HomeMy WebLinkAboutDEP Data Form Wetland Zone at Flag 2Project/Site: 1 Parsonage Point
Applicant/Owner: Irene Holmes
BORDERING VEGETATED WETLAND DETERMINATION FORM
Clty/Town: Yarmouthport Sampling Date: 6/26/25
Sampling Point or Zone: wetland Zone @ Flag 2
Investigator(s): MatthewT. Farrell Latitude / Longitude:41.6948683-70,230574
Soil Map Unit Name: CdD: Carver Coarse Sands 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 Soil II , or Hydrology significantly disturbed? (If yes, explain in Remarks)
Are Vegetation 0 , Soil EI , or Hydrology 0 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?
Remarks, Photo Details, Flagging, etc.:
HYDROLOGY
Is the Sampled Area Yes ✓0 No
within a Wetland?
Field Observations:
Surface Water Present?
Yes= No= Depth
(inches)
Water Table Present?
Yes= No = Depth
(inches)
Saturation Present (including capillary fringe)? Yes= No 0 Depth
(inches) 14.00
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
] 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
mats or crusts
= Water marks
Scoured areas
®Algal
Oxidized rhizospheres/pore
Moss trim lines
Sediment deposits
linings
muck surfaces
0 Presence of reduced iron
Surface soil cracks
®Thin
Plants 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):
Soil Observation Pit 1: water table
observed through damp soil found at
14".
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
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VEGETATION — Use both common and scientific names of plants.
Tree Stratum Plot size 30 Feet
Indicator Absolute Dominant? Wetland
Status % Cover (yes/no) Indictor?
Common name Scientific name (yes/no)
1. Sweetpepper Bush
Clethere alnifolia
FAC
38.0
Yes
Yes
2. Low Bush Blueberry
Vaccinium angustifolium
FACU
10.5
No
No
3,
4.
5,
6.
7,
8.
9.
48.5 =Total Cover
Shrub/Sapling Stratum Plot size 15
Indicator Absolute Dominant? Wetland
Status % Cover (yes/no) Indictor?
Common name Scientific name (yes/no)
1. Highbush Blueberry
Vaccinium corymbosum
FACW
63.0
Yes
Yes
2, Winlerberry
Ilex verticillata
FACW
20.5
Yes
Yes
3. Red Maple
Acerwbrum
FAC
10.5
No
Yes
4.
5.
6,
7.
8.
9.
94.0 =Total Cover
Herb Stratum Plot size
Indicator Absolute Dominant? Wetland
Status % Cover (yes/no) Indictor?
Common name Scientific name (yes/no)
1. Sweelpepper Bush
Clethra alnifolia
FAC
38.0
Yes
Yes
2, Lowbush Blueberry
Vaminium angustifolium
FACU
10.5
No
No
3,
4.
5.
6.
7,
8,
9.
10,
11.
12.
48.5 = Total Cover
Form Revised July 2023
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VEGETATION — continued.
Woody Vine Stratum Plot size 30 FEET
Common name Scientific name
Indicator Absolute
Status % Cover
Dominant?
(yes/no)
Wetland
Indictor?
(yes/no)
1. Green Briar
Smilax mtundifolia
I FAC
10.5
1 Yes
Yes
2.
3,
4.
10.5 =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
z 50% of dominant plant species?
Yes _=No=
Prevalence Index:
OBLspecies
Total % Cover (all strata)
Multiply by:
Result
X1
=0.00
FACW species
84
X 2
=167.00
FAC species
97
X 3
=2s1.00
FACU species
21
X 4
=e4,00
UPLspecies
X5
=0.00
Column Totals
(A) 201.5
(B)542
Prevalence Index
B/A =
2.69
Is the Prevalence Index 5 3.0?
Yes =No=
Wetland vegetation criterion met? Yes ✓ 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%
3A%
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
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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' Location' Texture Remarks
SOPt
0-4"
10YR412
LMS
4A0"
10YR516
LMS
10-14"
10YR414
60.00
10YR516
40.00
D
M
LMS
Damp @ 14"
'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
nHistosol (A1)
Polyvalue Below Surface (S8)
0.2 cm Muck (A10)
Histic Epipedon (A2)
Thin Dark Surface (S9)
5 cm Mucky Peat or Peat (S3)
Black Histic (A3)
Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2)
a Iron -Manganese Masses (F12)
Hydrogen Sulfide (A4)
✓
Depleted Matrix (F3)
❑ Mesic Spodic (A17)
nStratified Layers (AS)
Redox Dark Surface (F6)
Q Red Parent Material (F21)
✓Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11)
Depleted Dark Surface (F7)
a Very Shallow Dark Surface (F22)
IIThick Dark Surface (Al2) n Redox Depressions (FS)
Sandy Mucky Mineral(S1)
Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4)
Sandy Redox (S5)
Q✓ Other (Include Explanation in
Remarks)
nStripped Matrix (SO
Dark Surface (S7)
Restrictive Layer (if observed) Type:
Depth (inches):
Remarks: Soil is borderline hydric as mottles and matrix are both
damp soils and pond water 12-18" below small bank at
soil.
high chroma colors. Due to prsence of
shoreline, SOP1 is considered a hydric
Hydric Soils criterion met? Yes = No
Form Revised July 2023