20180110 Ver 1_Sampson Bridge 16_PJD_request_signed_20170627

PRELIMINARY JURISDICTIONAL DETERMINATION (PJD) FORM
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
A. REPORT COMPLETION DATE FOR PJD:
B. NAME AND ADDRESS OF PERSON REQUESTING PJD:
Mason Herndon, NCDOT Division 3
5501 Barbados Blvd. Castle Hayne, NC 28429.
C. DISTRICT OFFICE, FILE NAME, AND NUMBER:
D. PROJECT LOCATION(S) AND BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
(USE THE TABLE BELOW TO DOCUMENT MULTIPLE AQUATIC RESOURCES AND/OR
AQUATIC RESOURCES AT DIFFERENT SITES)
State: NC County/parish/borough: Sampson City: Clinton
Center coordinates of site (lat/long in degree decimal format): Lat.: 34.8931 ° Long.:-78.3043°
Universal Transverse Mercator:
17S E 746338.23 N 3864504.81
Name of nearest waterbody: Buckhorn Creek
E. REVIEW PERFORMED FOR SITE EVALUATION (CHECK ALL THAT APPL�:
❑ Office (Desk) Determination. Date:
� Field Determination. Date(s): 02/08/2017
TABLE OF AQUATIC RE50URCES 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
a licable 10/404
SA 34.8931 -78.3043 901f Non-Wetland 404/401
Waters

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 ar 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 veriiication 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 NWP 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
pernut, 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 pernut 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:
❑ Data sheets prepared/submitted by or on behalf of the PJD requestor.
❑ Office concurs with data sheets/delineation report.
❑ Office does not concur with data sheets/delineation report. Rationale:
� Data sheets prepared by the Corps: 02/08/2017_
❑ Corps navigable waters' study:
❑ U.S. Geological Survey Hydrologic Atlas:
❑ USGS NHD data.
❑ USGS 8 and 12 digit HiJC maps.
❑ U. S. Geological Survey map(s). Cite scale & quad name:
❑ Natural Resources Conservation Service Soil Survey. Citation:
❑ 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): NC Onemap 2016
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 bv the Corus and should not be relied uuon for later iurisdictional
determinations.
Signature and date of Regulatory
staff inember completing PJD
Digitally signed by Mason Herndon
DN: cn=Mason Herndon,
� �� o=NCDOT, ou=Division 3,
ema i I=tm herndon@ncd ot.gov,
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Date: 207 7.06.27 16:06:24 -04'00'
Signature and date of person
requesting PJD (REQUIRED,
unless obtaining the signature
is impracticable)1
� Districts may establish timeframes for requester to retum 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.

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WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM — Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region
Project/Site: Sampson Bridge 16 City/County: Sampson Sampling Date: 2/8/2017
Applicant/Owner: NCDOT State: NC Sampling Point: up
Investigator(s): Section, Township, Range:
Landform (hillside, terrace, etc.): hillside Local relief (concave, convex, none): concave Slope (%):
Subregion (LRR or MLRA): LRR T Lat: 34.8931 Long: -78.3043 Datum:
Soil Map Unit Name: 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?
Hydric Soil Present?
Wetland Hydrology Present?
Remarks:
HYDROLOGY
Yes X No Is the Sampled Area
Yes No X within a Wetland? Yes No X
Yes No X
Wetland Hydrology Indicators: Secondarv Indicators (minimum of two reauired�
Primarv Indicators (minimum of one is required; check all that applv) Surface Soil Cracks (66)
Surtace Water (A1) Aquatic Fauna (B13) Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surtace (B8)
High Water Table (A2) Marl Deposits (B15) (LRR U) Drainage Patterns (610)
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 (B2) Presence of Reduced Iron (C4) Crayfish Burrows (C8)
Drift Deposits (63) Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6) Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9)
Algal Mat or Crust (B4) Thin Muck Surtace (C7) Geomorphic Position (D2)
Iron Deposits (B5) Other (Explain in Remarks) Shallow Aquitard (D3)
Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (67) X FAC-Neutral Test (D5)
Water-Stained Leaves (B9) 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): 20 Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes No X
(includes capillary fringe)
Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available:
Remarks:
US Army Corps of Engineers Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region — Version 2.0

VEGETATION (Four Strata) - Use scientific names of plants.
Absolute Dominant
Tree Stratum (Plot size: 30 ) % Cover Species?
1. Pinus taeda 15 Yes
2. Nyssa sylvatica 5 No
3. Acer rubrum 10 Yes
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
50% of total cover:
Saplinq/Shrub Stratum (Plot size:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
50% of total cover:
Herb Stratum (Plot size: )
1. Arundinaria tecta
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
50% of total cover:
Woodv Vine Stratum (Plot size:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
15
)
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Sampling Point: up
idicator
Status Dominance Test worksheet:
FAC Number of Dominant Species
FAC That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 3 (A)
FAC Total Number of Dominant
Species Across All Strata: 3 (B)
Percent of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 100.0% (A/B)
30 =Total Cover
20% of total cover: 6
=Total Cover
20% of total cover:
Total % Cover of: Multiply by:
OBL species 0 x 1= 0
FACW species 20 x 2= 40
FAC species 30 x 3= 90
FACU species 0 x 4= 0
UPL species 0 x 5= 0
Column Totals: 50 (A) 130 (B)
Prevalence Index = B/A = 2.60
Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
1- Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
X 2- Dominance Test is >50%
3 - Prevalence Index is <_3.0�
Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation� (Explain)
20 Yes FACW '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, 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.
20 =Total Cover Woody Vine - All woody vines greater than 3.28 ft in
20% of total cover: 4 height.
=Total Cover
50% of total cover: 20% of total cover:
Remarks: (If observed, list morphological adaptations below.)
Hydrophytic
Vegetation
Present? Yes X No
US Army Corps of Engineers Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region - Version 2.0

SOIL
Sampling Point: up
Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators.)
Depth Matrix Redox Features
(inches) Color (moist) % Co�or (moist) % Type� Locz Texture Remarks
0-4 10YR 2/1 60
4-7 10YR 3/4
7-20 10YR 3/1
Sandy
Sandy
Sandy
'Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, MS=Masked Sand Grains.
Hydric Soil Indicators: (Applicable to all LRRs, unless otherwise noted.)
Histosol (A1) Thin Dark Surface (S9) (LRR S, T, U)
Histic Epipedon (A2) Barrier Islands 1 cm Muck (S12)
Black Histic (A3) (MLRA 153B, 153D)
Hydrogen Sulfide (A4) Loamy Mucky Mineral (F1) (LRR O)
Stratified Layers (A5) Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2)
? Organic Bodies (A6) (LRR, P, T, U) Depleted Matrix (F3)
5 cm Mucky Mineral (A7) (LRR P, T, U) Redox Dark Surface (F6)
Muck Presence (A8) (LRR U) Depleted Dark Surface (F7)
1 cm Muck (A9) (LRR P, T) Redox Depressions (F8)
Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11) Marl (F10) (LRR U)
Thick Dark Surface (Al2) Depleted Ochric (F11) (MLRA 151)
Coast Prairie Redox (A16) (MLRA 150A) Iron-Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR O, P, T)
Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) (LRR O, S) Umbric Surface (F13) (LRR P, T, U)
Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4) Deita Ochric (F17) (MLRA 151)
Sandy Redox (S5) Reduced Vertic (F18) (MLRA 150A, 150B)
? Stripped Matrix (S6) Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 149A)
Dark Surface (S7) (LRR P, S, T, U) Anomalous Bright Floodplain Soils (F20)
Polyvalue Below Surface (S8) (MLRA 149A, 153C, 153D)
(LRR S, T, U) Very Shallow Dark Surface (F22)
(MLRA 138, 152A in FL, 154)
Restrictive Layer (if observed):
Type:
uncoated
uncoated
zLocation: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix.
Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils3:
1 cm Muck (A9) (LRR O)
2 cm Muck (A10) (LRR S)
Coast Prairie Redox (A16)
(outside MLRA 150A)
Reduced Vertic (F18)
(outside MLRA 150A, 1506)
Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (LRR P, T)
Anomalous Bright Floodplain Soils (F20)
(MLRA 153B)
Red Parent Material (F21)
Very Shallow Dark Surface (F22)
(outside MLRA 138, 152A in FL, 154)
Barrier Islands Low Chroma Matrix (TS7)
(MLRA 153B, 153D)
Other (Explain in Remarks)
3lndicators of hydrophytic vegetation and
wetiand hydrology must be present,
unless disturbed or problematic.
Depth (inches): I Hydric Soil Present? Yes No X
Remarks:
This data form is revised from Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Regional Supplement Version 2.0 to include the NRCS Field Indicators of Hydric Soils,
Version 8.0, 2016.
US Army Corps of Engineers Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region — Version 2.0