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KCI
ASSOCIATES OF NC
EwRomawAL TECHNoLoGas
AND CoNSTRUC.noN. INC.
Landmark Center 11, Suite 220
4601 Six Forks Road
Raleigh, NC 27609
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Project Manager: Adam Spiller
Email: adam.spiller @kci.com
Project No: 20100798
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Table of Contents
1.0
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY / PROJECT ABSTRACT .................................... ..............................3
1.1
Vegetation Success Criteria ........................................................................... ..............................3
1.2
Hydrology Success Criteria ............................................................................ ..... .........................4
1.3
Soil Success Criteria ....................................................................................... ............................... 5
2.0
METHODOLOGY .............................................................................................. ..............................5
3.0
REFERENCES .................................................................................................... ..............................5
Appendix A — Project Vicinity Map and Background Tables
Figure 1 Project Site Vicinity Map . . 7
Figure 2 Project Site Mitigation Plan View . .. ...... 8
Table 1 — Project Components .9
Table 2 — Project Activity and Reporting History 10
Table 3 — Project Contacts 10
Table 4 — Project Attributes ..... 10
Appendix B — Visual Assessment Data
Current Condition Plan View ... ... 13
Table 5 — Vegetation Condition Assessment 14
Photo Point Photos 15
Vegetation Plot Photos 19
Appendix C — Vegetation Plot Data
Table 6 — Vegetation Plot Criteria Attainment 27
Table 7 — CVS Vegetation Plot Metadata . 28
Table 8 — CVS Stem Count Total and Planted by Plot and Species ... .... 29
Appendix D — Hydrologic Data
30 -70 Percentile Graph 32
Precipitation and Water Level Plots .... 33
Table 9 — Wetland Hydrology Critena Attainment 43
Appendix E — Soil Data
Soil Profile Descriptions 45
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1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY / PROJECT ABSTRACT
The Buffalo Flats Restoration Site (BFRS) is a full - delivery project that was developed for the North
Carolina Ecosystem Enhancement Program (EEP) Construction was completed in October 2011 The site
is within the 03040105 Watershed Cataloging Unit (8 -digit HUC) and the Local Watershed Unit (14 -digit
HUC) 03040105020050 In EEP's most recent publication of excluded and Targeted Local
Watersheds /Hydrologic Units, this 14 -digit HUC has been identified as a Targeted Local Watershed
The project goals and objectives are listed below.
Project Goals
• Create diverse bottomland hardwood and low elevation seep communities that are integrated into
the Dutch Buffalo Creek Corridor
• Buffer nutnent and sediment impacts to Dutch Buffalo Creek from adjacent grazing practices
Project Objectives
• Fill field ditches and ponds to slow the removal of hydrology from the site
• Redevelop wetland microtopography to capture surface hydrology and slow subsurface drainage
• Plant the mitigation area with species native to bottomland riparian forest and low elevation seep
communities
• Install livestock exclusion fencing
The project site, which is protected by a 20 2 -acre permanent conservation easement held by the State of
North Carolina, is situated in Cabarrus County in the Southern Outer Piedmont ecoregion of the Piedmont
physiographic province The site is located on a single parcel located off of Gold Hill Road approximately
- six miles northeast of Concord, North Carolina
The BFRS provided mitigation for wetland impacts within Hydrologic Unit 03040105 by restoring,
preserving, and creating 20 2 acres of wetland, generating 116 riparian wetland mitigation units
(WMU's) and 3 4 non - nparian WMU's
The BFRS will be monitored to determine if the project is on -track to meeting jurisdictional wetland
status In the restoration areas, the wetland site will be deemed successful once hydrology is established
and vegetation success critena are met. In the creation area, success will be achieved if wetland hydrology
and vegetation are present along with indicators of hydnc soils
Three exotic invasive species have been found within the project site are Chinese pnvet (Ligustrum
sinense), multiflora rose (Rosa multiflora), and Japanese honeysuckle (Lonlcerajaponica), with the pnvet
and multiflora rose being most prominent in certain areas These areas of invasives are found scattered
throughout the project site In August 2013, these areas were chemically treated with glyphosate KCI
will continue to monitor these areas
1.1 Vegetation Success Criteria
The wetland mitigation is comprised of four areas that combine preservation, creation, and restoration
The site will be monitored for at least seven years or until the success criteria are achieved The success
criteria for the planted species in mitigation areas will be based on survival and growth The site will
demonstrate the re- establishment of targeted vegetative communities based on survival and growth of
planted species and volunteer colonization, with an average stem density of 320 stems /acre after three
years, 288 stems /acre after four years, 260 stems /acre after five years, and 210 stems /acre after 7 years
To determine the success of the planted mitigation area, thirteen permanent vegetation monitoring plots
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(10 by 10 meters) have been established in the wetland restoration and creation areas at a density that
statistically represents the total mitigation acreage Three of these plots are located in Wetland Area 1,
nine of these plots are located in Wetland Area 2, and one plot is located in Wetland Area 3 The average
density of these plots will determine whether the site meets the success cnterion Non - target species must
not constitute more than 20% of the woody vegetation based on permanent monitonng plots
The second -year vegetation monitoring was based on the Level 2 CVS -EEP vegetation monitoring
protocol The site's average density for this monitoring period was 442 planted stems /acre Ten of the
thirteen plots had greater than 320 planted stems /acre Including volunteers, the site averaged 1,276 total
stems /acre The site was supplementally planted in January 2013 During the second -year vegetation
monitoring, some of the supplemental planted species may have been recorded as volunteers During the
2014 monitoring season, KCI will map the location of these species and record them as planted stems
1.2 Hydrology Success Criteria
Due to the inherent variability in the site's features and its geomorphic position, it is unlikely that the
project will homogeneously exhibit common hydrologic conditions across the site, making a single
hydrologic performance criterion unrepresentative of the sites performance As such, the gauge data will
be evaluated as a spatial average with each gauge representing the area half the distance to adjacent
gauges or wetland type boundanes The spatial average by wetland type will be the calculated value for
companson with the performance standard for credit validation Gauges not achieving a minimum of 5%
saturation will be considered non - attaining even if the spatial average exceeds the credit validation
performance standard (5% for non - riparian and 10% for riparian)
The water table of the restored wetlands must be within 12" of the soils surface continuously for at least
5% (12 days) in the non - riparian wetland area (3 4 acres) and 10% (23 days) in the ripanan wetland area
(11 6 acres), (50% probability of reoccurrence) of the growing season during normal weather conditions
A "normal" year is based on NRCS climatological data for Cabarrus County, and using the 30th to 70th
percentile thresholds as the range of normal, as documented in the USACE Technical Report "Accessing
and Using Meteorological Data to Evaluate Wetland Hydrology" (Sprecher, 2000) The growing season
for Cabarrus County extends from March 23 to November 11 for a total of 233 days (NRCS 1995)
Beginning in Monitonng Year 3, KCI will also monitor soil temperature with an automatic recording
gauge to determine if the 233 day growing season is accurate for the site
The daily rainfall data was obtained from a local weather station in Kannapolis, NC, provided by the NC
State Climate Office. For the 2013 -year, the months of June, July, and August experienced above average
rainfall, while February, March, April, May, and November experienced average rainfall The months of
January, September, and October recorded below average rainfall for the site Overall, the area
expenenced an average rainfall during the 2013 growing season
During the site's second growing season, all seven wells in the riparian areas met the success cnterion of
having saturated soil conditions occumng within 12 inches of the ground surface for a minimum
continuous period of 10% (23 days) of the 233 day growing season (March 10 to November 28) during
average climatic conditions Two of the three wells in the non - npanan areas met the success criterion of
5% (12 days) of the growing season Gauge 10 expenenced a malfunction during the growing season. The
date was reset and did not correlate with the onsite barologger for absolute pressure data comparison The
well will be closely monitored dunng the 2014 growing season Overall, wetland hydrology was achieved
at nine of the ten groundwater monitonng gauges in the riparian and non - riparian restoration areas
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1.3 Soil Success Criteria
Beginning in Monitoring Year 2, the 12 acre wetland creation area was monitored to document the
development of redoximorphic features in the soil by evidence of two or more indicators i e changes in
chroma, organic matter content, oxidized root channels, concretions, mottles and other indications that the
soil is subject to low oxygen conditions etc within the seven -year monitoring period Two permanent
monitoring plots were established adjacent to Well 6 and Well 7 Soil profiles will be monitored yearly
for development of redoximorphic conditions by a licensed soil scientist. Profiles will be compared from
year to year and changes will be documented in the yearly monitoring reports
A detailed soils profile description was conducted at two permanent monitoring plots by a licensed soil
- scientist (# 187) on September 17, 2013 Both soil plots demonstrated at least two hydric soil indicators of
redoximorphic conditions showing redox depressions (F8) and iron- manganese masses (F 12) See
Appendix E for both soil profile descriptions
Summary information/data related to the occurrence of items such as beaver or encroachment and
statistics related to performance of various project and monitoring elements can be found in the tables and
figures in the report appendices Narrative background and supporting information formerly found in
these reports can be found in the Baseline Monitoring Report and in the Mitigation Plan (formerly the
Restoration Plan) documents available on the EEPs website All raw data supporting the tables and
figures in the appendices are available from EEP upon request
2.0 METHODOLOGY
The CVS -EEP protocol, Level 2 (http //cvs bio.unc edu/methods htm) was used to collect vegetation data
from the site The vegetation monitoring was completed on October 17, 2013
3.0 REFERENCES
C
Lee, M.T , R K Peet, S D Roberts, and T R Wentworth 2006. CVS -EEP Protocol for Recording Vegetation,
Version 4 0 (http• / /cvs.bio.unc edu/methods.htm)
USACE 2003 Stream Mitigation Guidelines USACE, NCDENR -DWQ, USEPA, NCWRC
Sprecher, S W and Warne, A G 2000 "Accessing and Using Meteorological Data to Evaluate Wetland
Hydrology," ERDC /EL TR- WRAP- 00 -01, U S Army Engineer Research and Development Center,
Vicksburg, MS
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Appendix A
Project Vicinity Map and Background Tables
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Table 1. Protect Components
Pro'ect Number and Name: 94647 - Buffalo Flats Restoration Site
Mitigation
Credits
Riparian
Non-
Nitrogen
Phosphorous
Stream
Wetland
riparian
Buffer
Nutrient
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Offset
Type
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Credits
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112
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34
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116
34
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Pro'ect Components
Project
Existing
Restoration
Restoration
Component
Stationing/
Footage/
Approach
-or-
Footage
Mitigation
-or-
Location
Acreage
(PI, PH etc.)
Restoration
or Acreage
Ratio
Reach ID
Equivalent
Southeastern
Wetland Area 1
corner of
3 4 acres
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Restoration
3 4 acres
1 I
project
North to south
Wetland Area 2
throughout the
112 acres
-
Restoration
112 acres
1 1
center of
project
West- central
Wetland Area 3
portion of the
12 acres
-
Creation
12 acres
3 1
project
Component Summation
Restoration
Stream
Riparian Wetland
Non - riparian
Buffer
Upland
Level
(linear feet)
(acres)
Wetland (acres)
(square
(acres)
feet
Riverme
Non-
Riverme
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Restoration
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112 acres
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3 4 acres
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Enhancement
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Creation
1 2 acres
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Preservation
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4 4 acres
High Quality
Preservation
TOTAL
12 4 acres
-
3 4 acres
4 4 acres
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Table 2. Project Activity & Reporting History
Project Number and Name: 94647 - Buffalo Flats Restoration Site
Elapsed Time Since Grading Complete: 2 yr 2 months
Elapsed Time Since Planting Complete: 1 yr 9 months
Number of Reporting Years: 2
Activity or Report
Data Collection
Complete
Actual Completion
or Delivery
Mitigation Plan
Dec 10
Final Design - Construction Plans
-
Dec 10
Construction
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Planting
Fax [phone]
Feb 12
Baseline Monitoring/Report
Feb/March 12
July 12
Year 1 Monitoring
Oct 12
Dec 12
Year 2 Monitoring
Oct 13
Dec 13
Supplemental Planting
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Jan 13
Installed soil temperature gauge
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March13
Invasive Species Maintenance
Bruton Nurseries and Landscapes
Au 13
Table 3. Protect Contacts
Project Number and Name: 94647 - Buffalo Flats Restoration Site
Design Firm
KCI Associates of North Carolina, PA
Landmark Center 11, Suite 220
4601 Six Forks Rd
Raleigh, NC 27609
Contact Mr Tim Morris
Phone [phone]
Fax [phone]
KCI Environmental Technologies and
Construction Contractor
Construction, Inc
Landmark Center II, Suite 220
4601 Six Forks Rd
Raleigh, NC 27609
Contact Mr Tim Moms
Phone [phone]
Fax [phone]
Planting Contractor
Bruton Nurseries and Landscapes
PO Box 1197
Freemont, NC 27830
Contact Mr Charlie Bruton
Phone [phone]
Monitoring Performers
MY00 -MY02
KCI Associates of North Carolina, PA
Landmark Center 11, Suite 220
4601 Six Forks Rd
Raleigh, NC 27609
Contact Mr Adam Sptller
Phone [phone]
Fax [phone]
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Table 4. Project Attribute Table
Project Number and Name: 94647 — Buffalo Flats Restoration Site
County
Cabarrus County
Protect Area (acres)
20 20 acres
Protect Coordinates ([at and long.)
35 456988 N, -80 496325 W
Project Watershed Summary Information
Physiographic Province
Piedmont
River Basin
Yadkin -Pee Dee
USGS Hydrologic Unit 8 -digit
03040105
USGS Hydrologic Unit 14 -digit
03040105020050
DWQ Sub -basin
03 -07 -12
Project Drainage Area (acres)
106 acres
Project Drainage Area Percentage
of Impervious Area
1%
CGIA Land Use Classification
3 6% Cultivated, 54 1 % Managed Herbaceous Cover, 32 5% Mixed Upland
Hardwoods, 5 2% Southern Yellow Pine, and 4 6% Water Bodies
Wetland Summargy Information
Parameters
Wetland Area 1
Wetland Area 2
Wetland Area 3
Size of Wetland (acres)
3 4 acres
112 acres
12 acres
Wetland Type (non- npanan, riparian
rivenne or riparian non - rrvenne)
Non -npanan
Riparian non - rivenne
Riparian non - rrvenne
Mapped Soil Series
Chewacla
(Wehadkee and Armenia by
detailed soil investigation)
Chewacla
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detailed sod mvests ation
Chewacla
Drainage class
Poorly drained
Poorly drained
Somewhat poorly
drained
Soil Hydnc Status
Drained Hydnc
Drained Hydric
Non hydnc
Source of Hydrology
Hillside seepage
Surface/Overbank Flow
Surface /Overbank Flow
Hydrologic Impairment
Ditching and Pasture
Ditching and Pasture
Ditching and Pasture
Native vegetation community
Pasture
Pasture
Pasture
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Appendix B
Visual Assessment Data
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Table 5. Vegetation Condition Assessment
Project Number and Name: 94647 — Buffalo Flats Restoration Site-
Planted Acreage 15.8 Easement Acreage 20.2
Number of
Combined
Vegetation Category
Definitions
Ma m Threshold
CCPV Depiction
Polygons
Acreage
% of Planted Acreage
Very limited cover of both woody and
1 Bare Areas
0 1 acres
Pattern and Color
0
000
00%
herbaceous material.
Woody stem densities clearly below
Not Depicted,
2. Low Stem Density
target levels based on MY3, 4, or 5
0 1 acres
Covers Most of
0
000
000/0
Areas
stem count criteria
Restoration Area
Total
0
000
000/0
Areas with woody stems of a size
3 Areas of Poor
class that are obviously small given the
Imonitorin
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Pattern and Color
0
000
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Growth Rates or Vigor
ear
Cumulative -Ttall
0
000
00%
4. Invasive Areas of
Areas or points (if too small to render
las
1000 SF
Pattern and Color
0
000
000/0
Concern
polygons at map scale)
5. Easement
Areas or points (if too small to render
Encroachment Are as
as polygons at ma scale)
none
Pattern and Color
0
000
00 %
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Photo Point Photos
Photo Point 1: View looking west, from the southeastern
Photo Point 2: View looking north, from the southeastern
Photo Point 3: View looking south, from the eastern
easement boundary. 3/1/2012— Baseline
Photo Point 1: View looking west, from the southeastern
Photo Point 2: View looking north, from the southeastern
corner of the project site. 10/ 17/2013 — MY02
Photo Point 3: View looking south, from the eastern
easement boundary. 10/17/2013 — MY02
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Photo Point 4: View looking west, from the eastern
easement boundary. 3/1/2012— Baseline
Photo Point 5: View looking north, from the eastern
Photo Point 4: View looking west, from the eastern
easement boundary. 10/17/2013 — MY02
Photo Point 5: View looking north, from the eastern
Photo Point 6: View looking southwest, from the eastern
easement boundary. 3/1/2012— Baseline
Photo Point 6: View looking southwest, from the eastern
easement boundary. 10/17/2013 — MY02
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Photo Point 7: View looking northwest, from the eastern
Photo Point 8: View looking southwest, from the eastern
easement boundary. 3/1/2012— Baseline
Photo Point 9: View looking west, from the eastern
easement boundary. 3/1/2012— Baseline
Photo Point 7: View looking northwest, from the eastern
Photo Point 8: View looking southwest, from the eastern
easement boundary. 10/17/2013 — MY02
Photo Point 9: View looking west, from the eastern
easement boundary. 10/17/2013 — MY02
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Photo Point 10: View looking north, from the eastern
easement boundary. 3/1/2012— Baseline
Photo Point 11: View looking south, from the north
eastern corner of the project site. 3/1/2012— Baseline
Photo Point 10: View looking north, from the eastern
easement boundary. 10/17/2013 — MY02
Photo Point 11: View looking south, from the north
eastern corner of the project site. 10/17/2013 — MY02
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Vegetation Plot Photos
Vegetation Plot 1: 7/18/13 — MY -02
Vegetation Plot 2: 7/18/13 — MY -02
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Vegetation Plot 3: 7/18/13 — MY -02
Vegetation Plot 4: 7/18/13 — MY -02
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Vegetation Plot 5: 7/18/13 — MY -02
Vegetation Plot 6: 7/18/13 — MY -02
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Vegetation Plot 7: 10/17/13 — MY -02
Vegetation Plot 8: 10/17/13 — MY -02
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Vegetation Plot 9: 10/17/13 — MY -02
Vegetation Plot 10: 10/17/13 — MY -02
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Vegetation Plot 11: 10/17/13 — MY -02
Vegetation Plot 12: 10/17/13 — MY -02
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Vegetation Plot 13 10/17/13 — MY -02
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- , Appendix C
Vegetation Plot Data
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Table 6. Vegetation Plot Criteria Attainment
Project Number and Name: 94647 - Buffalo Flats Restoration Site
Vegetation Plot ID
Vegetation Survival Threshold
Met? (320 planted stems /acre)
Monitoring Year 02
Planted Stem Density
(stems /acre)
Monitoring Year 02
Total Stem Density
(stems /acre)
1
Yes
647
688
2
No
162
567
3
No
243
890
4
Yes
526
809
5
Yes
526
890
6
No
283
850
7
Yes
405
2,873
8
Yes
567
931
9
Yes
567
1,133
10
Yes
486
931
11
Yes
445
1,214
12
Yes
445
2,671
13
Yes
445
2,145
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Table 7. CVS Vegetation Plot Metadata
Pro ect Number and Name: 94647 - Buffalo Flats Restoration Site
Report Prepared By
April Helms
Date Prepared
10/28/2013 10 36
database name
cvs- eep•entrytool -V2 3 1 - Copy mdb
database location
M\2007\12071067 2007 EEP OPEN END \Ve database
computer name
12 -J1 V5CX1
file size J58859520
DESCRIPTION OF WORKSHEETS IN THIS DOCUMENT
Metadata
Description of database file, the report worksheets, and a summary of project(s)
and project data
Proj, planted
Each project is listed with its PLANTED stems per acre, for each year This excludes
live stakes
Prof, total stems
Each project is listed %vith its TOTAL stems per acre, for each year This includes
live stakes all planted stems and all natural volunteer stems
Plots
List of plots surveyed with location and summary data (live stems, dead stems,
missing, etc
Vigor
Frequency distribution of vigor classes for stems for all plots
Vigor by Spp
Frequency distribution of vigor classes listed by species
Damage
Est of most frequent damage classes with number of occurrences and percent of
total stems impacted by each
Damage by Spp
Damage values tallied by e for each species
Damage by Plot
Damage values tallied by e for each plot
Planted Stems by Plot and Spp
A matrix of the count of PLANTED living stems of each species for each plot, dead
and missing stems are excluded
ALL Stems by Plot and spp
A matrix of the count of total living stems of each species (planted and natural
volunteers combined ) for each plot, dead and missinp, stems are excluded
PROJECT SUMMARY
Project Code
94647
project Name
Buffalo Flats Restoration Site
Description
Wetland Restoration Site
River Basin
Yadkin River Basin
Sampled Plots
113
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Project Number and Name: 94647 - Buffalo Flats Restoration Site
Current Plot Data
(W2 -2013)
Scientific Name
Common Name
Species
Type
E94647
-EEP -1
E94647
-EEP -2
E94647-EE
-3
E94647
-EEP -4
E94647
-EEP -5
E94647
-EEP -6
E94647-EE
-7
E94647
-EEP -8
PnoLS
P -all
T
PnoLS
P -all
T
PnoLS
P -all
T
PnoLS
P -all
T
PnoIS
P-a11
T
PnoLS
P -all
I T
PnoLS
P -all
T
PnoLS
P -all
T
Acer ne undo
boxelder
Tree
2
6
1
6
1
Acer rubrum
red maple
Tree
1
41
Betula n[ ra
river birch
Tree
1
1
1
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
4
4
4
Diospyros vii intana
common persimmon
Tree
1
Frax[nus pennsylvanica
green ash
Tree
2
1
Lt u[dambar sryraciflua
sweet um
Tree
7
4
1
1
5
2
Driodendron tulr [ era
tull tree
Tree
1
2
2
2
Nvssa a uatica
water tupelo
Tree
2
2
2
1
1
1
Platanus occ[dentalis
Americansycamore
Tree
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
12
7
Po ulus deltoides
eastern cottonwood
Tree
2
uercus
oak
Tree
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
uercus lauri olta
laurel oak
Tree
4
4
4
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
uercus l rata
overcup oak
Tree
uercus michauxu
swamp chestnut oak
Tree
1
5
1
5
1
3
uercus pagoda
chew bark oak
Tree
6
6
6
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
4
uercus palustris
pin oak
Tree
4
4
4
2
2
2
1
1
1
uercus phellos
willow oak
Tree
1
1
2
1
1
1
9
9
9
6
6
6
1
1
1 1
5
5
7
Unknown
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1 1
1
Stem count
size(ares)
site (ACRES)
Species count
Stems per ACRE
16
16
17
4
4
14
6
6
22
13
13
20
13
13
22
7
7
21
10
10
1 71
14
14
23
1
1
1
1
1
I
1
1
002
002
002
002
002
002
002
002
4
4
5
3
3
6
3
3
8
4
4
7
4
4
8
4
4
7
7
7
12
5
5
8
647
647
688
162
162
567
243
243
890
526
526
809
526
526
890
283
283
850
405
405
2873
567
567
931
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Table 8. CVS Stem Count Total and Planted by Plot and Species Cont.
Project Number and Name: 94647 - Buffalo Flats Restoration Site
Current Plot Data (MY2 -2013)
Annual Means
Scientific Name
Common Name
Species
Tvve
E94647 -EEP -9
E94647 - EEP -10
E94647-EE
-11
E94647
- EEP -12
I E94647
- EEP -13
MY2 2013
MY1 2012
MYO 2012
PnoLS
P -all
T
PnoLS
P -all
T
PnoLS
P -all
T
PnoLS
P -all
I T
JPn.LS
P-aill
T
PnoLS
I Pall
T
PnoLS
Pall
T
PnoLS
Pall
T
Acer ne undo
boxelder
Tree
6
7
12
41
16
Acer rubrum
red maple
Tree
5
3
1
1
1
53
5
Betula ni ra
river birch
Tree
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
7
7
7
1
1
1
25
25
25
27
27
27
47
47
47
Diospyros vii iniana
common persimmon
Tree
1
2
1
1
5
4
Fraxin us pennsylvanica
green ash
Tree
3
1
6
17
1
30
14
Lt uidambar styraciflua
sweetgum
Tree
5
25
7
Liriodendron tuli i era
tuli tree
Tree
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
4
4
7
4
4
4
N ssa a uatica
water tupelo
Tree
2
2
2
4
4
4
1
1
1
3
3
3
5
5
5
18
18
18
16
16
16
6
6
6
Platanus occidentalts
Americansycamore
Tree
5
4
10
1
33
10
3
3
84
3
3
33
Po ulus deltoides
eastern cottonwood
Tree
1
2
2
uercus
oak
Tree
1
1
1
3
4
4
II
1
1
1
3
3
3
uercus lauri olia
laurel oak
Tree
7
7
7
10
10
10
19
19
19
uercusl rata
overcup oak
Tree
1
1
1
1
I
1
1
1
1
uercus michauxit
swamp chestnut oak
Tree
15
uercus pagoda
cherrybark oak
Tree
4
4
4
3
3
4
5
5
5
1
1
2
36
36
39
42
42
43
24
24
24
uercus palustris
pin oak
Tree
7
7
7
8
8
8
uercus phellos
willow oak
Tree
4
4
4
2
2
2
1
1
1
4
4
4
34
34
37
29
29
29
14
14
14
Unknown
3
3
3
11
11
11
124
124
124
Stem count
size (ares)
size (ACRES)
Species count
Stems per ACRE
14
14
28
12
12
23
11
11
30
11
11
66
11
11
53
142
142
410
152
152
231
237
237
237
1
1
I
1
1
13
13
13
002
002
002
002
002
032
032
032
5
5
9
1 5
5
8
5
5
9
3
3
9
4
4
10
11
11
18
11
11
17
7
7
7
567
567
11,133
1 486
1 486
931
445
1 445
11214
1 445
1445
12,671
445
445
2,145
442
442
1 1,276
473 1
473
719
738
1738
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Appendix D
Hydrologic Data
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30 -70 Percentile Graph
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2013 Monthly Rainfall
M M M M M M M M M M M M
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Date
2013 Rainfall f- 30% Less Than —0— 30% Greater Than

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Hydrograph
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Begin Growing Season
End Growing Season
March 23, 2013
November 11, 2013
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34 Days
17 Day
25 Days
64 Days
t
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Hydrograph
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March 23, 2013
End Growing Season
November 11, 2013
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22 Days
36 Day
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4
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Hydrograph
Wetland Gauge 3 - Riparian (23 Days Minimum)
657
656
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655
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March 23, 2013
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November 11, 2013
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s r Depth
235 Days
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4
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Hydrograph
Wetland Gauge 4 - Nonriparian (12 Days Minimum)
660
660
659
659
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658
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March 23, 2013
End Growing Season
November 11, 2013
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17 Day
33 Days
22 D s
21 Days
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V' 33 Day
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4
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657
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Hydrograph
Wetland Gauge 5 - Riparian (23 Days Minimum)
Begin Growing Season
March 23, 2013
End Growing Season
November H, 2013
Ground Surface
172 Days
I
12" Bel w Surface
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4
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Hydrograph
Wetland Gauge 6 - Riparian- Creation (23 Days Minimum)
656
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658
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Hydrograph
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Begin Gro ng Se on
March 23, 13
End Growing Season
November 11, 2013
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70 Days 46 Days 36 Days
12" Below Surface
Se I or Depth
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Hydrograph
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Begin Growing Season
End Growing Season
March 23, 2013
November 11, 2013
Ground Surface
70 Days
98 Days
12" Below Surface
Sen Depth
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Buffalo Flats Restoration Site
Hydrograph
Wetland Gauge 9 - Riparian (23 Days Minimum)
Begin Growing Season
March 23, 2013
End Growing Season
November 11, 2013
GroN urface
61 Days
103 Days
12" Be w Surface
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661
660
659
658
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656
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647
646
645
644
Buffalo Flats Restoration Site
Hydrograph
Wetland Gauge 10 - Nonriparian (12 Days Minimum)
Ground Surface Begin Growing Seas
March 23, 2013
End Growing Season
n November 11, 2013
12" Below Surface
Gauge Malfunction
Sensor Depth
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4
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3
2.5
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Table 9. Wetland Hydrology Criteria Attainment Table
Project Number and Name: 94647 - Buffalo Flats Restoration Site
Success Criteria Achieved / Max Consecutive Days During Growing Season (Percentage)
,Wetlandir a1,, '-
Non- Riparian Gauges
M013
Success Criteria
MY -03
MY -04
MY-05
2012
2012
2013
(12 Days) (5 %o)
Yes /23
Yes /64
Well I
(97%)
(2750%)
No /6
Yes /33
Well 4
(24%)
(142%)
Well 10
No /0
No /1
Installed May 23, 2012
0% )
(040/,
P�€Wel
an ,
Riparian Gauges
MY-02
Success Criteria
MY-03
MY -04
MY -05
2012
2012
20013 13
(23 Days) (10 %)
No /20
Yes /36
Well 2
86%
152%
Yes /134
Yes /236
Well
(573%)
100%
Yes /28
Yes /172
Well
(118%)
(736%)
No/ 19
Yes /98
Well 8
(79%)
(420%)
Yes /23
Yes /103
Well
(100%)
44 2%
Riparian Gauges
Success Criteria
2013
MY -03
MY -04
MY -05
0121
(23 Days) (10 %)
Yes /25
Yes /71
Well 6 (Creation Area)
(107%)
(305%)
No /18
Yes /70
Well 7 (Creation Area)
(75%)
(300%)
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Soil Data
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ASSOCIATES OF SOIL PROFILE DESCRIPTION
NOIrrH b PA
Client KCI Associates of North Carolina, P A Date September 17, 2013
Pr4lect Buffalo Flats Wetland Restoration Site Protect # 20100798
County Cabarrus State NC
Location, 4939 Gold Hill Road Site /Lot MW# 6
Soil Series Chewacla
Sod Classifieation Fine -loamy mired active thermic fluvaquentic Dystrochrepls
AWT 41" SHWT 17` Slope 0 -1% Aspect
Elevation - -655 Drainage. Somewhat Poorly Drained Permeability Moderate to Moderately slow
Vegetation Herbaceous Predominantly Virginia Wddrye with planted River Birch Green Ash American Sycamore
Borings terminated at 50 Inches
14OR17ON
DEPTII(IN)
MATRIX
MOTTLES
TEXTURC
STRUCTURE
CONSISTENCE
BOUNDARY
NO PEs
Ap
0 -4
10YR 5/3
2 5YR 4/6m3p
1
2csbk
infr
ew
Redoe covering surfaces 80'/0
IOYR 6/2c2f
4/1 OYc2d
AB
4 -9
1 OYR 5/3
2 5YR 4/6c2p
1
i f &msbk
mfr
cw
Redoe on pcd surfaces & pore spaces
10YR 412c2d
Oxidized root channels
4 /10Yc2d
Common vin masses
Bwl
9 -11
IOYR 4/3
10YR 5/2c2f
sl
2msbk
mfr
cs
Mn masses
5YR 4/4c2d
Bw2
11-17
10YR 4/3
I OYR 4 /2Qf
I
I fsbk
mfr
gw
Mn masses 10YR 2/2
5YR 4/4c2d
Big 1
17 -25
IOYR 4/2
10YR 2 /lc2d
I I
1 fsbk
mfr
ow
Common Mn masses
7 5YR 3/2c2d
B 2
25 -34
10YR402
I0YR2/Ic2d
sl
Imsbk
mfr
w
7 5YR 3/?c2d
C 1
34.41
51I0Y
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massive
I mfi
gw
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I OYR 5/6
C 2
41 -50
51I0Y
sc
massive
raft
IOYR 5/6
COMMENTS
No surface water present
Visible saaaration was apparent on ped faces and pore linings in the 0 -9" horizons Reaction with alpha, alpha dipyndyl was immediate
Meets hydric soil criteria using Regional Supplement to the Corps of Engineers Wetland Delineation Manual Eastern Mountains and Piedmont Region (Version 2 0)
DESCRIBED BY SFS DATE 9/17/2013

WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM — Eastern Mountains and Piedmont Region
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ApplicantfOwner ;lam �� �` e-" ", e a c 'V f State VG Sampling Point l) LJ 416,
Investigator(s) SYel(M ) r ,51fkl4 /tea uva e, L21.ewli Section, Township, Range
Landfonn (hdlslope, terrace, etc) % n14-Di (rr) Local relief (concave, convex, none) Slope ( %) 0')
Subregion (LRR or MLRA) Lat 3 > ° 2,q `214,2,5 0 7 Long c7ri'ci e 2 °7 1 1 i� 7 " Datum , L1tu) 8-1;
Soil Map Unit Name L' h ti) .'li ✓f) /s iF! s1f NWI classification5�
Are climatic / hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? Yes k -f No (If no, explain in Remarks)
Are Vegetation Soil or Hydrology significantly disturbed? Are "Normal Circumstances" present? Yes ✓ No
Are Vegetation . Sod or Hydrology naturally problematic? (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks )
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS — Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, Important features, etc.
Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes No
T Is the Sampled Area
Hydnc Sod Present? Yes f No within a Wetland? Yes V"F No
Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes a' No
Remarks
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HYDROLOGY
Wetland Hydrology Indicators
Secondary Indicators (minimum of two required)
Primary Indicators (minimum of one is required.
check all that apply)
_ Surface Soil Cracks (66)
_ Surface Water (Al)
_ True Aquatic Plants (B14)
i Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (B8)
_ High Water Table (A2)
_ Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (Cl)
_ Drainage Patterns (B10)
_ Saturation (A3)
ZOxidized Rhizospheres on Living Roots (C3)
_ Moss Trim Lines (1316)
_ Water Marks (61)
Presence of Reduced Iron (C4)
_ Dry- Season Water Table (C2)
_ Sediment Deposits (B2)
_ Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6)
_ Crayfish Burrows (C8)
_ Drift Deposits (B3)
_ Thin Muck Surface (C7)
_ Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9)
_ Algal Mat or Crust (B4)
_ Other (Explain in Remarks)
_ Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1)
_ Iron Deposits (135)
(rte Geomorphic Position (D2)
7 Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (B7)
_ Shallow Aquitard (D3)
_ Water - Stained Leaves (B9)
_ Microtopographic Relief (D4)
_ Aquatic Fauna (B13)
t✓ FAC- Neutral Test (D5)
Field Observations
Surface Water Present? Yes No
✓ Depth (inches)
Water Table Present? Yes No
✓ Depth (inches)
Saturation Present? Yes No
Depth (inches)
Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes No
includes capillary frin e)
Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available
Remarks
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Tree Stratum (Plot size )
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2
3
4
5
6
7
50% of total cover _
Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size 1
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
% Cover Species? Status I Number of Dominant Species
= Total Cover Present? Yes No
50% of total cover 20% of total cover
photo numbers here or on a separate sheet)
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That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC t
(A)
Herb Stratum (Plot size
Total Number of Dominant II
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Species Across All Strata t
(B)
Percent of Dominant Species
3
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That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC
(A/B)
Prevalence Index worksheet
4
= Total Cover
Total % Cover of Multiply by
5
_ 20% of total cover
OBL species x 1 =
6
FACW species x 2 =
FAC species x 3 =
7
FACU species x 4 =
B
UPL species x 5 =
Column Totals (A)
(B)
Prevalence Index = B/A =
10
Hydrophytc Vegetation Indicators
11
_ ✓1 - - Rapid Test for Hydrophybc Vegetation
8 0 = Total Cover
_ ✓2 - - Dominance Test is >50%
50% of total cover 40 200/0 of total cover )
_ 3 -Prevalence Index is 53 0'
= Total Cover
4 - Morphological Adaptations' (Provide supportin
= Total Cover Present? Yes No
50% of total cover 20% of total cover
photo numbers here or on a separate sheet)
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Herb Stratum (Plot size
data in Remarks or on a separate sheet)
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— Problematic Hydrophybc Vegetation' (Explain)
2
3
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'Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must
be present, unless disturbed or problematic
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Definitions of Four Vegetation Strata -
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Tree - Woody plants, excluding vines, 3 in (7 6 cm) or
more in diameter at breast height (13131-1), regardless of
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height
B
Sapling/Shrub - Woody plants, excluding vines, less
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m) tall
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Herb - All herbaceous (non- woody) plants, regardless
8 0 = Total Cover
of size, and woody plants less than 3 28 ft tall
50% of total cover 40 200/0 of total cover )
Woody vine ne -Ali woody vines greater than 3 28 in
Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size )
height
1
2
3
4
Hydrophybc
5
Vegetation
= Total Cover Present? Yes No
50% of total cover 20% of total cover
photo numbers here or on a separate sheet)
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Profile Description, (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators )
Depth
Matrix
Redox Features
(Inches)
Color (moist) %
Color (moist) % _Type . Locf Texture Remarks
_ Polyvalue Below Surface (S8) (MLRA 147, 148)
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_ Thin Dark Surface (S9) (MLRA 147, 146)
(MLRA 147, 148)
_ Hydrogen Sulfide (A4)
_ Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2)
_ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (1719)
_ Stratified Layers (A5)
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(MLRA 136, 147)
_ 2 cm Muck (Al 0) (LRR N)
_ Redox Dark Surface (F6)
_ Very Shallow Dark Surface (TF12)
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_ Depleted Dark Surface (F7)
_ Other (Explain in Remarks)
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_ ✓Redox Depressions (FB)
_ Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) (LRR N,
_✓ Iron Manganese Masses (F12) (L RR N,
MLRA 147, 148)
MLRA 136)
Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4)
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_ Umbrae Surface (F13) (MLRA 136, 122)
'indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and
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Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils'
_ Histosol (Al)
_ Dark Surface (S7)
_ 2 cm Muck (A10) (MLRA 147)
_ Histic Epipedon (A2)
_ Polyvalue Below Surface (S8) (MLRA 147, 148)
_ Coast Prairie Redox (A16)
_ Black Histic (A3)
_ Thin Dark Surface (S9) (MLRA 147, 146)
(MLRA 147, 148)
_ Hydrogen Sulfide (A4)
_ Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2)
_ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (1719)
_ Stratified Layers (A5)
_ Depleted Matrix (F3)
(MLRA 136, 147)
_ 2 cm Muck (Al 0) (LRR N)
_ Redox Dark Surface (F6)
_ Very Shallow Dark Surface (TF12)
_ Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11)
_ Depleted Dark Surface (F7)
_ Other (Explain in Remarks)
_ Thick Dark Surface (Al2)
_ ✓Redox Depressions (FB)
_ Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) (LRR N,
_✓ Iron Manganese Masses (F12) (L RR N,
MLRA 147, 148)
MLRA 136)
Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4)
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_ Umbrae Surface (F13) (MLRA 136, 122)
'indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and
Sandy Redox (S5)
Piedmont Floodpfain Soils (F19) (MLRA 148)
wetland hydrology must be present.
_ Stripped Matrix (S6)
_ Red Parent Material (F21) (MLRA 127, 147)
unless disturbed or problematic
Type
Depth (inches)
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Hydric Soil Present? Yes V-011, No
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ASSOCIATES of SOIL PROFILE DESCRIPTION
NORTH CAROMAk PA
Client KCI Associates of North Carolina, P A Date. September 17, 2013
Project. Buffalo Flats Wetland Restoration Site Project #- 20100798
County Cabarrus State: NC
Location 4939 Gold Hill Road Site /Lot: MW# 7
Soil: Series Chewdcla
Sod Classification Fine -loamy mined, active, thermic Fluvnquentic Dystrochrepts
AWT >50" SE1WT 13 -18" Slope. 0-1% Aspect
Elevation. —657 Drainage Somewhat Poorly Drained Permeability slow
Vegetation Herbaceous Predominantly Virgmta Wddrye, with Cherry -bark Oak, Red Maple
Borings terminated at 50 Inches
HORIZON
DEPTH (W)
MATRIX
MOTTLES
TEXTURE
STRUCTURE
CONSISTENCE
BOUNDARY
NOTES
Ap
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4/10Ym3p
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infr
cs
slight Percent O M
2 5YR 4/6m2p
Oxidized root channels tests positive for
IOYR 5/3m2p
alpha-alpha dipyridyl reagent
Bwl
5 -9
10YR 4/3
I OYR 4/2c2f
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I fsbk
mfr
cw
No visible O M
7 5YR 3/4c2d
I Mn masses, common 5mni concretions
Bw2
9 -12
IOYR 513
7 5YR 3/4m2p
sl
I fsbk
infr
cw
Common 5- 15inin concretions
I OYR 4/2c2f
Bw3
12 -15
10YR 5/3
7 5YR 3/4c2d
sl
1 fsbk
mfr
cw
few 15inm concretions
5YR 3/2c2
Bw4
15 -17
10YR 5/8
I0YR6 /Ic2d
scl
2msbk
mfr
cw
IOYR 5/3c2f
Bw5
17 -24
10YR 5/8
5 /10Y
sc
2msbk
mfi
gw
few 5 -IOmin concretions
I OYR 3/2 .Mn masses
Bw6
24-35
IOYR 518m3
sc
2msbk
mfi
Rw
Many Mn masses,
5 /I0Ym3
Man 2 -15umn concretions
7 5YR 212m3
Cg
35 -40
4 /10GY
4/10Ym3p
sc
massive
mfi
gw
Many gravels
IOYR 6/6c2
C
40 -50
10YR 5/3
4 /10GYc2
Is -sl
massive
mfr
COMMENTS
No surface water present
Visible saturation was apparent on ped faces and pore linings in the 0 -9" horizons Reaction with alpha, alpha dipyridyl was immediate
Meets hydric soil criteria using Regional Supplement to the Corps of Engineers Wetland Delineation Manual Eastern Mountains and Piedmont Region (Version 2 0)
DESCRIBED BY SFS DATE 9/17/2013
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State Sampling Point
Investigator(s) �Si'� ±�rn� f 4'�lrl� u
Section, Township, Range
Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc
Local relief (concave, convex, none) �f?rIC. 'VC Slope 0 ' ►.
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Subregion (LRR or MLRA) ?- f Yj i Lat
3.5 "2" 2 t, 02 12 Long " 080 ? r 7, 70 51 ! Datum 7111 % V.3
Soil Map Unit Name 0%iS P'to -014- UAJG(Gi „L`f
NWI classification
Are climatic / hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? Yes v"I No (If no, explain in Remarks)
Are Vegetation . Soil or Hydrology
significantly disturbed? Are "Normal Circumstances” present? Yes t/ No
Are Vegetation , Soil or Hydrology
naturally problematic? (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks )
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS - Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc
Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes '� No
Is the Sampled Area
Hydnc Sod Present? Yes ✓ No within a Wetland? Yes V__ No
Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes No
Remarks
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Wetland Hydrology Indicators
Secondary Indicators (minimum of two required)
Pnmary Indicators (minimum of one is required, check all that apply)
_ Surface Soil Cracks (136)
_ Surface Water (Al)
_ True Aquatic Plants (1314)
V r Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (68)
High Water Table (A2)
— Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (C1)
_ Drainage Patterns (610)
Saturation (A3)
', Oxidized Rhizospheres on Living Roots (C3)
_ Moss Trim Lines (1316)
_ Water Marks (131)
_✓Presence of Reduced Iron (C4)
_ Dry- Season Water Table (C2)
_ Sediment Deposits (132)
_ Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6)
_ Crayfish Burrows (C8)
_ Drift Deposits (63)
_ Thin Muck Surface (C7)
_ Saturation Visible on Aerial imagery (C9)
_ Algal Mat or Crust (134)
_ Other (Explain in Remarks)
_ Stunted or Stressed Plants (131)
_ Iron Deposits (135)
_ Geomorphic Position (D2)
_ Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (87)
_ Shallow Aquitard (D3)
_ Water - Stained Leaves (B9)
_ Microtopographic Relief (D4)
_ Aquatic Fauna (B13)
_ FAC- Neutral Test (135)
Field Observations.
Surface Water Present? Yes
No V"' Depth (inches)
Water Table Present? Yes
No ✓ Depth (inches)
Saturation Present? Yes ✓ No Depth (inches) 0' 9
Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes ✓ No
includes capillary fringe)
Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available
Remarks
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Absolute Dominant Indicator
Dominance Test worksheet
Tree Stratum (Plot size ) %Cover Species Status
Number of Dominant
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That Are OBL, FACWSorFAC (A)
2
Total Number of Dominant
3
Species Across All Strata (B)
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Percent of Dominant Species
,n
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC (AB)
6
Prevalence Index worksheet
7
= Total Cover
Total % Cover of Multiply by
500/. of total cover 20% of total cover
OBL species x 1 =
Sapling /Shrub Stratum (Plot size )
FACW species x 2 =
`
1
FAC species x 3 =
2
FACU species x 4 =
3
UPL species x 5 =
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4
Column Totals (A) (B)
5
Prevalence Index = BIA =
--
6
Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators
7
— 1 - Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
8
2 - Dominance Test is X50%
9
_✓
3 - Prevalence Index is s3 0'
= Total Cover
_
q - Morphological Adaptations' (Provide supporting
50% of total cover 20% of total cover
—
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Herb Stratum (Plot size 30 )
data in Remarks or on a separate sheet)
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Definitions of Four Vegetation Strata
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more in diameter at breast height (DBH), regardless of
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9
than 3 in DBH and greater than or equal to 3 28 It (1
10
m) tall
11
Herb - All herbaceous (non - woody) plants, regardless
= Total Cover
of size, and woody plants less than 3 28 ft tall
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50% of total cover ti '! � °� 20% of total cover i `i
Woody vine - All woody vines greater than 3 28 ft in
Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size )
height
1
2
3
4
Hydrophytic
5
Vegetation !
= Total Cover
Present? Yes �` No
50% of total cover 200/. of total cover
Remarks (Include photo numbers here or on a separate sheet)
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Profile Description (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators)
Depth
Matrix
Redox Features
_ Histosol (At)
_ Dark Surface (S7)
_ 2 cm Muck (A10) (MLRA 147)
_ Histic Epipedon (A2)
(inches)
Color (moist) %
Color (mois t)
° ,ADO
Locr
Texture
Remarks
_ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19)
_ Stratified Layers (A5)
_ Depleted Matrix (F3)
(MLRA 136, 147)
_ 2 cm Muck (A10) (LRR N)
_ Redox Dark Surface (F6)
_ Very Shallow Dark Surface (TF12)
_ Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11)
_ Depleted Dark Surface (F7)
_ Other (Explain in Remarks)
_ Thick Dark Surface (Al2)
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_ Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) (LRR N,
Iron-Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR N,
MLRA 147, 148)
MLRA 136)
_ Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4)
_ Umbric Surface (F13) (MLRA 136, 122)
'Indicators of hydrophylic vegetation and
_ Sandy Redox (S5)
_ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 148)
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Hydnc Soil Indicators
Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils'
_ Histosol (At)
_ Dark Surface (S7)
_ 2 cm Muck (A10) (MLRA 147)
_ Histic Epipedon (A2)
_ Polyvalue Below Surface (S8) (MLRA 147,148)
_ Coast Prairie Redox (A16)
_ Black Hisuc (A3)
_ Thin Dark Surface (S9) (MLRA 147, 148)
(MLRA 147, 148)
_ Hydrogen Sulfide (A4)
_ Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2)
_ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19)
_ Stratified Layers (A5)
_ Depleted Matrix (F3)
(MLRA 136, 147)
_ 2 cm Muck (A10) (LRR N)
_ Redox Dark Surface (F6)
_ Very Shallow Dark Surface (TF12)
_ Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11)
_ Depleted Dark Surface (F7)
_ Other (Explain in Remarks)
_ Thick Dark Surface (Al2)
_� Redox Depressions (F8)
_ Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) (LRR N,
Iron-Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR N,
MLRA 147, 148)
MLRA 136)
_ Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4)
_ Umbric Surface (F13) (MLRA 136, 122)
'Indicators of hydrophylic vegetation and
_ Sandy Redox (S5)
_ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 148)
wetland hydrology must be present,
_ Stripped Matrix (S6)
_ Red Parent Material (F21) (MLRA 127, 147)
unless disturbed or problematic
Type
Depth (inches)
Hydnc Soil Present? Yes ✓ No
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