20090847 Ver 1_401 Application_20090809

THE August 3, 2009
WOOTEN Ms. Cyndi Karoly - Supervisor
COMPANY NC. Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Raleigh Regional Office
E N G I N E E R I N G 401 Oversight/Express Review Permitting Unit
1650 Mail Service Center
P L A N N I N G Raleigh, NC 27699-1650
ARCHITECTURE
301 West 14th Street
Greenville NC 27834
09-0 847
PA III)
Re: Wastewater Collection System Extension for Edgecombe County Water and
Sewer District No. 5 - Phase II - NC 97 Corridor/Leggett Community
Edgecombe County
TWC No. 2488-DV
Ms. Karoly:
On behalf of Edgecombe County, we are sending you the following documents for
your review and approval for the above-referenced project:
• Five (5) copies of the PCN Form;
• Five (5) copies of the Authorizing Agreement;
• Five (5) copies of the Finding of No Significant Impact;
• Five (5) copies of the DWQ Stream Determination Report;
• Five (5) copies of Endangered Species Results for Edgecombe County;
• Five (5) copies of the USGS Topographic Map with the project area indicated;
• Five (5) copies of NRCS Custom Soil Report for Edgecombe County;
• Two (2) copies of 24"x36" plans;
• Three (3) copies of 1 1"x17" plans;
• One (1) check for $240.00 (#283182) made payable to "NC Division of Water
Quality"
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AUG 5 2009
DENR - WATER QUALITY
WETLANDS AND STDRMWATER BRANCH
252.757.1096
fax [phone]
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I trust the above information is sufficient for your review; however, if you should
have any questions or require additional information, please do not hesitate to contact
us.
Best Regards,
THE WOOTEN COMPANY
an S. Fish , E.I.
Enclosures: As noted above
Cc: Michael Matthews, Director of Water & Sewer, Edgecombe County
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Corps action ID no.
DWQ project no.
Form Version 1.3 Dec 10 2008
Pre-Construction Notification (PCN) Form
A. Applicant Information
1. Processing
Au PA I ID
1 a. Type(s) of approval sought from the
Corps: N/A
El Section 404 Permit ? Section 10 Permit
1b. Specify Nationwide Permit (NWP) number: or General Permit (GP) number:
1c. Has the NWP or GP number been verified by the Corps? ? Yes ® No
1d. Type(s) of approval sought from the DWQ (check all that apply):
® 401 Water Quality Certification - Regular ? Non-404 Jurisdictional General Permit
? 401 Water Quality Certification - Express ® Riparian Buffer Authorization
1 e. Is this notification solely for the record
because written approval is not required? For the record only for DWQ 401
Certification:
? Yes ® No For the record only for Corps Permit:

? Yes ® No
1f. Is payment into a mitigation bank or in-lieu fee program proposed for mitigation
of impacts? If so, attach the acceptance letter from mitigation bank or in-lieu
fee program. ? Yes ® No
1 g. Is the project located in any of NC's twenty coastal counties. If yes, answer 1 h
below. ? Yes ® No
1 h. Is the project located within a NC DCM Area of Environmental Concern (AEC)? ? Yes ® No
2. Project Information
2a. Name of project: Wastewater Collection & Transportation System NC HWY 97 Corridor/Leggett
Community
2b. County: Edgecombe
2c. Nearest municipality / town: Leggett
2d. Subdivision name: N/A
2e. NCDOT only, T.I.P. or state
project no: N/A
3. Owner Information
3a. Name(s) on Recorded Deed: Edgecombe County
3b. Deed Book and Page No. N/A
3c. Responsible Party (for LLC if
applicable): Lorenzo Carmon, County Manager
3d. Street address: 201 St. Andrews St n. g,
3e. City, state, zip: Tarboro, North Carolina 27886
3f. Telephone no.: [phone]
3g. Fax no.: [phone] aus
3h. Email address: [e-mail] WET LAWS LAWS AN
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PCN Form - Version 1.3 December 10, 2008 Version
4. Applicant Information (if different from owner)
4a. Applicant is: ? Agent ? Other, specify:
4b. Name: Same as Owner
4c. Business name
(if applicable):
4d. Street address:
4e. City, state, zip:
M. Telephone no.:
4g. Fax no.:
4h. Email address:
5. Agent/Consultant Information (if applicable)
5a. Name: A. Slade Harvin, P.E.
5b. Business name
(if applicable): The Wooten Company
5c. Street address: 301 West 14th Street
5d. City, state, zip: Greenville, North Carolina 27834
5e. Telephone no.: [phone]
5f. Fax no.: [phone]
5g. Email address: sharvin®thewootencompany.com
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PCN Form - Version 1.3 December 10, 2008 Version
B. Project Information and Prior Project History
1. Property Identification
1a. Property identification no. (tax PIN or parcel ID):
NC HWY 33
Beginning:
Latitude: 35.990833 Longitude: - 77.583519
Ending:
Latitude: 35.987089 Longitude: - 77.578528
NC HWY 97
Beginning:
Latitude: 35.993656 Longitude: - 77.572456
Ending:
Latitude: 35.973267 Longitude: - 77.714797
1 b. Site coordinates (in decimal degrees):
Battleboro Road (SR 1407)
Beginning:
Latitude: 36.003167 Longitude: - 77.686306
Ending:
Latitude: 35.990364 Longitude: - 77.657100
New Hope Church Road (SR 1408)
Beginning:
Latitude: 35.990364 Longitude: - 77.657100
Ending:
Latitude: 35.961441 Longitude: - 77.653389
1 c. Property size: 9.05 acres
2. Surface Waters
2a. Name of nearest body of water (stream, river, etc.) to

proposed project: Leggett Canal, a tributary to Swift Creek
2b. Water Quality Classification of nearest receiving water: WS-IV; NSW; C
2c. River basin: Tar-Pamilico
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PCN Form - Version 1.3 December 10, 2008 Version
3. Project Description
3a. Describe the existing conditions on the site and the general land use in the vicinity of the project at the time of this
application:
Currently the site is located within NC DOT right-of-way and permanent utility easements when line deviates from right-of-
way. The exsiting crossing locations are in good condition. The canals are located in a rural, low-density developed area
of Edgecombe County. The general land uses in the vicintiy of the project are open/cultivated fields and single home
residences, with four schools within the project area.
3b. List the total estimated acreage of all existing wetlands on the property:
0
3c. List the total estimated linear feet of all existing streams (intermittent and perennial) on the property:
317 LF
3d. Explain the purpose of the proposed project:
The project aims to provide a sanitary wastewater collection and transportation system for the Town of Leggett, Phillips
School, Coker-Wimberly School, and a portion of the NC HWY 97 corridor.
3e. Describe the overall project in detail, including the type of equipment to be used:
The project will involve the installation of a 8 and 10-inch gravity sewer lines, 4 through 8-inch force mains, and 4 pump
stations. A trackhoe will be used to dig the trenches for laying the sewer lines.
4. Jurisdictional Determinations
4a. Have jurisdictional wetland or stream determinations by the
Corps or State been requested or obtained for this property /
project (including all prior phases) in the past? ® Yes ? No ? Unknown
Comments: Stream determinations have been completed by
the NCDWQ.
4b. If the Corps made the jurisdictional determination, what type
? Preliminary ? Final
of determination was made?
4c. If yes, who delineated the jurisdictional areas? Agency/Consultant Company:
Name (if known): Other:
4d. If yes, list the dates of the Corps jurisdictional determinations or State determinations and attach documentation
.
June 2"d, 2009 DWQ Determination
5. Project History
5a. Have permits or certifications been requested or obtained for ? Yes ® No ? Unknown
this project (including all prior phases) in the past?
5b. If yes, explain in detail according to "help file" instructions.
6. Future Project Plans
6a. Is this a phased project? ? Yes ® No
6b. If yes, explain.
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PCN Form - Version 1.3 December 10, 2008 Version
C. Proposed Impacts Inventory
1. Impacts Summary
1 a. Which sections were completed below for your project (check all that apply):
? Wetlands ® Streams - tributaries ® Buffers
? Open Waters ? Pond Construction
2. Wetland Impacts
If there are wetland impacts proposed on the site, then complete this question for each wetland area impacted.
2a. 2b. 2c. 2d. 2e. 2f.
Wetland impact Type of jurisdiction
number - Type of impact Type of wetland Forested (Corps - 404, 10 Area of impact
Permanent (P) or (if known) DWQ - non-404, other) (acres)
Temporary T
W 1 ? P ? T ? Yes ? Corps
? No ? DWQ
W2 ? P ? T ? Yes ? Corps
? No ? DWQ
W3 ? PEI T ? Yes ? Corps
? No ? DWQ
W4 ? P ? T ? Yes ? Corps
? No ? DWQ
W5 ? P ? T ? Yes ? Corps
? No ? DWQ
W6 ? P ? T ? Yes ? Corps
? No ? DWQ
2g. Total wetland impacts
2h. Comments: No wetland impacts are anticipated. We will be directionally drilling under any stream-related wetlands. The
installation of the force main will be five (5) feet off of the edge of pavement, therefore, will be out of the wetlands that are near
the roadways.
3. Stream Impacts
If there are perennial or intermittent stream impacts (including temporary impacts) proposed on the site, then complete this
question for all stream sites impacted.
3a. 3b. 3c. 3d. 3e. 3f. 3g.
Stream impact Type of impact Stream name Perennial Type of jurisdiction Average Impact
number - (PER) or (Corps - 404, 10 stream length
Permanent (P) or
Temporary (T) intermittent
(INT)? DWQ - non-404, width (linear
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other) (feet) ee
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S1 ? P ®T Open Cut Gravity
Sewer Line Leggett Canal ? PER
® INT ? Corps
® DWQ 23 23

S2 ? P ®T Open Cut Gravity Unnamed
Tributary to ? PER ? Corps
20
20
Sewer Line Leggett Canal ® INT ® DWQ
S3 ? P ? T ? PER ? Corps
? INT ? DWQ
S4 ? P ? T ? PER ? Corps
? INT ? DWQ
S5 ? P ? T ? PER ? Corps
? INT ? DWQ
S6 ? P ? T ? PER ? Corps
? INT ?DWQ
3h. Total stream and tributary impacts 43
3i. Comments: Leggett Canal and the unnamed tributary will only be temporarily disturbed during the construction process.
They will be returned to their previous condition after construction activities.
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PCN Form - Version 1.3 December 10, 2008 Version
4. Open Water Impacts
If there are proposed impacts to lakes, ponds, estuaries, tributaries, sounds, the Atlantic Ocean, or any other open water of
the U.S. then individually list all open water impacts below.
4a.
Open water
impact number -
Permanent (P)
or Temporary
T 4b.
Name of waterbody
(if applicable) 4c.

Type of impact 4d.

Waterbody type 4e.

Area of impact (acres)
01 ?P?T
02 ?P?T
03 ?P?T
04 ?P?T
4C Total open water impacts
4g. Comments: There are no open water impacts.
5. Pond or Lake Construction
If and or lake construction proposed, then complete the chart below.
5a.

Pond ID 5b.

Proposed use or purpose of 5c.
Wetland Impacts (acres) 5d.
Stream Impacts (feet) 5e.
Upland
(acres)
number pond
Flooded
Filled
Excavated
Flooded
Filled
Excavated
Flooded
P1
P2
5f. Total
5g. Comments: There is no pond or lake construction.
5h. Is a dam high hazard permit required?
? Yes ? No If yes, permit ID no:
5i. Expected pond surface area (acres):
5j. Size of pond watershed (acres):
5k. Method of construction:
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PCN Form - Version 1.3 December 10, 2008 Version
6. Buffer Impacts (for DWO)
If project will impact a protected riparian buffer, then complete the chart below. If yes, then individually list all buffer impacts
below. If an impacts require mitigation, then you MUST fill out Section D of this form.
6a.
? Neuse ® Tar-Pamlico ? Other:
Project is in which protected basin? ? Catawba ? Randleman
6b. 6c. 6d. 6e. 6f. 6g.
Buffer impact
number - Reason Buffer Zone 1 impact Zone 2 impact
Permanent (P) for impact Stream name mitigation (square feet) (square feet)
or Temporary required?
T

Bi ? P ®T Sewer
Line
Leggett Canal ? Yes 83.5 LF * 8 LF = 48 LF * 8 LF =

Installation ® No 668 Sq Ft 384 Sq Ft

B2 ? P ®T Sewer
Line Unnamed Tributary to ? Yes 74 LF * 8 LF = 46 LF * 8 LF =

Installation Leggett Canal ® No 592 Sq Ft 368 Sq Ft
B3 ? P ? T ? Yes
? No
6h. Total buffer impacts 1,260 Sq Ft 752 Sq Ft
6i. Comments: The impact to buffers will be temporary and site will be restored after construction.
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PCN Form - Version 1.3 December 10, 2008 Version
D. Impact Justification and Mitigation
1. Avoidance and Minimization
1 a. Specifically describe measures taken to avoid or minimize the proposed impacts in designing project.
The sewer line will only cross Leggett Canal and the unnamed tributary at a single location respectively and will be kept at the
shallowest depth possible. The crossing will take place in a single location that will intersect at an approximate angle of 90
degrees.
1 b. Specifically describe measures taken to avoid or minimize the proposed impacts through construction techniques.
Minimizing trench width, minimizing sediment runoff by using sedimentation and erosion control measures, directionally-drilling
under all perennial streams and immediate seeding and mulching.
2. Compensatory Mitigation for Impacts to Waters of the U.S. or Waters of the State
2a. Does the project require Compensatory Mitigation for
impacts to Waters of the U.S. or Waters of the State? ? Yes ® No
2b. If yes, mitigation is required by (check all that apply): ? DWQ ? Corps

2c. If yes, which mitigation option will be used for this project? ? Mitigation bank
? Payment to in-lieu fee program
? Permittee Responsible Mitigation
3. Complete if Using a Mitigation Bank
3a. Name of Mitigation Bank:
3b. Credits Purchased (attach receipt and letter) Type Quantity
3c. Comments:
4. Complete if Making a Payment to In-lieu Fee Program
4a. Approval letter from in-lieu fee program is attached. ? Yes
4b. Stream mitigation requested: linear feet
4c. If using stream mitigation, stream temperature: ? warm ? cool ?cold
4d. Buffer mitigation requested (DWQ only): square feet
4e. Riparian wetland mitigation requested: acres
4f. Non-riparian wetland mitigation requested: acres
4g. Coastal (tidal) wetland mitigation requested: acres
4h. Comments:
5. Complete if Using a Permittee Responsible Mitigation Plan
5a. If using a permittee responsible mitigation plan, provide a description of the proposed mitigation plan.
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PCN Form - Version 1.3 December 10, 2008 Version
6. Buffer Mitigation (State Regulated Riparian Buffer Rules) - required by DWQ
6a. Will the project result in an impact within a protected riparian buffer that requires
buffer mitigation? ? Yes ® No
6b. If yes, then identify the square feet of impact to each zone of the riparian buffer that requires mitigation. Calculate the
amount of mitigation required.

Zone 6c.
Reason for impact 6d.
Total impact
(square feet)
Multiplier 6e.
Required mitigation
(square feet)
Zone 1 3 (2 for Catawba)
Zone 2 1.5
6f. Total buffer mitigation required:
6g. If buffer mitigation is required, discuss what type of mitigation is proposed (e.g., payment to private mitigation bank,
permittee responsible riparian buffer restoration, payment into an approved in-lieu fee fund).
6h. Comments:
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PCN Form - Version 1.3 December 10, 2008 Version
E. Stormwater Management and Diffuse Flow Plan (required by DWQ)
1. Diffuse Flow Plan
1 a. Does the project include or is it adjacent to protected riparian buffers identified ® Yes ? No
within one of the NC Riparian Buffer Protection Rules?
1 b. If yes, then is a diffuse flow plan included? If no, explain why.
Comments: This project only creates 10,678 square feet of impervious surface from ? Yes ® No
the gravel drives, manhole lids, valve vaults, and pump stations so it does not need
a diffuse flow plan.
2. Stormwater Management Plan
2a. What is the overall percent imperviousness of this project? 2.7%
2b. Does this project require a Stormwater Management Plan? ? Yes ® No
2c. If this project DOES NOT require a Stormwater Management Plan, explain why: This project only creates 10,678
square feet of impervious surface.
2d. If this project DOES require a Stormwater Management Plan, then provide a brief, narrative description of the plan:
N/A
? Certified Local Government
2e. Who will be responsible for the review of the Stormwater Management Plan? ? DWQ Stormwater Program
? DWQ 401 Unit
3. Certified Local Government Stormwater Review
3a. In which local government's jurisdiction is this project? N/A
? Phase II
3b. Which of the following locally-implemented stormwater management programs ? NSW
? USMP
apply (check all that apply): ? Water Supply Watershed
? other:
3c. Has the approved Stormwater Management Plan with proof of approval been ? Yes ? No
attached?
4. DWO Stormwater Program Review
? Coastal counties

4a. Which of the following state-implemented stormwater management programs apply ? HQW
? ORW
(check all that apply):
? Session Law 2006-246
? Other:
4b. Has the approved Stormwater Management Plan with proof of approval been
attached? ? Yes ? No
5. DWQ 401 Unit Stormwater Review
5a. Does the Stormwater Management Plan meet the appropriate requirements? ? Yes ? No
5b. Have all of the 401 Unit submittal requirements been met? ? Yes ? No
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F. Supplementary Information
1. Environmental Documentation (DWO Requirement)
1 a. Does the project involve an expenditure of public (federal/state/local) funds or the Yes
® ? No
use of public (federal/state) land?
1 b. If you answered "yes" to the above, does the project require preparation of an
environmental document pursuant to the requirements of the National or State ® Yes ? No
(North Carolina) Environmental Policy Act (NEPA/SEPA)?
1 c. If you answered "yes" to the above, has the document review been finalized by the
State Clearing House? (If so, attach a copy of the NEPA or SEPA final approval
letter.) ® Yes ? No
Comments: Attached
2. Violations (DWQ Requirement)
2a. Is the site in violation of DWQ Wetland Rules (15A NCAC 2H .0500), Isolated
Wetland Rules (15A NCAC 2H .1300), DWQ Surface Water or Wetland Standards, ? Yes ® No
or Riparian Buffer Rules (15A NCAC 2B .0200)?
2b. Is this an after-the-fact permit application? ? Yes ® No
2c. If you answered "yes" to one or both of the above questions, provide an explanation of the violation(s):
3. Cumulative Impacts (DWQ Requirement)
3a. Will this project (based on past and reasonably anticipated future impacts) result in ? Yes ® No
additional development, which could impact nearby downstream water quality?
3b. If you answered "yes" to the above, submit a qualitative or quantitative cumulative impact analysis in accordance with the
most recent DWQ policy. If you answered "no," provide a short narrative description.
This project provide sewer to residents and three (3) schools which are experiencing failing septic tank. One
school with a WWTP is being added to all for the school to decommission the failing WWTP.
4. Sewage Disposal (DWO Requirement)
4a. Clearly detail the ultimate treatment methods and disposition (non-discharge or discharge) of wastewater generated from
the proposed project, or available capacity of the subject facility.
All of the wastewater collected in this system will be pumped via force main lines to the Rocky Mount Wastewater Treatment
Facility.
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5. Endangered Species and Designated Critical Habitat (Corps Requirement)
5a. Will this project occur in or near an area with federally protected species or ? Yes No
®
habitat?
5b. Have you checked with the USFWS concerning Endangered Species Act ? Yes ® No
impacts?
5c. If yes, indicate the USFWS Field Office you have contacted. El Raleigh
? Asheville
5d. What data sources did you use to determine whether your site would impact Endangered Species or Designated Critical
Habitat?
www.saw.usace.army.mil/wetlands/esa
Website supplied in PCN instruction documents. NC NHP Quad Search and County Search results attached. The
Tarboro Quad in Edgecombe County was used to decide if there are any impacts. Project will be within NCDOT right-of-
way and permanent utility easements.
6. Essential Fish Habitat (Corps Requirement)
6a. Will this project occur in or near an area designated as essential fish habitat? ? Yes ® No
6b. What data sources did you use to determine whether your site would impact Essential Fish Habitat?
http://ocean. Floridamarine.org/efh_coral/ims/viewer.htm
Website supplied in PCN instruction documents.
7. Historic or Prehistoric Cultural Resources (Corps Requirement)
7a. Will this project occur in or near an area that the state, federal or tribal
governments have designated as having historic or cultural preservation
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t
N ? Yes ® No
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us (e.g.,
ational Historic Trust designation or properties significant in
North Carolina history and archaeology)?
7b. What data sources did you use to determine whether your site would impact historic or archeological resources?
National Register of Historic Places
8. Flood Zone Designation (Corps Requirement)
8a. Will this project occur in a FEMA-designated 100-year floodplain? ® Yes ? No
8b. If yes, explain how project meets FEMA requirements: This project meets FEMA requirements because the only
installation is below ground sewer lines and force mains and all pump station rim elevations are set above the 100-year
flood elevations.
8c. What source(s) did you use to make the floodplain determination? NC Flood Maps
A. Slade Harvin, P.E. ?l?/off
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Applicant/Agent's Printed Name Applicant/Agent's ignature Date
(Agent's signature is valid only if an authorization letter from the applicant
is rovided.
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AUTHORIZING AGREEMENT
PROPERTY LEGAL DESCRIPTION:
LOT NO. N/A PLAN NO. N/A PARCEL ID: N/A
STREET ADDRESS: SR 1407 (Battleboro-Leggett Road) NC Highway 97, SR 1408
(New Hone Church Road). NC Highway 33
Please print:
Property Owner: EdRecombe County
Property Owner: N/A
The undersigned, registered property owners of the above noted property, do hereby authorize
A. Slade Harvin. P.E. of The Wooten Company
(Contractor / Agent) (Name of consulting firm)
to act on my behalf and take all actions necessary for the processing, issuance and acceptance of
this permit or certification and any and all standard and special conditions attached.
Property Owner's Address (if different than property above):
201 St. Andrews St. Tarboro NC 27886
Telephone: _ [phone]
We hereby certify the above information submitted in this application is true and accurate to the
best of our knowled e.
N/A
Authorized Signature Authorized Signature
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SUBJECT: Edgecombe Water and Sewer District No. 5
Proposed Wastewater Collection and Transport System
Finding of No Significant Impact
TO: Project File
The attached Environmental Assessment has been prepared and reviewed in
accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act, as amended (42 U.S.C.
6941 st seq.); the Council on Environmental Quality Regulations for
Implementing the Procedural Provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act
(40 CFR Parts 1500.1508); and 7 CFR Part 1794, Rural Utilities Service's
Environmental Policies and Procedures. Upon review of the environmental
documentation included and referenced in the Environmental Assessment, I find
that the proposed project will not have a significant impact on the human
environment and for which an Environmental Impact Statement will not be
prepared.
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Director Dee Freeman
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Ryan Fisher
The Wooten Company
301 West 14`h Street
Greenville NC 27834
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BASIN: Edgecombe County
Neuse River
(15A NCAC 2B .0233) Tar-Pamlico }?
(ISA NCAC 213 .0259)
E hemeraUIntermittent/Perennial Determination
Isolated Wetland Determination
Project Name: Edgecombe/Leggett Sewer Improvement
Location/Directions: Project is a sewer line installation along the Hwy 97 Corridor in Edgecombe Co.
Subject Stream: UT to and Beech Branch, Falling Run, Key Branch, and Swift Creek
*E/IIP = Ephemeral/Intermittent/perennial
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North Carolina Division of Water Quality Raleigh Regional Office Surface Water Protection Phone [phone]
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Explanation: The feature(s) listed above has or have been located on the Soil Survey of Edgecombe County, North
Carolina or the most recent copy of the USGS Topographic map at a 1:24,000 scale. Each feature that is checked
"Not Subject" has been determined not to be a stream or is not present on the property. Features that are checked
"Subject" have been located on the property and possess characteristics that qualify it to be a stream. There may be
other streams located on your property that do not show up on the maps referenced above but, still may be
considered jurisdictional according to the US Army Corps of Engineers and/or to the Division of Water Quality.
This on-site determination shall expire five (5) years from the date of this letter. Landowners or affected
parties that dispute a determination made by the DWQ or Delegated Local Authority that a surface water
exists and that it is subject to the buffer rule may request a determination by the Director. A request for a
determination by the Director shall be referred to the Director in writing c% Cyndi Karoly, DWQ
Wetlands/401 Unit, 2321 Crabtree Blvd., Raleigh, NC 27604-2260. Individuals that dispute a determination
by the DWQ or Delegated Local Authority that "°exempts" a surface water from the buffer rule may ask for
an ad judicatory hearing. You must act within 60 days of the date that you receive this letter. Applicants are
hereby notified that the 60-day statutory appeal time does not start until the affected a (including
downstream and adjacent landowners) is notified of this decision. DWQ recommends that the applicant
conduct this notification in order to be certain that third party appeals are made in a timely manner. To ask
for a hearing, send a written petition, which conforms to Chapter 150B of the North Carolina General
Statutes to the Office of Administrative Hearings, 6714 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, N.C. 27699-6714. This
determination is final and binding unless you ask for a hearing within 60 days.
The (owner/future owners) should notify the Division of Water Quality
(including Federal Agencies) of this decision concerning any future corresponde ces reardna he subject pro erty and
(stated above). This project may require a Section 404/401 Permit for the proposed activity. Any inquiries
should be directed to the Division of Water Quality (Central Office) at (919)-733-1786, and the US Army
Corp of Engineers (Raleigh Regulatory Field Office) at (919)-876-8441.
Respectfully,
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Environmental Specialist
cc: Wetlands/ Stormwater Branch, 2321 Crabtree Blvd, Suite 250, Raleigh, NC 27604
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Endangered Species, Threatened Species,Federal Species of
Concern, and Candidate Species,
Edgecombe County, North Carolina
Updated: 01-31-2008
Common Name
Vertebrate:
American eel
Bald eagle
Carolina madtom
Eastern Henslow's sparrow
Pinewoods shiner
Red-cockaded woodpecker
Roanoke bass
Southern hognose snake
Invertebrate:
Atlantic pigtoe
Green floater
Tar River spinymussel
Yellow lampmussel
Yellow lance
Vascular Plant:
Nonvascular Plant:
Lichen:
Scientific name
Anguilla rostrata
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Noturus furiosus
Ammodramus henslowii
susurrans
Lythrurus matutinus
Picoides borealis
Ambloplites cavifrons
Heterodon simus
Fusconaia masoni
Lasmigona subviridis
Elliptio steinstansana
Lampsilis cariosa
Elliptio lanceolata
Federal Record Status
Status
FSC
BGPA
FSC
FSC
FSC
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FSC
FSC
FSC
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FSC
FSC
Current
Current
Current
Current
Current
Historic
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Historic
Definitions of Federal Status Codes:
E = endangered. A taxon "in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant portion of its range."
T = threatened. A taxon "likely to become endangered within the foreseeable future throughout all or a
Edgecombe County Endangered Species, Threatened Species,Federal ... http://www.fws.gov/nc-es/es/cntylist/edgecombe.htm
significant portion of its range."
C = candidate. A taxon under consideration for official listing for which there is sufficient information to
support listing. (Formerly "C1" candidate species.)
BGPA =Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act. See below.
FSC = federal species of concern. A species under consideration for listing, for which there is
insufficient information to support listing at this time. These species may or may not be listed in the
future, and many of these species were formerly recognized as "C2" candidate species.
T(S/A) = threatened due to similarity of appearance. A taxon that is threatened due to similarity of
appearance with another listed species and is listed for its protection. Taxa listed as T(S/A) are not
biologically endangered or threatened and are not subject to Section 7 consultation. See below.
EXP = experimental population. A taxon listed as experimental (either essential or nonessential).
Experimental, nonessential populations of endangered species (e.g., red wolf) are treated as threatened
species on public land, for consultation purposes, and as species proposed for listing on private land.
P = proposed. Taxa proposed for official listing as endangered or threatened will be noted as "PE" or
"PT", respectively.
Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act (BGPA):
In the July 9, 2007 Federal Register( 72:37346-37372), the bald eagle was declared recovered, and
removed (de-listed) from the Federal List of Threatened and Endangered wildlife. This delisting took
effect August 8,2007. After delisting, the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act (Eagle Act) (16 U.S.C
668-668d) becomes the primary law protecting bald eagles. The Eagle Act prohibits take of bald and
golden eagles and provides a statutory definition of "take" that includes "disturb". The USFWS has
developed National Bald Eagle Management Guidelines to provide guidance to land managers,
landowners, and others as to how to avoid disturbing bald eagles. For mor information, visit
htti)://www.ftvs.p-ov/mijzratorvbirds/baldeav-1e.htm
Threatened due to similarity of aaaearance(T(S/A
In the November 4, 1997 Federal Register (55822-55825), the northern population of the bog turtle
(from New York south to Maryland) was listed as T (threatened), and the southern population (from
Virginia south to Georgia) was listed as T(S/A) (threatened due to similarity of appearance). The T(S/A)
designation bans the collection and interstate and international commercial trade of bog turtles from the
southern population. The T(S/A) designation has no effect on land management activities by private
landowners in North Carolina, part of the southern population of the species. In addition to its official
status as T(S/A), the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service considers the southern population of the bog turtle as
a Federal species of concern due to habitat loss.
Definitions of Record Status:
Current - the species has been observed in the county within the last 50 years.
Historic - the species was last observed in the county more than 50 years ago.
Obscure - the date and/or location of observation is uncertain.
Incidental/migrant - the species was observed outside of its normal range or habitat.
Probable/potential - the species is considered likely to occur in this county based on the proximity of
known records (in adjacent counties), the presence of potentially suitable habitat, or both.
NC NHP Quad Search Page 1 of 1
NC NHP Quad Search Results
New Search
Returned Elements: 15 using: TARBORO
[Invertebrate Animal 101 [Natural Community 1] [Vertebrate Animal 4]
Major State Federal State Global Mao --
Grou Scientific Name Common Name Status Status Rank Rank Quad Status Habitat
Invertebrate Alasmidonta undulata Triangle Floater T None S2 G4 Tarboro-Current Link
Animal
Invertebrate Elliptio lanceolata Yellow Lance E FSC S1 G2G3 Tarboro-Current Link
Animal
Invertebrate Elliptio roanokensis Roanoke Slabshell T None S1 G3 Tarboro-Current Link
Animal
Invertebrate Elliptio steinstansana Tar River Spinymussel E E S1 G1 Tarboro-Current L..ink
Animal
Invertebrate Fusconaia masoni Atlantic Pigtoe E FSC S1 G2 Tarboro-Current Link
Animal
Invertebrate
Animal Lampsilis carioca Yellow Lampmussel E FSC S1 G3G4 Tarboro-Current Link
Invertebrate L
Animal ampsilis radiata Eastern Lampmussel T None SlIS2 G5 Tarboro-Current Link
Invertebrate
Animal Lasmigona subviridis Green Floater E FSC S1 G3 Tarboro-Historical Link
Invertebrate Orconectes carolinensis North Carolina Spiny SC None S3 G3 Tarboro-Current Link
Animal Crayfish
Invertebrate Strophitus undulatus Creeper T None S2 G5 Tarboro-Historical
Link
Animal
Natural Coastal plain levee forest None None None S4 G5T5 Tarboro-Current Link
Community (brownwatersubtype)
Vertebrate Ambloplites cavifrons Roanoke Bass SR FSC S2 G3 Tarboro-Obscure Link
Animal
Vertebrate Haliaeetus leucocephalus Bald Eagle T None S3B,S3N G5 Tarboro-Current Link
Animal
Vertebrate Necturus lewisi Neuse River Waterdog SC None S3 G3 Tarboro-Current Link
Animal
Vertebrate Noturus furiosus Carolina Madtom T FSC S2 G2 Tarboro-Current Link
Animal ---...... -_
NC NHP database updated on: Friday, January 9th, 2009.
Search performed on Wednesday, 15 July 2009 @ 15:16:20 EDST
Explanation of-Codes
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NC NHP County Element Search
NC NHP County Element Search Results
New Search
Page 1 of 2
Returned Elements: 33 using: EDGECOMBE ALL
[Animal As semblage 1 ] [Invertebrate Animal 141 [Natural Community 4] [Vascular Plant 5] [Vertebrate Animal 9]
Major Group Scientific Name Common Name State Federal State Global County - Map -
Status Status Rank Rank Status Habitat
Animal
Assemblage Colonial Wading Bird Colony None None None S3 GNR Edgecombe Link
- Current
Invertebrate
Animal Alasmidonta undulata Triangle Floater T None S2 G4 Edgecombe
Link
- Current
Invertebrate
Animal Baetisca becki A Mayfly SR None S1 G2G3 Edgecombe Link
- Current -
Invertebrate
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- Current
Invertebrate
Animal Elliptio lanceolata Yellow Lance E FSC S1 G2G3 Edgecombe Link
- Current
Invertebrate
Animal Elliptio roanokensis Roanoke Slabshell T None S1 G3 Edgecombe Link
- Current
Invertebrate
Animal Elliptio steinstansana Tar River Spinymussel E E S1 G1 Edgecombe Link
-Current - -
Inver n mtebrate Fusconaia masoni Atlantic Pigtoe E FSC S1 G2 Edgecombe Link
- Current - --
Invertebrate
Animal Lampsilis cariosa Yellow Lampmussel E FSC S1 G3G4 Edgecombe Link
- Current ----
Invertebrate
Animal Lampsilisradiata Eastern Lampmussel T None S1S2 G5 Edgecombe Link
- Current
Invertebrate
Animal Lasmigona subviridis Green Floater E FSC S1 G3 Edgecombe Link
- Current ------
Invertebrate
Animal Leptodea ochracea Tidewater Mucket T None S1 G3G4 Edgecombe Link
- Current -
Invertebrate
Animal Neurocordulia molesta Smoky Shadowdragon SR None S2S3 G4 Edgecombe Link
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Invertebrate
Animal Strophitus undulatus Creeper T None S2 G5 Edgecombe
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Natural Coastal plain bottomland
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Natural Coastal plain levee forest
Community (brownwater subtype)
Natural Coastal plain small stream
Community swamp (blackwater subtype)
Natural Cypress--gum swamp
Community (brownwater subtype)
Vascular
Plant Carex crus-corvi
Vascular
Plant Desmodium fernaldii
Vascular
Plant Didiplis diandra
Vascular
Plant Hottonia inflata
Vascular

Plant Ranunculus flabellaris
Vertebrate
Animal
Ambloplites cavifrons
Vertebrate Ammodramus henslowii
Animal susurrans
- Current ----
None None None S4 G5T5 Edgecombe Link
- Current - -
None None None S4 G5T5 Edgecombe Link
- Current ----
None None None S5 G5 Edgecombe Link
- Current ---
None None None S5 G5T5 Edgecombe Link
- Current ----
Crowfoot Sedge SR-P None S1 G5 Edgecombe Link
- Historical --
Fernald's Tick-trefoil SR-P None S1 G4 Edgecombe Link
- Historical -_-
Water Purslane SR-P None S1 G5 Edgecombe Link
- Historical -- -
Featherfoil SR-0 None S1 G4 Edgecombe Link
- Historical -- -
Yellow Water-crowfoot SR-P None Si G5 Edgecombe Link
- Historical --
Roanoke Bass SR FSC S2 G3 Edgecombe Link
- Current - -
Eastern Henslow's
Sparrow SC FSC S2B,S1N G4TU Edgecombe Link
- Current ---
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NC NHP County Element Search
Vertebrate
Animal Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Bald Eagle
T
Vertebrate Heterodon simus
Animal Southern Hognose Snake SC
Vertebrate
Animal Lanius ludovicianus
Loggerhead Shrike
SC
Vertebrate Necturus lewisi
Animal Neuse River Waterdog Sc
Vertebrate
Animal Noturus furiosus
Carolina Madtom
T
Vertebrate Picoides borealis Red-cockaded E
Animal Woodpecker
Vertebrate
Animal Sciurus niger
Eastern Fox Squirrel
SR
NC NHP database updated on Friday, January 9th, 2009.
Search performed on Wednesday, 8 July 2009 @ 16:40:21 ED ST
Explanation-of Codes
http:// 149.168.1.196/nhp/find.php
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FSC S2 G2
None S3B,S3N G4
None S3 G3
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Custom Soil Resource
Report for
Edgecombe
County, North
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July 8, 2009
Preface
Soil surveys contain information that affects land use planning in survey areas. They
highlight soil limitations that affect various land uses and provide information about
the properties of the soils in the survey areas. Soil surveys are designed for many
different users, including farmers, ranchers, foresters, agronomists, urban planners,
community officials, engineers, developers, builders, and home buyers. Also,
conservationists, teachers, students, and specialists in recreation, waste disposal,
and pollution control can use the surveys to help them understand, protect, or enhance
the environment.
Various land use regulations of Federal, State, and local governments may impose
special restrictions on land use or land treatment. Soil surveys identify soil properties
that are used in making various land use or land treatment decisions. The information
is intended to help the land users identify and reduce the effects of soil limitations on
various land uses. The landowner or user is responsible for identifying and complying
with existing laws and regulations.
Although soil survey information can be used for general farm, local, and wider area
planning, onsite investigation is needed to supplement this information in some cases.
Examples include soil quality assessments (http://soils.usda.gov/sqi/) and certain
conservation and engineering applications. For more detailed information, contact
your local USDA Service Center (http://offices.sc.egov.usda.gov/locator/app?
agency=nres) or your NRCS State Soil Scientist (http://soils.usda.gov/contact/
state offices/).
Great differences in soil properties can occur within short distances. Some soils are
seasonally wet or subject to flooding. Some are too unstable to be used as a
foundation for buildings or roads. Clayey or wet soils are poorly suited to use as septic
tank absorption fields. A high water table makes a soil poorly suited to basements or
underground installations.
The National Cooperative Soil Survey is a joint effort of the United States Department
of Agriculture and other Federal agencies, State agencies including the Agricultural
Experiment Stations, and local agencies. The Natural Resources Conservation
Service (NRCS) has leadership for the Federal part of the National Cooperative Soil
S u rvey.
Information about soils is updated periodically. Updated information is available
through the NRCS Soil Data Mart Web site or the NRCS Web Soil Survey. The Soil
Data Mart is the data storage site for the official soil survey information.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its programs
and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, and where
applicable, sex, marital status, familial status, parental status, religion, sexual
orientation, genetic information, political beliefs, reprisal, or because all or a part of an
individual's income is derived from any public assistance program. (Not all prohibited
bases apply to all programs.) Persons with disabilities who require alternative means
for communication of program information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should
contact USDA's TARGET Center at [phone] (voice and TDD). To file a
complaint of discrimination, write to USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, 1400
Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20250-9410 or call [phone]
(voice) or [phone] (TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and
employer.
3
Contents
Preface ....................................................................................................................2
How Soil Surveys Are Made ............................................................................... ...5
Soil Map ............................................................................................................... ...7
Soil Map ............................................................................................................. ...8
Legend ............................................................................................................... ...9
Map Unit Legend ............................................................................................... .10
Map Unit Descriptions ....................................................................................... .10
Edgecombe County, North Carolina .............................................................. .12
AaA-Altavista fine sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes .............................. .12
Ba-Ballahack fine sandy loam .................................................................. .13
Ca-Cape Fear loam ................................................................................. .14
Cc-Chewacla silt loam ............................................................................. .15
CeB-Conetoe loamy sand, 0 to 4 percent slopes .................................... .16
Cn-Congaree (Shellbluff) silt loam ........................................................... .17
DgA-Dogue fine sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes ................................. .18
Pt-Pits ...................................................................................................... .19
Ro-Roanoke loam .................................................................................... .20
StB-State loamy sand, 0 to 4 percent slopes ............................................21
TaB-Tarboro loamy sand, 0 to 6 percent slopes .......................................22
W-Water ................................................................................................... .23
We-Wahee fine sandy loam ...................................................................... 23
Wh-Wehadkee silt loam ............................................................................ 24
WkB-Wickham sandy loam, 0 to 4 percent slopes .................................... 25
References ............................................................................................................ 27
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How Soil Survevs Are Made
Soil surveys are made to provide information about the soils and miscellaneous areas
in a specific area. They include a description of the soils and miscellaneous areas and
their location on the landscape and tables that show soil properties and limitations
affecting various uses. Soil scientists observed the steepness, length, and shape of
the slopes; the general pattern of drainage; the kinds of crops and native plants; and
the kinds of bedrock. They observed and described many soil profiles. A soil profile is
the sequence of natural layers, or horizons, in a soil. The profile extends from the
surface down into the unconsolidated material in which the soil formed or from the
surface down to bedrock. The unconsolidated material is devoid of roots and other
living organisms and has not been changed by other biological activity.
Currently, soils are mapped according to the boundaries of major land resource areas
(MLRAs). MLRAs are geographically associated land resource units that share
common characteristics related to physiography, geology, climate, water resources,
soils, biological resources, and land uses (USDA, 2006). Soil survey areas typically
consist of parts of one or more MLRA.
The soils and miscellaneous areas in a survey area occur in an orderly pattern that is
related to the geology, landforms, relief, climate, and natural vegetation of the area.
Each kind of soil and miscellaneous area is associated with a particular kind of
landform or with a segment of the landform. By observing the soils and miscellaneous
areas in the survey area and relating their position to specific segments of the
landform, a soil scientist develops a concept, or model, of how they were formed. Thus,
during mapping, this model enables the soil scientist to predict with a considerable
degree of accuracy the kind of soil or miscellaneous area at a specific location on the
landscape.
Commonly, individual soils on the landscape merge into one another as their
characteristics gradually change. To construct an accurate soil map, however, soil
scientists must determine the boundaries between the soils. They can observe only
a limited number of soil profiles. Nevertheless, these observations, supplemented by
an understanding of the soil-vegetation-landscape relationship, are sufficient to verify
predictions of the kinds of soil in an area and to determine the boundaries.
Soil scientists recorded the characteristics of the soil profiles that they studied. They
noted soil color, texture, size and shape of soil aggregates, kind and amount of rock
fragments, distribution of plant roots, reaction, and other features that enable them to
identify soils. After describing the soils in the survey area and determining their
properties, the soil scientists assigned the soils to taxonomic classes (units).
Taxonomic classes are concepts. Each taxonomic class has a set of soil
characteristics with precisely defined limits. The classes are used as a basis for
comparison to classify soils systematically. Soil taxonomy, the system of taxonomic
classification used in the United States, is based mainly on the kind and character of
soil properties and the arrangement of horizons within the profile. After the soil
scientists classified and named the soils in the survey area, they compared the
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individual soils with similar soils in the same taxonomic class in other areas so that
they could confirm data and assemble additional data based on experience and
research.
The objective of soil mapping is not to delineate pure map unit components; the
objective is to separate the landscape into landforms or landform segments that have
similar use and management requirements. Each map unit is defined by a unique
combination of soil components and/or miscellaneous areas in predictable
proportions. Some components may be highly contrasting to the other components of
the map unit. The presence of minor components in a map unit in no way diminishes
the usefulness or accuracy of the data. The delineation of such landforms and
landform segments on the map provides sufficient information for the development of
resource plans. If intensive use of small areas is planned, onsite investigation is
needed to define and locate the soils and miscellaneous areas.
Soil scientists make many field observations in the process of producing a soil map.
The frequency of observation is dependent upon several factors, including scale of
mapping, intensity of mapping, design of map units, complexity of the landscape, and
experience of the soil scientist. Observations are made to test and refine the soil-
landscape model and predictions and to verify the classification of the soils at specific
locations. Once the soil-landscape model is refined, a significantly smaller number of
measurements of individual soil properties are made and recorded. These
measurements may include field measurements, such as those for color, depth to
bedrock, and texture, and laboratory measurements, such as those for content of
sand, silt, clay, salt, and other components. Properties of each soil typically vary from
one point to another across the landscape.
Observations for map unit components are aggregated to develop ranges of
characteristics for the components. The aggregated values are presented. Direct
measurements do not exist for every property presented for every map unit
component. Values for some properties are estimated from combinations of other
properties.
While a soil survey is in progress, samples of some of the soils in the area generally
are collected for laboratory analyses and for engineering tests. Soil scientists interpret
the data from these analyses and tests as well as the field-observed characteristics
and the soil properties to determine the expected behavior of the soils under different
uses. Interpretations for all of the soils are field tested through observation of the soils
in different uses and under different levels of management. Some interpretations are
modified to fit local conditions, and some new interpretations are developed to meet
local needs. Data are assembled from other sources, such as research information,
production records, and field experience of specialists. For example, data on crop
yields under defined levels of management are assembled from farm records and from
field or plot experiments on the same kinds of soil.
Predictions about soil behavior are based not only on soil properties but also on such
variables as climate and biological activity. Soil conditions are predictable over long
periods of time, but they are not predictable from year to year. For example, soil
scientists can predict with a fairly high degree of accuracy that a given soil will have
a high water table within certain depths in most years, but they cannot predict that a
high water table will always be at a specific level in the soil on a specific date.
After soil scientists located and identified the significant natural bodies of soil in the
survey area, they drew the boundaries of these bodies on aerial photographs and
identified each as a specific map unit. Aerial photographs show trees, buildings, fields,
roads, and rivers, all of which help in locating boundaries accurately.
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The soil map section includes the soil map for the defined area of interest, a list of soil
map units on the map and extent of each map unit, and cartographic symbols
displayed on the map. Also presented are various metadata about data used to
produce the map, and a description of each soil map unit.
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Map Unit Legend
I Edgecombe County, North Carolina (NC065)
Map Unit Symbol Map Unit Name Acres In AOI Percent of AOI
AaA Altavista fine sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes 223.2 15.1%
Ba Ballahack fine sandy loam 0.2 0.0%
Ca Cape Fear loam 18.1 1.2%,
Cc Chewacla silt loam 5.6 0.4%
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Cn Congaree (Shellbluff) silt loam 6.0 0.4%
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Ro Roanoke loam 443.7 30.0%
StB State loamy sand, 0 to 4 percent slopes 77.4 5.2%
TaB _ Tarboro loamy sand, 0 to 6 percent slopes 125.6 8.5%1
W Water 9.0 0.6%1
We Wahee fine sandy loam 119.4 8.1%

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WkB Wehadkee silt loam 39.4 2.7%
Wickham sandy loam, 0 to 4 percent slopes 146.8 9.9%
Totals for Area of Interest 1,476.7 100.0%
Map Unit Descriptions
The map units delineated on the detailed soil maps in a soil survey represent the soils
or miscellaneous areas in the survey area. The map unit descriptions, along with the
maps, can be used to determine the composition and properties of a unit.
A map unit delineation on a soil map represents an area dominated by one or more
major kinds of soil or miscellaneous areas. A map unit is identified and named
according to the taxonomic classification of the dominant soils. Within a taxonomic
class there are precisely defined limits for the properties of the soils. On the landscape,
however, the soils are natural phenomena, and they have the characteristic variability
of all natural phenomena. Thus, the range of some observed properties may extend
beyond the limits defined for a taxonomic class. Areas of soils of a single taxonomic
class rarely, if ever, can be mapped without including areas of other taxonomic
classes. Consequently, every map unit is made up of the soils or miscellaneous areas
for which it is named and some minor components that belong to taxonomic classes
other than those of the major soils.
Most minor soils have properties similar to those of the dominant soil or soils in the
map unit, and thus they do not affect use and management. These are called
noncontrasting, or similar, components. They may or may not be mentioned in a
particular map unit description. Other minor components, however, have properties
and behavioral characteristics divergent enough to affect use or to require different
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management. These are called contrasting, or dissimilar, components. They generally
are in small areas and could not be mapped separately because of the scale used.
Some small areas of strongly contrasting soils or miscellaneous areas are identified
by a special symbol on the maps. If included in the database for a given area, the
contrasting minor components are identified in the map unit descriptions along with
some characteristics of each. A few areas of minor components may not have been
observed, and consequently they are not mentioned in the descriptions, especially
where the pattern was so complex that it was impractical to make enough observations
to identify all the soils and miscellaneous areas on the landscape.
The presence of minor components in a map unit in no way diminishes the usefulness
or accuracy of the data. The objective of mapping is not to delineate pure taxonomic
classes but rather to separate the landscape into landforms or landform segments that
have similar use and management requirements. The delineation of such segments
on the map provides sufficient information for the development of resource plans. If
intensive use of small areas is planned, however, onsite investigation is needed to
define and locate the soils and miscellaneous areas.
An identifying symbol precedes the map unit name in the map unit descriptions. Each
description includes general facts about the unit and gives important soil properties
and qualities.
Soils that have profiles that are almost alike make up a soil series. Except for
differences in texture of the surface layer, all the soils of a series have major horizons
that are similar in composition, thickness, and arrangement.
Soils of one series can differ in texture of the surface layer, slope, stoniness, salinity,
degree of erosion, and other characteristics that affect their use. On the basis of such
differences, a soil series is divided into soil phases. Most of the areas shown on the
detailed soil maps are phases of soil series. The name of a soil phase commonly
indicates a feature that affects use or management. For example, Alpha silt loam, 0
to 2 percent slopes, is a phase of the Alpha series.
Some map units are made up of two or more major soils or miscellaneous areas.
These map units are complexes, associations, or undifferentiated groups.
A complex consists of two or more soils or miscellaneous areas in such an intricate
pattern or in such small areas that they cannot be shown separately on the maps. The
pattern and proportion of the soils or miscellaneous areas are somewhat similar in all
areas. Alpha-Beta complex, 0 to 6 percent slopes, is an example.
An association is made up of two or more geographically associated soils or
miscellaneous areas that are shown as one unit on the maps. Because of present or
anticipated uses of the map units in the survey area, it was not considered practical
or necessary to map the soils or miscellaneous areas separately. The pattern and
relative proportion of the soils or miscellaneous areas are somewhat similar. Alpha-
Beta association, 0 to 2 percent slopes, is an example.
An undifferentiated group is made up of two or more soils or miscellaneous areas that
could be mapped individually but are mapped as one unit because similar
interpretations can be made for use and management. The pattern and proportion of
the soils or miscellaneous areas in a mapped area are not uniform. An area can be
made up of only one of the major soils or miscellaneous areas, or it can be made up
of all of them. Alpha and Beta soils, 0 to 2 percent slopes, is an example.
Some surveys include miscellaneous areas. Such areas have little or no soil material
and support little or no vegetation. Rock outcrop is an example.
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AaA-Altavista fine sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes
Map Unit Setting
Elevation: 80 to 330 feet
Mean annual precipitation: 38 to 55 inches
Mean annual air temperature: 59 to 70 degrees F
Frost-free period: 210 to 265 days
Map Unit Composition
Altavista and similar soils: 90 percent
Minor components: 9 percent
Description of Altavista
Setting
Landform: Stream terraces
Down-slope shape: Concave
Across-slope shape: Linear
Parent material: Old loamy alluvium derived from igneous and metamorphic rock
Properties and qualities
Slope: 0 to 3 percent
Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches
Drainage class: Moderately well drained
Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Moderately high to high
(0.57 to 1.98 in/hr)
Depth to water table: About 18 to 30 inches
Frequency of flooding: Rare
Frequency of ponding: None
Available water capacity: High (about 9.6 inches)
Interpretive groups
Land capability (nonirrigated): 2w
Typical profile
0 to 8 inches: Fine sandy loam
8 to 15 inches: Fine sandy loam
15 to 42 inches: Sandy clay loam
42 to 80 inches: Sandy loam
Minor Components
Roanoke, undrained
Percent of map unit. 5 percent
Landform: Depressions on stream terraces, backswamps on stream terraces
Landform position (three-dimensional): Flat
Down-slope shape: Concave
Across-slope shape: Linear
Tomotley, undrained
Percent of map unit. 2 percent
Landform: Depressions on stream terraces, flats on stream terraces
Down-slope shape: Linear
Across-slope shape: Linear
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Bibb, undrained
Percent of map unit: 1 percent
Landform: Flood plains
Landform position (two-dimensional): Toeslope
Down-slope shape: Concave
Across-slope shape: Linear
Wehadkee, undrained
Percent of map unit: 1 percent
Landform: Depressions on flood plains
Down-slope shape: Concave
Across-slope shape: Linear
Ba-Ballahack fine sandy loam
Map Unit Setting
Elevation: 80 to 330 feet
Mean annual precipitation: 38 to 55 inches
Mean annual air temperature: 59 to 70 degrees F
Frost-free period: 210 to 265 days
Map Unit Composition
Ballahack, undrained, and similar soils: 80 percent
Ballahack, drained, and similar soils: 10 percent
Description of Ballahack, Undrained
Setting
Landform: Flats on stream terraces, flood plains
Down-slope shape: Linear
Across-slope shape: Linear
Parent material. Sandy, loamy and clayey fluviomarine deposits
Properties and qualities
Slope: 0 to 2 percent
Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches
Drainage class: Very poorly drained
Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Moderately high to high
(0.57 to 1.98 in/hr)
Depth to water table: About 0 to 12 inches
Frequency of flooding. Occasional
Frequency of ponding: None
Available water capacity: Moderate (about 8.6 inches)
Interpretive groups
Land capability (nonirrigated): 6w
Typical profile
0 to 37 inches: Fine sandy loam
37 to 49 inches: Sandy clay loam
49 to 80 inches: Fine sandy loam
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Description of Ballahack, Drained
Setting
Landform: Flats on stream terraces, flood plains
Down-slope shape: Linear
Across-slope shape: Linear
Parent material: Sandy, loamy and clayey fluviomarine deposits
Properties and qualities
Slope: 0 to 2 percent
Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches
Drainage class: Very poorly drained
Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Moderately high to high
(0.57 to 1.98 in/hr)
Depth to water table: About 0 to 12 inches
Frequency of flooding: Occasional
Frequency of ponding: None
Available water capacity. Moderate (about 8.6 inches)
Interpretive groups
Land capability (nonirrigated): 3w
Typical profile
0 to 37 inches: Fine sandy loam
37 to 49 inches: Sandy clay loam
49 to 80 inches: Fine sandy loam
Ca-Cape Fear loam
Map Unit Setting
Elevation: 80 to 330 feet
Mean annual precipitation: 38 to 55 inches
Mean annual air temperature: 59 to 70 degrees F
Frost-free period: 210 to 265 days
Map Unit Composition
Cape fear, drained, and similar soils: 80 percent
Cape fear, undrained, and similar soils: 10 percent
Description of Cape Fear, Drained
Setting
Landform: Depressions, flats, pocosins
Down-slope shape: Linear
Across-slope shape: Concave
Parent material: Clayey marine deposits and/or fluviomarine deposits over loamy
and sandy fluviomarine deposits
Properties and qualities
Slope: 0 to 2 percent
Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches
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Drainage class: Very poorly drained
Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Moderately low to
moderately high (0.06 to 0.20 in/hr)
Depth to water table: About 0 to 12 inches
Frequency of flooding: None
Frequency of ponding: None
Available water capacity. Moderate (about 8.2 inches)
Interpretive groups
Land capability (nonirrigated): 3w
Typical profile
0 to 16 inches: Loam
16 to 45 inches: Clay
45 to 52 inches: Sandy clay loam
52 to 80 inches: Sand
Description of Cape Fear, Undrained
Setting
Landform: Depressions, flats, pocosins
Down-slope shape: Linear
Across-slope shape: Concave
Parent material. Clayey marine deposits and/or fluviomarine deposits over loamy
and sandy fluviomarine deposits
Properties and qualities
Slope: 0 to 2 percent
Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches
Drainage class: Very poorly drained
Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Moderately low to
moderately high (0.06 to 0.20 in/hr)
Depth to water table: About 0 to 12 inches
Frequency of flooding: None
Frequency of ponding: None
Available water capacity: Moderate (about 8.2 inches)
Interpretive groups
Land capability (nonirrigated): 6w
Typical profile
0 to 16 inches: Loam
16 to 45 inches: Clay
45 to 52 inches: Sandy clay loam
52 to 80 inches: Sand
Cc-Chewacla slit loam
Map Unit Setting
Elevation: 80 to 330 feet
Mean annual precipitation: 38 to 55 inches
Mean annual air temperature: 59 to 70 degrees F
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Frost-free period: 210 to 265 days
Map Unit Composition
Chewacla and similar soils: 80 percent
Minor components: 5 percent
Description of Chewacla
Setting
Landform: Flood plains
Down-slope shape: Concave
Across-slope shape: Linear
Parent material: Loamy alluvium
Properties and qualities
Slope: 0 to 2 percent
Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches
Drainage class: Somewhat poorly drained
Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Moderately high to high
(0.57 to 1.98 in/hr)
Depth to water table: About 6 to 24 inches
Frequency of flooding: Frequent
Frequency of ponding: None
Available watercapacity: High (about 11.5 inches)
Interpretive groups
Land capability (noninigated): 3w
Typical profile
0 to 4 inches: Loam
4 to 26 inches: Silty clay loam
26 to 38 inches: Loam
38 to 60 inches: Clay loam
60 to 80 inches: Loam
Minor Components
Wehadkee, undrained
Percent of map unit: 5 percent
Landform: Depressions on flood plains
Down-slope shape: Concave
Across-slope shape: Linear
CeB-Conetoe loamy sand, 0 to 4 percent slopes
Map Unit Setting
Elevation: 20 to 160 feet
Mean annual precipitation: 40 to 55 inches
Mean annual air temperature: 59 to 70 degrees F
Frost-free period.* 200 to 280 days
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Map Unit Composition
Conetoe and similar soils: 90 percent
Description of Conetoe
Setting
Landform: Ridges on stream terraces
Landform position (two-dimensional): Shoulder, summit
Landfo?m position (three-dimensional): Crest
Down-slope shape: Convex
Across-slope shape: Convex
Parent material: Sandy and loamy alluvium and/or fluviomarine deposits
Properties and qualities
Slope: 0 to 5 percent
Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches
Drainage class: Well drained
Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Moderately high to high
(0.57 to 5.95 in/hr)
Depth to water table: More than 80 inches
Frequency of flooding: None
Frequency of ponding: None
Available water capacity: Moderate (about 6.4 inches)
Interpretive groups
Land capability (nonirrigated): 2s
Typical profile
0 to 8 inches: Loamy sand
8 to 25 inches: Loamy sand
25 to 41 inches: Sandy loam
41 to 48 inches: Loamy sand
48 to 90 inches: Sand
Cn-Congaree (Shellbluff) silt loam
Map Unit Setting
Elevation: 20 to 160 feet
Mean annual precipitation: 40 to 55 inches
Mean annual air temperature: 59 to 70 degrees F
Frost-free period: 200 to 280 days
Map Unit Composition
Shellbluff and similar soils: 90 percent
Minor components: 5 percent
Description of Shelibluff
Setting
Landform: Flood plains
Down-slope shape: Linear
Across-slope shape: Linear
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Parent material: Silty alluvium derived from igneous and metamorphic rock
Properties and qualities
Slope: 0 to 2 percent
Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches
Drainage class: Well drained
Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Moderately high to high
(0.57 to 1.98 in/hr)
Depth to water table: About 36 to 60 inches
Frequency of flooding: Frequent
Frequency of ponding: None
Available water capacity. High (about 10.2 inches)
Interpretive groups
Land capability (nonirrigated): 3w
Typical profile
0 to 4 inches: Silt loam
4 to 38 inches: Silt loam
38 to 60 inches: Silt loam
Minor Components
Wehadkee, undrained
Percent of map unit. 5 percent
Landform: Depressions on flood plains
Down-slope shape: Concave
Across-slope shape: Linear
DgA-Dogue fine sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes
Map Unit Setting
Elevation: 80 to 330 feet
Mean annual precipitation: 38 to 55 inches
Mean annual air temperature: 59 to 70 degrees F
Frost-free period: 210 to 265 days
Map Unit Composition
Dogue and similar soils: 85 percent
Minor components: 5 percent
Description of Dogue
Setting
Landform: Flats on marine terraces, flats on stream terraces
Down-slope shape: Concave
Across-slope shape: Linear
Parent material: Old clayey alluvium derived from igneous and metamorphic rock
Properties and qualities
Slope: 0 to 2 percent
Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches
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Drainage class: Moderately well drained
Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Moderately high (0.20 to
0.57 in/hr)
Depth to water table: About 18 to 36 inches
Frequency of flooding: None
Frequency of ponding: None
Available water capacity: Moderate (about 8.9 inches)
Interpretive groups
Land capability (nonirrigated): 2w
Typical profile
0 to 8 inches: Fine sandy loam
8 to 10 inches: Fine sandy loam
10 to 55 inches: Clay loam
55 to 80 inches: Clay loam
Minor Components
Roanoke, undrained
Percent of map unit: 5 percent
Landform: Depressions on stream terraces, backswamps on stream terraces
Landform position (three-dimensional): Flat
Down-slope shape: Concave
Across-slope shape: Linear
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Map Unit Composition
Pits, sand. 100 percent
Description of Pits, Sand
Setting
Parent material. Sandy fluviomarine deposits
Properties and qualities
Slope: 0 to 3 percent
Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): High to very high (5.95
to 19.98 in/hr)
Depth to water table: About 0 to 6 inches
Available water capacity: Very low (about 2.4 inches)
Interpretive groups
Land capability (nonirrigated): 8s
Typical profile
0 to 10 inches: Sand
10 to 80 inches: Sand
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Ro-Roanoke loam
Map Unit Setting
Elevation: 80 to 330 feet
Mean annual precipitation: 38 to 55 inches
Mean annual air temperature: 59 to 70 degrees F
Frost-free period: 210 to 265 days
Map Unit Composition
Roanoke, undrained, and similar soils: 80 percent
Roanoke, drained, and similar soils: 10 percent
Description of Roanoke, Undrained
Setting
Landfonn: Depressions on stream terraces, backswamps on stream terraces
Landform position (three-dimensional): Flat
Down-slope shape: Concave
Across-slope shape: Linear
Parent material. Old clayey alluvium derived from igneous and metamorphic rock
Properties and qualities
Slope: 0 to 2 percent
Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches
Drainage class: Poorly drained
Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Moderately low to
moderately high (0.06 to 0.20 in/hr)
Depth to water table: About 0 to 12 inches
Frequency of flooding: Occasional
Frequency of ponding: Rare
Available water capacity: Moderate (about 8.7 inches)
Interpretive groups
Land capability (nonirrigated): 4w
Typical profile
0 to 7 inches: Loam
7 to 10 inches: Loam
10 to 43 inches: Clay
43 to 52 inches: Clay
52 to 80 inches: Gravelly sandy clay loam
Description of Roanoke, Drained
Setting
Landform: Depressions on stream terraces, backswamps on stream terraces
Landfonn position (three-dimensional): Flat
Down-slope shape: Concave
Across-slope shape: Linear
Parent material: Old clayey alluvium derived from igneous and metamorphic rock
Properties and qualities
Slope: 0 to 2 percent
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Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches
Drainage class: Poorly drained
Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Moderately low to
moderately high (0.06 to 0.20 in/hr)
Depth to water table: About 0 to 12 inches
Frequency of flooding: Occasional
Frequency of ponding: None
Available water capacity. Moderate (about 8.7 inches)
Interpretive groups
Land capability (nonirrigated): 3w
Typical profile
0 to 7 inches: Loam
7 to 10 inches: Loam
10 to 43 inches: Clay
43 to 52 inches: Clay
52 to 80 inches: Gravelly sandy clay loam
StB-Mate loamy sand, 0 to 4 percent slopes
Map Unit Setting
Elevation: 80 to 330 feet
Mean annual precipitation: 38 to 55 inches
Mean annual air temperature: 59 to 70 degrees F
Frost-free period: 210 to 265 days
Map Unit Composition
State and similar soils: 75 percent
Description of State
Setting
Landform: Stream terraces
Landform position (three-dimensional): Tread
Down-slope shape: Convex
Across-slope shape: Linear
Parent material: Old loamy alluvium derived from igneous and metamorphic rock
Properties and qualities
Slope: 0 to 3 percent
Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches
Drainage class: Well drained
Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Moderately high to high
(0.57 to 1.98 in/hr)
Depth to water table: About 48 to 72 inches
Frequency of flooding: Rare
Frequency of ponding: None
Available water capacity.- Moderate (about 7.2 inches)
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Interpretive groups
Land capability (nonirrigated): 1
Typical profile
0 to 6 inches: Loamy sand
6 to 10 inches: Loamy fine sand
10 to 38 inches: Sandy clay loam
38 to 42 inches: Fine sandy loam
42 to 90 inches: Fine sandy loam
TaB-Tarboro loamy sand, 0 to 6 percent slopes
Map Unit Setting
Elevation: 80 to 330 feet
Mean annual precipitation: 38 to 55 inches
Mean annual air temperature: 59 to 70 degrees F
Frost free period. 210 to 265 days
Map Unit Composition
Tarboro and similar soils: 80 percent
Description of Tarboro
Setting
Landform: Ridges on stream terraces
Landform position (two-dimensional): Shoulder
Landform position (three-dimensional): Crest
Down-slope shape: Convex
Across-slope shape: Convex
Parent material: Sandy fluviomarine deposits and/or alluvium
Properties and qualities
Slope: 0 to 6 percent
Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches
Drainage class: Somewhat excessively drained
Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): High to very high (5.95
to 19.98 in/hr)
Depth to water table: More than 80 inches
Frequency of flooding: Rare
Frequency of ponding: None
Available water capacity. Very low (about 2.7 inches)
Interpretive groups
Land capability (nonirrigated): 3s
Typical profile
0 to 9 inches: Loamy sand
9 to 48 inches: Sand
48 to 99 inches: Gravelly sand
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Map Unit Composition
Water.' 100 percent
Description of Water
Interpretive groups
Land capability (nonirrigated): 8w
We-Wahee fine sandy loam
Map Unit Setting
Elevation: 80 to 330 feet
Mean annual precipitation: 38 to 55 inches
Mean annual air temperature: 59 to 70 degrees F
Frost-free period: 210 to 265 days
Map Unit Composition
Wahee and similar soils: 90 percent
Minor components: 7 percent
Description of Wahee
Setting
Landform: Flats on stream terraces, flats on marine terraces
Down-slope shape: Concave
Across-slope shape: Linear
Parent material: Loamy and clayey fluviomarine deposits
Properties and qualities
Slope: 0 to 2 percent
Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches
Drainage class: Somewhat poorly drained
Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Moderately low to
moderately high (0.06 to 0.20 in/hr)
Depth to water table: About 6 to 18 inches
Frequency of flooding: Occasional
Frequency of ponding: None
Available water capacity: High (about 9.4 inches)
Interpretive groups
Land capability (nonirrigated): 2w
Typical profile
0 to 9 inches: Fine sandy loam
9 to 42 inches: Clay
42 to 80 inches: Loamy sand
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Minor Components
Roanoke, undrained
Percent of map unit. 5 percent
Landform: Depressions on stream terraces, backswamps on stream terraces
Landform position (three-dimensional): Flat
Down-slope shape: Concave
Across-slope shape: Linear
Tomotley, undrained
Percent of map unit: 2 percent
Landform: Depressions on stream terraces, flats on stream terraces
Down-slope shape: Linear
Across-slope shape: Linear
Wh-Wehadkee silt loam
Map Unit Setting
Elevation: 80 to 330 feet
Mean annual precipitation: 38 to 55 inches
Mean annual air temperature: 59 to 70 degrees F
Frost-free period: 210 to 265 days
Map Unit Composition
Wehadkee, undrained, and similar soils: 80 percent
Wehadkee, drained, and similar soils: 10 percent
Description of Wehadkee, Undrained
Setting
Landform: Depressions on flood plains
Down-slope shape: Concave
Across-slope shape: Linear
Parent material: Loamy alluvium
Properties and qualities
Slope: 0 to 2 percent
Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches
Drainage class: Poorly drained
Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Moderately high to high
(0.57 to 1.98 in/hr)
Depth to water table: About 0 to 12 inches
Frequency of flooding: Frequent
Frequency of ponding: None
Available water capacity: High (about 10.4 inches)
Interpretive groups
Land capability (nonirrigated): 6w
Typical profile
0 to 7 inches: Loam
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7 to 58 inches: Loam
58 to 84 inches: Sandy loam
Description of Wehadkee, Drained
Setting
Landform: Depressions on flood plains
Down-slope shape: Concave
Across-slope shape: Linear
Parent material: Loamy alluvium
Properties and qualities
Slope: 0 to 2 percent
Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches
Drainage class: Poorly drained
Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Moderately high to high
(0.57 to 1.98 in/hr)
Depth to water table: About 0 to 12 inches
Frequency of flooding: Frequent
Frequency of ponding: None
Available water capacity: High (about 10.4 inches)
Interpretive groups
Land capability (nonirrigated): 4w
Typical profile
0 to 7 inches: Loam
7 to 58 inches: Loam
58 to 84 inches: Sandy loam
WkB-Wickham sandy loam, 0 to 4 percent slopes
Map Unit Setting
Elevation: 80 to 330 feet
Mean annual precipitation: 38 to 55 inches
Mean annual air temperature: 59 to 70 degrees F
Frost-free period. 210 to 265 days
Map Unit Composition
Wickham and similar soils: 80 percent
Minor components: 5 percent
Description of Wickham
Setting
Landform: Stream terraces
Down-slope shape: Convex
Across-slope shape: Linear
Parent material. Old loamy alluvium derived from igneous and metamorphic rock
Properties and qualities
Slope: 2 to 6 percent
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Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches
Drainage class: Well drained
Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Moderately high to high
(0.57 to 1.98 in/hr)
Depth to water table: More than 80 inches
Frequency of flooding: Rare
Frequency of ponding: None
Available water capacity. Moderate (about 8.9 inches)
Interpretive groups
Land capability (nonirrigated): 2e
Typical profile
0 to 6 inches: Fine sandy loam
6 to 50 inches: Sandy clay loam
50 to 78 inches: Loamy sand
Minor Components
Roanoke, undrained
Percent of map unit: 5 percent
Landform: Depressions on stream terraces, backswamps on stream terraces
Landform position (three-dimensional): Flat
Down-slope shape: Concave
Across-slope shape: Linear
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