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CAROLINA WETLAND SERVICES, INC.
550 E. Westinghouse Blvd.
Charlotte, NC 28273
704-527-1177 (office)
704-527-1133 (fax)
March 2, 2047
Mr. Paul Smith
Project Manager
Woolpert
11301 Carmel Commons Blvd, Suite 300
Charlotte, NC 28226
Subject: Jurisdictional Delineation Report
DeArmon Road Complete Street Improvements Project
Charlotte, North Carolina
CWS Project No. 2017-0112
Dear Mr. Smith,
The DeArmon Road Complete Street Improvement project (multiple parcels) is approximately 0.79 mile
in length (16.3 acres in extent) and consists of a 70-foot corridor along each side of DeArmon Road from
Benfield Road to Browne Road in Charlotte, North Carolina (Figures 1 and 2, attached). Woolpert has
contracted Carolina Wetland Services, Inc. (CWS) to delineate the extent of jurisdictional features
within the project area.
Street Address of Project: Located along each side of DeArmon Road from Benfield Road to Browne
Road in Charlotte, North Carolina
Waterway: Clarks Creek
Basin: Yadkin Pee -Dee (HUC' 03040105)
City: Charlotte
County: Mecklenburg
Tax Parcel No(s): Multiple
Decimal Degree Coordinate Location of Project Site: 35.363110',-80.793249'
USGS Quadrangle Name: Derita, NC (1996)
Current Land Use
The project area consists of forested and residential areas alongside DeArmon Road (Figure 3,
attached). Typical on -site vegetation consists of sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua), Chinese privet
(Ligustrum sinense), giant cane (Arundinaria gigantea), wild onion (Album vineale), and various grasses
(Festuca spp.).
According to the United States Department of Agriculture - Natural Resources Conservation Service
(USDA-NRCS) Soil Surveys of Mecklenburg County' (Figures 4 and 5, attached), on -site soils consist of
seven soil types. Of the on -site soils, Helena sandy loam and Monacan loam are listed on the North
"HUC is the Hydrologic Unit Code. U.S. Geological Survey, 1974. Hydrologic Unit Map, State of North Carolina.
United States Department of Agriculture, 2013. Soil Survey of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina.
NORTH CAROLINA - SOUTH CAROLINA
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Carolina Hydric Soils List for Mecklenburg County' and the National Hydric Soils List' as containing
hydric inclusions. On -Site soils are summarized in Table 1, below.
Table 1. Summary of On -Site Soils for the DeArmon Road Project in Mecklenburg County.
CeB2
Soil Unit Name and Description
Cecil sandy clay loam, 2 to 8 percent slopes, moderately eroded
No
vera e (%)
42.8
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Cecil sandy clay loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes, moderately eroded
No
20.0
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Enon sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes
No
11.1
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Helena sandy loan, 2 to 8 percent slopes
Yes
17.9
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Mecklenburg fine sandy loam, 2 to 8 percent slopes
No
0.5
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Mecklenburg fine sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes
No
4.9
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Monacan loan, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded
Yes
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Total Coverage:
100%
National Wetlands Inventory
Wetlands are an important source of biodiversity and provide a multitude of ecological services. The
National Wetlands Inventory (NWI), created by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, is a program which
provides wetland data and analysis to the public. A review of the NWT GIS layer does not depict any
potential wetland features within the project limits (Figure 6, attached).
Jurisdictional Delineation
On February 27, 2017, Carolina Wetland Services, Inc. (CWS) scientists Caleb Sullivan, Staff Scientist
I, and Dan Zurlo, Staff Scientist I, delineated on -site jurisdictional waters of the U.S., including
wetlands. Jurisdictional areas were delineated (flagged in the field), classified, and mapped with a
sub -foot Trimble Geo7X GPS unit using the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Routine On -Site
Determination Method. This method is defined in the 1987 Corps of Engineers Delineation Manual,' the
2007 USACE Jurisdictional Form Instructional Guidebook,' with further technical guidance from the
2012 Eastern Mountains & Piedmont Regional Supplement.'
Jurisdictional stream channels were classified according to the North Carolina Department of
Environmental Quality (NCDEQ) guidance. These classifications include sampling with a D-shaped dip
net, photograph documentation, and defining approximate breakpoints (location at which stream channel
changes classification) within each on -site stream channel. NCDEQ Stream Classification Forms
representative of jurisdictional stream channels and non jurisdictional linear conveyances are attached
as SCP1-SCP3. A Wetland Determination Data Form representative of on -site non jurisdictional upland
areas is attached as DPI. Locations of stream classification points and the Wetland Determination Data
United States Department of Agriculture —Natural Resources Conservation Service, 1999. North Carolina Hydric Soils List, USDA-NRCS
North Carolina State Office, Raleigh.
4 United States Department of Agriculture —Natural Resources Conservation Service, 2015. 2015 National Hydric Soils List by State.
Environmental Laboratory. 1987. "Corps of Engineers Wetlands Delineation Manual", Technical Report Y-87-1, US Army Engineer
Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, Mississippi.
e USACE Jurisdictional Determination Form Instructional Guidebook. 2007. USACE Regulatory National Standard Operating Procedures for
conducting an approved jurisdictional determination (JD) and documenting practices to support an approved JD. USACE Headquarters,
Washington, DC.
US Army Corps of Engineers, April 2012. Regional Supplement to the Corps of Engineers Wetland Delineation Manual: Eastern Mountains
and Piedmont Region. US Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Vicksburg, Mississippi.
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Form are depicted on Figure 7 (attached). Photographs 1-6 are representative of on -site jurisdictional
features and current site conditions (Photopage, attached).
Results
Based on the results of this field investigation, there are two jurisdictional waters of the U.S. located
within the project boundary (Figure 7, attached). These waters consist of two jurisdictional stream
channels (Streams A and B). The on -site jurisdictional waters drain to, and include Clarks Creek.
Clarks Creek is part of the Yadkin Pee -Dee River- Basin (HUC 03040105) and is classified as "Class C
Waters" by the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ). According to the
NCDEQ, Class C Waters are defined as: "Waters protected for uses such as secondary recreation,
fishing, wildlife, fish consLunption, aquatic life including propagation, survival and maintenance of
biological integrity, and agriculture."'
On -Site jurisdictional waters of the U.S. total approximately 0.03 acre, including 346 linear feet of
jurisdictional stream channel. On -Site jurisdictional waters of the U.S. are summarized in Table 2
(below).
Table 2. Summaryof On -Site Jurisdictional Waters of the U.S.
Jurisdictional
Stream
Jurisdiction
NCDEQ Stream
Classification
Score
Photograph(s)
Linear Feet Of)
Acreage (ac.)
USACE/EPA Rapanos
Classification'
Stream A
(Clarks Creek)
RPW
30+
1, 2
134
0.02
Stream B
Seasonal RPW
24.5
1 3
212
0.01
Total Jurisdictional Waters of the U.S.:
1 34611
1 0.03 ac.
Relatively Permanent Waters
Relatively Permanent Waters1' (RPWs) are streams that have year-round flow in normal conditions.
RPWs generally have greater biological resources than seasonal streams and are capable of supporting
resources requiring constant flow for reproductive and maturation stages. The results of the on -site field
investigation conducted by CWS indicate that there is one RPW (Stream A) located within the project
area (Figure 7, attached).
RPW Stream A (Clarks Creek) originates off site in the northeastern portion of the project boundary and
flows south for approximately 134 linear feet before continuing off site (Figure 7, attached). As Clarks
Creek is a known stream and is labeled on both the USGS and USDA-NRCS Historical Soil Survey
NCDEQ. "Surface Water Classifications." http://portal.ncdenr.org/web/wq/ps/csu/classifications.
Classifications of streams include Traditionally Navigable Waters (TNWs), Relatively Permanent Waters (RPWs), and Non -Relatively
Permanent Waters (Non-RPWs). Subcategories of RPWs include perennial streams that typically have year-round low, and seasonal
streams that have continuous now at least seasonally. Two classifications of jurisdictional wetlands are used to describe proximity and
connection to TNWs. These classifications include either adjacent or directly abutting. Adjacent wetlands are defined as wetlands within
noodplains or in close proximity to a TNW but without a direct visible connection. Abutting wetlands have a direct surface water connection
traceable to a TNW.
0 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jurisdictional Determination Form Instructional Guidebook. May 5, 2007. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and
the Environmental Protection Agency.
http://www.usace.army.inil/Portals/2/does/civilworks/reb atory/cwa_guide/jd_guidebook 051207final.pdf.
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maps (Figures 2 and 5, attached), a NCDEQ Stream Classification Form was not completed.
Photographs 1-2 ( attached) are representative of RPW Stream A (Clarks Creek).
Seasonal Relatively Permanent Waters
Seasonal Relatively Permanent Waters'' (RPWs) are those that exhibit continuous flow for at least three
consecutive months per year on a seasonal basis. This flow regime is the result of a lowering of the
water table during dry periods that prevents ground water discharge to the stream channel. Seasonal
streams do not typically support aquatic life requiring year-round flow necessary for reproductive and
maturation stages. The results of the on -site field investigation conducted by CWS indicate that there is
one Seasonal RPW (Stream B) located within the project area (Figure 7, attached).
Seasonal RPW Stream B is located in the southwestern portion of the project limits and flows
north-northeast for approximately 212 linear feet before continuing off site. Seasonal Stream B
(R4SB4)" exhibits strong continuity of channel bed and bank, strong baseflow presence, moderate
sinuosity of channel along thalweg, moderate particle size of stream substrate, and moderate iron
oxidizing bacteria. Seasonal RPW Stream B scored 24.5 out of a possible 63 points on the NCDEQ
Stream Classification Form (SCP1, attached). Photograph 3 (attached) is representative of Seasonal
RPW Stream B.
Buffer Regulations
As this property is located within the City of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County, buffer regulations for
both the City of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County apply. No state implemented protected riparian
buffers or regulated drinking water supply buffers apply. However, Charlotte Surface Water
Improvements and Management (SWIM) buffers and Charlotte Post Construction Stormwater Ordinance
(PCO) buffers do apply.
Per the Mecklenburg County Buffer Rules,13 a 100-foot Surface Water Improvement and Management
(SWIM) buffer- and a 100-foot Post Construction Ordinance (PCO) buffer is required for RPW Stream A
(Clarks Creek) due to having a drainage area of greater than 640 acres. Additionally, 50% of the
Federal Emergency Management Act (FEMA) floodplain fringe area beyond the required 100-foot buffer
is required to be protected as well. As the remaining on -site streams drain less than 50 acres, a 30-foot
PCO buffer is required only. In unincorporated Mecklenburg County, SWIM buffers do not apply to
features draining less than 100 acres. The strictest buffer will apply to all on -site jurisdictional
waters.
" U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jurisdictional Determination Form Instructional Guidebook. May 5, 2007. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and
the Environmental Protection Agency.
http://www.usace.army.inil/Portals/2/does/eiN,ilworks/regulatory/cwa_guide/jd_guidebook 051207final.pdf.
12 R4SB4 = Intermittent stream with sand bottom, Cowardin et al. Classification System, 1979.
" Mecklenburg County Polaris3G. http://polaris3g.mecklenburgcountync.gov/4mat=220833&pid=05509109
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Thank you for the opportunity to provide these services on this important project. Please do not hesitate
to contact Gregg Antemann at 704-408-1683 or [e-mail] should you have any questions or
comments regarding this report.
Sincerely,
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Gregg Antemann, PWS Dan Zurlo
Principal Scientist Staff Scientist I
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Attachments: Figure 1: Vicinity Map
Figure 2: USGS Site Location
Figure 3: Aerial Imagery
Figure 4: USDA-NRCS Current Soil Survey of Mecklenburg County
Figure 5: USDA-NRCS Historic Soil Survey of Mecklenburg County
Figure 6: National Wetlands Inventory
Figure 7: Jurisdictional Boundaries
NCDEQ Stream Classification Forms (SCP1-SCP3)
USACE Wetland Determination Data Form (DPI)
Photopage (Photographs 1-6)
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0
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4. Particle size of stream substrate
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0
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B. Hydrology (Subtotal = 10', )
12. Presence of Baseflow
0
1
2
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13. Iron oxidizing bacteria
0
1
2
3
14. Leaf litter
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2
3
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3
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2
3
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1
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1
1.5
24. Amphibians
0.5
1
1.5
25. Algae
0
0.5
1
1.5
26. Wetland plants in streambed
FACW = 0.75; OBL = 1.
Other
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Prolectlsite: DeArmz d City/County: M f�� �Y Sampling Date: d+ I
ApplicantlOwner: C)" State: fJ . Sampling Paint: L
Investigator(s): 'Dj7Z Section, Township, Range. 4 Yih " QT
Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc.): kil vz Local relief (concave, convex, none): N (,e2 Slope (%):_ „
Subregion (LRR or MLRA : I j Lat.
Lang: �v ��. 5�' Datum:
Soil Map Unit Npme: r ,, 601 `6Mj " +fit i A" P (fly _. 6) _ NWI classification:
Are climatic / hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? Yes ,Y_ No (If no, explain In Remarks.)
Are Vegetation . Soil , or Hydrology slgniffcantiy dlsturbed7 Are "Normal Circumstances" present? Yes No
Are Vegetation . , Soil . or Hydrology naturally problematic? (if needed, explain any answers in Remarks.)
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS -- Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transectsr important Features, etc.
Hydrophylic Vegetati-- on Present? Yes No Is the Sampled Area
Hydr4c Soli Present? Yes Nq within a Wotland? Yes No
Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes No
Remarks:
HYDROLOGY
drology Cndicators:
Wean" "�Primary
Secondary indicators (minimum of two required)
Indicators (minimum of one is required; check all that apply)
Surface Soil Cracks (B6)
_ Surface Water (Al) —
True Aquatic Plants (1314)
_ Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (138)
_ High Water Table (A2) _
Hydrogen Sulfide Odor.(Cl)
• �, Drainage Patterns (B10)
_ Saturation (A3) _
Oxidized Rhizospheres on Living Roots (C3)
^ Moss Trim Lines (B16)
_ Water Marks (131) _
Presence of Reduced -iron (C4)
— Dry -Season Water Table (C2)
Sediment Deposits (B2) —
Recent iron Reduction in Tiiied Soils (C6)"
_ Crayfish Burrows (C8)
Drift Deposits (i33) —
Thin Muck Surface (C7)
_ Saturation Visible an Aerial Imagery (C9)
Aigai Mat or Crust (134) _
Other (Explain in Remarks)
_ Stunted or Stressed Plants (D7)
_ Iron Deposits (135)
— Geomorphic Position (D2)
inundation Visible on Aerial imagery (137)
_, Shallow Aquitard (D3)
_— Water -Stained Leaves (B9)
_ Microtopographic Relief (D4)
_, Aquatic Fauna (1313)
,,
FAC-"Neutral Test (D5)
Field observations:
Surface Water Present? Yes No —X
Depth (inches):
Water Table Present? Yes No yt
Saturation Present? Yes No \1
Depth (inches):
Depth (inches): Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes NoA
(includes capillary fringe)
Describe Retarded Data (stream gauge, manitodrig well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available:
Remarks:
hobi-o-'X
V0 ozeA
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VEGETATION (Four Strata) -- Use scientific names of plants. Sampling Point.
I Absolute Dominant Indicator Dominance Test worksheet:
Tree Stratum (Plot size:_) % Cover Species? Status Number of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: (A)
Total Number of Dominant
Species Across All Strata: (B)
4.
Percent of Dominant Species
5. That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: (AIB)
7.
_ = Total Cover ,
50% of total cover: _ 20% of total cover:
Sa 1'n /Shrub Stratum (Plot size: IS
. a6
7.
`� r = Total Cover
50% of total cover: � 20% of total cover:
Herb Stratum (Plot size: 5)
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11.
Total Cover
50% of total cover:. 20% of total cover: AO
Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size:
10
Prevalence IndoX worksheet:
Total V. Cover of:
__Multiply byt
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 =
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 Four Vegetation Strata:
Tree — Woody plants, excluding vines, 3 in. (7.6 cm) or
more in diameter at breast height (DBH), regardless of
height.
SaplinglShrub — Woody plants, excluding vines, Iess
than 3 in. DBH and greater than or equal to 3,28 ft (1
m) tall.
Herb -- All herbaceous (non -woody) plants, regardless
of size, and woody plants less than 3.28 ft tall.
Woody vine —All woody vines greater than 3.28 ft in
3.
4.
Hydrophytic
5 Vegetation
=Total Cover Present?
50% of total cover:. 20% of total cover:
Remarks: (Include photo numbers here or on a separate she t.) ,
C;
Yes No
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SOIL
Profile Description:
Depth
inches Cok
46 w6
I -
to the depth needed to
or confirm the absence
Sampling
Redox Features
Color (moist) % TT Loc Texture Remarks
'Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, MS=Masked Sand Grains.
Hydric Soil Indicators:
_ Histosol (Al)
_ Dark Surface (S7)
_ Histic Epipedon (A2)
_ Polyvalue Below Surface (S8) (MLRA 147, 148)
_ Black Histic (A3)
_ Thin Dark Surface (S9) (MLRA 147, 148)
Hydrogen Sulfide (A4)
_ Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2)
Stratified Layers (A5)
_ Depleted Matrix (F3)
2 cm Muck (A10) (LRR N)
_ Redox Dark Surface (F6)
— Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11)
— Depleted Dark Surface (F7)
— 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 (1713) (MLRA 136, 122)
Sandy Redox (S5)
_ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA'148)
Stripped Matrix (S6)
Red Parent Material (F21) (MLRA 127, 147)
ion: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix.
Indicators for Problematic Hydric Si
2 cm Muck (A10) (MLRA 147)
Coast Prairie Redox (A16)
(MLRA 147, 148)
T Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19)
(MLRA 136, 147)
— Very Shallow Dark Surface (TF12)
Other (Explain In Remarks)
31ndicators of hydrophytic vegetation and
wetland hydrology must be present,
unless disturbed or problematic.
Restrictive Layer fif observed):
Type: roC(
Depth (inches): + 6+ Hydric Soil Present? Yes No
Remarks:
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