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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20150261 Ver 1_401 Application_20150315Kimley »>Horn March 9, 2015 Mr. Brad Shaver US Army Corps of Engineers Wilmington Regulatory Field Office 69 Darlington Avenue Wilmington, NC 28403 Ms. Karen Higgins NC Division of Water Resources 512 N Salisbury Street Raleigh, NC 27604 RE: Union Chapel Test Well and Raw Water Line Project — Nationwide 12 Permit Application Richlands, Onslow County, North Carolina Dear Mr. Shaver and Ms. Higgins: On behalf of our client, the Onslow Water and Sewer Authority ( ONWASA), Kimley -Horn is submitting the attached Pre - Construction Notification package for authorization under Nationwide Permit (NWP) 12 for the above referenced utility line project located in Onslow County. The project proposes to construct a test wellhead structure, blend water treatment facility, and 22,900 linear feet of finished and raw water main through a currently forested utility easement and then continuing within the existing roadway of Union Chapel Church Road. Kimley -Horn staff delineated the project corridor on November 12, 2014 and identified three wetland features (wetlands WB, WC, and WD) within the raw water line corridor. The wellhead and treatment facility site was intentionally located in an upland area adjacent to an existing forest road. The proposed impacts to WB, WC, and WD include the temporary disturbance associated with open -cut trenching to install the waterline, and then backfilling the trench consistent with the conditions of NWP 12. The water line easement will not be maintained in an effort to avoid permanent impacts associated with forested wetland conversion. The wellhead and water line are being proposed to facilitate a feasibility study conducted by ONWASA to determine the suitability of a municipal drinking water supply well field in this area using the Castle Hayne aquifer. If the test wells show adequate supply rates, ONWASA may ultimately construct additional wellheads and a municipal water treatment plan in this vicinity via the subsequent coordination and requisite permitting process determined at that time. However, the currently proposed project involves only the construction of the test well and water line that will connect to existing ONWASA water mains until aquifer utilization rates are determined by the feasibility study. This study is being conducted to comply with the requirements of the Central Coastal Plain Capacity Use Area rules that mandate the reduction in withdrawals from the Black Creek aquifer. Kimley »>Horn To assist in your evaluation, the following documentation has been included with this application: • Pre - Construction Notification a USDA/NRCS Soil Survey Map • Signed Agent Authorization Letter 0 Permit Exhibits • Vicinity Map a USACE Wetland Data Forms • USGS Topographic Map a Preliminary JD Request Package • Jurisdictional Features Map 0 NCDWR Review Fee of $240 Page 2 If there is any additional information that you need to assist in the processing of this Nationwide Permit application, please do not hesitate to contact me at (919) 678 -4155 or Jason. Hartshorn@Kimley- horn.com. Sincerely, — 1�� Jason Hartshorn Environmental Analyst Attachments Cc: Pete Crum, PWD, Kimley -Horn Carl Baker, Onslow Water and Sewer Authority o � -r Office Use Only: Corps action ID no. DWQ project no. Form Version 1.3 Dec 10 2008 Page 1 of 11 PCN Form — Version 1.3 December 10, 2008 Version Pre - Construction Notification (PCN) Form A. Applicant Information 1. Processing 1 a. Type(s) of approval sought from the Corps: ®Section 404 Permit ❑Section 10 Permit 1 b. Specify Nationwide Permit (NWP) number: 12 or General Permit (GP) number: 1 c. Has the NWP or GP number been verified by the Corps? ❑ Yes ® No 1d. Type(s) of approval sought from the DWQ (check all that apply): ® 401 Water Quality Certification — Regular ❑ Non -404 Jurisdictional General Permit ❑ 401 Water Quality Certification — Express ❑ Riparian Buffer Authorization 1 e. Is this notification solely for the record because written approval is not required? For the record only for DWQ 401 Certification: ❑ Yes ® No For the record only for Corps Permit: ❑ Yes ® No 1f. Is payment into a mitigation bank or in -lieu fee program proposed for mitigation of impacts? If so, attach the acceptance letter from mitigation bank or in -lieu fee program. ❑ Yes ® No 1g. Is the project located in any of NC's twenty coastal counties. If yes, answer 1h below. ® Yes ❑ No 1 h. Is the project located within a NC DCM Area of Environmental Concern (AEC)? ❑ Yes ® No 2. Project Information 2a. Name of project: Union Chapel Test Well and Raw Water Line Project 2b. County: Onslow 2c. Nearest municipality / town: Richlands 2d. Subdivision name: n/a 2e. NCDOT only, T.I.P. or state project no: n/a 3. Owner Information 3a. Name(s) on Recorded Deed: Onslow Water and Sewer Authority (ONWASA) owned property easement (raw water line) (well site) and 3b. Deed Book and Page No. n/a 3c. Responsible Party (for LLC if applicable): Carl H. Baker 3d. Street address: 228 Georgetown Road, P.O. Box 1415 3e. City, state, zip: Jacksonville, NC 28450 -1415 3f. Telephone no.: (910) 455 -0722 3g. Fax no.: 910 - 455 -5607 3h. Email address: CBaker @onwasa.com0 Page 1 of 11 PCN Form — Version 1.3 December 10, 2008 Version 4. Applicant Information (if different from owner) 4a. Applicant is: ® Agent ❑ Other, specify: 4b. Name: 4c. Business name (if applicable): 4d. Street address: 4e. City, state, zip: 4f. Telephone no.: 4g. Fax no.: 4h. Email address: 5. Agent/Consultant Information (if applicable) 5a. Name: Pete Crum, PWD 5b. Business name (if applicable): Kimley -Horn 5c. Street address: 4500 Main Street, Suite 500 5d. City, state, zip: Virginia Beach, VA 23462 -3050 5e. Telephone no.: (757) 355 -6674 5f. Fax no.: n/a 5g. Email address: Pete.Crum @Kimley - Horn.com Page 2 of 11 PCN Form — Version 1.3 December 10, 2008 Version B. Project Information and Prior Project History 1. Property Identification Onslow Parcel PINs: 1a. Property identification no. (tax PIN or parcel ID): 433901460654 and 433902671801 1 b. Site coordinates (in decimal degrees): Latitude: 34.831162 Longitude: - 77.553583 (DD.DDDDDD) (- DD.DDDDDD) 1 c. Property size: 4.72 acres 2. Surface Waters 2a. Name of nearest body of water (stream, river, etc.) to Catherine Lake proposed project: 2b. Water Quality Classification of nearest receiving water: B;NSW 2c. River basin: White Oak 3. Project Description 3a. Describe the existing conditions on the site and the general land use in the vicinity of the project at the time of this application: The project site is located in a managed pine plantation with occasional natural forested areas. General land use in the vicinity of the project consists of managed pine plantations, agriculture, residential development, and industrial mining activities. 3b. List the total estimated acreage of all existing wetlands on the property: 0.22 acres 3c. List the total estimated linear feet of all existing streams (intermittent and perennial) on the property: 0.00 linear feet 3d. Explain the purpose of the proposed project: Construction of approximately 22,900 LF of finished and raw water main and construction of a corresponding blend water treatment facility. 3e. Describe the overall project in detail, including the type of equipment to be used: The project will construct a well head facility consisting of a pump and utility structure at the well head location. The primary test well will be an 8" diameter PVC well extending to a depth of 125 feet, reaching the Castle Hayne aquifer. To minimize or negate the potential connection between the Castle Hayne aquifer and the surficial aquifer (surface water bodies), the well will be screened between 75 and 125 feet only. Supporting the test well and well head facility will be an 8" raw water main. The main will be constructed through open cut trenching and will backfill using appropriate conditions required by Nationwide Permit #12. The test well, well head facility, and raw water main will be constructed with typical site development, well intallation, and utility line construction equipment such as bulldozers, track hoes, drilling rigs, dump trucks, and /or cranes. Page 3 of 11 PCN Form — Version 1.3 December 10, 2008 Version 4. Jurisdictional Determinations 4a. Have jurisdictional wetland or stream determinations by the Corps or State been requested or obtained for this property / project (including all prior phases) in the past? Comments: The proposed project is located within Martin Marietta Aggregates -owned property, and the area may have ❑ Yes ❑ No ® Unknown been delineated in the past, however as of the date of this submittal, it is unknown if any determinations have been made for the property. A jurisdictional determination request for the project area has been included within this permit application. 4b. If the Corps made the jurisdictional determination, what type El Preliminary El Final of determination was made? 4c. If yes, who delineated the jurisdictional areas? Agency /Consultant Company: Name (if known): n/a Other: 4d. If yes, list the dates of the Corps jurisdictional determinations or State determinations and attach documentation. 5. Project History 5a. Have permits or certifications been requested or obtained for ❑ Yes ® No ❑ Unknown this project (including all prior phases) in the past? 5b. If yes, explain in detail according to "help file" instructions. No previous permits have been obtained for this project in the past. The existing test well (UC -1) was constructed in uplands and required no coordination with USACE prior to installation. 6. Future Project Plans 6a. Is this a phased project? ❑ Yes ® No 6b. If yes, explain. The proposed project is part of a feasibility study by ONWASA to determine the suitability of a municipal drinking water supply well field in this area using the Castle Hayne aquifer. If the test wells show adequate supply rates, ONWASA may ultimately construct additional well heads and a municipal water treatment plant in this vicinity. However, at this time, the project only involves the construction of test well UC -2 and associated raw water line connecting to existing water mains until aquifer utilization rates are determined. Page 4 of 11 PCN Form — Version 1.3 December 10, 2008 Version C. Proposed Impacts Inventory 1. Impacts Summary 1 a. Which sections were completed below for your project (check all that apply): ® Wetlands ❑ Streams - tributaries ❑ Buffers ❑ Open Waters ❑ Pond Construction 2. Wetland Impacts If there are wetland impacts proposed on the site, then complete this question for each wetland area impacted. 2a. 2b. 2c. 2d. 2e. 2f. Wetland impact Type of jurisdiction number — Type of impact Type of wetland Forested (Corps - 404, 10 Area of impact Permanent (P) or (if known) DWQ — non -404, other) (acres) Temporary T W1 ❑ P ®T Trenching to install utility line Headwater Forest ® Yes ❑ No ® Corps ❑ DWQ .067 W2 ❑ P ®T Trenching to install utility line Headwater Forest ® Yes ❑ No ® Corps ❑ DWQ .062 W3 ❑ P ®T Trenching to install utility line Headwater Forest ® Yes ❑ No ® Corps ❑ DWQ .093 W4 ❑ P ❑ T ❑ Yes ❑ Corps ❑ No ❑ DWQ W5 ❑ P ❑ T ❑ Yes ❑ Corps ❑ No ❑ DWQ W6 ❑ P ❑ T ❑ Yes ❑ Corps ❑ No ❑ DWQ 2g. Total wetland impacts - 0.22 acre (temporary) 2h. Comments: Impacts will be temporary in nature and will occur within the alignment of the proposed raw water main. The easement will not be maintained. 3. Stream Impacts If there are perennial or intermittent stream impacts (including temporary impacts) proposed on the site, then complete this question for all stream sites impacted. 3a. 3b. 3c. 3d. 3e. 3f. 3g. Stream impact Type of impact Stream name Perennial Type of jurisdiction Average Impact number - (PER) or (Corps - 404, 10 stream length Permanent (P) or intermittent DWQ — non -404, width (linear Temporary (T) (INT)? other) (feet) feet) S1 ❑ P ❑ T ❑ PER ❑ Corps ❑ INT ❑ DWQ S2 ❑ P ❑ T ❑ PER ❑ Corps ❑ INT ❑ DWQ S3 ❑ P ❑ T ❑ PER ❑ Corps ❑ INT ❑ DWQ S4 ❑ P ❑ T ❑ PER ❑ Corps ❑ INT ❑ DWQ S5 ❑ P ❑ T ❑ PER ❑ Corps ❑ INT ❑ DWQ S6 ❑ P ❑ T ❑ PER ❑ Corps ❑ INT ❑ DWQ 3h. Total stream and tributary impacts 0 3i. Comments: No stream impacts will result from the proposed project. Page 5 of 11 PCN Form — Version 1.3 December 10, 2008 Version 4. Open Water Impacts If there are proposed impacts to lakes, ponds, estuaries, tributaries, sounds, the Atlantic Ocean, or any other open water of the U.S. then individually list all open water impacts below. 4a. 4b. 4c. 4d. 4e. Open water Name of waterbody impact number - (if applicable) Type of impact Waterbody type Area of impact (acres) Permanent (P) or Temporary T 01 ❑P ❑T 02 ❑P ❑T 03 ❑P ❑T 04 ❑ PEI T 4f. Total open water impacts 0 4g. Comments: No impacts to open waters are proposed as part this project. 5. Pond or Lake Construction If pond or lake construction proposed, the complete the chart below. 5a. 5b. 5c. 5d. 5e. Wetland Impacts (acres) Stream Impacts (feet) Upland Pond ID Proposed use or purpose (acres) number of pond Flooded Filled Excavated Flooded Filled Excavated Flooded P1 P2 5f. Total 5g. Comments: No ponds or lakes will be constructed as part of the proposed project. 5h. Is a dam high hazard permit required? ❑ Yes [Z No If yes, permit ID no: 5i. Expected pond surface area (acres): n/a 5j. Size of pond watershed (acres): n/a 5k. Method of construction: n/a 6. Buffer Impacts (for DWQ) If project will impact a protected riparian buffer, then complete the chart below. If yes, then individually list all buffer impacts below. If any impacts require mitigation, then you MUST fill out Section D of this form. 6a. ❑ Neuse ❑ Tar - Pamlico ❑ Other: Project is in which protected basin? ❑ Catawba ❑ Randleman 6b. 6c. 6d. 6e. 6f. 6g. Buffer impact number- Reason Buffer Zone 1 impact Zone 2 impact Permanent (P) or for Stream name mitigation (square feet) (square feet) Temporary T impact re uired? B1 ❑P ❑T ❑Yes ❑ No B2 ❑P ❑T F-1 Yes ❑ No B3 ❑P ❑T F-1 Yes ❑ No 6h. Total buffer impacts 0 0 6i. Comments: The project is located in the White Oak river basin, therefore no protected riparian buffers will be impacted by Page 6 of 11 PCN Form - Version 1.3 December 10, 2008 Version the proposed project. D. Impact Justification and Mitigation 1. Avoidance and Minimization 1a. Specifically describe measures taken to avoid or minimize the proposed impacts in designing project. ONWASA has avoided and minimized wetland impacts to the extent practical by locating the well head within upland areas of the ONWASA -owned property parcel to fully avoid wetland impacts from the well head. Additiionally, access roads into the well site and electrical and support structures will also be located within the upland areas of the site to further avoid wetland impacts. Impacts resulting from the proposed raw water main have been minimized by keeping the construction footprint within the 30' ONWASA easement, and using the shortest possible route through this area before running the water main along the existing roadway corridor east of the property that entirely avoids impacts to stream features in the vicinity. 1 b. Specifically describe measures taken to avoid or minimize the proposed impacts through construction techniques. Impacts will be minimized to the extent practical throughout the construction process by confining the construction footprint as narrowly as practical in the wetland crossings. Staging and construction access will be located in upland areas throughout the corridor, and silt fencing will be installed around the permitted limits of disturbance to ensure all equipment is located within the project corridor at all times. Best Management Practices (BMP) and measures will be used to reduce stormwater impacts to receiving waters and minimize runoff from the construction sites. 2. Compensatory Mitigation for Impacts to Waters of the U.S. or Waters of the State 2a. Does the project require Compensatory Mitigation for ❑ Yes ® No impacts to Waters of the U.S. or Waters of the State? 2b. If yes, mitigation is required by (check all that apply): ❑ DWQ ❑ Corps ❑ Mitigation bank 2c. If yes, which mitigation option will be used for this ❑Payment to in -lieu fee program project? ❑ Permittee Responsible Mitigation 3. Complete if Using a Mitigation Bank 3a. Name of Mitigation Bank: n/a 3b. Credits Purchased (attach receipt and letter) Type n/a Quantity n/a 3c. Comments: n/a 4. Complete if Making a Payment to In -lieu Fee Program 4a. Approval letter from in -lieu fee program is attached. ❑ Yes 4b. Stream mitigation requested: n/a linear feet 4c. If using stream mitigation, stream temperature: ❑ warm ❑ cool ❑cold 4d. Buffer mitigation requested (DWQ only): n/a square feet 4e. Riparian wetland mitigation requested: n/a acres 4f. Non - riparian wetland mitigation requested: n/a acres 4g. Coastal (tidal) wetland mitigation requested: n/a acres 4h. Comments: n/a 5. Complete if Using a Permittee Responsible Mitigation Plan 5a. If using a permittee responsible mitigation plan, provide a description of the proposed mitigation plan. n/a Page 7 of 11 PCN Form — Version 1.3 December 10, 2008 Version 6. Buffer Mitigation (State Regulated Riparian Buffer Rules) — required by DWQ 6a. Will the project result in an impact within a protected riparian buffer that requires ❑ Yes ® No buffer mitigation? 6b. If yes, then identify the square feet of impact to each zone of the riparian buffer that requires mitigation. Calculate the amount of mitigation required. 6c. 6d. 6e. Zone Reason for impact Total impact Multiplier Required mitigation (square feet) (square feet) Zone 1 3 (2 for Catawba) Zone 2 1.5 6f. Total buffer mitigation required: 0 6g. If buffer mitigation is required, discuss what type of mitigation is proposed (e.g., payment to private mitigation bank, permittee responsible riparian buffer restoration, payment into an approved in -lieu fee fund). n/a 6h. Comments: The project is located in the White Oak River Basin which is not subject to riparian buffer protection rules, and therefore no impacts to protected riparian buffers will result from the proposed project. Page 8 of 11 PCN Form — Version 1.3 December 10, 2008 Version E. Stormwater Management and Diffuse Flow Plan (required by DWQ) 1. Diffuse Flow Plan 1 a. Does the project include or is it adjacent to protected riparian buffers identified ❑ Yes ® No within one of the NC Riparian Buffer Protection Rules? 1b. If yes, then is a diffuse flow plan included? If no, explain why. ❑ Yes ❑ No Comments: n/a 2. Stormwater Management Plan 2a. What is the overall percent imperviousness of this project? 0% 2b. Does this project require a Stormwater Management Plan? ❑ Yes ® No 2c. If this project DOES NOT require a Stormwater Management Plan, explain why: The project is located within Onslow County, in an area subject to coastal stormwater regulations, however the project will have less than 10,000 square feet of built upon area and therefore does not require a stormwater management plan. 2d. If this project DOES require a Stormwater Management Plan, then provide a brief, narrative description of the plan: n/a ❑ Certified Local Government 2e. Who will be responsible for the review of the Stormwater Management Plan? ® DWQ Stormwater Program ❑ DWQ 401 Unit 3. Certified Local Government Stormwater Review 3a. In which local government's jurisdiction is this project? n/a ❑ Phase II 3b. Which of the following locally - implemented stormwater management programs ❑ NSW ❑ USMP apply (check all that apply): ❑ Water Supply Watershed ❑ Other: 3c. Has the approved Stormwater Management Plan with proof of approval been ❑ Yes ❑ No attached? 4. DWQ Stormwater Program Review ® Coastal counties ❑ HQW 4a. Which of the following state - implemented stormwater management programs apply ❑ ORW (check all that apply): ❑ Session Law 2006 -246 ❑ Other: 4b. Has the approved Stormwater Management Plan with proof of approval been attached? ❑ Yes ® No 5. DWQ 401 Unit Stormwater Review 5a. Does the Stormwater Management Plan meet the appropriate requirements? ❑ Yes ❑ No 5b. Have all of the 401 Unit submittal requirements been met? ❑ Yes ❑ No Page 9 of 11 PCN Form — Version 1.3 December 10, 2008 Version F. Supplementary Information 1. Environmental Documentation (DWQ Requirement) 1a. Does the project involve an expenditure of public (federal /state /local) funds or the ® Yes ❑ No use of public (federal /state) land? 1 b. If you answered "yes" to the above, does the project require preparation of an environmental document pursuant to the requirements of the National or State ❑ Yes ® No (North Carolina) Environmental Policy Act (NEPA/SEPA)? 1 c. If you answered "yes" to the above, has the document review been finalized by the State Clearing House? (If so, attach a copy of the NEPA or SEPA final approval letter.) ❑ Yes ❑ No Comments: The proposed project will replace existing capacity and does not surpass the minimum threshold criteria described in 15A NCAC 01C .0408. 2. Violations (DWQ Requirement) 2a. Is the site in violation of DWQ Wetland Rules (15A NCAC 2H .0500), Isolated Wetland Rules (15A NCAC 2H .1300), DWQ Surface Water or Wetland Standards, ❑ Yes ® No or Riparian Buffer Rules (15A NCAC 2B .0200)? 2b. Is this an after - the -fact permit application? ❑ Yes ® No 2c. If you answered "yes" to one or both of the above questions, provide an explanation of the violation(s): n/a 3. Cumulative Impacts (DWQ Requirement) 3a. Will this project (based on past and reasonably anticipated future impacts) result in ❑ Yes ® No additional development, which could impact nearby downstream water quality? 3b. If you answered "yes" to the above, submit a qualitative or quantitative cumulative impact analysis in accordance with the most recent DWQ policy. If you answered "no," provide a short narrative description. The proposed project will construct a test well and water main connecting to existing infrastructure in the project vicinity in an effort to assess the Castle Hayne aquifer in the area. If the aquifer is found to adequately , and will ultimately replace existing capacity due to the CCPCUA rules. 4. Sewage Disposal (DWQ Requirement) 4a. Clearly detail the ultimate treatment methods and disposition (non- discharge or discharge) of wastewater generated from the proposed project, or available capacity of the subject facility. The proposed project will not generate any wastewater. Page 10 of 11 PCN Form — Version 1.3 December 10, 2008 Version 5. Endangered Species and Designated Critical Habitat (Corps Requirement) 5a. Will this project occur in or near an area with federally protected species or ❑ Yes ® No habitat? 5b. Have you checked with the USFWS concerning Endangered Species Act ❑ Yes ® No impacts? El Raleigh 5c. If yes, indicate the USFWS Field Office you have contacted. ❑ Asheville 5d. What data sources did you use to determine whether your site would impact Endangered Species or Designated Critical Habitat? According to the NC Natural Heritage Program Element Occurrence Database (updated October 2014), no known occurrences of any federally threatened or endangered species have been recorded within 1.0 mile of the project area. Since no T & E occurrences were found in the database search, no survey was conducted for the site. 6. Essential Fish Habitat (Corps Requirement) 6a. Will this project occur in or near an area designated as essential fish habitat? ❑ Yes ® No 6b. What data sources did you use to determine whether your site would impact Essential Fish Habitat? NOAA Essential Fish Habitat Mapper (Accessed December 2, 2014) 7. Historic or Prehistoric Cultural Resources (Corps Requirement) 7a. Will this project occur in or near an area that the state, federal or tribal governments have designated as having historic or cultural preservation ® Yes ❑ No status (e.g., National Historic Trust designation or properties significant in North Carolina history and archaeology)? 7b. What data sources did you use to determine whether your site would impact historic or archeological resources? A search of the North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office HPOWEB GIS Service (Accessed December 2, 2014) revealed One National Register (Catherine Lake Historic District, HPO Site ID ON0946) and three Study List sites (HPO Site IDs: ON0949, ON0954, and ON0984) within one mile of the project area. All HPO sites are south of the project area around the southern edge of Catherine Lake, which is approximately 0.75 miles from the Site. Based on the nature of the project and the project's location within a managed timberland near a quarry operation, and given the distance to the HPO properties from the project area, the proposed project will not have any impact on the National Register or Study List sites. 8. Flood Zone Designation (Corps Requirement) 8a. Will this project occur in a FEMA- designated 100 -year floodplain? ❑ Yes ® No 8b. If yes, explain how project meets FEMA requirements: N/A 8c. What source(s) did you use to make the floodplain determination? FEMA FIRM Panel 3720432800J Pete Crum, PWD 3/9/2015 Applicant/Agent's Printed Name Date Applicant/Agent's Signature (Agent's signature is valid only if an authorization letter from the applicant is provided.) Page 11 of 11 PCN Form — Version 1.3 December 10, 2008 Version SIGNED AGENT AUTHORIZATION AGENT AUTHORIZATION FORM Name: Kimlev -Horn and Associates, Inc. c/o Pete Crum CPWD Address: 4500 Main Street, Suite 500, Virginia Beach VA 23462 Phone: 757- 355 -6674 Project Name/Description: Union Chapel Test Well and Raw Water Line Project Date: 2/12/2015 The Department of the Army U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District Attention: Brad Shaver Field Office: Wilmington Regulatory Field Office Re: Wetland Related Consulting and Permitting To Whom It May Concern: Onslow Water and Sewer Authority (ONWASA) hereby designates and authorizes Kimley -Horn and Associates, Inc. to act on our behalf as our agent solely for the purpose of processing Jurisdictional Determinations, Section 404 permits /Section 401 Water Quality Certifications applications, and to furnish upon request supplemental information in support of applications, etc. from this day forward until successful completion of the permitting process or revocation by the owner. In addition, I, the undersigned, a duly authorized owner of record of the property /properties identified herein, do 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 and issuing a determination associated with Waters of the U.S. subject to Federal jurisdiction under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act and /or Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899. Authorized this the day of 65&V AN, Q CARL, AKC N. Print Property Owner's Name Property Owner's Signature Cc: Karen Higgins NC Division of Water Resources 401 & Buffer Permitting Unit 1650 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699 -1650 FIGURES Qa 0 e. 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S '� �NoB BaB rr (ji ,2Z'7 f Ln /"*-%E= HYDRIC SOIL TABLE Map Unit Soil Unit Name Hydric BaB Baymeade fine sand (0 -6% slopes) Incl. Ln Leon fine sand Yes Mu Murville fine sand Yes NoB Norfolk loamy fine sand (2 -6% slopes) Incl. St Stallings loamy fine sand Incl. Wo Woodington loamy fine sand Yes Kirnley))) Horn L4 w W.r Legend Project Study Area 0 300 600 Feet Jr U- Figure 4: NRCS Soil Survey Map ( Onslow County, 1992) ONWASA - Union Chapel Project Onslow County, NC December 2014 WETLAND DATA FORMS WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM — Atlantic and Gulf Coastal plain Region Pro]ectlS W Union Chapel WTP UC -2 Option C city /county: Onslow County Sampling Date: 11/12/2014 Applicant/Owner: ONWASA state: NC Sampling Point: 0131 Investigator(s): Pete Crum, PWD, Steve Barbian Section, Township. Range: Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc.): Hillslope Local reiief (concave, convex. noney Convex Slope ( %) 5 Subregion (LRR or MLRA): Soil Map Unit Name: Wo - Woodi loa Lat: 34.829723 Lang: - 77.553355 fine sand Nwl classification: UPL Datum: NAD83 Are climatic I hydrolo is conditions on the site typical for this time of year? Yes © No = (If no, explain in Remarks.) Are Vegetation Soil Ror or Hydrology significantly disturbed? Are "Normal Circumstances' present? Yes m No ❑. Are Vegetation Sail Hydrology 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 Is the Sampled Area Hydric Soil Present? Yes _ No— ✓ ✓ within a wetland? Yes No Welland Hydrology Present? Yes _ No ✓ Remarks: HYDROLOGY Wetland Hydrology Indicators: Primary Indicators (minimum of one is required: check all that apply) Secondary Indicators (minimum of two required) ❑ Surface Soil Cracks (66) Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface l68) Drainage Patterns (1310) Moss Trim Lines (B161 Dry- Season Water Table (C2) Crayfish Burrows (C8) Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9) Geomorphic Position (132) Shallow Aquitard (133) FAC- Neutral Test (135) Sphagnum moss (D8) (LRR T, U) Surface Water (Al) Aquatic Fauna (6 13) High Water Table (A2) Mari Deposits (1315) (LRR U) Saturation (A3) hydrogen Sulfide Odor (Cl) Water Marks (131) Oxidized Rhizospheres along Living Roots (C3) Sediment Deposits (62) Presence of Reduced Iron (C4) Drift Deposits (133) Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6) Algal Mat or Crust (134) Thin Muck Surface (C7) Deposits (135) HOther (Explain in Remarks) Visible on Aerial Imagery (137) Water - Stained Leaves (139) ❑Iron ❑Inundation Field observations: Surface Water Present? Yes Water Table Present? Yes Saturation Present? Yes includes capillary fringe) No 4, Depth (inches): No Depth (inches): No ✓ Depth (inches): Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes Nom Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available: Remarks: US Army Corps of Engineers Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region — Version 2.0 VEGETATION (Four Strata) - Use scientific names of plants. Sampling Point: OP1 Remarks: (If observed, list morphological adaptations below) US Army Corps of Engineers Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region -Version 2.0 Absolute Dominant Indicator Dominance Test worksheet: Tree Stratum (Plot size: ) % Cover Species? Status Number of Dominant Species 5 1. Pinus taeda 65 Y FAC That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: (A) 2. Total Number of Dominant 6 3. Species Across All Strata: (B) 4. Percent of Dominant Species 83 5. That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: (A1B) 6. Prevalence Index worksheet: 7 8 Total % Cover of: Multiply by: 65 = Total Cover OBL species x 1 = 0 50 /o of total cover: o 32.5 20 /o of total cover: 13 FACW species x 2 = Sapling /Shrub Stratum (Plot size: ) FAC species x 3 = 1. Persea borbonia 50 Y FACW FACU species x 4 = 2. Quercus rubra 15 Y FACU UPL species x 5 = 3. Column Totals: (A) (B) 4. Prevalence Index = B/A = 5. Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators: 6. _ 1 - Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation 7. X 2 - Dominance Test is >50% 8. 3 - Prevalence Index is :53.01 65 = Total Cover _ _ Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation' (Explain) 50% of total cover: 32.5 20% of total cover: 13 Herb Stratum (Plot size: ) 'Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must 1. Ilex coriacea 25 Y FACW be present, unless disturbed or problematic. 2. Persea borbonia 15 Y FACW Definitions of Four Vegetation Strata: 3. Tree - Woody plants, excluding vines, 3 in. (7.6 cm) or 4. more in diameter at breast height (DBH), regardless of 5 height. 6. Sapling /Shrub - Woody plants, excluding vines, less 7 than 3 in. DBH and greater than 3.28 ft (1 m) tall. 8. Herb -All herbaceous (non- woody) plants, regardless g. of size, and woody plants less than 3.28 ft tall. 10. Woody vine -All woody vines greater than 3.28 ft in 11. height. 12. 40 = Total Cover 50% of total cover: 20 20% of total cover: 8 Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size: ) 1. Smilax rotundifolia 15 Y FAC 2. 3. 4. Hydrophytic 5. 15= Total Cover Vegetation z 50% of total cover: 7.5 20% of total cover: 3 Present? Yes No Remarks: (If observed, list morphological adaptations below) US Army Corps of Engineers Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region -Version 2.0 SOIL Sampling Point: OP1 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 Loc7 Texture Remarks 0 -14 10YR 3/2 70 30 UCSG FSL 14 -20+ 10YR 5/4 60 10YR 7/4 30 LFS 10YR 5/8 10 'Type: C= Concentration, D= Depletion, RM= Reduced Matrix, MS= Masked Sand Grains. 2 Location: PL =Pore Lining, M= Matrix. Hydric Soil Indicators: (Applicable to all LRRs, unless otherwise noted.) Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils3: Histosol (Al) Polyvalue Below Surface (S8) (LRR S, T, U) 1 cm Muck (A9) (LRR O) Histic Epipedon (A2) ❑ Thin Dark Surface (S9) (LRR S, T, U) 2 cm Muck (A10) (LRR S) Black Histic (A3) Loamy Mucky Mineral (F1) (LRR O) Reduced Vertic (F18) (outside MLRA 150A,B) Hydrogen Sulfide (A4) Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2) Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (LRR P, S, T) Stratified Layers (A5) Depleted Matrix (F3) Anomalous Bright Loamy Soils (F20) Organic Bodies (A6) (LRR P, T, U) Redox Dark Surface (F6) (MLRA 15313) 5 cm Mucky Mineral (A7) (LRR P, T, U) Depleted Dark Surface (F7) Red Parent Material (TF2) Muck Presence (A8) (LRR U) Redox Depressions (F8) Very Shallow Dark Surface (TF12) 1 cm Muck (A9) (LRR P, T) Marl (F10) (LRR U) Other (Explain in Remarks) Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11) Depleted Ochric (F11) (MLRA 151) Thick Dark Surface (Al2) Iron - Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR O, P, T) 'Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and Coast Prairie Redox (A16) (MLRA 150A) Umbric Surface (F13) (LRR P, T, U) wetland hydrology must be present, Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) (LRR O, S) Delta Ochric (F17) (MLRA 151) unless disturbed or problematic. ❑ Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4) Reduced Vertic (F18) (MLRA 150A, 15013) ❑ Sandy Redox (S5) Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 149A) ❑ Stripped Matrix (S6) Anomalous Bright Loamy Soils (F20) (MLRA 149A, 153C, 153D) 0 Dark Surface (S7) (LRR P, S, T, U) Restrictive Layer (if observed): Type: Depth Hydric Soil Present? Yes No ❑✓ (inches): —E— Remarks: US Army Corps of Engineers Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region —Version 2.0 WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM — Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain. Region Project/Site: Union Chapel WTP UC -2 Option C city /county: Onslow County sampling Date: 11/12/2014 Appilcant/Owner: ONWASA state: NC Sampling Point: OP2 Investigators) Pete Crum PWD, Steve Barbian Section, Township, Range: Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc.): Hillslope Local relief (concave, convex, none): None slope ( %) 5 -10 Subregion (LRR or MLRA): Lat: 34.830993 Long: - 77.553241 Datum: NAD83 Soil Map Unit Name: NoB - Norfolk loamy fine sand, 2 to 6 percent slopes NWl classification: UPL Are climatic I hydro I is conditions on the site typical for this time of year? Yes © No ❑ (if no, explain in Remarks.) Are Vegetation Soil Ror or Hydrology significantly disturbed? Are "Normal Circumstances° present? Yes ❑ No ❑. Are Vegetation Sail Hydrology 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 Is the Sampled Area Hydric Soil Present? Yes ✓ No _ within a Wetland? Yes Q No Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes _ No _ ✓ Remarks: Test well site - area cleared about 1.5 years ago and has since naturally re- vegetated. HYDROLOGY Wetland Hydrology Indicators: Primary Indicators (minimum of one is re©uired: check all that apply) Secondary Indicators (minimum of two required) Surface soil Cracks (136) Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (B8) Drainage Patterns (BIG) Moss Trim Lines (B16) Dry- Season water Table (C2) Crayfish Burrows (C8) Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9) Geomorphic Position (132) Shallow Aquitard (133) FAC- Neutral Test (D5) Sphagnum moss (D8) (LRR T, U) Surface Water (Al) Aquatic Fauna (B13) High water Table (A2) Marl Deposits (1315) (LRR U) Saturation (A3) Hydrogen Sulfide odor (C1) Water Marks (B1) Oxidized Rhizospheres along Living Roots (C3) Sediment Deposits (132) Presence of Reduced Iron (C4) Drift Deposits (B3) Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Snails (Cea) Algal Mat or Crust (134) Thin Muck Surface (C7) Deposits (B5) other (Explain in Remarks) Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (B7) water - Stained Leaves (139) ❑Iron ✓ El Field observations: Surface Water Present? Yes No Depth (inches): Water Table Present? Yes No- Depth (inches): Saturation Present? Yes- No- ✓ Depth (inches): includes capillary fringe) Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes No M. Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available: Remarks: Moist soil observed at approximately 8" below ground surface but water table not observed within upper 24" of soil profile - NC CRONOS station at New River MCAS in Jacksonville recorded 0.51" of rain in the 24 hours prior to site visit. US Army Corps of Engineers Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region —Version 2.0 VEGETATION (Four Strata) - Use scientific names of plants. Sampling Point: OP2 4. Prevalence Index = B/A = 5. Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators: 6. _ 1 - Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation 7. x 2 - Dominance Test is >50% 8. _ 3 - Prevalence Index is :53.01 20 = Total Cover _ Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation' (Explain) 50% of total cover: 10 20% of total cover: 4 Herb Stratum (Plot size: 15 ) Absolute Dominant Indicator Dominance Test worksheet: 80 Y FACW be present, unless disturbed or problematic. Tree Stratum (Plot size: ) .% Cover, Species? Status Number of Dominant Species 1. Tree - Woody plants, excluding vines, 3 in. (7.6 cm) or 4. 2. more in diameter at breast height (DBH), regardless of 5 1. 6. That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 7 (A) 2. 8. 5. Total Number of Dominant 5 g. 3. of size, and woody plants less than 3.28 ft tall. 10. Species Across All Strata: Woody vine -All woody vines greater than 3.28 ft in (B) 4. height. Percent of Dominant Species 100 5. That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: (A1B) 6. Prevalence Index worksheet: 7 Total % Cover of: Multiply by: 8 OBL species x 1 = = Total Cover 50% of total cover: 20% of total cover: FACW species x 2 = FAC species x 3 = Sapling /Shrub Stratum (Plot size: ) 1. Ilex coriacea 10 Y FACW FACU species x 4 = 2. liquidambar styraciflua 5 Y FAC UPL species x 5 = 3. Persea borbonia 5 Y FACW Column Totals: (A) (B) 4. Prevalence Index = B/A = 5. Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators: 6. _ 1 - Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation 7. x 2 - Dominance Test is >50% 8. _ 3 - Prevalence Index is :53.01 20 = Total Cover _ Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation' (Explain) 50% of total cover: 10 20% of total cover: 4 Herb Stratum (Plot size: 15 ) 85 = Total Cover 50% of total cover: 42.5 20% of total cover: 17 'Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must 1. Rhynchospora pusilla 80 Y FACW be present, unless disturbed or problematic. 2. Andropogon virginicus 5 N FAC Definitions of Four Vegetation Strata: 3. 1. Tree - Woody plants, excluding vines, 3 in. (7.6 cm) or 4. 2. more in diameter at breast height (DBH), regardless of 5 height. 6. Sapling /Shrub - Woody plants, excluding vines, less 7 than 3 in. DBH and greater than 3.28 ft (1 m) tall. 8. 5. Herb -All herbaceous (non- woody) plants, regardless = Total Cover g. Ll of size, and woody plants less than 3.28 ft tall. 10. Present? Yes No Woody vine -All woody vines greater than 3.28 ft in 11. height. 12. 85 = Total Cover 50% of total cover: 42.5 20% of total cover: 17 Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size: ) 1. 2. 3. 4. Hydrophytic 5. = Total Cover Vegetation Ll Present? Yes No 50% of total cover: 20% of total cover: Remarks: (If observed, list morphological adaptations below). Location was clear cut approximately 1.5 years prior to date of this investigation and has since naturally re- vegetated. US Army Corps of Engineers Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region -Version 2.0 SOIL Sampling Point: OP2 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 Loc7 Texture Remarks 0 -8 10YR 3/1 60 10YR 6/1 40 M FSL 8 -18+ 10YR 3/1 90 10YR 6/1 10 M LFS 'Type: C= Concentration, D= Depletion, RM= Reduced Matrix, MS= Masked Sand Grains. 2 Location: PL =Pore Lining, M= Matrix. Hydric Soil Indicators: (Applicable to all LRRs, unless otherwise noted.) Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils3: Histosol (Al) Polyvalue Below Surface (S8) (LRR S, T, U) ❑ 1 cm Muck (A9) (LRR O) Histic Epipedon (A2) ❑ Thin Dark Surface (S9) (LRR S, T, U) ❑ 2 cm Muck (A10) (LRR S) Black Histic (A3) Loamy Mucky Mineral (F1) (LRR O) ❑ Reduced Vertic (F18) (outside MLRA 150A,B) Hydrogen Sulfide (A4) Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2) Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (LRR P, S, T) Stratified Layers (A5) ✓ Depleted Matrix (F3) Anomalous Bright Loamy Soils (F20) Organic Bodies (A6) (LRR P, T, U) Redox Dark Surface (F6) (MLRA 15313) 5 cm Mucky Mineral (A7) (LRR P, T, U) Depleted Dark Surface (F7) Red Parent Material (TF2) Muck Presence (A8) (LRR U) Redox Depressions (F8) Very Shallow Dark Surface (TF12) 1 cm Muck (A9) (LRR P, T) Marl (F10) (LRR U) Other (Explain in Remarks) Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11) Depleted Ochric (F11) (MLRA 151) Thick Dark Surface (Al2) Iron - Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR O, P, T) 3Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and Coast Prairie Redox (A16) (MLRA 150A) Umbric Surface (F13) (LRR P, T, U) wetland hydrology must be present, Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) (LRR O, S) Delta Ochric (F17) (MLRA 151) unless disturbed or problematic. ❑ Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4) Reduced Vertic (F18) (MLRA 150A, 15013) ❑ Sandy Redox (S5) Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 149A) ❑ Stripped Matrix (S6) Anomalous Bright Loamy Soils (F20) (MLRA 149A, 153C, 153D) 0 Dark Surface (S7) (LRR P, S, T, U) Restrictive Layer (if observed): Type: Depth Hydric Soil Present? Yes i No ❑ (inches): Remarks: US Army Corps of Engineers Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region —Version 2.0 WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM — Atlantic and Gulf Coastal plain Region Pro]ectlS W Union Chapel WTP UC -2 Option C city /county: Onslow County Sampling Date: 11/12/2014 Applicant/Owner: ONWASA State: NC Sampling Point: OP3 Investigator(s): Pete Crum, PWD, Steve Barbian Section, Township. Range: Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc.): Hillslope Local reiief (concave, convex, none): Convex slope (%) 5 Subregion (LRR or MLRA): Lat: 34.831139 Long: - 77.553447 Datum: Soil Map Unit Name: Norfolk loamy fine sand, 2 to 6 percent slopes Nwl classification: UPL Are climatic I hydrolo is conditions on the site typical for this time of year? Yes © No ❑ (If no, explain in Remarks.) Are Vegetation Soil Ror or Hydrology significantly disturbed? Are 'Normal Circumstances' present? Yes M No ❑. Are Vegetation Sail Hydrology 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— ✓ Is the Sampled Area Hydric Soil Present? Yes _ No— ✓ ✓ within a Wetland? Yes No Welland Hydrology Present? Yes _ No ✓ Remarks: HYDROLOGY Wetland Hydrology Indicators: Primary Indicators (minimum of one is required: check all that apply) Secondary Indicators (minimum of two required) ❑ Surface Soil Cracks (66) Sparsely Vegetated Concave surface l68) Drainage Patterns (1310) Moss Trim Lines (B161 Dry- Season Water Table (C2) Crayfish Burrows (C8) Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9) Geomorphic Position (132) Shallow Aquitard (133) FAC- Neutral Test (135) Sphagnum moss (D8) (LRR T, U) Surface Water (Al) Aquatic Fauna (6 13) High Water Table (A2) Mari Deposits (1315) (LRR U) Saturation (A3) Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (Cl) Water Marks (131) Oxidized Rhizospheres along Living Roots (C3) Sediment Deposits (62) Presence of Reduced Iron (C4) Drift Deposits (133) Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6) Algal Mat or Crust (154) Thin Muck Surface (C7) Deposits (135) HOther (Explain in Remarks) Visible on Aerial Imagery (137) Water - Stained Leaves (139) ❑Iron ❑Inundation Field observations: Surface Water Present? Yes Water Table Present? Yes Saturation Present? Yes includes capillary fringe) No Depth (inches): No Depth (inches): No Depth (inches): Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes Nom Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available: Remarks: US Army Corps of Engineers Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region — Version 2.0 VEGETATION (Four Strata) - Use scientific names of plants. Sampling Point: OP3 Herb Stratum (Plot size: ) Absolute Dominant Indicator Dominance Test worksheet: Tree Stratum (Plot size: ) .% Cover, Species? Status Number of Dominant Species Definitions of Four Vegetation Strata: 3. 1. 2 1. 4. 2. That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: (A) 2. height. Total Number of Dominant 3 3. Sapling /Shrub - Woody plants, excluding vines, less 7 Species Across All Strata: (B) 4. 8. 5. Herb -All herbaceous (non- woody) plants, regardless = Total Cover g. / Percent of Dominant Species 67 5. Present? Yes Woody vine -All woody vines greater than 3.28 ft in That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: (A1B) 6. height. Prevalence Index worksheet: 7 Total % Cover of: Multiply by: 8 OBL species x 1 = = Total Cover 50% of total cover: 20% of total cover: FACW species x 2 = FAC species x 3 = Sapling /Shrub Stratum (Plot size: ) 1. Ilex coriacea 25 Y FACW FACU species x 4 = UPL species x 5 = 2 Column Totals: (A) (B) 3. 4. Prevalence Index = B/A = 5. Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators: 6. _ 1 - Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation 7. _ 2 - Dominance Test is >50% 8. 3 - Prevalence Index is :53.01 25 = Total Cover _ _ Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation' (Explain) 50% of total cover: 12.5 20% of total cover: Herb Stratum (Plot size: ) 45 = Total Cover 50% of total cover: 22.5 20% of total cover: 9 'Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must 1. Andropogon virginicus 30 Y FAC be present, unless disturbed or problematic. 2. Solidago altissima 15 Y FACU Definitions of Four Vegetation Strata: 3. 1. Tree - Woody plants, excluding vines, 3 in. (7.6 cm) or 4. 2. more in diameter at breast height (DBH), regardless of 5 height. 6. Sapling /Shrub - Woody plants, excluding vines, less 7 than 3 in. DBH and greater than 3.28 ft (1 m) tall. 8. 5. Herb -All herbaceous (non- woody) plants, regardless = Total Cover g. / of size, and woody plants less than 3.28 ft tall. 10. Present? Yes Woody vine -All woody vines greater than 3.28 ft in 11. height. 12. 45 = Total Cover 50% of total cover: 22.5 20% of total cover: 9 Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size: ) 1. 2. 3. 4. Hydrophytic 5. = Total Cover Vegetation F / Present? Yes No 50% of total cover: 20% of total cover: Remarks: (If observed, list morphological adaptations below) US Army Corps of Engineers Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region -Version 2.0 SOIL Sampling Point: OP3 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 Loc7 Texture Remarks 0 -12 10YR 5/2 100 LFS 12 -16 10YR 5/2 50 10YR 6/4 50 LFS 16 -24 10YR 6/4 95 10YR 6/8 5 LFS 'Type: C= Concentration, D= Depletion, RM= Reduced Matrix, MS= Masked Sand Grains. 2 Location: PL =Pore Lining, M= Matrix. Hydric Soil Indicators: (Applicable to all LRRs, unless otherwise noted.) Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils3: Histosol (Al) Polyvalue Below Surface (S8) (LRR S, T, U) 1 cm Muck (A9) (LRR O) Histic Epipedon (A2) ❑ Thin Dark Surface (S9) (LRR S, T, U) 2 cm Muck (A10) (LRR S) Black Histic (A3) Loamy Mucky Mineral (F1) (LRR O) Reduced Vertic (F18) (outside MLRA 150A,B) Hydrogen Sulfide (A4) Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2) Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (LRR P, S, T) Stratified Layers (A5) Depleted Matrix (F3) Anomalous Bright Loamy Soils (F20) Organic Bodies (A6) (LRR P, T, U) Redox Dark Surface (F6) (MLRA 15313) 5 cm Mucky Mineral (A7) (LRR P, T, U) Depleted Dark Surface (F7) Red Parent Material (TF2) Muck Presence (A8) (LRR U) Redox Depressions (F8) Very Shallow Dark Surface (TF12) 1 cm Muck (A9) (LRR P, T) Marl (F10) (LRR U) Other (Explain in Remarks) Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11) Depleted Ochric (F11) (MLRA 151) Thick Dark Surface (Al2) Iron - Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR O, P, T) 'Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and Coast Prairie Redox (A16) (MLRA 150A) Umbric Surface (F13) (LRR P, T, U) wetland hydrology must be present, Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) (LRR O, S) Delta Ochric (F17) (MLRA 151) unless disturbed or problematic. ❑ Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4) Reduced Vertic (F18) (MLRA 150A, 15013) ❑ Sandy Redox (S5) Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 149A) ❑ Stripped Matrix (S6) Anomalous Bright Loamy Soils (F20) (MLRA 149A, 153C, 153D) 0 Dark Surface (S7) (LRR P, S, T, U) Restrictive Layer (if observed): Type: Depth Hydric Soil Present? Yes No ❑✓ (inches): —E— Remarks: US Army Corps of Engineers Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region —Version 2.0 WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM — Atlantic and Gulf Coastal plain Region Project/Site: Union Chapel WTP UC -2 Option C city /county: Onslow County sampling Dale: 11/12/2014 Appllcant/Owner: ONWASA State_ NC Sampling Point: OP4 Investigators) Pete Crum, PWD, Steve Barbian Section, Township, Range Landfvrm (hillslope, terrace, etc.): Local relief (concave, convex, none): concave Slope ( %) <5 Subregion (LRR or MLRA): Lat: 34.827869 long: - 77.546004 Datum: NAD83 Soil Map Unit Name: Baymeade fine sand, 0 to 6 percent slopes NWI classification_ UPL Are climatic I hydrolo is conditions on the site typical for this time of year? Yes © No ❑ (if no, explain in Remarks.) Are Vegetation Soil Ror or Hydrology significantly disturbed? Are "Normal Circumstances° present? Yes m No ❑. Are Vegetation Sail Hydrology 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 _ Is the Sampled Area Hydric Soil Present? Yes ✓ No within a Wetland? Yes Q No Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes _ No —4 Remarks: Headwater wetland area. A portion of this area was impacted by prior access path clearing. HYDROLOGY Wetland Hydrology Indicators: Primary Indicators (minimum of one is required: check all that apply) Secondary Indicators (minimum of two reguired) Surface Soil Cracks (€313) Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (138) Drainage Patterns (BIG) Moss Trim Lines (B16) Dry- Season water Table (C2) Crayfish Burrows (C8) Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9) Geomorphic Position (132) Shallow Aquitard (133) FAC- Neutral Test (D5) Sphagnum moss (138) (LRR T, U) Surface Water (Al) Aquatic Fauna (613) High Water Table (A2) Marl Deposits (1315) (LRR U) Saturation (A3) Hydrogen Sulfide odor (C1) Water Marks (131) Oxidized Rhizospheres along Living Roots (C3) Sediment Deposits (132) Presence of Reduced Iron (C4) Drift Deposits (B3) Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (Cei) Algal Mat or Crust (134) Thin Muck Surface (C7) Deposits (135) Other (Explain in Remarks) Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (137) Water - Stained Leaves (139) ❑Iron ✓ Field Observations: Surface Water Present? Yes Water Table Present? Yes _ Saturation Present? Yes_ includes capillary fringe) No 4, Depth (inches): No Depth (inches): No Depth (inches): Wetland Hydrology Present? Yeswi No J—. Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available: Remarks: US Army Corps of Engineers Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region —Version 2.0 VEGETATION (Four Strata) - Use scientific names of plants. Sampling Point: OP4 Remarks: (If observed, list morphological adaptations below). Sphagnum present around drainage feature. US Army Corps of Engineers Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region -Version 2.0 Absolute Dominant Indicator Dominance Test worksheet: Tree Stratum (Plot size: ) % Cover Species? Status Number of Dominant Species 7 1. Persea palustris 45 Y FACW That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: (A) 2. Pinus taeda 15 Y FAC Total Number of Dominant 7 3 Species Across All Strata: (B) 4. Percent of Dominant Species 100 5. That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: (A1B) 6. Prevalence Index worksheet: 7 8 Total % Cover of: Multiply by: 60 = Total Cover OBL species x 1 = 50% of total cover: 30 20% of total cover: 12 FACW species x 2 = Sapling /Shrub Stratum (Plot size: ) FAC species x 3 = 1. Persea palustris 45 Y FACW FACU species x 4 = 2. Ilex coriacea 30 Y FACW UPL species x 5 = 3. Column Totals: (A) (B) 4. Prevalence Index = B/A = 5. Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators: 6. _ 1 - Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation 7. X 2 - Dominance Test is >50% 8. 3 - Prevalence Index is :53.01 75 = Total Cover _ _ Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation' (Explain) 50% of total cover: 37.5 20% of total cover: 15 Herb Stratum (Plot size: ) 'Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must 1. be present, unless disturbed or problematic. 2. Definitions of Four Vegetation Strata: 3. Tree - Woody plants, excluding vines, 3 in. (7.6 cm) or 4. more in diameter at breast height (DBH), regardless of 5 height. 6. Sapling /Shrub - Woody plants, excluding vines, less 7 than 3 in. DBH and greater than 3.28 ft (1 m) tall. 8. Herb -All herbaceous (non- woody) plants, regardless g. of size, and woody plants less than 3.28 ft tall. 10. Woody vine -All woody vines greater than 3.28 ft in 11. height. 12. = Total Cover 50% of total cover: 20% of total cover: Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size: ) 1. Smilax rotundifolia 5 Y FAC 2. Smilax bona -nox 5 Y FAC 3. 4. Hydrophytic 5. 10 = Total Cover Vegetation IV] Ll 50% of total cover: 5 20% of total cover: 2 Present? Yes No Remarks: (If observed, list morphological adaptations below). Sphagnum present around drainage feature. US Army Corps of Engineers Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region -Version 2.0 SOIL Sampling Point: OP4 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 Loc7 Texture Remarks 0 -6 10YR 3/1 90 10YR 6/1 10 RM M FSL 6 -10 10YR 6/1 85 10YR 3/1 15 LFS 10+ 10YR 3/1 95 10YR 6/1 5 RM M LFS 'Type: C= Concentration, D= Depletion, RM= Reduced Matrix, MS= Masked Sand Grains. 2 Location: PL =Pore Lining, M= Matrix. Hydric Soil Indicators: (Applicable to all LRRs, unless otherwise noted.) Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils3: Histosol (Al) Polyvalue Below Surface (S8) (LRR S, T, U) ❑ 1 cm Muck (A9) (LRR O) Histic Epipedon (A2) ❑ Thin Dark Surface (S9) (LRR S, T, U) ❑ 2 cm Muck (A10) (LRR S) Black Histic (A3) Loamy Mucky Mineral (F1) (LRR O) ❑ Reduced Vertic (F18) (outside MLRA 150A,B) Hydrogen Sulfide (A4) Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2) Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (LRR P, S, T) Stratified Layers (A5) ✓ Depleted Matrix (F3) Anomalous Bright Loamy Soils (F20) Organic Bodies (A6) (LRR P, T, U) Redox Dark Surface (F6) (MLRA 15313) 5 cm Mucky Mineral (A7) (LRR P, T, U) Depleted Dark Surface (F7) Red Parent Material (TF2) Muck Presence (A8) (LRR U) Redox Depressions (F8) Very Shallow Dark Surface (TF12) 1 cm Muck (A9) (LRR P, T) Marl (F10) (LRR U) Other (Explain in Remarks) Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11) Depleted Ochric (F11) (MLRA 151) Thick Dark Surface (Al2) Iron - Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR O, P, T) 3Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and Coast Prairie Redox (A16) (MLRA 150A) Umbric Surface (F13) (LRR P, T, U) wetland hydrology must be present, Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) (LRR O, S) Delta Ochric (F17) (MLRA 151) unless disturbed or problematic. ❑ Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4) Reduced Vertic (F18) (MLRA 150A, 15013) ❑ Sandy Redox (S5) Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 149A) ❑ Stripped Matrix (S6) Anomalous Bright Loamy Soils (F20) (MLRA 149A, 153C, 153D) 0 Dark Surface (S7) (LRR P, S, T, U) Restrictive Layer (if observed): Type: Depth Hydric Soil Present? Yes i No ❑ (inches): Remarks: US Army Corps of Engineers Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region —Version 2.0 WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM — Atlantic and Gulf Coastal plain Region Pro]ectlS W Union Chapel WTP UC -2 Option C city /county: Onslow County Sampling Date: 11/12/2014 Applicant/Owner: ONWASA State: NC Sampling Point: OP5 Investigator(s): Pete Crum PWD, Steve Barbian Section, Township. Range: Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc.): Hillslope Local reiief (concave. convex. noney Concave Slope ( - /o) 5 -10 Subregion (LRR or MLRA): Lat: 34.827926 Long: - 77.542313 Datum: NAD83 Soil Map unit Name: Baymeade fine sand, 0 to 6 percent slopes Nwl classification: UPL Are climatic I hydrolo is conditions on the site typical for this time of year? Yes © No ❑ (If no, explain in Remarks.) Are Vegetation Soil Ror or Hydrology significantly disturbed? Are "Normal Circumstances' present? Yes m No ❑. Are Vegetation Sail Hydrology 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 Is the Sampled Area Hydric Soil Present? Yes ✓ _ No— within a Wetland? Yes Q No Welland Hydrology Present? Yes _ No Remarks: Headwater wetland area HYDROLOGY Wetland Hydrology Indicators: Primary Indicators (minimum of one is required: check all that apply) Secondary Indicators (minimum of two required) ❑ Surface Soil Cracks (66) Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface l68) Drainage Patterns (1310) Moss Trim Lines (8751 Dry- Season Water Table (C2) Crayfish Burrows (C8) Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9) Geomorphic Position (132) Shallow Aquitard (133) FAC- Neutral Test (135) Sphagnum moss (D8) (LRR T, U) Surface Water (Al) Aquatic Fauna (6 13) High Water Table (A2) Mari Deposits (1315) (LRR U) Saturation (A3) hydrogen Sulfide Odor (Cl) Water Marks (131) Oxidized Rhizospheres along Living Roots (C3) Sediment Deposits (62) Presence of Reduced Iron (C4) Drift Deposits (133) Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6) Algal Mat or Crust (134) Thin Muck Surface (C7) Deposits (135) HOther (Explain in Remarks) Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (137) Water - Stained Leaves (139) ❑iron ✓ ✓ Field observations: Surface Water Present? Yes Water Table Present? Yes _ Saturation Present? Yes _ includes capillary fringe) No- 4, Depth (inches): No Depth (inches): >18 No Depth (inches): 6 Wetland Hydrology Present? Yeswi No Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available: Remarks: US Army Corps of Engineers Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region — Version 2.0 VEGETATION (Four Strata) - Use scientific names of plants. Sampling Point: OP5 Remarks: (If observed, list morphological adaptations below) US Army Corps of Engineers Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region -Version 2.0 Absolute Dominant Indicator Dominance Test worksheet: Tree Stratum (Plot size: ) % Cover Species? Status Number of Dominant Species 7 1. Persea borbonia 30 Y FACW That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: (A) 2. Acer rubrum 25 Y FAC Total Number of Dominant 7 3 Species Across All Strata: (B) 4. Percent of Dominant Species 100 5. That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: (A1B) 6. Prevalence Index worksheet: 7 8 Total % Cover of: Multiply by: 55 = Total Cover OBL species x 1 = 50% of total cover: 27.5 20% of total cover: 11 FACW species x 2 = Sapling /Shrub Stratum (Plot size: ) FAC species x 3 = 1. Ilex coriacea 35 Y FACW FACU species x 4 = 2. Persea borbonia 25 Y FACW UPL species x 5 = 3. Column Totals: (A) (B) 4. Prevalence Index = B/A = 5. Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators: 6. _ 1 - Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation 7. X 2 - Dominance Test is >50% 8. 3 - Prevalence Index is :53.01 60 = Total Cover _ _ Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation' (Explain) 50% of total cover: 30 20% of total cover: 12 Herb Stratum (Plot size: ) 'Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must 1. Osmunda claytoniana 5 N FAC be present, unless disturbed or problematic. 2. Ilex coriacea 40 Y FACW Definitions of Four Vegetation Strata: 3. Tree - Woody plants, excluding vines, 3 in. (7.6 cm) or 4. more in diameter at breast height (DBH), regardless of 5 height. 6. Sapling /Shrub - Woody plants, excluding vines, less 7 than 3 in. DBH and greater than 3.28 ft (1 m) tall. 8. Herb -All herbaceous (non- woody) plants, regardless g. of size, and woody plants less than 3.28 ft tall. 10. Woody vine -All woody vines greater than 3.28 ft in 11. height. 12. 45 = Total Cover 50% of total cover: 22.5 20% of total cover: 9 Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size: ) 1. Smilax rotundifolia 5 Y FAC 2. Smilax bona -nox 5 Y FAC 3. 4. Hydrophytic 5. 10 = Total Cover Vegetation z 50% of total cover: 5 20% of total cover: 2,5 Present? Yes No Remarks: (If observed, list morphological adaptations below) US Army Corps of Engineers Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region -Version 2.0 SOIL Sampling Point: OP5 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 Loc7 Texture Remarks 0 -14 10YR 3/1 100 FSL 14 -18 10YR 5/1 90 10YR 3/1 10 FSL 18+ 10YR 5/1 90 10YR 6/8 10 C M FSL 'Type: C= Concentration, D= Depletion, RM= Reduced Matrix, MS= Masked Sand Grains. 2 Location: PL =Pore Lining, M= Matrix. Hydric Soil Indicators: (Applicable to all LRRs, unless otherwise noted.) Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils3: Histosol (Al) Polyvalue Below Surface (S8) (LRR S, T, U) ❑ 1 cm Muck (A9) (LRR O) Histic Epipedon (A2) ❑ Thin Dark Surface (S9) (LRR S, T, U) ❑ 2 cm Muck (A10) (LRR S) Black Histic (A3) Loamy Mucky Mineral (F1) (LRR O) ❑ Reduced Vertic (F18) (outside MLRA 150A,B) Hydrogen Sulfide (A4) Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2) Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (LRR P, S, T) Stratified Layers (A5) ✓ Depleted Matrix (F3) Anomalous Bright Loamy Soils (F20) Organic Bodies (A6) (LRR P, T, U) Redox Dark Surface (F6) (MLRA 15313) 5 cm Mucky Mineral (A7) (LRR P, T, U) Depleted Dark Surface (F7) Red Parent Material (TF2) Muck Presence (A8) (LRR U) Redox Depressions (F8) Very Shallow Dark Surface (TF12) 1 cm Muck (A9) (LRR P, T) Marl (F10) (LRR U) Other (Explain in Remarks) Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11) Depleted Ochric (F11) (MLRA 151) Thick Dark Surface (Al2) Iron - Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR O, P, T) 3Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and Coast Prairie Redox (A16) (MLRA 150A) Umbric Surface (F13) (LRR P, T, U) wetland hydrology must be present, Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) (LRR O, S) Delta Ochric (F17) (MLRA 151) unless disturbed or problematic. ❑ Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4) Reduced Vertic (F18) (MLRA 150A, 15013) ❑ Sandy Redox (S5) Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 149A) ❑ Stripped Matrix (S6) Anomalous Bright Loamy Soils (F20) (MLRA 149A, 153C, 153D) 0 Dark Surface (S7) (LRR P, S, T, U) Restrictive Layer (if observed): Type: Depth Hydric Soil Present? Yes i No ❑ (inches): Remarks: US Army Corps of Engineers Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region —Version 2.0