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Home My WebLink About20180182 Ver 1_Determination forms_20190829WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM — Eastern Mountains and Piedmont Project/Site: Red Barn Mitigation Bank City/County: Mt. Airy/Surry Sampling Date: 6/18/2018 Applicant/Owner: Ecosystem Planning and Restoration State: NC Sampling Point: WA Investigator(s): A. James, C. Jones Section, Township, Range: -- Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc.): Local relief (concave, convex, none): concave Slope (%): 0-1 Subregion (LRR or MLRA): P136 Lat: 36.491749 Long: -80.643281 Datum: NAD83 Soil Map Unit Name: Dillard fine sandy loam NWI classification: PEM1 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 Remarks: The flow of UT1 would normally be confined to a ditch along the northern edge of the property; however, a sediment dam has prevented this flow from entering the ditch. Instead, the hydrology from UT1 is running into the pasture and feeding WA. WA is in an active cow pasture and there is some evidence of soil compaction and trampling in the wetland. All herbaceous vegetation. HYDROLOGY Wetland Hydrology Indicators: Secondary Indicators (minimum of two reauired) Primary Indicators (minimum of one is reauired: check all that apply) _ Surface Soil Cracks (136) Surface Water (Al) _ True Aquatic Plants (1314) _ Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (138) High Water Table (A2) _ Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (Cl) ✓ Drainage Patterns (610) ✓ Saturation (A3) ✓ Oxidized Rhizospheres on Living Roots (C3) _ Moss Trim Lines (616) 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) _ 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) Water -Stained Leaves (139) _ Microtopographic Relief (D4) Aquatic Fauna (613) ✓ FAC -Neutral Test (D5) Field Observations: Surface Water Present? Yes No ✓ Depth (inches): Water Table Present? Yes No ✓ Depth (inches): Saturation Present? Yes ✓ No Depth (inches): 0-4 Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes No includes capillary fringe) Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available: Remarks: Water may be perched, or hydrology from UT1 is providing surface saturation. US Army Corps of Engineers Eastern Mountains and Piedmont —Version 2.0 VEGETATION (Four Strata) — Use scientific names of plants. Sampling Point: W4 Remarks: (Include photo numbers here or on a separate sheet.) US Army Corps of Engineers Eastern Mountains and Piedmont –Version 2.0 Absolute Dominant Indicator Dominance Test worksheet: Tree Stratum (Plot size: ) % Cover Species? Status Number of Dominant Species 1 None observed That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 2 (A) 2. Total Number of Dominant 3•Species Across All Strata: 2 (B) 4. Percent of Dominant Species 5 That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 100 (A/B) 6. Prevalence Index worksheet: 7 8 Total % Cover of: Multiply by: 0 = Total Cover OBL species x 1 = Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size: ) FACW species x 2 = 1 None observed FAC species x 3 = 2• FACU species x 4 = 3. UPL species x 5 = 4. Column Totals: 0 (A) 0 (B) 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 53.0' 10. — 4 - Morphological Adaptations' (Provide supporting 5x5 0 = Total Cover — data in Remarks or on a separate sheet) Herb Stratum (Plot size: ) Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation' (Explain) 1 Ludwigia alternifolia 60 YES FACW — 2 Bidens frondosa 30 YES FACW 3 Persicaria pensylvanica 20 NO FACW 'Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must 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 3.28 ft (1 m) tall. 10. Herb –All herbaceous (non -woody) plants, regardless 11. of size, and woody plants less than 3.28 ft tall. 12. 110 = Total Cover Woody vine – All woody vines greater than 3.28 ft in Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size: ) height. 1 None observed 2. 3. 4. Hydrophytic 5 Vegetation 6• Present? Yes No 0 = Total Cover 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 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 0-4 10YR 4/1 100 silty clay loam 4-12+ 10YR 5/1 90 10YR 5/8 10 C PL, M sandy clay loam coarse sand mixed with clay 'Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, MS=Masked Sand Grains. 2Location: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix. Hydric Soil Indicators: Indicators for Problematic Hydric 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) _ 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) Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11) _ Depleted Dark Surface (F7) _ Very Shallow Dark Surface (TF12) Thick Dark Surface (Al2) _ Redox Depressions (F8) _ Other (Explain in Remarks) 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? 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Absolute Dominant Indicato Tree Stratum (Plot size: ) % Cover Species? Status 1. 2. 3. 6. = Total Cover 50% of total cover: 20% of total cover: Sapling Stratum (Plot size: ) 1. 2. 5. 6. = Total Cover 50% of total cover: 20% of total cover: Shrub Stratum (Plot size: ) 1. 3. 4. 5. 50% of total cover: Herb Stratum (Plot size: 5' rad ) 1. Leersia oryzoides 5 2. Murdannia keisak 2 3, Carex lurida 3 4, Carex vulpinoidea 15 5.Vernonia noveboracensis 1( 6. Persicaria sagitatta 1( 7. Column Totals: 50% of total cover: 70 Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size: ) 1. 3. 4. 5. = Total Cover Sampling Point: WC wet Dominance Test worksheet: Number of Dominant Species That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 2 (A) Total Number of Dominant Species Across All Strata: 2 (B) Percent of Dominant Species That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 100 (A/B) Prevalence Index worksheet: Total % Cover of: Multiply by: OBL species x 1 = FACW species x 2 = FAC species x 3 = FACU species x 4 = UPL species x 5 = Column Totals: (A) (B) Prevalence Index = B/A = Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators: E]1 - Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation ❑✓ 2 - Dominance Test is >50% 3 - Prevalence Index is <-3.0' ❑ 4 - Morphological Adaptations' (Provide supporting data in Remarks or on a separate sheet) 0 Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation' (Explain) 'indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must be present, unless disturbed or problematic. Definitions of Five Vegetation Strata: 20% of total cover: Tree — Woody plants, excluding woody vines, approximately 20 ft (6 m) or more in height and 3 in. 0 Y OBL (7.6 cm) or larger in diameter at breast height (DBH). 5 N OBL Sapling — Woody plants, excluding woody vines, 0 Y OBL approximately 20 ft (6 m) or more in height and less N nPI than 3 in. (7.6 cm) DBH. N I-AUVV Shrub - Woody plants, excluding woody vines, N OBL approximately 3 to 20 ft (1 to 6 m) in height. 140 = Total Cover 20% of total cover: 28 = Total Cover 50% of total cover: 20% of total cover: Remarks: (Include photo numbers here or on a separate sheet.) Herb — All herbaceous (non -woody) plants, including herbaceous vines, regardless of size, and woody plants, except woody vines, less than approximately 3 ft (1 m) in height. Woody vine — All woody vines, regardless of height. Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes n No= US Army Corps of Engineers Eastern Mountains and Piedmont — Version 2.0 SOIL to the depth needed to or Sampling Point: WC wet Depth Matrix Redox Features (inches) Color (moist) % Color (moist) % Type' Loc' Texture Remarks 0-2" 10 YR 6/3 100 -- Sand coarse sand 2-12+" 10 YR 5/1 95 7.5 YR 4/4 5 C PL, M SaL 'Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, MS=Masked Sand Grains. 'Location: PL=Pore Lininq, M=Matrix Hydric Soil Indicators: Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils3: ❑ Histosol (Al) ❑ Dark Surface (S7) ❑ 2 cm Muck (A10) (MLRA 147) ❑ Histic Epipedon (A2) ❑ Polyvalue Below Surface (S8) (MLRA 147, 148) ❑ Coast Prairie Redox (A16) ❑ Black Histic (A3) ❑ Thin Dark Surface (S9) (MLRA 147, 148) (MLRA 147, 148) ❑ Hydrogen Sulfide (A4) ❑ Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2) ❑ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) ❑ Stratified Layers (A5) ❑✓ Depleted Matrix (F3) (MLRA 136, 147) ❑ 2 cm Muck (A10) (LRR N) ❑ Redox Dark Surface (F6) ❑ Very Shallow Dark Surface (TF1 2) [] Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11) ❑ Depleted Dark Surface (F7) ❑ Other (Explain in Remarks) ❑ Thick Dark Surface (Al2) ❑ Redox Depressions (F8) ❑ Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) (LRR N, ❑ Iron -Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR N, MLRA 147, 148) MLRA 136) ❑ Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4) ❑ Umbric Surface (F13) (MLRA 136, 122) 3Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and ❑ Sandy Redox (S5) ❑ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 148) wetland hydrology must be present, ❑ Stripped Matrix (S6) ❑ Red Parent Material (F21) (MLRA 127, 147) unless disturbed or problematic. Restrictive Layer (if observed): Type: None ❑✓ ❑ Depth (inches): Hydric Soil Present? Yes No Remarks US Army Corps of Engineers Eastern Mountains and Piedmont — Version 2.0 US Army Corps of Engineers Eastern Mountains and Piedmont Interim Version WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM – Eastern Mountains and Piedmont Project/Site: City/County: Sampling Date: Applicant/Owner: State: Sampling Point: Investigator(s): Section, Township, Range: Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc.): Local relief (concave, convex, none): Slope (%): Subregion (LRR or MLRA): Lat: Long: Datum: Soil Map Unit Name: 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 Hydric Soil Present? Yes No Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes No Is the Sampled Area within a Wetland? 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 (A1) True Aquatic Plants (B14) Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (B8) High Water Table (A2) Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (C1) Drainage Patterns (B10) 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 (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 (B5) Geomorphic Position (D2) Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (B7) Shallow Aquitard (D3) Water-Stained Leaves (B9) Microtopographic Relief (D4) Aquatic Fauna (B13) FAC-Neutral Test (D5) Field Observations: Surface Water Present? Yes No Depth (inches): Water Table Present? Yes No Depth (inches): Saturation Present? Yes No Depth (inches): (includes capillary fringe) Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes No Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available: Remarks: May have been site of an old pond, based on presence of what appears to be a small, breached dam. Red Barn Mitigation Bank Site Surry 06-06-18 Ecosystem Planning and Restoration WD wet A.James, C. Gears -- floodplain concave 0-2 P136 36.484930 -80.635873 NAD83 RbD-Rhodhiss-Bannertown complex PEM NC 0 0 Version 2.0 US Army Corps of Engineers Eastern Mountains and Piedmont Interim Version VEGETATION (Four Strata) – Use scientific names of plants. Sampling Point: Absolute Dominant Indicator Tree Stratum (Plot size: ) % Cover Species? Status 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. = Total Cover Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size: ) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. = Total Cover Herb Stratum (Plot size: ) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. = Total Cover Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size: ) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. = Total Cover Dominance Test worksheet: Number of Dominant Species That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: (A) Total Number of Dominant Species Across All Strata: (B) Percent of Dominant Species That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: (A/B) Prevalence Index worksheet: Total % Cover of: Multiply by: OBL species x 1 = FACW species x 2 = FAC species x 3 = FACU species x 4 = UPL species x 5 = Column Totals: (A) (B) Prevalence Index = B/A = Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators: 1 - Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation 2 - Dominance Test is >50% 3 - Prevalence Index is 3.01 4 - Morphological Adaptations1 (Provide supporting data in Remarks or on a separate sheet) Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation1 (Explain) 1Indicators 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 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 height. Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes No Remarks: (Include photo numbers here or on a separate sheet.) WD wet 3 3 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 15' rad 30 Y FACCarpinus caroliniana 5' rad Vernonia noveboracensis Carex vulpinoidea Juncus effusus Persicaria pensylvanica Boehmeria cylindrica Lycopus americanus 40 10 10 5 25 10 20 120% Y N N N Y N N OBL FAC OBL FACW OBL FACW OBL Leersia oryzoides 0% 30% Version 2.0 US Army Corps of Engineers Eastern Mountains and Piedmont Interim Version SOIL Sampling Point: 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) % Type1 Loc2 Texture Remarks 1Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, MS=Masked Sand Grains. 2Location: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix. Hydric Soil Indicators: Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils3: Histosol (A1) Dark Surface (S7) 2 cm Muck (A10) (MLRA 147) Histic Epipedon (A2) Polyvalue Below Surface (S8) (MLRA 147, 148) Coast Prairie Redox (A16) Black Histic (A3) Thin Dark Surface (S9) (MLRA 147, 148) (MLRA 147, 148) Hydrogen Sulfide (A4) Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2) Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) Stratified Layers (A5) Depleted Matrix (F3) (MLRA 136, 147) 2 cm Muck (A10) (LRR N) Redox Dark Surface (F6) Red Parent Material (TF2) Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11) Depleted Dark Surface (F7) Very Shallow Dark Surface (TF12) Thick Dark Surface (A12) Redox Depressions (F8) Other (Explain in Remarks) Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) (LRR N, Iron-Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR N, MLRA 147, 148) MLRA 136) Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4) Umbric Surface (F13) (MLRA 136, 122) 3Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and Sandy Redox (S5) Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 148) wetland hydrology must be present, Stripped Matrix (S6) unless disturbed or problematic. 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VEGETATION (Five Strata) — Use scientific names of plants. Sampling Point: WC up 5. Shrub — Woody plants, excluding woody vines, 6 approximately 3 to 20 ft (1 to 6 m) in height. 7• Herb — All herbaceous (non -woody) plants, including $ herbaceous vines, regardless of size, and woody plants, except woody vines, less than approximately 3 9 ft (1 m) in height. 10. 11. Woody vine — All woody vines, regardless of height. 40 = Total Cover 50% of total cover: 20 20% of total cover: 8 Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size: 30' rad ) 1. Smilax rotundifolia 5 Y FAC 3. 4. 5. Hydrophytic 5 = Total Cover Vegetation 50% of total cover: 3 20% of total cover: 1 Present? Yes ❑ No= Remarks: (Include photo numbers here or on a separate sheet.) US Army Corps of Engineers Eastern Mountains and Piedmont — Version 2.0 Absolute Dominant Indicator Dominance Test worksheet: Tree Stratum (Plot size: 30' rad ) % Cover Species? Status Number of Dominant Species 1. Acer rubrum 25 Y FAC That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 5 (A) 2. Quercus falcata 30 Y FACU 3. Platanus occidentalis 20 N FACW Total Number of Dominant Species Across All Strata: 10 (g) 4. Quercus alba 25 Y FACU 5. Betula nigra 15 N FACW Percent of Dominant Species 50 That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: (A/g) 6. Fagus grandifolia 20 N FACU Prevalence Index worksheet: 135 = Total Cover 50% of total cover: 68 20% of total cover: 27 Total % Cover of: Multiply by: 15' rad Sapling Stratum (Plot size: ) OBL species x 1 = 1. Ligustrum sinense 10 Y FACU FACW species x 2 = 2. Betula nigra 10 Y FACW FAC species x 3 = 3. Rosa multiflora 25 Y FACU FACU species x 4 = 4. Crataegus viridis 5 N FACW UPL species x 5 = 5. Rubus allegheniensis 10 Y FACU Column Totals: (A) (B) 6. Prevalence Index = B/A = 60 = Total Cover Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators: 50% of total cover: 30 20% of total cover: 12 ❑ 1 - Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation Shrub Stratum (Plot size: ) ❑ 2 - Dominance Test is >50% 1 ❑ 3 - Prevalence Index is <-3.0' 2 ❑ 4 - Morphological Adaptations' (Provide supporting data in Remarks or on a separate sheet) 3. ❑ Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation' (Explain) 4 5. ' Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must 6• be present, unless disturbed or problematic. = Total Cover Definitions of Five Vegetation Strata: 50% of total cover: 20 20% of total cover: 8 Tree — Woody plants, excluding woody vines, Herb Stratum (Plot size: 5' rad ) approximately 20 ft (6 m) or more in height and 3 in. 1. Viola canadensis 10 Y FAC (7.6 cm) or larger in diameter at breast height (DBH). 2. Microstegium vimineum 30 Y FAC Sapling — Woody plants, excluding woody vines, 3• approximately 20 ft (6 m) or more in height and less than 3 in. (7.6 cm) DBH. 5. Shrub — Woody plants, excluding woody vines, 6 approximately 3 to 20 ft (1 to 6 m) in height. 7• Herb — All herbaceous (non -woody) plants, including $ herbaceous vines, regardless of size, and woody plants, except woody vines, less than approximately 3 9 ft (1 m) in height. 10. 11. Woody vine — All woody vines, regardless of height. 40 = Total Cover 50% of total cover: 20 20% of total cover: 8 Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size: 30' rad ) 1. Smilax rotundifolia 5 Y FAC 3. 4. 5. Hydrophytic 5 = Total Cover Vegetation 50% of total cover: 3 20% of total cover: 1 Present? Yes ❑ No= Remarks: (Include photo numbers here or on a separate sheet.) US Army Corps of Engineers Eastern Mountains and Piedmont — Version 2.0 SOIL to the depth needed to or Sampling Point: WC up Depth Matrix Redox Features (inches) Color (moist) % Color (moist) % Type' Loc' Texture Remarks 0-12+" 10 YR 5/6 100 SaL 'Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, MS=Masked Sand Grains. 'Location: PL=Pore Lininq, M=Matrix Hydric Soil Indicators: Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils3: ❑ Histosol (Al) ❑ Dark Surface (S7) ❑ 2 cm Muck (A10) (MLRA 147) ❑ Histic Epipedon (A2) ❑ Polyvalue Below Surface (S8) (MLRA 147, 148) ❑ Coast Prairie Redox (A16) ❑ Black Histic (A3) ❑ Thin Dark Surface (S9) (MLRA 147, 148) (MLRA 147, 148) ❑ Hydrogen Sulfide (A4) ❑ Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2) ❑ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) ❑ Stratified Layers (A5) ❑ Depleted Matrix (F3) (MLRA 136, 147) ❑ 2 cm Muck (A10) (LRR N) ❑ Redox Dark Surface (F6) ❑ Very Shallow Dark Surface (TF1 2) [] Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11) ❑ Depleted Dark Surface (F7) ❑ Other (Explain in Remarks) ❑ Thick Dark Surface (Al2) ❑ Redox Depressions (F8) ❑ Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) (LRR N, ❑ Iron -Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR N, MLRA 147, 148) MLRA 136) ❑ Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4) ❑ Umbric Surface (F13) (MLRA 136, 122) 3Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and ❑ Sandy Redox (S5) ❑ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 148) wetland hydrology must be present, ❑ Stripped Matrix (S6) ❑ Red Parent Material (F21) (MLRA 127, 147) unless disturbed or problematic. Restrictive Layer (if observed): Type: None ❑ ❑� Depth (inches): Hydric Soil Present? Yes No Remarks US Army Corps of Engineers Eastern Mountains and Piedmont — Version 2.0 US Army Corps of Engineers Eastern Mountains and Piedmont Interim Version WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM – Eastern Mountains and Piedmont Project/Site: City/County: Sampling Date: Applicant/Owner: State: Sampling Point: Investigator(s): Section, Township, Range: Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc.): Local relief (concave, convex, none): Slope (%): Subregion (LRR or MLRA): Lat: Long: Datum: Soil Map Unit Name: 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 Hydric Soil Present? Yes No Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes No Is the Sampled Area within a Wetland? 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 (A1) True Aquatic Plants (B14) Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (B8) High Water Table (A2) Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (C1) Drainage Patterns (B10) 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 (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 (B5) Geomorphic Position (D2) Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (B7) Shallow Aquitard (D3) Water-Stained Leaves (B9) Microtopographic Relief (D4) Aquatic Fauna (B13) FAC-Neutral Test (D5) Field Observations: Surface Water Present? Yes No Depth (inches): Water Table Present? Yes No Depth (inches): Saturation Present? Yes No Depth (inches): (includes capillary fringe) Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes No Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available: Remarks: Point taken on what appears to be an old dam. Red Barn Mitigation Bank Site Surry 06-06-18 Ecosystem Planning and Restoration (both) WD up A.James, C. Gears -- floodplain concave 3-5 P136 36.484986 -80.635957 NAD83 RbD-Rhodhiss-Bannertown complex -- NC Version 2.0 US Army Corps of Engineers Eastern Mountains and Piedmont Interim Version VEGETATION (Four Strata) – Use scientific names of plants. Sampling Point: Absolute Dominant Indicator Tree Stratum (Plot size: ) % Cover Species? Status 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. = Total Cover Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size: ) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. = Total Cover Herb Stratum (Plot size: ) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. = Total Cover Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size: ) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. = Total Cover Dominance Test worksheet: Number of Dominant Species That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: (A) Total Number of Dominant Species Across All Strata: (B) Percent of Dominant Species That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: (A/B) Prevalence Index worksheet: Total % Cover of: Multiply by: OBL species x 1 = FACW species x 2 = FAC species x 3 = FACU species x 4 = UPL species x 5 = Column Totals: (A) (B) Prevalence Index = B/A = Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators: 1 - Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation 2 - Dominance Test is >50% 3 - Prevalence Index is 3.01 4 - Morphological Adaptations1 (Provide supporting data in Remarks or on a separate sheet) Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation1 (Explain) 1Indicators 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 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 height. Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes No Remarks: (Include photo numbers here or on a separate sheet.) WD up 4 8 50% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30' rad Betula nigra Prunus caroliniana 50 15 65% Y Y FACU FACW 15' rad Rubus allegheniensis 25 15 Y Y FACU FACU Ligustrum sinense 5' rad Microstegium vimineum Lespedeza cuneata 35 10 5 50% Y Y N FAC FAC FACU Verbesina alternifolia 30' rad Lonicera japonica Toxicodendron radicans 25 20 10 Y Y N FAC FACU FAC Smilax rotundifolia 55% 40% Version 2.0 US Army Corps of Engineers Eastern Mountains and Piedmont Interim Version SOIL Sampling Point: 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) % Type1 Loc2 Texture Remarks 1Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, MS=Masked Sand Grains. 2Location: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix. Hydric Soil Indicators: Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils3: Histosol (A1) Dark Surface (S7) 2 cm Muck (A10) (MLRA 147) Histic Epipedon (A2) Polyvalue Below Surface (S8) (MLRA 147, 148) Coast Prairie Redox (A16) Black Histic (A3) Thin Dark Surface (S9) (MLRA 147, 148) (MLRA 147, 148) Hydrogen Sulfide (A4) Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2) Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) Stratified Layers (A5) Depleted Matrix (F3) (MLRA 136, 147) 2 cm Muck (A10) (LRR N) Redox Dark Surface (F6) Red Parent Material (TF2) Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11) Depleted Dark Surface (F7) Very Shallow Dark Surface (TF12) Thick Dark Surface (A12) Redox Depressions (F8) Other (Explain in Remarks) Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) (LRR N, Iron-Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR N, MLRA 147, 148) MLRA 136) Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4) Umbric Surface (F13) (MLRA 136, 122) 3Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and Sandy Redox (S5) Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 148) wetland hydrology must be present, Stripped Matrix (S6) unless disturbed or problematic. Restrictive Layer (if observed): Type: Depth (inches): Hydric Soil Present? Yes No Remarks: Version 2.0 WD up 0-12"+ 2.5 Y 5/2 100 SiCl None ter/ NC DWQ Stream Identification Form Version 4.11 Date: { ,S elm/> ProjectfSite: ,� Latitude: Evaluator: rt'SL 3 County; S Longitude:_ �l8y Total Points: Stream is at feast intermittent 36 sJ Stream Determination (circ) Other 1� 6 a `^ ifa19 or renniaf Na 30- Ephemeral Intermitte erenni e.g. Quad Name: 4k). /P A. Geomorphology (Subtotal = ald Absent Weak Moderate Strong 1'- Continuity of channel bed and bank 0 1 2 15. Sediment on plants or debris 2. Sinuosity of channel along thalweg 0 1 ® 3 3. In -channel structure: ex. riffle -pool, step -pool, ripple -pool se uence 0 1 �^f,---2 3 4. Panicle size of stream substrate 0 1 1 1.5 3 5. Active/relict floodplain 0 1 3 6. Depositional bars or benches 0 1 2 7. Recent alluvial deposits 0 1 3 8, Headcuts 0 1 2 9. Grade control 0 0.5 1 10. Natural valley 0 0.5 1 11. Second or greater order channel mom o =,Q:) Yes = 3 artificial ditches are not rated; see discussions in manual B. Hvdroloav (Subtotal = if. 'S' ) 12. Presence of Baseflow 0 1 2 13. Iron oxidizing bacteria 1 2 3 14. Leaf litter 1.5 1 0 15. Sediment on plants or debris 0 0.5 1.5 16. Organic debris lines or piles 0 0.5 1.5 17. Sal -based evidence of high water table? ND -0 = C. Bioloqv (Subtotal = & ) 18. Fibrous roots in streambed 2 1 0 19. Rooted upland plants in streambed 2 1 0 20. Macrobenthos (note diversity and abundance) 1 2 3 21. Aquatic Mollusks 1 2 3 22. Fish 0.5 1 1.5 23. Crayfish 0.5 1 1.5 24. Amphibians 0.5 1 1.5 25. Algae 0.5 1 1 1.5 26. Wetland plants in streambed FACW = 0.75; OBL = 1.5 Y` - 'perennial streams may also be idenr ed using other methods. See p. 35 of manual. Notes: {6 D ,S Sketch: -- - ��-- �� 11 r-� �GS1'vJ6 •-� �.vdj{I 'tG 64 S W1 NC DWO Stream Identification Form Version 4.11 Date: I S[/ ] Project/Site: ?LR I rlN Latitude:3uz -�8 /a Evaluator: 7 � County: '-� ✓'p V Longitude: _ 9�). Total Points: Stream Determi circle one) Other Stream is at least intermittent Ephemeral rmitten Perennial e.g. Quad Name: Bal9or rennislffaW 2 3 A. Geomorphology Subtotal t -L2 -i =-L2- Absent Weak Moderate Strong 1'- Continuity of channel bed and bank 15. Sediment on plants or debris 1 2 3 2. Sinuosity of channel along thalweg No = 0 C vee = a 1 2 3 3. In -channel structure: ex. riffie-pool, step -pool, ripple -pool sequence 1 2 3 4. Particle size of stream substrate 1 2 3 5. Activelrefict floodplain 0 1 2 44-3 6. Depositional bans or benches 4jaM> 1 2 3 7. Recent alluvial deposits 41V 1 2 3 8. Headculs 46 1 2 3 9. Grade control 1 1.5 10. Natural valley 0 1 1.5 71. Second or greater order channel Yes = 3 �b "artificial ditches are not rated; see discussions in manual B. Hvdrologv (Subtotal = ?. S ) 12. Presence of Baseflow 0 1 2 cz:3 13. Iron oxidizing bacteria 1 2 3 14. Leaf litter 1.5 1 0 15. Sediment on plants or debris 0.5 1 1.5 16. Organic debris lines or piles 0.5 1 1.5 17. Soil -based evidence of high water table? No = 0 C vee = a C. Bioloqv (Subtotal = ) 18. Fibrous roots in streambed 2 1 0 19. Rooted upland plants in streambed 2 1 0 20. Macrobenthos (note diversity and abundance) 1 2 3 21. Aquatic Mollusks 1 2 3 22. Fish 0.5 1 1.5 23. Crayfish - 0.5 1 1.5 24. Amphibians 4jaM> 1 1.5 25. Algae 0.5 1 1.5 26. Wetland plants in streambed FACW = 0.75; = 1. Other = 0 'perennial streams may also be identified using other methods. See p. 35 of manual. Notes: r w x ao' Sketch: AI 11r d� �b -� dq ti, 11 sld� NC DWO Stream Identification Form Version 4.11 L-17 y < �-- 4/ L) 7, '-, J? Date: / S / Projectisite:W- &-r'ti Latitude: 16. egg 6 Evaluator: County: S, Longitude: _& 3y Total Points: Stream is at least intermittent Stream Determination (circleAltil Ephemeral Intermitte ren Other DA&5,, e.9.. Quad Name: 4� if 2:19 or rental Ha 30' 2. Sinuosity of channel along thalweg 0 A. Geomorphology ( Subtotal =2 -5 • S Absent Weak Moderate Strong 1° Continuity of channel bed and bank 0 1 2 15. Sediment on plants or debris 2. Sinuosity of channel along thalweg 0 1 0 0.5 3 3. In -channel structure: ex. riffle -pool, step -pool, ripple -pool sequence 00 = 3 2 3 4. Panicle size of stream substrate 0 1 2 3 5. Active/relict floodplain 0 1 2 C:::r_> 6. Depositional bars or benches 0 1 2 Can 7. Recent alluvial deposits 0 1 4fv 3 8. Headcuts 1 2 3 9. Grade control 0.5 1 1.5 10. Natural valley 0 1 1.5 11. Second or greater order channel - Yes 33 artificial ditches are not rated; see dsi ns in manual B. Hvdroloav (Subtotal = S ) 12. Presence of Baseflow 0 1 2 3 13. Iron oxidizing bacteria 1 2 3 14. Leaf litter 1.5 1 0 15. Sediment on plants or debris 0 0.5 1.5 16. Organic debris lines or piles 0 0.5 1.5 17. Soil -based evidence of high water table? No = 0 = 3 C. Biology (Subtotal = & ) 18. Fibrous roots in streambed 2 1 0 19. Rooted upland plants in streambed 2 1 0 20. Macrobenthos (note diversity and abundance) 1 2 3 21. Aquatic Mollusks 1 2 3 22. Fish D.5 1 1.5 23. Crayfish 0.5 1 1.5 24. Amphibians 0.5 1 1.5 25. Algae 0.5 1 1 1.5 26. Wetland plants in streambed FACW = 0.75; OBL = 1.5 er = 'perennial streams may also be identified using other methods. See p. 35 of manual. Notes: Sketch: NC Division of Water Quality -Methodology for Identification of Intermittent and Perennial Streams and Their Origins v. 4.11 NC DWQ Stream Identification Form Version 4.11 Date: 512 , Ix Project/Site: '[kF-PV .A)(Ur3 Latitude: %-,.4 $5S13d) Evaluator:. _Tf7NtC t County: 5(/'M4 Longitude:.. ^ f� Total Points: Stream is at least intermittent iJG 5 Stream Determination ( one Other Quad Name: , Bz 19 or renniali(2 30' 1 Ephemeral Intermitten Perennial e.g. A. Geomorphology (Subtotal = t 'I ) Absent Weak Moderate Strong 10, Continuity of channel bed and bank 0 1 2 3 2. Sinuosity of channel along thalweg 0 1 2 0 3. In -channel structure: ex. riffle -pool, step -pool, ripple -pool s uence 0 1 ® 3 4. Particle size of stream substrate 0 1 2 1.5 5. Active/relict floodplain 0 1 LID 3 6. Depositional bars or benches 0 1 2 3 7. Recent alluvial deposits 0 1 1 2 3 B. Headcuts 1 2 3 9. Grade control 0 0.5 1 1. 10. Natural valley 0 .5 1 .5 11. Second or greater order channel N 3=0 Yes = 3 .artificial ditches are not rated; see discussions in manual R Hvdrnlnav (Subtotal = q 1 12. Presence of Baseflow 0 1 2 0 13. Iron oxidizing bacteria W 1 2 3 14. Leaf litter 1.5) 1 0.5 0 15. Sediment on plants or debris 0 0.5 1 1.5 16. Organic debris lines or piles 0 0.5 11.5 1.5 17. Soil -based evidence of high water table? 0 No = 0 e Ys = 1.5 C Biolo Subtotal = 16. Fibrous roots in streambed 2 1 0 19. Rooted upland plants in streambed 3 2 1 0 20. Macrobenthos (note diversity and abundance) 0 1 2 21. Aquatic Mollusks 0 1 2 3 22. Fish 0 .5 1 1.5 23. Crayfish 0 1 1.5 24. Amphibians 0 5 1.5 25. Algae 0.5 1 1 1 1.5 26. Wetland plants in streambed FACW = 0.75; OBL = 1.5 COther =n 'perennial streams may also be identified using other methods. See p. 35 of manual. Notes:' I C i ut 21 ee Sketch: 41 NC DWQ Stream Identification Form Version 4.11 Date: (0 Ng Projectisite: U0 f? j rOJ /Ur4 T Latitude: ,3(o , H 850} $ 9 Evaluator: , county: sulz%j Longitude: Total Points: Stream Determi circle one) Other Stream is at least intermittent (', Ephemera Intermitten erennial e.g. Quad Name: if z 19 or perennial if a 30* LTT 2 3 A. Geomorphology (Subtotal= S Absent Weak Moderate Strong 16' Continuity of channel bed and bank 0 1 2 3 2. Sinuosity of channel along thalweg 0 1 2 3 3. In -channel structure: ex. riffle -pool, step -pool, ripple -pool sequence 0 0 .5 2 3 4. Particle size of stream substrate 0 1 2 3 5. Active/relict floodplain 0 1 25. Algae 3 6. Depositional bars or benches 1.5 1 2 3 7. Recent alluvial deposits 0 2 3 8. Headcuts 0 1 2 9. Grade control 0.5 1 1.5 10. Natural valley 0 1 1.5 11. Second or greater order channel No = 0 Yes = 3 "artificial ditches are not rated; see discussions in manual R Hvrlrnlnnv lCiihtnfal1 12. Presence of Baseflow 0 1 1 3 13. Iron oxidizing bacteria 0 1 2 3 14. Leaf litter .5 1 0.5 0 15. Sediment on plants or debris 0 1 1.5 16. Organic debris lines or piles 0 .5 1 1.5 17. Soil -based evidence of high water table? No =0(:a = 3 1.5 r. Rinlnnv /Cuhtntal = t* 1 18. Fibrous roots in streambed W 2 1 0 19. Rooted upland plants in streambed ZD 2 1 0 20. Macrobenthos (note diversity and abundance) len 1 2 3 21. Aquatic Mollusks M 1 2 3 22. Fish 0 0.5 1 1.5 23. Crayfish 0.5 1 1.5 24. Amphibians 0.5 1 1.5 25. Algae 0.5 1 1.5 26. Wetland plants in streambed FACW = 0.75; OBL = 1.5 that = *perennial streams may also be identified using other methods. See P. 35 of manual. Notes: Sketch: NC WAM FIELD ASSESSMENT FORM Accompanies User Manual Version 5.0 USACE AID # NCDWR# Project Name Red Barn Mitigation Bank Date of Evaluation 6/6/2018 Applicant/Owner Name Ecosystem Planning & Restoration Wetland Site Name WA Wetland Type Non-Tidal Freshwater Marsh Assessor Name/Organization A. James, C. Jones Level III Ecoregion Piedmont Nearest Named Water Body Stewarts Creek River Basin Yadkin-PeeDee USGS 8-Digit Catalogue Unit 03040101 County Surry NCDWR Region Winston-Salem Yes No Precipitation within 48 hrs? Latitude/Longitude (deci-degrees) 36.4908, -80.6424 Evidence of stressors affecting the assessment area (may not be within the assessment area) Please circle and/or make note on the last page if evidence of stressors is apparent. Consider departure from reference, if appropriate, in recent past (for instance, within 10 years). Noteworthy stressors include, but are not limited to the following. • Hydrological modifications (examples: ditches, dams, beaver dams, dikes, berms, ponds, etc.) • Surface and sub-surface discharges into the wetland (examples: discharges containing obvious pollutants, presence of nearby septic tanks, underground storage tanks (USTs), hog lagoons, etc .) • Signs of vegetation stress (examples: vegetation mortality, insect damage, disease, storm damage, salt intrusion, etc.) • Habitat/plant community alteration (examples: mowing, clear-cutting, exotics, etc.) Is the assessment area intensively managed? Yes No Regulatory Considerations - Were regulatory considerations evaluated? Yes No If Yes, check all that apply to the assessment area. Anadromous fish Federally protected species or State endangered or threatened species NCDWR riparian buffer rule in effect Abuts a Primary Nursery Area (PNA) Publicly owned property N.C. Division of Coastal Management Area of Environmental Concern (AEC) (including buffer) Abuts a stream with a NCDWQ classification of SA or supplemental classifications of HQW, ORW, or Trout Designated NCNHP reference community Abuts a 303(d)-listed stream or a tributary to a 303(d)-listed stream What type of natural stream is associated with the wetland, if any? (check all that apply) Blackwater Brownwater Tidal (if tidal, check one of the following boxes) Lunar Wind Both Is the assessment area on a coastal island? Yes No Is the assessment area’s surface water storage capacity or duration substantially altered by beaver? Yes No Does the assessment area experience overbank flooding during normal rainfall conditions? Yes No 1. Ground Surface Condition/Vegetation Condition – assessment area condition metric Check a box in each column. Consider alteration to the ground surface (GS) in the assessment area and vegetation structure (VS) in the assessment area. Compare to reference wetland if applicable (see User Manual). If a reference is not applicable, then rate the assessment area based on evidence an effect. GS VS A A Not severely altered B B Severely altered over a majority of the assessment area (ground surface alteration examples: vehicle tracks, excessive sedimentation, fire-plow lanes, skidder tracks, bedding, fill, soil compact ion, 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. A ditch ≤ 1 foot deep is considered to affect surface water only, while a ditch > 1 foot deep is expected to affect both surface and sub-surface water. Consider tidal flooding regime, if applicable. Surf Sub A A Water storage capacity and duration are not altered. B B Water storage capacity or duration are altered, but not substantially (typically, not sufficient to change vegetation). C C Water storage capacity or duration are substantially altered (typically, alteration sufficient to result in vegetation change ) (examples: draining, flooding, soil compaction, filling, excessive sedimentation, underground utility lines). 3. Water Storage/Surface Relief – assessment area/wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes) Check a box in each column. Select the appropriate storage for the assessment area (AA) and the wetland type (WT). AA WT 3a. A A Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water > 1 deep B B Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water 6 inches to 1 foot deep C C Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water 3 to 6 inches deep D D Depressions able to pond water < 3 inches deep 3b. A Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is greater than 2 feet B Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is between 1 and 2 feet C Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is less than 1 foot 4. Soil Texture/Structure – assessment area condition metric (skip for all marshes) Check a box from each of the three soil property groups below. Dig soil profile in the dominant assessment area landscape feature. Make soil observations within the top 12 inches. Use most recent National Technical Committee for Hydric Soils guidance for regional indicators. 4a. A Sandy soil B Loamy or clayey soils exhibiting redoximorphic features (concentrations, depletions, or rhizospheres) C Loamy or clayey soils not exhibiting redoximorphic features D Loamy or clayey gleyed soil E Histosol or histic epipedon 4b. A Soil ribbon < 1 inch B Soil ribbon ≥ 1 inch 4c. A No peat or muck presence B A peat or muck presence 5. Discharge into Wetland – opportunity metric Check a box in each column. Consider surface pollutants or discharges (Surf) and sub-surface pollutants or discharges (Sub). Examples of sub-surface discharges include presence of nearby septic tank , underground storage tank (UST), etc. Surf Sub A A Little or no evidence of pollutants or discharges entering the assessment area B B Noticeable evidence of pollutants or discharges entering the wetland and stressing, but not overwhelming the treatment capacity of the assessment area C C Noticeable evidence of pollutants or discharges (pathogen, particulate, or soluble) entering the assessment area a nd potentially overwhelming the treatment capacity of the wetland (water discoloration, dead vegetation, excessive sedimentation, odor) 6. Land Use – opportunity metric (skip for non-riparian wetlands) Check all that apply (at least one box in each column). Evaluation involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. Consider sources draining to assessment area within entire upstream watershed (WS), within 5 miles and within the watershed draining to the assessment area (5M), and within 2 miles and within the watershed draining to the assessment area (2M). WS 5M 2M A A A > 10% impervious surfaces B B B Confined animal operations (or other local, concentrated source of pollutants C C C ≥ 20% coverage of pasture D D D ≥ 20% coverage of agricultural land (regularly plowed land) E E E ≥ 20% coverage of maintained grass/herb F F F ≥ 20% coverage of clear-cut land G G G Little or no opportunity to improve water quality. Lack of opportunity may result from little or no disturbance in the watershed or hydrologic alterations that prevent drainage and/or overbank flow from affecting the assessment area. 7. Wetland Acting as Vegetated Buffer – assessment area/wetland complex condition metric (skip for non-riparian wetlands) 7a. Is assessment area within 50 feet of a tributary or other open water? Yes No If Yes, continue to 7b. If No, skip to Metric 8. Wetland buffer need only be present on one side of the water body. Make buffer judgment based on the average width of wetland. Record a note if a portion of the buffer has been removed or disturbed. 7b. How much of the first 50 feet from the bank is wetland? (Wetland buffer need only be present on one side of the .water body. Make buffer judgment based on the average width of wetland. Record a note if a portion of the buffer has been removed or disturbe d.) A ≥ 50 feet B From 30 to < 50 feet C From 15 to < 30 feet D From 5 to < 15 feet E < 5 feet or buffer bypassed by ditches 7c. Tributary width. If the tributary is anastomosed, combine widths of channels/braids for a total width. ≤ 15-feet wide > 15-feet wide Other open water (no tributary present) 7d. Do roots of assessment area vegetation extend into the bank of the tributary/open water? Yes No 7e. Is stream or other open water sheltered or exposed? Sheltered – adjacent open water with width < 2500 feet and no regular boat traffic. Exposed – adjacent open water with width ≥ 2500 feet or regular boat traffic. 8. Wetland Width at the Assessment Area – wetland type/wetland complex condition metric (evaluate WT for all marshes and Estuarine Woody Wetland only; evaluate WC for Bottomland Hardwood Forest, Headwater Forest, and Riverine Swamp Forest only) Check a box in each column for riverine wetlands only. Select the average width for the wetland type at the assessment area (W T) and the wetland complex at the assessment area (WC). See User Manual for WT and WC boundaries. WT WC A A ≥ 100 feet B B From 80 to < 100 feet C C From 50 to < 80 feet D D From 40 to < 50 feet E E From 30 to < 40 feet F F From 15 to < 30 feet G G From 5 to < 15 feet H H < 5 feet 9. Inundation Duration – assessment area condition metric (skip for non-riparian wetlands) Answer for assessment area dominant landform. A Evidence of short-duration inundation (< 7 consecutive days) B Evidence of saturation, without evidence of inundation C Evidence of long-duration inundation or very long-duration inundation (7 to 30 consecutive days or more) 10. Indicators of Deposition – assessment area condition metric (skip for non-riparian wetlands and all marshes) Consider recent deposition only (no plant growth since deposition). A Sediment deposition is not excessive, but at approximately natural levels. B Sediment deposition is excessive, but not overwhelming the wetland. C Sediment deposition is excessive and is overwhelming the wetland. 11. Wetland Size – wetland type/wetland complex condition metric Check a box in each column. Involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. This metric evaluates three aspects of the wetland area: the size of the wetland type (WT), the size of the wetland complex (WC), and the size of the forested wetland (FW) (if applicable , see User Manual). See the User Manual for boundaries of these evaluation areas. If assessment area is clear -cut, select “K” for the FW column. WT WC FW (if applicable) A A A ≥ 500 acres B B B From 100 to < 500 acres C C C From 50 to < 100 acres D D D From 25 to < 50 acres E E E From 10 to < 25 acres F F F From 5 to < 10 acres G G G From 1 to < 5 acres H H H From 0.5 to < 1 acre I I I From 0.1 to < 0.5 acre J J J From 0.01 to < 0.1 acre K K K < 0.01 acre or assessment area is clear-cut 12. Wetland Intactness – wetland type condition metric (evaluate for Pocosins only) A Pocosin is the full extent (≥ 90%) of its natural landscape size. B Pocosin type is < 90% of the full extent of its natural landscape size. 13. Connectivity to Other Natural Areas – landscape condition metric 13a. Check appropriate box(es) (a box may be checked in each column). Involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. This metric evaluates whether the wetland is well connected (Well) and/or loosely connected (Loosely) to the landscape patch, the contigu ous naturally vegetated area and open water (if appropriate). Boundaries are formed by four -lane roads, regularly maintained utility line corridors the width of a four-lane road or wider, urban landscapes, maintained fields (pasture and agriculture), or open water > 300 feet wide. Well Loosely A A ≥ 500 acres B B From 100 to < 500 acres C C From 50 to < 100 acres D D From 10 to < 50 acres E E < 10 acres F F Wetland type has a poor or no connection to other natural habitats 13b. Evaluate for marshes only. Yes No Wetland type has a surface hydrology connection to open waters/stream or tidal wetlands . 14. Edge Effect – wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes and Estuarine Woody Wetland) May involve a GIS effort with field adjustment. Estimate distance from wetland type boundary to artificial edges. Artificia l edges include non-forested areas ≥ 40 feet wide such as fields, development, roads, regularly maintained utility line corridors, and clear -cuts. Consider the eight main points of the compass. Artificial edge occurs within 150 feet in how many directions? If the assessment area is c lear cut, select option ”C.” A 0 B 1 to 4 C 5 to 8 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 compo sed of appropriate species, with exotic plants absent or sparse within the assessment area. B Vegetation is different from reference condition in species diversity or proportions , but still largely composed of native species characteristic of the wetland type. This may include communities of weedy native species that develop after clearcutting or clearing. It also includes communities with exotics present, but not dominant, over a large portion of the expected strata. C Vegetation severely altered from reference in composition, or expected species are unnaturally absent (planted stands of non- characteristic species or at least one stratum inappropriately composed of a single species), or exotic species are dominant in at least one stratum. 16. Vegetative Diversity – assessment area condition metric (evaluate for Non-tidal Freshwater Marsh only) A Vegetation diversity is high and is composed primarily of native species (< 10% cover of exotics). B Vegetation diversity is low or has > 10% to 50% cover of exotics. C Vegetation is dominated by exotic species (> 50 % cover of exotics). 17. Vegetative Structure – assessment area/wetland type condition metric 17a. Is vegetation present? Yes No If Yes, continue to 17b. If No, skip to Metric 18. 17b. Evaluate percent coverage of assessment area vegetation for all marshes only. Skip to 17c for non-marsh wetlands. A ≥ 25% coverage of vegetation B < 25% coverage of vegetation 17c. Check a box in each column for each stratum. Evaluate this portion of the metric for non-marsh wetlands. Consider structure in airspace above the assessment area (AA) and the wetland type (WT) separately. AA WT A A Canopy closed, or nearly closed, with natural gaps associated with natural processes B B Canopy present, but opened more than natural gaps C C Canopy sparse or absent A A Dense mid-story/sapling layer B B Moderate density mid-story/sapling layer C C Mid-story/sapling layer sparse or absent A A Dense shrub layer B B Moderate density shrub layer C C Shrub layer sparse or absent A A Dense herb layer B B Moderate density herb layer C C Herb layer sparse or absent 18. Snags – wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes) A Large snags (more than one) are visible (> 12 inches DBH, or large relative to species present and landscape stability). B Not A 19. Diameter Class Distribution – wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes) A Majority of canopy trees have stems > 6 inches in diameter at breast height (DBH); many large trees (> 12 inches DBH) are present. B Majority of canopy trees have stems between 6 and 12 inches DBH, few are > 12 inch DBH. C Majority of canopy trees are < 6 inches DBH or no trees. 20. Large Woody Debris – wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes) Include both natural debris and man-placed natural debris. A Large logs (more than one) are visible (> 12 inches in diameter, or large relative to species present and landscape stability). B Not A 21. Vegetation/Open Water Dispersion – wetland type/open water condition metric (evaluate for Non-Tidal Freshwater Marsh only) Select the figure that best describes the amount of interspersion between vegetation and open water in the growing season. P atterned areas indicate vegetated areas, while solid white areas indicate open water. A B C D 22. Hydrologic Connectivity – assessment area condition metric (evaluate for riparian wetlands and Salt/Brackish Marsh only) Examples of activities that may severely alter hydrologic connectivity include intensive ditching, fill, sedimentation, channelization, diversion, man-made berms, beaver dams, and stream incision. Documentation required if evaluated as B, C, or D. A Overbank and overland flow are not severely altered in the assessment area. B Overbank flow is severely altered in the assessment area. C Overland flow is severely altered in the assessment area. D Both overbank and overland flow are severely altered in the assessment area. Notes Area was evaluated as a non-tidal freshwater marsh due to long-term conversion to predominantly herbaceous vegetation (area has been cleared for agriculture/cattle since at least the 1930's). Intensely disturbed by cattle grazing. Canopy Mid-Story Shrub Herb NC WAM Wetland Rating Sheet Accompanies User Manual Version 5.0 Wetland Site Name WA Date of Assessment 6/6/2018 Wetland Type Non-Tidal Freshwater Marsh Assessor Name/Organization A. James, C. Jones Notes on Field Assessment Form (Y/N) YES Presence of regulatory considerations (Y/N) NO Wetland is intensively managed (Y/N) YES Assessment area is located within 50 feet of a natural tributary or other open water (Y/N) YES Assessment area is substantially altered by beaver (Y/N) NO Assessment area experiences overbank flooding during normal rainfall conditions (Y/N) NO Assessment area is on a coastal island (Y/N) NO Sub-function Rating Summary 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 (Y/N) NA Particulate Change Condition NA Condition/Opportunity NA Opportunity Presence (Y/N) NA Soluble Change Condition NA Condition/Opportunity NA Opportunity Presence (Y/N) NA Physical Change Condition NA Condition/Opportunity NA Opportunity Presence (Y/N) NA Pollution Change Condition NA Condition/Opportunity NA Opportunity Presence (Y/N) NA Habitat Physical Structure Condition LOW Landscape Patch Structure Condition MEDIUM Vegetation Composition Condition MEDIUM Function Rating Summary Function Metrics Rating Hydrology Condition HIGH Water Quality Condition MEDIUM Condition/Opportunity MEDIUM Opportunity Presence (Y/N) YES Habitat Condition LOW Overall Wetland Rating MEDIUM NC WAM FIELD ASSESSMENT FORM Accompanies User Manual Version 5.0 USACE AID # NCDWR# Project Name Red Barn Mitigation Bank Date of Evaluation 6/6/2018 Applicant/Owner Name Ecosystem Planning & Restoration Wetland Site Name WB Wetland Type Non-Tidal Freshwater Marsh Assessor Name/Organization A. James, T. Barrett Level III Ecoregion Piedmont Nearest Named Water Body Stewarts Creek River Basin Yadkin-PeeDee USGS 8-Digit Catalogue Unit 03040101 County Surry NCDWR Region Winston-Salem Yes No Precipitation within 48 hrs? Latitude/Longitude (deci-degrees) 36.48896, -80.6400 Evidence of stressors affecting the assessment area (may not be within the assessment area) Please circle and/or make note on the last page if evidence of stressors is apparent. Consider departure from reference, if appropriate, in recent past (for instance, within 10 years). Noteworthy stressors include, but are not limited to the following. • Hydrological modifications (examples: ditches, dams, beaver dams, dikes, berms, ponds, etc.) • Surface and sub-surface discharges into the wetland (examples: discharges containing obvious pollutants, presence of nearby septic tanks, underground storage tanks (USTs), hog lagoons, etc .) • Signs of vegetation stress (examples: vegetation mortality, insect damage, disease, storm damage, salt intrusion, etc.) • Habitat/plant community alteration (examples: mowing, clear-cutting, exotics, etc.) Is the assessment area intensively managed? Yes No Regulatory Considerations - Were regulatory considerations evaluated? Yes No If Yes, check all that apply to the assessment area. Anadromous fish Federally protected species or State endangered or threatened species NCDWR riparian buffer rule in effect Abuts a Primary Nursery Area (PNA) Publicly owned property N.C. Division of Coastal Management Area of Environmental Concern (AEC) (including buffer) Abuts a stream with a NCDWQ classification of SA or supplemental classifications of HQW, ORW, or Trout Designated NCNHP reference community Abuts a 303(d)-listed stream or a tributary to a 303(d)-listed stream What type of natural stream is associated with the wetland, if any? (check all that apply) Blackwater Brownwater Tidal (if tidal, check one of the following boxes) Lunar Wind Both Is the assessment area on a coastal island? Yes No Is the assessment area’s surface water storage capacity or duration substantially altered by beaver? Yes No Does the assessment area experience overbank flooding during normal rainfall conditions? Yes No 1. Ground Surface Condition/Vegetation Condition – assessment area condition metric Check a box in each column. Consider alteration to the ground surface (GS) in the assessment area and vegetation structure (VS) in the assessment area. Compare to reference wetland if applicable (see User Manual). If a reference is not applicable, then rate the assessment area based on evidence an effect. GS VS A A Not severely altered B B Severely altered over a majority of the assessment area (ground surface alteration examples: vehicle tracks, excessive sedimentation, fire-plow lanes, skidder tracks, bedding, fill, soil compact ion, 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. A ditch ≤ 1 foot deep is considered to affect surface water only, while a ditch > 1 foot deep is expected to affect both surface and sub-surface water. Consider tidal flooding regime, if applicable. Surf Sub A A Water storage capacity and duration are not altered. B B Water storage capacity or duration are altered, but not substantially (typically, not sufficient to change vegetation). C C Water storage capacity or duration are substantially altered (typically, alteration sufficient to result in vegetation change ) (examples: draining, flooding, soil compaction, filling, excessive sedimentation, underground utility lines). 3. Water Storage/Surface Relief – assessment area/wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes) Check a box in each column. Select the appropriate storage for the assessment area (AA) and the wetland type (WT). AA WT 3a. A A Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water > 1 deep B B Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water 6 inches to 1 foot deep C C Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water 3 to 6 inches deep D D Depressions able to pond water < 3 inches deep 3b. A Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is greater than 2 feet B Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is between 1 and 2 feet C Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is less than 1 foot 4. Soil Texture/Structure – assessment area condition metric (skip for all marshes) Check a box from each of the three soil property groups below. Dig soil profile in the dominant assessment area landscape feature. Make soil observations within the top 12 inches. Use most recent National Technical Committee for Hydric Soils guidance for regional indicators. 4a. A Sandy soil B Loamy or clayey soils exhibiting redoximorphic features (concentrations, depletions, or rhizospheres) C Loamy or clayey soils not exhibiting redoximorphic features D Loamy or clayey gleyed soil E Histosol or histic epipedon 4b. A Soil ribbon < 1 inch B Soil ribbon ≥ 1 inch 4c. A No peat or muck presence B A peat or muck presence 5. Discharge into Wetland – opportunity metric Check a box in each column. Consider surface pollutants or discharges (Surf) and sub-surface pollutants or discharges (Sub). Examples of sub-surface discharges include presence of nearby septic tank , underground storage tank (UST), etc. Surf Sub A A Little or no evidence of pollutants or discharges entering the assessment area B B Noticeable evidence of pollutants or discharges entering the wetland and stressing, but not overwhelming the treatment capacity of the assessment area C C Noticeable evidence of pollutants or discharges (pathogen, particulate, or soluble) entering the assessment area a nd potentially overwhelming the treatment capacity of the wetland (water discoloration, dead vegetation, excessive sedimentation, odor) 6. Land Use – opportunity metric (skip for non-riparian wetlands) Check all that apply (at least one box in each column). Evaluation involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. Consider sources draining to assessment area within entire upstream watershed (WS), within 5 miles and within the watershed draining to the assessment area (5M), and within 2 miles and within the watershed draining to the assessment area (2M). WS 5M 2M A A A > 10% impervious surfaces B B B Confined animal operations (or other local, concentrated source of pollutants C C C ≥ 20% coverage of pasture D D D ≥ 20% coverage of agricultural land (regularly plowed land) E E E ≥ 20% coverage of maintained grass/herb F F F ≥ 20% coverage of clear-cut land G G G Little or no opportunity to improve water quality. Lack of opportunity may result from little or no disturbance in the watershed or hydrologic alterations that prevent drainage and/or overbank flow from affecting the assessment area. 7. Wetland Acting as Vegetated Buffer – assessment area/wetland complex condition metric (skip for non-riparian wetlands) 7a. Is assessment area within 50 feet of a tributary or other open water? Yes No If Yes, continue to 7b. If No, skip to Metric 8. Wetland buffer need only be present on one side of the water body. Make buffer judgment based on the average width of wetland. Record a note if a portion of the buffer has been removed or disturbed. 7b. How much of the first 50 feet from the bank is wetland? (Wetland buffer need only be present on one side of the .water body. Make buffer judgment based on the average width of wetland. Record a note if a portion of the buffer has been removed or disturbe d.) A ≥ 50 feet B From 30 to < 50 feet C From 15 to < 30 feet D From 5 to < 15 feet E < 5 feet or buffer bypassed by ditches 7c. Tributary width. If the tributary is anastomosed, combine widths of channels/braids for a total width. ≤ 15-feet wide > 15-feet wide Other open water (no tributary present) 7d. Do roots of assessment area vegetation extend into the bank of the tributary/open water? Yes No 7e. Is stream or other open water sheltered or exposed? Sheltered – adjacent open water with width < 2500 feet and no regular boat traffic. Exposed – adjacent open water with width ≥ 2500 feet or regular boat traffic. 8. Wetland Width at the Assessment Area – wetland type/wetland complex condition metric (evaluate WT for all marshes and Estuarine Woody Wetland only; evaluate WC for Bottomland Hardwood Forest, Headwater Forest, and Riverine Swamp Forest only) Check a box in each column for riverine wetlands only. Select the average width for the wetland type at the assessment area (W T) and the wetland complex at the assessment area (WC). See User Manual for WT and WC boundaries. WT WC A A ≥ 100 feet B B From 80 to < 100 feet C C From 50 to < 80 feet D D From 40 to < 50 feet E E From 30 to < 40 feet F F From 15 to < 30 feet G G From 5 to < 15 feet H H < 5 feet 9. Inundation Duration – assessment area condition metric (skip for non-riparian wetlands) Answer for assessment area dominant landform. A Evidence of short-duration inundation (< 7 consecutive days) B Evidence of saturation, without evidence of inundation C Evidence of long-duration inundation or very long-duration inundation (7 to 30 consecutive days or more) 10. Indicators of Deposition – assessment area condition metric (skip for non-riparian wetlands and all marshes) Consider recent deposition only (no plant growth since deposition). A Sediment deposition is not excessive, but at approximately natural levels. B Sediment deposition is excessive, but not overwhelming the wetland. C Sediment deposition is excessive and is overwhelming the wetland. 11. Wetland Size – wetland type/wetland complex condition metric Check a box in each column. Involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. This metric evaluates three aspects of the wetland area: the size of the wetland type (WT), the size of the wetland complex (WC), and the size of the forested wetland (FW) (if applicable , see User Manual). See the User Manual for boundaries of these evaluation areas. If assessment area is clear -cut, select “K” for the FW column. WT WC FW (if applicable) A A A ≥ 500 acres B B B From 100 to < 500 acres C C C From 50 to < 100 acres D D D From 25 to < 50 acres E E E From 10 to < 25 acres F F F From 5 to < 10 acres G G G From 1 to < 5 acres H H H From 0.5 to < 1 acre I I I From 0.1 to < 0.5 acre J J J From 0.01 to < 0.1 acre K K K < 0.01 acre or assessment area is clear-cut 12. Wetland Intactness – wetland type condition metric (evaluate for Pocosins only) A Pocosin is the full extent (≥ 90%) of its natural landscape size. B Pocosin type is < 90% of the full extent of its natural landscape size. 13. Connectivity to Other Natural Areas – landscape condition metric 13a. Check appropriate box(es) (a box may be checked in each column). Involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. This metric evaluates whether the wetland is well connected (Well) and/or loosely connected (Loosely) to the landscape patch, the contigu ous naturally vegetated area and open water (if appropriate). Boundaries are formed by four -lane roads, regularly maintained utility line corridors the width of a four-lane road or wider, urban landscapes, maintained fields (pasture and agriculture), or open water > 300 feet wide. Well Loosely A A ≥ 500 acres B B From 100 to < 500 acres C C From 50 to < 100 acres D D From 10 to < 50 acres E E < 10 acres F F Wetland type has a poor or no connection to other natural habitats 13b. Evaluate for marshes only. Yes No Wetland type has a surface hydrology connection to open waters/stream or tidal wetlands . 14. Edge Effect – wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes and Estuarine Woody Wetland) May involve a GIS effort with field adjustment. Estimate distance from wetland type boundary to artificial edges. Artificia l edges include non-forested areas ≥ 40 feet wide such as fields, development, roads, regularly maintained utility line corridors, and clear -cuts. Consider the eight main points of the compass. Artificial edge occurs within 150 feet in how many directions? If the assessment area is c lear cut, select option ”C.” A 0 B 1 to 4 C 5 to 8 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 compo sed of appropriate species, with exotic plants absent or sparse within the assessment area. B Vegetation is different from reference condition in species diversity or proportions , but still largely composed of native species characteristic of the wetland type. This may include communities of weedy native species that develop after clearcutting or clearing. It also includes communities with exotics present, but not dominant, over a large portion of the expected strata. C Vegetation severely altered from reference in composition, or expected species are unnaturally absent (planted stands of non- characteristic species or at least one stratum inappropriately composed of a single species), or exotic species are dominant in at least one stratum. 16. Vegetative Diversity – assessment area condition metric (evaluate for Non-tidal Freshwater Marsh only) A Vegetation diversity is high and is composed primarily of native species (< 10% cover of exotics). B Vegetation diversity is low or has > 10% to 50% cover of exotics. C Vegetation is dominated by exotic species (> 50 % cover of exotics). 17. Vegetative Structure – assessment area/wetland type condition metric 17a. Is vegetation present? Yes No If Yes, continue to 17b. If No, skip to Metric 18. 17b. Evaluate percent coverage of assessment area vegetation for all marshes only. Skip to 17c for non-marsh wetlands. A ≥ 25% coverage of vegetation B < 25% coverage of vegetation 17c. Check a box in each column for each stratum. Evaluate this portion of the metric for non-marsh wetlands. Consider structure in airspace above the assessment area (AA) and the wetland type (WT) separately. AA WT A A Canopy closed, or nearly closed, with natural gaps associated with natural processes B B Canopy present, but opened more than natural gaps C C Canopy sparse or absent A A Dense mid-story/sapling layer B B Moderate density mid-story/sapling layer C C Mid-story/sapling layer sparse or absent A A Dense shrub layer B B Moderate density shrub layer C C Shrub layer sparse or absent A A Dense herb layer B B Moderate density herb layer C C Herb layer sparse or absent 18. Snags – wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes) A Large snags (more than one) are visible (> 12 inches DBH, or large relative to species present and landscape stability). B Not A 19. Diameter Class Distribution – wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes) A Majority of canopy trees have stems > 6 inches in diameter at breast height (DBH); many large trees (> 12 inches DBH) are present. B Majority of canopy trees have stems between 6 and 12 inches DBH, few are > 12 inch DBH. C Majority of canopy trees are < 6 inches DBH or no trees. 20. Large Woody Debris – wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes) Include both natural debris and man-placed natural debris. A Large logs (more than one) are visible (> 12 inches in diameter, or large relative to species present and landscape stability). B Not A 21. Vegetation/Open Water Dispersion – wetland type/open water condition metric (evaluate for Non-Tidal Freshwater Marsh only) Select the figure that best describes the amount of interspersion between vegetation and open water in the growing season. P atterned areas indicate vegetated areas, while solid white areas indicate open water. A B C D 22. Hydrologic Connectivity – assessment area condition metric (evaluate for riparian wetlands and Salt/Brackish Marsh only) Examples of activities that may severely alter hydrologic connectivity include intensive ditching, fill, sedimentation, channelization, diversion, man-made berms, beaver dams, and stream incision. Documentation required if evaluated as B, C, or D. A Overbank and overland flow are not severely altered in the assessment area. B Overbank flow is severely altered in the assessment area. C Overland flow is severely altered in the assessment area. D Both overbank and overland flow are severely altered in the assessment area. Notes Area was evaluated as a non-tidal freshwater marsh due to long-term conversion to predominantly herbaceous vegetation (area has been cleared for agriculture/cattle since at least the 1930's). Intensely disturbed by cattle grazing. Canopy Mid-Story Shrub Herb NC WAM Wetland Rating Sheet Accompanies User Manual Version 5.0 Wetland Site Name WB Date of Assessment 6/6/2018 Wetland Type Non-Tidal Freshwater Marsh Assessor Name/Organization A. James, T. Barrett Notes on Field Assessment Form (Y/N) YES Presence of regulatory considerations (Y/N) NO Wetland is intensively managed (Y/N) YES Assessment area is located within 50 feet of a natural tributary or other open water (Y/N) YES Assessment area is substantially altered by beaver (Y/N) NO Assessment area experiences overbank flooding during normal rainfall conditions (Y/N) YES Assessment area is on a coastal island (Y/N) NO Sub-function Rating Summary Function Sub-function Metrics Rating Hydrology Surface Storage and Retention Condition NA Sub-surface Storage and Retention Condition NA Water Quality Pathogen Change Condition NA Condition/Opportunity NA Opportunity Presence (Y/N) NA Particulate Change Condition NA Condition/Opportunity NA Opportunity Presence (Y/N) NA Soluble Change Condition NA Condition/Opportunity NA Opportunity Presence (Y/N) NA Physical Change Condition NA Condition/Opportunity NA Opportunity Presence (Y/N) NA Pollution Change Condition NA Condition/Opportunity NA Opportunity Presence (Y/N) NA Habitat Physical Structure Condition LOW Landscape Patch Structure Condition MEDIUM Vegetation Composition Condition HIGH Function Rating Summary Function Metrics Rating Hydrology Condition HIGH Water Quality Condition MEDIUM Condition/Opportunity MEDIUM Opportunity Presence (Y/N) NO Habitat Condition LOW Overall Wetland Rating MEDIUM NC WAM FIELD ASSESSMENT FORM Accompanies User Manual Version 5.0 USACE AID # NCDWR# Project Name Red Barn Mitigation Bank Site Date of Evaluation 06-06-18 Applicant/Owner Name Ecosystem Planning & Restoration Wetland Site Name WC Wetland Type Headwater Forest Assessor Name/Organization A. James, C. Gears Level III Ecoregion Piedmont Nearest Named Water Body Stewarts Creek River Basin Yadkin-PeeDee USGS 8-Digit Catalogue Unit 03040101 County Surry NCDWR Region Winston-Salem Yes No Precipitation within 48 hrs? Latitude/Longitude (deci-degrees) 34.48665, -80.6422 Evidence of stressors affecting the assessment area (may not be within the assessment area) Please circle and/or make note on the last page if evidence of stressors is apparent. Consider departure from reference, if appropriate, in recent past (for instance, within 10 years). Noteworthy stressors include, but are not limited to the following. • Hydrological modifications (examples: ditches, dams, beaver dams, dikes, berms, ponds, etc.) • Surface and sub-surface discharges into the wetland (examples: discharges containing obvious pollutants, presence of nearby septic tanks, underground storage tanks (USTs), hog lagoons, etc .) • Signs of vegetation stress (examples: vegetation mortality, insect damage, disease, storm damage, salt intrusion, etc.) • Habitat/plant community alteration (examples: mowing, clear-cutting, exotics, etc.) Is the assessment area intensively managed? Yes No Regulatory Considerations - Were regulatory considerations evaluated? Yes No If Yes, check all that apply to the assessment area. Anadromous fish Federally protected species or State endangered or threatened species NCDWR riparian buffer rule in effect Abuts a Primary Nursery Area (PNA) Publicly owned property N.C. Division of Coastal Management Area of Environmental Concern (AEC) (including buffer) Abuts a stream with a NCDWQ classification of SA or supplemental classifications of HQW, ORW, or Trout Designated NCNHP reference community Abuts a 303(d)-listed stream or a tributary to a 303(d)-listed stream What type of natural stream is associated with the wetland, if any? (check all that apply) Blackwater Brownwater Tidal (if tidal, check one of the following boxes) Lunar Wind Both Is the assessment area on a coastal island? Yes No Is the assessment area’s surface water storage capacity or duration substantially altered by beaver? Yes No Does the assessment area experience overbank flooding during normal rainfall conditions? Yes No 1. Ground Surface Condition/Vegetation Condition – assessment area condition metric Check a box in each column. Consider alteration to the ground surface (GS) in the assessment area and vegetation structure (VS) in the assessment area. Compare to reference wetland if applicable (see User Manual). If a reference is not applicable, then rate the assessment area based on evidence an effect. GS VS A A Not severely altered B B Severely altered over a majority of the assessment area (ground surface alteration examples: vehicle tracks, excessive sedimentation, fire-plow lanes, skidder tracks, bedding, fill, soil compact ion, 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. A ditch ≤ 1 foot deep is considered to affect surface water only, while a ditch > 1 foot deep is expected to affect both surface and sub-surface water. Consider tidal flooding regime, if applicable. Surf Sub A A Water storage capacity and duration are not altered. B B Water storage capacity or duration are altered, but not substantially (typically, not sufficient to change vegetation). C C Water storage capacity or duration are substantially altered (typically, alteration sufficient to result in vegetation change ) (examples: draining, flooding, soil compaction, filling, excessive sedimentation, underground utility lines). 3. Water Storage/Surface Relief – assessment area/wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes) Check a box in each column. Select the appropriate storage for the assessment area (AA) and the wetland type (WT). AA WT 3a. A A Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water > 1 deep B B Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water 6 inches to 1 foot deep C C Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water 3 to 6 inches deep D D Depressions able to pond water < 3 inches deep 3b. A Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is greater than 2 feet B Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is between 1 and 2 feet C Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is less than 1 foot 4. Soil Texture/Structure – assessment area condition metric (skip for all marshes) Check a box from each of the three soil property groups below. Dig soil profile in the dominant assessment area landscape feature. Make soil observations within the top 12 inches. Use most recent National Technical Committee for Hydric Soils guidance for regional indicators. 4a. A Sandy soil B Loamy or clayey soils exhibiting redoximorphic features (concentrations, depletions, or rhizospheres) C Loamy or clayey soils not exhibiting redoximorphic features D Loamy or clayey gleyed soil E Histosol or histic epipedon 4b. A Soil ribbon < 1 inch B Soil ribbon ≥ 1 inch 4c. A No peat or muck presence B A peat or muck presence 5. Discharge into Wetland – opportunity metric Check a box in each column. Consider surface pollutants or discharges (Surf) and sub-surface pollutants or discharges (Sub). Examples of sub-surface discharges include presence of nearby septic tank , underground storage tank (UST), etc. Surf Sub A A Little or no evidence of pollutants or discharges entering the assessment area B B Noticeable evidence of pollutants or discharges entering the wetland and stressing, but not overwhelming the treatment capacity of the assessment area C C Noticeable evidence of pollutants or discharges (pathogen, particulate, or soluble) entering the assessment area a nd potentially overwhelming the treatment capacity of the wetland (water discoloration, dead vegetation, excessive sedimentation, odor) 6. Land Use – opportunity metric (skip for non-riparian wetlands) Check all that apply (at least one box in each column). Evaluation involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. Consider sources draining to assessment area within entire upstream watershed (WS), within 5 miles and within the watershed draining to the assessment area (5M), and within 2 miles and within the watershed draining to the assessment area (2M). WS 5M 2M A A A > 10% impervious surfaces B B B Confined animal operations (or other local, concentrated source of pollutants C C C ≥ 20% coverage of pasture D D D ≥ 20% coverage of agricultural land (regularly plowed land) E E E ≥ 20% coverage of maintained grass/herb F F F ≥ 20% coverage of clear-cut land G G G Little or no opportunity to improve water quality. Lack of opportunity may result from little or no disturbance in the watershed or hydrologic alterations that prevent drainage and/or overbank flow from affecting the assessment area. 7. Wetland Acting as Vegetated Buffer – assessment area/wetland complex condition metric (skip for non-riparian wetlands) 7a. Is assessment area within 50 feet of a tributary or other open water? Yes No If Yes, continue to 7b. If No, skip to Metric 8. Wetland buffer need only be present on one side of the water body. Make buffer judgment based on the average width of wetland. Record a note if a portion of the buffer has been removed or disturbed. 7b. How much of the first 50 feet from the bank is wetland? (Wetland buffer need only be present on one side of the .water body. Make buffer judgment based on the average width of wetland. Record a note if a portion of the buffer has been removed or disturbe d.) A ≥ 50 feet B From 30 to < 50 feet C From 15 to < 30 feet D From 5 to < 15 feet E < 5 feet or buffer bypassed by ditches 7c. Tributary width. If the tributary is anastomosed, combine widths of channels/braids for a total width. ≤ 15-feet wide > 15-feet wide Other open water (no tributary present) 7d. Do roots of assessment area vegetation extend into the bank of the tributary/open water? Yes No 7e. Is stream or other open water sheltered or exposed? Sheltered – adjacent open water with width < 2500 feet and no regular boat traffic. Exposed – adjacent open water with width ≥ 2500 feet or regular boat traffic. 8. Wetland Width at the Assessment Area – wetland type/wetland complex condition metric (evaluate WT for all marshes and Estuarine Woody Wetland only; evaluate WC for Bottomland Hardwood Forest, Headwater Forest, and Riverine Swamp Forest only) Check a box in each column for riverine wetlands only. Select the average width for the wetland type at the assessment area (W T) and the wetland complex at the assessment area (WC). See User Manual for WT and WC boundaries. WT WC A A ≥ 100 feet B B From 80 to < 100 feet C C From 50 to < 80 feet D D From 40 to < 50 feet E E From 30 to < 40 feet F F From 15 to < 30 feet G G From 5 to < 15 feet H H < 5 feet 9. Inundation Duration – assessment area condition metric (skip for non-riparian wetlands) Answer for assessment area dominant landform. A Evidence of short-duration inundation (< 7 consecutive days) B Evidence of saturation, without evidence of inundation C Evidence of long-duration inundation or very long-duration inundation (7 to 30 consecutive days or more) 10. Indicators of Deposition – assessment area condition metric (skip for non-riparian wetlands and all marshes) Consider recent deposition only (no plant growth since deposition). A Sediment deposition is not excessive, but at approximately natural levels. B Sediment deposition is excessive, but not overwhelming the wetland. C Sediment deposition is excessive and is overwhelming the wetland. 11. Wetland Size – wetland type/wetland complex condition metric Check a box in each column. Involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. This metric evaluates three aspects of the wetland area: the size of the wetland type (WT), the size of the wetland complex (WC), and the size of the forested wetland (FW) (if applicable , see User Manual). See the User Manual for boundaries of these evaluation areas. If assessment area is clear -cut, select “K” for the FW column. WT WC FW (if applicable) A A A ≥ 500 acres B B B From 100 to < 500 acres C C C From 50 to < 100 acres D D D From 25 to < 50 acres E E E From 10 to < 25 acres F F F From 5 to < 10 acres G G G From 1 to < 5 acres H H H From 0.5 to < 1 acre I I I From 0.1 to < 0.5 acre J J J From 0.01 to < 0.1 acre K K K < 0.01 acre or assessment area is clear-cut 12. Wetland Intactness – wetland type condition metric (evaluate for Pocosins only) A Pocosin is the full extent (≥ 90%) of its natural landscape size. B Pocosin type is < 90% of the full extent of its natural landscape size. 13. Connectivity to Other Natural Areas – landscape condition metric 13a. Check appropriate box(es) (a box may be checked in each column). Involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. This metric evaluates whether the wetland is well connected (Well) and/or loosely connected (Loosely) to the landscape patch, the contigu ous naturally vegetated area and open water (if appropriate). Boundaries are formed by four -lane roads, regularly maintained utility line corridors the width of a four-lane road or wider, urban landscapes, maintained fields (pasture and agriculture), or open water > 300 feet wide. Well Loosely A A ≥ 500 acres B B From 100 to < 500 acres C C From 50 to < 100 acres D D From 10 to < 50 acres E E < 10 acres F F Wetland type has a poor or no connection to other natural habitats 13b. Evaluate for marshes only. Yes No Wetland type has a surface hydrology connection to open waters/stream or tidal wetlands . 14. Edge Effect – wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes and Estuarine Woody Wetland) May involve a GIS effort with field adjustment. Estimate distance from wetland type boundary to artificial edges. Artificia l edges include non-forested areas ≥ 40 feet wide such as fields, development, roads, regularly maintained utility line corridors, and clear -cuts. Consider the eight main points of the compass. Artificial edge occurs within 150 feet in how many directions? If the assessment area is c lear cut, select option ”C.” A 0 B 1 to 4 C 5 to 8 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 compo sed of appropriate species, with exotic plants absent or sparse within the assessment area. B Vegetation is different from reference condition in species diversity or proportions , but still largely composed of native species characteristic of the wetland type. This may include communities of weedy native species that develop after clearcutting or clearing. It also includes communities with exotics present, but not dominant, over a large portion of the expected strata. C Vegetation severely altered from reference in composition, or expected species are unnaturally absent (planted stands of non- characteristic species or at least one stratum inappropriately composed of a single species), or exotic species are dominant in at least one stratum. 16. Vegetative Diversity – assessment area condition metric (evaluate for Non-tidal Freshwater Marsh only) A Vegetation diversity is high and is composed primarily of native species (< 10% cover of exotics). B Vegetation diversity is low or has > 10% to 50% cover of exotics. C Vegetation is dominated by exotic species (> 50 % cover of exotics). 17. Vegetative Structure – assessment area/wetland type condition metric 17a. Is vegetation present? Yes No If Yes, continue to 17b. If No, skip to Metric 18. 17b. Evaluate percent coverage of assessment area vegetation for all marshes only. Skip to 17c for non-marsh wetlands. A ≥ 25% coverage of vegetation B < 25% coverage of vegetation 17c. Check a box in each column for each stratum. Evaluate this portion of the metric for non-marsh wetlands. Consider structure in airspace above the assessment area (AA) and the wetland type (WT) separately. AA WT A A Canopy closed, or nearly closed, with natural gaps associated with natural processes B B Canopy present, but opened more than natural gaps C C Canopy sparse or absent A A Dense mid-story/sapling layer B B Moderate density mid-story/sapling layer C C Mid-story/sapling layer sparse or absent A A Dense shrub layer B B Moderate density shrub layer C C Shrub layer sparse or absent A A Dense herb layer B B Moderate density herb layer C C Herb layer sparse or absent 18. Snags – wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes) A Large snags (more than one) are visible (> 12 inches DBH, or large relative to species present and landscape stability). B Not A 19. Diameter Class Distribution – wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes) A Majority of canopy trees have stems > 6 inches in diameter at breast height (DBH); many large trees (> 12 inches DBH) are present. B Majority of canopy trees have stems between 6 and 12 inches DBH, few are > 12 inch DBH. C Majority of canopy trees are < 6 inches DBH or no trees. 20. Large Woody Debris – wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes) Include both natural debris and man-placed natural debris. A Large logs (more than one) are visible (> 12 inches in diameter, or large relative to species present and landscape stability). B Not A 21. Vegetation/Open Water Dispersion – wetland type/open water condition metric (evaluate for Non-Tidal Freshwater Marsh only) Select the figure that best describes the amount of interspersion between vegetation and open water in the growing season. P atterned areas indicate vegetated areas, while solid white areas indicate open water. A B C D 22. Hydrologic Connectivity – assessment area condition metric (evaluate for riparian wetlands and Salt/Brackish Marsh only) Examples of activities that may severely alter hydrologic connectivity include intensive ditching, fill, sedimentation, channelization, diversion, man-made berms, beaver dams, and stream incision. Documentation required if evaluated as B, C, or D. A Overbank and overland flow are not severely altered in the assessment area. B Overbank flow is severely altered in the assessment area. C Overland flow is severely altered in the assessment area. D Both overbank and overland flow are severely altered in the assessment area. Notes Good amounts of sediment enter wetland just upstream of boundary, with some intrusion into the wetland. At the upstream end of the we tland, the associated stream is not incised; however, just within the boundary, there is a large headcut that drops the stream in e levation, affecting overbank flow. Canopy Mid-Story Shrub Herb NC WAM Wetland Rating Sheet Accompanies User Manual Version 5.0 Wetland Site Name WC Date of Assessment 06-06-18 Wetland Type Headwater Forest Assessor Name/Organization A. James, C. Gears Notes on Field Assessment Form (Y/N) YES Presence of regulatory considerations (Y/N) NO Wetland is intensively managed (Y/N) NO Assessment area is located within 50 feet of a natural tributary or other open water (Y/N) YES Assessment area is substantially altered by beaver (Y/N) NO Assessment area experiences overbank flooding during normal rainfall conditions (Y/N) NO Assessment area is on a coastal island (Y/N) NO Sub-function Rating Summary Function Sub-function Metrics Rating Hydrology Surface Storage and Retention Condition LOW Sub-surface Storage and Retention Condition HIGH Water Quality Pathogen Change Condition MEDIUM Condition/Opportunity MEDIUM Opportunity Presence (Y/N) NO Particulate Change Condition LOW Condition/Opportunity NA Opportunity Presence (Y/N) NA Soluble Change Condition LOW Condition/Opportunity LOW Opportunity Presence (Y/N) NO Physical Change Condition MEDIUM Condition/Opportunity MEDIUM Opportunity Presence (Y/N) NO 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 LOW Function Rating Summary Function Metrics Rating Hydrology Condition MEDIUM Water Quality Condition LOW Condition/Opportunity LOW Opportunity Presence (Y/N) NO Habitat Condition LOW Overall Wetland Rating LOW NC WAM FIELD ASSESSMENT FORM Accompanies User Manual Version 5.0 USACE AID # NCDWR# Project Name Red Barn Mitigation Bank Site Date of Evaluation 06-06-18 Applicant/Owner Name Ecosystem Planning & Restoration Wetland Site Name WD Wetland Type Headwater Forest Assessor Name/Organization A. James, C. Gears Level III Ecoregion Piedmont Nearest Named Water Body Stewarts Creek River Basin Yadkin-PeeDee USGS 8-Digit Catalogue Unit 03040101 County Surry NCDWR Region Winston-Salem Yes No Precipitation within 48 hrs? Latitude/Longitude (deci-degrees) 36.48495, - 80.6358 Evidence of stressors affecting the assessment area (may not be within the assessment area) Please circle and/or make note on the last page if evidence of stressors is apparent. Consider departure from reference, if appropriate, in recent past (for instance, within 10 years). Noteworthy stressors include, but are not limited to the following. • Hydrological modifications (examples: ditches, dams, beaver dams, dikes, berms, ponds, etc.) • Surface and sub-surface discharges into the wetland (examples: discharges containing obvious pollutants, presence of nearby septic tanks, underground storage tanks (USTs), hog lagoons, etc .) • Signs of vegetation stress (examples: vegetation mortality, insect damage, disease, storm damage, salt intrusion, etc.) • Habitat/plant community alteration (examples: mowing, clear-cutting, exotics, etc.) Is the assessment area intensively managed? Yes No Regulatory Considerations - Were regulatory considerations evaluated? Yes No If Yes, check all that apply to the assessment area. Anadromous fish Federally protected species or State endangered or threatened species NCDWR riparian buffer rule in effect Abuts a Primary Nursery Area (PNA) Publicly owned property N.C. Division of Coastal Management Area of Environmental Concern (AEC) (including buffer) Abuts a stream with a NCDWQ classification of SA or supplemental classifications of HQW, ORW, or Trout Designated NCNHP reference community Abuts a 303(d)-listed stream or a tributary to a 303(d)-listed stream What type of natural stream is associated with the wetland, if any? (check all that apply) Blackwater Brownwater Tidal (if tidal, check one of the following boxes) Lunar Wind Both Is the assessment area on a coastal island? Yes No Is the assessment area’s surface water storage capacity or duration substantially altered by beaver? Yes No Does the assessment area experience overbank flooding during normal rainfall conditions? Yes No 1. Ground Surface Condition/Vegetation Condition – assessment area condition metric Check a box in each column. Consider alteration to the ground surface (GS) in the assessment area and vegetation structure (VS) in the assessment area. Compare to reference wetland if applicable (see User Manual). If a reference is not applicable, then rate the assessment area based on evidence an effect. GS VS A A Not severely altered B B Severely altered over a majority of the assessment area (ground surface alteration examples: vehicle tracks, excessive sedimentation, fire-plow lanes, skidder tracks, bedding, fill, soil compact ion, 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. A ditch ≤ 1 foot deep is considered to affect surface water only, while a ditch > 1 foot deep is expected to affect both surface and sub-surface water. Consider tidal flooding regime, if applicable. Surf Sub A A Water storage capacity and duration are not altered. B B Water storage capacity or duration are altered, but not substantially (typically, not sufficient to change vegetation). C C Water storage capacity or duration are substantially altered (typically, alteration sufficient to result in vegetation change ) (examples: draining, flooding, soil compaction, filling, excessive sedimentation, underground utility lines). 3. Water Storage/Surface Relief – assessment area/wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes) Check a box in each column. Select the appropriate storage for the assessment area (AA) and the wetland type (WT). AA WT 3a. A A Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water > 1 deep B B Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water 6 inches to 1 foot deep C C Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water 3 to 6 inches deep D D Depressions able to pond water < 3 inches deep 3b. A Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is greater than 2 feet B Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is between 1 and 2 feet C Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is less than 1 foot 4. Soil Texture/Structure – assessment area condition metric (skip for all marshes) Check a box from each of the three soil property groups below. Dig soil profile in the dominant assessment area landscape feature. Make soil observations within the top 12 inches. Use most recent National Technical Committee for Hydric Soils guidance for regional indicators. 4a. A Sandy soil B Loamy or clayey soils exhibiting redoximorphic features (concentrations, depletions, or rhizospheres) C Loamy or clayey soils not exhibiting redoximorphic features D Loamy or clayey gleyed soil E Histosol or histic epipedon 4b. A Soil ribbon < 1 inch B Soil ribbon ≥ 1 inch 4c. A No peat or muck presence B A peat or muck presence 5. Discharge into Wetland – opportunity metric Check a box in each column. Consider surface pollutants or discharges (Surf) and sub-surface pollutants or discharges (Sub). Examples of sub-surface discharges include presence of nearby septic tank , underground storage tank (UST), etc. Surf Sub A A Little or no evidence of pollutants or discharges entering the assessment area B B Noticeable evidence of pollutants or discharges entering the wetland and stressing, but not overwhelming the treatment capacity of the assessment area C C Noticeable evidence of pollutants or discharges (pathogen, particulate, or soluble) entering the assessment area a nd potentially overwhelming the treatment capacity of the wetland (water discoloration, dead vegetation, excessive sedimentation, odor) 6. Land Use – opportunity metric (skip for non-riparian wetlands) Check all that apply (at least one box in each column). Evaluation involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. Consider sources draining to assessment area within entire upstream watershed (WS), within 5 miles and within the watershed draining to the assessment area (5M), and within 2 miles and within the watershed draining to the assessment area (2M). WS 5M 2M A A A > 10% impervious surfaces B B B Confined animal operations (or other local, concentrated source of pollutants C C C ≥ 20% coverage of pasture D D D ≥ 20% coverage of agricultural land (regularly plowed land) E E E ≥ 20% coverage of maintained grass/herb F F F ≥ 20% coverage of clear-cut land G G G Little or no opportunity to improve water quality. Lack of opportunity may result from little or no disturbance in the watershed or hydrologic alterations that prevent drainage and/or overbank flow from affecting the assessment area. 7. Wetland Acting as Vegetated Buffer – assessment area/wetland complex condition metric (skip for non-riparian wetlands) 7a. Is assessment area within 50 feet of a tributary or other open water? Yes No If Yes, continue to 7b. If No, skip to Metric 8. Wetland buffer need only be present on one side of the water body. Make buffer judgment based on the average width of wetland. Record a note if a portion of the buffer has been removed or disturbed. 7b. How much of the first 50 feet from the bank is wetland? (Wetland buffer need only be present on one side of the .water body. Make buffer judgment based on the average width of wetland. Record a note if a portion of the buffer has been removed or disturbe d.) A ≥ 50 feet B From 30 to < 50 feet C From 15 to < 30 feet D From 5 to < 15 feet E < 5 feet or buffer bypassed by ditches 7c. Tributary width. If the tributary is anastomosed, combine widths of channels/braids for a total width. ≤ 15-feet wide > 15-feet wide Other open water (no tributary present) 7d. Do roots of assessment area vegetation extend into the bank of the tributary/open water? Yes No 7e. Is stream or other open water sheltered or exposed? Sheltered – adjacent open water with width < 2500 feet and no regular boat traffic. Exposed – adjacent open water with width ≥ 2500 feet or regular boat traffic. 8. Wetland Width at the Assessment Area – wetland type/wetland complex condition metric (evaluate WT for all marshes and Estuarine Woody Wetland only; evaluate WC for Bottomland Hardwood Forest, Headwater Forest, and Riverine Swamp Forest only) Check a box in each column for riverine wetlands only. Select the average width for the wetland type at the assessment area (W T) and the wetland complex at the assessment area (WC). See User Manual for WT and WC boundaries. WT WC A A ≥ 100 feet B B From 80 to < 100 feet C C From 50 to < 80 feet D D From 40 to < 50 feet E E From 30 to < 40 feet F F From 15 to < 30 feet G G From 5 to < 15 feet H H < 5 feet 9. Inundation Duration – assessment area condition metric (skip for non-riparian wetlands) Answer for assessment area dominant landform. A Evidence of short-duration inundation (< 7 consecutive days) B Evidence of saturation, without evidence of inundation C Evidence of long-duration inundation or very long-duration inundation (7 to 30 consecutive days or more) 10. Indicators of Deposition – assessment area condition metric (skip for non-riparian wetlands and all marshes) Consider recent deposition only (no plant growth since deposition). A Sediment deposition is not excessive, but at approximately natural levels. B Sediment deposition is excessive, but not overwhelming the wetland. C Sediment deposition is excessive and is overwhelming the wetland. 11. Wetland Size – wetland type/wetland complex condition metric Check a box in each column. Involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. This metric evaluates three aspects of the wetland area: the size of the wetland type (WT), the size of the wetland complex (WC), and the size of the forested wetland (FW) (if applicable , see User Manual). See the User Manual for boundaries of these evaluation areas. If assessment area is clear -cut, select “K” for the FW column. WT WC FW (if applicable) A A A ≥ 500 acres B B B From 100 to < 500 acres C C C From 50 to < 100 acres D D D From 25 to < 50 acres E E E From 10 to < 25 acres F F F From 5 to < 10 acres G G G From 1 to < 5 acres H H H From 0.5 to < 1 acre I I I From 0.1 to < 0.5 acre J J J From 0.01 to < 0.1 acre K K K < 0.01 acre or assessment area is clear-cut 12. Wetland Intactness – wetland type condition metric (evaluate for Pocosins only) A Pocosin is the full extent (≥ 90%) of its natural landscape size. B Pocosin type is < 90% of the full extent of its natural landscape size. 13. Connectivity to Other Natural Areas – landscape condition metric 13a. Check appropriate box(es) (a box may be checked in each column). Involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. This metric evaluates whether the wetland is well connected (Well) and/or loosely connected (Loosely) to the landscape patch, the contigu ous naturally vegetated area and open water (if appropriate). Boundaries are formed by four -lane roads, regularly maintained utility line corridors the width of a four-lane road or wider, urban landscapes, maintained fields (pasture and agriculture), or open water > 300 feet wide. Well Loosely A A ≥ 500 acres B B From 100 to < 500 acres C C From 50 to < 100 acres D D From 10 to < 50 acres E E < 10 acres F F Wetland type has a poor or no connection to other natural habitats 13b. Evaluate for marshes only. Yes No Wetland type has a surface hydrology connection to open waters/stream or tidal wetlands . 14. Edge Effect – wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes and Estuarine Woody Wetland) May involve a GIS effort with field adjustment. Estimate distance from wetland type boundary to artificial edges. Artificia l edges include non-forested areas ≥ 40 feet wide such as fields, development, roads, regularly maintained utility line corridors, and clear -cuts. Consider the eight main points of the compass. Artificial edge occurs within 150 feet in how many directions? If the assessment area is c lear cut, select option ”C.” A 0 B 1 to 4 C 5 to 8 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 compo sed of appropriate species, with exotic plants absent or sparse within the assessment area. B Vegetation is different from reference condition in species diversity or proportions , but still largely composed of native species characteristic of the wetland type. This may include communities of weedy native species that develop after clearcutting or clearing. It also includes communities with exotics present, but not dominant, over a large portion of the expected strata. C Vegetation severely altered from reference in composition, or expected species are unnaturally absent (planted stands of non- characteristic species or at least one stratum inappropriately composed of a single species), or exotic species are dominant in at least one stratum. 16. Vegetative Diversity – assessment area condition metric (evaluate for Non-tidal Freshwater Marsh only) A Vegetation diversity is high and is composed primarily of native species (< 10% cover of exotics). B Vegetation diversity is low or has > 10% to 50% cover of exotics. C Vegetation is dominated by exotic species (> 50 % cover of exotics). 17. Vegetative Structure – assessment area/wetland type condition metric 17a. Is vegetation present? Yes No If Yes, continue to 17b. If No, skip to Metric 18. 17b. Evaluate percent coverage of assessment area vegetation for all marshes only. Skip to 17c for non-marsh wetlands. A ≥ 25% coverage of vegetation B < 25% coverage of vegetation 17c. Check a box in each column for each stratum. Evaluate this portion of the metric for non-marsh wetlands. Consider structure in airspace above the assessment area (AA) and the wetland type (WT) separately. AA WT A A Canopy closed, or nearly closed, with natural gaps associated with natural processes B B Canopy present, but opened more than natural gaps C C Canopy sparse or absent A A Dense mid-story/sapling layer B B Moderate density mid-story/sapling layer C C Mid-story/sapling layer sparse or absent A A Dense shrub layer B B Moderate density shrub layer C C Shrub layer sparse or absent A A Dense herb layer B B Moderate density herb layer C C Herb layer sparse or absent 18. Snags – wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes) A Large snags (more than one) are visible (> 12 inches DBH, or large relative to species present and landscape stability). B Not A 19. Diameter Class Distribution – wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes) A Majority of canopy trees have stems > 6 inches in diameter at breast height (DBH); many large trees (> 12 inches DBH) are present. B Majority of canopy trees have stems between 6 and 12 inches DBH, few are > 12 inch DBH. C Majority of canopy trees are < 6 inches DBH or no trees. 20. Large Woody Debris – wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes) Include both natural debris and man-placed natural debris. A Large logs (more than one) are visible (> 12 inches in diameter, or large relative to species present and landscape stability). B Not A 21. Vegetation/Open Water Dispersion – wetland type/open water condition metric (evaluate for Non-Tidal Freshwater Marsh only) Select the figure that best describes the amount of interspersion between vegetation and open water in the growing season. P atterned areas indicate vegetated areas, while solid white areas indicate open water. A B C D 22. Hydrologic Connectivity – assessment area condition metric (evaluate for riparian wetlands and Salt/Brackish Marsh only) Examples of activities that may severely alter hydrologic connectivity include intensive ditching, fill, sedimentation, channelization, diversion, man-made berms, beaver dams, and stream incision. Documentation required if evaluated as B, C, or D. A Overbank and overland flow are not severely altered in the assessment area. B Overbank flow is severely altered in the assessment area. C Overland flow is severely altered in the assessment area. D Both overbank and overland flow are severely altered in the assessment area. Notes Canopy Mid-Story Shrub Herb NC WAM Wetland Rating Sheet Accompanies User Manual Version 5.0 Wetland Site Name WD Date of Assessment 06-06-18 Wetland Type Headwater Forest Assessor Name/Organization A. James, C. Gears Notes on Field Assessment Form (Y/N) NO Presence of regulatory considerations (Y/N) NO Wetland is intensively managed (Y/N) NO Assessment area is located within 50 feet of a natural tributary or other open water (Y/N) YES Assessment area is substantially altered by beaver (Y/N) NO Assessment area experiences overbank flooding during normal rainfall conditions (Y/N) YES Assessment area is on a coastal island (Y/N) NO Sub-function Rating Summary Function Sub-function Metrics Rating Hydrology Surface Storage and Retention Condition MEDIUM Sub-surface Storage and Retention Condition MEDIUM Water Quality Pathogen Change Condition MEDIUM Condition/Opportunity MEDIUM Opportunity Presence (Y/N) NO Particulate Change Condition HIGH Condition/Opportunity NA Opportunity Presence (Y/N) NA Soluble Change Condition HIGH Condition/Opportunity HIGH Opportunity Presence (Y/N) NO Physical Change Condition HIGH Condition/Opportunity HIGH Opportunity Presence (Y/N) YES 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 Summary Function Metrics Rating Hydrology Condition MEDIUM Water Quality Condition HIGH Condition/Opportunity HIGH Opportunity Presence (Y/N) YES Habitat Condition LOW Overall Wetland Rating MEDIUM