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Home My WebLink About20160847 Ver 2_PJD-Supplemental Info_20190321WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM - Eastern Mountains and Piedmont Project]Site: Cloud and Banner Mitigation Site City/County: Alamance Applicantiowner. Resource Environmental Solutions State: NC Investigator(s): George K Lankford, LSS #1223 Section, Township, Range: Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc.): floodplain Local relief (concave, convex, none): concave Subregion (LRR or MLRA): LRR P tat: 36.144844 Long. -79.272663 Ch I f; d I Sampling Date: 7111 /18 - Sampling Point: 301 - Slope (%): C 1 % Datum: V11GS 84 Soil Map Unit Name. eWaC a Ine san y ❑aril NWI classification: Are climatic 1 hydrolo `� is conditions on the site typical for this time of year? Yes No L-1(ifno, explain in Remarks.) Are Vegetation , Soil ❑ , or Hydrology ❑ significantly disturbed? Are "Normal Circumstances" present? Yes � No El Are Vegetation n, Soil L, 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 I v l No within a Wetland? Yes P No Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes � No74 Remarks: MLRA 136 Southern Piedmont 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 (B14) =Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (B8) ❑ High Water Table (A2) ❑ Hydrogen Sulfide odor (Cl) Drainage Patterns (B10) F-15aturation (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 (B3) =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 (B5) Geomorphic Position (132) Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (137) =Shallow Aquitard {D3} Water -Stained Leaves (139) =Microtopographic Relief {134} =Aquatic Fauna (1313) FAC -Neutral Test (135) Field Observations: Surface Water Present? Yes No 0 Depth (inches): Water Table Present? Yes ❑ No ❑✓ Depth (inches): Saturation Present? Yes ❑ No 0 Depth (inches): Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes2L No–L includes capillary frin e 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 (Four Strata) — Use scientific names of plants. Sampling Point 301 �D' radius Ansolute uornmant maicator Uornmance rest wori(sneet: Tree Stratum (Plot size: } % Cover Species? Status Number of Dominant Species 1- Fraxlnus pennsylvanica 30 YES FACW That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: (A) 2- Platanus occidentalis 10 YES FACW Total Number of Dominant 3• Species Across All Strata: (B) 4. Percent of Dominant Species 5 That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: {AIB} 6- Prevalence Index worksheet: 7 8 Total % Cover of: Multiply by: 40 = Total Cover OBL species x 1 = Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size: j FACW species x 2 = 1- - - FAC species x 3 = 2- - - FACU species x4= 3. - - UPL species x 5 = Column Totals: (A) (B) 4. 5 - Prevalence Index = B/A = 6. Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators: 7. Z 1 - Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation 8- ❑ 2 - Dominance Test is n50% 9 ❑ 3 - Prevalence Index is 53.D' 10. ❑ 4 - Morphological Adaptations' (Provide supporting 2D radius = Total Cover data in Remarks or on a separate sheet) Herb Stratum (Plot size' } ❑ Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation' 1- Dulichium arundinaceum 30 YES OBI (Explain) 2. Murdannia keisak 5 NO OBL 3. Chasmanthium latifolium 5 Na FACU 'Indicators of hydric sail and wetland hyy must be present, unless disturbed or problematic. 4 Definitions of Four Vegetation Strata: 5- Tree — Woody plants, excluding vines, 3 in- (7-6 cm) or 6 more in diameter at breast height (DBH), regardless of 7. height - 8. SaplinglShrub — Woody plants, excluding vines, less 9- than 3 in- DBH and greater than 3-28 It (1 m) tall- 10 - Herb — All herbaceous (non -woody) plants, regardless 1 of size, and woody plants less than 3-28 ft tall - 12. 40 = Total Cover Woody vine — All woody vines greater than 328 ft in Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size: } height - 1. 2. 3- Hydrophytic 4- 5. Vegetation .-/ 6. Present? Yes No = Total Cover Remarks: (Include photo numbers here or on a separate sheet-) US Army Corps of Engineers Eastern Mountains and Piedmont— Interim Version SOIL Sampling Point: 301 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 0-8 10 YR 412 65 7.5 YR 314 35 C PL SL 8-18 10 YR 512 70 2.5 YR 316 30 C PL CL 18-27 2.5 YR 5/2 90 7.5 YR 416 10 C PL CL 'Type: C=Concentration, D=De letion, RM=Reduced Matrix, MS=Masked Sand Grains. Location: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix. Hydric Soil Indicators: Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils' - F -1 Histosol (Al) Q Dark Surface (S7) E=1 2 cm Muck (A10) (MLRA 147) QHistic Epipedon (A2) 0 Polyvalue Below Surface (58) (MLRA 147, 148) QCoast Prairie Redox (A16) 0Black Histic (A3) Q Thin Dark Surface (S9) (MLRA 147, 148) (MLRA 147, 148) 0 Hydrogen Sulfide (A4) 0 Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2) 0 Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) F-1 Stratified Layers (A5) F;71 Depleted Matrix (F3) (MLRA 136, 147) 02 em Muck (A10) (LRR N) 0 Redox Dark Surface (F6) Red Parent Material (TF2) 0 Depleted Below Dark Surface (At 1) 0 Depleted Dark Surface (F7) 0 Very Shallow Dark Surface (TF 12) OThick Dark Surface (Al2) 0 Redox Depressions (FB) DOther (Explain in Remarks) F-1 Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) {LRR N, 0 Iron -Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR N, MLRA 147, 148) MLRA 136) HSandy Gleyed Matrix (54) Q Umbric Surface (F13) (MLRA 136, 122) 3Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and Sandy Redox (55) Q Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 148) wetland hydrology must be present, E715t rip ped Matrix (S6) unless disturbed or problematic. Restrictive Layer (if observed): Type: Z ❑ Depth (inches): Hydric Soil Present? Yes No Remarks: US Army Corps of Engineers Eastern Mountains and Piedmont— Interim Version _ rw� .. - jY� r i`�w ! i 4+' . � Y. � rye, � pt I • • ri 1 u y.. _t g�?ft R• � � �'r ry . 7 Awe 1 L pres N W E S 0 150 300 Feet 1 in = 300 feet Potential Wetland or Non -Wetland Waters of the U.S. Map Cloud and Banner Mitigation Project Alamance County, .. 4%, k xy/l/ +*i:� iai� .,i r'" �, v. •fir• a'' North Carolina Date: 3/19/2019 Drawn by: MDE - ''•* �•' 'Tf , Revisions: 1 Checked by: JRM r Legend WB Proposed Easement Project Parcel Wetland Within Easement (11.17 a n U 101 WA fai 5"�/ �,l''j' /'�1NA„ ss` i �i'' ,' �:.�tryr/, �q 1� ., Hydric Soil Limit � rWE � �+" �,r,�• ��, a � �,��' �i,�'xk ,, � /�; i $��;F"r� + � �''� ,i�+ �1�1� t� +�a�-i •yj;,, �, .� . v r ! 'Yr t, 1 !Y s m 9 v X .4� 0 0 r .�'"�'• r,.>" „/. t.. �r " i! ,9'" r 6t, t Existing Stream (/� x , , i7yklil`f�1.,.'"} /y a`a 'Y v�.� v� f." r .i ..k 4 ti # <r r'-,. ;ri fA ix. .,�• ,J4 4r^' V i i�`„I„ V,� �! � ',�� i��' t gy h Soil Boring u(. .w_. - 'i,. •l � (1i.'. a�. .. i .'it :'�i '. 1/' ''t 1b. � f..'T.'Y.. ' r..r { y I � . "pin , Aquatic Resouce Type Area/Length VJA WA Wetland 7.26 ac z1z ” WB Wetland 0.67 ac WC Wetland 0.54 ac WD Wetland 1.28 ac WE Wetland 1.19 ac WF Wetland 0.23 ac ' Back Creek Stream 4,880 ft k• UT 2 Stream 883 ft UT 4 Stream 852 ft UT 5 Stream 726 ft °F•,0; UT 6 Stream 702 ft Table of Aquatic Resources - Cloud and Banner Mitigation Site Site Number Latitude (decimal degrees) Longitude (decimal degrees) Est. amount of aquatic resource in review area Type of aquatic resource (i.e., wetland vs. non -wetland waters) Cowardin Class* Class of aquatic resource Geographic authority to which the aquatic resource "may be" subject WA 36.142123 -79.272004 7.26 acres wetland-PFO1 Bd Section 404 WB 36.143338 -79.269113 0.67 acres wetland-PFO1 Bd Section 404 WC 36.145605 -79.269129 0.54 acres wetland-PEM1Bd Section 404 WD 36.145534 -79.271156 1.28 acres wetland-PFO1 Bd Section 404 WE 36.142131 -79.275068 1.19 acres wetland-PFO1 Bd Section 404 WF 36.144819 -79.272744 0.23 acres wetland-PFO1 Bd Section 404 Back Creek 36.144634 -79.271656 4,880 linear feet non-wetland-R2UB2 Section 404 UT 2 36.145747 -79.271301 883 linear feet non-wetland-R3SB3/4 Section 404 UT 4 36.143665 -79.270939 852 linear feet non-wetland-R3SB4 Section 404 UT 5 36.140965 -79.274466 726 linear feet non-wetland-R3SB3/4 Section 404 UT 6 36.142352 -79.275569 702 linear feet non-wetland-R3SB4 Section 404 11.17 acres 8,043 linear feet * Classification is based upon current conditions.