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WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA SHEET — Eastern Mountains and Piedmont 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: 727 Holden Street City/County: Raleigh/Wake Sampling Date: 9/23/24
Applicant/Owner: Kerry Susan Vallant State: NC Sampling Point: DP1 - up
Investigator(s): Alec Pierzga (NRC) Section, Township, Range: N/A
Landform (hillside, terrace, etc.): creek bank Local relief (concave, convex, none): concave Slope (%): 10-15
Subregion (LRR or MLRA): LRR P, MLRA 136 Lat: 35.790774 Long:-78.626132 Datum: NAD83
Soil Map Unit Name: PbD - Pacolet-Urban land complex, 10 to 15 percent slopes NWI classification: N/A
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 No X Is the Sampled Area
Hydric Soil Present? Yes No X within a Wetland? Yes No X
Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes No X
Remarks:
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) —True
Aquatic Plants (1314)
—Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (138)
_ High Water Table (A2) —Hydrogen
Sulfide Odor (Cl)
—Drainage Patterns (1310)
—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 (133) _Thin
Muck Surface (C7)
—Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9)
_Algal Mat or Crust (134) _Other
(Explain in Remarks)
_Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1)
—Iron Deposits (135)
—Geomorphic Position (D2)
_ Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (137)
—Shallow Aquitard (D3)
—Water-Stained Leaves (139)
_ Microtopographic Relief (D4)
Aquatic Fauna (1313)
FAC-Neutral Test (D5)
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:
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VEGETATION (Four Strata) - Use scientific names of plants.
Sampling Point: DP1 - up
Tree Stratum (Plot size: 30' )
1. Acer rubrum
2. Morus rubra
3. Carya cordiformis
4.
5.
6.
7.
Absolute
Dominant
Indicator
% Cover
Species?
Status
15
No
FAC
40
Yes
FACU
30
Yes
FACU
85
=Total Cover
50% of total cover:
43
20% of total cover:
Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size: 15,
)
1.
Acerrubrum
15
Yes
2.
Morus rubra
10
No
3.
Lonicera japonica
30
Yes
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
55
=Total Cover
50% of total cover:
28
20% of total cover:
Herb Stratum (Plot size: 5' )
1.
Lonicera japonica
20
Yes
2.
Hedera helix
20
Yes
3.
Microstegium vimineum
5
No
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
45
=Total Cover
50% of total cover:
23
20% of total cover:
Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size: 15'
)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
=Total Cover
50% of total cover:
20% of total cover:
Remarks: (Include photo numbers here or on a separate sheet.)
17
FAC
FACU
FACU
11
FACU
FACU
FAC
9
Dominance Test worksheet:
Number of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC:
1
(A)
Total Number of Dominant
Species Across All Strata:
6
(B)
Percent of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC:
16.7%
(A/B)
Prevalence Index worksheet:
Total % Cover of:
Multiply by:
OBL species 0
x 1 =
0
FACW species 0
x 2 =
0
FAC species 35
x 3 =
105
FACU species 150
x 4 =
600
UPL species 0
x 5 =
0
Column Totals: 185 (A)
705
(B)
Prevalence Index = B/A
=
3.81
_ 1 - Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
_2 - Dominance Test is >50%
_3 - Prevalence Index is <_3.0'
4 - Morphological Adaptations' (Provide supporting
data in Remarks or on a separate sheet)
Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation' (Explain)
'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 or equal to 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 No X
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SOIL
Sampling Point: DP1 - up
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 Loc Texture Remarks
0-3 10YR 4/2 100 Loamy/Clayey Sandy loam
3-16 10YR 6/4 100 Loamy/Clayey Sandy loam
Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion,
Hydric Soil Indicators:
_ Histosol (Al)
_ 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)
—Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4)
—Sandy Redox (S5)
—Stripped Matrix (S6)
Dark Surface (S7)
Restrictive Layer (if observed):
Type:
Depth (inches):
Remarks:
RM=Reduced Matrix, MS=Masked Sand Grains.
_ Polyvalue Below Surface (S8) (MLRA 147, 148)
_Thin Dark Surface (S9) (MLRA 147, 148)
—Loamy Mucky Mineral (F1) (MLRA 136)
—Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2)
—Depleted Matrix (F3)
_ Redox Dark Surface (F6)
—Depleted Dark Surface (F7)
_ Redox Depressions(F8)
_ Iron -Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR N,
MLRA 136)
_ Umbric Surface (F13) (MLRA 122, 136)
_ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 148)
Red Parent Material (F21) (MLRA 127, 147, 148)
2Location: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix
Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils3:
_2 cm Muck (A10) (MLRA 147)
—Coast Prairie Redox (A16)
(MLRA 147, 148)
—Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19)
(MLRA 136, 147)
—Red Parent Material (F21)
(outside MLRA 127, 147, 148)
_Very Shallow Dark Surface (F22)
Other (Explain in Remarks)
3Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and
wetland hydrology must be present,
unless disturbed or problematic.
Hydric Soil Present? Yes No X
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Upland Data Form - Supporting Photograph
Photo 1. Upland data form location facing northeast (9/23/24)
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