20181723 Ver 1_Wetland Forms_2018_12_17_20181219

WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM — Eastern Mountains and Piedmont Region
ProjectlSite: Wilders Grove Landfill CitylCounty: Wake Sampling Date: 12/14/2018
Applicant/Owner: City of Raleigh State: NC Sampling Point: 01
Investigator(s): R. Johnson/ AECOM Section, Township, Range:
Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc.): Floodplain Local relief (concave, convex, none): Concave Slope (%): <1
Subregion (LRR or IVILRA): Lat: 35.78746 Long: -78.561438 Datum: WGS84
Soil Map Unit Name: Ud- Udorthents, loamy NWI classification: Upland
Are climatic I 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 No x
Are Vegetation Soil or Hydrology naturally problematic? (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.)
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS - Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc.
Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes x No Is the Sampled Area
Hydric Soil Present? Yes No x within a wetland? Yes No x
Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes No x
Remarks: Observed Classifications:
Cowardin:
NCWAM:
Riparian or Non -Riparian Intensively Managed: No
HYDROLOGY
wetland Hydrology Indicators:
Secondary Indicators (minimum of two reauired)
Primary Indicators (minimum of one is required; check all that apply)
_ Surface Soil Cracks (136)
Surface Water (Al)
_ True Aquatic Plants (B14)
_ Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (B8)
High Water Table (A2)
_ Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (C1)
—Drainage Patterns (1310)
Saturation (A3)
_ Oxidized Rhizospheres on Living Roots (C3)
_ Moss Trim Lines (B16)
Water Marks (131)
_ 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 (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 (139)
_ Microtopographic Relief (D4)
Aquatic Fauna (1313)
_ FAC -Neutral Test (D5)
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):
wetland Hydrology Present? Yes No x
(includes capillary fringe)
Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available:
Remarks:
No evidence of wetland hydrology
AECOM has prepared this form using "data -entered" copies of the wetland determination data form in Appendix
D in the Regional Supplement to the Corps of
Engineers Wetlands Delineation Manual: Eastern Mountains and Piedmont Region, Version 2.0, April 2012. The resulting data sheet uses The 2016 National Wetland Plant
List (0.3) Regional List.
US Army Corps of Engineers Eastern Mountains and Piedmont – Version 2.0

VEGETATION (Five Strata) - Use scientific names of plants.
70 - Total Cover
50% of total cover: 35 20% of total cover: 14
Sapling Stratum (Plot size: 30 ft )
1. Acer rubrum, Red Maple 20 Yes FAC
2.
3.
4.
6.
20 = Total Cover
50% of total cover: 10 20% of total cover: 4
Shrub Stratum (Plot size: 30 ft 1
1. Ligustrum japonicum, Japanese Privet 20 Yes UPL
3.
4.
6.
20 - Total Cover
50% of total cover: 10 20% of total cover: 4
Herb Stratum (Plot size: 30 ft )
1. Microstegium vimineum, Japanese Stilt Grass 60 Yes FAC
3.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
60 = Total Cover
50% of total cover: 30 20% of total cover: 12
Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size: 30 ft )
1. Vitis labrusca, Fox Grape 5 Yes FACU
3.
4.
Sampling Point:ol
Dominance Test worksheet:
Number of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 5 (A)
Total Number of Dominant
Species Across All Strata: 7 (B)
Percent of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAG: 71.4% (A/B)
Prevalence Index worksheet:
Absolute
Dominant Indicator
Tree Stratum (Plot size: 30 ft )
% Cover Species?
Status
1. Populus deltoides, Eastern Cottonwood
30
Yes
FAC
2. Liquidambar styraciflua, Sweet -Gum
20
Yes
FAC
3. Acer rubrum, Red Maple
20
Yes
FAC
4.
Column Totals: 175
(A)
570 (B)
5.
70 - Total Cover
50% of total cover: 35 20% of total cover: 14
Sapling Stratum (Plot size: 30 ft )
1. Acer rubrum, Red Maple 20 Yes FAC
2.
3.
4.
6.
20 = Total Cover
50% of total cover: 10 20% of total cover: 4
Shrub Stratum (Plot size: 30 ft 1
1. Ligustrum japonicum, Japanese Privet 20 Yes UPL
3.
4.
6.
20 - Total Cover
50% of total cover: 10 20% of total cover: 4
Herb Stratum (Plot size: 30 ft )
1. Microstegium vimineum, Japanese Stilt Grass 60 Yes FAC
3.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
60 = Total Cover
50% of total cover: 30 20% of total cover: 12
Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size: 30 ft )
1. Vitis labrusca, Fox Grape 5 Yes FACU
3.
4.
Sampling Point:ol
Dominance Test worksheet:
Number of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 5 (A)
Total Number of Dominant
Species Across All Strata: 7 (B)
Percent of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAG: 71.4% (A/B)
Prevalence Index worksheet:
Total % Cover of:
Multiply
by:
OBL species 0
x 1 =
0
FACW species 0
x 2 =
0
FAC species 150
x 3 =
450
FACU species 5
x 4 = 20
UPL species 20
x 5 =
100
Column Totals: 175
(A)
570 (B)
Prevalence Index = B/A = 3.26
Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
1 - Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
x 2 - Dominance Test is >50%
_ 3 - Prevalence Index is 53.0'
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
5 = Total Cover Vegetation
50% of total cover: 2.5 20% of total cover: 1 Present? Yes x No
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: 01
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 Loc Texture Remarks
0-3 10 YR 3/2 100% Sandy loam
3-18+ 10 YR 4/4 100% Sandy loam
D=DeDletion. RM=Reduced Matrix. MS=Masked Sand Grains.
Hydric Soil Indicators:
_ Histosol (A1)
_ Histic Epipedon (A2)
Black Histic (A3)
Hydrogen Sulfide (A4)
Stratified Layers (A5)
2 cm Muck (A10) (LRR N)
_ Depleted Below Dark Surface (All 1)
_ Thick Dark Surface (All 2)
Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) (LRR N,
MLRA 147, 148)
Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4)
_ Sandy Redox (S5)
_ Stripped Matrix (S6)
Type:
Depth (inches):
Remarks:
'Location: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix.
Indicators for Problematic Hydric Sc
Dark Surface (S7)
_ 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)
_ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19)
Depleted Matrix (F3)
(MLRA 136, 147)
_ Redox Dark Surface (F6)
_ Very Shallow Dark Surface (TF12)
_ Depleted Dark Surface (F7)
_ Other (Explain in Remarks)
_ Redox Depressions (F8)
Iron -Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR N,
MLRA 136)
Umbric Surface (F13) (MLRA 136, 122) 3indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and
_ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 148) wetland hydrology must be present,
_ Red Parent Material (F21) (MLRA 127, 147) unless disturbed or problematic.
Hydric Soil Present? Yes No x
US Army Corps of Engineers Eastern Mountains and Piedmont — Version 2.0

WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM — Eastern Mountains and Piedmont Region
ProjectlSite: Wilders Grove Landfill CitylCounty: Wake Sampling Date: 12/14/2018
Applicant/Owner: City of Raleigh State: NC Sampling Point: 02
Investigator(s): R. Johnson/ AECOM Section, Township, Range:
Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc.): Floodplain Local relief (concave, convex, none): Concave Slope (%): <1
Subregion (LRR or MLRA): MLRA 136 of LRR P Lat 35.786509 Long: -78.564371 Datum: WGS84
Soil Map Unit Name: Cha - Chewada NWI classification: Upland
Are climatic I 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 No x
Are Vegetation Soil or Hydrology naturally problematic? (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.)
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS - Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc.
Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes No x Is the Sampled Area
Hydric Soil Present? Yes No x within a wetland? Yes No x
Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes No x
Remarks: Observed Classifications:
Cowardin:
NCWAM:
Riparian or Non -Riparian Intensively Managed: No
HYDROLOGY
wetland Hydrology Indicators:
Secondary Indicators (minimum of two reauired)
Primary Indicators (minimum of one is required; check all that apply)
_ Surface Soil Cracks (136)
Surface Water (Al)
_ True Aquatic Plants (B14)
_ Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (B8)
High Water Table (A2)
_ Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (C1)
—Drainage Patterns (1310)
Saturation (A3)
_ Oxidized Rhizospheres on Living Roots (C3)
_ Moss Trim Lines (B16)
Water Marks (131)
_ 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 (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 (139)
_ Microtopographic Relief (D4)
Aquatic Fauna (1313)
_ FAC -Neutral Test (D5)
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):
wetland Hydrology Present? Yes No x
(includes capillary fringe)
Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available:
Remarks:
Abandoned floodplain of a small tributary. Stream incised 4 to 5 feet.
AECOM has prepared this form using "data -entered" copies of the wetland determination data form in Appendix
D in the Regional Supplement to the Corps of
Engineers Wetlands Delineation Manual: Eastern Mountains and Piedmont Region, Version 2.0, April 2012. The resulting data sheet uses The 2016 National Wetland Plant
List (0.3) Regional List.
US Army Corps of Engineers Eastern Mountains and Piedmont – Version 2.0

VEGETATION (Five Strata) - Use scientific names of plants.
80 - Total Cover
50% of total cover: 40 20% of total cover: 16
Sapling Stratum (Plot size: 30 ft )
1. Carpinus caroliniana, American Hornbeam 20 Yes FAC
2.
3.
4.
6.
20 = Total Cover
50% of total cover: 10 20% of total cover: 4
Shrub Stratum (Plot size: 30 ft 1
3.
4.
Sampling Point:02
nance
Number of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 2 (A)
Total Number of Dominant
Species Across All Strata: 4 (B)
Percent of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAG: 50.0% (A/B)
Prevalence Index worksheet:
Absolute
Dominant Indicator
Tree Stratum (Plot size: 30 ft )
% Cover Species?
Status
1. Quercus rubra, Northern Red Oak
30
Yes
FACU
2. Quercus alba, Northern White Oak
20
Yes
FACU
3• Liriodendron tulipifera, Tuliptree
10
No
FACU
4. Fagus grandifolia, American Beech
10
No
FACU
5. Liquidambar styraciflua, Sweet -Gum
10
No
FAC
80 - Total Cover
50% of total cover: 40 20% of total cover: 16
Sapling Stratum (Plot size: 30 ft )
1. Carpinus caroliniana, American Hornbeam 20 Yes FAC
2.
3.
4.
6.
20 = Total Cover
50% of total cover: 10 20% of total cover: 4
Shrub Stratum (Plot size: 30 ft 1
3.
4.
Sampling Point:02
nance
Number of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 2 (A)
Total Number of Dominant
Species Across All Strata: 4 (B)
Percent of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAG: 50.0% (A/B)
Prevalence Index worksheet:
Total % Cover of:
Multiply by:
OBL species 0
x 1 = 0
FACW species 0
x 2 = 0
FAC species 60
x 3 = 180
FACU species 70
x 4 = 280
UPL species n
x 5 = 0
Column Totals: 130
(A) 460 (B)
Prevalence Index = B/A = 3.54
Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
1 - Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
_ 2 - Dominance Test is >50%
_ 3 - Prevalence Index is 53.0'
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
6 be present, unless disturbed or problematic.
0 - Total Cover Definitions of Five Vegetation Strata:
50% of total cover: 0 20% of total cover: 0 Tree - Woody plants, excluding woody vines,
Herb Stratum (Plot size: 30 ft ) approximately 20 ft (6 m) or more in height and 3 in.
1. Microstegium vimineum, Japanese Stilt Grass 30 Yes FAC (7.6 cm) or larger in diameter at breast height (DBH).
3.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
n
30 = Total Cover
50% of total cover: 15 20% of total cover: 6
Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size: 30 ft )
1.
3.
4.
0 = Total Cover
50% of total cover: 0 20% of total cover: 0
Remarks: (Include photo numbers here or on a separate sheet.)
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 No x
US Army Corps of Engineers Eastern Mountains and Piedmont - Version 2.0

SOIL Sampling Point: 02
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
0-4 10 YR 3/2 100% Sandy loam
4-18+ 10 YR 4/3 100% Loamy sand
D=DeDletion. RM=Reduced Matrix. MS=Masked Sand Grains.
Hydric Soil Indicators:
_ Histosol (A1)
_ Histic Epipedon (A2)
Black Histic (A3)
Hydrogen Sulfide (A4)
Stratified Layers (A5)
2 cm Muck (A10) (LRR N)
_ Depleted Below Dark Surface (All 1)
_ Thick Dark Surface (All 2)
Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) (LRR N,
MLRA 147, 148)
Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4)
_ Sandy Redox (S5)
_ Stripped Matrix (S6)
Type:
Depth (inches):
Remarks:
'Location: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix.
Indicators for Problematic Hydric Sc
Dark Surface (S7)
_ 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)
_ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19)
Depleted Matrix (F3)
(MLRA 136, 147)
_ Redox Dark Surface (F6)
_ Very Shallow Dark Surface (TF12)
_ Depleted Dark Surface (F7)
_ Other (Explain in Remarks)
_ Redox Depressions (F8)
Iron -Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR N,
MLRA 136)
Umbric Surface (F13) (MLRA 136, 122) 3indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and
_ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 148) wetland hydrology must be present,
_ Red Parent Material (F21) (MLRA 127, 147) unless disturbed or problematic.
Hydric Soil Present? Yes No x
US Army Corps of Engineers Eastern Mountains and Piedmont — Version 2.0