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HomeMy WebLinkAboutLog010 Section 4 ,. t, \ , , .. . . , . l /1)/- ~ I~ r"J~ /fR1Di/ ' ) '! AUG - 5 2005 Ii j I .,,,.,.,.,,,.._,,.,,,,,,,-_.1 : , I , ...J Wetlands Deiineation and Ranking Tax Lot 1 in Sections 23 and 24 of Township 30N, Range 2W in Jefferson County, Washington as shown on the Official Record Map of the Cape George Fishermen, Inc~ Salmon Club drafted in 1951 and adopted for club records on June 10, 1958. Produced for: Mr. Tom Shut~, Board of Trustees Beckett Point Fisherman's Club, Inc. 760 Beckett Point Road Port Townsend, WA 98368 Produced by: Dr. Kenneth M. Brooks Pacific Rim Aquatic Environmental Sciences 644 Old Eaglemount Road Port Townsend, WA 98368 5 August, 2000 ,.,..".,',',.,.,.,.. ."._1\t_~...~~,..., 't.-e... ~ r."" 3 :;'hJ~ .C~'."'h' .,,_....__ . , _. I . . . , ~ i Table of Contents 1. Introduction Page 1 ,~ 1 1 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 8 9 11 2. Qualifications 3. Property Description 4. In-Office Survey 4.1. Soils 4.2. National Wetland Inventory 5. Field Inspection Notes 5.1. Topography 5.2. Soils 5.3. Vegetation 5.4. Hydrology 5.5. Wetland determination 5.6. Wetland ranking 6. Conclusions and Recommendations 7. References 8. Appendices 1. Upland Log (1). 1987 Corps of Engineers Routine On Site Data Sheet 2. Wetland Log (2). 1987 Corps of Engineers Routine On Site Data Sheet 3. Wetland Log (3). 1987 Corps of Engineers Routine On Site Data Sheet 4. Upland Log (4). 1987 Corps of Engineers Routine On Site Data Sheet 5. Wetlarid Log (5). 1987 Corps of Engineers Routine On Site Data Sheet 6. Washington State Department of Ecology Wetlands Rating Field Data Form , ii " " ' . . . ~ Wetlands Delineation and Ranking Tax Lot 1 in Sections 23 and 24 of Township 30N, Range 2W in Jefferson County, Washington as shown on the Official Record Map of the Cape George Fishermen, Inc. Salmon Club drafted in 1951 and adopted for club records on June 10, 1958. 1.0. Introduction. Aquatic Environmental Sciences examined this property on July 30, 2000. Wetlands were detennined using the routine method defined in the 1987 Corps of Engineers Wetlands Delineation Manual.(Technical Report Y-87-1) as required in paragraph 11.1003.3.a. of the Jefferson County Interim Critical Areas Ordinance (1994). These procedures also satisfy the requirements of the Washington State Wetlands Identification and Delineation Manual (Ecology Publication #96-94, dated March 1997). The property and delineation is described in Figures (la) and (lb). 2.0. Author's Qualifications. Dr. Brooks is the owner of Aquatic Environmental Sciences, Inc. He has a Doctorate in Marine Biology from the University of Washington School of Ocean Sciences and Fisheries and was Director of the Fisheries Technology Program at Peninsula College from August 1992 until January 1997. The author is a Qualified Level (1) and Level (IT) wetland consultant in Clallam County and has ten years experience in delineating, constructing and managing wetlands throughout western Washington. Wetland mitigation projects include several major projects approved by the Department of Ecology, Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. In 1996, Dr. I?rooks ~nventoried all of the wetlands on the Long Beach Peninsula for the City of Ocean Shores under a grant with the Department or Ecology. 3.0. Property Description. This property (Tax Lot 1) is located on a sandy spit centered at approximately 48.070 N by 122.880 W. Excepting the sandy-gravelly fill, observed soils are generally composed of sands (0.250 to 1.00 mm) with an overlying layer of organic matter that varies between 5 cm and 15 cm in depth. The perimeter of the spit has been filled and is" nearly fully developed with vacation homes and permanent residences. This is particularly true on the " seaward side of Beckett Point Road. The inland side of the road is partially developed and generally devoted to garages supporting the homes located on the seaward side. A very steep hill butts the property to the northeast providing an adequate buffer with no development. A tidal lagoon is located in the northeastern 1/3 of the unfilled portion of the high "tidal marsh comprising much of the wetland. Anecdotal history conveyed by Mr. Tom Shute indicated that the lagoon once enjoyed an opening to Discovery Bay. However, that opening was filled with the completion of Beckett Point Road, which now cuts off the lagoon from any tidal flushing. The lagoon remains brackish with a salty crust lying on the soWs sutface in areas that were not inundated during this survey. The lagoon's water level is reported to rise in the winter and fall in the summer. That is likely the result of the collection of rainwater and/or shallow groundwater flowing down the steep hill from the northeast. This freshwater would sit on top of the underlying saltwater permeating the sandy substrates. Much of this description is hypothesis based on anecdotal evidence and the author's experience and training in physical oceanography. Neither the hydrology nor the geology of the spit was rigorously investigated during thIS survey. o '_'_n'""," "^~""" ~_ ':" ",,,,,,_,_, ~ J?f', .". t~ ~""""::"';""'A:.".>...,.,,_~:.,.. ':":"',"':.','",,,-,_,,,",.:.' 1 1~ , .. t. < ~ o .O? )1:. .9 4 7,' ~..j -, 01 'Log Wetland Boundary Delineation transe l/v Nt: X BelicH fIi . C'l'luTff J Figure lb. Northeast portion of Tax Lot 1 in Sections 23 an.d 24 of Township 30N, Range >>Ii in Jefferson County, Washington as shown on the Omcial Record Map of the Cape. .rge Fishermen, Inc. Salmon Club drafted in 1951 and adopted for dub records on Jtml ~ n. 19S8.This delineation was completed on July 30, 2000 py.,pr,.~ppetb M. lJrooks. ~"" '4,.,:';;:,":.::.S ;; :". :.;~::: 3\/,} -_.",..,.~, ..~,,,.(. () ~ '1" _..._...".",.,"-~- ie:., .' l1.. """'--'~'....m-4 . . . 5.0. Field Inspection Notes. This property was platted and portions filled for residential development before the Clean Water Act was enacted. Road construction, filling and home construction have significantly changed the geology and hydrology of Beckett Point by sta~i1izing the shoreline and by cutting off the flow of seawater into the tidal lagoon: ' Native soils throughout the property are dominated by sand. Excepting- the area lying to the southeast, the entire wetland boundary is well defined by historic filling. A single transect was evaluated along the southeastern wetland boundary to establish the wetland boundary in this gently sloping area. 5.1. Topography. The propertyis flat with a steep hill lying to the northeast. That hillside represents the only natural landscape surrounding the wetlands observed on this property. The remainder of the wetlands are ringed with homes and Beckett Point Road. 5:2. Soils. The southwestern 14 of the spit is upland (Log 1). The soils are dominated by sand wi~h a matrix color of lOY/4 in the Munsel gley chart. However, the color is " associated with the color of the parent material and not with chemical processing in an anaerobic environment. The upland soils were not mottled and had a relatively high chroma. Upland soils on the hillside lying northeast of the spit (Log 4) were also sandy with a high chroma matrix color of 4/5GY. They were not mottled and showed no secondary , characteristics of prolonged saturation. The Munsell Gley Chart #1 color of wetland soil at Log (2) was 5/lOGY; at Log (3), located in the tidal lagoon, soils were darker with the same chroma at 3/lOGY. Wetland soils at Log (5) had a Munsell color of 41l0Y. All of these wetland soils were dull and gleyed. Soils at Log (3) contained more clay than at other sites, were darker and hydrogen sulfide was organoleptically detectable at depths greater than 40 em. Surficial substrates to a depth of approximately 1S-cm in the tidal lagoon also contained more finely divided organic matter than was observed in other wetland areas. 5.3. Vegetation. Plant preferences are those given in Reed (1988) for Region (9). The plant community within the wetland boundaries is dominated by saltgrass (Distichlis spicata), seaside arrowgrass (Triglochin maritimum), Pacific silverweed (Potentilla pacifica), perhaps European beach grass (Ammophila arena ria) and glasswort (Salicomia virginica). The wetland located in the most northeastern portion of the spit (delineation flags 29 through 32) contains a dense stand of what appears to be teasel (Dipsacus cf fullonum or sylvestris). This is an introduced species and I must say it is quite spectacular. Upland plants include Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) on the northern hillside, rosehips (Rosa cf. gymnocarpa), a variety of grasses, thistle (Circium sp.) and madrone (Arbutus menziesii). 5.4. Hydrology. Soils in the tidal lagoon were inundated to an undetermined depth over an area of greater than one acre. Soils throughout the remainder of the delineated wetland' remained saturated on July 30,2000. The entire wetland area met the hydrologic requirements of the 1987 USACE manual during the dry part of the year. (u ~_.'"'-"-~""._""~~'- '. ,.,,::.':"---3.-'-' ~ ,eO" 1 (".c'.';, ,.,' "",,"~'.~,..,,,,,.,,,,,,,,..,<- .....,.... ..""_....'"..". . . \ . ". . state of the Beckett Point wetlands and Category n is the classification determined for this report. It should be noted that a well-constructed channel to Discovery Bay, coupled with careful yard keeping by the residents, could nearly restore this wetland to Class I with significant habitat value for a broad range of marine fauna and flora. The Jefferson County lntenm Critical Are~s Ordinance requires a 50' buffer from Class IT wetlands for low intensity land uses. 6.0. Conclusions and Recommendations. The wetland was delineated on July 30, 2000. The delineation is marked in the field by 57 wire flags placed on the boundary of the wetland. The location of the flags was enhanced by tying surveyor's ribbon as high on adjacent vegetation as possible. The approximate location of each of the 57 flags is given in Figures (la) and (lb), The delineation was not surveyed and no claim with respect to the exactness of Figures (Ia) and (Ib) is made. Individual property owners can assess the location of the wetland boundary adjacent to their property by locating the wire flags. I recommend that each property owner pet;manently mark those locations because the flags will be lost within a year or two. In general, the wetland boundaries are well defined by the previously placed fill. Because each lot was filled to a different location, the wetland boundary, while well defined, is very irregular. , I recommend that the wetland be designated as Category II and that a 50' setback be required. Based on field observations, it appears that most new construction on the interior si~e of Beckett Point Road will require a variance from Jefferson County. The Beckett Point Fisherman's Club asked that Idetermine the boundary of the buffer inthe southwest corner of the wetland to determine the permit requirements for construction of a covered picnic structure on the playground., A flag was placed at a distance of 75' from the wetland boundary during the July 30,2000 delineation, Based on thec1assification of this wetland as Category II and not Category I, that flag can be moved 25'toward the wetland. In either case, there is adequate room to construct the picnic cover outside the wetland's buffer and a variance is not required. Prior to construction closer than 75' from the wetland boundary, I recommend that the Jefferson County Planning Department concur with the Category IT recommendation. Please call if I can be of further assistance. Sincerely, <iC.~~ 4/bL- ~~enneth M. Brooks Aquatic Environmental Sciences "<-"~~~~""e t-c,"O" tcSSIOtv,.q:e"e t-b c~ ........ (, h ".. tt,. '<7~~ ,,"~ .' .,0.... :l 0:' Kenneth M. ".<0\ : 0<= : Brooks '. en ~ ~ ~~ ~_f .~~ ~~'. ~ :(/)~ ~U'. :O~~ "'", 0 ' .P.; . ... ''>),' ..... ~J" . . . #1253 . . '.CO ~, ~~ -p" ....,... ,0 r/l ~ ~ "''''''''' APe ~4~~ 1':>;>",,49 , ~~: <l3< . v . . . . \ Reed, P.B., Jr., 1988. National list of plant species that occur in wetlands: Northwest (Region 9). U.S. Fish Wildl. Servo BioI. Rep. 88(26.9). 89 pp. Steward, A.N., J.D. LaRea and H.M. Gilkey. 1963. Aquatic Plants ~f the Pacific Northwest. Oregon State University Press, Corvalis, Oregon. U.S. Soil Conservation Service. 1993. Western Wetland Flora - Field Office Guide to Plant SpeCies. USDA Soil Conservation Service, West national Technical Center, Portland, Oregon. U.S. Soil Conservation Service. 1992. Soil Survey of Snoqualmie Pass Area, Parts of King and Pierce Counties, Washington. 601 pp. plus appendices. Washington State Department of Ecology. 1993. Washington State Wetlands Rating System- Western Washington. Second Edition. Publication #93-74.- Washington State Department of Ecology. 1997. Washington State Wetlands Identification and Delineation Manual. Ecology Publication #96-4. 93 pp. plus appendices. ,.l~;y^, '1~r..J2u. . . . DATA FORM WETLAND DETERMINATION ! :d~ APPl1~t I., L I Appl1cation Name: ~ if A~ Rs . "<,,,/.,~ dN~be r: ,;;l;)J) 7 . . S.o..: f')'1,' countY:ll'fJ7~Legal D.~etip.ion' Date: D / f)(), Plot No.: I,d~ . . Project J3 :If A - -Ii. Name: e~~l ~f~ Town8h1p:~Range:~i/ Section: r23 ! d i I I ' i I 'Vegetation {list the three dominant species in each vegetation layer (S if , only 1 or 2 layers)]. Indicate species with observed morpnological or known physiological' adaptations with an asterisk. Indicatot' Status Spec'1es Indicator Status Species Trees Herbs --:;-: AI?t1-fi/L /h1&~riNIt &6 L 8. Tr;t/Odt~N h1~.';hP1/)..tr] ()6~ 9. ~!~I/~ fi/'9il\fltrr EJ6-L Woody '\;"fJe's' C ., 5 $1 r t4 /7t ' I-It ~ u.,J 10. ~. 11. 12. f}J % of ~pecies th~t are OBt, FACW. and/or FAC:~~ Other indicators: Hydrophytic vegetation: Yes L No --,--' Basis: /& (l;t L l. 2. 3. .)) tJij e. -- Saplings 1 shrubs 4. 4d7Je 5. 6. Soil Series and ;phase: e,/) Mottled: Yes_t No~. Gleyed: Yes~ No_____ Other Hydr.ic soils: Yes~ NO_t On hydric soils lis~? Yes~; No____" Mottle color: ; Ma~rix color:~;'Jjcry.; ,#1 ' indicators: .1M (!It~ - " Basis: ,1M J~.1 f/J~, ' . .J Hydrology Inundated: Y~S______i No~. Depth of standing w~ter~ Saturate\i soils; Yes-A.-t No_" Depth to saturate4 so11: AU,.';;UJt!.. , i; . Ocher indicators: Wetland hydrology: Yes~;No_. Basis: Atypi,cal situation: Yes-.A-t No~" .:f-e~!.tJCr # No~al Circumstances? Yes~ No_. Wetland Determination: Wetland ut!.5 _ . i NQnwetland . , Comments: /2' cf'tdI 7J:'~mV1 ~~d- /,-, /~ d.1~ -p~;L'; -w ,1'< - , , fj, ,,'it /L4., r; r~ --. "'7' ~ // .f ~ r/f~i. Do<<rn1n'dby,~/d /I~ L~ .v IJ.- ~r~ IfJg /_ r/:;;/tIIU _ m/ /L di/ t~ t:rv jI~JJ::;./j: ~ - <J I -. . -.... . .Ii i- - , I (, I \ f , i' .. ., , . .-......, ~ i :Ii! j; r I .: I I' 'r-' d ;( , 1\ " i I I'~~ r~ ~;~.,.,.}': '-J . :'r'--....~I,\ ~,,>,f . ('\ ;~ C\:l ""*~ ~i ,'~ ~,..e"';; , . . . ~, ,) t. 1 t , DATA FORM 1 WETLAND DETERMINATION ~ APP1:f.~t: df:. ^ I k I ;Appl1cation Name: "of. H~ ~ /nl{fJst~ber: .;2t)tJ7 Stat.e' ~ County .:r.{{~ Legal :;aCtlPu<>n, Date: 1-' 101) Plot No.: ;f. Proj ec~ ..J.J., ~ Name: tUc./1 W. Township:~Range:~ Section: ..23 t :)tj. , . i Vegetation [list the three dominant species in each vegetation layer (5 if only ,1 or 2 layers)]. Indicate species v1th observed morphological or known physiological adaptations with an asterisk. Indicator Indicator Species Status Species Status Trees ~flr" 2. 3 . '~ Herbs , ---;: tJr.Dt.-Il11.~- (~ tVrJlMSr!) 8. fu1ttjeA.j,h~1 J~e$ - 9. . F;ff!C( - 'Ilfl I; I ~ ,: 1 ;1'1') I .. I I ; . I ' I Iii I I -t. ~1Gf; . :~. i ',J. ti..' 1- Other +ndicato~s: ~;talt:.-,~'.J)( r:t. . , 1 .tf ~",~i <:-hj;.{<;, .- I . .', I / I: I ' I I Saplin~s/shrubs Woody vines _ 4. M7liL. 10. /1~ 5. 11.' 6" . 12. % of species that are OBL, FACW, and/or FAC: ~ . Hydrophyt1c vegetation: Yes ____ No~. ,~s: Soil Series and phase: & On hydric. 5011s list? Yes X ; No . Mottled: Yes~; No~" Mottle color: Iv'~ ' >> Matrix c.ol~r: 11-:;:;(-;)1 Gleyed: Yes~ No~ Othe~ indicators:- Hyd~ic soils: Yes_____ No~; HydroloRY Inundated: Yes~>> No~. Depth Saturated soils: Yes__; Other,1nd1cators: Wetland hydrology: Yes_; No~. Atypical'situat1on: Yes~; No~. Normal Circumstances? Yes~ No_____" ,Wetland Determ1t\a'tion: Wetland >> Nonwetland comments~~?// ~~1/~' ~ ' Determined by: ~~ B2 "'.""-mlg, ",-,', --"'-" ~ ,-",+ 11 "'.,il ~ "... - --.. ~- -- l !I ~ '~I I , : I iI, J'j :' f II :! :11 f I -..... ' . , r ,I I II, J'i l , , . '. . Wetlands Rating Field Data Form Background Information: Name of Rater: ]);.~~~~ ~~SA.ffiliation: fJrPS. bec~t+-- Ybil\)t Date: 7/~/rn ' . I I 1- ; . . ! Range: at ~ -, . ... Name of welland (if known): Government Jurisdiction of wetland: Su.rdk.+-\rnJA,l :1{)pJ.J P.rl'JT':> _ I rI " Scction:.:t5f~jTnwnship: -30 of 1/4 s: - Location: 1/4 Section: ... Source~ of Information: (Check all sources that apply) Site visit~ V USGS Topo Map: _ NWI map: ~ Aerial Photo: _ Soils survey: ~ Other: ~ Describe: When The Field Dafa form is complete enter Category here: . Q.1. High Quality Natural Wetland Circle Answers Answer Lhls question if you have adequate information or experience to uo so. If not find someone with the .expcrti~e to answer the questions. Then, if the answer to questions la, lb and Ie are all NO, contact the Natural Heritage prog.am of DNR. la. Human caused disturbances. - Is there-significant evidence of human-caused changes to topography or hydrology of the wetland as indicated'by any of the following conditions'! Consider only changes that may have taken place in the last 5 decades. The impacts of changes done earlier have probably been stabilized and the wetland ecosystem will be close to reaching some new ~uilibrium that may represent a high quality wetland. " 'j ;!~ I , . I a 1. 'U psrream watershed> 12 % impervious. 1a2. Wetland is ditched and watcr now is not ohslructcd.' la3. Wetland has been graded. filled, logg~d. 1a4. Water in wetland is controlled by dikes. weirs, etc. laS. Wetland is grazed. la6~<rl~to~~:;ant~tPclOW)~ ~ ~, ~ ~,~ ~\~,~~/~ . . , , i' I 1 ' . Yes: ~o 10 Q.2 Yes: &0 to Q.2 Yes: ~o 10 Q.2 Yes: ~o to Q.2 Yes: go to Q.2 ~o toQ.2 No: go to lb. J'f , n~ AD I'J (J, t~ (:) r~"~ki'" o'r"f::~:i\i1 l! I' ,t ! I: '0 ''''''''-/0'-- ~".:';T-"7f- ~..%t:, j.2_.... 25 A ~11 dt.y- it. ' .' 'I' .' . ... . . ; . 2a.3. Is Ole vegetation at mixture of unly herbaceouli planll;'anu Sphagnum rnosse~ with no scrub/shrub or forested classes'! Is the area of,herbaceous plants, Sphagnum, and deep organic soils> 1/2 acre? Is the area of herbaceous plants. Sphagnum. and deep organic sol1s 114-1/2 acre? Q.2b. Mature forested wetland 2b, L Does.50% of the cover of upper forest canopy consist of evergreen trees older than 80 years or deciduous trees older than 50 years? Note: The size of trees is often not a measure of age, and size cannot be used as a surrogate for age (see guIdance). ' 2b.2. Does 50% of the cover of forest canopy co.nsist of evergreen trees older than 50 years, AND is the structural diversity of the foresUligh as characterized by an additional layer of trees 20'-49' tall, shrubs 6' - 20', tall, and a herbaceous groundcover'l 2b.3. Does < 25% of the areal cover in the herbaceousfgrounucover or the shrub layer cOnsist ofinvasivelexotic plant species from the list on p. 19? 2c.2. Is the wetland> 5 acres; . . . . . . . . . . . . . ; .. . . .; . . . . . . . . _Nott:: If an area contains patches of salt tolerant vegetation tp.at are J) less than 600 feet apart and that are separated by mudflats that go dry on a Mean Low Tide, or 2) separated by tidal channels that are less than 100 feet wide; all the vegetated areas are to be considered together in calculating the wetland area. or is the wetland 1-5 acres; . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . or is the wetland < 1 acre? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . " . . . . . . . YES: Category I YES: Category II NO: Go to Q.3. YES: Category I NO: Go (0 2b.2 YES: Go to 2b.3 NO: Go to Q.3 YES: Category I NO: Go toQ.3 i I ~: Calego~ I ~Go to 2<':12 I I , @atego~ I \-bw~Jo{"' J no tv- oe-,-oBt>-)G- ~ '~~~~ ~- YES: Gu to 2c.3 YES: Go t<12<.:.4 \0 .~'"'~":~i~7C~~.,.. 27 I;i ;:1 l l! '. :~ f I, i J; I' . I. I ", . . . Q.4. Significant habitat value. Answer all questions and enter data requemed. 4a. Total wetland area I Estimate area, select from choices in the near-right column, and score in the far column: I ,.;5 v," 1" l Enter a<"Teage of wetiand hcrc:_acrcs, and source: 'rSli.4'-; t p ';;r - Scrub-Shrub: if the area of scrub-shrub class is > 1/4 acre, Forested: if area off6rested class is >,114 acre, Add the n':lmber of wetland classes, above. that qualify, and then score according t~ the columns at right e.g. If there are 4 classes (aquatic beds, open water, emergent & scrub; shrub), you would circle 8 point's in the far'right column. 4c. Plant spec~es diversity. For each wetland class (at right) that qualifies in . 4b above, count the number of different plant species you can find that cover more than 5% of the ground. You do not have to name them. Score i!fColumnat far right: e.g. If a wetland has an aquatic bed class with 3 fpecies. an em~rgent class with 4 species and a scrub-shrub class with 2 species you would circle 2, 2, and 1 in the far column. Note: Any plant species with a cover of> 5% qualifies for points wit.hin a class, even those' that are not of ilia I class. ~' Aquatic Oed, /UJJ11<.. ,. Emergent I I 1 I Scrub-Shrub l i ForeSled Circle nCClres that 'i uaUfy ~ 11~6" >200 4(). 2()() 1 ~ ' 10-40 ~ 5.10 ! 3 1.5 2 (l.1 - 1 } < Cl.} 0 #(lfcla~ses fuin1.s 1.......0 @.... .@) 3.......6 4.......8 5 ...... .10 # species in class I 2 3 >3 ~ o '1 2 3 1 2-3 ~ >5 o 1 o 3 1 2 3-4 >4 (} 1 2 3 1 2 3-4 >4 ,0 } '2 3 "J.3.".._ ': i; jij t It " i !, ;, " ii' I It ., 1\ 1 ;, 'I , I" i: I, f: 29 . ... . . " ,...--.... . .... .._....._-~,......,..---....-... ,., . . -.. - -... -.... ....-..----........... --.....-...... -.--..--- -..... --" , , 4g. Connection to streams. (Score one answer only.) 4g.1. Does the wetland provide habitat for fish at any tiine ot' the yenr AND does it have a perennial surface water connection tu a fish hearing stream., 4g.2 Does the wetland provide fish habitat seasonally AND does II have a seasonal surface water connection to a fish bearing stream. 4g.3 Does the wetland function to export organic mailer through a surface water connection at all times of the year to a perennial stre~. 4g.4 Does the wetland function to 'export organic matter through a surface water connection to a stream on a seasonal baSis? ~B~~ . Score p:1e existing buffers on a scale of 1-5 based on the following' four descriptions. If t,he condition of the buffers do not exactly match the descriptio~, score either a ~iIlt higher or lower depending on whether the buffers are less o~ more degraded. 1 ' I . I Forest, scrub, native grasslandor open wat~r buffers are present for more than 100' around 95 % of the circumference. Forest, scrub, native grassland, or open water buffers wider than 100' fqr more than 1/2 of the wetland circumference, or a forest; scrub. graSslands, or open water buffers for more than 50' around 95% of the tlrcumference. Forest, scrub. native grasslarid, or open water buffers wider than 100' for more than 1/4 of the wetland circumference, or a forest. scruh. native . grassland, or open water Duffers wider than 50' for more Ihan 1/2 of the wetland circumference. , No roads. huildings or pavc<i arcas within 100' of the wetland for m(m..~ Ihan 95% of Ibe wetland circumfcrcncc. . ""No roads, buildings or paved areas within 25' of the wetland for more than 95% of the circumference, or . No ro'ads buildings or paved areas within 50' of the wetland for more than 1/2 of the wetland circumference. Paved areas, industrial areas10r rcsidentiai construction (with less than 50' between houses) are less than 25 feet from the wetland for more than 95 % of the circumference of the weiland. .-...-.-.......... YES = 0 YES = 4 YES = 4 YES = 2 '" 'I ! i I I I Score = 5 ! I Score = 3 ,Score = 2 Score = 1 Score = () " :1\] 'r' I ! "J,'Q. ,..__.......~ 31 ~J?,._._13t-