HomeMy WebLinkAbout20181198 Ver 1_WA-WB Upland-Wetland Forms_20180827WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM - Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region
Project/Site: Casing 695 City/County: Cumberland Sampling Date: 27 -Mar -18
Applicant/Owner: Piedmont Natural Gas State: NC Sampling Point: WA
Investigator(s): J. Lawler Section, Township, Range: S T R
Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc.): Flat Local relief (concave, convex, none): flat Slope: 0.1 % / 0,1 °
Subregion (LRR or MLRA): LRR T Lat.: 35.0922960 Long.: -78.8344790 Datum:
Soil Map Unit Name: Roanoke Silt Loam ( Typic Endoaquults) NWI classification:
Are climatic/ hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? Yes O No ❑ (If no, explain in Remarks.)
Are Vegetation ❑ , Soil L , or Hydrology ❑ significantly disturbed? Are "Normal Circumstances" present? Yes CP) 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
Is the Sampled Area
Hydric Soil Present?
Yes
No ��
Yes (:*D No ❑
Wetland Hydrology Present?
Yes ❑'
No
within a Wetland?
Remarks:
❑ Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (Cl)
❑ Moss Trim Lines (B16)
Taken in wetland Area WA near easement
d❑ Oxidized Rhizospheres along Living Roots (0)
HYDROLOGY
Wetland Hydrology Indicators:
Secondary Indicators (minimum of 2 required)
Primary Indicators (minimum of one required;
check all that apply)
❑ Surface Soil Cracks (B6)
❑ Surface Water (Al)
❑ Aquatic Fauna (B13)
❑ Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (B8)
❑ High Water Table (A2)
❑ Marl Deposits (B15) (LRR U)
❑ Drainage Patterns (B10)
d❑ Saturation (A3)
❑ Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (Cl)
❑ Moss Trim Lines (B16)
❑ Water Marks (Bl)
d❑ Oxidized Rhizospheres along Living Roots (0)
❑ Dry Season Water Table (C2)
❑ Sediment Deposits (B2)
❑ Presence of Reduced Iron (C4)
❑ Crayfish Burrows (C8)
❑ Drift Deposits (B3)
❑ Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6)
❑ Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9)
❑ Algal Mat or Crust (B4)
❑ Thin Muck Surface (C7)
❑ Geomorphic Position (D2)
❑ Iron Deposits (B5)
❑ Other (Explain in Remarks)
❑ Shallow Aquitard (D3)
❑ Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (B7)d❑
FAC -Neutral Test (135)
❑ Water -Stained Leaves (B9)
❑ Sphagnum moss (D8) (LRR T, U)
Field Observations:
Surface Water Present? Yes ❑ No
Depth (inches): 0
Water Table Present? Yes ❑ No OO
Depth (inches): 12
Yes ❑O No ❑
Saturation Present?Wetland
Yes * No ❑
Depth (inches): 6
Hydrology
Present?
(includes capillary fringe)
Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available:
Remarks:
Wetland hydrology is present.
US Army Corps of Engineers Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region - Version 2.0
VEGETATION (Five/Four Strata) - Use scientific names of plants.
Dominant
C ,. ,io.7
Sampling Point: WA
7.
Absolute
Rel.Strat.
Indicator
Dominance Test worksheet:
Prevalence Index worksheet:
$,
Tree Stratum (Plot size: 30' )
% Cover
El0.0%
Cover
Status
Total % Cover of: Multiolv by:
50%of Total Cover: 52.5
20% of Total Cover: 21
105
=Total Cover
❑ 0.0%
OBL species 5 x 1 = 5
Sapling or Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size:
)
Number of Dominant Species
Hydrophytic
1
Pinus taeda
50
15❑
47.6%
FAC
That are OBL, FACW, or FAC:
7
(A)
2.
Acer rubrum
35❑
28.6%
33.3%
FAC
3. Arundinaria gigantea
10d❑
3.
Uquidambar styraciflua
20
❑
19.0%
FAC
Total Number of Dominant
❑
0.0%
column Totals: 154 (A) 422 (B)
5.
o
❑
Species Across All Strata:
7
(B)
4.
0
❑
0.0%
Prevalence Index = B/A = 2.740
6.
5.
❑
0
❑
0.0%
7,
Percent of dominant Species
0
❑
0.0%
Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
❑
0
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC:
100.0%
WB)
6.
o
20% of Total Cover: 7
o.o°r°
= Total Cover
0 2 -Dominance Testis > 5o%
Shrub Stratum (Plot size:
7.
0
❑
0.0%
2
Prevalence Index worksheet:
$,
2. Smilax rotundifolia
0
El0.0%
3.
Total % Cover of: Multiolv by:
50%of Total Cover: 52.5
20% of Total Cover: 21
105
=Total Cover
❑ 0.0%
OBL species 5 x 1 = 5
Sapling or Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size:
)
❑ 0.0%
Hydrophytic
FACW species 30 x 2 = 60
1. Cyrilla racemiflora
Vegetation
15❑
4
42.9%
FACW
FAC species 119 x 3 = 357
2. Acer rubrum
10
❑
28.6%
FAC
FACu species 0 x 4 = 0
3. Arundinaria gigantea
10d❑
28.6%
FACW
UPL species 0 x 5 = 0
4.
0
❑
0.0%
column Totals: 154 (A) 422 (B)
5.
o
❑
o.o
Prevalence Index = B/A = 2.740
6.
o
❑
0.0%
7,
0
❑
0.0%
Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
8,
0
❑
0.0%
❑ 1 -Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
50% of Total Cover: 17.5
20% of Total Cover: 7
35
= Total Cover
0 2 -Dominance Testis > 5o%
Shrub Stratum (Plot size:
)❑
3 - Prevalence Index is <_3.0 1
1.
0
❑
0.0%
❑ Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation 1 (Explain)
2.
0
❑
0.0%
3.
0
❑
0.0%
1 Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must
be present, unless disturbed or problematic.
4,
o
❑
0.0%
5.
0
❑
0.0%
Definition of Vegetation Strata:
6.
0
❑
0.0%
Tree - Woody plants, excluding woody vines,
50%of Total Cover: 0
20%of Total Cover: 0
0
= 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).
Herb Stratum (Plot size:
)
1 Osmunda cinnamomea
5
0
50.0%
FACW
Sapling - Woody plants, excluding woody vines,
,
approximately 20 ft (6 m) or more in height and less
2. Juncus effusus
5d❑
50.0%
OBL
than 3 in. (7.6 cm) DBH.
3.
0
❑
0.0%
4.
0
❑
0.0%
Sapling/Shrub - Woody plants, excluding vines, less
than 3 in. DBH and greater than 3.28 ft (1 m) tall.
5.
0
❑
0.0%
6.
0
❑
0.0%
Shrub - Woody plants, excluding woody vines,
7.
0
❑
0.0%
approximately 3 to 20 ft (1 to 6 m) in height.
8.
0
❑
0.0%
9.
0
❑
0.0%
Herb - All herbaceous (non -woody) plants, including
Ll
herbaceous vines, regardless of size, and woody
1 Q.
0
0.0%
plants, except woody vines, less than approximately
11.
0
❑
0.0%
3 ft (1 m) in height.
12.
0
❑
0.0%
50% of Total Cover: 5
20% of Total Cover: 2
10
= Total Cover
Woody vine - All woody vines, regardless of height.
Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size: 30' )
1 . Toxicodendron radicans
2
❑ 50.0% FAC
2. Smilax rotundifolia
2
❑ 50.0% FAC
3.
0
❑ 0.0%
4.
0
❑ 0.0%
5.
0
❑ 0.0%
Hydrophytic
-
Vegetation
50% of Total Cover: 2 20% of Total Cover: 0.8
4
= Total Cover
Present? Yes `•' No
Remarks: (If observed, list morphological adaptations below).
Hydrophytic vegetation is dominant.
*Indicator suffix = National status or professional decision assigned because Regional status not defined by FWS.
US Army Corps of Engineers Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region - Version 2.0
SOIL
Sampling Point: WA
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) % Tyne 1 Loc? Texture Remarks
0-5 10YR 2/1 95 10YR 5/3 5 D M Fine Sandy Loam
5-12 10YR 5/1 95 10YR 5/6 5 C PL Loam
1 Type: C=Concentration. D=Depletion. RM=Reduced Matrix, CS=Covered or Coated Sand Grains zLocation: PL=Pore Lining. M=Matrix
Hydric Soil Indicators:
Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils3:
❑ Histosol (Al)
❑ Polyvalue Below Surface (S8) (LRR S, T, U)
❑ 1 cm Muck (A9) (LRR O)
❑ Histic Epipedon (A2)
❑ Thin Dark Surface (S9) (LRR S, T, U)
❑ 2 cm Muck (A30) (LRR S)
❑ Black Histic (A3)
❑ Loamy Mucky Mineral (Fl) (LRR 0)
❑ Reduced Vertic (F18) (outside MLRA 150A,B)
❑ Hydrogen Sulfide (A4)
❑ Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2)
❑ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (LRR P, S, T)
❑ Stratified Layers (A5)
d❑ Depleted Matrix (F3)
❑ Anomalous Bright Loamy Soils (F20) (MLRA 1538)
❑ Organic Bodies (A6) (LRR P, T, U)
❑ Redox Dark Surface (F6)
❑ Red Parent Material (TF2)
❑ 5 cm Mucky Mineral (A7) (LRR P, T, U)
❑ Depleted Dark Surface (F7)
❑ Very Shallow Dark Surface (TF12)
❑ Muck Presence (A8) (LRR U)
❑ Redox Depressions (F8)
❑ Other (Explain in Remarks)
❑ 1 cm Muck (A9) (LRR P, T) ❑ Marl (F10) (LRR U)
❑ Depleted Below Dark Surface (All) ❑ Depleted Ochric (Fll) (MLRA 151)
❑ Thick Dark Surface (Al2) ❑ Iron -Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR O, P, T)
❑ Coast Prairie Redox (A16) (MLRA 150A) ❑ Umbric Surface (F13) (LRR P, T, U)
❑ Sandy Muck Mineral (Sl) (LRR 0, S) ❑ Delta Ochric (F17) (MLRA 151)
❑ Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4) ❑ Reduced Vertic (F18) (MLRA 150A, 150B) 3Indicators of hydrology
mushydrophytic vegetation and
wetland hydrology must be present,
❑ Sandy Redox (S5) ❑ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 149A) unless disturbed or problematic.
❑ Stripped Matrix (S6) ❑ Anomalous Bright Loamy Soils (F20) (MLRA 149A, 153C, 153D)
❑ Dark Surface (S7) (LRR P, S, T, U)
Restrictive Layer (if observed):
Type:
Depth (inches):
Remarks:
Soil appears hydric
Hydric Soil Present? Yes 0 No 0
US Army Corps of Engineers Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region - Version 2.0
WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM - Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region
Project/Site: Casing 695 City/County: Cumberland Sampling Date: 27 -Mar -18
Applicant/Owner: Piedmont Natural Gas State: NC Sampling Point: WA -UP
Investigator(s): J. Lawler Section, Township, Range: S T R
Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc.): Flat Local relief (concave, convex, none): flat Slope: 0.0 % / 0,0 °
Subregion (LRR or MLRA): LRR T Lat.: 35.0925680 Long.: -78.8347070 Datum:
Soil Map Unit Name: Altavista fine sandy loam (Aquic Hapludults) NWI classification:
Are climatic/ hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? Yes O No O (If no, explain in Remarks.)
Are Vegetation ❑ , Soil ❑ , or Hydrology ❑ significantly disturbed? Are "Normal Circumstances" present? Yes CP) No O
Are Vegetation ❑ , Soil ❑ or Hydrology F_ 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
Is the Sampled Area
Hydric Soil Present?
Yes O
No
Yes O No CO)
Wetland Hydrology Present?
Yes O
No
within a wetland?
Remarks:
❑ Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (Cl)
❑ Moss Trim Lines (B16)
Taken in high ground area near edge of WA and existing easement
HYDROLOGY
Wetland Hydrology Indicators:
Secondary Indicators (minimum of 2 required)
Primary Indicators (minimum of one required;
check all that apply)
❑ Surface Soil Cracks (B6)
❑ Surface Water (Al)
❑ Aquatic Fauna (B13)
❑ Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (B8)
❑ High Water Table (A2)
❑ Marl Deposits (B15) (LRR U)
❑ Drainage Patterns (B10)
❑ Saturation (A3)
❑ Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (Cl)
❑ Moss Trim Lines (B16)
❑ Water Marks (Bl)
❑ Oxidized Rhizospheres along Living Roots (0)
❑ Dry Season Water Table (C2)
❑ Sediment Deposits (B2)
❑ Presence of Reduced Iron (C4)
❑ Crayfish Burrows (C8)
❑ Drift Deposits (B3)
❑ Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6)
❑ Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9)
❑ Algal Mat or Crust (B4)
❑ Thin Muck Surface (C7)
❑ Geomorphic Position (D2)
❑ Iron Deposits (B5)
❑ Other (Explain in Remarks)
❑ Shallow Aquitard (D3)
❑ Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (B7)
❑ FAC -Neutral Test (135)
❑ Water -Stained Leaves (B9)
❑ Sphagnum moss (D8) (LRR T, U)
Field Observations:
Surface Water Present? Yes O No
Depth (inches): 0
Water Table Present? Yes O No OO
Depth (inches): 0
Yes O No 0
Saturation Present?Wetland
Yes O No
Depth (inches): 0
Hydrology
Present?
(includes capillary fringe)
Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available:
Remarks:
Wetland hydrology is not present.
US Army Corps of Engineers Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region - Version 2.0
VEGETATION (Five/Four Strata) - Use scientific names of plants.
Dominant
C ,. ,io.7
Sampling Point: WA - UP
7.
Absolute
Rel.Strat.
Indicator
Dominance Test worksheet:
Prevalence Index worksheet:
Tree Stratum (Plot size: 30' )
% Cover
0
Cover
Status
3.
Total % Cover of: Multiolv by:
50%of Total Cover: 57.5
20% of Total Cover: 23
115
=Total Cover
❑ 0.0%
OBL species 0 x 1 = 0
Number of Dominant Species
)
1
Pinus taeda
40
FACW species 2 x 2 = 4
34.8%
FAC
That are OBL, FACW, or FAC:
3 (A)
2.
Quercus nigra
25❑
2. Morella cerifera
21.7%
FAC
❑
45.5%
3.
Quercus rubra
20
❑
17.4%
FACU
Total Number of Dominant
FACW
UPL species 0 x 5 = 0
4.
0
❑
0.0%
Species Across All Strata:
5 (B)
4.
Uquidambar styraciflua
20
❑
17.4%
FAC
5.
Acer rubrum
10
❑
8.7%
FACPercent
of dominant Species
o
❑
0.0%
❑
7,
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC:
60.0% (A/B)
6.
0.0%
0
Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
0.0%
0
❑
7.
0
❑
0.0%
2
Prevalence Index worksheet:
$,
2. Smilax rotundifolia
0
❑
0.0%
3.
Total % Cover of: Multiolv by:
50%of Total Cover: 57.5
20% of Total Cover: 23
115
=Total Cover
❑ 0.0%
OBL species 0 x 1 = 0
Sapling or Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size:
)
❑ 0.0%
Hydrophytic
FACW species 2 x 2 = 4
1. Prunus serotina
Vegetation
10
4
45.5%
FACU
FAC species 109 x 3 = 327
2. Morella cerifera
10
❑
45.5%
FAC
FACu species 35 x 4 = 140
3. Arundinaria gigantea
2
❑
9.1%
FACW
UPL species 0 x 5 = 0
4.
0
❑
0.0%
column Totals: 146 (A) 471 (B)
5.
o
❑
o.o
Prevalence Index = B/A = 3.226
6.
o
❑
0.0%
7,
0
❑
0.0%
Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
8,
0
❑
0.0%
❑ 1 -Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
50% of Total Cover: 11
20% of Total Cover: 4.4
22
= Total Cover
0 2 -Dominance Testis > 5o%
Shrub Stratum (Plot size:
)
❑ 3 - Prevalence Index is <_3.0 1
1.
0
❑
0.0%
❑ Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation 1 (Explain)
2.
0
❑
0.0%
3.
0
❑
0.0%
1 Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must
be present, unless disturbed or problematic.
4,
o
❑
0.0%
5.
0
❑
0.0%
Definition of Vegetation Strata:
6.
0
❑
0.0%
Tree - Woody plants, excluding woody vines,
50%of Total Cover: 0
20%of Total Cover: 0
0
= 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).
Herb Stratum (Plot size:
)
1 Pteridium aquilinum
5
❑d
100.0%
FACU
Sapling - Woody plants, excluding woody vines,
,
approximately 20 ft (6 m) or more in height and less
2.
0
❑
0.o%
than 3 in. (7.6 cm) DBH.
3.
o
❑
0.0%
4.
0
❑
0.0%
Sapling/Shrub - Woody plants, excluding vines, less
than 3 in. DBH and greater than 3.28 ft (1 m) tall.
5.
0
❑
0.0%
6.
0
❑
0.0%
Shrub - Woody plants, excluding woody vines,
7.
0
❑
0.0%
approximately 3 to 20 ft (1 to 6 m) in height.
8.
0
❑
0.0%
9.
0
❑
0.0%
Herb - All herbaceous (non -woody) plants, including
Ll
herbaceous vines, regardless of size, and woody
1 Q.
0
0.0%
plants, except woody vines, less than approximately
11.
0
❑
0.0%
3 ft (1 m) in height.
12.
0
❑
0.0%
50% of Total Cover: 25
20% of Total Cover: 1
5
= Total Cover
Woody vine - All woody vines, regardless of height.
Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size: 30' )
1 . Gelsemium sempervirens
2
❑ 50.0% FAC
2. Smilax rotundifolia
2
❑ 50.0% FAC
3.
0
❑ 0.0%
4.
0
❑ 0.0%
5.
0
❑ 0.0%
Hydrophytic
-
Vegetation
50% of Total Cover: 2 20% of Total Cover: 0.8
4
= Total Cover
Present? Yes `•' No
Remarks: (If observed, list morphological adaptations below).
*Indicator suffix = National status or professional decision assigned because Regional status not defined by FWS.
US Army Corps of Engineers Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region - Version 2.0
SOIL
Sampling Point: WA -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) % Tvne 1 _ Loc? Texture Remarks
0-7 10YR 3/2 100 Fine Sandy Loam
7-12 10YR 5/4 100 Fine Sandy Loam
1 Type: C=Concentration. D=Depletion. RM=Reduced Matrix, CS=Covered or Coated Sand Grains zLocation: PL=Pore Lining. M=Matrix
Hydric Soil Indicators:
Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils3:
❑ Histosol (Al)
❑ Polyvalue Below Surface (S8) (LRR S, T, U)
❑ 1 cm Muck (A9) (LRR O)
❑ Histic Epipedon (A2)
❑ Thin Dark Surface (S9) (LRR S, T, U)
❑ 2 cm Muck (A30) (LRR S)
❑ Black Histic (A3)
❑ Loamy Mucky Mineral (Fl) (LRR 0)
❑ Reduced Vertic (F18) (outside MLRA 150A,B)
❑ Hydrogen Sulfide (A4)
❑ Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2)
❑ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (LRR P, S, T)
❑ Stratified Layers (A5)
❑ Depleted Matrix (F3)
❑ Anomalous Bright Loamy Soils (F20) (MLRA 1538)
❑ Organic Bodies (A6) (LRR P, T, U)
❑ Redox Dark Surface (F6)
❑ Red Parent Material (TF2)
❑ 5 cm Mucky Mineral (A7) (LRR P, T, U)
❑ Depleted Dark Surface (F7)
❑ Very Shallow Dark Surface (TF12)
❑ Muck Presence (A8) (LRR U)
❑ Redox Depressions (F8)
❑ Other (Explain in Remarks)
❑ 1 cm Muck (A9) (LRR P, T) ❑ Marl (F10) (LRR U)
❑ Depleted Below Dark Surface (All) ❑ Depleted Ochric (Fll) (MLRA 151)
❑ Thick Dark Surface (Al2) ❑ Iron -Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR O, P, T)
❑ Coast Prairie Redox (A16) (MLRA 150A) ❑ Umbric Surface (F13) (LRR P, T, U)
❑ Sandy Muck Mineral (Sl) (LRR 0, S) ❑ Delta Ochric (F17) (MLRA 151)
❑ Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4) ❑ Reduced Vertic (F18) (MLRA 150A, 150B) 3Indicators of hydrology
mushydrophytic vegetation and
wetland hydrology must be present,
❑ Sandy Redox (S5) ❑ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 149A) unless disturbed or problematic.
❑ Stripped Matrix (S6) ❑ Anomalous Bright Loamy Soils (F20) (MLRA 149A, 153C, 153D)
❑ Dark Surface (S7) (LRR P, S, T, U)
Restrictive Layer (if observed):
Type:
Depth (inches):
Remarks:
Soil is not hydric
Hydric Soil Present? Yes 0 No 0
US Army Corps of Engineers Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region - Version 2.0
WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM - Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region
Project/Site: Casing 695 City/County: Cumberland Sampling Date: 27 -Mar -18
Applicant/Owner: Piedmont Natural Gas State: NC Sampling Point: WB
Investigator(s): J. Lawler Section, Township, Range: S T R
Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc.): Flat Local relief (concave, convex, none): flat Slope: 1.0 % / 0.6 °
Subregion (LRR or MLRA): LRR T Lat.: 35.0936310 Long.: -78.8352070 Datum:
Soil Map Unit Name: Roanoke Silt Loam ( Typic Endoaquults) NWI classification:
Are climatic/ hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? Yes O No ❑ (If no, explain in Remarks.)
Are Vegetation ❑ , Soil L , or Hydrology ❑ significantly disturbed? Are "Normal Circumstances" present? Yes CP) 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
Is the Sampled Area
Hydric Soil Present?
Yes
No ��
Yes (:*D No ❑
Wetland Hydrology Present?
Yes ❑'
No
within a Wetland?
Remarks:
❑ Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (Cl)
❑ Moss Trim Lines (B16)
Taken in wetland Area WB near easement
d❑ Oxidized Rhizospheres along Living Roots (0)
HYDROLOGY
Wetland Hydrology Indicators:
Secondary Indicators (minimum of 2 required)
Primary Indicators (minimum of one required;
check all that apply)
❑ Surface Soil Cracks (B6)
d❑ Surface Water (Al)
❑ Aquatic Fauna (B13)
❑ Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (B8)
d❑ High Water Table (A2)
❑ Marl Deposits (B15) (LRR U)
❑ Drainage Patterns (B10)
d❑ Saturation (A3)
❑ Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (Cl)
❑ Moss Trim Lines (B16)
❑ Water Marks (Bl)
d❑ Oxidized Rhizospheres along Living Roots (0)
❑ Dry Season Water Table (C2)
❑ Sediment Deposits (B2)
❑ Presence of Reduced Iron (C4)
❑ Crayfish Burrows (C8)
❑ Drift Deposits (B3)
❑ Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6)
❑ Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9)
❑ Algal Mat or Crust (B4)
❑ Thin Muck Surface (C7)
❑ Geomorphic Position (D2)
❑ Iron Deposits (B5)
❑ Other (Explain in Remarks)
❑ Shallow Aquitard (D3)
❑ Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (B7)d❑
FAC -Neutral Test (135)
❑ Water -Stained Leaves (B9)
❑ Sphagnum moss (D8) (LRR T, U)
Field Observations:
Surface Water Present? Yes No ❑
Depth (inches): 2
Water Table Present? Yes OO No ❑
Depth (inches): 0
Yes ❑O No ❑
Saturation Present?Wetland
Yes No ❑
Depth (inches): 0
Hydrology
Present?
(includes capillary fringe)
Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available:
Remarks:
Soil is saturated within 12" of the surface and some standing water observed
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VEGETATION (Five/Four Strata) - Use scientific names of plants.
Dominant
C ,. ,io.7
Sampling Point: WB
7.
Absolute
Rel.Strat.
Indicator
Dominance Test worksheet:
Prevalence Index worksheet:
Tree Stratum (Plot size: 30' )
% Cover
0
Cover
Status
3. Smilax laurifolia
Total % Cover of: Multiolv by:
50%of Total Cover: 50
20% of Total Cover: 20
100
=Total Cover
❑ 0.0%
OBL species 22 x 1 = 22
Number of Dominant Species
)
1
Acer rubrum
40
FACW species 29 x 2 = 58
40.0%
FAC
That are OBL, FACW, or FAC:
10 (A)
2.
Nyssa sylvatica
20❑
2. Acer rubrum
20.0%
FAC
❑
16.7%
3.
Pinus taeda
20
❑�
20.0%
FAC
Total Number of Dominant
FACW
UPL species 0 x 5 = 0
4.
0
❑
0.0%
Species Across All Strata:
10 (B)
4.
Uquidambar styraciflua
10
❑
10.0%
FAC
5
Liriodendron tulipifera
5
❑
5.0%
FACU
Percent of dominant Species
o
Taxodium distichum
0.0%
❑
7,
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC:
100.0% WB)
6.
0.0%
5
Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
5.0%
OBL
0
❑
7.
0
❑
0.0%
2❑
Prevalence Index worksheet:
8,
2. Smilax rotundifolia
0
❑
0.0%
3. Smilax laurifolia
Total % Cover of: Multiolv by:
50%of Total Cover: 50
20% of Total Cover: 20
100
=Total Cover
❑ 0.0%
OBL species 22 x 1 = 22
Sapling or Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size: 15'
)
❑ 0.0%
Hydrophytic
FACW species 29 x 2 = 58
1. Cyrilla racemiflora
Vegetation
5
❑
16.7%
FACW
FAC species 99 x 3 = 297
2. Acer rubrum
5
❑
16.7%
FAC
FACu species 5 x 4 = 20
3. Arundinaria gigantea
20
d❑
66.7%
FACW
UPL species 0 x 5 = 0
4.
0
❑
0.0%
column Totals: 155 (A) 397 (B)
5.
o
❑
o.o
Prevalence Index = B/A = 2.561
6.
o
❑
0.0%
7,
0
❑
0.0%
Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
8,
0
❑
0.0%
❑ 1 -Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
50% of Total Cover: 15
20% of Total Cover: 6
30
= Total Cover
0 2 -Dominance Testis > 5o%
Shrub Stratum (Plot size:
)❑
3 - Prevalence Index is <_3.0 1
1.
0
❑
0.0%
❑ Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation 1 (Explain)
2.
0
❑
0.0%
3.
0
❑
0.0%
1 Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must
be present, unless disturbed or problematic.
4,
o
❑
0.0%
5.
0
❑
0.0%
Definition of Vegetation Strata:
6.
0
❑
0.0%
Tree - Woody plants, excluding woody vines,
50%of Total Cover: 0
20%of Total Cover: 0
0
= 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).
Herb Stratum (Plot size: 5'
)
1 Carex lurida
5d❑
26.3%
OBL
Sapling - Woody plants, excluding woody vines,
,
-
approximately 20 ft (6 m) or more in height and less
2. Scirpus cyperinus
5d❑
26.3%
CBL_
than 3 in. (7.6 cm) DBH.
3. ]uncus effusus
5d❑
26.3%
OBL
4, Woodwardia areolata
2
❑
10.5%
OBL
Sapling/Shrub - Woody plants, excluding vines, less
5. Osmunda cinnamomea
2
❑
10.5%
FACW
than 3 in. DBH and greater than 3.28 ft (1 m) tall.
6.
0
❑
0.0%
Shrub - Woody plants, excluding woody vines,
7.
0
❑
0.0%
approximately 3 to 20 ft (1 to 6 m) in height.
8.
0
❑
0.0%
9.
0
❑
0.0%
Herb - All herbaceous (non -woody) plants, including
❑
herbaceous vines, regardless of size, and woody
1 Q.
0
0.0%
plants, except woody vines, less than approximately
11.
0
❑
0.0%
3 ft (1 m) in height.
12.
0
❑
0.0%
50% of Total Cover: 9.5
20% of Total Cover: 3.8
19
= Total Cover
Woody vine - All woody vines, regardless of height.
Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size: 30' )
1 . Toxicodendron radicans
2❑
33.3% FAC
2. Smilax rotundifolia
2❑
33.3% FAC
3. Smilax laurifolia
2❑
33.3% FACW
4.
0
❑ 0.0%
5.
0
❑ 0.0%
Hydrophytic
-
Vegetation
50%of Total Cover: 3 20% of Total Cover: 1.2
6
= Total Cover
Present? Yes `•' No
Remarks: (If observed, list morphological adaptations below).
Hydrophytic vegetation is dominant.
*Indicator suffix = National status or professional decision assigned because Regional status not defined by FWS.
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SOIL
Sampling Point: WE
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) % Tyne 1 Loc? Texture
0-8 10YR 2/1 98 10YR 4/3 2 C PL Sandy Loam
8-12 10YR 4/1 95 10YR 4/6 5 C PL Loam
1 Type: C=Concentration. D=Depletion. RM=Reduced Matrix, CS=Covered or Coated Sand Grains zLocation: PL=Pore Lining. M=Matrix
Remarks
Hydric Soil Indicators:
Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils3:
❑ Histosol (Al)
❑ Polyvalue Below Surface (S8) (LRR S, T, U)
❑ 1 cm Muck (A9) (LRR O)
❑ Histic Epipedon (A2)
❑ Thin Dark Surface (S9) (LRR S, T, U)
❑ 2 cm Muck (A30) (LRR S)
❑ Black Histic (A3)
❑ Loamy Mucky Mineral (Fl) (LRR 0)
❑ Reduced Vertic (F18) (outside MLRA 150A,B)
❑ Hydrogen Sulfide (A4)
❑ Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2)
❑ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (LRR P, S, T)
❑ Stratified Layers (A5)
❑ Depleted Matrix (F3)
❑ Anomalous Bright Loamy Soils (F20) (MLRA 1538)
❑ Organic Bodies (A6) (LRR P, T, U)
d❑ Redox Dark Surface (F6)
❑ Red Parent Material (TF2)
❑ 5 cm Mucky Mineral (A7) (LRR P, T, U)
❑ Depleted Dark Surface (F7)
❑ Very Shallow Dark Surface (TF12)
❑ Muck Presence (A8) (LRR U)
❑ Redox Depressions (F8)
❑ Other (Explain in Remarks)
❑ 1 cm Muck (A9) (LRR P, T) ❑ Marl (F10) (LRR U)
❑ Depleted Below Dark Surface (All) ❑ Depleted Ochric (Fll) (MLRA 151)
❑ Thick Dark Surface (Al2) ❑ Iron -Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR O, P, T)
❑ Coast Prairie Redox (A16) (MLRA 150A) ❑ Umbric Surface (F13) (LRR P, T, U)
❑ Sandy Muck Mineral (Sl) (LRR 0, S) ❑ Delta Ochric (1`17) (MLRA 151)
❑ Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4) ❑ Reduced Vertic (1`18) (MLRA 150A, 150B) 3Indicators of hydrology
mushydrophytic vegetation and
wetland hydrology must be present,
❑ Sandy Redox (S5) ❑ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (1`19) (MLRA 149A) unless disturbed or problematic.
❑ Stripped Matrix (S6) ❑ Anomalous Bright Loamy Soils (F20) (MLRA 149A, 153C, 153D)
❑ Dark Surface (S7) (LRR P, S, T, U)
Restrictive Layer (if observed):
Type:
Depth (inches):
Remarks:
Soil hydric
Hydric Soil Present? Yes 0 No 0
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WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM - Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region
Project/Site: Casing 695 City/County: Cumberland Sampling Date: 27 -Mar -18
Applicant/Owner: Piedmont Natural Gas State: NC Sampling Point: WB -UP
Investigator(s): J. Lawler Section, Township, Range: S T R
Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc.): Flat Local relief (concave, convex, none): flat Slope: 1.0 % / 0.6 °
Subregion (LRR or MLRA): LRR T Lat.: 35.0937120 Long.: -78.8352840 Datum:
Soil Map Unit Name: Tarboro Loamy Sand (Typic Udipsamments) NWI classification:
Are climatic/ hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? Yes O No ❑ (If no, explain in Remarks.)
Are Vegetation ❑ , Soil L , or Hydrology ❑ significantly disturbed? Are "Normal Circumstances" present? Yes CP) 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
Is the Sampled Area
Hydric Soil Present?
Yes ❑
No
Yes ❑ No CO)
Wetland Hydrology Present?
Yes ❑
No
within a wetland?
Remarks:
❑ Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (Cl)
❑ Moss Trim Lines (B16)
taken near woodland/field interface
❑ Oxidized Rhizospheres along Living Roots (0)
❑ Dry Season Water Table (C2)
HYDROLOGY
Wetland Hydrology Indicators:
Secondary Indicators (minimum of 2 required)
Primary Indicators (minimum of one required;
check all that apply)
❑ Surface Soil Cracks (B6)
❑ Surface Water (Al)
❑ Aquatic Fauna (B13)
❑ Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (B8)
❑ High Water Table (A2)
❑ Marl Deposits (B15) (LRR U)
❑ Drainage Patterns (B10)
❑ Saturation (A3)
❑ Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (Cl)
❑ Moss Trim Lines (B16)
❑ Water Marks (Bl)
❑ Oxidized Rhizospheres along Living Roots (0)
❑ Dry Season Water Table (C2)
❑ Sediment Deposits (B2)
❑ Presence of Reduced Iron (C4)
❑ Crayfish Burrows (C8)
❑ Drift Deposits (B3)
❑ Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6)
❑ Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9)
❑ Algal Mat or Crust (B4)
❑ Thin Muck Surface (C7)
❑ Geomorphic Position (D2)
❑ Iron Deposits (B5)
❑ Other (Explain in Remarks)
❑ Shallow Aquitard (D3)
❑ Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (B7)d❑
FAC -Neutral Test (135)
❑ Water -Stained Leaves (B9)
❑ Sphagnum moss (D8) (LRR T, U)
Field Observations:
Surface Water Present? Yes ❑ No
Depth (inches):
Water Table Present? Yes ❑ No OO
Depth (inches):
Yes ❑ No 0
Saturation Present?Wetland
Yes ❑ No
Depth (inches):
Hydrology
Present?
(includes capillary fringe)
Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available:
Remarks:
Wetland hydrology is not present.
US Army Corps of Engineers Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region - Version 2.0
VEGETATION (Five/Four Strata) - Use scientific names of plants.
Dominant
C ,. ,io.7
Sampling Point: WB - UP
7.
Absolute
Rel.Strat.
Indicator
Dominance Test worksheet:
Prevalence Index worksheet:
8,
Tree Stratum (Plot size: 30' )
% Cover
❑
Cover
Status
Total % Cover of: Multiolv by:
50%of Total Cover: 40
20% of Total Cover: 16
80
=Total Cover
❑ 0.0%
OBL species 0 x 1 = 0
Sapling or Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size:
)
Number of Dominant Species
Hydrophytic
1
Acer rubrum
30
5❑
37.5%
FAC
That are OBL, FACW, or FAC:
9
(A)
2.
Pinus taeda
20❑
25.0%
25.0%
FAC
3, Arundinaria gigantea
10
3.
Uquidambar styraciflua
20
❑�
25.0%
FAC
Total Number of Dominant
❑
0.o%
column Totals: 108 (A) 326 (B)
5.
o
❑
Species Across All Strata:
9
(B)
4.
Prunus serotina
10
❑
12.5%
FACU
Prevalence Index = B/A = 3.019
6.
5.
Ll
0
❑
0.0%
7,
Percent of dominant Species
0
❑
0.0%
Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
❑
0
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC:
100.0%
WB)
6.
o
20% of Total Cover: 4
o.o°r°
= Total Cover
0 2 -Dominance Testis > 5o%
Shrub Stratum (Plot size:
7.
0
❑
0.0%
2❑
Prevalence Index worksheet:
8,
2. Smilax rotundifolia
0
❑
0.0%
3. Vitis rotundifolia
Total % Cover of: Multiolv by:
50%of Total Cover: 40
20% of Total Cover: 16
80
=Total Cover
❑ 0.0%
OBL species 0 x 1 = 0
Sapling or Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size:
)
❑ 0.0%
Hydrophytic
FACW species 10 x 2 = 20
1. Morella cerifera
Vegetation
5❑
6
25.0%
FAC
FAC species 86 x 3 = 258
2. Uquidambar styraciflua
5
0
25.0%
FAC
FACu species 12 x 4 = 48
3, Arundinaria gigantea
10
0
50.0%
FACW
UPL species 0 x 5 = 0
4.
0
❑
0.o%
column Totals: 108 (A) 326 (B)
5.
o
❑
o.o
Prevalence Index = B/A = 3.019
6.
o
Ll
0.0%
7,
0
❑
0.0%
Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
8,
0
❑
0.0%
❑ 1 -Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
50% of Total Cover: 10
20% of Total Cover: 4
20
= Total Cover
0 2 -Dominance Testis > 5o%
Shrub Stratum (Plot size:
)
❑ 3 - Prevalence Index is <_3.0 1
1.
0
❑
0.0%
❑ Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation 1 (Explain)
2.
0
❑
0.0%
3,
0
❑
0.0%
1 Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must
be present, unless disturbed or problematic.
4,
o
❑
0.0%
5.
0
❑
0.0%
Definition of Vegetation Strata:
6.
0
❑
0.0%
Tree - Woody plants, excluding woody vines,
50%of Total Cover: 0
20%of Total Cover: 0
0
= 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).
Herb Stratum (Plot size:
)
1 Pteridium aquilinum
2
❑
100.0%
FACU
Sapling - Woody plants, excluding woody vines,
,
approximately 20 ft (6 m) or more in height and less
2.
0
❑
0.o%
than 3 in. (7.6 cm) DBH.
3.
o
❑
0.0%
4.
0
❑
0.0%
Sapling/Shrub - Woody plants, excluding vines, less
than 3 in. DBH and greater than 3.28 ft (1 m) tall.
5.
0
❑
0.0%
6.
0
❑
0.0%
Shrub - Woody plants, excluding woody vines,
7.
0
❑
0.0%
approximately 3 to 20 ft (1 to 6 m) in height.
8.
0
❑
0.0%
9.
0
❑
0.0%
Herb - All herbaceous (non -woody) plants, including
Ll
herbaceous vines, regardless of size, and woody
1 Q.
0
0.0%
plants, except woody vines, less than approximately
11.
0
❑
0.0%
3 ft (1 m) in height.
12.
0
❑
0.0%
50% of Total Cover: 1
20% of Total Cover: 04
2
= Total Cover
Woody vine - All woody vines, regardless of height.
Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size: )
1. Gelsemium sempervirens
2❑
33.3% FAC
2. Smilax rotundifolia
2❑
33.3% FAC
3. Vitis rotundifolia
2❑
33.3% FAC
4.
0
❑ 0.0%
5.
0
❑ 0.0%
Hydrophytic
-
Vegetation
50%of Total Cover: 3 20% of Total Cover: 1.2
6
= Total Cover
Present? Yes `•' No
Remarks: (If observed, list morphological adaptations below).
Hydrophytic vegetation is dominant.
*Indicator suffix = National status or professional decision assigned because Regional status not defined by FWS.
US Army Corps of Engineers Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region - Version 2.0
SOIL
Sampling Point: WB _ 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) % Tvne 1 _ Loc? Texture
0-5 l0YR 3/3 100 Loamy Sand
5-12 10YR 5/6 100 Loamy Sand
1 Type: C=Concentration. D=Depletion. RM=Reduced Matrix, CS=Covered or Coated Sand Grains zLocation: PL=Pore Lining. M=Matrix
Remarks
Hydric Soil Indicators:
Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils3:
❑ Histosol (Al)
❑ Polyvalue Below Surface (S8) (LRR S, T, U)
❑ 1 cm Muck (A9) (LRR O)
❑ Histic Epipedon (A2)
❑ Thin Dark Surface (S9) (LRR S, T, U)
❑ 2 cm Muck (A30) (LRR S)
❑ Black Histic (A3)
❑ Loamy Mucky Mineral (Fl) (LRR 0)
❑ Reduced Vertic (F18) (outside MLRA 150A,B)
❑ Hydrogen Sulfide (A4)
❑ Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2)
❑ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (LRR P, S, T)
❑ Stratified Layers (A5)
❑ Depleted Matrix (F3)
❑ Anomalous Bright Loamy Soils (F20) (MLRA 1538)
❑ Organic Bodies (A6) (LRR P, T, U)
❑ Redox Dark Surface (F6)
❑ Red Parent Material (TF2)
❑ 5 cm Mucky Mineral (A7) (LRR P, T, U)
❑ Depleted Dark Surface (F7)
❑ Very Shallow Dark Surface (TF12)
❑ Muck Presence (A8) (LRR U)
❑ Redox Depressions (F8)
❑ Other (Explain in Remarks)
❑ 1 cm Muck (A9) (LRR P, T) ❑ Marl (F10) (LRR U)
❑ Depleted Below Dark Surface (All) ❑ Depleted Ochric (Fll) (MLRA 151)
❑ Thick Dark Surface (Al2) ❑ Iron -Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR O, P, T)
❑ Coast Prairie Redox (A16) (MLRA 150A) ❑ Umbric Surface (F13) (LRR P, T, U)
❑ Sandy Muck Mineral (Sl) (LRR 0, S) ❑ Delta Ochric (1`17) (MLRA 151)
❑ Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4) ❑ Reduced Vertic (1`18) (MLRA 150A, 150B) 3Indicators of hydrology
mushydrophytic vegetation and
wetland hydrology must be present,
❑ Sandy Redox (S5) ❑ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (1`19) (MLRA 149A) unless disturbed or problematic.
❑ Stripped Matrix (S6) ❑ Anomalous Bright Loamy Soils (F20) (MLRA 149A, 153C, 153D)
❑ Dark Surface (S7) (LRR P, S, T, U)
Restrictive Layer (if observed):
Type:
Depth (inches):
Remarks:
Hydric soil is not present
Hydric Soil Present? Yes 0 No 0
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