HomeMy WebLinkAbout25-048 Duval BHall Rev data sheetBORDERING VEGETATED WETLAND DETERMINATION FORM
Project/Site: 37 Indian Memorial Dr City/Town: South Yarmouth Sampling Date: Feb. 4, 2025
Applicant/Owner: Stephen Duval Sampling Point or zone: WET 2
Investigator(s): Bradford Hall Latitude / Longitude:
Soil Map Unit Name: Soil Survey of Barnstable County, 1993 NWI or DEP Classification: NWI
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 0 significantly disturbed? (If yes, explain in Remarks)
Vegetation Soil or Hydrology 0 natural) problematic? (If yes, explain in Remarks)
Are g , Y
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS — Attach site map and photograph log showing sampling locations, transects, etc.
Wetland vegetation criterion met? YesNo Q Is the Sampled Area Yes= No =
Hydric Soils criterion met? Yes ONo 0 within a Wetland?
Wetlands hydrology present? YesONoE77
Remarks, Photo Details, Flagging, etc.:
Stage 2 Drought
HYDROLOGY
Field Observations:
Surface Water Present?
Yes = No = Depth (inches)
Water Table Present?
Yes 0 No = Depth (inches) 6
Saturation Present (including capillary fringe)? Yes = No = Depth (inches) 5
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
Algal mats or crusts
✓ Water marks
Scoured areas
Oxidized rhizospheres/pore
✓ Moss trim lines
Sediment deposits
linings
Thin muck surfaces
= Presence of reduced iron
Surface soil cracks
Plants with air -filled tissue
= Woody plants with adventitious
Sparsely vegetated concave
(aerenchyma)
roots
surface
with polymorphic leaves
Trees with shallow root systems
H
Microtopographic relief
HPlants
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):
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 WET 2
VEGETATION - Use both common and scientific names of plants.
Tree Stratum Plot size Small
Indicator Absolute Dominant? Wetland
Status % Cover (yes/no) Indictor?
Common name Scientific name (yes/no)
1. Atlantic White Cedar
OBL
38.0
Yes
Yes
2. Red Maple
FACW
20.5
Yes
Yes
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
58.5 = Total Cover
Shrub/Sapling Stratum Plot size Small
Indicator Absolute Dominant? Wetland
Status % Cover (yes/no) Indictor?
Common name Scientific name (yes/no)
1. Sweet Pepper Bush
FAC
20.5
Yes
Yes
2.
3.
O
O
4. -
O
O
5.
6.
-
7.
- -
8.
9.
20.5 = Total Cover
Herb Stratum Plot size None
Indicator Absolute Dominant? Wetland
Status % Cover (yes/no) Indictor?
Common name Scientific name (yes/no)
1.
O
O
2.
O
O
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
= Total Cover
Form Revised July 2023
Sampling Point WET 2
VEGETATION — continued.
Woody Vine Stratum Plot size None
Indicator Absolute Dominant? Wetland
Status % Cover (yes/no) Indictor?
Common name Scientific name (yes/no)
1.
O
2.
3.
4.
= Total Cover
Rapid Test: Do all dominant species have an indicator status of OBL or FACW? Yes
El
No
Z
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 _[El_ No
Prevalence Index:
OBL species
Total %Cover (all strata)
Multiply by:
Result
38.0
X 1
= 38.0
FACW species
X 2
=
FAC species
20.5
X 3
= 61.5
FACU species
X 4
=
UPL species
X 5
=
Column Totals
(A) 58.5
(B) 99.5
Prevalence Index
B/A =
1.70
Is the Prevalence Index <_ 3.0?
Yes FV__1_ 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
Sampling Point WET 2
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
6
10 YR/ 1 /2
'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
J_LHistosol
(Al)
Polyvalue Below Surface (S8)
0_2 cm Muck (A10)
Histic Epipedon (A2)
Thin Dark Surface (S9)
U
5 cm Mucky Peat or Peat (S3)
Black Histic (A3)
Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2)
❑ Iron -Manganese Masses (1712)
❑ Mesic Spodic (A17)
✓
Hydrogen Sulfide (A4) Depleted Matrix (F3)
Stratified Layers (AS)
Redox Dark Surface (F6)
❑ 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)
Sandy Redox (S5)
❑ Other (Include Explanation in
Remarks)
Stripped Matrix (S6)
✓
Dark Surface (S7)
Restrictive Layer (if observed) Type: None Depth (inches):
-
r-- -
i Remarks:
Hydric Soils criterion met? Yes - ED No
Form Revised July 2023