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HomeMy WebLinkAboutU-5954_PJD_Package 031918STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ROY COOPER GOVERNOR March 1, 2018 ATTN: Brad Shaver U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Regulatory Field Office 69 Darlington Avenue Wilmington, North Carolina 28403 JAMES H. TROGDON, III SECRETARY Subject: Preliminary Jurisdictional Determination Package for the following Natural Resources Memorandum: TIP U-5949: Improvements to the NC 133 (Castle Hayne Road) and North 23rd Street intersection in New Hanover County, North Carolina. Mr. Shaver, The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) proposes to make improvements to the NC 133 (Castle Hayne Road) and North 23rd Street intersection in New Hanover County, NC. Below and attached are a brief description of the project, figures depicting all features, and appropriate forms. On November 15, 2017, Three Oaks Engineering staff inembers, led by Nathan Howell and Chris Sheats, conducted a site investigation (Figure 1). Two potential jurisdictional features, one tributary and one wetland, were identified (Tables 1-2) (Figure 3). US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Wetland Determination forms and North Carolina Wetland Assessment Method (NCWAM) forms are included for the potential jurisdictional wetland. Please see the following Preliminary Jurisdictional Determination Package. Table 1. Characteristics of potential iurisdictional wetlands in the studv area. Map ID WA NCWAM Classification Riverine Swamp Forest NWAM Hydrologic Area Ratin Classification ac. Hi h Ri arian 0.43 Total 0.43 MailingAddress: Telephone.• (910) 341-2000 Location: NC DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Customer Service.• 1-877-368-4968 5501 BARBADOS BLVD DIVISION OF HIGHWAYS — DIVISION 3 CASTLE HAYNE, NC 28429 Website: www.ncdot.gov Table 4. S Suiriace TA � wa�ers in the stud� .Iurisdictional Yes Map ID af Length (lt� Connection WA1Smith Creek I401inear fee If you ha�e any questaons or require additional informatian, please contact me at 910-341-243b or by email: tinherndon(}a ur,dot.go�. Tb.is is a rec�uest iar concurrence with oux assessment. Please let us knaw if you ha�ve any questions ar require addibonal information. We appreciate yaur assistance an this praject. 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Yes � No �{If no, explain in Remarks.] Are Vegetation�✓ Sail � or Hydr�logy �✓ significantly distufied7 NO Are "Normal Circumstanr.es° present7 Yes �✓ No � Are Vegetation�✓ Soil ✓� or Hydralogy�✓ naturally prohlematic? NO �If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.J SUMMARY DF FiNDING5 — Attach site map showing sampling point lacations, transects, important features, etc. Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Hydric Soil Present? Wetlanti Hydrology PresenY? Yes�✓ No 0 Yes ✓� No � Yes �✓ N� � Is the Sampled Area within a WBtland7 Yas ✓Q No � WAM: Riverine Swamp Forest (semi-permanently to permanently inundated headwater forest) HYDRQLQGY Wetland Hydrology Indicators: Secondarv Inclicators fminimum of two reuuired) Primarv Indicators iminimum of one is repuired: �heck all that applvl QSurface Soil Craoks (B6) Q✓ 5urface Water �A1 ] Q✓ Aquatic Fauna {613] QSparseiy Vegetated Conca�e Surface (B8j 0✓ High Water Table {A2) �Uarl Deposits (615} (LRR Uj Q✓ Drainage Patterns (Bi D) 0✓ Saturation {A3J QHydrogen Sulfide Odor (C1 } QMoss Trim Lines (816y �Water Marks (B1) �Oxidized Rhizospheres along Li�ing Roots (C3} �Dry-Season Water Tabie [C2} �5ediment Qeposits {B2} �Presence of Reduced Irnn [C4} �Cra�sh Burrows (C8} �Drift �eposits (B3) �F2eeent lron Fieduction in Tilled Soils (C6] �5aturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9} �Algal Mat or Crust (64} � Thin Muck Surface (C7) �Geomorphic PosiUon {02) � Iron Deposiis [B5} �Other (Explein in Remarks] �haliow Aquiterd [D3} � Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (B7� �FAC-Neutral Test {�5) � Water-Stained Lea�es (B9) Sphagnum moss (D8) {LRR T, LJj Field �6servations: SurFace Water present? Yes �✓ I�o � C?epth �inchesy: 6�� Water Table Present? Yes � h!o � Qepcn (�ncnes}: @ surface 5aturation Present? Yes D✓ Nv � Repth {inches}; @ SUrfaCe Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes � No � incEudes ca illa frin e Qescribe Recarcled Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections}, ita�ailable: Remarks: U5 Army Corps of Engineers Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region — Version �.0 U-5954 (NC 133 & N 23rd Street Imp.) VEGETATION [Fi�e Strata) — Use scientific names of plants. Tree Stratum (Plot size: 3�' Rad. � �io Cover Soecies? Status �. Liquidambar styraciflua 20 Yes FAC z. Pinus taeda 20 Yes FAC 3.Acer rubrum � YP� FAC 4 Triadica sebifera 2p Yes FAC: 5.Magnolia grandiflora 20 Yes FA� 6. 50% of total cover: 50 Saolina Stratum (Plot size: 15' Rad. � �. Salix niara z. Ulmus rubra 3.Triadica sebifera 4. 5. 6. 50% of total cover: 35 15' R d 100 = Total Cover 20% of total cover: 20 25 Yes FAC 25 Yes FAC 2� �� FAC' %� = Total Cover 20% of total cover: 14 Shruh Stratum (Plot size: a • ) �. Morella cerifera 20 Yes FACW z.Acer rubrum 20 Yes FAC 3.Liqustrum sinense 20 Yes FAC a.Viburnum sp. 10 N/A NI 5. 6. 60 = Total Cover 50% of total cover: 30 20% of total cover: � 2 Herb Stratum (Plot size: 5' Rad. � �.Anchistea (Woodwardia) areolata 30 Yes OBL z.Boehmeria cylindrica 20 No FACW 3.Osmundastrum cinnanomeum 20 No FACW 4.Arundinaria tecta 20 No FACW 5.Alternanthera philoxeroides 15 No OBL s. Juncus effusus 15 No OBL 7. Cicuta maculata 10 No OBL a. Hydrocotyle sp. �� N/A NI s.Carex sp. 10 N/A NI 10. 11. 50% of total cover: 65 Woodv Vine Stratum (Plot size: 3�' Rad. ) �. Campsis radicans z. 3. 4. 5. 130 = Total Cover 20% of total cover: 26 15 Yes FAC Sampling Point: WA-4 Wet uominance iest worKsneer. Numher of Dominant Species That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: Total Number of Dominant Species Across All Strata: Percent of Dominant Species That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: Prevalence Index worksheet: 12 �A� 12 �B� 100 ��B� Total % Cover of: Multiplv bv: OBL species x 1 = FACW species x 2 = FAC species x 3 = FACU species x 4 = UPL species x 5 = Column Totals (A) Prevalence Index = B/A = Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators: 1- Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation �/ 2 - Dominance Test is >50% 3 - Prevalence Index is <_3.0' � Pro6lematic Hydrophytic Vegetation' (Explain) (B) '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. Her6 — All herbaceous (non-woody� plants, including herhaceous 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 15 = Total Cover Vegetation 50% of total cover: 7•5 20% of total cover: 3 Present? Yes� No� holoraical adaptations below). US Army Corps of Engineers Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region — Version 2.0 SOIL U-5954 (NC 133 & N 23rd Street Imp.) Sampling Point: WA-4 W2t 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) % Tvpe Loc Texture Remarks 0-10 10 YR 2/1 100 L 10-12+ 10 YR 6/1 80 10 YR 6/8 20 C M 'Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, MS=Masked Sand Grains Hydric Soil Indicators: (Applica6le to all LRRs, unless otherwise noted.} JHistosol (A1) Histic Epipedon (A2) Black Histic (A3) Hydrogen Sulfide (A4) Stratified Layers (A5) Organic Bodies (A6) (LRR P, T, UJ 5 cm Mucky Mineral (A7) (LRR P, T, llj Muck Presence (A8) (LRR ll) � cm Muck �A9) [LRR P, Tj ✓ Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11) Thick Dark Surtace (Al2) Coast Prairie Redox (A16) {MLRA 150A] Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) (LRR O, S] Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4) Sandy Redox (S5) Stripped Matrix (S6) Dark Surface (S7) (LRR P, S, T, ll) Restrictive Layer (if o6served}: Type: Depth (inches): Remarks: L 2Location: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix. Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils3: IPolyvalue Below Surface (SS) (LRR S, T, ll) 1 cm Muck (A9) (LRR O) Thin Dark Surface (S9) (LRR S, T, ll] 2 cm Muck (A10) (LRR Sj Loamy Mucky Mineral (F1) (LRR O] Reduced Vertic (F18) {outside MLRA 150A,B) Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2) Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (LRR P, S, Tj Depleted Matrix (F3) Anomalous Bright Loamy Soils (F20) Redox Dark Surtace (F6) {MLRA 153B) Depleted Dark Surface (F7) Red Parent Material (TF2) Redox Depressions (F8) ery Shallow Dark Surtace (TF12) Marl �F90) �LRR llj Other �Explain in Remarks) Depleted Ochric (F11) �MLRA 159 ) Iron-Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR O, P, Tj 3lndicators of hydrophytic vegetation and Umhric Surface (F13) {LRR P, T, llj wetland hydrology must he present, Delta Ochric (F17) (MLRA 151) unless disturbed or problematic. Reduced Vertic (F18) (MLRA 150A, 150Bj Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F99) (MLRA 149A} Anomalous Bright Loamy Soils (F20) (MLRA 149A, 153C, 153D) Hydric Soil Present? Yes� No� US Army Corps of Engineers Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region — Version 2.0 WETLAN� DETERMINATION DATA FaRM — Atlantic and Gulf Caastal Plain Region U5954 NC 133 & N 23rd Street Improvements Pro�ecvsice: cityicounty: New Hanover 5arnpling Date: 11 /15/2017 ApplicantlOm�er: NCDOT State: NC Sampling Point: �NA-6 (UPL) investigatorisa: Nathan Howell & Chris Sheats 5ection, rownsniP, Ran9e: �Nriqhtsboro Landform [hillslope, terrace, etc.}: HIIISIOp2 Local relief (conca�e, convex, Ro�e�: Convex Slope �%}: 5% Subregian (�RR ar M�RA}: LRR-T �.at: 34.272822 �ong: -77.927020 oatum: NAD 83 5oil Map Unit Name: Onslow loamy fine sand Nw! classificabon: None Ase dimatic 1 hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? Yes � No �{If no, explain in Remarks.] Are Vegetation�✓ Sail � or Hydr�logy �✓ significantly distufied7 NO Are "Normal Circumstanr.es° present7 Yes �✓ No � Are Vegetation�✓ Soil ✓� or Hydralogy�✓ naturally prohlematic? NO �If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.J SUMMARY DF FiNDING5 — Attach site rrsap showing sampling point lacations, transects, important features, etc. Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Hydric Soil Present? Wetlanti Hydrology PresenY? HYDRQLQGY Yes�✓ No 0 Yes � No � Yes � N� �✓ Is the Sampled Area within a WBtland7 Yas Q No �✓ Wetland Hydrology Indicators: Secondarv Inclicators fminimum of two reuuired) Primarv Indicators iminimum of one is repuired: �heck all that applvl QSurface Soil Craoks (B6) 05urface Water �A1 ] QAquatic Fauna {613] QSparseiy Vegetated Conca�e Surface (B8j QHigh Water Table {A2) �1Rarl Deposits (615} (LRR Uj QDrainage Patterns (Bi D) QSaturation {A3J QHydrogen Sulfide Odor (C1 } QMoss Trim Lines (816y �Water Marks (B1) �Oxidized Rhizospheres along Li�ing Roots (C3} �Dry-Season Water Tabie [C2} �5ediment Qeposits {B2} �Presence of Reduced Irnn [C4} �Cra�sh Burrows (C8} �Drift �eposits (B3) �F2eeent lron Fieduction in Tilled Soils (C6] �5aturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9} �Algal Mat or Crust (64} � Thin Muck Surface (C7) �Geomorphic PosiUon {02) � Iron Deposiis [B5} �Other (Explein in Remarks] �haliow Aquiterd [D3} � Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (B7� �FAC-Neutral Test {�5) Water-Stained Lea�es (B9) Sphagnum moss (D8) {LRR T, LJj Field �6servations: SurFace Water present? Yes � I�o � C?epth �inchesy: ��� Water Table Present7 Yes � h!o � Depth (inchss}: > � 2�� 5aturation Present? Yes D Nv � Repth {incfies}; > 12" Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes � No � incEudes ca illa frin e Qescribe Recarcled Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections}, ita�ailable: Remarks: U5 Army Corps of Engineers Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region — Version �.0 VEGETATION [Fi�e Strata) - Use scientific names of plants. Tree Stratum (Plot size: 3�� Rad. ) �. Pinus taeda 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 50% of total cover: 30 Saolina Stratum (Plot size: 15' Rad. � 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. U-5954 (NC 133 & N 23rd Street Imp.) % Cover Soecies? Status 60 Yes FAC 60 = Total Cover 20% of total cover: � 2 � = Total Cover 50% of total cover: 0 20% of total cover: � Shruh Stratum (Plot size: � 5� Rad. ) �.Cyrilla racemiflora (landscaped) 15 2. _ 3. 4. 5. 6. Yes FACW 15 = Total Cover 50% of total cover: 7.5 20% of total cover: 3 Herb Stratum (Plot size: 5' Rad. � �. Eremochloa sp. (centipede qrass) 80 N/A NI 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. S. 9. 10. 11. 8� = Total Cover 50% of total cover: 40 20% of total cover: 16 Woodv Vine Stratum (Plot size: 3�' Rad. ) �. Gelsemium sempervirens 10 Yes FAC z. 3. 4. 5. 50% of total cover: 5 holoraical adaptations 10 = Total Cover 20% of total cover: 2 Sampling Point: WA-6 (UPL) uominance iest worKsneer. Numher of Dominant Species That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: Total Number of Dominant Species Across All Strata: 3 �A� 3 �B� Percent of Dominant Species That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 100 �p�g� Prevalence Index worksheet: Total % Cover of: Multiplv bv: 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 <_3.0' � Pro6lematic 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. Her6 - All herbaceous (non-woody� plants, including herhaceous 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� No Upland plot located in adjacent residential lawn US Army Corps of Engineers Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region - Version 2.0 SOIL U-5954 (NC 133 & N 23rd Street Imp.) Sampling Point: WA-6 (UPL) 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) % Tvpe Loc Texture Remarks 0-4 10 YR 4/3 100 SL 4-12+ 10 YR 5/4 100 'Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, MS=Masked Sand Grains Hydric Soil Indicators: (Applica6le to all LRRs, unless otherwise noted.} JHistosol (A1) Histic Epipedon (A2) Black Histic (A3) Hydrogen Sulfide (A4) Stratified Layers (A5) Organic Bodies (A6) (LRR P, T, UJ 5 cm Mucky Mineral (A7) (LRR P, T, llj Muck Presence (A8) (LRR ll) � cm Muck �A9) [LRR P, Tj Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11) Thick Dark Surtace (Al2) Coast Prairie Redox (A16) {MLRA 150A] Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) (LRR O, S] Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4) Sandy Redox (S5) Stripped Matrix (S6) Dark Surface (S7) (LRR P, S, T, ll) Restrictive Layer (if o6served}: Type: Depth (inches): Remarks: SL 2Location: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix. Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils3: IPolyvalue Below Surface (SS) (LRR S, T, ll) 1 cm Muck (A9) (LRR O) Thin Dark Surface (S9) (LRR S, T, ll] 2 cm Muck (A10) (LRR Sj Loamy Mucky Mineral (F1) (LRR O] Reduced Vertic (F18) {outside MLRA 150A,B) Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2) Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (LRR P, S, Tj Depleted Matrix (F3) Anomalous Bright Loamy Soils (F20) Redox Dark Surtace (F6) {MLRA 153B) Depleted Dark Surface (F7) Red Parent Material (TF2) Redox Depressions (F8) ery Shallow Dark Surtace (TF12) Marl �F90) �LRR llj Other �Explain in Remarks) Depleted Ochric (F11) �MLRA 159 ) Iron-Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR O, P, Tj 3lndicators of hydrophytic vegetation and Umhric Surface (F13) {LRR P, T, llj wetland hydrology must he present, Delta Ochric (F17) (MLRA 151) unless disturbed or problematic. Reduced Vertic (F18) (MLRA 150A, 150Bj Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F99) (MLRA 149A} Anomalous Bright Loamy Soils (F20) (MLRA 149A, 153C, 153D) Hydric Soil Present? Yes� No� US Army Corps of Engineers Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region — Version 2.0 USACE AID # Project Name ApplicanUOwner Name Wetland Type Level III Ecoregion River Basin County ❑ Yes � No NC WAM FIELD ASSESSMENT FORM Accompanies User Manual Version 5.0 NCDWR# U-5954 (NC 133 & N 23rd Street Date of Evaluation 11/15/2017 Imp) NCDOT Wetland Site Name WA Riverine Swamp Forest Assessor Name/Organization Nathan Howell & Chris Sheats Middle Atlantic Coastal Plain Nearest Named Water Body Smith Creek Cape Fear USGS 8-Digit Catalogue Unit 03030007 New Hanover NCDWR Region Wilmington Precipitation within 48 hrs? Latitude/Lonqitude (deci-deqrees) 34.272438, -77.926973 Evidence of stressors affecting the assessment area (may not be within the assessment area) Please circle and/or make note on the last page if evidence of stressors is apparent. Consider departure from reference, if appropriate, in recent past (for instance, within 10 years). Noteworthy stressors include, but are not limited to the following. • Hydrological modifications (examples: ditches, dams, beaver dams, dikes, berms, ponds, etc.) • Surface and sub-surface discharges into the wetland (examples: discharges containing obvious pollutants, presence of nearby septic tanks, underground storage tanks (USTs), hog lagoons, etc.) • Signs of vegetation stress (examples: vegetation mortality, insect damage, disease, storm damage, salt intrusion, etc.) • HabitaUplant community alteration (examples: mowing, clear-cutting, exotics, etc.) Is the assessment area intensively managed? ❑ Yes � No Regulatory Considerations - Were regulatory considerations evaluated? �Yes ❑No If Yes, check all that apply to the assessment area. ❑ Anadromous fish ❑ Federally protected species or State endangered or threatened species ❑ NCDWR riparian buffer rule in effect ❑ Abuts a Primary Nursery Area (PNA) ❑ Publicly owned property ❑ N.C. Division of Coastal Management Area of Environmental Concern (AEC) (including buffer) ❑ Abuts a stream with a NCDWQ classification of SA or supplemental classifications of HQW, ORW, or Trout ❑ Designated NCNHP reference community ❑ Abuts a 303(d)-listed stream or a tributary to a 303(d)-listed stream What type of natural stream is associated with the wetland, if any? (check all that apply) � Blackwater ❑ Brownwater ❑ Tidal (if tidal, check one of the following boxes) ❑ Lunar ❑ Wind ❑ Both Is the assessment area on a coastal island? ❑ Yes � No Is the assessment area's surface water storage capacity or duration substantially altered by beaver? ❑ Yes � No Does the assessment area experience overbank flooding during normal rainfall conditions? ❑ Yes � No 1. Ground Surface Condition/Vegetation Condition — assessment area condition metric Check a box in each column. Consider alteration to the ground surface (GS) in the assessment area and vegetation structure (VS) in the assessment area. Compare to reference wetland if applicable (see User Manual). If a reference is not applicable, then rate the assessment area based on evidence an effect. GS VS �A �A Not severely altered ❑B ❑B Severely altered over a majority of the assessment area (ground surface alteration examples: vehicle tracks, excessive sedimentation, fire-plow lanes, skidder tracks, bedding, fill, soil compaction, obvious pollutants) (vegetation structure alteration examples: mechanical disturbance, herbicides, salt intrusion [where appropriate], exotic species, grazing, less diversity [if appropriate], hydrologic alteration) 2. Surface and Sub-Surface Storage Capacity and Duration — assessment area condition metric Check a box in each column. Consider surface storage capacity and duration (Surf) and sub-surface storage capacity and duration (Sub). Consider both increase and decrease in hydrology. A ditch <_ 1 foot deep is considered to affect surface water only, while a ditch > 1 foot deep is expected to affect both surface and sub-surface water. Consider tidal flooding regime, if applicable. Surf Sub ❑A �A Water storage capacity and duration are not altered. �B ❑B Water storage capacity or duration are altered, but not substantially (typically, not sufficient to change vegetation). ❑C ❑C Water storage capacity or duration are substantially altered (typically, alteration sufficient to result in vegetation change) (examples: draining, flooding, soil compaction, filling, excessive sedimentation, underground utility lines). 3. Water Storage/Surface Relief — assessment area/wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes) Check a box in each column. Select the appropriate storage for the assessment area (AA) and the wetland type (WT). AA WT 3a. ❑A ❑A Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water > 1 deep �B �B Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water 6 inches to 1 foot deep ❑C ❑C Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water 3 to 6 inches deep ❑D ❑D Depressions able to pond water < 3 inches deep 3b. ❑A Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is greater than 2 feet ❑B Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is between 1 and 2 feet ❑C Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is less than 1 foot 4. Soil Texture/Structure — assessment area condition metric (skip for all marshes) Check a box from each of the three soil property groups below. Dig soil profile in the dominant assessment area landscape feature. Make soil observations within the top 12 inches. Use most recent National Technical Committee for Hydric Soils guidance for regional indicators. 4a. ❑A Sandy soil �B Loamy or clayey soils exhibiting redoximorphic features (concentrations, depletions, or rhizospheres) ❑C Loamy or clayey soils not exhibiting redoximorphic features ❑D Loamy or clayey gleyed soil ❑E Histosol or histic epipedon 4b. �A Soil ribbon < 1 inch ❑B Soil ribbon >_ 1 inch 4c. ❑A No peat or muck presence �B A peat or muck presence 5. Discharge into Wetland — opportunity metric Check a box in each column. Consider surface pollutants or discharges (Surf) and sub-surface pollutants or discharges (Sub). Examples of sub-surface discharges include presence of nearby septic tank, underground storage tank (UST), etc. Surf Sub �A �A Little or no evidence of pollutants or discharges entering the assessment area ❑B ❑B Noticeable evidence of pollutants or discharges entering the wetland and stressing, but not overwhelming the treatment capacity of the assessment area ❑C ❑C Noticeable evidence of pollutants or discharges (pathogen, particulate, or soluble) entering the assessment area and potentially overwhelming the treatment capacity of the wetland (water discoloration, dead vegetation, excessive sedimentation, odor) 6. Land Use — opportunity metric (skip for non-riparian wetlands) Check all that apply (at least one box in each column). Evaluation involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. Consider sources draining to assessment area within entire upstream watershed (WS), within 5 miles and within the watershed draining to the assessment area (5M), and within 2 miles and within the watershed draining to the assessment area (2M). WS 5M 2M ❑A ❑A ❑A > 10% impervious surfaces ❑B ❑B ❑B Confined animal operations (or other local, concentrated source of pollutants ❑C ❑C ❑C >_ 20% coverage of pasture ❑D ❑D ❑D >_ 20% coverage of agricultural land (regularly plowed land) ❑E ❑E ❑E >_ 20% coverage of maintained grass/herb ❑F ❑F ❑F >_ 20% coverage of clear-cut land ❑G ❑G ❑G Little or no opportunity to improve water quality. Lack of opportunity may result from little or no disturbance in the watershed or hydrologic alterations that prevent drainage and/or overbank flow from affecting the assessment area. 7. Wetland Acting as Vegetated Buffer — assessment area/wetland complex condition metric (skip for non-riparian wetlands) 7a. Is assessment area within 50 feet of a tributary or other open water? ❑Yes �No If Yes, continue to 7b. If No, skip to Metric 8. Wetland buffer need only be present on one side of the water body. Make buffer judgment based on the average width of wetland. Record a note if a portion of the buffer has been removed or disturbed. 7b. How much of the first 50 feet from the bank is wetland? (Wetland buffer need only be present on one side of the .water body. Make buffer judgment based on the average width of wetland. Record a note if a portion of the buffer has been removed or disturbed.) ❑A >_ 50 feet ❑B From 30 to < 50 feet ❑C From 15 to < 30 feet ❑D From 5 to < 15 feet ❑E < 5 feet or buffer bypassed by ditches 7c. Tributary width. If the tributary is anastomosed, combine widths of channels/braids for a total width. ❑< 15-feet wide ❑> 15-feet wide ❑ Other open water (no tributary present) 7d. Do roots of assessment area vegetation extend into the bank of the tributary/open water? ❑Yes ❑No 7e. Is stream or other open water sheltered or exposed? ❑Sheltered — adjacent open water with width < 2500 feet and no regular boat traffic. ❑Exposed — adjacent open water with width >_ 2500 feet or regular boat traffic. 8. Wetland Width at the Assessment Area — wetland type/wetland complex condition metric (evaluate WT for all marshes and Estuarine Woody Wetland only; evaluate WC for Bottomland Hardwood Forest, Headwater Forest, and Riverine Swamp Forest only) Check a box in each column for riverine wetlands only. Select the average width for the wetland type at the assessment area (WT) and the wetland complex at the assessment area (WC). See User Manual for WT and WC boundaries. WT WC ❑A ❑A >_ 100 feet ❑B ❑B From 80 to < 100 feet ❑C ❑C From 50 to < 80 feet ❑D ❑D From 40 to < 50 feet �E �E From 30 to < 40 feet ❑F ❑F From 15 to < 30 feet ❑G ❑G From 5 to < 15 feet ❑ H ❑ H < 5 feet 9. Inundation Duration — assessment area condition metric (skip for non-riparian wetlands) Answer for assessment area dominant landform. ❑A Evidence of short-duration inundation (< 7 consecutive days) ❑B Evidence of saturation, without evidence of inundation �C Evidence of long-duration inundation or very long-duration inundation (7 to 30 consecutive days or more) 10. Indicators of Deposition — assessment area condition metric (skip for non-riparian wetlands and all marshes) Consider recent deposition only (no plant growth since deposition). �A Sediment deposition is not excessive, but at approximately natural levels. ❑B Sediment deposition is excessive, but not overwhelming the wetland. ❑C Sediment deposition is excessive and is overwhelming the wetland. 11. Wetland Size — wetland type/wetland complex condition metric Check a box in each column. Involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. This metric evaluates three aspects of the wetland area: the size of the wetland type (WT), the size of the wetland complex (WC), and the size of the forested wetland (FW) (if applicable, see User Manual). See the User Manual for boundaries of these evaluation areas. If assessment area is clear-cut, select "K" for the FW column. WT WC FW (if applicable) ❑A ❑A ❑A >_ 500 acres ❑B ❑B ❑B From 100 to < 500 acres ❑C ❑C ❑C From 50 to < 100 acres ❑D ❑D ❑D From 25 to < 50 acres ❑E ❑E ❑E From 10 to < 25 acres ❑F ❑F ❑F From 5 to < 10 acres ❑G ❑G ❑G From 1 to < 5 acres ❑H ❑H ❑H From 0.5 to < 1 acre ❑I ❑I ❑I From 0.1 to < 0.5 acre �J �J �J From 0.01 to < 0.1 acre ❑K ❑K ❑K < 0.01 acre or assessment area is clear-cut 12. Wetland Intactness — wetland type condition metric (evaluate for Pocosins only) ❑A Pocosin is the full extent (>_ 90%) of its natural landscape size. ❑B Pocosin type is < 90% of the full extent of its natural landscape size. 13. Connectivity to Other Natural Areas — landscape condition metric 13a. Check appropriate box(es) (a box may be checked in each column). Involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. This metric evaluates whether the wetland is well connected (Well) and/or loosely connected (Loosely) to the landscape patch, the contiguous naturally vegetated area and open water (if appropriate). Boundaries are formed by four-lane roads, regularly maintained utility line corridors the width of a four-lane road or wider, urban landscapes, maintained fields (pasture and agriculture), or open water > 300 feet wide. Well Loosely ❑A ❑A >_ 500 acres ❑B ❑B From 100 to < 500 acres ❑C �C From 50 to < 100 acres ❑D ❑D From 10 to < 50 acres ❑E ❑E < 10 acres �F ❑F Wetland type has a poor or no connection to other natural habitats 13b. Evaluate for marshes only. ❑Yes ❑No Wetland type has a surface hydrology connection to open waters/stream or tidal wetlands. 14. Edge Effect — wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes and Estuarine Woody Wetland) May involve a GIS effort with field adjustment. Estimate distance from wetland type boundary to artificial edges. Artificial edges include non-forested areas >_ 40 feet wide such as fields, development, roads, regularly maintained utility line corridors, and clear-cuts. Consider the eight main points of the compass. Artificial edge occurs within 150 feet in how many directions? If the assessment area is clear cut, select option "C." ❑A 0 �B 1 to 4 ❑C 5to8 15. Vegetative Composition — assessment area condition metric (skip for all marshes and Pine Flat) ❑A Vegetation is close to reference condition in species present and their proportions. Lower strata composed of appropriate species, with exotic plants absent or sparse within the assessment area. �B Vegetation is different from reference condition in species diversity or proportions, but still largely composed of native species characteristic of the wetland type. This may include communities of weedy native species that develop after clearcutting or clearing. It also includes communities with exotics present, but not dominant, over a large portion of the expected strata. ❑C Vegetation severely altered from reference in composition, or expected species are unnaturally absent (planted stands of non- characteristic species or at least one stratum inappropriately composed of a single species), or exotic species are dominant in at least one stratum. 16. Vegetative Diversity — assessment area condition metric (evaluate for Non-tidal Freshwater Marsh only) ❑A Vegetation diversity is high and is composed primarily of native species (< 10% cover of exotics). �B Vegetation diversity is low or has > 10% to 50% cover of exotics. ❑C Vegetation is dominated by exotic species (> 50 % cover of exotics). 17. Vegetative Structure — assessment area/wetland type condition metric 17a. Is vegetation present? �Yes ❑No If Yes, continue to 17b. If No, skip to Metric 18. 17b. Evaluate percent coverage of assessment area vegetation for all marshes only. Skip to 17c for non-marsh wetlands. ❑A >_ 25% coverage of vegetation ❑B < 25% coverage of vegetation 17c. Check a box in each column for each stratum. Evaluate this portion of the metric for non-marsh wetlands. Consider structure in airspace above the assessment area (AA) and the wetland type (WT) separately. AA WT T o�A �A Canopy closed, or nearly closed, with natural gaps associated with natural processes �❑B ❑B Canopy present, but opened more than natural gaps U❑C ❑C Canopy sparse or absent � o ❑A ❑A Dense mid-story/sapling layer � �B �B Moderate density mid-story/sapling layer �❑C ❑C Mid-story/sapling layer sparse or absent � ❑A ❑A Dense shrub layer � �B �B Moderate density shrub layer �❑C ❑C Shrub layer sparse or absent � �A ❑A Dense herb layer _ �B �B Moderate density herb layer ❑C ❑C Herb layer sparse or absent 18. Snags — wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes) ❑A Large snags (more than one) are visible (> 12 inches DBH, or large relative to species present and landscape stability). �B Not A 19. Diameter Class Distribution — wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes) �A Majority of canopy trees have stems > 6 inches in diameter at breast height (DBH); many large trees (> 12 inches DBH) are present. ❑B Majority of canopy trees have stems between 6 and 12 inches DBH, few are > 12 inch DBH. ❑C Majority of canopy trees are < 6 inches DBH or no trees. 20. Large Woody Debris — wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes) Include both natural debris and man-placed natural debris. ❑A Large logs (more than one) are visible (> 12 inches in diameter, or large relative to species present and landscape stability). �B Not A 21. Vegetation/Open Water Dispersion — wetland type/open water condition metric (evaluate for Non-Tidal Freshwater Marsh only) Select the figure that best describes the amount of interspersion between vegetation and open water in the growing season. Patterned areas indicate vegetated areas, while solid white areas indicate open water. ❑A ❑B ❑C ❑D � (' '`�-.. �,. + , f y�3*--t. (-T '�,,. "� � T^. .ar.,� � �- n 5 �y� �..i `^r.t� �I � o'�,' i i�. �� ��u--.�-.,_ h 9�� a \ � � IN` f [ � 7� 1 � I � �,l � �`' � `` ', �,'+ r �.�r71�� k.� 4WG�� t''µ?�4 1� �a r � l^�;i ^ ^i��. `�, `-'.� � \ � �� � ``�. ° "�=> � , �' � � � , � �; r� �' V 1 l�;h ( 1 � �'--_.. k.,�+y�. �.�— '�1..� j �'�'�:i�. �} ��:.� �i+' t&J -�.��� `�.:J'' ��✓y �..✓ 22. Hydrologic Connectivity — assessment area condition metric (evaluate for riparian wetlands and Salt/Brackish Marsh only) Examples of activities that may severely alter hydrologic connectivity include intensive ditching, fill, sedimentation, channelization, diversion, man-made berms, beaver dams, and stream incision. Documentation required if evaluated as B, C, or D. �A Overbank and overland flow are not severely altered in the assessment area. ❑B Overbank flow is severely altered in the assessment area. ❑C Overland flow is severely altered in the assessment area. ❑D Both overbank and overland flow are severely altered in the assessment area. Notes NC WAM Wetland Rating Sheet Accompanies User Manual Version 5.0 Wetland Site Name WA Date of Assessment 11/15/2017 Nathan Howell & Chris Wetland Type Riverine Swamp Forest Assessor Name/Organization Sheats Notes on Field Assessment Form (Y/N) NO Presence of regulatory considerations (Y/N) NO Wetland is intensively managed (Y/N) NO Assessment area is located within 50 feet of a natural tributary or other open water (Y/N) NO Assessment area is substantially altered by beaver (Y/N) NO Assessment area experiences overbank flooding during normal rainfall conditions (Y/N) NO Assessment area is on a coastal island (Y/N) NO Sub-function Rating Summary Function Sub-function Metrics Rating Hydrology Surface Storage and Retention Condition HIGH Sub-surface Storage and Retention Condition MEDIUM Water Quality Pathogen Change Condition HIGH Condition/Opportunity Opportunity Presence (Y/N) Particulate Change Condition HIGH Condition/Opportunity Opportunity Presence (Y/N) Soluble Change Condition HIGH Condition/Opportunity Opportunity Presence (Y/N) Physical Change Condition LOW Condition/Opportunity Opportunity Presence (Y/N) Pollution Change Condition NA Condition/Opportunity NA Opportunity Presence (Y/N) NA Habitat Physical Structure Condition HIGH Landscape Patch Structure Condition LOW Vegetation Composition Condition MEDIUM Function Rating Summary Function Metrics Rating Hydrology Condition HIGH Water Quality Condition HIGH Condition/Opportunity Opportunity Presence (Y/N) Habitat Condition MEDIUM Overall Wetland Rating HIGH Appendix C JD Request Form PJD Form urisdictional Determination ReQuest 4!S Army Corps of Ertgineers Wilming[on l7istnc7 T11is form is intended for use by anyone requesting a jurisdictional deternunation (JD) froin the U.S. Ani7y Corps of Engineers, Wihnington Disn-ict (Coips). Please include all supporting information, as desci�ibed within each category, with yonr request. You may subinit your request via mail, elech-onic mail, or facsiinile. Requests should be seilt to the appropriate project manager of the county in which the property is located. A current list of project inanagers by assigned counties can be found on-line at: l�ttp://www.saw.usace.anny.miUMissiotls/RegLilatoiyPermitProgcanl/Coutact/CoLultyLocator.aspx, by calling 910-251-4633, or by contacting any of the field offices listed below. Once your request is received you will be contacted by a Coips project manager. ASHEVILLE & CfIARI,OTTE R�GULATORY FIELD OFFICES US Army Corps of Engineers I 51 Patton Avenue, Room 208 Asheville, North Carolina28801-5006 GeueralNunlber: (828) 271-7980 Fax Number: (828) 281-81?0 RALEIGH REGULATORY FIELD OFFICE US Army Coi��s of Eugineers 3331 Heritage Trade Drive, Suite 105 Wake Forest, North Carolina 27587 General Number: (919) 554-4884 Fax Number: (919) 5(2-0421 INSTRUCTIONS: WASHINGTON REGULATORY FIELD OFFICE US Army Coips of Lngineers 2407 West Fifth Street Washington, North Carolina 27889 Genei•al Number: ( 910) 25 ]-46 ] 0 Fax Number: (252) 975-1399 WILMINGTON REGULATORY FIELD OFFICE US Army Corps of Engineers 69 Darlington Avenue WilmingYon, NorYh Carolina 28403 General Nwnber: 910-251-4633 Fax Number. (910) 251-4025 All requestors must complete Parts A, B, C, D, E, F and G. NOTE TO CONSULTANTS AND AGENCIES: If you are requesting a JD on behalf of a paying client or your agency, please note tbe specific submittal requireinents ii� Part H. NOTE ON PART D— PROPERTY OWNER AUTHORIZATION: Please be aware that all JD requests nlust include the curreilt property owner authorization for the Coips to proceed witl� the detei-�nination, which may include inspection of the property when necessary. This foi-�n must be signed by the current propei�ty owner(s) or the owner(s) authorized agent to be considered a coi�lplete request. NOTE ON PART D- NCDOT REQUESTS: Property owner authorization/notification for JD requests associated with Nortl1 Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) projects will be conducted accordulg to the current NCDOT/USACE pi-otocols. NOTE TO USDA PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS: A Coips approved or preliminaiy JD may not be valid for the wetland conservation provisions of the Food Security Act of 1985. If you or your tenant are USDA Program participants, or anticipate plrticipation in USDA programs, you should also request a certified wetland detenl7iilatio�l froin the local office of the Natural Resources Conservation Seivice, prior to starting work. Version: May 2017 Page 1 Jurisdictional Determination Request A. PARCEL INFORMATION street Address: Multiple Parcels city, state: Wilmington, NC county: New Hanover Parcel IndexNumber(s) (PIN): MUltlple PIN'S B. REQUESTOR INFORMATION Narr�e: Mason Herndon Mailing Address: 5501 Barbados Blvd. Castle Hayne, NC 28429 Telephone Number: 910-341-2000 Electronic Mail Address: tmherndOCl C�7 C1CCiOt.gOV Select one: � I am the current property owner. � I am an Authorized Agent or Environmental Consultant' � Interested Buyer or Under Contract to Purchase � Other, please explain. C. PROPERTY OWNER INFORMATIONZ Name: Multiple Property Owners Mailing Address: Telephone Number: Electronic Mail Address: 1 Must provide completed Agent Authorization Form/Letter. 2 Documentation of ownership also needs to be provided with request (copy of Deed, County GIS/Parcel/Tax Record). Version: May 2017 Page 2 Jurisdictional Determination Request D. PROPERTY ACCESS CERTIFICATION3,a By signing below, I 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, if necessary, and issuing a jurisdictional determination pursuant to Section 404 of the Clean Water Act and/or Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899. I, the undersigned, am either a duly authorized owner of record of the property identified herein, or acting as the duly authorized agent of the owner of record of the property. Print Name Capacity: ❑ Owner ❑ Authorized AgentS Date Signature E. REASON FOR JD REQUEST: (Check as many as applicable) � I intend to construct/develop a project or perform activities on this parcel which would be designed to avoid all aquatic resources. � I intend to construct/develop a project or perform activities on this parcel which would be designed to avoid all jurisdictional aquatic resources under Corps authority. ❑✓ I intend to construct/develop a project or perform activities on this parcel which may require authorization from the Corps, and the JD would be used to avoid and minimize impacts to jurisdictional aquatic resources and as an initial step in a future permitting process. � I intend to construct/develop a project or perform activities on this parcel which may require authorization from the Corps; this request is accompanied by my permit application and the JD is to be used in the permitting process. � I intend to construct/develop a project or perform activities in a navigable water of the U.S. which is included on the district Section lO list and/or is subject to the ebb and flow of the tide. A Corps JD is required in order obtain my local/state authorization. I intend to contest jurisdiction over a particular aquatic resource and request the Corps confirm that jurisdiction does/does not exist over the aquatic resource on the parcel. � I believe that the site may be comprised entirely of dry land. � Other: For NCDOT requests following the current NCDOT/USACE protocols, skip to Part E. If there are multiple parcels owned by different parties, please provide the following for each additional parcel on a continuation sheet. 5 Must provide agent authorization form/letter signed by owner(s). Version: May 2017 Page 3 F. ❑✓ �❑ G. n Jurisdictional Determination Request JURISDICTIONAL DETERMINATION (JD) TYPE (Select One) I am requesting that the Corps provide a preliminarX JD for the property identified herein. A Preliminary Jurisdictional Determination (PJD) provides an indication that there may be "waters of the United States" or "navigable waters of the United States"on a property. PJDs are sufficient as the basis for permit decisions. For the purposes of permitting, all waters and wetlands on the property will be treated as if they are jurisdictional "waters of the United States". PJDs cannot be appealed (33 C.F.R. 331.2); however, a PJD is "preliminary" in the sense that an approved JD can be requested at any time. PJDs do not expire. I am requesting that the Corps provide an approved JD for the property identified herein. An Approved Jurisdictional Determination (AJD) is a determination that jurisdictional "waters of the United States" or "navigable waters of the United States" are either present or absent on a site. An approved JD identifies the limits of waters on a site determined to be jurisdictional under the Clean Water Act and/or Rivers and Harbors Act. Approved JDs are sufficient as the basis for permit decisions. AJDs are appealable (33 C.F.R. 331.2). The results of the AJD will be posted on the Corps website. A landowner, permit applicant, or other "affected party" (33 C.F.R. 331.2) who receives an AJD may rely upon the AJD for five years (subject to certain limited exceptions explained in Regulatory Guidance Letter OS- 02). I am unclear as to which JD I would like to request and require additional information to inform my decision. ALL REQUESTS Map of Property or Project Area. This Map must clearly depict the boundaries of the review area. ❑ Size of Property or Review Area 7• 5 acres. ❑ The property boundary (or review area boundary) is clearly physically marked on the site. Version: May 2017 Page 4 Jurisdictional Determination Request H. REQUESTS FROM CONSULTANTS � Project Coordinates (Decimal Degrees): Latitude: 34.272841 Longitude: -77.926300 � A legible delineation map depicting the aquatic resources and the property/review area. Delineation maps must be no larger than l 1x17 and should contain the following: (Corps signature of submitted survey plats will occur after the submitted delineation map has been reviewed and approved).6 ■ North Arrow ■ Graphical Scale ■ Boundary of Review Area ■ Date ■ Location of data points for each Wetland Determination Data Form or tributary assessment reach. For Approved Jurisdictional Determinations: Jurisdictional wetland features should be labeled as Wetland Waters of the US, 404 wetlands, etc. Please include the acreage of these features. Jurisdictional non-wetland features (i.e. tidal/navigable waters, tributaries, impoundments) should be labeled as Non-Wetland Waters of the US, stream, tributary, open water, relatively permanent water, pond, etc. Please include the acreage or linear length of each of these features as appropriate. Isolated waters, waters that lack a significant nexus to navigable waters, or non- jurisdictional upland features should be identified as Non-Jurisdictional. Please include a justification in the label regarding why the feature is non jurisdictional (i.e. "Isolated", "No Significant Nexus", or "Upland Feature"). Please include the acreage or linear length of these features as appropriate. For Preliminary Jurisdictional Determinations: Wetland and non-wetland features should not be identified as Jurisdictional, 404, Waters of the United States, or anything that implies jurisdiction. These features can be identifed as Potential Waters of the United States, Potential Non-wetland Waters of the United States, wetland, stream, open water, etc. Please include the acreage and linear length of these features as appropriate. � Completed Wetland Determination Data Forms for appropriate region (at least one wetland and one upland form needs to be completed for each wetland type) 6 Please refer to the guidance document titled "Survey Standards for Jurisdictional Determinations" to ensure that the supplied map meets the necessary mapping standards. http://www.saw.usace.army.mil/Missions/Regulatory-Permit- P ro gram/Juri sdi ction/ Version: May 2017 Page 5 0 Jurisdictional Determination Request Completed appropriate Jurisdictional Determination form PJDs, please complete a Preliminarv Jurisdictional Determination Form' and include the Aquatic Resource Table AJDS, please complete an Approved Jurisdictional Determination Formg � Vicinity Map � Aerial Photograph � 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) � Landscape Photos (if taken) aNCSAM and/or NCWAM Assessment Forms and Rating Sheets aNC Division of Water Resources Stream Identification Forms � Other Assessment Forms � www.saw.usace.army.mil/Portals/59/docs/repulatory/re�docs/JD/RGL 08-02_App A Prelim_JD_Form fillable.pdf g Please see http://www.saw.usace.army.mil/Missions/Reeulatory-Permit-Pro�ram/Jurisdiction/ Principal Purpose: The information that you provide will be used in evaluating your request to determine whether there are any aquatic resources within the project area subject to federal jurisdiction under the regulatory authorities referenced above. Routine Uses: This information may be shared with the Department of Justice and other federal, state, and local government agencies, and the public, and may be made available as part of a public notice as required by federal law. Your name and properry location where federal jurisdiction is to be determined will be included in the approved jurisdictional determination (A7D), which will be made available to the public on the District's website and on the Headquarters USAGE website. Disclosure: Submission of requested information is voluntary; however, if information is not provided, the request for an AJD cannot be evaluated nor can an AJD be issued. Version: May 2017 Page 6 Appendix 2- PRELIMINARY JURISDICTIONAL DETERMINATION (PJD) FORM BACKGROUND INFORMATION A. REPORT COMPLETION DATE FOR PJD: O3/O �/2O � H B. NAME AND ADDRESS OF PERSON REQUESTING PJD: Mason Herndon 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: N@W HaC10V@I" c�ty: Wilmington Center coordinates of site (lat/long in degree decimal format): �at.: 34.272841 �ong.: -77.926300 Universal Transverse Mercator: � 8 Name of nearest waterbody: SI711th CI"eek E. REVIEW PERFORMED FOR SITE EVALUATION (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY): ❑ Office (Desk) Determination. Date: ❑ Field Determination. Date(s): TABLE OF AQUATIC RESOURCES IN REVIEW AREA WHICH "MAY BE" SUBJECT TO REGULATORY JURISDICTION. Site Latitude Longitude Estimated amount Type of aquatic Geographic authority number (decimal (decimal of aquatic resource resource (i.e., wetland to which the aquatic degrees) degrees) in review area vs. non-wetland resource "may be" (acreage and linear waters) subject (i.e., Section feet, if applicable) 404 or Section 10/404) Wq 34.272368 -77.926981 0.43 acres Wetland Section 404 TA 34.271986 -77.926779 140 linear feet NOn-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 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 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: SUPP�RTING f3ATA. Data rer►iewed for PJD [check all that apply} Checked items should be included in subject fle. Appropriately reference saur�es below where indicafed for al! checked items: �■ Maps, pfans, plots or plat suhmiffed by ar on behalf of the PJD requestor: Map: � Data sheets preparedlsuhmitted by or an behalf of ihe PJl7 requestar. ❑ ��ice �ancurs with data sheetsldelineation repart. � �ffi� does not con�ur with data shee#sldelineatian report. Ratienale: � Da#a sheefs prepared by the Corps: � Carps na�igable wafers' study: ❑ U.S. Geologica! Survey Hydralogic Aflas: � USGS NHD data. C] USGS 8 and 12 digit HUC maps. ❑■ U.S. �enlagi�al 5urvey map(s}. Cite scale & quad name: ���4,�OD Casffe Hayne 0 Naturai Resaur�es Canservatian Service Soil 5urvey. Gitation: ��77 New Hanover counry soit survey � Natiana! wetiands in�entory map(s}. Cite name: � Stafellocal wetland inventory map(s�: � FEMAIFIRM maps: ❑ 104-year �loodplain Ele�afion is: .(National Geodetic Vertical l7atum of '1929} ❑ phnfographs: � Aeriai (Name � �ate}: or � �ther �Name & Date}: ❑ Previous determination[s}. File na. and date af respanse letter. � ather infarmatian {please specify}: IMPORTANT N�TE: The informatian recnrded �n this fvrm has not necessarilv been uerified bv the Corps and should not be refied uqon for later iurisdiational determinations. Signafure and date af Regulatary staff inemher cnmpleting PJ❑ f� 3�dQ��otB , • Signat�re and date nf person req�esting PJ❑ [REQl11RED, uniess obtaining the signature is impracficabfe}' � Distric'�s may estabtish timeframes for requestorto return signed PJC] forms. If the requestor does noi respond within the established time irame, ths district may presume cancurrence and na additional follow up is r�ecessary priarto finalizing an action.