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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20220006 Ver 2_Stream_and_Wetland_Dataforms_20220127U.S. Army Corps of Engineers OMB Control #: 0710-xxxx, Exp: Pending WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA SHEET — Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region Requirement Control Symbol EXEMPT: See ERDC/EL TR-07-24; the proponent agency is CECW-CO-R (Authority: AR 335-15, paragraph 5-2a) Project/Site: PNG Line 11 City/County: Cumberland Sampling Date: 1/28/21 Applicant/Owner: Duke Energy -Piedmont Natural Gas State: NC Sampling Point: DP1 Investigator(s): DJZ Section, Township, Range: Fayetteville Landform (hillside, terrace, etc.): Floodplain Local relief (concave, convex, none): concave Slope (%): 0-5 Subregion (LRR or MLRA): LRR T, MLRA 153A Lat: 35.081363 Long:-78.376480 Datum: NAD 83 Soil Map Unit Name: JT, Johnston loam NWI classification: PFO Are climatic / hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? Yes X No (If no, explain in Remarks.) Are Vegetation Soil or Hydrology significantly disturbed? Are "Normal Circumstances' present? Yes X 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 X No Is the Sampled Area Hydric Soil Present? Yes X No within a Wetland? Yes X No Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes X No Remarks: Data form representative of palustrine forested wetlands on -site HYDROLOGY Wetland Hydrology Indicators: Secondary Indicators (minimum of two required) Primary Indicators (minimum of one is required: check all that apply) —Surface Soil Cracks (136) X Surface Water (Al) _Aquatic Fauna (1313) _Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (138) X High Water Table (A2) _ Marl Deposits (1315) (LRR U) X Drainage Patterns (1310) X Saturation (A3) —Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (Cl) —Moss Trim Lines (B16) —Water Marks (B1) —Oxidized Rhizospheres on Living Roots (C3) _ Dry -Season Water Table (C2) _Sediment Deposits (132) _Presence of Reduced Iron (C4) _Crayfish Burrows (C8) X Drift Deposits (133) _Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6) _Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9) _Algal Mat or Crust (134) _Thin Muck Surface (C7) X Geomorphic Position (D2) —Iron Deposits (135) —Other (Explain in Remarks) —Shallow Aquitard (D3) X Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (137) _ FAC-Neutral Test (D5) Water -Stained Leaves (139) Sphagnum Moss (D8) (LRR T, U) Field Observations: Surface Water Present? Yes X No Depth (inches): 6 Water Table Present? Yes X No Depth (inches): 1 Saturation Present? Yes X No Depth (inches): 0 Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes X No (includes capillary fringe) Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available: Remarks: Indicators of wetland hydrology present ENG FORM 6116-2-SG, JUL 2018 Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain — Version 2.0 VEGETATION (Four Strata) - Use scientific names of plants. Sampling Point: DP1 Absolute Dominant Indicator Tree Stratum (Plot size: 30 ) % Cover Species? Status Dominance Test worksheet: 1. Quercus nigra 15 Yes FAC Number of Dominant Species 2. Liquidambar styraciflua 20 Yes FAC That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 10 (A) 3. Fraxinus pennsylvanica 15 Yes FACW Total Number of Dominant 4. Ulmus americana 20 Yes FAC Species Across All Strata: 11 (B) 5. Populus deltoides 15 Yes FAC Percent of Dominant Species 6. That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 90.9% (A/B) 7. Prevalence Index worksheet: 8. Total % Cover of: Multiply by: 85 =Total Cover OBL species x 1 = 50% of total cover: 43 20% of total cover: 17 FACW species x 2 = Saplina/Shrub Stratum (Plot size: 15 ) FAC species x 3 = 1. Ligustrum japonicum 20 Yes FAC FACU species x 4 = 2. Ligustrum sinense 30 Yes FAC UPL species x 5 = 3. Ilex cpaca 15 Yes FAC Column Totals: (A) (B) 4. Prevalence Index = B/A = 5. Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators: 6. _ 1 - Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation 7. X 2 - Dominance Test is >50% 8. 3 - Prevalence Index is <_3.01 65 =Total Cover -Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation' (Explain) 50% of total cover: 33 20% of total cover: 13 Herb Stratum (Plot size: 5 1. Lonicera japonica 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 50% of total cover: 2 Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size: 30 ) 1. Lonicera japonica 2. Vitis rotundifolia 3. Smilax rotundifolia 4. 5. 3 No FACU Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must be present, unless disturbed or problematic. Definitions of Four Vegetation Strata: Tree - Woody plants, excluding vines, 3 in. (7.6 cm) or more in diameter at breast height (DBH), regardless of height. 3 =Total Cover 20% of total cover: 1 20 Yes FACU 30 Yes FAC 50 Yes FAC 100 =Total Cover 50% of total cover: 50 20% of total cover: 20 Remarks: (If observed, list morphological adaptations below.) 90.9% of dominant vegetation is FAC or wetter. Sapling/Shrub -Woody plants, excluding vines, less than 3 in. DBH and greater than 3.28 ft (1 m) tall. Herb - All herbaceous (non -woody) plants, regardless of size, and woody plants less than 3.28 ft tall. Woody Vine - All woody vines greater than 3.28 ft in height. Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes X No ENG FORM 6116-2-SG, JUL 2018 Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain -Version 2.0 SOIL Sampling Point: DP1 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) % Types Loc2 Texture Remarks 0-6 10YR 4/2 80 7.5YR 4/6 20 C M Loamy/Clayey Prominent redox concentrations Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, MS=Masked Sand Grains. 2Location: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix. Hydric Soil Indicators: (Applicable to all LRRs, unless otherwise noted.) Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils3: _ Histosol (Al) —Thin Dark Surface (S9) (LRR S, T, U) _ 1 cm Muck (A9) (LRR O) _ Histic Epipedon (A2) —Barrier Islands 1 cm Muck (S12) _ 2 cm Muck (A10) (LRR S) —Black Histic (A3) (MLRA 15313, 153D) —Coast Prairie Redox (Al 6) —Hydrogen Sulfide (A4) —Loamy Mucky Mineral (F1) (LRR O) (outside MLRA 150A) _ Stratified Layers (A5) _ Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2) _ Reduced Vertic (F18) —Organic Bodies (A6) (LRR P, T, U) X Depleted Matrix (F3) (outside MLRA 150A, 15013) _ 5 cm Mucky Mineral (A7) (LRR P, T, U) _ Redox Dark Surface (F6) _ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (LRR P, T) —Muck Presence (A8) (LRR U) _ Depleted Dark Surface (F7) _Anomalous Bright Floodplain Soils (F20) _ 1 cm Muck (A9) (LRR P, T) _ Redox Depressions (F8) (MLRA 15313) _ Depleted Below Dark Surface (Al 1) _ Marl (F10) (LRR U) _ Red Parent Material (F21) _Thick Dark Surface (Al2) _Depleted Ochric (F11) (MLRA 151) _Very Shallow Dark Surface (F22) —Coast Prairie Redox (Al 6) (MLRA 150A)_ Iron -Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR O, P, T) (outside MLRA 138, 152A in FL, 154) Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) (LRR O, S) _ Umbric Surface (F13) (LRR P, T, U) _ Barrier Islands Low Chroma Matrix (TS7) —Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4) —Delta Ochric (F17) (MLRA 151) (MLRA 15313, 153D) _Sandy Redox (S5) Reduced Vertic (F18) (MLRA 150A, 15013) _Other (Explain in Remarks) _Stripped Matrix (S6) _Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 149A) X Dark Surface (S7) (LRR P, S, T, U) Bright Floodplain Soils (F20) _ Polyvalue Below Surface (S8) _Anomalous (MLRA 149A, 153C, 153D) 3Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and (LRR S, T, U) _Very Shallow Dark Surface (F22) wetland hydrology must be present, (MLRA 138, 152A in FL, 154) unless disturbed or problematic. Restrictive Layer (if observed): Type: water table Depth (inches): 6 Hydric Soil Present? Yes X No Remarks: Indicator of hydric soils present. Water table present at 6" made it difficult to get full soil profile. ENG FORM 6116-2-SG, JUL 2018 Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain — Version 2.0 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers OMB Control #: 0710-xxxx, Exp: Pending WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA SHEET — Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region Requirement Control Symbol EXEMPT: See ERDC/EL TR-07-24; the proponent agency is CECW-CO-R (Authority: AR 335-15, paragraph 5-2a) Project/Site: PNG Line 11 City/County: Cumberland Sampling Date: 1/28/21 Applicant/Owner: Duke Energy -Piedmont Natural Gas State: NC Sampling Point: DP2 Investigator(s): DJZ Section, Township, Range: Fayetteville Landform (hillside, terrace, etc.): Floodplain Local relief (concave, convex, none): concave Slope (%): 0-5 Subregion (LRR or MLRA): LRR T, MLRA 153A Lat: 35.081369 Long:-78.970341 Datum: NAD 83 Soil Map Unit Name: JT, Johnston loam NWI classification: PFO Are climatic / hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? Yes X No (If no, explain in Remarks.) Are Vegetation Soil or Hydrology significantly disturbed? Are "Normal Circumstances' present? Yes X 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 X No Is the Sampled Area Hydric Soil Present? Yes X No within a Wetland? Yes No X Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes No X Remarks: Data form representative of on -site forested uplands HYDROLOGY Wetland Hydrology Indicators: Secondary Indicators (minimum of two required) Primary Indicators (minimum of one is required: check all that apply) —Surface Soil Cracks (136) _Surface Water (Al) _Aquatic Fauna (1313) _Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (138) _ High Water Table (A2) _ Marl Deposits (1315) (LRR U) _ Drainage Patterns (B10) —Saturation (A3) —Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (Cl) —Moss Trim Lines (B16) —Water Marks (B1) —Oxidized Rhizospheres on Living Roots (C3) _ Dry -Season Water Table (C2) _Sediment Deposits (132) _Presence of Reduced Iron (C4) _Crayfish Burrows (C8) _ Drift Deposits (133) —Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6) —Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9) _Algal Mat or Crust (134) _Thin Muck Surface (C7) _Geomorphic Position (D2) —Iron Deposits (135) —Other (Explain in Remarks) —Shallow Aquitard (D3) _ Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (137) _ FAC-Neutral Test (D5) Water -Stained Leaves (139) Sphagnum Moss (D8) (LRR T, U) Field Observations: Surface Water Present? Yes No X Depth (inches): Water Table Present? Yes No X Depth (inches): Saturation Present? Yes No X Depth (inches): Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes No X (includes capillary fringe) Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available: Remarks: No indicators of wetland hydrology present ENG FORM 6116-2-SG, JUL 2018 Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain — Version 2.0 VEGETATION (Four Strata) - Use scientific names of plants. Sampling Point: DP2 Absolute Dominant Indicator Tree Stratum (Plot size: 30 ) % Cover Species? Status Dominance Test worksheet: 1. Quercus nigra 40 Yes FAC Number of Dominant Species 2. Pinus taeda 30 Yes FAC That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 6 (A) 3. Total Number of Dominant 4. Species Across All Strata: 6 (B) 5. Percent of Dominant Species 6. That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 100.0% (A/B) 7. Prevalence Index worksheet: 8. Total % Cover of: Multiply by: 70 =Total Cover OBL species x 1 = 50% of total cover: 35 20% of total cover: 14 FACW species x 2 = Saplina/Shrub Stratum (Plot size: 15 ) FAC species x 3 = 1. Symplocos tinctoria 20 Yes FAC FACU species x 4 = 2. Ligustrum sinense 20 Yes FAC UPL species x 5 = 3. Magnolia grandiflora 10 No FAC Column Totals: (A) (B) 4. Ilex glabra 10 No FACW Prevalence Index = B/A = 5. Liriodendron tulipifera 10 No FACU Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators: 6. _ 1 - Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation 7. X 2 - Dominance Test is >50% 8. 3 - Prevalence Index is <_3.01 70 =Total Cover -Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation' (Explain) 50% of total cover: 35 20% of total cover: 14 Herb Stratum (Plot size: 5 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. iN' 50% of total cover: Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size: 30 ) 1. 2. Vitis rotundifolia 30 3. Smilax rotundifolia 30 4. 5. Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must be present, unless disturbed or problematic. Definitions of Four Vegetation Strata: Tree - Woody plants, excluding vines, 3 in. (7.6 cm) or more in diameter at breast height (DBH), regardless of height. Sapling/Shrub -Woody plants, excluding vines, less than 3 in. DBH and greater than 3.28 ft (1 m) tall. Herb - All herbaceous (non -woody) plants, regardless of size, and woody plants less than 3.28 ft tall. _ =Total Cover Woody Vine - All woody vines greater than 3.28 ft in 20% of total cover: height. Yes FAC Yes FAC 60 =Total Cover 50% of total cover: 30 20% of total cover: 12 Remarks: (If observed, list morphological adaptations below.) 100% of dominant vegetation is FAC or wetter. Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes X No ENG FORM 6116-2-SG, JUL 2018 Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain -Version 2.0 SOIL Sampling Point: DP2 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) % Types Loc2 Texture Remarks 0-15 10YR 3/2 100 Sandy 15-18 2.5Y 5/4 60 10YR 3/2 20 D M Sandy 7.5YR 5/6 20 C M Prominent redox concentrations Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, MS=Masked Sand Grains. 2Location: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix. Hydric Soil Indicators: (Applicable to all LRRs, unless otherwise noted.) Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils3: _ Histosol (Al) —Thin Dark Surface (S9) (LRR S, T, U) _ 1 cm Muck (A9) (LRR O) _ Histic Epipedon (A2) —Barrier Islands 1 cm Muck (S12) _ 2 cm Muck (A10) (LRR S) —Black Histic (A3) (MLRA 15313, 153D) —Coast Prairie Redox (A16) —Hydrogen Sulfide (A4) —Loamy Mucky Mineral (F1) (LRR O) (outside MLRA 150A) _ Stratified Layers (A5) _ Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2) _ Reduced Vertic (F18) —Organic Bodies (A6) (LRR P, T, U) _ Depleted Matrix (F3) (outside MLRA 150A, 15013) _ 5 cm Mucky Mineral (A7) (LRR P, T, U) _ Redox Dark Surface (F6) _ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (LRR P, T) —Muck Presence (A8) (LRR U) _ Depleted Dark Surface (F7) _Anomalous Bright Floodplain Soils (F20) _ 1 cm Muck (A9) (LRR P, T) _ Redox Depressions (F8) (MLRA 15313) _ Depleted Below Dark Surface (Al 1) _ Marl (F10) (LRR U) _ Red Parent Material (F21) _Thick Dark Surface (Al2) _Depleted Ochric (F11) (MLRA 151) _Very Shallow Dark Surface (F22) —Coast Prairie Redox (A16) (MLRA 150A)_ Iron -Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR O, P, T) (outside MLRA 138, 152A in FL, 154) Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) (LRR O, S) _ Umbric Surface (F13) (LRR P, T, U) _ Barrier Islands Low Chroma Matrix (TS7) —Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4) —Delta Ochric (F17) (MLRA 151) (MLRA 15313, 153D) —Sandy Redox (S5) —Reduced Vertic (F18) (MLRA 150A, 15013) —Other (Explain in Remarks) _Stripped Matrix (S6) _Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 149A) X Dark Surface (S7) (LRR P, S, T, U) _Anomalous Bright Floodplain Soils (F20) _ Polyvalue Below Surface (S8) (MLRA 149A, 153C, 153D) 3Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and (LRR S, T, U) _Very Shallow Dark Surface (F22) wetland hydrology must be present, (MLRA 138, 152A in FL, 154) unless disturbed or problematic. Restrictive Layer (if observed): Type: Depth (inches): Hydric Soil Present? Yes X No Remarks: Indicator of hydric soils present ENG FORM 6116-2-SG, JUL 2018 Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain — Version 2.0 NC DWQ Stream Identification Form Version 4.11 Date: 1/21/21 Project/Site: Line 11 Latitude: 35.084102 Evaluator: DJZ County: Richland Longitude: -78.976834 Total Points: Stream is at least intermittent if>_ 19 or perennial if>_ 30* 32 Stream Determination: Ephemeral Intermittent Perennial Perennial Other Stream Name: SCP1, MS3 A. Geomorphology Subtotal = 17 Absent Weak Moderate Strong 1. Continuity of channel bed and bank* 0 1 2 2. Sinuosity of channel along thalweg 0 1 2 3 3. In -channel structure: ex. riffle -pool, step -pool, ripple -pool sequence 0 1 2 4. Particle size of stream substrate 0 1 2 3 5. Active/relict floodplain 0 1 2 3 6. Depositional bars or benches 0 1 2 3 7. Recent alluvial deposits 0 1 2 3 8. Headcuts 0 1 2 3 9. Grade control 0 0.5 1 1.5 10. Natural valley 0 0.5 1 1.5 11. Second or greater order channel 'artificial ditches are not rated, see discussions in manual No = 0 B. Hydrology Subtotal = 9 12. Presence of Baseflow 0 1 2 3 13. Iron oxidizing bacteria 1 2 3 14. Leaf litter 1 0.5 0 15. Sediment on plants or debris 0 0.5 1 5 16. Organic debris lines or piles 0 0.5 1 1.5 17. Soil -based evidence of high water table? No = 0 Yes = 3 C. Biology Subtotal = 6 18. Fibrous roots in streambed 3 2 1 0 19. Rooted upland plants in streambed 3 2 1 0 20. Macrobenthos (note diversity and abundance) 0 1 2 3 21. Aquatic Mollusks 0 1 2 3 22. Fish 0 0.5 1 1.5 23. Crayfish 0 0.5 1 1.5 24. Amphibians 0 0.5 1 1.5 25. Algae 0 0.5 1 1.5 26. Wetland plants in streambed FACW = 0.75; OBL = 1.5 Other = 0 0 *perennial streams may also be identified using other methods. Notes: Sketch: