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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20150981 Ver 1_Application_20150923 (12)WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM — Eastern Mountains and Piedmont Project/Site: Bridge No. 191 on SR 2337 (17BP.7.R.30)) City/County: Rockingham County Sampling Date: 11 Feb, 2015 Applicant/Owner: NCDOT State: N� Sampling Point: WB-05 wet Investigator(s): R. Lepsic Section, Township, Range: Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc.): `^�etland drainage/seep Local relief (concave, convex, none): convace Slope (%): 0-3 Subregion (LRR or MLRA): LRR P Lat: 36.300343 �ong: -79.925411 Datum: NAD83 Soil Map Unit Name: Fairview-Poplar Forest Complex NWI classification: Are climatic / hydrologic conditions on the site typical 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 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 Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes `� No Remarks: Seep coming fro roadway, hillside or dam. Upland form is WA-01 up. One upland form completed for all three wetlands due to size and close proximity. HYDROLOGY Wetland Hydrology Indicators: Secondarv Indicators (minimum of two required) Primarv Indicators (minimum of one is required; check all that applv) _ 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 on 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) _ Thin Muck Surface (C7) _ Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9) _ Algal Mat or Crust (B4) _ Other (Explain in Remarks) _ Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1) _ Iron Deposits (B5) _ Geomorphic Position (D2) _ Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (B7) _ Shallow Aquitard (D3) ✓ Water-Stained Leaves (69) _ Microtopographic Relief (D4) _ Aquatic Fauna (B13) _ FAC-Neutral Test (D5) Field Observations: Surface Water Present? Yes No ✓ Depth (inches): Water Table Present? Yes ✓ No Depth (inches): � Saturation Present? Yes ✓ No Depth (inches): 10 Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes ✓ No includes capillary frin e Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available: Remarks: Standing water and flow present within wetland not at sampling location. US Army Corps of Engineers Eastern Mountains and Piedmont — Version 2.0 VEGETATION (Four Strata) - Use scientific names of plants. sampiing Point: WB-os wet Absolute Dominant Indicator pominance Test worksheet: Tree Stratum (Plot size: 20' x 20' � % Cover Species? Status Number of Dominant Species 1. That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 3 (A) 2. Total Number of Dominant 3� Species Across All Strata: 5 (B) 4. Percent of Dominant Species 5• That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 60% �q�g� 6. � Prevalencelndex worksheet: $ Total % Cover of: Multiplv bv: �% = Total Cover OBL species � x 1= � Saplinq/Shrub Stratum (Plot size: 20' x 20' � FACW species � x 2= � �. FAC species � x 3= � 2. FACU species � x 4= � 3_ UPL species � x 5= � 4. Column Totals: � (A) � (B) 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Herb Stratum (Plot size: 20' x 20' � Rosa multiflora 2 Juncus effusus 3 Carex sp. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. Woodv Vine Stratum (Plot size � Smilax rotundafolia 2 Lonicera japonica 3. 4. 5. 6. 0 20' x 20' � Prevalence Index = B/A = � _ 1- Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation ✓ 2 - Dominance Test is >50% 3 - Prevalence Index is <_3.0' �o�o _ 4- Morphological Adaptations' (Provide supporting = Total Cover data in Remarks or on a separate sheet) 5 Y FACU - Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation' (Expiain) 5 Y OBL 5 Y FAC_O� '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, Iess 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 height. 5 Y FAC 5 Y FACU 10% = Total Cover Remarks: (Include photo numbers here or on a separate sheet.) Canopy trees and S/S not growing in wetland. Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes ✓ No US Army Corps of Engineers Eastern Mountains and Piedmont - Version 2.0 SOIL Sampling Point: WB"05 wet 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) °/o Tvpe' Loc2 Texture Remarks 0-1 10 YR 5/2 100 loam many fine roots 1-12+ 10 YR 4/2 80 10YR 4/6 20 D M clay many med faint 'Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, Hydric Soil Indicators: _ Histosol (A1) _ 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, MLRA 147, 148) _ Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4) _ Sandy Redox (S5) Stripped Matrix (S6) Restrictive Layer (if observed): Type: Depth (inches): Remarks: Fine gravel present in bottom 2 inches. RM=Reduced Matrix, MS=Masked Sand Grains. ZLocation: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix. Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils3: _ 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 Surtace (F6) _ Red Parent Material (TF2) _ Depleted Dark Surface (F7) _ Very Shallow Dark Surface (TF12) _ Redox Depressions (F8) _ Other (Explain in Remarks) _ Iron-Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR N, MLRA 136) _ Umbric Surface (F13) (MLRA 136, 122) _ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 148) 3lndicators of hydrophytic vegetation and wetland hydrology must be present, unless disturbed or problematic. Hydric Soil Present? Yes ✓ No US Army Corps of Engineers Eastern Mountains and Piedmont — Version 2.0