SW1210503_Wetland Determination/Report_20210903 (2)

Preliminary ORM Data Entry Fields for New Actions
SAW — 201 - BEGIN DATE [Received Date]:
Prepare file folder ❑ Assign Action ID Number in ORM ❑
1. Project Name [PCN Form A2a]: Hot Springs Microgrid Project
2. Work Type: Private Z Institutional ❑ Government ❑ Commercial
3. Project Description / Purpose [PCN Form 133d and 133e]:
The purpose of this project is to develop a portion of the property into a solar farm.
4. Property Owner / Applicant [PCN Form A3 or A4]:
Owner: Peerless Blowers; Applicant: Duke Energy
5. Agent / Consultant [PCN Form A5 — or ORM Consultant ID Number]: ERP: Daniel Roberts, PWS
6. Related Action ID Number(s) [PCN Form 135b]:
7. Project Location - Coordinates, Street Address, and/or Location Description [PCN Form 131b]:
172 South Andrews Avenue in the town of Hot Springs in Madison County, North Carolina
Decimal Degrees Coordinates: 35.887111 °,-82.825480'
8. Project Location -Tax Parcel ID [PCN Form 131a]: 8769699229
9. Project Location —County [PCN Form A2b]: Madison
10. Project Location — Nearest Municipality or Town [PCN Form A2c]: Hot Springs
11. Project Information — Nearest Waterbody [PCN Form 132a]: Spring Creek and French Broad
12. watershed / 8-Digit Hydrologic Unit Code [PCN Form I32c]: Upper French Broad (HUC 06010105)
Authorization: Section 10 ❑ Section 404
Regulatory Action Type:
❑ Standard Permit
Nationwide Permit #
❑ Regional General Permit #
❑✓ Jurisdictional Determination Request
ZSection 10 & 404 ❑
❑Pre -Application Request
Unauthorized Activity
❑ Compliance
❑ No Permit Required
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Jurisdictional Determination Request
US Army Corps
of Engineers
Wilmington District
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:
lltt ://WWW.SaW.Lisac:e.arizi y.inil/Missions/Re rtlate PeritiitPrrs rani/Contact/Caunt Locator.as x,
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]
WASHINGTON REGULATORY FIELD OFFICE
US Army Corps of Engineers
2407 West Fifth Street
Washington, North Carolina 27889
General Number: (910) 25 1-46 10
Fax Number: [phone]
WILMINGTON REGULATORY FIELD OFFICE
RALEIGH REGULATORY FIELD OFFICE
US Army Corps of Engineers
US Army Corps of Engineers
69 Darlington Avenue
3331 Heritage Trade Drive, Suite 105
Wilmington, North Carolina 28403
Wake Forest, North Carolina 27587
General Number: 910-251-4633
General Number: [phone]
Fax Number: [phone]
Fax Number: [phone]
INSTRUCTIONS:
All requestors 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 NCDOT/USACE 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: 172 South Andrews Avenue
City, State:
County:
Hot Springs, North Carolina
Madison
Parcel Index Number(s) (PIN): 8769699229
B. REQUESTOR INFORMATION
Name: Charles Johnston
Mailing Address: 400 South Tryon Street
Charlotte, NC 28202
Telephone Number: 919-546-7323
Electronic Mail Address: [e-mail]
Select one:
I am the current property owner.
❑ I am an Authorized Agent or Environmental Consultant'
ElInterested Buyer or Under Contract to Purchase
Other, please explain.
Leasee
C. PROPERTY OWNER INFORMATION
Name: Madison Manufacturing Company
Mailing Address: PO BOX 187
Hot Springs, NC 28743
Telephone Number:
Electronic Mail Address:
' Must provide completed Agent Authorization Form/Letter.
2 Documentation of ownership also needs to be provided with request (copy of Deed, County GIS/Parcel/Tax Record).
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Jurisdictional Determination Request
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.
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Print Name
Capacity: ❑✓ Owner ❑ Authorized Agents
E. REASON FOR JD REQUEST: (Check as many as applicable)
0 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.
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 project or 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,
QI 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.
5 Must provide agent authorization form/letter signed by owner(s).
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Jurisdictional Determination Request
F. JURISDICTIONAL DETERMINATION (JD) TYPE (Select One)
7 I am requesting that the Corps provide a prelin7Fi�ar� 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 Mroved 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 23 acres.
VThe property boundary (or review area boundary) is clearly physically marked on the site.
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H. REQUESTS FROM CONSULTANTS
❑✓
Project Coordinates (Decimal Degrees): Latitude:
35.887111
Longitude:-82.825480
A legible delineation map depicting the aquatic resources and the property/review area.
Delineation maps must be no larger than 11x17 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.
I=or Preliminary Jurisdictional Deternunations:
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.
91 Completed 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. Iran:///w�,6yw.,,,nv.usace.army.niiI/Missions/Re,&utato[y-Penn_ it-
Program/J uri sd ictionl
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✓❑ Completed appropriate Jurisdictional Determination form
• PJDs, please complete a Preliminary JurisclictionaI 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)
Landscape Photos (if taken)
NCSAM and/or NCWAM Assessment Forms and Rating Sheets
❑✓ NC Division of Water Resources Stream Identification Forms
[ Other Assessment Forms
' www.saw.usace.army.iriil/Portals/591docsfre ulatory)rrgdocs/JDIRCI 09-02_App A�Prelim JD_F'orM tillable.pdf
' Please see hiU://www.saw.tisace.army.miIINfissions/](egulatory-Permit-llj'oaajii/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 federal jurisdiction 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 of a public notice as required by federal
law. Your name and property location where federal jurisdiction isto 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 AJD cannot be evaluated nor can an AJD be issued.
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MADISON COUNTY TAX OFFICE
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2019 Property Tax Bill
Madison County
Bill Number - 0000005323-2019-2019-0000-00
MADISON MANUFACTURING COMPANY A DELAWARE Legacy Number Bill Date Due Date Interest Begins
PO BOX 187
08/28/2019 09/01/2019 01/07/2020
HOT SPRINGS NC 28743-0187
*Pay before this date to avoid interest
Property Description and Value Tax Year Year For
Legal Description 172 S ANDREWS AVE NC Property Location 172 S ANDREWS AVE UNINCORPORATED
Real Value $1,020,376 Parcel ID 6467 Acreage 80.75
Deferred Value $0
Use Value $1,020,376 Exclusion $0 Exemption 0
Total Real Value $1,020,376
Total Personal Value $0 Total Taxable Value $1,020,376
Bill Line Items Important Messages
Description Rates/Fees Amount Due($) See back for important information.
MADISON COUNTY TAX 0.5500 5,612.07 Pay before Interest Begins Date to avoid interest.
MADISON COUNTY TRASH FEE - BUS 207.00 Unpaid balances accrue interest at the rate of 2% the first month, and 0.75%
TOTAL 5,819.07 each month thereafter until paid.
Special Messages
Payment Options
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Phone: [phone] Internet: www.officialpayments.com
Check: Payable to Madison County Tax Collector
In Person: 8:00am-5pm, 5707 US Highway 25-70 Suite 2, #2P, Marshall, NC 28753
Payment Stub
Please Detach and Return this stub with your Payment. Do not send cash. Use Bill number for all payment references
Bill Number - 0000005323-2019-2019-0000-00
Parcel# Bill Date
6467 08/28/2019
MADISON MANUFACTURING COMPANY A DELAWARE
PO BOX 187
HOT SPRINGS NC 28743-0187
Due Date Correct if Paid By Total Due
09/01 /2019 01 /06/2020 $5, 819.07
MADISON COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR
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PRELIMINARY JURISDICTIONAL DETERMINATION (PJD) FORM
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
A. REPORT COMPLETION DATE FOR PJD: October 11, 2019
B. NAME AND ADDRESS OF PERSON REQUESTING PJD: Riverbank LLC; POC Mr. Jason King, 3716 Providence
Road South, Waxhaw, NC, 28173
C. DISTRICT OFFICE, FILE NAME, AND NUMBER: Wilmington District - Asheville Regulatory Field Office
D. PROJECT LOCATION(S) AND BACKGROUND INFORMATION: Northeast of the North Main Street -River Falls
Drive intersection in Lowell, North Carolina
(USE THE TABLE BELOW TO DOCUMENT MULTIPLE AQUATIC RESOURCES AND/OR
AQUATIC RESOURCES AT DIFFERENT SITES)
State: NC County/parish/borough: Madison City: Hot Springs
Center coordinates of site (lat/long in degree decimal format): Lat.: 35.887111° Long.:-82.825480'
Universal Transverse Mercator:
Name of nearest waterbody: Spring Creek and French
Broad
E. REVIEW PERFORMED FOR SITE EVALUATION (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY):
❑ Office (Desk) Determination. Date:
❑ Field Determination. Date(s):
TABLE OF AQUATIC RESOURCES INREVIEWAREA WHICH "MAY BE" SUBJECT TO REGULATORY
JURISDICTION.
Site
Number
Latitude (decimal
degrees)
Longitude (decimal
degrees)
Estimated amount of
aquatic resources in
review area (acreage
and linear feet, if
applicable
Type of aquatic
resources (i.e.,
wetland vs. non-
wetland waters)
Geographic authority to
which the aquatic
resource "may be"
subject (i.e., Section 404
or Section 10/404

1) The Corps of Engineers believes that there may be jurisdictional aquatic resources in the
review area, and the requestor of this PJD is hereby advised of his or her option to request
and obtain an approved JD (AJD) for that review area based on an informed decision after
having discussed the various types of JDs and their characteristics and circumstances when
they may be appropriate.
2) In any circumstance where a permit applicant obtains an individual permit, or a Nationwide
General Permit (NWP) or other general permit verification requiring "pre- construction
notification" (PCN), or requests verification for a non -reporting NWP or other general permit,
and the permit applicant has not requested an AJD for the activity, the permit applicant is
hereby made aware that: (1) the permit applicant has elected to seek a permit authorization
based on a PJD, which does not make an official determination of jurisdictional aquatic
resources; (2) the applicant has the option to request an AJD before accepting the terms and
conditions of the permit authorization, and that basing a permit authorization on an AJD could
possibly result in less compensatory mitigation being required or different special conditions;
(3) the applicant has the right to request an individual permit rather than accepting the terms
and conditions of the NWP or other general permit authorization; (4) the applicant can accept
a permit authorization and thereby agree to comply with all the terms and conditions of that
permit, including whatever mitigation requirements the Corps has determined to be necessary;
(5) undertaking any activity in reliance upon the subject permit authorization without
requesting an AJD constitutes the applicant's acceptance of the use of the PJD; (6) accepting a
permit authorization (e.g., signing a proffered individual permit) or undertaking any activity in
reliance on any form of Corps permit authorization based on a PJD constitutes agreement that
all aquatic resources in the review area affected in any way by that activity will be treated as
jurisdictional, and waives any challenge to such jurisdiction in any administrative or judicial
compliance or enforcement action, or in any administrative appeal or in any Federal court;
and (7) whether the applicant elects to use either an AJD or a PJD, the JD will be processed
as soon as practicable. Further, an AJD, a proffered individual permit (and all terms and
conditions contained therein), or individual permit denial can be administratively appealed
pursuant to 33 C.F.R. Part 331. If, during an administrative appeal, it becomes appropriate to
make an official determination whether geographic jurisdiction exists over aquatic resources
in the review area, or to provide an official delineation of jurisdictional aquatic resources in
the review area, the Corps will provide an AJD to accomplish that result, as soon as is
practicable. This PJD finds that there "may be" waters of the U.S. and/or that there "may be"
navigable waters of the U.S. on the subject review area, and identifies all aquatic features in
the review area that could be affected by the proposed activity, based on the following
information:

SUPPORTING DATA. Data reviewed for PJD (check all that apply)
Checked items should be included in subject file. Appropriately reference sources below where
indicated for all checked items:
® Maps, plans, plots or plat submitted by or on behalf of the PJD requestor:
Map: Vicinity, Jurisdictional Boundaries, Proposed Site Plan
® Data sheets prepared/submitted by or on behalf of the PJD requestor.
❑ Office concurs with data sheets/delineation report.
❑ Office does not concur with data sheets/delineation report. Rationale:
❑ Data sheets prepared by the Corps:
❑ Corps navigable waters' study:
❑ U.S. Geological Survey Hydrologic Atlas:
❑ USGS NHD data.
❑ USGS 8 and 12 digit HUC maps.
® U.S. Geological Survey map(s). Cite scale & quad name: 7.5 Minute Topographic, Hot Springs
® Natural Resources Conservation Service Soil Survey. Citation: Web Soil Survey, accessed 2019
National wetlands inventory map(s). Cite name: USFW NWI, downloaded 2019
❑ State/local wetland inventory map(s):
® FEMA/FIRM maps: 3700876900J and 3700886000J
❑ 100-year Floodplain Elevation is: (National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929)
® Photographs: ®Aerial (Name & Date): ESRI, 2017
or ❑Other (Name & Date):
❑ Previous determination(s). File no. and date of response letter:
❑ Other information (please specify):
IMPORTANT NOTE: The information recorded on this form has not necessarily been
verified by the Corps and should not be relied upon for later jurisdictional
determinations.
Signature and date of Regulatory
staff member completing PJD
Signature and date of person
requesting PJD (REQUIRED,
unless obtaining the signature
is impracticable) t
1 Districts may establish timeframes for requester to return signed PJD forms. If the requester does not respond within the
established time frame, the district may presume concurrence and no additional follow up is necessary prior to finalizing
an action.

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Photo Log
Location: Hot Springs, North Carolina
Photos By: Daniel Roberts
Date Taken: September 20, 2019
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Photo 3: View of grassland and forested boundary in eastern portion of the Site,
facing northeast. Kudzu is choking out native vegetation.
Photo 4: View of Data Point 1 within earthen ditch that is mapped as NHD stream
along northern project boundary, facing southwest.
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Hot Springs Microgrid Project
Photo Log
Location: Hot Springs, North Carolina)
Photos By: Daniel Roberts
Date Taken: September 20, 2019
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Location: Hot Springs, North Carolina
Photos By: Daniel Roberts
Date Taken: September 20, 2019
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Photo 7: View of the dry basin from the northwestern portion of the Site, facing north.
Photo 8: View of western portion of the project area. Standing in the western portion
of the Site, facing south.
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Duke Energy
Hot Springs Microgrid Project
Photo Log
Location: Hot Springs, North Carolina)
Photos By: Daniel Roberts
Date Taken: September 20, 2019
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WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA SHEET — Eastern Mountains and Piedmont Region
Project/Site: Hot Springs MicroGrid Project City/County: Hot Springs/ Madison County Sampling Date: 10/08/19
Applicant/Owner: Duke Energy State: NC Sampling Point: DP1
Investigator(s): Sean Martin Section, Township, Range:
Landform (hillside, terrace, etc.): Swale Local relief (concave, convex, none) Concave Slope (%): 3-5
Subregion (LRR or MLRA): LRR N Lat: 35.887461 Long:-82.825418 Datum:
Soil Map Unit Name: UhE - Udorthents - Urban land complex, 2-50% NWI classification: Riverine
Are climatic / hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? Yes X No (If no, explain in Remarks.)
Are Vegetation Soil or Hydrology significantly disturbed? 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, transects, important features, eti
Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes No X Is the Sampled Area
Hydric Soil Present? Yes No X within a Wetland? Yes No X
Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes No X
Remarks:
Data form completed within the NWI boundary - site conditions were observed as an upland swale providing stormwater drainage for the
manufacturing facility.
HYDROLOGY
Wetland Hydrology Indicators:
Secondary Indicators (minimum of two required)
Primary Indicators (minimum of one is required: check all that apply)
—Surface Soil Cracks (136)
_Surface Water (Al) _True
Aquatic Plants (1314)
_Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (138)
_ High Water Table (A2) _
Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (Cl)
—Drainage Patterns (1310)
—Saturation (A3) —Oxidized
Rhizospheres on Living Roots (C3)
—Moss Trim Lines (1316)
—Water Marks (131) —Presence
of Reduced Iron (C4)
_ Dry -Season Water Table (C2)
—Sediment Deposits (132) _
Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6)
—Crayfish Burrows (C8)
_ Drift Deposits (133) _Thin
Muck Surface (C7)
—Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9)
_Algal Mat or Crust (134) _Other
(Explain in Remarks)
_Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1)
_ Iron Deposits (135)
_ Geomorphic Position (D2)
_ Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (137)
—Shallow Aquitard (D3)
—Water-Stained Leaves (139)
_ Microtopographic Relief (D4)
Aquatic Fauna (1313)
FAC-Neutral Test (D5)
Field Observations:
Surface Water Present? Yes No
X Depth (inches):
Water Table Present? Yes No
X Depth (inches):
Saturation Present? Yes No
X Depth (inches):
Wetland
Hydrology Present? Yes No X
(includes capillary fringe)
Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available:
Remarks:
The swale conveys stormwater flow to a woods -line along the northern portion of the property boundary.
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VEGETATION (Four Strata- Use scientific names of plants.
Absolute Dominant Indicator
Tree Stratum (Plot size: 30 ) % Cover Species? Status
1. Pinus rigida 10 Yes FACU
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
50% of total cover: 5
Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size: 15 )
1. Liquidambar styraciflua
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
50% of total cover: 1
Herb Stratum (Plot size: 5 )
1. Festuca rubra
2. Poa pratensis
3. Digitaria ciliaris
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
50% of total cover: 105
Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size: 30 )
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
20% of total cover: 2
2 No FAC
2 =Total Cover
20% of total cover: 1
100 Yes FACU
80 Yes FACU
20% of total cover: 42
=Total Cover
50% of total cover: 20% of total cover:
Remarks: (Include photo numbers here or on a separate sheet.)
Hydrophytic vegetation is not present.
Sampling Point: DP1
Dominance Test worksheet:
Number of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 0 (A)
Total Number of Dominant
Species Across All Strata: 3 (B)
Percent of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 0.0% (A/B)
Prevalence Index worksheet:
Total % Cover of: Multiply by:
OBL species x 1 =
FACW specie: x 2 =
FAC species x 3 =
FACU species x 4 =
UPL species x 5 =
Column Totals (A) (B)
Prevalence Index = B/A
Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
1 - Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
2 - Dominance Test is >50%
_3 - Prevalence Index is <-3.0'
4 - Morphological Adaptations' (Provide supportinc
data in Remarks or on a separate sheet)
Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation' (Explain)
'Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must
be present, unless disturbed or problematic.
Definitions of Four Vegetation Strata:
Tree - Woody plants, excluding vines, 3 in. (7.6 cm)
or more in diameter at breast height (DBH),
regardless of height.
Sapling/Shrub - Woody plants, excluding vines, less
than 3 in. DBH and greater than or equal to 3.28 ft
(1 m) tall.
Herb - All herbaceous (non -woody) plants,
regardless of size, and woody plants less than 3.28 ft
tall.
Woody Vine - All woody vines greater than 3.28 ft in
height.
Hydrophytic
Vegetation
Present? Yes No X
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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)
%
Color (moist) % Type'
Locz
Texture Remarks
0-2
10YR 5/2
100
Loamy/Clayey
2-5
10YR 6/3
100
Loamy/Clayey
5-10
10YR 6/6
75
10YR 7/2 25 D
M
Loamy/Clayey
10-13
10YR 5/3
90
10YR 7/2 10 D
M
Loamy/Clayey
13-20
10YR 6/6
85
10YR 7/2 15 D
M
Loamy/Clayey
'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 Soils3:
_ Histosol (Al)
_ Polyvalue Below Surface (S8) (MLRA 147, 148)
_2 cm Muck (A10) (MLRA 147)
_ Histic Epipedon (A2)
_Thin Dark Surface (S9) (MLRA 147, 148)
_Coast Prairie Redox (A16)
_ Black Histic (A3)
—Loamy Mucky Mineral (F1) (MLRA 136)
(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)
—Red Parent Material (F21)
_ Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11)
—Depleted Dark Surface (F7)
(outside MLRA 127, 1479 148)
_Thick Dark Surface (Al2)
_ Redox Depressions (F8)
_Very Shallow Dark Surface (F22)
—Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1)
_ Iron -Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR N,
_Other (Explain in Remarks)
Gleyed Matrix (S4)
MLRA 136)
_Sandy
—Sandy Redox (S5)
_ Umbric Surface (F13) (MLRA 122, 136)
31ndicators of hydrophytic vegetation and
—Stripped Matrix (S6)
_ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 148)
wetland hydrology must be present,
Dark Surface (S7)
Red Parent Material (F21) (MLRA 127, 1479 148)
unless disturbed or problematic.
Restrictive Layer (if observed):
Type:
Depth (inches):
Hydric Soil Present? Yes No X
Remarks:
This data sheet is revised from Eastern Mountains and Piedmont Regional Supplement Version 2.0 to include the NRCS Field Indicators of Hydric
Soils, Version 8.0, 2016.
Indicators of hydric soils were not present.
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