20230094 Ver 1_More Info Received_20230828 (6)

WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM — Eastern Mountains and Piedmont Region
Project/Site: Sanford Water Filtration Facility 30 MGD Expansion Project City/County: Lee County Sampling Date: 8/2/23
Applicant/Owner: State: NC Sampling Point: S6
Investigator(s): Linda Diebolt Section, Township, Range:
Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc.): Local relief (concave, convex, none): concave Slope (%):4
Subregion (LRR or MLRA): "`�1D189'S°°he'°P'edm° Lat: 35.535135 Long:-79.049712 Datum:
Soil Map Unit Name: NWI classification:
Are climatic / hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? Yes X No (If no, explain in Remarks.)
Are Vegetation Soil or Hydrology significantly disturbed? Are "Normal Circumstances" present? Yes X No
Are Vegetation Soil or Hydrology naturally problematic? (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.)
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS — Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc.
Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes NoX
Is the Sampled Area
Hydric Soil Present? Yes NoX within a Wetland? Yes No X
Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes NoX
Remarks:
HYDROLOGY
Primary
Indicators minimum of one is re uire& check
all that apply)
"Surface
❑
Soil Cracks (136)
Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (138)
❑
Surface Water (Al) LJ True Aquatic Plants (1314)
❑
High Water Table (A2) ❑ Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (Cl)
❑
Drainage Patterns (1310)
❑
Saturation (A3) ❑ Oxidized Rhizospheres on Living Roots (C3)
❑
Moss Trim Lines (B16)
❑
Water Marks (131) ❑ Presence of Reduced Iron (C4)
❑
Dry -Season Water Table (C2)
❑
Sediment Deposits (62) ❑ Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6)
❑
Crayfish Burrows (C8)
❑
❑
Drift Deposits (B❑ 3) Thin Muck Surface (C7)
Algal Mat Crust Other in Remarks)
❑
Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9)
Stunted Stressed Plants
or (134) (Explain
Iron Deposits ❑
❑
or (D1)
Geomorphic Position
❑
(B5)
Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (137)
❑
(D2)
Shallow Aquitard (D3)
❑
Water -Stained Leaves (69)
❑
Microtopographic Relief (D4)
❑
Aquatic Fauna (1313)
FAC-Neutral Test (D5)
Field Observations:
Surface Water Present? Yes No X Depth (inches):
Water Table Present? Yes No X Depth (inches):
Saturation Present? Yes No X Depth (inches): Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes NoX
(includes capillary fringe)
Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available:
No hydrologic indicators present.
Remarks
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VEGETATION (Four Strata) — Use scientific names of plants.
Sampling Point: S6
Absolute
Dominant Indicator
Dominance Test worksheet:
Tree Stratum (Plot size: )
% Cover
Species? Status
Number of Dominant Species
1. Liquidambar styraciflua
15
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: (A)
2.Quercus rubra
20
Pinus taeda
15
Total Number of Dominant
3
Species Across All Strata: (B)
4.Acer rubrum
10
Percent of Dominant Species
5.
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: (A/B)
6.
Prevalence Index worksheet:
7.
= Total Cover
Total % Cover of: Multiply by:
50% of total cover:
20% of total cover:
OBL species x 1 =
Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size: )
FACW species x 2 =
1 Liquidambar styraciflua
10
FAC species x 3 =
FACU species x 4 =
UPL species x 5 =
Column Totals: (A) (B)
Prevalence Index = B/A =
2 Ilex opaca 20
3 Acer rubrum 10
4 Quercus rubra 5
5
6.
Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
7.
_ 1 - Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
8.
2 -Dominance Test is >50%
9.
_
3 - Prevalence Index is 53.0'
= Total Cover
_
4 - Morphological Adaptations' (Provide supporting
50% of total cover:
20% of
total cover:
data in Remarks or on a separate sheet)
Herb Stratum (Plot size: )
Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation' (Explain)
1.
4.
5.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
= Total Cover
50% of total cover: 20% of total cover:
Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size: )
1. Smilax spp 5
2 Parthenocissus quinquefolia 2
3. Gelsemium sempervirens 2
4 Vitus spp 5
= Total Cover
50% of total cover: 20% of total cover:
Remarks: (Include photo numbers here or on a separate
'Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must
be present, unless disturbed or problematic.
Definitions of Four Vegetation Strata:
Tree —Woody plants, excluding vines, 3 in. (7.6 cm) or
more in diameter at breast height (DBH), regardless of
height.
Sapling/Shrub — Woody plants, excluding vines, less
than 3 in. DBH and greater than or equal to 3.28 ft (1
m) tall.
Herb — All herbaceous (non -woody) plants, regardless
of size, and woody plants less than 3.28 ft tall.
Woody vine — All woody vines greater than 3.28 ft in
heiaht.
Hydrophytic
Vegetation
Present? Yes No
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SOIL
Sampling Point:
Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators.
Depth Matrix Redox Features
(inches) Color (moist) % Color (moist) % Type' Loc Texture Remarks
10 YR 7/3 85 10 YR 7/6 15 silty clay loamey clay/powdery dry
'Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion,
H dric Soil Indicators:
Histosol (All)
❑ Histic Epipedon (A2)
❑ Black Histic (A3)
❑ Hydrogen Sulfide (A4)
❑ Stratified Layers (A5)
❑2 cm Muck (A10) (LRR N)
Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11:
❑ Thick Dark Surface (Al2)
❑ Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) (LRR N,
n MLRA 147, 148)
�,--I Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4)
LLLJJJ Sandy Redox (S5)
❑ Stripped Matrix (S6)
Restrictive Layer (if observed):
Type
Depth (inches):
Remarks:
RM=Reduced
MS=Masked Sand Grains. 2Location: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix.
Indicators for Problematic Hydric Sc
Dark Surface (S7)
❑
2 cm Muck (A10) (MLRA 147)
Polyvalue Below Surface (S8) (MLRA 147, 148)
❑
Coast Prairie Redox (A16)
Thin Dark Surface (S9) (MLRA 147, 148)
❑
(MLRA 147, 148)
Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2)
Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19)
Depleted Matrix (F3)
❑
(MLRA 136, 147)
Redox Dark Surface (F6)
❑
Very Shallow Dark Surface (TF12)
Depleted Dark Surface (F7)
❑
Other (Explain in Remarks)
Redox Depressions (F8)
Iron -Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR N,
MLRA 136)
Umbric Surface (F13) (MLRA 136, 122)
Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 148)
Red Parent Material (F21) (MLRA 127, 147)
31ndicators of hydrophytic vegetation and
wetland hydrology must be present,
unless disturbed or problematic.
Hydric Soil Present? Yes No X
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