HomeMy WebLinkAboutBVW delineations rev 6.25.2026BORDERING VEGETATED WETLAND DETERMINATION FORM
Project/Site: 42 Mill Lane City/Town: Yarmouth Port Sampling Date: 6/19/26
Applicant/Owner: Wayne & Karen Roberts Sampling Point or Zone: Wet 3
Investigator(s):Bradford Hall Latitude / Longitude:
Soil Map Unit Name:SOil Survey for Barnstable County, 1993 NWI or DEP Classification:NWI
Are climatic/hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? Yes=No m (If no, explain in Remarks)
Are Vegetation �, Soil E] , 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, transects, etc.
Wetland vegetation criterion met? Yes=No = Is the Sampled Area Yesm No
Hydric Soils criterion met? Yes=No = within a Wetland?
Wetlands hydrology present? Yesm No =
Remarks, Photo Details, Flagging, etc.:
Stagel Drought.
HYDROLOGY
Field Observations:
Surface Water Present?
Yes= No= Depth (inches)
Water Table Present?
Yesm No = Depth (inches)11
Saturation Present (including capillary fringe)? Yesm No = Depth (inches)8
Wetland Hydrology Indicators
Reliable Indicators of Wetlands
Indicators that can be Reliable with
Indicators of the Influence of Water
Hydrology
Proper Interpretation
mWater-stained leaves
= Hydrological records
= Direct observation of inundation
=Evidence of aquatic fauna
Free water in a soil test hole
= Drainage patterns
=Iron deposits
mSaturated 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
=Plants with polymorphic leaves
=Trees with shallow root systems
Microtopographic relief
=Plants with floating leaves
= Woody plants with enlarged
Geographic position (depression,
m Hydrogen sulfide odor
lenticels
Ftoe of slope, fringing lowland
Remarks (describe recorded data from stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections, if available):
BVW fringe landward of salt marsh
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 PointWet 3
VEGETATION - Use both common and scientific names of plants.
Tree Stratum Plot sizeSmall
Indicator Absolute Dominant? Wetland
Status % Cover (yes/no) Indictor?
Common name Scientific name (yes/no)
1. En lish Oak
UPL
38.0
Yes
No
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
38.0 = Total Cover
Shrub/Sapling Stratum Plot size Small
Indicator Absolute Dominant? Wetland
Status % Cover (yes/no) Indictor?
Common name Scientific name (yes/no)
I. Phra mites
FACW
38.0
Yes
Yes
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
38.0 = Total Cover
Herb Stratum Plot size Small
Indicator Absolute Dominant? Wetland
Status % Cover (yes/no) Indictor?
Common name Scientific name (yes/no)
I. Skunk Cabbage
OBL
38.0
Yes
Yes
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
38.0
= Total Cover
Form Revised July 2023
Sampling PointWet 3
VEGETATION — continued.
Woodv Vine Stratum Plot size None
Indicator Absolute Dominant? Wetland
Status % Cover (yes/no) Indictor?
Common name Scientific name (yes/no)
1.
2.
3.
4.
0 = Total Cover
Rapid Test: Do all dominant species have an indicator status of OBL or FACW? Yes LL1 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 _[Z]_ N o __
3
2
Prevalence Index:
OBL species
Total % Cover (all strata)
Multiply by:
Result
38.0
X 1
=38.0
FACW species
38.0
X 2
=76.0
FAC species
X 3
=
FACU species
X 4
=
UPL species
38.0
X 5
=190.0
Column Totals
(A) 114.0
(B)304
Prevalence Index B/A = Is the Prevalence Index <_ 3.0?
2.66 Yes F71 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 PointWet 3
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) % ! Typel Location Texture Remarks
12
10 r 1 /2
Hydric
12
1 01yr 416
Non-Hydric
'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)
Histosol (Al) Polyvalue Below Surface (S8)
Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils
L]_2 cm Muck (A10)
Ll 5 cm Mucky Peat or Peat (S3)
Histic Epipedon (A2) Thin Dark Surface (S9)
Black Histic (A3) Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2)
❑ Iron -Manganese Masses (F12)
Hydrogen Sulfide (A4) Depleted Matrix (F3)
❑ Mesic Spodic (A17)
Stratified Layers (A5) 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
Stripped Matrix (S6) Remarks)
Dark Surface (S7)
Restrictive Layer (if observed) Type: None Depth (inches):
Remarks: Majority of property farmed historically, AP horizons found throughout yard. Mostly 12 or more
inches deep.
Hydric Soils criterion met? Yes F471 No
Form Revised July 2023