20150793 Ver 1_BR_760093_WA_WB_WC_WD_AB03_Wet_USACE_20150806

WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM — Eastern Mountains and Piedmont
Project/Site: Bridge 93 - NES Bridges Group 1 c�tyicour,ty: Richmond Sampling Date: 04/09/2012
Applicant/Owner: NCDOT State: NC Sampling Point: AB03 - W
Investigator(s): A. Eflyd, D. O'Loughlln Section, Township, Range:
Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc.�: stream floodplain Local relief (concave, convex, none): COf1CaV0 Slope (°/o): 0
Subregion (LRR or MLRA): LRR P �at: 35.115157 �ong: -80.004760 Datum: NAD83
Soil Map Unit Name: ChA (Chewacla loam, 0-2 percent slopes, freq. flooded) NWI classification: PEM1/PF01
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 � 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?
Hydric Soil Present?
Wetland Hydrology Present?
Remarks:
Yes � No 0
Yes � No ❑
Yes ❑X No �
Is the Sampled Area
within a Wetland? Yes 0 No �
This form is for all wetlands within the study area. This includes WETLANDS WA, WB, WC, and WD.
HYDROLOGY
Wetland Hydrology Indicators:
Primarv Indicators (minimum of one is required; check all that applv)
�x Surface Water (A1) � Water-Stained Leaves (B9)
� High Water Table (A2) � Aquatic Fauna (B13)
� Saturation (A3) ❑ True Aquatic Plants (B14)
� Water Marks (B1) � Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (C1)
� Sediment Deposits (B2) � Oxidized Rhizospheres on Living Roots (C3)
� Drift Deposits (B3) � Presence of Reduced Iron (C4)
❑ Algal Mat or Crust (B4) II Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6)
� Iron Deposits (B5) � Thin Muck Surface (C7)
� Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (B7) � Other (Explain in Remarks)
Secondarv Indicators (minimum of two required)
� Surface Soil Cracks (B6)
� Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (B8)
� Drainage Patterns (610)
� Moss Trim Lines (B16)
D Dry-Season Water Table (C2)
� Crayfish Burrows (C8)
� Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9)
� Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1)
T��7 Geomorphic Position (D2)
�I Shallow Aquitard (D3)
� Microtopographic Relief (D4)
j� FAC-Neutral Test (D5)
Field Observations:
Surtace Water Present? Yes � No � Depth (inches): 2
Water Table Present? Yes
� No � Depth (inches): SU 81"— ��
Saturation Present? Yes � No � Depth (inches): SU ar� Ce Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes � No �
(includes capillary fringe)
Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available:
Remarks:
US Army Corps of Engineers Eastern Mountains and Piedmont – Interim Version

VEGETATION — Use scientific names of plants. sampiing Po�nt: AB03-W
Absolute Dominant Indicator pominance Test worksheet:
Tree Stratum (Piot size: 15mx15m � %�cover Species? Status Number of Dominant Species
� Acer rubrum 10 /o Y2S FAC That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 9 (A)
2 Liquidambar styraciflua 10% Yes FAC
3 Salix nigra 5% Yes OBL Total Number of Dominant 9
Species Across All Strata: (B)
4.
Percent of Dominant Species o
5� That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 100 /o ��B�
6.
� Prevalencelndex worksheet:
25% = Total Cover Total % Cover of: Multiplv bv:
Saplinq Stratum �Piot s�Ze: 15mx15m � OBL species x 1=
� Acer rubrum 5% Yes FAC FACW species X 2=
2, FAC species x 3=
3, FACU species x 4=
4, UPL species x 5=
5. Column Totals: (A) (B)
6.
Prevalence Index = B/A =
7.
Shrub Stratum �Piot s�Ze: 15mx15m �
� Ligustrum sinense
2 Salix nigra
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Herb Stratum (Piot size: 15mx15m
� Peltandra virginica
2 Juncus effusus
3 SaUYUYUS C2fC1UUS
4.
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Woodv Vine Stratum (Piot size: 15mx15m
� Smilax rotundifolia
2.
3.
4.
5.
m
5% Myaropnytic vegetauon inaicators:
= Total Cover
_ Dominance Test is >50%
� 0% Y0S FAC _ Prevalence Index is <_3A'
5°/o Yes OBL _ Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation' (Explain)
15%
10%
13%
2%
25%
)
5%
5%
'Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must
be present, unless disturbed or problematic.
Tree — Woody plants, excluding woody vines,
= Total Cover approximately 20 ft(6 m) or more in height and 3 in.
(7.6 cm) or larger in diameter at breast height (DBH).
Yes OBL
Y2S OBL Sapling — Woody plants, excluding woody vines,
approximately 20 ft(6 m) or more in height and less
NO OBL than 3 in. (7.6 cm) DBH.
Shrub — Woody plants, excluding woody vines,
approximately 3 to 20 ft(1 to 6 m) in height.
Herb — All herbaceous (non-woody) plants, including
herbaceous vines, regardless of size. Includes woody
plants, except woody vines, less than approximately
3 ft(1 m) in height.
Woody vine — All woody vines, regardless of height.
= Total Cover
Yes FAC
Hydrophytic
Vegetation �
= Total Cover Present? Yes � No
US Army Corps of Engineers Eastern Mountains and Piedmont — Interim Version

SOIL Sampling Point: AB03-W
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) °/o Tvpe' Locz Texture Remarks
0-2 10YR 5/1 100 SiCL SiCL-silty clay loam
2-16 10YR 5/2 60% 10YR 5/6 40% C M SiCL
'Type: G-Concentration, D=Depletion,
Hydric Soil Indicators:
� Histosol (A1)
� Histic Epipedon (A2)
� Black Histic (A3)
�] Hydrogen Sulfide (A4)
� Stratified Layers (A5)
�2 cm Muck (A10) (LRR N)
Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11
�Thick Dark Surface (Al2)
_ Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) (LRR N,
MRLA 147,148)
� Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4)
� Sandy Redox (S5)
� Stripped Matrix (S6)
Restrictive Layer (if observed):
Type:
Depth (inches):
Remarks:
RM=Reduced Matrix, MS=Masked Sand Grains. ZLocation: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix.
Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils3:
� Dark Surface (S7) (LRR P, S, T, U) � 2 cm Muck (A10) (MLRA 147)
Q Polyvalue Below Surface (S8) (MLRA 147,148)� Coast Prairie Redox (A16)
QThin Dark Surface (S9) (MLRA 147, 148) (MLRA 147, 148)
❑. Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2) � Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19)
x� Depleted Matrix (F3) (MLRA 136, 147)
� Redox Dark Surface (F6) � Red Parent Material (TF2)
� Depleted Dark Surface (F7) .� Very Shallow Dark Surface (TF12)
Redox Depressions (F8) � Other (Explain in Remarks)
_ Iron-Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR N,
MLRA 136)
� Umbric Surface (F13) (MLRA 136, 122) 3lndicators of hydrophytic vegetation and
II Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 148) wetland hydrology must be present,
unless disturbed or problematic.
Hydric Soil Present? Yes 0 No �
US Army Corps of Engineers Eastern Mountains and Piedmont - Interim Version