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NC WAM FIELD ASSESSMENT FORM
VERSION 1 (May 12, 2008)
Wetland Site Name Date
Wetland Type u r d Assessor Name/Organization
Level III Ecoregion Nearest Named Water Body
River Basin USGS 8 -Digit Catalogue Unit
❑ Yes ❑ No Precipitation within 48 hrs? Latitude/Lnnnitudo (dori-rinnrnnc%
Evidence of stressors affecting the assessment area (may not be within the assessment area)
Please circle and/or make note below 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
Describe effects of stressors that are present.
Regulatory Considerations /
Select all that apply to the assessment area.
❑ Anadromous fish
❑ Federally protected species or State endangered or threatened species
❑ NCDWO riparian buffer rule in effect
❑ Wetland adjacent to a Primary Nursery Area or associated with a stream that drains to a Primary Nursery Area
❑ Publicly owned property
❑ N.C. Division of Coastal Management Area of Environmental Concern (AEC) (including buffer)
❑ N.C. Division of Water Quality best usage classification of SA or supplemental classifications of HQW, ORW, or Trout
❑ Designated NCNHP reference community
❑ Wetland adjacent to a 303(d) -listed stream
What type of natural stream is associated with the wetland, if any? (Check all that apply)
❑ Blackwater
07 Brownwater
Tidal (if tidal, check one of the following boxes) ❑ L ar El Wind ❑ Both
Is the assessment area on a coastal island? ❑ Yes ,o
Is the assessment area's surface water storage capacity or duration substantially altered by beaver? ❑ Yes WZ No
1. Ground Surface Condition/Vegetation Condition —assessment area condition metric
Check a box in each column. Consider alteration to the ground surface (GS) in the assessment area and vegetation structure (VS) in
the assessment area. Compare to reference wetland if applicable (see User Manual). If a reference is not applicable, then rate the
assessment area based on evidence of alteration.
VS
A ❑A Not severely altered
Severely altered over a majority of the assessment area (ground surface alteration examples: vehicle tracks, excessive
sedimentation, fire -plow lanes, skidder tracks, bedding, fill, soil compaction, obvious pollutants) (vegetation structure
alteration examples: mechanical disturbance, herbicides, salt intrusion [where appropriate], exotic species, grazing,
reduced diversity [if appropriate], hydrologic alteration)
2. Surface and Sub -Surface Storage Capacity, and Duration — assessment area condition metric
Check a box in each column. Consider surface storage capacity and duration (Surf) and sub -surface storage capacity and duration
(Sub). Consider both increase and decrease in hydrology. Refer to the current NRCS lateral effect of ditching guidance for North Carolina
hydric soils (see USACE Wilmington District website) for the zone of influence of ditches in hydric soils. A ditch 5 1 foot deep is considered
to affect surface water only, while a ditch > 1 foot deep is expected to affect both surface and sub -surface water. Consider tidal flooding
regime, if applicable.
Surf Sub
❑A ❑A Water storage capacity and duration are not altered.
NB�}$ Water storage capacity or duration are altered, but not substantially (typically, not sufficient to change vegetation).
EIC PC Water storage capacity or duration is substantially altered (typically, alteration sufficient to result in vegetation
change) (examples: intensive ditching, fill, sedimentation, channelization, diversion, man-made berms, beaver
darns, stream incision, underground utility lines, soil compaction).
3. Water Storage/Surface Relief — assessment area/wetland type condition metric
Check a box in
each column. Select the appropriate storage for the assessment area (AA) and the wetland type (WT).
AA
WT
❑A
❑A
Majority of the wetland type with depressions able to pond water > 2 feet deep
❑B
❑B
Majority of the wetland type with depressions able to pond water 1 to 2 feet deep
ERC
,�rC
Majority of wetland type with depressions able to pond water 6 inches to 1 foot deep
❑D
❑D
Majority of wetland type with depressions able to pond water 3 to 6 inches deep
❑E
❑E
Depressions able to pond water < 3 inches deep
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4. Soil Texture/Structure — assessment area condition metric
Check a box from each of the three soil property groups below. Dig soil profile in the dominant assessment area landscape feature.
Make soil observations within the top 12 inches. Use most recent guidance for National Technical Committee for Hydric Soils regional
indicators.
❑A Sandy soil
®$ Predominantly characterized by mottled (redoxymorphic features), mineral soil
M Predominantly characterized by other, mineral soil (no mottling)
❑D Gleyed mineral soil
❑E Peat or muck soil (histosol or histic epipedon)
�4 Soil ribbon < 1 inch
❑B Soil ribbon z 1 inch
CRA No peat or muck presence
B A peat or muck presence
5. Discharge into Wetland — assessment area 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 ,Suh
{NA A Little or no evidence of pollutants or discharges entering the assessment area
❑B ❑B Noticeable evidence of pollutants or discharges entering the wetland and stressing, but not overwhelming the
treatment capacity of the assessment area
❑C ❑C Noticeable evidence of pollutants or discharges (pathogen, particulate, or soluble) entering the assessment area and
potentially overwhelming the treatment capacity of the wetland (water discoloration, dead vegetation, excessive
sedimentation, odor)
6. Land Use — opportunity metric
Check all that apply (at least one box in each column). Evaluation involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. Consider sources
draining to assessment area within entire upstream watershed (WS), within 5 miles and within the watershed draining to the assessment
area (5M), and within 2 miles and within the watershed draining to the assessment area (2M). Effective riparian buffers are considered to
be 50 feet wide in the Coastal Plain and Piedmont ecoregions and 30 feet wide in the Blue Ridge Mountains ecoregion.
WS 5M 2M
❑A ❑A ❑A > 30% impervious surfaces with stormwater Best Management Practices (BMPs) (land use examples:
industrial, commercial, and high-density residential)
❑B B B > 30% impervious surfaces without stormwater BMPs
PIC sC 10 to 30% impervious surfaces
D ❑D D < 10% impervious surfaces
❑E ❑E ❑E Old urban development (pink areas on USGS 7.5 -minute quadrangles)
OF MF �F New adjacent development
❑G G �[]G Confined animal operations (or other local, concentrated source of pollutants)
❑H ❑H ❑H i 20% coverage of pasture without riparian buffer
01 ❑l ❑I z 20% coverage of pasture with effective riparian buffer
❑J ❑J ❑J a 20% coverage of agricultural land (regularly plowed land) without riparian buffer
0 ❑K ❑K Z 20% coverage of agricultural land (regularly plowed land) with effective riparian buffer
_QL QL t 20% coverage of maintained grass/herb
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❑M ❑M M _> 20% coverage of silvicultural land with disturbance < 5 years old
ON ❑N ❑N Little or no opportunity to improve water quality. Lack of opportunity may result from hydrologic modifications
that prevent drainage or overbank flow from affecting the assessment area.
7. Wetland Acting as Vegetated Buffer — assessment area condition metric
Is assessrrw�nt area within 50 feet of a stream or other open water? (open water does not typically include man-made ditches or canals)
es ❑No If No, skip to next metric.
Stream width (Stream width is normal flow width [ordinary high water to ordinary high water]). If the stream is anastomosed, combine
widths ofRasnnels/braids for a total stream width.
15 -feet wide ❑> 15 -feet wide ❑Not applicable (no stream associated with assessment area)
Do roots sessment area vegetation extend into the bank of the adjacent stream/open water?
❑Yes ❑No
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 2: 2500 feetor regular boat traffic.
8. Wetland/Riparian Buffer Width — assessment area/wetland type/wetland complex metric
Check a box in each column. Select the appropriate width for the wetland type at the assessment area (WT), the wetland complex
(WC), and the riparian buffer at the assessment area (RB) (if applicable). Riparian buffer width is measured from top of bank and need
only be present on one side of the water body. The riparian buffer is measured from the outside banks of the outer channels of an
anastomosed system. Make buffer judgment based on dominant landscape feature. Record a note if a portion of the buffer has been
removed or disturbed.
W W RB if applicable)
a 100 feet
❑B /AB From 80 to < 100 feet
❑C ❑C ❑C From 50 to < 80 feet
❑D ❑D ❑D From 40 to < 50 feet
❑E ❑E ❑E From 30 to < 40 feet
OF ❑F OF From 15 to < 30 feet
❑G ❑G ❑G From 5 to < 15 feet
❑H ❑H ❑H < 5 feet

9. Inundation Duration — assessment area condition metric
Answer for assessment area dominant landform.
Evidence of short -duration inundation (< 7 consecutive days)
B Evidence of saturation, without evidence of inundation
❑C Evidence of long -duration inundation (7 to 30 consecutive days or more)
10. Indicators of Deposition —assessment area condition metric
Consider recent deposition only (no plant growth since deposition).
AIA Sediment deposition is not excessive, but at approximately natural levels.
OB 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 contiguous wetland complex (WC), and the size of the contiguous, forested wetland (FW) (if
applicable, see User Manual). Boundaries are formed by uplands, four -lane roads, or urban landscapes. An observed beaver pond forms
a boundary if it extends across the entire width of the floodplain. Additionally, other wetland types are considered boundaries for column
WT. If assessment area is clear-cut, select "K" for 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
From 25 to < 50 acres
RE
From 10 to < 25 acres
OF
❑F
From 5 to < 10 acres
❑G
❑G
From 1 to < 5 acres
❑H
❑H
❑H
From 0.5 to < 1 acre
Of
01
❑1
From 0.1 to < 0.5 acre
❑J
❑J
❑J
From 0.01 to < 0.1 acre
❑K
❑K
❑K
< 0.01 acre
12. Wetland Intactness —'wetland type condition metric (evaluate for Pocosins only)
❑A Pocosin is the full extent (Z 90%) of its natural landscape size.
❑B Pocosin is < 90% of the full extent of its natural landscape size.
13. Connectivity to Other Natural Areas — landscape condition metric
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Check appropriate box(es) (a box may be checked in each column). This metric evaluates whether the wetland is well connected
(Well) and/or loosely connected (Loosely) to the landscape patch, the contiguous naturally vegetated area and open water (if appropriate).
Boundaries are formed by four -lane roads, urban landscapes, maintained fields (pasture and agriculture), or open water > 300 feet wide.
Well Loosely
❑A ❑A
z 500 acres
❑B ❑B
From 100 to < 500 acres
❑C ❑C
From 50 to < 100 acres
❑D
From 10 to < 50 acres
< 10 acres
[:IFWetland
type has a poor or no connection to other natural habitats
Check Yes or No.
❑Yes ❑No Does wetland type have a surface hydrology connection to open waters or tidal wetlands? (evaluate for marshes only)
12Yes ❑No Does the assessment area experience overbank or overland flooding during normal rainfall conditions?
14. Edge Effect — wetland type condition metric
Estimate distance from wetland type boundary to artificial edges. Artificial edges include permanent features such as fields, development,
two-lane or larger roads (Z 40 feet wide), utility line corridors wider than a two-lane road, and clear -cuts < 10 years old. Consider the eight
main points of the compass.
❑A No artificial edge within 150 feet in all directions
❑B No artificial edge within 150 feet in four to seven directions
An artificial edge occurs within 150 feet in more than four directions or assessment area is clear-cut
15. 4egetative Composition — assessment area condition metric (skip for all marshes and Pine Flat)
❑A Vegetation is close to reference condition in species present and their proportions. Lower strata composed of appropriate
species, with exotic plants absent or sparse within the assessment area.
❑B Vegetation is different from reference condition in species diversity or proportions, but still largely composed of native species
characteristic of the wetland type. This may include communities of weedy native species that develop after clearcutting or
clearing. It also includes communities with exotics present, but not dominant, over a large portion of the expected strata.
Vegetation severely altered from reference in composition. Expected strata are unnaturally absent or dominated by exotic
species or composed of planted stands of non -characteristic species or inappropriately composed of a single species.
16. egetative 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.
Vegetation is dominated by exotic species (> 50 % cover of exotics).
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17. Vegetative Structure — assessment area/wetland type condition metric
❑ Vegetation present
Evaluate percent coverage of vegetation (for all marshes only)
❑A >_ 25% coverage of vegetation
❑B < 25% coverage of vegetation
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
UK Canopy sparse or absent
❑A ❑A Dense mid-story/sapling layer
XEIB ❑B Moderate density mid-story/sapling layer
2t Mid-story/sapling layer sparse or absent
❑A ❑A Dense shrub layer
❑B ❑B Moderate density shrub layer
Shrub layer sparse or absent
Dense herb layer
Moderate density herb layer
❑C ❑C Herb layer sparse or absent
❑ Vegetation absent
1 S s — wetland type condition metric
Large snags (more than one) are visible (> 12 inches DBH, or large relative to species present and landscape stability).
MW Not A
19. Diameter Class Distribution — wetland type condition metric
❑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.
Majority of canopy trees are < 6 inches DBH or no trees.
20."Large Woody Debris — wetland type condition metric
Include both man-made and natural debris piles.
9 ❑A Large logs (more than one) are visible (> 12 inches in diameter, or large relative to species present and landscape stability).
B Not A
21. Vegetation/Open Water Dispersion — wetland type/open water condition metric (evaluate for Non -Tidal Freshwater Marsh only)
Select the figure that best describes the amount of interspersion between vegetation and open water in the growing season. Patterned
areas indicate vegetated areas, while solid white areas indicate open water.
❑A ❑B ❑C ❑D
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22. Habita iqueness — wetland type condition metric
❑Yes o Has the N.C. Environmental Management Commission classified the assessment area as "Unique Wetlands" (UWL)?
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NC WAM FIELD ASSESSMENT FORM
VERSION 1 (June 12, 2008)
Wetland Site Name Date
Wetland Type Z:___0—av 5 t- Assessor Name/Organization
Level III Ecoregion Nearest Named Water Body
River Basin USGS 8 -Digit Catalogue Unit
❑ Yes ❑ No Precipitation within 48 hrs? Latitude/Longitude deci-de rees
Evidence of stressors affecting the assessment area (may not be within the assessment area)
Please circle and/or make note below 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
Describe effects of stressors that are present.
Regulatory Considerations
Select all that apply to the assessment area.
❑ Anadromous fish
❑ Federally protected species or State endangered or threatened species
❑ NCDWQ riparian buffer rule in effect
❑ Wetland adjacent to Primary Nursery Area or associated with a stream that drains to a Primary Nursery Area
❑ Publicly owned property
❑ N.C. Division of Coastal Management Area of Environmental Concern (AEC) (including buffer)
❑ N.C. Division of Water Quality best usage classification of SA or supplemental classifications of HQW, ORW, or Trout
❑ Designated NCNHP reference community
❑ Wetland adjacent 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? es ❑ No
1. Ground Surface Condition/Vegetation Condition —assessment area condition metric
Check a box in each column. Consider alteration to the ground surface (GS) in the assessment area and vegetation structure (VS) in
the assessment area. Compare to reference wetland if applicable (see User Manual). If a reference is not applicable, then rate the
assessment area based on evidence of alteration.
GS
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❑ Not severely altered
B ❑ Severely altered over a majority of the assessment area (ground surface alteration examples: vehicle tracks, excessive
sedimentation, fire -plow lanes, skidder tracks, bedding, fill, soil compaction, obvious pollutants) (vegetation structure
alteration examples: mechanical disturbance, herbicides, salt intrusion [where appropriate], exotic species, grazing,
less diversity [if appropriate], artificial hydrologic alteration)
2. Surface and Sub -Surface Storage Capacity and Duration — assessment area condition metric
Check a box in each column. Consider surface storage capacity and duration (Surf) and sub -surface storage capacity and duration
(Sub). Consider both increase and decrease in hydrology. Refer to the current NRCS lateral effect of ditching guidance for North Carolina
hydric soils (see USACE Wilmington District website) for the zone of influence of ditches in hydric soils. A ditch:5 1 foot deep is considered
to affect surface water only, while a ditch > 1 foot deep is expected to affect both surface and sub -surface water. Consider tidal flooding
regime, if applicable.
S
10 Water storage capacity and duration are not altered.
❑B EIB 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: intensive ditching, fill, sedimentation, channelization, diversion, man-made berms, beaver
dams, stream incision, underground utility lines, soil compaction).
3. Water Storage/Surface Relief — assessment area/wetland type condition metric
Check
a box in
each column. Select the appropriate storage for the assessment area (AA) and the wetland type (WT).
AA
WT
❑A
❑A
Majority of the wetland type with depressions able to pond water > 2 feet deep
❑B
❑B
Majority of the wetland type with depressions able to pond water 1 to 2 feet deep
OC
Majority of wetland type with depressions able to pond water 6 inches to 1 foot deep
❑D
❑D
Majority of wetland type with depressions able to pond water 3- to 6 -inches deep
❑E
❑E
Depressions able to pond water < 3 -inches deep

4. Soil Texture/Structure — assessment area condition metric
Check a box from each of the three soil property groups below. Dig soil profile in the dominant assessment area landscape feature.
Make soil observations within the top 12 inches. Use most recent National Technical Committee for Hydric Soils guidance for regional
indicators.
❑A Sandy soil
❑B Predominantly characterized by mottled (redoxymorphic features), mineral soil
❑C Predominantly characterized by other, mineral soil (no mottling)
rqo Gleyed mineral soil
E Peat or muck soil (histosol or histic epipedon)
❑A Soil ribbon < 1 inch
Soil ribbon >_ 1 inch
No peat or muck presence
A peat or muck presence
6. 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.
Little or no evidence of pollutants or discharges entering the assessment area
B ❑B Noticeable evidence of pollutants or discharges entering the wetland and stressing, but not overwhelming the
treatment capacity of the assessment area
❑C ❑C Noticeable evidence of pollutants or discharges (pathogen, particulate, or soluble) entering the assessment area and
potentially overwhelming the treatment capacity of the wetland (water discoloration, dead vegetation, excessive
sedimentation, odor)
6. Land Use — opportunity metric
Check all that apply (at least one box in each column). Evaluation involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. Consider sources
draining to assessment area within entire upstream watershed (WS), within 5 miles and within the watershed draining to the assessment
area (5M), and within 2 miles and within the watershed draining to the assessment area (2M). Effective riparian buffers are considered to
be 50 feet wide in the Coastal Plain and Piedmont ecoregions and 30 feet wide in the Blue Ridge Mountains ecoregion.
WS
5M
2M
❑A
❑A
❑A
> 30% impervious surfaces with stormwater Best Management Practices (BMPs) (land use examples:
industrial, commercial, and high-density residential)
❑B
❑B
❑B
> 30% impervious surfaces without stormwater BMPs
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AF
41C
q;2C
10 to 30% impervious surfaces
D
D
OD
< 10% impervious surfaces
❑E
❑E
E
Old urban development (pink areas on USGS 7.5 -minute quadrangles)
U5
up
F
New adjacent development
❑G
❑G
❑G
Confined animal operations (or other local, concentrated source of pollutants)
❑H
❑H
❑H
> 20% coverage of pasture without riparian buffer
El
❑I
❑I
>— 20% coverage of pasture with effective riparian buffer
❑J
❑J
❑J
>— 20% coverage of agricultural land (regularly plowed land) without riparian buffer
❑K
❑K
0l
> 20% coverage of agricultural land (regularly plowed land) with effective riparian buffer
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z 20% coverage of maintained grass/herb
❑M
M
❑M
>_ 20% coverage of silvicultural land with disturbance < 5 years old
ON
ON
❑N
Little or no opportunity to improve water quality. Lack of opportunity may result from hydrologic modifications
that prevent drainage or overbank flow from affecting the assessment area.
7. Wetland Acting as Vegetated Buffer — assessment area condition metric
Is asses area within 50 feet of a stream or other open water? (open water does not typically include man-made ditches or canals)
es ❑No If No, Skip to next metric
Stream idth (Stream width is normal flow width (ordinary high water to ordinary high water]). If the stream is anastomosed, combine
widths of channels/braids for a total stream width.
❑s 15 -feet wide 15 -feet wide ❑ Not applicable (no stream associated with assessment area)
Do roots of assessment area v getation extend into the bank of the adjacent stream/open water?
Q)fes ❑No
Is stream r er open water sheltered or exposed?
eltered — 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/Riparian Buffer Width — assessment area/wetland type/wetland complex metric
Check a box in each column. Select the appropriate width for the wetland type at the assessment area (WT), the wetland complex
(WC), and the riparian buffer at the assessment area (RB) (if applicable). Riparian buffer width is measured from top of bank and need
only be present on one side of the water body: The riparian buffer is measured from the outside banks of the outer channels of an
anastomosed system. Make buffer judgment based on dominant landscape feature. Record a note if a portion of the buffer has been
removed or disturbed.
WT W R (if applicable)
A > 100 feet
❑
L18 B ❑B From 80 to < 100 feet
❑C ❑C ❑C From 50 to < 80 feet
❑D ❑D ❑D From 40 to < 50 feet
❑E ❑E ❑E From 30 to < 40 feet
❑F ❑F OF From 15 to < 30 feet
❑G ❑G ❑G From 5 to < 15 feet
❑H ❑H ❑H < 5 feet

9. Inundation Duration —assessment area condition metric
Answer for assessment area dominant landform.
❑A Evidence of short -duration inundation (< 7 consecutive days)
❑B Evidence of saturation, without evidence of inundation
Evidence of long -duration inundation (7 to 30 consecutive days or more)
10.Z
ators of Deposition — assessment area condition metric
Consider recent deposition only (no plant growth since deposition).
Sediment deposition is not excessive, but at approximately natural levels.
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 contiguous wetland complex (WC), and the size of the contiguous, forested wetland (FW) (if
applicable, see User Manual). Boundaries are formed by uplands, four -lane roads, or urban landscapes. An observed beaver pond forms
a boundary if it extends across the entire width of the floodplain. Additionally, other wetland types are considered boundaries for column
WT. If assessment area is clear-cut, select "K" for FW column.
WT WC FW (if applicable)
❑A ❑A ❑A >_ 500 acres
❑B ❑B ❑B From 100 to < 500 acres
❑C ;OC ❑C From 50 to < 100 acres
❑D ❑D ❑D From 25 to < 50 acres
❑E ❑E ❑E From 10 to < 25 acres
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
Check appropriate box(es) (a box may be checked in each column). This metric evaluates whether the wetland is well connected
�^ (Well) and/or loosely connected (Loosely) to the landscape patch, the contiguous naturally vegetated area and open water (if appropriate).
S n ari s are formed by four -lane roads, urban landscapes, maintained fields (pasture and agriculture), or open water > 300 feet wide.
(1�., ell oosely
i1 ❑A ®A >_ 500 acres
❑B Ota From 100 to < 500 acres
C ❑C From 50 to < 100 acres
'y930 From 10 to < 50 acres
E < 10 acres
❑F Wetland type has a poor or no connection to other natural habitats
Check Yes or No.
❑Yes tgNo Does wetland type have a surface hydrology connection to open waters or tidal wetlands? (evaluate for marshes only)
14. rs LJNo Does the assessment area experience overbank or overland flooding during normal rainfall conditions?
dge Effect — wetland type condition metric
Estimate distance from wetland type boundary to artificial edges. Artificial edges include permanent features such as fields, development,
two-lane or larger roads (> 40 -feet wide), utility line corridors wider than a two-lane road, and clear -cuts < 10 years old. Consider the eight
main points of the compass.
❑A No artificial edge within 150 feet in all directions
JjJB No artificial edge within 150 feet in four to seven directions
An artificial edge occurs within 150 feet in more than four directions or assessment area is clear-cut
15. TeVetative Composition — assessment area condition metric (skip for all marshes and Pine Flat)
❑A Vegetation is close to reference condition in species present and their proportions. Lower strata composed of appropriate
species, with exotic plants absent or sparse within the assessment area.
❑B Vegetation is different from reference condition in species diversity or proportions, but still largely composed of native species
characteristic of the wetland type. This may include communities of weedy native species that develop after clearcutting or
clearing. It also includes communities with exotics present, but not dominant, over a large portion of the expected strata.
❑C Vegetation severely altered from reference in composition. Expected strata are unnaturally absent or dominated by exotic
species or composed of planted stands of non -characteristic species or inappropriately composed of a single species.
16. Vegetative Diversity — assessment area condition metric (evaluate for Non -tidal Freshwater Marsh only)
C❑A Vegetation diversity is high and is composed primarily of native species (< 10% cover of exotics).
`❑B Vegetation diversity is low or has > 10% to 50% cover of exotics.
❑C Vegetation is dominated by exotic species (> 50 % cover of exotics).
❑F
❑F
From 5 to < 10 acres
�F
G
❑G
❑G
From 1 to < 5 acres
❑H
❑H
❑H
From 0.5 to < 1 acre
❑l
❑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
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
Check appropriate box(es) (a box may be checked in each column). This metric evaluates whether the wetland is well connected
�^ (Well) and/or loosely connected (Loosely) to the landscape patch, the contiguous naturally vegetated area and open water (if appropriate).
S n ari s are formed by four -lane roads, urban landscapes, maintained fields (pasture and agriculture), or open water > 300 feet wide.
(1�., ell oosely
i1 ❑A ®A >_ 500 acres
❑B Ota From 100 to < 500 acres
C ❑C From 50 to < 100 acres
'y930 From 10 to < 50 acres
E < 10 acres
❑F Wetland type has a poor or no connection to other natural habitats
Check Yes or No.
❑Yes tgNo Does wetland type have a surface hydrology connection to open waters or tidal wetlands? (evaluate for marshes only)
14. rs LJNo Does the assessment area experience overbank or overland flooding during normal rainfall conditions?
dge Effect — wetland type condition metric
Estimate distance from wetland type boundary to artificial edges. Artificial edges include permanent features such as fields, development,
two-lane or larger roads (> 40 -feet wide), utility line corridors wider than a two-lane road, and clear -cuts < 10 years old. Consider the eight
main points of the compass.
❑A No artificial edge within 150 feet in all directions
JjJB No artificial edge within 150 feet in four to seven directions
An artificial edge occurs within 150 feet in more than four directions or assessment area is clear-cut
15. TeVetative Composition — assessment area condition metric (skip for all marshes and Pine Flat)
❑A Vegetation is close to reference condition in species present and their proportions. Lower strata composed of appropriate
species, with exotic plants absent or sparse within the assessment area.
❑B Vegetation is different from reference condition in species diversity or proportions, but still largely composed of native species
characteristic of the wetland type. This may include communities of weedy native species that develop after clearcutting or
clearing. It also includes communities with exotics present, but not dominant, over a large portion of the expected strata.
❑C Vegetation severely altered from reference in composition. Expected strata are unnaturally absent or dominated by exotic
species or composed of planted stands of non -characteristic species or inappropriately composed of a single species.
16. Vegetative Diversity — assessment area condition metric (evaluate for Non -tidal Freshwater Marsh only)
C❑A Vegetation diversity is high and is composed primarily of native species (< 10% cover of exotics).
`❑B Vegetation diversity is low or has > 10% to 50% cover of exotics.
❑C Vegetation is dominated by exotic species (> 50 % cover of exotics).

17. Vegetative Structure — assessment area/wetland type condition metric
❑ Vegetation present
Evaluate percent coverage of vegetation for marshes only
i1 >_ 25% coverage of vegetation
❑B < 25% coverage of vegetation
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
❑ Vegetation absent
18. Snags — wetland type condition metric
WA P e snags (more than one) are visible (> 12 -inches DBH, or large relative to species present and landscape stability).
^Not
19. Diameter Class Distribution — wetland type condition metric
20
21.
❑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.
EIC /11 Majority of canopy trees are < 6 -inches DBH or no trees.
Large Woody Debris — wetland type condition metric
Include both man-made and natural debris piles.
❑A Large logs (more than one) are visible (> 12 -inches in diameter, or large relative to species present and landscape stability).
❑B�►Vot A
Vege tion/Open Water Dispersion — wetland type/open water condition metric (evaluate for Non -Tidal Freshwater Marsh only)
Select the figure that best describes the amount of interspersion between vegetation and open water in the growing season. Patterned
areas indicate vpgetated areas, while solid white areas indicate open water. -o�
22. Habitat Uniqueness — wetland type condition metric
❑Yes VN Has the N.C. Environmental Management Commission classified the assessment area as "Unique Wetlands" (UWL)?"
I%.

V.
Wetland Site Name
Wetland Type
NC WAM Wetland Rating Sheet
Date of Assessment
Assessor Name/Organization
Presence of stressor affecting assessment area (Y/N)
Notes on Field Assessment Form (Y/N)
Presence of regulatory considerations (Y/N)
Wetland is intensively managed (Y/N)
Wetland may be a high-quality riverine wetland (Y/N)
Assessment area's surface water storage capacity or duration substantially altered by beaver (Y/N)
Assessment area subject to overbank or overland flooding during normal rainfall conditions (Y/N)
Sub -function Ratina Summa
Function
Sub -function
Metrics Rating
Hydrology
Surface Storage and Retention
Condition
Sub -surface Storage and Retention
Condition
Water Quality
Pathogen Change
Condition
Condition/Opportunity
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
Particulate Change
Condition
Condition/Opportunity.
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
Soluble Change
Condition
Condition/Opportunity
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
Physical Change
Condition
Condition/Opportunity
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
Pollution Change
Condition
Condition/Opportunity
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
Habitat
Physical Structure
Condition
Landscape Patch Structure
Condition
Vegetation Composition
Condition
Uniqueness
Condition
Function Ratina Summa
Function
Metrics Rating
Hydrology
Condition
Water Quality
Condition
Condition/Opportunity
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
Habitat
Condition
Overall Wetland Rating

Re: [Fwd: Re: New Runway "Line -of -Sight" tree removal]
I'm already booked next Tuesday, but certainly want to provide support for
this. I'll take a look at the info you forwarded. Cyndi - do you have any
time this Thurs or Fri to chat about the PTIA permit in regards to the wetland
mitigation? Tammy
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Date: Apr 1, 2009 10:06 To: "Cyndi Karoly"<[e-mail]>, "Tammy L
Hill"<Tammy.L.
[e-mail]>
Subj: [Fwd: Re: New Runway &quot;Line-of-Sight&quot; tree removal]
Tammy Hill
Environmental Senior Specialist
NC Division of Water Quality - Wetlands
2321 Crabtree Blvd., Suite 250
Raleigh, NC 27604
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Tammy Hill
Environmental Senior Specialist
NC Division of Water Quality - Wetlands
2321 Crabtree Blvd., Suite 250
Raleigh, NC 27604
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Re: [Fwd: Re: New Runway "Line -of -Sight" tree removal]
Subject: Re: [Fwd: Re: New Runway "Line -of -Sight" tree removal]
From: "Tammy.L.Hill" <[e-mail]>
Date: Fri, 03 Apr 2009 13:06:11 -0400
To: Sue Homewood <[e-mail]>
CC: Cyndi Karoly <[e-mail]>
Hey, Sue and Cyndi. I'm sad that I won't get to be with you at the party next
Tuesday Very glad that you both and the Corps folks will be there.
I looked through the plan, and I'll also pass a couple FAA documents on to Cyndi
that may be helpful at the site visit. A few questions that came to mind...
1) The tree cutting is "isolated" - hopefully you can get a sense at the site visit
about how many trees will be left afterwards! Is this effort going to significantly
reduce the density of woody vegetation in the wetland areas? Is this an issue that
will repeat periodically when the remaining trees grow to a certain height or crown
size? Are there plans to plant shrubs which would provide woody veg without the
height issue of the trees?
2) The project layout sheet shows a runway "under construction by others." Was this
runway originally slated to be built in this location? It's <600' from areas in a
conservation easement and 1000' from wetlands that are now slated for tree
removal. Was it anticipated during the airport design that trees would become an
issue due to proximity to the runway? Note: the FAA documents recommend a
separation distance of 5000' to 5 miles between "air operations areas" and hazardous
wildlife attractants (such as wetlands) - it does not appear to be met in this case
(although I'm not sure how it would be possible on the Coastal Plain of NC!). There
is also an "area under construction by others" near the center of.the page, and I'm
curious what's being built there.
3) It looks like no clearing is planned for the Brush Creek mitigation area, part of
which is on sheet EP -107. I'd like to verify that, and find out if there are any
future plans for veg management in the wetlands adjacent to the area shown on the
sheet (or elsewhere on the airport property).
4) Cyndi mentioned that the Corps were the mitigation heavies on this permit, while
DWQ had stormwater on its shoulders. I'd like to hear what the Corps thinks in
relation to mitigation, and I wonder what potential issues there may be for the
stormwater treatment system that we need to address.
Good luck at the site visit. Please keep me posted, and let me know what I can do
to help.
Tammy
Sue Homewood wrote:
thanks Tammy. If you see any big issues in their document can you call me and
chat with me about it before Tues. otherwise I'll just take notes and come back
to discuss with you about how DWQ will handle this. John Thomas mentioned its
possible that the USACE will be requiring a permit modification.
Sue Homewood
NC DENR Winston-Salem Regional Office
Division of Water Quality 585 Waughtown Street
Winston-Salem, NC 27107
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NC WAM FIELD ASSESSMENT FORM
VERSION 1 (June 12, 2008)
Wetland Site Name Date
Wetland Type 9 Assessor Name/Organization
Level III Ecoregion Nearest Named Water Body
River Basin USGS 8 -Digit Catalogue Unit — 3--03'060
❑ Yes ❑ No Precipitation within 48 hrs? Latitude/Longitude deci-de rees
Evidence of stressors affecting the assessment area (may not be within the assessment area)
Please circle and/or make note below 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
Describe effects of stressors that are present. "
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Regulatory Considerations
Select all that apply to the assessment area.
❑ Anadromous fish
❑ Federally protected species or State endangered or threatened species
d& NCDWQ riparian buffer rule in effect
❑ Wetland adjacent to Primary Nursery Area or associated with a stream that drains to a Primary Nursery Area
Publicly owned property
N.C. Division of Coastal Management Area of Environmental Concern (AEC) (including buffer)
❑ N.C. Division of Water Quality best usage classification of SA or supplemental classifications of HQW, ORW, or Trout
❑ Designated NCNHP reference community
❑ Wetland adjacent 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 IW30
Is the assessment area's surface water storage capacity or duration substantially altered by beaver? ❑ Yes o
1. Ground Surface Condition/Vegetation Condition —assessment area condition metric
Check a box in each column. Consider alteration to the ground surface (GS) in the assessment area and vegetation structure (VS) in
the assessment area. Compare to reference wetland if applicable (see User Manual). If a reference is not applicable, then rate the
assessment area based on evidence of alteration.
6AG VS
MR Not severely altered
❑B ❑B Severely altered over a majority of the assessment area (ground surface alteration examples: vehicle tracks, excessive
sedimentation, fire -plow lanes, skidder tracks, bedding, fill, soil compaction, obvious pollutants) (vegetation structure
alteration examples: mechanical disturbance, herbicides, salt intrusion [where appropriate], exotic species, grazing,
less diversity [if appropriate], artificial hydrologic alteration)
2. Surface and Sub -Surface Storage Capacity and Duration — assessment area condition metric
Check a box in each column. Consider surface storage capacity and duration (Surf) and sub -surface storage capacity and duration
(Sub). Consider both increase and decrease in hydrology. Refer to the current NRCS lateral effect of ditching guidance for North Carolina
hydric soils (see USACE Wilmington District website) for the zone of influence of ditches in hydric soils. A ditch <_ 1 foot deep is considered
to affect surface water only, while a ditch > 1 foot deep is expected to affect both surface and sub -surface water. Consider tidal flooding
regime, if applicable.
Surf Sub
J�;A SA 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: intensive ditching, fill, sedimentation, channelization, diversion, man-made berms, beaver
dams, stream incision, underground utility lines, soil compaction).
3. Water Storage/Surface Relief — assessment area/wetland type condition metric
Check
a box in
each column. Select the appropriate storage for the assessment area (AA) and the wetland type (VVT).
AA
WT
❑A
❑A
Majority of the wetland type with depressions able to pond water > 2 feet deep
❑B
❑B
Majority of the wetland type with depressions able to pond water 1 to 2 feet deep
❑C
El
Majority of wetland type with depressions able to pond water 6 inches to 1 foot deep
�D
Majority of wetland type with depressions able to pond water 3- to 6 -inches deep
❑E
OE
Depressions able to pond water < 3 -inches deep

4. Soil Texture/Structure — assessment area condition metric 11
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.
❑A Sandy soil
OB Predominantly characterized by mottled (redoxymorphic features), mineral soil
❑C Predominantly characterized by other, mineral soil (no mottling)
❑D Gleyed mineral soil
❑E Peat or muck soil (histosol or histic epipedon)
�]A Soil ribbon < 1 inch
B Soil ribbon >_ 1 inch
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.
1�aff S
�lqLittle or no evidence of pollutants or discharges entering the assessment area
❑B
r
Noticeable evidence of pollutants or discharges entering the wetland and stressing, but not overwhelming the
treatment capacity of the assessment area
❑C ❑C Noticeable evidence of pollutants or discharges (pathogen, particulate, or soluble) entering the assessment area and
potentially overwhelming the treatment capacity of the wetland (water discoloration, dead vegetation, excessive
sedimentation, odor)
6. Land Use — opportunity metric
Check all that apply (at least one box in each column). Evaluation involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. Consider sources
draining to assessment area within entire upstream watershed (WS), within 5 miles and within the watershed draining to the assessment
area (5M), and within 2 miles and within the watershed draining to the assessment area (2M). Effective riparian buffers are considered to
be 50 feet wide in the Coastal Plain and Piedmont ecoregions and 30 feet wide in the Blue Ridge Mountains ecoregion.
WS 5M 2M
❑A ❑A ❑A > 30% impervious surfaces with stormwater Best Management Practices (BMPs) (land use examples:
that prevent drainage or overbank flow from affecting the assessment area
7. Wetland Acting as Vegetated Buffer— assessment area condition metric
Is assess t area within 50 feet of a stream or other open water? (open water does not typically include man-made ditches or canals)
es ❑No If No, Skip to next metric
Stream idth (Stream width is normal flow width [ordinary high water to ordinary high water]). If the stream is anastomosed, combine
widths ofnnels/braids for a total stream width.
15 -feet wide ❑> 15 -feet wide ❑ Not applicable (no stream associated with assessment area)
Do roots f sessment area vegetation extend into the bank of the adjacent stream/open water?
�s ❑No
Is stre or her open water sheltered or exposed?
Meltered — 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/Riparian Buffer Width — assessment area/wetland type/wetland complex metric
Check a box in each column. Select the appropriate width for the wetland type at the assessment area (WT), the wetland complex
(WC), and the riparian buffer at the assessment area (RB) (if applicable). Riparian buffer width is measured from top of bank and need
only be present on one side of the water body. The riparian buffer is measured from the outside banks of the outer channels of an
anastomosed system. Make buffer judgment based on dominant landscape feature. Record a note if a portion of the buffer has been
removed or disturbed.
(if applicable)
is OA >_ 100 feet
❑B ❑B B From 80 to < 100 feet
❑C ❑C ❑C From 50 to < 80 feet
❑D ❑D ❑D From 40 to < 50 feet
❑E ❑E ❑E From 30 to < 40 feet
❑F OF ❑F From 15 to < 30 feet
❑G ❑G ❑G From 5 to < 15 feet
❑H ❑H ❑H < 5 feet
industrial, commercial, and high-density residential) .
❑B
,SC
❑B
QC
❑B
> 30% impervious surfaces without stormwater BMPs
10 to 30% impervious surfaces
❑D
❑D
OD
< 10% impervious surfaces
❑E
❑E
❑E
Old urban development (pink areas on USGS 7.5 -minute quadrangles)
ED
KIV
'19FNew
adjacent development
❑G
rrG
❑G
Confined animal operations (or other local, concentrated source of pollutants)
❑H
❑H
❑H
> 20% coverage of pasture without riparian buffer
El
❑l
El
>_ 20% coverage of pasture with effective riparian buffer
El
FLK
❑J
❑J
❑K
>_ 20% coverage of agricultural land (regularly plowed land) without riparian buffer
>— 20% coverage of agricultural land (regularly plowed land) with effective riparian buffer
`
�
�
�! 20% coverage of maintained grass/herb
❑M
❑M
❑M
>_ 20% coverage of silvicultural land with disturbance < 5 years old
❑N
ON
ON
Little or no opportunity to improve water quality. Lack of opportunity may result from hydrologic modifications
that prevent drainage or overbank flow from affecting the assessment area
7. Wetland Acting as Vegetated Buffer— assessment area condition metric
Is assess t area within 50 feet of a stream or other open water? (open water does not typically include man-made ditches or canals)
es ❑No If No, Skip to next metric
Stream idth (Stream width is normal flow width [ordinary high water to ordinary high water]). If the stream is anastomosed, combine
widths ofnnels/braids for a total stream width.
15 -feet wide ❑> 15 -feet wide ❑ Not applicable (no stream associated with assessment area)
Do roots f sessment area vegetation extend into the bank of the adjacent stream/open water?
�s ❑No
Is stre or her open water sheltered or exposed?
Meltered — 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/Riparian Buffer Width — assessment area/wetland type/wetland complex metric
Check a box in each column. Select the appropriate width for the wetland type at the assessment area (WT), the wetland complex
(WC), and the riparian buffer at the assessment area (RB) (if applicable). Riparian buffer width is measured from top of bank and need
only be present on one side of the water body. The riparian buffer is measured from the outside banks of the outer channels of an
anastomosed system. Make buffer judgment based on dominant landscape feature. Record a note if a portion of the buffer has been
removed or disturbed.
(if applicable)
is OA >_ 100 feet
❑B ❑B B From 80 to < 100 feet
❑C ❑C ❑C From 50 to < 80 feet
❑D ❑D ❑D From 40 to < 50 feet
❑E ❑E ❑E From 30 to < 40 feet
❑F OF ❑F From 15 to < 30 feet
❑G ❑G ❑G From 5 to < 15 feet
❑H ❑H ❑H < 5 feet

9. Inundation Duration — assessment area condition metric
Answer for assessment area dominant landform.
�A Evidence of short -duration inundation (< 7 consecutive days)
❑B Evidence of saturation, without evidence of inundation
❑C Evidence of long -duration inundation (7 to 30 consecutive days or more)
10. Indicators of Deposition — assessment area condition metric
Consider recent deposition only (no plant growth since deposition).
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 contiguous wetland complex (WC), and the size of the contiguous, forested wetland (FW) (if
applicable, see User Manual). Boundaries are formed by uplands, four -lane roads, or urban landscapes. An observed beaver pond forms
a boundary if it extends across the entire width of the floodplain. Additionally, other wetland types are considered boundaries for column
WT. If assessment area is clear-cut, select "K" for FW column.
WT WC FW (if applicable)
❑A ❑A ❑A >_ 500 acres
OB ❑B lam'' From 100 to < 500 acres
From 50 to < 100 acres
❑D D ❑D From 25 to < 50 acres
❑E ❑E ❑E From 10 to < 25 acres
OF OF ❑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
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
Check appropriate box(es) (a box may be checked in each column). This metric evaluates whether the wetland is well connected
(Well) and/or loosely connected (Loosely) to the landscape patch, the contiguous naturally vegetated area and open water (if appropriate).
Boundaries are formed by four -lane roads, urban landscapes, maintained fields (pasture and agriculture), or open water > 300 feet wide.
Well osely
[:]A>_ 500 acres
❑B From 100 to < 500 acres
C From 50 to < 100 acres
D �D From 10 to < 50 acres
❑E E < 10 acres
❑F Wetland type has a poor or no connection to other natural habitats
Check Yes or No.
❑Yes [:]No Does wetland type have a surface hydrology connection to open waters or tidal wetlands? (evaluate for marshes only)
J'es o Does the assessment area experience overbank or overland flooding during normal rainfall conditions?
14. Edge ect — wetland type condition metric
Estimate distance from wetland type boundary to artificial edges. Artificial edges include permanent features such as fields, development,
two-lane or larger roads (>_ 40 -feet wide), utility line corridors wider than a two-lane road, and clear -cuts < 10 years old. Consider the eight
main points of the compass.
❑A No artificial edge within 150 feet in all directions
❑B No artificial edge within 150 feet in four to seven directions
An artificial edge occurs within 150 feet in more than four directions or assessment area is clear-cut
15.egetative Composition — assessment area condition metric (skip for all marshes and Pine Flat)
❑A Vegetation is close to reference condition in species present and their proportions. Lower strata composed of appropriate
species, with exotic plants absent or sparse within the assessment area.
Vegetation is different from reference condition in species diversity or proportions, but still largely composed of native species
characteristic of the wetland type. This may include communities of weedy native species that develop after clearcutting or
clearing. It also includes communities with exotics present, but not dominant, over a large portion of the expected strata.
❑C Vegetation severely altered from reference in composition. Expected strata are unnaturally absent or dominated by exotic
species or composed of planted stands of non -characteristic species or inappropriately composed of a single species.
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
❑ Vegetation present
Evaluate percent coverage of vegetation for marshes only
❑A z 25% coverage of vegetation
❑B < 25% coverage of vegetation
Check a box in each column for each stratum. Evaluate this portion of the metric for non -marsh wetlands.
structure in airspace above the assessment area (AA) and the wetland type (WT) separately.
VA
,8A L 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
EIB Moderate density mid-story/sapling layer
% C Qt Mid-story/sapling layer sparse or absent
❑A /❑A Dense shrub layer
,NB Moderate density shrub layer
C EIC Shrub layer sparse or absent
Consider
❑A ❑A Dense herb layer
ram _Jj3B Moderate density herb layer
LfC ❑C Herb layer sparse or absent
❑ Vegetation absent
18. Snags — wetland type condition metric
A Large snags (more than one) are visible (> 12 -inches DBH, or large relative to species present and landscape stability).
ON Not A
19. Diameter Class Distribution — wetland type condition metric
❑A Majority of canopy trees have stems > 6 -inches in diameter at breast height (DBH); many large trees (> 12 -inches DBH) are
present.
Majority of canopy trees have stems between 6- and 12 -inches DBH, few are > 12 -inch DBH.
❑C Majority of canopy trees are < 6 -inches DBH or no trees.
20. Large Woody Debris — wetland type condition metric
Include both man-made and natural debris piles.
❑A Large logs (more than one) are visible (> 12 -inches in diameter, or large relative to species present and landscape stability). .
1W Not A
21. Vegetation/Open Water Dispersion — wetland type/open water condition metric (evaluate for Non -Tidal Freshwater Marsh only)
Select the figure that best describes the amount of interspersion between vegetation and open water in the growing season. Patterned
areas indicate vegetated areas, while solid white areas indicate open water.
❑A ❑B ❑C ❑D
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22. Habitat Uniqueness — wetland type condition metric
❑Yes 097' Has the N.C. Environmental Management Commission classified the assessment area as "Unique Wetlands' (UWL)?"
Notes

Wetland Site Name
Wetland Type
NC WAM Wetland Rating Sheet
Date of Assessment
Assessor Name/Organization
Presence of stressor affecting assessment area (Y/N)
Notes on Field Assessment Form (Y/N)
Presence of regulatory considerations (Y/N)
Wetland is intensively managed (Y/N)
Wetland may be a high-quality riverine wetland (Y/N)
Assessment area's surface water storage capacity or duration substantially altered by beaver (Y/N)
Assessment area subject to overbank or overland flooding during normal rainfall conditions (Y/N)
Sub -function Ratina Summa
Function
Sub -function
Metrics Rating
Hydrology
Surface Storage and Retention
Condition
Sub -surface Storage and Retention
Condition
Water Quality
Pathogen Change
Condition
Condition/Opportunity
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
Particulate Change
Condition
Condition/Opportunity
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
Soluble Change
Condition
Condition/Opportunity
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
Physical Change
Condition
Condition/Opportunity
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
Pollution Change
Condition
Condition/Opportunity
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
Habitat
Physical Structure
Condition
Landscape Patch Structure
Condition
Vegetation Composition
Condition
Uniqueness
Condition
Function Ratina Summa
Function
Metrics Rating
Hydrology
Condition
Water Quality
Condition
Condition/Opportunity
Opportunity Presence (Y/N)
Habitat
Condition
Overall Wetland Rating

Re: New Runway "Line -of -Sight" tree removal
Subject: Re: New Runway "Line -of -Sight" tree removal
From: "Richard Darling" <[e-mail]>
Date: Fri, 03 Apr 2009 09:27:53 -0400
To: "Sue Homewood" <[e-mail]>
CC: "Chris Arrington" <[e-mail]>
Meeting is 10:00 AM at the BAKER construction trailer which is located in the airport at the end of the North Service Road, past the rental car
storage lots. Here is the link to Google Maps directions:
http://maps.google.co./maps?f=d&source-s d&saddr-36.06374,-79.911461&daddr=36.11:648,+-79.926095&hl-en&geocode=&mra=mi&mrsp=0 1&sz-14&sll=36.08760
Call my cell at 336-382-5024 if you need further directions or have any schedule changes - thanks for your availability and quick response.
Richard
Richard Darling
Michael Baker Engineering
8000 Regency Parkway, Suite 200
Cary, NC 27518 .
Office 919-463-5488
Direct 919-459-9009
Cell 336-382-5024
Fax [phone]
111 On 4/3/2009 at 9:03 AM, in message <49D60923.5070100ncmail.net>, Sue Homewood (�)
<[e-mail]> wrote:
Hi Richard,
John Thomas left me a voice mail that the meeting is Tuesday. Can you
provide me with the exact time and a reminder of how to get to the
construction trailer please. I'll be coming and I think Cyndi Karoly is
going to try to attend also.
Sue
Sue Homewood
NC DENR Winston-Salem Regional Office
Division of Water Quality
565 Waughtown Street
Winston-Salem, NC 27107 -
Voice: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
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On 3/31/2009 10:41 AM, Richard Darling wrote: -
IThanks Sue. We are trying to schedule a field meeting with the Corps (John
Thomas and Jean Manuel) for as soon as possible - might be as early as next
Tuesday - if you (or other DWQ personnel) can't make that, we can be available
at a more convenient time for you. I'll wait to hear from you. Thanks.
Richard
II I On 3/31/2009 at 10:34 AM, in message <[e-mail]>, Sue III
Homewood <[e-mail]> wrote:
Richard,
I've forwarded this info to our Central Office. I'm not sure who in DWQ
will be the main contact, myself, or maybe Tammy Hill as our wetland
mitigation expert from the Central Office. I, or Tammy will be in touch
as soon as we've had a chance to review this and sort it out internally.
Sue Homewood
NC DEUR Winston-Salem Regional Office
Division of Water Quality
585 Waughtown Street
Winston-Salem, NC 27107
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FAX: [phone]
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On 3/30/2009 10:41 AM, Richard Darling wrote:
John:
Per our discussion, attached are the first 4 pages of the subject tree
removal plans which include clearing approximately 18 acres within
Conservation Easement and/or jurisdictional wetland areas. A complete
hardcopy set of the plans will be forwarded to you shortly.
One point of clarification - "Temporary Stream Crossing"s noted on the plans
are understood to be temporary crossings of permitted/constructed stormwater
II drainage conveyances - not jurisdictional streams or wetlands. Please let me II
II know your earliest convenient availability to field -review the areas proposed I)
I( for clearing and discuss the methods used to develop the plan. Thanks for II
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