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Attachment A: Map with GPS Points
*
* Stream data was collected from the National Hydrography Dataset.
Attachment B: Photolog
CWA 404 Inspection
Owner Empire Gas Company, Inc.
Operator/Lesee Puerto Rico Asphalt, LLC
Tax parcel number 088-000-008-34-000 in the Municipality of Carolina, Puerto Rico
January 23, 2023
Attachment C: Wetland Data Forms
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA SHEET - Caribbean Islands Region
See ERDC/EL TR-07-24; the proponent agency is CECW-CO-R
Requirement Control Symbol EXEMPT
(Authority: AR 335-15, paragraph 5-2a)
Project/Site: Puerto Rico Asphalt
Municipality/Town: Carolina
Sampling Date: 1/23/2023
Applicant/Owner: Site Owner: Empirre Gas
PR or USVI: PR
Sampling Point:
1
Investigator(s): Seika Robinson
Ward/Estate:
Landform (hillside, terrace, etc.):
Local relief (concave, convex, none):
Slope (%):
Lat: 18.374633 Soil Map Unit Name:
Long: -65.969433
Datum:
NWI classification:
Are climatic / hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year?
Yes X
No
(If no, explain in Remarks.)
Are Vegetation
, Soil
, or Hydrology
significantly disturbed? Are "Normal Circumstances" present? Yes
No X
Are Vegetation
, Soil
, or Hydrology
naturally problematic? (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.)
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS - Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc.
Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes X
No
Hydric Soil Present?
Yes X
No
Wetland Hydrology Present?
Yes X
No
Is the Sampled Area within a Wetland?
Remarks: The soil pit was dug directly adjacent to the toe of the slope of the historic fill pile.
Yes X
No
VEGETATION - Use scientific names of plants.
Absolute
Tree Stratum
(Plot size:
)
% Cover
Dominant Species?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
=Total Cover
Sapling/Shrub Stratum
(Plot size:
)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
=Total Cover
Herb Stratum
(Plot size:
10
)
1. Xanthium strumarium
45
Yes
2. Ipomoea alba
15
No
3. Mimosa diplotricha
5
No
4. Typha domingensis
30
Yes
5.
6.
7.
8.
95 =Total Cover
Woody Vine Stratum
(Plot size:
)
1.
2.
=Total Cover
Remarks:
Indicator Status
FAC FACW FAC OBL
Dominance Test worksheet:
Number of Dominant Species That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC:
Total Number of Dominant Species Across All Strata:
Percent of Dominant Species That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC:
2 2 100.0%
(A) (B) (A/B)
Prevalence Index worksheet:
Total % Cover of:
Multiply by:
OBL species
30
x 1 =
30
FACW species 15
x 2 =
30
FAC species
50
x 3 = 150
FACU species
0
x 4 =
0
UPL species
0
x 5 =
0
Column Totals: 95 (A)
210 (B)
Prevalence Index = B/A =
2.21
Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
1 - Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
X 2 - Dominance Test is >50% X 3UHYDOHQFH ,QGH[ LV 1
Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation1 (Explain)
1Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must be present, unless disturbed or problematic.
Hydrophytic
Vegetation
Present?
Yes X
No
ENG FORM 6116-3-SG, JUL 2018
Caribbean Islands - Version 2.0
SOIL
Sampling Point:
1
Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators.)
Depth
Matrix
Redox Features
(inches)
Color (moist)
%
Color (moist)
% Type1 Loc2
Texture
Remarks
0-6
10YR 3/1
100
M
Loamy/Clayey
6-17
10YR 2/2
70
5G 4/1
30
D
M
Loamy/Clayey
1Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, MS=Masked Sand Grains.
Hydric Soil Indicators:
Histosol (A1)
Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4)
Histic Epipedon (A2)
Sandy Redox (S5)
Black Histic (A3)
Stripped Matrix (S6)
Hydrogen Sulfide (A4)
Dark Surface (S7)
X Organic Bodies (A6)
Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2)
5 cm Mucky Mineral (A7)
X Depleted Matrix (F3)
Muck Presence (A8)
Redox Dark Surface (F6)
Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11)
Depleted Dark Surface (F7)
Thick Dark Surface (A12)
Redox Depressions (F8)
2Location: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix. Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils3:
Stratified Layers (A5) Red Parent Material (F21) Very Shallow Dark Surface (F22) Other (Explain in Remarks)
3Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and wetland hydrology must be present, unless disturbed or problematic.
Restrictive Layer (if observed): Type: Depth (Inches):
Hydric Soil Present?
Yes X No
Remarks:
HYDROLOGY
Wetland Hydrology Indicators:
Primary Indicators (minimum of one is required; check all that apply)
X Surface Water (A1)
Water-Stained Leaves (B9)
X High Water Table (A2)
Aquatic Fauna (B13)
Saturation (A3)
Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (C1)
Water Marks (B1)
Oxidized Rhizospheres on Living Roots (C3)
Sediment Deposits (B2)
Presence of Reduced Iron (C4)
Drift Deposits (B3)
Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6)
Algal Mat or Crust (B4)
Thin Muck Surface (C7)
Iron Deposits (B5)
Fiddler Crab Burrows (C10)
Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (B7)
Other (Explain in Remarks)
Secondary Indicators (minimum of two required) Surface Soil Cracks (B6) Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (B8) Drainage Patterns (B10) Dry-Season Water Table (C2) Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9) Geomorphic Position (D2) Shallow Aquitard (D3)
X FAC-Neutral Test (D5)
Field Observations:
Surface Water Present?
Yes X
No
Depth (inches):
Water Table Present?
Yes X
No
Depth (inches): 3
Saturation Present?
Yes X
No
Depth (inches):
Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes X No
(includes capillary fringe)
Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available: Data was recorded with photography and measured with a ruler. GPS data points of the location of the soil pits were taken with a Tremble device.
Remarks:
ENG FORM 6116-3-SG, JUL 2018
Caribbean Islands - Version 2.0
