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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSW6170301 (5)PRELIMINARY JURISDICTIONAL DETERMINATION (PJD) FORM BACKGROUND INFORMATION A. REPORT COMPLETION DATE FOR PJD: #CURRENT DATE TRADITIONAL# B. NAME AND ADDRESS OF PERSON REQUESTING PJD: Soil & Environmental Consultants, PA (S&EC), Steven Ball, 8412 Falls of Neuse Road, Raleigh, NC 27615 = Agent for 4D Site Solutions, Inc. C. DISTRICT OFFICE, FILE NAME, AND NUMBER: Raleigh Regulatory Field Office D. PROJECT LOCATION(S) AND BACKGROUND INFORMATION: The property is located just southwest of the intersection of Thrower Road and NC -87. (USE THE TABLE BELOW TO DOCUMENT MULTIPLE AQUATIC RESOURCES AND/OR AQUATIC RESOURCES AT DIFFERENT SITES) State: NC County/parish/borough: Cumberland City: Hope Mills Center coordinates of site (lat/long in degree decimal format): Lat.: 34.9006360 Long.: -78.859367° Universal Transverse Mercator: Name of nearest waterbody: Longs Branch E. REVIEW PERFORMED FOR SITE EVALUATION (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY): ❑ Office (Desk) Determination. Date: ® Field Determination. Date(s): February 01, 2017 TABLE OF AQUATIC RESOURCES INREVIEW AREA WHICH "MAY BE" SUBJECT TO REGULATORY JURISDICTION. Site Latitude (decimal Longitude Estimated amount of Type of aquatic Geographic authority to Number degrees) (decimal degrees) aquatic resources in resources (i.e., which the aquatic resource review area (acreage wetland vs. non- "may be" subject (i.e., and linear feet, if wetland waters) Section 404 or Section applicable 10/404) Ditch 1 34.900904 -78.862299 450 LF Ditch Section 404 Wl 34.900146 -78.860808 2.93 Acres Wetland Section 404 1) The Corps of Engineers believes that there may be jurisdictional aquatic resources in the review area, and the requestor of this PJD is hereby advised of his or her option to request and obtain an approved JD (AJD) for that review area based on an informed decision after having discussed the various types of JDs and their characteristics and circumstances when they may be appropriate. 2) In any circumstance where a permit applicant obtains an individual permit, or a Nationwide General Permit (NWP) or other general permit verification requiring "pre- construction notification" (PCN), or requests verification for a non -reporting NWP or other general permit, and the permit applicant has not requested an AJD for the activity, the permit applicant is hereby made aware that: (1) the permit applicant has elected to seek a permit authorization based on a PJD, which does not make an official determination of jurisdictional aquatic resources; (2) the applicant has the option to request an AJD before accepting the terms and conditions of the permit authorization, and that basing a permit authorization on an AJD could possibly result in less compensatory mitigation being required or different special conditions; (3) the applicant has the right to request an individual permit rather than accepting the terms and conditions of the NAT or other general permit authorization; (4) the applicant can accept a permit authorization and thereby agree to comply with all the terms and conditions of that permit, including whatever mitigation requirements the Corps has determined to be necessary; (5) undertaking any activity in reliance upon the subject permit authorization without requesting an AJD constitutes the applicant's acceptance of the use of the PJD; (6) accepting a permit authorization (e.g., signing a proffered individual permit) or undertaking any activity in reliance on any form of Corps permit authorization based on a PJD constitutes agreement that all aquatic resources in the review area affected in any way by that activity will be treated as jurisdictional, and waives any challenge to such jurisdiction in any administrative or judicial compliance or enforcement action, or in any administrative appeal or in any Federal court; and (7) whether the applicant elects to use either an AJD or a PJD, the JD will be processed as soon as practicable. Further, an AJD, a proffered individual permit (and all terms and conditions contained therein), or individual permit denial can be administratively appealed pursuant to 33 C.F.R. Part 331. If, during an administrative appeal, it becomes appropriate to make an official determination whether geographic jurisdiction exists over aquatic resources in the review area, or to provide an official delineation of jurisdictional aquatic resources in the review area, the Corps will provide an AJD to accomplish that result, as soon as is practicable. This PJD finds that there "may be" waters of the U.S. and/or that there "may be" navigable waters of the U.S. on the subject review area, and identifies all aquatic features in the review area that could be affected by the proposed activity, based on the following information: SUPPORTING DATA. Data reviewed for PJD (check all that apply) Checked items should be included in subject file. Appropriately reference sources below where indicated for all checked items: ® Maps, plans, plots or plat submitted by or on behalf of the PJD requestor: Map: Wetland Sketch Man ® Data sheets prepared/submitted by or on behalf of the PJD requestor. ® Office concurs with data sheets/delineation report. ❑ Office does not concurwith data sheets/delineation report. Rationale ❑ Data sheets prepared by the Corps: ❑ Corps navigable waters' study: ❑ U.S. Geological Survey Hydrologic Atlas: ❑ USGS NHD data. ❑ USGS 8 and 12 digit RUC maps. ® U.S. Geological Survey map(s). Cite scale & quad name: NC 2016 Cedar Creek Quadrangle ® Natural Resources Conservation Service Soil Survey. Citation: Cumberland County Soil Survey Sheet 18 ❑ National wetlands inventory map(s). Cite name: ❑ State/local wetland inventory map(s): ❑ FEMA/FIRM maps: ❑ 100 -year Floodplain Elevation is: (National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929) ❑ Photographs: ❑Aerial (Name & Date): or ❑Other (Name & Date): ❑ Previous determination(s). File no. and date of response letter: ❑ Other information (please specify): IMPORTANT NOTE: The information recorded on this form has not necessarily been verified by the Corps and should not be relied upon for later jurisdictional determinations. Signature and date of Regulatory staff member completing PJD Signature and date of person requesting PJD (REQUIRED, unless obtaining the signature is impracticable)' 1 Districts may establish timeframes for requester to return signed PJD forms. If the requester does not respond within the established time frame, the district may presume concurrence and no additional follow up is necessary prior to finalizing an action. Jurisdictional Determination Request A. PARCEL INFORMATION Street Address: Thrower Rd City, State: Hope Mills, NC County: Cumberland Directions: The property is located just southwest of the intersection of Thrower Road and NC -87. Parcel Index Number(s) (PIN): Multiple B. REQUESTOR INFORMATION Name: S&EC - Steven Ball Mailing Address: 8412 Falls of Neuse Road, Suite 104, Raleigh, NC 27615 Telephone Number: (919) 846-5900 Electronic Mail Address t: sball@sandec.com Select one: F-1 I am the current property owner. ❑✓ I am an Authorized Agent or Environmental Consultant2 ❑ Interested Buyer or Under Contract to Purchase ❑ Other, please explain. C. PROPERTY OWNER INFORMATION Name: See Agent Authorization Form Attached Mailing Address: Telephone Number: Electronic Mail Address3: ✓❑ Proof of Ownership Attached (e.g. a copy of Deed, County GIS/Parcel/Tax Record data) 1 If available Z Must attach completed Agent Authorization Form 3 If available Version: December 2013 Page 3 Jurisdictional Determination Request D. PROPERTY OWNER CERTIFICATION' I, the undersigned, a duly authorized owner of record of the property/properties identified herein, do authorize representatives of the Wilmington District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) to enter upon the property herein described for the purpose of conducting on-site investigations and issuing a determination associated with Waters of the U.S. subject to Federal jurisdiction under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act and/or Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899. See Agent Authorization Form Attached Property Owner (please print) Property Owner Signature E. JURISDICTIONAL DETERMINATION TYPE Select One: Date W71 I am requesting that the Corps provide a preliminary JD for the property identified herein. This request does include a delineation. F] I am requesting that the Corps provide a preliminary JD for the property identified herein. This request does NOT include a delineation. F-1 I am requesting that the Corps investigate the property/project area for the presence or absence of WOUS5 and provide an approved JD for the property identified herein. This request does NOT include a request for a verified delineation. F] I am requesting that the Corps delineate the boundaries of all WoUS on a property/project area and provide an approved JD (this may or may not include a survey plat). F1I am requesting that the Corps evaluate and approve a delineation of WoUS (conducted by others) on a property/project area and provide an approved JD (may or may not include a survey plat). 4 For NCDOT requests following the current NCDOT/USACE protocols, skip to Part E. 5 Waters of the United States Version: December 2013 Page 4 jurisdictional Determination Request F. ALL REQUESTS Map of Property or Project Area (attached). This Map must clearly depict the boundaries of the area of evaluation. 0 Size of Property or Project Area +1- 48 acres nI verify that the property (or project) boundaries have recently been surveyed and marked by a licensed land surveyor OR are otherwise clearly marked or distinguishable. G. JD REQUESTS FROM CONSULTANTS OR AGENCIES (1) Preliminary JD Requests: ❑✓ Completed and signed Preliminary Jurisdictional Determination Form Project Coordinates: 34.900636 Latitude -78.859367 Longitude Maps (no larger than 11 x 17) with Project Boundary Overlay: 7 Large and small scale maps that depict, at minimum: streets, intersections, towns F-1 Aerial Photography of the project area FVI USGS Topographic Map ❑✓ Soil Survey Map ❑ Other Maps, as appropriate (e.g. National Wetland Inventory Map, Proposed Site Plan, previous delineation maps, LIDAR maps, FEMA floodplain maps) 6 See Appendix A of this Form. From Regulatory Guidance Letter No. 08-02, dated June 26, 2008 Version: December 2013 Page 5 Jurisdictional Determination Request Delineation Information (when applicable): Wetlands: ❑✓ Wetland Data Sheets Tributaries: 1-1 USACE Assessment Forms Upland Data Sheets ❑ Other Assessment Forms (when appropriate) ❑ Landscape Photos, if taken 1-1 Field Sketch overlain on legible Map that includes: ■ All aquatic resources (for sites with multiple resources, label and identify) ■ Locations of wetland data points and/or tributary assessment reaches ■ Locations of photo stations ■ Approximate acreage/linear footage of aquatic resources (2) Approved JDs including Verification of a Delineation: F-1 Project Coordinates: Latitude Longitude Maps (no larger than 11 x 17) with Project Boundary Overlay: ❑ Large and small scale maps that depict, at minimum: streets, intersections, towns ❑ Aerial Photography of the project area F-1 USGS Topographic Map 1-1 Soil Survey Map F-1 Other Maps, as appropriate (e.g. National Wetland Inventory Map, Proposed Site Plan, previous delineation maps) 1987 Manual Regional Supplements and Data forms can be found at: http://www.usace.army.miI/Missions/CivilWorks/RegulatoryProgramandPermits/reg supe asm Wetland and Stream Assessment Methodologies can be found at: http://Portal.ncdenr.org/c/document library/get file?uuid=76f3c58b-dab8-4960-ba43-45b7faf06f4c&groupld=38364 and, http: /www.saw.usace.army.mil/Portals/59/docs/regulatory/publicnotices/2013/NCSAM Draft User Manual 130318.pd 8 Delineation information must include, at minimum, one wetland data sheet for each wetland/community type. Version: December 2013 Page 6 THRO WE16 RD 4 ext ;9 3 � A k I �'�d rc) Project Number: Map Title: N 13097 0 1,000 2,000 Project Manager: Figure 1 - USGS Map I I I I I I SB James Place Property Feet Scale: Cumberland County, NC 1 11= 1000' u Source:Soil & Environmental Consultants, PA date: NC Cedar Creek M12 l+..1%py R-0.S.j.I"R.06�.\C2%15. 17eon.:(919) U6.590(-F—(919)fif 96 01/27/17 2016 Quadrangle �y ��13 orf a_ NOA Goo JOE GnA 7 oA N OA A NUB NoAi rya t Tek all zea X11{4 ii `" I'TF (3 f a� B Project Number: Map Title: N 13097 0 1,000 2,000 Project Manager: Figure 2 - Soil Survey Map I I I I I I SB James Place Property Feet Scale: 1 1000' Cumberland County, NC " = Source: Soil & Etn-iroiiniental Consultants, PA Date: Cumberland County %317 h'a1,.urN—Riled.\W.104,Rw.p).\C2MI5-PI.—.(919)Ai6.590(+ F— (919) 01/27/17 Soil Survey Sheet 18 ..— ftcl dyfzli 31c1� �\\ •ditch -Ttol `♦` ditch �ft-e l \\\\ ditch 4ft clime= ��Co�ec Rd \ ' F" i I I / I I \ 1 1 I \\ \\ \ A \ \ 39 33 '\ \ '\ `\ i \ \1 \ \ \\ I\ �.3231\\ S 30 o29 • 28/- /2625 24 \\ 1 \\ \\\ �iZ.2221 \ \\ �\ \\\ \\\ - ♦ Io -11 i X18 I I \\ �\ ♦\ 93.10 -��o \�\p6 05 \ A4 \ \ \ SIP' \\\ \\\ \ \\\\\ I \\ ` WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM — Eastern Mountains and Piedmont Region Project/Site: James Place Property City/County: Hope Mills / Wake Sampling Date: 2/01/17 Applicant/Owner: 4D Site Solutions, Inc. State: NC Sampling Point: DP1 Investigator(s): S&EC - Steven Ball Section, Township, Range: N/A Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc.): Terrace Local relief (concave, convex, none): None Slope (%): 0 Subregion (LRR or MLRA): MLRA 137 Lat: 34.900114 Long: -78.860875 Datum: NAD 83 Soil Map Unit Name: NoB - Norfolk Loamy Sand NWI classification: None Are climatic / hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? Yes J v l No ❑ (If no, explain in Remarks.) Are Vegetation Soil ❑, or Hydrology significantly disturbed? Are "Normal Circumstances" present? Yes = No 0 Are Vegetation 0, 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 0 No 0 Is the Sampled Area Hydric Soil Present? Yes Nowithin a Wetland? Yes 0 No 0 Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes= No Remarks: 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) ❑ True Aquatic Plants (1314) ❑ Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (138) ❑ High Water Table (A2) ❑ Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (Cl) ❑ Drainage Patterns (B10) ❑ Saturation (A3) ❑ Oxidized Rhizospheres on Living Roots (C3) L] Moss Trim Lines (1316) ❑ 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 (133) ❑✓ Thin Muck Surface (C7) ❑ Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9) ❑ Algal Mat or Crust (134) ❑ Other (Explain in Remarks) ❑ Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1) ❑ Iron Deposits (135) ❑ Geomorphic Position (D2) ❑ Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (137) ❑ Shallow Aquitard (D3) ❑ Water -Stained Leaves (B9) ❑ Microtopographic Relief (D4) ❑Aquatic Fauna (B13) ❑ FAC -Neutral Test (D5) Field Observations: Surface Water Present? Yes 0 No 0 Depth (inches): N/A Water Table Present? Yes ❑ No= Depth (inches): N/A Saturation Present? Yes Q No ❑ Depth (inches): 0" Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes II No (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 — Version 2.0 VEGETATION (Five Strata) — Use scientific names of plants. Sampling Point: DP1 50% of total cover: 40% Sapling Stratum (Plot size: ) 1. 2. 5. 6. 80% = Total Cover 20% of total cover: 16% = Total Cover 50% of total cover: 20% of total cover: Shrub Stratum (Plot size: 30' Radius ) 1 Arundinaria gigantea 80% Yes FACW 3. 4. ou 70 = Total Cover 50% of total cover: 40% 20% of total cover: 16% Herb Stratum (Plot size: ) 1. 2. 3. 6. 7. = Total Cover 50% of total cover: 20% of total cover: Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size: 30' Radius ) 1. Smilax laurifolia 40% Yes FAC 4. 5. 40% = Total Cover 50% of total cover: 20% 20% of total cover: 8% Remarks: (Include photo numbers here or on a separate sheet.) Percent of Dominant Species That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 100% (A/B) Prevalence Index worksheet: Absolute Dominant Indicator Dominance Test worksheet: Tree Stratum (Plot size: 30' Radius ) % Cover Species? Status Number of Dominant Species 1. Pinus taeda 50% Yes FAC That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 4 (A) 2. Acer rubrum 30% Yes FAC Total Number of Dominant 3. Species Across All Strata: 4 (B) 50% of total cover: 40% Sapling Stratum (Plot size: ) 1. 2. 5. 6. 80% = Total Cover 20% of total cover: 16% = Total Cover 50% of total cover: 20% of total cover: Shrub Stratum (Plot size: 30' Radius ) 1 Arundinaria gigantea 80% Yes FACW 3. 4. ou 70 = Total Cover 50% of total cover: 40% 20% of total cover: 16% Herb Stratum (Plot size: ) 1. 2. 3. 6. 7. = Total Cover 50% of total cover: 20% of total cover: Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size: 30' Radius ) 1. Smilax laurifolia 40% Yes FAC 4. 5. 40% = Total Cover 50% of total cover: 20% 20% of total cover: 8% Remarks: (Include photo numbers here or on a separate sheet.) Percent of Dominant Species That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 100% (A/B) Prevalence Index worksheet: Total % Cover of: Multiply by: OBL species x 1 = FACW species x 2 = FAC species x 3 = FACU species x 4 = UPL species x 5 = Column Totals: (A) (B) Prevalence Index = B/A = Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators: ❑ 1 - Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation ED2 - Dominance Test is >50% ❑ 3 - Prevalence Index is :53.01 ❑ 4 - Morphological Adaptations' (Provide supporting data in Remarks or on a separate sheet) ❑ Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation' (Explain) 'Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must be present, unless disturbed or problematic. Definitions of Five 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, and 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 LZI No� US Army Corps of Engineers Eastern Mountains and Piedmont — 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) % Type' Locz Texture Remarks 0-20" 2.5Y 3/1 90 2.5Y 4/6 10 D PL SCL 'Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, MS=Masked Sand Grains. 2Location: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix. Hydric Soil Indicators: Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils3: ❑ Histosol (Al) ❑ Dark Surface (S7) ❑ 2 cm Muck (A10) (MLRA 147) ❑ Histic Epipedon (A2) ❑ Polyvalue Below Surface (S8) (MLRA 147, 148) ❑ Coast Prairie Redox (A16) ❑ Black Histic (A3) ❑✓ Thin Dark Surface (S9) (MLRA 147, 148) (MLRA 147, 148) ❑ Hydrogen Sulfide (A4) ❑ Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2) ❑ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) ❑ Stratified Layers (A5) ❑ Depleted Matrix (F3) (MLRA 136, 147) ❑ 2 cm Muck (A10) (LRR N) ❑ Redox Dark Surface (F6) ❑ Very Shallow Dark Surface (TF1 2) ❑ 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, ❑ Iron -Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR N, MLRA 147, 148) MLRA 136) ❑ Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4) ❑ Umbric Surface (F13) (MLRA 136, 122) 3Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and ❑ Sandy Redox (S5) ❑ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 148) wetland hydrology must be present, ❑ Stripped Matrix (S6) ❑ Red Parent Material (F21) (MLRA 127, 147) unless disturbed or problematic. Restrictive Layer (if observed): Type: ❑✓ El Depth (inches): Hydric Soil Present? Yes No Remarks: US Army Corps of Engineers Eastern Mountains and Piedmont — Version 2.0 WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM — Eastern Mountains and Piedmont Region Project/Site: James Place Property City/County: Hope Mills / Wake Sampling Date: 2/01/17 Applicant/Owner: 4D Site Solutions, Inc. State: NC Sampling Point: DP2 Investigator(s): S&EC - Steven Ball Section, Township, Range: N/A Hillslo e Concave ° Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc.): p Local relief (concave, convex, none): Slope (/o): � Subregion (LRR or MLRA): MLRA 137 Lat: Long: Datum: NAD 83 Soil Map Unit Name: NWI classification: None J v l 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 0 Are Vegetation 0, 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 0 No 0 Is the Sampled Area Hydric Soil Present? Yes Nowithin a Wetland? Yes 0 No 0 Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes No Remarks: 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) ❑ True Aquatic Plants (1314) ❑ Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (138) ❑ High Water Table (A2) ❑ Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (Cl) ❑ Drainage Patterns (B10) ❑ Saturation (A3) ❑ Oxidized Rhizospheres on Living Roots (C3) L] Moss Trim Lines (1316) ❑ 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 (133) ❑ Thin Muck Surface (C7) ❑ Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9) ❑ Algal Mat or Crust (134) ❑ Other (Explain in Remarks) ❑ Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1) ❑ Iron Deposits (135) ❑ Geomorphic Position (D2) ❑ Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (137) ❑ Shallow Aquitard (D3) ❑ Water -Stained Leaves (B9) ❑ Microtopographic Relief (D4) ❑Aquatic Fauna (B13) ❑ FAC -Neutral Test (D5) Field Observations: Surface Water Present? Yes 0 No 0 Depth (inches): N/A Water Table Present? Yes ❑ No= Depth (inches): N/A Saturation Present? Yes ❑ No i ' Depth (inches): N/A Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes n No (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 — Version 2.0 VEGETATION (Five Strata) — Use scientific names of plants. Sampling Point: DP2 50% of total cover: 45% Sapling Stratum (Plot size: ) 1. 2. 5. 6. 90% = Total Cover 20% of total cover: 18% = Total Cover 50% of total cover: 20% of total cover: Shrub Stratum (Plot size: 30' Radius ) 1 Ilex opaca 20% Yes FACU 3. 4. /U_/0 = Total Cover 50% of total cover: 10% 20% of total cover: 4% Herb Stratum (Plot size: ) 1. 2. 3. 6. 7. = Total Cover 50% of total cover: 20% of total cover: Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size: 30' Radius ) 1. Smilax rotundifolia 30% Yes FAC Percent of Dominant Species That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 80% (A/B) Prevalence Index worksheet: Absolute Dominant Indicator Dominance Test worksheet: Tree Stratum (Plot size: 30' Radius ) % Cover Species? Status Number of Dominant Species 1. Pinus taeda 30% Yes FAC That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 4 (A) 2. Liquidambar styraciflua 40% Yes FAC Total Number of Dominant 5 Acer rubrum 20% Yes FAC 3. Species Across All Strata: (B) 50% of total cover: 45% Sapling Stratum (Plot size: ) 1. 2. 5. 6. 90% = Total Cover 20% of total cover: 18% = Total Cover 50% of total cover: 20% of total cover: Shrub Stratum (Plot size: 30' Radius ) 1 Ilex opaca 20% Yes FACU 3. 4. /U_/0 = Total Cover 50% of total cover: 10% 20% of total cover: 4% Herb Stratum (Plot size: ) 1. 2. 3. 6. 7. = Total Cover 50% of total cover: 20% of total cover: Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size: 30' Radius ) 1. Smilax rotundifolia 30% Yes FAC Percent of Dominant Species That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 80% (A/B) Prevalence Index worksheet: Total % Cover of: Multiply by: OBL species x 1 = FACW species x 2 = FAC species x 3 = FACU species x 4 = UPL species x 5 = Column Totals: (A) (B) Prevalence Index = B/A = Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators: ❑ 1 - Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation ❑✓ 2 - Dominance Test is >50% ❑_ 3 - Prevalence Index is :53.01 ❑ 4 - Morphological Adaptations' (Provide supporting data in Remarks or on a separate sheet) ❑ Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation' (Explain) 'Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must be present, unless disturbed or problematic. Definitions of Five 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, and woody plants, except woody vines, less than approximately 3 ft (1 m) in height. Woody vine — All woody vines, regardless of height. 4. 5. Hydrophytic 30% = Total Cover Vegetation 0 o/o Present? Yes � No� 50% of total cover: 15 /0 20% of total cover: 6 Remarks: (Include photo numbers here or on a separate sheet.) US Army Corps of Engineers Eastern Mountains and Piedmont — Version 2.0 SOIL Sampling Point: DP2 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' LoC2 Texture Remarks 0-20" 10YR 4/4 100% SCL 'Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, MS=Masked Sand Grains. 2Location: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix. Hydric Soil Indicators: Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils3: ❑ Histosol (Al) ❑ Dark Surface (S7) ❑ 2 cm Muck (A10) (MLRA 147) ❑ Histic Epipedon (A2) ❑ Polyvalue Below Surface (S8) (MLRA 147, 148) ❑ Coast Prairie Redox (A16) ❑ Black Histic (A3) ❑ Thin Dark Surface (S9) (MLRA 147, 148) (MLRA 147, 148) ❑ Hydrogen Sulfide (A4) ❑ Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2) ❑ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) ❑ Stratified Layers (A5) ❑ Depleted Matrix (F3) (MLRA 136, 147) ❑ 2 cm Muck (A10) (LRR N) ❑ Redox Dark Surface (F6) ❑ Very Shallow Dark Surface (TF1 2) ❑ 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, ❑ Iron -Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR N, MLRA 147, 148) MLRA 136) ❑ Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4) ❑ Umbric Surface (F13) (MLRA 136, 122) 3Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and ❑ Sandy Redox (S5) ❑ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 148) wetland hydrology must be present, ❑ Stripped Matrix (S6) ❑ Red Parent Material (F21) (MLRA 127, 147) unless disturbed or problematic. Restrictive Layer (if observed): Type: ❑ ❑✓ Depth (inches): Hydric Soil Present? Yes No Remarks: US Army Corps of Engineers Eastern Mountains and Piedmont — Version 2.0 Environmental Consultants, 841-1 Palls of Neuse Road, Suitc 104, Raleigh, NC 2761-5 • I'htme: (919) 8I6 -59W • I -ax: ()19) 840-9467 sandec.com PROPERTY OWNER CERTIFICATION I AGENT AUTHORIZATION Project Name/Description: James Place Site S&EC Project 9 13097 Date: 03-13-17 The Department of the Army U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District 69 Darlington Avenue Wilmington, NC 28403 Attn: Emily Greer Field Office: Wilmin ton Regulatory Field Office I, the undersigned, a duly authorized owner of record of the property/properties identified herein, do authorize representatives of the Wilmington District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) and Soil & Environmental Consultants, PA (S&EC) staff, as my agent, to enter upon the property herein described for the purpose of conducting on-site investigations and issuing a determination associated with 'Waters of the U.S. subject to Federal jurisdiction under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act and/or Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899. This document also authorizes S&EC, as my agent, to act on my behalf and take all actions necessary for the processing, issuance and acceptance of permit or certification and any and all associated standard and special conditions. This notification supersedes any previous correspondence concerning the agent for this project. NOTICE: This authorization, for liability and professional courtesy reasons, is valid only for government officials to enter the property when accompanied by S&EC staff. You should call S&EC to arrange a site meeting prior to visiting the site. PARCEL INFORMATION: Parcel Index Number(s) (PIN): 0441-18-8740 0441-29-5123 & 0441-28-7514 Site Address: 3544 Thrower Road City, County, State: Grays Creek NC PROPERTY OWNER INFORMATION: Name: JHS Grays Creek Properties. LLC Mailing Address: 918 Cedar Creek Road Fayetteville, NC 28312 Telephone Number: 910-483-3266 Email: 'smith smithint.com Property Owner (please print) Date We hereby certify the above information submitted in this application is true and accurate to the best of our knowledge.