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Home My WebLink About20190104 Ver 1_B-4916 NRTR_20190201NATURAL RESOURCES TECHNICAL REPORT Replacement of Bridge No. 57 over Quioccoson Swamp on US 13 Bertie County, North Carolina TIP B-4916 Federal Aid Project No. BRNHS-0013(27) WBS Element No. 40089.1.1 THE NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Project Development and Environmental Analysis Branch Natural Environment Unit May 2010 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.0 INTRODUCTION ...............................................................................................1 2.0 METHODOLOGY AND QUALIFICATIONS ................................................1 3.0 PHYSICAL RESOURCES .................................................................................1 3.1 Soils ................................................................................................................................................1 3.2 Water Resources ........................................................................................................................... 2 4.0 BIOTIC RESOURCES ....................................................................................... 3 4.1 Terrestrial Communities ............................................................................................................. 3 4.1.1 Maintained/Disturbed ............................................................................................................. 3 4.1.2 Mixed Hardwood Forest ......................................................................................................... 3 4.1.3 Bottomland Hardwood Forest ................................................................................................. 3 4.1.4 Riverine Swamp Forest ........................................................................................................... 3 4.1.5 Terrestrial Community Impacts .............................................................................................. 4 4.2 Terrestrial Wildlife ....................................................................................................................... 4 4.3 Aquatic Communities ................................................................................................................... 4 4.4 Invasive Species ............................................................................................................................ 4 5.0 JURISDICTIONAL ISSUES .............................................................................. 5 5.1 Clean Water Act Waters of the U.S . ........................................................................................... 5 5.2 Clean Water Act Permits ............................................................................................................. 5 5.3 Coastal Area Management Act Areas of Environmental Concern .......................................... 6 5.4 Construction Moratoria ............................................................................................................... 6 5.5 N.C. River Basin Buffer Rules ..................................................................................................... 6 5.6 Rivers and Harbors Act Section 10 Navigable Waters .............................................................. 6 5.7 Wetland and Stream Mitigation .................................................................................................. 6 5.7.1 Avoidance and Minimization of Impacts ................................................................................ 6 5.7.2 Compensatory Mitigation of Impacts ..................................................................................... 6 5.8 Endangered Species Act Protected Species ................................................................................ 7 5.9 Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act ....................................................................................... 8 5.10 Endangered Species Act Candidate Species ............................................................................... 8 5.11 Essential Fish Habitat .................................................................................................................. 8 6.0 REFERENCES .............................................................., Appendix A: Figures Figure 1. Vicinity Map Figure 2. Study Area Map Figure 3. Jurisdictional Features Map Figure 4. Natural Communities Map Appendix B: Scientific Names of Species Identified in Report Appendix C: Wetland Forms Appendix D: Qualifications of Contributors LIST OF TABLES C Table1. Soils in the study area . ...................................................................................... 2 Table2. Water resources in the study area ................................................................... 2 Table 3. Physical characteristics of water resources in the study area ....................... 2 Table 4. Coverage of terrestrial communities in the study area .................................. 4 Table 5. Jurisdictional characteristics of water resources in the study area . ............ 5 Table 6. Jurisdictional characteristics of wetlands in the study area . ........................ 5 Table 7. Federally protected species listed for Bertie County . .................................... 7 Natural Resources Technical Report 1.0 INTRODUCTION TIP B-4916, Bertie County, N. C. The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) proposes to replace Bridge No. 57 over Quioccoson Swamp on US 13 (TIP B-4916) in Bertie County (Figure 1). The following Natural Resources Technical Report (NRTR) has been prepared to assist in the preparation of a Categorical Exclusion (CE) for the proposed project. 2.0 METHODOLOGY AND QUALIFICATIONS All work was conducted in accordance with the NCDOT Natural Environment Unit standard operating procedures and June 2009 NRTR template. Field work was conducted on October 13 and November 10, 2009 and March 9, 2010. A request for a Jurisdictional Determination will be sent to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). The principal investigator contributing to this document was: Investigator: Education: Experience Veronica A. Barnes MS Zoology, North Carolina State University, 2006 BS Biology, North Carolina State University, 2003 Environmental Specialist, NCDOT, July 2006-Present. Teaching Assistant, North Carolina State University, Dept. of Zoology, August 2003-May 2006 Research Technician, N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, May- August 2004/2005 Responsibilities: Wetland delineation, Community assessment, Mapping, and document preparation. Additional personnel who contributed to portions of the field work andlor documentation for this project were Amy James, Tyler Stanton, and Chris Underwood. Appendix D lists the qualifications of these contributors. 3.0 PHYSICAL RESOURCES The study area lies in the Northern Outer Coastal Plain physiographic region of North Carolina (Figure 2). Topography in the project vicinity is flat. Elevations in the study area range from 10 to 12 ft. above sea level. Land use in the project vicinity consists primarily of agriculture, interspersed with forestland along stream corridors and low- density residential areas. 3.1 Soils The Bertie County Soil Survey identifies five soil types within the study area (Table 1). May 2010 Natural Resources Technical Report Table 1. Soils in the study area. TIP 8-4916, Bertie County, N. C. Soil Series Ma in Unit Draina e Class H dric Status Bibb and Johnston loam BB Poorly drained Hydric Craven fine sandy loam CrC Moderately well drained Hydric* Exum ver fine sand loam ExA Moderately well drained Non-hydric Grantham silt loam Gt Poorly drained Hydric Leaf loam LF Poorl drained H dric *- Soils which are primarily nonhydric, but which contain hydric inclusions 3.2 Water Resources Water resources in the study area are part of the Chowan River basin (U.S. Geological Survey [USGS] Hydrologic Unit 03010203). One stream was identified in the study area (Table 2). The location of this water resource is shown in Figure 3. The physical characteristics of the stream are provided in Table 3. Table 2. Water resources in the study area. Stream Name Map ID DWQ Index Number Best Usage Classification Quioccoson Swamp SA 25-14-1-6-2 C; NSW Table 3. Physical characteristics of water resources in the study area. Map ID Bank Bankful Water Channel Velocity Clarity Hei ht (ft) Width (ft) De th (in) Substrate SA 0-2 40-45 24-36 Silt/sand No Flow Low No waters classified as High Quality Waters (HQV�, Water Supplies (WS-I: undeveloped watersheds or WS-II: predominately undeveloped watersheds), or Outstanding Resource Waters (ORV� occur within 1.0 mile of the study area. Quioccoson Swamp is not listed on the Draft 2010 303(d) list of impaired waters due to sedimentation or turbidity, nor does it drain into any Section 303(d) waters within 1.0 mile of the study area , that are listed for sedimentation or turbidity. No waters in the study area are designated as a North Carolina Natural or Scenic River, or as a National Wild and Scenic River. There are no designated anadromous fish waters or Primary Nursery Areas present in the study area. There are no benthic monitoring stations within 1.0 mile of the study area. 2 May 2010 Natural Resources Technical Report 4.0 BIOTIC RESOURCES 4.1 Terrestrial Communities TIP 8-4916, Bertie County, N. C. Four terrestrial communities were identified in the study area: maintainedldisturbed, mixed hardwood forest, riverine swamp forest, and young pine forest. Figure 4 shows the location and extent of these terrestrial communities in the study area. A brief description of each community type follows. Scientific names of all species identified are included in Appendix B. 4.1.1 Maintained/Disturbed Maintained/disturbed include places where the vegetation is periodically mowed, such as roadside shoulders, residential lawns, utility rights-of-way, and agricultural fields. The vegetation in the upland portions of this community is comprised of low growing grasses and herbs, including fescue, wild onion, and broomsedge, aster, giant cane, greenbrier, and small saplings of loblolly pine and sweetgum. A large part of this community is comprised of a power line right-of-way over a wetland. The vegetation in this area includes mostly herbaceous species such as giant cane, foxtail bristlegrass, netted chain fern, joe pye weed, tear-thumb, and swamp smartweed, as well as some elderberry shrubs. 4.1.2 Mixed Hardwood Forest This community is located in the forested upland of the study area. The plant community of this area consists mostly of hardwood tree species, including American beech, tulip poplar, sweetgum, ironwood, red maple, white oak, and mockernut hickory. The understory of this community is sparse and consists of mainly vine species such as greenbrier and Japanese honeysuckle, with small areas of dense giant cane. 4.1.3 Riverine Swamp Forest This community occurs in the forested wetlands of the study area. Red maple is the dominant tree species with swamp chestnut oak and black willow also in the canopy. The area is so flooded that very little understory vegetation can grow and the only herbaceous species observed were hop sedge, cypress swamp sedge, giant cane and resurrection fern. 4.1.4 Young Pine Forest This community occurs in the northeastern quadrant of the study area. This area appears to have been cleared 5-10 years ago and allowed to regenerate naturally. There are no canopy trees in this community and the sub canopy is dominated by loblolly pine with a few young American beech, water oak, sweetgum, and eastern red cedar trees interspersed. Shrub species include wax myrtle, sweet pepper bush, and Devil's walking stick. Herbaceous and vine species include giant cane, greenbrier, and blackberry. 3 May 2010 Natural Resources Technical Report 4.1.5 Terrestrial Community Impacts TIP 8-4916, Bertie County, N. C. Terrestrial communities in the study area may be impacted by project construction as a result of grading and paving of portions of the study area. At this time, decisions regarding the final location and design of the proposed bridge replacement have not been made. Therefore, community data are presented in the context of total coverage of each type within the study area (Table 4). Once a final alignment and preliminary design have been determined, probable impacts to each community type will be calculated. Table 4. Coverage of terrestrial communities in the study area. Communit Covera e (ac.) Maintained/Disturbed 2.91 Mixed Harwood Forest 0.53 Riverine Swamp Forest 0.83 Young Pine Forest 0.52 Total 4.79 4.2 Terrestrial Wildlife Terrestrial communities in the study area are comprised of both natural and disturbed habitats that may support a diversity of wildlife species (those species actually observed are indicated with *). Mammal species that commonly exploit forested habitats and stream corridors found within the study area include species such as eastern cottontail, raccoon*, gray squirrel, Virginia opossum, muskrat*, beaver*, and white-tailed deer*. Birds that can be found using the study area include American crow*, red-shouldered hawk, blue jay*, Carolina chickadee, northern cardinal, fox sparrow*, mockingbird*, mourning dove*, American robin*, pileated woodpecker*, grackle*, white-throated sparrow*, yellow-rumped warbler*, and turkey vulture*. Reptile and amphibian species that may use terrestrial communities located in the study area include the black rat snake, eastern box turtle, five-lined skink, little grass frog*, spring peeper*, southeastern chorus frog*, and Cope's gray treefrog. 4.3 Aquatic Communities Aquatic communities in the study area consist of a perennial stream and the associated wetlands. Fish species that may be found in the waters of the study area are redfin pickerel, Eastern mudminnow, Eastern mosquitofish*, pirate perch, golden shiner, and ironcolor shiner. These habitats may also support reptile and amphibian species such as southern leopard frog*, Brimley's chorus frog*, green frog, bullfrog, river cooter*, painted turtle*, and yellowbelly slider. 4.4 Invasive Species Four species from the NCDOT Invasive Exotic Plant List for North Carolina were found to occur in the study area. The species identified were Chinese privet, Japanese 4 May 2010 Natural Resources Technical Report TIP 8-4916, Bertie County, N. C. knotweed, Chinese silvergrass (Threat level 1) and Japanese honeysuckle (Threat level 2). NCDOT will manage invasive plant species as appropriate. 5.0 JURISDICTIONAL ISSUES 5.1 Clean Water Act Waters of the U.S. One jurisdictional stream was identified in the study area (Table 5). The location of this stream is shown on Figure 3. The physical characteristics and water quality designations of the jurisdictional stream are detailed in Section 3.2. The jurisdictional stream in the study area has been designated as a warm water stream for the purposes of stream mitigation. Table 5. Jurisdictional characteristics of water resources in the study area. Map ID Length (ft.) Classification Compensatory River Basin Miti ation Re uired Buffer SA 200 Perennial Yes N/A Three jurisdictional wetlands were identified within the study area (Figure 3). Wetland classification and quality rating data are presented in Table 6. All wetlands in the study area are within the Chowan River basin (USGS Hydrologic Unit 03010203). USACE wetland delineation forms and NCDWQ wetland rating forms for each site are included in Appendix C. Descriptions of the natural communities at each wetland site are presented in Section 4.1. Wetland sites WA and WC are located within the riverine swamp forest community. Wetland site WB is located in the maintained/disturbed community. Table 6. Jurisdictional characteristics of wetlands in the study area. Map ID NCWAM Hydrologic DWQ Wetland Area Classification Classification Ratin ac. WA Riverine Swamp Forest Riparian 84 0.74 WB Freshwater Marsh Ri arian 79 1.11 WC Riverine Swamp Forest Riparian 84 0.02 5.2 Clean Water Act Permits The proposed project has been designated as a CE for the purposes of NEPA documentation. As a result, a Nationwide Permit (NWP) 23 will likely be applicable. Other permits that may apply include a NWP 33 for temporary construction activities such as stream dewatering, work bridges, or temporary causeways that are often used during bridge construction or rehabilitation. The USACE holds the final discretion as to what permit will be required to authorize project construction. In addition to the 404 permit, other required authorizations include the corresponding Section 401 Water Quality Certification (WQC) from the NCDWQ. A NCDWQ Section 5 May 2010 Natural Resources Technical Report TIP 8-4916, Bertie County, N. C. 401 Water Quality General certification for a Categorical Exclusion (GC 3701) may be required prior to the issuance of a Section 404 Permit. Other required 401 certifications may include a GC 3688 for temporary construction access and dewatering. 5.3 Coastal Area Management Act Areas of Environmental Concern One CAMA Area of Environmental Concern was identified in the study area. Quiccosion Swamp is a designated Public Trust Water. A CAMA permit from the N.C. Division of Coastal Management (NCDCM) will be required for all impacts to designated AECs within the study area. A CAMA Major Development permit will likely be required if impacts to any AECs occur. 5.4 Construction Moratoria There is no recommended moratorium for this project as per a letter from the NC Wildlife Resources Commission dated September 1, 2009. 5.5 N.C. River Basin Buffer Rules The project is not in a river basin subject to Riparian Buffer Rules. 5.6 Rivers and Harbors Act Section 10 Navigable Waters Quioccoson Swamp within the study area has not been designated by the USACE as a Navigable Water under Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act. 5.7 Wetland and Stream Mitigation 5.7.1 Avoidance and Minimization of Impacts The NCDOT will attempt to avoid and minimize impacts to streams and wetlands to the greatest extent practicable in choosing a preferred alternative and during project design. At this time, no fmal decisions have been made with regard to the location or design of the preferred alternative. 5.7.2 Compensatory Mitigation of Impacts The NCDOT will investigate potential on-site stream and wetland mitigation opportunities once a final decision has been rendered on the location of the preferred alternative. If on-site mitigation is not feasible, mitigation will be provided by North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources Ecosystem Enhancement Program (EEP). In accordance with the "Memorandum of Agreement Among the North Carolina Department of Transportation, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District" (MOA), July 22, 2003, the EEP, will be requested to provide off- site mitigation to satisfy the federal Clean Water Act compensatory mitigation requirements for this project. 6 May 2010 Natural Resources Technical Report 5.8 Endangered Species Act Protected Species TIP 8-4916, Bertie County, N. C. As of January 31, 2008 the USFWS lists two federally protected species for Bertie County (Table 7). A brief description of each species' habitat requirements follows, along with the Biological Conclusion rendered based on survey results in the study area. Habitat requirements for each species are based on the current best available information as per referenced literature and USFWS correspondence. Table 7. Federally protected species listed for Bertie County. Common Name Scientific Name Federal Habitat Biological Status Present Conclusion icoides borealis Red-cockaded woodpecker E No No Effect cipenser brevirostrum Shortnose sturgeon E No No Effect Red-cockaded woodpecker USFWS optimal survey window: year round; November-early March (optimal) Habitat Description: The red-cockaded woodpecker (RCV� typically occupies open, mature stands of southern pines, particularly longleaf pine, for foraging and nesting/roosting habitat. The RCW excavates cavities for nesting and roosting in living pine trees, aged 60 years or older, and which are contiguous with pine stands at least 30 years of age to provide foraging habitat. The foraging range of the RCW is normally no more than 0.5 mile. Biological Conclusion: No Effect Suitable habitat for the RCW does not exist in the study area. Mature forests in the study area are comprised of a closed hardwood canopy and sub-canopy. Where pine trees occur they are not of sufficient age to provide suitable nesting or foraging habitat. A review of NCNHP records, updated February 2010, indicates no known RCW occurrences within 1.0 mile of the study area. Shortnose sturgeon USFWS optimal survey window: surveys not required; assume presence in appropriate waters Habitat Description: Shortnose sturgeon occur in most major river systems along the eastern seaboard of the United States. The species prefers the nearshore marine, estuarine, and riverine habitat of large river systems. It is an anadromous species that migrates to faster-moving freshwater areas to spawn in the spring, but spends most of its life within close proximity of the river's mouth. Large freshwater rivers that are unobstructed by dams or pollutants are imperative to successful reproduction. Distribution information by river/waterbody is lacking for the rivers of North Carolina; however, records are known from most coastal counties. Biological Conclusion: No Effect Habitat for shortnose sturgeon does not exist in the study area. Waters in the study area too small and slow-moving to support this species. A review of NCNHP records, updated February 2010, indicates no known shortnose sturgeon occurrences within 1.0 mile of the study area. 7 May 2010 Natural Resources Technical Report 5.9 Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act TIP B-4916, Bertie County, N. C. Habitat for the bald eagle primarily consists of mature forest in proximity to large bodies of open water for foraging. Large, dominant trees are utilized for nesting sites, typically within 1.0 mile of open water. Suitable nesting or foraging habitat for bald eagle does not exist in the study area or within 660 feet of the study area on all sides. 5.10 Endangered Species Act Candidate Species As of January 31, 2008 the USFWS lists no Candidate species for Bertie County. 5.11 Essential Fish Habitat The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has not identified Quioccoson Swamp as an Essential Fish Habitat. 8 May 2010 Natural Resources Technical Report 6.0 REFERENCES TIP B-4916, Bertie County, N. C. Amoroso, J.L. 2002. Natural Heritage Program List of the Rare Plant Species of North Carolina. North Carolina Natural Heritage Program. Raleigh. Burt, W.H. and R.P. Grossenheider. 1976. A Field Guide to the Mammals: North America North of Mexico. 3rd ed. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. 255 pp. Conant, R. and J.T. Collins. 1991. A Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians (Eastern and Central North America). 3rd ed. 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Threatened and Endangered Species in North Carolina: Bertie County. Updated 31 January 2008. http://nc-es.fws.�ov/es/countyfr.html Webster, W.D., J.F. Parnell, and W.C. Biggs. 1985. Mairunals of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Maryland. Chapel Hill, University of North Carolina Press. 255 pp. 11 May 2010 Appendix A Figures �� NORTN �q90 NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF g � TRANSPORTATION IiIVISION OF HIGHWAYS � �Q PROJECT DEVELOPMENT 8L 9�,� �' ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS BRANCH OF TRP� BERTIE COUNTY REPLACE BRIDGE NO. 57 ON US 13 OVER QUIOCCOSIAN SWAMP B-4916 Figure 1 � � � a 4. �� 9� " -�4� . � � :� ��.. - . . . ..� ��}� ,� � . � ° ' t s-• � �- ' . � � ,� � ' � - � � +, "�� . . � 1 � ' � ' ' y °. . - !T � . � ' "*P� Le � j @' _ _ ; v . v � � � � * � . M �' n �• � " � rl, . . �I�� z�� ' 1 . e ... , �T�i . . '�, , ,,.. . . ;. 0 '4� � �- _ . �l _�II, �T ' _ ... � � .. . � � �� , �.... _r � ..� � �.,' , �� -,.. � . . � � 41 . d ,'� � �, . �"' �� ,�- � .. - rt � ,� �� i, 4, �. .. 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Rubus sp. Salix nigra Andropogon virginicus Ligustrum sinense Miscanthis sinensis Carex joorii Aurelia spinosa Juniperus virginiana Sambucus nigra canadensis Festuca sp. Setaria italica Arundinaria gigantea Smilax rotundifolia Carex lupulina Carpinus caroliniana Lonicera japonica Eupatorium purpureum Pinus taeda Pinus palustris Carya tomentosa Woodwardia areolata Acer rubrum Pleopeltis polypodioides Quercus michauxii Polygonom hydropiperoides Liquidambar styracifZua Clethera alnifolia Polygonom sagitatum Liriodendron tulipifera Quercus nigra Myerica cerifera Quercus alba Allium sp. Animals Common Name American crow American robin Bald eagle Beaver Black rat snake Blue jay Brimley's chorus frog Bullfrog Carolina chickadee Cope's gray treefrog Eastern box turtle Eastern cottontail Eastern mosquitofish Eastern mudminnow Five-lined skink Fox sparrow Golden shiner Grackle Gray squirrel Green frog Ironcolor shiner Little grass frog Mockingbird Mourning dove Muskrat Northern cardinal Painted turtle Pirate perch Pileated woodpecker Pirate perch Raccoon Redfm pickerel Red-shouldered hawk River cooter Southeastern chorus frog Southern leopard frog Spring peeper Turkey vulture Virginia opossum White-tailed deer White-throated sparrow Yellow belly slider Yellow-rumped warbler Scientific Name Corvus brachyrhynchos Turdis migratorius Haliaeetus leucocephalus Castor canadensis Elaphe obsoleta Cyanocitta cristata Pseudacris brimleyi Rana catesbiana Poecile carolinensis Hyla chrysoscelis Terrapene carolina Sylvilagus floridanus Gambusia holbrooki Umbra pygmaea Eumeces anthracinus Passerella iliaca Notemigonus crysoleucas Quiscalus quiscula Sciurus carolinensis Rana clamitans Notropis chalybaeus Pseudacris ocularis Mimus polyglottos Zenaidura macroura Ondatra zibethica Cardinalis cardinalis Chrysemys picta Aphredoderus sayanus Dryocopus pileatus Aphredoderus sayanus Procyon lotor Esox americanus Buteo lineatus Pseudemys concinna Pseudacris feriarum Rana sphenocephala Pseudacris crucifer Cathartes aura Didelphis virginiana Odocoileus virginianus Zonotrichia albicollis Trachemys scripta Dendroica coronata Appendix C Wetland and Stream Forms WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM — Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Pfain Region ProjecUSite: �5 ' �'�11 City/County: _� "� "�`. Sampling Date: �0� ApplicanUOwner. State: �t= Sampiing Point: _�,(',1� }11/G ; ��;,,�- {nvestigator(s): 1Y! Q � � �� [7"�"' Section, Township, Range: �� Landform (hilisiope, terrace, etc.): Local relief (concave, convex, none): Slope (%): Subregion (LRR or MLRA): Lat: Long: Datum: Soil Map Unit Name: NWI classification: Are climatic / hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? Yes No �(if no, explain in Remarks.) Are Vegetation , Soil , or Hydrology significantly disturbed? Are "Normal Circumstances" present? Yes � No Are Vegetation , Soil , or Hydrology naturally problematic? (If needed, ex�lain anv answers in RP�„a�� i SUMMARY OF FINDINGS�— Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc. Hydrophy6c Vegetation Present? Hydric Soil Present? Wetland Hydrology Present? HYDROLOGY Yes No I Is the Sampled Area Yes �o within a Wetland? Yes �_ No Yes � _. No Wetiand Hydrology Indiptors: Secondary Indicators (minimum of two reauiredl Primary Indicators fminimum of one is reauired• check all that a�olv) _ Surface Soil Cracks (B6) _ Surface Water (A1) _ Water-Stained Leaves (69) _ Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surtace (68) High Water Table (A2) _ Aquatic Fauna (B13) Drainage Pattems (610) �Saturetion (A3) _ Marl Deposits (615) (LRR U) Moss Trim Lines (B16) Water Marks (B1) _ Hydrogen Suifide Odor (C1) _ Dry-Season Water Table (C2} _ Sediment Deposits (62) �, Oxidized Rhizospheres on Living Roots (C3} _ Cra�sh Burrows (C8) _ Drift Deposits (B3) _ Presence of Reduced Iron (C4) _ Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9) _ Algal Mat or Crust (64) _ Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6) _ Geomorphic Position (D2) _ Iron Deposits (B5) _ Thin Muck Surtace (C7) _ Shallow Aquitard (D3) Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (B7) _ Other (Explain in Remarks) FAC-NeuVal Test (D5) Field Observations: Surface Water Present? Yes No `�_ Depth (inches): Water Table Present? Yes No �_ Depth (inches): Saturation Present? Yes � No Depth (inches): � 1�'�_ Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes � No inciudes ca illa fin Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aeriai photos, previous inspections), if available: Remarks: L`�t�n. �.- ��.5� R � �. °� ��'�- US Army Corps of Engineers Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Piain Region — Interim Version VEGETATION - Use scientific names of plants. h�su�u�e vommant inaicator Tree Stratum (Plot size: ��'}G ) %�Co3vZer Specieso Statu� 1. +� � d"i.h � [�.t...tf'Y't T F�-. 2. 'F ra,c � �c'�.vL`_'� S� � _ tkI �.Cu.iv'� '�""� - \) -..C[1_�-++� 4. � 6. 7. � = Total Cover Sa�lin Stratum (Plot size: , `�'�i�� }C,'�� } 1. d'1 � A. � �� 2. ` e± a.f�. � ��-y � 3. ��r�t�iYltt� �.�'��Ch�r;�..f.3-f�'k. --t-L,�- � -�. 4. 5. 6. 7. Sampling Point: �V L��`'C'�' oominance Test worksheet: Number of Dominant Species That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: �_ (q� Totai Number of Dominant / �, Species Across Ali Strata: �C1 �g� Percent of Dominant Species That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: �� ,q�g� _ Total % Cover of: Multiolv bv: OBL species x � _ FACW species x 2 = FAC species x 3 = FACU species x 4 = UPL species x 5 = Column Totals: (q) �g� Prevalence Index = B/A = �= Total Cover Hydrophytic Vegetation indicators: 5hrub 5tratum (Plot size: �� ) ,� Dominance Test is >50% � • k'�'�-`� ��-- � �-� -� `k-.��t - Prevalence Index is 53.0' 2� _ Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation' (Explain) 3. 4• 'Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must 5. be present, unless disturbed or problematic. s' Definitions of Vegetation Strata: 7. � �� , �>� , � = Total Cover Herb/�S_tratum Plot size: 1. 1�r�,�f t.l �' �u..t3ta�e ril3�� Q� �,..- 2. C_ li.��( �r7n!'r e �` O6L 3. 4. 5._ 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. '11. 12. Woodv Vine Stratum (Plot size: �(} X.�� ) 1. 2. 3. "�o 4. 5. Tree - Woody piants, 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}. Sapfing - Woody plants, exciuding 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 - Ail herbaceous (non-woody) plants, induding herbaceous vines, regardless of size. Includes woody piants, except woody vines, less than approximately 3 ft(1 m) in height. Woody vine - Ali woody vines, regardless of height. _� = Total Cover Hydrophytic Vegetati on = Total Cover Present? Yes � No US Army Corps of Engineers Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region - Interim Version SOIL Sampling Point: W�� -- Pr�le Description: (Describe to the depth needed to dxument the fndicator or conflrm the absence of indicators.) D`epth Matrix Redox Features finches) Color mois °/a Color (moist) % Tvoe Loc Texture Remarks � �d�`'i tC. �- �1�i� 1f7Ges.t� i t3 4+4`� �i� � � � "��i �t� � C�' �_ �c�a�.�r `��,a b �t � � ` �' tv � G � -� ��° �c�. ��ev Q 3% t� c�- ��,— �-� M 'T e: C=Concentration, D=De letion, RM=Reduced Matrix, CS=Covered or Coated Sand Grains. 2Location: PL=Pore Linin , M=Matrbc. Hydric Soil Indicators: Indicators for Probiematic Hydric Soils': _ Histosol (A1 } _ Po4yvalue Below Surface (S8) (LRR S, T, Uj _ 1 cm Muck (A9) (LRR O) _ Histic Epipedon (,0.2) _ Thin Dark Surtace (S9) (LRR S, T, U) _ 2 cm Muck (A10) (LRR S) _ Black Histic (A3) _ Loamy Mucky Mineral (F1) (LRR O) _ Reduced Vertic (F18) (outside MLRA 150A,B) _ Hydrogen Sulfide (A4) Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2) Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (LRR P, S, 'f) _ Strat�ed Layers (A5) � Depleted Matrix (F3} Anomatous Bright Loamy Soils (F20) ,_ Organic Bodies (A6) (LRR P, T, U) _ Redox Dark SurFace (F6) (MLRA 1536) _ 5 cm Mucky Mineral (A7) (LRR P, T, U) _ Depleted Dark 5urtace (F7) _ Red Parent Material (TF2) _ Muck Presence (AS) (LRR U) _ Redox Depressions (FS) _ Very Shallow Dark SurFace (TF12) (LRR T, U) _ 1 cm Muck (A9) (LRR P, � _ Marl (F10) (LRR U) _ Other (Explain in Remarks) _ Depleted Below Dark Surtace (A11) _ Depleted Ochric (F11) (MLRA 151} _ Thick Dark Surface (Al2) _ Iron-Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR O, P, T) 3lndicators of hydrophytic vegetation and _ Coast Prairie Redox (A16) (MLRA 150A) _ Umbric Surface (F13) (LRR P, T, U) wetiand hydrology must be present, _ Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) (LRR O, S) _ Delta Ochric (F17j (MLRA 151) unless disturbed or problematic. _ Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4) _ Reduced Vertic (F18) (MLRA 150A,150B} _ Sandy Redox (S5) _ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 149A) _ Stripped Matrix (S6) _ Anomalous Bright Loamy Soils (F20) (MlRA.148A, 153C, 153D) Dark Surtace (S7} (LRR P, S, T, U) Restrictive Layer (if observed): Type: Depth (inches): Hydric Soil Present? Yes,� No Remarks: US Army Corps of Engineers Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region — Interim Version WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM — Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Pfain Region ProjecUSite: �- �� 1 City/County: ��- Sampling Date: 1 IE� � ApplicanUOwner: �l"T� �� State: Sampling Point: i��Qvt Investigator(s): : c]..�t' t"�.'�s -�- ��.'f� �7,?If"w Section, Township, Range: Landform (hiilslope, terrace, etc.): Local relief (concave, convex, none): Slope (%): Subregion (LRR or MLRA): Lat: Long: Datum: Soil Map Unit Name: NWI classification: Are climatic / hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? Yes No _� (If no, explain in Remarks.) Are Vegetation , Soil , or Hydrology significantly disturbed? Are "Normal Circumstances" present? Yes � No Are Vegetation , Soil , or Hydrology naturally problematic? (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.} SUMMARY OF FINDINGS�— Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc. Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes No Hydric Soii Present? Yes No Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes No Is the Sampled Area within a WeUand? Yes No � HYDROLOGY Wetland Hydrology Indicators: Secondary Indicators (minimum of two reouiredl Primary Indicators tminimum of one is reoufred• check all that a��lvl _ Surtace Soil Cracks (B6) _ Surface Water (A1) _ Water-Stained Leaves (69) _ Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surtace (68) _ High Water Table (A2) _ Aquatic Fauna (B13) _ Drainage Pattems (B10) _ Saturation (A3) _ Marl Deposits (B15) (LRR U) Moss Trim Lines (B16) _ Water Marks (B1) _ Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (C1) _ Dry-Season Water Table (C2) _ Sediment Deposits (62) _ Oxidized Rhizospheres on Living Roots (C3) _ Cra�sh Burrows (C8) _ Drift Deposits (B3) _ Presence of Reduced Iron (C4) _ Saturation Visibte on Aerial Imagery (C9) _ Algal Mat or Crust (B4) _ Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6) _ Geomorphic Position (D2) _ Iron Deposits (65) _ Thin Muck Surtace (C7) _ Shallow Aquitard (D3) Inundation �sible on Aerial Imagery {B7) _ Other (Explain in Remarks) FAC-Neutral Test (D5) Field Observations: Surface Water Present? Yes No �` Depth (inches): Water Table Present? Yes No if Depth (inches): Saturation Present? Yes No %� Depth (inches): Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes No � includes ca iila frin e Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring weli, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available: Remarks: `� ,�,� � � ��` �� .r� � �-� �! �.. � � �`�� ;�� US Army Corps of Engineers Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region - Interim Version VEGETATION - Use scientific names of plants. n�su�u�e uominant moicator Tree Stratum. (Plot size: O �) % Cover S�ecies� Status 1. r � �� kC"l�;._ � � � 2. _ k__G t�C�d'L��Lr�t1 �f.s7..^��,. 3. _��c � ,rMbdiei �..s�.�v '"' �d'd#"AC°t-��'a,:•,4�.., � --� 4. 6. 7. � = Total Cover Saolina Stratum (Plot size: x�{.) ) 1. e!, t" � s ��. - s� � 1:LL�--SA 2. �$ a,w r"bi 4't � �'`� a�°b� ti' � €� � �� `�-G 3. � ii � � 4. 5. 6. 7. Sampling Point: Number of Dominant Species That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: /, (q� Totai Number ot Dominant ! j Species Across All Strata: y �g? Percent of Dominant Species That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: ��,q�g� Totai % Cover of: Multi�lv bv: OBL species x � _ FACW species x 2 = FAC species x 3 = FACU species x 4 = UPL species x 5 = Column Totals: (q� �g� Prevalence Index = B/A = = Tota� Cover Hydrophytic Vegetation indicators; Shrub Stratum (Piot size: �� X'�� ) _ Dominance Test is >50% 1• b� '� ,�� ' ,_ _�� _ Prevalence Index is 53.0' 2• _ Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation' (Explain) 3. 4� ' indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must 5, be present, unless disturbed or problematic. 6' Definitions of Vegetation Strata: 7. Herb Stratum (Plot size: _�� '� �;`� ) 1. 2. 3. .�( = Total Cover Tree - Woody plants, excluding woody vines, approximately 20 ft(6 m) or more in height and 3 in. (7.6 cm) or larger in diameter at breast height (DBH). Sapling - Woody plants, exciuding woody vines, approximately 20 ft(6 m) or more in height and less than 3 in. (7.6 cm) DBH. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10 '11 12 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. Includes woody plants, except woody vines, less than approximately 3 ft(1 m} in height. Woody vine - All woody vines, regardless of height. = Total Cover Woodv Vine Stratum (Plot size/:� ��.� � �� ) 1. ��'l.�.`.X iF7�,t_+rc�t� F"f3�\C3-- � � � 2. 3, 4. 5. � = Total Cover Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes No � US Army Corps of Engineers Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region - Interim Version SOIL Samolina Point: Pr�le Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators.j Depth Matrix Redox Features (inchesi Color moist % Color (moist) % Tvoe �oc Texture Remarks " ��{�� a �� - t t� ��'��-�-s� � ��w��! 'T : C=Concentration, D=De letion, RM=Reduced Matrix, CS=Covered or Coated Sand Grains. ZLocation: PL=Pore Linin , IN=Matrix. Hydric Soil Indicators: Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils': _ Histosol (A1) _ Polyvalue Below Surface (S8) (LRR S, T, U) _ 1 cm Muck (A9) (LRR O) _ Histic Epipedon (A2) _ Thin Dark Surtace (S9} (LRR S, T, U} _ 2 cm Muck (A10) (LRR S) _ Black Histic (A3) _ Loamy Mucky Mineral (F1) (LRR O) _ Reduced Vertic (F18) (outside MLRA 150A,B) _ Hydrogen 5ulfide (A4) _ Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2) _ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (LRR P, S, 'f) _ Stratified Layers (A5) _ Depleted Matrix (F3) _ Anomalous Bright Loamy Soils {F20) _ Organic Bodies (A6) (LRR P, T, U) _ Redox Dark Surface (F6) (MLRA 153B) _ 5 cm Mucky Mineral (A7) (LRR P, T, U) _ Depleted Dark Surtace (F7} _ Red Parent Material (TF2) _ Muck Presence (A8) (LRR U) _ Redox Depressions (F8) _ Very Shallow Dark Surface (TF12) (LRR T, U) _ 1 cm Muck (A9) (LRR P, � _ Marl (F10) (LRR U) _ Other (Explain in Remarks) _ Depleted Below Dark Surtace (A11) _ Depleted Ochric (F11) (MLRA 151) _ Thick Dark Surtace (Al2) _ Iron-Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR O, P, T} 3lndicators of hydrophytic vegetation and _ Coast Prairie Redox (A16) (MLRA 150A) _ Umbric Surtace (F13) (LRR P, T, U) wedand hydrology must be present, _ Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) (LRR O, S) _ Delta Ochric (F17) (MLRA 151) unless disturbed or problematic. _ Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4) _ Reduced Vertic (F18) (MLRA 150A, 750B) _ Sandy Redox (S5) _ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 149A) _ SVipped Matrix (56) _ Anomalous Bright Loamy Soils (F20) (MLRA.149A, 153C, 153D) Dark Surface (S7) (LRR P, S, T, U) Restrictive Layer (if o6served): Type: Depth (inches): Hydric Soil Present? Yes No l� Remarks: US Army Corps of Engineers Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region — Interim Version � WETLAND RATING WORKSHEET Fourth Version �� Project Name _� -�(� �� t� �.�- C,, Nearest Road �,�� t� County Q.,,r,r- �-:, � Wetland area �(�acres Wetland width >�3�� feet Name of evaluator _ �� , Date �( � "�- � ,� �, � n Wetland location on pond or lake � on perennial stream _ on internuttent stream _ within interstream divide other: Adjacent land use (within '/z mile upstream, upslope, or radius) � forested/natural vegetation �.-U o/a �( agriculture, urban/suburban „��' % � impervious surface ,5 % Soil series: �,',�,,j t �hr�S�r � ,rn _ predominantly organic - humus, muck, or peat �( predominantly mineral - non-sandy _ predominantly sandy Hydraulic factors _ steep topography ditched or channelized �( total wetland width > 100 feet Wetland type (select one)" _ Bottomland hardwood forest Headwater forest ,iG Swamp forest Wet flat Pocosin _ Bog forest Dominant vegetation (1) �� rt� bv-��w, �2) �I'a�c�'ftt.ls ttarl �t�fi�`_u,e-� �3 ' ) a.r�tv�sx�, C� �rn�v�a rrn Flooding and wetness � semipermanently to permanently flooded or inundated seasonally flooded or inundated _ intermittently flooded or temporary surface water _ no evidence of flooding or surface water Pine savanna Freshwater marsh _ Bog/fen _ Ephemeral wetland _ Carolina bay Other: � The rating system cannot be applied to salt or brackish marshes or stream channels -----------------------•---------------------- --------------•--------------------.__. -- Water storage ---��-----��---��-�-----...--�----... S x4.00= �p A Bank/Shoreline stabilization Wetland - .�x4.00= E� T Pollutant removal �' #* x 5.00 = a,s rating I Wildlife habitat _____t�.___ x Z.00 =� N Aquatic life value x 4A0 = �� J G Recreation/Education � x 1.00 = �� ** Add l point if in sensitive watershed and >] 0% nonpoint source disturbance within %2 mile upstream, upslope, or radius WETLAND RATING WORKSHEET Fourth Version Project Name (� - �� p �� Nearest Road _��,�'u j � County �.,-� �, Wetland area .�� acres Wetland width -}.3�feet Name of evaluator��, narP t/��f n�: � r, �� .�.r�� Wetland location _ on pond or lake � on perennial stream _ on internuttent stream _ within interstream divide other: Adjacent land use (within'/Z mile upstream, upslope, or radius) �C forested/natural vegetation ��/a �c agriculture, urban/suburban ��% � impervious surface _�% Soil series: _(�,; �b ,� �n�,��, ,� ��,,� _ predominantly organic - humus, muck, or peat � predominantly mineral - non-sandy _ predominantly sandy Hydraulic factors _ steep topography ditched or channelized � total wetland width > 100 feet Dominant vegetation (1) �ts,t-rtiiirutv�� tt_ Q;t.�G1Y1��'� C) (2) �v1u o,�u.m `��_� _.rt�� cr aat� �3) �c�i u a.' �►w°i '�sC�Q�� °��— Flooding and wetness �j( semipermanently to permanently flooded or inundated seasonally flooded or inundated _ internuttently flooded or temporary surface water _ no evidence of flooding or surface water Wetland type (select one)" _ Bottomland hardwood forest _ Headwater forest _ Swamp forest _ Wet flat Pocosin _ Bog forest Pine savanna �C Freshwater marsh _ Bog/fen _ Ephemeral wetland _ Carolina bay Other: % The rating system cannot be applied to salt or brackish marshes or stream channels -------------------------------------------•-----•-------- - - R - -- -------�,-i-�;�---�------- -�---� ............................ . . Water storage � x 4.00 = lb I A Bank/Shoreline stabilization Wetland � �x4.00= � ' �' Pollutant removal ** rating ; � x5.00= � i I Wildlife habitat �,2 x 2.00 =� , � N Aquatic life value �� I `� x4.00= � G RecreationlEducation 2. x 1.00 = C� � ** Add l point if in sensitive watershed and >10% nonpoint source disturbance within %z mile upstream, upslope, or radius ? Appendix D Qualifications of Contributors Investigator: Amy James Education: Bachelor of Science, State University of New York at Binghamton Master of Environmental Management, Duke University Experience: Environmental Specialist, NCDOT, Raleigh, NC, March 2006-Present. Land Protection Specialist, NCDENR, Raleigh, NC, August 2004-March 2006. Wildlife Biologist, NC Wildlife Resources Commission, Asheville, NC, June 2002-August 2004. Investigator: Tyler Stanton Education: BS Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences, Minor in Forest Management North Carolina State University, 1998. Experience: Environmental Biologist, NCDOT, September 2003-Present. Ecologist, Virginia Tech University, Conservation Management Institute, Apri11999-August 2003. Investigator: Chris Underwood Education: BS Wildlife and Fisheries Science, University of Tennessee at Knoxville, 1989. Experience: Environmental Biologist, NCDOT, May 2003-Present. Fisheries Biologist, Tennessee Valley Authority, 1991-2003.