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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20151309 Ver 1_BR_670042_WA_AE04_Wet_USACE_2_20151216WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM — Eastern Mountains and Piedmont Projectisite: Bridge 42 - NES Bridges Group 1 ApplicanUOwner: NCDOT Investigator(s): A. Efll'd Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc.�: `^'et depression Subregion (LRR or MLRA): LRR P Soil Map Unit Name: Ch@WaCla BR 670042 cityicounty: Orange Sampling Date: 04/11/12 State: NC Sampling Point: W'�`�AE04-W Section, Township, Range: Local relief (concave, convex, none): C011CaV@ Slope (%): 0-5 �at: 36.033949 �ong: -79.259907 Datum: NAD83 NWI classification: PEM1 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 � No 0 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? Hydric Soil Present? Wetland Hydrology Present? This form is for wetland WA. HYDROLOGY Yes � No � Yes 0 No � Yes 0 No 0 Is the Sampled Area within a Wetland? Yes � No � Primarv Indicators (minimum of one is required; check all that applv) ❑ Surtace Soil Cracks (B6) � Surtace Water (A1) � Water-Stained Leaves (69) �� Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surtace (B8) �x High Water Table (A2) � Aquatic Fauna (B13) I'J Drainage Patterns (610) � Saturation (A3) � True Aquatic Plants (B14) T❑-1 Moss Trim Lines (616) �0-1 Water Marks (61) 0 Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (C1) 7I--JI Dry-Season Water Table (C2) FJ Sediment Deposits (B2) � Oxidized Rhizospheres on Living Roots (C3) LJ Crayfish Burrows (C8) �7� Drift Deposits (B3) � Presence of Reduced Iron (C4) � Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9) !J Algal Mat or Crust (64) � Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6) � Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1) � Iron Deposits (B5) � Thin Muck Surtace (C7) �—I Geomorphic Position (D2) Q Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (B7) � Other (Explain in Remarks) IJ Shallow Aquitard (D3) Q Microtopographic Relief (D4) ;x FAC-Neutral Test (D5) Field Observations: Surtace Water Present? Yes 0 No � Depth (inches): 3 Water Table Present? Yes 0 No 0 Depth (inches): � Saturation Present? Yes � No 0 Depth (inches): � Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes 0 No 0 (includes capillary fringe) Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available: Remarks: US Army Corps of Engineers Eastern Mountains and Piedmont — Interim Version VEGETATION - Use scientific names of plants. Tree Stratum �Piot size: 15mx15m 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Saplinq Stratum �Piot size: 15mx15m � Acer rubrum 2 Liquidambar styraciflua 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Shrub Stratum (Plot size: 15mx15m � Salix nigra 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Herb Stratum �Piot size: 15mx15m � Juncus effusus 2 Juncus biflorus 3 Nepeta cataria 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 0 Woodv Vine Stratum �Piot size: 15mx15m 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 0 ) ) BR 670042 Sampling Point: AE04-W Absolute Dominant Indicator pominance Test worksheet: % Cover Species? Status Number of Dominant Species That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 5 (A) Total Number of Dominant Species Across All Strata: 5 (B) Percent of Dominant Species That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 100 ��B� 5% 5% Prevalence Index worksheet: = Total Cover Total % Cover of: Multiplv bv: OBL species x 1 = Yes FAC FACW species x 2= Y@S FAC FAC species x 3= FACU species x 4 = UPL species x 5 = Column Totals: (A) (B) Prevalence Index = B/A = 10% Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators: = Total Cover i� Dominance Test is >50% 5% Y@S OBL Prevalence Index is <_3.0' _ Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation' (Explain) 5% = Total Cover 13% Yes OBL 5% Yes FACW 2% No FACU 20% = Total Cover = Total Cover Remarks: (If observed, list morphological adaptations below). 'Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must be present, unless disturbed or problematic. Definitions of Vegetation Strata: Tree - Woody plants, excluding woody vines, approximately 20 ft(6 m) or more in height and 3 in. (7.6 cm) or larger in diameter at breast height (DBH). Sapling - Woody plants, excluding woody vines, approximately 20 ft (6 m) or more in height and less than 3 in. (7.6 cm) DBH. Shrub - Woody plants, excluding woody vines, approximately 3 to 20 ft(1 to 6 m) in height. Herb - All herbaceous (non-woody) plants, including herbaceous vines, regardless of size. Includes woody plants, except woody vines, less than approximately 3 ft(1 m) in height. Woody vine - All woody vines, regardless of height. Hydrophytic Vegetation � Present? Yes � No US Army Corps of Engineers Eastern Mountains and Piedmont - Interim Version SOIL ent the indicator or confirm BR 670042 Sampling Point: AE04-W Depth Matrix Redox Features (inches) Color (moist) % Color (moist) % Type, LocZ Texture Remarks 0-16 10YR 4/1 90% 7.5YR 4/6 10% C M LC LGLoamy Clay 'Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, Hydric Soil Indicators: 0 Histosol (A1) � Histic Epipedon (A2) Black Histic (A3) Hydrogen Sulfide (A4) � Stratified Layers (A5) �2 cm Muck (A10) (LRR N) Depleted Below Dark Surtace (A11 I�Thick Dark Surtace (Al2) Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) (LRR N, MRLA 147,148) � Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4) � Sandy Redox (S5) � Stripped Matrix (S6) Restrictive Layer (if observed): Type: Depth (inches): Remarks: RM=Reduced Matrix, MS=Masked Sand Grains. ZLocation: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix. Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils3: � Dark Surtace (S7) (LRR P, S, T, U) � 2 cm Muck (A10) (MLRA 147) � Polyvalue Below Surtace (S8) (MLRA 147,148)� Coast Prairie Redox (A16) [�Thin Dark Surtace (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 Surtace (F7) � Very Shallow Dark Surtace (TF12) Redox Depressions (F8) I� Other (Explain in Remarks) _ Iron-Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR N, MLRA 136) 0 Umbric Surtace (F13) (MLRA 136, 122) 3lndicators of hydrophytic vegetation and � Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 148) wetland hydrology must be present, unless disturbed or problematic. Hydric Soil Present? Yes 0 No � US Army Corps of Engineers Eastern Mountains and Piedmont — Interim Version