20140287 Ver 1_More Info Received_20140404

WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM — Eastern Mountains and Piedmont
Project /Site: Approximate 70 Acre Site — George W. Lyles Parkway City /County: Cabarrus Sampling Date: 04/25/201
Applicant /Owner: GCI Residential State: North Carolina Sampling Point: DP -1
Investigator(s): Brame Section, Township, Range:
Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc.) Swale Local relief (concave, convex, none):
Slope (°/ ): 1 Lat: Long: Datum:
Soil Map Unit Name: Chewacla sandy loam (ChA) NWI Classification: none
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 X
Are Vegetation Soil or Hydrology naturally problematic? (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.)
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Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes X No
Is the Sampled Area
Hydric Soil Present? Yes X No within a Wetland? Yes X No
Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes X No
Remarks:
Wetland hydrology, hydrophytic vegetation and hydric soils are present. The sample point is located within a wetland
HYDROLOGY
Wetland Hydrology Indicators:
Secondary Indicators (minimum of two reguired)
Primary Indicators (minimum of one is required; check all that apply)
Surface Soil Cracks (136)
_ Surface Water (Al)
_ True Aquatic Plants (B14) _
Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (138)
_ High Water Table (A2)
_ Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (Cl) _
Drainage Patterns (1310)
X Saturation (A3)
X 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)
X Water- Stained Leaves (139)
Microtopographic Relief (D4)
Aquatic Fauna (B13)
FAC- Neutral Test (D5)
Field Observations:
Surface Water Present? Yes No X
Depth (inches):
Water Table Present? Yes X No
Depth (inches): 2°
Wetland Hydrology
Present? Yes X No
Saturation Present? Yes X No
Depth (inches): Surface
(includes capillary fringe)
Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available:
Remarks:
Wetland hydrology indicators are present.

VEGETATION (Four Strata) - Use scientific names of plants.
Tree Stratum (Plot size: 30' )
1. Fraxinus pennsylvanica
2. Acernegundo
3. Betula nigra
4. Liquidambar styraciflua
5.
6.
7.
8.
Sapling /Shrub Stratum (Plot size: 30' )
1. Fraxinus pennsylvanica
2. Acernegundo
3. Betula nigra
4. Liquidambar styraciflua
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Herb Stratum (Plot size: 30'
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
12.
Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size: 30' )
1. Toxicondendron radicans
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Sampling Point DP -1
40 = Total Cover
0 = Total Cover
5 Y
5 = Total Cover
Remarks: (Include photo numbers here or on a separate sheet.)
Hydrophytic vegetation are present.
Prevalence Index = B/A =
Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
1 - Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
X 2 - Dominance Test is > 50%
_ 3 - Prevalence Test is :5 3.0'
4 - Morphological Adaptations' (Provide supporting
data in Remarks or on a separate sheet)
Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation' (Explain)
'Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must
be present, unless disturbed or problematic.
Definitions of Vegetation Strata:
Tree - Woody plants, excluding vines, 3 in. (7.6 cm)
or more in diameter at breast height (DBH),
regardless of height.
Sapling /Shrub - Woody plants, excluding vines, less
than 3 in. DBH and greater than 3.28 ft (1 m) tall.
Herb - All herbaceous (non- woody) plants, regardless
of size, and woody plants less than 3.28 ft tall.
FAC Woody vine - All woody vines greater than 3.28 ft in
height.
Hydrophytic
Vegetation
Present? Yes X No
Dominance Test worksheet:
Absolute
Dominant
Indicator
% Cover
Species?
Status
Number of Dominant Species
20
Y
FACW
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC:
9
(A)
20
Y
FACW
Total Number of Dominant
Species Across All Strata:
Percent of Dominant Species
9
(B)
15 Y FACW
15 Y FAC
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC:
100
(A /B)
Prevalence Index worksheet:
70
= Total Cover
Total % Cover of:
Multiply by:
OBL species
x 1 =
FACW species
X 2 =
10
Y
FACW
FAC species
X 3 =
10
Y
FACW
FACU species
X 4 =
10
Y
FACW
10
Y
FAC
UPL species
X 5 =
Column Totals:
(A)
(B)
40 = Total Cover
0 = Total Cover
5 Y
5 = Total Cover
Remarks: (Include photo numbers here or on a separate sheet.)
Hydrophytic vegetation are present.
Prevalence Index = B/A =
Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
1 - Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
X 2 - Dominance Test is > 50%
_ 3 - Prevalence Test is :5 3.0'
4 - Morphological Adaptations' (Provide supporting
data in Remarks or on a separate sheet)
Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation' (Explain)
'Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must
be present, unless disturbed or problematic.
Definitions of Vegetation Strata:
Tree - Woody plants, excluding vines, 3 in. (7.6 cm)
or more in diameter at breast height (DBH),
regardless of height.
Sapling /Shrub - Woody plants, excluding vines, less
than 3 in. DBH and greater than 3.28 ft (1 m) tall.
Herb - All herbaceous (non- woody) plants, regardless
of size, and woody plants less than 3.28 ft tall.
FAC Woody vine - All woody vines greater than 3.28 ft in
height.
Hydrophytic
Vegetation
Present? Yes X No

SOIL Sampling Point: DP -1
Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators.)
Depth Matrix
Redox Features
(inches) Color (moist) %
Color (moist) % Type Loc Texture Remarks
0 -12 2.5Y 4/2 60
5YR 4/6 40 Loam
'Type: C= Concentration, D =De letion, RM= Reduced Matrix, CS= Covered or Coated Sand Grains.
2Location: PL =Pore Lining, M= Matrix.
Hydric Soil Indicators:
Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils3:
Histosol (Al)
Dark Surface (S7)
2 cm Muck (A10) (MLRA 147)
Histic Epipedon (A2)
Polyvalue Below Surface (S8) (MLRA 147, 148)
Coast Prairie Redox (A16)
Black Histic (A3)
Thin Dark Suface (S9) (MLRA 147, 148)
(MLRA 147, 148)
Hydrogen Sulfide (A4)
Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2)
Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19)
Stratified Layers (A5)
X Depleted Matrix (F3)
(MLRA 136, 147)
2 cm Muck (A10) (LRR N)
Redox Dark Surface (F6)
Red Parent Material (TF2)
Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11)
Depleted Dark Surface (F7)
Very Shallow Dark Surface (TF12)
Thick Dark Surface (Al2)
Redox Depressions (F8)
Other (Explain in Remarks)
Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) (LRR N,
Iron Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR N,
MLRA 147, 148)
MLRA 136)
Sandy Gleyed Matrix (s4)
Umbric Surface (F13) (MLRA 136, 122)
31ndicators of Hydrophytic vegetation and
Sandy Redox (S5)
Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 148)
wetland hydrology must be present, unless
Stripped Matrix (S6)
disturbed or problematic.
Restrictive Layer (if observed):
Type:
Hydric Soil Present?
Yes X No
Depth (inches):
Remarks:
Hydric soil indicators are present.

WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM — Eastern Mountains and Piedmont
Project /Site: Approximate 70 Acre Site — George W. Lyles Parkway City /County: Cabarrus Sampling Date: 04/25/201
Applicant /Owner: GCI Residential State: North Carolina Sampling Point: DP -2
Investigator(s): Brame Section, Township, Range:
Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc.) Swale Local relief (concave, convex, none):
Slope (°/ ): 1 Lat: Long: Datum:
Soil Map Unit Name: Chewacla sandy loam (ChA) NWI Classification: None
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 X
Are Vegetation Soil or Hydrology naturally problematic? (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.)
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Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes X No Is the Sampled Area
Hydric Soil Present? Yes No X Within a Wetland? Yes No X
Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes No X
Remarks:
Wetland hydrology and hydric soil indicators are not present. The sample point is not located within a wetland
HYDROLOGY
Wetland Hydrology Indicators:
Secondary Indicators (minimum of two reguired)
Primary Indicators (minimum of one is required; check all that apply)
Surface Soil Cracks (136)
_ Surface Water (Al)
_ True Aquatic Plants (B14) _
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 (B13)
FAC- Neutral Test (D5)
Field Observations:
Surface Water Present? Yes No X
Depth (inches):
Water Table Present? Yes No X
Depth (inches): >12°
Wetland Hydrology
Present? Yes No X
Saturation Present? Yes No X
Depth (inches): >12"
(includes capillary fringe)
Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available:
Remarks:
Wetland hydrology indicators are not present.

VEGETATION (Four Strata) - Use scientific names of plants.
Tree Stratum (Plot size: 30' )
1. Fraxinus pennsylvanica
2. Acernegundo
3. Betula nigra
4. Liquidambar styraciflua
5.
6.
7.
8.
Sapling /Shrub Stratum (Plot size: 30' )
1. Fraxinus pennsylvanica
2. Acernegundo
3. Betula nigra
4. Liquidambar styraciflua
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Sampling Point DP -2
Prevalence Index = B/A =
Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
1 - Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
X 2 - Dominance Test is > 50%
40
= Total Cover
Dominance Test worksheet:
Herb Stratum (Plot size: 30' )
Absolute
Dominant
Indicator
data in Remarks or on a separate sheet)
% Cover
Species?
Status
Number of Dominant Species
2
10
Y
FACW
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC:
11
(A)
10
Y
FACW
Total Number of Dominant
Species Across All Strata:
Percent of Dominant Species
11
(B)
10 Y FACW
15 Y FAC
6.
Definitions of Vegetation Strata:
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC:
100
(A /B)
Tree - Woody plants, excluding vines, 3 in. (7.6 cm)
or more in diameter at breast height (DBH),
regardless of height.
Sapling /Shrub - Woody plants, excluding vines, less
than 3 in. DBH and greater than 3.28 ft (1 m) tall.
8.
9.
10.
Prevalence Index worksheet:
12.
70
= Total Cover
Total % Cover of:
Multiply by:
Herb - All herbaceous (non- woody) plants, regardless
Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size: 30' )
OBL species
x 1 =
1. Toxicondendron radicans
5
Y FAC
Woody vine - All woody vines greater than 3.28 ft in
FACW species
X 2 =
Y FAC
10
Y
FACW
FAC species
X 3 =
4.
10
Y
FACW
5.
Hydrophytic
Vegetation
Present? Yes X No
6.
FACU species
X 4 =
10
Y
FACW
10
Y
FAC
UPL species
X 5 =
Column Totals:
(A)
(B)
Prevalence Index = B/A =
Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
1 - Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
X 2 - Dominance Test is > 50%
Remarks: (Include photo numbers here or on a separate sheet.)
Hydrophytic vegetation are present.
40
= Total Cover
_ 3 - Prevalence Test is <- 3.0
Herb Stratum (Plot size: 30' )
_4 - Morphological Adaptations' (Provide supporting
data in Remarks or on a separate sheet)
1. Rubus betulifolius
10
Y FAC
2
Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation' (Explain)
3.
Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must
4.
be present, unless disturbed or problematic.
5.
6.
Definitions of Vegetation Strata:
7.
Tree - Woody plants, excluding vines, 3 in. (7.6 cm)
or more in diameter at breast height (DBH),
regardless of height.
Sapling /Shrub - Woody plants, excluding vines, less
than 3 in. DBH and greater than 3.28 ft (1 m) tall.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
10
= Total Cover
Herb - All herbaceous (non- woody) plants, regardless
Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size: 30' )
of size, and woody plants less than 3.28 ft tall.
1. Toxicondendron radicans
5
Y FAC
Woody vine - All woody vines greater than 3.28 ft in
2. Lonicera japonica
5
Y FAC
height.
3.
4.
5.
Hydrophytic
Vegetation
Present? Yes X No
6.
10 = Total Cover
Remarks: (Include photo numbers here or on a separate sheet.)
Hydrophytic vegetation are present.

SOIL Sampling Point: DP -2
Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators.)
Depth Matrix
Redox Features
(inches) Color (moist) %
Color (moist) % Type Loc Texture Remarks
0 -12 5YR 4/6 70 10YR
4/3 30 Loam
'Type: C= Concentration, D =De letion, RM= Reduced Matrix, CS= Covered or Coated Sand Grains.
2Location: PL =Pore Lining, M= Matrix.
Hydric Soil Indicators:
Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils3:
Histosol (Al)
Dark Surface (S7)
2 cm Muck (A10) (MLRA 147)
Histic Epipedon (A2)
Polyvalue Below Surface (S8) (MLRA 147, 148)
Coast Prairie Redox (A16)
Black Histic (A3)
Thin Dark Suface (S9) (MLRA 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)
Red Parent Material (TF2)
Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11)
Depleted Dark Surface (F7)
Very Shallow Dark Surface (TF12)
Thick Dark Surface (Al2)
Redox Depressions (F8)
Other (Explain in Remarks)
Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) (LRR N,
Iron Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR N,
MLRA 147, 148)
MLRA 136)
Sandy Gleyed Matrix (s4)
Umbric Surface (F13) (MLRA 136, 122)
31ndicators of Hydrophytic vegetation and
Sandy Redox (S5)
Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 148)
wetland hydrology must be present, unless
Stripped Matrix (S6)
disturbed or problematic.
Restrictive Layer (if observed):
Type:
Hydric Soil Present?
Yes No X
Depth (inches):
Remarks:
Hydric soil indicators are not present.