20200092 Ver 1_Upland Data Form_20200115

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers OMB Control #: 0710-xxxx, Exp: Pending
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: 921 Trailwood Drive City/County: Raleigh / Wake Sampling Date: 6-22-18
Applicant/Owner: Capital Associates / Thomas J. Aurand State: NC Sampling Point: UPLAND
Investigator(s): B. Zarzecki, S&EC Section, Township, Range: Swift Creek Township
Landform (hillside, terrace, etc.): terrace Local relief (concave, convex, none): concave Slope (%): 0
Subregion (LRR or MLRA): LRR P, MLRA 136 Lat: 35.78171 Long:-78.692097 Datum: NAD83
Soil Map Unit Name: Chewacla & Wehadkee soils (CHA) NWI classification: upland
Are climatic / hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? Yes x No (If no, explain in Remarks.)
Are Vegetation no , Soil no , or Hydrology no significantly disturbed? Are "Normal Circumstances" present? Yes x No
Are Vegetation no , Soil no , or Hydrology no 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 x No 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): 0
Water Table Present? Yes No
x Depth (inches): 20
Saturation Present? Yes No
x Depth (inches): 20
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: UPLAND
Tree Stratum (Plot size: 30 radius )
1. Betula nigra
2. Prunus serotina
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
50% of total cover: 45
Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size: 30 radius )
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
50% of total cover:
Herb Stratum (Plot size: 30 radius )
1. Microstegium vimineum
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
50% of total cover: 40
Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size: 30 radius )
1. Vitis rotundifolia
2.
3.
4.
5.
Absolute
Dominant
Indicator
% Cover
Species?
Status
70
Yes
FACW
20
Yes
FACU
=Total Cover
90
20% of total cover:
18
=Total Cover
20% of total cover:
80 Yes FAC
80 =Total Cover
20% of total cover: 16
10 Yes FAC
10 =Total Cover
50% of total cover: 5 20% of total cover: 2
Remarks: (Include photo numbers here or on a separate sheet.)
Dominance Test worksheet:
Number of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC:
3
(A)
Total Number of Dominant
Species Across All Strata:
4
(B)
Percent of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC:
75.0%
(A/B)
Prevalence Index worksheet:
Total % Cover of: Multiply by:
OBL species 0 x 1 =
0
FACW species 70 x 2 =
140
FAC species 90 x 3 =
270
FACU species 20 x 4 =
80
UPL species 0 x 5 =
0
Column Totals: 180 (A)
490
(B)
Prevalence Index = B/A =
2.72
_ 1 - Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
X 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 X No
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VEGETATION (Five Strata) - Use scientific names of plants.
Sampling Point: UPLAND
Absolute Dominant Indicator
Tree Stratum (Plot size: )
% Cover Species? Status
Dominance Test worksheet:
1.
Number of Dominant Species
2.
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: (A)
3.
Total Number of Dominant
4.
Species Across All Strata: (B)
5.
Percent of Dominant Species
6.
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: (A/B)
=Total Cover
Prevalence Index worksheet:
50% of total cover:
20% of total cover:
Total % Cover of: Multiply by:
Sapling Stratum (Plot size: )
OBL species x 1 =
1.
FACW species x 2 =
2.
FAC species x 3 =
3.
FACU species x 4 =
4.
UPL species x 5 =
5.
Column Totals: (A) (B)
6.
Prevalence Index = B/A =
=Total Cover
Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
50% of total cover:
20% of total cover:
_ 1 - Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
Shrub Stratum (Plot size: )
2 - Dominance Test is >50%
1.
3 - Prevalence Index is !-3.0'
2.
4 - Morphological Adaptations' (Provide supporting
3
data in Remarks or on a separate sheet)
4.
-Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation' (Explain)
5.
'Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must be
6.
present, unless disturbed or problematic.
Definitions of Five Vegetation Strata:
=Total Cover
50% of total cover:
20% of total cover:
Tree - Woody plants, excluding woody vines,
Herb Stratum (Plot size: )
approximately 20 ft (6 m) or more in height and 3 in.
1
(7.6 cm) or larger in diameter at breast height (DBH).
2.
Sapling - Woody plants, excluding woody vines,
3.
approximately 20 ft (6 m) or more in height and less
4
than 3 in. (7.6 cm) DBH.
5.
Shrub -Woody Plants, excluding woody vines,
6
approximately 3 to 20 ft (1 to 6 m) in height.
7.
Herb - All herbaceous (non -woody) plants, including
8.
herbaceous vines, regardless of size, and woody
9
plants, except woody vines, less than approximately
3 ft (1 m) in height.
10.
11.
Woody Vine - All woody vines, regardless of height.
=Total Cover
50% of total cover:
20% of total cover:
Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size: )
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hydrophytic
=Total Cover
Vegetation
50% of total cover:
20% of total cover:
Present? Yes No
Remarks: (Include photo numbers here or on a separate sheet.)
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SOIL Sampling Point: UPLAND
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) % Types Loc2 Texture Remarks
0-20 2.5Y 5/4 100 Loamy/Clayey
D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, MS=Masked Sand Grains
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 (Al 2)
—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:
_ 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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