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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20160618 Ver 1_400272_WA wetland form_20160623WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM — Eastern Mountains and Piedmont ProjecUSite: 400272 City/County: Guilford Sampling Date: 9/23/2014 ApplicanUOwner: NCDOT State: NC Sampling Point: WA wet Investigator(s): A. James and J. Mason Section, Township, Range: Julian Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc.): Local relief (concave, convex, none): concave Slope (%): Subregion (LRR or MLRA): P Lat: 35.94589033 Long: -79.65890941 Datum: Soil Map Unit Name: Wehadkee loam 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 ❑ Hydric Soil Present? Yes � No � Is the Sampled A?ea Yes � No ❑ within a Wetland. Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes � No ❑ Remarks: HYDROLOGY Wetland Hydrology Indicators: Secondarv Indicators (minimum of two required) Primary Indicators (minimum of one is required; check all that apply) ❑ Surface Soil Cracks (B6) ❑ Surface Water (A1) ❑ Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (C1) ❑ Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (B8) ❑ High Water Table (A2) � Oxidized Rhizospheres along Living Roots (C3) � Drainage Patterns (B10) ❑ Saturation (A3) ❑ Presence of Reduced Iron (C4) ❑ Moss Trim Lines (B16) ❑ Water Marks (B1) ❑ Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6) ❑ Dry-Season WaterTable (C2) ❑ Sediment Deposits (B2) ❑ Thin Muck Surface (C7) ❑ Cra�sh Burrows (C8) ❑ Drift Deposits (B3) ❑ Other (Explain in Remarks) ❑ Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9) ❑ Algal Mat or Crust (B4) ❑ Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1) ❑ Iron Deposits (BS) ❑ Geomorphic Position (D2) � Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (B7) ❑ Shallow Aquitard (D3) ❑ Water-Stained Leaves (B9) ❑ Microtopographic Relief (D4) ❑ Aquatic Fauna (B13) ❑ FAC-Neutral Test (DS) Field Observations: Surface Water Present? Yes ❑ No � Depth (inches): WaterTable Present? Yes ❑ No � Depth (inches): Saturation Present? Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes � No ❑ (includes capillary fringe) Yes ❑ No � Depth (inches): 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 VGVG IA I IVIY - VJtl JGItlIILIIIG IIGIIItlJ �i ianw oarnpuny roinr. Tree Stratum (Plot size: ) Absolute Dominant Indicator pominance Test Worksheet: % Cover Species? Status �� Number of Dominant Species 2. That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 3� Total Number of Dominant q. Species Across All Strata: 5� Percent of Dominant Species g That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 7. Prevalence Index worksheet: 8. Total % Cover of : = Total Cover OBL species 50% of total cover: 20% of total cover: FACW species Saplinp/Shrub Stratum (Plot size: ) FAC species 1. FACU species 2. UPL species 2 2 100 Multiplv bv: x1 = _ x2 = _ x3 = _ x4 = _ x5 = 3. Column Totals: (A) (B) 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Herb Stratum (Plot size:5x5) 1. Murdannia keisak 2. Polvaonum pensvlvanicum 3. Eclipta prostrata 4. Juncus effusus 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. = Total Cover 50% of total cover: 20% of total cover: 70 30 2 15 Y Y N N 140 = Total Cover 50% of total cover: 70 20% of total cover: 28 Woodv Vine Stratum (Plot size: ) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. = Total Cover 50% of total cover: 20% of total cover: Remarks: (If observed, list morphological adaptations below). OBL FACW FAC FACW Prevalence Index = B/A = Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators: ❑ 1- Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation � 2 - Dominance Test is >50% ❑ 3 - Prevalence Index is <3.0� ❑ Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation1 (Explain) �Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must be present, unless disturbed or problematic. Definitions of 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 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 height. Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes � No ❑ US Army Corps of Engineers Eastern Mountains and Piedmont Region -Interim Version SOIL Sampling Point: WAwet 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) % Type� Locz Te�cture Remarks 0=8 2.SY 6/2 80 7.SYR 4/4 20 C M PL sil cla 8-12+ 2.SY 6/1 90 7.SYR 4/4 10 C M PL sil cla �Type: C= Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, CS=Covered or Coated Sand Grains. zLocation: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix Hydric Soil Indicators: (Applicable to all LRRs, unless otherwise noted.) Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils3: ❑ Histosol (A1) ❑ Dark Surface (S7) ❑ 2 cm Muck (A10) (MLRA 747) ❑ Histic Epipedon (A2) ❑ Polyvalue Below Surface (S8) (MLRA 747, 748) ❑ Coast Prairie Redox (A16) (MLRA 747, 748) ❑ Black Histic (A3) ❑ Thin Dark Surface (S9) (MLRA 747, 748) ❑ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) ❑ Hydrogen Sulfide (A4) ❑ Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2) (MLRA 736, 747) ❑ Stratified Layers (AS) � Depleted Matrix (F3) ❑ Red Parent Material (TF2) ❑ 2 cm Muck (A10) (LRR N) ❑ Redox Dark Surface (F6) ❑ Very Shallow Dark Surface (TF12) ❑ Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11) ❑ Depleted Dark Surface (F7) ❑ Other (Explain in Remarks) ❑ Thick Dark Surface (Al2) ❑ Redox Depressions (F8) Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) (LRR N, MLRA Iron-Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR N, MLRA � 747, 748) � 736) ❑ Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4) ❑ Umbric Surface (F13) (MLRA 736, 722) ❑ Sandy Redox (SS) ❑ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 748) 3lndicators of hydrophytic vegetation and ❑ Stripped Matrix (S6) wetland hydrology must be present, unless disturbed or problematic. Restrictive Layer (if present): Type: Depth (inches): Hydric Soils Present? Yes � No ❑ Remarks: US Army Corps of Engineers Eastern Mountains and Piedmont—Interim Version