20151309 Ver 1_BR_670042_WA_AE04_Wet_USACE_2_20151216

WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM — Eastern Mountains and Piedmont
Projectisite: Bridge 42 - NES Bridges Group 1
ApplicanUOwner: NCDOT
Investigator(s): A. Efll'd
Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc.�: `^'et depression
Subregion (LRR or MLRA): LRR P
Soil Map Unit Name: Ch@WaCla
BR 670042
cityicounty: Orange Sampling Date: 04/11/12
State: NC Sampling Point: W'�`�AE04-W
Section, Township, Range:
Local relief (concave, convex, none): C011CaV@ Slope (%): 0-5
�at: 36.033949 �ong: -79.259907 Datum: NAD83
NWI classification: PEM1
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?
This form is for wetland WA.
HYDROLOGY
Yes � No �
Yes 0 No �
Yes 0 No 0
Is the Sampled Area
within a Wetland? Yes � No �
Primarv Indicators (minimum of one is required; check all that applv) ❑ Surtace Soil Cracks (B6)
� Surtace Water (A1) � Water-Stained Leaves (69) �� Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surtace (B8)
�x High Water Table (A2) � Aquatic Fauna (B13) I'J Drainage Patterns (610)
� Saturation (A3) � True Aquatic Plants (B14) T❑-1 Moss Trim Lines (616)
�0-1 Water Marks (61) 0 Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (C1) 7I--JI Dry-Season Water Table (C2)
FJ Sediment Deposits (B2) � Oxidized Rhizospheres on Living Roots (C3) LJ Crayfish Burrows (C8)
�7� Drift Deposits (B3) � Presence of Reduced Iron (C4) � Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9)
!J Algal Mat or Crust (64) � Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6) � Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1)
� Iron Deposits (B5) � Thin Muck Surtace (C7) �—I Geomorphic Position (D2)
Q Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (B7) � Other (Explain in Remarks) IJ Shallow Aquitard (D3)
Q Microtopographic Relief (D4)
;x FAC-Neutral Test (D5)
Field Observations:
Surtace Water Present? Yes 0 No � Depth (inches): 3
Water Table Present? Yes 0 No 0 Depth (inches): �
Saturation Present? Yes � No 0 Depth (inches): � Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes 0 No 0
(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.
Tree Stratum �Piot size: 15mx15m
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Saplinq Stratum �Piot size: 15mx15m
� Acer rubrum
2 Liquidambar styraciflua
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Shrub Stratum (Plot size: 15mx15m
� Salix nigra
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Herb Stratum �Piot size: 15mx15m
� Juncus effusus
2 Juncus biflorus
3 Nepeta cataria
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Woodv Vine Stratum �Piot size: 15mx15m
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BR 670042
Sampling Point: AE04-W
Absolute Dominant Indicator pominance Test worksheet:
% Cover Species? Status Number of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 5 (A)
Total Number of Dominant
Species Across All Strata: 5 (B)
Percent of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 100 ��B�
5%
5%
Prevalence Index worksheet:
= Total Cover Total % Cover of: Multiplv bv:
OBL species x 1 =
Yes FAC FACW species x 2=
Y@S FAC FAC species x 3=
FACU species x 4 =
UPL species x 5 =
Column Totals: (A) (B)
Prevalence Index = B/A =
10% Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
= Total Cover
i� Dominance Test is >50%
5% Y@S OBL Prevalence Index is <_3.0'
_ Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation' (Explain)
5% = Total Cover
13% Yes OBL
5% Yes FACW
2% No FACU
20% = Total Cover
= Total Cover
Remarks: (If observed, list morphological adaptations below).
'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
ent the indicator or confirm
BR 670042
Sampling Point: AE04-W
Depth Matrix Redox Features
(inches) Color (moist) % Color (moist) % Type, LocZ Texture Remarks
0-16 10YR 4/1 90% 7.5YR 4/6 10% C M LC LGLoamy Clay
'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