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ATTACHMENT 4
Jurisdictional Determination Request

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January 9, 2020
Ms. Krysta Stygar
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
2407 West Fifth Street
Washington, North Carolina 27889
Transmitted Electronically
Re: Wetland Delineation Confirmation Request
Gaston Hydropower Project (FERC NO.2009) Upstream Eel Passage
LittletonlHe.nrico, North Carolina
WSSI Project # 30775.01
Wetland Studies and Solutions Inc. (WSSI), formerly Kerr Environmental Services Corp., has
completed a wetland and 'Waters of the U.S. (Waters) delineation on behalf of Burgess and Niple, Inc.
The site is Iocated at the northern terminus of Johnny Falcon Road on the southern side of the Roanoke
River and extending north to Webbs Gate Road on the northern side of the Roanoke Diver (Figures 1 &
2). The site is approximately 25.5 acres and is located in HUC 03010106 (Roanoke). The northern
portion of the project area is located within Northharnpton County. The smaller southern portion is
located in Halifax County.
The Wilmington District's Jurisdictional Determination Request Form is attached to this letter for
review. The following exhibits were reviewed prior to conducting field work at the site and are
included as enclosures: USGS topographic quadrangle (Figure 1), large scale vicinity map (Figure 2),
small scale vicinity map (Figure 3), LIDAR digital elevation model (Figure 4), National Wetlands
Inventory (NWI) online mapper (Figure 5), Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) Web Soil
Survey (Figure 6), the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) National Flood Hazards map
(Figure 7a & 7b).
On December 5111 and Oh, 2019, WSSI performed a wetland/Waters delineation of the site. Data points
were collected pursuant to procedures contained in the Army carps of 'Engineer.s Wetland Delineation
Manual (1987) and subsequent guidance including the Regional Supplement to the Corps of Engineers
Welland ,Delineation Manual; Eastern .Mountains and Piedmont region (2012).
Pink and black striped flagging and pink ground pin flags were placed along the wetland boundaries
and numerically labeled. Flagging was located using a hand-held, sub -meter capable GPS unit. The size
of wetlands where they extend into the project area is 0.24 acres. The project area also includes 7.2
acres of the Roanoke River and approximately 140 LF of a non -jurisdictional man-made ditch. The
limits of the ordinary high water mark for the river was estimated using GIS based on visual
observations made during field reconnaissance. No other wetlands or Waters were identified within the
project area. Data sheets (DP-1 through DP-7) with photographs supporting the delineation effort have
been included.
A Wetland Delineation Limits Map (Figure S) is enclosed depicting the boundaries of the wetland and
Waters delineation including the locations of data points.
1008 Old Virginia Beach Road, Suite 200, Virginia Beach, VA 23451
Phone: [phone] . Fax: [phone]

Regulator of the Day, USACE January 9, 2020
Delineation Confirmation Request, Gaston Hydropower- Upstream Eel Passage Page 2 o, f 2
W.SSI Project # 30775. 01
WSSI requests field confirmation of the wetland and Waters delineation as well as a Preliminary
Jurisdictional Determination (PJD) for this project.
Please contact me at 757-963-2008 or janmentrout&wetlands.com if needed to discuss the project
further and schedule a site visit.
Sincerely,
Wetland Studies and Solutions, Inc. — Hampton Roads Division
Jamie Armentrout, CBLP
Senior Environmental Scientist
Amanda Werrell
Environmental Technician
Enclosures: Jurisdictional Determination Request Form; .Attachment A- Preliminary Jurisdictional Determination Form;
PJD Form Feature Table; Figure l — Topographic Map; Figure 2 — Large Scale Vicinity Map, Figure 3 —
Small Scale Vicinity Map Figure 4- LIDAR Map; Figure 5- National Wetland Inventory (NWI) Map;
Figure 6 - NRCS Web Soil Survey; Figure 7 - FEMA Flood Map Figure 8- Wetland Delineation Limits
Exhibits (January 2020); Wetland Determination Data Sheets with Photo Pages (7)
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urisdictional Determination Reauest
U5 Army Corps
of Engineers
Wilmington DiArld
This form is intended for use by anyone requesting a jurisdictional determination (JD) from the
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District (Corps). Please include all supporting
information, as described within each category, with your request. You may submit your request
via mail, electronic mail, or facsimile. Requests should be sent to the appropriate project
manager of the county in which the property is located. A current list of project managers by
assigned counties can be found on-line at:
http://www.saw.usace.army.rmi1/Missions/Re ug latoryPemiitProUam/Cojitact/CountyLocator.asl2x,
by calling 910-251-4633, or by contacting any of the field offices listed below. Once your
request is received you will be contacted by a Corps project manager.
ASHEVILLE & CHARLOTTE REGULATORY
FIELD OFFICES
US Army Corps of Engineers
151 Patton Avenue, Room 208
Asheville, North Carolina 28801-5006
General Number: [phone]
Fax Number: [phone]
RALEIGH REGULATORY FIELD OFFICE
US Army Corps of Engineers
3331 Heritage Trade Drive, Smite 105
Wake Forest, North Carolina 27587
General Number: [phone]
Fax Number: [phone]
INSTRUCTIONS:
WASHINGTON REGULATORY FIELD OFFICE
US Army Corps of Engineers
2407 west Fifth Street
Washington, North Carolina27889
General Number: (9I0) 251-4610
Fax Number: [phone]
WILMINGTON REGULATORY FIELDOFFICE
US Army Corps of Engineers
69 Darlington Avenue
Wilmington, North Carolina 28403
General Number: 910-251-4633
Fax plumber: (910) 2514025
All requesters must complete Parts A, B, C, D, E, F and G.
NOTE TO CONSULTANTS AND AGENCIES: If you are requesting a JD on behalf of a
paying client or your agency, please note the specific submittal requirements in Part H.
NOTE ON PART D — PROPERTY OWNER AUTHORIZATION: Please be aware that
all JD requests must include the current property owner authorization for the Corps to
proceed with the determination, which may include inspection of the property when
necessary. This form must be signed by the current property owner(s) or the owner(s)
authorized agent to be considered a complete request.
NOTE ON PART D - NCDOT REQUESTS: Property owner authorization/notification for
JD requests associated with North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT)
projects will be conducted according to the current NCDOTIUSACE protocols.
NOTE TO USDA PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS: A Corps approved or preliminary JD
may not be valid for the wetland conservation provisions of the Food Security Act of
1985. If you or your tenant are USDA Program participants, or anticipate participation in
USDA programs, you should also request a certified wetland determination from the local
office of the Natural Resources Conservation Service, prior to starting work.
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Jurisdictional Determination Request
A. PARCEL INFORMATION
Street Address: Terminus of Johnny Falcon Road
City, State: Littleton, North Carolina
County: Northhampton and Halifax
Parcel Index Number(s) (PIN): N/A
B. REQUESTOR INFORMATION
Name:
Wetland Studies and Solutions, Inc. clo: Jamie Armentrout
Mailing Address:
1008 Old Virgina Beach Road, Suite 200,
Virginia Beach, VA, 23451
Telephone Number:
757-963-2008
Electronic Mail Address:
[e-mail]
Select one:
❑ I am the current property owner.
® 1 am an Authorized Agent or Environmental Consultant]
Interested Buyer or Under Contract to Purchase
Other, please explain.
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C. PROPERTY OWNER INFORMATION'
Name:
Virginia Electric and Power Company
Mailing Address:
600 E. Canal Street
Richmond, VA 23219
Telephone Number:
804-273-3685
Electronic Mail Address:
[e-mail]
' Must provide completed Agent Authorization Form/Letter.
'- Documentation of ownership also needs to be provided with request (copy of Deed, County GIS/Parcel/Tax Record).
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D. PROPERTY ACCESS CERTIFICATION',4
By signing below, I authorize representatives of the Wilmington District, U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers (Corps) to enter upon the property herein described for the purpose of conducting on -
site investigations, if necessary, and issuing a jurisdictional determination pursuant to Section
404 of the Clean Water Act and/or Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899. I, the
undersigned, am either a duly authorized owner of record of the property identified herein, or
acting as the duly authorized agent of the owner of record of the property.
Robert W. Sauer, VP System Operations
Print Name
Capacity: W1 Owner ❑ Authorized Agent'
Apr 23, 2020
Date h) saw
Rpbe.t N Sd U9r Wgir 23. 70,0)
Signature
E. REASON FOR JD REQUEST: (Check as many as applicable)
I intend to construct/develop a project or perform activities on this parcel which would be
designed to avoid all aquatic resources.
I intend to construct/develop a project or perform activities on this parcel which would be
designed to avoid all jurisdictional aquatic resources under Corps authority.
0 I intend to construct/develop a project or perform activities on this parcel which may
require authorization from the Corps, and the JD would be used to avoid and minimize
impacts to jurisdictional aquatic resources and as an initial step in a future permitting
process.
I intend to construct/develop a project or perform activities on this parcel which may
require authorization from the Corps; this request is accompanied by my permit application
and the JD is to be used in the permitting process.
I intend to construct/develop a projector perform activities in a navigable water of the
U.S. which is included on the district Section 10 list and/or is subject to the ebb and flow of
the tide.
A Corps JD is required in order obtain my local/state authorization.
I intend to contest jurisdiction over a particular aquatic resource and request the Corps
confirm that jurisdiction does/does not exist over the aquatic resource on the parcel.
I believe that the site may be comprised entirely of dry land.
Other: —
For NCDOT requests following the current NCDOT/USACE protocols, skip to Part E.
If there are multiple parcels owned by different parties, please provide the following for each additional parcel on a
continuation sheet,
i Must provide agent authorization forn'/letter signed by owner(s).
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F. JURISDICTIONAL DETERMINATION (JD) TYPE (Select One)
7 I am requesting that the Corps provide a preliminary JD for the property identified herein.
A Preliminary Jurisdictional Determination (PJD) provides an indication that there may
be "waters of the United States" or "navigable waters of the United States"on a property.
PJDs are sufficient as the basis for permit decisions. For the purposes of permitting, all
waters and wetlands on the property will be treated as if they are jurisdictional "waters of
the United States". PJDs cannot be appealed (33 C.F.R. 331.2); however, a PJD is
"preliminary" in the sense that an approved JD can be requested at any time. PJDs do
not expire.
❑ I am requesting that the Corps provide an approved JD for the property identified herein.
An Approved Jurisdictional Determination (AJD) is a determination that
jurisdictional "waters of the United States" or "navigable waters of the United
States" are either present or absent on a site. An approved JD identifies the limits of
waters on a site determined to be jurisdictional under the Clean Water Act and/or
Rivers and Harbors Act. Approved JDs are sufficient as the basis for permit
decisions. AJDs are appealable (33 C.F.R. 331.2). The results of the AJD will be
posted on the Corps website. A landowner, permit applicant, or other "affected
party" (33 C.F.R. 331.2) who receives an AJD may rely upon the AJD for five years
(subject to certain limited exceptions explained in Regulatory Guidance Letter 05-
02).
❑ I am unclear as to which JD I would like to request and require additional information
to inform my decision.
G. ALL REQUESTS
® Map of Property or Project Area. This Map must clearly depict the boundaries of the
review area.
Size of Property or Review Area 25.5 acres.
❑ The property boundary (or review area boundary) is clearly physically marked on the site.
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H. REQUESTS FROM CONSULTANTS
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Project Coordinates (Decimal Degrees): Latitude:
36.502569
Longitude:-77•810296
A legible delineation map depicting the aquatic resources and the property/review area.
Delineation maps must be no larger than 11 x 17 and should contain the following: (Corps
signature of submitted survey plats will occur after the submitted delineation map has been
reviewed and approved).6
■ North Arrow
• Graphical Scale
■ Boundary of Review Area
■ Date
■ Location of data points for each Wetland Determination Data Form or tributary
assessment reach.
For Approved Jurisdictional Determinations:
Jurisdictional wetland features should be labeled as Wetland Waters of the US, 404
wetlands, etc. Please include the acreage of these features.
Jurisdictional non -wetland features (i.e. tidal/navigable waters, tributaries,
impoundments) should be labeled as Non -Wetland Waters of the US, stream, tributary,
open water, relatively permanent water, pond, etc. Please include the acreage or linear
length of each of these features as appropriate.
Isolated waters, waters that lack a significant nexus to navigable waters, or non -
jurisdictional upland features should be identified as Non -Jurisdictional. Please
include a justification in the label regarding why the feature is non jurisdictional (i.e.
"Isolated", "No Significant Nexus", or "Upland Feature"). Please include the acreage
or linear length of these features as appropriate.
For Preliminary Jurisdictional Determinations:
■ Wetland and non -wetland features should not be identified as Jurisdictional, 404,
Waters of the United States, or anything that implies jurisdiction. These features can be
identified as Potential Waters of the United States, Potential Non -wetland Waters of
the United States, wetland, stream, open water, etc. Please include the acreage and
linear length of these features as appropriate.
V1Completed Wetland Determination Data Forms for appropriate region
(at least one wetland and one upland form needs to be completed for each wetland type)
6 Please refer to the guidance document titled "Survey Standards for Jurisdictional Determinations" to ensure that the
supplied map meets the necessary mapping standards. h2R://www.saw.usace.army.mil/Missions)'ReLulatot)-Permit-
Proara►n/Juri sdiction/
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W1Completed appropriate Jurisdictional Determination form
• PJDs, please complete a Preliminary Jurisdictional Determination Form and include the
Aquatic Resource Table
• AJDs, please complete an Approved Jurisdictional Determination Form'
Vicinity Map
Aerial Photograph
USGS Topographic Map
Soil Survey Map
Other Maps, as appropriate (e.g. National Wetland inventory Map, Proposed Site
Plan, previous delineation maps, LIDAR maps, FEMA floodplain maps)
91 Landscape Photos (if taken)
NCWAM and/or NCWAM Assessment Forms and Rating Sheets
NC Division of Water Resources Stream Identification Forms
❑ Other Assessment Forms
7 www.saw.usace.army.millPortals/59/docs/regulatory/regdocs/JD/RGL 08-02 App A Prelim _J>J_Form _f_illable.pdf
' Please see hU://www.saw.tisace.army.mil/Missions/Regulatory-Permit-Prograrn/Jurisdiction/
Principal Purpose: The information that you provide will be used in evaluating your request to determine
whether there are any aquatic resources within the project area subject to federaljurisdiction under the regulatory
authorities referenced above.
Routine Uses: This information may be shared with the Department of Justice and other federal, state, and local
government agencies, and the public, and may be made available as part ofa public notice as required by federal
law. Your name and property location where federal jurisdiction is to be determined will be included in the
approved jurisdictional determination (AJD), which will be made available to the public on the District's website
and on the Headquarters USAGE website.
Disclosure: Submission of requested information is voluntary; however, if information is not provided, the
request for an Al cannot be evaluated nor can an AJD be issued.
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Estimated amount
Class of aquatic
Feature
Latitude
Longitude
Cowardin Class
of aquatic
resource
resource in review
area
Section 10, Non
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36.500139
-77.810612
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7.2 ac
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Section 404-
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36.50303
-77.809401
PEM
0.05 ac
Wetland
Section 404-
Wetland B
36.503752
-77.809212
PEM
0.08 ac
Wetland
Section 404-
Wetland C
36.504032
-77.808913
PEM
0.01 ac
Wetland
Section 404-
Wetland D
36.504243
-77.80911
PEM
0.02 ac
Wetland
Section 404-
Wetland E
36.504458
-77.80913
PEM
0.03 ac
Wetland
Section 404-
Wetland F
36.S04645
-77.809754
PF❑
0.05 ac
Wetland
Non -section 10,
Man -Made Ditch
36.498161
-77.80937
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This map is for general reference only. The US Fish and Wildlife
Service is not responsible for the accuracy or currentness of the
base data shown on this map. RII wetlands related data should
Freshwater Emergent Wetland Fake be used in accordance with the layer metadata found on the
Wetlands Mapper web site.
Freshwater Forested/Shrub Wetland U Other
Freshwater Pond ® Riverine
Nationel Wetlands Inventory (NWI)
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Figure 6. NRGS Web Soil Survey
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Figure 6. NRCS Web Soil Survey
Hydric Rating by Map Unit —Halifax County, North Carolina, and Northampton County, North Carolina
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MAP LEGEND
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Area of Interest (A01) +_" Rails
Soils
Soil Rating Polygons
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Water Features
Streams and Canals
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US Routes
Major Roads
Local Roads
Background
. Aerial Photography
MAP INFORMATION
The sail surveys that comprise your A0I were mapped at
1:24,000,
Warning- Soil Map may not be valid at this scale.
Enlargement of maps beyond the scale of mapping can cause
misunderstanding of the detail of mapping and accuracy of soil
I lne placement. The maps do not show the small areas of
contrasting soils that could have been shown at a more detailed
scale.
Please rely on the bar scale on each map sheet for map
measurements.
Source of Map: Natural Resources Conservation Servioe
Web Soil Survey URL:
Coordinate System: Web Mercator (EPSG:3857)
Maps from the Web Soil Survey are based on the Web Mercator
projection, which preserves direction and shape but distorts
distance and area. A projection that preserves area, such as the
Albers equal-area conic projection, should be used if more
accurate calculations of distance or area are required.
This product is generated from the USDA-NRCS certified data as
of the version date(s) listed below.
Soil Survey Area: Halifax County, North Carolina
Survey Area Data: Version 22, Sep 16, 2019
Soil Survey Area: Northampton County, North Carolina
Survey Area Data: Version 18, Sep 16, 2019
Your area of interest (A01) includes more than one soil survey
area. These survey areas may have been mapped at different
scales, with a different land use in mind, at different times, or at
different levels of detail. This may result in map unit symbols, soil
properties, and interpretations that do not completely agree
across soil survey area boundaries.
Soil map units are labeled (as space allows) for map scales
1:50,000 or larger.
Date(s) aerial images were photographed: Mar 15, 2016—Oct
26.2017
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Figure 6. IN RCS Web Soil Survey
Hydric Rating by Map Unit —Halifax County, North Carolina, and Northampton County, North Carolina
Gaston Hydropower Project Upstream Eel Ladder
MAP LEGEND MAP INFORMATION
The orthophoto or other base map on which the soil lines were
compiled and digitized probably differs from the background
i magery displayed on these maps. As a result, some minor
shifling of map unit boundaries may be evident.
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Hydric Rating by Map Unit —Halifax County, North Carolina, and Northampton County, North Carolina
Gaston Hydropower Project Upstream Eel Ladder
Figure 6. NRCS
Hydric Rating by Map Unit
Map unit symbol Map unit name Rating Acres in AOI Percent of AOI
Ud Udorthents, loamy 0 5.0 8.2%
W Water 0 1.7 2.8%
Subtotals for Soil Survey Area 6.71 11.0%
Totals for Area of Interest 60.9 , 100.0%
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Hydric Rating by Map Unit —Halifax County. North Carolina. and Northampton County, North Carolina
Gaston Hydropower Project Upstream Eel Ladder
Figure 6. NRCS
Description
This rating indicates the percentage of map units that meets the criteria for Hydric
soils. Map units are composed of one or more map unit components or soil
types, each of which is rated as hydric soil or not hydric. Map units that are made
up dominantly of hydric soils may have small areas of minor nonhydric
components in the higher positions on the landform, and map units that are made
up dominantly of nonhydric soils may have small areas of minor hydric
components in the lower positions on the landform. Each map unit is rated based
on its respective components and the percentage of each component within the
map unit.
The thematic map is color coded based on the composition of hydric
components. The five color classes are separated as 100 percent hydric
components, fib to 99 percent hydric components, 33 to 65 percent hydric
components, 1 to 32 percent hydric components, and less than one percent
hydric components_
In Web Soil Survey, the Summary by Map Unit table that is displayed below the
map pane contains a column named 'Rating'. In this column the percentage of
each map unit that is classified as hydric is displayed.
Hydric soiis are defined by the National Technical Committee for Hydric Soils
(NTCHS) as soils that formed under conditions of saturation, flooding, or panding
long enough during the growing season to develop anaerobic conditions in the
upper part (Federal Register, 1994). Under natural conditions, these soils are
either saturated or inundated long enough during the growing season to support
the growth and reproduction of hydrophytic vegetation.
The NTCHS definition identifies general soil properties that are associated with
wetness. In order to determine whether a specific soil is a hydric soil or nonhydric
soil, however, more specific information, such as information about the depth and
duration of the water table, is needed. Thus, criteria that identify those estimated
soil properties unique to hydric soils have been established (Federal Register,
2002). These criteria are used to identify map unit components that normally are
associated with wetlands. The criteria used are selected estimated soil properties
that are described in "Soil Taxonomy" (Soil Survey Staff, 1999) and "Keys to Soil
Taxonomy" (Soil Survey Staff, 2006) and in the "Soil Survey Manual" (Soil Survey
Division Staff, 1993).
If soils are wet enough for a long enough period of time to be considered hydric,
they should exhibit certain properties that can be easily observed in the field.
These visible properties are indicators of hydric soils. The indicators used to
make onsite determinations of hydric soils are specified in "Field Indicators of
Hydric Soils in the United States" (Hurt and Vasilas, 2006).
References:
Federal Register. July 13, 1994. Changes in hydric soils of the United States.
Federal Register. September 18, 2002. Hydric soils of the United States.
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Hydric Rating by Map Unit—HalFax County, North Carolina, and Northampton County, North Carolina
Gaston Hydropower Project Upstream Eel Ladder
Figure S. NRCS
Hurt, G.W., and L.M. Vasilas, editors. Version 6.0, 2006. Field indicators of hydric
soils in the United States.
Soil Survey Division Staff. 1993. Soil survey manual. Soil Conservation Service.
U.S. Department of Agriculture Handbook 18.
Soil Survey Staff_ 1999- Soil taxonomy_ A basic system of soil classification for
making and interpreting soil surveys. 2nd edition. Natural Resources
Conservation Service. U.S. Department of Agriculture Handbook 436.
Soil Survey Staff. 2006. Keys to soil taxonomy. 10th edition. U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service.
Rating Options
Aggregation Method: Percent Present
Component Percent Cutoff., None Specifies!
Tie -break Rule- Lower
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Figure 7a. FEMA Flood Map
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36°30'7.74"N
0 250 500 1,404 1,500 2,000
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Without Base Flood Elevation (BFE)
Zone A, V 499
SPECIAL FLOOD With 8FE or Depth 7— AE. AD, AH, VF AR
HAZARD AREAS Regulatory Floodway
0.2% Annual Chance Flood Hazard, Areas
of 1% annual chance flood with average
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MAP PANELS Unmapped
The pin displayed on the map is an approximate
point selected by the user and does not represent
an authoritative property location.
This map complies with FEVINS standards for the use of
digital flood maps if it is not void as described below.
The basemap shown complies with FEMKs basemap
accuracy standards
The flood hazard information is derived directly from the
authoritative NFHL web services provided by FEMA. This map
was exported on 11j26/2019 at 4:38:34 PM and does not
reflect changes or amendments subsequent to this date and
time. The NFHL and effective information may change or
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WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM - Eastern Mountains and Piedmont Region
Project(Site: Gaston Hydropower Project Upstream Eel Passage City/County: Halifax Sampling Date: 12/5 /2019
Applicant/Owner: Burgess and Niple/ Dominion Energy State: NC Sampling Point: DP1
Investigator(s):J• Armentrout Section, Township, Range: NIA
Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc.): Riverbank Local relief (concave, convex, none): None Slope (%): 0
Subregion (LRR or MLRA): LRR P Lat: 38029'52" Long: 77048'31H Datum: NAD 83
Soil Map Unit Name: Udorthents NWI classification: none
Are climatic 1 hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year?Yes W NoF] (If no, explain in Remarks)
Are Vegetation_ , Soil 71 , or Hydrology F� significantly disturbed? Are "Normal Circumstances" present? Yes W_ No
Are Vegetation_ , Soil 71 , or Hydrology M naturally problematic? (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.)
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS - Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transacts, important features, etc.
Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes _,L_ No _Z_
Hydric Soil Present? Yes � No �_ Is the Sampled Area Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes _ILI._ No �_ within a Wetland? Yes 1 No J
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 (C1)
❑ Drainage Pattems (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 (131)
❑ Iron Deposits (135)
❑ Geomorphic Position (D2)
❑ Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (137)
❑ Shallow Aquitard (D3)
❑ Water -Stained Leaves (139)
❑ Microtopographic Relief (134)
❑ Aquatic Fauna (1313)
❑ FAC-Neutral Test (D5)
Field Observations:
Surface Water Present? Yes F­1
NoW/ Depth (inches):
Water Table Present? Yes P
No W Depth (inches):
Saturation Present? Yes J:J_
No W Depth (inches):
Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes n No
includes ca illa fringe)
Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available:
Remarks:
No water table or saturation in 20" deep boring. No surface water. +/- 15-20 feet from water's edge.
+/- 4 feet higer than open water level at boring
site.
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VEGETATION (Five Strata) - Use scientific names of plants.
Sampling Point: DP1
Aosoiute L]ominam Inoicator Dominance Test worksheet:
Tree Stratum (Plot size: 30' Radius } % Cover Species? Status
Number of Dominant Species
1. That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC:
2.
Total Number of Dominant
3. Species Across All Strata:
4.
5 Percent of Dominant Species
That Are CBL, FACW, or FAC:
6.
7.
= Total Cover
Sapling Stratum (Plot size: 15' Radius )
1 Prunus serotina
8
FACU
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8
= Total Cover
Shrub Stratum (Plot size: 15' Radius }
1 T Liquidambar styraciflua
8
_F%el FAC
2 Quercus rubra
a
P1 FACU
3 1-ir7odendron tulipifera
5
F-1 FACU
4 Tdia americana
5
FACU
5 Ligustrum sinense
3
F71 FACU
6 Magnolia grandi8ora
1
F-1- FACU
7 Juniperus virginiana
1
F�J FACU
31
= Total Cover
Herb Stratum {Plot size: T Radius )
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
= Total Cover
Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size: 30' Radius }
Prevalence Index worksheet:
Total % Cover of: Multiply by:
QBL species 0 x 1 = 0
FACW species 0 x 2 = 0
FAC species 16 x 3 = 48
FACU species 61 x 4 = 244
UPL species 0 x 5 = 0
Column Totals: 77 (A) 292 (B)
Prevalence Index = B/A = 3.79
Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
❑ 1 - Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
❑ 2 - Dominance Test is >50%
❑ 3 - prevalence Index is s3.0'
❑ 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 Five Vegetation Strata:
Tree- Woody plants, excluding woody vines,
approximately 20 ft (6 m) or more in height and 3 in.
(7.6 cm) or larger in diameter at breast height (DBH).
Sapling- Woody plants, excluding woody vines,
approximately 20 ft (6 m) or more in height and less
than 3 in. (7.6 cm) DBH.
Shrub- Woody plants, excluding woody vines,
approximately 3 to 20 ft (1 to 6 m) in height.
Herb - All herbaceous (non -woody) plants, including
herbaceous vines, regardless of size, and woody
plants, except woody vines, less than approximately 3
ft (1 m) in height.
Woody vine - All woody vines, regardless of height.
1. Lonicere japonica 30 FACU
2 Smilax rotundifolia 5 �_ FAG
3 Vitis rotundifolia 3 0 FAC Hydrophylic
4. Vegetation
5. Present? Yes F-] No
38 = Total Cover
Remarks: (Include photo numbers here or on a separate sheet.)
Nomenclature and indicators from The National Wetland Plant List: 2016 wetland ratings with updates through March 2019; NI species are not used
in the Dominance Test Calculation.
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SOIL Sampling Point., DP1
Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators.)
Depth
Matrix
Redox Features
(Inches)
Color (moist) 96
Color (moist)
% Type'
Loc2
Texture
Remarks
0-4
7.5YR314 100
Clay Loam
Gravel within layer
4-12
5YR416 90
2.5Y616
10 C
PL & M
Loamy Clay
Gravel within layer
12-20
5YR314 94
2.5Y512
2 D
M
Loamy Clay
Gravel within layer
7.5YR5/8
2 C
M
Loamy Clay
Gley1 2.5YIN
2 C
M
Loamy Clay
Carbon like, natural
'Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, MS=Masked Sand Grains. 'Location. PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix
Hydric Soil Indicators.
Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils':
❑ Histosol (Al)
❑ Dark Surface (S7)
❑ 2 cm Muck (A10)
❑ Histic Epipedon (A2)
❑ Polyvalue Below Surface (S8) (MLRA 147, 148)
❑ Coast Prairie Redox (A16)
❑ Black Histic (A3)
❑ Thin Dark Suface (S9) IMLRA 147, 148)
(MLRA 147, 148)
❑ Hydrogen Sulfide (A4)
❑ Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2)
❑ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19)
❑ Stratified Layers (A5)
❑ Depleted Matrix (F3)
(MLRA 136, 147)
❑ 2 cm Muck (A10) (LRR N)
❑ Redox Dark Surface (F6)
❑ Very Shallow Dark Surface (TF12)
❑ Depleted Below Dark Surface (At 1)
❑ Depleted Dark Surface (F7)
❑ Other (Explain in Remarks)
❑ Thick Dark Surface (Al2)
❑ Redox Depressions (F8)
❑ Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) (LRR N,
❑ Iron Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR N,
MLRA 147, 148)
MLRA 136)
❑ Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4) ❑ Llmbric Surface (F13) 'indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and
❑ Sandy Redox (S5) ❑ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19)(MLRA 148) wetland hydrology must be present, unless
❑ Stripped Matrix (S6) ❑ Red Parent Material (F21)(MLRA 127, 147) disturbed or problematic.
Restrictive Layer (if observed):
Type:
Depth (Inches): Hydric Soil Present? Yes 171 No RV
Remarks:
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WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM - Eastern Mountains and Piedmont Region
Project(Site: Gaston Hydropower Project Upstream Eel Passage City/County: Halifax Sampling Date: 12/5 /2D19
Applicant/Owner: Burgess and Niple/ Dominion Energy State: NC Sampling Point: DPZ
Investigator(s):J• Armentrout Section, Township, Range: NIA
Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc.): Flat Local relief (concave, convex, none): None Slope (%): 0
Subregion (LRR or MLRA): LRR P Let: 36029'51„ Long: 77048'31H Datum: NAD 83
Soil Map Unit Name: Udorthents NWI classification: none
Are climatic 1 hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year?Yes W NoF] (If no, explain in Remarks)
Are Vegetation_ , Soil 7 , or Hydrology F� significantly disturbed? Are "Normal Circumstances" present? Yes W_ No
Are Vegetation_ , Soil 71 , or Hydrology M naturally problematic? (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.)
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS - Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transacts, important features, etc.
Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes _,L_ No _Z_
Hydric Soil Present? Yes � No �_ Is the Sampled Area Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes _ILI._ No �_ within a Wetland? Yes 1 No J
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 (C1)
❑ Drainage Pattems (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 (131)
❑ Iron Deposits (135)
❑ Geomorphic Position (D2)
❑ Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (137)
❑ Shallow Aquitard (D3)
❑ Water -Stained Leaves (139)
❑ Microtopographic Relief (134)
❑ Aquatic Fauna (1313)
❑ FAC-Neutral Test (D5)
Field Observations:
Surface Water Present? Yes F­1
NoW/ Depth (inches):
Water Table Present? Yes P
No W Depth (inches):
Saturation Present? Yes J:J_
No W Depth (inches):
Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes n No
includes ca illa fringe)
Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available:
Remarks:
No water table or saturation in 12" deep boring. No surface water. Unable to dig further due to gravel in soil.
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VEGETATION (Five Strata) - Use scientific names of plants.
Sampling Point: DP2
Tree Stratum (Plot size: 30' Radius )
Hosoiute
% Cover
uominam Inolcator
Species? Status
Dominance Test worksheet:
Number of Dominant Species 0
1.
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: (A)
2.
Total Number of Dominant 4
3.
Species Across All Strata: (B)
4.
5
Percent of Dominant Species 0 0%
That Are CBL, FACW, or FAC: (A16)
6.
7.
Prevalence Index worksheet:
= Total Cover
Total % Cover of: Multiply by:
Sapling Stratum (Plot size: 15' Radius )
QBL species 0 x 1 = 0
FACW species 1 x 2 = 2
1.
2
FAC species 15 x 3 = 45
3.
FACU species 129 x 4 = 516
4.
UPL species 10 x 5 = 50
5.
Column Totals: 155 (A) 613 (B)
6
Prevalence Index = B/A = 3.95
7.
Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
= Total Cover
Shrub Stratum (Plot size: 15' Radius )
❑ 1 - Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
❑ 2 - Dominance Test is >50%
1 T
Ligustrum sinense
40
IA FACU
❑ 3 - Prevalence Index is s3.0'
2
Prunus serotina
20
�y _ FACU
❑ 4 - Morphological Adaptations' (Provide supporting
3
Pyrus calleryana
1C
UPL
data in Remarks or on a separate sheet)
4
Juniperus virginiana
3
�_ FACU
❑ Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation' (Explain)
5.
6.
'Indicators of hydlic soil and wetland hydrology must
7.
be present, unless disturbed or problematic.
73
= Total Cover
Definitions of Five Vegetation Strata:
Herb Stratum (Plot size: 5' Radius )
Lespedeza cuneate
25
FACU
Tree- Woody plants, excluding woody vines,
1
approximately 20 ft (6 m) or more in height and 3 in.
2
Rhus ylabra
25
NI
(7.6 cm) or larger in diameter at breast height (DBH).
3
Carex radiata
10
F] FAC
Sapling- Woody plants, excluding woody vines,
4
Juncus effusus
1
r-­l FACW
approximately 20 ft (6 m) or more in height and less
5
Andropogon virginicus
1
F] FACU
than 3 in. (7.6 cm) DBH.
6.
Shrub- Woody plants, excluding woody vines,
7.
approximately 3 to 20 ft (1 to 6 m) in height.
8.
Herb - All herbaceous (non -woody) plants, including
9.
herbaceous vines, regardless of size, and woody
10.
plants, except woody vines, less than approximately 3
11.
ft (1 m) in height.
12.
62
Woody vine - All woody vines, regardless of height.
= Total Cover
Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size: 30' Radius
}
1
Lonicera japonica
40
FACU
2_
Rubus pensilvanicus
5
�_ FAC
3.
Hydrophylic
4.
Vegetation
5.
Present? Yes F-] No FVJ
45
= Total Cover
Remarks: (Include photo numbers here or on a separate sheet.)
Nomenclature and indicators from The National Wetland Plant List: 2016 wetland ratings; NI species are not used in the Dominance Test Calculation
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SOIL Sampling Point., DP2
Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators.)
Depth Matrix Redox Features
(Inches) Color (moist) 96 Color (moist) % Type' Loc2 Texture Remarks
0-12 10YR413 60 Clay Loam 40% Gravel
'Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, MS=Masked Sand Grains. 2Location. PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix
Hydric Soil Indicators.
Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils':
❑ Histosol (Al)
❑ Dark Surface (S7)
❑ 2 cm Muck (A10)
❑ Histic Epipedon (A2)
❑ Polyvalue Below Surface (S8) (MLRA 147, 148)
❑ Coast Prairie Redox (A16)
❑ Black Histic (A3)
❑ Thin Dark Suface (S9) IMLRA 147, 148)
(MLRA 147, 148)
❑ Hydrogen Sulfide (A4)
❑ Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2)
❑ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19)
❑ Stratified Layers (A5)
❑ Depleted Matrix (F3)
(IYILRA 136, 147)
❑ 2 cm Muck (A10) (LRR N)
❑ Redox Dark Surface (F6)
❑ Very Shallow Dark Surface (TF12)
❑ Depleted Below Dark Surface (At 1)
❑ Depleted Dark Surface (F7)
❑ Other (Explain in Remarks)
❑ Thick Dark Surface (Al2)
❑ Redox Depressions (F8)
❑ Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) (LRR N,
❑ Iron Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR N,
MLRA 147, 148)
MLRA 136)
❑ Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4)
❑ Umbric Surface (F13)
'indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and
❑ Sandy Redox (S5)
❑ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19)(MLRA 148)
wetland hydrology must be present, unless
❑ Stripped Matrix (S6)
❑ Red Parent Material (F21)(MLRA 127, 147)
disturbed or problematic.
Restrictive Layer (if observed):
Type:
Depth (Inches):
Remarks:
Unable tobore past 12" due to gravel.
Hydric Soil Present? Yes 171 No FV
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Photograph 3. Overview of thick vegetation profile at data Point 2 on south side of the dam.
Photograph 4. View of non-hydric soil profile at Data Point 2. Gravel pieces can be seen
throughout profile.
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WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM - Eastern Mountains and Piedmont Region
Project(Site: Gaston Hydropower Project Upstream Eel Passage City/County: Northhampton Sampling Date: 12/5 /2019
Applicant/Owner: Burgess and Niplel Dominion Energy State: NC Sampling Point: DP3
Investigatogs):J• Armentrout Section, Township, Range: NIA
Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc.): Peninsula Local relief (concave, convex, none): None Slope (%): 0
Subregion (LRR or MLRA): LRR P Let: 36030'05" Long: 77048'35" Datum: NAD 83
Soil Map Unit Name: Udorthents NWI classification: PFO114A
Are climatic 1 hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year?Yes W NoF] (If no, explain in Remarks)
Are Vegetation_ , Soil 7 , or Hydrology F� significantly disturbed? Are "Normal Circumstances" present? Yes W_ No
Are Vegetation_ , Soil 71 , or Hydrology M naturally problematic? (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.)
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS - Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transacts, important features, etc.
Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes _,L_ No _Z_
Hydric Soil Present? Yes � No �_ Is the Sampled Area Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes _ILI._ No �_ within a Wetland? Yes 1 No J
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 Pattems (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 (131)
❑ Iron Deposits (135)
❑ Geomorphic Position (D2)
❑ Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (137)
❑ Shallow Aquitard (D3)
❑ Water -Stained Leaves (139)
❑ Microtopographic Relief (134)
❑ Aquatic Fauna (1313)
❑ FAC-Neutral Test (D5)
Field Observations:
Surface Water Present? Yes F­1
NoW/ Depth (inches):
Water Table Present? Yes 1­1
No W Depth (inches):
Saturation Present? Yes J:J_
No W Depth (inches):
Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes n No
includes ca illa fringe)
Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available:
Remarks:
No water table or saturation in 24" deep boring. No surface water.
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VEGETATION (Five Strata) - Use scientific names of plants.
Sampling Point: DP3
Tree Stratum (Plot size: 30' Radius )
Hosoiute t]ominam Inolcator
% Cover Species? Status
Dominance Test worksheet:
Number of Dominant Species 1
1.
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: (A)
2.
Total Number of Dominant 4
3.
Species Across All Strata: (B)
4.
5
Percent of Dominant Species 25 0%
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: (A1B)
6.
7.
Prevalence Index worksheet:
= Total Cover
Total % Cover of: Multiply by:
Sapling Stratum (Plot size: 15' Radius )
OBL species 0 x 1 = 0
FACW species 0 x 2 = 0
1.
2
FAC species 60 x 3 = 180
3.
FACU species 205 x 4 = 820
4.
UPL species 0 x 5 = 0
5.
Column Totals: 265 (A) 1000 (B)
6
Prevalence Index = B/A = 3.77
7.
Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
= Total Cover
Shrub Stratum (Plot size: 15' Radius )
❑ 1 - Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
❑ 2 - Dominance Test is >50%
1 T Ligustrum sinense
80 FACU
❑ 3 - Prevalence Index is s3.0'
2 AraNa spinasa
25 _ FAC
❑ 4 - Morphological Adaptations' (Provide supporting
3.
data in Remarks or on a separate sheet)
4.
❑ Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation' (Explain)
5.
6.
'Indicators of hydlic soil and wetland hydrology must
7.
be present, unless disturbed or problematic.
105 = Total Cover
Definitions of Five Vegetation Strata:
Herb Stratum (Plot size: T Radius )
Ligusfrum sinense
50 FACU
Tree- Woody plants, excluding woody vines,
1
approximately 20 ft (6 m) or more in height and 3 in.
2
(7.6 cm) or larger in diameter at breast height (DBH).
3.
Sapling- Woody plants, excluding woody vines,
4.
approximately 20 ft (6 m) or more in height and less
5
than 3 in. (7.6 cm) DBH.
6.
Shrub- Woody plants, excluding woody vines,
7.
approximately 3 to 20 ft (1 to 6 m) in height.
8.
Herb - All herbaceous (non -woody) plants, including
g.
herbaceous vines, regardless of size, and woody
10.
plants, except woody vines, less than approximately 3
11.
ft (1 m) in height.
12.
50
Woody vine - All woody vines, regardless of height.
= Total Cover
Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size: 30' Radius
)
1 Lonicera japonica
75 FACU
2_ Vitis rotundifolia
20 �_ FAG
3 Smilax rotundifolia
15 FJ FAC
Hydrophylic
4.
Vegetation
5.
Present? Yes F-] No FVJ
110 = Total Cover
Remarks: (Include photo numbers here or on a separate sheet.)
Nomenclature and indicators from The National Wetland Plant List: 2016 wetland ratings; NI species are not used in the Dominance Test Calculation
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SOIL Sampling Point., DP3
Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators.)
Depth
Matrix
Redox Features
(Inches)
Color (moist)
°k
Color (moist) % Type' Loci Texture Remarks
0-4
10YR212
100
Fine Sandy Loam
4-10
10YR313
100
Sandy Loam
10-24
7.5YR414
98
2.5YR418 2 C Sandy Clay Loam some gravel
'Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, MS=Masked Sand Grains. 'Location. PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix
Hydric Soil Indicators.
Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils':
❑ Histosol (Al)
❑ Dark Surface (S7)
❑ 2 cm Muck (A10)
❑ Histic Epipedon (A2)
❑ Polyvalue Below Surface (S8) (MLRA 147, 148)
[]Coast Prairie Redox (A16)
❑ Black Histic (A3)
❑ Thin Dark Suface (S9) IMLRA 147, 148)
(MLRA 147, 148)
❑ Hydrogen Sulfide (A4)
❑ Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2)
❑ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19)
❑ Stratified Layers (A5)
❑ Depleted Matrix (F3)
(IYILRA 136, 147)
❑ 2 cm Muck (A10) (LRR N)
❑ Redox Dark Surface (F6)
❑ Very Shallow Dark Surface (TF12)
❑ Depleted Below Dark Surface (At 1)
❑ Depleted Dark Surface (F7)
❑ Other (Explain in Remarks)
❑ Thick Dark Surface (Al2)
❑ Redox Depressions (F8)
❑ Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) (LRR N,
❑ Iron Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR N,
MLRA 147, 148)
MLRA 136)
❑ Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4) ❑ Llmbric Surface (F13) 'indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and
❑ Sandy Redox (S5) ❑ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19)(MLRA 148) wetland hydrology must be present, unless
❑ Stripped Matrix (S6) ❑ Red Parent Material (F21)(MLRA 127, 147) disturbed or problematic.
Restrictive Layer (if observed):
Type:
Depth (Inches): Hydric Soil Present? Yes 171 No RV
Remarks:
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WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM - Eastern Mountains and Piedmont Region
Project(Site: Gaston Hydropower Project Upstream Eel Passage City/County: Northhampton Sampling Date: 12/5 /2D19
Applicant/Owner: Burgess and Niplel Dominion Energy State: NC Sampling Point: DP4
Investigatogs):J• Armentrout Section, Township, Range: NIA
Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc.): Shoreline Local relief (concave, convex, none): None Slope (%): 1%
Subregion (LRR or MLRA): LRR P Lat: 36030'10" Long: 77048'34H Datum: NAD 83
Soil Map Unit Name: Udorthents NWI classification: PFO114A
Are climatic 1 hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year?Yes W NoF] (If no, explain in Remarks)
Are Vegetation_7 , Soil 71 , or Hydrology F� significantly disturbed? Are "Normal Circumstances" present? Yes W_ No
Are Vegetation_ , Soil 71 , or Hydrology M naturally problematic? (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.)
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS - Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transacts, important features, etc.
Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes No
Hydric Soil Present? Yes No Is the Sampled Area
Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes �_ No within a Wetlands Yes No
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 Pattems (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 (131)
❑ Iron Deposits (135)
® Geomorphic Position (D2)
© Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (137)
❑ Shallow Aquitard (D3)
❑ Water -Stained Leaves (139)
❑ Microtopographic Relief (134)
R] Aquatic Fauna (1313)
® FAC-Neutral Test (D5)
Field Observations:
Surface Water Present? Yes F­1
NoW/ Depth (inches):
Water Table Present? Yes 1­1
No W Depth (inches):
Saturation Present? Yes J:J_
No W Depth (inches):
Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes W No
includes ca illa fringe)
Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available:
Remarks:
Inundated to shoreline. Freshwater marsh, riverine fringe.
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VEGETATION (Five Strata) - Use scientific names of plants.
Sampling Point: DP4
Tree Stratum (Plot size: 30' Radius )
Hosoiute L]ominam Inolcator
% Cover Species? Status
Dominance Test worksheet:
Number of Dominant Species 3
1.
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAG: (A)
2.
Total Number of Dominant 3
3.
Species Across All Strata: (B)
4.
5
Percent of Dominant Species 100.0%
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: (A1B)
6.
7.
Prevalence Index worksheet:
= Total Cover
Total % Cover of: Multiply by:
Sapling Stratum (Plot size: 15' Radius )
081- species 29 x 1 = 29
FACW species 3 x 2 = 6
1.
2
FAG species 30 x 3 = 90
3.
FACU species x 4 =
4.
UPL species x 5 =
5.
Column Totals: 62 (A) 125 (B)
6.
Prevalence Index = B/A = 2.02
7.
Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
= Total Cover
Shrub Stratum (Plot size: 15' Radius )
❑ 1 - Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
W 2 - Dominance Test is >50%
1 Rhus glahra
10 k j NI
3 - Prevalence Index is s3.0'
2 Alrrus serrulata
5 11;F] OBL
❑ 4 - Morphological Adaptations' (Provide supporting
3 Cephalanthus occidentelis
2 _F71 OBL
data in Remarks or on a separate sheet)
4.
❑ Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation' (Explain)
5.
6.
'Indicators of hydlic soil and wetland hydrology must
7.
be present, unless disturbed or problematic.
17 = Total Cover
Definitions of Five Vegetation Strata:
Herb Stratum (Plot size: 5' Radius )
Laersia oryzoides
20 OBL
Tree- Woody plants, excluding woody vines,
1
approximately 20 ft (6 m) or more in height and 3 in.
2 Scirpus Cyperirrus
3 FACW
(7.6 cm) or larger in diameter at breast height (DBH).
3 Typha angustifolia
2 F] OBL
Sapling- Woody plants, excluding woody vines,
4.
approximately 20 ft (6 m) or more in height and less
5
than 3 in. (7.6 cm) DBH.
6.
Shrub- Woody plants, excluding woody vines,
7.
approximately 3 to 20 ft (1 to 6 m) in height.
8.
Herb - All herbaceous (non -woody) plants, including
9.
herbaceous vines, regardless of size, and woody
10.
plants, except woody vines, less than approximately 3
11.
ft (1 m) in height.
12.
25
Woody vine - All woody vines, regardless of height.
= Total Cover
Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size: 30' Radius )
1 Rubus pensilvanicus 30
2.
3.
4.
5.
q FAG
Hydrophylic
Vegetation
Present? Yes F,/] No
30 = Total Cover
Remarks: (Include photo numbers here or on a separate sheet.)
Nomenclature and indicators from The National Wetland Plant List: 2016 wetland ratings; NI species are not used in the Dominance Test Calculation
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SOIL Sampling Point: DP4
Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators.)
Depth Matrix Redox Features
(Inches) Color (moist) °k Color (moist) % Type' Loc2 Texture Remarks
0-12 10YR512 95 5YR416 5 C M Sandy Clay Loam unconsolidated sedimen
'Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, MS=Masked Sand Grains. 2Location. PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix
Hydric Soil Indicators.
Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils':
❑ Histosol (Al)
❑ Dark Surface (S7)
❑ 2 cm Muck (A10)
❑ Histic Epipedon (A2)
❑ Polyvalue Below Surface (S8) (MLRA 147, 148)
❑ Coast Prairie Redox (A16)
❑ Black Histic (A3)
❑ Thin Dark Suface (S9) IMLRA 147, 148)
(MLRA 147, 148)
❑ Hydrogen Sulfide (A4)
❑ Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2)
❑ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19)
❑ Stratified Layers (A5)
© Depleted Matrix (F3)
(IYILRA 136, 147)
❑ 2 cm Muck (A10) (LRR N)
❑ Redox Dark Surface (F6)
❑ Very Shallow Dark Surface (TF12)
❑ Depleted Below Dark Surface (At 1)
❑ Depleted Dark Surface (F7)
❑ Other (Explain in Remarks)
❑ Thick Dark Surface (Al2)
❑ Redox Depressions (F8)
❑ Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) (LRR N,
❑ Iron Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR N,
MLRA 147, 148)
MLRA 136)
❑ Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4)
❑ Llmbric Surface (F13)
'indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and
❑ Sandy Redox (S5)
❑ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19)(MLRA 148)
wetland hydrology must be present, unless
❑ Stripped Matrix (S6)
❑ Red Parent Material (F21)(MLRA 127, 147)
disturbed or problematic.
Restrictive Layer (if observed):
Type:
Depth (Inches):
Remarks:
Hydric Soil Present? Yes W No F
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Photograph 7. Overview of fringe wetland at Data Point 4 facing north on northeast side of the dam.
Photograph 8. overview of hydric soil profile and saturated conditions at Data Point 4.
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WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM - Eastern Mountains and Piedmont Region
Project/Site: Gaston Hydropower Project Upstream Eel Passage City/County: Northhampton Sampling Date: 12/$12019
Applicant/Owner: Burgess and Niplel Dominion Energy State: NC Sampling Point: DP5
Investigator(s): J.Armentrout Section, Township, Range: NIA
Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc.): Flat Local relief (concave, convex, none): None Slope (%): 0
Subregion (LRR or MLRA): LRR P Let-. 36°30'16" Long: 77048'31" Datum: NAD 83
Soil Map Unit Name: Wehadkee loam NWI classification: none
Are climatic 1 hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year?Yes W NoF] (If no, explain in Remarks)
Are Vegetation_7 , Soil 7 , or Hydrology F� significantly disturbed? Are "Normal Circumstances" present? Yes W_ No
Are Vegetation_ , Soil 71 , or Hydrology M 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
Hydric Soil Present? Yes No Is the Sampled Area
Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes �_ No within a Wetlands Yes No
Remarks:
Data point taken at a toe of slope wetland.
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)
R] Surface Water (Al)
❑ True Aquatic Plants (1314)
❑ Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (138)
® Hfgh Water Table (A2)
❑ Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (Cl)
® Drainage Patterns (1310)
0 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)
Q Algal Mat or Crust (134)
❑ Other (Explain in Remarks)
❑ Stunted or Stressed Plants (131)
Iron Deposits (135)
® Geomorphic Position (D2)
❑ Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (67)
❑ Shallow Aquitard (D3)
❑ Water -Stained Leaves (139)
❑ Microtopographic Relief (D4)
❑ Aquatic Fauna (1313)
® FAC-Neutral Test (D5)
Field Observations:
Surface Water Present? Yes
NoDepth (inches): 1"
Water Table Present? Yes
NoDepth (inches): Surface
Saturation Present? Yes
No17 Depth (inches): Surface
Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes W No
includes ca illa fringe)
Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available:
Remarks:
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VEGETATION (Five Strata) - Use scientific names of plants.
Sampling Point: DP5
Tree Stratum (Plot size: 30' Radius )
Hosoiute uominam Inolcator
% Cover Species? Status
Dominance Test worksheet:
Number of Dominant Species 3
1.
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: (A)
2.
Total Number of Dominant 4
3.
Species Across All Strata: (B)
4.
5
Percent of Dominant Species 75 0%
That Are CBL, FACW, or FAC: (A1B)
6.
7.
Prevalence Index worksheet:
= Total Cover
Total % Cover of. Multiply by:
Sapling Stratum (Plot size: 15' Radius )
QBL species 30 x 1 = 30
1.
FACW species 5 x 2 = 10
2
FAC species 55 x 3 = 165
3.
FACU species 48 x 4 = 192
4.
UPL species x 5 =
5.
Column Totals: 138 (A) 397 (B)
6.
Prevalence Index = BIA = 2.87
7.
Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
= Total Cover
15' Radius
ShrubStratum (Plot size: )
❑ 1 - Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
d❑ 2 - Dominance Test is >50%
1 Alnus semdata
30 CBL
213 - Prevalence Index is s3.0'
2 Ligustrum sinense
8 �_ FACU
❑ 4 - Morphological Adaptations' (Provide supporting
3 Acer rubrum
3 F71 FAC
data in Remarks or on a separate sheet)
4 Liquidambar styraciflue
2 F-1_ FAC
❑ Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation' (Explain)
5.
6.
'Indicators of hydlic soil and wetland hydrology must
7.
be present, unless disturbed or problematic.
43 = Total Cover
Definitions of Five Vegetation Strata:
Herb Stratum (Plot size: T Radius )
Chasmanthium lexum
20 FAC
Tree- Woody plants, excluding woody vines,
1
approximately 20 ft (6 m) or more in height and 3 in.
2 Carex cephaloidea
5 FAC
(7.6 cm) or larger in diameter at breast height (DBH).
3 Juncus effusus
5 F] FACW
Sapling- Woody plants, excluding woody vines,
4.
approximately 20 ft (6 m) or more in height and less
5
than 3 in. (7.6 cm) DBH.
6.
Shrub- Woody plants, excluding woody vines,
7.
approximately 3 to 20 ft (1 to 6 m) in height.
8.
Herb - All herbaceous (non -woody) plants, including
9.
herbaceous vines, regardless of size, and woody
10.
plants, except woody vines, less than approximately 3
11.
ft (1 m) in height.
12.
30
Woody vine - All woody vines, regardless of height.
= Total Cover
Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size: 30' Radius
)
1 Lonicera japonica
40 FACU
2_ Rubus pensilvanicus
25 �_ FAC
3.
Hydrophytic
4.
Vegetation
5.
Present? Yes F,/-] No
65 = Total Cover
Remarks: (Include photo numbers here or on a separate sheet.)
Nomenclature and indicators from The National Wetland Plant List: 2016 wetland ratings; NI species are not used in the Dominance Test Calculation
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SOIL Sampling Point: DP5
Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators.)
Depth Matrix Redox Features
(Inches) Color (moist) °k Color (moist) % Type' Loc2 Texture Remarks
0-1 2.5Y311 100 muck
1-12 2.5Y6J2 98 2.5Y516 2 C M Sandy Clay Loam
'Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, MS=Masked Sand Grains. 2Location. PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix
Hydric Soil Indicators.
Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils':
❑ Histosol (Al)
❑ Dark Surface (S7)
❑ 2 cm Muck (A10)
❑ Histic Epipedon (A2)
❑ Polyvalue Below Surface (S8) (MLRA 147, 148)
[]Coast Prairie Redox (A16)
❑ Black Histic (A3)
❑ Thin Dark Suface (S9) IMLRA 147, 148)
(MLRA 147, 148)
❑ Hydrogen Sulfide (A4)
❑ Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2)
❑ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19)
❑ Stratified Layers (A5)
© Depleted Matrix (F3)
(IYILRA 136, 147)
❑ 2 cm Muck (A10) (LRR N)
❑ Redox Dark Surface (F6)
❑ Very Shallow Dark Surface (TF12)
Q Depleted Below Dark Surface (At 1)
❑ Depleted Dark Surface (F7)
❑ Other (Explain in Remarks)
❑ Thick Dark Surface (Al2)
❑ Redox Depressions (F8)
❑ Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) (LRR N,
❑ Iron Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR N,
MLRA 147, 148)
MLRA 136)
❑ Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4)
❑ Llmbric Surface (F13)
'indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and
❑ Sandy Redox (S5)
❑ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19)(MLRA 148)
wetland hydrology must be present, unless
❑ Stripped Matrix (S6)
❑ Red Parent Material (F21)(MLRA 127, 147)
disturbed or problematic.
Restrictive Layer (if observed):
Type:
Depth (Inches):
Remarks:
Hydric Soil Present? Yes W No F
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Photograph 9. View of wetland vegetation at Data Point 5 located along the toe of the northern
slope. Alnus serrulata and Juncus effuses seen.
Photograph 10. View of various surface hydrology indicators at Data Point 5.
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WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM - Eastern Mountains and Piedmont Region
Project/Site: Gaston Hydropower Project Upstream Eel Passage City/County: Northhampton Sampling Date: 121512019
Applicant/Owner: Burgess and Niplel Dominion Energy State: NC Sampling Point: DP6
Investigator(s): J. Arm entrout Section, Township, Range: NIA
Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc.): Hillslope Local relief (concave, convex, none): None Slope (%): 30%
Subregion (LRR or MLRA): LRR P Lat: 36°30'19" Long: 77°48'30" Datum: NAD 83
Soil Map Unit Name: Udorthents NWI classification: none
Are climatic 1 hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year?Yes W NoF] (If no, explain in Remarks)
Are Vegetation_ , Soil 71 , or Hydrology F� significantly disturbed? Are "Normal Circumstances" present? Yes W_ No
Are Vegetation_ , Soil 71 , or Hydrology M naturally problematic? (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.)
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS - Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transacts, important features, etc.
Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes _,L_ No _Z_
Hydric Soil Present? Yes � No �_ Is the Sampled Area Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes _ILI._ No �_ within a Wetland? Yes 1 No J
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 (131)
❑ Iron Deposits (135)
❑ Geomorphic Position (D2)
❑ Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (67)
❑ Shallow Aquitard (D3)
❑ Water -Stained Leaves (139)
❑ Microtopographic Relief (D4)
❑ Aquatic Fauna (1313)
❑ FAC-Neutral Test (D5)
Field Observations:
Surface Water Present? Yes F­1
NoW/ Depth (inches):
Water Table Present? Yes 1­1
No W Depth (inches):
Saturation Present? Yes J:J_
No W Depth (inches):
Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes n No
includes ca illa fringe)
Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available:
Remarks:
No water table or saturation in 16" deep boring. No surface water.
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VEGETATION (Five Strata) - Use scientific names of plants.
Sampling Point: DP6
Tree Stratum (Plot size: 30' Radius )
ADsolute
% Cover
t]ominam Inalcator
Species? Status
Dominance Test worksheet:
1.
Quercus rubs
35
FACU
Number of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 1 (A)
2
Liquidambar styraciflua
20
FAC
3
Quercus afba
10
FACU
Total Number of Dominant 7
Species Across All Strata: (B)
4.
5
Percent of Dominant Species 14 3%
That Are CBL, FACW, or FAC: (A1B)
6.
7.
Prevalence Index worksheet:
65
= Total Cover
Total % Cover of: Multiply by:
Sapling Stratum (Plot size: 15' Radius )
oBL species 0 x 1 = 0
1
Quercus rubra
30
W1 FACU
FACW species 0 x 2 = 0
2
Liriodendron tutipifera
10
PA FACU
FAC species 25 x 3 = 75
3
Prunus sestina
5
F_ FACU
FACU species 157 x 4 = 628
4
Rcer rubrum
3
FAC
_F_1
UPL species 0 x 5= 0
5.
Column Totals: 182 (A) 703 (B)
6
Prevalence Index = B/A = 3.86
7.
Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
48 = Total Cover
Shrub Stratum (Plot size: 15' Radius )
❑ 1 - Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
❑ 2 - Dominance Test is >50%
1.
Quercus rubra
30
_� FACU
❑ 3 - Prevalence Index is s3.0'
2
Quercus afba
20
FACU
❑ 4 - Morphological Adaptations' (Provide supporting
3
Quercus laevis
1C
F­1 NI
data in Remarks or on a separate sheet)
4
Carya ovata
5
F-1— FACU
❑ Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation' (Explain)
5.
6.
'Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must
7.
be present, unless disturbed or problematic.
65
= Total Cover
Definitions of Five Vegetation Strata:
Herb Stratum (Plot size: T Radius )
Chasmanfhium lexum
2
F] FAC
Tree- Woody plants, excluding woody vines,
1.
approximately 20 ft (6 m) or more in height and 3 in.
2
Ligustrurn sirwrrse
2
F-1 FACU
(7.6 cm) or larger in diameter at breast height (DBH).
3.
Sapling- Woody plants, excluding woody vines,
4.
approximately 20 ft (6 m) or more in height and less
5
than 3 in. (7.6 cm) DBH.
6.
Shrub- Woody plants, excluding woody vines,
7.
approximately 3 to 20 ft (1 to 6 m) in height.
8.
Herb - All herbaceous (non -woody) plants, including
9.
herbaceous vines, regardless of size, and woody
10.
plants, except woody vines, less than approximately 3
11.
ft (1 m) in height.
12.
Woody vine - All woody vines, regardless of height.
4
= Total Cover
Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size: 30' Radius
1
Lonicera japonica
10
FACU
2.
3.
Hydrophylic
4.
Vegetation
5.
Present? Yes F-] No FVJ
10
= Total Cover
Remarks: (Include photo numbers here or on a separate sheet.)
Nomenclature and indicators from The National Wetland Plant List: 2016 wetland ratings; NI species are not used in the Dominance Test Calculation
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SOIL Sampling Point: DP6
Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators.)
Depth Matrix Redox Features
(Inches) Color (moist) °k Color (moist) % Type' Loc2 Texture Remarks
0-8 2.5YR313 100 Sandy Clay Loam
8-16 2.5YR418 100 Sandy Clay Loam
'Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, MS=Masked Sand Grains. 2Location. PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix
Hydric Soil Indicators.
Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils':
❑ Histosol (Al)
❑ Dark Surface (S7)
❑ 2 cm Muck (A10)
❑ Histic Epipedon (A2)
❑ Polyvalue Below Surface (S8) (MLRA 147, 148)
[]Coast Prairie Redox (A16)
❑ Black Histic (A3)
❑ Thin Dark Suface (S9) IMLRA 147, 148)
(MLRA 147, 148)
❑ Hydrogen Sulfide (A4)
❑ Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2)
❑ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19)
❑ Stratified Layers (A5)
❑ Depleted Matrix (F3)
(IYILRA 136, 147)
❑ 2 cm Muck (A10) (LRR N)
❑ Redox Dark Surface (F6)
❑ Very Shallow Dark Surface (TF12)
❑ Depleted Below Dark Surface (At 1)
❑ Depleted Dark Surface (F7)
❑ Other (Explain in Remarks)
❑ Thick Dark Surface (Al2)
❑ Redox Depressions (F8)
❑ Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) (LRR N,
❑ Iron Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR N,
MLRA 147, 148)
MLRA 136)
❑ Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4)
❑ Llmbric Surface (F13)
'indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and
❑ Sandy Redox (S5)
❑ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19)(MLRA 148)
wetland hydrology must be present, unless
❑ Stripped Matrix (S6)
❑ Red Parent Material (F21)(MLRA 127, 147)
disturbed or problematic.
Restrictive Layer (if observed):
Type:
Depth (Inches):
Remarks:
Hydric Soil Present? Yes 171 No FV
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Photograph 11. Overview of Data Point 6 facing south on northern face of slope.
Photograph 12. View of non-hydric red clays identified at Data Point 6.
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WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM - Eastern Mountains and Piedmont Region
Project/Site: Gaston Hydropower Project Upstream Eel Passage City/County: Northhampton Sampling Date: 12/612019
Applicant/Owner: Burgess and Niplel Dominion Energy State: NC Sampling Point: DP7
Investigator(s): J. Arm entrout Section, Township, Range: NIA
Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc.): Ridgetop Local relief (concave, convex, none): Concave Slope (%): 0
Subregion (LRR or MLRA): LRR P Let: 36*301231 Long: 77"48'34" Datum: NAD 83
Soil Map Unit Name: Udorthents NWI classification: none
Are climatic I hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year?Yes W NoF] (If no, explain in Remarks)
Are Vegetation_ , Soil 71 , or Hydrology F� significantly disturbed? Are "Normal Circumstances" present? Yes W_ No
Are Vegetation_ , Soil 71 , or Hydrology M naturally problematic? (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.)
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS - Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transacts, important features, etc.
Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes _,L_ No _Z_
Hydric Soil Present? Yes � No �_ Is the Sampled Area Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes _ILI._ No �_ within a Wetland? Yes 1 No J
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 (131)
❑ Iron Deposits (135)
❑ Geomorphic Position (02)
❑ Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (67)
❑ Shallow Aquitard (D3)
❑ Water -Stained Leaves (139)
❑ Microtopographic Relief (D4)
❑ Aquatic Fauna (1313)
❑ FAC-Neutral Test (D5)
Field Observations:
Surface Water Present? Yes F­1
NoW/ Depth (inches):
Water Table Present? Yes 1­1
No W Depth (inches):
Saturation Present? Yes J:J_
No W Depth (inches):
Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes n No
includes ca illa fringe)
Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available:
Remarks:
No water table or saturation in 24" deep boring. No surface water.
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VEGETATION (Five Strata) - Use scientific names of plants.
Sampling Point: DP7
Tree Stratum (Plot size: 30' Radius )
Aosolute t]ominam inolcator
% Cover Species? Status
Dominance Test worksheet:
1. Pines echinata
25 UPL
Number of Dominant Species
That Are CBL, FACW, or FAC: 0 (A)
2.
Total Number of Dominant 4
3.
Species Across All Strata: (B)
4.
5
Percent of Dominant Species 0 0%
That Are CBL, FACW, or FAC: (A1B)
6.
7.
Prevalence Index worksheet:
25 = Total Cover
Total % Cover of. Multiply by:
Sapling Stratum (Ptot size: 15' Radius )
081- species 0 x 1 = 0
1 Pinus echlnata
10 UPL
FACW species 0 x 2 = 0
2
FAC species 0 x 3= 0
3.
FACU species 40 x 4 = 160
4.
UPL species 65 x 5 = 325
5.
Column Totals: 105 (A) 485 (B)
6.
Prevalence Index = BIA = 4.62
7.
Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
10 = Total Cover
Shrub Stratum (Plot size: 15' Radius )
❑ 1 - Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
❑ 2 - Dominance Test is >50%
1 Pinus echinata
25 701 UPL
❑ 3 - Prevalence Index is s3.0'
2.
❑ 4 - Morphological Adaptations' (Provide supporting
3.
data in Remarks or on a separate sheet)
4.
❑ Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation' (Explain)
5.
6.
'Indicators of hydlic soil and wetland hydrology must
7.
be present, unless disturbed or problematic.
25 = Total Cover
Definitions of Five Vegetation Strata:
Herb Stratum (Plot size: 5' Radrus )
Schizachyrium scoparium
40 FACU
Tree- Woody plants, excluding woody vines,
1 _
approximately 20 ft (6 m) or more in height and 3 in.
2 Pirrus ecirirtata
5 �_ UPL
(7.6 cm) or larger in diameter at breast height (DBH).
3.
Sapling- Woody plants, excluding woody vines,
4.
approximately 20 ft (6 m) or more in height and less
5
than 3 in. (7.6 cm) DBH.
6.
Shrub- Woody plants, excluding woody vines,
7.
approximately 3 to 20 ft (1 to 6 m) in height.
8.
Herb - All herbaceous (non -woody) plants, including
9.
herbaceous vines, regardless of size, and woody
10.
plants, except woody vines, less than approximately 3
11.
ft (1 m) in height.
12.
Woody vine - All woody vines, regardless of height.
45 = Total Cover
Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size: 30' Radius
1.
2.
3.
Hydrophylic
4.
Vegetation
5.
Present? Yes F-] No FVJ
= Total Cover
Remarks: (Include photo numbers here or on a separate sheet.)
Nomenclature and indicators from The National Wetland Plant List: 2016 wetland ratings; NI species are not used in the Dominance Test Calculation
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SOIL Sampling Point., DP7
Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators.)
Depth
Matrix
Redox Features
(Inches)
Color (moist)
°k
Color (moist) % Type'
Loc2 Texture Remarks
0-3
7.5YR614
100
Sandy Loam
3-8
10YR514
100
Sand
8-10
10YR811
90
10YR618 10 C
PL Sand
10-16
1 OYR514
100
Sand
16-18
7.5YR514
100
Sand
18-24
10YR811
98
10YR516 2 C
M Sand
'Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, MS=Masked Sand Grains. 'Location. PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix
Hydric Soil Indicators.
Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils':
❑ Histosol (Al)
❑ Dark Surface (S7)
❑ 2 cm Muck (A10)
❑ Histic Epipedon (A2)
❑ Polyvalue Below Surface (S8) (MLRA 147, 148)
❑ Coast Prairie Redox (A16)
❑ Black Histic (A3)
❑ Thin Dark Suface (S9) IMLRA 147, 148)
(MLRA 147, 148)
❑ Hydrogen Sulfide (A4)
❑ Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2)
❑ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19)
❑ Stratified Layers (A5)
❑ Depleted Matrix (F3)
(IYILRA 136, 147)
❑ 2 cm Muck (A10) (LRR N)
❑ Redox Dark Surface (F6)
❑ Very Shallow Dark Surface (TF12)
❑ Depleted Below Dark Surface (At 1)
❑ Depleted Dark Surface (F7)
❑ Other (Explain in Remarks)
❑ Thick Dark Surface (Al2)
❑ Redox Depressions (F8)
❑ Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) (LRR N,
❑ Iron Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR N,
MLRA 147, 148)
MLRA 136)
❑ Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4)
❑ Llmbric Surface (F13)
'indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and
❑ Sandy Redox (S5)
❑ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19)(MLRA 148)
wetland hydrology must be present, unless
❑ Stripped Matrix (S6)
❑ Red Parent Material (F21)(MLRA 127, 147)
disturbed or problematic.
Restrictive Layer (if observed):
Type:
Depth (Inches): Hydric Soil Present? Yes 171 No FV
Remarks:
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Photograph 13. Overview of at Data Point 7 located on a hilltop facing southeast. Pin us echinota
dominates this area. A small drainage feature can be seen in the eroded sand.
Photograph 14. A sandy, stratified soil profile was identified at Data Point 7. No evidence of
groundwater hydrology indicators identified.
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SAMPLE AGENT AUTHORIZATION FORM
PROPERTY LEGAL DESCRIPTION:
LOT NO. done Assigned PLAN N0, None Assigned PARCEL ID: None Assigned -public utility
property
STREET ADDRESS: _Terminus of Johnny Falcon Road, Littleton, North Carolina
Please print:
Property Owner: Virginia Electric and Power Company c/o Mr. Robert Sauer
Property Owner: --NIA -
The undersigned, registered property owners of the above noted property, do hereby authorize
Oula Shehab-Dandan, of Dominion Energy Resources [phone]
Jamie Armentrout , of Wetland Studies and Solutions [phone]
(Contractor / Agent) (Name of consulting firm)
to act on my behalf and take all actions necessary for the processing, issuance and acceptance
of this permit or certification and any and all standard and special conditions attached.
Property Owner's Address (if different than property above):
Robert W. Sauer, V. P System Operations
Telephone: [phone]
We hereby certify the above information submitted in this application is true and accurate to the
best of our knowledge.
Authorized Signature Authorized Signature --N/A
&,j G&&
a ..::,-20: Date: