3-WA_wetland_data_forms

WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM — Eastern Mountains and Piedmont Region
U-5786
Projectisite: Hickory Tree Road Widening (SR1508) cityicounty: Davidson
ApplicanUOwner: NCDOT State: NC
�nvestigator(s): Pam Ferral; Pat Ferral Section, Township, Range:
Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc.): HillSplOpe Local relief (concave, convex, none): COnCaV2
Subregion (LRR or MLRA): MLRA 136(LRRF Lat: Long:
0
Sampling Date: 11 /28/2017
_ Sampling Point: WA-W2t d�
_ Slope (%): 5
Datum:
soii Map unit Name: Pacolet Sandy loam 2 to 8/o slope NWI classification:
Are climatic / hydrolo ic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? Yes �✓ No Q(If no, explain in Remarks.)
Are Vegetation � Soil �, or Hydrology � significantly disturbed? Are "Normal Circumstances" present? Yes 0 No 0
Are Vegetation �, Soil Q, 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?
All three criteria met.
HYDROLOGY
Yes 0 No 0
Yes � No�
Yes � No �
Is the Sampled Area
within a Wetland? Yes 0 No 0
Wetland Hydrology Indicators: Secondarv Indicators (minimum of two reauired)
Primarv Indicators (minimum of one is reauired; check all that apqlv) ❑ Surface Soil Cracks (B6)
❑ Surface Water (A1) ❑ True Aquatic Plants (B14) ❑ Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (68)
❑ High Water Table (A2) ❑ Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (C1) ❑ Drainage Patterns (B10)
✓❑ Saturation (A3) ❑ Oxidized Rhizospheres on Living Roots (C3) ❑ Moss Trim Lines (B16)
❑ Water Marks (B1) � Presence of Reduced Iron (C4) ❑ Dry-Season Water Table (C2)
❑ Sediment Deposits (62) ❑ Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6) ❑ Crayfish Burrows (C8)
❑ Drift Deposits (63) ❑ Thin Muck Surface (C7) ❑ Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9)
❑ Algal Mat or Crust (B4) ❑ Other (Explain in Remarks) ❑ Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1)
❑ Iron Deposits (B5) ❑✓ Geomorphic Position (D2)
❑ Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (B7) ❑ Shallow Aquitard (D3)
� Water-Stained Leaves (B9) ❑ Microtopographic Relief (D4)
�Aquatic Fauna (613) r]✓ FAC-Neutral Test (D5)
Field Observations:
Surface Water Present? Yes 0 No ✓Q Depth (inches):
Water Table Present? Yes 0 No 0✓ Depth (inches):
Saturation Present? Yes ✓Q No � Depth (inches): � Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes n No �
includes ca illa frin e
Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available:
Remarks:
Hydrology indicators present. Hydrology criteria met.
US Army Corps of Engineers Eastern Mountains and Piedmont — Version 2.0

VEGETATION (Five Strata) — Use scientific names of plants.
Absolute Dominant Indicator
Tree Stratum (Plot size: ) % Cover Species? Status
�, None
2.
3.
6.
50% of total cover:
Saplinq Stratum (Plot size: )
�. None
2.
5.
6.
= Total Cover
20% of total cover:
= Total Cover
50% of total cover: 20% of total cover:
Shrub Stratum (Plot size: )
� None
4.
5.
50% of total cover:
Herb Stratum (Plot size: 5' raduis �
�, Juncus effusus
2, Cyperus polystachyos
3, Scirpus cyperinus
4.
6.
7.
8.
50% of total cover: 60
Woodv Vine Stratum (Plot size: )
�. None
4.
5.
= Total Cover
20% of total cover:
60 Y FACW
40 Y FACW
20 Y FACW
120 = Total Cover
20°/a of total cover: 24
= Total Cover
50% of total cover: 20% of total cover:
Remarks: (Include photo numbers here or on a separate sheet.)
Hydrophytic vegetation present.
Sampling Point: WA-wet dp
Dominance Test worksheet:
Number of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 3 (A)
Total Number of Dominant
Species Across All Strata: 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 =
❑ 1- Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
❑✓ 2 - Dominance Test is >50%
❑ 3 - Prevalence Index is <_3.0'
❑ 4 - Morphological Adaptations' (Provide supporting
data in Remarks or on a separate sheet)
0 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 n No�
US Army Corps of Engineers Eastern Mountains and Piedmont — Version 2.0

SOIL
Sampling Point: WA-wet c
Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators.
Depth Matrix Redox Features
(inches) Color (moistl % Color (moistl % Tvpe, Loc Texture Remarks
0-20+ 10YR 5/1 95 7.5YR 4/4 5 C M Sandy loa
'Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion,
Hydric Soil Indicators:
0 Histosol (A1)
❑ Histic Epipedon (A2)
❑ Black Histic (A3)
❑ Hydrogen Sulfide (A4)
❑ Stratified Layers (A5)
❑ 2 cm Muck (A10) (LRR N)
[] Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11;
[] Thick Dark Surface (Al2)
� Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) (LRR N,
MLRA 147, 148)
0 Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4)
❑ Sandy Redox (S5)
❑ Stripped Matrix (S6)
Restrictive Layer (if observed):
Type:
Depth (inches):
Remarks:
Hydric soil criteria met.
RM=Reduced Matrix, MS=Masked Sand Grains.
ZLocation: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix.
Indicators for Problematic Hydric Sc
❑ Dark Surface (S7) 0 2 cm Muck (A10) (MLRA 147)
� Polyvalue Below Surface (S8) (MLRA 147, 148) ❑ Coast Prairie Redox (A16)
❑ Thin Dark Surface (S9) (MLRA 147, 148) (MLRA 147, 148)
❑ Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2) 0 Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19)
�✓ Depleted Matrix (F3) (MLRA 136, 147)
D Redox Dark Surface (F6) 0 Very Shallow Dark Surface (TF12)
D Depleted Dark Surface (F7) � Other (Explain in Remarks)
� Redox Depressions (F8)
❑ Iron-Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR N,
MLRA 136)
0 Umbric Surface (F13) (MLRA 136, 122)
0 Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 148)
� Red Parent Material (F21) (MLRA 127, 147)
3lndicators of hydrophytic vegetation and
wetland hydrology must be present,
unless disturbed or problematic.
Hydric Soil Present? Yes � No ❑
US Army Corps of Engineers Eastern Mountains and Piedmont — Version 2.0

WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM — Eastern Mountains and Piedmont Region
U-5786
Projectisite: Hickory Tree Road Widening (SR1508) cityicounty: Davidson
ApplicanUOwner: NCDOT State: NC
�nvestigator(s): Pam Ferral; Pat Ferral section, Township, Range:
Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc.): HillSplOpe Local relief (concave, convex, none): COnCaV2
Subregion (LRR or MLRA): MLRA 136(LRRF Lat: Long:
0
Sampling Date: 11 /28/2017
_ Sampling Point: WA-upl dp
_ Slope (%): 5
Datum:
soii Map unit Name: Pacolet Sandy loam 2 to 8/o slope NWI classification:
Are climatic / hydrolo ic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? Yes �✓ No Q(If no, explain in Remarks.)
Are Vegetation � Soil �, or Hydrology � significantly disturbed? Are "Normal Circumstances" present? Yes 0 No 0
Are Vegetation �, Soil Q, 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?
All three criteria not met.
HYDROLOGY
Yes 0 No 0
Yes � No�
Yes � No �
Is the Sampled Area
within a Wetland? Yes 0 No 0
Wetland Hydrology Indicators: Secondarv Indicators (minimum of two reauired)
Primarv Indicators (minimum of one is reauired; check all that apqlv) ❑ Surface Soil Cracks (B6)
❑ Surface Water (A1) ❑ True Aquatic Plants (B14) ❑ Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (68)
❑ High Water Table (A2) ❑ Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (C1) ❑ Drainage Patterns (B10)
❑ Saturation (A3) ❑ Oxidized Rhizospheres on Living Roots (C3) ❑ Moss Trim Lines (B16)
❑ Water Marks (B1) � Presence of Reduced Iron (C4) ❑ Dry-Season Water Table (C2)
❑ Sediment Deposits (62) ❑ Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6) ❑ Crayfish Burrows (C8)
❑ Drift Deposits (63) ❑ Thin Muck Surface (C7) ❑ Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9)
❑ Algal Mat or Crust (B4) ❑ Other (Explain in Remarks) ❑ Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1)
❑ Iron Deposits (B5) ❑ Geomorphic Position (D2)
❑ Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (B7) ❑ Shallow Aquitard (D3)
� Water-Stained Leaves (B9) ❑ Microtopographic Relief (D4)
�Aquatic Fauna (613) ❑ FAC-Neutral Test (D5)
Field Observations:
Surface Water Present? Yes 0 No ✓Q Depth (inches):
Water Table Present? Yes 0 No 0✓ Depth (inches):
Saturation Present? Yes Q No �✓ Depth (inches): Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes n No �
includes ca illa frin e
Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available:
Remarks:
No hydrology indicators present. Hydrology criteria met.
US Army Corps of Engineers Eastern Mountains and Piedmont — Version 2.0

VEGETATION (Five Strata) — Use scientific names of plants.
Absolute Dominant Indicator
Tree Stratum (Plot size: ) % Cover Species? Status
�, None
2.
3.
6.
50% of total cover:
Saplinq Stratum (Plot size: � 5' radius �
�. Prunus serotina
2. Liriodendron tulipifera
5.
6.
50% of total cover: 35
Shrub Stratum (Plot size: )
� None
4.
5.
50% of total cover:
Herb Stratum (Plot size: )
�, None
2.
3.
4.
6.
7.
8.
50% of total cover: 60
Woodv Vine Stratum (Plot size: 30' PBdIUS �
�. Lonicera japonica
4.
5.
= Total Cover
20°/a of total cover:
60 Y FACU
10 Y FACU
70 = Total Cover
20% of total cover: 14
= Total Cover
Sampling Point: WA-upl dp
Dominance Test worksheet:
Number of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: � (A)
Total Number of Dominant
Species Across All Strata: 3 (B)
Percent of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: � (A/B)
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 =
❑ 1- Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
❑ 2 - Dominance Test is >50%
❑ 3 - Prevalence Index is <_3.0'
❑ 4 - Morphological Adaptations' (Provide supporting
data in Remarks or on a separate sheet)
0 Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation' (Explain)
'Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must
be present, unless disturbed or problematic.
Definitions of Five Vegetation Strata:
20°/a of total cover:
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).
120 = Total Cover
20°/a of total cover: 24
5 Y FACU
5 = Total Cover
50% of total cover: 2•5 20% of total cover: �
Remarks: (Include photo numbers here or on a separate sheet.)
Hydrophytic vegetation not present.
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 n No�
US Army Corps of Engineers Eastern Mountains and Piedmont — Version 2.0

SOIL
Sampling Point: WA-upl d
Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators.
Depth Matrix Redox Features
(inches) Color (moistl % Color (moistl % Tvpe, Loc Texture Remarks
0-20+ 7.5YR 5/6 100 loam
'Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion,
Hydric Soil Indicators:
0 Histosol (A1)
❑ Histic Epipedon (A2)
❑ Black Histic (A3)
❑ Hydrogen Sulfide (A4)
❑ Stratified Layers (A5)
❑ 2 cm Muck (A10) (LRR N)
[] Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11;
[] Thick Dark Surface (Al2)
� Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) (LRR N,
MLRA 147, 148)
0 Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4)
❑ Sandy Redox (S5)
❑ Stripped Matrix (S6)
Restrictive Layer (if observed):
Type:
Depth (inches):
RM=Reduced Matrix, MS=Masked Sand Grains.
Remarks:
Hydric soil criteria not met.
ZLocation: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix.
Indicators for Problematic Hydric Sc
❑ Dark Surface (S7) 0 2 cm Muck (A10) (MLRA 147)
� Polyvalue Below Surface (S8) (MLRA 147, 148) ❑ Coast Prairie Redox (A16)
❑ Thin Dark Surface (S9) (MLRA 147, 148) (MLRA 147, 148)
❑ Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2) 0 Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19)
� Depleted Matrix (F3) (MLRA 136, 147)
D Redox Dark Surface (F6) 0 Very Shallow Dark Surface (TF12)
D Depleted Dark Surface (F7) � Other (Explain in Remarks)
� Redox Depressions (F8)
❑ Iron-Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR N,
MLRA 136)
0 Umbric Surface (F13) (MLRA 136, 122)
0 Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 148)
� Red Parent Material (F21) (MLRA 127, 147)
3lndicators of hydrophytic vegetation and
wetland hydrology must be present,
unless disturbed or problematic.
Hydric Soil Present? Yes ❑ No �
US Army Corps of Engineers Eastern Mountains and Piedmont — Version 2.0