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Home My WebLink AboutWetland Reconnaissance Parcel 997600002MEEHAN-ROULST WETLAND DELINEATING NOV 1 3 2019 i Kimberly Meehan-Roulst, Wetland Specialist 407 Embody Rd., Port Ludlow, WA 98365 Phone: 360-732-0073, Cell: 360-774-0551 Specializing In: Wetland and Stream Mapping, Delineation and Restoration UU 5 JEFFERSON COUNTY CRITICAL AREAS: NON WETLAND REPORT PURPOSE OF INVESTIGATION: JCCD Mapped Wetland LOCATION: Parcel #997600002 488 S Jacob Miller RD, Port Townsend, WA 98368 PROPERTY OWNER: Janet A Waller Address: 8 Maynard CT Grand Isle, VT 05458-2021 Phone Number: 808-372-1410 STUDY WAS CONDUCTED BY: Meehan-Roulst Wetland Consulting, Kim Meehan-Roulst Investigation Start Date: 10/24/2019-10/29/2019 Parcel 997600002, 488 S Jacob Miller Rd., Port Townsend, WA 98365 TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE# CONSULTING COMPANY 1 TYPE OF ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE AREA 1 LAND OWNER 1 STUDY REQUESTED BY 1 NON WETLAND EXISTING SITE CONDITIONS 3 SITE LOCATION 5 PURPOSE OF WETLAND INVESITGATION 5 EXISTING SITE CONDITIONS AND FUTURE USE 5 NRCS OFFICIAL SOIL DECRIPTION OF CASSOLARY SANDY LOAMS 6 CRITICAL AREA DETERMINATION, DELINEATION & CLASSIFICATION 6 METHODOLOGY 6-7 VEGETATION 7 SOILS HYDROLOGY NWI MAPS OTHER CRITICAL AREAS ONSITE CONCLUSION FIGURES FIGURE 1: UP PLOT 1 FIGURE 2: UP PLOT 2 FIGURE 3: UP PLOT 3 7-8 10 10 10 10 8 9 9 APPENDICES APPENDIX A: Vicinity Map, Jefferson County Critical Areas Map, NWI Map and Plot Locations APPENDIX B: Upland Field Data Sheets APPENDIX C: Approach and Methods Parcel 997600002, 488 S Jacob Miller Rd., Port Townsend, WA 98365 NON WETLAND EXISTING CONDITIONS: 1. LANDSCAPE POSITION: TYPE. HILLSLOPES FLOODPLAINS STREAM & RIVER TERRACES BASINS MARINE TERRACES DEPRESSIONS COASTAL DUNES ALLUVIAL FAN MARINE BL UFF VALLEYS SWALES LANDSLIDE LAKES & PONDS OTHER (EXPLAIN) Level forested parcel. No depressions. 2. SLOPE GRADIENT: 0-3% 3. GEOLOGIC MATERIALS ALLUVIAL ASH COLLUVIAL GLACL4L DRIFT GLACIAL OUTWASH COMPACT TILL LACUSTRINE ORGANICS EOLIAN RESIDUUM GLACIOLACUSTRINE MARINE SEDIMENTS 4. WATER TYPES PRESENT DRAINAGE DITCH IRRIGATION DITCH STREAM, RIVER, POND OR LAKE IRRIGATION DITCH ASSOCIATED WITH STREAM OR RIVER N/A STREAM, RIVER, POND, LAKE OR NAME: N/A CATEGORY I WETLAND CATEGORY III WETLAND NO WETLAND PRESTENT® Parcel 997600002, 488 S Jacob Miller Rd., Port Townsend, WA 98365 CATEGORY II WETLAND CATEGORY IV WETLAND NON WETLAND ENLISTING SITE CONDITIONS CONTINUED NRCS Soil Map Unit and Series:' Cassolary sandy loams 0-15% slopes and Dabob very gravelly sandy loams 0-15% slopes. Field Identified Map Unit & Series: Cassolary sandy loams SOIL DEPTH: Shallow Moderately deep Deep Very Deep SOIL DRAINAGE: Excessively Well Somewhat Excessively Well Well Mod. Well ® Somewhat Poorly Poorly Very Poorly HYDRIC SOILS: YES NO iv. HYDROLOGY WATER SOURCE FOR HYDROLOGY: Precipitation ® Unconfined Aquifer, Tidally Influenced Unconfined Aquifer Marine, Tidally influenced Lake Stream Discharge AQUIC CONDITIONS: Endosaturation El ® Episaturation ElAnthric Saturation N/A VEGETATION TYPE: Native Herbaceous ® Estuarine Scrub -Shrub Non -Native herbaceous Forested Upland 1, 2 and 3 FIELD DATA SHEETS CAN BE FOUND IN APPENDIX B Parcel 997600002, 488 S Jacob Miller Rd., Port Townsend, WA 98365 4 NON WETLAND DETERMINATION REPORT SITE LOCATION: Parcel: 997600002 Size: 5.0 Acres Street Address: 488 S Jacob Miller Rd, Port Townsend, WA 98365 Legal Location: Section 8, Township 3ON, Range 1 W, Qtr Sec NW 1/4 Latitude: 46deg 06'42.75" N Longitude:-122deg 49'50.07"W Planning Area: Quimper (2) Zoning 1: RR-5-Rural Residential Assessor's Land Use Code- 9100-Vacant Land Parcel is physically located south of Hastings Avenue and north of S Discovery Avenue. It is also located west of S Jacob Miller Road. PURPOSE OF THIS WETLAND INVESTIGATION: Janet Waller contacted Meehan-Roulst Wetland Consulting (M-R.W.C) to determine if there were wetlands on her five acre parcel. The Jefferson County Critical Areas Map shows a wetland on the northeast portion of the subject parcel that then extends over the parcel to the north, parcel number 997600016. The mapped wetland extends over the northern parcel's developed areas. M-R.W.0 conducted a reconnaissance investigation of the parcel on October 24th, 2019. All boundaries' of the property was walked and no wetlands were found. Further investigation of online permits pertaining to parcel 997600016 revealed that the mapped wetland did not exist. Under the MLA02-00090 it stated on laserfiche that in 2002 "A site visit of the property was conducted on Feb 26, 2002. No wetlands were identified on site. Strangers Lake is approximately 1,000 feet away from the said property". The online Jefferson County Critical Areas mapped wetland is incorrect. EXISTING SITE CONDITIONS AND FUTURE USE OF PARCEL: The 5.0 acre parcel is fairly flat. On the south portion of the parcel, in the middle, is a cleared area that has several portable trailers that were being stored on the property. The currant owner plans to remove the existing trailers and construct a home and a garage. Outside of the cleared area, the rest of the parcel is heavily timbered with a mature mixed forest. Western red cedar is the most dominant tree species and in decreasing abundance is western hemlock, red alder and douglas fir. Understory consisted of red elderberry, salal, Indian plum and western swordfern and stinging nettle. The mapped soil unit is the Cassolary sandy loams, 0-15% slopes and on the south east portion of the parcel it is mapped as the Dabob very gravelly sandy loams, 0-15% slopes. Both soil series are moderately well drained soils. M-R.W.C. investigated three areas. All three areas that were investigated were areas that had the most wetland vegetation on the parcel. All three soil pits revealed the Cassolary sand loams were present. Soil plots are identified in the field by orange wire whips in the ground stating on them M-R.W.C. Up plots 1-3, 10/24/19. Location of data plots can be viewed in Appendix A, Figure 2. Parcel 997600002, 488 S Jacob Miller Rd., Port Townsend, WA 98365 The Cassolary series can be deceiving to some. Below is the NRCS-USDA Official Soil Series Description of the Cassolary Series: TYPICAL PEDON: Cassolary sandy loam - forested. (Colors are for moist soil unless otherwise noted. All textures are apparent field textures.) Oi--O to 2 inches; slightly decomposed needles, leaves, bark, and wood fragments. Oe--2 to 3 inches; dark reddish brown (5YR 2/2) partially decayed needles, leaves bark, and wood fragments; strongly acid (pH 5.2); abrupt wavy boundary. (1 /2 to 1 1 /2 inches thick) E--3 to 6 inches; dark gray (1 OYR 4/ 1) sandy loam, light gray (1 OYR 7/ 1) dry; weak fine granular structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky and nonplastic; many fine, medium and coarse roots; strongly acid (pH 5.4); clear wavy boundary. (0 to 4 inches thick) Bwl--6 to 18 inches; dark brown (I OYR 4/3) sandy loam, pale brown (I OYR 6/3) dry; few medium faint dark brown (7.5YR 4/4) mottles; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky and nonplastic; many fine, medium and coarse roots; common fine and medium interstitial pores; 10 percent very hard, dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4) iron concretions; moderately acid (pH 5.6); gradual wavy boundary. (6 to 18 inches thick) Bw2--18 to 26 inches; dark grayish brown (1 OYR 4/2) sandy loam, light brownish gray I OYR 6/2) dry; few medium and coarse distinct dark brown (7.5YR 4/4) mottles; weak medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky and nonplastic; common fine, medium and coarse roots; common fine and medium interstitial pores; 8 percent very hard dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4) iron concretions; moderately acid (pH 5.8); abrupt smooth boundary. (6 to 10 inches thick) Mottling below six inches is part of the make up of the soil series and not from saturation or a elevated water table if hydrology is not present. All soil pits were dry after three days of rains. CRITICAL AREA DETERMINATION, DELINEATION & CLASSIFICATION: Section 404 of the Clean Water Act Define Wetlands as: Wetlands are areas that are inundated or saturated by surface or ground water at a frequency and duration sufficient to support, and that under normal circumstances do support, a prevalence of vegetation typically adapted for life in saturated soil conditions. Wetlands generally include swamps, marshes, bogs, and similar areas. " - Definition of Parcel 997600002, 488 S Jacob Miller Rd., Port Townsend, WA 98365 wetlands as used by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) since the 1970s for regulatory purposes. Wetlands must meet three parameters to be a wetland: Hydrophytic Vegetation (FAC or wetter), Hydric Soils (i.e. redoximorphic features in the upper ten inches of soil profile) and Hydrology ponding or saturated soils). METHODOLOGY: Level I Assessment consisted of reviewing existing information to develop background knowledge of physical features, and to identify the potential for wetland and other water occurrences on the subject parcels. The resource documents available for the Level I preliminary assessment included: USDA Soil Conservation Service (SCS), "Soil Survey of Jefferson County Area Washington", aerial photography, Jefferson County Critical Areas Maps and Jefferson County Critical Areas 18.22 Article VII Wetlands, U.S Fish and Wildlife NWI maps. See Appendix A "Jefferson County Critical Areas Map" for mapped wetlands on and around subject parcel. Level III Assessment consisting of on -site investigation was conducted to determine the wetland area to collect quantitative data of Hydrophytic Vegetation, Hydric Soils, and Wetland Hydrology and to delineate and classify the wetland, as recommended in accordance with the 1987 Corps of Engineers Wetlands Delineation Manual and the Regional Supplement to the Wetland Delineation 1987 Manual for Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Region (Version 2) 2010. VEGETATION: vegetation: As mentioned earlier, I targeted the areas that had the most abundance of wetland trees and shrubs. In the proximity of the Jefferson County Critical Areas mapped wetlands, there was a slight opening that was forested with red alder (Alnus Rubra, FAC) and western hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla, FACU). Beneath the canopy was red elderberry (Sambucus racemosa, FACU) growing amongst stinging netter (Urtica dioica, FAC) and western swordfern (Polystichum munitum, FACU). Up Plot 1 was dominantly upland vegetation. Up Plot 2 was just about 20 feet south from the open area and Up Plot 1. It was forested with western redcedar (Thuja plicata, FAC), western hemlock and red alder. The understory was stinging nettle and western sword fern. Again, the dominant vegetation was upland vegetation. Up Plot 3 was located at the edge of the cleared area where the trailers are stored. It was dominated by creeping buttercup (Ranunculus repens, FAC) and creeping bentgrass Agrostis stolonifera, FAC). Area had been compacted over the years and gravel placed down. Up Plot 3 met the hydric vegetation parameter, dominantly FAC vegetation. Please see Appendix B Field Data Forms: for the exact write up of the vegetation. Soils: The dominant soil series of all three plots was the Cassolary sandy loams. Up Plot 1 had a matrix color of 10YR2/3 sandy loams in the upper six inches of the soil profile. From 6- 12 inches, the matrix color was 10YR4/3 sandy loams. From 12-16 inches, the matrix color was 10YR4/3 fine sandy loams with 10% 7.5YR3/4 mottling. Up Plot 2's 0-3 inch horizon had a matrix color of Parcel 997600002, 488 S Jacob Miller Rd., Port Townsend, WA 98365 10YR3/3 sandy loams. From 3-6 inches, the matrix color was 10YR4/3 fine sandy loams. From 6- 12 inches, the matrix color was 10YR3/3 sandy loams with 10% 7.5YR3/4 mottling. There was not much of a change in soil type between the two plots. Up Plot 3 upper horizon, 0-6 inches, had a matrix color of 10YR3/3 sandy loam. The 6-13 inch horizon had a matrix color of 10YR4/3 sandy loams parting to loamy sands. There was 10% 10YR4/6 mottling starting at six inches. Also present was 5% charcoal from an old burn. Charcoal was most likely from an old burn from when the open area was cleared off. All three soil plots were upland soils. See Jefferson County Critical Areas Map in Appendix A for the mapped soil locations. The official field soil write ups can be viewed in Appendix B. FIGURE 1 UP PLOT 1 SOIL PROFILE Parcel 997600002, 488 S Jacob Miller Rd., Port Townsend, WA 98365 8 FIGURE 2 UP PLOT 2 SOIL PROFILE FIGURE 3 UP PLC Parcel 997600002, 488 S Jacob Miller Rd., Port Townsend, WA 98365 cation} HYDROLOGY: All three soil pits were dry to a depth of 16 inches. NATIONAL WETLAND INVENTORY MAPS NWI Maps): NWI Maps also shows a wetland in the same exact location as Jefferson Critical Areas Maps and the exact same shape. As mentioned, the mapped wetland does not exist on the subject parcel or the parcel to the north. All was in an upland forest community with little underbrush. OTHER CRITICAL AREAS ON SITE: Jefferson County Critical Areas map show a soil seismic area on most of the west side of parcel. It also shows the whole parcel being mapped as critical aquifer recharge area, SUSC-UNK. CONCLUSION: Jefferson County Critical Areas Map and NWI Map show a mapped wetland along the shared property line between parcels 997600002 & 997600016. Meehan Roulst Wetland Consulting reconnaissance investigation of the parcels revealed no wetlands on parcel. The soils are that of the Cassolary sandy loams which is a moderately well drained soil that does exhibit mottling below six inches of the soil profile. The Cassolary soil series is not a hydric soil on the Jefferson County Hydric Soils List. See Appendix A for Jefferson County Hydric Soils List. This is not a final determination. Jefferson Counties Administrator shall have the final determination if this report is approved or not. Sincerely, Meehan-Roulst Wetland Consulting Parcel 997600002, 488 S Jacob Miller Rd., Port Townsend, WA 98365 10 APPENDIX A Vicinity Map Location of Data Plots Jefferson County Critical Areas Map NWI Map Parcel 997600002, 488 S Jacob Miller Rd., Port Townsend, WA 98365 11 VACINITY MAP 0 Public Land Records Jefferson County V,achl-c1toil DCD EH Laser4iche PW Download Data 997600002 x FIGURE 1 VACINrry MAP 'tiy= 760 M(D IN2W PARCEL #9976000 Parcel 997600002,488 S Jacob Miller Rd., Port Townsend, WA 98365 12 o 997600002 xw1,9/60 .; f - I4 yr + • p 11 t1ryry yy GG p Gm 997df:gp (12 41 tl 1 i• 0010mi003 0010e1061 esn National Wellands Inventory v •C.I PAI1"A •PRAT! AnifOlnullumAlil,xv WrI4'11+, la, '1 uxt BASEMAPS Yr_ i'V MAP LAYERS 7' a a' i j a r ; • #arm y V - r lop 0' . esn JEFFERSON COUNTY HYRDRIC SOILS LIST Soil Data Access (SDA) Hydric Soils List An SDA-populated select list is used to pick a state and SSA which enables creation of a "Hydric Soils Report" based upon those selections. The data is not static; it hits Soil Data Access Live. To reset the table hit F5 on the keyboard. Once a survey is selected and table appears, if a new survey is selected it will append to the table at the bottom. For more infornnation about the table, selected stateId = WA F selected SSA areasymbol = WA631 tate_Sym Area_Symbol Area —Name Imukey Map WA WA631 Jefferson County 73706 AID Area, Washington WA WA631 Jefferson County 73706 AID Area, Washington WA WA631 Jefferson County 73707 AIE Area, Washington WA WA631 Jefferson County 73707 AIE Area, Washington WA WA631 Jefferson County 73708 AmC Area, Washington I WA WA631 Jefferson County 73708 i1rnCArea, Washington WA WA631 Jefferson County 73708 AmC Area, Washington WA WA631 Jefferson County 73709 AmD Area, Washington WA WA631 Jefferson County 73709 AtriD 4 Area, Washington WA WA631 Jefferson County 73709 AmD Area, Washington WA WA631 Jefferson County 73716 Bf Area, Washington t _ SYMI Mapunk _ Name Alderwood gravelly sandy Iloam, 15 to 30 percent vood gravelly sandy 15 to 30 perceor ntmawood gravelly sandy 30 to 50 percent IShalcar Alderwood gravelly sandy loam, 30 to 50 percent Alderwood gravelly loam, McKenna 0 to 15 percent slopes Alderwood gravelly loam, Shalcar 0 to 15 percent slopes AIderwood gravelly loam, Norma 0 to 15 percent slopes Alderwood gravelly loam, McKenna 15 to 30 percent slopes Alderwood gravelly loam, Shalcar 15 to 30 vercent slopes JAlderwood gravelly loam, 115 to 30 percent slopes Belfast fine sandy loam Jefferson County WAWA63173717 Bg I Belfast silt loam Area, Washington WA WA631 !Jefferson County 73718 :Bh Belfast silt loam, heavy Parcel 997600002, 488 S Jacob Miller Rd., Port Townsend, WA 98365 6980 260 12 5800 5 5800 3 5800 2 3800 II5 3800 13 orma 13 800 Belfast variant, wet 390 5 Belfast variant, wet $60 5 Belfast variant, wet 860 5 14 Area, Washington WA WA631 Jefferson County Area, Washington 73719 Bk WA WA631 Jefferson County Area, Washington 73720 Bm Jefferson County Area, Washington 73721 CGlWAWA631 Jefferson County Area, Washington 73723 CV] WA WA631 HIMWAWA631JeffersonCounty Area, Washington 73761 WA WA631 Jefferson County Pkrea,. Washington 73762 RM variant Belfast silt loam, wet Belfast variant, wet 610 variant Belfast. silty clay loam, wet Belfast variant, wet 860 variant Calawah silt loam, 0 to 8 Sekiu 19620 percent slopes Calawah-Tealwhit Tealwhit 2330 association, gently rolling Hoko-Tealwhit ( association Tealwhit 5190 gently rolling Hoko gravelly silt loam, Hoko variant 620 wet variant Parcel 997600002, 488 S Jacob Miller Rd., Port Townsend, WA 98365 15 I APPENDIX B UPLAND PLOTS 1-3 FIELD DATA FORMS Parcel 997600002, 488 S Jacob Miller Rd., Port Townsend, WA 98365 16 WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM — Western Mountains, Valleys and Coast Regions Project/Site: Parcel # 997600002 City/County: Port Townsend, WA Sampling Date: 10/24/2019 A licanl/Owner:: Janet A Waller State: WA Sampling Point: Up Plot i Invest i ator s : Meehan-Roulst Wetland Consulting/Kim Meehan-Roulst Section, Townshi , Ran e: S8, T30N, RI W Landform hillslo e, terrace, etc): Slope 0-3% Local relief concave, convex, none): None Slope (%)0-3 Subre ion LRR : North West Forest Lat: 46de 06-42.75"N I Lon : 122de 49'50.07"W I Datum: NAD 83 Soil Wp Unit Name: Dabob vc!X Smvelly sandy loams, 0-15%slope. I NWI classification: Forested/SS Are climatic / hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of ear? Yes No El. Klf no, explain in Remarks. Are ve etation Soil , or Hydro o si ificantl disturbed? Are "Normal Circumstances" resent? Yes N No Are ve etation Soil E2 or H drolo nattiraliy problematic? If needed, explain any answers in Remarks SUMMARY OF FINDINGS —Attach site ma) showin mplins point locations, iransects, important features etc Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes No Is the Sampled Area Hydric Soil Present? Yes No ® Within a Wetland? Yes No Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes No ® Remarks: vmi3r.li AA xviY — use sctenrtne names or pjants Trees Stratum 30' Radius Plot size: Absolute Cover Dominant S ecies`l Indicator Status FAC Dominance Test worksheet: Number of Dominant Species That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: A) 21. Alnus rubra 70 Yes 2. Tsuga heterophylla 20 Yes FACU 3 • Total; Number of dominant Species Across All Strata: B) 54. 5• Percent of Dominant Species That Are OBL, FCW, or FAC: A/B) 40% 90% Canopy= Total Cover Prevalence Index worksheet: Total %Cover of: Multiply by, SoplinAShrub Stratum (Plot size) 1. Sambucus racemosa 20 Yes FACU OBL species X 1 = 2• FACW species X 2 = 3, FAC species 130 X 3 =390 4. FACU species 60 X 4 =240 5• UPL Species X 5 = 4. Column totals 190(A) 630(B) 5•• Prevalence index = B/A =3.3 20% =Total Cover Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators: 1. Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation 2.Dominance Test is >50% 3. Prevalence Index is <3.0' 3.os 4. Morphological Adaptations' (Provide supporting data in Remarks or on a separate sheet) 5. Wetland Non -Vascular Plants' Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation' Explain) Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must be present. Hydrophytic VegetationPresent? Yes El No Herb Stratum Plot size: 1M 1. Urtica dioica 60 Yes FAC 2. Polystichum munitum 20 Yes FACU 3, 4. 5, 6. 7. 8. 9• 80% =Total Cover Wood Vine Stratum (Plot size:) 1. 2. 1 Total Cover 0 Bare Ground in Herb Stratum 20 Remarks: US Army Corps of Engineers SOIL Western Mountains, Valleys and Coast — Version 2.0 Carnnlinn Dnint• r I- Dln4 1 Profile Description: (Describe t o the depth needed to document the indicators or confirm the absence of indicators) Depth Matrix Redox Features inches) Textures RemarksColor (moist) Color (moist) Type Loc 0-6" 10YR3/2 100 SL Very dark grayish brown sandy loams, weak granular structure, common coarse roots, wavy boundary 6-12" 10YR4/3 100 SL Brown sandy loams, weak platy structure, few coarse roots, wavy boundary. 12-16" 10YR4/3 90 FSL Brown fine sandy loams with 10% dark brown mottling 7.5YR3.4 mottling starting at 7 inches, strong sub angular blocky structure. Type: C=Concentrations, D=Depletion. RM=Reduced Matrix. CXS=Covered or Coated Sand Grains. Location: Pl=Pore lining, RC=Root Channel, M=Matrix Hydric Soil Indicators: (Applicable to all LRRs, unless otherwise noted.) Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils ' Histosol (Al) Sandy Redox (SS) 2 cm Muck (Al0) Histic Epipedon (A2) Stripped Matrix (S6) Red Parent Material (TF2) Black Histic (A3) Loamy Mucky Mineral (F1) (except MLRA 1) Other (Explain in Remarks 3 Hydrogen Sulfide (A4) Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2) Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11) Depleted Matrix (F3) Thick Dark Surface (Al2) Redox Dark Surface (176) 3 Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation andSandyMuckyMineral (S1) Depleted Dark Surface (F7) Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4) El Redox Depressions (F8) wetland hydrology must be present, unless disturbed or problematic. Restrictive Layer (if present): Type: De th (inches): Hydric Soil Present? Yes No Remarks: riYDKVLVGY Wetland j!Xdrology Indicators Primary Indicators minimum of one re uircd; check all that apply) cond Indicators 2 r more re wired Surface Water (A I) Water -Stained Leaves (139) (except Water Stained Leaves (119) (MRLA 1, 2, High Water Table (A2) MLRA 1, 2, 4A, and 4B) 4A and 411) Saturation (A3) Salt Crust (BI 1) Drainage Patterns (B10) Water Marks (B 1) Aquatic Invertebrates (B 13) Dry -Season Water Table (C2) Sediment Deposits (132) Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (C1) Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery Drift Deposits (133) Oxidized Rhizospheres along Living Roots (0) C9) Algal Mat or Crust (134) Presence of Reduced Iron (C4) Geomorphic Position (D2) Iron Deposits (135) Recent Iron Reduction in tilled Soils (C6) Shallow Aquitard (D3) Surface Soil Cracks (136) Stunted or Stressed Plants (DF) (LRR A) FAC=Neutral Test (D5) Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (137) Other (Explain in remarks) Raised Ant Mounds (D6) (LRR A) Sparsely Vegetated concave Surface (138) Frost -(leave Hummocks (D7) Field Observations Surface Water Present? Yes No Depth (inches): Water Table Present? Yes No Depth (inches): Saturation Present? Yes No ® Depth (inches): Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes No includes ca ill fringe) Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available: Remarks: uzi Army corps or Engineers Western Mountains, Valleys and Coast — Version 2.0 WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM —Western Mountains, Valleys and Coast Regions Project/Site: Parcel # 997600002 City/County: Port Townsend, WA Sampling Date: 10/24/2019 A licant/Owner: : Janet A Waller State: WA Sampling Point: U 3 Plat 2 Investi ator s : Meehan-Roulst Wetland Consultin im Meehan-Roulst Section, Township, Range: S8, T30N, Rl W Landform hilislo e, terrace, etc): Slope 0-3% Local relief concave, convex, none): None I Sloe % 0-3 5ubre ion LRR : North West Forest Lat; 46de 06'42.75"N Long: 122de 49'50.07"W I Datum: NAD 83 Soil Map Unit Name: Dabob very vell sand loam 0-15%slope. I NWI classification: Forested/SS Are climatic / hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of yew Yes No If no ex fain in Remarks. Are vegetation 0, Soil Eh or H ddrolo Ej significantly disturbed? Are "Normal Circumstances" resent? Yes No Are vegetation , Soil , or H drolo Lj natural!roblematic? If needed, explain any answers in Remarks SUMMARY OF F1NDtNGq—Attneh site man chawina Ramnlina nnirit Invatenne tranaama i m nnvi—nd- fn +nrae o+.. Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes No ® Is the Sampled Area Hydric Soil Present? Yes No ® Within a Wetland? Yes No Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes No Remarks: v>Jvt iAiivn—usesclentltec names at nlants Trecs Stratum 30' Radius Plot size: Absolute Cover Dominant S ecies? Indicator Status Dominance Test worksheet: Number of Dominant Species That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: A) 21. Tsuga heterophylla 50 Yes FACU 2. Thuja plicata 40 Yes FAC 3. Alnus rubra 10 Yes FAC Total; Number of dominant Species Across All Strata: B) 44. 5. Percent of Dominant Species That Are OBL, FCW, or FAC: AB) 50% 100% Canopy= Total Cover Prevalence Index worksheet: Total % Cover of Multi': SaplinuIShrukt 5tt•ntum (Plot size) 1. 3 OBL species X 1 = 2• FACW species X 2 = 1 FAC species 70 X 3 =210 4. FACU species 70 X 4 =280 5. UPL Species X 5 = 4• Column totals I 140(A) 490(B) 5•• Prevalence index = B/A =3.5 Total Cover Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators: 1. Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation 2.Dominance Test is >50% 3. Prevalence Index is 53.0' 3.01 4. Morphological Adaptations' (Provide supporting data in Remarks or on a separate sheet) 5. Wetland Non -Vascular Plants' Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation' Explain) Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must be present. Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes El No Herb Stratum Plot size: 1M 1. Urtica dioica 30 Yes FAC 2. Polystichum munitum 20 Yes FACU 3, 4. 5, 6. 7. 8. 9. 50% =Total Cover WGodj Vine Stratum (Plot size:) 1. 2. Total Cover 0 Bare Ground in Herb Stratum 50 Remarks: US Army Corps of Engineers SOIL Western Mountains, Valleys and Coast — Version 2.0 Gamnlino Pnint• I En Pint 7 Profile Description: (Describe t o the depth needed to document the indicators or confirm the absence of indicators) Depth Matrix Redox Features inches) Textures RemarksColor (moist) Color (moist) Type Loc 0-3" 10YR3/3 100 SL Very dark grayish brown sandy loams, weak granular structure, common coarse roots, wavy boundary 3-6" 10YR4/3 100 FSL Brown fine sandy loams, weak platy structure, few coarse roots, wavy boundary. 6-12" 10YR3/3 90 SL Very dark grayish brown sandy loams with 10% dark brown 7.5YR3/4 mottling starting at 6 inches, strong sub angular blocky structure. Type: C=Concentrations, D=Depletion. RM=Reduced Matrix. CXS=Covered or Coated Sand Grains. Location: Pl=Pore lining, RC=Root Channel, M=Matrix Hydric Soil Indicators: (Applicable to all LRRs, unless otherwise noted.) Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils 2 cnt Muck (A10) Red Parent Material (TF2) Other (Explain in Remarks 3 3 Indicators of logy mushydrophyt vegetation and wetland hydrology must be present, unless disturbed or proh[enr:rlic. Histosol (Al) Histic Epipedon (A2) Black Histic (A3) Hydrogen Sulfide (A4) Depleted Below Dark Surface (Al 1) Thick Dark Surface (Al2) Sandy Mucky Mineral (S 1) Sandy Gleyed Matrix.(84) Lj Sandy Redox (SS) Stripped Matrix (S6) Loamy Mucky Mineral (F1) (except MLRA 1) Loamy Gleyed Matrix (172) Depleted Matrix (F3) Redox Dark Surface (F6) Depleted Dark Surface (F7) Redox Depressions (F8) Restrictive Layer (if present): Type: Depth (inches): Hydric Soil Present? Yes No Remarks: riYOROLOGY Wetland Hydrology Indicators Primn Indicators minimum of one required; check all that apply) Secondary Ir dicato 2 r m re re aired Surface Water (A1) Water -Stained Leaves (139) (except Water Stained Leaves (B9) (MRLA 1, 2, High Water Table (A2) MLRA 1, 2, 4A, and 411) 4A and 4B) Saturation (A3) Sall Crust (B11) Drainage Patterns (B10) Water Marks (B1) Aquatic Invertebrates (B13) Dry -Season Water Table (C2) Sediment Deposits (112) Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (CI) Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery Drift Deposits (133) Oxidized Rhizospheres along Living Roots (0) C9) Algal Mat or Crust (B4) Presence of Reduced Iron (C4) Geomorphic Position (D2) Iron Deposits (B5) Recent Iron Reduction in tilled Soils (C6) Shallow Aquitard (D3) Surface Soil Cracks (136) Stunted or Stressed Plants (DF) (LRR A) FAC=Neutral Test (D5) Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (137) Other (Explain in remarks) Raised Ant Mounds (D6) (LRR A) Sparsely Vegetated concave Surface (B8) Frost -Heave Hummocks (D7) Field Observations Surface Water Present? Yes No ® Depth (inches): Water Table Present? Yes No ® Depth (inches): Saturation Present? Yes No ® Depth (inches): Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes No includes capillary frin e Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available: Remarks: US army Corps of hngmeers Western Mountains, Valleys and Coast— Version 2.0 WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM — Western Mountains, Valleys and Coast Regions Project/Site: Parcel # 997600002 City/County: Port Townsend, WA Sampling Date: 10/24/2019 A licant/Owner: : Janet A Waller State: WA Sampling Point: Up Plot 3 Investi ator(s): Meehan-Roulst Wetland Consultin im Meehan-Roulst Section, Township, Range: S8, T30N, RI W Landform hil[slo e. terrace etc): Sln a 0-3% Local relief (concave, convex, none): None Slo a (%)0-3 Subregion (LRR): North West Forest Lat: 46de 06'42.75"N Long: 122de 49'50.07"W1 Datum: NAD 83 Soil Map Unit Name: Dabob very ravel( sandy loams, 0-15% slope. NWI classification: Forested/SS Are climatic / hy d rolog is conditions on the site typ ical for this time of ear? Yes No if no, explain in Remarks. Are vegetation , Soil , or Hydrology significantly disturbed? Are "Normal Circumstances" resent? Yes No Are ve etation . Soil , or H droIo na(urally problematic? If needed, explain any answers in Remarks) SUMMARY OF FINDINGS—AttaCh site map showingsampling point locations, transects important features, etc Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes No ® Is the Sampled Area IHydric Soil Present? Yes No ® Within a Wetland? Yes No Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes No Remarks: VEGETATION — Use scientific names of plants Trees Str turn 30' Radius Plot size: Absolute Cover Dominant S ecies? Indicator Status Dominance Test worksheet: Number of Dominant Species That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: A) 21• 2. 3• Total; Number of dominant Species Across All Strata: B) 24• 5• Percent of Dominant Species That Are OBL, FCW, or FAC: AB) 100% Canopy= Total Cover Prevalence Index worksheet: Total % Cover of: Multiply by.- Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size) 1. 3 OBL species X 1 = 2• FACW species X 2 = 3• FAC species 100 X 3 =300 4. FACU species X 4 = 5. UPL Species X 5 = 4. Column totals 100(A) 300(B) 5.. Prevalence index = B/A =3.0 Total Cover Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators: 1. Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation 2.Dominance Test is >50% 3. Prevalence Index is <3.01 3.11 4. Morphological Adaptations' (Provide supporting data in Remarks or on a separate sheet) 5. Wetland Non -Vascular Plants' Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation' Explain) Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must be present. Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes ® No Herb Stratum (Plot size:) 1M 1. Ranunculus repens 80 Yes FAC 2. Agrostis stolonifera 20 Yes FAC 3. 4• 5. 6. 7. 8. 9• 100% =Total Cover Wood Vine Stratum Plot size: 1. 2. Total Cover 0 Bare Ground in Herb Stratum 0 Remarks: US Army Corps of Engineers SOIL Western Mountains, Valleys and Coast — Version 2.0 Rmmr%linn Pnin+- t rn D1_+ .2 Profile Description: (Describe t o the depth needed to document the indicators or confirm the absence of indicators) Depth inches) Matrix Redox Features Textures RemarksColor (moist) Color (moist) Type Loc 0-6" 10YR3/3 100 SL Very dark grayish brown sandy loams, weak granular structure, common medium roots, wavy boundary 6-3" 10YR4/3 100 SL Brown sandy loams, weak subangular blocky structure, 10% 10YR4/6 mottling starting at seven inches. 5% black charcoal in profile Type: C=Concentrations, D=Depletion. RM=Reduced Matrix. CXS=Covered or Coated Sand Grains. Location: Pl=Pore lining, RC=Root Channel, M=Matrix Hydrie Soil Indicators: (Applicable to all LRRs, unless otherwise noted.) Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils ` 2 cm Muck (A10) Red Parent Material (TF2) Other (Explain in Remarks 3 s vegetation andIndicatorsoflogyhydrmustwetlandhydrologymustbepresent, unless disturbed or problematic. Histosol ( AI) Histic Epipedon (A2) Black Histic (A3) Hydrogen Sulfide (A4) Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11) Thick Dark Surface (Al 2) Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4) Ll Sandy Redox (SS) Stripped Matrix (S6) Loamy Mucky Mineral (F1) (except MLRA 1) Loamy Gleyed Matrix (172) Depleted Matrix (173) Redox Dark Surface (1:6.) Depleted Dark Surface (F7) Redox Depressions (FS) Restrictive Layer (if present): Type: Depth inches IH:y dric Soil Present? Yes ElNo Remarks: HYDROLOGY Wetland Hydrology Indicators Primary Indicators minimum of one required; check all that apply) Se m d aU I n d i pAtomJ2 or more reg uired Surface Water (A I) Water -Stained Leaves (139) (except Water Stained Leaves (139) (MRLA 1, 2, I Iigh Water Table (A2) MLRA 1, 2, 4A, and 411) 4A and 4B) Saturation ( A3) Salt Crust (1311) Drainage Patterns (B10) Water Marks (B1) Aquatic Invertebrates (1313) Dry -Season Water Table (C2) Sediment Deposits (132) Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (C1) Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery Drift Deposits (B3) Oxidized Rhizospheres along Living Roots (0) C9) Algal Mat or Crust (134) Presence of Reduced Iron (C4) Geomorphic Position (D2) Iron Deposits (135) Recent Iron Reduction in tilled Soils (C6) Shallow Aquitard (D3) Surface Soil Cracks (136) Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1') (LRR A) I:AC=-Neutral Test (135) Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (B7) Other (Explain in remarks) Raised Ant Mounds (D6) (LRR A) Sparsely Vegetated concave Surface (138) Frost -Heave I4ummocks (D7) Field Observations Surface Water Present? Yes No ® Depth (inches): Water Table Present? Yes No ® Depth (inches): Saturation Present? Yes No ® Depth (inches): Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes No includes capillary firm e . Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available: Remarks: uzo Army,;orps or rnglneers Western Mountains, Valleys and Coast— Version 2.0 APPENDIX C APPROACH AND METHODS Parcel 997600002, 488 S Jacob Miller Rd., Port Townsend, WA 98365 17 APPROACH AND METHODS CRITICAL AREA DETERMINATION DELINEATION & CLASSIFICATION: Wetland boundary is marked every 25' with 3" x 5" orange plastic wire whips. The whips have the station numbers for surveying, the date the boundary was established and the lettering M-R.W.C. indicating Meehan-Roulst Wetland consulting as the principal contractor. Each wetland whip has an orange wetland boundary ribbon attached to it. In addition, in forested and shrubby areas there is wetland flagging hung at near eye level for guidance to the next wetland station. WETLAND DELINEATION BASED ON: 1987 Corps of Engineers Wetlands Delineation Manual and the Regional Supplement to the Wetland Delineation 1987 Manual for Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Region (Version 2) updated in 2010. Wetland Determination Two levels of information were gathered to do a routine wetland determination. These included: a) Review of preliminary site data and, b) On -site investigation to determine the presence of wetlands and non wetland waters. a) A review of existing information was conducted to develop background knowledge of physical features, and to identify the potential for wetland occurrence on the subject property. The resource documents available for preliminary review of the site conditions included: USDA Soil Conservation Service (SCS), "Soil Survey of Jefferson County Area Washington", 2013 and 1994, Jefferson County aerial photography, and Jefferson County Planning Department data. b) During the on -site investigation, wetland areas were determined and verified on the basis of three arameters: Hydrophytic Vegetation, Hydric Soils, and Wetland Hydrology, as recommended in the Regional Supplement to the Corps of Engineers Wetland Delineation Manual: Western Mountains, Valleys and Coast Region (Version 2.0), May 2010. Hydric soils are classified using Filed Indicators of Hydric Soils in the United States, Version 7.0, 2010. A positive wetland determination is made when all three parameters are present, or in certain situations determined following the guidelines recommended in wetland determination procedures, or for atypical situations or problem areas. Parcel 997600002, 488 S Jacob Miller Rd., Port Townsend, WA 98365 18 c) The wetland was classified as to type (category) by using the Washington State wetland rating system for western Washington-October-2014. Effective January 2015, Washington State Department of Ecology's Publication No. 03-06-029 and applicable Rating Forms Effective January 1, 2015. Hydrophytic Vegetation Areas where more than 50% of the dominant species present from all strata are hydrophytes plants adapted to growth and reproduction in saturated soil conditions) are considered to be inside the wetland boundary, unless clear evidence of hydric soils or wetland hydrology cannot be established. A species is considered dominant if it is equal to or greater than 20% areal cover, or exerts a controlling influence on, or defines the character of a community. Hydrophytic vegetation is determined to be present, when under normal circumstances: More than 50% of the dominant plant species in a plant community have an indicator category of Obligate Wetland (OBL), Facultative Wetland (FACW), and/or Facultative (FAC) as listed in National List of Plant Species that Occur in Wetlands: Northwest (Region 9)" This Plant Indicator Status Categories system was developed for the USFWS National Wetlands Inventory by Cowardin et al. (1979). The National Plant List Panel, Reed, Porter B., and Jr. modified it in 1988 and 1993. The Wetland Indicator Category (WIC) used in this report refers to the plants Indicator Symbol as referred to in the table below. There have been changes to the list since 1993. In 2016 the list was updated and was used for this report. National Indicators reflect the range of estimated probabilities (expressed as a frequency of occurrence) of a species occurring in a wetland versus a non -wetland across the entire distribution of the species. )", Lichvar, R.W., D.L. Banks, W.N. Kirchner, and N.C. Melvin. 2016. The National Wetland Plant List: 2016 wetland ratings. Phytoneuron 2016-30: 1-17. Published 28 April 2016. ISSN 2153 733X. Percentages expressed as estimated probability. Parcel 997600002, 488 S Jacob Miller Rd., Port Townsend, WA 98365 19 Indicator Category Indicator Symbol Definition OBLIGATE WETLAND PLANTS OBL Occur almost always, >99% estimated probability) in wetlands Under natural conditions. I % in non wetlands. FACULTATIVE WETLAND FACW Usually occur in wetlands, 67-99%, PLANTS 1-33% in non -wetlands. FACULTATIVE PLANTS FAC Equally likely to occur in wetlands, non -wetlands 34-66%. FACULTATIVE UPLAND PLANTS OBLIGATE UPLAND PLANTS Hydric Soils FACU Usually occur in non wetlands 67-99%, but occasionally found in wetlands 1-33% UPL Almost always occur in non -wetlands of Northwest Region 9, >99%. <1 % in wetlands. There have been tremendous scientific changes since 1991 in several of the indicators such as the introduction of aquic conditions to cover the requirements for saturation, reduction, and morphological indicators used to define the modified aquic moisture regime, and mottles and low chroma colors being replaced by redoximorphic features. Because of these changes, we consult the US Department of Agriculture, Natural Resource Conservation Service. 2010. Field Indicators of Hydric Soils in the United States, Version 7.0". G. W. Hurt, L. M. Vasilas . (eds.), USDA, NRCS, in cooperation with the National Technical Committee for Hydric Soils guidance and decision in making final hydric soils determinations. Field indicators of hydric soil conditions in this document, (Land Resource Region (LRR) A that includes Western Washington), are presented here: 1) ALL SOILS: Al. Histosols; A2. Histic Epipedons; A4. Hydrogen sulfide; A6.Organic Bodies; A7. Mucky mineral; Parcel 997600002, 488 S Jacob Miller Rd., Port Townsend, WA 98365 20 A8. Muck Presence; A10.2 cm Muck; All. Depleted Below Dark Surface; and Al2. Thick Dark Surface 2) SANDY SOILS: S1. Sandy Mucky Mineral; S4. Sandy Gleyed Matrix; SS.Sandy Redox; and S6. Stripped Matrix 3) LOAMY AND CLAYEY SOILS: Fl. Loamy Mucky Mineral; F2. Loamy Gleyed Matrix; F3. Depleted Matrix; F6. Redox Dark Surface; F7.Depleted Dark Surface; and F8. Redox Depressions; Wetland Hydrology Water is the driving force for wetlands. Indications of wetland hydrology are those where the presence of water has an overriding influence on characteristics of vegetation and soils due to anaerobic and reducing conditions, respectively. Areas that are seasonally saturated and/or inundated to the surface for a consecutive number of days for more than 12.5% of the growing season are wetlands provided the soil and vegetation parameters are met. Areas wet between 5% and 12% of the growing season in most years may or may not be wetlands. Areas saturated to the surface for less than 5% of the growing season are non - wetlands. Wetland hydrology exists if field indicators are present. Field indicators of wetland hydrology may include, but are not limited to visual observations of inundation, ponding, soil saturation, oxidized root channels (rhizospheres) associated with living roots and rhizomes, watermarks, drift lines, water -borne sediment deposition, or wetland drainage patterns. Parcel 997600002, 488 S Jacob Miller Rd., Port Townsend, WA 98365 21 The growing season starting and ending dates are required to evaluate hydrologic data. For wetland determinations, the growing season is determined using the local SCS county soils surveys. Generally, the growing season is calculated based on the "28 degrees F or lower" temperature threshold at a frequency of "5 years in 10". For much of western Washington at low elevations, the mesic growing season (March 1 to October 31) has been considered a good rule. However, in some areas of the Puget Sound Lowlands and coastal areas the growing season occurs all year round because the soil temperature at 19.7 inches below the soil surface is higher than 41 degrees F. Plant Identification and Classification Primary references used for scientific plant names and the endemic and non-native or exotic status of plants to the North Olympic Peninsula were determined as found in Flora of the Pacific Northwest by Hitchcock and Cronquist, Univ. of Washington Press, 1972. Other references referred to included: (1) A Field Guide to the Common Wetland Plants of Western Washingion & Northwestern Ore by Sarah Spear Cooke, editor, Washington Native Plant Society, May 1997; Wetland plants of Oregon & Washington by Jennifer Guard, Lone Pine Publishing, 1995; (2) Plants of the Pacific Northwest Coast- Washington, Oregon, British Columbia & Alaska edited by Pojar and Mackinnon, D.C. Forest Service, Research Program, Lone Pine Publishing, 1994 and, D.C. Forest Service, Research Program, Lone Pine Publishing, 1994; and (3) Northwest Weeds by Ronald J. Taylor, Mountain Press Publishing Company, 1990 Parcel 997600002, 488 S Jacob Miller Rd., Port Townsend, WA 98365 22