20220345 Ver 1_WR Upland and Wetland Foms_20220314

WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM - Eastern Mountains and Piedmont Region
Project/Site:DENC Person County Pipeline City/County:Rougemont/Person
Sampling Date:
09-Mar-22
Applicant/Owner:Dominion Energy North Carolina State:NC Sampling Point:
W
Section, Township, Range: S TR
Investigator(s):J. lawler, PWS
Local relief (concave, convex, none):/
Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc.):Slope:
°
Saddleconcave
2.0%
1.1
Subregion (LRR or MLRA):
Datum:
MLRA 136 in LRR P Lat.:Long.:
36.298322°-78.843134°
Soil Map Unit Name:Lignum Silt Loam NWI classification:N/A
YesNo
Are climatic/hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year?(If no, explain in Remarks.)
YesNo
Are Vegetation, Soil, or Hydrologysignificantly disturbed?
Are "Normal Circumstances" present?
Are Vegetation, Soil, or Hydrologynaturally problematic?
(If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.)
Summary of Findings - Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc.
YesNo
Hydrophytic Vegetation Present?
YesNo
Hydric Soil Present?Is the Sampled Area
YesNo
within a Wetland?
YesNo
Wetland Hydrology Present?
Remarks:
Herbaceous wetland in area previously disturbed by logging operations
Hydrology
Wetland Hydrology Indicators:
Secondary Indicators (minimum of two required)
Primary Indicators (minimum of one required; check all that apply)
Surface Soil Cracks (B6)
Surface Water (A1)True Aquatic Plants (B14)
Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (B8)
High Water Table (A2)
Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (C1)Drainage Patterns (B10)
Saturation (A3)
Oxidized Rhizospheres along Living Roots (C3)Moss Trim Lines (B16)
Water Marks (B1)
Presence of Reduced Iron (C4)Dry Season Water Table (C2)
Sediment Deposits (B2)
Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6)Crayfish Burrows (C8)
Drift deposits (B3)
Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9)
Thin Muck Surface (C7)
Algal Mat or Crust (B4)
Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1)
Other (Explain in Remarks)
Iron Deposits (B5)
Geomorphic Position (D2)
Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (B7)
Shallow Aquitard (D3)
Water-Stained Leaves (B9)
Microtopographic Relief (D4)
Aquatic Fauna (B13)
FAC-neutral Test (D5)
Field Observations:
YesNo
Depth (inches):
0
Surface Water Present?
Water Table Present?
YesNo
4
Depth (inches):
YesNo
Wetland Hydrology Present?
Saturation Present?
2
Depth (inches):
YesNo
(includes capillary fringe)
Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available:
Antecdent Precipitation Tool
Remarks:
Prior period has been normal.
Eastern Mountains and Piedmont - Version 2.0
US Army Corps of Engineers

VEGETATION (Five/Four Strata)- Use scientific names of plants.
Dominant
Sampling Point:
W
Species?
AbsoluteIndicator
Dominance Test worksheet:
Rel.Strat.
% CoverStatus
(Plot size:)
30'
Cover
Tree Stratum
Number of Dominant Species
00.0%
That are OBL, FACW, or FAC:(A)
4
1.
00.0%
2.
Total Number of Dominant
00.0%
3.
(B)
Species Across All Strata:
4
00.0%
4.
Percent of dominant Species
00.0%
5.
(A/B)
100.0%
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC:
00.0%
6.
00.0%
Prevalence Index worksheet:
7.
00.0% Total % Cover of: Multiply by:
8.
0= Total Cover
OBL speciesx 1 =
00
(Plot size:)
30'
Sapling-Sapling/Shrub Stratum
FACW speciesx 2 =
4590
1535.7%FAC
Acer rubrum
1.
54162
FAC speciesx 3 =
1535.7%FAC
Liquidambar styraciflua
2.
624
FACU speciesx 4 =
1023.8%FAC
Pinus taeda
3.
00
UPL speciesx 5 =
24.8%FAC
Quercus nigra
4.
(B)
Column Totals:(A)
105276
00.0%
5.
00.0%
6.Prevalence Index = B/A =
2.629
00.0%
7.
Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
00.0%
8.
Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
00.0%
9.
Dominance Test is > 50%
00.0%
1
10.
42
= Total Cover
1
(Plot size:)
Shrub Stratum
Morphological Adaptations 1 (Provide supporting
data in Remarks or on a separate sheet)
00.0%
1.
1
Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation 1 (Explain)
00.0%
2.
1
00.0%
1 Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must
3.
be present, unless disturbed or problematic.
00.0%
4.
Definition of Vegetation Strata:
00.0%
5.
Four Vegetation Strata:
00.0%
6.
Tree stratum – Consists of woody plants, excluding vines, 3 in.
00.0%
7.
(7.6 cm) or more in diameter at breast height (DBH),
regardless of height.
0= Total Cover
(Plot size:)
30'
Herb Stratum
Sapling/shrub stratum – Consists of woody plants, excluding
4065.6%FACW
Scirpus cyperinus
1.
vines, less than 3 in. DBH and greater than 3.28 ft (1 m) tall.
1016.4%FAC
Panicum virgatum Herb stratum – Consists of all herbaceous (non-woody) plants,
2.
regardless of size, and all other plants less than 3.28 ft tall.
58.2%FACW
Juncus effusus
3.
Woody vines – Consists of all woody vines greater than 3.28 ft
23.3%FACU
Eupatorium capillifolium
4.
in height.
23.3%FACU
Solidago canadensis
5.
23.3%FACU
Rubus argutus
6.
Five Vegetation Strata:
00.0%
7.
Tree - Woody plants, excluding woody vines, approximately 20
00.0%
ft (6 m) or more in height and 3 in. (7.6 cm) or larger in
8.
diameter at breast height (DBH).
00.0%
9.
Sapling stratum – Consists of woody plants, excluding woody
00.0%
10.
vines, approximately 20 ft (6 m) or more in height and less
than 3 in. (7.6 cm) DBH.
00.0%
11.
Shrub stratum – Consists of woody plants, excluding woody
00.0%
12.
vines, approximately 3 to 20 ft (1 to 6 m) in height.
= Total Cover
61
)
(Plot size:
30'Herb stratum – Consists of all herbaceous (non-woody) plants,
Woody Vine Stratum
including herbaceous vines, regardless of size, and woody
2100.0%FAC
Vitis rotundifolia
1.
species, except woody vines, less than approximately 3 ft (1
m) in height.
00.0%
2.
00.0%Woody vines – Consists of all woody vines, regardless of
3.
height.
00.0%
4.
00.0%
5.
Hydrophytic
00.0%
Vegetation
6.
YesNo
Present?
= Total Cover
2
Remarks: (Include photo numbers here or on a separate sheet.)
Cut-over area disturbed by logging
*Indicator suffix = National status or professional decision assigned because Regional status not defined by FWS.
Eastern Mountains and Piedmont - Version 2.0
US Army Corps of Engineers

Soil
Sampling Point:
W
Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators.)
MatrixRedox Features
Depth
1
Color (moist)% Color (moist)%TypeLoc²TextureRemarks
(inches)
0-1010YR4/19510YR7/35CMLoam
10-1210YR4/29510YR7/35CMClay laom
1
Type: C=Concentration. D=Depletion. RM=Reduced Matrix, CS=Covered or Coated Sand Grains ²Location: PL=Pore Lining. M=Matrix
3
Hydric Soil Indicators:
Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils :
Histosol (A1)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 Surface (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)
Very Shallow Dark Surface (TF12)
Depleted Dark Surface (F7)
Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11)
Other (Explain in Remarks)
Redox Depressions (F8)
Thick Dark Surface (A12)
Iron-Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR N,
Sandy Muck Mineral (S1) (LRR N,
MLRA 136)
MLRA 147, 148)
Umbric Surface (F13) (MLRA 136, 122)
Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4)
3
Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and
Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 148)
Sandy Redox (S5)
wetland hydrology must be present,
Stripped Matrix (S6)
unless disturbed or problematic.
Red Parent Material (F21) (MLRA 127, 147)
Restrictive Layer (if observed):
Type:
Hydric Soil Present?
YesNo
Depth (inches):
Remarks:
Soil appears hydric
US Army Corps of Engineers
Eastern Mountains and Piedmont - Version 2.0

WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM - Eastern Mountains and Piedmont Region
Project/Site:DENC Person County Pipeline City/County:Rougemont/Person
Sampling Date:
09-Mar-22
Applicant/Owner:Dominion Energy North Carolina State:NC Sampling Point:
W - Upland
Section, Township, Range: S TR
Investigator(s):J. lawler, PWS
Local relief (concave, convex, none):/
Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc.):Slope:
°
Hillsiderolling
3.0%
1.7
Subregion (LRR or MLRA):
Datum:
MLRA 136 in LRR P Lat.:Long.:
36.298329°-78.842916°
Soil Map Unit Name:Lignum Silt Loam NWI classification:
YesNo
Are climatic/hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year?(If no, explain in Remarks.)
YesNo
Are Vegetation, Soil, or Hydrologysignificantly disturbed?
Are "Normal Circumstances" present?
Are Vegetation, Soil, or Hydrologynaturally problematic?
(If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.)
Summary of Findings - Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc.
YesNo
Hydrophytic Vegetation Present?
YesNo
Hydric Soil Present?Is the Sampled Area
YesNo
within a Wetland?
YesNo
Wetland Hydrology Present?
Remarks:
Area clear-cut by lkogging
Hydrology
Wetland Hydrology Indicators:
Secondary Indicators (minimum of two required)
Primary Indicators (minimum of one required; check all that apply)
Surface Soil Cracks (B6)
Surface Water (A1)True Aquatic Plants (B14)
Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (B8)
High Water Table (A2)
Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (C1)Drainage Patterns (B10)
Saturation (A3)
Oxidized Rhizospheres along Living Roots (C3)Moss Trim Lines (B16)
Water Marks (B1)
Presence of Reduced Iron (C4)Dry Season Water Table (C2)
Sediment Deposits (B2)
Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6)Crayfish Burrows (C8)
Drift deposits (B3)
Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9)
Thin Muck Surface (C7)
Algal Mat or Crust (B4)
Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1)
Other (Explain in Remarks)
Iron Deposits (B5)
Geomorphic Position (D2)
Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (B7)
Shallow Aquitard (D3)
Water-Stained Leaves (B9)
Microtopographic Relief (D4)
Aquatic Fauna (B13)
FAC-neutral Test (D5)
Field Observations:
YesNo
Depth (inches):
Surface Water Present?
Water Table Present?
YesNo
Depth (inches):
YesNo
Wetland Hydrology Present?
Saturation Present?
Depth (inches):
YesNo
(includes capillary fringe)
Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available:
Antecedent Precipitation Tool
Remarks:
Prior period has been normal.
Eastern Mountains and Piedmont - Version 2.0
US Army Corps of Engineers

VEGETATION (Five/Four Strata)- Use scientific names of plants.
Dominant
Sampling Point:
W-Upland
Species?
AbsoluteIndicator
Dominance Test worksheet:
Rel.Strat.
% CoverStatus
(Plot size:)
30'
Cover
Tree Stratum
Number of Dominant Species
00.0%
That are OBL, FACW, or FAC:(A)
3
1.
00.0%
2.
Total Number of Dominant
00.0%
3.
(B)
Species Across All Strata:
6
00.0%
4.
Percent of dominant Species
00.0%
5.
(A/B)
50.0%
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC:
00.0%
6.
00.0%
Prevalence Index worksheet:
7.
00.0% Total % Cover of: Multiply by:
8.
0= Total Cover
OBL speciesx 1 =
00
(Plot size:)
30'
Sapling-Sapling/Shrub Stratum
FACW speciesx 2 =
24
1033.3%FACU
Quercus alba
1.
3296
FAC speciesx 3 =
1033.3%FAC
Pinus taeda
2.
42168
FACU speciesx 4 =
1033.3%FAC
Liquidambar styraciflua
3.
00
UPL speciesx 5 =
00.0%
4.
(B)
Column Totals:(A)
76268
00.0%
5.
00.0%
6.Prevalence Index = B/A =
3.526
00.0%
7.
Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
00.0%
8.
Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
00.0%
9.
Dominance Test is > 50%
00.0%
1
10.
30
= Total Cover
1
(Plot size:)
Shrub Stratum
Morphological Adaptations 1 (Provide supporting
data in Remarks or on a separate sheet)
0.0%
1.
1
Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation 1 (Explain)
0.0%
2.
1
0.0%
1 Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must
3.
be present, unless disturbed or problematic.
0.0%
4.
Definition of Vegetation Strata:
00.0%
5.
Four Vegetation Strata:
00.0%
6.
Tree stratum – Consists of woody plants, excluding vines, 3 in.
00.0%
7.
(7.6 cm) or more in diameter at breast height (DBH),
regardless of height.
0= Total Cover
(Plot size:)
30'
Herb Stratum
Sapling/shrub stratum – Consists of woody plants, excluding
1534.1%FACU
Eupatorium capillifolium
1.
vines, less than 3 in. DBH and greater than 3.28 ft (1 m) tall.
1022.7%FACU
Andropogon virginicus Herb stratum – Consists of all herbaceous (non-woody) plants,
2.
regardless of size, and all other plants less than 3.28 ft tall.
1022.7%FAC
Panicum virgatum
3.
Woody vines – Consists of all woody vines greater than 3.28 ft
511.4%FACU
Rubus argutus
4.
in height.
24.5%FACW
Scirpus cyperinus
5.
24.5%FACU
Verbascum thapsus
6.
Five Vegetation Strata:
00.0%
7.
Tree - Woody plants, excluding woody vines, approximately 20
00.0%
ft (6 m) or more in height and 3 in. (7.6 cm) or larger in
8.
diameter at breast height (DBH).
00.0%
9.
Sapling stratum – Consists of woody plants, excluding woody
00.0%
10.
vines, approximately 20 ft (6 m) or more in height and less
than 3 in. (7.6 cm) DBH.
00.0%
11.
Shrub stratum – Consists of woody plants, excluding woody
00.0%
12.
vines, approximately 3 to 20 ft (1 to 6 m) in height.
= Total Cover
44
)
(Plot size:
30'Herb stratum – Consists of all herbaceous (non-woody) plants,
Woody Vine Stratum
including herbaceous vines, regardless of size, and woody
2100.0%FAC
Vitis rotundifolia
1.
species, except woody vines, less than approximately 3 ft (1
m) in height.
00.0%
2.
00.0%Woody vines – Consists of all woody vines, regardless of
3.
height.
00.0%
4.
00.0%
5.
Hydrophytic
00.0%
Vegetation
6.
YesNo
Present?
= Total Cover
2
Remarks: (Include photo numbers here or on a separate sheet.)
*Indicator suffix = National status or professional decision assigned because Regional status not defined by FWS.
Eastern Mountains and Piedmont - Version 2.0
US Army Corps of Engineers

Soil
Sampling Point:
W-Upland
Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators.)
MatrixRedox Features
Depth
1
Color (moist)% Color (moist)%TypeLoc²TextureRemarks
(inches)
0-610YR5/2100Loam
6-1210YR6/6100
1
Type: C=Concentration. D=Depletion. RM=Reduced Matrix, CS=Covered or Coated Sand Grains ²Location: PL=Pore Lining. M=Matrix
3
Hydric Soil Indicators:
Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils :
Histosol (A1)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 Surface (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)
Very Shallow Dark Surface (TF12)
Depleted Dark Surface (F7)
Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11)
Other (Explain in Remarks)
Redox Depressions (F8)
Thick Dark Surface (A12)
Iron-Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR N,
Sandy Muck Mineral (S1) (LRR N,
MLRA 136)
MLRA 147, 148)
Umbric Surface (F13) (MLRA 136, 122)
Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4)
3
Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and
Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 148)
Sandy Redox (S5)
wetland hydrology must be present,
Stripped Matrix (S6)
unless disturbed or problematic.
Red Parent Material (F21) (MLRA 127, 147)
Restrictive Layer (if observed):
Type:
Hydric Soil Present?
YesNo
Depth (inches):
Remarks:
Soil does not appears hydric
US Army Corps of Engineers
Eastern Mountains and Piedmont - Version 2.0