20150793 Ver 1_BR_760093_WA_WB_WC_WD_AB03_Wet_USACE_2_20150806

BR 760093
WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM — Eastern Mountains and Piedmont
Projectisite: Bridge 93 - NES Bridges Group 1 City/County: Richmond Sampling Date: 04/09/2012
ApplicanUOwner: NCDOT State: NC Sampling Point: AB03 - W
Investigator(s): A. Efll'd, D. O'Loughlin Section, Township, Range:
Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc.�: stream floodplain Local relief (concave, convex, none): C011CaV@ Slope (%): �
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 0
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?
Yes � No �
Yes 0 No �
Yes 0 No 0
Is the Sampled Area
within a Wetland? Yes � No �
This form is for all wetlands within the study area. This includes WETLANDS WA, WB, WC, and WD.
HYDROLOGY
Primarv Indicators (minimum of one is required; check all that applv)
� Surtace Water (A1) � Water-Stained Leaves (69)
�x High Water Table (A2) � Aquatic Fauna (B13)
� Saturation (A3) � True Aquatic Plants (B14)
�0-1 Water Marks (61) 0 Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (C1)
FJ Sediment Deposits (B2) � Oxidized Rhizospheres on Living Roots (C3)
�7� Drift Deposits (B3) � Presence of Reduced Iron (C4)
LJ Algal Mat or Crust (64) � Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6)
� Iron Deposits (B5) � Thin Muck Surtace (C7)
Q Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (B7) � Other (Explain in Remarks)
Field Observations:
Surtace Water Present? Yes 0 No � Depth (inches): 2
Water Table Present? Yes 0 No 0 Depth (inches): SU al"�
S U al"�
❑ Surtace Soil Cracks (B6)
�� Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surtace (B8)
I'J Drainage Patterns (610)
T❑-1 Moss Trim Lines (616)
�I-J^I Dry-Season Water Table (C2)
LJ Crayfish Burrows (C8)
� Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9)
�Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1)
�—I Geomorphic Position (D2)
IJ Shallow Aquitard (D3)
Q Microtopographic Relief (D4)
� FAC-Neutral Test (D5)
Saturation Present? Yes � No 0 Depth (inches): Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes
(includes capillary fringe)
Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available:
Remarks:
0 No 0
US Army Corps of Engineers Eastern Mountains and Piedmont — Interim Version

VEGETATION - Use scientific names of plants.
Tree Stratum �Piot size: 15mx15m �
� Acer rubrum
2 Liquidambar styraciflua
3 Salix nigra
4.
5.
6.
7.
Saplinq Stratum �Piot size: 15mx15m
� Acer rubrum
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
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Sampling Point: AB03-W
Absolute Dominant Indicator pominance Test worksheet:
% Cover Species? Status Number of Dominant S ecies
10% Y@S FAC That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: g (A)
10% Yes FAC
5% Y@S OBL Total Number of Dominant 9
Species Across All Strata: (B)
Percent of Dominant Species 100%
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: (A/B)
25% = Total Cover
5% Yes FAC
5%
Shrub Stratum (Plot size: 15mx15m �
� Ligustrum sinense 10%
2 Salix nigra 5%
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
15%
Herb Stratum �Piot size: 15mx15m �
� Peltandra virginica
2 Juncus effusus
3 SaUCUCUS C@CIIUUS
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
Woodv Vine Stratum �Piot size: 15mx15m
� Smilax rotundifolia
2.
3.
4.
5.
10%
13%
2%
25%
)
5%
5%
Remarks: (If observed, list morphological adaptations below).
= Total Cover
Yes FAC
Yes OBL
= Total Cover
Yes OBL
Yes OBL
No OBL
= Total Cover
Yes FAC
= Total Cover
Prevalence Index worksheet:
Total % Cover of: Multiplv bv:
OBL species x 1 =
FACW species x 2 =
FAC species x 3 =
FACU species x 4 =
UPL species x 5 =
Column Totals: (A) (B)
Prevalence Index = B/A =
Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
� Dominance Test is >50%
_ Prevalence Index is <_3.0'
_ Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation' (Explain)
'Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must
be present, unless disturbed or problematic.
Definitions of Vegetation Strata:
Tree - Woody plants, excluding woody vines,
approximately 20 ft(6 m) or more in height and 3 in.
(7.6 cm) or larger in diameter at breast height (DBH).
Sapling - Woody plants, excluding woody vines,
approximately 20 ft (6 m) or more in height and less
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.
Hydrophytic
Vegetation �
Present? Yes � No
US Army Corps of Engineers Eastern Mountains and Piedmont - Interim Version

SOIL
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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) % Type, 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: C=Concentration, D=Depletion,
Hydric Soil Indicators:
0 Histosol (A1)
� Histic Epipedon (A2)
Black Histic (A3)
Hydrogen Sulfide (A4)
� Stratified Layers (A5)
�2 cm Muck (A10) (LRR N)
Depleted Below Dark Surtace (A11
I�Thick Dark Surtace (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 Surtace (S7) (LRR P, S, T, U) � 2 cm Muck (A10) (MLRA 147)
� Polyvalue Below Surtace (S8) (MLRA 147,148)� Coast Prairie Redox (A16)
[�Thin Dark Surtace (S9) (MLRA 147, 148) (MLRA 147, 148)
� Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2) � Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19)
'� Depleted Matrix (F3) (MLRA 136, 147)
� Redox Dark Surtace (F6) � Red Parent Material (TF2)
� Depleted Dark Surtace (F7) � Very Shallow Dark Surtace (TF12)
Redox Depressions (F8) I� Other (Explain in Remarks)
_ Iron-Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR N,
MLRA 136)
0 Umbric Surtace (F13) (MLRA 136, 122) 3lndicators of hydrophytic vegetation and
� 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