mail, or facsimile. Requests should be sent to the appropriate project
manager of the county in which the property is located. A current list of project managers by
assigned counties can be found on-line at:
http://www.saw.usace.army.miVMissions/RegulatoryPertnitProgram/Contact/CountyLocator.aspx,
by calling 910-251-4633, or by contacting any of the field offices listed below. Once your
request is received you will be contacted by a Corps project manager.
ASHEVILLE & CHARLOTTE REGULATORY
FIELD OFFICES
US Army Corps of Engineers
151 Patton Avenue, Room 208
Asheville, North Carolina 28801-5006
General Number [phone]
Fax Number: [phone]
RALEIGH REGULATORY FIELD OFFICE
US Army Corps of Engineers
3331 Heritage Trade Drive, Suite 105
Wake Forest, North Carolina 27587
General Number. (919) 5544884
Fax Number. [phone]
INSTRUCTIONS:
WASHINGTON REGULATORY FIELD OFFICE
US Army Corps of Engineers
2407 West Fifth Street
Washington, North Carolina 27889
General Number (910) 2514610
Fax Number. [phone]
WILMINGTON REGULATORY FIELD OFFICE
US Army Corps of Engineers
69 Darlington Avenue
Wilmington, North Carolina 28403
General Number: 910-251-4633
Fax Number (910) 2514025
All requestors must complete Parts A, B, C, D, E, F and G.
NOTE TO CONSULTANTS AND AGENCIES: If you are requesting a JD on behalf of a
paying client or your agency, please note the specific submittal requirements in Part H.
NOTE ON PART D — PROPERTY OWNER AUTHORIZATION: Please be aware that
all JD requests must include the current property owner authorization for the Corps to
proceed with the determination, which may include inspection of the property when
necessary. This form must be signed by the current property owner(s) or the owner(s)
authorized agent to be considered a complete request.
NOTE ON PART D - NCDOT REQUESTS: Property owner authorization/notification for
JD requests associated with North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT)
projects will be conducted according to the current NCDOT/USACE protocols.
NOTE TO USDA PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS: A Corps approved or preliminary JD
may not be valid for the wetland conservation provisions of the Food Security Act of
1985. If you or your tenant are USDA Program participants, or anticipate participation in
USDA programs, you should also request a certified wetland determination from the local
office of the Natural Resources Conservation Service, prior to starting work.
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A. PARCEL INFORMATION
Street Address: NC 62 STIP U-6018
City, State:
Archdale, NC
County: Guilford and Randolph
Parcel Index Number(s) (PIN):
B. REQUESTOR INFORMATION
Name: Jerry Parker-NCDOT Division 7
Mailing Address: 1584 Yanceyville Street
Greensboro, NC 27415
Telephone Number:
Electronic Mail Address:
Select one:
❑ I am the current property owner.
✓❑ I am an Authorized Agent or Environmental Consultant'
Interested Buyer or Under Contract to Purchase
Other, please explain. Acting agent for NCDOT as the
Division 7 Environmental Supervisor
C. PROPERTY OWNER INFORMATION2
Name:
Mailing Address:
Telephone Number:
Electronic Mail Address:
Must provide completed Agent Authorization Form/Letter.
'- Documentation of ownership also needs to be provided with request (copy of Deed, County GIS/Parcel/Tax Record).
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D. PROPERTY ACCESS CERTIFICATION'.4
By signing below, I authorize representatives of the Wilmington District, U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers (Corps) to enter upon the property herein described for the purpose of conducting on -
site investigations, if necessary, and issuing a jurisdictional determination pursuant to Section
404 of the Clean Water Act and/or Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899. I, the
undersigned, am either a duly authorized owner of record of the property identified herein, or
acting as the duly authorized agent of the owner of record of the property.
Jerry Parker - Division 7 _Environmental Supervisor
Print Name
Capacity: ❑ Owner ❑✓ Authorized Agents
Date
Signature
E. REASON FOR JD REQUEST: (Check as many as applicable)
❑ I intend to construct/develop a project or perform activities on this parcel which would be
designed to avoid all aquatic resources.
❑ I intend to construct/develop a project or perform activities on this parcel which would be
designed to avoid all jurisdictional aquatic resources tinder Corps authority.
❑✓ I intend to construct/develop a project or perform activities on this parcel which may
require authorization from the Corps, and the JD would be used to avoid and minimize
impacts to jurisdictional aquatic resources and as an initial step in a future penmitting
process.
❑ I intend to construct/develop a project or perform activities on this parcel which may
require authorization from the Corps; this request is accompanied by my permit application
and the JD is to be used in the permitting process.
❑ I intend to construct/develop a project or perform activities in a navigable water of the
U.S. which is included on the district Section 10 list and/or is subject to the ebb and flow of
the tide.
H
A Corps JD is required in order obtain my local/state authorization.
I intend to contest jurisdiction over a particular aquatic resource and request the Corps
confirm that jurisdiction does/does not exist over the aquatic resource on the parcel.
❑ I believe that the site may be comprised entirely of dry land.
❑ Other:
For NCDOT requests following the current NCDOT/USACE protocols, skip to Part E.
If there are multiple parcels owned by different parties, please provide the following for each additional parcel on a
continuation sheet.
Must provide agent authorization form/letter signed by owner(s).
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F. JURISDICTIONAL DETERMINATION (JD) TYPE (Select One)
❑✓ I am requesting that the Corps provide a preliminary JD for the property identified herein.
A Preliminary Jurisdictional Determination (PJD) provides an indication that there may
be "waters of the United States" or "navigable waters of the United States"on a property.
PJDs are sufficient as the basis for permit decisions. For the purposes of permitting, all
waters and wetlands on the property will be treated as if they are jurisdictional "waters of
the United States". PJDs cannot be appealed (33 C.F.R. 331.2); however, a PJD is
"preliminary" in the sense that an approved JD can be requested at any time. PJDs do
not expire.
❑ I am requesting that the Corps provide an approved JD for the property identified herein.
An Approved Jurisdictional Determination (AJD) is a determination that
jurisdictional "waters of the United States" or "navigable waters of the United
States" are either present or absent on a site. An approved JD identifies the limits of
waters on a site determined to be jurisdictional under the Clean Water Act and/or
Rivers and Harbors Act. Approved JDs are sufficient as the basis for permit
decisions. AJDs are appealable (33 C.F.R. 331.2). The results of the AJD will be
posted on the Corps website. A landowner, permit applicant, or other "affected
party" (33 C.F.R. 331.2) who receives an AJD may rely upon the AJD for five years
(subject to certain limited exceptions explained in Regulatory Guidance Letter 05-
02).
❑ I am unclear as to which JD I would like to request and require additional information
to inform my decision.
G. ALL REQUESTS
✓❑ Map of Property or Project Area. This Map must clearly depict the boundaries of the
review area.
✓❑ Size of Property or Review Area 266 acres.
❑✓ The property boundary (or review area boundary) is clearly physically marked on the site.
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H. REQUESTS FROM CONSULTANTS
❑✓
Project Coordinates (Decimal Degrees): Latitude: 35.91942
Longitude:-79.93302
A legible delineation map depicting the aquatic resources and the property/review area.
Delineation maps must be no larger than I Ix17 and should contain the following: (Corps
signature of submitted survey plats will occur after the submitted delineation map has been
reviewed and approved) .6
■ North Arrow
■ Graphical Scale
■ Boundary of Review Area
■ Date
■ Location of data points for each Wetland Determination Data Form or tributary
assessment reach.
For Approved Jurisdictional Determinations:
■ Jurisdictional wetland features should be labeled as Wetland Waters of the US, 404
wetlands, etc. Please include the acreage of these features.
■ Jurisdictional non -wetland features (i.e. tidal/navigable waters, tributaries,
impoundments) should be labeled as Non -Wetland Waters of the US, stream, tributary,
open water, relatively permanent water, pond, etc. Please include the acreage or linear
length of each of these features as appropriate.
■ Isolated waters, waters that lack a significant nexus to navigable waters, or non -
jurisdictional upland features should be identified as Non -Jurisdictional. Please
include a justification in the label regarding why the feature is non jurisdictional (i.e.
"Isolated", "No Significant Nexus", or "Upland Feature"). Please include the acreage
or linear length of these features as appropriate.
For Preliminary Jurisdictional Determinations:
■ Wetland and non -wetland features should not be identified as Jurisdictional, 404,
Waters of the United States, or anything that implies jurisdiction. These features can be
identified as Potential Waters of the United States, Potential Non -wetland Waters of
the United States, wetland, stream, open water, etc. Please include the acreage and
linear length of these features as appropriate.
✓❑ Completed Wetland Determination Data Forms for appropriate region
(at least one wetland and one upland form needs to be completed for each wetland type)
Please refer to the guidance document titled "Survey Standards for Jurisdictional Determinations" to ensure that the
supplied map meets the necessary mapping standards. http:'/www.saw.usace.army.mil/Missions/Regulatory-Permit-
Program/Jurisdiction/
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F4Completed appropriate Jurisdictional Determination form
• PJDs, please complete a Preliminary Jurisdictional Determination Form' and include the
Aquatic Resource Table
• AJDs• please complete an Approved Jurisdictional Determination Form
a Vicinity Map
0 Aerial Photograph
USGS Topographic Map
Soil Survey Map
Other Maps, as appropriate (e.g. National Wetland Inventory Map, Proposed Site
Plan, previous delineation maps, LIDAR maps, FEMA floodplain maps)
Landscape Photos (if taken)
NCSAM and/or NCWAM Assessment Forms and Rating Sheets
NC Division of Water Resources Stream Identification Forms
Other Assessment Forms
' www.saw.usace.army.mil/Portals/59/docs/regulatory/regdocs/JD/RGL_08-02 Au❑ A Prelim_ JD_ Form_fillable.pdf
8 Please see http:;`iwww.saw.usace.army.mil/Missions/Re ug latory-Permit-Program/Jurisdiction/
Principal Purpose: The information that you provide will be used in evaluating your request to determine
whether there are any aquatic resources within the project area subject to federal jurisdiction under the regulatory
authorities referenced above.
Routine Uses: This information may be shared with the Department ofJustice and other federal, state, and local
government agencies, and the public, and may be made available as part of a public notice as required by federal
law. Your name and property location where federal jurisdiction is to be determined will be included in the
approved jurisdictional determination (AJD), which will be made available to the public on the District's website
and on the Headquarters USAGE website.
Disclosure: Submission of requested information is voluntary; however, if information is not provided, the
request for an AJD cannot be evaluated nor can an AJD be issued.
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Appendix 2 - PRELIMINARY JURISDICTIONAL DETERMINATION (PJD) FORM
A. REPORT COMPLETION DATE FOR PJD:
B. NAME AND ADDRESS OF PERSON REQUESTING PJD: Jerry Parker-NCDOT Division 7, 1584 Yanceyville St., Greensboro, NC 27415
C. DISTRICT OFFICE, FILE NAME, AND NUMBER:
D. PROJECT LOCATION(S) AND BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
(USE THE TABLE BELOW TO DOCUMENT MULTIPLE AQUATIC RESOURCES AND/OR
AQUATIC RESOURCES AT DIFFERENT SITES)
State: North Carolina County/parish/borough: Guilford/Randolph City: Archdale
Center coordinates of site (lat/long in degree decimal format):
Lat.: 35.91942 Long.:-79.93302
Universal Transverse Mercator:
Name of nearest waterbody: Taylor Branch and Richland Creek
E. REVIEW PERFORMED FOR SITE EVALUATION (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY):
❑ Office (Desk) Determination. Date:
❑ Field Determination. Date(s):
TABLE OF AQUATIC RESOURCES IN REVIEW AREA WHICH"MAY BE" SUBJECT TO REGULATORY
JURISDICTION.
Site
number
Latitude
(decimal
degrees)
Longitude
(decimal
degrees)
Estimated amount
of aquatic resource
in review area
(acreage and linear
feet, if applicable)
Type of aquatic
resource (i.e., wetland
vs. non -wetland
waters)
Geographic authority
to which the aquatic
resource "may be"
subject (i.e., Section
404 or Section 10/404)
see attached table

1) The Corps of Engineers believes that there may be jurisdictional aquatic resources in
the review area, and the requestor of this PJD is hereby advised of his or her option
to request and obtain an approved JD (AJD) for that review area based on an
informed decision after having discussed the various types of JDs and their
characteristics and circumstances when they may be appropriate.
2) In any circumstance where a permit applicant obtains an individual permit, or a
Nationwide General Permit (NWP) or other general permit verification requiring "pre -
construction notification" (PCN), or requests verification for a non -reporting NWP or
other general permit, and the permit applicant has not requested an AJD for the
activity, the permit applicant is hereby made aware that: (1) the permit applicant has
elected to seek a permit authorization based on a PJD, which does not make an
official determination of jurisdictional aquatic resources; (2) the applicant has the
option to request an AJD before accepting the terms and conditions of the permit
authorization, and that basing a permit authorization on an AJD could possibly result
in less compensatory mitigation being required or different special conditions; (3) the
applicant has the right to request an individual permit rather than accepting the terms
and conditions of the NWP or other general permit authorization; (4) the applicant can
accept a permit authorization and thereby agree to comply with all the terms and
conditions of that permit, including whatever mitigation requirements the Corps has
determined to be necessary; (5) undertaking any activity in reliance upon the subject
permit authorization without requesting an AJD constitutes the applicant's acceptance
of the use of the PJD; (6) accepting a permit authorization (e.g., signing a proffered
individual permit) or undertaking any activity in reliance on any form of Corps permit
authorization based on a PJD constitutes agreement that all aquatic resources in the
review area affected in any way by that activity will be treated as jurisdictional, and
waives any challenge to such jurisdiction in any administrative or judicial compliance
or enforcement action, or in any administrative appeal or in any Federal court; and (7)
whether the applicant elects to use either an AJD or a PJD, the JD will be processed
as soon as practicable. Further, an AJD, a proffered individual permit (and all terms
and conditions contained therein), or individual permit denial can be administratively
appealed pursuant to 33 C.F.R. Part 331. If, during an administrative appeal, it
becomes appropriate to make an official determination whether geographic
jurisdiction exists over aquatic resources in the review area, or to provide an official
delineation of jurisdictional aquatic resources in the review area, the Corps will
provide an AJD to accomplish that result, as soon as is practicable. This PJD finds
that there "may be" waters of the U.S. and/or that there "may be" navigable waters of
the U.S. on the subject review area, and identifies all aquatic features in the review
area that could be affected by the proposed activity, based on the following
information:

SUPPORTING DATA. Data reviewed for PJD (check all that apply)
Checked items should be included in subject file. Appropriately reference sources
below where indicated for all checked items:
❑ Maps, plans, plots or plat submitted by or on behalf of the PJD requestor:
Map:
❑■ Data sheets prepared/submitted by or on behalf of the PJD requestor.
❑ Office concurs with data sheets/delineation report.
❑ Office does not concur with data sheets/delineation report. Rationale:
❑ Data sheets prepared by the Corps:
❑ Corps navigable waters' study:
❑ U.S. Geological Survey Hydrologic Atlas:
❑ USGS NHD data.
❑ USGS 8 and 12 digit HUC maps.
❑■ U.S. Geological Survey map(s). Cite scale & quad name: 1:24000 High Point East, NC
❑0 Natural Resources Conservation Service Soil Survey. Citation: Digital soil survey of Guilford and Randolph Cos., zoos
❑ National wetlands inventory map(s). Cite name:
❑ State/local wetland inventory map(s):
❑ FEMA/FIRM maps:
❑ 100-year Floodplain Elevation is: .(National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929)
❑■ Photographs: ❑ Aerial (Name & Date): Potential Wetlands/Waters of the U.S.
or ❑ Other (Name & Date):
❑ Previous determination(s). File no. and date of response letter:
❑ Other information (please specify):
IMPORTANT NOTE: The information recorded on this form has not necessarily
been verified by the Corps and should not be relied upon for later jurisdictional
determinations.
Signature and date of
Regulatory staff member
completing PJD
the signature is impracticable)'
1 Districts may establish timeframes for requestor to return signed PJD forms. If the requestor does not respond
within the established time frame, the district may presume concurrence and no additional follow up is
necessary prior to finalizing an action.

TABLE OF AQUATIC RESOURCES IN REVIEW AREA WHICH "MAY BE" SUBJECT
TO REGULATORY JURISDICTION
Site
Number
Latitude
Longitude
Estimate amount
of aquatic
resource in review
area (AC / LF)
Type of aquatic
resource
Geographic
authority to
which the
aquatic
resource may
be subject
WA
35.92045
-79.94671
0.09 AC
wetland
Section 404
WB
35.92233
-79.94078
0.27 AC
wetland
Section 404
WC
35.92623
-79.94104
0.29 AC
wetland
Section 404
WD
35.92531
-79.94003
0.17 AC
wetland
Section 404
WE
35.92546
-79.93958
0.07 AC
wetland
Section 404
WF
35.92568
-79.93824
0.07 AC
wetland
Section 404
WG
35.92568
-79.93824
0.01 AC
wetland
Section 404
WH
35.92568
-79.93824
0.12 AC
wetland
Section 404
WI
35.92379
-79.94623
0.13 AC
wetland
Section 404
WJ
35.92039
-79.93387
0.02 AC
wetland
Section 404
WK
35.91578
- 79.93455
0.10 AC
wetland
Section 404
WL
35.91944
-79.93291
0.37 AC
wetland
Section 404
WM
35.91772
-79.93178
0.01 AC
wetland
Section 404
WN
35.91772
-79.93178
0.02 AC
wetland
Section 404
WO
35.92382
79.92803
0.04 AC
wetland
Section 404
WP
35.92215
-79.93022
0.13 AC
wetland
Section 404
SA
35.92232
-79.95022
304 LF
Non -wetland waters
Section 404
SIB
35.92035
-79.94676
246 LF
Non -wetland waters
Section 404
SC
35.92042
-79.94670
154 LF
Non -wetland waters
Section 404
SD
35.92042
-79.94663
16 LF
Non -wetland waters
Section 404
SE
35.92290
-79.94323
185 LF
Non -wetland waters
Section 404
SG
35.92468
-79.94130
60 LF
Non -wetland waters
Section 404
SH
35.92541
-79.94101
291 LF
Non -wetland waters
Section 404
SI
35.92601
-79.94068
1433 LF
Non -wetland waters
Section 404
SK
35.92568
-79.94077
137 LF
Non -wetland waters
Section 404
SM
35.92354
-79.94590
34 LF
Non -wetland waters
Section 404
SO
35.91998
-79.93356
47 LF
Non -wetland waters
Section 404
SP
35.91558
-79.93451
93 LF
Non -wetland waters
Section 404
SQ
35.91991
-79.93280
999 LF
Non -wetland waters
Section 404
SR
35.91895
-79.93260
58 LF
Non -wetland waters
Section 404
SS
35.92366
-79.92840
261 LF
Non -wetland waters
Section 404
PA
35.92789
-79.94192
1.12 AC
Non -wetland waters
Section 404
PB
35.92510
-79.93945
0.01 AC
Non -wetland waters
Section 404
PC
35.92371
-79.94571
0.01 AC
Non -wetland waters
Section 404
PD
35.91972
-79.92983
1.51 AC
Non -wetland waters
Section 404
TB
35.92362
-79.94581
0.01 AC
Non -wetland waters
Section 404
W=Wetland; S=Stream; P=Pond; and T=Tributary/Ditch
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Characteristics of jurisdictional streams in the study area
Map ID
Length (ft.)
Classification
Compensatory
Mitigation
Required
River Basin
Buffer
SA
304
Intermittent
Yes
No
SB
246
Intermittent
Yes
No
Sc
154
Intermittent
Yes
No
SD
16
Intermittent
Yes
No
SE
185
Intermittent
Yes
No
SG
60
Intermittent
Yes
No
SH
291
Perennial
Yes
No
SI
1,433
Perennial
Yes
No
SK
137
Intermittent
Yes
No
SM
34
Intermittent
Yes
No
SO
47
Intermittent
Yes
No
SP
93
Intermittent
Yes
No
SQ
999
Intermittent � Perennial
Yes
No
SR
58
Intermittent
Yes
No
SS
261
Intermittent
Yes
No
Total
4,318
Characteristics of jurisdictional wetlands in the study area
Map ID
NCWAM
Classification
NCWAM
Rating
Hydrologic
Classification
Area (ac.) in
Study Area
WA
Headwater Forest
Medium
Riparian
0.09
WB
Headwater Forest
High
Riparian
0.27
WC
Headwater Forest
Medium
Riparian
0.29
WD
Headwater Forest
Medium
Riparian
0.17
WE
Headwater Forest
High
Riparian
0.07
WF
Headwater Forest
Medium
Riparian
0.07
WG
Headwater Forest
High
Riparian
0.01
WH
Headwater Forest
Medium
Riparian
0.12
WI
Non -Tidal
Freshwater marsh
Medium
Riparian
0.13
WJ
Headwater Forest
Medium
Riparian
0.02
WK
Headwater Forest
High
Riparian
0.10
WL
Headwater Forest
High
Riparian
0.37
WM
Headwater Forest
High
Riparian
0.01
WN
Headwater Forest
High
Riparian
0.02
WO
Headwater Forest
Medium
Riparian
0.04
WP
Headwater Forest
Medium
Riparian
0.13
Total
1.91

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Surface waters / tributaries in the study area
Surface Water /
Tributary
Jurisdictional
Map ID of
Connection
Area (ac) in Study
Area
PA
Yes
SI
1.12
PB
Yes
WH, SI
0.01
PC
Yes
TB, SM, WI
0.01
PD
Yes
offsite
1.51
TB
Yes
WI
0.01
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WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM - Eastern Mountains and Piedmont Region
Project/Site: U-6018 City/County: Guilford Sampling Hate: 02 Aug, 2018
Applicant/Owner: NC DOT State: NC Sampling PointWA uP
Investigator(s): ESI- K. Murphrey, R. Graham Section, Township, Range: NA
Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc.). Hillslope Local relief (concave, convex, none): Convex Slope (%):6-10
Subregion (LRR or MLRA): LRR P Lai: 35,92045 Long: -79.94654 Datum: WGS 84
Soil Map Unit Name: Appling sandy loam, 6 to 10 percent slopes NWI classification:
Are climatic ! hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? Yes ✓ No (If no, explain in Remarks.)
Are Vegetation Soil ._ _ _ or Hydrology significantly disturbed? Are "Normal Circumstances" present? Yes ✓ No
Are Vegetation Soil or Hydrology naturally problematic? (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.)
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS - Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc.
Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes ✓ No
Is the sampled Area
Hydric Soil Present? Yes No ✓ within a Wetland? Yes No ✓
Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes No ✓
HYDROLOGY
Wetland Hydrology Indicators:
Secondary Indicators (minimum of two required)
Primary Indicators (minimum of one is required; check all that apply}
— Surface Soil Cracks (66)
_ Surface Water (Al)
_ True Aquatic Plants (614)
® Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (B8)
_ High Water Table (A2)
_ Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (CI)
,,,,, Drainage Patterns (1310)
_ Saturation (A3)
— Oxidized Rhizospheres on Giving Roots (C3)
— Moss Trim Lines (816)
_ Water Marks (61)
— Presence of Reduced Iron (C4)
— Dry -Season Water Table (C2)
_ Sediment Deposits (62)
— Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6)
— Crayfish Burrows (CB)
— Drift Deposits (B3)
Thin Muck Surface (C7)
,,,,,-,, Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9)
....... Algal Mat or Crust (64)
_ Other (Explain in Remarks)
— Stunted or Stressed Plants (01)
Iron Deposits (85)
__ Geomorphic Position (D2)
_ Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (B7)
_ Shallow Aquitard (D3)
Water -Stained Leaves (139)
— Microtopographic Relief (D4)
— Aquatic Fauna (B13)
_ FAC-Neutral Test (175)
Field Observations:
Surface Water Present? Yes No
✓ Depth (inches): NA
Water Table Present? Yes No
✓ Depth (inches): >20"
Saturation Present? Yes No
✓ Depth (inches): >20„
Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes No ✓
(includes capillary fringe)
Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available:
Remarks:
US Army Carps of Engineers Eastern Mountains and Piedmont — Version 2.0

VEGETATION (Four Strata) - Use scientific names of plants,
Tree Stratum (Plot size: 3011 radius )
1. Uriodendron tulipifera
2. Acer rubrum
3,
4.
5.
7
50% of total cover. 20
Sa lin i hruh Stratum (Plot size: 30ft radius )
1 Acer rubrum
2, Ligustrum sinense
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
% Cover Species? Status
30 y FAC
10 y FAC
40 = Total Cover
20% of total cover: 8
10 y FAC
30 y FACU
40 = Total Cover
50% of total cover: 20 20% of total cover: 8
Herb Stratum (Plot size: 30ft radius )
1. Ligustrum sinense
2 Lonicera japonica
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
e,
9.
10.
11.
50% of total cover: 22.5
Woody -Vine Stratum (Plot size: 30ft radius )
1. Smilax rotundifolia
2. Toxicodendron radicans
3. Vitis rotundifolia
4.
5.
50% of total cover: 20
rs here or on a separate
10 y FACU
35 y FACU
Sampling Point, WA up
Dominance Test worksheets
Number of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 6 (A)
Total Number of Dominant
Species Across All Strata: 9 (B)
Percent of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 66,67% (AIB)
Total % Coverof:
__ 'Multiply
-by:
OBL species
x 1 =
0
FACW species
x 2
0
FAC species
x 3 =
0
FACU species
x 4 =
0
UPL species
x 5 =
0
Column Totals; (A) 0 (S)
Prevalence Index = BIA = 0
Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
_ 1 - Rapid Test for Hydrophylic Vegetation
✓ 2 - Dominance Test is >50%
_ 3 - Prevalence Index is s3.0'
_ 4 - Morphological Adaptations' (Provide supporting
data in Remarks or on a separate sheet)
- Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation` (Explain)
'Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must
be present, unless disturbed or problematic.
Definitions of Four Vegetation Strata:
Tree - Woody plants, excluding vines, 3 in. (7.6 cm) or
more in diameter at breast height (DBH), regardless of
height.
Sapling/Shrub - Woody pants, excluding vines, less
than 3 in. DBH and greater than or equal to 3.28 f€ (1
m) tall.
Herb -All herbaceous (non woody) plants, regardless
45 = Total Cover of size, and woody plants less than 3.28 ft tall,
20% of total cover: 9
Woody vine - All woody vines greater than 3.28 ft in
20 y FAC
10 y FAC
10 y FAC
Hydrophytic
Vegetation
40 = Total Cover Present? Yes ✓ No
20% of total cover: 8
US Army Corps of Engineers Eastern Mountains and Piedmont - Version 2.0

SOIL Sampling Point: WA up
Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators,)
Depth Matrix
Redox Features
inche Color (moist) __ %
Color (moist) % TYI]e _ Loc
Texture Remarks
04 t 0YR 518 100
L
4-20 10YR 614 85
10YR 514 15 C M
LC
'Type: C=Concentration, D=De lesion. RM=Reduced Matrix, MS=Masked Sand Grains.
2Location: PL=Pore Lining, M=Mat€ix.
Hydric Soil Indicators:
Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils':
_ 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)
s Loamy Gleyed Matrix (172)
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 (51) (LRR N,
_ Iron -Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR N,
MLRA 147, 148)
MLRA 136)
Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4)
_ Umbric Surface (F13) (MLRA 136, 122)
'Indicators 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:
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
ProjectlSite: U-6018 City/County: Guilford Sampling Date: 02 Aug, 2018
Applicant/Owner: NC DOT State: NC _. Sampling PointWA wet
Investigator(s): ESt- K. Murphrey, R. Graham Section, Township, Range, NA
Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc,): Drainageway Local relief (concave, convex, none): Concave Slope (%):0-6
Subregion (LRR or MLRA): LRR P Lat; 35.92045 Long:-79.94671 Datum: WGS 84
Soil Map Unit Name: Appling sandy loam, 6 to 10 percent slopes NWI classification: PFO
Are climatic ! hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? Yes ✓ No (If no, explain in Remarks.)
Are Vegetation Soil , or Hydrology significantly disturbed? Are "Normal Circumstances" present? Yes ✓ No
Are Vegetation Soil , or Hydrology naturally problematic? (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.)
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS - Attach site trap showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc.
Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes ✓ No
Is the Sampled Area
Hydric Soil Present? Yes ✓ No within a Wetland? Yes ✓ lVo
Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes ✓ No
Remarks
HYDROLOGY
Wetland Hydrology Indicators:
Secondar indicators Iminimurn of two re uired
Primary Indicators (minimum of one is required: check all that apply)
— Surface Soil Cracks (136)
_ Surface Water (Al)
® True Aquatic Plants (B14)
— Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (88)
✓ High Water Table (A2)
— Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (C1)
V Drainage Patterns (1310)
✓ Saturation (A3)
�....
— Oxidized Rhizospheres on Living Roots (C3)
Moss Trim Lines (1316)
Water Marks (61)
— Presence of Reduced Iron (C4)
_ Dry -Season Water Table (C2)
— Sediment Deposits (B2)
— Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6)
— Crayfish Burrows (C8)
✓ Drift Deposits (63)
— 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 (B9)
— Microtopographic Relief (134)
_ Aquatic Fauna (1313)
s FAC-Neutral Test (D5)
Field observations:
Surface Water Present? Yes
No �Depth (inches): NA
Water Table Present? Yes
✓ No Depth (inches): 4"
Saturation Present? Yes
✓ No Depth (inches): Surface
Welland 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 (Four Strata) — Use scientific names of plants.
Sampling Point: WA wet
Absolute
Dominant Indicator
Dominance Test worksheet:
Tree Stratum (Plot size: 30ft radius
Cover
Species?
Status
Number of Dominant Species
I. Acer rubrum
20
Y
FAC
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC:
8
(A)
2. Platanus occidentalis
10
Y
FACW
Total Number of Dominant
1 Liquidambar styraciflua
15
Y
FAC
Species Across All Strata:
10
(B)
4.
Percent of Dominant species
5
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC:
80%
(AIB)
s.
Prevalence Index worksheet:
45
j Total Cover
Total % Cover of: Multiply by:
50% of total Cover:
22.5 20% of total cover:
9
OBL species 0 x 1 =
0
Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size: 30ft radius
1
FACW species 0 x 2 =
0
1. Liquidambar styracifiva
15
Y
FAC
FAC species 0 x 3 =
0
2. Acer rubrum
10
Y
FAC
FACU species 0 x 4 =
0
3, Liustrum sinense
20
Y
FACU
UPL species 0 x 5 m
0
A
Column Totals: 0 (A)
0
(B)
°'
Prevalence index a BIA = 0
ti.
Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
7.
_ 1 • Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
8'
✓ 2 - Dominance Test is >50%
9.
3 -Prevalence Index is 53.0'
45
w Total Cover
4 Morphological Adaptations'(Provide supporting
50% of total cover: 22,5
20%
of total cover:
9
Herb Stratum {Plot size: 30ft radius )
data in Remarks or on a separate sheet)
problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation' (Explain)
1• Microstegium vimineum
10
Y
FAC
2. Ligustrum sinense
15
Y FACU
'Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must
3.
be present, unless disturbed or problematic.
4.
Definitions of Four Vegetation Strata:
5.
6
Tree — Woody plants, excluding vines, 3 in. (7.8 cm) or
more in diameter at breast height (DBH), regardless of
7.
height.
8.
Sapling/Shrub — Woody plants, excluding vines, less
9•
than 3 in. DBH and greater than or equal to 3.28 ft (1
10,
m) tall.
11.
Herb —All herbaceous (non -woody) plants, regardless
25
Total Cover
of size, and woody plants less than 3,28 ft Calm
50% of total cover: 12.5
20%
of total cover;
5
Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size:
30ft radius )
Woody vine — All woody vines greater than 3.28 ft in
hei ht,
1, Smilax rotundifolia
20
Y
FAC
2 Vitis ratundifolia
10
Y
FAC
3, Toxicodendron radicans
5
N
FAC
4'
Hydrophytic
5,
Vegetation
✓
35
= Total Cover
Present? Yes No
50% of total cover: 1 T5
20%
of total cover:
7
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 WA wet
(Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators.)
Depth Matrix Redox Features
(inches) gglor lmoist)_ _ % Color (moist) % Type Loc Texture Remarks
0-20 10YR 512 90 5YR 518 10 C. M CL
'Type: C=Concentration, D=De letion, RM=Reduced Matrix, MS=Masked Sand Grains. "Location: PL=Pore Linin , M=Matrix.
Hydric Soil Indicators: Indicators for Problematic Hydric
® HIStOS01 (Al)
Histic Epipedon (A2)
Black Histic (A3)
Hydrogen Sulfide (A4)
Stratified Layers (A5)
2 cm Muck (A10) (LRR N)
Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11)
Thick Dark Surface (Al 2)
W Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) (LRR N,
MLRA 147, 148)
Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4)
Sandy Redox (S5)
Stripped Matrix (S6)
Type:
Depth (inches):
Remarks:
® Dark Surface (S7)
Polyvalue Below Surface (S8) (MLRA 147, 148)
Thin Dark Surface (S9) (MLRA 147, 148)
_ Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2)
Depleted Matrix (F3)
Redox Dark Surface (F6)
_ Depleted Dark Surface (F7)
_ Redox Depressions (FS)
_ Iron -Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR N,
MLRA 136)
_ Umbric Surface (1713) (MLRA 136, 122)
_ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 148)
Red Parent Material (1721) (MLRA 127, 147)
® 2 cm Muck (A10) (MLRA 147)
Coast Prairie Redox (A16)
(MLRA 147, 148)
Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19)
(MLRA 136, 147)
Very Shallow Dark Surface (TF12)
_ Other (Explain in Remarks)
'Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and
wetland hydrology must be present,
unless disturbed or problematic,
Hydric Soil Present? Yes ✓ No
US Army Corps of Engineers Eastern Mountains and Piedmont -- Version 2.0

WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM - Eastern Mountains and Piedmont Region
Project/Site: U-6018 CitVicounty: Guilford Sampling Date: 02 Aug, 2018
Applicant/Owner: NC DOT State: NC Sampling PointwB up
Investigator(s): ESI- K. Murphrey, R. Graham Section, Township, Range: NA
Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc.): Hills€ape Local relief (concave, convex, none): Convex Slope (%): 2.5
Subregion (LRR or MLRA): LRR P Lot: 35.92252 Long: 79.94096 Datum: WGS 84
Soil Map Unit Name; Enon fine sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes NWI classification:
Are climatic l hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? Yes ✓ No (If no, explain in Remarks.)
Are Vegetation Soil , or Hydrology significantly disturbed? Are "Normal Circumstances" present? Yes ✓ No
Are Vegetation Soil , or Hydrology naturally problematic? (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.)
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS - Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc.
Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes ✓ No
is the Sampled Area
Hydric Soil Present? Yes No ✓
within a Wetland? . Yes No ✓
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 (B6)
_ Surface Water (Al)
_ True Aquatic Plants (B14)
^ Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (BS)
— High Water Table (A2)
,_,_ Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (Cl)
— Drainage Patterns (610)
— 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 (B2)
Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6)
_._. Crayfish Burrows (C8)
— Drift Deposits (63)
_,_ Thin Muck Surface (C7)
_ Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9)
Algal Mat or Crust (64)
— Other (Explain in Remarks)
_ Stunted or Stressed Plants (01)
Iron Deposits (B5)
, Geomorphic Position (D2)
Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (137)
— Shallow Aquitard (D3)
— Water-5tained Leaves (B9)
s Microtopographic Relief (D4)
s Aquatic Fauna (B13)
— FAC-Neutral Test (D5)
Field Observations:
Surface Water Present? Yes No
✓ Depth (inches): NA
Water Table Present? Yes No
✓ Depth (inches): '20"
Saturation Present? Yes No
✓ Depth (inches): }20„
Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes No ✓
(includes capillary frin e)
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 (Four Strata) — Use scientific names of plants.
Tree Stratum (Plot size: 30ft radius )
1, Liriodendron tulipifera
2, Acer rubrum
3. Liquidambar styraciflua
4,
5.
ta.
7.
50% of total cover: 22.5
SaplinalShrub Stratum (Plot size:. 30ft radius ]
1. Acer rubrum
2, Juniperus virginiana
3.
4.
5,
6.
7.
B.
91
50% of total cover; 12.5
Herb Stratum (Plot size: 30ft radius )
1. Po€ystichum acrostichoides
2.
3,
4.
5.
f.
7.
B.
9.
10,
11.
50% of total cover: 5
Woad Vine Stratum (Plot size: 30ft radius )
1. Smilax rotundifolia
2. Vitis rotundifolia
3.
4.
5.
Sampling Point: we up
Absolute
Dominant Indicator
Dominance Test worksheet:
% Cover
.Species?
Status
Number of Dominant Species
10
Y
FAC
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 6 (A)
15
Y
FAC
Total Number of Dominant
20
Y
FAC
Species Across All Strata: 8 (B)
Percent of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 75% (Ai6)
Prevalence Index worksheet:
45
= Total Cover
Total % Cover of: Multiply b
20% of total cover:
9
OBL species x 1 = 0
FACW species x 2 0
15
Y
FAC
FAC species x 3 = 0
10
Y
FACU
FACU species x 4 = 0
UPL species x 5 w 0
Column Totals: (A) 0 (B)
Prevalence Index = BIA « 0
Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
_ 1 • Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
✓ 2 - Dominance Test is >50%
—
3 - Prevalence Index is 53.0'
25
= Total Cover
;
4 -Morphological Adaptations (Provide supporting
20% of fatal cover:
5
—
data in Remarks or on a separate sheet)
Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation' (Explain)
10
Y
FACU
'Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must
be present, unless disturbed or problematic.
Tree — Woody plants, excluding vines, 3 in. (7,5 cm) or
more in diameter at breast height (OBI-1), regardless of
height,
Saplingl5hrub — Woody plants, excluding vines, less
than 3 in, DBH and greater than or equal to 3,28 It (1
m) tali,
Herb — All herbaceous (non -woody) plants, regardless
10 = Total Cover of size, and woody plants less than 3.28 ft tail.
20% of total cover: 2
Woody vine -- All woody vines greater than 3,28 ft in
25 Y FAC
15 Y FAC
40 = Total Cover
50% of total cover: 20 20% of total cover: 8
Remarks: (Include photo numbers here or on a separate sheet.)
Hydrophytic
Vegetation
Present? Yes No
US Army Corps of Engineers Eastern Mountains and Piedmont — Version 2.0

SOIL
Sampling Point: We up
to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators.)
Depth Matrix Redox Features
(inches) Color (moist) % Color (M050 % Type Loc' Texture Remarks
0-6 10YR 4/4 100 LS
6-20 10YR 614 100 LS
Hydric Soil Indicators:
Histosol (Al)
Histic Epipedon (A2)
Black Histic (A3)
Hydrogen Sulfide (A4)
Stratified Layers (A5)
2 cm Muck (A10) (LRR N)
_ Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11)
_ Thick Dark Surface (Al2)
_ Sandy Mucky Mineral (Si) (LRR N,
MLRA 147, 148)
_ Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4)
_ Sandy Redox (S5)
Stripped Matrix (S6)
Type:
Depth (inches):
Reduced Matrix, MS=Masked Sand Grains. Location: PL=Pore Lininq, M=Matrix
Indicators for Problematic Hydric So
— Dark Surface (S7)
s 2 cm Muck (A10) (MLRA 147)
— Polyvalue Below Surface (SB) (MLRA 147, 148)
— Coast Prairie Redox (A16)
,,,_,_,,, Thin Dark Surface (S9) (MLRA 147, 148)
(MLRA 147, 148)
,,, Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2)
e Piedmont Fioodplain Soils (F19)
Depleted Matrix (173)
(MLRA 136, 147)
— Redox Dark Surface (176)
_ Very Shallow Dark Surface (TF12)
— Depleted Dark Surface (F7)
— Other (Explain in Remarks)
,,_,_,, Redox Depressions (FB)
,-,- Iron -Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR N,
MLRA 136)
_,,,, Umbric Surface (F13) (MLRA 136, 122) 3indicato€s of hydrophytic vegetation and
Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 148) wetland hydrology must be present,
-,,,,,. Red Parent Material (F21) (MLRA 127, 147) unless disturbed or problematic,
Hydric Soil Present? Yes No ✓
US Army Corps of Engineers Eastern Mountains and Piedmont - Version 2.0

WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM - Eastern Mountains and Piedmont Region
Project/Site: U-6018 NRTR City/County: Guilford Sampling Date: 02 Aug, 2018
Applicant/Owner: NC DOT State.NC Sampling Point!VB wet
Investigator(s): ESI- K. Murphrey, R. Graham Section, Township, Range: NA
Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc.): Depression Local relief (concave, convex, none): Concave Slope (%): 0-2
Subregion (LRR or MLRA): LRR P Lat: 35,92233 Long:-79,94078 Datum: WGS 84
Sol[ Map Unit Name: Enon tine sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes NWI classification: PFO
Are climatic f hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? Yes ✓ No (if no, explain in Remarks.)
Are Vegetation Soil or Hydrology significantly disturbed? Are "Normal Circumstances" present? Yes V No
Are Vegetation Soil , or Hydrology naturally problematic? (if needed, explain any answers in Remarks.)
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS - Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transacts, important features, etc.
Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes ✓ No
Is the Sampled Area
Hydric Soil Present? Yes ✓ No within a Wetland? Yes ✓ No
Welland Hydrology Present? Yes ✓ No
HYDROLOGY
Wetland Hydrology Indicators:
Secondary Indicators (minimum of two required)
Primary Indicators minimum of one is re uired check all that apply)
— Surface Soil Cracks (B6)
_ Surface Water (Al)
— True Aquatic Plants (B14)
_ Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (138)
✓ High Water Table (A2)
,,.,_ Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (Cl)
V Drainage Patterns (1310)
✓ Saturation (A3)
_ Oxidized Rhizospheres on Living Roots (0)
_,,,,, Moss Trim Lines (B16)
Water Marks (81)
— Presence of Reduced Iron (C4)
_ Dry -Season Water Table (C2)
— Sediment Deposits (B2)
— Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6)
Crayfish Burrows (C8)
— Drift Deposits (B3)
® Thin Muck Surface (C7)
Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9)
Algal Mat or Crust (84)
,—,-, Other (Explain in Remarks)
_ Stunted or Stressed Plants (131)
_ Iron Deposits (B5)
_ Geomorphic Position (D2)
Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (137)
Shallow Aquitard (D3)
Water -Stained Leaves (B9)
_ Mic€otopographic Relief (D4)
_ Aquatic Fauna (813)
_ 1=AC-Neutral Test (D5)
Field Observations:
Surface Water Present? Yes No
✓ Depth (inches): NA
Water Table Present? Yes ✓ No
Depth (inches); 2"
Saturation Present? Yes ✓ No
Depth (inches): Surface
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 (Four Strata) — Use scientific names of plants.
Tree Stratum (Plot size: 30ft radius )
I. Acer rubrum
2. Piatanus occidentalis
3, Liquidambar styraciflua
4. Carpinus caroliniana
5.
6,
7.
501i� of total cover: 32.5
5aplinq/Shrub Stratum (Plot size: 30ft radius
1. Liquidambar styraciflua
2, Acer rubrum
3, Nyssa sylvatica
4.
5.
50% of total cover: 20
Herb Stratum (Plot size: Soft radius )
1. Microstegium virnineurn
2.
3.
4,
5.
6.
7.
Sampling Point: WB wet
Absolute
Dominant Indicator
Dominance Test worksheet:
% Cover Species?
Status
Number of Dominant Species
20
y
FAC
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC:
7
(A)
10
N
FACW
Total Number of Dominant
15
y
FAC
Species Across All Strata:
7
(B)
20
y
FAC
Percent of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC:
100%
(A16)
Prevalence Index worksheet:
65
= Total Cover
Total % govel of: Multiply bv:
20% of total cover:
13
OBL species 0 x 1 =
0
FACW species 0 x 2 :
0
15
y
FAC
FAC species 0 x 3=
0
15
y
FAC
FACU species 0 x 4=
0
10
y
FAC
UPL species 0 x 5=
0
Column Totals: 0 (A)
0
(6)
Prevalence Index = B/A =
0
40 = Total Cover
20% of total cover: 8
5 y FAC
_ 1 - Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
✓ 2 - Dominance Test is >5o%
_ 3 - Prevalence index is 53.0'
4 - Morphological Adaptations' (Provide supporting
data in Remarks or on a separate sheet)
_ Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation' (Explain)
'Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must
be present, unless disturbed or problematic.
Definitions of Four Vegetation Strata:
Tree — Woody plants, excluding vines, 3 in. (7,6 cm) or
more in diameter at breast height (DBH), regardless of
height.
5apling]Shrub ® Woody plants, excluding vines, less
9. than 3 in, DBH and greater than or equal to 3.28 ft (1
10, m) tall.
11. Herb -- All herbaceous (non -woody) plants, regardless
5 = Total Cover of size, and woody plants less than 3,28 ft tali
50% of total cover: 2.5 20% of total cover: 1
30ft radius Woody vine -- All woody vines greater than 3,28 It in
Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size: ) height.
1, none
2.
3,
4, Hydrophytic
5. Vegetation
= Total Cover Present? Yes ✓ No
50% of total cover: 0 20% of total cover: 0
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: wB wet
Profile Description. (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators,)
Depth Matrix Redox Features
finches} Color moist °1 Color (moist) % Type Loe Texture Remarks
0-6 10YR 412 100 SL
6-20 10YR 612 80 10YR 5/4 20 C M SL
'Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, i
Hydric Soil Indicators:
Histosol (Al)
— Histic Epipedon (A2)
— Black Histic (A3)
— Hydrogen Sulfide (A4)
Stratified Layers (A5)
..__.. 2 cm Muck (A10) (LRR N)
— Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11)
_ Thick Dark Surface (Al 2)
Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) (LRR N,
MLRA 147, 148)
Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4)
Sandy Redox (S5)
_ Stripped Matrix (56)
Restrictive Layer (if observed):
Type:
Depth (inches):
aduced Matrix, MS=Masked Sand Grains. zLocatiom PL=Pare Lininci, WMat€ix
Dark Surface (S7)
Polyvalue Below Surface (SB) (MLRA 147, 148)
_ Thin Dark Surface (S9) (MLRA 147, 148)
_ Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2)
Depleted Matrix (F3)
_ Redox Dark Surface (F6)
Depleted Dark Surface (177)
Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils'
2 cm Muck (A10) (MLRA 147)
Coast Prairie Redox (A16)
(MLRA 147, 148)
Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19)
(MLRA 136, 147)
Very Shallow Dark Surface (TF12)
_ Other (Explain in Remarks)
-,_ Redox Depressions (F8)
Iron -Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR N,
MLRA 136)
_,_, Umbric Surface (F13) (MLRA 136, 122) 'Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and
Piedmont Floodplain Soils (1719) (MLRA 148) wetland hydrology must be present,
,,,,,,,,,,, Red Parent Material (F21) (MLRA 127, 147) unless disturbed or problematic.
Hydric Soil Present? Yes ✓ No
US Army Corps of Engineers Eastern Mountains and Piedmont m Version 2.0

WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM -- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont Region
Project/Site: U-6018 NRTR CitylCounty: Guilford Sampling Date: 02 Aug, 2018
ApplicantJowner: NC DOT State: NC Sampling PointWC up
Investigator(sy ESI- K. Murphrey, R. Graham Section, Township, Range: NA
Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc.): Hillslope Local relief (concave, convex, none): Convex Slope (%): 6-10
Subregion (LRR or MLRA): LRR P Lat, 35.92630 Long: -79.94098
g Datum: WG5 84
Soil Map Unit Name; Appling sandy loam, 6 to 10 percent slopes NWI classification:
Are climatic / hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? Yes ✓ No (If no, explain in Remarks.)
Are Vegetation Soil T_ or Hydrology significantly disturbed? Are "Normal Circumstances" present? Yes ✓ No
Are Vegetation Soil or Hydrology naturally problematic? (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.)
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS - Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transacts, important Features, etc,
Hydrophydc Vegetation Present? Yes No ✓ Is the Sampled Area
Hydric Soil Present? Yes No ✓ ✓ within a Wetland? Yes No
Watland Hydrology Present? Yes No
Remarks:
HYDROLOGY
Wetland Hydrology Indicators:
Secondar Indicators minimum of two required)
Primary Indicators minimum of one is re uired• check all that applyl
Surface Soil Cracks (66)
Surface Water (Al)
_ True Aquatic Plants (B14)
— Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (138)
— High Water Table (A2)
__,_ Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (Cl)
— Drainage Patterns (610)
— Saturation (A3)
_ Oxidized Rhizospheres on Living Roots (C3)
_ Moss Trim Lines (B16)
Water Marks (B1)
® Presence of Reduced Iron (C4)
— Dry -Season Water Table (C2)
— Sediment Deposits (62)
— Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6)
— Crayfish Burrows (CB)
_ Drift Deposits (B3)
— Thin Muck Surface (0)
_ Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9)
Algal Mat or Crust (64)
_ Other (Explain in Remarks)
_ Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1)
_ Iron Deposits (B5)
Geomorphic Position (D2)
Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (B7)
Shallow Aquitard (133)
Water -Stained Leaves (69)
Micro€opographic Relief (134)
_ Aquatic Fauna (613)
_ FAC•Neutral Test (D5)
Field Observations:
Surface Water Present? Yes No
✓ Depth (inches): NA
Water Table Present? Yes No
✓ Depth (inches): _ >20"
Saturation Present? Yes No
✓ Depth (inches); >20"
wetland Hydrology Present? Yes No ✓
(includes capillary Erin e)
Describe Recorder! 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 (Four Strata) -- Use scientific names of plants.
Absolute Dominant indicato
Tree Stratum (Plot size: 30ft radius ) % Cover Species? Status
1. Liriodendron tulipifera 20 Y FAC
2, Acer rub€um 20 Y FAC
3. Carpinus caroliniana 10 Y FAC
Sampling Point: We up
Number of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 7 (A)
Total Number of Dominant
Species Across All Strata: 10 (B)
Percent of Dominant Species 70%
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: _ (AIB)
7
V1cv 4=114G 91 EliWA WU1 ft Il L.
50 = Total Cover
Total % Cover of:
— Multiply
by:
50% of total cover:
25 20`/n of total cover;_ _ 10
OBI- species
x 1 =
0
5piinglShrub Stratum (Plot size: 30ft radius
FACW species
x 2 w
0
1, Acer rubrum
20 Y FAC
FAC species
x 3 =
0
2. Liquidambar styraci Rua
20 Y FAC
FACU species
x 4 =
0
3,
UPL species
x 5 =
0
4,
Column Totals:
(A)
0 (B)
6,
7.
50V. of total cover: 20
Herb Stratum (Plot size: 30ft radius )
1, Polystichum acrostichoides
2. Asplenium platyneuron
3 Lonicera japonica
4,
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10,
11.
50% of total cover: 27.5
Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size: 3011 radius }
1. Smilax rotundifolia
2. Taxicadendron radicans
q Vitis rotundifolia
Prevalence Index = BIA u
Hydrophytic Vegetation indicators:
_ 1 - Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
✓ 2 a Dominance Test is >50%
3 - Prevalence Index is s3,0'
40 = Total Cover
_
4 -Morphological Adaptations' (Provide supporting
20% of total cover: 8
data in Remarks or on a separate sheet)
20 Y FACU
— Problematic Hydrophytic vegetation' (Explain)
15 Y FACU
20 Y FACU
indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must
be present, unless disturbed or problematic.
Definitions of Four Vegetation Strata:
Tree — Woody plants, excluding vines, 3 in. (7.6 cm) or
more in diameter at breast height (DBH), regardless of
height.
sapting/Shrub — Woody plants, excluding vines, less
than 3 in. DBH and greater than or equal to 3.28 ft (1
m) tail.
Herb — All herbaceous (non -woody) plants, regardless
55 = Total Cover
of size, and woody plants less than 3.28 ft tall.
20% of total cover: 11
Woody vine — All woody vines greater than 3.28 ft in
20 Y FAC
10 N FAC
30 Y FAC
Hydrophytic
Vegetation
60 = Total Cover Present?
50% of total cover: 30 20% of total cover: 12
numbers here or on a separate sheet.)
Yes No ✓
US Army Corps of Engineers Eastern Mountains and Piedmont — Version 2.0

SOIL
Sampling Point: WC up
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 fmoist) °1 TYPe Loc Texture Remarks
0-12 10YR 616 100 LC
12-20 10YR 618 90 10YR 514 10 C M LC
'Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion,_RM Reduced Matrix, MS=Masked Sand Grains. kocatiow PL=Pore Lininq, M=Matrix
Hydric Soil Indicators:
Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils':
— Histosal (Al)
,� Dark Surface (S7)
— 2 cm Muck (A10) (MLRA 141)
— 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)
Y Piedmont Floodplain Soils (1719)
— 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 (Al 2)
_ Redox Depressions (F6)
_ Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) (LRR N,
_ Iron -Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR N,
MLRA 147, 148)
MLRA 136)
_ Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4)
_ Umbric Surface (1713) (MLRA 136, 122)
'Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and
_ Sandy Redox (S5)
_ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 148)
wetland hydrology must be present,
_ Stripped Matrix (56)
Red Parent Material (F21) (MLRA 127, 147)
unless disturbed or problematic.
Restrictive Layer (if observed):
Type:
Depth (inches):
Hydric
Soil Present? Yes No ✓
US Army Corps of Engineers Eastern Mountains and Piedmont -- Version 2.0

WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM - Eastern Mountains and Piedmont Region
ProjectlSite: U-6018 NRTR CitylCounty: Guilford Sampling Date: 02 Aug, 2018
ApplicantfOwner. NC DOT State: NC Sampling PointWC wet
Investigator(s): ESI- K. Murphrey, R. Graham Section, Township, Range: NA
Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc.): Depression Local relief (concave, convex, none): Concave Slope (%):0-6
Subregion (LRR or MLRA): LRR P Lat: 35.92623 Long:-79,94104 Datum: WGS 84
Sail Map Unit Name: ARpling sandy loam, 6 to 10 percent slopes NWl classification: PFO
Are climatic I hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? Yes ✓ No (If no, explain in Remarks.)
Are Vegetation Soil . or Hydrology significantly disturbed? Are "Normal Circumstances" present? Yes ✓ No
Are Vegetation Soil .___ or Hydrology naturally problematic? (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.)
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS - Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc.
Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes ✓ No
Hydric Soil Present? Yes ✓ No Is the Sampled Area
i within a Wetland? Yes ✓ No
Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes ✓ No— i
HYDROLOGY
Wetland Hydrology Indicators:
Secondary Indicators (minimum of two required)
Primary Indicators minimum of one is required check all that apply)
— Surface Spit Cracks (66)
_ Surface Water (Al)
_,Y,,,, True Aquatic Plants (B14)
_ Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (B8)
V High Water Table (A2)
v Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (Cl)
✓ Drainage Patterns (1310)
d Saturation (A3)
^ Oxidized Rhizospheres on Living Roots (C3)
_ Moss Trim Lines (1316)
Water Marks (131)
— Presence of Reduced Iron (C4)
® Dry -Season Water Table (C2)
Sediment Deposits (132)
® Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6)
, Crayfish Burrows (C8)
Drift Deposits (133)
s Thin Muck Surface (C7)
_,_, Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9)
Algal Mat or Crust (B4)
____ Other (Explain in Remarks)
_ Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1)
e Iron Deposits (135)
— Geomorphic Position (132)
_ 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): NA
Water Table Present? Yes ✓ No
Depth (inches):. Surface
Saturation Present? Yes ✓ No
Depth (inches): Surface
Wettand 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 e Version 2,0

VEGETATION (Four Strata) - Use scientific names of plants.
Tree Stratum {Plot size: 30ft radius )
1. Acer rubrum
2 Platanus occidentaUs
3. Liquidambar styraciilua
4_ Salix nigra
17
50% of total cover: 30
Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size:. _ 30ft radius
1. Liquidambar styraciflua
2. Acer rub rum
3.
4,
5.
6,
7.
Absolute
Dominant Indicator
% Cover
Species?
Status
20
Y
FAC
15
Y
FACW
10
Y
FAC
15
Y
OBL
60 = Total Cover
20% of total cover: 12
15 Y FAC
15 Y FAC
30
= Total Cover
50% of total cover:
15 20%
of total cover:
B
Herb Stratum (Plot size: 30ft radius )
1, Microstegium vimineum
40
Y
FAC
2 Solidago gigantea
10
N
FACW
3 Arundinada gigantea
5
N
FACW
4 Boehmeria cylindrica
15
N
FACW
5, Carex lurida
5
N
OBL
6 .luncus effusus
10
N
FACW
7.
8.
9.
10,
11,
85
= Total Cover
50% of total cover:
42.5 20%
of total cover:
17
Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size: 30ft radius )
1. Smilax rotundifolia
20
Y
FAC
2, Vitis rotundifolia
10
Y
FAG
3,
30 = Total Cover
50% of total cover: 15 20% of total cover: 6
Remarks: (Include photo numbers here or on a separate sheet.)
Sampling Point: WC wet
Dominance Test wo€ksheet:
Number of Dominant Species 9
That Are 08L, FACW, or FAC: (A)
Total Number of Dominant
Species Across All Strata: 9 (B)
Percent of Dominant Species 100%
That Are OBt FACW, or FAG: (A/B)
Prevalence Index worksheets
Total % Cover of:
Multiply by:
©BL species 0
x 1 =
0
FACW species 0
x 2 =
0
FAC species 0
x 3 =
0
FACU species 0
x 4 =
0
UPL species 0
x 5 =
0
Column Totals: 0
(A)
0 (B)
Prevalence Index : BIA =
0
Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
_ 1 - Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
+� 2 - Dominance Test is >50%
_ 3 - Prevalence Index is s3.0'
4 • Morphological Adaptations` (Provide supporting
data in Remarks or on a separate sheet)
Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation' (Explain)
'Indicators of hydric sail and wetland hydrology must
be present, unless disturbed or problematic.
Definitions of Four Vegetation Strata:
Tree — Woody plants, excluding vines, 3 in. (7.6 cm) ar
more in diameter at breast height (DBH), regardless of
height.
Sapling/Shrub ® Woody plants, excluding vines, less
than 3 in. DBH and greater than or equal to 3,28 ft (1
m) tall.
Herb — Alt herbaceous (non -woody) plants, regardless
of size, and woody plants less than 3,28 ft tall.
Woody vine ® All woody vines greater than 3.28 ft in
Hydrophytic
Vegetation
Present? Yes ✓ No
US Army Corps of Engineers Eastern Mountains and Piedmont — Version 2.0

SOIL
Sampling Point: we Wet
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 Lac Texture Remarks
0-20 10YR 6/1 90 10YR 618 10 C M LS
D=Deoletion, RM=Reduced Matrix. M
Hydric Soil Indicators:
Histosol (Al)
_ Histic Epipedon (A2)
_ Black Histic (A3)
® Hydrogen Sulfide (A4)
Stratified Layers (A5)
_ 2 cm Muck (A10) (LRR N)
_ Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11)
Thick Dark Surface (Al2)
Sandy Mucky Mineral (Si) (LRR N,
MLRA 147, 148)
Sandy Gleyed Matrix (54)
® Sandy Redox (S5)
_ Stripped Matrix (SG)
Type:
Depth (inches)
® Dark Surface (57)
_ Polyvalue Below Surface (S8) (MLRA 147, 148)
_ Thin Dark Surface (S9) (MLRA 147, 148)
_ Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2)
✓ Depleted Matrix (F3)
_ Redox Dark Surface (F6)
Depleted Dark Surface (F7)
— Redox Depressions (F8)
— Iron -Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR N,
MLRA 136)
WY,,, Umbric Surface (F13) (MLRA 136, 122)
y,_, Piedmont Floodplain Sails (1719) (MLRA 14B)
Red Parent Material (F21) (MLRA 127, 147)
ow PL=Pore Lining, M=Ma€rix.
Indicators for Problematic Hydric Sc
2 cm Muck (A10) (MLRA 147)
— Coast Prairie Redox (A16)
(MLRA 147, 148)
— Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19)
(MLRA 136, 147)
,,,01_ Very Shallow Dark Surface (TF12)
,_ _ Other (Explain in Remarks)
'Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and
wetland hydrology must be present,
unless disturbed or problematic,
Hydric Soil Present? Yes No
US Army Corps of Engineers Eastern Mountains and Piedmont - Version 2.0

WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM - Eastern Mountains and Piedmont Region
Project/Site: U-6018 NRTR City/County: Guilford Sampling Date: 02 Aug, 2018
ApplicantlOwner: NC DOT State: NC Sampling PointWD up
Investigator(s): ESI- K. Murphrey, R. Graham Section, Township, Range: NA
Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc.): Hillslope local relief (concave, convex, none): Convex Slope (%): 6-10
Subregion (LRR or MLRA): LRR P Lat: 35.92558 Long:—79.94892 Datum: WGS 84
Soil Map Unit Name: Enon fine sandy loam, 6 to 10 percent slopes NWI classification:
Are climatic I hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? Yes ✓ No (If no, explain in Remarks,)
Are Vegetation Soil . or Hydrology significantly disturbed? Are "Normal Circumstances" present? Yes ✓ No
Are Vegetation Soil , or Hydrology naturally problematic? (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.)
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS - Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transacts, important features, etc.
Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes ✓ No Is the Sampled Area
Hydric Soil Present? Yes No ✓ within a wetland? Yes Na ✓
Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes No ✓
HYDROLOGY
Wetland Hydrology Indicators:
Secondary Indicators (minimum of two required)
Primary Indicators minimum of one is required; check all that a 1
® Surface Soil Cracks (B6)
_ Surface Water (All
— True Aquatic Plants (B14)
,,,,,_ Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (BB)
High Water Table (A2)
_,,,, Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (Cl)
_ Drainage Patterns (B10)
_ Saturation (A3)
,,, ,- Oxidized Rhizospheres on Living Roots (C3)
_ Moss Trim Lines (1316)
Water Marks (B1)
_ Presence of Reduced Iron (C4)
_,Y Dry -Season Water Table (C2)
Sediment Deposits (132)
____ Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6)
® Crayfish Burrows (C8)
_ Drift Deposits (83)
— Thin Muck Surface (C7)
— Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9)
_ Algal Mat or Crust (64)
— Other (Explain in Remarks)
W,-,,, Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1)
Iron Deposits (B5)
® Geomorphic Position (D2)
_T Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (B7)
— Shallow Aquitard (D3)
_ Water -Stained Leaves (69)
,_,_, Microtopographic Relief (D4)
_ Aquatic Fauna (B13)
_ FAC-Neutral Test (D5)
Field Observations:
Surface Water Present? Yes
No __y/____ Depth (inches): NA
Water Table Present? Yes
No ✓ Depth (inches): '20..
Saturation Present? Yes
No Vol Depth (inches): >20„
wetland Hydrology Present? Yes No ✓
(includes ca iflar frin e}
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 (Four Strata) — Use scientific names of plants. Sampling Point, WD up
Tree Stratum (Plot size: 30ft radius )
1 Liriodendron tulipifera
2, Acer rubrum
3, Carpinus caroliniana
4.
Absolute
% Cover
10
20
20
Dominant Indicator
Species? Status
Y FAC
Y FAC
Y FAC
Dominance Test worksheet:
Number of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC:
Total Number of Dominant
Species Across All Strata:
Percent of Dominant Species
9
10
(A)
([3)
5.
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC:
90%
(AlB)
6.
Prevalence Index worksheet:
7.
50
= Total Cover
Total % Cover of: multiply by:
50% of total cover:
25 20% of total cover:
10
OBL species x 1 =
0
Sapling/Shrub 51ratum (Plot size: 30ft radius
]
FACW species x 2 =
0
1. Acer rubrum
10
Y
FAC
FAC species x 3 ®
0
2, Carpinus caratiniana
30
Y
FAC
FACU species x 4 =
0
3.
UPL species x 5 =
0
4.
Column Totals: (A)
0
(B)
5,
Prevalence Index = B1A =
fl
7. _ 1 - Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
8. ✓ 2 - Dominance Test is >50%
9. 3 - Prevalence Index is 53.0'
40 =Total Cover —
50% of total cover: 20 20% of total cover: 8 4 Morphological Adaptations' (Provide supporting
data in Remarks or on a separate sheet)
Herb Stratum (Plot size: 30ft radius )
1.
Yucca flaccida
15
Y
FACU
—Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation' (Explain)
2.
Microsteg'tum vimineum
10
Y
FAC
Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must
3,
be present, unless disturbed or problematic.
4.
Definitions of Four Vegetation Strata:
5.
la
Tree - Woody plants, excluding vines, 3 in, (7.6 cm) or
more in diameter at breast height (DBH), regardless of
7.
height.
8.
SaplingfShrub - Woody plants, excluding vines, less
9°
than 3 in. DBH and greater than or equal to 3,28 It (1
10.
m) tall,
11.
Herb - All herbaceous (non -woody) plants, regardless
25
Total Cover
of size, and woody plants less than 3.28 ft tall.
50% of total cover: 12-5
20%n
of total cover:
5
Wood,.y, Vine Stratum (Flat size: 30ft radius )
Woody vine - All woody vines greater than 3,28 ft in
hei ht.
1.
Smilax rotundifolia
10
Y
FAC
2.
Toxicodendron radicans
5
Y
FAC
3
Vitis rotundifolia
10
Y
FAC
4'
Hydrophytic
5•
Vegetation
25 W Total Cover Present? Yes ✓ No
50%Q of total cover: 12.5 20% of total cover: 5
numbers here or on a separate sheet.)
US Army Corps of Engineers Eastern Mountains and Piedmont - Version 2.0

SOIL
Sampling Point: We up
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) Loc
Texture Remarks
0-4
10YR 312
100
L
4-12
10YR 4/4
100
L
12-20
10YR 6/4
100
CL
'Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion,
Hydric Soil Indicators:
Histosol (Al)
_ Histic Epipedon (A2)
Black Histic (A3)
— Hydrogen Sulfide (A4)
_ Stratified Layers (A5)
2 cm Muck (A10) (LRR N)
_ Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11)
_ Thick Dark Surface (Al2)
_ Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) (LRR N,
MLRA 147, 148)
_ Sandy Gleyed Matrix (54)
_ Sandy Redox (S5)
_ Stripped Matrix (S6)
Restrictive Laver (if observed):
Type:
Depth (inches):
RM=Reduced Matrix, M
E
® Dark Surface (S7)
_ Polyvalue Below Surface (SS) (MLRA 147, 148)
_ Thin Dark Surface (S9) (MLRA 147, 148)
_ Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2)
— Depleted Matrix (173)
,_,_, Redox Dark Surface (F6)
,,,,,W Depleted Dark Surface (F7)
— Redox Depressions (F8)
— Iron -Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR N,
MLRA 136)
— Umbr€c Surface (F13) (MLRA 136, 122)
— Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 148)
— Red Parent Material (F21) (MLRA 127, 147)
Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils':
2 cm Muck (A10) (MLRA 147)
Coast Prairie Redox (A16)
(MLRA 147, 148)
Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19)
(MLRA 136, 147)
- - Very Shallow Dark Surface (TF12)
_ Other (Explain in Remarks)
3indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and
wetland hydrology must be present,
unless disturbed or problematic,
Hydric Sall Present? Yes No
US Army Corps of Engineers Eastern Mountains and Piedmont - Version 2.0

WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM - Eastern Mountains and Piedmont Region
Project/Site: U-6018 NRTR CitylCounty: Guilford Sampling Rate: 02 Aug, 2018
Applicant/owner: NC DOT State: NC Sampling PointWD wet
Investigator(s): ESI- K. Murphrey, R, Graham Section, Township, Range: NA
Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc,)° . Depression T Local relief (concave, convex, none): Concave Slope (%): 0-6
Subregion (LRR or MLRA): LRR P Lat: 35,92531 Long: -79 94003 Datum: WGS 84
Soil Map Unit Name: Enon fine sandy loam, 6 to 10 percent slopes NWI classification: PPO
Are climatic / hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? Yes ✓ No (If no, explain in Remarks.)
Are Vegetation Soil , or Hydrology significantly disturbed? Are "Normal Circumstances' present? Yes _ ✓ No
Are Vegetation Soil , or Hydrology naturally problematic? (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks,)
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS - Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc.
Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes ✓ No
Is the Sampled Area
Hydric Soil Present? Yes ✓ No within a Wetland? Yes ✓ No
Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes ✓ No
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 (B8)
✓ High Water Table (A2)
— Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (Cl)
✓ Drainage Patterns (1310)
✓ Saturation (A3)
—
, ,�, Oxidized Rhizospheres on Living Roots (C3)
Moss Trim lanes (616)
Water Marks (B1)
, ,,, Presence of Reduced Iron (C4)
Dry -Season Water Table (C2)
— Sediment Deposits (62)
® Recent Iron Deduction in Tilled Solis (C6)
Crayfish Burrows (C8)
Drift Deposits (B3)
___, Thin Muck Surface (0)
_ Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9)
Algal Mat or Crust (1214)
_,,,,, Other (Explain in Remarks)
Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1)
— Iron Deposits (B5)
_ Geomorphic Position (D2)
_ Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (67)
Shallow Aquitard (D3)
Water -Stained Leaves (B9)
Microtopographic Relief (D4)
_ Aquatic Fauna (813)
FAC-Neutral Test (D5)
Field Observations:
Surface Water Present? Yes No
✓ Depth (inches): NA
Water Table Present? Yes ✓ No
Depth (inches): 4„
Saturation Present? Yes ✓ No
Depth (inches): Surface
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 (Four Strata) - Use scientific names of plants, Sampling Point: WD wet
Absolute
Dominant Indicator
Dominance Test worksheet:
Tree Stratum (Plot size: 30ft radius )
% Cover
Species?
Status
Number of Dominant Species
1 Acer rubrum
20
Y
FAG
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC:
7
(A)
2. Acer negundo
10
Y
FAC
3, Liquidambar styraciilua
10
Y
FAC
Total Number of Dominant
7
Species Across All Strata:
(B)
4.
5
Percent of Dominant Species
That Are OBL. FACW, or FAC:
100°i�
(A/B)
fi.
7
Prevalence Index worksheet:
40
Total Cover
Total % Cover of: Multiply by:
50% of total cover:
20 20% of total cover:
8
OBL species 0 x 1 =
0
Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size: 30ft radius
FACW species 0 x 2 =
0
1, Liquidambar styraciflua
10
Y
FAC
FAC species 0 x 3 M
0
2. Acer rubrum
15
Y
FAC
FACU species 0 x 4 =
0
1
UPL species 0 x 5 =
0
4
Column Totals. 0 (A)
0
(B)
7
9
50% of total cover: 12.5
Herb Stratum (Plot size: 30ft radius )
1, Microsteglumvimineurn
2. Solidago gigantea
3. Eutrachium f€stulosum
4 Vernonia noveboracensis
7
�1
50% of total cover: 27,5
WoodY_Vine Stratum (Plot size: 30ft radius )
1. Smilax rotundifolia
2.
3.
4,
Prevalence Index = BIA = 0
Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
_ 1 - Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
2 - Dominance Test is >50%
3 - Prevalence index is 53.0'
25 _ Total Cover
2 5 of total elver: 5 4 - Morphological Adaptations' (Provide supporting
data in Remarks or on a separate sheet)
Problematic H din h C if
i
10 Y FAC
10 = Total Cover
50% of total cover: 5 20% of total cover; 2
Remarks: (include photo numbers here or on a separate sheet.)
Hydrophytic
Vegetation
Present? Yes r( No
US Army Corps of Engineers Eastern Mountains and Piedmont — Version 2.0

SOIL
Sampling Point: wD wet
Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators.)
Depth Matrix RedoK Features
(inches) Color (moist) °� Color (moist) °/n Tya Loc` Texture Remarks
0.6 10YR 412 90 10YR 514 10 C M SL
6-20 10YR 512 95 10YR 514 5 C M CL
D=DeDletion, RM=Reduced
Hydric Soil Indicators:
Histosol (Al)
Histic Epipedon (A2)
Black Histic (A3)
® Hydrogen Sulfide (A4)
Stratified layers (A5)
2 cm Muck (A10) (LRR N)
_ Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11)
_ Thick Dark Surface (Al2)
_ Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) (LRR N,
MLRA 147, 148)
Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4)
Sandy Redox (S5)
_ Stripped Matrix (Sb)
Restrictive Laver (if observed):
Type:
Depth (inches):
Location: PL=Pore L`€ning, M: Matrix.
Indicators for Problematic Hydric Sc
® Dark Surface (S7)
— 2 cm Muck (A10) (MLRA 147)
— Polyvalue Below Surface (S8) (MLRA 147, 148)
_ Coast Prairie Redox (A16)
e Thin Dark Surface (S9) (MLRA 147, 148)
(MLRA 147, 148)
_ Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2)
_ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19)
Depleted Matrix (F3)
(MLRA 136, 147)
Redox Dark Surface (F6)
_ Very Shallow Dark Surface (TF12)
_ Depleted Dark Surface (F7)
_ Other (Explain in Remarks)
_ Redox Depressions (F8)
_ tron-Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR N,
MLRA 136)
_ Umbric Surface (F13) (MLRA 136, 122) 'Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and
_ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 148) wetland hydrology must be present,
Red Parent Material (F21) (MLRA 127, 147) unless disturbed or problematic.
Hydric Soil Present? Yes ✓ No
US Army Carps of Engineers Eastern Mountains and Piedmont v Version 2.0

WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM - Eastern Mountains and Piedmont Region
Project/Site: U-6018 NRTR City/County: Guilford Sampling Date: 13 Aug, 2018
Applicant/Owner; NC DOT State: NC Sampling PointWE up
Investiga€or(s): ESI- K. Murphrey, K. Obermiiler Section, Township, Range: NA
Landform (hilisope, terrace, etc.): Hilislope Local relief (concave, convex, none): Convex Slope (%):6-10
Subregion (LRR or MLRA): LRR P Late 35.92551 tong,-79.93958 Datum: WGS 84
Soil Map Unit Name: Enon fine sandy loam, 6 to 10 percent slopes NWI classification:
Are climatic! hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? Yes ✓ No (If no, explain in Remarks.)
Are Vegetation Soil or Hydrology significantly disturbed? Are "Normal Circumstances" present? Yes `( No
Are Vegetation Soil or Hydrology naturally problematic? (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks,)
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS - Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transacts, important features, etc.
Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes J No j Is the Sampled Area
Hydric Soil Present? Yes No V/3 within a Wetland? Yes No ✓
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 Sail Cracks (136)
_ Surface Water (A1)
— True Aquatic Plants (1314)
_ Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (BB)
_ 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)
d Sediment Deposits (B2)
__-- Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Sails (CO
— Crayfish Burrows (C8)
Drift Deposits (B3)
W,Y,, Thin Muck Surface (C7)
�.... Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9)
— Algal Mat or Crust (84)
® Other (Explain in Remarks)
— Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1)
Iran Deposits (85)
,_,,, Geomorphic Position (D2)
— Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (B7)
— Shallow Aquitard (D3)
Water -Stained Leaves (E39)
— Microtopographic Relief (D4)
_ Aquatic Fauna (B13)
— FAG -Neutral Test (05)
Field Observations:
Surface Water Present? Yes No
✓ Depth (inches): NA
Water Table Present? Yes No
✓ Depth (inches): >20"
Saturation Present? Yes No
✓ Depth (inches): >20„
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 (Four Strata) - Use scientific names of plants.
Tree Stratum (Plot size: 30ft radius )
1 Linodendron tulipifera
2, Acer rubrum
3. Liquidambar styraciflua
4.
5,
6,
7.
Absolute
Dominant Indicate
% Cover
Species?,
Status
10
Y
FAC
30
Y
FAC
20
Y
FAC
60 = Total Cover
50% of total cover: 30 20% of total cover: 12
Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size: 30ft radius }
1 Acer rubrum 10 Y FAC
2, Carpinus caroliniana 30 Y FAC
3.
4.
7.
8.
9.
40 = Total Cover
50% of total cover: 20 20% of total cover: 8
Herb Stratum (Plot size: 30ft radius )
1. Lonicera japonica
2 Microstegium vimineum
3.
4.
5.
6,
7.
8:
9,
10.
11.
50% of total cover: 27.5
Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size: 30ft radius )
1, Smilax rotundifolia
2. Toxicodendron radicans
,; Vitis rotundiiolia
5.
20 Y FACU
35 Y FAC
Sampling Point: WE up
Dominance Test warksheet:
Number of Dominant Species
That Are OBt., FACW, or FAC: 9 (A)
Total Number of Dominant
Species Across All Strata: 10 (B)
Percent of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 90% (A/B)
Prevalence Index worksheets
Total % Cover of:
Multiply
by:
OBL species
x 1 =
0
FACW species
x 2 M
0
FAC species
x 3 =
0
FACU species
x 4 =
0
UPL species
x 5
0
Column Totals:
(A)
0 (B)
Prevalence Index = B/A � 0
_ 1 - Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
✓ 2 - Dominance Test is >50%
_ 3 - Prevalence Index is 53.01
4 - Morphological Adaptations' (Provide supporting
data in Remarks or an a separate sheet)
® Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation' (Explain)
'indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must
be present, unless disturbed or problematic.
Tree — Woody plants, excluding vines, 3 in. (7.6 cm) or
more in diameter at breast height (DBH), regardless of
height.
5aplingiShrub - Woody plants, excluding vines, less
than 3 in. DBH and greater than or equal to 3,26 ft (1
m) tall.
Herb m All herbaceous (non -woody) plants, regardless
55 = Total Cover
of size, and woody plants less than 3.28 ft tall,
20% of total cover: 11
Woody vine — All woody vines greater than 3:28 ft in
height.
10 Y FAC
5 Y FAC
10 Y FAC
25 = Total Cover
50% of total cover; 12.5 200/. of total cover: 5
rs here or on a separate sheet:)
Hydrophytic
Vegetation
Present? Yes ✓ No
US Army Corps of Engineers Eastern Mountains and Piedmont — Version 2.0

SOIL
Sampling Point; WE up
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) % Tyne Loc Texture Remarks
0-5 10YR 312 100 SL
5-20 10YR 6/5 100
Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion,
Hydric Soil Indicators:
Histosol (Al)
Histic Epipedon (A2)
Black Histic (A3)
_ Hydrogen Sulfide (A4)
Stratified Layers (A5)
2 cm Muck (A10) (LRR N)
Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11;
_ Thick Dark Surface (Al 2)
_ Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) (LRR N,
MLRA 147, 148)
_ Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4)
_ Sandy Redox (S5)
_ Stripped Matrix (S6)
Restrictive Layer (if observed):
Type:
Depth (inches):
Remarks:
RM=Reduced Matrix, MS=Masked Sand Grains
LS
Location: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix.
Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils':
_,_, Dark Surface (S7)
— 2 cm Muck (A10) (MLRA 147)
,,,-, Polyvalue Below Surface (S8) (MLRA 147, 148) ,,,,,,,,
Coast Prairie Redox (A16)
— Thin Dark Surface (59) (MLRA 147, 148)
(MLRA 147, 148)
....... Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2)
_,- Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19)
— Depleted Matrix (F3)
(MLRA 136, 147)
....... Redox Dark Surface (F6) ,
,,, Very Shallow Dark Surface (TF12)
,_,_ Depleted Dark Surface (F7)
— Other (Explain in Remarks)
— Redox Depressions (F8)
— Iran -Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR N,
MLRA 136)
-,,,,, Umbric Surface (F13) (MLRA 136, 122) 'Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and
- - Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 148) wetland hydrology must be present,
_ Red Parent Material (F21) (MLRA 127,147) unless disturbed or problematic.
Hydric Soil Present? Yes No ✓
US Army Corps of Engineers Eastern Mountains and Piedmont w Version 2.0

WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM - Eastern Mountains and Piedmont Region
Projec:uSite: U-6018 NRTR City/County: Guilford Sampling Date: 13 Aug, 2018
Applicant/Owner: NC DOT State.NC Sampling FointWE wet
Investigator(s): ESI- K. Murphrey, K. Obermiller Section, Township, Range: NA
Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc,): Depression Local relief (concave, convex, none): Concave Slope (%): 0-6
Subregion (LRR or MLRA): LRR P Late 35.92546 Long:-79.93958 DatumWG5 84
Soil Map Unit Name: Enon fine sandy loam, 6 to 10 percent slopes NWI classification: PFO
Are climatic 1 hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? Yes ✓ No (If no, explain in Remarks,)
Are Vegetation Soil or Hydrology significantly disturbed? Are "Normal Circumstances" present? Yes ✓ No
Are Vegetation Soil or Hydrology naturally problematic? (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.)
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS - Attach site trap showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc.
Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes ✓ No Is the Sampled Area
Hydric Soil Present? Yes ✓ No within a Wetland? Yes ✓ No
Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes ✓ No
HYDROLOGY
Wetland Hydrology Indicators:
Secondary indicators (minimum of two required)
Primary Indicators (minimum of one is required; check all that apply)
Surface Soil Cracks (66)
_ Surface Water (Al)
— True Aquatic Plants (B14)
Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (138)
✓ High Water Table (A2)
,T Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (C1)
Drainage Patterns (B10)
✓ Saturation (A3)
—
— oxidized Rhizospheres on Living Roots (C3)
_ Moss Trim Lines (1316)
Water Marks (61)
_ Presence of Reduced Iron (C4)
— Dry -Season Water Table (C2)
— Sediment Deposits (B2)
___- Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6)
✓ Crayfish Burrows (C8)
Drift Deposits (B3)
__._ Thin Muck Surface (C7)
,,,,_ Saturation Visible on Aerial imagery (C9)
— Algal Mat or Crust (B4)
_ Other (Explain in Remarks)
— Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1)
Iron Deposits (135)
— Geomorphic Position (132)
_ Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (B7)
— Shallow Aquitard (D3)
y/ Water -Stained Leaves (B9)
— Microtopographic Relief (D4)
_ Aquatic Fauna (813)
✓ FAC-Neutral Test (D5)
Field Observations:
Surface Water Present? Yes No
✓ Depth (inches): NA
Water Table Present? Yes ✓ No
Depth (inches): surface
Saturation Present? Yes ✓ No
Depth (inches): Surface
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 o Version 2.0

VEGETATION (Four Strata) — Use scientific names of plants,
Sampling Point: WE wet
Tree Stratum Plat size: 30ft radius Number of Dominant Species
( _ ) % Cover ..Species? Status
1. Acer rubrum 20 Y FAG That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 7 (A)
2 Liquidambar styradflua 10 Y FAC
Total Number of Dominant
3. Species Across All Strata: 7 (B)
4.
Percent of Dominant Species
5 That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 100% (AlB)
7
,. .,...... ..
31)
o Total Cover
-- Total % Cover of: Multiply by:
50% of total cover:
15 20% of total cover:
6
OBL species 0 x 1 _ 0
�aplingiShrub Stratum (Plot size: 30ft radius
)
FACW species 0 x 2 w 0
1,
Liquidambar styraciflua
10
Y
FAC
FAC species 0 x 3 = 0
2,
Salix nigra
20
Y
OBL
FACU species 0 x 4 = 0
3,
UPL species 0 x 5 0
Column Totals: 0 (A) 0 (B)
a
5,
Prevalence Index = BIA = 0
6,
Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
7.
_ 1 • Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
a,
+% 2 - Dominance Test is >50%
9.
3 - Prevalence Index is s3.0'
30 o Total Cover
,
4 -Morphological Adaptations (Provide supporting
p
50% of total caner:
a
15 20%
of total saver:
6
Herb
Stratum (Plat size. 30ft radius )
data in Remarks or on a separate sheet)
Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation' (Explain)
1.
Microste ium vimineum
30
Y
FAC
2
Solidago gigantea
10
N
FACW
Indicators of hydric sail and wetland hydrology must
3 Butrochlum fistulosum 5 N FACW
be present, unless disturbed or problematic.
A.
Vemonia noveboracensis
20
Y
FACW
Definitions of Four Vegetation Strata:
5.
Juncus effuses
15
N
FACW
&
Murdiannia kiesak
15
N
OBL
Tree — Woody plants, excluding vines, 3 in. (7.6 cm) or
more in diameter at breast height (DBH), regardless of
7
Typha faiifofia
5
N
OBL
height.
8,
Sapling/Shrub — Woody plants, excluding vines, less
9.
than 3 in. DBH and greater than or equal to 3.28 ft (1
m) tall.
10.
11'
Herb --All herbaceous (non -woody) plants, regardless
100
u Total Cover
of size, and woody plants less than 3.28 ft tall.
50% of total cover:
50 20%
of total cover:
20
Wootl Vine Stratum (Plot Soft radius )
Woody vine — All woody vines greater than 3,28 ft in
size:
hei ht.
1.
Smilax rotundifolla
10
Y
FAC
2.
Hydrophytic
5. Vegetation
10 =Total Cover Present? Yes ✓ No
50% of total cover: 5 20% of total cover: 2
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: WE Wet
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' Loc Texture Remarks
0-12 10YR 612 90 10YR 5/4 10 C M LS
12-20 10YR 6/2 80 5YR 5/8 20 C M LS
'Type: C=Concentration, Q=Qe letion,
Hydric Soil Indicators:
Histosol (Al)
Histic Epipedon (A2)
Black Histic (A3)
_ Hydrogen Sulfide (A4)
_ Stratified Layers (A5)
_ 2 cm Muck (A10) (LRR N)
Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11)
Thick Dark Surface (Al2)
Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) (LRR N,
MLRA 147, 148)
Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4)
✓ Sandy Redox (S5)
_ Stripped Matrix (S6)
Restrictive Layer (if observed):
Type:
Depth (inches).
Remarks:
RM=Reduced Matrix, MS=Masked Sand Grains.
Location: PL=Po€e Lining, M=Matrix.
Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils':
— Dark Surface (S7) ____
2 cm Muck (A10) (MLRA 147)
_ Polyvalue Below Surface (SS) (MLRA 147, 148)
_ Coast Prairie Redox (A16)
_ Thin Dark Surface (S9) (MLRA 147, 148)
(MLRA 147, 148)
_ Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2)
_ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19)
Depleted Matrix (F3)
(MLRA 136, 147)
_ Redox Dark Surface (F6)
_ Very Shallow Dark Surface (TF12)
_ Depleted Dark Surface (F7)
® Other (Explain in Remarks)
Redox Depressions (F8)
® Iron -Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR N,
MLRA 136)
Umbric Surface (F13) (MLRA 136, 122) 'Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and
Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 148) wetland hydrology must be present,
_ Red Parent Material (F21) (MLRA 127, 147) unless disturbed or problematic.
Hydric Soil Present? Yes ✓ No
US Army Corps of Engineers Eastern Mountains and Piedmont — Version 2,0

WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM -- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont Region
Project/Site: U-6018 NRTR City/County: Guilford Sampling Date: 13 Aug, 2018
Applicant]Ownev NC DOT State: NC Sampling PoiniWF up
Investigator(s): ESI- K. Murphrey, K. Obermiller Section, Township, Range: NA
Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc.): Hillslope Local relief (concave, convex, none): Convex Slope (%): 6-10
Subregion (LRR or MLRA): LRR P Lat: 35 92577 Long; -79.93827 Datum: WCS 84
Soil Map Unit Name: Enon fine sandy loam, 6 to 10 percent slopes NWI classification:
Are climatic 1 hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? Yes ✓ No (If no, explain in Remarks.)
Are Vegetation Soil or Hydrology significantly disturbed? Are "Normal Circumstances" present? Yes '( No
Are Vegetation . Soil _ or Hydrology naturally problematic? (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks,)
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS - Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc.
Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes ✓ No
Is the Sampled Area
Hydric Soil Present? Yes No ✓ within a Welland? Yes No ✓
Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes No ✓
Remarks:
This data form represents WF, WG, and WH.
HYDROLOGY
Wetland Hydrology indicators:
Secondary Indicators (minimum of two required)
Primary Indicators (minimum of one is required; check all that apply)
_ Surface Soil Cracks (66)
_ Surface Water (Al)
— True Aquatic Plants (814)
Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (138)
High Water Table (A2)
_ Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (Cl)
_ Drainage Patterns (610)
Saturation (A3)
— Oxidized Rhizospheres on Living Roots (C3)
_ Moss Trim Lines (616)
Water Marks (81)
Presence of Reduced Iron (C4)
Dry -Season Water Table (C2)
Sediment Deposits (B2)
® Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6)
_ Crayfish Burrows (C8)
Drift Deposits (63)
-,.,.' Thin Muck Surface (C7)
e Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9)
_ Algal Mat or Crust (84)
— Other (Explain in Remarks)
Stunted or Stressed Plants (01)
_ Iron deposits (135)
_ Geomorphic Position (D2)
Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (67)
_ Shallow Aquitard (D3)
_ Water -Stained Leaves (69)
Microtopographic Relief (104)
_ Aquatic Fauna (B13)
FAC•Neutral Test (D5)
Field Observations:
Surface Water Present? Yes No
✓ Depth (inches), NA
Water Table Present? Yes No
✓ Depth (inches):__ '20" __
Saturation Present? Yes No
✓ Depth (inches): '20"
Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes No ✓
(includes ca illa 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 (Four Strata) - Use scientific names of plants.
Tree Stratum (Plot sizes 3011 radius )
1. Llriodendron tullpifera
2. Acer rubrum
3, Liquidambarstyracifua
4,
5,
7
Absolute
Dominant Indicatoi
Cover
Sys? talus
10
Y FAC
30
Y FAC
20
Y FAC
60 = Total Cover
50% of total cover: 30 20% of total cover: 12
Sursng/Shrub Stratum (Plot size: 3011 radius i
1. Acer rubrum 10 Y FAC
2, Carpinus caroliniana 30 Y FAC
4.
5,
6.
7.
40 = Total Cover
50% of total cover: 20 20% of total cover: 8
Herb Stratum (Plot size: 30ft radius )
1. Lonicera japonica 20 Y FACU
2 Microstegium vimineum 35 Y FAC
3.
4.
6,
7.
50% of total cover: 27.5
Woody Vine Stratum (Plat size: 30ft radius )
1, Smilax rotundifolia
2. Parthenocissus quinquefolia
3.
4.
Sampling Paint: WIF up
Dominance Test worksheet:
Number of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 8 (A)
Total Number of Dominant
Species Across All Strata; 9 (B)
Percent of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 8819% (AiB)
rrevaience inaex worxsneet:
Total % Cover of:
Multiply bv:
OBL species
x 1 w
0
FACW species
x 2 =
0
PAC species
x 3 =
0
FACU species
x 4 -
0
UPL species x 5 = 0
Column Totals: (A) 0 (B)
Prevalence Index = B/A = 0
_ 1 - Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
✓ 2 - Dominance Test is s50%
_ 3 - Prevalence Index is 53.0'
_ 4 - Morphological Adaptations' (Provide supporting
data in Remarks or on a separate sheet)
Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation' (Explain)
'Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must
be present, unless disturbed or problematic.
Definitions of Four Veaetation Strata:
Tree - Woody plants, excluding vines, 3 in. (7.6 cm) or
more in diameter at breast height (DBH), regardless of
height,
Sapling/Shrub - Woody plants, excluding vines, less
than 3 in. DBH and greater than or equal to 3.28 ft (1
m) tall.
Herb - All herbaceous (non -woody) plants, regardless
55 = Total Cover of size, and woody plants less than 3.28 ft tall.
20% of total cover: 11
Woody vine ® All woody vines greater than 3.28 ft in
10 Y FAC
10 Y FACU
20 = Total Cover
509'a of total cover: 10 20% of total cover: 4
rs here or on a separate sheet.)
Hydrophytic
Vegetation
Present? Yes ✓ No
US Army Corps of Engineers Eastern Mountains and Piedmont - Version 2.0

SOIL
Sampling Point: wF up
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) % Tyt3e Loc Texture Remarks
0-20 5YR 416 100 SL
RM=Reduced Matrix. MS=Masked Sand Grains.
Hydric Soil Indicators:
Indicators for Problematic Hydric Sails':
Histosol 01)
v Dark Surface (S7)
___, 2 cm Muck (A10) (MLRA 147)
— Histic Epipedon (A2)
v Polyvalue Below Surface (S8) (MLRA 147, 148)
^ Coast Prairie Redox (A16)
Slack 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 (All)
,_,,,` 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 hydrophylic vegetation and
— Sandy Redox (S5)
— Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 148)
wetland hydrology must be present,
_ Stripped Matrix (Sb)
— Red Parent Material (F21) (MLRA 127, 147)
unless disturbed or problematic,
Restrictive Layer (if observed)
Type: .
Depth (inches):
Remarks:
Hydric Soil Present? Yes No ✓
US Army Corps of Engineers Eastern Mountains and Piedmont — Version 2.0

WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM - Eastern Mountains and Piedmont Region
ProjecUSite: U-6018 NRTR CitylCounty: Guilford Sampling Date: 13 Aug, 2018
Applican(/Owner: NC DOT State; NC Sampling PointWF wet
Investigator(s): ESI- K. Murphrey, K. Obermiller Section, Township, Range: NA
Landform (hills#ope, terrace, etc,): Depression Local relief (concave, convex, none): Concave Slope (%): 0-6
Subregion (LRR or MLRA): LRR P Lau 35,92568 Long: -79.93824 Datum: WGS 84
Soil Map Unit Name: Enon fine sandy loam, 6 to 10 percent slopes NWI classification: RFO
Are climatic 1 hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? Yes ✓ No (If no, explain in Remarks.)
Are Vegetation Soil , or Hydrology significantly disturbed? Are "Normal Circumstances" present? Yes ✓ No
Are Vegetation Soil , or Hydrology naturally problematic? (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.)
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS - Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transacts, important features, etc.
Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes ✓ No
Is the Sampled Area
Hydric Soil Present? Yes ✓ No within a wetland? Yes ✓ No
Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes ✓ Na
Remarks;
This data form represents WF, WG, and WH.
HYDROLOGY
Wetland Hydrology indicators:
Secondary Indicators (minimum of two required)
Primary Indicators (minimum of one is required; check all that apply)
® Surface Soil Cracks (86)
_ Surface Water (Al)
True Aquatic Plants (B14)
_,_ Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (138)
of High Water Table (A2)
_ Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (Cl)
V Drainage Patterns (B10)
✓ Saturation (A3)
Oxidized Rhizospheres on Living Roots (C3)
— Moss Trim Lines (B16)
— Water Marks (S1)
Presence of Reduced Iron (C4)
try -Season Water Table (C2)
® Sediment Deposits (B2)
Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6)
✓ Crayfish Burrows (C8)
�.... Drift Deposits (83)
Thin Muck Surface (C7)
— Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9)
__.. Algal Mat or Crust (B4)
Other (Explain in Remarks)
— Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1)
e Iron Deposits (65)
— Geomorphic Position (D2)
Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (67)
,,,,,,,, Shallow Aquitard (133)
Water -Stained Leaves (B9)
— Microtopographic Relief (134)
Aquatic Fauna (B13)
✓ FAC-Neutral Test (D5)
Field Observations:
Surface Water Present? Yes No
✓ Depth (inches): NA
Water Table Present? Yes ✓ No
Depth (inches):. _ Surface
Saturation Present? Yes ✓ No
Depth (inches): Surface
Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes ✓ No
(includes capillary fringe)
Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available:
Remarks:
US Army Carps of Engineers Eastern Mountains and Piedmont ® Version 2.0

VEGETATION (Four Strata) - Use scientific names of plants.
Tree Stratum (Plot size, 30ft radius J
1. Acer rubrum
z, Liquidambar styracifiva
3.
4.
5,
7
Sampling Point: WFwet
Absolute
Dominant Indicator
Dominance Test worksheet:
% Cover
Species? Status
Number of Dominant Species
20
Y FAC
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC:
9 (A)
10
Y FAC
Total Number of Dominant
Species Across All Strata:
10 (B)
Percent of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC:
90% (A/8)
30 = Total Cover
50% of total cover: 15 20% of total cover: 6
Saplingl5hrub Stratum (Plot size: 30ft radius }
1. Liquidambar styraciflua 10 Y FAC
2, Salix nigra 20 Y OBL
3.
5.
6.
7.
a.
9,
30
= Total Cover
50% of total cover:
15 20%
of total cover; 6
Herb Stratum (Plot size: 30ft radius }
1, Microstegium virnineurn
30
Y FAC
2 .luncus effusus
10
Y FACW
3 Rubus argutus
10
Y FACU
4,
5.
6.
7.
50 = Total Cover
50% of total cover: 25 20°/n of total cover: 10
Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size: 30ft radius )
I. Smilax ratundifolia 10 Y FAG
2_ Vitis rotundifolia 10 Y FAC
3 Toxicodendron radicans 5 Y FAC
4,
5.
25 = Total Cover
50% of total cover: 12.5 20% of total cover: 5
rs here or on a separate sheet,)
Total_% Cover_of: _
multiply by:
OBL species
0
x 1 =
0
FACW species
0
x 2 =
0
FAC species
0
x 3 =
0
FACU species
0
x 4 =
0
UPL species
0
x 5
0
Column Totals
0
(A)
0 (8)
Prevalence Index = BIA = 0
Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
_ 1 - Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
✓ 2 - Dominance Test is >50%
_ 3 - Prevalence Index is 53.0'
_ 4 - Morphological Adaptations' (Provide supporting
data in Remarks or on a separate sheet)
— Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation' (Explain)
'Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must
be present, unless disturbed or problematic,
Definitions of Four Vegetation Strata:
Tree - Woody plants, excluding vines, 3 in. (7.6 cm) or
more in diameter at breast height (DBH), regardless of
height.
Sapling/Shrum - Woody plants, excluding vines, less
than 3 in. DBH and greater than or equal to 3,28 ft (1
m) tall.
Herb -All herbaceous (non -woody) plants, regardless
of size, and woody plants less than 3.28 ft tali.
Woody vine -- All woody vines greater than 3.28 ft in
Hydrophytic
Vegetation
Present? Yes ✓ No
US Army Corps of Engineers Eastern Mountains and Piedmont -- Version 2.0

SOIL Sampling Point: WF wet
Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators.)
Depth Matrix Redox Features
(inches] _ . Color (moist) % Colo€ mmoist) % Type Loc Texture Remarks
0-12 10YR 412 90 10YR 514 10 C M clay loam
12-20 10YR 512 80 5YR 518 20 C M clay loam
'Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, MS=Masked Sand Grains. `Location: PL=Pore Linina, M=Matrix.
Hydric Soil Indicators.
Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils':
Histosol (Al)
— Dark Surface (S7)
— 2 cm Muck (A10) (MLRA 147)
istic Epipedon (A2)
_ Polyvalue Below Surface (S8) (MLRA 147, 148)
_ Coast Prairie Redox (A16)
Black Histic (A3)
— Thin Hark 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,
a Iron -Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR N,
MLRA 147, 148)
MLRA 136)
— Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4)
_ Umbric Surface (F13) (MLRA 136, 122)
'Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and
= Sandy Redox (S5)
Piedmont Fioodplain 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:
Depth (inches):
Hydric
Soil Present? Yes ✓ No
US Army Corps of Engineers Eastern Mountains and Piedmont — Version 2.0

WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM - Eastern Mountains and Piedmont Region
Project/Site: U-6018 NRTR City/County: Guilford Sampling Date: 13 Aug, 2018
Applicant/Owner: NC DOT State:NC Sampling PointWI up
Investigator(s). ESI- K. Murphrey, K. Obermiller Section, Township, Range: NA
Landform (hiflslope, terrace, etc,); Hillslope Local relief (concave, convex, none): Convex Slope (%): 6-10
Subregion (LRR or MLRA): LRR P Lat; 35.92551 Lang:-79.93958 Datum: WGS 84
Soil Map Unit Name: Appling sandy loans, 6 to 10 percent slopes NWI classification:
Are climatic 1 hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? Yes ✓ No (If no, explain in Remarks.)
Are Vegetation ✓ , Soil or Hydrology significantly disturbed? Are "Normal Circumstances" present? Yes No
Are Vegetation Soil or Hydrology naturally problematic? (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks,)
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS - Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc.
Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes No ✓
Is the Sampled Area
Hydric Soil Present? Yes No ✓ within a Wetland? Yes No ✓
Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes No ✓
Remarks:
This upland is located in an active cow pasture.
HYDROLOGY
Wetland Hydrology indicators:
Secondary indicators minimum of two required)
Primary Indicators (minimum of one is required; check all that apply)
® Surface Soil Cracks (B6)
Surface Water (Al)
_ True Aquatic Plants (814)
_ Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (88)
High Water Table (A2)
Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (CI)
_ Drainage Patterns (B10)
Saturation (A3)
Oxidized Rhizospheres on Living Roots (0)
_,_, Moss Trim Lines (B16)
Water Marks (B1)
_ Presence of Reduced Iron (C4)
,,,,,,,,, Dry -Season Water Table (C2)
® Sediment Deposits (B2)
Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6)
® Crayfish Burrows (CB)
Drift Deposits (133)
Thin Muck Surface (C7)
,,,�- _ Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9)
Algal Mat or Crust (B4)
_ Other (Explain in Remarks)
— Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1)
_ Iron Deposits (135)
_ Geomorphic Position (D2)
inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (B7)
— Shallow Aquitard (D3)
_ Water -Stained Leaves (139)
— Microtopographic Relief (D4)
Aquatic Fauna (1313)
m FAC-Neutral Test (D5)
Field Observations:
Surface Water Present? Yes
No Depth (inches): NA
Water Table Present? Yes
No ✓ Depth (inches): '20"
Saturation Present? Yes
No ✓ Depth (inches): 120„
Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes Na ✓
(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 (Four Strata) — Use scientific names of plants.
Ausowie uominant ina:caw
Tree Stratum (Plot size: 30ft radius } % Cover Species? Status
1, None present
4.
5.
7.
= Total Cover
50% of total cover: 0 20% of total cover: 0
Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size: 30ft radius 1
1, None present
2.
3,
50% of total cover: 0
Herb Stratum (Plot size: 30ft radius )
1, Festuca rubra
2, Taraxacum officinale
3.
4.
5,
6.
7,
B.
9.
10.
11,
50% of total cover: 30
Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size: 30ft radius )
1, None present
4.
5.
50% of total coven 0
Remarks. (Include photo numbers here or on a separate
This upland pt was taken in an active cow pasture.
Total Cover
20% of total cover: 0
50 Y FACU
10 N FACU
60 : Total Cover
20% of total cover: 12
= Total Cover
20% of total cover: 0
Sampling Plaint: WI up
Number of Dominant Species
That Are 013L, FACW, or FAC:
0
(A)
Total Number of Dominant
Species Across All Strata:
2
(B)
Percent of Dominant Species
That Are QHL, FACW, or FAC:
0%
(A16)
Prevalence Index worksheet:
Total % Cover of: Multiply by:
OBL species x 1 =
0
FACW species x 2 =
0
FAC species x 3 =
0
FACU species 60 x 4
240
UPL species x 5
0
Column Totals: 60 (A)
240
(B)
Prevalence index = BiA =
4
1 - Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
2 - Dominance Test is >50%
_ 3 - Prevalence Index is 53.0'
4 - Morphological Adaptations' (Provide supporting
data in Remarks or on a separate sheet)
Problematic Hydrophytic vegetation' (Explain)
'indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must
be present, unless disturbed or problematic.
Definitions of Four Vegetation Strata:
Tree - Woody plants, excluding vines, 3 in, (7,6 cm) or
more in diameter at breast height (DBH), regardless of
height.
Sapling/Shrub - Woody plants, excluding vines, less
than 3 in. DBH and greater than or equal to 3:28 ft (1
m) tall.
Herb - Ali herbaceous (non -woody) plants, regardless
of size, and woody plants less than 3,28 ft tall.
Woody vine - All woody vines greater than 3.28 ft in
Hydrophytic
Vegetation
Present? Yes No
US Army Corps of Engineers Eastern Mountains and Piedmont - Version 2.0

SOIL Sampling Point: WI up
Profile Description: (describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators,)
Depth Matrix Redox Features
(inched Color (moist) % Color (moist) % TYD0 Loc Texture R mark
0-5 10YR 414 100 L
5-20 10YR 616 100 L
ITvne: C=Concentralion, D=Denle€ion, RM=Reduced Matrix, MS=Masked Sand Grains. ZLocation: PL=Pore Lininq, M=Matrix.
Hydric Soil Indicators:
Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils':
Histosol (Ai)
Dark Surface (S7)
_ 2 cm Muck (A10) (MLRA 147)
Histic Epipedon (A2)
Y_
_ Polyvalue Below Surface (SB) (MLRA'147, 148)
Coast Prairie Redox (A16)
Black Histic (A3)
_ Thin Dark Surface (S9) (MLRA 147, 148)
(MLRA 147, 148)
s Hydrogen Sulfide (A4)
e Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2)
Piedmont Floodplain Soils (Fig)
_ Stratified Layers (A5)
e 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 (Al 2)
_ Redox Depressions (F8)
Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) (LRR N,
_ Ifon•Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR N,
MLRA 147, 148)
MLRA 136)
_ Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4)
s Umbric Surface (F13) (MLRA 136, 122)
'Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and
_ Sandy Redox (S5)
e 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:
Depth (inches):
Hydric Soil Present? Yes Na
US Army Corps of Engineers Eastern Mountains and Piedmont — Version 2.0

WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM -- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont Region
Project/Site: U-6018 NRTR City/County: Guilford SamplingDate: 13 Aug, 2018
Applicant/Owner: NC DOT State: NC Sampling PointWl wet
Investigator(s): ESI- K. Murphrey, K. Obermiller Section, Township, Range: NA
Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc.): Depression Local relief (concave, convex, none). Concave Slope (%): 0-6
Subregion (LRR or MLRA): LRR P Lat: 35,92379 Long; -79 94623 Datum: WGS 84
Soil Map Unit Name: Appling sandy loam, 6 to 10 percent slopes NWI classification: PEM
Are climatic 1 hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? Yes ✓ No (If no, explain in Remarks.)
Are Vegetation ✓ , Soil or Hydrology significantly disturbed? Are "Normal Circumstances" present? Yes v' No
Are Vegetation Soil or Hydrology naturally problematic? (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.)
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS - Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc.
Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes ✓ No
Is the Sampled Area
Hydric Soil Present? Yes ✓ No within a wetland? Yes ✓ No
Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes ✓ No
Remarks:
This wetland is located in an active cow pasture.
HYDROLOGY
Wetland Hydrology Indicators:
Secondary Indicators (minimum of two required)
Primary Indicators (minimum of one is required: check all that a)r)ly)
Surface Soil Cracks (BB)
_ Surface Water (Al)
_ True Aquatic Plants (1314)
-,,- Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (88)
✓ High Water Table (A2)
_ Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (Cl)
V 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 (B2)
® Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6)
Crayfish Burrows (C8)
_._.. Drift Deposits (B3)
,_ - Thin Muck Surface (C7)
Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9)
Algal Mat or Crust (134)
-,- Other (Explain in Remarks)
Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1)
_ iron Deposits (135)
_ Geomorphic Position (D2)
_ Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (137)
_ Shallow Aquitard (D3)
V Water -Stained Leaves (69)
_ Microtopographic Relief (D4)
_ Aquatic Fauna (B13)
J FAC-Neutral Test (D5)
Field Observations:
Surface Water Present? Yes No
✓ Depth (inches): NA
Water Table Present? Yes ✓ No
Depth (inches): 5"
Saturation Present? Yes ✓ No
Depth (inches): Surface
Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes ✓ No
(includes capillary fringe)
Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if avaitable:
Remarks:
US Army Corps of Engineers Eastern Mountains and Piedmont - Version 2.0

VEGETATION (Four Strata) - Use scientific names of plants.
Sampling Point: WI wet
Absolute Dominant Indicator Dominance Test worksheet:
None Tree present (Alot size: 30ft radius j % Cover Species? Status Number of Dominant Species
1, That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 3 (A)
4.
5.
7.
= Total Cover
500% of total cover: 0 20% of total cover: 0
SaplingiShrub Stratum (Plot size. 30ft radius 1
1, None present
2.
3.
4.
6,
7.
8,
Total Cover
50% of total cover: 0 20% of total cover. 0
Herb Stratum (Plot size: 30ft radius )
1, Juncus effusus 30
2. 5olidago gigantea 10
3 Murdannia kiesak 10
4,
6i
7,
8.
50% of total cover: 25
Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size: 30ft radius
1, None present
2.
3.
4.
5,
50% of total cover: 0
Remarks: (Include photo numbers here or on a separate
This data point was taken in an active cow pasture.
Y_
Y
7
FACW
FACW
OBL
50 - Total Cover
20% of total cover: 10
= Total Cover
20% of total cover: 0
Total Number of dominant
Species Across All Strata: 3 (B)
Percent of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 100% (A!B)
Prevalence Index worksheet:
Total % Cover of: Multiply
by:
OBL species 0 x 1 M
0
FACW species 0 x 2 =
0
FAC species 0 x 3 _
0
FACU species 0 x 4
0
UPL species 0 x 5
0
Column Totals: 0 (A)
0 (B)
Prevalence Index = BIA = 0
_ 1 - Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
✓ 2 - Dominance Test is >50%
_ 3 - Prevalence Index is s3.0'
4 - Morphological Adaptations' (Provide supporting
data in Remarks or on a separate sheet)
Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation' (Explain)
'Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must
be present, unless disturbed or problematic.
Tree - Woody plants, excluding vines, 3 in. (7.6 cm) or
more in diameter at breast height (DBH), regardless of
height.
Sapling/Shrub - Woody plants, excluding vines, less
than 3 in, DBH and greater than or equal to 3.28 It (1
m) tall.
Herb - All herbaceous (non -woody) plants, regardless
of size, and woody plants less than 3,26 ft tall.
Woody vine - All woody vines greater than 3,28 ft in
Hydrophytic
Vegetation
Present? Yes No
US Army Corps of Engineers Eastern Mountains and Piedmont - Version 2.0

SOIL
Sampling Point: WI wet
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) % Tyae Loc Texture Remarks
0-20 10YR 412 90 10YR 518 10 C M LC
Hydric Soil indicators:
RM=Reduced Matrix, MS=Masked Sand Grains. ZLocation: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix.
Indicators for Problematic Hydric
Histosol (Al)
® Histic Epipeclon (A2)
_ Black Histic (A3)
Hydrogen Sulfide (A4)
_ Stratified Layers (A5)
2 cm Muck (A10) (LRR N)
_ Depleted Below Dark Surface (All)
_ Thick Dark Surface (Al2)
Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) (LRR N,
MLRA 147, 148)
Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4)
Sandy Redox (S5)
_ Stripped Matrix (S6)
Restrictive Layer (if observed):
Type:
Depth (inches):
Dark Surface (S7) ® 2 cm Muck (Al0) (MLRA 147)
® Polyvalue Below Surface (SB) (MLRA 147, 148) _ Coast Prairie Redox (A16)
® Thin Dark Surface (S9) (MLRA 147, 148)
_ Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2)
❑epleted Matrix (F3)
Redox Dark Surface (F6)
_ Depleted Dark Surface (F7)
_ Redox Depressions (F8)
_ Iron -Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR N,
MLRA 136)
_ Umbric Surface (F13) (MLRA 136, 122)
_ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 148)
Red Parent Material (1721) (MLRA 127, 147)
(MLRA 147, 148)
_ Piedmont Floodplain Sails (F19)
(MLRA 136, 147)
_ Very Shallow Dark Surface (TF12)
— Other {Explain in Remarks)
'Indicators of hydrophyt c vegetation and
wetland hydrology must be present,
unless disturbed or problematic.
Hydric Soil Present? Yes ✓ No
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WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM - Eastern Mountains and Piedmont Region
Project/Site: U-6018 NRTR City/County: Guilford Sampling Date: 13 Aug, 2018
Applicant/Owner: NC DOT Slate: NC Sampling PointWJ up
Investigator(s): ESI- K. Murphrey, K. Oberr filler Section, Township, Range; NA
Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc.): Hillslope Local relief (concave, convex, none): Convex Slope (%):6-10
Subregion (LRR or MLRA): LRR P Lat: 35,92044 Long:-79.93387 Datum; WGS 84
Sail Map Unit Name: Enon-Urban land complex, 2 to 10 percent slopes NWI classification:
Are climatic 1 hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? Yes ✓ No (If no, explain in Remarks,)
Are Vegetation Soil or Hydrology significantly disturbed? Are "Normal Circumstances" present? Yes 11 No
Are Vegetation Soil or Hydrology naturally problematic? (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks,)
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS - Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc.
Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes ✓ No
Is the Sampled Area
Hydric Soil Present? Yes No ✓ within a Wetland? Yes No ✓
Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes No ✓
HYDROLOGY
Wetland Hydrology Indicators:
Secondary Indicators (minimum of two €eguired)
Primary Indicators (minimum of one is required; check all that apply)
— Surface Soil Cracks (136)
_ Surface Water (Al)
— True Aquatic Plants (814)
,,,.,,_, Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (138)
_ High Water Table (A2)
® Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (Cl)
— Drainage Patterns (810)
— Saturation (A3)
— Oxidized Rhizospheres on Living Roots (C3)
v Moss Trim Lines (1316)
____ Water Marks (B1)
,,,,e1,, Presence of Reduced Iron (C4)
_ Dry -Season Water Table (C2)
— Sediment Deposits (B2)
® Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6)
— Crayfish Burrows (C8)
— Drift Deposits (63)
_ Thin Muck Surface (C7)
— Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9)
Algal Mat or Crust (134)
,,,,,,,,, Other (Explain in Remarks)
^ Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1)
Iron Deposits (135)
,__,,, Geomorphic Position (132)
____ Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (137)
® Shallow Aquitard (133)
Water -Stained Leaves (B9)
_ Microtopographic Relief (134)
_ Aquatic Fauna (1313)
_,,,e FAC-Neutral Test (D5)
Field observations:
Surface Water Present? Yes No
✓ Depth (inches): NA
Water Table Present? Yes No
✓ Depth (inches): >20"
Saturation Present? Yes No
✓ Depth (inches): >20„
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 (Four Strata) — Use scientific names of plants.
Sampling Point: WJ up
Absolute
Dominant indicator
Dominance Test worksheet:
Tree Stratum (Plot size: 30ft radius )
% Cover
Species?
Status
Number of Dominant Species
1- Quemus alba
10
N
FACU
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 7 (A)
2. Acer rubrum
30
Y
FAC
Total Number of Dominant
3, Liquidambar styraciflua
20
Y
FAC
10
Species Across All Strata: (13)
a.
Percent of Dominant Species
5.
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 70% (AIB)
60
= Total Cover
Total % Cover of: Multiply by:
50% of total cover: 30
20% of total cover:
12
OBL species x 1 = 0
Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plat size: 30ft radius }
species x 2 = 0 s
FACW p
1,
Acer rubrum
10
Y
FAC
FAC species x 3 = 0
2.
Liquidambar styraciRua
30
Y
FAC
FACU species x 4 0
3.
Juniperus virginiana
10
Y
FACU
LIPL species x 5 = 0
4,
Column Totals: (A) 0 (B)
5.
Prevalence index = BIA = 0
6.
Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
7:
_ 1 -Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
B.
✓ 2 - Dominance Test is >50%
9.
3 - Prevalence Index is 53.0'
50
=Total Cover
4 - Morphological Adaptations 1(Provide supporting
50% of total cover: 25
20°%
of total cover:
10
Herb Stratum (Plot size: 30ft radius )
data in Remarks or on a separate sheet)
'
Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation (Explain)
1,
Lonicera'aponica
15
Y
FACU
—
2.
Aspienium platyneuron
15
Y
FACU
'Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must
3•
be present, unless disturbed or problematic.
4•
rlafinitinna of Fni it 11anaEatinn Strata•
6.
7.
50% of total cover: 15
Woody Vine Stratum (Plat size; 30ft radius )
1. Smilax rotundifolia
2. Gelsemium sempervirens
1 Vitis rotundifolia
4.
5. - - - - -
Tree -- Woody ptants, excluding vines, 3 in. (7.6 cm) or
more in diameter at breast height (DBH), regardless of
height.
Sapling/Shrub - Woody plants, excluding vines, less
than 3 in, DBH and greater than or equal to 3.213 ft (1
m) tall.
Herb All herbaceous (non -woody) plants, regardless
30 = Total Cover of size, and woody plants less than 3.28 ft tall:
20% of total cover. 6
Woody vine -All woody vines greater than 3:28 It in
10 Y FAC
10 Y FAC
10 Y FAC
30 = Total Cover
50% of total cover: 15 20% of total cover: 6
de photo numbers here or on a separate sheet.)
Hydrophytic
Vegetation
Present? Yes ✓ No
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SOIL Sampling Point: WJ up
Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators.)
Depth Matrix Redox Features
finches) Color (moist) % Color (moist) % Tvpe Loc Texture Remarks
0-7 10YR 4/4 100 SL
7-20 10YR 518 100 SL
'Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix. MS=Masked Sand Grains. Location: PL-Pore Lining, M=Matrix.
Hydric Soil Indicators:
Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soil53:
Histosol (A1)
Hark 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 park Surface (S9) (MLRA 147, 148)
(MLRA 147, 148)
_ Hydrogen Sulfide (A4)
foamy Gleyed Matrix (F2)
Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19)
_ Stratified Layers (A5)
_ Depleted Matrix (F3)
(MLRA 136, 147)
_ 2 cm Muck (A10) (LRR N)
— Redox park Surface (F6)
Very Shallow park Surface (TF12)
m Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11)
_ Depleted Dark Surface (F7)
_ Other (Explain in Remarks)
s Thick Dark Surface (Al 2)
_ Redox Depressions (F8)
Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) (LRR N,
_ Iron -Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR N,
MLRA 147, 148)
MLRA 136)
_ Sandy Gleyed Matrix (SA)
_ Umbric Surface (F13) (MLRA '136, 122)
3indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and
e Sandy Redox (S5)
_ Piedmont Floodpiain 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:
Depth (inches):
Hydric
Sail Present? Yes No ✓
US Army Corps of Engineers Eastern Mountains and Piedmont -- Version 2.0

WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM - Eastern Mountains and Piedmont Region
Project/Site: U-601 B NRTR City/County: Guilford Sampling Date: 13 Aug, 2018
Applicant/Owner, NC DOT State, NC Sampling PointW3 Wet
Investigator(s): ESI- K. Murphrey, K. Obermiller Section, Township, Range: NA
Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc.): Depression Local relief (concave, convex, none): Concave Slope (%): 2-6
Subregion (LRR or MLRA): LRR P Lat: 35.92039 Long;-79r93387 Datum: WGS 84
Soil Map Unit Name: Enon-Urban land complex, 2 to 10 percent slopes NWI classification: PFO
Are climatic 1 hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? Yes ✓ No (If no, explain in Remarks.)
Are Vegetation Soil or Hydrology significantly disturbed? Are 'Normal Circumstances" present? Yes '1 No
Are Vegetation Soil or Hydrology naturally problematic? (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.)
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS - Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transacts, important features, etc.
Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes ✓ No
Is the Sampled Area
Hydric Soil Present? Yes ✓ No within a Wetland? Yes ✓ No
Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes ✓ No j
HYDROLOGY
Wetland Hydrology Indicators:
Secondary Indicators (minimum of two required)
Primary Indicators (minimum of one is required; check all that any)
— Surface Soil Cracks (136)
_ Surface Water (Al)
,,,,,,,, True Aquatic Plants (1314)
— Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (138)
J High Water Table (A2)
— Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (C1)
_ Drainage Patterns (810)
J Saturation (A3)
—
,,, , ,. Oxidized Rhizospheres on Living Roots (C3)
_ Moss Trim Lines (B16)
Water Marks (B1)
_ _ Presence of Reduced Iron (C4)
__-_ Dry -Season Water Table (C2)
— Sediment Deposits (132)
— Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6)
✓ Crayfish Burrows (CB)
Drift Deposits (133)
_ Thin Muck Surface (C7)
Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9)
_,,,,,. Algal Mat or Crust (134)
— Other (Explain in Remarks)
Stunted or Stressed Plants (01)
_ Iron Deposits (135)
Geomorphic Position (D2)
inundation visible on Aerial Imagery (137)
Shallow Aquitard (D3)
Water -Stained Leaves (139)
_ Microtopographic Relief (D4)
Aquatic Fauna (B13)
✓ FAC-Neutral Test (D5)
Field Observations:
Surface Water Present? Yes No
✓ Depth (inches): NA
Water Table Present? Yes ✓ No
Depth (inches): 3„
Saturation Present? Yes ✓ No
Depth (inches): Surface
Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes ✓ No
(includes ca illar Erin e)
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 (Four Strata) - Use scientific names of plants.
Tree Stratum (Plot size: 30ft radius )
1. Acer rubrusn
2 Liquidambar styraciflua
3.
4,
5.
7
50% of total cover: 15
Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size: 30ft radius _}
1, Liquidambarstyraciflua
2. Acer rubrum
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8,
9.
50% of total cover: 15
Herb Stratum (Plot size: 30ft radius )
1. Microstegium vimineum
2 Juncus effusus
3. Chasmanthium laxum
4.
5.
7.
8.
50% of total cover: 20
Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size: 30ft radius )
1. Smilax rotundifolia
2, Lonicera japanica
3.
4.
5.
50% of total cover: 7.5
rs here or on a separate
Sampling Point: WJ wet
Cover
20
10
.5pecies2
Y
Y
Status
FAC
FAC
Number of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC:
Total Number of Dominant
Species Across All Strata:
Percent of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC:
7
8
BT5%
(A)
(B)
(AIB)
Prevalence Index worksheet:
30
= Total Cover
Total % Cover of: Multiply by:
20% of total cover:
6
OBL species x 1 =
0
FACW species x 2 =
0
10
Y
FAC
FAC species x 3 =
0
20
Y
FAC
FACU species x 4 =
0
UPL species x 5 =
0
Column Totals: (A)
0
(B)
Prevalence Index = BIA =
0
_ 1 - Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
2 - Dominance Test is >50%
_ 3 - Prevalence Index is 53.0'
30 = Total Cover
20% of total cover:
6 4 •Morphological Adaptations (Provide supporting
data in Remarks or on a separate sheet)
5 N FAC — Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation' (Explain)
25 Y FACW
10 Y FACW Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must
be present, unless disturbed or problematic.
Definitions of Four Vegetation Strata:
Tree — Woody plants, excluding vines, 3 in. (7,6 cm) or
more in diameter at breast height (DBH), regardless of
height.
Sapling/Shrub — Woody plants, excluding vines, less
than 3 in. DBH and greater than or equal to 3.28 ft (1
m) tall,
Herb — All herbaceous (non -woody) plants, regardless
40 = Total Cover of size, and woody plants less than 3.28 It tall.
20°/9 of total cover: 8
Woody vine — All woody vines greater than 3.28 ft in
10 Y FAC
5 Y FACU
Hydrophytic
Vegetation
15 m Total Cover Present? Yes ✓ No
20% of total cover. 3
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SOIL
Sampling Point; wa wet
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) % Tvoe Loc` Texture Remarks
0-20 10YR 512 90 10YR 518 10 C M LC
'Tvoe: C=Concentration. D=Deoletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, MS=Masked Sand Grains. `Location: PL=Pore Linino, 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 (SB) (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 (1719)
_ Stratified Layers (A5)
V Depleted Matrix (F3)
(MLRA 136, 147)
_ 2 cm Muck (A10) (LRR N)
_ Redox park Surface (F6)
_ Very Shallow Dark Surface (TF12)
m Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11)
v Depleted Dark Surface (F7)
— Other (Explain in Remarks)
Thick Dark Surface (Al 2)
— Redox Depressions (F8)
® Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) (LRR N,
— Iron -Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR N,
MLRA 147, 148)
MLRA 136)
m Sandy Gleyed Matrix (Sit)
— Umbric Surface (F13) (MLRA 136, 122)
'Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and
® Sandy Redox (S5)
a 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.
Type:
Depth (inches):
Hydric Soil Present? Yes ✓ No
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WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM - Eastern Mountains and Piedmont Region
Project/Site: U-6018 NRTR City/County: Randolph Sampling Date: 13 Aug, 2018
ApplicantlOwner: NC DOT State: NC Sampling PointWK up
investigator(s): BSI- K. Murphrey, K. Obermiller Section, Township, Range: NA
Landform (hilislope, terrace, etc.): Hillslope Local relief (concave, convex, none): Convex Slope (%):6-10
Subregion (LRR or MLRA): LRR P Lau 35.91597 Long:-79.93461 Datum: WOS 84
Sail Map Unit Name: Enon fine sandy loam, 6 to 10 percent slopes NWI classification:
Are climatic / hydrologic conditions an the site typical for this time of year? Yes ✓ No (If no, explain in Remarks.)
Are Vegetation Soil , or Hydrology significantly disturbed? Are "Normal Circumstances" present? Yes '/ No
Are Vegetation � , Soil , or Hydrology naturally problematic? (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.)
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS - Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc.
Hydrophytie Vegetation Present? Yes ✓ No Is the Sampled Area
Hydric Soil Present? Yes No ✓ within a Wetland? Yes No ✓
Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes No ✓
HYDROLOGY
Wetland Hydrology Indicators:
Secandary Indicators !minimum of two required)
Primary indicators (minimum of one is required; check all that apply)
_____ Surface Sail Cracks (136)
_ Surface Water (Al)
_,,,,,, True Aquatic Plants (1314)
— Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (138)
_ High Water Table (A2)
_ Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (Cl)
,,,-- Drainage Patterns (810)
— Saturation (A3)
_ Oxidized Rhizospheres on Living Roots (C3)
_ Moss Trim Lines (616)
.___. Water Marks (81)
— Presence of Reduced Iron (C4)
_ Dry -Season Water Table (C2)
— Sediment Deposits (B2)
s Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Sails (C6)
-___ Crayfish Burrows (C8)
__-.. Drift Deposits (63)
_ Thin Muck Surface (C7)
_,-,,, Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9)
Algal Mat or Crust (134)
,,,,,,,,,,,,, Other (Explain in Remarks)
o Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1)
_ Iron Deposits (B5)
— Geomorphic Position (D2)
Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (87)
— Shallow Aquitard (D3)
Water -Stained Leaves (139)
_ Microtopographic Relief 04)
_ Aquatic Fauna (B13)
_ FAC-Neutral Test (D5)
Field obseraations:
Surface Water Present? Yes No
✓ Depth (inches): NA
Water Table Present? Yes No
✓ Depth (inches): >20"
Saturation Present? Yes Na
✓ Depth (inches): >20„
Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes No. ✓
(includes capillary fringe)
Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available:
Remarks:
US Army Carps of Engineers Eastern Mountains and Piedmont ® Version 2.0

VEGETATION (Four Strata) - Use scientific names of plants.
Sampling Point: WK up
Absolute
Dominant Indicator
Dominance Test worksheets
Tree Stratum (Plot size: 30ft radius }
�3e Cover
Species?
Status
Number of Dominant Species
1. Liriodendron tulipifera
20
Y
FAC
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 9 (A)
2, Acer rubrum
15
Y
FAC
Total Number of Dominant
3. Liquidambar styraciilua
15
Y
FAC
Species Across All Strata: 13 (B)
4, Quercus falcata
10
N
FACU
Percent of Dominant Species
5.
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 69,23% (A/B)
6.
Prevalence Index worksheet:
7
60
Total Cover
Total % Cover of: Multiply by:
50% of total cover:
30 20fl� of fatal cover.
12
OBL species _ x 1 = 0
Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size: 30ft radius
FACW species x 2 = 0
1 Acer rubrum
10
Y
FAC
FAC species x 3 = 0
2 Liquidambar styraciflua
30
Y
FAC
FACU species x 4 = 0
3. Juniperus virginiana
10
Y
FACU
UPL species x 5 = 0
4
Column Totals: (A) 0 (a)
5.
Prevalence Index = B/A = 0
6,
Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
7.
_ 1 •Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
8.
+� 2 - Dominance Test is >50%
9,
3 - Prevalence Index is s3.0'
50
Total Cover
_
4 Morphological Adaptations (Provide supporting
50% of total cover:
25 20% of total cover
10
Herb Stratum (Plot size: 30ft radius }
data in Remarks or on a separate sheet)
Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation' (Explain)
1. Lonicera japonica
15
Y
FACU
2 Asplenium platyneuron
15
Y
FACU
3 Polystichum acrostichoides
10
Y
FACU
`indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must
be present, unless disturbed or problematic.
4 Rubus argutus
10
Y
FAC
Definitions of our Vegetation Strata:
5,
6,
7,
8,
9,
10.
11. ..............
50 = Total Cover
50% of total cover: 25 20% of total cover: 10
Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size: 30ft radius )
1. Smilax rotundifolia 10 Y FAG
2. Gelsemium sempervirens 10 Y FAC
3, Vitis rotundifolia 10 Y FAC
4.
5,
30 = Total Cover
50% of total cover: 15 20% of total cover: 6
Remarks: (include photo numbers here or on a separate sheet.)
Tree — Woody plants, excluding vines, 3 in. (7.6 cm) or
more in diameter at breast height (DBH), regardless of
height.
Sapling/Shrub — Woody plants, excluding vines, less
than 3 in. DBH and greater than or equal to 3,28 ft (1
m) tall.
Herb All herbaceous (non woody) plants, regardless
of size, and woody plants less than 3,28 ft tall.
Woody vine — All woody vines greater than 3.28 ft in
Hydrophytic
Vegetation
Present? Yes ✓ No
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SOIL
Sampling Point: wx up
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) 3a Type Loc Texture Remarks
0-6 5YR 314 100 LC
6-20 5YR 4/6 100
D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, MS=Masked Sand Grains
Hydric Soil Indicators:
® Histosol (Al)
Histic Epipedon (A2)
Black Histic (A3)
Hydrogen Sulfide (A4)
Stratified Layers (A5)
2 cm Muck (A10) (LRR N)
Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11)
-- Thick Dark Surface (Al2)
W,,,,, Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) (LRR N,
MLRA 147, 148)
— Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4)
— Sandy Redox (S5)
,,,_,,,,, Stripped Matrix (S6)
Type:
Depth (inches):
Remarks:
LC
Location: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix.
Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soil
Dark Surface (S7)
2 cm Muck (A10) (MLRA 147)
Polyvalue Below Surface (S8) (MLRA 147, 148)
Coast Prairie Redox (A16)
_ Thin Dark Surface (S9) (MLRA 147, 148)
(MLRA 147, 148)
_ Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2)
_ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19)
_ Depleted Matrix (F3)
(MLRA 136, 147)
_ Redox Dark Surface (F6)
_ Very Shalfow Dark Surface (TF12)
Depleted Dark Surface (177)
Other (Explain in Remarks)
_,, Redox Depressions (F8)
— Iron -Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR N,
MLRA 136)
— Umbrie Surface (F13) (MLRA 136, 122) slndicators of hydrophytic vegetation and
,_ -, Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 148) wetland hydrology must be present,
....... Red Parent Material (F21) (MLRA 127, 147) unless disturbed or problematic.
Hydric Soil Present? Yes No ✓
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WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM - Eastern Mountains and Piedmont Region
Pr®ject/Site: U-6018 NRTR CitylCounty: Randolph Sampling Date: 13 Aug, 2018
ApplicanVOwner: NC DOT State: NC Sampling Pointe wet
Investigator(s): ESI- K. Murphrey, K. Obermiller Section, Township, Range: NA
Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc,): Depression Local relief (concave, convex, none): Concave Slope (%y 2-6
Subregion (LRR or MLRA): LRR P Lat: 35.91578 Long: - 79.93455 Datum: WGS 84
Soil Map unit Name: Enon fine sandy loam, 6 to 10 percent slopes NWI classification: PFO
Are climatic! hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? Yes ✓ No (If no, explain in Remarks.)
Are Vegetation Soil _ or Hydrology significantly disturbed? Are "Normal Circumstances" present? Yes `/ No
Are Vegetation , Soil or Hydrology naturally problematic? (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.)
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS - Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc.
Hydrophydc Vegetation Present? Yes ✓ No
is the Sampled Area
Hydric Soil Present? Yes ✓ Na within a Wetland? Yes ✓ No
Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes ✓ Na
HYDROLOGY
Wetland Hydrology Indicators:
Secondary Indicators (minimum of two required)
Primary Indicators minimum of one is re uired; check all that a l
Surface Soil Cracks (136)
_ Surface Water (Al)
— True Aquatic Plants (614)
Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (68)
✓ High Water Table (A2)
,_,_, Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (Cl)
✓ Drainage Patterns (B10)
✓ Saturation (A3)
— Oxidized Rhizospheres on Living Roots (C3)
_ Moss Trim Lines (B16)
Water Marks (61)
_ Presence of Reduced Iron (C4)
W,,,, Dry -Season Water Table (C2)
® Sediment Deposits (B2)
— Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6)
V Crayfish Burrows (C8)
Drift Deposits (B3)
_ 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 (B5)
v Geomorphic Position (D2)
_ Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (B7)
— Shallow Aquitard (D3)
Water -Stained Leaves (139)
— Microtopographic Relief (D4)
_ Aquatic Fauna (813)
✓ FAC-Neutral Test (D5)
Field Observations:
Surface Water Present? Yes No
Of Depth (inches): NA
Water Table Present? Yes ✓ No
Depth (inches): 2"
Saturation Present? Yes ✓ No
Depth (inches): Surface
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 (Four Strata) - Use scientific names of plants.
Sampling Point: WK wet
Absolute
Dominant Indicator
Dominance Test worksheets
Trte Stratum (Plat size:
30ft radius )
% Cover
Species?
Status
Number of Dominant Species
1. Acer rubrum
20
Y
FAC
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 10 (A)
2, Liquidambar styraciflua
10
Y
FAC
Total Number of Dominant
1 Nyssa sylvatica
10
Y
FAC
Species Across All Strata; 11 (B)
4.
Percent of Dominant Species
5.
a
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 90.91 /o (A/B)
6.
Prevalence Index worksheet.
7.
40
= Total Cover
Total % Cover of: Multiply by:
50°Jo of total cover:
20 20% of
total cover:
8
OBL species x 1 = 0
Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot
size:30ft radius
)
FACW species x 2 = 0
1. Liquid ambar styracifiva
10
Y
FAC
FAG species x 3 = 0
2. Acer rubrum
20
Y
FAC
FACU species x 4 0
3, Nyssa sylvatica
10
Y
FAC
UPL species x 5 W 0
4. Carpinus Carolinian
5
N
FAC
Column Totals: (A) 0 (B)
5.
Prevalence Index = BIA = 0
6.
Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
7.
_ 1 -Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
8'
✓ 2 - Dominance Test is >50%
9.
3 - Prevalence Index is 53.0'
45
= Total Cover
4 _ Morphological Adaptations' (Provide supporting
50% of total cover:
22.5 20% of total cover:
9
data in Remarks or on a separate sheet)
Herb Stratum (Plot size:
30ft radius )
Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation (Explain)
1. Microstegium vimineum
10
N
FAC
JuncusChasmff u s
2 Juncus effusus
20
Y
FACW
3 u laxum
15
Y
FACW
'Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must
be present, unless disturbed or problematic.
4, Boehmeria cylindrica
10
N
FACW
Definitions of Four Vegetation Strata:
5.
Tree - Woody plants, excluding vines, 3 in. M6 cm) or
6
more in diameter at breast height (DBH), regardless of
7.
height.
Sapling/Shrub - Woody plants, excluding vines, less
9.
than 3 in. DBH and greater than or equal to 3.28 ft (1
101
m) tall,
11.
Herb - All herbaceous (non -woody) plants, regardless
55
= Total Cover
of size, and woody plants less than 3,28 ft tall.
500A of total cover: 27-5
20%
of total cover:
11
30ft
Woody vine m Ali woody vines greater than 3.28 ft in
radius
Wood Vine Stratum (Plot size: )
height,
1. Smilax ratundifolia
10
Y
FAC
2, Lonicera japonica
5
Y
FACU
3, Vitis ratundifolia
10
Y
FAC
4.
Hydrophytic
5.
Vegetation
✓
25
_ Total Cover
Present? Yes No
50% of total cover: 12.5
20%
of total cover
5
Remarks: (include photo numbers here or on a separate sheet.)
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SOIL
to the depth needed to
Sampling Point; WK wet
or confirm the absence of indicators.)
Depth Matrix Redox Features
finches) Col r moist) Colar (moist) �p Ty,Qe Lac` Texture Remarks__---__- --
0-20 10YR 6/2 90 10YR 5/8 10 C M LC
'Type: C=Concentration, DLDepletion,
Hydric Soil Indicators:
Histosol (Al)
Histic Epipedon (A2)
Black Histic (A3)
Hydrogen Sulfide (A4)
Stratified Layers (A5)
2 cm Muck (A10) (LRR N)
T Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11)
Thick Dark Surface (Al2)
Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) (LRR N,
MLRA 147, 148)
Sandy Gleyed Matrix (54)
Sandy Redox (55)
_ Stripped Matrix (S6)
Type;
Depth (inches):
RM=Reduced
MS -Masked Sand Grains. 'Location: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix.
Indicators for Problematic Hydric So
— Dark Surface (S7)
_ 2 cm Muck (A10) (MLRA 147)
— Polyvalue Below Surface (S8) (MLRA 147, 148)
Coast Prairie Redox (A16)
— Thin Dark Surface (S9) (MLRA 147, 148)
(MLRA 147, 148)
Loamy Gleyed Matrix (172)
Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19)
✓ Depleted Matrix (F3)
(MLRA 136, 147)
Redox Dark Surface (F6)
Very Shallow Dark Surface (TF12)
Depleted dark Surface (F7)
_ Other (Explain in Remarks)
— Redox Depressions (F8)
— Iran -Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR N,
MLRA 136)
— Umbric Surface (F13) (MLRA 136, 122) 'Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and
_,, Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 148) wetland hydrology must be present,
. Red Parent Material (F21) (MLRA 127,147) unless disturbed or problematic.
Hydric Soil Present? Yes ✓ No
US Army Corps of Engineers Eastern Mountains and Piedmont - Version 2.0

WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM - Eastern Mountains and Piedmont Region
Project/Site: U-6018 NRTR City/County: Guilford Sampling Date: 14 Aug, 2018
Applicant/Owner: NC DOT State: NC Sampling PointWL up
Investigator(sy ESI- K. Murphrey, K. Obermiller Section, Township, Range: NA
Landform (hilislope, terrace, e€c,y Hilislope Local relief (concave, convex, none). Convex Slope (°/n):6-10
Subregion (LRR or MLRA): LRR P Lat: 35.91 gQ2 Long; -79.93302 Datum: WG5 84
Soil Map Unit Name: Enon fine sandy loam, 6 to 10 percent slopes NWI classification:
Are climatic I hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? Yes ✓ No (If no, explain in Remarks.)
Are Vegetation Soil , or Hydrology significantly disturbed? Are "formal Circumstances" present? Yes ✓ No
Are Vegetation Soil , or Hydrology naturally problematic? (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.)
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS - Attach site trap showing sampling point locations, transacts, important features, etc.
Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes ✓ No Is the Sampled Area
Hydric Soil Present? Yes No ✓_ _ within a Wetland? Yes No ✓
Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes No ✓
HYDROLOGY
Wetland Hydrology Indicators:
Secondary Indicators fmiHimurn of two re wired
Primary Indicators (minimum of one is required; check all that apply)
Surface Soil Cracks (B6)
_ Surface Water (Al)
_ � True Aquatic Plants (1314)
_ Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (B8)
_ High Water Table (A2)
— Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (Cl)
,_,_ Drainage Patterns (B10)
Saturation (A3)
— Oxidized Rhizospheres on Living Roots (C3)
v Mass Trim Lines (B16)
_ Water Marks (131)
__,_ Presence of Reduced Iron (C4)
— Dry -Season Water Table (C2)
Sediment Deposits (B2)
® Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6)
__,, Crayfish Burrows (C8)
Drift Deposits (83)
_ Thin Muck Surface (C7)
— Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9)
Algal Mat or Crust (B4)
__._ Other (Explain in Remarks)
_ Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1)
Iron Deposits (B5)
_,_ Geomorphic Position (D2)
Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (67)
_ Shallow Aquitard (D3)
_ Water -Stained Leaves (139)
v Microtopographic Relief (D4)
_ Aquatic Fauna (B13)
— FAC-Neutral Test (D5)
Field observations:
Surface Water Present? Yes No
✓ Depth (inches): NA
Water Table Present? Yes No
✓ Depth (inches): >20"
Saturation Present? Yes No
✓ Depth (inches): 120„
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 (Four Strata) - Use scientific names of plants.
Tree Stratum (Plot size: 30ft radius ) % Cover . Species? Status
1 Liquidambar styraciiiva 25 Y FAG
9 Pinus taeda 10 Y FAC
7.
35
= Total Cover
50% of total cover:
1 T5 20%
of total cover:
7
SaolinglShrub Stratum (Plot size: 30ft radius
7
1,
Acer rubrum
10
N
FAC
2.
Liquidambar styraciflua
15
Y
FAC
3,
Juniperus virginiana
30
Y
FACU
4.
Pinus taeda
10
N
FAC
50% of total cover: 32.5
Herb Stratum (Plot size: 3011 radius )
1. Lonicera japonica
2. Aspienium platyneuron
3, Microsteglum vimineum
4 Rubus argutus
6.
7,
8.
9,
10,
11.
50% of total cover: 25
Wooer Vine Stratum (Plot size: 30ft radius )
1. Smilax rotundifolia
2. Gelsemium sempervirens
3. Vitis rotundifolia
4,
5.
50% of total cover: 17.5
rs here or on a separate s
65 = Total Cover
200,n of total cover: 13
15
Y
FACU
5
N
FACU
10
Y
FAC
20
Y
FAC
Sampling Point: WL up
Number of Dominant Species
That. Are 013L, FACW, or FAC: _---.--.--_7- (A)
Total Number of Dominant
Species Across All Strata: 9 (B)
Percent of Dominant Species 77 78°0
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: (AIB)
Total % Cover of:
Multiply by:
OBL species
x 1 =
0
FACW species
x 2 =
0
FAC species
x 3 =
0
FACU species
x 4 =
0
UPL species
x 5 =
0
Column Totals:
(A)
0 (B)
Prevalence Index =
BIA =
0
_ 1 - Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
✓ 2 - Dominance Test is >50°/a
_ 3 - Prevalence Index is r3.0'
4 - Morphological Adaptations' (Provide supporting
data in Remarks or on a separate sheet)
Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation' (Explain)
'Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must
be present, unless disturbed or problematic.
Tree — Woody plants, excluding vines, 3 in. (7.6 cm) or
more in diameter at breast height (DBH), regardless of
height.
Sapling/Shrub Woody plants, excluding vines, less
than 3 in. DBH and greater than or equal to 3.28 f€ (1
m) tall.
Herb — All herbaceous (non -woody) plants, regardless
50 w Total Cover of size, and woody plants less than 3.28 ft tall.
20% of total cover. 10
Woody vine —All woody vines greater than 3.28 ft in
20 Y FAC
5 N FAC
10 Y FAC
Hydrophytic
Vegetation
35 � Total Cover Present? Yes No
20% of total cover: 7
US Army Corps of Engineers Eastern Mountains and Piedmont — Version 2.0

SOIL
Sampling Point: WL up
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) % TvRe Loc Texture Remarks
0-4 10YR 316 100 SL
4-20 10YR 6/8 100
'Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=
Hydric Soil Indicators:
® Histosol (Al)
_ Histic Epipedon (A2)
_ Black Histic (A3)
_ Hydrogen Sulfide (A4)
_ Stratified Layers (A5)
2 cm Muck (A10) (LRR N)
Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11)
.,_, Thick Dark Surface (Al2)
Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) (LRR N,
MLRA 147, 148)
— Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4)
_ Sandy Redox (S5)
_ Stripped Matrix (S6)
Restrictive Layer (if observed):
Type:
Depth (inches):
SL
:duced Matrix. MS=Masked Sand Grains, 2 Location: PL=Pore Lininq, M=Matrix,
Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils
Dark Surface (S7)
2 cm Muck (A10) (MLRA 147)
Polyvalue Below Surface (SB) (MLRA 147, 148)
_ Coast Prairie Redox (A16)
Thin Dark Surface (S9) (MLRA 147, 148)
(MLRA 147, 148)
® Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2)
Piedmont Floodplain Soils (1`19)
s Depleted Matrix (F3)
(MLRA 136, 147)
_ Redox Dark Surface (F6)
_ Very Shallow Dark Surface (TF12)
_ Depleted Dark Surface (F7)
Other (Explain in Remarks)
_ Redox Depressions (F8)
_ Iron -Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR N,
MLRA 136)
— Umbric Surface (F13) (MLRA 136, 122) 'Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and
_ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (1`19) (MLRA 148) wetland hydrology must be present,
— Red Parent Material (F21) (MLRA 127, 147) unless disturbed or problematic.
Hydric Soil Present? Yes No ✓
US Army Corps of Engineers Eastern Mountains and Piedmont — Version 2,0

WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM - Eastern Mountains and Piedmont Region
ProjecUSite: U-6018 NRTR CityJCaunty: Guilford Sampling Date: 14 Aug, 2018
ApplicanUOwner: NC DDT State: NC Sampling PointWL wet
Investigator(s): ESi- K. Murphrey, K, Obermiller Section, Township, Range: NA
Landform (hiilslope, terrace, etc.): Depression Local relief (concave, convex, none): Concave Slope (%):2-6
Subregion (LRR or MLRA): LRR P Lai: 35,91944 Long:-79.93291 Datum: WCS 84
Soil Map Unit Name: Enon fine sandy loam, 6 to 10 percent slopes NWI classification: PFO
Are climatic I hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? Yes ✓ No (If no, explain in Remarks.)
Are Vegetation Soil , or Hydrology significantly disturbed? Are "Normal Circumstances" present? Yes ✓ No
Are Vegetation Soil or Hydrology naturally problematic? (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.)
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS - Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc.
Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes ✓ No Is the Sampled Area
Hydric Soil Present? Yes ✓ No within a Wetland? Yes ✓ Na
Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes ✓ No
HYDROLOGY
Wetland Hydrology Indicators:
Secondary,Indicators minimum of two required
Primary Indicators minimum of one is required; check all that apply)
____ Surface Soil Cracks (B6)
_ surface Water (Al)
_ True Aquatic Plants (1314)
s Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (138)
✓ High Water Table (A2)
— Hydrogen Sulfide odor (C1)
✓ Drainage Patterns (1310)
✓ Saturation (A3)
_ Oxidized Rhizospheres on Living Roots (C3)
— Moss Trim Lines (B16)
_— Water Marks (131)
— Presence of Reduced Iron (C4)
m Dry -Season Water Table (C2)
_ Sediment Deposits (62)
,_ p Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Solis (C6)
Crayfish Burrows (C8)
✓ Drift Deposits (B3)
,,,,_,, Thin Muck Surface (C7)
— Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9)
Algal Mat or Crust (134)
_ Other (Explain in Remarks)
_ Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1)
�___. Iron Deposits (65)
— Geomorphic Position (02)
Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (137)
— Shallow Aquitard (D3)
Water -Stained Leaves (139)
a Microtopographic Relief (134)
_ Aquatic Fauna (1313)
V FAC-Neutral Test (D5)
Field Observations:
Surface Water Present? Yes
No �Depth (inches): NA
Water Table Present? Yes ✓
No Depth (inches): 4"
Saturation Present? Yes ✓
No Depth (inches): Surfaco
Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes ✓ No
(includes ca fl lary fringe)
Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous Inspections), if available:
Remarks:
US Army Corps of Engineers Eastern Mountains and Piedmont e Version 2.0

VEGETATION (Four Strata) - Use scientific names of plants.
Tree Stratum (Plot size: 30ft radius }
1. Acer rubrum
2 Uquidambar styraciflua
3, Salix nigra
4.
5.
6.
7.
50% of total cover: 30
Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size: 30ft radius 1
1. Liquidambar styraciflua
2. Acer rubrum
3. Nyssa sy€vatica
4. Carpinus caroliniana
5.
Sampling Point: WL wet
Absolute
Dominant Indicator
Dominance Test worksheet:
°n CoverSpecies?
Status
Number of Dominant Species
30
Y
FAC
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC;
11
(A)
15
Y
FAC
Total Number of Dominant
15
Y
OBL
Species Across All Strata:
12
(B)
Percent of Dominant Species
That Are OBI., FACW, or FAC:
31.67%
(AIB)
Prevalence index worksheet:
60
= Total Cover
Total % Cover of:
Multiply by:
20% of
total Cover.
12 _
OBL species
x 1 =
0
_.,
FACW species
x 2 =
0
10
Y
FAC
FAC species
x 3 =
0
20
Y
FAC
FACU species
x 4 «
0
5
N
FAC
UPL species
x 5=
0
15
Y
FAC
Column Totals:
(A)
0
(B)
7.
8e
9.
50
= Total Cover
50% of total cover: 25
20%
of total cover:
10
Herb Stratum (Plot size: 30ft radius )
1.
Microstegium vimineum
10
N
FAC
2.
Juncus effusus
20
Y
FACW
3
Chasmanthium laxum
15
Y
FACW
4.
Boehmeria cylindrica
10
N
FACW
5
Impatiens capensis
15
Y
FACW
g.
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
5
N
FACU
7,
8.
9.
10.
11,
75 = Total Cover
50% of total cover: 37.5 200,n of total cover: 15
Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size: 30ft radius )
1. Smilax rotundifolia 10 Y FAC
2. f_onicera japonica 5 Y FACU
3. Vitis rotundifolia 10 Y FAC
4.
5.
25 = Total Cover
50% of total cover: 12.5 20% of total cover: 5
Remarks: (Include photo numbers here or on a separate sheet.)
Prevalence Index = B/A = 0
Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
1 - Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
2 - Dominance Test is >50%
_ 3 - Prevalence Index is 53.0'
4 - Morphological Adaptations' (Provide supporting
data in Remarks or on a separate sheet)
Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation' (Explain)
'Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must
be present, unless disturbed or problematic.
Definitions of Four Vegetation Strata:
Tree - Woody plants, excluding vines, 3 in. (7.6 cm) or
more in diameter at breast height (D€3H), regardless of
height.
SaplinglShrub - Woody plants, excluding vines, less
than 3 in, DBH and greater than or equal to 3.28 ft (1
m) tall.
Herb - All herbaceous (non -woody) plants, regardless
of size, and woody plants less than 3.28 ft tall.
Woody vine - All woody vines greater than 3.28 ft in
Hydrophytic
Vegetation
Present? Yes No
US Army Corps of Engineers Eastern Mountains and Piedmont a Version 2.0

SOIL
Sampling Point: wL wet
Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators.)
Depth Matrix Redox Features
(inches) Color moist Co[or_(maistl_ _ °� TYAe_ _ t oc Texture Remarks
0-20 1 OYR 512 90 1 OYR 5/6 10 C M SC
RWReduced Matrix, MS=Masked Sand Grains.
Hydric Soil Indicators:
Hi5t0S01 (Al)
Histic Epipedon (A2)
_ Black Histic (A3)
Hydrogen Sulfide (A4)
Stratified Layers (A5)
2 cm Muck (A10) (LRR N)
Depleted Below Dark Surface (Al 1)
Thick Dark Surface (Al 2)
Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) (LRR N,
MLRA 147, 148)
Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4)
Sandy Redox (S5)
_ Stripped Matrix (SG)
str€cuve Laver
Type:
Depth (inches):
Location: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix.
Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soi
_ Dark Surface (S7)
_ 2 cm Muck (A10) (MLRA 147)
Polyvalue Below Surface (S8) (MLRA 147, 146)
Coast Prairie Redox (A16)
Thin Dark Surface (S9) (MLRA 147, 148)
(MLRA 147, 148)
_ Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2)
Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19)
✓ Depleted Matrix (173)
(MLRA 136, 147)
— Redox Dark Surface (F6)
Very Shallow Dark Surface (TF12)
___. Depleted Dark Surface (F7)
Other (Explain in Remarks)
_,_ Redox Depressions (F8)
_,_ Iron -Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR N,
MLRA 136)
___. Umbric Surface (F13) (MLRA 136, 122) 'Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and
_,_, Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 148) wetland hydrology must be present,
— Red Parent Material (F21) (MLRA 127, 147) unless disturbed or problematic.
Hydric Soil Present? Yes ✓ Na
US Army Corps of Engineers Eastern Mountains and Piedmont — Version 2.0

WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM - Eastern Mountains and Piedmont Region
Project/Site: U-6018 NRTR Cityicounty: Guilford Sampling Date: 14 Aug, 2018
Applicant/Owner: NC DOT State: NC Sampling PointWM up
Investigator(s): ESI- K. Murphrey, K. Obermiller Section, Township, Range: NA
Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc.): Hillslope Local relief (concave, convex, none): Convex Slope (%y 6-10
Subregion (LRR of MLRA): LRR P tat: 35.91785 Long;-79,93175 Datum: WGS 84
Soil Map unit Name: Enon fine sandy loam, 5 to 10 percent slopes NWI classification:
Are climatic ! hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? Yes ✓ No (If no, explain in Remarks.)
Are Vegetation Soil or Hydrology significantly disturbed? Are "Normal Circumstances" present? Yes `/' No
Are Vegetation Soil or Hydrology naturally problematic? (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.)
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS -- Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc.
Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes ✓ No Is the Sampled Area
Hydfic Soil Present? Yes No ✓ within a wetland? Yes No ✓
Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes No ✓
Remarks:
This data form represents WM and WN.
HYDROLOGY
wetland Hydrology Indicators;
Secondary Indicators (minimum of two required)
Primary Indicators minimum of one is re uired check all that apply)
_ Surface Soil Cracks (B6)
�.... Surface Water (Al)
— True Aquatic Plants (B14)
Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (B8)
— High Water Table (A2)
— Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (Cl)
_ Drainage Patterns (B10)
® Saturation (A3)
,_,,,, Oxidized Rhizospheres on Living Roots (C3)
_ Moss Trim Lines (B16)
Water Marks (B1)
e Presence of Reduced Iron (C4)
_ Dry -Season Water Table (C2)
— Sediment Deposits (B2)
— Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6)
_ Crayfish Burrows (C8)
Drift Deposits (133)
— Thin Muck Surface (C7)
_ Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9)
T Algal Mat or Crust (P4)
a Other (Explain in Remarks)
Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1)
— Iron Deposits (65)
_ Geomorphic Position (D2)
Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (137)
_ Shallow Aquitard (D3)
_ Water -Stained Leaves (139)
Microtopographic Relief (D4)
_,_ Aquatic Fauna (1313)
_ FAC-Neutral Test (DS)
Field Observations:
Surface Water Present? Yes No
✓ Depth (inches): NA
Water Table Present? Yes No
✓ Depth (inches): >20"
Saturation Present? Yes No
✓ Depth (inches): >20"
Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes No ✓
(includes capillary frin e)
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 (Four Strata) - Use scientific names of plants.
Tree Stratum (Plot size: 30ft radius )
1. L'€quidambar styraciflua
2 Pinus taeda
a Acer rubrum
5.
7
Sampling Point: WM up
Absolute
Dominant Indicator
Dominance Test worksheet:
% Cover
Species?
Status
Number of Dominant Species
25
Y
PAC
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 8 (A)
10
Y
FAC
Total Number of Dominant
10
Y
FAC
Species Across All Strata. 11 (B)
Percent of Dominant Species
72,73°fa
That Are 013L. FACW, or FAC: (AfB)
45
= Total Cover
Total % Cover of:
Multiply by:
501/. of total cover: 22.5
20°',
of total cover:
9
©BL species
x 1
0
5aplinglShrub
Stratum (Plot size: 30ft radius }
FACW species
x 2 =
0
1,
Acer rubrum
10
N
FAC
FAC species
x 3 =
0
2.
Lfquidambar styraciifua
15
Y
FAC
FACU species
x 4
0
3.
Juniperus virginiana
20
Y
FACU
UPL species
x 5 =
0
4.
Pinus taeda
10
N
PAC
Column Totals:
(A)
0 (B)
5'
Prevalence Index =
BIA =
0
6,
7.
8,
9.
50% of total cover: 27.5
Herb Stratum (Plot size: 30ft radius )
1, Lanicera japonica
2. Asplenium platyneumn
3. MicrOstegium vimineum
4, Rubus argutus
7.
8,
50% of total cover. 25
Wood Vine Stratwn (Plot size: 30ft radius )
1. Smilax rotundifolia
2, Toxicodendron radicans
3, Vitis rotundifolia
4.
5.
50% of total cover: 20
rs here or on a separate
_ 1 - Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
✓ 2 - Dominance Test is >50%
3 e Prevalence Index is 53.0'
55 e Total Cover
_
9 -Morphological Adaptations (Provide supporting
20%
of EgI31 CaVer;
11
_
data in Remarks or on a separate sheet)
15
Y
FACU
® Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation' (Explain)
5
N
FACU
10
Y
FACU
Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must
be present, unless disturbed or problematic.
20
Y
FAC
Tree - Woody plants, excluding vines, 3 in. (7.6 cm) or
more in diameter at breast height (DBH), regardless of
height.
Sapling/Shrub - Woody plants, excluding vines, less
than 3 in. DBH and greater than or equal to 3 28 ft (1
m) tali.
Herb - All herbaceous (non -woody) plants, regardless
50 Total Cover of size, and woody plants less than 3.28 ft tall.
20% of total cover: 10
Woody vine -All woody vines greater than 3.28 it in
20 Y FAC
10 Y FAC
10 Y PAC
Hydrophytic
Vegetation
40 = Total Cover Present? Yes ✓ No
20% of total cover: 8
US Army Corps of Engineers Eastern Mountains and Piedmont a Version 2.0

SOIL
to the depth needed to
or
Sampling Point: WM up
Depth Matrix Redox Features
(inches) Color (moist) % Color (moist) % Type Lac` Texture Remarks
0-4 10YR 418 100 SCL
4-20 10YR 518 100
SCL
'Type: C=Concentration, D=Deoletion, RM=Redueed Matrix, MS=Masked Sand Grains, Location: PL=Pore Linina, M=Matrix,
Hydric Soil Indicators:
Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils':
Histosol (Al)
Dark Surface (S7)
____ 2 cm Muck (A10) (MLRA 147)
Histic Epipedon (A2)
T
Polyvalue Below Surface (Se) (MLRA 147, 148)
_ Coast Prairie Redox (A16)
Black Histic (A3)
_ Thin park 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)
T
_ Redox park Surface (F6)
_ Very Shallow Dark Surface (TF12)
Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11)
e 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)
'indicators 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,
Type:
Depth (inches):
Hydric Soil Present? Yes Na ✓
US Army Corps of Engineers Eastern Mountains and Piedmont — Version 2,0

WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM - Eastern Mountains and Piedmont Region
Project/Site: U-6018 NRTR City/County: Guilford Sampling Date: 14 Aug, 2018
Applicant/Owner: NC DOT State: NC Sampling PointWM wet
Investigator(s): ESI- K. Murphrey, K. Obermiller Section, Township, Range: NA
Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc.): Depression Local relief (concave, convex, none): Concave Slope (%)! 2-6
Subregion (LRR or MLRA): LRR P Lat: 35.91772 Long;-79.93178 Datum: WGS 84
Soil Map Unit Name: Enon tine sandy loam, 6 to 10 percent slopes NWI classification: PFO
Are climatic 1 hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? Yes ✓ No (If no, explain in Remarks.)
Are Vegetation Soil , or Hydrology significantly disturbed? Are "Normal Circumstances" present? Yes ✓ No
Are Vegetation , Soil , or Hydrology naturally problematic? (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.)
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS - Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transacts, important features, etc.
Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes ✓ No Is the Sampled Area
Hydric Soil Present? Yes No within a Wetland? Yes ✓ No
Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes ✓ No
Remarks;
This data form represents WM and WN
HYDROLOGY
Wetland Hydrology Indicators:
Secondary Indicators (minimum of two required)
Primary indicators (minimum of one is required; check all that apply)
_ Surface Soil Cracks (136)
_ Surface Water (Al)
— True Aquatic Plants (B14)
� Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (88)
_ High Water Table (A2)
— Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (C1)
_ Drainage Patterns (1310)
✓ Saturation (A3)
— Oxidized Rhizospheres an Living Roots (C3)
_ Moss Trim Lines (1316)
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 (CS)
— Drift Deposits (83)
,,,,W - Thin Muck Surface (0)
_ Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9)
s Algal Mat or Crust (B4)
_ Other (Explain in Remarks)
Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1)
Iron Deposits (65)
_ Geomorphic Position (D2)
— Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (137)
_ Shallow Aquitard (D3)
v Water -Stained Leaves (B9)
Microtopographic Relief (D4)
— Aquatic Fauna (1313)
FAC•Neutral Test (D5)
Field Observations:
Surface Water Present? Yes
No Depth (inches): NA
Water Table Present? Yes
No ✓ Depth (inches): >20"
Saturation Present? Yes
✓ No Depth (inches): 4"
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 (Four Strata) - Use scientific names of plants.
Sampling Paint: WM wet
Absolute
Dominant Indicator
Dominance Test worksheet:
Tree Stratum (Plot size: 30ft radius )
% Cover Species?
Status
Number of Dominant Species
1 Acer rubrum
30
Y
FAC
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 8 (A)
2. Liquidambar styraciilua
15
Y
FAC
Total Number of Dominant
3, Sal€x nigra
15
Y
OBL
Species Across All Strata: 9 (B)
4.
Percent of Dominant Species
5.
o
That Are OBL, FACW, of FAC: 88.89 fo (AIB)
6,
Prevalence Index worksheet:
7
80
Total Cover
Total % Cover of: Multiply by:
50% of total Cover:
30 20% of total cover:
12
OBL species X 1 0
Sa li30ft radius
(Shrub Stratum (Plat size:
t
=
FACW species x 2 0n
1. Liquidambar styraciflua
10
Y
FAC
FAC species x 3 W 0
2. Acer rubrum
20
Y
FAC
FACU species x 4 m 0
3, Carpinus caroliniana
5
N
FAC
UPL species x 5 = 0
h
Column Totals: (A) 0 (B)
5,
Prevalence Index = BIA = 0
6.
Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators.
7'
_ 1 - Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
8.
✓ 2 - Dominance Test is a50%
9.
3 - Prevalence Index is s3.0'
35 Total Cover
4 - Morphological Adaptations (Provide supporting
50% of total cover:
17.5 20% of
total cover:
7
Herb Stratum (Plot size: 30ft radius }
data in Remarks or on a separate sheet)
Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation' (Explain)
1. Microstegium vimineum
10
N
FAC
2. Juncus effusus
20
Y
FACW
'Indicators of hydf€c soil and wetland hydrology must
3 Parthenocissus quinquefolia 5 N FACU
be present, unless disturbed or problematic.
4.
Definitions of Four Vegetation Strata:
5.
6
Tree — Woody plants, excluding vines, 3 in. (7.6 cm) or
more in diameter at breast height (DBH), regardless of
7.
height.
8.
Sapling/Shrub — Woody plants, excluding vines, less
9•
than 3 in. DBH and greater than or equal to 3.28 ft (1
10.
m) tall.
11 °
Herb —All herbaceous (non woody) plants, regardless
35
Total Cover
of size, and woody plants less than 3.28 It tall.
50% of total cover:
17.5 20% of total cover:
7
30ft
Woody vine —All woody vines greater than 3.28 ft in
radius
Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size: }
_
height.
1, 5mllax rotundifo€ia
10
Y
FAC
2, Lonicera japonica
5
Y
FACU
3 Vitis rotundifolia
10
Y
FAC
4,
Hydrophytic
5,
Vegetation
✓
25
= Total Cover
Present? Yes No
50% of total cover.
12.5 20% of total cover:
5
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: wM wet
Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators.)
Depth Matrix Redox Features
finches) Color (moist) % Color (moist) % Type _ Loc Texture Remarks
0-20 10YR 512 90 10YR 516 10 C M SC
Hydric Soil Indicators:
e€inn, RM=Reduced Matrix, MS=Masked Sand Grains. "Location: PL=Pore Lininq, M-Matrix.
T Indicators for Problematic Hydric
istosol (Al)
Histic Epipedon (A2)
_ Black Histic (A3)
® Hydrogen Sulfide (A4)
Stratified Layers (A5)
® 2 cm Muck (A10) (LRR N)
_ Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11)
_ Thick Dark Surface (Al2)
_ Sandy Mucky Mineral (51) (LRR N,
MLRA 147, 148)
_ Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4)
_ Sandy Redox (S5)
_ Stripped Matrix (56)
Restrictive Layer (if observed):
Type:
Depth (inches):
Dark Surface (S7) _ 2 cm Muck (A10) (MLRA 147)
Polyvalue, Below Surface (S6) (MLRA 147, 148) Coast Prairie Redox (A16)
_ Thin Dark surface (S9) (MLRA 147, 148)
_ Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2)
✓ Depleted Matrix (173)
_ Redox Dark Surface (F6)
Depleted Dark Surface (F7)
Redox Depressions (F8)
Iron -Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR N,
MLRA 136)
Umbric Surface (F13) (MLRA 136, 122)
Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 148)
Red Parent Material (1721) (MLRA 127, 147)
(MLRA 147, 148)
,� - Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19)
(MLRA 136, 147)
— Very Shallow Dark Surface (TF12)
— other (Explain in Remarks)
Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and
wetland hydrology must be present,
unless disturbed or problematic.
Hydric Soil Present? Yes ✓ No
US Army Corps of Engineers Eastern Mountains and Piedmont .- Version 2.0

WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM - Eastern Mountains and Piedmont Region
ProjecUSite: U-6018 NRTR City/County: Guilford Sampling Dale: 14 Aug, 2018
Applicant/Owner: NC DOT State: NC Sampling PointWO up
Investigator(s): ESI- K. Murphrey, K. Obermiller Section, Township, Range: NA
Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc.): Hillslope Local relief (concave, convex, none): Convex Slope (%): 6-10
Subregion (LRR or MLRA): LRR P Lau 35.92358 Long:-79.92792 Datum: WGS 84
Soil Map unit Name: Wehadkee loam, 0-2% slopes, frequently flooded NWI classification:
Are climatic 1 hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? Yes ✓ No (If no, explain in Remarks.)
Are Vegetation ,,.,,,,,,,, Soil or Hydrology significantly disturbed? Are "Normal Circumstances" present? Yes ✓ No
Are Vegetation , Soil or Hydrology naturally problematic? (if needed, explain any answers in Remarks,)
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS - Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc.
Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes ✓ No Is the Sampled Area
Hydric Soil Present? Yes No ✓ within a Wetland? Yes No ✓
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 (66)
Surface Water (Al)
_ True Aquatic Plants (1314)
Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (BB)
_—� High Water Table (A2)
_ Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (Cl)(C1)
— Drainage Patterns (1310)
_ Saturation (A3)
— Oxidized Rhixospheres on Living Roots (C3)
— Moss Trim Lines (616)
— Water Marks (B1)
�,,,- Presence of Reduced Iron (C4)
,,,,-,,, Dry -Season Water Table (C2)
Sediment Deposits (82)
® Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6)
® Crayfish Burrows (C8)
_ Drift Deposits (B3)
— Thin Muck Surface (0)
— Saturation Visible on Aerial imagery (C9)
Algal that or Crust (B4)
— Other (Explain in Remarks)
W,_ Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1)
— Iron Deposits (B5)
® Geomorphic Position (D2)
_ Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (137)
— Shallow Aquitard (D3)
Water -Stained Leaves (89)
— Microtopographic Relief (D4)
— Aquatic Fauna (B13)
— FAC-Neutral Test (D5)
Field observations;
Surface Water Present? Yes No
✓ Depth (inches): NA
Water Table Present? Yes No
✓ Depth (inches): '20"
Saturation Present? Yes No
✓ Depth (inches): >20"
Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes No ✓
(includes capillary Erin e)
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 (Four Strata) -Else scientific names of plants.
Sampling Paint: WO up
Absolute
Dominant Indicator
Dominance Testworksheet:
Tree Stratum (Plot size; 30ft radius )
% Cover
Species? Status
Number of Dominant Species
1, Liquidambar styraciflua
25
Y
FAC
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 7 (A)
2. Acer rubrum
15
Y
FAC
Total Number of Dominant
3, Fagus grandlfolia
10
Y
FACU
Species Across All Strata: 10 (8)
4.
Percent of Dominant Species
5
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 70 a �6 (A1B)
6,
Prevalence Index worksheet:
7
50
= Total Cover
Total % Cover of: Multiply by:
50% of total cover:
25 20% of total cover:
10
OBt- species x 1 = 0
Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size: 30ft radius
FACW species x 2 = 0
1 Acer rubrum
10
Y
FAC
FAC species x 3 0
2, Liquidambar styraciilua
15
Y
FAC
species x a = 0
FACU s p
3. Carpinus caroliniana
10
Y
FAC
UPL species x 5 = 0
q
Column Totals: (A) 0 (B)
5.
Prevalence Index = BIA = 0
6.
Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
7,
1 - Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
8,
_
• 2 - Dominance Test is >50%
91
3 • Prevalence index is s3.0'
35
= Total Cover
a - Morphological Adaptations (Provide supporting
50% of total cover:
17.5 200/. of
total cover:
7
Herb Stratum (Plot size: 30ft radius )
data in Remarks or on a separate sheet)
Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation' (Explain)
1, Lonicera japonica
15
Y
FACU
2. Asplenium platyneuron
5
N
FACU
3 Microstegium vimineum
10
N
FAC
'Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must
be present, unless disturbed or problematic,
q Parthenocissus quinquefolia
20
Y
FACU
Definitions of Four Vegetation Strata:
5 Polystichum acrostichoides
5
N
FACU
7,
a.
9.
10,
11.
501/. of total cover: 27.5
Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size: 30ft radius )
1, Smilax rotund'€folic
2, Vitis rotundifolia
3.
5.
Tree - Woody plants, excluding vines, 3 in. (7.6 cm) or
more in diameter at breast height (DBH), regardless of
height.
Sapling/Shrub - Woody plants, excluding vines, less
than 3 in. DBH and greater than or equal to 3,28 ft (1
m) tail.
Herb - All herbaceous (non -woody) plants, regardless
55 = Total Cover of size, and woody plants less than 3,28 ft tall.
20% of total cover: 11
Woody vine - All woody vines greater than 3.28 it in
10 Y FAC
5 Y FAC
15 = Total Cover
50% of total cover: 7.5 20% of total cover: 3
Remarks: (Include photo numbers here or on a separate sheet,)
Hydrophytic
Vegetation
Present? Yes ✓ No
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SOIL Sampling Point: WO up
Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators.)
Depth Matrix Redox Features
(inched Color (moist) % Color (moist) % Type,Lac Texture Remarks
0-4 10YR 312 100 SL
4-20 10YR 514 90 SYR 516 10 C M SL
'Tvpe: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, MS=Masked Sand Grains. Location: PL=Pore Lininq, WMatrix.
Hydric Soil Indicators:
Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils':
____ 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)
m 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 (176)
— Very Shallow Dark Surface Ml2)
_ Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11)
_ Depleted Dark Surface (F7)
,,,,,,, Other (Explain in Remarks)
e Thick Dark Surface (Al 2)
_ 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)
'Indicators 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:
Depth (inches):
Hydric Soil Present? Yes No f
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WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM - Eastern Mountains and Piedmont Region
ProjecUSite: U-6018 NRTR CitylCounty: Guilford Sampling Date: 14 Aug, 2018
Applicant/Owner: NC DOT State. NC Sampling PointWO wet
Investigator(s): ESI- K. Murphrey, K. Obermiller Section, Township, Range: NA
Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc.): Depression Local relief (concave, convex, none): Concave Slope (%):2-6
Subregion (LRR or MLRA): LRR P Lat; 35.92370 Long: -79.92799 Datum: WGS 84
Soil Map Unit Name: Wehadkee loam, 0-2% slopes, frequently flooded NWI classification: PFO
Are climatic I hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? Yes ✓ No (if no, explain in Remarks.)
Are Vegetation Soil or Hydrology significantly disturbed? Are "Normal Circumstances" present? Yes V No
Are Vegetation Soil or Hydrology naturally problematic? (if needed, explain any answers in Remarks.)
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS - Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc,
Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes ✓ No
Is the Sampled Area
Hydric Soil Present? Yes ✓ No within a Wetland? Yes ✓ No
Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes ✓ No
Remarks:
HYDROLOGY
Wetland Hydrology Indicators:
Secondary Indicators minimum of two re aired
Primary Indicators fminimum of one is required; check all that apply)_. _
— Surface Soil Cracks (86)
___. Surface Water (Al)
__._ True Aquatic Plants (B14)
— Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (B8)
High Water Table (A2)
— Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (Cl)
— Drainage Patterns (810)
✓ Saturation (A3)
_ Oxidized Rhizospheres on Living Roots (C3)
_ Moss Trim Lines (B16)
Water Marks (B1)
,-- Presence of Reduced Iron (C4)
_ Dry -Season Water Table (C2)
_ Sediment Deposits (132)
_ Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6)
— Crayfish Burrows (C8)
✓ Drift Deposits (B3)
_ Thin Muck Surface (C7)
_,_ Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9)
— Algal Mat or Crust (134)
— Other (Explain in Remarks)
_ Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1)
Iron Deposits (B5)
___, Geomorphic Position (132)
Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (B7)
— Shallow Aquitard (D3)
Water -Stained Leaves (139)
_ Microtopographic Relief (D4)
® Aquatic Fauna (1313)
/ FAC-Neutral Test (D5)
Field Observations:
Surface Water Present? Yes
No _✓ Depth (inches): NA
Water Table Present? Yes
No ✓ Depth (inches): >20"
Saturation Present? Yes ✓
No Depth (inches): 5„
Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes ✓ No
(includes capillary frin e)
Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available:
Remarks:
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VEGETATION (Four Strata) -- Use scientific names of plants.
Sampling Point: Wo wet
Tree Stratum (Plot size: 30ft radius ) % Cover .Species? Status
----
Number of Dominant Species
1. Acer rubrum 30 Y FAC
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 11 (A)
2. Liquidambar styracifiva 15 Y FAC
Total Number of Dominant
1
Species Across All Strata: 12 (B)
a.
Percent of Dominant Species
5.
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 91.67% (A1B)
Q5
= Total Cover
Total % Cover of: Multiply by:
5o% of total cover: 22.5
20% of total cover:
9
OBL species x 1 = 0
Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size: 30ft radius
FACW species x 2 = 0
1.
Liquidambar styraciilua
10
Y
FAC
FAC species x 3 M 0
2.
Acer rubrum
20
Y
FAC
FACT! species x 4 = 0
3.
UPL species x 5 = 0
4.
Column Totals: (A) 0 (B)
5.
Prevalence Index a B!A = 0
6.
Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
7.
_ 1 -Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
a.
✓ 2 - Dominance Test is >50%
9.
3 - Prevalence Index is 510'
30 =Total Cover
s
4 -Morpholo gical Adaptations (Provide supporting
50% of total cover: 15
20%
of total cover:
6
Herb Stratum (Plot size; 30ft radius
data in Remarks or on a separate sheet)
Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation' (Explain)
1.
Microsteglum vimineum
10
N
FAC
—
2
Juncus effusus
20
Y
FACW
3
Chasmanthium laxum
15
Y
FACW
'indicators of hydric sail and wetland hydrology must
be present, unless disturbed or problematic.
........................................................................................... ..
6.
Tree — Woody plants, excluding vines, 3 in. (7.6 cm) or
more in diameter at breast height (DBH), regardless of
7.
height.
8.
Sapling/Shrub — Woody plants, excluding vines, less
9.
than 3 in. DBH and greater than or equal to 3.28 ft (1
10,
m) tall.
11-
Herb — Ali herbaceous (non -woody) plants, regardless
45 = Total Cover
of size, and woody plants less than 128 ft tall.
50% of total cover:
22,5 20% of total cover: 9
Woody pine - -All woody vines greater than 3.28 ft in
30ft radius
Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size; )
height,
1. Smitax rotundifolia 10 Y FAC
2. Vitis rotundifolia
5 Y FACU
3.
4.
Hydrophytic
5.
Vegetation
15 = Total Cover
Present? Yes No
50% of total cover:
7.5 20°% of total cover: 3
Remarks: (Include photo numbers here or on a separate sheet.)
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SOIL
Sampling Point, wo wet
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 Lac Texture Remarks
0-20 10YR 512 90 10YR 516 10 G M Sc
Hydric Soil Indicators:
D=De letion, RM=Reduced Matrix, MS=Masked Sand Grains. Location: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix.
Indicators for Problematic Hydric
Histosol (Al)
Histic Epipedon (A2)
Black Histic (A3)
Hydrogen Sulfide (A4)
Stratified Layers (A5)
2 cm Muck (A10) (LRR N)
_ Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11)
_ Thick Dark Surface (Al 2)
_ Sandy Mucky Mineral (Sl) (LRR N,
MLRA 147, 148)
Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4)
_ Sandy Redox (S5)
Stripped Matrix (S6)
Restrictive Layer (if observed):
Type:
Depth (inches):
® Dark Surface (S7) ® 2 cm Muck (A10) (MLRA 147)
Polyvalue Below Surface (S8) (MLRA 147, 148) _ Coast Prairie Redox (A16)
Thin Dark Surface (S9) (MLRA 147, 148)
_ Loamy Gleyed Matrix (172)
Depleted Matrix (173)
_ Redox Dark Surface (F6)
_ Depleted Dark Surface (F7)
_ Redox Depressions (F8)
_ Iron -Manganese Masses (1712) (LRR N,
MLRA 136)
_ Umbric Surface (F13) (MLRA 136, 122)
_ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 148)
W W Red Parent Material (F21) (MLRA 127, 147)
(MLRA 147, 148)
Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19)
(MLRA 136, 147)
Very Shallow Dark Surface (TF12)
— Other (Explain in Remarks)
Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and
wetland hydrology must be present,
unless disturbed or problematic.
Hydric Soil Present? Yes ✓ No
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WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM - Eastern Mountains and Piedmont Region
project/site: U-6018 NRTR CitylCounty: Guilford Sampling Date: 14 Aug, 2018
ApplicantlOwner: NC DOT state; NC Sampling PointWP up
Investigator(s): ESI- K. Murphrey, K. ObermMer Section, Township, Range: NA
Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc.): Hillslope Local relief (concave, convex, none): Convex Slope (%):6-10
Subregion (LRR or MLRA): LRR P Lai: 35,92235 Long:-79.93049 Datum; WGS 84
Soil Map Unit Name: Enon-Urban land complex, 2-10 percent slopes NWI classification:
Are climatic 1 hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? Yes ✓ Na (If no, explain in Remarks.)
Are Vegetation soil , or Hydrology significantly disturbed? Are "Normal Circumstances" present? Yes '' No
Are Vegetation Soil , or Hydrology naturally problematic? (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.)
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS - Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transacts, important features, etc.
Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes ✓ No is the Sampled Area
Hydric Sail Present? Yes No ✓ within a wetland? Yes No ✓
Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes No ✓
Remarks:
HYDROLOGY
Wetland Hydrology Indicators:
Secondary Indicators (minimum of two required)
Primaa Indicators minimum of one is re uired• check all that apply)
— Surface Soil Cracks (136)
_ Surface Water (Al)
_,_ True Aquatic Plants (1314)
-,,,,,,, Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (88)
_ High Water Table (A2)
,,,-,-,,, Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (Cl)
® Drainage Patterns (B10)
___ Saturation (A3)
— Oxidized Rhizospheres on Living Roots (C3)
_ Moss Trim Lines (1316)
Water Marks (131)
_ Presence of Reduced Iron (C4)
_,_ Dry -Season Water Table (C2)
_ Sediment Deposits (132)
— Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Sails (C6)
— Crayfish Burrows (C8)
Drift Deposits (133)
_ Thin Muck Surface (C7)
_ Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9)
Algal Mat or Crust (134)
T Other (Explain in Remarks)
— Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1)
Iron Deposits (135)
_ Geomorphic Position (D2)
Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (137)
,_,., Shallow Aquitard (133)
_ Water -Stained Leaves (69)
—,,, Microtopographic Relief (D4)
_ Aquatic Fauna (B13)
_ FAC•Neutral Test (D5)
Field Observations:
Surface Water Present? Yes No
✓ Depth (inches): NA
Water Table Present? Yes No
✓ Depth (inches): >20"
Saturation Present? Yes No
✓ Depth (inches): '20.,
wetland Hydrology Present? Yes No ✓
(includes capillary frin e)
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 (Four Strata) - Use scientific names of plants.
Tree Stratum (Plot size: 30ft radius )
1. Liquidambar styracitlua
2. Pinus taeda
3. Juniperus virginiana
4.
5.
7
Absolute
Dominant Indicato
Cover
ecies?
Status
25
Y
FAC
10
Y
FAC
15
Y
FACU
50
= Total Cover
50% of total cover, 25
20%
of total cover:
10
Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size: 3011 radius )
1,
Acerrubrum
10
N
FAC
2.
Llquidambar styraciflua
15
Y
FAC
3.
Juniperus virginiana
30
Y
FACU
4,
Pinus taeda
10
N
FAC
5.
6,
7.
9.
65 = Total Cover
50% of total cover: 32.5 20% of total cover: 13
Herb Stratum (Plot size: 30ft radius )
1. Lonicera japonica
2. Aspienium platyneuron
3 Microstegium vimineum
4 Rubus argutus
5.
6.
7.
15 Y
FACU
5 N
FACU
5 N
FAC
20 Y
FAC
45 = Total Cover
50% of total cover: 22-5 20% of total cover: 9
30ft radius
Sampling Paint: WP up
Dominance Test worksheet:
Number of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 6 (A)
Total Number of Dominant
Species Across All Strata: 10 (B)
Percent of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 60% (A!B)
Total % Cover of:
Multiply by:
OBL species
x 1 =
0
FACW species
x 2 =
0
FAC species
x 3 -
0
FACU species
x 4 W
0
UPL species
x 5 =
0
Column Totals:
(A)
0 (B)
Prevalence Index =
B1A =
0
_ 7 - Rapid Test for Hydrophytic. Vegetation
2 - Dominance Test is >50%
_ 3 - Prevalence Index is s10'
4 - Morphological Adaptations' (Provide supporting
data in Remarks or on a separate sheet)
® Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation' (Explain)
'Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must
be present, unless disturbed or problematic.
Tree -- Woody plants, excluding vines, 3 in. (7.6 cm) or
more in diameter at breast height (DBH), regardless of
height.
Sapling/Shrub -- Woody plants, excluding vines, less
than 3 in. DBH and greater than or equal to 3.28 ft (1
m) tall.
Herb - All herbaceous (non -woody) plants, regardless
of size, and woody plants less than 3.28 It tall.
Woody vine - All woody vines greater than 3.28 it in
Woody Vine Straturn (Plot size: )
1, Smilax rotundifolia
20
Y
FAC
hei ht.
2
Gelsemium sempervi€ens
5
N
FAC
3.
Vitis rotundifolia
10
Y
FAC
4,
Lonicera japonica
10
Y
FACU
Hydrophytic
5,
Vegetation
45
= Total Cover
Present? Yes ✓ No
50% of total cover: 22.5
20% of total cover:
9
Remarks: (Include photo numbers here or on a separate sheet.)
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SOIL Sampling Point wP up
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._.. Loc
Texture Remarks
0-4 10YR 514 100
CL
4-20 10YR 618 100
CL
'Type: C=Concentration, D=De lotion. RM=Reduced Matrix, MS=Masked Sand Grains,
2Locatiom PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix.
Hydric Soil indicators:
Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils':
® 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)
m 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 (All)
_ Depleted Dark Surface (F7)
Other (Explain in Remarks)
— Thick Dark Surface (Al 2)
` Redox Depressions (F8)
Sandy Mucky Mineral (St) (LRR N,
_ Iron -Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR N,
MLRA 147, 148)
MLRA 136)
_ Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4)
_ llmbric Surface (F13) (MLRA 136, 122)
'Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and
_ Sandy Redox (S5)
_ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (1719) (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:
Depth (inches):
Hydric Soil Present? Yes No ✓
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WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM - Eastern Mountains and Piedmont Region
Project/Site: U-6018 NRTR City/County: Guilford Sampling Date; 14 Aug, 2018
Applicant/Owner: NC DOT Slate_NC Sampling PointWP wet
Investigator(s): I SI- K. Murphrey, K, Obermiiler Section, Township, Range: NA
Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc,); Depression Local relief (concave, convex, none): Concave Slope (%): 2-6
Subregion (LRR or MLRA): LRR P Lat, 35.92215 Long; -79 93022 Datum: WOS 84
Soil Map Unit Name: Enon-Urban land complex, 2-10 percent slopes NWI classification: PFO
Are climatic ! hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? Yes ✓ No (If no, explain in Remarks.)
Are Vegetation , Soil , or Hydrology significantly disturbed? Are "Normal Circumstances" present? Yes '/ No
Are Vegetation , Soil , or Hydrology naturally problematic? (if needed, explain any answers in Remarks.)
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS - Attach site reap showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc.
Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes ✓ No j Is the Sampled Area
Hydric Soil Present? Yes ✓ No within a Wetland? Yes ✓ No
Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes ✓ No
HYDROLOGY
Wetland Hydrology Indicators:
Secondary Indicators (minimum of two required)
Primary Indicators (minimum of one is required; check all that apply)
_. Surface Soil Cracks (86)
_ Surface Water (Al)
__,_ True Aquatic Plants (1314)
_,V,,, 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 (82)
_ Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6)
✓ Crayfish Burrows (C8)
Drift Deposits (B3)
e
_ Thin Muck Surface (C7)
_ Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9)
Algal Mat or Crust (134)
— Other (Explain in Remarks)
Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1)
Iron Deposits (65)
_ Geomorphic Position (132)
— Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (B7)
_ Shallow Aquitard (D3)
V Water -Stained Leaves (139)
Microtopographic Relief (D4)
Aquatic Fauna (B13)
✓ FAC-Neutral Test (135)
Field Observations:
Surface Water Present? Yes No
✓ Depth (inches): NA
Water Table Present? Yes ✓ No
Depth (inches): 6„
Saturation Present? Yes ✓ Na
Depth (inches): 4„
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 (Four Strata) - Use scientific names of plants.
Tree Stratum (Plot size: 30ft radius )
1. Acer rubrum
2 Liquidambar styraciftua
3.
4,
5,
6,
7.
Absolute Dominant Indicatoi
% Cover ecies? Statgs
30 Y FAC
15 Y FAC
45
= Total Cover
50% of total cover:
22.5 20%
of total cover:
9
Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size: 30ft radius
}
1 Liquidambarstyraciflua
10
Y
FAC
2. Acer rubrum
20
Y
FAC
3. Carpinus caroliniana
10
Y
FAC
4.
5.
6.
7.
9.
40
= Total Cover
50% of total cover: 20 20%
of total cover:
8
Herb Stratum (Plot size:
30ft radius )
1.
Carex lurida
10
N
OBL
2
Juncus effusus
20
Y
FACW
3
Solidago gigantea
15
Y
FACW
4.
Boehmeria cylindrica
10
N
FACW
5,
6e
7,
9.
10.
11.
55 Total Cover
50% of total cover: 27.5 20% of total cover: 11
Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size: 30ft radius )
1, Smitax rotundifolia 10 Y FAC
2, Lonicera japonica 5 Y FACU
3.
15 = Total Cover
50% of total cover: 7.5 20% of total cover: 3
photo numbers here or on a separate sheet.)
Sampling Point: WP wet
Dominance Test worksheets
Number of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 8 (A)
Total Number of Dominant
Species Across All Strata: 9 (B)
Percent of Dominant Species 86 89%
That Are OBL, i"ACW, or FAC: (A1B)
Total % Cover of:
Multiply
by
OBL species
x 1 m
0
FACW species
x 2 =
0
FAC species
x 3 =
0
FACU species
x 4 _
0
UPL species
x 5 =
0
Column Totals:
(A)
0 (B)
Prevalence index =
BIA = 0
Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
_ 1 . Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
✓ 2 - Dominance Test is >50%
_ 3 - Prevalence Index is s3.0'
4 - Morphological Adaptations' (Provide supporting
data in Remarks or on a separate sheet)
Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation' (Explain)
'Indicators of hyd6c: soil and wetland hydrology must
be present, unless disturbed or problematic.
Definitions of Four Vegetation Strata:
Tree - Woody plants, excluding vines, 3 in. (7.6 cm) or
more in diameter at breast height (DBH), regardless of
height.
Sapling/Shrub - Woody plants, excluding vines, less
than 3 in. DBH and greater than or equal to 3,28 ft (1
m) tall.
Herb - All herbaceous (non -woody) plants, regardless
of size, and woody plants less than 3.28 ft tall,
Woody vine -- All woody vines greater than 3,28 ft in
Hydrophytic
Vegetation
Present? Yes ✓ No
US Army Corps of Engineers Eastern Mountains and Piedmont -- Version 2.0

SOIL Sampling Point: wP wet
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) % Ty6.e Lor;2
Texture Remarks
0-6 10YR 312 90
10YR 516 10 C M
SCL
6-20 10YR 5f2 90
5YR 518 10 C M
SCL
'Type: C=Concentration, D=De letion, RM=Reduced Matrix, MS=Masked Sand Grains. Location: PL«Pore Lining, M=Matrix.
Hydric Soil Indicators:
Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils':
® Histosol (Al)
Dark Surface (S7)
, 2 cm Muck (Al0) (MLRA 147)
a Histic Epipedon (A2)
Polyvalue Below Surface (SS) (MLRA 147, 148)
_ Coast Prairie Redox (Al6)
_ Black Histic (A3)
_ Thin Dark Surface (S9) (MLRA 147, 148)
(MLRA 147, 148)
® Hydrogen Sulfide (A4)
_ Loamy Gleyed Matrix (172)
m Piedmont Flood plain Soils (F19)
_ Stratified Layers (A5)
Depleted Matrix (F3)
(MLRA 136, 147)
s 2 cm Muck (Al0) (LRR N)
_ Redox Dark Surface (F6)
— Very Shallow Dark Surface (TF12)
Depleted Below Dark Surface (All)
_ Depleted Dark Surface (177)
— other (Explain in Remarks)
_ Thick Dark Surface (Al 2)
` 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)
'Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and
_ Sandy Redox (S5)
_ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 148)
wetland hydrology must be present,
r Stripped Matrix (S6)
Red Parent Material (F21) (MLRA 127, 147)
unless disturbed or problematic,
Type:
Depth (inches):
Hydric Soil Present? Yes ✓ No
US Army Corps of Engineers Eastern Mountains and Piedmont — Version 2,0

NC WAM WETLAND ASSESSMENT FORM
Accompanies User Manual Version 4.1
Wetland Site Name U-6018 WA Date 812/2018
Wetland Type; Headwater Forest w Assessor Name/Organization ESl-K. Murphrey
Level III EcoregionPiedmont Nearest Named Water Body Muddy Creek
River BasinCape Fear USGS 8-Digit Catalogue Unit 03030003
Yes (" No Precipitation within 48 hrs? Latitudefi_ongitude (deci-degrees) 35.92045,-79.94671
Evidence of stressors affecting the assessment area (may not be within the assessment area)
Please circle andlor make note on last page if evidence of stressors is apparent. Consider departure from reference, if
appropriate, in recent past (for instance, approximately within 10 years). Noteworthy stressors include, but are not limited
to the following_
• Hydrological modifications (examples: ditches, dams, beaverdams, 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? C Yes r No
Regulatory Considerations (select all that apply to the assessment area)
r Anadromous fish
Federally protected species or State endangered or threatened species
F NCDWO riparian buffer rule in effect
I Abuts a Primary Nursery Area (PNA)
E Publicly owned property
i N.C. Division of Coastal Management Area of Environmental Concern (AEC) (including buffer)
F Abuts a stream with a NCDWO classilication of SA or supplemental classifications of HOW, ORW, or Trout
Designated NCNHP reference community
Abuts a 303(d)-listed stream or a tributary to a 303(d)-listed stream
What type of natural stream is associated with the wetland, if any? (check all that apply)
Blackwater
Brownwater
._ Tidal (if tidal, check one of the following boxes) C Lunar r 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 to No
nce overbank flooding during normal rainfall conditions? r Yes r No
1. Ground Surface Condition/Vegetation Condition — assessment area condition metric
Check a box in each column. Consider alteration to the ground surface (GS) in the assessment area and vegetation structure
(VS) in the assessment area. Compare to reference wetland if applicable (see User Manual). If a reference is not applicable,
then rate the assessment area based on evidence of an effect.
GS VS
re A fo A Not severely altered
€"` B (— B Severely altered over a majority of the assessment area (ground surface alteration examples: vehicle tracks, excessive
sedimentation, fire -plow lanes, skidder tracks, bedding, fill, soil compaction, obvious pollutants) (vegetation structure
alteration examples: mechanical disturbance, herbicides, salt intrusion [where appropriate], exotic species, grazing,
less diversity [if appropriate], hydrologic alteration)
2. Surface and Sub -Surface Storage Capacity and Duration — assessment area condition metric
Check a box in each column. Consider surface storage capacity and duration (Surf) and sub -surface storage capacity and
duration (Sub), Consider both increase and decrease in hydrology. Refer to the current NRCS lateral effect of ditching guidance for
North Carolina hydric soils (see USACE Wilmington District website) for the zone of influence of ditches in hydric soils. A ditch
s 1 foot deep is considered to affect surface water only, while a ditch > 1 foot deep is expected to affect both surface and ditch
sub -surface water. Consider tidal flooding regime, if applicable.
Surf Sub
4— A r A Water storage capacity and duration are not altered.
t" B f"` B Water storage capacity or duration are altered, but not substantially (typically, not sufficient to change vegetation).
r C f 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 arealwetland type condition metric (answer for non -marsh wetlands only)
Check a box in each column for each group below. Select the appropriate storage for the assessment area (AA) and the wetland
type (WT).
AA WT
3a: (°'- A (— A Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water > 1 foot deep
(" B r 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: r A Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is greater than 2 feet
r B Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is between 1 and 2 feet
f: C Evidence that maximum depth of inundation Is less than 1 foot

4. Soil Texture/Structure - assessment area condition metric
Check a box from each of the three soil property groups below. Dig soil profile in the dominant assessment area landscape
feature. Make soil observations within the 12 inches, Use most recent National Technical Committee for Hydric Soils guidance for
regional indicators.
4a. A Sandy soil
Co B Loamy or clayey soils exhibiting redoximarphic 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 a 1 inch
4c. =w 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 C Noticeable evidence of pollutants or discharges (pathogen, particulate, or soluble) entering the assessment area and
potentially overwhelming the treatment capacity of the wetland (water discoloration, dead vegetation, excessive
sedimentation, odor)
6. Land Use -- opportunity metric
Check all that apply (at least one box In each column). Evaluation involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. Consider sources
draining to assessment area within entire upstream watershed (WS), within 5 miles and within the watershed draining to the
assessment area (5M), and within 2 mites and within the watershed draining to the assessment area (2M). Effective riparian buffers
are considered to be 50 feet wide in the Coastal Plain and Piedmont ecoregions and 30 feet wide in the Blue Ridge Mountains ecoregion.
INS 5M 2M
F" A f A F__ A 10% impervious surfaces
r� B (_ B [M B < 10% impervious surfaces
r- C i C r C Confined animal operations (or other local, concentrated source of pollutants)
r- D f_ D k" D a 20% coverage of pasture
i- E f E m E a 20% coverage of agricultural land (regularly plowed land)
i F F f F a 20% coverage of maintained grasslherb
!v G G G a 20% coverage of clear-cut land
H R_ H F10- H Little or no opportunity to improve water quality. Lack of opportunity may result from hydrologic alterations
that prevent drainage or overbank Flow from affecting the assessment area,
7. Wetland Acting as Vegetated Buffer - assessment arealwetland complex condition metric
7a. Is assessment area within 50 feet of a tributary or other open water?
Co Yes C` No If Yes, continue to 7b. It No, skip to Metric 8.
Wetland buffer need only be present on one side of the water body. Make buffer judgment based on the average width of the wetland.
Record a note if a portion of the buffer has been removed or disturbed.
7b. How much of the first 50 feet from the bank is weltand? Descriptor E should be selected if ditches effectively bypass the busier.
C A a 50 feet
C� B From 30 to < 50 feet
C C From 15 to < 30 feet
D From 5 to < 15 feet
C E < 5 feet or busier bypassed by ditches
7c. Tributary width. If the tributary is anastomosed, combine widths of channelsibraids for a total width.
ru 5 15-feet wide C' > 15-feet wide C Other open water (no tributary present)
7d. Do roots of assessment area vegetation extend into the bank of the tributarylopen water?
r Yes t: No
7e. Is tributary or other open water sheltered or exposed?
G Sheltered - adjacent open water with width < 2500 feet and no regular boat traffic.
r Exposed - adjacent open water with width a 2500 feet or regular boat traffic.
8. Wetland Width at the Assessment Area -- wetland typelwelland complex metric (evaluate for riparian wetlands only)
Check a box in each column. Select the average width for the wetland type at the assessment area (WT)
and the wetland complex at the assessment areas (WC). See User Manual for WT and WC boundaries.
WT WC
t A C` A a 100 feet
t B (-B From 80 to < 100 feet
C (- C From 50 to < 80 feet
t« D r D From 40 to < 50 feet
(- E C E From 30 to < 40 feet
r F € F From 15 to < 30 feet
G f- G From 5 to < 15 feet
€ H C` H < 5 feet

9. Inundation Duration -- assessment area condition metric
Answer for assessment area dominant landfonn.
C'° A Evidence of short -duration inundation (< 7 consecutive days)
4 B Evidence of saturation, without evidence of inundation
C Evidence of long -duration inundation or very long -duration inundation (7 to 30 consecutive days or more)
10. Indicators of Deposition - assessment area condition metric
Consider recent deposition only (no plant growth since deposition).
r A Sediment deposition is not excessive, but at approximately natural levels.
Ce B Sediment deposition is excessive, but not overwhelming the wetland,
C C Sediment deposition is excessive and is overwhelming the wetland:
11. Wetland Size -- wetland typelwetland 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)
g- A C A t o z 500 acres
t" B C" B C B From 100 to < 500 acres
(- C C C r C From 50 to < 100 acres
C` D C D C D From 25 to < 50 acres
E E C" E From 10 to < 25 acres
C"° F r F C F From 5 to < 10 acres
€ G �- G G From 1 to < 5 acres
(- H C H C H From 0:5 to < 1 acre
w I r 1 to 1 From 0:1 to < 0.5 acre
f J J C J From 0,01 to < O.1 acre
C K K r K < 0.01 acre or assessment area is clear-cut
12, Wetland Intactness - wetland type condition metric (evaluate for Pocosins only)
C A Pocosin is the full extent (a 90%) of its natural landscape size.
B Pocosin is < 90% of the full extent of its natural landscape size.
13. Connectivity to Other Natural Areas - landscape condition metric
13a. Check appropriate box(es) (a box may be checked in each column). Involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. This
evaluates whether the wetland is well connected (Weil) and/or loosely connected (Loosely) to the landscape patch, the contiguous
metric naturally vegetated area and open water (if appropriate). Boundaries are formed by four -lane roads, regularly maintained utility
line corridors the width of a four -lane road or wider, urban landscapes, fields (pasture open and agriculture), or water n 300 feet wide.
Well Loosely
C A C- A a 500 acres
t- B r B From 100 to < 500 acres
C" C f" C From 50 to < 100 acres
C" D Ce D From 10 to < 50 acres
Ca E C E < 10 acres
C- F (- F Wetland type has a poor or no connection to other natural habitats
tab. Evaluate for marshes only.
C" Yes ( No Wetland type has a surface hydrology connection to open waters/stream or tidal wetlands.
14. Edge Effect - wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes)
May involve a GIS effort with field adjustment. Estimate distance from wetland type boundary to artificial edges. Artificial edges include
non -forested areas ? 40 feet wide such as fields, development, roads, regularly maintained utility line corridors and clear -cuts:
Consider the eight main points of the compass.
f"" A No artificial edge within 150 feet in all directions
t: B No artificial edge within 150 feet in four (4) to seven (7) directions
C C An artificial edge occurs within 150 feet in more than four (A) directions or assessment area is clear-cut
15. Vegetative Composition - assessment area condition metric (skip for all marshes and Pine Flat)
< A Vegetation is close to reference condition in species present and their proportions. Lower strata composed of appropriate
species, with exotic plants absent or sparse within the assessment area.
B Vegetation is different from reference condition in species diversity or proportions, but still largely composed of native species
characteristic of the wetland type. This may include communities of weedy native species that develop after clearcutting or
clearing. It also includes communities with exotics present, but not dominant, over a large portion of the expected strata.
{ C Vegetation severely altered from reference in composition. Expected species are unnaturally absent (planted stands of non -
characteristic species or at least one stratum inappropriately composed of a single species). Exotic species are dominant in
at least one stratum.
16. Vegetative Diversity - assessment area condition metric (evaluate for Non -tidal Freshwater Marsh only)
t" 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.
f- C Vegetation is dominated by exotic species (>50% cover of exotics),

17. Vegetative Structure —assessment arealwetiand type condition metric
17a. Is vegetation present?
Yes C 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.
t-- A z 25% coverage of vegetation
3 B < 25% coverage of vegetation
17c. Check a box in each column for each stratum. Evaluate this portion of the metric for non -marsh wetlands. Consider structure
in airspace
above the assessment area (AA) and the wetland type (WT) separately.
AA
WT
oC
A
C A
Canopy closed, or nearly closed, with natural gaps associated with natural processes
m
(: t3
B
Canopy present, but opened more than natural gaps
U
f— C
i C
Canopy sparse or absent
n
t� A
t— A
Dense mid-story/sapling layer
B
re B
Moderate density mid-storyfsapiing layer
C
(— C
Mid-storylsapling layer sparse or absent
€" A
C A
Dense shrub layer
2 c: B:
B
Moderate density shrub layer
C C
(— C
Shrub layer sparse or absent
C A
C`° A
Dense herb layer
B
i B
Moderate density herb layer
l: C
C
Herb layer sparse or absent
18. Snags — wetland type condition metric
t— A Large snags (more than one) are visible (> 12-inches DBH, or large relative to species present and landscape stability).
e: B Not A
19. Diameter Class Distribution — wetland type condition metric
t A Majority of canopy trees have stems > 6 inches in diameter at breast height (DBH); many large trees (> 12 inches DBH) are
present.
C: B Majority of canopy trees have stems between 6 and 12 inches DBH, few are > 12-inch DBH.
f" C Majority of canopy trees are < 6 inches DBH or no trees.
20. Large Woody Debris —wetland type condition metric
Include both natural debris and man -placed natural debris.
t' A Large logs (more than one) are visible (> 12 inches in diameter, or large relative to species present and landscape stability).
to B Not A
21. Vegetation/Open Water Dispersion — wetland typelopen 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,
r (A^ B i C C' D
r FZie�
22. Hydrologic Connectivity-- assessment area condition metric (evaluate for riparian wetlands only)
Examples of activities that may severely alter hydrologic connectivity include intensive
ditching, fill, sedimentation, channelization, diversion, man-made berms, beaver dams, and stream incision.
(: A Overbank and overland flow are not severely altered in the assessment area.
B Overbank flow is severely altered in the assessment area.
C C Overland flow is severely altered in the assessment area.
i D Both overbank and overland flow are severely altered in the assessment area.

NC WAM Wetland Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 4.1
Rating Calculator Version 4.1
Wetland Site Name U-6018 WA Date 8/2/2018
Wetland Type Headwater Forest Assessor Name/Organization ESI-K. Murphrey
Notes on Field Assessment Form (YIN)
NO
Presence of regulatory considerations (YIN)
NO
Wetland is intensively managed (YIN)
NO
Assessment area is located within 50 feet of a natural tributary or other open water (YIN)
YES
Assessment area is substantially altered by beaver (YIN)
NO
Assessment area experiences overbank flooding during normal rainfall conditions (YIN)
NO
Assessment area is on a coastal island (YIN)
NO
Sub -function Ratina Summa
Function
Sub -function
Metrics
Ratin
Hydrology
Surface Storage and Retention
Condition
MEDIUM
Sub -Surface Storage and Retention
Condition
MEDIUM
Water Quality
Pathogen Change
Condition
HIGH
Condition/Opportunity
HIGH
Opportunity Presence? (YIN)
NO
Particulate Change
Condition
MEDIUM
Condition/Opportunity
NA
Opportunity Presence? (YIN)
NA
Soluble Change
Condition
HIGH
Condition/Opportunity
HIGH
Opportunity Presence? (Y/N)
NO
Physical Change
Condition
MEDIUM
Condition/Opportunity
MEDIUM
Opportunity Presence? (Y/N)
YES
Pollution Change
Condition
NA
Condition/Opportunity
NA
-Opportunity Presence? Y/N
NA
Habitat
Physical Structure
Condition
MEDIUM
Landscape Patch Structure
Condition
LOW
Ve€aetation Composition
Condition
MEDIUM
Function Rating Summa
Function Metrics/Notes Ratina
Hydrology
Condition
MEDIUM
Water Quality
Condition
HIGH
Condition/Opportunity
HIGH
Opportunity Presence? (YIN)
YES
Habitat
Conditon
LOW
Overall Wetland Rating MEDIUM

NC WAM WETLAND ASSESSMENT FORM
Accompanies User Manual Version 4.1
rtatln t;aiculator Version 4.1
Wetland Site Name U-6016 WB Date 8/2/2018
Wetland TypeHeadara#er Forest Assessor Name/Organization ESI-K. Murphre
Level Ill EcoregionPiedmont Nearest Named Water Body Muddy Creek
River Basin; Cape Fear + USGS 8-Digit Catalogue Unit 03030003
Yes (- No Preciottation within 48 hrs? LatitudelLonaltude (deci-degrees) 35.92233,-79.94076
Evidence of stressors affecting the assessment area (may not be within the assessment area)
Please circle andlor make note on last page if evidence of stressors is apparent. Consider departure from reference, if
appropriate, in recent past (for instance, approximately within 10 years). Noteworthy stressors include, but are not limited
to the following.
• Hydrological modifications (examples: ditches, dams, beaver dams, dikes, berms, ponds, etc.)
• Surface and sub -surface discharges into the wetland (examples: discharges containing obvious pollutants, presence of nearby
septic tanks, underground storage tanks (USTs), hog lagoons, etc.)
• Signs of vegetation stress (examples vegetation mortality, insect damage, disease, storm damage, salt intrusion, etc.)
• Habitatlplant community alteration (examples: mowing, clear -cutting, exotics, etc.)
is the assessment area intensively managed? (- Yes (e No
Regulatory Considerations (select all that apply to the assessment area)
F Anadmmous fish
f Federally protected species or State endangered or threatened species
NCOWQ riparian buffer rule in effect
F_. Abuts a Primary Nursery Area (PNA)
a Publicly owned property
i N-C, Division of Coastal Management Area of Environmental Concern (AEC) (including buffer)
Abuts a stream with a NCDWQ classification of SA or supplemental classifications of HOW, ORW, or Trout
F_ Designated NCNHP reference community
F_ Abuts a 303(d)-tisted stream or a tributary to a 303(d)-listed stream
What type of natural stream is associated with the wettand, if any? (check all that apply)
C Blackwater
f: Brownwater
ii Tidal (if tidal, check one of the following boxes) f Lunar r- Wind t Both
Is the assessment area on a coastal island? C Yes re No
Is the assessment area's surface water storage capacity or duration substantially altered by beaver? (" Yes e No
Does the assessment area experience overbank flooding during normal rainfall conditions? Yes r No
1. Ground Surface Condition/Vegetation Condition - assessment area condition metric
Check a box In each column. Consider alteration to the ground surface (GS) in the assessment area and vegetation structure
(VS) in the assessment area. Compare to reference wetland if applicable (see User Manual). If a reference is not applicable,
then rate the assessment area based on evidence of an effect.
GS VS
(a- A to A Not severely altered
B f— 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 rKappropriate], hydrologic alteration)
2. Surface and Sub -Surface Storage Capacity and Duration - assessment area condition metric
Check a box In each column, Consider surface storage capacity and duration (Surf) and sub -surface storage capacity and
duration (Sub). Consider both increase and decrease in hydrology. Refer to the current NRCS lateral effect of ditching guidance for
North Carolina hydric soils (see USACE Wilmington District website) for the zone of influence of ditches in hydric soils. A ditch
5 1 foot deep is considered to affect surface water only, while a ditch > 1 foot deep is expected to affect both surface and ditch
sub -surface water. Consider tidal flooding regime, if applicable.
Surf Sub
A (: A Water storage capacity and duration are not altered,
C B C B Water storage capacity or duration are altered, but not substantially (typically, not sufficient to change vegetation).
t" C C C Water storage capacity or duration are substantially altered (typically, alteration sufficient to result in vegetation
change) (examples: draining, flooding, soil compaction, filling, excessive sedimentation, underground utility lines).
3. Water Storage/Surface Relief -- assessment area/wetland type condition metric (answer for non -marsh wetlands only)
Check a box in each column for each group below. Select the appropriate storage for the assessment area (AA) and the wetland
type (WT).
AA WT
3a. c- A t A Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water > 1 foot deep
(- B f B Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water 6 inches to 1 foot deep
c. C te- C Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water 3 to 6 inches deep
r D C D Depressions able to pond water < 3 inches deep
3b. ( A Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is greater than 2 feet
t B Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is between 1 and 2 feet
Ce C Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is less than 1 foot

4. Soil TexturelStructure — assessment area condition metric
Check a box from each of the three soil property groups below. Dig soil profile in the dominant assessment area landscape
feature. Make soil observations within the 12 inches. Use most recent National Technical Committee for Hydric Soils guidance for
regional indicators.
4a. r A Sandy sail
Co 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 z 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 subsurface pollutants or discharges (Sub).
Examples of sub -surface discharges include presence of nearby septic tank, underground storage tank (UST), etc.
Surf Sub
t: A cw A Little or no evidence of pollutants or discharges entering the assessment area
B t— B Noticeable evidence of pollutants or discharges entering the wetland and stressing, but not overwhelming the
treatment capacity of the assessment area
t C r C Noticeable evidence of pollutants or discharges (pathogen, particulate, or soluble) entering the assessment area and
potentially overwhelming the treatment capacity of the wetland (water discoloration, dead vegetation, excessive
sedimentation, odor)
6, Land Use — opportunity metric
Check all that apply (at least one box in each column). Evatuation involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. Consider sources
draining to assessment area within entire upstream watershed (W S), within 5 miles and within the watershed draining to the
assessment area (5M), and within 2 mites and within the watershed draining to the assessment area (2M). Effective riparian buffers
are considered to be 50 feet wide in the Coastal Plain and Piedmont ecoregions and 30 feet wide in the Blue Ridge Mountains ecoregion.
WS 5M 2M
i— A F_ A f A 2 10% impervious surfaces
F0_ B F B F B < 10% impervious surfaces
C F_ C F_ C Confined animal operations (or other local, concentrated source of pollutants)
D f— D i— D a 20% coverage of pasture
F_ E F` E im E ? 20% coverage of agricultural land (regularly plowed land)
F F_ F 6 F a 20% coverage of maintained grassiherb
F- G F G F G 20% coverage of clear-cut land
91 H t;. H € H Little or no opportunity to improve water quality. Lack of opportunity may result from hydrologic alterations
that prevent drainage or overbank flow from affecting the assessment area.
7. Wettand Acting as Vegetated Buffer— assessment arealwetland complex condition metric
7a. Is assessment area within 50 feet of a tributary or other open water?
(: Yes C` No If Yes, continue to 7b. If No, skip to Metric 8.
Weiland buffer need only be present on one side of the water body. Make buffer judgment based on the average width of the wetland,
Record a note if a portion of the buffer has been removed or disturbed.
7b, How much of the first 50 feet from the bank is weltand? Descriptor E should be selected if ditches effectively bypass the buffer..
t" A =t 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 channelslbraids for a total width.
fe 5 15-feet wide f- > 15-feet wide (— Other open water (no tributary present)
7d. Do roots of assessment area vegetation extend into the bank of the tributarylopen water?
€"' Yes (: No
7e. Is tributary or other open water sheltered or exposed?
to Sheltered — adjacent open water with width < 2500 feet and no regular boat traffic.
e Exposed — adjacent open water with width >_ 2500 feet or regular boat traffic.
8. Wetland Width at the Assessment Area — wetland typelwetland complex metric (evaluate for riparian wetlands only)
Check a box in each column. Select the average width for the wetland type at the assessment area (WT)
and the wetland complex at the assessment areas (WC). See User Manual for WT and WC boundaries.
WT WC
C A r A z 100 feet
f B B From 80 to < 100 feet
C t C From 50 to < 80 feet
(o D Ca D From 40 to < 50 feet
r E E From 30 to < 40 feet
F F From 15 to < 30 feet
G G From 5 to < 15 feet
CH rH <5feet

9. Inundation Duration — assessment area condition metric
Answer for assessment area dominant landform.
t— A Evidence of short -duration inundation (< 7 consecutive days)
r B Evidence of saturation, without evidence of inundation
Ce C Evidence of long -duration inundation or very long -duration inundation (7 to 30 consecutive days or more)
10. Indicators of Deposition — assessment area condition metric
Consider recent deposition only (no plant growth since deposition).
r A Sediment deposition is not excessive, but at approximately natural levels.
re 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). Seethe 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)
C"A rA rA a500acres
C B r B (— 8 From 100 to < 500 acres
C` C C C C From 50 to c 100 acres
r D C D C D From 25 to < 50 acres
r E C E E From 10 to < 25 acres
r F F t F From 5 to < 10 acres
G r G G From 1 to < 5 acres
t H t"H H From 0.5 to < I acre
t: I t: 1 f: 1 From 0.1 to < 0,5 acre
C J C J rJ From 0.01 to< 0. 1 a cre
t K C K a K < 0.01 acre or assessment area is clear-cut
12. Wetland Intactness — wetland type condition metric (evaluate for Pocosins only)
C A Pocosin is the foil extent (_' 90%) of its natural landscape size.
C B Pocosin is < 90% of the full extent of its natural landscape size.
13. Connectivity to Other Natural Areas — landscape condition metric
13a. Check appropriate box(es) (a box may be checked in each column). Involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. This
evaluates whether the wetland is well connected (Well) and/or loosely connected (Loosely) to the landscape patch, the contiguous
metric naturally vegetated area and open water (if appropriate). Boundaries are formed by four -lane roads, regularly maintained utility
line corridors the width of a four -lane road or wider, urban landscapes, fields (pasture open and agriculture), or water > 300 feet wide.
Well Loosely
C— A C` A z 500 acres
C B C B From 100 to < 500 acres
t C C` C From 50 to < 100 acres
D ce D From 10 to < 50 acres
C E f— E < 10 acres
r F C` F Wetland type has a poor or no connection to other natural habitats
13b. Evaluate for marshes only.
< Yes C' No Wetland type has a surface hydrology connection to Open waters/stream or tidal wetlands.
14, Edge Effect -- wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes)
May involve a GIS effort with field adjustment. Estimate distance from wetland type boundary to artificial edges. Artificial edges include
non -forested areas a 40 feet wide such as fields, development, roads, regularly maintained utility line corridors and clear -cuts.
Consider the eight main points of the compass,
f: A No artificial edge within 150 feet in all directions
(B No artificial edge within 150 feet in four (4) to seven (7) directions
s" C An artificial edge occurs within 150 feet in more than four (4) directions or assessment area is clear-cut
15. Vegetative Composition — assessment area condition metric (skip for all marshes and Pine Flat)
rs A Vegetation is dose 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 ciearcutting or
clearing. It also includes communities with exotics present, but not dominant, over a large portion of the expected strata.
C Vegetation severely altered from reference in composition. Expected species are unnaturally absent (planted stands of non -
characteristic species or at least one stratum inappropriately composed of a single species). Exotic species are dominant in
at least one stratum,
16. Vegetative Diversity-- assessment area condition metric (evaluate for Non -tidal Freshwater Marsh only)
C A Vegetation diversity is high and is composed primarily of native species (<10% cover of exotics).
c H Vegetation diversity is low or has > 10% to 50% Cover of exotics.
r C Vegetation is dominated by exotic species (>50% cover of exotics).

IT. Vegetative Structure — assessment arealwetland type condition metric
17a: Is vegetation present?
Yes C` 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.
C- A a 25% coverage of vegetation
C B c 25°/n coverage of vegetation
17c. Check a box in each column for each stratum. Evaluate this portion of the metric for non -marsh wetlands. Consider structure
in airspace
above the
assessment area (AA) and the wetland type (WT) separately.
AA
WT
o(-aA
Ce A
Canopy closed, or nearly closed, with natural gaps associated with natural processes
€" B
C B
Canopy present, but opened more than natural gaps
c C
C C
Canopy sparse or absent
o
C A
C A
Dense mid-story/sapiing layer
(: B
Ce B
Moderate density mid-storylsapling layer
C C
C' C
Mid-storylsapling layer sparse or absent
r A
t" A
Dense shrub layer
2 [: B
C` B
Moderate density shrub layer
0 €— C
(a C
Shrub layer sparse or absent
C` A
CA
Dense herb layer
zr B
C B
Moderate density herb layer
!*— C
(-9 C
Herb layer sparse or absent
18. Snags — wetland type condition metric
C" A Large snags (more than One) are visible (> 12-inches DBH, or large relative to species present and landscape stability).
(: B Not A
19. Diameter Class Distribution — wetland type condition metric
a` A Majority of canopy trees have stems > 6 inches in diameter at breast height (DBH); many large trees (> 12 inches DBH) are
present.
(6-9 Majority of canopy trees have stems between 6 and 12 inches DBH, few are > 12-inch DBH.
C` C Majority of canopy trees are < 6 inches DBH or no trees.
20. Large Woody Debris—wetiand type condition metric
Include both natural debris and man -placed natural debris.
a A Large togs (more than one) are visible (> 12 Inches in diameter, or large relative to species present and landscape stability).
(� B Not A
21. Vegetation/Open {Hater Dispersion —wetland typelopen 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.
C A C B C C C❑
RV
22, Hydrologic Connectivity — assessment area condition metric (evaluate for riparian wetlands only)
Examples of activities that may severely alter hydrologic connectivity include intensive
ditching, fill, sedimentation, channelization, diversion, man-made berms, beaver dams, and stream incision.
C: A Overbank and overland flow are not severely altered in the assessment area.
C B Overbank flow is severely altered in the assessment area.
C C Overland flow is severely altered in the assessment area,
C D Both overbank and overland flow are severely altered in the assessment area.
Notes

NC WAM Wetland Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 4.1
Rating Calculator Version 4.1
Wetland Site Name U-6018 WB Gate 812/2018
Wetland Type Headwater Forest Assessor Name/Organization ESI-K. Murphrey
Notes an Field Assessment Form (YIN)
NO
Presence of regulatory considerations (YIN)
NO
Wetland is intensively managed (YIN)
NO
Assessment area is located within 50 feet of a natural tributary or other open water (YIN)
YES
Assessment area is substantially altered by beaver (YIN)
NO
Assessment area experiences overbank flooding during normal rainfall conditions (YIN)
NO
Assessment area is on a coastal island (YIN)
NO
Sub -function Ratinu Summa
Function
Sub -function
Metrics
Ratin
Hydrology
Surface Storage and Retention
Condition
HIGH
Sub -Surface Storage and Retention
Condition
HIGH
Water Quality
Pathogen Change
Condition
LOW
Condition/Opportunity
LOW
Opportunity Presence? (YIN)
NO
Particulate Change
Condition
MEDIUM
Condition/Opportunity
NA
Opportunity Presence? (YIN)
NA
Soluble Change
Condition
MEDIUM
Condition/Opportunity
MEDIUM
Opportunity Presence? (YIN)
NO
Physical Change
Condition
MEDIUM
Condition/Opportunity
MEDIUM
Opportunity Presence? (YIN)
YES
Pollution Change
Condition
NA
Condition/Opportunity
NA
Opportunity Presence? YIN
NA
Habitat
Physical Structure
Condition
MEDIUM
Landscape Patch Structure
Condition
MEDIUM
Vegetation Composition
Condition
HIGH
Function Ratina Summa
Function
Metrics/Notes
Rating
Hydrology
Condition
HIGH
Water Quality
Condition
MEDIUM
ConditionlOpportunity
MEDIUM
Opportunity Presence? (YIN)
YES
Habitat
Conditon
HIGH
Overall Wetland Rating HIGH

NC WAM WETLAND ASSESSMENT FORM
Accompanies User Manual Version 4.1
calculator version 4.1
Wetland Site Name U-601B WC
Wetland Type; Headwater Forest
Level III Ecoregioni Piedmont
River Basin' Cape }ear �__� •.
r, Yes (' No Precipitation within 48 hrs? I
Date
Assessor Name/Organization
Nearest Named Water Body Mile Branch
USGS 8-Digit Catalogue Unit 03030003
Evidence of stressars affecting the assessment area (may not be within the assessment area)
Please circle and/or make note on East page if evidence of stressors is apparent. Consider departure from reference, if
appropriate, in recent past (for instance, approximately within 10 years), Noteworthy stressors include, but are not limited
to the following.
• Hydrological modifications (examples: ditches, dams, beaver dams, dikes, berms, ponds, etc.)
• Surface and sub -surface discharges into the wetland (examples: discharges containing obvious pollutants, presence of nearby
septic tanks, underground storage tanks (USTs), hog lagoons, etc.)
• Signs of vegetation stress (examples: vegetation mortality, insect damage, disease, storm damage, salt intrusion, etc,)
• Habitat/plant community alteration (examples: mowing, clear -cutting, exotics, etc.)
Is the assessment area intensively managed? (— Yes Ce No
Regulatory Considerations (select all that apply to the assessment area)
Anadromous fish
Federally protected species or State endangered or threatened species
NCDWO riparian buffer rule in effect
i Abuts a Primary Nursery Area (PNA)
1" Publicly owned property
f N.C. Division of Coastal Management Area of Environmental Concern (AEC) (including buffer)
C Abuts a stream with a NCDWQ classification of SA or supplemental classifications of HOW, ORW, or Trout
Designated NCNHP reference community
Abuts a 303(dy 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
to— Brownwater
I_ Tidal (if tidal, check one of the following boxes) q " Lunar r Wind C Both
Is the assessment area on a coastal Island? (— Yes c: No
Is the assessment area's surface water storage capacity or duration substantially altered by beaver?
Does the assessment area experience overbank flooding during normal rainfall conditions?
t— Yes c: No
f Yes Co- No
1. Ground Surface ConditionlVegetation Condition — assessment area condition metric
Check a box in each column. Consider alteration to the ground surface (GS) in the assessment area and vegetation structure
(VS) in the assessment area, Compare to reference wetland if applicable (see User Manual). If a reference is not applicable,
then rate the assessment area based on evidence of an effect.
GS VS
A r: A Not severely altered
f B f B Severely altered over a majority of the assessment area (ground surface alteration examples: vehicle tracks, excessive
sedimentation, fire -plow lanes, skidder tacks, bedding, fill, soil compaction, obvious pollutants) (vegetation structure
alteration examples: mechanical disturbance, herbicides, salt intrusion [where appropriate], exotic species, grazing,
less diversity [if appropriate], hydrologic alteration)
2. Surface and Sub -Surface Storage Capacity and Duration — assessment area condition metric
Check a box in each column. Consider surface storage capacity and duration (Surf) and sub -surface storage capacity and
duration (Sub). Consider both increase and decrease in hydrology. Refer to the current NRCS lateral effect of ditching guidance for
North Carolina hyddc sails (see USACE Wilmington District website) for the zone of influence of ditches in hydric soils. A ditch
5 1 foot deep is considered to affect surface water only, while a ditch > 1 foot deep is expected to affect both surface and ditch
sub -surface water. Consider tidal flooding regime, if applicable.
Surf Sub
A is A Water storage capacity and duration are not altered.
t B e B Water storage capacity or duration are altered, but not substantially (typically, not sufficient to change vegetation).
C C C C Water storage rapacity 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 arealwelland type condition metric (answer for non -marsh wetlands only)
Check a box in each column for each group below. Select the appropriate storage for the assessment area (AA) and the wetland
type (WT).
AA WT
3a. (" A t A Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water > 1 foot deep
C B r B Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water 6 inches to 1 foot deep
(— C t" C Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water 3 to 6 inches deep
C- D r D Depressions able to pond water a 3 inches deep
3b. c ` 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 C Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is less than 1 foot

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

9. Inundation Duration — assessment area condition metric
Answer for assessment area dominant landform.
A Evidence of short -duration inundation (< 7 consecutive days)
C— B Evidence of saturation, without evidence of inundation
Ce C Evidence of long -duration inundation or very tong -duration inundation (7 to 30 consecutive days or more)
10. Indicators of Deposition -- assessment area condition metric
Consider recent deposition only (no plant growth since deposition).
i+ A Sediment deposition is not excessive, but at approximately natural levels.
c B Sediment deposition is excessive, but not overwhelming the wetland.
#" C Sediment deposition is excessive and is overwhelming the wetland.
11. Wetland Size — wetland typelwettand 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 r A A z 500 acres
(—B c— B B From 100 to < 500 acres
C �— C f C From 50 to < 100 acres
D r D t D From 25 to < 50 acres
E t— E t E From 10 to < 25 acres
i F rF C'F From 5 to < 10 acres
" G CG ="G From 1 to < 5 acres
H t'H f`H From 0.5 to < 1 acre
I f: I to I From0.1 to<0.5acre
( J t"` J r J From 0.01 to < 0.1 acre
t— K f— K C` 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 (a 90%) of its natural Landscape size.
C B Pocosin is < 90% of the full extent of its natural landscape size.
13. Connectivity to Other Natural Areas — landscape condition metric
13a. Check appropriate box(es) (a box may be checked in each column). Involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. This
evaluates whether the wetland is well connected (Weil) andlor loosely connected (Loosely) to the landscape patch, the contiguous
metric naturally vegetated area and open water (if appropriate). Boundaries are formed by four -lane roads, regularly maintained utility
line corridors the width of a four -lane road or wider, urban landscapes, fields (pasture open and agriculture), or water > 300 feet wide.
Well Loosely
f" A C A Z� 500 acres
t" B t—a B From 100 to < 500 acres
C C ( C From 50 to < 100 acres
is D D From 10 to < 50 acres
€ E f E < 10 acres
( F F Wetland type has a poor or no connection to other natural habitats
13b. Evaluate for marshes only.
C Yes f No Wetland type has a surface hydrology connection to open waters/stream or tidal wetlands.
14. Edge Effect— wetland typo condition metric (skip for all marshes)
May involve a GIS effort with field adjustment. Estimate distance from wetland type boundary to artificial edges. Artificial edges include
non -forested areas 2, 40 feet wide such as fields, development, roads, regularly maintained utility line corridors and clear -cuts.
Consider the eight main points of the compass.
r A No artificial edge within 150 feet in all directions
C" B No artificial edge within 150 feet in four (4) to seven (7) directions
(a— C An artificial edge occurs within 150 feet in more than four (4) directions or assessment area is clear-cut
15. Vegetative Composition -- assessment area condition metric (skip for all marshes and Pine Flat)
C 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,
t 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.
s. C Vegetation severely altered from reference in composition. Expected species are unnaturally absent (planted stands of non -
characteristic species or at least one stratum inappropriately composed of a single species). Exotic species are dominant in
at least one stratum.
16. Vegetative Diversity — assessment area condition metric (evaluate for Non -tidal Freshwater Marsh only)
C A Vegetation diversity is high and is composed primarily of native species (<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 arealwetland type condition metric
17a. Is vegetation present?
(: Yes C 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.
C A ? 25% coverage of vegetation
C B < 25% coverage of vegetation
17c. Check a box In each column for each stratum. Evaluate this portion of the metric for non -marsh wetlands. Consider structure
In airspace
above the
assessment area (AA) and the wetland type (WT) separately.
AA
WT
o(-aA
(r A
Canopy closed, or nearly dosed, with natural gaps associated with natural processes
C B
C H
Canopy present, but opened more than natural gaps
0
C C
C C
Canopy sparse or absent
oC
A
C A
Dense mid-story/sapling layer
w
C B
C B
Moderate density mid-story/sapling layer
t: C
(' C
Mid-storylsapling layer sparse or absent
C A
C A
Dense shrub layer
2 C B
C B
Moderate density shrub layer
0 C C
(: C
Shrub layer sparse or absent
(: A
(: A
Dense herb layer
C B
C B
Moderate density herb layer
C C
C C
Herb layer sparse or absent
18. Snags — wetland type condition metric
C A Large snags (more than one) are visible (> 124nches DBH, or large relative to species present and landscape stability).
(: B Not A
19, Diameter Class Distribution — wettand type condition metric
C A Majority of canopy trees have stems > 6 inches in diameter at breast height (DBH); many large trees (> 12 inches DBH) are
present.
(: B Majority of canopy trees have stems between 6 and 12 Inches DBH, few are > 12-inch DBH.
C C Majority of canopy trees are < 6 inches DBH or no trees.
20. Large Woody Debris — wetland type condition metric
Include bath natural debris and man -placed natural debris.
C 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. VegetatfonlOpen Water Dispersion — wetland typelopen water condition metric (evaluate for Nan -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.
C A C B C C C D
22. Hydrologic Connectivity— assessment area condition metric (evaluate for riparian wetlands only)
Examples of activities that may severely alter hydrologic connectivity Include Intensive
ditching, fill, sedimentation, channelization, diversion, man-made berms, beaver dams, and stream incision.
(. A Overbank and overland flow are not severely altered in the assessment area.
B Overbank flow is severely altered in the assessment area.
C C Overland flow Is severely altered In the assessment area.
C D Both overbank and overland flow are severely altered In the assessment area.
Notes

Wetland Site Name
Wetland Type
NC WAM Wetland Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 4.1
Rating Calculator Version 4.1
U-6018 WC
Headwater Forest
Date
Assessor Name/Organization
Notes on Field Assessment Form (YIN)
NO
Presence of regulatory considerations (YIN)
NO
Wetland is intensively managed (YIN)
NO
Assessment area is located within 50 feet of a natural tributary or other open water (YIN)
YES
Assessment area is substantially altered by beaver (YIN)
NO
Assessment area experiences overbank flooding during normal rainfall conditions (YIN)
NO
Assessment area is on a coastal island (YIN)
NO
Sub -function Ratino Summa
Function
Sub -function
Metrics
Ratin
Hydrology
Surface Storage and Retention
Condition
HIGH
Sub -Surface Storage and Retention
Condition
HIGH
Water Quality
Pathogen Change
Condition
LOW
Condition/Opportunity
MEDIUM
Opportunity Presence? (YIN)
YES
Particulate Change
Condition
HIGH
Condition/Opportunity
NA
Opportunity Presence? (YIN)
NA
Soluble Change
Condition
MEDIUM
Condition/Opportunity
MEDIUM
Opportunity Presence? (YIN)
NO
Physical Change
Condition
MEDIUM
Condition/Opportunity
MEDIUM
Opportunity Presence? (YIN)
YES
Pollution Change
Condition
NA
Condition/Opportunity
NA
Opportunity Presence? YIN
NA
Habitat
Physical Structure
Condition
MEDIUM
Landscape Patch Structure
Condition
LOW
Vegetation Comoosition
Condition
LOW
Function Rating Summa
Function
Metrics/Notes
Rating
Hydrology
Condition
HIGH
Water Quality
Condition
MEDIUM
Condition/Opportunity
MEDIUM
Opportunity Presence? (YIN)
YES
Habitat
Conditon
LOW
Overall Wetland Rating MEDIUM

NC WAM WETLAND ASSESSMENT FORM
Accompanies user Manual Version 4.1
Kaune uaicuiator version 4.T
Wetland Site Name U-6018 WD Date 8/2/2018
Wetland Type; Headwater Forest Assessor Name/Organization ESI-K. Murphrey
Level III Ecoregion! Piedmont Nearest Named Water Body Mite Branch
River Basin] Cape Fear _ • USGS 8-Digit Catalogue Unit 03030003
Co Yes (` No Precipitation within 49 hrs? LatitudelLonnitude (deaf -degrees) 35.92531,-79,94003
Evidence of stressors affecting the assessment area (may not be within the assessment area)
Please circle andfor make note on last page if evidence of stressors is apparent. Consider departure from reference, if
appropriate, in recent past (for instance, approximately within 10 years). Noteworthy stressors include, but are not limited
to the following.
• Hydrological modifications (examples: ditches, dams, beaver dams, dikes, berms, ponds, etc.)
• Surface and sub -surface discharges into the wetland (examples: discharges containing obvious pollutants, presence of nearby
septic tanks, underground storage tanks (USTs), hog lagoons, etc.)
• Signs of vegetation stress (examples. vegetation mortality, insect damage, disease, storm damage, salt intrusion, etc.)
• Habitallplant community alteration (examples; mowing, clear -cutting, exotics, etc.)
Is the assessment area intensively managed? (- Yes (a No
Regulatory Considerations (select all that apply to the assessment area)
i Anadromous fish
r Federally protected species or State endangered or threatened species
F NCDW Q riparian buffer rule in effect
Ira Abuts a Primary Nursery Area (PNA)
6 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 ciassifications of HOW, QRW, or Trout
Designated NCNHP reference community
s 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 C" Wind C Both
Is the assessment area on a coastal island? (- Yes t: No
Is the assessment area's surface water storage capacity or duration substantially altered by beaver?
Does the assessment area experience overbank flooding during normal rainfall conditions?
(- Yes €: No
(" Yes to No
1, Ground Surface ConditionlVegetation Condition - assessment area condition metric
Check a box in each column. Consider alteration to the ground surface (GS) in the assessment area and vegetation structure
(VS) in the assessment area. Compare to reference wetland if applicable (see User Manual). If a reference is not applicable,
then rate the assessment area based on evidence of an effect.
GS VS
t•` A (W A Not severely altered
C" B C B Severely altered over a majority of the assessment area (ground surface alteration examples: vehicle tracks, excessive
sedimentation, fire -plow lanes, skidder tracks, bedding, fill, soil compaction, obvious pollutants) (vegetation structure
alteration examples: mechanical disturbance, herbicides, salt intrusion [where appropriate], exotic species, grazing,
less diversity [if appropriate], hydrologic alteration)
2. Surface and Sub -Surface Storage Capacity and Duration - assessment area condition metric
Check a box in each column. Consider surface storage capacity and duration (Surf) and sub -surface storage capacity and
duration (Sub). Consider both increase and decrease in hydrology. Refer to the current NRCS lateral effect of ditching guidance for
North Carolina hydric soils (see USACE Wilmington District website) for the zone of influence of ditches in hydric soils. A ditch
s 1 foot deep is considered to affect surface water only, while a ditch > 1 foot deep is expected to affect both surface and ditch
sub -surface water. Consider tidal flooding regime, if applicable.
Surf Sub
to- A to A Water storage capacity and duration are not altered.
f 9 (- 13 Water storage capacity or duration are altered, but not substantially (typically, not sufficient to change vegetation).
r C f 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 arealwetland type condition metric (answer for non -marsh wetlands only)
Check a box In each column for each group below. Select the appropriate storage for the assessment area (AA) and the wetland
type (WT).
AA WT
3a. r A t" A Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water > 1 foot deep
(" B (- 8 Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water 6 inches to 1 foot deep
("` C f` C Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water 3 to 6 inches deep
Co- D t: D Depressions able to pond water < 3 inches deep
3b., ( A Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is greater than 2 feet
t B Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is between 1 and 2 feet
(a C Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is less than 1 foot

4. Soil Texture/Structure — assessment area condition metric
Check a box from each of the three soil property groups below. Dig soil profile in the dominant assessment area landscape
feature. Make soil observations within the 12 inches. Use most recent National Technical Committee for Hydric Soils guidance for
regional indicators.
4a. A Sandy soii
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 Histosoi or histic epipedon
4b. A Soil ribbon < 1 inch
B Soil ribbon a 1 inch
4c. A No peat or muck presence
B A peat or muck presence
S. 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
f+ A (a— A Little or no evidence of pollutants or discharges entering the assessment area
f B f` B Noticeable evidence of pollutants or discharges entering the wetland and stressing, but not overwhelming the
treatment capacity of the assessment area
f C 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)
fi. Land Use -- opportunity metric
Check all that apply (at least one box In each column). Evaluation involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. Consider sources
draining to assessment area within entire upstream watershed (WS), within 5 miles and within the watershed draining to the
assessment area (5M), and within 2 miles and within the watershed draining to the assessment area (2M). Effective riparian buffers
are considered to be 50 feet wide in the Coastal Plain and Piedmont ecoregions and 30 feet wide in the Blue Ridge Mountains ecoregion,
W S 5M 2M
F` A A A a 10% impervious surfaces
F✓ B ) B B < 10% impervious surfaces
;" C F C f` C Confined animal operations (or other local, concentrated source of pollutants)
r D I-_ D ? D a 20°% coverage of pasture
F_ E I_ E fi E ? 20% coverage of agricultural land (regularly plowed land)
F i F ? F a 20°% coverage of maintained grass/herb
G G �" G a 20% coverage of clear-cut land
H €+ H ' H Little or no opportunity to improve water quality. Lack of opportunity may result from hydrologic alterations
that prevent drainage oroverbank flow from affecting the assessment area.
7. Wetland Acting as Vegetated Buffer— assessment arealwatland complex condition metric
7a. Is assessment area within 50 feet of a tributary or other open water?
Yes f 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 bufferjudgment based on the average width of the wetland.
Record a note if a portion of the buffer has been removed or disturbed.
7b. How much of the first 50 feet from the bank is weitand? Descriptor E should be selected if ditches effectively bypass the buffer.
f' A a 50 feet
(. B From 30 to < 50 feet
r' C From 15 to < 30 feet
D From 5 to < 15 feet
f E < 5 feet or buffer bypassed by ditches
7c. Tributary width. If the tributary is anastomosed, combine widths of channel-5/braids for a total width.
I: 5 15-feet wide r > 15-feet wide (" Other open water (no tributary present)
7d. Do roots of assessment area vegetation extend into the bank of the tributarylopen water?
f Yes r: No
7e. Is tributary or other open water sheltered or exposed?
(: Sheltered — adjacent open water with width < 2500 feet and no regular boat traffic.
f Exposed — adjacent open water with width ? 2500 feet or regular boat traffic.
8. Wetland Width at the Assessment Area — wetland type/wetland complex metric (evaluate for riparian wetlands only)
Check a box in each column. Select the average width for the wetland type at the assessment area (WT)
and the wetland complex at the assessment areas (WC). See User Manual for WT and WC boundaries.
WT WC
f" A f` A a 100 feet
B f B From 80 to < 100 feet
C C f C From 50 to < 80 feet
f: D (+r D From 40 to < 50 feet
f E C E From 30 to < 40 feet
f F f` F From 15 to < 30 feet
" G f G From 5 to < 15 feet
f` H (— H < 5 feet

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

17, Vegetative Structure — assessment arealwetiand type condition metric
17a. Is vegetation present?
r Yes r` 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 a 25% coverage of vegetation
C B < 25% coverage of vegetation
17c. Check a box in each column for each stratum. Evaluate this portion of the metric for non -marsh wetlands. Consider structure
in airspace
above the assessment area (AA) and the wetland type (WT) separately.
AA
WT
oA
A
Canopy closed, or nearly closed, with natural gaps associated with natural processes
Cs B
. B
Canopy present, but opened more than natural gaps
U
C
`' C
Canopy sparse or absent
ot
A
A
Dense mfd-storylsapling layer
C B
€ B
Moderate density mid-storylsapling layer
re C
C
Mid-storylsapling layer sparse or absent
( A
f A
Dense shrub layer
B`
B
Moderate density shrub layer
to C
: C
Shrub layer sparse or absent
to A
=• A
Dense herb layer
f B
B
Moderate density herb layer
i
t ' C
C C
Herb layer sparse or absent
18. Snags —wetland type condition metric
A Large snags (more than one) are visible (> 12-inches DBH, or large relative to species present and landscape stability).
c: B Not A
19, Diameter Class Distribution — wetland type condition metric
a A Majority of canopy trees have stems > 6 inches in diameter at breast height (DBH); many large trees (> 12 inches DBH) are
present,
(o B Majority of canopy trees have stems between 6 and 12 inches DBH, few are > 12-inch DBH.
(— C Majority of canopy trees are < 6 inches DBH or no trees.
20. Large Woody Debris — wetland type condition metric
Include both natural debris and man -placed natural debris,
C 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 typelopen 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 r B € C C D
-�'
t
22. Hydrologic Connectivity— assessment area condition metric (evaluate for riparian wetlands only)
Examples of activities that may severely alter hydrologic connectivity include intensive
ditching, fill, sedimentation, channelization, diversion, man-made berms, beaver dams, and stream incision.
A Overbank and overland flow are not severely altered in the assessment area.
f` B Overbank flow is severely altered in the assessment area.
r C Overland flow is severely altered in the assessment area.
(— D Both overbank and overland flow are severely altered in the assessment area.
Notes

NC WAM Wetland Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 4.1
Rating Calculator Version 4.1
Wetland Site Name U-6018 WD Date
812/2018
Wetland Type Headwater Forest Assessor Name/Organization
ESI-K. Mur hre
Notes on Field Assessment Form (YIN)
NO
Presence of regulatory considerations (Y1N)
NO
Wetland is intensively managed (YIN)
NO
Assessment area is located within 50 feet of a natural tributary or other open water (YIN)
YES
Assessment area is substantially altered by beaver (YIN)
NO
Assessment area experiences overbank flooding during normal rainfall conditions (YIN)
NO
Assessment area is on a coastal island (Y/N)
NO
Function
Sub -function
Metrics
Rating
Hydrology
Surface Storage and Retention
Condition
MEDIUM
Sub -Surface Storage and Retention
Condition
MEDIUM
Water Quality
Pathogen Change
Condition
HIGH
Condition/Opportunity
HIGH
Opportunity Presence? (YIN)
NO
Particulate Change
Condition
HIGH
Condition/Opportunity
NA
Opportunity Presence? (YIN)
NA
Soluble Change
Condition
HIGH
ConditionlOpportunity
HIGH
Opportunity Presence? (Y1N)
NO
Physical Change
Condition
MEDIUM
Condition/Opportunity
MEDIUM
Opportunity Presence? (YIN)
YES
Pollution Change
Condition
NA
Condition/Opportunity
NA
Opportunity Presence? (YIN)
NA
Habitat
Physical Structure
Condition
MEDIUM
Landscape Patch Structure
Condition
LOW
Vegetation Composition
Condition
LOW
Function Rating Summa
Function
Metrics/Notes
Rating
Hydrology
Condition
MEDIUM
Water Quality
Condition
HIGH
Condition/Opportunity
HIGH
Opportunity Presence? (Y/N)
YES
Habitat
Conditon
LOW
Overall Wetland Rating MEDIUM

NC WAM WETLAND ASSESSMENT FORM
Accompanies User Manual Version 4.1
Kaung [.alculaEor version 4.-1
Wetland Site Name U-6018 WE
Date 8/13/2018
Wetland Type; Headwater Forest + Assessor Name/Organization ESI-K. Murphrey
Level III Ecoregionj Piedmont Nearest Named Water Body Mile Branch
River Basin —
Cape Fear USGS 8-Digit Catalogue Unit 03030003
Cal Yes CNo Precioltation within 48 hrs? L.atitudelLonoitude fdeci-degrees) 35.92546.-79.93958
Evidence of stressors affecting the assessment area (may not be within the assessment area)
Please circle and/or make note on last page if evidence of stressors is apparent. Consider departure from reference, if
appropriate, in recent past (for instance, approximately within 10 years). Noteworthy stressors include, but are not limited
to the following.
• Hydrological modifications (examples: ditches, dams, beaver dams, dikes, berms, ponds, etc.)
• Surface and sub -surface discharges into the wetland (examples: discharges containing obvious pollutants, presence of nearby
septic tanks, underground storage tanks (USTs), hog lagoons, etc.)
• Signs of vegetation stress (examples: vegetation mortality, insect damage, disease, storm damage, salt intrusion, etc.)
• Habitat/plant community alteration (examples: mowing, clear -cutting, exotics, etc.)
Is the assessment area intensively managed? (- Yes C: No
Regulatory Considerations (select all that apply to the assessment area)
F Anadromous fish
F Federally protected species or State endangered or threatened species
f NCDWQ riparian buffer rule In effect
F" Abuts a Primary Nursery Area (PNA)
I- Publicly owned property
F 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
C` Designated NCNHP reference community
F Abuts a 303(d)-listed stream or a tributary to a 303(d)-listed stream
What type of natural stream is associated with the wetland, If any? (check all that apply)
C_ Slackwater
C: Brownwater
f` Tidal (if tidal, check one of the following boxes) C- Lunar C- Wind f Both
Is the assessment area on a coastal Island? C Yes t: No
Is the assessment area's surface water storage capacity or duration substantially altered by beaver? r Yes (. No
Does the assessment area experience overbank flooding during normal rainfall conditions? Yes :+' No
1. Ground Surface Condition/Vegetation Condition -assessment area condition metric
Check a box In each column. Consider alteration to the ground surface (GS) in the assessment area and vegetation structure
(VS) in the assessment area. Compare to reference wetland if applicable (see User Manual). If a reference is not applicable,
then rate the assessment area based on evidence of an effect.
GS VS
r; A (� A Not severely altered
f B C- S Severely altered over a majority of the assessment area (ground surface alteration examples: vehicle tracks, excessive
sedimentation, fire -plow lanes, skidder tracks, bedding, fill, soil compaction, obvious pollutants) (vegetation structure
alteration examples: mechanical disturbance, herbicides, salt intrusion [where appropriate], exotic species, grazing,
less diversity [if appropriate], hydrologic alteration)
2. Surface and Sub -Surface Storage Capacity and Duration - assessment area condition metric
Check a box In each column. Consider surface storage capacity and duration (Surf) and sub -surface storage capacity and
duration (Sub). Consider both increase and decrease in hydrology. Refer to the current NRCS lateral effect of ditching guidance for
North Carolina hydric soils (see USACE Wilmington District website) for the zone of influence of ditches in hydric soils, A ditch
5 1 foot deep is considered to affect surface water only, while a ditch > 1 foot deep is expected to affect both surface and ditch
sub -surface water. Consider tidal flooding regime, if applicable.
Surf Sub
r: A Ce A Water storage capacity and duration are not altered.
C" B C B Water storage capacity or duration are altered, but not substantially (typically, not sufficient to change vegetation).
' C r 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 arealwetland type condition metric (answer for non -marsh wetlands only)
Check a box In each column for each group below. Select the appropriate storage for the assessment area (AA) and the wetland
type (WT).
AA WT
3a, C" A C A Majority of wetiand with depressions able to pond water > 1 foot deep
r- B C B Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water 6 inches to 1 foot deep
C r C Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water 3 to 6 inches deep
C: D -' D Depressions able to pond water < 3 inches deep
3b. t- A Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is greater than 2 feet
C" B Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is between 1 and 2 feet
fe C Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is less than 1 foot

4. Soil TexturelStructure -assessment area condition metric
Check a box from each of the three soft property groups below. Dig soil profile in the dominant assessment area landscape
feature. Make soil observations within the 12 inches. Use most recent National Technical Committee for Hydric Soils guidance for
regional indicators.
4a. A Sandy soil
B Loamy or clayey soils exhibiting redoximorphic features (concentrations, depletions, or rhizospheres)
C Loamy or clayey soils not exhibiting redoximorphic features
C Loamy or clayey gleyed soil
E Histosol or histic epipedon
4b. A Soil ribbon < 1 inch
(_8 Soil ribbon ? 1 inch
4c. A No peat or muck presence
B A peat or muck presence
5. Discharge IntoWetiand- opportunitymetric
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 f: A Little or no evidence of pollutants or discharges entering the assessment area
C B (-8 Noticeable evidence of pollutants or discharges entering the wetland and stressing, but not overwhelming the
treatment capacity of the assessment area
C C' C Noticeable evidence of pollutants or discharges (pathogen, particulate, or sotuble) entering the assessment area and
potentially overwhelming the treatment capacity of the wetland (water discoloration, dead vegetation, excessive
sedimentation, odor)
6. band Use - opportunity metric
Check all that apply (at least one box in each column). Evaluation involves a GIB effort with Feld adjustment. Consider sources
draining to assessment area within entire upstream watershed (WS), within 5 miles and within the watershed draining to the
assessment area (5M), and within 2 miles and within the watershed draining to the assessment area (2M). Effective riparian buffers
are considered to be 50 feet wide in the Coastal Plain and Piedmont ecoregions and 30 feet wide in the Blue Ridge Mountains ecoregion.
WS 5M 2M
F A F A F A � 10% impervious surfaces
� 8 F B 7 B < 10% impervious surfaces
r C I- C f- C Confined animal operations (or other local, concentrated source of pollutants)
F 0 1- D tm. D a 20% coverage of pasture
F E F E i" E z 20% coverage of agricultural land (regularly plowed land)
F F F F F F a 20% coverage of maintained grass/herb
F G F G F G z 20% coverage of clear-cut land
F H 5_1 H 1-4 H Little or no opportunity to improve water quality. Lack of opportunity may result from hydrologic atterations
that prevent drainage or overbank flow from affecting the assessment area.
7. Wetland Acting as Vegetated Buffer- assessment arealwetland complex condition metric
7a. Is assessment area within 50 Feet of a tributary or other open water?
Yes C No If Yes, continue to 7b. If No, skip to Metric 8.
Wetland buffer need only be present on one side of the water body. Make buffer judgment based on the average width of the wetland.
Record a note if a portion of the buffer has been removed or disturbed.
7b. How much of the first 50 feet from the bank is weltand? Descriptor E should be selected if ditches effectively bypass the buffer.
i A z 50 feet
a: B From 30 to < 50 feet
t C From 15 to < 30 feet
t D From 5 to < 15 feet
r- E < 5 feet or buffer bypassed by ditches
7c. Tributary width. If the tributary is anastomosed, combine widths of channelslbraids for a total width.
Cs" s 15-feet wide (- > 15-feet wide C" Other open water (no tributary present)
7d. Do roots of assessment area vegetation extend into the bank of the tributarylopen water?
r Yes ee- No
7e. Is tributary or other open water sheltered or exposed?
Ce Sheltered - adjacent open water with width < 2500 feet and no regular boat traffic.
(- Exposed - adjacent open water with width Z, 2500 feet or regular boat traffic.
8. Wetland Width at the Assessment Area - wetland type/wetland complex metric (evaluate for riparian wetlands only)
Check a box In each column. Select the average width for the wetiand type at the assessment area (WT)
and the wetland complex at the assessment areas (WC). See User Manual for WT and WC boundaries.
WT WC
C"A t-A a100feet
C` B C"` B From 80 to < 100 feet
Co C Co- C From 50 to < 80 feet
C D C" D From 40 to < 50 feet
C E i E From 30 to < 40 feet
C F F From 15 to < 30 feet
"' G G From 5 to < 15 feet
r H C H < 5 feet

9. Inundation Duration — assessment area condition metric
Answer for assessment area dominant landform.
r"` A Evidence of short -duration inundation (< 7 consecutive days)
e B Evidence of saturation, without evidence of inundation
f— C Evidence of long -duration inundation or very long -duration inundation (7 to 30 consecutive days or more)
10, Indicators of Deposition — assessment area condition metric
Consider recent deposition only (no plant growth since deposition).
Ce A Sediment deposition is not excessive, but at approximately natural levels.
C B Sediment deposition is excessive, but not overwhelming the wetland.
( C Sediment deposition is excessive and is overwhelming the wetland,
11, Wetland Size --wetland typelwetiand 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). Seethe User Manual for boundaries of these evaluation areas. If assessment area is c€ear-cut, select "K" for the FW column.
WT WC FW (if applicable)
r A t— A I— A > 500 acres
C` S (— €3 (- B From 100 to < 500 acres
(' C r C r C From 50 to < 100 acres
D C` D 1� D From 25 to < 50 acres
E r' E C E From 10 to < 25 acres
F F C F From 5 to < 10 acres
t G t G r G From 1 to < 5 acres
C H H H From 0.5 to < 1 acre
40 I t I ro I From 0.1 to < 0.5 acre
C J f J r J From 0.01 to < 0,1 acre
K f K t" 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 is < 90% of the full extent of its natural landscape size.
13. Connectivity to tither Natural Areas — landscape condition metric
13a. Check appropriate box(es) (a box may be checked in each column). Involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. This
evaluates whether the wetland is well connected (Well) and/or loosely connected (Loosely) to the landscape patch, the contiguous
metric naturally vegetated area and open water (if appropriate). Boundaries are formed by four -lane roads, regularly maintained utility
line corridors the width of a four -lane road or wider, urban landscapes, fields (pasture open and agriculture), or water > 300 feet wide.
Well Loosely
r A s A z 500 acres
t B Co- B From 100 to < 500 acres
C (— C Front 50 to < 100 acres
E3 C D From 10 to < 50 acres
C E r E < 10 acres
F (— F Wetland type has a poor or no connection to other natural habitats
13b. Evaluate for marshes only.
Yes C` No Wetland type has a surface hydrology connection to open waters/stream or tidal wetlands.
14, Edge Effect — wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes)
May involve a GIS effort with field adjustment. Estimate distance from wetland type boundary to artificial edges. Artificial edges include
non -forested areas z 40 feet wide such as fields, development, roads, regularly maintained utility line corridors and clear -cuts.
Consider the eight main points of the compass.
A No artificial edge within 150 feet in all directions
f` B No artificial edge within 150 feet in four (4) to seven (7) directions
r- C An artificial edge occurs within 150 feet in more than four (4) directions or assessment area is clear-cut
15. Vegetative Composition -- assessment area condition metric (skip for all marshes and Pine Flat)
r— A Vegetation is close to reference condition in species present and their proportions. Lower strata composed of appropriate
species, with exotic plants absent or sparse within the assessment area.
Co- B Vegetation is different from reference condition in species diversity or proportions, but still largely composed of native species
characteristic of the wetland type. This may include communities of weedy native species that develop after clearcutting or
clearing. It also includes communities with exotics present, but not dominant, over a large portion of the expected strata,
`` C Vegetation severely altered from reference in composition. Expected species are unnaturally absent (planted stands of non -
characteristic species or at least one stratum inappropriately composed of a single species). Exotic species are dominant in
at least one stratum.
16. Vegetative Diversity — assessment area condition metric (evaluate for Non -tidal Freshwater Marsh only)
f 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.
f C Vegetation is dominated by exotic species (>50% cover of exotics).

17. Vegetative Structure — assessment arealwetland type condition metric
17a. Is vegetation present?
(+ Yes C 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 a 25% coverage of vegetation
B C 250/. coverage of vegetation
17c. Check a box In each column for each stratum. Evaluate this portion of the metric for non -marsh wetlands. Consider structure
in airspace
above the assessment area (AA) and the wetland type (WT) separately.
AA
WT
o
C A
t— A
Canopy closed, or nearly closed, with natural gaps associated with natural processes
€: B
Ce B
Canopy present, but opened more than natural gaps
C
(- C
Canopy sparse or absent
or
A
C A
Dense mid-storylsapling layer
46
: B
Moderate density mid-storylsapiing layer
r C
C C
Mid-storylsapiing layer sparse or absent
a '` A
r A
Dense shrub layer
C B
C B
Moderate density shrub layer
us t: C
1e C
Shrub layer sparse or absent
a to A
t-` A
Dense herb layer
a) C— B
f— B
Moderate density herb layer
" C
f" C
Herb layer sparse or absent
18. Snags — Wetland type condition metric
(— A Large snags (more than one) are visible (> 12-inches DBH, or large relative to species present and landscape stability)
re B Not A
19. Diameter Class Distribution — wetland type condition metric
r A Majority of canopy trees have stems > 6 inches in diameter at breast height (DBH); many large trees (> 12 inches DBH) are
present.
fw B Majority of canopy trees have stems between 6 and 12 inches DBH, few are > 12-inch DBH.
C C Majority of canopy trees are < 6 inches DBH or no trees.
20, Large Woody Debris — wetland type condition metric
Include both natural debris and man -placed natural debris.
C A Large logs (more than one) are visible (> 12 inches in diameter, or large relative to species present and landscape stability).
ro B Not A
21. Vegetation/Open Water Dispersion — wetland typelopen 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.
f A t B` C t" D
Al
7 9tA .
��a
22. Hydrologic Connectivity — assessment area condition metric (evaluate for riparian wetlands only)
Examples of activities that may severely alter hydrologic connectivity include intensive
ditching, fill, sedimentation, channelization, diversion, man-made berms, beaver dams, and stream incision.
€4 A Overbank and overland flow are not severely altered in the assessment area.
€— B Overbank flow is severely altered in the assessment area.
r C Overland flow is severely altered in the assessment area.
C D Both overbank and overland flow are severely altered in the assessment area.
Notes

NC WAM Wetland Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 4.1
Rating Calculator Version 4.1
Wetland Site Name U-6018 WE Date 8/1312018
Wetland Type Headwater Forest Assessor Name/Organization ESI-K. Mur hre
Notes on Field Assessment Form (YIN) NO
Presence of regulatory considerations (YIN) NO
Wetland is intensively managed (YIN) NO
Assessment area is located within 50 feet of a natural tributary or other open water (YIN) YES
Assessment area is substantially altered by beaver (YIN) NO
Assessment area experiences overbank flooding during normal rainfall conditions (YIN) NO
Assessment area is on a coastal island (YIN) NO
Sub -function Ratina Summa
Function Sub -function
Metrics
Ratin
Hydrology Surface Storage and Retention
Condition
MEDIUM
Sub -Surface Storage and Retention
Condition
HIGH
Water Quality Pathogen Change
Condition
HIGH
Condition/Opportunity
HIGH
Opportunity Presence? (YIN)
NO
Particulate Change
Condition
HIGH
Condition/Opportunity
NA
Opportunity Presence? (YIN)
NA
Soluble Change
Condition
MEDIUM
Condition/Opportunity
MEDIUM
Opportunity Presence? (YIN)
NO
Physical Change
Condition
MEDIUM
Condition/Opportunity
MEDIUM
Opportunity Presence? (YIN)
YES
Pollution Change
Condition
NA
Condition/Opportunity
NA
Opportunity Presence? YIN
NA
Habitat Physical Structure Condition MEDIUM
Landscape Patch Structure Condition MEDIUM
Veqetation Composition Condition MEDIUM
Function Ratina Summa
Function
Metrics/Notes
Rating
Hydrology
Condition
HIGH
Water Quality
Condition
HIGH
Condition/Opportunity
HIGH
Opportunity Presence? (YIN)
YES
Habitat
Conditon
MEDIUM
Overall Wetland Rating HIGH

NC WAM WETLAND ASSESSMENT FORM
Accompanies User Manual Version 4.1
L.aicu
version a.-€
Wetland Site Name U-6018 WF
Wetland Type! Headwater Forest •
Level III Ecoragioni Piedmont
River Basin_Cape Fear
Yes (- No Preciaitation within 48 hrs?
Date 8l1312018
Assessor Name/Organization ESI-K. MurF
Nearest Named Water Body Mlle Branch
USGS 8-Digit Catalogue Unit 03030003
de
-79.93824
Evidence of stressors affecting the assessment area (may not be within the assessment area)
Please circle and/or make note on last page if evidence of stressors is apparent. Consider departure from reference, if
appropriate, in recent past (for instance, approximately within 10 years). Noteworthy stressors include, but are not limited
to the following.
• Hydrological modifications (examples: ditches, dams, beaver dams, dikes, berms, ponds, etc.)
• Surface and sub -surface discharges into the wetland (examples: discharges containing obvious pollutants, presence of nearby
septic tanks, underground storage tanks (USTs), hog lagoons, etc.)
* Signs of vegetation stress (examples: vegetation mortality, insect damage, disease, storm damage, salt intrusion, etc.)
• Habitatiplant community alteration (examples: mowing, clear -cutting, exotics, etc.)
Is the assessment area intensively managed? C Yes t: No
Regulatory Considerations (select all that apply to the assessment area)
F Anadromous fish
F Federally protected species or State endangered or threatened species
F NCDW Q 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)
F Abuts a stream with a NCDWQ classification of SA or supplemental classifications of HQW, QRW, or Trout
Designated NCNHP reference community
f Abuts a 303(dylisted stream or tributary to a 303(d}fisted 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? f- Yes a. No
Is the assessment area's surface water storage capacity or duration substantially altered by beaver? r- Yes (e- No
Does the assessment area experience overbank Flooding during nor at rainfall conditions? Co Yes No
1. Ground Surface ConditionNegetation Condition - assessment area condition metric
Check a box in each column. Consider alteration to the ground surface (GS) in the assessment area and vegetation structure
(VS) in the assessment area. Compare to reference wetland if applicable (see User Manual). If a reference is not applicable,
then rate the assessment area based on evidence of an effect.
GS VS
(a A r A Not severely altered
B f- B Severely altered over a majority of the assessment area (ground surface alteration examples: vehicle tracks, excessive
sedimentation, fire -plow lanes, skidder tracks, bedding, fill, soil compaction, obvious pollutants) (vegetation structure
alteration examples: mechanical disturbance, herbicides, salt intrusion [where appropriate), exotic species, grazing,
less diversity [if appropriate], hydrologic alteration)
2. Surface and Sub -Surface Storage Capacity and Duration - assessment area condition metric
Check a box in each column. Consider surface storage capacity and duration (Surf) and sub -surface storage capacity and
duration (Sub). Consider both increase and decrease in hydrology. Refer to the current NRCS lateral effect of ditching guidance for
North Carolina hydric soils (see USACE Wilmington District website) for the zone of influence of ditches in hydric soils. A ditch
1 foot deep is considered to affect surface water only, while a ditch > 1 foot deep is expected to affect both surface and ditch
sub -surface water. Consider tidal flooding regime, if applicable.
Surf Sub
z: A t+i A Water storage capacity and duration are not altered,
B Water storage capacity or duration are altered, but not substantially (typically, not sufficient to change vegetation).
€ C i 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 areafwetiand type condition metric (answer for non -marsh wetlands only)
Check a box In each column for each group below. Select the appropriate storage for the assessment area (AA) and the wetland
type (WT).
AA WT
3a. l" A (` A Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water > 1 foot deep
€- B t" H 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
C.' D r D Depressions able to pond water c 3 inches deep
3b. r A Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is greater than 2 feet
t B Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is between 1 and 2 feet
i C Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is less than 1 foot

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

9. Inundation Duration -- assessment area condition metric
Answer for assessment area dominant landform.
A Evidence of short -duration inundation (< 7 consecutive days)
B Evidence of saturation, without evidence of inundation
t C Evidence of long-duralion inundation or very long -duration inundation (7 to 30 consecutive days or more)
10. Indicators of Deposition - assessment area condition metric
Consider recent deposition only (no plant growth since deposition).
€- A Sediment deposition is not excessive, but at approximately natural levels.
(4-6 Sediment deposition is excessive, but not overwhelming the wetland,
(" C Sediment deposition is excessive and is overwhelming the wetland.
11. Wetland Size - wetland typelwetland 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). Seethe 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)
C A A r A 2: 500 acres
C B € B C" B From 100 to < 500 acres
r C C C C` C From 50 to < 100 acres
C" D t- D C D From 25 to < 50 acres
c E C"` E C E From 10 to < 25 acres
F t F F From 5 to < 10 acres
€ G t G C G From 1 to < 5 acres
H H t H From 0.5 to < 1 acre
Fr I I c I From 0.1 to < 0.5 acre
C` J C J (: J From 0.01 to < 0.1 acre
r K C' K t" K < 0.01 acre or assessment area is clear-cut
12, Wetland Intactness - wetland typo condition metric (evaluate for Pocosins only)
r A Pocosin is the full extent (z 90%) of its natural landscape size,
(" B Pocosin is < 90% of the full extent of its natural landscape size.
13. Connectivity to Other Natural Areas - landscape condition metric
13a. Check appropriate box(es) (a box may be checked in each column). Involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. This
evaluates whether the wetland is well connected (Well) and/or loosely connected (Loosely) to the landscape patch, the contiguous
metric naturally vegetated area and open water (if appropriate). Boundaries are formed by four -lane roads, regularly maintained utility
line corridors the width of a four -cane road or wider, urban landscapes, fields (pasture open and agriculture), or water > 300 feet wide:
Well Loosely
( A t- A a 500 acres
( B fe- B From 100 to < 500 acres
l C C From 50 to < 100 acres
fi D i D From 10 to < 50 acres
t` E C E < 10 acres
t F C F Wetland type has a poor or no connection to other natural habitats
13b. Evaluate for marshes only.
C Yes C` No Wetland type has a surface hydrology connection to open waters/stream or tidal wetlands.
14. Edge Effect -wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes)
May involve a GIS effort with field adjustment. Estimate distance from wetland type boundary to artificial edges. Artificial edges include
non -forested areas ;� 40 feet wide such as fields, development, roads, regularly maintained utility line corridors and clear -cuts.
Consider the eight main points of the compass.
A No artificial edge within 150 feet in all directions
t: B No artificial edge within 150 feet in four (4) to seven (7) directions
C C An artificial edge occurs within 150 feet in more than four (4) directions or assessment area is clear-cut
15. Vegetative Composition - assessment area condition metric (skip for all marshes and Pine Flat)
C` 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.
fr 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 C Vegetation severely altered from reference in composition. Expected species are unnaturally absent (planted stands of non -
characteristic species or at least one stratum inappropriately composed of a single species). Exotic species are dominant in
at least one stratum.
16. Vegetative Diversity- assessment area condition metric (evaluate for Non -tidal Freshwater Marsh only)
f A Vegetation diversity is high and is composed primarily of native species (<10% cover of exotics).
C B Vegetation diversity is low or has n 10% to 50% cover of exotics.
C" C Vegetation is dominated by exotic species (>50% raver of exotics).

17. Vegetative Structure — assessment arealwetland 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 a 25% coverage of vegetation
C B < 25% coverage of vegetation
17c. Check a box in each column for each stratum. Evaluate this portion of the metric for non -marsh wetlands. Consider structure
in airspace
above the assessment area (AA) and the wetland type (WT) separately.
AA
WT
o<`
A
€ A
Canopy closed, or nearly closed, with natural gaps associated with natural processes
a: B
t.` B
Canopy present, but opened more than natural gaps
C
t" C
Canopy sparse or absent
A
C A
Dense mid-story/sapling layer
0
: B
€ 8
Moderate density mid-story/sapling layer
C
re C
t: C
Mid-storylsapRng layer sparse or absent
r A
(-- A
Dense shrub layer
L C: B
C: H
Moderate density shrub layer
`) C
C C
Shrub layer sparse or absent
C A
A
Dense herb layer
B
t: B
Moderate density herb layer
r C
l C
Herb layer sparse or absent
18. Snags — wetland type condition metric
C A Large snags (more than one) are visible (> 12-inches DBH, or large relative to species present and landscape stability).
C: B Not A
19. Diameter Class Distribution — wetland type condition metric
C A Majority of canopy trees have stems > 6 inches in diameter at breast height (DBH); many large trees (> 12 inches DBH) are
present.
(e B Majority of canopy trees have stems between 6 and 12 inches DBH, few are > 12-inch DBH.
(— C Majority of canopy trees are < 6 inches DBH or no trees.
20. Large Woody Debris -- wetland type condition metric
Include both natural debris and man -placed natural debris.
r A Large logs (more than one) are visible (> 12 inches in diameter, or large relative to species present and landscape stability).
Cs B Not A
21. Vegetationl0pen Water Dispersion --wetland typelopen 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.
{ t— A €" B C t" Dj_
22. Hydrologic Connectivity-- assessment area condition metric (evaluate for riparian wetlands only)
Examples of activities that may severely alter hydrologic connectivity include intensive
ditching, fill, sedimentation, channelization, diversion, man-made berms, beaver dams, and stream incision.
(— A Overbank and overland flow are not severely altered in the assessment area.
r 8 Overbank flow is severely altered in the assessment area.
{w C Overland flow is severely altered in the assessment area.
D Both overbank and overland flow are severely altered in the assessment area.
Notes

NC WAM Wetland Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 4.1
Rating Calculator Version 4.1
Wetland Site Name U-6018 WF Cate 8113/2018
Wetland Type Headwater Forest Assessor NamelOrganization ESI-K. Murphrey
Notes on Field Assessment Form (YIN) NO
Presence of regulatory considerations (YIN) NO
Wetland is intensively managed (YIN) NO
Assessment area is located within 50 feet of a natural tributary or other open water (YIN) YES
Assessment area is substantially altered by beaver (YIN) NO
Assessment area experiences overbank flooding during normal rainfall conditions (YIN) YES
Assessment area is on a coastal island (YIN) NO
Sub -function Rating Summa
Function
Sub -function
Metrics
Rating
Hydrology
Surface Storage and Retention
Condition
MEDIUM
Sub -Surface Storage and Retention
Condition
MEDIUM
Water Quality
Pathogen Change
Condition
HIGH
Condition/Opportunity
HIGH
Opportunity Presence? (YIN)
NO
Particulate Change
Condition
MEDIUM
Condition/Opportunity
NA
Opportunity Presence? (YIN)
NA
Soluble Change
Condition
HIGH
Condition/Opportunity
HIGH
Opportunity Presence? (YIN)
NO
Physical Change
Condition
MEDIUM
ConditionlOpportunity
MEDIUM
Opportunity Presence? (YIN)
YES
Pollution Change
Condition
NA
Condition/Opportunity
NA
Opeortunity Presence? YIN
NA
Habitat
Physical Structure
Condition
MEDIUM
Landscape Patch Structure
Condition
LOW
V etation Composition
Condition
MEDIUM
Function Ratina Summa
Function
Metrics/Notes
Rating
Hydrology
Condition
MEDIUM
Water Quality
Condition
HIGH
Con ditionlOpportunity
HIGH
Opportunity Presence? (YIN)
YES.
Habitat
Conditon
LOW
Overall Wetland Rating MEDIUM

NC WAM WETLAND ASSESSMENT FORM
Accompanies User Manual Version 4.1
Kating t;aicuiator version 4A
Wetland Site Name U-6018 WG Bate 8/13/2018
WetlanclTypel Headwater Forest _ + Assessor Name/Organization ESI-K. Mu hre
Level III Ecoragionl Piedmont Nearest Named Water Body Mile Branch
River Basing ape Fear USGS 8-Digit Catalogue Unit 03030003
Yes C" No Precipitation within 48 hrs? Latituda/Lon itude deci-de reeS 35.92568, -79 93824
Evidence of strassors affecting the assessment area (may not be within the assessment area)
Please circle and/or make note on last page if evidence of stressors is apparent. Consider departure from reference, if
appropriate, in recent past (for instance, approximately within 10 years). Noteworthy stressors include, but are not limited
to the following.
• Hydrological modifications (examples: ditches, dams, beaver dams, dikes, berms, ponds, etc.)
• Surface and sub -surface discharges into the wetland (examples: discharges containing obvious pollutants, presence of nearby
septic tanks, underground storage tanks (USTs), hog lagoons, etc.)
• Signs of vegetation stress (examples. vegetation mortality, insect damage, disease, storm damage, salt intrusion, etc.)
• Habitat/plant community alteration (examples: mowing, clear -cutting, exotics, etc.)
Is the assessment area intensively managed? (` Yes t: No
Regulatory Considerations (select all that apply to the assessment area)
( Anadromous fish
i Federally protected species or State endangered or threatened species
i NCDWQ riparian buffer rule in effect
f Abuts a Primary Nursery Area (PNA)
Publicly owned property
F N.C. division of Coastal Management Area of Environmental Concern (AEC) (including buffer)
F Abuts a stream with a NCDWQ classification of SA or supplemental classifications of HOW, ORW, or Trout
F Designated NCNHP reference community
F Abuts a 303(d} listed stream or a tributary to a 303(d)-listed stream
What type of natural stream is associated with the wetland, if any? (check all that apply)
r Blackwater
Brownwater
i._ Tidal (if tidal, check one of the following boxes) C'- Lunar C Wind r Both
Is the assessment area on a coastal Island? C` Yes is No
Is the assessment area's surface water storage capacity or duration substantially altered by beaver? C Yes rw No
(-a Yes (- No
1. Ground Surface ConditionlVegetation Condition - assessment area condition metric
Check a box in each column. Consider alteration to the ground surface (GS) in the assessment area and vegetation structure
(VS) in the assessment area. Compare to reference wetland if applicable (see User Manual). If a reference is not applicable,
then rate the assessment area based on evidence of an effect.
GS VS
A (: A Not severely altered
t B (- B Severely altered over a majority of the assessment area (ground surface alteration examples: vehicle tracks, excessive
sedimentation, fire -plow lanes, skidder tracks, bedding, fill, soil compaction, obvious pollutants) (vegetation structure
alteration examples mechanical disturbance, herbicides, salt intrusion [where appropriate], exotic species, grazing,
less diversity [if appropriate], hydrologic alteration)
2. Surface and Sub -Surface Storage Capacity and Duration - assessment area condition metric
Check a box In each column. Consider surface storage capacity and duration (Surf) and sub -surface storage capacity and
duration (Sub). Consider both increase and decrease in hydrology. Refer to the current NRCS lateral effect of ditching guidance for
North Carolina hydric soils (see USACE Wilmington District website) for the zone of influence of ditches in hydric soils. A ditch
s 1 foot deep is considered to affect surface water only, while a ditch > 1 foot deep is expected to affect both surface and ditch
sub -surface water. Consider tidal flooding regime, if applicable.
Surf Sub
A (w A Water storage capacity and duration are not altered.
C" B s B Water storage capacity or duration are altered, but not substantially (typically, not sufficient to change vegetation).
c 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 arealwetland type condition metric (answer for non -marsh wetlands only)
Check a box in each column for each group below. Select the appropriate storage for the assessment area (AA) and the wetland
type (WT).
AA W T
3a. r A C A Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water > 1 foot deep
t` B f- B Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water 6 inches to 1 foot deep
tw C t C Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water 3 to 6 inches deep
C" D C D Depressions able to pond water < 3 inches deep
3b. C- A Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is greater than 2 feet
r B Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is between 1 and 2 feet
fee C Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is less than 1 foot

4. Soil TexturelStructure - assessment area condition metric
Check a box from each of the three soil property groups below. Dig soil profile in the dominant assessment area landscape
feature. Make soil observations within the 12 inches. Use most recent National Technical Committee for Hydric Soils guidance for
regional indicators,
4a. A Sandy soil
B Loamy or clayey soils exhibiting redoximorphic features (concentrations, depletions, or rhizospheres)
C Loamy or clayey soils not exhibiting redoximorphic features
D Loamy or clayey gleyed sail
E Histosol or histic epipedon
4b. A Soil ribbon < 1 inch
B Soil ribbon'a 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
4 A re A Little or no evidence of pollutants or discharges entering the assessment area
r- 8 C B Noticeable evidence of pollutants or discharges entering the wetland and stressing, but not overwhelming the
treatment capacity of the assessment area
C` C e- C Noticeable evidence of pollutants or discharges (pathogen, particulate, or soluble) entering the assessment area and
potentially overwhelming the treatment capacity of the wetland (water discoloration, dead vegetation, excessive
sedimentation, odor)
6. land Use - opportunity metric
Check all that apply (at least one box in each column). Evaluation involves a G IS effort with field adjustment. Consider sources
draining to assessment area within entire upstream watershed (WS), within 5 miles and within the watershed draining to the
assessment area (5M), and within 2 miles and within the watershed draining to the assessment area (2M). Effective riparian buffers
are considered to be 50 feet wide in the Coastal Plain and Piedmont ewregions and 30 feet wide in the Blue Ridge Mountains ecoregion.
WS 5M 2M
r A r A r A ? 10% impervious surfaces
F11- B 51. B F'_�' B < 10% impervious surfaces
F C F C F C Confined animal operations (or other local, concentrated source of pollutants)
r- D D €_ D a 20% coverage of pasture
i ry E 9 E F E ;t 20% coverage of agricultural land (regularly plowed land)
t F F F F F a 20% coverage of maintained grass/herb
G F G f G a 20% coverage of clear-cut land
H F H F H Little or no opportunity to improve water quality. Lack of opportunity may result from hydrologic alterations
that prevent drainage or overbank flow from affecting the assessment area.
7. Wetland Acting as Vegetated Buffer- assessment arealwetland complex condition metric
7a. Is assessment area within 50 feet of a tributary or other open water?
r Yes a No if Yes, continue to 7b. If No, skip to Metric 8.
Wetland buffer need only be present on one side of the water body. Make buffer judgment based on the average width of the wetland.
Record a note if a portion of the buffer has been removed or disturbed.
7b. How much of the first 50 feet from the bank is weltand? Descriptor E should be selected if ditches effectively bypass the buffer.
i` A a 50 feet
C B From 30 to < 50 feet
C From 15 to < 30 feet
4- 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 channelsibraids for a total width.
*— S 15-feet wide C" > 15-feet wide C Other open water (no tributary present)
7d. Do roots of assessment area vegetation extend into the bank of the tributary/open water?
C` Yes (a No
7e. Is tributary or other open water sheltered or exposed?
re Sheltered - adjacent open water with width < 2500 feet and no regular boat traffic.
(- Exposed -- adjacent open water with width a 2500 feet or regular boat traffic.
8. Wetland Width at the Assessment Area - wetland type/wetland complex metric (evaluate for riparian wetlands only)
Check a box in each column. Select the average width for the wetland type at the assessment area (WT)
and the wetland complex at the assessment areas (WC). See User Manual for WT and WC boundaries.
WT WC
f" A C A ;� 100 feet
€°' B C B From 80 to < 100 feet
C C C From 50 to < 80 feet
C D D From 40 to < 50 feet
g E E From 30 to < 40 feet
r F r F From 15 to < 30 feet
G G From 5 to < 15 feet
C H C` H < 5 feet

9. Inundation Duration - assessment area condition metric
Answer for assessment area dominant landform.
A Evidence of short -duration inundation (< 7 consecutive days)
B Evidence of saturation, without evidence of inundation
C Evidence of long -duration inundation or very long -duration inundation (7 to 30 consecutive days or more)
10. Indicators of Reposition - assessment area condition metric
Consider recent deposition only (no plant growth since deposition).
(: A Sediment deposition is not excessive, but at approximately natural levels.
CT" 3 Sediment deposition is excessive, but not overwhelming the wetland.
(- C Sediment deposition is excessive and is overwhelming the wetland.
11. Wetland Size - wetland typelwelland 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)
C A r A A z 500 acres
CS C" B B From 100 to < 500 acres
(- C (- C t C From 50 to < 100 acres
C R C D ( D From 25 to < 50 acres
r E C- E C E From 10 to < 25 acres
r F C°` F C F From 5 to < 10 acres
C; G (- G r G From 1 to < 5 acres
C H C" H C H From 0.5 to < 1 acre
f I (" I C- I From 0.1 to < 0.5 acre
Cw J Cw J C" J From 0.01 to < 0,1 acre
C K C` 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.
C B Pocosin is < 90% of the full extent of its natural landscape size,
13. Connectivity to Other Natural Areas - landscape condition metric
13a. Check appropriate box(es) (a box may be checked in each column). Involves a GIS effort with Field adjustment. This
evaluates whether the wetland is well connected (Weil) and/or loosely connected (Loosely) to the landscape patch, the contiguous
metric naturally vegetated area and open water (if appropriate). Boundaries are formed by four -lane roads, regularly maintained utility
line corridors the width of a four -lane road or wider, urban landscapes, fields (pasture open and agriculture), or water > 300 feet wide.
Well Loosely
A C- A ; 500 acres
C B C&-B From 100 to < 500 acres
C C r C From 50 to < 100 acres
t. D C D From 10 to < 50 acres
C E { E < 10 acres
(- F C F Wetland type has a poor or no connection to other natural habitats
13b. Evaluate for marshes only,
r"" Yes r No Wetland type has a surface hydrology connection to open waters/stream or tidal wetlands.
14. Edge Effect - wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes)
May involve a GIS effort with field adjustment. Estimate distance from wetland type boundary to artificial edges, Artificial edges include
non -forested areas z 40 feet wide such as fields, development, roads, regularly maintained utility line corridors and clear -cuts.
Consider the eight main points of the compass.
(` A No artificial edge within 150 feet in all directions
re B No artificial edge within 150 feet in four (4) to seven (7) directions
C4 C An artificial edge occurs within 150 feet in more than four (4) directions or assessment area is clear-cut
15. Vegetative Composition - assessment area condition metric (skip for all marshes and Pine Flat)
A Vegetation is close to reference condition in species present and their proportions. Lower strata composed of appropriate
species, with exotic plants absent or sparse within the assessment area.
C" B Vegetation is different from reference condition in species diversity or proportions, but still largely composed of native species
characteristic of the wetland type. This may include communities of weedy native species that develop after clearcutting or
clearing. It also includes communities with exotics present, but not dominant, over a large portion of the expected strata.
CC Vegetation severely altered from reference in composition. Expected species are unnaturally absent (planted stands of non -
characteristic species or at least one stratum inappropriately composed of a single species). Exotic species are dominant in
at least one stratum.
16. Vegetative Diversity- assessment area condition metric (evaluate for Non -tidal Freshwater Marsh only)
C` A Vegetation diversity is high and is composed primarily of native species (<10% cover of exotics).
(-B Vegetation diversity is low or has > 10% to 50% cover of exotics.
r C Vegetation is dominated by exotic species (>50% cover of exotics).

17. Vegetative Structure — assessment arealwetiand type condition metric
17a. Is vegetation present?
Co- Yes C 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
C A z 25°% coverage of vegetation
C B < 25% coverage of vegetation
17c. Check a box In each column for each stratum. Evaluate this portion of the metric for non -marsh wetlands. Consider structure
in airspace
above the assessment area (AA) and the wetland type (WT) separately.
AA
WT
n
f A
C A
Canopy closed, or nearly closed, with natural gaps associated with natural processes
g(:
B
f: B
Canopy present, but opened more than natural gaps
U
C C
C C
Canopy sparse or absent
aC
A
C A
Dense mid-storylsapling layer
uO
( B
(: B
Moderate density mid-storylsapting layer
C C
C C
Mid-story/sapling layer sparse or absent
C" A
C A
Dense shrub layer
2 (: B
f B
Moderate density shrub layer
0 C C
(: C
Shrub layer sparse or absent
C A
C A
Dense herb layer
C B
C B
Moderate density herb layer
G C
G C
Herb layer sparse or absent
18. Snags —wetland type condition metric
f A Large snags (more than one) are visible (> 12-Inches DBH, or large relative to species present and landscape stability).
>s B Not A
19. Diameter Class Distribution — wetland type condition metric
C A Majority of canopy trees have stems > 6 inches in diameter at breast height (DBH); many large trees (> 12 inches DBH) are
present.
Co B Majority of canopy trees have stems between 6 and 12 Inches DBH, few are > 124nch DBH.
C C Majority of canopy trees are < 6 inches DBH or no trees.
20, large Woody Debris — wetland type condition metric
Include both natural debris and man -placed natural debris.
C A Large logs (more than one) are visible (> 12 Inches In diameter, or large relative to species present and landscape stability).
G 9 Not A
21. VegetatlonlOpen Water Dispersion —wetland typolopen 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,
C- C B CC CD
22, Hydrologic Connectivity — assessment area condition metric (evaluate for riparian wetlands only)
Examples of activities that may severely alter hydrologic connectivity include Intensive
ditching, fill, sedimentation, channelization, diversion, man-made berms, beaver dams, and stream incision.
C A Overbank and overland flow are not severely altered In the assessment area.
C B Overbank flow is severely altered In the assessment area.
C C Overland now is severely altered In the assessment area.
(: D Both overbank and overiand flow are severely altered In the assessment area.
Notes

Wetland Site Name
Wetland Type
NC WAM Wetland Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 4.1
Rating Calculator Version 4.1
U-6018 WG
Headwater Forest
Date 8113/2018
Assessor Name/Organization ESI-K. Murphrey
Notes on Field Assessment Form (YIN)
Presence of regulatory considerations (YIN)
Wetland is intensively managed (YIN)
Assessment area is located within 50 feet of a natural tributary or other open water (YIN)
Assessment area is substantially altered by beaver (YIN)
Assessment area experiences overbank flooding during normal rainfall conditions (YIN)
Assessment area is on a coastal island (YIN)
Sub -function Ratin
NO
NO
NO
YES
NO
YES
NO
Function Sub -function Metrics Elating
Hydrology Surface Storage and Retention Condition HIGH
Sub -Surface Storage and Retention Condition MEDIUM
Water Quality Pathogen Change
Condition
HIGH
Condition/Opportunity
HIGH
Opportunity Presence? (YIN)
NO
Particulate Change
Condition
HIGH
Condition/Opportunity
NA
Opportunity Presence? (YIN)
NA
Soluble Change
Condition
HIGH
ConditionlOpportunity
HIGH
Opportunity Presence? (YIN)
NO
Physical Change
Condition
LOW
ConditionlOpportunity
LOW
Opportunity Presence? (YIN)
YES
Pollution Change
Condition
NA
ConditionlOpportunity
NA
Opportunity Presence? YIN
NA
Habitat Physical Structure
Condition
MEDIUM
Landscape Patch Structure
Condition
LOW
Vegetation Composition
Condition
HIGH
Function Ratina Summa
Function
Metrics/Notes
Rating
Hydrology
Condition
HIGH
Water Quality
Condition
HIGH
Condition/Opportunity
HIGH
Opportunity Presence? (YIN)
YES
Habitat
Conditon
MEDIUM
Overall Wetland Rating HIGH

NC WAM WETLAND ASSESSMENT FORM
Accompanies User Manual Version 4.1
Wetland Site Name U-6018 WH Date 8/13/2018
Wetland Type[ Headwater Forest Assessor Name/Organization ESI-K, Murphrey
Level III Ecoregion'L PiedmontNearest fumed Water Body Mile Branch
River Basin Cape Fear _ r tJSGS 8-Digit Catalogue unit 03030003
Yes (_ No Precipitation within 48 hrs? Latitude/Lonaitude fdeci-deareesl 35.92568.-79.93824
Evidence of stressors affecting the assessment area (may not be within the assessment area)
Please circle and/or make note on last page if evidence of stressors is apparent. Consider departure from reference, if
appropriate, in recent past (for instance, approximately within 10 years). Noteworthy stressors include, but are not limited
to the following.
• Hydrological modifications (examples: ditches, dams, beaver dams, dikes, berms, ponds, etc.)
• Surface and sub -surface discharges into the wetland (examples' discharges containing obvious pollutants, presence of nearby
septic tanks, underground storage tanks (USTs), hog lagoons, etc.)
• Signs of vegetation stress (examples: vegetation mortality, insect damage, disease, storm damage, salt intrusion, etc.)
• Habitatlplant community alteration (examples: mowing, clear -cutting, exotics, etc.)
Is the assessment area intensively managed? €- Yes t: No
Regulatory Considerations (select all that apply to the assessment area)
Anadramous fish
Federally protected species or State endangered or threatened species
[� NCDWQ riparian buffer rule in effect
C Abuts a Primary Nursery Area (PNA)
Publicly owned property
C N.C. Division of Coastal Management Area of Environmental Concern (AEC) (including buffer)
f_. Abuts a stream with a NCDWQ classification of SA or supplemental classifications of HOW, ORW, or Trout
Designated NCNHP reference community
Abuts a 303(dylisted stream or a tributary to a 303(dj-listed stream
What type of natural stream is associated with the wetland, if any? (check all that apply)
t� Blackwater
(: Brownwater
F Tidal (if tidal, check one of the following boxes) f Lunar f Wind r Both
Is the assessment area on a coastal island? C` Yes (a No
Is the assessment area's surface water storage capacity or duration substantially altered by beaver? (— Yes tr No
assessment area experience overbank flooding during normal rainfall conditions? Ce Yes (- No
1. Ground Surface ConditiontVegetation Condition — assessment area condition metric
Check a box in each column. Consider alteration to the ground surface (GS) in the assessment area and vegetation structure
(VS) in the assessment area. Compare to reference wetland if applicable (see User Manual). If a reference is not applicable,
then rate the assessment area based on evidence of an effect.
GS VS
t: A (a— A Not severely altered
C t3 f 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 jwhere appropriate], exotic species, grazing,
less diversity [if appropriate), hydrologic alteration)
2. Surface and Sub -Surface Storage Capacity and Duration -- assessment area condition metric
Check a box In each column. Consider surface storage capacity and duration (Surf) and sub -surface storage capacity and
duration (Sub). Consider both increase and decrease in hydrology. Refer to the current NRCS lateral effect of ditching guidance for
North Carolina hyddc soils (see USACE Wilmington District website) for the zone of influence of ditches in hydric soils. A ditch
5 1 foot deep is considered to affect surface water only, while a ditch > 1 foot deep is expected to affect both surface and ditch
sub -surface water. Consider tidal flooding regime, if applicable.
Surf Sub
t: A (o A Water storage capacity and duration are not altered.
r 9 r B Water storage capacity or duration are altered, but not substantially (typically, not sufficient to change vegetation),
r 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 arealwetland type condition metric (answer for non -marsh wetlands only)
Check a box in each column for each group below. Select the appropriate storage for the assessment area (AA) and the wetland
type (WT).
AA WT
3a. C A f" A Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water n 1 foot deep
C B (-B Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water B inches to 1 foot deep
r C r C Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water 3 to 6 inches deep
€: D ro D Depressions able to pond water < 3 inches deep
3b. C` A Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is greater than 2 feet
C B Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is between 1 and 2 feet
4 C Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is less than 1 foot

4. Solt TexturelStructure — assessment area condition metric
Check a box from each of the three soil property groups below. Dig soil profile in the dominant assessment area landscape
feature. Make soil observations within the 12 inches. Use most recent National Technical Committee for Hydric Soils guidance for
regional indicators.
4a. I A Sandy soil
r* 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 gieyed soil
E Histosol or histic epipedon
4b. A Soil ribbon < 1 inch
B Soil ribbon a 1 inch
4c. fe 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 C: A Little or no evidence of pollutants or discharges entering the assessment area
f B r" B Noticeable evidence of pollutants or discharges entering the wetland and stressing, but not overwhelming the
treatment capacity of the assessment area
C t— C Noticeable evidence of pollutants or discharges (pathogen, particulate, or soluble) entering the assessment area and
potentially overwhelming the treatment capacity of the wetland (water discoloration, dead vegetation, excessive
sedimentation, odor)
6. Land Use — opportunity metric
Check all that apply (at least one box in each column). Evaluation involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. Consider sources
draining to assessment area within entire upstream watershed (WS), within 5 miles and within the watershed draining to the
assessment area (5M), and within 2 miles and within the watershed draining to the assessment area (2M). Effective riparian buffers
are considered to be 50 feet wide in the Coastal Plain and Piedmont ecoregions and 30 feet wide in the Blue Ridge Mountains ecoregion.
WS 5M 2M
A A e e, A a 10% impervious surfaces
f✓ B B iy B < 10% impervious surfaces
i C f_. C F C Confined animal operations (or other local, concentrated source of pollutants)
F D f D r- D a 20% coverage of pasture
r E r- E f_ E ? 20% coverage of agricultural land (regularly plowed land)
F F_ F f F > 20% coverage of maintained grass/herb
G r G f G a 20% coverage of clear-cut land
H f H F_ H Little or no opportunity to improve water quality. Lack of opportunity may result from hydrologic alterations
that prevent drainage or overbank flow from affecting the assessment area.
7. Wetland Acting as Vegetated Buffer— assessment arealwettand complex condition metric
7a. Is assessment area within 50 feet of a tributary or other open water?
(: Yes ( No If Yes, continue to 7b. If No, skip to Metric 8.
Wetland buffer need only be present on one side of the water body. Make buffer judgment based on the average width of the wetland.
Record a note if a portion of the buffer has been removed or disturbed.
7b. How much of the first 50 feet from the bank is weitand? Descriptor E should be selected if ditches effectively bypass the buffer.
D° A a 50 feet
B From 30 to < 50 feet
r C From 15 to < 30 feet
f 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,
f: s 15-feet wide r > 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 to- No
7e. Is tributary or other open water sheltered cr exposed?
(a- Sheltered — adjacent open water with width < 2500 feet and no regular boat traffec.
(— Exposed — adjacent open water with width a 2500 feet or regular boat traffic.
8. Wetland Width at the Assessment Area — wetland type/wetland complex metric (evaluate for riparian wetlands only)
Check a box in each column. Select the average width for the wetland type at the assessment area (WT)
and the wetland complex at the assessment areas (WC). See User Manual for WT and WC boundaries.
WT WC
A r A 2 100 feet
C B r B From 80 to < 100 feet
" C C C From 50 to < 80 feet
C D D From 40 to < 50 feet
co E E From 30 to < 40 feet
C F C' F From 15 to < 30 feet
' G C G From 5 to < 15 feet
i H H < 5 feet

9. Inundation Duration — assessment area condition metric
Answer for assessment area dominant landform.
A Evidence of short -duration inundation (< 7 consecutive days)
C° B Evidence of saturation, without evidence of inundation
C C Evidence of long -duration inundation or very long -duration inundation (7 to 30 consecutive days or more)
10, Indicators of Deposition -- assessment area condition metric
Consider recent deposition only (no plant growth since deposition).
: A Sediment deposition is not excessive, but at approximately natural levels.
B Sediment deposition is excessive, but not overwhelming the wetland.
C C Sediment deposition is excessive and is overwhelming the wetland_
11. Wetland Size —wetland typelwatland 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 r A C A �! 500 acres
C B C B r B From 100 to < 500 acres
i C e" C C' C From 50 to < 100 acres
Cb D r D 0 From 25 to < 50 acres
r E t" E € E From 10 to < 25 acres
rF C`F C'F From 5 to < 10 acres
r G r G C- G From 1 to < 5 acres
r H c— H C H From 0.5 to < 1 acre
t: I t': I I From 0.1 to < 0.5 acre
C J C J C J From 0.01 to < 0.1 acre
t K C K i K < 0.01 acre or assessment area is clear-cut
12. Wetland Intactness --wetland type condition metric (evaluate for Pocosins only)
C A Pocosin is the full extent (? 90%) of its natural landscape size.
€ B Pocosin is < 90% of the full extent of its natural landscape size,
13. Connectivity to Other Natural Areas -- landscape condition metric
13a. Check appropriate box(es) (a box may be checked in each column). Involves a GIS effort with Field adjustment. This
evaluates whether the wetland is well connected (Well) and/or loosely connected (Loosely) to the landscape patch, the contiguous
metric naturally vegetated area and open water (if appropriate). Boundaries are formed by four -lane roads, regularly maintained utility
line corridors the width of a four -lane road or wider, urban landscapes, fields (pasture open and agriculture), or water > 300 feet wide.
Well Loosely
C A C` A 2! 500 acres
r B t: B From 100 to < 500 acres
C- C C" C From 50 to < 100 acres
t D C D From 10 to < 50 acres
s" E C" E < 10 acres
r F C` F Wetland type has a poor or no connection to other natural habitats
13b. Evaluate for marshes only.
(- Yes C- No Wetland type has a surface hydrology connection to open waterslstream or tidal wetlands.
14. Edge Effect -- wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes)
May involve a GIS effort with field adjustment. Estimate distance from wetland type boundary to artificial edges. Artificial edges include
non -forested areas ? 40 feet wide such as fields, development, roads, regularly maintained utility line corridors and clear -cuts.
Consider the eight main points of the compass.
C�" A No artificial edge within 150 feet in all directions
t- B No artificial edge within 150 feet in four (4) to seven (7) directions
C C An artificial edge occurs within 150 feet in more than four (4) directions or assessment area is clear-cut
15. Vegetative Composition -- assessment area condition metric (skip for all marshes and Pine Flat)
f 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.
ca- 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 C Vegetation severely altered from reference in composition. Expected species are unnaturally absent (planted stands of non -
characteristic species or at least one stratum inappropriately composed of a single species). Exotic species are dominant in
at least one stratum.
16. Vegetative Diversity -- assessment area condition metric (evaluate for Non -tidal Freshwater Marsh only)
A Vegetation diversity is high and is composed primarily of native species (<10% cover of exotics).
C B Vegetation diversity is low or has > 10% to 50% cover of exotics.
C" C Vegetation is dominated by exotic species (>50% cover of exotics),

17. Vegetative Structure - assessment arealwettand type condition metric
17a. Is vegetation present?
4 Yes C 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 e 25% coverage of vegetation
17c. Check a box in each column for each stratum. Evaluate this portion of the metric for non -marsh wetlands. Consider structure
in airspace
above the
assessment area (AA) and the wetland type (WT) separately.
AA
WT
of-
A
{ A
Canopy closed, or nearly closed, with natural gaps associated with natural processes
c
r B
C: B
Canopy present, but opened more than natural gaps
C
C C
Canopy sparse or absent
C A
C A
Dense mid-storylsapling layer
C B
(; B
Moderate density mid-storylsa piing layer
g�`
C
r C
Mid-story/sapiing layer sparse or absent
r A
C- A
Dense shrub layer
2
J € B
(- B
Moderate density shrub layer
0 <: C
C
Shrub layer sparse or absent
- A
A
Dense herb layer
iC B
c: B
Moderate density herb layer
C
r°` C
Herb layer sparse or absent
18. Snags -wetland type condition metric
t- 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
f- A Majority of canopy trees have stems > 6 inches in diameter at breast height (DBH); many large trees (> 12 inches DBH) are
present.
Co B Majority of canopy trees have stems between 6 and 12 inches DBH, few are > 12-inch DBH,
f" C Majority of canopy trees are 4 6 inches DBH or no trees.
20. Large WoodyDebris- wetland type condition metric
Include both natural debris and man -placed natural debris.
t A Large logs (more than one) are visible (> 12 inches in diameter, or large relative to species present and landscape stability).
r: B Not A
21. Vegetation/Open Water Dispersion -wetland type/open water condition metric (evaluate for Non -Tidal Freshwater
Marsh only)
Select the figure that best describes the amount of interspersion between vegetation and open water in the growing season. Patterned
areas indicate vegetated areas, while solid white areas indicate open water.
i A B t- C C' D
1
$J���'
22. Hydrologic Connectivity - assessment area condition metric (evaluate for riparian wetlands only)
Examples of activities that may severely alter hydrologic connectivity include intensive
ditching, fill, sedimentation, channelization, diversion, man-made berms, beaver dams, and stream incision,
t A Overbank and overland flow are not severely altered in the assessment area.
B Overbank flow is severely altered in the assessment area.
re C Overland stow is severely altered in the assessment area.
r" D Both overbank and overland iiow are severely altered in the assessment area.
Notes

Wetland Site Name
Wetland Type
NC WAM Wetland Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 4.1
Rating Calculator Version 4.1
U-6018 WH
Headwater Forest
Date 8/13/2018
Assessor Name/Organization ESI-K. Murphrey
Notes on Field Assessment Form (YIN)
NO
Presence of regulatory considerations (YIN)
NO
Wetland is intensively managed (YIN)
NO
Assessment area is located within 50 feet of a natural tributary or other open water (YIN)
YES
Assessment area is substantially altered by beaver (YIN)
NO
Assessment area experiences overbank flooding during normal rainfall conditions (YIN)
YES
Assessment area is on a coastal island (YIN)
NO
Sub -function Rating Summa
Function Sub -function
Metrics
Rating
Hydrology Surface Storage and Retention
Condition
MEDIUM
Sub -Surface Storage and Retention
Condition
MEDIUM
Water Quality Pathogen Change
Condition
HIGH
Condition/Opportunity
HIGH
Opportunity Presence? (YIN)
NO
Particulate Change
Condition
HIGH
Condition/Opportunity
NA
Opportunity Presence? (YIN)
NA
Soluble Change
Condition
HIGH
Condition/Opportunity
HIGH
Opportunity Presence? (YIN)
NO
Physical Change
Condition
MEDIUM
Condition/Opportunity
MEDIUM
Opportunity Presence? (YIN)
YES
Pollution Change
Condition
NA
ConditionlOpportunity
NA
Opportunity Presence? YIN
NA
Habitat Physical Structure
Condition
MEDIUM
Landscape Patch Structure
Condition
LOW
Vegetation Composition
Condition
MEDIUM
Function Rating Summary
Function Metrics/Notes Rating
Hydrology Condition
MEDIUM
Water Quality Condition
HIGH
Condition/Opportunity
HIGH
Opportunity Presence? (YIN)
YES
Habitat Conditon
LOW
Overall Wettand Rating MEDIUM

NC WAM WETLAND ASSESSMENT FORM
Accompanies User Manual Version 4.1
Wetland Site Name U-6018 WI Date 811312018
Wetland TypeNon-Tidal Freshwater Marsh Assessor Name/Organization ESI-K. Murphrey
Level III Ecoregion; Piedmontm IF Nearest Named Water Body Mile Branch
River Basin Cape Fear____ USGS 8-Digit Catalogue Unit 03030003
Yes C` No Precipitation within 48 hrs? LatitudefLonnitude (deci-deareasi 35 92379.-79.94623
Evidence of stressors affecting the assessment area (may not be within the assessment area)
Please circle andfor make note on last page if evidence of stressors is apparent. Consider departure from reference, if
appropriate, in recent past (for instance, approximately within 10 years). Noteworthy stressors include, but are not limited
to the following.
• Hydrological modifications (examples: ditches, dams, beaver dams, dikes, berms, ponds, etc.)
• Surface and sub -surface discharges into the wetland (examples: discharges containing obvious pollutants, presence of nearby
septic tanks, underground storage tanks (USTs), hog lagoons, etc.)
• Signs of vegetation stress (examples: vegetation mortality, insect damage, disease, storm damage, salt intrusion, etc.)
• Habitatiplant community alteration (examples: mowing, clear -cutting, exotics, etc.)
Is the assessment area intensively managed? C" Yes (: No
Regulatory Considerations (select all that apply to the assessment area)
FAnadromous fish
F Federally protected species or State endangered or threatened species
NC€7WQ riparian buffer rule in effect
C Abuts a Primary Nursery Area (PNA)
Publicly owned property
F N.C. Division of Coastal Management Area of Environmental Concern (AEC) (including buffer)
Abuts a stream with a NCDWO classification of SA or supplemental classifications of HOW, ORW, or Trout
( Designated NCNHP reference community
Y Abuts a 303(d)-listed stream or tributary to a 303(d)-listed stream
What type of natural stream Is associated with the wetland, if any? (check all that apply)
t Blackwater
t: Brownwater
l_ Tidal (if tidal, check one of the following boxes) C Lunar C Wind Both
Is the assessment area an a coastal island? r- Yes re No
Is the assessment area's surface water storage capacity or duration substantially altered by beaver? <— Yes r No
Does the assessment area experience overbank flooding during normal rainfall
r; Yes (-
1. Ground Surface Condition/Vegetation Condition -- assessment area condition metric
Check a box In each column. Consider alteration to the ground surface (GS) in the assessment area and vegetation structure
(VS) in the assessment area. Compare to reference wetland if applicable (see User Manual). If a reference is not applicable,
then rate the assessment area based on evidence of an effect.
GS VS
re A C" A Not severely altered
C 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, sail compaction, obvious pollutants) (vegetation structure
alteration examples7 mechanical disturbance, herbicides, salt intrusion ]where appropriate], exotic species, grazing,
less diversity [if appropriate], hydrologic alteration)
2. Surface and Sub -Surface Storage Capacity and Duration — assessment area condition metric
Check a box in each column. Consider surface storage capacity and duration (Surf) and sub -surface storage capacity and
duration (Sub), Consider both increase and decrease in hydrology. Refer to the current NRCS lateral effect of ditching guidance for
North Carolina hydric soils (see USACE Wilmington District website) for the zone of influence of ditches in hydric soils, A ditch
s 1 foot deep is considered to affect surface water only, while a ditch > 1 foot deep is expected to affect both surface and ditch
sub -surface water. Consider tidal flooding regime, if applicable.
Surf Sub
€: A (o A Water storage capacity and duration are not altered,
t— B C'° B Water storage capacity or duration are altered, but not substantially (typically, not sufficient to change vegetation).
C C C Water storage capacity or duration are substantially altered (typically, alteration sufficient to result in vegetation
change) (examples: draining, flooding, soil compaction, filling, excessive sedimentation, underground utility lines).
3. Water Storage/Surface Relief— assessment area/wetland type condition metric (answer for non -marsh wetlands only)
Check a box in each column for each group below. Select the appropriate storage for the assessment area (AA) and the wetland
type (WT).
AA WT
3a. (" A r," A Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water > 1 foot deep
r B C' B Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water 6 inches to 1 foot deep
C C r C Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water 3 to 6 inches deep
D (*— D Depressions able to pond water a 3 inches deep
3b. C A Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is greater than 2 feet
C B Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is between 1 and 2 feet
t. C Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is less than 1 foot

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

9. Inundation Duration - assessment area condition metric
Answer for assessment area dominant landform.
(- A Evidence of short -duration inundation (< 7 consecutive days)
4- B Evidence of saturation, without evidence of inundation
C- C Evidence of tang -duration inundation or very long -duration inundation (7 to 30 consecutive days or more)
10, Indicators of Deposition - assessment area condition metric
Consider recent deposition only (no plant growth since deposition).
C` A Sediment deposition is not excessive, but at approximately natural levels.
Ce B Sediment deposition is excessive, but not overwhelming the wetland.
C° C Sediment deposition is excessive and is overwhelming the wetland.
11. Wetland Size -wetland type/wetland complex condition metric
Check a box In each column. Involves a GIS effort with Feld 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)
CA rA C"A z500acres
C B (- B C B From 100 to < 500 acres
C C C` C C` C From 50 to < 100 acres
D C D (- D From 25 to < 50 acres
C` E C- E r E From 10 to < 25 acres
C" F C- F ( F From 5 to < 10 acres
C G C' G C` G From 1 to < 5 acres
C H C H r H From 0 5 to < 1 acre
€ I € I C I From 0.1 to < 0.5 acre
t-6 J (: J C J From 0.01 to < 0.1 acre
C K t K Ce K < 0.01 acre or assessment area is clear-cut
12. Wetland Intactness -- wetland type condition metric (evaluate for Pocosins only)
C A Pocosin is the full extent (a 90%) of its natural landscape size.
C B Pocosin is < 90% of the full extent of its natural landscape size.
13, Connectivity to Other Natural Areas - landscape condition metric
13a. Check appropriate box(es) (a box may be checked in each column). Involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. This
evaluates whether the wetland is well connected (Well) andfor loosely connected (Loosely) to the landscape patch, the contiguous
metric naturally vegetated area and open water (if appropriate). Boundaries are formed by four -lane roads, regularly maintained utility
line corridors the width of a four -lane road or wider, urban landscapes, fields (pasture open and agriculture), or water > 300 feet wide,
Well Loosely
C A C' A a 500 acres
C B r B From 100 to < 500 acres
C C` C From 50 to < 100 acres
f D C D From 10 to < 50 acres
C" E C E < 10 acres
C: F F Wetland type has a poor or no connection to other natural habitats
13b. Evaluate for marshes only.
Cw Yes (- No Wetland type has a surface hydrology connection to open waterslstream or tidal wetlands.
14. Edge Effect- wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes)
May involve a GIS effort with field adjustment. Estimate distance from wetland type boundary to artificial edges. Artificial edges include
non -forested areas a 40 feet wide such as fields, development, roads, regularly maintained utility line corridors and clear -cuts.
Consider the eight main points of the compass.
C` A No artificial edge within 150 feet in all directions
C" B No artificial edge within 150 feet in four (4) to seven (7) directions
C C An artificial edge occurs within 150 feet in more than four (4) directions or assessment area is clear-cut
15. Vegetative Composition - assessment area condition metric (skip for all marshes and Pine Flat)
C A Vegetation is close to reference condition in species present and their proportions. Lower strata composed of appropriate
species, with exotic plants absent or sparse within the assessment area.
C" B Vegetation is different from reference condition in species diversity or proportions, but still largely composed of native species
characteristic of the wetland type. This may include communities of weedy native species that develop after clearcutting or
clearing. It also includes communities with exotics present, but not dominant, over a large portion of the expected strata.
f- C Vegetation severely altered from reference in composition. Expected species are unnaturally absent (planted stands of non -
characteristic species or at least one stratum inappropriately composed of a single species). Exotic species are dominant in
at least one stratum.
16. Vegetative Diversity- assessment area condition metric (evaluate for Non -tidal Freshwater Marsh only)
C` A Vegetation diversity is high and is composed primarily of native species (<10% cover of exotics),
t: 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 arealwatiand type condition metric
17a. Is vegetation present?
f: Yes r 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 z 25% coverage of vegetation
(-6 a 25% coverage of vegetation
17c. Check a box in each column for each stratum. Evaluate this portion of the metric for non -marsh wetlands. Consider structure
In airspace
above the
assessment area (AA) and the wetland type (WT) separately.
AA
WT
af
A
(' A
Canopy closed, or nearly dosed, with natural gaps associated with natural processes
f B
f B
Canopy present, but opened more than natural gaps
U
f C
i` C
Canopy sparse or absent
of
A
C A
Dense mid-storylsapling layer
(—B
r B
Moderate density mid-storylsapling layer
g
f C
< C
Mid-story/sapling layer sparse or absent
f A
C A
Dense shrub layer
2 f B
C B
Moderate density shrub layer
0 f" C
!` C
Shrub layer sparse or absent
A
C A
Dense herb layer
cv f" B
f B
Moderate density herb layer
f C
f C
Herb layer sparse or absent
18. Snags — wetland type condition metric
C A Large snags (more than one) are visible (> 124nches DBH, or large relative to species present and landscape stability).
r B Not A
19, Diameter Class Distribution — wetland type condition metric
f' A Majority of canopy trees have stems > 6 Inches in diameter at breast height (DBH); many large trees (> 12 Inches DBH) are
present.
C: B Majority of canopy trees have stems between 6 and 12 inches DBH, few are > 124nch DBH.
(— C Majority of canopy trees are < 6 Inches DBH or no trees.
20. large Woody Debris —wetland type condition metric
Include both natural debris and man -placed natural debris.
f" A Large logs (more than one) are visible (> 12 Inches in diameter, or large relative to species present and landscape stability).
r: B Not A
21. Vegetation/Open Water Dispersion —wetland typefopen 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. Pattemed
areas Indicate vegetated areas, while solid white areas Indicate open water.
� A i` B f C to D
.' .fj
22. Hydrologic Connectivity— assessment area condition metric (evaluate for riparian wetlands only)
Examples of activities that may severely alter hydrologic connectivity Include Intensive
ditching, fill, sedimentation, channeiization, diversion, man-made berms, beaver dams, and stream Incision.
C A Overbank and overland flow are not severely altered In the assessment area.
t' B Overbank flow is severely altered In the assessment area.
f C Overland flow Is severely altered in the assessment area.
l` D Both overbank 2n overland flow are severely altered In the assessment area.
Notes

Wetland Site Name
Wetland Type
NC WAM Wetland Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 4.1
Rating Calculator Version 4.1
U-6018 WI
Non -Tidal Freshwater Marsh
Date 8/1312018
Assessor Name/Organization ESI-K, Murphrey
Notes on Field Assessment Form (YIN)
NO
Presence of regulatory considerations (YIN)
NO
Wetland is intensively managed (Y!N)
NO
Assessment area is located within 50 feet of a natural tributary or other open water (YIN)
YES
Assessment area is substantially altered by beaver (YIN)
NO
Assessment area experiences overbank flooding during normal rainfall conditions (YIN)
YES
Assessment area is on a coastal island (YIN)
NO
Sub -function Rating Summa
Function
Sub -function
Metrics
Rating
Hydrology
Surface Storage and Retention
Condition
NA
Sub -Surface Storage and Retention
Condition
NA
Water Quality
Pathogen Change
Condition
NA
Condition/Opportunity
NA
Opportunity Presence? (YIN)
NA
Particulate Change
Condition
NA
Condition/Opportunity
NA
Opportunity Presence? (YIN)
NA
Soluble Change
Condition
NA
Condition/Opportunity
NA
Opportunity Presence? (YIN)
NA
Physical Change
Condition
NA
Condition/Opportunity
NA
Opportunity Presence? (YIN)
NA
Pollution Change
Condition
NA
Condition/Opportunity
NA
Opportunity Presence? (Y/N)
NA
Habitat
Physical Structure
Condition
LOW
Landscape Patch Structure
Condition
LOW
Vegetation Composition
Condition
MEDIUM
Function Rating Summa
Function
Metrics/Notes
Rating
Hydrology
Condition
MEDIUM
Water Quality
Condition
MEDIUM
Condition/Opportunity
MEDIUM
Opportunity Presence? (YIN)
NO
Habitat
Conditon
LOW
Overall Wetland Rating MEDIUM

NC WAM WETLAND ASSESSMENT FORM
Accompanies User Manual Version 4.1
Katung Lowcutator version 4.1
Wetland Site Name U-6018 WJ Date 8/13/2018
Welland Type Assessor Name/Organization ESI-K. Mu hre Headwater Forest
Level III Ecoregion P edmont - _ Nearest Named Water Body Muddy Creek
River Basin Cape FearUSGS 8-Digit Catalogue Unit (130300(13
4 Yes (` No Precipitation within 48 hrs? Latitude/Lonnitude Ideci-dearees) 35192039.-79.93387
Evidence of stressors affecting the assessment area (may not be within the assessment area)
Please circle and/or make note on last page if evidence of stressors is apparent. Consider departure from reference, if
appropriate, in recent past (for instance, approximately within 10 years). Noteworthy stressors include, but an: 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.)
• Habitatlplant community alteration (examples: mowing, clear -cutting, exotics, etc.)
Is the assessment area intensively managed? r Yes Co No
Regulatory Considerations (select all that apply to the assessment area)
F Anadromous fish
F Federally protected species or State endangered or threatened species
NCDWQ riparian buffer rule in effect
Abuts a Primary Nursery Area (PNA)
Publicly owned property
N,C. Division of Coastal Management Area of Environmental Concern (AEC) (including buffer)
F Abuts a stream with a NCDWQ classification of SA or supplemental classifications of HOW, CRW, or Trout
F Designated NCNP reference community
f_ Abuts a 303(d)-listed stream or a tributary to a 303(d)-listed stream
What type of natural stream is associated with the wetland, if any? (check all that apply)
C Blackwater
r Brownwater
r- Tidal (if tidal, check one of the following boxes) f Lunar r Wind r Both
Is the assessment area on a coastal island? (— Yes r: No
Is the assessment area's surface water storage capacity or duration substantially altered by beaver? f— Yes C. No
nce overbank flooding during normal rainfall conditions? C Yes c: No
1. Ground Surface Condition/Vegetation Condition — assessment area condition metric
Check a box in each column. Consider alteration to the ground surface (GS) in the assessment area and vegetation structure
(VS) in the assessment area. Compare to reference wetland if applicable (see User Manual). If a reference is not applicable,
then rate the assessment area based on evidence of an effect.
GS VS
A ;. A Not severely altered
C B e— 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 [f appropriate], hydrologic alteration)
2. Surface and Sub -Surface Storage Capacity and Duration — assessment area condition metric
Check a box In each column. Consider surface storage capacity and duration (Surf) and sub -surface storage capacity and
duration (Sub). Consider both increase and decrease in hydrology. Refer to the current NRCS lateral effect of ditching guidance for
North Carolina hyddc soils (see USACE Wilmington District website) for the zone of influence of ditches in hydric soils. A ditch
s 1 foot deep is considered to affect surface water only, while a ditch > 1 foot deep is expected to affect both surface and ditch
sub -surface water. Consider tidal flooding regime, if applicable.
Surf Sub
C: A A Water storage capacity and duration are not altered,
C B 4 B Water storage capacity or duration are altered, but not substantially (typically, not sufficient to change vegetation).
f" C 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 StoragelSurface Relief— assessment arealwetland type condition metric (answer for non -marsh wetlands only)
Check a box In each column for each group below. Select the appropriate storage for the assessment area (AA) and the wetland
type (WT).
AA WT
3a. € A r A Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water > 1 foot deep
f 8 C - 8 Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond waterB inches to 1 foot deep
Cw C (w C Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water 3 to 6 inches deep
(— D f D Depressions able to pond water < 3 inches deep
3b. c" A Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is greater than 2 feet
r B Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is between 1 and 2 feet
is C Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is less than 1 foot

4. Soil Texture/Structure — assessment area condition metric
Check a box from each of the three soil property groups below. Dig soil profile in the dominant assessment area landscape
feature. Make soil observations within the 12 inches. Use most recent National Technical Committee for Hydric Soils guidance for
regional indicators.
4a_ A Sandy soil
B Loamy or clayey soils exhibiting redoximorphic features (concentrations, depletions, or rhizospheres)
C Loamy or clayey soils not exhibiting redoximorphic features
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 f: A Little or no evidence of pollutants or discharges entering the assessment area
Ce B C- 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)
8. Land Use — opportunity metric
Check all that apply (at least one box in each column). Evaluation involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. Consider sources
draining to assessment area within entire upstream watershed (WS), within 5 miles and within the watershed draining to the
assessment area (5M), and within 2 miles and within the watershed draining to the assessment area (2M). Effective riparian buffers
are considered to be 50 feet wide in the Coastal Plain and Piedmont ecoregions and 30 feet wide in the Blue Ridge Mountains ecoregion,
WS 5M 2M
I✓ A ( A f A a 10% impervious surfaces
6` B B B < 10% impervious surfaces
C C s - C Confined animal operations (or other local, concentrated source of pollutants)
D f D D z 20% coverage of pasture
R E F E F E a 20% coverage of agricultural land (regularly plowed land)
I- F F F F F ? 20% coverage of maintained grass/herb
.. F­
G F G F G z 20% coverage of clear-cut land
F H rr H F'_1 H Little or no opportunity to improve water quality. Lack of opportunity may result from hydrologic alterations
that prevent drainage or overbank flow from affecting the assessment area.
7. Wetland Acting as Vegetated Buffer —assessment area/wetland complex condition metric
7a. Is assessment area within 50 feet of a tributary or other open water?
(— Yes (s No If Yes, continue to 7b. If No, skip to Metric B.
Wetland buffer need only be present on one side of the water body. Make buffer judgment based on the average width of the wetland.
Record a note if a portion of the buffer has been removed or disturbed.
7b. How much of the first 50 feet from the bank is wettand? Descriptor E should be selected if ditches effectively bypass the buffer.
A ? 50 feet
B From 30 to < 50 feet
s` C From 15 to < 30 feet
a D From 5 to < 15 feet
E < 5 feet or buffer bypassed by ditches
7c. Tributarywidth, If the tributary is anastomosed, combine widths of channels/braids for a total width.
r s 15-feet wide r > 15-feet wide (- Other open water (no tributary present)
7d. Do roots of assessment area vegetation extend into the bank of the tributarylopen water?
(— Yes (— No
7e. 1s tributary or other open water sheltered or exposed?
f Sheltered — adjacent open water with width < 2500 feet and no regular boat traffic.
{ Exposed — adjacent open water with width ;� 2500 feet or regular boat traffic.
8. Wetland Width at the Assessment Area -- wetland typelwetland complex metric (evaluate for riparian wetlands only)
Check a box in each column. Select the average width for the wetland type at the assessment area (WT)
and the wetland complex at the assessment areas (WC). See User Manual for WT and WC boundaries.
WT WC
C A C A z 100 feet
t" B C` B From 60 to < 100 feet
C C f C From 50 to < 80 feet
r D C D From 40 to < 50 feet
C E (— E From 30 to < 40 feet
F J: F From 15 to < 30 feet
G rG From 5 to < 15 feet
H r H < 5 feet

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

17. Vegetative Structure — assessment arealwetland type condition metric
17a. Is vegetation present?
Yes r 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 z 25°% coverage of vegetation
C" 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 wetand type (WT) separately.
AA
WT
oC
A
f A
Canopy dosed, or nearly closed, with natural gaps associated with natural processes
C B
+: B
Canopy present, but opened more than natural gaps
U
f: C
f C
Canopy sparse or absent
o
(: A
f A
Dense mid-story/sapling layer
u)
r B
CI B
Moderate density mid-storylsapling layer
tC
C
f C
Mid-story/sapling layer sparse or absent
.c f' A
C- A
Dense shrub layer
2 f: B
L
r B
Moderate density shrub layer
C
f C
Shrub layer sparse or absent
f A
r' A
Dense herb layer
a) : rB
B
Moderate density herb layer
(` C
to C
Herb layer sparse or absent
18. Snags — wetland type condition metric
f A Large snags (more than one) are visible (> 12-Inches DISH, or large relative to species present and landscape stability).
!: B Not A
19. Diameter Class Distribution -- wetland type condition metric
f A Majority of canopy trees have stems > 6 Inches In diameter at breast height (DBH); many large trees (> 12 Inches DBH) are
present.
C- Majority of canopy trees have stems between 6 and 12 Inches DBH, few are > 12-inch DBH,
t: C Majority of canopy trees are < 6 inches DBH or no trees.
20, Large Woody Debris — wetland type condition metric
Include both natural debris and man -placed natural debris.
r A Large logs (more than one) are visible (> 12 Inches In diameter, or large relative to species present and landscape stability).
B Not A
21. VegetatlonlOpen Water Dispersion — wetland typelopen 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.
CA f'B f'C r"D
22. Hydrologic Connectivity — assessment area condition metric (evaluate for riparian wetlands only)
Examples of activities that may severely alter hydrologic connectivity Include Intensive
ditching, fill, sedimentation, channelization, diversion, man-made berms, beaver dams, and stream incision.
f` A Overbank and overland flow are not severely altered in the assessment area.
C. B Overbank flow is severely altered in the assessment area.
C C Overland flow Is severely altered in the assessment area.
i' D Both overbank and overland now are severely altered in the assessment area.

Wetland Site Name
Wetland Type
NC WAM Wetland Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 4.1
Rating Calculator Version 4.1
U-6018 WJ
Headwater Forest
Date 8/13/2018
Assessor NamelOrganization ESI-K. Murphrey
Notes on Field Assessment Form (YIN)
NO
Presence of regulatory considerations (YIN)
NO
Wetland is intensively managed (YIN)
NO
Assessment area is located within 50 feet of a natural tributary or other open water (YIN)
NO
Assessment area is substantially altered by beaver (YIN)
NO
Assessment area experiences overbank flooding during normal rainfall conditions (YIN)
NO
Assessment area is on a coastal island (YIN)
NO
Sub -function Rating Summary
Function Sub -function
Metrics
Rating
Hydrology Surface Storage and Retention
Condition
HIGH
Sub -Surface Storage and Retention
Condition
MEDIUM
Water Quality Pathogen Change
Condition
LOW
Condition/Opportunity
LOW
Opportunity Presence? (YIN)
NO
Particulate Change
Condition
HIGH
Condition/Opportunity
NA
Opportunity Presence? (YIN)
NA
Soluble Change
Condition
HIGH
Condition/Opportunity
HIGH
Opportunity Presence? (YIN)
NO
Physical Change
Condition
LOW
ConditionlOpportunity
LOW
Opportunity Presence? (YIN)
YES
Pollution Change
Condition
NA
Condition/Opportunity
NA
Opportunity Presence? (YIN)
NA
Habitat Physical Structure Condition LOW
Landscape Patch Structure Condition LOW
Vegetation Composition Condition HIGH
Function Ratinca Summa
Function
Metrics/Notes
Rating
Hydrology
Condition
HIGH
Water Quality
Condition
MEDIUM
Condition/Opportunity
MEDIUM
Opportunity Presence? (YIN)
YES
Habitat
Conditon
LOW
Overall Wetland Rating MEDIUM

NC WAM WETLAND ASSESSMENT FORM
Accompanies User Manual Version 4.1
Wetland Site Name U-6018 W K Bate 8113/2016
Wetland Type; Headwater Forest Y. Assessor Name/Organization ESI-K, Murphrey___
Level III Ecoregion Piedmont _ _ • Nearest Named Water Body Muddy Creek
River Basin; Cape Fear USGS 8-Digit Catalogue Unit 03030003
Ca Yes E No Precipitation within 48 hrs? LatitudelLongitude (deci-degrees) 35,91578, -79.93455
Evidence of stressors affecting the assessment area (may not be within the assessment area)
Please circle and/or make note on last page if evidence of stressors is apparent. Consider departure from reference, if
appropriate, in recent past (for instance, approximately within 10 years). Noteworthy stressors include, but are not limited
to the following.
• Hydrological modifications (examples: ditches, dams, beaverdams, 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 atteration (examples: mowing, dear -cutting, exotics, etc.)
Is the assessment area intensively managed? r Yes €: No
Regulatory Considerations (select all that apply to the assessment area)
. 1 Anadromous fish
F Federally protected species or State endangered or threatened species
f v NCDW Q riparian buffer rule in effect
Abuts a Primary Nursery Area (PNA)
i Publicly owned property
N.C. Division of Coastal Management Area of Environmental Concern (AEC) (including buffer)
F Abuts a stream with a NCDWQ classification of SA or supplemental classifications of HOW, ORW, or Trout
i Designated NCNHP reference community
l Abuts a 303(d}listed stream or a tributary to a 303(dy listed stream
What type of natural stream is associated with the wetland, if any? (check all that apply)
t_ Blackwater
(: Brownwater
F Tidal (if tidal, check one of the following boxes) C Lunar f" Wind C Both
Is the assessment area on a coastal island? (— Yes r" No
Is the assessment area's surface water storage capacity or duration substantially altered by beaver? C"" Yes (6— No
Does the assessment area experience overbank flooding during normal rainfall conditions? C Yes �*— No
I. Ground Surface CondilionlVegetation Condition — assessment area condition metric
Check a box in each column. Consider alteration to the ground surface (GS) in the assessment area and vegetation structure
(VS) in the assessment area. Compare to reference wetland if applicable (see User Manual), if a reference is not applicable,
then rate the assessment area based on evidence of an effect.
GS VS
r A (o— A Not severely altered
! B r B Severely altered over a majority of the assessment area (ground surface alteration examples: vehicle tracks, excessive
sedimentation, fire -plow lanes, skidder tracks, bedding, fill, soil compaction, obvious pollutants) (vegetation structure
alteration examples: mechanical disturbance, herbicides, salt intrusion [where appropriate], exotic species, grazing,
less diversity [if appropriate], hydrologic alteration)
2. Surface and Sub -Surface Storage Capacity and Duration — assessment area condition metric
Check a box in each column. Consider surface storage capacity and duration (Surf) and sub -surface storage capacity and
duration (Sub). Consider both increase and decrease in hydrology. Refer to the current NRCS lateral effect of ditching guidance for
North Carolina hyddc soils (see USACE Wilmington District website) for the zone of influence of ditches in hydric soils. A ditch
5 1 foot deep is considered to affect surface water only, white a ditch > 1 foot deep is expected to affect both surface and ditch
sub -surface water, Consider tidal flooding regime, if applicable.
Surf Sub
re A c: A Water storage capacity and duration are not altered.
r B (— B Water storage capacity or duration are altered, but not substantially (typically, not sufficient to change vegetation),
s C r C Water storage capacity or duration are substantially altered (typically, alteration sufficient to result in vegetation
change) (examples: draining, flooding, soil compaction, filing, excessive sedimentation, underground utility lines).
3. Water Storage/Surface Relief —assessment arealwetland type condition metric (answer for non -marsh wetlands only)
Check a box in each column for each group below. Select the appropriate storage for the assessment area (AA) and the wetland
type (WT).
AA WT
3a. C A f" A Majority of wetiand with depressions able to pond water > 1 foot deep
B C B Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water 6 inches to 1 foot deep
` C t" C Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water 3 to 6 inches deep
4 D fe D Depressions able to pond water c 3 inches deep
3b, (— A Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is greater than 2 feet
f— B Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is between 1 and 2 feet
C C Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is less than 1 foot

4. Sail Texture/Structure — assessment area condition metric
Check a box from each of the three soil property groups below. Dig soil profile in the dominant assessment area landscape
feature. Make soil observations within the 12 inches, Use most recent National Technical Committee for Hydric Soils guidance for
regional indicators.
4a. A Sandy soil
B Loamy or clayey soils exhibiting redoximorphic features (concentrations, depletions, or rhizospheres)
C Loamy or clayey soils not exhibiting redoximorphic features
D Loamy or clayey gleyed soil
E Histosol or histic epipedon
4b, A Soil ribbon < 1 inch
S Soil ribbon z 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
tr A ;; A Little or no evidence of pollutants or discharges entering the assessment area
r B C B Noticeable evidence of pollutants or discharges entering the wetland and stressing, but not overwhelming the
treatment capacity of the assessment area
€ C C C Noticeable evidence of pollutants or discharges (pathogen, particulate, or soluble) entering the assessment area and
potentially overwhelming the treatment capacity of the wetland (water discoloration, dead vegetation, excessive
sedimentation, odor)
6. Land Use -- opportunity metric
Check all that apply (at least one box in each column). Evaluation involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. Consider sources
draining to assessment area within entire upstream watershed (WS), within 5 miles and within the watershed draining to the
assessment area (5M), and within 2 miles and within the watershed draining to the assessment area (2M). Effective riparian buffers
are considered to be 50 feet wide in the Coastal Plain and Piedmont ecoregions and 30 feet wide in the Blue Ridge Mountains ecoregion.
WS 5M 2M
F A F_ A [ A a 10% impervious surfaces
F B i_ B F B < 10% Impervious surfaces
F C f ` C I-` C Confined animal operations (or other local, concentrated source of pollutants)
r­fD f_ D f D z 20% coverage of pasture
f "" E I— E I E 20% coverage of agricultural land (regularly plowed land)
F F F ' F z 20% coverage of maintained grass/herb
r G r G f G a 20% coverage of clear-cut land
€ H i✓ H F111- H Little or no opportunity to improve water quality. Lack of opportunity may result from hydrologic alterations
that prevent drainage or overbank flow from affecting the assessment area.
7. Wetland Acting as Vegetated Buffer —assessment arealwetland complex condition metric
7a. Is assessment area within 50 feet of a tributary or other open water?
c« Yes f" No If Yes, continue to 7b. If No, skip to Metric 8.
Wetland buffer need only be present on one side of the water body. Make buffer judgment based on the average width of the wetland.
Record a note if a portion of the buffer has been removed or disturbed.
7b. How much of the first 50 feet from the bank is wettand? Descriptor E should be selected if ditches effectively bypass the buffer.
l" A a 50 feet
r B From 30 to < 50 feet
iW C From 15 to < 30 feet
f— D From 5 to < 15 feet
r E < 5 feet or buffer bypassed by ditches
7c. Tributary width. If the tributary is anastomosed, combine widths of channels/braids for a total width.
€e < 15-feet wide C` > 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?
C` Yes �—* No
7e. Is tributary or other open water sheltered or exposed?
C4— Sheltered — adjacent open water with width < 2500 feet and no regular boat traffic.
C" Exposed — adjacent open water with width z 2500 feet or regular boat traffic.
S. Wetland Width at the Assessment Area — wetland type/wetland complex metric (evaluate for riparian wetlands only)
Check a box in each column. Select the average width for the wetland type at the assessment area (WT)
and the wetland complex at the assessment areas (WC). See User Manual for WT and WC boundaries.
WT WC
€ A t A z 100 feet
t� B B From 80 to < 100 feet
C c C From 50 to < 80 feet
t D t D From 40 to < 50 feet
€: E t• E From 30 to < 40 feet
F i F From 15 to < 30 feet
CG rG From 5 to < 15 feet
i H €" H < 5 feet

9. Inundation Duration — assessment area condition metric
Answer for assessment area dominant landform.
t A Evidence of short -duration inundation (< 7 consecutive days)
€* B Evidence of saturation, without evidence of inundation
t C Evidence of long -duration inundation or very long -duration inundation (7 to 30 consecutive days or mare)
10, Indicators of Deposition -- assessment area condition metric
Consider recent deposition only (no plant growth since deposition).
C A Sediment deposition is not excessive, but at approximately natural levels.
t. B Sediment deposition is excessive, but not overwhelming the wetland.
(— C Sediment deposition is excessive and Is overwhelming the wetland.
11. Wetland Size — wetland typelwetland 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 Gear -cut, seiect "K" for the FW column.
WT WC FW (if applicable)
C A C A r A �t 500 acres
f" B r B C B From 100 to < 500 acres
f" C C C f C From 50 to < 100 acres
� " D D D From 25 to < 50 acres
C E E E From 10 to < 25 acres
C F F CF From 5 to < 10 acres
C G G t G From 1 to < 5 acres
€ H H c H From 0.5 to < 1 acre
Cw 1 (4- 1 t. I From 0.1 to < 0.5 acre
f"` J (" J r J From 0.01 to < 0.1 acre
(" K C 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 (a 90%) of its natural landscape size.
B Pocosin is < 90% of the full extent of its natural landscape size.
13. Connectivity to Other Natural Areas — landscape condition metric
13a. Check appropriate box(es) (a box may be checked in each column). Involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. This
evaluates whether the wetland is well connected (Well) and/or loosely connected (Loosely) to the landscape patch, the contiguous
metric naturally vegetated area and open water (if appropriate). Boundaries are formed by four -lane roads, regularly maintained utility
line corridors the width of a four -lane road or wider, urban landscapes, fields (pasture open and agriculture), or water > 300 feet wide.
Well Loosely
€ A (— A z 500 acres
B r B From 100 to < 500 acres
f C C C From 50 to < 100 acres
;T. D D From 10 to < 50 acres
(a E r E < 10 acres
C F r F Wetland type has a poor or no connection to other natural habitats
13b. Evaluate for marshes only.
C Yes (— No Wetland type has a surface hydrology connection to open waters/stream or tidal wetlands.
14. Edge Effect — wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes)
May involve a GIS effort with field adjustment. Estimate distance from wetland type boundary to artificial edges. Artificial edges include
non -forested areas 2 40 feet wide such as fields, development, roads, regularly maintained utility line corridors and clear -cuts.
Consider the eight main points of the compass.
r A No artificial edge within 150 feet in all directions
fs B No artificial edge within 150 feet in four (4) to seven (7) directions
C C An artificial edge occurs within 150 feet in more than four (4) directions or assessment area is clear-cut
15. Vegetative Composition —assessment area condition metric (skip for all marshes and Pine Flat)
to A Vegetation is dose 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
Gearing. It also includes communities with exotics present, but not dominant, over a large portion of the expected strata.
C Vegetation severely altered from reference in composition. Expected species are unnaturally absent (planted stands of non -
characteristic species or at least one stratum inappropriately composed of a single species), Exotic species are dominant in
at least one stratum.
16. Vegetative Diversity— assessment area condition metric (evaluate for Non -tidal Freshwater Marsh only)
i A Vegetation diversity is high and is composed primarily of native species (<10% cover of exotics).
t B Vegetation diversity is low or has > 10% to 50%n cover of exotics.
`` C Vegetation is dominated by exotic species (>50% cover of exotics).

17. Vegetative Structure — assessment arealwetland type condition metric
17a. Is vegetation present?
f: 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.
C- A ? 25% coverage of vegetation
C B a 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 (W7) separately,
AA
Wi
o(—
A
t— A
Canopy dosed, or nearly closed, with natural gaps associated with natural processes
Ce B
(: B
Canopy present, but opened more than natural gaps
U
C
C C
Canopy sparse or absent
o
f" A
C A
Dense mid-storylsapiing layer
u3
(4 B
4 B
Moderate density mid-storylsapling layer
a
�;
r C
(" C
Mid-sto layer sparse or absent
rYlsa lrn P � g Y P
.A (* A
(— A
Dense shrub layer
2 B
( B
Moderate density shrub layer
0 ` C
r C
Shrub layer sparse or absent
�e A
r A
Dense herb layer
C- B
r B
Moderate density herb layer
f` C
€ C
Herb layer sparse or absent
18, Snags — wetland type condition metric
( A Large snags (more than one) are visible (> 12-inches DHH, or large relative to species present and landscape stability).
re B Not A
19, Diameter Class Distribution — wetland type condition metric
r A Majority of canopy trees have stems > 6 inches in diameter at breast height (DBH); many large trees (> 12 inches DBH) are
present.
t B Majority of canopy trees have stems between 6 and 12 inches DBH, few are > 12-inch DBH.
f C Majority of canopy trees are < 6 inches DBH or no trees.
20, Large Woody Debris — wetland type condition metric
Include both natural debris and man -placed natural debris.
t" A Large logs (more than one) are visible (> 12 inches in diameter, or large relative to species present and landscape stability).
fe B Not A
21. VegetationtOpen 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.
C A C B f C C❑
22. Hydrologic Connectivity-- assessment area condition metric (evaluate for riparian wetlands only)
Examples of activities that may severely alter hydrologic connectivity include intensive
ditching, fill, sedimentation, channelization, diversion, man-made berms, beaver dams, and stream incision.
to A Overbank and overiand 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.
t D Both overbank and overland flow are severely altered in the assessment area_
Notes

Wetland Site Name
Wetland Type
NC WAM Wettand Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 4.1
Rating Calculator Version 4.1
U-6018 WK
Headwater Forest
Date 811312018
Assessor Name/Organization ESI-K. Mur hre
Notes on Field Assessment Form (YIN)
NO
Presence of regulatory considerations (YIN)
NO
Wetland is intensively managed (YIN)
NO
Assessment area is located within 50 feet of a natural tributary or other open water (YIN)
YES
Assessment area is substantially altered by beaver (YIN)
NO
Assessment area experiences overbank flooding during normal rainfall conditions (YIN)
NO
Assessment area is on a coastal island (YIN)
NO
Sub -function Rating Summary
Function Sub -function Metrics ^ T
Rating__
Hydrology Surface Storage and Retention Condition
HIGH
Sub -Surface Storage and Retention Condition
MEDIUM
Water Quality Pathogen Change
Condition
HIGH
Condition/Opportunity
HIGH
Opportunity Presence? (YIN)
NO
Particulate Change
Condition
MEDIUM
Condition/Opportunity
NA
Opportunity Presence? (YIN)
NA
Soluble Change
Condition
HIGH
Condition/Opportunity
HIGH
Opportunity Presence? (YIN)
NO
Physical Change
Condition
MEDIUM
Condition/Opportunity
MEDIUM
Opportunity Presence? (YIN)
YES
Pollution Change
Condition
NA
Condition/Opportunity
NA
Opportunity Presence? YIN
NA
Habitat Physical Structure
Condition
HIGH
Landscape Patch Structure
Condition
LOW
Vegetation Composition
Condition
HIGH
Function Ratina Summa
Function
Metrics/Notes
Rating
Hydrology
Condition
HIGH
Water Quality
Condition
HIGH
Condition/Opportunity
HIGH
Opportunity Presence? (YIN)
YES
Habitat
Conditon
HIGH
Overall Wetland Rating HIGH

NC WAM WETLAND ASSESSMENT FORM
Accompanies User Manual Version 4.1
calculator version 4.1
Wetland Site Name U-6018 WL
Wetland Type, headwater Forest
Level III Ecoregion= Piedmont
River BasinCape Fear
€w YAs (—
Date
Assessor Name/Organization
Nearest Named Water Body
USGS 8-digit Catalogue Unit
Creek
Evidence of stressors affecting the assessment area (may not be within the assessment area)
Please circle and/or make note on last page if evidence of stressors is apparent. Consider departure from reference, if
appropriate, in recent past (for instance, approximately within 10 years). Noteworthy stressors include, but are not limited
to the following.
• Hydrological modifications (examples: ditches, dams, beaver dams, dikes, berms, ponds, etc.)
• Surface and sub -surface discharges into the wetland (examples: discharges containing obvious pollutants, presence of nearby
septic tanks, underground storage tanks (USTs), hog lagoons, etc.)
• Signs of vegetation stress (examples: vegetation mortality, insect damage, disease, storm damage, salt intrusion, etc.)
• Habitat/plant community alteration (examples: mowing, clear -cutting, exotics, etc.)
Is the assessment area Intensively managed? l Yes C: No
Regulatory Considerations (select all that apply to the assessment area)
F Anadromous fish
F Federally protected species or State endangered or threatened species
f NC©WQ 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, QRW, or Trout
F Designated NCNHP reference community
F_ Abuts a 303(d)-fisted stream or a tributary to a 303(dj-listed stream
What type of natural stream is associated with the weliand, if any? (check all that apply)
r Blackwater
Brownwater
i Tidal (if tidal, check one of the following boxes) f— Lunar Wind c Both
Is the assessment area on a coastal island? c" Yes Ce No
Is the assessment area's surface water storage capacity or duration substantially altered by beaver?
Does the assessment area experience overbank flooding during normal rainfall conditions?
r Yes C No
(` Yes (: No
1. Ground Surface Condition/Vegetation Condition -- assessment area condition metric
Check a box in each column. Consider alteration to the ground surface (GS) in the assessment area and vegetation structure
(VS) in the assessment area. Compare to reference wetland if applicable (see User Manual). If a reference is not applicable,
then rate the assessment area based on evidence of an effect.
GS VS
A (o— A Not severely altered
r B ( B Severely altered over a majority of the assessment area (ground surface alteration examples: vehicle tracks, excessive
sedimentation, fire -plow lanes, skidder tracks, bedding, fill, soil compaction, obvious pollutants) (vegetation structure
alteration examples: mechanical disturbance, herbicides, salt intrusion [where appropriate], exotic species, grazing,
less diversity [if appropriate], hydrologic alteration)
2. Surface and Sub -Surface Storage Capacity and Duration — assessment area condition metric
Check a box in each column. Consider surface storage capacity and duration (Surf) and sub -surface storage capacity and
duration (Sub). Consider both increase and decrease in hydrology. Refer to the current NRCS lateral effect of ditching guidance for
North Carolina hydric soils (see USACE Wilmington District website) for the zone of influence of ditches in hydric soils. A ditch
s 1 foot deep is considered to affect surface water only, while a ditch ? 1 foot deep is expected to affect both surface and ditch
sub -surface water. Consider tidal flooding regime, if applicable.
Surf Sub
re A t A Water storage capacity and duration are not altered.
B r 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 arealweliand type condition metric (answer for non -marsh wetlands only)
Check a box in each column for each group below. Select the appropriate storage for the assessment area (AA) and the wetland
type (WT).
AA WT
3a. r A C A Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water 3 1 foot deep
C B C B Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water 5 inches to 1 foot deep
t C f- C Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water 3 to 6 inches deep
cw D rw 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 TexturelStructure -- assessment area condition metric
Check a box from each of the three soil property groups below. Dig soil profile in the dominant assessment area landscape
feature. Make soil observations within the 12 inches. Use most recent National Technical Committee for Hydric Soils guidance for
regional indicators.
4a. A Sandy soil
B Loamy or clayey soils exhibiting redoximorphic features (concentrations, depletions, or rhizospheres)
' C Loamy or clayey soils not exhibiting redoximorphic features
D Loamy or clayey gleyed sail
E Histosol or histic epipedon
4b.* A Soil ribbon < 1 inch
B Soil ribbon z 1 inch
4c. A No peat or muck presence
B A peat or muck presence
5. Discharge into Wetland—opportunitymetric
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
4' A (: A Little or no evidence of pollutants or discharges entering the assessment area
C" B t" B Noticeable evidence of pollutants or discharges entering the wetland and stressing, but not overwhelming the
treatment capacity of the assessment area
C r 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)
G. Land Use — opportunity metric
Check all that apply (at least one box in each column). Evaluation involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. Consider sources
draining to assessment area within entire upstream watershed (WS), within 5 miles and within the watershed draining to the
assessment area (5M), and within 2 miles and within the watershed draining to the assessment area (2M). Effective riparian buffers
are considered to be 50 feet wide in the Coastal Plain and Piedmont ecoregions and 30 feet wide in the Blue Ridge Mountains ecoregion.
WS 5M 2M
( A A `— A a 10% impervious surfaces
( B f B f— B < 10% impervious surfaces
F C l_ C F C Confined animal operations (or other local, concentrated source of pollutants)
F D F D — D a 20% coverage of pasture
I✓ E F E F E a 20% coverage of agricultural land (regularly plowed land)
I F _. F i F a 20% coverage of maintained grass/herb
F G € G i G z 20% coverage of clear-cut land
F H 1W H 1W H Little or no opportunity to improve water quality. Lack of opportunity may result from hydrologic alterations
that prevent drainage or overbank flow from affecting the assessment area.
7. Wetland Acting as Vegetated Buffer —assessment arealwetland complex condition metric
7a. Is assessment area within 50 feet of a tributary or other open water?
Yes r No If Yes, continue to 7b. If No, skip to Metric 8.
Wetland buffer need only be present on one side of the water body. Make buffer judgment based on the average width of the wetland.
Record a note if a portion of the buffer has been removed or disturbed.
7b. How much of the first 50 feet from the bank is weltand? Descriptor E should be selected if ditches effectively bypass the buffer.
r A z 50 feet
fe B From 30 to < 50 feet
f— C From 15 to < 30 feet
Ci D From 5 to < 15 feet
E < 5 feet or buffer bypassed by ditches
7c. Tributarywidth. If the tributary is anastomosed, combine widths of channelslbraids for a total width.
€s— s 15-feet wide e- > 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?
t— Yes (* No
7e. Is tributary or other open water sheltered or exposed?
t: Sheltered — adjacent open water with width < 2500 feet and no regular boat traffic.
IC Exposed — adjacent open water with width a 2500 feet or regular boat traffic.
8. Wetland Width at the Assessment Area — wetland type/wetland complex metric (evaluate for riparian wetlands only)
Check a box in each column. Select the average width for the wetland type at the assessment area (WT)
and the wetland complex at the assessment areas (WC). See User Manual for WT and WC boundaries.
WT WC
A A ? 100 feet
B B From 80 to < 100 feet
f C as C From 50 to < 80 feet
D D From 40 to < 50 feet
C` E E From 30 to < 40 feet
C" F r F From 15 to < 30 feet
rG G From 5 to < 15 feet
(— H C H < 5 feet

9. Inundation Duration - assessment area condition metric
Answer for assessment area dominant landform,
€: A Evidence or short -duration inundation (< 7 consecutive days)
C I3 Evidence of saturation, without evidence of inundation
(- C Evidence of long -duration inundation or very long -duration inundation (7 to 30 consecutive days or more)
10. Indicators of Deposition - assessment area condition metric
Consider recent deposition only (no plant growth since deposition).
f- 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. 1f assessment area is clear-cut, select "K" for the FW column.
WT WC FW (if applicable)
r A A ( A ? 500 acres
e B B B From 100 to < 500 acres
C C C ( C From 50 to < 100 acres
C" D D D From 25 to < 50 acres
E r E € E From 10 to < 25 acres
F (- F I F From 5 to < 10 acres
G t-o G Co- G From 1 to < 5 acres
C H ( H C H From 0.5 to < 1 acre
C I < I 1 From 0.1 to < 0.5 acre
J C J C J From 0.01 to < 0A acre
K K f" K < 0.01 acre or assessment area is clear-cut
12. Welland Intactness -wetland type condition metric (evaluate for Pocosins only)
C A Pocosin is the full extent (a 90%) of its natural landscape size.
C B Pocosin is < 90% of the full extent of its natural landscape size.
13. Connectivity to Other Natural Areas - landscape condition metric
13a. Check appropriate box(es) (a box may be checked 1n each column). Involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. This
evaluates whether the wetland is well connected (Well) and/or loosely connected (Loosely) to the landscape patch, the contiguous
metric naturally vegetated area and open water (if appropriate). Boundaries are formed by four -lane roads, regularly maintained utility
line corridors the width of a four -lane road or wider, urban landscapes, fields (pasture open and agriculture), or water > 300 feet wide.
Well Loosely
r A f- A a 500 acres
(- B (: B From 100 to < 500 acres
Ce C (- C From 50 to < 100 acres
C D t- D From 10 to < 50 acres
E r E < 10 acres
z F (- F Wetland type has a poor or no connection to other natural habitats
13b. Evaluate for marshes only,
(- Yes r No Wetland type has a surface hydrology connection to open waters/stream or tidal wetlands.
14. Edge Effect - wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes)
May involve a GIS effort with field adjustment. Estimate distance from wetland type boundary to artificial edges. Artificial edges include
non -forested areas a 40 feet wide such as fields, development, roads, regularly maintained utility line corridors and clear -cuts.
Consider the eight main points of the compass.
(- A No artificial edge within 150 feet in all directions
(w B No artificial edge within 150 feet in four (4) to seven (7) directions
(- C An artificial edge occurs within 150 feet in more than four (4) directions or assessment area is clear-cut
15, Vegetative Composition - assessment area condition metric (skip for all marshes and Pine Flat)
(e A Vegetation is close to reference condition in species present and their proportions. Lower strata composed of appropriate
species, with exotic plants absent or sparse within the assessment area.
B Vegetation is different from reference condition in species diversity or proportions, but still largely composed of native species
characteristic of the wetland type. This may include communities of weedy native species that develop after clearcutting or
clearing. It also includes communities with exotics present, but not dominant, over a large portion of the expected strata.
C Vegetation severely altered from reference in composition: Expected species are unnaturally absent (planted stands of non -
characteristic species or at least one stratum inappropriately composed of a single species). Exotic species are dominant in
at least one stratum.
16. Vegetative Diversity - assessment area condition metric (evaluate for Non -tidal Freshwater Marsh only)
A Vegetation diversity is high and is composed primarily of native species (<10% cover of exotics).
(B Vegetation diversity is low or has > 10% to 50% cover of exotics.
f C Vegetation is dominated by exotic species (>50% cover of exotics).

17. Vegetative Structure - assessmentarealwetiand type condition metric
17a. Is vegetation present?
aw Yes r 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 nun -marsh wetlands.
t- A z 25% coverage of vegetation
(-B < 25% coverage of vegetation
17c. Check a box in each column for each stratum. Evaluate this portion of the metric for non -marsh wetlands. Consider structure
in airspace
above the
assessment area (AA) and the wetland type (WT) separately.
AA
WT
0-6
Ce A
t: A
Canopy closed, or nearly closed, with natural gaps associated with natural processes
o
c B
r B
Canopy present, but opened more than natural gaps
v
C- C
C
Canopy sparse or absent
o
Cw A
f A
Dense mid-story/sapling layer
C B
:• B
Moderate density mid-storylsapiing layer
a
r C
t C
Mid-storylsapling layer sparse or absent
f: A
C- A
Dense shrub layer
(- B
to B
Moderate density shrub layer
w r C
C' C
Shrub layer sparse or absent
re A
C: A
Dense herb layer
z(- B
C B
Moderate density herb layer
" C
€ C
Herb layer sparse or absent
18. Snags - wetland type condition metric
C A Large snags (more than one) are visible (> 12-inches DBH, or large relative to species present and landscape stability).
?+ B Not A
19, Diameter Class Distribution - wetland type condition metric
re A Majority of canopy trees have stems > 6 inches in diameter at breast height (DBH); many large trees (> 12 inches DBH) are
present.
B Majority of canopy trees have stems between 6 and 12 inches DBH, few are > 12-inch DBH.
€ C Majority of canopy trees are < 6 inches DBH or no trees.
20. Large Woody Debris -wetland type condition metric
Include both natural debris and man -placed natural debris.
r: A Large logs (more than one) are visible (> 12 inches in diameter, or large relative to species present and landscape stability).
C` 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.
C A t H C C i D
22. Hydrologic Connectivity- assessment area condition metric (evaluate for riparian wetlands only)
Examples of activities that may severely alter hydrologic connectivity include intensive
ditching, fill, sedimentation, channelization, diversion, man-made berms, beaver dams, and stream incision.
Co A ©verbank and overland flow are not severely altered in the assessment area.
C` B Overbank flow is severely altered in the assessment area.
C C Overland flow is severely altered in the assessment area.
( D Both overbank and overland flow are severely altered in the assessment area.
Notes

NC WAM Wetland Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 4.1
Rating Calculator Version 4.1
Wetland Site Name U-6018 WL hate 8/14/2018
Wetland Type Headwater Forest Assessor Name/Organization FSI-K, Murphrey
Notes on Field Assessment Form (YIN)
NO
Presence of regulatory considerations (YIN)
NO
Wetland is intensively managed (YIN)
NO
Assessment area is located within 50 feet of a natural tributary or other open water (YIN)
YES
Assessment area is substantially altered by beaver (YIN)
NO
Assessment area experiences overbank flooding during normal rainfall conditions (YIN)
NO
Assessment area is on a coastal island (Y1N)
NO
Sub -function Rat€na Summa
Function
Sub -function
Metrics
Rating
Hydrology
Surface Storage and Retention
Condition
HIGH
Sub -Surface Storage and Retention
Condition
HIGH
Water Quality
Pathogen Change
Condition
HIGH
Condition/Opportunity
HIGH
Opportunity Presence? (YIN)
NO
Particulate Change
Condition
MEDIUM
Condition/Opportunity
NA
Opportunity Presence? (YIN)
NA
Soluble Change
Condition
MEDIUM
Condition/Opportunity
MEDIUM
Opportunity Presence? (YIN)
NO
Physical Change
Condition
MEDIUM
Condition/Opportunity
MEDIUM
Opportunity Presence? (YIN)
YES
Pollution Change
Condition
NA
Condition/Opportunity
NA
Opportunity Presence? YIN
NA
Habitat
Physical Structure
Condition
HIGH
Landscape Patch Structure
Condition
HIGH
Vegetation Composition
Condition
HIGH
Function Ratina Summa
Function
Metrics/Notes
Rating
Hydrology
Condition
HIGH
Water Quality
Condition
MEDIUM
Condition/Opportunity
MEDIUM
Opportunity Presence? (YIN)
YES
Habitat
Conditon
HIGH
Overall Wetland Rating HIGH

NC WAM WETLAND ASSESSMENT FORM
Accompanies User Manual Version 4.1
caicutator version 4.1
Wettand Site Name U-6018 WM
Wettand Type' Headwater Forest
Level III Ecoregion Piedmont
Rlver Basinµ Cape Fear uu
r-Yes t No Precipitation within 48 hrs? I
Date
Assessor Name/Organization
Nearest Named Water Body
USGS 8-Digit Catalogue Unit
35.91
Creek
Evidence of stressors affecting the assessment area (may not be within the assessment area)
Please circle and/or make note on last page if evidence of stressors is apparent. Consider departure from reference, if
appropriate, in recent past (for instance, approximately within 10 years). Noteworthy stressors include, but are not limited
to the fallowing.
• 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? C` Yes a: No
Regulatory Considerations (select all that apply to the assessment area)
i . Anadromous fish
Federally protected species or State endangered or threatened species
C NCDWQ riparian buffer rule in effect
f Abuts a Primary Nursery Area (PNA)
Publicly owned property
N.C. Division of Coastal Management Area of Environmental Concern (AEC) (including buffer)
f Abuts a stream with a NCDWQ classification of SA or supplemental classifications of HOW, ORW, or Trout
F Designated NCNHP reference community
F Abuts a 303(d}listed stream or a tributary to a 303(dylisted stream
What type of natural stream is associated with the wetland, if any? (check all that apply)
C' Blackwater
to Brownwater
F Tidal (if tidal, check one of the fallowing boxes) Lunar �- Wind Oath
Is the assessment area on a coastal Island? t" Yes €* No
Is the assessment area's surface water storage capacity or duration substantially altered by beaver?
Does the assessment area experience overbank flooding during normal rainfall conditions?
(` Yes r No
(- Yes €: No
1. Ground Surface Condit!onNegetation Condition - assessment area condition metric
Check a box in each column. Consider alteration to the ground surface (GS) in the assessment area and vegetation structure
(VS) in the assessment area. Compare to reference wetland if applicable (see User Manual). If a reference is not applicable,
then rate the assessment area based on evidence of an effect.
GS VS
t: A t: A Not severely altered
C B C- 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, sail compaction, obvious pollutants) (vegetation structure
alteration examples: mechanical disturbance, herbicides, salt intrusion [where appropriate], exotic species, grazing,
less diversity [if appropriate], hydrologic alteration)
2. Surface and Sub -Surface Storage Capacity and Duration - assessment area condition metric
Check a box in each column. Consider surface storage capacity and duration (Surf) and sub -surface storage capacity and
duration (Sub). Consider both increase and decrease in hydrology. Refer to the current NRCS lateral effect of ditching guidance for
North Carolina hydric soils (see USAGE Wilmington District website) for the zone of influence of ditches in hydric soils. A ditch
5 1 foot deep is considered to affect surface water only, while a ditch ? 1 foot deep is expected to affect both surface and ditch
sub -surface water. Consider tidal flooding regime, if applicable.
Surf Sub
A t. A Water storage capacity and duration are not altered.
C 8 (- B Water storage capacity or duration are altered, but not substantially (typically, not sufficient to change vegetation).
C C0 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 arealwetland type condition metric (answer for non -marsh wetlands only)
Check a box in each column for each group below. Select the appropriate storage for the assessment area (AA) and the wetland
type (WT).
AA W T
3a. C" A C A Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water 3 1 foot deep
r-- B (- B Majority of wettarid with depressions able to pond water 6 inches to 1 foot deep
r C r C Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water 3 to 6 inches deep
w D w D Depressions able to pond water < 3 inches deep
3b. C'° A Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is greater than 2 feet
C` B Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is between 1 and 2 feet
Co C Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is less than 1 foot

4. Sol[ Texture/Structure — assessment area condition metric
Check a box from each of the three soil property groups below. Dig soil profile in the dominant assessment area landscape
feature. Make soil observations within the 12 inches. Use most recent National Technical Committee for Hydric Sails guidance for
regional indicators.
4a. C 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 L� 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
(e A t: A Little or no evidence of pollutants or discharges entering the assessment area
B C B Noticeable evidence of pollutants or discharges entering the wetland and stressing, but not overwhelming the
treatment capacity of the assessment area
s C r 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)
S. Land Use — opportunity metric
Check all that apply (at least one box in each column). Evaluation involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. Consider sources
draining to assessment area within entire upstream watershed (WS), within 5 miles and within the watershed draining to the
assessment area (5M), and within 2 miles and within the watershed draining to the assessment area (2M). Effective riparian buffers
are considered to be 50 feet wide in the Coastal Plain and Piedmont ecoregions and 30 feet wide in the Blue Ridge Mountains ecoregion.
WS 5M 2M
i_ A s A I— a 10% impervious surfaces
F'� B B sr B < 10% impervious surfaces
r— C r C r C Confined animal operations (orother local, concentrated source of pollutants)
i D F_ D F D a 20% coverage of pasture
F✓ E E 51 E z 20% coverage of agricultural land (regularly plowed land)
F F I- F F_ F a 20% coverage of maintained grasslherb
€ G F G � 'G >_ 20% coverage of clear-cut land
H F11- H F H Little or no opportunity to improve water quality. Lack of opportunity may result from hydrologic alterations
that prevent drainage or overbank flow from affecting the assessment area.
7. Wetland Acting as Vegetated Buffer— assessment arealwetland complex condition metric
7a. Is assessment area within 50 feet of a tributary or other open water?
C: Yes C" 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 bufferjudgment based on the average width of the wetland.
Record a note if a portion of the buffer has been removed or disturbed.
7b. How much of the first 50 feet from the bank is welland? Descriptor E should be selected if ditches effectively bypass the buffer.
a A a 50 feet
B From 30 to < 50 feet
(,i C From 15 to < 30 feet
r D From 5 to < 15 feet
C` E < 5 feet or buffer bypassed by ditches
7c. Tributary width. If the tributary is anastamosed, combine widths of channelslbraids for a total width.
C: 5 15-feet wide C` > 15-feet wide (- Other open water (no tributary present)
7d. Do roots of assessment area vegetation extend into the bank of the tributarylopen water?
C' Yes €: No
7e. Is tributary or other open water sheltered or exposed?
C: Sheltered — adjacent open water with width < 2500 feet and no regular boat traffic.
r Exposed — adjacent open water with width a 2500 feet or regular boat traffic.
8. Wetland Width at the Assessment Area — wetland type/wetland complex metric (evaluate for riparian wetlands only)
Check a box in each column. Select the average width for the wetland type at the assessment area (WT)
and the wetland complex at the assessment areas (WC). See User Manual for WT and WC boundaries.
WT WC
l A r A z 100 feet
C B f B From 80 to < 100 feet
F C C- C From 50 to < 80 feet
r D a D From 40 to < 50 feet
r E (— E From 30 to < 40 feet
F (i F From 15 to < 30 feet
G (— G From 5 to < 15 feet
C H C H < 6 feet

9. Inundation Duration - assessment area condition metric
Answer for assessment area dominant landform.
C A Evidence of short -duration inundation (< 7 consecutive days)
B Evidence of saturation, without evidence of inundation
C C Evidence of long -duration inundation or very tong -duration inundation (7 to 30 consecutive days or more)
10, Indicators of Deposition - assessment area condition metric
Consider recent deposition only (no plant growth since deposition).
C: A Sediment deposition is not excessive, but at approximately natural levels.
C B Sediment deposition is excessive, but not overwhelming the wetland,
C` C Sediment deposition is excessive and is overwhelming the wetland,
11. Wetland Size - wetland typelwetland complex condition metric
Check a box in each column. Involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. This metric evaluates three aspects of the wetland area: the
size of the wetland type (WT), the size of the wetland complex (WC), and the size of the forested wetland (FW) (if applicable, see User
Manual). See the User Manual for boundaries of these evaluation areas, if assessment area is clear-cut, select "K" for the FW column.
WT WC FW (if applicable)
r A r A C` A >_ 500 acres
C" B C B C B From 100 to < 500 acres
C" C € C C From 50 to < 100 acres
(- D C D C D From 25 to < 50 acres
r E C E r E From 10 to < 25 acres
rF C F t-F From 5to< 10 acres
G C G G From 1 to < 5 acres
C H H t H From 0.5 to < 1 acre
I C° I s I From 0.1 to < 0.5 acre
€� J f: J to J From 0.01 to < 0.1 acre
C K C` K C- 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 (2: 90%) of its natural landscape size.
(-B Pocosin is < 90% of the full extent of its natural landscape size.
13. Connectivity to Other Natural Areas - landscape condition metric
13a. Check appropriate box(es) (a box may be checked in each column). involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. This
evaluates whether the wetland is well connected (Well) and/or loosely connected (Loosely) to the landscape patch, the contiguous
metric naturally vegetated area and open water (if appropriate). Boundaries are formed by four -lane roads, regularly maintained utility
line corridors the width of a four -lane road or wider, urban landscapes, fields (pasture open and agriculture), or water > 300 feet wide.
Well Loosely
C" A t A z 500 acres
B C: B From 100 to < 500 acres
t: C C C From 50 to < 100 acres
C" D €- D From 10 to < 50 acres
C E r E < 10 acres
F C- F Wetland type has a poor or no connection to other natural habitats
13b. Evaluate for marshes only.
(- Yes r No Wetland type has a surface hydrology connection to open waters/stream or tidal wetlands.
14. Edge Effect -- wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes)
May involve a GIS effort with field adjustment. Estimate distance from wetland type boundary to artificial edges. Artificial edges include
non -forested areas ? 40 feet wide such as fields, development, roads, regularly maintained utility line corridors and clear -cuts.
Consider the eight main points of the compass.
t- A No artificial edge within 150 feet in all directions
(6- B No artificial edge within 150 feet in four (4) to seven (7) directions
(- C An artificial edge occurs within 150 feet in more than four (4) directions or assessment area is clear-cut
15. Vegetative Composition -- assessment area condition metric (skip for all marshes and Pine Flat)
r A Vegetation is close to reference condition in species present and their proportions. Lower strata composed of appropriate
species, with exotic plants absent or sparse within the assessment area.
C B Vegetation is different from reference condition in species diversity or proportions, but still largely composed of native species
characteristic of the wetland type. This may include communities of weedy native species that develop after clearcutting or
Gearing. It also includes communities with exotics present, but not dominant, over a large portion of the expected strata.
C C Vegetation severely altered from reference in composition. Expected species are unnaturally absent (planted stands of non -
characteristic species or at least one stratum inappropriately composed of a single species). Exotic species are dominant in
at least one stratum.
16. Vegetative Diversity- assessment area condition metric (evaluate for Non -tidal Freshwater Marsh only)
C A Vegetation diversity is high and is composed primarily of native species (<10% cover of exotics).
t B Vegetation diversity is low or has > 10% to 50% cover of exotics.
C C Vegetation is dominated by exotic species (>50% cover of exotics).

17. Vegetative Structure -- assessment arealwetland type condition metric
17a. Is vegetation present?
(: Yes (- No If Yes, continue to 17b. If No, skip to Metric 1 S.
17b: Evaluate percent coverage of assessment area vegetation for all marshes only. Skip to 17c for non -marsh wetlands.
f - A z 25% coverage of vegetation
C B < 25% coverage of vegetation
17c. Check a box in each column for each stratum. Evaluate this portion of the metric for non -marsh wetlands. Consider structure
in airspace
above the
assessment area (AA) and the wetland type (WT) separately.
AA
WT
o(:
A
tr A
Canopy closed, or nearly closed, with natural gaps associated with natural processes
m
( B
r' B
Canopy present, but opened more than natural gaps
C
r C
Canopy sparse or absent
or
A
C` A
Dense mid-storylsapling layer
re B
Cw B
Moderate density mid-storylsapling layer
r C
(` C
Mid-story/sapling layer sparse or absent
(` A
(" A
Dense shrub layer
2 fe B
c: B
Moderate density shrub layer
0 C C
f C
Shrub layer sparse or absent
C` A
( A
Dense herb layer
(� B
( B
Moderate density herb layer
C C
t: C
Herb layer sparse or absent
1& Snags-wetiand type condition metric
(` A Large snags (mare than one) are visible (> 12-inches DBH, or large relative to species present and landscape stability).
is B Not A
19. Diameter Class Distribution -wetland type condition metric
C" A Majority of canopy trees have stems > 6 inches in diameter at breast height (DBH); many large trees (> 12 inches DBH) are
present.
B Majority of canopy trees have stems between 6 and 12 inches DBH, few are > 12-inch DBH,
C C Majority of canopy trees are < 6 inches DBH or no trees.
20. Large Woody Debris - wetland type condition metric
Include both natural debris and man -placed natural debris.
C" A Large logs (more than one) are visible (> 12 inches in diameter, or large relative to species present and landscape stability).
r B Not A
21. VegetationlOpen Water Dispersion -wetland typelopen 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 rB ( C C`D
[ y R
k-
U
22. Hydrologic Connectivity- assessment area condition metric (evaluate for riparian wetlands only)
Examples of activities that may severely alter hydrologic connectivity include intensive
ditching, fill, sedimentation, channelization, diversion, man-made berms, beaver dams, and stream incision.
A Overbank and overland flow are not severely altered in the assessment area.
(" B Overbank flow is severely altered in the assessment area.
r C Overland flow is severely altered in the assessment area.
C D Both overbank and overland flow are severely altered in the assessment area.
Notes

Wetland Site Name
Wetland Type
NC WAM Wetland Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 4.1
Rating Calculator Version 4.1
U-6018 WM
Headwater Forest
Date 8/14/2018
Assessor Name/Organization ESf-K. Mur hre
Notes on Field Assessment Form (YIN)
NO
Presence of regulatory considerations (YIN)
NO
Welland is intensively managed (YIN)
NO
Assessment area is located within 50 feet of a natural tributary or other open water (YIN)
YES
Assessment area is substantial€y altered by beaver (YIN)
NO
Assessment area experiences overbank flooding during normal rainfall conditions (YIN)
NO
Assessment area is on a coastal island (YIN)
NO
Sub -function Ratina Summa
Function Sub -function Metrics Rating
Hydrology Surface Storage and Retention Condition HIGH
Sub -Surface Storage and Retention Condition HIGH
Water Quality Pathogen Change Condition HIGH
Condition/Opportunity HIGH
Opportunity Presence? (YIN) NO
Particulate Change Condition HIGH
Condition/Opportunity
NA
Opportunity Presence? (YIN)
NA
Soluble Change
Condition
MEDIUM
Condition/Opportunity
MEDIUM
Opportunity Presence? (YIN)
NO
Physical Change
Condition
MEDIUM
ConditionlOpportunity
MEDIUM
Opportunity Presence? (YIN)
YES
Pollution Change
Condition
NA
ConditionlOpportunity
NA
Opportunity Presence? YIN
NA
Habitat Physical Structure
Condition
MEDIUM
Landscape Patch Structure
Condition
LOW
Ve etation Com osition
Condition
MEDIUM
Function Ratina Summa
Function
Metrics/Notes
Rating
Hydrology
Condition
HIGH
Water Quality
Condition
HIGH
Condition/Opportunity
HIGH
Opportunity Presence? (YIN)
YES
Habitat
Conditon
LOW
Overall Wetland Rating HIGH

NC WAM WETLAND ASSESSMENT FORMA
Accompanies User Manual Version 4.1
Kating uaicuiator Version 4.1
Wetland Site Name U-6018 WN Data 8/14/2018
Wetland Type! Headwater Forest _ _ _ �+ Assessor Name/Organization ESI-K. Murphrey
Level III Ecoregioni Piedmont _e dearest Named Water Body Muddy Creek
River Basin' Gape Fear -W USGS 8-Digit Catalogue Unit 03030003
€e Yes (— No Precipitation within 48 hrs? LatitudelLonaitude fdeci-deareesl 35 92035.-79,92647
Evidence of stressors affecting the assessment area (may not be within the assessment area)
Please circle and/or make note on last page if evidence of stressors is apparent. Consider departure from reference, if
appropriate, in recent past (for instance, approximately within 10 years). Noteworthy stressors include, but are not limited
to the following.
• Hydrological modifications (examples: ditches, dams, beaver dams, dikes, berms, ponds, etc.)
• Surface and sub -surface discharges into the wetland (examples: discharges containing obvious pollutants, presence of nearby
septic tanks, underground storage tanks (USTs), hog lagoons, etc.)
• Signs of vegetation stress (examples: vegetation mortality, insect damage, disease, storm damage, salt intrusion, etc.)
• Habitat/plant community alteration (examples: mowing, clear -cutting, exotics, etc.)
is the assessment area Intensively managed? f— Yes (-w No
Regulatory Considerations (select all that apply to the assessment area)
F Anadromous fish
i Federally protected species or State endangered or threatened species
(_ NCDWQ riparian buffer rule in effect
F Abuts a Primary Nursery Area (PNA)
€ W Publicly owned property
N.C, Division of Coastal Management Area of Environmental Concern (AEG) (including buffer)
F Abuts a stream with a NCDWQ classification of SA or supplemental classifications of HQW, ORW, or Trout
r Designated NCNHP reference community
F Abuts a 303(d)-listed stream or a tributary to a 303(d} listed stream
What type of natural stream Is associated with the wetland, if any? (check all that apply)
C" Biackwater
t Brownwater
F Tidal (if tidal, check one of the following boxes) C Lunar f Wind C Both
Is the assessment area on a coastal island? r Yes c: No
Is the assessment area's surface water storage capacity or duration substantially altered by beaver? t Yes C No
C Yes • No
1. Ground Surface CanditionlVegetation Condition — assessment area condition metric
Check a box in each column. Consider alteration to the ground surface (GS) in the assessment area and vegetation structure
(VS) in the assessment area. Compare to reference wetland if applicable (see User Manual). If a reference is not applicable,
then rate the assessment area based on evidence of an effect.
GS VS
(- A to A Not severely altered
Ce B (— B Severely altered over a majority of the assessment area (ground surface alteration examples: vehicle tracks, excessive
sedimentation, fire -plow lanes, skidder tracks, bedding, fill, soil compaction, obvious pollutants) (vegetation structure
alteration examples: mechanical disturbance, herbicides, salt intrusion [where appropriate], exotic species, grazing,
less diversity [if appropriate], hydrologic alteration)
2. Surface and Sub -Surface Storage Capacity and Duration — assessment area condition metric
Check a box in each column. Consider surface storage capacity and duration (Surf) and sub -surface storage capacity and
duration (Sub). Consider both increase and decrease In hydrology. Refer to the current NRCS lateral effect of ditching guidance for
North Carolina hydric soils (see USAGE Wilmington District website) for the zone of influence of ditches in hydric soils, A ditch
s 1 foot deep is considered to affect surface water only, while a ditch n 1 foot deep is expected to affect both surface and ditch
sub -surface water. Consider tidal flooding regime, if applicable.
Surf Sub
A r;; A Water storage capacity and duration are not altered.
i B C B Water storage capacity orduration are altered, but not substantially (typically, not sufficient to change vegetation).
C ! C Water storage capacity or duration are substantially altered (typically, alteration sufficient to result in vegetation
change) (examples: draining, flooding, soil compaction, filling, excessive sedimentation, underground utility lines).
3. Water Storage/Surface Relief -- assessment area/wetland type condition metric (answer for non -marsh wetlands only)
Check a box In each column for each group below. Select the appropriate storage for the assessment area (AA) and the wetland
type (WT).
AA W T
3a. (— A f` A Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water > 1 foot deep
C B <— B Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water 6 inches to 1 foot deep
C C f C Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water 3 to 6 inches deep
r: D Ce D Depressions able to pond water < 3 inches deep
3b. r 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
zi C Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is less than 1 foot

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

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

17. Vegetative Structure — assessment arealwetland type condition metric
17a. Is vegetation present?
(: Yes r No if Yes, continue to 17b. If No, skip to Metric 1 B.
17b. Evaluate percent coverage of assessment area vegetation for all marshes only. Skip to 17c for non -marsh wetlands.
A a 25% coverage of vegetation
B c 25% coverage of vegetation
17c. Check a box in each column for each stratum. Evaluate this portion of the metric for non -marsh wetlands. Consider structure
in airspace
above the
assessment area (AA) and the wetland type (WT) separately.
AA
WT
ot-
A
r A
Canopy closed, or nearly closed, with natural gaps associated with natural processes
?: B
rr B
Canopy present, but opened more than natural gaps
c�
f C
r C
Canopy sparse or absent
is A
r A
Dense mid-story/sapling layer
r B
Co- B
Moderate density mid-storylsap ling layer
ro
r C
t" C
Mid-storylsapling layer sparse or absent
is A"
A
Dense shrub layer
s f B
B
Moderate density shrub layer
cn (— C
C
Shrub layer sparse or absent
A
A
Dense herb layer
(— B
C B
Moderate density herb layer
re C
ro C
Herb layer sparse or absent
16. Snags — wetland type condition metric
€" A Large snags (more than one) are visible (> 12-inches DBH, or large relative to species present and landscape stability).
t: B Not A
19. Diameter Class Distribution — wetland type condition metric
C A Majority of canopy trees have stems > 6 inches in diameter at breast height (DBH); many large trees (> 12 inches DSH) are
present.
B Majority of canopy trees have stems between 6 and 12 inches DBH, few are > 12-inch DBH.
r C Majority of canopy trees are < 6 inches DBH or no trees.
20. Large Woody Debris — wetland type condition metric
Include both natural debris and man -placed natural debris.
(` 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 typelopen 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.
t" A B C t D
wry, x
/7�.
22. Hydrologic Connectivity — assessment area condition metric (evaluate for riparian wetlands only)
Examples of activities that may severely alter hydrologic connectivity include intensive
ditching, fill, sedimentation, ehannelization, diversion, man-made berms, beaver dams, and stream incision.
A Overbank and overland flow are not severely altered in the assessment area.
(—B Overbank flow is severely altered in the assessment area.
C Overland flow is severely altered in the assessment area.
D Both overbank and overland Flow are severely altered in the assessment area.
Notes

Wetland Site Name
Wetland Type
NC WAM Wetland Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 4.1
Rating Calculator Version 4.1
111,01411-INTRA
Headwater Forest
Date 8/14/2018
Assessor Name/Organization PSI-K. Murphrey
Notes on Field Assessment Form (YIN)
NO
Presence of regulatory considerations (YIN)
NO
Wetland is intensively managed (YIN)
NO
Assessment area is located within 50 feet of a natural tributary or other open water (YIN)
NO
Assessment area is substantially altered by beaver (YIN)
NO
Assessment area experiences overbank flooding during normal rainfall conditions (YIN)
NO
Assessment area is on a coastal island (YIN)
NO
Sub -function Rating Summa
Function
Sub -function
Metrics
Rating
Hydrology
Surface Storage and Retention
Condition
HIGH
Sub -Surface Storage and Retention
Condition
HIGH
Water Quality
Pathogen Change
Condition
HIGH
Condition/Opportunity
HIGH
Opportunity Presence? (YIN)
NO
Particulate Change
Condition
HIGH
Condition/Opportunity
NA
Opportunity Presence? (YIN)
NA
Soluble Change
Condition
MEDIUM
Condition/Opportunity
MEDIUM
Opportunity Presence? (YIN)
NO
Physical Change
Condition
LOW
Condition/Opportunity
LOW
Opportunity Presence? (YIN)
NO
Pollution Change
Condition
NA
Condition/Opportunity
NA
02eortunity Presence? YIN
NA
Habitat
Physical Structure
Condition
LOW
Landscape Patch Structure
Condition
LOW
Ve etation Com osition
Condition
MEDIUM
Function Ratina Summa
Function
Metrics/Notes
Rating
Hydrology
Condition
HIGH
Water Quality
Condition
HIGH
Condition/Opportunity
HIGH
Opportunity Presence? (YIN)
NO
Habitat
Conditon
LOW
Overall Wetland Rating HIGH

NC WAM WETLAND ASSESSMENT FORM
Accompanies User Manual Version 4.1
Kating uaicuiator version 4.1
Wetland Site Name U-6018 WO Date 8/14/2018
Wetland Type; Headwater Forest. Assessor Name/Organization ESI-K. Murphre
Level III Ecoregion': Piedmont Nearest Named Water Body Richland Creek
River Basln��Capr �USGS 8-Digit Catalogue Unit 03030003
C: Yes ;-- No Precipitation within 48 hrs? Latitudell-onnitude (deci-dearees) 35.92382,-79.92803
Evidence of stressors affecting the assessment area (may not be within the assessment area)
Please circle and/or make note on last page if evidence of stressors is apparent, Consider departure from reference, if
appropriate, in recent past (for instance, approximately within 10 years). Noteworthy stressors include, but are not limited
to the following.
• Hydrological modifications (examples: ditches, dams, beaver dams, dikes, berms, ponds, etc.)
• Surface and subsurface 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.)
• Habitatiplant community alteration (examples: mowing, clear -cutting, exotics, etc.)
Is the assessment area intensively managed? (— Yes (a No
Regulatory Considerations (select all that apply to the assessment area)
Anadromous fish
Federally protected species or State endangered or threatened species
f » NCDWQ riparian buffer rule in effect
i_ Abuts a Primary Nursery Area (PNA)
Publicly owned property
f� N.C. Division of Coastal Management Area of Environmental Concern (AEC) (including buffer)
f Abuts a stream with a NCDWC classification of SA or supplemental classifications of HOW, ORW, or Trout
Designated NCNHP reference community
I 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)
a Blackwater
Brownwater
F Tidal (if tidal, check one of the following boxes) C Lunar (` Wind r Both
Is the assessment area on a coastal island? C Yes to— 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
(° Yes G
1. Ground Surface Condition/Vegetation Condition -- assessment area condition metric
Check a box in each column. Consider alteration to the ground surface (GS) in the assessment area and vegetation structure
(VS) in the assessment area. Compare to reference wetland if applicable (see User Manual). If a reference is not applicable,
then rate the assessment area based on evidence of an effect.
GS VS
A C: A Not severely altered
C B r' B Severely altered over a majority of the assessment area (ground surface alteration examples: vehicle tracks, excessive
sedimentation, fire -plow lanes, skidder tracks, bedding, fill, soil compaction, obvious pollutants) (vegetation structure
alteration examples: mechanical disturbance, herbicides, salt intrusion [where appropriate], exotic species, grazing,
less diversity (if appropriate], hydrologic alteration)
2. Surface and Sub -Surface Storage Capacity and Duration — assessment area condition metric
Check a box in each column. Consider surface storage capacity and duration (Surf) and sub -surface storage capacity and
duration (Sub). Consider both increase and decrease in hydrology. Refer to the current NRCS lateral effect of ditching guidance for
North Carolina hydric soils (see USAGE Wilmington District website) for the zone of influence of ditches in hydric soils. A ditch
5 1 foot deep is considered to affect surface water only, while a ditch > 1 foot deep is expected to affect both surface and ditch
sub -surface water. Consider tidal flooding regime, if applicable.
Surf Sub
4: A is 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 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 StoragelSurface Relief-- assessment arealwettand type condition metric (answer for non -marsh wetlands only)
Check a box In each column for each group below. Select the appropriate storage for the assessment area (AA) and the wetland
type (WT).
AA WT
3a. C A t— A Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water a 1 foot deep
B f 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
(a D C D Depressions able to pond water < 3 inches deep
3b. t A Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is greater than 2 feet
C" 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. Sail Textural5tructure -- assessment area condition metric
Check a box from each of the three soil property groups below. Dig soil profile in the dominant assessment area landscape
feature. Make soil observations within the 12 inches. Use most recent National Technical Committee for Hydric Soils guidance for
regional indicators.
4a. r A Sandy soil
t: B Loamy or clayey sons 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 Sail ribbon < 1 inch
B Soil ribbon z 1 inch
4c. (: A No peat or muck presence
r B A peat or muck presence
5. Discharge into Wetland - opportunity metric
Check a box in each column, Consider surface pollutants or discharges (Surf) and sub -surface pollutants or discharges (Sub).
Examples of sub -surface discharges include presence of nearby septic tank, underground storage tank (UST), etc.
Surf Sub
f" A €w A Little or no evidence of pollutants or discharges entering the assessment area
t: B C B Noticeable evidence of pollutants or discharges entering the wetland and stressing, but not overwhelming the
treatment rapacity of the assessment area
C" C r" C Noticeable evidence of pollutants or discharges (pathogen, particulate, or soluble) entering the assessment area and
potentially overwhelming the treatment capacity of the wetland (water discoloration, dead vegetation, excessive
sedimentation, odor)
6. Land Use - opportunity metric
Check all that apply (at least one box In each column). Evaluation involves a GIS effort with field adjustment, Consider sources
draining to assessment area within entire upstream watershed (WS), within 5 miles and within the watershed draining to the
assessment area (5M), and within 2 miles and within the watershed draining to the assessment area (2M). Effective riparian buffers
are considered to be 50 feet wide to the Coastal Plain and Piedmont ecoregions and 30 feet wide in the Blue Ridge Mountains ecoregion:
WS 5M 2M
F A F A F A a 10% impervious surfaces
P� B F B B < 10% impervious surfaces
r C r- C r C Confined animal operations (or other local, concentrated source of pollutants)
i D F D i D a 20% coverage of pasture
1 E F E F E a 20% coverage of agricultural land (regularly plowed land)
R F F F F F a 20% coverage of maintained grasslherb
R G F G G z 20% coverage of clear-cut land
H rl-' H H Little or no opportunity to improve water quality. Lack of opportunity may result from hydrologic alterations
that prevent drainage or overbank flow from affecting the assessment area.
7. Wetland Acting as Vegetated Buffer -assessment arealwetland complex condition metric
7a. Is assessment area within 50 feet of a tributary or other open water?
C: Yes C No If Yes, continue to 7b: If No, skip to Metric B.
Wetland buffer need only be present on one side of the water body. Make bufferjudgment based on the average width of the wetland.
Record a note if a portion of the buffer has been removed or disturbed.
7b. How much of the first 50 feet from the bank is wetland? Descriptor E should be selected if ditches effectively bypass the buffer.
t A 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 channelslbraids for a total width,
to s 15-feet wide (- > 15-feet wide r Other open water (no tributary present)
7d: Do roots of assessment area vegetation extend into the bank of the tributarylopen water?
(- Yes re No
7e. Is tributary or other open water sheltered or exposed?
fe- Sheltered - adjacent open water with width < 2500 feet and no regular boat traffic.
f- Exposed - adjacent open water with width a 2500 feet or regular boat traffic.
8. Wetland Width at the Assessment Area -- wetland typelwetiand complex metric (evaluate for riparian wetlands only)
Check a box in each column. Select the average width for the wetland type at the assessment area (WT)
and the wetland complex at the assessment areas (WC). See User Manual for WT and WC boundaries.
WT WC
A € A a 100 feet
f B C B From 80 to < 100 feet
C C t- C From 50 to < 80 feet
(- D f'" D From 40 to < 50 feet
Co E ri- E From 30 to < 40 feet
r F f" F From 15 to < 30 feet
C" G C G From 5 to < 15 feet
r H (- H < 5 feet

9. Inundation Duration -- assessment area condition metric
Answer for assessment area dominant landform:
C A Evidence of short -duration inundation (< 7 consecutive days)
;; B Evidence of saturation, without evidence of inundation
t C Evidence of long -duration inundation or very long -duration inundation (7 to 30 consecutive days or more)
10. Indicators of Deposition - assessment area condition metric
Consider recent deposition only (no plant growth since deposition).
( A Sediment deposition is not excessive, but at approximately natural levels.
Ce B Sediment deposition is excessive, but not overwhelming the wetland.
C" C Sediment deposition is excessive and is overwhelming the wetland.
11. Wetland Size -- wetland type/wetland complex condition metric
Check a box in each column. Involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. This metric evaluates three aspects of the wetland area: the
size of the wetland type (WT), the size of the wetland complex (WC), and the size of the forested wetland (FW) (if applicable, see User
Manual). See the User Manual for boundaries of these evaluation areas. If assessment area is clear-cut, select "K" for the FW column.
WT WC FW (if applicable)
C` A C A (- A a 500 acres
B r B €` B From 100 to < 500 acres
C C C C C From 50 to < 100 acres
D t D D From 25 to < 50 acres
r E E €`° E From 10 to < 25 acres
�­ F f ` F (- F From 5 to < 10 acres
r G G r G From 1 to < 5 acres
C" H H tH From 0.5 to < 1 acre
t 1 fw" 1 c. 1 From 0.1 to < 0:5 acre
C J C" J t J From 0.01 to < 0.1 acre
C K f- 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 (a 90%) of its natural landscape size.
(- H Pocosin is < 90% of the full extent of its natural landscape size.
13, Connectivity to Other Natural Areas - landscape condition metric
13a. Check appropriate box(es) (a box may be checked in each column). Involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. This
evaluates whether the wetland is well connected (Well) and/or loosely connected (Loosely) to the landscape patch, the contiguous
metric naturally vegetated area and open water (if appropriate). Boundaries are formed by four -lane roads, regularly maintained utility
line corridors the width of a four -lane road or wider, urban landscapes, fields (pasture open and agriculture), or water > 300 feet wide.
Well Loosely
f- A f- a 500 acres
C B f- B From 100 to < 500 acres
t'C rC From 50 to < 100 acres
C: D (4-P D From 10 to < 50 acres
C E E < 10 acres
C" F (- F Wetland type has a poor or no connection to other natural habitats
13b. Evaluate for marshes only.
C' Yes (- No Wetland type has a surface hydrology connection to open waterslstream or tidal wetlands.
14. Edge Effect - wettand type condition metric (skip for all marshes)
May involve a GIS effort with field adjustment. Estimate distance from wetland type boundary to artificial edges. Artificial edges include
non -forested areas a 40 feet wide such as fields, development, roads, regularly maintained utility line corridors and clear -cuts.
Consider the eight main points of the compass.
C A No artificial edge within 150 feet in ail directions
C` B No artificial edge within 150 feet in four (4) to seven (7) directions
ro C An artificial edge occurs within 150 feet in more than four (4) directions or assessment area is clear -rut
15. Vegetative Composition - assessment area condition metric (skip for all marshes and Pine Flat)
t'" 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.
Co- 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" C Vegetation severely altered from reference in composition. Expected species are unnaturally absent (planted stands of non -
characteristic species or at least one stratum inappropriately composed of a single species). Exotic species are dominant in
at least one stratum.
16. Vegetative Diversity-- assessment area condition metric (evaluate for Non -tidal Freshwater Marsh only)
C A Vegetation diversity is high and is composed primarily of native species (<10% cover of exotics).
C B Vegetation diversity is law or has > 10% to 50% cover of exotics.
C Vegetation is dominated by exotic species (>50% cover of exotics).

17. Vegetative Structure — assessment arealwetland type condition metric
17a, Is vegetation present?
!w Yes C— 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.
C` A > 25% coverage of vegetation
C" B < 25% coverage of vegetation
17c. Check a box in each column for each stratum. Evaluate this portion of the metric for non -marsh wetlands. Consider structure
in airspace
above the
assessment area (AA) and the wetland type (WT) separately.
AA
WT
oC
A
re A
Canopy closed, or nearly closed, with natural gaps associated with natural processes
r B
r B
Canopy present, but opened more than natural gaps
U
r C
t C
Canopy sparse or absent
o
C; A
C A
Dense mid-storyisapiing layer
u3
(— B
re B
Moderate density mid-story/sapling layer
f
f
� C
C' C
Mid-sto lsa lin layer sparse or absent
ri' P 9 Y P
M C A
C' A
Dense shrub layer
2 C: B
re B
Moderate density shrub layer
110 f— C
f— C
Shrub layer sparse or absent
Cs A
Co A
Dense herb layer
C B
B
Moderate density herb layer
C C
C C
Herb layer sparse or absent
18. Snags — wetland type condition metric
t"m A Large snags (more than one) are visible (> 12-inches 08H, or large relative to species present and landscape stability).
C: B Not A
19, Diameter Class Distribution — wetland type condition metric
re A Majority of canopy trees have stems > 6 inches in diameter at breast height (DBH); many large trees (> 12 inches DBH) are
present.
C B Majority of canopy trees have stems between 6 and 12 inches DBH, few are > 12-inch D13H,
< C Majority of canopy trees are < 6 inches DBH or no trees.
20, [urge Woody Debris — wetland type condition metric
Include both natural debris and man -placed natural debris.
C 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 — wetiand typelopen 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,
C`A C B rC l D
{k r
22. Hydrologic Connectivity — assessment area condition metric (evaluate for riparian wetlands only)
Examples of activities that may severely alter hydrologic connectivity include intensive
ditching, fill, sedimentation, channelixation, diversion, man-made berms, beaver dams, and stream incision.
C` A Overbank and overland flow are not severely altered in the assessment area.
co B Overbank flow is severely altered in the assessment area.
C C Overland flow is severely altered in the assessment area.
D Both overbank and overland flow are severely altered in the assessment area.
Notes

NC WAM Wetland Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 4.1
Rating Calculator Version 4.1
Wetland Site Name U-6018 WO Date 8/1412018
Wetland Type Headwater Forest Assessor Name/Organization ESI-K. Murphrey
Notes on Field Assessment Form (YIN)
NO
Presence of regulatory considerations (YIN)
NO
Wetland is intensively managed (YIN)
NO
Assessment area is located within 50 feet of a natural tributary or other open water (Y/N)
YES
Assessment area is substantially altered by beaver (YIN)
NO
Assessment area experiences overbank flooding during normal rainfall conditions (YIN)
NO
Assessment area is on a coastal island (YIN)
NO
Sub -function Ratin4 Summa
Function
Sub -function
Metrics
Rating
Hydrology
Surface Storage and Retention
Condition
HIGH
Sub -Surface Stora a and Retention
Condition
HIGH
Water Quality
Pathogen Change
Condition
HIGH
Condition/Opportunity
HIGH
Opportunity Presence? (YIN)
NO
Particulate Change
Condition
MEDIUM
Condition/Opportunity
NA
Opportunity Presence? (YIN)
NA
Soluble Change
Condition
MEDIUM
Condition/Opportunity
MEDIUM
Opportunity Presence? (Y)N)
NO
Physical Change
Condition
MEDIUM
Condition/Opportunity
MEDIUM
Opportunity Presence? (YIN)
YES
Pollution Change
Condition
NA
Condition/Opportunity
NA
Opportunity Presence? (YIN)
NA
Habitat
Physical Structure
Condition
HIGH
Landscape Patch Structure
Condition
LOW
Vegetation Composition
Condition
MEDIUM
Function Ratina Summa
Function
Metrics/Notes
Rating
Hydrology
Condition
HIGH
Water Quality
Condition
MEDIUM
Condition/Opportunity
MEDIUM
Opportunity Presence? (YIN)
YES
Habitat
Conditon
MEDIUM
Overall Wetland Rating MEDIUM

NC WAM WETLAND ASSESSMENT FORM
Accompanies User Manual Version 4.1
Katin Gatcutator Version 4.1
Wetland Site Name U-6018 WP Date 8/14/2018
Wetland Type;_ i ieadwaler Forest Assessor NamelOrganization ESI-K. Murphrey
Level III EcoregionEPiedmont Nearest Named Water Body Muddy Creek
River BasinjCape Fear �• USGS 8-Digit Catalogue Unit 03030003
cs Yes (` No Precinitation within 48 hrs? Latitude/Longitude fdeci-decrees) 35.92218.-79.93013
Evidence of stressors affecting the assessment area (may not be within the assessment area)
Please circle and/or make note on last page if evidence of stressors is apparent. Consider departure from reference, if
appropriate, in recent past (for instance, approximately within 10 years). Noteworthy stressors include, but are not limited
to the following.
• Hydrological modifications (examples, ditches, dams, beaver dams, dikes, berms, ponds, etc.)
• Surface and sub -surface discharges into the wetland (examples: discharges containing obvious pollutants, presence of nearby
septic tanks, underground storage tanks (USTs), hog lagoons, etc.)
• Signs of vegetation stress (examples: vegetation mortality, insect damage, disease, storm damage, salt intrusion, etc.)
• Habitat/plant community alteration (examples: mowing, clear -cutting, exotics, etc,)
Is the assessment area intensively managed? C- Yes c: No
Regulatory Considerations (select all that apply to the assessment area)
.. Anadromous fish
Federally protected species or State endangered or threatened species
NCDWQ riparian buffer rule in effect
Abuts a Primary Nursery Area (PNA)
? Publicly owned property
N.C. Division of Coastal Management Area of Environmental Concern (AEC) (including buffer)
Abuts a stream with a NCDW Q 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)
r Blackwater
t: Brownwater
Tidal (if tidal, check one of the following boxes) € Lunar C Wind t Both
Is the assessment area on a coastal island? (- Yes t No
Is the assessment area's surface water storage capacity or duration substantially altered by beaver?
Does the assessment area experience overbank flooding during normal rainfall conditions?
f- Yes G No
C Yes C* No
1. Ground Surface ConditionNegetation Condition - assessment area condition metric
Check a box in each column. Consider alteration to the ground surface (CS) in the assessment area and vegetation structure
(VS) in the assessment area. Compare to reference wetland if applicable (see User Manual). If a reference is not applicable,
then rate the assessment area based on evidence of an effect.
GS VS
t: A r A Not severely altered
B Ce' B Severely altered over a majority of the assessment area (ground surface alteration examples: vehicle tracks, excessive
sedimentation, fire -plow lanes, skidder tracks, bedding, fill, soil compaction, obvious pollutants) (vegetation structure
alteration examples: mechanical disturbance, herbicides, salt intrusion [where appropriate], exotic species, grazing,
less diversity [if appropriate], hydrologic alteration)
2. Surface and Sub -Surface Storage Capacity and Duration - assessment area condition metric
Check a box in each column. Consider surface storage capacity and duration (Surf) and sub -surface storage capacity and
duration (Sub), Consider both increase and decrease in hydrology. Refer to the current NRCS lateral effect of ditching guidance for
North Carolina hydric soils (see USACE Wilmington District website) for the zone of influence of ditches in hydric soils. A ditch
s 1 foot deep is considered to affect surface water only, while a ditch > 1 foot deep is expected to affect both surface and ditch
sub -surface water. Consider tidal flooding regime, if applicable.
Surf Sub
f A €: A Water storage capacity and duration are not altered.
': B f- B Water storage capacity or duration are altered, but not substantially (typically, not sufficient to change vegetation).
t" C t`" 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 arealwelland type condition metric (answer for non -marsh wetlands only)
Check a box in each column for each group below. Select the appropriate storage for the assessment area (AA) and the wetland
type (WT).
AA WT
3a. C A t A Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water > 1 foot deep
C- B r B Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water 6 inches to 1 foot deep
Co- C Ca` C Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water 3 to 6 inches deep
(- D r D Depressions able to pond water c 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
re C Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is less than 1 foot

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

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

17. Vegetative Structure — assessment arealwetland type condition metric
17a, Is vegetation present?
r Yes f 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.
C A z 25°% coverage of vegetation
C- B < 25% coverage of vegetation
17c. Check a box In each column for each stratum. Evaluate this portion of the metric for non -marsh wetlands. Consider structure
in airspace
above the
assessment area (AA) and the wetland type (WT) separately.
AA
WT
oCs
A
C A
Canopy dosed, or nearly dosed, with natural gaps associated with natural processes
m
C B
(: B
Canopy present, but opened more than natural gaps
V
C C
C C
Canopy sparse or absent
o
C A
C A
Dense mid-slorylsapling layer
t: B
(: B
Moderate density mid-storylsa piing layer
(' C
C C
Mid-story/sapling layer sparse or absent
C A
C A
Dense shrub layer
2 (—a B
G B
Moderate density shrub layer
(n C C
C- C
Shrub layer sparse or absent
{: A
r A
Dense herb layer
03 (— B
C B
Moderate density herb layer
C C
C C
Herb layer sparse or absent
18. Snags — wetland type condition metric
C A Large snags (more than one) are visible (> 124nches 061-1, or large relative to species present and landscape stability).
G B Not A
19. Diameter Class Distribution — wetland type condition metric
C A Majority of canopy trees have stems > 6 Inches In diameter at breast height (DBH); many large trees (> 12 Inches DBH) are
present.
f: B Majority of canopy trees have stems between 6 and 12 inches DBH, few are > 12-inch DBH.
C C Majority of canopy trees are < 6 inches DBH or no trees.
20. Large Woody Debris — wetland type condition metric
Include both natural debris and man -placed natural debris.
C A Large logs (more than one) are visible (> 12 inches in diameter, or large relative to species present and landscape stability).
C: B Not A
21. Vegetation/Open Water Dispersion — wetland typolopen 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,
CA CB CC CD
22. Hydrologic Connectivity — assessment area condition metric (evaluate for riparian wetlands only)
Examples of activities that may severely alter hydrologic connectivity include intensive
ditching, fill, sedimentation, channeltzation, diversion, man-made berms, beaver darns, and stream Incision,
C A Overbank and overland flow are not severely altered In the assessment area.
C B Overbank flow is severely altered in the assessment area.
C: C Overland flow is severely altered In the assessment area.
C D Both overbank and overland flow are severely altered In the assessment area.
Notes

NC WAM Wetiand Rating Sheet
Accompanies User Manual Version 4.1
Rating Calculator Version 4.1
Wetland Site Name U-6018 WP Date 8/14/2018
Wetland Type Headwater Forest Assessor Name/Organization ESI-K. Mur hre
Notes on Field Assessment Form (YIN) NO
Presence of regulatory considerations (YIN) NO
Wetland is intensively managed (YIN) NO
Assessment area is located within 50 feet of a natural tributary or other open water (YIN) NO
Assessment area is substantially altered by beaver (YIN) NO
Assessment area experiences overbank flooding during normal rainfall conditions (YIN) NO
Assessment area is on a coastal island (YIN) NO
Sub -function Ratina Summa
Function
Sub -function
Metrics
Rating
Hydrology
Surface Storage and Retention
Condition
HIGH
Sub -Surface Storage and Retention
Condition
HIGH
Water Quality
Pathogen Change
Condition
HIGH
Condition/Opportunity
HIGH
Opportunity Presence? (YIN)
NO
Particulate Change
Condition
MEDIUM
Condition/Opportunity
NA
Opportunity Presence? (YIN)
NA
Soluble Change
Condition
MEDIUM
Condition/Opportunity
MEDIUM
Opportunity Presence? (YIN)
NO
Physical Change
Condition
LOW
Condition/Opportunity
LOW
Opportunity Presence? (YIN)
NO
Pollution Change
Condition
NA
Condition/Opportunity
NA
Opportunity Presence? (YIN)
NA
Habitat
Physical Structure
Condition
MEDIUM
Landscape Patch Structure
Condition
LOW
Vegetation Composition
Condition
MEDIUM
Function Ratina Summa
Function
Metrics/Notes
Ratite
Hydrology
Condition
HIGH
Water Quality
Condition
MEDIUM
Condition/Opportunity
MEDIUM
Opportunity Presence? (YIN)
NO
Habitat
Conditon
LOW
Overall Wetland Rating MEDIUM