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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 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 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. US Army Corps of Engineers Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region - Version 2.0 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 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 -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 US Army Corps of Engineers Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region - Version 2.0