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HomeMy WebLinkAboutDEP Data Form Upland Zone at Flag 2BORDERING VEGETATED WETLAND DETERMINATION FORM Project/Site: 1 Parsonage Point City/Town: Yarmouthport Sampling Date: 6-26-25 Applicant/Owner: Irene Holmes Sampling Point or Zone: upland Zone @ Flag 2 Matthew T. Farrell / Longitude: 41.694868,-70.230574 Soil Map unit Name: cdD: Carvercoarse an NWI or DEP Classification: DEP: open Water Are climatic/hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? Yes=✓ No =(If no, explain in Remarks) Are Vegetation F, Soil = , or Hydrology n significantly disturbed? (If yes, explain in Remarks) Are Vegetation 0 , Soil 0 , or Hydrology 0 naturally problematic? (If yes, explain in Remarks) SUMMARY OF FINDINGS —Attach site map and photograph log showing sampling locations, transectsI 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.: Vegetation, Soil and Hydrology not found to be disturbed. Sometimes Carver soils can be difficult to read for Hydric Soil Indicators. Refer to site plan for wetland flag locations & sampling areas. HYDROLOGY Field Observations: Surface Water Present? Yes= No= Depth (inches) Water Table Present? Yes = No 0✓ Depth (inches) Saturation Present (including capillary fringe)? Yes= No 0✓ Depth (inches) Wetland Hydrology Indicators Reliable Indicators of Wetlands Indicators that can be Reliable with Indicators of the Influence of Water Hydrology Proper Interpretation =Water -stained leaves 0 Hydrological records Direct observation of inundation =Evidence of aquatic fauna =Free water in a soil test hole Drainage patterns =Iron deposits =Saturated soil Drift lines Algal mats or crusts Water marks Scoured areas Oxidized rhizospheres/pore Moss trim lines Sediment deposits linings muck surfaces = Presence of reduced iron Surface soil cracks RPlThin ants with air -filled tissue = Woody plants with adventitious Sparsely vegetated concave (aerenchyma) roots surface with polymorphic leaves Trees with shallow root systems Microtopographic relief ®Plants Plants with floating leaves Woody plants with enlarged Geographic position (depression, =Hydrogen sulfide odor lenticels toe of slope, fringing lowland Remarks (describe recorded data from stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections, if available): Sample point on the upland side of the BVW, and no water or saturation was found within 16" of the mineral soil surface, in Soil Observation Pit (SOP 2). Obvious open water in Elishas Pond less than 15 feet away. 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 Pointuda amm@nagz VEGETATION — Use both common and scientific names of plants. Tree Stratum Plot size 3o Feet Indicator Absolute Dominant? Wetland Status % Cover (yes/no) Indictor? Common name Scientific name (yes/no) 1. Red Oak Quercus rubm FACU 63.0 Yes No 2. Pitch Pine Pious rigida FACU 63.0 Yes No 3. 4. 5, 6. 7, 8, 9. 126.0 =Total Cover Shrub/Sapling Stratum Plot size 15 Feet Indicator Absolute Dominant? Wetland Status % Cover (yes/no) Indictor? Common name Scientific name (yes/no) 1. While Oak Quercus alba FACU 20.5 Yes No 2. Pitch Pine Pinus rigida FACU 20.5 Yes No 3, Highbush Blueberry Vaccinium corymbosum FACW 63.0 Yes Yes 4. 5. 6, 7. 8, 9. 104.0 =Total Cover Herb Stratum Plot sizes Feet Indicator Absolute Dominant? Wetland Status % Cover (yes/no) Indictor? Common name Scientific name (yes/no) 14 Sweetpepper Bush Clethera ainifolla FAG 20.5 Yes Yes 2, Low Bush Bluberry Vaminlum angustifollum FACU 20.5 Yes No 3. 4. 5, 6. 7. 8. 9. 10, 11. 12. 41.0 = Total Cover Form Revised July 2023 Sampling Point upena Zone @ FWg z 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 FACW? Yes No ✓ Dominance Test: Number of dominant species Number of dominant species that are wetland indicator plants Do wetland indicator plants make up >_ 50% of dominant plant species? Yes =No_ 7 2 Prevalence Index: OBL species Total % Cover (all strata) Multiply by: Result X 1 =0.00 FACW species 63 X 2 =126.00 FAC species 21 X 3 = 61.50 FACU species 188 X 4 =750.00 UPL species X5 =0.00 Column Totals (A) 271 (B)937.5 Prevalence Index B/A = 3.46 Is the Prevalence Index 5 3.0? Yes =No[Z_ Wetland vegetation criterion met? Yes J.L. No �✓ Definitions of Vegetatlon 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 % 10.5 % 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 tom@ Flag SOIL Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators) Depth Matrix Redox Features (inches) Color (moist) % Color (moist) % Type' LocationZ Texture Remarks SOP2 0-4n 10YR4/2 LMS 4-16" 10YR6/6 LMS No Mottling Observed 'Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, MS=Masked Sand Grains 2Location: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix Hydric Soil Indicators (Check all that apply) Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils =Histosol (Al) = Polyvalue Below Surface (S8) a2 cm Muck (A10) =Histic Epipedon (A2) = Thin Dark Surface (S9) ❑ 5 cm Mucky Peat or Peat (S3) = Black Histic (A3) Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2) ❑ Iron -Manganese Masses (F12) =Hydrogen Sulfide (A4) Depleted Matrix (F3) ❑ Mesic Spodic (A37) =Stratified Layers (A5) Redox Dark Surface (F6) ❑Red Parent Material (F21) = Depleted Below Dark Surface (All) ❑ Depleted Dark Surface (F7) ❑ Very Shallow Dark Surface (F22) =Thick Dark Surface (Al2) = Redox Depressions (F8) Mucky Mineral(S1) _Sandy =Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4) Sandy Redox (S5) ❑ Other (Include Explanation in Remarks) =Stripped Matrix (S6) =Dark Surface (S7) Restrictive Layer (if observed) Type: Depth (inches): Remarks: Soil clearly an upland soil, with no indication of water table or mottling, Hydric Soils criterion met? Yes _❑_. No ✓ Form Revised July 2023