HomeMy WebLinkAboutDEP BVW Data Form-Upland Plot-Kane NOI80RDERING VEGETATED WETLAND DETERMINATION FORM
Project/Site; 41 Tanglewood Drive City/Town: West Yarmouth Sampling Date: 3l26l24
Applicant/Owner: Kelly A. Kane Sampling Point or Zone: Upland Plot
Investigator(s): Matthew T. Farrell, J.M.O'REILLY & ASSOC. INC Latitude / Longitude:41.649660,-70.248840
Soil Map Unit Name: CdB: Carver Coarse Sands NWI or DEP Classification: Wooded Swamp
Are climatic/hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? Yes�No ®(If no, explain in Remarks)
Are Vegetation �_, Soil 0 , or Hydrology � significantly disturbed? (If yes, explain in Remarks)
Are Vegetation � , Soil � , or Hydrology � naturally problematic? (If yes, explain in Remarks)
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS —Attach site map and photograph log showing sampling locations, transects, etc.
Wetland vegetation criterion met?
Hydric Soils criterion met?
Wetlands hydrology present?
Is the Sampled Area YesO No
within a Wetland?
Remarks, Photo Details, Flagging, etc.:
Transition zone typical back yard lawn area, with very little native vegetation.
HYDROLOGY
Field Observations:
Surface Water Present?
Yes No� Depth
(inches)
Water Table Present?
Yes® No_� Depth
(inches)
Saturation Present (including capillary
fringe)? YesO✓ No� Depth(inches)20.00
Wetland Hydrology Indicators
Reliable Indicators of Wetlands
Indicators that can be Reliable with
Indicators
of the Influence of Water
Hydrology
Properinterpretation
OWater-stained leaves
0
Hydrological records
Direct observation of inundation
QEvidence of aquatic fauna
Q
Free water in a soil test hole
Drainage patterns
Qlron deposits
Saturated soil
Drift lines
QAlgal mats or crusts
®Water
marks
Scoured areas
®Oxidized rhizospheres/pore
�
Moss trim lines
Sediment deposits
linings
Thin muck surfaces
Q
Presence of reduced iron
Surface soil cracks
Plants with air -filled tissue
[�
Woody plants with adventitious
Sparsely vegetated concave
(aerenchyma)
roots
surface
Plants with polymorphic leaves
Q
Trees with shallow root systems
Microtopographic relief
Plants with floating leaves
0
Woody plants with enlarged
Geographic position (depression,
Q Hydrogen sulfide odor
lenticels
toe of slope, fringing lowland
Remarks (describe recorded data from
stream
gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos,
previous inspections, if available);
SOP 1, in upland area meeting no
criteria
above.
This form is only for BVW delineations. Other wetland resource areas may be present and should be delineated according
to the applicable regulatory provisions.
Form Revised July 2023
Sampling Point Upland Plot
VEGETATION -Use both common and scientific names of plants.
Tree Stratum Plot size so Feet
Indicator Absolute Dominant? Wetland
Status % Cover (yes/no) Indictor?
Common name Scientific name (yes/no)
1. Red Cedar
Juniperus virginiana
FACU 0
10.5
No 0
No
2. Black Oak
Quercus rubra
FACU Q
38.0
No �
No Q
3,
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
48.5 = Total Cover
Shrub/Sapling Stratum Plot 51ze 15 Feet
Indicator Absolute Dominant? Wetland
Status % Cover (yes/no) Indictor?
Common name Scientific name (yes/no)
1. Honeysuckle
Lonicera morrowii
FAC �
10.5
No �
No
2. Yellow Birch
Betula alleghaniensis
FAC �
10.5
No �
Yes
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
21.0 = Total Cover
Herb Stratum Plot size 5 Feet
Indicator Absolute Dominant? Wetland
Status % Cover (yes/no) Indictor?
Common name Scientific name (yes/no)
1. Red fescue (Lawn)
Festuca rubra
FACU �
98.0
Yes 0
No Q
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
98.0 =Total Cover
Form Revised July 2023
Sampling Point Upland Plot
VEGETATION — continued,
Woody Vine Stratum Plot size NA
Common name Scientific name
Indicator Absolute Dominant? Wetland
Status % Cover (yes/no) Indictor?
(yes/no)
1.
2,
3,
4.
0.0 = Total Cover
Rapid Test: Do
all dominant species
have an indicator status of OBL or FACW7
Yes
No
✓
Dominance Test:
Number of
dominant species
Number
wetland
of dominant species
indicator plants
that are
Do wetland indicator plants make up
2 50% of dominant plant species?
Yes Fyj No_E]_
5
5
Prevalence Index:
OBL species
Total %
Cover (all strata)
Multiply by:
Result
X 1
=0.00
FACW species
X 2
=0.00
FAC species
X 3
=0.00
FACU species
98
X 4
=392.00
UPL species
X 5
=0,00
Column Totals
(A) 98
(B)392
Prevalence Index
B/A =�
oo
Is the Prevalence Index 5 3.0?
Yes = No
Wetland vegetation criterion met?
Yes I=No
Definitions of Vegetation Strata
Tree - Woody plants 3 in. (7.62 cm) or more in diameter at breast height (DBH), regardless of height
Shrub / Sapling - Woody plants less than 3 in. (7,62 cm) DBH and greater than or equal to 3.3 ft, (1 m) tall
Herb - All herbaceous (non -woody plants, regardless of size, and woody plants less than 3.3 ft. (1 m) tall
Woody vines - All woody vines greater than 3.3 ft, (1 m) in height
Cover
Ranges
Range
Midpoint
1-5
%
3.0
%
6-15
%
1015
%
15-25
%
20.5
%
26-50
%
38.0
%
51-75
%
63.0
%
76-95
%
85.5
%
96-100
%
98.0
%
Form Revised July 2023
Sampling Point Upland Plot
SOIL
Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators)
Depth Matrix I Redox Features
(inches) Color (moist) % Color (moist) % Type' Location Texture Remarks
SOP-1
A - 0-8"
10YR2/2
NA
Loamy sand
Fine Grain
B 8-16"
10YR5/6
NA
Loamy Sand
Medium Grain
C 20-22
10YR5/6
80.00
5YR5/6
20.00
D M
M
Q
Loamy Sand
Coarse Grain
'Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced
Matrix, MS=Masked Sand Grains
zLocation: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix
Hydric Soil Indicators (Check all that apply)
Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils
=Histosol (Al)
Polyvalue Below Surface (S8)
=2 cm Muck (A10)
L21-listic Epipedon (A2)
Thin Dark Surface (S9)
U 5 cm Mucky Peat or Peat (S3)
_
Histic (A3)
Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2)
Iron -Manganese Masses (F12)
_Black
Hydrogen Sulfide (A4) n
Depleted Matrix (F3)
❑ Mesic Spodic (A17)
Stratified Layers (A5)
Redox Dark Surface (F5)
❑ Red Parent Material (F21)
Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11)
=
Depleted Dark Surface (F7)
❑ Very Shallow Dark Surface (F22)
=Thick Dark Surface (Al2) =
Redox Depressions (F8)
Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1)
=
Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4)
Redox (S5)
❑ Other (Include Explanation in
Remarks)
_Sandy
Stripped Matrix (S6)
Dark Surface (S7)
Restrictive Layer (if observed) Type:
Depth (inches):
Remarks: Observed high chroma mottles at 20"+. No mottling within 12". No groundwater observed. C3
layer, 20" + moist. No evidence of low chroma colors, mottles or other indicators of hydric
soils. SOP1 completed upland side of line between flags 1-2.
Hydric Soils criterion met? Yes No _®✓ _
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