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WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA SHEET — Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region Requirement Control Symbol EXEMPT.,
See ERDC/EL TR-07-24; the proponent agency is CECW-CO-R (Authority: AR 335-15, paragraph 5-2a)
Project/Site: Wayne Jetport Road Access City/County: Wayne Sampling Date: 8/3/23
Applicant/Owner: Wayne County State: NC Sampling Point: DP1
Investigator(s): DJZ Section, Township, Range: Goldsboro
Landform (hillside, terrace, etc.): Inter -stream flat Local relief (concave, convex, none): none Slope (%): 0
Subregion (LRR or MLRA): LRR P, MLRA 133A Lat: 35.459879 Long:-77.970606 Datum: NAD 83
Soil Map Unit Name: Rains sandy loam, 0-2% slopes (Ra) 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 X No Is the Sampled Area
Hydric Soil Present? Yes X No within a Wetland? Yes No X
Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes No X
Remarks:
Data form representative of upland forested areas on -site
HYDROLOGY
Wetland Hydrology Indicators:
Secondary Indicators (minimum of two required)
Primary Indicators (minimum of one is required; check all that apply)
—Surface Soil Cracks (136)
_Surface Water (Al)
_Aquatic Fauna (B13)
_Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (138)
_ High Water Table (A2)
_ Marl Deposits (1315) (LRR U)
—Drainage Patterns (B10)
—Saturation (A3)
—Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (C1)
_ Moss Trim Lines (B16)
—Water Marks (B1)
—Oxidized Rhizospheres on Living Roots (C3)
_ Dry -Season Water Table (C2)
_Sediment Deposits (132)
_Presence of Reduced Iron (C4)
_Crayfish Burrows (C8)
_ Drift Deposits (B3)
—Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6)
—Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9)
_Algal Mat or Crust (B4)
_Thin Muck Surface (C7)
_Geomorphic Position (D2)
_ Iron Deposits (135)
—Other (Explain in Remarks)
—Shallow Aquitard (D3)
_ Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (137)
X FAC-Neutral Test (D5)
Water -Stained Leaves (139)
Sphagnum Moss (D8) (LRR T, U)
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 No X
(includes capillary fringe)
Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available:
Remarks:
Wetland hydrology is not present
ENG FORM 6116-2-SG, JUL 2018 Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain — Version 2.0
VEGETATION (Four Strata) - Use scientific names of plants.
Sampling Point: DP1
Absolute
Dominant
Indicator
Tree Stratum (Plot size: 30 )
% Cover
Species?
Status
1. Pinus taeda
20
Yes
FAC
2. Liquidambar styraciflua
5
No
FAC
3. Acer rubrum
5
No
FAC
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
30
=Total Cover
50% of total cover:
15 20% of total cover:
6
Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size: 15
)
1. Liquidambar styraciflua
20
Yes
FAC
2. Acer rubrum
10
Yes
FAC
3. Magnolia virginiana
5
No
FACW
4. Ilex opaca
5
No
FAC
5. Oxydendrum arboreum
5
No
FACU
6.
7.
8.
50% of total cover: 23
Herb Stratum (Plot size: 5 )
1. Polystichum acrostichoides
2. Osmundastrum cinnamomeum
3. Clethra alnifolia
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
50% of total cover: 8
Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size: 30 )
1. Vitis rotundifolia
2.
3.
4.
5.
45 =Total Cover
20% of total cover: 9
Dominance Test worksheet:
Number of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 6
(A)
Total Number of Dominant
Species Across All Strata: 7
(B)
Percent of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 85.7%
(A/B)
Prevalence Index worksheet:
Total % Cover of: Multiply by:
OBL species 0 x 1 = 0
FACW species 15 x 2 = 30
FAC species 75 x 3 = 225
FACU species 10 x 4 = 40
UPL species 0 x 5 = 0
Column Totals: 100 (A) 295
(B)
Prevalence Index = B/A = 2.95
Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
_ 1 - Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
X 2 - Dominance Test is >50%
3 - Prevalence Index is :53.0'
_
Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation' (Explain)
5 Yes FACU 'Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must be
5 Yes FACW present, unless disturbed or problematic.
5 Yes FACW 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 3.28 ft (1 m) tall.
Herb - All herbaceous (non -woody) plants, regardless
of size, and woody plants less than 3.28 ft tall.
15 =Total Cover Woody Vine - All woody vines greater than 3.28 ft in
20% of total cover: 3 height.
10 Yes FAC
10 =Total Cover
50% of total cover: 5 20% of total cover: 2
Remarks: (If observed, list morphological adaptations below.)
85.7% of dominant vegetation is FAC or wetter.
Hydrophytic
Vegetation
Present? Yes X No
ENG FORM 6116-2-SG, JUL 2018
Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain - Version 2.0
SOIL
Sampling Point: DP1
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) % Types Loc2 Texture Remarks
0-10 2.5Y 5/1 50 7.5YR 5/6 5 C M Loamy/Clayey Prominent redox concentrations
10-18 2.5Y 5/1 40 7.5YR 5/6 20 C M Loamy/Clayey Prominent redox concentrations
Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, MS=Masked Sand Grains.
2Location: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix.
Hydric Soil Indicators: (Applicable to all LRRs, unless otherwise noted.)
Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils3:
_ Histosol (Al)
_Thin Dark Surface (S9) (LRR S, T, U)
_ 1 cm Muck (A9) (LRR O)
_ Histic Epipedon (A2)
_ Barrier Islands 1 cm Muck (S12)
_2 cm Muck (A10) (LRR S)
_ Black Histic (A3)
(MLRA 153B, 153D)
_ Coast Prairie Redox (A16)
_ Hydrogen Sulfide (A4)
_ Loamy Mucky Mineral (F1) (LRR O)
(outside MLRA 150A)
_ Stratified Layers (A5)
_ Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2)
_ Reduced Vertic (F18)
_Organic Bodies (A6) (LRR P, T, U)
X Depleted Matrix (F3)
(outside MLRA 150A, 15013)
_ 5 cm Mucky Mineral (A7) (LRR P, T, U)
_ Redox Dark Surface (F6)
_ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (LRR P, T)
_ Muck Presence (A8) (LRR U)
_ Depleted Dark Surface (F7)
_Anomalous Bright Floodplain Soils (F20)
_ 1 cm Muck (A9) (LRR P, T)
_ Redox Depressions (F8)
(MLRA 15313)
_ Depleted Below Dark Surface (Al 1)
_ Marl (F10) (LRR U)
_ Red Parent Material (F21)
_Thick Dark Surface (Al2)
_Depleted Ochric (F11) (MLRA 151)
_Very Shallow Dark Surface (F22)
_ Coast Prairie Redox (A16) (MLRA 150A)_
Iron -Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR O, P, T)
(outside MLRA 138, 152A in FL, 154)
_ Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) (LRR O, S)
_ Umbric Surface (F13) (LRR P, T, U)
_ Barrier Islands Low Chroma Matrix (TS7)
_Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4)
_Delta Ochric (F17) (MLRA 151)
(MLRA 15313, 153D)
_Sandy Redox (S5)
Reduced Vertic (F18) (MLRA 150A, 150B)
_Other (Explain in Remarks)
_ Stripped Matrix (S6)
_ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 149A)
X Dark Surface (S7) (LRR P, S, T, U)
_Anomalous Bright Floodplain Soils (F20)
_ Polyvalue Below Surface (S8)
(MLRA 149A, 153C, 153D)
3Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and
(LRR S, T, U)
_ Very Shallow Dark Surface (F22)
wetland hydrology must be present,
(MLRA 138, 152A in FL, 154)
unless disturbed or problematic.
Restrictive Layer (if observed):
Type:
Depth (inches): Hydric Soil Present? Yes X No
Remarks:
additional Matrix colors
0-10 2.5Y 4/2 45
10-18 2.5Y 5/1 40
ENG FORM 6116-2-SG, JUL 2018 Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain — Version 2.0