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EPA CWA 404 Inspection Photolog Fair Oaks Road Associates, Inc. Middletown, Orange County, NY September 12, 2023 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA SHEET - Northcentral and Northeast Region See ERDC/EL TR-12-1; the proponent agency is CECW-CO-R OMB Control #: 0710-0024, Exp: 11/30/2024 Requirement Control Symbol EXEMPT: (Authority: AR 335-15, paragraph 5-2a) Project/Site: Fair Oaks Road Associates City/County: Middletown/Orange County Sampling Date: 9/12/2023 Applicant/Owner: Eli Josephs State: NY Sampling Point: SS1 Investigator(s): S. Andreescu; A. Jepsky Section, Township, Range: Landform (hillside, terrace, etc.): Local relief (concave, convex, none): Slope %: Subregion (LRR or MLRA): LRR R Soil Map Unit Name: Alden silt loam (Ab) Lat: 41.5015 Long: -74.4140 NWI classification: Datum: PFO/PSS Wetland 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 X No 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? Hydric Soil Present? Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes X No Yes X No Yes X No Remarks: (Explain alternative procedures here or in a separate report.) Area adjacent to fill pile Is the Sampled Area within a Wetland? Yes X No If yes, optional Wetland Site ID: 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) X Aquatic Fauna (B13) X Saturation (A3) Marl Deposits (B15) Water Marks (B1) Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (C1) Sediment Deposits (B2) X Oxidized Rhizospheres on Living Roots (C3) Drift Deposits (B3) Presence of Reduced Iron (C4) Algal Mat or Crust (B4) Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6) Iron Deposits (B5) Thin Muck Surface (C7) Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (B7) Other (Explain in Remarks) Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (B8) Secondary Indicators (minimum of two required) Surface Soil Cracks (B6) X Drainage Patterns (B10) Moss Trim Lines (B16) Dry-Season Water Table (C2) Crayfish Burrows (C8) Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9) Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1) Geomorphic Position (D2) Shallow Aquitard (D3) Microtopographic Relief (D4) X FAC-Neutral Test (D5) Field Observations: Surface Water Present? Yes X No Depth (inches): 2 Water Table Present? Yes X No Depth (inches): Saturation Present? Yes X No Depth (inches): Wetland Hydrology Present? (includes capillary fringe) Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available: Yes X No Remarks: ENG FORM 6116-8, JUL 2018 Northcentral and Northeast - Version 2.0 VEGETATION - Use scientific names of plants. Tree Stratum (Plot size: 15 ) Absolute % Cover 1. Fraxinus pennsylvanica 20 Dominant Species? Yes 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 20 =Total Cover Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size: ) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. =Total Cover Herb Stratum (Plot size: 5 ) 1. Microstegium vimineum 2. Persicaria sagittata 3. Persicaria punctata 4. Carex stricta 5. Carex 6. Myosotis scorpioides 60 Yes 60 Yes 25 No 10 No 2 No 1 No 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 158 =Total Cover Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size: ) 1. 2. 3. 4. =Total Cover Remarks: (Include photo numbers here or on a separate sheet.) Phragmites australis and Typha sp. nearby but not in plot Indicator Status FACW FAC OBL OBL OBL OBL Sampling Point: SS1 Dominance Test worksheet: Number of Dominant Species That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 3 (A) Total Number of Dominant Species Across All Strata: 3 (B) Percent of Dominant Species That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 100.0% (A/B) Prevalence Index worksheet: Total % Cover of: Multiply by: OBL species 96 x 1 = 96 FACW species 20 x 2 = 40 FAC species 60 x 3 = 180 FACU species 0 x 4 = 0 UPL species 0 x 5 = 0 Column Totals: 176 (A) 316 (B) Prevalence Index = B/A = 1.80 Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators: 1 - Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation X 2 - Dominance Test is >50% X 3UHYDOHQFH ,QGH[ LV 1 4 - Morphological Adaptations1 (Provide supporting data in Remarks or on a separate sheet) Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation1 (Explain) 1Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must be present, unless disturbed or problematic. Definitions of Vegetation Strata: Tree - Woody plants 3 in. (7.6 cm) or more in diameter at breast height (DBH), regardless of height. Sapling/shrub - Woody plants less than 3 in. DBH and greater than or equal to 3.28 ft (1 m) tall. Herb - All herbaceous (non-woody) plants, regardless of size, and woody plants less than 3.28 ft tall. Woody vines - All woody vines greater than 3.28 ft in height. Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes X No ENG FORM 6116-8, JUL 2018 Northcentral and Northeast - Version 2.0 SOIL Sampling Point SS1 Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators.) Depth (inches) Matrix Color (moist) % Redox Features Color (moist) % Type1 Loc2 Texture Remarks 0-6 10YR 3/1 95 10YR 3/6 5 C M Loamy/Clayey Prominent redox concentrations 6-13 10YR 6/1 60 7.5YR 5/8 40 C PL/M Loamy/Clayey Prominent redox concentrations 1Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, MS=Masked Sand Grains. Hydric Soil Indicators: Histosol (A1) Dark Surface (S7) Histic Epipedon (A2) Polyvalue Below Surface (S8) (LRR R, Black Histic (A3) MLRA 149B) Hydrogen Sulfide (A4) Thin Dark Surface (S9) (LRR R, MLRA 149B) Stratified Layers (A5) High Chroma Sands (S11) (LRR K, L) X Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11) Loamy Mucky Mineral (F1) (LRR K, L) Thick Dark Surface (A12) Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2) Mesic Spodic (A17) X Depleted Matrix (F3) (MLRA 144A, 145, 149B) X Redox Dark Surface (F6) Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) Depleted Dark Surface (F7) Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4) Redox Depressions (F8) Sandy Redox (S5) Marl (F10) (LRR K, L) Stripped Matrix (S6) Red Parent Material (F21) (MLRA 145) Restrictive Layer (if observed): Type: 2Location: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix. Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils3: 2 cm Muck (A10) (LRR K, L, MLRA 149B) Coast Prairie Redox (A16) (LRR K, L, R) 5 cm Mucky Peat or Peat (S3) (LRR K, L, R) Polyvalue Below Surface (S8) (LRR K, L) Thin Dark Surface (S9) (LRR K, L) Iron-Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR K, L, R) Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 149B) Red Parent Material (F21) (outside MLRA 145) Very Shallow Dark Surface (F22) Other (Explain in Remarks) 3Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and wetland hydrology must be present, unless disturbed or problematic. Depth (inches): Hydric Soil Present? Yes X No Remarks: Auger refusal @ 13" ENG FORM 6116-8, JUL 2018 Northcentral and Northeast - Version 2.0