HomeMy WebLinkAboutBVW Form 6.23.2025BORDERING VEGETATED WETLAND DETERMINATION FORM
Project/Site: ___________________________________ City/Town: ____________________ Sampling Date: ___________
Applicant/Owner: ____________________________________________ Sampling Point or Zone: ____________________
Investigator(s):_______________________________________________Latitude / Longitude:________________________
Soil Map Unit Name:_________________________________________ NWI or DEP 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? (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? Yes ______ No ______ Is the Sampled Area
within a Wetland?
Yes ____ No _____
Hydric Soils criterion met? Yes ______ No ______
Wetlands hydrology present? Yes ______ No ______
Remarks, Photo Details, Flagging, etc.:
HYDROLOGY
Field Observations:
Surface Water Present? Yes ______ No _______ Depth (inches) ______________
Water Table Present? Yes ______ No _______ Depth (inches) ______________
Saturation Present (including capillary fringe)? Yes ______ No _______ Depth (inches) ______________
Wetland Hydrology Indicators
Reliable Indicators of Wetlands
Hydrology
Indicators that can be Reliable with
Proper Interpretation
Indicators of the Influence of Water
____ 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
____ Algal mats or crusts ___ Water marks ____ Scoured areas
____ Oxidized rhizospheres/pore
linings
___ Moss trim lines ____ Sediment deposits
____ Thin muck surfaces ___ Presence of reduced iron ____ Surface soil cracks
____ Plants with air-filled tissue
(aerenchyma)
___ Woody plants with adventitious
roots
____ Sparsely vegetated concave
surface
____ Plants with polymorphic leaves ___ Trees with shallow root systems ____ Microtopographic relief
____ Plants with floating leaves
____ Hydrogen sulfide odor
___ Woody plants with enlarged
lenticels
____ Geographic position (depression,
toe of slope, fringing lowland
Remarks (describe recorded data from stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections, if available):
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
57 Pheasant Cove Cir Yarmouth Pt 6-23-25
Lynn, Susan WF1
Jonathan Cain, Tyler Gaudreau
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Sampling Point__________
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VEGETATION – Use both common and scientific names of plants.
Tree Stratum Plot size _______________________
Common name Scientific name
Indicator
Status
Absolute
% Cover
Dominant?
(yes/no)
Wetland
Indictor?
(yes/no)
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________ = Total Cover
Shrub/Sapling Stratum Plot size _______________________
Common name Scientific name
Indicator
Status
Absolute
% Cover
Dominant?
(yes/no)
Wetland
Indictor?
(yes/no)
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________ = Total Cover
Herb Stratum Plot size _______________________
Common name Scientific name
Indicator
Status
Absolute
% Cover
Dominant?
(yes/no)
Wetland
Indictor?
(yes/no)
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________ = Total Cover
Form Revised July 2023
WF1
50'x200'
Black Tupelo Nyssa Sylvatica FAC 1.0 No Yes
1.0
50'x200'
High Tide Bush Iverfructescens FACW 30.0 Yes Yes
Honeysuckle Lonicera Morrowi FACU 10.0 No No
40.0
50'x200'
Common Reed Phragmites Australis FACW 60.0 Yes Yes
Common Goldenrod Solidago Nemoralis FACU 2.0 No No
Seaside Goldenrod Solidago Siempivirens FACW 2.0 No Yes
Smooth Cordgrass Spartina Alterniflora OBL 10.0 No Yes
74.0
Sampling Point__________
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VEGETATION – continued.
Woody Vine Stratum Plot size _______________________
Common name Scientific name
Indicator
Status
Absolute
% Cover
Dominant?
(yes/no)
Wetland
Indictor?
(yes/no)
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________ = 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 _______
Prevalence Index:
OBL species
Total % Cover (all strata) Multiply by: Result
X 1 =
FACW species X 2 =
FAC species X 3 =
FACU species X 4 =
UPL species X 5 =
Column Totals (A) (B)
Prevalence Index B/A = Is the Prevalence Index ≤ 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 %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
WF1
50'x200'
Grapevine Genus Vilis FACU 4.0 No No
4.0
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10.00
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3.00
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Sampling Point__________
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SOIL
Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators)
Depth
(inches)
Matrix Redox Features
Texture Remarks Color (moist) % Color (moist) % Type1 Location2
1Type: 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 (A1) ____ Polyvalue Below Surface (S8) ____ 2 cm Muck (A10)
____ Histic Epipedon (A2) ____ Thin Dark Surface (S9) ___ 5 cm Mucky Peat or Peat (S3)
____ Black Histic (A3)
____ Hydrogen Sulfide (A4)
____ Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2)
____ Stratified Layers (A5)
____ Depleted Matrix (F3)
____ Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11)
____ Redox Dark Surface (F6)
___ Iron-Manganese Masses (F12)
____ Thick Dark Surface (A12)
____ Depleted Dark Surface (F7)
___ Mesic Spodic (A17)
____ Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1)
___ Red Parent Material (F21)
____ Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4)
___ Very Shallow Dark Surface (F22)
____ Sandy Redox (S5) ___ Other (Include Explanation in
Remarks) ____ Stripped Matrix (S6)
____ Dark Surface (S7)
Restrictive Layer (if observed) Type: _____________________________ Depth (inches): ______________________
Remarks:
Hydric Soils criterion met? Yes _______ No ________
____ Redox Depressions (F8)
Form Revised July 2023
WF-1
7 Dark Brown 100 Coarse
3 Light Brown 100 Fine
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Approximately 7” down from the sampling point Hydric Soils were reached. From 3” up, the soil
layer was mostly organic matter.
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