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WESTECH COMPANY
Environmental Consulting - Site Permitting
EAST FIR STREET WETLAND DELINEATION
ASSESSOR'S PARCEL #821262012
PARADISE BAY
JEFFERSON COUNTY, WASHINGTON
December 2006
G. Bradford Shea, Ph.D.
Submitted to:
JEFFERSON COUNTY
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
1820 Jefferson Street
Port Townsend, Washington 98368
Submitted by:
WESTECH COMPANY
P.O. Box 2876
Port Angeles, Washington 98362
P.O. Box 2876 - Port Angeles, Washington 98362 - Telephone: (360) 565-1333 - Fax: (360) 452-6708
email: bshea@tenforward.com
EAST FIR STREET WETLAND DELINEATION
ASSESSOR'S PARCEL #821262012
PARADISE BAY
JEFFERSON COUNTY, WASHINGTON
December 2006
G. Bradford Shea, Ph.D.
Submitted to:
JEFFERSON COUNTY
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
1820 Jefferson Street
Port Townsend, Washington 98368
Submitted by:
WESTECH COMPANY
P.O. Box 2876
Port Angeles, Washington 98362
CONTENTS
CHAPTER/SECTION
Page No.
1.0 INTRODUCTION
2.0 METHODS
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3.0 WETLAND DELINEATION RESULTS
3.1 Existing Conditions
3.2 Description of Wetlands
3.3 Land Uses and Habitat Values
3.4 Wetland Types and Buffers
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4.0 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
4.1 Conclusions
4.2 Recommendations
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5.0 REFERENCES
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6.0 TABLES
Table 1. Upland and Wetland Vegetation
Table 2. Site Soils
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FIGURES
Figure 1. Location Map
Figure 2. Vicinity Map
Figure 3. Parcel Map
Figure 4. Site Map Showing Wetland Delineation
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APPENDICES
Appendix A - Wetland Map and Data Forms
Appendix B - Site Photographs
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B-1
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1.0 INTRODUCTION
The property described as Assessor's Parcel #821262012, (South Paradise Short Plat, Lot
2 and TL Tax K5) located at 116 East Fir Street in Jefferson County, Washington is a 2.76
acre parcel of land owned by Lee and Barbara Bodker. The property is located in the NW
quarter of Section 26 of Township 28 North, Range 1 E (Figures 1, 2 and 3). The owner is
planning to apply to Jefferson County for a building permit for a single family residence.
The property at East Fir Street was checked for environmentally sensitive (critical) areas by
Westech Company (Westech) and found to be a shoreline property containing a stream
drainage and a small wetland area. Mr. and Mrs. Bodker contracted with Westech to
delineate the stream and wetland boundaries and determine stream/wetland type and
buffer zones. Chapter 3.0 of this report contains results of the delineation.
Field investigations were conducted by Dr. G. Bradford Shea and Ms. Julie A. Knott during
November 2006. These investigations included investigations of vegetation, soils and
hydrologic conditions at the Site.
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2.0 METHODS
Wetlands were delineated in the field based on field methods recommended in the
Washinaton State Wetlands Identification and Delineation Manual (WDOE 1997). Wetland
rating was accomplished according to the Guidelines of the Washinaton State Wetlands
Ratina Svstem (Western Washinaton) (WDOE 1993, 2004). Methods were essentially
those recommended by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for Routine On-Site Field
Method of Delineation of Wetlands (U .S. ACOE 1989). Guidelines and requirements of the
Jefferson County Critical Areas Code were applied as applicable (Unified Development
Code, Section 3, Land Use Districts 2001).
Wetland plants were primarily identified in the field, with subsequent collection and keying
when necessary. Plants were identified using the following sources:
Cooke 1997
Guard 1995
Pojar and MacKinnon 1994
Hitchcock and Cronquist 1973
Lyons 1997
Taylor 1995
Keying of plants using magnifying lenses and dissecting microscope was used as
necessary. Determination of wetland indicator status utilized regional keys published by
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS 1988).
Soils were determined through field examination. Soils were dug or augured to depths of
up to 18-22 inches using a wetland shovel, a 24 inch soil probe and a standard augur. Soil
consistency was determined by feeling for grain size and texture. Soil moisture was
determined at that time. In the event of saturated conditions in the hole, depth to standing
water was noted. Soil color was determined through comparison of field samples with
standard Munsell Color Charts (Munsell 1994). Soil was also examined for presence of
mottles, gley and other indicators of anaerobic soil oxidation.
Hydrologic conditions were determined through examination of topographic relief and
drainage patterns. Soil moistness was determined by hand as indicated above, and in the
event of standing water, depth to standing water was noted.
Field surveys were carried out by Dr. Shea and Ms. Knott on November 15, 2006. These
surveys included identification of plants, wetland habitats, soils and hydrology.
Wetlands were determined based on the Routine On-Site Field Method used by
Washington Department of Ecology and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Wetlands
were determined by a combination of vegetation, soil and hydrology indicators. Specific
transect and quadrat points were sampled along apparent wetland edges. Various points
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were sampled for vegetation, soil and hydrology in order to determine wetland boundaries.
Appendix A contains Jefferson County's wetland map as well as field data forms for one
typical sample point from the non-regulatory wetland and one typical upland area outside of
the wetland boundary.
Wetlands were staked in the field by 24 inch wooden stakes. Wetland boundaries in
forested areas were indicated by use of "Wetland Delineation Boundary" flagging tape
placed at appropriate points in trees and shrubs. All boundaries were staked and/or
flagged every 20-25 feet. Wetland buffer zones were determined based on field
measurements and regulatory requirements and were staked in the field and marked with
orange and black striped flagging every 40-50 feet.
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3.0 WETLAND DELINEATION RESULTS
3.1 Existing Conditions
Elevation of the Site ranges from 0-60 feet above mean sea level (msl) on this shoreline
parcel. The Site vegetation is composed of typical second growth forest including Douglas
fir, alder and western red cedar as dominant plants. The forest areas cover most of the
site with the exception of a cleared area roughly 150 feet square located immediately east
of the center of the Site and a shrub zone lying immediately east of the cleared area.
There are three areas on the Site which were deemed to be potential sensitive areas
(Figure 4). The shoreline of Hood Canal forms the Site's eastern boundary. A Type 4
stream lies near the southern boundary of the Site. The cleared area contains some
wetland plants and was investigated as a potential wetland area. Data forms taken within
and immediately outside this area are shown in Appendix A. Photographs of the Site are
shown in Appendix B.
The adjacent site to the north contains an existing single family residence and a well (which
will be shared by the two properties. That well lies along the north boundary of the Site,
roughly 250 feet west of the proposed homesite. Well tests indicated a static level only
nine feet below the surface during late October 1993. Soil logs taken at the time of well
installation showed that soils were brown to fine loamy sand in the top 60 inches underlain
by gravelly clay and silty clays according to the well logs.
Veaetation
On-site vegetation was found to be predominantly second-growth forest consisting mainly
of Douglas fir, red alder and western red cedar. The understory consisted of bracken and
sword fern, salal and Oregon grape. A cleared area which graded into a shrub area
included facultative wetland plants such as creeping buttercup, soft rush, piggyback plant
and salmonberry as well as upland plants such as thimbleberry, Himalayan blackberry and
bracken fern. A list of plant species found on the Site is included in Table 1.
Soils
Soils on the Site are of the Alderwood and Belfast soil series (SCS 1975) with some Kitsap
silt loam immediately to the south. These are generally moderately to well drained soils
formed on glacial terraces and floodplains. The specific soil types at the Site are:
1) Alderwood gravelly sandy loam (0-15 percent slopes) This moderately steep soil is
in places where the rolling glacial upland terraces converge toward ravines and
steep drainageways. Runoff is medium to rapid and the hazard of water erosion is
moderate to severe. Alderwood soils have a slowly permeable cemented layer at
depths of 20-40 inches.
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Figure 4. Site Map Showing Wetland Delineation
Westech Company 2006
Approximate Scale: 1 inch = 100 feet Source: Northwestern Territories Inc. 1992
2) Belfast silt loam - These are generally well drained soils formed in alluvium. Soils
at the site of this type are mapped as Belfast silty clay loam - wet variant which
have moderately slow permeability and a seasonally perched water table at depths
of 0.5 to 1.0 feet. This variant is poorly drained with moderately slow permeability.
3) Kitsap silt loam (0-15 percent slopes). This nearly level rolling soil is found on
terraces and benches. The SCS mapping shows this soil mainly to the south of the
Site. This soil is moderately well drained with very slow permeability. Runoff is slow
to medium and erosion hazard is slight.
On-site soils were sampled on the edge of the forest area and in the cleared area within
the small apparent wetland. Forest soils appeared to be well drained as evidenced by the
presence of upland plants and an open test pit (from drainfield testing) containing well
drained sandy soils. There was no water standing in the base of the test pit following
intense rainfall for more than 12 hours.
Within the cleared area, some soil saturation was observed at depths of 8-12 inches below
a compacted layer of dark grey/brown soil. These shallow compacted soils vegetated by
facultative plants appeared to occupy an area approximately 80 x 90 feet in extent (7,200
square feet). Below the dark soil, we found orange sand at depths of 12-30 inches.
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Hydrology of the Site is that of an eastward facing slope draining upland hills to the west.
Most of the area is forested with upland forest and appears to be well drained. A stream
runs from west to east across the eastern portion of the property, draining through a culvert
into Hood Canal. There is a five foot drop from the culvert outlet near a cut in the bluff
above the beach.
Hydrology on the property appears to be highly dependent on soil type. Variation of soils
appears to be a major factor responsible for the small wetland area on the Site although
past disturbance (timber removal, grading and clearing) may have contributed to the
compressed surface soils and consequent near-surface saturation.
3.2 Description of Wetlands
There are three potential sensitive areas on the property: 1) Hood Canal Shoreline, 2) an
unnamed Type 4 stream and 3) a small apparent wetland area. The Hood Canal Shoreline
lies along the eastern boundary. The boundary of that shoreline was identified by
delineating the Ordinary High Water (OHW) mark. A Type 4 Stream crosses the property
from west to east, flowing along the eastern portion of the Site's southern boundary.
Further west, the stream channel lies off-site on the property to the south. A
small cleared area lies immediately south of the end of the improved driveway. The central
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portion of this cleared area was found to contain wetland plants, so further investigation of
soils and hydrology was conducted.
3.3 Land Uses and Habitat Values
The Site is currently an undeveloped property zoned for residential single family use. The
Site contains a second growth forest, a stream and a small cleared field area, part of which
contains some wetland vegetation.
The stream and forest areas on the site appear to provide habitat for small mammals and
birds and possibly deer, raccoon and similar species which co-exist well with human
development (adjacent houses on East Fir and other nearby streets). The stream on the
property appears to be a perennial stream (Type 4) which does not contain fish, due in part
to a five foot drop from a culvert near the Hood Canal shoreline. This drop may be smaller
at extreme tides, but it appears unlikely that the stream is ever hydraulically connected to
Hood Canal.
The area of wetland plants appears to be very small and of less than regulatory size
(10,000 square feet). The surface soils have borderline characteristics of wetland soils to
depths of 6-12 inches, but appear to overlay well-drained sandy soils. Immediately outside
this area are well drained soils including sandy loams and sandy silt loams as evidenced
by Westech test pits and the open test pits from previous drainfield investigations. A review
of Site photographs taken at the time of clearing does not indicate wetland soil
characteristics.
3.4 Wetland Types and Buffers
The Hood Canal shoreline (Type 1 Water) has been flagged at the OHW mark (above
ordinary High Tide) using pink "Wetland Delineation" tape. A 150 foot buffer zone has
been flagged using orange and black striped flagging on stakes and vegetation as required
by the County regulations.
The stream drainage on the Site is a Type 4 stream. This drainage requires a 100 foot
buffer extending from the Ordinary High Water Mark (OHWM) of the stream. The stream
has been flagged with "Wetland Delineation" flagging at the northern Ordinary High Water
Mark and a 100 foot buffer zone has been staked and flagged using orange and black
striped flagging.
The small apparent wetland area on the Site appears to be a non-regulatory sized
Category IV wetland. This wetland appears to originate largely from past disturbance and
soil compression during grading and logging which occurred on the Site about three years
ago (Bodker 2006 personal communication and Site photographs). The Site vegetation
appears to be consistent with that clearing date. Soils below the compressed surface layer
appear to be well-drained and soils immediately outside this cleared area appear to be very
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well drained. Our conclusion that the wetland is non-regulatory in size indicates that no
buffer is required under the County regulations. We have considered the apparent wetland
to be a "problem area" due to its borderline characteristics.
Size and location of the shoreline, stream and their buffer zones is shown in Figure 4. The
on-site wetland appears to be below the regulatory threshold in size.
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4.0 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
4.1 Conclusions
The Site includes the Hood Canal shoreline, a Type 4 stream drainage and a non-
regulatory sized emergent wetland. The apparent wetland was found to be less than
10,000 square feet in size and does not connect to the stream or to other regulated
wetlands. Underlying soils below 12 inches in depth were found to be well-drained sandy
loams.
A buffer zone of 150 feet was mapped from the Hood Canal shoreline and a 100 foot buffer
has been mapped for the stream drainage. With a minor adjustment in the location, the
planned residence will lie outside of these buffer zones as per Jefferson County regulations
(Jefferson County 2001).
4.2 Recommendations
Figure 4 shows mapped locations of shoreline, stream and buffer areas found on the Site.
Recommended 150 foot and 100 foot buffer zones adjacent to the shoreline and stream
respectively have also been shown on Figure 4. No structures, grading, excavating, filling,
draining or other activities which may adversely affect the shoreline, stream or regulatory
wetlands may be carried out within the environmentally sensitive area or in the buffer
zones as per Section 3.6.9 of the Unified Development Code.
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5.0 REFERENCES
Cooke, S.S. 1997. A Field Guide to the Common Wetland Plants of Western Washinaton
and Northwestern Oreaon. Seattle Audubon Society. Seattle, Washington.
Guard, J. 1995. Wetland Plants of Washinaton and Oreaon. Lone Pine Publishing.
Renton, Washington.
Hitchcock, C.L. and A. Cronquist. 1973. Flora of the Pacific Northwest. University of
Washington Press. Seattle, Washington.
Jefferson County. 2001. Jefferson County Unified Develooment Code. Section 3, Land
Use Districts, Subsection 3.6 - Wetlands. Department of Community Development.
Port Townsend, Washington.
Lyons, C.P. 1997. Wildflowers of Washinaton. Lone Pine Publishing. Renton,
Washington.
Microsoft Corporation. 2000. Microsoft MapPoint Interactive Mapping Software.
Redmond, Washington.
Munsell Color. 1994. Munsell Soil Color Charts. GretagMacbeth. New Windsor, New
York.
Pojar, J. and A. MacKinnon. 1994. Plants of the Pacific Northwest Coast. Lone Pine
Publishing Company. Redmond, Washington.
Taylor, R. 1995. Northwest Weeds. Mountain Press Publishing Company. Missoula
Montana.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE). 1989. Federal Manual for Identifvina and
Delineatina Jurisdictional Wetlands. U.S. Government Printing Office. Washington,
D.C.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). 1988. National List of Soecies that Occur in
Wetlands; Reaion 9 (and Suoolement). Biological Report 88(26.9). Portland,
Oregon.
U.S. Soil Conservation Service (SCS). 1975. Soil Survev of Jefferson County Area.
Washinaton. U.S. Department of Agriculture. Washington, D.C.
Washington Department of Ecology (WDOE). 2004. Washinaton State Wetlands Ratina
Svstem: Western Washinaton. Second Edition. Publication # 93-74. Olympia,
Washington.
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Washington Department of Ecology (WDOE). 1997. Washinaton State Wetlands
Identification and Delineation Manual. Publication #96-94. Olympia, Washington.
Washington Department of Ecology (WDOE). 1993. Washington State Wetlands Rating
System: Western Washington. Second Edition. Publication #93-74. Olympia,
Washington.
Wildflower Productions. 1998. Tapa Olympic Peninsula, San Juan Islands and Puget
Sound: Olympics. San Francisco, California.
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Common Name
Wetland
Red fescue
Slough sedge
Colonial bentgrass
Soft rush
Piggy-back plant
Upland
Red alder
Western red cedar
Douglas fir
Salmonberry
Bracken fern
Common thistle
Common aster
Foxglove
Creeping buttercup
Thimbleberry
Sword fern
Douglas hawthorn
TABLE 1. UPLAND AND WETLAND VEGETATION
Scientific Name
Indicator *
Festuca rubra
Carex obnupta
Agrostis St%nifera
Juncus effuses
To/miea menzeisii
FAC
FACW
FAC
FACW
FAC
A/nus rubra
Thuja plicata
Pseudotsuga menziesii
Rubus spectabilis
pteridium aquilinum
Circium arvense
Aster chilensis
Digitalis purpurea
Ranuncu/us repens
Rubus parviflorus
Po/ystichum munitum
Crataegus doug/asii
FAC
FAC
FACU
FAC+
FACU
FACU
FACU
UPL
FACW
FACU
FACU
FAC
*Indicators: UPL = Upland plant, FACU= Facultative Upland Plant (more upland than
wetland), FAC = Facultative (borderline wetland plant), FACW = Facultative Wetland
Plant (prefers wetland conditions), OBL = Obligate (only found in wetlands).
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TABLE 2. SITE SOILS
Location/Depth hlli2 Color Value/Chroma
Plot # VHS-1
Wetland
0-6" silt loam Brown 3/2 (10YR)
6-12" silt loam Brown 3/1 (10YR)
12+ gravelly sand Orange/brown 4/8 (2.5YR)
Plot # VHS-2
Upland area
0-6" sandy silt loam Med. brown 3/3 (10YR)
6-12" silt loam Brown 3/2 (10YR)
12 -18" sandy silt loam Orange 3/3 (10YR)
*Value/Chroma readings are from comparison of field samples with Munsell Soil Color
Charts
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APPENDIX A
WETLAND MAP AND DATA FORMS
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DATA FORM 1 Routine Wetland Determination (W A State Wetland Delineation Manual or
1987 Corps Wetland Delineation Manual)
projectl Site:
116 E. Fir Street
Date: 11/15106
County: Jefferson
State: WA
SIT IR: 26/28N/1E
pplicant/owner: Barbara and Lee Booker
Investigator(s): Dr. G. Bradford Shea, Julie Knott
Do Normal Circumstances exist on the site?
Is the site significantly disturbed (atypical situation)?
Is the area a potential Problem Area?
EGETATION
ommunity 10: Wetland
no ransect 10:
no Plot 10: VSH-1
Dominant Plant Species Stratum Indicator Dominant Plant Species Stratum Indicator
Soft rush H-40% FACW
Juncus effuses
Slough sedge H-10% FACW
Carex obnu ta
Red fescue H-10% FACU
Festuca rubra
Colonial bentgrass H-20% FAC
rostis stolonifera
HYDROPHY11C VEGETATION INDICATORS:
% of dominants OBL FACW & FAC: 70%
heck all indicators that apply & explain below:
Regional knowledge of plant communities _X_
Physiological or reproductive adaptations
echnical Literature _X_
Wetland plant list (Nat'l or regional) _
Morphological adaptations
Wetland Plant Data Base
OTHER_
Hydrophytic vegetation present?
Rationale for decision/Remarks:
no
More than 50% of vegetation appears to be wetland vegetation
DROLOGY
FAC Neutral:
Dept. of inundation:
Depth to free water in pit:
Depth to saturated soil:
inches
inches
6-10 inches
ater Marks:
Drift Lines: es
idized Root (live roots)
hannels < 12 in. yes
Is it the growing season? yes
Based on: November
no
ater-stained
Leaves:
yes
heck all that apply & explain below:
Stream, Lake or gage data: _ ther:
erial hoto ra hs: Other:
etland Hydrology present? no
Rationale for decision/Remarks: Wetland plants and soils indicate wetland hydrology.
SOILS
Map Unit Name Alderwoocl/Belfast soil series
(Series & Phase)
axonomy (Subgroup) Kitsap silt loam
Profile Description
Depth
(inches)
0-6
6-12
12+
Drainage Class
C-D
Field observations confirm
mapped type?
no
Horizon
Matrix color .
(M II Mottle colors Mottle abundance Texture, concretions,
u~ste) (Munsell moist) size & contrast structure, etc.
mOls
Drawing of soil
profile
(match description)
A
Brown
3/2 (10YR)
B
Brown
3/1 (10YR)
c
Orange/brown
4/8 (2.5YR)
Hydric Soil Indicators: (check all that apply)
Histosol
Histic Epipedon
Sulfidic Odor
Aquic Moisture Regime
Reducing Conditions
Gleved or Low-Chroma Colors
Hydric soils present?
Rationale for decision/Remarks:
Concretions
High Organic Content in Surface Layer of Sandy Soils
Organic Streaking in Sandy Soils
Listed on Local Hydric Soils List
Listed on National Hydric Soils List
Other (explain in remarks)
no
Field soils matched description of known wetland soil. Dark color organic.
etland Determination (circle)
Hydrophytic vegetation present?
Hydric soils present?
etland hydrology present?
no
no
no
Is the sampling point
within a wetland?
Silt
loam
Silt
loam
Gravelly
sand
no
Rationale/Remarks: The near surface soils appear to hold water though above an impermeable layer in the cleared areas.
DATA FORM 1 Routine Wetland Determination (W A State Wetland Delineation Manual or
1987 Corps Wetland Delineation Manual)
Project/Site:
116 E. Fir Street
Date: 11/15/06
County: Jefferson
State: WA
SIT /R: 26/28N/1E
pplicant/owner: Barbara and Lee Booker
Investigator(s): Dr. G. Bradford Shea, Julie Knott
Do Normal Circumstances exist on the site? yes
Is the site significantly disturbed (atypical situation)? yes
Is the area a potential Problem Area? yes
GETATlON
no ommunity ID: Upland
no ransect ID:
no Plot ID: VSH-2
FACU
Stratum
Indicator
Stratum
Indicator
C-25%
S-10%
FACU
H-15%
FACW
H-10%
FACU
S-15%
FAC+
H-10%
UPL
S-15%
FACU
HYDROPHYTIC VEGETATION INDICATORS:
% of dominants OBL FACW 8r. FAC: 55%
heck all indicators that apply & explain below:
Regional knowledge of plant communities _X_
Physiological or reproductive adaptations
echnical Literature _X_
Wetland plant list (Nat'1 or regional) _X_
Morphological adaptations
Wetland Plant Data Base
OTHER_
Hydrophytic vegetation present? no
Rationale for decision/Remarks: 55% wetland plants
DROLOGY
Is it the growing season?
Based on: November
yes
ater Marks:
Drift Lines: es
idized Root (live roots)
hannels < 12 in. yes
yes
Dept. of inundation:
Depth to free water in pit:
Depth to saturated soil:
inches
inches
inches
FAC Neutral: yes
ater-stained
Leaves:
yes
ther:
Other:
yes
Soils are relatively well drained during a very wet weather event.
SOILS
Map Unit Name Alderwood/Belfast soil series
(Series & Phase)
Drainage Class
B
axonomy (Subgroup) Alderwood gravelly sandy loam
Field observations confirm
mapped type?
no
Profile Description
Matrix color Drawing of soil
Depth Horizon (Munsell Mottle colors Mottle abundance Texture, concretions, profile
(inches) moist) (Munsell moist) size & contrast structure, etc. (match description)
0-6 A Med. Brown r 0-6. -I Sandy
3/3 (10YR) silt
""- loam
Brown ~
6-12 B 3/2 (10YR)
I 6-12" I Silty
12+ C Orange " loam
3/3 (10YR) ~
I 12-18" I Sandy
....... ~ silty
loam
Hydric Soil Indicators: (check all that apply)
Histosol Concretions
Histic Epipedon High Organic Content in Surface Layer of Sandy Soils
Sulfidic Odor Organic Streaking in Sandy Soils
Aquic Moisture Reg ime Listed on Local Hydric Soils List
Reducing Conditions Listed on National Hydric Soils List
Gleved or Low-Ch roma Colors Other (explain in remarks)
Hydric soils present? yes
Rationale for decision/Remarks: Color and texture of soil indicates upland soils.
~etland Determination (circle)
Hydrophytic vegetation present? .11 no
Hydric soils present? yes Is the sampling point yes
Wetland hydrology present? yes within a wetland?
Rationale/Remarks: Although wetland vegetation is slightly dominant, soils are relatively well drained.
APPENDIX B
SITE PHOTOGRAPHS
WW1008EastFirWetDelin,APPB/121306/mas B-1
1) Cleared area in center of property.
2) Proposed home-site area.
WW1008EastFirWetDelin.APPB/121306/mas B-2
3) Small wetland area and adjacent upland forest.
4) Cleared area showing remnant of burn pile with drainfield test pit on right.
WW1 008EastFirWetDelin ,APPB/121306/mas B-3
5) Cleared area (2004).
6) Cleared area (2004).
WW1008EastFirWetDelin.APPB/121306/mas B-4