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State. of North Carolina
Department of Environment,
Health and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
Ja mes B. Hunt, Jr., G ove mor
Jonathan B. Howes, Secretary
A. Preston Howard, Jr., P.E., Director
December 13, 1996
Mr. Wayne Sullivan
Municipal Engineering Services Co.
P.O. Box 97
Garner, NC 27529
Dear Mr. Sullivan:.
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Thank you for accompanying Mike Parker and myself during our site visit to the
City of Albemarle's landfill on November 20. During our site visit we searched for sites to
be used as compensatory wetland mitigation resulting from the impacts associated with the
landfill expansion. Only one site appears to have the possibility of providing
compensation. This site was located on the' headwaters of Jacob's creek south of the main
access road through the landfill.
The site we identified was contiguous to a portion of Jacob's creek upstream of a
beaver dam. Portions of the floodplain were ponded, and an abandoned stream channel
was present. We discussed constructing a small dam, near to the existing beaver dam, to
increase soil saturation and inundation in the floodplain, and enhancing the existing plant
community with species adapted to moist soil conditions.
Species that may be appropriate to transplant include green ash r inu
pennsylvanical, hackberry (Celtis laevigata) , swamp chestnut oak (Quercus michauxii) and
American elm , mus rubra). At this time it is difficult to provide a more comprehensive
list. I believe I will be near the City of Albemarle in January, and may need to visit the site
again in order to provide more detailed suggestions.
We discussed briefly obtaining more detailed topographic information. Please
provide me with a map once this is available. We need to move forward with a conceptual
mitigation plan, but I would like to see the results of the topographic survey first. In
addition, I would like a map of region with the location of the landfill clearly demarcated.
Please contact me if you have any questions: My telephone number is [phone].
Sincerely,
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Steven Kroeger
cc: John Dorney, DWQ-Raleigh
Mike Parker, MRO
Environmental Sciences Branch • 4401 Reedy Creek Road Raleigh, North Carolina 27607
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JOINT FORM
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NATIONWIDE PERMIT NO. 26
FOR
THE CITY OF ALBEMARLE, NC
Garner, N.C.
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Nationwide Permit Requested (Provide Nationwide Permit #t: NWP #26
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Nationwide permits that require notification to the Corps of Engineers
Nationwide.permits that require application for Section 401 cerfification .
WH24NGTON DISTRICT ENGINEER
CORPS OF ENGINEERS
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Wilmington, NC 28402-1890
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WATER QUALITY PLANNING
DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
NC DEPARTMENT OF ENviRONMENT, HEALTH,'
AND N ,SOURCES ..
P.O. Box 29533-=--",-_ _
Raleigh, NC 27626-0535
Am. MR. JOHN DORNEY
Telephone [phone]
'ONE (1) COPY OF THIS COMPLETED APPLICATION SHOULD BE SENT TO THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS.
SEVEN (7) - COPIES SHOULD BE SENT TO THE N.C. DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT.
PLEASE PRINT.
I.:Owners Name. City of Albemarle
2. Owners Address: - PO Box 190 Albemarle, NC 28002..'
3. Owners Phone Number (Home): (Work): 704-982-0131
' 4. If Applicable. Agent's name or responsible corporate official, address, phone number.
Raymond I. Allen City Manager
' PO Box 190
Albemarle, NC 28002-0190 704-982-0131
' 5. Location of work (MUST ATTACH MAP). County: Stanly
Nearest Town or City: City of Albemarle
off of SR1720 at the existing landfill
' Specific Location (Include road numbers, landmarks, etc.):
facility South of the City of Albemarle
6. Name of Closest Stream/River. Jacobs Creek
7. River Basin: Pee Dee River
8. Is this project located in a watershed classified as Trout, SA, HQW, ORW, WS I, or WS II? YES [ ] NO [X ]
9. Have any Section 404 permits been previously requested for use on this property? YES [ ] NO 91
If yes, explain.
10. Estimated total number of acres of waters of the U.S., including wetlands, located on project site: 7.0 Acres

11. Number of acres of waters of the U.S., including wetlands, impacted by the proposed project:
Filled:
Drained: _
Flooded:
Excavated:
Total Impacted= 1.0 Acre:
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PROTECTED SPECIES AND JURISDICTIONAL WETLANDS DELINEATION
STUDIES FOR THE PROPOSED CITY OF ALBEMARLE SUBTITLE D LANDFILL,
STANLY COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
Submitted to:
Municipal Engineering Services Company, P.A.
P.O. Box 97
Garner, North Carolina 27529
Project #G-93138
Submitted by:
Garrow & Associates, Inc.
3772 Pleasantdale Road
Suite 200
Atlanta, Georgia 30340-4214
Field Investigations and Report Preparation by:
William R. Nethery
Environmental Scientist
25 July 1994
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GARRow & Assocuns, INC.
' 3772 Pleasantdale Road, Suite 200, Atlanta, Georgia 30340-4214
Telephone [phone] Facsimile [phone]
July 25,1994
Mr. Wayne Sullivan
Municipal Engineering Services Company, P.A.
P.O. Box 97 _
Garner, North Carolina 27529
Re: Protected Species and Jurisdictional Wetlands Delineation Studies for the
Proposed City of Albemarle Subtitle D Landfill, Stanly County, North
Carolina. Project # G-93138.
Dear Mr. Sullivan:
Garrow & Associates, Inc. has performed the above-referenced studies on behalf-of
Municipal Engineering Services Company, P.A. The project area consists of
approximately 170 acres and is located southeast of the City of Albemarle,
approximately 1.8 miles southeast of the intersection of U.S. Highway 52 and State
Route 1720. It is bounded by Jamb's Creek on the south and an existing landfill on
the west and northwest (Figure 1). This report describes ecological communities, the
presence of protected species or their habitats, jurisdictional wetlands, and waters of
the United States in the project area and in buffer zones around the existing landfill.
Recommendations are included concerning impacts to potential protected species
habitats, jurisdictional wetlands, and waters of the United States.
Protected species include animals and plants protected by state and federal laws.
Legally protected species include animals listed as Endangered, Threatened, or
Special Concern by the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission (WRC
1992); plants listed as Endangered, Threatened, or Special Concern by the North
Carolina Department of Agriculture (NCDA 1991); and plants and animals listed as
Endangered or Threatened by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS 1989, 1990a,
1990b, 1993a).
Rare species, although not legally protected, are of concern to listing agencies and
members of the scientific community. Rare plant and animal species include
Candidates for federal listing by FWS and those listed as Candidates, Significantly
Rare, or Extirpated by the North Carolina Natural Heritage Program (NHP 1994).
Efforts to accommodate these species found on a project area are encouraged but not
required; such efforts help preserve a rare species before it becomes critically
imperiled and legally protected.
Wetlands are defined by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (COE) and the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency as "those areas that are inundated or saturated by

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surface or ground water at a frequency and duration sufficient to support, and that
under normal circumstances do support, a prevalence of vegetation typically
adapted for life in saturated soil conditions" (Environmental Laboratory 1987).
Areas'' that do not -meet the criteria for wetlands, but that hold impounded or
running water during some or all of the year, are termed wafters of the United States.
This term . applies to such features as lakes, ponds, rivers, and perennial and
intermittent streams. :..,
Metho ds: ?<, A - literature and map review was performed , for the project area,
consisting' of an examination of soil survey maps (Stephens 1989); the Albemarle,
North Carolina, U.S. Geological Survey topographic map (USGS 1981); the
Albemarle, North Carolina, National Wetland Inventory (NWI) map (FWS 1993b);
and 1994 aerial photographs of the project area provided by Municipal Engineering
Services Company, P.A. Lists of protected plant and animal species potentially
occurring on the project area and their habitat requirements were obtained from
NHP (1994) and FWS (1994). Protected species information is summarized "in
Appendices 1 and 2. Additional information on plant and animal species
identification, species distribution, and habitat requirements was compiled from a .
number of sources, including field guides and distribution atlases: Conant and
Collins (1991), Duncan and Foote (1975), Fernald (1987), Foote and Jones (1989)1*
Godfrey and Wooten (1979,1981), Martof et al. (1989), Page and Burr (1991), Radford
et al. (1968), Scott (1988), and FWS (1993a). Ecological community types are primarily
derived from Schafale and Weakley (1990).
A pedestrian reconnaissance of the project area and buffer zones around the existing
landfill was performed on 27-30 June 1994 by William R. Nethery, Environmental
Scientist, and Fred Davis, Environmental Assistant. Habitats were evaluated based
on dominant plant species or habitat quality. A determination was made of the
potential for each habitat on the site to support protected species, as well as state
Significantly Rare and state/federal Candidate species. Appropriate habitats were
searched thoroughly for protected species and less intensively for rare species. No
special sampling, including mist netting for bats or birds, mammal trapping, or.
sampling of streams for fish, was performed for these studies. Habitat locations are
shown on Figure 2. Scientific names of plants found in the project area are
contained in Appendix 3.
The field methodology used for the wetland delineations followed the Corps of
Engineers Wetlands Delineation Manual (Environmental Laboratory 1987) and
subsequent guidance (Department of the Army 1992). An assessment of the three
mandatory wetland criteria, vegetation, soils, and hydrology, was performed for
potential jurisdictional wetland areas. Wetland indicator statuses for plant species
were assigned according to Reed (1988). Soil colors were determined in the field
using Munsell Soil Color Charts (Munsell Color 1992). Observations of wetland
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waters of the United States were drawn on field maps during the investigation and .;
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are shown on Figure 3. .
Results.. The project. area -is in the Piedmont physiographic region in south-central '
North, Carolina (North Carolina Geological Survey 1985).; , The _, project area is
drained by Jacob's Creek and itsributaries. Elevations range from approximately
350 feet above mean sea level (amsl) along Jacob's Creek to over 460 feet',amsl in the
uplands (USGS 1981). Soil survey maps (Stephens 1989) indicate that upland
portions of -the site contain Enon stoney loams Goldston channery Gilt, loams,,and ?,.;
Badin channery silt loams, which are all well drained. Drainages in the project area

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are mapped as Oakboro silt loams, frequently flooded, which are moderately well
drained. The project area is composed mainly of pasture with vegetated windrows..
Forested areas exist along property boundaries and drainage channels. ,
.Ecological Communities. Seven ecological communities occur in the project area
and existing landfill buffer zones: Disturbed Upland, Mesic Hardwood Forest, Pine- '
Hardwood Forest, Basic Oak-Hickory Forest, Alluvial Forest, Disturbed Lowland,
and Aquatic Habitat. Most ecological communities in the project area have been
previously disturbed by sludge disposal activities, timber harvesting, or other j
disturbances. Portions of the buffer zones around the existing landfill have been
disturbed by timber harvesting, borrow excavation, or landfill activities. The

approximate locations of ecological communities are shown on Figure 2. '
The Disturbed Upland communities occur along roadsides and in disturbed areas on
slopes and ridgetops within the project area and existing landfill buffer zones.
Sludge disposal areas are dominated by Fescue and other pasture grasses, with
scattered invasive species such as Aster species, Blackberry, Butterfly Pea, Buttercup

species, Fennel, Goldenrod, Milkweed, and Thistle (Figure 4). Windrows present ,
throughout these communities contain Japanese Honeysuckle, Leatherleaf,
Muscadine, Sunflower species, Sweetgum, Tree-of-heaven, Virginia Creeper, and
Winged Sumac (Figure 5). Roadsides and borrow areas are dominated : by Ragweed,
Japanese Honeysuckle, Virginia Creeper, and Blackberry, with Aster species,
Butterfly Pea, Elephant's Foot, Goldenrod, Lespedeza, Sunflower species, '
Thoroughwort, and Wild Quinine present. Animals observed in the Disturbed
Upland communities include American Crow, American Goldfinch, Black Vulture,
Blue Jay, Brown Thrasher, Cardinal, Carolina Wren, Chipping Sparrow, Eastern '
Phoebe, Field Sparrow, Indigo Bunting, Killdeer, Mourning Dove, Northern
Mockingbird, Red-tailed Hawk, Turkey Vulture, White-tailed Deer, and Wild
Turke
y.
The Mesic Hardwood Forest communities are approximately 45 years old, except for
two portions that contain immature growth (Figure 2). These communities occur '
on lower to upper slopes in the project area and existing landfill buffer zones (Figure
6). The upper canopy includes American Elm, White Oak, Tulip Poplar, Ash

species, Pignut Hickory, Sourwood, and Southern Shagbark Hickory. The ,

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understory contains saplings of tree species, Flowering. Dogwood, Redbud, Sugar
Maple, Maple-leafed Viburnum, Black .Cherry, Buckeye,° and Strawberry Bush. - The
ground layer vegetation includes Cross-vine, Indian Strawberry, Poison Ivy, Sessile-
leaved Bellwort, Rattlesnake Fern, False Ginger, Violet species, Sorrel, Christmas .
Fern, Virginia Creeper, Wild Yam, Rattlesnake Plantain, Elephant's foot,: Bedstraw,
Ebony Spleenwort, and Liverleaf. Animals observed in the Mesic Hardwood Forest
communities include American . Toad, .Brown Thrasher, Carolina Wren, Gray::.
Squirrel, Red-bellied Woodpecker., Rufous-sided-Towhee; -White-tailed -Deer, and
Wood Thrush.
The Pine-Hardwood Forest communities occur along the western boundary of the
project area and within existing landfill buffer zones (Figure 7). The canopy is
dominated by Shortleaf Pine and Loblolly Pine, with Sweetgum and Red Maple
present. Understory vegetation is limited due to shading, by pine trees, with
Catbrier, Flowering Dogwood, Japanese Honeysuckle, Poison Ivy, Sweetgum, and
Virginia Creeper present. Animals observed in the Pine-Hardwood Forest
communities include Black Vulture, Rufous-sided Towhee, Turkey Vulture, Red-
tailed Hawk, and American Toad.
The Basic Oak-Hickory Forest communities occur in the northeast corner of the
project area. and in the buffer zone north of the existing landfill. They are
characterized by a relatively open canopy and basic rocky soil (Figure 8). This
community type is dominated by Southern Shagbark Hickory, False Shagbark
Hickory, Post Oak, Scarlet Oak, and Mockernut Hickory, with Red Maple and Ash
species in the canopy. The understory includes Southern Sugar Maple, Black
Cherry, Winged Elm, and Hawthorn. The ground layer vegetation includes
Aromatic Sumac, Virginia Creeper, Muscadine, Panic Grass, Sunflower species,
Ebony Spleenwort, Goat'`' Rue, Golden Alexander, Wild Quinine, Thoroughwort,
Coreopsis, and Butterfly Pea. Animals observed in the Basic Oak-Hickory
communities include Rufous-sided Towhee, Carolina Wren, Mourning Dove,
Cardinal, Blue Jay, Bobwhite Quail, and Chuck will's Widow. According to NFIP
guidelines, the Basic Oak-Hickory Forest is a natural community type considered to
be either very rare and local in the state or found locally in a restricted - area (NHP
1994; Weakley 1994).
The Alluvial Forest communities occur in the project area along Jacob's Creek and
undisturbed segments of its tributaries (Figure 9). Plant species present in the
Alluvial Forest communities include Green Ash, Sycamore, Water Oak, Tulip
Poplar, Red Mulberry, Persimmon, and Red Maple in the canopy and subcanopy.
The understory includes Bottlebrush Grass, Boxelder, Chinese Privet, Clearweed,
Giant Cane, Joe-pye-weed, Jack-in-the-pulpit, Japanese Honeysuckle, Jewelweed,
Lop-seed, Microstegium, Musclewood, Poison Ivy, Saint John's-wort, Sedge species,
Smartweed species, Smooth Alder (near stream), Spicebush, Southern Sugar Maple,
Virginia Creeper, Violet species, Windflower, Yellow-root, and Catbrier. Animals
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observed in these communities: include White-tailed Deer, Green. Heron, Carolina
Wren, Wood Thrush; Cardinal Brown Thrasher, and Red bellied Woodpecker. y
The Disturbed: Lowland communities exist,.in thez floodplains of. tributaries that .-
traverse the project 'area (Figure -10). These communities are dominated by a thicket
of small trees and shrubs, including`Boxelder, Red Maple, Tulip Poplar, Green, Ash.,
Black Willow, Water Oak, and Chinese=Privet..,,.Ground layer vegetation includes .._
Virginia :Creeper; ? Poison Ivy,. Blackberry, ' and- Japanese-Honeysuckle: -Animals
observed -in these communities include Red-winged Blackbird, Blue Jay, Wood,`
Thrush, Green Heron, and Cardinal.
Aquatic Habitat communities in the project area include Jacob's Creek on the
southern boundary and several unnamed intermittent and perennial tributaries to
Jacob's Creek that traverse the site. The intermittent streams are from 2 to 5 feet
wide with gravel and cobble bottoms. The perennial streams are approximately.10
to 15 feet wide with 2 to 3 foot banks and a gravel, cobble, and boulder bottom
(Figure 11). Jacob's Creek is approximately 15 to 20 feet wide with 6 to 8 foot banks
and a gravel, cobble, and boulder bottom, with a thin silt layer in some places
(Figure 12). Downed vegetation, deposition of leaves and other debris, and newly
cut channels indicate significant flows occur throughout the perennial stream and
Jacob's Creek floodplains during high-flow periods (Figure 13). While these
floodplains are well drained, active channels traverse them in numerous places.
Aquatic animal species observed in the Aquatic Habitat communities include
Crayfish species, Mussel species, Asiatic Clam, Sunfish species, Mosquitoefish, and
Chub species.
Protected Species. Protected species occurrence lists from NHP (1994) and FWS
(1994) indicate that five state or federally protected plant and animal species are
known from Stanly County.: Habitat or marginal habitat exists in the project area
-and existing landfill buffer zones for one state and federally protected plant and two
state protected animals.
Habitat is present in the Basic Oak-Hickory Forest communities for the state and
federally endangered Schweinitz's Sunflower. Schweinitz's Sunflower was not
observed in the project area. However, its flowering season does not begin until
September; it is not conspicuous during early to mid summer, and therefore the
plant may not have been visible during this survey. Marginal habitat for the state
Special Concern Carolina Darter occurs in Aquatic Habitat communities along the
southern boundary of the project property. No special aquatic sampling was
performed during this study. Marginal habitat is.:present in the Disturbed Upland
community for °the state Special Concern Loggerhead Shrike. No. Loggerhead
Shrikes were observed in the project area. No habitat or marginal habitat is present
in the project area for any other state or federally protected animal or plant species,
and no protected animal or plant species were observed during our field
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Twenty. plant species that are listed as Candidate or Significantly Rare species b
NHP nd/or as Candidate species by FWS are known frotanlCounty. Habitat
or marginal habitat is present in the project area for fifteen of these species. Habitat
or marginal habitat for twelve of these plant species is present in the Basic Oak
Hickory Forest communities and portions of the Disturbed Upland community in
the project area. -4 Thick-pod White -Wild Indigo was observed at the edge of - a
Disturbed Upland community in the southern portion of thee project area -(Figure 2).
Marginal habitat is present for Smooth Blue Aster, Piedmont Aster, and Riverbank
Vervain in the Mesic Hardwood Forest and/or Alluvial Forest communities. No
other state or federal Candidate species or state Significantly Rare species were
observed in the project area. Many of these species were not in a detectable form at
the time of the survey.
The legal requirements for buffer zones at this landfill site include a 50-foot
minimum buffer established and properly maintained on both sides of the
perennial streams, a 300-foot minimum buffer established between the landfill and
all property boundaries, a 50-foot minimum buffer established between property
boundaries and the construction/ demolition landfill, and a 300-foot minimum
buffer established between the proposed landfill and the existing landfill. The
North Carolina Division of Solid Waste Management recommends a 200- foot
buffer around construction/demolition landfills to facilitate adequate monitoring
(McHargue 1994). The required buffer zones in the project area contain most of the
potential habitat that is present on the site for rare or protected species. However,
potential Schweinitz's Sunflower habitat is within the Basic Oak-Hickory Forest
community in the northeast corner of the project area, which extends beyond the
planned 100-foot buffer zone around the proposed construction and demolition
landfill. To be certain that this project will not impact the state and federally
Endangered Schweinitz's Sunflower, an additional survey will be required. Further
investigations for Schweinitz's Sunflower should be conducted in September or
October, during the plant's flowering season, within the Basic Oak-Hickory Forest
communities. The Basic Oak-Hickory communities, as a whole, merit protection
consideration due to their rarity as well as their potential to harbor a federally
protected species.
An additional survey would be required to determine the presence of the state
Special Concern Carolina Darter in Jacob's Creek. The sampling of streams for
' Carolina Darter can be performed during low to moderate stream flow periods by a
qualified fisheries scientist. Current state landfill rules do not require surveys for
state protected species. No further studies will be necessary for Loggerhead Shrike
' because the species was not observed on site. Impacts to the Thick pod White Wild
Indigo specimen should be avoided, if possible. If impacts to this species are
unavoidable,- transplanting to an appropriate habitat in the buffer zone would be a
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Wetlands. Drainages in the project area contain Oakboro silt loams which are.
moderately well drained soils. 0akboro soils are' not found' on the national list-of
hydric soils (SCS 1991). The Albemarle, North Carolina, NWI map (FWS 1993b)
indicates that Jacob's Creek - and the perennial tributary in the project area are. '
mapped as riverine, unconsolidated wetlands. No jurisdictional wetland areas were
found in the project area during our field investigation. Waters of the United States>
are under jurisdiction of the COE and they exist in the project corridor in the
unnamed tributaries to Jacob's Creek, Jacob's-Creek, and the floodplain channels-
associated with these water courses, as 'shown in Figure 3.
A permit will be required from the COE under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act if
fill is to be placed in any waters of the United States. If undisturbed buffer zones are
established and adequately maintained in the project area along the unnamed
perennial tributary and Jacob's Creek, impacts to these waters of the United States
can be avoided. A COE permit will be required for any landfill construction '
activities that affect the intermittent tributaries that traverse the property. This
project may qualify for Nationwide Permit #26 for fill in wetlands above
headwaters, allowing up to one acre of impact without the need to fulfill any
mitigation requirements. Also, sedimentation and erosion control measures must
be taken to avoid indirect impacts to these waters of the United States.
Thank you for the opportunity to work on this project. If you have any questions,
comments, or concerns, please call me at our Atlanta office.
Sincerely,
GARROW & ASSOCIATES, INC.
V
William' R. Nethery
Environmental Scientist
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amphibians, eastern and central North America.. The Peterson Field Guide Series...
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Department of the Army. 1992 Clarification and-interpretation of the 1987- manual.
Memorandum from A., E. Williams, Major General, Directorate of Civil Works, U.S. .
Army Corps of Engineers, Washington, D.C.
Duncan, W. H., and L. E. Foote. 1975. Wildflowers of the southeastern United
States. University of Georgia Press, Athens.
Environmental Laboratory. 1987. Corps of Engineers wetlands delineation manual.
Technical Report Y-87-1. U.S. Army Engineer -Waterways Experiment Station,
Vicksburg, Mississippi.
Fernald, Lvndon Merritt. 1987. Gray's manual of botany, 8th (centennial) ed.-
illustrated: A handbook of the flowering plants and ferns of the central and
northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. Dioscorides Press, Portland,
Oregon.
Foote, L. E., and S. B. Jones, Jr. 1989. Native shrubs and woody vines of the
Southeast. Timber Press, Portland, Oregon.
Godfrey, R. K., and J. W. Wooten. 1979. Aquatic and wetland plants of southeastern
United States. Vol. 1, Monocotyledons. The University of Georgia Press, Athens.
Godfrey, R. K., and J. W. Wooten. 1981. Aquatic and wetland plants of southeastern
' United States. Vol. 2, Dicotyledons. The University of Georgia Press, Athens.
Martof, Bernard S., William M. Palmer, Joseph R. Bailey, and Julian Harrison, III.
1989. Amphibians and reptiles of the Carolinas and Virginia. University of North
Carolina Press, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
McHargue, Jan. 1994. Personal communication. North Carolina Division of Solid
Waste Management, Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
MunsellColor. 1992. Munsell soil color charts. MacBeth Division, Kollmorgen
Instruments Corporation, Newburgh, New York.
' North Carolina Department of Agriculture (NCDA). 1991. Endangered plant species
lists; Threatened plant species list; List of species of Special Concern. Subchapter 48F,
Section .0300, Title 2 of the North Carolina Administrative Code (2 NCAC 48F).
North Carolina Department of Agriculture, Raleigh, North Carolina.

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Carolina Department of Natural Resources; Raleigh, North Carolina.
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occur - in Stanly County; NHP element list. North ` Carolina Natural. Heritage
Program, Raleigh, North Carolina:
North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission WRC). Endangered wildlife
of -North Carolina. - North Carolina Nongame -and' Endangered Wildlife. Program,-.
Raleigh, North Carolina.
Page, Lawrence M., and Brooks M. Burr. 1991. Field guide to freshwater fishes,
north 'of Mexico. The Peterson Field Guide. Series. Houghton Mifflin Company,
Boston, Massachusetts.
Radford, A. E., H. E. Ahles, and C. R. Bell. 1968. Manual of the vascular flora of the
Carolinas. University of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Reed, P. B., Jr. 1988. National list of plant species that occur in wetlands: Southeast
(Region 2). Biological Report 88 (26.2). U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and
Wildlife Service, Research and Development, Washington, D.C.
Schafale, Michael P., and Alan S. Weakley. 1990. Classification of the natural
communities of North Carolina, third approximation. North Carolina Natural
Heritage Program, Raleigh, North Carolina.
Scott, S. L., editor. 1988. Field guide to the birds of North America. 2nd ed.
National Geographic Society, Washington, D.C.
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cooperation with the National Technical Committee for Hydric Soils. U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C.
Stephens, Ronald B. 1989. Soil survey of Stanly County, North Carolina. U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation 'Service, Washington, D.C.
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threatened wildlife and plants; animal notice of review. U.S. Department of the
Interior, Washington, D.C.
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wildlife and plants; review of plant taxa for listing as endangered or threatened
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 1990b. 50 CFR Part 17.11 and 17.12: Endangered and
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southeastern United States. Notebook and update to Region 4. U.S. Department of
the Interior, Washington, D.C.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 1993b. National Wetlands Inventory draft map,
Albemarle, North Carolina quadrangle, 7.5 minute series. U.S. Department of the
Interior, Washington, D.C. ?- - _ _
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 1994. Listed species in Stanly County. Raleigh Field
' Office, Raleigh, North Carolina.
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1 7.5 minute series. U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C.
Weakley, Alan S. 1994. Personal communication. North Carolina Natural Heritage
Program Botanist. North Carolina Department of Environment, Health and
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APPENDIX 1. STANLY COUNTY RARE AND PROTECTED ANIMAL SPECIES
SPECIES AND
COMMON NAME LEGAL HABITAT HABITAT STATUS
CniostfiRr Mnmo CT A rT T4Z* T?1N1T TTPT7AA-VXTT'C nXT CTT TnV A T?1: A **
Bald Eagle FE, NE Tall trees near large wetlands or NP
Haliaeetus leucocephalus water bodies
Carolina Darter SC Cobble riffles-of streams and MP, NS
Etheostoma collis small rivers
Loggerhead Shrike SC Open fields and wooded areas MP, NO
Lanius ludovicianus
*LEGAL STATUS:
FE = Listed as Endangered, FWS.
FT = Listed as Threatened, FWS.
FC = Candidate for federal listing [not legally protected].
NE = Listed as Endangered by the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission.
NT = Listed as Threatened by the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission.
NX= Listed as Extirpated by the North Carolina Natural Heritage Program.
SC = Listed as Special Concern by the North Carolina Wildlife Resources
Commission.
SR = Significantly Rare. Species is listed by the North Carolina Natural Heritage
Program, but is not legally protected.
' "SPECIES AND HABITAT STATUS ON STUDY AREA:
HP = Habitat present on study area.
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NP = Habitat not present on study area.
SP = Species present on study area.
NO = Species not observed on study area.
NS = Specialized sampling required to determine species presence; not conducted
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SPECIES AND
COMMON NAME LEGAL HABITAT HABITAT STATUS
Scientific Name STATUS* REQUIREMENTS ON STUDY AREA**

Carolina Birdfoot-trefoil FC, NC Dry woods and clearings MP, NO
Lotus helleri ----
Crested Coralroot SR Calcereous soils, rocky woods, HP, NO
Hexalectris spicata deciduous woods
Dwarf Chinquapin Oak NC Dry, sandy, or rocky soils HF, NO
Quercus prinoides
Eastern Shooting Star SR Cedar glades and wooded NP
Dodecatheon meadia var. meadia bluffs
Georgia Aster FC, NC Clearings and fields MP, NO
Aster georgianus
Glade Milkvine SR Woodland margins and MP, NO
Matelea decipiens clearings
Large Witch-alder NC Dry woods and balds MP, NO
Fothergilla major
Missouri Rockcress NC Granite outcrops NP
Arabis missouriensis
Nestronia SR Parasite on mature pines NP
Nestronia umbellula and hardwoods
Piedmont Aster NC Wooded slopes and alluvial HP, NO
Aster mirabilis woods
Piedmont Indigo-bush NC Rocky river bluffs and woods NP
Amorpha schwerinii
Prairie Blue Wild Indigo NC Cedar glades, rocky soils, open HP, NO
Baptisia minor woods, pastured slopes
Red Canada Lily NC Wet meadows, bogs and NP
Lilium canadense ssp. editorum balds

Riverbank Vervain FC, NC River banks MP, NO
' Verbena riparia
Schweinitz's Sunflower FE, NE Upland woods, thickets, and HP, NO
' Helianthus schweinitzii pastures
Smooth Blue Aster NC Woods and wooded road HP, NO
Aster laevis var. concinnus banks
Smooth Sunflower SR Woodlands and road HP, NO
Helianthus laevigatus embankments
Southern Anemone NC Rocky woods HP, NO
' Anemone berlandieri
Thick-pod White Wild Indigo SR Dry, open woods MP, SP

' Baptisia alba
Thin-pod White Wild Indio
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Dry, open woods
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Baptisia albescens
Western Rough Goldenrod NC Upland woods HP, NO

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FE = Listed as Endangered, FWS.
FT = Listed as Threatened, FWS.
FC = Candidate for federal listing [not legally protected].
NE = Listed as Endangered by the North Carolina Department of Agriculture.
NT = Listed as Threatened by the North Carolina Department of Agriculture.
NX = Listed as Extirpated by the North Carolina Natural Heritage Program.
SC = Listed as Special Concern by the North Carolina Department of Agriculture.
' NC = Candidate for listing by the North Carolina Natural Heritage Program [not
legally protected].
SR = Significantly Rare. Species is listed by the North Carolina Natural Heritage
Program, but is not legally protected.
' "SPECIES AND HABITAT STATUS ON STUDY AREA:
HP = Habitat present on study area.
' MP = Marginal habitat present on study area.
NP = Habitat not present on study area.

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Common Name
Scientific Name
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American Elm Ulmus americana
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s Fraxinus spp.
Aster Aster spp.
Bedstraw Gal i u m sp.
Black Cherry Prunus serotina
Blackberry Rubus betulifolius
Black Willow Salix nigra
Bottlebrush Grass Hystris patula
Boxelder Acer negundo
Buckeye Aesculus sylvatica
Buttercup Ranunculus sp.
Butterfly Pea Clitoria mariana
' Catbrier Smilax sp.
Chinese Privet Ligustrum sinense
Christmas Fern Polystichum acrostichoides
Clearweed Pilea pumila
Coreopsis Coreopsis major
Cross-vine Bignonia capreolata
' Ebony Spleenwort Asplenium platyneuron
Elephant's Foot. Elephantopus sp.
False Ginger Hexastylis arifolia
' False Shagbark Hickory Carya ovalis
Fennel Anthemia sp.
Fescue
Flowering Dogwood Festuca sp.
Cornus florida
Giant Cane Arundinaria gigantea
Goat's Rue Tephrosia sp.
Golden Alexander Taenidia integerrima
Goldenrod Solidago sp.
Green Ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica
Hawthorn Crataegus sp.
Indian Strawberry Duchnesnea indica
' Jack-in-the-pulpit Arisaema triphyllum
Japanese Honeysuckle Lonicera japonica
Jewelweed Impatiens capensis
' Joe-pye-weed Eupatorium purpureum
Leatherleaf Clematis sp.
Lespedeza Lespedeza sp.
' Liverleaf Hepatica acutilobia
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Loblolly Pine Pinus taeda
Lop-seed Phryma leptostachya
Maple-leafed Viburnum Viburnum acerifolium
Microstegium Eulalia viminea
Milkweed Asclepias sp.

Mockernut Hickory
Carya tomentosa '
Muscadine Vitis rotundifolia
Musclewood Carpinus caroliniana '
Panic Grass Panicum sp.
Persimmon Diospyros virginiana
Pignut Hickory Carya glabra 'I
Poison Ivy Toxicodendron radicans
Post Oak Quercus stellata
Ragweed Ambrosia artemesifolia '
Rattlesnake Fern Botrychium virginianum
Rattlesnake Plantain Goodyera pubescens
Redbud Cercis canadensis
Red Maple Acer rubrum
Red Mulberry Morus rubra
Saint John's-wort Hypericum nudiflorum ,
Scarlet Oak Quercus coccinea
Sedge
Sessile-leaved Bellwort Carex sp.
Uvularia sessilifolia
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Shortleaf Pine Pinus echinata
Smartweed Polygonum sp.
Smooth Alder Alnus serrulata
Sorrel Oxalis rubra
Sourwood Oxydendrum arboreum

Southern Shagbark Hickory
Carya carolinae-septentrionalis '
Southern Sugar Maple Acer saccharum ssp. floridanum
Spicebush Lindera benzoin
Strawberry Bush Euonymus americana
Sugar Maple Acer saccharum
Sunflower Helianthus strumosus and H. sp.
Sweetgum Liquidambar styraciflua
Sycamore Platanus occidentalis
Thistle Carduus sp. '
Thoroughwort Eupatorium purpureum
Tree-of-heaven Ailanthus altissima
Tulip Poplar Liriodendron tulipifera ,
Violet Viola sp.
Virginia Creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Water Oak Quercus nigra '
White Oak Quercus alba
Wild Quinine Parthenium integrifolium
Wild Yam Dioscorea villosa '

Windflower Thalictrum thalictroides
t Winged Elm Ulmus alata
Winged Sumac Rhus copallina
Yellow-root Xanthorhiza simplicissima
' Animal Species
American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos
American Goldfinch Carduelis tristus
American Toad Bufo americanus
' Asiatic Clam Corbicula manilensis
Black Vulture Coragyps atratus
Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata
Bobwhite Quail Colinus virginianus
Brown Thrasher Toxostoma rufum
Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis
Carolina Wren Thryothorus ludovicianus
Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina
Chub
' Nocomis sp.
Chuck-will
s Widow Caprimulgus carolinensis
Crayfish Procambarus sp.
Eastern Phoebe Sayornis phoebe
' Field Sparrow Spizella pusilla
Gray Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis
Green Heron
Indigo Bunting Butorides striatus
Passerina cyanea
Killdeer Charadrius voctferus
Mosquitoefish Gambusia a f finis
' Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottus
Mussel Elliptio complanata
Red-bellied Woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus
Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis
' Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus
Rufous-sided Towhee Pipilo erythrophthalmus
Sunfish Lepomis spp.
Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
White-tailed Deer Odocoilus virginianus
Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo
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William R. Nethery, Environmental Scientist
Garrow & Associates, Inc. '
Education
B.S. Forestry (Biology), College of Forest Resources, North Carolina State University,
Raleigh, North Carolina, 1987. '
M.S. Forestry (Wetland and Plant Ecology), College of Forest Resources, North
Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, 1991. Thesis: Effects of '
gibberellic acid and kinetin on coastal-source wax myrtle (Murica ceri era seed
germination.
Areas of Specialization
Habitat Evaluations, Protected Species Surveys, Environmental Assessments, Wetland '
Delineations, Wetland Mitigation Planning, Hazardous Waste Risk Assessments.
Specialized Training '
Groundwater and Associated Environmental Concerns Seminar, 1992.
Ninth Annual Forest Biology Symposium, 1990.
P.C. SAS Basics Training Course, SAS Institute, 1989.
Symposium on Barrier Island Ecology of the Atlantic Coast, 1989. '
Project Learning Tree Facilitator's Training, 1987.
Professional Experience
1993 to Present Environmental Scientist, Garrow & Associates, Inc., Atlanta,
Georgia '
Responsible for protected species surveys, wetland services, environmental
assessments, and habitat evaluations. Responsibilities include preliminary
investigations, field investigations, and report preparation.
1990 to 1993 Senior Wetlands Scientist, Robert J. Goldstein & Associates, Inc., '
Raleigh, North Carolina
Performed environmental assessments, wetland delineations, endangered species
surveys, and hazardous waste surveys. Responsibilites included project
management, preliminary investigations, field investigations, and report
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1988 to 1990 Graduate Teaching Assistant in Forestry and Natural Resources,
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina
I1988 to 1990 Research Technician, North Carolina State University, Raleigh,
North Carolina
' Principal grant writer and principal author of project report to the Grant Committee
of the N.C.S.U. Forest Biology Research Center:.: "Effects of Canopy Transmission of
PAR Light on Cwripedium acaule in Schenck Forest."
' 1986 Research Technician, Clemson University, U.S. Forest Service
Research Lab, Charleston, South Carolina
Soil aeration study with steel rod indicators, gas exchange study of tissues from
loblolly pine in inundated soils, rooted cutting culture of loblolly pine, and root
growth study of loblolly pine in saturated soils.
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Selected Project Experience with Garrow & Associates, Inc.
Wetlands and Protected Species Surveys and Habitat Assessments
Paw Creek Pump Station expansion, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina (for
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Utility Department).
U.S. 27 Improvements, Advanced Planning Report, Chattanooga, Tennessee
Department of Transportation (for Parsons DeLeuw, Inc.).
Sunset-Tallokas 46 kV transmission line, Colquitt County, Georgia (for Oglethorpe
Power Corporation).
New Georgia Landfill expansion, Jefferson County, Alabama (for Khafra
Engineering Associates).
Chadwick Road Landfill expansion, Fulton County, Georgia (for EMCON Southeast,
Inc.).
Nashville Landport transportation facility, Nashville, Tennessee (for Parsons
Brinckerhoff Quade & Douglas).
Bear Creek Reservoir, Jackson County, Georgia (for the Upper Oconee Basin Group).
Banks County Landfill, Homer, Georgia (for Chambers Development Company,
Inc.).
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Selected Project Experience with Robert J. Goldstein & Associates, Inc.
Environmental Assessments i
Long Creek sewerline and wastewater treatment plant, City of Gastonia, North I
Carolina (for J.N. Pease Associates, Engineers).
Irvin's Creek sewerline, Charlotte, North Carolina (for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Utility
Department).
Greenville wastewater treatment plant expansion, Greenville Utilities Commission, ,
Greenville, North Carolina (for Piedmont-Olsen, Enginneers).
Lookout Shoals Lake raw water intake, City of Statesville, Iredell County, North '
Carolina (for Pierson & Whitman, Engineers).
Environmental Compliance Assessment and Management Program, Seymour
Johnson Air Force Base, Goldsboro, North Carolina (for the U.S. Air Force).
Sedimentation and Best Management Practices forestry consulting, Union Grove, '
North Carolina (for G & G Lumber Company).
Wetlands Investigations
Onslow County Landfill expansion, Jacksonville, North Carolina (for CDM, Inc.). I
Hillsborough Reservoir, Town of Hillsborough, Orange County, North Carolina (for
Wooten & Company, Engineers). '
Coastal Chemical plant site, Southampton County, Virginia (for Coastal Chemical,
Inc.). '
Walnut Creek Greenways cumulative wetland impact assessment, Raleigh, North
Carolina (for the City of Raleigh, Parks and Recreation Department).
Wetland creation monitoring, Durham, North Carolina (for Nello Teer, Inc.).
Protected Species Surveys
NC-87 highway expansion, Cumberland and Bladen counties, North Carolina '
Department of Transportation (for GAI Consultants).
Buncombe County Landfill, Buncombe County, North Carolina (for CDM, Inc.).
Sampson County waterline system, Sampson County, North Carolina (for Wooten & '
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GARROW & ASSOCIATES, INC.
3772 Pleasantdale Road, Suite 200, Atlanta, Georgia 30340-4214
Telephone [phone] Facsimile [phone]
2/12/96
Mr. Charles Seymour
Municipal Engineering Services Company, P.A.
P.O. Box 97
Garner, North Carolina 27529
Re: Addendum to the jurisdictional Wetlands Delineation and Protected Species
Studies for the Proposed City of Albemarle, Subtitle D Landfill Expansion, Stanly
County, North Carolina.
Dear Mr. Seymour:
Garrow & Associates, Inc., has performed the
Municipal Engineering Services Company, P.A., ar
project property is approximately 59 acres in size, ar
of Albemarle Landfill (Figure 1). It is composed ma
with a pond, a perennial stream, and forested &
describes ecological communities and determines 1
habitats, and locates jurisdictional wetlands and wa
project property. Recommendations are made co
species habitats, jurisdictional wetlands, and waters
)ove-referenced studies on behalf of
the City of Albemarle. The additional
is located northeast of the existing City
.y of open fields in a hunting preserve
.s along the boundaries. This report
presence of protected species or their
s of the United States in the additional
erning impacts to potential protected
the United States.
Rare and protected species include species protected by state and federal laws, as well as rare
' species that, although not legally protected, are of c oncern to listing agencies and members of
the scientific community. Legally protected specie s include animals listed as Endangered,
Threatened, Special Concern, or Extirpated by th e North Carolina Wildlife Resources
' Commission (NCWRC); plants listed as Endangere d, Threatened, or Special Concern by the
North Carolina Department of Agriculture (NC DA); and plants and animals listed as
Endangered or Threatened by the U.S. Fish and W ildlife Service (FWS 1989, 1990a, 1990b,
1993a). Rare species include Candidates for feder al listing by FWS and those listed as
' Candidates or as Significantly Rare by the Nort h Carolina Natural Heritage Program
(NCNHP). Efforts to accommodate these species fou nd on a project area are encouraged but
not required; such efforts help preserve a rare spec ies before it becomes critically imperiled
and legally protected.
Wetlands are defined by the U.S. Army Corp s of Engineers (COE) and the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency as "those areas th at are inundated or saturated by surface
or ground water at a frequency and duration suffic ient to support, and that under normal
circumstances do support, a prevalence of vegetatio n typically adapted for life in saturated
' soil conditions" (Environmental Laboratory 1987). Areas that do not meet the criteria for
wetlands, but that hold impounded or running w ater during some or all of the year, are
' termed waters of the United States. This term appli
and
erennial and intermittent streams es to such features as lakes, ponds, rivers,
p
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' Methods. The methods used to survey the additio
described in the previous Garrow & Associates repo nal project area were identical to those
rt entitled "Protected Species Wetlands
Studies for the Proposed City of Albemarle Title D L andfill," (Nethery 1994).
' Latrobe, Pennsylvania Memphis, Tennessee Raleigh, North Carolina

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Results. The general project area was described in Nethery (1994). Soils in the additional
project area include Enon gravelly loams and Goldston channery silt loams on slopes and
ridges, and Oakboro silt loam in drainage areas (Stephens 1989). Most of the additional
project area is an open field with scattered shrubs. Forested areas exist along property '
boundaries and drainage channels.
Ecological Communities. Three ecological communities occur in the additional project area: ,
Open Field, Mesic Hardwood Forest, and Aquatic Habitat. The approximate locations of
ecological communities are shown on Figure 2. `Scientific names of common plant species
found in the project area are contained in the attached list. '
A majority of the additional project area contains the open field community. This
community is dominated by planted fescue and other pasture grasses (Figure 3), with ,
scattered, small thickets of smooth sumac and loblolly pine (Figure 4), or blackberry and
Japanese honeysuckle. Other native species that are invading the pasture include wooly
mullein, asters, dog fennel, broomsedge, beggar's lice, and beggar's tick. Animals observed
in this community include bluejay, cardinal, mockingbird, white-throated sparrow, field ,
sparrow, American crow, and white-tailed deer.
The Mesic Hardwood Forest communities are 40-50 years old and occur in the drainage area ,
upstream of the ponds and along the unnamed tributary to Jacob's Creek (Figure 5). The
upper canopy of this community includes American elm, tulip poplar, white oak, green ash,
pignut hickory, mockernut hickory, shagbark hickory, sweetgum, and red maple. The ,
understory contains saplings of tree species, flowering dogwood, grape, redbud, sugar maple,
buckeye, and strawberry bush. The ground layer vegetation includes cross vine, Indian
strawberry, poison ivy, Christmas fern, false ginger, elephant's foot, bedstraw, and ebony ,
spleenwort. Animals observed in this community include tufted titmouse, rufous-sided
towhee, brown thrasher, Carolina wren, yellow-rumped warbler, and gray squirrel.
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approximately 8-10 feet wide with 2-3 foot banks, and contains a cobble and gravel bottom ,
with light silt on top (Figure 6). The smaller perennial and intermittent channels draining
into the small pond in the northwest are 1-3 feet wide, with cobbley, silty bottoms (Figure 7).
The small pond is approximately 120 by 75 feet with a fringe of hydrophytic vegetation in
some places (Figure 8). The drained pond has a small channel running through the middle
of it (Figure 9). No aquatic animal species were observed in any aquatic habitat, but this could

be due to the cold temperatures at the time of the survey. There is a significant disturbance ,
adjacent to the unnamed tributary upstream of the additional project area (Figure 10) that is
probably contributing some silt to the stream in the additional project area. '
Protected Species. Protected species occurrence lists from NCNHP (1996) and FWS (1996)
indicate that nine state or federally protected plant and animal species are known from

Stanly County. Protected species lists are attached. Marginal habitat exists in the additional ,
project area for one state and federally protected plant and two state protected animals.
Marginal habitat is present for the state and federally Endangered Schweinitz's sunflower in ,
pasture adjacent to Basic Oak Hickory Forest communities along the northwestern boundary

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of the additional project area (see Figure 2). Schweinitz's sunflower was not observed in the
project area; however, its flowering season is in the fall, and the plant is not easily detectable
' during winter. Marginal habitat for the state Spec ial Concern Carolina darter occurs in the
unnamed tributary to Jacob's Creek along the so utheastern boundary of the additional
project area. However, no fisheries sampling w as performed for this study. Habitat is
' present in the Open Field community for the state Special Concern loggerhead shrike. No
loggerhead shrikes were observed in the addition al project area. No habitat or marginal
' habitat is present in the additional project area for a
or animal species ny other state or federally protected plant
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Nineteen plant species and two mussels that are listed as Candidate or Significantly Rare
' species by NCNHP and/or as Candidate species by t he FWS are known from Stanly County.
Habitat or marginal habitat is present for 11 of th ese species, including Carolina birdfoot-
trefoil, crested coralroot, Georgia aster, glade milkvine, large witch alder, prairie blue wild
' indigo, smooth blue aster, piedmont aster, southern anemone, thick-pod white wild indigo,
and thin-pod white wild indigo. None of these species was observed in the additional
project area; however, these species are not easily detectable in winter.

No further investigations are recommended in th e additional project area for loggerhead
shrike. Habitat for Carolina darter is within required buffer zones in the additional project
area, and the potential for impacts to this speci es is low. Occurrence of Schweinitz's
sunflower is most possible well within the required three hundred foot buffer along the
property boundary. Due to the adequate undisturb ed buffer in the additional project area
' adjacent to the Basic Oak Hickory Forest just outside of the additional project area, we do not
recommend an additional survey for Schweinitz 's sunflower. Additional surveys for
several Candidate or Significantly Rare plant sp ecies are not recommended since the
' potential habitats for these species are largely within required undisturbed buffers.
Wetlands. Drainages in the project area contain Oakboro silt loams (Stephens 1989). Oakboro
silt loams are not on the National List of Hydric S oils (SCS 1991). The Albemarle, North
' Carolina, NWI map (FWS 1993b) indicates palustri ne unconsolidated bottom wetlands (the
small pond) in the additional project area.
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Four jurisdictional wetlands were found in ass
project area. The approximate locations of these
are palustrine emergent wetlands, as defined
hydrophytic herbaceous vegetation. Wetlands 1 ai
dominated by soft rush and sedges (Figure 11).
cattails (Figure 12). Wetland 4; including portions
is currently dominated by wetland vegetation su
would be considered jurisdictional wetland.
characteristics such as low chroma, concretion
wetlands were inundated and saturated at the tir
performed several days after a strong winter store
ation with the ponds in the additional
tlands are shown in Figure 3. All of these
Cowardin et al. (1979), dominated by
3 are small, poorly drained areas that are
letland 2 is a small area dominated by
the recently drained pond (see Figure 9),
as flatsedge, cattail, and spikerush, and
11 four wetlands contain hydric soils
and oxidized rhizospheres. All four
of the survey; however, the survey was
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Waters of the United States exist in the project corridor in small perennial and intermittent
drainage channels into the pond and in the perennial unnamed tributary to Jacob's Creek.
Permits will be required from the COE under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act if fill is to
be placed in these waters of the United States or the wetlands associated with the ponds. If
undisturbed buffer zones are established and maintained along the unnamed tributary to
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Jacob's creek, impacts to these waters of the United States can be avoided. Impacts to the
drainage system that contains intermittent streams, ponds, and small wetlands, may qualify
for Nationwide Permit 26 for fill in wetlands above headwaters. Also, sedimentation and
erosion control measures must be taken.
Thank you for the opportunity to work on this project. If you should have questions,
comments, or concerns, please call me or Barbara Garrow, President, at our Atlanta office.
Sincerely,
GARROW & ASSOCIATES, INC.
V1? 9
William R. Nethery
Senior Environmental -Scientist
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REFERENCES CITED
' Cowardin, L.M., V. Carter, F. C. Golet, and E. T. LaRoe. 1979. Classification of wetlands and
deepwater habitatas of the United States. Office of Biological Services, Fish and Wildlife
' Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. Washington,. D.C.
Environmental Laboratory. 1987. Corps of Engineers wetlands delineation manual.
' Technical Report Y-87-1. U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg,
Mississippi.
Nethery, William R. 1994. 'Protected Species and Wetlands Studies for the City of Albemarle
' Proposed Subtitle D Landfill" Letter report to Municipal Engineering Services Company,
P.A., Garner, North Carolina, dated July, 1994. Garrow & Associates, Inc., Atlanta, Georgia.
' North Carolina Natural Heritage Prograrm (NCNHP). 1996. Rare elements known to occur
in Stanly County, N.C. Natural Heritage Program element list. NCNHP, Raleigh, North
Carolina .
Soil Conservation Service (SCS). 1991. Hydric soils of the United States. In cooperation with
the National Technical Committee for Hydric Soils. U.S. Department of Agriculture,
' Washington, D.C.
Stephens, Ronald B. 1989. Soil survey of Stanly County, North Carolina. U.S Department of
' Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service, Washington, D.C.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS). 1989. 50 CFR Par-~17: Endangered and threatened
wildlife and plants; animal notice of review. U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington,
D.C.
' U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 1990a. 50 CFR Part 17: Endangered and threatened wildlife
and plants; review of plant taxa for listing as endangered or threatened species; notice of
review. Washington, D.C.
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 1990b. 50 CFR Part 17.11 and 17.12: Endangered and
threatened wildlife and plants. U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 1993a. Endangered and threatened species of the southeastern
United States. Notebook and update to Region 4. U.S. Department of the Interior,
Washington, D.C.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 1993b. National Wetlands Inventory draft map, Albemarle,
North Carolina, quadrangle, 7.5 minute series. U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington,
D.C.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 1996. Listed species in Stanly County. Raleigh Field Office,
Raleigh, North Carolina.

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SCIENTIFIC NAMES OF COMMONLY
FOUND PLANT AND ANIMAL SPECIES -
Common Name Scientific Name ,
Plant species
American elm Ulmiis americana
Aster Aster spp.
Beggar's lice D e"svno d i u m sp.
Beggar's tick Coreopsis sp .
Blackberry Rubus sp.
Black cherry Prunus serotina
Broomsedge Andropogon virginicus
Buckeye Aesculus sp.
Catbrier Smilax sp.
Christmas fern Polystichum acrostichoides
Cross-vine Bignonia sp. ,
Dog fennel Anthemis sp.
Ebony spleenwort Asplenium platyneuron
E]ephant's foot Elephantopus sp. ,
False ginger Hexastylis virginiana
Flowering dogwood Cornus florida
Grape Vitis rotundifolia '
Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica
Indian strawberry Duchesnia bidica
Japanese honeysuckle Lonicera japonica '
Loblolly pine Pinus taeda
Mockernut hickory Carya tomentosa
Pignut hickory Carya glabra '
Poison ivy Toxicodendron toxicaris
Redbud Cercis canadensis
Red maple Acer rubrum

Shagbark hickory
Quercus ovata '
Smooth sumac Rhus glabra
Strawberry bush Euonymus americana
Sugar maple Acer sacharruin
Sweetgum Liquidainbar styraciflua
Tulip poplar Liriodendron tulipifera ,
White oak Quercus alba
Wooly mullein Verbascuin thapsus
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American crow Corvus brachyrhyiichos
Bluejay Cyanocitta cristata
Brown thrasher Toxostoma rufum
Carolina wren Thryothoriis ludoviciaiia
Cardinal Cardinalis cardMalis

Field sparrow
Gray squirrel
Mockingbird
Rufous-sided towhee
Tufted titmouse
White-tailed deer
White-throated sparrow
Yellow-rumped warbler
Spizella pusilla
Sciurus caroliticiisis
Mimus polyglottos
Pipilo erythrophthalimis
Parus bicolor
Odocoileus virgitiiamis
Zonotrichia nlbtitrollis
Dendroica comiata
State of North Carolina
Department of Environment,
Health and Natural Resources ( • •
Division of Parks & Recreation
James B. Hunt, Governor
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Jonathan B. Howes, , Secretary Dr. Philip K. McKnelly, Director
February 1, 1996
Mr. William Nethery
Garrow & Associates, Inc.
3772 Pleasantdale Road, Suite 200 '
Atlanta, GA 30340-4214
SUBJECT: Rare Species, High Quality Natural Communities, and
Significant Natural Areas in the Proposed Albemarle Landfill
Project Area, Stanly County, North Carolina
Dear Mr. Nethery: ,
The North Carolina Natural Heritage Program does not have records
of known rare species, high quality natural 'communities, or '
significant natural areas occurring at or within a 1-mile radius of
the proposed Albemarle landfill project site. To our knowledge,
this project area has not been systematically inventoried and we
cannot definitively state that rare species or significant natural
areas do not occur there.
Enclosed is a list of rare species that are known to occur in
Stanly County. If suitable habitat for any of these species occurs
in the project area, then those species may be present at the
project site. If it is necessary to be certain that this site does
not contain rare species, a field survey would need to be
conducted.
Please contact me at the address below or call me at [phone]
if you have any questions or need further information.
Sincerely, '
b
Inge Smith
Information Specialist
Natural Heritage Program __-_-
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Enclosures 1=E6 - 7 1996

P.O. Box 27687, Raleigh, North Carolina 2761 1-7687 Telephone [phone] FAX [phone]
An Faud Omodunifv Affrmctive Action Finalover Sfl recvcl(,d/ 1 Oq, -)net-ennc,Tr- nnner
NATURAL HERITAGE ELEMENTS AND SPECIES STATUS CODES
The attached output from the N.C. Natural Heritage Program database is a listing of
the elements (rare species, geologic features, natural communities, and special
animal habitats) known to occur in your geographic area of interest. The :
information on this printout is compiled from a variety of sources, including field
surveys, museums and herbaria, literature, and personal communications. The
database is dynamic, with new records being added and old records being revised as
we receive new information. The enclosed list cannot be considered a definitive
record of natural heritage elements, and it should not be considered a substitute
for field surveys. When this information is used in any document, we request that
the printout date be given and that the Natural Heritage Program be credited.
' This cover sheet explains the four columns of status codes that are given on the
right-hand side of the printout.
STATE PROTECTION
CODE STATUS CODE STATUS
E Endangered SR Significantly Rare
T Threatened V Vulnerable
SC Special Concern UNK Undetermined
C_ Candidate EX Extirpated
P Proposed (E, T, or C)
Plant statuses are determined by the Plant Conservation Program (N.C. Dept. of
Agriculture) and the Natural Heritage Program (N.C. Dept. of Environment, Health,
and Natural Resources). E, T, 'and SC species are protected by state law (the Plant
Protection and Conservation Act, 1979); C and SR designations indicate rarity and
the need for population monitoring and conservation action, as determined by the
Plant Conservation and Natural Heritage Programs.
Animal statuses that indicate state protection (E, T, and SC) are published in
"Endangered Wildlife of North Carolina", March 16, 1992, N.C. Nongame and Endangered
Wildlife Program. The Significantly Rare, Undetermined, Vulnerable and Extirpated
statuses are (for the most part) Natural Heritage Program designations. They
indicate rarity and the need for population monitoring and conservation action.
FEDERAL PROTECTION
The current federal status is listed in "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and
Plants, July 15, 1991 (50 CFR 17.11 & 17.12, Department of the Interior).
Definitions are taken from the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended through
the 100th Congress (1988), and the Federal Register, Part VIII, November 21, 1991
(50 CFR 17, Depar-t--nent of the Interior).
CODE STATUS DEFINITION
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E Endangered A taxon which "is in danger of extinction
throughout all or a significant portion of its
range"
T Threatened A taxon "which is likely to become an endangered
species within the foreseeable future throughout
all or a significant portion of its range"
P_ Proposed A taxon which has been proposed for official
listing as endangered or threatened
L_ Listed A taxon which has been officially listed as
endangered or threatened
Cl Category 1 A taxon which is under consideration, and for
' ("Candidate 1") which there is sufficient information to support
listing

SCIENTIFIC AND
COABION NAME
*** Stanly
** Vertebrates
ETHEOSTOMA COLLIS
CAROLINA DARTER
HALIAEETUSLEUCOCEPHALUS
BALD EAGLE
LANIUS LUDOVICIANUS LUDOVICIANUS
LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE
** Invertebrates
STROPHITUS UNDULATUS
SQUAWFOOT
VILLOSA CONSTRICTA
NOTCHED RAINBOW
VILLOSA DELUMBIS
EASTERN CREEKSHELL
VILLOSA VAUGHANIANA
CAROLINA CREEKSHELL
** Vascular plants
AMORPHA SCHWERINII
PIEDMONT INDIGO-BUSH
ANEMONE BERLANDIERI
SOUTHERN ANEMONE
ARABIS MISSOURIENSIS
MISSOURI ROCKCRESS
ASTER GEORGIANUS
GEORGIA ASTER
ASTER LAEVIS VAR CONCINNUS
NARROW-LEAVED ASTER
ASTER MIRABILIS
PIEDMONT ASTER
BAPTISIA ALBA
THICK-POD WHITE WILD INDIGO
BAPTISIA ALBESCENS
THIN-POD WHITE WILD INDIGO
BAPTISIA MINOR
PRAIRIE BLUE WILD INDIGO
DODECATHEON MEADIA VAR MEADIA
EASTERN SHOOTING STAR
FOTHERGILLA MAJOR
LARGE WITCH-ALDER
HELIANTHUS LAEVIGATUS
SMOOTH SUNFLOWER
HELIANTHUS SCH_ EINITZII
SCHWEINITZ'S SUNFLOWER
HEXALECTRIS SPICATA
CRESTED CORALROOT
LILIUM CANADENSE SSP EDITORUM
RED CANADA LILY
LOTUS HELLERI
CAROLINA BIRDFOOT-TREFOIL
MATELEA DECIPIENS
GLADE MILKVINE
NC NATURAL HERITAGE PROGR,t%l, NC DIVISION OF PARKS AND RECREATION

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JUNE 1995
SCIENTIFIC AND
COMMON NANfE
NESTRONIA UMBELLULA
NESTRONIA
PELLAEA VVRIGHTIANA
WRIGHT'S CLIFF-BRAKE
QUERCUS PRINOIDES
DWARF CHINQUAPIN OAK
SOLIDAGO PLUMOSA
YADKIN RIVER GOLDENROD
SOLIDAGO RADULA
WESTERN ROUGH GOLDENROD
VERBENA RIPARIA - -
RIVERBANK VERVAIN
«* Natural communities
BASIC OAK-HICKORY FOREST
:DRY-MESIC OAK-HICKORY FOREST
v1ESIC MIXED HARDWOOD FOREST (PIEDMONT SUBTYPE)
PIEDMONT MAFIC CLIFF
PIEDMONT MONADNOCK FOREST
PIEDMONT/COASTAL PLAIN HEATH BLUFF
PIEDMONT/LOW MOUNTAIN ALLUVIAL FOREST
UPLAND DEPRESSION SWAMP FOREST
XERIC HARDPAN FOREST
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E-SC - S1
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C - S1
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7702701392 GARROW & ASSOC. ATL
REVISED APRIL 19, 1994
8tanly, county
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threatened, are under status review by tho Sarvics. These "Candklana-(C1 and C2) spades are not legally
protected under the Act. and are not subject to any of its provisions, including Section 7, until they are
formally proposed or listed as threatened or endangered. We are providing the below bat of ca"date
spades which may occur vrkhin the project area for the purpose of gWg you advance notification. 'these
spades may be fisted In the future, at which time they w011 be protected under the Act. In the maentims. '
we would appred$Te ?inything you might do for them.
plants
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Halrer'a Trefoil Lo i s var. hell - C2{
no a MMon name (VgMeid &0&} - C2
Yadkin River goldenrod Sn(idx of MM) - C2
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