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Waters of the U.S. Technical Report
The Chemours Company
Flow -through Cells
May 28, 2020
Wetland Data Sheets and Photographs
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Bladen County, North Carolina
0 1 Data Sheet Point Seep B
WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM - Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region
Project/Site: Chemours - Seep B Wetland City/County: Bladen County Sampling Date: May 18, 2020
Applicant/Owner: The Chemours Company State: NC Sampling Point: Seep B - Wetland 1
Investigator(s): Luke F. Eggering, SPWS Section, Township, Range: NA
Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc.): hillslope seep Local relief (concave, convex, none): concave Slope (%): 3%
Subregion (LRR or MLRA): LRR: P; MLRA: 133A Lat: 34.842176 Long:-78.825698 Datum: NAD 1983
Soil Map Unit Name: Cn - Congaree silt loam, frequently flooded NWI classification: PEM
Are climatic / hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of the year? Yes X No (If no, explain in Remarks.)
Are vegetation Soil or Hydrology significantly disturbed? No Are "normal circumstances" present? Yes
Are vegetation Soil or Hydrology naturally problematic? No (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.)
X No
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS— Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc.
Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes X No
Is the Sampled Area within a
Hydric Soil Present? Yes X No
Wetland? Yes X No
Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes X No
Remarks:
This wetland data point is in an herbaceous seep wetland fringe parallel to the Seep B stream. Vegetation (trees and shrubs) was recently cleared. It receives
groundwater seepage in the bank of the stream and overflow flooding during stormwater events.
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)
_ Aquatic Fauna (B13)
_ Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (138)
X High Water Table (A2)
_ Marl Deposits (B15) (LRR U)
_ Drainage Patterns (B10)
X Saturation (A3)
_ Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (Cl)
_ Moss Trim Lines (B16)
_ Water Marks (B 1)
_ Oxidized Rhizospheres on Living Roots (C3)
_ Dry -Season Water Table (C2)
_ Sediment Deposits (132)
_ Presence of Reduced Iron (C4)
X Crayfish Burrows (C8)
_ Drift Deposits (133)
_ Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6)
_ Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9)
_ Algal Mat or Crust (134)
_ Thin Muck Surface (C7)
_ Geomorphic Position (D2)
_ Iron Deposits (135)
_ Other (Explain in Remarks)
_ Shallow Aquitard (D3)
_ Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (137)
_ FAC-Neutral Test (D5)
Water -Stained Leaves (139)
Sphagnum moss (D8) (LRR T, U)
Field Observations:
Surface water present? Yes No
X Depth (inches):
Water table present? Yes X No
_ Depth (inches): surface
Saturation present? Yes X No
Depth (inches): surface
Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes X No
(includes capillary fringe)
Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available:
Remarks:
This drainage basin in the Cape Fear River floodplain receives fairly frequent overflow flooding from the Cape Fear River. Iron deposits on the soil surface are
indicative of groundwater seeping from the adjacent uplands.
US Army Corps of Engineers Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region -Version 2.0
VEGETATION (Four Strata) - Use scientific names of plants
Sampling Point: Seep B - Wetland 1
Tree Stratum (Plot Size: )
1
Absolute
% Cover
Dominant
Species?
Indicator
Status
Dominance Testworksheet:
Number of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: (A)
Total Number of Dominant
Species Across all Strata: (B)
Percent of Dominant Species that
are OBL, FACW, or FAC: (A/B)
2
3
4
5
6
7
Prevalence Index worksheet
Total % Cover of: Multiply by:
OBL species x 1 =
FACW species x 2 =
FAC species x 3 =
FACU species x 4=
UPL species x 5 =
Column totals (A) (B)
Prevalence Index = B/A =
8
0 = Total Cover
50% of total cover: 0 20% of total cover: 0
Sapliing/Shrub Stratum (Plot Size: )
1 Acer rubrum 2 N FAC
2
3
4
5
6
Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
X 1 -Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
2 - Dominance Test is >50%
3 - Prevalence Index is <_3.0'
Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation' (Explain)
'Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must be
present, unless disturbed or problematic.
7
8
2 = Total Cover
50% of total cover: 1 20% of total cover: 0.4
Herb Stratum (Plot Size: )
1 Saururus cernuus 20 Y OBL
2 Carex grayi 20 Y FACW
3 Chasmanthium latifolium
5
N
FAC
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 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 vines - All woody vines greater than 3.28 ft in height.
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
50% of total cover: 22.5
Woody Vine Stratum (Plot Size: )
1 Smilax glauca
2
3
4
5
45 = Total Cover
20% of total cover: 9
2 N FAC
Hydrophytic
2 =Total Cover vegetation
50% of total cover: 1 20% of total cover: 0.4 1 present? Yes X No
Remarks: (If observed, list morphological adaptations below).
The trees and shrubs were recently cleared. Approximately 50% of the area is denuded due to the clearing and is devoid of vegetation.
US Army Corps of Engineers Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region - Version 2.0
SOIL
Sampling Point: Seep B - Wetland 1
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 Loc2
Texture Remarks
0-4
10YR
6.0 / 2
60
2.5Y 5 / 1 40
sandy loam
4-12
2.5Y
5 / 1
80
7.5YR 6 / 8 20
sandy loam
12-18
2.5Y
6 / 1
60
7.5YR 6 / 8 40
sandv loam
ype: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, CS=Cered or Coated Sand Grains. ovLocation: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix.
Hydric Soil Indicators: (Applicable to all LRRs, unless otherwise noted.) Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils3:
_ Histisol (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 (A10) (LRR S)
_ Black Histic (A3)
_ Loamy Mucky Mineral (F1) (LRR O) _
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)
_ Organic Bodies (A6) (LRR P, T, U)
_ Redox Dark Surface (F6)
(MLRA 15313)
_ 5 cm Mucky Mineral (A7) (LRR P, T, U)
_ Depleted Dark Surface (F7) _
Red Parent Material (TF2)
_ Muck Presence (A8) (LRR U)
_ Redox Depressions (F8) _
Very Shallow Dark Surface (TF12)
_ 1 cm Muck (A9) (LRR P, T)
_ Marl (F10) (LRR U) _
Other (Explain in Remarks)
X Depleted Below Dark Suface (Al 1)
_ Depleted Ochric (F11) (MLRA 151)
Thick Dark Surface (Al 2)
_ Iron -Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR O, P, T)
3Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and
Coast Prairie Redox (A16) (MLRA 150A)
_ Umbric Surface (F13) (LRR P, T, U)
wetland hydrology must be present,
_ Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) (LRR O, S)
_ Delta Ochric (F17) (MLRA 151)
unless disturbed or problematic.
_ Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4)
_ Reduced Vertic (F18) (MLRA 150A, 15013)
_ Sandy Redox (S5)
_ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 149A)
_ 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: None
Depth (inches): NA
Hydric soil present?
Yes X No
Remarks:
There are iron deposits on the soil surface.
Soils were saturated to the surface.
US Army Corps of Engineers Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region - Version 2.0
WETLAND FUNCTIONS & VALUES FORM
Wetland I.D.: Seep B Wetland Project/Site: Chemours - Flow -through Cells
Function/Value Score Comments
Floodwater Alteration/Retention -
Considers the effectiveness (wetland size, water
capacity in wetland, location in watershed,
wetland juxtaposition, etc.) of the wetland in
reducing flood damage and the flow of
floodwaters by attenuation of floodwaters for
prolonged periods following precipitation events.
2
The small size of this fringe wetland limits the function.
Sediment, Nutrient, & Toxicant Removal -
Considers the effectiveness (wetland
configuration, vegetative cover, wetland size, etc.)
of the wetland in reducing or preventing
degradation of water quality by trapping
The small size of this wetland limits the filtering of
sediments, excess nutrients, and toxicants.
2
contaminants.
Erosion Control and Stabilization -
Considers the effectiveness (vegetative cover,
size, substrate, etc.) of the wetland in reducing
erosion of stream channels or stream banks down
gradient of the wetland, along shorelines if
associated with a lake or tidally influenced water
The wetland vegetation help to stabilize the banks at this
body, or within the wetland itself.
3
location.
Wildlife Habitat (Terrestrial) -
Considers the effectiveness (wetland's size,
connectivity with other habitats, wetland
juxtaposition, human -caused disturbance, etc.) of
the wetland to provide habitat for various types
The small size and recent clearing limit the value to
and populations of terrestrial animals.
1
terrestrial wildlife.
Wildlife Habitat (Aquatic) -
Considers the effectiveness (wetland's size,
substrate, water quality, wetland juxtaposition,
human -caused disturbance, pollution, etc.) of the
wetland to provide habitat for various types and
There is very limited aquatic habitat in this small fringe
populations of aquatic animals.
1
wetland.
Visual Quality/Aesthetics -
Considers the visual and aesthetic qualities of the
With the trees removed, the aesthetics of the area are
wetland.
1
adversely affected.
Score
0
Total Score 10
Potential to Provide Desirable Wetland Functions and Values
None
Poor
Low
Moderate
High
Very High
WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM - Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region
Project/Site: Chemours - Seep B Upland City/County: Bladen County Sampling Date: May 18, 2020
Applicant/Owner: The Chemours Company State: NC Sampling Point: Seep B - Upland 1
Investigator(s): Luke F. Eggering, SPWS Section, Township, Range: NA
Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc.): stream terrace Local relief (concave, convex, none): convex Slope (%): 2%
Subregion (LRR or MLRA): LRR: P; MLRA: 133A Lat: 34.842071 Long:-78.825824 Datum: NAD 1983
Soil Map Unit Name: Cn - Congaree silt loam, frequently flooded NWI classification: PEM
Are climatic / hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of the year? Yes X No (If no, explain in Remarks.)
Are vegetation Soil or Hydrology significantly disturbed? No Are "normal circumstances" present? Yes
Are vegetation Soil or Hydrology naturally problematic? No (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.)
X No
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS— Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc.
Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes No X
Is the Sampled Area within a
Hydric Soil Present? Yes No X
Wetland? Yes No X
Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes No X
Remarks:
This moderately well -drained high stream terrace above the Seep B stream that was recently cleared of trees and shrubs, which denuded the habitat.
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)
_ Aquatic Fauna (B13)
_ Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (138)
_ High Water Table (A2)
_ Marl Deposits (B15) (LRR U)
_ Drainage Patterns (B10)
_ Saturation (A3)
_ Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (Cl)
_ Moss Trim Lines (B16)
_ Water Marks (B 1)
_ Oxidized Rhizospheres on Living Roots (C3)
_ Dry -Season Water Table (C2)
_ Sediment Deposits (132)
_ Presence of Reduced Iron (C4)
_ Crayfish Burrows (C8)
_ Drift Deposits (133)
_ Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6)
_ Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9)
_ Algal Mat or Crust (134)
_ Thin Muck Surface (C7)
_ Geomorphic Position (D2)
_ Iron Deposits (135)
_ Other (Explain in Remarks)
_ Shallow Aquitard (D3)
_ Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (137)
_ FAC-Neutral Test (D5)
Water -Stained Leaves (139)
Sphagnum moss (D8) (LRR T, U)
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:
This stream terrace in the Cape Fear River floodplain receives infrequent overflow flooding from the Cape Fear River. The area is moderately well -drained.
US Army Corps of Engineers Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region -Version 2.0
VEGETATION (Four Strata) - Use scientific names of plants
Sampling Point: Seep B - Upland 1
Tree Stratum (Plot Size: )
1
Absolute
% Cover
Dominant
Species?
Indicator
Status
Dominance Testworksheet:
Number of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 1 (A)
Total Number of Dominant
Species Across all Strata: 2 (B)
Percent of Dominant Species that
are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 50.00% (A/B)
2
3
4
5
6
7
Prevalence Index worksheet
Total % Cover of: Multiply by:
OBL species 0 x 1= 0
FACW species 0 x 2 = 0
FAC species 10 x 3 = 30
FACU species 15 x 4 = 60
UPL species 0 x 5= 0
Column totals 25 (A) 90 (B)
Prevalence Index = B/A = 3.60
8
0 = Total Cover
50% of total cover: 0 20% of total cover: 0
Sapliing/Shrub Stratum (Plot Size: )
1
2
3
4
5
6
Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
1 -Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
2 - Dominance Test is >50%
3 - Prevalence Index is <_3.0'
Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation' (Explain)
'Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must be
present, unless disturbed or problematic.
7
8
0 = Total Cover
50% of total cover: 0 20% of total cover: 0
Herb Stratum (Plot Size: )
1 Parthenocissus quinquefolia 15 Y FACU
2 Ilex opaca 8 Y FAC
3 Smilax rotundifolia
2
N
FAC
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 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 vines - All woody vines greater than 3.28 ft in height.
4 Carex (nonflowering) 2 N NI
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
27 = Total Cover
50% of total cover: 13.5 20% of total cover: 5.4
Woody Vine Stratum (Plot Size: )
1
2
3
4
5
Hydrophytic
0 = Total Cover vegetation
50% of total cover: 0 20% of total cover: 0 present? Yes No X
Remarks: (If observed, list morphological adaptations below).
The trees and shrubs were recently cleared. The vegetation was denuded during the clearing operation (70% of the area was devoid of vegetation).
US Army Corps of Engineers Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region - Version 2.0
SOIL
Sampling Point: Seep B -Upland 1
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 Loc2 Texture Remarks
0-12 7.5YR 6.0 / 3 100 sandy loam
12-18 7.5YR 6 / 6 90 7.5YR 5 / 3 10 sandy clay loam
'Typeov : C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, CS=Cered or Coated Sand Grains. Location: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix.
Hydric Soil Indicators: (Applicable to all LRRs, unless otherwise noted.) Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils3:
_ Histisol (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 (A10) (LRR S)
_ Black Histic (A3)
_ Loamy Mucky Mineral (F1) (LRR O)
_ 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)
_ Organic Bodies (A6) (LRR P, T, U)
_ Redox Dark Surface (F6)
(MLRA 15313)
_ 5 cm Mucky Mineral (A7) (LRR P, T, U)
_ Depleted Dark Surface (F7)
_ Red Parent Material (TF2)
_ Muck Presence (A8) (LRR U)
_ Redox Depressions (F8)
_ Very Shallow Dark Surface (TF12)
_ 1 cm Muck (A9) (LRR P, T)
_ Marl (F10) (LRR U)
_ Other (Explain in Remarks)
_ Depleted Below Dark Suface (Al 1)
_ Depleted Ochric (F11) (MLRA 151)
Thick Dark Surface (Al2)
_ Iron -Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR O, P, T)
3Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and
Coast Prairie Redox (A16) (MLRA 150A)
_ Umbric Surface (F13) (LRR P, T, U)
wetland hydrology must be present,
_ Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) (LRR O, S)
_ Delta Ochric (F17) (MLRA 151)
unless disturbed or problematic.
_ Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4)
_ Reduced Vertic (F18) (MLRA 150A, 15013)
_ Sandy Redox (S5)
_ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 149A)
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: None
Depth (inches): NA Hydric soil present? Yes No X
Remarks
Soils appear to be moderately well -drained.
US Army Corps of Engineers Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region - Version 2.0
Seep B fringe seep wetland along the Seep B stream, facing upstream (west) from cleared
area.
Seep B fringe seep wetland just downstream (east) of the flow -through cell cleared area (in
background), facing upstream (northwest).
Chemours - Flow -through Cells
Seep B stream showing the fringe wetland vegetation that is present because of
groundwater/seep water from the stream banks, facing upstream (west) in cleared area.
Transverse view of the Seep B stream and the fringe seep wetland that parallels the stream,
facing north. Notice that the trees and shrubs had been removed prior to the long-eared bat
pup season per USFWS guidelines.
Chemours - Flow -through Cells
WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM - Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region
Project/Site: Chemours - Seep B Temp Crossing Wetland City/County: Bladen County Sampling Date: May 18, 2020
Applicant/Owner: The Chemours Company State: NC Sampling Point: Seep B- Temp Wet1
Investigator(s): Luke F. Eggering, SPWS Section, Township, Range: NA
Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc.): floodplain swale Local relief (concave, convex, none): concave Slope (%): 1%
Subregion (LRR or MLRA): LRR: P; MLRA: 133A Lat: 34.841664 Long:-78.825324 Datum: NAD 1983
Soil Map Unit Name: Cn - Congaree silt loam, frequently flooded NWI classification: PEM
Are climatic / hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of the year? Yes X No (If no, explain in Remarks.)
Are vegetation Soil or Hydrology significantly disturbed? No Are "normal circumstances" present? Yes
Are vegetation Soil or Hydrology naturally problematic? No (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.)
X No
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS— Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc.
Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes X No
Is the Sampled Area within a
Hydric Soil Present? Yes X No
Wetland? Yes X No
Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes X No
Remarks:
This wetland data point is in a Cape Fear River floodplain swale that has a small ephemeral channel that bisects it (the ephemeral channel may be an old
drainage ditch). Vegetation (trees and shrubs) was recently cleared. It appears that the area remains saturated for long durations during the growing season.
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)
_ Aquatic Fauna (B13)
_ Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (138)
_ High Water Table (A2)
_ Marl Deposits (B15) (LRR U)
X Drainage Patterns (B10)
_ Saturation (A3)
_ Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (Cl)
_ Moss Trim Lines (B16)
_ Water Marks (B 1)
X Oxidized Rhizospheres on Living Roots (C3)
_ Dry -Season Water Table (C2)
_ Sediment Deposits (132)
_ Presence of Reduced Iron (C4)
X Crayfish Burrows (C8)
_ Drift Deposits (133)
_ Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6)
_ Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9)
_ Algal Mat or Crust (134)
_ Thin Muck Surface (C7)
_ Geomorphic Position (D2)
_ Iron Deposits (135)
_ Other (Explain in Remarks)
_ Shallow Aquitard (D3)
_ Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (137)
_ FAC-Neutral Test (D5)
Water -Stained Leaves (139)
Sphagnum moss (D8) (LRR T, U)
Field Observations:
Surface water present? Yes
No X Depth (inches):
Water table present? Yes
No X Depth (inches): surface
Saturation present? Yes
No X Depth (inches): surface
Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes X No
(includes capillary fringe)
Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available:
Remarks:
It had been fairly dry just prior to the field survey.
However, the swale appears to remain saturated for long
durations during the growing season. The floodplain
swale receives runoff from adjacent uplands during
stormwater events, and the swale in the Cape Fear River floodplain receives infrequent overflow flooding
from the Cape Fear River. It does not appear that groundwater is a major contributor to the hydrology of the wetland in this area.
US Army Corps of Engineers Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region -Version 2.0
VEGETATION (Four Strata) - Use scientific names of plants
Sampling Point: Seep B- Temp Wed
Tree Stratum (Plot Size: )
1
Absolute
% Cover
Dominant
Species?
Indicator
Status
Dominance Testworksheet:
Number of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 3 (A)
Total Number of Dominant
Species Across all Strata: 3 (B)
Percent of Dominant Species that
are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 100.00% (A/B)
2
3
4
5
6
7
Prevalence Index worksheet
Total % Cover of: Multiply by:
OBL species 0 x 1= 0
FACW species 15 x 2 = 30
FAC species 24 x 3 = 72
FACU species 0 x 4= 0
UPL species 0 x 5= 0
Column totals 39 (A) 102 (B)
Prevalence Index = B/A = 2.62
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0 = Total Cover
50% of total cover: 0 20% of total cover: 0
Sapliing/Shrub Stratum (Plot Size: )
1 Acer rubrum 2 N FAC
2
3
4
5
6
Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
1 -Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
X 2 - Dominance Test is >50%
X 3 - Prevalence Index is <_3.0'
Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation' (Explain)
'Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must be
present, unless disturbed or problematic.
7
8
2 = Total Cover
50% of total cover: 1 20% of total cover: 0.4
Herb Stratum (Plot Size: )
1 Carex grayi 15 Y FACW
2 Microstegium vimineum 10 Y FAC
3 Acer rubrum
10
Y
FAC
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 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 vines - All woody vines greater than 3.28 ft in height.
4 Liquidambar styraciflua 2 N FAC
5 Carex (nonflowering) 2 N NI
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
50% of total cover: 19.5
Woody Vine Stratum (Plot Size: )
1
39 = Total Cover
20% of total cover:
2 N
7.8
2
3
4
5
Hydrophytic
2 =Total Cover vegetation
50% of total cover: 1 20% of total cover: 0.4 1 present? Yes X No
Remarks: (If observed, list morphological adaptations below).
The trees and shrubs were recently cleared. Approximately 60-70% of the area is denuded due to the clearing and is devoid of vegetation. American
elm, box elder, and red maple trees are near the sample plot. The smaller size of these trees along with them all being light mast producing species
(i.e. early invading pecies) probably indicates that this area had been cleared within the last 30 years.
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SOIL
Sampling Point: Seep B- Temp Wed
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 Loc2 Texture Remarks
0-3 10YR 5.0 / 1 95 10YR 6 / 3 5 silt loam
3-18 10YR 6 / 2 80 10YR 5 / 4 20 siltv clav loam
ype: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, CS=Cered or Coated Sand Grains. ovLocation: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix.
Hydric Soil Indicators: (Applicable to all LRRs, unless otherwise noted.) Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils3:
_ Histisol (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 (A10) (LRR S)
_ Black Histic (A3)
_ Loamy Mucky Mineral (F1) (LRR O) _
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)
_ Organic Bodies (A6) (LRR P, T, U)
_ Redox Dark Surface (F6)
(MLRA 15313)
_ 5 cm Mucky Mineral (A7) (LRR P, T, U)
_ Depleted Dark Surface (F7) _
Red Parent Material (TF2)
_ Muck Presence (A8) (LRR U)
_ Redox Depressions (F8) _
Very Shallow Dark Surface (TF12)
_ 1 cm Muck (A9) (LRR P, T)
_ Marl (F10) (LRR U) _
Other (Explain in Remarks)
X Depleted Below Dark Suface (Al 1)
_ Depleted Ochric (F11) (MLRA 151)
Thick Dark Surface (Al 2)
_ Iron -Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR O, P, T)
3Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and
Coast Prairie Redox (A16) (MLRA 150A)
_ Umbric Surface (F13) (LRR P, T, U)
wetland hydrology must be present,
_ Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) (LRR O, S)
_ Delta Ochric (F17) (MLRA 151)
unless disturbed or problematic.
_ Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4)
_ Reduced Vertic (F18) (MLRA 150A, 15013)
_ Sandy Redox (S5)
_ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 149A)
_ 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: None
Depth (inches): NA
Hydric soil present?
Yes X No
Remarks
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WETLAND FUNCTIONS & VALUES FORM
Wetland I.D.: Seep B Temp Crossing Wetland Project/Site: Chemours - Flow -through Cells
Function/Value Score Comments
Floodwater Alteration/Retention -
Considers the effectiveness (wetland size, water
capacity in wetland, location in watershed,
wetland juxtaposition, etc.) of the wetland in
The gradual slope to the wetland swale coupled with its'
reducing flood damage and the flow of
position in the Cape Fear River floodplain provides
floodwaters by attenuation of floodwaters for
storage capacity during stormwater events and during
prolonged periods following precipitation events.
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overflow flood events.
Sediment, Nutrient, & Toxicant Removal -
Considers the effectiveness (wetland
The gradual slope to the wetland swale coupled with the
configuration, vegetative cover, wetland size, etc.)
existing vegertation and its' position in the Cape Fear
of the wetland in reducing or preventing
River floodplain provides filtering and toxicant removal
degradation of water quality by trapping
during stormwater events and during overflow flooding
sediments, excess nutrients, and toxicants.
3
from the Cape Fear River.
Erosion Control and Stabilization -
Considers the effectiveness (vegetative cover,
size, substrate, etc.) of the wetland in reducing
erosion of stream channels or stream banks down
The gradual slope to the wetland swale coupled with the
gradient of the wetland, along shorelines if
existing vegertation and its position in the Cape Fear
associated with a lake or tidally influenced water
River floodplain provides a stable area to convey flood
body, or within the wetland itself.
3
waters without excessive erosion.
Wildlife Habitat (Terrestrial) -
Considers the effectiveness (wetland's size,
connectivity with other habitats, wetland
juxtaposition, human -caused disturbance, etc.) of
the wetland to provide habitat for various types
The recent clearing and vegetation removal has
and populations of terrestrial animals.
3
adversely affected the value to terrestrial wildlife.
Wildlife Habitat (Aquatic) -
Considers the effectiveness (wetland's size,
substrate, water quality, wetland juxtaposition,
human -caused disturbance, pollution, etc.) of the
The swale rarely ponds water near the sample point, so
wetland to provide habitat for various types and
benefits to aquatic species are limited to Cape Fear
populations of aquatic animals.
1
River flood events.
Visual Quality/Aesthetics -
Considers the visual and aesthetic qualities of the
The recent clearing and vegetation removal have
wetland.
3
minimized the aesthetics of the area.
Score
0
Total Score 17
Potential to Provide Desirable Wetland Functions and Values
None
Poor
Low
Moderate
High
Very High
WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM - Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region
Project/Site: Chemours - Seep B Temp Crossing Upland City/County: Bladen County Sampling Date: May 18, 2020
Applicant/Owner: The Chemours Company State: NC Sampling Point: Seep B - Temp Up1
Investigator(s): Luke F. Eggering, SPWS Section, Township, Range: NA
Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc.): stream terrace Local relief (concave, convex, none): convex Slope (%): 2%
Subregion (LRR or MLRA): LRR: P; MLRA: 133A Lat: 34.842071 Long:-78.825824 Datum: NAD 1983
Soil Map Unit Name: Cn - Congaree silt loam, frequently flooded NWI classification: PEM
Are climatic / hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of the year? Yes X No (If no, explain in Remarks.)
Are vegetation Soil or Hydrology significantly disturbed? No Are "normal circumstances" present? Yes
Are vegetation Soil or Hydrology naturally problematic? No (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.)
X No
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS— Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc.
Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes X No
Is the Sampled Area within a
Hydric Soil Present? Yes No X
Wetland? Yes No X
Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes No X
Remarks:
This upland point is on a higher stream terrace above the wetland swale. Underground piping likley creates the negative hydrology.
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)
_ Aquatic Fauna (B13)
_ Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (138)
_ High Water Table (A2)
_ Marl Deposits (B15) (LRR U)
_ Drainage Patterns (B10)
_ Saturation (A3)
_ Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (Cl)
_ Moss Trim Lines (B16)
_ Water Marks (B 1)
_ Oxidized Rhizospheres on Living Roots (C3)
_ Dry -Season Water Table (C2)
_ Sediment Deposits (132)
_ Presence of Reduced Iron (C4)
_ Crayfish Burrows (C8)
_ Drift Deposits (133)
_ Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6)
_ Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9)
_ Algal Mat or Crust (134)
_ Thin Muck Surface (C7)
_ Geomorphic Position (D2)
_ Iron Deposits (135)
_ Other (Explain in Remarks)
_ Shallow Aquitard (D3)
_ Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (137)
_ FAC-Neutral Test (D5)
Water -Stained Leaves (139)
Sphagnum moss (D8) (LRR T, U)
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:
This stream terrace in the Cape Fear River floodplain
receives infrequent overflow flooding from the Cape Fear River. The area is moderately well -drained.
In a soil sample near the data point, after 12 inches of
silt loam, the soil auger hit a cavity from 12-30 inches, which was probably piping from groundwater flow.
This underground drainage likely ameliorates the drainage of this upland data point rapidly.
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VEGETATION (Four Strata) - Use scientific names of plants
Sampling Point: Seep B - Temp Up1
Tree Stratum (Plot Size: )
1
Absolute
% Cover
Dominant
Species?
Indicator
Status
Dominance Testworksheet:
Number of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 3 (A)
Total Number of Dominant
Species Across all Strata: 3 (B)
Percent of Dominant Species that
are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 100.00% (A/B)
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3
4
5
6
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Prevalence Index worksheet
Total % Cover of: Multiply by:
OBL species 0 x 1= 0
FACW species 10 x 2 = 20
FAC species 32 x 3 = 96
FACU species 0 x 4= 0
UPL species 0 x 5= 0
Column totals 42 (A) 116 (B)
Prevalence Index = B/A = 2.76
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0 = Total Cover
50% of total cover: 0 20% of total cover: 0
Sapliing/Shrub Stratum (Plot Size: )
1
2
3
4
5
6
Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
1 -Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
X 2 - Dominance Test is >50%
X 3 - Prevalence Index is <_3.0'
Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation' (Explain)
'Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must be
present, unless disturbed or problematic.
7
8
0 = Total Cover
50% of total cover: 0 20% of total cover: 0
Herb Stratum (Plot Size: )
1 Microstegium vimineum 15 Y FAC
2 Acer negundo 10 Y FAC
3 Carex grayi
10
Y
FACW
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 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 vines - All woody vines greater than 3.28 ft in height.
4 Acer rubrum 5 N FAC
5 Chasmanthium latifolium 2 N FAC
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
42 = Total Cover
50% of total cover: 21 20% of total cover: 8.4
Woody Vine Stratum (Plot Size: )
1
2
3
4
5
Hydrophytic
0 =Total Cover vegetation
50% of total cover: 0 20% of total cover: 0 1 present? Yes X No
Remarks: (If observed, list morphological adaptations below).
The trees and shrubs were recently cleared. The vegetation was denuded during the clearing operation (50-60% of the area was devoid of
vegetation).
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SOIL
Sampling Point: Seep B - Temp Up1
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 Loc2
Texture Remarks
0-2
10YR
3.0 / 2
100
sandy loam
2-12
10YR
6 / 6
100
silty clay loam
12-24
7.5YR
6 / 6
80 10YR 6 / 6 20
sandv loam
ype: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, CS=Cered or Coated Sand Grains. ovLocation: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix.
Hydric Soil Indicators: (Applicable to all LRRs, unless otherwise noted.) Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils3:
_ Histisol (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 (A10) (LRR S)
_ Black Histic (A3)
_ Loamy Mucky Mineral (F1) (LRR O)
_ 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)
_ Organic Bodies (A6) (LRR P, T, U)
_ Redox Dark Surface (F6)
(MLRA 15313)
_ 5 cm Mucky Mineral (A7) (LRR P, T, U)
_ Depleted Dark Surface (F7)
_ Red Parent Material (TF2)
_ Muck Presence (A8) (LRR U)
_ Redox Depressions (F8)
_ Very Shallow Dark Surface (TF12)
_ 1 cm Muck (A9) (LRR P, T)
_ Marl (F10) (LRR U)
_ Other (Explain in Remarks)
_ Depleted Below Dark Suface (Al 1)
_ Depleted Ochric (F11) (MLRA 151)
Thick Dark Surface (Al 2)
_ Iron -Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR O, P, T)
3Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and
Coast Prairie Redox (A16) (MLRA 150A)
_ Umbric Surface (F13) (LRR P, T, U)
wetland hydrology must be present,
_ Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) (LRR O, S)
_ Delta Ochric (F17) (MLRA 151)
unless disturbed or problematic.
_ Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4)
_ Reduced Vertic (F18) (MLRA 150A, 15013)
_ Sandy Redox (S5)
_ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 149A)
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: None
Depth (inches): NA Hydric soil present? Yes No X
Remarks
Soils appear to be moderately well -drained.
Approximately 30 feet to the east of the recorded data point, after 12 inches of soil the soil auger dropped 12-18 inches into a cavity. This is assumed to be
piping of groundwater through the sandy soil. Groundwater was not hit, however. This piping likely affects the hydrology and soils in the immediate area near the
sample point. In a nearby ephemeral channel, there is a deep headcut that drops approximately 8 feet into the headcut. At the base of the headcut, there is
perennial groundwater flow.
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Seep B temporary crossing showing the small ephemeral channel and wetland swale in the
floodplain, facing south.
Wetland swale habitat just south of the Seep B temporary crossing, facing south.
Chemours - Flow -through Cells
Transverse view of the Seep B temporary crossing, facing northwest. Notice that the trees
and brush have been cleared to allow equipment access.
Transverse view of the Seep B temporary crossing, facing southeast. Notice that the trees
and brush have been cleared to allow equipment access. A culvert will be added to the
ephemeral channel, and either temporary gravel or wooded mats will be added for vehicle
ingress/egress.
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WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM - Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region
Project/Site: Chemours - Seep C Wetland City/County: Bladen County Sampling Date: May 19, 2020
Applicant/Owner: The Chemours Company State: NC Sampling Point: Seep C - Wetland 1
Investigator(s): Luke F. Eggering, SPWS Section, Township, Range: NA
Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc.): hillslope Local relief (concave, convex, none): concave Slope (%): 4%
Subregion (LRR or MLRA): LRR: P; MLRA: 133A Lat: 34.838205 Long:-78.825135 Datum: NAD 1983
Soil Map Unit Name: Cn - Congaree silt loam, frequently flooded NWI classification: PEM
Are climatic / hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of the year? Yes X No (If no, explain in Remarks.)
Are vegetation Soil or Hydrology significantly disturbed? No Are "normal circumstances" present? Yes X No
Are vegetation Soil or Hydrology naturally problematic? No (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 within a
Hydric Soil Present? Yes X No
Wetland? Yes X No
Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes X No
Remarks:
This wetland data point is in an herbaceous seep wetland fringe parallel to the Seep C stream. Vegetation (trees and shrubs) was recently cleared and the area
was treated with herbicide. Bald cypress knees remain in the sample area.
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)
Aquatic Fauna (1313)
Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (138)
X High Water Table (A2)
Marl Deposits (B15) (LRR U)
Drainage Patterns (B10)
X Saturation (A3)
Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (Cl)
Moss Trim Lines (B16)
Water Marks (B 1)
X Oxidized Rhizospheres on Living Roots (C3)
Dry -Season Water Table (C2)
Sediment Deposits (132)
Presence of Reduced Iron (C4)
X Crayfish Burrows (C8)
Drift Deposits (133)
Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6)
Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9)
Algal Mat or Crust (134)
Thin Muck Surface (C7)
Geomorphic Position (D2)
Iron Deposits (135)
Other (Explain in Remarks)
Shallow Aquitard (D3)
Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (137)
FAC-Neutral Test (D5)
Water -Stained Leaves (139)
Sphagnum moss (D8) (LRR T, U)
Field Observations:
Surface water present? Yes
No X Depth (inches):
Water table present? Yes X
No— Depth (inches): surface
Saturation present? Yes X
No Depth (inches): surface
Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes X No
(includes capillary fringe)
Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available:
Remarks:
This drainage basin in the Cape Fear River floodplain
receives fairly frequent overflow flooding from the Cape Fear River. Iron deposits on the soil surface are
indicative of groundwater seeping from the adjacent uplands.
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VEGETATION (Four Strata) - Use scientific names of plants
Sampling Point: Seep C - Wetland 1
Tree Stratum (Plot Size: )
1
Absolute
% Cover
Dominant
Species?
Indicator
Status
Dominance Testworksheet:
Number of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: (A)
Total Number of Dominant
Species Across all Strata: (B)
Percent of Dominant Species that
are OBL, FACW, or FAC: (A/B)
2
3
4
5
6
7
Prevalence Index worksheet
Total % Cover of: Multiply by:
OBL species x 1 =
FACW species x 2 =
FAC species x 3 =
FACU species x 4 =
UPL species x 5 =
Column totals (A) (B)
Prevalence Index = B/A =
8
0 = Total Cover
50% of total cover: 0 20% of total cover: 0
Sapliing/Shrub Stratum (Plot Size: )
1
2
3
4
5
6
Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
X 1 -Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
2 - Dominance Test is >50%
3 - Prevalence Index is <_3.0'
Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation' (Explain)
'Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must be
present, unless disturbed or problematic.
7
8
0 = Total Cover
50% of total cover: 0 20% of total cover: 0
Herb Stratum (Plot Size: )
1 Saururus cernuus 60 Y OBL
2 Carex frankii 20 Y OBL
3 Carex grayi
5
N
FACW
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 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 vines - All woody vines greater than 3.28 ft in height.
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
85 = Total Cover
50% of total cover: 42.5 20% of total cover: 17
Woody Vine Stratum (Plot Size: )
1
2
3
4
5
Hydrophytic
0 =Total Cover vegetation
50% of total cover: 0 20% of total cover: 0 1 present? Yes X No
Remarks: (If observed, list morphological adaptations below).
The trees and shrubs were recently cleared. Bald cypress knees remain in the wetland. The wetland is a bald cypress/lizardstail community just
downstream from the flow -through cell location.
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SOIL
Sampling Point: Seep C - Wetland 1
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 Loc2 Texture Remarks
0-6 10YR 6.0 / 1 60 10YR 5 / 6 40 silt loam
6-18 10YR 5 / 1 80 7.5YR 5 / 6 20 sandy loam
rype: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, CS=Covered or Coated Sand Grains. Location: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix.
Hydric Soil Indicators: (Applicable to all LRRs, unless otherwise noted.) Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils3:
_ Histisol (Al)
_ Histic Epipedon (A2)
_ Black Histic (A3)
_ Hydrogen Sulfide (A4)
_ Stratified Layers (A5)
_ Organic Bodies (A6) (LRR P, T, U)
_ 5 cm Mucky Mineral (A7) (LRR P, T, U)
_ Muck Presence (A8) (LRR U)
_ 1 cm Muck (A9) (LRR P, T)
_ Depleted Below Dark Suface (Al 1)
_ Thick Dark Surface (Al2)
_ Coast Prairie Redox (A16) (MLRA 150A)
_ Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) (LRR O, S)
_ Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4)
_ Sandy Redox (S5)
_ Stripped Matrix (S6)
Dark Surface (S7) (LRR P, S, T, U)
Restrictive Layer (if observed):
Type: None
Depth (inches): NA
Remarks:
There are iron deposits on the soil surface.
Soils were saturated to the surface.
_ Polyvalue Below Surface (S8) (LRR S, T, U) _ 1 cm Muck (A9) (LRR O)
_ Thin Dark Surface (S9) (LRR, S, T, U) _ 2 cm Muck (A10) (LRR S)
_ Loamy Mucky Mineral (F1) (LRR O) _ Reduced Vertic (F18) (outside MLRA 150A,B)
_ Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2) _ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (LRR P, S, T)
X_ Depleted Matrix (F3) _ Anomalous Bright Loamy Soils (F20)
_ Redox Dark Surface (F6) (MLRA 153B)
_ Depleted Dark Surface (F7) _ Red Parent Material (TF2)
_ Redox Depressions (F8) _ Very Shallow Dark Surface (TF12)
_ Marl (F10) (LRR U) _ Other (Explain in Remarks)
_ Depleted Ochric (F11) (MLRA 151)
Iron -Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR O, P, T) 3Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and
_ Umbric Surface (F13) (LRR P, T, U) wetland hydrology must be present,
_ Delta Ochric (F17) (MLRA 151) unless disturbed or problematic.
_ Reduced Vertic (F18) (MLRA 150A, 150B)
_ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 149A)
Anomalous Bright Loamy Soils (F20) (MLRA 149A, 153C, 153D)
Hydric soil present? Yes X No
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WETLAND FUNCTIONS & VALUES FORM
Wetland I.D.: Seep C - Wetland 1 Project/Site: Chemours Flow -through Cells
Function/Value Score Comments
Floodwater Alteration/Retention -
Considers the effectiveness (wetland size, water
capacity in wetland, location in watershed,
wetland juxtaposition, etc.) of the wetland in
reducing flood damage and the flow of
The small size of the fringe wetland limits this function,
floodwaters by attenuation of floodwaters for
however the area does receive infrequent backwater
prolonged periods following precipitation events.
2
flooding from the Cape Fear River.
Sediment, Nutrient, & Toxicant Removal -
Considers the effectiveness (wetland
configuration, vegetative cover, wetland size, etc.)
of the wetland in reducing or preventing
degradation of water quality by trapping
The small size of the fringe wetland and the steep sides
sediments, excess nutrients, and toxicants.
2
of the creek channel limits this function.
Erosion Control and Stabilization -
Considers the effectiveness (vegetative cover,
size, substrate, etc.) of the wetland in reducing
erosion of stream channels or stream banks down
gradient of the wetland, along shorelines if
associated with a lake or tidally influenced water
The small size of the fringe wetland limits this function,
body, or within the wetland itself.
3
however the banks are stable.
Wildlife Habitat (Terrestrial) -
Considers the effectiveness (wetland's size,
connectivity with other habitats, wetland
juxtaposition, human -caused disturbance, etc.) of
The recent clearing of the trees limit the habitat for
the wetland to provide habitat for various types
wildlfie, and the small size of the fringe wetland limits
and populations of terrestrial animals.
1
habitat available for wildlife.
Wildlife Habitat (Aquatic) -
Considers the effectiveness (wetland's size,
substrate, water quality, wetland juxtaposition,
human -caused disturbance, pollution, etc.) of the
wetland to provide habitat for various types and
populations of aquatic animals.
1
The fringe wetland has limited use by aquatic species.
Visual Quality/Aesthetics -
Considers the visual and aesthetic qualities of the
wetland.
2
This smal fringe wetland has very limited visual quality.
Score
0
1
2
3
4
Total Score 11
Potential to Provide Desirable Wetland Functions and Values
Poor
Low
Moderate
High
Very High
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WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM - Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region
Project/Site: Chemours - Seep C Upland City/County: Bladen County Sampling Date: May 19, 2020
Applicant/Owner: The Chemours Company State: NC Sampling Point: Seep C - Upland 1
Investigator(s): Luke F. Eggering, SPWS Section, Township, Range: NA
Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc.): stream terrace Local relief (concave, convex, none): convex Slope (%): 2%
Subregion (LRR or MLRA): LRR: P; MLRA: 133A Lat: 34.838414 Long:-78.824372 Datum: NAD 1983
Soil Map Unit Name: Cn - Congaree silt loam, frequently flooded NWI classification: PEM
Are climatic / hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of the year? Yes X No (If no, explain in Remarks.)
Are vegetation Soil or Hydrology significantly disturbed? No Are "normal circumstances" present? Yes
Are vegetation Soil or Hydrology naturally problematic? No (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.)
X No
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS— Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc.
Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes X No
Is the Sampled Area within a
Hydric Soil Present? Yes No X
Wetland? Yes No X
Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes No X
Remarks:
This moderately well -drained stream terrace was recently cleared of trees and shrubs, which denuded the habitat. The area was also treated with herbicide.
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)
_ Aquatic Fauna (B13)
_ Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (138)
_ High Water Table (A2)
_ Marl Deposits (B15) (LRR U)
_ Drainage Patterns (B10)
_ Saturation (A3)
_ Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (Cl)
_ Moss Trim Lines (B16)
_ Water Marks (B 1)
_ Oxidized Rhizospheres on Living Roots (C3)
_ Dry -Season Water Table (C2)
_ Sediment Deposits (132)
_ Presence of Reduced Iron (C4)
_ Crayfish Burrows (C8)
_ Drift Deposits (133)
_ Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6)
_ Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9)
_ Algal Mat or Crust (134)
_ Thin Muck Surface (C7)
_ Geomorphic Position (D2)
_ Iron Deposits (135)
_ Other (Explain in Remarks)
_ Shallow Aquitard (D3)
_ Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (137)
_ FAC-Neutral Test (D5)
Water -Stained Leaves (139)
Sphagnum moss (D8) (LRR T, U)
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:
This stream terrace in the Cape Fear River floodplain receives infrequent overflow flooding from the Cape Fear River. The area is moderately well -drained.
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VEGETATION (Four Strata) - Use scientific names of plants
Sampling Point: Seep C - Upland 1
Tree Stratum (Plot Size: )
1
Absolute Dominant
% Cover Species?
Indicator
Status
Dominance Testworksheet:
Number of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: (A)
Total Number of Dominant
Species Across all Strata: (B)
Percent of Dominant Species that
are OBL, FACW, or FAC: (A/B)
2
3
4
5
6
7
Prevalence Index worksheet
Total % Cover of: Multiply by:
OBL species x 1 =
FACW species x 2 =
FAC species x 3 =
FACU species x 4 =
UPL species x 5 =
Column totals (A) (B)
Prevalence Index = B/A =
8
0 = Total Cover
50% of total cover: 0 20% of total cover: 0
Sapliing/Shrub Stratum (Plot Size: )
1
2
3
4
5
6
Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
X 1 -Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
2 - Dominance Test is >50%
3 - Prevalence Index is <_3.0'
Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation' (Explain)
'Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must be
present, unless disturbed or problematic.
7
8
0 = Total Cover
50% of total cover: 0 20% of total cover: 0
Herb Stratum (Plot Size: )
1 Carex grayi 10 Y FACW
2
3
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 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 vines - All woody vines greater than 3.28 ft in height.
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Woody Vine Stratum
1
50% of total cover: 5
(Plot Size: )
10 = Total Cover
20% of total cover:
2
2
3
4
5
Hydrophytic
0 = Total Cover vegetation
50% of total cover: 0 20% of total cover: 0 present? Yes X No
Remarks: (If observed, list morphological adaptations below).
The trees and shrubs were recently cleared. The vegetation was denuded during the clearing operation (90% of the area was devoid of vegetation)
and the area was sprayed with herbicide.
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SOIL
Sampling Point: Seep C -Upland 1
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 Loc2 Texture Remarks
0-3 7.5YR 5.0 / 4 100 silt loam
3-18 7.5YR 5/ 6 95 10YR 5/ 4 5 silt loam
'Typeov : C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, CS=Cered or Coated Sand Grains. Location: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix.
Hydric Soil Indicators: (Applicable to all LRRs, unless otherwise noted.) Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils3:
_ Histisol (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 (A10) (LRR S)
_ Black Histic (A3)
_ Loamy Mucky Mineral (F1) (LRR O)
_ 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)
_ Organic Bodies (A6) (LRR P, T, U)
_ Redox Dark Surface (F6)
(MLRA 15313)
_ 5 cm Mucky Mineral (A7) (LRR P, T, U)
_ Depleted Dark Surface (F7)
_ Red Parent Material (TF2)
_ Muck Presence (A8) (LRR U)
_ Redox Depressions (F8)
_ Very Shallow Dark Surface (TF12)
_ 1 cm Muck (A9) (LRR P, T)
_ Marl (F10) (LRR U)
_ Other (Explain in Remarks)
_ Depleted Below Dark Suface (Al 1)
_ Depleted Ochric (F11) (MLRA 151)
Thick Dark Surface (Al2)
_ Iron -Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR O, P, T)
3Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and
Coast Prairie Redox (A16) (MLRA 150A)
_ Umbric Surface (F13) (LRR P, T, U)
wetland hydrology must be present,
_ Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) (LRR O, S)
_ Delta Ochric (F17) (MLRA 151)
unless disturbed or problematic.
_ Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4)
_ Reduced Vertic (F18) (MLRA 150A, 15013)
_ Sandy Redox (S5)
_ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 149A)
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: None
Depth (inches): NA Hydric soil present? Yes No X
Remarks
Soils were moderately well -drained.
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Seep C fringe seep wetland, facing upstream (north). Notice the cleared equipment area to
the east of the stream (right).
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�A _ PC .ram.: .Ar-, _ ., z.'1 ,�i 'A,
Seep C fringe seep wetland, facing downstream (south). Notice how obligate plants, bald
cypress (Taxodium distichum) and lizard's tail (Saururus cernuus) grow upslope in the
groundwater/seep water.
Chemours - Flow -through Cells
Transverse view of the Seep C stream and fringe seep wetland, facing east. Notice the cleared
equipment area in the background.
Seep C fringe wetland just downstream from the flow -through cell area, facing southeast.
Chemours - Flow -through Cells
WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM - Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region
Project/Site: Chemours - Seep D Wetland City/County: Bladen County Sampling Date: May 19, 2020
Applicant/Owner: The Chemours Company State: NC Sampling Point: Seep D - Wetland 1
Investigator(s): Luke F. Eggering, SPWS Section, Township, Range: NA
Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc.): hillslope seep Local relief (concave, convex, none): concave Slope (%): 1%
Subregion (LRR or MLRA): LRR: P; MLRA: 133A Lat: 34.837331 Long:-78.824506 Datum: NAD 1983
Soil Map Unit Name: Cn - Congaree silt loam, frequently flooded NWI classification: PEM
Are climatic / hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of the year? Yes X No (If no, explain in Remarks.)
Are vegetation Soil or Hydrology significantly disturbed? No Are "normal circumstances" present? Yes
Are vegetation Soil or Hydrology naturally problematic? No (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.)
X No
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS— Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc.
Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes X No
Is the Sampled Area within a
Hydric Soil Present? Yes X No
Wetland? Yes X No
Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes X No
Remarks:
This is an herbaceous seep wetland in a draw near the Seep D stream origin. Vegetation (trees and shrubs) was recently cleared and the area was treated with
herbicide.
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)
_ Aquatic Fauna (B13)
_ Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (138)
X High Water Table (A2)
_ Marl Deposits (B15) (LRR U)
_ Drainage Patterns (B10)
X Saturation (A3)
_ Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (Cl)
_ Moss Trim Lines (B16)
_ Water Marks (B 1)
_ Oxidized Rhizospheres on Living Roots (C3)
_ Dry -Season Water Table (C2)
_ Sediment Deposits (132)
_ Presence of Reduced Iron (C4)
X Crayfish Burrows (C8)
_ Drift Deposits (133)
_ Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6)
_ Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9)
_ Algal Mat or Crust (134)
_ Thin Muck Surface (C7)
_ Geomorphic Position (D2)
_ Iron Deposits (135)
_ Other (Explain in Remarks)
_ Shallow Aquitard (D3)
_ Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (137)
_ FAC-Neutral Test (D5)
Water -Stained Leaves (139)
Sphagnum moss (D8) (LRR T, U)
Field Observations:
Surface water present? Yes No
X Depth (inches):
Water table present? Yes X No
_ Depth (inches): surface
Saturation present? Yes X No
Depth (inches): surface
Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes X No
(includes capillary fringe)
Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available:
Remarks:
This drainage basin in the Cape Fear River floodplain receives fairly frequent overflow flooding from the Cape Fear River. Iron deposits on the soil surface are
indicative of groundwater seeping from the adjacent uplands.
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VEGETATION (Four Strata) - Use scientific names of plants
Sampling Point: Seep D - Wetland 1
Tree Stratum (Plot Size: )
1
Absolute
% Cover
Dominant
Species?
Indicator
Status
Dominance Testworksheet:
Number of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: (A)
Total Number of Dominant
Species Across all Strata: (B)
Percent of Dominant Species that
are OBL, FACW, or FAC: (A/B)
2
3
4
5
6
7
Prevalence Index worksheet
Total % Cover of: Multiply by:
OBL species x 1 =
FACW species x 2 =
FAC species x 3 =
FACU species x 4 =
UPL species x 5 =
Column totals (A) (B)
Prevalence Index = B/A =
8
0 = Total Cover
50% of total cover: 0 20% of total cover: 0
Sapliing/Shrub Stratum (Plot Size: )
1
2
3
4
5
6
Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
X 1 -Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
2 - Dominance Test is >50%
3 - Prevalence Index is <_3.0'
Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation' (Explain)
'Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must be
present, unless disturbed or problematic.
7
8
0 = Total Cover
50% of total cover: 0 20% of total cover: 0
Herb Stratum (Plot Size: )
1 Saururus cernuus 40 Y OBL
2 Carex frankii 20 Y OBL
3 Smilax rotundifolia
2
N
FAC
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 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 vines - All woody vines greater than 3.28 ft in height.
4 Acer rubrum 2 N FAC
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
64 = Total Cover
50% of total cover: 32 20% of total cover: 12.8
Woody Vine Stratum (Plot Size: )
1
2
3
4
5
Hydrophytic
0 =Total Cover vegetation
50% of total cover: 0 20% of total cover: 0 1 present? Yes X No
Remarks: (If observed, list morphological adaptations below).
The trees and shrubs were recently cleared, and the area was treated with herbicides that damaged some of the wetland vegetation. The wetland is a
bald cypress/lizardstail community just upstream from the flow -through cell location.
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SOIL
Sampling Point: Seep D - Wetland 1
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 Loc2 Texture Remarks
0-6 10YR 5.0 / 1 80 10YR 5 / 4 20 silt loam
6-18 10YR 6 / 1 90 7.5YR 5 / 8 10 sandv loam
ype: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, CS=Cered or Coated Sand Grains. ovLocation: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix.
Hydric Soil Indicators: (Applicable to all LRRs, unless otherwise noted.) Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils3:
_ Histisol (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 (A10) (LRR S)
_ Black Histic (A3)
_ Loamy Mucky Mineral (F1) (LRR O) _
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)
X Depleted Matrix (F3) _
Anomalous Bright Loamy Soils (F20)
_ Organic Bodies (A6) (LRR P, T, U)
_ Redox Dark Surface (F6)
(MLRA 15313)
_ 5 cm Mucky Mineral (A7) (LRR P, T, U)
_ Depleted Dark Surface (F7) _
Red Parent Material (TF2)
_ Muck Presence (A8) (LRR U)
_ Redox Depressions (F8) _
Very Shallow Dark Surface (TF12)
_ 1 cm Muck (A9) (LRR P, T)
_ Marl (F10) (LRR U) _
Other (Explain in Remarks)
_ Depleted Below Dark Suface (Al 1)
_ Depleted Ochric (F11) (MLRA 151)
Thick Dark Surface (Al2)
_ Iron -Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR O, P, T)
3Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and
Coast Prairie Redox (A16) (MLRA 150A)
_ Umbric Surface (F13) (LRR P, T, U)
wetland hydrology must be present,
_ Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) (LRR O, S)
_ Delta Ochric (F17) (MLRA 151)
unless disturbed or problematic.
_ Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4)
_ Reduced Vertic (F18) (MLRA 150A, 15013)
_ Sandy Redox (S5)
_ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 149A)
_ 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: None
Depth (inches): NA
Hydric soil present?
Yes X No
Remarks:
There are iron deposits on the soil surface.
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WETLAND FUNCTIONS & VALUES FORM
Wetland I.D.: Seep D Wetland Project/Site: Chemours - Flow -through Cells
Function/Value Score Comments
Floodwater Alteration/Retention -
Considers the effectiveness (wetland size, water
capacity in wetland, location in watershed,
wetland juxtaposition, etc.) of the wetland in
reducing flood damage and the flow of
floodwaters by attenuation of floodwaters for
This small fringe wetland does pond water temporarily,
prolonged periods following precipitation events.
2
but the small size limits the function and value.
Sediment, Nutrient, & Toxicant Removal -
Considers the effectiveness (wetland
configuration, vegetative cover, wetland size, etc.)
of the wetland in reducing or preventing
degradation of water quality by trapping
The small size of this wetland limits the filtering and
sediments, excess nutrients, and toxicants.
2
absorption abilities of the wetland.
Erosion Control and Stabilization -
Considers the effectiveness (vegetative cover,
size, substrate, etc.) of the wetland in reducing
erosion of stream channels or stream banks down
gradient of the wetland, along shorelines if
associated with a lake or tidally influenced water
The wetland vegetation that remains does provide a
body, or within the wetland itself.
2
minor benefit for bank stabilization.
Wildlife Habitat (Terrestrial) -
Considers the effectiveness (wetland's size,
connectivity with other habitats, wetland
juxtaposition, human -caused disturbance, etc.) of
The recent removal of the trees and spraying with
the wetland to provide habitat for various types
herbicides greatly limits the habitat value to terrestrial
and populations of terrestrial animals.
1
wildlife.
Wildlife Habitat (Aquatic) -
Considers the effectiveness (wetland's size,
substrate, water quality, wetland juxtaposition,
human -caused disturbance, pollution, etc.) of the
wetland to provide habitat for various types and
The recent clearing minimizes this function for aquatic
populations of aquatic animals.
1
wildlife.
Visual Quality/Aesthetics -
The small size and recent clearing in the area have
Considers the visual and aesthetic qualities of the
adversely affected the aesthetics of the area. The
wetland.
upstream bald cypress/lizardstail wetland is unique and
2
picturesque.
Score
0
Total Score 10
Potential to Provide Desirable Wetland Functions and Values
None
Poor
Low
Moderate
High
Very High
WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM - Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region
Project/Site: Chemours - Seep D City/County: Bladen County Sampling Date: May 19, 2020
Applicant/Owner: The Chemours Company State: NC Sampling Point: Seep D - Upland 1
Investigator(s): Luke F. Eggering, SPWS Section, Township, Range: NA
Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc.): Stream Terrace Local relief (concave, convex, none): convex Slope (%): 4%
Subregion (LRR or MLRA): LRR: P; MLRA: 133A Lat: 34.836979 Long:-78.824277 Datum: NAD 1983
Soil Map Unit Name: WmB - Wickham fine sandy loam, 1 to 6 percent slopes NWI classification: PEM
Are climatic / hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of the year? Yes No (If no, explain in Remarks.)
Are vegetation Soil or Hydrology significantly disturbed? No Are "normal circumstances" present? Yes X No
Are vegetation Soil or Hydrology naturally problematic? No (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 within a
Hydric Soil Present? Yes No X
Wetland? Yes No X
Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes No X
Remarks:
This high stream terrace is moderately well -drained, and it was recently cleared of all trees and shrubs. The area was also treated with herbicide.
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)
_ Aquatic Fauna (B13)
_ Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (138)
_ High Water Table (A2)
_ Marl Deposits (B15) (LRR U)
_ Drainage Patterns (B10)
_ Saturation (A3)
_ Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (Cl)
_ Moss Trim Lines (B16)
_ Water Marks (B 1)
_ Oxidized Rhizospheres on Living Roots (C3)
_ Dry -Season Water Table (C2)
_ Sediment Deposits (132)
_ Presence of Reduced Iron (C4)
_ Crayfish Burrows (C8)
_ Drift Deposits (133)
_ Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6)
_ Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9)
_ Algal Mat or Crust (134)
_ Thin Muck Surface (C7)
_ Geomorphic Position (D2)
_ Iron Deposits (135)
_ Other (Explain in Remarks)
_ Shallow Aquitard (D3)
_ Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (137)
_ FAC-Neutral Test (D5)
Water -Stained Leaves (139)
Sphagnum moss (D8) (LRR T, U)
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:
This high stream terrace is moderately well -drained, and it may receive infrequent overflow flooding from the Cape Fear River.
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VEGETATION (Four Strata) - Use scientific names of plants
Sampling Point: Seep D - Upland 1
Tree Stratum (Plot Size: )
1
Absolute
% Cover
Dominant
Species?
Indicator
Status
Dominance Testworksheet:
Number of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 2 (A)
Total Number of Dominant
Species Across all Strata: 2 (B)
Percent of Dominant Species that
are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 100.00% (A/B)
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Prevalence Index worksheet
Total % Cover of: Multiply by:
OBL species 0 x 1= 0
FACW species 5 x 2 = 10
FAC species 42 x 3 = 126
FACU species 0 x 4= 0
UPL species 0 x 5= 0
Column totals 47 (A) 136 (B)
Prevalence Index = B/A = 2.89
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0 = Total Cover
50% of total cover: 0 20% of total cover: 0
Sapliing/Shrub Stratum (Plot Size: )
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Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
1 -Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
X 2 - Dominance Test is >50%
X 3 - Prevalence Index is <_3.0'
Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation' (Explain)
'Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must be
present, unless disturbed or problematic.
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0 = Total Cover
50% of total cover: 0 20% of total cover: 0
Herb Stratum (Plot Size: )
1 Microstegium vimineum 30 Y FAC
2 Aristida stricta 10 Y FAC
3 Carex grayi
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FACW
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 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 vines - All woody vines greater than 3.28 ft in height.
4 Acer rubrum 2 N FAC
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47 = Total Cover
50% of total cover: 23.5 20% of total cover: 9.4
Woody Vine Stratum (Plot Size: )
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Hydrophytic
0 =Total Cover vegetation
50% of total cover: 0 20% of total cover: 0 1 present? Yes X No
Remarks: (If observed, list morphological adaptations below).
The trees and shrubs were recently cleared. The trees that were cut included cherrybark oak, sugarberry, and red maple. Herbicide had denuded the
vegetation at the sample point.
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SOIL
Sampling Point: Seep D -Upland 1
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 Loc2 Texture Remarks
0-10 7.5YR 5.0 / 6 100 silt loam
10-18 7.5YR 5 / 6 90 10YR 5 / 4 silt loam
rype: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, CS=Cered or Coated Sand Grains. ovLocation: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix.
Hydric Soil Indicators: (Applicable to all LRRs, unless otherwise noted.) Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils3:
_ Histisol (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 (A10) (LRR S)
_ Black Histic (A3)
_ Loamy Mucky Mineral (F1) (LRR O)
_ 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)
_ Organic Bodies (A6) (LRR P, T, U)
_ Redox Dark Surface (F6)
(MLRA 15313)
_ 5 cm Mucky Mineral (A7) (LRR P, T, U)
_ Depleted Dark Surface (F7)
_ Red Parent Material (TF2)
_ Muck Presence (A8) (LRR U)
_ Redox Depressions (F8)
_ Very Shallow Dark Surface (TF12)
_ 1 cm Muck (A9) (LRR P, T)
_ Marl (F10) (LRR U)
_ Other (Explain in Remarks)
_ Depleted Below Dark Suface (Al 1)
_ Depleted Ochric (F11) (MLRA 151)
Thick Dark Surface (Al2)
_ Iron -Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR O, P, T)
3Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and
Coast Prairie Redox (A16) (MLRA 150A)
_ Umbric Surface (F13) (LRR P, T, U)
wetland hydrology must be present,
_ Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) (LRR O, S)
_ Delta Ochric (F17) (MLRA 151)
unless disturbed or problematic.
_ Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4)
_ Reduced Vertic (F18) (MLRA 150A, 15013)
_ Sandy Redox (S5)
_ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 149A)
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: None
Depth (inches): NA Hydric soil present? Yes No X
Remarks:
Soils appear to drain rapidly.
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WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM - Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region
Project/Site: Chemours - Seep D -Work Area City/County: Bladen County Sampling Date: May 19, 2020
Applicant/Owner: The Chemours Company State: NC Sampling Point: Seep D - Upland 2
Investigator(s): Luke F. Eggering, SPWS Section, Township, Range: NA
Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc.): stream terrace Local relief (concave, convex, none): convex Slope (%): 2%
Subregion (LRR or MLRA): LRR: P; MLRA: 133A Lat: 34.836762 Long:-78.823953 Datum: NAD 1983
Soil Map Unit Name: Cn - Congaree silt loam, frequently flooded NWI classification: PEM
Are climatic / hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of the year? Yes X No (If no, explain in Remarks.)
Are vegetation Soil or Hydrology significantly disturbed? No Are "normal circumstances" present? Yes
Are vegetation Soil or Hydrology naturally problematic? No (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.)
X No
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS— Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc.
Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes X No
Is the Sampled Area within a
Hydric Soil Present? Yes No X
Wetland? Yes No X
Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes No X
Remarks:
This is an upland area in the Seep D work area that was recently cleared of trees and shrubs. This area is moderately well -drained.
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)
_ Aquatic Fauna (B13)
_ Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (138)
_ High Water Table (A2)
_ Marl Deposits (B15) (LRR U)
_ Drainage Patterns (B10)
_ Saturation (A3)
_ Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (Cl)
_ Moss Trim Lines (B16)
_ Water Marks (B 1)
_ Oxidized Rhizospheres on Living Roots (C3)
_ Dry -Season Water Table (C2)
_ Sediment Deposits (132)
_ Presence of Reduced Iron (C4)
_ Crayfish Burrows (C8)
_ Drift Deposits (133)
_ Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6)
_ Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9)
_ Algal Mat or Crust (134)
_ Thin Muck Surface (C7)
_ Geomorphic Position (D2)
_ Iron Deposits (135)
_ Other (Explain in Remarks)
_ Shallow Aquitard (D3)
_ Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (137)
_ FAC-Neutral Test (D5)
Water -Stained Leaves (139)
Sphagnum moss (D8) (LRR T, U)
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:
This is moderately well -drained high stream terrace in the Cape Fear River floodplain that may receive infrequent overflow flooding from the Cape Fear River. A
small ephemeral swale drains into the recently cleared
area, but the hydrology does not appear to be for
long durations, and no evidence of anaeobic conditions
were noted.
US Army Corps of Engineers Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region -Version 2.0
VEGETATION (Four Strata) - Use scientific names of plants
Sampling Point: Seep D - Upland 2
Tree Stratum (Plot Size: )
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Absolute
% Cover
Dominant
Species?
Indicator
Status
Dominance Testworksheet:
Number of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 2 (A)
Total Number of Dominant
Species Across all Strata: 2 (B)
Percent of Dominant Species that
are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 100.00% (A/B)
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Prevalence Index worksheet
Total % Cover of: Multiply by:
OBL species 0 x 1= 0
FACW species 20 x 2 = 40
FAC species 72 x 3 = 216
FACU species 5 x 4 = 20
UPL species 0 x 5= 0
Column totals 97 (A) 276 (B)
Prevalence Index = B/A = 2.85
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0 = Total Cover
50% of total cover: 0 20% of total cover: 0
Sapliing/Shrub Stratum (Plot Size: )
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Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
1 -Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
X 2 - Dominance Test is >50%
X 3 - Prevalence Index is <_3.0'
Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation' (Explain)
'Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must be
present, unless disturbed or problematic.
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0 = Total Cover
50% of total cover: 0 20% of total cover: 0
Herb Stratum (Plot Size: )
1 Microstegium vimineum 70 Y FAC
2 Carex grayi 20 Y FACW
3 Parthenocissus quinquefolia
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FACU
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 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 vines - All woody vines greater than 3.28 ft in height.
4 Smilax rotundifolia 2 N FAC
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97 = Total Cover
50% of total cover: 48.5 20% of total cover: 19.4
Woody Vine Stratum (Plot Size: )
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Hydrophytic
0 =Total Cover vegetation
50% of total cover: 0 20% of total cover: 0 1 present? Yes X No
Remarks: (If observed, list morphological adaptations below).
The trees and shrubs were recently cleared. The trees that were cut included cherrybark oak and sugarberry.
US Army Corps of Engineers Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region - Version 2.0
SOIL
Sampling Point: Seep D -Upland 2
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 Loc2 Texture Remarks
0-3 10YR 4.0 / 4 100 silt loam
3-18 5YR 5 / 5 95 10YR 4 / 4 silt loam
rype: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, CS=Cered or Coated Sand Grains. ovLocation: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix.
Hydric Soil Indicators: (Applicable to all LRRs, unless otherwise noted.) Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils3:
_ Histisol (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 (A10) (LRR S)
_ Black Histic (A3)
_ Loamy Mucky Mineral (F1) (LRR O)
_ 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)
_ Organic Bodies (A6) (LRR P, T, U)
_ Redox Dark Surface (F6)
(MLRA 15313)
_ 5 cm Mucky Mineral (A7) (LRR P, T, U)
_ Depleted Dark Surface (F7)
_ Red Parent Material (TF2)
_ Muck Presence (A8) (LRR U)
_ Redox Depressions (F8)
_ Very Shallow Dark Surface (TF12)
_ 1 cm Muck (A9) (LRR P, T)
_ Marl (F10) (LRR U)
_ Other (Explain in Remarks)
_ Depleted Below Dark Suface (Al 1)
_ Depleted Ochric (F11) (MLRA 151)
Thick Dark Surface (Al 2)
_ Iron -Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR O, P, T)
3Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and
Coast Prairie Redox (A16) (MLRA 150A)
_ Umbric Surface (F13) (LRR P, T, U)
wetland hydrology must be present,
_ Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) (LRR O, S)
_ Delta Ochric (F17) (MLRA 151)
unless disturbed or problematic.
_ Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4)
_ Reduced Vertic (F18) (MLRA 150A, 15013)
_ Sandy Redox (S5)
_ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 149A)
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: None
Depth (inches): NA Hydric soil present? Yes No X
Remarks:
Soils do not appear to remain saturated for long durations.
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Upstream view across the cleared area at the Seep D flow -through cell location, facing west.
Downstream view of Seep D flow -through cell location in the background, facing east.
Chemours - Flow -through Cells
Seep D wetland showing seep water emerging from the banks, facing south in the cleared
flow -through cell cleared area.
Transverse view of the Seep D flow -through cell location that was cleared, facing southwest.
Notice that the Seep D stream channel originates in the Seep D wetland at this point.
Chemours - Flow -through Cells