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WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM — Atiantic and Culf Coastal Plain Region
ProjecUSite: TIP# U-55346 c�ty�county: W�Imington/New Hanover Sampling Date: 9/11J2013
App�icanuOwner. City Of WIIllllhgtOtl State: NC Sampting Point: W1-UP
Investigator(s): �• Hartshorn (KHA) Section, Township, Ra�9e: Wilmington Township �W2-UP
Landform (hiilslope, terrace; etc.): �tUafifl2 SitOf2lltl2 Local �elief (concave, convex, none): NOne Slope (°k): <1%
Subregion (LRR or MLRA): LRR T �at: 34.218838 N �ong: 77•813265 W oatum: NAD83
Soil Map Unit Name: TM - Tldal Mal'Sh NWI classification: NOf12
Are climatic / h drolo ic conditions on the site rypical for this time of year? Yes � No �(If no, explain in Remarks.)
Are Vegetation Soil � or Hydrology� sign�cantly disturbed? Are "Normal Circumstances° present? Yes � No�.
Are Vegetation Soil or Hydrology naturally problematic? (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.)
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS — Attach site map shawing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc.
Hydrophytic Vegetation Present?
Hydrlc Soll Present?
Wetland Hydrology Present?
Remarks:
Yes I N 1 No
Yes No ✓
Yes _ No ✓
Is the 5ampled Area
within a Wetland? Yesa No
The uplands adjacent to W1 and W2 are sandy slopes between the Atlantic Intracoastal
Waterway and US 74J76.
HYDROLOGY
Wetlartd Hydrology Indicators: Seconda Indicators minimum of two re uired
Primarv Indicators (minimum of one is required; check a0 that aoolv) 5urtace Soil Cracks (B6)
Surface Waler (At ) Aquatic Fauna (813) 5parsely Vegetated Concave Surface (68)
High Water Table (A2) Marl Deposifs (815) (LRR U) Drainage Paiferns (B10)
Satu�ation (A3) Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (C1) Moss Trim Lines (B16}
Water Marks (B1) Oxidized Rhizospheres along Living Rools (C3) Dry-Season Water Table (C2)
Sediment Deposifs (62) Presence of Reduced Iron (C4) Crayfish Burrows (C8)
Drift Deposits (63) Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6) Saturation Vsible on Aerial Imagery (C9)
Algal Mat or Crust (84) Thin Muck Surface (C7) Geomorphic Position (D2)
Iron Deposits (85) Other (Explain in Remarks) 5hallow Aquitard (D3)
Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (B7) FAC-Neutral Test (DS)
Water-Stained Leaves (B9) ❑ Sphag�um moss (D8) (LRR T, U)
Field Observations:
Surface Water Present? Yes _ No Depth (inches}:
Water Tadle Present? Yes No _ Depth (inches): >S��
Saturation Present? Yes No ✓ Depth (inches): �6�� Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes a No „�„
includes ca illa fin e
Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, moniforing well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available:
Remarks:
The uplands adjacent to wetlands W1 and W2 are sandy slopes above the Atlantic Intracoastal
Waterway.
US Army Corps of Engineers Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region — Version 2.0

VEGETATION (Four Strata) - Use scientific names of plants.
Tree Stratum (Plot size: 30� ) % v ov v vv ecies? Status
�, none;
2.
3.
4.
5:
6.
7.
8.
�% = Total Cover
50% of total cover: 0% 20% of total cover: 0%
Saofina/Shrub Stratum (Plot size: 30' �
� _ �aone
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
�% = Total Cover
50% of total cover: �% 20�h of total cover: 0°/n
Herb Stratum (Plot size: 30' �
�, Hydi•ocotyle bonariensis
2:
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
30% Y FACW
30% = Totai Cover
50°/a of total cover: 15% 20% of total cover: 6%
Woodv Vne Stratum (Plot size: 30' �
�, Pat�thenocissus qttinquefblia 10% Y FACU
2.
3.
4.
5.
0% = Total Cover
50% of total cover: �% 20% of total cover. 0%
(If o6served,
Samplirig Point: W1-UP
Dominance Test worfcsheet:
Number of Dominant Species 1
That Are 08L, FACW, or FAC: (A)
Total Numberof Dominent Z
Species Across All Strata: (B)
Percent of Dominant Species 5�0�0
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: (A/B)
Prevalence Index worksheet:
Total % Cbver of: Multioiv 6v:
OBL species x1 =
FACW species 3� x 2= 60
FAC species x 3 =
FACU species 10 X q= 40
UPL species x5 =
Column Totals: 40 �q� 100 �g�
Prevalence Index = B%A= 2•5
Hydrophyttc Vegetadon Indicators:
_ 1- Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
2 - Dominance Test is >50%
%� 3- Prevalence Index is s3.0'
_ Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation' (Expiain)
'Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrdogjr must
be present, unless dsturbed or problematic.
Definitions of Four Vegetatfon Strata:
Tree - Woody plants, excluding vines, 3 in. (7.6 cm) or
more in diameter at breast height (DBH), regardless of
height.
Sapiing/Shrub.- Woody piants, excluding vines, less
than 3 in. DBH and greafer than 3.28 ft (1 m) tall.
Herb -All herbaceous (non-woody) plants, regardiess
of size, and woody planFs less than.3.28 ft tali.
Waody vine - Ail woody vines greater than 3.28 ft in
height.
Hydrophytic
Vegetatlon
Present� Yes � No �
The uplands adjacent to W1 and W2 are lightly vegetated sandy slopes, primarily covered by
weedy species propagating from the maintained right-of-way.
US Army Corps of Engineers Atiantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region - Version 2.0

SOIL Sampling Pbint: W1-UP
Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators.)
Depth Matrix Redox Feetures
(inchesl Color (moist) %o Color (moistl % Tvpe Loc Texture Remarks
0-6" 10YR 8/1 100% Sand
'T e: C=Concentration; D=De letion, RM=Reduced Matrix, MS=Masked Sand Grains. ZLocation: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix.
Hydric,Soil Indicators: (Applica6le to atl LRRs, uniess otherwise noted.) Indlcators Tor Problematic Hydric Soils3:
Histosol (A1) Polyvalue Below 5urtece (S8) (LRR S, T, U) '1 cm Muck (A9) (LRR O)
Histic Epipedon (A2) Thin Dark Surtace (S9) (LRR S, T, U) 2 cm Muck (A10) (LRR S)
Bieck Histic (A3) Loamy Mucky Mineral (F1) (LRR O) Reduced Vertic (F18j (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 1538)
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 Surfece (TF12)
1 cm Muck (A9),(LRR P, T) Marl (F10) (LRR U) Other (Explain in Remarks)
Depleted Below Dark Surfece {A11) Depleted Ochric (F11) (MLRA 151)
Thlck Dark Surface (Al2) I�on-Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR O; P, T) 3lndicetors of hydrophytic vegetation and
Coast Prairie Redox (A16) (M LRA 150A) Umbric Surtace (F13) (LRR P, T, U) wetland hydrology must be present,
Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) {LRR O, S) Delta Ochric (F17) {MLRA 751 � unless disturbed w problematic.
Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4) Reduced Vertic (F18) (MLRA 15DA, 150B)
Saridy Redox (S5) Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (M LRA 149A)
Stripped Matrix (S6) Anomalous Brighf Loamy 5oils (F20) {MLRA 149A, 153C, 153D)
Dark SurFace (S7) (LRR P, S, T, U)
Restrictive Layer (if abserved):
Type: ❑
Depth (inches): Hydric Snll Present? Yes � No ✓
Remarks:
Soils could not be effectively evaluated due to unconsolidated sand, however soils were bright
and dry.
US Army Corps of Engineers Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region — Version 2.0

WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM — Atlantic and Gulf Coastai Plain Region
ProjecUSite: �P# U-5534B ci�y�county: Wilmington/New Hanover Samp�ing oate: 9/11/2013
ApplicanUOwner: Clty Of WIIRllflgtOfl State: NC Sampung Point: Wl-WET
Investl ato� s:�• Hartshorn �iA Section, Townshi Ran e: W�Imin ton Townshi Z-WET
s c> ( ) P. 9 9 P /W
Landform (hiilslope, terrace, etc.�: Estuarine Shoreline Local relief (concave, convex, none): NO�e Slope (%): �1%
5ubregion (LRR or MLRAj: LRR T �at: 34Z18809 N �ong: 77•813258 W �atum: NAD83
Soii Map Unit Name:
TM - Tldal Mai'sh NWI classification: E2EM1Nd
Are climatic! h drol ic conditions on the site typi�ai for this time of year? Yes� No �(If no, explain in Remarks.)
Are Vegetation Soil or Hydrology significantly disturbed? Are "Normal Circumstances° present? Yes � No�.
Are.Vegetation Soil � or Hydrolo9Y� naturatly 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?
Hydric 5oil Present?
Wetland Hydrology Present?
Yes ✓ No
Yes ✓ No
Yes __ No
Is the Sampled Area -/
withinaWetland7 Yes v No�
Remarks:
Wetlands W1 and W2 are tidal marsh wetlands located below MHWM of the Atlantic Intracoastal
Vl/aterway. Water is typically shallow in this area, and the wetlands are adjacent to the Heide
Trask Drawbridge approach span supports.
HYDRdLOGY
Wetland Hydrotogy Indicators: Secondarv Indicators (minimum of two reauiredl
Primarv Indicators (minimum of one is reauired; check all that aoalv) Surface Soil Cracks (B6)
Surface Water (A1) Aquatic Fauna (813) 5parsely Vegetated Concave Surface (6.8)
High Water Table (A2) Marl Deposits (815) (LRR U) Drainage Patterns (610j
Saturation (A3) Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (C1) Moss Trim Lines (616)
✓ Water Marks (61) Oxidized Rhizospheres along Living Roots (C3) Dry-Season Water Table (C2)
✓ Sediment Deposits (62) Presence of Reduced Iron (C4) Crayfish Burrows (CS)
✓ Drift Deposits (63) Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6) Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9)
Algal Mat or Cn�st (84) Thin Muck SurFace (C7) ✓ Geomorphic Position (D2}
❑ Iron Deposits (B5) Other (Explain in Remarks) Shallow Aquitard (D3)
e✓ Inundatfon Visible on Aerial Imagery (B7) FAC-Neutral Test (DS)
Water-Stained Leaves (69) ❑ Sphagnum moss (D8) (LRR T, U)
Field 06servations:
5urface Water Present? Yes _✓ No Depth (inches): 1-2�
Water Table Present? Yes _ No _ Depth (inches): SUPFdC2
Saturation Present? Yes No Depth (inches): SUC'fBCe Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes d No �
includes ca illa frin e
Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available:
Remarks:
Wetlands W1 and W2 are tidal marsh wetlands with permanent water surfaces. The wetlands are
on the edge of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway channel and subject to wave action.
US Army Corps of Engineers Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region — Version 2.0

. .
VEGETATION (Four Strata) - Use scientific names of plants.
Absolute Dominant Indicator
Tree Stratum (Plot size: 30' ) % Cover S�ecies? us
�, none
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
�% = Total Cover
50% of total cover: 0% 20% of total cover: 0%
Seplinca/Shrub Stretum (Plot size: 30' �
�, none
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
�% = Total Cover
50% of total cover: 0% 20% of total cover: 0%
Herb Stratum (Piot size: 30' �
�. Spartina crltern�ora 70% Y
2. _ Salicornia spp. 20% Y
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
OBL
OBL
Sampling Point: W1-W�
Dominance Test worksheet:
Number of Dominent Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 2 (A)
Total Number of Dominant
Species Across All Strata: z (B)
Percent of Dominant Speaes 100%
Thet Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: (A/B)
rrevaience inaex wor►csneet:
Total % Cover of: Multiolv bv:
OBL speaes x 1 =
FACW species x 2 =
FAC species x 3 =
FACU species x 4 =
UPL species x 5 =
Column Totals: (A) (B)
Prevalence Index = B/A =
Hydrophytic degetati�n Indicators:
1- Rapid Test fw Hydrophytic Vegetation
%� 2 - Dominance Test is >50%
3 - Prevalence Index is <_3.0'
_ Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation' (Explain)
'Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrofogy must
be present, unless distur6ed or problematic.
Definitions of Four Vegetation Sfrata:
Tree - Woody plants, excluding vines, 3 in. (7.6 cm) or
mo�e in diameter et 6reast height (DBH), regardless of
height.
SaplinglShrub - Woody plarits, excluding vines, less
than 3 in. DBH and greaterthan 3:28 ft(1 m) tall.
Herb - All herUaceous (non-woody) plants, regardless
of size, and woody plants less than 3:28 ft tall.
Woody vine - All woody vines greater than 3.28 ft in
height.
90% = Total Cover
50°h of totel cover: 4S% 20% of total cover: 18%
Woodv Vine Stratum (Plot size: 30' �
�, none
z.
3.
4.
5• Hydrophytic
0% = Total Cover Vegetation
50% of total cover: 0% 20% of totai cover: 0% Presentl
Remarks: (If o6served, IisEmorphological adaptations below).
Yes g No �
The coastal wetlands are permanently inundated with tidal salt water from the Atlantic
Intracoastal Waterway.
US Army Corps of Engineers Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region - Version 2.0

SOIL Samplfng Point` Wl'W�
Proflle Descriptlon: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or conflrm the absence of indicators.)
Depth Matrix Redox Features
(inches) Color (mastl % Color (moistl % 7vpe Loc Texture Remarks
0-6" 10YR 7/1 95% lOYR 4/6 5% C M Sand
�Type: GConcenE�ation, �=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, MS=Masked Sand Grains. �Location: PL=Pore LiNng, M=Matrix.
Hydric Soil Indlcators: (Applicahle to all LRRs, unless otherwise noted.) Indlcatorsfor Problematic HydricSoils3:
Histosol (A1) Pofyvalue Below Surface (S8) (LRR S, T, U) 1 cm Muck (A9) (LRR O)
Histic Epipedon (A2) Thin Dark SurFece (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, l�
Stratifled Leyers (A5). Depleted Matrix (F3) Anomalous Bright LoamySoils (F20)
Organic Bodies (A6) (LRR P, T, U) Redox Dark Surfece (F6) {MLRA 153B)
5 cm Mucky Mine�al (A7) (LRR P, T, U) Depleted Dark Surface (F'n Red Parent Material (TF2)
Muck Presence (A8) (LRR U} Redox Depressions (F8) Very Shallow Derk Surtace (TF12)
1 cm Muck (A9) (LRR P, � Merl (F10) (LRR U) Other (Explain in Remarks)
Depleted Below Derk SurFace (A11) Depleted Ochric (F11) (MLRA 151 j
Thick Dark Surface (Al2) Iron-Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR O, P, T) 3lndicators of hydrophytic vegetation and
Coast P�airie Redox (A16) (MLRA 150A) Umbric Surface (F13) (LRR P, T, U) wetiand hydrology must be p[esent,
Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) (LRR O, S) Delta Ochric (F17) (M LRA 151) unless disturbed or probiematic.
Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4) Reduced Verti� (F18) (MLRA 'I 50A, 150B�
✓ Sandy Redox_ (S5) Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 149A)
Stripped Matrix (S6) Anomaious Bright Loamy Soils (F20) (MLRA 149A, 153C, 153D)
Dark Surtace (S7) (LRR P, S, T, U)
Restrictive Layer (if observed):
Type:
Depth (Inches): Hydric Soil Present? Yes � No �
Remarks:
Soils could not be efFectively evaluated due to sand substrate within a permanently inundated
marsh wetland. The sandy soil that could be removed was low-chroma sand with redox
concentrations in the profile.
US Army Cwps of Engineers Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plein Region — Version 2.0