SW5191001_Wetland Report_20200420

PO Box 128, Kernersville, NC 27285
www.pilotenviro.com
December 10,2019
Mr.Zach Gardner
Summey Engineering Associates, PLLC
P.O. Box 968
Asheboro, North Carolina 27204
Reference:Wetland Determination
Approximate 4.16-Acre Tract
Harold Andrews Road
Siler City,Chatham County, North Carolina
Pilot Project 5441
Dear Mr.Gardner:
Pilot Environmental, Inc. (Pilot)is pleased to submit this report of the wetland determination for
the approximate 4.16-acre tract located west of Harold Andrews Road in Siler City,Chatham
County, North Carolina.
Background
Wetlands are defined by the United S tates Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and the United
States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as “those areas that are inundated or saturated
by surface or groundwater at a frequency and duration sufficient to support, and under normal
circumstances, do sup port a prevalence of vegetation typically adapted for life in saturated soil
conditions.” In order for an area to be classified as wetland, hydrophytic vegetation, hydric soils,
and wetland hydrology indicators must be present.
Section 404 of the Clean Wa ter Act (CWA)regulates the discharge of dredge and fill materials
into waters of the United States (lakes, rivers, ponds, streams, etc.), including wetlands.Waters
of the United States include the territorial seas, navigable coastal and inland lakes, ri vers and
streams, intermittent streams, and wetlands. The EPA and the USACE jointly administer the
Section 404 program.Section 401 of the Clean Water Act grants each state the authority to
approve, condition, or deny any Federal permits that could resul t in a discharge to State waters.
Jurisdictional features include wetlands, open waters, ponds, lakes and perennial/intermittent
streams. Jurisdictional features are regulated by the USACE and North Carolina Department of
Environmental Quality-Division of Water Resources (NCDEQ-DWR). Permits are required prior to
impacting any jurisdictional feature . The type of permit required is specific to the type, location
and amount of impacts. Stormwater management plans and/or mitigation for proposed impacts
could be a requirement of the permit approval process.
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The findings and conclusions in this report are our opinions based on field conditions
encountered at the time of the site visit. Changes including, but not limited to, regulations,
weather, timber/vegetation removal and usage/development of the site or nearby properties
can alter the findings and opinions presented in this report. We recommend that this report only
be used for preliminary planning purposes.A wetland delineation, followed by agency
verifications and a survey of jurisdictional features are required to determine the exact extent
and locations of jurisdictional features and are valid for a period of up to five years following
issuance of a USACE Jurisdictional Determination (JD) and/or NCDEQ-DWR Site Determination
Letter.
Scope of Services
Pilot was contracted to perform a wetland determination for the approximate 4.16-acre tract
located west of Harold Andrews Road in Siler City,Chatham County, North Carolina.The site
includes portions of the parcels identified by the Chatham County Geographical Information
System (GIS)as Parcel Identification Numbers (PINs)0066749 and 0061149.The scope of services
included a determination of jurisdictional features (streams, wetlands and other surface waters)
on the site.The site boundary was not marked at the time of our field determination.Pilot was
provided with a CAD file that included the site evaluation boundary which was identified as the limits
of disturbance.
Literature Review
We reviewed the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Topographic Map, the U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA) Soil Survey of Chatham County, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)
National Wetland Inventory (NWI)Map and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM).
The USGS Topographic Map (Drawing 1)does not depict surface waters or wetlands on the site.
An unnamed tributary to the Rocky River is located approximately 250 feet northwest of the
site.
The USDA Web Soil Survey of Chatham County (Drawing 2) identifies the following mapping
units on the site:Cid-Lignum complex (CmB)and Nanford-Badin complex (NaB).The Badin series
consists of well drained, moderately permeable soils that occur on gently sloping to steep
uplands. The Cid series consists of moderately well drained to somewhat poorly drained, slowly
permeable soils that occur undulating to gently sloping interstream divides, on lower side slopes,
or on broad flats around the heads of drainageways on the uplands. The Lignum series consists
of moderately well drained to somewhat poorly drained, very slowly permeable soils that occur
in depressions, undulating uplands, interstream divides and around the heads of drainage ways.
The Nanford series consists of well drained, moderately permeable soils that occur on nearly
level to steep uplands.The CmB soil mapping unit is identified on the Chatham County Hydric
Soils List. The NaB soil mapping unit is not identified on the Chatham County Hydric Soils List.
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Pilot also reviewed the last published USDA Soil Survey of Chatham County (Drawing 2A).The
published soil map does not depict surface waters or wetlands on the site.
The USFWS NWI Map (Drawing 3)does not depict surface waters or wetlands on the site. A
stream is depicted northwest of the site,generally consistent with the stream depicted on the
USGS Topographic Map.
Pilot reviewed the FEMA FIRM (Drawing 4)for the site.The FEMA FIRM identifies the site in an
area designated as Zone X,an area outside the 100-year and 500-year flood zones.
Field Determination
Pilot conducted the site visit on December 3,2019.The site contains undeveloped,wooded land
a gravel drive and grassed lawn.Ponds, streams and wetlands are not located on the site.The
site contains bright soils that appear to be well drained. A USACE Wetland Determination Data
Sheet was completed at the lowest point of the site and most probable to contain wetlands.
Neither wetland hydrology nor hydric soil indicators were observed. The data point location is
shown on Drawing 5 and is included as an attachment.
Watershed Classification
According to the NCDEQ-DWR, the site is located in the Cape Fear River Basin.An unnamed tributary
to the Rocky River is located approximately 250 feet northwest of the site.The NCDEQ-DWR has
classified the Rocky River, the receiving waters,as Class C waters.Site development is not subject
to state regulated riparian buffers.Consultation with the local planning authority is recommended
to determine applicability to stormwater and/or local surface water buffer requirements.
Summary
Pilot has completed a stream/wetland determination at the site.No streams, ponds or wetlands
were identified during the determination. The determination has not been verified by the USACE
or the NCDEQ-DWR.
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Closing
We appreciate the opportunity to provide our services to you . Please contact us at (336)310-
4527 if you have questions or require additional information.
Sincerely,
David S. Brame, PWS
Senior Project Manager
Michael T. Brame, PWS
Principal
Attachments:Drawing 1 –USGS Topographic Map
Drawing 2 –Web Soil Map
Drawing 2A –Published Soil Map
Drawing 3 –NWI Map
Drawing 4 –FEMA FIRM
Drawing 5 –Wetland Map
USACE Wetland Determination Data Sheet
SITE
USGS Topographic Map
Harold Andrews Road
Approximate 4.16-Acre Tract
Siler City, Chatham County, NC
Pilot Project 5441
Drawing 1
USGS Topographic Map
Crutchfield Crossroads and Siler City,
NC Quadrangles
Scale: 1” = 2,000’
LEGEND
Site Boundary
Web Soil Map
Harold Andrews Road
Approximate 4.16-Acre Tract
Siler City, Chatham County, NC
Pilot Project 5441
Drawing 2
USDA Web Soil Survey
of Chatham County, NC
Scale: 1” = 200’
LEGEND
Site Boundary
Published Soil Map
Harold Andrews Road
Approximate 4.16-Acre Tract
Siler City, Chatham County, NC
Pilot Project 5441
Drawing 2A
USDA Soil Survey
of Chatham County, NC
Published 2006, Sheet 2
Scale: 1” = 1,250’
LEGEND
Site Boundary
NWI Map
Harold Andrews Road
Approximate 4.16-Acre Tract
Siler City, Chatham County, NC
Pilot Project 5441
Drawing 3
USFWS NWI
Wetlands Mapper
Scale: 1” = 400’
LEGEND
Site Boundary
FEMA FIRM
Harold Andrews Road
Approximate 4.16-Acre Tract
Siler City, Chatham County, NC
Pilot Project 5441
Drawing 4
National Flood Hazard Layer
from FEMA Web Map Service
Scale: 1” = 400’
PILOT ENVIRONMENTAL CONDUCTED A SITE VISIT ON DECEMBER 3,2019.SURFACE WATERS AND WETLANDS WERE NOT IDENTIFIED
DURING THE SITE VISIT.OUR FINDINGS HAVE NOT BEEN VERIFIED BY THE USACE AND/OR THE NCDEQ-DWR.
Wetland Map
Harold Andrews Road
Approximate 4.16-Acre Tract
Siler City, Chatham County, NC
Pilot Project 5441
Drawing 5
Aerial Imagery from NC OneMap
and Pilot GPS Data
Scale: 1” =100’
Date:12.10.19
LEGEND
Site Boundary
Data PointDP-1
DP-1
Project/Site:Sampling Date:
Applicant/Owner:State:Sampling Point:
Investigator(s):
Landform (hillside, terrace, etc.):
Subregion (LRR or MLRA):Lat:Long:
Soil Map Unit Name:
X
Are Vegetation , Soil , or Hydrology Yes X
Are Vegetation , Soil , or Hydrology
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS – Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc.
No X
No X X
No X
Yes X
Yes X
Yes X X
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA SHEET – Eastern Mountains and Piedmont Region
See ERDC/EL TR-07-24; the proponent agency is CECW-CO-R
OMB Control #: 0710-xxxx, Exp: Pending
Requirement Control Symbol EXEMPT:
(Authority: AR 335-15, paragraph 5-2a)
Microtopographic Relief (D4)
FAC-Neutral Test (D5)
Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (B7)
Water-Stained Leaves (B9)
Aquatic Fauna (B13)
Algal Mat or Crust (B4)
Wetland Hydrology Present?
Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1)
NoYes
No
No
Water Table Present?
Primary Indicators (minimum of one is required; check all that apply)Surface Soil Cracks (B6)
Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (B8)
Drainage Patterns (B10)
Moss Trim Lines (B16)
Dry-Season Water Table (C2)
Crayfish Burrows (C8)
Surface Water (A1)
High Water Table (A2)
Saturation (A3)
Water Marks (B1)
Wetland Hydrology Indicators:
True Aquatic Plants (B14)
Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9)
Secondary Indicators (minimum of two required)
HYDROLOGY
Geomorphic Position (D2)
Shallow Aquitard (D3)
Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (C1)
Oxidized Rhizospheres on Living Roots (C3)
Presence of Reduced Iron (C4)
Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6)
Thin Muck Surface (C7)
Other (Explain in Remarks)
Iron Deposits (B5)
City/County:Harold Andrews Road Siler City/Chatham
DP-1
12/3/19
Basic Machinery NC
No
Section, Township, Range:NADavid Brame/Michael Brame
5convexHillslope
Datum:wgs 84-79.456054° 35.752697°LRR P, MLRA 136
uplandNWI classification:Nanford-Badin complex (NaB)
Slope (%):Local relief (concave, convex, none):
Yes NoAre climatic / hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year?(If no, explain in Remarks.)
significantly disturbed?
naturally problematic?
Are “Normal Circumstances” present?
(If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.)
Remarks:
Is the Sampled AreaYes
Yes
Yes
Hydric Soil Present?
Hydrophytic Vegetation Present?
Wetland Hydrology Present?
Nowithin a Wetland?Yes
Sediment Deposits (B2)
Drift Deposits (B3)
Remarks:
Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available:
Depth (inches):
Depth (inches):
Depth (inches):
No
Saturation Present?
(includes capillary fringe)
Surface Water Present?
Field Observations:
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Sampling Point:
(Plot size:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.(A/B)
7.
50% of total cover:20% of total cover:x 1 =
Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size:x 2 =
1.x 3 =
2.x 4 =
3.x 5 =
4.Column Totals:(B)
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
4 - Morphological Adaptations1 (Provide supporting
50% of total cover:20% of total cover:
Herb Stratum (Plot size:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
50% of total cover:20% of total cover:
Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
50% of total cover:20% of total cover:Yes X
=Total Cover
Remarks: (Include photo numbers here or on a separate sheet.)
)5
=Total Cover
FACU
FACU
No
1 - Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
2 - Dominance Test is >50%
VEGETATION (Four Strata)– Use scientific names of plants.
0
45
0
200
Multiply by:
10
3.64Prevalence Index = B/A =
5
Prevalence Index worksheet:
Total % Cover of:
15
50
(A)
(B)
(A)
FACNo
12
25
30
Cyperus esculentus
5
5
15
Definitions of Four Vegetation Strata:
Woody Vine – All woody vines greater than 3.28 ft in
height.
Hydrophytic
Vegetation
Present?
FACW
=Total Cover
Herb – All herbaceous (non-woody) plants, regardless
of size, and woody plants less than 3.28 ft tall.
30 )
60
Panicum virgatum
No
Yes
Yes
15
10
Solidago canadensis
25Eupatorium capillifolium FACU
Andropogon virginicus 10
10
Liquidambar styraciflua
Tree Stratum
)
=Total Cover
30 )
Indicator
Status
Dominant
Species?
Yes FAC
OBL species
FACW species
FAC species
Sapling/Shrub – Woody plants, excluding vines, less
than 3 in. DBH and greater than or equal to 3.28 ft
(1 m) tall.
Tree – Woody plants, excluding vines, 3 in. (7.6 cm) or
more in diameter at breast height (DBH), regardless of
height.
1Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must be
present, unless disturbed or problematic.
Absolute
% Cover
33.3%
Percent of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC:
3 - Prevalence Index is ≤3.01
data in Remarks or on a separate sheet)
Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation1 (Explain)
No
DP-1
1
3
FACU species
UPL species
Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
0
255
0
70
Total Number of Dominant
Species Across All Strata:
Dominance Test worksheet:
Number of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC:
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Depth (inches):X
Sampling Point:
Yes
Restrictive Layer (if observed):
Remarks:
Hydric Soil Present?
Type:
Histosol (A1)
Histic Epipedon (A2)
Black Histic (A3)
Hydrogen Sulfide (A4)
Stratified Layers (A5)
Loc2
Loamy/Clayey100
Color (moist)
Matrix
2.5Y 4/40-18
DP-1SOIL
Type1
Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators.)
Redox FeaturesDepth
(inches)Color (moist)Remarks
1Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, MS=Masked Sand Grains.2Location: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix.
%
Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11)
Thick Dark Surface (A12)
Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1)
Sandy Redox (S5)
%Texture
Stripped Matrix (S6)
Iron-Manganese Masses (F12)(LRR N,Other (Explain in Remarks)
3Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and
wetland hydrology must be present,
Umbric Surface (F13)(MLRA 122, 136)
Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19)(MLRA 148)
Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4)MLRA 136)
Dark Surface (S7)unless disturbed or problematic.Red Parent Material (F21) (MLRA 127, 147, 148)
No
Hydric Soil Indicators:
Polyvalue Below Surface (S8)(MLRA 147, 148)
Thin Dark Surface (S9)(MLRA 147, 148)
Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2)
Redox Dark Surface (F6)
Redox Depressions (F8)
Loamy Mucky Mineral (F1)(MLRA 136)
Depleted Matrix (F3)
Depleted Dark Surface (F7)
2 cm Muck (A10)(MLRA 147)
Coast Prairie Redox (A16)
Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils3:
(MLRA 147, 148)
Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19)
(MLRA 136, 147)
Very Shallow Dark Surface (F22)
Red Parent Material (F21)
(outside MLRA 127, 147, 148)
2 cm Muck (A10)(LRR N)
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